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Peach County
HAPPENINGS
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CLCP/UTERACY
EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
IN PEACH INC.
Did you know that it is pro¬
jected that over 60 percent of
the jobs in Georgia will require
some form of college educa¬
tion by 2020? Unfortunately,
only 42 percent of the young
adult population has a col¬
lege education and 23 per¬
cent of the adult population
has less than a high school
diploma. This puts Peach
County and the state’s current
and future economic health at
stake. Without a properly edu¬
cated workforce that can meet
the needs of a growing econo¬
my, we may not only lose new
employers and businesses, but
may experience a loss of exist¬
ing jobs as industries move to
another county or state with a
better educated population.
What can we do? Become
an advocate for literacy with
L.E.A.P. and take a holistic
approach to the affects and
effect of literacy/il litera¬
cy. L.E.A.P., your business,
government, education non¬
profit organization, needs your
help as we continue to make
residents aware of Free classes
and services that are available
weekly. If you. a relative or
friend do not have a diploma,
enroll today in the Fort Valley
Adult Education Center. 700
Spruce Street. Wing B (478-
825-9072) or in Byron. 202
Moseley Road (478-956-
7621). Adult Basic Education
(ABE), English as a Second
language (ESL), and General
Educational Development
(GED) preparation classes
are taught day and night by
Middle GA Technical College
instructors.
For more information about
L.E.A.P. and how you can help
raise the literacy level in Peach
County, visit our website,
www.freewebs.com/leapinc or
call the L.E.A.P. office. 478-
825-9407. Eleanor Roosevelt
said, "The future belongs to
those who believe in the beau¬
ty of their dreams.” 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.
PEACHES TO THE
BEACHES
Peaches to the Beaches will
be taking place the second
weekend in March 2012!
Anyone interested in becom¬
ing a Fort Valley vendor, please
contact the Peach County
Chamber of Commerce with
any questions. To register,
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 downtowm
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!
ESSENCE MUSIC
FESTIVAL
Let’s take a ride to the
Essence Music Festival on July
5. 2012. 4 days and 3 nights
with PCHS Class of *71. Rjr
more information please call
(478 ) 825-7919 or (478) 827-
1289,(478)955-9953 .
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MARCH 7 . 2012
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
a.m. 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 825-304I or via email jann
culpepper<« peachcounty.net.
COLONY BANK
FUNDRAISER FOR RELAY
FOR LIFE
Colony Bank is selling
Georgia Bob's BBQ tickets as
a fund raiser for Relay for Life.
The tickets are $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. 2ist. They can be pur
chased at both of our locations,
1290 S. Houston Lake Road,
Warner Robins and 200 Gunn
Road, Centerville. Ga.
4TH ANNUAL KOI &
GOLDFISH SHOW
March 30, 3I, and April I
Georgia National Fairgrounds
- Heritage Hall
FREE ADMISSION to the
general public.
The Middle Georgia Koi
Society will present this show
featuring koi and goldfish
display tanks, vendor booths
and seminars. Be there to learn
about koi and the this fascinat¬
ing hobby while viewing the
best show fish in the southeast.
Purchase quality koi and gold¬
fish. pond supplies, fish food
and other items at show prices.
For more information visit
www.middlegakoisociety.com,
or call show chairman Jeb
Stewart at 478-333-3495.
SBDC StartSMART
Beginning Friday. April 13th.
the Macon SBDC office is offer
ing the SBDC StartSMART
program to entrepreneurs.
Owning your own business is
the American dream. Building
it to withstand the test of time
requires a unique set of tools—
and a lot of hard work. SBDC
StartSMART will show you the
way.
Designed specifically for
new entrepreneurs. SBDC
StartSmart provides the resourc
es and support to launch your
company and put your dreams
within reach.
SBDC StartSMARl will help
you launch a business built for
today’s challenging tunes. In
just 8 three-hour sessions, learn
to evaluate and implement your
vision by creating a thorough,
well researched strategic plan.
Fridays, April 13-May 18,
2012
Most days-9:00am-12:00pm
Two full days-9:00am-
4:00pm
For more information, please
call 478-757-3609.
HARLOT IN A RED DRESS
Come join us at the first
annual "Harlot in a Red Dress
on the 3rd Pew" Conference
on March 16th at 7:30 pm and
March 17th starting at 9 am.
This conference will have heavy
topics relative to sexual immo
rality. All participants 17 and
under must be accompanied by
an adult. The event will take
place at the Fort Valley Feed
Center at 313 Carver Drive, Fort
Valley. Georgia.
FORT VALLEY UTILITY
COMMISSION
The regular Fort Valley
Utility Commission meeting is
scheduled for Monday. March
12, 2012 at 6 p.m. at City Hall
located at 204 West Church
Street.
BYRON COMMUNITY
BLOOD DRIVE 2012 DATES
Apr 3. June 5. Aug 7
Oct 2. Dec 4 at Byron United
Methodist Church - 2 pm. -7
p.m.
BATTLE OF BYRON ON
THE MOVE
The Battle of Byron is going
to be held on Saturday, May 5
at North Peach Park this year.
You may have heard but there’s a
good possibility Main Street will
be undergoing some beautifica¬
tion projects during spring/sum
merso... The Battle has moved..
POWER FOR UFE
MINISTRIES PRESENTS:
COMMUNITY CARES DAY
2012
Location: 220 Highway 49N
(Behind Dairy Queen), Byron,
GA 3I008
Date: March I0,20I2
Time: I0AM-2PM
Information: Community
Cares Day is a free event that is
open to the residents of Peach and
the surrounding counties. During
the event, clothing, food, toilet¬
ries, and non-perishable items
will be given away to those in
need in the communities. If you
are interested in donating items
for this event, please contact
Cheryl Mark at 478-973-6002.
BULLYING EDUCATION FOR
PARENTS
A panel of experts with diverse
professional training: Counselors,
Behaviorist, Principals, Cyber
Expert, and Law Enforcement
willdiscussquestionson Bullying
that have been preselected from
parents from the Middle Georgia
area. Time permitting, additional
questions will be taken from the
audience. This symposium will
be an opportunity for parents
to gain insight into the world of
bullying and be better equipped
to recognize, react, monitor and
prevent bullying. Please come out
and join us as we learn ways to
decrease bully/victim behavior at
school and at home.
Symposium: Saturday March
10th, I0 a.m.
The Pettigrew Center
Auditorium:
Campus of Fort Valley State
University - University Drive
Fort Valley, GA.
Sponsored by the VIC-KI
Foundation Inc.
CHUCK NORTON WILL
MAKE A PRESENTATION ON
VA CLAIMS
Retired CMSgtChuck Norton,a
well qualified Veterans Advocate,
will be at The American Legion
Post 76 on Thursday, 15 March
2012 at 6:30 P.M. to make a
presentation on VA claims, ben
efits. etc. The American Legion
Post 76 is located at 1212 Peach
Parkway (hwy 49) in Fort Valley.
All veterans, veterans’ families
and interested individuals are
invited to attend,
Following the presentation.
there will be a Question and
Answer period
FORT VALLEY LIONS CLUB
ST. PATRICK’S DANCE
Fort Valley Lions Club will be
sponsor i ng a St. Patrick’s Day
Dance , March | 7thf 7 . || p . m .
at V iH a Capriccio - 300 College
Stree( The cost is $2 5 per couple
For Ticket information call:
Helen at 478-718-5411, Susan at
4 7 g-808-3793 or Debbie at 478-
213-8818.
AARP FREE TAX RETURN
ASSISTANCE
Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m..
Public Public Library, 315 MLK
Jr. Dr, 825-1640.
WORK READY
ASSESSMENT/SCHOOL
CALENDAR EVENTS
March 6th- 13th Work Ready
Assessment Test for Seniors
( 8:00 am- 1200 pm - Byron
Middle School Computer Labs
(Collaborative Effort with Middle
Georgia Technical College)
Mr. Ben Maddox - CTAE
Supervisor (Pick a date from the
range and contact Mr. Maddox.)
March 14th - PI Day - Mrs.
Angelle Whittington - Math
Teacher
April 14th - Junior/Senior Prom
(7:00 pm -11:30 pm)- Pettigrew
Center - Mrs. Kathy Williams
April 20th College and Career
Day (8:00 am - IKK) pm ) - Mrs.
Chandra Tliomas - Graduation
Coach
We will also have Career Week
April 17th -20th.
May 3rd -Senior Honors
Program • 9:00 am - Mrs.
Chandra Thomas
May 5th - Underclassmen
Honors Program - 900 am
May 25 - Graduation -
Anderson Stadium 8:00 pm
Mrs. Chandra Thomas
Head Start Valentine Dance
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Zamiyah Wright In white, Samiya Vonner in red and white, Jakial Hillsman in pink
shirt and Madison Soctt in rose and white.
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Danny Carswell in black and red, Madison Scott in white and rose and Jakeem
Lester in gold.
Fort Valley Head Start, 700 Spruce Street, held it’s Valentine Dance on February 8th
from 6-7:30 p.m. The DJ was Larry Marshall.
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DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
OPEN HOUSE RECEPTION
AT THE PASSENGER
DEPOT
Open House reception at
the passenger depot Date:
April 16th, 20l2Time: 5:30
p.m. Please join Fort Valley
MainStreet/DDA for a cele
brationreception as the com¬
munity of Fort Valley thanks
Renee Caira for the donation of
the Passenger Depot in honor
ofher late husband, Steve M.
Caira The program will include
a presentation of a building-
At first, I wasn’t sure about
paying bills online. But the folks at
SunMark took the time to show
me how, step by step. And that
| helped build my confidence.
Bankers Who Work For You
4 j SunMark
COMMUNITY BANK
sunmarkbank.com
Fort Valloy
205 South Camellia Blvd., 478-825-4020
Hawfcinsvllls
Warner Robins
Bonaire
Warner Robins
Center
—
plaque and refreshmentsfol
lowing. Contact: Kathie or
Carla at 478-825-5986
GARAGE FOR RENT:
Gile’s Garage - 313 Martin
Luther King Blvd, Fort Valley
BUILDING FOR RENT:
Signal Rail Road House
GREAT RETAIL LOCATION
- 201 Main St, Fort Valley
Call the Main Street office
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE
for more information at
478.8255986
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
Main Street’s website at:
www.fortvallcymainstreet.org.