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Baseball barbecue

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The Dixie Youth All-Stars, Team Georgia, will hold a barbecue lunch fundraiser on Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church on North Belair Road from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. A $7 plate includes barbecue pork, hash and rice, potato salad, bread and sweet tea. Deliveries are available for 10 plates or more. Money raised will go towards travel expenses for the team, which will play in Texarkana, Ark., in the World Series Aug. 1-6. Call (706) 220-0138.

Vaccine clinic

Heartsong Spay Neuter Clinic will hold a vaccination clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at PetCo in Evans. Call (706) 860-9300 or (706) 869-0737.

Beagle Day

The CSRA Beagle Club will hold its 10th annual barbecue and trade day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Winfield Community Center on Highway 150 in Winfield. For information, call Ricky Peace at (706) 294-6260 or e-mail kj4ikz@comcast.net.

Safe sitters

Safe Kids East Central will hold its Safe Sitter program for 11- to 13-year-olds from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 825 N. Belair Road, Evans. Cost is $25 and includes lunch. Call (706) 721-7606 or go to www.mcghealth.org/safekids.

SCV meets

Historian Bill Speer will discuss Delaware Military Academy and its involvement on both sides of the War Between the States at the meeting of the Maj. Gen. Ambrose Ransom Wright Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the private dining room of the Side Track Bar and Grill, 4027 Washington Road. Call John Partridge at (706) 863-7172, or David Butler at (706) 869-0586, or go to www.columbiacountyconfederates.com.

Youth revival

Gospel Water Branch Baptist Church, 703 Furys Ferry Road, Evans, will hold a Back to School Youth Revival at 7 p.m. July 27-29, with the Rev. Terrence Albritton of Elizabeth Baptist Church in Atlanta. Call (706) 860-7091.

Instructor course

The American Red Cross of Augusta will offer a CPR, first aid and AED instructor training course from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 27-30 at the Red Cross office, 1322 Ellis St., Augusta. Call (706) 724-8481.

Parkinson group

The CSRA Parkinson Support Group will hold a summer celebration potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Tuesday at St. John Towers dining room, 724 Greene St., Augusta. Meat and drink provided; bring a salad, side dish or dessert. Call (706) 364-1662.

Grant workshop

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun is hosting a grants fair from 2 to 5 p.m. July 30 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education. If enough people are interested, the city of Grovetown will provide transportation. Call (706) 863-4576.

School festival

University Hospital's Back to School Festival will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 1 at Evans Middle School on Hereford Farm Road.

Hardy festival

Vendor and parade applications are now being accepted for the 21st annual Oliver Hardy Festival to be held Oct. 3 in Harlem. Call (706) 556-0043 or go to www.harlemga.org.

Lake ministry

St. John United Methodist Church's summer lake ministry is held each Sunday at 8:45 a.m. through Aug. 30 at the church's Clarks Hill Lake site near Modoc, S.C., with services led by area ministers and lay leaders. Visitors may drive to the church's camp off U.S. 28 (Furys Ferry Road) or come to the site by boat.