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Estate planning seminar

This Faithfully Stewarding Your Estate seminar will be held in the Family Life Center of Clarkesville Baptist Church at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. This free seminar provides an engaging presentation that covers valuable estate planning information that teaches you the faithful stewarding principles necessary to create a Christ-centered estate plan. If you would like to attend, please call (706) 754-2643.

Revival coming soon

There will be a two-week revival at the Faith Tabernacle Holiness Church in Toccoa from Feb. 19 to March 4. Programs will be weeknights and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Guest speakers will include Phyllis York, Jess Enloe, Darlene Kay, Marie Greene, Becky Nance and Zack and Kiara Caudill. Everyone is welcome.

Mardi Gras in Clarkesville

Clarkesville Main Street will host its Mardi Gras 2023 from 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. The award-winning jubilee is designed to raise funds for the Clarkesville Main Street Program. The event will be held at the Habersham Event Center (Old Clarkesville Mill). Admission to the event is $45 per person and includes a New Orleans-style dinner, a live DJ, dancing, a cash bar, crowning of the King and Queen, a photo booth and party favors. Contact Clarkesville City Hall at 706-754-4216 for details.

American Values dinner set

The annual American Values Dinner sponsored by the Northeast Georgia Council, Boy Scouts of America will be held on Thursday, March 9, in the Commons Building on the campus of Piedmont University. Each year, the goals of this dinner are to raise money for the local Scouting Program and to honor three outstanding citizens with the Distinguished Citizen Award. This year’s honorees are Billy Burrell, Mary Beth Horton and John Wilkinson.

The guest speaker will be Chan Gailey former NFL Head Coach. For information about the dinner, please contact Foy Todd at 706 491-8555 or foy.todd@scouting.org.

50th anniversary celebration

Habersham County Historical Society will celebrate 50 years of local history at Piedmont University Commons, March 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited. Opportunities for ‘Back in the Day’ speaking presentations, 8x8 spaces to display artifacts and keepsakes or share your handmade crafting skills. There will be local speakers and live music. To display, volunteer or engage in sponsorship opportunities call 404-271-2468 or email HCHS30531@yahoo.com.

Seeking God

Mud Creek Baptist Church invites everyone to Sunday nights at 6 p.m. to “Seeking God.” Bring friends. Adventures to come!

Arts and crafts group meets

If you love arts and crafts, check out the Gourdacious Patch which meets the first Friday of each month at the Habersham Senior Center starting at 10 a.m.

The Gourdacious Patch is a group of gourd crafters and artists who take the versatile gourd as a base and learn all kinds of techniques using inks, dyes, paints, and colored pencils while combining with weaving, carving and wood burning to create fun pieces and beautiful works of art. Classes vary in cost depending on instructor and project.  For more information, email gourdaciouspatch@gmail.com.

CASA seeks volunteers

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are needed. Northeast Georgia is seeking volunteers to be advocates for children in foster care in their eight-county service area. Advocates help to inform the court of the child’s well-being and make recommendations for the best interest of the child. Children with an advocate do better in school, receive more appropriate services and find permanent homes more readily. CASAs come from all walks of life and are a valuable protection for the most at risk youth in our community. Training to be a CASA begins in January. Contact Chuck Taylor at Chuck.Taylor@northeastgacasa.org or call 706-886-1098 to learn more about how you can change a child’s story.

GriefShare meets every Wednesday

Clarkesville First UMC offers a community Grief Share program every Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. If you have lost a loved one and need support this is a wonderful opportunity for you to attend a support group to help you in time of loss. A new program is beginning this week. 

For details, call the church office at 706-754-2677 or visit ClarkesvilleFirstUMC.org.

Limited Cornelia UMC food pantry shopping

The free food pantry at Cornelia United Methodist Church will be open the first three Thursdays each month. Time is 1-2:30 p.m. One shopper per household per month.

English as Second Language classes

Free English as a Second Language classes offered for documented students through North Georgia Technical College at First Baptist Church of Cornelia, 325 Oak Street, Cornelia on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and new evening classes Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Contact Michelle Wilson at 706-754-7717 or michelle.wilson@northgatech.edu for details

Ingles GRATIS como clase de Segundo lengua ofrecido estudiantes documentados a traves de North Georgia Technical College en la Primera Inglesia Bautista de Cornelia, 325 Oak Street, Cornelia, martes, miercoles, y jueves 9:00 AM a 3:00 PM. NUEVAS classes nocturnas martes y miercoles 16:00 a 20:30 PM. Contacta con Michelle Wilson 706-754-7717 michelle.wilson@northgatech.edu para un CITA DE INSCRIPCION.

Soup Kitchen seeks donations

The Clarkesville Soup Kitchen, a non-profit organization at 166 Ritchie Street, provides to-go meals six days a week to any individuals in need. The mission is to have no one in the community go hungry.

Donations of non-perishable food items may be left at the soup kitchen Monday through Saturday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mailed donations can go to P.O. Box 712, Clarkesville GA 30523.

Honor veterans online

To honor our veterans, Habersham Education & Research has built a Virtual Veterans Wall of Honor. You can view photos and read stories of veterans. Add your veteran’s photo and story today. Visit habershamhistory.org/veterans.

College prep classes offered

North Georgia Technical College offers GED and college prep classes on its Clarkesville campus and at the Goodwill Center in Cornelia.

The hours are Monday-Wednesday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Monday-Wednesday evenings from 3:30-7 p.m. at Clarkesville Campus and Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Goodwill Center. If interested, contact Leora Chitwood at 706-754-7826 or at leora.chitwood@northgatech.edu.

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