Things to Do
Mobile mammograms
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The Breast Health Center Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the Columbia County Health Department, in Evans, on June 20, Aug. 15, Oct. 10 and Dec. 12. Appointments are required. For information, call (706) 868-3330.
Signal Corps ball
The U.S. Army Signal Corps will celebrate its 147th anniversary with a semi-formal ball at 6 p.m. June 29 at the Gordon Club. Tickets cost $30. For reservations, call (706) 791-5804, or e-mail kempt@gordon.army.mil.
Hope Soap
Hope Soap, a private, nonprofit agency that collects toiletries and packages and distributes them to area shelters, has collection sites in the community. Donations, particularly of personal-sized items from hotels, may be brought to The Columbia County News-Times, in the Publix shopping center on Washington Road, Evans, and Wild Birds Unlimited, West Town Shopping Center, Martinez. For other drop-off locations, call (706) 863-5863.
Preschool openings
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church is accepting applications for its 4-year-old preschool program and mother's day out program for ages 1-3. For information, call (706) 863-4956, or e-mail mdo@st-teresa.com.
Enrollment set
Columbia County Christian Academy, 4004 Prescott Drive, in Martinez, is enrolling pupils K-2 through fifth grade for the 2007-08 school year. For information, call (706) 863-0568.
Volunteers needed
Volunteer opportunities are available at the Columbia County main library in Evans.
For information, call Jessica Thompson at (706) 863-1946, or e-mail jthompson@columbiacountyga.gov.
Literacy sessions
The Columbia County Library holds tutoring sessions for adults interested in improving their reading skills. For information, call (706) 863-1946.
Weight group
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a nonprofit weight-loss support group, meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Grovetown United Methodist Church, 206 E. Robinson Ave. For information, call (706) 863-0726.
Preschool openings
Trinity Baptist Preschool, 4594 Columbia Road, in Martinez, is accepting registration for the 2007-08 school year, with openings for 3- and 4-year-olds. For information, call Shannon Story at (706) 799-0637.