FINANCIAL WORKSHOP
WHERE: Springfield Baptist Church
WHEN: October 24, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
FOR MORE INFO: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a sisterhood called to serve -- transforming lives, impacting communities, Thomson Alumnae Chapter presents A Financial Fortitude Workshop: Planning Your Financial Future. This workshop will be conducted by Steve Strouble and Todd Ward. They will cover topics such as college funds and retirement funds. There will also be time for questions and answers and refreshments. The church is located at 523 Martin Luther King St., Thomson. Call Jeannie Simmons, 706-595-4987 or Countess P. Wilkerson, 706-595-2477.
TCB GOLF SCRAMBLE
WHERE: Belle Meade Country Club
WHEN: October 19, 1 p.m.
FOR MORE INFO: Cost is $85 per person or $340 per team. The Thomson Competitive Bulldogs booster club is hosting this event. Registration/lunch will begin at 11 a.m. Shotgun start at 1 p.m. Tournament format is four-person team Lauderdale (scramble). Prizes awarded to top six teams and closest to pin for each par-3. Call 706-466-3799 or 706-401-3565 by October 16.
FALL FAMILY FEST
WHERE: Mistletoe State Park
WHEN: October 24, 5-9:45 p.m.
FOR MORE INFO: This event is fun for the entire family. There will be a live band, pumpkin scavenger hunt for children ages up to 12, apple bobbing and marshmallow roasting, face painting, storytelling, square dancing, night hike -- begins after storytelling, and hayrides. Cost is $10 per vehicle -- this includes everything except for hayrides. Hayrides are $2 per person. Mistletoe State Park is located at 3725 Mistletoe Rd., Appling. Call 706-541-0321.
TRAVELING BASEBALL TEAM
FOR MORE INFO: If you are interested in playing on a boys traveling baseball team and will not be 11 years old before May 1, 2010, please give Jim Raftevold a call at 706-868-5195 or 706-814-8711.