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By MAGGIE BOWERS maggie@newnan.com According to Christina Laurel, choosing her path as an artist wasn’t difficult, it simply happened a bit later in life than expected.

Like her avenue into the arts, Laurel’s work doesn’t fit into any standard frame. The most recent Newnan artist-in-residence will leave the Gray Cottage this weekend, moving on to her next adventure. But in her wake, Laurel has left a zen-inducing, diaphanous art installation – a first for the downtown ArtRez homestead – and a legacy of information about the craft and process to many locals.

“Working in the Gray Cottage has been wonderful,” Laurel said of her short stay in Newnan honing her craft. “It’s nice to have a live/ work space combined where I can work past midnight if I choose.”

The artist spent much of her time in Newnan teaching about the fascinating, and often temporary, practice of creating art installations. Laurel explained the concept and much of the process at a lecture that was open to general public and took place at the Newnan Carnegie Library.

“I don’t know why I do this to myself,” Laurel said of the process of conceptualizing and eventually bringing a work of art installation to fruition. “But I get an idea and then I think, ‘I simply have to go through with this.’”

Laurel explained that her work began with a fascination with Asian culture, one that started with a love of traditional elements such as the kimono and the fan, and extended to the complicated art of papermaking – and encompassed everything in between.

Inspired by the Edo period in Japan, Laurel used a variety of paper in earlier works, where she created mixed-media works and collages. The artist studied more Japanese culture, including papermaking and origami.

“Paper-making originally began in China,” Laurel explained to guests at the Carnegie’s What is an Art Installation presentation. “Rice paper has nothing to do with rice, it’s simply the name of the plant used to make the paper.”

Laurel passed around butterfly-shaped cutouts snipped from a sturdy but flexible Japanese paper.

The butterflies were the focus of an early installation in which the artist created suspended “cocoons” burgeoning with hundreds of floating butterflies.

Initially, Laurel’s sinuous, hiveli ke str uctures conta i ned t he winged insects beneath paper and netting. The creations cast shadows and gave the gallery space a quiet, calming movement. Later, however, Laurel said she let the butterf lies out of the “nets” and

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Dr. K.G. Bailey hosted a Kmart Reunion Day on April 24 for all former Kmart Distribution Center

Kmart Reunion Day in its third year

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“Your job is such an important part of your life,” Dr. K.G. Bailey said. “You spend more time there than at home so you form very close relationships with the people you work with. It’s your second family.”

Losing a job is rarely easy, and for those who have spent decades at one company, the change can be even scarier.

Dr. K.G. Bailey is a former employee of the Kmart Distribution Center and now serves as a pastor at White Oak Grove Baptist Church in Senoia. His church hosted the annual Kmart Reunion Day on April 23 in an effort to reunite all the former employees of the distribution center, which closed in January 2015.

The company closed the center to better its distribution network and service its retail businesses at a time when it has fewer stores.

Bailey is a Newnan native and worked for the distribution center for over 10 years.

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Artist Christina page Laurel attempts to create both an environment and and experience 4 with her art installations, like the one thousand suspended gingko cutouts at Riverworks Gallery in Greenville, SC in 2016 known as “Refugium.”

A Gulf War veteran, Bailey left the Army in 1995 and came home seeking a new career.

“Kmart was one of the top-paying jobs in Newnan at the time, you could reach full pay in two years,” Bailey recalled. “However, you started off at $7 per hour, and that was pretty hard coming from the military

A little-known program in Newnan offers free GED classes and testing, along with work readiness training and a paid “work experience” program, for ages 16-24.

Any Cowetan in that age group without a high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma is eligible, and upon receiving their GED, participants get $100. The work experience, similar to an internship, lasts 240-480 hours. When a student finishes the program, the goal is to have the student either employed or ready to begin post-secondary education or join the military.

Pa xen prov ides GED cla sses i n seven counties, including Coweta and Meriwether.

Transportation assistance is available for those who don’t have a way to get to the classes, and there are also limited evening hours available for students who work dur1 Xtra front

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The Paxen GED program’s next set of GED classes starts Monday in Newnan.

Lead Career Coach and instructor Stephanie Harris said that new students can enroll through Wednesday. Students need to be at a sixth-grade reading level. Students who aren’t proficient enough at reading, based on intake testing, are referred to literacy classes.

Classes a re 9 a .m .-3 p.m . Monday through Friday at the Paxen offices at 110 West Washington Street, Newnan, next to the former Breakaway child care center.

On Tuesdays, students who can’t attend the weekday classes can drop in for individual instruction between 5-8:30 p.m. Students can take the different GED tests at different times, as they are ready – which may mean students take the test before finishing the eight weeks of classes. If a student scores high enough on a GED, there can be

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It was worth the work, Bailey believes. The co-workers were friendly, the benefits were great, and the company had a good rapport with employees – often organizing games after work and being engaged within the community. So, the employees were used to spending time together outside of work.

The same year Bailey returned home, he began working in the church. He began preaching at his home church in Moreland in 1995 before starting his own in 2000.

T hrough his yea rs ser ving at Kmart, he was close with many of his co-workers.

“Your job is such an important part of your life,” Bailey said. “You spend more time there than at home so you form very close relationships with the people you work with. It’s your second family.”

Over the years, Bailey became almost a spiritual representative for the company and co-workers.

“Any time there was some kind of tragedy in the community, I would be called upon to pray over the intercom and talk with people,” Bailey said. “It was something I was humbled to do and took it very seriously.”

During his tenure at the distribution center, Bailey watched as people were slowly whittled away.

In 1998, he noticed the company begin ning to dow nsize, often offering early retirement for some employees.

In 2007, the company offered to give employees a one-year break with an offer to return the follow-

ing year. Bailey took the offer but never returned, deciding that his calling to the ministry was too strong.

“God wanted me full-time,” Bailey said. “I stepped out on faith. I was grateful for Kmart, though. It was a blessing to me and helped my family raise two daughters.”

Bailey remained in touch with his co-workers over the years, often hearing about how things were going at the distribution center. When the company announced the closure of the center last January, Bailey began hearing concerns from around the community.

“Many of those folks were in the scope of retirement age, so it was incredibly hard for them to process,” Bailey said. “Many were offered a severance package the year before last, but they didn’t take it.”

Sears Holdings Corporation, which owns Kmart, offered eligible employees who received severance to apply for open positions in the company, which could have meant relocating to another city or state.

“But after so many years, these folks have their family and roots here in the com munity,” Ba iley said. “I didn’t see many of them moving away for a new opportunity.”

Through talking with family and friends of employees, Bailey decided to host a special day at his church in April 2015 to speak directly with those affected by the closure.

The idea behind Kmart Reunion Day is to bring a message of hope and peace to those whose lives were changed by the closure and to bring all the former employees together to spend time together, just like they did while working together.

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“I’m 46 years old now and started at Kmart when I was 25,” Bailey recalled. “There are folks who had been there much longer than I was, and the idea of them having to start all over is something they were are struggling with.”

Just as Bailey hoped, the event has become a success and many of the former co-workers look forward to the event.

“Everyone really enjoys it. We had people share amazing testimonies,” Bailey said. “They really enjoyed food and fellowship this year.”

Carl Strozier worked for Kmart for 26 years. He and his wife attend the event every year.

“The event was very nice as usual,” Strozier said.

Bailey said many employees from the previous events were in attendance at the reunion. Local businesses and professionals, as well as church members, donated gift cards to give to the former employees.

“I couldn’t do this without my faithful members,” said Bailey.

“They served dinner after the service.”

Bailey said the success of the employees after the closing of Kmart is very encouraging.

“One of the most important things I hope people will understand is the power of character,” Bailey said. “It sticks to you, no matter the circumstances life hands you. You have to keep moving. The storms will be there along the way but you just keep on driving.”

Now the former Kmart workers are looking toward the 2018 reunion. “We want to make it bigger and better each year,” Bailey said.

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By MARIANNE THOMASSON marianne@newnan.com Chrissti Widdowson has always been interested in George Washington.

She gained many insights into the world of America’s first president when she was immersed in intensive study of Washington and his wife, Martha, during a 4-day seminar at his mansion in Mt. Vernon, Va. Widdowson, who is a fourth-grade teacher at Coweta Charter Academy in Senoia, recently attended The George Washington Teacher Institute’s “Martha Washington and the Women of the 18th Century.”

She found the application to the program on Facebook and also wrote an accompanying paper about how it would influence her teaching. She was awarded a full scholarship to attend the conference, including airfare.

The conference was led by noted scholar Dr. Kimberly Alexander, adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire. Participants collaborated with Mount Vernon’s knowledgeable historians, curators and educators while on site. They were given tours of Mt. Vernon – but not allowed to take photos inside, saw slave quarters and slept in newer buildings on the property.

Mrs. Washington was the mother of four children who all died before she did. The children were fathered by Mrs. Washington’s first husband. She and George did not have any children, according to Widdowson. Mrs. Washington always spoke of her grandchildren with joy.

“She was host to 300 or so guests out of 365 days. There were people coming and going all the time,” Widdowson said.

“Mrs. Washington was proud of President Washington, who was a caring man and laid the foundation for our country.

She stood in his bedroom when President Washington drew his last breath.”

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Both were buried in the ‘old cemetery,’ which has a wooden door. They were moved to a nicer crypt in later years.

Mrs. Washington’s day-to-day activities included freshening rooms and hosting teas and coffees. She did cross-stitch-

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Mrs. Washington’s dowry included more slaves than the future president already owned. There were six locations where the the 200 slaves worked. They could farm, work in the mansion, make thread and clothing, cook and the work in the distillery making bourbon.

In the slave quarters, men and women had wooden bunk beds and children slept on the floor. “They were given two outfits a year. Some were allowed to have gardens and raise chickens,” Widdowson said.

“President Washington freed his slaves in his will. Martha was afraid the slaves were ‘waiting for her to die,’” Widdowson said.

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by dressing like the character. She has a doll of Washington. Next year she plans to send the doll home with each child and let them write a paper on it.

In addition to studying Mrs. Washington’s experience as woman during the founding of the United States, Widdowson explored the experiences of 18th-century woman of all backgrounds through the use of documents, images and material culture. She attended daily sessions in the 45,000-square-foot Fred W. Smith National Library for the study of George Washington, which opened in 2013.

Institute participants from around the country included K-12 teachers, librarians and media specialists. This year 160 educators will benefit from the George Washington Teachers.

GED From page 1 options to receive some college credit.

Students who don’t have transportation can receive vouchers for the Coweta Transit System, and Harris will set up accounts and schedules for the students.

Students who rely on others for rides can qualify to receive a $5 gas card per week during classes. Receiving the gas card requires writing an essay.

To sign up or for more information, call 470-414-7445 or email sharris@paxen. com The local Paxen office also offers the “career pathways” program for lowincome students ages 16-24 who have a GED or high school diploma but are unemployed. The program includes job readiness classes to learn soft skills, and placement in a work experience program.

During the work experience, participants are paid $8.50 an hour. Those wishing to participate in the career pathways program must be on some form of public assistance to qualify.

Starting July 1, students who attend the GED classes and meet certain requirements will be eligible to earn $10 each day they attend classes.

Enrollment for the July classes is July 3-7, and the GED classes run from July 17-Sept. 1. The next two Career Pathways programs will be July 17-28, followed by a nine-week work experience, and Sept.

4-15 with an eight-week work experience.

The programs are funded through the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and are administered through the Three Rivers Regional Commission. Paxen is a service provider contracted through Three Rivers.

In addition to more participation in the GED classes, the ladies at Paxen are looking for more local companies to participate in the work experience.

“We try to partner with local businesses. We are able to provide them with people who can work for them, but we’re paying their wages,” said Harris. Though it’s not considered on-the-job-training, participating businesses are asked to help mentor the young workers. “Most of these graduates don’t have any work history,” Harris said.

After the first 240 hours, if students get a favorable evaluation from the employer, they can work another 240 hours. So far, there aren’t many business partners.

“I would like to get more so we can have a greater variety” of work options for the participants, Harris said.

For more information, to sign up for classes, or to be a business partner, contact Harris at 470-414-7445 or sharris@ paxen.com

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Public hearing scheduled for proposed multi-sport complex aren’t many large tournament venues in our area,” Phillips said. “The southside has a compilation of smaller facilities. Many a rea s w i l l spread out tournaments at different locations.”

The idea for the complex came from speaking with many parents in the community whose children are involved with youth sports and often find themselves traveling great distances to participate in tournaments.

Phillips cited several venues such as the LakePoint Sporting Community in Emerson, Ga. as examples the city would be interested in following.

Located just south of Cartersville, LakePoint’s facility covers 1,300 acres and hosts the ability to acclimate 40 different sports.

Encompassing 170,000 squa re feet, the facility includes 12 hardwood basketball courts that can be converted to 24 volleyball courts. The building has 125,500 square feet of column-free floor space, g iv i n g L a kePoi nt t he capability to host a wide range of indoor events year-round.

It’s an impressive complex for a town with a population just half the size of Grantville.

Accord i ng to L a ke Point General Manager Leslie McMillan, Bartow County has seen roughly $170 million in economic development as a result of the facility.

In Lithonia, plans were announced in February for the privately funded “Atlanta Sports City at Stonecrest.” Their pro-

By CLAY NEELY clay@newnan.com Along with a proposed multi-use trail system, the city of Newnan is also looking toward the possibility of constructing a massive sports complex.

A public meeting is scheduled on May 4 at the Newnan Centre to hear feedback from the public regarding a proposed facility designed to bring sports tourism into the com mu n it y. Recent ly, the city of Newnan hired Hunden Strategic Partner s (H SP) to a s se s s the market demand and financial feasibility of a new multi-sport and recreation venue.

T he pu r pose of t he study was to determine the market opportunity in Newnan for a new multisport complex, according to City Manager Cleatus Phillips. The study analyzed existing and competitive facilities in the local, state and regional markets to identify gaps in quality and supply.

HSP also identified and studied public and private examples of indoor and outdoor athletic facilities that would likely not be directly competitive, but are similar or ideal from around the nation.

During the meeting, members from HSP will showcase their results from the recently conducted feasibility study.

P u b l i c fe e d b a c k i s extremely important to the process, Phillips said, because the process is currently wide open for ideas and discussion.

“We were very receptive to this idea, as there

p o s e d 1 9 7- a c r e t r a c t would include a 15,000seat professional stadium, outdoor multi-use fields, spor t s d i a mond s a nd indoor courts, hotels, and a 340,000 -squa re-foot entertainment district with dine-in restaurants and upscale boutiques.

The “Sports City” is expected to draw 3 million visitors annually with a $197 million economic impact, according to a study by the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

In Newna n, Phillips said the initial focus would be placed on an i ndoor faci lity. A long with sports such as basketball, volleyball and gymnastics, the venue would also be capable of hosting trade shows and other indoor events.

The city does not have property selected for the complex and is waiting to learn which sports would work best in a local market before determining how many acres would be needed. A total cost for the facility is also u n k n ow n u nt i l m ore research is complete.

“If you look at youth sports in general, our community and recreat ion depa r t ment ha s done a great job providing opportunities, but so many kids play at different levels,” Phillips said.

“Parents and grandparents are traveling great dista nces across the Southeast to watch their family play, and this gives them a chance to play at home.” **** Clay Neely: clay@ newnan.com, @clayneely

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The bosses at McCain Food ProdOne expert said it’s almost certain ucts, USA, recently stunned the dining the potato field in question was next world when they announced they were to a golf driving range. He said a huge recalling frozen hash browns being machine probably “harvested” the golf offered to unsuspecting consumers in balls along with the potatoes and no nine states. one noticed.

That wasn’t news. Foods get recalled The latest news won’t stop me from all the time. This story grabbed head- eating hash browns. But it may change lines because the hash browns were my dining habits. contaminated with things that don’t First of all, I’ll never order my hash normally appear in agricultural prod- brow ns “smot hered” aga i n. T hat ucts: golf balls. sounds too close to “choked.” And the Yes, golf balls. Or at least what was next time I tackle an order of “scatleft of some golf balls after they had tered, covered and chunked,” I’ll have been run through a hash brown manu- the nearest emergency room—and my facturing plant. lawyer—on speed dial.

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Newnan Fifth annual RACE for the Orphans May 6 • 8 a.m. • $25 RACE for the Orphans, a Newnan-based nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting local families adopting domestically and internationally will host their fifth annual RACE at the Coweta County Fairgrounds, located at 275 Pine Road in Newnan. Residents and friends can register to participate in a onemile run, a ¼-mile Tot Trot, or a 5K. ORION Racing will professionally manage the 5K finish line. The 5K course is USATF certified and is a Peachtree Road Race Qualifier. The event begins at 8:15 a.m. with the Tot Trot, followed by the one-mile fun run at 8:30 a.m.

The 5K race begins at 9 a.m. and is followed by an awards ceremony at 10 a.m. Runners, joggers, walkers and strollers are welcome at this event. Registration is available now, along with more information about this event at www.racefortheorphans.org

Greenville Street Park will once again host ARTZ in the Park, an event brought to Newnan

by Southern Arc Dance proprietor, Paulo Manso de Sousa and made possible by a Vibrant Communities Grant. The event will include a variety of dance theatre performances by several local dance companies, performances by Oakhill Pipes and Drums, the Peachtree Wind Ensemble and the St. George Catholic Church Choir. The event will begin at 3 p.m. For more information, visit www. southernarcdance.org

Newnan Howard Warner Community Center Ribbon Cutting May 6 • 11 a.m. • $0 The public is invited to attend the ribbon cutting at the Howard Warner Community Center, located at 55 Savannah Street in Newnan. Residents and friends are invited to attend the building dedication ceremony, a tour and a brief history on the former school building. Representatives will also gather historic items such as photos, trophies, and news articles from all in attendance who wish to provide the items. The ceremony is hosted by Mayor Pro Tem Cynthia E. Jenkins.

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McRitchie-Hollis Museum, located at 74 Jackson Street in Newnan will once again host Hats and Hooves, a Derby Affair, a fundraising event for Communities in Schools of Coweta County.

Communities in Schools is a nonprofit organization accessible through local schools, which aims to help and encourage students in need. The Hats and Hooves fundraiser event, sponsored by the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, will include live television coverage of the Kentucky Derby on big screen televisions, food and beverages, a live band, a silent auction, door prizes, and derby-themed entertainment. Dress for the event is derby-traditional attire or business casual. Tickets are available online at www.ciscoweta.org. For more information on Communities in Schools or about the event, contact Executive Director Gina Weathersby at 770-710-9540.

The Coweta County Republican Women will host the Lady Liber-Tea Fundraiser to support an annual scholarship to a senior high school student in Coweta County. The event will include teas and light finger foods along with a silent auction. Jacqueline Arnold, author of God & Country and co-host of the Christian View WATC-TV will be a guest speaker for the evening. Attire is tea hats, and pearls are strongly recommended. The event will be held at 25 Newnan Lakes Blvd. in Newnan and will begin at 2:30 p.m.

The event is $15 per person for CCRW members and $20 per person for non-members. All attendees must RSVP by May 1. Make checks payable to Coweta County Republican Women and mail to Jan Martin at 740 White Oak Drive in Newnan. For more information, call Amy Emerich at 770630-6906 or email CCRWomen@yahoo.com

LaGrange Car Show May 6 I 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. I $0 The Troup County Sheriff’s Office will hold the 8th Annual Car Show in LaGrange May 6 beginning at 9 a.m. The show will take place at Pyne Road Park, located at 4481 Roanoke Road. The annual Troup County car show will benefit the Georgia Sheriff’s Youth Home, “Pineland.” Entry fee for any car, truck, or motorcycle is $20 on the day of the event, or $15 for pre-registration. There is no cost to attend the event. The show will include up to 100 cars, trucks and bikes, along with food vendors and raffle and auction items. For more information on this event, contact Charles Nixon at 706-883-1616.

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