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R apist Military plane carrying four crashes in Fannin kills 3 dead, himself 1 missing

5:30 a suspicious vehicle matching the description of Carringer's Xterra was reported in the Midtown Atlanta Area on Peachtree Street. Police arrived on the scene shortly thereafter. "The man in the vehicle said that he had explosives, and was suicidal," said Major R.L. Browning of the Atlanta Police Department. Police attempted to talk with Carringer to no avail. A SWAT team was soon called in and about 20 mins. later a gunshot was heard from inside the SUV. A bomb Gilmer County Sheriff squad robot detonated a window James Scott Carringer and after thorough inspection, no After a three hour standoff with explosives were found. That is also an Atlanta SWAT team, James when they found that the driver Scott Carringer, 42 of Young Har- was dead from a self inflicted gunris, GA ended his own life. The shot wound. He was confirmed to events leading up to this tragedy be James Scott Carringer. started on Tuesday, April 6th when Peachtree Street was blocked off Carringer drove to Kennesaw, GA in Midtown Atlanta from 5:30 to and met a relative at Dick's sport- 8:30 am and the altercation caused ing goods parking lot in Kennesaw. many traffic jams during the heavy He then abducted the 19 year old morning commuter hours. Carfemale, drove her to a remote part ringer was a home appraiser workof Gilmer County and raped her. ing with the Appraisal Agency in Early on Wednesday morning Young Harris, GA. The Georgia Carringer released the victim at Real Estate Commission's website the campus of Kennesaw State reports that Carringer's appraiser University where she attends col- license had been revoked. lege. She then proceeded to check Carringer was a former resident herself into North Georgia Medi- of Cherokee County, NC. Out of cal Center and reported the crime respect for the victim and the famto Gilmer County Police. The po- ily Carringer, no further informalice then issued an alert for Carrin- tion will be released concerning ger's black Nissan Xterra. the rape, and the case is now said On Thursday Morning around to be closed.

By ELAINE OWEN Sentinel Writer

A Naval aircraft based in Pensacola, FL and used for training purposes crashed just after 5 p.m. Monday. The US Navy T-39 Sabreliner crashed in a field off Star Creek Road in Fannin County. According to FAA officials, the plane was part of Training Air Wing 6, which conducts routine crosscountry missions through Fannin County. The plane went down after after narrowly missing a home and set fire to the woods where it This helicopter made at least six trips carrying water to the crash site. crashed. A U.S Forestry Service helicopter was called in to keep the fire contained. The copter was leased from Helicopter Express in Lawrenceville, Georgia, one of the largest fire contractors in the United States. According to witnesses, the downed aircraft was mangled with little left other than the tail section. Officials said the pilot and two others were confirmed dead in the crash. Rescuers are searching for a fourth person said to have been on the plane. The pilot and crew members were not identified at press time. U.S. Navy T-39 Sabreliner aircraft.

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Senate Cultivates Climate of Business and Job Growth

By SEN. CHIP PEARSON Columnist

ATLANTA (April 8, 2010) – The legislature’s primary goal this session is to cultivate an environment that revitalizes Georgia’s job and economic sector. The Senate has taken significant steps toward that goal by passing legislation centered on less spending, lower

taxes, providing business growth incentives and finding government efficiencies to spur economic development. Here’s a look at some of the key solutions the Senate has passed so far that will drive Georgia’s recovery. Job Growth (HB 1023): Now awaiting final approval from the governor, the Jobs, Opportunity, and Business Success Act of 2010 ( JOBS Act of 2010) is a shot in the arm to Georgia’s sluggish job sector. The Senate made quick work of passing this legislation that is designed specifically to encourage and reward those who invest in Georgia and create jobs. First, employers will receive credit against the unemployment tax if

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they hire someone currently receiving unemployment benefits. Three other key elements of the bill include the creation of an “angel investor� tax credit, which will reward those who invest in Georgia start-up companies that create jobs. The bill also updates Georgia tax code by eliminating the state’s “net worth� tax, a 1930’s relic that punishes companies that accumulate wealth. Finally, there will be a 25 percent reduction in the long-term capital gains rate once the state’s reserve fund reaches $1 billion, followed by a 50 percent reduction the next year. By recognizing that free-markets, investment, and the private sector are the key to job recovery, we’re giv-

ing Georgia a competitive edge in creating economic growth. Property Taxes (SB 346 & SB 517): Senate Bill 346 is the most sweeping overhaul of the Georgia property tax system in decades and achieved unanimous approval in the Senate. The Property Tax Assessment and Appeals reform bill is aimed at ensuring all Georgia properties are properly assessed at Fair Market Value and that property owners have guaranteed rights to appeal. Senate Bill 517 eliminates the state’s portion of a tax on the American Dream, which is home ownership. Homeowners need as much financial relief as possible and should not be over-taxed. The

State of Georgia currently levies an ad valorem tax on all property, and is a component of local property tax bills. The state millage rate is a quarter mil (.25/$1,000 assessed value). Counties argue that the state requires them to do property assessments and to collect ad valorem tax. This is a major step in allowing local governments to have more control over property taxation. Removing the state ad valorem tax will have no effect on counties, cities and school funding. The prohibition of the tax begins once state reserve funds reach $500 million. Health Care Protection (SB 317): Georgians deserve the right to choose their own health care.

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By Jim Fitzgerald Sentinel Guest Columnist

LEANING LEFT

Even though one writer has suggested – indeed stated as fact – that the equivalent of the combined populations of Wyoming, North Dakota, and Vermont descended on DC to protest health care, a number even conservative bloggers disagree with, I think we can all agree that a significant number of people were in the Capitol. Their gathering was democracy in action, up to a point. Even though this nation has a long history of protests against unpopular policies, I remember anti-Vietnam war protesters in the late 1960’s, and how ugly that scene became as I watched it on the nightly news. I was in the military at the time and wholeheartedly agreed with the then-current conservative slogan, America: Love It or Leave It. However, those protests, unlike many others, cast an ugly, dark mood over the country. In spite of conservative pundits trying to put a good face on the DC protests, their actions reminded me of the anti-Vietnam war protesters. One writer had the gall to suggest that our black Congressmen were lying about being called the “n� word. In fact, he is putting forth the argument trying to be made by conservative pundits that such unacceptable behavior was fabricated. Such reasoning is excessively cynical, bordering on paranoia. I do not think that protests that split this country into two hardened factions is healthy or productive. They were not healthy in the 1960’s and I do not think they are healthy today. Legitimate protest should not include personal slurs and when such slurs occur, the leaders of the movement should denounce them publicly. We can say that

there have been threats made on the lives of Congress-people from both sides, conservative and progressive. Such behavior is inexcusable regardless of who is guilty. Such behavior should not be defended unless we consider hate speech to be a family value. In my opinion, the protests have gone over the top, just as they did in the 1960’s. Even in a democracy, there are limits to protests, just as there are limits to free speech. The disagreement has gotten too ugly and that, in turn, begins to threaten the foundation of democracy. One writer chastised me to “get [my] facts straight� but then misquoted Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. By changing one word, the writer totally mischaracterized the meaning and intent of what she said before the 2010 Legislative Conference for National Association of Counties. She did not exhort Congress to pass the health care reform bill so that “we� can find out what is in it, indicating the Democrats had no idea what they were voting on. Here is her actual quote: “But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.� When quoted correctly, there is an entirely different meaning. However, I do agree with the writer that when writing an article for a wide audience, it behooves the writer to check and double check their facts. With that in mind, I invite anyone to point out inaccuracies in my articles. I make no claim to inerrancy. However, I do complete a background check on everything I write about and work to make sure I do not repeat inaccurate material. With that in mind, a writer piqued my interest last week who said Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey was the origin of the “I can

see Alaska from my house� remark. So, I Googled the internet and found that was true, but misleading. Sarah Palin has been ridiculed because her answers to questions about her foreign policy experience have been nonsensical, not because they were false. For example, what she really said, that Tina Fey made fun of, was: “They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.� This statement was from an ABC News interview, September 11, 2008, suggesting that the ability to see Russia from Alaska constituted foreign policy experience. In a follow-up interview with Katie Couric on CBS, she said: “As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border.� This was an attempt, once again, to explain why Alaska's proximity to Russia gave her foreign policy experience for the US Vice-Presidency (interview on September 24, 2008). If the ability to see Russia counts as foreign policy experience, then anyone who travels outside the United States has a ton of such experience. Next week, I hope to focus my column of the effects of the new health care reform on the citizens of Georgia, especially the Ninth District. For example, 203,000 seniors in Georgia will have their brand-name drug costs in the Medicare Part D “doughnut hole� reduced by 50% while 1.1 million seniors will start receiving free preventative services. I am the first to admit that there are problems with the bill just passed but, frankly, we had to start somewhere. Future changes in the system will be more gradual and, hopefully, do a much better job reigning in costs.

EDITOR'S INBOX Much speculation has arisen after the recent events involving the radical behavior of local, James Scott Carringer. Investigations should be in order with his possible connection to the local area female abductions, along with one abduction of a young girl in Alabama. The black Nissan External used in the Atlanta kidnapping of Carringer’s step-daughter could possibly be linked to the case in Alabama. It has been stated by several community members that knew of Carringer that he owned a silver Xterra as well. The vehicle matches the one related to the Cornwell case, except for the Florida tag. If you were planning to do what he did, how hard would it be to steal a phony tag. They can check to see if his grandmother lives in FL. If so, then maybe she is the one that wrote the letters to Cherokee County, NC. If it is a match, it's worth further investigation. This is worthy of a lot of interest. "He" is obviously a rapist. No argument here. He just proved his ability to be brutal, criminal, and crazy, after his stand off with SWAT and the suicide. Add that to his silver Xterra SUV that reportedly was used in Kristi Corn-

well’s abduction, and the reported late model silver SUV used in the attempted abduction in Ranger, what do you think? Carringer’s sister committed suicide two years ago after attempting to kill her children. The sister's married name is Davis and she was from Brasstown, NC. Kristi's so called boyfriend, Douglas Davis, was on the phone with her when she was taken and if I'm not mistaken, he is from NC. I know Davis is a common name but isn't that a weird coincidence? He also has a conviction in Clay County in 2000. Assault and harassment, received probation/parole. Would Kristi have supervised him as a Parole Officer? Many people are beginning to talk in the community that have legitimate insight on the suspects/victims involved. You can read more on topix.com. The fact of the matter is that he was a premeditated rapist, and there is too many coincidences not to at least investigate him as a possible suspect. - name withheld upon request

THE GREEN COLUMN

By Richard McCrea Columnist

The International Code Council Publishes a New Green Building Code What is the International Code Council? The organization that publishes the codes that our states have adopted. Your building inspector enforces these codes when inspecting your construction. Does this mean we will all have to build by this new code? Not unless the state government or local county adopts this code as law. The International Code Council writes many different codes, and our governments choose which ones they want to make law. They also might revise them to suit their own jurisdiction. Perhaps the government could make this an option instead of a requirement. Why is this news important to us? First because it can substantially change green building here in the mountains and throughout the rest of our country. At this time,

if you want to build and you want your building certified green, you must choose between several green building programs like Tennessee Valley Authority's Energyright Program, Western North Carolina's HealthyBuilt Home Program, Southface Institute's Earthcraft House Program, or LEED. Each program has its advantages and disadvantages. Usually you must find a builder that is approved to build under this program. You also need someone to inspect and certify that your building meets the program's requirements during various stages of construction. If the new green building code is adopted where you live, it would be enforced by your building inspectors. This would make green building certification much more accessible to all. But this would come at a cost. The inspectors would need extensive training. The local building departments would need access to expensive testing equipment to test the home and the ductwork for air leaks.

There is another reason this is important to us. Right now the International Code Council has published a draft of this code on their web site for public review and comment. If you are concerned with this issue, you can download your own copy, study it, and email back the changes you would like to see. People in the construction industry like to complain about building codes. But if they have a valid complaint they can do something about it. They can submit their idea to the International Code Council. If the council's engineers see that the complaint has merit, if a change would not raise building costs too much, if it would improve construction, they just might change the code. For your copy of this new code: www.iccsafe.org Click on “Codes, Standards, and Guidelines� then “International Green Construction Code.� Download your own copy. This column also invites your input. Email me your questions and ideas.

RECLINING RIGHT

By James F. Davis Sentinel Guest Columnist

It has been said that for liberals and Socialists, history begins when they got up in the morning. It appears to have been confirmed by President Obama who has negotiated a nuclear weapons reduction treaty with Russia that gives away a lot, and gets virtually nothing in return. Obama has agreed to cut US military weapons in the one area where the United States holds a substantial advantage. Russia holds a substantial advantage in conventional tactical low yield nuclear weapons and troops. They are not addressed in this treaty. Therefore it appears that the only real result of this Treaty will be to weaken the United States ability to defend itself and encourage our enemies to do more mischief. Under this Treaty the Russians essentially keeps the same number of its deployed strategic launchers, whereas the United States will have to destroy several hundred of ours. According to Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., a former national security adviser and weapons systems expert,

“The Russians are aggressively modernizing their strategic forces with both new missiles and warheads. They claim, that by 2015, roughly 80% of their long-range arsenal will have been upgraded - an activity the United States is subsidizing by paying them to dismantle their old weapons systems, freeing up funds for Moscow's modernization programs. By contrast, the United States has not introduced a new nuclear weapon in over 15 years.� Our missile submarines and bombers are even older, some dating back to the fifties and sixties. Also Moscow has said it will feel free to disregard this Treaty if they believe US missile defenses in Europe are a threat to its deterrent. Just for the record, when have the Russians ever actually kept their word in a Treaty? Those who know their history, realize that the Russians have rarely ever kept their word. Also under this Treaty the US is promising not to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states that are in compliance with the Treaty even if they attack the United States with biological or

chemical weapons or launch a paralyzing cyber attack. When this became public knowledge this past week, President Obama said he could “change his mind� after we are attacked. If we had a “fair and balanced press� with an ounce of common sense and guts, they would be demanding that Obama be impeached because he is breaking his sworn duty to “protect and defend� the United States. This would be laughable if it wasn't so serious. Some are beginning to wonder if it is true that Obama is trying to destroy the United States. We have seen him insult and undermine our strongest allies e.g., Britain, France, Germany, Israel, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Columbia, and more. But to our enemies like Iran he sends yearly greetings and poses for photo ops with brutal Marxists like Chavez of Venezuela and Putin. Those that have not learned the lessons of the past are bound to have been repeated. It is time to stop the Pollyannaish “Hope� and make the “Change.�

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS

PCs CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH! However, unless one happens to fall on your head while you’re walking down the street, personal computers can’t kill you—but they can hurt you! Every year nearly 2 million people suffer work-related musculoskeletal disorders, including repetitive strain injury, caused by computer use, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Now, since so many individuals have computers in their homes and many times the computers are just “stuck� any place available, and you sit on whatever stool or chair handy, doctors are hearing about and treating more and more complaints of wrist, back and neck pain. If you spend any amount of time with your lap top or at your PC work station, it behooves you to give some thought to how—and how long at a stretch you work. Ask yourself if you are following the suggested rules to keep you from acquiring a repetitive strain injury, such as (CTS) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome—of which there has been a decrease in the past five years, but there are still plenty of other prevalent repetitive stress ailments afflicting the hands, arms and elbows as a result of prolonged computer use. We also have a more recent complaint on the rise—take a guess! You’re right! (TMI) Text Messaging Injuries and some call it ‘Blackberry Thumb’. This injury may cause De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis—In de Quervain’s tenosynovitis, the sheath of the tendons on the thumb side of your wrist becomes inflamed or swollen, restricting the tendons’ movement. The result is discomfort and pain every time you turn your wrist, grasp anything or make a fist. According to the American Physical Therapy Association— when text messaging, people tend to tense their shoulders and upper arms, which cuts down circulation to the forearm at the time when the consistent movements of the

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thumb and fingers require increased blood flow. Also, because so many PDA users are middleaged businesspeople, overuse can inflame underlying arthritis, further increasing the risk of injury. When using your keyboard, the cardinal rule is, keep your wrist straight. Some PC users have found that a wrist support in front of the keyboard and/or actually putting an elastic wrist brace on their wrist helped. You want to support your wrists to prevent them from bending upward when typing or mousing. Ergonomics is a buzzword— to sell chairs, keyboards, desk, mouse, work station, etc‌ Ergonomics: “The science which is concerned with the problem of how to fit a job to man’s anatomical, physiological, psychological characteristics in such a way as to enhance human efficiency and well being.â€? I wish we could trust that everything that is labeled “Ergonomically Correctâ€? is really the best that we can do for ourselves—but often it is not—just a pretty color. YOUR CHAIR does have lumbar support, doesn’t it? And its height is adjustable, right? Finding the right chair is more difficult than you might think. The chairs height should be alterable, allowing you to find a place where you can sit with your arms level to your keyboard and your feet flat on the floor. Don’t overlook the armrests,

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whose height and width should both be adjustable. You ought to be able to tilt the chair back when you’re not typing so that you can occasionally take the load off your spine; and you may find a low foot stool is helpful when you are “resting your back�. (You can find a good chair between $100 - $300, but will take research.) To keep your back and neck healthy, take frequent breaks, getting up from the computer, stretching, and walking. Remember to drink plenty of water, especially when you are really working on a project! EYES are another area for concern when computing. If you wear glasses—you need a separate pair of computer glasses. If you wear bi or tri-focal glasses and try to use the computer for any length of time—you WILL develop a neck/ back problem. I took a yard stick and measured how far my eyes were from the screen (24 inches) and ask my eye doctor to fit me for a pair of computer glasses— and to put a small reading lens on the bottom—they are actually bi-focal—but fitted for me for computer use—I leave them at my computer—they are always handy. Computers are great, when they’re not a pain in the neck, back, wrist or eyes. For more information than you ever wanted to know—Google ‘computer health hazards’ or anything to do with injuries or computer repetitive injuries, etc. You can retrieve some helpful information—unless they are trying to sell you something! Claudia Parks, RN, is a former doctor’s office and emergency room nurse and retired as an educator from Fulton County (GA) Schools. She writes Your Health Matters as a public service; the information here is designed to help you make informed choices about your health. It is not intended as a substitute for the advice of your physician. Claudia and her husband make their home in the beautiful north Georgia Mountains, near Blairsville. Claudia can be reached at yhm@windstream.net

Unlike happiness, dependent on circumstances, Joy goes deeper, to the soul of delight. Happiness comes and goes, dissipates; “One joy shatters a hundred griefs.� –Chinese Proverb Joy can be present, even amidst darkest night. Joy comes in what we give, expecting no returns. Joy is a condition of mind that glows and burns. “Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm -Ethelene Dyer Jones and our intelligence aglow.� –Helen Keller “To get joy, we must give it; And to keep joy, we must scatter it.� –John Templeton

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Through Mountain Mists

PUBLISHER: Frank Bradley EDITOR: Jacob Harris EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Debbie Walker CIRCULATION: Debbie Walker BOOKKEEPING: Pat McCollum

By ETHELENE DYER-JONES Columnist

6SULQJ LQ $SSDODFKLD 7KH 6HUYLFH 6DUYLV 6RUEXV 7UHH %ORRPV In spring in Appalachia we look through eyes of winter’s lingering to see signs of renewal. Stretching up our mountainsides are trees with snow-white blooms, looking more like angel-clouds descended and brightening our still cool days. It is our sarvis tree (also known as service tree, an Anglicization of the Latin sorbus torminalis, or wild service tree). Its white blossoms are as welcome as the spring sunshine, as heartening as the balmy breezes that blow from the south to awaken all of nature and bring hope and beauty to a gray landscape. Our north Georgia poet, Byron Herbert Reece (1917-1958) wrote about the service tree in his second book of poems, Bow Down in Jericho (E. P. Dutton, 1950). The poem is so beautiful, so to-the-point. It gives such a clear word-picture of the scene that no explication should be forthcoming. Just enjoy his words, his insight, his flawless presentation in: We Could Wish Them a Longer Stay Plum, peach, apple and pear And the service tree on the hill Unfold blossom and leaf. From them comes scented air As the brotherly petals spill. Their tenure is bright and brief. We could wish them a longer stay, We could wish them a charmed bough

On a hill untouched by the flow consuming time; but they Are lovelier, dearer now Because they are soon to go, Plum, peach, apple and pear And the service blooms whiter than snow. -Byron Herbert Reece (in Bow Down in Jericho, 1950) Reece in his poem pairs the “service tree on the hill� with more domesticated trees common to Appalachian orchards: “plum, peach, apple and pear.� There on the mountainside, the service tree bears its blossoms, fragrant in the early-spring. It gives me a sense of connectedness to know that my grandmother looked out and saw the service (sarvis) tree blooming and declared, “Spring is here!� And it was also with a sense of continuation back to her mother and grandmother before her who had likewise looked for this harbinger of spring on the mountainsides, lighting up the grayness before all the trees had budded forth. A commonly held belief about why this tree was called the “sarvis� or service tree is likewise a part of our Appalachian culture. It bloomed out in time to be gathered and taken to church services (sarvis) in the early spring. It could also be used at spring funerals, some of which had to be delayed until the ground was thawed enough to dig the grave and bury the dead. I can’t remember this happening, but I am told it was true, back when our win-

ters were much more severe than now. Much farther north than our North Georgia mountains, I did once visit in the Adirondak mountain region and saw a “holding place� where the corpse was kept until the thawing ground removed the resistance and allowed the shovels to enter to dig the grave. And why did Reece, in his poem, relate the service tree blossoms to our better known “plum, peach, apple and pear�? I think it was because they bloomed close to the same time in spring. He could have included it because the service tree had fruits of its own coming in the fall season as a result of spring blooming. The service tree bears a small edible fruit which is similar to a date. This fruit is stringy and astringent. My grandmother, Sarah Evaline Souther Dyer (an herbalist “doctor�) would have known that it was good for colic when boiled and made into medicine. Even the second part of the Latin name, “sorbus torminalis,� means “good for colic.� Also, when the fruit was left until the over-ripe or “bletted� stage, it became less-astringent and good for use as food as well as for home-brewed medicines. Go back now and re-read Reece’s beautiful poem. Let its lines help you to see “the service tree on the hill.� These “blooms whiter than snow� provide a lovely sight to winter-weary eyes. “We could wish them a longer stay,� but alas, time moves on (and times, too, for that matter). And so do our mountain ways, our connections to a past life slower in pace, our ways of “making-do� and appreciating what we have. Even a show of spring and blossoms ready for “services�—whether church celebration or funeral wake —can remind us of those good times. We can only prolong these white blossoms of our rich mountain life through passing on our lore, our stories, our memories. They, like “the service blossoms whiter than snow� are “lovelier, dearer now/ Because they are soon to go.� Let us do what we can to help these rich stories remain among us.

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April 4, 2010 Justin Cory Heffley arrested for underage consumption; tail-light requirement

made by the General Assembly. With this legislation, the General Assembly will be included in the auditing and tracking functions of open.georgia.gov, run by the Department of Audits and Accounts. This bill ensures all fiscal actions of the entire legislative arm of state government are available for the general public to find. Public-Private Partnerships along Highways: Georgia’s rest areas and service to travelers along interstate highways will greatly improve if Georgia is allowed to establish partnerships with private companies and franchises. Senate Resolution 822 urges the Georgia Department of Transportation to obtain a waiver from the Federal Highway Administration that would allow commercial operations in rest areas along the interstates in Georgia. The goal is to partner with the private sector to help save money, maintain our rest areas, keep them open later, serve more people, and help local economies.

ure of sex offender to register April 9, 2010 Richard Dean Middleton arrested for abandonment of child

April 5, 2010 Timothy James Harrell arrested hold for other agency

Aarynn Deandra Wills arrested serving time

Charles Evan Bryant arrested for child support

Melissa Dean Green arrested serving time

Michael Shane Lance arrested for possession of marijuana <1 oz (city); drivng w/lic suspended or revoked 1st (city)

Lewis James Tilson arrersted for damag ing/destroying/secreting property to defraud

Edward Alexander Jennings arrested for DUI 1st offense; open container; failure to maintain lane; too fast for conditions; safety restraint

April 10, 2010 Michael Anthony Panetta arrested for DUI 1st offense; broken windshield

April 6, 2010 Michael Anthony Mitilinakis arrested for theft by shoplifting April 8, 2010 Venessa Marie Gibson arrested for deposit account fraud (5 counts); theft by shoplifting Douglas Lamar Byers arrested for probation violation Jon Kenneth Perkins arrested for fail-

Donita Joyce Ward arrested for speeding 30-34 MPH over; reckless driving; speeding (1-24 MPH over speed limit) (city) Diana Shea Howell arrested for DUI 1st offense Bryan Ashley Crawford arrested for DUI 1st offense Wayne Edward Sawson arrested for aggresive driving (city); reckless driving (city)

Deal's Congressional Seat up for Grabs Six republicans, One Democrat, One Independent are running for May 11th Election

Atlanta- Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced the close of candidate qualifying for the Special Election to fill the unexpired term in Congressional District 9 on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at noon. The candidates below qualified and paid the qualifying fee of $ 5,220 for the Special Election to be held Tuesday May 11, 2010. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a run-off election will be held Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The election is a non-partisan Special Election with no party pri-

mary. However, each candidate's party affiliation , if any, will be listed on the ballot. The election for Congressional District 9 will occur in the flowing counties: Catoosa , Dade , Dawson, Fannin , Gilmer , Hall, Lumpkin , Murray, Pickens , Union , Walker, White, Whitfield, and portions of Forysth and Gordon. Polls will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The following candidates qualified for Congressional District 9 and will be placed on the ballot in alphabetical order.

Chris Cates: Republican Blairsville, Ga. Mike Freeman, Democrat Gainesville, Ga. Tom Graves: Republican Ranger, Ga. Lee Hawkins : Republican Gainesville. Ga. Bert Loftman : Republican Jasper, Ga. Eugene Moon: Independent Gainesville, Ga. Bill Stephens : Republican Cumming, Ga. Steve Tarvin : Republican Chickamauga, Ga.

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the state to enter into multi-year leases, we could save an estimated $37 million over 10 years. SR 1231 allows Energy Saving Performance Contracts (ESPC) if approved by Georgia citizens on the November 2010 ballot. Performance contracts would allow state agencies to divert funds that would normally be spent on utility bills into building improvements that lower energy consumptions. This would create jobs and lower energy costs at the same time. If Georgians authorize ESPCs via a question on the November 2010 ballot, then Georgia could see a substantial amount of economic activity beginning in early 2011, with total numbers easily reaching the hundreds of millions. Transparency in Government Act (SB 389): The public information website open.georgia.gov will be expanded to include all three branches of government, any regional education service agency, all local boards of education, federal pass through dollars and contracts and expenditures

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Georgia state insurance commissioner will have the authority to identify at least five states with health insurance laws and regulations substantially consistent with Georgia law. The state could then approve individual health insurance policies for sale in Georgia. This ensures consumer protection with the states coming together to approve quality, highly-respected insurance providers. Out-of-state companies offering health benefit plans will be subject to regulation by the Georgia insurance commissioner. Government Efficiency (SR 510 & SR 1231): SR 510 will save millions in taxpayer dollars and allow Georgians to have a greater voice in how their money is spent. Through an amendment to the State Constitution, the resolution allows the General Assembly to authorize the State Properties Commission (SPC), the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, or both to enter into multi-year rental agreements. By allowing

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Tip # 1 – If you have questions about your taxes or whether you need to file call me at 706-7457998 or email at TJNOELLE@ WINDSTREAM.NET. Tip # 2 – As we approach the end of the tax season many people talk to me about getting an extension so they do not have to file their income tax by April 15th. Some of the things you need to remember about filing an extension are you must include with your request for extension the amount of money you expect to owe the IRS now. Which means you are not getting an extension on paying your tax, but rather an extension of paper work for an additional 90 days. To me a better way is to file your taxes with as much information as you have now and pay the tax according to what you file. Then you have 3 years to file an amendment to correct your taxes and pay the remaining taxes you owe. If you don’t have the money to pay the tax, there are a couple different ways to pay the tax, but it will cost you extra. Tip # 3 – Several people have asked about using the rebate on new energy efficient home appliances they bought to help with their federal income tax. This re-

bate is not associated with your federal tax, but rather is a rebate from the state. Each state received money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act $300 million program to assist states in the rebate for energy efficient home appliances. Georgia residents who replace an existing appliance with a new Energy Star qualified appliance purchased on or after Feb 12, 2010 are eligible. For more information go to WWW.ENERGYSAVERS.GOV or call 1-866-296-1633.

The locations and hours for the FREE preparation and E-FILING of your tax return are as follows: HIAWASSEE – United Methodist Church MONDAY – 9 AM to 2 PM BLAIRSVILLE – First Baptist Church of Blairsville TUESDAY AND THURSDAY – 9 AM to 2 PM Thursday April 15th will be the last day for tax preparation and EFiling at the Blairsville site, but you can always give me a call with your questions or filing requirements

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C A L E NDA R Union: Upcoming Events Union General Hospital Auxiliary

The Cherokees: Lives Legends, & Music

Experience the Frenzy! Masquerade $5.00 Jewelry and Accessories SALE. Monday, May 3, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm. Held at the Union General Hospital— Old Lobby. Sponsored by the UGH Auxiliary to raise funds for scholarships and special needs at the hospital and nursing home. Cash and credit cards accepted. We appreciate your support!

This program, tells a story of the Cherokee people in the Sautee and Nacoochee Valleys. Much more than a history, the daily lives of the native people are explored and wonderful legends are told – all supplemented with authentic PXVLF LQFOXGLQJ Ă XWH GUXPV DQG YRFDOV by a dynamic Cleveland Cherokee group “Women of Heart.â€?

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The presentation is designed to be enjoyed by folks of all ages. It informs and entertains and brings the Cherokees alive as a people with a well-ordered society, deep beliefs, and traditions; not just another tribe. For more information, please call SNCA at 706-878-3300. Join us at Truett-McConnell College LQ WKH %HDU &DYH VHFRQG à RRU RI WKH 1L[ 6WXGHQW &HQWHU ÀUVW EXLOGLQJ RQ the right, look for signs. Sponsored by the History Museum of the Sautee

Nacoochee Center, Yonah Art Guild, TMC, and partially funded by the Ga. Council for the Arts and Appalachian Studies Center. The program runs from at 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM on April 15, 2010. Tell your friends to meet us at TMC for authentic Cherokee entertainment, 706-896-1060.

"Community NIGHT" TO BENEFIT CASTAWAY CRITTERS PET RESCUE TUESDAY, APRIL 27TH 4:30 PM 8:30 PM BROTHERS RESTAURANT AT WILLOW RANCH ON HIGHWAY 76, YOUNG HARRIS

and abused animals. Just 4 hours to walk dogs. Just 4 hours to groom dogs or cats. Just 4 house to clean the cattery. Just 4 hours to transBuilding & New Hope Counseling tice or business in the area. Meet- port dogs and/or cats to the vet. If at 71 Hospital St. ings are held every Tuesday of the you have just 4 hours a week to Wednesdays - 6 p.m. Open discus- month at 8 a.m. at Grinds N Glazes volunteer your time and energy, Road to Recovery sion meeting at Union County Avi- in Blairsville. For more informa- please contact Castaway Critters Are you a cancer patient? Do you ta Community Partners. 41 Hospi- tion, please contact Susanne John- at 706-781-3992 or call Martha at need a ride to and from your treat- tal St., Suite 100, Blairsville. son, President, at 706-781-1678 or 706-379-2729. ment sessions? A lack of transpor- Fridays - 8 p.m. Open discussion Cathy Wheeler at 706-781-1050. Trout Unlimited tation should not be the reason why meeting at Union County Annex & Ga. Mtn. Writers Club Trout Unlimited meets the 2nd cancer patients do not receive the New Hope Counseling, 71 Hospi- We meet 10 a.m. to noon the second Thursday of each month at Calife-saving cancer treatment they tal St. Wednesday of the month at the St. dence Bank conference room in need. The American Cancer Soci- All the meetings are open & any- Francis of Assisi Catholic church Blairsville at 7:00 p.m. For more ety offers their Road to Recovery one can attend. For more informa- on the Young Harris Highway. information, please call Marcus program to help transport cancer tion regarding any of these meet- We have no membership dues or Tuschel at 706-835-9010. patients to and from their treat- ings, please call 706-897-9775, HOHFWHG RIÀFHUV DQG PHHW WR VKDUH Experimental Aircraft Associament. The Society has a toll-free 706-896-6263 or 706-745-4066. our writings and provide helpful tion number that you may call, and an Bereavement criticism, inspiration, motivation The Experimental Aircraft Associoperator will put you in touch with Support Group and encouragement to each other. ation - local tri-state EAA Chapter local volunteers that give cancer Meeting Everyone is welcome. You do not #1211 meets the third Thursday, 7 patients without personal transpor- Welcome to a community bereave- have to be a writer - just visit and p.m. of each month at Blairsville tation rides to and from their can- ment support group. A place to enjoy listening to readings and dis- airport. For more information, cer treatment sessions. Give them share your thoughts and feelings cussion. You will be entertained – contact Jim Olson at 828-557a call at 1-800-ACS-2345. and grow together with others and maybe acquire a new interest. 2446. Man to Man who have experienced the loss of Call for information: Larry Casey Shooting Creek Prostate Cancer Support Group— a loved one. First Thursday of ev- at 781-6636 or Ellie Dobson at Basket Weavers 3rd Monday of every month from ery month at United Community 745-0678. Knights of Columbus, The Shooting Creek Basket Weav5:00-6:30 p.m. at The Cancer Bank, Small Community Room, North Georgia Council Knights of ers Guild meets on the 2nd Wed. Treatment Center Auditorium, 750 Blairsville from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 Columbus, North Georgia Council, of each month from 9:45 until 2:00 Deep South Road, Blairsville. p.m.We will only meet once per monthly meeting is on the second at the Shooting Creek Community Parkinson’s support month. Facilitator: Suzanne Repp, Thursday of the month and meets &HQWHU ÀUH VWDWLRQ LQ 1& 5HOur group meets at 3 p.m. on the LCSW. The group is presented 7:30 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi freshments are served and a busi2nd Wednesday of each month in by Regency Hospice and is free Catholic Church in Blairsville. All ness meeting is held before a weavthe conference room of the Union of charge. Please call 1-800-577- active members are invited to at- ing project is presented. For more County Public Library. For further 8791 or 706-896-1251 for more tend the meeting and social hour. information, contact Joan (Guild information contact Paula Wilde at information. Bagpipe Instruction president) at 706-896-1534. (706) 745- 6594 or Peter and Hel- Young Harris Al Anon The Appalachian Saint Andrew’s UC Republican Party en Schultze at (706) 745-9171. The Young Harris Al Anon Family Pipes and Drums bagpipe band The Union County Republican Alcoholics Group will meet at 12 Noon every is offering free instruction to all Party holds its monthly meetAnonymous Tuesday in Young Harris, Ga., at who want to learn how to play the ings on the third Saturday of each Blairsville group meets every Sharp Memorial United Method- Great Highland Bagpipe or learn month at Victoria’s Sweet Shop. Monday and Wednesday night at ist Church, Room 105. For more Regimental Drumming. The band Meetings begin at 9am and have 8 p.m. and Saturday mornings at 8 information, please call 706-781- meets each Saturday from 9:30 an optional breakfast for $6. More a.m. at the Mountain Presbyterian 3158. a.m. to 12 noon in the Parish Hall information can be found at www. Church on Hwy. 515. For more in- Your Journey From of Saint Clare’s Episcopal Church uniongop.org. formation call 706-994-4462. Mourning to Joy for instruction and practice. For Tri-State Business T.O.P.S. GriefShare is a Biblically-based further information, please call Women TOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly) weekly support group for people 706-835-9071 or 706-745-3526. Women business owners in the trisupport group is moving to a new grieving the death of someone Mountain High state area are welcome to attend location at Zion United Methodist close. It’s a place where you can Hiker's Schedule and join our weekly meeting every Church, 4812 Young Harris Hwy. be around people who understand Mountain High Hikers schedule Tuesday at 8am. Meetings are held Time weigh in 5:00; meeting starts how you feel and the pain of your two hikes each Tuesday, occasion- at the Blairsville Restaurant with at 5:30. Come join us to learn how loss. At GriefShare, you’ll learn ally specialty hike, and regular trail breakfast available to those interto lose weight the sensible way. valuable information that will help maintaining trips- all in the beauti- ested. Come and see how women Membership fee of $24 includes \RX WKURXJK WKLV GLIÀFXOW WLPH LQ ful mountains of North Carolina are making an impact as leaders in monthly magazine subscription. your life. and Georgia. our community. For more informaMonthly awards and contests, A GriefShare group meets ev- Check the web site: Mountain- tion visit www.tri-statebusinessweekly programs on nutrition and ery Tuesday, from 6:30 to 8:30 HighHikers.org for schedule and women.com. health. For more information call p.m. starting September 1, at All meeting locations or call 828-389- Republican Women Sandy at 706-835-1607. Saints Lutheran Church in Blairs- 8240 for information. Of Union County Morning Coffee ville. Call 706 745-7777 for more Kiwanis Club The RWUC meets the fourth TuesGroup information. The Kiwanis Club of Blairsville is day of each month at 7pm. MeetRegency Hospice announces dedicated to serving and support- ings are held in the Brackett Room Men’s Morning Coffee Group at ing young people in the immedi- at the United Community Bank. Mary Ann’s Restaurant. For men ate area around Blairsville through For more information visit www. who have a lost spouse, partner, GWRRA meets numerous projects. The Kiwanis RepublicanWomenOfUnion.org. or experienced other losses and Chapter J of the Gold Wing Road Club meets at the Cobb’s Mill Mothers of would like to share with other Riders Association (GWRRA) restaurant in Blairsville at 12:00 Preschoolers men, please join us on Tuesday at meets the fourth Saturday of each Noon each Monday. Come join in 0236 ,QWHUQDWLRQDO D QRQ SURÀW D P :H PHHW WKH ÀUVW DQG WKLUG month at Daniel’s Steakhouse, the fun with us. For more infor- mothering organization, creates Tuesday morning of each month. Hiawassee, GA. We eat at 11 AM mation, contact President Charlie communities and resources to help For more information call Su- followed by the meeting at 12:00 Krick at (706)781-6793. make "better moms who make a zanne Repp, Bereavement Coun- during which rides and other activ- DAV better world." A MOPS group is a selor at Regency Hospice in Hia- ities are announced and discussed. The Disabled American Veterans place where moms can come-just wassee, Ga., at 800-577-8791. We encourage current members meet monthly on the second Mon- as they are-to build friendships, reCancer Support of the GWRRA and anyone inter- day of each month at noon in the ceive mothering support, practical Group ested in becoming a member to Old Nursing Home, Room 116, in help and spiritual hope. Join us At the United Community Bank in join us. All motorcyclists are wel- Blairsville. Please join them. because better moms, make a betHayesville, N.C. Patients, fami- come and we look forward to see- Club 180 for Teens ter world! Visit us at www.MOPS. lies and friends are all welcome to ing participants from other chap- Join us on Fridays at 6:30 p.m. org attend. United Community Bank ters. There are great rides coming for fellowship, fun and snacks at Mothers of Preschoolers meets on is located at the corner of Hwy. 64 up and we hope many of you will Choestoe Baptist Church, 4455 the Third Thursday of each month and Hwy. 69. Meeting time is 6:00 join us. Choestoe Church Rd., located in the new fellowship hall at First p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The group will For further information, contact south of Blairsville off Hwy. 129 Baptist Church of Blairsville from meet twice a month (on the 2nd Chapter Director, June Gottlieb, and Hwy. 180. For more informa- SP &DOO WKH FKXUFK RIÀFH DW and 4th Mondays). For more in- 706-896-7403 tion and directions, please call the 706-745-2469 for more informaformation, please call Janet Curns Tri-State Business church at 706-745-6370. tion or email us at mopsofblairsevenings at 828-389-0295. Mountain Sounds Women ville@gmail.com. Narcotics Formerly known as Business We meet every 2nd & 4th Tuesday Smokie Mountain Anonymous Weekly Women of Blairsville, the Tri-State from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30p.m. at the Melodies Meetings List Business Women is an organization Senior Center in Blairsville. No Smokie Mountain Melodies is a laMondays - 7 p.m. 12-Step meeting of entrepreneurial women in Geor- matter if you just started playing dies barbershop-style chorus whose at Union County Annex Building gia, North Carolina and Tennessee the dulcimer or if you are expe- PHPEHUV FRPH IURP ÀYH FRXQWLHV located at 71 Hospital Street. This who own and operate their own rienced, come join us for a good in North Georgia and Western is an open meeting. Union County businesses and are a positive force time playing your favorite songs North Carolina. As a chapter of Anti-Drug Coalition. in the community. Their vision and and learning new songs. For more Sweet Adelines International, the Tuesdays - 4 p.m. Open discus- mission is to support one another information, please contact LaDale chorus is committed to a goal of sion meeting at Towns County in continuing success through net- at 706-835-1688 or raydale@ advancing the musical art form of Avita Community Partners. Meet working and marketing. windstream.net. Hope to see you barbershop harmony through eduat 1100 Jack Dayton Circle, Young If you are a woman in business in at our next meeting! cation and performances. Harris, Ga. the area, there is a place for you Just 4 Hours Smokie Mountain Melodies meets Tuesdays - 7 p.m. Discussion to receive support, gain leads, and Just 4 hours a week can make a big every Tuesday night at 6:30 at the meeting at Union County Annex spread the word about your prac- difference in caring for abandoned First United Methodist of Union

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Old Union Baptist Church You are invited to our Revival starting Sunday, April 25 with services at 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM; services on Monday 26th, Tues 27th and Wed 28th will begin at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker is Rev. Johnny Foster, a native of Ranger, Cherokee County, North Carolina. He has been blessed with three sons (one a Pastor in Maiden, NC) and three grandchildren. Rev. Foster is current Senior Pastor of Truett Memorial Baptist, Hayesville, NC.

County in Blairsville, Georgia located at 859 Highway 515. Any women who have a love of singing are welcome to join. For more information call the Director, Phyllis Baker at 706-379-3836. Forming Gourmet Dinner Club Share superb dinners with other ÀQH GLQLQJ FRQQRLVVHXUV PXVW have some gourmet cooking skills and room to host candle light, sit down dinners in your home. Full time and part time residents welcome. Hiawassee and Young Harris. Limited membership. Call Diane 706-835-5007 Amateur Radio Attention HAMs and anyone interested in Amateur Radio. The North Georgia Tri-State A.R.C. (Amateur Radio Club) meetings are held on WKH ÀUVW 7XHVGD\ RI HDFK PRQWK DW 7 p.m. at Branan Lodge in Blairsville. All of our meetings are open to the public. Our next meeting is to be held December. For more information about joining the Club or becoming a HAM, call Don Deyton at 706-781-6665. Amateur license testing will be held on December 7th in Blairsville at 310 Welborn Street, Blairsville, GA. Contact Bob Ochs at 706-8384728 for more information. Computer Club On April 12th at 7PM there will be a presentation of Snagit by MCUG Secretary/Treasurer George Donegan. George, a founding members of the club, will present and demonstrate Snagit, a Windows based screen capture program. A Q&A session will begin at 6 PM (prior to the presentation) so bring your questions and we will try to ÀQG \RX DQ DQVZHU -RLQ XV IRU an interesting evening discussing home computer stuff. The meeting will be held in the Goolsby Center, Young Harris College. All the Mountain Computer User Group meetings are open to the public the 2nd Monday of each month. Great door prizes are awarded to members present. For more information please go to www.mcug.org. Auto Club The next meeting of the Good Neighbors Auto Club will be on Thursday starting at 7:00 PM. Meeting to be held at Brothers Restaurant in Murphy, NC. All meetings are open to the public and are held on the third Thursday of each month. Mountain Community Seniors Mountain Community Seniors will meet this Thursday, April 7th, at 2 PM at the Senior Center in Hiawassee. Our speaker will be Robert Brewer, County Extension Agent for Towns County. Come join us as Mr. Brewer gives us gardening tips for vegetables and plants. We look forward to seeing our friends and neighbors in Clay and Union Counties join us for refreshments and getting some ideas for their gardens. Organizational Meeting ,I \RX DUH D &HUWLÀHG 0DVWHU Gardener interested in supporting projects in Towns and Union counties, please join us at 6PM, March 18th at the Blairsville Civic Center for an organizational meeting. We will discuss potential projects, as well as review possible meeting locations and dates and time for monthly meetings. For additional information, please contact Patti Bransford at 706-896-6430, or cell 706-7814040. email: bransford@brmemc.net The Master Gardener Program in Georgia is a volunteer training program designed to help Extension agents transfer researchbased information about gardening and related subjects to the

Rev. Foster attended Fruitland Bible Institute of Hendersonville, NC and has pastored a number of churches in Western North Carolina to include Mt. Pisgah at Warne. He has preached over 70 revivals and led in church renewal. He has been involved in Mission work in Germany, Africa and the Philippines. Special singing is scheduled each night and will include: Emily and Steven Phillips and the Friendship Choir, Ms. Pam Corn, Ms. Joy Squires, and the Truett Memorial Baptist Choir. Old Union Baptist Church is located on Highway 76, Young Harris GA

public by training home gardeners. For more information about the Master Gardener program in your area, contact the Cooperative ([WHQVLRQ RIĂ€FH QHDUHVW \RX Mountain Coin Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Early activities begin at 5:30. Meeting follows at 6:30 p.m. The club meets at Cadence Bank in Blairsville. For more information, call YOCS, 706-379-1488. MOAA The Blue Ridge Mountains ChapWHU RI WKH 0LOLWDU\ 2IĂ€FHUV $Vsociation of America (MOAA) meets the third Monday of each month at various area restaurants. All active duty, National Guard, reserve, retired, former military, Public Health Service, NOAA ofĂ€FHUV ZDUUDQW RIĂ€FHUV DQG VXUYLYing spouses are invited to attend. For information please contact one of the following individuals, in North Carolina: Jim Ferrell at 828335-9203, and in Georgia: John Quinlan at 706-896-2430, or visit www.moaa.org/chapter/blueridgemountains. Relay for Life Wig Drive We all know how irritating it is when we’re having a bad hair day, but can you imagine how it must feel to be losing your hair, and possibly even your hope? With the “A Good Hair Dayâ€? Wig Drive sponsored by The Cancer Center at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) and The American Cancer Society, you can help restore hope to cancer patients who are battling the emotional and physical effects of chemotherapy. During the “A Good Hair Dayâ€? Wig Drive, The Cancer Center will be collecting donations of pre-loved and newly acquired wigs, wig stands and wig hair products. Through a partnership with Lanier Technical College, students in the school’s cosmetology department will clean and restyle all donated wigs. These wigs will be given away free of charge to women who may not have access to the resources or finances to obtain one otherwise. The wig drive will begin April 1 and culminate with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life on June 4, 2010. Wig drop off locations include: NGMC Radiation Oncology Department (bottom floor of the Outpatient Building) The Longstreet Cancer Center Oncology Specialists of North Georgia, a division of Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Clinic Southeastern Gynecologic Oncology (office of Dr. Andrew Green) Hall County Relay for Life at Road Atlanta in Braselton on June 4, 2010 Wig donations are tax deductible (name and address needed to send tax form). By donating wigs and associated products, you can help give a good hair day to people in need by rebuilding their self-confidence and give them a new perspective as they undergo cancer treatment. For more information, contact Lisa Mahon, NGMC Breast Cancer Patient Navigator, or Elida Lopez, American Cancer Society Patient Resource Navigator, at 770-219-8800. Blairsville Aglow Lightouse The Blairsville Aglow Lighthouse welcomes speaker Reeda Faye Kelley of Blairsville. Reeda Faye is an avid Bible student and teacher. She is married to Garry and they have six (6) children. Reeda Faye home schools their children. Make plans now to come out and hear the teaching that the Holy Spirit has given Reeda Faye for us on Saturday, April 17th at 9:30 am at the Blairsville Chrisitan Center. Invite a friend and share the bread of life and the anointing of the Holy Spirit during this beautiful season of Spring!!

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Gerardine Biemer

Mrs. Gerardine Biemer age 94 of Highland Trace Blairsville formerly of Philadelphia, PA . and West Palm Beach,FL. passed away on Sunday April 4,2010 at her home following a brief illness. Mrs. Biemer was born on Nov.18,1915 in Philadelphia,PA .,the daughter of the late Henr y Dietz and the late Marie Beuttler Dietz. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles,cryptograms and reading.She was a loving mother, grandmopther and great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Biemer in 1993. Mrs. Biemer was of the Catholic faith. Sur viving Mrs.Biemer are one son and daughter in law, Michael and Mar y Ellen Adams of Blairsville, four grandsons, Michael and Jeffrey Adams, Joseph and Kevin Graff, five great grandchildren, Kayla, Kaci, Hunter, Dylan and Tylor, many other relatives and friends also sur vive. No ser vices are planned at this time. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the Union County Humane Society in memor y of Mrs. Biemer. Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www. mountianviewfuneralhome.com

Norman Cross

Mr. Norman Henr y Cross age 75 of Blueberr y Lane Blairsville passed away on Saturday April 10,2010 at his home following a brief illness. Mr.Cross was born on June 27,1934 in Detroit, MI., the son of the late Norman Cross and the late Esther Lear y Cross. He was a veteran of the US Army. He retired as a Computer Programmer from Olsonite with over twenty five years of ser vice. Norman loved militar y models,woodworking and other outdoor projects. He was preceded in death by his wife,Henrietta Cross in 2006. Mr.Cross was of the Christian faith. Sur viving Mr.Cross are one son and daughter in law,Norman J.and Simone Cross of Redford, MI., one daughter and son in law, Kimberly and Tony Jordan of Blairsville, two brothers and sister in laws, Jack and Zonnie Cross of Dallas, TX ., Richard and Janice Cross of Troy, MI., one grand daughter, Julia Cross, a niece and nephew,many other relatives and friends also survive. A graveside ser vice were held on Monday April 12,2010 at 2:00 pm from Union Memor y Gardens Cemeter y with Pastor David Wright officiating. A memorial ser vice and visitation will be held at a later date and will be announced. The following gentleman ser ved as pallbearers, Tony Norman J.Cross, Tony Jordan, Tommy Anderson, Rodney Joiner, Frank Camadecka and Charles Long. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to a favorite charity of your choice in memor y of Mr.Cross. Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www. mountainviewfuneralhome.com

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Marilyn Dierker

Mrs. Marilyn E. Dierker age 78 of Forge Mill Rd. Morganton passed away on Tuesday April 6,2010 in the Fannin Regional Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Dierker was born on July 9,1931 in Pittsburg ,PA .,the daughter of the late Harold P.Evans and the late Viola Evans.She was a Sweet Adeline Singer for several years. She was preceded in death by her husband,Charles E.Dierker in 2009. Mrs. Dierker was a member of Shepherd of The Hills Lutheran Church. Surviving Mrs. Dierker are one brother,Harold Evans of Arizona,many other relatives and friends also survive. A memorial service will be held at a later date at The Shepherd of the Hills Church.In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that memorials may be made to High Country Harmonizers, PO Box 1076 Blairsville, GA . 30514 in memory of Mrs. Dierker. Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences online at www. mountainviewfuneralhome.com

Ruth Westfall

Ruth Westfall was born in Newport, K e n t u c k y. She raised her son and daughter in South Florida, than moved to Arizona where she lived for over 35 years. Her daughter and son in law, Diane and Craig Arlotta, moved Ruth to Blairsville in order to care for her and nurse her back to health so she could fall in loved with the mountains and beauty of the area. After a brief period of time in Blairsville, Ruth passed away peacefully at home with her daughter and son in law by her side.Ruth leaves behind two grandsons that love her dearly, her 98 year old sister, and many nieces, nephews and other family members in Ohio, all whom she loved dearly. Funeral Services were held on Thursday April 8, 2010 at 4pm from the Mountain View Funeral Home with Deacon John Paul McGuire officiating. The services will conclude with a white dove release to symbolize Ruth’s home going. Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences online at www. mountainviewfuneralhome.com

Billy Nelson

Billy Nelson, better known as Mr. Gopher, age 58, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. Billy was born on July 3, 1951 in Murphy, North Carolina, to J.C. and Edna Earl Sampson Nelson of Blairsville. Billy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blairsville, Young Cane Masonic Lodge, F & AM, the Blairsville Cruisers,

and was a regular member of the B.R Roundtable. He was such a Ford enthusiast that if you cut him he would bleed Ford Blue! Surviving, in addition to his parents are his wife, Angela Bell Nelson of Blairsville; daughter, Katie Nelson of Augusta, Georgia; sister and brother-in-law, Patsy Nelson King and Chris King of Blairsville; nephews, Mitchell King of New York, New York, and Curtis King of Blairsville. Life Celebration services were held in the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Billy Stiles and Rev. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Interment followed in Union Memory Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were the following gentlemen: Robby Turner, Jacky Jones, Randy Sosebee, Terry Roberts, Gene Mason and Steve Hill. Honorary pallbearers included Tyson Chambers, Jimmy Thomas, R.B. Brown, Johnny Thomas, Don Ragen, Joe Carter, Mike Plott and Charlie Brown. Billy Nelson, better known as Mr. Gopher, age 58, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. Billy was born on July 3, 1951 in Murphy, North Carolina, to J.C. and Edna Earl Sampson Nelson of Blairsville. Billy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blairsville, Young Cane Masonic Lodge, F & AM, the Blairsville Cruisers, and was a regular member of the B.R Roundtable. He was such a Ford enthusiast that if you cut him he would bleed Ford Blue! Surviving, in addition to his parents are his wife, Angela Bell Nelson of Blairsville; daughter, Katie Nelson of Augusta, Georgia; sister and brother-in-law, Patsy Nelson King and Chris King of Blairsville; nephews, Mitchell King of New York, New York, and Curtis King of Blairsville. Life Celebration services were held in the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Billy Stiles and Rev. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Interment followed in Union Memory Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were the following gentlemen: Robby Turner, Jacky Jones, Randy Sosebee, Terry Roberts, Gene Mason and Steve Hill. Honorary pallbearers included Tyson Chambers, Jimmy Thomas, R.B. Brown, Johnny Thomas, Don Ragen, Joe Carter, Mike Plott and Charlie Brown. The family received friends on Monday, April 5, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. The family requests in lieu of flowers to make memorial contributions to one of the following organizations: The Union County Humane Society, 2079 Bowling Gap Circle, Blairsville, Georgia 30512; or , Castaway Critters Pet Rescue; or The American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, Virginia 22312. Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please visit us on the web at www. cochranfuneralhomes.com to send condolences and sign the online guest registry. The family received friends on Monday, April 5, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. The family requests in lieu of flowers to make memorial contributions to one of the following organizations: The Union County Humane Society, 2079 Bowling Gap Circle, Blairsville, Georgia 30512; or , Castaway Critters Pet Rescue; or The American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, Virginia 22312. Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please visit us on the web at www. cochranfuneralhomes.com to send condolences and sign the online guest registry. The family received friends on Monday, April 5, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. The family requests in lieu of flowers to make memorial contributions to one of the following organizations: The Union County Humane Society, 2079 Bowling Gap Circle, Blairsville, Georgia 30512; or , Castaway Critters Pet Rescue; or The American Diabetes

Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, Virginia 22312. Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please visit us on the web at www. cochranfuneralhomes.com to send condolences and sign the online guest registry., better known as Mr. Gopher, age 58, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. Billy was born on July 3, 1951 in Murphy, North Carolina, to J.C. and Edna Earl Sampson Nelson of Blairsville. Billy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blairsville, Young Cane Masonic Lodge, F & AM, the Blairsville Cruisers, and was a regular member of the B.R Roundtable. He was such a Ford enthusiast that if you cut him he would bleed Ford Blue! Surviving, in addition to his parents are his wife, Angela Bell Nelson of Blairsville; daughter, Katie Nelson of Augusta, Georgia; sister and brother-in-law, Patsy Nelson King and Chris King of Blairsville; nephews, Mitchell King of New York, New York, and Curtis King of Blairsville. Life Celebration services were held in the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Billy Stiles and Rev. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Interment followed in Union Memory Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were the following gentlemen: Robby Turner, Jacky Jones, Randy Sosebee, Terry Roberts, Gene Mason and Steve Hill. Honorary pallbearers included Tyson Chambers, Jimmy Thomas, R.B. Brown, Johnny Thomas, Don Ragen, Joe Carter, Mike Plott and Charlie Brown. The family received friends on Monday, April 5, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. The family requests in lieu of flowers to make memorial contributions to one of the following organizations: The Union County Humane Society, 2079 Bowling Gap Circle, Blairsville, Georgia 30512; or , Castaway Critters Pet Rescue; or The American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, Virginia 22312. Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please visit us on the web at www. cochranfuneralhomes.com to send condolences and sign the online guest registry.

Contributed Photo School girls pose after participating in jelly bean guessing contest

United Community Bank celebrated Easter with ‘Our School Bank’ at Union County Elementary School and Mountain Area Christian Academy. United Community Bank’s Sharon Arnold held a Jelly Bean Guessing Contest at each school. Two lucky winners emerged from the many entries with Misty

Houston of M.A.C.A. guessing the exact number of Jelly Beans at 700. Presley Gooch was the victor at Union County Elementary with a guess of 800. Just remember, because you won doesn’t mean you can eat all of them at one sitting. Enjoy and take them slow.

Contributed Photo Malachi Patrick, 1st place, age 6-8

NGTC Foundation Board Ready for Action

Contributed Photo Picture: Back row (L-R): Steve Dougherty, Janney Sanders, Whit Diggs, David Strickland, David Haynie, Bob Ramay, Lewis Kelley, Scott Smith, and Cynthia Brown. Front row (L-R): Steve Tilley, Anne Purcell, Rachel Morrison, Jim Marlowe, Bob Evans, Barbara Lerdon, and Jacque Bentley.

Twelve new members from all over Northeast Georgia have joined the North Georgia Technical College Board of Trustees. Membership on the board is now up to the target range in numbers. “We’ve just added to the quality of our board,� said an excited Cynthia Brown, NGTC’s Director of Institutional Advancement. “We are thrilled with the great new energy they bring to the board.� The Board of Trustees oversees the NGTC Foundation, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds and providing resources for NGTC’s educational excellence. Many student scholarships are funded by the Foundation. The new members to the board spread the balance of representation from all of the counties served by the college. Beginning their terms of service February,

2010, are Michael Callahan and Rachel Morrison of Franklin County, Scott Smith of Fannin County, Ann Purcell of Habersham County, Danna Wright of Rabun County, Brian Fulbright and Janney Sanders of Stephens County; Lewis Kelley and Barbara Lerdon of Towns County, Jacque Bentley and Bob Ramay of Union County, and Rose Mariee Allison of White County. Standing board members include Bob Evans, David Foster, Mike Haynie, Ed Nichols, David Strickland, Steve Tilley, Shirley Wilkinson, and Whitt Diggs. Jim Marlowe, Marvin Scobee, and Pam Spangler have recently accepted the position of emeritus board members. “We owe those loyal people like former president Jim Marlowe, Bob Evans, Whit Diggs, Shirley Wilkinson and David Strickland, along with several who have now

left the board, a great debt,� said NGTC President Steve Dougherty. “It is not easy to recruit good foundation trustees and Cynthia has done an outstanding job. I’m sure you’ll see this new, vibrant board of trustees is ready to carry forward to help North Georgia Technical College be all it can be to this community.� The NGTC Foundation was created in 2000 to enhance educational opportunities at NGTC. The Foundation continues to receive requests for scholarships during a time of record enrollment on its three campuses. For those interested in making it possible for students to achieve the dream of a life-changing education, the Foundation accepts charitable tax deductible donations including gifts, pledges, and planned gifts as well as items such as automobiles, boats, equipment, and real estate.

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Hiawassee Park, Planned Senior Housing coming to Hiawassee, Ga. Baptist Retirement Communities of Georgia, Inc. presented progress on Hiawassee Park, a planned senior housing located on Highway 76 overlooking Lake Chatuge. BRCGA was funded to provide below-market rates for independent and assisted rental living. BRCGA developed and currently operates two senior living campuses - Clairmont Crest in Decatur, Ga. and Palmetto Park in Palmetto, Ga. Laura Willis, President and CEO of BRCGA, said their purpose is to provide affordable housing for seniors age 50 and up in a Christian environment. "However," Willis stated, "we do not discriminate! We have nonBaptists and even non-Christians who live in our neighborhoods." "We can hope they will want

to be Christian after living there," she suggested with a smile. Dottie Aiken, VP Development & Information, next showed an architectural and engineering site plan rendering the community layout. The residences will be built terraced, so that each living quarters will have a view to the lake and mountains. The "Manor House" will house 60 independent and 24 assisted living units ranging from 322 up to 1,170 square feet each with varying floor plans. Inside the Manor House will be found a dining room, library, activities and crafts rooms, beauty and barber, chapel, exercise and laundry facilities.The smallest units starting at 322 square feet are for those residents who need nursing attendance.

Separate cottages of 1,750 square feet with up to two car garages will be available on the property, which will include walking trails and outdoor amenities. Peggy Beckett, VP Marketing and Public Relations, explained the current stage of "lease-up" where those interested in living at Hiawassee Park can place a $1,000 deposit to reserve their space. After the lease-up phase is substantially complete, the developers will be able to budget and announce the specific rental rates. The plans were approved to date with a promise to keep the city posted as developmental questions arise. Mayor Mathis thanked the three for their presentation and said the City welcomed the plans so far for Hiawassee Park.

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On April 6, 2010, the Gaddistown Homemakers honored the members the Suches Fire Department at an appreciation dinner, to thank them for their support. In addition to the Fire/Rescue/ EMS services the Fire Department provides to the Suches community, they support the community service activities of the

Gaddistown Homemakers such as hosting the annual Christmas Tree Lighting, and providing the Fire Department’s meeting/ training room for Homemakers use. In January 2010, a separate facility was offered to the Gaddistown Homemakers for use as a “clubhouse�. After the appreciation dinner,

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mas Tree Lighting Program and, at Woody Gap School, the reading program, science trip, and college scholarships. Homemakers in the Suches area are cordially invited to attend one of our meetings, which are held on the First Tuesday of every month, February through

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(ROCK SPRING, GA and MARIETTA, GA) - The 9th and 11th GOP Districts announced today that Congressmen Phil Gingrey (R-11) and Tom Price (R-6), along with Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, Speaker of the House David Ralston, and Georgia GOP Chairman Sue Everhart will head the list of officials and candidates expected to attend the Districts’ Annual Picnic at Fox Farms in Gordon County on Saturday, April 17. This is the first such joint event for the two districts, but neither is a novice in organizing districtwide events. For the 11th District and Gordon County, Fox Farms has been the venue for many similar events in the past. The 9th District has had Annual Picnics for the last sixteen years. “We have a crowd from around the District,â€? said District Chairman Doug Grammer. “People look forward to it, because it’s an opportunity to enjoy some family-friendly time with other conservatives and party volunteers, as well as legislators, GOP leaders, and candidates. Going joint doubles the fun for both.â€? Jason Shepherd, 11th District Chairman, agreed and noted that with Lt. Governor Cagle, Speaker Ralston, Congressmen Gingrey and Price, and State Chairman Everhart there, â€œâ€Śwe have some top-notch icing on the cake. With everything that’s happened in Congress, and the budget challenges facing the State, it is especially important to be able to hear from these individuals, and vice versa.â€?

The event is expected to draw over 300 people, according to Gordon County GOP Chairman Jim McGarvey. “That could turn out to be a conservative number, especially considering the election excitement that’s out there, and the number of candidates vying for all these offices,â€? he noted. His view is shared by both District Chairmen. Shepherd was confident, however, that â€œâ€Śregardless of the number, we are prepared and feel everyone will enjoy not only this beautiful setting, but music from our locally famous band “Truett Moss and the Country Tâ€?, the food, and of course, seeing friends and interacting with speakers and candidates.â€? Tickets to the event, which starts at 10:00 am and ends at 2:00 pm, can be purchased online at www. goppicnic.eventbrite.com or at the picnic. Directions and other information, including a list of speakers, can be found on the Gordon County GOP website at www. gordongop.org. “We also have sponsorships available at several levels, and are extremely grateful for the support from them,â€? noted Shepherd. “About the only thing we don’t know is how great the weather will be.â€? The Ninth District includes the counties of Catoosa, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Hall, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Union, Walker, Whitfield, and White. The Eleventh District includes the counties of Chattooga, Floyd, Bartow, Polk, Harrelson, Paulding, and half of Gordon, Carroll, and Cobb counties. Both are considered among the most conservative districts in Georgia.

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Hard times often call for drastic measures, especially when it comes to finances! Ever thought of a Reverse Mortgage? Well, Ms. Pat Gray, guest speaker at the event Union County Lions meeting, spoke of Reverse Mortgagee, which is quite an eye opener. So, what is a Reverse Mortgage? Who is eligible? Why would a person want one? Ms. Gray answered

these three questions and more. First and second, a Reverse Mortgage allows a homeowner, age 62 or older, to convert a portion of the equity in their primary residence into cash. Third, you would have no monthly debt payment! The money received is tax free, so maybe a person would like to take a long dreamed about cruise! Or help a family member or any number of

other reasons. No strings attached as to how the money will be used. A big plus is the homeowner retains the ownership and will never be orchid to leave their home. The loan, including accrued interest, is due only when the home is vacant due to sale, moving or death of the borrower. Ms. Gray gave much more information and a question and answer followed her presenta-

tion. Thank you, pat Gray, for information that many present did not know about. For additional information you may contact Ms. Gray at 706-897-2822. Ms. Gray has been and continues to support Union County Lions with donations from her shop, The Carriage House, for which the Lions appreciate so very much. Remember the Lions Motto: " We Serve".

Contributed Photo Group photo of the breakfast attendees, April, 2010

On the first Saturday of each month, a group of 20 to 30 men gather informally at the Zion church fellowship room in Suches, GA, for their monthly “Men’s Brotherhood Breakfast,� where they cook & eat breakfast, decide how they can help in various community service projects, tell lies about their “rod & gun� skills (we are all sinners!), and either get a devotional by a local or visiting preacher, or get an earful of something else from somebody else. Ira T. (“I. T.�) Harkins (see photo A), born in the Baxter area of what is now within the greater Suches community, and today residing in a home built on the foundation of the building which once housed the old Baxter Post Office (which “I. T.� moved to another location on the property), is the doyen who provided the glue that held the group together for about the last decade. He has recently

passed the reins of leadership to some of the “younger fellows� (“I. T.“ is age 91), but he carries on as a capable backup whenever needed, and continues to be a respected sage and counselor to the men who meet for breakfast the first Saturday of each month, and to the greater Suches community, each day of the year, All men in the Suches area who are interested in participating should call “I.T.� Harkins (706.747.3853) for more information. At the April, 2010 meeting, Chuck Esposito, a member of the group for the last eight years, addressed the gathering with a short two part speech: he began his presentation with the topic of “Generosity and Charity,� and segued from there to “April is national Parkinson’s Diseases Awareness Month,� a topic with personal meaning to Chuck, who has had the disease since 2004.

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