"THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING 'HAPPENING' IN DOUGLAS COUNTY" IT'S NOW EASIER TO FIND US!

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1 Friday, September 16th, 2005 "THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING 'HAPPENING' IN DOUGLAS COUNTY" IT'S NOW EASIER TO FIND US! Please feel free to print out this for the office bulletin board and/or forward it to persons in your personal or office address book, or click for the printer-friendly version. Help bring our community together by passing "Happenings" along to others. HURRICANE VICTIMS RELIEF ~ A number of refugees from Hurricane Katrina are in our County. Some escaped with only the clothes they had on their backs. If you can help in any way, please contact Lifepoint Ministries at which is coordinating our local effort. Thank you for caring about your neighbor! THIS WEEKEND! Friday, September 16th: Formal Flag Retirement Ceremony at American Legion Post 145 7:00 p.m., 6449 Veterans Memorial Highway (Bankhead Highway) ~ The Public is invited to attend and bring old flags which need to be properly retired. If you cannot attend, but have a flag for retirement, please bring it to the Post and we will retire it for you. For more information, call Saturday, September 17th: SEPTEMBER SATURDAYS CELEBRATION at the Douglas County Courthouse A Celebration Festival where friends and neighbors can visit and enjoy each other and become more of a Community! Family Fun Day! ~ Come out and play games, enter contests, and Strut Your Mutt! Exhibits, music on two stages, community marketplace booths, food and fun! 1:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. ~ Free Admission ~ Douglas County Courthouse Parking Lots 2:30 P.M. - HOT DOG EATING CONTEST 3:30 P.M. - PIE EATING CONTEST 4:30 P.M. - STRUT YOUR MUTT PARADE ENTER THE CONTESTS AND THE PARADE, ONLY $10 PER ENTRY, AND THE MONEY GOES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS 6:00 P.M. ~ THE SEPTEMBER SATURDAYS TALENT SHOWCASE! Are you an American Idol wannabe? Bring a CD and perform for the whole festival crowd on stage! Only $10 and it goes to benefit Communities in Schools! 8:00 p.m. Movie on the Courthouse Outdoor Movie Screen ~ Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy this time with your friends and neighbors! COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE BOOTHS STILL AVAILABLE FOR ONLY $30 ~ CALL Family Fun ~ Free Admission ~ Booth registration proceeds go to benefit Communities in Schools September Saturdays benefit Communities in Schools, a 501(c)(3) organization, that provides after-school programs and one-on-one mentoring to Douglas County school students Gold Sponsors: Comcast, Lamar's Main Street Collision, Nextel/Sprint, and John Bleakley Ford Silver Sponsors: Douglas County Bank and Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes Entertainment Stage Sponsors: The 7 Venue Teen Club and J93.3FM Radio Wheels and Transportation Movie Sponsor: Metro Garage Doors, Inc., of Winston Saturday, September 17th: Brighten Academy Charter School Informational Forum

2 10:00 a.m., Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church, 4285 Chapel Hill Road For more information, call Saturday, September 17th: Car Wash to Benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Outback Steakhouse, Douglas Boulevard Saturday - Sunday, September 17th - 18th: New Manchester Days at Sweetwater Creek State Park 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Sunday Historic Artifact Displays ~ Living History Programs ~ Guided History Tours ~ Civil War Encampment ~ Reptile Program ~ Arts and Crafts ~ Free Admission ~ $3 Parking Fee Call for more information Saturday, September 17th: 15th Annual Car and Truck Show at American Legion Post 145, Douglasville 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Sponsored by the Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 145 ~ Trophies to Top 20 Cars and 5 Trucks US Highway 78 (Bankhead Highway/Veterans Memorial Parkway) just west of Georgia Highway 5 Call for more information Saturday, September 17th: Fall Concerts on the Plaza Continue with Blue Ridge Grass, Traditional Blue Grass Music The 2004 Winners of the Best Blue Grass Band in Georgia competition 7:00 p.m., O'Neal Plaza in Historic Downtown Douglasville ~ Free Admission ~ Bring your lawn chair! Sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council ~ Call or visit for more information Sunday, September 18th: Benefit Sumptuous Buffet at Sam & Rosco's Restaurant for the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort 2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Sam and Rosco's, Douglas Boulevard, $25 per person donation, buffet dinner ~ food and service staff are donating their time For more information, contact NEXT WEEK Monday, September 19th: Watch the September Shows on dctv23, including the new "Coffee and Conversation" 7:00 p.m.: "Gesundheit! To Your Health! ~ TJ cooks with our heroes, the firemen of Station #3 Sponsored by Janice Thompson State Farm Insurance 8:00 p.m.: 8" ~ Chairman Tom Worthan talks education issues with School Superintendent Don Remillard and Board of Education Chairman Ed Murray 9:00 p.m.: "Douglas County Living" ~ Enjoy Martin's biscuits, competitive cheerleading with the Lithia Springs High School squad, an unique front-yard garden, a tour of the new Woodie Fite Senior Center, a visit with the Jones-Wynn Funeral Home family, and a view of the County from above! 10:00 a.m.: "Coffee and Conversation" - new show! Wes has a candid conversation with Douglas County hero and former Iraqi POW Ron Young, Jr. Saturday, September 24th: SEPTEMBER SATURDAYS CELEBRATION at the Douglas County Courthouse A Celebration Festival where friends and neighbors can visit and enjoy each other and become more of a Community! Wheels and Transportation! ~ Come out and see the cars! Exhibits, music on two stages, community marketplace booths, food and fun! NASCAR Legend Cars on Display! 1:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. ~ Free Admission ~ Douglas County Courthouse Parking Lots CAR SHOW IN THE COURTHOUSE PARKING LOT AND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION SHOW AT THE MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER 8:00 p.m. Movie on the Courthouse Outdoor Movie Screen ~ Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy this time with your friends and neighbors! COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE BOOTHS STILL AVAILABLE FOR ONLY $30 ~ CALL Family Fun ~ Free Admission ~ Booth registration proceeds go to benefit Communities in Schools

3 September Saturdays benefit Communities in Schools, a 501(c)(3) organization, that provides after-school programs and one-on-one mentoring to Douglas County school students Gold Sponsors: Comcast, Lamar's Main Street Collision, Nextel/Sprint, and John Bleakley Ford Silver Sponsors: Douglas County Bank and Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes Entertainment Stage Sponsors: The 7 Venue Teen Club and J93.3FM Radio Wheels and Transportation Movie Sponsor: Metro Garage Doors, Inc., of Winston Saturday, September 24th: Fall Concerts on the Plaza Conclude with "Hair of the Dog", Cajun and Rockabilly Music A moveable feast of Zydecajun honky tonk dance hall blues played with true feeling 7:00 p.m., O'Neal Plaza in Historic Downtown Douglasville ~ Free Admission ~ Bring your lawn chair! Sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council ~ Call or visit for more information Saturday, September 24th: "Let Freedom Ring on an Autumn Afternoon" Self- Led Garden Tour sponsored by the Town and County Garden Club 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ~ $15 tickets available at Citizens & Merchants Bank, and funds will be used to refurbish and landscape the Blue Star Memorial Marker at Sweetwater Creek State Park ~ Visit the Clary, Kuykendall, and McCall private gardens at your own pace Call for more information Saturday, October 1st: 4th Annual Pickers Picnic hosted by the Georgia Music Industry Association 12:00 noon ~ Georgia Highway 166 just west of Post Road ~ Fun-filled family event with vendors, games, hayrides and music all day long ~ Visit for more information GOVERNMENT MEETINGS AND NOTICES City of Douglasville Mayor and Council: Council Meeting: 7:30 p.m., Monday, September 19th, City Hall, O'Neal Plaza Douglas County School System: Board of Education: 7:00 p.m., Monday, September 19th, Board of Education Central Office, Georgia Highway 5 at Gurley Road Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority: Work Session: 5:30 p.m., Monday, September 26th, WSA Offices, Hospital Drive Board Meeting: 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 27th, WSA Offices, Hospital Drive Douglas County Board of Commissioners: Work Session: 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 19th, Commissioners Conference Room, Third Floor, Douglas County Courthouse Commission Meeting: 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 20th, Citizen's Hall, Douglas County Courthouse Televised live on dctv23 and taped for re-broadcast at 6 a.m., 12 noon and 12 midnight daily and at 6 p.m. Tuesdays when there is not a live broadcast NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The Douglas County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing during the regularly scheduled Tuesday, September 20th, Commission meeting at 6:00 p.m. in Citizen's Hall of the Douglas County Courthouse to consider the use of traffic control signal monitoring devices and an amendment to Chapter 14 of the Douglas County Code of Ordinances by creating a new Article VII regarding Automated Traffic Enforcement. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS LOOKING FOR A LOCAL JOB? Visit Wednesday, September 20th: Monthly GreyStone Power/Chamber of Commerce Luncheon featuring Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson, Downtown Conference Center, sponsored by BellSouth Call for advance reservations ($10, $15 at the door) Thursday, September 22nd: Business After Hours from 5-7 p.m. at the Tributary at New

4 Manchester, 1800 Riverside Parkway Call to RSVP MARK YOUR CALENDARS Tuesday, September 27th: Mothers and More Open House 7:00 p.m., Regions Bank Community Room, Church Street, Downtown Douglasville Games, Prizes and Food! Mothers and More is a support group for moms! Call for more information. Tuesdays and Wednesdays in September and October: "The Art of Cooking" at the Cultural Arts Center with The Pampered Chef 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Tuesday nights ~ 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Wednesday mornings Hands-on cooking class teaches easy techniques, the "art" and craft of cooking, and the joy of eating fresh, home-cooked foods Cultural Arts Center, 8652 Campbellton Street, or call Debbie Spencer, The Pampered Chef at Tuesdays in September: Auditions Continue for the West Atlanta/Douglas Choral Society 6:30 Ð 7:30 p.m., Douglas County High School Performing Arts Center Wanted: Interested musicians at all levels seeking a well organized and professional experience. For more information on auditioning, call Connie , Waverly or at mfo@joimail.com SHOW OFF THOSE ARTISTIC SKILLS! Exhibits of Citizens' Art in the Courthouse Gallery ~ Submit your art now! October Exhibit: "Artful Tricks and Autumn Treats" ~ submittal deadline is September 20th November Exhibit: "Cornucopia of Color" ~ submittal deadline is October 18th December Exhibit: "Tis the Season" ~ submittal deadline is November 15th Combined Shows ~ Art Work Submissions Now Being Considered ~ Please Call for more information ARE HORSES YOUR THING? JOIN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY 4-H HORSE AND PONY CLUB! Monthly Meetings at 7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month at the Douglas County Courthouse You don't have to own a horse to be a member, just have a true love and desire to learn all you can about these wonderful animals! Call Vivian at for more information KEEP DOUGLASVILLE BEAUTIFUL WANTS TO HELP BEAUTIFY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD! KDB is selling flower bulbs to help raise money to beautify Douglasville! Packages available with up to 30 bulbs for only $10! Please call or KDB@ci.douglasville.ga.us for more information. VISIT THE NEW HOME PAGE OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY WEB SITE AT AND ENTER YOUR OWN COMMUNITY EVENT IN THE NEW COMMUNITY CALENDAR Do you have announcements that you wish to see in "Happenings" and on dctv23? them to dctv23@co.douglas.ga.us or FAX them to and include all the details, including your name and telephone number, and we'll see what we can do to help you publicize your program or event! Deadline for inclusion in Friday's "Happenings" is 8 a.m. on Thursdays. Douglas County "Happenings" is a weekly listing of events and meetings of general interest to Douglas County citizens. Douglas County "Happenings" is compiled by the Douglas County Department of Communications and Community Relations as a Public Service to our citizens, and our list is not published or sold.

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