Autumn welcomes a new season of cultural experiences as the Southern Crescent Symphony Orchestra (SCSO) presents a program of Russian masterpieces.

Celebrating 10 years of service

By Sheila Baldwin
Special to The Citizen

If you have ever had an excess of clothes or household items or needed to buy an item for a reasonable price, you may have discovered Clothes Less Traveled Thrift Shop (CLT) on Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City. For over 10 years many volunteers have put in countless hours sorting, displaying and selling gently used items all for the purpose of helping the local community.

It is difficult to measure the impact that this ministry has had on Fayette County when one considers its longevity as well as the wide range of benefits it provides. The mission statement, which is posted on its website (www.clotheslesstraveled.org), emphasizes the goal to provide an atmosphere for the community to buy decent things at a reasonable price, to offer a means of community service and to contribute the profits to worthwhile organizations to meet their needs.

Kathryn Carter, daughter of Georgia Power employee Tim Carter, and Ashley Dettmering, daughter of Georgia Power employee Matthew Dettmering, were two of 22 high school students to receive a Georgia Power scholarship at an awards ceremony held June 14 at the company’s corporate office in Atlanta.

The 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de Lafayette, whom Fayette County as well as its county seat Fayetteville, was named for was marked on September 6 of this year.

Fayetteville resident Brianna Burton recently competed in Orlando, Fla. as a representative for Georgia at the American Royal Miss national finals. She competed in casualwear, interview, talent and beauty. Burton will spend the next year traveling throughout the United States representing her title of national ambassador. Burton is the 7-year-old daughter of Felicia Burton and granddaughter of Geri Cain, both of Fayetteville, Ga. Burton attends Grace Christian Academy. Photo/Special.

Shavonne Christina Corbet and Staci M. Murphy, both of Peachtree City, Ga., received their doctorates in veterinary medicine from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine on May 5, in Athens, Ga.

• Schultz graduates from the U.S. Air Force Academy

Air Force Cadet Tyler A. Schultz has graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The graduate received a bachelor of science degree and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. The academy offers a four-year educational program of instruction and experience designed to provide cadets the knowledge and character essential for air and space leaders, and the motivation to serve as Air Force career officers. The curriculum provides a balanced program of military training, academics, physical training, athletic conditioning, and character and ethical development. The courses of study allow cadets to acquire a broad education in the basic and engineering sciences, social sciences, the humanities, including additional elective courses needed to complete requirements for one of 25 major areas of study. The new lieutenants go on to serve as pilots, navigators, engineers, maintenance officers, professionals in various management and technical fields, and some attend medical or graduate school with special scholarships, while others go directly to non-rated Air Force-wide assignments. The officer is scheduled to attend undergraduate pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base, Columbus, Miss. He is the son of Chris A. and Sue J. Schultz of Peachtree City, Ga. Schultz is a 2003 graduate of McIntosh High School, Peachtree City.

At their employee luau, the Employee Connection Team at World Airways headquarters in Peachtree City, Ga. raffled off two round trip tickets to Hawaii and donated the proceeds to the Home for Children at Christian City. President of the employee group, Susan Wycoff, presented Christian City with over $500 to help support the abandoned and abused children that live in the cottages on Christian City's campus. Located in Union City, Christian City is a nonprofit, nondenominational organization that meets the needs of children, retiring seniors, the elderly and the infirm.

GayLynn Barson, L, Nancy Burley and Lauren Kosiba, R, participate in the creation of the world’s largest sock. Area knitters gathered at Books-A-Million in Peachtree City recently to be a part of the Guinness Book of World Records for the ongoing creation of the sock. The sock was begun in Great Britain and was temporarily being cared for by the Atlanta Knitting Guild. According to knitters who’ve worked on the sock, it’s a sight to behold— 11 people can knit on it at one time. Photo/Special.

Local 6th-grader makes her mark

She began writing in kindergarten, entering essay contests along the way. Now at age 10, Fayette Middle School sixth grade student Virginia Lambert has been selected one of 10 young writers nationwide to spend a year reporting for Time online and magazine publication, Time For Kids (TFK). As a member of the TFK news team, Lambert will cover local and regional assignments from now until August 2008.

Fayetteville resident’s album now in stores

Fayetteville resident Ann Nesby, who led the Grammy Award-winning group Sounds of Blackness, has just released her latest solo project, “This Is Love,” this week.

Poised to bring soul music forward stronger than ever on today's music scene, Nesby’s career has seen success in every creative field she has entered. As a singer, Nesby has dominated the R&B charts, landing at the number 1 and 2 spots on Billboard's Dance Charts. She worked with legendary soul singer Al Green on a duet for her 2002 release, “Put It On Paper,” which yielded a Grammy nomination in 2003.

Over the summer, Austin Schneider led his Boy Scout Troop 275, as part of his Eagle Scout project, to renovate the art room at Booth Middle School for visual arts teacher Victoria Perez. The boys emptied numerous shelves of art supplies, including drawers and cubbies. They then sanded, primed and painted wood shelves to go into the art room. Schneider will also be building 8-foot shelves to allow the students space to place clay projects waiting to be fired by the new kiln they will be receiving. Photo/Special.

Savannah Setter, age 9, was the grand prize winner in The Citizen's Cole Brothers Circus coloring contest and won a chance to be made up as a clown. Setter, a resident of Fayetteville, also got to be a part of the circus. Photo/Special.

Selected employees from Fayette County, City of Fayetteville, City of Peachtree City, City of Union City, City of Douglasville, City of Smyrna, City of Fairburn and the City of Villa Rica recently attended a Management Development Training Program which is part of the Atlanta Regional Commission and University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

At the end of the 2006-07 school year, students in Susan Holcombe’s fourth grade gifted class at Spring Hill Elementary entered essays in the Creative Communication, Inc. writing contest. Nineteen of the entries were found worthy for publication in a book called, “Celebrating What Is Important to Me.” Students whose essays were accepted for publication include: (first row, l-r) Jamie DeCicco, Katy Lewis, Jessica Davis; (second row) Jordan Watson, Raegan Chunn, Kendal Crowther, Rachel Kutch, Samantha Forse, Taylor Hosemann, Amber Hartel; (back row) Andrew Bankston, James Challman, Avery Roth, Jared Baker, Quentin VanHoozer, John Moore, Tyree Reid and Nicholas Powell as well as Dylan Tiller (not pictured). Additionally, Spring Hill Elementary has received a “Writing Achievement Award,” which is given to the top 10 percent of the schools who entered the contest. The schools are chosen based on the number and quality of the entries accepted. Photo/Special.

A Trike-A-Thon event, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, will be held on Sept. 28 from 9-11 a.m. at Bright Star Learning Center, 245 Clover Reach, Peachtree City, Ga. Lisa Roberts, the event’s volunteer coordinator, said everyone is invited and encouraged to participate.

Oliver Whiten, Bert McPherson and Hunter White were featured in the original play, “The High Road,” written by Jean White. The play was presented in the new fellowship hall at First Baptist Church in Fayetteville on Sept. 23. Photo/Special.

Twenty-three top high school marching bands from four states will assemble for Western Carolina University’s seventh annual Tournament of Champions, an invitational competition hosted by Western’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band at E.J. Whitmire Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 13.

The Legacy Theatre, a full-time professional theatre, is seeking to immediately cast several roles in its 2007-08 mainstage and children's season. The theater is looking for non-equity performers only.

The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) recently announced that Starr’s Mill High School student Madeline K. Sassic, from Peachtree City, Ga., has been selected for membership. The society recognizes the top scholars in the nation and invites only those students who have achieved superior academic excellence. The announcement was made by NSHSS Founder and Chairman Claes Nobel, a senior member of the Swedish Nobel family.

• Lorber graduates from United States Air Force Academy

Secon lieutenant Benjamin J. Lorber graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. on May 30 with a bachelor of science degree in physics. Lorber maintained placement on the deans list all four years at the academy and received special recognition from the physics department for which his name was added to a permanent display in the department office. Upon graduation, Lorber was commissioned into the United States Air Force. He is currently attending Air and Space Basic Course at Maxwell Air Force Base after which he will begin pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas. He is the son of Michael and Robin Lorber of Peachtree City and a 2003 graduate of McIntosh High School, Peachtree City, Ga.

When Jinaki Wilson was growing up in the Delta of Mississippi, it never occurred to her that she would one day be teaching tennis to youngsters with one or more incarcerated parents in Georgia.

She had seen the game played on television and found it fascinating. Though she played basketball in high school, she was encouraged by her physical education teacher to learn tennis.

Have you been thinking of becoming an entrepreneur and want to learn what it takes to start your own business? Are you already a small business owner, looking to grow your business and find resources to help you expand? Then come and “Find It in Fayette” at the Entrepreneur Extravaganza--an innovative new addition this year to the Fayette County Chamber’s annual Business Expo. Both the Extravaganza and the Expo are free and open to the community.

GEORGIA BIKES!, a statewide bicycle advocacy organization, has released a safety oriented publication, the Georgia Bicycle Law Enforcement Pocket Guide. This guide, the first of its kind for Georgia, provides a ready reference about traffic laws and safety standards for law enforcement officers and others who are faced with the task of enforcing traffic laws or investigating crashes that involve cyclists. The local biking organization, Fayette Biking for Life, has distributed the Pocket Guides to each law enforcement agency in Fayette, along with informative brochures from the Southern Bicycle League (SBL) (“Cyclists: Don’t Be a Road Warrior/Motorists: Don’t Be a Road Hog”). This last publication is intended for the general public. Officers throughout Fayette will soon be receiving these publications along with related guidance and/or training.

Two members of the McIntosh High School band program, Megan McBrayer and Matt Manley, have been invited to join this year’s Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony (AYWS), the premiere honor wind ensemble for high school students in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

November 16, 17 and 18 with a Celtic Christmas festival. Each evening features a different line-up, with such exciting talent as Three Quarter Ale, Wine, Women and Song, the Lost Boys, Barney's Goat, and the Brogues.

When the doors open to our new senior center this fall, we will need V.I.P.s like you to volunteer. V.I.P.’s with their helping hands and caring hearts make a difference in our community. Can you give two to four hours per week to volunteer in one of the following areas?

Mayor Ken Steele recently proclaimed Sept 17-23 as Constitution Week in Fayetteville. In the proclamation, Mayor Steele asked all citizens to reaffirm the ideals of the Framers of the Constitution had by protecting our freedoms. This year marks the 220th anniversary of the framing of the Constitution. Pictured (l-r) are James Waldrop Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution members Susan Sloan, Mary Jane Sams, Rachel Colbert, Regent Betty Harrah, Fayetteville Mayor Ken Steele, Natalie Davis, Constitution Week Chairman Ann Eldredge, and Willene Jackson.

“The Fantasticks,” the longest running musical in the world, tells the story of a young boy and girl who fall in love with the help of their meddling, matchmaking fathers, but become restless and stray from each other. This is a celebration of love – first love, lost love, and ultimately, true love. Written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, “The Fantasticks” has delighted audiences across the world. The score features such well-known musical theatre standards as “Try to Remember,” “Much More,” and “I Can See It.”

Local builder creates mini-Dwarf House for annual fund raiser

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