Month: January 2014

Thompson-Shoemaker engagement

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Thompson of Fayetteville, Ga., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Lynn Thompson, to Adam James Shoemaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Shoemaker of Peachtree City, Ga.

Whitney is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Jenkins of Forest Park, Ga., Ms. Jesse Stearns of Rex, Ga., and Mr. I.M. Thompson of Inverness, Fla.

Adam is the grandson of Mrs. Louise Shoemaker and the late Mr. James Shoemaker of Calumet City, Ill., and Mrs. Joan Stuart and the late Dr. Edward Stuart of Gainesville, Fla.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/thompson-shoemaker-engagement

Volunteers work to save historic Hopeful Primitive Baptist Church, cemetery

Hopeful Primitive Baptist Church in the Hopeful Community of northeastern Fayette County was one of the first five churches formed in the late 1820s in Fayette County and, sadly, it has fallen into a bad state of disrepair. It has no members and property has been deeded to the community center across the street.

But there is always hope on the horizon.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/volunteers-work-save-historic-hopeful-primitive-baptist-church-cemetery

COS Lutheran to offer Financial Peace University Jan. 15

Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will offer Financial Peace University, a nine-session course which looks at “healthy habits for dealing with financial resources” in a Christian context.

Learn how to maximize your money, use a budget, spend and save wisely, manage debt and take concrete steps to a strong financial position—using a faith perspective.

The course’s author, Dave Ramsey, has conducted training for thousands of individuals.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/cos-lutheran-offer-financial-peace-university-jan-15

Ebenezer UMC’s cookbook offers favorite recipes from the past and present

Ebenezer United Methodist Church’s women’s group is offering its “Savor the Memories” Cookbook for sale to the public. The book is described as “an absolutely beautiful cookbook with our Ebenezer United Methodist Church pictured on the padded hardback cover.”

The book is in a three-ring binder with tabbed dividers for quick reference. The laminated cover can easily be wiped clean.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/ebenezer-umc%E2%80%99s-cookbook-offers-favorite-recipes-past-and-present

Religion Briefs 01/08/14

GriefShare begins at Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity Catholic Church will offer GriefShare, a 13-week Christian video/discussion support group for those who are coping with the death of a loved one, either recently or from years past. Sessions will start on Jan. 8 and 10. The church offers an evening program on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. or a morning program on Fridays from 9:30-11:30 a.m in Room #103 in the Faith Formation building. For more information, contact Gayle Reddy, 770- 631-8251.

GriefShare starts Jan. 9

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/religion-briefs-010814

Bonds & Stocks Pop As Silver Drops

Despite the best day in the S&P (+0.6%) since the Taper (12/18), this remains the worst start to a year since 2005. The Dow stands out as the best of the bad bunch ( down only 0.25% from 2013 close highs) while Trannies remain the worst. Homebuilders tumbled back to recouple with Financials post-Taper. Treasuries decided to ignore the equity strength and rallied once again (with 10Y now -10bps on the year) even as the USD was well bid back to unch on the week (once again all the vol in the US open to EU close period) with notable CAD weakness to its lowest since May 2010. USDJPY was on-and-off in charge with stocks staying in sync until the EU close, reconnecting briefly in the afternoon, then taking off again. VIX dropped back under 13% (but stocks were relatively outperforming). Precious metals remained in the headlines, this time with weakness, but from the early spike down, they recovered half the losses.

 

Some recovery today but stocks remain off their 2013 close highs (and worst start to year since 2005)…

 

S&P 500 took out yesterday's pre-open highs and as opposed to yesterday found support at VWAP today… and dumped to it perfectly at the close

 

From the Taper, homebuilders have recoupled with Financials and Tech, Staples and Utes remain the underperformers…

 

Bonds continue to rally…10YTSY  -10bps but notably 30Y mortgages are +1bps!

 

VIX remained well correlated but stocks were notable outperformers from the open…

 

Once again, JPY carry was in charge into the European close – briefly reconnected – then disconnected into the US close…

 

Precious metals were monkey-hammered early but rallied back as the day wore on…

 

The USD rose back to unchanged on the week (led by notable CAD weakness – worst day since Nov 2011 to May 2010 lows)…once again all the vol occurred between US open and EU close…

 

Year-to-date, correlations are 'odd' across asset classes… strong USD, strong precious metals, strong bonds, weak oil and weak stocks…

 

Charts: Bloomberg


    



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Bonds & Stocks Pop As Silver Drops

Despite the best day in the S&P (+0.6%) since the Taper (12/18), this remains the worst start to a year since 2005. The Dow stands out as the best of the bad bunch ( down only 0.25% from 2013 close highs) while Trannies remain the worst. Homebuilders tumbled back to recouple with Financials post-Taper. Treasuries decided to ignore the equity strength and rallied once again (with 10Y now -10bps on the year) even as the USD was well bid back to unch on the week (once again all the vol in the US open to EU close period) with notable CAD weakness to its lowest since May 2010. USDJPY was on-and-off in charge with stocks staying in sync until the EU close, reconnecting briefly in the afternoon, then taking off again. VIX dropped back under 13% (but stocks were relatively outperforming). Precious metals remained in the headlines, this time with weakness, but from the early spike down, they recovered half the losses.

 

Some recovery today but stocks remain off their 2013 close highs (and worst start to year since 2005)…

 

S&P 500 took out yesterday's pre-open highs and as opposed to yesterday found support at VWAP today… and dumped to it perfectly at the close

 

From the Taper, homebuilders have recoupled with Financials and Tech, Staples and Utes remain the underperformers…

 

Bonds continue to rally…10YTSY  -10bps but notably 30Y mortgages are +1bps!

 

VIX remained well correlated but stocks were notable outperformers from the open…

 

Once again, JPY carry was in charge into the European close – briefly reconnected – then disconnected into the US close…

 

Precious metals were monkey-hammered early but rallied back as the day wore on…

 

The USD rose back to unchanged on the week (led by notable CAD weakness – worst day since Nov 2011 to May 2010 lows)…once again all the vol occurred between US open and EU close…

 

Year-to-date, correlations are 'odd' across asset classes… strong USD, strong precious metals, strong bonds, weak oil and weak stocks…

 

Charts: Bloomberg


    



via Zero Hedge http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zerohedge/feed/~3/x6lt5iqbRI4/story01.htm Tyler Durden

Alton Edsel Martin, 80, of Fayetteville

Alton Edsel “Eddie” Martin, 80, of Fayetteville, passed away Jan. 4, 2014.

He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy. He was self-employed and owned Martin Flourescent Company for years.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years Geneva Martin; son Marty Martin; grandchildren Angela, Sheila, Jessica, William, and Rylee; and great-grandchildren Kelsey and Paisley.

A funeral service was held Mon., Jan. 6, 2014 at 1 p.m. at the Chapel of Mowell Funeral Home, Fayetteville.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/alton-edsel-martin-80-fayetteville

Katherine Hayes Dyer, 91, of Peachtree City

Katherine Hayes Dyer, 91, of Peachtree City, passed away January 3, 2014.

She was always family oriented and focused her attention on her family. She was preceded in death by her parents W. C. and Eunice Hayes; husband Drury Dyer, Sr.; and grandson Derek Dyer.

She is survived by her sons Drury N. Dyer, Jr. and wife Leslie of Peachtree City and William Randall Dyer of Cumming; granddaughter Lauren Dyer Grieca and husband Anthony Grieca of Peachtree City.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Shepherd Center, 2020 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Ga., 30309.

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via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/katherine-hayes-dyer-91-peachtree-city