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| Please email us your community events. |
BLOUNTSVILLE CUB SCOUTS in Pack 158 are sponsoring a food drive from now until the end of
February as part of their celebration of 100 years of scouting. Items collected will be donated to
Blountsville United Methodist Church to fill its food pantry. The scouts are collecting nonperishable
food items and nonfood toiletry items. Businesses and individuals are encouraged to get involved. To
get information or arrange donation dropoffs, contact cubmaster Jamie Graves at 205-429-5268 or den
leader Dawn Silas at 205-914-0166.
CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP has been cancelled until further notice.
SPRING FLING BOOTH SPACE Interested in booth space for the 2010 spring fling? The event will be
held the first Saturday in May (rain or shine) and is sponsored by Oneonta Business Association.
Booth fees are $35 each. Contact Towanna Robbins, 274-2900 or towannarobbins@yahoo.com
OHS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS are preparing for their annual $10,000 cash giveaway. This year’s drawing
(which you do not have to be present to win) will be March 20 at 6 p.m. in the Oneonta High School
lobby. Each $100 ticket offers the purchaser a chance at the $10,000 plus dinner for two, door prizes,
and entertainment. Only 300 tickets are available so boosters urge those interested to purchase tickets
early. Contact Chris Hubauer at 625-5049 to purchase tickets.
BLOUNTSVILLE CUB SCOUTS in Pack 158 are sponsoring a food drive from now until the end of
February as part of their celebration of 100 years of scouting. Items collected will be donated to
Blountsville United Methodist Church to fill its food pantry. The scouts are collecting nonperishable
food items and nonfood toiletry items. Businesses and individuals are encouraged to get involved. To
get information or arrange donation dropoffs, contact cubmaster Jamie Graves at 205-429-5268 or den
leader Dawn Silas at 205-914-0166.
FRIENDS OF ONEONTA PUBLIC LIBRARY is planning a writers conference for April 20 at Twin Oaks at
Heritage. Featured writers will be Robert McCammon, Patti Callahan Henry, and Keith Thomson.
Tickets will be $50 each (tax deductible) and include heavy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, coffee, and cookies
during the book signing following the program. Proceeds will be used for the summer reading
program for children in Oneonta and Blount County.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION at Oneonta Elementary School will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday,
March 1, through Friday, March 19, according to principal Ed Parrish. To register, the student must be
5 years of age on or before Sept. 1, 2010, and must bring a valid birth certificate, social security card,
and an Alabama certificate of immunization. In addition, each student who lives within the city limits of
Oneonta must bring two proofs of residence: a purchase, lease, or rental agreement and a utility bill
showing the residential address.
VILLAGE SPRINGS RESIDENTS REUNION will be held March 16 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Golden
Corral in Roebuck. All are encouraged to attend and bring pictures. Bobby Waid, 205- 648-6239; Lanny
Gamble, 205-556-2888; Betty Baker Pate, 205-680-9755.
BLOUNT COUNTY VOAD will meet Tuesday, March 30, between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the Blount
County EMA office in the courthouse. The regional VOAD meeting is being held today, Wednesday,
Feb. 24, between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the United Way of Central Alabama, 3600 8th Avenue
South, Birmingham.
IT’S SCHOLARSHIP TIME! The 2010 Carl Coleman Friend to Animals scholarship will be awarded this
spring to the winning nominee. Any Blount County graduating senior who wants a higher education
and has demonstrated a dedication to the care of animals may be nominated. Forms are available at
Blount County Animal Shelter and Blount County high schools, by e-mailing itsfortheshelter@aol.com
or by calling 590-0039. Nomination forms must be mailed by April 1 to Scholarship, P.O. Box 310,
Locust Fork AL 35097.
BLOUNT COUNTY VOAD will meet Tuesday, March 30, between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the Blount
County EMA office in the courthouse.
FAMILY’S HOME BURNS Eddie and Loretha Kent of Ragsdale Road in Murphree’s Valley lost
everything they owned when their home burned Sunday, Feb. 28. For those who have asked how they
can help, the Kents’ daughter Jennifer Ellison has set up a fund for them at a local bank. Donations
can be made to Special Account for Eddie and Loretha Kent at HomeTown Bank, Oneonta. The family
is grateful for the support.
COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS will hold kindergarten pre-registration during school hours in April,
according to announcement made by James E. Carr, superintendent of Blount County schools.
Students must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, and must bring valid birth certificates,
records of immunization, proofs of residence, and social security cards.
AN AUTISM NETWORKING GROUP has been formed in Blount County. Amanda, 590-4237, or Jennifer,
590- 1044.
ALABAMA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY will have its spring seminar on DNA “Tracking Your Genetic
Roots” Saturday, March 27, at Samford University’s Dwight Beeson Business Building, Brock Forum
Auditorium in Birmingham. Dr. Joan Kirchman Mitchell, who has a PhD in biology, will speak on Up
Close and Personal, From a Distant Perspective, and Putting It All Together. Fee for members is $25
and for nonmembers $35. Register at http://www.algensoc.org/main/SpringFlyer 2010.pdf or e-mail
Yvonne at ycrump@bellsouth.net.
DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM is being held between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. March 10 and March 11 at
St. Vincent’s Blount. Cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. Drivers should contact
their agents to see if completion of the program entitles them to a discount on auto insurance. Richard
Gurley, 256-318-4997, rg1st@earthlink.net, or Michele Brown, 205-274-3010.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION at Oneonta Elementary School will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. through
Friday, March 19, according to principal Ed Parrish. To register, the student must be 5 years of age on
or before Sept. 1, 2010, and must bring a valid birth certificate, Social Security card, and an Alabama
certificate of immunization. In addition, each student who lives within the city limits of Oneonta must
bring two proofs of residence: a purchase, lease, or rental agreement and a utility bill showing the
residential address.
OHS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS are preparing for their annual $10,000 cash giveaway. This year’s drawing
(at which you do not have to be present to win) will be March 20 at 6 p.m. in the Oneonta High School
lobby. Each $100 ticket offers the purchaser a chance at the $10,000 plus dinner for two, door prizes,
and entertainment. Only 300 tickets are available so boosters urge those interested to purchase tickets
early. Contact Chris Hubauer at 625-5049 to purchase tickets.
MISS BLOUNT COUNTY BEAUTY PAGEANT will be held Saturday, March 13, at Oneonta High School.
All contestants through sixth grade will receive crowns, and all contestants in older divisions will
receive trophies. Winners in all divisions will receive crowns and trophies. The pageant is a fundraiser
for the Oneonta High School marching band. 205-559-4127.