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Peach County
HAPPENINGS
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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/illitera¬
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!
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. For
more information please call
(478) 825-7919 or (478) 827-
1289, (478) 955-9953 .
KEEP PEACH COUNTY
CLEAN & BEAUTIFUL GAC
EVENT
Keep Peach County Clean
& Beautiful has planned our
Great American Clean-up
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 825-3041 or via email jann
culpepperts 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 star* selling the tickets
Feb. 2lsi. They can be pur¬
chased at both of our locations.
1290 S. Houston Lake Road,
Warner Robins ind 200 Gunn
Road. Centerville. Ga.
4TH ANNUAL KOi A
GOLDFISH SHOW
March 30.31, and April 1
Georgia National
Fairgrounds • Heritage Hal)
FREE ADMISSION to the
general public.
The Middle Georgia Koi
MARCH 21, 2012
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.middlegakoi.society.com,
or call show chairman Jeb
Stewart at 478-333-3495.
SBDC StartSMART
Beginning Friday, April 13,
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
wa y
Designed specifically for
new entrepreneurs, SBDC
StartSmart provides the resourc¬
es and support to launch your
company and put your dreams
within reach.
SBDC StartSMART will help
you launch a business built for
today's challenging times. In
just 8 three-hour sessions, learn
to evaluate and implement your
vision by creating a thorough,
w ell researched strategic plan.
Fridays, April 13-May 18,
2012
Most days-9 a m. - 12 p.m.
Two full days - 9 a m. - 4 p.m.
For more information, please
call 478-757-3609.
BYRON COMMUNITY
BLOOD DRIVE 2012 DATES
Apr 3. June 5. Aug 7, Oct
2, Dec 4 at Byron United
Methodist Church - 2 p.m. -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 beau¬
tification projects during spring/
summer so... The Battle has
moved..
WORK READY
ASSESSMENT/SCHOOL
CALENDAR EVENTS
March 6 - I3 Work Ready
Assessment Test for Seniors
8 a m. - 12 p.m. - 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 14 - PI Day - Mrs.
Angelle Whittington - Math
Teacher
April I4 - Junior/Senior Prom
(7 p.m. -11:30 p.m.) - Pettigrew
Center - Mrs. Kathy Williams
April 20 College and Career
Day (8 a.m. - I p.m.) - Mrs,
Chandra Thomas - Graduation
Coach
We will also have Career
Week April I7 - 20.
May 3 -Senior Honors
Program - 9 a.m. - Mrs. Chandra
Thomas
May 5 Underclassmen
Honors Program - 9:00 am
May 25 Graduation
Anderson Stadium 8 p.m.- Mrs.
Chandra Thomas
OPEN HOUSE RECEPTION
AT THE PASSENGER
DEPOT
Open House reception at the
Da rv ‘ C ApriM6, .
2012, at 5:30 pjn. Please w join
Fort Valley MainStreet, DDA
for a celebration recept ion as
the community of Fort Valley
thanks Renee Cairo for the
donation of the Passenger Depot
in honor of her late husband,
Steve M. Cairo The program
will include a presentation of
* building plaque and refresh¬
ments following. Contact:
Kathie or Carla at 478-825 -5986
KAY CENTER PLANT SALE
Kay Center is a sheltered work¬
place that is a truly wonderful
part of our community. If you
have not bought plants from them
before, make sure you check them
out this season! The workers do
many kinds of services, not just
p | an(s . There is a very dedicated
s t a ff there loo!
Cherry Trees SIO
Red Maples $5
3 gallon azellas $10
Stella D Oro lillies $2
PCHS CLASS OF 1977
REUNION
The PCHS Class of I977 will
have a class reunion on June
2, 20I2. You are encouraged to
ca || Mrs. Bennie Martin Moore
at 478-929-3416 or Mrs. Kaye
Watson at kutley^bellsouth.net
f or more information.
PEACH COUNTY HIGH
DRAMA CLUB LITTLE
CAESAR PIZZA KIT SPRING
FUNDRAISER
Peach County High Drama
Club will be taking orders for
Little Caesar’s Pizza Kits March
2 thru March 21. Delivery date
will be March 28 after 3 p.m.
See any Drama student or call
the high school at 825-8258 or
club sponsor Monica Nix at 478-
290-2935.
TURKEY CREEK FESTIVAL
IN BYROMVILLE
Turkey Creek Festival will
be heid Saturday, May 5 in
Byromviile. It is a family ori¬
ented fun for everyone event.
A parade will take place at 10
a.tn.. exhibits, museum, vendors,
games, rides, food, door prizes,
and entertainment. Byromviile is
15 minutes west of 1-75, Exit 122,
turn right onto GA Highway 230.
ST LUKE’S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH OPEN SERVICE
An open service and new music
are featured on 4th Sundays at St.
Luke’s Episcopal Church, Fort
Valley.
St. Luke’s next step, now
that renovation is completed, is
to offer a Celebration Sunday
service every fourth Sunday. On
March 25. the theme is Women’s
History.
At this second Celebration
Sunday service, held at ll a.m.,
the readings and sermon will
address women in history and
the Bible. Prof. Franklin Gross of
Fort Valley State University will
play a piano composition by the
First female Western composer
to be published under her own
name,Clara Weick-Schumann. In
addition, the service will feature
solos and a poem read by one
of the FVSU students who per
formed recently in the musical,
“Crowns,” performed at the
Austen Theater.
The April 22 Celebration
Sunday theme will be God’s
Earth, The Rev. Brian Davy.
vicar of St. Luke’s, says that all
are invited to enjoy St. Luke’s
Celebration Sundays, and singers,
instrumentalists, poets, and other
individuals who would like to
share their talents are urged to
volunteer to participate. Send
emails to arhcdit#yahoo.com.
St. Luke's is located at 1000 State
University Rive, right across
from the university.
LIGHTHOUSE CC - KID’S
KITCHEN”
Lighthouse Community
invites the community
the Kid’s Kitchen the 25th of
March at 9:00 AM. The menu
will be
Coffee, juice, milk, chicken
— $1.25 or banana bread
SI.00 . If you 3 do not have
and live within a
mile radius of the church we
a Van Ministry that will
you up and take you home.
van pickup call Harold at
or William at 478
The church is located
4301 Jordan Road which is
the comer of Jordan and Boy
Road.
the Birds, a Battle For
Fund Raiser!
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Shops @ Byron. Left, Grace Roberts, 9, of Byron, rendered her contribution in
pastel tones of spring green, pink, yellow and lavender; it conies with its own yellow
and blue bird. Right: Lee Wettstein Jr. assembled his bird house himself, using 172
pieces of wood. Visit the gallery through May 4 to bid on one or more bird houses,
proceeds to benefit the Battle of Byron, Cinco de Mayo Festival and The Cow
and The Calf. Photos by Victor Kulkosky
By Claire Houser Dodd
Contributing Writer
Nope, it is not another BYOB,
but yet a legit fundraiser for
the Battle of Byron and Cinco
De Mayo being held NOW at
the Byron Welcome Center in
the Peach Shops of Byron. This
fundraiser will make money for
these local non-profit organiza
tion; a very worthwhile event,
However, money is needed
in order to put on this big
event. Francis McDaniel,
Executive Director of the Byron
Convention & Visitors Bureau
and keeper of The Cow and the
Calf Art Gallery in the Peach
Shops @ Byron, is the one to
contact. Please contact her at
478-956-2409 as she is holding
a silent auction for the 35 bird
houses.
These fabulous bird houses
already made by James Keys
and his wife, Nita, brother
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A COMMUNITY OPEN
HOUSE RECEPTION AT
THE PASSENGER DEPOT
APRIL 16TH
A Community Open House
Reception at the Passenger
Depot will be held Monday,
April 16th at 5:30 p.m. Please
join Fort Valley Main Street/
DDA for a celebration recep
tion as the community of Fort
Valley thanks Renee Ciara for
the donation in honor of her
late husband. Steve M, Cairo.
The program will include a
presentation of a building
plaque and refreshments fol
lowing:
CENTRAL GEORGIA
RAILWAY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY WILL TOUR
THREE RAILROAD
BUILDINGS ON APRIL
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bobby, and friends, Steve
Kirkland, Sharon Bell and Amy
Willis. If you’d like to paint
one or bid on one, then stop by
the Welcome Center and turn
in your silent bid Remember
you must keep checking to see
if some no-good busy-body has
snuck in and outbid you. Then
you can outbid him or her and
become that same no-good
busy-body you abhorred earlier.
and on and on it goes until —
Voila! — you are so determined
and steadfast that you become
the proud owner of a gorgeous
ly painted bird house that you
will most likely hang in your
front yard and maybe even by
the front door.
These are indeed exquisitely
made and painted upper-class
homes for your fine-feathered
friends. Thirty-one of the
houses were designed and con¬
structed by James Keys. These
handsome bird houses are art-
buildings. Passenger Depot
Warehouse Depot.
PEACH COUNTY 4-H
AND
SMITH ANIMAL HOSPITAL
ANNUAL RABIES CLINIC
VACCINATIONS - $8.00 EACH
TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012
5:30 - 6:30 PM at BB&T Bank (Parking
Lot) in Fort Valley
6:45 - 8:30 PM Byron Baptist Church
(Parking Lot) in Byron
Vaccinate Your Dogs and Cats!
If you have questions call
the Peach County 4-H office at
825-6466
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE
fully and colorfully painted by
32 artists in the Middle Georgia
area,
These special artists that gave
of their time arc. Allen Carey,
Allison Hammock, Annette
Coward, Barbara Pirkle, Cheryl
Saw inski. Connie Jones, Edna
Garrett, Ellen Tyner. Ferrell
Bass, Fran Washko, Regina
Mansfield, Grace Roberts,
Jelissa Malsonado, Julie Love,
Lee Wettstein, Lee Wettstein
Jr.. Leslie Hoops-Wallace, Lisa
Owens, Michael Chidester,
Mike Rady, Nina Stribling.
Pennie Sunderman. Rita
Schuble, Sallie Jaros. Sandy
McTier, Shirley Rainwater.
Susan Atkins. Sylvia Smith,
Jordan Brown. Vesta Shoup,
and Steve Kirkland. Wow, that
is a lot of talent going into this
fund-raiser,
The monies made for these
upper-class bird houses will
be split between The Battle of
Byron. Cinco de Mayo Festival
and The Cow and The Calf Art
Gallery, all very worthy causes
(Jet on over to the Welcome
Center and pick out your favorite
bird house to take home. There
will be a reception Saturday,
March 3I from 2p.m. - 4 p.m.
Bids conclude at 4 p.m. on May
4. the day before the Battle.
Also call Karla Chidester if
you are interested in volunteer¬
ing for the festival or being a
food or craft vendor at 478-954-
4592.
Today! Call
478 - 825-2432