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Sponsors Annual Peach
Festival
Sponsors needed for the
annual Peach Festival Concert,
Road Race and Children’s
events. Contact Michelle
Yingling at 478-825-1617 and
leave message. .
FVSU Pre-K Registration
FVSU Pre-Kindergarten reg
istrationisnowopen. Children
must be 4 years of age by
September 1, 2009. Required
Documentation: Original
Certified Birth Certificate,
Current immunization Form
3231, EED Form 3300 (Eye Ear,
Dental) Child’s Social Security
Card, Insurance, PeachCare
or Medicaid Card, Proof of
Residency (current lease, letter
from shelter or employer, any
utility bill except telephone bill.)
Fort Valley Site: Gano Building,
(478) 825-6176, Rhonda Colvin.
Byron Site: 202 Moseley
Rd„ (478) 956-2728, Lyvetta
Alexander.
UfeUnk Seeking Volunteers
LifeLink of Georgia, the non
profit agency that coordinates
organ and tissue donations in
Georgia, is seeking volunteers to
assist with educational programs
pertaining to organ and tissue
donation in Macon and surround
ing areas. Volunteer activities
include public speaking, staff
ing information tables at driver
license offices and health fairs,
presentations to nursing and
medical staff, and more.
Potential volunteers include
recipients and their families,
patients waiting for an organ and
tissue transplant, donor families,
or anyone interested in organ and
tissue donation. AH volunteers
are formally trained by LifeLink
staff. To become a volunteer or
to learn about organ and tissue
donation, contact Terri Medina
at (770) 225-5465, (800) 544-
6667 or visit the website at www. ,
lifelinkfound.org/ga.
Community Yard Sale
Its spring cleaning time
again, how about participat
ing in a Community Yard Sale.
Planning of the community
wide yard sale will be April
25th, downtown Byron. If you
are interested in participating
fill out a registration form at the
Welcome Center or call 478
956-2409.
’ Battle of Byron News
The Battle erf Byron needs
you. If you have participated
in any previous battles please
give us a call. We are currently
registering vendors/artists/
crafters and food vendors for
the Battle. If you are an artist
or crafter call Barbara Jordan
at 956-3300. Call the Welcome
Center at 956-2409 for food
vendor applications. If you
are a crafter or artist of any
type this would be a wonderful
opportunity to reach a large
number of people to sell your
product. For information about
entertainment, challenges,
participation about ‘ the
or
Murder in Maui Cocktail Party
call Emily Griffin, chairperson,
at 478-955-4138. Battle of
Byron May 2 & 3.
Byron Eggstravaganza
Here comes PeterCottontail...
hopping down the Byron trail!
B^ sure to mark your calendars
and hop down to the Byron
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April 13*-17*
Bring yourfavorite homemade sweets to Herbert’sfor judging and
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Easter Eggstravaganza Egg
Hunt. This year’s Egg hunt will
“ held on Saturday, April 11th
* ‘he Jail House Park located in
downtown Byron. Come see the
Easter Bunny and other surpris
es to 0 - For more information,
contact the Byron Welcome
Center at 478-956-2409.
Relay for Lite 2009
Peach County Relay for Life
2009 will be held in Byron on
April 24 & 25, 2009. If you are
interested in working as a vol
unteer cm the planning commit
tee or in forming a team to par
ticipate in Relay call Heather
Gilbert at the American Cancer
Society at 478-743-6391 for
more information.
Fluffy Bunny Is Hopping to
Fort Valley
The Fort Valley Main Street
Merchants are celebrating
Easter this year with a “free”
show for children on Saturday,
April 11th - 1 p.m. at the Austin
Theater. Easter eggs filled with
candy will be given by par
ticipating merchants with one
egg at each store hiding a Gift
Certificate to that particular
merchant.
Shop Fort Valley on Saturday
morning—stop for lunch and'
come by the Austin Theater at
1 p.m. to see the Fluffy Bunny
Puppet show performed by Peter
Hart of Atlanta Puppeteer.
Come Join the Fun! And
enjoy the show with the kids!
Little People Pre-K
Little People Pre-K, 118
Neil St., Fort Valley, is accept
j„g applications for the Ga.
Lottery funded Pre-K Program
for the 2009-2010 school year.
(Limited space, so hurry!)
Children must be 4 years old cm
Q r before Sept. 1, 2009, to be
eligible for this FREE Program,
Call Linda Brown at 478-825-
7122 for more informaton
Croa Community Easter
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FREE Community Easter Egg
Hunt and Cookout on Saturdav am*
SJ A or ;j it 2009 1100
4:00p.m. at Faith Babies
C0 GBF on Marshallville
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sign up our
upcoming cooking classes..
April 21 -- Patric Bell -
- Cupcakes: Desserts Newest
Graze
May 12 — Gena Knox —
Outdoor Grilling Party
June 18 -- Virginia Willis —
Cooking with Peaches
♦All classes begin at 6:30!*
Call Beth Cleveland 825-3434
for appointment!
2009 Small Business
Financial Expo
Fort Valley State University
Rural Business Outreach
Institute Presents the 2009
Small Business Financial Expo,
C.W. Pettigrew Center, FVSU
Campus. Wednesday, April 22,
® a m ; to * P m
This year s event is designed
to proved information to rural
entrepreneurs from around the
state with diverse backgrounds
regarding the various financial
resources that are available
to assist small business. The
agenda will include presenta¬
tions from the following agen-
cies: Governor’s Entrepreneur
& Small Business Office; U.S.
House of Representatives, 2nd
Congressional District; Georgia
Small Business Administration;
U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Registration deadline: April
17.
For ®ore information or
to Madison, ^gister (478) contactr 825-6127 Eddie or
(478) 825-6081.
Gluten Free Birthday Party
Middle GA GIG invites you
to come celebrate YOUR birth
day...
AND everyone else’s —
GLUTEN-FREE STYLE !
Everyone is invited — young
& old! You say it’s your birth
day! It s my birthday, too! You
s y° ur birthday? It s my
birthday, too!
April 18 • 11 a.m. • Central
Baptist Church • Rm 168, (1120
Lake Joy Rd,Warner Robins)
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branches.org / 478-397-5061
Former PCHS Athlete
Qivlng Back to Hometown
Alonzo “A.J.” Bryant, a
former Peach County High
School scholar athlete and
University of Georgia gradu¬
ate will host a mini sports
camp at Peach County High
School practice fields on April
25, 2009. The camp will be
held from 9 a.m. until noon,
The registration cost is $35 and
includes lunch and a camp T
shirt. Students in grades K-12
are welcome to participate.
Registration packets can be
picked up at Hunt Elementary
Scho ° 1, J or Peach Count y Hl 8 h
School. You may also contact
COm ‘ Sludents ™ 11 Iearn d " lls
to ,ncrease *P eed and P erfor ’
mance in all sports, as well as
engage in motivation sessions,
Guest coaches will include,
Rex Bradberry (Current
UGA Coach), Thomas Brown
(Atlanta Falcons - Tail Back),
Martrez Milner (New York
Giants - Tight End), and Sean
Bailey (former UGA athlete).
Applications are due on April
17 No money is due with the
application; payment is due on
the da y 0 f camp. Don’t miss
out on t his exce n en t opportu
nity to increase your game and
meet star athletes.
Intro to Computers Class
Where: Sandy Run AME
Church, 743 Powell Grove Rd.
Sparta, GA 31087
When: Wednesday, April 15,
2009 from 10am-3pm.
For more information about
this workshop andfuture work¬
shops, contact FVSU Rural
Business Outreach Institute
Coordinator Eddie Madison at
(478) 825-6127 or via email at
madisone@fvsu.edu.
Heart of Georgia Philatelic
Society meeting
The monthly meeting of the
Heart of Georgia Philatelic
Tuesday, April 21. 2009 at
the Warner Robtiu Recreation
800 Watson Blvd^ Warner
Robins. The meeting is open
to everyone interested in stamp
collecting. Door prizes.
For more information, please
call 478-953-6217.
Qreater Cathedral of
Praise Ministries Holy
Convocation
Senior Pa&or Timothy B.
Deas, Sr. and the family of
Greater Cathedral of Praise
Ministries, 1440 Camp John
Hope Road, Fort Valley, GA
would like to invite you to its
2009’ Holy Convocation begin
ning April 8 , 2009 and cli
maxing on Sunday, April 12,
200* Services will begin
7:30pm nightly. On Sunday,
April 12, 2009, services will
begin at 6:00am and 11:30am.
If you would like to attend and
need transportation, please call
Greater Cathedral of Praise
Ministries at (478) 825-0780.
Come out and be blessed!
2nd Annual Easter Egg
Hunt
Sponsored by Fort Valley
Sportsman’s Club, Inc. on April
11, 2009 at 12:00 Noon at the
South Peach Park in Fort Valley.
p^zes will be given away
(including cash). Ages 12 and
under. Food will be served.
Khoury’s Men’s Wear
120 Main Street, Fort Valley, Ga.* ( 478 ) 825-0065
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Suit Sall Still In Progress Prom Weekend
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based on your income
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for your
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Join fhe Excitement at
Show
By Katie Minter Jones
Contributing Writer
The Fort Valley Main Street
Merchants are celebrating
Easter this year with a free
puppet show at the Austin
Theater April 11 at 1 p.m..
This fun-filled show is show
is designed for children ages
5 and younger but will delight
audiences of all ages. v
Children will be amazed and
entertained as puppeteer Peter
Hart brings his lovable charac¬
ters to life in several interactive
routines.
The Fluffy Duckie Trio, who
are friends of Peter Rabbit, will
hatch from a colorful egg and
lead the audience in their version
of the “Chicken Dance.” Peter
and Benjamin Rabbit, large 40
inch plush body marionettes,
will walk into the audience to
receive hugs.
Later, the audience will clap
English as a Second Language Class
A class created to help individuals learn English as a second
language (ESL) will begin on April 14, at the Literacy Center of
Macon County. Classes will be held every Tiiesday and Thursday
evening from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. There is no cost for the class. If you
are interested please call the Literacy Center at 478-472-2777.
The Literacy Center is located at 736 Highway 26 West in
Oglethorpe near Fast Flint Service Station.
THE LEADER TRIBUNE
along as the Mountain Bunny
Family does some Bluegrass
Fiddlin’. Pa Bunny plays an
energetic tune while Ma Bunny
juggles and rides a unicycle and
Junior Bunny performs a moun¬
tain clogging dance.
The Courageous Pink Bunny
will captivate the audience as
he demonstrates his bravery
by being catapulted across the
stage, flying through a hoop
and landing safely on the other
side.
For the exciting grand finale,
Peter Rabbit will dress in a
magnificent costume, amazing
children as colorful confetti
and streamers fill the air.
Before the show, stop by par¬
ticipating merchants for some
candy-filled eggs. Gift certifi¬
cates from participating mer¬
chants will be hidden in some
of the eggs.
For further information
contact Kathie Lambert at 825-
5986.