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ho&Out Happenings
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,
LA. The scheduled dates are
March 12-I6, 20I2. and will
consist of five days and four
nights. The cost is $375.. The
deadline for full payment is
February 1,2012. A deposit of
$75 is due by December 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 experience.
CLCP/LITERACY
EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
IN PEACH INC.
Did you know that more than
23% of the unemployed are out
of work due to mismatches?
Manufacturers are failing
to fill thousands of vacant
jobs due to a lack of quali¬
fied applicants. Employers are
seeking workers with at least a
high school or GED diploma
to begin filling these critical
positions. If you do not have a
high school or GED diploma
yet, there is still time to earn
one.
L.E.A.P., your business,
government, education non¬
profit organization continues
to promote literacy. Middle
GA Technical College serves
as our literacy provider and
conducts classes weekly in
Peach County. To enroll in
Fort Valley, go to 700 Spruce
Street, Wing B: 478-825-9072)
or in Byron, 202 Moseley
Rd. (478-956-7621). Classes
are offered in Adult Basic
Education (ABE) and General
Educational Development
(GED) preparation. A choice
between day and evening
classes are available to fit your
current schedule. Og Mandino
said. "Deliver more than you
are getting paid to do. The
victory of success will be
half won when you learn the
secret of putting out more than
is expected in all that you
do." Take that first step and
get back in the classroom. A
diploma will open doors to a
brighter future.
To learn more about
L.E.A.P., Inc. and how you
can help raise the litercy level
in Peach County, visit our
website, www.freewebs.com/
leapinc or call the office, 478-
825-9407. Make plans today to
fill one of those job vacancies.
JumpStart Your Way Into A
New Day!
VICTORIOUS LADIES
OF VIRTUE 2012 UNITY
RETREAT
Victorious Ladies of Virtue
will host our 20I2 Unity
Retreat! The dates are April
27-28, 2012 at The Lodge at
Simpsonwood in Norcross
Ga.!
Your deposit of $50 by
January 8th will hold your
spot! Reservations have
already begun to come in. so
you want to be sure to get
yours in early for this Adults
Only event! Limited accom¬
modations have been reserved.
Our agenda consists of
our Friday Night Glory Fire
Ablaze Service and Saturday
Workshops for Singles
Ministry. Marriage Ministry,
Men’s Ministry and Women’s
Ministry.
Contact us at 770-597-8258
to register and for more details.
ALL-STAR
BASKETBALL REUNION
Date: February 10, 2012
6:30 pjn. - February 11. 2012
1000 pm
The Fort Valley State
University Department of
Athletics invites you to its
inaugural All-Star Basketball
Reunion February 10-11.2012.
The event celebrates former
Wildcat basketball student-
8, 2012
athletes, coaches, athletic dircc
tors, trainers, managers and
statisticians during an activity
packed two days.
For more information contact
the reunion committee chair
person. Elsie Ridley, at 478-825-
3309 or ridleye@fvsu.edu.
25TH ANNUAL BLACK
HISTORY MONTH
SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON
Date: February 20. 2012
12 p.m. - 2 p.m., in The HPE
Complex
Guest Speaker: Willie E.
Gary, Celebrity Attorney •
Motivational Speaker
Individual Tickets: $50
For More Details, Please
Visit: http://www.fvsu.edu/
bhmsl
MURDER MYSTERY
DINNER THEATER
The Annual GA Peach Festival
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
will be on February 10 and II,
2012, at the Austin Theater in
downtown Fort Valley. Written
and directed by Linda Smith,
“How to Kill a Class Reunion”
will provide a delicious meal,
lots of laughs and a fun-filled
atmosphere. Call 478-951-4828
for ticket information.
PEACHES TO THE
BEACHES
Peaches to the Beaches will be
taking place the second weekend
in March 2012! Anyone inter¬
ested in becoming a Fort Valley
vendor, please contact the Peach
County Chamber of Commerce
with any questions. To regis¬
ter, please fill out and sign the
attached form and return with
a check for $30 to reserve your
space. Spaces will be filled on
a first come first serve basis.
Vendor space is available at the
new Farmers Market and at the
Troutman House, both on Hwy.
341 in downtown Fort Valley.
Last year we had tons of folks
come through from 9 states!
If we have a good group of
vendors, we will attract even
more this year!
WARNER ROBINS
COMMUNITY CONCERT
The Georgia Brass Quintet,
sponsored by the Warner
Robins Community Concert
Association, will present
a concert Sunday, Feb. 12,
at 3 p m. at the First United
Methodist Church. 205 North
Davis Drive, Warner Robins.
The Quintet, founded in 1967,
is a faculty ensemble of the
University of Georgia School
of Music. It performs a wide
spectrum of brass literature.
Adult tickets are $10, available
at the door. Students are free.
Contact Norma Hunt at 478
923-7024. www.wrconcert.org.
ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Lets take a ride to the Essence
Music Festival on July 5, 2012.
4 days and 3 nights with PCHS
Clas of 71. For more informa¬
tion please call (478) 825-7919
or (478) 827-1289, (478) 955
9953 .
SADDLE UP SATURDAYS
PRACTICE CRCT SKILLS
Join us for Saddle Up
Saturdays . 4 weeks beginning
in the month of February.
• 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders
practice CRCT skills.
• 3rd Reading
• 4th Reading and Math
• 5th Reading and Math
• 4 weekends in the month
of February - Feb 4th. Feb II
Feb. 18th and Feb. 25th.
• 2 hours each grade level
(8 a.m. - 12 now)
• 3rd - 8 a.m. - 10 a.m ; 4th
- 9 a.m. - II a.m.: 5th - 10 a m.
- 12 noon
• Small group tutoring with
a teacher.
• Contact Information: (478)
235-8294 or (478) 825-0505 or
karooid@erawford.k 12 ga.us
Benefits: Additional Practice
for the benchmark grades,
Indicators of how students will
do. Domain test for struggling
students.
TEEN DATING VIOLENCE
FORUM
Nearly 80% of the young
ladies who experience abuse in
their dating relationships con
tiime to date the perpetrator. The
Salvation Army Safe House will
be hosting its Sixth Annual Teen
Dating Violence Youth Forum.
All young ladies ages 13-18 are
encouraged to attend.
Date. Monday, Feb. 13, 2012
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Place: Comfort Inn & Suites
(Highway 247)
Dinner will be provided
Educational materials will be
available
Door Prizes
This event is free.
Education provides our teens
with the essential knowledge and
skills to determine healthy vs.
unhealthy relationships.
Please register by Thursday,
February 9. 923-2348
-“LET’S TALK ABOUT IT:
MAKING SENSE OF THE
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR"
DISCUSSION SERIES
Dr. Dawn Hcrd-Clark, an
FVSU associate professor of
history and the project’s scholar,
will lead the discussions, at 5:30
p.m. on the following dates:
• Thursday. Feb. 9. (Hunt
Memorial Library. FVSU
Campus)
• Tuesday, Feb. 28 (Thomas
Public Library, Fort Valley)
• Tuesday. March 20 (Hunt
Memorial Library. FVSU
Campus)
• Tuesday, April 10 (Thomas
Public Library, Fort Valley)
• Tuesday, May I (Hunt
Memorial Library, FVSU
Campus)
To reserve a book or for more
information, please contact
Walker at (478) 825-6747.
or visit http://library.fvsu.edu/
letstalkaboutit.
FVSU UPCOMING EVENTS
“Crowns” A Stage Play
March 1-3 at 7 p.m. March 4,
2012 at 3 p.m.
This gospel musical play is by
Regina Taylor, which is based on
the book by Craig Marberry and
Michael Cunninham.
Produced in association with
FVSU’s Joseph Adkins Players.
Loacation: Austin Theatre
Downtown Fort ValTickets on
sa | e at www.KendrickAcademy.
com
For More Information,Contact:
Matthew Walker: (478) 827-3015
or (478) 733-8267
KEEP PEACH COUNTY
CLEAN & BEAUTIFUL GAC
EVENT
Keep Peach County Clean &
Beautiful has planned our GAC
event for Saturday, March 31,
2012. We will meet at the Fort
Valley Recycling Center at 8:00
AM. We will also earmark 2
or 3 locations in both Byron
and Fort Valley to clean up on
that day. We need volunteers so
please contact Jann Culpepper
at 825-3041 cm- via email jann
culpepper@peachcounty.net.
COLONY BANK
FUNDRAISER FOR RELAY
FOR UFE
Colony Bank is selling Georgia
Bob’s BBQ tickets as a fund
raiser for Relay for Life. The
tickets arc $8 and they have an
expiration date April 25th. so
they can buy them now and be
able to use them up until April
25th.
This is the Peach County Relay
for Life on April 27th. We will
start selling the tickets Feb. 21st.
They can be purchased at both of
our locations, 1290 S. Houston
Lake Road, Warner Robins and
200 Gunn Road, Centerville, Ga.
PCHS SPRING
CURRICULUM NIGHT
Peach County High School is
hosting Spring Curriculum Night
Thursday. February 9, 2012 from
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The program
will begin with an orientation
for parents in the auditorium
by Mr. Bruce Mackey, princi
pal Parents will be able to pick
up third nine weeks progress
reports. All parents, business
partners, and community leaders
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Rehearsals for the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, “How to Kill a Class Reunion."
The Annual GA Peach Festival Murder Mystery Dinner Theater will be on February
10 and 11, 2012, at the Austin Theater in downtown Fort Valley. Written and
directed by Linda Smith, “How to Kill a Class Reunion" will provide a delicious
meal, audience participation and a fun-filled atmosphere. The cast includes Fort
Valley’s own Patsy “kids’’ at their 30th class reunion. Call 478-951-4828 for ticket
information. $35 per person. Tickets are also available at the Troutman House and
Sisters Outlet Secret.
Peach In & Out
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are encouraged to attend.
Marcus Borders, a member
of Fort Valley United
Methodist Church is going on
a mission trip to Honduras. He
is leaving February 8th. The
folks he is going to help need
a few things that you may be
able to help with... Good used
shoes (any size) Eye glasses
you no longer need, with case
if you have small sewing kits
You may leave them at the
church annex door facing
Miller Street behind the large
rock garden, leave them on
Jo Ann's (Kirch, 310 College
Street, or call Jo Ann 825-
1935.
Thanks, Neighbors, for
helping others!
High School Curriculum
Night
Peach County High School
is hosting Spring Curriculum
Night Thursday. February 9.
2012 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The program will begin with
an orientation for parents in
the auditorium by Mr. Bruce
Mackey, principal Parents
will be able to pick up third
nine weeks progress reports.
All parents, business partners,
and community leaders are
encouraged to attend.
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however, the only school that
gave Bowman an offer, so
he will join the Falcons as a
middle linebacker. He won't
be alone, as his teammate. DB/
WR Justin Jones, also signed
with St. Augustine’s.
Running back Darion
Howard, part of a troupe of
running backs that propelled
the Trojans to the State
Championship game in 20II,
signed with Miles College, in
Fairfield, Ala., a member of
the Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference, which
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O F O R T VALLEYO
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FEBRUARY
February 1st to 14th —
Valentine's Day Promotion
Drawing
February 2nd - Design
Committee Meets 8:15 a.m.
at Troutman House
February 7th —DDA
Board Meets at 6 p.m. at
Troutman House
February 9th-FV HPC
meets 6 p.m. at Troutman
February 10 & I Ith —
Murder Mystery Dinner
Theater at Austin Theater
February 14th—
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day Drawing
Sponsored by Fort Valley
Main Street & The Fort
Valley Main Street Merchant
Members
Enter a drawing at participat¬
ing merchants between
February I st - February 9th for
a Valentine's Day Prize (draw¬
ing Feb. 10th @ 10 a.m.)
1st Place: $50 Valley Dollars
2nd Place: $25 Valley Dollars
3rd Place: $15 Valley Dollars
also includes FVSU.
“Alabama looks like a great
experience for me." he said of
his choice of school.
Miles occasionally plays
against FVSU, where Darion
will run into his old teammate
Lamont Wray on defense, but
he didn’t seem fazed.
“He ain't gonna touch me."
Howard said.
Lamont Wray specialized
in harassing opposing quarter¬
backs as a Trojans defensive
lineman. The son of Trojans
running backs coach and Head
Basketball Coach Rickey
• Valley Dollars are certifi¬
cate redeemable at any Main
Street Merchant Member. It
can be redeemed at more than
one Main Street Merchant
Member.
February 17th —
The 7th Annual Harbor Day
will be celebrated at South
Peach Park at 10:30 a.m. on
February I7th. Please join
Main Street and the Design
Committee as 7 new trees are
added to the walking trail.
February 20th —
Presidents Day Holiday
February 24th —Flag Day
Coming: A Children’s Play,
Crowns by FVSU in March &
a Casino Night Buffet at the
Austin. Dates to be announced.
For a complete listing of up
to date events , please see the
Chamber's website at:
www.peachchamber.com,
or visit his youtube account
at: www.youtube.com/user/
perryswansonproductions
Wray was considering either
Highland Community College
or FVSU, but the availability
of a Presidential Scholarship
tipped the scales in favor of
becoming a Wildcat Lamont
will join the Wildcats as a
linebacker or rover (a defen¬
sive player whose role varies
depending on the play).
Lamont will also join his
cousin, star running back
Travis Richmond, who started
at FVSU in 2011. Plus, having
his cousin on the same team
will spare lamont the unenvi¬
able task of trying to catch him.