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Trouble hits the Middle East and terrorism fears rise, a hurricane hits the Gulf Coast and diesel prices rise, an E-Coli epidemic hits the spinach crops and no one can feel safe about their vegetables anymore. All these and more are factors that push landowners and window box gardeners to look toward being more self-sufficient when it comes to the food they provide themselves and their families. Other landowners may be looking to create or supplement their income with agricultural businesses. With Carroll and the surrounding counties being heavily covered in rich, often unused land, it is no surprise that interest in learning ways to bring it to life has risen. In response to this need, the University of West Georgia's Department of Continuing Education has established the "Sustainable Growers School".

Imagination and creativity bring Fender Center for Music Education ...

When establishing a non-profit organization, there are two very important things needed to make the difference between it becoming an ordinary organization, and an organization that sparkles like a rare canary diamond. Those two elements are a little imagination, and a lot of creativity. That is exactly what Corona's Fender Center for Music Education possesses.Founded in July of 1997, the Fender Center for Music Education was created to instill a love of music in children between the ages of 7 and 17-years-old. With the amount of music education programs being cut in public schools, and the high price of music lessons, the Center offers a venue where children can experience music first-hand, even if they come from underprivileged families, and do not have the means for expensive music and/or vocal lessons.

Former GP workers work toward retraining, education

OTSEGO COUNTY — Staffs at local educational and employment facilities continue assisting displaced employees a year after the closing of Georgia-Pacific (G-P).Michigan Works! offers a job search program, which includes job research, access to the resource center and access to the Michigan Talent Bank where workers can place their resume on the Internet while utilizing the system for job searching.According to Tammi Ward, Michigan Works Northeast Michigan area manager, her staff is working with many displaced employees — not just former G-P employees.Though Michigan Works! is not an unemployment office; it provides resource information, including 800-numbers to aid in any further questions.G-P employees are trade certified by the Dept. of Labor. That means that under the Trade Act program, employees are assisted in job searching, training, relocation and a job search allowance for travel of more than 50 miles.

Charleston schools meet federal NCLB standard

CHARLESTON -- There appears to be only a single blip on the screen with the Charleston school district's state test scores this year, and Darryl Taylor thinks he might be able to get the screen cleared anyway.With the exception of special education students at Charleston High School, the district's schools scored well enough to meet the Adequate Yearly Progress requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.Taylor, who oversees curriculum as the school district's associate superintendent, said he plans to try to appeal the CHS results because the school did show progress."I believe we're on the right track," Taylor said. "We're looking for student performance to show higher levels of student learning."

The district recently received its AYP report from the Illinois State Board of Education from tests students took last spring in reading and math.

Director raises preschool to great heights

A newspaper ad in the Delaware Coast Press turned Diane Camper's life around. She lives in Milford but gets the daily News Journal which includes the Delaware Coast Press with its delivery each week. That's where she saw the ad that said a director-teacher was needed to start the "Little Ones Lutheran Preschool" at The Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Rehoboth Beach.

This was in 2002. Diane was hired and the preschool is now five years old and thriving.

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