Wednesday, March 5, 2003

BOE eyes charter school for '04

The Fayette County School System is making plans to establish a charter school, and local residents are being encouraged to offer their input.

'She knew too much'

Roy Evans has vivid memories of the man accused of killing his mother, Liddie, over 25 years ago.

'Just trying to pay my bills,' drug suspect says

After he was busted for selling over 600 tablets of prescription muscle relaxers to an undercover officer, Bruce Turner of Sharpsburg tried to rationalize his actions to several unsympathetic members of the Fayette County Drug Task Force.

Another teen arrested for another PTC armed robbery

For the second time in two weeks, a teenager has been arrested for armed robbery in Peachtree City.

Dredging by barge will allow Lake Peachtree to remain full

For the first time since 1986, Peachtree City's Lake Peachtree will be dredged.

PTC UMC to help Samaritans raise funds

The Peachtree City United Methodist Church is partnering with the Fayette Samaritans and Square Foot Ministry to build a new facility for the Samaritans, a locally funded charity that helps Fayette residents who have temporary food and housing needs.

PTC ethics board decides to deliberate in public after all

Reversing its previous stance, Peachtree City's Ethics Board has agreed to always deliberate in open session on ethics complaints against city officials.

Neglected horses confiscated from Fayette pasture; one horse dead

Officials with the Georgia Department of Agriculture confiscated six horses from a pasture in central Fayette County Tuesday morning after determining the animals had been neglected.

PTC officer cleared of excessive force by federal jury last week

A federal jury has cleared a Peachtree City police officer of any wrongdoing in the 1997 arrest of a woman who claimed the officer injured her shoulder and back while putting her under arrest.

Fayette educators report for military duty

Two Fayette County educators have received a leave of absence after being called to active military duty.

Fayetteville P&Z hears commercial requests

Action on several commercial projects was taken by the Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission at last week's regular monthly meeting.

'Freedom Isn't Free' rally March 15 in Fayetteville

Several groups of concerned citizens will be hosting a "Freedom Isn't Free" rally Saturday, March 15, at 2 p.m. in Fayetteville's Heritage Park, next to the Stonewall Avenue county government complex

Fayetteville Optimists honored

Several groups of concerned citizens will be hosting a "Freedom Isn't Free" rally Saturday, March 15, at 2 p.m. in Fayetteville's Heritage Park, next to the Stonewall Avenue county government complex.

Optimists announce oratorical winner

The Fayetteville Optimist Club has announced the winner in its annual Oratorical contest.

Metro Fayette Kiwanis joins partnership

The Metro Fayette Kiwanis Club, Fayetteville, joined more than 600,000 other adult and youth volunteers in community service during Kiwanis Family month.

Assistance to local military families available at BBQ

Fayette County's American Legion Post 105 will host a barbecue dinner Monday, March 10, for local families who have had a spouse, son or daughter deployed and/or activated recently.

SAR recognizes local bank

The Town Center branch of Heritage Bank was recognized for its display and care of the American flag by the Marquis de Lafayette Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution.

Registration day set for pre-K, kindergarten and after-school programs

Parents of students who are eligible to attend the Fayette County School System's preschool or kindergarten program will be able to register their children for the 2003-2004 school year April 3 from 9-11 a.m. and 4-6 p.m.

Plans underway for Huddleston Hustle 5K and Kids Fun Run

Runners of all ages are invited to participate in the second annual Huddleston Hustle, formerly known as Run for Alex, sponsored by Huddleston Elementary April 19.

CCSU sets open house and browse fair for high school students

The Clayton State Office of Recruitment's Spring Laker Day Open House is set for Saturday, Mar. 15 from 9:45 a.m. until 1 p.m.

School Clinics Provide Valuable Resource to Students

When many people think about school clinic staff they envision someone spending their day dispensing bandages and ice packs to the occasional student who shows up with a minor knee scrape or headache. It only takes one visit to any of Fayette's 25 school clinics to dispel this belief.

GCA students excel at spelling bee

Two students from Grace Christian Academy came in first place at the recent Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Spelling Bee held in Marietta.

Flag Bearers needed

As a part of the observance of Confederate Memorial Day April 26, the General Lafayette McLaws Camp #79, Sons of Confederate Veterans is pleased to announce that it will once again feature the Children's Parade of Southern state flags.

Obituaries

Wedding And Anniversary Announcements

Home & Garden

Georgia seminar helps field foresters stay plugged in

To help foresters stay plugged in to the latest advances in forestry technology, the Society of American Foresters, in partnership with the American Tree Farm System and some of the nation's leading forestry technology companies, has created the SAF Field Seminar Series a variety of events featuring both classroom and field learning designed to give field foresters, land managers, and landowners hands-on experience with latest technologies and teach the newest techniques in forest management.

Conservation options create tax incentives

More than 90 percent of the land in Georgia is privately owned. This means that the future health of our land, water and wildlife is up to landowners like you. There are many opportunities available to help you protect and improve the natural resources on your property. The following is an outline of some programs that might be useful in helping improve natural resource management and offer some tax incentives and savings.

CCA wood is safe for now, commission says

The Georgia Forestry Commission has issued a statement assuring the public that continued use of CCA (chromated copper arsenate) treated wood does not pose any unreasonable risk during the wood treatment industry's voluntary transition to preservative alternatives over the next two years.

Bring spring home year-round

Spring is perhaps the most eagerly anticipated season as people look forward to warmer temperatures, melting snow, budding trees and longer days. If spring isn't coming fast enough for you, or if you'd like it to seem like spring every day in your house, here are some ways to bring the fresh feel of the season indoors all year long.

The conversation piece for any room

Sectional sofas add flexibility and elegance to any room

Inspect again before closing

Home experts urge buyers to inspect once for the contract, then again just prior to closing

Top ten painting tips

Considered by most interior design experts to be the quickest, easiest and least expensive way to change the appearance of a room, painting becomes significantly more user-friendly when you follow these simple guidelines.

Minor enhancements can add major improvements

When buying a new home, homeowners can pick and choose from various home styles. Unfortunately, unless youíre building, there will be some compromise on the design of your home.

Give your home a do-it-yourself facelift with new wood floors

After another winter's worth of wear and tear, has your flooring reached the point of no return? Or perhaps you're just ready for a change. Either way, bringing the beauty of wood flooring into your home is a great way to instantly change the look of a room.

Home accessories: It's the small touches that make the biggest impact

What do your favorite Hollywood actress and your bathroom have in common?

Prime Timers

Evans finds her 'calling'

Gelette Burgess said, "There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lie happiness."

About Saints Alive

Saints Alive is a free consultation service created to assist seniors and their families regarding eldercare issues. The company provides a wide array of services. They can help assess healthcare needs and explore housing options including in-home care, assisted living, skilled nursing, hospice and respite.

Ashley Glen marks five years

Ashley Glen Assisted Living and Alzheimer's Care will celebrate its fifth birthday April 17. And like any five-year-old, it's growing.

Dogwood Forest provides variety of services

Dogwood Forest, located on Hwy. 54 across from Fayette Community Hospital, is an assisted living residence. Entering the residence is similar to walking into a tastefully cozy home. Warmth and many personal touches, including a resident cat, create an inviting atmosphere.

Memory Walk team already planning for fall of 2003

They've gone from zero to $338,000 in three years. Naturally, everyone wants to know how they did it.

SeniorMag.com: Now... The Internet SPEAKS

SeniorMag, LLC and Fonix, Inc., have joined forces to enable readers to actually "hear" online articles. SeniorMag is the first online magazine to supply the means for a vision and reading impaired audience to access content by providing a viable voice alternative to reading the text. The only user requirements are that you have Internet access, a computer with sound, and that you know how to push a button.

 

Business

Sewing Machine company helps Project Linus

Jac's Sew and Vac In Fayetteville is helping children in need.On Christmas Eve, 1995 an article appeared in Parade Magazine entitled, "Joy to the World" by Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist, Eddie Adams.

Make sure you claim all your dependents on your tax forms

Are you taking advantage of all the dependency exemptions you're entitled to? If you have children living at home, it's easy to identify your dependents. However, when an extended family lives together under one roof, or a family supports someone living elsewhere, identifying dependents gets more complicated.

Weekend

Cirque du Soleil brings "Varekai" to Atlanta

Since their creation in 1984, Cirque du Soleil has performed before nearly 33 million people in a number of shows. They have 2,400 employees from more than 40 different countries and combine all forms of performance including singing, dancing, clowning, swimming and acrobatics - to name a few - in shows that excite and amaze audiences around the world.

Offshoot Productions celebrates Celtic traditions with three day St. Patrick's Day festival

St. Patrick's Day is less than two weeks away and Offshoot Productions is getting into the spirit of things with a three-day festival filled with Celtic music, Irish dancing, good cheer and more.

Fayette Writers Group marks first anniversary

If you have ever thought of writing the great American novel or if you simply believe the pen is mightier than the sword, you may want to drop by a meeting of the Fayette Writers Group.

Shine on you crazy diamond

The high school baseball season began on Monday and it got me thinking about this sport, its origins and why it means so much to so many people.

Evan Barron wins FCFT Director's Award

Fayetteville resident Evan Barron was honored with the Fayett-Coweta Family Theatre, Inc. 2002 Directors' Award at the theatre's second annual Awards Banquet. The Directors' Award is given to someone who has exhibited professionalism, dedication and creative excellence in theatre arts during their association with FCFT. It is the highest honor FCFT bestows on performers.

Movies

Religion

My home is your home ...sharing houses of prayer
By JOHN HATCHER
Religion Columnist

This coming Sunday, March 9, we will have as our houseguest and church guest Solomon Kato. He is an associate pastor of the Kampala Pentecostal Church, the largest church in Uganda and one of the strongest evangelical voices in East Africa. He comes to the United States annually to attend the board meeting of Evangelism Explosion International in Fort Lauderdale.

Local Ash Wednesday services set for tonight

Several churches in the Fayette, Coweta and South Fulton areas will have Ash Wednesday services tonight, March 5, beginning the Christian season of Lent prior to Easter. Those churches which have announced their services or activities include:

Russian choral group to perform at Christ Our Shepherd Friday

Archiglas, a four-person a capella choral ensemble from St. Petersburg, Russia, will present a program of Russian religious and folk music at Christ Our Shepherd in Peachtree City, Friday evening, March 7, at 7:30.

Peachtree City churches plan joint Ash Wednesday service

This week's Anglican-Lutheran Ash Wednesday service marks the 19th anniversary of two Peachtree City congregations' joining in worship at the beginning of Lent.

Christ the King Church will host Ash Wednesday service

Christ the King Charismatic Episcopal Church will celebrate Ash Wednesday with a service Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m.

St.Mary Magdalene Catholic, Cokes Chapel Methodist join for Ash Wednesday service

Parishioners of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Mission will join members of Coke's Chapel United Methodist Church for a special observance of Ash Wednesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. The ecumenical service will be held in the sanctuary of Coke's Chapel on Lower Fayetteville Road between Peachtree City and Newnan. St. Mary Magdalene's property adjoins Coke's Chapel's.

Corinth Baptist will present Passover meal demonstration

Rich Freeman, a representative of Chosen People Ministries, will speak at Corinth Baptist Church Sunday, March 9, at both the morning and evening services. Freeman's topic at the morning service will be "Israel in Prophesy." The evening service will feature "Messiah in the Passover," a demonstration showing how Jesus fulfilled the ancient feast of Passover.

PTC UMC plans worship concert to celebrate recording contract

Their new worship center has opened ... their high school worship band has just signed a recording contract so they thought they would throw a huge party.

1st Presbyterian hosts marriage conference via satellite March 15

A live via satellite, Gary Smalley, simulcast marriage conference will be hosted at First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City on Saturday, March 15, from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The event also features Gary Chapman, Beth Moore, Dennis and Barbara Rainey, comedian Dennis Swanberg, and musician Kim Boyce.

Religion Briefs

Opinion

Let's properly fund our 1st line of defense
By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com

A few months after New York City's darkest hour, I caught a news clip of then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani addressing the latest graduates from NYC's public safety academy. It was just a few seconds long, and I spent many hours afterwards searching ­ in vain ­ for a transcript.

Clean Water changes will hurt in Fayette
By DENNIS CHASE

Not since the destructive assaults on the environment during the Reagan Administration have our environmental protection laws been threatened as severely as they are today.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

NAACP events not adequately covered

As an African-American citizen of Fayette County, I am compelled to respond to the insufficient press coverage of Fayette NAACP events.

Porn charge: Irony defined

Irony defined: I took a moment to look through journalist and humorist Billy Murphy's website, ebilly.net. Mr. Murphy appeared on CNN twice, as his website illustrates, on CNN, once on Talkback Live and once on a Millennium Special.

Don't drain Lake Peachtree

I am a sixth grader and I am concerned about the dredging of lake Peachtree.

On Iraq, what if the President is lying?

We, as Americans, like to consider ourselves honest, fair-minded, and just. We assume that our government shares our individual values and acts accordingly. We all hope that this is the case, especially in a time of crisis or turmoil.

Bush has cooked up current Iraq 'crisis'

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and yes, Mr. Spensley, I've read all about the causes of WWII. Any comparisons reside in the same universe where so many Americans believe we were attacked by Iraq on Sep 11, 2001. I repeat, there were no Iraqis on those aircraft, but there were 15 Saudis. You say you hear me loud and clear on what G.W. is doing wrong but nothing on how to solve the problem. Back to my original point: George Bush has created this problem. Not the one of defending ourselves against radical Islam, but cooking up this Middle Eastern bogeyman who must be dealt with immediately, and on our terms.

Why no protests over misuse of Rebel flag?

I want to thank Harold Harrison, Jr., for his informative story about Amos Rucker, a slave who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and later distinguished himself as a member of the Confederate veterans. Also, I agree 100 percent with his comments regarding censorship. Censorship of any form or type is wrong.

Georgia flag not a human rights issue

In response to the letter by Mr. Phillip Hamilton, I'd like to say thank you, Mr. Hamilton, for proving my point.

Why are we under attack?

In the Feb. 26 edition of The Citizen there were two editorials opposing the Confederate flag and the possible return to the state flag that the majority of the citizens of this state support.

Flag foes do their own dividing

Thank you, Mr. Hamilton, for that really fine article you wrote regarding the Confederate flag. All of us "Southern hicks," as you stated, are thrilled to read an article so well-written by an African-American that doesn't include one "you know" or "know what I'm saying."

Rebel flag has history that many may find enlightening

The flag that so many Southerners are proud of is, simply put, a duplicitous and illusive symbol of their heritage. The Stars and Bars did not make its appearance on the state flag until 1956. The Confederate emblem was defiantly added to the flag after the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education. The symbol was an act of defiance and meant to work hand in hand with the South's refusal of integration. The Stars and Bars, therefore, linger as a reminder of what can only be seen as the act of an apostate territory. Because it refused to recognize and obey the power and legitimacy of the United States of America, the state of Georgia became a traitor (think B. Arnold). As in the Civil War, the South had refused to remain an active and cooperative part of this country.

Flag didn't hurt during Olympics

Before the Olympics were to come to Atlanta, there was a great outcry among the blacks and politically correct about the then-Georgia flag: What will visitors think? Will they believe that all white Georgians are terrible redneck racists? Will they stay away and not spend big bucks in the greater Atlanta area?

Bush wages war on kids of military personnel

The definition of "class warfare" has now been clearly stated by the White House. It is the reduction of funding for the schools of military children so that the stoking of the military machine headed to Iraq can continue.

Good citizen cleans up road litter without any organization

Recently on my way home from a meeting, I noticed a lady removing trash from the right of way on one of our roads.

 

 

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