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PAGE BA Two major changes proposed for HOPE Georgia students from low income families will be eligi¬ ble for both federal Pell Grants and full HOPE Scholarships under a pro¬ posal by Governor Roy E. Barnes to the 2000 Georgia General Assembly. In addition, Governor Barnes has recommended that students who lose their HOPE Scholarship as sopho¬ mores will for the first time be able to regain it their senior year if they return their grades to a cumulative “B” average. “Governor Barnes’ recom¬ mendations make the best scholarship program in America even better,” said Glenn Newsome, executive director of the Georgia Stu¬ dent Finance Commission, which administers Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program. “Both of these initiatives “Insight On Eyesight” ARE YOUR FRAMES COOL OR WARM by Dr. Monte Murphy - Optometrist Eyesight Associates Having one’s colors done is becoming a commonplace fashion activity, especially for women who then select makeup and clothing based on their skin tone. “Cool” people (summer or win¬ ter) have white skin and blonde hair or olive/dark skin and dark hair. “Warm” folks (autumn or spring) have pale skin, strawberry blonde, it'd or light brown hair and red skin tones. 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A spec package can be obtained by contacting Clarice Davis, Purchasing Agent, or may be picked up Mon¬ day through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at 205 West Church Street, Fort Valley and/ or call (912) 825-2515 ext, (208). To make an appointment to view Building, Contact Sheriff Bechani at (912) 825-3415. Closing date for Sealed Bid # 00003 shall he Wednesday, February 16, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. The Bid Opening shall he Wednesday, February 16, 2000, at 10:15 a.m., in the Peach County Court¬ house Annex Public Meeting Room, 1st floor. Peach County reserves the right to reject any anJ all bids, to waive informalities. To readvertisc and/or to award the contract in the best interest of the County, and to retain any and all Bids for a period of thirty ( 30) days after the hid opening. Bids should he maileJ to: Peach County Commissioners Office Attn: Sealed Bid * 00003 205 West Church Street, Suite 206 Fort Valley Georgia 31030 Clarice Davis Peach County Purchasing Agent % 3 are really incentives to encourage students to study hard and reap the benefits of HOPE.” Currently, low-income Georgia students receiving a federal Pell Grant that cov¬ ers their tuition and fee expenses at a college or technical institute receive only the $150 per semester book allowance if they are eligible for HOPE. Under Governor Barnes’ proposal, eligible low income students will be able to receive HOPE for their tuition, fees and books and the Pell grant money to assist with the cost of hous ing and meals. Governor Barnes has asked the legislature to approve an additional $23 million in HOPE funding to remove what is known as the “Pell Offset.” in dark frames. “Cools” look well in blue or gray frames and pink tints, “Warms” look great in brown frames with tan tints. © Eyesight Associates, 440 Taylors Mill Road is commit¬ ted to providing total family eye care. Dr. Murphy is avail able for eye examinations, contact lens fittings, and to help you select your eyewear. We also carry colored contact lenses and designer sunglass es. Call 825-8223 for your appointment today! C|t Inlktt-ftiknu If adopted by the legisla¬ ture, elimination of the Pell Offset will impact 8,000 degree seeking students at Georgia colleges and univer¬ sities, plus an additional 11,500 students seeking cer¬ tificates or diplomas at Georgia technical institutes. Governor Barnes’ proposal to permit sophomores to re¬ qualify for HOPE is similar to the current system involving freshmen. Freshmen who lose their cumulative “B” average and eligibility for HOPE can cur rently regain HOPE their junior year after bringing their grades back up to a “B” average during their sophomore year of study, Governor Barnes’ proposal would allow sophomores who lose their HOPE eligi bility to regain it their senior year. 4 Mailbag i . . Cont. from Page 5A '-'i r Thank you L-T Editor, The Leader Tri¬ bune: We of Al-Anon Family Groups wish to express our sincere thanks for your co-operation in helping us by publishing or broadcasting our announce¬ ment of meeting places and times. It is vitally important that we make a sincere effort as we do. To pass on hope to those we're trying to reach with our mes¬ sage. To Families and Friends of Alcoholics who are also caught up in the awful dilem¬ ma of this family illness. There are an estimated nine ty million Americans who suf¬ fer from Alcoholism. One in four families are effected by it. AL-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of such people, who come together to share their common experience, strength, and hope. In order to overcome the effects of some one else’s drinking. We would like for you to know that the media has played a vital role in helping us to reach those in need. And it’s helping one by one to live a better life. Thanks so very much. Togeth¬ er we can make a difference!! P S. Thanks to all of you at The Leader-Tribune. You’ve been real faithful to publish our ad. Thanks Al-Anon’s Fourth District Public Information Clarence Chapman Will you listen? Editor, The Leader Tri¬ bune: “Feeling violated”: that was how Carl Sledge and Marvin Scarborough (adjacent proper¬ ty owners and long time resi- *sr r Growing Up in Georgia By Kathryn Taylor GA Ext. Service It’s time to start thinking about planting fruit trees. Georgians start thinking peaches January is usually a good time to put your favorite variety of peach in the ground. But before you plant, learn about several great new varieties available for some regions of the state In south Georgia, you may plant old standards like Flordakmg’ and June Gold Be aware that they have some quality problems ‘Flordadawn’ is a giuxl choice if you want to be the first on your street to offer fruit to your neigh bora ‘Junepnnee’ is a very reh able variety, and you can count on a crop in most years Its attractive color and good size make it a nice replacement lor’Coronet’ in south Georgia If you plant 'Delta,' a nice sw«vt peach with giuxl hanging quality, make sure you plant it with a pollinizet The verv prettv 'Sun const' nectarine •>! Whit, |{ >}> a nice white flesh.-,1 t,, „ t ,»»•*• » HOPE - Helping Outstand¬ ing Pupils Educationally • provides tuition, mandatory fees and a $300 per school year book allowance to Georgia students attending Georgia public colleges, uni¬ versities and technical insti tutes. HOPE provides a $3,000 scholarship to stu¬ dents attending Georgia pri¬ vate colleges and universi¬ ties. Degree-seeking students must earn a “B" average in high school to qualify for HOPE, and main¬ tain a “B" average in col¬ lege. Students seeking cer¬ tificates or diolomas at technical institutes do not need to earn or maintain a “B" average. Since Sep. 1993, more than 426,000 HOPE recipients have received $862 million for their tuition, fees and books. dents of Peach County) felt coming away from Warner Robins planning and zoning hearing Jan. 18 held in City Hall. Being in attendance to oppose amendment 12, the annexation of Interstate 75, property of Joy Land and Houser’s Mill Road, the issue was brought up as being part of the service delivery area, which it dearly is not, accord¬ ing to Peach County officials. When asked to identify our¬ selves, we did, pointing out that the City of Fort Valley has a 330,000 storage I tank, well. treatment plant coming on line in the very near future, adja¬ cent this property on two sides, the panel appeared not to be knowledgeable of this. When I (Mr. Sledge) attempted to bring issue to the fact that there was a problem (with) contiguity of this annex hack up the line with an earlier annexation that affected thi annexation, I was duly cut off by the chairman, saying “There is a motion on the floor that has to be voted on" and the vote was taken, the motion carried, We feel violated that the pan¬ el never allowed us to bring our concerns about the possible reduction in services and con fusion this annexation could bring to our 911 response, the police, fire protection as well as garbage pickup We also have come to expect this as being typical treatment of Warner Robins to Peach County and its residents, noting that Mrs Land is a resi¬ dent of Warner Robins and said to be a former city council member. Mart'in Scarborough Carl Sledge Byron Wednesday, January I ■■ W i l li FVSU to hold annual Farm, Home, Minister’ Conference in Februai The Cooperative Extension Program will host its annual Farm, Home, Minister’s Con¬ ference, Feb. 9, on the Fort Valley State University cam pus. According to event sponsors, the day-long event in the C. W. Pettigrew Farm and Com¬ munity Life Center will focus on youth violence and rural health issues. The featured speaker at “Together We Can Make A Difference” will be Dr. Bever¬ ly Coleman Miller, editor of “Minority Health Today, “ a national journal designed to improve medical interven¬ tions for minority members that reaches over 80,000 physicians. According to Conference Coordinator Clarence Williams Jr., Dr. Coleman Miller is a nationally known expert on youth violence pre¬ vention and serves as faculty for the Violence Against Women Act. The internal medicine physician consults with and lectures extensively to uni¬ versities, health care facili¬ ties, community-based orga¬ nizations, religious institutions, criminal justice arenas, the military, educa¬ tors and private industry. Considered one of the 25 best 10th GA Livestoc Show & rodeo The 10th annual Georgia National Livestock Show, February 23 - March 5, 2000, features Georgia's youth and adults. The Georgia National Junior Livestock Show. Feb. 23-27, highlights Georgia’s 4-H and FFA students competing for statewide championships. Youth show in classes for hogs, heifers, steers, and breeding ewes. There also are open classes, Feb. 28 - March 5, for beef and dairy cattle, dairy and meat goats, rabbits, horses, and llamas. The Georgia National Rodeo will run Feb. 24. 25, and 26, 2000. Tickets are on sale now The livestock and horse shows are free and open to the public. "The Livestock Show gives families, especially our chil¬ dren. an opportunity to see young agricultural enthusi¬ asts compete statewide for honors,” said Michael A Froehlich. executive director, Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter “Georgia has one of the strongest 4-H and FFA programs in the country," he added. The Georgia National Rodeo good choices. The best late-fruiting variety in south Georgia is 'Suwannee ’ A good nectarine us Sunfire Next year look for a wonderful new variety named Gulfprince.’ It lias beautiful color, size, flavor and will bang on the tn>e longer than most other varieties avail able for that region Generally order your trees on the Nema guard nxitstix-k Middle Georgians can choose from several new varieties Spnngpnnce' is the earliest pro¬ ducer Kubvpnnoe.’ '.June princess nectarine.' 1 'Southern Pearl,' Sureprinee’ and ‘Blazepnnoe' till ready for harvest in June For late season fruit, select North Georgia can reliably from some older attractive such as ‘Redhaven’ date or *Cresthaven’ (late July) a couple of fairly new van 'Eticonp' and Bounty' Throe slkHild be ordered on either i ■ (Herd or I evdl n»<tstoeK In tntd .lull you can harvest African-American physicians in the fej countn has been interviewed a Minutes and CNN and been a frequent win before Congress. "We are pleased to havj Coleman-Miller as tha tured speaker at our ea said Williams, Extension gram leader for Comind Resource Development her participation will pH our audience with insigl issues affecting huj health.” Williams said activities ing the 8:30 a.m. • 4:00 | event will include the pr< tation of the annual M Farm Family Award tours of various univei agricultural facilities, ini ing the Georgia Small Ri nant Research and Exten Center. There is no fee for event. Registration indud morning break and awards luncheon. Howe Williams said, limited 81 means participants shd register ing for early to ensure sj the luncheon the For Conference, more information atj jj contact local Cooperative telephl Extend Service office or the FVSU Cooperative Exf sion Program at 825-6268.] is sanctioned by the Pi (Professional Rodeo Cowl Association). The Ral features specialty acts I cowboys and cowgirls fl across the country compel in six events: saddle bri riding, bareback riding. 1 roping, steer wrestling, fl riding, and barrel raei Points earned at the Geol National Rodeo qualify rid for the National Finals Ra held every December in | Vegas. “Tickets to the Geon National Rodeo have grow l popularity over the veal Ro] Froehlich said “The has become a top event at I Agricenter Tickets to fl Rodeo are a must have rodeo fans and thrill seek! alike." Froehlich said Georgia National Rodeo ti ets may be obtained as fl lows: Georgia National Fl grounds & Agricenter a office, mail orders, phq orders to 800/987-3247. Gg gia only, or 912/ 988-6438;! or] fax to 912/988-6451. www.gnfa.com Rodeo tiefl prices include the sureharl A handling fee of $2 50 nl applv for some orders ‘Bounty.’ a very rod poach, tfl requires less thinning than otl varieties and has a nice size fl shape. ‘Encore’ fruit, available in e.J August in north tieorgia. isn't I prettiest peach you'll find, bin tfl good size, flavor and yield fl higher hud hardiness makes to gi*od selection for the northed parts of Georgia w here late tnu can be a problem You can order trees for $4 to I per tree Here are several mJ eries that supply trees for <■ area Cumberland Valley N'ursfl Nul 1 800492-0022'. Holly Dale N'uJ ery (900-222-302), Yaiigt ery (931 934 2715) Reserve your trees as soon I [lOKKibte for January delivery When your trees arrive, ked them m a civil area out of the -if (a basement or outdoor stnraif nvxn will he best i surrounded i plastic until you can plant themJ For planting advice, contafl your local county extension agid for the bulletin. H *nie Garda IVaches and Nectarines )