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This Week: Calendar

Baby/Toddler Open Playtime: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oconee County Library. Play with age-appropriate toys and make new friends. Ages 0-3 years only. Free and open to the public. For more information, call (706) 769-3950 or visit www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee. Intro to Knitting 5-Part Workshop with Dorothy Algie: 3 p.m. Thursday, Oconee County Library. This hands-on workshop is for very beginners and supplies are provided. Advanced registration is required and space is limited. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 706-769-3950 or visit www.athenslibrary. org/oconee. TOPS weight loss: 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Government Annex Building, Highway 15, Watkinsville. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a nonprofit support group for weight loss. Members can share challenges, successes, or goals, hear a brief program and discuss plans for the week. (800) 932-8677 or www.tops.org. Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Members' Exhibition: Opening reception, 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, 34 School Street, Watkinsville. Showcasing a diverse range of artwork from OCAF’s adult and youth members. This year OCAF will be expanding the exhibition to include more than 150 works in all three galleries located in the historic 1902 OCAF Center building. Free. (706) 769-4565 , www. ocaf.com Oconee Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oconee County Courthouse, 23 N Main Street, Watkinsville. The market is open rainor-shine on Saturdays through the last Saturday in November. Located in front of the courthouse in downtown Watkinsville. Extra Special People: 30 & Thriving: 4 p.m. Saturday, ESP Activity Building, 189 VFW Drive, Watkinsville. Join Extra Special People as they celebrate 30 years of creating the ESP Magic for children of all abilities and 30 years more in their new activity building. There will be a short ribbon cutting, light refreshments, and tours of the new building. An ESP dance party will follow with our ESParticipants. RSVP is required. Free. (706) 769-9333, extraspecialpeople. com/30thriving

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Dogs’ day

Photos by Blane Marable Friends of the Oconee County Bark Park and Recreation Department recently presented the Inaugural Dash for Dogs 5K at Veterans Park in Watkinsville. All proceeds benefitted improvements and amenities for the Oconee County Bark Park. Almost 120 runners participated, and Brian O’Neal of Grayson won the race in a time of 17:57.2. See photo gallery, TheOconeeLeader.com

OCAF gears up for its annual Members Exhibit By Rob Peecher

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Local art lovers will be in for a treat Friday as the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation opens its annual Members Exhibit, an annual show that features the best work of OCAF’s members. Gallery Director Charles Warnock said the show will feature something that meets everyone’s taste. “This exhibit is showcasing just the members of OCAF, and because our members create such a wide, wide range of art it means that there will be something for you if you’re interested in almost any form of art,” Warnock said. “We have everything from pottery to printing, fiber to jewelry – we even have some poems that have been submitted. We have a section that is just dedicated just to our youth membership.” The exhibit will kick off Friday, June 3 at 6 p.m. with an opening ceremony in OCAF’s 1902 Building. “If you want to see a crowd, come to the opening reception,” Warnock said. “We’ll have 350 people here.” Warnock said that because nearly all of the artists exhibiting in the work are local, it draws one of OCAF’s largest crowds to an opening

ROB PEECHER/Oconee Leader Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Gallery Director Charles Warnock hangs a piece that will be featured in OCAF’s annual Members Exhibit, opening Friday.

reception. Only OCAF’s annual Southworks opening competes with the Members Exhibit for the biggest crowd at an opening, Warnock said. “A lot of people like buying from local artists, so this is an excellent opportunity for them to see work from local artists. Most of the work is for sale, though that is not a requirement for our artists to participate.” Warnock noted that the opening reception

Few surprises in Oconee election results By Mike Sprayberry

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Thursday, June 2, 2016

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Results of the May 24 primary election were made official Friday and largely settled the local offices up for election this year. Incumbents seeking reelection carried the day as Sheriff Scott Berry, Board of Education Chairman Tom Odom, County Commissioner (Post 4) Mark Saxon and Coroner Ed Carson all won contested races. Though not incumbents, Mark Thomas successfully moved from the Board of Education to the Board of Commissioners and former

Blane Marable Friends of Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry held an election watch party and celebration last week.

Post 2 Commissioner John Daniell was unopposed in his bid for Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. Ten county and Board

of Education offices were decided in the Republican primary and one in a nonPlease see ‘Election’

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is free and encouraged art lovers to attend the event. The exhibit will be open through the month of June, closing on July 8. OCAF is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. One of OCAF’s largest annual exhibits, Perspectives, will open in August. Perspectives is a pottery invitational show featuring exclusively Georgia potters.

Circle Ranch presents Rubber Ducky Round-Up

Circle Ranch will present the Rubber Ducky Roundup on June 11 from noon to 3 p.m. at Harris Shoals Park in Watkinsville. Thousands of numbered rubber ducks will be released, come over the falls and race down the shoals to the finish line. The ticket holder matching the numbered duck reaching the finish line first wins the grand prize of a Media Package valued at $1,500. A second prize wins a tailgate package of valued at $1,000 and a third prize valued at $500. There will be food, family fun and entertainment. Tickets available at Oconee State Bank, Bank South, First American Bank (Watkinsville), Athens First Bank (Watkinsville) or at circleranchinc.org Tickets also available at the event. You do not be present to win. Circle Ranch is a 501c3 organization and is raising money to build a ranch to provide long-term housing for the children within our communities who are in desperate need of alternative housing. Circle Ranch will benefit children in Putnam, Morgan, Greene and Oconee counties.


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