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The Fayette Citizen-Special Sections

Wednesday, February 6, 2002

News

Lines drawn in PTC Tennis Center dispute

If Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown has his way, the city's amphitheater and tennis center could have big changes coming.

Pay suit filed by Rapson

Kristi Rapson, the former director of the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater in Peachtree City, has filed a suit against her former employer alleging unequal pay on the basis of her gender.

EPD: airport deicing spill was 30,000 more gallons

Hartsfield Airport could be in hot water over an early January spill of deicing agents that found their way into Fayette and two other counties' water supplies.

Johnny Appleseed lives on

History can be vague to a first grader, or for that matter to anyone who struggles to understand events of another era.

You can plant history in your back yard

Johnny Appleseed's story is but one of many tantalizing accounts of our horticultural heritage.

Cox: Regional authority should oversee Hartsfield

State Rep. Kathy Cox of Peachtree City wants answers to why Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport allowed pollution to flow into Fayette's water supply Jan. 3.

Attorney general takes judge's side in Citizen's suit

Attorneys from the office of Thurbert Baker, Georgia's attorney general, will defend Judge Stephen Boswell in The Citizen's lawsuit seeking an end to secret tax mediation talks in Fayette County.

Senate candidate Chambliss woos local Republicans

U.S. Rep. Saxby Chambliss proved to be a huge draw for the Fayette County Republican Party's First Saturday breakfast this past weekend.

Fayette's new legislators visit GOP

Fayette County residents Saturday had their first official opportunity to meet two of the new officials who will be representing the county with the advent of the newly redrawn district lines.

Fayette deputies collar counterfeiting suspect

Quick action by several Fayette deputies last week led to the arrest of a Jonesboro man for passing a possible counterfeit $100 bill.

No more shared driveways if new rules get OK

Another bastion of country living driveways and private roads shared by several neighbors may become an endangered species in Fayette County.

Three teachers are finalists for top honors

The prize patrol surprised three unsuspecting teachers with some big news.

Braelinn to become first certified positive label school in U.S.

Starting immediately, only positive labels are allowed at Braelinn Elementary School.

A hero is honored at Whitewater Middle

There is no age minimum when it comes to being a hero.

Fayette youth to compete in national dog show

James Allen of Fayetteville will travel to New York City next week to compete in the 126th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

100 days and counting: Fayette students celebrate important date

Fayette Students have just passed an important milestone, the 100th day of school.

Samaritans set 10-year open house

It was just 10 years ago that several churches in Fayette County saw the need for an organization to assist those county citizens in need of food, clothing or an electric bill paid.

Lodge sets pancake breakfast to aid member

In order to assist one of its members with medical bills, the Fayetteville Masonic Lodge 711, F&AM, will have a pancake breakfast Saturday, Feb. 9.

Local youth still being recognized for letter to president

A Fayette student continues to receive recognition for his letter to President George W. Bush following the Sept. 11 attacks.

NAACP to hear from candidate for Congress

State Sen. Donzella James of College Park will address the Fayette County NAACP's monthly meeting Saturday.

Brooks swears in new councilman

An 11-year resident of the town of Brooks was sworn in as its newest councilman, Lewis B. Harper.

Essay contest open to sixth grade students

For the third year, the Georgia Municipal Association is asking Georgia's sixth grade students what they would do if they were mayors.

Police Blotter

Home & Garden

Garden serenity made simple

 

It's five in the morning; even the sun is still asleep. Sue Buerkle is working in her backyard garden, picking weeds from between the marigolds, snapdragons and geraniums.

Offering help with gas bills

As the coldest months of the year approach, nonprofit organizations and state and local agencies are gearing up to provide assistance to qualified individuals looking for help with their natural gas bills.

Southern furniture exhibition comes to Atlanta History Center

More than 50 pieces of colonial Williamsburg's finest examples of early Southern furniture will be on display in "Furniture of the American South: 1680-1830," part of the 2002 schedule of traveling exhibitions at the Atlanta History Center.

Prime Timers

Tyrone dentist a Fayette mainstay

 

If you're going to see dentist Dr. Jim Deckman, try to get a Thursday appointment you may just take home a vase of beautiful flowers.

J.O.Y. Club setting busy calendar

The J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth) Club is planning a full schedule of events for members in the near future.

Book, survey reflect seniors' attitudes toward sex

John held up the newspaper.

Business

Investors should mull their choices in IRAs

Today, Individual Retirement Accounts offer a number of options for saving toward retirement or a college education.

Wyndham names Employee of the Year

A nine-year employee of the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center received a check for $500, airfare for two and a free hotel at any Wyndham destination for five nights, plus five extra vacation days for being chosen its Employee of the Year.

Sports

Starr's Mill collects second county championship

The Starr's Mill swim team held on to their county championship title by defeating the three other high schools at Kedron Aquatic Center last Friday. The combined total points for the Panthers were 366, McIntosh 323, Fayette County 165 and Sandy Creek 135. The girls teams from Starr's Mill and McIntosh were neck and neck throughout the night.

Regular season of basketball ends Friday

Two games left in the regular season of high school basketball. Two games to build or maintain momentum and two games to raise seeding in the region tournament. The local basketball teams played last Friday and saw some mixed results. Sandy Creek's boys and girls won, while McIntosh's boys and girls and Fayette County's boys and girls split in their respective games.

Local wrestlers compete in area meets

The area wrestling tournaments took place over the weeknd and local wrestlers fared well.

Soccer girls to sign with colleges today

As the winter athletic season is nearing its end, soccer season is right around the corner. Practices have already begun for the 2002 soccer season and two of our local girls soccer programs are honoring their graduating seniors as they choose where they will attend college and play soccer in the fall.

Safety course for hunters next week

The Fayette County Marshal's Office will offer the Georgia Hunter Education Safety course on Feb. 19 and 21 from 6-10 p.m. both nights. Students must attend both nights to successfully complete the course. The course will take place in room 212 of the Fayette County Administrative Complex located at the corner of Ga. Hwy 85 and Ga. Hwy 54 in Fayetteville.

Indoor climbing event this weekend

The Atlanta area's newest indoor climbing gym is celebrating its grand opening in style. Escalade owner/climber Chris Sierzant is inviting you and all his hardcore friends to throw down at the February Fallout 2002, which will take place Saturday, Feb. 9. Registration starts at 9 a.m.

Last chance to register for Little League

Peachtree City and Brooks Little Leagues are working together to give Fayette County ball players who have not yet registered in the 13-16 year old divisions a last chance to register and try out for the 2002 spring season. Due to the large numbers of players trying out for high school teams, the leagues have extended their final registrations to accomodate those players who may not make the high school teams this season as well as other players who have not signed up.

Sports Calendar

Weekend


Valentine's Day falls on a Thursday this year but there are many events starting this weekend to help put you in the proper mood and start celebrating this special day.
 
With everything that can go wrong during the run of a play, the theater is the perfect setting for a farce.
How does one get into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame? Practice and keep on playing.
Short but sweet
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com
My old copy of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations surprised me: No entry for February among its vast hoard of words, except for the old nursery rhyme, "Thirty days hath September. "

There are a number of awards shows in this day and age.

Religion

'Church shopping' works both ways
By REV. JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist

There's so very much in print about what people look for in a church. Many ministers call the process "church shopping." We have found just in our Fayette area community that people will shop for the right church upward to two years. Just in our relatively small church, we have had people to "shop around" for more than two years, but finally move out to shop somewhere else.

Aikin, Caldwell honored by St. Gabriel's

The women's guild and youth ministry at the Catholic Church of St. Gabriel in Fayetteville recently selected Inez Aikin as Woman of the Year and Keith Caldwell as Teen of the Year. Both will represent St. Gabriel's at a special recognition Mass to be celebrated by Archbishop John Donoghue at Atlanta's Cathedral of Christ the King this month. St. Gabriel's Life Teen Band, Gabriel's Voice, was selected to provide music for the special Mass.

PTC First Baptist will host finance seminar

Peachtree City First Baptist Church will host Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace seminar live, via satellite, Saturday, Feb. 23, from 1-6 p.m. The seminar is based on Ramsey's bestselling book, "Financial Peace."

Religion Briefs

Opinion

Airport could be a pivotal issue in '02
By DAVE HAMRICK
Editor-at-large

Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport ... I don't think there's any place name in the Southeast whose mention evokes more mixed reactions.

The News: It's sex and money
By BILLY MURPHEY
Laugh Lines

If love is the top of psychological triangle and the basis of all human motivations, then sex and money are at the top when it comes to the nightly news. In pre-9/11 days, the Chandra Levy story headlined the news for weeks and weeks. At its heart it was a sex story: Did "she" and "he" do it?

NPR's anthrax 'story' a poisonous 'guilty until proven innocent' lie

Traditional Values Coalition has just sent the following letter to National Public Radio President Kevin Klose asking for a complete retraction and apology for a story that aired on Jan. 22 that inaccurately linked TVC to the anthrax letters sent to two U.S. senators. TVC is considering legal remedies against NPR for this story.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Bullying editor wrong to blame lawyers

Memo to mail room employees, interns, and any and all messengers at The Citizen: Don't deliver bad news to Cal Beverly you might get shot. In his column of Jan. 30, Mr. Beverly inexplicably attacks the lawyers representing Peachtree City and Fayette County in the ongoing tax equity mediation for doing their jobs.

Balanced calendar would be a benefit to many

As I began to read Wednesday's letter from Jean M. Zhuño to the Fayette County School Board members, I initially was amused because I couldn't imagine that anything so insane and void of reasoning could be anything but tongue-in-cheek. After finishing, though, it became apparent that her letter and opinions were in fact genuine, and that scared me.

Balanced calendar doesn't equal longer school year

I read with great interest the article and editorial discussing the proposed calendars for Fayette County schools. To say the least, I am disturbed by the tone of both. I felt Ms. Zhuño's letter was written with flowery language that hid flaws in logic. Your headline of "Longer school year ahead" also sent an invalid message and I would like to address each.

Year-round school an idea deserving of more debate

I was both excited and disappointed to read the article about year-round school ("Longer school year ahead?") in The Citizen Jan 30.

Year-round school: Time we moved away from old way

I have found the news about the proposed school calendar quite interesting. I think that it's about time we move away from a school schedule based on agricultural needs, and one based on student needs. Students need less review time when they have shorter breaks between school years. Retention is so vital when it comes to core subject such as math and reading. Having several breaks through the year will give students and teachers time to regroup, giving much needed rest and relaxation.

AT&T service deplorable, needs community action

It is apparent that the poor and shabby quality of our AT&T Broadband TV service is being experienced by many in our city. What is frustrating is that the sub-standard service never improves.

Development halt is government take-over

It is not clear to me whether Frank Hyde is being sarcastic or is a completely selfish, shortsighted, idiot. By applauding the City of Peachtree City's arbitrary and unconstitutional moratorium on building, Hyde and others like him are leaving the gate open for the government on all levels to take from the people, control the activities of the people, and erode our freedoms at will without regard to the rule of constitutional and natural law.

How about declaring a moratorium on whining?

I believe that Peachtree City has a certain charm. It isn't just the golf cart paths, the beautifully landscaped areas, or the recreation areas. The real charm of this city is the citizens.

Don't mess with tennis center

Don't mess with tennis center

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