January 3
Diabetes Support Group meets second Tuesday of every other month; beginning January 8, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Piedmont Fayette Hospital in the 1279 Building Conference Room B. Hosted by Denise Bennett, MS, RD, LD, CDE Clinical Lead, Diabetes Education. The support group provides ongoing education, networking and support for people affected by diabetes. Topics change monthly and include great information for healthful living and dealing with diabetes. No registration required. For more information call 770-719-6621.
January 5
Peachtree City’s annual Christmas Tree Recycling will be held on Saturday, January 5. Bring your tree (all decorations and tinsel removed, no flocked trees) to the Peachtree City Recycling Center (Rockaway Road at Highway 74 South), the Peachtree City Home Depot, or the Kedron Shopping Center between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The Fayette County Republican Party's January First Saturday Breakfast will be held at 9am on Saturday, January 5th, at the IHOP, 705 N. Jeff Davis Dr., Fayetteville. All interested Republicans are invited to attend. For more information, please call 770-716-1545.
Foster Parents Wanted! Fayette Youth Protection Home’s Foster Care Program “Grace For Children” is looking for adults who wish to open their homes to children in need. Foster parents are needed for children of all ages, for sibling groups, and for teenagers. If you’re interested in learning about foster parenting please contact Janet Granski or Judy Mathews at 770-460-6652.
January 9
DivorceCare is a weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced. It's a place where you can be around people who understand what you are feeling. It's a place where you can hear valuable information about ways to heal from the hurt of divorce. If you know someone going through divorce, make sure he or she knows about DivorceCare. It might just be the best thing you can do to help. The new session will begin on Jan.y 9. The meeting time is from 6:30—8:30 p.m. weekly on Wednesday evenings at Peachtree City United Methodist Church, located at 225 Robinson Road in Peachtree City. For information, visit www.ptcumc.org or contact Susan or Kevin McCormick at (404) 405-5343 or (770) 891-1177
January 10
Understanding and Managing Dementia - Session 1 on Jan. 10. Registration and coffee at 8:30 a.m. Workshop 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fayette Senior Services Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive, Fayetteville (across from the Fayette County Justice Center). $30/per person - includes continental breakfast, lunch, and educational materials. Cosponsored by Piedmont Fayette Hospital's Sixty Plus Older Adult Services and Fayette Senior Services. This workshop includes practical information about understanding dementia, emotional issues, legal/financial concerns, community resources, and using the healthcare system. Please note: This workshop is exclusively for caregivers, families, and friends and is not appropriate for professionally employed home care workers, nor for employees of assisted living or nursing homes. To register, obtain more information, or learn about adult daycare options, please call 770-461-0813.
The Greater Fayette Republican Women's Club will meet for dinner on Thursday, Jan. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Mimi's Good Food, 303 Kelly Dr., Peachtree City. Karen Handel, former candidate for the Republican Party nomination for Governor of Georgia and former Georgia Secretary of State, will be the guest speaker. All interested Republican women are invited to attend. For more information, please e-mail Denise Ognio, denise@futurestaffnow.com or call Debby Dickinson, 404-376-4132.
January 11
Stardust Ballroom Dance Club will host a New Year Ballroom Dance with FREE Tango Lesson on January 11, from 80 – 10:45 p.m. Dance music & lighting by DJ Bill Mitchell. Cost of dance includes one hour Tango lesson by instructors James Stone & Charlyn Harms. Beginner lesson at 7 p.m. and intermediate at 7:30 p.m. Come to either or both lessons! Attire is smart casual. Light refreshments provided. All dancers and dance students are welcome! Foxtrot, waltz, swing, rumba, cha cha, tango, night club 2-step & more! Location: Gym at Christ’s Church at Whitewater, 1577 Hwy. 85 South in Fayetteville. The cost is $25 per couple/$15 per single at the door. Information: StardustBallroomDanceClub.com or Diane@StardustBallroomDanceClub.com or call Diane at 770-461-2369 and leave a message.
Come for a free beginner salsa lesson on Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. at the LaFayette Christian School Gym (1904 Hamilton Road, LaGrange) followed by a dance at 8:00 p.m. sponsored by the Moonlight Ballroom Dance Club of LaGrange. The dance is $20 per visitor couple. Dress: casual. Enjoy slow dancing, swing, waltz, salsa and more! For more information on the dance or local beginner dance lessons, call 706-884-5857.
PTC Youth Lacrosse – For boys (1st – 12th grade) and girls (1st – 8th grade) is now open at www.ptclax.com. Early registration closes Jan. 4, and all registration closes Jan. 18. Practices begin Jan. 28, and play begins Feb. 23. Equipment rental for new players is available. Please contact info@ptclax.com with any questions.
PTC Inline Hockey – Learn to play hockey at the Kedron “Asphalt Palace” (located next to the Kedron Fieldhouse & Aquatic Center)! Registration is now open for all age groups (5 through adults) at www.ptchockey.com. Games begin Jan. 25. If you have any questions, please contact the Peachtree City Hockey Association at registrar@ptchockey.com.
Peachtree City Little League Baseball – Baseball for age 4 – 16, with an emphasis on friendship, teamwork, fair play, respect and quality baseball instruction for all skill levels. Registration for ages 4-13 until Feb. 15; for ages 14-16 until February 28. Register today!! Register online at www.ptcll.com.
January 12
Brooks United Methodist Church in Brooks, will offer Beginner Cha Cha lessons starting Jan. 12, through Feb. 2, from 7 until 8:30 p.m. The cost is $35 per person for the entire four week session. For those who do not want to make a commitment, they can try a class for only $10 per person, per class, as a drop-in. The Cha Cha will be taught from the ground-up in order to give students confidence on the dance floor. These classes have two well experienced instructors, with 40 combined years of dancing experience and teaching, with some of the latest moves. These classes are ideally located to Brooks, Senoia, Griffin, Fayetteville, Newnan and Peachtree City. For further information, please contact Brooks United Methodist Church 770-719-7593 or e-mail to www.brooksumc.com or James Stone at 770-487-6771 or Charlyn Harms at 404-401-9895.
St. Basil’s Day Celebration – Jan. 12, from 6 – 10 p.m., at St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church (313 Dividend Drive). There is no cost, and the evening will feature both live and silent auctions of handmade Vasilopitas (St Basil breads/cakes), live entertainment, and family fun for all. Please bring a side dish for 6-8 to share and a large bottled soft drink or tea. All proceeds benefit St. Basil Academy in Garrison, N.Y. (a home for children in need, sponsored by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese). For more information, visit www.saintchristopherhoc.org/Calendar.php.
January 14
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Flint River Chapter # 1435 meeting on Jan. 14. Chapter meetings 2nd Monday of each month 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; at the Heritage Bank 440 N. Jeff Davis Dr., Fayetteville, GA 30214. All active and Retired Federal Employees welcome.
January 18
The Peachtree City Library will host Poets Susan Lilley and Phillip Deaver, who will read poems from their most recent collections, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Lilley received a 2009 Rita Dove Award, teaches English at Trinity Preparatory School, and is an adjunct Professor at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Mr. Deaver’s most recent book of poems is How Men Pray. He is an English professor and Writer in Residence at Rollins College and teaches at Spaulding University. For more information, please contact Rebecca at 770-631-2520.
January 19
The Fayette County Teen Republicans will be having there first meeting of 2013, January 19, at 12 p.m. in the Whitewater Creek Amenities Center Club Room. Any teen from the ages of 14-18 years of age may attend. Our members are learning the process of the Republican Party and we invite teens who are like minded in this political organization. Please check the website www.fayctr.org/wp or contact the adult leader Mr. Tyrone Jones at 678-598-7880 for more information.
January 20
American Legion Post 50 will be holding their "Oratorical Contest" on Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. Location will be the Commemorative Air Force hanger, Falcon Field, PTC. Scholarship awards are presented to finalists ranging from $150 for our local post winner and growing to $18,000 for the national champion. Information on contest rules and topics: www.legion.org/oratorical/about. For other information and pre-registration, contact Post 50, Gary Munson, gpmunson@bellsouth.net.
Foster Parents Wanted! Fayette Youth Protection Home’s Foster Care Program “Grace For Children” is looking for adults who wish to open their homes to children in need. Foster parents are needed for children of all ages, for sibling groups, and for teenagers. If you’re interested in learning about foster parenting please contact Janet Granski or Judy Mathews at 770-460-6652.
Annual Father / Daughter Dance on Feb. 16, from 7 – 9 p.m., at Kedron Fieldhouse (202 Fieldhouse Drive). An evening filled with music, dancing, light refreshments, and wonderful memories for girls ages 6 – 12. Tickets on sale now at www.peachtree-city.org/recreation (online registration option) and are $45 per couple ($20 each additional daughter, $65 for Non-Fayette residents).
January 21
The Fayette County Branch of the NAACP and the Fayette County Board of Education present the annual MLK parade and commemorative program on Jan. 21. The pre-parade breakfast will be served from 8 – 9 a.m. in the Fayette County High School parking lot, with the parade beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at the F. A. Sams Auditorium (205 LaFayette Drive, Fayetteville) for the program at 10:30 a.m. The keynote speaker will be Julius Pryor III and the theme for 2013 is, “Advancing the Call for Civility and Civil Rights." To participate in the parade, visit www.fcnaacp.org for an entry form.
January 24
Understanding and Managing Dementia - Session 1 on Jan. 24. Registration and coffee at 8:30 a.m. Workshop 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fayette Senior Services Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive, Fayetteville (across from the Fayette County Justice Center). $30/per person - includes continental breakfast, lunch, and educational materials. Cosponsored by Piedmont Fayette Hospital's Sixty Plus Older Adult Services and Fayette Senior Services. This workshop includes practical information about understanding dementia, emotional issues, legal/financial concerns, community resources, and using the healthcare system. Please note: This workshop is exclusively for caregivers, families, and friends and is not appropriate for professionally employed home care workers, nor for employees of assisted living or nursing homes. To register, obtain more information, or learn about adult daycare options, please call 770-461-0813.
January 26
The Go to College Expo will be held on Jan. 26, at the Country Inn and Suites Hotel in Fairburn, located at 7815 Senoia Road (Highway 74) from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. There will be College Recruiters in attendance from many accredited colleges and universities that provide financial aid and tuition assistance. You can attend these colleges in the Atlanta metro area, Online or throughout the United States. For more information, visit website at www.gotocollegeexpo.com or please contact Kim Wilson by phone at 678-491-8583 or email at kimwilson125@att.net. Registration is optional. Free to attend and please share with others.
The Friends of the Fayette County Public Library Winter book sale will be held on Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the library located at 1821 Heritage Park Way, Fayetteville between the Stonewall County Complex and the City Cafe. (Members of the Friends organization can attend a pre-sale on Jan. 25, from 3:30 - 6 p.m. As always there will be great bargains on like-new and gently used hardbacks, paperbacks and audio books. For more information and to find out how to become a Friend’s member, you may find us at www.ffcpl.org.
The 21st Annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast will be held on Jan. 26, from 7 a.m. – 1 p.m., at McIntosh High School. Bring the family for a breakfast, brunch, or lunch of pancakes, sausage, juice, milk, and coffee, and enjoy “Flapjack” the Raccoon, face painting, and more. Tickets available from any Kiwanis Member, and will be sold at the PTC Wal-Mart and the Braelinn and Kedron Kroger Stores from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. over the next two Saturdays. Tickets: $6 at the door, $5 in advance
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program Registration – Now through Feb. 26. The PTC Police will host a CERT class on Thursday evenings, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m., for 10 weeks beginning March 7. Learn vital information to prepare your family for hazards that may affect our community, including basic disaster response skills, fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. The program culminates in a mock disaster exercise where participants put into action what they have learned throughout the program. There is no charge to attend the class; however, class size will be limited to 25 participants. Applications and more information are available at www.peachtree-city.org/police (click on the C.E.R.T link).
Atlanta Track Club's Annual "PTC 10K & 5K" on Jan. 26, from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., at Shakerag Knoll (191 McIntosh Trail). Grand Prix Event hosted by the PTC Running Club. More info and registration (deadline January 25) at www.atlantatrackclub.org/events/view/peachtree-city-5k-10k.
January 27
Southern Conservation Trust is celebrating 20 years of providing land protection in Fayette County and invites the community to help celebrate their successful land protection projects past, present, and future on Jan. 27, at the Trust’s at Shakerag Knoll (Gazebo, 192 McIntosh Trail). An open house will be held from 2 – 5 p.m., with a special presentation by Scott Rowland at 3 p.m. on his adventures in Antarctica.
January 28
The South Metro Rose Society will meet Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at The Heritage Bank at 440 N. Jeff Davis Drive in Fayetteville. All rose growers from novice to expert are invited to attend free of charge. This month’s program features Master Rosarian Cindy Dale speaking on “Top Performing Roses for North Georgia.” Her colorful Power Point program will describe many varieties of garden roses that are the most hardy, disease resistant, and produce the most blooms in this part of the country. Members will be encouraged to share their thoughts and add their favorites to the list. As usual, Master and Consulting Rosarians will be available to answer questions on any rose topic. For more information call 678-545-1990.
Providence United Methodist Church and Heritage Christian Church are teaming up to offer a new 13-week DivorceCare and DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K) session beginning Jan. 28, at Providence UMC. Providence is located at 592 Bernhard Road in Fayetteville. Both programs are free and a nursery is also available for those children not participating in the DC4K. DC4K is for children ages 5 yrs - 12 yrs. We will meet each Monday evening (except for Fayette County school holidays) from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Contact Barbara Hudson at 678-773-4656 if you are interested in participating or just want more information.
Friends of the Library Poetry Contest Submissions – Now through March 1. The Friends of the PTC Library’s Third Annual Poetry Contest is underway, with the theme, “Our World, Our Community.” Cash prizes of $100 will be awarded in three categories: 1) students grades 1 – 6; 2) students grades 7 – 12; and 3) adults 18+. There is a $10 entry fee for up to three poems. Entries due by 5 p.m. on March 1. Additional rules and entry forms are available at the Peachtree City Library or upon request from ptc.library.friends@gmail.com.
January 31
Civil Air Patrol Open House on Jan. 31, from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m., at the Peachtree City United Methodist Church on Robinson Rd (downstairs in the basement). Civil Air Patrol Squadron GA-116 invites interested members to attend and learn more about the squadron and its three mission areas: aerospace education, cadet programs, and emergency services. The Peachtree City CAP Squadron welcomes adults and young men and women age 12 and up to serve in support of that mission. For more information, visit www.ga116.org.
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