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Fort Valley, GA, March 25, 2009--Students from Mark Smith's Agricultural
Mechanics class and Mark Swords’ Metal Fabrication class at Peach County High
School visited Camp John Hope on March 25, 2009. The students, ranging from
sophomores to seniors, placed water retention beams around oak trees at the
camp. Camp John Hope Director Norman Gay hopes to build more partnerships
with the students, including constructing a shooting range.
Submitted by Torise Battle
Harmony Community Church Relay for Life Presents
A Womanless Beauty Pageant
When: Friday, April 24, 2009 (Time to be announced)
Where: Peach County Relay for Life event held at Byron
Elementary School
What: All men and young men between the ages of 15
and ??? can participate in this event. Categories
include talent (can be humorous) and most creative
outfit. Participants must participate in both categories
to be considered for prizes.
How Much: Registration fees are as follows...
Students (ages 15-23): $10.00
Non-Students ( ages 23 and up): $20.00
All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society!
Please send payment with the attached registration form to
Beverly Frederick at 498 Estes Road, Fort Valley, GA 31030.
Both the payment and registration form must be received
by April 21, 2009. Make checks payable to the American
Cancer Society. Late payments and registration will not be
accepted.
Please complete the form below and send it, along with a
check made out to American Cancer Society by
April 21, 2009. You will receive confirmation and further
instructions upon receipt of your payment and registration.
Name______
Age-
Address____
Phone Number/Email Address_
Occupation_______________
Hobbies_ s _1__
Interesting Facts about You (wife, kids, etc.) _
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conviction. This change in law
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penalty. It will also ensure
that the people who need to be
locked up for the rest of their
life will be sentenced more
quickly and reduce the cost of
such trials.
House Bill 149 allows Hth
and 12th grade public school
students to attend a college or
technical school to complete
high school while receiving
credit towards a higher degree.
This bill, commonly called
the “Move on When Ready”
Act, gives public school stu¬
dents and their families more
options to fit their individual
educational needs. By allow¬
ing students to choose courses
that fit their personal life
goals, we can foster the edu¬
cational interest students need
to succeed.
House Bill 160 imposes an
additional $200 fine on “super
speeders.” This bill defines
a super speeder as a driver
who goes 85 miles per hour
or faster on a highway, and 75
miles or faster on a two-lane
road. Revenues raised through
these fines will help pay for a
statewide trauma care network
so that Georgians can get the
critical care they expect in the
event of an emergency.
As the 2009 Session comes
to an end, many House and
Senate biHs are now closer to
becoming law. Friday will be
the final day of this session,
making it more important than
ever that 1 hear from you. The
legislation passed next week
may directly affect you and
your family. I was elected
to represent you, and for that
reason welcome your emails
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have any questions or con¬
cerns, please contact me at my
Capitol office. I look forward
to hearing from you soon.
Rep. Tony Sellier
House District 136
680 Marshall Mill Rd.
Fort Valley, GA 31030
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Relay For Life:More Than A Yearly Event
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Eugenia Powell Serves
as an Advocate for The
American Cancer Society
and in active with Relay
For Life
By Katie Minter Jones
Contributing Writer
For Eugenia Powell, The
American Cancer Society and
Relay for Life is more than just
a yearly event to raise funds for
cancer. It has become a part of
her life. A 12-year cancer sur
vivor, Powell is not only active
in Relay for Life as the team
recruitment chairperson, but
she serves as an advocate for
the American Cancer Society.
Eugenia is married to Alan
Powell and is a State Farm
Agent in Byron. She was diag
nosed with breast cancer in 1997.
After a routine mammogram,
she was told to come back “just
In The
By Danny Gilleland
Staff Writer/Photographer ______
Thursday evening in Fort Valley: hookers and
murder on Main Street. Not your usual weekend
in the Valley, but murder-mystery writer/director
Linda Smith was beaming after the successful
three-night run of her dinner theater production
of, “Murder at Mardi Gras.”
Smith said of the weekend “Great!! Saturday
was a sellout, just totally awesome. We received
so many compliments. People are already
asking about next year, wanting to be put on the
list for reservations.”
Smith said the attendance for Thursday and
Friday were about the same, with all 120 tickets
for Saturday sold out, with some folks in the
balcony.
She said next year she will be writing a play
Relay For Life*(g
Upcoming Events:
Attention Churches: You are invited to hold a Luminary Sunday at your church. You can honor
a cancer survivor by placing his or her name under “In Honor of,” or you can remember someone
who was lost to cancer by placing the name under ‘In Memory of.” Each individual’s name will
appear on a luminaria bag at the Relay and will be lit at the ceremony to shine as a beacon of
hope for others. Forms will be provided or you can request your bags if you want to decorate
them yourselves. For info: Heather Gilbert @478-743-6391.
Relay Yard Sale - Bring your own table and all of your yard sale treasures to the Byron
Methodist Church on Mardi 21st from 7 am -2pm. All proceeds from your sale will benefit your
Relay team. Everyone is invited to come wit and shop for great items, knowing that your money
will go to our great cause.
Tastefully Simple Fundraiser - Consultant, Kristie Russell will donate all her profit to your
team for any order. Contact her at 478-956-5157
CB&T Bank’s Memory Quilt was featured in last week’s paper. They are selling quilt squares
that you can decorate in honor or memory of a friend or relative for $5. The quilt will be dis¬
played at Relay and at CB&T Branches. Contact Annette Rodgers at 478-929-1004 or stop by
CB&T in Ft Valley or Byron.
It’s not too late to form a team or become a Relay Corporate Sponsor. For more informa¬
tion call Eugenia Powell @ 478-956-3131. See you all at Peach County Relay for Life at Byron
Elementary on April 24 -25,2009.
to get a few more shoU " When
the radiologist studied the new
films, he told Powell he had
discovered a lump in her breast
and she needed to contact her
doctor. Since Powell’s father
and grandmother both died of
cancer, Powell’s first thought
was, “Well, this is it.” Her
doctor tried to reassure her that
she wasn’t going to die and she
would probably be fine.
Since her cancer was detect
^ early, and none was detected
in her lymph nodes, Eugenia’s
cancer was classified as stage
one. She had a lumpectomy and
underwent radiation therapy,
She now encourages women to
have routine mammograms.
Powell remembers her first
breast cancer support group. At
first she was hesitant to attend
but “It was the most comforting
feeling,” said Powell. “It is reas
suring to meet someone and
hear them say, ‘Oh I had that 10
years ago,’ and you see they are
doing well.”
The next year Powell became
active in the Relay for Life,
“Everyone has a common
bond at the relay and comes
together for a common
purpose,” said Powell. “The
relay is a fun event with com
petitions and entertainment
but it has a serious side also,
Everyone is extremely serious
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with a western theme.
“We are on a roll now,’’ she said Monday
morning. She gave high praise to the cast, “They
did it, kudos to them, and thank God for my
husband.”
Her husband Tiger Smith’s rich voice opened
the evening singing “Brown-eyed Girl.”
“It was nothing but a success,” she added.
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Airing the Luminary Service,
which honors and memorializes
cancer victims,
Advocacy is an important
role of the American Cancer
Society, according to Powell,
who volunteers as an advocate,
There is a network of voiun
teers on the national level as
well as state avid local levels,
One of the functions of advo
cacy is to ensure that medi
cally underserved people have
access to diagnostic testing for
early detection and care. The
American Cancer Society has
lobbyists who help seek funding
for cancer research, work with
health insurance issues and
work to provide funds for early
screenings. Recently, ACS lob
byists have been pushing for
increased tobacco taxes. ,
The American Cancer Society
is also involved in education,
Powell explained. Information,
referrals and sources to locate
assistance can be obtained by
calling 1-800-ACS-2345 or
www.cancer.oi'g.
According to Powell the 24
hour phone service and the
website provide a wealth of
information.
Powell is pleased with the
community support for the
Relay for Life and is proud to
see to community bond togeth
er for this yearly event.
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