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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 Hum
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,
cporter6@beIlsoulh.net, or oli
vcryb@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.
4TH ANNUAL HOUSTON
SPRINGS ARTS AND
CRAFTS SHOW
Houston Springs Adult
Community, Perry, has open¬
ings for artists and crafters for
their 4th annual show. Contact
478-988-4144 for information.
Saturday, November 19.
2011 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Quilting,
jewelry, Christmas Items,
florals, artwork. Barbie clothes
and much more..
BYRON LIONS CLUB
HOLIDAY SAFETY AND
WINTER AUTO TIPS
PUBLIC MEETING
Byron Lions Club is spon¬
soring and open meeting
open to the public on Holiday
Safety and Winter Auto Tips
December I. 2011 at 7 p.m.
in the Old Byron School
Lunchroom . The program
will be presented by:
Holiday Fire Safety
Michael Pauli and Chief J.D.
Mosby; Personal Safety - Chief
Wesley Cannon; Pet Safety -
Dr. Terrence Ferguson; Winter
Driving Tips - Jessie Townley.
4TH ANNUAL HOUSTON
SPRINGS ARTS AND
CRAFT SHOW
4th Annual Houston
Springs Arts and Craft Show
will be Saturday, November
19, 2011,9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Quilting, jewelry, Christmas
Items, florals, artwork, soap,
jellies and preserves, knitting,
and much more. Our biggest
show ever. Directions. Exit 136
off of 1 -75. West on Hwy. 341
approximately 1 mile. Turn left
onto Airport Extension Road,
go 4/10th mile and take first
right onto 55 Drive. Proceed
to clubhouse. Information 478
988-4144.
COMMUNITY
THANKSGIVING DINNER
Where: Hunt Educational
and Cultural Center. 600
Spruce Street Gym. Ft. Valley.
When: November 24. 12
p.m. - 3 pin.
Come and enjoy
music .dinner and other enter¬
tainment.
Free door prizes. 1st come
only!
Free T-shirt for the 1st 50
people to sign up to volunteer!
Donations and volunteers
are needed. If you like to
either and need information,
please call: Andrea H. Glover
(Ungee) at (404) 909-1627.
Donation checks can be
mailed to: Andrea H. Glover,
P.O. Box 1151. Ft. Valley, GA
31030.
BOYS a GIRLS CLUBS
RAFFLE
The Boys & Girls Clubs in
Fort Valley and Byron are sell¬
ing raffle tickets for chances
to win a $500 Visa Christmas
Gift Card, Drawing will be
held on December 9th. 2011.
Tickets are $3 each or 4 for
$10 and 8 for $20. To buy
tickets, please call 825-1800
or 956-1395 or drop by your
local B&G Club.
■FOR COLORED GIRLS "
PERFORMANCE
Saint Luke's Episcopal
♦ NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Church Presents The Joseph
Adkins Players of Fort Valley
State University in a Production
of the award winning play
"For Colored Girls Who Have
Considered Suicide When the
Rainbow is Enuf' by Ntozake
Shange at The Austin Theatre in
Downtown Fort Valley.
November 18, 2011 -6 p.m.
The late Joseph Adkins,
FVSU English and drama pro¬
fessor, will be honored.
Sponsorship Levels
Platinum: $200,6 tickets
Gold: $100,4 tickets
Silver: $50, 2 tickets
Bronze : $25. I ticket
All proceeds will be used to
support the youth ministry of
Saint Luke's Episcopal Church.
Thank you.
For tickets or to purchase
sponsorship, call 478-397-4678
or email arhedit@yahoo.com
H.A. HUNT HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1954 TRIP TO
BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI
The H.A. Hunt High School
Classof 1954 is in the process
of planning a trip to Biloxi,
Mississippi and New Orleans,
The scheduled dates are March
12-16, 20I2, and will consist of
five days and four nights. The
cost is $375.(X). The deadline
for full payment is January 12,
2012. A deposit of $75.00 is due
by November 12, 2011. Please
plan accordingly.
Interested persons should
contact Edward T. Kendrick at
478-825-7680 or 478-955-7358.
Acceptance of requests will be
on a first come, first served
basis. We are looking forward to
sharing a great vacation experi¬
ence.
ANNUAL FORT VALLEY
CHRISTMAS PARADE
Sponsored by the Fort Valley
Lions Club
The annual Fort Valley
Christmas Parade will be held on
Saturday December 3rd at 5:00
PM. More information about
the route and Santa's visit will
be published later. All groups
are encouraged to participate to
make this our largest Christmas
Parade ever. If your business,
school, church, or civic group
would like to participate, or if
you would like more informa¬
tion about the parade, contact
Helen at 8253613 (from 8-5)
or Gary at 825.7633 (from 9-6).
PHOENIX CENTER BOARD
WILL MEET
The Phoenix Center
Community Service Board will
meet at 4 p.m. on Monday,
November 14, 2011 at the
Crawford county Courthouse,
21 Hortman Mill Road,
Knoxville, Georgia and their
501 (C) 3 Board. Tri-County
Behavioral Health, Inc., will
meet on Tuesday, November 15,
2011 at 4:30 p.m. at the Phoenix
Center. 940- GA Highway 96
in Warner Robins Georgia. The
Phoenix Center CSB is the pub¬
lic mental health, developmen¬
tal disabilities and addictive
diseases board responsible for
the delivery of mental health
services in Houston, Peach and
Crawford Counties. Time is pro¬
vided at each meeting for public
input and or questions about our
accredited services. For further
information, please call (478)
988-1002 extension 115.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
REMEMBRANCE DAY
NATIONAL ROLL CALL
Friday, Nov. 11
9 a.m.
Pettigrew Center Auditorium
Volunteers are needed to read
the names of 6.200-plus casu¬
alties of Operation Enduring
Freedom
and Operation Iraqi Freedom,
now called Operation New
Dawn.
Please contact Dr. Meigan
Fields, fieldsm@fvsu.edu. no
later than Wednesday, Nov. 3,
by 5 p.m.
There will be a brief meeting
for all volunteers on Thursday,
Nov. 4, at 6 p.m. in the
CTM auditorium.
“SILVER BELLS - IT'S
CHRISTMAS IN THE
VALLEY * TOUR OF
CHURCHES
DECEMBER 10TH, 2011
Make plans now to attend
Fort Valley Tour of
“Silver Bells—It’s Christmas
the Valley", held on
December I0th,20ll from
to 5:00 p.m. Tour several
Churches in the Historic
of Fort Valley, GA. Stroll
Main Street and West
Street downtown and enjoy
lights and window
As a surprise, several of
Churches participating will
a program or refreshments
the way. A map in the
will guide you along the tour.
Tickets will be sold in
at the Main Street office at 20I
Oakland Heights Parkway, in
Troutman House at $8.00
person or $I0 the day of the tour.
Tickets will be on sale at
Troutman House, 201
Heights Parkway, Fort
GA. All proceeds of the
will benefit the local community
project for all to enjoy.
Don’t miss this wonderful
opportunity to see Fort Valley's
most beautiful Churches during
the holiday season!
For more information, contact
the Main Street office at (478)
825-5986.
GEORGIACARES AND FORT
VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
MOBILE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY CENTER
BRING MEDICARE HELP TO
THE COMMUNITY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
16,2011.9A.M.- 11:30 A.M.AT
SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH
IN FORT VALLEY.
TOYS FOR TOTS
We are currently working on
the Toys for Tots program with
Fort Valley Kiwanis Club. The
Club is selling raffle tickets for
a $650.00 gift card and asking
for donations to help with this
project. We will be helping 50
children in Peach County for
Christmas. If you would like
to purchase raffle tickets see a
Kiwanis member or call Todd
Youngblood at 825-3124. All
donations can be mailed to Todd
Youngblood at 213 Allen Street
Fort Valley, GA 31030.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
MINISTRY “SHARING GODS
LOVE AND JOY "
Community Outreach Ministry
Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner
will be held at Faith Babies
Ministries Church, Hwy. 49
South Marshallville Road in Fort
Valley, November 19, 2011 from
11:30 -3 p.m.
For more information, please
contact Sis. Ruth at 478-955
0370; Sis. Maxine Cherry at
478-960-0959; Sis. Johnny
Zanders at 478-822-1264
ROTC VETERAN’S DAY
CEREMONY
You are cordially invited to
attend the Wildcat Battalion
ROTC Veteran’s Day Ceremony
on Thursday. November 10.
2011 on the campus of Fort
Valley State University at the
C.W. Pettigrew Center. Rooms
102-104 at 3:45 pm. This
year's Guest Speaker is Colonel
Johnnie Johnson Commander of
the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat
Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort
Benning , Georgia.
Please RSVP to Mrs. Wheeler
or Mrs. Connors at 478-825-
6340 by Tuesday. 8 Nov. II or
by email at kking@fvsu.edu or
robinsog@fvsu.edu.
»• Luke's to Play, Silent Auction
A tribute to Joseph and Lillie
Adkins, attended by daughter.
Jocelyn Adkins Irby Harden,
plus today's FVSU Joseph
Adkins players performing
"for colored girls, . . “ plus
a silent auction—and all to
support the youth ministry of
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church!
The event is Friday, November
|g at the Austen in downtown
Fort Valley at 6 p.m.
Dr. Virgie Harris will do
the honors as tribute is paid
to Joseph and Lillie Adkins,
Mr. Adkins taught drama and
H.A. Hunt Class 1954 Trip
The H.A. Hunt High School
Class of 1954 is in the process
of planning a trip to Biloxi,
Mississippi and New Orleans.
The scheduled dates are March
12-16. 2012, and will consist
of five days and four nights,
Saint Peter A.M.E. Church Celebrates 128th Anniversary
Saint Peter A.M.E. Church.
502 State University Drive.
Fort Valley, GA will observe its
128th anniversary on Sunday,
November 20 @ 10:00 a.m.
The speaker for this occasion
is the Reverend R. Nathaniel
Neal. Presiding Elder of the
POWER FOR LIFE
MINISTRY MIRACLE,
HEALING & DELIVERANCE
SERVICES
Power For Life Ministry
would like to invite you,
family, and friends to join
us for Apostolic & Prophetic
- “Miracle, Healing. &
Deliverance Sevices” Friday,
November 18,2011 @7:00pm
- 220 Highway 49N (Behind
- “Dairy Queen”) Byron, Ga.
31008. Come and experience
the supernatural “Power Of
God” and watch His trans¬
forming power bring total
healing and deliverance to
the whole man. Make plans
now to attend these Anointed
Services,and as you come with
expectation, the Power Of God
will meet you here.
Apostle & Overseer - Jerry
Marks
Prophetess & Pastor - Chery l
Marks
Peach County O' We Provide a Wide Variety of
Serv ices and Activities:
Personal Care Home, LLC • 2 3 snacks nutritious each meals day a day
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218 Rayfield Wright Street • Fort Valley. Georgia 31030 • Trained staff
peachcountypersonalcare@yahoo.com •Medicine supervision
478.825.9300 • Field (rips
Independent Living State Licensed • Daily living assistance
Assisted & • • Arls and Crafts
17 “4 > * • (lames
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• Mosement activities
■ • Puzzles
• Cable television
*«wt • Movies
• Music
• Transportation to doctor’s
Our mission is to provide personal productiveness, initiative and appointments
independence of our residents by preserving their dignity and their right • Gardening (flowers & vegetables)
to receive the best quality care available. • Laundrv Facility
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12 Annual Peach County 4-H Poinsettia Sale
Peach County 4-H is currently taking orders for poinsettias. Ou
plants are big beautiful, 3 feet tall and you cannot put your arm
around them!
320 each proceeds benefit Peach Coun ty 4-H Program
Colors to Choose from:
•Red • White • Pink • Marbled
Deadline to order is November 18th
Pick-up on December 3rd (Byron <S FV Locations)
Peach County 4-H: (478) 825-6466 -j*
700 Spruce Street Wing-A
Fort Valley, GA 31030
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English at Fort Valley State
College from the 1940s to the
1970s and Lil Adkins served
as librarian for Hunt Library
during that time. Both were
members of St. Luke’s. The
Adkins’daughter, Jocelyn, will
be present to see her parents
honored. She is a professor
of English at Tennessee State
University.
The play of the evening,
performed by the JAP. is by
Ntozake Shange, written in
the 1970s, and it has a social
message dealing with courage
The cost is $375. The deadline
for full payment is January 12,
2012. A deposit of $75 is due
by November 12,2011 Please
plan accordingly.
Interested persons should
contact Edward T. Kendrick at
Savannah District of the
Georgia Annual Conference of
the Sixth Episcopal District,
African Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Music will be rendered by
the St. Peter Mass Choir under
the direction of Bro. Gerald
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THE LEADER TRIBUNE
in the face of hardships faced
by black women. The powerful
play is in the form of a poem
spoken in several parts byeacl
of the women.
Tickets to the play are ST),
and they are available from
church members or by calling
478-397-4678. Contributions
for the Silent Auction and pa a I
sponsorships
well. Call the number above or
entail arhediitnyahoo.com or
Alfred.ellisCtfatt.net.
Contributed by Anno R.
Holloway
825-7680 or 955-7358.
Acceptance of requestes w ill
be on a first come first serve
basis. We are looking forward
to sharing a great vacation
experience
Lee, ministry of music. Dinner
will be served. The public
is cordially invited to attend
this worship experience Rev
Bertram C. Smith is pastor.