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CLCP/UTERACY
EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
IN PEACH INC.
CLCP/Literacy
for Adults in Peach, Inc.
Did you know that
education programs serve indi¬
viduals, 16 years of age and
older, who need to
their basic skills with an
emphasis on literacy, math¬
ematics, and English language
proficiency? instructors work
with each student to design an
individual learning plan
aligns to their goals: to
retain or advance in a job;
get off public assistance and
achieve a family-sustaining
income: complete high school
or obtain a GED certificate;
transfer to a college or training
program; help their children
be successful in school; man¬
age their family’s healthcare;
or learn English according
to the National Coalition for
Literacy.
L.E.A.P., your business,
government, education non¬
profit organization promotes
literacy in Peach County and
believes that Adult Education
is a good investment. L.E.A.P.
recruits and assists with retain¬
ing students for Adult Basic
Education (ABE) and General
Educational Development
(GED) preparation classes for
Middle GA Technical College
instructors. This partnership
enables more people to be
served at the lowest possible
cost. Scholarships for GED
testing are available for stu¬
dents that are eligible and
Middle GA Technical College,
our literacy provider, supplies
the curriculum and services at
no cost to the students.
If you do not have a high
school or GED diploma and
are ready to make a change
in your current educational
level, you may enroll today
in one of our Adult Education
Centers. In Fort Valley, 700
Spruce Street, Wing B (478-
825-9072) and in Byron, 202
Moseley Rd. (478-956-7621).
During the month of
September, Literacy Month,
we will continue to bring
awareness to the need for and
the advantages of a more lit¬
erate community. There are
many ways that you can be
involved and we would like
to talk to you about spe¬
cific things that you can do.
For more information about
LJE.A.P., visit our website at
www.freewebs.com/leapinc or
call 478-973-0170. A mother’s
reading skill is the greatest
determinant of her children’s
future academic success, out¬
weighing other factors, such
as neighborhood and family
income (NIH, 2010). Family
Literacy is lifelong learning
for the entire family. Let us
make Family Literacy a habit
in Peach County. 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 I pm. You can
also obtain reunion informa¬
tion and a registration form
via e-mail to hillekk@cox.net,
cporter6@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 NONf TAKING
APPLICATIONS FOR
- *2 YEARS OF AGE.
Space is limited so please
call to reserve your spot today!
The center is open now from
760 am - 6.60pm/Mondays
Fridays!
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SEPTEMBER 28,2011
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 infor¬
mation.
Saturday, November 19,2011
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Quilting ,
jewelry, Christmas Items,
florals, artwork. Barbie clothes
and much more..
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 Ashburn, 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
Ashburn, Georgia,
To Request Application
Email:
Fancy64@w indstream .net
Or
Nancy Stevenson
P.O. Box 129
Ashburn, 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 corner! This inaugu¬
ral event promises to bring an
atmosphere that is vibrant, ener¬
getic and electrifying, propel¬
ling Jazz in the Valley as one of
Middle Georgia’s first. Doors
open at 4 p.m. and the celebra¬
tion last until 10pm.....all of this
fun and jazzy 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
Trimmins Jazz Quatet. With
added surprises in between
music ats. The Fabulous Ginger
Dee will the MC.
For event information, go to
www.myjazzinthevalley.com.
THE LEARNING
CENTER OF GEORGIA
INCORPORATED
TAKING APPUCAHONS
FOR PRE-K
The Learning Tree Center
erf 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 informa¬
tion (478) 827-0391
ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH
St. Andrew’s Episcopal
Church, 309 Central Avenue,
Fort Valley, at 1<K) p. m. on
Sunday, October 2, will join
people in various places
around the world for a special
ceremony called the Blessing
of Animals. Everyone is
invited to bring their animals;
all animals from dogs and cats
to hamsters and even horses
are welcomed for this occa¬
sion. The bond between a
person and pet is unique and
this is an opportunity for their
animal companions to be
taken to church for a special
blessing.
ESNA IS SPONSORING
TWO REALLY FUN FALL
ACTIVITIES, AND WE
ARE ENCOURAGING
EVERYONE TO JOIN IN.
Fall decorating contest-The
theme is Happy Fall. Y’all.
Everyone is encouraged to
decorate your home or busi
ness for fall by Oct. 15 dead
ij ne . Judging will begin on
Oct. 16. We have an experi¬
enced judge from out of town
coming to find first, second,
and third-place winners in
business and in family cat
egories.
Scarecrow contest, free
hot dogs & s’mores, and music
in Everett Park Oct. 15, 4:00
p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
We are looking for teams
of businesses, families, clubs.
churches, civic groups, com¬
munity workers, etc. to build
a scarecrow in the park from
4:00 to 4:30 pm. Neighbors
who are not building a scare¬
crow will be glad to help
teams as they assemble their
scarecrows. Plan your scare¬
crow and get your stuff ahead
of time, but YOU MUST
ASSEMBLE IT IN THE
PARK IN 30 MINUTES!!!
Please call Jo Ann Dankel by
Oct. 7 to register your team.
This will help us judge how
much food to prepare.
ESNA will provide free hay
to add finishing touches, but
you should plan to stuff your
scarecrow with old plastic
grocery bags, packing peanuts,
or something like that. We
found out that a hay-stuffed
scarecrow is far too heavy
to manage and stinks after it
is wet! You can mount your
scarecrow any way you like
on a garden stake, a wheelbar¬
row, a bicycle, whatever—use
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your creativity!!!
When the party is over,
may take your scarecrow
add it to your fall display.
We will have TV and
media there, so wear
favorite fall colors
HUNT HIGH
HOSPITALITY
The annual H.A. Hunt
School Hospitality Dance
be held Friday night.
21.2011. The time is 8 O'
at HECC (old gym on
Street). This year thedance
sponsored by the classes of
and ‘61. There is a
of $5.00 at the door, and
huntonians and friends
invited.
THE FALL BELKS
CHARITY
Day Sale is Nov. 5 from 6:00
to 10:00 a.m. For this event
you must have a ticket, and
they may be purchased from
members of the Peach County
Historical Society. Tickets
are $5.00 each and go to
the PCHSociety. The ticket
becomes a $5.00 off coupon
for you, so you get your total
donation back! Beginning
Oct. 21. Belks will hold your
merchandise ahead of time for
you to pick up later if you are
not able to shop on Nov. 5
between 6.00 and 10:00 a.m.
Belks will offer 20-70% off of
rarely discounted brands for
this special sale.
For more information or
tickets call Cyriline Cantrell at
822-9925 or 396-7584
A FAMILY NIGHT
The Feed Center Outreach
Women’s Ministry will
present the movie, "Facing
The Giants”, on Friday,
September 30. 2011 at 6:45
p.m., in the Tabor Heights
Community field. This movie
will be shown to offer some
family time for the attending
mothers, fathers, atjd their
children by providing enter¬
tainment and refreshments.
Admission is free.
Would Be Tenant Backed Out of Chem Lease
By Victor Kulkosky
News Editor
The South Peach Industrial
Park is down one tenant after a
company that planned to move
into the old Ag Chem building
changed its plans.
At the monthly meeting of
the Development Authority
of Peach County, Executive
Director Charles Sims told
board members a company
that recycles plastics and sup¬
plies the materials to Blue
Bird backed out of its lease.
Circle of Life
Includes Peach Trees
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A bulldozer moves more dead peach trees onto a
burning pile across Highway 96 from the Lane Southern
Orchards store earlier this month. Peach trees have
a useful life of about 15 years, after which they are
uprooted, allowed to dry out, and burned.
Photo by Victor Kulkosky
By Victor Kulkosky
Sews Editor
People driving into and out
* nrl Valley on Highway
96 have been used to seeing
hundreds of peach trees in
bloom during mid-March and
the branches bending with ripe
peaches in the summer.
But all good things come
to an end. Anyone who
drove past the Lane Southern
Orchards store in the past few
weeks couldn’t have missed
the peach trees uprooted and
drying out. and then burning
down to ashes.
It’s all part of the Circle of
Life.
Lane Packing leases land to
coincide with the life cycle
of its peach trees. Duke Lane
Jr. explained in a recent inter¬
view. and the lease is up on the
land near the busy agritourism
site. A peach tree typically
lasts about 15 years before it
becomes uneconomical to keep
it producing, so growers get rid
of them at lhal point. Lane said.
The same land can be replanted
once, after which it won't yield
many peaches.
line’s actually doesn’t own
much of the land where it
grows peaches, so the company
has to restore the land as close
as possible to its previous state.
Wind and rain should take care
of (he ashes. Lane said.
Sims said said the company's
machines have heavy demands
for electrical power, and it
turned out the Ag Chem build¬
ing is not set up to accommo¬
date those needs.
Other than that, the Industrial
Park is fully occupied except
for the new Spec Building,
with plastics company Valley
Industrial Products moving
into the former Step 2 building.
In other business, board
member Freddie Greet gave
the financial report. He said
revenue and expenses were
LEADER TRIBUNE
But this doesn't mean Peach
County will have to change its
name any time soon. Lane's
keeps about 3,000 acres of
Peaches growing in and near
the county, Lane said, with
uprooting and planting going
on in several places each
year. The noticeable increase
in pecan trees near Highway
96 is partly for agricultural
reasons and partly pure busi¬
ness. He said pecan trees are
a good compliment to peach
trees, thriving on land that can
no longer support peaches.
Pecans are attracting a great
deal of interest from grow¬
ers and consumers, as research
reveals the nuts’ nutritional
benefits, which include a lot of
anti-oxidants.
On a down note. Duke Lane
Jr. lamented the state of one
field Lane’s returned to its
owner. The former orchard, a
little further east on Highway
96, is overgrown, with weeds
almost hiding the old peach
trees He said South Carolina
doesn't let untended orchards
stand.
“I hope one day it will be
cleaned up.” Lane said. ”1 hate
for people to come see us and
then see that.”
In the meantime, it's pecan
season, and peach lovers can
look forward to those blossoms
in various places around the
countv come next March.
on target, As usual, depre
ciation (decline in the value
of assets) of $13,000 created
the appearance of a $12,000
monthly loss, but depreciation
doesn't involve cash expendi¬
ture, Greer said.
As the fiscal year winds
down and the authority pre¬
pares for its annual audit,
Greer said everything appears
to be in order.
“Income and expenses are
on time and on budget,” he
said.