Events
Saturday
Teaver Road Baptist Church youth is selling plates from Huckleberry’s Barbecue from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Walmart parking lot. Chicken plates are $8 and a slab of ribs is $17. Sandy Brown, 706-882-5774
The LaGrange-Troup County Humane Society has selected dogs and cats available for adoption from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of Tractor Supply Company, off Davis Road near Lafayette Parkway, weather permitting.
LaGrange Art Museum holds Family Super Saturday with free tours at the museum and art activities at the Center for Creative Learning from 1 to 4 p.m.
The Dynamic Civic Club observes its 41st anniversary 3:30 p.m. at the CAFI Headstart facility, 104 McGregor St., with the theme “Then and Now.”
The New River Band performs country music at 7 p.m. at the Active Life center on Ragland Street. Admission is $5.
Saturday, Sunday
Pine Mountain Resort, 8804 Hamilton Rd. in Pine Mountain, hosts the Cruisin’ Cars on the Mountain rally. Day passes are $5 per adult and $3 per child. Guests do not have to be staying at the resort to come. There is live music, food, vendors, car show, door prizes and raffles. A portion of the funds raised from raffle tickets and entrance fees are donated to the Our Fallen Soldier organization. www.pinemountain.rvcoutdoors.com or 706-663-4329
Monday
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
Reggie Jackson, who completed his regular professional basketball season in Portugal, Spain, host the free summer basketball camp at 1 p.m. in the Hogansville Recreation Gym. Regina Dukes, 706-637-4427
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
LaGrange Memorial Library hosts Pajama Story Night at 6:30 p.m. Children 12 and under are invited to wear their PJ’s and come to hear stories by guest storytellers. The program is free and refreshments served afterwards.
Wednesday
LaGrange Memorial Library at 115 Alford St. hosts the Summer Reading Program at 2 p.m. The event is free. This week’s program is “Dream” with Wendy Bennett, singer, actor and storyteller.
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.
Reggie Jackson, who completed his regular professional basketball season in Portugal, Spain, host the free summer basketball camp at 1 p.m. in the Hogansville Recreation Gym. Regina Dukes, 706-637-4427
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
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
Vendors sell fresh produce, cheeses, honey, boiled peanuts and other items at Callaway Gardens Farmer’s Market from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Gardens’ Robin Lake Beach in Pine Mountain. Admission is free to the market through the beach entrance.
A monthly silent social for people with hearing loss is at the LaGrange Mall food court starting at 5 p.m. for any one who is deaf or hard of hearing, or any person interested in learning more about sign language. Nancy Smith, 706-402-2205
June 23
Local vendors sell homegrown and homemade foods and products at Glass Bridge Road Farmer’s Market from 8 to 10 a.m. at the pavilion across from Loyd Presbyterian Church, 550 Upper Glass Bridge Road.
Local growers sell produce, cheeses, baked goods, plants and other locally made items at Market on Main from 8 to 10 a.m. in the parking lot behind Carmike Theater. Troup County extension agents Celeste Garrett and Randy Drinkard will be at the market to answer questions about food preservation, canning, gardening and summer horticulture.
The City of Lagrange Animal Shelter and the LaGrange-Troup County Humane Society hosts a Summer Blast Adoption Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Brusters is selling food, drinks and ice cream. All cat adoption fees will be half price, ranging from $8 to $25. There also is a list of available dogs available for $18.50.
A motorcycle ride is 1 p.m. at FatDaddy’s, 1310 Hogansville Road, and concert 5 p.m. to raise funds for Kirk Abernathy, who fractured his spine in a car accident in October. Cost is $25 per rider and $5 per passenger for the ride and concert, and $10 for the concert only, which is at the former Kirk’s Country Store, 33 Kirk Road, in Franklin. Bands are Trap County, The Barstool Prophets and 82mm. Raffle tickets for a 50/50 drawing are available for $5 now until drawing. Randy Powell, 706-594-8029 or trap-county@hotmail.com; Celest Powell, 706-333-6861
Meetings
Monday
The Troup County Board of Education meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Administrative Services Center at 100 N. Davis Road.
The Troup County Democratic Party committee meets at 6 p.m. at the William Griggs Recreation Center LaGrange.
Troup County Association of Beekeepers meets at 7 p.m. at the Ag Building on Hamilton Road. Meetings are open to anyone interested in beekeeping. UGA Cooperative Extension, 706-883-1675 or Terry, 706-882-2493
Boy Scout Troop 10 meets at 7 p.m. in the Troup County Sportsman Building on Roanoke Road.
Tuesday
Salvation Army Home League meets at noon at 806 Murphy Ave.
Grief Share, a support group for people grieving the loss of someone close, meets at 7 p.m. at Cedarcrest Community Church at 2380 Roanoke Road. 706-882-6327
The Troup County Republican Party meets at 7 p.m. at LaGrange Memorial Library.
The LaGrange Shufflers meet at the Active Life center at 140 Ragland St. for regular square dance from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. 706-812-8840
Wednesday
A bereavement support group meets 11 a.m. at Hospice LaGrange.
Thursday
The Troup County Board of Registrars meets at 10 a.m. at the Government Center at 100 Ridley Ave.
The Troup County Board of Education meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Administrative Services Center at 100 N. Davis Road.
Rehearsals for the LaGrange Civic Chorale are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Troup High School chorus room. choralsociety@charter.net, 706-882-2734
The Troup County Sportsman’s Club meets at 7:30 p.m. at the clubhouse on Roanoke Road.
Friday
The Troup County Commission meets for a work session at 9 a.m. on the third floor of the Government Center.
Churches
Saturday
A “Church on the Square” event is 11 a.m. on Lafayette Square with evangelist Dexter Sherrell of congregational holiness church. 770-374-3789
Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds a free Bible study from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-0760
Faith Temple Church of Deliverance, 221 Edgewood Ave., celebrates Father’s Day at 5:30 p.m. The Rev. William Craig Thornton, pastor of Mount Beulah Baptist Church is guest speaker.
Sunday
Rocky Mountain Baptist Church observes its 121st church anniversary at 2:30 p.m.
Monday-Wednesday
Faith Believers Ministries, 210 Handley St., hosts vacation Bible school “Heavenly Treasures” from 6 to 8 p.m.
Springfield Baptist Church, 707 Ringer St., is hosting revival services at 7 p.m. Speakers include the Revs. G. Johnson of Hall Chapel Baptist Church, Julius Herron of Central Baptist Church and Crawford Strozier of Solomon Grove Baptist Church. Bishop Darden, 706-881-4226
Monday-Friday
Reeds Chapel Baptist Church in West Point holds vacation Bible school “Space Quest” for children in pre-k through sixth grade from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Activities include crafts, Bible study, recreation and supper each night.
Wednesday
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, 706-812-0760
Hogansville Church of Christ, 4885 Mountville Road, holds a study on the book of Revelation at 7 p.m. with speaker J. Robert Brooks. 706-637-6476
St. Paul CME Church, 250 Lower Glass Bridge Road, hosts Bible study at 7 p.m.
Thursday
Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery program, meets at 6 p.m. with a fellowship meal and worship at the welcome center of First Baptist Church on Church Street. 706-884-5631
Immanuel Ministries and Worship Center at 75 Patillo Road holds Bible study at 6:30 p.m.
True Life Christian Ministries, 500 S. Lee St., hosts Bible study at 7:30 p.m. for adults and youth.
Friday
True Life Christian Ministries, 500 S. Lee St., hosts movie night from 7 to 9 p.m. Sylvia Cameron, 706-402-6670
June 23
Trinity SDA Church Prayer and Bible Study Center at 710 Jenkins St. holds a free Bible study from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Pastor Walter Gordon, 706-812-0760
To submit an item, email it to mstrother@lagrangenews.com, fax it to 706-884-8712 or drop it by our office at 105 Ashton St. For more information, call 706-884-7311, Ext. 229.
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