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In our community, May 10-12
Events Saturday LaGrange Kiwanis Club hosts its second annual sporting clays tournament for scholarships event from 9 a.m. to noon at the Liberty Hill Sporting Club, 235 Liberty Hill/Glenn Road. Entry fee is $100 per person or $400 per team. 706-350-1000 Meetings Saturday The National Alliance on Mental Illness Family hosts support groups for those with a mental illness and for their family and friends at 10:30 a.m. at First ...
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In our community, May 9-11
Events Today Visual Arts Alliance of LaGrange, VAAL, hosts a gathering for all artists in the area at Del’avant, 141 Main St., 6 to 8 p.m. Gail Grice will demonstrate painting techiniques and members of VAAL will be available for attendees to speak with. Food and drink from Brickhouse Grille will be provided. RSVP to artistsoflagrange@gmail or on the VAAL facebook page. Beginner ballroom dance lessons for all ages are given from 7:30...
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In our community, May 8-10
Today The LaGrange Womans Club is hosting a Bridge and Mah Jongg benefit from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Bellevue. Cost is $15 per person. Proceeds will benefit Bellevue. To register, call Jane Stephens at 706-884-3291 or Bellevue at 706-884-1832. Thursday Story Hour featuring stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for preschoolers and their escorts is at 10:30 a.m. at Hawkes Library in West Point. The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pier...
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In our community, May 7-9
Events Today The American Red Cross holds a blood drive from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church on Broad Street in LaGrange. Wednesday The Salvation Army, 806 Murphy Ave., provides emergency food assistance 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Picture ID and Social Security card are needed. Preschool story time at LaGrange Memorial Library is at 10:30 a.m. and includes stories, fingerplays, songs and a craft time. ...
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In our community, May 6-8
Events Today Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive. Must be at least 18. 706-845-4054 Tuesday Advanced Tai Chi for Health class is 11:45 a.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register. The American Red Cross holds a blood drive from 1...
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1913: Lynching a crime against all people
Mays past, 100 years ago. From The LaGrange Reporter, 1913. Editorials: The Crime of Lynching — Twice since the first of this year has the good name of Georgia been blackened by the terrible crime of lynching. In neither instance was there even the extenuating circumstance of the “usual crime.” Our neighboring county of Heard was the scene of one of the deplorable affairs and Appling, Columbia County, of the other. In both cas...
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In our community, May 4—12
Events Saturday A celebration for Tishanna Brenae’ Jackson, who recently graduated from University of West Georgia, and Demetrius Jones, who recently graduated from Albany State University, is 5 p.m. at Light of Truth Center, 335 N. Kight Drive. Buddy Broach and the Pirates of the Chattahoochee perform hit songs from the 1950s to ’70s at 7 p.m. at The Active Life center on Ragland Street. Admission is $5. Open to all ages. Mon...
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Help caterpillars to promote butterflies in garden
Gardeners may disagree on favorite flowers, but all concur that butterflies are a welcome addition to any landscape. These colorful creatures flit, float and flutter through our gardens, bringing a brightness and liveliness wherever they visit. Butterflies, skippers and moths are emerging now. The early spring has awakened them. If you look closely, you may even see their young – caterpillars feeding on your shrubs, flowers and trees. But...
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What Christians are not saying about homosexuality
To say that homosexuality is a hot topic today would be an understatement. We live in a time when the moral bedrock of our civilization is being challenged at its core. In part, the moral climate shift seems to focus around the widespread acceptance of the practice of homosexuality in the public arena. Enter Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete in a major American team sport to “come out of the closet.” Responses to this “...
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In our community, May 3–5
Events Today A senior dance is at 7 p.m. at the old Franklin Elementary School gym with a live band. Admission is $4. Friday, Saturday The LaGrange Art Museum hosts the Art N’ Bloom two-day floral interpretation of the museum’s permanent collection at the museum with reception Friday at 7 p.m. Saturday Buddy Broach and the Pirates of the Chattahoochee perform hit songs from the 1950s to ’70s at 7 p.m. at The Active Life cen...
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Church calendar
Weekly programs Tuesdays Eagle’s Nest Cathedral, 1306 E. 10th St. in West Point, hosts Bible study at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays Grief Share, a support group for people grieving the loss of someone close, meets at 6 p.m. at Cedarcrest Community Church, 2380 Roanoke Road. 706-882-6327. Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds community prayer and Bible study at 7 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-07...
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Fundraisers
LaGrange Art Museum presents Art N’ Bloom The LaGrange Art Museum hosts Art N’ Bloom, a benefit event and spring celebration combining fresh flowers and fine art with a high tea and a floral celebration that will take place in two parts. The first, a high tea and demonstration, is 3 to 6 p.m. at Highland Country Club today. Ladies are invited to wear hats. The second, a two-day floral interpretation of the museum’s permanent collection wi...
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In our community, May 2–4
Events Today The LaGrange Art Museum hosts the Art N’ Bloom high tea and demonstration 3 to 6 p.m. at Highland Country Club. Ladies are invited to wear hats. Beginner ballroom dance lessons for all ages are given from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Active Life center on Ragland Street. 706-884-5857 Friday The Active Life senior center at 140 Ragland St. offers oil painting classes at noon for all adults 55 and older. 706-883-1681 A...
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In our community, May 1–May 3
Events Thursday Story Hour featuring stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for preschoolers and their escorts is at 10:30 a.m. at Hawkes Library in West Point. The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pierce St. in LaGrange is open from 1 to 2:45 p.m. to help people in need of food. 706-882-9291 The LaGrange Art Museum hosts the Art N’ Bloom high tea and demonstration 3 to 6 p.m. at Highland Country Club. Ladies are invited to wear hats...
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In our community, April 30–May 2
Events Wednesday The Salvation Army, 806 Murphy Ave., provides emergency food assistance 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Picture ID and Social Security card are needed. Preschool story time at LaGrange Memorial Library is at 10:30 a.m. and includes stories, fingerplays, songs and a craft time. 706-882-7784 Thursday Story Hour featuring stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for preschoolers and their escorts is at 10:30 a.m...
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