Fort King George State Historic Site in Darien will host its First Saturday Fun at the Fort event Saturday. There will be a scavenger hunt, hands-on colonial games for people of all ages, musket and cannon firing, as well as the opportunity to explore the fort.
For more information, call 912-437-4770 or go to www.gastateparks.org/fortkinggeorge.

Historian to speak
Local historian Buddy Sullivan will speak at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Richmond Hill Museum to help kick off the Richmond Hill Historical Society’s 2012 Lecture Series. Sullivan will be discussing “Spanish Settlements in Coastal Georgia from 1526 to 1742.”
The lecture is free to the public. For more information, call 756-3697.

Forestry pageant
The Tattnall County Forestry Pageant is set for Feb. 18 at the restored Glennville City Auditorium. 
Children and young adults 24 and younger who live in the Middle East District, which includes Bryan County, are eligible to participate. 
The winners of the local pageant will have their entry fees paid to the 73rd Miss Georgia Forestry Pageant in Tifton in June. 
The deadline for entering the pageant is Jan. 15, and spaces are limited.
For more information, email Tri-County Forestry Pageant Director Sherry Long at sherrylong1608@yahoo.com.

Club fundraiser
The Pembroke Garden Club is having a winter raffle. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5 and are available from club members.
The grand prize is a garden dump cart with accessories. The second prize is a 30-inch fire pit with a poker, and the third prize is a garden tub full of accessories.
The drawing is Jan. 19 at Dixie Harn Community Center, 91 Lanier St., but the winner does not need to be present to win.
For more information, call Diane at 661-4447 or 547-5313.

Gold Star Wives
Gold Star Wives of the Coastal Empire will meet at 10 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Georgia National Guard Armory at 1248 Eisenhower Drive in Savannah.
The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for the Gold Star wives of any era to meet each other, network and discuss benefits. The moderator of the meeting will be Patricia Barbee, a Gold Star wife from the Vietnam era.
To register or for more information, email gawives@yahoo.com.

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