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Joint investigation still ongoing into arson fire

The City of Hoschton proves time and time again that roots run deep and the city will prevail during tough times.

This is true now as much progress has been made in restoring the historic train depot that was damaged by an arson fire on March 6 in the early morning hours.

The joint investigation by the State Fire Marshals Office and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is ongoing. The case is being put together and the arrests of suspects may be imminent.

Steve Macon, Vice President of Sales at Parker-Young Construction, and Jeff Clifford from the Georgia Interlock Risk Management (GIRMA) Claims., attended a special called meeting on March 16 to discuss restoration plans with the council members.

Councilmen Scott Butler, Jim Cleveland

and James Higginbottom were present as well as Mayor Kenerly and City Clerk/Administrator Jacqueline Crouse. Councilman David Poteet was not present.

The first matter of business was discussing the order of green paint for the various parts of the outside of the depot as well as what to do with the ceiling in the main room. Macon said that the look they are going for is the inside of a Zaxby’s restaurant where the ceiling is exposed.

“We are supposed to have the new truss drawing sometime today,” said Macon.

“Those trusses at the depot were turned into root trusses. Originally, it was stick-built with some old 2-inch thick timbers back before our time. Some of that was cut and spliced together to make the trusses over there in the depot.

“Now, they will be built professionally. We are going to have a two-by-ten top cord on our trusses. The bottom cord will probably be a two-by-six or a two-by-eight, that way we have got something bigger than a two-by-four,” said Mason. “We will be able to but in better insulation, and seal that up with something like beadboard. Everything needs to be kept clean.”

Macon then asked about lighting.

Kenerly and the council members agreed the existing lighting was dull in the depot so they are looking for something better than they had before.

Kenerly also mentioned ceiling fans. Everyone agreed that the lighting fixtures must have a historical look to them, and Macon suggested black track lighting that would be placed in different areas at the bottom of the

already black trusses.

“I think the track lighting will make the photos on the wall look very sharp,” said Kenerly.

As for heating, Kenerly questioned whether gas or electric heating is cheaper, and Macon informed her that gas would be cheaper. That is what the depot had before the fire, but nothing was properly maintained or serviced.

Butler said that going with the cheaper option would suit the depot much better. Macon also said servicing the unit before the fire was extremely dangerous, so a new, much safer system must be implemented.

Kenerly said that since the previous location of the units was so dangerous to get to, that no one wanted to properly maintain it.

Organization of the stairway in conjunction with the two units is important so someone

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Voters pass SPLOST VII

BY JOSHUA SILAVENT

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A Day in the Life scenarios are being practiced to give staffers an opportunity to put procedures and protocols to the test with volunteers serving as patients with evaluators assessing the response to different medical emergencies from a Code Blue in the emergency room or transporting a patient into their room after admission.

Hospital practices for opening

Community open house is March 29

BY JEFF GILL

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Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton won’t be quite ready for patients, but visitors will be welcome March 29.

The new South Hall hospital off Ga. 347 near Ga. 211/Old Winder Highway plans to open its doors 2-5 p.m. that day for tours and up-close looks of various areas of the 100-bed hospital.

Open-house visitors will be able to see patient areas, operating rooms, the imaging suite and cafe. Mechanical ar-

eas and other areas which will be offlimits to visitors once the hospital opens will also available for a look. Guests can also tour the attached five-story, 113,000-square-foot Medical Plaza B which opened in January.

“We will show them all the technology — all the things that makes this hospital special,” said Beth Downs, spokeswoman at the Braselton hospital.

Officials said they hope to make the event child-friendly, with opportunities for youngsters to explore emergency vehicles, including a helicopter.

“We will have a station where kids can color get-well cards for our first guests,” Downs said.

Also, the first 1,000 visitors will get free tree seedlings, and refreshments will be available at the hospital’s eat-

ery, Café 1400.

And visitors can go through the attached five-story, 113,000-squarefoot Medical Plaza B, which features specialty practices and services and opened in January.

The hospital’s targeted opening is spring –originally in May but construction progressed well, making an April date a possibility. The opening date is expected to be finalized after a March 19 visit from state licensing officials.

“We wanted to open several new physician offices ... to begin to orient the community and our practices to the new facilities,” hospital President Anthony Williamson has said.

“This will allow our patients and

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Hall County voters on Tuesday approved a new five-year round of special purpose local option sales tax, or SPLOST VII. With a turnout of just 6.5 percent of registered voters, the 1 percent sales tax to fund public infrastructure projects countywide passed 63.46 percent to 36.54 percent.

“First, I want to thank the voters ... for their support, and assure them that the city and county will get together and appoint the committee to oversee the SPLOST,” said Gainesville Mayor Danny Dunagan.

Local government officials were concerned about how budgets might be impacted if SPLOST VII failed at the polls.

“We were worried today that if it didn’t pass, what are we going to do?” Dunagan said.

Piggybacking on these fears, Gainesville Councilman Sam Couvillon said, “If we didn’t build a park, we could probably figure out how to make do without a park. But roads and stormwater (infrastructure) ... that would have been very problematic” to address.

Hall County Commissioner Scott Gibbs said he believes the result of the vote shows residents understand the need to plan for coming growth.

“I think voters realize this is a way to let everybody help pay,” he added.

Only about 5,400 of more than 83,000 registered voters in the county cast ballots in the referendum.

According to Hall County Elections Director Charlotte Sosebee, 1,721 ballots were cast during three weeks of early voting.

Turnout has been poor in recent SPLOST votes, as well, but this year proved to be even worse.

The latest revenue projection for SPLOST VII stands at $158 million.

Road improvements, upgrades to the emergency 911 system, renovations to the main library branch in Gainesville and remodeling of the Senior Life Center are among the big-ticket items.

SPLOST money cannot be spent on maintenance and operations costs, meaning these expenses will fall on the general fund and other revenue streams in the budget.

John Schulte is honored as founder of Hoschton Area Business Alliance

By LEANNE AKIN

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The Hoschton Area Business Alliance began as the braintrust of one man who recognized the need for networking opportunities between the businesses of the community.

Today, the organization which was founded

by John Schulte, has grown and continues to provide networking for businessmen and women of the area.

On Tuesday morning, Hoschton Area Business Alliance president Andy Garrison said

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his first meeting after being elected two years ago was with Schulte. He said it was fitting that Schulte be honored with a lifetime membership.

“While John has never owned a business or even been a CEO of one, he has been involved in a diverse variety and types of businesses. He has often stated he thought – especially with small businesses, that there was a need for networking among them. This is most likely what inspired him in Hoschton,” said Garrison.

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John Schulte with wife Kay was honored Tuesday morning by the Hoschton Area Business Alliance, an organization he was responsible for founding.

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HOSPITAL

Continued from 1A visitors to become familiar with the campus, learn where to park and begin enjoying amenities like the new café.”

Many of the practices that moved to Medical Plaza B came from nearby Medical Plaza 1 or Thompson Mill Medical Offices.

Plaza B and Plaza 1 are on the same 119-acre campus, with plans calling for an eventual Medical Plaza 2. The hospital serves as the campus’ A building, and there are plans for C and D buildings, Downs has said.

“We’re real excited about (the new hospital) because it’s hospital services in an area that really had been somewhat underserved,” said Dr. Casey Graybeal of Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Surgical Associates, one of the new practices in Medical Plaza B. “If anything, it’s going to be too small, too quick,” he said. “I think it’s going to be

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Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton is gearing up for the upcoming opening of the facility. a popular destination.”

An opening date hasn’t been set for the hospital, which is part of the Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System, but that doesn’t mean all things are quiet at the building.

Staff members are going through a series of “day in the life” simulated exercises “designed to test our facilities and make sure we know our paths of travel, to

let the staff practice typical scenarios on a daily basis,” Downs said.

“We want to know with certainty that everybody knows every situation that’s going to arise and how to react,” she said. “The point is to find things we need to practice or correct before everyone comes when we open.

“It’s a dress rehearsal, in essence.”

Sheriff’s Life & Reality program is tonight Fallout of choices sparks message to youth

Life & Reality is the next Life Choices program being presented March 19 by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

The presentation will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson County Comprehensive High School auditorium with a series of speakers on tap to share the realities of making poor choices.

Among the speakers will be an inmate from Lee Arrendale Correctional Institute and Fire Chief Tammy Ayers. A Jackson County Correctional Institute inmate will also speak.

Drug Enforcement Agency agent Chuvalo Truesdell, Danny Riddell of New Directions, Alfred Brooks of Respect Institute, Tony Sanchez and James Guffey of the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse and Pastor Wayne Norris of New Beginnings Church.

This program is part of an ongoing series of program presented by Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum to share information with youth of the community, their parents and other adults who could positively impact their lives about the possible outcomes of poor choices.

“We need to fill up the Jackson County High School Auditorium. Remember, if we make a difference in the life of one, it is well worth the time and effort put into this,” said Sheriff Mangum.

“Our goal at the Sheriff’s Office is to educate our young people on the choices they may face in life and the consequences when

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The City of Hoschton’s focus is on restoration of the historic Hoschton Depot while investigation of the arson fire is under way by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and State Fire Marshal Office.

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can safely change air filters and provide service.

“I honestly do not think anyone wanted to fool with it,” said Kenerly.

Kenerly then brought up the large, sliding door that would have had specific use when the building was a train depot. Macon said that it was not practical now, and Kenerly said that she believed it to be a safety hazard.

“I always was afraid that it was going to fall on someone,” said Kenerly. “I was scared to death of it, and it always took at least two grown men to open and close it.”

The door does have historical value since it was used when the building was an old train depot, so the agreement was to bolt it to the wall and showcase it, similar to what the city of Talmo has done at their train depot.

Macon says he plans to install two double-hung French doors there instead which will be practical and look beautiful as well. It will also help with the heating and air bills.

“I am trying to make the depot look as old and historical as possible,” said Kenerly. “However, it is a rental.

I want it to be nice enough to where we can rent it out and not have to worry about the liability of that big door or other possible dangers.”

Another hot topic was the kitchen. Councilman Cleveland suggested simple cabinets, since that would closely resemble what would have been used back in time.

A flat paneled door with trim around it is what was discussed, as well as simply painting them.

Kenerly said that she does not want anything that looks modern in the kitchen.

There was also debate about whether or not to place an oven in the kitchen. Cleveland thought it could be a liability, but Macon suggested adding one because it would be a great asset for a rental venue. However, the idea of double wall ovens came up when Butler mentioned weddings or events that have more than 50 people — one oven would not be enough.

This is still up in the air due to spacing issues with a double oven as well as a microwave squeezed into a small kitchen.

The idea of a larger deck was discussed as well.

“Even with 30 or 40 people, the current deck was packed full,” said Kenerly. “If there was a little bit more space, we could easily fit more people and even a band.”

Kenerly also mentioned purchasing new folding chairs that would be stored on an organized rack. They would not need to be stacked, and would save much more space when stored away. Macon suggested they only need 50 chairs instead of 100.

Kenerly and the council members say they are thrilled with how fast things are moving, and look forward to seeing the newly restored historic train depot.

“We just received a $200 donation on Saturday from the Republican Party,” said Kenerly. “We are so thankful for the outpouring of support from our community.”

The Jackson County Republican Party has utilized the depot for gatherings.

At the Tuesday morning meeting of the Hoschton Area Business Alliance, a motion was made and seconded to make a donation toward the depot restoration project.

Kenerly expressed her appreciation to the HBA for the support of the city and its historic depot.

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Braselton BULLI class starts Tuesday, March 24

bad choices are made,” said Mangum. “Some of the consequences are lifelong.

“We deal with young people at times who have made a bad choice and have ended up in our jail for criminal charges. These consequences not only affect that young person, but also their loved ones and/ or friends. When an innocent life has been taken because of a choice someone made to drink and/or do drugs and drive, then jail or prison is not the only consequence they have to face.

They have to live every day with the fact that because of their actions, an innocent person lost their life,” said

Mangum.

This is the second annual Choices program.

“Through these Choices programs, we hope people will understand that the choice you make matters.

If we touch one young person and make them think before they make that bad choice, then we have accomplished what we set out to do and it is worth all the effort and time we put into this program,” she said.

“We will continue to host these programs each year. We appreciate the partnerships we have with all the speakers that volunteer their time for this pro-

When Charles Head slips into the driver’s seat to lead the Brenau University Learning and Leisure Institute (BULLI) course in Braselton, it will be a homecoming of sorts for him and a fast, wild ride for the students in the class.

Known throughout north Georgia as “Mr. Racing,” Head hails from Toccoa and was the foremost choice to lead the BULLI class which begins March 24. He launched the CHAMP Racing Show on regional radio stations in 1990 and was the track announcer for Lanier Raceway/Lanier National Speedway in 1992 and was the announcer for Road Atlanta in earlier years as well, having legendary Bobby Allison as his color commentator.

“I grew up in the era of Bud Lunsford, Buck Simmons and many others who started dirt track racing competition in the southeast. I expect the class to delve into the grand history of car racing, including the documented start with moonshiners running from mountain reaches to the demand markets of more populated areas,” said Head as he prepares for the course.

“Names like Raymond Parks, the origins of NASCAR, the engine builders, outrunning ‘revenuers,’ and much more will be covered.

Students will learn that the younger drivers were better at outrunning the federal agents in racing’s formative years,” said Head.

Head has seen and announced it all – the American Challenge Series, the Parts Pro Truck Series, at Georgia International Speedway, Peach State and Gresham Motorsports, Lavonia Speedway, Hartwell Speedway, Toccoa Speedway, Anderson Motor Speedway and the racing venue granddaddy, the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Charles Head BULLI class invited guests include Bud Lunsford of Hall County, Charles Mincey of Dallas, Warren Johnson of Cumming, Dan Elliott of Dawsonville and Braselton’s own, Dr. Don Panoz.

“From Moonshine to NASCAR: the History of Auto Racing in Georgia” promises to be a thrill ride for the students. The final class will visit the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville in April.

Learn more about BULLI in Braselton by contacting Braselton Town Manager Jennifer Dees at 706-654-3915 or call BULLI executive director Kathy Amos at 770-538-4705 or email kamos@brenau.edu. You can also visit www.brenau.edu/lifetimestudy

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Pictured from L to R: Scott Seydel, President Seydel International; Mrs. Sandra Deal, First Lady of Georgia; Sullivan Seydel; the Honorable Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia

The Seydel Companies honored for entrance into international markets ATLANTA – Gov. Nathan Deal has recognized The Seydel Companies with a GLOBE (Georgia Launching Opportunities By Exporting) Award for entering one or more new international markets in 2014.

“International trade is a vital component of economic development for small businesses in Georgia,” said Gov. Deal. “In fact in the last year, 88 percent of companies that utilized Georgia’s international trade services had fewer than 100 employees.

The GLOBE Awards give us an opportunity to recognize our state’s small businesses that have entered into a new market in the past year. This year’s award winners represent the high-caliber, highly competitive companies that operate in Georgia, and I congratulate each of them on receiving this great honor.”

The GLOBE Awards were established by the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in 2014 for the purpose of highlighting companies that have contributed to Georgia’s economic development and global presence by exporting to a new international market.

“We are extremely honored to receive this recognition by the Governor and GDEcD,” said Scott O. Seydel Jr., president of Seydel International. “As a specialty

chemical company that’s been around for 108 years, and one of the first Georgiabased manufacturing companies to export globally, it’s increasingly difficult to find international markets that we haven’t entered at one time or another. However, as we continue to innovate and expand our product line, we’re serving customers and industries in places we never thought of before.”

GLOBE Award recipients were recognized at the second annual Go Global reception on March 2, 2015 at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, an annual networking event for the state’s international representatives. The state has international representation in 11 strategic markets, including Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Colombia, Europe, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico and the United Kingdom and Ireland.

This year’s 44 GLOBE Award winners represented 17 Georgia counties and collectively expanded into 104 different countries and territories. Approximately 90 percent of this year’s winners have 100 or less employees, while 73 percent have 50 or less employees. Among the winners, the most popular new markets were the United Kingdom, Australia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates and

Colombia. These companies entered an average number of more than six new markets in 2014. The company with the largest number of new markets expanded into 37 countries and territories last year.

“These awards highlight the importance of exporting for small and medium sized companies across our state.

Last year, 88 percent of companies that utilized Georgia’s International Trade services to grow sales in international markets had fewer than 100 employees. Trade remains an important component of economic development in Georgia,” said Mary Waters, GDEcD Deputy Commissioner of International Trade.

Recently released trade statistics for 2014 showed Georgia celebrated a fifth consecutive year of export growth, with a record $39.4 billion in exports.

About The Seydel Companies Founded in 1907, The Seydel Companies develop and manufacture specialty chemicals for the textile and apparel, paper and packaging, personal care, agriculture and metalworking industries and toll manufacturing and technical services at their facilities in the southeastern United States.

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Hoschton Area Business Alliance president Andy Garrison read the engraved plaque presented to John Schulte as his wife Kay Schulte looks on. He also received a basket of goodies to enjoy.

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Continued from 1A From birth, he was involved in many phases of his father’s German delicatessen business and, after he finished at the University, he was recruited by General Electric Corporation and then went to work with Signode Steel Strapping Company in Philadelphia...

In 1961, he started with the U.S. Forest Service in the Washington State in the Human Resource Department until a transfer to Kentucky. He would be tapped to open a “Job Corp Camp” and worked in personnel and eventually had to hire and manage all kinds of personnel – from architects, people in construction, builders and teachers. He then was transferred to Atlanta regional office, where he headed up a section of the Personnel department for the entire SE Region being in charge of 3000+ people.

He also dealt with the Unions .... until he finally retired after 30 years with the Forest Service.

When he and Kay moved to Lilburn, he helped start a Lilburn basketball league

and engineered the start of the very successful Berkmar Basketball Booster Club.

When they moved to Hoschton, he became part of the Planning and Zoning Committee, then the City Council. While on the council, he recognized a need for a Hoschton Business Group so he went out on his own and talked to the businesses, and received their positive responses, and TODAY ... we still have the Hoschton Business Alliance, now suitably named, Hoschton Area Business Alliance due to its expansion.

Hoschton Mayor Theresa Kenerly credits Schulte for her involvement with the city. She calls him her mentor and “Old Blue Eyes.” She told the story of how they first met at an auction and how he invited her for a sneak preview of auction items inside the Hoschton Depot. He spurred her involvement in the community – first with planning and zoning and then on the city council.

“Thank God for John and Kay,” said Kenerly. Because of their friendship, she said she realized she had fallen in love with the town and wanted to be a part of making the community a better place.

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Obituaries Farrel Allen

Died March 16, 2015 Farrel Allen, 81, of Commerce, died Monday March 16, 2015.

She was a daughter of the late Marion and Eunice Fletcher. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Edward Allen.

Survivors include her son, Kenneth Edward Allen of Jackson County; daughters, Lisa Allen of Homer, Teresa Allen of Commerce, Patricia Beck of Maysville; and Rhonda Allen of Banks County; sister, Geneva Fletcher of Winder; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Thursday, March 19, 2015, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Duncan and Brother Jim McLendon officiating.

Interment followed at Jackson Memorial Gardens.

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David Earl Baggett

Died March 14, 2015 David Earl Baggett, 64, of Winder, died Saturday, March 14, 2015.

Born in Lawrenceville, he was a son of the late William Thomas and Deline Bradford Baggett. He was employed with R.R. Donnelley Printing, where he served as a web pressman. He was a U. S. Army veteran and was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Marsha S. Baggett; sons, Jon Baggett of Winder and Joseph Baggett of Jasper; grandchildren, Richmond Baggett and Ryleigh Baggett; and brother, Tommy Baggett of Acworth.

A celebration of life service was held Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Union Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Peevy officiating.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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Elvis Lee Bingham

Died March 7, 2015 Elvis Lee Bingham, 37, died Saturday, March 7, 2015.

Originally from Gainesville, he was stationed at Fort Hood, assigned to the 43rd Engineer Company, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Calvary Regiment.

Survivors include his wife, Julie Cochran Bingham of Gainesville; daughter, Breanna Faith Bingham and her mother, Kim Baugh and stepfather, Jason Baughall of Jefferson; parents, Otis and Brenda Bingham of Pendergrass; sister, Lisa Russell (William) of Pendergrass; and brother, Hank Bingham of Pendergrass and brother’s girlfriend, Shari Feldman of Acworth; aunt, Janice Chitwood (Danny) of Clarkesville; uncle, Corbet Bingham of Homer; and several cousins and Julie’s German shepherd, DaVinci.

Bingham entered active duty service for the United States Army in May 2012 as a horizontal constructions engineer and in October 2012 was assigned to his current company. He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in June 2014, and returned from deployment in February 2015.

His awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and Sapper Spirit Award.

The funeral was held Monday, March 16, 2015, at Memorial Park Chapel with Dr. Bill Coates officiating.

Burial followed in the Honor Garden for Veterans.

Memorial donations can be made for his daughter’s college fund at Mountain Valley Community Bank, For: Breanna “Bree” Bingham, 1420 Winder Highway, Jefferson, GA 30549, 706-3877416.

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Pearl Irene Brookshire

Died March 15, 2015 Pearl Irene Brookshire, 91, of Gainesville, died Sunday, March 15, 2015.

Pearl was a great cook, had a passion for gardening and enjoyed the beauty of her flowers. She had a talent for sewing as well. She was

preceded in death by her husband, Willie Taft Brookshire; son, Larry Brookshire; brothers, Clyde Reeves, Joe Reeves, Web Reeves and Egbert Reeves; and sisters, Lula Maddox, Viola Reeves, Jessie Sims and Maude Reeves.

Survivors include her sons, James Reeves and Bobby Brookshire, both of Gainesville, Robert Brookshire and wife Sherron of Hoschton and Randall Brookshire and wife Dorothy of Murrayville; grandchildren, Amanda, Tyler, Kayla and Clynton; and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed in the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery.

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Jim Craft

Died March 15, 2015 Jim Craft, 70, of Watkinsville, died Sunday, March 15, 2015.

A native of Statham, he was a son of the late Herbert and Nell Evans Craft. He was employed by Kroger.

Survivors include his children, Jeremy Craft of Houston, Texas, and Denise Craft Schoeffner of Marietta; grandchildren, Katelyn Schoeffner, Allison Craft and Jack Schoeffner; and brothers, Donald Craft of Bogart, Doug Craft of Statham and John Craft of Winder.

A funeral service was held Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Alan Cagle officiating. Interment followed in Barrow Memorial Gardens.

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Bertie Lee Williams Duck

Died March 17, 2015 Mrs. Bertie Lee Williams Duck, age 96, of Braselton, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

Born in Forsyth County, she was a daughter of the late Abajiah and Jenne Cash Williams. A homemaker, she was also a farmer and seamstress. She was a member of Zion Baptist Church.

She was also preceded by her husband, William Branson Duck; son, Nickie Ladd Duck; granddaughters, Jennifer Lynn Duck and Kimberly Shea Duck; sisters, Maralle Haynes and Corine Bell; and a brother, Leonard Williams Survivors include her son, Randall Duck and his wife Faye of Pendergrass; grandchildren, Brad and Renee Duck, Sonya and David Vaughn, Nickie Looney and James Branson Duck; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2015, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in the Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Eagle Ranch, P.O. Box 7200, Chestnut Mountain, GA 30502.

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Deb Golder

Died March 9, 2015 Deborah Golder, 64, of Statham, died Monday March 9, 2015.

A native of Richland County, S.C., she was secretary of the Barrow County Republican Party.

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Attica Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Gilland officiating. Burial followed in the Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Mel Golder; son, Shannon Golder; daughters, Tami Pharr and Michelle Craft; brother, Jerry Hamlin; parents, Charles and Frances Whitlock Hamlin; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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Mary Nell Gordon

Died March 14, 2015 Mary Nell Gordon, 91, of Winder, died Saturday, March 14, 2015.

A native of Barrow County, she was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Guy C. Gordon; her parents, Walter and Mary Kate Sims Doster; and her sister, Anita Glass. She retired from the Naval Supply Corps School

in Athens, and was a member of the Midway Christian Church.

Survivors include her daughters, Bobbie Gordon Thomas of Winder and Sharon Gordon Tanner of Lexington, S.C.; grandchildren and their spouses, Yvonne and Larry Greenway, Stacy and Leslie Thomas, Stephanie and Kevin Brown, Susan and Paul Smith, and Ashley and Matthew Stirewalt; and great-grandchildren, Neil Greenway, Logan Greenway, Kaylie Thomas, Preston Brown, Wesley Smith, Coleman Smith and Emily Kate Stirewalt.

The funeral service was held Monday, March 16, 2015, in Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. John Burchfield officiating. Interment followed in the Hebron Christian Church Cemetery.

Memorials contributions may be made to Midway Chrisitian Church.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, March 19, 2015

Florine Griffeth

Died March 14, 2015 Florine Brown Griffeth, 83, of Jefferson, died Saturday, March 14, 2015.

Born in Jefferson, she was a daughter of the late Foster and Jessie Mae Hardman Brown. She was a member of Jones Chapel Baptist Church and was retired from the Jackson County Board of Education cafeteria staff.

Granny Flo, as she was affectionately known by many, both young and old, prepared food for thousands of people throughout the area. She and her late husband RL were familiar sights pulling into driveways with deliveries of home-cooked meals as they loved their community and their community loved them back. She was also preceded by her husband, RL Griffeth; sisters, Mildred Gathright, Addie Bell Jackson, Virginia Daniels, Mittie Ree Brown and Willie Mae Rucker; and brother, John Brown.

Survivors include her daughter, Kenya Campbell of Commerce; grandchildren, Will and Josh Campbell; sister, Bessie T. McIntosh of Gainesville; brother, James Franklin Brown of Gainesville; special nephews, Zachary Craig Daniels, and Douglas Gathright, along with a host of other nieces and nephews; and caregivers, Denise Temple, Elaine Beeco, Barbara Mize, Brenda Craig, Tracy Hamilton and Essie Hughey.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Fred Wilson officiating.

Burial followed in Woodbine Cemetery with Josh Campbell, Will Campbell, Walt Temple, Stan Beeco, Andy Marlowe, Zachary Craig Daniels, Douglas Gathright and Charlie Watson honored as pallbearers.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, March 19, 2015

Johnnie Que Handly

Died March 11, 2015 Mrs. Johnnie Que Handly, 84, of Flowery Branch, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at DeKalb Medical Center.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Memorial Park South Funeral Home.

Born Dec. 12, 1930, in Monticello, Ark., she was a daughter of the late Hillard

and Pearl Handley. She was retired from Cook County Hospital where she had been the supervisor of central supply. She was preceded in death by her husband, Varon Leonard.

Survivors include her daughter, Mary Tate of Flowery Branch; granddaughters, Jaune’se Mitchell of London, England, and Stephanie Tate of Flowery Branch; and sister, Beauty Fitts of Maryland.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, March 19, 2015

Bunyon Harrison Jr.

Died March 11, 2015 Bunyon Harrison Jr. age 82, of Commerce died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Mr. Harrison was born in Commerce to the late, Bunyon and Lois Kelser Harrison, Sr. Mr. Harrison was a retired construction worker and a member of Hurricane Grove Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. In addition to his parents, Mr. Harrison was also preceded in death by his sons, Timothy and Roger Harrison, sister, Betty Rucker, brothers-inlaw, Charles Rucker and James Branch, Sr. Survivors include his wife, Maggie Lee Varnum Harrison of Commerce; son, Gregory Harrison (Debra) of Greenville, SC; daughter, Debra Kay Rucker (Steve) of Commerce; grandchildren, Christopher Rucker (Ashley), Alexis and Isaiah Harrison; great granddaughter, Korie Kate Rucker; brothers, John Harrison (Sarah), Floyd Harrison (Glenda), and Jack Harrison (Shirley) all of Commerce; sisters, Dorothy Branch of Charlotte, NC and Mary Yancey (Rev. Mark) of Commerce.

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Hurricane Grove Baptist Church with the interment following in the Hurricane Grove Memorial Park.

Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, March 19, 2015

Maie Lynn Harvey

Died March 10, 2015 Jamie Lynn Harvey, 52, of Lula, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Sue S. Harvey.

Survivors include her children, Brandy and Nathan Barnett of Duluth and Michael and Rochelle Holbrook of Dacula; grandchildren, Caleb Barnett and T. J. Barnett; father and stepmother, James and Elaine Harvey of Winder; sister and brother-in-law, Pamela and Wayne Sharpton of Auburn; brothers and sister-in-law, Terry and Catherine Harvey of Cary, N.C., and Allen Harvey of Oakwood; nephews, Blake Harvey of Lawrenceville and Chris and Michelle Cronic of Dacula; great -nephews, Noah and Ashton Cronic and Andrew, Luke and Reed Harvey; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Born Oct. 14, 1962, in Lawrenceville, she was a 1980 graduate of Dacula High School. She received her education at Gainesville Junior College. She was a bookkeeper and tax preparer. She was a member of Fisherman’s Net Church in Lula.

Funeral services were held Thursday, March 12, 2015, in the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with the Rev. Matt Mote officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Dacula.

Memorial donations may be made to Fisherman’s Net Church, 120 Garrison Shoals Road, Lula, GA 30554.

Flanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Buford The Paper, March 19, 2015

Nancy Dianne Jones

Died March 15, 2015 Nancy Dianne Jones, 67, of Talmo, died Sunday, March 15, 2015, following an extended illness.

Born in Marietta, she was preceded in death by her father, Olen Argo Sr.; son, Gregory Homer Jones; and son-in-law, Joey Foster.

Survivors include husband of 50 years, Homer Jones; children, Nancy and Jerry Whitfield of Dahlonega, Susan Jones and George Gaddis of Gainesville, Pat and Tim Garrison of Talmo, Donna Foster of Hall County, Edith and Wilson Kemp of Gainesville; mother, Catherine Argo; sisters, Judy, Sherry, Cy, Lynn, Becky, Marie, Pam, Karen; brother, Olen Argo Jr.; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was loved by all that knew her.

Ward’s Funeral Home, Gainesville The Paper, March 19, 2015

Hubert E. McDaniel

Died March 12, 2015 Hubert E. McDaniel, 50, of Sugar Hill, died Thursday, March 12, 2015.

Survivors include his wife of two years, Nancy Dawn Helton McDaniel; children, Heather Nicole McDaniel of Winder and Joshua Eugene McDaniel of Watkinsville; sisters and brother-in-law, Debra and Billy Jo Brooks of Dacula and Diane Hickey of Jonesboro; grandchildren, Dawson Sexton, Madison Sexton, Grayson Sexton, Kaylee Marie McDaniel and Brent Eugene McDaniel; mother-in-law and father-inlaw, Jerry and Shirley Helton of Sugar Hill; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

Born July 20, 1964, in Duluth, he received his education at Central Gwinnett High School. He was a truck driver and was of the Baptist faith.

Funeral services were held Sunday, March 15, 2015, in the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with the Rev. David Bailey officiating. Interment followed at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford.

Flanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Buford The Paper, March 19, 2015

Faye A. Morris

Died March 16, 2015 Faye A. Morris, 81, of Maysville, died Monday, March 16, 2015, at Southern Pines.

Born in Newton County, she was an active member of Commerce First United Methodist Church. She was retired from Avon.

Survivors include her husband, Reece V. Morris; son, Ray Morris of Winder; sister, Ellen Laird (Tommy) of Stone Mountain; and grandson, Ryan Morris of Atlanta.

Graveside services were held Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in Jackson Memo-

rial Gardens with Dr. David Bowen officiating.

Memorials donations may be made to Commerce First United Methodist Church, 16 Cherry Street, Commerce, GA 30529.

Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, March 19, 2015

Clarice Griffeth Perkins

Died March 12, 2015 Clarice Griffeth Perkins, 94, of Winder, died Thursday March 12, 2015.

A native of Oconee, County, she was the daughter of the late Vasco and Clara Rowden Osborne. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Grover Griffeth and E.C. Perkins.

She was the owner of Griff Repair Shop.

Survivors include her sister, Juanita Perkins; several nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and -nephews.

Funeral services were held Sunday, March 15, 2015, in Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. John Burchfield officiating. Burial followed in Barrow Memorial Gardens.

Smith Memory Chapel, Winder The Paper, March 19, 2015

Bai Lee Phommaly

Died March 4, 2015 Bai Lee Phommaly, 60, of Lawrenceville, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015.

Funeral services were held Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Lawson Funeral Home.

The family received friends at the funeral home from Friday, March 13, 2015, and midnight Saturday, March 14, 2015.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, March 19, 2015

Ned Shumake

Died March 10, 2015 James Ned Shumake, 75, of Jefferson, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015.

A son of the late Grover and Connie Shumake, he was also preceded in death by his brothers, Clarence, Douglas and Jack, and sister, Laura. Ned was a great cook and especially enjoyed making stew and sausage for his faithful customers.

Survivors include his wife, Brenda; daughters and sonin-laws, Cindy and Brant McMullan of Jefferson and Carol Ann and Rusty Ligon and Lee Ann and Chad Pittman, all of Gainesville; brothers and wives, Nelson and Christa Shumake of Locust, N.C., and Danny and Nancy Shumake of Monroe; grandchildren whom he loved so much, Elizabeth, Sara and Cathryn McMullan, Eli and Emily Ligon, and Brady and Bryce Pittman; and a number of nieces and nephews.

The funeral service was held Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Talmo Baptist Church with Dr. Mark Spence and Mr. Rick Parks officiating. The burial followed in the Talmo Baptist Church Cemetery with Lee Shumake, Wayne Shumake, Jeff Shumake, Eric Shumake, Harold Galvez and Douglas Shumake honored as pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to the Talmo Baptist Church, P.O. Box 98, Talmo, GA 30575.

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CHURCH NEWs Knights of Columbus Council #15212 at St. Catherine Laboure is sponsoring its Lenten fish fry again this year each Friday through March 27. Service is between 4:30-7 p.m. at Crow’s Lake in Jefferson. An adult plate is $8 and includes fish and tartar sauce, French fries, cole slaw and tea or lemonade with dessert available at a nominal charge. A child’s plate is $5 and extra fish are $2 each. Dine in or carry out. The remaining dates are March 20 and March 27. Proceeds from the sale go to funding Knights of Columbus projects supporting both the church and the community. sss THE Church of Hoschton would like to invite the community to Youth Sunday, March 29. The youth will be in charge of the music.

Jacob Page will be the guest speaker and that evening will be fifth Sunday night singing.

Bible school starts at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, morning worship at 10:30 a.m. and evening worship at 6.

Be on the lookout for more opportunities at THE Church of Hoschton in the coming months. The church is located at 99 E.

Jefferson St., in Hoschton.

Call the church office at 706-654-8415 for more information. sss New Community Church says Together We Make A Difference.

Join in awesome worship and scripture teaching at New Community Church located at 126 Merchants Park Drive in Hoschton.

Sunday services are at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays with relevant teaching, engaging worship and life changing experiences.

IMPACT Student Ministry is held in the Student Center at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Contact the New Community Church office at 706-6580300 or visit www. newcommunityonline. com. sss On Palm Sunday, March 29, First Baptist Church Jefferson is holding a combined service in the sanctuary is being held to send off a team to serve in Booneville, Kentucky.

On April 2, a Maundy Thursday service is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.

The FBCJ Preschool is taking applications now for August 2015. Contact the church for more

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Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, March 19, 2015

Julio Pablo Suarez

Died March 12, 2015 Julio Pablo Suarez, 85, of Buford, died Thursday, March 12, 2015.

Born Aug. 17, 1929, in Havana, Cuba, he was preceded in death by his parents. He was a member of the Buford Spanish Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Survivors include his wife, Maria S. Suarez; daughters, Rebeca Ruiz of New York, Yvette Rijo of Braselton and Damaris Reyes of Dacula; son, Daniel Suarez of Lawrenceville; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral service were held Saturday, March 14, 2015, in the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. Interment was Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA 30518.

Flanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Buford The Paper, March 19, 2015

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Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Judy Wood Tate; sons and daughters-in-law, James and Karen Tate of Melfa, Va., and George and Sherri Tate of Opelika, Ala.; daughters and sons-in-law, Donna Tate of Hugheytown, Ala., Vanessa and Ricky Craft of Opelika, Ala., and Jennifer and Brian Clark of Jefferson; brothers and sister-in-law, Larry Wood, Bascom Skelton and Jean Wood; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; niece and nephew, Sue and Steve Brooks; special caregiver, Marthalene Logan; and special friends, Frank and Gail Kimbrell.

Beginning March 22, Cross Roads Church of Jackson County will be moving its worship service location from the Jefferson Civic Center to Jefferson Middle School due to continued growth.

The meeting time will remain 10:30 a.m. sss Hoschton United Methodist Church says is marking the fourth Sunday of Lent on March 15 with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship service at 11.

Dinner and Bible study is March 18 with dining at 6:30 p.m. and study continnuing in the Books of Romans at 7.

The church is at 12 Mulberry St., in Hoschton.

Call 706-654-1422. sss The Lenten Season is here and we invite you to worship with us at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in preparation for Easter.

During this time we will be celebrating the “Divine Liturgy” according to the 1928 Book of Common

Funeral services were held Monday, March 16, 2015, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Hardy officiating. Burial followed in the Woodbine Cemetery with Allan Craft, Justin Craft, C.J. Clark, Bubba Tatum, Eli Studivant and Jackie McClusky honored as pallbearers. Greatgrandsons, Trenton Craft, Will Craft, Heath Craft and Austin Tate will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Memorials made to the charity of one’s choice.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, March 19, 2015

Prayer at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays. Holy Trinity is located at 7049 Spout Springs Road and all are welcome. For more information, visit www. holytrinityflowerybranch. org or Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Facebook.

The free clothing shop is still in the need for donations for infants, children, men and women. The shop is open every Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 1p.m. for those in need. sss Arbor Pointe Church, located at 115 Towne Center Parkway in Hoschton, invites you to the “Close Encounters” worship series that continues through Easter.

The Bible tells stories about people whose lives changed after they encountered Jesus. The same can be true for us! The weekly worship service is at 10:30 a.m.

Adult Sunday School and a youth class are offered before the service; children’s Sunday School and nursery are offered during the worship time.

Visit www.arborpointe. org sss

Good Friday Service with communion on April 3; April 4 is the Easter egg hunt with the Easter bunny; the Easter sunrise service and cantata is April 5. Call the church, located at 99 E. Jefferson St., in Hoschton, at 706654-8415. The church is led by Pastor E. Cory Sexton. sss

THE Church of Hoschton is highlighting:

Winder First United Methodist Church’s children’s consignment spring sale will be held from 4:30-8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 27, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 28, when items will be marked halfprice. The consignment sale will be held rain or shine in the fellowship hall of Winder First United

THE Church of Hoschton is highlighting: Good Friday Service with communion on April 3; April 4 is the Easter egg hunt with the Easter bunny; the Easter sunrise service and cantata is April 5. Call the church, located at 99 E. Jefferson St., in Hoschton, at 706654-8415. The church is led by Pastor E. Cory Sexton.

Sacred Journey Hospice, surrounded by family.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2015, in the chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Mercy Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Jesse Mealor will officiate.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 19.

Born Dec. 28, 1942, in Commerce, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Lurleen

Mealor. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Flowery Branch. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Glynn Weaver; and sons, Mitchell Weaver and Stanley Weaver.

Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Cindy Weaver of Raleigh, N.C., Scott and Lori Weaver of Clinton, Tenn., Andy and Melissa Weaver of Clermont and Matt Weaver of Gainesville; daughter, Renee Weaver; 18 grandchildren; 13 great-grand-

children; brother, Owen and Andrew Mealor of Temple, Georgia; sister, Martha Hooks of Jonesboro; sister and brother-in-law, Elaine and Craig Loveless of Jonesboro; and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sacred Journey Hospice, 138 Peach Drive, McDonough, GA 30253, 678-583-0717.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, March 19, 2015

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House bills that made it

Georgia’s children were a top priority in the House of Representatives as it passed legislation to meet the Crossover Day deadline on Friday, March 13.

Crossover Day marks the 30th day of a legislative session and is each chamber’s final chance to pass its bills before crossing over to the other chamber for consideration.

One piece of legislation in the House that now has crossed over to the Senate was House Bill 131, which is known as “The End to Cyberbullying Act.” It would expand public school antibullying policies to include the distribution of such mean-spirited messages targeting students over the Internet — via cell phones, wireless communication devices and computers. The Act’s provisions would apply regardless of where the bullying originated.

According to the National Crime Prevention Council, 43 percent of teens were victims of cyberbullying during the past year. And we know from another study that victims are almost twice as likely to attempt suicide.

House Bill 17, the Hidden Predator Act, also met the Crossover Day deadline.

Under current Georgia law, a sexually abused child may only bring civil action against an abuser within five years of turning 18 — and Georgia currently bars victims and their guardians from accessing police and other investigative records about their criminal cases.

All of that would change under HB 17. It would provide a 30-year extension of the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims and provide a two-year window for filing claims by victims previously prevented from taking action because of the shorter statute of limitations. The legislation also would allow victims or their legal guardians to access police and other investigative records about their cases.

Other bills that the House passed by the end of the week included: • HB 225, which was approved with overwhelming bi-partisan support. It would regulate app-based ride sharing companies such as Uber

Rep. Terry England and Lyft. Those companies utilize digital or Internet networks to connect passengers to ride- share drivers. It’s a form of for-hire transportation that currently doesn’t have to meet the same licensing requirements as taxi and limousine services. Under HB 225, ride-share companies would be permitted to conduct their own background checks and would be subject to state audits. The legislation also requires the same levels of liability insurance as taxi and limo services and either state sales taxes or annual fees on vehicles used in the networks.

• HB 48, which would allow law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders who have sustained major injuries on the job to receive special license plates. The bill also would allow disabled veterans to receive free license plates for cars and motorcycles. These heroes and their families make enormous sacrifices for our country, and I am glad that we can give them this extra recognition.

• HB 110, which legalizes the sale of fireworks in the state of Georgia. Four of our five neighboring states currently sell fireworks, but sales in Georgia are limited to sparklers and other lowimpact products. HB 110 would open the profitable fireworks market in Georgia, allowing more dollars — and jobs — to stay at home.

Now that Crossover Day has passed, we in the House will consider legislation that crossed over from the Senate.

As we head toward the finish line for the 2015 session, feel free to contact me at 404463-2245 or at englandhomeport@gmail.com.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to represent Barrow County. May God bless you and your family and our great State.

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Grocery store conversations in the South It is, I believe, a distinct and unique trait of the South the way we carry on long conversations with people we are passing in the loaf bread section of the grocery store or in the checkout line.

In other places where I’ve traveled and shopped, people don’t take up with complete strangers to discuss which fabric softener is best or how mayonnaise has tripled in price in the past handful of years or pontificate on why pimentos are not located on the same aisle as the pickles or olives. They should be.

At least that’s what I and a stranger-friend decided the other day.

“Oughta put things where they make sense,” he said. And I agreed. “After all,” he continued, “if the grocery store folks used their common sense then the rest of us with common sense would know where to find ‘em so we wouldn’t have to hunt somebody down and ask.” He shook his head in aggravation. “It would save all of us a bunch of time.”

Down South, the most entertaining of conversations is liable to spring forth over

Ronda Rich the virtues of frying bologna or how paprika is an under-appreciated seasoning, a spice that is capable of so much more than just decorating deviled eggs.

I’ve noticed when I grocery shop in Los Angeles that people keep their eyes to themselves and their thoughts far from the reach of anyone close by who is pushing a cart. That’s right.

In L.A., they have ‘carts.’

No one there ever heard of a ‘buggy’ in a food store.

My husband’s one of those sorts who likes to keep his eyes to himself, buy what he wants and get out.

“Really?” he asked the other day as he tagged behind me in the produce section. “Do you really think she’s interested that you cut up kale with kitchen shears?”

“Kale is a newfangled vegetable to many,” I re-

plied, plucking four slightly green bananas from a bunch of seven. “It’s bitter and that’s why most people won’t eat it. You have to cut it small. And if it’s eaten raw, it needs a sweet dressing with it.”

“I know. I heard you tell her all that. Good gracious.

The way you people in the South carry on in the grocery store ...”

He grinned. Though such openness isn’t bred in him, he’s coming to enjoy it. Or perhaps it’s tolerance.

One day, in the bakery section, we encountered the same man a couple of times.

As I selected hard rolls, he pushed his buggy around me and said, “I’m sorry. I just keep circlin’ y’all.”

I laughed. “Like a coyote.

You’re going in circles.”

He stopped, folded his arms and sighed heavily.

“Coyotes. Boy, I’m tellin’ you, they’re getting bad.”

Then he commenced a story of how he’d been seeing them off and on for quite a spell at his house but they had never bothered anything. Not that he knew of, anyway. But a few days earlier, one grabbed his cat. “I saw her up there in the tall grass and, suddenly, the

grass started shaking. I run up there and one of ‘em had holt of her. Dropped her when he seen me. Didn’t hurt her too bad but she’s got a place on her back that I’m havin’ to doctor.”

While my husband watched in astonishment and listened wordlessly, I offered a couple of my own coyote stories. That’s what Southerners do. We respond with a story.

A week later, I ran by the grocery store to pick up a few things including a package of individual coconut pies. The woman in the check-out line in front turned and studied the package.

“Those look good,” she remarked. She continued reading the package.

“Whew, that’s a lot of calories.” She read a bit more.

“Hmm, a lot of sodium.

Are you sure you want that much sodium?”

Sometimes, the conversations can go too far.

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Just what is domestic violence?

By Jackson County Sheriff Janis Magnum

Guest columnist

Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. This can include psychological violence and emotional abuse.

To the abuser, it is about POWER and CONTROL over the other!

Domestic violence affects individuals in every community, regardless of age, economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion or nationality. Domestic violence can result in physical injury, psychological trauma, and in severe cases, even death. The devastating physical, emotional and psychological consequences of domestic violence can cross generations and last a lifetime.

One in four (1 in 4) women, on ein seven (1 in 7) men have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner. Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence.

Domestic violence intensifies over time. Abusers might seem wonderful and perfect initially, but gradually they become aggressive and controlling. Abuse may begin with behaviors that are down played, name calling, threats, etc. Abusers will apologize and say it will never happen again. But the cycle will continue.

Some examples of how domestic violence begins: telling the victim they can never do anything right, jealousy of the victim’s friends and family, accusing the victim of cheating, embarrassing the victim with put downs, controlling the money, taking the victim’s money, dictating how the victim dresses, stalking the victim, threaten-

ing to hurt or kill the vicitm’s friends and loved ones, intimidating the victim with guns, knives or other weapons, destroying the victim’s property, etc.

Domestic violence does not always end when the victim escapes the abuser or tries to terminate the relationship.

This is often when the violence intensifies because the abuser has lost control. 1/5 of homicide victims with restraining orders are murdered within 2 days of obtaining the order and 1/3 are murdered within the first month.

We have often heard people say, “why do they stay in the relationship” and hear them blame the victim for staying. Choosing to leave is not the end to abuse, because being able to safely escape their abuser is very difficult. It may seem impossible to escape the abuser, but there is help out there for you. Think carefully through your situation and circumstances and do what is best for you.

If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.

Peace Place is the Battered Women’s Shelter for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, Banks, Barrow, and Jackson Counties. Their crisis line is 770-5860927. Peace Place strives to empower victims and survivors of domestic violence through the provision of safe shelter, supportive services, and community awareness.

Peace Place also offers Outreach Services if you would like assistance but do not currently need emergency shelter. Outreach services include case management, support groups, community referrals, and safety planning.

In 2014, there were 373 reports of family violence filed through the Sheriff’s Office. It is sometimes difficult for victims to leave an abusive relationship. They might not have a support

Domestic violence affects individuals in every community, regardless of age, economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion or nationality. system, no money, and no job because they have been kept isolated. Another way the abuser controls the victim.

If you know someone in an abusive relationship, you can always contact our anonymous tip line at 706 367-3784 and we can attempt to reach out to assist them if possible.

Civic groups, church’s, young people, or other organizations, there are volunteer opportunities available at Peace Pace. This can include childcare, court escorting, office assistance, thrift store aids, and more. You can donate money or items such as toilet paper, laundry detergent, hygiene items, cleaning supplies, linens or other common household items.

Shop at the Peace Place Thrift Store in Arcade in Jackson County. One hundred percent of the proceeds from sales goes to benefit Peace Place programs.

God Bless!

Janis Information for this article was obtained from Peace Place Brochure and the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

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West Jackson Middle FFA officers, left, planned out an FFA Week full of events and activities. Throughout the week, homeroom classes were challenged to participate in events including collect plastic bags for the upcoming community service project. WJMS FFA found many supporters throughout FFA Week.

From students to teachers to staff members, there were lots of different people involved and active during FFA Week. Even Jackson County School System Superintendent April Howard , right, got involved in FFA Tshirt Day on Friday, Feb. 27.

FFA Week observed at WJMS For The Paper

Students, teachers, and staff at West Jackson Middle School celebrated National FFA Week from Feb.23-27.

During this week long festivity, FFA members and supporters celebrate with fun activities, FFA Awareness events, and community service projects. WJMS FFA

also offered the FFA Week Homeroom Challenge where homeroom classes could compete for points each day by answering FFA trivia, participating in the different dress-up days,and donating plastic shopping bags to for an upcoming community service project.

The FFA Week activities started on Monday with Staff

and FFA Member Appreciation Day. FFA officers prepared a pancake breakfast and served it to faculty and staff at WJMS. Also, FFA members were treated to a breakfast treat when they got to school. This was a small way to thank the staff members and FFA members for their support and participation throughout the year. After school, FFA officers traveled to West Jackson Intermediate School to share information about the West Jackson Middle FFA Chapter and to complete an agriculture awareness activity. Students discussed the different opportunities available within FFA at West Jackson Middle School. Also, For The Paper

WJMS FFA members enjoyed a FFA meeting called “Leadership Circus”. FFA Members were divided into teams and completed 20 different tasks using teamwork, leadership, and communication. In this picture, WJMS FFA members Sarah Tate, Marissa Swenson, Peyton Puckett, Alyssa Bradley and Marin Davidson complete task #4 – make a pyramid with your teammates.

students discussed the components that made up soil and even had a chance to make some edible soil.

Tuesday was Blue and Gold Day, and all faculty, staff and students were encouraged to dress in as much blue and gold as possible.

After school, FFA members enjoyed a meeting entitled “Leadership Circus” where students were broken up into four groups to complete twenty different challenges using leadership, teamwork, and communication.

Wednesday was Twin Day, and participants found a partner to dress alike for the day. Students were also encouraged to post their pictures to Instagram and tag WJMS FFA in the pictures to get word out about our events. An early release from school changed our afterschool plans, but it didn’t stop homerooms from being super competitive. In just one day, the homerooms collected more than 800 plastic shopping bags.

Friday was the final day of FFA Week, and WJMS FFA started the day by bringing breakfast to the staff and drivers at the Jackson County Transportation Department.

We wanted to thank them for always supporting us with our many trips and events throughout the year. The

Jackson County Agriculture Festival is slated for March 28 at Jackson EMC On March 28, East Jackson Middle FFA and West Jackson Middle FFA will be hosting the Jackson County Agriculture Festival at Jackson EMC. This event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and will feature agriculture in the March 28, 2015 community, local Held at Jackson EMC in Jefferson , Georgia and state vendors, 9:00 am - noon student’s Supervised Agriculture Experiences (including livestock, small animals, woodworking projects, etc), GeorAgriculture Festival gia’s Mobile Dairy Classroom, FCCLA Cupcake Wars and more.

“We are looking for any local agriKate Wooten (East Jackson Middle) culture producers April Davis (West Jackson Middle) to set up booths at the festival,” said West Jackson Middle FFA adviser April Davis, who can be reached at 706-654-2775 ext. 503 or adavis@jackson.k12.ga.us

Jackson County The purpose of this event is to show what agriculture looks like in our area.

We are looking for local farms and/or producers to set up booths at this first-time event. If you or anyone you know would like to have a booth with us, please use the contact information below.

This event is free and you are more than welcome to sell your products!

Email: kwooten@jackson.k12.ga.us

Phone: 229-881-1657

Email: adavis@jackson.k12.ga.us

Phone: 706-401-1111

final day of FFA Week was FFA T-shirt Day, and everyone was encouraged to wear their favorite FFA T-shirt.

Interested faculty members were given FFA T-shirts to wear for this event so that they could participate as well.

Even Jackson County School System’s Superintendent April Howard participated and wore her very own WJMS FFA T-shirt.

Floral arrangements were completed by Agriscience

students during class as they covered the horticulture unit. The floral designs were more of a service learning opportunity for the students because they were able to put their agriculture knowledge to work in a hands-on activity and share those projects with people in the community. After school, FFA members delivered floral arrangements to Bentley Assisted Living Center in Jefferson as part of WJMS FFA’s community service efforts.

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Brad Stine is special guest for Heritage Academy Gala

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After winning at the local and district levels of science fair competition, Nick Clark will be competing at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair (GSEF), Georgia’s premier forum for students to showcase their original research, compete for awards and interact with top-level professional scientists. Exhibitors have the opportunity to share their research with some of the top scientists in Georgia and compete for awards and scholarships. A select number of projects will be chosen to advance to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), which will take place in Pittsburgh in May.

Flowery Branch High sophomore to compete at State Science Fair It all started with a familiar struggle between parents and teens: where does a teen’s cell phone belong during study time? Should the teen have access to his phone? Or should it be put aside during homework time? Like many families, The Clarks have faced this challenge, with predictable battle lines being drawn.

The debate continued until their Buford High School sophomore, Nick Clark, was assigned a project for his Honors Chemistry class.

“Every student had to come up their own experiment for our school science fair.

The experiment could be in any area of science, such as Chemistry, Microbiology, Engineering, or even Behavioral and Social Sciences. I knew this was my chance to prove my parents wrong,” Nick explains with a smile.

So Nick put his hypothesis to the test, and his experiment has earned him an invitation to compete at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair state finals at UGA, March 26-27.

“2 text or not 2 text?” That is the title of Nick’s project and the question he endeavored to answer. “I know my friends and I pretty much all have the same conversation with our parents about our phones and studying. Our parents tell us the phone is a big distraction, but my hypothesis was that we have grown up with this technology and are not impacted by its small interruptions the way our parents’ generation is. We are accustomed to it and therefore able to get right back on track with minimal impact.”

Nick designed an experiment to test the effect of phone access, and specifically texting, on academic performance. With the promise of a “thank you donut,” Nick solicited the help of 30 Buford High School students to participate in his study. He randomly divided them into Test and Control groups and administered a simple, timed math test to each group. The Test Group was instructed to have their phones turned on and accessible during the test.

Throughout the test, Nick exchanged quick text messages with these Test Group subjects. The Control Group was told to turn their phones off and put them away during the test, and therefore had no text exchanges.

The results were clear and surprising: the Control Group completed more questions and answered them more accurately than the Test Group. In fact, the difference was over 10 points - the equivalent of a full letter grade. Even the subgroup of Test Subjects who did not respond to incoming texts or replied “stop texting me, I’m taking a test!” suffered the same poor performance as those who actively engaged in the texts exchanged. It seems even the smallest interruption of receiving texts was enough to negatively impact performance.

“To be honest I was not completely surprised that the Control Group did better than the Test,” confesses Nick. “But I was shocked at how big the difference was.

10 points! That’s the difference between a B and an A, or even between passing and

failing. That’s a difference that matters.”

“2 text or not 2 text?” earned Nick a First Place ribbon at the local Buford High School Science Fair and advanced him to the Gwinnett County Regional Science and Engineering Fair at the Gwinnett Civic Center, where he competed with over 800 other students.

There, his First Place award in Behavioral and Social Sciences earned him a spot at the State competition.

So has the battle eased at the Clark household? “It’s always tough to admit that your parents were right all along,” laughs Nick, “and it’s still sometimes hard to put my phone away when I study. But I did learn that I can make a significant differ-

ence in my grades and performance by doing this one simple thing. So I definitely set it aside more often, especially when I have something important to learn or study for. Even my friends who participated in the experiment have told me they’ve changed their study habits too. That’s pretty cool!”

The Georgia Science and Engineering Fair (GSEF) is Georgia’s premier forum for students to showcase their original research, compete for awards and interact with top-level professional scientists. Local fair winners compete in one of 20 GSEFaffiliated regional fairs, and the top projects from each of the regional fairs are invited to attend and compete at GSEF.

The second annual Heritage Academy Gala will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at the Buford Community Center.

The gala will feature dinner, music, entertainment, silent and live auctions, personal testimonies from former students and honored guest, Brad Stine.

Proceeds from the event will go toward the Heritage Academy Annual Fund.

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Stein has appeared in numerous films including Sarah’s Choice, Christmas with a Capital C and Covering Your Tracts.

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Sports Tennis Summary

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Jackson County Clash

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The Jefferson Dragons boys’ tennis team defeated East Jackson 4-1 last Thursday. Justin Harrison and Blake Lathrop nabbed victories in singles’ play, while the doubles’ teams of Alex Love and Del Jakins and Caleb Tyler and Hal Jarrett won their matches. Above: No. 1 Jefferson player Jackson Howard connects with a forehand.

The Lady Dragons’ tennis team defeated the Lady Eagles 5-0. Cailyn Dianni, Olivia Yates and Charley Beatty swept the singles’ competition, while Rheagan Wessels and Kadi Perry and Chiara Pate and Alana Edwards swept the doubles.

Below: East Jackson’s Kaleb Sosebee digs to return a shot.

Sosebee defeated Howard 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 for the Eagles’ lone win.

Charles Phelps The Paper

East Jackson’s Ronan Veal goes for the ball during last Thursday’s game against in-county rival Jackson County. The Panthers scored three second-half goals to beat the Eagles 4-2.

Panthers’ strong second half propels them past Eagles, 4-2; Lady Eagles’ D shuts down Lady Panthers by charles phelps

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Mill Creek Lacrosse

Lady Hawks, Hawks off to strong start in 2015 by charles phelps cphelps@clickthepaper.com

The Mill Creek High School boys’and girls’ lacrosse teams are off to strong showings in the 2015 season.

The Lady Hawks are 4-0 and picked up victories last week over Lambert (13-8) and Archer (20-2). They defeated Rockdale County 20-0 on March 7.

Lexi Allen scored six goals on eight shot attempts against Lambert. Maddie Peek, Amya Hudson and Miranda Eldridge scored two goals in the win. Peek accounted for four of the Lady Hawks’ five assists.

Against Archer, Dallas Thomas led the Lady Hawks with five goals on seven shot attempts. Hudson scored four goals, while Peek added three goals and four assists. Nine players scored a goal in the blow-out win.

The Lady Hawks start a four-game road stretch beginning today at Pope and includes the Gwinnett County Invitational on March 27 and 28, plus visits to Peachtree Ridge (March 31) and Cambridge (April 14).

The boys’ squad is 6-1 with their lone loss coming last Saturday against Pope (16-4).

They have wins over West Forsyth (9-5), Etowah (13-10), Norcross (15-0), Grayson (18-3), Parkview (19-2) and Harrison (17-7).

Ian Miller leads the team in points with 17 goals and 10 assists. Zach Roper has 13 goals and Nick Eldridge has 10 assists Bradon Savoie has won over 80 percent of the face-offs this season. The defense has combined for over 50 forced turnovers and Jake Padden is over 50 percent in goals saved as well.

Roper scored five goals against Harrison. Miller added three goals and two assists. Blake Christian and Colton Eubanks notched three goals. Eddie Grieco had two assists and one goal.

Grieco, Savoie, Padden and Blake Siegmund all scored a goal in the loss to Pope. Miller had one assist.

The Hawks play Chattahoochee at home Friday night, then go to South Forsyth (March 24), at Northview (March 28), at Peachtree Ridge (April 1) and back home against Archer (April 15).

COMMERCE — In the past three weeks, the Jackson County Panthers boys’ soccer team has overcome slow starts and downed the likes of Cedar Shoals and region-rival Jefferson.

Last Thursday against the East Jackson Eagles was no exception.

The Panthers overcame a 2-1 deficit at halftime behind three second-half goals and pick up another region win as they beat the Eagles 4-2 on the road.

“That’s two of three games where we (didn’t) start very strong,” Jackson County head coach Elie Viviant said.

The game could have very well seen a different outcome as the Eagles scored a goal in the first minute of the game, but it was overturned after the referees deemed the ball went in through the side of the net and not across the front.

“What I just told their coach was the first goal was in,” Viviant said. “It’s a little bad for him, because it would have changed the game.

“We played a lot better in the second (half), but i’m not excessively happy about the game. We played a good second half, but we didn’t play a good game.”

Viviant added his group is going to have to play better if they want to go “far” in tournament play.

“It’s a good region win,” he said. “We now have three wins in region. We just need one more to ensure a playoff (spot)...

“But, we didn’t play great. We didn’t play that good, so not to happy about the game. But, it’s a win. Sometimes you have to take what comes your way.”

After their first goal was called off, the Eagles wasted no time in striking for their first “official” goal as Jacob Hammonds struck in third minute of the game to give his squad an early 1-0 advantage.

In the 15th minute, the Panthers missed a game-tying boot, but in the 16th minute, they found it off the foot of David Villamil (1-1).

They continued to stay on the offensive and tried to strike for the lead in the 20th minute, but a diving save by the Eagles’ goalkeeper kept the game knotted at 1-1.

Then, the Eagles went back on the offensive and Hammonds nabbed his second goal of the game in the 23rd minute after booting the ball into the net after it deflected off a teammate (2-1).The score remained 2-1 at halftime.

In the second half, it was all Panthers, starting with Luis Caraballo’s game-tying penalty kick in the 46th minute (2-2).

The Panthers stayed on the offensive and attacked the goal once again in the 47th minute, but the Eagles’ goalkeeper came up with another save to keep the game tied.

However, in the 60th minute he wouldn’t be as fortunate as Oscar Ponce scored an open-net goal for the go-ahead score (3-2).

See Soccer, 2B

Track & Field: Jefferson sweeps relays; Hawks, Lady Hawks take 1st & 2nd in Jerry Arnold Georgia Classic

Charles Phelps The Paper

Jefferson High School hosted the annual Jefferson Relays last Saturday at Jefferson Memorial Stadium. Above: Competitors from Madison County, Jefferson and Mountain View compete in the 110-meter hurdles. by charles phelps

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For over 50 years, the Jefferson High School track and field team hosts some of the best competition from around the state in the annual Jefferson Relays.

Last Saturday at Jefferson Memorial Stadium, both the boys’ and girls’ squads bested the the competition and took first place in the annual event.

The boys scored 130 points, besting second-place finisher Buford by 30

points (100) and third-place finisher Mountain View by 34 points (96). Jackson County finished in 10th place (16).

“To come out and compete like that, I was proud of our kids,” head coach Tim Corbett said.

Rain on Friday and early Saturday morning left the conditions cool and damp for the runners. Corbett said they had to deal with it and he hopes it “helps them prepare for the future” if weather becomes a factor during later meets.

“A lot of my kids, i’d say at least a

third of them, I asked them to do three, four, five different things. They’ve got to deal with that. The process gets them better,” Corbett added. “It was good.”

The Dragons took first-place finishes in the 4x1,600 meter relay, high jump (Luke Wells) and discus throw (Donte Wilson). They swept first, second and third place in pole vault (Taylor Jones, Kanye Berryhill and Jared Brown).

They brought home second-place finishes in the 4x800 meter relay and shot put (Jackson Bowen). The Dragons finished third in the 4x400 meter relay and fourth 1,600-sprint medley.

Jackson County’s Robbie Griffis finished second in the high jump and Todd Woodring finished sixth in the 100-meter dash. The Panhters’ 4x800 relay team also finished sixth.

The Lady Dragons scored 125.5 points to beat runner-up Buford (82) by 43.5 points. Hart County finished third with 55 points. The Jackson County Lady Panthers finished fifth with 44 points.

“Their (Lady Dragons) effort is just amazing,” Jefferson Lady Dragons head coach Chad Cheatham said.

“Their heart is amazing.

“That’s how we win things, just grind it out. Had some injuries and they fought through them. Amazing group of girls. I say it just keeps getting better.”

Cheatham called Akera Benton’s first-place finish (long jump) one of the many “bright spots” for the Lady Dragons and Mariah Starks’ near-record run in the 100-meter hurdles (second place)

See track and field, 2B

LOCAL soccer

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Soccer Totz registration open

March Madness Shamble tournament

2015 youth golf camp

Jackson County Parks & Recreation Soccer Totz registration is open. Registration is $60 and is open until April 3. A $15 late fee will be added if registered after March 20. The co-ed program is for kids ages 2-3. A parent must attend and participate in the training sessions. The program meets for six Saturdays beginning April 4 at Lamar Murphy Park. For more information, call 706-367-6350 and visit www.jacksonrec.com.

Reunion Men’s Golf Association (RMGA) invites golfers to compete in the 2015 March Madness Three-Man Shamble tournament on Sunday, March 22 at 10 a.m.

Eligibility: All RMGA members in good standing with a current GHIN handicap. If you are not a member, annual dues may be paid the morning of the event ($20). Entry fee is $25 plus a cart and/or green fee. Member cart is $17; non-member is $45. For more information, visit www.reuniongolfclub.com, or call 770-967-8300.

Jefferson Parks & Recreation is offering its first-ever youth golf camp. Parks and rec. has 10 sets of clubs, including a putter, driver and wedge for children to use. Boys and girls ages 8-12 can sign-up. Cost is $55. Every participant will receive a shirt and days of instruction. The camp takes place at the Jefferson Sports Complex March 30 thru April 3, from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, visit www. jeffersonrec.com, or call 706-367-5116.

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Lady Eagles 2, Lady Panthers 1 In what was an early offensive display by both squads, the Lady Eagles picked up a region win behind two firsthalf goals from Rachel Wegesend (seventh minute) and Kristin Whitlock (24th minute) and a stifling defensive performance minus one of their best defenders Zenia Zarco.

The defense blanked the Lady Panthers over the final 56 minutes.

“Of course it’s anybody’s goal to score more goals,” East Jackson head coach Ruth Wilson said. “We knew this would be a really tough game, a really defensive game. And, it turned out the the last (56 minutes) was very defensive, but that’s what we had trained for.

Charles Phelps The Paper “So, luckily we came out East Jackson’s Rachel Wegesend with the ball against Jackson on top.”

County last Thursday. The Lady Eagles won 2-1.

Wilson added the defense “stepped up” how she wanted the game that the referee, them to and they “showed the SOCCER shockingly, just called back heart they need to.”

Continued from 1B She called the region win for no reason. Said, ‘It went the “most important” thus far The Panthers’ final goal through the side,’ however, in the season, but she knows he couldn’t verify that it went came off the foot of Nick stern tests await, including Mangino, whose goal with 1.5 through the side, so how you Jefferson tomorrow. (don’t) call that a goal is unbeseconds left in the game was “Beating Jackson County lievable,” Friedman continhis first-career goal. allows us a little bit of breathued.

“That changed the entire “Jackson County did a good ing room, because we could job,” East Jackson head coach character of the game...But, come out No. 4 and still make they (Jackson County) did a Rich Friedman said. “They’ve it to state,” she said. got some good players. They good job. They deserved it.”

The Lady Panthers’ lone East Jackson plays at Jefdid what they had to do. goal came off the foot of Me“I’m not one to complain ferson tomorrow night. Jack- gan Kral in the 18th minute. son County hosts Riverside about referees after a game, but we had a goal seconds into Military Academy.

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Jefferson’s Jaclyn Coleman during last Saturday’s Jefferson Relays at Jefferson Memorial Stadium. The Dragons and Lady Dragons won the event.

TRACK AND FIELD Continued from 1B

was another bright spot. Starks finished fifth in the 300-meter hurdles as well.

He credited senior leadership and fill-in runners, who stepped into spots they may have not been accustomed to before last Saturday.

“With a relay like this, it’s about team,” Cheatham added. “You’ve got to have kids step up and do (things) that they normally wouldn’t do, that they’re not comfortable with.

“The girls did it. They did well. I’m proud of them. We’ve got a lot to do, (a lot) of work, but we’re going to get a couple of days rest and go back at it.”

The Lady Dragons racked-up first-place finishes in the 4x100 meter relay and long jump (Benton). Taylor Love finished second in the 300-meter hurdles. The team compiled thirdplace finishes in 4x200, 4x1,600, 1,600 sprint, high jump (Mackenzie Wells) and pole vault (Magan Greer).

Jaclyn Coleman (long jump) and Ally Sutherland (discus throw) finished fifth in their events.

For pictures from the Jefferson Relays, visit www.clickthepaper.com.

Jerry Arnold Georgia Classic The Mill Creek Hawks boys’ squad won the Jerry Arnold Georgia Classic (66 points) by 15 points over second-place finishing Newton

High School (51). Thirty-six teams competed in the event.

Jacob Zambo (pole vault), Jake Lund (discus throw), Tyler Vernon (shot put) and Braden Canamare (400-meter dash) brought home second-place finishes.

Sam Costa finished third in the 3,200-meter run. The Hawks’ relay teams tallied three topfive finishes (4x100 meter relay, 4x100 and 4x800). Ji-Tavis Madison (high jump) finished fourth. Edmond Graham (long jump) and Vernon (discus throw) finished sixth.

The East Jackson Eagles boys’ team finished in a tie for 12th place (18 points).

Chase Kennedy won the 3,200-meter run and his brother, Chandler Kennedy, finished second in the 1,600-meter run.

The Lady Hawks finished second out of 36 teams in the girls’ competition, 17 points behind winner Collins Hill High School.

Camryn Petit led the Lady Hawks with a second-place finish in the 3,200-meter run and a third-place showing in the 1,600-meter run.

Meghan Kelly finished third in pole vault.

Hannah Petit (3,200 meters) and Shanelle Valentine (100-meter hurdles) brought home fifth-place finishes for the Lady Hawks. The 4x800 meter relay team also finished fifth.

The East Jackson Lady Eagles finished in eighth place with 30 points.

Sue Anne Moralis won the 800-and-1,600meter run. Jhalexious Chandler finished first in shot put.

GOLF SIGHTS & SUMMARY

Charles Phelps The Paper

Jefferson’s Madison Cornes (left) and Charlie Jarrett (right) during Monday’s match against Social Circle High School at Traditions of Braselton Golf Course on Monday. by charles phelps

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The Jefferson High School golf team picked up three wins last week over in-county rivals East Jackson and Commerce (174-177-190), and Banks County High School (179-211).

On Monday, both the boys and girls defeated out-of-region opponent Social Circle.

Charlie Jarrett led the boys’ squad, carding a 38, 39 and 42, respectively in the three matches. Cooper Young added two 39s and a 42.

Madison Cornes led the Lady Dragons with a 46, 51 and 43, respectively.

The Mill Creek Lady Hawks won the White County Spring Fling tournament last Saturday at Mossy Creek Golf Course in Cleveland. Eigh-

teen teams competed in the tournament.

Keagan Dunn fired 78 to lead the Lady Hawks. Emma Bell shot 80, Annika Blanton an 81 and Grace Choi carded a 91.

Jackson County also competed in the tournament. Katie Fife led the Lady Panthers with a 95. Hattie Sewell shot 100. Megan Paiter shot 104 and Jordan Puckett shot 105.

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Left to right: Jackson County youth wrestler Robert Spry, father and coach Allen Spry, and brother and fellow wrestler Donovan Spry took first place in their respective weight classes at the Georgia Kids State Tournament and Georgia Freshman State Tournament, March 1 at the Georgia Dome. from the paper staff reports

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The Jackson County Panthers’ youth wrestling squad competed at the Georgia Kids State Tournament and Georgia Freshman State Tournament on March 1 at the Georgia Dome.

Donovan Spry (6-and-under 37-pound weight class) and Robert Spry (6-and-under 43-pound weight class) won state titles in each of their respective weight classes. Robert recorded four pins and tied for Most Outstanding Wrestler Of The Tournament. Donovan’s win gave him his second Georgia state championship. As a duo, they finished sixth.

“As a coach, the team worked hard and it showed,” youth wrestling coach Allen Spry said.

The Spry brothers finishing first also had a special meaning for Coach Spry, because they are his sons.

“From a father’s (perspective), having my two sons both as state champs in the house is a great feeling,” he explained. “I am very proud of our program and can’t wait to see what next season has to bring.”

Kaden Andreasen (14-and-under 90-pound weight class) and Joey Sosebee (14-andunder 75-pound weight class) both finished fourth in their division. This was the first time either placed at state, varsity wrestling coach Jason Powers said.

“They both worked extremely hard to get to this point and their hard work paid off,” he said. “I am very proud of these two wrestlers and how they have progressed over the years to get to this point.”

Spry added the two (Andreasen and Sosebee) defeated opponents whom they had lost to throughout the season, and their “extra hard work, the will to win and the heart of a lion” helped them place this year after going 0-2 last year, he said.

Hunter Allen (152 pounds) finished third in the Georgia Freshman State Tournament.

“I am very proud of how well these kids competed,” Powers said. “This the best finish and (the) most kids (to place at state) in recent Jackson County history.”

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The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) held its three-day event last weekend at Road Atlanta. For more of photographer Doug Chellew’s pictures from the event, vist www.clickthepaper.com.

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Garden party will be Boys & Girls Clubs event theme

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Jackson County will hold its annual auction with a garden party theme on Friday, March 20, at the Commerce Civic Center.

The festivities of this premier fundraising event get under way at 6:30 p.m.

“Hundreds of people come together to raise money for the kids of our community,” said executive director Michael Williams.

Purchase a table for eight for a $500 sponsorship and enjoy reserved seating, heavy hors d’oeuvres and drink tickets or get a table for four for $250. Individual tickets are $50.

For tickets, call 706-3678553 or visit www.bgcjcga. org The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Jackson County is to inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive and responsible citizens.

There will be a live auction at the Garden Party and Annual Auction. Don’t miss the opportunity to win a 2005 Toyota Tundra Truck valued at $5,000 in a raffle drawing.

If you’re the lucky highest bidder, you can win a luxurious stay at The Villas of Costa Rica.

Among the other auction items donated for the occasion is a custom made doll house, an hour of computer service valued at $95 and a gift certificate for tire service at Tires Kingdom valued at $500.

Several gift baskets imcluding one from Mayfield Dairies and several pieces of artwork have also been donated for the auction.

Just in time for the change of seasons, there will be a collapsible picnic basket and aRodan & Fields beach bag with beach towel and sunless tanning lotion.

A YearOne gift certificate and an assortment of certificates for Applebee’s, Ruby Tuesday, Outback, Home Depot and Starbucks.

A bed and breakfast package at Legacy Lodge & Conference Center valued at $219 will be available as will a one-night hotel stay.

University of Georgia football tickets and Braves tickets will be available along with a Chipper Jones autographed batting helmet.

Capital campaign is under way In January, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Jackson County kicked off a $1.5 million capital campaign, “Opening the Door to Great Futures,” to build a new club in Commerce. The organization’s 2013 capital campaign succeeded in constructing the Jim Moran Memorial Club in Jefferson, dedicated in April 2014.

“The existing Commerce facility was intended as a recreation building, and the City of Commerce generously donated its use until we could construct a facility that was better designed for use as a Boys & Girls Club. Our children need a safe place to meet in a comfortable environment, not to mention a

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Metal craftsman and artist Charlie Rakestraw of Jefferson shares his wares at a previous Foliage Fest.

Garden art is a popular item at the event.

Saturday’s Foliage Fest will feature trees and planting advice plus food and music The Jefferson Heritage Tree Council (JHTC) is set for the fifth annual Foliage Fest tree sale and music festival from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at City Park on Old Swimming Pool Road in Jefferson.

It’s a Tree Sale Foliage Fest was inspired by JHTC as a way to maximize planting season to increase healthy urban tree canopy by putting locally grown trees into the hands of residents to plant on their own property.

JHTC works to plant trees on city property and rights of way. Private plantings help increase urban tree canopy. Tree canopy is vital for cleaner air, the prevention of storm-water flooding, improved water quality, wildlife habitat, and overall better quality of life.

Admission to Foliage Fest is free, although JHTC will encourage everyone to purchase a tree to plant

or give as a gift to celebrate trees and the benefits they give.

Food and Fun The schedule of events for Foliage Fest is set and includes a guest appearance by garden expert, Walter Reeves. He will be available at select Foliage Fest vendor booths and for a live public appearance to answer questions from festival attendees. His appearance is being sponsored in part through support of Campbell’s Tree Service, Legacy Landscape Management and Outdoor Environments Inc. The music performances also feature appearances by five local Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame Honorees, Jimmy Craft and Bobby Martin of Center Stage; and Clyde Beck and Sally Stites of The Sunroom Gang and Bill Long of the Now ‘n Then Band. A list of vendors and a complete schedule can be found online at jeffersontreecouncil.org.

CELEBRATE SPRING: Fifth annual Jefferson Heritage Tree Council festival will welcome in new season

Foliage Fest 2015 offers a lineup of exceptional talent, including returning performances from Red Oak Southern Strings (above) at 10:30 a.m., and Mark Garrison and Friends (of BlueBilly Grit) at 2 p.m. and also featuring, 82 Spur, at 4 p.m. among other performances throughout the day.

(Below) Now and Then Band of Ricky Payne, Bill Long, Russell Sagon and Bo Edwards will perform at 12:45 p.m.

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Becky Lee, Marshall Britt of Akins Ford and Shadie Thompson hold the big G. Akins Ford is the biggest supporter of Tree House auction – donating University of Georgia football tickets this year. Also the Braves organization annually donates various sports memorabilia for the auction and Britt collects the donations during spring training.

Deadline for purchasing tickets is March 23

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Marshall Britt of Akins Ford visits with Braves pitcher Johnny Venters. This picture was taken together celebrating their birthdays at Braves spring training that Britt attends every year to collect sport items for the auction.

Final touches are being done for the 17th annual “A Night of Hope for Children” live and silent auction coming up on March 27 at the Winder Community Center.

This is the biggest fundraiser of the year with more than 20 live auction items and 100 silent auction items.

Tickets for the auction are $40 which includes dinner from Trumps and will be available through Monday, March 23.

Raffle tickets for the

two season tickets for every 2015 UGA home football game are $10 and can be purchased up until the drawing that night. You do not have to be present to win the raffle drawing All tickets can be purchased by phone, on line under the donation tab and in person (770-868-1900, www.thetreehouseinc.org, and 173 Highland Drive in Winder).

All proceeds from this event are tax-deductible

and go directly towards programs and services to help child victims of abuse in Barrow, Banks, and Jackson counties begin the healing process and to provide education to families to prevent abuse from happening at all. The Tree House is located in Winder and Commerce.

For more information, visit www.thetreehouseinc. org or contact Becky Lee @ becky@thetreehouseinc. org.

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Artists participating in the JCAC Members’ Art Show included: left to right: back row: Don Lohmeier and Bob Richardson; Front row: Teddie Lohmeier, Becky Perry, John Workman, Karen Sturm.

New board members: left to right: Teddie Lohmeier, Amy Pinnell, John Workman, Sherry Aquino and Linda Foster. Not pictured: Belinda Harris, Diana Norton Bagwell, Frances Byrd, Tamara Manchester and Emily Wilbanks.

Jackson County Arts Council elects new officers The Jackson County Arts Council welcomed their new board of directors at the opening of the 2015 JCAC Members’ Art Show.

“We are delighted to have such a competent and enthusiastic group of people supporting the Jackson County Arts Council” said president Teddie Lohmeier.

The new board is composed of vice president: Belinda Harris;

Secretary: Linda Foster; Treasurer: Amy Pinnell; Membership: Diana Norton Bagwell; and Frances Byrd, Sherry Aquino, Tamara Manchester, Emily Wilbanks and John Workman.

The JCAC Members’ Art Show featured 14 artists with works in oils, watercolors, acrylics, photography and wood carving. Frances Byrd, Jeannine Collins. Marie

Elam, Belinda Harris, Don Lohmeier, Teddie Lohmeier, Tamara Manchester, Becky Perry, Sarina Roth, Bob Richardson, Trent Sellers, Karen Sturm, Debra Swantek and John Workman participated.

In addition, some of the paintings and sculptures of the late Sandra Olds Seden were on loan from her family.

The JCAC promotes artists and

the arts as a way to help vitalize the community.

Celebrate the Arts student art show is March 24-27 at Commerce Civic Center On Tuesday, March 24, through Friday, March 27, JCAC will spon-

sor the free, county-wide student art show, Celebrate the Arts, at the Commerce Civic Center. Students from Jackson County, Commerce and Jefferson School systems will display their work.

Prizes and awards will be presented at the awards reception at 5:30 p.m. on March 27 at the Commerce Civic Center. The community is encouraged to attend.

See ‘Spamalot’ The JCCHS Lofty Inside Outside Hey! We’re Back in the Box Players invite you to come see our Spring production Monty Python’s Spamalot! Rude Frenchmen, cancan dancers, the Lady of the Lake and her Laker Girls, Killer rabbits, catapulting cows, and the somewhat odd Knights who say “Ni” are just part of the adventures and dangers awaiting King Arthur and his knights of the very, very round table (pictured) in their quest for the holy grail.

Lovingly ripped off from the motion picture, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot is the fresh Broadway hit and irreverent

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Local artists accepted into Lyndon House exhibition The Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens opened its 40th juried exhibition with 862 works recently submitted.

Juror Carter Foster from the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York selected 194 and three Jackson County artists were among those having their work accepted into the juried exhibition.

Mr. Foster defined “Art” as “An expression of human creativity and imagination” and it was noted that

parody of the Arthurian legend. It was nominated for 14 Tony Awards, winning three, including Best New Musical for 2005.

Come join us as we seek the Grail. Who knows? Perhaps you will be the one to find it.

Performances at the Jackson County Comprehensive High School Auditorium are March 20 and 21 and March 26, 27 and 28.

Curtain is at 7 p.m. Seats are general admission $5 and may be purchased from any JCCHS Drama student or at the door. Contact Bonnie Roberts, Theatre Faculty, at 706-367-5003 ext. 13804 or broberts@jackson.k12.ga.us

three works by the Jackson County residents certainly illustrated that concept.

Teddie Lohmeier from Nicholson submitted a piece titled “Doors: Portals of Promise” that featured four watercolors of doorways.

Trent Sellers of Commerce entered “Mandy” – a silver gelatin print.

Karen Sturm (pictured) from Hoschton was awarded the Studio Group Patrons Award for her watercolor of a parrot entitled “Tethered.”

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When I got to the cooler at the supermarket, I looked quickly at the prices for a package of steak and thought the butcher made a mistake pricing them. So I asked the butcher if they were priced correctly. He nodded his head yes and said that prices for meat have risen over 20 percent in a year.

Hmm. This can’t be! I had just read the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) two hours before getting to the grocery store.

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facility that the community can be proud of,” said CEO Michael Williams.

Through the Commerce City government, the club was awarded a $500,000 State of Georgia Community Development Block Grant in August 2014 that will go toward the cost of building the new facility. In awarding the grants, Gov. Nathan Deal said the grants “will ensure successful economic development and enhance the quality of life for all Georgians.”

The capital campaign will raise the $1 million balance necessary to complete construction, furnish the facility and cover three years of operating costs.

Designed by 2WR architecture, interiors and planning, the new, approximately 7,000 square foot, state-ofthe-art facility will be able to accommodate up to 225 children, nearly triple the capacity of the current club.

Williams said the new club

will be located on 5.19 acres of land at the intersection of Homer Road and Ridgeway Drive which was purchased by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Jackson County in 2014. The Commerce Club serves an average 85 members a day, and jumps to 105 members daily during the nine-week summer program.

“The Boys & Girls Club’s slogan – Great Futures Start Here – aren’t just words. Our clubs have touched the lives of so many children in Jackson County, and we hope to increase our community impact through this facility,” said Honorary Capital Campaign Chair Verlin Reese, president of Quality Foods, Inc. He noted that 60 percent of club members are making A’s and B’s in school.

“With the help of businesses and individuals within our community, we will be able to make this new facility a reality, and provide our children with a safe place to play, learn and develop into productive members of society.”

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Holding the Community Development Block Grant awarded the City of Commerce by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for a new Boys & Girls Club are (L-R) Debra Smith of Allen-Smith Consulting; Commerce City Clerk Sandra Haggard; Mitch Chapman, Boys & Girls Clubs of Jackson County board member;Ward 1 Commerce City Councilman Archie Chaney; Commerce City Manager Pete Pyrzenski; Georgia Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Gretchen Corbin; and Patsy Allen of Allen-Smith Consulting. support the construction of the new Commerce club may make a donation to

the capital campaign on the clubs’ website http://www. bgcjcga.org or mail a check

to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Jackson County, 412 Gordon Street, Jefferson, GA 30549.

All donations to the Boys & Girls Clubs are tax deductible.

Area beekeepers helping to preserve pollinators

By Derrick Fowler

Allowing your front yard to turn into a meadow may not be practical, but consider allowing an area or border to become a natural area on your property, a mini meadow.

Select plants that bloom at different times of the year.

This gives your landscape variety and color as well as a food source for bees throughout the growing season.

If you choose to apply chemicals such as weed killers, fungicides, pesticides and fertilizers, be very diligent to follow all label recommendations and further

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Man and honey bees have been linked for thousands of years in varying ways in all varieties of cultures.

Evidence of this bond has been discovered in cave drawings in France dating back some 8,000 years.

These drawings depict “honey hunters” harvesting the sweet reward from hives attached to rock outcroppings. Hieroglyphics found in ancient Egypt show the value of honey and beekeeping and gives insight into beekeeping practices.

The ancient Egyptians further recognized the value of honey bees as pollinators and would move their bees to follow blooming times along the Nile.

Honey bees here in the United States are not native to North America, they were brought here by the early explorers and colonists.

The honey bees that nearly all beekeepers manage are European honey bees, specifically most are the Italian honey bee. These bees are chosen for their calm demeanor and generous honey production.

Today, honey bees are in trouble. Annual losses due to hives dying are averaging about 30 percent per year.

Honey bees are responsible for 1 out of every 3 bites of food that we consume. Perhaps you have seen images of grocery store produce departments in a side by side comparison of what variety of colorful fruits and vegetables would be lost without

consider applying chemicals at times when bees and pollinators are not active, late in the day just before dark.

Support the continuation of beekeeping by becoming a beekeeper yourself. Join a local bee club and learn more at The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Honey Bee Program at ent.uga.edu.

You can also enjoy the benefits of honey bees and the products of the hive by supporting a local beekeeper.

So, there are things that

you can do to help honey bees and native pollinators.

Think of these as the warming days of Spring and Summer approach.

Derrick Fowler is a Certified Beekeeper through the Georgia Master Beekeeper Program and has been beekeeping for five years. He and his wife Kimberley live in Hoschton. He is currently serving as President of The Beekeepers Club of Gwinnett County and can be contacted at 678-449-6203 or OchreHillFarm@gmail.com.

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Derrick Fowler handles his honey bee hives. He has been beekeeping for five years at his Hoschton home. honey bees for pollination.

Scientists have developed a scenario of contributing factors that involve the deadly combination of chemicals, disease and virus enhanced by the introduction of a mite that weakens honey bee populations and also a general loss of bee forage habitat. Many “backyard beekeepers” take up the hobby of beekeeping in an effort to do something to help save the bees.

Now, if working with thousands of insects is not your idea of a hobby, there are other ways to help bees and ensure they continue to thrive. Coming out of Winter and into the warming, sun filled days of Spring, home-

owners begin to think of garden plots, landscaping and new additions of flowers and trees. Some things to consider that could help our pollinators and encourage their visits to our home landscapes involves doing things a little different. Beautifully manicured lawns are many homeowner’s dream and goal, but that perfect lawn is a desert for bees and pollinators.

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS Theatre auditions. Jefferson Community Theatre announces auditions for the spring musical, Mary Poppins. Auditions will be continue from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, with callbacks on Sunday from 4-6 p.m.

Auditions will take place at the Jefferson Civic Center, located at 65 Kissam St., in Jefferson. The show will be presented July 10-12 and 17-19 in the William Duncan Martin Performing Arts Center at Jefferson High School.

The production is under the direction of Jay Holl with Jeanna Atchley and Diana Norton-Bagwell. For more information, call 706-3675714. Visit jeffersoncommunitytheatre.com Life Choices program. Life & Reality is the next Life Choices program being presented March 19 by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The presentation will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson County Comprehensive High School auditorium with a series of speakers on tap to share the realities of making poor choices.

Among the speakers will be an inmate from Lee Arrendale Correctional Institute and Fire Chief Tammy Ayers.

A Jackson County Correctional Institute inmate will also speak. Drug Enforcement Agency agent Chuvalo Truesdell, Danny Riddell of New Directions, Alfred Brooks of Respect Institute, Tony Sanchez and James Guffey of the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse and Pastor Wayne Norris of New Beginnings Church will also be on the program.

Book sale. Friends of the Jefferson Public Library will hold a book sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 20, and from 9 a.m. t0 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, in the Jefferson Station meeting room. There will be lots of great hardbacks and paperbacks for kids and adults at great low prices.

Night of Hope for Children.

The 17th annual Night of Hope for Children live and silence auction is scheduled on March 27 at the Winder Community Center. Tickets are $40 each and available through March 23. Spectacular auction items will be featured. There are also raffle tickets for sale for $10 on a chance to win two University of Georgia season tickets on the 40-yard line and you don’t have to be present to win. Tickets can be purchased by phone, on line under the donation tab and in person (770-868-1900, www.thetreehouseinc.org, and 173 Highland Drive in Winder). See more on Page 3B.

Colonial Market Faire at Fort Yargo. The sixth annual 18th Century Colonial Market Faire will be hosted at Fort Yargo State Park by the Fort Yargo Living History Society on March 27-29. Exhibitors will be set up on Friday for the public to see those already set up. On Saturday, hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. . Interact with living historians demonstrating frontier Georgia life in the 1790s when knee britches and tri-corn hats were still in fashion. Come to the old fort and see 18th century craftsmen and

Shave-a-thon for childrehood cancer. St. Baldricks childhood cancer Shave-A Thon will be held on Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Artistic Expressions Hair Salon in the Braselton Brothers Store building.

Again . Interested in being a shavee or setting up a team, connect to this site www.stbaldricks.org and find Artistic Expressions Hair Salon. Already taking part is West Jackson Intermediate School principal Troy Johnson and student Bo Souto.

They are seeking donations.

Visit Bo’s page at www.stbaldricks.org/participants/ mypage/788045/2015 Easter egg hunt in Jefferson.

Main Street Jefferson and the Rotary Club of Jefferson will host an Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, at the Jefferson Clubhouse.

Easter parade and egg hunt in Commerce. Decorate your bicycles, wagons, scooters and battery-operated vehicles and line up on Georgia Avenue on Commerce on April 4 for the 26th annual Easter parade and egg hunt.

The parade will begin at 10:45 a.m. down South Elm Street and end at the First Baptist Church with the egg hunt. Bring your baskets.

Awards will be given for the best decorated paraders.

The events are sponsored by Main Street Commerce.

Mentoring training. Lindsay’s Legacy Mentoring is offering a free training session from 3-4:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, at the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce. Learn more about the role mentoring plays in the Jackson County community and volunteer opportunities, visit www.

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WJMS Glow Run. Come and run with West Jackson Middle School to support the Student Leadership Team during the March 20 Glow Run, which begins at 8 p.m. at the school where it also ends. Registration is $20 prior to March 10 and $25 afterward until race day. Glow in the dark T-shirt is guaranteed to runners that register prior to March 10 and as

Presenting the musical Oklahoma!. East Jackson Comprehensive High School Drama Club will perform Oklahoma! March 26, March 28, March 29 and April 2 and 3 in the EJCHS auditorium.

The production is directed

by Ashley Ware. The vocals are directed by EJCHS Choral Director Alan Bunn and the Orchestra is led by EJCHS Band Director Miguel Guisasola.

Doctors’ Day wreath. In honor of Doctors’ Day, a wreath will be placed at the Crawford W. Long statue in downtown Jefferson on March 27. Doctors’ Day is observed on March 30,

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Performance of Spamalot. The JCCHS Lofty Inside Outside Hey! We’re Back in the Box Players will present Monty Python’s Spamalot! at 7 p.m. on March 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 in the Jackson County Comprehensive High School Auditorium. Seats are general admission $5 and may be purchased from any JCCHS Drama student or at the door.

Fur Ball 2015. A gala to benefit the Humane Society of Jackson County will be held March 21 at the BraseltonStover House. Viva Paws Vegas is this year’s theme.

The black-tie optional affair is a benefit gala for the Humane Society of Jackson County and is presented by Tracy Jordan of West Jackson Medicine Center. Enjoy dining, dancing, casino-style gaming, silent & live auctions, as well as a Tribute to Elvis show starring Doug Thompson. Sponsorships are available and tickets are $60. Tickets may be purchased online at www.HSJC. com . Contact Laura Collier at FurBall2015@windstream. net

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Rotary Day is March 21. The Braselton Rotary Club will be hosting a Rotary Day garage sale on Saturday, March 21, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1215 Tuscany Drive in Braselton. This fundraiser event faetures a large indoor space filled with furniture, art décor, paintings, household items, bedding, clothes and more. All proceeds to go club efforts to support the Northeast Georgia Flag Garden, Jackson County Humane Society and educational scholarships.

supplies last afterward and on race day. Registration is also available online at www. active.com/jefferson-ga/ running/distance-runningraces/panther-prowl-5kglow-run-2015.

JHS Theatre presents The Little Mermaid. Jefferson High School Theatre will produce the ever popular Disney musical, The Little Mermaid, on Friday, March 20, and Saturday, March 21, at 7 p.m.

During the school day on March 19-20, there will be more than 1,600 students from Pre-K to fifth grade sitting in the audience while more than 30 high school students entertain them with song and dance from The Little Mermaid. Tickets are general admission and can be purchased at the door for just $5. Run time for the production is one hour.

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March 23 information session on DACA and DAPA at South Jackson South Jackson Elementary School will be hosting an informational forum regarding the new executive order concerning Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and DAPA for parents of citizen children at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 23.

President Obama recently signed the executive order that would expand DACA and create DAPA but there is misinformation and confusion about what this order means and how it applies to the undocumented population. Some people In order to help abate the confusion and fear of those caught up in this order, Charles Kuck, a highly respected immigration lawyer, will have someone from his office present, and State Rep. Pedro Marin will be at the forum discussing changes to

DACA and the new DAPA. Those attending will receive information about who is eligible and what they need to prepare before the applications come out.

A need for the informational session was determined since a GED class being held at the school and an ESL (English as a second language) class are being held at East Jackson Comprehensive High School.

“With this forum, they are hoping to reach the undocumented immigrants that need the information about deferred action,” said Sandra Fite, director of the Jackson County Literate Community Program.

For more information on the upcoming session or other ESL related matters, call Liza Davis at 706-543-8798 or Gwenn Evans at 706-335-9549.

Shields-Ethridge Farm will begin hosting monthly cultivators’ market on April 18

An open-air market that encourages homesteading practices will begin on April 18 at Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm. The goal . Cultivators’ Market is to bring the community together with local farmers, growers and entrepreneurs in a festival atmosphere on the grounds of the 200-yearold working farm.

The market will be held from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month from April through October.

The farm is located at 2355 Ethridge Road in Jefferson.

Besides the local goods that will be for sale – each month there will live music as well as experts on various homesteading practices who will speak and give handson demonstrations and instructions. Visitors will be able to purchase fresh produce and handmade products while touring the farm. They can watch grits being ground, a blacksmith creating iron works, basket weavers making beautiful handmade split oak baskets and even see quilters working on an actual quilt – all while enjoying various local musicians entertaining.

“We’ve been wanting to have an open air market on the grounds for many years and are so pleased that this is finally going to happen. We want families to come and spend a few hours out in the fresh air while learning about this historic farm and participating in games, enjoying live music and learning new skills from our guests speakers,” said Susan Ethridge Chaisson, sixth generation of owners who have lived on the Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm.

About Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm is an outdoor agricultural museum that functions as an educational and interpretative facility in northeast Georgia. The farm is unique for its collection of intact historic buildings that exist in their original location and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Find out more about the Shields-Ethridge Farm – and learn how to download the iPhone application for a comprehensive audio and video tour of the farm – at www.shieldsethridgefarminc.com/

Friday March 20th 2015 Luncheon 11:30 a.m. • Quinlan Visual Arts Center $35/person or $350 for table of 8 Evening Event 6:00 p.m. • Chattahoochee Country Club $50/person or $500 for table of 8

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ENTERTAINMENT

Worries never end for children, grown or not While I’m away, readers give the advice.

On worrying more about grown children who are unmarried than about the married ones: When an adult child is single and becomes disabled or is not able to care for themselves it falls to the parent to be the caretaker. A married child has a spouse to fill that role but a single child doesn’t have anyone to step in and care for them in case of an accident.

Losing a child to death is unbearable as it is. Caring for a disabled child is also heartwrenching, and the parent may not have the ability to be the caretaker because of their own health issues. Does the adult child have longterm care insurance or life insurance, for that matter?

— A Caretaker Mom When your adult child lives alone, you worry about

pened to me and no one knew how to reach you?” — shifting the responsibility to them. It worked.

— A Mom

Carolyn Hax their safety. A spouse, a roommate, will notice (one hopes) if said child does not come home at night.

Even a constant girlfriend/boyfriend, who will have been in contact 12 times a day, will notice.

In fact, when my son broke up with his dear constant companion, aside from breaking my heart, the worry surfaced that with her no longer in daily contact, who would know if he got sick, fell down, etc.

A friend made her kids call her to let her know where they were so they could be reached. She said, “What if something hap-

On growing and remaining close to a child who has little in common with you: I’m an only child who takes after my father and have settled in a city across the country from my parents. My mother had a very idealistic view of motherdaughter relationships. For years she compared my behavior to that of her friends’ children, sighed over my life choices and generally voiced her displeasure that our bond “was not what it should be.”

This kind of talk only served to alienate me. I could no more easily change the way I felt about politics or religion than I could change my fear of heights or the fact that I love dark chocolate or bad horror

movies. Of all the pressures to place on an only child, a parent’s criticism of a child’s essential “differentness” is so daunting because it demands a child must change who they fundamentally have grown to become.

Over time, my mother has learned to slowly let go of this standard, but only because I made it very clear her expectations were killing whatever relationship we had. We have grown stronger with acceptance, and I think both of us are surprised at how close we’ve grown.

Don’t get me wrong, we still get off the phone angry sometimes, and there is a fair amount of tongue-biting and eye-rolling. But there’s also a lot of love.

I’d like to caution parents against holding on to the idea of a relationship. Please love and accept the imperfect, maddening, sweet, lovable, mysterious child you have.

Don’t waste another mo-

ment of your life or theirs with hopeless dreams and needless comparisons. The sooner you let go of the “lack” you’re holding on to, the sooner you can hold something real and true.

— T. On partners who expect you to serve as their ongoing intellectual growth opportunity: I married A. just eight months ago, a second marriage for me and a first for him. We are both 66 years young. He brought years of world travel and success in the stock market, along with the knowledge of how to take care of his mother until she was over 100 years old. What did I bring to this marriage? I brought a love of God, family and fun.

A. took me to New York for the first time in my life and I took him to Macy’s to visit Santa, which A. had never done in his entire life. I

brought him four handsome grandsons who think he is amazing and call to ask him how to fix things and make volcanoes with them (A. was a chemical engineer), and they make a grand mess in the kitchen when they visit.

I am teaching him compassion for an abandoned cat who now allows us to feed her and take her to the vet.

One of my daughters trades him cookies for odd jobs he does around her house for her, while her husband calls for advice every time his car needs a repair.

He plans our many trips to lands I have never been to, and I make the friends while we are there.

Everybody brings something to a relationship, and people need to value their own contributions. We are all worth a whole lot. — Life Is Good Chat with Carolyn online at noon each Friday at www. washingtonpost.com.

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Collection of vintage Linens & Cookbooks, antique wht Iron Dbl Bed, 20 Dolls, 40 Framed Art, Dishes & Glassware, new & slightly worn Prom Dresses. By appointment 770-5039438 612 Ridgewood Ave.

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Tiny Love MOBILE, w/ Mozart & Beethoven music, $10, in great shape. Chestnut Mtn area. 770-561-5308

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Condominiums For Rent 4BR/3 Full bth + Bonus Rm. No pets. Flowery Branch, 770-277-7224

FSBO - Luxury home in highly sought after NH and Mt Vernon school district. 5BR, 4½ BA, hardwoods and tile throughout.

Stunning kitchen with granite counters, SS appliances, Sitting room includes gorgeous rock fireplace. Huge master on main, master bath with separate vanities and steam shower. All 3 levels of this home have been beautifully finished. Game room and workout room on bottom level, includes a private office, bar, huge bedroom and full bath. Tons of storage. Salt water pool with outdoor kitchen, fireplace and sitting area. Great for entertaining! Huge acre lot. Too much to list, this home is a MUST see!

Shown by appt only! Call 770-718-7097 or 770654-6116. 575K

HARLEY DAVIDSON 2008 Sportster 883. 3k miles, blk, Like New! $5200. 770-530-5809

HONDA 1990 Gold Wing SE loaded, 24,500 miles, $6,500. Serious buyers only.

502 686-0191

Trucks TOYOTA 1993 PICK-UP. 4 cyl. w/camper, wht, 135K mi. $4500. Ask for Cliff 404-520-0933