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Time to pay Belvedere Fire District fees

The Belvedere Fire District fire fee statements were mailed out on Dec. 15, giving property owners two extra weeks to pay the fees prior to the due date of Jan. 31, 2010.

The Belvedere Fire District commissioners have expressed their sincere wish that all property owners pay promptly by Jan. 31.

And if a property owner has any changes in property assessments and/or ownership to report, that owner is asked to call the Belvedere Fire District office at 279-5505, ext. 10.

LBC high school reunion for classes of '67, '68, 69

The LBC classes of 1967, 1968 and 1969 are having a joint high school reunion on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at the Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites in Augusta.

Members of these graduating classes or anyone who should have graduated with these classes but did not graduate for one reason or another is asked to contact Randy Peebles at (910) 700-0332 for the class of 1967, Dixie Foster Mims at (803) 215-5165 or Pete Woodward at (803) 593-2802 for the class of 1968 or Kathy Duncan New at (803) 593-9842 or Wanda Green Smith at (803) 507-7378 for more information.

Help out RECing Crew on Facebook

The RECing Crew is a charity looking for votes from the "Chase Community Giving" program on Facebook.

The folks with the RECing Crew are asking all members of Facebook to visit the site and vote for them to receive funding.

Chamber annual meeting set for Feb. 16

The Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce will host its annual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, at 6 p.m.

Congressman Gresham Barrett will be the keynote speaker.

For more information or to sign up as a sponsor of the event, call the Chamber at 279-2323.

Carriage rides offered at Hammond's Ferry

Hammond's Ferry will feature horse-drawn carriage rides from Aiken Horse and Carriage Company each weekend on Friday and Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. through Jan, 2, 2010. Tickets are available for $10 per person at Manuel's Cafe and Edge Salon.

Call 613-1641 for more information.

Chamber of Commerce announces holiday hours

The Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce will be closed for the holidays on Dec. 23, 24 and 25 and again on Jan. 1.

Zoning appeals board meeting canceled

The regular meeting of the North Augusta Board of Zoning Appeals, which was scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, has been canceled. There are no applications for the panel to consider currently.

The February meeting is set for Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, if there are cases to be heard at that time.

For more information, call 441-4221.

North Augusta High College 101 features Augusta State

The January early release College 101 program at North Augusta High School will feature Augusta State University.

Rebecca White will explain admissions, scholarships and financial aid at Augusta State.

The program is open to anyone.

It will begin at 1:30 in the school auditorium on Jan 6.

For more information, call Diane Smiley at 442-6100.