Albany Area Community Calendar – April 13-21, 2014

CIVIC CLUBS

If you would like the speaker at your club listed, please email us the name and any organization the speaker represents by 5 p.m. Wednesday before Sunday publication (5 p.m. Tuesday on holiday weeks). Email the information to [email protected].

Albany Golden K Kiwanis Club meets 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Wednesday at 2509 Homewood Drive.

Albany Lions Club meets at 11:45 a.m. first and third Tuesday at Golden Corral, 2524 Archwood Drive. Contact Connie Houseman at (229) 347-3196.

Albany Rotary Club meets noon Thursday at Doublegate Country Club.

Dougherty County Rotary Club meets noon Tuesday at Doublegate Country Club. Program April 15 is Laws of Life, Deerfield-Windsor School. Speaker April 22 is Kevin Abernathy, chair, State Ethics Commission. Speaker April 29 is Albany Fire Cheif james Carswell.

Exchange Club of Albany, chartered in 1936, meets at noon Friday, except the fifth Friday of the month, at the Exchange Club Fairgrounds, 810 S. Westover Blvd.

Kiwanis Club of Albany meets at noon Wednesday at Darton College, Student Union Room 252. Contact Roger Marietta at (229) 894-2425.

Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County meets 12:30 p.m. Monday at Hilton Garden Inn, 101 Front St., Albany. Speaker April 14 is Kathy Brinson, SOWEGA Beekeepers Club. Speaker April 21 is Darton State baseball coach Scott Heming. Speaker April 28 is Jennifer Vanston with Flint River Habitat for Humanity. Contact David Shivers at (229) 698-4253.

Kiwanis Club of Lee County meets at noon Thursday at Grand Isle Club, 270 Grand Isle Drive. Contact Gene Goldsmith at (229) 888-7802.

Southwest Georgia Exchange Club meets noon-1 p.m. Tuesday at Byne Memorial Baptist Church fellowship building, 2832 Ledo Road, Albany. Contact Lavonda at (229) 888-5646.

MEETINGS

AA—Albany Central Group meets at noon and 7:30 p.m. Monday thru Saturday and 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 427 Flint Ave.

AA—Homewood Group meets 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, 4800 Old Dawson Road.

AA—Unity Group meets at noon Monday-Saturday at 314 Flint Ave., at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church community house.

AA—Unity Group (women only meetings) meets at 10 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday and also Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at 314 Flint Ave. at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church community house.

AA—Unity—Sunday night meets at 7:30 p.m. today at the mental health center, 601 W. 11th Ave.

Air Force Sergeants Association, Chapter 451 and Auxiliary Chapter A451, meets at 1:30 p.m. April 21 at American Legion Post 30. Open to enlisted USAF personnel, National Guard Reserve, prior service and retirees. Spouses and surviving spouses invited to attend. Contact Jack Tresslar, (229) 854-9688 or Charlie Jones, (229) 878-6475.

Al-Anon meets at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2126 Edgewater Drive.

Al-Anon meets 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, 4800 Old Dawson Road.

Albany Area Employer Committee meets at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Georgia Department of Labor, located at 1608 S. Slappey Blvd. Employers and human resource professionals welcome. Contact Robin Chester or Lynne Jones at (229) 430-5010.

Albany Chorale community chorus meets 7 p.m. Monday at Darton College, Building F, room 115. Contact (229) 432-6019 or visit www.albanychorale.org.

Albany Civil Air Patrol is recruiting junior members, 12-18 years old, and senior members, 18 and older. Group meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport terminal, 3905 Newton Road, Suite 301, Albany. The organization helps on air-search-and-rescue missions and teaches junior members aeronautics. Being a pilot is not necessary to join. Contact Lt. Colonel Marl McCracken at (229) 347-8207.

Albany Community Toastmasters Club meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Community Policing Center, 1721 E. Oglethorpe Ave. Contact (229) 787-0014.

Albany Sickle Cell Foundation meets 4 p.m. Tuesday at 1306 S. Slappey Blvd., Suite B. Contact (229) 432-7528 or (229) 430-2845.

Albany State University Toastmasters Club 5091 meets 10 a.m.-noon Saturday in room 172 of the ACAD Building at ASU. Contact (229) 255-6331.

Artesian Toastmasters Club meets at noon Thursday at Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany. Contact (229) 639-8324.

Byne Christian School’s Girl Talk program is open to all girls in grades 6-12 in the community. The group meets from 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays during the school year. Contact (229) 438-0424.

Daylily Club will meet on Saturday at noon in the Phoebe Northwest conference rooms B & C located at 2336 Dawson Road, Albany. There is a pot lunch served and our guest speaker will be Winfred Huff. Visitors are welcome. FMI contact Pat at (229) 436-3753.

Daffodil Garden Club meets 2 p.m. Tuesday at Federated Garden Center on Fifth Avenue in Albany. Contact (229) 436-6888.

Darton State College Concert Band rehearses 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Humanities Building room F113, 2400 Gillionville Road, Albany. Community members invited to join without audition

Divorce Care support group meets 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday at Sherwood Baptist Church, 2201 Whispering Pines Road, free child care available. Contact (229) 883-1910, ext. 217.

Flint River Model Railroad Club meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Albany. During each meeting members work on various aspects of model railroading and have a program focusing on promoting railroad history through modeling. Contact Jimmie Swann at (229) 883-3517.

Fort Valley State University Albany Area Alumni Chapter meets 10 a.m. Saturday at Carter’s Grill restaurant, with breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Contact Mary Wright at (229) 669-2911 or TeShaunda Hannor-Walker at (478) 952-9438.

Friendship Force meets at 6:30 p.m. April 21 at Covenant Presbyterian Church meeting room next to the gym. Bring a covered dish. Contact (229) 432-7715. No meetings in July and August and December.

Good Life Drum Circle meets Saturday at Riverfront Park on 112 South Front St. from 4-5 p.m. Bring your rhythm, drums or other percussion instruments and chairs. No drumming experience necessary.

GriefShare meets 6:35 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday through Nov. 13 at First Baptist Church of Albany, 145 Oakland Parkway, Leesburg. Education/support group is for those experiencing grief because of death of a loved one. Contact Kathy Mims at (229) 883-8000 or email [email protected].

Helping Our Veterans meets 7 p.m. Wednesday at 1721 E. Oglethorpe Blvd., Albany. Contact (229) 878-6243.

Marine Corps League will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Club House of the River Pointe Golf Course. All former and current Marines and FMF Corpsment are invited to be there. For further info contact Bobbie at 886-3739.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 643 meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at American Legion Post 30, Gillionville Road. Speaker will be Mike Tilson of Albany Code Enforcement. Lunch buffet is available.

Sons of Confederate Veterans meets April 21 at 6 p.m.at Golden Corral Restaurant in Albany. Potential members invited. Contact James W. King at (229) 854-1944 or [email protected].

Southwest Georgia Barbershop Chorus: Rehearsals 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Thursday at Darton College Choral Room, Bldg. F, Room 115, 2400 Gillionville Road. Contact Steve Scott (229) 288-7205 or Joe Wingard (229) 594-3403.

Sunbelt Photo Club of Albany is a nonprofit local organization of imaging enthusiasts of all skill levels who meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in Education Room 1 at Phoebe North in Albany. Sunbelt Photo Club presents various “how-to” programs pertaining to photography, shares images and food, plans photographic field trips and discusses equipment. Membership is open to the public, and annual dues are $20. Contact Alan White at (229) 883-3191.

Survivor’s Support Group: 2 p.m. Tuesday. Education, support and advocacy group for those experiencing issues related to domestic violence/dating violence and physical and emotional abuse. Confidential. Call (229) 439-7094 for information and location.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly Ga. No. 245, a weight-management group, meets at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Byne Memorial Baptist Church. Contact Faye Vick at (229) 787-5252.

TOPS GA No. 170 Putney meets 6 p.m. Monday at Putney Community Center. Contact Theresa Henderson at (229) 439-9715.

Weight Watchers: Meetings are held at 414 N. Westover Blvd., Suite D. Weigh In Times: Monday, 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Go to WeightWatchers.com for meeting and weigh in times.

REUNIONS

The Albany High School Class of 1969 and the Deerfield-Windsor Class 1969 will hold their 45th reunion June 20-21 at Merry Acres. Grapevine Band will play live music. For more information, email [email protected].

The Monroe High School Class of 1964 will hold monthly meetings every third Sunday at the Police Department Division located at 2223 Dawson Road at 4 p.m. All members are asked to attend and be on time. For questions, please contact Murray Wiley at (229) 395-8395.

The Monroe High School Class of 1970 is in the process of planning a 45th class reunion and are looking for classmates. For more information, contact Mary Rouse Edwards at (229) 395-4843 or Willa Mosely Menefee at (229) 349-4033.

The Worth County High School Class of 1964 will hold their 50th reunion, May 17 at Southern Woods Plantation in Worth County. We are missing some contact information. Please email [email protected] with your info.

Plans are almost complete for the AHS Birthday Bash reunion/birthday party for Albany High School classes 1960-1969 to be held the weekend of May 30-31, 2014. Only a few seats remain available and we are expecting to be “SOLD OUT” very soon. For more information, contact Mike Patterson at 229-420-8654 or email to [email protected].

The Albany High School class of 1954 is planning a 60 year class reunion on June 7 at the American Legion in Albany. This date was our graduation date exactly 60 years ago. For more information, please contact Brinson Phillips at (229) 698-4235 or email [email protected].

CLASSES/SEMINARS

DARTON STATE COLLEGE

Contact Darton State College Continuing Education at (229) 317-6730 for more information and to register for these classes.

SAT Test Review for High School Students offered each month. Two three-hour sessions. The cost is $76.

Real Estate Pre License Course – 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.

Drivers Education Classes

SAT Prep Classes – April 19 and 26 from 9 a.m.- noon.

Prescribed Burn Class – May 14 and 15. Class limited to 75 participants.

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