Hey People of Southern Georgia!!!
Finally the nice weather has come to visit. Do you know what this means? SUMMER FUN!
If anyone knows of anything fun to do in the area to kick off SUMMER please let us in on the "summer fun secrets". Maybe its a new restaurant or park, or maybe a festival in the area, what ever it is share the hidden gems of Valdosta!
What are your plans this summer?
Friday, March 26, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Azalea Festival 2010
Don’t forget to check out the Azalea Festival this weekend!!!
Saturday and Sunday the 13th and 14th
10:00am - 5pm
The Tenth Annual Azalea Festival opens in Drexel Park, 1401 North Patterson Street.
Arts and Crafts Vendors
Great Food
Roaming Entertainers
Native American Village - Dancers, Storytellers, Demonstrations and Activities.
Robinson’s Racing Pigs - back by popular demand!
The Fearless Flores Circus returns to help us celebrate our 10th anniversary!
Huge Plant Sale by Valdosta Technical College
Extreme Euro Bungee - it’s like flying!
Spectacular Bands for your musical entertainment:
Saturday from noon to 4pm - Skannyardle
Sunday from noon to 4pm - Daddy’s Money
Saturday at 2pm. Registration from 9am to1:30pm. $5 entry per category or all 4 for $15. For complete information and contest categories call Angie at 247-3266.
Historical Valdosta Bus Tours
Saturday, March 13 - leaving at 1pm and 3pm from the parking lot behind Barnes Drugs at Brookwood Drive and Patterson. Tickets $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under, available from the Azalea Festival Information Booth or at the bus upon departure. Call 245-0513 for complete information.
Kid Zone
features the World Famous Disc-Connected K9's Frisbee Dog Team. New this year!
A Free Special Hands-on Kids Art Project - back by popular demand!
Lots of Inflatable Attractions
Climbing Wall
Pony Rides
Petting Zoo
Carriage Rides
Special Kid Food Booths
Humane Society "Pet Contest"
Saturday and Sunday the 13th and 14th
10:00am - 5pm
The Tenth Annual Azalea Festival opens in Drexel Park, 1401 North Patterson Street.
Arts and Crafts Vendors
Great Food
Roaming Entertainers
Native American Village - Dancers, Storytellers, Demonstrations and Activities.
Robinson’s Racing Pigs - back by popular demand!
The Fearless Flores Circus returns to help us celebrate our 10th anniversary!
Huge Plant Sale by Valdosta Technical College
Extreme Euro Bungee - it’s like flying!
Spectacular Bands for your musical entertainment:
Saturday from noon to 4pm - Skannyardle
Sunday from noon to 4pm - Daddy’s Money
Saturday at 2pm. Registration from 9am to1:30pm. $5 entry per category or all 4 for $15. For complete information and contest categories call Angie at 247-3266.
Historical Valdosta Bus Tours
Saturday, March 13 - leaving at 1pm and 3pm from the parking lot behind Barnes Drugs at Brookwood Drive and Patterson. Tickets $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under, available from the Azalea Festival Information Booth or at the bus upon departure. Call 245-0513 for complete information.
Kid Zone
features the World Famous Disc-Connected K9's Frisbee Dog Team. New this year!
A Free Special Hands-on Kids Art Project - back by popular demand!
Lots of Inflatable Attractions
Climbing Wall
Pony Rides
Petting Zoo
Carriage Rides
Special Kid Food Booths
Humane Society "Pet Contest"
Friday, March 5, 2010
2010 CENSUS....it's in our hands!!!
The census is in town, the census is in town!!
Look for your census form mailed to you in the next few weeks.
The 2010 Census questionnaire will be one of the shortest in history and consists of 10 questions, taking about 10 minutes to complete. The key to this endeavor is having every household fill out and mail back a completed census form. Participation is critical, as the results determine how
Congress is apportioned and how more than $300 billion in federal funds are distributed annually to state, local and tribal areas and to make decisions about what community services to provide. Our community is working to achieve a comprehensive accurate count by bringing local knowledge and expertise to the process through the formation of a Complete Count Committee, Co-Chaired by James McGahee (South Georgia Medical Center) and Sam Allen. The Complete Count Committee is the major vehicle for planning and implementing local, targeted efforts to publicize the importance of the 2010 Census and ensure every resident is counted once—only once—and in the right place.
The federal government uses population data to allocate funds in a number of areas:
• Grants to educational agencies (school districts across the nation)
• Head Start programs
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (food grants)
• Public transportation
• Road rehabilitation and construction
• Programs for the elderly
• Emergency food and shelter
• Empowerment zones and more.
>The data help the private sector as well as state and federal governments determine where jobs and job programs are needed.
>Census data help potential homeowners research property values, median income, and other demographic information about a particular community.
>Corporations use population data for market research to determine locations for commercial enterprises, such as food stores, pharmacies, and other essential services.
Contact astokes@valdostachamber.com and/or www.census.gov/2010Census for more
Want to help your community? DON’T FORGET FILL IT OUT AND SEND IT BACK!!!!
The federal government uses population data to allocate funds in a number of areas:
• Grants to educational agencies (school districts across the nation)
• Head Start programs
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (food grants)
• Public transportation
• Road rehabilitation and construction
• Programs for the elderly
• Emergency food and shelter
• Empowerment zones and more.
>The data help the private sector as well as state and federal governments determine where jobs and job programs are needed.
>Census data help potential homeowners research property values, median income, and other demographic information about a particular community.
>Corporations use population data for market research to determine locations for commercial enterprises, such as food stores, pharmacies, and other essential services.
Contact astokes@valdostachamber.com and/or www.census.gov/2010Census for more
Want to help your community? DON’T FORGET FILL IT OUT AND SEND IT BACK!!!!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Public Open House for 2035 Transportation Plan
Public Open House for 2035 Transportation Plan
Last Wednesday, February 17th from 3-5 p.m. at the Southern Georgia Regional Commission, a public open house was held for the 2035 transportation plan. This was an opportunity to visit with local elected officials to ask questions about the transportation projects in your area and how they might impact your organization's mission, your neighborhood, the natural environment, etc.
Last Wednesday, February 17th from 3-5 p.m. at the Southern Georgia Regional Commission, a public open house was held for the 2035 transportation plan. This was an opportunity to visit with local elected officials to ask questions about the transportation projects in your area and how they might impact your organization's mission, your neighborhood, the natural environment, etc.
If you attended this open house what were your thoughts? Concerns? Comments? Complements?
Even if you did not attend what do you think?
Even if you did not attend what do you think?
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Third Thursday in Downtown Hahira
What will you be doing February 18th from 5-8 p.m.?
If you have nothing planned come to Third Thursday, held in Downtown Hahira. The festivities will begin at 5pm with "Heart-to-Heart Shopping" at participating Downtown shops and restaurants. Throughout the night in these locations, customers who make purchases will each be entered into drawings for prizes. There will also be free drawings for prizes at the Caboose with no purchases necessary.
Other family-friendly activities include balloon animals at Johnsons' Frames & More, face painting at Hahira Merle Norman, bounce houses provided by SonRise Baptist Church and Bounce Back Party Rentals, hands-on learning crafts, temporary tattoos and dental health information provided by Robinson Family Dentistry, the Sidewalk Chalk Art Gallery on Main Street, and the sale of Girl Scout Cookies by the Girl Scouts of Hahira. At 6:30pm, live entertainment will begin at the Red Caboose and continue until the event ends at 8pm.
The City is welcoming Healing Arts Massage Studio and Church Street Coffee to the Downtown on this night as well with ribbon cuttings at 5pm (Healing Arts) and 5:30pm (Church St. Coffee). The staff of Healing Arts Studio will provide free chair massages throughout the night following the ribbon cutting.
Sew Blessed Fabrics will celebrate a feature in Sew Beautiful Magazine by giving away free copies to the first 25 customers and throwing a party that evening.
Third Thursdays are held every other month in Downtown Hahira. For more information about this and other Hahira events, please contact 229.794.2567 or bht@hahira.ga.us.
Tell us about your experience of Downtown Hahira, leave a comment!
If you have nothing planned come to Third Thursday, held in Downtown Hahira. The festivities will begin at 5pm with "Heart-to-Heart Shopping" at participating Downtown shops and restaurants. Throughout the night in these locations, customers who make purchases will each be entered into drawings for prizes. There will also be free drawings for prizes at the Caboose with no purchases necessary.
Other family-friendly activities include balloon animals at Johnsons' Frames & More, face painting at Hahira Merle Norman, bounce houses provided by SonRise Baptist Church and Bounce Back Party Rentals, hands-on learning crafts, temporary tattoos and dental health information provided by Robinson Family Dentistry, the Sidewalk Chalk Art Gallery on Main Street, and the sale of Girl Scout Cookies by the Girl Scouts of Hahira. At 6:30pm, live entertainment will begin at the Red Caboose and continue until the event ends at 8pm.
The City is welcoming Healing Arts Massage Studio and Church Street Coffee to the Downtown on this night as well with ribbon cuttings at 5pm (Healing Arts) and 5:30pm (Church St. Coffee). The staff of Healing Arts Studio will provide free chair massages throughout the night following the ribbon cutting.
Sew Blessed Fabrics will celebrate a feature in Sew Beautiful Magazine by giving away free copies to the first 25 customers and throwing a party that evening.
Third Thursdays are held every other month in Downtown Hahira. For more information about this and other Hahira events, please contact 229.794.2567 or bht@hahira.ga.us.
Tell us about your experience of Downtown Hahira, leave a comment!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Sesquicentennial events!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY VALDOSTA!!
What do you need for a great birthday? Fun location, A year long celebration, Great food, And of course the people of Valdosta to commemorate with! That is exactly what happened for the kick off January 15th and will continue to be celebrated throughout the year.
Valdosta Mayor John Fretti, spoke to the crowd and got them excited about their heritage of Valdosta. People came out to hear the Mayor speak about the town; some came out to hear local music bands, others just came to see what the excitement is all about. This was an eventful night; people dressed up as if they were from the 1860’s, a Doc Holiday look-a-like contest took place complete with passing out Doc mustaches, and the downtown restaurants served guest a verity of Valdosta dishes such as “swamp water” while local bands played.
If you missed the kick off do not worry, there are plenty more events to attend to this year. Click http://www.valdostacity.com/Index.aspx?page=436 for list of events!
Please leave a comment about YOUR Sesquicentennial experience!!
What do you need for a great birthday? Fun location, A year long celebration, Great food, And of course the people of Valdosta to commemorate with! That is exactly what happened for the kick off January 15th and will continue to be celebrated throughout the year.
Valdosta Mayor John Fretti, spoke to the crowd and got them excited about their heritage of Valdosta. People came out to hear the Mayor speak about the town; some came out to hear local music bands, others just came to see what the excitement is all about. This was an eventful night; people dressed up as if they were from the 1860’s, a Doc Holiday look-a-like contest took place complete with passing out Doc mustaches, and the downtown restaurants served guest a verity of Valdosta dishes such as “swamp water” while local bands played.
If you missed the kick off do not worry, there are plenty more events to attend to this year. Click http://www.valdostacity.com/Index.aspx?page=436 for list of events!
Please leave a comment about YOUR Sesquicentennial experience!!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
New Addition to The Langdale Place!
The Langdale Place senior living facility is in the process of building a new multi-purpose activity center. It is scheduled to open in March of 2010. The Langdale Place is currently home to 104 persons and this new facility will hold events for the residents, and have a comfortable area for them to relax. The new unit is projected to be 1,250 square-feet and will be complete with a kitchen, covered porch area, and much more. The staff and residents are excited for the new addition to open! To read more click here!
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