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Fate of school building not yet been determined

By LEANNE AKIN

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Benton Elementary School could remain a school facility if the Foothills Charter High School, which had been proposed to be developed at the Gordon Street School, were instead placed on the Nicholson school campus.

That is one of the options proposed for repurposing of Benton Elementary, which has too small a student population and an anticipated renovation budget which is prompting the Jackson County School System to explore another use for the facility and the system’s construction and operational dollars.

The first of two public meetings to hear community input was held Jan. 29 and the prevailing sentiment was that Benton Elementary’s value to the community and to the education of students is vitally important and something that should not be so quickly set aside.

The second community meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. today in the Benton Elementary gym. It was originally scheduled for the board of education office.

The first hearing lasted nearly three and a half hours as community members took turns stepping up to the podium to ask questions and provide their comments .

A man whose last name is on the school also spoke. State Rep. Tommy Benton said he realized the current board inherited the situation but the school represents a family legacy as it was named in honor of his grandfather, T.T. Benton, who served as school superintendent for 28 years. The name bears his name over his objections, Benton said.

Benton reminds that the school was struck by arsonists in 1972 but it was rebuilt by the community and is still alive. He said after the fire, the community rallied, much as it was rallying at the hearing to show how much the school means to the area.

There were emotional students, concerned

parents and grandparents and Benton alums ranging in age from teens to senior citizens assembled in the crowded gym to show their support for keeping Benton Elementary as an important part of the Jackson County School System and the east side of the county, particularly Nicholson.

A retired educator, Benton said if the school was to be closed because of low enrollment, the board of education should be reminded that it “pulled students from the Benton attendance area when they lived within walking distance of the school.”

Benton hinted along with other speakers that the next Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) would likely have difficult passing should Benton be closed.

Suggesting that most people have gotten the idea that the repurposing of Benton Elementary is “already a done deal,” Benton urged the board to “move with caution and care and come to a decision we can all be

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proud of.”

Board of Education chairman Michael Cronic said the matter was not a done deal.

“It is important that we hear your ideas,” and he appealed to Benton for his help in Atlanta.

“We need your help to look at how education is funded in our state,” said Cronic, who noted that funding cuts from the state have cost the local school system $35 million.

Janet Adams, who said she was a product of Benton Elementary as was the superintendent of the largest school system in the state, Alvin Wilbanks of Gwinnett County Schools, said the speed she perceives the decision moving is mind boggling.

She asked why couldn’t Benton Elementary share its campus space with the Regional Educational Services Agency rather than being totally displaced by it. RESA is another option for possible repurposing of the school.

“We need to slow this buggy down and we need to do some soul-searching with each other,” said Adams.

Braselton

Planning board recommends denial of plans for cemetery

Emily Wilbanks and Rick Baldwin were judged the winning dance duo at Saturday’s Dancing with the Stars – Jackson County Style! which raised more than $10,000 for local non-profit organizations.

Baldwin and his pro dance partner competed for Lindsay’s Legacy Mentoring.

Angel Tuggle and Taylor Zuercher (below) were the recipients of the People’s Choice Award. They danced for the Harold Swindle Public Library of which Tuggle is the current director.

Master of ceremonies Jeff Kellip with the competitors (bottom). See more on Page 5B and at ClickThePaper.com

By FARAH BOHANNON

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The Braselton Planning Commission is recommending that the town council deny requests for cemetery plans from Gainesville businessman, Jack Frost.

The problem expressed is that this cemetery is proposed to be located next to the Braselton Family Cemetery at the corner of Jesse Cronic Road and Broadway Avenue.

Resident Mike Braselton spoke up and said that he is not opposed to an additional funeral home or cemetery in the town but said this one is too close to the historic, family cemetery that is already in place. He also said the Braselton Family Cemetery adds historic charm to the town, as opposed to one that is brand new right next to it.

Frost attended the Jan. 26 planning commission meeting and presented three requests pertaining to the proposed cemetery plans.

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Obstetrics unit to be delivered on Braselton’s hospital campus

By JEFF GILL

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Expectant moms living in the South Hall and Braselton areas will have another option when it comes time to deliver that bundle of joy.

The Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System has received a certificate of need from the Georgia Department of Community Health for obstetric services at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton.

Approval came last fall, and there

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were no appeals from other hospitals, Department of Community Health spokesman Jeremy Arieh said.

In its application, the hospital said its primary service area is Hall County and its secondary service area is Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett and Jackson counties.

“We are pleased that the state has recognized the need for these additional services in the Braselton market,” said Beth Downs, spokeswoman for the Braselton hospital.

“Physicians on our medical staff

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have been providing related services in the area for the last several years through the (obstetrics/gynecology), pediatric, medical oncology and surgery offices established on and around the NGMC Braselton campus.”

The hospital off Ga. 347, about one mile west of Ga. 211/Old Winder Highway, now will “proceed with the more detailed internal planning and review process required to ensure a successful project,” Downs said.

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Hoschton Mayor Theresa Kenerly and the Hoschton City Council welcomed Jaime Carreno and his business to Hoschton at the February council meeting on Monday.

Built Tough Cross Training is moving into the Merchant’s Park shopping center starting this Saturday. The grand opening celebration will take place from 10 a.m. until noon and will include free 30-minute workouts. He distributed a free week of training vouchers to the council members and mayor so they will have the opportunity to see what he is all about.

“We are so excited to have you join us here in Hoschton,” said Kenerly.

The council members accepted the Hoschton Heritage Arts Council’s request to use the Hoschton Depot at no cost on March 28 for an art workshop and on May 30 for the HHAC’s annnual Bluegrass & Barbeque.

“We always want to patronize and help our arts council,” said Kenerly. “They just had their huge art show at the historic Sell Mill Park and it was such a success. They had over 300 people attend, which we are really excited about.

It was so nice out there and it was a great place to hold an art show.”

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Governor and state officials laud Braselton’s ‘PlanFirst’ honors Gov. Nathan Deal and the Department of Community Affairs lauded Braselton’s selection as one of 10 communities in Georgia to earn the “PlanFirst” designation. DCA Commissioner Camila Knowles presented the honor saying, “We notice the climates of success in these communities which plan effectively to help achieve your vision. We appreciate the planning staffs who move visions to reality.”

Attending the presentation at the state capitol was (L-R) Councilman Tony Funari, Mayor Bill Orr, Town Manager Jennifer Dees, with DCA Commissioner Knowles and Planning Director Kevin Keller. Knowles notes this is the 25th anniversary of the Georgia Planning Act of 1990.

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Frost is requesting the zoning for the property be changed from residential and manufacturing-distribution status to generalcommercial. He also needs a variance request that will allow him to build a cemetery on land 20 acres or less and needs permission from the town to actually make this cemetery happen.

The Braselton Town Council members have the final say. The town council will convene a 4 p.m. public hearing on Thursday, Feb. 4, with action expected at the council’s 7 p.m. voting session on Monday, Feb. 9.

Winder attorney John Stell combined Frost’s requests into one and presented it as a concept plan to the planning commission.He said that final decision will be made on

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Continued from 1A Agreements with EMI and Carothers & Mitchell for engineering and legal services related to a Rural Development Grant were also approved, and Mayor Kenerly requested that the council members vote to allow her to sign the necessary documents which include an agreement between the Rural Development Grant Authority that Hoschton has worked closely with, as well as with EMI’s Jerry Hood and city attorney Thomas Mitchell.

“If anything goes wrong, we will look to these documents for guidance,” said Kenerly.

Hood created these documents and Mitchell mentioned that he has already read them himself and prepared an agreement. Kenerly said that now all that is needed is her signature, and the council members agreed to make this happen.

The next item on the agenda was the approval of the proposal from EMI to perform tasks for the final design and easement acquisition for the White Street gravity sewer line in order to eliminate the lift station there. Kenerly said that “the easements must be completed” and that City Administrator Jacqueline Crouse has already sent those to the council members for review.

Kenerly said she needs approval from them so Hood can begin the process of developing the needed easements.

“It is not if the White Street lift station stops working, it is when,” said Kenerly. “The

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During the hearing, many concerns were expressed regarding the proposed location of the cemetery.

Thursday when it is brought before the council members.

During the meeting, many concerns were expressed regarding the location of the cemetery, not so much the idea of another cemetery being built in Braselton.

Sean Brandenburg, a Jefferson resident, shared his issue pertaining to the location. His wife, Tracy, owns Artistic Expressions Salon in the historic Braselton Brothers building and said a brand new cemetery will take away from the charm of the town.

He also mentioned that parking is already an issue in the town, especially during festivals, and the location of the cemetery will only make the situation worse. Brandenburg said he is not opposed to a new cemetery in town, but he said the proposed location is “not OK at all.”

John Stell said that the cemetery will have quality landscaping and will include

a beautiful funeral home.

Frost chimed in and said Secretary of State Brian Kemp notes that all cemeteries must be regulated in Georgia and that Braselton is the largest town in Georgia without a proper funeral home.

Even with these comments, there were still concerns about the location.

Planning board member April Angeles mentioned that the residents in her district are certainly against the cemetery because of its proposed location.

Angeles made a motion to deny the first request, and the members voted 3-1 with Planning Commissioner Edd Price being the only one to agree. The other two

sooner we get started on this, the better off we will be. Getting all of the easements prepared will be great for when that day comes.”

Kenerly then discussed tap fees for West Jackson Park. The septic tank system has malfunctioned, and Jackson County now wants to connect to Hoschton’s sewer system. The county plans to cover all necessary funds and make the connections, but Kenerly suggested that the city waives the tap fees for them. City council member Jim Higginbottom asked why the city would cover these fees.

“We have an intergovernmental agreement,” said Kenerly. “We want to work together the best we can.

The county is going to do all of the running and will cover the cost.”

The council members voted to approval waiver of the tap fee.

The only agenda item with no action was regarding one of Hoschton’s subdivisions, Legacy Oaks. Owner Gadell Inc. has noted that a portion at the very back corner of the subdivision is supposed to be annexed in with the rest of acreage, but it is currently categorized as agricultural on the tax plat instead of showing as part of the subdivision.

“The portion that we are discussing appears to still be part of Dr. Sell’s property,” said Mitchell. “There is a process that needs to be done to bring additional property into a subdivision. We cannot tell if this portion was originally supposed to be a part of this subdivision.”

Kenerly said that she has turned over this issue to Mitchell because she is

afraid it will go into litigation, coming in as well. Crouse and informed the council said that in 2015, the staff is members that she will keep prioritizing the promotion them updated. of local businesses. There is “I will let everyone know a detailed list of Hoschton’s what I find,” said Mitchell. businesses on their website, Kenerly gave her report, so she encouraged visitors. and said that everything is This page can be viewed by going great. Kenerly said visiting www.cityofhoschton. that she and Crouse make a com/support-your-localgreat team, and that she does city-of-hoschton-businesses. not know what she would do html. without her. The council The final report of the members agreed and said meeting was from Councilthey have seen her still at man Jim Cleveland who adwork even after everyone dressed Kevin Welch’s wahas gone home for the eve- ter bill issue at his Hoschton ning. business, Renegade Steel.

“Jacqueline is very dili- He had received a handful gent,” said Kenerly. “She of massive water bills when does everything I ask of her, he said that he had not used and she does it to the very any abnormal amounts of best of her ability. I am very water, and addressed this proud of her and for every- to the Mayor and council at thing that she does. We have the January meeting. After a a great staff. Jacqueline and plumber assessed the situaI are also visiting sixth grad- tion and discovered no leaks, ers this week to show them the problem was thought to what we do as a city.” be a faulty meter. As of the The sixth graders at West beginning of February, the Jackson Middle School are meter has been replaced. participating in an essay Cleveland printed out graphs contest named “If I were a of Renegade Steel’s daily waMayor, I would….” Kenerly ter usage and plans to check said she felt like this was on it regularly. However, something the city needed to Cleveland said that if Welch do, so she and Crouse jumped continues to receive higher on board. At the middle than normal water bills after school this week, they will the meter change, it may be not only talk to the children, his problem, not Hoschton’s. but they will perform a mock “If he has a toilet that concity council meeting to en- tinues to run, he has a probcourage them to participate lem,” said Cleveland. “I told in the essay contest. The win- him he needs to replace the ner will spend the day with toilets or rebuild them, or he Kenerly and travel to Atlanta needs to be prepared to pay a with her to meet other cityAntiques large bill.and This needs to level Collectibles winners. out withShow: no spikes in water Joinsaid us for these dates: “I think that is great,” usage, because it looks like Friday February it1st 9 AM to not 5 PM Councilman David Poteet. is his: problem, ours.

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requests were passed unanimously 4-0. Planning board member Tony Price was not in attendance.

Town residents are welcome to attend the public hearing this Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Braselton Municipal courtroom as Mayor Bill Orr and town council members give their official decision on Frost’s request for a cemetery and funeral home on the corner of Jesse Cronic Road and Broadway Avenue.

Councilman Tony Funari is expected to recuse himself from the rezoning matter since the parcel of property on which the cemetery and funeral home is proposed is listed by an agent with Funari Realty.

16-12-100.1 (b)1 Sexual Exploitation of Children-It is unlawful for any person knowingly to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, or coerce, any minor to engage in or assist any other person to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual medium depicting such conduct. (visual medium-picture) 16-12-100.1 (b) 5 Sexual Exploitation of Children - It is unlawful for any person knowingly to create, reproduce, publish, promote, sell, distribute, give, exhibit, or possess with intent to sell or distribute any visual medium, which depicts a minor or a portion of a minor’s body engaged in any sexual explicit conduct. (distribute - send over a cell phone) Parents, please read the above sections of this law and google it to read the entire code section. We share this with you in an attempt to inform you on what occurs when photos are taken (nude or partially nude) of your children and sent to someone else. Hence, boyfriend and/or girlfriend, asked the other to take a picture and send it to them. In comes the persuasion and the picture is taken (nude), and sent to the receiver. Thus, a felony has just been committed by the sender, distribution of child pornography. The receiver of the nude picture has committed a misdemeanor by possessing child pornography.

We have reports filed regularly when parents find out that photos have been taken of their child and sent to others. Parents usually find out because the photos have been shared or put on some type of social media. Teenagers (young people) do not realize what they are doing when they take a photograph of themSheriff Janis selves nude and share this photo Mangum with their boyfriend or girlfriend.

Then someone gets mad at the other and they are no longer talking. However, the photo gets shared with others, out of spite or just down right meanness.

We furnish this law to you so you can be better informed and inform your children of the consequences when this occurs. Once they hit the send button, that picture is now not only with the receiver but also with whoever the receiver decides to share it with. We have had instances where predators obtain pictures of young people and post them to pornographic websites. If this happens, we can not remove that picture. You can delete the pictures from the cell phone, however not everyone that has them will delete. It is out there for everyone to see.

Parents, monitor your children’s cell phones, text messages and photos. There are sexual predators who do nothing but monitor the Internet to find pictures of young people. Discuss this with your children and remind them frequently how easily they can become victims.

The FBI has determined that in the United States, “the sexual exploitation of children has become the third largest moneymaker for organized crime, right behind guns and drugs. Atlanta is not exempt; in fact, it has been identified as a hub for this appalling trade.”

We are only an hour from Atlanta.

If you have any questions about this topic, feel free to contact me here at the Sheriff’s Office and we can have a meeting for further explanation and I will be glad to speak with your children.

We try very hard here at the Sheriff’s Office to be proactive and not reactive. Educating our young people to the dangers they can face is imperative.

Our job is to serve and protect the people of Jackson County, especially our most vulnerable, our children.

Remember, contact our anonymous tip line at 706367-3784, if you have information on child sex trafficking or other criminal activity.

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Jackson Pharmacy manager/owner Taylor Bridges is ready with the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce’s oversized scissors for the recnt ribboncutting. In addition to pharmacy items and spirit wear, you can enjoy Jittery Joe’s coffee and other goodies.

Jackson Pharmacy and Jittery Joe’s now open

By FARAH BOHANNON

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The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed Jackson Pharmacy to the community with a ribboncutting that took place Jan. 29 at 55 Freedom Parkway in Hoschton.

The event was extra special due to the free donuts and coffee on a cold, winter morning thanks to the Jittery Joes coffee shop that is connected to the pharmacy.

Taylor Bridges, pharmacy manager and owner, said he is thrilled to be a part of the chamber and has enjoyed serving Jackson County since the pharmacy officially opened late last fall.

“Jackson Pharmacy provides exceptional customer service, plans to be involved in the community and offers quality products at competitive prices,” said Bridges.

Jackson Pharmacy not only offers prescription medications for locals, but snacks, over-the-counter medications, personal hygiene products, vitamins, drinks, exclusive Jackson County Panthers apparel, private label coffee and more. The Jittery Joes coffee shop connected to the pharmacy offers a full menu of specialty coffee drinks, teas and sweet treats.

Since Bridges attended the University of Georgia for his Doctor of Pharmacy degree, he frequented Jittery Joe’s. Jittery Joe’s is based out of Athens, so he wanted to bring a touch of the college town to Jackson County.

“I was looking for something different that would bring people in and thought about a coffee shop. I think it has been a good relationship to have because people recognize the Jittery Joe’s name and it hasn’t been available in Jackson County until now,” said Bridges.

He also wanted to ensure Jackson County residents will receive the same co-pay at his pharmacy as the popular big name stores. It is important that a locally owned business of-

fer great prices and benefits for its customers.

“With a few exceptions, such as some Medicare plans, co-pays will be the same at our pharmacy as anywhere else,” said Bridges.

“For those who do not have insurance, our prices are very competitive with the chains, and often better.”

Plus, Bridges says that Jackson Pharmacy will offer personal service to each customer which always means a more pleasant experience. Instead of customers feeling like “just a number”, they will be treated like a friend and can guarantee exceptional service. The Facebook reviews say it all. Jackson Pharmacy has received 5 stars, and the comments include statements like, “They have a wide variety of quality over-the-counter items at affordable prices”, “I love this pharmacy and they have great customer service”, and “I am so impressed, and so excited about this new pharmacy.”

Jackson Pharmacy will also give a $10 gift card for Jittery Joes to those who transfer their prescriptions. What is better than $10 worth of free coffee and treats?

For more information about Jackson Pharmacy, call 706-658-0064 or visit www. facebook.com/jacksonpharmacy.

The Spa at Traditions is providing massage options

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Michelle Dale has opened her new business, The Spa At Traditions, a spa specializing in several forms of modalities, from the traditional Swedish massage to deep tissue/trigger point therapy.

Prenatal massage and hot stone therapy are available as well as a variety of special packages.

The facility is located at the Traditions Shopping Center on Highway 124.

The spa has a tranquil atmosphere with muted colors and cozy, private rooms for the ultimate relaxation experience.

Dale is a long-time resident of this area and is thrilled to bring her expertise to Jackson County. She grew up in Braselton and still lives in the area today. She is a Georgia licensed massage therapist with a degree from Hands On Healing Massage School in Gainesville and says she is genuinely interested in the well-being of others. Holding onto stress and tension is detrimental to the body, and massage is one way to release it.

“I have suffered from migraines since I was a teenager,” said Dale. “I found the benefits of massage very rewarding, so I want to offer the potential to help others with their well-being, both physically and emotionally.”

After Dale graduated from massage school, she was employed at Hands On Healing Massage School where she specialized in deep tissue therapy, sports therapy massage and Swedish massage. She has also recently completed advanced orthopedic massage training

Michelle Dale has opened The Spa at Traditions in West Jackson and is expanding massage offerings to include skincare services, waxing and spray tans. earlier this year to broaden her experience.

“I always wanted to open my own spa, and I am finally making it happen,” said Dale. “I love the area I chose for my business.”

Dale says the spa’s most popular service is the “Signature Special.” This is an unforgettable and extremely relaxing service that has clients coming back for more.

It is 90 minutes of total relaxation that includes a massage, dry brushing of the legs and feet to remove dead skin cells and help improve circulation. A salt scrub is then applied to reveal a healthy glow of the skin followed by the application of hot towels and a thorough leg and foot massage. Dale says that the clients who are hooked on this service say it is a form of “ultimate relaxation” and

on her Facebook page, many commenters are saying that Michelle is an amazing and talented massage therapist.

As of right now, Dale is working on a detailed website that will help her clients find whatever they need online. She does regularly update her Facebook page, so it is crucial to check it to find promotions and deals. Dale also enjoys posting positive sayings as well as funny ones to brighten everyone’s day.

A new esthetician will be onboard Feb. 11 to offer skincare services using Image Skincare. Waxing services as well as spray tans will also be available so call for an appointment.

For more on The Spa At Traditions, visit www.facebook.com/mdaleLMT or call 706-824-0482.

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Bythewood obtained his Georgia real estate license in 2003. He began working with buyers and sellers to buy and sell homes and was very productive. He quickly became one of the Top Sales Associates at Keller Williams and began making a name for himself. He quickly began obtaining clients such as banks and asset management companies that needed experienced agents to sale their foreclosure properties.

Nakia Brooks began his career in real estate by obtaining his real estate license in 2006. He too has spent many years in law enforcement where he and Bythewood met and felt the need to help people in other ways. Upon issuance of his real estate license, Brooks began working with Bythewood as a Buyer’s Agent assisting buyer and obtained his Accredited Buyer’s Representative designation, demonstrating his expertise and dedication to buyers.

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at Keller Williams Realty in 2010 to assist homeowners in preventing foreclosure.

Having a combined experience of more than 20 years in real estate, 2ShortSaleGuys have worked with foreclosure listings and sold foreclosures.

“We began searching for ways to assist homeowners in preventing foreclosure,” said the powerhouse team that Brooks and Bythewood have created has gained great recognition. In 2012, 2013 and 2014 2ShortSaleGuys were the No. 1 Team for Keller Williams Realty - Lanier Partners.

Brooks and Bythewood have both sat on expert panels discussing and teaching other agents their success in short sales and real estate in general. Having sold hundreds of short sales in the last four years, there aren’t many situations that they haven’t seen. They are on a regularly basis contacted by other agents from all over the United States seeking direction on particular short sale files.

In January 2015, Brooks and Bythewood moved their real estate licenses to Virtual Properties Realty and opened their own “branch” at 27 City Square in Hoschton.

They are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 678-279-5977. The office is open on weekends by appointment.

“We are excited about the new opportunity at hand and in future to help the citizens of Jackson County and the City of Hoschton,” said Brooks and Bythewood.

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Obituaries Virgil Adams

Died Jan,. 28, 2015 Virgil Emerson Adams, 91, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015.

Virgil couldn’t remember when he didn’t garden, fish and play around with words.

He grew up on a farm near the little town of McLemoresville, Tenn. He learned gardening and fishing from a daddy who was pretty finicky about the way to garden and fish. He learned to study, read, and write from a mama who was a pretty stern taskmaster.

Virgil dropped out of high school and left the garden, the fishing hole and his tablet and pencil, and joined the U.S. Navy in January 1941.

He was 17 and was supposed to get out the day he turned 21. World War II came along and changed that timetable.

After the war, even though Virgil hadn’t graduated from high school, the G.I. Bill enabled him to enroll as a special student at Murray State College in Kentucky.

He earned his Bachelor’s degree in 1949 and moved south with Mary, whom he met and married at Murray.

Virgil enrolled at the University of Georgia to pursue a graduate degree.

Virgil became an employee of the University (news editor with the Cooperative Extension Service) in 1950. In 1956, he earned his Master’s degree in journalism. The following year, Virgil left UGA to become personnel manager of Jefferson Mills. He also agreed to serve as editor of The Jackson County Herald for two weeks until the new owners of the paper could find an editor. The two weeks dragged out to two years, and Virgil became part owner of The Herald for his “untiring” efforts. In 1962 Virgil and a friend purchased The Hartwell Sun. It took only six months for Virgil to decide that ownership was not as much fun as writing and editing, so he sold his half of The Sun to his partner and returned to work at UGA until his retirement in 1982. After his retirement, Virgil wrote a weekly column for The Jackson Herald, and occasionally freelanced for various other publications.

Virgil and Mary had lived in Jefferson since 1952, raised a daughter and three sons, enjoyed gardening, fishing and camping until Mary died of cancer in 1996.

Virgil married Shirley Gentry in 1998. They lived in Athens where Virgil continued to go fishing and camping for a week in the spring and a week in the fall with the Clark’s Hill Gang; it was a 40-year-old tradition. One thing he missed about Jefferson was his garden.

Virgil was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Smith Adams; son, Neal Adams; and daughter, Claire Byrd.

Survivors include his second wife, Shirley Gentry; stepdaughter, Mary Beth Patat (Brice); sons, Shannon Adams (Myra), and Miles Adams (Helen); daughterin-law, Alberta Allen, sonin-law, Bill Byrd; grandchildren, Heath Byrd, Sara Adams, Selena Adams, Leah Adams, Kelsey Brunson (Daniel-Isaac), Hunter Patat and Elizabeth Patat; and great-grandchild, Elizabeth Pippin.

A celebration of his life will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at Galilee Christian Church Family Life Center, located at 2191 Galilee Church Road in Jefferson. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial donations be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Attn: Memorial Department, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (1-800-805-5856 stjude.org) Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Annie Laurie Childers Bass

Died Feb. 2, 2015 Annie Laurie Childers Bass, 84, of Jefferson, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015.

Born in Roberta, she was a daughter of the late J.A. and Annie Lessie Hortman Childers. Mrs. Bass was a Registered Nurse who worked at the Macon Hospital and later retired from the Robins Air Force Base. She was also a member of the Providence Primitive Baptist Church in Roberta.

Survivors include her daughter, Laurie (Sidney)

Garner of Jefferson; sons, Dewaine (Betty) Bass and Farrell (Sarah) Bass, all of Byron; grandchildren, Annie Garner Holman, David Garner, Phydan Garner Sibcy, James Hunter Garner, Forrest Garner, John Walker Bass, Jacey Bass, Jennifer Bass Toivonen and Dwana Bass Clark; and eight greatgrandchildren.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in the Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Vaughn Howington Jr., officiating. Burial will follow in the Macon Memorial Park.

The visitation will be held on Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. at the Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home, prior to the service.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Martha Ann Buffington

Died Jan. 26, 2015 Martha Ann Buffington, 68, of Commerce, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Northridge Health and Rehab.

Born in Canton, she was a daughter of the late Wayne McCellan and Nora Mae Hammontree Cantrell. She was a member of the Baptist Faith and was a homemaker.

She was also preceded in death by her son, Michael Nations; and daughter, Candace Minish.

Survivors include her husband, William Buffington; daughter, Christina Harper (Tom) of Roswell; sisters, Becky Mathis of Jasper and Kathryn Fallaw of Columbia, S.C.; and grandchildren, Michael and Ryan Minish.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Manus officiating. Interment followed in Ridgeway Baptist Church Cemetery.

Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Shelton C. Christian

Died Jan. 28, 2015 Shelton C. Christian, 85, of Winder, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015.

A native of Morgan County, he was the son of the late Shirley Christian and Mary M. Cobb Daws. He was the husband of the late Mildred Pope Christian and was preceded in death by his son, Jimmy Christian; and a grandson, Brian Kennedy.

He was retired from the US Army.

Survivors include his children, Judy Higdon, Diann Kennedy, Jean Phillips and Linda Eldred; sisters, Evelyn Godwin, Bulia Hunnicut, and Margaret Daws; seven grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Smith Memory Chapel. Burial will follow at Barrow Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, and from 1 p.m. until the service time on Saturday, Feb. 7.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Union Baptist Church Building Fund.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder, The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Harry Compton

Died Feb. 1, 2015 Harry Compton, 74, of Buford and the New Bethany community, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at his home, following a brief illness.

Alifelong resident of Buford, he was a 1957 graduate of Flowery Branch High School, an Army veteran, retiree of General Motors Parts Division and a member of Crossview Baptist Church in Hoschton. He faithfully served Christ at both New Bethany Baptist Church in Buford and its church-start Crossview Church: for more than 50 years as a Deacon, as a Sunday School teacher and as church pianist. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alton J. and Harriett Holland Compton of Buford; and sister, Luana Compton of Buford.

Survivors include his loving wife of 52 years, Peggy Haney Compton; son, Kirk Compton, and daughter, Lorilee Compton, both of Buford; brother and sisterin-law, Jerome and Annette Compton of Flowery Branch; sister, Melinda Ridgeway of Buford; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, George and

Pinkie Pilgrim of Royston; brother-in-law and sisterin-law, Bubby and Teresa Haney of Lawrenceville; brother-in-law and sisterin-law, Butch and Tammy Haney of Buford; brother-inlaw, Sam Johnson of Canon; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with the Rev. Danny Ashworth officiating.

Interment followed in Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford.

Memorial donations may be made to Crossview Church, 1219 Highway 124 – Braselton Highway, Hoschton, GA 30548.

Flanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Buford The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Vickie Cline Davidson

Died Jan. 27, 2015 Vickie Cline Davidson, 60, of Oakwood, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.

Born July 10, 1954, in Atlanta, she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith.

A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, in Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel with Pastor Michael Thorpe officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation at bbrfoundation.org.

Survivors include her children, Kris Davidson of Boulder, Colo., and Natalie Davidson of Atlanta; fiancé, Bobby Culpepper of Gainesville; mother and stepfather, Polly and Pharris Acuff of Dacula; and sister, Judy Daniel of Suwanee.

Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel, Buford The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Bettye Johnson Gantt

Died Jan. 27, 2015 Bettye Johnson Gantt, 81, of Braselton, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Mayes Gantt.

Survivors include her children, Judith Wooten of Buford, Danny Wilson of Newnan, Patrick Murphy of Villa Rica,Michelle Swiech of Youngstown, Fla., and Cindy Hoskins of Braselton; grandchildren, Debbie Wooten, Sonia Roberts, Brittany Murphy, Cullen Murphy and Karina Rocher; greatgrandchildren, Brenna Roberts and Austin Roberts; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Born Jan. 16, 1934, in Macon, she was a hairdresser for 47 years and now retired.

She was a member of St. Andrews Baptist Church in Panama City, Fla. A memorial service was held Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Ferguson officiating.

Flanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Buford The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Bertie Mae Ivester Gordon

Died Jan. 31, 2015 Bertie Mae Ivester Gordon, 72, of Commerce, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at University Nursing and Rehab.

Born in Danielsville, she was a daughter of the late Lemmie and Eppsie Mae Cheek Ivester. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and was retired from Kendall. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Morris Gordon.

Survivors include her daughters, Wanda Patrick of Commerce and Carey Lynn Hicks of Nicholson; sisters, Mary Whitlock of Commerce, Edith Morrison of Crawford and Betty McLendon of Commerce; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Douglas Duncan officiating. Interment will follow in Jackson Memorial Gardens.

Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

LaNell M. Haggard

Died Jan. 27, 2015 LaNell M. Haggard, 74, of Buford, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, after an extended illness.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, in Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel with Dr. Jim Fergu-

son and Pastor Joey Grizzle officiating. A private interment followed in Broadlawn Memorial Gardens with Jonas Wilson officiating.

Memorial contributions be made to Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center, 2150 Limestone Parkway, Suite 222, Gainesville, GA 30501 or the Gwinnett or Hall County Humane Society.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Dela Matthews. LaNell was born and lived most of her life in Buford. She was a graduate of Buford High School Class of 1959. She retired as co-owner of Haggard Enterprises and later worked as office administrator for Tara Fine Jewelry and was a member of Ivy Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband of 53 years, George Haggard; cousins, Diane McCrillis and Jodi Bryant, both of Buford; brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Roy and Annis Haggard of Winder and Howard Haggard of Charlotte, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews.

Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel, Buford The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 Dianna Lynn Lyles, 57, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 Arrangements are being handled by Lawson Funeral Home, 4532 Highway 53, Hoschton, GA 30548, www. lawsonfuneralhome.org, 706-654-0966.

The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Clyde Presley Jackson Jr.

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Died Jan. 26, 2015 Clyde Presley Jackson Jr., 80, of Hoschton, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015.

Mr. Jackson was a Dallas Cowboys fan.

He enjoyed listening to jazz music and spending time on the Gulf Jackson beaches. He and his wife were one of the founding family members of Grace United Methodist Church in Sherman, Texas.

Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Sara Jackson; sons, Steven Jackson and wife Sabrina of Suwanee and Jeffrey Jackson and wife Kete of Powder Springs; and grandchildren, Zackery Jackson, Jonathan Jackson and Kathryn Jackson.

A family memorial will be held at their residence in Hoschton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Northeast Georgia in Gainesville or a charity of your choice.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Rubye Mae Keith

Died Jan. 28, 2015 Rubye Mae Keith, 90, of Flowery Branch, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015.

Mrs. Keith was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy of Hoschton. She loved her family and enjoyed reading and watching western movies. She was known for giving out cards. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry T. Keith; parents, Charlie and Anna Ramey; sons, Larry Keith and Bobby Keith; brothers, Royce Ramey, Charlie Ramey and Morris Ramey; and sisters, Mildred Butler and Mary Waycaster.

Survivors include her sons, Billy Keith of Hoschton, Jerry Keith and wife Sue of Pendergrass and Joel Keith of Hoschton; daughters, Shirley Tucker and husband Ray of Flowery Branch, Pam Keith of Talmo, Sandra Thomas and husband James and Angela Edge and husband Randy, all of Maysville; sister, Imogene Mills of Baldwin; sister-in-law, Mildred Ramey; 22 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at the Church of God of Prophecy of Hoschton with the Rev. Thomas Holmes and the Rev. Copeland Smith officiating. Interment will was held in Broadlawn Cemetery in Buford.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

husband, Harlen Loggins; daughters, Sandra Brown of Braselton, Carol McDonald and Gwen Venable, both of Jefferson, and Janice Strickland of Commerce; son, Kenny Loggins of Jefferson; brother, Jimmy Cowart of Nicholson; sisters, Berdelle Lord and Betty Austin, both of Commerce, and Jenny Austin of Hull; six grandchildren and two great-randchildren.

Funeral service was held Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Toby Dyer and the Rev. Donald Wilson officiating.

Interment followed in the Howington Cemetery.

Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Dianna Lynn Lyles

Died Feb. 1, 2015 Barbara Lynn Odom, 54, of Winder, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.

She was a veteran of the United States Air Force. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Margarette Walker Odom.

Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Becky and Kenneth Rogers of Winder; and nephews, Rusty and Casey Rogers.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. John Burchfield officiating.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. before the service.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Mickey Pugh

Died Feb. 1, 2015 Mickey Pugh, 62, of Buford, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.

Survivors include his wife of 30 years, D’Ann Pugh; children, Jameson and Julianne Pugh of Buford, Jessica and Nik Argiro of Winder and Joshua and Cassandra Pugh of Buford; grandchildren, Emma Davis, GerriAlice Pugh and Lylah-Ann Pugh; mother, Agnes Hayes Pugh of Buford; sisters and brother-in-law, Teresa and Royce Owens and Sharon Hudson, all of Buford; and several nieces and cousins.

Born Jan. 1, 1953, in Atlanta, he was a 1970 graduate of Buford High School and a graduate of Lanier Tech. He was employed in IT software sales with Hewlett-Packard for a number of years. He was a member of Lanier Island Community Church, a/k/a New Bethany Baptist Church, and was an avid tennis player. He was preceded in death by his father, R. A. Pugh.

He requested no memorial service; instead, he wanted a celebration of his life which is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at 4139 Kentwood Court in Buford.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to www. terminalcancerfund.org, 3300 Hamilton Mill Road, Suite 102, Box 103, Buford, GA 30518.

Flanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Buford The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Glenda Lee Shadburn

Died Feb. 2, 2015 Glenda Lee Shadburn, 56, of Jefferson, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015.

A daughter of Mary Voyles Lee of Dahlonega and the

late James Lee, she was of the Baptist faith and worked as a lab technician with Gibson Dental Design.

Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her husband , Harold Shadburn; sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and Tonya Shadburn and Justin and Joy Shadburn, all of Maysville; sisters, Gail Loggins (Mark) of Dahlonega and Janie Cleghorn (Ricky), Carolyn Brown (Danny) and Connie Lee, all of Gainesville; brother, Mike Lee (Angelena) of Dahlonega; greatgrandmother, Eva Voyles of Jefferson; special friend; Sheila Satterfield of Jefferson; and nine grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Joel Shadburn officiating.

Burial followed in Evans Memory Gardens with Caleb Shadburn, Jacob Faber, Brad Richards, Doug Simpson, Trevor Jones and Caleb Bailey honored as pallbearers.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Henrietta Sommer

Died Jan. 30, 2015 Henrietta Sommer, age 93, of Hoschton, GA passed away on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015.

Born April 4, 1921, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was a life-long resident. She was a 1938 graduate of Bay Ridge High School in Brooklyn.

She was a retired accountant with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. She was of the Catholic faith and attended St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Brooklyn. She was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Charles E. Sommer.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Merridee and Kenneth Michelsen; grandsons, Kenneth Michelsen (and former wife Elizabeth) of Woodbridge, Va., Keith and Wendi Michelsen of Loganville, Kyle Michelsen, Kurt and Megan Michelsen and Kacey and Aris Michelsen, all of Atlanta; and eight great-grandchildren.

A vigil service was held Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in the stateroom of Flanigan Funeral Home with Father Eric Hill officiating. Interment will follow at a later date at Resurrection Cemetery on Staten Island, NY. Flanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Buford The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Marshall Dilmus Wall

Died Feb. 1, 2015 Marshall Dilmus Wall, 84, of Hawkinsville, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at Taylor Regional Hospital.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, at Clark Funeral Home in Hawkinsville with the Rev. Richard Soper officiating.

Burial will be private for family only.

Born in Winder, he was a member of the Hawkinsville First United Methodist Church. He was a retired sales representative for the Warren Featherbone Company. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Marsha Jean Wall.

Survivors include his wife, Jean Wall of Hawkinsville; sons, Marshall Scott (Nancy) Wall of Hawkinsville, Aaron Niel Wall of Winder and Johnathan Frank (Donna) Wall of Hawkinsville; daughters, Julia Nadine Wall of Macon, Phyllis Carlette Wall (Tommy) Gibson of Hawkinsville and Sarah Frances Wall of Hawkinsville; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

The family requests that donations be made to the Methodist Children’s Home, 345 Pierce Avenue, Macon, GA 31204.

Clark Funeral Home, Hawkinsville The Paper, Feb. 5, 2015

Bonnie Cowart Loggins

Died Jan. 27, 2015 Bonnie Cowart Loggins, 77, of Commerce, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at Athens Regional Medical Center.

Born in Commerce, she was a daughter of the late Hoyt and Mamie Williamson Cowart. She was a homemaker and a member of Full Gospel Holiness Church.

She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Curtis, James, Robert and J.L. Cowart.

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Continued from 1A The certificate of need — a document that gives a hospital the OK to move forward on a particular service — requires the hospital to complete work on the new unit by Jan. 2, 2017.

In keeping with that deadline, the hospital will submit plans to the state by September, said health system spokeswoman Melissa Tymchuk.

The $16 million project calls for 22,726 square feet added to a wing at the hospital, which itself is under construction, with officials now saying the opening could run past the earlier projected date of April 1.

The unit will consist of 10 beds, a well-baby nursery, and before and after childbirth support spaces. The beds are multipurpose, serving for the child’s labor and delivery, as well as for recovery and postpartum needs.

The hospital was approved for 100 beds overall, but plans call for converting 10 acute-care beds to 10 obstetrics beds. So, “there will not be an increase in total licensed beds as a result of this project,” the CON states.

Its application especially “discusses expectant mothers who live in South Hall and experience … medical problems and are presently traveling to the main campus (in Gainesville) for treatment.”

The main campus at 743 Spring St. has the Women & Children’s Pavilion, which features 18 obstetrics beds and a neonatal intensive care unit.

NGHS “submits that when its South Hall facility opens, many emergency perinatal cases will present themselves, and medical staff will be required to deliver babies and treat these patients without the appropriate equipment and staff.”

New obstetrics unit Where: Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton Size: 22,726 square feet Cost: $16 million Includes: 10 beds, a well-baby nursery, and before and after childbirth support spaces Completion: Jan. 2, 2017 In approving the unit, the Department of Community Health found that the hospital’s service area “will experience a population growth in women of childbearing age.

“Given this growth ... it is reasonable to project that there will be a continued need for OB services to accommodate the needs of expectant mothers.”

Kevin Bloye, Georgia Hospital Association, said that demographics is a “big part of the process” in determining CONs. NGHS “is simply responding to a community need,” he said. “It’s a great benefit for both mother and child to be able to drive to a hospital that’s nearby.

It’s huge.”

Braselton Mayor Bill Orr said the town, which also is in part of Jackson, Barrow and Gwinnett counties, continued to grow even during the Great Recession several years ago.

And, he said, there is plenty room for growth in the entire area that would be served the hospital — a swath running over to Flowery Branch and Buford.

“I’m tickled to death,” Orr said.

“There’s nothing better than having a baby, if you’re having one, around the corner.”

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.

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Hoschton United Methodist will host guest speaker Mike Smith on Feb. 8 in the 11 a.m. worship center. Sunday school is at 10 a.m. with the adult class meeting in the fellowship hall and children’s class in the classroom of the church.

Pastor Marvin Mason’s mission trip to Eleuthera in the Bahamas is Feb. 8-14. Remember him in your prayers for a successful and blessed mission trip.

Ash Wednesday service is Feb. 18.

“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.

Two new senior leaders are now part of the administrative team at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), and it’s a homecoming of sorts for one of them.

Gainesville native Bo Walpole, MD, recently joined NGHS as Vice President of Clinical Effectiveness, and Debbie Weber was named Chief Human Resource Officer.

In his new role, Dr. Walpole oversees how providers interact with technology, data analytics and sharing, improved clinical documentation, waste reduction, cost effectiveness, patient flow and transitions of care. He most recently served as a practicing interventional cardiolo- Walpole gist and Chief of Cardiac Sciences at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. Previous roles include managing partner for The Heart Group, a group of 37 cardiologists in Nashville, and Chief Medical Officer for Okyanos Heart Institute, an international private company developed to explore new options for treatment of cardiac diseases with adult stem cell technology.

Dr. Walpole received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Vanderbilt University.

He went on to complete fellowships in cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology at Emory University, where he also received a master’s in Business Administration. Weber

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 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

Dr. Walpole is a Certified Physician Executive, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology.

Debbie Weber was named NGHS’ Chief Human Resource Officer in July 2014, though she served in the same interim role since March 2014.

She oversees workforce planning and recruitment, employee benefits, compensation, human resource information systems, employee wellness, employee education and occupational health and safety.

Weber has more than 20 years of demonstrated human resource expertise in for-profit and not-for-profit health systems, serving both adult and pediatric patients, and has held senior positions with nationally recognized healthcare consulting firms.

Before joining NGHS, Weber most recently served as interim Vice President of Human Resources for a 6,000plus employee health system.

She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, American Society for Healthcare Human Resource Administration and the Human Resource Advisory Board for Child Healthcare Corporation of America.

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On Feb. 11, small groups for adults will resume at 6:30 p.m.

“Connect Run Club” (CRC) will also begin on that date. CRC will have a special guest speaker to help us prepare. There will be four groups: men’s run, men’s walk, women’s run and women’s walk. Please come and join us as we work on our physical and spiritual bodies at the same time. Nursery through middle school will meet at 6:30 p.m. and high school students will meet 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. 8, the focus is “Don’t Take Things that Aren’t Yours.” Also, on Feb. 8, the church will have Scout Sunday honoring local Boy Scouts.

On Feb. 10, the Senior Adults will have their monthly luncheon in the church fellowship hall. Start time is 11:30 a.m. Please call church office at 706-367-8332 for

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On Feb. 14, the church is having a Valentine’s banquet from 6-8 p.m.

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On Feb. 18, the church will have an Ash Wednesday service at 6:30 p.m.

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orecasting the weather is a job I wouldn’t want. If you predict rain and it doesn’t, folks chuckle and go on their way. If you predict a blizzard and it doesn’t happen, folks will stop just short of calling for a lynch mob.

I have a couple of meteorologists who are friends of mine and I trust them. They do a good job.

They have access to all sorts of computers, radars and technology that has made weather forecasting more accurate than ever.

Why, then, do we pay so much attention to a rodent?

The lowly groundhog has become synonymous with the prediction of the remainder of winter. The groundhog has put Punxsutawney, Pa., on the map and made Feb. 2 a day media from around the world converge on the little town in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Punxsutawney Phil, the grand master of groundhogs, has a record of accuracy somewhere around 39 percent. I’m not sure where that qualifies in the world of prognostication, but it doesn’t sound too impressive.

Folks use all sorts of signs to forecast the severity of winter. Some folks believe a high number of fogs in August can be a warning of a bad winter. Others count the number of woolly worms, a type of caterpillar, as a sign of bad winter.

Others look at things such as the number of acorns produced by an oak tree.

Still others base their predictions on how early the squirrels start putting the acorns away.

The bottom line is, the beginning of winter is Dec. 21 and it is supposed to last until March 20. Those are just the calendar dates.

I’ve been freezing in November and we had our worst snowstorm ever just

Harris Blackwood seven days before the beginning of spring.

Regardless of what happened in Punxsutawney, don’t put your coat away this week. I don’t think winter is through with us.

If I’m wrong, it’s no big deal. I’m ready.

I love this part of the country. We have four distinct seasons. I’m rather partial to spring and fall, but some days during the winter and summer I can do without.

A lot of people move to places where it is warm all year. I think it could be rather boring. I visited San Diego and I think every day is sunny and in the mid-70s.

Being a meteorologist there must not be fun.

On the other hand, I visited the home of a friend in Utah. He has a snowblower waiting and ready in his garage. I’m glad I don’t have to master that skill.

I know we can have some ups and downs in our weather patterns and I think that’s great. I like a little thunder and lightning to spice things up. I’m also content to be greeted by a beautiful sunrise or sunset.

So, let the groundhogs, woolly worms and squirrels do their thing. Right or wrong, we can just sit back and enjoy the wonderful daily display we have been given.

It just doesn’t get much better than what we have right here.

Harris Blackwood is a Gainesville resident whose columns appear weekly.

I love this part of the country. We have four distinct seasons. I’m rather partial to spring and fall, but some days during the winter and summer I can do without.

Harris Blackwell

Life just goes by way too quickly A friend said something the other day that has clung like mist to the crevices of my mind. She’s soon to turn 70 and this is what she said: “Sometimes, I lie in bed and think — in 10 years I’ll be 80.” A worried look crossed the face as pretty as it was when I was a toddler and she would let me sit beside her on the piano bench as she played for Sunday church service.

“That makes me so sad,” she continued. “How did it all go by so fast? It just seems unreal.”

The early part of our lives seems to drag. Christmas and birthdays are too slow to come and are the only days that pass too quickly. High school math class is a preview of eternity and a week of being grounded for some teenage infraction feels like six months.

College years pass, usually easier than those high school days, and jobs come. The bad ones linger or rather malinger while the good ones with the nice bosses vanish like an ice cube in the Mississippi summer. Young adults struggle to juggle bills, children and build toward retirement.

Ronda Rich “One day,” we have all said at one time or the other about one thing or the other, optimistic for easier times and dreams to come. We have no idea, no conception that when the transmission of life’s hours finally shifts, the speed will pick up more dramatically than we want.

Times get better, money becomes less of a worry and we enjoy the moments more.

The vacations are better than they once were but they disappear much faster.

Once, when I was working a job I hated for a person I hated, I lived for the weekends. On Monday morning when I awoke, I set my sights on the following Friday.

During a Wednesday supper with Mama during that reign of terror, I sighed heavily. “Oh, I wish it were Friday night,” I opined.

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few, if any, die having done all they wanted.

After her daughter’s wedding, my friend Stevie smiled bittersweetly, remembering the baby now grown and married. “It all went by so quickly.”

Miss Virgie worked for weeks preparing for a big soiree she was having outside on their patio. The night before the dinner party, a huge storm blew in and brought havoc. Her glass top tables were turned over and shattered, lanterns blown away, potted plants and shrubs destroyed.

“I had everything just like I wanted, all perfect,” she lamented. “Then, in a flash of a moment, it was all gone. All that hard work and preparation for nothing.”

And so, too, is life. Seems like we get everything set just like we want and then we’re called away.

Life goes by so quickly.

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

Sign up for her newsletter at www.rondarich.com. Her column appears weekly.

Community’s outreach efforts are supporting educational pursuits President, Jackson County Community Outreach

Letters policy

Mama straightened herself in the kitchen chair and stopped folding a paper napkin which was her lifelong habit of hers: folding, unfolding and refolding napkins whenever she talked at the dinner table.

“Listen, little girl, you better stop wishin’ for life to go by. You’re just wishin’ your life away. You’ll be sorry one day.”

I pursed my lips, and then smiled brightly. “Okay, then.” I nodded. “I wish it were LAST Friday.”

Even Mama had to laugh at the wisdom of that. It makes me reflective, even sad, to think of the periods of time I wished would hurry by and leave just a memory if it needed to leave anything behind at all.

A friend of mine died at 94 and even he was not ready to go. “There’s so much more I could do,” he said. “If only time were on my side.”

When I think of that comment, I always think of a line from a Tennessee Williams play where a mother is consoled because her son died as a young man.

“All men, regardless of age, die too young,” she said.

And isn’t that true? For

The year 2014 was a challenging yet productive year for Jackson County Community Outreach (JCCO), and we are sincerely appreciative for the ongoing support and encouragement of all sectors of the Jackson County community. Without your recognition of the value of nonprofit volunteer work in educational support and community involvement, our work would not be possible.

We awarded $16,000 to 15 high school and GED graduates at various Honors Day programs during May of 2014, bringing our 16-year total to $132,000 in scholarships given. These funds were raised primarily from our annual achievement awards banquets.

The recipients were graduates from our four local high schools and the Jackson County Adult GED program.

We gained two new JCCO members an four new banquet reserved donors in 2014.

Our 16th annual achievement awards banquet held Dec. 13, 2014, at the Jefferson Civic Center was attended by more than 307 supporters and was a great success with vital information and an evening of good community fellowship. We are very grateful to our splendid keynote speaker, Pedro P. Cherry, vice president of

community affairs and economic development of Georgia Power, for his inspirational and informative message. His positive view of our county’s economic future was very encouraging.

Our thanks also go to Larry Ebert, chief operating officer of Northridge Medical Center, and Hilda Johnson Smith, regional coordinator for Georgia Great Promise Partnership, who served as our 2014 banquet honorary chair and mistress of ceremonies, respectively. We are appreciative to Jackson County Commission Chairman Tom Crow for his very timely welcome and words of appreciation to CAN awardee Cathy Weldon of Bentley Assisted Living, who cared for his mother.

We salute the Jackson County Schools combined chorus for uplifting us with their musical gifts. Our Lord’s undershepherds, the Rev. Ellis Rucker of Gum Springs Baptist Church and the Rev. Terry Smith of Nicholson Baptist Church, are appreciated for their devotional service. We also thank Jackson County Chamber of Commerce president/CEO Josh Fenn for taking time from his schedule to introduce Mr. Cherry. We are certainly indebted to Wells Fargo Advisors and Kevin Price for being our official 2014 banquet sponsor and recognizing our community work.

We are proud of and salute all of

our 2014 achievement award recipients for the service, contributions and compassion for our great county.

Our 21014 banquet theme, “Teaching and Educating the Present & Future Generations: Education – They Key to Economic Growth” signals that Jackson County believes that education and marketable skillsets will propel our economic future.

The members, volunteers and external advisory committee again thank the community for the opportunity to serve and we look forward to our 2015 annual banquet and our 2016 rollout of our Tech-College-Industrial Scholarship Program. The criteria for this program are in process now. Applications for our regular 2025 scholarships have been forwarded by Mary Dixon, JCCO scholarship chairwoman, to the school counselors for distribution to graduates.

For membership, volunteer or donor information, contact me, president Jim Scott, at 706-335-3367 or email jbs11@windstream.net or contact secretary Anita Brown at 706-367-8234.

You can also write JCCO, P.O. Box 746, Commerce, GA 30529.

Again, thank and may God bless our county and the United States of America, Jim Scott is president of the Jackson County Community Outreach.

It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week Severe Weather Preparedness Week, Feb. 2-6, is a dedicated time when all Georgians are encouraged to prepare for unexpected events, practice emergency response procedures for all types of weather and learn more about local threats.

“Weather in Georgia can be very unpredictable, and our residents have to be ready for everything from tornadoes to ice storms,” said Jim Butterworth,

director of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA/Homeland Security).

“During Severe Weather Preparedness Week, I encourage everyone to take one simple preparedness step each day. Those small steps add up, and even the simplest of preparations can be of tremendous help when severe weather strikes.”

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POLICE REPORT Jackson County Sheriff’s Office ■■ A woman reported she and a friend rented a truck together from Home Depot and, rather than turning in the truck, the other woman had left the truck at Our Store on Jan. 28. The complainant said the other woman did not provide any money for the rental fee and she had no money for gas to return the truck. She was advised the matter was civil in nature and she may have to resort to taking the other party to court.

■■ Another civil issue was reported Jan.28 by a man who reported some items missing from the Richmond Way, Commerce, address he had been renting. He had cleaned the place and was having to clean it a second time to get his deposit back after the landlord said workers came in to repair a water leak. While there, the workers apparently used the complainant’s vacuum and microwave.

■■ A verbal domestic dispute was reported Jan. 29 at a Commerce Road address. After his girlfriend had tossed his clothes out the door, the man requested to be allowed inside to get other belongings. He said he was unable to find a cell phone and a small safe containing his birth certificate and Social Security card.

■■ A domestic dispute was reported Jan. 29 at a Swann Road location where a separated couple got into a verbal argument.

■■ A driver acting suspicious and trying to avoid encountering a deputy was stopped Jan. 28 on Southampton Circle. The driver said he was looking for another subdivision and advised he did not have a driver’s license.

He was taken into custody.

■■ A driver reported damage to her vehicle on Jan. 28 after something from a tractor-trailer struck the car, damaging the side mirror and causing a ding on the paint. The tractor-trailer driver was on the scene and advised his company would pay for the damage out of pocket.

■■ A mother reported she lost the prescription written for her son’s medication on Jan. 21 and needed a report to secure another script from the physician.

■■ A dispute was reported Jan. 28 at a Highway 330 address where a woman wanted her husband to go to the hospital for treatment and he agreed to go with her

to the hospital.

■■ A renter in the process of moving out reported Jan. 25 that she suspects her landlord entered the Mangum Bridge Road residence. The civil dispute was logged.

■■ A welfare check was requested Jan. 27 at an Ethridge Road location.

■■ The driver of a vehicle stopped Jan. 27 on Highway 129 for headlight and taillight violations was charged with driving without a license and a man, who arrived to assist in picking up the vehicle, was also arrested on an outstanding Walton County warrant.

■■ Deputies were called to assist Jan. 26 to a Highland Way address where EMS was responding to a medical call after a person had been threatening suicide at the address earlier in the day.

■■ A driver reported his windshield was damaged Jan. 26 when something came from a dump truck on Interstate 85. The truck driver said his truck was empty and he was unsure if an object in the roadway had been tossed up by his tire’s wheels.

■■ A verbal dispute was reported Jan. 26 at a Holly Springs Road location in Pendergrass where a man wanted his sister and her husband, who are homeless and awaiting startup of their disability, to leave the location. The man was advised of the eviction process.

■■ A criminal trespass was reported Jan. 26 at a Brockton Road location where two men were reportedly taking scrap metal. One of the men said he was on another relative’s property but the complainant said the land was his and he wanted the men to leave.

■■ A terroristic threats and acts complaint was filed Jan. 23 by a woman who said a relative had threatened to come and shoot her and others after learning he was not going to get proceeds from a car sale. The car was titled to the complainant not the suspect, who is wanted on outstanding warrants in Jackson County.

■■ A vehicle abandoned on Otis Gooch Road at Winder Highway on Jan. 24 was towed because of safety concerns.

■■ A suspicious truck and trailer with no tag was stopped on Jan. 25 on Brock Road. The driver said he was going to J&J Flea Market to sell two mowers, a new weed trimmer and a 10-speed Cannondale. He also had a generator which he bought the day before from a hardware store. He said he would be re-

pairing the generator which had flat tires while trying to sell the other items. The deputy got serial numbers since the story appeared suspicious.

■■ A vehicle abandoned at a Kellys Way address several years ago could be disposed of by the property. The registered owner thought her ex-husband had sold the car for scrap years ago because of its condition. She did not want the claim possession.

■■ A driver reported a deer had run out in front of him on Highway 11 on Jan. 22 resulting in damage to his vehicle.

■■ A driver stopped for no insurance on Winder Highway on Jan. 21 got a ride to work with a co-worker while his vehicle was towed.

■■ A woman walking her dogs in the Reese Drive area on Jan. 21 flagged down a deputy to turn over a wallet which she found on the roadside. The wallet was returned to the owner who found everything intact.

■■ A terroristic threats report was filed Jan. 15 by a man who said a woman was threatening him after his girlfriend took $300 in cash from the woman to purchase illegal drugs and did not return with the drugs. The girlfriend was in jail in Athens where she was picked up on an outstanding warrant.

■■ A broken down vehicle abandoned Jan. 15 on Highway 129 was towed because it was a road hazard.

■■ A verbal dispute was reported Jan. 19 at a Pace Drive location where a man was locking his ex-wife out of the house when she went out to put her belongings in a nearby shed where she said she would stay. The man was advised he could not lock her out as the shed did not have a restroom.

■■ A dispute was reported Jan. 19 at Wayne Poultry where a temp employee who was terminated the day before returned to the business demanding to speak to his boss’ supervisor or the owner. Deputies were called and the man was advised he could not return to the property. He was told to contact the temp agency.

■■ A driver stopped for traveling south in the northbound lane of Highway 129 on Jan. 17 was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence.

■■ A customer at J&J Flea Market complained Jan. 17 that a vendor had kept $20 of hers while the vendor said the woman was trying to scam him.

■■ A man contacted deputies related to an active child support warrant for his exwife, however, no active

warrants were showing, although her driver’s license had been suspended due to child support.

■■ A lost cell phone was returned to the owner after someone called to inquire if there was a reward for the return of the phone.

■■ A man contacted deputies after his ex-wife threatened to contact his company about text messages sent from his company cell phone.

■■ A woman enlisted help in retrieving her car from her ex-boyfriend on Jan. 16.

■■ A criminal trespass was reported Jan. 16 from the Nicholson area.

Braselton Police ■■ A disorderly conduct incident was reported Jan. 19 just before midnight at the Pilot station where witnesses recorded the encounter between two men. The suspect punched a man in the face who approached his truck to get a picture of his Department of Transportation numbers after the suspect proceeded into the parking spot the complainant was waiting to back into. The suspect grabbed the man’s phone and punched him in the face before walking away with the man’s phone. When the victim got his phone back, he called police. While the victim said he would decline to press charges, the witnesses provided evidence which resulted in disorderly conduct charges against the suspect.

He as taken to the Gwinnett County Jail.

■■ According to a Jan. 20 report, a white Chevrolet truck rammed the entrance gate to the Gates of Braselton, subdivision. After the truck rammed the gate, the driver drove to the cul de sac on Monta Vista Way and abandoned the truck, fleeing on foot. The truck was left in the middle of the roadway.

A resident told police she was on Highway 211 behind the truck when two patrol vehicles approached them from the rear with blue lights activated. The truck accelerated and turned onto Thompson Mill Road and she lost sight of it. When the resident arrived at the subdivision, she found the gate had been rammed and the truck was abandoned. Inside the truck, police found a driver’s license and prescription bottles for one person and Georgia Department of Corrections inmate ID for another person who has a suspended license and active warrants for his arrest through Gwinnett County and Hall County.

The vehicle, which was being pursued by Barrow County Sheriff’s Office depu-

ties as a part of an unrelated investigation, was towed from the scene. A hold has been placed on the truck.

Cost to repair the entrance gate could be an estimated $20,000.

■■ The driver involved in a Jan. 20 mishap with a deer was taken into custody on Jackson County warrants.

■■ A truck driver reported damage to his tractor-trailer while it was parked at the Pilot Travel Center on Jan. 23.

■■ A possible intoxicated passenger involved in a Jan. 24 fight at Jeffery’s was taken into custody at the scene of a nearby traffic stop. While the victim declined to press charges, the suspect was wanted on a Jackson County warrant and was arrested.

■■ A man living on Reisling Drive reported Jan. 25 the locks to his residence had been changed while he was out of state. The landlord said he had not been at the property.

■■ A driver reported he struck a deer on Friendship Road on Jan. 25.

■■ A report of threats being made at BiBa’s was filed Jan. 25 after a man came in and demanded he be given his son’s final paycheck. The man was told the restaurant could only discuss financials with the son.

■■ A man who attempted to cash a stolen check which was written out to him at Northeast Georgia Bank on Jan. 26 was taken into custody and charged with forgery in the third degree. He said a man named “Redd” who dropped in off in a black Nissan truck offered him $300 to cash the check.

He claimed he did not know the check was stolen. When “Redd” called and was told by the suspect that the check was cashed and to return for him, “Redd” never arrived and police were unable to locate a vehicle matching the description.

■■ A driver stopped Jan. 26 on suspicion of driving a vehicle reported stolen from Mauldin, S.C., was taken into custody after a traffic stop on Highway 211. The man was charged with theft by receiving stolen property.

■■ A vehicle was stopped Jan. 27 on Highway 211 when an officer saw the passenger was not wearing a seat belt.

The passenger was taken into custody on an outstanding Jackson County warrant.

■■ A man wanted on a Braselton Police warrant was taken into custody on Feb. 2 at a Bayberry Drive location.

■■ A driver located behind a Highway 53 business on Jan. 31 after another driver called to report a suspected drunk driver was taken into custody when he was unable

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to take a roadside sobriety test due to intoxication. His license was expired. He also refused to blow for an intoximeter.

■■ A driver stopped on Interstate 85 on Jan. 31 for traveling 104 mph in a 70 mph zone was charged with speeding and reckless driving. The man said he was driving from South Carolina to Florida to get his girlfriend out of jail. He was taken to the Gwinnett County Jail.

■■ The owner of a 2006 Porsche Cayenne contacted police Jan. 31 after his leather jacket containing the car keys and the car were missing from Jeffery’s. The man first went to his friend’s home and his home, thinking the friend may be playing a joke him. When he was unable to locate the car, he called police.

■■ A Dayton Superior employee reported his vehicle door lock had been damaged Jan. 30 when someone gained forced entry to the car. Missing from the car was $330 which was inside the man’s lunch bag left on the car seat.

■■ A driver stopped Jan. 30 on Interstate 85 for traveling 97 mph in a 70 mph zone told police she was traveling to South Carolina for a Super Bowl weekend with family.

She was taken to the Jackson County Jail on an outstanding warrant from Dougherty County.

■■ Police were called to the Cork & Keg parking lot on Jan. 29 where a man was acting suspiciously and was hitting the business door with a stick. The man said someone was out to get him and was riding around a green Honda Civic. No such vehicle was located. Jackson County EMS was called to check out the man who told police he was going down off meth. He was taken to the Gwinnett County Jail.

■■ While assisting another officer at the scene of a stolen tractor-trailer on Exchange Way on Jan. 28, an officer located a vehicle which was reported stolen out of Henry County. The tractor-trailer, which was reported stolen in Clayton County, had been damaged to gain access to and had been abandoned and left illegally parked.

■■ A shopper at Kroger reported damage to her vehicle on Jan. 28.

■■ A man notified police after receiving a Jan. 27 text that his income tax filing by Turbo Tax had been received and accepted but the man had not filed yet.

He was informed by the IRS that until a refund check was cashed, no crime had been committed. Police assisted with needed paperwork.

Women arrested in Fed Ex theft The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded Jan. 23 to the Tanger Outlet Mall in Commerce in reference to a theft from a Fed Ex delivery truck.

The driver of the Fed Ex vehicle reported two females stole a package from the delivery truck.

The two females were later apprehended and transported to the Jackson

County Jail.

Litishia Faye Lawrence, 57, of Commerce, and Janis Elizabeth Vaughn, 57, of Toccoa, are both facing burglary in the second charges.

Citizens are encouraged to notify their local law enforcement agencies of any suspicious persons, crimes or other relevant information by calling 911 or

the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 706-367-8718. You can provide information without being involved or identified by contacting the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office’s anonymous tip line at 706-367-3784 to report any criminal or suspicious activity.

Litishia Faye Lawrence, L, and Janis Elizabeth Vaughn, R, were charged.

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Dragons dominate area wrestling tournament

Lesson from the pro

BY CHARLES PHELPS

cphelps@clickthepaper.com

ELBERTON – A new year and a new region equates to the same result as the Jefferson Dragon wrestling program dominated the Area 8-AAA traditional championship last Saturday in Elbert County.

The Dragons finished first overall with 286.50 points and won nine of the 14 individual titles. They also racked-up two second and thirdplace finishes.

Those 13 will compete at the Class AAA state sectionals (East sectionals) tomorrow and Saturday at Morgan County High School. Their 14th competitor is an alternate.

“They did great,” Jefferson head

coach Doug Thurmond said. “They did awesome. Now, we got two more weeks.

“We have got to get ready for the next two weeks and practice and sharpen up a couple of things we saw out there. And, they (the wrestlers) all know what they are. I mean, they know at this point what they have got to do,” Thurmond continued. “We have a tough area, but that doesn’t mean that we’ve seen all that we’re going to see.

So, they have to get it back on and get ready, because there are some tough ones out there in everyone’s weight class, so that’s what we’ve got to get ready for.”

First-place finishers Mitchell McGhee (113), Tanner Thurmond

Doug Chellew The Paper Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeff Teague last Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers.

BY CHARLES PHELPS

talk to a player and I was going to make it a point to ask about the streak.

The Atlanta Hawks’ 19-game Enter point guard Jeff Teague. win streak came to an end MonHe had a huge crowd of reday night against the New Orleans porters around him at first and I Pelicans. thought, “I’m not going to be able Throughout the streak, the to talk to him.” After approxiHawks defeated the likes of the mately three minutes, he left Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City the crowd of reporters and was Thunder, Cleveland Cavaliers and stopped by another reporter.

Los Angeles Clippers.

I walked up to them and knew I had the opportunity to be in at- what I wanted to ask about the tendance for the 19th and final win streak. He may have already anof the streak last Saturday against swered the question with the mob the Philadelphia 76ers. Not only of reporters, but better to be safe was I in attendance but I was there than sorry and ask again. as a working member of the press.

I asked him, “What is coach tellTo say I was excited was an un- ing y’all about all the noise about derstatement. I couldn’t believe I the winning streak, or what do you was actually at a prothink about that?” fessional sporting His answer to the event and was going question rang so true to write about what that anyone from a transpired before coach to a player at me. the high-school level As I sat there can appreciate it. watching the game, He responded, Charles Phelps I pondered about “Honestly, we don’t what angle I should take to make talk about it. I swear to you we just a story. Obviously, it was going to take it one game at a time. And, deal with the streak, but not about I think you guys make more of a the games themselves. I had to fig- deal of it than we do. We don’t even ure out a way to relate it to athletes think about it.”

I normally interact with, the highIt struck me. There was my school athlete. story. If any high school athletes After the win, I walk down into read this, take the tip from the prothe media center. There, I listened fessional athlete saying something to head coach Mike Budenholzer you all have heard but maybe give his thoughts about the game. never understood, “one game at It lasted for less than 10 minutes. a time.”

Surprisingly, no question was Even at the highest level of a proasked about the winning streak. fessional sport, players don’t overI don’t know if it was because look the next opponent towards a the same question of “Coach, team they play three weeks down what do you think about the win- the road. They are focused on the ning streak?” had been asked over next game, because they know at and over going into the game, and any given time, a winning streak the same answer was given. Or, or momentum built through a lot maybe it was something no one of wins and great play can come wanted to ask because they didn’t to a screeching halt. want to “jinx” the tremendous moThey stay in the moment at mentum the team had built. hand, not try and create one that From the media center, I is yet to be determined. headed into the locker room to cphelps@clickthepaper.com

Franklin, Tyner combine for 45, lead Lady Dragons past Elbert Co.; boys fall after 4th-quarter miscues

BY COLIN HUBBARD

sports@clickthepaper.com

JEFFERSON – It was an emotional night at Jefferson High school last Friday as the Jefferson Lady Dragons welcomed Elbert County on senior night.

But, it wasn’t the seniors who stole the show. Sophomore Abbie Franklin dropped 26 points on 11-of-21 shooting and freshman McKenzie Tyner shot 6-of-12 from the field to finish with 19 points to propel the Lady Dragons to a 5955 win.

The rest of the team connected on just 3-of-12 shooting for the game.

The Lady Dragons remain in a tie for first place with Morgan County in Region 8-AAA. “It doesn’t matter how I played tonight,” Franklin said. “I think one of the reasons we won tonight was because of the seniors’ leadership.”

Franklin managed to hold back her emotion to say that, “The seniors mean a lot to us and we are really going to miss them next year.”

The Lady Dragons had an up-

and-down first quarter and found themselves down 6-2 early, but with the hot shooting of Franklin and Tyner, who combined for 11 points in the opening quarter, Jefferson held a 15-10 lead going into the second quarter.

After some early mistakes to start the quarter, the Lady Blue Devils charged back to regain the lead 25-21 with one minute left before halftime.

But, the Lady Dragons responded as three different players made a basket in the final 45 seconds of the first half.

Tyner converted a three-point play with just under 10 seconds left to give Jefferson a 28-25 lead at halftime.

The Lady Dragons stepped on the gas offensively in the third quarter, scoring 22 points, 19 of which were by Franklin and Tyner. Jefferson led by as much as 16 points, but by quarter’s end, they led by 11, 50-39.

After a Franklin field goal, Jefferson led by 12 with 6:12 left in the game.

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Charles Phelps The Paper Jefferson’s Mitchell McGhee (113) competed against Jackson County’s Luke Gonzalez at the Area 8-AAA traditional tournament last Saturday.

(132), Chase Piperato (145), Will Ballard (152) and Michael Paolozzi (220) all won via first-round pinfall.

Caleb Little (182) won via forfeit and Dawson Bates (106), Ben Kelly (120) and Price Joiner (126) won on points.

“Getting 13 in for sure is pretty awesome,” Thurmond said. “All of them were (third place) and above, so that was nice. (A) lot of champions…so that was nice.”

The Jackson County Panthers (173.00) finished in fourth place and had six runner-up finishers, Luke Gonzalez (113), Brian Carranza (120), Connor Crump (132), Zak Evans (152), Hunter Allen (170) and Chuckie Allen (182).

They also had two third-place finishers and three finish in fourth place in their respected weight class. They send 11 wrestlers to Morgan County.

“Ecstatic,” Jackson County head coach Jason Powers said. “I mean, fourth isn’t where we wanted to finish, but when we did what we did today, I’m ecstatic.”

No one competitor lost their seed and five bettered theirs because of their performance, he explained.

“Taking 11, to put six in the finals, man, it was a fantastic day for us,” Powers said. “We came up a couple of points shorts, but we had two weight classes that we didn’t have somebody in.

“You put one kid in a weight class and they come out just finishing fifth, we’re in second place, again.

So, it was a really good day for us and I’m extremely happy with the kids.”

Driving Force

For The Paper Mill Creek senior Meredith Schulte is one of the leaders of the Lady Hawks’ basketball team. She is committed to playing college basketball at Tulane University.

Mill Creek High School senior Meredith Schulte’s road to the court

BY CHARLES PHELPS

cphelps@clickthepaper.com

When Meredith Schulte was in kindergarten, she watched her sister, Mini, play sports. One sport stood out above the rest, and ultimately, it became her passion.

That sport’s name is basketball.

Now, a senior at Mill Creek High School, she’s spent years practicing and improving every area of her game, shooting, defending, rebound and passing.

All the time, sweat, sacrifice and most importantly, hard work, is paying dividends. She eclipsed the 1,000-career point mark last month. She’s committed to play college basketball at Tulane University beginning this fall and the Lady Hawks are on the verge of a state-playoff berth.

“In the beginning, I was very focused on getting good enough to play varsity basketball,” Schulte explained. “So, the summer after eighth grade, I stepped up my training.”

Being 6-feet tall, practicing with her sister’s AAU team and playing pick-up games against the boys all

helped her achieve her goal of making the squad.

Four years later, she’s even more dedicated to getting better as she has matured both as a player and person.

Her on-the-court maturation came in large part because of her parents, especially from her mom, she explained. Her mom drove her “all over the place” to find trainers that fit her needs.

“Once I found the right ones, I trained as much as possible, three and four extra practices per week,” Schulte said. “I don’t think most people have any idea how much extra work is necessary. They think they do, but they don’t.”

In between her sophomore and junior year, Schulte attended 10 basketball camps at 10 different colleges.

“That was a lot of traveling and it was exhausting, but it made me grow a lot and learn about different coaching styles,” she explained.

“We would leave one camp and get in the car and go straight to another.

“It was tricky because most of the schools would schedule camps on the same weekend because of

NCAA recruiting rules.”

Off the court, Schulte was shy.

But, when the college recruiting process began, she had to shed that mold.

“At first, that was very, very difficult,” she explained. “I was very shy, but being shy won’t work.

“These coaches needed to get to know me and I needed to get to know them. Phone calls and inperson visits (were) the only way.”

With the support of family and coaches, Schulte is “blessed” and “excited” about her future at Tulane.

She called the selection process “stressful,” and took her time before making her final decision.

“I know a lot of high school players commit very early and in one way that is nice, but really getting to know the school, coaches, team, program and atmosphere was very important to me,” Schulte explained.

“I am very pleased with Tulane University. The coaching staff is very experienced. The team en-

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LOCAL soccer

local sports

local baseball

Soccer Totz registration open

Sports action this weekend

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 GHSA Swimming and Diving State Championship begins today and ends Saturday at Georgia Tech’s Recreation Center Aquatic Center. Admission is $12.

The GHSA Traditional Wrestling Class AAA East Sectionals takes place Friday and Saturday at Morgan County High School. Jefferson and Jackson County have wrestlers competing.

Jefferson basketball host East Jackson in an in-county rivalry matchup.

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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Charles Phelps The Paper Mill Creek senior Meredith Schulte

SCHULTE

Continued from 1B ergy is great. (The) campus and facilities are very nice. The academics and the reputation of the school are very good,” she continued.

“The American Athletic Conference (AAC) is very competitive and has some of the topranked women basketball teams in the country. In a way, I wish it was closer to home, but I can’t complain. I think it is a great fit for me.

I am very excited.”

But, her new adventure begins later this year. She still has the rest of her senior season as a Lady Hawk to finish.

“But, right now, I want to win our region and go on to state,” she said. “I want to win.

We have a great group of seniors that have played together for a long time.

“Coach (Ashley) Phillips has coached us for many years. I know that this is our last year together and I am determined to not have any regrets. I want to do my part and more, if that is what is needed to win. I want to win.”

She’s a leader and mentor to the younger players, passing along all of her experience from her varsity years and playing for a No. 1-ranked national AAU team.

“I think it is important for younger players to feel comfortable talking to seniors and I know that it is the seniors’ responsibility to make that possible,” she said.

“I try to return the support to the younger players that I was given when I was younger.

I remembered how much I appreciated the attention that older players gave me and so I have tried to do the same.”

Like a muscle car being pushed to its max speed, Schulte plays the game with the upmost speed and intensity. She’s not afraid to tangle on the floor for a loose ball, or go up for the tough layup, where a hard foul awaits.

Her drive has helped make her that much better.

“As far as the drive, I think that is just the environment that I was raised in. My family, parents and grandparents, have all been very driven,” she said, “so, I guess it’s kind of in me to do the same.

“I have had people tell me and my parents that we ‘do too much,’ but slowing down is just not the way we are.”

Even if she isn’t playing well, Schulte refuses to let it affect her contributions for the team. She said it was a “hard lesson” to learn and at times she still “struggles,” but always works on it.

“I need to do what (I can) whenever I can,” she said. “Most of the time, defense and rebounding is just effort and that should always be there.”

Drinnon, Eagles conquer Bulldogs for key region win Lumpkin leads way for Lady Eagles victory

BY KYLE FUNDERBURK

sports@clickthepaper.com

COMMERCE – Coming into the 2014-15 basketball season, the East Jackson Eagles had never defeated Jefferson, Elbert County, or Hart County.

After their dramatic 6761 win over Hart County on senior night, they now claim victories over all those teams.

“We changed all of that negative history,” East Jackson head coach David Boyd said. “People used to come in and bully East Jackson, but that’s just not going to happen anymore.”

The Eagles and Bulldogs were in a close battle throughout the first half. The Eagles trailed 14-13 after the first quarter and despite the hot start by the Bulldogs in the second quarter, the Eagles kept the score at 31-27 going into halftime.

In the first half, the Bulldogs held freshman Drue Drinnon to nine points. He couldn’t be contained in the third quarter as he matched his point total from the first half with three shots.

Drinnon wasn’t the only dominant Eagle that quarter. Seniors Colton Puckett and Sydney Henderson com-

bined for 13 points. Those three scorers took the Eagles from being down by four at halftime to leading by 17, 54-37, going into the fourth quarter.

Puckett ended his night and regular-season career in the home gymnasium with 12 points, nine on three longrange shots and the other three from the traditional three-point play.

“Puckett has had a tremendous season. I’ve been real proud of him,” Boyd said. “He’s a good spot-up shooter and I think he surprised himself a bit tonight.”

The lead dissolved quicker than it was built as the Bulldogs went on a 15-0 run in the first two minutes of the quarter to cut the deficit to 54-52.

Right when the Eagles needed their talented freshman the most, Drinnon answered the call by scoring eight of the Eagles’ final 13 points to help his team secure the win.

Lady Eagles 42, Lady Bulldogs 34 Without leading scorer Libbi Lance, the Lady Eagles had to look elsewhere for their points.

Sophomore Ashley Lumpkin filled that void nicely as she scored 14 points to help

lead her team to an eightpoint victory over the Lady Bulldogs.

“Lumpkin gave us a humongous lift and helped bring her senior sisters a victory,” head coach Matthew Gibbs said.

East Jackson was paced early on by senior Treasure Wright, who scored seven points and the Lady Eagles led 9-2 after the first quarter.

“Wright came in tonight with Lance out and picked up the scoring burden,” Gibbs said. “She started the game with five straight points and that really set the tempo.”

The Lady Eagles kept that pace throughout much of the second and third quarters, until the Lady Bulldogs went on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 28-23 going into the fourth quarter.

A bad free-throw percentage through the first three quarters kept the Lady Eagles from building a bigger lead. They only made five of their 17 free-throw attempts going into the fourth quarter.

But, when it mattered most, the free throws started to fall. They started the quarter on a 7-1 run, that included going 3-for-6 from the line.

They added five more free throws to help put the game away.

Hawks, Lady Hawks fall at rival Norcross

Charles Phelps The Paper Mill Creek senior Madison Phillips drives the lane against the Norcross Lady Blue Devils last Friday.

BY CHARLES PHELPS

cphelps@clickthepaper.com Doug Chellew The Paper Jefferson sophomore Abbie Franklin puts up a shot against Elbert County last Friday.

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Continued from 1B The Lady Blue Devils didn’t fold. They compiled a 13-0 run and led the Lady Dragons 5554 with 2:19 left in the game.

Nineteen seconds later, Franklin connected on the go-ahead two-point shot to give the Lady Dragons the lead back, 56-55.

They added three more points to secure the victory.

“Coach told us to stay calm and reminded us that we are a good team,” Tyner said. “We focused on taking good shots and it all came together at the end.”

Jefferson head coach Jason Gibson said, “Our youth showed in the fourth quarter tonight, but that is going to happen whei you have a young team like we do. Give credit to Elbert. They made some big shots down the stretch. I thought that we showed a lot of resolve in the last two minutes. Once they took the lead, we could have easily folded up the tent, but we kept fighting. We didn’t have a great night as a team, but Abbie and McKenzie did just enough to pull it out tonight. Hats off to them.”

Elbert County 51, Jefferson 43 Through the first three quarters, everything was clicking for the Dragons against the Blue Devils, but a disastrous fourth quarter

saw the Dragons’ chances go down in flames as they were outscored by 12 points down the stretch to lose by eight.

Senior Chris Nable led Jefferson with 14 points and six rebounds, while senior Kendrick Robinson complemented him with 11 points.

“This game tonight has been our season in a nutshell,” Jefferson head coach Bolling Dubose said. “We played really hard and really smart for a big portion of the game and then just make some bad decisions late in the game.

“I thought we controlled the game and battled hard tonight. They are so much bigger than us and we were able to take them out of their game by controlling the tempo and going slow. We took some really poor shots in the last two minutes and we just kind of gave it away at the end.”

The Dragons connected on 5-of-9 in the first quarter and found themselves down 1412 going into the second quarter.

The second quarter was dominated in the paint by the Dragons, which propelled them to a 27-25 lead at halftime.

After holding a slim four-point lead to start the fourth quarter, the Dragons fell apart offensively.

Jefferson attempted eight 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and shot 18 percent from the field, in what was their seventh region loss.

Doug Chellew The Paper Jefferson freshman McKenzie Tyner goes for the basket against Elbert County last Friday.

NORCROSS – After dropping two straight region games by a combined seven points against Peachtree Ridge and Duluth, the Mill Creek Hawks looked to steer the ship back in the right direction against Norcross last Friday.

But, the task was a tall order as the Hawks suffered a 68-59 road loss at the hands of the Blue Devils.

The Hawks were led by senior Davion Clark’s 22 point-performance.

“I loved the way the guys fought,” Mill Creek head coach Chad Rogers said.

Behind eight points from Clark, the Hawks led 18-15 after the first quarter. After the Blue Devils rallied to take the lead, Ryan Dobbs connected for a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to tie the game at 34-34 at halftime.

The Hawks opened the third quarter with a 6-0 run to take the lead, 40-34. The Blue Devils rallied and gained the lead at 46-40 behind a 12-0 run.

The Hawks cut the deficit to two points (5048), but that’s as close as they got to the lead as the Blue Devils went on a 12-3 run to bump the lead to 11 points, 62-51, before ending with a nine-point victory.

“We got the shots we wanted,” Rogers said. “We didn’t quite knock them all down.

We had a little run at the end of third, early fourth where we weren’t moving the ball quite as good.

“Then, we gave up too many cutters. No. 25 is a heck of ball player. He scored in the middle of the lane, made some plays and that pushed that lead out,” he continued. “So, that run (made it) hard for us to get back in it. Then, they hit free throws. But, overall I’m proud of our guys. We did what we wanted to do, (but) we didn’t hit every shot we normally can hit based on the situation.”

Lady Blue Devils 53, Lady Hawks 43 Senior Meredith Schulte gave the Lady Hawks a quick 2-0 lead to start the game, but it was their only lead of the game as the Lady Blue Devils answered back with a 3-pointer and never looked back en route to a 10-point victory.

The Lady Hawks trailed by four points after the first quarter, 16-12. Anna Basile scored five points to help pace the Lady Hawks early on.

The deficit remained four at halftime, 2824. Senior Madison Phillips scored six second-quarter points as part of her team-high 11 points.

However, the third quarter is where things unraveled as the Lady Blue Devils’ defense smothered the Lady Hawks’ offense, holding them to three points as they opened the lead to 14 points, 41-27 as the quarter closed.

“They definitely turned up their defensive

intensity in the third quarter,” Mill Creek head coach Ashley Phillips said. “We struggled to get into our offense.”

Phillips and Morgan Simmons tried to lead a Lady Hawks’ rally in the fourth quarter as the two combined for 10 points.

But, the rally was too little too late as they couldn’t close the margin any closer than eight points.

“Whenever we could get into our offense, we executed well,” Phillips said. “But, there were times when we really struggled to get into the flow of the offense at all.

“You can’t turn it over, which again, give them (Norcross) credit, it wasn’t like we were handing it to them. They were forcing some turnovers. I thought our half-court defense was, I thought, very good the whole game, but we’re not playing half-court defense every possession and we turn it over,” Phillips continued. “That’s what it comes down to is our ability to execute our offense, so we don’t have turnovers and we get shots and then it’s a different game.”

Simmons finished the game with eight points.

“I thought Madison did a really good job with her decision-making, when to drive, when to shoot, when to pass,” Phillips said.

“Right at the very beginning of the game, she took a drive I didn’t think was a good idea, where she got the offensive foul and after that, she started doing a nice job.”

We got the shots we wanted. We didn’t quite knock them all down. We had a little run at the end of third, early fourth where we weren’t moving the ball quite as good.

Chad Rogers Mill Creek boys’ basketball coach

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Anniversary toast to Château Élan winery 30th year of launch of Donald Panoz’ vision celebrated with cosmetic renovation aimed at matching The Inn’s quality

By LEANNE AKIN

lakin@clickthepaper.com

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Doug Rollins, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Chateau Elan, said the resort is readying for a big celebration in 2016. The winery is seeing some exciting updates and changes.

With a world-class experience being enjoyed at The Inn at Château Élan, fine food being enjoyed at its dining and banquet facilities and award-winning wine being produced, a commitment was made internally that the winery would offer that same high quality experience.

A cosmetic renovation of the winery is under way to reflect the back-of-house transformation and accommodate its continued growth and success, says Doug Rollins, vice president of sales and marketing.

Plans include an expanded interior complete with a new tapas and tasting

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bar, a remodeled entryway and an outdoor veranda with tasting area and fire pit.

“The winery’s transformation is for the total experience of our guests,” winemaker Simone Bergese said.“It’s not just about the liquid and how it tastes. We want to bring guests inside to really understand the pro-

cess and experience the art of winemaking.”

Work is already under way to transform the demonstration kitchen into a wine bar – think industrial chic – with a culinary studio to be developed upstairs in the former art gallery.

Large community tables will become a part of the new

The exterior of the winery at Château Élan has undergone a renovation with interior work also under way to enhance the winery, which marked its 30th anniversary in 2014. Vineyards on the winery lawn are being expanded to provide spaces for outdoor wedding venues and a more intimate proposal area. John Ellison, L, has been readying the supports for the new grapevines. atmosphere of Cafe Élan and Evers, President & CEO, the transformation will be Château Élan Winery & Recontinuing with a patio din- sort, for leading and supporting experience. ing the efforts to give guests a Rollins credits Henk world-class experience.

Winemaker’s touch yielding award-winning wines Cheers! Raise your glass and make it something special! There is much to celebrate along with Château Élan and winemaker Simone Bergese.

Bergese is unveiling a line of three super-premium wines to commemorate each decade of its anniversary.

The line of three superpremium creations entitled “Château Élan Fingerprint Collection” are being bottled next week.

Bergese said he considers these signature wines – El Tempranillo, La Barbera and Les Petites – his mark on the great Château Élan heritage. They will boast the highest quality, most extensive winemaking processes and complex techniques.

“We are a farm winery, not exotic, but the key is connect with the territory and with the people. I am proud of being here,” said Bergese who shared his excitement about the creation of his mark on the Château Élan heritage.

Château Élan has been making wine in North Georgia for three decades, but it is Simone Bergese who has launched the winery into a whole new era. Bergese joined the winery as executive winemaker in 2012, and with him came a vision.

Though he joined a winery whose image was shadowed

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Château Élan winemaker Simone Bergese’s Fingerprint trio collection – expected to be his mark on Château Élan’s heritage – will be bottled next week. See more at ClickThePaper.com by that of a successful resort, he saw its potential. With a winery renovation to complement his almost two decades of winemaking experience, he pledged to transform the Château Élan Winery into something worthy of its own spotlight – a pledge that has won him 72 wine awards in just two years.

“Our goal is to make a mark – quality without com-

promise. There are hundreds of wineries between New York and Florida and we want to be among the top three,” he said.

Bergese intends to enter additional competitions next year and go after European competitions, especially with his Fingerprint varieties.

“We want to go with these gems,” he said.

The Fingerprint wines,

along with his repertoire of other American native and classic European varieties, will be entered into the top wine competitions in the nation throughout 2015 to establish Chateau Elan as a consistent top-10 East Coast winery.

Bergese commenced the winery’s transformation by first replanting the vineyards with diseaseresistant

native Muscadine grapes.

The challenge of growing classic European varieties in the region had taken its toll on the vines, and Bergese’s vision left no room for sacrificed quality.

“I saw a different way – a possibility,” he said. “We would grow what was possible in Georgia and make it into the best product.”

For the classic European varieties, Bergese toured vineyards in California and hand-selected those with the highest quality grapes.

“For great wine you have to start with great grapes, so we tapped into the nation’s best territories,” he said. From the West Coast vineyards Bergese takes pride in using only fresh, whole grapes.

“My vision is to make Château Élan the best winery in the East, which means no compromise on freshness and quality.”

His first harvests were bottled in 2013, at which time he began sending samples to national wine competitions.

The response was amazing: Château Élan Winery hasn’t left a single competition unawarded. As a result, the popularity and production of the wines has dramatically increased. 23,000 cases were produced in 2014, compared to the previous years of less than 10,000 cases. Remarkably, Bergese’s first 2013

vintages of the double goldwinning Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve and gold-winning Scarlet Reserve sold out completely within a year.

Due to the winery’s incredible success in the past two years, Bergese said he expects to increase production in 2015 to 25,000 cases.

On a recent scout-out trip to Australia, Bergese visited 120 wineries and tasted more than 30 wines. He said the trip was very beneficial as the Australians have new ways to think about wine.

There are many styles and the country’s microclimates provide differing plant varieties which are more than 40 years old.

In addition to increased volume, Bergese is also unveiling several new wines in 2015, along with new vintages of his successful European varieties.

“Georgia isn’t wine country, but we are making a story by creating something magical out of our reality: a locally-focused winery with a national cut,” he said.

With 72 awards won since his first harvests in 2013, including multiple best-ofclass, double gold and gold medals, Château Élan Winery’s vision of greatness has become a reality.

Next on the horizon is the exploration of a possible microbrewery inside Paddy’s.

Cutthroat Kitchen competitor comes away a winner

Chef Julio Delgado showcases culinary expertise

By FARAH BOHANNON

fbohannon@clickthepaper.com

Julio Delgado, Château Élan’s very own Executive Chef, recently participated in Cutthroat Kitchen, a competitive cooking show on the Food Network that aired on Jan. 18.

Delgado was the winner of the competition, which is exciting for the Braselton area and Château Élan.

“I was very happy when I won,” said Delgado.

Delgado, originally from Puerto Rico, has been involved with cooking since he was a child. His grandfather is a successful butcher, and his older brother is a chef as well.

Delgado began his career as a dishwasher at age 15 in his brother’s kitchen and eventually moved on to work for the Ritz Carlton in San Juan. Upon moving to the United States, he has proudly worked with AAA Four and Five Diamond restaurants, including many Ritz-Carl-

ton greats. He said he was thrilled to take his experience and talent to Los Angeles to compete against three other chefs who were just as competitive as he is.

“I am a very competitive person,” said Delgado. “I was very nervous at first, during the casting, but I had no time for that once I arrived in Los Angeles for the show. Things were very busy and all I needed to do was enjoy doing what I love, which is cooking.”

Delgado even mentioned that the money was not the reason he agreed to compete on Cutthroat Kitchen. He said that it is in his competitive nature to win, and that is what he did. He said that he had no idea how much money he was to take home with him when he discovered that he was the winner.

“The money was just a bonus,” said Delgado. “I was there to win the competition.”

Cutthroat Kitchen hands four chefs $25,000 each and the opportunity to spend that money on helping themselves or sabotaging their competitors. Ingredients will be thieved, utensils destroyed and valuable time on the clock lost when the chefs compete to cook delicious dishes while also having to endure the competition. With Alton Brown as the host, nothing is out of bounds when money changes hands and the audience sees just how far chefs will go to ensure they have the winning dish.

The specific competitions included one chef preparing a grilled

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Julio Delgado, executive chef at Château Élan, recently took his competitive nature onto the “Cutthorat Kitchen” TV set in Los Angeles and came away a winner. w (Left) Delgado sits in the vineyards of Château Élan where the food is just part of the world-class experience to be enjoyed at the destination.

cheese and tomato soup in a giant high chair, Delgado was instructed to cook an orange chicken dish in a bowl full of oranges and another chef had to prepare a homemade granola bar with only the tools inside a hiker’s backpack — a backpack that must be worn during the entire round.

Delgado’s superb pineapple sor-

bet and perfectly textured granola bar is what eventually stole the show.

“You just have to keep pushing to be the best,” said Delgado.

Delgado’s winning episode of Cutthroat Kitchen can be viewed on the Internet by visiting https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=lsTaCwu7nuQ.

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American Legion hosts JROTC commanders The Jefferson High School, Jackson County Comprehensive High School and East Jackson County Comprehensive JROTC Commanders recently spoke at the American Legion Post 56 meeting held Jan. 20.

The JROTC Commanders, Command Sergeants Major, Group Commander and Senior Master Sergeant were the guests of

the Post members. The Commanders and Senior Sergeants from the three schools spoke about their schools and respective JROTC programs. The JHS program is an Air Force JROTC program and the EJCCHS and JCCHS programs are Army JROTC. The American Legion and the three programs work together on multiple projects during the year.

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Dr. Ray Perren, president of Lanier Technical College, made the announcement of Karen Ballew, speaking to the crowd below, as the Lanier Technical College’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner at a Jan. 28 recognition luncheon.

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Arianna Summers and Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Christian Barret from EJCCHS Army JROTC Programs and Commander Gene Bennett.

LTC Andrea Conety and CSM Donovan Wesson from the JCCHS Army JROTC program.

Lanier Tech leadership award is presented to Barrow County student Karen Ballew, a Healthcare Science student at Lanier Technical College from Barrow County, has been named as the college’s winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL).

The announcement was made at the college’s GOAL and Rick Perkins Awards Luncheon on Jan. 28, at Gainesville Civic Center.

A panel of local leaders chose Ballew over three other nominees for the award.

The runners-up were James Hammond of Barrow County, Automotive Technology; Caitlin O’Hara of Forsyth County, Horticulture; and Tonya Sheets of Dawson County, Cosmetology.

GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. Local GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s 23 technical colleges as well as one Board of Regents college with a technical education division.

Dr. Ray Perren, Lanier Technical College President, made the announcement of Ballew as the Lanier Technical College’s GOAL winner.

Ballew will now proceed to regional judging. All college GOAL winners will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Atlanta for two days in April. Nine regional finalists, three finalists from the three regions, will be announced in Atlanta on April 23.

A panel of leaders from the business, industry and government sectors will inter-

view them and choose one to be the 2015 state GOAL winner and the recipient of the GOAL medallion.

The grand prize also includes a new car, courtesy of Chevrolet, the statewide corporate sponsor of the GOAL program.

“I am so proud to be a part of the GOAL Program and the Technical College System of Georgia,” said Ballew.

Ballew of Winder is the wife of Richard Ballew, and mother of Marla Ernst and Henry McKenzie. She chose to attend Lanier Technical College to earn her Healthcare Certificate and continue her education to pursue a career as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.

For more information about Lanier Technical College, visit www.laniertech. edu or phone 770-531-6300.

Group Commander Brandon Davis and Chief Master Sergeant Zachary Larkins from JHS Air Force JROTC program with Bennett.

Applicants sought for Washington Youth Tour Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is seeking applicants and will send four exceptional student delegates on an allexpense paid leadership trip to Washington, D.C., June 1118 for the 2015 Washington Youth Tour (WYT).

Interested applicants should contact their school counselor or guidance department.

Candidates must be a high school sophomore or junior at least 16 years of age at the time of the trip, with demonstrated leadership, academic excellence and interested in learning more about leadership, civic service, history and U.S. government.

Nominees will be determined by their high school guidance counselors/ educators or may be homeschooled students living in a Jackson EMC member’s household who are interested in the program.

The four winners of this

award will earn the prestigious title of a WYT delegate and an all-expense paid leadership trip to Washington, D.C., joining more than 100 of Georgia’s brightest students and roughly 1,600 students sponsored by electric membership cooperatives across the country.

“WYT is a trip-of-alifetime opportunity for students,” said Kay Parks, public/community relations representative. “Beyond the educational value of the trip and the back stage pass to countless historical and inspirational sites, students are given the opportunity to develop and grow their leadership skills, potentially benefiting their future.”

Only one semi-finalist will be selected from their high school. Applicants must submit their application packet to their counselor or guidance office immediately.

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All of the details, an application and FAQ’s are available from high school counselors or on the cooperative’s website at www.jacksonemc. com/wyt. To see more information, visit www.youthtour. coop.

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Lanier Technical College GOAL semi-finalists were: L-R: Caitlin O’Hara; Karen Ballew; James “Caleb” Hammond; and Tonya Sheets.

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Baldwin, Wilbanks win Dancing with the Stars Tuggle and Zuercher picked as People’s Choice

By FARAH BOHANNON

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Jackson EMC’s Rick Baldwin and Claudia’s Dance Academy’s Emily Wilbanks were the much deserved winners of the mirror ball trophies at Dancing with the Stars Jackson County Style! on Jan. 31.

Nicholson Library director Angel Tuggle and avid dancer Taylor Zuercher were the recipients of the People’s Choice Award.

The original announcement made of the People’s Choice presentation that evening was corrected when an error in tabulations was found.

The event raised more than $10,000 that will be split between the Jackson County Arts Council and the non-profit organizations for which the dancers competed. Jackson County Family Connection executive director Linda Foster, The Garrison Company president Andy Garrison and East Jackson Comprehensive High School’s Drama and Dance Director Ashley Ware served as the judges for the evening. Foster and Ware have extensive dance backgrounds while Garrison focused mainly on the performance’s theatrical aspects since he is the president of Jefferson Community Theatre.

Jeff Killip served as the Master of Ceremony for the second time and charmed the audience with his witty comments and British accent.

The judges and audience were wowed by Wilbanks and Baldwin’s performance that was described as elegant, flowing and graceful.

“Emily, you are just gorgeous to watch,” said Foster to the dancers. “Rick, you were so graceful. I never thought I would use the word graceful to describe you, but your dance truly was that.”

Wilbanks has been a dancer since she was a little girl and eventually obtained her B.F.A. in Dance Performance from Brenau University. She is currently the Director of Dance at Claudia’s Dance Academy in Flowery Branch where she teaches ballet, tap and jazz to students ages 3-12.

She participated in Dancing with the Stars last year and demonstrated that she is a very talented swing dancer.

Her partner, Baldwin, is an electrical engineer with the Jefferson District of Jackson EMC. He had never danced before, but said he enjoyed learning from Wilbanks and even receiving a mirror ball trophy.

The second annual Dancing with the Stars Jackson County Style! was yet another success due to the fantastic entertainment, the diligence of Jackson County Arts Council president Teddie Lohmeier, generous sponsors and attendees who graciously donated to the charities that each dancing couple raised money for: Harold Swindle Public Library, St. Paul’s First Baptist Church, Jackson Family Connection, Lindsay’s Legacy Mentoring and Jackson County Humane Society. One spectator vote was one dollar, and multiple votes were allowed for the People’s Choice Award.

Lohmeier expressed her gratitude for all of the dancers and their hard work and for an event that completely sold out.

“We are so excited to celebrate dance this evening,” said Lohmeier. “I want to thank our talented and brave professional and amateur dancers who are performing here this evening to raise money for non-profit organizations that serve Jackson County.”

Prior to the dances, guests enjoyed a wonderful spread catered by Jan Webster Catering that included pork tenderloin, meatballs, pimento cheese, vegetables and crackers. There was also a bar and a coffee station available as well as a plentiful dessert selection.

“Star” Brenda Martin and “Pro” Kenny Caldwell performed a very classy number to a worship song, and the judges agreed that the duo definitely seemed to “get their worship on” as they

danced. Both of them smiled through the whole dance and genuinely enjoyed each other.

“I am so blessed to have Kenny as a dance partner,” said Martin, who also got the audience laughing when she said that Caldwell told her she would have to do a split during one of their practices.

Martin said that it would require him to pick her up off the floor because the splits are not for the faint of heart.

Martin is a mother of two, a grandmother of seven and a great-grandmother of seven.

She works for the City of Jefferson and is a member of St. Paul’s First Baptist Church.

She is a member of the adult choir and serves on the finance committee. Caldwell is married to Chrissy, and together they have a daughter named Aubrielle. They are members of Galilee Christian Church, where Caldwell serves as an AWANA leader.

He currently works from home for Service Now, a software company based in California. Caldwell began dancing in 1994 and was involved competitively.

“Star” Angel Tuggle and “Pro” Taylor Zuercher performed a happy, cheerful and bubbly dance that truly showed how close the two have become over the past few months. Their costumes matched from head to toe, which impressed judge Ware and the audience was found bopping their heads and smiling along with them during the entire dance.

“This dance was happy, it was fun and it was bouncy,” said Garrison. “The facial expressions were great.”

Garrison also mentioned that he could tell how the women had become friends during their practices because they honestly looked like they had the best time together as they danced.

Tuggle has always had an interest in dance and was thrilled to participate in Dancing with the Stars when she was asked. She is employed at the Nicholson Library where she works hard to create young readers and foster lifelong learning by providing services and materials which will empower people and the quality of life in the community. Zuercher has been a dancer since she was a little girl and is currently an instructor at the Integrity Dance Academy in Auburn. The team raised funds for the Harold S. Swindle Public Library.

“Star” Jeff Grant and “Pro” Paige Smart performed another fun and energetic dance that started out slow, but eventually “popped,” according to Garrison.

“You really surprised us with your dance,” said Garrison. “It started out slow, but then you wowed us all when the music changed and the dance just popped.”

Ware agreed and said their energy was contagious.

“I wanted to get up there and dance with you guys,” said Ware. “The dance was awesome.”

Grant is the president and co-founder of iServe Ministries, a non-profit organiza-

tion that provides food for needy families in Jackson County. The program distributes around 70,000 pounds of food each month. He said he was excited to perform in Dancing with the Stars – Jackson County Style! because it is something he has never done before.

Smart is a homeschooled senior who enjoys dance, singing and theatre. She plans to attend college and receive a double major in special education and dance.

She has performed in several musicals and is involved with the Jefferson Community Theatre.

Grant and Smart raised money for the Jackson County Family Connection.

“Star” Trent Sellers and “Pro” Melody Nelms took the audience through a time machine and performed a unique dance that included songs and dances from different decades. The audience clapped and laughed through the entire performance.

“This dance really grabbed my attention and I enjoyed the songs from the different decades,” said Ware.

Sellers is married to Kim Sellers, dance instructor and co-owner of the Commerce School of Dance. He is a master set builder, stage hand and backdrop painter. He worked as a general contractor for 25 years in Atlanta and has written musical reviews for the Atlanta Gazette, published poetry, formed a rock band and written songs. He also enjoys black and white photography, which has been displayed as the Lyndon House Art Gallery in Athens.

Nelms is a homeschool senior who has been dancing since she was 4. She has studied under Terry Faust as the Classic City Elite Dance Studio and Kim Sellers at Commerce School of Dance. She has taken classes in pointe, ballet, jazz, tap modern and contemporary dance and performed in numerous recitals, competitions, festivals and fundraisers.

The team raised money for the Jackson County Humane Society. Nelms said that she is the owner of 10 cats, so this was the perfect fundraiser for her.

After a brief intermission, the audience was seated for entertainment from the following groups of dancers: St. Andrew Kim Korean Dancers, Drake School of Irish Dance, East Jackson High School’s Dazzlers Dance Team and Heather King and Jennifer Smith, the Zumba queens. At the end of the Zumba song, members from the audience joined them on the dance floor while the other dancers grabbed people out of their seats.

The evening concluded with the awards ceremony where the People’s Choice winners were given their awards as well as the judge’s choice winners, Emily Wilbanks and Rick Baldwin. It was an unforgettable evening that was for a great cause, and Lohmeier and the rest of the JCAC are already excited for next year.

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On hand for the special reception for the Harrison Hotel exhibit at the Crawford W. Long Museum were reenactors Sloane Meyer portraying Nancy Harrison, Matthew Cheatham portraying her nephew Alexander McCoy, Jeanna Atchley portraying Fanny Howard and Christine Dalton portraying Nancy Randolph.

Harrison Hotel’s 122 years of hospitality is focus of museum exhibit Now on display at the Crawford Long Museum is a temporary exhibit “The Harrison Hotel…122 Years of Hospitality” which features photographs and artifacts from the Harrison Hotel, which once stood on the square in Jefferson from 1835 to 1956.

The exhibition offers a glimpse into the lives of the Randolph and Harrison families who ran the hotel through the years known as the White House, the Randolph House, the Howard House and the Harrison Hotel.

Personal family heirlooms, hotel ledgers and furniture will be on exhibit which will run until July 2015. A special reception was recently held to celebrate the exhibit opening.

The Harrison Hotel exhibition is included in regular museum admission prices. For further information, contact the museum, located in downtown Jefferson, at 706-367-5307.

Museum operating hours are from 10 For The Paper a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday The hotel’s hospitality is showcased in the exand from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturhibit which is open through July. day.

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Address birthday wish with calm compromise Hi, Carolyn: I have a young baby, 4 months old. I also have a wife.

I expressed to my wife recently I might take a day off for my birthday. She said I am mid-30s and should grow up and save my personal days for important things like when the baby gets sick and vacations.

I reminded her I wasn’t able to use all of my personal leave last year (it is use-it-or-lose-it) and one day isn’t that big a deal. She remains disgusted with me on this topic.

I brought it up again and she said we aren’t paying for day care so I can go watch a movie (I really enjoy that, and my wife rarely has the patience to sit still for one).

I replied if the objection was paying for day care, then let’s have a discussion about whether I stay home with or without the baby on my birthday, but I really want to stay home.

She got mad. Now I feel

Carolyn Hax like it’s something I can’t even broach again.

I discussed it with my co-workers and boss, and their reply was, “You don’t work on your birthday,” and, “They’re your personal days.”

I don’t know what to do.

It isn’t a huge deal, but I am tired and would like a little break. I worked 10 days straight to make extra money.

I am the one who gets up most of the time during the night to soothe the baby.

My wife works four days a week and occasionally works weekends, but when she does she gets an additional day off that week.

Now I feel like I’m whining.

Can you suggest a way to approach this that won’t lead to a fight?

Generally, she is the one who keeps us on top of our responsibilities. I’m trying to be more that way, but I feel like all she thinks about is responsibility, and it makes me push more toward my natural inclination, to place value on funtime. I know this isn’t fair to her, though. — What do I think it is, my birthday?

After working 10 days straight, a day off is healthy.

That’s what personal time is for.

On the surface, I think you’re paying for an image problem.

“I don’t want to do X on my birthday!!!” sounds like a child’s foot-stomp; “I’m burned out from work and I need a day to rest” sounds like a reasonable assessment by a self-aware adult.

So why couldn’t your wife see through the word “birthday” to recognize the legitimacy of your need?

A mix of things, I’m guessing, which includes your different natures, that history you refer to, some residual immaturity on both your parts, and typical baby fatigue.

One by one: When two people bring vastly different temperaments and priorities to a relationship, you both need to love what the other brings and feel better for it, instead of burdened by it, for the pairing to work.

Say, she appreciates the way you lift her spirits, and you appreciate the way she grounds you.

You also need to work a little harder to give what the other likes to receive: She learns to let go a bit when she’d normally choose to stay home and do laundry, for example, and you learn to stay home and do laundry

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sometimes when you’d normally ditch for a movie.

Apparently — before you started pulling extra baby/ work shifts — you two didn’t always do these things for each other, leading to some calcification in your selfdefined Resident Grown-up and Resident Cutup roles.

For your marriage to get and stay healthy, you need to push through your prejudgments of each other and your natural default reactions.

That’s where immaturity comes in.

When you say, “it makes me push more toward ... funtime,” I hear, “adolescent.”

You’re rebelling against Mommy! And, she’s punishing her naughty boy by scoffing at his hobby and denying him earned leisure.

It means you’re both looking out for and protecting yourselves more than you’re tending to each other or to your mutual goals.

Breaking this habit will

require of you both: selfdiscipline, objectivity about your own frailties, forgiveness and a deliberate focus on each other’s strengths ... all of which are harder when you’re baby-whacked, because everything is harder when you’re babywhacked.

But it’s nowhere near as hard as things will get if you don’t address this now.

For starters, consider taking that personal day with your wife. Baby in day care, you two holding hands. Remind yourselves.

If “calm” eludes you — or if “disgust” is all she has — please consider a good marriage seminar or couple’s counseling. Lowcost version, the writings of the Gottman Institute (www. gottman.com). I hope she’s receptive this time.

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

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Hoschton happenings Literate Community for 2015 will include fundraiser is on March 5 March public safety day Jackson County

Ask yourself: Are You Smarter Than A 10-YearOld? That is the question that some people will answer when the Jackson County Certified Literate Community Program holds the second annual “ Are You Smarter Than A 10-YearOld” event at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, in the Jackson EMC auditorium.

Teams of three people each will be competing to become the winning team for 2015. Last year’s winning

team, City of Jefferson, will be trying to hold on to their title for another year.

The teams will have an opportunity to get help from 10 year old students nominated from each school in Jackson County. If a team misses a question, they will have an opportunity to pay a mulligan and remain in the game.

This is a fun, familyfriendly event that will be enjoyed by all. Admission is free but donations will be accepted to help the adult literacy programs in Jackson

County.

There will also be a silent auction with lots of wonderful items to bid on and take home.

Event sponsorships are available along with team sponsorships and ads for the program. Donations of items for the silent auction and items for door prizes would be greatly appreciated.

If you would like additional information on the event, call Sandra Fite at 706-367-8574.

Special offerings for GED testing through month’s end Don’t wait any longer. Make 2015 the year you make your dreams a reality when you pass the GED test. Until Feb. 28, there are two special offers to help you get started.

In the first offer, you can take the GED Ready practice test for $1. Included with this offer you: save $5 on each practice test you take, find out if you’re ready to take the GED test, get personal study plans to help you score higher and see the exact pages and chapters you need to study.

In the second offer, you save $10 on your

first GED test. This is good for your first GED test subject. You can combine this with other state and local offers and save even more.

Start with any of the four test subjects: Reasoning Through Language Arts, Math, Science or Social Studies. You must schedule

by Feb. 28 to save.

For information on these offers, call the Adult Education Center at 706-335-9549.

What are you waiting for? There has never been a better time to take the GED test.

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS 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.

Evetr-goers will 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. The event is sold out but call Annette Bates at 706-387-6375 for information about CASA or visit 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 770307-3633 ext.203.

Lanier Tech Foundation 5K. The second annual Lanier Tech Foundation 5K will be held on the Oakwood campus Saturday, Feb. 28, beginning with a one-mile fun run at 9:30 a.m. with the 5K following at 10 a.m. Registration for the event is currently

Deadline for Gwinnett Senior Games is March 13 The 2015 Gwinnett Senior Games will be held this spring with entry deadline on March 13.

“This will be the 16th year for the event which began in 2000 with 76 seniors participating in 15 events,” said Shirley Snow. “The Senior Games hope to provide social, competitive, recreational and athletic involvement, not only to Gwinnett County residents, but to surrounding areas.”

Applications are now available at Gwinnett County libraries, senior centers, various businesses as well as online at www.gwinnettsenior games.org. All entries must be postmarked by March 13, entries after that date will be returned.

The opening ceremonies are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on April 1, with registration from 9-10:15 a.m. at Bethesda Park Senior Center. The closing ceremonies will be at 11 a.m. on May 13 with registration from 1010:45 a.m. at Bethesda Park Senior Center.

“In the 2014 Senior Golden Games, we had 280 participants, taking part in 37

events from Archery to the half- mile walk,” said Snow.

First-, second- and thirdplace winners in each age group will be awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze medals.

The events are held at various Gwinnett senior centers, senior living facilities, with archery at the National Guard Armory, bowling at Brunswick Zone Lanes, Golf at The Trophy Club of Apalachee and swimming events at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center in Norcross.

In addition to all of the events, there is an opportunity to meet new people, learn a new skill and become more aware of all the recreational opportunities in Gwinnett and neighboring counties.

“Pick up an application today and we look forward to seeing you participating and having a great time,” said Snow.

For more information, contact Shirley Snow at 678-344-2277 or email sasnow427@comcast.net Also see www.facebook.com/ GwinnettSeniorGoldenGames

going on at www.active. com, or you can click on the college website at www.laniertech.edu. Registration for the race is $25 and includes a goodie bag and race T-shirt.

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

By FARAH BOHANNON

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Jennifer Kidd, Hoschton’s interim event planner, has been busy planning out the year and is thrilled to announce she has solidified at least one exciting event per month on the 2015 calendar.

These new events will be great for the city as it will bring more people to Hoschton and will allow its residents to enjoy some family-friendly fun. This is also a huge increase of events from years past.

Kidd said that if it weren’t for Mayor Theresa Kenerly and the diligent city staff, these events would not be possible. Kenerly and the city council members have mentioned in several council meetings that they would like to see more events on the calendar for people to enjoy, and it is wonderful to see this happening now.

“I am truly excited about 2015 in Hoschton. With the help of our wonderful mayor and her staff, we have been able to brain storm and come up with some great events that we are confident the community will be pleased with,” said Kidd.

Events for 2015 will include Public Safety Day on March 7, a community yard sale on April 18, a health fair on May 16, June Bug Concert on June 13, a historic ghost tour on Oct. 17 and, of course, the Hoschton Fall Festival set for Sept. 25-27. The date for this year’s One Stop Holiday Shop will be Nov. 20 and Santa at the Depot will be Dec. 5.

“There really is a lot to look forward to in Hoschton this year,” said Kidd.

All events will take place in downtown Hoschton either at the historic depot or at City Square. Visit www.cityofhoschton.

at 8. If you are interested in auction tickets or in donating an item for the auction, call The Tree House at 770868-1900. You can make a tax-deductible donation and send it to The Tree House, P.O. Box 949, Winder, GA 30680. Learn more at www. thetreehouseinc.org Seat Yourself. A “chair-ity” fundraiser for the Braselton Downtown Development Authority will be held in conjunction with the Saturday, March 14, Milling Around Downtown. Local artists and craftsmen have turned ordinary chairs and benches into works of art which willl be for sale on Frances Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 14. Proceeds from the fundraiser will help downtown programs. For more information, contact down-

com/city-events.html for specific event locations.

More details of each event will come as the dates get closer, so Kidd said to stay updated by checking the city’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CityOfHoschton/.

The page is updated on a regular basis with information and happenings, so it is a great way to stay in touch with what is going on in Hoschton.

Kidd also said, along with these events, the Hoschton staff would like to emphasize the importance of supporting the city’s local businesses this year and beyond. Locally-owned businesses are what keep the history and charm of small towns alive, so promotions of Hoschton’s businesses will increase. Also, by hosting more events, it is more likely that people will visit these places and hopefully support them if they are in the area.

“We are also striving very hard to promote our businesses in Hoschton. We feel that these new events this year will also be beneficial to our local shops and restaurants,” said Kidd.

Hoschton’s website is also frequently updated, and there is now a complete list of businesses with addresses and contact information for visitors to view. Many of them also have Facebook pages and websites, so those are both ways to discover what they have to offer. Visit www.cityofhoschton.com/support-your-local-city-ofhoschton-businesses.html to see the list of Hoschton’s businesses.

For additional information, call Hoschton City Hall, located at 79 City Square, at 706-654-3034 or pay a visit.

town director Amy Pinnell at 706-684-0369 or apinnell@ braselton.net. Visit www.

DowntownBraselton..com Rotary Day is March 21. The Braselton Rotary Club will be hosting a Rotary Day garage sale on Saturday, March 21, on Tuscany Drive in Braselton. A preview sale is also being planned. Look for more information to come, but for now, save the date.

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

Again . If you are interested in being a shavee or setting up a team, connect to this site www.stbaldricks.org

and find Artistic Expressions Hair Salon.

Lights, Camera, Relay. The 2015 BraseltonHoschton Relay For Life will be held Saturday, May 16, in Braselton Park from 3-10 p.m. The theme is Lights, Camera, Relay for think movies and TV for your campsite and team theme. The change of location and time frame is designed to make the day more family-friendly with games and activities for children while still focusing on the reasons we Relay: survivors and continuing to raise funds and awareness and reflecting on those we have lost. For more information about forming a Relay For Life team or volunteering, contact Mandy Ryan at 706-543-2240, or visit RelayForLife.org/BHGA.

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Medical MEDICAL OFFICE BILLER Private Practice in Gainesville seeks a Insurance Claim Biller F/T. Must have experience with electronic submission of insurance claims.

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Sewing Mach. Op. Beamers Weavers Electrician Helpers Machine Operators Forklift Drivers HR Assistant (PT) A/P Clerk (PT) Assemblers CDL Drivers Top Notch Personnel 770-297-7377 Gainesville 770-945-9122 - Buford

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770-887-9760 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).

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SCRAPER OPERATORS & HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS Full Benefits package.

Apply in Person 1364 Candler Road Gainesville, GA *We are a drug free work place.

Hiring: DIESEL MECHANICS for truck shop in Pendergrass. Call 404509-1515.

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Over- The- Road TRUCK DRIVER Dahlonega, GA. Pulling refrigerated freight in Southeast.

Home on weekends.

706-429-6116

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

706-839-6095

Supervise Drivers, CDL driver, equipment maintenance, manage DOT compliance.

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EMBROIDERY MACHINE- Happy 1 head, 12 needles. $6,000. 706-531-4798

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

678-997-9706

MRT TRUCKING OTR DRIVER 2 yrs driving exp. reqd.

404-668-4554 770-536-6706

GEO 1994 Tracker, 4WD, auto; 3 point hitch, 4 ft box SCRAPE BLADE w/ rippers. 706-677-4547

Memorial Park Cemetery Rose Garden 2, Lot #220, B#4. Value: $5,175; Asking: $3500. Contact Diane 706-344-2233

Just Moved Have Things I cannot use. Take All for $600. Furniture, dog fence & More! 678-8287480

Memorial Pk. Side-byside Lots. 2 Vaults, and 1Veteran’s companion marker. Retail value over $8000.

770-654-7454

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

Delivery available. 678617-7353

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CLASS A CDL DRIVERS needed for local trailer spotting company.

Must have clean MVR. Top pay and benefits.

Home everyday/night.

Please call 678-771-2930 or go to our website at www. lazerspot.com

4x6 LIGHTED UTILITY TRAILER, steel bed, like new, $425; 2001 MAZDA 626, exc. cond., asking $3850. 706-6930099 CLUB CAR 2010. New batt, rear seats, head & tail lights, $3500.

678-316-1051

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

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

2 Camper Tops for a full size Truck. $125 ea or take both for $200.

678-232-2843

WASHER & DRYER Kenmore. Exc Cond. $250. 770-983-1507

ONE BURIAL SITE at Memorial Park Cemetery, Sprucelawn Section, Lot 86B. Retail $3000; Sell: $1800. 706865-0240

WELDERS Needed. Call 770-887-9760

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

Quincy Air Compressor Dryer.

15hp, 3 phase. $2000.

770-532-2722

Yard Sale BRASELTON ESTATE SALE. 27 Clarks Place, Braselton. Fri. & Sat., February 6th & 7th, 9a-4p. Furn., antiques, collectibles, dinette sets, rugs. Cash & checks accepted.

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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

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1BR. Clean, quiet n’borhood. $495/mo; $300dp 678-630-9019

FREE KITTENS & YOUNG CATS. All ages.

Indoor & outdoor.

To good homes only.

678-630-4645

Cedar Springs2BR. $740; 770-287-1456 callapartments.com

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

HOUSES & APTS. Avail in Gainesville & Hall Co. The Simpson Co. 770-532-9911

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

Sporting Equipment TREADMILL, Bowflex, Series 7; large console, incline to 12 degrees, speed .5—12 mph; excellent condition, seldom used; $950 or best offer. 770-6541220.

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

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DON’T MISS OUT! Large house, 3/2 w/ added Apt. Great terms!

Owner financing. 2 acres w/2 rental cabins. White cnty.

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770-287-1456 www. callapartments.com Beautiful 3BR/2BA, 2 car gar, Avail now. Pets ok. $1250. 706-878-8887 Flowery Branch 4BR/2.5BA. Bsmt not included. $1300/mo.

770-503-4382

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Recreation Boats & Marine 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

Wheels Antique Cars/Trucks

2BR Trailer on priv lot. $115/wk. + Dep..

770-536-4804

PONTIAC 1969 Firebird.

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

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

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N. HALL. 3BR/2BA $600 + dep. Inquiries 9-4pm 770-861-8464

Roommates Wanted Private Rooms w/bath.

Fully furnished w/cable) No dep/util fees. $100$135/wk. 678-328-9980

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

678-862-3033/Randy

Homes & Real Estate Business Property For Sale Preschool for Sale Hall/Gwinnett area Full Center over 125 Children Owner Moving Call Ms. Flowers 404419-6805

BUICK 2010 Lacrosse CXL $16,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 DODGE 2011 Avenger $11,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 FORD 2005 Taurus.

Excellent paint, am/fm/ cd, elect winds $3500. 228-254-6836 PONTIAC 2000 Grand am. 185k mi. Well maint’d. Look s & Runs good! $1500/obo 678622-0031

NISSAN 2008 Altima SL $9987 All Credit OK call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 TOYOTA 2006 Prius $8987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 TOYOTA 2008 Corolla $7987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

Sport Utility Vehicles FORD 2006 Expedition $9987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 JEEP 2004 Cherokee Laredo. $6987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

Trucks DODGE 2010 Ram 1500, Reg Cab, long bed, auto, PW, PL, 78K, $13,500.

770-540-1215 FORD 2004 F150 XLT. EXT Cab $7987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2004 Frontier Crew Cab $9987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 TOYOTA 2010 Tacoma EXT Cab $15,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

Vans CHRYSLER 2006 Pacifica $6987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335

Import Cars BMW 2009 328I $12,987 All Credit OK Call Carriage Nissan 770-532-6335 MAZDA 2001 626, auto, A/C, every works well, $3,850 obo. 706-6934520 NISSAN 2006 350Z Coupe. Auto, 1 owner, Pearl wht. $10,500. 678936-5374

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