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EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
IN PEACH INC.
Did you know that Georgia
job creation and economic
development are top priorities
for Gov. Nathan Deal? Gov.
Deal launched the Georgia
Competitiveness Initiative
to bring together state
government and the business
community to develop a long¬
term strategy for economic
development. Each county in
Georgia has a vital role to play
and Peach County continues
to seek strategies to improve
economic development.
LEAP your business
government, commuunity
nonprofit organization brings
awareness and promotes
literacy. There is a direct
correlation between education
and economic development.
Two Adult Education Centers
are available to all residents
that do not have a diploma or
need to upgrade current skills,
The Adult Education Center
in Fort Valley is located at
700 Spruce Street, Wing B
(478, 825-9072) and in Byron,
202 Moseley Rd. (478) 956-
7621. Free day and evening
classes are taught by Middle
GA Technical College
Inslructon in Adult Basic
Education (ABE) and General
Educational Development
(GED) preparation. You
may also attain Work Ready
certification.
Developing partnerships
is the most effective way to
involve more people in raising
the literacy level. For more
information about how you can
help make a difference, visit:
www.freewebs.com/leapinc
or call the L.E.A.P. Office
at (478) 825-9072. Henry L.
Doherty once said, “Get over
the idea that only children
should spend their time in
study. Be a student so long
as you still have something to
learn, and this will mean all
your life.” JumpStart Your
Way Into A New Day!
H. A. HUNT HIGH
SCHOOL ALL-CLASS
REUNION
The All-Class Reunion for
H. A. Hunt High School is
scheduled for November 25
& 26, 2011. Planning meet¬
ings are held the 2nd Saturday
of each month at The Hunt
Educational and Cultural
Center on Spruce Street (Old
Hunt Gym) at 1 pm. You can
also obtain reunion informa¬
tion and a registration form
via e-mail to hillekk@cox.net.
cporter 6 @bellsouth.net, or oli
veryb@bellsouth.net. Please
use “All Class Reunion” in
the subject line. To receive
by mail send request to P O.
Box 1543, Fort Valley, Georgia
31030.
THE HOPE LEARNING
CENTER
IS NOW TAKING
APPLICATIONS FOR
CHILDREN 6 WEEKS OLD
- 12 YEARS OF AGE.
Space is limited so please
call to reserve your spot today!
The center is open now from
7:00 am - 6:00pm/Mondays -
Fridays!
We are located at:
1009 MLK Jr Drive
Fort Valley. GA 31030
(Fellowship Temple of the
Living God)
Please contact us for more
details at:
(478) 822-0109 or (478) 319-
1469
Ask for .Charlotte King
Braswell
4TH ANNUAL HOUSTON
SPRINGS ARTS AND
CRAFTS SHOW
Houston Springs Adult
Community, Perry , GA, has
Openings for artists and craft¬
ers for their 4th annual show.
Contact 478-988-4144 for
information.
Saturday, November 19.
♦ SEPTEMBER 2011
2011 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Quilting
, jewelry, Christmas Items,
florals, artwork. Barbie clothes
and much more..
WARNER ROBINS
COMMUNITY CONCERT
ASSOCIATION WILL KICK
OFF ITS 2011-12 SEASON
The Warner Robins
Community Concert Association
is kicking off its 2011-2012
season with a high-energy group
of guitar virtuosos on September
I8.
Ihe Gcor _ . GuUar _ . Guartet _
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fo ™ ed in l9% - has won criti '
ca ‘ acc * a,m across the nation.
Audiences at a GGQ concert
experience an exciting musical
J 00 ™^ throu 8 h an expansive
am »y of S enres - continents, and
“ mc P er,ods Rousi "g ,rish folk
mus,c and late Impressionistic
masterpieces share the stage,
while the sublime beauty of
Cho P in rubs shoulders with
ground-breaking contemporary
works. The concert will be
at 3 p.m. at the First United
Methodist Church, 205 North
Davia Drive. Warner Robin,.
Adult tickets are $10, available
at the door. Students (K through
College) FREE. For more in for
mation, call (478)923-7024.
www.wn.-„nccr,.n, s
l have attached a picture of the
group. Thanks for helping us
publicize .hi, wnnderfu, musical
opportunity!
Norma Hunt, 923-7024
Warner Robins Community
Concert Association
WANTED Crafting Vendor
for. Half Time Enterprising
Show - Oct 8
This 2nd annual show is for
Artisans, Crafters, and home
based businesses,
It is promoted by the Turner
Co. Music Boosters Association
in Ashbum, Georgia, and is a
non-profit organization.
Booth Price:
8 x 10 - $35 • 12 x 10 - $45
10 x 20 - $70 (double space)
Dead Line for Application:
Sept. 30,2011
INSIDE SHOW
NO RAIN WORRIES!!!
Show will be held inside the
Turner Co. Civic Center in
Ashbum, Georgia.
To Request Application
Email:
HYPERLINK
“mai lto: Fancy64@ wi ndstream.
net" Fancy64@windstream.net
Or
Nancy Stevenson
P.O. Box 129
Ashbum, GA 31714
229-567-3706
JAZZ IN THE VALLEY
Peach Academy Kids Inc.
Presents “Jazz in the Valley,”
Saturday, Oct. 8 , 2011, 5 p.m. -
10 p.m.
Get ready, get ready, get ready!
Jazz in the Valley is just around
the comer! This inaugural event
promises to bring an atmosphere
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electrifying, propelling Jazz in
the Valley as one of Middle
Georgia’s first. Doors open at 4
p.m. and the celebration last until
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excitement for just $5. So come
on out, bring those lawn chairs
and let's party with a purpose in
Downtown Fort Valley!
Performers will include: Jules
and the Gents, Mike Walston
Jazz Quartet. Blynd Shadowz,
Traficjam (just added), and Ken
..... Irimmins Jazz „ Quatet. With
added surprises in between
music ats. The Fabulous Ginger
Dee will the MC.
For event information, go to
www.myjazzinthevalley.com.
St. Rotor Celebrates
Christian Education Month
The Saint Peter African
Methodist Episcopal Church
located in Fort Valley celebrates
0hr,«,.„ Edncai,on Month ,n
During the Month of
September. Christian Education
is celebrated throughout the
Connectional (Worldwide)
African M«hod,s, Epiacopai
Saint Peter’s Christian
Education Ministry will amd recog- cias,
25, 2011 during the 10 a.m
Worship The public Service. is cordially invited
to attend this special Service.
Christian EdtSonDirector*^'
Reverend Bertram C. Smith
is the Pastor
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THE LEARNING >•
CENTER OF GEORGIA
INCORPORATED
TAKING APPLICATIONS
FOR PRE-K
The Learning Tree Center
Q f Georgia Incorporated, 104
Peachtree Street Fort Valley is
taking applications for Pre-K
Program. Applications must be
completed by September 30,
2011. Call for more information
(478) 827-0391
JAIL PROJECT
Continued from front
recommendation. The dedica¬
tion for the J.D. “Donnie” Doles
Public Safety Complex is sched¬
uled for Saturday. September 24
at 2 p.m.
In other business, EMS
Director Alfonzo Ford pre¬
sented commissioners with
the renewal for the clinical
agreement between Centeral
Georgia Technical College and
EMS. The agreement allows
CGTC students training to be
Emergency Medical Students
to observe Peach County EMS
workers on the job. Ford said the
agreement also gives the Peach
County EMS the opportunity
to identify and recruit students
who could be future EMTs for
the county. Commissioners
approved the renewal.
In other business. Information
Technology Director Rich
Bennett addressed commission¬
ers concerning an internet usage
policy recommended by the
county's insurance consultant.
Bennett presented commis¬
sioners with the policy, which
GED Students Hear
By Victor Kulkosky
News Editor
Literacy Week is the perfect
time to celebrate education and
encourage people to press on
with their own education.
Last Thursday, Peach County
residents currently enrolled
in GED courses heard some
encouraging words from their
instructors and real-life inspira¬
tion from someone who perse¬
vered with his education even
when it seemed to be stalling.
“I want to encourage you and
challenge you to be the best you
can be,” said Kenneth Cutts,
h'cld Representative for U S.
Representative Sanford Bishop
of the 2 nd District. He said life
isn’t easy and challenges will
come their way, so they need to
meet those challenges and not
give up.
“It’s important to persevere
in the right way, so you can
have a better life for yourself,
your family, your community
and your country,” Cutts said to
about two dozen GED students,
who ranged in age from about
I 8 to 60.
HUNT
Continued from front
Macon, on Bass Pro Blvd.
Al I proceeds will go to Veterans
Helping Wounded Veterans.
The donation request is $10.
Order tickets online at: www.
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porters comes every year with
t ^ e Wounded Veterans Hunt
p art j c : nanls w ;i| be treated to
dinner Fridav November
hunt will take place Saturday.
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year the targets will be pheas
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Shop
Although most participants
will be area residents, the
Wounded Veterans Hunt is
open to any wounded veteran
who has earned a Purple Heart
from combat. Each veteran
will be assigned a forestry offi¬
cer who will be an assistant
and guide. The wounded vets
have access to various tech¬
nologies to assist them with
the hunt. Wounded vets par¬
ticipate in the entire event at
no cost to themselves.
For more information or to
make a contribution, contact
Bob Paschal, P.O. Box 531,
Roberta, GA 31078, or (478)
836-5816.
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r. Commissioners ■ ■ unanimously i
approved the policy.
After concluding all other
business, commissioners voted
to enter closed session for per¬
sonnel matters, board appoint¬
ments and attorney/client privi¬
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117 Main Street
Fort Valley
(Next to Aarons)
www.shesgotsolefv.com
(478) 825-9443
“The future is reserved for a
select group of people,” he con¬
tinued, “so refuse to settle for
less: less education, less time,
less love. Refuse to accept
someone else’s standards of
who you are, where you’re
going and how to get there "
The future, Cutts added, “Is
reserved for those participate,
rather than spectators.”
Education, he said, is one of
the essential tools to play “the
game of life," a game “we all
must play.”
Cutts elaborated, saying edu¬
cation can no longer stop with
high school. The best jobs
require at least a bachelors and
many require a masters.
Cutts offered himself as an
example. He said he entered
law school and didn’t do well
in first semester. He wound up
with a GPA of 1.58 and had one
semester to improve his grades
or get kicked out. Cutts went to
his advisor for suggestions on
how could do better.
“Instead of trying to encour¬
age me. he tried to define me,”
Cutts said. The advisor tried to
suggest to Cutts that law school
Fort Valley Readies
Tight Budget
By Victor Kulkosky
News Editor
A week ahead of the pianned
vote on the fiscal 2012 budget,
f° rt Valley’s Mayor and
Council held a public hearing
to present the draft budget to
.HcpuMic.
Addressing the small audi
ence * Mayor John Stumbo
said .he annual budge.
process begins in May as City
Administrator and department
heads begin working on each
department budget requests.
" ant t0 compliment the
C|, Y Administrator and depart
ment heads for all the work
they’ve done," Stumbo said.
The Mayor said the initial
budget requests added up to
about $400,000 in excess of
anticipated revenue of $5.2
million, so the cutting began.
The draft budget now shows
an estimated surplus of about
$9,000.
“It took a lot of blood-letting
to get to that point,” Stumbo
said.
Stumbo said this year’s mill
rate - approved a few weeks
back - would remain at 11.855.
He said the mayor and council
decided to raise the rate by
two mills last year in order
to rebuild the city’s depleted
reserves. None of those extra
two mills was used on oper¬
ating expenses, Stumbo said.
Since a mill brings Fort Valley
about , , $140,00, ...... the city added
$280,000 to its • reserves in
fiscal .. . 2011 .
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might not be for him, that hi
didn’t have the “mental apti¬
tude” and might want to con¬
sider “something less taxing,”
such as public administration or
psychology.
Cutts chose not to take the
advice.
! knew that I could do it.
1 knew that I could graduate
from law school and not kill my
dreams,” he said.
Cutts was right. He got his
grades up and earned his law
degree.
“The lesson,” he said,"people
will try to deter you from your
goals; don’t let them.”
Other encouraging words
came from Craig Jackson,
Lead Instructor, with Middle
Georgia Technical College.
L.E.A.P. Executive Director
Mildred Lindsey and L.E.A.P.’s
retention and recruitment chair
Carolyn Sampson.
Also on the program was
Fort Valley Mayor Pro Tem
John Ezell, who read a procla¬
mation declaring last week as
International Literacy Week in
Fort Valley.
Stumbo said plans call for
two more years of putting the
two mills in reserve (which
would put a total of about
$860,000 in reserves), and
then to leave the mill rate at
the current level for operating
expenses.
Stumbo said one factor that
could throw the city’s budget
into the red is health insur¬
ance costs, which can go up or
down depending on the claims
employees file each year. The
$699,570 allotted to health
insurance in the 2012 budget
are based on extrapolations
from previous year’s said.
The 2012 budget also
includes a 2 % cost of living
increase for city employees,
which he said had not been
done for a few years, even
while the cost of living keeps
rising.
The budget again does not
include any funds for capital
equipment (major purchas¬
es such as trucks, cars and
machines). He said the city
employees have been doing a
good job of maintaining vehi¬
cles and equipment to keep
them working, but those things
do need replacing eventu¬
ally. He said the city will
have to find some way outside
of general revenue for funding
capital spending.
The mayor and council will
vote on the final version of
the fiscal 2012 budget at their
monthly meeting Thursday
night at 6:30 p.m. at Fort Valley
City Hall. The new fiscal year
begins on October 1.