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GOP Women meet

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The Republican Women of Greater Columbia County will hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Grand China Buffet, 4368 Washington Road, in Evans.

Seniors Council

The Senior Citizens Council is recruiting seniors 60 and older to work 15-20 hours per week and receive a stipend. For information, call Jackie Kennedy at (706) 826-4480.

Memory Walk

The Alzheimer's Association of Augusta is recruiting participants for Memory Walk 2007, which will be held Nov. 3 at Lake Olmstead. For information, go to www.alz.org/georgia or call (706) 731-9060.

Canal event

Columbia County's Summertime on the Canal festival will be held from 4-11 p.m. Friday, with an outdoor festival and indoor craft show at Savannah Rapids Pavilion, a rubber duck race at 8 p.m. and a concert at 9 p.m. Admission is free. For information, go to www.columbiacountyga.gov, or call (706) 312-7194.

Watermelon fest

The fourth Annual Tom Watson Watermelon Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Hickory Hill, in Thomson, with games, contests, arts and crafts vendors and live music.

For information, go to www.hickory-hill.org, or call (706) 595-7777.

Parent orientation

The Church of the Most Holy Trinity, in downtown Augusta, will hold a parent orientation for the Mother's Day Out program at 10 a.m. Aug. 17 in St. Patrick Hall. Spaces available for children walking through age 4.

For information, call Cheryl Weinand at (706) 228-4887.