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meets every Tuesday at 4 p.m. Call 706-556-0594 or visit ecgrl.org. Weekly Group Runs include the Monday Metro Run meeting at Metro Coffeehouse at 6 p.m.; Monday Intervals meeting at the Family Y track on Wheeler Road at 7 p.m.; the Tuesday Nacho Mama’s Group Run at 6 p.m.; Wednesday’s Blanchard Woods Group Run at 6 p.m.; Wednesday Stay in Shape Group Run at 6 p.m.; Wednesday’s Post Office Hill Training Run at 7 p.m.; Thursday’s Homer Hustle at 6 p.m.; and Saturday’s Stay in Shape Run at 8 a.m. Visit augustastriders.com. Augusta Canal Interpretive Center and Petersburg boat tours winter schedule runs through March 31 and is as follows: The Center is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Hour-long Petersburg boat canal tours depart at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3 p.m. Admission to Center is $6, or free with $12.50 boat tour ticket. Seniors 65+, active military/dependent and students (age 4-grade12 or with valid college I.D.) are $2. One child under 3 per ticketed adult may get in free. Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Call 706-823-0440, ext. 4. Groups call ext. 7. Visit augustacanal.com. The Augusta Fencers Club is open five nights a week from 5:30-9 p.m. and most Saturday mornings from 10 a.m.-noon. Visitors always welcome. Call 706722-8878. The Augusta Rugby Club holds weekly practice sessions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Larry Bray Memorial Pitch in Augusta. Experienced players and newbies ages 18 and up are welcome. Bring a pair of cleats or cross trainers, a mouthguard, gym shorts and a T-shirt. Visit augustarugby.org or Facebook under the Augusta Rugby Club heading. Hott Shott Disc Golf is held each Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Killer B Disc Golf in downtown Augusta, and features games and prizes for all ages and skill levels. $2. Call 706-814-7514 or visit killerbdiscgolf. blogspot.com/p/hott-shott. Thursday Night Chain Reaction Ride begins at 6 p.m. each Thursday at Patriots Park in Grovetown. For intermediate to fast-paced cyclists, who average 25-32 miles. Participants should bring their own water and helmet. Call 706-855-2024 or visit chainreactionbicycles.net. Riverview Disc Golf League meets each Thursday at 6 p.m. at Riverview Park in North Augusta. Entry fee $5; ace pool $1. Call 803-215-8181 or visit augustadiscgolf.com. Road Bike Ride meets each Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Andy Jordan’s Bicycle Warehouse downtown for an approximately 25-mile ride at a moderate to fast pace. Front and rear lights, as well as a helmet, are required. Call 706-724-6777 or visit andyjordans. com. Guided Trail Rides at Hilltop Riding Stables at Fort Gordon are available Saturdays at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.; Sundays at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and noon; and Wednesday-Friday at 11 a.m. with reservations 24 hours in advance. All trail rides are on a first-come, first-served basis, and participants should arrive 30 minutes prior to the trail ride starting for sign in procedures. $23-$30. Call 706-791-4864 or visit fortgordon.com. Lakeside Rideouts at Hilltop Riding Stables at Fort Gordon are each Sunday beginning at 1:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. The ride, which begins at 2 p.m., is a two-hour guided ride to Wilkerson Lake. $45-$50. Call 706-791-4864 or visit fortgordon.com. BlazeSports Swim Team, for all ages of physically challenged swimmers who want to train for 17JANUARY2013
competition, meets at the Wilson Family Y. Members $35 a month; non-members $50 a month. Preregistration required. Visit thefamilyy.org.
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Winter Fun Craft Workshop, in which participants will make a snowman, Jack Frost puppet and snowman paper bag puppet and should bring their own glue, crayons and/or markers, is Thursday, Jan. 17, at 11 a.m. at the Appleby Branch Library. Pre-registration required. Call 706-736-6244 or visit ecgrl.org. Craft Club Meeting, for those ages 6-11, meets Thursday, Jan. 17, at 5:30 p.m. at the Columbia County Library. Call 706-863-1946 or visit ecgrl.org. Teen Bad Art Night will be held at the Aiken Public Library 6-7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 17. Call 803-6427575 or visit abbe-lib.org. Honky Tonk Angels will be presented by Augusta Preparatory Day School Upper School, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 17-19. Adults $12; students $10. Call 706-863-1906.
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Childcare and Babysitting Safety is offered at Trinity Hospital for students 11-14 years old, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 19. $30. Lunch provided. Call 706481-7604 or visit trinityofaugusta.com. Author Visit and Story Time, featuring Dr. Cargill Alleyne, author of “Ned’s Head,” is Saturday, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. at the Columbia County Library. Call 706-863-1946 or visit ecgrl.org. Sing, Clap, Wiggle, Shake, a kids program presented by Garden City Jazz and featuring special guest Pickles the Clown, is Saturday, Jan. 19, from noon-2 p.m. at the Aiken County Library. Pre-registration required. Call 706-495-6238 or visit gardencityjazz. com. Parents’ Night Out will be offered at the Aiken Family Y, 6-9:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 19. Members $15; nonmembers $25. Pre-registration required. Visit thefamilyy.org. Ancient Sky Lore will be offered at DuPont Planetarium, 7-8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 19. Call 803641-3654. Digistar Laser Fantasy will be offered at DuPont Planetarium, 8-9 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 19. Call 803641-3654. One-Day Camp is Monday, Jan. 21, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Bricks 4 Kidz’s Creativity Center. $40, with pre-registration required. Call 706-513-5789 or visit bricks4kidz.com/csra. School Days Out will be offered at the Wilson Family Y, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Tuesday, Jan. 21-22. Members $25; nonmembers $50. Visit thefamilyy. org. Jr. Rangers: Wildlife program will be held at Mistletoe State Park 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 21. $20 program; $5 parking. Call 706-541-0321 or visit gastateparks.org. Story Time and Crafts, sponsored by the Morris Museum of Art, is Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. Poetry Matters Workshop for High School Students, in which participants in grades 9-12 will learn about poetry in time to submit work to the Poetry Matters contest in April, is Tuesday, Jan. 22, from 4-5 p.m. at the Columbia County Library. Pre-registration required. Call 706-863-1946 or visit ecgrl.org. Financial Wellness Month Activities for teens, led by representatives of local consumer credit agencies, who will assist participants with money management,
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