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Eighth-annual Coweta’s Dancing Stars could be biggest yet By BRADLEY HARTSELL bradley@newnan.com
Coming off its most successful fundraising effort last year, Coweta’s Dancing Stars returns on April 14. T he eig ht h-a n nu a l d a nci ng competition is following a year when the event raised $81,000 for Community Welcome House, a Newnan safe haven for abused women and children. To be held at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts at 7 p.m., this year’s competition is themed “Pop Century,” where each of the 11 dancing teams will perform a routine based on a specific decade, from the Roaring Twenties into the future. The dancing competition is similar to ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Tickets are $15 for upper level seating, $30 for lower level. Tickets and pre-show donations can be found at www.communitywelcomehouse.org. The teams are comprised of 11 professionals paired with a professional dance instructor from each of the four studios in Coweta County – Southern Arc Dance, Star Dance Studio, Sharpsburg Dance Academy and Southern Crescent Academy of Dance. The teams are: Carol Chambers of 92. 5 The
Bear with Clay Callaway of Star Dance Studio, Dr. Charley Cheney of Complete Dental A rts with A bba Howa rd of Sh a r psbu r g Dance Academy, MaryClaire Dangel-Palmer of Cancer Treatment Centers of America with Kaitlin Green of Star Dance Studio, Mark Fenninger of Coweta County Sheriff ’s Office with his wife, Kristi Fen n i nger of Sta r Da nce St udio, Barry Griffin of The Souther n Cred it Un ion w it h Ca ren Sharp of Sharpsburg Dance Academy, Janette Higgins of NewnanCoweta Humane Society with CJ Johnson of Southern Crescent Academy of Dance, Tish Kondas of Showtime Training Center with David R ichards of Sharpsburg Dance Academy, Brian Morgan of Fellowship of Christian Athletes with Leigh McGuffey of Star Dance Studio, Jack Perry of Source Point Coaching with Tonya Gregg of Southern Crescent Academy of Dance, Jennifer Key of Piedmont Newnan Hospital with Billy Cranford of Star Dance Studio, and Corby Winters of The Newnan Times-Herald with Paulo Manso of Southern Arc Dance. The studios drew their team’s respective decade from a hat, and Higgins and Johnson drew “the future.” The benef it event will follow the chronology of the cen-
Eleven teams are partnering for the eighth-annual Coweta’s Dancing Stars on April 14 at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts. The dance competition benefits Community Welcome House. From left, front, Abba Howard, Carol Chambers, Janette Higgins, MaryClaire Dangel-Palmer, Jennifer Key, Corby Winters; back, Caren Sharp, Paulo Manos, Mark Fenninger, David Richards, Jack Perry, Barry Griffin, Charley Cheney, Brian Morgan, Tish Kondas and Tonya Gregg. Not pictured: Billy Cranford, CJ Johnson, Leigh McGuffey and Clay Callaway.
tury, and Higgins says while “the future” was overwhelming at first, “because it hasn’t happened yet,” their routine being open to interpretation allows them to “close out the show with a bang.” “It’s going to be fun and different. I think people are going to really enjoy us, with our audience
participation and our futuristic lighting and costumes,” said Higgins. “We took current hit songs and added our own touch to them, so there’s a lot of energy in our dance.” Higg i ns says she’s kept her team’s performance totally secret – not even her family knows what
songs or routine she and Johnson, a hip-hop instructor, will perform to. What she’s not keeping secret, however, is she’s dedicating her performance to her late mother, who lost her 10-year battle with
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The annual Sweep the Hooch cleanup will be April 11. In this photo from last year’s event, volunteers including James Stephens, front left, unload trash collected along the river.
Annual ‘Sweep the Hooch’ cleanup event returns April 11 By SARAH FAY CAMPBELL sarah@newnan.com
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Brighten up your Easter feast with unique flavor twists to refresh traditional dishes like ham and deviled eggs. And don’t forget the decorations — it’s easy to create vibrant centerpieces using eggs dyed in the hottest seasonal shades.
“We’ve developed easy tips to dress up your table, from the ham to the centerpiece,” said Mary Beth Harrington of the McCormick Kitchens. “An orange glaze can bring new flavor to the classic ham, while food color can be used to make
a variety of spring-inspired egg dyes to feature in Easter table décor.” For more E a ster d i nner recipes and egg dyeing ideas, check out www. McCormick.com and visit McCormick Spice on Facebook and Pinterest.
It ’s a l mo s t t i me to “Sweep the Hooch.” The annual Chattahoochee R iver clea n up is coming up April 11, and this year, volunteers will be cleaning up two sections of the river in Coweta County. The section of the Chattahoochee that can easily be accessed from Chattahoochee Bend State Park gets cleaned twice a year. But this time, volunteers will also tackle the section from the Ga. Hwy. 16 bridge to the “north platform” camping site at Chattahoochee Bend. T here a re a lso opportunities for volunteers to clean up from the banks. Those wishing to participate must pre-register at www.sweepthehooch.org. There are plenty of opportunities on other parts of
the river, as well. There are a total of 38 participating sites for the cleanup, which i s s p o n s o r e d b y C h a tta hoochee R iverkeeper, the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, and Upper Chattahoochee Trout Unlimited. Chatta hoochee Bend State Park has a limited number of canoes available for volunteers wishing to clean up the lower section of the river. Those must be reserved in advance, either by contacting the Chattahoochee Bend park office at 770-254-7271 or Friends of Chattahoochee Bend River Committee Chairman Greg Hyde at FriendsofChattahoocheeBend@gmail.com. Hyde said the upper river cleanup is only for experienced paddlers. T here a r e s o m e r a pi d s a l o n g that stretch, which passes McIntosh Reser ve pa rk ,
and a low dam at the Georgia Power intake can be troublesome. They are limiting the upper cleanup to 10 boats. So far, six people have signed up. Hyde said they are still working out the logistics, but t he volu nteers w i l l likely drop off their trash at the north platform takeout but continue down to the boat ramp to get off the river. That makes the entire trip about 11 miles. The lower stretch of river is about 3.5 miles. There are about 20 slots left for the lower cleanup, as well as plenty of room for people who wa nt to clean up from the bank. For more information, v i s i t w w w. S w e e pT h e Hooch.org. You can f ind out more about the Friends of Ch at ta hoochee B end State Park at www.BendFriend.com.