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Back by popular demand, the Georgia Writers Museum is hosting a set of Writing Workshops. The first class will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2018, from 10 a.m. to noon. The teaching author is Valerie Joan Connors. Ms. Connors is the author of four novels in different genres. She was born in upper Michigan but spent her formative years in Oregon. As an adult, she bounced around the west coast until her job as a software consultant brought her to Atlanta in 1996, the same day as the Olympic torch.

Greene students receive scholarships 

Leila Scoggins

leila@lakeoconeenews.us

Last week, barriers were torn down as women from all denominations and ethnicities came together in Madison’s Town Park for an evening of worship and testimonies of God’s love.

Shellie Smitley

shellie@lakeoconeenews.us

Eatonton native Joshua Hudson, Bogart native Isabel Arenas and North Oconee High School graduate Cameron Loyal will bring a bit of Broadway to Highgate Estates and Gardens in Greensboro beginning June 30.  

St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital will host a community blood drive for the American Red Cross on Thursday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the hospital, located at 5401 Lake Oconee Parkway, Greensboro.

All eligible donors are urged to donate at the Red Cross bloodmobile, which will be set up at the hospital. Donated blood and blood products are essential to saving lives after traumatic accidents and in many other situations. According to the American Red Cross, a pint of donated blood can save up to three lives.

McDonald’s is committed to helping employees further their education and achieve their dreams in a BIG way.  The owners of the McDonald’s in Greene county awarded $15,000 in tuition assistance scholarships to employees graduating from high school last week at the Greene County High School Honors Night. The Archways to Opportunity scholarship is a yearly $2,500 in tuition assistance to team members who have worked for McDonald’s for at least 90 days and 15 hours/week. 

Steffen Thomas Museum of Art wrapped up their most recent exhibit, “Hanging Beauties,” last weekend- the show was a collaborative effort between STMA and the Lake Oconee Quilt Guild.

“The show was defiantly a boost for us, you brought so many people into the museum to see your quilts that had not been to the museum before, they loved the museum and they of course, loved your quilts,” said STMA Director Patricia DuBose when addressing the ladies of the LOQG at their recent meeting.

Calling all kids, Kindergarten through fifth grade.

The Greene County Library is having a Southeastern Snake Encounter right in the Library on June 1. This is the first of many exciting programs and events planned for the 2018 Summer Reading Program.

Mark Engel

engel@lakeoconeenews.us