YOUR LOCAL NEWS Cherokee Challenge Winners
Each year, the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce hosts an “Amazing Race” type of challenge for chamber members. Teams of two are dispatched after the monthly breakfast meeting and meet up at the end of the day to find out who won. The costumed teams are introduced to the more than 200 chamber members gathered for the morning meeting - and votes are cast for the best dressed team.
Prepare To Quit Smoking for the Great American Smokeout Georgia Hypnotherapy Associates in Towne Lake will hold educational presentations throughout the day Nov. 15 for the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout. Participants will learn about the most effective way to quit smoking without chemicals, withdrawal or weight gain, and take part in a group hypnosis to experience relaxation and assist in preparing to quit. Cost is $10, which will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Registration required. More information is available at www. georgiahypnotherapy.com or by calling 678-938-7274.
Heating Help Available to Some First place: The Oak Leaf Boys with Will Goodwin and Kyle Frantz. Sponsored by Oak Leaf Church.
Second place: Numberjacks with Amy Hall and Jamie Pritchett. Sponsored by North GA CPA Services, P.C.
Third place:The Trip Station with Shane Daniel and Cheri Collett. Sponsored by The Trip Station.
Best Dressed Team: Wire We Here? To Win! With Avery Jackson and Casey Cannady. Sponsored by Roytec Industries, LLC
Woodstock Citizen of the Year selected Woodstock native Smith L. Johnston III and wife Nina are Woodstock’s Citizens of the Year, chosen by Preservation Woodstock, Inc. to receive the Barbara G. Ingram Citizen of the Year award for notable efforts in preserving the history and heritage of the city. Smith is the son of Smith L. Johnston, Jr. and Christine Booth Johnston. His grandfathers were Smith L. Johnston (son of J. H. Johnston, prominent founder and businessman in Woodstock) and E.T. Booth, well known educator and Baptist minister. He attended Woodstock Elementary School and was a 1972 graduate of Cherokee High School and a 1981 graduate of Emory University School of Medicine. He has been with NASA since 1994, serving for many of those years as flight surgeon and as physician to the astronauts and their families. Over the past few months, the Johnstons have become actively involved with the restoration and relocation of the 1940 Main St. house built by E.T. Booth and his wife, Lucy Gibson Booth. The house has been moved a few yards and now faces Market Street. The Johnstons will receive the award on Dec. 3 at the Park at City Center following the annual Christmas parade. For more info, visit www.preservationwoodstock.com. 10
TOWNELAKER | November 2016
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program administered by the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services will be open to the homebound (confined to the home because of medical conditions or disabilities) and elderly (age 65 and older) households on Nov. 1. To apply, applicants will need the most recent heating bill, proof of household income, proof of valid Social Security number, proof of citizenship with a valid photo I.D. and/or alien status. Elderly must provide proof of age for all household members. Assistance will be a one-time payment to offset heating costs, and issued directly to the home energy supplier. For more information, call 770-345-6531.