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Downtown Braselton: This Place Matters

By LEANNE AKIN

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Is there a place in downtown Braselton that has special meaning to you? Are the historic and stately Braselton homes a showcase of the town?

Do the steps which are all that remain of Braselton High School’s brick structure that once stood along Harrison Street hold a special place in your heart?

Is the Braselton Library a place you and your family treasure?

Consider showing that these places and others matter to you by entering the “This Place Matters” online photo contest which has been extended to Juuly 24.

“We are giving y’all more time to come up with some fantastic photos featuring places in downtown Braselton that we all love and enjoy,” said Downtown Director Amy Pinnell, who knows that summer vacations may be been a distraction. However, after

lots of folks were in downtown for the July 4 celebration, she is hopeful that people were reminded of the special character of the town and want to share their input about places that matter.

“Remember all you need to do is pick a place in downtown that you appreciate for whatever reason and use it as the backdrop for a clever photo. Drop in the ‘This Place Matters’ sign or pick up a hand held sign at the Downtown Development office at 65 Frances St., to use in your photo,” said Pinnell. The signs are on the porch so you can “borrow” one anytime.

“Get out there, Braselton, and let’s make some memories,” said Pinnell, who says Braselton Park to be one of the places that matter. When you consider the number of people who filled the park for Saturday’s festival, it’s easy to see she is correct.

And back to those school steps – Georgia Main Street considers those steps to be special as they were integrated into an initial

design plan conceptualized for Matt Ruppel of Atlanta Development Company. More to come on the vision for some of the company’s property holdings.

Attracting business to downtown Utilizing a new concept, the Braselton Downtown Development Economic Development Committee is seeking potential tenants to occupy newly available and conceptual retail, office and potential manufacturing space in downtown Braselton.

The committee has an application process that has been designed to provide a clear path by which local, area and regional entrepreneurs can advance their desire to expand or open a new business in downtown Braselton.

Braselton has partnered with local real estate developers and owners to identify tenant spaces that are available for lease. The process will match applicants to these property owners.

Applications will be considered based on the merits of their proposed business plan and a reasonable opportunity for success of the business. Some spaces may include an incentive package for concessions and in-kind services based on the needs to potential tenants. Any offers will be made solely by the property owners.

“We are looking for innovative ways to attract new businesses to our growing downtown district, and this process helps us connect with businesses that will blend well, and address our market needs,” said Cindy Green on behalf of the Braselton Downtown Development Authority of which she serves as a member. She is also on the economic development committee and is a partner with Matt Ruppel and Hudson Tang, in the new restaurant, Cotton Calf Kitchen, to be opening in Braselton Brothers Store complex.

For a DDA application, visit www.downtownbraselton.com/new-business-opportunity-application-information.html

Flags, waves & rock n’ roll Patriotism was celebrated July 4 in downtown Braselton with a parade featuring an honor guard, convertibles and trucks carrying elected officials including Mayor Bill Orr and wife Garen and their patriotic canine as well as beauty queens, floats, tractors and vintage cars. At Braselton Park, there was a festival atmosphere with vendors, inflatables and music by the popular band, Moby Dick. See more on Page 6A and at ClickThePaper.com

Iraq veteran is turned away by VA

BY FRANK REDDY

Regional staff

Chris Dorsey likes woodworking. He loses himself in the familiar motions of shaving, carving and sanding along the grain. The fresh-cut wood is intoxicating.

The scent steadies his mind.

What started as therapy for Dorsey’s post-traumatic stress disorder has grown over the years into a hobby. He is an avid woodworker, crafting bowls, tables and the likenesses of various animals.

Dorsey, a 33-year-old Gainesville native and Iraq War veteran who now lives in Winder, needed a hobby because “when you come back from war, you’re not quite the same. It’s hard to deal with.

Woodworking helped me cope.”

He was recently in a wooded area in Braselton to harvest several large oaks which were to be crafted into special tabletops for a restaurant space in the town but the project is now taking a different direction.

Recently, Dorsey’s PTSD symptoms became too intense for his beloved hobby to remedy. Dorsey figured he’d try and set up an appointment with the local Veterans Affairs Clinic for counseling.

The first time he visited a clinic in Gwinnett County, Dorsey said he got the runaround. Staff told him they weren’t accepting new patients and offered little

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After getting the runaround and being told at two locations that the VA was not taking new patients, Chris Dorsey has gotten an appointment. to no help.

The second time, he decided to show the world this phenomenon. Waiting in line at the VA Oakwood, Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Dorsey flipped out his smartphone and started filming.

The YouTube clip, which shows a clinic employee turning Dorsey away,

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saying the facility wasn’t “accepting new patients,” has since gone viral.

“It’s not just me this type of thing is happening to,” Dorsey said. “There are vets nationwide who are suffering, and they’re being turned away. They’re being put on waiting lists.”

Following the posting of his video clip on YouTube, Dorsey has since been in touch with a Veterans Affairs chief of staff, who has helped him successfully schedule an appointment with a counselor.

‘This unexplainable anger’ Having served in the Army from 200105, Dorsey was a reconnaissance specialist in Iraq. He’s suffered for some time with PTSD. Feeling the need to stay busy is one of the most common symptoms. When Dorsey was laid off from his job in the food services industry more than a year ago, he desperately needed something to occupy his mind.

“I’d just be sitting in the house and I could feel this unexplainable anger building up inside of me,” Dorsey said.

Prior to his deployment to Iraq, he’d never once lost his temper.

“But when I got back from Iraq, things LeAnne Akin The Paper changed,” he said. “Now, I have trouble with crowded places. I’m always stand- Chris Dorsey checks out a wooded area in Braselton

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Shannon Giles named GDOT area engineer The Georgia Departwho now serves as District ment of Transportation Maintenance Engineer for is proud to announce the Northeast Georgia’s Disappointment of Shannon trict One. Giles as Area Engineer “Shannon is an excelserving Barrow, Clarke, lent employee. He works Jackson, Oconee and Walwell with contractors and ton counties. understands our construcGiles has worked with tion specifications in great DOT since 2001 starting detail. His attention to his career in Construcdetail and thoroughness tion. Giles also worked in in everything he does the Utility Office coordiwill help keep our projnating construction and ects moving forward on maintenance projects time and on budget. He is with the 150 utility coma people person who will panies in Northeast Geor- Shannon Giles is now serving as facilitate our construction gia’s District One. He also area engineer for GDOT. and maintenance work,” served as Complex Conexplained Brent Cook, Disstruction Project Engitrict Engineer for Northneer and Assistant Area for Construction. east Georgia.

Shannon most recently oversaw construcShannon and his wife Lisa are the proud tion of State Route 316’s new interchange parents of two daughters; Sarah Morrow, at Collins Hill Road and State Route 20 in age 16 and Emily Giles, age 13. The family Lawrenceville. As Area Engineer, Giles lives in Braselton. will be responsible for maintenance and Giles graduated from Lanier Technical construction on every state route in his five College with a diploma in Micro-Computer county Area. He replaces Dana Garrison Technology.

Forgery charges levied against four persons ■■ The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Commerce residents Anwaan Reveceyo Hill, 29, and Tanisha Ann Hill, 24, on multiple forgery-related charges on July 2.

The investigation originally stems from the theft of a Stephens County victim’s identity. The Hills then Hill used the identity to purchase a vehicle from Comm e r c e Chrysler forging the documents in order to Hill obtain the vehicle.

Both are charged with 10 counts of forgery in the first degree and one count of false statements when registering a vehicle.

Both are also wanted in Stephens County.

■■ A Braselton couple was arrested July 5 by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office on forgery-related charges.

Twenty-five-year-old Caleb Walter Satterfield and Jessica Elaine Satterfield, 27, were taken into custody.

The investigation began June 22 when officers responded to a Curk Roberts Road residence in Braselton and Satterfield completed a report of checks being stolen and money missing from an account belonging to the victims.

InvestiSatterfield gators were able to ob-

tain enough evidence to link the criminal activity to the Satterfields.

Caleb Satterfield has been charged with identity fraud, forgery in the third degree and four counts of theft by deception.

Jessica Satterfield has been charged with party to the crime of forgery, theft by deception, forgery in the fourth degree and identity fraud.

Both are also being investigated in other counties on related charges.

■■ Citizens are encouraged to notify their local law enforcement agencies of any suspicious persons, crimes or other relevant information by calling 911 or the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 706-367-8718.

Also remember that you can provide information without being involved or identified by contacting the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office’s anonymous tip ;ine at 706-367-3784 to report any criminal or suspicious activity.

Reward up to $100,000 in unsolved murder case The unsolved murder of 25-year-old Monique Marlowe has the reward fund growing to $100,000 as her family adds to the amount as the three-year anniversary mark of her death nears.

On Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, officers assigned to the Central Marlowe Precinct were dispatched to the Hertz Rental Car Company at 3492 Satellite Boulevard in Duluth where Marlowe had suffered a gunshot wound to her abdomen. She was at the rear of the business surrounded by co-workers who were attempting to give her first aid.

Prior to being transported to the hospital, Monique told the officers that she didn’t know the person who shot her but described the suspect as a black male wearing a blue shirt. Soon after arriving at the hospi-

tal, she died of her injuries.

During the investigation, investigators learned that Marlowe was at the rear of the business cleaning a rental vehicle when she was approached by a black male who shot her with a handgun and fled the area. It is unknown if he left the area on foot or in a vehicle.

Officers saturated the area and conducted area searches and dumpster searches in an attempt to identify a suspect or discover evidence in this case.

Despite the heavy presence of officers, no credible leads could be established.

Over the next several days and weeks, scheduled canvases of the area were conducted by officers and detectives. Again, no credible leads were uncovered.

“As we approach the three-year anniversary of

this event, the family of Monique Marlowe is hoping that someone will come forward with information which could help identify the suspect in this case,” says Cpl. Michele Pihera of the Gwinnett County Police Department.

Hertz Rental Car Company has offered a $50,000 reward for information which leads to an arrest and conviction of the suspect. Additionally, the family of the victim is offering another $50,000 for information which leads to an arrest and conviction.

The family’s reward is only available to someone who gives credible information within 90 days of this July 7 media release.

If anyone has any information to share in this case, contact Detective C.J. Robertson at 770-513-5300.

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State Sen. Butch Miller joined with Dr. Jonathan Woody and Dr. Jeffrey Pearce, Braselton Councilman Tony Funari and Dr. Michael Lebow in grabbing ceremonial gold shovels to turn some dirt on the Friendship Road site where two 45,000-square-foot buildings will be constructed by Foresight LLC. Below: Sen. Miller poses for a photograph with Dr. Jonathan Woody and his wife. Bottom: The project design with heavy equipment in the back-

RiverStone Medical Plaza under way near hospital Groundbreaking held for two 45,000-squarefoot specialty medical office buildings

By LEANNE AKIN

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Ground was broken July 1 on an 8.5-acre tract of property buildings next to the new Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton where two specialty medical office buildings will be built.

RiverStone Medical Plaza is being developed by a group of five vascular surgeons with a successful practice in Athens.

The Foresight LLC team of Dr. Christopher Everett, Dr. David Sailors, Dr. Jeffrey Pearce, Dr. Jonathan Woody and Dr. Michael Lebow with Janet Mungenast, office administrator, selected BDR as project manager/owner’s representative and BDR’s Katie Leonard welcomed guests to the Friendship Road site.

Guests included State Sen. Butch Miller and Braselton Councilman Tony Funari.

Leonard reminded that actress Kim Basinger had once owned much of the Town of Braselton property which she acquired with a vision to develop industry and tourism.

Basinger’s plans did not move forward but Leonard said she would tell Basinger that Braselton did just fine on its own.

With that same spirit of growth and promise, Foresight plans to develop much-needed specialty office space which will be designed to help and heal. The goal is to help shape the town and, with the help of the team assembled for the project which has and exciting design, Leonard said work is already under way.

Simpson Grading, which had a large earth mover appropriately decorated in patriotic style with the logos of each branch of the military and the American flag, has been working on the difficult site which has already involved the construction of a huge retaining wall separating the adjacent residential subdivision from the office and industrial development now happening along Friendship Road.

The property, which was brokered by Funari Realty, was selected because Foresight believes in the positive economic impact the new hospital will have on the surrounding area and want to be a part of the growth and development.

“This is such a growing and exciting area, and they are investing in this community,” said Alicia Clem with BDR. Speaking on behalf of Foresight, Dr.

Pearce said the partnership was eager to meet the need for specialty office space and they are ready to build RiverStone Medical Plaza.

“Let’s get the shovels moving and get to work,” said Dr. Pearce, who joined with Drs. Woody and Lebow in grabbing ceremonial gold shovels to turn some dirt on the site where two 45,000-square-foot buildings will be constructed.

They were also joined for photos by Sen. Miller and Councilman Funari, their families and the entire team which will work on the project including BDR, Carter Engineering, Cauley Properties, Earl Architects, Freese Johnson, Piedmont Engineering and SAW Enterprises.

For information about leasing space in the first-phase building, contact Hunter Keith of Cauley Properties at 404-257-9299.

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Northeast Georgia Medical Center offers programs

Health Happening Join NGMC Braselton each month on the third Thursday in the Education Center for an informative lecture on a variety of health and wellness topics. Cafe 1400 will be open for guests wishing to dine before the event.

Managing Multiple Medications Thursday, July 16; 6:30 p.m.

Speaker: Alex Osowa, MD Leg Pain: Exploring Arterial Causes Tuesday, Aug. 4; 6:30 p.m.

Speaker: James G. Reeves, MD

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On top of that, Dorsey said he’d fly off the handle for no reason at all, often directing anger at the people he loved.

“I talked with my fiancee about it,” Dorsey said. “She’s been very good the past couple of years. She’s been understanding.”

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, PTSD “can occur after someone goes through a traumatic event like combat, assault or disaster.”

The site offers the following regarding treatment: “Instead of telling others how you feel, you may keep your feelings bottled up. But talking with a therapist can help you get better.”

‘Tired of all the talking’ Lee Marchetta said his son, Leighton Marchetta, 21, of Gainesville had also struggled with PTSD. In addition, Lee said his son had often found it difficult to schedule appointments for counseling through Veterans Affairs clinics.

Leighton Marchetta was the accused shooter in the June 8 incident at the Georgia State Patrol Post in

Obesity, A Chronic Disease Thursday, Aug. 20; 6:30 p.m.

Speaker: Jyoti Manekar, MD Finding Your Best Vision Thursday, September 17; 6:30 p.m.

Speaker: Lori C. Lebow, MD Exercise Sampler For four weeks in August, we will be offering introductory courses in a variety of exercise classes.

Classes will be held in the Education Center and are open to participants of all ages. No previous experience is necessary.

Intro to Yoga Saturday, Aug. 8, 8:30 a.m.

Instructor: Yoga in Daily Life Jazzercise Low Saturday, Aug. 15, 8:30 a.m.

Instructor: Jazzercise Braselton Intro to Zumba Saturday, Aug. 22, 8:30 a.m.

Instructor: Anytime Fitness Braselton Low Impact Strength & Conditioning Saturday, Aug. 29, 8:30 a.m.

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Gainesville. Leighton served as a private in the Army for more than two years in Germany before being “forced out early before his tour was complete, because ... he was having issues.”

Dorsey said there are veterans all over the country with issues — PTSD and beyond — they’re trying to resolve.

“I just want them to be able to get the help they need,” Dorsey said.

“I’m really not trying to vilify the VA. They’ve got a lot of great facilities and they do some good, but veterans are not getting the treatment they need.

“My hope and my goal is that this whole thing will actually change something about the way veterans are treated,” Dorsey said.

“There’s been talk about change, but I’m tired of all the talking. We want to see actual change take place for veterans.”

Charlie Jones, a Vietnam veteran, volunteers at the Oakwood VA location, handing out cookies and other treats to fellow veterans, their families and staff members.

He said he has never had a negative experience at the

AARP Defensive Driving for Seniors Monday, Aug. 10 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Education Center This course promotes the independence of older adults and enhances quality of life. The new curriculum includes training on a variety of situations encountered when driving.

Fee: $15 for AARP Members $20 for non-members Registration: 770-967-1188 Living Well Lectures Each month, join us on the first Friday in the Education Center for a fun and informative lecture on health and wellness topics.

The Basics of Stroke Prevention Friday, July 10; 1 p.m.

Speaker: Gary Jones, BSN, RN, CCRN Making Exercise Part of Your Daily Routine Friday, August 7; 1:00 p.m.

Speaker: Karen Zinka, MPH, RD, LD All About Acid Reflux and GERD Friday, September 4; 1:00 p.m.

Speaker: Aja McCutchen, MD

clinic since he started visiting a year ago.

“I mostly just go to Oakwood for the volunteering. I wouldn’t hesitate to make an appointment if I needed to do so,” Jones said.

“I just think it’s a bad rap, I think there’s a whole lot more to it. I wanted to let the world know it’s not all bad.”

Oakwood VA declines comment on matter After the story of a local veteran being turned away from the Oakwood VA made national news, workers there July 6 declined to comment, referring instead to an Atlanta phone number for Veterans Affairs. No one there answered calls from The Times.

Since the incident, Dorsey was able to get an appointment. But he and other area veterans say they are experiencing similar trouble with the VA. Charlie Jones, a Vietnam veteran, volunteers at the Oakwood VA location, handing out cookies and other treats to fellow veterans, their families and staff members.

He said he has never had

Wellness in the Kitchen Cooking tasty, healthy meals is a snap when you know the secrets of a chef. Join our chef in the Education Center for tips and tricks that will take your cooking to the next level and bring wellness to the table.

Mini-Lectures (Guests may choose to attend two of the following mini-lectures):

-Date Night South of the Border Tuesday, July 14; 6:30 p.m.

Knee Replacement Speakers: Darrell K. Scales, MD; Gregory S. Woods, MD

-Satisfying Summer Salads Tuesday, Aug. 11; 6:30 p.m.

-Healthy Italian from Scratch Tuesday, Sept. 8; 6:30 p.m.

It’s Your Move: An Evening of Education on Joint Pain Thursday, July 23 5:30 p.m. Registration Begins 6:15 p.m. Events Begin Education Center Join us for an informative evening of discussion about the prevention and treatment, both surgical and nonsurgical, of joint pain. The evening’s events will include heavy hors d’oeuvres and dessert in addition to the following: Living Well With Joint Pain A round table discussion about prevention, recognition and treatment Speakers: Gregory D. Jackson, MD; Jerome Nichols, MD ; Joseph M. Powers, MD; Jimmy Sease, PT

a negative experience at the clinic since he started visiting a year ago.

“I mostly just go to Oakwood for the volunteering. I wouldn’t hesitate to make an

Anterior Approach Hip Replacement Speaker: Charles A. DeCook, MD

Non-surgical Joint Pain Management Speakers: Steve Crider, Jr., MD; Cullen Scott, MD Lunch Bunch Grief Support Group July 22, Aug. 26, Sept. 23 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

El Monterey’s on Old Winder Highway An informal support/social group for grieving persons.

Registration: 770-219-0271 Joints In Motion Classes Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 2 p.m.

Education Center Joint replacement patients are encouraged to attend these classes designed to provide information and care before and after joint replacement. Registration not required.

appointment if I needed to do so,” Jones said.

“I just think it’s a bad rap, I think there’s a whole lot more to it. I wanted to let the world know it’s not all bad.”

Regional staffer Hailey Van Parys and LeAnne Akin contributed to this report.

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Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton is now offering a series of regular educational programs as well as special session such as a July 23 It’s Your Move spotlight on treatment options for joint pain.

On Friday is a 1 p.m. session featuring Gary Jones, BSN, RN, CCRN as speaker for a focus on stroke prevention.

Chefs get involved in the education game by offering Welllness in the Kitchen, a monthly program that offers cooking tips that can help bring taste as well as wellness to your family’s dining table.

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Dorsey has a nonprofit to helps kids, other vets

By ZAC TAYLOR

Regional staff

Winder resident Chris Dorsey wants to help veterans like himself, and kids not all that different from his own son. So Dorsey has put together a non-profit organization called Vets 4 Kids that accomplishes both of those goals.

His plan is to gather together veterans like him – he served in Iraq in the early years of the recent war – with children of soldiers who are deployed or who have fallen, and go on outdoor adventures, like fishing, camping or hiking. In other words, do things that they are not able to do with their parents for one reason or another.

“I believe this will help the kids as well as the veterans,” he said.

And he knows firsthand just how effective it can be to all involved.

To know how it can affect the children, he reflects on a recent camping trip he took with his son and his son’s friend, whose parents weren’t around often for various reasons.

He realized once they got into the mountains that the kid had never been on a trip like it before, and it was his first time sitting beside a campfire, roasting marshmallows and all of those other standard camping experiences.

“He said, ‘this is the best day of my life,’” Dorsey remembered, and it really touched my heart. I thought, this could really change a kid’s life.”

So, he’s set out to replicate that feeling with many more

kids who need the same type of support.

“It’s taking care of your brothers’ family,” he said, “taking their kids and teaching them skills.”

He’s bringing military veterans like himself to help create more great days for the kids, and help themselves in the process.

Since Dorsey left the military and moved to Barrow in 2006, he said he quickly realized he was suffering from PTSD. He said woodworking helped change that, and so has trying to focus on helping others – part of the reason he’s started the organization.

“You have to realize its more serious than you want to admit,” he said, noting that three soldiers he served with committed suicide after returning from deployment.

“We’re not crazy, we’ve just seen a lot of stressful things.”

There are many ways to cope, he said, and helping others is certainly a part of that. In fact, he started the organization in memory of those three soldiers he served with, and as a way to help others avoid a similar fate.

He said he already has a

It’s taking care of your brothers’ family, taking their kids and teaching them skills.

Chris Dorsey Founder of Vets4Kids

lot of vets to choose from, many of whom he’s met at festivals and events while trying to promote and raise money for his new organization.

This summer, he has plans for some short trips, some day trips and later possibly overnight trips.

It’s a chance to help kids learn more about the outdoors, and a chance for veterans to give back while gaining something from the experience as well.

To support the organization, visit vets4kids.com, facebook.com/vets4kids or email Dorsey at chris@ vets4kids.com. He also has a Go Fund Me site: gofund. me/vets4kids.

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OBITUARIES Carolyn Fitzpatrick

Died June 30, 2015 Carolyn Westmoreland Fitzpatrick, 68, of Commerce, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Northridge Medical Center.

Born March 19, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Edmond Clyde Westmoreland and the late Minnie Lee Brown Westmoreland.

Survivors include her brothers, Tully Westmoreland of Nicholson, Timothy Oliver (Tim) Westmoreland of Monroe and Larry Westmoreland of Commerce; and a granddaughter.

Services were be held Thursday, July 2, 2015, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Rev. David Harbin officiating. Burial followed in the Grey Hill Cemetery.

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John L. Gallamore

Died June 30, 2015 John L. Gallamore, 62, of Winder, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

Born June 28, 1953, he was a son of the late Robert and Mary Scott Gallamore Glaze.

He was the owner and operator of Universal Information Systems.

Memorial services were held Thursday July 2, 2015, in Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. David Gallamore officiating.

Survivors include his wife; Cindy Gallamore; children; Steven Gallamore, William Nichlas Gallamore, Leslie Simonetti, Meredith (Tony) Churchill and Ansley Michelle (Steven) Davis; sisters; Mary Snow, Martha Armstrong, and Linda Copeling; and six grandchildren.

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Ginger Dianne Gentry

Died July 5, 2015 Ginger Dianne Gentry, 62, of Winder, died Sunday, July 5, 2015.

Lawson Funeral Home, 4532 Highway 53, Hoschton, GA 30548, www.lawsonfuneralhome.org, 706-654-0966 has charge of arrangements.

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Wayne King

Died July 1, 2015 Wayne King, 77, of Flowery Branch, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015, surrounded by family.

Funeral services were held Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Hopewell Baptist Church with interment following at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery.Gary Wilson officiated.

Born Dec. 20, 1937, in Decatur, he was a son of the late E. Hoyt and Ruth Barnett King. He was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church and owner of King Pipeline, where he loved working with his father in the pipeline construction. He ang with the Decatur Civic Chorus and church choirs and played piano for his church when younger. He was also a private pilot, and was a very generous and encouraging person.

Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Doug and Carol King of Woodstock and Scott and Shannon King of Senoia; daughters and sons-in-law, Melinda and Joey Davenport of Hampton and Sherri and Jason Miller of McDonough; and grandchildren, Matt Davenport, Marleigh King, Jennie King and Alexis King.

Memorial donations may be made to the Hopewell Baptist Church Building Fund, 5086 Poplar Springs, Road, Gainesville, GA 30506, 770-287-3311.

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John Barry Lavender

Died July 5, 2015 John Barry Lavender, 72, of Jefferson, died Sunday, July 5, 2015.

Born in Athens, he was a son of the late Marvin and Neta Lavender. He had a special love for his Lord and, at age 10, he gave his life to Him and was baptized. He was a member of the Galilee Christian Church where he served as Deacon and Elder among other roles. He was employed by TransWorld Airlines in New York City for a period of time. He then went on to serve his country in the United States Army from 1965 to 1968 and was stationed in Kaiserslautern, Germany. In 1979, he became owner of Lavender In-

surance Agency in Jefferson where he worked for more than 25 years. He was also employed at the University of Georgia in the Housing Department for 10 years and at the UGA Athletic Association for 25 years as assistant manager of student gates. He was a member of the Jefferson Rotary Club for 25 years and was a Paul Harris Fellow and Will Watt Fellow. He served on various committees for the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce and participated in the Keep Jackson County Beautiful program. He received the Meritorious Achievement Award from Georgia Electric Membership Corporation for aiding in saving a life. He was also preceded in death by his grandson, Hunter Drake Lavender.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Fernanda “Dee” Wademan Lavender; son and daughter-in-law, John Bronson and Stephanie Brannon Lavender of Gainesville; brother and sister-in-law, George Conrad and Hilda Tate Lavender of Jefferson; sister and brotherin-law, Bonnie Beth and Bill Reichert of Glen Allen, Va.; grandsons, John Dalton Lavender and Shane Dylan Lavender of Gainesville; and several nieces , nephews and cousins.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at Galilee Christian Church with Minister Nick Vipperman and Minister Tom Plank officiating. A private family burial followed in the church cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Galilee Christian Church Building or Cemetery Fund, 2191 Galilee Church Road, Jefferson, GA 30549.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, July 9, 2015

Sarah Dealva Layfield

Died July 4, 2015 Sarah Dealva Layfield, 90, of Forest Park, died Saturday, July 4, 2015.

A native of Doe Run, she was a daughter of the late William T. and Ida Belle Fowler. She was also preceded in death by her Husband, Ossie Layfield. She was a retired assistant with Wilson’s Pharmacy and was a member of the Forest Park First Baptist Church.

Survivors include her son, William “Bill” Layfield of Winder; daughter, Judy Kindred of Jackson Gap, Ala.; four grandchildren; and a number of great grandchildren.

A private memorial Service will be held at a later date.

Carter Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, July 9, 2015

Clay Alan Lickteig

Died June 30, 2015 Clay Alan Lickteig, 52, of Hayesville, N.C., died Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

He was a loving father and a devoted son. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Donna Lickteig and Lee and Virginia Ligon.

Survivors include his parents, John and Marsha Lickteig; sons, Kyle Alan Lickteig of North Carolina and Nicholas Clay Alan Anderson of New York; stepsons, Josh Salerno of Florida and Tyler Daniel Marcoux of Georgia; daughter, Alicia Lynn Lickteig, and stepdaughter, Ashley Ann Livingston, both of New York; brothers, Brett Merritt Lickteig of Florida and Adam Keith Lickteig and wife Melanie of Georgia; grandson, Amaan Clay Lickteig. He is preceded in death by his Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, July 9, 2015

Helen Lanette Looney

Died July 5, 2015 Helen Lanette Looney, 63, of Tignall, died Sunday, July 5, 2015.

Born in Jefferson, she was a daughter of the late John T. and Estelle Beck Roberts.

She and her husband Rex, operated a farm in Tignall.

Survivors include her husband, Rex. B. Looney; sons, Daniel Wofford of Baldwin, Jason S. Wofford of Winder; three sisters; a brother; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

The funeral service was held Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Lee Hunter and the Rev. Vaughn Howington Jr., officiating.

The burial followed in the Jackson Memorial Park with

Rod Hill, Bob Rickey, Justin David, Jeff Lord, Scott Nichols, Steve Looney and Tim Nicholson honored as pallbearers.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, July 9, 2015

Guy Marion McMillian

Died July 2, 2015 Guy Marion McMillian, 89, of Dacula, died Thursday, July 2, 2015.

Born Sept. 23, 1925, in Dacula, he was the third born of Asa Marion and Mattie Lee McMillian.He was among the fifth generation of McMillians to live in Gwinnett County. He graduated from Dacula High in 1943. At 19, he was drafted into the army and was wounded in the Pacific theater war with Japan on the Philippine island of Luzon. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart for service to his country. Upon returning from the war, he married Annie Hue Morris McMillian on April 3, 1952.

He worked for the United States Postal Service along with farming, raising chickens, beef and dairy cattle.

He joined Ebenezer Baptist church in 1940 and, after marriage, moved his letter to First Baptist of Dacula.

He contributed much to the youth of the community through work with 4-H club, Future Farmers of America and establishing the Bar G Saddle Club. He found a real joy in working and training mules and horses. He gained recognition throughout the Southeast for his expertise in the preservation and working operations of one cylinder gasoline engines.

Throughout his life, Guy delighted in growing vegetables, which he generously shared with everyone. He was most known for treating everyone he met with dignity and respect, and his ever ready sense of humor.

He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was also preceded in death by his wife Annie Hue; sister, Montine Lowery Archer ; and brother, Harold McMillian.

Survivors include his sons, Morris and wife Joan and Ray and wife Becky, all of Dacula, and Hugh and wife Jenny of Cumming,; daughter, K Mills and husband Don of Clarkesville; brotherin-law, Ned Morris and wife Sandra of Bethlehem; sisters-in-law, Jean Morris of Winder and Sybil Morris Casper and husband Donald of Covington; grandchildren and great grandchildren, Zackry McMillian, wife Alicia and son Barrett of Cumming; Amanda McMillian Edmondson, husband Nathan and children Charlie and Claire of Dahlonega; Asa McMillian of Cumming; Laura McMillian Jackson and husband Joshua of Athens; and Julie McMillian of Dacula; and a large extended family of nieces and nephews, other family, neighbors and friends including Tina Benoit and his devoted caretaker, Mr. Keith English who considered Guy as a second father.

Funeral services were held Sunday, July 5, 2015, in the Smith Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kent Samples and Tina Benoit presiding. Interment followed at Barrow Memorial Gardens in Winder.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, July 9, 2015

Billy J. Marr

Died July 3, 2015 Billy J. Marr, 78, of Suches and formerly of the Mt. Moriah community of Hoschton, died Friday, July 3, 2015.

He was preceded in death by his son, Phillip Wesley Marr; and parents, Rev. Walter and Ollie Marr.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Marie Sloan Marr; children, Ricky and Mao Marr of Dacula and Renee and Chris Montgomery of Winder; grandchild, Christy and Andy Wright; great-grandchild, Liam Wright; sisters and brotherin-law, Lois Marr Wood of Buford, Dot Marr Barnett of Pendergrass, Louise and John Gibson of Lincolntonand Faye Page of Athens; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Born Sept. 15, 1936 in Winder, he received his education at Braselton High School. He was a veteran of the National Guard. He was a retired truck driver from Gooch Trucking Company in Blairsville. He was a member of the Winder Motorcycle Club and a member

of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Auburn.

A celebration of life service as held Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church with the Rev. Sammy Everett and the Rev. Johnny Wright officiating. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Ray Vaughan, Tommy Blackstock, Terrell Sloan, John Gibson, Bill Green and Robert Wall.

Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford The Paper, July 9, 2015

Peggy Oneal Pace

Died July 2, 2015 Peggy Oneal Pace, 82, of Commerce, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Wilbanks Country Living Personal Care Home.

Born in Commerce, she was a daughter of the late John E. and Cora Stewart Pace. She was retired from Blue Bell and was a member of Madison Street Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, J.C. and Horace Pace; and sister, Louise Hart.

Survivors include her brother, Roger Pace of Commerce; sister, Genevieve Burke of Commerce; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Monday, July 6, 2015, in the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Montgomery officiating. Interment followed in Jackson Memorial Gardens.

Memorial donations may be made to Madison Street Baptist Church.

Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, July 9, 2015

Janet Louise Caldwell Reynolds

Died July 2, 2015 Janet Louise Caldwell Reynolds, 84 of Jefferson, died Thursday, July 2, 2015.

Born in Brookville, Pa., she was the seventh child of the late Ellis Clinton Caldwell and the late Ida Nelle Yarger Caldwell. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse, a retired preschool teacher and a member of the Jefferson First United Methodist Church. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Thomas Reynolds; second husband, William E. Simmons; and five sisters and two brothers.

Survivors include her son, Brad Caldwell Reynolds of Jefferson, daughter, Mary Reynolds Dagen of Phoenix, Md.; brother, David Ellis Caldwell of Novato, Calif.; and granddaughter, Hadley Anne Dagen.

A memorial service was held Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at Jefferson First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chris Laskey officiating. A reception followed in the church fellowship hall.

Memorial donations may be made to the United Methodist Women’s Group, 188 Martin St., Jefferson, GA 30549, or the Relay For Life of Jackson County, 1684 Barnett Shoals Road, Athens, GA 30605.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, July 9, 2015

Asael Rosado

Died July 4, 2015 Asael Rosado Casiano 65, died Saturday, July 4, 2015.

Born Sept. 1, 2015, he was a son of the late Antonio Rosado and Concepcion Casiano.

Funeral services were held Monday, July 6, 2015, at the Inglesia El Tabernaculo De Winder Church. Private burial was Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in Barrow Memorial Gardens.

Survivors include wife, Patricia Rosado; children, Kathleen (Jose) Solis, Marilyn (Justin) Jones; brothers, David, Israel, Eliud, Raul, Wilda and Walda Rosado; and grandchildren, Kristina and Melanie Solis.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, July 9, 2015

ture for a few years and then with the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. With the Commerce Department, he was an industry analyst in the chemicals division of the Business and Defense Services Administration. Later he became assistant ombudsman for business and retired from the Commerce Department as director of business assistance division in the Office of Business Liaison. After retirement, he worked as a funeral associate with H.M. Patterson & Son funeral directors for more than 10 years where he served with dignity, distinction and dedication. He was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Martha Jo Blair. In 2007, he met, courted and married Marie Whiffen who had been widowed about as long as he.

Happiness began anew for them. Upon their marriage, the couple sold their homes in Marietta and moved to a new home in the Village of Deaton Creek, an active senior community which was under construction in Hall Cunty. The community has numerous tennis courts and competitive players who were friends and playing partners of Gordon several days each week. The couple enjoyed frequent travel.

Gordon had been to every state and numerous foreign countries and Marie has also traveled to lots of foreign countries. A travel highlight of 2011 was driving out to the Grand Canyon to enjoy vacation with other family members and hike the canyon.

In December of 2011, in preparation for heart valve repair, doctors discovered that Gordon had MDS cancer which he has been taking regular chemotherapy treatments. Sadly, he had not played tennis since the onset of cancer and some other sports activities he enjoyed have also been curtailed.

Gordon and Marie are active members of Chestnut Mountain Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include wife, Marie Schmidt; sons, Kenneth W. Schmidt of Acworth and Robert Blair Schmidt and wife Adina; granddaughters, Megan and Rachel of Marietta; sister ,Velma Hadley and husband P.L. of Kansas; nephew, Brian Hadley of California; and niece, Janice Schmidt of Colorado.

Memorial services will held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Chestnut Mountain Presbyterian Church in Flowery Branch.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the church. Pastor John Botusic will be officiating.

Interment will follow at 1:30 p.m. in the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton.

Memorial contributions may be made to the church building fund.

Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, July 9, 2015

Randolph Swafford

Died July 7, 2015 Randolph Swafford, 85, of Winder, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015.

A Barrow County native, he was a son of the late Charlie and Tomie Harbin Swafford. He was also preceded by his first wife, Lois Cox Swafford; son, Charles Swafford; and second wife, Annie Fleming Swafford. He had resided in Barrow County for most of his life and was a retiree of General Motors.

Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, David Keith and Vickie Swafford of Loganville; grandchildren, Brittany Swafford and Tyler Swafford; stepdaughter and husband, Shirley and Earl Carter of Statham; and stepgrandchildren, Rebecca Carter and Melissa Carter.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2015, in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with

the Rev. Tommy Foskey officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, July 9.

Carter Funeral Home of Winder The Paper, July 9, 2015

Marelle Flowers Tate

Died June 28, 2015 Marelle Flowers Tate, 72, of Jefferson, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with interment following in Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Fabian Parker and Dr. Freddy Rimpsey officiated.

Born Oct. 7, 1942, she was a daughter of the late John Maddox and Lula Reeves Maddox. She was a homemaker and was of Pentecostal faith. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Cecil Flowers, and second husband, Billy Brightwell.

Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Bunnie and the Rev. Ralph Evans and Janice and Buster Pearson, all of Braselton, son and daughter in-law, Mickey and Stacie Flowers of Jefferson; sister, Mildred Seagraves of Jefferson; four grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.

Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville The Paper, July 9, 2015

Judy Taylor

Died July 4, 2015 Judy Taylor, 65, of Winder, died Saturday, July 4, 2015, at her residence.

A native of Parks, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late Robert Edward and Maxine Webb Hitchcock.

She was a retired certified nursing assistant (CNA).

Survivors include her daughter, Gena McCall of Dade City, Fla.; two grandchildren; brothers, Jessie Hitchcock of Gainesville and Robert Hitchcock of Webb City, Mo.; and sisters, Roberta Crosby of Oklahoma and Mary Wilson of Winder.

A funeral service was held Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Carter Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, July 9, 2015

Frances Ward

Died July 5, 2015 Frances Ward, 82, of Winder, died Sunday, July 5, 2015.

A native of Blount County, Ala., she was a daughter of the late Doc and Virgie Harris. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bill Ward; sons, Bobby Ward, James Ward and Raymond Ward; and granddaughter, Jamie Lee Ward. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include her son and daughters-in-law, Larry and Tawana Ward, and Joanne Ward, all of Winder; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and brother, T.V. Harris of Braselton.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2015, in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny Wright officiating. Interment will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens.

Carter Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, July 9, 2015

Dorothy Davis Wilson

Died July 5, 2015 Dorothy Davis Wilson, 84, of Winder, died Sunday, July 5, 2015.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, James Olin “Jimmy” Wilson Sr., on June 21, 2015. A

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Gordon Schmidt

Died July 5, 2015 Gordon Schmidt, 82, of Hoschton and formerly of Marietta died Sunday, July 5, 2015 from illnesses.

Born in 1933, he was raised on a farm in Oklahoma and graduated from Gotebo High School and Oklahoma State University. Gordon served in the U.S. Army on active duty and in the active army reserve, retiring in 1988 as a Colonel. He was also a career civil servant, having worked as a soil scientist with the U.S. Department of Agricul-

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epending on your point of view, there were a lot of happy people and a lot of angry people in the past couple of weeks. I’m not going to weigh in on any of that.

But as she celebrates her 239th birthday, I am still proud of America.

In the past few days, people who wave Confederate flags, hate Confederate flags, are gay or hate people who are have all been heard.

My great-grandfather was named Atticus Bunyan Dillard. He was born just 12 years after the War Between the States. He died when I was almost 11. He was the oldest person I had seen at the time.

He was just five days shy of his 94th birthday.

His daughter, Daisy Belle, was born the day before St. Patrick’s Day in 1899. She only lived to be 48. She was burned by caustic lye when she was trying to clean a sharecropper house for her family. The accident happened a few years before and she never fully recovered. My uncle once told me that after the accident, he drove her to town, about 10 miles away, in a mule-drawn wagon.

I didn’t know my Grandmother Daisy, but she was born at a time when women in Georgia and other states were denied the right to vote. Folks thought it was the end of times because ladies were being given the same vote as a man with the passage and ratification of the 19th amendment.

The women’s movement in Georgia began the year my grandmother was born, but didn’t come to pass until she was old enough to vote. I don’t know if she ever cast a ballot, but I hope she did.

A wonderful woman named Lula Mae Williams was our housekeeper, my playmate and friend for the first few years of my life. I remember her taking me to get new shoes at Rich’s or Thompson Boland Lee in downtown Atlanta. I was little, but I remember she never sat beside me when the clerk would fit me for my shoes. She would charge the shoes to my mama’s charge account and we would ride the bus back home.

I remember her house had a picture of the Kennedy brothers and

Harris Blackwood another of Martin Luther King Jr. On another wall, there was a picture of Jesus. The same Jesus that we worshipped, but at a time when our church did not welcome people of color.

When I started school in Atlanta, school integration was underway. Over the first few years, I saw more and more of my white classmates move with their families to suburbs like Douglasville, Marietta, Conyers and Lawrenceville.

One of my friends in third grade was Blake Barlow, an African-American boy who had to use a wooden prosthetic leg.

One day, we were playing kickball and Blake broke his wooden leg. He didn’t cry, but I did. He wasn’t my black friend, he was just my friend.

Over the years, I’ve seen people march in the public square for everything from equal rights for women, fair prices for farmers, racial equality and even legalization of drugs.

I didn’t agree with them every time, but I strongly agree with their right to be heard, just like I’ve been heard over the previous 537 words.

Am I proud of how Americans on all sides of various issues of our current day have expressed themselves? Absolutely not. But would I fight for their right to do so? Any day of the week.

Folks thought America was going down the tubes when women were allowed to vote, folks danced and drank bathtub gin, Elvis swiveled his hips on TV and protesters burned the American flag in opposition to the war in Vietnam.

The years of my lifetime hold a number of events that I wish we could erase, but nonetheless, I remain proud of America and am proud to be called one of her own.

Harris Blackwood is a Gainesville resident whose columns appear weekly.

Just enough to bury me My people, long-suffering and ever faithful, spent their lives toiling while looking forward to heavenly rest when death finally called.

Most folks these days enjoy life on earth so much that they don’t want to leave it even for heaven.

That would not be my people, the generations gone before. In their eyes, each day lived was one day close to a heavenly reward. Dying was what they lived for.

“That’s the only thing in life worth working toward,” Daddy used to say.

“Lookin’ forward to that land of promise where the weary shall find rest.”

With that in mind, they thought a lot about death and talked about it as naturally as they discussed marriage or childbirth.

They talked about scriptures to be read, songs to be sung and places to buried. Daddy’s long-held philosophy was “don’t worry about an expensive casket but make sure you buy the best vault possible.” I laugh now as I recall that because I don’t know anyone in my generation who thinks that way. But that was typical for the generations that came before.

Ronda Rich Another thing — and this is why I’m thinking about this now — is that they were always squirreling away money for burial.

Not one of them saved for their children to have college educations or for them to have retirement.

Their life’s savings was to pay to bury them so they could leave this life, having paid every debt they owed.

Frequently, when I was growing up, I heard my grandparents or parents say, “I got to make sure I’ve got enough money to bury me.”

When someone died in our church or community, two questions would always be asked. First came, “What ‘kilt’ him?” and then, “Did he have enough to bury him?” Everyone wanted to escape the stigma of a pauper’s grave which is what the county provided by way of a pine box, lowered into

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good deeds. So, the community rallied together and raised the money to bury them. No one judged.

They just loved.

I was six or seven years old when Daddy stood in the pulpit before a casket and explained that the family had no money to bury the young man killed unexpectedly in a car wreck. The family was so poor that even other poor people considered them “the poorest of the poor.”

Daddy instructed that a collection plate be passed as “Amazing Grace” was played. I don’t know how much was collected but I do remember the undertaker gratefully thanking Daddy for the gesture.

My grandmother had a little, black, homemade pouch that stored carefully folded money.

Daily, she tucked it inside her bra. “This oughta be enough to bury me,” she’d say.

And, it was.

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

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an anonymous grave (no markers for those poor souls) by convicts dressed in stripes and leg chains.

“That’s one that the chain gang will bury for sure,” I remember hearing when I was seven or eight years old and a very old, penniless man died.

For the last 20 years of her life whenever Mama took money from her savings account to buy something (and, to be completely truthful, this very seldom happened. Mama never wanted anything enough to use savings to buy it), she would say, “I gotta make sure I keep enough back to bury me.”

I borrowed money from Mama once and then spent years trying to pay her back. Every time I offered, she’d say, “Just hold onto it. That way I’ll know I have enough money to bury me if something happens to the money I’ve got put back. I know I can count on you to have it.”

This has come up because, recently, two men, humble and much loved, died and there was little if any to bury either man.

Both had served God and fellow man, leaving behind them a sowing of kindness and a harvest of

Back-to-school spending isn’t just about clothes and markers anymore.

In 2014, Forbes reported Accenture estimated nearly half of respondents reported they would spend $500 or more on back-to-school expenses, including not only clothes and desk supplies, but electronics as well.

Yet there’s one more aspect of backto-school spending that’s growing and can add hundreds – and sometimes thousands – to a family’s overall K-12 education budget. Since the 2008 economic crisis, many public school systems have tried to make up for funding shortfalls by adding first-time or expanded fees for sports, extracurricular activities and specialized academics.

This means that back-to-school budgeting, even for families with kids in public school, now requires a more holistic, year-round approach to all backto-school expenses.

Given their potential dollar amounts, parents should examine school fees first. Public education has never been completely free of charge beyond local taxes – parents have traditionally paid extra money to support their kids’ participation in sports, music or other extracurricular activities. However, many school systems are adding fees for a broader range of offerings including after-school activities, top-level courses, lab-based instruction and even Advanced Placement (AP) classes. So before you start spending money on clothes and supplies that can be bought off-season, on sale or possibly used, get a handle on

how applicable instruction and activity fees might affect your budget.

Consider turning back-to-school shopping into a money lesson. Most kids like to have certain kinds of clothes, shoes or supplies. Those “wants” can be turned into a discussion about spending priorities, value, choice and comparison shopping. Using the Back to School Budget calculator with your kids can help them learn how create a budget before shopping for essentials.

As kids get older, the discussion can expand to cover bigger-ticket purchases like smartphones, computers and fees for special courses and activities they want to pursue. Some of these issues might evolve into a discussion about earning money through chores or a part-time job.

Once priorities are decided, every expense should be tracked, including a child’s round trip school transportation, meals, tutoring fees or immunization and healthcare expenses not covered by insurance. And once that budget is set, it means a constant search for smart ways to cut. Some ideas may include: • Car pooling (track your costs to make sure you’re not adding significantly to your overall transportation budget) • Packing lunches at home • Working with school administrators to raise outside donations or grant funding to cover parents’ out-of-pocket costs • Organizing school supplies in one place to avoid purchasing duplicates • Renting equipment, supplies or instruments used until a child’s interests are established

• Scouting garage sales, thrift shops and online marketplaces for used, required-edition textbooks, instruments, electronics, sports equipment, clothes and other supplies you’d otherwise buy new; online resources shouldn’t charge shipping or return fees • Reviewing school and classroom supply lists before buying essentials • Bulk- and group-buying supplies and services with other parents to get volume prices • Consolidating back-to-school shopping during tax-free days • Swapping used supplies and equipment with other parents • Checking retail memberships for any back-to-school savings they offer • Watching for print and online coupons or special discount offers through your school • Listening to your kids – they might spot money-saving ideas faster than you can One final secret budget item – rewards. Saving money on back-toschool expenses can help parents meet a number of financial goals, but kids’ academic or activity success deserves recognition. Consider setting aside a little of those savings for a reward they can enjoy.

Bottom line: When setting your back-to-school budget this year, think beyond the supplies. Consider every possible fee and expense associated with your child’s school year and plan accordingly.

Nathaniel Sillin directs Visa’s financial education programs. To follow Practical Money Skills on Twitter: www.twitter.com/PracticalMoney.

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Red, white and blue – fireworks worth the wait

Doug Chellew The Paper

Families gathered in downtown Braselton well in advance of the start of Saturday’s festival and parade, and many positioned themselves for prine viewing of the anticipation fireworks display. Mother Nature was providing her own light show and others were also taking advantage of the July 1 lifting of restriction of fireworks sales. While portions of the sky appeared to be threatening, the weather held off to allow for a colorful spectacle which could be observed from a number of vantage points including Highway 53 near Davis Street where Doug Chellew captured these images and more which can be seen at ClickThePaper.com

The parade found folks decked out in red, white and blue and enjoying watermelon sold by Sweet Delights Bakery and frozen popsicles handed out

by New Community Church.

LeAnne Akin The Paper

The holiday celebration was a family time in downtown Braselton with the parade as well as the festival in the park. Organizers were pleased with the crowd and the weather.

Think Medicare Has You Covered? Think Again.

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Recently, Greg and his wife, Laura, came to see me. They are from Gainesville. They were referred to me by their accountant, who advised them to seek out some professional financial advice before they retire. Heck, that is right up my alley! Greg and Laura are a very nice couple. They both brought up three girls who are now educated and married. He is an engineer and is 65. She is a 60-year-old school teacher.

(They look like they are only 45.)

Greg and Laura are planning to retire by June.

Before they plunge into retirement, we were laying out their expected expenses in retirement and we came to the often forgotten topic of health care. I will tell you what I told them: excluding health care from your post retirement budget is one of the most critical mistakes people can make in their planning.

When it comes to this expense there is both good news and bad news. The good news is that the average cost of health care for retirees is lower than its peak in 2010. The bad news? Based on the latest estimates, a 65-yearold couple who retired in 2014 is expected to spend about $220,000 on health care during retirement.

When I explained this to Greg,

he responded in a way that many do. He asked how his parents got by so cheaply. He questioned what did they do for insurance?

I explained to Greg that the world has obviously changed a lot since most of our parents retired, but little has changed more than the retirement and the healthcare landscape. Let me help you, as I helped Greg and Laura, understand the world of Medicare.

Medicare is a federal program that pays for certain healthcare expenses for qualified people age 65 and older. It is a benefit provided to more than 55 million Americans. Covered healthcare expenses include doctor visits, hospital stays, and certain other healthcare and prescription drug expenses, all things that routinely come to mind when you think about health care.

The problem is that there is a large, and very dangerous, gap between what is covered by Medicare and the healthcare costs that most retirees incur.

One of the most commonly overlooked expenses within this gap is the cost of long-term care.

Some Medicare Part A recipients may qualify for a limited stay in a nursing home, usually around 20 days and all but the copayment for around 80 days at that facility.

The problem is that there is often a daily copay for a nursing home stay, often over $150 a day, and second, there

are quite a few hoops to jump through to qualify. One of these qualifications is that the nursing services received during these stays must be “skilled,” which usually isn’t the case for most people in nursing homes.

If your stay does not meet the qualifications, Medicare will not cover any of your costs. Yikes!

The same situation applies to home health services as well.

Some Medicare recipients will qualify for up to 100 home visits after a stay in the hospital, but those visits must similarly be “skilled,” rather than to merely assist with activities of daily living, which is the help that most seniors usually require.

So again, if the home health services do not meet certain criteria, Medicare will not cover the costs of those home visits.

So now that you are standing at the edge of your Medicare benefit, looking down into that dangerous gap in coverage, you may wonder how you can bridge that gap. You should be planning to build a bridge to cover that gap.

Unfortunately, many retirees don’t bother to build this bridge.

They figure they will try their luck attempting to jump across. Just as I told Greg and Laura, this is not the approach I advise. No matter how healthy you consider yourself, the Department of Health and Human Services released a study explaining that about seven out of 10 65- year-

olds will need long-term care.

Hmm . . . that is seven out of 10, or 70 percent! Math is difficult sometimes, but if I were a gambling man, even I could see that those are not very good odds for Greg and Laura. Jumping may not be in their best interest.

I suggested to Greg and Laura that rather than cross their fingers and hope for the best, perhaps they should consider asset-based long-term care insurance (LTC).

With asset-based LTC, there are no monthly premiums, per se, like there are with traditional LTC. Rather, there is one initial “premium.” Greg and Laura have about $100,000 currently sitting in cash. They can use that $100,000 and transfer it to an asset-based LTC policy. With such a policy, a person is given a LTC multiple, depending upon his or her age. For example, in Greg and Laura’s case, the $100,000 will give them $440,000 of LTC coverage. These policies are specialized to cover a wide range of services, designed specifically to protect retirees from the crippling cost of longterm care without the burden of monthly policy premiums. The details of each plan can vary based on the policy holder’s age when it is obtained, the coverage needed, and the insurance provider. They can also have tricky elimination periods which outline time periods where the policy holder will still be solely

responsible for any long-term care expenses. The main benefit of an asset-based LTC policy, however, is that the policy holder has full access to his or her initial “premium” and can cancel the policy at any time. If the policy is canceled, all the money is refunded to the policy holder.

Because of the complexity of the details involved in long-term care insurance, it’s important that you do your research and talk to a qualified financial professional, and make sure he or she is a qualified retirement specialist who is not just trying to push a product. Remember, folks, you must look for solutions.

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Joe Kapacziewiski (at R) was among the participants in Saturday’s Star Spangled 5K. He pushed two kids in a stroller the entire 5K and finished 34th with a time of 28:21.4.

He finished just ahead Bill Stevens, founder of Operation One Voice to which proceeds from the fundraiser will go.

(Above) Runners made their way the course. (Top, C) A runner-up in the patriotic female contest (R) Carlee Brazier ran in honor of her grandmother, Betsy Cernicky. (Below) Zoe was presented patriotic pet honors by Aimee Souto.

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daughter of the late Howard C. and Julia Rogers Davis, she was a member of Winder First Baptist Church. She had served at Duckhead Apparel in retail sales.

Survivors include her children, James Olin Wilson Jr., of Phenix City, Ala., and Jerry Wilson of Watkinsville; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and sister, Margaret Stephens of Asheville, N.C. A graveside service was held Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in Barrow Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Irby Stanley officiating.

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J.W. Wright

Died July 4, 2015 J.W. Wright, 79, of Statham, died Saturday, July 4, 2015.

He retired from the United States Air Force, serving in

Vietnam, and later retired from Pepsi Cola. He was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Otis and Lottie Scroggs Wright; and sister, Ruby Bradford.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Julie “Tina” Wright; sons, Greg (Cathy) Wright, Tim (Dawn) Wright, and Todd (Nikki) Wright; daughter, Gina (Ed) Thrailkill; grandchildren, Josh Clack, Katie (Damen) Braswell, JJ (Rheanna) Wright, Corey Wright, Morgan Wright, Haley Wright, Dylan Wright, Michael Wright, McLaren Wright; and great-grandchildren, Mila Wright and Paige Wright.

The funeral service was held Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Sammy Everett and the Rev. Adam Bishop officiating. Burial with military honors followed in Barrow Memorial Gardens.

Joey Brovont of Milton was the overall winner in the Star Spangled 5K held Saturday in Braselton Park.

He finished the course with a time of 20:14.4. (He is pictured top, right) A fundraiser for Operation One Voice, the 5K and fun run/walk had 146 participants.

In second was Andrew Lawrence of Suwanee with a time of 20:52.6 and Braselton’s Nathan Atwell was third with a time of 21:59.7.

Carly Ledbetter of Commerce (at R) was the overall female winner with a time of 2:58 and she was sixth overall.

Memorial donations may be made to Gentiva Hospice and/or Barrow County Cancer Society.

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Beverly June Youngberg

Died July 1, 2015 Beverly June Youngberg, 83, of Oakwood, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in her home.

She was the widow of Everett Youngberg whom she married July 2, 1947. He died March 9, 1980. Born in Jamestown, N.Y., on July 11, 1931, Beverly moved to Oakwood in 1992. She was the daughter of the late Frederick and Margaret Hern, sister to Richard Hern, the late Patricia Gray and six stepbrothers and -sisters. She was also preceded in death by her son, Gary (Linda) Youngberg.

Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl (Cleo) Fuller of Flowery Branch; grandchildren, Shelli Dodd

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Former Lady Eagle Robin Adair has fond memories at East Jackson

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The four retired football jerseys hang on the wall to commemorate the four most revered and honored men to have ever worn the red and black: Frank Sinkwich, Charley Trippi, Theron Sapp and Herschel Walker.

UGA’s athletic history on display at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall

By Adam Wynn

The Paper regional staff

Casual visitors to the University of Georgia’s campus in Athens may have either completely missed the openly hidden Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall or they may have stared at the glossy black cube with a domed roof and wondered which art museum it held.

In reality, this gorgeous hall is actually the home to the athletic offices for the University of Georgia and the home to the country’s first on-campus athletics museum dedicated to that college’s sports.

“I would say that this building in here becomes more like...a chapel while being in Sanford Stadium is like being in a cathedral,” Tanner Stines, the director of athletic tours at UGA, said.

“It’s a very reverent experience for a lot of people.”

Stines, internal operations at the University of Georgia, has spent the last few years working to maintain the university’s facilities and work with the public to share the legacy of UGA’s history.

That responsibility is slightly complicated by the fact that most people are just not aware that a place like the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall exists or that they are welcome to come in for tours just about whenever they want.

“It all runs through our

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UGA’s Butts-Mehre prominently features the 1980 national football championship trophy, colloquially known as the Crystal Football, to honor the team finishing the season with a number one ranking and a 17-10 Sugar Bowl victory over Notre Dame. facilities website. We don’t really advertise it that much because on an average week we probably give 10 group tours of the building,” Stines explained. “The guided tour portion really comes if you call ahead and set it up. We walk you through the history of the museum...then we let everybody walk around and check out the cube displays.”

Barring a few special occasions, Butts-Mehre is open for public, self-guided tours of the upper levels during

regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

The tours have been available since the Butts-Mehre Hall opened in the early 1980s, but the process has just been formalized in the last four years.

People on these selfguided tours are treated to a look at the plentitude of UGA memorabilia and history stored in glass cubes in the rotunda of the entrance at Butts-Mehre. There are

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items as obvious as the crystal football belonging to the 1980 national championship football team, and then there are items more obscure and unexpected like the actual UGA flag that flew in Iraq when American forces liberated one of former leader Saddam Hussein’s palaces.

There are several intriguing items in the hall, but fans will be most surprised to see

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Robin Adair attempts a free throw during a game last season for the East Jackson Lady Eagles basketball team.

BY CHARLES PHELPS because “it’s so intense.” cphelps@clickthepaper.com “I loved watching the boys play just as much as I (loved) Robin Adair was a true playing,” Adair said. “Win or sportswoman during her lose, it’s an amazing game, time at East Jackson Com- and I’ve never connected so prehensive High School. much with a group of girls She ran cross country, before.” started for the varsity basWith the numerous ketball team and competed amount of teammates Adair for the track and field team. met and befriended along Three sports, three different the way, memories from seasons. The best part, Adair freshman to senior year looked forward to all three were in abundance as she seasons. though.

“I (have) always loved “My favorite memories to run my whole life,” she happened when I was a said. “When I was in middle freshman and a senior,” she school, I loved watching all said. “Freshman year was so the high-school athletes play exciting because you’re just or compete. getting started and learning “I definitely looked up to and meeting new people. them so much. It only made “Cross country as a freshme more excited to play as man was very memorable. many sports as possible. I We would always play frislooked forward to every sea- bee after runs. My favorite son of my many sports.” memories are when we’d One of the best parts about mess around instead of runcompeting in three different ning. Once, we even went to sports, Adair explained, was a river to swim.” getting to know more people However, one of her favorand more coaches. ite memories just happened “It (made) high school so to be one of the more emomuch more enjoyable,” she tional ones she experienced said.

Her favorite sport while at See robin adair, 2B East Jackson was basketball,

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Jackson County boys’ basketball coach Chuck Butler said one of the best things about summer scrimmages is seeing how well players respond to playing in different lineups when some of the key pieces of the team are missing.

Butler had a bird’s-eye view as to how well his team can respond if put in that situation during the Panthers’ summer-scrimmage games last month at Apalachee and Winder-Barrow High Schools.

“It’s a challenge, because we don’t, necessarily, have the practice time we want,” Butler said. “Whenever you look out there at groups, you’re trying to think of plays and sets that you do run that everyone knows, because we have a lot of young guys, too, Charles Phelps The Paper

Jackson County boys’ basketball coach Chuck Butler addresses the team during a timeout.

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Robin Adair jumps hurdles for East Jackson at the Region 8-AAA track and field championships in Jefferson.

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The Jackson County Comprehensive High School football team will host its summer youth camp, July 13-15, from 6-8 p.m. each day. Contact coach Brandon Worley at bworley@jackson.k12.ga.us. You can also contact the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department at 706-367-6350 and www.jacksonrec.com.

The Jefferson High School softball team will host its summer youth camp, July 14-16, from 8-11 a.m. each day. Registration is $50. Registration closes on Monday, July 13. Campers will receive individual instructions in hitting, fielding, base running and throwing from Jefferson coaches and players, plus a T-shirt.

For more information or how to register, visit: www.jeffersonrec. com or call 706-367-5116.

Reunion Country Club is offering two junior golf summer camps for boys and girls, ages 6-15. Registration is $175 for members/ residents of Reunion; $200 non-residents/non-members. The camp dates are July 13-16 and July 27-30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Instruction includes full swing, short game, putting and chipping. After camp care will also be provided from 1-3 p.m. for an additional $100 per camper. For more information, visit: www.reuniongolfclub.com or call 770-967-8300.

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Mill Creek Summer Basketball

Lady Dragons participate in week-long camp

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The Mill Creek High School girls’ basketball team competed in summer action during the month of June. Above: Morgan Simmons attempts a shot during a scrimmage game at Archer High School. Below: Tatum Ragsdale drives into the paint for a layup.

The Jefferson High School girls’ soccer team practiced at the Jefferson Parks & Recreation Department as part of a week-long camp in June.

BY CHARLES PHELPS

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JEFFERSON – The soccer season may have ended in May, but practice is a yearround craft.

The Jefferson Lady Dragons have been hard at work this summer to get ready for the 2016 season. Along with the help of Mill Creek head coach Vince Hayes, the Lady Dragons recently put in work at the Jefferson Parks & Recreation Department.

“We’ve got some newcomers,” junior varsity head coach Jeff Williams said. “The spirit is very good as far as acceptance of the new players.

“They see right away that they have skills and they’re going to be able to help us out. I think everybody is very encouraged, very accepting. It comes from the top down. I think Coach Hayes has done a great job as far as how he builds up constantly, points out who does right. He doesn’t over-teach as far as (getting) on somebody when they do something wrong. He just corrects and they move on.”

Hayes said the Jefferson squad was “getting after it” during the week-long camp. He

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The Jackson County boys’ basketball team against Dacula High School.

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What’s another great thing about the summertime scrimmages? The players learn how to play situational basketball.

“That was a big part of today,” Butler said after facing Dacula High School at Apalachee. “We had situations where we were neck and neck all the way through, and then, right there with Dacula, we had a lead, so we learned how to play with a lead, what shots we wanted to take and which ones we wanted to pass up. “(I) talked to the guys about how, ‘It might be a good shot, but we’re looking for a better shot at that time,’ because we know, through last year, how pivotal those last few minutes of being able to close out whatever situation you’re in (is). That’s really been our biggest key right now.”

Seventeen of the Panthers’ 22 losses last season were decided by 10 points or less.

The coaches and team are focused on the execution of what they want to do on the floor, Butler said.

“The guys are putting in the work ethic on the floor,” he explained. “Probably, everybody starts talking about commitment, because there’s a million things going on over the summer and so we talk about that commitment level showing that this is important to you, that it is a priority.

“We’ve talked about the execution piece.

That’s really been the brunt of everything right now, just focusing in on those areas, because that’s what we felt like we were lacking…due mainly to our experience. Then, there’s always working on fundamentals and

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in her time at East Jackson.

“My favorite senior-year memory is when freshman Sue (Anne) Moralis won her first state championship race in the mile in track, and she hugged me crying,” Adair said. “She always (told) me she wants to be exactly like me, even though i’m not a state champion, it melts my heart.”

The biggest difference between her freshman and senior year: knowledge, she said.

“I knew nothing my freshman year com-

the skills. That’s a year-round process.”

He added the team got more of its core group back as each week passed during June and they “steadily” got better and better during that time. Junior Christian Smith “stepped up” at the shooting guard position, and the team welcomed back Antonio Strickland to the lineup. Strickland missed all of the 2014-15 season with a torn ACL. “It’s been really good to see the energy he’s (Strickland) been bringing to the team and he has growth, too, because he missed a year,” Butler said. “Yes, he is a senior, but he missed that time, so it’s a great opportunity for him to do that.”

We had situations where we were neck and neck all the way through, and then, right there with Dacula, we had a lead, so we learned how to play with a lead, what shots we wanted to take and which ones we wanted to pass up.

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pared to senior year,” she explained. “I knew how much I looked up to the upper classmen when I was a freshman, so that helped me realize my role as a senior.

“It’s so strange how the tables turn when you get older. I (saw) my freshman self in so many young athletes.”

Adair is ready to begin her new adventure at Young Harris College. She plans on majoring in Outdoor Leadership and running cross country for the Lady Mountain Lions.

“I’m looking forward to it so much,” she said. “I love running and I know I’ll be doing it all my life. I’m eager to get to know the girls on the team more and to see what I can do.”

who walks through the door.

Eagle-eyed local fans on the tour might even notice the image of Apalachee volleyball coach Joey Alfonso in the championship picture for the 1990 UGA baseball team.

UGA figures such as Loran Smith, Vince Dooley and others are routinely spotted entering Butts-Mehre for their regular business.

Former student-athletes sometimes still use the facilities to work out.

“Yesterday, there went Richard Seymour and his stepson. DJ Shockley will go by and Courtney Kupets will come through,” Stines mentions. “It becomes less strange to me.”

Those who are familiar with the museum will often ask one simple question that Stines has grown used to answering. Why is it called the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall and not the Vince Dooley Heritage Hall?

“Vince Dooley was still here at the time and he very well couldn’t name a building after himself,” Stines said.

The building ended up being named for two legendary UGA football coaches: Wally Butts and Harry Mehre.

After fans check out the museum in the rotunda of the third floor, which happens to be the public entrance to the building, they can then look up at the Circle of Honor. The Circle of Honor is a special designation with the intent to recognize notable alumni for their combined academic and athletic achievements.

“To be in the Circle of Honor, you have to have graduated from the University. Academic achievement has become more and more important in recent years,” Elizabeth Clark, a graduated student who works in Butts-Mehre and often conducts the guided tours, said.

The second floor of Butts-Mehre hosts a more complete collection of trophies and awards given to UGA football teams and individuals through the years, including the actual Heisman trophies awarded to Frank Sinkwich in 1942 and Herschel Walker in 1982.

When a player is awarded the Heisman Memorial Trophy, they are given two identical trophies. One goes to their school while the other stays with them.

Fans can see such trophies as recent as the 2015 Belk Bowl trophy and examples as iconic as the classic Sugar Bowl trophy. In order to save room, the hall keeps just one example of each trophy awarded to UGA with plaques bearing the years that others were awarded.

One notable absence from the trophy room, however, is the Governor’s Cup, which usually takes up a now darkened corner of the room. The Governor’s Cup is one of two traveling trophies that UGA plays for every season, this one in the rivalry with Georgia Tech. Given the result of this past season’s meeting between these two teams, the Governor’s Cup is in Atlanta.

The first floor of Butts-Mehre is off-limits to the public, but some groups on guided tours can get a look at this most spectacular part of the facility.

After all, Butts-Mehre is largely the home of UGA’s football program. The first floor just happens to be where most of the offices are, along with weight rooms, training facilities, meeting rooms and a massive indoor turf field.

“Mainly people want to see the indoor turf field,” Stines noted.

One place that is always off-limits, though, is the locker room. Guests are barred from visiting just about every locker room that could be in use by student-athletes.

“Lots of people want to see the locker room. We have a policy that we don’t show

knows a bunch of the players on the team and people in the Jefferson community and wanted to help the team get better.

“These girls are like what I have with at Mill Creek with their attitude, their mentality, they’re great kids,” Hayes said. “This is a good group to work with. I like working with anybody who wants to get better.”

Williams said new Lady Dragons’ head coach Sean Malone, Hayes and himself identified who may replace some of the talent that graduated from the 2015 squad.

“We’ve got some defensive players, as well, coming in that we are excited about,” Williams explained. “We’ve got a good eighthgrade crop that can only play JV (junior varsity), but we are going to have them in JV. “We’re excited to have them, too, to keep building on their skills and going from there.

I think we’re going to be even better this year than we were last year, so we’re very excited about that.”

any of the locker rooms in any building just because its set up as the one place where the kids can have a safe haven and not be asked for autographs,” Stines noted. “They can just cut up and be themselves.”

Stines does warn that smaller groups are best for people who want to see the restricted areas purely for logistical reasons.

“We aren’t going to take 500 people into a working environment,” Stines explained.

While the privilege of touring these semirestricted areas is wonderful, the bottom floor of Butts-Mehre is hardly the only facility that Stines’ office will open up for tours. In fact, if people request it, they might even get to tour Sanford Stadium.

“It really surprises people that its just two clicks and writing your name down and you and your group can tour Sanford Stadium.

People just don’t know to ask,” Stines admitted. “We have a motto around here that goes, ‘Creating exceptional experiences for a lifetime.’”

Any and all guests interested in touring Sanford Stadium or other facilities can go to the Athletic Facilities Request Form on Georgiadogs.com.

A tour of Sanford Stadium will grant visitors an unprecedented look at team locker rooms, press areas and the very field itself.

Clark is officially just a student worker in the athletic offices and a graduate student from Warner Robins, but she is unofficially the woman who holds the keys to Sanford Stadium.

“It can be really hard to hide my superfan sometimes,” Clark said of literally having a key ring that opens every door in Sanford Stadium. “It’s really cool.”

Fans and all interested parties can even rent out University athletic facilities such as Sanford Stadium for a wide array of uses.

However, people should know that renting Sanford Stadium for anything is pretty pricey, especially for that most special day in a man and woman’s life.

“We have the option to have a full wedding on the field, but nobody’s ever really done it. We price it out so high that you’ll have to be really dedicated to your daughter’s wedding,” Stines noted. “We did have two people who went through...this twosome wanted to get married on the field. They just brought a photographer, a minister and two people to witness it. In a torrential downpour, they got married on the field. Turns out that the pictures were amazing.”

The same cannot be said for other people who make requests on what they want to do once they get in Sanford Stadium.

While some are disappointed to find that the University will deny their request to play a game of football on the field at Sanford Stadium, there are plenty of people who have one oddly specific request that will get turned down every time: they want to leave someone’s cremated remains behind when they leave.

“I have had multiple requests for cremated remains to be left in facilities, on facilties,” Stines admitted. “One of the most outlandish was a 100-year-old bourbon bottle that carried Dad’s remains. They wanted it not just left in the stadium, but chained to the hedges where it would live forever. We don’t do endof- life ceremonies.”

Even if there are some exceedingly reasonable restrictions on what fans can and cannot do when they visit the University of Georgia’s athletic facilities, the simple fact is that fans and interested parties can take a tour of these incredible locations simply by asking.

From the hall that collects history to the field where history happens, fans of the University of Georgia or college football in general have an awesome chance to look inside the athletic association and get closer to the game than they likely ever thought possible.

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Jefferson Community Theatre presents ‘Mary Poppins’ When the lyrics to “A Spoonful of Sugar” begin, you can’t help but sing or hum along.

There is something magical about “Mary Poppins” and the Jefferson Community Theatre will bring the popular production, based on the book series by P. L. Travers, to the stage beginning Friday.

Mary Poppins, the magical nanny, drops into the lives of young Jane and Michael July 10-12 and July 17-19 at Jefferson High School’s William Duncan Martin Performing Acts Center.

Directed by Jay Holl with Diana Norton-Bagwell as producer and assistant director, the show will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. for the Sunday shows.

General admission tickets are $15 with seniors and students admitted for $10.

For more information and for tickets, call 706-367-5714 or visit www.jeffersoncommunitytheatre.com

Photos by LeAnne Akin See more scenes from Monday’s rehearsal at ClickThePaper.com The supercalifragilisticexpialidocious cast: Mary Poppins – Christina Faglier/ Ashley Shumake Bert – Colin Chandler/ Dan Johnson George – Chuck Miller Winifred – April Johnson Jane – Emaline Newbury Michael – Will Stevens Katie Nana – Patti Bennett Mrs Brill – Ivy Gray Robertson Ay – Seth Martin Miss Lark – Kathy Wortham

Admiral Boom/Bank Chairman – David Wortham Policeman/Northbrook – Ethan Strong Neleus – Katie Barnett Queen Victoria – Mary Young Park Ranger – Renee Chandler Mrs Corey – Sloane Meyer Annie – Charlotte Oesterle Fannie – Madeline Allen Bird Woman – Lydia Hill Van Hussler – Larry Fuller Miss Smyth – Debbie Mooney Valentine – Kaylan Hopewell

Doll – Kasey Atkins Teddy Bear – Reece Moseley Mr Punch – Jake Rosenberger Miss Andrew – Wendy Oesterle Ensemble – Larianna Johnson, Faith Tomack, Victoria Comfort,Joey Blackstock, Natalie Wortham, Hayden Stock, Rachael Langford, Ellie Atkins,Rainey Fuller, Jacob Oesterle, Jon Anderson, Ethan Anderson, Carson Torbett, Annika Sorrow The Practically Perfect Production Team: Jay Holl - Director

Diana Norton-Bagwell – Producer and Assistant Director Lynn Faglier and Wendy Oesterle -– Music directors Cathy Skidmore – Choreographer Eden Gilley and Paige Smart – Assistant choreographers Lauren Barnett - Stage manager Sherry Aquino and Roxi Carroll – Costumers Mike Aquino and Mark Oesterle – Set construction

Alanna Dorsey completes FBI leadership program After visiting her father at the FBI National Academy in 2009, Alanna Dorsey thought, “I could do this.”

Now six years later, this Jackson County Comprehensive High School incoming sophomore, at age 14, has completed the 17th session of the academy’s Youth Leadership Program, an experience she says exceeded all expectations.

“I really liked it when I visited my dad and always thought maybe I could follow that path later on,” Alanna said.

The FBINAA is the professional association of graduates of the FBI National Academy for state and local law enforcement officials.

Attendees to the youth leadership program range in age from 14 to 16, and the criteria are very strict. Applicants must be nominated by local chapters of the FBINAA and must have demonstrated leadership and excellent character traits, submit an essay on leadership, pass an oral interview, and have above average grades. A total of 60 teenagers are selected each year from a worldwide pool. The program, held at the FBI Academy, located in Quantico, Va., runs for one week during the summer. Going into the selection process, Alanna

held a 4.0 grade point average, solid attendance at school, and exemplary citizenship record.

Currently Alanna plays varsity volleyball, an active member of FFA, and participates in numerous volunteer efforts around the community.

“You never get an opportunity to take part in something like this, so I went for it,” she said. “It gives you a taste of what it was like to go to the FBI academy, and being an agent is something I’m definitely thinking about.”

Average days during the program, explained Alanna, would consist of waking up between 4-4:30 a.m. to run the track and trails before cleaning up for breakfast and attend three intervals of classes starting at 8 a.m.

Later in the day you would either have book and counselor meetings, study time, and a sport activity. An hour of free time was offered before lights out at 9:30 p.m.

The curriculum included classes in goal setting, leadership qualities, religion culture and comparative ideology, ethical decision making, integrity, accountability, situational leadership, and juvenile justice in America to name a few.

Physical activity incorporated running the United States Marine Endurance Stamina Course

also known as the “Yellow Brick Road.”

“That was an experience, running that course. I was already working on conditioning for volleyball before I arrived at the academy, but it was still challenging.”

Students also toured Washington, D.C. where highlights consisted of the FBI field office and the seeing the Capital.

Graduates of the YLP are eligible to become members of the FBINAA Youth Leadership Program Graduates’ Association, which boasts a membership of just over 500. According to the FBINAA graduates of the YLP have continued onto some of the country’s most prestigious academies such as the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and various elite universities including Harvard and Yale.

As for Alanna, she has his eyes set on the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College to major in Biology. Afterward, the sky is the limit as she heeds her father’s advice of not closing the doors on her future.

“An agent looks like a great job. I see it in movies all the time and it’s always appealed to me.

This program was the best and I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” Alanna said.

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Alanna Dorsey, a Jackson County Comprehensive High School rising sophomore, was selected for the FBI National Academy Youth Leadership Program.

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Rape survivor advocates for others To My Rapist: Thirty years ago our paths crossed. It was more like a collision of two intricately woven lives. For you, it probably was not a big deal. For me, however, it destroyed my life and sent me on a course that I was unprepared for, while changing my entire existence. The 19-year-old I had been was no longer. Snuffed out by the hands and choices of a complete stranger: you. Nothing would be able to erase your actions or the extreme impact it played, except for me to rebuild myself -- my life.

I have written this letter a gazillion times in my head and heart, but never had anyone to send it to. I still have no one to send this to, but it holds great importance just the same. I do not write this out of anger or hate, or the need to bash you for your actions. I write this tonight, July 1, 2015; for me.

I have thought of you, longed to find you for 30 years. I have often wondered if I ever cross your mind. I wonder if you ever knew that I lived, survived your wrath that fateful night. Whether you do or not, I write this to inform you that not only did I physically survive you, I have overcome the hell and utter destruction you caused. On this day, I celebrate your choices. I celebrate this crazy beautiful life that I live now and I celebrate the countless losses. All of them. For every loss there has been reward and by the grace of God, I lived to tell. And for the last 13 years, I have shared what I’ve learned and how I have grown, despite what you sought to destroy.

I was a mere 19-year-old girl, in a new city that I was growing to love. I was a cosmetology student in the beautiful city of Savannah.

Wide-eyed and free spirited, I was enjoying new experiences being away from home for the first time. My dreams and hopes were fresh and new, with the world at my feet. I was bold and brazen, and in my mind 10-feet tall and bulletproof.

That was until the night we met.

The city was gearing up for Independence Day celebrations. I was anticipating a Fourth of July party that I had been invited to at a military base. I had just begun to date a Ranger after having had my heart broken by another, and I was excited for what the future held.

For several days, I had had a nagging feeling of being unsettled and as hard as I tried, I could not shake it.

I knew this feeling as I had felt it many times as a child.

It was familiar and sickening, reminding me of the many times I had been sexually assaulted by two family members. I was always fearfully awaiting the next sickening moment of being hurt. The abuse continued for about two years. And it left me wounded. I never told, as the consequences of that were too severe. But those wounds, those acts, rendered me victim and set me on a course that finally collided with you.

On this fateful Monday night in 1985, I found myself in need of a telephone. I was alone and scared at my apartment on Jones Street and set out to find a payphone to call my roommate and visiting sister, who were at a bar having fun. I walked two blocks to Barnard and Gaston. I placed a dime into the telephone slot and I dialed the number. My sister was in deep conversation regarding my fear and desire for them to head home. It was then that you first came into my view and proceeded to interrupt my phone call.

To support the efforts of Piedmont Rape Crisis Center, Susan Schuenemann accepted a donation from the East Atlanta chapter of the Iron Order Motorcycle Club. She triumped over her victimization and is now an advocate for other victims of sexual assault.

You asked for directions and I being annoyed by your rudeness proceeded to tell you that I did not know the area well. I was relieved when you walked away. I watched you closely as you headed away from me. But then, you suddenly spun on your heels and snapped your left hand as if you’d forgotten something.

I turned my attention back to my sister on the phone and my back to you.

I felt a hard object pressed to my left temple and I was paralyzed by fear as you then cocked the gun. I could not breathe, nor move, nor think. I merely froze. My only connection to safety was my sister who was calling my name through the receiver, which you eventually slammed down into the payphone. You excitedly told me every vile thing you planned to do to me and you threatened to shoot me in the head again and again.

My feet wouldn’t work, neither would my brain, as you forced me at gunpoint to go with you. Your large sweaty hands all over me and your stinky hot breath in my ear was revolting. And I believed that on this night, my life would end. And it did.

Once we arrived at the abandoned house on Gwinnett Street, in the darkness and weeds, you forced me to undress. My small frame was completely swallowed and shadowed by your largeness. I was caught and utterly terrified. And then you shot me. The bullet firing out of its chamber paralyzed my ears. I heard screaming. I felt fire from head to toe, and then I realized what you had done. I knew completely that this night would be my last and that you would be the last human I would have any contact with.

You forced me to crawl underneath that nasty, spooky, enormous shell of a house. For the next several hours, you assaulted me in every way, again and again.

You ravaged my little body, stole my soul and destroyed that naive, silly 19-year-old girl. You beat me, robbed

me and then finally, as quickly as you came into my life, you exited. And I laid there still, unmoving and holding my breath for you to return. I lay with a bullet against my spine, bruises and cuts head to toe and an utter emptiness that to this day is hard to articulate. My body trembled, my mind raced and I was paralyzed. I could not move. I could only pray.

I prayed not for myself, but for my family. My prayer was for them to find my dead body early, as it was hot and I knew that decomposition would be accelerated. I prayed that they would find me so that they didn’t have to spend the rest of their lives wondering what had happened or where I was. I profusely prayed; and then I listened.

The voice was clear, strong and exact. It ordered me to get up. After much time, I crawled out from the filthy crawlspace. And so began, the fight to survive you. The fight to overcome.

The lengthy journey toward healing and recovery.

To have succumbed to death that night would have been easier. I was so grateful to be alive and at the same time, longed for death.

I prayed for death and sought death. I was totally alone in my pain and misunderstood by most. There were very few that remained my friends. My own family struggled to know what to do. And so I held it in. I suffered in silence and I longed for my old life.

For 15 years I battled.

I spent three months in a mental hospital, 15 years in counseling, a diagnosis of chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and many years of fighting to overcome the desire to end my life and at the same time, the search to rebuild my life. I entered a treatment program for victims who suffer from PTSD. For three months I received treatment at Emory, which to this day I give credit for saving my life. After years of nightmares, hyper-vigilance, flashbacks, intrusive

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The W.D. Harrell Oratorical Award was recently presented to American Legion Post 56. Accepting the award was (L-R): 10th District Commander Fred Simbro, Post 56 Commander Gene Bennett and Senior Vice Commander Bob Stites. The American Legion Department of Georgia Commander Randy Goodman presented the award.

American Legion Post 56 receives Oratorical Award The American Legion Post 56, Jackson County was awarded The American Legion Department of Georgia W.D. Harrell Oratorical Award. The award was presented at the annual Legion Conference in Dalton on June 26.

The award is presented each year to the Legion Post in Georgia that has the best oratorical program and also sponsors the winning high school student of the state competition.

The 2015 winners for the state was Brandon Davis of Jefferson High School.

The American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program is conducted each year in each state and then nationally. The program offers high school students the opportunity to hone their speaking skills and to become more knowledgeable about the U.S. Constitution.

The competition at each level provides scholarship money to the winners. Post 56 has sponsored many students who have become top competitors.

Davis, the current state winner, went on to compete in the National contest.

Post 56 Commander Gene Bennett said Bob Stites,Post Senior Vice Commander, is to be congratulated for his work in coordinating the oratorical program for the local post and the Legion 10th District.

Pictured accepting the award is from left to right: 10th District Commander Fred Simbro, Post 56 Commander Gene Bennett and Senior Vice Commander Bob Stites.

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thoughts and a sleep disorder, I found myself reborn.

To this day, I carry the battle scars of your choices.

Physically, your actions still riddle my body. Emotionally and spiritually, I have been renewed. I came face to face with evil and God used that evil, as a rebirth for my life. On this day of celebration, I want you to know that I pray for you daily and that through your decisions all those years ago, God used them for his good.

Thirty years later, I celebrate the encounter, the experience and relish in God’s grace and mercy. I celebrate this day. I celebrate this life. And wherever you are, whoever you are and whether you remember or not, I am grateful for the journey. I am grateful that our paths crossed. I am grateful for every single moment.

About the author Susan Schuenemann is the Executive Director for the Piedmont Rape Crisis Center (PRCC) located in rural North Georgia. PRCC serves and advocates for adult survivors of sexual violence in Banks, Barrow and Jackson counties. Because of the impact sexual violence has played in her own life, Susan finds joy in working to guide others to a place of healing.

Through years of hard work, she learned to both embrace and purge the trauma and discovered forgiveness, recovery and wholeness.

Susan now lends her time to “speak her truth” throughout Georgia and beyond, in hopes that it might inspire the broken, change perceptions and affect mindsets. She partners with the Georgia Sexual Assault Coalition helping to train law enforcement and sexual assault nurses. Susan also serves on several state initiatives fighting for the rights of victims and is active with a national organization working to bring attention to the rape kit backlog.

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Be a Superhero to local kids: Support CASA 5K Grab your Superhero costume and join Piedmont CASA on Sept. 26 at Fort Yargo State Park for the fourth annual Superhero Run. Last year, Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Captain America and many others participated.

The family fun run/1k begins at 8 a.m. at picnic shelter #2.

The trail run begins at 8:30 a.m. from the same location on a course laid out by Classic Race Services. The top three men overall and top three women overall from the 5K will win cash prizes.

All Superheroes in costume are automatically entered in the costume contest.

The costume contest winners in child, teen and adult categories win prizes.

The event includes activities for the children, childcare for parents who want to run, and goodies for the runners.

Register online at Active. com up until a few days before the race or come on race day at 7 a.m. To be guaranteed a T-shirt, register by Sept. 14.

Piedmont CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) speaks for local abused and neglected children. Community members over 21 years of age with a clean criminal background complete free training. Then they are assigned to a child by court order. Staff guides and supports the volunteers, who give five to 15 hours per month to their assigned child, seeking what’s in the child’s best interest.

Funds from the Superhero Run help the organiza-

Braselton environmental specialist Yvette Wise helped to educate Summer Reading Program participants about the importance of protecting the environment, especially water resources, and informed how families can be part of the solution.

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Batman, Superman, Wonderwoman and other Superheroes are invited to be involved in the Sept. 26 trail run to benefit Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates. tion support the advocacy of CASA volunteers.

Free training classes will be offered beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at St. Anthony’s Episcopal Church in Winder. Come to the first session from 6-9 p.m. with no obligation to continue. Get more information by calling 706-387-6375. Life Up a Child’s Voice. A Child’s Life.

Many thanks to the businesses and individuals in the community who are supporting this event: Solvay, Committee to Elect Representative Terry England, Stepan, Georgia Power, First American Bank, South State Bank,

NAPA Auto Parts, Springleaf, American Pest Control, and Brand Bank. More sponsorships are available.

Help make this a Super Saturday by giving to abused and neglected children with your donations, volunteering, and participating. Give these children a chance.

All donations are tax deductible: visit www.piedmontcasa.org. Check out www.facebook.com/piedmontcasa.

“Please join us for the fun and come lead the pack,” say organizers including Charm McCall.

Gwinnett Senior Golden Games involves 326 The 2015 Gwinnett Senior Golden Games, with closing ceremonies on May 13, was a huge success.

The first games were held in 2000; there were 15 events and 76 participants. In 2014 games we had 280 participants with 37 games. In the 2015 games, there were 326 participants and 37 games.

A highlight was Isabello Daniels Holyston, a 1956 Olympic medal winner who was among the participants.

First-, second- and thirdplace winners in each event/ age category were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals. A total of 391 gold, 295 silver and 173 bronze medals were awarded to the participants.

A number of participants continue on to State and National Competitions.

Our Golden Games began with Opening Ceremonies on April 1st at Bethesda Park Senior Center to Closing Ceremony on May 13, also at Bethesda Park Senior Center. Torch Bearers at Opening Ceremonies were Bud and Ginny Kushman.

The Senior Golden Games are an opportunity to help seniors maintain health, communication and provide an opportunity for 50 year and above adults to participate socially while competing in

athletic events. A participant can learn a new skill and become more aware of all the recreational opportunities in Gwinnett and neighboring counties.

Gwinnett Seniors newlyelected president Mike Radnovich thanked all for their participation and gave closing remarks. Outgoing president Alan Villavasso was thanked for his service and was presented with a plaque.

Other officers, board members and support staff are: Vice President – Pat Harney; Secretary – Marie Hickman; Treasurer – Elaine Shiver; Historian– Edward Munar; Members at Large– Bud Kushman and Hank Duran; Web Site Chairman – Richard Porter; Data Manager – Debbie Reid The closing meal was proved by: Garden Plaza, The Bridge, Right at Home, Hearthside Sugarloaf, Kings Coach, Lifecare of Gwinnett and Lifecare of Lawrenceville.

It took all Gwinnparticipants, volunteers and the support of Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Staff to put on this very special event. With the number of new participants, the organization hope they will pass the word onto friends and neighbors to how wonderful

and fun the event was.

Not everyone wins a medal, but most leave with fond memories, a “kick” to their adrenalin and a newlymade friend or two. Some only see those friends once a year, at the games, but all look forward to the reunion.

Gwinnett Seniors will meet at 10 a.m. on Sept. 21 at Bethesda Park Senior Center.

Braselton’s environmental specialist, Yvette Wise, nicknamed the “environmental hero” by the Braselton Library staff, presented a compelling program for 56 library patrons in the Braselton Park recently.

“Children learned about becoming an environmental hero for their environment,” says Lori Hayes, assistant manager of the Braselton Library. Wise was the featured presenter in the series of learningbased activities sponsored by the Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library during the summer months.

“We learned about critters in the creek and emphasized the importance of clean water for all and discussed how humans impact our local waterways,” said Wise.

“Our samples of creek dwellers included frogs, salamanders, crayfish, minnows, aquatic insects and dragonflies.”

Wise works with Matt Treeter of the Barrow County Stormwater Department and McHaney & Son Erosion Consultants to coordinate Rivers Alive cleanup efforts each spring and fall. To learn more about being a sponsor of Rivers Alive or volunteering for a cleanup, contact Yvette Wise at 706-654-3915 ext.

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The library’s summer programs continue through July at the library or at various locations in Braselton. Visit www.braselton.net for additional information or call 706-654-1992.

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Make up your own mind about leaving boyfriend

Dear Carolyn, I am in a very happy relationship with a great guy. We have been together a few years now but there is one issue.

My boyfriend has a very close girl friend whose presence is a thorn in my side. When we first started dating and were asking the standard closest friend/ who knows you best questions, she was the answer.

He has since casually mentioned years ago she confessed her love to him.

He did not reciprocate.

But he says she tells him everything.

While I understand they have been close friends for a long time, I cannot help being irked at their friendship. She seems to reach out to him on a somewhat regular basis to meet up for drinks; other times they go to movies and do other activities.

He seems to think this is no big deal and doesn’t understand why I am

Carolyn Hax bothered by an innocent friendship.

I can be OK with their friendship for months at a time (occasionally giving myself a pep talk to not let it bother me), but every once in a while I just totally lose my cool over it and all my worries and insecurities bubble to the surface. They do have a natural chemistry and more similar backgrounds/personalities than my boyfriend and I, who despite our differences are a good match.

It seems to me that she still may have feelings for him, and I don’t understand why this girl

hasn’t taken a step back. I wouldn’t mind if they hung out in groups and caught up every now and then, but I selfishly want to be the most important girl in my boyfriend’s life.

I feel threatened by this lingering close friendship. I wish I could have the self-confidence to not worry about it, but nothing I do seems to work.

My boyfriend and I have already had a few serious conversations about this, but after a couple months I find myself back in the same place. Any advice?

— L.

Yes: Make up your mind, and stop looking for the situation to make up your mind for you.

Look at the way you surrender control: ■■ “A very close girl friend whose presence is a thorn in my side.”

You see this as something being done to you, when in fact you chose

to keep seeing him when he told you about her up front.

■■ “I cannot help being irked.”

Yes, you can. You can embrace the friend and friendship, or you can break up with this boyfriend.

It might help you do the former, by the way, if you hang out with them, too, sometimes, like couples and their respective besties tend to do.

■■ “I don’t understand why this girl hasn’t taken a step back.”

You’ve waited years for her to do this, to fix the problem for you. That’s a lot of life to put in another person’s hands. Plus, you’re waiting for her to do what you would do in this situation, instead of recognizing what she’d do is the only metric she’s going to use.

■■ “I wish I could have the self-confidence to not worry about it.”

WORKING IT OUT

OK. I wish my favorite pants still fit. All that means is chronic discontentment until I either exercise more or buy bigger clothes. So what’s it going to be for you: hard work to change your outlook, or the hard decision to give up on a relationship that’s never going to fit?

I know you think you’ve done the hard work, but I suspect “nothing ... seems to work” because, deep down, you’re certain you’re right and she’s the one who needs to leave.

That never works. What does work is taking control only of what’s yours.

Namely: “I selfishly want to be the most important girl in my boyfriend’s life.”

That’s yours. That’s what you want, and it’s right because you get to decide what’s important to you. (Yes, just as this friend can choose to stay close to a guy who rejected her romantically,

and just as your boyfriend can choose to stay close to his female best friend despite your discomfort with her.)

And since that’s what you want, own it. Sure, do another round of thinking and trying to accept the status quo, and see what you can do about bringing the friend into your life, too, instead of just hearing they’ve gone to a movie.

Best friendships belong in the fabric of a couple’s shared life, not skulking off to the side. But if you ultimately decide you can’t see her as anything but a threat, then that’s what you say.

“I can’t stay in a relationship where I’m constantly looking over my shoulder.”

In other words, you can’t make anyone let go but you.

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS Library Trustees meetings. The Jackson County Board of Library Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, at the Jefferson Public Library, located at 1000 Washington St., in Jefferson. Following at 5 p.m., the Piedmont Regional Library System Board of Trustees will convene. All meetings are open to the public.

Medicare informational meeting. Learn more about Medicare at a 10-11 a.m. meeting on Monday, July 13, on the second floor of Medical Plaza 1 on Friendship Road in Braselton, between the Village at Deaton Creek and Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton. Other Medicare informational seminars are held at various Northeast Georgia Health System practices as well as at the MedicareCompareUSA office in Gainesville.

The seminars are free and designed to help patients understand Medicare benefits and available Medicare insurance options including Medicare Advantage, Medicare supplements and Medicare prescription drug plans. No plans are marketed as this is an educational seminar. RSVP by calling 678725-1949 or email Sharon. fletcher@medicarecompareusa.com Seating is limited to the first 15 who reply.

Reading with the dogs (Tailwaggers) will be at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Braselton Library. There will be an opportunity for your child to curl up with a canine while enjoying a book. Learn more about the Braselton Library by visiting www.prlib.org or call 706-654-1992.

Cruise-in. American Street Rodders host cruise-ins on the first Saturday of each month from April through October on City Square in Hoschton, beginning at 5 p.m. The annual car show will be held in conjunction with the Hoschton Fall Festival which will be Sept. 25-27.

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Revival Valley Academy is offering a Systematic Herbalism class every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Liang (Dr. Cool), instructor and holistic healer, has prepared a unique curriculum based on Traditional Chinese Medicine, biblical principles and his own life experiences. The course

is designed to educate on several common illnesses from the flu to diabetes, and even cancer and enable students to tailor-make herbal formulations to treat them.

The Academy is located at 3388 Highway 53, Suite E in Hoschton. Call 404-3081785 or email lightlifelove@ yahoo.com Summer clay camp. House of Clay, located in downtown Braselton, has a couple of spots available for the July 27-31 summer camp experience. First come, first serve so register in person at House of Clay. A couple of spots also remain for the July 10 mini-camp. For details, call Sue Compton at 770-519-8900. You can also find House of Clay on Facebook at www.facebook. com/pages/House-of-ClayBraselton Low cost, spay/neuter. Leftover Pets offers low cost spay/neuter surgeries at the clinic located at 610 Barrow Park Drive in Winder. Clinic days are generally Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Prices are $85 for a female dog more than 25 pounds, $65 for a female dog up to 25 pounds, $55 for a male dog or a female cat and $35 for a male cat with a $5 discount for any surgery patient no older than 5 months (as determined by Leftover Pets veterinarian).

All surgery prices include a free rabies vaccination. No fees are added for in heat or pregnant animals. Financial assistance is available for any low income Barrow County resident. For more information on clinic services, visit www.leftoverpets.org. Appointments are required and must be made by calling 800-978-5226.

Braselton Library happenings.

Pete the Cat will be the entertainment on July 24 and the West Jackson firefighters who will conduct a fun storytime on July 17 at 11:30 a.m. before hosting the popular water day at 11:30 a.m. on July 22 in Braselton Park. Sue Compton, “Miss Sue” from House of Clay in Braselton, will instruct in pottery fun at the Police and Municipal Court Building on July 15. Interactive magician. Interactive storyteller Richard Gnann will entertain at 10:30 a.m. on July 8. For more specific information

CHURCH NEWS New Community Church has Sunday service at 10:30 a.m.

New Community Church is located at Merchants Park off Highway 53 in Hoschton.

Learn more www. newcommunityonline. com or call the church office at 706-658-0300. sss Come and join CrossView Church on an expedition. Vacation Bible School from 6:308:45 p.m. Sunday, July 12, through Thursday, July 16. For youngsters age 3 to fifth grade, Vacation Bible School is free to all who attend with supper served and transportation provided upon request.

For more information, call Pat Veal at 678-425-9831.

The church is located at 1219 Highway 124 in Hoschton. sss Hoschton United Methodist Church will have worship service at 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 12, in the sanctuary. Sunday school is at 10 a.m. with children meeting in church classrooms and adults in the fellowship hall.

The church will host a connectional church meeting in the fellowship hall at 2 p.m. on July 12.

Vacation Bible School is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 13-17 and the theme is G-Force. In Acts 17:28, the Bible says, “In God

we live, move, and exist.”

There will be a snack supper each evening for Bible School kids and volunteers. Young people will enjoy an exciting time of crafts, music, stories, recreation, science experiments and fellowship. Vacation Bible School will be a special time to support the Jeremiah Project with taxdeductible donations of diapers, wipes, formula, bottles, gently-used clothes and cash donations.

Homecoming service will be at 11 a.m. on July 19 with the theme Rocking Chair Memories.

District Superintendent Richard Chewning

about the events hosted by the Braselton Library, visit www.prlib.org or call 706-654-1992.

Cracker Fly-in at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport. EAA chapter 611 announces the 46th annual Cracker Fly-In July 11, at Gainesville at the Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) Runway 29 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 150 aircraft expected from all over the Southeast including historic, homebuilt, helicopters and more. Aircraft judging in several categories. Pancakes hit the grill at 07:30 and lunch at 11:30 by Branch House Tavern. Runway 5/23 Open all Day (No airshows). Huey and Cobra Helicopter and biplane rides. Lockheed Electra, J3 Cubs, Stearmans, Austin Healey cars and military trucks on static display. Kids area with jump castles, snow cones, free gifts and more.

Fun for the whole family. See www.crackerflyin.com Car parking on Palmour drive next to I-985. Cost: $5 donation per walk-ins. Kids 12 and under are free, fly-Ins are free. Email: eaa611staff@ gmail.com or call/text Shane Crider: 770-540-9614.

Fireside jam session at Fort Yargo. A campfire jam session will be held from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on Fridays, July 17, and July 24, at Fort Yargo State Park. A bluegrass band will be playing at the nature center but attendees are welcome to bring their own instruments to join in on the fun. With admission, guests will be given complimentary s’mores and are welcome to bring a picnic dinner. Attendees will enjoy music, campfire stories and family fun. Fort Yargo State Park features a 1792 log fort built.

Today, visitors come to Fort Yargo for its wide variety of outdoor recreation and scenery. Admission for this event is $3 per person; For more information, visit www.gastateparks.org/info/ ftyargo or call 770-867-3489.

Leadership Jackson graduation. The Leadership Jackson graduation dinner, set for July 23 beginning at 7:15 p.m. at the Braselton-Stover House, will recognize and honor the graduates of the current class and announces the incoming class. It is also an opportunity for Leadership Jackson Alumni to connect again and congratulate

will be the featured speaker. A potluck lunch in the fellowship hall will follow the worship service. Afternoon entertainment will include Blue Grass Duo and square dancing by Fun Time Squares. Everyone is welcome to come, sit back, relax and enjoy fellowship with new and old friends. sss Rather than just providing something for children, Arbor Pointe Church in Hoschton wants to provide something for the whole family this summer. You’re invited to Vacation Family School on July 12 and July 26. Each night, families will enjoy a meal together

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new graduates. Class of 2015 graduates and one guest are complimentary as well as Class of 2016 participants.

Alumni and all other guests may attend the dinner for $20 per person. Contact the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce at 706-387-0300 or email info@jacksoncountyga. com Visit www.jacksoncountyga.com Barrow County Library trustees. The Barrow County Board of Library Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. on Monday, July 27, at the Winder Public Library, located at 189 Bellview St., in Winder.

All trustees meetings are open to the public.

Run the Vineyard 5K. The Braselton Rotary Club will host the seventh annual Run the Vineyard on Saturday, Aug. 1, beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Sponsorships are available. Online registration is now available for $20 at www.active.com (See braselton-ga/running/ distance-runningraces/7th-annual-runthe-vineyard-5k-rotaryclub-of-braselton-2015).

Rotarians also have registration forms which are available on the club’s website and Facebook page. The 5K runs through the grounds of Chateau Elan and raises money for local charity partners as well as a donation to the booster club of the high school cross country team with the most participants. Packet pickup is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 31, or from 6:30-7:30 a.m. on race day at Paddy’s Pavilion located at Chateau Elan.

Photo exhibition at Gainesville library branch. An exhibition of black-and-white photographs by Lee Anne Romberg White will be on display upstairs at the Gainesville Branch of the Hall County Regional Library during July and August as part of the library’s ongoing commitment to feature art of local interest. The exhibit is free and open to the public through the end of August during regular library hours: Monday and Thursday, noon to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and

and children will grow and learn through games, crafts and Biblical stories.

Meanwhile, parents will grow to understand more about building a Christ-centered family environment. Online registration is available at arborpointe.org/signup.

The church holds weekly worship service is at 10:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School and a youth class are offered before the service; children’s Sunday School and nursery are offered. sss

Gregory Peck stars in “To Kill A Mockingbird” which will be the July 18 in Braselton Park.

Movie under the Braselton stars is classic ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’

As publicity swirls around the soon-to-be published book by the acclaimed author, Harper Lee, the Braselton Visitors Bureau presents the classic “To Kill A Mockingbird” movie on Saturday, July 18. The movie is based on Miss Harper’s first best-selling book.

Atticus Finch is an idealistic lawyer in a Depression-era, racially divided Alabama town in the 1930s. He agrees to defend a young black man accused of raping a white woman.

The movie’s heroine is Scout Finch, a 6-year-old tomboy who carries viewers on an odyssey through the fires of prejudice and injustice of 1932.

The 129-minute drama is rated PG-13 for mature content.

It stars Gregory Peck, Brock Peters and Mary Badham and won three Oscars – best actor, screenplay and art direction – in addition to two Golden Globes – best actor and musical score.

12 Stone Church of Braselton is this movie’s sponsor. It begins at dusk and is free in the Braselton Park in its historic downtown. Movie patrons are invited to bring chairs or blankets and concessions are available. The movies under the Braselton stars are presented five times this summer by the Braselton Visitors Bureau. For more information and opportunities, visit www.downtownbraselton.com .

Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Hall County Regional Library is located at 127 Main St. NW, in Gainesville.

Jackson County Area Chamber breakfast. Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler will be the featured speaker at the Aug. 3 Business & Breakfast meeting of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce.

The meeting will be held at 7:30 a.m. at the Jackson EMC auditorium. The cost is $5 for members and $10 for future members.

Superhero Run for Piedmont CASA. Grab your Superhero costume and join Piedmont CASA on Sept. 26 at Fort Yargo State Park for the fourth annual Superhero Run. The family fun run/1k

It’s time for Vacation Bible School at Center United Methodist Church from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on July 13-16. This year’s theme is Beach Party – Surfin’ Through the Scriptures. Enjoy fun games, cool crafts, awesome music, great food and Bible.

Center United Methodist Church is located at 7641 Jackson Trail Road in Hoschton.

The church van will be available each night to pick up children if they need a ride. Those needing a ride should call

begins at 8 a.m. at picnic shelter #2. The trail run begins at 8:30 a.m. from the same location on a course laid out by Classic Race Services. The top three men overall and top three women overall from the 5K will win cash prizes. All Superheroes in costume are automatically entered in the costume contest. The costume contest winners in child, teen and adult categories win prizes. The event includes activities for the children, childcare for parents who want to run, and goodies for the runners. Register online at Active.com up until a few days before the race or come on race day at 7 a.m. To be guaranteed a T-shirt, register

by Sept. 14.All donations are tax deductible. Visit www. piedmontcasa.org. Check out www.facebook.com/ piedmontcasa.

the church at 706-6544862 and leave your name and phone number. sss Wednesday Night Revival is being held at CrossView Church every Wednesday night during the month of August at 7 p.m. Scheduled speakers will be Frank Cox of North Metro Baptist Church and Jeff Lyle of Meadow Church. CrossView Church is located at 1219 Highway 124 in Hoschton.

Arrange for transportation with the church office at 678-425-9831.

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Dump Truck Driver/ Experienced Heavy Equipt Oper. needed for local grading co. Drug screen required. 770-869-3135 Farm Help WantedPicking up eggs at poultry house. Housing avail. 678-617-3379 Hiring for the following positions: Experienced *SCRAPER OPERATORS Top Pay! *CDL DRIVERS with clean MVR. Full benefit pkg. Apply at Simpson Trucking & Grading, 1364 Candler Rd., Gainesville,30507 Drug Free Workplace.

Laborers needed in cast stone manufacturing facility. No experience necessary. Must be able to read, write, count, and stand on feet all day. Heavy lifting required. Must pass drug screen. Email resume to: Karen@ corbelstone.com.

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Local lawn care company is seeking a FT spray technician. Clean background/drug/DMV. Apply online at http:// www.got-bugs.com/ about-us/careers.

Local pest control company is seeking a FT pest control technClean background/drug/DMV. Apply online at http:// www.got-bugs.com/ about-us/careers.

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Truck Drivers CDL DRIVERS needed, A & B, Dahlonega, Cumming, Gainesville area. Competitive pay & benefits. Call Billy 770-536-9956 DRIVER POSITIONS Morgan Concrete in Buford, Jefferson, Athens. Start now. Paid orientation and training to be concrete delivery pro. Great starting pay/ benefits. Must have 2yrs exp using CDL. See morganconcrete.com careers tab or call Mel at 800-448-2830 FT/PT CLASS A-CDL DRIVERSto haul live chickens in Gainesville, GA. $1500 Sign On Bonus Must have 2 years verifiable experience, good MVR. Night Shift, local positions, home daily, benefits.

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Furniture Crestwind Moving Sale Art Deco- black laquer King size Bedroom Set

by Lane $875; Table54” square by 36” high with 8 Chairs $375; Wine Bar- 70” high by 18” wide $150; Hickory white, Extention Dining Table w/inlays 78”long, 46” wide with two 20” leaves $500.

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3BR/2.5BA 1900 sq. ft.., 6 walk-in closets.

820 Park St. Refs req.

Near Brenau & Hospital.

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SNAPPER RIDING LAWN MOWERS. (1), 11 HP, 28 inch cut, good condition, $300.

Cash only; (1) 8 HP, 25” cut, good cond., $300. Cash only.

I buy Snapper riding mowers not running.

Flowery Branch.

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Misc. For Sale

For Sale: 2 - Mac Xserver G5 - each has 80Gb + 500Gb hard drives, 1GB Ram (Upgradable to 16GB!), 2GHz CPU, etc. Both work fine.

Sale as-is. This is a STEAL!! $100 for both.

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Sell as soon as possible.

East Hall area.

678-283-1098 Hybrid DAYLILIES blooming now. Up to 10” blooms. Must see!

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Japanese Maples, Burning Bushes, Butterfly Bushes and more! 678-316-8077 PIERCE’S PINE STRAW - 1507 Martin Luther King Blvd. would like to announce at my regret slash pine straw will soon be a thing of the past. Government will not pay farmers to plant the slash pine anymore only long needle to be replanted. We now have only long needle straw for sale. To pick up- straw price per bale $4 under 50 bales, 50 bales or more $3.75, delivered $4.25. Call me 678-617-0403 or call 678-677-6352 Thank-You! POOL, 12x24 above ground pool, 1.5 hp sand filter and pump Inside steps no ladder full and working Price $650 for everything.

770-530-4989 770-530-9854 Used BIG GREEN EGG like new with cover. In great condition. $800 firm. You pick up - North Hall Inquiries - j908@ bellsouth.net

WHITE PINE3500 sq board feet, 1x8 tongue & grooved. $1.50 per sq ft.

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Pets & Supplies text DRIVE to 51893 for info 877-976-9930 driveforaim.com

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

Cemetery Lots for Sale BURIAL PLOT, Memorial Park Cemetery, Valor III Section, Double depth, D-S15, D-S16, $4,100 nego. 770-889-1017

MEMORIAL PK, side- by-side lots, Section 3. $3800.

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FREE KITTENS- 2 blacks, 2 tans, 1 wht w/blk dots.

All Ready To Go. 404-775-6488

JACK RUSSELL Pups, with color.

1st shots & wormed, 706-892-6853

Shih-Tzu Pups, 7wks old. 1st shots & wormed. $300 & $350.

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Toy Poodle Puppy.Free to a good home. 3 months old. Black with white chest female. Call 678-215-3161

Sporting Equipment Golf Cart 2008 - EZ-Go 4 seater, head lights & tail lights, new batteries, $2850. 678-316-1051

ApartmentsUnfurnished

Oakwood - 2/1.5, yard very safe, H/A $690$740. 678-357-5044

Daycare/ Office For Sale Limestone/Clarks Bridge area. 9,000 s.f. on 2+ acres. Easily renovated for office/medical/ senior care and other special use facilities.

Substantially reduced $735,000.

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Houses For RentUnfurnished Apts/Homes. General Property Mgmt.

770-287-1456 www. callapartments.com Chestnut Mtn 3BR/2BA Brick Call 770-540-5804 for details.

Mobile Homes For Rent Gainesville, S/N Hall 1-3BR $85 & up, per wk No app fee. 1 week free 770-534-7596 Nice 2/1 on priv lot in E. Hall. $430/mo.

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Roommates Wanted MEN- Be$t, Pvt home, Furn BR, All Priv + Xtras, Oakwood. 770-530-1110 ROOMMATE Hwy 53 West. Gainesville Cable/Utils included. $385mo. No smoking 678-689-8821

Homes & Real Estate Acreage For Sale East Hall 45 acres on north Oconee River for sale. 8 acres of pasture , balance wooded. Beautiful property. Convenient to Gainesville. Reduced to $5,400 an acre.

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Business Property For Sale

5,600 s.f. Restaurant Fully furnished Flowery Branch.

Easy and quick way to open your restaurant $325,000.

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Central Gainesville— Jesse Jewell Parkway High visibility/ great signage 44+ person office that can be purchased or leased in sections.

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Wheels Autos For Sale BUICK 2013 Enclave $29,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi BUICK 2003 Regal LS. 128k, new tires/brakes, Great cond. $3200.

678-316-7679

Investement Property 1,949 s.f. professional office space with 6+ offices. Easy walk to lunch on Gainesville’s Square. Very nice space! $15.00 p.s.f.

Brent Hoffman Berkshire Hathaway Georgia Properties Commercial Division 770-533-6721/Direct 770-536-3007/Office BrentHoffman.com

PACE ARROW Motorhome-34’, gas, fully self-cont’d w/Onan 6500 gen., satellite & flat screeen TV, 2 A/C’s, 5 awnings, new tires, leveling jacks, Very Clean. 35k miles. $16,900/obo.

678-400-2188

6 miles S. of Helen, GA 12 acres + -, 10 acres under pasture, fenced, city water, hwy frontage, 2 rental houses.

Excellent for horse farm and income. Call 706-889-3262 Dawson Cnty. 9+ acres.

3 Homes. $259,900.

706-216-1793

Lake Property For Sale FSBO, view of lake & mountains, 7.51 gently sloping acres of lg. hardwoods, beautiful home sites on every acre from front property Gainesville (Hwy 60) to (Corps. of Engineers) property, 2 old home sites, 1 old house, commercial potential, natural gas, AT&T, city water on property.

706-658-6881

CADILLAC 2004 DTS. V8, 121miles. $2850.

678-859-6136 CADILLAC 2005 DeVille 136k miles. Very Clean.

Exc Cond. $3995.

706-867-8848 CHEVY 2012 Malibu $12,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi FORD 1967 DUMP TRUCK- Steel bed, dbl cyl. $2500 Toyota 2000 Camry- low miles, new eng. $2500; GEO 1994Metro New eng, alum radiator, new tires, Billet wheels $1000; 943 Bobcat Skid Steer, 1991. $5000.

Many Items For Sale.

Commercial Mowers, Equipment & Tools.

Randall Edwards 706-652-3362; cell: 470-201-7833

Boats & Marine

FORD 2005 Taurus SE. Burgundy, cold air, electric windows, CD, Clean. 140k miles. $2900. 678-697-9437

SEA DOO 2007 205 Utopia. Jet drive, low hrs. 155hp, uses reg. gas. call for details 770-297-6779 or 678-343-3795

FORD 2011 Fusion $11,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi

Recreation

RV’s/Travel Trailers 39’ 5th Wheel Trailer many cust. features Clean $5975.00 OBO 706/768-0113/778-0201

Everest 295TS 2007 5th wheel w/super slide hitch, 3 slides, 1 owner, no smoker/pets. gar kept. Like New! Used very little 706-865-7173; 706-892-9699 Like New! Must See! 1998 Jayco Eagle Camper 24 Ft. Long with 12 Ft. Slide Out New Tires. Call For Pricing & Details.

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FORD 2014 Mustang Convt. $19,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi See More Used Cars at carriagemitsubishi.com 24 hours a day All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi

Import Cars HONDA 2009 CRV EX-L $13,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi HONDA 2012 Accord $14,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi

INFINITI 2013 G-37 Coupe. $27,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi KIA 2013 Soul $13,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi LEXUS 2004 ES 330. $8987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi MERCEDES 2003 C250 $24,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi

NISSAN 2000 Maxima SE. Looks & Runs Good.

Everything Works.

Electric sunrf & spoiler.

Maint records, gar kept.

Will Go Fast!. $2395.

Robert, 404-421-7300

NISSAN 2007 Altima 2.5s. $7987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi NISSAN 2014 Sentra $14,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi NISSAN 2015 Versa $13,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi TOYOTA 1999 Avalon XLS, 179K miles, silver, mag wheels, sunroof, $2,700. 706-949-4688 TOYOTA 2012 Camry SE $15,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi TOYOTA 2013 Corolla $13,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi

Motorcycles HARLEY 2001 Fat Boy. Great cond. Lots of extras. Must Sell! Asking $7000/negot. Call Jerry 678-617-2819

HONDA 2001 Goldwing, 36,500 miles, hot rod yellow w/ Bush Tec trailer, never any mechanical problems, Corbin seats, thrust mufflers, stock seat, 3 sets of helmets, 2 sets of heated suits, 2 heated coats, 2 cool vests, heated gloves & more. Please call Gary 770-539-1700

Immaculate Show Quality Harley Davidson Fatboy - 2003 - only 7000 miles, 100th Anniversary Special Edition Numbered Paint Set on tanks and fenders. Special 5 spoke wheels and lots of Chrome added. Garage kept. $12,000 - Serious Inquiries Only 770-287-5249 SUZUKI 1980 GS1100 Lots of Parts For Sale 770-532-4283

Sport Utility Vehicles CHEVY 2006 HHR Sunroof $5987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi FORD 2004 Explorer.

Silver w/gray cloth int, 3rd row seat, new trans/ brks/batt. AWD, 155kmi.

Dependable. $3900.

678-400-2188 GMC 2002 Yukon XL, Low miles-Tow Package w BC. Side steps. Two owners w records! Call for list of parts replaced last 30,000 miles! Cloth interior, 3 rd seat, Rear AC/Heat, 706-244-1954 Call for more info/pics! $5900 OBO. JEEP 2008 Wrangler Unlimited. $18,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi NISSAN 2005 Armada LE $8987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi

Trucks FORD 2011 Ranger Ext. Cab, 6 cyl. $14,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi NISSAN 2010 Frontier Ext Cab. $15,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi NISSAN 2015 Frontier Ext Cab, 4cyl. $18,987.

All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi TOYOTA 2006 Tundra Ext cab. $12,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi TOYOTA 2012 Tacoma. Crew Cab. Trdsport. $27,987 All Credit OK 770-536-4434 Carriage Mitsubishi

Vans DODGE 2007 Grand Caravan Only 80k miles.

Very clean. Exc Cond. $6995 706-867-8848

Sell it6 WAYS for28 DAYS for as little as $30.95

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