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Training for Bridges out of Poverty Circles of Troup County hosts Bridges Out of Poverty training will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 21 at Mike Daniel Recreation Center, 1220 Lafayette Parkway. The training provides practical, real-world support and guidance to improve your effectiveness in working with people from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Participants will learn the hidden rules of poverty, middle class and wealth; poverty-rel...
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In our community, May 13-15
Events Today Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive. Must be at least 18. 706-845-4054 Tuesday Advanced Tai Chi for Health class is 11:45 a.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register. Beginner Tai Chi for Health class is 2 p.m. at Th...
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In our community, May 11-19
Saturday LaGrange Kiwanis Club hosts its second annual sporting clays tournament for scholarships event from 9 a.m. to noon at the Liberty Hill Sporting Club, 235 Liberty Hill/Glenn Road. Entry fee is $100 per person or $400 per team. 706-350-1000 Monday The Salvation Army, 806 Murphy Ave., provides emergency food assistance 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Picture ID and Social Security card are needed. A beginner scrapbook clas...
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Submitted Contestants in Columbus Classic Club 2013 Ms. Southwest Georgia Senior Pageant are, from left, Joan Jones of Columbus, Gladys Long of Ellijay, Ann Carlisle of Columbus, Linda Combs of West Point, Linda Whitlock of LaGrange and Brenda Wise of West Point. Combs was crowned in the pageant and Whitlock was second runner up.
Locals crowned, place in Columbus pageant
On April 13, the Columbus Classic Club held the 2013 Ms. Southwest Georgia Senior Pageant at St. Mark United Methodist Church in Columbus. Family and friends gathered to celebrate the talents of six contestants: Linda Combs from West Point, Brenda Wise from West Point, Linda Whitlock from LaGrange, Gladys Long from Ellijay, Joan Jones from Columbus and Ann Carlisle from Columbus. “The purpose of the pageant is to promote positive aging,” sa...
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A tribute to mothers, purpose of motherhood
In her book “Beyond Bath Time: Embracing Motherhood as a Sacred Role,” Erin Davis declares that motherhood is under attack. She cites the following statistics in regards to motherhood: • “About half of the public – 46 percent in a 2009 Pew Research Center poll – say it makes no difference that a growing number of women don’t ever have children.” • “Only 9 percent of teenagers say that they definitely plan to become parents in their early ...
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Red tip photinia problems popping up
Most red tip photinias are susceptible to a common leaf spot disease called Entomosporium leaf spot. This disease may also affect loquat, Indian hawthorn, some pear cultivars and several other members of the Rose family. Tiny, circular, bright red spots on both the upper and lower surfaces of young expanding leaves are the first symptoms to appear. Numerous small spots may then merge into larger maroon-colored blotches on heavily diseased l...
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Bethlehem Baptist Church Women’s Fellowship hosts 'Women Initiated by Faith Spring Brunch' Saturday at Bethlehem Baptist Church Family Life Center in West Point at 11 a.m. with guest Dee Armstrong from WTLZ and 'The Dee Armstrong Show.' Tickets are $7. For more information, contact Mary Cobbs at 706-407-6627 or cobbsm@aol.com.
Church calendar
Upcoming Today-Friday Mount Gilead Baptist Church, 113 Cedar St., observes revival services at 7 p.m. Guest speaker is the Rev. Darrell Jordan of Macedonia Baptist Church of LaFayette, Ala. Friday Rising Grove Baptist Church hosts Joy Night at 7 p.m. The Rev. Jennie Laye will be speaker. Saturday A Mother-Daughter Prayer Breakfast, sponsored by CMBC Mother’s Ministry, is 10 a.m. at Confidence Missionary Baptist Church, 705...
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In our community, May 10-12
Events Saturday LaGrange Kiwanis Club hosts its second annual sporting clays tournament for scholarships event from 9 a.m. to noon at the Liberty Hill Sporting Club, 235 Liberty Hill/Glenn Road. Entry fee is $100 per person or $400 per team. 706-350-1000 Meetings Saturday The National Alliance on Mental Illness Family hosts support groups for those with a mental illness and for their family and friends at 10:30 a.m. at First ...
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In our community, May 9-11
Events Today Visual Arts Alliance of LaGrange, VAAL, hosts a gathering for all artists in the area at Del’avant, 141 Main St., 6 to 8 p.m. Gail Grice will demonstrate painting techiniques and members of VAAL will be available for attendees to speak with. Food and drink from Brickhouse Grille will be provided. RSVP to artistsoflagrange@gmail or on the VAAL facebook page. Beginner ballroom dance lessons for all ages are given from 7:30...
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In our community, May 8-10
Today The LaGrange Womans Club is hosting a Bridge and Mah Jongg benefit from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Bellevue. Cost is $15 per person. Proceeds will benefit Bellevue. To register, call Jane Stephens at 706-884-3291 or Bellevue at 706-884-1832. Thursday Story Hour featuring stories, fingerplays, songs and rhymes for preschoolers and their escorts is at 10:30 a.m. at Hawkes Library in West Point. The Interfaith Food Closet at 416 Pier...
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In our community, May 7-9
Events Today The American Red Cross holds a blood drive from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church on Broad Street in LaGrange. Wednesday The Salvation Army, 806 Murphy Ave., provides emergency food assistance 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3 p.m. Picture ID and Social Security card are needed. Preschool story time at LaGrange Memorial Library is at 10:30 a.m. and includes stories, fingerplays, songs and a craft time. ...
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In our community, May 6-8
Events Today Free, confidential HIV testing is available starting at 4 p.m. at Pathways at 122 Gordon Commercial Drive. Must be at least 18. 706-845-4054 Tuesday Advanced Tai Chi for Health class is 11:45 a.m. at The Active Life, 140 Ragland St. Tai chi is a slow-moving martial art improving balance, coordination and relaxation. Call The Active Life at 706-883-1681 to register. The American Red Cross holds a blood drive from 1...
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1913: Lynching a crime against all people
Mays past, 100 years ago. From The LaGrange Reporter, 1913. Editorials: The Crime of Lynching — Twice since the first of this year has the good name of Georgia been blackened by the terrible crime of lynching. In neither instance was there even the extenuating circumstance of the “usual crime.” Our neighboring county of Heard was the scene of one of the deplorable affairs and Appling, Columbia County, of the other. In both cas...
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In our community, May 4—12
Events Saturday A celebration for Tishanna Brenae’ Jackson, who recently graduated from University of West Georgia, and Demetrius Jones, who recently graduated from Albany State University, is 5 p.m. at Light of Truth Center, 335 N. Kight Drive. Buddy Broach and the Pirates of the Chattahoochee perform hit songs from the 1950s to ’70s at 7 p.m. at The Active Life center on Ragland Street. Admission is $5. Open to all ages. Mon...
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Help caterpillars to promote butterflies in garden
Gardeners may disagree on favorite flowers, but all concur that butterflies are a welcome addition to any landscape. These colorful creatures flit, float and flutter through our gardens, bringing a brightness and liveliness wherever they visit. Butterflies, skippers and moths are emerging now. The early spring has awakened them. If you look closely, you may even see their young – caterpillars feeding on your shrubs, flowers and trees. But...
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