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Thursday, February 28
Peach County Hospital
Authority will meet at 11 a.m. in
the Vinson Library at the hospital.
Fort Valley Middle School will
hold a preparation workshop for
the IT8S test at 7:15 a.m., 4 p.m.
and 6 p.m. in the media center.
Friday, March 1
FOrt Valley Klwanis Club meets
at noon In the fellowship hall of
Fort Valley United Methodist
Church.
Peach County High School
Golden Girls Parent's Commit¬
tee will hold a Chicken-Q from
noon until 1 p.m. or 4:30 to 6:30
p.m. at First South Bank on Cam¬
ellia Blvd. Plates are $4.50. Use
the drive up parking.
Monday, February 4
Perry-Fort Valley Airport Auth¬
ority 6:30 will meet at the airport at
p.m.
Tuesday, March 5
Peach County Board of Educa¬
tion will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the
Board office on Vineville Street.
Wednesday, March 6
Library Auxiliary will meet at 3
p.m. in the Thomas Public
Library. Mrs. Joe Luce is the host
ess.
Peach County Clean Commun¬
ity Commission will meet at 7:30
p.m. in the Byron Library.
Adult Children of Alcoholics
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the con¬
ference room of Peach County
Hospital. These meetings will be
using the 12 step program.
Anyone from a dysfunctional fam¬
ily is welcome.
Tuesday, March 12
Peach County Commission will
meet at 6:30 p.m. in their office in
the county courthouse.
Adult Children of Alcoholics
wilt meet at 7:30 p.m. in the con¬
ference room of Peach County
Hospital.
Friday, March 15
Fort Valley Kiwanis Club meets
at noon in the fellowship hall of
Fort Valley United Methodist
Church.
Wednesday, March 20
Adult Children of Alcoholics
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the con¬
ference room of Peach County
Hospital.
Thursday, March 21
Fort Valley City Council will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in the court¬
room in city hall.
Thursday, March 28
Peach County Hospital Author¬
ity will meet at 11 a.m. in the
Vinson Library of the hospital.
Lady Wildcats play in SIAC tourney
Fort valley Stale's Lady Wild¬
cats completed a successful 1990-91
basketball campaign (regular sea¬
son) with a 16-11 (7-7 SIAC) slate.
The 7-7 record was good enough to
get the Lady 'Cats into the South¬
ern Intercollegiate Athletic Confer¬
ence post season tournament.
The Lady 'Cats were very busy
during the past week, taking three
out of four games played. FVSC's
first win was an 84-71 decision
over highly touted Florida Atlantic
University, a team that had defeated
the Lady 'Cats earlier in the season
101-72. All but two Lady 'Cats got
into the scoring column, and they
Salt of the earth people bind community
By Ann Lanter
The "Salt of the Earth" people
were quite busy in Fort Valley,
Saturday, February 23. "Salt of the
Earths" are people who do for oth¬
ers simply because they care for
their fellow man. "Salt of the
Earth" are the quiet people - the
backbone of America. They are
members of the most exclusive
club you'll ever find because you
can't buy or talk your way into this
group. Their names seldom appear
in headlines or even on commit¬
tees. They are hard workers. They
don't mind "sweat".
Even as I am attempting to pay
tribute today, I will not mention
names. For one reason, they might
be upset with me (and I sure don't
want to lose any of them) and sec¬
ondly, there are many in this com¬
munity that I don’t even know.
They move in mysterious ways.
They are the unrecognized heroes
and heroines.
These "Salt of the Earth" men
and women Dut on a great "Buddy
Smisson Appreciation Day"
Saturday. Spearheaded by
Risks of having pet turtles
By Susan Nelson
"Raphael, Michaelangelo, Do¬
natello, Leondaro." If these names
are common to your household,
you've probably been invaded by
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The
rowdy reptile movie has created a
craze of turtles that are sticking
their heads out everywhere. It has
also inspired a renewed craze for pet
turtles, and with it, an increased
risk of turtle-acquired salmonel¬
losis.
That turtles carry salmonella is
not new. Remember the little dol
lar-sized turtles that were fashion¬
able twenty years ago? They are no
longer sold in the U.S. because of
the outbreaks of salmonellosis they
caused in the kiddie population back
then. In 1975, the FDA adopted a
prohibition against the sale of tur¬
tles with a shell length of less than
four inches. The new breed of sus¬
pect turtles have shell length of five
inches.
Has anyone gotten sick yet?
Yes! A family in the state of Wash¬
ington got too close to their pet
turtle and came down with
'Walk for Heart' March 16
The Peach County Division of
the American Heart Association
presents the First Annual "Walk for
Heart” on March 16 at 8:30 on the
Peach County Courthouse lawn.
Win an exciting 3 day - 2 night get¬
away for 2 at sunny Jekyll Island
by raising the most donations to
PCHS Class of 71 reunion
An organizational meeting for
the Peach County High School
class of 197l's 20th class reunion
will be held Monday evening,
March 4,1991.
The meeting will be held in
room 110 of the Pettigrew Center
on the campus of the Fort Valley
State College. All members of the
ACS offers 1991 golf pass
The American Cancer Society
is offering golfers a chance to play
golf at 43 top courses from the
seashore to the mountains. What a
great present!
A $35.00 donation to the
American Cancer Society will pur¬
chase a 1991 Golf Pass which will
were paced by Jackie Givens, who
scored 38 points. Samantha Jones
pulled down a team high 10 re¬
bounds to go along with her 16
points. Kim Hicks led FAU with
18 points and Tiffany Collins
grabbed a game high 12 rebounds
for the Lady Owls. After a brief one
day rest, the Lady 'Cats had to play
a very crucial game on the road to
Morris Brown. Five Lady 'Cats
scored in double figures as FVSC
held off the Wolverettes 88-86 to
clinch a spot in the playoffs.
Givens had 27 points, and Jones,
Bell Powell, Alicia McElroy and
Michelle King all chipped in to put
Southern Bell employees, these
dedicated folks gave their day and
many prior hours to preparing the
most delicious barbecue chicken
dinner. And Buddy's friends were
there in line with tickets.
To those who may not know,
"Buddy Smisson is the Probate
Judge of Peach County. He
became critically ill at his office in
December and has spent all this
time in the hospital.
The "good news" is that Buddy
has been moved to a rehabilitation
center in Macon and is responding
to therapy. His address is Central
Georgia Rehabilitation Center,
3351 Northside Drive, Macon,
Georgia 31210. Let’s shower him
with cards and notes from Fort
Valley.
It was wonderful to see Buddy's
wife, Margaret and son, Brian at
the barbecue. They were working
as hard as they could since they
are "Salt of the Earth" people.
Buddy would have been helping
too.
And just up the street, the
Salmonella enteritidis. The turtle
became a prime suspect when it
discovered that it had access to
kitchen counters. The turtle also
came up positive for two other
types of salmonellae.
Currently, authorities are
checking turtles for infection in
eight pet stores and three farms in
Washington, to determine how ex¬
tensive the problem is.
While we have not yet learned
of any cases in Georgia, anyone
who experiences diarrhea after pur
chasing a turtle should contact the
local health department.
Salmonellosis is a bacteria that
can cause food poisoning and gas
trointestinal problems in humans
and warm blooded animals.
Don’t let the turtles wage war
on you. Be careful to keep the real
turtles in safe places and let the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles roam
free.
For more information on
salmonellosis and safe food han¬
dling contact Susan Nelson, at 825-
6466 or come by the Peach County
Extension Office at 700 Spruce
Street in Fort Valley.
benefit the Heart Association.
Prizes will be given to people of all
ages. All participants will receive a
t-shirt for a minimum of $25 dona
tions. Call Bill Hopkins at 825
f °r more information. Get out
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class of 1971 are invited to attend.
The reunion committee is also
seeking addresses of any of the class
members from the 1971 graduating
class.
For more information, contact
Ken Joyner at 825-6386 or 953-
5295.
be good through December 31,
1991. Two cards may be purchased
for $60.00, and eight at the same
time for $200.00.
The cards are available at your
local American Cancer Society Of¬
fice, or call Mrs. Ellen Bankston
for further information.
FVSC into the win column. Ter
ryan Downing and Pamela Hardnett
paced the MBC effort with 21 and
17 points. FVSC's "road show"
continued as the Lady 'Cats motored
up to Knoxville, Tennessee to tip
off action against the Lady Bulldogs
of Knoxville College. Givens and
the Lady 'Cats had a night to re¬
member as they etched their names
into the record books in a 126-76
victory. Givens set NCAA marks
for most points scored in a game
(67) and field goals attempted (62).
As a team, FVSC tied the mark
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Brady's were being moved by
more "Salt of the Earths". Mr. and
Mrs. Emmett Brady are now set¬
tled on Knoxville Street. The "Salt
of the Earths" showed up bright
and early in spite of the threat of
rain. They came with trucks, tools
and helpers. These "Salt of the
Earths" did chores from scrubbing
to lifting - ail willingly for those
who could not help themselves.
Eighty seven years old, Mr.
Brady, has been down on his back
but expects to get back to his can
business real soon. So don't forget
to leave aluminum cans for him in
the rear of his side yard, at 108
Knoxville Street. He will appreci¬
ate it.
My heart just ran over Saturday
when I thought of all the time and
hours that people from all walks of
like had given to the Smisson's and
the Brady's. This gift of caring was
a beautiful expression of love. Our
community is blessed to have a
wealth of "Salt of the Earths"!
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Staff Photo by Hallie Rigdon
Lordy, lordy, look who's 40!
Peach County Tax Commissioner Dwight Byrd celebrated a memorable birthday on Monday as his staff
out-did themselves. There was a black wreath on the tax commissioner sign outside the office, black he
Hum filled balloons and black crepe paper decorating the office and all the staff members of the office
wer e appropriately dressed in "mourning" clothes for Dwight’s 40th birthday. "This is great!" said Byrd,
"we should do this every year. Can you believe all the food and decorations?"
Study seminar
March 2
It is not too late to improve
your grades or the grades of your
child for the 1990-91 school year.
The Pettigrew Center of the
Fort Valley State College will ad¬
dress the ever increasing problems
of study skills with Study Smart , a
seminar on how to study, Saturday
morning, March 2, from 8:30 a.m.
until 1 p.m.
The seminar will include em¬
phasis on learning to listen, im¬
proving note-taking skills, building
test-taking skills, improving mem¬
orization techniques, beating the
test anxiety.
INTRODUCING
GENTLE
CHIROPRACTIC!
Hi! I'm Veronique Desaulniers, Doctor of Chiropractic.
Perhaps gentleness in chiropractic is a new concept to
you. It was to me before I began the six years in college
training necessary for my doctorate degree. During those
years I learned the precise locations where light pressure
can bring Chiropractic relief to pain.
In addition to my doctorate, I have a degree in Biological
Sciences. Since college I have completed courses in Impairment Rating, Mo¬
tion Palpation and numerous courses perfecting the Chiropractic technique.
Even now I attend nationwide seminars to stay current on the advances in
this rapidly changing field.
If you have hesitated visiting a Chiropractor, perhaps you didn't know about
this gentle or "soft touch" technique. It has been effective treating:
Back Pain Headaches Shoulder Pain Painful Joints
Neck Pain Arthritis Arm/Leg Pain Stiffness
Numbness Bursitis Hip Pain Cold Hands/Feet
And, because most insurance companies recognize and cover Chiropractic
care, your treatment may be at little or no cost to you according to the limits
of your insurance policy. To encourage you to try gentle Chiropractic, please
accept this offer:
YOUR INITIAL SPINAL EXAMINATION
(A $60.00 VALUE) IS ABSOLUTELY FREE!*
*Any other service performed will be agreed upon, in writing, by both parties.
This courtesy examination will include:
1. Private Consultation 3. Neurological Tests
2. Orthopedic Tests 4. Spinal Alignment Check
FOR YOUR FREE EXAMINATION
TO DETERMINE IF CHIROPRACTIC CAN HELP YOU
CALL DR. VERONIQUE DESAULNIERS AT:
Perry Chiropractic
Health Center
1 1119 Momingside 987-9666 Dr. • Perry, GA
Cost of the event is $5 per per¬
son. Minimum student age is 13
years old. Seats are limited, and
RTA tax preparation
The Peach County Retired
Teachers Association is sponsoring
a day of Tax Preparing for persons
60 years old or older, free, on
CORDLESS TELEPHONE BATTERIES ’1
$5.95 And Up...Fits Most Phones s'
CITY TV/RADIO SHACK dir. KX
124 Main St. 825-5628 Fort Valley Installation Available
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reservations are required. For more
information, contact the Center at
825-6478 or (800)537-6118.
March 6, 1991 from 1 o'clock until
work is Finished. If you are inter¬
ested please call Mrs. Lula Fuller at
825-5199 for a time slot.