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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-
15,000-mile trek across the U.S.
over 10,000
people will
iass the
Olympic
Flame from
torch to torch.
Many of the
torchbearers
will be "com¬
munity
heroes" who
will be cho¬
sen by com¬
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.
Massee lane holds
Christmas Open House
Christmas Open House, an annual
event at Massee Lane Gardens, will be
held Sunday, Dec. 3, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. During this special event, the gar¬
dens and museums are open free to the
public. The Fetterman Museum will be
decorated in the Williamsburg style
with natural fruits and greenery of the
season. Camellias will be in bloom
throughout the gardens and greenhouse.
Decorated trees, seasonal music, shop¬
ping and refreshments will make this a
special event. Eight trees, decorated by
various groups from Peach and Macon
Counties will adorn the gallery of the
Fetterman building. Christmas music
will be presented by the Teeter family
of Atlanta at 3 p.m. For more informa¬
tion, call (912)967-2358.
Hospital holds drive
The American Red Cross will hold a
blood drive at Peach County Hospital
Thursday, Dec. 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 6
p.m. The drive will be held in the
Conference Room.
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 streets
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
Holiday Cooking time holidays
A chill is in the air. The 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 o f ARAMARK services at Fort
Valley State College, will conduct the
workshop. She is well known for her
expertise and especially for the taste of
her food. Deadline for registration is
Nov. 29. To reserve space, call 825-
6478.
P.A.C.T. cleans up
RA.C.T will have a "clean-up" seas
sion at their home (the old Fort VAlley
High School auditorium Saturday, Dec.
2 from 10 am. to noon. Anyone is
invited.
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By CINDY MORLEY
The Leader-Tribune
It's Christmastime in the Valley... and
the festivities will begin Saturday
evening with the annual Lions Club
Christmas Parade.
The parade will begin at 6 p.m. at the
BlueBird Body Company and follow the
traditional route down Highway 49 to
College Street
The theme for this parade is "Let’s Have
a Country Christmas," according to Jim¬
my Jones of the Fort Valley Lions Club.
There will be prizes awarded for com-
Peach to 9.3
By CINDY MORLEY
The Leader-Tribune
Peach County's unemployment rate
neared the 9.3 percentage mark in Octo¬
ber, according to reports from the Geor¬
gia Department of Labor.
This compares with the state's jobless
rate of 5.2 percent.
mercial and
no-commer¬
cial floats.
Also
Fort Valley
MainStreet
will present
A Winter
Wonderland
beginning
Saturday
each Saturday until
Dec. 23 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
the Winter Wonderland will be held in
the Par San building downtown and
state average because of seasonal
in this county,” said Robert Swan,
of the Peach County Develop¬
Authority.
"It seems that as the peach season
down, our unemployment rate
increases until pecan season," he added.
According to the report, the Macon area
unemployment rale increased from 5.2
in October.
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Training with Fort Valley's finest
Wednesday, Nov. 29,1995
activities will include a bake sale to ben¬
efit the Peach Area Habitat for Humanity.
Story-telling will be held each Saturday
at 10:30 a.m. and will be provided by the
Thomas Public Library.
Gift wrapping will be held by the youth
of Fort Valley United Methodist Church,
and pictures with Santa from Around the
World will also be held.
Fort Valley MainStreet Winter Wonder¬
land will also serve as the drop-off center
for donated toys, coats and canned foods
to benefit families in Peach County.
(See parade entry forms in P.M.
Peach)
Swan stated that in 1994, the county’s
yearly unemployment was slightly higher
than the slate average.
The county rale was 7.5 percent, while
the state was 5.2 percent and the United
States rate was 6.1 percent.
Swan reported that as of June 1995, -
the latest report available - there were
826 active applicants seeking jobs in
Peach
50 cents
Digest
for '94
okayed
by state
By CINDY MORLEY
The Leader-Tribune
Two down and one to go...
State Commissioner of Revenue Marcus
Collins has given his okay to Peach County's
1994 tax digest. The state commissioner's
approval comes almost one month after his
okay for the 1993 county digest.
"Now that we have 1994 out of the way,
we’re ready for the 1995 digest," said Peach
County Tax Commissioner Dwight Byrd.
"Once we get 1995 done, we will be back on
schedule."
Byrd said he hopes to have the proposed
1995 digest in his office "as early as next
week."
After a two week advertising period of the
1995 digest, the proposed digest would then
be sent to the state commissioner for his
approval.
"If all goes as planned, we hope to have the
1995 digest back by late December and have
the bills go out in mail by the latter part of
December," said Byrd. "Hopefully, every one
will have the opportunity to pay their tax bills
by the end of the year."
Byrd was notified of the commissioners'
approval of the 1994 digest late Monday.
"By Tuesday morning, I had the 1994 digesi
on my desk," he said. "Now we are ready to
proceed with the 1995 digest."
Byrd said the county's top priority is to get
back on schedule.
"And we seem to be headed in the right
direction," Byrd said.
FVSC winds
down 100th
anniversary
By CINDY MORLEY
The Leader-Tribune
"It's not just the culmination of our 100-year
celebration, it's the beginning of the next 100
years," said Dorothy Crumbly, chairman of the
Committee for
the FVSC Centennial
Celebration.
"We have a new mis¬
sion and a new focus
for the college for the
next 100 years, so this
celebration is as much
about the ending of the
first 100 years as it is
about the beginning of
the next 100 years,"
added.
The Centennial Celebration actually began
last February with a Legislative Salute and
will come to a close this weekend with three
events. The Centennial Convocation will be
held Friday, Dec. 1, at 10:30 a.m. Featured
guest for the event will be renowned actor
Ossie Davis of the hit series The Client. The
event will be held in the Woodward Gymnasi¬
um at Fort Valley State College.
The Centennial Blue and Gold Ball, featuring
the Duke Ellington Orchestra, will be held
Saturday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m. in the Reaves
Arena at the Perry Agricenter.
"We are really excited about this,” said
Crumbly. "This is going to be like a dress-up
Homecoming with alumni coming in from all
over the country - as well as a number of not¬
ed political figures and dignitaries attending."
The celebration will end Sunday morning
with the Centennial Vesper featuring Dr.
Winifred Hope, Pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist
Church in Athens. This event will be held at 5
p.m. in The Pettigrew Center at the college.
"We really want to end the Centennial cele¬
bration with a bang," said Crumbly.
The year-long celebration also included This
Night Fort Valley which was held in May and
the First Lady's Tea during which time a
DayLilly was named in honor of FVSC First
Lady Jacqueline Prater.
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