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READERS: I am not taking this section out of the newspaper for ease later on, but during the COVID-19 crisis most activities have bailed. Please check with event organizers to make sure yours is still ongoing. rfw

• Egg hunt at Cloudland Canyon State Park! April 11 at the Interpretive Center 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers needed to set up day before and help with event itself. Email Dena Abell (dena@cloudlandcanyon.org) to volunteer or for more info.                               

• Meeting on April 13 at 6 p.m. at the Dade UGA Extension/4-H Agricultural Center (in front of Dade Middle School off Hwy. 136 W) for kids and parents interested in learning about opportunities for showing livestock through 4-H.                                           

• Youth Rally at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at Calvary Baptist Church, 13056 N. Main St., Trenton. Everyone is invited for an evening of old-fashioned preaching, singing, worship, fellowship and food. Main speaker is Dr. Jeremiah Quarles.                           

• The Blue Ribbon Glow Run, Dade First's child abuse awareness event, will be at the Dade County High School track on Friday, April 24. Gates open at 8 p.m. and the walk/run starts at 9 p.m. Preregister by March 29 to ensure you get a free glow-in-the-dark T-shirt, but if you don't you're welcome to show up anyway. Preregister at runsignup.com/race/GA/Trenton/BlueRibbonGlowRun. Call Martha Baker at (423) 883-6938 to reserve your agency a booth.                                      

• Lookout Mountain CASA is looking for more volunteer advocates.  Are you the next HERO in a foster child's life? Children come into foster care by no fault of their own and typically are found to be victims of abuse and/or deprivation. This is where you come in. CASA volunteers are the voice of children who have been overlooked, neglected and hurt.   Begin your NEW YEAR with a resolution to BE THE CHANGE and make a difference in a child's story. Learn how to join the CASA team by calling Ashley Shelton at (404) 723 1420.                                                             

• Do you have a dramatic photo from the tornadoes of 2011? Do you have a story to tell from April 27, 2011? If so, the Dade County Public Lbrary would love to include them in a book it is compiling to commemorate the 10th anniversary of those killer storms. Email photos and brief stories to , or drop by the library.                                                      

• Rising Fawn Baptist Church provides FREE after-school care for children between the ages of 5 and 13 beginning the first day of this school year. Each day will include a snack, Bible study, time for homework and play. Children will be watched from the time they get off the school bus until 6 p.m. This is primarily for those who struggle to afford the after-care program at school or must send their children home to an empty house, but others will be accepted subject to demand--so the sooner you register, the better.  For more information please contact the church at , or call or text Tony Moreland at (423) 227-9997.                                                                                

• For 2020, the Georgia Driver's License office in Trenton is open Monday,  Jan. 13 & 27, Feb. 10 & 24, March 9 & 23, April 13 & 27, May 11 & 18, June 8 & 22, July 6 & 20, Aug. 10 & 24, Sept. 14 & 28, Oct. 5 & 19, Nov. 2 & 16 and Dec. 7 & 21. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and the office is in the Justice Bldg, 75 Case Ave., Trenton. For more info check dds.georgia.gov.                                                                                     

• At 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month, there is an informational meeting/presentation at the Dade DFACS office (located in the county Administrative Building) for anyone interested in becoming a foster parent. You may call 1-877-210-KIDS to register, but registration is not required.                                                              

• A representative from the Veterans Administration is available to help vets at the Dade County Administrative Building in the Commissioners' meeting room 9 a.m.-3 p.m.  on the last Wednesday of each month.                                                

• Celebrate Recovery meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at Trenton Ministry Center. This is a Christian recovery program for anyone who has hurts, hang-ups or habits. There are classes for kids, teens and adults, as well as nursery care provided. For more information, call (706) 657-6920.                                          

• Emergency Message - All DDS (driver's license) Customer Service Centers are closed until April 1, 2020. DDS urges customers to consider using DDS Online Services at georgia.gov.

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