Thursday, February 19, 2009

Feb. 19 updates from www.bartowheadlines.com

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Tonight/Cartersville City Council meeting, 7 p.m. You can hear the meeting live on WBHF 1450 AM and on the Webcast here on Bartow Headlines. Click: Agenda

>On the agenda are several items including a pouring license application for Chan S. "Eddie" Yap's new Okinawa Restaurant at 1010 N. Tennessee St. near Fuddrucker's in Guyton Park.

Yap also owns Blue Fin, a new restaurant in Rome.

Sage Cottage Inn opens near Adairsville:  Bill as a "custom-built executive retreat nestled on 12.5 acres," Sage Cottage Inn opened earlier this month just off Hall Station Road/Smith Circle or two miles from Barnsley Gardens Resort. Sage offers a variety of suite plans with weeknight prices from $105 to $225 and weekends, $115 to $250. Also: gourmet breakfasts. For more, click Sage

Gingrey, congressional delegation touring Guam, Iwo Jima: U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey is among a congressional delegation touring parts of the Far East in part to discuss relocating Marines from Okinawa to Guam. The delegation is making stops in Guam and also will lay a wreath at Iwo Jima. For more on the trip, click Guam.

Work to begin on CVTC's culinary building: Look for construction to get under way later this spring on the new culinary arts center at Coosa Valley Technical College's Rome campus. Students are expected to be using the renovated and expanded Woodlee Building by this fall. The college already has had "pre-bid" conferences on the project with bids due by Feb. 25. The culinary arts program will take students a minimum of six quarters to complete (curriculum details). Chef Greg Paulson has been named the college's director of culinary arts.

New on Dining & Drink: We begin a series of snapshots showcasing wineries in Northwest Georgia. Our first stop: Three Sisters Vineyards> D&D

Weather Center / brought to you by Roman Court

-Wind advisory: Gusts to 30 mph, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

-Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Gusts as high as 25 mph.
-Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
-Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Winds of 20 mph.
-Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

-Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain, high near 57.
-Saturday night: 50 percent chance of snow/rain; low of 39.

-Extended forecast: Please click WeatherCenter

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable / brought to you by Riverside Toyota

-Be on the lookout: Tiger's on the way back. Also: Michael Phelps tints his windows. Click Arey

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