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Memorial Day event

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Columbia County's eighth annual Red, White and Blue Veterans Celebration will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday in front of the courthouse in Evans, and will feature performances by the Augusta Children's Chorale, the U.S. Army Signal Corps Band and a fireworks show over Evans at dusk. Visitors are asked to bring blankets or chairs. Call (706) 312-7191 or go to columbiacountyga.gov.

Voter drives

The Columbia County Board of Elections will hold voter registration drives from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday at Kmart in Martinez, and 6-9 p.m. Saturday at Columbia County's Red, White and Blue Veterans Celebration in Evans. June 15 is the deadline for registration for the July 15 primary election. Call (706) 868-3355.

Summer program

The Columbia County Foundation for Children is holding a summer community service program for students of high school age willing to complete a minimum of 10 hours from June 3 to Aug. 8. Volunteers will assist at the Foundation Resource Center at 6347 Columbia Road, in Appling. For information, call Michel Young on Tuesdays at (706) 541-2849, or e-mail ccffc@comcast.net.

Oratory contest

Applications are due by Friday for the annual Marion and Lucille Paschall Scholarship Oratorical Contest for high school students, sponsored by the Evita A. Paschall Foundation. The contest will be held at 10 a.m. June 1 at Springfield Baptist Church, 523 Martin Luther King St., in Thomson. First prize is $600, second is $300, and third is $100. For more information, call (706) 724-8562.

Parkinson's seminar

The seventh annual Parkinson's Disease Seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday at the Doubletree Hotel, 2651 Perimeter Parkway, Augusta. A continental breakfast will be provided. The seminar is free, but reservations are required; call (706) 721-2798.

Gospel sing

Donna Sumner and the Byrd Family will be featured in a free gospel sing at 6 p.m. Saturday at Bellevue Memorial Chapel, 4501 Wrightsboro Road. For more information, call (706) 651-1971.