Downtown Thomasville to hold Holiday Open House

THOMASVILLE — Ring in the holiday season with the Holiday Open House in Downtown Thomasville. Set to take place Sunday, November 19 from 1-5 p.m., the Holiday Open House will highlight many participating downtown shops and restaurants- all with a uniquely Thomasville feel. Musical groups will be positioned throughout Downtown to entertain guests as they shop and dine.Main Street will be sponsoring a Downtown Dollars giveaway promotion during the event. For every $20 a shopper spends in-store during the Holiday Open House, customers will receive a ticket to enter into a drawing. Five tickets will be drawn to win the grand prize of $100 in Downtown Dollars gift certificates. Several convenient ticket locations will be set up along the downtown streets. The lucky winners will be announced and notified on Monday, November 20. The Holiday Open House is held in conjunction with the Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival. The City of Thomasville will provide complimentary trolley rides between the Holiday Open House and the Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival. The Visitors Center at 144 E. Jackson St. will be open from 1-5 p.m. with Downtown Dollars gift certificates and Thomasville themed items for sale. Free parking and public restrooms are available at the Visitors Center. For more information about the Holiday Open House and a full list of participating Downtown businesses, call the Thomasville Visitors Center at (229) 228-7977 or visit the web at www.thomasvillega.com 

 

5-Star to host December clinics

TIFTON, Ga. — 5 Star Baseball will host its fifth annual Holiday Clinic Dec. 9. The Holiday Clinic will cover all aspects of hitting and pitching and will be led by several instructors. The instructors will be Josh Haynes, Nate Moorhouse, Eric Hurley, Bernard Crawford, Rashad Crawford and Hayden Jones. Haynes is the owner and lead instructor for Tifton 5 Star. Moorhouse started for four years at Mercer. Rashad Crawford is currently an outfielder in the New York Yankees organization and Bernard Crawford is the owner and lead instructor for Forest Park 5 Star, as well as in charge of scouting for 5 Star National. Jones was drafted by the Colorado Rockies after starting for two years at Valdosta State. Hurley made his Major League Baseball debut with the Texas Rangers as a pitcher in 2008. The hitting portion of the clinic will be from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., with pitching guidance from 2-4 p.m. The clinic will take place at the Tifton 5 Star facility, located at 2785 Marshall Dr. Registration is $70 per session and $120 for both sessions for non-members. Members pay $60 per class or $100 for both. Prices are for those who register by Dec. 6. Late registration or walk-ups will cost an additional $25. To register for the clinic, call Matt Buhler at (229) 392-8970 or Haynes at (229) 388-2269.

 

Jasper lighting ceremony set for Saturday

JASPER, Fla. — The City of Jasper’s annual lighting of the city park will take place Saturday. The event will be from 3-6 p.m. with a snow slide, bounce houses, carriage rides and concessions available. The actual lighting ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. The park is located on Hatley Street, in front of the courthouse.

 

Pink Bow Gift Shop open house set for Saturday

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. —  The Pink Bow Gift Shop at Navicent Health Baldwin will hold its open house Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. The gift shop is located in the lobby of Park Tower at the hospital. Since the gift shop started in 1975 with a group of ladies wanting to start an auxiliary at the hospital, it has already purchased over $1 million in equipment to benefit patients and hospital staff, Leavitt said. At this weekend’s open house, most merchandise in the shop will be 20 percent off.The Pink Bow Gift Shop’s open house is scheduled to run from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. The gift shop is located at 821 North Cobb Street in Milledgeville in the main entrance of the hospital.

 

Harvest Outreach’s Thanksgiving Day meal, program planned

DALTON, Ga. —Harvest Outreach Ministries’ annual Thanksgiving Day program to feed the homeless and less fortunate in the Dalton area is Thursday, Nov. 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at American Legion Post 112, at 1118 N. Glenwood Ave. “This is a free event and we welcome all to come and share good food and fellowship with us,” according to event organizers. There will be plenty of food and gospel singing. Scheduled to sing are Allen Coleman, Debby Faye East, Shelia Reed, Craig Kirk Tyndall and others. This traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner has been in existence now for about 31 years with this ministry.

 

School board members differ over out-of-town retreats 

VALDOSTA, Ga. — Lowndes County school board members differed this week regarding whether to go out of town for a planning retreat.  Board member Dave Clark asked the board to consider moving its annual planning session to February and spending more time at the retreat, not having it all in one eight-hour day, to allow for more time to discuss topics of each board member’s interest. District 1 board member Mike Davis suggested at least a two-day retreat. Brian Browning, who represents District 4, said he liked going out of town for the retreat because it allows members to come together after board business was discussed and build camaraderie.    Vice Chairman Glenn Gregory said he did not think the board needed to be out of town for three days to deal with board business. District 7 board member Eddie Smith also said he felt the retreat should stay local.  The board is expected to vote regarding the retreat at its next meeting Dec. 4