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The Jackson County Board of Education and school district leaders are in the process of submitting the district’s five year facilities plan to the Georgia Department of Education, and part of the decisions to be made focus on Benton Elementary, the system’s oldest school.

As announced at previous meetings, recommendations for renovations, modifications, additions and potential closures are being considered, and Benton Elementary, which has less than base size enrollment and the greatest need for renovation, will likely be at the heart of a Thursday community meeting at the school set for 6:30 p.m.

A community push including petitions to collect signatures supporting Benton El-

ementary, community organizational meetings and updates on the Save Benton Elementary Facebook page are being promoted. On the page, for example, Yvette Jones writes, “My Dad went to Benton, I did, my children did, and now I have two grandchildren that go there. I hope they do not close Benton. A lot of memories there. Now my grandchildren are making memories. Please save Benton Elementary.”

At Thursday’s meeting as well as the Feb. 5 meeting at the Jackson County Board of Education office, information will be presented related to the decisions to be made as a part of the school system’s comprehensive longrange strategic plan. Many of the decisions will be made around dollars and cents; the system notes that if Benton is repurposed, there will be an additional $500,000 per year returned to the General Fund and then per-

haps the next voter-approved Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) could focus on reducing the burden on taxpayers.

Survey data will also be shared at the meeting, according to Superintendent of Schools Dr. April Howard. An online survey on the school system’s website has been promoted as a means for the community to share its comments on the following questions: 1. Jackson County School Board of Education is in the midst of a comprehensive facilities planning process. Are you in support of repurposing Benton Elementary School (no longer used as K-5 school facility)?

2. If the Board of Education finds it in the best interest of the district to consolidate and repurpose Benton Elementary School, would you be in favor of Benton being used as a professional learning center for Jackson County

School System?

3. If the Board of Education finds it in the best interest of the district to consolidate and repurpose Benton Elementary School, would you be in favor of Benton being used to house a Regional Educational Services Agency (a shared service agency for 13 regional school districts which supports teacher professional development, technology repair and training, school and district administrative support services?)

4. If the Board of Education finds it in the best interest of the district to consolidate and repurpose Benton, what should be priority – keeping all Benton students together and consolidate with South Jackson Elementary or rezoning Benton students to attend East Jackson Elementary and South Jackson Elementary based on proximity to school and enrollment capacity.

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Mark Valentine, general manager of Tanger Outlets, won Volunteer of the Year; Andy Garrison, owner of The Garrison Company, was selected as Citizen of the Year; Carmen Poblet, owner of Art Design Promotions, was named Ambassador of the Year; the Small Business of the Year Award was presented to Martha Martin for Phil-Mart Transportation; Roy Stowe, vice president of marketing and member relations for Jackson Electrical Membership Corporation, was awarded the William H. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award; and the Large Business of the Year Award winner which was awarded to Southeast Toyota Distributors was accepted by Rodney Dale.

Boots & Bling Roy Stowe is Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce’s William H. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award winner; Event host Andy Garrison honored as Citizen of the Year

diAna Kunz Huckins passed the gavel of Chamber leadership to Shawn Watson, who will serve as chairman of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors.

community happenings and the enhancement of the lives of Jackson County residents.

The entire audience stood to applaud Stowe as he ap“Can we give our biggest YEE-HAWS for our award win- proached the stage and received his award from Cheryl Vanners this evening,” said Boots & Bling host Andy Garrison diver. The William H. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award as he introduced the awards ceremony for the was sponsored by the North Georgia CommuJackson County Area Chamber of Commerce on nity Foundation.

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“It did not surprise me that Roy was selected The Chamber recognized outstanding busias the recipient of this award,” said Josh Fenn, nesses, leaders and volunteers at their annual Chamber President/CEO. “Roy is deeply awards banquet which was western themed with rooted in the business, civic and nonprofit coma touch of bling. Event attendees donned cowboy munities in Jackson County and has a history of boots, shiny jewelry, hat, and even their finest leadership that many can attest to and apprecisuits and ties. It was surely an event to remember ate. He sets an example for us all.” held at the Jefferson Civic Center.

Garrison agreed and said that Stowe deRoy Stowe, vice president of marketing and served one great applause for all the good he member relations for Jackson Electrical Memhas done not only in the community, but beyond bership Corporation, was awarded the William Chamber President /CEO that as well.

H. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award, which In 2007, Stowe served as the Chamber’s chairwas named after one of the founders of both the Josh Fenn described Roy man on the Economic Development Council as Jackson EMC and the Jackson County Chamber. Stowe as “deeply rooted well as chairman of the Chamber’s Board of This prestigious award recognizes a life-long dis- in the business, civic and Directors in 2008. Today, he is involved with tinction in one’s professional field as well as a nonprofit communities in various chambers across northern Georgia, history of achievement and leadership in service Jackson County and has a the Governor’s Red Carpet Tour and with the to both the Chamber of Commerce and Jackson See CHAMBER, 3A County. It also recognizes consistent support of history of leadership.”

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CBRE Atlanta’s Office recently released its 2014 fourth quarter Atlanta Industrial Report and Jackson County for the first time leads all metro Atlanta market counties in new industrial speculative (spec) construction.

“Jackson County leads Atlanta in new industrial spec construction, accounting for approximately 30 percent of the total,” said Todd Barton, CBRE first vice president of Industrial Properties Group.

Jackson County enjoyed a strong year for spec building announcements in 2014.

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Real estate executive Frank Norton Jr. said Norton also notes that the time is right for big, bold ideas including collaboration which necessitates a closer look at how many school systems and other taxing bodies exist. Perhaps better coordination will bring greater dividends, he suggests.

Erin O. Smith Regional staff During his an- Frank Norton Jr. speaks at nual Native Inhis 28th annual economic telligence report presented recently forecast. He opened his talk at the Gainesville with a series of infographics Civic Center, Nor- describing the year. ton provided his 28th annual conomic forecast.

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New traffic signals up for Braselton The Georgia Department of Transportation announces a new traffic signal is scheduled to be operational today in Braselton, if weather permits and testing goes well.

The new signal has been flashing at the intersection of State Route 347 at the new Northeast Georgia Health System’s Medical Plaza on River Place.

“The new signal features flashing yellow arrows.

Flashing yellow arrows help drivers better understand when to make a left turn freely, when they should proceed with their turn cautiously, and when they cannot turn left. Our primary purpose is to reduce the often-devastating angle crashes that result when a left-turning vehicle is struck by oncoming traffic. Please be cautious until you get familiar with the changes.

Remember, other drivers may be surprised by the new signal so give yourself plenty of space between you and the driver in front of you. A signal with flashing yellow arrow is in place just down State Route 347 at Spout

Springs Road,” said Georgia DOT District Engineer Brent Cook.

The new traffic lights are called Four-Section Flashing Yellow Arrow (FYA) signals that will be deployed at intersections with historic heavy left-turning traffic volumes.

The FYA signals will apply exclusively to drivers making left turns. The signal will be a vertical display of four left turn arrows functioning as follows (and displayed in the attachment): • When solid Red arrow is illuminated, no left turn is allowed; • When solid Yellow arrow is displayed, drivers should prepare to stop as light is about to turn red; • When flashing Yellow arrow is illuminated, drivers may turn left but must yield to pedestrians and oncoming vehicles; and • When solid Green arrow is displayed, drivers may turn left.

Federal Highway Administration studies have shown these signals help reduce crashes of left-turning vehicles by as much as 35 per-

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Signals at Braselton Parkway and Highway 53 are being installed and the new traffic signal on Friendship Road at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton is working. cent. The FYA also offers clearer guidance to drivers turning left and allows them more movement through the intersection when no pedestrians or oncoming traffic are present, thereby reducing back-ups, engine idling and auto emissions.

FYA will now be Georgia DOT’s preferred left turn traffic signal for eligible locations – those with high numbers of left-turn movements and resultant traffic back-ups and related accidents. In addition to the Georgia DOT locations, cities and counties throughout the state will identify eligible locations and apply to the Department for permits for the

new traffic signals.

This is the 12th flashing yellow arrow installed in Georgia DOT’s Northeast service area.

Highway 53 signal work Traffic signals are being installed along Highway 53 at Braselton Parkway and turn lanes have been added on the project which is a cooperative proposal between the Town of Braselton, the Georgia Department of Transportation and Jackson County for the widening of Highway 53 north of Interstate 85 to Johnson Drive.

Work is continuing on the project which also includes a traffic light at Chardonnay Trace and Highway 53.

Heath system president/CEO is picked by Georgia Trend Carol Burrell, president and CEO of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), has been named to Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians List for 2015.

With the recognition, she joins the ranks of other notable Georgians such as Gov. Nathan Deal, Arthur Blank, Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, and Philip Wilheit, president and CEO of Wilheit Packaging and chair emeritus of NGHS. In its 17th year, Georgia Trend’s annual listing recognizes the State’s most powerful and influential citizens who affect the lives and livelihoods of all Georgians.

Burrell was recognized for “handling the tricky business of responding to dramatic changes in health care while maintaining quality and efficiency of care.” Under Burrell’s leadership, NGHS’ flagship hospital, Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, consistently has ranked in the top of state and national healthcare ratings based on quality and outcome measures, including Georgia’s #1 Hospital

by CareChex for 2014 and 2015 and one of Truven Health Analytics’ 100 Top Hospitals for 2009, 2013 and 2014 as well as Georgia’s top heart hospital 10 years in a row.

Burrell’s efforts to expand access to health care in Northeast Georgia was also noted, citing the new Medical Plaza 400, which opened on the Georgia Highway 400 corridor in 2013, and the new 100-bed Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton, set to open this spring.

“I am so proud of and for Carol that her abilities have been recognized in this magnitude,” says NGHS Board Chair Mary Lynn Coyle. “The health and wellbeing of a considerable portion of our State’s population relies on the services of NGHS, as we serve a region of more than 800,000 people and attract even more from across the State for our sought-after, innovative specialties. Add to that the fact that our System employs more than 6,000 people and is an economic engine for our

Rep. Terry England named to Education Reform Commission

Gov. Nathan Deal on Jan. 21 appointed Rep. Terry England (R-Auburn) to a new gubernatorial commission that over the next several months will study Georgia’s education system.

The Education Reform Commission has been tasked with reviewing the 1985 Quality Basic Education (QBE) funding formula for public schools, and it also will explore how to increase access to early learning programs, how to recruit and retain high-quality instructors, and how to expand school options for Georgia’s families.

Rep. England, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee, is among 32 appointees to the commission.

“With education the largest expenditure in our state budget, it is important for us to make sure we are spending those dollars in the best manner possible,” Rep. England said. “The current

QBE funding formula is 30 years old.

Needless to say, a lot has changed over the past three decades, but the formula does not account for those changes. I look forward to this opportunity to address the issues.”

Chuck Knapp, the former president of the University of Georgia, will be the commission’s chairman. The panel will submit its recommendations to the governor by Aug. 1, and any executive, legislative or agency actions could take effect in the 2016-2017 school year.

Gov. Deal’s vision for K-12 education in Georgia is a system that is driven by students’ needs and gives local school and district leaders real control and flexibility.

“With this commission now in place, it is my hope that we will work together to make education more accessible and effective in preparing our state’s stu-

dents for the rigors of college and the workforce,” the governor said. “Georgia families depend on our classrooms, and now it’s time we take the responsibility in full to provide the high-quality, technologically advanced education they so deserve. I fully anticipate this commission will help bring my vision to reality, and I’m grateful for the members’ willingness to serve.”

Rep. England has served in the Georgia House of Representatives since 2005. He represents District 116, which includes most of Barrow County. In addition to chairing the House Appropriations Committee, he is an ex-officio member of the Ways & Means Committee and a member of the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee, the Education Committee, the Industry and Labor Committee and the Natural Resources & Environment Committee.

Investments in education are on tap for Georgia with budget plan Rep. Terry England GED certifications.

This is the kind of solid reform that really could turn around lives and make all Georgians safer.

The governor’s additional investment of $500 million in public schools during FY2016 also is garnering strong support among legislators. The funding should provide school systems with enough money to hire teachers and to give them raises.

But the governor’s proposed removal of part-time school employees — such as bus drivers and cafeteria workers — from the State Health Benefit Plan is not getting support.

The affected employees work fewer than 30 hours per week and actually are employed by local school systems, not the state. But the school systems have not covered the full cost of their health coverage, leaving it to the state to cover the shortfall annually. This year, it is

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Nevertheless, I feel strongly that we cannot remove these employees from coverage, because they are essential to educating our children. Quite frankly, they are the ones who may have the most to do with the children’s safety and well-being during the day.

What I believe will happen is that local school systems will continue to pick up a larger share of the insurance costs for these employees. We’ll know more as the committee specifically addresses the governor’s recommendation.

These are just two of the significant issues that the House Appropriations Committee will take up during this 40-day session.

As we move through all of the funding issues, please remember that the Constitution of the State of Georgia requires the legislature to limit our spending to projected revenue. So every

spending decision must be made in light of how we expect to pay for it.

This I can promise: This committee and its chairman take this responsibility very seriously and recognize the importance of limiting the financial impact on taxpayers.

If you have concerns or questions during the budget process, please feel free to contact me at englandhomeport@gmail.com or to call my legislative office at 404463-2245.

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“But what I admire most about Carol is her ability to lead equally with her head and her heart, to always put our patients first with careful attention to responsible stewardship, and in every decision, to do the right things for the right reasons for the betterment of our health system, our community and our state.”

“I am overwhelmed by this tremendous honor,” says Burrell. “It is incredibly humbling, but truly speaks not to me personally, but rather to all of the remarkable people – from staff and physicians to board members and volunteers – who make Northeast Georgia Health System the outstanding organization of which I am fortunate enough to be a part.”

Burrell has been at the helm of NGHS since 2011 and a part of the senior management team since 1999, previously serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) from 2004 to 2011, when she was named president and CEO. Prior to joining NGHS, she served as executive director and COO of PHYCOR of Jacksonville/First Coast Medical Group.

Burrell lives in Gainesville with her husband, Steve, and has two adult children.

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Just two weeks into the 2015 Legislative Session and, after last week’s joint House and Senate budget hearings, I can report that one of Gov. Nathan Deal’s budget proposals should sail through the legislature, while it is clear that another one will face strong resistance.

I haven’t heard a single member object, for example, to the proposed investment of $15 million over the next 18 months to extend educational opportunities to state prisoners in order to curb recidivism.

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Carmen Poblet, owner of Art Design Promotions, won Ambassador of the Year honors which were presented by Dan Ferris on behalf of award sponsor Kubota.

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Mark Valentine, general manager of Tanger Outlets, received the Volunteer of the Year honors sponsored by Ferrellgas. The award was presented by Krys Myers.

The William H. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by the North Georgia Community Foundation and presented by Cheryl Vandiver, was given to Roy Stowe.

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Stowe’s involvement does not stop there. He is the secretary of the Jefferson Industrial Development Authority and treasurer of the Jefferson City School Foundation.

He has also been board chairman of Jackson County Habitat for Humanity and chairman of the board and board member for the Boys and Girls Clubs. He served on the clubs’ successful 2013 capital campaign to build a new Jefferson facility and is serving on the current capital campaign to raise funds for a new Commerce club.

Everything that Stowe is involved with deals directly with positively impacting the community and its people.

Other happenings from the evening included awards for other influential people as well as businesses -- Carmen Poblet, owner of Art Design Promotions won Ambassador of the Year (sponsored

by Kubota and presented by Dan Ferris); Mark Valentine, general manager of Tanger Outlets won Volunteer of the Year (sponsored by Ferrellgas and awarded by Krys Myers); and Andy Garrison, owner of The Garrison Company was awarded Citizen of the Year (sponsored by Mahaffey Pickens Tucker and presented by Matt Benson).

The Small Business of the Year Award was presented to Martha Martin for Phil-Mart Transportation (sponsored

by Mahaffey Pickens Tucker and given by Matt Benson), while the Large Business of the Year Award winner was awarded to Southeast Toyota Distributors (sponsored by Caldwell Electrical Contractors and presented by Terry Morrisey). diAna Kunz Huckins recognized outgoing board members and reviewed 2014 as a successful year for the Chamber by playing a slideshow that highlighted last year’s most significant happenings. She then passed the gavel to the new 2015 board chairman, Shawn Watson, owner of Legacy Landscape Management. Watson also owns Swirlee’s Frozen Yogurt in downtown Jefferson.

Huckins said she believes that Watson is the ideal person for this job due to his diligence and dedication to the Chamber, and she looks forward to see where this duty takes him. She also thanked those who helped her with a successful time as chairwoman of the board.

“2014 was a successful year, and we will continue with that success,” said Huckins. “I want to thank my mentors for their guidance and my husband for his support. Let us continue to take care of where we work and play so we can rest easier at night.”

Prior to the award ceremony, the guests enjoyed a cocktail hour with drinks from Cork & Keg and great conversation. They enjoyed the classy décor, which was so graciously provided by Boots Etc., a western-themed store located in Commerce.

There were also opportunities to donate and help support the Jefferson High School JROTC group, who enjoyed the evening discussing the importance of support and helping serve as wait staff during the dinner. Dinner was provided by Epting Events and included rolls, salads, breaded pork chops, potatoes, green beans, carrots and a mini-lemon cake for dessert.

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Andy Garrison, owner of The Garrison Company, was awarded Citizen of the Year, sponsored by Mahaffey Pickens Tucker. The presentation was made by Matt Benson.

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The Small Business of the Year Award was presented to Martha Martin for Phil-Mart Transportation. The award was sponsored by Mahaffey Pickens Tucker and was presented

by Matt Benson.

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Large Business of the Year Award winner was presented to Southeast Toyota Distributors with Rodney Dale accepting the recognition. Terry Morrisey made the presentation on behalf of award sponsor Caldwell Electrical Contractors.

Jackson County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Josh Fenn said he could not have been happier about the award participants, the success of 2014 and much more.

“A lot of great things are happening here in Jackson County,” said Fenn. “2014 was an awesome year. I want to personally thank our volunteers and staff, also

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CHURCH NEWS 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. Service time on Sundays is 10:30 a.m.

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

Elementary Fun Night will be from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, with food, games and a movie in the Student Center.

A shoe drive for Haitian Christian Mission is under way with all shoes due by Friday, Jan 30. A collection bin is located at 123 Merchants Park

Drive. Contact the New Community Church office at 706-658-0300. sss First Baptist Church of Jefferson continues the Celebraticontinues the Celebrating Our Lives on Wednesday nights through Feb. 4. The series interviews some of our senior adults to gain pearls of wisdom. Bible study groups for adults will begin on Feb. 11.

Nursery through middle school meets at 6:30 p.m. and high school students gather at 7:45 p.m. Senior pastor Dr. Michael Helms is also continuing a sermon series inspired from Robert Fulghum’s “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”

each Sunday. On Feb. 2 at 6:15 a.m., the Men’s Ministry will have their monthly meeting in the church fellowship hall.

All men are welcomed to hear James Blay, a resident from Liberia currently enrolled at Mercer University, share his story. On Feb. 8, the church will have Scout Sunday honoring local Boy Scouts. On Feb. 18, the church will have an Ash Wednesday Service at 6:30 p.m. The church food bank is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1-3 p.m. each week except for major holidays.

The church is located at 246 Washington St., in Jefferson. The website is www.fbcjefferson.org. sss Hoschton United

Methodist will host Prime Timers Bingo and lunch at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, in the church fellowship hall.

First Sunday Communion is Feb. 1 and Women of Faith will have a Valentine celebration at 2:30 p.m. in fellowship hall.

Dinner and Bible study will be Feb. 4 with dinner in the fellowship hall at 6:15 p.m. and Bible study of the Book of Romans begins at 7 p.m.

“Come Home to Hoschton United Methodist Church where YOU have People.” sss Cross Pointe Mill Creek meets weekly at Mill Creek High School.

Join us on Sundays for our 9:15 a.m. or 11

a.m. service, including energetic programming for children and students.

Don’t miss Lead Pastor Dr. James Merritt, and our series entitled “Otherwise” where we will discover over the next two weeks how to pursue wisdom in areas of temptation and physical health.

Find us on Facebook at cpmillcreek, cpmillcreek. org, or on twitter at @ cpmillcreek. sss Arbor Pointe Church, located at 115 Towne Center Parkway in Hoschton, plans to offer “Basic” group beginning Thursday, Feb. 5. Join Pastor Brad Greene in this seven-week study group that uses short video clips to explore the nature of the church

according to how the Bible describes it. This series speaks equally to those who have questions about the church and those who may have lost interest in the church.

The group will meet on Thursdays from 6:30-8 p.m. Sign up through the church’s website, www. arborpointe.org. For more information on the content, visit basicseries. com.

Find out more at www. arborpointe.org or listen to the worship messages from Pastor Brad Greene on iTunes. sss Holy Trinity Anglican Church at 4079 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch invites you to come and worship with See CHURCH NEWS, 7A

OBITUARIES Helen Archer

Died Jan. 26, 2015 Mrs. Helen “Tot” Archer, 82, of Jefferson, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015.

Born in Jefferson, she was a daughter of the late Odell and Edna Mauldin Potts.

She was a homemaker and a member of Redstone Methodist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bill Archer; sons, Ronnie Archer and Billy Wayne Archer; grandson, Chad Archer; and brothers, Jack Potts, Roger Potts, Billy Potts and Bobby Potts.

Survivors include a son, Ricky Archer and his wife Gail of Mableton; sister, Deloris Love and her husband Hoyt of Jefferson; daughter in law, Aletta Archer of Jefferson; granddaughters, Maranda Archer, Courtney (Brad) Archer and Chessie Laird; grandsons, Cody (Brandi) Archer, and Bristol Archer; sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Archer, Doodle Potts and Geneva Potts; and great-grandchildren, Railey, Hagen, Brayden, Heeley, Raiden, Madi, Brody and Lee. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Varnado and the Rev. Eric Shelton officiating. Burial will follow in the Redstone Methodist Church Cemetery with Cody Archer, Dean Love, Brad Osley, Ronald Roberts, Dwayne Potts and Terry Potts honored as pallbearers with Brayden Osley as honorary pallbearer.

Memorials may be made to the Redstone Methodist Church, 6722 Athens Highway, Jefferson, GA 30549.

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Marsha Chrestensen Boyd

Died Jan. 24, 2015 Marsha Chrestensen Boyd, 69, of Winder, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.

Born in Quincy, Ill., she was a daughter of the late L.L. Chrestensen Jr. and Frances Stark Chrestensen.

She worked as a job placement recruiter, and was of the Catholic faith.

Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law Dawn and Gene Holcomb of Jefferson and Suzanne Boyd of Acworth; sister and brother-in-law, Vicki and Phil Soligo of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; and grandson, Ryan M. Aultman of Dallas.

Memorial services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home, The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:30-11:30 a.m. prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675

or to the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway, SE #1, Marietta, GA 30067.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Jan. 29, 2015

Sandy L. Brumbalow

Died Jan. 24, 2015 Sandy L. Brumbalow, 56, of Sugar Hill, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.

Born June 11, 1958, in Atlanta, she was a daughter of the late, Eugene and Marie Lingerfelt. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Tammy L. Cowart. She received her education at North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her partner of 26 years, Jerry “JR” Edwards; son, Shaun Brumbalow of Sugar Hill; grandchild, Rhiana Brumbalow of Sugar Hill; brother, Kenneth Lingerfelt of Sugar Hill; sisters and brothers-in-law, Louellen and Terry Heard of Winder and Laura and Bill Morrison of Gainesville; brother-in-law and sister-inlaw, Terry and Jennifer Edwards of Winder; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Dr. Jim Ferguson officiating. Interment followed in Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford.

Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford The Paper, Jan. 29, 2015

Karen Cagle

Died Jan. 16, 2015 Karen Cagle, 62, of Statham, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2015.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Betty Knight Cagle.

Survivors include her son, Perry “Bubba” Williams of Talmo; daughter, Christy Williams of Statham; six grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Donnie Pennington officiating. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. before the service.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, Jan. 29, 2015

Bill Hales

Died Jan. 25, 2015 William “Bill” McKinley Hales IV, 50, of Hoschton, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.

A United States Marine Corps veteran, he served during the invasion of Grenada in 1983 and traveled extensively over the world while serving in the USMC. His achievements as a Marine include Rifle Sharpshooter Badge, Letter of Appreciation, Good Conduct

Medal and Sea-Service Deployment Ribbon. He also served in the Marine Reserves and Army NaHales tional Guard in Winder.

He was a real estate agent for Berkshire Hathaway for more than 12 years, and was in the Million Dollar Club. He loved to ride his Harley and being outdoors. He was a gun enthusiast and loved horses.

He served as a lay leader at Center United Methodist Church. Bill was loved by all.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents Col. William Hales Jr., and Florence Hales; grandfather, Bill Watkins; and step sister, Kimberly Millan.

Survivors include his wife, Terri Hales; mother, Jean Hales Beck and husband Larry of Hoschton; father, Willliam McKinley Hales III and wife Carolyn of Texas; grandmother, Ann Watkins of Hoschton; brother, Lt. Co. Kenneth L. Hales and wife Beverly of Fayetteville; and a host of other relatives.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at Center United Methodist Church with Pastor Blane Spence officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Flag Fund at Center United Methodist Church.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, Jan. 29, 2015

Dot Kinney

Died Jan. 19, 2015 Dorothy “Dot” Nelle Kinney, 75, of Talmo, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, following an extended illness.

Born in Pendergrass, on Jan. 1, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Nelle Gee Culpepper. She was retired from North Jackson Elementary School where she worked as a lunchroom lady. Mrs. Kinney, along with her husband and sister-in-law, owned and operated J.H. Kinney and Sons Store in Talmo. She enjoyed cooking for people and helping families by taking care of their kids. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold “Mutt” Kinney; brother, J.D. Culpepper; and sister, Gladys Smelley.

Survivors include her daughter, Lisa Kinney of Talmo; son and daughterin-law, Bud (Dana) Kinney or Talmo; grandson, Kevin Kinney of Talmo; brother and sister-in-law, Scott (Ann) Culpepper of Gainesville; brother, Jack Culpepper of Monroe; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at Talmo Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Spence officiating. Interment followed in the Talmo Baptist Church Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Talmo Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 98, Talmo, GA 30575 Little & Davenport Funeral Home, Gainesville The Paper, Jan. 29, 2015

Cathleen Denise Lovitt

Died Jan. 19, 2015 Cathleen Denise Lovitt, 55, of Winder, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2015.

Arrangements are being handled by Lawson Funeral Home, 4532 Highway 53, Hoschton, GA 30548, www. lawsonfuneralhome.org, 706-654-0966.

The Paper, Jan. 29, 2015

Irene June Pinho

Died Jan. 23, 2015 Irene June Pinho, 89, of Hoschton, died Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.

Born in South Dakota, she later moved to Nebraska in 1947 and then to Lodi, Calif., in 1985. She Pinho was married in Nov. 24, 1986 to the late George Pinho at St. Peter Lutheran Church. She was active in the Mobile Home Casa De Lodi and was the president of the Casa De Amigo Club. Irene loved gardening, baking and crafts.

She moved to The Oaks of Braselton in Hoschton to be near family in 2012.

Survivors include her son, Michael Klug of Nebraska; daughter, Nancy Day and husband Larry of Florida; sister, LaVerne Weaver of California; grandchildren, Chanda Heighton and husband Craig of Hoschton and Skylar Knowlton; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death

by her husband, Marvin Klug; parents, William and Hilda Walth; brother, Arlen Schlaht; and sister, Vernice Kappleman.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at Celebration Church, located at 5560 Thompson Mill Road in Hoschton. The Rev. Mike Day will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Northeast Georgia.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, Jan. 29, 2015

Robert Richard Pippin

Died Jan. 24, 2015 Robert Richard Pippin, 73, of Winder, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.

Mr. Pippin was a United States Army veteran. He was a very cheerful person, a loyal friend and loved farming.

Survivors include special friends, Raymond and Susan Reynolds of Winder.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at Nazareth United Methodist Church, located at 622 Dee Kennedy Road in Winder. The Rev. Hugh Shirley and the Rev. Brock Burnette will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the church.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, Jan. 29, 2015

Wanda Denise Powell

Died Jan. 23, 2015 Wanda Denise Powell, 54, of Conyers, died Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.

A Southwest DeKalb High School graduate, she was an inspiration to her family, friends and many others.

She was a fighter, loved life and was a big Falcons fan.

She participated in several fundraising walks for breast cancer awareness. She was preceded in death by her father, Walter L. Bryson; and brother, Teddie Denson.

Survivors include her son, Dustin Powell of Conyers; mother, Hilda Bryson of Conyers; sisters, Connie Burgin and husband Berry of Alabama, Wendy Rowe and husband Michael of Greensboro and Tammy Holloway and husband Scott of Dallas; brother, Wally Bryson and wife Renza of Jefferson; and a host of nieces and nephews

and other relatives.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at Bethel Christian Church located at 1930 Bethel Road NE in Conyers. Pastor Danny Sorrells and Pastor Ken Stokes will be officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Atlanta Cancer Care Foundation, 5670 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30342.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, Jan. 29, 2015

Brian W. Tunis

Died Jan. 21, 2015 Brian W. Tunis, 47, of Buford, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Gwinnett Medical Center.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church with interment following at Memorial Park South Cemetery. Father Eric Hill officiated.

Born July 27, 1967, in Hammond, Ind., he was a son of Carol Ann Tunis and the late Harold Wayne Tunis.

He graduated from Purdue University with a Masters in Forestry & Natural Resources. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, and worked at Kroger in the Meat Department. He served in the Indiana National Guard for six years. Certified as a Master Gardner and Certified Arborist, he was a member of the Indiana Urban Forestry Council. He loved his family and children and, loving life, he was an organ donor.

Survivors include his wife, Kim Tunis; son, Andrew Tunis and daughter, Kaelan Tunis, both of Buford; brother, Keith Tunis of Indiana; sisters, Dawn Tunis, Kelly Middleborn, Sherry Meadows and Stephanie Mancilla, all of Indiana, and Robin Ader of Maryland; and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway, Marietta, GA 30067, www. heart.org.

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Construction moving along on WJIS campus

By LEANNE AKIN

lakin@clickthepaper.com

For The Paper

Thirty students in the West Jackson Middle School Band were selected to the District Honor Band, keeping alive the tradition of excellence.

District Honor Band has 30 students from WJMS West Jackson Middle School Band students continue to make our school look great with an outstanding District Honor Band showing.

“We’ve done it again,” said band director William Kilgore. “Continuing the long-lasting tradition of excellence here at WJMS, we had 30 students make District Honor Band. “ The students selected went through an intensive audition process which consists of memorized scales, a prepared etude and a selection of sight reading, all played for a panel of judges. Only the students that were the best on their instruments were selected.

“We are thrilled at the progress and success of the students who made the District Honor Band,” said Kilgore.

Those named to the District Honor Band from West Jackson Middle School included: Noah Avrett, Hunter Beck, Ethan Belisle, Hannah Grace Casteel, Alex Collier, Cody Cordell, Reese Daar, Gracen Dutton, Ian Greene, PJ Gudz and Ray Guereca.

Also, Claire Hansen, Russel Hendley, Emily Hollander, Christine Huynh, Christian Kilgore, Garrett Land, Megan McDowell, Sebastian Nunez, Drew Ray and Breann Rowan.

Also selected was Elizabeth Sanders, Savannah Short, Hunter Stevens, Marissa Swenson, Savannah Van Buren, Avery Wade, Katelyn Williams, Garitt Wolter and Addie Zwemke.

Although it’s been almost 14 years since West Jackson Intermediate School was constructed, the new two-story classroom addition on the campus is a great match.

Principal Troy Johnson proudly shows off the ongoing work which is connecting the new building to the existing school to create a long hallway. When you walk through the alcove between the structures, you first see two of the collective learning areas.

“This is very exciting,” said Johnson of the flexible space which will be able to accommodate multiple groups with multiple teachers or a single teacher.

The building features five classrooms and a science lab on each end. Since research shows that students get interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics as early as first and second grades, having science labs in the elementary school will be important.

The science lab space will provide areas for demonstrations and experiments with a bank of lab tables at the height needed for young students. Other tables will be mobile to provide the flexibility a teacher needs during experiments.

While the building will be wireless to provide the connectivity students and teachers will need, there will be plenty of outlets available for students to charge their devices and laptops.

The flexible learning space will almost be like an Internet café environment without the static classrooms of the past with the teacher’s desk at the front of the room and student desks arranged in predictable

fashion. The new learning environment will find tables on wheels or casters so that arrangement of furnishings can change as the lessons demand.

Johnson said he anticipates the fourth and fifth graders will be on the upper level with third and second on the lower level so that complimentary grade levels can be as close as possible to each other so students can move between grades as they are ready.

The building is filled with natural light with windows in the classrooms and stairwell and reflective paint also takes advantage of the incoming light. A brown accent wall is part of the Panther palette which students selected.

Teacher workrooms and lab storage rooms will provide storage to yield a clutter-free environment and the book rooms will also have space for laptop computers on carts. There is also conference space available.

The new lighting has fewer bulbs and is state of the art when it comes to energy efficiency. Auto sensors will also be utilized.

“We are taking 21st Century technology and innovation and integrating it into the school environment,” said Johnson.

A mid-May completion is anticipated with the construction project currently on task and on time. It is hoped that the facility will be turned over to the school system in time for current teachers to move into their new classrooms to give West Jackson Primary teachers, who will also be on the new West Jackson Elementary School for the next school year, an opportunity to relocate to their classrooms.

“We can’t wait,” said Assistant Principal Laurie Hitzges.

LeAnne Akin The Paper

Ceilings are going in the classrooms and Principal Troy Johnson checks on progress in the addition on the West Jackson Intermediate School campus.

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Fifteen West Jackson Middle School Band students participated in the University of Georgia-hosted Honor Band festival.

WJMS band members take part in UGA clinic Each year, the University of Georgia hosts a special opportunity for the most talented and dedicated middle school band students in the Southeast.

Many different schools from all over send applications for students to attend this festival. This is a chance for the students to meet other students that also work hard and learn from master teachers from all around the nation.

This year, West Jackson Middle School had 15 students be accepted and participate in one of the eight bands.

Not only did our tradition of sending a multitude of students to this event continue, but we have something else to be especially proud of this year. The school’s very own William Kilgore was asked to be one of the Honor Band clinicians for the festival, allowing us the chance to share and show off the gift we have here at home.

After the concert, many band directors from around the state raved about how much their students enjoyed working with him and how well the group performed on

their concert.

“The band never fails to show off our school and we all can look up to the pride and dedication the students have in what they do,” said Kilgore.

The students that participated were Christian

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Nostalgia for stations of yore S

omewhere along the way, we will explain to future generations how gasoline once cost about 35-cents a gallon and how someone would pump it for you, check your tires and oil and wipe off your windshield.

Recently, we seem to have gotten very excited about gasoline for less than $2 a gallon and we’re willing to wait in line for it.

A lot of people’s names escape me, but I remember all of our service station men. In that day, you generally “traded” with the same guy every time you needed gas. He was like your doctor or dentist. He was your guy and that was the way it was.

Carl was the first service station guy I remember. He had an Enco station, which later became Esso and then Exxon. Carl always called me “Charlie Brown” and I thought he was the greatest.

He always wore a uniform shirt with his name embroidered over the pocket.

He had a head full of sandy brown hair coated with a full dose of some kind of hair tonic to keep it in place.

He had a little spit curl over one eye.

Mr. Jim Paul Shepherd probably holds the distinction of being my all-time favorite service station man.

He operated the Gulf station in Social Circle. He had Cokes for a dime and a bigbox freezer out front with every kind of ice cream novelty known to mankind.

Mr. Jim and his wife, Estelle, ran the station. They had a big metal box containing the charge slips for folks who had monthly accounts.

He was a short fellow who was about as round as he was high. He always wore a little all-weather hat and would gently bark out orders to his workers.

Around here, service stations were all over the place.

Harold Westbrook Sr. operated a station on Riverside Drive, next to the current location of Green’s Grocery.

In those days, Riverside Drive was the primary route U.S. 129 and was the gateway to the mountains.

Mr. Westbrook was a stickler for neatness. His workers, including son Harold Jr., had to have their shirts tucked in and they knew to be clean-shaven.

Harris Blackwood He wore a dress hat, straw in the summertime that had a green band to compliment his green Texaco uniform.

He always sported a pair of Florsheim wing tips.

No signal bell was on the station driveway. The owner always kept a keen eye out for cars coming down Riverside.

Others around Gainesville included Jerry Nix, whose last station was a Chevron station on E.E. Butler Parkway.

This past week, we said goodbye to the man who was the last of the service station owners, Bobby Poole.

Bobby was a quiet fellow who took care of his customers. He closed the station several years back, but many of Bobby Poole his cuswas the last the t o m e r s service station came and paid their owners around respects to Gainesville. their service station man.

Bobby was in business with Wendell Ramey, who kept my old broken-down cars running for several years.

The Amoco station was located in a triangle across from Northeast Georgia Medical Center. He used to go out on icy mornings and make sure doctors and nurses could get to work.

That’s one of those stories we will use to tell our grandchildren about service station men.

Harris Blackwood is a Gainesville resident whose columns appear weekly.

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Southerners can’t quit their raising

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ere, I’ll announce something I’ve never admitted publicly. I love going barefooted. It’s how I was raised.

Now, the reason I’ve never made much ado about this is that some people outside of our beloved South already are of a mind that we don’t read or wear shoes. There’s no reason to reinforce such backward, little-minded thinking of people.

But I have a story to tell and it requires that I own up to the fact that when I’m home, I’m barefooted in summertime and socks only in winter.

Tink, being the slave to cleanliness that he is, hates to see me padding outside in bare feet. “Young lady, where are your shoes?” he will pretend to thunder.

“March back inside and put them on.”

Which, of course, I don’t do because, while I come from people who wear shoes anytime they leave the house and read anytime they want, I also hail from the stubbornnest bunch of people God ever breathed life into.

One day after he had chastised me thrice, I said

Ronda Rich “I have always gone barefooted. Should I remind you that the photo of the little, red dirt-covered, barefoot girl is the logo for your production company? The same picture we saw on the TV screen just last night.”

“You were 3-years-old then. You’re old enough to know better and grown enough to do better.”

You would think. But, alas, that is not the case.

Around Tink’s people, those who are civilized and dignified, I do not shrink back from proclaiming my heritage of poor Appalachian folks. But I always wear shoes and join in fully on discussions about smart books and recent newspaper stories.

But last winter, the barefoot country girl I am unwittingly exposed herself.

Spring was just starting to promise a return

when we went to Los Angeles and, during that trip, had dinner with Tink’s brother, Mark, and his pretty wife, Chandra. I love my brother-in-law.

He and Tink’s sister, Jodie, have pulled me into the family with tremendous gusto and approval.

This kind of acceptance, though, can lead you to letting down your guard and getting caught.

Being barefooted, no less.

Over dinner, I was showing Mark photos of several inches of snow on the Rondarosa. I showed him the horses wearing blankets with icicles on their manes, of Dixie Dew, up to her nose, trying to wade through the snow, and a pile of firewood covered in a blanket of white. As I flipped through the photos on my phone, he stopped me.

“What’s that?” He’s a television director so he has an eye for detail, for things others might miss.

“Who was walking barefoot in the snow?”

Now, listen, going barefooted outside in the heat of summer or running through a newly-plowed garden is one thing but going barefooted in five

inches of snow slapdab reinforces everything all the mean people say about us in the Appalachians.

I cleared my throat.

“Uh, yeah.” He started laughing. “I can explain.”

The snow was falling hard and I had to go to the airport in a couple of days so I decided that I would back the car out of the garage, down our driveway, then drive back up in the tracks to clear it a bit. I was so confident in my ability to do this that I didn’t hesitate to jump in the car in my socked feet.

Confidence in one’s limited skills is the beginning of trouble. I could not get back up the driveway. I was left with no choice but to take off my socks and walk in deep snow. I took a photo to send to Tink who was in Canada, working.

Which is how my cover got blown. Truly, though, it’s something I should never have attempted to hide.

It’s hard for a country girl from the mountains to quit her raising.

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

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Ensure home is safe from radon

By Pamela Turner

University of Georgia

Your home may be filled with an invisible radioactive gas called radon.

Radon is a naturally occurring gas that comes from the decay of uranium found in most rocks and soil and ranks as the second-leading cause of lung cancer and is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.

The only way to know the radon level in your home is to test with a radon kit. The kits are available from University of Georgia Extension and can be ordered at www.ugaradon.org or by calling your county Extension office at 1-800-ASK-UGA1.

Radon kills approximately 22,000 people every year and 822 a year in Georgia alone, making Georgia the No. 1 state in the southeast for radoninduced lung cancer. Every year,

more deaths in the U.S. are caused by radon gas than by drunk driving accidents.

Because of the danger of radon exposure, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as National Radon Action Month.

The air pressure inside your home is typically lower than the pressure in the soil around your home’s foundation, causing your house to act like a vacuum and draw the radon in through foundation cracks or other openings.

On average, 1 in 15 homes will test at, or above, the acceptable level of radon gas, which is 4.0 picocuries per liter (4 pCi/L).

Because radon is heavier than air, radon levels in the home are highest at ground level. Babies, young

children and pets are at a higher risk since they are closer to the ground.

Testing should be done at the lowest livable area of your home, and the test kit should be placed at the shortest person’s breathing level.

Radon testing should be done every two years, even with a radon reduction system in place, to ensure safety.

If test results come back at or above 4 pCi/L, radon mitigation is necessary. If the test results are between 2 and 4 pCi/L, there is still enough risk of excess exposure that radon mitigation is recommended.

Eliminating radon in your home is relatively simple. Radon mitigation companies can reduce radon levels by up to 99 percent.

Go to www.ugaradon.org for a list of certified mitigators in your area.

Family of missing man ups reward

By NICK WATSON

Regional staff

The family of a missing Buford man last seen three weeks ago is hoping a bump in the reward money will bring the needed information to find him.

Kelly Nash, 25, was last seen on Jan. 5. So far, his father Alan Nash said there are no substantial leads, announcing a $50,000 reward for information on his son’s whereabouts.

“We got to thinking that maybe there’s somebody out there that’s got some

information that’s just kind of sitting on the fence about what to do with it,” Alan Nash said. “We’re hoping the additional amount will push them over the top.”

The Nash family has spared no expense in trying to find their son, with teams of volunteers canvassing neighborhoods near the Jimmy Dodd Road residence where Kelly Nash was last seen. Kelly Nash’s face and information are now on billboards in Hall, Gwinnett and Forsyth counties.

“It’s probably what has

kept our sanity right now is just the pure focus on trying to reach and be as visible as possible,” Alan Nash said. “It’s been such a group team effort with our family and friends and Facebook friends.”

Kelly Nash’s disappearance has started to receive national attention, as “Disappeared” spent a week documenting the Nash family. The production is expected to air in March.

“It’s one of these disappearances that is rarely seen like the way this has happened,” Alan Nash said.

Kelly Nash was last seen on Jan. 5 around 4 a.m. playing video games at a Jimmy Dodd Road residence. A few hours later, he was gone, having left his cellphone, wallet and truck at home.

The 25-year-old Buford man is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 230 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous tip line 404-433-6323 or email kellynashmissing@ gmail.com.

More information can be found on the Facebook page Kelly Nash Missing.

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SPEC BUILDINGS Continued from 1A

IDI Gazeley announced the construction of a new 840,000-square-foot spec building for its Jefferson Distribution Center Park in late second quarter at the intersection off Interstate 85 and Georgia 82. That development site for which an official ground-breaking ceremony was held last August, It is located near the Homegoods/TJX 1,000,000-square-foot distribution center.

Also, Ridgeline Property Group, in partnership with Hillwood Investments, announced last October the construction of a 1.1 million-square-foot spec building in Braselton just off I-85 on Highway 124

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Continued from 1A jected to grow to 12 million by 2050.”

But Residential wise, Hall County has the most second homes in the region, at 7,916, with an average value of $510,000 and representing 11.6 percent of its total housing. Second homes in Rabun County have the highest average value in the region, $700,000, and they make up nearly half the county’s housing.

The region “needs to shift (its) conventional thinking to promote living here,” Norton said.

And the timing is right, he said, as “we are witnessing an urbanization of Atlanta, a melding of downtown, Midtown and Buckhead and an emergence of retrofitted urban warrior communities.”

The population “that is emerging is young, affluent, energy-sparked, and more and more (are seeking) the thrill of living in a cosmopolitan city by week and escaping by weekend to something different,” he said.

North Georgia is “something different,” with its range of outdoor adventures, such as rock climbing, whitewater rafting and hiking, as well as wineries and farm-to-table restaurants.

“Second homes are a county’s best, purest tax revenue,” Norton said. “The owners shop in our grocery stores, eat in our restaurants as regulars, play golf, hike, ski and leave their tax dollars behind.

“They rarely ever borrow a library book, access our social

near Highway 53. The Braselton Commerce Center building is scheduled to be completed in this year’s second quarter and is generating hundreds of construction, warehouse and office jobs. The construction is under way adjacent to Pets Inn and Suites.

After the reporting deadline, TPA Group announced a new 614,000-squarefoot spec building, called Broadway Distribution Center, to be constructed at the intersection of I-85 and Highways 53 and 124 in Braselton. CBRE Group Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate and investment firm, has been awarded the assignment to market Broadway Distribution Center with CBRE Atlanta’s Mark Hawks and Todd Barton spearheading the leasing efforts.

services, seek medical care, cause fire or police stress or much less vote and change the local political climate. Their needs are simple: environment, escape and something different.”

High-speed Internet running through North Georgia Network “will keep (second-home owners) connected to their 24/7 work commitments, Amazon store purchases and latest Facebook posts,” Norton said.

Norton mentioned four other “big, bold ideas” in his 28th economic outlook.

He said work should be redefined.

“The era of remote assemblage, weaving or cut-and-sew operations is gone,” Norton said. “The industrial recruitment machined to attract those industries and those locations is just whistling in the wind.

“Today’s sophisticated industrial user is all about logistics, transportation or accessibility to national interstates and rails if not global marketplaces via Savannah ports.”

Norton also said governments should work together better.

“Why does Hall County have nine collective governments, why does Jackson have nine collective governments, why does Barrow County have eight collective governments?” he asked. “That means government on steroids.”

Collaboration, according to Webster’s Dictionary, he points out is “To work with another person or good in order to achieve or do something that otherwise may not be achieve.” He said, “Collaboration should be on the mind of

Going into 2014, Jackson County was still carrying almost 3 million square feet of industrial space vacancy. With the locations of Ollie’s DSC Logistics, the expansion of Hitachi-Koki, plus additional longterm leasing space from Kubota and LV, Jackson County currently had just under 500,000 square feet of vacant industrial space, says Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO/Economic Development Director Josh Fenn.

“Reaching this benchmark is an outstanding statement about the business environment for Jackson County. When these major development firms make spec building investments of this size, it is a statement about the future of your community and we are very grateful,” said Fenn.

everyone as we move forward in the new economy.”

Norton said, “Imagine the power, if not the test scores, that a combined Gainesville/ Hall County School System might have.” He also noted that “duplication of services and personnel is even more rampant” in Jackson County, Jefferson City Schools and Commerce City Schools.

“Keep the same tax structure, same taxes, but deliver the surplus down to the kids’ level.”

He said the region also needs to preserve its heritage, including creating a community fund to “preserve and protect landmark properties through some sort of alliance.”

Also, citing Forsyth County’s recent passage of a referendum for $200 million in transportation improvements, “couldn’t we do the same for water?”

Hall County is planning the 850-acre Glade Farm reservoir, “but much more is needed,” Norton said.

“Our control of water and control over our destiny has been limited to running water lines, not building storage basins.”

Area counties “will find themselves scrambling for water by 2030 if they don’t take some preventative action now,” Norton said.

The need for leadership is essential as what Norton calls the recessionary waters have calmed. “We are overdue for collective visioning.”

Other highlights The industrial explosion on Interstate 85 in Jackson County merits this year’s ranking among the top 10 events

of 2014, according to Frank Norton Jr. “Over 5 million square feet of industrial space is either under construction or in the pre-development stage, significant movement includes Ollie’s Bargain Outlet lease in Commerce, a major German manufacturer on the Prologics site just to name a few,” he said. “The next decade is sure to be Jackson’s industrial awakening.”

With Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton set to open this spring, “a frenzy of companion development is under way or on the drawing boards. Athens Vascular, Medical Arts/Longstreet/Diagnostic Clinic are already under way with separate medical campuses. Smaller medical providers are scrambling for space and a myriad of associate support users are being drawn closer like a moth to a flame to the new hospital epicenter,” according to Native Intelligence. This is another of the top 10 business and real estate events of last year.

The boom in active adult communities including The Village at Deaton Creek “lead the market into a new character and market demographic, perhaps even a ‘retirement mecca’ if others follow,” he notes in another of the top 10 happenings.

Another top 10 event includes Jackson, Barrow and Hall as national builders, which previously had focused in north Atlanta, have entered the residential fray, signaling renewed strength in these markets and expanding builder confidence overall, says Norton.

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CHURCH NEWS Continued from 4A

us. Father Bill Humble, Rector, leads the regular Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. in the Divine Liturgy.

We have a free clothing shop for those in need, and is open every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We welcome donations of winter clothing, especially coats, warm hats and gloves; for children, men and women.

For more information, check our web site at holytrinityflowerybranch.org. or Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Facebook. sss If you are a Catholic who has been away from the Church, this invitation is for you. Our faith community misses you and is incomplete without you. We want to welcome you home. Please join us at Catholics Returning Home on Monday nights at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Flowery Branch. The session started Monday, Jan. 12, and will be held through March 30, every Monday, from 7:30-9 p.m. in Room 1. Call Robin Johnson at 770-3304105. sss A benefit gospel singing will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Trinity Baptist Church to benefit John Wayne Maddox, a devoted member of the field of gospel music who was hospitalized in September with stage 2 kidney failure and heart failure.

He is in need of medical assistance that he can’t afford. He spends most of his ministry helping those in need, so during this time of need the community is coming together to help him The Mitchells along with Divine 3 Ministries will be singing at John’s home church, Trinity Baptist Church, which is located at 1434 Cronic Town Road in Auburn.

For more information, contact Jerry Mitchell at 706-353-1977 or 706-202-7957. sss THE Church of Hoschton invites the community to join them for FIRST LOVE Sunday, Feb. 15, beginning with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m.

You are then encouraged to join the church for a fellowship luncheon immediately after morning worship. Come back at 6 p.m. for a free concert featuring the Joymasters, a local Southern Baptist quartet. A love offering will be taken. For the children, Pastor Tim Hilton, children’s pastor at The Church of Hoschton, has a special evening planned. “I (HEART) Jesus” so bring your children and grandchildren. For more information, call the church office at 706-654-8415 or Pastor Cory’s cell phone at 678-234-9408.

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Sports

Sluggish 4th quarter dooms Dragons against Wildcats Franklin drops 28 points in the Lady Dragons’ rout over the Lady Wildcats

BY CHARLES PHELPS

“I thought our kids played really hard all night long,” he explained.

JEFFERSON – When “We led most of the ball Jefferson’s Kendrick game, from what, mid-secRobinson connected for a ond quarter to the early buzzer-beating 3-pointer fourth quarter. to end the first half of last “When we went into the Saturday’s game against fourth quarter six points the Apalachee Wildcats, up, I told (the players), the Dragons were on a 10-0 ‘Look, eight minutes is run and held a seven-point forever. They are going lead, 28-21. to keep putting pressure They looked in comon us. We have got to take plete control, making care of the ball.’ I thought critical baskets when they in the fourth quarter we needed too and coming up did a very poor job of hanwith big defensive stops. dling the basketball.”

However, several Dubose added they fourth-quarter miscues “forced some things that opened the door for the we didn’t need to force” in Doug Chellew The Paper the fourth quarter.

Wildcats and they kicked the door completely down Jefferson senior Chris Nable scrambles for the basketball with a The Dragons took an and outscored the Dragons Apalachee defender during last Saturday’s game. early first-quarter lead 20-6 in the final quarter to behind a 3-pointer from rally for a 54-46 win.

Young and four points ling Dubose said his team lenged and he “really didn’t Roc Young led the Drag- “may have played their know how they would re- from Nable, but the Wildcats ons’ scoring with 12 points. worst game all year” the day spond.” rallied with a 6-2 run to close Chris Nable added eight before (a 90-57 loss against They responded with a the quarter out and lead 14points and four others added Rabun County). After the solid performance against a 11. five points each. loss, Dubose said they chal- really good Wildcat team.

See dragons, 2B Jefferson head coach Bolcphelps@clickthepaper.com

Bulldogs take bite out of Panthers for region win

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Super, super: Bring on the holiday

BY CHARLES PHELPS

disdain for the other.

I will be one of those who plays “Monday Morning This Sunday, the biggest Quarterback” as soon as the television event takes place, game is over, as if I know the Super Bowl XLIX. situations better than the The New England Patri- guys playing in the actual ots, led by the Hollywood game. pretty boy Tom Brady and That’s what the Super tight-lipped head coach Bill Bowl does. It gets people talkBelichick, go against the de- ing. It gets people excited. fending champion Seattle But, most of all it gets people Seahawks, led by the tough- invested, whether it is the hitting Legion of Boom sec- emotional roller-coaster ride ondary and the unflappable of the game itself, which it is Russell Wilson at quarter- sure to deliver, or whether it back. is the commercials, which People across the country, sends subliminal messages coast-to-coast, will gather to that drives consumers to the watch the annual extrava- stores to spend their money. ganza. Half will don their reIt gives us a reason, like spected team apparel at par- many of the holidays, to ties and the other half will gather with those we love for show up just wanting to have four-plus hours of fellowship a good time. in someone’s “Deflatehome. gate” was not a It may make house-hold term some people two weeks ago. cry. It may Now it is. But, make others most won’t care look at those if a football is who do cry and Charles Phelps underinflated, say, “What is overinflated, or has just the the big deal?” right amount of pressure.

Either way, whether you New commercials will air are a football fan or not, you and they will be dissected can’t escape the gravity the to no extent come Monday game possesses morning, even more than the In sports terms, football game itself. is the “king” of the national People will eat the tradi- sports world and for this one tional football foods: wings, day out of the year, it is the brats, hamburgers, chips and “king” of American televidip and much more. And, sion. So, enjoy it. Enjoy the some adult beverages will time you set aside to take in be consumed. the experience with those If there’s one thing the Su- close to you. per Bowl has become, it is a If you have a rooting innational spectacle. It is must- terest, it can make it all the see television. It is a hap- more fun. If not, you will still pening. It is an “unofficial” find a way to enjoy yourself national holiday. amongst a rowdy group of I will be one of the millions football fans who will yell at whose eyes will be glued the TV, whether their team to the TV on Sunday night. wins or loses.

I am a sports fan, so I will be watching with a rooting Prediction: New England interest for one team and a 20, Seattle 17 cphelps@clickthepaper.com

SWIMMING RESULTS

Doug Chellew The Paper Jefferson’s swim team finished third in Athens last Saturday.

From The Paper staff reports

sports@clickthepaper.com Doug Chellew The Paper Jackson County’s Joel Ellis goes up for a layup against the Morgan County defense last Saturday. The Panthers lost 75-30.

BY KYLE FUNDERBURK

sports@clickthepaper.com

JEFFERSON – Things turned ugly fast in more ways than one between the Jackson County Panthers and Morgan County Bulldogs last Friday.

The Panthers fought an uphill battle from the start and couldn’t keep up with the size, speed and skill of the Bulldogs in a 75-30 loss.

The lone bright spot for the Panthers was the scoring by Joel Ellis, who scored a team-high 15 points and all but one of the team’s points in the first half.

“We knew that because of the pressure they applied that the middle was going to be open and Ellis is good at making a move on a guy and finishing in isolation,” said Jackson County head coach Chuck Butler.

“He definitely picked up the slack for us while no one else was scoring.”

Morgan County used a 28-2 run through parts of the first two quarters to take a dominant 33-7 lead, but the ejection of Morgan County’s Jailyn Ingram after retaliating from an intentional foul on Corey Ramey is where things couldn’t have been worse.

“Tonight we wanted to do everything in our power to stop any runs because we know that they have a lot of firepower and they can start a 10 to 15-point run in just a matter of seconds,” Butler said.

“We felt like they would get rattled if they couldn’t get on those runs. We hoped that we could get them playing a little more aggressive so they’d start fouling.”

The game was back under control after that, but the Panthers never found an opening to get back in the game. They trailed 42-10 at halftime.

In the second half, the Panthers played with more of a chip on their shoulder and played a lot more physical all over the court.

But, the Bulldogs’ advantages were too much for the Panthers to handle.

The lead after the third quarter was 61-21, so the fourth quarter only lasted six minutes. When the final buzzer went off, the Panthers had suffered their most lopsided loss of the year.

Lady Bulldogs 68, Lady Panthers 34 Runs and turnovers spelled the doom for the Lady Panthers in last Friday’s 34-point loss.

The Lady Bulldogs constantly put up points, while holding the Lady Panthers off the scoreboard thanks to 31 forced turnovers.

The Lady Panthers turned the ball over 12 times on their first 18 possessions, which allowed the Lady Bulldogs to take a 16-4 lead which became an 18-7 lead after the first quarter.

To make matters worse, Jackson County’s Ashlyn Loudermilk left the game in the second quarter with concussion-like symptoms.

“That’s our season and that’s the way things have gone for us,” said Jackson County head coach Julie McCutcheon.

“We get one kid back (Destiny Gaudlock) and we lost another. This has been the signature for our season, not being able to have chemistry.”

Scoring was scarce for the Lady Panthers in the second half. They only scored 14 points and went the first five minutes of the fourth quarter without making a shot, which allowed the Lady Bulldogs to go on a 16-0 run.

They managed to put four points on the board in the game’s final minutes.

The Jefferson Dragons’ swim team finished third overall last Saturday in Athens. The girls finished third and the boys finished fourth.

They competed against Clarke Central, North Oconee, Oconee County High School and more.

Addison Kelly was one of many that led the Dragons to a strong finish. She captured the first-place prize in diving. Sara Rogers finished two spots behind Kelly.

Camille Porter recorded two second-place finishes (100-yard backstroke and 200-yard freestyle) for the girls’ squad.

The boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay team qualified for state during the meet. C.J Guzman, Austin O’Kelley, Nic Aquila and Jacob Musgrove comprise the team.

Musgrove placed fifth in the 50-yard freestyle as well.

The Commerce Lady Tiger swim team rackedup 106 points en route to a fifth-place finish at the Last Chance Invitational at Frances Meadows Aquatic Center in Gainesville.

The Lady Tigers swept the top-three spots in the 200yard individual medley race.

Kate Massey finished first with a time of 2:27.85. Teammate Anna Caroline Hardy finished second (2:37.49) and Kendall Moon finished third (2:42.09).

Massey also finished second (1:04.62) in the 100-yard flystroke. Hardy finished in fourth place (1:11.16).

Moon (1:22.41) finished fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke race. Jessie Pritchett (1:26.76) finished in eighth.

The relay teams finished third in 200-yard medley relay and fifth in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

The Lady Panthers finished sixth with a total of 51.50 points. They were led by the Devon and Haley Reinhardt.

Devon finished fourth (1:14.76) in the 100-yard backstroke. Elizabeth Slater (1:25.00) finished 10th.

Haley (27.68) finished fifth in the 50-yard freestyle race and sixth (1:23.09) in the 100yard breaststroke.

The relay teams finished sixth in the 200-yard medley relay and eighth in the 200yard freestyle relay race.

LOCAL soccer

local sports

local baseball

Soccer Totz registration open

Jackson Co. Hall of Fame nominees

Travel team registration opening soon

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.

The 2015 Hall of Fame Class for Jackson County Comprehensive High School athletics has been announced.

The nine inductees include the 1951 state championship basketbal team (Braselton High School), Arlen Berrymen, D.L. Hitchcock, Florine Griffeth, James Brown, Nikki Sosebee, Jason Powers, Cheryl Martin and O’dell Collins. The Hall of Fame Banquet takes place May 16 at 6:30 p.m. For more information or ticket purchase,, contact a Hall of Fame committee member.

Registration opens Feb. 9 for the North Georgia Travel Leaue for 10-and-under and 12-and-under baseball and 14-and-under softball. The cost is $500 per team; fee includes umpires, scorekeeper, 12 games, one practice slot per week during the season beginning March 2. Play begins March 23. Games will be played at Lamar Murphy Park at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Rick Sanders at 706-367-6350 or rsanders@ jacksoncountygov.com.

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sports

The Paper | Thursday, January 29, 2015

Hawks drop heartbreaker to Lions; Schulte leads Lady Hawks to victory

BY COLIN HUBBARD

sports@clickthepaper.com

SUWANEE – Headed into last Friday night’s matchup against region-rival Peachtree Ridge, the Mill Creek Hawks sat third in the Region 7-AAAAAA standings, one spot ahead of the Lions.

The Hawks were coming off of a huge win over Collins Hill and looked to keep the momentum going.

But, their momentum was halted as the Hawks left the Lions’ court with a 67-64 loss.

The Hawks tied the contest on two separate but never held the lead outright.

Charles Botchway led Mill Creek with 20 points, four assists and eight rebounds. Davion Clark finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds to pick up a double-double and Scotty Chadwick went 3-of-5 from the field en route to a 10-point performance.

With 4:15 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Chadwick hit a corner three to tie the game for the first time since the first quarter at 53-53.

Over two minutes later and down by four, Botchway hit two free throws to cut the lead to two with 1:34 seconds remaining in the game.

The Hawks had one last chance to tie the game but a missed free throw by Botchway kept the Hawks down by one with 48 seconds remaining.

The Lions grabbed two huge offensive rebounds of their own to keep the ball away from the Hawks and ran out the remaining 10 seconds on the clock to pick up a muchneeded region win.

“We used up a lot of our energy playing catch up tonight,” Mill Creek head coach Chad Rogers explained. “There were plenty of times where we could have given up tonight but our kids are tough. We just have to execute better earlier in the game.”

Rogers added, “We can fix those parts of our game easily.”

“When you fight back like we did tonight, we can fix that in practice to ensure that we don’t get down like that to begin with,” Rogers said.

“We fought hard, but just got out-executed

by Peachtree Ridge. Give credit to them.

They did a great job of pressuring us all game.”

The Hawks got off to a horrendous start as they scored only once on their first eight possessions and found themselves down 9-2 early in the first.

But, Botchway heated up and hit two straight 3-pointers to cut the lead to 9-8.

Miles Riley gave the Hawks a chance to take the lead on their next possession but after a miss, the Lions connected on two straight 3-pointers to push the lead to seven and the Hawks trailed 18-11 headed into the second quarter.

“I’m fine with the effort we gave tonight,” Rogers added. “But, I am not happy with how we played in the first quarter. I thought we played very timid and stood around and watched.

“We have got to do a better job of starting the game off with some energy.”

The Hawks’ offense got things going in the second behind four points from Chadwick and three from Keetone Glover.

With the score at 22-20, the Lions connected on four straight 3-pointers to give them a 3428 lead at halftime.

After 12 first-half points, Botchway found Shaheim Powell, who drained a 3-pointer on the Hawks’ opening third-quarter possession to cut the deficit to 34-31.

The two teams had combined for six straight 3-pointers.

After Chadwick made two free throws, the Lions connected on two more 3-pointers to push the margin to a game-high nine points, 42-33.

The Hawks answered as Riley connected with a three. Two possessions later, the deficit was cut to two off a steal by Clark, 42-40.

After another free throw by Chadwick, Glover had a chance to give Mill Creek its first lead of the game but missed. The deficit remained 42-41.

The Lions closed the quarter with a 9-1 run to take a 51-42 lead into the fourth quarter.

Riley and Clark quickly cut the Hawks’ deficit to three points, 51-48.

New school, new role, same determination Meet East Jackson High School’s Libbi Lance

BY CHARLES PHELPS

cphelps@clickthepaper.com

COMMERCE – A year ago, Libbi Lance was a sophomore at Commerce High School.

She played her two favorite sports: basketball and softball.

Now, a junior at East Jackson Comprehensive High School, Lance continued to play both, starting with softball last fall and the Lady Eagles’ basketball team is currently in the stretch run of their season.

It may be her first year, but she quickly became one of the heart-and-soul players of the Lady Eagles’ squad.

“This year has been pretty different,” Lance said. “I transferred from Commerce, so it (has) been a new school, teachers, teammates and coaches.

“But, I also feel like my role has changed as a person and player. I’ve tried my best to step up and be a leader on and off the court.”

The maturity process started off the court and made her change her role, she said.

“I think since freshman year, I’ve grown up a lot and (I) just want to be the best I can be,” Lance explained.

Her love for sports began as a kid and two family members played key roles in helping her find her love for them: her dad, Keith Lance, and older sister, Lauren Jarvis.

“I’ve been playing ball since I was old enough to play,” Lance explained. “And, my sister and my dad attracted me to them (sports).

“My sister always played and I was always in the gym with her when she was high school.

I was on the field and on the court every day she was.”

Like so many cases, sports found a way of tightening the bond that Lance, 17, and Jarvis, 28, share.

“I think sports did affect our relationship,” Lance explained. “It definitely made it stronger. She was always there for me and telling me what I could do better.

“She definitely taught me how to be a better player and to always push through and don’t give up. She taught me a lot about basketball, but she’s always been there for me off the court also.”

The other piece to Lance’s sports-enthused life is her father, Keith. He’s also her biggest motivation for performing and excelling in both basketball and softball.

“I’m motivated a lot by my dad and everything (that) happened with him,” she said.

“He passed away in 2011 and I just feel like, ‘You never know what could be your last game, so play every one like it’s your last.’ He was my motivation before he passed away, and he still is.”

The start of Lance’s new journey began with softball at EJCHS, but it was delayed due to her transfer; however, once she got the green light to play, highlights became memories she will never forget.

One highlight, she says, was making it to the Class AAA state playoffs. Another was spending time with the coaches and teammates.

But, the one that stands out the most, her first game wearing the Lady Eagles’ uniform.

“Another highlight that I remember is getting to play my first game the day I was eligible (to play),” Lance explained. “I was a little

For The Paper East Jackson’s Libbi Lance dribbles a basketball during a Lady Eagles’ game.

nervous, but more excited than anything. I couldn’t wait to be out there with my team.

“Everybody was very welcoming, the coaches and team. I was friends with most of them before I moved anyway. Most of us play travel ball together, so being the newcomer wasn’t too big of a deal. It felt like I had been there my whole life.”

Once softball ended, the focus shifted to basketball. Most of Lance’s teammates on the diamond made the transition to the hardwood with her.

“The girls that play both sports are all really close on and off the court,” Lance said.

“We have a really good bond and I think that helps us a lot.”

The basketball season hasn’t gone the way the Lady Eagles had planned, but it hasn’t stopped Lance and her teammates from trying to finish the season on a strong note.

“We’ve had some really close games and tough losses,” she explained. “It didn’t start as well as we (had) planned, but we got over that hump and we’re getting better every day.

“We’re getting a game plan and executing it and sticking with our goals for each game, and everything else takes care of itself.”

She’s one of the Lady Eagle captains and a leader, like her sister before her.

“I want people to see me as a leader on the court and also off the court,” Lance explained. “I want them (to) see to see me as someone they can come to and I’ll be there for them.

“I want them to see that I have a good attitude and I try my best, even when things get tough.”

Lance averages over 11 points per game for the LAdy Eagles.

Colin Hubbard The Paper Mill Creek’s Charles Botchway goes up for a shot against the Peachtree Ridge Lions last Friday.

Chadwick’s corner three tied the game at 53-53. It was the final tie.

The Lions hit on their next five possessions to go up 63-56 with 2:29 seconds remaining in the game. The Hawks cut the deficit to one point with a minute remaining, but the comeback fell short.

The two teams combined for 17 3-pointers, three of which were by Peachtree Ridge’s Aaron Augustin, who finished the game with 22 points.

“We will use a game like tonight and get better from it,” Rogers said.

Botchway said, “I think the free throws were a huge difference in the game. All we can do is just learn from it and get better from it. It’s just a loss.

“We are all in this together. We all played a part in us losing tonight. I personally missed three free throws in the fourth quarter. Everyone makes mistakes, but it’s how you learn from them that make you better as a player.”

As a team the Hawks shot just 69 percent from the free-throw line.

“We don’t point any fingers on this team,” Clark said. “We point out all of the good things we did and bring it back it together.

“We need to continue to establish our post game and I need to do a better job of leading that. We will be just fine moving forward.”

Lady Hawks 53, Lady Lions 47 A thunderous first half helped propel them to a 19-point lead at one point and it was enough to hold off the Lady Lions’ late rally.

The Lady Hawks were led by Tulane University commit Meredith Schulte, who

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Continued from 1B The Dragons tied the lead three times in the second quarter and took it from the Wildcats when Gavin Corbin connected for two points (2321). He also hit a 3-pointer.

Corbin’s five points were part of the Dragons’ 10-0 run capped-off by Robinson’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the first half with a 2821 lead.

The Dragons added 12 more points in the third quarter, but the fourth wasn’t as kind as the Wildcats went on a 9-2 run to open the quarter and snagged the lead at 44-42 on a pair of free throws with 4:51 left in the game.

They added another right after to extend the lead to three points (45-42). The Wildcats connected on seven free throws in the final quarter.

Three points was as close as the Dragons could get to the lead.

“Once they got lead, well even after they got the lead, we had some chances from the free-throw line we didn’t take advantage of,” Dubose said. “We had some wideopen shots late we didn’t take advantage of.

“They’re really good…

They’re a great team, but we had them beat if we just take care of the ball and make a few shots in the fourth quarter.”

Lady Dragons 58, Lady Wildcats 35 Jefferson Lady Dragon

finished with a game-high 24 points, eight rebounds, four blocked shots, four steals and three assists, while Morgan Simmons added 10 points, six rebounds and two steals.

After going just 1-of-5 from the field in the first quarter, Schulte stole the ball at mid-court three separate times in the second quarter en route to three layups and a 3-pointer.

Schulte added five free throws in the first half to give her a game-high 14 points at halftime. The Lady Hawks led 32-16.

Marisa Bowman, who led Peachtree Ridge with 21 points, connected on two 3-pointers in the third quarter to shrink the lead to 44-38.

Schulte answered with a 3-pointer from the corner to close the quarter. The Lady Hawks led 47-38.

The Lions got to within three points (56-53) with 28 seconds left behind five 3-pointers in the second half, but couldn’t complete the comeback.

“I told my girls to keep shooting good shots and not to worry about the misses,” Mill Creek head coach Ashley Phillips said. “We took good shots in the second half and had chances to put the game away but the shots just wouldn’t fall.

“The outcome was a lot closer than we would have liked, but at the end we did just enough to pick up a good road win.”

Schulte said, “Coach Phillips told us to protect the ball and play good team basketball down the stretch. We made sure we met the pass and moved the ball around at the end of the game and we executed at the end of the game.”

sophomore Abbie Franklin scored 28 points including 11 in the first quarter of the Lady Dragons’ 23-point win last Saturday.

Sophomore Lauren Wagner complemented Franklin with 13 points.

“I was happy with our effort, especially in the second half,” Jefferson head coach Jason Gibson said. “I thought the tempo of the game was great. The game was up and down the floor.

“I thought defensively we did a great job of basically making them one-dimensional. We gave up nothing but challenged shots. All of them were from the perimeter.”

Franklin scored six of the Lady Dragons’ first nine points of the game en route to a 9-0 lead. After the Lady Wildcats cut the lead to four, Franklin and Wagner connected on back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Lady Dragons a 10-point advantage.

Franklin connected on a buzzer-beating layup to end the first quarter. The Lady Dragons led 19-7.

They managed just six points in the second quarter but still held a 25-15 lead at halftime.

Franklin and Wagner combined for 14 points in the third quarter and the Lady Dragons outscored the Lady Wildcats 17-13 en route to a 14-point edge as the fourth quarter began, 42-28.

Franklin scored six straight points to start the final quarter and bumped the Lady Dragons’ lead to

I was happy with our effort, especially in the second half.

I thought the tempo of the game was great.

Chad Rogers Mill Creek boys’ basketball coach 20 points. They never led by less than 19 after that point.

The Lady Dragons outscored the Lady Wildcats 2320 in the second half.

“It was a good win,” Gibson said. “It was a good way to close out the non-region part of our season and now we can get focused more on closing out the rest of the regular season in the region, and obviously, trying to get ready for the region tournament.

“Hopefully we continue to play well. I was very proud of Abbie. She played really well. Lauren stepped up and made some for us inside…

Overall, I’m pleased. We just have to keep working hard.

Keep getting better and just continue to try and improve every time we go out on the floor.”

“Hopefully we continue to play well. I was very proud of Abbie. She played really well. Of course, Lauren stepped-up and made some shots for us inside.”

Jefferson’s Roc Young puts up a shot against Apalachee last Saturday.

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Autumn F. Strickland, Alisa Bush Lumbreras, Minty Swanson, Nancy Rhodes, Karen Sturm and Grady Allen were first-place winners in the “Not Your Run of the Mill” art show hosted last weekend inside the mill at Sell Mill Park. It was hosted by the Hoschton Heritage Arts Council’s H’Artist Open Session Group. Jackie Ellett served as juror for the show. At right, Nancy Rhodes with her prize-winning “It Came in a Dream” door.

Art show attracts hundreds to Hoschton’s historic Sell Mill

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Over 200 pieces of beautiful, unique artwork was on display at the historic Sells Mill in Hoschton over the weekend for the “Not Your Run of the Mill” juried art show.

Nancy Rhodes coordinated this event for the Hoschton Heritage Arts Council (HHAC) H’Artist Open Studio Group and said that it paid tribute to the organization’s focus on art as well as the community’s heritage.

Rhodes also said that she is impressed with everyone’s talent and ability to create so much beauty for all types of people to enjoy.

Not only was this show for the public to enjoy and participate in, but there were awards distributed as well.

Alisa Bush Lambreras was the winner of the Best of Show prize, $250 cash thanks to

Higher Grounds Coffee Shop as well as a People’s Choice Award given to both Nancy Rhodes and Karen Sturm.

The People’s Choice Award winners received a $150 cash prize thanks to Adornare Salon, which is owned and operated by Nancy Rhodes.

Lambreras submitted her “Deep In Thought” piece that won while Rhodes’ “It Came In A Dream” door and Sturm’s “Dancing With The Stars” watercolor stole the show for the People’s Choice.

There was a wide variety of artwork at the mill, including landscape/still life, pottery/3D, mixed media, jewelry, photography, portrait/figure and wildlife.

Upon entering the historic mill, there was a sign-in table and a large variety of artwork to browse on the bottom floor. The artists each had their own section where they mingled with visitors about the stories behind their

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Sandy Kernen was among the exhibitors in the show held last weekend. See more scenes at ClickThePaper.com. work. The top floor of the mill was where the art show was and visitors could cast their votes for the People’s Choice award. The sunlight streaming into the room was a sight to see, especially since so many of the pieces benefited from natural light to make their colors “pop” even more than normal.

Linda Tilden, one of the artists in attendance, said she was proud to be involved in such a wonderful art show and also enjoys the time she has with her fellow HHAC members. All of Tilden’s pieces were fine art, and she said she loves incorporating bright colors into her work.

“I am a colorist,” said Til-

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Members of Linda Tilden’s family came to show to continue lending their support to her artistic efforts.

Heyward Barnett, a painter, sculpture, potter and an HHAC member, displayed a number of her works at the show.

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Alisa Bush Lumbreras with her Best of Show oil on linen portrait entitled “Deep in Thought.” She won the top cash prize sponsored by Higher Grounds Coffee Shop. den. “Bright colors lift my mood. They are just so beautiful and eye-catching.”

One of the pieces of art that Tilden showcased at this weekend’s event was a young Native-American girl with braids, caramel-colored eyes and bright necklaces. The background of the painting was bright orange, instead of a typical muted color, and it did a great job of tying the colors together on the picture. Tilden said that the bright orange background really brought out the color of the girl’s eyes, and those are ways to grab the attention of viewers. Several of Tilden’s family members attended the art show to support her, including her son, soon to be daughter-in-law, brother and sister-in-law, and her tiny nephew who was fascinated with all of the bright colors and people.

“I am so grateful for the support my family gives me,” said Tilden.

Sandy Kernen, a relatively new HHAC member was in attendance with oil, acrylic and impressionistic pieces.

She said that her time at the HHAC has been incredible so far, and she said the support has been fantastic.

“Everyone is so supportive of one another within this organization,” said Kernen.

“There is no hostility at all, and I have already made so many friends. The Hoschton Heritage Arts Council is a great organization to be a part of.”

For more about HHAC, visit the weekly art sessions on Mondays in the Hoschton United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Contact Nancy Rhodes at 404-444-0072 or Carol Tanner at shadyoaks1@windstream.net.

Caring for the community through action Appeal to come together to help homeless man, dog spurs drive to collect scarves for others

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At Little Hootie’s in Hoschton, Tori Strickland and Cathy Patrick are collecting scarves and hats to be shared with others. Ritzi Reruns and Arbor Pointe Church are also collection locations.

A young man walking along the highway with his companion dog chained to his waist spurred a community to action.

It was cold and rainy and Cathy Patrick, owner and operator of Little Hootie’s in downtown Hoschton, saw the man, who looked to be in his early 20s, and his small German Shepherd type dog and stopped to buy the man breakfast and take it to him.

“We didn’t really speak; he said thank you and he fed his dog. I don’t know that he ate,” said Patrick, who took time to go on Facebook and send a call to action to others before heading out of town to buy supplies for the sandwich shop.

She encouraged friends to come to the rescue of the young man and his dog and tears well up in Patrick’s eyes as she speaks of the outpouring of response her appeal brought. The young man was located at Waffle House and people were stopping by with hats, gloves, scarves and food for the dog which the man could carry in his backpack.

“And it went even further than that,” said Patrick. “Two ladies drove for five hours to take him to his aunt’s house in South Carolina.”

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Cathy Patrick is the volunteer coordinator for Driving Magic, a non-profit which provides therapeutic and recreational equine-asisted activities for children and adults with disabilities. She was horseback riding recently with Emma Lawrence, daughter of the managers of Steadfast Farms.

Patrick said he was walking, his hands were filthy but he needed help.

“People were sending me messages,” said Patrick. “There were so many people that helped him. That is what our small town is all about.”

She said she was pleasantly surprised and happy and was prompted, along with two other people, Kelly Farmer and Amy Martin Thompson, to

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Fundraising campaign established to assist Flowery Branch family For The Paper A Flowery Branch family is now in a race against time as the breadwinner now Britt and Ciaran, finds his work taking him out of state at a blind and autistic time when their efforts to secure permasons of a Flowery nent residency is now complicated by seriBranch couple ous health concerns. with two daughThe story of Craig, an IT professional, and Lou Anne and their children Britt ters, are given a and Ciaran and twins Geordie and Taylor special organic captured the heart of a real estate agent diet and bioin New Jersey who asked to use her onmedicals by their line skills to help the family. Shari Dua mother, who will has started a YouCaring.com campaign to assist as Britt and Ciaran are both special be caring for the needs children. family while her “Knowing there was a remarkable husband is travelyoung mother in a health crisis of her ing out of town own; but who was still continuing to raise for his IT job asnot one, but two special needs children – both blind with severe autism – all without signment. any outside assistance was unfathomable to me! It was and still is heartbreaking to me to realize they have almost no outside support, physically, emotionally and financially.

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“My inspiration to organize this fundraiser came from innately knowing what wonderful parents these two boys have; and how different their lives may be if it were otherwise. I wanted to bring these The boys shopping with dad parents some peace-of-mind, a means to bettering their own health and I wanted to Craig at Kroger; at left, mom Lou honor them,” said Dua, who has also enAnne gets a sweet kiss. listed the help of one of Lou Anne’s dearest friends. With many similar experiences, she is best able to express this family’s crisis: “This beautiful family has been legally resident in USA since 2009. The father was transferred from South Africa to take up employment in USA. This was a much needed transfer as South Africa is extremely dangerous and has very few special needs schools or supports in place.

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She is welcomed home by sisters, Taylor and Chloe.

Valentine’s Lunch and Learn event is Feb. 5 at Crawford W. Long Museum in Jefferson Valentine’s Lunch and Learn. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Crawford W. Long Museum is offering a “2 Cute 2 Eat” Lunch and Learn program for the community on Thursday, Feb. 5.

Cheri Nash, owner of 2 Cute 2 Eat, will demonstrate techniques for making candy bouquets. Attendees will have the opportunity to sample cake pops after the demonstration. The event will be held upstairs at the Museum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the program beginning at noon.

The quarterly lunch and learn program is a free program for the community. Those who attend may bring lunch or pre-order a bag lunch for $6. Call the museum at 706-3675307 to order lunch or confirm attendance no later than Tuesday, Feb. 3. Lunch can be prepaid with a credit card over the phone or stop by the museum at 28 College St., in Jefferson, to pay with cash or check.

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS West Jackson Library membership drive/member appreciation event is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. at Country Inn & Suites in Braselton. Georgia author Victoria Wilcox will present the program on her family’s Hollywood connection where one of her Wilcox relatives starred in “B”Westerns alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest stars and share information about her restoration of the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House Museum in Fayetteville and the connection between Doc Holliday, Margaret Mitchell and Gone With the Wind.

Optional dress for the evening will be blue jeans, plaid shirts, boots, hats, bolos, etc. R.S.V.P. appreciated, but not required (friendsbwjlibrary@gmail.com). Call Dan Aldridge at 678-756-8136.

Humane Society community and appreciation meeting. The Humane Society of Jackson County is holding a general community and appreciation meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, in the fellowship hall of the Living Word Worship Center. Living Word Worship Center is located at 267 Mahaffey St., in Jefferson. HSJC supporters will be updated on activities since the last community meeting and some of the many community members who have contributed to HSJC efforts throughout the year will be acknowledged. All supporters and friends of the HSJC are invited as well as anyone in the community interested in animal welfare. Visit www.hsjc.com Fundraiser for firefighter at Swirlee’s.The Jefferson Swirlee’s Frozen Yogurt is holding a fundraiser Feb. 1 from noon to 8 p. m. for the family of Arcade firefighter Justin Gee, who suffered a heart attack and complications and is currently still hospitalized at St. Joseph’s.

He and his wife have two small children.

Day of Encouragement. A Day of Encouragement will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, in the Colleen Williams Theater of the Winder Cultural Arts Center, located at 105 Athens St., in Winder. Sponsored by Encouraging Today’s Women, the free event for all women includes haircuts, refreshments, door prizes, a safety class led by Detective Sgt. Rachel Love with the Winder Police Department, special music and praise dance and words of encouragement from Cheryl and Annie Tabler. Each lady attending is asked to bring one personal hygiene item, For more information, contact Annette Herndon at 770-868-9847.

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WJIS Shadow Shuffle 5K. The West Jackson Intermediate School Shadow Shuffle 5K will be held on Saturday, Jan 31. The funds raised will assist in the purchase of instructional materials for WJIS students and teachers.

Sponsors are being sought and participants can register for the 5K. Sponsorships range from $25 and sponsors can send financial support to WJIS ATTN: Shadow Shuffle , 391 East Jefferson St., Hoschton, GA 30548.

Signup at www.runnersfit. com/shadowshuffle5k.html Friends of the Library member drive/appreciation. The 2015 Friends of the Braselton-

son. This year, more than 400,000 foster children in America will need a CASA volunteer. Join the HallDawson CASA Program to help lift up the voice of every abused and neglected child. Volunteer training begins Feb. 3. Call 770-5311964.

Chocolate Walk. Downtown businesses will host a delectably unique opportunity for patrons and their valentines by hosting its inaugural “Chocolate Walk” on Thursday, Feb. 5. Braselton’s Downtown Office will host the fun promotion. While pre-registration limits have been reached, director Amy Pinnell is holding some bags for walk -ins after 4 p.m. the day of the event, but it’s first come, first serve to stop by her office for a bag and map. Take a stroll to the quaint nearby shops for discounts, chocolate, coupons and more chocolate – You will be treated while you shop.

HeART for Children, Heart for Chocolate Gala. Piedmont CASA is hosting its fundraiser event on Feb. 7 at the Braselton-Stover House.

Sponsorships are available and tickets are $55. Enjoy a buffet dinner by Cornbread & Caviar, chocolate creations by local bakers, dance music by Line 6, a silent and live auction as well as a showcase of children’s art. Call Annette Bates at 706-387-6375 or buy tickets at www.PiedmontCasa. org.

Reading with Ringling Brosthers. The Jefferson Library is participating in Reading with Ringling Brothers. Children ages 2-12 can earn a free ticket to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for reading any five books of their choice. Circus dates are Feb. 11-16 at Philips Arena and Feb. 19-March 1 at Gwinnett

Center. Pick up a Reward Card at the Service Desk and start reading, Visit www.readingwithringling. com for more information.

Peace Place Ball. A Night of Stars and Survivors will be held Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Winder Community Center. The 15th annual Peace Place Ball, benefiting the battered women’s shelter serving Barrow, Banks and Jackson counties, will feature musical entertainment by Shaken Not Stirred and a silent auction. A cash bar will be offered by Top Dawg Tavern and the meal will be provided by Delicacies by Amy. Tickets are $55 each or $100 per couple. Tables for eight are $450. For tickets, call 770-307-3633 ext.203.

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.

The evening of fundraiser for The Tree House, the children’s advocacy center working to reduce the impact and occurrence of child abuse through counseling, education, support and nurturing of children and families serving Barrow, Banks and Jackson counties, begins at 6 p.m. with the auction preview with a buffet dinner at 7. The live auction gets under way at 8. If you are interested in auction tickets or in donating an item for the auction, call The Tree House at 770-8681900. You can make a taxdeductible donation and send it to The Tree House, P.O. Box 949, Winder, GA 30680. Learn more at www.thetreehouseinc.org

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Continued from 3B kick off a campaign to collect scarves, gloves and hats which will be donated to area senior centers and on Meals On Wheels deliveries. Seniors and children will be the primary beneficiaries of the donations which are being collected at Little Hootie’s at 73 City Square in Hoschton, at Ritzy Reruns Consignment and Gift Shop at 6072 Highway 53 in Braselton and at Arbor Pointe Church, located at Hoschton Towne Center.

Volunteering in action: Magic Driving Caring for community is also reflected in Cathy Patrick’s volunteer work with Driving Magic, located at Steadfast Farms in Hoschton.

Driving Magic is a nonprofit organization providing therapeutic and recreational equine- assisted activities for children and adults with developmental and/or physical disabilities.

On a recent day when she had a chance to climb aboard her horse, Dallas, she rode with 8-year-old Emma Lawrence, daughter of Steadfast Farm managers Shannon and Carol Lawrence, who offered several scarves to the collection effort that Patrick and other are coordinating.

Dallas reminds Patrick of the buckskin she rode growing up and the horse is a part of the lives of Patrick and husband Stanley, who assists in the care of the horse as well as grandson, Jackson.

Patrick is the volunteer coordinator for Driving Magic, which is owned by Jennifer Lindskog.

“Driving Magic is a personal passion of mine and what we do comes from my heart,” said Lindskog.

“I enjoy helping those with special needs and offering a loving home for horses who want to live the last years of their lives doing something amazing.”

Volunteers happily help with activities which include therapeutic driving lessons, riding lessons and care of

Cathy Patrick shares a hug with Emma Lawrence after the youngster donated scarves to the ongoing collection drive. horses including grooming but more volunteers are always needed. Volunteers also assist with lesson and workshop support, horse training and exercising, special events, work days, general operations and fundraising.

“I encourage people to come and look at this beautiful property and see the majestic horses,” said Patrick. “There are so many ways in which people can help – whether it is as an active hands-on volunteer or a donor.

“You can help care for the animals and help people, too,” said Patrick.

You can sponsor a horse as a bronze sponsor for $300 or be a gold sponsor, like Nancy Cramer, who is sponsoring Schatzi, for $1,500.

You can contact Patrick at 678-677-5214 for more information about the scarf and hat drive or about Driving Magic. You can also call 404-358-4129 or email drivingmagicinc@gmail. com. You can learn more at www.drivingmagicinc.org where you can find a wish list of items which can help support the teaching aids used in the therapeutic and recreational-assisted activities which Driving Magic provides. You can make a donation to Driving Magic, Inc. at P.O. Box 279, Duluth, GA 30096 Steadfast Farms is a family operation located on Indian Creek Road in Hoschton where a hundred horses are boarded and quality hay is produced. Learn more at www.steadfastfarms.com

Local child advocates will attend CASA Day at State Capitol CASA Day at the Capitol will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the State Capitol in Atlanta. Planning to attend will be nearly a half dozen child advocates, two board members and two staff members from Piedmont CASA. An annual event hosted

by Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates (Georgia CASA) Inc., the day centers around CASA volunteers, board members and staff from across the state meeting with members of the Georgia Legislature and sharing their concerns about the abused and neglected children in foster care that their CASA programs serve.

This year’s event includes a legislative briefing with keynote speaker Ashley Willcott, director of the Office of the Child Advocate for the State of Georgia, and meeting with legislators, concluding with a luncheon to thank the legislators for their support of the CASA organization and child welfare issues.

Piedmont CASA is an affiliate of Georgia CASA, a nonprofit organization with 47 community-based affiliate programs. The CASA program is central to fulfilling society’s most fundamental obligation by making sure a qualified, compassionate adult will fight for and protect a child’s right to be safe, to be treated with dignity and respect and to learn and grow in the safe embrace of a loving family.

Last year, more than 2,200 CASA volunteers in Georgia served more than 9,000 abused and neglected children. Locally, 61 CASA volunteers served 141 children in Barrow, Jackson and Banks counties in 2014.

For more information about your community’s CASA program and/or local attendance at CASA Day at the Capitol, contact Piedmont CASA at 706-387-6375 or Annette@piedmontcasa. org.

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Do you have an individual retirement account (IRA)? If you do, at the end of the day, do you plan to leave it to your kids? Better yet, do you expect to inherit an IRA? Beneficiary IRAs were a hot topic of discussion at a meeting I attended for “Elite” financial advisors. We discussed how common it is to make mistakes when IRAs are passed on to the next generation. In fact, most of us agreed that many financial “professionals” do not even understand the rules. What I want to share with you today are some common scenarios involving Beneficiary IRAs and strategies to help you avoid unexpected taxes and penalties should you be lucky enough to inherit one.

First, let me explain to you the two most common types of IRAs, Traditional and Roth. With a Traditional IRA, tax deferred or “before tax” funds are contributed to a long-term tax shelter in the form of an Individual Retirement Account. All the earnings grow tax deferred, so in essence, money that remains in this type of IRA has not been taxed at all. Therefore, when money is withdrawn, the distribution is

subject to income tax. A Roth IRA is very different. With a Roth, after-tax money is contributed, but withdrawals are tax-free. In either case, the IRA account can be left to a person’s heirs, subject to certain rules. Those rules differ depending on the relationship between the IRA owner and the heir. Let me give you two examples.

Scenario one is when a nonspouse inherits an IRA. The biggest mistake that people make in this situation is rolling the inheritance into his or her own IRA in his or her own name. You cannot do this! Both IRAs must remain separate. An inherited IRA must be classified as such and be titled either an “Inherited” or “Beneficiary” IRA. (If the money in an IRA is to be divided among more than one nonspouse heir, each recipient must establish a separate IRA account.) If this process is not followed correctly, two terrible things will happen (in addition to possibly exceeding the contribution limits for IRAs if the funds are combined). First, the inheritance will be classified as an IRA distribution under the rules of the IRS. That means Uncle Sam could get up to half of the inheritance as a result of penalties and taxes. Secondly, you will lose the glorious, multiyear tax shelter

that an inherited IRA can provide.

Let me explain.

Generally, each heir must begin taking distributions from an inherited IRA by December 31 of the year after inheriting.

However, distributions can be taken over the life expectancy of the heir, rather than the decedent, thereby potentially giving an heir decades more of tax-deferred growth in a Traditional IRA or tax-free growth in a Roth IRA. In order to give an heir even more flexibility, both primary and contingent beneficiaries should be named. Doing so gives a primary beneficiary the opportunity of “disclaiming” the account and allowing it to pass to the contingent beneficiary, who is often even younger.

Scenario two, when a person inherits an IRA from his or her spouse, is easier to understand.

A spouse who inherits an IRA can either keep the funds in the existing account and put it in his or her own name, or roll the money, without paying any penalties, taxes or interest, into a new or existing IRA that is already in his or her own name, provided that either way the account is retitled as an “Inherited” or “Beneficiary” IRA. I reached out to my Attorney for his comments. “Keeping IRA

funds in an inherited IRA account is critical” he noted. “If money is taken from a decedent’s IRA and distributed to beneficiaries who then try to re-invest the money in an IRA, the beneficiaries will be taxed on the distribution.

Take the time to consult with your investment advisor to be sure that you’re not running afoul of the IRS rules. While you may have every intention of reinvesting IRA funds into another IRA, for tax purposes, once an IRA is distributed, the bell cannot be un-rung.” Good advice my friends.

There are a couple of additional points I want to caution our Moore Weekly readers about. If you inherit a Roth or Traditional IRA, you must begin systematic withdrawals or face stiff penalties.

Also, a point of caution for younger spouses is the potential for a 10% penalty if money is withdrawn from an inherited traditional IRA before the age of 59 ½ if the spouse rolls over or transfers the IRA into their own name without retitling the account as either an “Inherited” or “Beneficiary” IRA. However, by following the rules, and renaming the account as an “Inherited or Beneficiary” IRA, a spouse can avoid this penalty, even if he or she withdraws funds before the

age of 59 ½.

Bottom line: Correct titling is critical, if you get it wrong, you could face significant penalties and taxes. If you use a financial services firm, make sure to use one that employs IRA experts.

If you are a “do it yourself” investor, I suggest that at the very least, you give your heirs explicit instructions explaining the importance of proper retitling.

You want your heirs to get as much tax deferral as they can from the money you leave them.

Be vigilant and stay alert, because you deserve more!

For answers to these questions, contact Scott Moore 770-535-5000.

In addition to being a fiduciary, Scott is an Ed Slott Master Elite IRA Advisor.

210 Washington St. NW, Suite # 106 • Gainesville, GA 30501 • 770-535-5000 • 12600 Deerfield Parkway, Suite # 100 • Alpharetta, Georgia 30004 • 678-566-3590 www.MooresWealthManagement.com Investment advice is offered by Horter Investment Management, LLC a Registered Investment Adviser: Insurance and annuity products are sold separately through Moore’s Wealth Management. Securities transactions for Horter Investment Management clients are placed through Pershing Advisor Solutions, Trust Company of America, Jefferson National Monument Advisor, Fidelity, Security Benefit Life, ED&F Man Capital Markets, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. This content is developed from sources believed to be providing accurate information. The information in this material is not intended as tax or legal advice. It may not be used for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties. Please consult legal or tax professionals for specific information regarding your individual situation. This material was developed and produced by radical promoting and their editorial staff based on the original articles written by jeff cutter in the falmouth enterprise. This article has been rewritten for Scott Moore and the readers of the Moore’s Weekly Column. The opinions expressed and material provided are for general information, and should not be considered a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security

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ENTERTAINMENT

Give phone addict more options for family time Dear Carolyn: My wife of 20 years has become obsessed with her phone.

She is constantly checking Facebook, texts and email, while seeming to ignore me and our three kids at home and in the car.

While I drive, her head is always down, staring at her phone, unaware of what the rest of us are seeing or talking about.

I try to start conversations, but she usually responds with one or two words then is back to her screen.

Several times I have politely asked her to put the phone down, but she responds defensively by saying, “I just have to finish looking at this,” or she rolls her eyes and scoffs as she puts it down.

Am I out of line to think she should be more engaged with our family, or am I the one who needs to adapt to the new norm of socialization? Thanks. — S.D.

Carolyn Hax You had me at the eyeroll.

Phone-gazing and navelgazing about our societal phone-gazing is nearly impossible to escape for anyone in the relationshipgazing business.

That means I’ve thought and read extensively on this topic. So pardon me while I take a long, me-centric path to my point: Yes, I’ve often done this reading on my phone. Sometimes when the whole family is driving somewhere, though carsickness often saves me from myself.

Sometimes I go all monosyllabic on my family when I do this.

But that’s nothing new, because I also “respond with one or two words then am back to my” ... bound-paper book, dead-tree newspaper, NPR report on the radio or Sunday-magazine crossword puzzle.

You see, it’s not unusual for me to be absorbed enough by something interesting that it’s hard to get my attention.

And I don’t know about you, but my news feed isn’t teeming with dramatically scored videos of people sitting in parks and cafes doing crosswords as proof of the death of human interaction.

Have you judged a mommy at a playground lately for staring at her phone? What about an actual book? What if the thing in her phone is an e-book?

We can be absorbed occasionally by the life of the mind and still be good family people, and we can read something on our phones versus on paper and still

be good family people. It’s not possible, though, to be openly contemptuous of others’ feelings and still be a good family person.

That’s what your wife’s scoffing and eye-rolling are: contempt.

And so the way to address that is by talking to her about the emotional implications directly when she happens not to have a faceful of phone.

Pick a good moment and state your observations clearly: “I don’t think you realize how distant you have become. I’d like to talk about the amount of time you spend on your phone.”

Have a reasonable “we” boundary ready: “Of course everyone checks phones — but I think we need to be more present with the kids.”

Then address her attitude as a separate and more serious issue: “When I ask you to put the phone down, it means I’d like to spend time with you, or I’ve noticed the

WORKING IT OUT

kids want your attention.

When you blow it off or roll your eyes at me, that hurts.”

You also need to be ready for the phone not to be the issue, but instead a symptom of it. This craving for or addiction to her social-media feed can be an unhealthy escape from the more complicated social exchanges going on inside the room.

Partner plus three kids is a lot to manage emotionally.

It might be a matter for counseling — go alone if she eye-rolls that idea, too.

But start with building more alone time into your family’s routine, including just for her, for you as a couple and for her with one child at a time. Give her less exhausting ways to remain engaged, and see if that lessens the touch-screen temptation.

Hi, Carolyn: I offered to throw my sister-in-law (whom I love) a baby shower for her first (maybe

only) child. She gave me a list with 64 names. I don’t have the money or the energy for 64 guests. What do I do? — Anonymous You say yikes, that’s more than you can manage.

Then you specify how big a party you were prepared to throw. Then you give her the choice: You proceed with the smaller party, happily, or you (just as happily) use the money you budgeted to help underwrite a larger party, thrown by someone else.

You also could offer to co-host with someone of her choosing, though on that path, as ye olde maps say, there be dragons.

There is nothing rude about drawing this line. In fact, giving these options and being a good sport about it is loving and generous.

Chat with Carolyn online at noon each Friday at www. washingtonpost.com.

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technology, capable of sharing their knowledge with others and excited about selling one of the best news Web sites in the state.

We offer a competitive salary & bonus plan as well as comprehensive benefits package.

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Maintenance Hate Dirt but Love People? - Come Join the MERRY MAIDS FAMILY No nights or wkends, wkly pay, background check/drug screen req’d, paid mileage. Call to apply: 678-989-0800

Medical LPN POSITION Homecare agency in Gainesville has immediate opening for an LPN/Office Nurse.

Benefits available after 90 days. Office hours Mon-Thurs, 8am-4:30PM and Friday, 8am-3pm.

Fax resume to: 6785692-9108 NURSING OPPORTUNITIES Georgia Correctional Healthcare has unique opportunities at Arrendale State Prison in Alto, GA, offering advanced technology and professional challenges to grow and develop your skills.

•LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES (3pm-11pm) •REGISTERED NURSES (12 hour shifts, 5-5) •MENTAL HEALTH NURSE COORDINATOR All positions require GA license & 1 year exp.

Apply at www.gru.edu/ jobs/ university As part of the Georgia Regents University, we offer excellent health and retirement benefits along with a generous holiday, sick leave and annual leave package.

Learn more at: www.gru. edu/gchc AA/EOE/Equal Access/ ADA Employer

Misc. Help Wanted Membership Specialist Phone, C/S & Sales Exp. 20/30 hrs. per wk $200/$600 wk Dental Care Rx 770-271-1115 MANAGER TRAINEE Must be mechanically inclined to repair vacuums & shampooers.

Will train. Must be people friendly. Pay negotiable. Come in on Monday between 9am12 noon Only.

All Vacuum Wholesale 199 John Morrow Pkwy, Gainesville, GA. 30501 MARKETING & GRAPHICS GURU Assist in planning, organizing & producing wkly marketing for aggressive small growing business.

Production includes catalogs, flyers, direct mail & multi-media special event promos.

Must be extremely familiar & experienced with Micro Soft XL, Office & Adobe and have ability to work w/ retail on-site customers for quick job turn-around. Great hrly pay to start with commission based on project’s success. Mail, bring, fax or email resume to: John Jones, Office Pro’s , 2121 Browns Bridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30501.

Fax: 770-535-7020.

Email: ar@officepros online.com. Interview hours 2-6pm M-F. National company needs 10 ROUTE DRIVERS & SALES PEOPLE For immediate hire for 10 new trucks. Good MVR & great attitudes only apply. Make $15.95 HR or up to $1000.00 Weekly 678-456-9189 or 678-464-4076 NEED Thursday Night Drivers.

Must be 21 yrs of age or older, must have valid driver’s license, MVR w/3yrs clear record and social security card.

Apply in person, ask for Bob Konkle, Oakwood’s Arrow Auto Auction, 4712 Flat Creek Rd., Oakwood, GA 30566

OFFICE FURNITURE REPAIR APPRENTICE INTERN Great opportunity for extremely handy person who loves fixin’ things.

Learn repair, repurposing, refurbishing, reupholstery & refinishing from Master Magic Jack In-TheBack. He’ll teach you Mohawkin finishes and out-of-the-box repair thinking. Hourly+ comm with exp. Mail, send or bring resume to: Attn: John Jones, Office Pro’s, 2121 Browns Bridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30501.

Fax 770-535-7020/ Email ar@officeprosonline. com. Interview hours 2-6pm, M-F. WANTED Custodial Supervisors and General Cleaners for the GainesvilleHall County area.

Experience preferred, but not required; Apply in person at 2445 Hilton Dr., Ste.A-103 Gainesville, GA 30501 or call 770287-9658.

Office/Clerical General Contractor based in Gainesville needs a part-time bookkeeper with QuickBooks knowledge.

Please fax all resumes to 678-298-9952.

Production

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS! Including Temp to Hire *Press Operators *Welding *Assembly *Maintenance Mechanic *Finishing Apply in person: ETCON Employment Solutions 439 EE Butler Parkway Gainesville, GA 30503 (770) 535-0511 Experienced CNC Laser operator needed for growing manufacturing company in Pendergrass. Excellent pay and benefits. Send resume to dennist@ sunstatessteel.com

Professional EXP’D FT or PT Barber/ Hair Stylist. Flexible hrs, dental, paid vacation.

No clientele needed.

Busy walk-in business.

706-684-0371 Belinda Hughes MARKETING/PR ASSISTANT The Longstreet Clinic needs support for our Marketing/PR team by hiring a FT temp professional who can design various print and electronic communications while assisting in marketing & outreach projects.

Candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, plus 1-2 years exp. This position may transition to permanent full-time employment in the future.

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) & Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) required.

Interested candidates should submit resumes to: j.king@longstreet clinic.com Senior Manufacturing Engineer Eaton Corporation, Eastanollee, GA. Serve as primary engineer responsible for Clamps/ CRS/Flange product lines. Must have a Bachelor’s deg in Industrial, Materials, or Mechanical Engg plus relevant exp.

Exp must incl 5 yrs of exp in 1) applying lean principles & Six Sigma methodology; 2) working with cross functional teams; 3) dvlpg capital plans to procure new eqpmt or to modify existing eqpmt; & 4) leading NADCAP audits. In the alternative, employer will accept a Master’s deg in Mechanical or Materials Engg & 3 yrs of relevant exp in the aforementioned areas.

Qualified applicants (principals only) should apply at www.eaton. com/careers (No calls).

*Requires payment in advance.

Restaurant Help Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton has openings for full time Nutrition Workers.

We are also seeking Environmental Service Technicians for all shifts including weekends.

A high school diploma or GED is preferred for all positions.

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ONE BURIAL SITE at Memorial Park Cemetery, Sprucelawn Section, Lot 86B. Retail $3000; Sell: $2,000. 706865-0240

Furniture LIVING ROOM FURN: Entertainment Center, has 2 doors & 3 shelves behind glass (includes NON-flat screen 32” Sharp TV, still in great cond.), 2 end tables & 1 coffee table. Ent. Center from Lowe’s, tables from Rooms-To-Go, all honey colored, all for $150.

770-561-5308

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Guns

Security

GUNS FOR SALE. Private owner. Pistols & rifles, new or new cond.

706-839-6095

Security Officer - FT & PT- Hall / Forsyth Cty. Must have clean backgrnd. 678-989-7786

Technical

Conditioned Air Systems is seeking Commercial HVAC/R Technicians with minimum 5yrs experience and EPA certified. We offer company vehicle, lap top, phone, GPS and uniform. Excellent salary & benefits package including 401k & health ins.

CAS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and drug free workplace.

Conditioned Air Systems 2410 Hilton Way, Gainesville, GA 30501 770-536-7509

Trades CAIN ELECTRIC CO. is seeking Electricians & Helpers with 2 yrs experience.

Excellent pay & benefits.

All eligible candidates must pass a drug test.

Send resume with exp to: cainelectric@att.net or Fax: 770-534-0469 Cain Electric Co. 1743 Cleveland Hwy, Gainesville, GA 30501 Equal Opportunity Employer

4x6 LIGHTED UTILITY TRAILER, steel bed, like new, $425; 2001 MAZDA 626, exc. cond., asking $3850. 706-6930099 Just Moved Have Things I cannot use. Take All for $600. Furniture, dog fence & More! 678-8287480 PIERCE’S PINE STRAW - Open Daily 8am-4pm.

Weather permitting .

We will Not Be Undersold.

Quality For Quality!

1507 Martin Luther King Blvd., Gainesville, GA Across from The Tire Barn. We have Grade #1 for $3.25 per bale picked up. $3.50 bale delivered. New fallen Slash. Long needle avail. 678-617-0403 678-677-6352

POWER WHEEL CHAIR/ JAZZY, like new, brand new batteries, great buy, $350. 770-886-1816 804-389-1606 QUEEN SET- Pillow-Top, Brand New! $175. Still in plastic. Free delivery.

678-617-7353 Quincy Air Compressor Dryer.

15hp, 3 phase. $2000.

770-532-2722 TV’s, 52” nice, can see playing, $275, owners manual & remote; 31” Flatscreen $150. 770533-2350

Truck Drivers

Pets & Supplies

CDL CLASS A DRIVERS Local & OTR. Full benefits. Co. drivers only.

2yrs exp., clean MVR. 770-887-6117

JACK-HUAHUAS Very small breed. Tails docked. Good w/kids. $150-200. Call/text 678457-9782

LOCAL CDL CLASS A DRIVER needed. 50-60 hrs/wk. 20-40 drop & hooks per day. Apply in person at 4515 Cantrell Road, Flowery Branch.

OTR and DUMP TRUCK DRIVERS-Canton, GA company-2 years experience required.

Call 770-479-1086x1 TRUCK DRIVERS w/CDL & 2+ yrs exp. wanted. OTR & regional runs. Up to 45 cpm.

Based in Pendergrass, GA. Call 866-226-8118/ After hrs 404-509-1515

Stuff Appliances WASHER & DRYER Kenmore. Exc Cond. $250. 770-983-1507 Washer/Dryers Stoves & Refrig.

Mattresses.

Refrig $125-$550.

Washers/Dryers from $125. Stoves $150. We do Appliance & Service Calls! 678-714-0493

Cemetery Lots for Sale 3 CEMETERY LOTS, Memorial Park Cemetery, 3 lined vaults, Price to sell fast!

678-997-9706 Memorial Park Cemetery Rose Garden 2, Lot #220, B#4. Value: $5,175; Asking: $3500. Contact Diane 706-344-2233 Memorial Pk. Side-byside Lots. 2 Vaults, and 1Veteran’s companion marker. Retail value over $8000.

770-654-7454

TREADMILL, Bowflex, Series 7; large console, incline to 12 degrees, speed .5—12 mph; excellent condition, seldom used; $950 or best offer.

770-654-1220.

Yard Sale HOSCHTON MOVING SALE. 4465 Hog Mtn. Rd, Jan. 29th-Jan 31st.

8:30a-1p. Antiques, W/D, riding mower, tools & misc.

Homes-Rentals ApartmentsUnfurnished

Misc. For Sale

ELECTRICIANS & ELECTRICIAN HELPERS Most woerk in hall cnty.

Some travel involed.

Must have valaluild driver’s lice & drug free.

Pay based on exp.

Paid holidays. Email quelectric@aol.com

EXP. CLASS A CDL DRIVERS. Clean MVR, at least 2 yrs exp.

Home most weekends.

770-540-4618 770-539-3287

Sporting Equipment

Valentine’s Day Pups - Mini Dachshunds. 1 Choc male & 1 Red male.

All shots. Ready for great home. Pure breed, good temperament. $300.

770-823-4963

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

Water, trash and electric included in rent Call today for more info 770-538-0928 “CHECK US OUT” Brandon Place Efficiency $495 1BR/1BA $595 2BR/2BA $700 Townhome 2/1-1/2 $725 Spring Valley 1BR/1BA $600 up 2BR/2BA $750 up 1/1 Furnished $1100mo Jacky Mathis 678-779-2687 Cedar Springs2BR. $740; 770-287-1456 callapartments.com HOUSES & APTS. Avail in Gainesville & Hall Co. The Simpson Co. 770-532-9911 LUXURY 3BR/2.5BA 1900 sq. ft.., 6 walk-in closets. 820 Park St. Refs req. Near Brenau & Hospital. 770-534-3577 Oakwood - 2/1.5, yard very safe, H/A $690$740. 678-357-5044 Very nice 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath Townhouse Flowery Branch area.

Fenced in backyard. $650/mo; $500/dep. $50 off rent each month, if paid before the 1st!!!

Michael, 770-757-0893

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

Houses For RentFurnished No Rent Until February 1st Expires 1/31/15 3BR/2BA Homes Call Sun Homes 888-246-2803 Countrysidelake lanier.com EHO WAC

Houses For RentUnfurnished 1BR $625; 3BR Duplex, $775. In City. Very Nice.

678-617-5073 2 BR/1BA, large master bedroom. Hardwood floors, acreage $800mo.

770-540-4347 Owner/ Broker

Wheels Antique Cars/Trucks PONTIAC 1969 Firebird.

Beautiful car! $25,000/obo. 706-2474750

Autos For Sale

TOYOTA 2008 Matrix $9987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

CADILLAC 2003 Sedan DeVille. Best Offer.

SATURN 2001 L300. Best Offer. 706-867-8623; Cell 706-974-5858

Motorcycles

FORD 2012 Fusion $10,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 PONTIAC 2000 Grand am. 185k mi. Well maint’d. Look s & Runs good! $1500/obo 678622-0031

Mobile Homes For Rent

PONTIAC 2007 G-5 $6987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

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

Rooms For Rent $105/wk. Furnd, all utils & cable. W/D, kitchen.

678-862-3033/Randy

Wanted To Rent MALE looking for room to rent in Gainesville/ Oakwood area. Work 1st shift: Need place to sleep & shower. 404310-2092

Recreation Boats & Marine BOAT DOCK 26 x 26 single slip 40 ft. gangway $1500.00 678-696-5158 To all persons claiming an interest in: 1991 20’ 200XT - Vision David C Chapman will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft. If you have any claim to the watercraft, contact SCDNR at (803) 7343858. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case No: 20141126951077

RV’s/Travel Trailers RV LOT

Long-term. Full Hookups. $350/mo. includes utils. 678-2506465

TOYOTA 2008 Corolla $7987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

BUICK 2010 LaCrosse CXL. white/beige $17,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

Apts/Homes. General Property Mgmt.

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

TOYOTA 2006 Prius $9987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

Import Cars HONDA 2007 Accord 82k miles $10,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 HONDA 2008 Civic $9987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 INFINITI 2005 G-35 Coupe $10,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 MAZDA 2001 626, auto, A/C, every works well, $3,850 obo. 706-6934520 MAZDA 2010- 3 $9987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2006 350Z Coupe. Auto, 1 owner, Pearl wht. $10,500. 678936-5374 NISSAN 2009 Altima SI $11,087 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2011 Sentra $11,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2012 Versa HB $8987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2013 Altima $15,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2013 Altima silver/black 45K mi. $13,900 or best offer 770-536-1765 TOYOTA 1995 Camry.

Low mi, Good Cond. $2700. 706-949-4688

HARLEY DAVIDSON 2005 Heritage, less than 12K miles, 1 owner, like new, sell due to health, $12,000 firm.

770-867-8244 404-435-6360

Sport Utility Vehicles CADILLAC 2003 Escalade ESV, Extended, snrf, leather seats, power everything, runs great, looks good, pearl white, $4,999. Call 678-926-3020 for more details. Must see!.

CHRYSLER 2006 Pacifica- 3rd row $7987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 FORD 2006 Explorer Leather seats $7987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

Trucks CHEVY 2003 Tahoe 63k Miles $7987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 DODGE 2010 Ram 1500, Reg Cab, long bed, auto, PW, PL, 78K, $13,500.

770-540-1215 NISSAN 2004 Frontier Crew Cab $9987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2010 Frontier CC SE Sunroof. $17,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 TOYOTA 2010 Ext. Cab 35k $15,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 TOYOTA 2014 Tacoma 4x4 $19,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

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