The Griffin Grasshoppers AAU basketball team will have tryouts today at the Morrow High School gym from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for boys ages 13-17 and 1-3 p.m. for girls ages 15-17.

For more info, go to www.GriffinGrasshoppers.iHigh.com.

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GEORGIA GOLF DAY SET FOR MARCH 8: The Georgia Allied Golf Council will host Georgia Golf Day on Tuesday, March 8 at the Georgia State Capital Rotunda in Atlanta to celebrate 2011 as, “The Year of Golf,” in Georgia.

Two of the four majors will be played in Georgia this year, The Masters April 4-10 at Augusta National Golf Club and PGA Championship Aug. 8-12 at the Atlanta Athletic Club.

The golf industry generates a total annual impact of $5.1 billion to the vitality of Georgia’s economy and supports nearly 57,000 jobs with $1.5 billion of wage income, according to the Economic Impact Study commissioned by golf’s allied industry organizations.

The day’s activities will feature free golf lessons from Georgia PGA Professionals and photo opportunities with Championship trophies.

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LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL: Griffin-Spalding Little League Softball will conduct registration for the 2011 spring softball season from noon to 4 p.m. today at Volunteer Park.

A copy of the birth certificate is required at registration. Fee is $60 for ages 4-6 and $100 for 7-18. Residents of Spalding, Pike and Lamar County are eligible.

Anyone interested in coaching for Griffin-Spalding Little League Softball is requested to attend a Coaches Meeting at 1 p.m. today at Volunteer Park.

For more info, call Reggie Risper at (770) 467-4779.

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BAIN PROCTOR AWARD: The SCPRD will accept nominations for the annual Bain Proctor Award for Volunteerism through the end of business day on March 11.

Any resident of Spalding County who has volunteered his/her service to the betterment of the community may be nominated for this award.

Nominations must be submitted to the office of the SCPRD Director, 843 Memorial Drive.

For more info, please call (770) 467-4750.

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DU ANNUAL BANQUET: Ducks Unlimited will have its annual local banquet at 6:30 p.m. on March 11 at the GTO’s Event Center in Griffin.

To learn more about Ducks Unlimited and the annual local banquet, please contact Matthew Middleton at (770) 862-6230.