-April 1-
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, March 29, 2006
n Easter Egg Hunt
The Georgiana Community Easter Egg Hunt will be at 11 a.m. April 1 at Ida Wood Park of Highway 31 outside of Georgiana. Prizes will be given away. The egg hunt is sponsored by the Georgiana Children Depot Youth Center.
n GA-ANA Concert
Caleb Dennis and Alan Sibley will be featured in a bluegrass gospel and old-tyme gospel music concert beginning at 7 p.m. April 1 at the GA-ANA Theatre in Georgiana. Admission is $7 per person. Call 376-9019 or 382-7959 for more information.
n Homecoming Service Cancelled
Pastor Clarence Smith has announced that Friendship Pentecostal Holiness Church on Hwy 45 in Georgiana has cancelled their Homecoming Services scheduled for April 1 due to illness. Regular services will be held that morning.
-April 2-
n Lomax-Hannon HS Reunion
The classes of 1966, 1967 and 1968 will have a class reunion meeting on April 2 at 4 p.m. at 151 E. Perdue Street. All members are asked to be there and on time to discuss important business. For more information please call 382-8585.
-April 15-
n Easter Egg Hunt
The Greenville Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor its annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Beeland Sports Complex beginning at 10 a.m. April 15. The hunts will be open for toddlers through 2-year-olds; preschoolers ages 3-5 years and first and second graders. A gold and silver prize will be given for each division. Call 382-3031 for more information.
n Greenville High Concert
The Legendary Stamps Quartet along with The Toney Brothers will appear in concert at 7 p.m. at the Greenville High School auditorium. Call Richard Saunders at 382-2101 or Maureen Weaver at 382-3789 for tickets.
-April 16-
n Easter Musical
The choirs of First Baptist Church of Greenville and Antioch East Baptist Church will present the Easter musical “Amazing Grace” at 7 p.m. April 16 at the Ritz Theatre in downtown Greenville. Admission is free, and everyone is encouraged to attend.
n Homecoming and Gospel Singing
The Buckaloo Pentecostal Holiness Church will host a homecoming and gospel singing on April 16. Services begin at 9:45 a.m. Lunch will follow the service. Call 382-7503 or 376-9435 for more information.
-April 22-
n City Track Meet
The Greenville Parks and Recreation Department will host its annual city track meet beginning at 10 a.m. April 22 at the old Greenville High football practice field on School Highland Road. In the event of rain, the meet will be rescheduled for April 29 at the same location. Call 382-3031 for more information.
-May 5-
n GHS 50-year reunion
The Greenville High School Class of 1956 is planning a 50-year reunion to be held May 5-6. Call Gene Autrey at 382-5365 or Bobby Wasden 376-2491, Carolyn Ward Golson at 227-4949 or Ella Mae Thompson Elder at 382-1459 or Valeria Skipper Stacey at 382-6848 or Evelyn Hilliard Lewis at 346-2555 for more information.
-Ongoing Announcements-
n Kindergarten Registration
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church #2 Christian Academy is taking applications for 4-year-old children for our kindergarten program and school readiness program. Children's birthdates will have to be on or before Sept. 1. This is a free program. For more information, please call 563-7062.
n County Commission
The meeting time for the Butler County Commission's regularly scheduled second-Monday meetings has been changed from 10 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Workshops for each regularly scheduled meeting will still be held on the prior Thursday at 6 p.m.
n Head Start Applications
The OCAP Head Start is accepting applications for children ages 3-5 for the 2006-07 program year. The child must be 3 years old by Sept. 2, 2006. Applications will be taken 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday at the following Head Start Centers:
Greenvile — 382-8034
Luverne — 335-3909
Georgiana — 376-5331
To apply, you will need your child's birth certificate, physical or medical screening, blue shot record, proof of income, social security numbers for all family members in the household, food stamp card and medicaid card or insurance information.
n Athletic Club Meeting
The public is invited to participate at scheduled Greenville High Athletic Club meetings at 6 p.m. every other Monday in the high school cafeteria. The public is encouraged to attend and share ideas toward building a championship-level athletic department.
n 21st Century Afterschool Program
The Butler County Board of Education will be offering a 21st Century Afterschool Program for K-8th grade students Monday-Friday until 5 p.m. at W.O. Parmer, Greenville Elementary, and at the Education and Community Center for Greenville Middle School students.
Certified teachers assist with homework and offer learning activities which are fun and educational. Tuition is $25 per month. Registration forms are available at each of the sites.
Contact Gerry Adair or Amy Bryan at 382-2665 for more information.
n School Readiness
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church #2 Christian Academy is taking applications for 6-weeks to 5-year-olds for our kindergarten program and school readiness program. Our hours of operation are 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Family guardians and private students are accepted. For more information, please call 563-7062
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