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‘Newnan Notes’ By Gina Snider February 22, 2010 City of Newnan Public Information Officer If you have a child that is in the sixth grade the ‘If I were Mayor’ Essay Contest has kicked off. One winning essay will be selected from each of Georgia Municipal Association’s 12 districts. Winners will receive a $250 savings bond and other prizes. The winners, alongwith their parents and a teacher, will be recognized at an awards luncheon during April, 2010. All students submitting essays will receive a "Certificate of Participation" as a thank-you for their interest and effort. Locally, The City of Newnan will alsosponsor a pizza party for the Coweta winner and his or her class, and present them with a visit and certificate from the Newnan Mayor Keith Brady. Essays may not exceed 350 words. All sixth grade students in Coweta are eligible toenter. The contest gives 6th grade students a chance to creativelyuse grade-specific language arts skills and civics/social studies knowledge. For more information, please contact your child’s school or the city’s Public Information Office at770-253-2682 ext 203 or
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The Carnegie will present family yoga on Saturday,March 6th at 11 a.m. The Carnegie will be open from 10-2 pm. Families are encouraged to bring mats and to relax and enjoy the ‘Journey toOuter Space’ which is fun for the whole family. Children and adults are encouraged to participate. For more information please call 770.683.1347. The Newnan Cultural Arts Commission (NCAC) has announced the date of the Wadsworth& Friends Concert set for Saturday, March 6 at 7:30 pm at Newnan’s Wadsworth Auditorium. Tickets for the concert are on sale now atScott’s Book Store on the Courthouse Square, Morgans Jewelers at Ashley Park,The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts and Bank of Coweta at Thomas Crossroads and are budget priced at $20 for adults and $15 for students and 65+seniors. There were six new occupational tax certificatesissued by the city. The business names are Computer Advantage, Gater Gamez, GFAutomotive LLC., Love 2 Team Tutoring Services, Richards Remodeling and Southwest Construction Services. Looking to dispose of your old electronics? Keep Newnan Beautiful and Creative Recycling Systems of Georgia, Inc. are hosting anElectronics Recycling Event on Saturday, March 20th from 9:00 am –1:00 pm in the Kroger/Kmart Parking Lot on Bullsboro Drive. Accepted items include: personal computers, monitors, LCD screen/flat screen monitors, VCRs,radios, stereos, DVD players, microwaves, power supplies, rechargeablebatteries, vacuums, banking equipment, telephones, pagers, networking equipment, laptops, keyboards, mice, power cables, medical equipment(non-hazardous), printers, copy machines, fax machines, cell phones,transformers, scanners, portable electronic devices, servers, ink cartridges,toner cartridges, remotes, modems, projectors, and cameras. There is a $10.00 processing charge for each television. Items that are not accepted include refrigerators, washing machines, clothes dryers, dishwashers, mercury containing devices (thermometers, fire alarms), hazardous chemicals/materials,light bulbs, fluorescent tubes and bio-waste. The city of Newnan Engineering Department reminds everyone to properly dispose ofyour pet’s waste. By picking up after your pet, you are doing your part to keep contaminates out of our rivers, lakes and streams. Please pick up after pets whether you are walking your dog around the neighborhood or in your own backyard. Pet waste contains as many as 75 diseases and viruses that may make ourwater unsafe. For more information,please go to www.cleanwatercampaign.org. To report any illegal dumping, pleasecall the city of Newnan Environmental Hotline at 770-253-1823. The city of Newnan Animal Warden warns all pet parents grieving for a loved pet canbe very difficult. Accepting your feelings, talking about them and doing creative things such as making scrapbooks of your pets and volunteering at yourlocal animal shelter can help you to begin the New Year with your memories inthe right place. For advice about coping with feelings of loss, please call the Pet Loss Hotline at (877) 474-3310.
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