Rabies Clinic

There will be a Rabies Clinic on March 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Helton Howland Park (where the tank is on U.S. 78.) Dr. Jonathan Hatchett of Price Creek Veterinary Hosptial will host the clinic. All animals over the age of three months can be vaccinated. $10 per animal and are for a single year vaccine. All dogs must be on a leash and all cats must be in a pet carrier.

Tax assessors

The Haralson County Board of Tax Assessors will meet March 9 at 8 a.m. at 4266 Ga. Hwy. 120, Buchanan. For information call 770-646-2022.

Senior trips

The Buchanan Seniors are going to Nashville for a Show Trip April 26-30. Join the fun-loving seniors for four nights and five days of entertainment. Planned activities include a dinner party with entertainment, visits to Loretta Lynn’s ranch, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry, a guided tour of Nashville, and a ride on a Delta flat boat inside the Opryland Hotel. We are taking reservations now. Call Rhonda at 770-646-2029.

Sewell get-together

All present and former employees of Sewell Manufacturing Company are invited to the annual get-together on March 6 at 11:30 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church fellowship hall, 312 Atlantic Ave., Bremen. Bring a covered dish and drink. For information call 770-537-5632.

Museum

The West Georgia Museum of Tallapoosa is accepting pictures of native birds from the public to place on display in the museum. Bring your 8x10 photos of your native winter birds and the museum will frame it and label it for you. For more information, call 770-574-3125.

Senior Trip

The Bremen Senior Center is taking reservations for their May senior trip to Niagara Falls. Contact Rayl at the Senior Center to reserve your spot today!

Senior Center Fund Raiser

On Saturday, March 27, at 5:30 p.m. the Haralson County Senior Center in Buchanan will host a spaghetti dinner at the Haralson Activity Center to raise funds for new tires for their van. Dinner tickets are $5.50. The Paul Family will preform bluegrass and gospel music. About 20 Framed and laminated puzzles will also be up for auction. Contact the senior center for more information at 770-646-2029.

2009-2010 Heating Assistance Program

Tallatoona HRDC is asking if you need help with heat? Contact 770-646-3845 with total of household members and total gross income for that household to see whether or not you are eligible for assistance. Clients are served on a first come first serve basis. If you have not received energy assistance since Nov. 1, 2009. contact for your local county office today. Think warmth, think Tallatoona! Come and apply.

February Book Bunch

February Book Bunch will be at 4 p.m. each Tuesday at the Buchanan-Haralson Public Library. Contact the Library at 770-646-3369 for additional information.

Buchanan Women’s Club

The Buchanan Women’s Club meets at 4 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month at the Edna Wyatt Building in Buchanan.

Doll Exhibit

The West Georgia Museum of Tallapoosa is asking for residents to bring in their dolls for a special spring exhibit lasting through April. Dolls will be exhibited in showcases and will not be handled. Museum will provide legal loan agreement for donations. Contributors will be able to pick up the dolls after the end of April. Anyone interested should drop off their dolls as soon as possible at the museum between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Free Clothing

Haralson County Ministries, located at 218 Tallapoosa St. Bremen has free clothing. No referral needed, winter clothing from 9 a.m. to noon. You must be a resident of Haralson County.

Beard Contest

Gentlemen, grow your beards! That’s right, it’s time to get started growing your beard for the longest beard contest that will be held in conjunction with Tallapoosa’s 150th birthday. For more information, contact Kate Gardner or Jonathan James at Tallapoosa City Hall at 770-574-8812.

Supper With the Sheriff

Haralson County Sheriff Eddie Mixon has issued an A.P.B. (All Points Bulletin) for the best chili cooks in the region. As part of his “Fourth Annual Supper with the Sheriff” events being held on Thursday, April 8, at the Haralson County Recreation Center in Buchanan. Mixon is organizing a chili cook-off. Expert chili cooks from all across the region are invited to participate. Prizes will be awarded to first, second, and third place teams and there is no fee to enter. Judges will be the people of Haralson County attending the “Supper with the Sheriff” event. For more information, please call Jim Beck at 770-375-5838.

GA Peach Party

Hey Teens! Come and meet Chef Carlin at the Buchanan-Haralson Public Library as she indulges us with lots tasty treats at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 11. Students in middle and high schools are invited to participate. Read, eat, win! For more information, please call 770-646-3369. Registration Required.

School Council Meeting

Tallapoosa Primary School is having a School Council meeting at 4 p.m., Thursday, March 11, in the multimedia room. All parents or guardians welcome.

Bremen Cruise-in

The fifth consecutive downtown Bremen Saturday night cruise-in starts March 13, sponsored by the Bremen DDA and organized by a group of locals known loosely as the Bremen Liars Club. The cruise in will the second Saturday of every month from 5 p.m. until dark, March through October and staged on Tallapoosa Street. The Liars Club provides music, trivia, door prizes and cash drawings with an overall peoples choice winner chosen by attendee voting. There is no entrance fee and a hamburger stand with drinks and snacks is available. Cars, trucks, motorcycles and even lawn mowers, tractors or a nice one-horse wagon are welcome and can number upwards of 50 ranging from “work in progress” to high-end street rods and antiques. Entrants are registered and numbered to facilitate people’s choice voting but the only requirement is to have fun.

Hunter Education Class

A Hunter Education Class is being offered on March 9 and 11 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. You must attend both nights to be certified. The class will be held at the Haralson County Government Complex Center located at 155 Van Wert St. Buchanan GA (behind the Tax Commissioner’s Office). Please bring your social security number. Pre-Registration is recommended by logging on to the State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources Web site at: www.georgiawildlife.com. There is no charge for the class. For further information, contact SGT Danny Crook at 770-646-3875.

Buchanan Woman’s Club

The Buchanan Woman’s Club will have its regular meeting on March 4th at the Edna Wyatt Building in Buchanan. The meeting will start at 4 p.m.

Lunch & Learn

Please join us March 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for Lunch & Learn “Ask the Lawyer – Part 2.” Do you ever wish you could just ask a labor and employment lawyer your question? Then join us for an informal Question & Answer session with Bert Brannen, Labor & Employment Lawyer with Fisher & Phillips. This is your opportunity to get your questions answered; no question is too small. As usual lunch is $6 for chamber members and $20 for non-chamber members. Please RSVP by March 22 to lrutherford@haralson.org if you would like to attend.

Tallapoosa Schools Reunion

There will be a reunion of all classes of the Tallapoosa Schools. Anyone attending Tallapoosa School, at any time, is invited to the big gathering at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Old Tallapoosa High School Building.

Story Time

Join the fun at the Buchanan-Haralson Public Library at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays for our weekly story time. 770-646-3369.

Turkey Shoot

Tallapoosa Masonic lodge No. 126 will host a turkey shoot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 27. Bring some of your own shells for Wild Card shooting.

Regional Commission

Butch Jones announces a meeting of the Workforce Investment Board at noon Wednesday, March 17. Angie Douglass announces a meeting of the Youth Council at noon, Wednesday, March 10. Jerry Garland announces a meeting of the Consortia at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 17, and Dan Penland announces a meeting of the Prosposal Review Committee at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 17. Each of these meeting will be held at the Calhoun Convention Center, Calhoun, Ga.

Council of the Blind

Georgia Council of the Blind, Atlanta-West Chapter, will hold its monthly meeting at Ryan’s in Carrollton at 11 a.m. on March 13. Please bring friends and family. For information call 770-562-1415.

AARP Free Tax Help

Free Tax Help at the Library. AARP Tax-Aide Foundation will offer tax preparation assistance for taxpayers with middle and low income, with special attention to those age 60 and older. Sessions will be held at the Warren Sewell Library of Bremen and are scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the following Friday mornings: March 12, March 26 and April 9. First come, first served. No appointment necessary, but you must arrive by noon. Be sure to bring your ID and social security card.

Relay for Life

Please plan to join Haralson County Relay for Life at all our meetings even if you do not necessarily have a team, but would simply like to be a part of our Relay. We always need fresh ideas! The meeting dates are as follows: Monday, April 5, at 7 p.m. at the Haralson County Chamber of Commerce in Waco. The Relay itself will be Friday, April 30 at HCHS at 6 p.m. For more information, call Jennnifer Dobbs at 770-328-1736.

Food distribution

Food Banks of America will distribute food every Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 542 Golf Course Road, Tallapoosa. For information call 770-574-9700.