Current Events

Fire meeting

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Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 4 at fire headquarters, 3910 Desoto Drive, in Martinez.

SCV meets

Larry Hammett will discuss the 22nd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the monthly meeting of the Maj. Gen. Ambrose Ransom Wright Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday 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.

Movie matinees

Columbia County's Family Movie Matinees are held at 1 p.m. each Wednesday at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center, with Chicken Little , July 23, and Walt Disney's The Wild , July 30. Tickets are free, and are distributed starting at noon. For information, call (706) 312-7191, or go to www. columbiacountyga.gov.

Foster training

Georgia SAFE will hold training for prospective foster parents at 6 p.m. Tuesday evenings through Aug. 5 at their office at 4424 Columbia Road, Ste. B. For information, call Sandra Heard at (706) 210-3435.

Church birthday

Mt. Olive Baptist Church, at 4973 Washington Road, will celebrate its 119th anniversary at 2 p.m. today with the Rev. Coy Henderson of Poplar Springs Baptist Church as guest minister. Call (706) 863-8432.

Dog first aid

American Red Cross of Augusta will hold a dog first aid class from 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Red Cross office, 1322 Ellis St. The course costs $35 per person. Call (706) 724-8481.

School council

The Evans High School council will meet at 10:45 a.m. Monday. For information, call Staci Johnson at (706) 863-1198, ext. 4009.

Writers meet

CSRA Writers will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 1336 Augusta West Parkway. Writers needing a support group are invited to attend and bring eight copies of a manuscript to be critiqued. For information, call Steve Fox at (706) 836-7315.