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Religion Briefs 04/17/13

Women’s empowerment session
God’s J.E.W.E.L.S., Women’s Empowerment Session, will be held Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. at Shekinah Glory Fellowship Center, 383 Fayette Place, Fayetteville. All ladies ages 16 and up are invited to attend. God’s J.E.W.E.L.S. (Joyful Excited Women Empowering Ladies Successfully) is an outreach ministry of Shekinah Glory Fellowship Center. For more information, call 770-227-7788 or email shekinahgloryfc@gmail.com.

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Rachel Leigh Cannella of Fayetteville

Rachel Leigh Cannella, passed away April 11, 2013 of a tragic accident. She was an outstanding student who enjoyed soccer and had a love of music. She was a member of the Providence United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her mother Keri Cannella-Moye and stepfather Tony Moye of Fayetteville; father John Cannella and stepmother Stefanie Cannella of Fayetteville; brother Logan; stepsisters Bobbie and Cortney; grandparents Ken and Betty Hoelscher of Mobile, Al. and Gary and Margie Cannella of Fayetteville; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and loving family. Read More»

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Mildred Frances Noble Presnell, 96, of Fayetteville

Mrs. Mildred Frances Noble Presnell, 96, of Fayetteville, died April 14, 2013.

She is survived by her 2 daughters Sandra & Ronald Brooks of Fayetteville and Mary Bagley of Monroe; 5 grandchildren: Julie & Ralph Gunn, Amy Collins, John & Cheyenne Bagley, James & Tonya Bagley, Jennifer & Jose Zuniga; 7 great-grandchildren: Austin and Justin Collins, Audrey and Morgan Bagley, Macie Zuniga, and Brandon and Braylen Gunn; as well as several nieces and nephews. Read More»

4-legged racers join 2-legged runners for a purpose

This one-of-a-kind 5K race included a number of four-legged entries April 6 in Tyrone as part of the annual Paws for a Purpose fundraiser held at Shamrock Park and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fayette Daybreak. Photo/Scott Johnson.

Poochie smoochie in Tyrone

Shamrock Park was filled April 6 with dogs of all descriptions as part of the 5th annual Paws for a Purpose fundraiser sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fayette Daybreak. There was plenty of running and jumping around to fill the morning’s activites, and a lot of just plain fun. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Senoia Optimist Club names oratorical winners

Senoia Optimist Club President Tony Bell stands with winners of the club’s recent oratorical contest who centered their verbal skills to address “Why my voice is important.” Pictured with Bell, from left, are Jeremiah Murrell (Northgate High School), Josiah Millan (Northgate), Hope Hazelton (Coweta Charter Academy), Rachael Williams (East Coweta High School), Haley Potter (Northgate), Madison Fouche (East Coweta), Briana Spencer (Northgate), Emma Goodwin (East Coweta), Brittney Seguin (Northgate), Amanda Sechrest (Northgate), Meaghan Johnson (East Coweta) and Yehong Zhu (East Coweta). Read More»

Things to do — April and May

MONTH OF APRIL

04-11 — Starr’s Mill High School Lacrosse Team will host youth lacrosse night. Free admission to those wearing lacrosse jerseys. There will be free gifts upon entry while supplies last. Cool lacrosse items will be available to win. The Wounded Warrior Project will have a table for donations and giveaways. Doors open at 5 p.m. Girls’ varsity plays at 5:30 p.m.,boys’ varsity at 7:30 p.m. and boys junior varsity at 5:30 p.m. NO lacrosse sticks are allowed.

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Post 105 commanders reunion

Fayette County American Legion Post 105, observed the 94th anniversary of the founding of The American Legion in 1919 at their March meeting. A special part of the event was a reunion of past and present Post 105 commanders. Commanders attending (L-R) are Russell Edmondson (1956-1957), Harold Goza (1979-1985), John Dufresne (2000-2001), Dave Niebes (2006-2007 and 2012), Denny Leander (2010-2011), B.I. Murrell (2008-2009), and Dale Wees (1988 and 1989). Post 105 meets at the Log Cabin in Fayetteville the second Monday of each month. Photo/Special.

4H Club participates in Cloverleaf Project

Eleven Fayette County 4H Club members competed at the Cloverleaf Project Achievement for fifth and sixth grade students in Douglasville March 23. They all worked long and hard to prepare for the competition, which is based on presentation of an illustrated demonstration.

4-H members select a topic of interest, research and write a speech, prepare posters and other visuals to illustrate their speech, then are judged against other members in the same category.

Eleven surrounding counties competed at Project Achievement with a total of 424 students. Read More»

Library urges residents to embrace inner geek

Peachtree City Library, along with other public libraries around the state, is participating in “Geek the Library,” a community-based public awareness campaign.

The campaign highlights what people are passionate about and how libraries can support them.

“Geek the Library” features local educational material that introduces “geek“ as a verb, and encourages the public to talk about what they “geek“ -whether it‘s engineering, superheroes or art. Read More»

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