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Dodge County 4-H Club Busy at Georgia National Fair

Submitted by Eastman-Dodge County Area Chamber of Commerce
Monday, October 3rd, 2011, 8:38am
Dodge County 4-H Club Busy at Georgia National Fair

The Georgia National Fair is coming to the Perry Agri-center October 6-16, 2011, and the Dodge County 4-H Club has a busy schedule!

Schedule of LIVE EVENTS at the Fair for Cloverleafs

Thur., Sept. 29 - Sat., Oct.1

Arrival for all static exhibits (MMH Bldg.)

Fri., Oct. 7, 6:30 PM

Scarecrow Contest (MMH Bldg., South Side)

Sat., Oct. 8, 9:30 AM Cloverleaf Public Speaking  (MMH Bldg. Rm. F)

Promote 4-H Contest (MMH Bldg., Rm. A)

Sun., Oct. 9, 1:30 PM

Cloverleaf Peanut Contest (MMH Bldg. Culinary Area)

Sat., Oct. 15, 9:30 AM

Cloverleaf Variety Show (Georgia Stage)

Sat., Oct. 15, 10:00 AM

Homemade Ice Cream Contest

(South Porch MMH Bldg.)

Sun., Oct. 16, 11:00 AM

Cloverleaf Pizza Contest (MMH Bldg.,Culinary Area)

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187 years and counting: Hawkinsville Church Celebrates Homecoming

Submitted by Colonel
Friday, September 30th, 2011, 11:45am
187 years and counting: Hawkinsville Church Celebrates Homecoming

They've come along way ... the First Baptist Church of Haynesville, located on Ga. 341 S in between Hawkinsville and Perry, celebrates its 187th homecoming celebration at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2.

And Senior Pastor David B. Fisher is excited. Fisher said, "We've come a long way - we're an old church but we have a new vision."

The Bradys, a Southern Gospel music group from Dothan, Alabama, will be the special musical guests at the event. With more than 20 years in the music industry, their songs have been consistently on the charts and aired on radio stations across the country. Their song, "Here I Am," was performed by The Hoppers and received two song of the decade and year awards, and was nominated  for a Dove award in the 1990s.

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Bleckley Co. Couple Takes Love of Coffee To Next Level - Ministry

Submitted by Colonel
Thursday, September 29th, 2011, 8:19pm
Bleckley Co. Couple Takes Love of Coffee To Next Level - Ministry

James Holland just celebrated his 78th birthday. And for as long as he can remember, or at least for 50 or more years, he has been a coffee drinker.

His wife, Gerry, 76, doesn't remember the first time she ever drank coffee, but, on National Coffee Day, September 29, 2011, she said, "I remember when it was. I was in my 20s, and it was right after we got married ... we've been married for 58 years ... and someone had given us a percolator for a wedding gift ... and on our first day in our home, when he had to go to work, I got up and made us a cup of coffee."

Gerry Holland smiled, "We didn't drink much then." It was not until the couple moved to Marshall, Texas shortly after they got married to attend East Texas Baptist College (now East Texas Baptist University) that "we really got hooked ... that was when everyone was making pots of coffee to study by and stay awake."

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Send Us Your National Coffee Day Photos!

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Thursday, September 29th, 2011, 4:30am
Send Us Your National Coffee Day Photos!

Today is National Coffee Day!

How are you celebrating? At home, getting free coffee at a coffeeshop?

Send us your photos with your favorite coffee drink to eyewitnessnews@13wmaz.com 

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Dodge Co. Woman Makes Plarn Bags for Operation Christmas Child

Submitted by Colonel
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011, 3:00pm
Dodge Co. Woman Makes Plarn Bags for Operation Christmas Child

Marilynn Sanders sits at her kitchen table a creation of red and white in front of her and a plastic crochet needle in her hand. She is doing a single crochet stitch, with her ball of yarn laying on the table beside her.

Her dogs, Katie and Bo, lay on the floor underneath th kitchen table.

Upon closer inspection of the bag that Sanders is crocheting, a revelation hits the onlooker. The yarn isn't yarn – well, not the yarn that one stereotypically would expect to see someone crocheting from.

Sanders' ball of yarn is made of plastic – recycled plastic shopping bags. This one from Target. This yarn is called plarn, and is made out of cutting strips from recycled shopping bags and garbage bags.

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Autumn: Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes Galore

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Saturday, September 24th, 2011, 9:00am
Autumn: Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes Galore

Where to Go for Your Pumpkins:

  • Elliott Farms, Lizella: features a pumpkin patch, tractor hay rides, snacks, farm animals. Opens in October Call 478-935-8180 for more information.
  • Best Nursery's Pumpkin Patch, Harris County:  Open Oct 1-Nov 16. Call 706-327-1515 for information. 
  • Troup Corn, Laurens County: Features corn maze, hay ride, pumpkin patch and a mini-maze. Call 478-272-8170. Opens Saturday, Sept 24.
  • Twin Oaks Fun Farm, Monroe County. Features pumpkins and a corn maze. Open Oct. 1-Oct. 31
  • Our Cotton Pickin' Christmas Tree Farm, Hawkinsville. Check their Facebook page for updates.Pick your own pumpkin from the patch. Also enjoy cider or cocoa on the porch while the kids climb the hay mountain. Open 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
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Your Guide to This Weekend

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Friday, September 23rd, 2011, 11:31am
Your Guide to This Weekend

Friday, September 23:

  • MOPS Consignment Sale in Warner Robins, starts at 9 a.m. at Southside Baptist in Kathleen at 101 Bear Branch Rd.
  • Friday Fest in Downtown Macon: check for live music at Third St. Park
  • Mystery Road and The Lee Boys perform in Griffin at The Cavern, 8 p.m.
  • Saint Francis performs at The Hummingbird in Downtown Macon.
  • Ride to End Alzheimer's Poker Run. 11 a.m. at Summer's Landing in Warner Robins

Saturday, September 24:

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