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Community announcements for Nov. 25
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The Richmond Hill Public Library will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday for the Thanksgiving holiday and will reopen at 10 a.m. Dec. 2.
The Pembroke Public Library will be closed Nov. 28-Nov. 30 for Thanksgiving and will also reopen at 10 a.m. Dec. 2.
Both branches are closed on Sundays.

Holiday train event
Christmas on the Train will be from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Station Exchange in Richmond Hill.
Carriage Tours of Savannah will give carriage rides. Keith & Ross will provide entertainment and Midnight Star Pottery will provide creative crafts. Santa and more than 20 vendors are expected.
The event is being presented by the Suites at Station Exchange and Georgia Living At Home.

Parade, chili registration

Registration is under way for Richmond Hill’s 12th annual Chili Cook-Off set for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at J.F. Gregory Park.
For more information or to register, call Linda Phillips at 756-2831 or Jennifer McCorkle at 756-3592.
Entries are being taken for the city’s 18th annual Hometown Christmas Parade set for 10 a.m. Dec. 7.
Visit the city’s Park and Tree Department page at www.richmondhill-ga.gov for official rules and entry form, or call Nancy Frye at 756-3735 or Amanda Styer at 756-3641 for more information.

Festival of Trees/Lights
The Festival of Trees and Festival of Lights will open in Pembroke with the lighting of the community tree downtown around 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7.
Schools, churches and other organizations are invited to decorate trees for display in the Festival of Trees, open at various times Dec. 7-28, in Pembroke’s Art Center. Awards will be presented for first, second and third place, plus a “People’s Choice” for best-decorated trees.
The Festival of Lights will transform DuBois Square into a “winter wonderland” open to the public, also beginning Dec. 7.
 For more information or to enter, contact Sharroll Fanslau at 653-4413.

Firefighters for Tots
The Bryan County Emergency Services and Pembroke and Richmond Hill fire departments will participate in the “Firefighters for Tots” campaign.
Firefighters will collect donations of new, unwrapped toys at all area fire stations to distribute to needy children.
Station locations are:
• Bryan County Fire Station 1, 15735 Highway 144, Richmond Hill, 727-3033
• Bryan County Fire Station 2, 95 Daniel Siding Road, Richmond Hill, 756-3292
• Bryan County Station 9, 4494 Belfast River Road, Richmond Hill, 445-5287
• Bryan County Station 5, 7392 Highway 280 E., Ellabell, 858-2702
• Bryan County Station 7, 5995 Highway 204, Ellabell, 858-2790
• Pembroke Fire Station, 160 N. Main St., Pembroke, 653-4400
• Richmond Hill Fire Station, 722 Timber Trail, Richmond Hill, 756-3474
For more information, call 445-0425 or any local fire station.

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Community Announcements for Oct. 23
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New Beginnings Community Church will hold a fall-harvest celebration from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at 75 Crosswinds Drive, at the entrance to Buckhead North.
Activities planned include hay rides, hot-dog roasting, face painting, games and prizes. All activities are free and open to the public.
For more information, call 912-445-0196 or go to www.nbcchurch.com.

Book signing set for Pembroke Public Library
J.G. Jakes, author of “The River’s Edge,” will have a book signing from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Pembroke Public Library.
When asked to sum up in one sentence what kind of story “The River’s Edge” is, Jakes said, “It’s an altogether human story: love and hatred, regret and forgiveness, faith and consequences and a cross.”
“The River’s Edge” is about an evil man, a horrible murder, a miscarriage of backwoods justice and a young woman’s vow of revenge.
Jakes was born and raised in Shellman. She now is a retired school teacher.  
“It is my genuine desire to share the grace of God and encourage others as they continue on their Christian journey,” Jakes said.
For more information, go to jgjakes.weebly.com.

Fall art show, reception planned for Nov. 8
Arts on the Coast will have its fall art show and reception at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, on the grounds surrounding Leahy Art Gallery in Richmond Hill.
The event will feature local artists and musicians. For more information, email Artsonthecoast@yahoo.com, leahyart@comcast.net orshvolker@coastalnow.net.

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