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Christmas 2007
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The live nativity held at Christ Our
Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City earlier this month.
L to R are high school students: Kristen Huie, Travis Richardson, Peter
Constanzo, (angel) Katrina Frost; (Joseph) Hannah Lewis, (Mary) Ashley
Slough, (Kings) –JoAnne Constanzo, Own Apfel, Ann Hersom ( COS Youth
Director)
Tree Tips Keep Holidays from Going
Up in Smoke
12/16/07 (8:10 p.m.) Matthew Chappell knows the dangers of a burning Christmas
tree. The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension horticulturist has
seen it firsthand... More
Safe Dishes are Prepared by Safe Cooks
12/14/07 (8:32 a.m.) Cooking and sharing meals with loved ones is
a traditional part of the holiday season. But don’t forget to take care of the
leftovers, or you could invite foodborne illnesses to your holiday...
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Peachtree City Christian Church Presents
Christmas Eve Celebration
12/13/07 (1:53 a.m.) The
community is invited to attend a special Christmas Eve Celebration at
Peachtree City Christian Church on Monday, Dec. 24th,
at 5:00pm and 11:00pm. Dr. George Dilliard, III will offer an inspirational,
holiday message from the gospel of Luke. Brett King will lead worship with
traditional and contemporary Christmas music. Both services will feature a
family friendly, candlelight service and communion will be served. For more
info
www.ptcchristian.com or 770-487-9711.
Antioch Baptist Invites Public to
Hope's Diner Christmas Play
12/11/07 (6:54 p.m.) Visit Hope's Diner as Darla, the waitress, helps
Randall see the true meaning of Christmas and the miracle of the birth of
Christ. Then celebrate the season with "The Noise We Make" musical. The play
will begin at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16; coffee and desserts served
afterwards. Antioch Community Baptist Church, 144 Brooks Woolsey Rd.
Fayetteville. For more information, Maggie Wilkins 770-826-9634.
Let it
Glow, Let it Glow, Let it Glow…Green at Callaway Gardens
Fantasy In Lights Lights Powered by Wind Power Credits
This holiday season, marks the 16th Annual Fantasy In Lights at Callaway
Gardens – featuring 8 million lights stretching more than six and a half
miles long, creating more than a dozen larger-than-life holiday...
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Cowgirl City Ranch Christmas
Celebration
12/3/07 (12:33 a.m.) Santa will be visiting December 18th, 4:00pm
until 6pm. Pony rides, Petting Zoo, Photos, games, stories, snow making,
Moon Walk, bonfire with marshmallows. End with an old fashioned Horse and
Buggy Ride down to see Gaddy’s Christmas Lights (courtesy of Scotty Porter
of “Circle P” Ranch). Admission $7 Kids, Adults FREE. 345 Ellison road,
Tyrone. For more Info call Joyce @ 770-896-5452.
Santa's
Copilots
12/1/07 (7:55 a.m.) Santa’s Co-pilots will be delivering Christmas to
approximately 15 children & families currently in foster care or in extra
need this holiday season. These needy recipients are selected from the
Fayette, Spalding, and Clayton County Areas.
The selected families will join Santa’s Co-pilots at
Peachtree City’s Falcon Field on Saturday, December 15, 2007 for a morning
of fun and excitement, where they will be treated to breakfast, games, and
other entertainment. Santa will arrive aboard his airplane, escorted by his
squadron of co-pilots who will be delivering donated presents to the
unsuspecting children.
Santa’s Co-pilots are busy making their pre-flight
preparations for the annual Christmas Toy Drop and would like your help. To
contribute money, gifts, or to volunteer the day of the event contact Matt
Davis at (404) 530-5560 or mattmdavis@mindspring.com or Fawn Keith at (404)
530-5948 or fawn.keith@atlanta-airport.com.
When: December 15, 2007
Where: Peachtree City – Falcon Field Airport
Time: Breakfast 9:00 a.m.
Santa’s Arrival 10:00 a.m.
Coldwell Banker Bullard Organization Again
Serving
As Drop-off Points for ‘Toys for Tots’ Campaign
11/27/07 (11:34 p.m.) The Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty organization’s
offices are once again serving as drop-off points for the annual U. S. Marine
Corps Reserve “Toys for Tots” campaign...
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Mistletoe Market, Jonesboro
Annual Fine Arts and Master Crafts Festival
11/24/07 Find the perfect hand-crafted artisan gift for everyone on your
list. Jewelry, glass, ceramics, wood, fiber art, drawings, prints,
photography and more will be available at this annual festival. Both
exhibits run through December 14. Admission is free. All artwork and master
crafts are for sale. Sale proceeds benefit the individual local artist, and
Arts Clayton Gallery programs.
Gallery open M-S 9am-5pm The
community is invited to join us in the many activities planned to celebrate
the joy and artistry of the season. Arts
Clayton Gallery
136 S. Main Street, Jonesboro;
770-473-5457;
www.artsclayton.org/gallery
Community Wide Christmas Project
Sponsors needed to make Christmas special for local
children
11/5/07 (3:06 p.m.) For the past three holiday seasons....
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The Polar Express™ 4D
Experience Pulls Into Stone Mountain Christmas
11/2/07 (12:01 a.m.)
Stone Mountain Christmas
takes place Nov. 10 – Dec. 30, 2007. New for this year’s
festival is the Atlanta debut of the 20-minute Polar Express™ 4D experience.
Guests will be able to enjoy an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole in
Stone Mountain’s own 4D movie theater...
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SMHS Chorus Selling Holiday Greenery
10/23/07
Members of the Starr’s Mill High School Chorus
are currently selling holiday greenery to raise money for their springtime
performance at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC...
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Stone
Mountain Park Cancels Coca-Cola Snow Mountain, Stone Mountain
Christmas will Open as Planned November 10
10/12/07 Stone Mountain Park (SMP) announced
Thursday it will move forward with its popular...
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Southeastern Ballet
Company Announces its Annual Holiday Nutcracker Concert
Saturday, December 22, 2007 at the Sandy Creek High School Auditorium!
12/18/07 (4:52 p.m.) Southeastern Ballet Company has put together an
exciting evening of new holiday dances as well as traditional pieces
from the ever popular Nutcracker...
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U.S. House Passes Resolution Supporting Christmas
and Christianity
12/14/07
Standard Newswire/ -- On Tuesday, Dec. 11th, the U.S. House passed a resolution
recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith by a vote of 372
to 9. Nine members voted against the resolution, ten refused to support it by
voting "present," and 40 others members did not...
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Who's This Riding Through Peachtree City?
12/9/07 (12:55 p.m.) Santa has been cruising up and down the streets of
Peachtree City for the last couple of weekends with the Peachtree City Fire...
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Realtors Bring Christmas Spirit to Vets
12/01/07 (4:50
p.m.) As the national Christmas tree, cut from Vermont's
Green Mountain National Forest, makes its way to
Washington, it's going to spread some holiday spirit at
veterans facilities along the way, thanks to the
National Association of Realtors...
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Christmas
with the Southern Crescent Chorale Dec. 2nd
11/24/07 (6:46 p.m.) The Southern Crescent Chorale’s 2005-2006 concert series marks
their fourth season and promises to deliver a variety of performances for the
enrichment of the Southern Crescent community...
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Hometown
Holiday
11/16/07 (12:36 a.m.) Peachtree City’s annual Hometown Holiday
event will be held on Saturday, December 1st. This annual event is sponsored
by Dogwood Church and Peachtree City. There is no better way to ring in the
holiday season than with...
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"Bethlehem"
Offers Authentic, Enjoyable Alternative
11/14/07 (12:39 a.m.)
The holiday season is filled with lights, sounds and
spectacles. Several years ago, one local church decided that what people
needed most was authenticity – an opportunity to peel away modern noise and
experience Bethlehem the way it was during Jesus' time...
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Whitewater High School Baseball Team helps Decorate
Southwest Christian Care Facility
11/8/07 (8:51 a.m.) For the fourth year the Whitewater
High School Baseball program and fellow students have
decorated the Southwest Christian Care Facility and
Hospice for Christmas...
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Alliance Theatre Continues Holiday Tradition With the
Broadway-Scale Favorite A Christmas Carol
11/6/07 (7:11 a.m.) Scrooge is back! The Dickens’
classic A Christmas Carol returns to the Alliance
Theatre for its 18th season as a favorite holiday
tradition for so many Atlanta families...
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Jim
Brickman Brings Holiday "Homecoming" Concert to Atlanta
10/24/07 Fidelity Investments Broadway Across America – Atlanta presents as
a season special Jim Brickman’s Holiday Homecoming Concert at the Cobb
Energy Performing Arts Centre on December 15, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. The warmth
and intimacy of Jim Brickman’s holiday concerts have been compared to a
gathering of friends and family – a special homecoming – that resonates with
the true spirit of Christmas...
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Newnan-Coweta Art Association Hosts Christmas Artist
Market
10/9/07 The Newnan-Coweta Art
Association (NCAA) is celebrating Christmas in October!
NCAA’s annual Christmas Artist Market is a three-day event
to be held on Friday, October 26...
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Christmas is not
a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill,
to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.-
Calvin Coolidge
Silver for Santa
Makes Holidays Brighter for J.C. Booth Families
12/19/07 Students at J.C. Booth Middle have captured the true
spirit of the holiday season. About 10 years ago the school started a fundraiser
to help their own families who were struggling financially have a
more... More
Our Lady of
Victory Catholic School Helps Needy Families
12/16/07 (9:29 p.m.) OLV coordinated
with its eleven feeder parishes and received a name of a family in need
of our support this holiday season. Families provided a Christmas wish
list to all classes, Pre-K to 8th grade. Students and
families were very gracious in fulfilling the wish list requests.
PTC UMC Christmas Services
12/14/07 (12:17 a.m.) You are invited to join Peachtree City United
Methodist Church on Christmas Eve and discover the heart of Christmas!
All services are held at the Robinson Road Campus (225 Robinson Rd.) and
times are as follows:
- 2:00 Children’s Service: GodStuf Jingle Jam!
- 5:00, 7:00, and 9:00 Traditional Candlelight Communion Services
For more information, call the church at 770-487-6499 or visit our
website at
www.ptcumc.org
Our Lady of Mercy Advent Prayer
Service
12/11/07 (12:12 p.m.) Take a break from the
hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping and reconnect with friends and
family. Our Lady of Mercy’s AMA choir (which stands for Amen,
Maranatha, Alleluia) will be hosting a prayer service in the spirit of
Advent on Tuesday, December 18th from 6:30 PM —7:30 PM in the Mercy...
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Angel Tree and Holiday Helpers Fulfill Untraditional Holiday Wishes
12/9/07 (7:51 p.m.) This holiday season some Fayette students will receive
gifts that will truly make a difference in their lives. For the seventh consecutive year, the Fayette County School
System’s CARE (Children at Risk in Education) program is sponsoring an angel
tree at the LaFayette Educational Center (LEC)...
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The Avenue
Peachtree City Gets in the Holiday Spirit!
12/1/07 (6:25 p.m.) Get into the holiday
spirit and experience The Avenue difference with unique gift ideas and
the latest trends... Santa, horse-drawn carriage rides, entertainment
from local schools and more...
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Get a Taste of a 19th
Century Christmas at Dickens Village!
11/24/07 (6:08 p.m.)
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” at Heritage
Christian Church in Fayetteville. The annual Dickens Village that has become a
Fayette County tradition is starting to take shape for 2007...
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Christmas with the Arts in
Henry County
11/16/07 (12:50 a.m.) Christmas with the Arts, sponsored by the Henry Arts
Alliance, will be held on Sunday, November 25 at 3:00 PM in the Henry Performing
Arts Center in McDonough. This is the fourteenth year that the Alliance has
sponsored this seasonal “gift to the community.”...
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Gift Cards Cheer
Recovering Military Families
11/16/07
Kate Deyermond is going on a $15,000 holiday spending spree today -- but not
for herself or with her own money. The manager of the three Fisher House facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center here will use donations from Wal-Mart to buy presents and...
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Operation Pinecone
Shifts Gears for Holidays
Christmas Packages for Two
Georgia Military Medical Centers Being Prepared
10/23/07 For volunteers with South Riding, Va.-based Operation
Pinecone, Halloween is over and the Christmas rush has begun. "We
have 25 camps, four hospitals (and) two humanitarian aid contacts,"
said Mary Hacker, who founded the group two years ago after deciding
to super-size a care package originally planned for one family
friend deployed to Iraq...
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Clayton
County Holiday at Home Parade;
“Musical Notes & Holiday Floats”
Featuring 2007 Celebrity Grand
Marshall
Ms. Belinda Skelton from WSB Radio’s Neal Boortz
program... More
Stop
Dreaming and Come See "White Christmas" at the Fabulous Fox Theatre from
Nov. 6-11
10/23/07 “You’re sure to catch the spirit of the season
when you come to see our big holiday musical – WHITE CHRISTMAS,” states...
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