Donald Free School of Real Estate
1271 S. Houston Lake Rd.
Warner Robins, GA 31088

Course Date: January 29, 2008 Through April 24, 2008
Course Length: 84 Hours
Class Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday 6:15-9:30 P.M.
Two Saturday morning classes 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Course Fee: $500 tuition $60 books
Instructor: Carl S. Culvahouse, Broker

Payment can be by check, cash, credit card, or money order. Due to limited classroom seating, enrollment will be on a first come first served basis. Should you be unable to attend for any reason, a refund must be applied for prior to class starting date at the office of Donald Free School of Real Estate. Call (478)951-3733 for more information.

Pre-Registration Required

Upon the successful completion of the prelicense course you must take and pass a state real estate exam to qualify for a salesperson’s real estate license. The state exam is offered every Thursday through Saturday in Macon and costs $97.00. If you do not achieve a passing score on the state exam on your first attempt, you may retake
exam as many times as is necessary to obtain a passing score.

Class is scheduled for 84 hours and satisfies the education requirements of the Georgia Real Estate Commission Approved Sales Person Prelicense Course. Students are required to complete a minimum of 75 hours of classroom time to receive credit for the course. Students missing more than the allowed number of hours will be required to attend make-up classes in order to obtain credit

February 5
Rehoboth Baptist Association Wild Game Dinner
Est. # of People: 1800
Miller-Murphy-Howard Exhibit Hall
Info 478-987-0005

February 7-10th
2008 Fisharama/Turkeyrama
Est. # of People: 10,000
McGill/Georgia Building/Heritage Hall/New South/Roquemore
Info 770-787-7887

Feb 8-10th
HQHA Valentine Circuit Quarter Horse Show
Est # of People: 1800
Reaves Arena/Covered Horse Arena/Horse Barn
Info 770-227-2159

Feb 12th
Breenup 2008 Conference & Trade Show
Est # of People: 400
Miller Hall/Howard Hall/Conference Room D/H

Feb 15-16th
JJ Productions Trade Show
Est # of People: 400
Miller-Murphy-Howard Building
Info 973-351-9800

Feb 16th
Houston County Young Farmers Market Hog Show
Est # of People: 300
New South Arena/Sheep & Swine Barn
Info 478-988-6312

Feb 19th
American Public Works Equipment SHow
Est # of People: 500
Miller-Murphy-Howard Building
Info 912-538-8957

Feb 20-24th
Georgia National Junior Livestock Show
Est # of People: 15,000
Reaves/Beef & Dairy/New South/Multi Purpose Bldg.
Info 478-987-3247 or 800-987-3247

Feb 21-23rd
Georgia National Rodeo
Est # of People: 15,000
Reaves Arena
Info 478-987-3247 or 800-987-3247

Feb 26th
Middle Georgia Technical College “Career Scavenger Hunt”
Est # of People: 800
Miller/Murphy/Howard Building
Info 478-988-6883

Feb 29-March 1st
Southeastern Model Show 2008
Est # of People: 3,000
McGill Marketplace/Georgia Living/ Miller-Murphy-Howard Building
Info 478-926-5404

Feb 29-March 2nd
HQHA Georgia National Quarter Horse Show
Est # of People: 1,665
Reaves/Covered Horse Arena/Horse Barn
Info 770-227-2159

For Gov. Sonny Perdue there’s one positive thing to be said about a drought. “When the water’s down, it’s a good time to build a boat ramp,” he said Friday afternoon to a crowd of community and state leaders, as he started explaining the $19 million Go Fish Georgia initiative that will have its focal point in Perry.

The Go Fish Georgia Center will be built on a 120-acre site located on the south side of the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter. There will be a 15,000 square foot welcome center, with a fishing pond for family use, and a warm water hatchery. In addition there will be interpretative trails and outdoor classrooms.

The site was chosen in part because of its key location along I-75, Perdue said.

“Over 60,000 cars a day pass this way,” Perdue said. “It’s a major travel corridor for anglers headed to other states to fish, and I want them to stop in here.”

The center in Perry, which was supported with an additional $2.5 million from local agencies, will be part of a statewide bass fishing trail, with 15 sites. Eight of those will include mega-ramps. The other sides are spread out across the state at Lake Blackshear in Cordele, Lake Lanier, Hartwell Lake, the Richard B. Russell Lake in Elbert County, the Clarks Hill Lake in Columbia County, the Savannah River Robert Baurle Ramp in Augusta, the Altamaha River in Jesup, Lake Seminole near Bainbridge, and West Point Lake in Troup County.

Perdue gave credit for the original idea of building up bass fishing in Georgia to Les Ager of Kathleen, who has urged the development of fishing tournaments in Georgia.

According to information provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which has done most of the study leading up to the Go Fish Georgia initiative, resident and non-resident anglers currently spend about $569 million each year on fishing in Georgia, and a major bass fishing tournament can have a $4.5 million economic impact on the local community. A championship event, it was noted, can have a $27 million economic impact. The governor said he was particularly proud of the private and public support for the project, which has the goals of family-friendly access, as well as boosting tourism.

Georgia is currently the sixth highest among states in sending resident anglers to other states and 21st in attracting non-resident anglers. Perdue said he had become aware that neighboring states were holding major bass tournaments in “our shared waters” and he is hoping to reverse that trend.