Datebook

Athletes to be

honored

To celebrate the accomplishments of the Jenkins County spring sports athletes, the annual Athletic Banquet will be held Monday, May 12. Sponsored by the Jenkins County Athletic Booster Club, the baseball, track, tennis, basketball and spirit cheerleading teams will be honored beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Jenkins County Middle/High School lunchroom. The banquet will include the awarding of medals, recognition of athletes and their coaches, the presentation of two $500 scholarships, and a barbecue meal. Tickets for the event are $8, and may be purchased at the door. Plan to attend and show support for the positive successes of local student athletes.

A C-team Sports reception will be held 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in the Jenkins County High School lunchroom.

Free Legal Help

Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) staff will be in Jenkins County to meet with senior citizens wanting free legal help, on a first-come, firstserve basis. Senior Citizens, 60 years of age or older who have a civil, non-criminal legal issue may be able to obtain help. A GLSP staff member will be in Jenkins County 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Monday, May 12, at the Jenkins County Senior Citizens Center, 998 College Ave.

The GLSP office that serves Jenkins County is located at 209 Seventh St., Suite 400, Augusta. The office can be reached at 1(800) 248-6697.

GED testing

The GED examination will be given at Swainsboro Technical College Monday, May 19, and Tuesday, May 20.

Required registration will be held at 9 a.m. in building #8, and at 6 p.m. in building #1, room 1109, on Thursday, May 8. Picture identification and social security card must be presented, and the $95 test fee is due at registration.

Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. If applicants are 18 or 19 years of age, an official withdrawal from the last school attended must also be presented at registration.

For additional information, contact Nancy Bailes at (478) 189-2248.

JCH Health Fair to

be scaled down

The Jenkins County Hospital Health Fair has been a local favorite for several years now. Regretfully, due to various circumstances, the Health Fair will be presented in a scaled down format this year. The laboratory will offer the "discount rate" lab package as a general health screening two days, May 20 and May 21 from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The package will include a Complete Blood Count (CBC), Basic Metabolic Profile (BMP), AST (basic liver screen) and Lipid Profile (good and bad cholesterol screen) all for one price of $15.

In addition to the tests offered in the package, participants will be given the opportunity to have their thyroid (TSH) and/or PSA (for males) screened for an additional $5 per test. No physician's order will be required, and the results will be sent to the participants only. It will be up to the participants to take the results to their physician if they so choose. The lab will not report the results to the physicians.

The Lipid Profile and Glucose (included in the BMP) require an 8-12 hours fast in order to obtain accurate test results. No eating. You may have only water and your regular medications. Just present yourself to the registration desk at the Emergency Room entrance in the hospital to receive your lab packet and proceed up the hallway to the lab to have your specimen collected.

"This is a great opportunity for our citizens and a great health screen, which in the past has proven to uncover previously undiagnosed conditions. Don't miss it," said hospital officials.