TIFTON — Monthly Meeting

TIFTON — The Tift County Commission on Children and Youth will hold their monthly meeting at 11 a.m. today at the United Way Office, 211 W. Fourth St. The Tift County Commission on Children and Youth focuses on improving conditions for children and their families and everyone is invited to attend. Please call Lillie McEntyre at 388-1000 for more information.



Support Group Meeting

TIFTON — The Tifton Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at Leroy Rogers Senior Center, 315 W. 2nd St. Louise Woodham, patient care coordinator at Tift Regional Medical Center, will present a program on Living Wills, Durable Power of Attorney and other types of Advance Directives. Light refreshments will be served. For reservations or more information, call 229-353-6318. Anyone caring for someone with Alzheimer's, dementia or memory loss, or those seeking educational information and resources should attend the support group. It is sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association, Georgia Chapter, the City of Tifton and Tift Regional Medical Center. For more info on Alzheimer’s disease, call the 24/7 Helpline 1-800-272-3900 or visit www.alz.org.



Meeting

VALDOSTA — The South Georgia Workforce Development Board, along with the Youth Council Committee, will be meeting at 11 a.m. today. The meeting will be held in the large conference room at the Southern Georgia Regional Commission (formerly South GA RDC), 327 W. Savannah Ave. For more information contact Marcia Gaskins or Sandy Dunnam at 229-333-5277. (EEO/EOP)



Meeting

TIFTON — The National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE)  will meet at Ole Times Restaurant at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 13.  Louise Woodham, Patient Representative, TRMC, will be the featured speaker. All those interest in NARFE are invited to attend. A Dutch Treat lunch will follow the meeting. Call Bill Wiseman at 382-4137 or Bob Helwig at 382-2889 for further information.



Meeting

TIFTON — The Tallassee Chapter NSDAR will meet for the  "Constitution  Week Dinner"  September 18 at 6 p.m. at  The Tifton Conference Center.  Please send your check/reservation of $15 to Liz Keith, 1421 Ty Ty Omega Rd, Tifton, GA 31793. Guest Speaker will be Hon. John Dickie Crosby, State Senate, District 13.  For further information call Regent Liz Keith at 339-0500.



Memorial Walk

ENIGMA — The annual Jason Cook Memorial Walk will be held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Sept. 15 at Enigma City Park. There will be a Little Miss Cook Memorial Beauty Pageant, Womanless Beauty Pageant, Talent Show and Concessions. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Admissions price covers all activities except concessions. All proceeds will go toward the Jason Cook Memorial Scholarship that is awarded to a graduating senior each year. Bring  lawn chairs. For more information or to obtain an application for either pageant call 229-533-8159.



Meeting

TIFTON — The IAAP Tiftarea Chapter would like to invite all area Administrative Professionals to its Sept. 18 meeting.  It will be held on the campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Conger Hall Room 108 from 6 until 7 p.m. Ms. Janet Weaver, Enterprise Developer I from ABAC, will be presenting "Social Media and the Internet for Administrative Professionals.”  



Driver Safety

Program

TIFTON — The Leroy Rogers Center, 315 W. Second St., is hosting the new 6-hour AARP Driver Safety Program. Completing this six-hour, driver safety program from 1 until 4 p.m. Sept. 19-20. Seniors may earn up to a 20 percent discount on their current automobile insurance premium. AARP developed this six-hour classroom refresher to help drivers 50 years and older to improve their skills and prevent crashes. It covers age-related physical changes, rules of the road, and updates on recent changes in the laws. To obtain class reservations call or email JB 229-388-8352 (jobob@mindspring.com). Cost is $14 per person, with a $2 discount for AARP members with card.



Pageant

TIFTON — The First Miss Memory Maker Blue Jean Pageant will be held at 4 p.m. Sept. 22, at the Tift Theatre, as a benefit for the Memory Maker team in the Walk to End Alzheimer's. Email the Alzheimer's Association for applications through Sept. 15, at bsayles@alz.org. For more info, call 388-8219 or 1-800-272-3900.



Seminar

TIFTON — A Watershed Seminar for Willacoochee, Withlacoochee, Alapaha and Little River Systems will be held at 10 a.m.  Sept. 22 at the NESPAL building on Rainwater Road. The seminar is free. Register online at: www.wwals.net (click on events).

 

Walk

TIFTON — The Tifton Walk to End Alzheimer's will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 29 at ABAC. John Berry will perform as Honorary Chair of the Walk. To form a team, join a team, register to walk as an individual or donate, visit www.georgiawalk.org, and click on Tifton. For more info, call 229-388-8219 or 1-800-272-3900.



Family Reunion

MOULTRIE — The 25th annual Hancock reunion will be held Sept. 28-29 at Bridgecreek Primitive Baptist Church, located eight miles west of Moultrie on Highway 37. Dinner will be held Sept. 28 at Applebee's (near the Hampton Inn) then gather for a genealogical exchange in the meeting room of the Hampton Inn. The morning of Sept. 29 Fred Knowles will present a program at Bridgecreek Primitive Baptist Church. For more information contact Lynn Carter lynnflorida@comcast.net or Carol Hancock at 229-777-4549.