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Auditions for "The
Importance of Being
Earnest" Scheduled
The West Georgia Chil-
dren's Theater in Hogansville
has scheduled auditions for
a number of parts in the up-
coming play, "The Impor-
tance of Being Earnest."
The auditions will be held
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday,
Dec. 12, at the Royal Arts
Center, located at 402 East
Main Street, in Hogansville.
The auditions will include
cold-read and improvisa-
tions.
FOR INTERESTED men
and boys, the male roles
include:
• John Worthing, a young,
eligible bachelor with money;
• Algernon Moncrieff, a
young, eligible bachelor with
debts;
• Rev, Canon Chasuble, an
older man of the cloth;
• Merriman, butler to
John Worthing;
® Lane, butler to Algernon
Moncrieff;
• Boy, valet to John
Worthing; and
• Boy, valet to Algernon
Moncrieff.
For interested women
and girls, the female roles
include:
• Lady Bracknell, a well-
preserved lady of means;
• Gwendolen Fairfax,
Lady Bracknell's daughter;
• Cecily Cardew, Miss
Prism's charge;
• Miss Prism, governess
to Cecily;
• Girl, attendant to Lady
Bracknell;
• Girl, maid to Miss Prism.
"THE IMPORTANCE of
Being Earnest" is an updat-
ed and regionalized adaption
of the play written by Oscar
Wilde.
For more information call
706-884-8361.
Special Services at
Ebenezer Presbyterian
Ebenezer Presbyterian
Church will present a pro-
gram of carols and Christmas
readings at 11 a.m., Sunday,
Dec. 13.
The Ebenezer choir,
under the direction of Eve
McKibben, extends a cordial
invitation to everyone to
attend this special service.
In addition, Rev. Harry
Cain, pastor Ebenezer, invites
all in the area to attend a
Christmas Eve Service at
Ebenezer.
This communion service
will be held at 6 p.m., Dec. 24
at Ebenezer Presbyterian
Church on East Main St. in
Hogansville.
Requires qualifying commitment and a valid major credit card. Salisfac off credit score
required• Call for full details and disclairr. ,r
HOGANSVILLE HOME NEWS - FRIDAY, DECMBER 11, 2009
Grantville
Fright Night
Cancelled
The Fright Christmas
event planned for Grantville
has been cancelled.
Instead of having a
Christmas season haunted
house, the organizers will
have a special float in the
Newnan Christmas Parade.
CELEBRATE
from page 1A
the card.
The line of cards begins
on Main Street in front of
First United Methodist
Church and continues in the
parking lot.
There is no charge to view
the display and visitors can
drive or walk through the
Living Christmas Card dis-
play.
TRAIL
from page 1A
cut the cost;
• Find another source of
funding for the difference;
or
• Soliciting bids on the
project again in an effort to
generate lower prices.
As designed, the Tower
Trail will begin at the
amphitheater at Hogansville
Elementary and end at Oak
Street near the water plant,
winding past the old water
tower and including numer-
ous bends and switchbacks.
AWARD WINNERS - Dr. president for spiritual
life and church relations (far left) ; of the college's Servant-
Leader Awards. From left to right, they are: Claybrook, faculty/staff winner; Ruth
and Tom West, adult winners; Alie Jones, ubwinnor; and Ethan Howington, Audrey
Barrett and Jonas Sanchez, representing Hansville First United Methodist Church
SHOUT Creative Arts Team, youth winner, i : :
HONORING SHOUT- Members ! United Methodist Church SHOUT
Creative Arts Team accept their award . Q!,Iiy Brown, LaGrange College vice
president for spiritual life and church re, eft" being named youth winners in
LaGrange College s annual Servant, Le!Aw-Si I%'om left to right they are: (back
row) Ethan Howington, Jonas Sanchez, Llie Wh; (middle row) Kirsten Gaddy, the
Rev. She a Crowe, Beth Barrett Kallie Mntgomy, Nick Sinns Audrey Barrett, Kalea
Johnson, Carol Cain; (front row) Rosie G'I Howington, the Rev. Dr. Quincy
Brown and Meredith SJnns.
I00Grange 00llege
Honors SHO00,
The SHOUT Creative
Arts Team at Hogansville
First United Methodist
Church was honored by
LaGrange College on Nov. 30
during the college's ninth
annual Celebrate the
Servant.
The SHOUT team
received the youth servant-
leader award.
In just four years,
SHOUT has grown from four
to 14 teenagers, with sever-
al younger students waiting
in the wings to join the group.
Leaders Carol Cain,
Leslie Whatley and the Rev.
Sheila Crowe say they are
constantly in awe of the
Christian example and ser-
vant- leader role model this
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group,: :: : ......... were Alie Jones, Jennifer
Wheth:J g,h'a- Claybrook and Dr. Tom and
matie andTm)Usica! prenta- Mrs. Ruth West.
tions:ordo,hotl,o$,d. Celebrate the Servant
labor r:, a iridge was inaugurated in 2001 as
allowi8::'a part of the College's holiday
retired l=:;::./:::orth • observances and features a
Carolin i-!lorides week filled with college and
servieeWs:,?,:i.i:., :: :.community activities de-
, signed to put an emphasis on
).
said the decision to schedule
the water outage on Sunday
was made too late for inclu-
sion in the newspaper.
.................... .......... :-'', Mayor Jimmy Jackson
about of the was apparently caught by
water s€€. :d reoam- surprise regarding the water
mcnded mely outage.
ndtiea "Any time we shut down
the fut.rr,: : . part of the city, the mayor
Caun¢fl)mber:,/a needs to know about it,
Leidner 'sid: dY m JackSon said.
rest.d :
by . m OTHER business, the
t.:::e!::: Hogansville City Council:
found R.lf dg with + Tabled a new ordinance
dealing withMassage and Spa
establishments;
• Passed a grease trap
::ordinance that will affect
restaurants;
lem$, .... :. ,.;: ,. , : : . • Made two appointments
l.::::ii:.i' ,th$ to the Airport Authority
inst.8 ' valves, Board;
• Learned about a grant
woutcl c0:Ut $7i000 per : available for local govern-
valve and i¢;laded the ments to develop affordable
city begiti melug such
valves in tho::bdget. :
WHEN ASKED. why the
outage took place on a week-
end, specifically Sunday, city
manager Bill Stankiewicz
reported the work had origi.
nally ben scheduled for a
weekday.
However, tke city man-
ager noted a rrt from the
Dialysis Cmter that dieat-
ed a loss of water srvi d..ur,
ing the weekday d :be "life
threatening."
Appar,¢ntly the choice
became either an evening or
a weekend, the 10 m..to noon
slot was selected to impoct
the least number of people
possible. , , :
Rogardiag providing
notice, Star!kiewicz that
housing in historical areas.
The total grant is $1 million
dollars and only four such
grants will be awarded across
the country;
• Learned that November
sales tax revenues continued
to be down, and if that trend
continues, the city could be
making budget adjustments;
• Learned that
Stankiewicz has been in con-
tact with Charles Davis, pas-
tor of the church in Tampa,
Florida, that owns the old
community building. The city
cut the grass at the building
and sent the church.a bill. The
city is seeking to have the
church donate the building to
the city; and
• Learned that a list of
"unsafe" buildings has been
established and action on the
notices were hungfrommail- buildings will be pursued
boxes, but that e:ght: under the city's recently
have been b!o away. He passed ordinance.
