Current events
Park dedication
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A ceremony to unveil a marker dedicated to Columbia County's volunteer firefighters will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Eubank Blanchard Park in Appling.
Book fair
The Greenbrier Elementary School book fair will be held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Wednesday. Family night will be 4-6:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Pre-K sign-up
New Hope Christian School, at 715 S. Old Belair Road, is holding registration for its prekindergarten program. Classes are available through eighth grade. For information, call (706) 868-7249, ext. 43.
Women's dinner
Gay Martin will be the guest speaker at the Women's Connection of Augusta dinner at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Augusta Jewish Community Center in Evans. Tickets cost $12. Call Becky at (706) 228-3051.
Cleanup day
Evans Middle School and The Home Depot are seeking volunteers to assist in a campus improvement project starting at 8 a.m. Monday. Lunch will be provided. For information, call Melanie Taylor at (706) 863-2275, ext. 3185 or e-mail melanie.taylor@ccboe.net.
Catholic program
Catholics Returning Home, a six-week program to help nonpracticing Catholics return to the church, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 3 at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, 4921 Columbia Road. For information, call Mary Soparas at (706) 364-9289, or e-mail cleanetta@knology.net.
Boating safety
A four-part "Boat Smart" safety and training course will be held 7-9 p.m. Monday, and on March 31, April 7 and April 14 at West Marine, 592 Bobby Jones Expressway. Cost is $25. For information, call the Savannah River Sail and Power Squadron at (706) 863-2043, or go to www.srsps.com.
SCV meets
U.S. Army Maj. Scott Woodard will discuss "Confederate Logistics and the Secret Diary of Robert Patrick, 1861-65," at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the meeting of the Maj. Gen. Ambrose Ransom Wright Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in the private dining room of the Side Track Bar and Grill at 4027 Washington Road. For information, call (706) 863-7172, or go to www.geocities.com/scv1914/home.