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Tree Lighting Ceremony, Medical Center of Peach County, Tuesday, December 3,6 p.m. Public invited, music, cookies and cider. Community Blood Drive Byron UMC fellowship hall, December3,2-7 p.m. For more info contact Connie Short at 478-956-2412. ISSUE 45 THURSDAY, November 28, 2013 COVERING BYRON AND PEACH COUNTY Christmas in the air at MCPC Christmas brings out cooperation and in the spirit of a joint venture, the Medical Center of Peach County Auxiliary reached out to three local garden clubs to help decorate for Christmas. The Magnolia Garden Club and Town and Country Garden Club of Fort Valley and the Village Green Garden Club of Byron, each had members participate in decorating two trees at the hos pital. One, at left, is in a waiting area and the one above greets visitors in the front lobby. Each is unique, different and beautiful. The trees won’t be officially lit until Tuesday, December 3rd when the public is being invited to attend a tree lighting ceremony which will take place at 6 p.m. There will be music, cider and cookies for everyone. If you haven’t had a chance to tour the hospital, tours will also be available. Join the fun on December 3rd. Pictured above are members of the three garden clubs. These included Sue Humphrey and Annette Brennan on the ladders, Jan Moeller, Beckie Adam son, Brenda Alden, MCPC Auxiliary president is also pictured. KRES gets dictionaries from Delta Kappa Gamma Kay Road Elementary is very appreciative of the 83 diction aries presented to third graders by Ms. Janice Hunt, repre senting Delta Kappa Gamma and Crawford County Retired Educators. Pictured (left - right): Miss Angela Ezell, Principal KRES, 3rd Graders - Aiden Berry, Macy Hall, Marquis Brown, and Ms. Janice Hunt, Delta Kappa Gamma. Lions Club turkey shoot in the bag The Lions Club Turkey Shoot is an annual fundraiser for the Lions Club Camp for the Blind and held the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Though it was a little chilly, there were many participants throughout the day. At left, Lions Club members Marlene Humphry (center) and Charlie Short, right, log in shoot ers. PHOTOS BY DAVID SIMMONS BYRONBUZZ@PSTEL.NET Teacher of the Year Brandi Dent, choral director at Byron Middle School, was announced as Peach County’s Teacher of the Year last week. Dent said she was honored and overwhelmed with the deci sion. Dent is a graduate of Valdosfa State and Troy universi ties and has worked for the Peach County School system for seven years. She got involved with music education after being inspired by her own music teachers as a child. As choral director, she is working with the choir for a December concert and working with eight students who made All-State Chorus. Dent was chosen from the five other educators named teacher as Teacher of the Year at each school: Diet- rick Everett (FVMS), Martha Elliott-Green (PCHS), Terri Moore (KRES), Nicole Kimbrough (BES) and Carol Olajide (HES).The announcement was made at last week’s work session of the Board of Education. Public involvement needed in storm drain tagging Storm drain tagging is a best management practice (BMP) that the city utilizes to encour age public involvement and public awareness about storm water education. Recently, two volunteers signed up to participate in a day of storm drain tagging in the Manches ter, Carrington, and Preston subdivisions. The goal is to tag and/or restore 50 storm drains annu ally. This past event resulted in 25 storm drains being tagged with a logo featuring a fish that says, “No dumping, drains to waterway”. The day started off with a demonstration of how to properly tag a storm drain. Throughout the remainder of the day as the neighborhood was walked and all storm drains were tagged, the partici pants were educated on the importance of pollution pre vention and having a true un derstanding of the importance of respecting stormwater. The participants were asked to point out potential concerns as the neighborhood was walked, so they did. Several items were pointed out such as litter, dog waste (which carries bacteria), and leaking vehicles. These items along with many others have the potential to eventually make it to our creeks, streams, and rivers. Is this what we want to swim and fish in? Do we not want to preserve these recreational areas for future generations? Hopefully the time that these participants have in vested will pay off and educate residents in the community. To learn more about storm water visit the city’s website at http://www.byronpublicwork- splanning andzoning.com/ Stormwater.html. For more information on stoim drain tagging please call (478)956- 2411. Zachary Fowler and Chelsie Byrd
