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By LEANNE AKIN

Superintendent questions city’s $400,000 offer

The future of the building which formerly housed the Jefferson Public Library is now in limbo.

While the Jefferson City Council had voted earlier this summer to declare the brick structure as surplus and first offer a purchase to Jefferson City Schools, the school system is taking issue with the $400,000 price tag the system is being asked to pay.

During the Monday work session of the Jefferson City Council, Dr. John Jackson, superintendent of Jefferson City Schools, made a presentation to the council in which he questioned Mayor Roy Plott’s contention that a sale price of less than the appraised value may attract a lawsuit from parties offering to pay more than $400,000 for the building at 379 Old Pendergrass Road which sits on 1.87 acres.

Jackson said, according to the system’s

research, the State of Georgia provided $450,000 toward the construction of the $500,000 facility which also received $43,000 in donations from individuals and businesses of the community. He also noted that the Jefferson Board of Education had donated the land while the city government only provided $7,000 toward the project.

Considering the small amount of funding the city gave to the library when it was built, Jackson said he asked about negotiating since such a purchase would likely require a tax increase on the same citizens who had originally given the land and donations.

Jackson also pointed to the city’s most recent audit which suggests Jefferson is in better financial shape than the school system.

“We’ve seen no reduction in city taxes and yet the school system is being asked to pay $400,000,” said Jackson, who suggested the

attitude of the city did not seem to reflect the same commitment to community betterment that the school system had when it provided the library acreage at no charge.

Jefferson City Schools Board of Education vice chairman Willie Hughey, who also attended the meeting along with a crowd of school system supporters, said he recalls that the city’s support of the project was in-kind participation and not a monetary contribution. He said water and sewer connections were provided while Jackson County handled the grading of the site.

Hughey, who made an appeal for the city to provide the property to the school system through a lateral transfer since it would be “in the best interest of all players,” noted that Councilman Steve Kinney was the only city official involved when the library was built in the early 1900s. Hughey urged the council

to “take time and look at this again.”

Councilman Mark Mobley said he was contacted last Friday by a board of education member who informed him of the building’s origin. He said the new information somewhat changes the situation.

“When we heard you were interested, we wanted you to have it,” said Mobley. “I don’t want any bad blood between us.”

Councilmen Steve Quinn said the majority of the council did not have prior knowledge of how the building was built and just learned the school system is interested in the parcel.

Plott said money from the building’s sale would help the city balance its budget. After a budget update from City Manager John Ward, the council gave direction to hold the millage rate steady rather than considering an increase to generate more revenue.

The council agreed to continue talks with school officials and drew audience applause.

“I think we can make this a win-win situation for all of us,” said Mobley.

Hoschton council provides depot use for two nonprofits

By FARAH BOHANNON

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Happy birthday, Barrow!

A community birthday cake was cut in downtown Winder on Saturday for the ongoing celebration of Barrow County’s 100th birthday. Debbie Burgamy captured the image of the ceremonial first cut. Other Founder’s Day happenings included burial of the time capsule and demonstrations of lost “arts” including precision wood hewning by this Fort Yargo Living History member, photographed by Kristi Taylor. Activities planned by the Centennial Committee were centered around the Historic Courthouse and Barrow County Museum.

Mayor Theresa Kenerly and members of the Hoschton City Council decided to give back to the community and help those in need during the Monday work session and city council meeting.

Carol Lawrence, farm manager at Steadfast Farms, and Mary Beth Pope, a Barrow County school teacher, had very important requests for the council that involved loved ones in need of financial and emotional support.

As a farm manager, Lawrence oversees the day-to-day happenings at Steadfast Farm and ensures the boarded horses are happy and thriving. One of her boarders has been battling leukemia for almost 11 years now, and she has recently been told by doctors that she absolutely needs a transplant. Unfortunately, she has not found a match so her next step is to plan bone marrow drives to find what she needs.

This individual is not a Hoschton resident, but she adores the city because she is at Steadfast Farms a majority of the time.

“A lot of my employees are not Hoschton residents, but they come through the city so much, so they do like to call it home,” said Lawrence.

Lawrence and her employees have partnered with an organization called Delete Blood Cancer, which will help provide the tools and items necessary to test the visitors to see if they are possible matches. They will send a kit and train the volunteers to do the drive.

Individuals who participate will

have the inside of their mouths swabbed in order to be tested as a match. Lawrence requested to use the Hoschton Depot on Oct. 18 free of charge as a location for the bone marrow drive. The council members agreed and placed this item on the consent agenda.

“This is for a great cause,” said Mayor Kenerly.

Mary Beth Pope is a member of Angel Ride, a group of family and friends who got together when one of their loved ones contracted Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and almost lost her life. When she was unable to pay her extensive medical bills, Pope and her family decided to participate in a motorcycle ride to help raise money for this cause.

They raised almost $9,000 for her, which they considered a huge success.

“One hundred percent of the money we raise with Angel Ride goes to a person in need,” said Pope.

Angel Ride is currently in the process of becoming a 501 (c)(3), and 2014 will mark four years of successful fundraising for needy people who need financial help with medical issues. A total of $17,000 has been raised for these individuals in the past four years.

This year, Angel Ride plans to raise money for a former Jefferson resident, Terry Wheaton, who has since moved to South Georgia. The group requested to use the Hoschton Depot at a reduced rental rate on Oct. 25 as the venue to come together before and after

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Braselton OK’s SPLOST agreement with Gwinnett

By FARAH BOHANNON

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Braselton Town Mayor Bill Orr and members of the Braselton Town Council approved the intergovernmental agreement between Gwinnett County and Braselton regarding jointly funded 2014 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) projects.

The Braselton project consists of a group of sub-projects which include resurfacing improvements to the following Gwinnett County Streets -- Grand Hickory Drive, Loowit Falls Way, Perimeter Circle, Sahale Falls Drive, and White Walnut Way. There will also be sidewalk/multi-use path improvements to SR 347/Thompson Mill Road.

The total Braselton project cost, including the sub-projects is estimated to be $972,812.

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Both Braselton and Gwinnett County have extensive lists of responsibilities that they must follow to maintain order and be successful in their projects.

The agreement now goes to Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners for that board’s final approval.

The agreement spells out the use and distribution of proceeds generated by the 2014 SPLOST program which were approved in a referendum by the voters of Gwinnett County on Nov. 5, 2013. Both parties desire to serve the needs of their respective citizens by providing safe and efficient roadway improvements. Both Gwinnett County and Braselton saw a need for transportation improvements, so an agreement was made to utilize a minimum of 65 percent of their respective shares of total net proceeds of the 2014 SPLOST pro-

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gram for these projects.

To further provide for these improvements and encourage partnerships between Gwinnett County and Braselton, the county agreed to set aside $25,000,000 from its allocated share of the net proceeds of the 2014 SPLOST program with a sole purpose of funding transportation projects. Meanwhile, Braselton agreed that each sponsoring city should provide at least 19-percent matching funds from its own sources for any joint project proposed and approved in accordance with the SPLOST IGA. This large project, named the Braselton Project, consists of six sub-projects. SR 347/ Thompson Mill Road will undergo all phases necessary to complete a sidewalk/multi-use path construction. Resurfacing improvements of the following Gwinnett County

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streets will typically include preparing the existing surface and adding a new layer of asphalt — Grand Hickory Drive, Loowit Falls Way, Perimeter Circle, Sahale Falls Drive and White Walnut Way. There are limits to each of the individual projects which are shown in the photo map which accompanies the IGA. Braselton Project’s total cost, including the sub-projects is $972,812. Gwinnett County will contribute a maximum of $503,237. In no event shall the county’s contribution exceed 81 percent of the total project costs.

The county’s contribution to the project will not include pay items such as landscaping, decorative lighting, wayfinding signage and benches.

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CERT classes being offered in Barrow, Jackson counties Classes will begin soon for Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) in both Barrow and Jackson counties.

CERT training readies members of neighborhood, community organizations or work places in basic response skills. If a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the community’s professional response, CERT members can assist others by applying the basic response skills that they learned during training.

CERT training promotes a partnering effort between emergency services and the people they serve.

Search and rescue, how to fight and extinguish small fires, disaster preparedness, first aid, disaster psychology, ICS training, CERT organization and terrorism in CERT are among the training topics.

These skills can save and sustain lives following a disaster until help arrives. This is a free course, and your equipment is yours to keep at no charge.

Jackson County CERT is offering its fall basic training course from Sept.

18 through Nov. 13. This is a nine-week course on Thursdays from 7-9:30 p.m. Classes will be held in the Planning and Development building behind Braselton Town Hall. Visit www.jacksoncert.org, for an application to take the training. Background Checks will be conducted on all applicants. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. Contact Bruce Davis at 404-4492123 for any more information.

Barrow County CERT will begin fall classes on Sept. 18 . Classes will be held on Thursdays and will run for eight weeks from 7-9:30 p.m. at Barrow County Emergency Services Station 6 on Pleasant Hill Church Road in Winder. These classes are free to Barrow County residents and are provided

by Barrow County Emergency Services (BCES) and CERT officers. If you are interested in the CERT program or the free training, make contact through the website barrowcert. org or by calling training officer Vance Oakes at 678-219-0257.

Lindsay’s Legacy Mentoring sets new mentoring training New mentor training dates for Lindsay’s Legacy Mentoring, which provides adult mentors for students in all three Jackson County school systems, have been scheduled.

Potential mentors only need to attend one session.

Participants must attend training, pass a criminal background check and commit to spend 30 minuts each week with their mentee.

A Sept. 18 training will

be held from 9-10:15 p.m. at Lanier Technical College, Jackson Campus, located at 631 South Elm St., in Commerce.

From 9-10:15 a.m. on Sept. 30, training will be conducted at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, located at 270 Athens St., in Jefferson.

Potential mentors can find more information by visiting the website at www.LindsaysLegacyMentoring.org

Art in the Park is Sept. 2021 at Hurricane Shoals Park It’s almost time for the annual Art in the Park festival that takes place at the historic Hurricane Shoals Park near Maysville, meaning the Tumbling Waters Society is seeking arts and crafts vendors and food vendors. The festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21.

Handmade crafts from all over North Georgia will be available for purchase at the festival, as well as an array of festival foods.

There is a lot more on the docket besides shopping — there will be live entertainment, children’s activities, tours of the Her-

itage Village with folk art demonstrations, a 5K mill race, a two-day Ianuario Memorial Bluegrass Festival with BlueBilly Grit, Duck Dash, and much more.

The authentic grist mill will mill cornmeal during the festival as well. Hurricane Shoals Park is the perfect location for a picnic and family time. Tubing and wading is permitted in the shoals. It will be a fun event for all ages.

Possible vendors have 12x12 spaces available, with or without electricity.

Visit www.hurricaneshoalspark.org or call 706367-8688.

Peace Place hosts golf tourney Peace Place is hosting a golf tournament on Thursday, Sept. 25, at The Chimneys golf course in Winder.

Scramble to Stop Domestic Violence will tee off at 1:30 p.m.

“We are hoping to raise awareness for Peace Place and domestic violence through this event,” said Dr. Nikki Tobias, executive director of Peace Place.

In order to have a successful event, players, sponsors and donations

for the raffle are needed.

Rounds of golf from the Georgia Club and the UGA golf course will be used as prizes.

Entry for the four-person scramble is $75 per player and $300 per team.

Mulligans and string will be available: $50 secures your team eight mulligans and 20 foot of string. Sponsorships are also available.

For more information, call 770-307-3633 ext. 206 or email peaceplace@ peaceplaceinc.org

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Braselton agrees that it will cover the remaining amount of the estimated and final project costs. This will constitute at least 19 percent of the total Braselton Project costs.

Both parties also agree that if the final cost is less than the estimated cost, then the city’s portion should be no less than 19 percent of the final costs. If the funds do not cover the extent of the project, then Braselton will provide additional funding to complete the project or both parties will revise it until the costs are low enough to cover it.

Braselton’s responsibilities include all applicable design, right-of-way acquisition and construction of the subprojects as well as submitting invoices from vendors/contractors to the Director of the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation (GDOT) or the designee to be processed for reimbursement. If ROW acquisitions or easements on county roads are necessary, Braselton will coordinate with the GDOT regarding any transfer of property from the city to the state. If a sub-project is located on city roads, then Braselton accepts responsibility for review and final inspection while Gwinnett County has the right to request inspection reports. On the contrary, if a sub-project is located on county roads, then the city will submit plans to the county for review — design and construction plans should be prepared by a professional engineer and be in accordance with GDOT policies. If a sub-project is located on a state route, then Braselton will submit

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plans to the county and GDOT for an encroachment permit. The construction of the sub-permits should be complete no later than Dec. 31, 2016, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

Gwinnett County’s responsibilities include a payment to the city in the form of a reimbursement. Upon receipt of an invoice from the city for Braselton project expenses, the county must pay 81 percent of the approved qualified expenses within 30 days. Both parties agree that the city will maintain a record of the sub-project costs as well as taking responsibility for design, construction and installation of the project.

During the design and construction, the city agreed that it will add the county as an additional insured to any liability policies that it has related to the sub-projects. The city hereby assumes the responsibility and liability for damages, injury or death of any person or property resulting from or arising out of any act or omission in connection with the IGA or the prosecution of the work caused by the Braselton Project if caused by the city or its agents or employees. Neither the county nor city should indemnify or hold harmless the other party’s agents or employees.

All changes to the IGA must be in writing and signed by both parties.

In other town business, a special event permit request from Maggie’s Tavern was also approved. The restaurant will host a Jeep show in their parking lot in the near future, meaning visitors will purchase alcoholic beverages outside among the vehicles.

The meeting was adjourned without any public comments or concerns.

Continued from 1A the ride. Council members decided to give the use free of charge. This item was also placed on the consent agenda.

City Administrator Jacqueline Crouse introduced the following new businesses for which business licenses have been applied for since the August meeting: Kambrias Korner, City Square Pizza, Blythe Enterprises, Danzis Premium Landscaping LLC and Le Secret Garden.

Mayor Kenerly gave her report and she discussed a meeting with city inspector Phil Groover, who has agreed to help Kenerly with all city planning and zoning happenings on the agenda.

Kenerly said he is ready to use his prior experience which includes planning and zoning for Habersham County.

Kenerly also informed the group about her excitement about the new air conditioning unit at city hall as well as her enthusiasm for the 40th annual Hoschton Fall Festival set for Sept.

26-28.

“Our festival is bigger and better than ever,” said Kenerly. “We have 115 booths so far and we have no more space in the parade. The Dixie DockDogs is going to be a huge hit this year, so we are really excited. I’m also happy to report that the city will provide a car for the council members to ride in during the parade.”

The council meeting concluded with an approval of the minutes and consent agenda.

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Speak Now event on Sunday will feature filmmaker Noah Harald

WINDER – The Winder Cultural Arts Center presents Speak Now with filmmaker Noah Harald as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers at The Winder Cultural Arts Center at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14.

Following a screening of the film, director Harald will participate in a moderated Q & A session and discussion with the audience about the film and his work as a filmmaker. A reception with the filmmaker will follow. Admission is free, but donations

will be graciously accepted.

Speak Now, winner of the Write/Rec Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival, explores what happens when secrets are unleashed at a wedding, causing chaos for the bride and groom and altering the lives of everyone in attendance.

Powered by performances from a talented ensemble of emerging actors, Speak Now is a romantic “dramedy” about a group of high school friends reuniting for a wedding. As the night unfolds, old offenses and new scandal

plunge the group back into a pool of high-school drama.

Harald is a multiple award-winning filmmaker whose work has received film festival awards and online acclaim, as well as garnered an MTV Movie Award nomination.

The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of South Arts.

Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. South Arts, founded in 1975, is a

nonprofit regional arts organization building on the South’s unique heritage and enhancing the public value of the arts.

The Winder Cultural Arts Center, located at 105 E. Athens St., in downtown Winder, opened in 2007, is home to the Colleen O. Williams Theater, a fully equipped, stateof-the-art, performance theater with comfortable seating for more than 200 and adjacent dining and conference spaces. Visit www. windercultural arts.com for a web tour or call 678-425-

YearOne will host Chip Foose Edition Braselton Bash Sept. 20

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where Foose will choose one winner. He will sketch the winning vehicle and attend Automotive guru and tele- dinner with the winner and vision star Chip Foose will Kevin King, YearOne presireturn for the ninth annual dent, on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Chip Foose Edition BraselSpots for the select car ton Bash at YearOne on Sat- show can be purchased by urday, Sept. 20. The event calling 1-800-932-7663 until will be held rain or shine.

Friday, Sept. 12. Tickets will YearOne partners with be sold on the day of the show the Hot Rodders Children’s until they run out. The select Charity, a non-profit organi- car show will run from noon zation that improves the lives until 7 p.m. of children by aligning with a A $25 entry fee is required variety of local and national for the participant car show, organizations representing and the winner will also ata multitude of causes. Chip tend dinner with Foose and Foose joins the partnership King on Sunday evening. The and helps YearOne host one remaining four of the top five of Braselton’s most popular will receive a $50 YearOne car shows. gift certificate. This car show Activities will include aAntiques will also run from noon until and Foose select car show,Collectibles par- 7 p.m. Show: ticipant vote car show, silent will also be a silent Join us forThere these dates: auction, kids area and a burn auction from 9 a.m. until 5 1st : 9 AM to 5 PM out exhibition. Friday February p.m. and an autograph sesSaturday 2nd : Foose 9 AMthat to 5will PMtake A $100 entry fee isFebruary re- sion with quired for the Sunday Foose select Februaryplace 3rd from : 10 1-5 AM p.m. to 4 PM There car show,Breakfast and there are & only Lunchisserved Angie’stoCafe a strict by procedure re100 spots available. The ceive an autograph — obvehicles will sit in a special tain a numbered card from parking area for viewing the DJ booth and listen to fbohannon@clickthepaper.com

the PA announcements for number groups being called.

Foose will sign as many autographs as possible and will only sign the numbered card and T-shirts. Sketches may be requested, but will only be done on the event T-shirt.

They also will require a $100 donation to the charity at the

time of the sketch.

The event is free for spectators.

For more information about the Chip Foose Edition Braselton Bash or to make a donation to the Hot Rodders Children’s Charity, visit www.drivinithome.com/ chip-foose-show/.

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Sheriff Mangum to host Sept. 25 security meeting for local church leaders Several weeks ago in a church near Gainesville, two non-members entered the church, bowed and raised their hands, distracting and alarming the pastor and his congregation, and recently another incident occurred during a church service in the Jackson County area, raising the concerns of several pastors in Jackson County.

Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum plans to provide information to the pastors addressing their security concerns.

The information will be provided to Jackson County church pastors and a representative from each of their churches to bring awareness of safety related matters that will hopefully assist them in implementing or updating a church safety program. The information is derived after the program recently provided to pastors in Hall County by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Mangum said, “Church leaders, just like businesses, schools or any location where people congregate, need to be mindful of the possibility of a security breach or emergency and the need to be prepared to respond quickly and professionally.”

Sheriff Mangum will provide the program

at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Training Room at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.

25. The information will cover responses to medical emergencies, severe weather, bomb threats, fires and armed or suspicious intruders.

In the Jefferson incident, a man who disrupted evening services at Jackson County Baptist Church on Aug. 24 was criminally trespassed from the property, according to the Jefferson Police Department report of the incident. When he was escorted from the building by two church members who have law enforcement backgrounds, the man left behind several items including his driver’s license, a dictionary and a yellow writing pad filled with random words and violent phrases. The man asked the responding police officer if the department was protective of churches in Jefferson. The man, who seemed somewhat disoriented, was told the department was protective of all people and property.

Pastors interested in attending the training are asked to contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 706-387-6001 or 706-367-8718 to make reservations to attend.

LIBRARY NEWS Friends of the BraseltonWest Jackson Library The Friends Volunteer Appreciation Day event will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22, at Higher Grounds Coffee House.

Light refreshments will be served and a raffle drawing for prizes will be held. Tickets are free, but you must be present to win.

While reservations are not required, volunteers are asked to contact Marilyn Deal at 770-965-3319 or mmdeal@bellsouth.net or Gail Zeeb at 770-965-3845 or gaze787@bellsouth.net Higher Grounds, operated

by JoAnne Santiago, is located at 6700 Highway 53 in Braselton on the second floor of Polaris Aviation, formerly the Hometown Community Bank building.

Jefferson Public Library The Jefferson Public Library has a hefty list of fun programs to participate in during the month of September.

Library manager Amy Carlan and the employees ensure that the library stays active and that there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Storytime will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. for ages 5 and under.

It is the perfect opportunity for parents to meet other parents with children close in age. Storytime also provides a fun, educational time for little ones.

For avid readers, Book Club will meet at two different times at the library — at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, and the club convened at noon yesterday. “Outliers”

by Malcolm Gladwell is this month’s book which is also available in audiobook format at the service desk ready for checkout.

The library also has young adult book/movie clubs with discussion. As for kindergartners through third graders, there will be a Word Play Program that will allow kids to become story starters with puppets, skits and various word games. Call the library for meeting times and more information on these offerings.

For more information, visit the Jefferson Public Library’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/jeffersonpubliclibrary. The library can be reached at 706-367-8012.

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Inside the newly-renovated Braselton Brothers Store complex, Two Ladies in the Attic features unique gift items as well as offering a full-service Amish market and deli.

Two Ladies in the Attic opens retail location

By FARAH BOHANNON

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The town of Braselton welcomes Two Ladies in the Attic to 9924 Davis Street, Suite 5. Owners Kim Houston and Diana Free say they are excited to serve the community by selling unique gifts and primitive home décor.

Upon visiting the store, customers will also see Mark Hafer, Houston’s husband, managing the daily operations of the store as well as their daughter, Courtney Bianchini.

This eclectic store will also house a fullservice Amish market and deli which in-

cludes a vast selection of Troyer meats and cheeses, hearty sandwiches, Amish-made jams, jellies, pickled goods, hand-dipped chocolates, honey, Amish-made bakery goods and candies to name a few.

Customers customize their own sandwiches from the deli by grabbing a brown paper bag in the store that contains a list of the available meats, cheeses, spreads and toppings in print on the front of the bag.

Once the desired choices are marked in the check boxes next to the sandwich fillings, a delicious meal will be crafted and placed

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Obituaries Deana L. Everett

Died Sept. 5, 2014 Deana L. Everett, 54, of Statham, formerly of Buford, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2014.

Survivors include her husband of 36 years, Darrell G. Everett; children, Steven Everett and Melanie and Cleve Vickery Jr., all of Statham, and Laura and Benjamin Perez Sr., of Lawrenceville; five grandchildren; sister, Regina Sutton of Carl; brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Savallie Lampley of Buford and Roger and Lena Lampley of El Paso, Texas; brothers-in-law and sistersin-law, Bill and Linda Everett of Oxford and Donald and Judy Everett of Buford; sisters-in-law and brothersin-law, Marilyn and Ricky Haygood of Homer, Marie Holt of Statham, Angie and Richard Daniel of Homer and Cheryl Everett, Alexander City, Ala.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Born Oct. 18, 1959, in Nashville, Tenn., she was a 1977 graduate of Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville. She was a former Hall County school bus driver at West Hall High School. She was a former member of Peachtree Road Baptist Church in Suwanee and a member of Landmark Baptist Church in Loganville.

Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 8, 201, in the chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Everett officiating.

Interment followed in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Duluth.

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Deborah Elaine Gunter

Died Aug. 27, 2014 Deborah Elaine Gunter, 58, of Hoschton, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014.

She enjoyed reading and cooking and she loved her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emory and Minnie Gunter; brothers, Harold Gunter and, Billy Gunter; and sister, Carolyn Davis.

Survivors include her son, Greg Brock and wife Maria of Elberton; brothers, Ray Gunter and wife Martha of Hoschton and Larry Gunter and wife Charlotte of Royston; sisters, Frances Sullens of Lula, Ann Doster and husband Dean of Hoschton and Shirley Pruitt and husband Jerry of Commerce; grandchildren, Tyler, Taylor, Torrie, Ethan, Emma and Bailey.

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Anderson G. Mabry

Died Sept. 3, 2014 Anderson Goldman Mabry, 79, of Commerce, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at his residence.

Born in Homer, he was a son of the late A.G. and Vesta Bond Mabry. He was retired from Gold Kist. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Wanda Minish.

Survivors include his wife, Helen E. Bonds Mabry; son, Terry Mabry (Pam) of Danielsville; sister, Elizabeth Benton of Powhatan, Va.; grandchildren, Tessa Ruff (Trey), Adam Mabry, Cindy Peters (John), Diana Kingery (Ryan), Kenny Minish, Tommy Tadlock (Destiney), Drew Mabry, Sam Minish and Luke Mabry; five great-grandchildren; and special companion, Little bit.

The funeral service was held Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Duncan and Mr. John Peters officiating. Interment followed in the Hudson River Baptist Church Cemetery.

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Elaine Elizabeth Simpson

Died Sept. 2, 2014 Elaine Elizabeth Simpson, 79, of Flowery Branch, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

Memorial services were held Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Christ Lutheran Church with Pastor Andy Seibert officiating.

Born Aug. 24, 1935, in Detroit, Mich., she was a daughter of the late William and Marie Jardine. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Oakwood. She was a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Cleary College in Howell, Mich., and was the controller for Kemco Electric for 16 years.

Survivors include her sons, Rick Simpson of Dexter, Mich., Steve Simpson of Gainesville, Victor Simpson of Flowery Branch and Tom Simpson of Ann Arbor, Mich,; daughter, Denise Simpson of Buford; grandchildren, Stephanie Simpson and Ricky Simpson; and brother and sister-in-law, Dr. William and Sandra Jardine of Ortonville, Mich.

Donations may be made to Christ Lutheran Church, 3612 Old Oakwood Road, Oakwood, GA 30566.

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Zelma Smith

Died Sept. 4, 2014 Zelma Smith, 81, of Commerce, died Thursday, Sept.

4, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center.

She was preceded in death by her parents, George T. Wilson and Ettie D. Wilson; and husband, Stoy Smith.

Survivors include her daughter, Babs J. (Darrell) Smallwood of Commerce; sister, Genelle (Billy) Chandler of Commerce; grandchildren, Timothy (Shelly) Smallwood of Ellijay, Thomas (Kristi) Smallwood of Commerce and Tiffany Smallwood of Commerce; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald Wilson and the Rev. Doug Duncan officiating. Interment followed in Jackson Memorial Gardens.

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L.W. Thompson

Died Sept. 6, 2014 L.W. Thompson, 81, of Jefferson, died Saturday, Sept.

6, 2014.

Born in Atlanta, he was a son of the late William Robert Thompson and the late Claudia Pauline Bullock Thompson. He graduated from Georgia State University and was an insurance agent for 42 years. He was a member of the White Plains Baptist Church in Jefferson and worked part-time for the American Red Cross and Tom M. Wages Funeral Service. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and loved fishing, watching old movies and travel.

Survivors include his wife, Julia Ann Thompson; daughters and sons-in-law, Angie and Curt Rewis of Villa Rica, Tammy and Jerry O’Carroll of Statham and Rene and Don Quint of Athens; and grandchildren, Laura, Sean, Shannon, Syd, Josh, Andrew and Matthew.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Kimberly and the Rev. Cecil Campbell officiating. Entombment was held in Eternal Hills Cemetery in Snellville with Sean O’Carroll, Josh Rewis, Andrew Quint, Don Quint, Matthew Quint, Jerry O’Carrol and Curt Rewis honored as pallbearers.

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Even greater tragedy: Separation from God for now and forever On Sept. 10, 2001, First Officer Steve Scheibner sat down at his computer to check the American Airline flight log to see if there were any unassigned flights for the next day. As a 20-year pilot of American, Steve was following his normal routine.

The flight that was available was Flight 11 out of Boston’s Logan Airport to Los Angeles. He was the only pilot available to fly, so he signed on as the pilot.

Once a pilot does this, American Airlines will call the pilot and verbally confirm that he/she is the assigned pilot for the trip. Once that phone call is made, the pilot is guaranteed the trip. Usually that phone call comes within 30 minutes.

That day the phone call never came. It occurred to Steve later that day that he never got a call and the reason was that a pilot named Tom McGinnis also went to the computer.

McGinnis saw that Steve’s name was listed in the captain’s slot, but he also noticed that he was within the 30-minute window, and because he had seniority, he bumped Scheibner off the trip.

Sept. 11, 2001 was a beautiful day on the East Coast. Flight 11 pushed off from the gate on time and took off on time. McGinnis took the Boeing 767 to about 23,000 feet and engaged the autopilot to take the plane the rest of the way to Los Angeles. At that moment, the terrorists went into action.

Back in Boston, Steve Scheibner began to get phone calls when Flight 11 hit the first tower. He began watching the disaster unfold on television like everyone else. Even though he knew the flight number of the

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plane, it didn’t click with him that this was the plane he had signed up to fly until later that evening when he went to the computer to find out who was on the flight.

When he logged in, everything looked exactly like it did the day before, except instead of his name being in the pilot’s slot, it read, “Sequence Failed Continuity,” a term used to indicate that the trip did not make it to its destination.

At that moment Steve knew he should have been on that flight. He discovered that the pilot that was in his seat was Tom McGinnis. Only a few minutes separated Tom McGinnis from dying and Steve Scheibner from living.

This kind of story was repeated over and over on Sept. 11, 2001. Some people’s lives were spared that day because they changed their flight plans at the last minute, they were late for work or out of the office. Others died because they were on a flight to do business or see family, had an appointment at the Twin Towers or were running up the stairs of a burning building trying to save others.

Why does tragedy claim some and leave others? For thousands of years one explanation has been that trag-

edy strikes those who deserve it, that God is judging people for their sins.

Eliphaz asked his suffering friend Job, “Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Where were the upright ever destroyed?” (Job 3:7a NIV). The book of Job was written to debunk Eliphaz’s theology of retribution.

While people often reap what they sow, the Psalmist noticed that sometimes the wicked prosper while those who play by the rules suffer (Psalm 73).

Jesus noted two tragedies of his day, one involving people that Pilate killed as they worshipped at the temple, and another where 18 people died when the Tower of Siloam fell on them. In both cases, Jesus made it clear that the people who died where no worse sinners than any of their neighbors. God’s hand played no role in their deaths. Jesus used the events to get people to ponder the brevity and the purpose for living.

If we get wrapped up in living for ourselves, then it becomes easy deny that death will come to us and to focus only on things of this world.

Clearly, events of Jesus’ day and events of our own should be enough to remind us that our lives could end any day. In fact, one day they will.

Because of this, if we live in denial that we will have to be accountable for our actions, such disbelief not only separates us from God in this life, but also in the one to come.

There is no greater tragedy than that, not even 9/11.

Dr. Michael Helms is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Jefferson. Reach him at michael@fbcjefferson.org

CHURCH NEWs Mulberry Baptist Church will host Mike Pardue who will be singing at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept.

14, Mulberry Baptist Church is located at 5970 Thompson Mill Road in Hoschton. For more information, call Doug at 770-5340023. sss New Community Church will be hosting a community Bible study beginning Sept. 17.

Women’s Bible study will be held on Wednesday mornings at 9 starting on Sept. 17 at Higher Ground Coffee House, located at 6700 Highway 53 in Braselton.

The sessions will be on the second floor with a casual study of scripture.

A Men’s Bible study on every Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. at Cracker Barrel on Highway 53 in Braselton.

Email patti@ newcommunityonline.com with any questions. sss Northeast Church will be offering a Fall Ladies Bible study, “Children of the Day” by Beth Moore, on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday evenings.

The Bible study will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesdays and from 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays. The cost for the book is $16.

If you attend on Wednesday evenings, there will be activities for children ages 3 through high school.

Childcare is provided on Tuesday mornings upon reservation. Contact Kim at 706654-3205 to reserve a place for your child. sss Hoschton United Methodist Church will host dinner at 6:15 and Bible study at 7 p.m. on Sept.

17 in Fellowship Hall.

Sunday worship service is at 11 a.m. on Sept. 14.

Prime Timers lunch and bingo will be at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 25 in the fellowship hall.

For the Hoschton Fall Festival on Sept. 27, there will be free parking and water stands at the church.

A fundraiser dinner for Pastor Marvin Mason’s mission trip will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 at John’s BBQ located at 95 Highway 53 in Hoschton. Tickets are on sale now.

Hoschton United Methodist Church is located at 12 Mulberry St., and Bell Avenue behind City Square. Contact Pastor Marvin Mason at the church office at 706654-1422. sss The Church of Hoschton is hosting Bible study for ladies in the community on the third Tuesday evening at 6:30 in the classroom at the rear of the church building.

The Youth, Elevation 3:30, of The Church of Hoschton will be sponsoring a car wash from 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the church. Come out and let them spruce up your ride while you sit and relax a bit.

Local missionary Doug Duke will be at The Church of Hoschton on Sept. 14 and bring the message that evening.

The ladies of the community are invited to the LAMPS, Ladies Auxiliary for Missions and Pastoral Support, Bible study at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the church. This month, the study will be on Leah - Overcoming Rejection & Insecurity.

Service times are as follows: Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., worship at 10:30 a.m., evening worship begins at 6 and Wednesday prayer meeting starts at 7 p.m. with Bible study to follow at 7:30.

For more information on any of these happenings, call the church office at 706-654-8415 or contact Pastor Cory Sexton at 678-2349408. The church is located at 99 E. Jefferson St., in Hoschton. sss Jackson County Baptist Church is now offering a new addictions program. Reformers Unanimous will be meeting at 7 p.m. each Friday at Jackson County Baptist Church, located at 79 Memorial Drive. Call 706-3671838.

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The Vine begins ‘Great Day of Service’ grows in its new outreach with third year to involve 140 volunteers gasoline buy down This Saturday is launch date

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More than 140 members and friends of North Georgia United Methodist churches reached out to serve residents in Banks, Athens-Clark, Jackson, and Habersham Counties on the third annual “Great Day of Service” program held Sept. 6.

Volunteers from Commerce First, Homer, Warren Chapel and other Methodist churches including Mt. Bethel and Hickory Flat reached out to community residents providing individuals and families with food, diapers, personal care kits, fresh bread and crocheted blankets as well as mowing lawns and cleaning homes.

According to Pastor David Bowen of First United Methodist Church of Commerce, “Many church members took time on Saturday to pray for the safety of volunteers and the success of their efforts.”

Special attention was given to seniors. Trees and bushes were trimmed, lawns mowed and homes cleaned.

Fresh bread was delivered to homebound residents.

Blankets were knitted and crocheted for seniors from squares crocheted earlier in the month. Seniors at Peachtree Village in Commerce were even treated to a cookie coloring party with young children and their parents.

First United Methodist Church of Commerce served individuals including the homeless in Athens by providing more than 240 sandwiches, beverages, fruit and chips in bag lunches distributed at First Baptist Church of Athens.

In Jefferson, volunteers spent the day stocking the selves of Peace Place Thrift Store where proceeds go to survivors of violence in surrounding counties. Other

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Cookie coloring time at Peachtree Village in Commerce had Inez Mize, Gina Hagan and Saiorse Bergman smiling as they enjoyed each other’s company. See more scenes from the Great Day of Service at ClickThePaper.com activities included writing of letters to soldiers serving overseas and to local shutins.

Homer United Methodist Church spearheaded a diaper drive to meet the needs of residents in and around Baldwin, where more than 130 families drive to Grace Point Retreat in Baldwin to receive donations of clothing and diapers. According to Homer UMC Pastor Jim McLendon, “We work to

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Unanimous is to reject the glamour of addictive behavior and reveal its true destructive nature to those who are bound. Family members and others who are attempting to help others are invited.

The addiction helpline is 866-733-6768 (866-REFORMU) or visit reformu.com sss The Catholics Returning Home Ministry at Prince of Peace Catholic Church welcomes adult Catholics to an 11-week series of informative programs beginning Monday, Sept. 22. The programs will be Mondays from 7:30-9 p.m. Call Robin Johnson at 770 330-4105 or email raj_rdms@yahoo.com with any questions.

If you have been away from the Church, we want to welcome you home.

Programs provide an opportunity to discuss questions and concerns in a caring and sensitive way. Call Robin

meet the needs of these families year round.” Boy Scouts also put together more than 50 personal care kits for the Banks Jackson County Emergency Food Bank.

Warren Chapel led the drive to supply 400-plus boxes of food to families in the Banks/Jackson County area. The “Feed My Sheep Program” was actively supported by both Walmart and Quality Foods by allowing volunteers to solicit shop-

Johnson at 770 330-4105 or email raj_ rdms@yahoo.com with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you! sss Arbor Pointe Church offers a variety of ways to be involved. You’re invited to come and feel welcomed by a church made up of “a group of imperfect people seeking the one who is perfect.”

A new Sunday School Group for adults has started and meets each Sunday before worship at 9:15 a.m.

An open Bible study group meets each Wednesday morning at the church at 10 a.m.

Youth for middle and high school students meets each Wednesday night from 6-7:30 p.m.

An open Men’s Group called “WiseGuys” meets each Wednesday at the church at 8 p.m.

To find our more about Arbor Pointe, visit www.arborpointe.org or connect with them in Facebook. You can also follow on Twitter: @ImperfectAPC.

pers for food donations such as canned goods, peanut butter and jelly, cereal and rice. Money donated to local Methodist churches was used to buy food from the Food Bank of North East Georgia to fill food boxes.

Area residents drove to Warren Chapel UMC to pick up food or had the food delivered to their homes.

Warren Chapel UMC Pastor Johnny Dibartolo said, “We appreciate all the hard work of many local volunteers who made this happen.”

Members of The Vine, a church located on Highway 211 in Braselton, will begin a new outreach effort this Saturday by “buying down” the price of gasoline at two local stations to $2.99 a gallon.

According to Holly Avera, the new outreach program will feature a unique means to be out in the community each month.

“The purpose is to be out and present in the community and love on everybody whether they come to church at The Vine or haven’t found a church,” said Avera. “We want to intentionally demonstrate that God loves you and this is one way we want to show it.”

For September, the gas “buy down” to $2.99 a gallon will be at Circle K and Shell at the intersection of Highways 124 and 211 in Braselton beginning at 10 a.m. The price will be changed on the business signs and the pumps and the buy down will be available to everyone until the money runs out.

If a families is just driving down the interstate and stop, they will experience the touch of the outreach, said Avera, who anticipates the buy down will last about an hour.

“We just want to bless people,” said Avera. “We need to know nothing about you – not even your

name. We just want you to know you should get this because God’s heart is for people. We want to love people this way.”

According to Avera, the gas station owners been awesome. She said seeing the church work together with local businesses has been a blessing.

Pastor David Walters has high hopes for the outreach: “My hope for Second Saturday Outreach events, regardless of what we’re doing, is that unchurched and non-Christians would hear and see that God loves them, God’s love is not based on their performance or a purchase price, and that they can have a personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ.

“Excitement is building at The Vine as we’ve challenged our church go beyond the four walls of the church individually through everyday living and corporately through Second Saturdays,” said Walters. “Furthermore, we have a new mantra at The Vine, and it is ‘One ‘Til Everyone.’ We want to pray for, serve and invite one person at a time until every person in our community and world is in a life-saving, life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ.”

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ObituarY Maurice Ellroy Hand

Died Sept. 7, 2014 Maurice Ellroy Hand, 90, of Lilburn, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014.

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

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Thinking of friends, past and passed I am blessed with lots of people I call friends.

On Facebook, that bastion of Internet friendship, I have somewhere around 2,500 friends. I could not identify some of them if they walked into a room.

I don’t know how many of them would loan me $5, buy me a Coke or help me change a flat tire.

When I go, I don’t know how many of them will show up for my funeral.

I’m planning for about 10 people. I’ve left enough to get the big bucket of chicken and one of those big bottles of Coke. That may help the attendance.

But then there are real friends.

I remember the day about 34 years ago when I met Mark. It was in front of a steakhouse in Tifton.

We’ve never stopped being friends. He was the kind of person that when I met him, it seemed like we already knew each other.

Aside from my late brother, he is the only person who attended both of my weddings and was also there when we laid each of my parents to rest. I was in his only wedding, and we have been there for each other at both good and notso-good times.

We will go for long periods of time without talking, and then we just pick up where we left off. I think that’s the key ingredient of good friendship.

You never hit the stop button. You just press pause.

When you start things back up, it goes off without a hitch.

The same is true for Joe. About 30 years ago, Joe and I went to a fancy prayer breakfast. Some guy, in an attempt at religion, got up and recited the words to the Diana Ross classic “Reach Out and Touch” as a benediction.

It didn’t work.

Joe and I both had to

Harris Blackwood grab our nice cloth napkins to muffle our laughter. It wasn’t a chuckle; it was a horselaugh. We laughed all the way from Atlanta to Macon.

There is hardly a time when Joe and I walk away from each other or close an email without reciting that last line: “Make this world a better place ... if you can.”

There are friends who have gone, like Robert. A sudden heart attack took him away a few years back. We had that same “pick up where you left off” kind of friendship.

I look forward to the day when we can do that again.

I miss my brother, Dixon. We were just beginning to reach that stage where we were no longer little and big brothers, but were just brothers and friends. I hope he would be proud of his baby brother and friend, who thinks of him daily.

I have more friends, each with a unique relationship. We have things that make us laugh. There is always a special moment with friends that becomes the everlasting event that you re-live over and over again.

By the way, I have many real friends on Facebook, who are great encouragers, supporters and just good fellow travelers on the road to somewhere.

Come to think of it, I may need two chicken buckets and big Cokes.

Bring your own napkin.

Harris Blackwood is a Gainesville resident whose columns appear weekly.

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Recipe clippings are valued memories My husband was out of town, working on location, when he called one night and discovered that I was still working though the hour had grown late.

“What on earth are you doing?” he asked.

“You won’t believe it,” I replied. “Because I don’t believe it. I am going through all the recipes I have torn out of magazines over the years I have lived in this house and am filing them in books.”

Do you do this? Do you flip through magazines or newspapers and find a recipe, tear it out, then stuff it in a drawer somewhere?

And, worse than that, never give it a try?

I inherited this wistfulness, this believing that I will cook every recipe I save, from Mama. When she died and I cleaned out her kitchen, every drawer was stuffed full of recipes, mainly those cut from newspaper pages because my mama loved the newspaper. She read every word. And, of course, she memorized the obituaries but I’ve already told you that about her.

Ronda Rich I couldn’t throw those recipes out so I put them in a big plastic container with a snap-on lid and saved them. A couple of recipes I took home with me included one for black-eyed pea patties (delicious) and the best roast beef I have ever tasted — surprising because it wasn’t the way Mama made her roast beef. This one calls for the slower cooker. I buy a top round or rump roast, salt and pepper it, then put it in the Crock-Pot. I pour a packet of onion soup mix over it along with a can of mushroom soup with a little cooking wine. It cooks overnight and not only is it delectable, the house smells yummy when we wake up.

As I have often said, “You are a true Southern cook if you have at least a dozen recipes that call for

cream of mushroom soup.”

I have over a hundred some such recipes, making me as authentic a Southern cook as ever there was.

Now, don’t ask me what got me started on this jag of organizing recipes unless it was the new thyroid medicine the doctor put me on which made me feel as though I had let go of the ball and chain I had been dragging around. In the spirit of full disclosure, since you and I share so much, I had also been on a diet for two weeks and missing my Southern foods.

I wanted to dream of them.

I regained the five pounds I had lost just by salivating over the recipes.

What surprised me most, I suppose, is that I decided that I still wanted all the recipes. I threw out only one — a complicated key lime pie. Since I make the easiest one in the world, there is no need to complicate my life. Further.

It’s interesting, though.

Mama rarely cooked from recipes. There was a chocolate cake recipe (I have that one, too. It is smudged with chocolate batter. I

plan to frame it one day.) and a couple of others that she used. But mostly, she cooked as she was taught and just figured it out. Salt, flour, sugar, cornmeal and Crisco were her mainstays. Like her, I mainly cook from know-how and instinct, rarely using these recipes I seem to covet so much.

I treat magazines with recipes in them like I treated the Sears Christmas catalog when I was a child.

I escape into a fantasy world and daydream about the scrumptious meals I will prepare and the perfectly-appointed table.

Southern women like me were raised to show love and devotion through cooking and to be good nesters.

And, apparently, from reviewing the drawers full of recipes I have, we were taught something about hoarding, too.

Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of several books. Sign up for her newsletter at www.ronda rich.com. Her column appears weekly.

After Labor Day, campaigns heat up There was a time when general election campaigns didn’t “officially” get underway until after the Labor Day weekend.

You might see candidates show up on TV or give a speech prior to that holiday, but voters really didn’t pay much attention until that two-month period leading up to the November election.

That seems like a quaint notion now, especially where the elections for governor and senator are concerned.

Democrats and Republicans started firing at each other almost before they’d finished counting the ballots in the July 22 runoffs, and millions of dollars have already been spent on attack ads by various Washingtonbased groups.

Even if we don’t observe the old traditions anymore, this is still a good time to look at the major races and see what might shake out this fall.

The congressional

Tom Crawford races are easy to predict.

Georgia has 14 U.S. House seats, but there really isn’t much doubt who the winners will be in 13 of those districts. Republicans Buddy Carter, Lynn Westmoreland, Tom Price, Rob Woodall, Austin Scott, Doug Collins, Jody Hice, Barry Loudermilk and Tom Graves are expected to prevail. So are Democrats Sanford Bishop, John Lewis, Hank Johnson and David Scott.

The only House race really in doubt is the 12th Congressional District where Democratic Rep. John Barrow is facing Republican Rick Allen, an Augusta contractor.

Barrow has become the great white whale

Your government officials Hall County Board of Commissioners: 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, P.O. Drawer 1435, Gainesville 30503, 770-535-8288, www.hallcounty. org.

Jackson County Board of Commissioners: County Administrative Building, 67 Athens St., Jefferson, 706-367-6312, www. jacksoncountygov.com.

Jefferson: City Hall, 147 Athens St.,

for Georgia Republicans.

They spend large amounts of time and money trying to harpoon him every two years, only to see Barrow swim away to another term. Then they redraw the lines of his district in hopes they can beat him in the next election.

The last figures from the Federal Election Commission showed Barrow with $1.87 million cash on hand. Allen by comparison had $225,567 in the bank, but also was weighed down by $825,000 in campaign loans and debts.

In the two statewide races that everybody is watching, the Republican nominees are the favorites at this point: businessman David Perdue over Democrat Michelle Nunn in the Senate race and Gov. Nathan Deal over state Sen. Jason Carter in the race for governor.

The polling website run by statistical guru Nate Silver projects that Perdue has a 75 percent

Jefferson, 30549, 706-367-5121, www.cityofjeffersonga.com Braselton: Town Hall, 4982 Ga. 53, P.O. Box 306, Braselton, 706-6543915, www.braselton.net.

Hoschton: City Hall, 79 City Square, Hoschton, 706-654-3034, www. cityofhoschton.com

U.S. government President Barack Obama, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20500, 202-456-1111, 202-4561414; www.whitehouse.gov Sen. Saxby Chambliss, 416 Russell Senate Office Building,

chance of winning the Senate race, while Nunn’s chances are put at the 25 percent level — in other words, the odds are one in four that Nunn might upset Perdue.

Libertarians Andrew Hunt in the governor’s race and Flowery Branch’s Amanda Swafford in the Senate race should get 2 or 3 percent of the vote at a minimum, and possibly a point or two more. If the races are close enough, the Libertarians could swing just enough votes from the Republican frontrunners to pull them under that 50 percent threshold.

In a runoff scenario, voter turnout patterns tend to favor Republicans. But the fact that either Deal or Perdue could be drawn into a runoff in the first place shows how much the political dynamics in Georgia have changed.

Tom Crawford is the editor of the Georgia Report.

Washington, DC 20510, 202-2243521, 770-763-9090; chambliss. senate.gov Sen. Johnny Isakson, 131 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510, 202-2243643, 770-661-0999; isakson. senate.gov U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, 513 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, 202-225-9893, 770-2973388; dougcollins.house.gov U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, 2437 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, 202-225-4101, 706-5499588; broun.house.gov

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The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce and its ambassadors joined with the staff of Jefferson’s first Advance Auto Parts location for its official opening. To mark the occasion, general manager Rob Cifizzari and his team presented a $1,000 check to the United Way which was accepted by representatives of the Boys & Girls Club of Jackson County.

Advance Auto Parts is now open in Jefferson Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), the largest automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, serving both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets, announced today it has opened its first store in Jefferson at 1714 Old Pendergrass Road across from Kroger Plaza.

Company officials said they chose this location for the store because it’s convenient to where their customers live and shop as well as the garages where they take their vehicles for repair.

Rob Cifizzari is the new General Manager and works with nine other team members at the new Jefferson location. A 25-year veteran of the automotive and retail sales industries, Cifizzari has been with the Advance Auto Parts Team for two years.

The new store offers customers a wide range of parts and recognized national brands as well as several free services. Store Team Members will provide free installation for your new windshield wipers and also offer a complimentary check of the vehicle’s electrical system and old battery, as well as provide free installation of a new battery with purchase on most vehicles. The store offers fast parts delivery to local commercial customers such as professional mechanics and garages.

During regular store hours, customers may drop off used motor oil and batteries for recycling – ensuring that

these materials don’t end up in landfills where they could harm the environment.

“Advance Auto Parts is committed to bringing our Promise – Service is our best part – to life not only for our customers, but also in the communities where our customers and Team Members live. As part of this commitment, we are pleased to announce a $1,000 check has been donated to the United Way,” said Cifizzari.

Representatives of the Boys & Girls Club of Jackson County accepted the donation.

Vehicle know-how is made easier than ever by Advance.

The company’s web site, www.AdvanceAutoParts. com, offers articles, online videos and audio and video podcasts on the web site’s “Advance Know-How” section.

“This new store’s 10 Team Members will delight our customers with dependable and fast service every job, every day,” said Ed Dyal, District Leader for Advance Auto Parts. “The right parts at the right price are as important as the right advice to finish the job.”

The store is open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The store phone number is 706367-5789.

Other area stores are located at 215 N Broad Street in Winder, 543 S. Elm St., in Commerce, and 1880 W. Broad Street in Athens.

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into the to-go bag for the customer. It is a convenient way to order a sandwich and ensures that it is made just the way the customer wants it.

Two Ladies in the Attic is generous with the amount of meat and toppings in their sandwiches — customers should not be hungry moments after the sandwich is consumed. The bread is Amish-made and fresh baked while the meats and cheeses are high quality and not chock full of preservatives. Toppings such as lettuce, tomatoes, onions and bell peppers are always fresh.

The variety of jarred jams and jellies as well as pickled goods is impressive. There are common flavors of fruit spreads like strawberry, but there are also unique flavors such as strawberry kiwi and strawberry jalapeño to name a few. Pickled goods include dilled green beans, jalapeño and much more.

As for the décor, it is unique and Americana style. Every inch of the space has something beautiful in it which leads to a pleasant shopping experience for everyone. Owner Kim Houston says she is passionate about home décor and has an extensive background in trade showroom design. For many years, Houston was a trade showroom manager and won numerous awards for her inventive product display, so the store’s décor and décor placement is stunning and beautifully placed.

Two Ladies in the Attic’s décor ranges from wall art to woven baskets, candles,

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holiday décor, antiques and more.

Houston is a native of Ohio, so she has a deep appreciation for the quality and simple design found in primitive and Amish products.

“A love of delicious food and beautiful items bonds all people,” said Houston.

Owner Diana Free received her degree in nursing from Florida State University and has always had a love for antiques and collectables. Free learned all about cooking and using high quality ingredients at a young age because her mother was the head of the Home Economics department at a high school in Florida — she grew up surrounded by food and catering skills.

Houston and Free say they believe they bring an extensive business background as well as a love for people, good food and décor to the Braselton community. Two Ladies in the Attic also guarantees great customer service and attention to detail that can be difficult to find elsewhere.

“We want the community to feel comfortable while shopping, feel they are receiving a great value on our goods and have access to unique food items and products,” said Free. “We have been in a variety of antique malls across the metro Atlanta area, but found that Braselton has the energy and growth potential we were looking for to expand. We have had the great fortune to meet a number of local business owners who have greatly supported our vision for ideas and growth.”

Two Ladies in the Attic is open seven days a week: Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Reach them at 706-921-4155 or visit their Facebook page to see updates and photos at www.facebook.com/2ladiesintheattic

A peek inside gives one the feel of a old country store which displays a tribute to the past and to the Amish country from which products are received and sold.

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Dominant Dragons: Jefferson remains undefeated

BY BILL MURPHY

From The Paper regional staff

Jefferson’s freshman phenom running back Colby Wood is quickly making a name for himself with a tenacious running style, much more assertive than most young running backs.

His breakout moment for the fifth-ranked Dragons (3-0) might have been early in the third quarter of last Friday’s 48-8 win against North Hall at The Brickyard in Gainesville.

Leading by a sizable margin, Wood took the handoff from senior quarterback Evan Shirreffs and streaked past a host of Trojans (01) defenders, and despite losing a shoe, went in 48 yards down the sideline for the touchdown.

“Colby’s the kind of running back that finds a way to get the job done,” said Shirreffs, who passed for 263 yards. It was the same spot Shirreffs’ older brother, Bryant, who now plays quarterback at the University of Connecticut, led the Dragons to Wood

a come-from-behind win in Gainesville, before going on to win the Class AA state title during the 2012 season.

Now in Class AAA, the Dragons look balanced on both sides of the ball. Shirreffs hit wide receiver T.J. Skelton on two long first-quarter touchdown throws, then a short 6-yard pass for a touchdown in the second quarter.

Wood scored for the Dragons on the opening drive with a 7-yard run, and finished the game’s Shirreffs opening drive with 35 on the ground. On the game’s first play, Shirreffs hit Hunter Gatlin for a 34yard gain.

Then Wood put his head down and gained 5, 16 and 4 yards on consecutive runs against a young Trojans’ defense.

“Colby’s certainly got a bright future here at Jefferson if he continues to work hard,” said Jefferson coach Ben Hall.

Led by Wood, Jefferson rushed for 169 yards and finished the game with 432 yards of offense.

“I thought we did a very (good) job of moving the ball in the first half,” Hall said. “Evan’s really improved his touch on the football, and we really wanted to be able to counter (North Hall’s) running game tonight.”

North Hall gained all 200 yards of offense rush- Skelton ing the ball. Sophomore quarterback Maddox Turner rushed for 75 yards, while running back Austin Perry had 70 yards and the Trojans’ only touchdown of the night with a 12-yard run late in the second quarter.

Kendrick Robinson intercepted all three of North Hall’s pass attempts on the night. The Dragons scored a touchdown on all three of the Trojans’ first-half turnovers, including Shirreffs’ 54-yard strike to Skelton, who took it in for a touchdown.

Earlier in the first quarter, Shirreffs threw it over the North Hall secondary, right into the arms of Skelton for a 70-yard touchdown.

Skelton had 130 receiving yards, while Dalton Hill caught four passes for 85 yards for the Dragons.

Rodney Carr hauled in three short passes, as well.

“I have great wide receivers to throw the football to,” Shirreffs said. “I wouldn’t trade them for anything.”

Sammy Williams also scored on a 4-yard run in the opening quarter for Jefferson, which led 28-0 before North Hall manufactured its initial first down early in the second quarter.

Jefferson is now 3-0 for the first time since 2011, when it earned wins against Commerce, North Hall and Dawson County to open the season. The Dragons now prepare to face cross-county rival Commerce tomorrow night at Memorial Stadium, before playing six straight in Region 8-AAA play to conclude the regular season.

Playing catch up

Panthers off to 0-2 start

BY CHARLES PHELPS

cphelps@clickthepaper.com

Last Friday was a battle of two completely different offenses: White County operates by ground, Jackson County by air.

But, it was an interception late in the game that proved to be the turning point of the game and propel the Warriors to a 34-26 win at Panthers Stadium.

The Panthers (0-2, 0-0) were led by quarterback Ja-

cob Lewis who threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns.

Wide receiver Antonio Strickland continued his stellar play to start the season, hauling in 10 passes for 73 yards and three touchdowns. Caleb Smith added seven catches for 116 yards.

“Obviously, it’s not what we had planned,” Jackson County head coach Benji Harrison. “I thought they (White County) did exactly what we thought they would.

“They are a physical foot-

ball team. They like to run it right at you. We came up with stops at times, but obviously, we didn’t come up with enough stops. I thought we were sparatic offensively.

There were some really good moments and some moments where we had to much inconsistency, and we made a key turnover in the game that hurt us, tremendously.”

The Warriors (1-1, 0-0) picked up their first win behind the legs of Maurice Sutton, who rushed for a

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Jackson County wide receiver Antonio Strickland goes up to make a catch during last Friday’s 34-26 loss against White County. (At left) Jackson County wide receiver Caleb Smith makes a run after getting the ball in last week’s game against White County. game-high 113 yards and two touchdowns.

Max Taylor added 108 yards on 12 carries and one touchdown.

The defense had one inter-

ception and recovered two fumbles.

“It was a very hard-fought football game and hats off to Jackson County, they played very hard and our kids

played very hard,” White County head coach Bill Ballard said.

“We had to be able to run

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Bird War: Falcons soar by Hawks in rivalry game

BY KYLE FUNDERBURK

sports@clickthepaper.com

After a first half of nothing but offense, the expectation was to see the yards and points continue to accumulate in the second half between the Mill Creek Hawks and Dacula Falcons.

But, that was not the case. Offense turned into defense and whomever scored first in the second half had earned those points.

The Falcons’ lone fourth-quarter touchdown was enough to propel them past the Hawks 28-21 at Mill Creek, last Friday.

At halftime, the score was 21-21, but both teams struggled to find the end zone in the final 24 minutes of play.

However, three fumbles on three straight possessions by the Hawks’ offense kept Dacula within striking distance, and they cashed-in, scoring the go-ahead touchdown on a Giovanni Lugo run early in the fourth

quarter to take a 28-21 lead.

Mill Creek (1-2, 0-0) began the game with an almost perfect start on the opening kickoff as they tackled Kelan Fraise at the Falcons’ 2-yard line. However, CJ Mayes dug the Falcons’ offense out of the hole, breaking away on an 87-yard touchdown run to give Dacula a 7-0 David lead.

The Hawks answered on their next possession, driving 80 yards downfield and scoring on an 8-yard run by quarterback Daniel David.

When their next series stalled, Jake Richards shanked his punt out of bounds, giving the Falcons the ball at the Hawks’ 27-yard

line. Fraise scored four plays later, giving Dacula a 14-7 lead.

The Hawks answered back, starting the drive with a 64-yard run by Jack Plummer. Jonathan Hawkins scored a few plays later to tie the game at 14-14.

That didn’t last long as Kevin Ficklin scored on a 55-yard run to regain the lead for the Falcons.

Hawkins The Hawks’ offense answered, again, with a 5-yard run by Brian Efianayi that followed a 64-yard run by David. The Hawks had a chance to take the lead outright going into halftime, but couldn’t convert a 30-yard fieldgoal attempt.

Both defenses stepped up in the third quar-

ter, but it was the Hawks’ offense that made all of the mistakes as they fumbled on three straight possesions.

Yet their defense held on until the Falcons’ recovered the last fumble on the Hawks’ 15yard line. From there, Lugo led a short drive into the end zone, taking a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Dacula continued to hold the Hawks’ offense at bay, until the Hawks had one last chance with 18 seconds left. David found David Curry on a pass that he lateraled back to Turner for an 18-yard gain. Their final play was a hail mary to the end zone that fell incomplete, preserving the win for Dacula.

Hawkins was held to 38 yards on just 13 carries by the Falcons’ defense. David led the Hawks on the ground with 68 yards on 10 carries. He also went 10-for-19 through the air for 117 yards.

The victory is Dacula’s first over Mill Creek since 2010. Mill Creek is off tomorrow night.

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Cheer-tumble class offered

Gresham hosts Racing Hall of Fame night

The 2014 Reunion Country Club Pick Your Tees tournament for the Reunion Men’s Golf Association will be held Sunday, Sept. 21, starting at 9 a.m. All members of the RMGA are eligible to play. Entry fee is $30 and registration closes at noon on Thursday, Sept. 18. The tournament is an individual stroke play format, players will select the tees they play from and handicaps will be adjusted based on the tees chosen. Contact the golf shop at 770-967-8300 and information online at www. reuniongolfclub.com.

The Jefferson Parks & Recreation Department is offering cheer-tumble class beginning Sunday, Sept. 14, from 4-5 p.m.

The class will focus more on tumble for cheer for ages 7-9.The cost is $40 and runs through the end of the year. Registration will remain open past the beginning of the class and remain open if space is available. The class is taught by instructors at Rhythm Academy Dance Company. For information, contact Jefferson Parks & Rec at 706-367-5116 or visit www. jrec. sidhelp.com.

Gresham Motorsports Park hosts the Pro Late Model 100lap race on the half-mile track on Saturday, Sept. 13. The Outlaw Late Models and Trucks will also be part of the festivities. It is also Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Night and many of the greatest Georgia racers will be in attendance including 2014 inductees. Look for several vintage race cars. Adult general admission tickets are $20, seniors and military $15, students (ages 13-17) $10 and children 12-and-under are free. Grandstand and trackside gates open at 4 p.m. Visit www.greshammotorsportspark.com

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Served up

Lady Panthers suffer 1st region loss of ‘14 season

BY CHARLES PHELPS

cphelps@clickthepaper.com

If there’s a trend to learn from this year’s volleyball season, the Jackson County Lady Panthers start out slow in the first set, but by set three, it is a dog fight.

Thursday was no different as the Morgan County Lady Bulldogs found out.

After taking the first set from the Lady Panthers in convincing fashion, 25-10, the Lady Bulldogs found themselves clawing to make the second set competitive,

but the Lady Panthers took care of business, 25-15, and threw the pressure back to Morgan County.

In the final set, poor serving led to the demise of the Lady Panthers’ bid of another come-from-behind region victory as the Lady

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Jackson County’s Delanie Smith goes up for shot during last Thursday’s match against Morgan County. (Below) Jackson County’s Kelcie Zimmer prepares to set up a teammate for a shot during last Thursday’s match against Morgan County.

Bulldogs won the set 25-19 and the match 2-1.

With the win, the Lady Bulldogs also put the first blemish on the Lady Panthers’ region record.

“We’re going to work on serving, because we had a couple of serves from some really good girls that didn’t go over,” Jackson County head coach Debbie Hayes said.

“That was heartbreaking,

History-making 200th volleyball win

In year 8: Lady Dragons notch milestone victory

BY CHARLES PHELPS

cphelps@clickthepaper.com

In 2006, the Jefferson Lady Dragons’ volleyball team was started. Eight years later, they celebrated the program’s 200th win last Thursday.

Jefferson defeated region rival Hart County in dominant fashion (25-4, 25-10) to notch the milestone.

They then defeated Madison County 25-19, 25-12 to finish the tri-match.

Abby Wood recorded 12 kills and eight aces. Madison Corbett and Paige Watson recorded 19 and 17 assists, respectively.

Grace Williamson added eight kills and

five aces.

On Saturday, the Lady Dragons went 2-2 at the Lakeview Invitational tournament, defeating both West Hall and Johnson in straight sets.

They fell to Lakeview and Apalachee two sets to one. Corbett and Watson recorded 38 and 24 assists during the invitational.

Wood recorded 20 kills and five aces offensively and 12 digs on the defensive side.

Williamson had 23 kills, 10 aces and 14 digs.

Lindsey Nilsen added 15 kills and six aces.

There will be a commemoration ceremony before today’s matches to celebrate the 200th win.

and I told them that, I said it was ‘heartbreaking,’ but they played their (hearts) out. Other than the serving, I don’t know what else we could have done differently.

We made the adjustments we needed to make and I thought they did well,” she continued. “It just wasn’t (for us) tonight. I told them it doesn’t mess up our bid for region. I said ‘It doesn’t mess anything up. We have a whole bunch

of numbers over here (in the win column) and one over there (loss column).’ I tried to stay positive.”

Hayes added she knows what to look for the next time they play against Morgan County. The Lady Panthers have “big” games next week where the serving has to better, she said.

The Lady Panthers play region and in-county rival Jefferson today.

Lady Eagles power past Lady Dragons in 7-2 play

BY CHARLES PHELPS

cphelps@clickthepaper.com

The East Jackson Lady Eagles’ softball team continues to impress, moving into a tie for third in Region 8-AAA after a 7-2 win over cross-county rival Jefferson, last Thursday.

East Jackson (9-4, 3-3 Region 8-AAA) was led by Ashlie Wuertley, who recorded three hits and two RBIs in the win.

Bridget Barnett added a two hits and an RBI. Faith Grooms and Kristin Whitlock each had an RBI. Jessie Marvin pitched six stout innings, allowing only five hits, two runs and recording seven strikeouts.

Jefferson’s (7-11, 2-4) lone runs came off the bat of Arynn Baker. She recorded one

hit with two RBIs. Cesyrea Cox, Olivia Husted, Caroline Mitchell and Taylor Watson each recorded a hit.

The Lady Eagles got on the board first, taking a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. The Lady Dragons tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fifth when Baker drove Mitchell and Watson across the plate.

However, the Lady Dragons’ defense couldn’t sustain the tie, allowing two runs in the bottom of the fifth and three in the sixth.

The Lady Eagles tallied 12 total hits for the game to the Lady Dragons’ five hits.

Jefferson is at Oconee County today, while East Jackson played Oconee County on Tuesday and travels to Elbert County today.

Junior Panthers fall baseball is off to great start Hardball Classic championship victory claimed From The Paper staff reports

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The Jackson County Junior Panthers captured the Hardball Classic last weekend at Lamar Murphy Park in Jefferson.

The Panthers went 3-1 to win the tournament, dropping the first game and winning three in a row including the championship game against the Oconee River Dawgs, 8-2.

The Panthers had great pitching and defense, as well as timely hitting.

The pitching was handled by Kedric Zimmer, Nate McKinney, Bryce Spindola, Bradlee Kinney, Carter Guest and Aaron Reed.

The Panthers were led at the plate by Will Whitehead, Guest, Spindola, Bradley Pruiett and McKinney.

This was the third tournament of the fall season for the team, with a championship and two runner-up finishes, so far.

The fall league team is made up of players ranging in age from 9-12 years old, and from Madison County and Jackson County.

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Back row: Bryce Spindola, Carter Guest, Will Whitehead, Kedric Zimmer, Gabe Spindola, Logan Holycross; front row: Bradlee Kinny, Grant Guest, Nate McKinney, Aaron Reed and Bradley Pruiett. Coaches for the Junior Panthers’ fall team are Steve Beverly, John McKinney and JR Zimmer.

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Continued from 1B the ball against (them) to try and keep them off the field.

Their offense is so explosive.

Strickland and Smith are so explosive. They are very good football players, and Lewis throws a great ball

down the field…I’m proud of our guys. (We) were resilient.

I just can’t say enough about our effort.”

After the Warriors’ defense forced a punt on the game’s opening drive, Sutton

ripped off a 28-yard return down to the Panthers’ 30yard line.

Five plays later, Sam Turner found the end zone, pounding in the touchdown from a yard away to give the Warriors a 7-0 lead.

After another Panthers’ punt, the Warriors’ offense fumbled the ball on its

second drive and Jackson County’s Griffin McElvery recovered the loose ball on the Panthers’ 39-yard line.

The Panthers’ offense cashed-in on the opportunity when Lewis found Strickland on an 11-yard touchdown strike to cap off a nine play 61-yard drive with 11:20 left in the second quarter.

After trading punts, the Warriors’ running attack made short work of a long field, covering 75 yards in five plays, capped off by Taylor’s 41-yard touchdown run to extend the Warriors’ lead to 14-6 with 5:22 left in the second quarter.

The Panthers responded

by making short work of an even longer field, covering 76 yards in five plays, capped off by a Lewis 17-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 14-12 late in the quarter.

The score remained 14-12 at halftime.

The Panthers attempted a surprise onside kick to open the second half, but the failure to recover left the Warriors a short field, and two plays into the drive, Sutton dashed to the end zone on a 41-yard run to extend the lead to 21-12.

Lewis found Strickland for the duo’s second touchdown of the game with 52 seconds left in the third quarter to cut

the Warriors’ lead to 21-19.

With 7:46 left in the fourth quarter, Sutton extended the Warriors’ lead to 28-19 when he found the end zone for a second time, smashing his way from four yards away.

On the ensuing Panthers’ possession, the Warriors’ defense came up with the game-turning interception, returning it to the Panthers’ 6-yard line.

Quarterback AJ Vandiver punched in the touchdown from a yard out to bump the lead to 34-19.

The Panthers’ rally fell short as they managed just one more score.

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features Another proud new U.S. citizen

By Michael James Hinkle

For The Paper

certainty, drug trafficking, domestic terrorism and violence quickly overshadowed Rubila’s seemingly perfect life in Peru.

On Aug. 8, 2014, Mrs. Rubila Foster, a resident of Jefferson, stood proudly with tears of joy in her eyes as she raised her right-hand Later in 2003, Rubila deand anxiously articulated each and every word of the cided to immigrate to the long anticipated Oath of Alle- United States and settled in giance to the United States of America at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Building in Atlanta.

The event was especially memorable for Rubila because she was accompanied by her loving husband and two adult children. For the entire family, this auspicious occasion represented 11 years of hard work, dedication and personal sacrifice culminating in the realization of a lifelong dream of U.S. Citizenship and a better life in the United States of Mrs. Rubila Foster took the U.S. Oath America. of Allegiance on Aug. 8, 2014. The That same day, following day, she was honored at Mrs. Foster took the the Lanier Technical College’s anOath of Allegiance along with 160 other nual honor’s ceremony. foreign-born immigrants from 25 different Jefferson, near family and friends. She soon discovered nations. that her nursing degree, professional certifications,and years of experience were all invalid in this country.

On the following day, Mrs. Like so many other firstFoster humbly accepted generation immigrants, Ruthree well-deserved aca- bila was relegated to workdemic achievement awards ing a variety of entry-level during the annual Lanier and minimum-wage jobs.

Technical College Honors She is a proud woman, but Ceremony held at The Pot- never too proud to do an honter’s House in Jefferson. est days work in order to feed First, she was formally her family. recognized for obtaining a Since immigrating to the post-test level completion United States, Rubila has following 60 hours of instruc- made countless sacrifices tion in her English as a Sec- so her children could have a ond Language (ESL) Course. better quality of life, educaNext, Rubila was honored tion and professional future. with both an Achievement In the case of Rubila’s two Certificate and U.S. Flag children, the sacrifices are for having passed her U.S. paying high dividends. Her Citizenship Test and taken son, André Vicente Gonzathe Oath of Allegiance to the les, is currently a third-year United States of America the computer science major previous day. at the University of North Finally, she was inducted Georgia and her daughter, into the National Adult Wendy Rubi Gonzales, is a Education Honor Society freshman biology student at along with six other impres- the University of Georgia. sive students, all of whom Rubila says she is exwere selected from a group tremely proud to be a new of over 250 possible candi- U.S. Citizen and equally apdates served the previous preciative of the opportuniacademic year. During the ties she has been able to give induction ceremony Mrs. her children as a result of imFoster’s instructor noted that migrating to America. she was a model student that had far exceeded all of the required membership standards and would make an Mrs. Foster enrolled in outstanding ambassador for adult education in her local the Adult ESL and U.S. Citizenship Preparatory Classes community. held on Tuesday and Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. at the Lanier Technical College, located at 631 S. Elm St., in Mrs. Foster was born, Commerce, early last year.

Jesús Rubila Cervantes Caso, Class tuition is free and enin a small Peruvian town rollment is easy. All she had called Imperial situated in to do was call the Jackson the coastal providence of County Adult Education Cañete along the Pan Ameri- Center at 706-335-9549 for an can Highway approximately appointment, present proof three hours south of the of identification and legal capital city of Lima. As the permanent residency, comdaughter of professional ed- plete an induction form, take ucators scholastic endeavors a placement test and attend were a fundamental expec- classes. tation throughout her life.

Rubila praised the classes Upon secondary school as being instrumental in her graduation, Rubila moved passing the U.S. Citizenship to Lima, Peru where she Test on the first attempt. In matriculated into the Nurs- fact, she pledged to continue ing Program at San Martin attending both classes with de Porras University and the goal of improving her four years later, realized her English language skills and childhood dream of serving helping classmates realize the infirmed as a Registered their dreams of U.S. CitizenNurse. During the next 12 ship. Rubila also plans to years she continued to de- enroll in the General Educavelop her nursing skills by tional Development (GED) working in a variety of spe- Program early next year. cialized pediatrics, cardiac, Without formal instructional and intensive care units. programs like the one curWith her professional ca- rently offered by the Lanier reer on track, Rubila turned Technical College System of to putting her personal life in Georgia, the process of beorder as well. It was not long coming a U.S. Citizen would before she met a young po- be extremely challenging. lice officer, fell in love, and was married. Within a few years the newlywed couple was blessed with two beautiful children. Unfortunately, the reality of increased po- See CITIZEN, 5B litical unrest, economic un-

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The Jackson County Historical Society will have its annual hot dog picnic at the Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm, located at 2355 Ethridge Road in Jefferson, at 6:30 p.m. today.

All members and prospective members are invited to attend. The cookout will be held across the street from the house under the tractor shed.

The event will serve as a preview to the Black Pot Cooking Festival which is a history and tastebud-pleasing occasion. Tickets will be available to purchase for the festival to be held at the farm on Oct. 18.

For information on the Jackson County Historical Society, call Tina at 706-207-6889.

Bill Gentry and Myron Mixon are returning for this weekend’s Jug Tavern Festival & BBQ

By Bonny Harper

Regional staff

With full carnival rides available Wednesday through Sunday and dozens of other attractions on Friday and Saturday, Winder’s fifth annual Jug Tavern Festival & BBQ CookOff promises plenty of options for its attendees.

For both Friday and Saturday, more than 20 food and beer vendors and more than 30 craft booths will display their wares at the city’s biggest event of the year, and in addition to the carnival rides there will be mechanical bull and train rides for the kids.

Friday’s theme is “Swingin’ Que Night.”

The evening’s festivities will take place from 5-11 p.m. and will include the beginning of the barbecue competition, for which 40 teams are signed up including Destination America’s “BBQ Pitmasters” TV show judge Myron Mixon, who will compete as Jack’s

Old South.

Last year’s BBQ Cook-Off victor — Michael Moore of Rome — will also be returning as Old Plantation BBQ. Also on Friday, attendees will have the option of watching a live performance by American beach music

group The Swingin’ Medallions, who from 7-10 p.m. will deliver the upbeat tunes which have earned them the

nickname “The Party Band of the South.”

Existent since the 1960s, The Swingin’ Medallions’ members have fluctuated through the decades, but according to their website (medallions. com), “their high-energy, party-style stage performance has been passed down to the band that performs today.”

Saturday’s theme is “Backyard Country Night.”

Saturday’s festivities will begin at 11 a.m. and end at 11 p.m. and will include a 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. car and tractor show, as well as ongoing broadcasting by 94.9 The Bull.

The awards for the barbecue competition will be presented at 5 p.m. Saturday evening, with the Grand Champion receiving $2,500. The Reserve Champion will receive $1,500, third place overall $700, fourth place overall $300 and fifth place overall $150.

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Uncovering the best BBQ around

By Bekah Porter

Regional staff

Scot Howard doesn’t just love barbecue. The Jefferson resident practically lives it.

In the past year, the U.S. Postal Service worker has started a website ranking various barbecue restaurants across the South and earned his official barbecue judging certificate. He started judging and competing professionally and selling his homemade goods to a growing clientele of barbecue lovers.

“I’m telling you, I really do love the whole art of barbecue,” he said. “It just makes your taste buds stand up and dance at the anticipation of the delicious smoked meats that are soon to follow.”

Here’s what the award-winner had to say about his journey: Question: How did you become a barbecue judge?

Answer: I was sitting at the post office with a buddy of mine, and you have to understand just about every magazine in the world comes through the office, and it got me thinking. I said I would like to start a magazine about traveling around the South trying the best barbecue. My friend looked at me and said, “Let me design you a website.” So we came up with a name, www.wheresthebestbbq.com. You see, I used to be a chef before I worked at the post office. I cooked at Chateau Elan, the Chattahoochee Country Club, the Atlanta Athletic Club and other places, so I felt like I was qualified in my opinion. To judge it, you know? So, we started the website, and it really took off. Then I heard the Kansas City Barbeque Society offers a barbecue judging class, and I took it.

From there, I started judging, which

I think makes my website even more legitimate. And let me tell you, when you’re judging professional barbecue, it’s totally different than what you ever get at home.

Q: Why did you want to start tasting barbecue?

A: To me there is nothing like walking up to a hometown barbecue joint and just standing there taking in the smell of hickory and oak smoke that permeates the air.

Q: What all does being a barbecue judge entail?

A: A barbecue judge sits down at a contest, and judges four different meats: chicken, ribs, pulled pork and brisket. As a judge, you’re not just judging the presentation — you know, how good does it look — but also then the taste, and then the tenderness, whether it is cooked enough or too much.

Q: How is being a judge different from just enjoying eating barbecue?

A: You’re a lot more focused on what you’re eating. Teams have spent two days out there, preparing for you, and you only get one bit for that team

while, I figured if I could talk the talk, I should walk the walk.

Q: You’re referring to your decision to compete, in addition to judging?

A: I like to do both. As a former chef, I thought I’d walk out there and take those rednecks’ money, but I got schooled. I got an awakening. You have some of the top teams in the country who come to this area to compete. I would stay around for the awards and watch some of the teams walk away with winning checks for thousands of dollars. I knew in my heart I could produce better barbecue than a lot of the barbecue that I just judged. This led me to buy a smoker and start practicing and learning the ins and outs of my smoker. I’ve tested many types of woods to smoke with. I’ve tested recipe after recipe and created different rubs, sauces and practiced various techniques to gain an edge. I had my neighbors, co-workers and customers serve as guinea pigs.

Q: How do you decide which barbecue is the best?

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Scot Howard enjoys cooking up barbecue for competition and he also holds an official judging certificate from the Kansas City Barbecue Society. He also has a website on which he rates BBQ restaurants by the number of pig squeals. For example, a 5 is “Hit the squeal meter! Absolutely the best BBQ you have ever tasted !!!” Visit the site at www.wheresthebestbbq.com to impress you. So you are judging six entries, and you have a scorecard, and you marking down on the scorecard while you’re tasting. I always give them the benefit of two bites, and that probably explains why I’ve gained 20 pounds. I’m telling you, you come across some seriously good barbecue, and some that isn’t so good. But after a

is: “Did they nail it?” You’re looking for layers of flavors. And in competition, you always have to think in terms of one-bite barbecue. The wow with the first bite.

Q: What’s the secret to making

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS Braselton Library story time. Story time for the Braselton Library includes two Inchworm sessions. For ages 2-3, story time is at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays with a Friday lap sit for babies at 10:30 a.m. For ages 4-5, Bookworms is held at 11:30 a.m. on Fridays.

Farmers Markets. The Braselton Farmers Market is from 4-7 p.m. on Fridays in downtown Braselton on Harrison Street while the Jefferson Farmers Market is from 7-11 a.m. on Saturdays in downtown Jefferson.

Enjoy music at the farmers market in Jefferson as The Sunroom Gang entertains Saturdays from 7:30-11 a.m.

Fall into Recycling. On Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, Jackson Countians can participate in Fall in Recycling and bring items to the area of the Jackson County Transfer Station/ Landfill, located at 16 Hendrix Drive in Jefferson. While disposal of trash will cost the same to dispose of, the event will take many items at no cost. E-waste, auto oil and batteries, ), household batteries, clothing, shoes and household goods, aluminum cans, plastic drink bottles, eyeglasses, books, DVDs and CDs will be taken at no charge. Document shredding is offered but limited to two copy paper sized boxes per person. The first two cans of paint is free, but $2 per can after that. After the first six fluorescent light bulbs, the charge will be $1 each. Televisions can be turned on for $20 as the cost of recycling TVs has gone up with only Atlanta Recycling Solutions taking TVs. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office will collect over-thecounter and prescription medication that is out of date or no longer needed.

Contact Susan Trepagnier at 706-708-7198 or email strepagnier@jacksoncountygov. com Honeybee Festival.

In recognition of its vital function in the food cycle, the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center (EHC) will hold its fifth annual Honeybee Festival on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

The festival will feature numerous activities for families. There will be bee games, crafts, honey samples, cooking demonstrations with honey by Whole Foods Market and story time. A number of beekeepers and vendors will be on hand to discuss their craft and also to sell their local honey and beeswax products. One highlight of the festival will be a children’s honeybee costume contest. Get your creativity buzzing in designing your honeybee costume. A honeybee parade around the inside of the EHC will be held at 1 p.m. with judging to follow immediately.

Learn more at www. gwinnettEHC.org. The cost $5 for ages 13 and up and $3 for ages 3-12.

Children 2 and under and EHC members are free.

Free Jackson County and Barrow County CERT courses. Jackson County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Barrow County Community

Emergency Response Team (CERT) is offering a CERT Basic Training course from Sept. 18 through Nov. 13.

This is a nine-week course on Thursdays from 7-9:30 p.m. Visit www.jacksoncert. org, for an application to take the training. Contact Bruce Davis at 404-449-2123 for any more information on the Jackson County CERT offering. For the Barrow County CERT class, make contact through the website barrowcert.org or by calling training officer Vance Oakes at 678-219-0257. Also see more on Page 2A. Poker run for Shriners Hospital. The third annual poker run/open house will be held Sept. 20. Come ride through the country with the Tri-County Shrine Club and Northeast Georgia Motorsports. With the start and finish at Northeast Georgia Motorsports , located at 3340 Highway 53 in Hoschton, the first bike out will ride at 11 a.m. with the last bike out at noon.

Register early for shirt size.

The first hand is $20 with additional hands for $5. There will be door prizes, raffles, entertainment, food, 50-50 tickets for $5 each and sales.

For information call, Kelly at 678-614-7164 or Brandon at 706-654-9840. The rain date is Oct. 25.

Geocaching exhibition. Novice geocachers or “muggles” can learn more about how to participate in this free, fun, family pastime, by attending the Art of Geocaching exhibition at the Braselton Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22.

Anne Poe, an expert geocacher who worked with the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce’s Tourism Committee to create a one-of-a-kind geocache trail christened “The Heritage Trail,” will explain the mysteries of geocaching. Refreshments will be served and guests can enjoy the display of photographs of the unique and fascinating handmade structures and painted ammo boxes created by local artists. Participants will also discover how the Heritage Trail helps thelocal communities by enticing geocachers from all over the world to visit the area. The trail

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features 30 historical and cultural sites in Jackson County. The exhibition is sponsored by the Jackson County Arts Council and is free and open to the public.

Hoschton Fall Festival Scarecrow Team Competition. The second annual Scarecrow Team Competition will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the main stage on the City Square.

Registration forms are available on the website www.cityofhoschton. com. The challenge is on and the deadline to enter is 4 p.m. on Sept. 20.

Families, businesses and groups can sign up, pay the entry fee and bring the clothing, hat, scissor, etc., and try to unseat last year’s champs. Stakes, twine and newspapers for stuffing will be provided.

Everything else must be provided by the team.

The Hoschton Fall Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary Sept. 26-28 and the community is urged to “Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Old Oak Tree.” The 1970s song is part of the theme to encourage businesses and residents to display ribbons of any color around trees, mailboxes, fence posts or any place in their yard.

Winder Rotary Club golf tournament. The Chimneys Golf Course in Winder will be the location of the Oct. 16 Rotary Club of Winder annual charity golf tournament. Registration is at noon with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.

Lunch is provided with all proceeds helping to fund numerous local and international service projects.

The cost is $400 per team or $100 per player. Sponsorships are also available.

Contact Al Darby at 678-6895607 or Al.Darby@barrow. k12.ga.us Woodbine Cemetery Cleanup. Volunteers are being sought to help clean up gravesites in the Woodbine Cemetery beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18. Join with the Albert Gordon American Legion Post 56 to help clean up veterans’ graves or join the Main Street volunteers as we clean up grave sites that will be included in the 2014 Haints & Saints Tour. Call 706-367-5714 for more information or to volunteer.

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volved with competing?

A: People don’t understand the costs. The Continued from 3B average contest will run you about $600.

There’s the entry fee, and the price of meat has skyrocketed. Plus, you don’t cook one good barbecue?

A: I think more than anything, it takes a piece of meat at a contest. You want to put lot of practice. Everybody can cook in their the best meat on the table, so you make mulbackyard and have their wife say they make tiples of everything. For some contests, you the best barbecue, and when you’re giving it can win $2,000 to $3,000, so you don’t want away, then everybody loves your barbecue. to be cheap.

Q: What’s the best barbecue you’ve had But more than cooking, barbecue is an art.

You have to get to know your smoker and how in the area?

A: Well, again, barbecue is like a relito cook your meat. How to maintain the right gion. You’ve got vinheat and know when egar sauces, you’ve got your meat is done. sweet sauces, you’ve And that takes a lot of got mustard sauces, practice. you’ve got regional Q: What other adsauces. But for me, vice would you give the best is The Shed in to would-be cooks?

Ocean Springs, MissisA: Again, it’s pracsippi. But locally, I retice. Before you get ally liked Cabin Creek into your various rubs BBQ Co., in Nicholson. and sauces, you need Q: Now that you’re to know your smoker a judge, a competitor and meats. and an online barQ: What makes a becue critic, what’s good rub or sauce? next?

A: I’ve learned that A: I hope this will barbecue is like a relead me to opening up ligion. Everybody has my own restaurant. I a different opinion, so have pride and passion, really, what makes For The Paper so I want everyone to a good rub or sauce comes down to per- This barbecue prepared by Scot Howard is be able to taste true Southern barbecue and sonal preference. In plated and ready to face the judges. enjoy the fruits of my my opinion, you can add sugars, salts, cumin, chili powder, but passion and hard work. I’m still working on you’ve got to add heat to it for judge’s atten- becoming a grand champion in the barbecue competition world. I have had many awards tion.

Q: Obviously, with judging, there’s a lot come my way, which is always encouraging, of focus and training involved. What is in- but through it all, I love the art.

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U.S. Citizenship test During the test applicants must satisfy the passing criteria on each of the four parts in order to earn their U.S. Citizenship. On part one, interviewees are required to demonstrate their ability to speak and comprehend basic English by correctly answering a series of general questions found on the same USCIS Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, that they completed and submitted to initiate the naturalization process. On part two, candidates are required to correctly read aloud one of three English language sentences presented by the Immigration Officer. On part three, applicants are required to correctly write one of three English language sentences dictated by the Immigration Officer. Finally, on part four, interviewees are required to answer six of 10 civics questions correctly from a series of 100 possible questions. Candidates are given two opportunities to pass all four parts of the U.S. Citizenship Test. If they fail to pass any part of the test after two opportunities, applicants must complete and resubmit USCIS Form N-400 along with the application and biometrics fees. The entire interview generally takes between 15 and 20 minutes.

Difficulties with the English language So why is English such a challenging language for foreign-born immigrants to learn and native-born speakers to master? Despite being a global language with 1.5 billion speakers, English is

Celebrating our 40th Hoschton Fall Festival The Way We Were

2014 Hoschton Fall Festival

Parade Crafts Car Show Pet parade Dock Dogs Live Music

September 26-28, 2014 Schedule of Events Friday September 26 Booths open 3pm Opening Ceremony 4:30pm Live Music by Lisa Martin 5-5:45pm Dixie Dock Dog Diving/Your dog can do this & Demo 6-8pm Live Music by Papa Bear Band 6-7:30pm Hoschton Women’s Civic Club Cake Raffle 7:30 pm Live Music by Back In Time 8-10pm Festival Closes 10pm Saturday September 27 Scarecrow Run 5k 8am Booths open 9am Dixie Dock Dog Practice 9am HUGE parade (Release form required) 10am Dixie Dock Dogs Big Air Waves 10am-2:30pm American Street Rodders’ Car Show 9am-3pm 40th Birthday Party & Parade Awards 11:30am Charlotte’s School of Dance Performance 12pm Bingo at the Depot 12-6 Fun Time Square Dancers Performance 1 pm Scarecrow building Team Competition 2:30pm American Street Rodders’ Car Show Awards 3pm Dixie Dock Dog Extreme Vertical 4:30pm Live Music Chase Thomas 6-7:30pm Hoschton Women’s Civic Club Cake Raffle 7:30pm Live Music Dustin Wilkes 8-10pm Booths close 10pm

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process known as naturalization.

In order to become a naturalized citizen, one must be 18 years of age, a legal permanent resident of the United States of America for five years, a person of good moral character and possess the basic skills to read, write, speak and comprehend English, as well as, a general working knowledge of American history, government and geography.

Once these basic requirements are satisfied, applicants must submit a completed USCIS Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, along with $680 in application and biometric fees.

Next, the local office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will process the application and contact the prospective candidate with two appointment dates in order to first, obtain the biometric photographic and fingerprint data required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct a thorough background check, and later, to administer the U.S. Citizenship Test.

Depending on the backlog of applications, this part of the naturalization process could take from six months to a year to accomplish.

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Rubila Foster received an Achievement Certificate and U.S. Flag for having passed her U.S. Citizenship Test and taken the Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America and was inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society. Michael James Hinkle said he wanted to write about Foster to honor her, share about Lanier Tech and adult education offerings, educate about citizenship and remind the community that America has always been proud to be a melting pot of foreign-born immigrants. indisputably one of the most difficult. It has an enormous vocabulary borrowed primarily from other languages like Latin, French, German, Greek, and others. As of Jan. 1, 2014, the Global Language Monitor reported that English had 1,025,110 words and is continuing to incorporate new words at an astonishing rate of one every 98 minutes or about 15 per day.

Our alphabet, pronunciation and spelling systems are a nightmare for both native and non-native speakers. In most languages, if a word can be pronounced correctly, it can also be spelled correctly because each letter of the alphabet generally makes a single sound. In English, our five vowels make 21 different sounds and the remaining 21 consonants make 18 individual sounds, but in combination produce dozens of blend sounds. As a result, correct pronunciation and spelling require constant repetition and memorization. Not to mention the myriad of conflicting English grammar rules, antiquated case system, homonyms, homophones, homographs, sentence syntax and word stress, all of which, can be relatively confusing to native-born speakers and a total mystery for foreign-born immigrants.

Nation of immigrants After living in America for three or more generations, we tend to forget that ours is a nation comprised almost entirely of foreignborn immigrants. We also have a tendency to take for granted the countless sacrifices our beloved forefathers endured to give us the individual freedoms, quality of life and economic opportunities that we all enjoy today. It is understandable that with enough time a foreign-born immigrant and subsequent descendents will eventually become totally

assimilated into our culture and accepted as fully vested Americans. This same process of immigrant assimilation has served our nation well since the arrival of the first European colonists. In fact, there was a time when the international acclaimed designation of “melting pot of the world” gave us all an enormous sense of personal pride as Americans.

Unfortunately, in recent years public opinion has been tainted by a litany of reckless news reports that generally portray foreignborn immigrants as illegal aliens, gang members, drug traffickers, and even dangerous terrorists. In reality, the vast majority of the more than 100,000 foreign-born immigrants who enter this country daily are here on valid tourist, student, or work visas. Furthermore, one million-plus of these same immigrants go on to apply for legal permanent residency status and become naturalized U.S. Citizens each year. Consequently, it would be a gross injustice to hold the majority of all foreign-born immigrants responsible for the illicit activities perpetrated by a relatively small minority that are criminals. One can only hope that our own forefathers came to America at a time when people were generally more tolerant, hospitable and compassionate toward all immigrants, regardless of their country of origin, ethnic background and native language.

About the author Michael James Hinkle is a retired U.S. Army Officer (1970-1999) and High School Spanish Language Teacher (1999-2010) who has taught the English as a Second Language and U.S. Citizenship Preparatory Program through the Jackson County Adult Education Center and Lanier Technical College in Commerce since 2003.

Sunday September 28 Dixie Dock Dog Practice 10am Booths open 11am Dixie Dock Dog Big Air Waves 11am-2pm Bingo at the Depot 12-4 Dixie Dock Dog Speed Retrieve 2pm Dog Gone Cute Pet Parade and Contests 2pm Dixie Dock Dog Youth Finals 3:30pm Live Music Ricky Fitzpatrick 3:30pm Dixie Dock Dog Big Air Finals 4pm Booths Close 5pm

Event Schedule for DockDogs Friday September 26 • Your Dog Can Do This & Demo - 6:00 - 8:00 pm Saturday September 27 • Onsite Registration/Practice - 9:00 am • Big Air Wave # 1 - 10:00 am • Big Air Wave # 2 - 11:30 am • Big Air Wave # 3 - 1:00 pm • Big Air Wave # 4 - 2:30 pm • Extreme Vertical - 4:30 pm Sunday September 28 • Onsite Registration/Practice - 10:00 am • Big Air Wave # 5 - 11:00 am • Big Air Wave # 6 - 12:30 pm • Speed Retrieve (All in one Finals) - 2:00 pm • Youth Finals - 3:30 pm • Big Air Finals - 4:00 pm (Divisional Finals Format)

Sponsors: Hayes Automotive, Kenerly Farm, Gunn Ammo, Lawson Funeral Home & Cremation, The Paper, WDUN, Hoschton Women’s Civic Club, Engineering Management Inc, Georgia Kids Academy, Braselton Visitors Bureau, West Jackson Medicine Center, Carothers & Mitchell, LLC., Jackson County Health Department, Hoschton Heritage Arts Council, Auction Ventures, Lizzie’s Pantry, Tom & Liz Walden, Richard & Linda Shepherd, Phil-Mart Transportation, Frederick’s Jewelers, Artistic Expressions, Cork & Keg, John & Kay Schulte, Dog Gone Cute Grooming, Waste Pro, Holiday Inn Express Braselton, West Jackson Fire Department, Wilco Printing, Braselton Police Department, D.J. Scottie, Ace Truck Body & Trailer Repair Inc., Country Inn & Suites Braselton, Atlanta Development Company, Griz Graphics, Roll-Off Systems, Northeast Ga. Motorsports, Tri-County Shriners, The Church of Hoschton, Jackson County Parks & Rec & Reliant Homes

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Norman Rockwell-style grandpa just wasn’t in the cards Dear Carolyn: My widowed-for-20-years father is having an “accidental” child with a woman my age.

He is an extremely poor communicator (I got that particular gift from him), and repeatedly denied he was even dating this woman when we asked him, pointblank.

I would say he has Asperger’s, if that were still a thing.

We are all scattered around the country and he revealed this to us when this woman, who we barely know, was already about five months pregnant.

At first I was just shocked, but now I feel so uncomfortable and disappointed.

Uncomfortable because this woman is my age, and disappointed because my children (and future nieces and nephews) have not only been robbed of a grandmother, but now a fully involved grandfather as well.

In an unfortunate coinci-

Carolyn Hax dence, I am pregnant with his first grandchild.

I had been looking forward to my father becoming a grandfather for years because I thought it would help heal him emotionally from the devastating death of my mother.

My siblings and I are all very unhappy and suspicious at this turn of events.

While we were never that close to begin with, I feel like we are all even more distant with our father now.

How should I behave with him? Is it selfish for me to feel so uncomfortable and disappointed? How do I explain this to my future children? — R.

People are who they are, no matter how badly you want them to be someone else. The more you embrace this, the better this or any outcome will be.

And here’s part of who your father is: an adult having a child with a fellow, consenting adult. So? You want a Norman Rockwell grandpa for your kids, of course; probably everyone does, along with some glue for your disconnected family.

Understandable, but — where is reality here? The hopes you had riding on your dad were so unmoored from fact and history that you’re the primary agent of your own disappointment.

To my eye, these future children were robbed of a “fully involved” grandfather the moment your generation was born to this particular dad.

Label it Asperger’s or a jar of pickles, and the point remains: Your dad struggles

with human interaction — and no grandchild was ever fixing that.

Bright side, these selfinflicted injuries can be healed. It’s jarring but ultimately liberating if you let old notions go — like an emotional catapult.

Healing requires that you land in reality, though: Your father, again, is who he is — relationship and secrets and awkwardness and babies and all.

And, the main things you have in common right now are poor communication and babies on the way.

This adds up to awkwardness, sure, but how you cope is up to you. You can avoid your dad, or take deep breaths and raise your child alongside his. You can dwell on the age of the baby’s mother, or just approach her as a peer. You can open yourself to what your dad offers, or be consumed by what he doesn’t.

WORKING IT OUT

Dear Carolyn: My parents are divorced; my dad left my mom for another woman 10 years ago. My mother and my stepmom have never met. My father and mother do not speak to each other.

In a few months we are planning to throw a bridal shower for my brother’s fiancee.

The shower will take place at my mother’s home and will be small and informal. My question is, is it rude to not invite my stepmom? Help! — R. With parents a decade into not speaking thanks to an extramarital affair, it seems perverse to nibble at a question of guest lists.

They will have to face each other eventually. They owe it to everyone not to hold this first meeting on a day that involves a guest of honor.

Please, not. While guest etiquette varies by culture,

surely we can agree that a guest’s paramount obligation is to refrain from becoming a sideshow.

It’s also not ideal, of course, for you to get any more deeply involved in your parents’ drama than you’re required to as host.

So try staking out the middle: “Mom, you don’t deserve this, but it’s inevitable: I’m worried that you and Stepmom will meet for the first time at one of my or Brother’s celebrations. How should we handle this?”

Dad gets the same request, minus the sympathetic preamble. It’s no guarantee, but it is a start.

As for the shower: A small, informal one needn’t include your stepmother, but if it does, I suggest not serving pies, projectiles or anything warmed on open flames.

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Back in Time: Perfect tie-in with 40th annual Hoschton Fall Festival A local group based out of Gainesville known as Back in Time will perform for a free concert on the main stage of the Hoschton Fall Festival at 8 p.m. on Sept. 26.

Back in Time will perform many songs from the time when the festival actually began 40 years ago – Rockn-roll, Beach and Soul from the 1960s, 1970s and beyond.

Back in Time is a ninepiece rock-n-roll band featuring a four-piece horn section.

The members hail from cities and towns all over North Georgia including Marietta, Gainesville, Athens, Duluth and Braselton. Performers include Jonathan Jackson - Lead Vocals, Guitar; Bob Cowles - Alto, Tenor and Baritone Sax, Vocals; Tom Wallace - Trumpet, Vocals; Michael Crook - Trumpet, Percussion, Vocals; Rory Crook - Trombone, Percussion, Vocals; Mercer Crook

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With Rock-n-roll, Beach and Soul from the 1960s, 1970s and beyond, Back in Time will put Hoschton Fall Festivalgoers in a nostaglic and sentimental mood during the Sept.

26 performance on the main stage at 8 p.m - Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals; Glenn Brown - Lead Guitar, Vocals; John Harriman - Bass, Vocals; and Chuck McKissick - Drums, Percussion.

While young at heart, members range in age from 30 to 60. They have a passion for playing classic rock-nroll, soul and East Coast

FESTIVAL

Continued from 3B In each respective category, first through fifth place winners will receive $500, $250, $200, $100 and $50. People’s Choice first through third place winners will receive $200, $150 and $100.

At 5:30 and 6 p.m. on Saturday, the Winder Fire Department will host a Fun Run and a 5K walk/run respectively at Fort Yargo. The fee for the Fun Run is $20 and for the 5K is $25. Registration and race number pickup will begin at 4:30 p.m.

Five different country music artists will also perform live on Saturday evening, including Presley Sullivan & Drew Parker (1-2:30), Samantha Stroh (3-4:30), the Joe Hall Band (6-7), the Daniel Lee Band (7:15-8:45) and lastly, the evening’s headlining artist Bill Gentry (9:1511:15).

This will be Gentry’s third consecutive year performing at the Jug Tavern Festival, and he said he loves playing in Winder because it’s “home.”

“There’s nothing like playing for a Georgia crowd because it’s home and it feels so good,” Gentry said. “Winder has been such a positive place for us to come and make it one of our home acts that we always look forward to.”

Gentry added that both his bass guitarist Chandler Perry and his drummer Michael Crane are Winder residents, which also adds a hometown element.

Gentry said he plans to play a couple of songs that his fans have from his older albums but that never got national attention, such as the song “Drive.” He also said he’s going to bring “every ounce of heart and rock and roll and country (he’s) got.”

beach music and entertaining the masses while doing so. Bring lawn chairs or blankets to watch the event.

The band Papa Bear will make a return visit to the Hoschton Fall Festival. They were part of the Friday night entertainment last year, and will begin their performance at 6 p.m.

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Bill Gentry will entertain on Saturday night and Myron Mixon, below, of Jack’s Ole South BBQ will be competing in the BBQ competition.

“I’m gonna put it on that crowd like nobody’s business,” Gentry said. “My band is ready to kick some tail. We’re going to rock the stage hard.”

Gentry noted that he knows some of the performers before him on Saturday, such as the Joe Hall Band and the Daniel Lee Band,

and that he’s “proud to get to share a stage with some talent.”

“People can expect a whole evening of good music,” Gentry said.

At some point during Gentry’s Saturday evening performance, Gentry will draw a name and announce the winner of a $1,000 cash giveaway from Winder’s Life Elevation Church, which will be registering people for free at their booth throughout the festival.

Church pastor Jason Barrett, who said this is a way to prove that churches don’t all want to take people’s money, expects to register 10,000 people for a chance at the prize.

See the festival schedule at JugTavernFestival.com.

MONDAY & THURSDAY

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Jug Tavern Squares entertaining during last weekend’s Barrow County Centennial Founder’s Day events in Winder. The square dance club, which meets at the Brad Akins YMCA, is offering lessons.

Jug Tavern Squares: It’s friendship set to music

The Winder square dance club called the Jug Tavern Squares (JTS) is out in the community serving others.

The motto for square dancing is “Square Dancing is Friendship Set to Music.”

This year JTS has been making friends and serving others as well as having fun dancing. This summer, JTS entertained the residents at Park Place senior center in Monroe and in November will be holding a Can-a-Thon dance to benefit the local food bank and again throughout the year has been raising money for toys to benefit and support the Winder Fire Departments toys for Christmas program.

“Our mission is to the keep the dancing fun, to fellowship and give back to the community,” said club president Tommy McElreath.

This month many members will be heading to Macon for the State Square Dance Convention hosted by the Georgia State Square Dance Association (GSSDA), to dance with others from all over the Southeastern United States.

Jug Tavern Squares has been dancing in Barrow County since 1969 and will be giving free square dance lessons at the Brad Akin YMCA (no membership or partner required), square dance classes start Sept.

16 and round dance lessons start Sept. 10.

If you are interested in fun, friendship and dancing, call Tommy or Elouise McElreath at 770-307-7377. You can also get more information about JTS and square dancing at www.jugtavernsquares.com.

On Sept. 6, JTS danced at the Founder’s Day in downtown Winder.

Shred Away Cancer Sept. 26th 10am-1pm Team Times will host a Shred Day at The Times.

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We are taking TVs - $20 each.

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Businesses and government agencies may be charged a small fee for the shredding service. ( LIMIT two copy paper sized boxes only)

household - More? We’ll take them, $2 per gallon), auto oil, and auto batteries, aluminum, small metals, news, books & CDs and office paper. Auto & truck tires, $2 and $5 every day.

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Medical CMA needed for busy internal medicine practice in the Buford/ Sugar Hill area.

Experience preferred.

Must be fluent in spanish & english. Fulltime. Some evenings & some Saturdays required. Fax 678-7454139 Employment Opportunities for The Longstreet Clinic, P.C. are listed on our website at www. longstreetclinic.com.

All candidates for employment should submit information via the link posted on our website. Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities with The Longstreet Clinic, P.C. RN OR LPN This position is full time for our Vein Solutions in Gainesville. Experience in pre and post op required.

PAYROLL CLERK This position is full time in Gainesville.

Experience with ADP payroll products specifically ADP HR/ Benefits Solution and Enterprise eTIME is required.

Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities with The Longstreet Clinic, P.C. In order to be considered for employment all candidates must visit our website at www. longstreet clinic.com and go to the “careers” tab and apply for the positions that you are interested in.

Misc. Help Wanted CIRCULATION DEPT is seeking prospects for future route delivery in Northeast Georgia.

Must be 18 or older w/ valid driver’s license & insured vehicle. Must have reliable vehicle & backup substitute.

Areas Available: •Gainesville •N. Hall •S. Hall •Habersham •Banks •White •Lumpkin •Dawson For more information, please call our carrier hotline: 770-535-6357. or e-mail: carriers@ gainesvilletimes.com Membership Specialist Phone, C/S & Sales Exp. 20/30 hrs. per wk $200/$600 wk Dental Care Rx 770-271-1115 Call Today Start Tomorrow! Drivers/ Route Developer and Driver Sales for immediate Hire. Must have a Valid License, 21 & over. Company Vehicles Provided. Must have Good MVR. Call Now! 678-456-9190 COUNTRY/BLUE GRASS MUSICIANS Wanted!

678-725-0813 Hate Dirt but Love People? - Come Join the MERRY MAIDS FAMILY No nights or wkends, wkly pay, background check/drug screen req’d, paid mileage. Call to apply: 678-989-0800 Now Hiring: Exp’d Cleaner- for small residential cleaning co. If you don’t have common sense , need not apply!

770-318-8038 SCREEN PRINTER- FullTime needed for t-shirt company in Alto.

Must have production experience, screen printing experience desired. Contact David at Bluegraphics 706-778-1813 or send resume to bluegraphics@wind stream.net

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PART TIME MAILER The Times has an immediate opening for Part-time Mailers in production. All shifts including weekend hours: Send resume to hr@gainesville times.com or apply in person at 345 Green St., NW, Gainesville, GA 30501.

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Poultry Times, based in Gainesville, Ga., is the nation’s only poultry industry newspaper.

We are looking for someone who has an interest in business/ trade publishing and a passion for creating page designs for both print and online.

The ideal candidate will be a team player who can work with the dedicated professionals of the Poultry Times staff to create engaging designs for our biweekly national newspaper, as well as our daily updated website. We’re seeking an editorial employee who has an eye for detail, a desire to understand the issues of the dynamic poultry and egg industries and creativity in writing and design.

Poultry Times focuses on topical industry news, from farm to table, nationwide. To see a sample of our publication, visit www. poultrytimes.net.

Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field, prior publication experience is a plus.

Poultry Times uses InDesign, as well as Microsoft Word software.

We offer paid vacation, benefits and 401(k) profit sharing.

To apply send a cover letter, resume and 3 to 5 writing and/or page design samples to dstrickland@ poultrytimes.net or P.O. Box 1338, Gainesville, GA 30503.

CDL DRIVER, Reefer, SE, Home Weekends.

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Restaurant Help Levy Restaurants at Falcon’s Training Camp is looking for enthusiastic, hard working people like you to join our team!!

Now Hiring: Steward, Grill Cook & Prep Cook Apply online www. workatlevy.com

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Class A CDL Drivers needed for local trailer spotting company. Must have clean MVR . Home every day/night. Top pay and benefits including 401 K . For an immediate hiring possibility go to our website at www.

Lazerspot.com or Call 678-771-2613 Driver Southern Freight is looking for DEDICATED TEAMS to run SE regions to CA, AZ and back *Great Hometime!! *Full Benefit Package *NO Northeast Lanes SOUTHERN FREIGHT, INC 877-893-9645 or apply www.southernfreight .com

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

Home on weekends.

706-429-6116

Warehouse Warehouse positions available in the Buford area. Currently looking to fill a number of FULL time positions.

Benefits after one year. Monday - Friday.

Positions available include, but are not limited to: Shipping and receiving, inventory, product assembly, machine operation, band saw operation.

Requirements: Must be hard working and dependable. Punctual.

Must have reliable transportation to and from the job. Preemployment drug test is required. Random drug testing throughout employment. All employees must be E-Verified. Email Maria for an application at maria@rncind.com or come in to apply: 2510 Mill Center Parkway, Suite 200, Buford, GA 30518

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Trades COMMERCIAL ELECTRICIANS WANTED immediate need for experienced COMMERCIAL ELECTRICIANS. JOBSITE: Braselton Area.

Compensation based on experience. 24 year old reputable Atlanta company needs Electricians, Foremen, Helpers now.

Send resume to: jnorth@ecelectric.com or call 770-822-2006

Stuff Appliances GAS RANGE - Hot Point; above range Micro wave; Dishwasher, Cast Iron Koeller Sink w/faucet. All functional and exceptionally clean. $350 for all. 678-6547931; 404-569-8999 Kenmore Washers $125; DRYERS $75; .

Will sell separate. We take trade-ins 770-905-3441 678-617-5560

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

Mattresses.

Refrig $125-$550.

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

Cemetery Lots for Sale 2 Cemetery Plots Memorial Park Cemetery Floral Gardens, Lot 39, adjoining spaces 3&4.

770-535-7578 4 GRAVE PLOT- Hillside #2 section. Memorial Park Cemetery, Gainesville, GA. $5000/ negot.

770-540-4335 4 Grave Plot in Memorial Gardens, Gainesville.

Floral Garden #1, beautiful location, next to the funeral home. $5000/each. Call or text(678) 986-1189

Furniture TABLE- counter height with 6 Chairs. Less than 1 month old. New: Paid $1460; asking $800 770532-3097; 770-540-0451

Livestock Katahdin sheep for sale. Prices starting at $100.00.

706-499-5567 Habersham County

Misc. For Sale ELECTRIC HOSPITAL BED, $250; Rehabilitation TREADMILL & BICYCLE, $100 ea. or $150 for both. 678-943-5817 GE refrigerator/freezer Vintage Avacado Green $100. Kenmore Electric Range - Free Standing $50. OBO. Singer sewing machine in cabinet $100 8 pc black wrought iron patio set, $200: 48” table, 6 chairs, 1 side table $200 770-945-9820 SHOPRIDER POWER CHAIR Model#888wnllhd-red.

All original attachments + truck hitch carrier included. $2000. 678630-3998 WINDOW AC UNIT, $35; (2) Antique Sewing Machines, one is electric and one is pedal; (1) Snapper Riding Mower, exc. cond.; Several rocking Chairs & lamps; (1) Antique Curio Cabinet; 1990 Cadillac Sedan Deville, 23,000 miles; Other misc items.

770-967-6884 678-346-6106

Musical Instruments LOWREY DIRE CTOR ORGAN- Model LC/35 Exc Cond. Dbl key board with roll top co ver.

Includes Bench. $1750 obo. 706-778-7267

Pets & Supplies AKC registered Doberman puppies. $400. Tails docked and dewclaws removed.

UTD on shots and wormings. Only black and tan males left.

Taking deposits of $100.

Located in Hartwell Ga. Call 706-377-2786 for more information.

AQUARIUM- 50 gal complete with stand, filters, lighting, fish and all accessories. $125 706-824-1964 CHIHUAHUA BABIES ARE HERE! Rare colors.

Blues, merlins and more!

Bred for temperament.

Health guaranteed.

Standard & minis. $350+ 404-247-7876 SHI-TZU- Pups, males, 7wks old. 1st shots & wormed. $250. 706-4912436 TOY POODLES- CKC M/F. chocolate, black, beige. M-$350; F-$400.

Shots/wormed. 706865-1640

Yard Sale YARD SALE- Sat., Sept. 13th - 9:00 to 2:00, Lanier Islands Community Church, 6302 Lanier Islands Pkwy., Buford. Items include home & office furniture, artificial plants, clothing, decorating items, books, housewares, toys, toddler items, etc.

Proceeds benefit the Children’s Ministry at the church.

Homes-Rentals ApartmentsUnfurnished 1 BR. BSMT. APT. Priv entrance. 1st & last month. Short term lease preferred. Call for details. John or Cindy 770-757-8732 APARTMENTS AVAILABLE NOW!!

1, 2, & 3 BEDROOM. Starting at $570/mo. *Gated community *Fitness Center McEVER VINEYARDS 1240 Vineyard Way Gainesville, GA 30504 770-287-8292 Glen Cove Apts- under new management. $299 Move-in special. 1,2 & 3 bdrms. 770-536-0508

LUXURY 3BR/2.5BA 1900 sq. ft.., 6 walk-in closets. 820 Park St. Refs reqd. Near Brenau & Hospital. 770-534-3577 Oakwood - 2/1.5, yard very safe, H/A $645$725. 678-357-5044 YOU WILL LOVE THESE LOCATIONS!!!

Spring Valley 1BR/1BA $625 up 2BR/2BA $750 up Brandon Place 2BR/2BA $700 Townhome 2/1-1/2 $725 Swimming Pool Call today Jacky Mathis 678-779-2687

Condominiums For Rent 1BR furnished. $850/ mo; Lake Shadow. 404216-6399 3BR/2BA Condo at Candler Square. $1050/ 678-859-2378

Houses For RentUnfurnished 3/2 Sardis area. $650/ mo. Se Habla Espanol.

770-654-5142 3BR/2.5BA, Liv rm, dine rm, Bonus rm, pool. $1145. 678-936-6393 Apts/Homes. General Property Mgmt.

770-287-1456 www. callapartments.com Charming Lake View Home. Cathedral ceiling, freplc, close to town. $1050. 770-532-7545 HOUSES & APTS. Avail in Gainesville & Hall Co. The Simpson Co. 770-532-9911 No Rent Until November 1st Expires 9/30/14 3BR/2BA Homes Call Sun Homes 888-246-2803 Countrysidelake lanier.com EHO WAC

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Roommates Wanted Female, Christian Roommate Wanted.

Call for details. 678693-1127

Rooms For Rent $115/wk. Furnished, all utils & cable. W/D. kitch. 770-561-0781

Homes & Real Estate House For Sale-Hall County 3/2 BATH, S. Hall. Brick ranch, new carpet/roof, dbl lot w/creek! $118k.

770-532-9152

House For SaleSurrounding Great Neighborhood Chicopee area. 2BR/1BA, dining rm, kitch, Liv rm, corner lot across from golf course! $78k. Firm.

770-532-9152

Lots For Sale LOT FOR SALE $25,000 Tradewinds Rd., Cleveland, GA 30528.

Very nice lot in an established subdvn near Walmart & Cleveland.

Private w/almost no traffic. Lot is wooded & easy to build on. County water & underground utilities. Creek borders property. 770-503-5068

Recreation

LRG. 3/2 dbl wide, 1 ac, Lula, fireplc, rent/lease purchase 770-365-9610

FORD 2010 Shelby GT500, red w/ black interior, 25K miles, $15,000 in performance options. Asking $37,000.

678-787-2539 TOYOTA 1995 Camry.

4cyl, auto, A/C, Dependable. Good cond. $2100. N. Hall 727742-8452

Motorcycles HARLEY DAVIDSON 2006 Dyna Wide Glide, new tires, 2 seats, many extras, $7,600.

678-787-2539 YAMAHA 2006 V Star.

1100- 2 cyl. 6,908 miles.

Included -3 helmets & bike stand. Immaculate Cond. $4,350. 770-4038553

Sport Utility Vehicles 2003 GMC Yukon XL, very good cond. good tires, recent fuel pump.

202k miles.

Asking $6,500.00 neg.

Please call 770.869.1001 or 678.316.5833 NISSAN 2007 Murano.

Cross over SUV. 240hp, V6. Great brakes, handling and ride.

20-24mpg, fold down back seats, provides 6ft of hauling space, 94k. Clean auto. Asking $10,600/obo. Call 7am11pm 770-533-2942

Trucks

Boats & Marine TRACKER 2002 Pro Deep V, 40hp Merc, Trlr.

Bimini top, F.F., trolling mtr, Exc Cond. Low hrs. $4500. 770-536-0593

RV’s/Travel Trailers 2008 - 32’ Prowler Luxury-Lite Series Travel Trailer 2702B with slideout plus upgrades.

Used lightly,great condition.770-634-6304

3BR/2BA $130/per wk.

No pets.

770-289-9142 Gainesville, S/N Hall 1-3BR $85 & up per wk No app fee 1 week free 770-534-7596

Autos For Sale

Wheels All Terrain Vehicles HONDA 2007- 680 Rincon. 178hrs. Great Cond. Body skid plate, axle guards, warn wench, stelth snorkle, mud light tires & rims, Guru bush bumper. $5500. 706-499-7452

CHEVY 1993 Pickup.

LWB, V6, 4spd, Good Work Truck . $2000. 770231-2868 CHEVY 1999 1500, Z71, 214K miles, grey, runs good, $6,250 obo.

706-969-3178

Vans DODGE 2005 Caravan Delivery. Fresh engine, cold air, $2900.

706-878-9787 MERCURY 2002 Villager Mini-Van. V6, 135k w/ handicap chair -lift.

Good Cond. $5000 and Power Chair “Scooter” Quantum 600 series. $1000. 770-536-2199 after 10am

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Diesel Mechanic/ Technician Experienced

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678-617-4477

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