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    Wednesday, April 19,2023
Fayette County News A3
Courtesy of Art Capehart
Senior Vice President Clarence Brigman, Officer Sara Brandao, Officer Travis Hammock, Detective David Tortorello, Sgt.
Bryan Clanton, Firefighter Matt Noel, Firefighter Paramedic Lt Steven Sullivan, and Commander Renee Robb Truitt.
AL Post 105 Honors First Responders
Congressional
Committee to Hold
Hearing on PTC
Economy April 21
Sydney Spencer
News Reporter
sspencer@fayette-news.net
American Legion Post
105 of Fayette County ac
knowledged and presented
awards to first responders
of Fayette County, Fay
etteville, and Tyrone at the
post’s log cabin on April
10.
This was Post 105’s 15th
annual public safety
awards ceremony, where
members awarded first re
sponders for their heroic
actions and recognized
their families for their sup
port.
Past Post Commander
Dave Niebes provided Fay
ette County News with
background on the public
safety awards.
“For years, our legion
post has honored first re
sponders from across Fay
ette County during the
month of April. At one
Sydney Spencer
News Reporter
sspencer@fayette-news.net
Southern Conserva
tion Trust will host its sec
ond annual Earth Day
Festival at the Fayette En
vironmental Education
Center on April 22 from
noon to 4 p.m.
The festival will be
time we were the only le
gion post in the county, so
we kind of did all the juris
dictions, including Peach
tree City, but now Post 50
moved to town and they
took responsibility for
Peachtree City,” explained
Niebes.
Niebes went on to list
the first responders Post
105 honors.
“But we honor all the
other first responders. The
Fayetteville Police Depart
ment, Fayetteville Fire De
partment, the Tyrone
Police Department, Fay
ette County EMS and Fire,
the FC Sheriffs Depart
ment, the marshals... those
are the people that are
going to be here tonight,”
Niebes said.
Post 105 acts as a ve
hicle to assist chiefs of each
department to recognize
employees who deserve
recognition for their exem
plary work, according to
open to all ages and con
sist of earth-friendly ac
tivities, free pollinator
seed packets, unique ven
dors, music, food, and
more family-friendly in
terests.
With a goal of inform
ing attendees of environ
mental awareness and
sustainability and educa
tion, environmental edu-
Niebes.
“We always invite their
chiefs. Many times, they
show up to present their
own people, and their fam
ilies are here too. We leave
it up to the chiefs to select
people that are their top
performers and people that
need to be recognized for
whatever reason. We’re
just a vehicle that allows us
to honor them too,” Niebes
stated.
When asked of the im
portance of rewarding first
responders, Niebes ex
pressed how first re
sponders are similar to
veterans and should be ap
preciated as such.
“In many ways, they’re
like veterans in serving
their community. Veterans
may be serving in another
part of the word in uni
form, but these people are
serving right here in our
community facing death,
facing danger, and, many
cational programs will be
taught by eco-friendly en
thusiasts such as Kim
Toal, Alo Farms, Charlee
Glenn of FEEC, the Geor
gia Audubon Society,
Mike Cunningham of
Country Garden Family
Farms, Natasha Redondo
of SCT, and Holly Longino
of Freebird Farm.
Environmental experi-
times, doing things that
really need to be done. We
have kind of a comradery
with them in that regard
with community service on
a national level, or com
munity service on a local
level,” said Niebes.
First responders hon
ored at the ceremony in
cluded Officer Sara
Brandao, City of Fay
etteville PD; Officer Travis
Hammock, Tyrone PD;
Detective David Tortorello,
Fayette County Sheriffs
Office; Sgt. Bryan Clanton,
Fayette County Marshal’s
Office; Firefighter Matt
Noel, City of Fayetteville
FD; and firefighter/para
medic Lt. Steven Sullivan,
Fayette County Depart
ment of Fire and EMS.
Post 105 hosted
another successful cere
mony honoring first re
sponders and officials say
they look forward to next
year’s event.
ences attendees will take
part in the “Zero-Waste
Project,” “H2O to Go,”
and the “Family Fun
Zone,” which will be ex
plained upon arrival.
There will also be a
raffle for attendees to
enter to win a Lomi Coun
tertop Composter.
For more information,
visit sctlandtrust.org.
PEACHTREE CITY -
The U.S. House of Repre
sentatives Ways and
Means Committee will
hold a field hearing at 9
a.m. on April 21 at NAECO
Materials Technology So
lutions in Peachtree City.
The hearing will focus on
the state of the economy
for American workers,
farmers, and families.
"We are thrilled to wel
come the ways and means
committee to Peachtree
City and showcase the en
trepreneurial spirit of our
community," said City
Manager Bob Curnow.
"We look forward to high
lighting our city's commit
ment to small businesses
and discussing ways to
strengthen our economy."
The ways and means
committee is responsible
for determining taxation
policies and revenue-rais
ing measures, as well as
oversight of other federal
agencies, such as the Inter
nal Revenue Service. The
field hearing in Peachtree
City will allow the commit
tee to hear directly from
local business owners and
leaders about the current
Leah Banks
Investigative Reporter
leah@fayette-news.net
PEACHTREE CITY -
From Asian fusion to
southern-style barbecue,
Peachtree City is known
for providing a diverse
style of cuisines for res
idents and visitors to enjoy
throughout the city, and
from April 24-28, PTC
Recreation is hosting
“Bites in the Bubble,” a
week aimed at recognizing
and highlighting local eat
eries and chef-driven cui
sines locally.
state of the economy and
ways to improve it.
Members of the public
may view the hearing via
live webcast at
https: //waysandmeans .ho
use.gov. The webcast will
not be available until the
hearing starts.
Oral testimony at this
hearing will be from in
vited witnesses only. Ho
wever, any person(s)
and/or organization(s)
wishing to submit written
comments for the hearing
record can do so here:
WM Submission;® mail .ho
use.gov.
NAECO is a leading in
dustry supplier that spe
cializes in the
manufacturing of elec
tronic components, serv
ing nearly too customers
across North America, Eu
rope, and Asia. The com
pany has been a fixture in
Peachtree City for more
than 25 years and officials
say they are honored to
host the ways and means
committee and provide
valuable insights into how
the economy is impacting
their business and com
munity.
This is the city’s first
annual culinary rec
ognition event, and local
restaurants will be offering
“prix fixe” menus that will
highlight local favorites
and special creations.
The nine participating
establishments include
Pascal’s Bistro, Palmers,
Crosstown Grille, Big
Shots Kitchen and Bar,
Georgia Shrimp Company,
Goto Japanese Restaurant,
The Curious Pig, Alo
Farms, and Line Creek
Brewing Company.
SCT Earth Day Festival is April 22
PTC to Host 'Bites
in The Bubble’
Chamber Hosts First Annual Sporting Clays Tournament
Sydney Spencer
News Reporter
sspencer@fayette-news.net
Fayette Chamber of Com
merce held its first annual
sporting clays tournament
on April 14 at Cherokee
Rose in Griffin, where the
Georgia Power team took
home first place.
The tournament not only
served to support the over
all mission of the chamber,
but also to allow partici
pants, volunteers, and
sponsors the opportunity
to network in “the great
outdoors.”
Georgia Power took first
place with 341 target hits,
Regions took second place
with 280 target hits, and
Loggins, Kerns and
McCombs placed third
with 264 target hits.
Top shooter for the tourna
ment was Branden Burn-
sed, with 90 target hits.
Sporting clays is a shotgun
sport, often described as
“golf with a shotgun” and
the course at Cherokee
Rose includes 10 to 15
shooting stations spread
over natural terrains where
competitors take turns
shooting randomized clay
pigeon targets.
The tournament consisted
of teams of four, “half-
cocked” teams of two, or
“Lone Ranger” single
shooters.
Each participant and group
started at a station and ro
tated clockwise until com
pleting the course.
Cherokee Rose Director of
Operations Ed Dalton ex
plained what it felt like
hosting the event for the
Fayette Chamber.
“This is our first one with
them. They’re a great group
to work with. We worked
with them initially when
they decided four or five
months ago that they
wanted to try a shoot,” Dal
ton explained.
More than 60 participants
attended the tournament,
and the top three winners
were awarded at the “shot
gun social,” where lunch
was served.
Fayette Chamber officials
say they look forward to
their next sporting clays
tournament and will con
tinue supporting the com
munity through beneficial
chamber events.
Presented by The Cryother
apy Place, sponsors in
cluded Coweta-Fayette
EMC, Trilith Studios,
BMW of South Atlanta,
Children’s Healthcare of
Atlanta, J&M Pool Serv
ices, Minuteman Press,
Southern Pit BBQ, and
Line Creek Brewing.
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The Georgia Power team, standing with representatives of the Fayette Chamber, took home first place. Luke Haney/Fayette News
Photos by Sydney Spencer/Fayette News