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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008
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RIVERDANCE TO BE AT FOX
"Riverdance,” will play eight farewell performances at the Fox Theatre from May 13 - 18 as part
of the Fidelity Investments Broadway Across America - Atlanta 2008 season. Tickets are now on
sale.
Riverdance limited engagement planned
“Riverdance,” the thunderous cel
ebration of Irish music, song and
dance that has tapped its way onto
the world stage thrilling millions
of people around the globe, will
play eight farewell performances
at The Fabulous Fox Theatre from
May 13 - 18 as part of the Fidelity
Investments Broadway Across
America - Atlanta 2008 season.
Tickets will go on sale Sunday,
March 16. Tickets are $25-$62
and available through authorized
ticket sellers at The Fox Theatre
box office, Ticketmaster outlets,
online at www.ticketmaster.com,
or by phone at 404-817-8700.
Orders for groups of 15 or
more may be placed by calling
404-881-2000.
The performance schedule for
“Riverdance” is: Tuesday, May
13,8 p.m.; Wednesday, May 14, 8
p.m.; Thursday, May 15, 8 p.m.;
Friday, May 16, 8 p.m.; Saturday,
May 17,2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and
Sunday, May 18, 1 p.m. and 6:30
p.m.
“Since 1996, the success of
‘Riverdance’ in North America has
gone beyond our wildest dreams,”
said producer Moya Doherty.
“The fact that the show continues
to draw and excite audiences 13
years after its debut in Dublin is
a tribute to every dancer, singer,
musician, staff and crew member
who have dedicated themselves to
the show.”
Composed by Bill Whelan,
produced by Moya Doherty and
directed by John McColgan, to
date, “Riverdance” has played
over 10,000 performances, been
seen live by more than 21 mil
lion people in over 300 venues
throughout 32 countries across
four continents.
What began as a seven-min
ute dance segment on the 1994
Eurovision Song Contest (tele
vised to over 300 million people
in Europe) and then quickly turned
into a full-scale production has
become much more than an inter
national theatrical success.
“I believe ‘Riverdance’ has been
basically a pathfinder,” said Niall
O’Dowd, founder of Irish America
Magazine and the Irish Voice
newspaper. Along with the peace
process in Northern Ireland and
the economic miracle in Ireland
proper, the show “has been a
hugely important part of a trans
formation of the image of Ireland
in the last 20 years.”
In a flash, Riverdance became
Ireland’s greatest ambassador
and the thirst began. Riverdance
changed the face of Irish dance
and despite its imitators, has
remained on top and was voted the
#1 Variety/Family Entertainment
Show in the US (1998).
There have been many mile
stones along the way including
the distinction of being the largest
Western musical to play China; a
record-breaking line of 100 Irish
dancers mesmerizing 85,000 peo
ple at the 2004 Special Olympics
in Dublin; a 10th Anniversary cel
ebration at Radio City Music Hall;
dancing in Red Square and on the
Great Wall of China and much
more.
The Atlanta engagement of
“Riverdance” is presented by
arrangement withBroadwayAcross
America-Atlanta. Broadway
Across America-Atlanta proudly
presents Broadway productions in
Atlanta as a member of Broadway
Across America.
Free diabetes screenings available March 25
The Banks County Health
Department will offer free diabe
tes screenings for those 18 and
older on Tuesday, March 25, from
8-11 a.m.
Because the test for diabetes
checks glucose (sugar) levels in
the blood, persons should fast or
wait at least two hours after eating
before having the test done to get
the best results.
Persons who should be screened
for diabetes are individuals who
fall into the risk groups for the
disease. The screening is not for
individuals who know they are
diabetic and want to have a blood
sugar test done.
Groups that are particularly at
risk for diabetes are:
•Persons with a family history of
diabetes (parents or siblings),
•Persons with high blood pres
sure,
•Persons with elevated choles
terol and/or triglyceride levels,
•Persons who are obese (20 per
cent over ideal body weight),
•Persons who are African
American, Hispanic, Native Indian,
Asian, and Pacific Islanders,
•Women who have delivered a
baby weighing 9 lbs. or more at
birth,
•Persons over 45 years of age.
Diabetes is a serious disease that
affects nearly 21 million children
and adults in the United States. As
many as 6 million of these people
do not know that they have dia
betes. According to the American
Diabetes Association, one in five
Americans is at risk for developing
diabetes.
Many people ignore the signs for
diabetes and go as long as seven to
ten years before being diagnosed
with the disease. Early diagnosis
is critical to successful treatment
of diabetes and delaying or pre
venting some of its complications
such as heart disease, blindness,
kidney disease, stroke, amputation
and death.
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Reaching thousands of children.
Focusing on one overriding goal.
Teaching respect for our environment.
The NEW Waste Management.
Because today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders, we go out of
our way to help them develop a genuine respect for the
environment we all share. That’s why the NEW Waste
Management provides videos, CDs and other teaching tools to
help students of all ages understand how environmental
awareness is at the heart of what we do every day.
We show them how state-of-the-art engineering techniques help
us safely maintain and restore landfills into usable green
spaces. How we use advanced optical sorting technologies to
efficiently recycle plastics and glass. And how we transform
common waste products into uncommonly clean energy that
powers homes and businesses.
We partner with communities all across North America to
educate students about our environment and the steps we are
taking to safeguard it for generations to come. It’s another way
we’re making a difference. One community at a time.
From everyday collection to environmental protection, look to
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PEACE PLACE GETS GRANT
Jackson EMC Foundation board chairman Gwen Hill (far right) presents a $15,000 grant check
to (L-R) Peace Place board member Mark Bradley, executive director Charlene Garrett, program
manager Cathy Gibson, CFO Pat Peterson, volunteer Tom Morton and the homes' donor Debbie
Burgamy. Grant funds will be used to repair and renovate the two houses donated to Peace
Place as transitional housing.
Peace Place gets JEMC $15,000 grant
Peace Place in Winder has been
awarded a $15,000 grant by the
Jackson EMC Foundation to repair
and renovate two houses donated
to the agency as transitional hous
ing.
The domestic violence shelter,
which has served more than 1,200
women and children since opening
in 2000, will use the two single
family homes as transitional hous
ing for families who are leaving
the emergency shelter, but need
affordable, safe housing as they
rebuild their lives and become
self-sufficient.
“While we were delighted with
the opportunity provided by the
gift of the two homes, we had not
anticipated nor have available the
funds for the expense of repairs
and renovation,” said chief finance
officer Pat Peterson. Grant funds
will be used to renovate the larger
home into a duplex that will serve
two women.
Participating Jackson EMC
members fund Foundation grants
through the Operation Round Up
program, which rounds up their
monthly electric to the next dol
lar amount, on average about $6
per year. Ninety percent of the
cooperative’s members participate
in the Round Up program. Since
its 2005 introduction, the Jackson
EMC Foundation has awarded
more than $2.12 million through
176 grants to organizations and 90
grants to individuals.
Any individual or charitable orga
nization in the ten counties served
by Jackson EMC (Clarke, Banks,
Barrow, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall,
Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison and
Oglethorpe) may apply for a
Jackson EMC Foundation grant
by completing a grant applica
tion, which can be completed
online at http://jacksonemc.com/
Guidlines-for-Funding.106.0.html
or obtained at local Jackson EMC
offices. Applicants do not need to
be a member of Jackson EMC.