Boy Scouts of America Hold Scout Fair

The Boy Scouts of America in Clayton County District will be holding a free family event at Starr Park on Saturday, September 19, 2009. This event, which is called Tara District Scout Fair, will run from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. This free family event will have a number of activities for children of all ages.

The Clayton County Scouts will be offering a number of activities including shooting slingshots, blow guns, and rockets. Most exciting, the Fire Department will be on hand giving tours of a fire truck. Richard Davies, the event coordinator and volunteer said, “This will be the best event of its kind in the county this year!”

Baker Field in Starr Park located at 803 Forest Parkway in Forest Park will host this free family event. District Commissioner Jerry Martin recently observed, “The Boy Scouts in Clayton Co are really stepping up to the plate by offering a family friendly event like this for free. Every family in Clayton County should make it a point to attend; it will be a great time.”

“It is important for the community to have places to interact together. I’m very proud of the numerous volunteers that spent many long hours working to make this event possible. Without them and the boys this couldn’t have been possible,” said Lee Harper, District Executive for the Tara District.

For almost 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Law. Today, these values are just as relevant in helping youth grow to their full potential as they were in 1910. Scouting helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives. The Mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

The Atlanta Area Council Boy Scouts of America covers 13 metro-Atlanta Counties: Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, and Rockdale. Last year, the Atlanta Area Council served over 44,000 youth, and 10,000 adult volunteers, with over 900 youth 400 adults in Clayton County Scouting. The Atlanta Area Council Volunteer Service Center, located at 1800 Circle 75 Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia, is the operations center for all of the Council’s activities throughout the year.

For more information about the Tara District Scout Fair, please contact Lee Harper at 404-790-6455 or at lharper@atlantabsa.org
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Frankie Lyle Chapter #2074, UDC, Hosts 2nd Annual Bar-B-Q

The Frankie Lyle Chapter #2074 of the UDC in Jonesboro, GA will host its 2nd annual Bar-B-Q on Saturday, May 16 from 5:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. at the Old Historical Jail on King Street in Jonesboro. Tickets are $6.00 and can be purchased at the event. Bar-B-Q plate consists of chopped pork, slaw, pickles, stew, and bread, and tea. Take out plates available. Baked goods will be auctioned at the end of the Bar-B-Q. Bar-B-Q cooked by retired Sheriff Bill Lemacks and his top chefs.
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Clayton Community Big Band Performs Free Concert in Spivey Hall, May 4

The Clayton State University Department of Music presents the Clayton Community Big Band (CCBB) concert “Ties That Bind - a Cavalcade of Musical Friends” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4 in Spivey Hall. This concert is free and open to the public.

“This should prove to be our biggest concert ever,” says CCBB Director Stacey Houghton who shares that several special guests - including Clayton State University President and bongo aficionado Dr. Thomas K. Harden - will perform in the concert.

Highlights also include feature performances by several CCBB soloists, a special tribute to late composer Neal Hefti by tenor saxophonist and jazz educator Bob Greenhaw and Houghton, and an appearance by the Clayton State University Jazz Combo.

In addition to Harden, the guest percussionists contributing their musical talents in “Ties That Bind” are as follows: Clayton State music faculty members Dr. Douglas Wheeler and Dr. Kristen Lyman, and Clayton State Director of Human Resources John Brooks.

Personnel performing include the following accomplished musicians: Houghton (Rex), director and tenor saxophone; Sorrell Carr (Jonesboro), Paul Powell (McDonough), Peter Swan (Jonesboro), Clifton Stewart (Lovejoy) and Michael Terry (Meansville) on saxophone; Michael Wheeler (Forest Park), Anthony Bailey (Decatur), Mark Lewis (McDonough) and Daniel Sims (Forest Park) on trumpet; Doug Murray (Jonesboro), Dr. Patrick Carney (Stockbridge), Amy Castillo (Jackson) and Mark Gladfelter (Ellenwood) on trombone; Stephanie Butler (Atlanta) and Pablo Melgar (Lawrenceville) on piano; Tony Terrell (Lake City) and Chris Whitley on bass; Courtney Tatum (Lovejoy) on drums and Marc Agenor (McDonough), Caleb Halstead (McDonough), and Chris Odom (Lovejoy) on guitar.

“Ties That Bind” will also feature Clayton State student vocalists Danan Arnold and Kristy Bryant.

The CCBB is made up of Clayton State music students and talented community volunteers who meet and rehearse regularly nine months out of the year. The group performs two concerts a year in Spivey Hall, as well as at various community events.

For additional information on “Ties That Bind” or to learn more about the Clayton Community Big Band, please contact Houghton at houghtones@aol.com.

A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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