News Briefs November 29

NARFE meeting coming up
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), Chapter 917, will hold their regular monthly meeting Thursday, December 4, 10:45 a.m. at Ryan’s Restaurant, Hwy. 90 in Pace. Our speaker will be Bob Shaw, District Vice President, who will install officers for the new year. Mr. Shaw is also the Blue Cross & Blue Shield representative and will answer questions concerning insurance. There will be no meeting in January, since the first Thursday falls on the 1st of January. Next meeting will be February 5, 2009. For more information, call Dorothy Griggers at 626-2569.

City of Milton meetings
—City Council will meet in Executive Session on Monday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
—City Council will meet in Workshop Session on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 11 a.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
—City of Milton’s Public Works Committee will meet Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. in Conference Room B of City Hall, 6738 Dixon Street.
—City of Milton’s Planning Board meeting is scheduled to meet in regular session on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 6738 Dixon Street.
—Milton’s Economic Development Committee will meet Thursday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. in Conference Room B of City Hall.
All meetings are open to the public. For more information, call 983-5411.

Dogwood Circle monthly meeting
Dogwood Circle will have their December 9th meeting at the home of its Chairman, Chris Carr, starting at 10:00 a.m. in Milton. Chairman Chris Carr and President Sandra Sherman will be the hostesses. Personal addresses of members are not announced publicly, but are listed in the members’ yearbook.
The main program will be a social event to celebrate Christmas with a nominal gift exchange of $5 or less.
The Garden Club Library will be by closed invitation and details call Chris at 850-981-3409 or Sandra Sherman at 623-6321. The public may email the club at [ mailto:miltongardenclub@yahoo.com] or visit our online website at [ http://www.miltongardenclub.com/] at anytime. Come to any one of our regular meetings and check us out. You will be glad you did!
 
Book Fair planned to help children
The Homeless Education Programs in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties have a book fair planned at Barnes and Nobel in Pensacola to raise funds for homeless children's underwear. Following Thanksgiving, we have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Barnes & Noble. The homeless programs will receive 10% of sales up to $2,000, and then the charitable donation rises to 15%. If you are planning a shopping trip to Barnes and Nobel, all you need to do is tell the cashier at the checkout that you would like the sale credited to the homeless children fundraiser.
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have run out of funds for homeless children's underwear! Last year we spent $5,000 to meet children’s needs. We have more children this year than ever before whose families are having problems with housing and other bills. 100% of funds go directly to homeless children.

PCT holding auditions for “On Golden Pond”
The Panhandle Community Theatre will hold auditions for their next production, ”On Golden Pond,” Dec. 1 & 2 at the Imogene Theatre in downtown Milton at 6:30 p.m.
The play, made famous by the movie starring Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda, requires 3 adult males, 2 women and 1 teenaged boy. The two primary roles need actors with ages between the high 50s to low 70s. The other adult roles are for actors who can appear in their mid 40s. Auditions should last approximately 2 hours and will use cold readings from the script and improvisational scenes. The first production of the 2009 season, “On Golden Pond is scheduled to go to curtain Feb. 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and March 1. 2009. Persons interested in working as part of the house or stage crew should attend and sign up for their area of interest. For a synopsis of play and characters please visit the PCT website at www.panhandlecommunitytheatre.com. For additional information contact Lauren Sutton after 6 p.m. at 626-8966.

Garden Club Christmas Party
The Governing Board of the Milton Garden Club will host an overall club Christmas Party on December 2nd at the Garden Center from 10am to noon. The Governing Board members made up of officers and committee chairmen will hostess the event.
This Christmas Party is open to all members of Dogwood, Sarracenia, Morning Glory and Twilight Circles. The Governing Board continuously serves the membership and its members appreciation for all of the education provided by its members.
For more details, call Sandra Sherman at 623-6321.