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The Paper | Thursday, August 15, 2013
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS The bi-annual Lollipop Kids Consignment Sale will be held at the Jefferson Civic Center from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 15-16, and from 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Most items will be half price on Saturday. The sale features new and barely worn children’s clothes and toys from 400 local sellers. For more information, visit the site at www.lpkidssale.com. sss Jackson County 4-H is currently taking preorders for its fall pansy flower sale. You can place your order by calling 706367-6344, coming by the Extension Office in Jefferson, or e-mailing dafowler@ uga.edu. The deadline for placing your preorder will be Friday, Aug.16. Pickup will be at the Jackson County Extension Office at 102 Cloverleaf Circle. The dates for pick up will be from 1-5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, and Wednesday, Oct. 2. The cost is $2 per cup. Money from this fundraiser will help fund 4-H Fall activities. Pansy flowers are a great way to add more color to your yard at home or your business during the fall and winter months. sss The Rotary Club of Braselton will host its fifth annual race Run the Vineyard 5K on Aug. 17. The course will start at Chateau Elan Winery and wind through the winery and equestrian area and into the Chateau Elan neighborhood. Proceeds from the race will support Jackson County Boys and Girls Club, Braselton Rotary Club charities and three area cross country team Booster Clubs through the club’s “Cross Country Team Challenge.” The race will start at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Packet pickup will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday at the Pavilion next to Paddy’s Pub or on race day starting at 6:30 a.m. All preregistered runners will receive a dry fit shirt, and there will have awards for the top male and female overall and master’s runners and top three male and female finishers in 13 age groups. For questions about the race, call Howard Hardaway at 770-354-7553. sss Braselton’s movies under the stars’ series features “The Croods” on Saturday, Aug. 17, in the park in historic downtown. The prehistoric, computer-animated comedy adventure introduces the world’s first modern family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always been their home is destroyed. The 98-minute film is rated PG and features the voices of Nicholas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds. Movies are presented free of charge at dusk by the Braselton Visitors Bureau Authority. Blankets or chairs are welcomed. Vendors will offer treats, and the Braselton Lions Club
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presents baked goods. Braselton Park is located on Harrison Street. Visit www. downtownbraselton.com for additional opportunities. sss The Hoschton Area Business Alliance will be holding its next regular monthly meeting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Country Inn and Suites in Braselton. Guests from all surrounding areas are welcome to join in and see this dynamic group interact, network and share business advice. The Hoschton Area Business Alliance is made of active business people, community leaders, and individuals with a passion for success. Their purpose is to connect as business owners – in our city and locally surrounding areas, partner with these communities, and grow their organizational footprint – as individual businesses and as a business alliance. For more information about the Hoschton-Area Business Alliance, visit www.officialhba.com or the facebook page, HBA Hoschton Business Alliance. You may also contact HBA secretary Shawna Anderson at 678-761-6866. sss Beef O’ Brady’s in Jefferson is having a percentage day/night to benefit the Jackson County 4-H Club. This event will be in effect all day and evening from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. If you get anything to eat from Beef O’ Brady’s that day, let them know at the checkout counter that you are supporting Jackson County 4-H, and they will put your receipt in the jar. “We really appreciate the Jefferson Beef O’ Brady’s for helping support our 4-H Club,” said Dawn Fowler. sss Leftover Pets offers low cost spay/ neuter surgeries at the clinic located at 610 Barrow Park Drive in Winder. August clinic days are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays but the clinic will be closed Aug. 22-23. Prices are $85 for a female dog over 25 pounds, $65 for a female dog up to 25 pounds, $55 for a male dog, $50 for a female cat and $35 for a male cat. All surgery prices include a free rabies vaccination. No additional fees are charged for in heat or pregnant animals. For more information on clinic services, visit www.leftoverpets.org. Appointments are required and must be made by calling 800-978-5226. sss The ninth annual fireman’s dance will be held from 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Jefferson Civic Center. Featuring The Highballs, the semi-formal fall dance is sponsored by the Jefferson Fire Department Auxiliary. Tickets are $30 each and include heavy hors d-oeuvres with door prizes all night. Bring your own beverage and you must be 21 or older to attend. Tickets will be sold at the door or call 706-387-7400 or 705-372-6575.
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“We’re like most American women, not like those on television who seem to have endless hours to while away chatting, bickering, whining, drinking wine, fluffing their hair and getting manis and pedis. “We chuckled that if TV cameras followed us around to film our real lives, there are days when we’d scare the pants right off our viewers,” said Hughes, a college professor. One of the circle of friends, Christine Martinello, author of Momager, was in a conundrum about having trademarked that term long before Kris Kardashian and other Hollywood big shots stole it, Hughes tells. “Christine uses it in a totally different context about loving your children rather than pimping them to the public. She sat there sipping her ice tea, telling us about how she was toying with the idea of a lawsuit. However, as she painted the picture of what had transpired, we all speculated that going up against that kind of Hollywood clout would be like
vertical rock climbing without a safety rope. For every step she’d take, there would be someone there with more moola and therefore more muscle to knock her down,” said Hughes. “Myra, our real estate broker buddy, had her own tussle with Hollywood some years ago when they made a movie of her book Great Balls of Fire. Even though the book was biographical, the producer kept changing it. It got to the point where Myra said, ‘My life wasn’t like that!’ The producer said, ‘Well, it should have been.’ So Myra wasn’t in favor of Christine going head-to-head with Hollywood. In her experience, that’s nothing but a big headache. “It was at that point our kitchen conversation that Jennifer, the founder of a consulting firm called Executive Brillance, suggested that we turn the ‘m’ upside down to a ‘w’ to move on from ‘momager’ to ‘womanger’ -- women juggling a thousand roles, trying to manage themselves and others and striving to maintain balance
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The 2013-14 Braselton-Hoschton Relay For Life year will begin with a Sept. 13 Masquerade Ball being held at the Braselton-Stover House. The dress code for this event will be semi formal with masks encouraged. Tickets are $50 each and include dinner, dancing, a live DJ, silent auction and more. Checks should be made payable to American Cancer Society Masquerade Ball. Relay team members are selling the 200 tickets, and tickets are available at Hoschton City Hall and Independence Bank. Contact Jennifer Kidd at jenniferdkidd62@gmail.com or Jessica Worley at jess0985@gmail.com. sss Registration applications for the fall Junior Master Gardener class are now available at the Braselton-West Jackson Library. Students ages 7-14 are eligible for the program. The classes will be held on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. until noon at the library, beginning Sept. 14. Other class dates are Sept. 28, Oct. 12, Oct. 26, and Nov. 9. The application fee for first-time students is $15, with checks made payable to the Braselton Junior Master Gardeners. The Junior Master Gardener program teaches basic gardening skills to the children, using classroom activities and hands-on gardening at the adjacent Nannie’s Children’s Garden. Class size is limited, so register prior to Sept. 6. For questions, contact Dave Rusk at 678-316-5560. sss Be the Voice for a child as a Court Appointed Special Advocate. A training class begins on Sept. 26, meeting one evening a week for seven weeks, 6-9 p.m. and one Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 706-387-6385 for details. sss New mentoring training for Lindsay’s Legacy mentors will be held from 3:30-4:45 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the Jackson County Chamber office and 9-10:15 a.m. on Aug. 29 at Jackson EMC. RSVP for training at www. lindsayslegacymentoring.org. Contact Lisa at lisa@linsdayslegacymentoring.org or 706-410-5525. sss The Barrow County Historical Society is selling tickets on a donated handmade quilt crafted by the Jug Tavern Quilters. The tickets are being sold for $1 each with all proceeds benefiting the historical society and the Barrow County Museum. The drawing will be held at the Oct. 22 fall meeting of the historical society. The raffle is registered with the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office. Tickets are now being sold. You can call Sara Pope at 770-867-9253 or email bchistorical@gmail.com.
to write down their story. And Martinello urges other women to support each other. “Get a group of girls together and you’ll start hearing some stories. When we share our real stories we can uplift each other. We can learn from each other’s trials and triumphs,” said Martinello. “When women come together to support each other--magic happens. Our burdens become less and our joys become greater. We invite you to share your story. “Do you know a group of women who have stories to tell? We can get women together in your community, region or organization and investigate the possibility of publishing their stories. Let us know if you would like to see your city or community published next,” said Martinello. Join the Real Women community at www.facebook. realwomenunlimited.com or visit www.atlantasrealwomen.com. The book is published by Deeds Publishing out of Marietta and Athens and Jan Babcock, president of Deeds Publishing, was on hand for the occasion. Deeds Publishing is a family business and
Barrow Expo is Aug. 15 The Barrow Business & Home EXPO 2013 will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Barrow County Recreation Department on Second Street in Winder. Exhibitors will be set up for a 3-4 p.m. Chamber member-to-member networking session prior to the opening of exhibits to the public from 4-7 p.m. A live DJ will be onsite and there will be a great prize drawing with tickets available for $1 each or three for $2 and 10 for $5. “The Taste of Barrow” will be part of this year’s Expo with local restaurants offering tastes of specialty dishes. Tickets will be on sale at the door for the taste and also at the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce.
Cattlemen’s class slated for Jackson County University of Georgia Extension is offering the Master Cattlemen’s Program this fall in Jackson County. The program will be held on Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. beginning Aug. 22 and ending Oct. 10. Topics covered during the eight classes will include nutrition, forages, herd health, reproduction, economics/marketing, beef quality assurance, parasites, facilities, sire selection and record keeping. Speakers will include UGA Extension specialists and beef industry representatives from every area of beef cattle production. Only two Master Cattlemen’s Programs are offered statewide each year. The program will not be held again in northeast Georgia for at least two years. The program is open to participants from surrounding counties and will be limited to the first 80 producers that sign up. The cost is $95 which includes the Master Cattlemen’s notebook, a meal at all meetings and a steak dinner at the final session. A certificate of completion and Master Cattlemen’s cap will be given to participants who attend six of the eight sessions. Participants will also receive Beef Quality Assurance certification. The deadline to register for this session is Aug. 15. For more information and to register, contact the Jackson County Extension office at 706-367-6344.
the cover design, featuring the hand of Sarah Babcock, is by creative director Mark Babcock. Bob Babcock is the CEO and founder of the company. Visit www.deedspublishing.com Atlanta’s Real Women has been written by 14 intelligent, independent and resilient
women, including Hughes and Martinello, Antonio Lawrence, Haywood Smith, Myra Lewis Williams, Joyce Bone, Bonnie Ross-Parker, Marka Palmer, Elisabeth Butler, Kathryn Gray-White, Deborah Alexander, LuAnn Cooley, Elizabeth Champlin and Sue O’Connor.
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