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BOC may withdraw from new reservoir The Jackson County Board of Commissioners is considering a request for an amendment to the Feb. 28, 2000 intergovernmental contract between the City of Jefferson and theBoard of Commissioners and Jackson County Water & Sewerage Authority.

The request came from the water authority, according to County Manager Kevin Poe. “The water authority has expressed a desire to own 25 percent of the facility,” said Poe. Approval of the contract amendment would “take the Board of Commissioners out of the mix” and leave the contract between Jefferson and the water authority. Bonds would be floated to construct the reservoir for which Jefferson has been awarded a 505 Permit from the U.S. Corps of Engineers.

With that approval, Jefferson Public Works

Requested change in Parks Creek contract could mean water authority to own 25% share

Director Jeff Killip reported Monday to the city council that the consultant has “a lot of staff planning under way with considerations to property rights, mitigation, monitoring, project financing and many other aspects.

“After more than a decade in these efforts, the city can now move ahead with the planning, stream mitigation, funding and implementation of this important project,” Killip reported from consulting engineer Jerry Hood.

The commission will likely vote on the requested amendment at its Dec. 15 meeting.

Other Dec. 1 work session items expected

on the Dec. 15 agenda include: ■■ Approval of the ordinance to re-adopt the various standards and International Codes relating to inspection activities of Jackson County and enforcement of building provisions.

■■ Authorization and submittal of the Capital Improvement Plan for Jackson County Airport.The plan features several safety-related projects including relocation of the fuel system and clearing up airport easements through acquisitions. See the CIP proposal at ClickThePaper.com ■■ Authorization of the speed zone ordi-

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nance for Jackson County as required by the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Poe and Sheriff Janis Magnum told commissioners that state-required procedures will be pursued to address speed limit issues on other roads.

■■ Approval of FY 2015 Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant (LMIG) funding for Lyle Field Road, Mt. Olive Road, Groaning Rock Road, Doster Road, Tap Wood Road, Cherokee Trail, B. Whitfield Road and Tallassee Road, totaling 10.87 miles. The county will be receiving $609,939 which requires a 30-percent match of $182,981.70 which will be financed from Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) V funds.

The commission will convene at 6 p.m. on Dec. 15 in the grand jury assembly room of the Jackson County Courthouse.

Jefferson looks to reduce debt

Eyes rec department budget and ordinance amendments

By LEANNE AKIN

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Following through on a request of the Jefferson City Council, Finance Director Amie Vaughan and other staffers are offering options for early payoff of some debts which would net savings for the city’s bottom line before year’s end.

At the next meeting, Mayor Roy Plott and the council could elect to pay off $410,829.74 in debt on the civic center parking lot, police vehicles leased in 2013, a recreation van and bus, a brush truck and a fire vehicle. The council could opt to pay off a portion of the indebtedness. Total interest savings for these general government items could be $60,158.46.

The council requested a look at the city’s debt during its retreat.

The council will also consider a request to write off $118,455.29 in outstanding water and sewer and solid waste charges which likely cannot be collected.

In other business at Monday’s work session, council members had several questions for department director Colt Green, who said the 33 percent increase in participation is partly responsible for a budget shortfall. More kids means higher expenses for operating supplies and uniforms.

Green also noted that 15 percent of the overrun can be credited to the impacts on part-time employment expenses resulting from the Affordable Care Act. Green was congratulated on Agency of the Year award honors from the Georgia Recreation and Park Association.

Council members said they desired to get a better indicator of program costs so Green will be working with Assistant City Manager/ Clerk Priscilla Murphy and Vaughan on budget matters.

The council is also considering proposed amendments to the city’s development codes related to building materials, signs and trees.

Lanier Technical College named College of the Year Technical College System of Georgia board awards 2014 Perdue Award to its top college

By ZAC TAYLOR

Regional staff

Lanier Tech Winder Campus Dean Lisa Maloof can say a lot about how great the college leadership has been to her campus.

She can also point to a brand new building, being filled with state-of-the-art equipment, as proof of the leadership’s success.

Maloof isn’t the only one who’s noticed.

The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia has selected Lanier Technical College in Oakwood as this year’s recipient of their Perdue Award for the TCSG Technical College of the Year.

“We have great leadership,” Maloof said. “They are committed to our students and providing the resources for our students to be successful. We’re very proud of this recognition.”

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Each December, the board chooses the award winner from among the system’s 23 technical colleges.

The top college is named after a review of almost two dozen performance categories covering technical education, adult education, economic development, resource development and administration.

Lanier Tech has five campuses, including the one in Winder.

Maloof said the new college president, Ray Perrin, has been a key piece in the integration of the campuses.

“Dr. Perrin has brought a new culture to our college; one college with five campus,” she said. “He’s supremely excited, supportive about the new Barrow campus.”

TCSG State Board Chairman Joe Yarbrough made the announcement during the board’s monthly meeting

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in Atlanta on Dec. 4.

“The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia is pleased to present Lanier Technical College with the Perdue Award for the 2014 TCSG Technical College of the Year,” said Yarbrough. “We congratulate President Ray Perren and his faculty and staff for their excellent record of high educational achievement and strong commitment to student success in the classroom and on the job. We’re proud of the outstanding work of each of the 23 TCSG colleges, but the record shows that Lanier Technical College has clearly earned our respect and commendation as this year’s top college.”

President Perren accepted the award for his college. “On behalf of the faculty, staff, students and all of the supporters of Lanier Technical College, I want to

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Lanier Technical College was honored as Technical College of the Year at the Dec. 4 meeting of the State Board of Technilcal College System of Georgia. On hand for the presentation was: L-R, Doug Carter, State Board member; Joe W. Yarbrough, Chair of State Board; Ron Jackson, TCSG Commissioner; Dr. Ray Perren, President of Lanier Technical College; Dinah C. Wayne, State Board member. thank the TCSG State Board for this great honor. It’s a testament to the tremendous work that the people of our college put forth every

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day to ensure that students learn the skills they need to succeed in Georgia’s workforce.”

TCSG Commissioner Ron

Jackson thanked the board for recognizing the college’s accomplishments. “This is a

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Suspect sought in robbery at Dollar General

Braselton handles yearend business including budget amendments

By FARAH BOHANNON

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Robbery suspect was wearing a Packers shirt.

A man, who threatened the clerk at the Braselton Dollar General on Jackson Avenue during an 8:45 p.m. armed robbery on Dec. 2, left the store with $410.33 from the cash registers.

According to reports filed by the Braselton Police Department, the clerk said when she came out of the back employee room, the man, described as a 6-foot tall white male with black medium length hair a slim build, pulled out a knife and came at her.

The man demanded the clerk quickly

hand over all the money in the cash drawers, however, he left the one dollar bills behind.

The man, who was wearing a green Packers shirts, also took a yellow basket containing some store items when he left the store.

Another employee was reportedly outside when the incident occurred.

Braselton Police have released two photos from the armed robbery and are asking for anyone with information to contact the Braselton Police Department at 706-6582852.

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ent’s liquor cabinet. The parents were advised to talk about the problems.

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■■ A driver brought a .25-caliber Phoenix Arms pistol to the police station on Dec. 7.

The driver said he found the handgun in to the middle of the roadway at Reisling Drive and Blanc Way. A Dec. 2 battery incident was reported at Jefferson Middle School in which a female student was being teased and threatened to stab the male suspect in the eye with a pencil.

She said she was fake-throwing the pencil and it slipped from her hand and went into the boy’s eye which began bleeding badly. Police were not initially called in the commotion.

Later the boy’s mother said she did not want to prosecute but wanted help from the other child’s family in paying the medical co-pay.

■■ A terroristic threats and acts incident involving a teen reportedly sending a Nov. 27 threatening text to another teen he sees as a threat to his relationship with his girlfriend.

Two females involved in the situation were reportedly consuming alcohol from a par-

■■ A dirt bike reported stolen from a Mountain Oak Drive on Nov. 25 was recovered later that evening on a walking trail near Silk Tree Pointe. The man who reported his son’s bike was missing contacted police after he saw a person riding the bike down Silk Tree Pointe and honked to get his attention. Rather than stopping the dirt bike rider raced away, turned onto the path and was out of sight. A search of the area did not yield the dirt bike or the rider.

FIRE REPORT

The American Red Cross was requested to assist the family.

■■ Units from Plainview, Maysville and the Jackson County Correctional Institute Fire Departments responded to 60 Saqefield Circle in Maysville on a reported structure fire at 7 p.m. on Dec. 5. Responders arrived to find a single-family residence fully involved with fire. The structure was listed as heavily damaged. The occupant was home at the time of the fire but no injuries were reported.

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office ■■ Reports of shots being fired toward a Brumbalow Road residence were filed Dec. 7 and a Highway 441 resident reported shots fired in her neighborhood on Dec. 6.

Extra patrols were requested.

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■■ Units from Plainview, Maysville, North Jackson and the Jackson County Correctional Institute Fire Departments were dispatched at 8:15 p.m. on Dec. 6 to 385 Marlow Circle in Maysville on a reported structure fire.

A barn loaded with hay was ablaze. The barn was listed as a total loss by Plainview Fire Department which is investigating the cause of the incident.

HALL COUNTY

Commissioners discuss Village at Deaton Creek tennis court repairs

By NICK WATSON

Regional staff

The Hall County Board of Commissioners on Monday took up the issue of tennis court repairs at the Village at Deaton Creek in Hoschton.

The request is for up to $20,000 in repairing a tennis court. The cracks, residents claim, followed the installation of a sewer line several years ago.

The sewer line was built under tennis court No. 3 in 2009, with the soil being removed and the court rebuilt on top.

The county was notified in February 2014 of the cracks in the tennis courts appearing again, following an August 2013 repair for $6,000.

John Mercer made a presentation to the commission-

ers on behalf of the Village at Deaton Creek community, providing aerial shots of the cracks and repairs to the third tennis court.

“It’s marginally playable at this point,” Mercer said.

“Nobody wants to play on it anymore.”

Mercer said he believes it must be rebuilt.

“Every court has got some minimal cracking,” Commissioner Scott Gibbs said of his visit to the community’s tennis courts.

An estimated $12,000 has been suggested for repairing the court, but it is undetermined whether the fix would be long-lasting.

Gibbs said he wanted to put the court back to the state it was in “before we disturbed it.”

The commissioners are

planning to retable the issue until the second meeting of January, which would tentatively be Jan. 22.

Given the cold weather, the commissioners hope to determine whether the court can be repaired or needs to be rebuilt in the springtime.

The Braselton Town Council Monday approved several items dealing with alcohol licenses, special event permits and budget amendments.

The council also adopted a Capital Improvement Element and its Short Term Work Program.

An alcoholic beverage license request change was approved for Jeffrey’s Sports Bar & Grill. Town Manager Jennifer Dees emphasized that the establishment already had an alcoholic beverage license, but Hollie Hutchinson has requested the license be under her name since ownership has changed. The change will be in effect at the beginning of January. Hutchinson had already cleared a background check.

The special event permit request from Annette Bates, executive director of Piedmont CASA, was approved for a CASA fundraiser to take place on Feb. 7, 2015, at the Braselton-Stover House. The HeART for Children Heart for Chocolate event will provide endless chocolate, great food, dancing, a silent auction featuring work from local artists and opportunities to help children.

Dees mentioned attendance is encouraged – the event will be a fun night out but it is also a way to help children who need someone to advocate on their behalf.

The proposed Fiscal Year End 2014 budget amendment to reflect annual expenditures was also approved by Mayor Bill Orr and the council. Federal law prohibits the town from budgeting federal forfeiture money.

“We are required to budget anything we have spent so we always come in at the end

CITY OF HOSCHTON

Garbage rates, license fees rise to cover costs

By FARAH BOHANNON

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The City of Hoschton will be raising several fees including garbage collection rates, PCS maintenance customer fees, 2015 home-based occupational license fees, as well as business license fees.

Hoschton residents will now may 50 cents more per month on their garbage collection bills, which was accepted at the December city council meeting convened Dec. 1. The monthly fee for PCS Maintenance Customers has been increased to $10 per month instead of $6.05.

In addition, the home-based occupational license fee will rise from $45 per year to $50 while the general business license fees will be $115 per year, from the current $100.

Council member Scott Butler said he believes the fee increases will be beneficial to Hoschton in several ways including better positioning city hall for upcoming Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) loan payments.

“Hoschton has approximately 24 months before the debt payments for the GEFA loan resume,” said Butler. “We have to do everything we can to insure the city is able to meet that obligation. We have not raised the garbage fees in four years and the cost to provide that service has increased in each of those years. Panther Creek subdivision fees were raised to more accurately reflect the cost of providing the service. It still does not completely cover the cost and the city pays the balance.

“As for the business license fees, there is a

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great deal of time spent by the staff to monitor the aspects of the businesses in town and this increase once again just more accurately reflects the city’s cost,” said Butler after the council’s decision at the monthly council gathering.

Butler mentioned on top of all of the “fee talk” that Hoschton’s four employees have been phenomenal in keeping up with everything. He says Jim Sawyer has the wastewater treatment plant running more efficiently and effectively than ever before while City Administrator/Clerk Jacqueline Crouse, utility clerk Karen Butler and public works employee Hunter Pruett all contribute to what city tasks must be completed with positive attitudes.

“It truly is a one for all and all for one kind of atmosphere,” said Butler. “I enjoy being on the council as everyone seems to bring their experiences and knowledge openly to the table while always looking for the best solutions for Hoschton.”

Crouse’s opinion is the same.

“We have not increased fees in years, and we want to be in line with other towns and cities,” said Crouse, who says she has Hoschton’s best interest in mind. She also reminds that Hoschton does not levy a property tax, so the business license fees help with the city’s revenue.

Other happenings from the December City Hall meeting include Hoschton’s fulltime employees receiving health benefits, which have been approved by the council for $400 per month as well as the city hall building being approved for a new sign that will be ready in the next few months.

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of the fiscal year after the auditors have completed their work,” said Dees.

Dees provided a budget draft. Mayor Orr clarified that the town works toward the original budget and makes appropriate adjustments at the end of the year, which Dees said is true. She said the “actual” column on the budget draft will reflect what the actual numbers were for everything, and it also includes revenues.

“We had only anticipated receiving $3.3 million, but we actually collected $4.9 million, so the ‘actual’ column will include any federal forfeitures which we cannot budget for revenues and expenses, only supplement,” said Dees.

The draft has an “original” column that was the approved budget from May 2013 whereas the “actual” column is what the town has spent as of June 2014. The FYE 2014 budget amendment to reflect actual expenditures was approved by the mayor and council members.

Lastly, the resolution for the final adoption of the 2015 Capital Improvement Element (CIE) and the Short Term Work Program (STWP) were approved. The CIE and STWP, which were both submitted to and approved by the regional commission and state, were eligible to be adopted. The CIE contains a large list of projects to be completed between 2014 and 2018 in the following categories: general government, public equipment, transportation, downtown beautification/revitalization, greenspace/recreation projects, as well as water and sewer.

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The new Winder campus on Austin Road will be ready to be showcased in January.

Winder’s Lanier Tech campus is nearly ready

By ZAC TAYLOR

Regional staff

With keys now in hand although work is still under way on the new Lanier Technical College campus in Barrow County, Winder Campus Dean Lisa Maloof is already giving sneak-peak tours of the facility capable of serving 1,000 students.

As Welding and Joining instructor Tom Rieger had several students assist in moving in some of his department supplies into the large new welding lab with 22 booths, the students beamed with pride at the new learning facilities they will soon occupy. It includes a robotic welder like the one at the nearby Caterpillar plant in Bogart.

Among them was Evan Lucky, a student who has already secured a job at RAI USA in Athens. He is among Rieger’s students who are in demand at companies including Kubota, Caterpillar and R&R in Watkinsville.

The just-under 69,000-square-foot building, which completes the Barrow County Workforce Development Campus just south of Highway 316 along with the schools system’s Sims Academy of Innovation and Technology next door, is set to open in January.

The new campus includes an automotive department “classroom” complete with nine vehicle bays and a fully-functional alignment setup. The room, which is multiple levels and includes space for a number of other projects, like HVAC repair as well. The career academy will be partnering with the college with automotive and many other programs as a means of getting students ready for careers

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well-deserved honor for Lanier Technical College, and I thank President Perren for his strong and effective leadership. I’m also very grateful to the college’s faculty and staff whose steadfast commitment to technical and adult education ensures that their students are equipped with the skills that they need for solid careers with great companies,” said Jackson.

The award benchmarks include enrollment growth; graduation rate; student job placement and graduate licensure rates; adult education and GED success rates; corporate contract training; college fundraising; and the result of an administrative audit.

Highlights from Lanier Technical College’s 2014 academic year include: • The college enrolled 5,240 students in credit classes during AY2014, which was a seven percent increase from the previous year.

• The number of full-time equivalent students attending the college increased by 8.5 percent over the same time span.

• The college’s student retention rate was 69 percent during AY2014.

• The college’s graduation rate was 71 percent in AY2014.

• The college increased the number of high school students enrolled in its dual credit programs, from 212 students in AY2013 to 361 students in AY2014 (a 70 percent increase).

• The college, which has a long and successful history of contract workforce training partnerships with businesses and industries throughout the seven counties in its service delivery area, provided training to 396 companies in AY2014; that was 32 more companies it served in AY2013 (a nine percent increase).

• 422 adults earned their GED credential through the college’s adult education and GED testing programs.

Lanier Technical College serves Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson and Lumpkin counties.

The TCSG college of the year award was created in 2011 and named in honor of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, who was a strong supporter of the TCSG colleges and their mission

in the region.

There’s a spacious room set aside for the first mechatronics program in the Technical College of Georgia System, and another room to house students training in the growing field of building automation systems.

There’s all that and more, but that’s only part of it, as Maloof wanted to stress.

“There’s also a community college aspect,” she said. “Core classes are transferrable. We’re fully accredited by SACS, just like the University of Georgia.”

In other words, it’s not just a school for those looking to go into technical fields, but can be a stepping stone to a four-year college, or a place to get a start in the medical field.

There is a divide within the building as well, with the more industrial classrooms and labs in the C-wing, complete with open ceilings for a more industrial look and an air system that prevents any fumes or smells from getting to the rest of the building, according to Lanier Tech Director of Facilities Guy Abbs.

The other wings of the building are held over for general purpose classrooms, for the classes, like biology and English, that can transfer to a four-year school like the University of Georgia.

There are also classrooms and labs for the medical programs, like the site of a future Occupational Therapy lab laid out to include rooms in an apartment. Or the Certified Nursing Assistant program’s lab that is set up like a hospital wing. The Medical Assistant program’s lab is set up to mimic a doctor’s office.

There’s also a room to house the library, and space for a bookstore and a café.

to develop the state’s workforce through technical and adult education.

The three other finalists for the award were Albany Technical College, Moultrie Technical College, and Savannah Technical College.

Previous Perdue Award winners include Ogeechee Technical College (2011), Atlanta Technical College (2012), and Savannah Technical College (2013).

About the TCSG: The 23 colleges of the Technical College System of Georgia offer affordable education and excellent training in more than 600 certificate, diploma and two-year associate degree programs. Students of all ages take advantage of low tuition, outstanding instructors, hands-on learning and state-of-the-art equipment to gain the skills needed for today’s in-demand jobs.

In academic year 2014, the TCSG colleges delivered

2.3 million credit hours of instruction to more than 141,000 students. The TCSG is online, too, serving 70,000 students through the system’s Georgia Virtual Technical Connection.

TCSG students enjoy the benefits of Georgia’s HOPE grant and scholarship and the federal Pell grant, which will pay for a significant portion of a TCSG education.

Last year, the TCSG Office of Adult Education delivered programs to 61,000 adult learners, including GED preparation and testing services that enabled almost 15,000 men and women to earn their GED credential.

The TCSG Quick Start program has provided customized workforce training in 2014 to almost 56,000 employees of new and expanding companies in Georgia.

For more information about the TCSG, go to www. tcsg.edu

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Lanier Technical College’s Commerce campus now has a state-of-the-art flexible industrial services class and lab space which is already being put to good use.

When the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce visited to cut the ribbbon on the new 1,450-square-foot training lab which was developed using an Appalachian Regional Commission grant administered through the United States Department of Agriculture, instruction was already under way.

Instructor Joey Watkins made the trip from the Oakwood campus to the Commerce campus to help hone the skills of several JM Huber employees who are responsible for keeping all that company’s equipment running.

“We can bring the instruction to the employees near their own community,” said Dr. Howard Ledford, Dean of the Jackson Campus and Dean of General Studies. “We are very pleased to offer this space to our community partners.” The lab allows the college to replicate advanced manufacturing training convenient to the businesses and industries in Jackson County.

Tim McDonald, Vice President of Economic Development, and Dave Parrish,

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Tim McDonald, Vice President of Economic Development of Lanier Technical College, talks with Jackson County Commission Chairman Tom Crow in the new lab space on the Commerce campus.

Director of Marketing and Public Relations, attended the ceremony for Lanier Technical College as Jackson County Commission Chairman Tom Crow performed the ribbon-cutting honors. Also attending was Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO John Fenn and other Chamber staff and ambassadors.

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OBITUARIES Claude T. Allison

Died Dec. 4, 2014 Claude T. Allison, 93, of Gainesville, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at his residence following an extended illness.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Hutchins officiating. Interment followed in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Born Feb. 4, 1921, in Clermont, he was a son of the late Herbert E. Allison and Dessie Black Allison. He was retired and was a member of Pilgrim Baptist Church for 43 years. He was also preceded in death by his son, Melvin Allison; and a number of brothers and sisters.

Surviviors include his wife of 68 years, Colleen Allison; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Randy Collins of Jefferson; sons and daughter-in-law, Kim and Debbie Allison of Dawsonville and Keith Allison of Gainesville; 21 grandchildren, 25 greatgrandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

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Robert Lewis Bankston Sr.

Died Dec. 4, 2014 Robert Lewis Bankston Sr., 82, of Jefferson, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospice House.

Born in Griffin, he was a son of the late Raymond and Myrtle Jett Bankston. He was a member of The Grove and was a deacon of 47 years at First Baptist Church of Centerville. He served in the United States Army.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Purser Bankston; daughter, Renee Bankston Cox of Jefferson; son, Robert Lewis Bankston Jr., of Buford; brother, Douglas Bankston of Smyrna; grandchildren, Lauren Murphy Dolbec, Caylin Bankston and Peter Bankston; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 9. 2014, at The Grove with the Rev. John Wood, Col. Randall Kitchens, Capt. Andy Parker and Pastor Jerry Robertson officiating. Interment followed in the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton.

Memorial donations may be made to The Grove, 1702 Grove Level Road, Maysville, GA 30558; Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675; or Affinis Hospice, 1612 Mars Hill Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677.

Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Virgil Casper

Died Dec. 7, 2014 Virgil Casper, 85 of Winder, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014.

Born Nov. 24, 1929, he was a son of the late Otis and Exar Casper. He was a member of Midway Christian Church and a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Henrietta Skelton Casper; and his daughter, Janice Casper.

Survivors include his daughter, Phyllis Casper of Winder; and several nieces and nephews.

A visitation will be held at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014.

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Betty Rachel Crane

Died Dec. 2, 2014 Betty Rachel (Casper) Crane, 80, of Flowery Branch, formerly of Gillsville, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at her residence with family, following a brief illness.

Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in

the chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home with interment following in Memorial Park South Cemetery.

The Rev. Chuck Nation officiated.

Born July 1, 1934, in Athens, she was a daughter of the late Calvin and Minnie Casper. She retired from Chicopee, where she was a spinner. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Flowery Branch and was in the Homemakers Sunday School Class. Mrs. Crane was also preceded in death by her husband, Wilburn Crane; and brothers, Cass Casper, Reginald Casper, Neal Casper and Charles Casper.

Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Janyce and Royce Cole of Flowery Branch and Sonya and Tommy Smallwood of Gainesville; son, Marty Crane of Flowery Branch; brother and sister-in-law, David and Doreen Casper of Oakwood; sister, Laura Turner of Maysville; sistersin-law, Joyce Casper of Snellville and Inez Crane and Evelyn Crane, both of Flowery Branch; grandchildren and spouses, Shannon Cole of Flowery Branch, Kevin and Loida Cole of Flowery Branch, Casey Coffey and Mike Hoard of Flowery Branch, Shawna and Johnny Szabo of Flowery Branch, Michael Crane of Flowery Branch and Rachael and Whitney Watkins of Oakwood; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Flowery Branch Building Fund, P.O. Box 427, Flowery Branch, GA 30542 or Northeast Georgia Medical Center Hospice, 2150 Limestone Parkway, Suite 222, Gainesville, GA 30501.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Marvin Crow

Died Dec. 4, 2014 Marvin Crow, 73, of Flowery Branch, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.

He was preceded in death by his precious daughter, Edith Renee Crow; parents, Glenn and Edith Crow; sister and brother-in-law, Thelma and Myron Frazer, and brother and sister-in-law, Glennon and Idell Crow; brothers-in-law, Herbert Barrett, Guy Edge, Robert Willard and William Willard; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Andrew and Lillian Cronic; brothers-inlaw and sisters-in-law, John and Carolyn Boggs, Andrew Jr. and Raymonia Cronic; sisters-in-law and brotherin-law, Ruby Tatum, Doris Cronic and Ruth and Glenn Beddingfield.

Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Dale Cronic Crow; daughter and sonin-law, Cheryl and Bobby Jenkins of Flowery Branch; grandsons, Joshua Jenkins and Bryan Jenkins, both of Flowery Branch; brothers and sisters-in-law, Leon and Katie Parker Crow and and Ervin and Sheryl Crow, all of Flowery Branch; brotherin-law, Vernon Cronic of Hoschton; sisters-in-law, Janice Cronic Gregory and husband Bee Gregory of Hoschton, Martha Cronic Munday and husband Donnie Munday of Buford, Barbara Cronic Barrett of Flowery Branch and Mildred Cronic Edge of Winder; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Born Aug. 9, 1941, in Flowery Branch, he received his education from Flowery Branch High School. He was a retired truck driver and a member of the Flowery Branch Masonic Lodge No. 212 where he was a Mason.

He was of the Baptist faith.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in the chapel of Flanigan

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Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Wade and Pastor Chuck Nation officiating. Interment followed with Masonic services at Memorial Park Cemetery in Gainesville.

Flanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Buford The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Miriam Walden Dawkins

Died Dec. 6, 2014 Miriam Walden Dawkins, 88, of Hoschton, formerly of Macon died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at The Oaks of Braselton.

Born in Macon, she was a daughter of the late Roger L. and Mary Wilson Walden.

She was a homemaker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cleveland “Bryan” Dawkins.

Survivors include her son, Michael Dawkins of Buford; daughter, Dana Unger of Bush, La; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, at Macon Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Tom Bagley officiating.

Interment followed in Macon Memorial Park.

Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Margie Betty Forrester

Died Dec. 6, 2014 Margie Betty Forrester, 79, of Oakwood, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at New Horizons Limestone following and extended illness.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with internment to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pastor Gary Osteen officiated.

Born on Aug. 11, 1935, in Gainesville, she was a daughter of the late Qural “Quillian” and Monten Elison Shelnut. She was retired from Belk Department Store where she worked as a cashier, and she attended Oakwood Gospel Tabernacle.

She was also preceded in death by her husband, Withrow Forrester Sr.; brother, Marvin Shelnut; and sister, Lucille Thomas.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Lester McClure of Gainesville; daughter and son-in-law, Tami and Tommy Kelley of Columbus; son and daughter-in-law, Taylor and Reeva Forrester of Hoschton; daughter and son-inlaw, Dawn and Tim Hamby of Cumming; grandchildren, Brandi and Jason Brown, Blake and Shelia McClure, Haley and Gracie Hamby, Faith and Nikolas Forrester and Alexander and Bethanie Kelley; great-grandchildren, Hogan and Laken Brown and Leann Varner; and sister, Lois Griffin of Gillsville.

Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Doris Emma Gray

Died Dec. 4, 2014 Doris Emma Gray, 79, of Commerce, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.

Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Emma Campbell Houghteling. She was retired from Hardee’s. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Gray.

Survivors include her daughter, Faith McCaig of Commerce; sons, Joseph Dixon of Jefferson and Gary Dixon of New York;

six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

A family memorial service will be held at a later date.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Herman Gee

Died Dec. 7, 2014 Herman Gee of Jefferson died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, after an extended illness.

Born in Pendergrass, on March 3, 1927, he was the son of the late William Beatty and Mae Smith Gee. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Clara Mae Patton Gee; sisters, Wilma Dodd, Nelle Culpepper, Lois Sorrells, Woodie Cole, Ola Bell Alford, Dottie Nabors and Cindy Lou Gee; and sister-in-law, Polly Patton.

Survivors include his daughter, Mary Ann Gee Wilkes of Jefferson; granddaughter, Shannon Wheeler and Bryan Wheeler of Jefferson; great-granddaughter, Claire Wheeler; grandson, Jamey Wilkes and Deborah Wilkes of Toccoa; greatgrandson, Parker Wilkes; sisters, Bette Sosebee and Sylvia Underwood, both of Jefferson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family received friends at Pendergrass Baptist Church on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, with the funeral service following.

Great-nephew Don Cole officiated. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Pendergrass Baptist Church.

Bridges Funeral Home, Athens The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Lloyd Green

Died Dec. 4, 2014 Lloyd Green, 91, of Hoschton, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at his residence with family.

Born May 12, 1923, in Zephyrhills, Fla., he was a son of the late Lyman and Cora Green. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked for the Postal Service for many years, and later managed an H&R Block tax office.

Upon death, he had been married for 49 years to Alicia Castex Green, and they had one daughter, Michele Dunn. He also had an adopted daughter, Donna Doles, from a prior marriage. He was known for his love of music, the ocean and his devotion to family.

Survivors include his wife, Alicia; daughters, Donna Doles and Michele Dunn; son-in-law, Harold Doles; grandchildren, Megan, Jennifer, and Nicholas Dunn; and great-grandchildren, Joshua and Rachel Richards.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. in Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, in the chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home with inurnment following at Memorial Park South Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, Dec. 11. 2014 Died Dec. 4, 2014 Timothy Dale Gresham, 54, of Lula, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at his residence surrounded by his family and friends following an extended illness.

Born Jan. 7, 1960, in Hall County, he was a son of the John T. Gresham and Sharon Forrester Gresham. A Chris-

Died Dec. 3, 2014 Sheryl Stanley LeBaron, 65, of Flowery Branch, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following a sudden unexpected illness.

Born Aug. 5, 1949, in in San Antonio, Texas, she was a daughter of Martha Jo Stanley of Pelhma, Ala., and the late Ellis Stanley. She was of the Baptist faith. She retired from AT&T, where she was a first level DSL network manager.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband, Michael Thompson; son and daughter-in-law, Seth and Dove LeBaron of Marietta; daughter and sonin-law, Brittany and William Byrd of Jefferson; grandchildren, Hailey Byrd, Ansley Byrd and Jude LeBaron; and brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Christy Stanley of Pelham, Alabama.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to New Bethany Preschool, 6302 Lanier Island Parkway, Buford, GA 30518.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Pug Lord

Died Dec. 6, 2014 Worth “Pug” Lord, 82, of Hoschton, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014.

Born in Pendergrass, he was a son of the late Dee and Addie Jane Gee Lord.

He was retired from security Lord at Pendergrass Exxon having worked with the Bridges family for more than 50 years. He attended Living Word Worship Center. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Waters; brothers, Hugh Lord, Hiram Lord, Dee Lord Jr., and Thurman Lord; and step grandchild, Collin Evans.

Survivors include his wife Margie Evans Lord; daughter; Wanda Wright of Ho-

Jerry Clyde McDaniel

Died Dec. 3, 2014 Jerry Clyde McDaniel, 71, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014.

A native of Barrow County, he was a son of the late Lester Lee and Mary Agnes Royster McDaniel. He was a self-employed contractor and developer. He was a member of Buford Masonic Lodge #292, York Right and the Yaarab Temple.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Scott Tanner officiating. Burial followed in Carter Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane Porter McDaniel; son, Jerry Clyde (Donna) McDaniel Jr.; daughter, Michelle Lee McDaniel; brother, Charles Lee McDaniel; grandchildren, James Jerry McDaniel, Brandon Lee McDaniel and Jacob Fitzgerald McDaniel; and great -grandchildren; Ethan McDaniel, Hayden McDaniel, Dillan McDaniel, Gavin McDaniel and Lilly Cox. Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Doris June Morgan

Died Dec. 8, 2014 Doris June Morgan, 70, of Commerce, died Monday Dec. 8, 2014.

She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Virginia (Noles) White Jr. Survivors include her sons, Bruce Morgan of Commerce and Brian Morgan of Dacula; brothers, Bud White of Athens, Ala., Joey White of Jasper, Ricky White of Woodstock and Eddie White of Woodstock, and Mike White of Kennesaw; sister, Sue White of Woodstock; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Services were held Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home.

Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Jasmin Joan Anderson Pixley

Died Dec. 2, 2014 Jasmin Joan Anderson Pixley, 62, of Pendergrass, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014.

Born in Saint Catherine, Jamaica, she was a daughter of John and Constance Templeton Anderson. She retired from USAID after many years of service. Mrs. Pixley was a member of The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Jefferson.

A celebration of life service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Jefferson and again at a later date in her home country.

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Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with Dr. Thomas R. Smiley and Dr. Jerry Gill officiating. Interment followed in the County Line Baptist Church Cemetery in White County.

Survivors include his wife, Mandy Gresham; son and daughter-in-law, T.J. and Carlee Gresham of Dahlonega; daughters, Haley Gresham of Jefferson and Skyler Gresham and Tayler Gresham, both of Lula; brother, Rick Gresham of Gainesville; sister and brother-in-law, Lori and Matt Delong of Gainesville; grandsons, Gavin Schwartz of Gainesville and Jaxon McDaniel of Buford; granddaughters, Rowan Gresham, Ivy Gresham, Mia Drinkard and Delaney McDaniel of Buford; mother-in-law, Deborah Schefano; niece, Emma DeLong; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, family and friends.

Memorial donations may be made to Timothy Gresham Cancer Fund at South State Bank to help bear the funeral expense.

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Waiting for Santa is a good thing The last time I checked, a day is still 24 hours and it still takes the Earth about 365 days to go around the sun.

In less than three weeks, Santa will have made his visit and some poor garbage collector will haul off the boxes and wrapping paper, not to mention those sealed plastic clamshell wrappers that no scissors can easily cut.

For grown-ups, it all comes in the blink of an eye. I wonder if it happens slow as ever for kids.

I can think back on the days leading up to Christmas and they seemed to take forever. Mama started dropping the Santa hints about Labor Day. Any thoughts of Santa in September seemed so far away.

Mama was always talking to Santa. She never really gave a good explanation how that happened. I knew it wasn’t by phone.

We treated long-distance charges like a disease and stayed away from those.

If you are younger than 30 years old, you may not understand the last sentence. Long ago and far away in a galaxy where phones were heavy objects connected by wire to a wall, we had something called long distance. It was charged in 3-minute increments and it was long distance to almost everywhere outside your county.

In Social Circle, where I grew up, it was a long-distance call to anywhere besides Jersey. That’s not Jersey as in turnpike. I’m talking about Jersey where Bill Kuhn used to have a store.

Mama wouldn’t have casually called Santa. The good Lord only knows how much a long-distance call to the North Pole would cost.

I had a theory Santa hung out at Rich’s Department Store in downtown Atlanta.

At Christmastime, the top floor of Rich’s became Santa’s place and the store had an express elevator to

Harris Blackwood the North Pole. It even had stalls containing what were advertised as reindeer.

They were actually whitetail deer that looked more like Bambi than Rudolph.

If Mama wasn’t talking regularly to Santa, you already knew he was watching you. He sees you when you’re sleeping and he knows when you’re awake.

Or so the song says. He had lists of good boys and girls as well as the not so good.

The thought of being on Santa’s bad list was too much to take. I didn’t want to go there.

It seemed the closer we got to Dec. 24, the slower the clock moved. It just seemed to take forever. No amount of busy activities would make it go faster.

Santa never failed me. I got trains, racecars and almost everything I asked for.

I even asked him once to help make my daddy well at Christmas. That was better left to the one whose birth we celebrate on Christmas.

I still love Christmas, although it sometimes serves as a stark reminder of those I miss so incredibly at this time of year. When I think of the joy it brought to them, I have to smile.

I hope waiting for Santa takes just as long in kid terms today as it did 50 years ago. A little waiting is good for you.

Harris Blackwood is a Gainesville resident whose columns appear weekly.

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Being poor can make you wealthy My people, as I have long said, were raised up on hard times in the Appalachian foothills. I don’t know that I had a grandparent who ever saw the sum of $500 at one time or even held a hundred dollar bill in hand.

There are many times my heart breaks when I think of the struggles that each faced and how their shoulders visibly slumped from the weight of the worries they carried. My clearest memories of them are how each one’s brow seemed to be constantly furrowed, not in anger but in a worry that shrouded their beings with a burden that wouldn’t let go. Even when times improved slightly, the furrow stayed for it was engraved on their faces as though it had been chiseled in stone.

Neither of my grandfathers ever knew the luxury of indoor plumbing.

I never heard one of them complain. They took the tribulations in course and kept going. There was no bounty on their tables and their clothes were simple but always clean and neatly presented. They each believed that with faith, hard work and determination

Ronda Rich they could overcome so they could keep coming back for more hard luck.

Resolutely, they lifted themselves up one teardrop at a time and instilled in their children and grandchildren a powerful yearning to do better than the ones who came before. See, poverty has its privileges. If a family is poor enough for long enough, then a catalyst is lit somewhere that inspires and drives. That’s what happened with my folks. My parents and their siblings ran as hard as they could from being nothing much to being something more. From living with heartache to living with hope. Then their children ran a little harder and their children’s children pushed a little further. It’s made me realize that being poor can have its riches and rewards because it ignites a

want and need to do better.

Here’s why I got to thinking about all this and philosophizing: The R.J. Reynolds family. I have recently read two books on the family and I’m telling you this — Hollywood’s finest creative sorts couldn’t make up a movie with more twists, turns and tragedies than that family has weathered.

Reynolds, Sr., of course, made a fortune in tobacco but died in his 60s of cancer. (As an aside, several of the family’s heavy smokers died with cancer including his daughter Nancy, who had a lung removed before succumbing to emphysema.) His son Smith died shortly before his 21st birthday when he was shot through the head with a .32.

Initially ruled suicide, a coroner’s inquest later reversed it to murder but no one was ever charged.

Smith Reynolds married and divorced Anne Cannon, the heiress to the Cannon textile fortune. She died at 50 of pneumonia and an embolism after having married six times. A Reynolds grandson, suffering from addictions, died in a private plane crash. His brother climbed

atop a building and jumped to his death.

Smith Reynolds’ only child by his second wife, a Broadway actress, died at 17 in an accident while climbing Mount Whitney.

The first thing I can say about some of that is this: When you’re poor, you don’t have money to buy private planes or climb mountains other than the ones in your own backyard that need to be climbed for the sake of hunting or checking on your still. If you’re mountain poor, you never own a handgun — only a shotgun — and the only actress you will ever see is on television, certainly not close enough to kiss. You marry for life because it’s much cheaper than divorce.

But here’s the best thing about being born poor or at least having it as your family legacy: It gives you a place to go. Up. And it gives you pride in the climb.

See, I told you that poverty has its riches and rewards.

Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of several books.

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Happy holidays: The holiday party intruder Are you looking forward to the holidays? As this new holiday season rolls around, families and friends are gathering to celebrate, fuss over new babies, eat turkey and dressing,and exchange gifts. It is a time of joy and generosity. But what if you and your guests are in your home and unbeknownst to you, you have a thief in your house? A thief you cannot see, smell, hear, taste, or touch, that is silently stealing your health and the health of your loved ones.

Radon can be that thief.

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas and is the second leading cause of lung cancer (the first leading cause among nonsmokers). It comes from the decay of uranium in rock and soil. Radon levels tend to be low outside; how-

Keri G. Hobbs ever, inside your home radon can build to high levels making it dangerous. Also, radon is heavier than air so babies, young children, and pets are at an even higher risk since they are closer to the ground where the

Testing is the only way to know the radon level in your home.

radon level is higher.

So, how can you protect yourself and your loved ones this holiday season?

Test your home for radon.

Testing is the only way to know the radon level in your home. Testing is easy.

Simply hang the kit at the shortest person’s breathing level in a room such as a family room or bedroom on the lowest livable level of your home. Three to seven days later take it down and drop it in the mail. The great thing is when you get a test kit from the University of Georgia the postage and laboratory analysis are pre-paid! Radon levels at 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) and above are unsafe, but some relatively simple measures can be implemented to reduce the level of radon in your home if they are high.

To ensure a safe and

healthy holiday season with no radon thief around, test for radon today. Also, consider giving radon test kits as gifts. Health and peace of mind are gifts that keep giving, and the test kits make great stocking stuffers.

For more information or to order a test kit go to www.UGAradon.org or call your county Extension office at 1-800-ASK-UGA1.

Happy Holidays from the University of Georgia Extension.

Keri G. Hobbs is County Coordinator and 4-H Agent with the University of Georgia Extension - Jackson County. Contact her at 706367-6347 or klgandy@uga. edu. The Jackosn County Extension Office is located at 102 Cloverleaf Circle in Jefferson. Visit www.ugaextension.com/jackson

UGA Extension: Avoid holiday weight gain

By Ashley Tucker

UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences P.O. Box 430 Hoschton, GA 30548 9924 Davis St., Suite 8, Braselton, GA 30517 www.clickthepaper.com

Publisher Charlotte Atkins General Manager Norman Baggs Editor LeAnne Akin

The average American gains about one pound during the holiday season.

It doesn’t sound like much, but over the years those single pounds start to add up.

University of Georgia Extension aims to help Georgians avoid that slow, steady weight gain by inviting them to take the Zero Weight Gain Holiday Challenge.

Connie Crawley, a nutrition and health specialist with UGA Extension in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, launched the Zero Weight Gain Holiday Challenge in 2012. It has since gained a following across the state.

“It’s something that can help keep people on track during the holidays,” Crawley said.

According to Crawley, 70 percent of participants reported they usually gain weight during the holidays. About 50 percent of the participants who signed up for the program met their goal of gaining no weight between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.

This year participants can sign up to receive a newsletter, emailed twice a week, and can view blog posts, published three times per week, or both, beginning on Nov. 23 and ending the week after New Year’s Day. The newsletter as well as the blog will include healthy tips, a weekly low-calorie recipe and advice on how to stay on track during the holidays.

Each post and newsletter topic is dif-

ferent, “but we know there’s some core knowledge that people want,” Crawley said.

There are 14 different topics, including “How To Control Calories In Festive Drinks,” “How to Lose 30 Pounds,” “Loving Your Body” and many more strategies for eating well and staying active during the holidays.

Participants simply sign up and receive new articles through the holidays. They also get access to last year’s articles through the website’s archives.

To sign up for the challenge, visit the website blog.extension.uga.edu/zeroweightgain/ or call 1-800-ASK-UGA1.

Ashley Tucker is a student writer with the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

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“Poetry and Pajamas” was hosted Saturday morning at Crawford W. Long Museum with Andy Garrison presenting a dramatic reading of “Twas the Night Before Christmas.”

Donned in a long sleeping shirt and hat, Garrison entertained a crowd of children as he asked them about their favorite Christmas carols. The children enjoyed donuts and hot chocolate before listening to the story and then relocating to the upstairs classroom to make a Christmas ornament to take home. Miss Tracy showed children how to make several designs of a paintbrush Santa and children crafted their own designs.

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Survivors include her sons, Roger Pixley and Stuart Pixley, both of Pendergrass; sisters, Joyce Rhone, Norma Wilson, her twin Winsome Anderson and Donna Bunting, brothers, Edgar Anderson, Carves Anderson, Valentine Anderson and Neville Anderson; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Carolyn Plofchan

Died Dec. 3, 2014 Carolyn Plofchan, 91, of Flowery Branch, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at her residence.

Graveside services were held a Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, at Memorial Park South Cemetery.

Born Nov. 17, 1923, in Detroit, Mich., she was a daughter of the late Leon and Hylota. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Susan Fischer.

Survivors include her husband, James Plofchan; sonin-law, Greg Fischer of Cumming; and grandson, Joshua Fischer.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Robert Carlton Priester

Died Dec. 2, 2014 Robert Carlton Priester, 67, of Lawrenceville, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at his residence with family by his side.

A memorial service was held Sunday, Dec 7, 2014, in the chapel of Memorial Park South in Flowery Branch.

Born Jan. 8, 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a son of the late Henry W. and Wanda M. Priester. He served as an operating room technician in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1969. He worked in sales in marketing prior to his retirement. He was also preceded in death by a brother, David H. Priester.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia A. Priester; stepson and daughter-in-law, Brendan and Tracey Watson of Monroe; stepdaughter and son-in-law, Lori M. Watson Phillips and Robert Phillips of Dupont, Penn.; daughters, Roberta Priester Green and Darci Priester Blaskis, both of Chardon, Ohio; sisters, W. Cynthia Rell of Sedona, Ariz., and Rebecca Towns of Lake Wales, Fla.; brother, James Priester of Lakewood, Ohio ; and grandchildren, Ian Phillips, Dylan Phillips, Ryan Phillips, Mason Watson, Owen Watson and Kinsela Blaskis.

Memorials may be made to the Vietnam Veterans of America organization at www.vva.org Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Ethan Hunter Rutledge

Died Nov. 30, 2014 Ethan “Puddin” Hunter Rutledge, 19, of Loganville, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014.

Ethan was a 2014 graduate of Loganville High School where he played football for four seasons and was the Homecoming King and Prom King. He was a competitive cheerleader for Rutledge

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six years at Future Extreme Allstars. He was a biology major at Columbus State University and was on the Competition Cheerleading Team.

One of the ways that everyone was able to reach out to Ethan through social media was #EthanStrong. Ethan was a humble young man that never met a stranger. He touched lives in every aspect of his life.

Survivors include his parents, Ron and Charity Rutledge; sister, Emily Rutledge; long-time girlfriend, Delaney Gish; and a host of other relatives.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at the Loganville High School Gymnasium. Chaplain Russell Davis officiating.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a Memorial Fund for Ethan Rutledge payable to Ron Rutledge or Charity Rutledge at any SunTrust Bank.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

Carolyn Phillips Smith

Died Dec. 7, 2014 Carolyn Phillips Smith, 80, of Jefferson, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014.

Born in Jefferson, she was a daughter of the late Tevi and Ruby Wood Phillip. She was a retired medical clerk and was a member of Galilee Christian Church.

Survivors include her husband, James Lamartine Smith; sons, James W. Smith Sr., and Bobby L. Smith and his wife Marcia, all of Jefferson; grandchildren; Marsha Womble, Kelli Madrid and James W. Smith Jr., and great-grandchildren; Jessie Womble and Alex Womble.

Graveside services were held Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, at Jackson Memorial Park, Commerce with Minister Tom Plank officiating. No visitation is planned.

Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice or to Saint Mary’s Hospice, 1660 Jennings Mill Road, Bogart, GA 30622.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Dec. 11, 2014

William Donald Sorrells Sr.

Died Dec. 6, 2014 William Donald Sorrells Sr., 79, of Talmo, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014.

Born in Pendergrass, he was a son of the late Ernest Thomas Sorrells and Ruby Culpepper Sorrells. He was retired from Continental Grain Company, and a for-

mer member of the Georgia National Guard. He was a member of Talmo Baptist Church and a Deacon Emeritus. He was gifted with a high tenor voice which placed him in high demand to sing at numerous weddings and funerals throughout Northeast Georgia. He was also preceded in death by a brother, J.P. Sorrells; and sisters, Bobbie Nunnally, Mary Tanner and Helen Riley.

Survivors include his wife, Mary N. Sosebee Sorrells; son, Don Sorrells and his wife Donna and grandchildren, Trey, Peyton and Meghan, all of Talmo; and daughter, Deanne McIntyre and her husband Chad and grandchildren Sydney and Reece, all of Buford.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, at Talmo Baptist Church with the Revs. Mark Spence, Paul Wade and Charles Jenkins officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery with Russell Crow, Trey Sorrells, Kyle Daniels, B.J. Sosebee, Jace Latty, Tommy Lively, Reece McIntyre and Rick Parks honored as pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to the Talmo Baptist Church Music Department, 425 Main Street, Talmo, GA 30575.

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Claude Emory Wilkes

Died Dec. 6, 2014 Claude Emory Wilkes, 69, of Jefferson, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014.

Born in Jefferson, he was a son of the late Cecil and Pauline Venable Wilkes. He was a retired maintenance man with McDonald’s Corporation. He was also preceded in death by his brother; Alton Wilkes; and a sister; Brenda Bryant.

Survivors include his daughters; Kimberly Wilkes and Carolyn Wilkes; brother and sister in law; Dean and Viola Wilkes of Jefferson; and nieces; Sherry (Ross) Shepherd of Hull and Deanna (Chris) Poole of Jefferson.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with Chris Poole officiating.

Burial will follow in the Bethany Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from noon until the service.

Memorials may be made to the Jackson County Community Food Bank, 111 Atlanta Ave., Commerce, GA 30529.

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Cross Pointe Mill Creek is a new church in the community for the community that meets at Mill Creek High School on Sundays at 9:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. with programming for all ages. On Sunday, Dec.14, a clothing drive and a food drive will be held for our CarePointe ministry, which has served more than 27,000 families and distributed one million-plus pounds of food in Gwinnett County. Come experience a church where you and your family will feel at home. You can find out more information at www. cpmillcreek.org or www.facebook. com/cpmillcreek. The Rev. James Merritt is lead pastor. sss

Hoschton United Methodist Church will mark the third Sunday of Advent during the 11 a.m. service on Dec. 14. The Children’s Christmas play “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” will be performed.

The fourth Sunday of Advent will be observed in the 11 a.m. service on Dec. 21 with the Christmas cantata.

The candlelight service will be at 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve . On Christmas, celebrate the reason for the season.

Prime Timers Bingo and lunch will be at 11:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall on Friday, Dec. 12.

Hoschton United Methodist Church is located at 12 Mulberry St., and Bell Avenue behind City Square. Contact Pastor Marvin Mason at 706-654-1422. sss For its Second Saturday outreach for December, The Vine Church is hosting a Christmas party for foster children of Barrow and Jackson counties with crafts, family portraits, a Secret Santa Shop, games and Santa. Visit www.connecttothevine. org or contact Holly Avera, Director of Outreach and Inreach at The Vine, at holly@connecttothevine.org sss

Union Baptist Church in Winder will host its children’s choir performance at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21. On Dec. 19, Union Baptist’s Children Choir will be singing at Chick-Fil-A in the Beechwood Shopping Center in Athens at 7 p.m.

A Christmas eve spectacular with Felix Farrar and more will be at 11 a.m. on Dec. 24.

Union Baptist Church is located at 527 Union Church Road in Winder. Call the church office at 770-867-7273 or visit www.unionbaptistwinder.org sss Worship With the Carols of Christmas: Arbor Pointe Church invites you to join them in worship each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The worship services during the four Sundays prior to Christmas will explore the ideas of Peace, Hope, Joy and Love. Each week will focus on a well-loved Christmas carol.

Arbor Pointe Church will present “Bethlehem Bound.” On Sunday, Dec. 14, at 4:30 p.m., the children of Arbor Pointe will present a fun family drama entitled Bethlehem Bound. Join Marty and Ramona, a Bible-times couple, as they lead the way on this journey to Bethlehem on the night of Jesus’ birth.

A light fellowship dinner will follow the presentation.

On Christmas Eve, Arbor Pointe Church’s 6 p.m. service which will feature lots of Christmas singing and a message geared to children and families. The 11 p.m. service will feature a more traditional approach and will include Holy Communion.

Both services will be candlelight services.

Arbor Pointe Church is located at 115 Towne Center Parkway in Hoschton. Find out more at www. arborpointe.org or listen to the worship messages on iTunes. sss First Baptist Church Jefferson will perform its annual Pageant of the Holy Nativity on Sunday, Dec.14, at 7 p.m. in the church sanctuary. There will be a reception in the Fellowship Hall following the performance.

Everyone is welcome to worship with First Baptist Church in Jefferson on Christmas Eve to welcome the light of Christ into their hearts. This special Christmas Eve candlelight service is concluded with the singing of Silent Night. Musical prelude is at 5:30 p.m. with worship beginning at 6 p.m.

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Left: The Jefferson Lady Dragons fly off the bench after freshman McKenzie Tyner connected on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to beat Collins Hill, 42-39. Right: Jefferson Lady Dragon players celebrate with freshman McKenzie Tyner after she drilled a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to beat Collins Hill, 42-39.

Tyner drains buzzer-beating 3 for Lady Dragons against Collins Hill; boys’ team falls

BY KYLE FUNDERBURK

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JEFFERSON – Making a buzzer-beating game-winning shot is the kind of thing most basketball players only dream of.

For Jefferson freshman McKenzie Tyner, that dream became a reality last Saturday night when she intercepted a pass at half court and put up a shot from there to propel the Jefferson girls’ basketball team past Collins Hill, 42-39.

Collins Hill tied the game at 39 a few possessions before the game-winning shot on a pair of free throws, but they missed both on their next possession, and the Lady Dragons’ defense stopped them from scoring after that

to set up the situation with less than 30 seconds to go.

Head coach Jason Gibson called a couple of time-outs with the ball. The last one gave the girls nine seconds to win the game.

“We wanted to make sure we took the last shot,” Gibson said.

“I thought Abbie (Franklin) got a great look, what we wanted was her penetrating and either kick out for the three or take it to the post. When it rolled off the rim and their big grabbed it, I saw one of their kids breaking and my heart sank,” Gibson stated. “Then, McKenzie did a great job to step in front and had the presence of mind to shoot it.”

The game was tight and low scoring all the way through. Collins Hill led 6-5 after the first

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quarter and Jefferson only lead 17-12 going into halftime.

The offense’s got hotter in the second half and Collins Hill never let Jefferson get more than six points ahead in the third quarter. It looked for a moment like Jefferson would take over in the fourth quarter when Franklin made a layup to extend the lead to 37-29.

Collins Hill came back aggressively, outscoring the Dragons 10-2 over the next six minutes of the game. That set the stage for Tyner to live and shine in the moment that players rarely get to experience.

Franklin led all scorers with 22 points.

“She is a phenomenal player. She’s the heartbeat of our team. We play as she plays,” Gibson said.

Collins Hill 75, Jefferson 58 While the score may not have indicated it, the boys of Jefferson put up quite the fight against Class AAAAAA Collins Hill.

The Dragons hung around all game, slimming the lead to eight points in the third quarter until Collins Hill pulled away again.

Jefferson head coach Boling Dubose believes it could have been a lot closer.

“They were getting all the breaks and lose balls and a lot of these kids are just now playing on varsity,” Dubose said. “They just don’t understand that you can’t let a team get that many rebounds, lose balls and let them get

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East Jackson freshman Drue Drinnon attempts a shot during last Friday’s win.

BY CHARLES PHELPS

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COMMERCE – Comeback wins seem to be the norm for the East Jackson boys’ basketball team.

After finding ways to win late against Commerce and Lumpkin County, the Eagles found themselves down 20-12 after the first quarter against the North Oconee Titans.

But, they didn’t wait until the second half to make their comeback as they took a 31-29 into halftime and didn’t look back as they downed the Titans, 76-64.

Freshman point guard Drue Drinnon dropped 28 points including 12 in the fourth quarter. Senior Andrew Bruce scored six 3-pointers, four in the second and third quarters, en route to an 18-point night.

“I thought they (North Oconee) came out real strong and shot it well,” first-year East Jackson head coach David Boyd said. “Their zone (defense), I thought it bothered us some.

“We weren’t doing a good job of attacking it. We were passing around the perimeter, not getting it in the gaps. Once we started getting some of those diaganol passes inside, it opened things up on the perimeter,” Boyd continued. “And, we knocked down shots. I just thought it was a real hard-nosed, hardfought game with two teams that were evenly matched.”

The Eagles’ comeback began fast in the second quarter as senior Devonte Tuggle snagged his first two baskets to cut the deficit to 22-16.

Drinnon added a 3-pointer and Sidney Henderson connected on a bucket to cut the deficit to one.

The Eagles gained the lead at 28-26 when Tuggle connected on his third basket of the quarter. They increased the lead to 31-29 at halftime.

Tuggle’s hand stayed hot after halftime as he connected on the Eagles’ first basket of the third quarter, while a Bruce 3-pointer and another Henderson bucket, increasedthe Eagles’ lead.

Tuggle finished the game with 13 points.

Henderson added 12 points.

But, the Titans crept back in the contest, going on a 7-0 run to cut the margin to 50-47 as the third quarter closed.

However, the fourth quarter belonged to the Eagles as Drinnon and Tuggle combined for 20 points en route to the Eagles’ 26-point performance in the closing quarter. They also finished the quarter on a 6-0 run to put the Titans away.

“I thought Drue played well,” Boyd said.

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Keetone Glover goes to the basket during last Friday’s win against Collins Hill.

BY COLIN HUBBARD

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SUWANEE — The Mill Creek Hawks were coming off of two disappointing losses to region foes heading into last Friday night’s against Collins Hill Eagles.

In the two losses, the Hawks shot less than 30 percent from the field.

After one quarter of play against the Eagles, it looked as if the team might head down that path yet again.

But, with an outstanding final three quarters that saw the Hawks shoot nearly 50 percent from the field, Mill Creek walked off the court with a 75-62 win over the region rival.

“We, as a team, have put an emphasis on getting the ball into the paint, and everyone bought into doing that,” Mill Creek head coach Chad Rogers said. “Our guards did a great job of feeding our post players tonight.

“It was a great team win. We set the tone early. We did a great job beating Collins hill on the fast break and we contained their three-point shooters as the game went on. I feel like we got a little tired in the fourth quarter, but we fought through it, and I’m so proud of them,” he continued. “Any region win you can get is huge, especially in this region.”

The Hawks were in complete control to start off the first quarter, leading 7-2 early on, but the Eagles charged back with two consec-

utive 3-pointers by Devin Watson to give the Eagles an 8-7 lead midway through the first.

The Eagles maintained their lead behind Watson’s 10 first-quarter points as they led 2015 going into the second quarter.

The Eagles’ lead didn’t last long as the Hawks found momentum behind Ryan Dobbs and Davion Clark.

Clark dominated in the paint, racking up eight points and three offensive rebounds.

Dobbs provided a spark off the bench, knocking down two clutch 3-pointers, and a hardfought layup.

Dobbs and Clark combined went 7-for-12 from the field in the first half as the Hawks found themselves ahead at the break, 35-33.

The third quarter was dominated by Mill Creek as the lead increased to as much as 12 points behind Charles Botchway. Botchway ran wild, connecting on 4-of-6 shots from the field and another four points from the freethrow line.

He added three assists in the quarter as well.

With time running out in the third quarter, Keetone Glover found Dobbs in the corner, who connected on a 3-pointer with two seconds remaining to give Mill Creek a 57-47 lead going into the fourth.

Midway through the fourth, the Hawks

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Jackson County athletic director Adam Lindsey will be accepting Hall of Fame nominations for the 2015 class of the Jackson County Comprehensive High School Athletics Hall of Fame until Jan. 1, 2015. E-mail nomination forms to alindsey@jackson.k12.ga.us. For more information on the by-laws/eligibility requirements for nominees and committee members, visit jcpantherathletics.com and click the Hall of Fame tab.

Running back Johnathan Hawkins, offensive linemen Kaleb Kim, Josh Fannin and Chad Walker, linebacker Tyler Voyles and quarterback Daniel David were selected to the first team All-Region 7-AAAAAA team. Head coach Shannon Jarvis was selected as the Region 7-AAAAAA Coach of the Year. The Hawks finished the season 7-4 and earned the No. 2 seed for Region 7-AAAAAA.

The Jefferson Dragons’ wrestling program brought home six first-place trophies at last Saturday’s Panther Invitational at Jackson County. Dawson Bates, Mitchell McGhee, Ben Kelly, Price Joiner, Chase Piperato and Will Ballard each won in their weight class. The team rackedup two second-place finishes as well. Jackson County’s Brian Carranza and Connor Crump took home fourth place in their respected divisions.

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Jefferson’s Roc Young goes for a layup against a Collins Hill defender. The Dragons lost 75-58.

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Jefferson started the game with an early 4-0 lead but Collins Hill quickly took over and never relinquished the lead.

The Dragons kept it close down 20-15 after one quarter, but Collins Hill dominated the second quarter and took a 41-24 lead into halftime.

“We’re not learning as fast as I want them to, but we tend to take plays off,” Dubose said.

“We were down 20-16 early in the second quarter, we’re playing well on offense, we’re doing what we want to do. But,

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Hawks held a six-point lead as the Eagles mounted a comeback, led behind Kai Lambert’s game-high 23 points. But, the comeback fell short as Mill Creek’s Christian Mancillas was found on two full-court passes to put the game away 75-62.

“We executed tonight. That’s something we haven’t been very good at early on this year,” Rogers stated. “When we called plays like the home-run pass, we executed it. Couldn’t be happier with the way we played tonight.”

Mill Creek outscored Collins hill 60-42 over the remaining three quarters behind Botchway’s team-high 21 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two blocks.

“I feel like I am the leader of this team,” Botchway said.

“Coach told us at halftime to come out aggressive like we did in the first half.

“I just wanted to take charge and play like I know I can play. I want to go out their every quarter and every possession, trying to attack the basket and give my teammates the ball.”

Lady Hawks 58, Lady Eagles 39 The Mill Creek Lady Hawks never trailed in its fifth con-

all of the sudden we quit moving our feet on defense and they just destroyed us on the boards.”

The goal Dubose set then was to win the second half and for the most part, they kept it even.

They cut the deficit to eight points twice in the third quarter, but missed opportunities allowed Collins Hill to take a 59-46 lead into the final quarter.

The lead dropped to nine points early, but that was as close as it got as Collins Hill went on a 10-0 run to gain a 70-51 advantage, and eventually a 75-58 lead to win the game.

The two returning varsity stars from last year played the best for Jefferson. Roc Young finished with 18 points, while Kendrick Robinson added 10 points.

secutive road game at Collins Hill, the longest stretch they play away from home this season.

This game was dominated at the free-throw line as the Lady Hawks went 31-for-39 from the line, scoring more than half their team points in that variety.

Meredith Schulte shot just 3-for-12 from the field but knocked down all eight of her free-throw attempts to give her a team-high 14 points. She added five rebounds as well.

Mill Creek managed just two field goals in the second and third quarters, yet scored 23 points.

Madison Phillips finished with 13 points on 2-of-6 shooting and connected on eight free throws.

By the end of the fourth, the Hawks were in cruise control.

They added 20 more points in the fourth to seal the win by 19.

“We didn’t shoot particularly well tonight, but we hit all of our free throws and that was good enough to win,” Mill Creek head coach Ashley Phillips said. “We were hoping we could play man-to-man defense tonight to stop some of their shooters, which we were able to do very well tonight.

“I thought our offense was pretty lethargic and we weren’t very crisp mainly because of how many times we got to the free-throw line. We weren’t able to really establish a rhythm because of that, but we just need to work on our decisionmaking and shot selection, and we will be pretty good moving forward.”

Commerce survives against Prince Avenue for 1st win of 2014-15 season

BY CHARLES PHELPS

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COMMERCE – The Commerce Tigers’ basketball team has been close several times this season to getting win number one.

Last Saturday, the Tigers held a commanding 22-12 lead after the first half against the Prince Avenue Wolverines, but their first still had a lot of work in front of them.

The Tigers held off a hard-charging Wolverine squad for a 39-31 victory.

The Wolverines cut the deficit to three points early in the fourth quarter at 29-26 as part of a 7-0 run.

However, the Tigers made seven free throws down the stretch separate themselves and preserve the victory.

“The thing I’m most proud of is we hit free throws down the stretch,” Commerce head coach Drew Williams said.

“We struggled from the free-throw line

earlier in the season.

“So, I was really proud of that fact and how we were able to close the game from the free-throw line.”

Kirk Vaughn led the Tigers’ scoring with 14 points. He scored 11 in the first quarter including the team’s first eight points, which included two 3-pointers.

Tristan Boyer and Chandler Rogers each scored six points.

Rogers connected on a 3-pointer en route to the Tigers’ early 17-7 lead.

Each team managed only five points in the second quarter.

The Wolverines still found themselves down 10 after the third quarter as each team scored seven points.

However, after the 7-0 run cut the Tigers’ lead to three, the Tigers responded with 6-0 run of their own to push the lead back to nine, 35-26.

The Tigers connected on four free throws and put the game out of reach.

“Fast starts are important, but we

need to learn (how) to finish stronger,” Williams explained. “That’s what we did tonight.

“We started fast and finished strong.

Those last two or three minutes I was proud of our effort and proud of what we were doing. We made some bad decisions middle of the third quarter, early fourth quarter, and then we got away from making bad decisions and got back to doing what we needed to do.”

Williams called several time-outs as the lead began to shrink. He said he told the players to control the tempo of the game and control themselves with the lead.

“We’re not used to winning. This is our first win. They got real excited,” he said. “You just have to rein them in a little bit and tell them, ‘Calm it down,’ and ‘Let’s be patient and do what we do and do what we’ve practiced doing.’”

Panthers stunned at the buzzer, fall to WBHS, 47-46

BY COLIN HUBBARD

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WINDER — With four seconds remaining, the Jackson County Panthers held a one-point lead over the WinderBarrow Bulldogs and looked as if they were on the brink of picking up a solid road win last Saturday.

But, that’s not how the story was scripted as the Bulldogs took the ball the length of the court and hit a floater from the free-throw line as the buzzer sounded to pull of what seemed to be a near-impossible feat to win, 47-46.

The Panthers started off the game hot, going on an 8-2 run, but by the end of the first quarter, their lead was trimmed down to 13-10.

The Panthers’ lead didn’t last much longer as the Bulldogs seized control early in the second and held it going into halftime.

The Bulldogs started the quarter on a 13-3 run behind three 3-pointers that put the Panthers in a 23-16 deficit midway through the quarter.

Both teams were held to under 10 points during the third quarter due to turnovers. The panthers were still down six headed into the fourth, 39-33.

The Panthers finally got their offense clicking again early on in the fourth.

Jace Latty had the hot hand, draining two 3-pointers, both assisted by Weston Garland.

With the game tied at 45-45, Joel Ellis took a foul that sent him to the freethrow line with five seconds remaining in the game. Ellis made one of his two attempts, giving the Panthers a onepoint lead.

After a Winder-Barrow time-out, the Bulldogs took the ball the length of the floor to win the game as time expired, leaving the Panthers in utter shock.

“You can tell watching us every night that we are getting better and better,” Jackson County head coach Chuck Butler stated. “We keep raising the level of play each game. We set our schedule so that we could bump up classification early in the season before we get into region play to give us a good feel for where we are at.”

“We are getting a lot better defensively which is good to see. We messed up on execution on that last play. We had a foul to give and we fouled them, but the refs didn’t call it, so it’s tough, but we just have to keep practicing and get better (with) each game.”

Lady Bulldogs 46, Lady Panthers 32 The Lady Panthers have battled through a lot of ups and downs to start off their young season. Sickness to multiple players has put Jackson County behind the eight ball and has contributed t to them dropping drop three straight games.

With Logan Cook missing her second

consecutive game, it has dampened the Lady Panthers’ ability to make jumpshots.

The Lady Panthers never got the ball rolling in their direction last Saturday night against the Lady Bulldogs.

Early foul trouble for Jackson County’s Kieanna Ledford forced them to go small, but turnovers by the point guards got the Panthers in a hole early, and found themselves down 30-15 at the half.

Ashlyn Loudermilk was two rebounds away from a double-double and one of the lone bright spots for the Panthers as she finished the game with 11 points and eight rebounds.

Loudermilk and Bri Love led a late charge for the Panthers but could not cut the lead to single digits.

“We actually played a lot better tonight as a team than we have our past two games which is something to build on,” Jackson County head coach Julie McCutcheon stated.

“Tonight, we went against a very athletic team with some height. Height has been our advantage early on this year so the thing that is usually our strength hurt us tonight. Ashlyn battled and did a good job, but turnovers hurt us and caused us hurt ourselves too much. We have battled through sickness, so hopefully we will be healthy as a team in the coming weeks.”

The Commerce Tigers’ swim team finished in ninth place at last week’s Habersham Jingle Bell Invitational swim meet at Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center in Clarkesville.

Freshman Kate Massey took first place in the 100yard butterfly and second place in the 100-yard backstroke.

She was also part of two second-place finishing relay teams (200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay), along with sophomore Kendall Moon, junior Ashley Harold and freshman Jessie Pritchett.

Harold and Pritchett finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 100-yard freestyle.

Pritchett also brought home a ninth-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Harold racked up a `10thplace finish in the 100-yard backstroke behind Massey and sixth-place finisher Moon.

Moon finished in eighth in the 100-yard breaststroke as well.

Commerce middle-school student won both the 50-yard breaststroke and the 50-yard freestyle middle-school races.

The Jackson County Panthers’ swim team finished in 11th place overall at the event.

The Panthers’ attack was spearheaded by sophomore Haley Reinhardt, who brought home a third-place finish 500-yard freestyle and a fourth-place finish in the

100-yard backstroke.

Teammate Elizabeth Slater took home a 14thplace finish in the 100-yard backstroke.

Haley’s sister, Devon Reinhardt, also had a strong showing as well, finishing the 200-yard individual medley race in fifth place. She also finished sixth in the 100-yard freestyle.

The Panthers’ 200-yard medley relay team finished in 10th place, while the 200yard freestyle relay group finished in 15th position.

The Panthers’ next meet is Friday at 4 p.m. at the Ruby Falls Natatorium. The Tigers compete against Tallulah Falls at 5:30 p.m. on Friday at the Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center.

Mill Creek swim team competes at the Bill Clody Invitational Junior Nikos Tzimourtas finished in third place in the boys’ 200-yard freestyle race. He was also part of the 200-yard freestyle relay team, which finished 13th.

Sophomore James Petty recorded a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley race. Freshman Garrett Dalley finished in 15th. Bothe were on the relay team with Tzimourtas.

Freshman Maddie Polk took home a ninth-place finish in the girls’ 100-yard breaststroke. She was also part of the 200-yard medley relay team, along with Sarah Bitner, Emily Donnelly and Eliana Marcu. The group finished in 15th.

The Hawks’ next meet is Friday at home.

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down the stretch.”

Against Commerce, the Eagles overcame an 18-point deficit to win. Against Lumpkin County, they were down 13 in the fourth quarter before getting the victory.

“I don’t know what it is but we do have a way of fighting back, and I’m really proud of that with our team,” Boyd added.

Lady Titans 58, Lady Eagles 38 The Lady Eagles got off to a quick start behind as Anneka Cozzens scored the team’s first three points, but the Lady Titans grabbed the lead at 5-3 and never relinquished it en route to a 14-5 run to end the first quarter.

The Lady Eagles managed only 10 points in the second quarter as the Lady Titans increased the lead to 30-18 at halftime.

After keeping the deficit to 11 points heading to the fourth quarter, the Lady Eagles’ shooting went cold as they managed to score five points, while the Lady Titans dropped 16 points.

Libbi Lance led the Lady Eagles’ scoring with 13 points including seven second-half points.

Treasure Wright, Faith Grooms and Robin Adair each added six points.

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Scrooge Classic still making the holidays merry for Hall children

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A Stewart Pro Air Services truck filled with donated toys and food arrived Monday at “The Little House” in Gainesville which serves as the office for Hall-Dawson Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).

The Little House is where holiday magic will continue during a Thursday drop-in open house but the merriment began at The Village of Deaton Creek where bikes,

dolls and other toys along with nonperishable food items extended out from under the large tree in the community’s clubhouse lobby.

On Monday, Connie Stephens, who has served as the executive director of the Hall-Dawson Program since 1990, visited the Village at Deaton Creek along with Hall County Sheriff’s Office personnel and others who served as Santa’s elves.

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Standing in front to the large Christmas tree in the clubhouse lobby of the Village at Deaton Creek is Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch, Dr. Louis Spear, who is serving as chairman of the board of directors; Connie Stephens, executive director of Hall-Dawson CASA; and Cindy Scott, who is continuing the Scrooge Classic toy drive in memory of her husband Walter Scott who originated the community effort when the couple moved into the Village At Deaton Creek from Cumming. to help load the bounty of donations collected during the Scrooge Classic. Coordinated by Cindy Scott, the collection is continuing a tradition in memory of her husband, Walter Scott, who died of ALS two and a half years ago. He originally organized a golf tournament as a fundraiser to help children at Christmas which morphed into a bowling event when he was unable to play golf. Now, the Scrooge Classic continues to honor his giving spirit and neighbors participated

again this year with a truckload of donations which will go to the 350 children served

by CASA. The donations were delivered to The Little House, CASA’s office, in time for Thursday’s 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. drop-in open house during which CASA volunteers will begin to select gifts to be delivered to the children for whom they advocate.

You can drop off toys and food donations during the open house and also learn more about the CASA pro-

gram.

The Little House is located near downtown Gainesville at 603 Washington St. For more information about CASA, upcoming training or how you can support CASA, call 770-531-1964. See more at www.halldawsoncasa.org The mission of CASA is to ensure abused and neglected children have the right to a safe placement and permanent home. CASA provides trained, screened and supervised volunteers to advocate for the best interests of

abused and neglected children requiring court intervention.

According to Stevens, 85 percent of the children being assisted by CASA advocates are placed with the court due to drug abuse and domestic violence in their households.

A CASA advocate is the child’s voice in court.

The next nine-week training session will begin in February. Those completing the training are then sworn in by the court to begin advocating for a child or children.

Care centers strive to keep little ones safe, healthy

Farah Bohannon The Paper

Hand-washing time and Brady Copponex keeps a check on the timer. During a learning exercise with Tyreto Salisbury, Landry Hudgens and Ryder Stevison, Children’s Place Lead Teacher Cory Rumbaugh asks, “Do the germs come off our hands if we only get them wet? No! We have to scrub with soap to get all these germs off!”

It’s hands-on learning at Children’s Place at New Liberty

By FARAH BOHANNON

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The Children’s Place at New Liberty has created a visual experience for their children to learn about the spreading of germs. The visual causes the children to actually want to wash their hands more and keep germs from spreading.

With the change of seasons comes the potential of the spread of sicknesses and germs that can wipe out an entire classroom of children if proper sanitization is not practiced.

Although it is inevitable that germs will spread, it is important that schools stay on top of their sanitization processes throughout each school day to try and decrease the number of children who fall ill.

It is also comforting for parents to know that their children are in a clean environment every day and that teachers work hard to keep germs and sickness at bay. This is important at all schools and for children of all ages, but is especially significant for daycare centers since a majority of children under 5 still place toys in their mouths as they explore the world around them.

Luckily, daycare centers in Jackson County are diligent about keeping things clean and working to cut back on sickness as the seasons change.

Elite Academy in Hoschton took the sanitization practice to the next level within the past few months by ordering a Zono Sanitech. A Zono Sanitech, also known as a Zono, is a convenient, eco-friendly sanitizer that pledges to kill 99.9 percent of common viruses on fabric, wood, metal, plastic, paper, leather and glass. It uses ozone created from ambient air and under a half ounce of

water to sanitize porous and nonporous surfaces. It is very easy to use as teachers can place classroom items onto the Zono shelves or carts that roll directly into the machine. It costs less than 3 cents per cycle to operate.

Elite Academy director April Fortenberry says the Zono has been an incredible asset to the daycare’s sanitization regimen. She says although the teachers constantly sanitize and clean throughout the school day, the Zono has helped them take their cleanliness to the next level.

“We have definitely seen a drop in child absences due to sickness,” said Fortenberry. “Yes, there are still children who get sick because it is impossible to stop all germs from spreading, but this really does help.”

Each age group at Elite Academy has a specific day where the teachers load toys, books, stuffed animals and other classroom items onto the trays and into the Zono but, if there is a sickness outbreak, they do stop the regular schedule to sanitize everything from the affected classroom.

The Zono has been great since it can be difficult to sanitize soft toys and paper books.

Elite Academy is a Quality Rated daycare, which is Georgia’s system to assess, improve and communicate the level of quality in early education and school-age care programs. Daycares that are Quality Rated must follow strict cleaning and sanitization processes which include sanitizing throughout the day, following precise hand washing and diaper chang-

ing procedures, and even having parents wash their hands as they enter and leave the classrooms. Teachers sanitize and clean tables, toys, sinks, toilets and countertops throughout each day, but have assigned “deep clean” tasks they perform during the children’s naptimes. Floors are mopped daily while carpets are steam cleaned on a regular basis.

Fortenberry says that parents are always notified when there is a sickness outbreak and the cleanliness of the school is a top priority along with child safety and happiness.

For more information about Elite Academy, visit www.eliteacademyga.com or call 706-658-2343.

Discovery Point Braselton also believes in a heavy sanitization process, according to assistant director Alicia Knowles. Discovery Point is currently in the process of receiving their Quality Rated status and should receive their scores within the next few months. They have been working hard to achieve this prestigious status.

“We always want our children to stay healthy, so we work extra hard to sanitize and keep things clean,” said Knowles. “We have very strict cleaning policies that are followed throughout each day by our wonderful teachers. They are very good about keeping their classrooms clean and ensuring they, along with the children, wash their hands several times during the day. We want

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS Braselton Farmers Market.

The Braselton Farmers Market continues on Fridays.

Located on Harrison Street in the town’s historic downtown, the market hours will now be 2-5 p.m. on Fridays through Dec. 19 with the exception Nov. 28. Vendors will be participating in Small Business Saturday on Nov. 29. Visit www.downtownbraselton.com.

Toys for Tots dropoff. Braselton Antique Mall is serving again as a donation dropoff site for the Toys for Tots Foundation which assists the U.S. Marine Corps in providing some holiday hope for disadvantaged children of the area. Donate a new, unwrapped toy or gift toward the Marine Corps League Detachment #665 in Gainesville and receive a $20 off service coupon from Eagle Carpet Care.

Wrestling event to benefit Sheriffs Youth Homes. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a professional wrestling event on Saturday, Dec. 13, to benefit the children in the Georgia Sheriffs Youth Homes. The Jackson County Comprehensive High School is the site of “Justice in Jackson” with the doors opening at 7 p.m. and bell time at 8.Bring the family out to enjoy an evening with wrestling legends like Nikita Koloff “the Russian Nightmare,” Buff “The Stuff” Bagwell, “Big Poppa Pump” Scott and Rick Steiner and a few other Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling superstars. Tickets are available at Beef “O” Brady’s and Jackson County Comprehensive High School and will also be available at the door. General admission is $10 and the ringside seats are $20. Learn more infor-

mation about the Georgia Sheriffs’Youth Homes, visit www.georgiasheriffsyouth. com. Call 706-367-8718.

JCCO Achievement Awards Banquet. The Jackson County Community Outreach is sponsoring its 16th annual Achievement Awards Banquet on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 6:30pm at the Jefferson Civic Center. Pedro P. Cherry, vice president of community and economic development for the Georgia Power Company, will be the keynote speaker. Northside Medical Center Chief Operating Officer Larry Ebert as honorary chairman. Hilda Smith, regional coordinator of Georgia Great Promise Partnership, will preside.

Jackson County Commission Chairman Tom Crow will provide the Jackson County welcome to the banquet which is promoting its 2014 theme of “Teaching and Educating – The Present and Future Generation: Education – The Key to Economic Growth.” Banquet proceeds will benefit the JCCO 2015 Scholarship Fund as well as the JCCO Endowment Fund.

Tickets are $30 each with a reserved table for eight for $300. RSVP tables are available but some singles seats can be purchased at the door. For tickets, call Jim Scott at 706-335-3367 or banquet chairman Charlotte Johnson at 706-335-5488.

Jackson County GOP Christmas Party. The Jackson County GOP invites everyone to celebrate Christmas at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Jefferson Club House. Bring the kids and grandkids, friends and neighbors to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, and enjoy a meal that will be provided. There is no

cost, but those attending as asked to bring donations of new, unwrapped toys. “Last year, we donated almost 500 toys to the children of active duty military and we want to beat that this year,” said Chairman Ron Johnson. “We are accepting toys early if you would like to donate but can’t make it to the Christmas Party.” Please contact chairman Ron Johnson at 770-310-4515, or chairman@ windstream.net to arrange early donations, or with any questions.

Thanksmas feast at the Old Fort.

On Dec. 20, the Fort Yargo Living History Society will host its Thanksmas feast.

The public is invited to come out and visit with Santa who will welcome children at the Historic Block House from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Each child will receive a treat from Santa.

New Year’s Eve “Bling in the New Year” Party. At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, ring in the new year at the Commerce Civic Center. Enjoy champagne toast, breakfast buffet, photo booth dancing and more. Taxi service available. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at the Commerce Civic Center by calling 706-335-6417 or by calling The Enchanted Florist at 706-335-2603.

Call for artists. ‘Not Your Run of the Mill’ art show, presented by the Hoschton Heritage Arts Council (HHAC) H’Artist Open Studio group is set for Jan. 24-25, 2015, at Sell Mill Park in Hoschton.

Calling all artist for the Juried Art Exhibition & Show. To learn more, join Monday open art sessions in the fellowship hall of Hoschton Methodist Church. Call 404-444-0072. You will find friends and fellowship that will inspire your talents.

Honored on retirement Dorothy (Dot) Victrum is being congratulated by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office on her retirement. She served the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office for 24 years spending the majority of her time as a jailer in the Jackson County Jail with a portion of that in a part-time status. Much of her responsibilities in recent years involved the oversight of ordering and delivery of commissary for inmates. She was a devoted employee and will be missed by her fellow officers who wish her well and hope she has good health and a happy retirement. Mrs. Victrum is pictured here with several of her many co-workers who served with her during the years.

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Santa Claus at the Depot

Holiday time in Jefferson Santa Claus visited with children at the Hoschton Depot on Saturday as the Hoschton Women’s Civic Club hosted the annual holiday event as a community outreach. Above, the Oesterle family posed with Santa as did 3-year-old Emma Grace Sullivan, at right. Also coming to see was 2-yearold Ella Grace Brown, lower left, and tiny Kaia held by mom April O’Mara, lower right. See more scenes from the exciting morning with Santa Claus captured by LeAnne Akin at the Hoschton at ClickThePaper.com

The holiday season was officially celebrated Dec. 5 as Downtown in December got under way with the lighting of the Christmas tree in Marlowe Park by Mayor Roy Plott, wife Debra, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, members of the Jefferson City Council and guests. Carolers from Fifth Row Theatre entertained. The planned Christmas parade of Dec. 6 was cancelled due to rain.

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Continued from 3B to keep our kids and staff healthy.”

As for the infants and toddlers, toys always rotate since they constantly put them in their mouths. While dirty toys are being sanitized, teachers will offer clean ones to the children and rotate as they are mouthed. It is understood that mouthing toys and objects is how little ones explore and learn, so frequent sanitization is critical.

Children at Discovery Point Braselton have learned to sing their ABC’s twice through as they wash their hands, and Knowles said that the teachers even wash the babies’ hands to get them used to the process while getting rid of germs. Other methods of keeping a fresh environment are frequent changes of air filters, regular deep cleans and notifying parents when there is an outbreak of a certain sickness.

“We are very proud of our teachers for working to keep things clean,” said Knowles. “They really do a wonderful job of following the Quality Rated policies because the health of the children is a priority of theirs.”

For more information about Discovery Point Braselton, visit http://libertychurch. discoverypoint.com/ or call 770-586-5144.

The Children’s Place at New Liberty follows the same strict cleaning procedures, but has actually created a visual experience for their children to learn about the spreading of germs, according to director

Cathryn Kelly.

“We do an exercise every so often to help the children see how fast and easily germs can spread,” said Kelly. “We mix glitter and lotion and place it on the children’s hands. We then ask them to carry on and continue to play with their friends. To their surprise, the glitter gets everywhere — on their friends, on the tables, on the floors and on their toys. We tell them to imagine that the glitter is germs and that is how quickly they can spread.”

The visual causes the children to actually want to wash their hands more and keep germs from spreading. The school also provides small sand timers next to each sink so that the children can ensure they have washed their hands thoroughly.

Something else that has worked well is a “sanitation station” at each counter that is easily accessible for the teachers. The stations contain all the cleaning supplies that each teacher will need to keep their classrooms fresh and clean. Easy access to these items is crucial when teachers are in charge of a room full of small children.

Kelly says their staff strongly believes in outside time for good health.

“We do not believe that cold weather causes sickness — germs do,” said Kelly.

“Getting the children outside for fresh air is great for their health. Of course, we make sure everyone is dressed appropriately and bundled up when temperatures drop.”

For more information about The Children’s Place at New Liberty, visit www. newlibertychildren.com or call 706-8702838.

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Before you fix someone else’s problems, fix your own Dear Carolyn: I am concerned about my exboyfriend. He has a female co-worker we’ll call Sarah who has been his friend with benefits on and off (three times) during the past 10 years or so. My ex never wanted anything serious with her. Several months before he and I met three years ago, he completely stopped being physically intimate with her and made clear his desire for a platonic friendship only.

She continued, throughout his and my relationship, wanting him to help her sort through her feelings about their previous relationship. She was upset it never amounted to more and made it clear she wanted more from him. He would decline and tell her to stop but she wouldn’t.

She also physically threw herself at him on one occasion while he and I were together, and consistently threw out sexual invitations via email and notes at work,

Carolyn Hax then would get upset when he “acted offended” (her words) that she’d taken things there.

I wrote her a letter telling her how disturbing and destructive her behavior is and she was hurting herself, my boyfriend (who she claims to be in love with) and me. Before this my ex had told her he didn’t want to communicate with her anymore at all — which he has said before — except professionally, and to stop stomping around the office and making things unpleasant. She does that when he tells her he doesn’t want to communicate anymore.

Obviously, my ex is partially responsible, for not

sticking to boundaries and for responding to her calls and emails after he has repeatedly told her to stop. He is very conflict-avoidant and doesn’t really stand up for his own needs. But she’s harassing him and I don’t know if there is anything I or anyone else can do. — Stuck in a Loop in Seattle You’re “stuck in a loop,” as your signature claims, only if you would define said stuckness as: Spotting a loop miles off in the distance; Changing the course of your life to travel there; Throwing yourself into it; and Deciding not to use the bright red stepladder to climb back out.

This is about your exboyfriend! And his ex-nongirlfriend! Any place you had in their dysfunctional entanglement is ex as well.

Ex plicitly ex pired.

Even when you were still together, your role was this:

“Hey. You do realize your ex-friend-with-benefits is hanging around only because you’re being a complete pushover, don’t you? Which, if we’re keeping score at home, means you’ve served her poorly in two separate, yet equally important ways: passively (yes?) lapsing into noncommittal sex when she was plainly developing an emotional attachment, and afterward feeding her false hopes for years by not backing up your words with your actions.”

In your words, of course.

Yes, you can still care about him or any other ex.

But properly placed concern here would be not for his victimhood at the hands of this awful, awful colleague, but instead for his conflict-avoidance, which is so advanced and unhealthy he not only chooses dominant partners to date so they can assume the burden of running his life for him (and write his ceaseand-desist letters to his exes!)

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but also chooses dominant partners to mess around with as his physical needs demand.

You don’t have the luxury of getting involved here, though, even on the minimal level of pointing out he’s made his own bed. That’s because you have a problem of your own to think about, one you’d only exacerbate by remaining involved in his drama. That problem being, of course, your unexamined availability to play this role of dominant partner.

Step back and squint a bit so you can see it: For him to be the man who sets no boundaries, his partners need to be boundary crossers. It’s a yin-yang emotional pairing, each of you essential to the transaction, and reaping equally unhealthy returns.

When a hard-charger pairs contentedly with a hanger-back, then I’ll be the first to shake their hands in the receiving line, the rich-

ness of life being in its variety and all.

However, you’re clearly worked up about fighting others’ battles — a hard-charger minus the contentment.

And you’re trying to fix the problem by correcting not yourself, not your ex, but the ex’s ex — the person two rings of relevance out from the center. That makes no sense.

You are the center, so fix you. When you start to get annoyed by a current boyfriend’s pushy ex, start reminding yourself it’s not healthy for you to date or remain friends with postbreakup people so conflictavoidant they aggravate your own tendency to assume control of other people’s circuses.

Next time you see a tent, popcorn and clowns, use this experience as a reminder to walk the other way.

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1507 Martin Luther King Blvd., Gainesville, GA Across from The Tire Barn. We have Grade #1 for $3.25 per bale picked up. $3.50 bale delivered. New fallen Slash. Long needle avail. 678-617-0403 678-677-6352 SET OF COMPTON’S ENCYCLOPEDIAS; Cookbooks; Porcelain Dolls; Cookie Jars, Model Cars, Jenny Lind Baby Bed & High chair; Several other misc. items. Good Christmas Gifts. 678-346-6106

Musical Instruments Give your family music this Christmas!

Upright piano and upholstered bench.

Excellent condition. $2490. Please call 770-967-4270 or email mrsbumpass@ bellsouth.net.

Pets & Supplies

Auctions AUCTION 3 Bed / 2 Bath Home on 20 +/Acres Sat. Dec. 13 @ 11am 3955 East Hall Road, Gainesville Robin Huff 404-368-0683.

Terms & preview dates at WWW. ATLBID.COM Charles Gay Realty & Auction GAL #129

DACHSHUND Puppies, $225. Pets only. Ready Dec. 20th. Call or text Kim 706-968-9165.

Cemetery Lots for Sale

LAB Puppies, AKC papers, $450. Ready Dec. 20th. Call or text Kim 706-968-9165

Memorial Park Cemetery Rose Garden 2, Lot #220, B#4. Value: $5,175; Asking: $3900. Contact Diane 706-344-2233

Furniture BED Queen Pillow Top Mattress Set-NEW-still in plastic. $200 706-347-4814 Can Deliver

Christmas Love Bundles. CKC Miniature Doberman’ s & Cockapoo babies.

Shots/wormed. Male $325. Fem $375. Orig $500 762-448-0750

Sporting Equipment HOME EXERCISE GYM 10 stations, 50 body building exercise applications. Made by “Body Solid, Inc.” 83” H X 61” L X 69”W Like New! $525 770-654-6237

Wanted To Buy Wanted: Older Volvo in Good condition.

678-622-9790

Homes-Rentals ApartmentsUnfurnished

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Rooms For Rent Efficiencies $115/wk & up, includes utils/ cable. 770-539-2938

Homes & Real Estate

MYRTLE TERRACES Senior Independent Living Community 1bdrm from $660 2 bdrm from $765 Certain age & income restrictions apply!

Water, trash and electric included in rent Call today for more info 770-538-0928 $ Check Us Out $ Spring Valley 1BR/1BA $600 up 2BR/2BA $750 up Furnished Unit 1BR/1BA $1100/mo Short Term Available Brandon Place 2BR/2BA $700 Townhome 2/1-1/2 $725 Jacky Mathis 678-779-2687 Cedar Springs- 2BR. $725; 1BR $580 770-287-1456 callapartments.com HOUSES & APTS. Avail in Gainesville & Hall Co. The Simpson Co. 770-532-9911

Duplexes For Rent Pine Forest- Oakwood 2BR/1BA $730/mo. 770287-1456 callapartments.com

Houses For RentUnfurnished Apts/Homes. General Property Mgmt.

770-287-1456 www. callapartments.com No Rent Until January 1st Expires 12/31/14 3BR/2BA Homes Call Sun Homes 888-246-2803 Countrysidelake lanier.com EHO WAC Oakwood - 2/1.5, yard very safe, H/A $690$740. 678-357-5044

Mobile Homes For Rent 2BR/1.5BA, Lula. $110/ wk + $300 dep.

No pets. 706-654-0958 Gainesville, S/N Hall 1-3BR $85 & up, per wk No app fee 1 week free 770-534-7596

Roommates Wanted

House For Sale-Hall County Murrayville- Emory Stephens Rd. 3BR/2BA Single Family. Beautiful 1.71 acre lot, Floorto-Ceiling Windows. hardwood Floors. 877535-6274

Recreation Boats & Marine 26’x26’ dock with 19’x10’ single slip vinyl clad floats wired for electric 40’ gangway all in good condition Oakwood location $2500 Call 678-696-5158

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FORD 2009 Mustang GT Premium, 4.6L V8, 5 spd, 45th Anniversary. 18K miles, torch red, loaded, mint cond., $22,900.

706-754-5514

MITSUBISHI 2002 Spider Convt. Whit w/ blk top, A/C, 5spd More. $599 down. Dan Jim Waters Motor 770-757-3326

JEEP 2011 Grand Cherokee, $18,777 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

PONTIAC 2007 G6. wht w/gray cloth. Like New. $599 down. Call Dan Jim Waters Motor 770-530-3309

NISSAN 2004 Sentra. wht w/gray cloth, a/c, auto, all pwr. Call Dan Jim Waters Motor 770-530-3309

JEEP 2011 Liberty $12,777 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

SATURN 2004 ION. 2 dr cpe. 5spd, A/C $599 down. Call Dan Jim Waters Motor 770-530-3309

NISSAN 2010 Maxima SV $15,987 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

KIA 2014 Sorento, $17,777 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

NISSAN 2012 Versa. $9777 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

NISSAN 2011 Pathfinder $12,777 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

VOLVO 1996 960 sedan, One of the last rear wheel drives. All options. Exc. cond. Must see and drive, 137k mi., $5000. 678-450-0033

Import Cars 2009 BMW 550i Fully Loaded! 69K miles $28,500 Maintained to perfection call 727 458-0603 HONDA 2004 Pilot $599 down. With a job & place to live this beauty can be yours. Call Dan Jim Waters Motor 770-530-3309

NISSAN 2013 370Z Coupe. Blk, MSRP $37,413. Showrm Cond.

2000 miles. Priced below market at $26,500. 770535-9912 NISSAN 2013 Altima, $14,987 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 TOYOTA 1993 Camry.

Low miles. Satellite radio sys, Michelin’s . $2500.

706-949-4688

HONDA 2007 Accord EX All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

VOLVO 2000 S-60. Gray w/blk leather, A/C, auto & Much More! $499 down. Call Dan Jim Waters Motor 770-530-3309

HONDA 2012 Accord Coupe $13,777 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

VOLVO 2006 S40 $7,987 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

Sport Utility Vehicles

Antique Cars/Trucks

HONDA 2012 CRV EX $16,777 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

CADILLAC 2001 Eldorado. Mint cond.

11k orig miles. Leather seats. $9500. 706-8928849

KIA 2008 Sportage $7777 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

CHEVY 1978 El Camino.

Clean, 64k orig miles.

Leather seats, $7000.

770-781-3708

KIA 2011 Optima EX. wht pearl, Loaded.

34,000 mi. $15,000.

706-973-0613

BOAT TRAILER 18ft, single axle. Good cond. $350. 678-617-5560; 770-905-3441

Wheels All Terrain Vehicles POLARIS 2000 .

Magnum 325, 4x4.

Asking $1300/obo. 770540-5148

Autos For Sale 2007 Town & Country Signature series, one owner, vanilla with grey leather, sunroof, stow & go seats, all power, CD/DVD/Satellite radio, 72000 miles. KBB value $9177, asking $8200.

Call Will. 770-654-2356.

Cadillac 2005 STS. $599 down. Car lists for over $50k new. Call Dan, Jim Waters Motor 770757-3326 CHEVY 2012 Cruze. $9777 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 CHEVY 2012 Impala $9,987 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

MEN- Be$t, Pvt home, Fur Br, All Priv + Xtras, Oakwd 770-530-1110

CHRYSLER 2006- 300.

86K. $9777 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

Private Rooms w/bath.

Fully furnished w/cable) No dep/util fees $115125/wk. 678-328-9980

FORD 2007 Focus. SE. 4cyl, 33mpg. leath seats.

No damaqe. Nice! $4700 obo. 770-289-9093

KIA 2011 Soul $8,777 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 KIA 2012 Optima EX $10,777 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 KIA 2012 Optima. EX $17,777 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 KIA 2013 Sorrento EX. $17777 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 KIA 2014 Sedona $15,777 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 MAZDA 2001- 626.

Every thing works!

Nice Cond. $4250.

706-693-4520 MAZDA 2010 3 $9,987 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

CHEVY 2011 HHR. $9777 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 DODGE 2002 Durango. $799 down. Blk w/gray leather, V8, 3rd row seat, Much More! Call Dan Jim Waters Motor 770-530-3309 FORD 2001 Expedition Only $3900. Wht w/tan leath, quad capt chairs, 3rd row seat, r. air. Dan Jim Waters Motor 770-757-3326 JEEP 2011 Compass, $10,777 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

Trucks DODGE 2008 Ram Big Horn , 1500 Quad cab.

43,500 mi. Loaded.

Exc Co nd.. Garaged. $17,500. 706-318-2812 FORD 1968 F-100. 360 . 8 cyl. Runs but needs some work. $1300/obo Matt, 770-536-0558 FORD 1984 F150 XLT 4 x 4 short bed with liner $5,000; 706-216-1718 139K, V8, 4WD. Antique truck going up in value.

REBUILT 351V8 motor 7,000 miles on engine.

Many new parts. Tires good. Dual fuel tanks.

FORD 2008 Ranger Ext Cab, Sport, $10,987 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 TOYOTA 2006 Tacoma, 4 cyl., 99K, $10,987 All Credit OK Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

Vans CHEVY 2001 G20 Conv Van. Burgundy w/gray cloth, loaded with all the goodies. $799 down.

Call Dan 770-530-3309 DODGE 1999 Caravan - $2,500; 706-216-1718; 137K, auto, 6 cylinders, new water pump, belts, brakes; fairly new tires, very good condition.

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