Originally created 02/22/05

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TODAY

THEATER PRESENTATION: The Chamber Repertory Theatre will present Encore!!! at

10:30 a.m. at the Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St. Admission costs $13.95. For information, call (800) 225-7988.

HYDE PARK CITIZENS MEETING: The Hyde Park Neighborhood Improvement Association and Citizens for Environmental Justice will hold a community meeting at Savannah River Site from 6 to 8 p.m. at Clara E. Jenkins Headstart, 101 Dan Bowles Road. Representatives from SRS will discuss the site's missions and decontamination.

PARKINSON SUPPORT: The CSRA Parkinson Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. at St. John Towers dining room, 724 Greene St. The program will include an open forum for patients and caregivers to share their experiences. For more information, call 855-7690.

WEDNESDAY

SCHOLARS RECOGNITION: The African-American Scholars Recognition Program will be held at 7 p.m. in the Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way. For more information, call 737-1709 or 737-1609.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

TODAY

Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority: 9 a.m., civic center, 601 Seventh St.

Richmond County Department of Family and Children Services Board: Noon, DFCS Office, second floor, 520 Fenwick St.

Together Aiken County Public Meeting Steering Committee: 4 p.m., Aiken Library

Community Service Board of East Central Georgia, Mental Health Center: 6 p.m., 3421 Mike Padgett Highway

Thursday

Historic Preservation Committee: 5:30 p.m., Municipal Building Committee Room, eighth floor

Tuesday, March 1

Augusta-Richmond County Commission: 2 p.m., Municipal Building Commission Chamber, eighth floor. The agenda is available online at www.augustaga.gov.

Edgefield County Council meeting: 6 p.m., 215 Jeter St.

Columbia County Board of Commissioners: 6:30 p.m., Evans Government Center Auditorium, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans. The agenda is available online at www.columbiacountyga.gov.

Aiken County Council meeting: 7 p.m., council chambers, 736 Richland Ave.

Back in Time

Today in regional history:

Feb. 22, 1965

"He wasn't used to seeing a lion sitting on the side of the road ñ that's why he called the sheriff."

Mrs. Helen McKinnon, in a matter-of-fact tone of voice, explained all the hullaballoo Sunday night at Hal's Kitchen on Peach Orchard Road.

A passing motorist, who, like most of us, definitely is not accustomed to seeing lions on the highway right-of-way, saw one at 10:36 p.m.

"It's very simple," said Mrs. McKinnon, restaurant owner and zoo keeper. "Cindy (that's her cub's name) likes to sit and watch cars go by. She never gets out of calling distance.

"I always let the cubs go out in the daytime so they can play."