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County OKs shared leave program

By LEANNE AKIN lakin@clickthepaper.com Jackson County employees wanting to donate sick leave or vacation time to fellow employees coping with serious health issues can now do so.

At the Monday meeting of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners, District 1 Commissioner Tom Crow said he would like to see the amendment to the Jackson County Employee Policy Manual which was under consideration “be active in the morning.”

The amendment would include a shared leave program, and the amendment spells out who could participate and how the program would be administered.

“I want them to be able to start participat-

ing in the morning,” said Crow. He asked if it could immediately be put into place.

County Manager Kevin Poe said, “We’ll make it work.” He indicated the initial implementation would be handled manually.

After the meeting, Commissioner Crow said Jackson County has three or four employees who would benefit from the program. A number of fellow employees have expressed a desire to donate time. Several employees are battling cancer and have used all their sick and vacation time.

“We have employees who are eager to donate,” said Crow.

In other business, Commissioner Chas Hardy asked for postponement of consideration of the resolution for the abatement of a nuisance at 778 Brumbalow Road in unincor-

porated Jackson County.

Hardy asked to take the matter up at the Nov. 19 meeting in an effort to give the property owner, Dennis Free, time to clean up the property of all buildings, debris and solid waste. He asked staff to provide a report on the progress to be given at that meeting.

Complaints have been logged and staff has attempted to work with the property owner in the past with little success, it was noted at the Oct. 8 meeting.

Several people who live on the road said the boarded up building and unsightly appearance of the property did not bother them while the next-door neighbor said the property gives a poor impression of Jackson County and presents a possible health risk.

In other business, the commission opted

to amend its contract with Pittman Construction for the installation of turn lanes on Wayne Poultry Road to support the Toyota expansion.

While the project will cost $800 more than the original recommendation to go with E.R. Snell Construction in the amount of $180,130, Poe said he felt more comfortable going with Pittman. While E.R. Snell had requested a contract extension which could extend the completion timeline to the spring, Poe said Pittman committed to have the job done by year’s end. The contract with Pittman Construction is for $180,972.

The board also authorized renewal of the contract with Traylor Business Services to handle the personal property audit for Jackson County and the Board of Tax Assessors.

Early voting is under way From staff reports

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Susan Ethridge Chaisson and Dr. Garry Shattuck unveil the historic marker as Thomas Miller Chapter president Tommie Elaine Shattuck and Jefferson Mayor Jim Joiner, left, and 10th Congressional District Director Jordan Chinouth from the office of Congressman Paul Broun, right, look on. Below, the Chaisson family.

Unveiling a historic connection Society dedicates marker at Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm

By LEANNE AKIN lakin@clickthepaper.com The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm in Jefferson now has a special marker that tells the story of the Piedmont homestead, originally settled by brothers James and Patrick Shields in 1798.

Two years in the planning and fundraising for the $3,000 needed for such a permanent tribute to the sacrifices which forged a family farm, the Thomas Miller Chapter, The National Society Colonial Dames of the XVII Century celebrated with the Shields descendents, neighbors and friends during a Sunday afternoon historical marking.

The event came two years after society members met with Susan Ethridge Chaisson, president of Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm, and first identified that a historic marker was needed.

On Saturday morning, Don Norris and Mike Montrose of Northast Georgia Fence Company were at the farm to place the marker in advance of the ceremony.

The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm homeplace, located at 2355 Ethridge Road, provided the backdrop for the ceremony to which guests were welcomed by Thomas Miller Chapter president Tommie Elaine Shattuck “We recognize that to remember the past is to inspire the future,” said Shattuck, as she welcomed the crowd of nearly 50 to the Sunday afternoon celebration and invited them to step back in time.

“We step back in time at the ShieldsEthridge Heritage Farm, a Piedmont homestead,” said Shattuck.

Thomas Miller Chapter chaplain Julie Hawk, gave thanks “for this great land of freedom and for our forefathers who fought and died to save it.

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children may have peace and freedom and that this country will remain free and safe.”

Dr. Gary Shattuck presented the colors and the American flag would play a major part in the ceremony.

Jefferson Mayor Jim Joiner read a proclamation commemorating the special occasion, and Jordan Chinouth, 10th Congressional District Director in the office of Congressman Paul Broun, presented two American flags.

One flag was presented to the ShieldsEthridge family and was accepted by Susan Chaisson. The other was presented to the Thomas Miller Chapter for the Peter Hodgson family.

“The flag is a beacon in front of the Shields-Ethridge homesite that says here has lived a family that is American in spirit as well as in name,” said Shattuck. “The flag is a mirror by reflecting each of these generations represented here of their own ideals and

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dreams that collectively make up this farm... The flag is a mark of pride for America as is the Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm a mark of pride for Jackson County, for the state of Georgia and for America.

“The flag is a memory as we look back on a life and of all it has been. The flag is a ribbon of honor for those who have served it well by not detouring from the long road that has brought this diverse collection of buildings and these people to this degree of prosperity and happiness,” said Shattuck. “May this flag fly over this place to honor those who set aside differences for responsibilities of principles symbolized by The Flag of the United States of America.”

Chaisson had to choke by tears as she acknowledged her amazement that the Shields brothers came from Virginia and found Jackson County

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Regular polling precincts for the Nov. 6 General Election will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., but the opportunity to cast ballots early is attracting voters.

In-person voting is under way across Georgia. In Jackson County, the first day of advance voting found 500 voters making their way to the auditorium of the Jackson County Administration Building to cast ballots.

Even though the final presidential debate remains, many voters have already made up their minds and are ready to head to the ballot box to beat long lines anticipated on the actual day of the election. That is why Jackson County Elections Supervisor Lori Wurtz is urging voters to vote early.

Two proposed constitutional amendments are also included. (See related story.)

See your ballot by going to the My Voter Page at mvp.sos. state.ga.us. By entering your first initial, last name, county of residence and date of birth, you can also check your registration status and confirm your polling location.

Voters can also request an absentee ballot by completing an application to mail in or drop off or voters can call their elections office to request a ballot.

In Jackson County, voters can contact the Jackson County Elections and Registration Office at 706-367-6377.

In Barrow County, call the Office of Elections and Registration at 770-307-3110.

Gwinnett County voters can get information by calling 678-226-7210.

In Hall County, voters can call 770-531-6945.

Charter school amendment gets close scrutiny

By KATIE JUSTICE kjustice@clickthepaper.com “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon the request of local communities?”

That is a question citizens will be seeing on their Nov. 6 ballots.That question has stirred up controversy statewide, including a lawsuit filed against school systems openly opposing the amendment.

Five plaintiffs brought the suit against the Fulton and Gwinnett County school systems. A preliminary injunction was wanted in Fulton prevent the school system from publishing an online question and answer sheet about the amendment. However, Superior Court Judge Wendy Shoob, ruled against the injunction saying it was simply informational. She declined to form any ruling about anything with Gwinnett County.

State Superintendent Dr. John Barge and Georgia Federation of Teachers President Verdaillia Turner openly oppose the amendment, as did the state NAACP president Edward DuBose at a recent state convention. The Georgia chapter of the Parent Teacher Association, PTA, is even going against the National PTA to speak out against the amendment.

“I fully support the continued creation of high quality charter schools for Georgia’s students, but after careful consideration of what is best for all of Georgia’s students, I have decided to take a position in opposition to the constitutional amendment that will be on the Nov. 6 ballot,” said Superintendent Barge, in a letter he released in August.

“Until all of our public school students are in school for a full 180-day school year, until essential services like student transportation and student support can return to effective levels, and until teachers regain jobs with full pay for a full school year, we should not redirect one more dollar away

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from Georgia’s local school districts – much less an additional $430 million in state funds, which is what it would cost to add seven new state charter schools per year over the next five,” said Barge.

Complaints by Delk, the lawyer in the suit against Fulton and Gwinnett, directed his initial complaints at Barge. Thus, after consulting with state Attorney General Sam Olens, Barge has removed the letter from the State Department of Education’s website.

Olens later wrote to Barge stating that illegal campaigning related to the proposed amendment could cost local school systems state funding. However, Olens did not accuse Barge or any other school official of using public school funding to oppose passage of the amendment.

In the letter, Olens wrote that it is “highly unlikely that substantial state funds have been directly expended for the purpose of electoral advocacy.”

The greatest issue with the amendment’s passage is the possibility of an additional loss of funding for public schools.

“I’m very concerned about what the impact is going to be on the budgets of public school systems,” said Dr. John Jackson, the Superintendent for Jefferson City School System. “I’ve been in this business for 40 years. I’ve never seen it this bad from a financial point of view.”

“We’re getting to the point of telling our children to wear their coats in the winter because we can’t afford to turn the heat on,” said Jefferson City School Board Chairman Ronald Hopkins of state budget cuts that he says have withheld more than $10 million from the students of Jefferson since 2003.

Hopkins says the school board isn’t opposed to charter schools as an alternative public school choice, but they are opposed to the use of current school funding to support the formation of the new Charter School Commission and additional schools not approved by local school boards.

Supporters of the amendment say that charter schools won’t take away any funding from public schools, nor will they receive money from local taxes or SPLOST. Instead, the state will provide a small amount of funding from its general budget.

where they established their farm on the banks of the Middle Oconee River. That river remains the back property line after 214 years. She said she couldn’t imagine the hardships that were endured as the brothers returned from war.

The marker is placed in front of the home which was built in 1866.

Chaisson acknowledged her family, those who serve on the family foundation and support it and the neighbors including Ruth Johnson, Dewey and Robyn Johnson, Meta Cronic and Sara Carruth Eskew who have been supportive of the preservation of the family farm.

Thomas Miller Chapter historian Beth Fears led the Pledge of Allegiance, the American’s Creed was recited, Shattuck spoke on the flag and Hawk led in singing the National Anthem.

The marker was unveiled by Chaisson and Dr. Shattuck to the applause of the crowd. Photographs were made with the Thomas Miller Chapter treasurer and parliamentarian Kay Beal and other members, with the Chaisson family and the entire crowd.

Chaplain Hawk read from 1 Thessalonians 1:3.

In dedicating the marker, Hawk said, “The Shields-Ethridge Farm not only shows a living history of the Shields-Ethridge family, but preserves a part of the heritage of the County of Jefferson, the heritage of

“That’s not the truth, there’s no other place to take the money from,” said Hopkins, who has additional concern about counties such as Jackson losing funding to support charter schools when there aren’t any charter schools in the county.

“I think education and certainly in today’s world can’t be one size fits all, and charter schools allow parents to make the right decisions for their kids,” said Mark Peevy, the executive director for Families for Better Public Schools. Peevy was formerly the executive director for the Georgia Charter Schools Commission before it was ruled unconstitutional by the Georgia Supreme Court in 2011.

“I see this as one option for helping [fix public schools]. By introducing more choices, you incentivize improvement across the board,” said Peevy.

Regardless, both sides encourage voters to take the time and try to understand the amendment before voting.

“We’re really trying to educate folks. We’re really not trying to tell anyone how to vote,” said Jackson County Superintendent Dr. John Green.

“We do hope people do some research and really look through the wording and how it’s presented,” said Green.

“I want to encourage [voters] to do their homework, make sure they understand the language,” said Jefferson City School Board Member Janice Wilbanks.

The amendment would authorize the appointing of a state commission to authorize charter schools.

The majority of applications for charter schools will only reach the commission after the applications have been turned down by the local school system and the state Department of Education. The only applications that will start out with the commission are for charter schools that would be open to students in multiple counties.

The previous Georgia Charter School Commission was ended when the court ruled that “no other constitutional provision authorizes any other governmental entity to compete with or duplicate the efforts of local boards of education in establishing and maintaining general K-12 schools.”

POLICE REPORT Braselton Police Department ■ A cabinet, glass shelves, stools, a master control box, tables, mirrors, chairs, fans, electric amp boxes, a control panel, speakers, a vacuum, tanning beds and tanning bed pieces were reported stolen from a Braselton business on Oct. 10.

■ On Oct. 13, an arrest was made after an incident regarding domestic violence was reported at an East Lake Drive residence.

■ A calculator was stolen from a vehicle on Henry Street on Oct. 13.

■ A man was arrested at a Braselton convenience store on charges of disorderly conduct under the influence on Oct. 14.

■ On Oct. 15, a theft of services was reported at a Mossy Oak Landing residence.

■ A criminal trespass was reported at a Chardonnay Trace residence on Oct. 15.

■ A vehicle heading southbound on Interstate 85 pulled over for speeding led to an arrest

Winder man faces charges in multiple armed robberies A Winder man is in the Jackson County Jail, facing charges in connection with the Sept.13 armed robbery at P&G Superette in Hoschton.

A traffic stop by Jackson County Sheriff’s Sgt. D.G. Thomas resulted in the arrest of Richard Cullen Yurk, 26, for that armed robbery as well as the Oct. 4 armed robbery at the Dollar General in Talmo.

According to Yurk the Sheriff’s Office, Thomas stopped Yurk’s vehicle for a traffic violation.

An investigation showed the man and the vehicle matched the description in previous robberies in Hall County and in Winder, and an execution of a search warrant netted items in the car which connected the man to

the Jackson County robberies.

Yurk is charged with two counts each of armed robbery, commission of a crime by a convicted felon and possession of tools for the commission of a crime as well as one count each of reckless conduct, possession of a firearm by a convicted and a windshield requirement violation.

Charges are also pending in connection with the robbery at Dollar General in Winder and the two robberies in Hall County.

In the P&G robbery, the suspect, described as a white male wearing a hoodie and concealing his face with a bandanna, fired a single shot into the ceiling of the store.

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on Oct. 15. The driver was also charged with failure to maintain lane and the possession of marijuana.

■ On Oct. 15, an arrest resulted from a report of domestic violence at a Park Bend Avenue residence.

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office ■ A suspicious vehicle was reported as repeatedly driving up and down Brothers Road in Jefferson on Oct. 4.

■ Damage was reported to a Wayne Poultry Road mailbox on Oct. 4 after it was struck by a lawnmower from the road department.

■ A Hoschton woman reported someone using her name and sending text messages through an iPod application on Oct. 5.

■ A vase was reported taken from a grave site in Jackson

the state of Georgia and the heritage of the United States of America.

“Therefore, it is with great pleasure we, the members of the Thomas Miller Chapter Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, dedicate this Historical Marker for the Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm in honor and memory of our forefathers,” said Hawk.

Appreciation was extended to all who had a part in the event. Shattuck thanked Fears, Hawk and Nedra Johnson for their efforts to bring the event together.

“Together, you have created an unique historical marking, one that will be relevant to many people for a long time, one that will continue the heritage that recommits appreciation to our forefathers by remembering the past and by inspiring the future,” said Shattuck, who announced a Monday presentation to take place in the State Capitol Rotunda.

TheAppling Sword presentation ceremony was to take place at 10 a.m. to return to the state a sword that was borrowed without permission.

Shattuck said Heritage Societies raised $100,000 to buy back the sword from the “owner” who was advertising the sword for sale online.

Even after being contacted about the circumstances of the sword, the man offered to sell it, but not return it.

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“We dedicate this Historical Marker in honor and memory of our forefathers.”

Memorial Cemetery on Oct. 5.

■ On Oct. 6, an Apple Valley Road resident reported receiving harassing phone calls from his former landlord.

■ A woman traveling on Highway 11 just after midnight hit a deer on Oct. 6.

■ A dispute was reported at a Nathaniel Drive residence on Oct. 7.

■ On Oct. 7, a woman traveling along Segars Street had her passenger window shattered.

■ A dispute was reported between a couple at a Rachel View Court residence on Oct. 7.

■ A possible drug overdose resulted in a woman being transported to Athens Regional Medical Center on Oct. 7.

■ An officer servicing a warrant out of Towns County discovered the wanted man hiding in the closet at a Highway 124 residence on Oct. 7.

■ A Caldwell Lane resident reported vandalism

at her residence on Oct. 7. The night before, subjects were outside her home shooting fireworks and yelling. When she walked outside they ran off. However, the next morning she discovered crime scene tape around a political sign in her yard.

■ A verbal dispute was reported at a Jackson Drive home between a man and a woman who previously stayed in his basement on Oct. 7.

■ A Mountain Creek Drive resident reported receiving harassing text messages on Oct. 8 after an earlier dispute.

■ A woman running along Serenity Court was bitten by a neighbor’s dog on Oct. 8.

■ On Oct. 8, a Jefferson woman reported receiving threatening Facebook messages from an ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.

■ A Brooks Road resident reported receiving harassing phone calls

from a woman who has been causing problems with the man’s elderly mother on Oct. 9.

■ On Oct. 9, a Woods Way woman reported harassment by e-mail from her ex-boyfriend, who recently got out of prison.

■ A car doing 80 mph in a 55mph speed zone was pulled over and found to be driving without a license and with a small child unrestrained in the back seat on Oct. 9. The driver was arrested for driving without a license, speeding and not having the child properly restrained.

■ A verbal dispute was reported at a Highway 124 residence in Jefferson when a man refused to give his wife a cigarette on Oct. 9.

■ On Oct. 9, a hit and run was reported in the parking lot of a Hoschton apartment complex.

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Fire safety stressed at Georgia Kids Academy

By KATIE JUSTICE kjustice@clickthepaper.com A chorus of “No’s” was the answer West Jackson firefighter Josh LeBlanc received when he asked the youngsters at the Georgia Kids Academy in Hoschton if they play with matches or lighters during an Oct. 10 visit.

Hands shot up, and students couldn’t wait to tell their stories to LeBlanc and his fellow firefighter Jimmy McElvery about each student’s own experience with fire.

Each year the West Jackson Fire Department visits the Georgia Kids Academy in Hoschton during National Fire Prevention and Safety Week. To celebrate, the academy has been teaching fire safety all week.

Events include mapping out home fire escape routes and using graham crackers, cookies and candy to build edible fire trucks.

While the students loved seeing the fire truck, not every student was quite as excited when McElvery donned his full body protective gear, including an oxygen mask.

“He’s still a silly fireman like me,” said LeBlanc, in effort to ease their fears, “and now he’s going to take his gear off and you’ll see it’s the same guy.”

One of the key efforts of the West Jackson firefighters, in regards to working with the kids, is to teach them not to be afraid of a firefighter in their complete turnout gear.

“We want them to see our guys wearing turnout gear as they put it on because with the gear on they can look like monsters,” said West Jackson Fire Chief Ben Stephens, “but they see that by the time we get to the mask, you can see that’s still just Ben, not a monster.”

In order to further convince students not to fear firefighters in their full gear, Stephaine

Sanders, a school official familiar to all the students, took a turn in the fire resistant pants and coat.

“It’s not scary. It’s really heavy and it’s hard to move in, but it’s not scary,” said LeBlanc, as Sanders walked around talking to the students.

After learning about the firefighters’ gear, students got to walk through the fire truck and participate in a lesson on home fire safety and prevention in the department’s Safety House.

Lessons included keeping pot handles turned inward when cooking on the stove, keeping flammable items away from the fire place and checking and replacing smoke detector batteries.

Students were also taught to “get low and go” when they see or smell smoke, and the homework assigned by members of the fire department was for each student to talk to their parents are their fire safety plan.

“Repetition is key. Show the kids here’s what we’ll do in case of a fire, and here’s where we’ll meet up. Once you repeat it over and over again, it becomes second nature,” said Stephens, on how parents should approach teaching their young kids fire safety.

“Repetition also helps the parents; it’s not just the kids that get scared,” said Stephens.

Stephens also stresses the importance of teaching even young kids about fire safety.

Jamie Stevens, owner of the Georgia Kids Academy, says that the academy is not like some schools that avoid introducing young students to the firefighters because they may seem scary.

“We start at 2 years old, and at 2 years old they aren’t too young to learn,” said Stevens.

“We try to make it fun, but at the same time, we are teaching them what to do.”

Turn lanes to open at Highway 211-124 The Georgia Department of Transportation announces a traffic shift and the opening of two turning lanes is planned for Thursday 18 on the Highway 211 at Highway124 intersection improvement project in Braselton – weather permitting.

Traffic using Highway 211 will be shifted to use the new asphalt allowing contractors to remove the original roadway and rebuild that part of the intersection.

Once the traffic shift is in place Thursday mid-afternoon, a new left turn lane from Highway 211 east onto Highway 124 north and a new left turn lane from Highway 211

east onto I-85 northbound will be open for use.

“Opening these new left turn lanes will greatly improve traffic in the area especially in the morning for commuters. We thank you for your patience as we work through the growing pains of roadway construction.

One the project is finished traffic flow will be greatly improved,” said Harold Mull, DOT District Construction Engineer.

If the weather does not allow for the shift to occur Thursday, it will be rescheduled for next week.

POLICE from page 2A ■ After issuing a ticket to a vehicle speeding on Interstate 85, patrol car was passed, in the near lane, by a speeding car.

The officer caught up to the car and issued a driver a citation for failure to move over for law enforcement on Oct. 9.

■ An Anglin Road resident reported her six puppies missing on Oct. 9. One of the puppies was found at a neighbor’s home and was returned.

■ Eight tire rims and a fork extended for a fork lift were reported stolen from a Ridgewood Drive residence on Oct. 9.

■ A Chicksaw Trail resident reported his ex-wife leaving their children in the care of another man when she went to Russia to care for her mother.

The man wanted the incident documented so his ex-wife could be found in contempt of court.

■ A car stopped on a dirt road along Highway 332 and then weaving on Highway 332 after 1 a.m. was stopped by an officer on Oct. 10. Drug paraphernalia was found within the car along with a shotgun. However, no marijuana was actually discovered. The driver, who had a class D drivers license, was issued a citation for driving after midnight.

■ On Oct. 10, a possible stolen four wheeler was reported as being dumped behind a Hoschton church. However, the four-wheeler was not stolen and was removed from the church’s property.

■ A Reece Drive resident reported suspicious activity outside her home on Oct. 10. Upon an officer investigating, it was discovered that the woman’s purse was stolen from within her car.

■ A car traveling on Highway 335 in Jefferson was stopped for a broken tail light and having

no driver side or rearview mirrors on Oct. 10. The driver was placed under arrest upon admitting he was driving with a suspended license.

■ On Oct. 10, a New Liberty Church Road resident reported a battery charger and two fivegallon plastic gas cans stolen from his property.

■ A report of a possible attempt to enter an auto led to the discovery of a woman being wanted in Winder on Oct. 11. The woman was arrested in a parking lot along Highway 53 and handed over to the Winder Police Department.

■ A Holly Springs Road resident reported someone having entered her car and stealing about $18 in change and four packs of cigarettes on Oct. 11.

■ A Braselton resident reported damage to his vehicle on Oct. 11, believed to be from a mail carrier hitting his truck.

■ On Oct. 11, a pos-

sible overdose was reported at a Reece Drive resident by a woman’s mother. The mother said her daughter had been acting very strange and out of character.

■ Two juveniles knocking at a door at a Wildflower Road residence and then running away hiding were scared when they saw the resident pick up a gun and fire it as they ran away on Oct. 12. The resident admitted to discharging the gun at the ground to scare the boys.

■ A possible overdose was reported at a Jefferson residence on Oct. 12.

■ A car traveling on Highway 124 reported hitting a deer early on Oct. 13.

■ On Oct. 14, a woman caught driving in violation to the terms of her limited driving permit was arrested on Old Gainesville Highway as she was heading to a wedding.

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Firefighter Josh LeBlanc explains how firefighters use their oxygen mask, which Jimmy McElvery is wearing. This was part of their effort to show kids that a firefighter in gear isn’t scary. (Below) Firefighter Josh LeBlanc and Firefighter Jimmy McElvery receiving a thank-you letter and book filled students drawings from the 3-year-olds.

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CHURCH NEWS Prince of Peace and the Catholics Returning Home Ministry are sponsoring an evening of questions and answers for those seeking to receive an annulment, or for those that simply want information about Catholic annulments. Please join us Monday, Oct. 22, from 7:30-9 p.m. at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 6439 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. Call Jan Nichols at 770-965-7362. sss CrossView Church is holding a Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 28, from 5-7 pm. Please join in by bringing friends, family and neighbors to enjoy all of the food, hayrides, inflatables, games and fun at no cost. Come meet some new

friends at CrossView Church, located at 1219 Highway 124 in Hoschton. Call 678-4259831. sss Covenant Baptist Church is a group of called-out believers who are committed to following Jesus Christ as Lord. We do this by sharing the good news of the gospel to those who are separated from God; and by teaching believers how to be fully devoted followers of Christ. Please join us on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at the Depot in downtown Hoschton.

Nursery and children’s church is provided. Pastor Todd Coble can be reached at 678-3160273. God bless you and “See you at the Depot!” sss

Walnut Fork Baptist Church will be hosting a fall festival for everyone in the community on Sunday, Oct. 28, from 46:30 p.m.

After the festival, a movie, the title to be announced, will start at 6:30 p.m. and be over around 8-8:30 p.m.

The festival will include games, trunk or treat, hay ride, kids bounce house, cake walk and much more. Also, everyone will receive a voucher for a free hot dog, chips and drink.

This will be an evening of fun, fellowship and family time. Please come prepared for if there’s cool weather during the movie.

Come and enjoy this evening with others in the community. sss

OBITUARIES Mildred Grace Bennett

Died Oct. 13, 2012 Mrs. Mildred Grace Bennett, 76, of Braselton, died Saturday, Oct.13, 2012.

Born in Gainesville, she was a daughter of the late Robert M. and Ida Mae Brown Sweatman. A homemaker, she was a member of Braselton Tabernacle of Praise. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Angela Matthews.

Survivors include her husband, Jerry Bennett; daughter, Cindy Puckett of Braselton; sons, Tony Holt of Hoschton and Donald Holt of Jefferson; brother, Jack Sweatman of Statham; grandchildren, Shawn Young, Josh Matthews, Jeremy Matthews, Shane Matthews, Tony Holt and Lydia Holt; and a number of other relatives.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 18, 2012, in the Evans Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Scott Bagwell officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon until the service on Thursday.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

Talmadge Brooks

Died Oct. 15, 2012 Talmadge Brooks, 81, of Winder, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2012.

A native of Commerce, Georgia he was a son of the late Walter and Bonnie Duncan Brooks. He was the retired owner of Brooks’ Forklift Service and was an Air Force veteran. Mr. Brooks was a member of Union Baptist Church.

A memorial service was held Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at Union Baptist Church with the Rev. Tony Powers officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Union Baptist Church building fund, 527 Union Church Road, Winder, GA 30680.

Survivors include his wife, Geneva Thompson Brooks; children, Sharon Brooks Brown of Conyers, Jeffrey Stephen Brooks of Jasper and Tina Brooks Howe of Hoschton; 12 grandchildren; and six grandchildren.

Carter Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

Christine G. Collins

Died Oct. 14, 2012 Miss Christine G. Collins, 95, of Jefferson, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.

Born in Commerce, she was a daughter of the late John Alton Collins and the late Daisy Belle Gober Collins. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Jefferson where she was a member of the Kizer Bible Class and UMW. She was a choir member and donated the conference room furniture to the church.

Miss Collins was also retired from the United States Navy, where she was a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Nurses Corps. She was also retired from the University of Georgia.

The funeral service was held Wednesday, Oct. 17,

2012, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Laskey officiating. The burial followed in the Jackson Memorial Park.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

Gerrell Crowe

Died Oct. 16, 2012 Gerrell Foster Crowe, 74, of Winder, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012.

He was the owner of the Winder-Barrow Speedway for 49 years. He was a member of Union Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Wayman and Velma Grant Crowe, and two brothers, Manning Crowe and Bruce Crowe.

Survivors include his son, Tony (Marie) Crowe of Ball Ground; daughter Melissa (Lewis) Roberts of Winder; brothers, Dale Crowe and Levoy Crowe, both of Winder; sisters, Shelby Stancil of Hoschton and Kaye Simmons of Jefferson; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Ot. 18, 2012, in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Powers officiating. The interment will follow at Barrow Memorial Gardens in Winder.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

Mark Duck

Died Oct. 12, 2012 Marcus Charles “Mark” Duck, 49, of Braselton, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 Born in Gainesville, he was a son of the late Jasper “Jack” Charles and Annie Kathleen Roquemore Duck.

He was a carpenter with Robert Sims Construction, building custom mountain homes before becoming disabled.

He was a member of Zion Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Tamara Sayler Duck; daughter, Estie Katheleen Duck of Braselton; stepchildren, Rainey Nathan Wood and Rahland Jonathan Wood, both of Dahlonega; stepmother, Pat Duck of Braselton; half-brother, Terrell Duck of Lawrenceville; and a number of other relatives.

Graveside services were held Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Thomas Holmes officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mark Duck Memorial Fund, c/o Hometown Community Bank, P.O. Box 218, Braselton, GA 30517.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

Myrtle Ellen Fortner

Died Oct. 11, 2012 Mrs. Myrtle Ellen Fortner, 93, of Braselton, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012.

Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at Holly Funeral Home in Canyon, Texas, Pastor Don Fortner, Pastor Dale Tunnell and Pastor Dale Ray Tunnell offciating. Interment was in the Happy Cemetery in Canyon, Texas.

Lawson Funeral Home,

Hoschton The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

Jabo Greenmeyer

Died Oct. 13, 2012 James “Jabo” Greenmeyer, 62, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.

Born in Winder, he was a son of the late Harry B. and Roxie Dean Greenmeyer. He was the owner of JG Painting and Decorating of Jefferson for a number of years. He was preceded in death by three brothers.

Survivors include his wife, Margie N. Greenmeyer; daughter, Felicia Michelle Smith Martin of Jefferson; and son, Brian Scott Smith of Jefferson; grandchildren, Bethany Smith, Brittany Smith, Blake Martin, Rebecca Martin, Bill Ray Henson and Emily Henson; sister, Christine Hanley of Toccoa; brothers, Joel McDaniel of Crawford and Royce McDaniel of Winder; and a number of other relatives.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in the Evans Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eric Shelton officiating. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St Mary’s Hospice. P.O. Box 6588, Athens, GA 30604 and American Cancer Society, 1684 Barnett Shoals Road, Athens, GA 30605.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

Junior Hardy

Died Oct. 12, 2012 Roy Hoyt “Junior” Hardy Jr., 82 of Winder, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.

A Barrow County native, he was a son of the late Hoyt Sr., and Thelma Sims Hardy.

He was preceded by his first wife, Hazel Gaddis Hardy; sister, Louise White; and grandson, Keith Hardy. He was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and was a retired farmer.

Survivors are his wife, Louise Sweat Hardy; children, Larry Hardy, Eddie Hardy, Regina Holcombe, Mike Hardy, Steve Hardy, Susan Bagwell, Mark Hardy and Lisa Sturgeon; 20 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Betty Wilbanks, Barbara Skinner, Jane Phillips, Myra Brock and Jerry Hardy.

A funeral service was held on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at

Share a traditional worship service with Jefferson Presbyterian Church beginning at 11 a.m. on Sundays. Sunday school for children more than 4 years of age and youth begins at 9:45 a.m. A nursery is available for infants to age 4 during worship. Pastor Doug Hilliard leads a study for adults, “What It Means to be Presbyterian,” at 9:45 a.m.

Jefferson Presbyterian Church is located at 243 Washington St., in downtown Jefferson. Office hours are by appointment; call 706-3675577, visit t http://jeffersonpc.org or email jpc_pcusa@ windstream.net. sss CrossView Church would like to invite anyone who wishes to pray for our country to join us in our Worship Center

on Monday, Nov. 5. Doors will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for this specific Day of Prayer for our nation. CrossView Church is located at 1219 Highway 124 in Hoschton. Call 678-425-9831. sss Come shop “The Springs Church Fall Bazaar” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20. Get an early start on Christmas shopping with many different vendors. Jewelry, afghans, homemade soaps, wreaths, hand bags, children’s accessories and many other items will be available. The Men’s Ministry will have available world -class pork BBQ plates for $5. Plates will include a pork BBQ sandwich, slaw and potato salad.

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Mt. Moriah Baptist Church with the Rev. Sammy Everett and the Rev. Matt Calvert officiating. Interment was in Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery.

Carter Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

or two to the family regarding Mr. Joshua, please mail to Lawson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 722, Hoschton, GA 30548.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

Calvin Vinson Ogletree

Died Oct. 10, 2012 Joe Simmons, 65, of Jefferson, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012.

Mr. Simmons had resided in Jackson County most of his life and was a son of the late Clyde and Lola Mae Austin Simmons. He was also preceded by a brother, Randyl N. Simmons. He was a member of Union Baptist Church and attended Ebenezer United Methodist Church.

He was a veteran of the U. S. Army Reserves, former volunteer of the Jackson Trail Fire Department and was a farmer.

Survivors include his wife, Catherine Patrick Simmons; brothers, William A. (Donnis) Simmons, Mike L. (Jennifer) Simmons and Mark S. (Lori) Simmons, all of Jefferson; and sister-in-law, Kathy Simmons of Jefferson.

A funeral service was held Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Tillie Wellborn and the Rev. Bill Hayes officiating. Interment was in the House Family Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Hospice House, P.O. Box 6588, Athens, GA 30604.

Carter Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

Joe Simmons

Died Oct. 16, 2012 Calvin Vinson Ogletree, 80, of Athens, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012.

Born in Jackson County, he was a son of the late Venson “Ben” and Ada Motes Ogletree. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He retired from Westinghouse/ ABB as an inspector with many years of service. Mr. Ogletree was also preceded in death by his brother, Benny Ogletree, and stepbrother, Ricky Ogletree.

Memorial services were held Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at Evans Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Miles officiating and the military providing honors.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Morgan Ogletree; daughters, Jill Coulter of Statesboro, Brenda Elrod of Dahlonega and Emma Williams of Athens; son, Dwayne Ogletree of Gainesville; sisters, Emma Mae Webb of Gainesville and Helen Payne of Jefferson; brother, Joe Ogletree of Jefferson; stepsister, Debra Waters of Commerce; stepbrother, Ronnie Ogletree of Danielsville; nine grandchildren; and 14 greatgrandchildren.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

Joshua Franklin Pirkle

Died Oct. 12, 2012 Joshua Franklin Pirkle, 86, of Hoschton, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.

He was a member of Hoschton United Methodist Church. He was a United States Army veteran, loved Georgia Tech football and the farm life.

Survivors include his wife Nellie Stone Pirkle; sons, Joshua Franklin Pirkle Jr., and wife Ruth of Hoschton and Steve Pirkle and wife Brenda of Arenzville, Ill.; and grandchildren, Jesseca Pirkle and Morgan Pirkle.

The funeral service was held Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at Hoschton United Methodist Church with Pastor Luis Ortiz officiating. Interment was in the Pirkle Family Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Hoschton United Methodist Church in memory of Mr. Joshua F. Pirkle Sr. If you would like to share a word

Lillian Sykes

Died Oct. 15 2012 Lillian Sykes, 70, of Auburn, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2012.

A Barrow County native, she was the daughter of the late “Boozer” and Jewell Holloway House. Mrs. Sykes retired from the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms division of the United States Government. She was a member of Nazareth United Methodist Church.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Hugh Shirley officiating. Interment will be in Nazareth United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Survivors her her husband, Douglas Sykes; daughter, Jessica Jillian Ogburn of Auburn; grandsons, Cameron Ogburn and Ryker Ogburn; and cousin, Glenda Bannister of Monroe.

Carter Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

Viola Smith Wright

Died Oct. 14, 2012 Mrs. Viola Smith Wright, 90, of Talmo, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.

Born in Hall County, she was a daughter of the late Sherman and Izzy Perry Smith. A homemaker, she was of the Baptist faith. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Martha Gaddis; sisters, Ida Lou Smith, Flora Underwood and Leona Conner; and brother, Homer Smith.

Survivors include her daughters, Betty Potts of Oakwood, Barbara Lee of Jefferson, Alice Alexander of Jefferson and Debra (Mel) Patton of Talmo; sons, Bobby (Deborah) Carter of Commerce and Donald (Carolyn) Jones and Larry Jones, all of Jefferson; 22 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and seven-great-great-grandchildren.

The funeral service was held Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Hardy and the Rev. Mark Spence officiating.

The burial followed in the Jackson Memorial Park with Caine Tate, Shay Patton, Josh Patton, Hopper Alexander, Chris Jones and Mark Jones honored as pallbearers.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, Oct. 18, 2012

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The Paper   | Thursday, October 18, 2012

It takes courage to stand up to bullies Teenage years can be bully has chosen someone filled with fun and exciteelse to single out. Even ment. It’s also a very though many in the group awkward time. Teenagmay feel that what is ers’ bodies are constantly being done to the other changing as hormones person is wrong, no one produce growth spurts that has the courage to stand make them feel like they up to the bully, afraid Dr. Michael Helms that the same barrage of suddenly inhabited someThe Pastor’s Pen one else’s body. attacks will come his/her Along with the physiway. To protest would cal changes, these young jeopardize his/her status people have to learn to deal with the as one of the “accepted� members of fast changes in their social worlds. Not the group. So the bullying often ends up all teenagers mature at the same rate having a mob effect. physically, socially or emotionally.

It takes courage for someone to break Some teenagers can look like adults, but free of the mob and take a stand against still use the emotions of children. the flow of ridicule. Courage can be as The boundaries of a teenager’s world rare as a four-leaf clover. But unless used to be very simple to negotiate, at someone stands up to bullying, it doesn’t least compared to today’s world. Social stop. So where does such courage come media and the Internet have created from? new boundaries that teens and preThe Latin root for courage is “cor,� teens have to learn long before they meaning heart. Courage takes heart. have to learn to drive a car or be home Therefore, you have to believe in someby curfew. If they don’t learn these thing to be courageous. Something imboundaries quickly, they can find them- portant must move you to take a stand. selves in compromising situations with Earlier this month, a Michigan teenanother adult or older teenagers who ager was elected to her high school’s are looking to take advantage of their homecoming court by her classmates lack of knowledge. as a joke. The homely girl with orange One thing teenagers have in common hair had been picked on and bullied by with adults is that they want to be acher classmates. This terrible “joke� cepted and loved by family and friends. caused her to contemplate suicide. She Whether we are going to a 10th year said her classmates made her “feel like high school reunion or going to our 10th trash.� grade social studies class, we want to But her sister gave her the courage be accepted and included. At the same she needed by encouraging her not to time, most of us want to find some indidrop out of the court. She convinced viduality. her to face those who ridiculed her by While we all are unique as individustanding up them. Instead of cowering als, created with different gifts, have under the pressure, this 16-year-old different dreams, likes and dislikes, found some inner strength because one some people will simply conform to a person, her sister, gave her encouragegroup fearing that any display of indiment. viduality will result in exclusion from When she rose up to face those who the group. The pressure to conform to ridiculed her, to her great surprise, she be accepted is a powerful temptation. found support from unlikely places. A The risk of not conforming is to be salon gave her a makeover. Her Faceridiculed by others. That is one of the book page had more than 100,000 posts greatest fears for teenagers. Of course, from supporters, many who shared some teens do not conform as a statestories like hers. ment. Their nonconformity becomes Whitney told The Detroit News that their identity. But deep down, even she thought no one cared about her. She these kids want friends. Quite often, thought that not even her brother and nonconforming teens will group with sister cared about her. “But they are other non-conformers. Everyone wants proving they do care. The world is provto be accepted by someone. ing, well, not that they really care about Bullies use ridicule the way a pride me, but that they care about the situaof lionesses takes down an antelope. tion,� she said.

Bullies will look for someone with a Once, Jesus had a woman brought weakness to exploit and with each cutto him and thrown at his feet. The men ting, biting, and stinging comment or were known as Pharisees, religious action, they look to see if their subject guys, known to pray and fast and follow has weakened. Then they move in for the Law very strictly. The woman, they the takedown. said, was caught in the act of adultery, We usually think of a bully as one per- and they told Jesus she should be stoned son, but usually a bully has a following, to death, according to the Law. Howa group who is secretly happy that the ever, they wanted to know what Jesus

had to say.

These men were religious bullies.

They remind us that bullies are not confined to the playgrounds of elementary schools, to the classrooms of middle schools or the hallways of high school.

Bullies are around long after high school graduation and some of them can even be found in churches among the most religious of people. If you don’t conform to their way of doing church, they will bully you out of church -- all in the name of Jesus. It takes courage to stand up to people like this.

Jesus was squatting down, writing something in the dirt as the Pharisees continued to ask him what to do with the woman they had brought to him.

He stood up to them, literally, and said, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’‌At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing thereâ€? John 8:7,9.

When everyone else is standing around ready to cast a stone, it takes courage to point out that we all have our issues. It takes courage to say, “I will not participate. This is wrong.� It takes courage to stand with the accused and defend the defenseless. It takes courage to challenge others to drop their stones.

Whether we are 63, 33 or 13, we should all ponder the courage it takes to say, “I will not participate in this stoning of words, with this assassination of character or with this group of ridiculers.�

When we stand where Jesus stood, we are truly being individuals. When we seek to empathize with the position of another, we demonstrate that we know the meaning of the Golden Rule.

When we do that, will others ridicule us? Won’t the bully turn on us? Might the crowd toss us in with those being bullied? Possibly. In some situations, I even say it’s likely. But it’s also possible that because one person has the courage to stand up to the bully or to the crowd, one by one others will begin to drop their stones until the bully no longer has a following. Without a following, a bully is just another lonely person who needs a friend.

Perhaps today, you will have the courage to take such a stand or perhaps you will be the one to give this kind of courage to someone else who otherwise would not find the moral or emotional strength to believe in something greater than themselves.

(October is National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month) Dr. Michael Helms is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Jefferson. Reach him at michael@fbcjefferson.org

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CHURCH from page 4A “Fall� for The Springs Church at the annual fall festival from 3-6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28.

It’s free. Join in for the 3-4:30 p.m. for Trunk or Treat, games, cake walk, costume contest and more. The famous chili cook-off begins at 4:30 p.m. Contact Jeannette Peterman at 770-3359073 or email childrens@thespringschurch. org. The Springs Church is located at 6553 Spout Springs Road. Visit www.thespringschurch.org or call 770-965-9506. sss Primetimers Seniors Group at Hoschton United Methodist Church will meet for lunch and Bingo at 11 a.m. on Oct. 26. Hoschton United Methodist Church is located at 12 Mulberry St., three blocks behind Hoschton City Hall. Visit www.hoschtonumc.org; email hoschtonumc@windstream.net or call 706654-1422. sss “Trunk or Treat� will be from 4-6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28, at Hoschton United Methodist Church. Candy, games and prizes for best trunk and best kids’ costume. A chili cookoff will be held during Trunk or Treat – at no charge. Following Trunk or Treat at 6:45 p.m., there will be a Spirit Walk and Ghost Tour starting at the church for $5 per person. Part of proceeds will go to the West Jackson Fire Department. Hoschton United Methodist Church is located at 12 Mulberry St. sss The Church of Hoschton invites the community for a special night of Trunk or Treat at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the church property, 3849 Highway 53, West Jackson Mine Shops. This will be a fun and treat time for the children. sss The Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, located at 171 W. Jefferson St., in Hoschton, will host its annual Fall Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27.

Enjoy lots of fun, face painting, a cake walk, food for sale and a raffle for electronics. All proceeds will go toward the building fund. Contact Pastor Julia Demory at 770-297-3561. sss New Beginning Baptist Church will be having the annual fall Ffundraiser and BBQ from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 3. Plates are $8.50 and include BBQ, bread, slaw, baked beans and dessert. Drinks will be available for purchase. If you eat at the church, you can get water or iced tea.

All proceeds go to the church building fund.

Everyone welcome. The church is at 4403 Winder Highway in Flowery Branch. Call 770597-7742.

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Remembering the dean of Capitol writers When I was 15, I decided I was a reporter. This was based on a couple of bylines in the local paper.

I wrote a two-page spread on the inauguration of Gov. George Busbee, complete with lots of pictures.

That summer, Busbee called the General Assembly into a special session to reduce the state’s budget.

Armed with a paper press card from the Georgia Press Association, I walked into the Capitol and presented my credentials. I must have been convincing because they issued me special passes that allowed me on the floor of the House and Senate.

It was during this time that I met Dick Pettys, who was the capitol correspondent for the Associated Press.

In those days, news organizations relied on two news services, the AP and United Press International.

Bill Cotterell was the UPI correspondent and it was a very competitive environment between the two wire services.

Pettys had longish, stringy hair and smoked a pipe. This was in the days when smoking inside the Capitol was OK and there were plenty who did.

Over a period of years, UPI faded away as a state news organization and suddenly every major news outlet joined the membership of the AP. For many years to follow, Pettys was, as one person described, the eyes and ears of state government to millions of Georgians.

Pettys suffered a heart attack and died last week in Habersham County, where he had retired and built a cabin home in the mountains. Sadly, he didn’t get to enjoy it for long.

I worked side-by-side with Pettys for a few sessions of the General Assembly, first for WALB-TV in Albany and later for The Times.

As an early spokesman for the Nathan Deal campaign, I had to respond to Pettys’ questions. He was a very fair and even-handed journalist.

The night that I will

Harris Blackwood always remember was Dec. 12, 1984, the night the state executed Alpha Otis Stephens for a murder in Twiggs County. Both Pettys and I were media witnesses of the electrocution.

He offered some advice I have never forgotten.

“Whatever happens, remember that you had nothing to do with it and you are here to report what you see,” he told me early that evening.

He didn’t know how profound his words would be.

Something went wrong and it took two administrations of electricity to kill the convicted murderer.

The Stephens execution was one of the key cases used 20 years later in the decision to convert Georgia to lethal injections.

I was 24 at the time and had been in the news business for all of nine years. I valued the advice and counsel of my older colleague.

I asked him once, but he didn’t want to talk about that cold night at the State Prison at Jackson.

Pettys began his Georgia capitol assignment in the final days of Lester Maddox’s term as governor. He covered Gov. Jimmy Carter and the seven governors who followed. He wrote about the General Assembly and the cast of characters who graced the hallowed halls over the next 40 years.

In the old days of wire services, the end of a story sent by telegram was signaled by the placement of “-30-” after the last words.

Dick Pettys gave us many stories, good and bad, but fair. Now, his story has ended.

-30Harris Blackwood is a Gainesville resident whose columns appear weekly.

Pettys was, as one person described, the eyes and ears of state government to millions of Georgians.

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A flirt is merely a storyteller It’s a funny thing about us Southerners. If a Yankee criticizes us, we haughtily disregard it, muttering over their ignorance.

But on the occasion that a Yankee compliments us, we happily embrace it and declare that we have found an enlightened Yankee.

Such was the case with me when a reporter from a Yankee newspaper called to interview me on the fine art of flirtation.

“Why did you call me?”

I asked.

“Because everyone knows that Southern women are the best flirts,” she replied simply.

I loved enlightened Yankees. They are a joy to my soul.

That conversation led to an article that led me to writing a book about flirtation as practiced and patented by Southerners, especially our women. It is simply this: You can be a good storyteller without being a good flirt. But you cannot be a great flirt without being a terrific storyteller.

Storytelling is important to Southern people.

It is deep in the marrow of our bones, passed down from generations of Scotch, Irish and Scotch-Irish. At the start of the Civil War,

Ronda Rich around 75 percent of the South was Celtic. This is critical to understanding how a passionate penchant for storytelling was passed down through generations over the years.

When the poor Celts arrived in this country — many of the Scotch-Irish were indentured slaves brought across the Atlantic and dumped unceremoniously around the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania — they brought nothing.

Nothing, that is, except three skills from their native land: Whiskey-making, fiddle-playing and storytelling. My people, pure Scotch-Irish that they were, participated in all three.

Georgia-born writer Flannery O’Connor was once asked why Southerners wrote so much about freaks in their stories. “Because,” she replied in her typical no-nonsense way, “We are still able to recognize them.”

It’s the same with storytelling. To tell a good story, you must first be able to recognize a good story. The best storytellers find entertaining drama in ordinary events and common occurrences such as misplaced keys, misbehaving kids and misunderstood mothersin-law.

To say the least, Southern women are dramatic.

Our hair isn’t the only thing we like big. We like our stories to be grand, infusing them with overwrought drama that includes lots of expressions and embellishments.

My friend, Miss Virgie, a former Mississippi belle, was telling the story of being evacuated from her hillside home in Carson City, Nev., during a raging wildfire that took out many homes in her neighborhood.

“The smoke was so thick that I couldn’t see to drive out of my driveway.

I was just feeling my way along. It was terrible,” she moaned. “Then, when I got out of the driveway, I was so close to the flames that they licked my cheek and burned the tiny facial hairs away! I was charred!”

Her husband, Bill, who had been in the car in front

of her, started chuckling.

“Oh, it was not. You were not that close to the fire.”

With a strong sense of urgency, she sat up straight, her blue eyes wide as platters. “Bill! I was, too! I am quite certain that I had at least second-degree burns!”

Of course, Miss Virgie was doing what she does best when she tells a story — she was embellishing.

But it sure made for a doggone good story, much better than if she had not been “charred” and suffered “at least second-degree burns.”

That’s the way a Southern woman flirts best. She tells stories and holds her audience captive in the palm of her sweet little hand.

Who cares if we embellish to make the story bigger? No one seems to care if we tease our hair to make it bigger.

And, as far as we Southern women are concerned, embellishing is just as important as teasing.

Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of several books, including the forthcoming “There’s A Better Day A-Comin’.” Sign up for her newsletter at www. rondarich.com. Her column appears weekly.

Pot pics are secret to selling papers I had just kicked my feet up on the desk, signifying the completed task of another weekly newspaper on the streets, when the phone rang.

As is my custom, I answered it.

On the other line was one of my favorite convenience store clerks.

“We’ve run out of papers,” she said.

“Huh?” was my quickwitted response.

“We’ve run out of papers,” she repeated. “Can you bring some more down here?”

“I just put them there less than 12 hours ago,” I muttered to myself, but aloud.

“Well, they’ve sold out,” she said. “If you have any more papers, I think we can keep on selling them.”

As I told her I would be down there in a little bit with more papers, I grabbed the edition I had delivered to the convenience stores just hours earlier. Why would I sell out in a day when it usually takes seven days to sell out – on a good week?

I perused the front page: A story about the county commission discussing what to do about trash bill collection. An ongoing

Len Robbins issue, but nothing sensational. A story about Relay for Life, and a photo of the grand opening of a new business were also on the front page. Nope and nope.

At top, above the fold, was a story and photo about a field of marijuana plants being found south of town.

The pic was of the sheriff standing among the pot plants, which were as tall as him.

“Bingo. That’s got to be it,” I said to myself.

We nearly sold every paper we printed that week. Two years later, after I begged the sheriff to take me the next time they went looking for marijuana plants, they did. I wrote a story, complete with my own photographs, of another marijuana crop growing east of town. My thesis proved correct: We almost sold out of every copy on the newstand.

It’s a formula that since has proven successful in

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boosting single-copy sales, with one caveat: You can’t just write a story about law enforcement finding marijuana plants. There has to be an accompanying photograph.

Why? I have no idea. I can’t understand why people want to buy newspapers with pictures of an illegal drug in its botanical form.

What are they looking at?

Are they trying to figure out if it’s theirs? Are they looking for some clue as how to grow it? What’s the allure?

I’ve printed pics of cute kids, fires, old ladies falling down, a referee calling a touchdown that clearly wasn’t – these great snapshots didn’t possess folks to buy newspapers in droves. But throw a blurry photo of the wacky weed on the cover, and people will throw down 75 cents with reckless abandon – of which I’m thankful. More paper sales means more people see our ads, which means happy customers.

So last week, when the editor of our newspaper in Lanier County said she had a story about 4 pounds of marijuana being confiscated, being the sage newspaperman that I am, I asked the money question: “Do you have a photo?”

Yes, she answered, but the pot is packaged, not of the leaf. That will have to do.

“Put it above the fold,” I told her. “And let’s see what happens.”

The call came about 30 hours after the papers hit the streets.

“Hey, one of the convenience stores called and said they are already out of papers.”

Bingo.

Not a week later, I answered the phone again.

“Hey, Len, we found some marijuana plants last week. I have the info if you’d like it,” said the sheriff’s department investigator this Monday afternoon.

“Do you have a photograph?,” I asked in breathless anticipation.

“Yes, I do,” he replied.

If I didn’t know better, I would think that I am living right.

“Hey, call the press and tell them to print 200 more papers this week,” I immediately told my office manager. “I’ve got a feeling we may need them.”

Len Robbins is editor and publisher of the Clinch County News in Homerville. His column appears weekly.

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Hawks fall in strong second half

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Mill Creek quarterback Daniel David (bottom) keeps a tight grip on the ball in an offensive showdown against Norcross High School on Sept. 28.

Offensive lineman coach Joshua Lovelady draws up the x’s and o’s to get a plot in motion for the Hawks against the Bulldogs of North Gwinnett High School.

By LATRICE WILLIAMS lwilliams@clickthepaper.com Twice a year, the Mill Creek High School football team squares off against two of the top teams in the region. One is among the best programs in the state.

The Hawks tested their luck against Norcross earlier this year – and their hopes of breaking their six-game losing streak didn’t work out too well. Mill Creek had another record to shatter last Friday night against North Gwinnett High School, which also had a six-game win streak over the Hawks prior to the matchup.

The Hawks opened the night on the offensive side of the ball, but their longest completion came on a third down attempt. Mill Creek was

not able to convert from there. The Hawks were backed up to their own 32-yard line on a penalty – something the Bulldogs took complete advantage of.

NGHS notched a field goal to take a 3-0 lead, but the Hawks responded with a 71-yard touchdown run by Jacorey Lewis. North Gwinnett answered with a score of their own, but the Hawks flew back on top 1410 with a 52-yard scamper into the end zone by Devozea Felton.

Things turned sour for the Hawks as the back-and-forth scoring battle came to a screeching halt when North Gwinnett scored two touchdowns consecutively and took a 3014 lead into the half.

Mill Creek opened the second half with a defense that sent the Bulldogs offense back to the side-

lines in no time flat. MCHS moved the ball slowly down field and Lewis broke loose for another long touchdown run for the Hawks, and they didn’t stop there. Quarterback Daniel David completed a two-point conversion to Devozea Felton.

With a 30-22 deficit, the Hawks defense needed a big stop and Mill Creek put a halt to the Bulldogs drive. On the ensuing punt, the Hawks broke through, blocked the extra point and recovered it. On fourth down, the Hawks put their drive on the line and did not disappoint. Kyle Nichols received a nice toss from David and the Hawks punched one in again by the foot of David, who ran it in from 15 yards out.

Mill Creek attempted another two-point conversion, but were not

Dragons go on a scoring rampage against Rabun County in 55-7 win

By LATRICE WILLIAMS lwilliams@clickthepaper.com After scoring just 13 points in the first half, the Jefferson High School football team went on a scoring rampage and put up 42 points in the third and fourth quarters of their 557 win over Rabun County High School. With the victory, the Dragons continue their undefeated streak in region play and move to 5-1 overall.

With 152 rushing yards and three trips to the end zone, quarterback Bryant Shirreffs didn’t look to have many struggles, although things were really tight in the first half.

“I was worried sick because we’d played so

sloppy in the first half. We dropped four balls – one went off the players’ hand and turned into an interception,” said Head Coach T. McFerrin.

The defense played exceptionally well and kept the Wildcats out of the end zone on more than one occasion.

“We held them a couple of times in the red zone. We were lucky to be ahead 13-7,” said McFerrin.

Jefferson was able to pull things together in the second half where they drilled six touchdowns and ran wild all over Rabun County.

The Dragons return this weekend to take on Oglethorpe County High School at home.

Showtime is set for 7:30 p.m.

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Kody McDonald (left) gets pumped up as the defense takes down WashingtonWilkes High School at home. McDonald is on fire this season with more than 100

successful.

Down by two points in the fourth quarter, Mill Creek avoided a situation in which they would have to score twice and came up with a bigtime stop on third and goal.

North Gwinnett had to settle for a field goal. Although they took a 33-28 lead, there was still plenty of room for the Hawks to make a comeback.

On third and long, the Hawks needed a huge play to get them down field, but the North Gwinnett defense made an interception and took it into the end zone.

A late touchdown run by the Bulldogs made things even harder for the Hawks who shot themselves in the foot with penalties. Mill Creek put up a good fight but the Bulldogs’ bite was too tough as the Hawks fell

47-28.

The Hawks may have failed in shattering records against opposing teams, but individual players have been breaking titles within the program.

In last week’s win against Meadowcreek High School, Jacorey Lewis became the all-time leading rusher. Lewis has racked up 1,876yards – putting him in first place at Mill Creek in rushing yards.

Kelsey Griffin became the leading tackler, with 255 yards on the year. Griffin has also surpassed former Hawk Ryan Robinson, who is now playing at Oklahoma State University, in tackles for loss with 26.

The Hawks will take on Duluth High School tomorrow at 7 p.m. at DHS.

D-D-D-DEFENSE Two of Jefferson High School’s finest are taking charge of the Dragons’ defense and silencing their toughest critics in the process

By LATRICE WILLIAMS lwilliams@clickthepaper.com Vigor, will and class – all of us have it and choose to exude it in certain ways. On the playing field, Kody McDonald and Wesley Simonton put the terms in better perspective as they lead the Jefferson High School defense every Friday night.

The two linebackers lead the team in tackles on the season and together they are a potent pair of defenders that put everyone on the other side of the ball in panic mode.

What makes this pair unique is that their physical abilities outweigh the normal height and weight requirements football analysts have set that would determine whether or not a player is any good. But they’ve demonstrated that they don’t have to conform to society’s standard.

The moment to stun a large audience when the pressures on doesn’t present itself too often. However, in the third game of the year, the Dragons traveled to Gainesville where the game took a dramatic turn.

Down nine points in the fourth quarter, the offense punched two in to take the lead, but reality set in knowing the Trojans had enough time to pull a few tricks from under their sleeves.

The tag team duo knew it wasn’t the time to press the panic button. The defense made plays where they had to and, despite having a few butterflies in the heat of the moment, both agreed that it has been the most fun they’ve had all season.

“It would have to be the North Hall game.

That was the turning point of the season.

That just turned heads. A lot of people don’t get to play in games like that - coming down to the last second. It was great,” said Simonton.

“In the fourth quarter, we started to come back. In the last drive, I was nervous as all

get-out but I knew that our team could do it if we went 100 percent and we did. I just know that I have to believe on my teammates,” said Simonton.

“When the defense made that final stop, that really got our spirits back up and got us rolling. The last time we scored, I realized they had plenty of time to score on us, but I figured if we gave it our all and went 100 percent on every down, we could stop them with the time we had,” said McDonald.

If that game wasn’t enough of a scare, Jefferson has to turn around two weeks later and pull off the unimaginable.

Leading up to their biggest game of the year, the Dragons knew what was at stake, and it was going to take a superb showing on both sides of the ball if they didn’t want to get embarrassed.

Game day week was just like any other – except with all eyes on the contest to see whether or not JHS could pull off the upset over Washington-Wilkes High School.

“Everybody was pumped up. Everyone was ready to go in practice [and] everyone went 100 percent in practice. We knew that come Friday night we were going to be ready to go,” said Simonton.

“The coaches really installed a good game plan for us. We just performed to the best of our ability,” said McDonald.

While McDonald and Simonton led the boards that night in tackles, it took a total group effort and a lot of time in the film room to get prepared for a team that was ranked sixth in 8AA ball at the time.

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Jackson County Comprehensive High School will challenge Hart County High School at HCHS at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow night. The JV team will take on Hart County today at home at 5:30 p.m. Jefferson High School will return home to take on Oglethorpe County High School at home tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. The JV team will also be at home with a contest against West Hall High School today at 5:30 p.m. Mill Creek High School will face off against Duluth High School at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. The JV squad will have a home match today against North Gwinnett High School at 6 p.m.

Hoops fans, your favorite area teams are a month away from the start of their season. Starting Nov. 2,w look to see which team is highlighted in the basketball preview of the sports edition. This season, game results and stories will be posted online, as well as in the sports section of the paper. The Jackson County Comprehensive High School girls’ basketball team will open their season on Nov. 13 while the boys will begin Nov. 16. Jefferson High School basketball will begin on Nov. 19 and the Mill Creek High School girls and boys will open the season on Nov. 17. Games will be posted shortly after on ClickThePaper.com

Braselton is hosting one of its biggest events of the year.

The Petite Le Mans will begin today at Road Atlanta. Come watch as drivers put their skills on the test in one of the hottest shows on pavement. Watch Ashley Freiberg, and up-and-coming female driver look to make a statements as she challenges against some of the toughest competition. Dario and Marino Franchitti look to be a pair of unstoppable siblings that should make a lot of noise on the track this weekend. Please visit roadatlanta.com for more information, including a detailed schedule of the event.

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package deal when it comes to the most talented linebackers in the National Football League. When one “I think everyone just focused on isn’t there, the other shows up on the what they had to do and that’s why it- scene, and the chemistry on th field was a team effort. Nobody just stood between McDonald and Simonton is out and that’s why we won,”Simonton very similar. said.

“We’re like football brothers. We “We studied a lot of film all week just know that we have each other’s and memorized what we backs and we are both had to do and when we going to do everything had to do it. We all went exactly right. If someover our responsibilione lets down on the deties,” stated McDonald. fense, we are going to be It wasn’t a secret that there to cheer them up,” Washington-Wilkes was said Simonton. holding opponents to “We are the quarterjust 2.4 points per game backs of the defense and and averaging 40 points whenever I know I am a game offensively. Doug Chellew The Paper not there I know Wesley Whether it was passing Wesley Simonton had is going to be there,” Mcor running, McDonald Donald stated. and Simonton knew that 14 tackles against Opening the season they would be going up Rabun County. with a loss to Comagainst a team that is merce High School may skilled in every departhave generated some ment. negative talk about the “I knew they were Dragons football team, a very good team and but whatever was said they could run and pass has been used as fuel to it real well. They scored ignite a passion and dea lot of points this year. sire to play the game like I knew if we went in never before. there and played how “We’ve been critiI know we can play, I Doug Chellew The Paper cized ever since we lost knew we had a really to Commerce. Nobody good chance. Not let- Kody McDonald add- thinks we’re good and ting them score was ed 7 tackles in their we’re turning heads evvery, very good,” said win over the Wild- ery week and getting this Simonton. town excited about this “We heard they have team,” said Simonton. a really good passing game. We “We’re used to it after [the game just really shut down their running against] North Hall. Everybody [game] early and made them pass picked us to lose and yet we proved and we shut down the passing, too them wrong. I think people picking - limiting their offense,” McDonald us to lose [is what] psyches us up,” said. said McDonald.

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South Carolina gets Griffin

By LATRICE WILLIAMS lwilliams@clickthepaper.com Four-star defensive tackle Kelsey Griffin has committed to play football at the University of South Carolina.

The Mill Creek High School defensive tackle will join an all-star cast of defenders that South Carolina Head Coach Steve Spurrier has groomed into arguably the most respected defense in the country, and is one of the contributing factors that landed the Gamecocks as Griffin’s second choice.

Why did he pick South Carolina: “Their coaching and how hard they play. They are on of the top defenses in the nation. I like the way they play and the way their schemes are,” said Griffin.

Griffin also had offers from the University of Florida, Auburn University and Florida State University among others, but Griffin wanted to stay to true to his word.

“I went directly to South Carolina. They were second on my list and I had to honor that because I picked them second for a reason. There weren’t really any big thoughts about where I was going

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Kelsey Griffin is ranked 134 out of 150 on ESPN’s Recruiting Nation. to go next,” said Griffin.

The Hawks football program is in its sixth year of existence and has produced talent such as Griffin’s future teammate Davis Moore, the long snapper at South Carolina; Ryan Robinson, defensive end at Oklahoma State; and Tyler Cierski, running back at the University of Maryland.

It wasn’t long ago that controversy ensued around Griffin’s commitment to the University of Georgia, and no one is quite sure what Georgia has to say about the situation, however, there is always room for speculation.

One reason could be the fact that the Southeastern Conference (SEC) is known for being a little too generous when it comes to scholarship offers. Just a couple of years ago, Outside the Lines, which airs on ESPN, unveiled how Louisiana State University (LSU) allegedly dropped a potential starting quarterback named Chris Garrett from its roster in an effort to free up space because they’d given out too many scholarships.

At the end of the day, it’s not certain whether we will ever really know what happened, but what we do know is that whatever the case may be, it’s obvious the Bulldogs missed out on this gifted player - and the Gamecocks will have another beast on the defensive line that will give opposing offenses, including UGA’s, a huge scare.

Griffin will make a great addition to South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney and should be unstoppable next year.

“It should be pretty insane. He was the No. 1 recruit in his class, and I’m not far from there. It should be good to play against somebody and not have to take up double teams all the time,” stated Griffin.

Jackson Co. seeks strong finish in postseason hunt

By LATRICE WILLIAMS lwilliams@clickthepaper.com

After Panthers quarterback Kyle Brissey led the Panthers to a show-stopping comeback against Franklin County High School on Oct. 5, it is safe to begin putting Jackson County Comprehensive High School in playoff conversations.

This is a team that has a strong set of guys that can really make plays offensively.

Defensive lineman Chris Foster has been the biggest name on defense and, while the kicking game is still a little inconsistent, the Panthers have relied on the veterans to get the job done.

JCCHS doesn’t want to see their season end Nov. 9 without a playoff bid, and yes, there is pressure.

“We always put pressure on ourselves to win games. We feel like the better we pre-

pare, the less pressure we feel,” said Head Coach Benji Harrison.

“Our goal is to win every game we play, but all we can do now is put all of our focus toward improving ourselves and preparing for Hart County.

“We definitely have talked playoffs. We set that as our goal.

As a coach, I have to constantly challenge our daily performance at practice and see if the effort and preparation we are giving is consistent with the goals that we have set,” said Harrison.

Brissey has a talented group of playmakers, but the quarterback has been silent on the year until he came up with the winning drive against Franklin County. If you didn’t know him before then, you know him now.

What makes Brissey more impressive is the character he’s displayed insticking with a program that has had its’ share of struggles.

“I’m proud of how Kyle has worked. [He’s worked] really hard to have the success that he is having,” said Harrison. “Kyle is very coachable and tries to do everything like we ask him to. I think the lack of success in the past simply fueled him to be the QB on the team that helps turn this program around.”

With just two games left on the year, every team will be trying to come together to a nice finishing touch on the regular season, and this is a team that doesn’t want to have to scramble to make a good finish.

“Our goal is to get into the playoffs. Obviously, we want to go in as high of a seed as we can,” said Harrison. “In order to do that, we need to win games in the region.

“We have put ourselves in a good position, but now we have to go and finish the regular season strong,” said Harrison.

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Quarterback Bryant Shirreffs Jefferson High School Shirreffs threw three touchdown passes and rushed for 152 yards in the Dragons’ 55-7 win over Rabun County High School.

Shirreffs has rushed 488 yards, thrown for 942 and scored 10 touchdowns this season.

Sean Lee (left) makes a great tackle during when East Jackson High School came to visit the Panthers on Sept.

21. The Panthers won 47-7.

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By LATRICE WILLIAMS lwilliams@clickthepaper.com With just three regular season games left on the gridiron this year, some teams are in good shape, while others have put their season on the line and are looking to stay close to the playoff hunt.

Jackson County The Panthers should be well rested after having a bye week and will travel to Hartwell to take on Hart County High School this week.

Quarterback Kyle Daniels has been the underdog of this offense, but emerged in his performance against Franklin County.

Hart County is hungry for a win but, at this point of the season, everyone is – so all the records can be thrown out the door, at least in this region.

Chris Foster has been “lights out” on defense and has pulled the plug on opposing teams offensively. This team has a lot of talent and is competing well in the region.

At this point, the Panthers just need to continue to play their game and win out but, if they make it to the playoffs, the Panthers will have to buckle down and limit any mistakes – especially considering this is a team that is not familiar with playing in the postseason.

Jefferson The Dragons have not lost a region game as of yet, and look to continue

that winning streak when they host Oglethorpe County this week.

Jefferson bounced back after their loss to Commerce at the beginning of the season and they have not looked back since. Jefferson (other than against Rabun and Greene County) has not put up major numbers against their opponents, however, this is a team that can get the job done whether they score 20, 30 or 40 points.

On the defensive side of the ball, the top two playmakers – Wesley Simonton and Kody McDonald – are prime factors, but players including Austin Mixon and Tyler Bowen came onto the scene in the Rabun County matchup. If Mixon and Bowen can continue to contribute well, the Dragons will have little bit of extra added depth that will make the Jefferson defense that much more difficult to handle.

Mill Creek After allowing North Gwinnett High School to score off of four turnovers, it’s clear the Hawks must hold on to the ball if they don’t want to give another win away. If the Bulldogs would not have scored off of all the turnovers, the Hawks could have won 28-19, barring the Mill Creek defense not allowing any more points.

Now the Hawks have played in two matchups where their performance in the first half put them in a tough bind going into the second half.

This is a team that must learn how to play a complete ball game and focus on keeping the lead over teams that have more of an edge over them.

easier time finding a sponsor than a man because of the marketability side, but the reality is because there are so few of us out there, it is an added variable to a sponsor to have to The Petite Le Mans is under way at really take that chance and believe we can Road Atlanta in Braselton and, while the perform and win races,” said Freiberg. race will feature some recognizable faces, In this sport, there is no such thing as manthere is one in particular that will not be ners. It’s every man for himself, and some easily forgotten. have proven that phrase when they come Twenty-year-old Ashley Freiberg is on Freiberg out with the intent to throw a fellow driver the verge of breaking the mold and beoff course. coming one of the women who are trying “I still run into those who will blatantly run into to get their foot in the door of the racing realm. The Illinois native doesn’t have a long line of racing in me to take me out of a race or block me or do whather family tree; it simply started from watching her ever they can to make sure I don’t beat them, but I don’t let those things phase me. I actually take it as siblings and took flight from there.

“My brothers started racing go-karts when I was a compliment because that tells me they are intimi11 years old and, when I turned 13, I decided to dated by me,” said Freiberg. jump into one myself. I remember the first time I sat in a go-kart, I felt like I was at home and like that was where I belong. It has been hard to separate me from the sport since,” Freiberg said.

Some drivers have the luxury of being born into the business and are already set with sponsors willing to pave the way for them.

But Freiberg had to start from scratch and find those willing to contribute to her goal and, because she isn’t at a level that is more recognizable, finding a strong group of supporters hasn’t always been easy.

“You really have to find someone or a company who is willing to take a chance on you for the long run; [someone] who has a belief in your ability to make it to the top which will hopefully be the IZOD IndyCar Series for me,” Freiberg.

We’ve seen women such as Danica Patrick sprint onto the scene in a business primarily dominated by men. It’s always been a fallacy that women have the upper hand in certain industries but, in this business, getting what you want is no walk in the park.

“It is interesting, because the common misconception is that a woman has an

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Help families this holiday Unfortunately, there is a large population of families in this country who are in desperate need of financial help. There is an urgent need for food, water, shelter and other basic life necessities, but there isn’t a steady income to provide these things.

Significant needs like these seem to become more of a burden during the winter months due to Farah plummeting temperatures and even the holiday season — some Bohannon families may not have the finanColumnist cial means to make this time of year special for their loved ones.

Luckily, there are ways to reach families in need in our community. Jackson County Family Connection and Barrow County Family Connection both strive to develop, implement and evaluate plans that address the serious challenges facing the community’s children and families. There is a strict planning process that identifies needs and resources, sets goals and priorities, evaluates programs and practices and measures and reports results for their county. The main purpose is to improve the quality of life throughout the community.

When the holiday season approaches, Jackson County Family Connection and Barrow County Family Connection both implement the Holiday Connection, a volunteer-based cooperative effort. The purpose of the Holiday Connection is to serve children and families so that duplication of families receiving assistance is minimized. This group is even in close contact with other similar organizations in the community to ensure no duplication. Families will be able to obtain new toys and presents – thanks to generous donations.

Now that the holiday season is quickly approaching, it is time to figure out how you would like to help a less fortunate family this year. The Holiday Connection groups accept monetary donations as well as new toy and new clothes donations for children ages 0-18 for the Holiday Toy Store. The Holiday Toy Store is a compilation of donated toys that are set up like a store — that way, parents can easily shop for age-appropriate toys for their children. In a nutshell, this allows families to find holiday presents for children.

There are a few ways to help this year with the Holiday Connection. The first way is to “adopt” a family, or multiple families. Volunteers can adopt any type of family — families with young children, middle aged children, teenagers, disabled, shut-ins or senior adults. Volunteers can also donate new toys to the Holiday Store or a gift card for approximately $20-$25 for teenagers. A stocking stuffed with age appropriate goodies will accompany the gift card. Lastly, if it is difficult to make a decision about where to help, volunteers can make a monetary donation that will go toward toys and gift cards.

Please consider being a part of the Holiday Connection this year — it is always rewarding to help someone who truly needs it. Learn more about Barrow County Holiday Connection from coordinator Meg Loggins at 770-868-2910 and about Jackson County Holiday Connection from coordinator Niki Adams at 706-367-3021.

Farah Bohannon is a freelance writer living in Winder. She loves to utilize her skills to write inspiring stories. Reach her at farah.bohannon@gmail.com

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Aurora Lazo, center, and Mariela Del Rio, right, discussing which states border Mexico while going over flashcards as Pat Carpenter observes during a recent Citizenship class session at the Braselton Library.

On the path to citizenship

By KATIE JUSTICE kjustice@clickthepaper.com Every Thursday, a group of students sits around a table eagerly awaiting the day’s lesson, a lesson that discusses everything from American Indian tribes to geography and American territories.

However, despite the pencils, papers and note taking, this isn’t the scene from a classroom at a local K-12 school.

These are the pupils of Pat Carpenter’s weekly citizenship class at the Braselton Library. Each Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m., a group comes together to better prepare for the test that determines whether or not they can become American citizens.

“You people are going to end up knowing much more than the average citizen,” Carpenter says as she goes over facts about the United States.

Oct. 11 was Benjamin Nazanjo’s first night in the class. Nazanjo completely rearranged his work schedule to come.

“I want to be a citizen. This is my only day off, and I changed it to come to this class,” said Nazanjo.

The citizenship test is divided into four parts including speaking, reading, and writing in English and a series of questions about the U.S. government and history.

The class is free and open to anyone in the U.S. legally who is planning on taking the citizenship test in the future. In fact, Carpenter encourages anyone interested to come join the class. The only possible cost to the students is the option of purchasing a $25 workbook that goes over every possible question students may be asked.

Carpenter teaches the class on a purely volunteer basis, receiving no monetary compensation.

“I love our country, and I love its his-

tory. I like working with people, especially working with internationals,” said Carpenter, whose goal is to help students pass the almost $680 test on their first try.

Throughout the hour and half long class, students begin with the pledge of allegiance and then move on to the thought for the night. On Thursday, Oct. 11, the thought for the night was a poem entitled, “No, Freedom Isn’t Free.”

When the poem mentions unmarked graves at Arlington, Carpenter stops to explain the military cemetery and its

This flag is a mystery to be solved. It has 43 stars with one gold star. Its owner suggests it may have been a covering for a casket. If you can help solve the mystery, contact the Hoschton Heritage Arts Council at 706-654-2693.

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Blanca Guevara and Vilma De Jesús Pineda discussing the benefits of citizenship.

Fiber as art

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role in America.

After discussing the meaning of the poem, all the students bow their heads as Carpenter says a brief prayer. Carpenter gives thanks for being free, prays for those serving our country in harms way and prays for the students’ success with the test.

Then, Carpenter provides a lesson sheet which has vocabulary words and sentences to practice for homework.

The Hoschton Heritage Arts Center, located at 74 White St., in Hoschton, hosted its Fiber Art Exhibit over the weekend highlighting the importance of fiber in our lives and the transformation fiber must go through to become clothing and other useful items.

From feed sacks to hats, from handwoven blankets to quilts, from hip clothing from the 1960s to delicate embroidered home decor, the exhibit had local connections to business, industry and families. Walking from room to room, guests could see Karen Beckstine (R) of Mockingbird Hilltop Farm and Sawmill demonstrating how to knit. She also talked about Alpaca and Mohair yarn and how it is readied after being sheared, washed and prepared for knitting. Ogeal Webster (lower, R) had a demonstration setup of weaving. The weekend netted two new memberships and forged a working relationship with a local Brownie Troop. One young exhibit-goer signed up for a knitting class and the gift shop made $300. “I think it was a marvelous weekend,” said HHAC board president Robbie Bettis (below). Those contributing items to be displayed for the exhibit were Dianne Blankenship, Lynn Page, Astra Graham, Jo Nan Watwick, Dawn Warwick, Len Sturkie, Braselton Antique Mall and Auction Ventures.

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS The Hoschton Women’s Civic Club will meet on Oct. 25, the final meeting before a break for the holidays.

Anyone interest in the civic club can come on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Hoschton Depot. sss “Report for duty” and be a part of the fourth annual Ride for the Troops motorcycle ride and car show in Conyers on Oct. 20. Hosted by Operation Sandbox, the family-friendly event will feature a special patriotic program plus food, vendors, live music and raffles.Visit www.operationsandboxga.com. sss On Oct. 20, Tanger Outlets in Commerce will host its annual 5K to benefit the American Cancer Society. The race will begin and end

at the Tanger Outlet Center in Commerce.

The first 350 registered participants will receive a race pack containing a commemorative race T-shirt, a race medal, Tanger shopping discounts and other goodies. To register, visit www.tangeroutlet.com or www.active.com, or contact Tanger Shopper Services at 706-3353354. sss The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm is hosting a Black Pot Cookin’ event, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children and includes a plate and drink. Call 706-3672949 or email info@ shieldsethridgefarminc. com for tickets. sss YearOne in Braselton will hold a car show ben-

efiting Lindsay’s Legacy Mentoring on Oct. 20, 4-8 p.m. For details and registration, visit www. yearone.com. sss The Barrow Preservation Society will host Spirits of Jug Tavern while touring Rose Hill Cemetery and Concord Church Cemetery on Friday or Saturday in tours beginning at 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available in advance at Hill’s Ace Hardware in Winder or onsite on the nights of the tours at Concord Church Cemetery, located at 104 W. Athens St., in Winder or Rose Hill Cemetery, located at 205 W. Candler St., in Winder.

Tickets are $5 per person. Visitors are encouraged to bring a flashlight and wear comfortable walking shoes.

The tour is appropriate for family members of

Rotary reverse raffle nears Members of the Rotary Club of Braselton are currently selling $100 tickets for the seventh annual reverse raffle set for Friday, Nov. 9.

The raffle raises money to purchase Christmas gifts for local children who would otherwise have little holiday cheer and go without.

First prize is up to $10,000 cash.

“Second prize is the warm feeling you get by helping truly needy children get some much needed attention and a few decent items for Christmas,” said Braselton Rotarian Dennis Still, who is among the club members with tickets to sell.

The project will net around $18,000 which will go directly to purchase the gifts for approximately 100 children.

“Please consider this offering of a 1-in-300 chance at winning up to $10,000 and a 100-

percent chance of doing a very nice thing as we enter the 2012 holiday season,” said Still, who reports the $100 is deductible as a charitable donation.

“This is truly Rotary in action,” said Still.

“It is a complete project where we work for others and get to see how we benefit others at this special time of year.”

The Rotary Reverse Raffle has become an evening of fun and fundraising which began as an idea which charter member Martha Martin brought to the club, and Rotarians report they have regulars who expect to be contacted about buying their raffle tickets.

Some organizations partner with Rotary to make the Christmas party for children part of their annual charitable efforts around the holidays.

Contact a Braselton Rotarian about tickets or visit BraseltonRotary.org.

A tail-wagging holiday is planned in Braselton The Braselton “Celebrate the Holidays” parade and festival will be here in two shakes of a dog’s tail.

The theme for this year’s events is “The Holidays are Going to the Dogs,” featuring parade grand marshal Double G Dogg of Winder, younger cousin to Hairy Dog, and special guests, the Humane Society of Jackson County.

The parade will also feature marching bands from Flowery Branch High School and Winder-Barrow High School. All dogs, dog lovers and otherwise are invited to get out of the doghouse and join in the fun.

The parade will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. The route will begin on Highway 53 at the Braselton Tech Center and continue past the Braselton Park on Harrison Street. Those interested in participating in the parade can visit www.braseltonfestivals. com where guidelines, an application form and other general information can be found.

You can also contact Amy Pinnell at amykpinnell@gmail.com. All applications must be received by Friday, Nov. 9. There is no registration fee but all participants must submit a completed application form.

Cash prizes will be awarded to entries in the following float categories: Theme Award, Spirit Award and Blue Ribbon Award. The theme award best represents this year’s theme “Going to the Dogs” including originality and creativity. The Spirit Award best represents the spirit of the holidays including enthusiasm, spirit and community appeal.

The Blue Ribbon Award is based on overall

attractiveness and excellence in craftsmanship. Judges consider all elements of each float: color, materials used, costumes, signage and props. All four-legged participants must be properly leashed, vaccinated and cleaned up after.

Before and after the parade, plan to visit the festival located in the Braselton Park where you can find out how you can help support the Humane Society of Jackson County Raise the Woof and other ways as well. Many food and craft venders will be on hand to assist with your pre-holiday shopping list.

Sit and stay while enjoying live entertainment on the holiday stage. The festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature live entertainment from The Gobers and The Tams.

There will also be a drug dog demonstration by the City of Winder Police Department, face painting, pony rides and Mrs. Claus. Limited booth space is still available.

At 2 p.m., Cookies with Santa will be held at the Community Room in the back of the Police & Municipal Court building. This is a ticketed event at $15 per child and tickets must be purchased in advance at the Braselton Town Hall. Space is limited to 30 children. Activities for children include face painting, crafts and refreshments along with a special meeting time and photo session with the season’s big dog, Santa Claus. A take away CD of the photos with Santa taken by Never the Rock is included in the ticket price.

Come start your holiday season in Braselton.

all ages — the presentations are informative and entertaining; this is not a “haunted” tour. sss The Crawford Long Museum Association presents the first Haints and Saints cemetery tours on Friday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Oct. 27.

The walking tours will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will depart the Museum every 30 minutes with the last tour departing at 10:30 p.m. Cost is only $12 and reservations must be made in advance. Visit www. crawfordlong.org or call the Museum at 706-3675307 to make reservations. One child under 12 admitted free with paying adult. Participants must be able to walk 5 city blocks. This event is suitable for children aged 6 and older. sss

Braselton Prep Early Education Center will be hosting a free Halloween event and everyone is invited. Treats and Trunks/Halloween Fun will be from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the center, located at 401 Lewis Braselton Blvd., in Braselton. The center is located off Highway 53.

Contact executive director Kathy Wiley at 706824-0050 or email info@ braseltonprep.com sss The Antique & Holiday Festival at Braselton Park is scheduled for Oct. 27-28. Contact webmaster@countrysideantiques.net or call 706-824-7204. sss The downtown Jefferson Halloween Walk will be held on Halloween this year, from 4-6 p.m.

Visit www.mainstreetjefferson.com or call 706-

367-5714. sss Celebrate the birth of anesthesia and Crawford W. Long’s birthday on Nov. 1 with cupcakes and a tour at the museum in downtown Jefferson. Visit www. crawfordlong.org or call 706-367-5307 for information. sss Teen Model Magazine and Child Model Magazine are partnering with Sears and the Anti-Bullying Campaign to cast for a new anti-bullying video.

Parents of children ages 19 and under can have their children at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport on Nov. 17. No experience is required. Online registration at www.childmodelmagazine.com.

Questions? Email info@ childmodelmagazine.com

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HBA prepares for BASH

By ROXANE ROSE rrose@clickthepaper.com The goal for the upcoming Oct. 25 Jackson County Chamber Business And Social Hours, sponsored by the Hoschton Business Alliance, is to have the biggest turnout ever for a Chamber BASH, said HBA vice president James Lawson. The event will be held 5-7 p.m. at the Hoschton Depot.

“We have a wonderful location, we will have music, food is being provided by Wing Slingers, refreshments are being provided by Cork & Keg and we will have a laser show that projects members’ business names on the wall,” Lawson said during the Oct. 16 monthly meeting of the HBA. He also encouraged all HBA members to provide a door prize.

There is no charge to attend the event; even nonChamber members do not have to pay at this BASH, a move approved by the Chamber to support HBA’s membership drive plans for the BASH. However, attendees must RSVP to the Chamber.

“It will be a great networking opportunity, and we have a few surprises planned, too,” Lawson said.

Twenty-five people, which included three guests, were in attendance at the HBA meeting. Treasurer Dee Lavender reported $2,400 in the treasury. Jim Harp, a pharmacist with West Jackson Medicine Center, had his name drawn for the Member Spotlight, an opportunity given to one business at each meeting.

Members of the Hoschton

Smith Business Alliance heard from Cheryl Smith, regional tourism project manager for the Northeast Georgia region, who was HBA’s guest speaker.

“Georgia has been doing really well with the art and film industries,” Smith said.

“Arnold Schwarzenegger is filming over in Hall County now.”

Smith’s job is to bring businesses and people into the state of Georgia to spend their money to generate revenue and taxes. They target their audience through media outreach, business outreach and visitor information centers.

Bringing in travel writers; utilizing Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest; and publishing the annual Georgia Travel Guide and other publications comprise the media outreach, she said.

“We also have a lot on our web site and are always updating it – we try for the web site to be a repository of all the wonderful things Georgia has to offer.”

They also work with the international market as well as trade and consumer shows.

“Most of the international visitors Georgia sees come from the UK, Germany and

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Mariela Del Rio asking Benjamin Nazanjo practice questions from flashcards over the day’s lessons.

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Pat Carpenter strives to help eager students Next, the class moves on to their workbooks, which provide examples for every possible question they could be asked during their interview.

Out of 100 possible questions, 10 will be asked, and the students will have to get at least six correct to pass.

When the students practice answering questions about the day’s lesson, some are hesitant with their answers, but Carpenter assures them.

“If you don’t get the answer right it’s OK, I don’t want you to feel bad,” said Carpenter, telling the students she will correct them because they need to know the right answer.

After working in their workbooks, the students use flashcards to learn about the U.S. government, and then practice speaking.

All through class, the five students present are laughing and eager to accept any

advice Carpenter gives.

“Why do I do this? Why do I teach? Because I love you, and I want to help,” is Carpenter’s response to a student asking why she teaches.

Then, as Nazanjo thanks Carpenter for her help, he asks what he can do to thank her.

“You know what you can do to show that you are happy, tell someone else about the class and bring them with you next week,” was Carpenter’s request.

In fact, Carpenter encourages anyone interested in the class to either call the library to register or simply show up for the next class period.

Classes will be available now through May, except during December.

Also, anyone interested in possibly teaching a citizenship or English as a second language class is asked to contact Carpenter at Pat_ carpenter@hotmail.com

Canada,” Smith noted.

The visitor information centers are stocked with Explore Georgia publications, plus businesses are allowed to put their brochures out, as well. Staff at the centers can help visitors with reservations.

“If you’re interested in promoting tourism, I am the person to talk to,” Smith said.

To RSVP for the Oct. 25 BASH, call the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce at 706-387-0300.

Art offerings from the HHAC “Local art classes are offered almost weekly in downtown Hoschton.

Registration is quick and easy. The instructors are very knowledgeable,” according to Robbie Bettis.

Fall classes at the Hoschton Heritage Arts Center begin next week.

Anyone can register by phoning 770-540-1099 or emailing hhac55@yahoo. com Classes will include: s C101 Knitting for Beginners - Oct. 23 – Nov. 13 (6:30-8:30 p.m.) s F 108 Introduction to Backyard Beekeeping Nov. 2 (4-6 p.m.) and Nov. 3 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) s A 106 Art with Re’gie - Painting a Large Snow Scene- Nov. 3 – Dec. 6 - no class Nov. 24) (2-5 p.m.) s O 112 Photography: Painting with Light - Nov. 6, 13, 20 and 27 (7-9 p.m.) s O 101 What do I do with All This Stuff? - Nov. 15 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) s F 107 Wisteria Vine & Reed Basket Weaving – Nov. 17 (10 a.m.-1 p.m.) s J 103 Sampler Bracelets - Nov. 7 and 14 (6:308:30 p.m) s J 105 Jewelry Making with Precious Metal Clay - Nov. 6, 13, 20 (7-9 p.m.)

Fall classes for kids are s K 101 Pumpkin Carving - Oct. 27 (9 a.m.1p.m.) s K 102 Fall Leaf Art – Nov. 17 (Noon-4 p.m.) s K103 Christmas Gifts & Ornaments – Dec. 15 (9 a.m.-1 p.m.)

More information can be found at www.hoschtonheritageartscouncil.com.

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Re’gie Kennedy puts the finishing touches on the family crest which will be unveiled at the Oct. 25 grand opening of her studio. The community is invited to drop in between 5-7 p.m.

Open house at Beaux Art and Design Academy set Family research and family crest designed for HHAC drawing winner to be unveiled

By LEANNE AKIN lakin@clickthepaper.com Hoschton artist Re’gie Kennedy Re’gie, owner of Beaux Art and Design Academy in Hoschton, will be unveiling the most recent family crest she has created during a special open house cel- Kennedy ebration next Thursday.

No one is more excited than Lynn Page, winner of the crest which resulted from the research of the Page family tree.

Kennedy is a board member of the Hoschton Heritage Arts Council and recently completed the artistic part of a prize offered as a fundraiser for the HHAC. Kennedy painted the family crest of the Page family for the winner of the drawing in the HHAC raffle.

Lynn Page won the custom piece and research of her family history by Kennedy’s historican husband, William G. Kennedy.

“Bill is very good at researching family histories

and he knows so much about piecing together a family’s connection to its past,” said Kennedy.

Bill Kennedy researched the winner’s family crest which the artist used to create into the beautiful work of art which is being unveiled next week during a 5-7 p.m. open house and unveiling event on Oct. 25.

Value of the piece is estimated at $5,000 to $7,000. Each creation is an original and uniquely designed for the family.

Bill Kennedy also researched Lynn Page’s side of the family, developing family trees and pedigree charts from a variety of sources. What was developed was a family connection with more than 700 names and links to eight to 10 generations back. Some connections date back to the 1500s.

Bill Kennedy’s father was a genealogy expert and traced family histories when research required visits to courthouses and cemeteries. Much of his work is used today in the Internet searches which can be done

to build family trees.

Kennedy’s background is in interior design with Ethan Allen in Tennessee but she returned to her love of fine art and remains involved with the Ballet Arts of Jackson for which she designs sets. She was actively involved with the Jackson Art Association and won several national art shows.

Kennedy taught three classes through the Hoschton Heritage Arts Center this summer and didn’t take a dime. She said she gave of her time to help grow the center.

She is currently teaching seven classes a week.

“My studio has really blossomed,” said Kennedy.

Word about her classes and promotion through the Hoschton Heritage Arts Center have filled her classes.

She doesn’t yet even have a sign up in front of the twostory building where her studio occupied the upper floor. The studio is filled with light and pieces of her artwork which is utilized in her classes.

The open house will be at her studio, located at 4188 Highway 53, Suite 102, in Hoschton. The community is invited.

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ENTERTAINMENT

How to deal with a scatterbrained, well meaning roommate Dear Margo: I’ve just started my second year of teaching (fourth grade), and I share a large, beautiful apartment with a colleague I’ll call Jill. A major problem has me upset, angry and depressed just as I’m trying to get going into the new school year.

Jill is a wonderful person.

We teach together, go clubbing several nights a week and have mutual interests, but Jill is very carefree and careless.

The other morning, she left to go shopping while I was working out on the treadmill. For the hundredth time, she left the door unlocked, and when I heard a noise, I went to investigate — but too late. Someone had broken in, and I was no match for him.

Fortunately, he only wanted money, bankcards, etc., but he left me so tightly bound and gagged that it was impossible to break free.

I spent several hours hogtied on our sofa struggling furiously until Jill came back and found me tied up, sweating, sobbing and furious.

Dear Margo Jill has profusely apologized for not locking the door, but needless to say, we are not amiable at the moment.

I’ve considered moving, but 1) I like it here, 2) I like Jill, and 3) This is a terrible time to move with the school year just having started. What would you do? — Tied Up in August Dear Tied: Jill sounds like one of your fourth graders instead of a fellow teacher. To be so “carefree and careless” about repeatedly leaving a front door unlocked is unacceptable for a woman with a roommate. (If she lived alone, the only one to suffer would be Jill.) I would think finding a good friend bound and gagged would make quite a strong impression.

Apologies are nice, but I think you now have the right to decree that the next time she leaves the front door unlocked means she will have to be the one to move out. (I am hoping this was not her apartment first.)

Now that Jill has pretty well proved that her carelessness could put your life at stake, it is really not too much to ask that she get in the habit of locking the front door. It is not all that hard to make it a routine part of leaving the apartment. If you think she is really addled, you might tape a note on the front door saying “IS THE DOOR LOCKED?” An accompanying drawing is optional.

— Margo, seriously Dear Margo: I was happy to read the letter from the older woman writing about Facebook. I, too, am a dinosaur. My grandchildren talked me into joining FB. I got so much junk I couldn’t stand it.

There were letters with pictures from people I don’t

know and too much information about people I don’t care about. I finally got brave and discontinued FB. What a relief! I figure if people, grandchildren included, want to contact me, they can send a letter or an email — and send pictures the old-fashioned, private way. — Mrs. H. Dear Mrs.: I’m with you, but with a slight difference.

One of my kids is active on Facebook, so I learn a lot from following her page. I do this, however, with a madeup name so that I don’t get roped into my own Facebook life. (Twitter is bad enough.)

The FB servers, however, clearly know my identity because they keep offering me friends ... from my address book. Privacy’s gone, but I like to pretend we still have some. — Margo, pragmati Dear Margo: We recently wrote our will and named our best friends as guardians for our children. And we told our parents, just as an FYI. They already know and are familiar with our

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friends, including regularly seeing them on holidays, etc.

They have no problem with this choice. However, my mother-in-law has flipped out about one point: She wants us to amend our will to specifically state that the grandparents will have visitation rights, and that it must be at least x times per year. It’s not enough for us and our friends to state that of course they will still be heavily involved in their grandkids’ lives; she wants it spelled out and legally binding.

We are not going to make any such amendment, and we cannot get her to stop harping at us about it. It’s getting to the point where I don’t want to answer her calls, much less be around her, because it inevitably comes up, and the haranguing starts again. What to do? — Frustrated Dear Frus: Why are you not going to make any such amendment? Why would you not want all of your wishes spelled out? People who assume that verbal agreements

suffice are making a grave mistake, especially when it comes to what goes on after one’s death. It sounds as if the only problem with your m-i-l is the issue of the will, so why are you determined to say no? Perhaps your husband’s mother feels either you or the children are closer to your parents, and she wants to ensure her place in her grandchildren’s lives.

There is the statistical probability that these arrangements will never be put into play, but I would encourage you to acquiesce to her request. Such a codicil will put all agreements into black and white, and your mi-l will calm down. I actually agree with her, and the bonus you will get will be peace and quiet, along with her appreciation. She is not asking for anything unreasonable.

— Margo, rationally Dear Margo is written by Margo Howard, Ann Landers’ daughter. All letters must be sent via the online form at www.creators.com/dear margo.

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Must have experience working with pre-school children, administrative experience, proficient computer and written communication skills, ability to plan, organize and evaluate program activities; work independently and be self-motivated.

Duties include: monitoring Head Start centers to insure programs are operated in compliance with funding source requirements; providing training/technical assistance to staff, maintaining detailed records.

Extensive travel in twenty county area and overnight required. Must have a vehicle to be used on the job. Salary: $47,000-$49,000. Interested applicants submit resume to: Head Start Director, P.O. Drawer L, Gainesville, GA 30503. Deadline for submission: October 31, 2012. EOE

275-Restaurant DELIVERY DRIVERS JIMMY JOHN’s Gourmet Sandwich Shop, Gainesville, GA seeking freaky fast & freaky sharp Drivers jhobbs215@yahoo. com

279-Technical Under “Employment Opportunity”

265-Production Medical Receptionist (8am-5p. Must speak Eng and Span. Rotating wkends & holidays) Gainesville Pediatrics

265-Production

injecting Botox, Dysport, facial filler and other cosmetic procedures req. P/T1 day per wk) Laser & Aesthetics Oakwood

770-535-1199

INTERNET PROGRAMMER Need Programmer. Drupal preferred to develop database website.

Call 706-969-8516

280-Trades MACHINE OPERATOR ATEX, INC. Automated, nonwoven mfg. plant in Gainesville is seeking self-motivated, dependable, energetic individuals w/mfg exp. to fill MACHINE OPERATOR POSITIONS on its automated meltblown production line. Continuous mfg. operations 5 days/ wk. Must be capable of working 8hr shift, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.

Competitive wages; excellent benefits, atmosphere, and growth potential.

Apply in person: M-F, 8:30-3:00, 2600 West Park Dr. Gainesville, GA 770-536-7272. EOE MECHANIC needed to maintain fleet of Tractor/Trailers. Must be experienced, dependable, drug free and willing to work. Apply in person Mon - Fri, 8-4pm 875 West Ridge Rd, Gainesville,GA 30501 770-535-8347

285-Truck Drivers

Needed Tuition Paid by Federal Grants or VA Benefits.

770-614-6022 or 1-877-GET-A-CDL Call and see if you Qualify in 5 minutes! dtruckschool.com DRIVERS- Class A CDL to haul grain/live chickens in Gainesville. 2yrs exp & good MVR req.

Local positions, home daily & company benefits. Send MVR & resume to jasakowitz@aol.com or call 804-784-6166 Exp’d CLASS A CDL DRIVER 678-997-3386 OTR DRIVER Clean MVR with at least 2yrs exp. req’d.

For info call: Mitchell Reddick Trucking 404-668-4554

Stuff 300 310-Appliances ELECTRIC RANGEAmana self-cleaning smooth surface, Like New! $400.

706-693-4520 WASHER & DRYER Kenmore, Wht, $100 ea. FRIG $125. Can Deliver 678-546-9184 or 678-617-5560 WASHER & DRYER, Kenmore, Exc cond $250. 770-983-1507

315-Auctions ABSOLUTE AUCTION “HOMER B. NICHOLAS ESTATE” Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2:37 PM 6Bdrms- 4Bths.

6333 Marina Club Dr., Marina Bay On Lake Lanier Inspections 1:00pm to 5:00pm on: Saturday, Oct 6, Sunday, Oct. 7, Saturday, Oct. 13, Sunday, Oct. 14, Saturday, Oct. 20 & Sunday Oct. 21 Please call Tommy Smith, For entry into the Gated Community at 502-349-5143 Or for a private showing on Oct. 22 & 23. For complete details Call Billy Frank Harned, Auctioneer www.billyfrankharned .com Harned Auctioneers, LLC 502-348-5025 License#AU003790 #RE344278

326-Cemetery Lots For Sale 3 PLOTS, near 401B & 402B in Rose Garden area of Memorial Park.

At $1600/each.

Linda 864-980-1773 or Lisa 770-287-8227 at Memorial Park.

GREAT BUY, Memorial Park Burial Plots, valued at $3,000 each. Make Offer. 678-936-6853 MEMORIAL PARK, Hillside #1, Lot 240A, Space 3, Selling for $4000. 678-450-9264

AIM INTEGRATED Call Now!

855-818-2956 www.AIMNTLS.com

SOFA 1950's Retro Curved 9 ft. sofa.

Olive and brown.

Excellent condition. $400 firm.

(706) 974-5694

365-Misc.

For Sale Comforters (4) $15 ea. Space Heater $20; Living Room Table $25; Double Rocker $25; (2) Shower Chairs $15 ea; Food Dehydrator $25; Record Player $50; Air Purification System $50. 770-535-9064 Custom Bldg- 8x12 room, 8x4 porch, professionally wired/ plumbed/insulated, metal roof, wood siding. $1500/cash.

678-462-3123 Electric RangeAmana self-cleaning, smooth surface, $400; (2) Propane Tanks 50lbs & 30lbs $150/both; Treated Lumber- Finished 1x6x8’. $2.10/board Firewood- hardwood/kindling woodWill deliver small loads. 706-693-4520 FILL DIRT AVAIL. Mundy Mill Rd area.

770-540-3800 FLOOR LOOMKessenich. Solid cherry. 4 harness, 6 treadles, 42in weave. $500. 770-532-6753 Kirby Vacuum Cleaner includes all attachments.

Used Very Little.

Paid: $1500; Asking: $900/obo.

Dining Room Set w/4 Chairs.

Round table which can convert to oblong. Almost New. $250. Call after 6pm 770-983-0764

380-Pets & Supplies BOYKIN SPANIELS 6 weeks old 10/11/12 Pedigrees TAILS, DEW CLAWS, SHOTS. MALES, 1 LEFT 850. FEMALE 1000.

QUALIFIED BUYERS 770-540-2738 JOHN

FREE KITTENS, 6wks old, to good home. 770-983-0696 JACK RUSSELL Pups, 1 Fem, 2 males. wormed/1st shots. 706-892-6853 OUTDOOR CATS need home. White female & 4 kittens.

Call 770-535-9064 SHIH-TZU Pups.

CKC. 6wks. $250 YORKIE - 6wks old 1st shots & wormed. $400 & up.

706-491-2436 706-599-6068

YORKIE'S CKC 8 months old.

1 female $650 and 1 male $550.

Call 706-809-9096

345-Furniture BABY BED, $125; DRESSER/CHANGING TABLE, $125; ROCKING CHAIR, $75; & MORE BABY ITEMS! Excellent cond. 770-536-3047 BREAKFAST SET, beautiful, hardrock maple, drop leaf, 4 chairs, $600; ANTIQUE BREAKFAST SET, 2 leaves & 6 chairs, $600; Antique Tiger Wood SEWING MACHINE. 770-744-8721 FORMAL DINING TABLE- Thomasville.

Beautiful. 44”x88” with protective glass top & 9 Matching Chairs. $1250; (2) CLUB CHAIRS w/Ottoman-Rust color; (1) wine color Club Chair. All 3 in Exc Cond. $300 ea.

770-534-0500.

Grandfather Clock Howard Miller. Triple Chiming. 611F009 (Made in USA). New! Reg: $3964.80 Sell: $2000.

Will delv & set-up at N/C. 706-344-7283

AIM Your Career in the Right Direction Flatbed Drivers •$1500 SIGN-ON BONUS! •Weekends Off! •Hauling Aluminum to midwest& northeast •Avg 2500 Miles/Wk •Full Benefits & Top of the Line Equipt.

CDL-A & Flatbed Experience Required

345-Furniture

385-Sporting Equipment 3 RIFLES- Howa 1500 in 223 Rem. SS w/laminate thumbhole, bench style stock $775; Norinco Sporter in 5.56x45 $700; IMBEL FAL in 7.62,51; Surplus Ammo.

8mm Turkish; 7.62x54 czek silver tip, Wolf FMJ, 5.45x39 cal.

Call Mark, 770-680-9303

397-Yard Sale “Fall” Into our Multi Family Garage Sale Fri & Sat, Oct 19 & 20th. 8am-4pm. at 1175 Vintage Way, Hoschton, GA 30548. Come shop thru years of “Stuff” including Furniture.

Rain or Shine!

KITCHEN TABLE, natural color wood table top and seat tops, black legs, 60”x36”, about 10 yrs old, good cond., $75.

South Hall area 770-561-5308 OAK BUFFET circa 1940’s with carvings, bow front & painted SIDE BOARD (gray/ green). $400/both.

770-536-7191

435-Houses for Rent Unfurnished

1 to 3BR‘s starting at $495. Move-in Specials! 770-536-0508

Private, Very Nice!

3BR/2BA. N. Hall, Sardis Rd. $795/mo.

See website: renttoccoa.com for more info.

1-2BR Oakwood, $535 & up. www.callapartments. com 770-287-1456 2BR/1.5BA Buford Apts. Fall Special! $550/mo no App Fee + Bonus for 1st 5 apps. 678-765-0262 APT. BLOW OUT SPECIALS!!

1-3bdrms $495 1st 10 apps get bonus!

770-536-0508 G’Ville- 1&2BR $550610. water/trash incld no pet 678-677-1898 Oakwood- 2/1.5,yrd, safe, C/H/A $605$645. 678-357-5044

415-Business Property for Rent 2 Bay Warehouse 500 SF, $175/mo 770-540-5339

644 Banks St 3 Offices w/Conf. rm.

Great Central Loc. off Jesse Jewell Pkwy next to Advance Auto Parts.

Multiple mixed uses Handicap accessible.

Immed. occupancy $950mo David Pierce 770-530-2771

420-Condos For Rent 1BR/1BA Brenau area. $650 + dep & ref. 770-714-1992

425-Duplexes For Rent Myrtle St. Nice. $150 wk $400/dp. No pets 770-533-3029 Oakwood- Pine Forest. 2BR/1BA $660 www.callapartments.c om. 770-287-1456

435-Houses for Rent Unfurnished $0 Application Fee 3BR/2BA HOMES All Appliances included.

Starting at $699/mo

SUN HOMES 888-246-2803 countrysidelakelanier. com EHO WAC 2BR/1BA, appls., No dp. $560/mo. No pets. 770-536-2906 2BR/2.5BA Twnhse.

Oakwood, $800/mo.

706-969-0522 3 bed/ 2 ba ranch, $950 770-869-1890 Lula area.

3/2 CITY, all brick, total elect. $900. 2 car gar/770-983-7040 3/2- $695-1100 Butch Hodges Properties, Inc. 770-540-0417 3BR/1BA 2073 Crow Rd, exc. cond., $550/mo + $550 dep. 770-536-3533 3BR/2BA large living area w/sunrm. Very Very Clean! $925mo; $875 dep. Oakwood area. Avail 10/21/12.

678-316-3685 3BR/2BA- Sardis. $850mo. + dep. No pets. 770-714-1992 4BR/3BAw/motherin law Apt on 3 acs.

Call 678-897-3974 APPROX. 2400 SF 98 P.HARBOR FOR RENT OR SALE. 4BR, 2BA,LR & FAM RM. $875 DEP/$875 MO. NEAR GRANNY'S STORE HWY 53.

PAM 678-283-8042 CABIN - 2BR/2BA fenced yrd, storage bldg, hot tub, 5mi, Cleveland, GA. $795 mo. 770-654-0111 City- 2 Living Areas 1447 Enota Ave. Quiet 4br/2ba Lease/Pur $900m + $2500dep 770-503-6964 Free Rent Starting at $85/wk N. & S. Hall & Gainesville.

770-534-7596 Charming 3-5BR Homes. $850-1380 Great Locations!

770-539-4400 Lease/Lease Purch 4/3.5. fin bsmt. Royal Lakes Golf Course.

Collins Property Group 678-617-8633 Keller Williams Realty 770-503-7070

Homes & Rentals 400

Maysville- 3BR 2acres, wooded $800. 678-516-4833

1BR Furn or unfurn So. Hall Lake, no smkg. 770-313-1333

410-Apartments Unfurnished $$ 3 DAY SPECIAL Brandon Place 2BR/2BA $625 Efficiency Apt. $450 Spring Valley 1BR/1BA $575 2BR/2BA $650 Comfortable Living Affordable Prices POOLS - GATED Call Jacky Now 678-779-2687 1 & 2BR Apts Move in Special. Pets OK! Quiet community W. of Gainesville $480580. 770-883-8839

Thursday, October 18, 2012

410-Apartments Unfurnished

Fri & Sat, Oct, 19 & 20th, 9-5pm at 488 Reisling Dr. ,Vineyard sbdv. in Braselton.

Total Gym XL, Xmas items, gen. hsehold, Etc. 706-654-4640

405-Apartments Furnished Grandfather Clock Howard Miller. Chiming. 610F983 (Made in USA). New! Reg: $2982 Sell: $1200.

Will delv & set-up at N/C. 706-344-7283

The Paper

N. Hall 5684 Cottage Ln. $900mo + dep 770-354-9505

445-Lake Homes for Rent Lanier- Cabin, guest hse. 2/2, dock 6mo $1000. 724-316-3925 NW Lanier- 3/2.5 1700sf upper, hrdwd flrs, 1000sf fin bsmt.

700sf storage,Great view, 3acs, priv dr w/ lrg barn, Dep & Ref $1100 770-534-4333

Newly Remodeled 4BR/2.5BA. Cabin in the woods. Chestnut Mountain. $1200/ mo. 770-718-8363 NICE 2/1, all brick Gainesville. $650mo 678-618-8232 NICE, clean, ready 3BR/2BA, $850. No Pets. Briarwood Dr @ Exit 16. 404-210-7481 Oakwood 3BR/2BA, renovated. $950/mo 678-897-9344 Oakwood- Professional share home $600 770-654-3048

715-Auto Parts Chevy 1966 Impala Engine 283. runs; $300. Inline Chevy 230 6cyl Engine.

Can hear it run. $200 678-617-4954

735-Autos for Sale BUICK 2001 Park Avenue, $4,988.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 CHEVY 2006 HHR LT 70K, 1 owner, Great cond. Leather, alarm, gold. $7900.

828-449-8156

460-Mobile Homes for Rent 3/2 RABBITTOWN $620 +dep. No pets.

770-714-1992 Dbl Wide- 3BR/2BA $550mo. $300 dep.

6201 River Run Cir. 770-654-4743 E. HALL 2BR. $115/wk + $100 Dep. 770-287-8736 N HALL, 2BR/2BA, 2 storage bldgs, no smoking/pets. $650 Lease & Ref req’d 770-532-7226 N. Hall 2/1, acre lot, $120/wk; $200 dep.

770-654-6859 N. HALL 3/2 DW very clean, no pets, 2 acs $170/wk; $350 dep.

770-536-3217 REMODELED Lake front 2BR/1BA $400/ mo. 770-532-0811 SARDIS- 3BR/1.5BA. Water furn’d. No Pets. Ref $495; $200 dep. 770-967-3071

465-Roommates Wanted Female only. Lake Lanier. Room & bath, hse priv. Rent negot w/responsibilities.

Refs. 404-953-9372 MEN-ONLY. Fur Br, All priv + Xtras Oakwd. 770-530-1110 Room For Rent N. Hall $375-400. Utils incld 770-576-0722

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

Homes & Real Estate 500 505-Acreage for Sale MURRAYVILLE- 20 acres. $249,900.

Owner Financing avail. includes 1850’s Log Cabin, barns 706-356-5898

515-Condos for Sale Moving to Athens 2 CONDOS FOR SALE. ATHENS, GA 2BR/2BA, 1st floor, brick, close to campus, both are contracted until July 2013, great investment.

706-769-0413 706-255-5043 No agents

545-House for Sale - South Hall Flowery BR. Historic House. 4BR/2.5BA, 5526 R/R Ave. 1900+ sf. Fenced Yard.

Move-in Ready! $105k. Updated possible Owner Finance.

Zoned Res/comm’l.

678-462-3123

553-Investment Property Fractured Condo Opportunity68 Units built in 2004.

Call Brett Kingman, Southeast Apt. Partners 404-442-5600

Recreation 600 605-Boats & Marine TRACKER 2003 Bassboat, Tournament V18 model, w/ Mercury 75hp motor, has Minn Kota 52 lb. thrust trolling motor, Hummingbird XP2000 locator & fish finder, has aerated livewell, custom cover, custom Trailstar trailer, exc. cond. NADA listing up to $7100. Asking $6000. 404-292-1798

610-RVs & Travel Trailers

N. HALL 3BR/2BA. $750mo; $750 dep.

678-622-0349 N. HALL- 2BR/1.5BA, Nice n’borhood. $700m. 770-654-7885

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COACHMEN 2011 Mirada 35DS 1,700 miles! Only $75,500.

Selling due to family illness. Mint condition, in motion satellite TV 2 slides, back up cameras, awning, loaded!

770-519-3210

Wheels 700 710-Antique Cars/Trucks FORD 1979 F-250 Truck. 460 eng, 89k.

Trailer Special! $3000.

770-534-3789

CHEVY 2010 Malibu LTZ - 3.6 Engine, two-tone leather, sunroof, remote start, 47k. Call Kacie 912-547-2427 FORD 2011 Focus SEL, $13,488.

Under warranty.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 LINCOLN 2007 Town car signature 80,595 miles asking $9,000.

Great car.

Call 770-896-2189 OLDS 1973 Cutlass Supreme w/ 455 Rocket drag car, $15,000 in receipts. $7,500. Must see.

706-247-4750

745-Import Autos HONDA 2009 Accord EX, $15,988.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 HYUNDAI 2008 Sonata, $10,888.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 HYUNDAI 2012 Sonata GLS, under warranty, $16,488.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 KIA 2008 Rio, $5,488, 30 mpg, Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2001 Maxima, $2,988.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2005 Maxima, $9,488.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2010 Maxima, under warranty, $21,988.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2011 Versa, 30 mpg, $10,788.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335

750-Motorcycles HARLEY 1998 FatBoy Spec Ed. only 970mi. all chrome (custom) w/orig title. Bought new. $12k/negot.

678-622-6050 HARLEY DAVIDSON 2002 Sportster XL. Limited Ed. 32k orig miles. Mint Cond.

Garaged. Seldom ridden. $5469.

678-316-4930

755-Sport-Utility Vehicles CHEVY 2004 Trailblazer, 1 owner, 4.3L, well maintained, PW, PD, CD player, asking $6,500 nego.

678-549-7310 KIA 2006 Sorento LX, great deal, $6,546.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 KIA 2012 Sorento LX, 3rd row, $19,988.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 LINCOLN 2006 Navigator, $13,288.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335 NISSAN 2004 Xterra, $9,988.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335

765-Trucks FORD 2001 Ranger Super Cab, 2wd auto V6, 26 MPG new tires and breaks, power windows, door locks, and mirrors, sliding rear window, bed mat, really cold air, only 120,000 miles.

KBB.com has this at "good" for $7,000.

Asking $6250 firm.

Call Ben at 678-971-4068 NISSAN 2003 Frontier Crew Cab, $8,688.

Make an Offer.

CARRIAGE NISSAN 770-532-6335

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Get Ready for Medicare Open Enrollment

15 to Dec. 7, 2012. For most current enrollees, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only time to make coverage changes for the coming calendar year (exceptions are made if you later move outside your planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s service area, qualify for financial assistance or a few other situations).

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By Jason Alderman For senior citizens, the most important decision you will make this fall comes in the form of choosing the most appropriate Medicare coverage options for next year.

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Medicare take effect in 2013, including: s-EDICARE 0ART D participants who reach the so-called doughnut hole coverage gap will begin receiving a 52.5 percent discount on brand-name prescription drugs and a 21 percent discount on generics, compared to 2012â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 50/14 percent rates. s-EDICARE WILL begin covering additional preventive and screening services, including assessments and counseling for depression, alcohol misuse, cardiovascular disease and obesity. s!

REDESIGNED Medicare Summary Notice, which explains what your doctor/ provider billed for, the Medicare-approved amount, what Medicare paid, and what you must pay.

Medicare also recently overhauled its website (www. medicare.gov), adding many new features and simplifying the language and site navigation. For example: s 4HE HOMEPAGE

now provides direct links for common tasks like applying for Medicare, changing plans, calculating costs, researching what different plans cover and more. s3EARCH FOR WHETHer a specific test, item or service is covered under Original -EDICARE 0ARTS ! AND B). s1UICK LINKS to replace a lost Medicare card, find a -EDICARE !DVANTAGE 0ART # OR PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN 0ART D). s&IND DOCTORS AND other health professionals, nursing homes, hospitals, home health services and health/drug plans, and make sideby-side comparisons of costs and care provided. s)T CAN BE ACCESSED on mobile devices like tablets and smartphones, so you can seek information anywhere, anytime.

Briefly, Medicare provides health care benefits to people age 65 and older and those under 65 with certain disabilities or end-stage renal disease. For most peo-

ple, the initial enrollment period is the seven-month period that begins three months before the month they turn 65. )F YOU MISS THAT WINdow, you may enroll for the first time between January 1 and March 31 each year, although your coverage wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin UNTIL *ULY 4O APPLY for Medicare online, visit www.ssa.gov/ medicareonly.

Medicare plans and coverage options include: s0ART ! HELPS COVER inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility, hospice and home health care services. s0ART " HELPS cover doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s services, outpatient care and some preventive SERVICES )T S OPTIONAL and has a monthly premium. s0ART # -EDICARE !DVANTAGE OFFERS plans run by Medicare-approved private insurers as alternatives to Original Medicare.

Most cover prescription drugs and some include extra benefits at additional cost. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re usually

required to use the planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s provider network. s0ART $ HELPS cover the cost of preSCRIPTION DRUGS )T S optional and carries a monthly premium.

4HESE PRIVATELY RUN plans vary widely in terms of cost, copayments and deductibles and medications covered.

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Understanding and choosing the right Medicare options can be complicated and time-consuming. For assistance, call 1-800633-4227 or read &quot;Medicare & You,&quot; a highly detailed guide that explains Medicare in easy-to-understand language &ndash; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s found at www.medicare.gov.

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The Hoschton Business Alliance is sponsoring the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce BASH

Holiday Sneak Preview Multiple Artists' Reception

Meet Our Artists Offering Holiday Creations & Unique Gifts!

Thursday, October 18 4 - 7:30 p.m.

Early Holiday Shopping Door Prizes ~ Refreshments

Open Late Till Eight!

Featured Invitation: Dancing Reindeer In-House Production

Severing Lunch and Dinner 7 days a week.

All You Can Eat Crab Legs, every Wednesday Night!

Live Music Thur, Fri, and Sat nights.

5 oFF

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any purchase of PS NPSF

Not valid with other offers.

Free Caribbean Shrimp App with the purchase of two entrees.

Not valid with other offers.

1 mile west of I85 on Hwy 53 6750 Hwy 53, Braselton, 30517 ,FZ8FTU#BS"OE(SJMMF DPN t

(Business and Social Hour)

We welcome you to join us on October 25 from 5-7pm for a business social event at the Hoschton Train Depot.

Members will be raffling off door prizes!

Come meet the business owners in our community!

Appetizers will be provided by WingSlingers.

For more information or to register for this FREE event, please contact the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce at 706-387-0300.

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