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Family Features Perk up your next picnic with these deliciously different sandwiches and salads that are super easy to prepare, plus they can be made ahead. Condiments make the difference between a good sandwich and a great sandwich. Grab a jar of Aunt Nellie’s Sliced Pickled Beets. Their sweet-tangy homemade flavor makes them a perfect base for quick relish to embellish all kinds of sandwiches. For a Greek-inspired relish, chop and toss the beets with marinated artichoke hearts and olives. Add to a basic turkey sandwich for a gourmet twist. Wrap up brunch favorites smoked salmon and cream cheese in a flour tortilla with a chopped pickled
beet-red onion-caper relish. Delicious any time! Pa ntr y staples, such as READ 3 or 4 Bean Salad and German Potato Salad, are handy head starts to fabulous salads. A can of bean salad, cooked tortellini, veggies and basil pesto make a picnic-perfect salad in minutes. German potato salad paired with gra iny musta rd a nd sliced steak becomes a rustic entree salad to serve atop convenient packaged greens. Pat io pa r t y or pot luck in the park, these new picnic picks will bring compliments. For additional recipes and serving suggestions, visit w w w. au nt nel l ie s .com or www.READSalads.com.
Participants square off during a recent Big Zombie Tour at Caldwell Tanks in Newnan. The demand for film-based tourism has seen Atlanta Movie Tours venturing into Coweta County 14 times a week.
GA tourism industry generates record impact
Parents can register new Coweta students throughout the summer Parents of students who will be new to the Coweta Count y School System (CCSS) in the 2015-16 academ ic yea r ca n reg ister ch i ldren t h roughout t he summer. Students entering kindergarten through grade 12 may register Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the CCSS Registration Center located at the rear of the central office at 167 Werz Industrial Drive in Newnan. The center may be reached at 770-254-5551. Online pre-registration m ater i a l s c a n be fou nd at w w w. c owe t a s c h o ol s . org. Parents should complete online pre-registration before coming to the center.
Georgia law requires students be 4 years old by Sept. 1 to enroll in pre-kindergarten, and 5 years old by Sept. 1 to enroll in kindergarten. Students enrolled in pre-k classes during the 2014-15 school year do not need to register again to enter kindergarten. Children who will be 5 before Sept. 1 and have not registered for school must do so to begin kindergarten classes on Aug. 7. S t ude nt s m u s t a t te nd the school for which their home is districted. To find out what elementary school district serves an address, call CCSS Transportation Department at 770-254-2820. To enroll a student, parents need to provide the
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following: 1. Birth Certificate – A state-issued, certified copy is required (hospital certificates not accepted). 2. Social Security Card 3. Proof of Residence – two items from the following list are required for address verification: a. Mortgage documents or a security deed that indicates the location of the residence; b. Apa rtment or home lease or rent receipt indicating the current address; c. Current electrical bill or application for electrical service showing the current
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The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s tourism division announced that the state’s tourism industry generated $57.1 billion in business sales, including direct, indirect and induced impact in 2014, up 6.7 percent, according to the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics. The tourism industry supports employment across m a ny i n d u s t r y s e c tor s , employ i ng a n est i m ated 425,000 Georgians statewide. As president of Senoia Enterprises, Scott Tigchelaar spoke to the power that tourism is playing in Coweta County. “Tourism is alive and well in Coweta and all over Georgia,” said Tigchelaar. “Film
related tourism is having a great impact locally. We’re certainly seeing, from a tourist perspective, people from all over the world coming to our area.” Many are fans of “The Walking Dead” and coming from around the globe. “ We have people from Europe who are coming here for their summer vacations,” Tigchelaar said. “It used to be if you walked down Main Street, all the car tags were from Coweta, Fayette and Spalding counties – but now, they’re from all over the place.” While many are certainly purchasing “Walking Dead” merchandise, local industries such as restaurants and hotels are seeing the impact as well from their presence. Carrie Burns is the “chief
mov ie bu ff ” for At la nta Movie Tours who also has been direct recipients of the tourism surge Georgia is seeing. When the company began in 2012, their “Walking Dead” tours would pass through Coweta a few times each week. Now, the company is running daily tours and visiting the area up to 14 times each week. “A lot of the 15,000 participants in our tours have been ‘Walking Dead’ fans, so we’re making sure we have the best possible tour guides and busses,” Burns said. “The growth has been amazing to watch and be part of. We love coming down there.” “Without a doubt, tourism has grown to become one of the state’s leading industries
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