UPCOMING EVENTS IN OCONEE COUNTY, GA

Since school has long since started, everyone in Oconee Co., GA, is back in full swing with activities. Just a few of upcoming events are:

As one of the ongoing informal Strolls Around Watkinsville, this Saturday, September 19, Mary Mellein will lead an hour-long stroll beginning at 9:00 a.m. in front of the courthouse on Main Street. The funds raised from the $5.00 fee will be donated to the Oconee County 4-H Club.

A lot is going on at the Oconee County Library this month. There will be a daylong Fiction Workshop covering the art and process of fiction writing taught by author and college professor Brian Jay Corrigan at 10:00 a.m. September 19. Corrigan's first novel, "The Poet of Loch Ness" won the Bancroft Prize in literature. In 2006, he was named Author of the Year in the debut fiction category by the Georgia Writers Assoc. Registration is required. The library is located on Experiment Station Rd. in Watkinsville, GA.

Also at the Oconee County Library, The Friends of the Oconee County Library will be having a Book Sale September 17-20 at the library. On September 17 there will be a special preview sale from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. for Oconee County Library Friends only. If you aren't a member, you can still join at the door for only $10.00. The regular book sale hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. September 18 & 19 and 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. on September 20.

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On September 15 at 12:00 noon, Gainesville State College will host meteorologist and storm chaser Reed Timmer who has intercepted more than 250 tornadoes and a dozen powerful hurricanes during the last few yers. He received his doctorate in meteorology from the Univerisity of Oklahoma. Timmer's presentation will be in the Student Resource Center of GSC's Oconee campus on Experiment Station Rd., Watkinsville. The program is free and open to the public.

And don't forget the Oconee Farmer's Market is still open from 8:00-noon every Saturday behind the Eagle Tavern on Main Street in Watkinsville.

Still available are cakes, pies, fresh eggs, blueberries, peaches, jams, grass-fed beef, tomatoes, okra, eggplant, green onions, sweet onions, cucumbers, potatoes and several varieties of squash.