America’s 2nd Harvest will be providing us with another mobile food pantry on April 15th. Forms will be available at the REC center beginning March 22nd and will be due back by April 7th. You must meet income requirements set forth by The Emergency Food Assistance Program to receive food. You will be given a time to pick up your food when you turn in your form. If you have any questions, please give us a call.
We will be hosting our annual Easter Egg Hunt at Kingsland Lions Park this year! The Hunt is scheduled for March 27th at 10:00am. Kids ages 10 and under are invited. We will be giving out prizes too! Everyone will need to meet under the pavilion by the basketball court for instructions. Please give us a call if you have any questions.
The Camden County Public Library will host the Monthly Co-ed Book Discussion Group on Wednesday, March 24th at 4:30. The book discussions are held in the Library’s Community Room. All attendees must be eleven years or older.
The book selected for the discussion is Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz. This is the first book in the thrilling new Alex Rider Series. This book relates to a teenage audience.
The book begins with the mysterious death of Alex Rider’s uncle and questionable events that occur afterwards. Alex decides to investigate and is thrown into a world of espionage and evil. Alex receives help from British Intelligence and is recruited into M16.
The plot progresses realistically and allows readers to become lost in the world of gadgets and secrecy. Characters are imaginative and many people can relate to them. Mr. Horowitz paints a detailed picture of spies and secret operations.
There is a website www.alexrider.com that offers fans or interested parties the first chapters of each of the missions, contests, newsletters, and other interesting information. The 8th Novel in the Alex Riders Series was just released this year.
Copies of the book are available for extended check-out at the Library’s circulation desk. Refreshments will be served at the discussion meeting.
Joining thousands of private citizens, three elementary schools and a high school, St. Marys City Hall and St. Marys Middle School are launching recycling programs at their respective facilities.
Alex Kearns, Chair of St. Marys EarthKeepers, stated, “The St. Marys EarthKeepers congratulate City Hall and St. Marys Middle School on their recent decision to implement recycling programs. We are thrilled to have been able to assist them in their efforts. From the participation of our City’s leaders to the activities in our schools, our community is demonstrating its commitment to thoughtful environmental stewardship. The experience and knowledge that our students gain from these efforts ‘trickles upward’ to the adults and results in both greater awareness and positive change.”
St. Marys Middle School joins St. Marys Elementary School, Mary Lee Clark Elementary School, Sugarmill Elementary School and Camden County High School in helping to lead the way in educating our youth about environmental responsibility. Teachers and students at the schools have organized “green” groups” to promote recycling and other practices that contribute to our planet’s sustainability.
“With more than 1,200 students and a sizeable staff, St. Marys Middle School’s recycling program is sure to be highly effective,” Kearns said. “The EarthKeepers are most grateful to Advanced Disposal for their ongoing assistance and pro bono services in our schools.” Advanced Disposal is the contractor responsible for garbage collection and curbside recycling in St. Marys, Woodbine, and the County.
With a twice-the-national-average recycling compliance rate and the enthusiastic participation of students and now City Hall, St. Marys is rapidly earning a reputation for both civic involvement and environmental responsibility.
Bunnies, Rabbits and Lambs are often associated with Easter because most babies of the animals are born in spring around Easter time. In celebration of Easter this year the Camden County Public Library will host a “Bunny Towel Craft” on Thursday, March 25th at 4:30pm in the Community Room. Participants will make a cloth bunny using a dish towel.
The class is free and open to the public. We welcome adults and children, but request that all children be 12 years of age or older. Please sign-up for the class at the Circulation Desk in the library or call (912) 729-3741.
A nuclear pipeline welder has hooked a winner. Joseph Bezy, a resident of Kingsland, is one of two players each to win a $29,921 jackpot prize from matching all five winning numbers in the Feb. 17 Fantasy 5 drawing.
“I’m in shock. I’m still in shock,” said Bezy, 55. “It’s like getting struck by lightning.”
He discovered his lottery win on the Georgia Lottery’s Web site. Winning numbers from the Feb. 17 drawing were: 2-15-20-33-37. The second winning jackpot prize was purchased in Alto.
ABC Food Mart, located at 100 May Creek Drive in Kingsland, sold the winning ticket.
“I started hollering for the wife to come and read what I was reading because I wasn’t sure if I was reading it right,” he said of his wife, Doris. “I took her to dinner to celebrate.”
The couple anticipate paying off bills and sharing the remainder of the prize with their children and grandchildren.
Georgia Lottery retailers selling winning Fantasy 5 jackpot tickets receive a retailer incentive bonus of $2,000. The retailer incentive bonus increases by $2,000 each time Fantasy 5 rolls. If more than one winning jackpot ticket is sold, the retailers selling the winning jackpot tickets will share the bonus. ABC Food Mart will receive a $1,000 retailer incentive bonus.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned more than $11.4 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs including Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Pre-K Program. More than 1.2 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. In celebration of Valentine’s Day this year the Camden County Public Library will host a “Valentine’s Day Craft” on Wednesday, February 10th at 4:00pm in the Community Room. Participants will make Chocolate Roses.
The class is free and open to the public. We welcome adults and children, but request that all children be 10 years of age or older. Please sign-up for the class at the Circulation Desk in the library or call (912) 729-3741.
Mark your calendar for the Third Annual Great Camden County Chili Cook-Off and Craft Show to be held Saturday December 5th from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm at Waters Edge (Off Haddock Road past Lowes) to benefit the Humane Society of Camden County and Habitat for Humanity of Camden County. This year will be bigger and better with more categories and more chances to win and a Craft Show and sale benefitting Habitat for Humanity has been added. Free Admission for Family Fun/Chili Tasting with $5.00 donation to the Humane Society.
Come and enjoy fun for the whole family. Besides the Chili contest and Craft Sale events include, Santa and His Elves, Live Music, Pet Costume Parade, Bouncy Houses and Giant Slides. Santa will arrive by Parachute at 12:30 pm followed by Chili Judging at 1:30 pm, Pet Costume Parade at 2:00 pm, and Awards Ceremony beginnings at 2:30 pm.
Information and sign up for the Chili Cook Off and Craft Show is available on the web at www.teamchili.org or phone 912-729-4393.
Oct.10 – Build A Scarecrow
10-12 PM at Orange Hall 912-882-8111
Oct. 13 – Scarecrow Stroll
-5-7 PM downtown St. Marys, 912-882-8111
Oct. 16 – An evening with Edgar Allen Poe
A Book discussion and riding tour at 7 PM at Orange Hall, 912-882-4800
Oct. 24 – Wine Cheese & Music Social
7-9 PM at Orange Hall, 912-882-4000
Oct. 25 – Dinner and a Movie
Captain Seagle’s Seafood Restaurant, 912-882-4800
Oct. 27 – Yappy Hour
6-8 PM at Seagle’s Saloon Patio, 912-729-7141
Oct. 30 – Magical Haunted History Tour
Spend a magical night touring St. Marys, 6 PM, downtown St. Marys, 912-882-4000
Oct. 31 -Â GA/FL Game Day-Wear your favorite team colors
Tai Chi in the Park
10 AM, Howard Gilman waterfront park, 912-510-0553
St. Marys Community Market
Downtown St. Marys Pavilion, 9-1 PM, 912-882-8111
Please join riders on Saturday  October 10, 2009 at 10am. They will meet at Camden Bicycle Center and be part of the largest Bike Ride in the United States and Canada on behalf of Breast Cancer Research.  The ride is casual, 25 and 10 mile routes will be available. The 10 mile route will explore downtown St Marys GA. and 25 mile route will head toward the Crooked River State Park and back.  Invite a friend to come with you. Don’t forget your helmet!
Sign up at: http://www.trekbikes.com/women/awareness_ride/
