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Community events in our viewing area:

• Peach County Schools Curriculum Nights  
  September 4th and 9th
  
  Hunt Elementary School Curriculum Night
  Thursday, September 4, 2008
  5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  For more information, call HES at 478-825-5296.
  
  Byron Elementary School Curriculum Night
  Tuesday, September 9, 2008
  5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  For more information, call BES at 478-956-5020.
  
  Parents will be able to meet teachers and hear a brief overview of classroom expectations and procedures.
  (478)825-5933 , www.peachschools.org
  
  
• McRae-Helena Firefighter Classic Golf Tournament  
  Saturday, September 13
  
  You could WIN cash and prizes.
  
  WHERE:  Little Ocmulgee State Park, Wallace Adams Golf Course
  Highway 441 right outside of McRae, GA
  
  WHEN:  10:00am
  
  A Four-man scramble for $200 a team.  The $200 entry fee includes:  Lunch, 1 Mulligan, and a Closest-to-the Pin!
  Also, a team my purchase up to 3 more Mulligan for $5 each.  A team member can also purchase Longest Drive, Straightest Drive, or another Closest-to-the-pin for $5 each.
  
  Questions, call 229-868-2082 or 229-315-9410.
  (229) 868-2082 , 
  
  
  
• Stone Creek Baptist 200th Anniv. Celebration  August 31 -
  
  SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR 200TH CELEBRATION
  
  SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2008 - STONE CREEK REUNION
  *Stone Creek 1808 & Stone Creek 1874 will meet in a joint service at
  Stone Creek 1874- the march will start at 1000am
  *Stone Creek 1808 will present to Stone Creek 1874 a Stone Creek
  History Book and a Bible
  *Stone Creek 1808 Choir will bring music
  *Rev. Rodney Peavy will bring message
  
  WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3, 2008 - STONE CREEK BIRTHDAY PARTY
  *Covered dish supper beginning at 6:00pm program
  
  SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 2008 – OLD TIMEY FIELD DAY
  *9:00AM – 12:00PM
  *Outside activities (sack races, stick ball, horseshoes, etc.)
  *Lunch (hotdogs, slaw, baked beans, desserts)
  
  SUNDAY, SEPT. 7, 2008 – 200TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
  *Church services beginning at 10:30am
  *Pastor Dexter Jordan (Stone Creek 1874 Pastor) will bring message
  *Stone Creek 1874 Choir will bring music
  *200th Anniversary Celebration Program
  -beginning at 2:30pm
  -refreshments in social hall following
  
  WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10, 2008 – PRAYER MEETING
  *Communion, etc. at 700am
  
  THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 2008 – SR. NIGHT
  *Eat at 6:00pm in fellowship hall hamburgers, chips, baked beans, desserts
  *Program
  
  FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 2008 – YOUTH NIGHT
  Starts at 600p.m.
  *Pizza
  *Concert with J.J. Weeks Band
  
  SUNDAY, SEPT. 14, 2008 – HOMECOMING
  *Dr. Donnie Sutton will bring message………1100am message
  *Lunch: BBQ, Brunswick stew, rolls, potato salad, slaw, desserts,
  Mr. Clyde O’Neal’s old-fashion lemonade
  *Dress in “era clothing”
  *No pm service
  
  Stone Creek Baptist Church
  854 Riggins Mill Rd.
  Dry Branch, Ga.
  (478) 743-9822 , 
  
  
  
• Red Cross Blood Drive  
  September 27th, 1pm – 6pm.
  Where: Harmony Community Church
  3085 Housers Mill Road
  Byron, GA
  
  Contact: Linda Whitaker (lw5358@aol.com or 825-2890)
  
  Blood supplies are extremely low right now, so much so that surgeries are being delayed. Please join us and donate life saving blood.
  
  Directions: I-75 Exit 144, Russell Parkway
  Turn right at Exit, if coming from
  Warner Robins/Byron, or left if from Perry
  Then right onto Housers Mill
  We’re ahead just a few yards, on the left
  Up on the hill. Follow signs
  (478) 825-2890 , www.harmonycc.org
  
  
• Macon Arts Cultural Awards  
  Nominate until Sept. 5, Show is Oct. 6
  
  Macon Arts invites you to nominate a person or organization that has made outstanding contributions to the arts and cultural life in Central Georgia, for the 2008 Macon Arts Cultural Awards. This is a chance to recognize community members who support and contribute to the thriving arts community, and make the arts available to all of us. Thanks to their efforts the arts bring in millions of dollars to Central Georgia's economy and help to draw business and industry to the mid-state.
  
  Please contact Macon Arts (478.743.6940) to get the one-page nomination form. Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2008.
  
  The 2008 Cultural Awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with National Arts and Humanities Month, on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 7 p.m. onstage at Theatre Macon. Entertainment will be provided by Theatre Macon's Youth Actors Company and a reception will follow the ceremony. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased through Macon Arts, 486 First Street, or by calling 478-743-6940.
  
  Honorees for the 2008 Cultural Awards will be announced in late September. For more information, please contact: Cindy Hill, Macon Arts, at the number below.
  (478)743-6940 , www.maconarts.org
  
  
• Macon State's First Annual “Concert for Cure  
  Friday, October 10
  
  Macon State College will host its first annual “Concert for Cures” to benefit the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, which benefits breast cancer research, awareness and prevention and the Memory Walk of Central GA for Alzheimer care, support and research.
  “Concert for Cures” is scheduled for 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10. Performances by various local bands will be held on the Macon State campus off Eisenhower Parkway in the outdoor amphitheater near the Student Life Center. Each performance will last 45 minutes. This event will also feature guest speakers from the Memory Walk and Race for the Cure. To purchase tickets ($5 minimum donation) and/or T-shirts, email april.vanderford@maconstate.edu. Tickets and T-shirts will also be available at the event.
  
  “Concert for Cures” is being organized by the Macon State chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, which is a non-profit organization helping prepare students for careers in the business field. The college will host musical groups willing to donate their artistic talent for these two important organizations in our Middle Georgia community.
  This event is open to the entire community. The proceeds from ticket and merchandise sales will be divided equally between both foundations. Members of Race for the Cure and Memory Walk will be in attendance with information about their causes. Phi Beta Lambda encourages the community to join them for the Race for the Cure and Memory Walk on Saturday, October 25th.
  
  
  For more information on these charities’ Central GA events, visit these websites:
  The Memory Walk – www.alz.org/georgia
  The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure – www.komencentralga.org
  “Concert for Cures” Contacts:
  - Anyone interested in voluntarily performing in this event should contact Kristen Thompson at Kristen.Thompson@maconstate.edu with your contact information.
  - To purchase tickets or T-shirts please contact April Vanderford at April.Vanderford@maconstate.edu with quantities and t-shirt sizes.
  
  
• Central Georgia Heart Walk  
  Thursday, October 16
  
  Our Heart Walk will be coming up shortly. Will you please add this information to your community calendar. Anyone interested can contact me.
  2008 Central Georgia Start! Heart Walk
  Chaired by Mark Nichols, CEO, Coliseum Northside Hospital
  Goal: $135,000
  
  5pm – 9pm
  Central City Park and the River Walk
  Festivities and walk will begin from Central City Park and will continue from 5pm – 9pm on October 16, 2008.
  For more information visit the website below.
  
  , www.centralgeorgiaheartwalk.kintera.org
  
  
• Poetic Peace Open Mic Night  
  Every Tuesday, 7pm to 10pm
  
  For Poets, Singers, Painters, Rappers and More!
  Where: Cafe 567, Downtown Macon
  567 Cherry St.
  Hosted by Y-O
  
  This is a free event!
  (478) 744-9888 , www.myspace.com/poeticpeace
  
  
• Houston County Board of Education Events  
  Fall 2008
  Kings Chapel Elementary School Boiled Peanut Fundraiser
  Hardy Farms boiled peanuts may be ordered between August 29 and November 7.
  Gallon Size bags are $9.00 each.
  Orders must be in by 4:00 p.m. each Wednesday.
  Please click this link for more information:
  
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  Wheelchair Adapted Sports Program Meeting
  
  Thursday, September 4, 2008
  6:oo p.m.
  Bonaire Middle School
  All interested parents and students are invited to attend.
  For more information contact Christy Jones at christy.jones@hcbe.net or (478) 929-6235.
  
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  Perry High School Cheer Clinic
  
  Saturday, September 20, 2008
  9:oo a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  For Pre-K - 6th grade students
  Exhibition for parents at 11:30 a.m.
  $35 (includes t-shirt, snack/drink)
  All participants will get to perform before the PHS Homecoming Football Game.
  
  For more information, contact Misty Sloan at msloan@hcbe.net or Cathy Heller at cheller@hcbe.net
  
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  Houston County High “Cruise For Your School”
  Saturday, October 4, 2008
  Five Star Ford will give $20 to the HCHS Booster Club for each person who test drives a car and mentions HCHS.
  The dealership is located on Russell Parkway in Warner Robins.
  For more information, please contact Greg Robinson at 988-6340 or greg.robinson@hcbe.net.
  
  , www.hcbe.net
  
  
• HAWKINSVILLE ~ PULASKI COUNTY EVENTS  Fall/Winter 2008
  AUG 28 Bicentennial Golf Tournament @ Southern Hills. 1:00 PM
  sponsored by Rotary Club. (478) 892-9256
  
  AUG 31 St. Thomas AME Church Celebration. 5th Sunday worship
  Service. (478) 892-2344 or 783-1539
  
  SEPT 6 Marty Stuart Concert- Opera House. 2 shows* 4:00 & 7:30
  (478) 783-1884. Tickets $30
  
  OCT 9 Arts Council Golf Tournament @ Southern Hills. 783-1884
  
  OCT 11 Bicentennial Road Race (478) -783-3474
  Taylor Regional Hospital Sponsor.
  
  OCT 18 PULASKI RIVERS ALIVE Event- 5th Annual Ocmulgee
  Watershed Cleanup 8:00 am-1:00 pm. Breakfast, lunch & free
  T shirts for all volunteers. Hawkinsville-Pulaski Co. Riverfront
  Park, Mile Branch Landing. Call to volunteer:
  (478) 783-1291 or (478) 892-5489.
  
  OCT 25 Bicentennial Play 2:00 PM “The Ghost of the Opera House”
  tickets $10 (478) 783-1884.
  
  Downtown Market – vendors, food, music, children’s
  activities. (478) 783-9294 or (478) 892-9818
  
  Bicentennial Cemetery Ramble- 4:00 presentation & tour
  starts. Historical presentation of significant people who shaped
  the history of Hawkinsville & Pulaski County. Middle Georgia
  College & HHS students. Program will feature Orange Hill &
  Pine Bloom cemetery’s
  
  OCT 26 “The Ghost of the Opera House” play by Mike Newman
  Opera House @ 2:00 PM Tickets $10 (478) 783-1884
  
  NOV 1 Bicentennial activities @ County River Park starts 10:00 am.
  Live music, entertainment, BBQ, food & crafts, Beard Contest;
  Poker Run; “The Skeeterz” perform 1:00-4:00 pm. Vendors $25
  application. (478) 783-1884
  
  NOV 1 Ann Sinclair Concert – Opera House @ 7:30 PM
  Featuring: Ernie Baker and The Thunderthieves
  Tickets $15 (478) 783-1884
  
  NOV 15 Madeline MacNeil *Song & Dulcimer – Opera House
  Tickets $10 (478) 783-1884
  
  NOV 22 Ocmulgee Symphony Orchestra Bicentennial Patriotic Program
  Opera House @ 7:30 PM. Tickets $25 (478) 783-1884.
  6:30 pm - Reception sponsored by SunMark Bank
  
  DEC 6 Downtown Merchants Open House;
  Christmas Parade applications: (478) 783-1717
  
  Downtown Community Market – 8:00am-5:00 pm
  vendors & musicians wanted (478) 783-9294 (478)892-9818
  
  Hawkinsville Garden Club Christmas Tour of Homes 2:00-6:00
  (478) 783-2300 or (478) 892-2105
  Tickets $12.00 in advance –or- $15.00 day of tour
  
  DEC 13 Bicentennial Gala @ Southern Hills Country Club
  (478) 783-3080 or 892-2344
  
  
  Pulaski County Bicentennial Committee
  Co Chairs: John McCune (478) 783-3080
  Mary Colson (478) 892-2344
  Hawkinsville Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
  (478) 783-1717
  email: kimberly@hawkinsvillechamber.org
  web: www.hawkinsvillechamber.org
  Hawkinsville Pulaski County Arts Council
  (478) 783-1884
  email: artscouncil@cstel.net web:
  hawkinsvilleoperahouse.com
  Hawkinsville Better Hometown & Downtown Market
  (478) 783-9294 email: downtown@comsouth.net , www.hawkinsvillechamber.org