The Fayette County 4-H Rabbit and Cavy (Guinea pig) Club held a show at the Fayette County Kiwanis Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 10. The show was judged by Donald Peterson, a registered American Rabbit Breeders Association cavy judge. The Fayette 4-H Rabbit and Cavy Club is for students ages five and up who own rabbits or guinea pigs.

Imagine being 12 years old, shaking hands with the former President of the United Sates, a Nobel Laureate, and marching as an honored guest in a long-standing central Georgia parade.

Fayette Players and Community Theater will wrap up their production of Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers" this weekend, Oct. 26-28.

Members of the Rotary Club of Peachtree City, past president Charlie Landrum and secretary Elaine Gaillard, present a check for $2,000 to Vicki Turner, president of the Fayette Senior Services, Inc.'s Board of Directors.

Katherine Rodgers of Fayetteville, Ga., a graduate of Woodward Academy in College Park, has accepted a Founders Scholarship and enrolled as a member of the class of 2010 at Agnes Scott College, an independent national liberal arts and sciences college for women founded in 1889.

Following a successful discussion and book-signing at the Fayette County Public Library on October 6, author Renee Dodd (r), shares a smile with Chris Snell, director of the library, and Sarah Trowbridge (l), public services librarian.

The Peachtree City Optimist Club held its annual installation banquet on Monday, Oct. 2 at the Peachtree Wyndham Conference Center.

The new club officers for the 2006-07 year include Jennifer D’Oliveira, president elect; Kathy Burdg, treasurer; Chris Chambers, secretary; Jack Finn, vice president; and Tom Burdg, president.

Cub Scout Den #1 of Pack 409 from Braelinn Elementary in Peachtree City, gathered at the Marshall's Farm in Barnesville Ga., to work on their Wildlife Achievement Badge. The third grade students built birdhouses, did some birdwatching, learned about endangered species and had alot of "good ole country" fun.

Have a “fix-it” job at home that you’ve been putting off? Need a different couch, a lamp to fill a dark corner or a fresh coat of paint for the den?

Boy Scout Troop 275 is currently taking orders for holiday wreaths, evergreen centerpieces, door swags and mini living trees. Items can be ordered through Nov. 7 for early December delivery.

The Augustin Clayton Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held a grave marking ceremony recently at Veal Cemetery in Washington County, Ga.

Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will again sponsor the annual Christmas Tour of Homes on Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3, 2006, from 1 to 5 p.m.

On Saturday, October 28, Southern Regional Health System will host its first Mind, Body, and Soul Retreat for Women at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church in historic downtown Fayetteville. The mission of this retreat is to present a program that concentrates on the total woman: mind, body, and soul. The event will feature Robyn Spizman, author of “The Giftionary,” along with a day of pampering and wellness information to nurture your mind, body, and soul!

• Ruthie Stacks, daughter of Gene and Becki Stacks of Fayetteville, was named to the dean’s list at Berry College for high scholastic achievement during the spring 2006 semester. A 2003 graduate of Landmark Christian School, Stacks is a Winshape Scholar and senior at Berry, majoring in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in recreation management.

Martha Knight, a resident at Heritage of Peachtree Retirement & Assisted Living, celebrated her 100th birthday with a party on Sunday, October 8 surrounded by family, friends and the staff and fellow residents at Heritage.

“We had nothing and we needed nothing,” said Knight, recalling her happy, early childhood. What a difference 100 years makes in the United States!

When the Fayette County Barons’ Ball Silent Auction committee went to local vendors asking for donations for the Barons’ Ball silent auction, they were hoping for some inspiring gifts. They didn’t know they would come across an inspiring story as well. The group of volunteers that called upon Laser Regeneration in Tyrone received a generous donation from owner Sharon Wilber, a gift certificate for services at her Laser Regeneration skin treatment facility. Wilber explained to the volunteers that she was only too happy to donate to the American Cancer Society (ACS), because of the generous donation ACS has made to her daughter Morgan and because she is so grateful for Morgan’s return to good health.

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s interest in furthering Georgia’s hospitality, history and heritage remain high on his agenda. The governor took time out of his hectic schedule to sign a proclamation honoring Peter Bonner, historian, author and president of Historical & Hysterical Tours, Inc., of Jonesboro, Ga.

Rebekah Rhodes, a striking red-haired beauty from Fayetteville, was selected Miss North Georgia State Fair (ages 18-24 years) in the annual pageant on opening night of the fair on Callaway Road in Marietta, Sept. 21. The daughter of Sherry Whitman and Steve Rhodes, she is a 2006 honor graduate of Starr’s Mill Hill School. Currently an eighteen-year-old freshman at Truett-McConnell College, Rhodes plans to be a second grade teacher when she graduates.

This fall outstanding middle school students from across the United States took part in an extraordinary leadership conference in Washington, D.C. themed “The Legacy of American Leadership.”

Have you heard about the business owner who could have become the largest mass murderer in the United States...but didn’t? How about the one who went bankrupt because of an embezzling banker and attorney...and survived? Author and business owner Ruth King tells these stories - and 48 more - in her book, “The Ugly Truth About Small Business.” King will be appearing at the Fayette County Public Library on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m., to discuss her book and answer questions.

Project Playhouse, a benefit for Atlanta HomeAid, an organization that helps the homeless, just held their third annual event. Builders from all over the state of Georgia were invited to create playhouses that were small scale replicas of standard houses or buildings.

Last month, residents of Fayette County and surrounding areas brought tons of old computers, printers, fax machines, cell phones, and similar electronics to the parking lot of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church for drop off and recycling.

Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, it’s estimated that 211,240 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. in 2006, and 40,410 women will die from the disease.

Due to the wide spread storm damage in Buffalo N.Y., the new Fayetteville restaurant Buff’s Wings sent 20 percent of their staff back to Buffalo to assist their home town.

The Fayette-Starr’s Mill Chapter, DAR, at their third annual September Lakeside Garden Supper meeting welcomed six new members: (l-r) Pam Patrie, Joanne Underwood, Beverly Hanson, Betsy Strickland, Registrar Carol Abadie, Sammie Clark and Jamie Griffith.

The Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) is funded by the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly to make sure that all Georgians have access to arts activities which enrich our lives. Every Georgia county receives an equal per-capita allocation. Arts Clayton has again been named by the Georgia Council for the Arts as the FY 2006 re-granting agency for GAP in Clayton, Fayette, Henry and Spalding counties.

Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will again sponsor the annual Christmas Tour of Homes on Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3, 2006, from 1 to 5 p.m.

This week is National Boss’s Week, Oct. 16-20, and Cookies by Design thinks it’s important to recognize “Super Bosses” in the area. Alisa McAleer, owner of Cookies by Design of Tyrone, Ga., says, “Boss’s Week is a fun way to recognize good management from the perspective of employees.”

Offshoot Productions, a Fayette County-based professional theatre company in its thirteenth season, is presenting an acting workshop open to the public this fall.

Evan G. Roth has entered Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., in preparation to enter the first academic year at the academy. The six-week, two-phased orientation program must be successfully completed by the cadets prior to entering their freshman year. The training prepares men and women to meet the rigorous mental and physical challenges experienced by new cadets.