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Torchbearers sought
for Olympic relay
On July 12 the 1996 Olympic Torch
Relay will run through Peach County
and stop in Fort Valley. During the 84
day, IS,000-mile trek across the U.S.
over 10,000
people will
pass the $
Olympic
Flame from
torch to torch.
Many of the
torchbearers
will be "com¬
munity
heroes" who
will be cho¬ wp
sen by com¬
munity selec¬
tion panels. Peach County hopes to find
its "community heroes" for this event.
Nominations are now being accepted and
forms are available at the Peach County
Chamber of Commerce, the Thomas
Public Library and the Byron Public
Library. Nominations must be complet¬
ed by Nov. 30. Everyone is eligible.
Christmas Parade Dec. 2
The annual Christmas Parade in down¬
town Fort Valley is set for Saturday, Dec.
3. Theme for this year's event is "Let’s
Have a Country Christmas."
Applications are now being accepted for
the parade which will start at Blue Bird
and ending on College and Miller sheets
at First Baptist Church.
Send in this application:
Organization_
Contact person_
Phone No.___
Type entry (float, band, vehicle, etc.)
Mail to:
Ft Valley Lions Club
ATTN: Jimmy Jones
P.O.Box 615
Ft. Valley, Ga. 31030
Playoff tickets $6
Tickets for the Peach County High
School state playoff game with Josey
Friday night at 8 p.m. in Augusta will
cost $6 each and will be available at the
gate only. 12 years old and under may
purchase tickets for $2 at the gate.
Here Playoff r s the best directions way to get to Josey, the
site of Friday night's state playoff game
pitting Peach County against Josey.
From Fort Valley go to Macon and then
to Gray and on to Eatonton on Hwy
129. At Eatonton, turn right at the first
light and go past the hospital and turn
left onto Hwy. 44 which leads to 1-20 to
Augusta. In Augusta, take 1-520 to
Deans Bridge Road (Exit 4) follow
Deans Bridge on to Martin Luther King
Blvd. Go to Dairy Queen and BP sta¬
tion. Go left on Olive Street to light.
Turn right on White Street and you are
at the stadium. Go behind visitor's sec¬
tion where parking is available in a
fenced-in area.
Byron Bunch host dance
Tis the season to be jolly and the
Byron Bunch Square Dance Club know
just how to enhance the mood. Friday,
Dec. 8, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. the bunch
will host their annual Christmas dance
at the Old Byron School gym. Larry
Sandefur will be calling squares and
John Pritchett will be cueing rounds.
Holiday A chill is Cooking the air. The holidays time
in are
almost here and its time again for Holi¬
day Cooking at the Pettigrew Center at
Fort Valley State College. The annual
cooking class will be held Thursday,
Nov. 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the center. The
cost is $8 per person. Loretta Adderson,
director of ARAMARK services at Fbrt
Valley State College, will conduct the
workshop. She is well known for her
expertise food. and especially for the taste of
her Deadline for registration is
Nov. 29. To reserve space, call 825-
6478.
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know will hurt
Court near nude bar
By CINDY MORLEY
The Leader-Tribune
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constitutionality of the county’s nude danc
Trr Last Monday, 0 ?- o Georgia Supreme c n Court ~
Jusuoes quesuoned Peach County s mouve
for adopting restrictions on nude dance
Turkey and
Hunt Primary
plays it up on
Thanksgiving
By CINDY MORLEY
The Leader-Tribune
Hunt Primary got into the Thanksgiving spirit
early last Friday with a turkey and dressing din
no - .
There were Indians and Pilgrims, all dressed up
in attire made by the students.
"We wanted to celebrate the first Thanksgiving
so the children made their own costumes and we
dressed as Indians and Pilgrims," said Mildred
Lindsey, Hunt Primary Principal. "But we also
wanted a 1990's Thanksgiving, so we added soft
music and invited special guests."
As part of the Holiday celebration, the students
also participated in a writing contest. Glenda
Smith of First South Bank judged the entries. The
winning entries follow:
Turner Hatchett (Kindergarten) wrote: "I am
thankful for my mother, father, grandmother and
grandfather."
Briana Daniely (kindergarten): "I am thankful
for my house, my teddy bear, mommy, daddy."
Ashley Marshall (1st grade): "I am thankful for
my home. I am thankful for my family. I am
thankful for my food. America is big. I am thank¬
ful for my school. I am thankful for my mommy. I
love God. I like my freedom."
Bianca Tarrant (1st grade): "I am thankful for
my family. I am thankful for the food that I eat. I
am thankful for my dogs. I am thankful for all of
my things."
Robert Towns (2nd grade): "I am thankful for
God. Many people are thankful for their life. My
friends are thankful for their homes. People are
thankful for their towns are cities. Mr; parents are
thankful for many people. Today I am thankful
for school. I am thankful for what I Have."
J'ree Barnes (2nd grade): "I am thankful for my
family because they love me and I love them too.
1 am thankful for food because it gives me
strength. I am thankful for God because he made
me. I am thankful for my teachers who help me
leant. I am thankful for my school to help me get
knowledge. I am thankful for America to give me
freedom. I am thankful for freedom to talk.
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FVSCs CDEP program
gets $2.2 million grant
By CHUCK MORLEY
The Leader-Tribune
Fort Valley State College's Cooperative Developmental
Energy program (CDEP) has received grants totaling $2.2
million from the U.S. Department
of Energy, according to Dr. Isaac J.
Crumbly, dean of the School of
Arts and Sciences and director of VjgflflpBp
CDEP.
"The funds were awarded to bol¬
ster the number of minorities and
women for careers in hazardous
waste management and environ
mental restoration via 3 plus 2 M
dual degree programs," Crumbly T M
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Currently, CDEP has over 70 stu- /*
dents in the dual degree programs. _ . 88ac Grumbly ..
The new funds will allow CDEP to
diversify its offerings and attract students from a national
pool of qualified students. Students who want to pursue
careers in environmental engineering and health physics
will attend Fort Valley State for three years and transfer to
the University of Nevada at Las Vegas for two years,
according to Crumbly.
At the end of the five-year period, students completing the
sequence of majors will graduate with two B.S. degrees.
Engineering and health physics majors will receive their
respective degrees from tJNLV.
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The questioning came as the state’s high
est court heard arguments on an appeal by
the Neon Cowboy - one of two nude bars
in Peach County. The Neon Cowboy own
ers are seeking to have the county's nude
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attire. The student body dressed as Indians and Pilgrims for the meal, tsutf photo by cmuy motm
County, MainStreet continue
on Everett
By CINDY MORLEY
The Leader-Tribune fc
Peach County mmissioners
said they have "no problems” with
MainStreet developing a museum
and cultural center in the old
Everett Square School, but would
like to approve all legal papers
before giving the title to the Rede¬
velopment Authority.
"I don't have a problem with any
of this," said Commissioner Jimmy
Walker. "1 would just like to see all
paperwork before we give the title
away. I want to make sure the coun¬
ty has no responsibilities with the
building once we give it away.”
MainStreet Director Alex Khoury
approached commissioners last
month with the idea of developing a
local museum and cultural center in
the building. However, he said
MainStreet would not be interested
in owning the building.
Loraine Khoury, representing the
Redevelopment Authority, said that
authority would be interested in
accepting the title for MainStreet.
Wednesday, Nov. 22,1995 50 cents
dancing ordinance thrown out-stating that
it is unconstitutional.
Charles Adams III, attorney for Peach
^ argued u,e case - bei,aif ° ( *•
The Justices did not rule on the case fol
lowing arguments last week in Atlanta.
According to Peach County District
Attorney Biff Tillis, the county is still
waiting word on the ruling.
• Commission to meet
with architects on
Courthouse expansion
The Redevelopment Authority vot¬
ed unanimously to formally request
the title from the county commis¬
sion during a special meeting.
County Attorney Charlie Adams
said the authority needs to make a
written request of a title transfer.
Adams advised that the commis¬
sioners would be responsible for
setting any conditions or stipula¬
tions in the agreement, and the
redevlopment authority would sim¬
ply request the title transfer.
"We will be agreeable to whatever
conditions you include," said
Lorainc Khoury. "We just can’t take
any action until we have the deed.
This just slows us down a little.”
In other business, the county com¬
missioners agreed to meet with
three architeclal firms to consider
plans for the planned expansion of
the county courthouse.
Commissioners decided to pursue
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"As far as I know, the Justices have 30 to
45 days to hand down their ruling," said
Tillis. "This is not something we exoected
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Tillis said if the court rales in favor of the
county, the Neon Cowboy will be forced to
comply with the Cowboy*attorneys county ordinances How
ever, the Neon 7 will have
io days to appeal the ruling
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plans to expand the courthouse after
projected figures for the renova¬
tions of Everett Square exceeded
the county's budgeted amount, for
the project.
"This is something we need to
move on," said Walker. "We aren’t
making any headway.”
Commissioners planned to meet
with the architects either Nov. 28 or
Dec. 5.
David Thompson, of Construction
Management, presented a proposal
to commissioners to consider as
they began work on the courthouse
expansions.
According to Thompson, Con¬
struction Managment is one of sev¬
eral companies offering an alterna¬
tive to the use of general
contractors.
"We would be working for you,
while the general contractor works
for himself,” Thompson said. "We
can also guarantee a price on any
project. If we exceed the price, then
that's our responsibility."
Commissioner Walker said he
"had a problem with all this."