MathFax, a national math competition, began in the fall of 1996 with 20 schools participating and has quickly grown to over 700 schools nationwide. This competition was created to sharpen the participating student’s test taking math skills needed to do well on college entrance exams.

If you struggle with ongoing symptoms of chronic disease such as fatigue, pain, stress/anxiety, muscle tension, difficult emotions or shortness of breath, there are new techniques available to help you deal with these symptoms. Fayette Senior Services is pleased to present Living Well: The Stanford University Chronic Disease Self-management Program, a six-week workshop designed to teach healthy behaviors to live more positively and less painfully with age or chronic diseases such as arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure. The first of the six workshops will be held on Tuesday, April 15 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the remaining classes scheduled for 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13 and 5/20.

Students and faculty at Fayette County High were recently presented with an American flag that was flown over the Al Faw Palace, home of the Multi National Forces Iraq and headquarters to General David Patreus, commander of the Multi National Force Iraq.

PTC Troop 75 raced to a first place finish in the finals of the Klondike Sled Races held recently at Camp Thunder sponsored by the Flint RIver BSA Council. Manned by runners aka "dogs" Carl Eifert, Jeff Harris, Justin Smith and Alex Pearson and "musher" Niles Goodfellow, not seen, the sled truly is "Boy Made" and "Boy Powered" as per the rules. The troop which is sponsored by PTC United Methodist Church didn't let the lack of white stuff dampen their enthusiasm for the annual event or their quest for the winner's circle!

Darlene Dubey was chosen as the New Neighbor of the Month for February for the Peachtree City New Neighbors League. Darlene moved from Phoenix, Ariz.

The PTC Optimist Club Oratorical Winners held March 3 at the peachtree city library. The topic was 'Why Me? Why Not!"

Pictured, L to R, is Jacquelyn Harris - third place winner and an 8th grader from Flat Rock Middle School; Cynthia Harris - second place winner and an 8th grader from Flat Rock Middle School; and Natalie Rye - first place winner and an 8th grader from Booth Middle School.

PublishAmerica is proud to present Last Letters by Jim Lowe of Peachtree City, Georgia.

“Last Letters” is an exploration, with comments and explanations four decades later, of letters Lowe wrote to his now bride of four-and-one-half decades, during his tour as a Marine first lieutenant, assigned to the State Department’s Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) in the northernmost province, Quang Tri, from May 1965 to May 1966.

A Samford University debate team that includes Erin Ramsey of Peachtree City has qualified for the prestigious National Debate Tournament, and the entire Samford debate contingent named best squad in the southeast.

The Peachtree City Optimist Club awarded medals and prizes to this year’s essay contest winners at the annual Youth Appreciation Banquet. This year’s essay winners read their award winning essays, the theme of which was “Today’s Choices Shape My Future.”

Winners, pictured with Essay Chairperson Terry Ernst, included: 1st place winner Natalie Rye, J.C.Booth Middle School; 3rd place winner Hannah Mason, J.C. Booth Middle School; and 2nd place winner Leslie Sellers, J.C. Booth Middle School. There were 24 entries in this year’s contest. Photo/Special.

For more than 40 years Christian City has been a beacon of hope and a sanctuary for many in need. That mission is set to transition into a new area of service with the planned residential and day treatment programs for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Members of the Fayette Chamber of Commerce group, Leadership Fayette, are raising funds to purchase computers for the children's study labs at the new Children's Village at Christian City. As part of their fundraising efforts, a tag sale was held recently at Coldwell Banker offices on HWY 74 in Peachtree City. Christian City is a nonprofit organization that has been caring for abandoned and abused children in a residential setting on their campus in Union City for over forty three years. For more information on Christian City and their programs for children and seniors please call 770-703-2636 or access www.christiancity.org. For more information on The Fayette Chamber of Commerce, please call 770-461-9983 or access www.fayettechamber.org

Peachtree City residents Chris and Jeff Turner “Work Hard” to remind us to “REST EASY!” Their company, Rest EZ Teez, LLC is the result of a journey that started on a beach in the Caribbean. From the Caribbean to Fayette County, their plan to produce high quality, tastefully adorned t-shirts is about to bear fruit. The Turner’s fulfilled their first order of shirts with Fayetteville’s Smith & Davis Clothing last month.

By Freddy Burdeshaw
Special to The Citizen

The line of infantry had moved steadily from the farm road across the field and into the woods, when suddenly on the left side George Anderson, a twenty-one year old BAR man, wheeled around and began firing. It was Christmas Day.

The scene was the Battle of the Bulge, the decisive World War II showdown with the German Army in December 1944. Anderson, a native of Pittsburgh and Peachtree City resident, was not called a BAR man because he hung out in honky tonks or smoky saloons. Rather, he was carrying the big Browning Automatic Rifle or BAR.

A new Rotary Club has just recently been founded in the Coweta-Fayette area. Officially named the Rotary Club of Coweta-Fayette, the new club celebrated with a charter party last month at the Tyrone Depot event center. In addition to most of the 22 club members and their spouses, the evening also included a number of visiting Rotary leaders from across Rotary District 6900.

• Smith named to the dean's list

Jared James Smith of Tyrone, Ga. has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2007 semester at Georgia Southern University. To be eligible for the dean's list, a student must have at least a 3.50 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours for the semester. Smith is majoring in international studies. Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University, offers more than 120 degree programs serving nearly 17,000 students. Through eight colleges, the university offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. The university, one of Georgia’s largest, is a top choice of Georgia’s HOPE scholars and is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit www.georgiasouthern.edu for more info.

Annual event raises funds for school band

The Fayette County High School Band Boosters will sponsor their annual benefit event, the Miss Pride of Fayette County Pageant, on March 28 and 29 at F. A. Sams Auditorium in Fayetteville. This is the 40th year that the pageant has been held to raise money for the FCHS Band. The pageant gives young women from the age of 3 to seniors in high school the opportunity to prove why they are the pride of Fayette County.

Fayetteville students Amy Evans and Amy Wallace have earned Girl Scout’s highest honor, the Gold Award. Evans, daughter of Charlie and Lynnell Evans of Fayetteville, is 17 and a senior honor student at Fayette County High School. Wallace, daughter of Jeff and Terry Wallace, is 18 and a senior honor student at Whitewater High School. The girls do not belong to a troop but are individually registered as Juliettes with the Girl Scouts of Pine Valley Council. Between them they have 25 years of Scouting experience.

With the dust barely settled on its successful fund-raising event last November, the American Cancer Society Fayette County is galloping into 2008 with plans for its sixth annual Cattle Barons’ Ball on Saturday, Nov. 8.

The Fayette Benevolent Society (FBS) invites all departments of public safety employees in Fayette County to attend a lunch social on Friday, March 28 from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. at the Historic Train Depot & Welcome Center. Reverend Derek Porter of Brooks First United Methodist Church will kick off the awareness campaign program at noon. Lunch is provided by My Chef Nancy and Pacific General Financial.

Michael Hollis Harris has been named the STAR Student for Starr’s Mill High School. Each year a top academic senior in each participating Georgia high school is named the STAR student for that high school. To obtain the STAR nomination, students must have the highest score in one sitting on the three-part SAT taken through the December test date of their senior year and be in the top 10 percent or top 10 students of their class based on grade point average.

Attorney John Arthur Nix was selected among the top 5 percent of attorneys in the state as a 2008 Georgia Super Lawyer.

Fayette County High School and Sandy Creek High School are two of the 80 high schools in Georgia named as Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools by the Georgia Department of Education.

In February, Dr. Jeffery Kendrick, along with his wife Sherry Kendrick and dental assistant Kendall Kent, visited Sara Harp Minter Elementary School to perform a puppet show to commemorate Children’s Dental Health Month. Posing with the puppet stage, puppets and puppeteers are members of Anna Woodruff’s first grade class. Photo/Special.

On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Girl Scout Troop #260 of Fayette County presented Egleston Children's Hospital with 55 Care Kits th

State first vice president of the Georgia Society Colonial Dames 17th Century, Virginia Lingelbach, left, recently spoke to the Thomas Wingfield Chapter in observance of Georgia Day. Her program related interesting but little-known facts from Georgia’s history since its founding on Feb. 12, 1733, by Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe. Pictured with Lingelbach is Betty Harrah of Fayetteville, president of the Thomas Wingfield Chapter. Photo/Special.

Clayton State University recently inducted 30 students to its chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society on the occasion of the official chartering of the Clayton State chapter. Also inducted at the Feb. 17 ceremony were four honorary members, including Clayton State President Dr. Thomas K. Harden.

• Homan graduates from basic combat training

Army Pvt. Suzanne B. Homan has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. She is the daughter of David L. and Linda M. Homan of Fayetteville, Ga. and a 2007 graduate of Sandy Creek High School, Tyrone, Ga.

Easter is the worst holiday of the year for rabbits. They are born and bred in large numbers to release to the public as cute, cuddly children’s pets. Pet stores, photographers, farm supply stores and Easter egg hunts use these creatures as seasonal promotional items to market, paying no attention to the consequences for the rabbit.

All About You Balanced Nutrition for Men, Women & Children has expanded its offers to include group sessions. All About You, located within three World Gym Health Mall facilities in Fayette County, has announced its latest course addition: Nutrition In Motion – Ladies.

A “sweet” date for Italian Ice lovers will be marked on Thursday, March 20, as Rita’s Water Ice, the nation’s largest Italian Ice chain, will hold its 16th annual First Day of Spring Italian Ice giveaway. More than one million Rita’s guests are expected to “scoop up” the season’s first taste of Italian Ice — for free!