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A scene from last year’s Camp Enviro. This year’s camp will be July 17-21 in Fort Valley.
Massee Lane Gardens to host camp
Special to the HHJ
Bugs! Frogs and
Butterflies! You’ll find
them all at Camp Enviro
at Massee Lane Gardens
in Fort Valley on Monday
July 17-21. Sign up your
youngster for, according to a
release, a “great time” learn
ing about nature during this
week-long day camp.
Classes are from 9 a.m.-
Still got game
Fort Valley and Perry basketball
players of yesteryear assembled
at the Fort Valley Kiwanis Club
meeting June 30, when Billy
Powell reviewed his new book,
“Pride of the Panthers,” which
recounts many games between
Fort Valley and Perry during the
i93os-SOs, and describes the
fierce rivalry between Fort Valley
and Perry. Pictured, from left, Pat
McFall, Kiwanis president; Horace
Woodruff, Perry High star, 1937-
1938; Billy Powell-author; Wallis
Hardeman, FVHS star, 1933-34,
whose team beat Perry in Coach
Staples’ debut against Fort Valley
in 1933; Rev. Richard Aultman,
Fort Valley High star, 1952-1953,
who saiik the winning basket
against Perry in the 1952 district
champiohship game; his team
winning the state crown and going
undefeated; William Huckabee
- staunch Fort Valley Greenwave
fan and program organizer; and
Dot Roughton-Perry High star,
1939-1943. Roughton was the
designated fighter for Perry in
the notorious 1938 brawl on the
county line.
Throw a blowout birthday without blowiny the budget
ARA Content
Americans spend more
than $lO billion each year
on birthday gifts, according
to Hallmark.
Billions more are spent on
parties, especially those for
children.
From ihviting the entire
class for pizza to backyard
petting zoos, parents feel
pressure to give their chil
dren big birthday parties.
But parehts don’t have to
blow their budgets to create
meaningful and fun birth
day experiences.
“Birthdhys provide a time
for families and friends to
come together and celebrate
an important time,” said
Sam Goller, author of “Yes,
You Can, Afford to Raise a
Family.”
“But your generosity can
cause yoti to overextend
your budget, making a joy
ous time stressful.”
There are ways to avoid
the Financial and emotional
traps birthday parties bring.
Stowers Innovations, Inc.,
publisher of the “Yes, You
Can ...” series, suggests the
following tips to increase
the meaning and decrease
the cost of birthday celebra
tions.
1. Set a pre-determined
budget - Determine a bud
get in advance for gifts and
3 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
Registration is necessary
to enroll youth ages 6-11.
Enrollment is limited so
please register early. Lunch
is included each day and
Graduation will be held July
21.
The cost for the camp is
$25 for the week.
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parties to avoid a financial
crunch.
Share this budget with
children to set expectations.
2. Limit the number
of guests - A good rule
of thumb is one guest for
every year of a child’s age.
By limiting the number of
guests, you create an envi
ronment in which your child
can form more meaningful
connections.
3. Involve your child
in the planning process
- Talk about what is impor
tant about this party and
how the money budgeted for
the celebration will be used.
4. Team up - Share the
cost of birthday parties by
joining with parents whose
children have similar birth
dates. Or consider throwing
a big party every other year.
5. Keep it simple - Plan
simple, inexpensive activi
ties your child enjoys, such
as baking.
Or create a play based on
their special interests and
have party guests put on a
show.
6. Build connections
- Create activities that build
meaningful connections.
A 30-minute party would
allow young children enough
time for a meaningful expe
rience without loosing inter
est. Older children may find
will be used and experts will
share their expertise with
the youngsters in outdoor
and indoor classes. The
themes are:
■ Monday: My Home in
the Water - includes ducks
and frogs
■ Tuesday:Living in the
Forest - includes trees and
animals in the deep woods
■ Wednesday: I Live in the
a longer activity more mean
ingful.
7. Consider alterna
tives to traditional birth
day gifts - Take the day off
from work to go to a muse
um together or recognize
the importance of getting
older by extending a curfew
or allowing young children
to stay up later.
8. Teach the art of giv
ing - Instead of bringing
gifts, ask guests to bring
something that can be
donated to a charity your
child chooses.
Send thank you notes that
include the total charitable
contribution.
“Including your child in all
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Ground - includes worms
and bugs
■ Thursday: I Live in the
Sky - includes butterflies
and birds
■ Friday: I Live on a Farm
- includes growing plants.
To register or for more
details, call the American
Camellia Society at Massee
Lane Gardens, 478-967-
2358.
aspects of the birthday expe
rience helps create a party
both you and your child will
remember for a lifetime,”
said Sheelagh Manheim,
Ph.D., co-author of “Yes, You
Can... Find More Meaning in
Your Life.”
“A great party is not about
the money spent, but about
the connections formed and
the memories made.”
The books “Yes, You Can
... Afford to Raise a Family”
and “Yes, You Can ... Find
More Meaning in Your Life”
are available by calling (800)
234-3445 or online at www.
stowersinnovations.com.
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Tips, tools for DIY
women homeowners
ARA Content
Gone are the days
when women
went from their
parents’ house to their
married homestead with
out living on their own in
between.
Today, women not only
buy their own homes, they
also do their own home
repairs. There are an esti
mated 17 million woman
homeowners in the United
States, and women do-it
yourselfers are the fastest
growing segment of the
home improvement mar
ket.
Sure, it saves money, but
there is also the reward of
knowing that you’re self
sufficient and the satisfied
feeling of a job well done.
That includes everything
from fixing a leaky faucet
to building a deck to land
scaping the backyard.
It’s getting easier to find
information on home proj
ects thanks to the abun
dance of DIY shows on
television, many geared
toward women.
And a visit to any hard
ware store turns up classes
and equipment tailored to
women.
One tool that really
comes in handy for home
improvement projects
is one that you may not
think of until you need it
- a truck.
While buying a truck
is more of an investment
than buying a new ham
mer, it can help save costs
on home improvement
projects.
And it’s probably no
coincidence that sales
of trucks to women are
on the rise. According to
the Power Information
Network, female buyers
accounted for 21.8 per
cent of all compact pick
up truck purchases, 14.4
percent of all heavy-duty
full-size pickup truck pur
chases and 18.1 percent
of all light-duty full-size
pickup truck purchases in
2004.
Here are some smart
ways to put that truck to
use:
■ Haul demolition away
yourself - labor costs are
often half (or more) of a
major project cost, so you
can save significantly if
you haul away old wood
studs, drywall and gravel
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yourself.
Just be sure the truck’s
bed has a tough protec
tive coating like a LINE-X
Spray-On Truck Bedliner
to handle the abuse.
■ Consider cost-effec
tive materials - at times,
less expensive materials
do a great job of modeling
their higher priced coun
terparts.
The difference between
true wood flooring and
laminate can often range
up to $5 per square foot.
And if you use the truck to
haul it home, you can save
another SSO or more in the
delivery charge.
■ Budget-friendly dec
orating - as the seasons
change, so often does the
inventory at the local thrift
and consignment stores.
You can save some extra
money if you jump in that
truck to pick up those dec
orating supplies, furniture
and accessories.
■ Is there a landscap
ing project in your future?
- save on delivery charges
for everything from soil to
mulch to landscaping rock
by hauling it yourself.
Once again, you’ll be glad
your truck has a durable
LINE-X Spray-On Truck
Bedliner to protect it from
damage.
If you’re new to doing
your own home repairs,
start with simple projects
and work your way up.
Building a deck is not
a good first project, but
rewiring a lamp or patch
ing a hole in the wall are
good starters.
The more projects you
tackle and finish, the more
confident you’ll be about
the next one.
If you need some guid
ance, call a friend or fam
ily member who has DIY
experience, or visit your
local hardware store for
tips.
And once you’ve mas
tered installing a toilet or
a garbage disposal, offer to
help others figure it out.
As for that truck, get
it ready for the big jobs.
LINE-X has over 500 loca
tions across the United
States. To find the deal
er nearest you, or for
more information, visit
www.LINEX.com, www.
GoLineX.com or call (800)
831-3232.
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