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GEMA Offers Tips For Severe Weather Week ” Winter Rose” To Show Off Beauty For February’s Camellia Festival rose lovers can enjoy two Rose Care Workshops in the auditorium. At 10 a.m. Rose Propagation will be discussed by William Khoury, American Camellia Society Horticulture Specialist, and at 2 p.m. Mas ter Gardener Rosa Fobbs will talk about General Year Round Rose Care. Saturday, Feb. 16, is Chil dren’s Day, with free admis sion for children imder 12. The (ATLANTA) - Georgians have experienced their share of severe weather in recent years, with storms causing substantial damage, injury and even death. Statistics reveal weather-related events have killed at least 352 people in Georgia, including two in 2012, and injured countless others. To encourage Georgians to better prepare for these types of disaster, Governor Nathan Deal has proclaimed the week of Feb. 4-8 as Severe Weather Awareness Week. “In recent years, Georgia has experienced record flooding, tornadoes and wildfires,” said Charley English, director of the Georgia Emergency Manage ment Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA). “Urbanization and population growth increase the potential for these storms to impact more people and stmc- tures, so I encourage our citizens to become more aware of severe weather safety measures and to participate in the various aware ness programs during Severe Weather Awareness Week.” As part of the observation, GEMA’s Ready Georgia cam paign is urging people statewide to take some simple steps toward preparedness each day. Monday, Feb. 4: Family Preparedness Day - Identify a family reconnection place and purchase a life-saving NOAA Weather Radio. Tuesday, Feb. 5: Thunder storm Safety - Check your patio or yard to make sure there is nothing that could blow away during a storm; remove dead or rotting branches from your trees to prevent storm damage. Wednesday, Feb. 6: Tornado Safety and Statewide Tornado Drill (issued by NWS) - Identify a safe place in your home where you could take shelter during a tornado. Thursday, Feb. 7: Lightning Safety - Learn the 30/30 rule: Go indoors if, after seeing lightning, you cannot count to 30 before hearing thunder. Stay indoors for 30 minutes after hearing the last clap of thimder. Friday, Feb. 8 - Flood Safety (alternate drill date) - Make cop ies of important documents, seal them in a watertight container/ bag and add them to your Ready kit. “Georgia is susceptible to nearly every type of natural di saster. Being prepared is the best defense against the imexpected, so Georgians should use this opportunity to take simple, but potentially life-saving emergency preparedness steps,” said English. ‘Tornadoes, storms and floods can devastate communities, but the damage can be minimized if we’re prepared.” To help Georgians prepare for severe weather, Ready Georgia offers tools that residents can use to create an emergency supply kit, develop a communications plan and stay informed about potential threats. An interac tive website provides detailed information on Georgia-specific emergency preparedness and allows users to create a personal profile and receive a customized checklist and family communica tions plan. Employers can use the Ready Your Business guide to create custom contingency plans, and children can visit the ReadyKids page for age-appro priate information, videos and games. For preparedness on the go, families can also download Ready Georgia’s free mobile app. “During severe weather, it could take emergency work ers 72 hours or more to reach certain areas in order to open roadways and restore utilities,” said English. “By learning to be self-sufficient for three days or more, Georgians can survive cir cumstances that might otherwise be tragic.” For more information on how to prepare for severe weather, visit www.ready.ga.gov or con tact your local EMA. ANNOUNCING BIBB COUNTY The Camellia, known as the “Winter Rose”, will have thousands of blossoms — a sight to behold - at Massee Lane Gardens at Fort Valley during the month of February. Headquarters for the Ameri can Camellia Society, Massee Lane Gardens holds a Camel lia Festival annually. This year’s Festival events has something for all age groups, including camellia care classes, a painting class, a photography class, and a Kids’s Day, and capping off the month-long events will be the Middle Georgia Camellia Show. Saturday, Feb. 2, the gardens and buildings are open free to the public; all other days there is a $5 Garden Admission charge. Special features on Feb. 2 are a free camellia corsage, a “make and take” overseen by florist Joette Jones of Montezuma, and a Wildlife Preservation demon stration by Sharon Wilhelm of the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences at 1 p.m. in the auditorium. A food vendor, Gramp’s & Mimi’s Q-Shack will offer barbecue. There is much to see in the gardens, from the old camel lia trees, the millstones and concrete road markers placed there by David C. Strother, the man who donated his gardens to the American Camellia Society in 1968, to a large landscaped greenhouse, a Japanese Garden, an environ mental garden and one of the largest collections of Boehm porcelain in the nation. Brick walkways guide you through the camellia gardens and then onward to the Abendroth Japanese Garden, where an authentic tea house overlooks the quiet pond where Koi fish swim slowly at your feet. You can also enjoy the Avera-Peter- son Children’s Garden and the Scheibert Rose Garden. You can see wildlife while sitting in the Helen Teeter Garden or stroll around the lake and rest iFebruary 2 7am-12pm Mabel White Baptist Church 1415 Bass Road in North Macon February is Heart Health Month and you’re invited to come celebrate with health screenings, fun and educational events to keep your heart healthy! Special Screening! $50 Angioscreen A painless, non-invasive screening for the risk of heart disease and stroke from The Georgia Heart Center Please call 1-800-627-2393 to reserve your place today! For more information on upcoming events visit us online at heartfestmacon.org The Georgia v/ Heart CENTER The Medical Center of Central Georgia . ‘Betty’s Beauty ’ camellia. on the deck of the Dr. Dan and Muriel Nathan pavilion which overlooks the Brown & Hall Environmental Gardens. The Annabelle Lundy Fetterman building houses an auditorium, the gift shop and a large gallery. The gallery has the Boehm porcelain collec tion and work by Cybis, Con noisseur, Bronn and others. The gift shop offers perfect gifts for gardeners and those who have a love for elegant decorative items. On Monday, Feb. 4, a Camellia Care Workshop will be held in the auditorium at 2 p.m., with Tommy Alden of County Line Nursery talking about Camellia Companion Plants. On Saturday, Feb. 9, a One Stroke Paint Class by artist Shirley Rainwater will get underway at 10 a.m. in the Gallery. She will show you how to paint a camellia using the one-stroke method. Cost is $35 each and the fee includes all supplies needed. A Photog raphy Class by photographer King Davis will be offered in the auditorium at 1 p.m. for beginners and intermediate level. Bring your own camera. The cost is a $5 Garden Ad mission only; the registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 1. The registration deadline for both classes is Friday, Feb. 1; Call *y& 1 T FREE SCREENINGS INCLUDING: Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, Body Fat Estimate, Finger Stick Cholesterol, Finger Stick Glucose, Full blood lipid draws*, Vision, and more! *Must call (478) 633-6336 to pre-register for this screening Screenings are subject to change Focus on Heart Failure and Valve Disease 8:00am: “The Medical Treatment of Heart Failure’’ Erskine James, M.D., F.A.C.C. Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation 9:00am: “Surgery for End Stage Heart Disease’’ Peter Bolan, M.D. Cardio Thoracic Surgery 10:00am: “New Treatment Options for Aortic (heart) Valve Disease” Juan Esnard, M.D., F.A.C.C., FSCAI Interventional Cardiology 11:00am: “Turning Failure into Success:Improving Quality of Life Through Nutrition and Exercise" Susan Mills, RN Heartworks toll free at 1-877-422-6355 to reserve your place today. Rainwater received her Level 2 Certification as an instructor from Dewberry University in Orlando, Fla. She was taught by Donna Dewberry, who invented the one-stroke technique. Rainwa ter has her own company, Art From the Heart, and teaches classes regularly at the Well ness Center in Macon, several retirement communities, and for special needs children at ARC in Macon. “If you’ve never painted before, it’s fine to come to this one-stroke class. Even if you think you can’t paint, I encourage you to come. Five years ago, I couldn’t paint anything,” she said in an interview. Several workshops on ca mellias and plants will be held during the month. These are free to the public, and the only charge is a $5 Gardens Ad mission. “I hope people will attend and take advantage of the experts’ knowledge,” Leisa Dortch, Gift Shop Manager and Special Events Coordina tor, said. On Monday, Feb. 11, an other Camellia Care Workshop will be held in the auditorium at 11 a.m., featuring Advanced Planting Methods and Pruning by Mark Crawford of Loch Laurel Nursery. A second workshop, Camellia Oil, will be offered by Dr. John Ruter of the University of Georgia at 2 p.m. On Wednesday, Feb. 13, Fort Valley Fire Department will give demonstrations, and a Scavenger Hunt, a Cup Cake Walk, and Air Walks will be held. The Fire Department will have a food booth, and all proceeds go to MDA. Monday, Feb. 18, John Gamble will give a presenta tion on How to Prepare Your Camellia Blooms for a Show at 2 p.m. in the auditorium. On Wednesday, Feb. 20, an Azalea Care Workshop at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. will be provided by Tom Johnson, Executive Director of Magno lia Plantation. Unparalleled beauty will line the tables in the Gallery on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23 - 24, as the Middle Geor gia Camellia Society presents it annual show. It is open to the public between 1 and 4:30 p.m. Anyone can enter a bloom in the show; bring your bloom to Massee Lane Gardens by 8 a.m. so that it can be prepared for the show. There will be plenty of people to assist you. During the month of Febru ary, which is the best time to view the camellia blossoms, the gardens will be open every day, Monday through Satur day, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. You can also purchase camellias to plant in your gardens. The gardens are located on Georgia Highway 49 between Fort Valley and Marshallville. Exit 149 from 1-75 at Byron to travel south on Georgia High way 49 or leave 1-75 at Exit 135 in Perry to follow Georgia Highway 127 to Marshallville. From Marshallville follow Georgia 49 north three miles to the gardens. The gardens are five miles south of Fort Valley. CGTC Adult Education Central Georgia Technical College would like you to know that if you have not re ceived your GED, now is the time to take care of it. In 2014, GED requirements and testing will be chang ing and it will be more diffi cult to pass. Also, those who have taken only portions of the GED will need to take the remaining portions before the end of the year to receive their certificate or they will be required to take the full test over again after the start of the new year. The college does, howev er, offer free adult education courses to help people who are in need of classes to pass their GED. The Adult Education Pro gram helps adult learners ac quire the basic skills - read ing, writing, computation, speaking, and listening - nec essary to compete success fully in today’s workplace. It is designed to enable adult learners to acquire the nec essary basic skills to com pete successfully in today’s workplace, strengthen family foimdations, and exercise full citizenship. Healthy Smiles Seminars On Fridays in February In observance of Children’s Dental Health Month, the Macon-Bibb County Health Department Dental Clinic is promoting Healthy Smiles Seminars each Friday during February. Children of all ages are welcome. Education will be provided on thumb sucking, your child’s first dental visit, how and when to clean your child’s teeth and much more. Stop by any Fri day throughout the month of February or call 478-749-0109 to make an appointment for a dental screening 8:30am - 4:00pm. A Healthy Smile is important to a child’s self esteem. With proper care, balanced diet and regular visits, their teeth can re main healthy and strong. For more information, con tact the Dental Clinic at 478- 749-0109.
