Current Events

Vendors wanted

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Vendors are being sought for Columbia County's annual Summertime on the Canal festival, to be held from 3-10 p.m. July 29 at Savannah Rapids Pavilion.

Call (706) 312-7194.

ASU deadline

Friday is the deadline for fall admission to Augusta State University.

For information, call (706) 737-1632.

New library hours

The Columbia County Library in Evans has increased its hours of operation during the remainder of the summer. Until Aug. 3, the library will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and from 2-5 p.m. Sundays.

Grants offered

July 31 is the deadline for applications for 2006 Unrestricted Grant Funding from the Community Foundation for the CSRA. Grants are available to 501(c)(3) organizations serving Columbia and other local counties.

For applications and information, go to www.cfcsra.org, or call (706) 724-1314.

Preschool openings

Trinity Baptist Preschool, 4594 Columbia Road, in Martinez, is accepting registration for the 2006-07 school year. Limited space is available for 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds.

Call Shannon Story at (706) 799-0637, or (706) 359-2275.

Beagle club

The CSRA Beagle Club will hold its seventh annual barbecue and trade day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 29 at the Winfield Community Center, with pet supplies, a reptile show, pony rides and BB gun safety and marksmanship training. Beagle owners are invited to bring beagle- and rabbit-hunting-related items to sell, trade or exhibit.

For information, call Chuck Terry at (706)595-4853, or e-mail cterry@csranet.com.

Worship series

Faith Community Ministry Inc., the mission project of Macedonia Baptist Church, is holding a summer worship series at 9-10 a.m. each Sunday at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center at the Columbia County Library, in Evans. The series is led by Norman V. Carter. For information, call (706) 737-4298.