Local offices close to observe Memorial Day
Many local offices will be closed today in observance of Memorial Day. Those offices include the following:
· All Athens-Clarke County administrative offices.
· State and federal offices.
· Driver's license renewal office in Kroger's, West Broad Street (office at Athens post of the Georgia State Patrol on U.S. Highway 29 North will be closed Tuesday).
· Clarke County tag office.
· Animal Control.
· Solid waste - residential garbage and recycling collection.
· Solid waste - leaf and limb pickup.
· Clarke County Landfill.
· Athens Creative Theater.
· Morton Theater.
· ENSAT Center at Sandy Creek Nature Center (ENSAT is normally closed on Mondays).
· Banks.
Offices which will be open today include the following:
· Clarke County schools.
· Athens-Ben Epps Airport.
· All community parks, including Sandy Creek Park and Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail.
· Lyndon House Arts Center.
· Solid waste downtown commercial collection only.
· Athens Transit (''The Bus'' and ''The Lift.'')
Fees for high school reunion due June 15
COMMERCE - Fees to attend the Commerce High School Class of 1960 40th reunion are due June 15.
The cost is $15 per couple; checks may be made payable to CHS Class of 1960.
Write ''dues for Year 2000 Reunion'' on the 'note' line and mail to P.O. Box 85, Commerce, GA 30529-0002.
The time and place for the reunion will be determined after receiving the money. Money will be refunded if there is insufficient response.
Garland Family annual meeting set for June 15-18
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The Garland Family Research Association will hold its 23rd annual meeting June 15-18 at Shoney's Inn in Asheville.
The meeting will include social activities, speakers, genealogical sessions and fellowship.
All Garland descendants are invited to attend this event.
For more information, contact Margaret Garland Timbs, 3145 Antioch Road, Johnson City, TN 37604; (423) 926-5010; or timbs juno.com.
Doctoral student wins Spencer Fellowship
Karla Miller, a doctoral student in language education in the University of Georgia's College of Education, has been awarded a Spencer Fellowship of $20,000 to complete her dissertation research during the 2000-01 academic year.
Miller, who grew up in Athens, received one of only 30 Spencer Fellowships awarded nationally - one of the most competitive and prestigious awards in education.
Working primarily with fourth-graders, Miller is researching how children in an interactive group discussion (six children and one teacher) add layers of meaning as they discuss children's literature containing social justice themes.
Miller, who has a master's in foreign language education with an add-on certification in ESOL and a bachelor's with a double major in German and psychology, returned to the campus in 1996 to begin her doctoral work.
Open Hearts Benefit planned for June 10
The Open Hearts Center at 150 Old Winterville Road is seeking donations for its 2000 benefit, set for June 10 at Athens First United Methodist Church.
Donations of gift certificates, personal care items, food and clothing will be given as door prizes to the needy men, women and children who attend.
Financial help would also be appreciated; all proceeds will go to the center to benefit those in need.
The center is a non-profit agency that provides food, clothing, personal items and classes on parenting skills, nutritional care and resume writing to needy families and individuals in the Athens community.
For more information, call Joyce Ervin at (706) 354-8566..
McLeroy grave-marking service set for June 11
WATKINSVILLE - War of 1812 Patriot James McLeroy will be honored at a grave-marking service at 3 p.m. June 11 in Mars Hill Baptist Church cemetery.
The service will be conducted by the McLeroy family in association with the General John Baytop Scott Chapter, National Society, United States Daughters of 1812.
For more information, call George Thurmond at (770) 475-1463 or e-mail him at get20 juno.com.
ESL classes offered at Athens locations
English as a Second Language classes are held in several Athens locations.
· Athens Area Technical Institute - 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, rooms 738 and 741.
· Milledge Avenue Baptist Church - 9:30 to noon Mondays and Wednesdays.
· Family Housing Community Room - 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1710 E. Campus Road, UGA campus.
· Garnett Ridge Community Center - 7-9 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Garnett Ridge Drive.
Students may enroll at any time. Individualized instructional programs are developed to meet the particular needs of each student.
For more information, call the Athens Tech Adult Education Office at (706) 355-5027.
Dolphin Project to hold June training session
The Dolphin Project of Georgia, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, will hold a training session June 4.
Boat owners and volunteers age 18 and up are needed to help conduct surveys on the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin along the coast of Georgia.
For more information, call (404) 254-3047 or visit.
Athens Tech to offer GED tests in June
The tests of General Educational Development (GED) will be administered June 6 and 8 at the Athens campus of Athens Area Technical Institute, 800 U.S. Highway 29 North.
The testing sessions will be from 4:30-10 p.m. both days and will be held in Room 508 in the Paul C. Broun Building.
People taking the tests must attend both sessions. A photo identification card is required for admission to. Mondays through Fridays.
Teen volunteers sought for Challenge Program
The Torrance Center for Creative Studies, located in the UGA High School.
Oconee County.