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Advance voting for primary under way Monday was the first day voters could cast ballots in advance of the May 20 primary. In Jackson County, 37 in-person voters appeared at the Jackson County Administration Building, according to Lori A. Wurtz, who serves as supervisor of Jackson County Board of Elections & Registration. In Hall County, the first day of early voting fgot off to a slow start in the morning but picked up slightly in the afternoon. Fewer than 10 voters had cast ballots at the Hall County Government Center by 10 a.m., but that figure jumped to more than 60 by 1 p.m. and topped out at 95 just before the end of the day, according to Director of Elections Charlotte Sosebee. A number of questions about elections including the upcoming primary can be an-
swered on the website of Georgia Scretary of State Brian Kemp. Go to www.sos.ga.gov and click on Elections on the top bar. Click on the bottom right-hand box, “My Voter Page” to be taken to a page where you will enter your first initial, last name, county of residence and date of birth. “MVP is an awesome resource for Georgia voters. I wish more voters would take advantage of the wealth of information they can get on that webpage, including directions to their polling place,” said Wurtz. “Also, we strongly encourage voters to become informed about the candidates on their ballot and go to the polls prepared. By utilizing the MVP, they can see their ballot in the privacy of their home and do whatever research they feel is necessary. There are no reasons to go to the
polls uninformed.” On MVP, you can request an absentee ballot which will be mailed to you for you to complete and mail back in. If you vote in person whether in advance or on election day, remember to bring a photo ID with you. Also, now available through MVP is Online Voter Registration (OLVR referred to as “Oliver”) although the deadline has passed to be eligible to vote in the General Primary. You can take advantage of this opportunity to register and be eligible to vote in the General Election in November. “Also, if anyone discovers any of the information on the MVP to be inaccurate [for Jackson County voters] please call us at 706367-6377,” said Wurtz. “We want to know. We
urge voters to go to that site and check their personal information.” In May 20’s General Primary, voters must select a party. “We have numerous voters every GP that are confused about this. The voter must stick with the same party if there is a runoff election; however, in November the voter will vote for the ‘person’ not necessarily the party,” Wurtz said. Saturday voting will be held on May 10. In Jefferson, voters can go to the Administrative Building, located at 67 Athens St., in Jefferson, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. “We do not expect any waiting times over 5 to 10 minutes during early voting, so please come on over to the admin building and see us,” said Wurtz.
Windstream asked to provide service levels as promised By LEANNE AKIN
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Well done for Wellspring Leadership Jackson’s Tug of Love supports camp By Katie Griffin
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The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Jackson class held their Tug of Love fundraising event at Crow’s Lake in Jefferson on Saturday. The event featured many teams competing over a mud pit in a tug of war which kept everyone laughing as each losing team was pulled into the mud. The funds raised were donated to Wellspring Camp and Josh and Tammy Griffin of Jefferson. “This event was a tremendous success not only in financial donations but seeing our community come together in support of a worthy cause,” said Leigh Carroll, membership sales representative for the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce and a class member. The teams competed based on their positions in the winner’s bracket and the loser’s bracket. Each team did the tug of war several times in attempt to make it to the top of the winner’s bracket. The two referees were Carroll and Leadership Jackson classmate Terri Parker. Hamburgers and hotdogs were donated by Whole Foods and Bell Family Foods. Donations for food and drinks and snow cones were ac-
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A tug of war competition found teams putting others into a muddy trench. Georgia Power field the first-place winning team which got a high-five of thanks from this Wellspring camper.
Windstream officials told a Monday public meeting in Jefferson that 100 percent of its broadband customers in the area will be upgraded by Sept. 30. However, concern was expressed that the two-year project to address explosive growth in Internet usage would not support future growth anticipated for Jefferson. The upgrades should eliminate speed issues some customers in the Jefferson area have experienced, however, some living in the area where customers are on new equipment shared speed tests that suggest service is still lacking. During the Jefferson City Council meeting, Jefferson Mayor Roy Plott introduced Betty Willis, who is in charge of Windstream’s governmental affairs from her Atlanta office. She is one of the company representatives with whom city officials have met about ongoing complaints about service. The company was asked to appear at a public meeting to share information about the upgrade and to listen to citizens. Willis introduced the five other Windstream representatives in attendance. Among them was William Martine, who works in broadband engineering, Scott Morris, and John Cheek, vice president of operations. “We understand there have been Internet speed issues,” said Willis, who pointed to tremendous growth in the use of devices and consumption of more band width
as the culprits for the congestion which has been created on the Windstream network. She shared the upgrade plan and also provide some company information. Windstream has customers in 48 states, has 372,400 customers in Georgia with 9,850 miles of fiber in the ground.In 2013, $74 million in capital investments were made and $3.7 million in taxes were paid. The $62.7 million payroll to 1,130 employees also went into the state’s economy. Willis said the end of the twoyear upgrade project is near, and a press release from Morris said, “The work necessary to carry out these upgrades is complex, costly and time-consuming, especially in rural areas, and we appreciate our customers’ patience.” Willis indicated work would be 59 percent complete by April 30, with another phase of 27 percent of customers being upgraded by the end of July with 100 percent by the end of September. Two new broadband remote access server (BRAS) units are now in place in Commerce where Jefferson traffic aggregates. It then goes to Atlanta to the World Wide Web. According to Willis, the congestion starts in Jefferson with the DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer), a network device. “We are migrating customers to the new network and, by Sept. 30, they will all be upgraded to new equipment,” she said. Martine then provided the tech-
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Braselton Adopt-A-Stream gets state recognition Georgia’s largest volunteer cleanup program, Rivers Alive, named the Braselton Adopt-A-Stream program as the state’s best group working to improve waterways “one trash bag at a time.” The recent award ceremony at Zoo Atlanta recognized individuals and groups for leadership and noted that more than 27,000 volunteers cleaned more than 1800 miles of waterways. Rivers Alive is a program of the Georgia Department of Resources Environmental Protection Division. Its mission is to create awareness of and involvement in the preservation of Georgia’s rivers, lakes and coastal waters. “Rivers Alive cleanups provide important opportunities for citizens to make a big difference while volunteering just a few hours of their time,” said EPD director, Jud Turner. In Braselton, the volunteer group is coordinated by Environmental Specialist Yvette Wise. She reported collecting trash, tires, paint and a propane tank totaling 815 pounds from the creeks, Mulberry River and local roadsides during the spring Rivers Alive event held April 12. More than
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50 volunteers participating in the cleanup. “We couldn’t do this work without all the volunteers and sponsors,” said Wise. “This event brings people in our community together to raise environmental awareness and assists us in keeping our river, streams and roadways cleaner for everyone to enjoy.” The next Rivers Alive cleanup effort in the Braselton area will be Oct. 25. Volunteers are always welcome and sponsorship of Rivers Alive is encouraged. Monetary donations to Rivers Alive are used to purchase door prizes, food and beverages for the volunteers. Other items which can be donated include gift certificates or gift cards from restaurants, stores and service providers of all types. Bird houses and feeders, garden art and other outdoor-related items are also possibilities. Business promotional items including umbrellas, key chains, pens, flashlights, etc., are also welcome. For information about becoming a volunteer or being a sponsor, contact Yvette Wise by email at ywise@braselton.net or contact her office by calling 706-654-3915 ext. 1012.
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Pictured at the recognition event at which the Braselton program was honored is Matt Treeter of Barrow County, Yvette Wise and Roy McHaney of Braselton and Lynn Cobb of Rivers Alive.
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CELEBRATING LIFE At the Braselton-Hoschton Relay For Life on April 25 at Hoschton Park, 20-year cancer survivor Ralph Freeman, who is 98, talks with fellow survivor Martha Martin. She represented honorary chair Georgia Saunders, who lost her battle with cancer on Saturday night. (Her obituary appears on Page 4A. ) Teams, including Hoschton United Methodist Church and Rugent Care Braselton participated in the fundraising for the American Cancer Society. Balloons were launched in honor or in memory of loved ones and luminaries circled the track. Donations are still coming in and being tallied. More on Relay For Life in an upcoming edition. LeAnne Akin The Paper See more at ClickThePaper.com
Jefferson man dies in wreck A Jefferson motorcyclist died of injuries sustained in a Sunday afternoon accident in Rabun County when the driver of a 2006 Toyota Prius failed to yield, causing the motorcycle to hit the front of the car. Randall Laverne Turner, 55, was riding his 2004 Kawasaki ZG-1000 west on U.S. Highway 76 when 59-yearold Carol Ouzts Cordray of Atlanta, who was traveling south on Hawthorne Lane Private Drive, failed to yield while attempting to turn left onto Georgia 2, according to Trooper 1st Class Casey Coffee of Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa. The motorcycle came to final rest on the south, and Turner died at the scene located several miles west of Clayton. Cordray is charged with failure to yield while entering or crossing the roadway and homicide by vehicle in the second degree.
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Hannah Sims, Skylar and McKenna Brandenburg, voice students at Jazzy Taz Music Studio in Dacula, sang the National Anthem during Relay For Life opening ceremonies.
Only minor damage from storm Storms came through the area around 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to Jackson County Emergency Services director Steve Nicholas. “The worst had been forecast for the area but we were spared again of the devastation that we saw in states to the west of us,” said Nichols. In Jackson County, there were reports of minor rain and 12 calls for trees down including one in Hoschton where a tree was on a house which sustained moderate damage. At that location, the West Jackson Fire Department responded to check the residence and no injuries were reported. The roads were cleared quickly with Jackson County public works crews and damage was minimal. A few power outages were reported in the county but were quickly corrected and power was restored to all by noon. Fire responses
■■ Emergency units from Nicholson, Commerce and the Jackson County Correctional Institute Fire Departments responded just after 12:30 a.m. on April 27 to 2475 Berea Road in Nicholson on a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, they found a singlefamily residence fully involved with fire. The residence was vacant at the time of the incident and the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Nicholson Fire Department. The home was a total loss and no injuries were reported. ■■ Emergency units from South Jackson, Arcade and the Jackson County CI Fire Departments responded a 455 Fuller Road, Athens address, on a reported structure fire on the afternoon of April 28. There, the single-family vacant residence had fire showing but the fire was extinguished. The cause is under investigation by the South Jackson Fire officials. No injuries were reported in the fire which resulted in heavy damage to the
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structure. ■■ Commerce, Harrisburg and the Jackson County CI Fire Department responders went to a reported structure fire on Delia Drive in Commerce on a reported structure fire just after 2:30 p.m. on April 29. A single-family residence had light smoke showing from the rear of the structure. The fire was quickly contained to the basement of the residence and extinguished, with minor fire and smoke damage to the structure. The cause of the fire is listed as a lawn mower stored in the basement and is being investigated by the Commerce Fire officials. Occupants were home at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported. ■■ West Jackson Fire Department responded last week to nine EMS calls and two traffic accidents. A crew extricated victim in an April 20 response on Davenport Road and responded to a bomb scare at a Braselton Industrial Boulevard but there was no bomb.
Rabies clinic planned Annual rabies clinics offered in Jackson County are being held this week. Conducted by Commerce Veterinary Hospital and sponsored by the Jackson County 4-H Club, the clinics offer inoculations for $9. Other annual vaccinations and testing will be available at the clinics at an additional charge. From 2-4 p.m. on May 1, the clinic will be conducted at Jefferson Animal Hospital and Commerce Veterinary Hospital. Also on May 1, Maddox Feed & Seed will be the location of a 5-5:45 p.m. clinic. On Friday, May 2, clinics will be at Braselton Brothers Store from 3:30-5:15 p.m., at the Hoschton Depot from 5:30-6:15 p.m. and Country Corner Store on Highway 124 from 6:30-7:15 p.m. On Saturday, a clinic will be at Jackson County Comprehensive High School from 1-3 p.m.
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TUG OF LOVE Continued from 1A
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The team assembled by Georgia Power was the winning team. They received a framed photo of a Wellspring Camp camper and their artwork as a reminder of who they are helping through their participation in the Leadership Jackson fundraiser. Josh and Tammy Griffin, left, said they were honored that Wellspring Camp was a part of the event. See more coverage of Tug of Love including Katie Griffin’s photo gallery at ClickThePaper.com
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nical explanation of Windstream’s design network, the upgrades in progress and the timeline in more detail. He said the network is a pyramidal design with three layers and the two lower levels had to be upgraded first. The BRAS and DSLAM units have been addressed. A map showed areas in green where he said all work was just completed, where the next phase would be done in July and the final project component this fall. Councilman Steve Quinn, a businessman who does much of his work from home, expressed his concern that customers were not receiving the service for which they are paying. He had a barrage of questions for the company representatives. While Mayor Plott asked speakers to direct their comments to him, several turned toward the Windstream representatives in the audience
as they shared their experience or made appeals for action. Nabil Ayoub said he moved to Jefferson three years ago and, as an IT person, has found it frustrating trying to deal with the Windstream “1-800 no service” he has gotten from the customer service number he has repeatedly dialed. “You have a problem,” Ayoub said he was told during one call to seek resolution when his service was subpar or out. “I know, that’s why I called you.” His major complaint is the lack of speed. He cited an example when he needed to upload some business material, it took six hours and 22 minutes. He drove to his Duluth office and back and it was still in the process of uploading. Business owner Dave Crunk said he was doubtful the “fix” presented by Windstream is working. He said he once went eight straight days without service and was offered a $15 credit when he
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Nabil Ayoub talks with Joey Whitfield of Windstream who was taking down information from customers still experiencing issues. A Tier II phone number – 1-888-292-3827 – was provided to connect customers with enhanced customer service.
cepted throughout the day. Tshirts were sold and there was a donation jar for a referee mud wrestle at the end of the event. If they raised $500 in donations during the event, the referees had to mud wrestle, and they did just that. Leadership Jackson raised $1,700 on Saturday, which makes the total of funds donated to Wellspring Camp $16,000. The money will help Wellspring build another cabin for campers to stay at which will increase their ability to help more families and will allow for private weekend stays as well, which is a great way to bring in revenue. “It was so much fun seeing the community come together and enjoy the event and encourage and love on our campers. We are so thankful for everything that Leadership Jackson has
continued to call about the ongoing outage. “Thanks a lot,” he said. He noted he should be able to scan documents and send them in an email but the speed – for which he pays for 6 megabytes – is so slow that even that is a challenge for his business, of which 80 percent is handled from home. Ken Nations, who also pays for 6 megabytes and says he never has, suggests that a world-class company would not continue to allow customers to complain about paying for service they do not get; they would fix it, he said. He noted he was disappointed by what he had not heard and that was a promise to upgrade the service. He suggested Windstream has little incentive to offer higher speeds since there is no competition. He said his family has another home in Gainesville where they go on weekends so that they can enjoy the 28 megabytes of service speed. In Jefferson, he can get up to 3 but has 1 megabytes on a daily basis. “I want more,” said Nations, who looked to Windstream representatives to say they are missing an opportunity. Nations had referred to the seeming monopoly Windstream enjoys but City Manager John Ward explained the franchise agreement the city has with Windstream is in exchange for use of city right-of-way but is not an exclusive contract. Nations said with Windstream’s fiber in the ground, the contract is, in reality, exclusive. “Give the customer what they want,” Nation appealed. “I will pay for it.” He said he wants higher speed and can’t even pay for it because Windstream doesn’t make it available. Robert sought clarifica-
done. They did a fantastic job on the event, and we are honored to be a part of it,” said Tammy Griffin of Wellspring Camp. The fun competition between the teams was entertaining as friends and family cheered them on. Kevin Whitfield was there singing and playing the guitar for the event. He offered great entertainment for everyone. After about three hours of tug of war, the award ceremony was held. The first-place winner was the Georgia Power Team and, by looking at them, it was easy to see why they won first place because they were the tallest and biggest group of men there. The first-place winners received a framed picture of one of the Wellspring campers and a piece of their artwork as well. This was a good reminder to the participants of who they were truly helping. The second-place team was the Jackson County Sheriff’s
tion on the upgrade for the Jefferson. He asked Windstream representatives if the upgrade was to address the current quality of service. It would not, he indicated, provide enhanced service or increased speed. Don Francis, who live on Gum Spring Church Road, asked Mayor Plott if wireless or other types of technology was being explored. The mayor said as the city explores other options, meetings had been held with One Ring Network and Appalachian Network. He said the Hart-Stephens-Franklin initiative to tie fiber from Royston to Gwinnett County was being explored with a One Georgia grant application set to go in at month’s end. A letter of support from Jefferson is a part of that application. The concern expressed by several speakers before and after the meeting was that the Windstream’s project “is not going to get ahead of the curve” and will “not give future growth.” Eric Nicholas, said the speeds are “horribly slow for a small businessman like myself.” He said competition is a good thing and he is glad the city is exploring the possibility of attracting other providers to the area. “Magically, things will start happening when Windstream starts losing customers,” said Nicholas, who noted that Windstream is, for now, the only game in town. When the company responds to the customer demand, “They will be a better company for it.” Several speakers shared their speed test results including Renae Mims, who had test results from March
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Office and the third-place team was Commerce Police Department. Those teams were presented with a Tug of Love medal and the Wellspring Camp members were also presented with medals for participation. “The Leadership Jackson County Class of 2014 would like to send out a huge thank you to everyone who took their personal time out of their day on Saturday to come and participate in our fundraiser event for Wellspring Camp. Whether you were there to tug, cheer or volunteer, you made a positive difference to our and the children of Wellspring’s day,” said Carroll. All of the leftover supplies, including food and T-shirts, were also given to Wellspring to use at the camp and to sell. For more information about Leadership Jackson, visit www. jacksoncountyga.com and for more information about Wellspring Camp, visit www.wellspringcamponline.com.
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Broadband engineer William Martine points to the map which gives the timetable of the upgrades with those in green being addressed by the end of April. 2 to April 26 showing speeds between .14 and 1.5 “and I’m in the green,” she said. Her bill formerly said she was paying for high speed internet and now indicates she pays for 3 megabytes. For Richard Parks, the Windstream service concerns were a matter of life and death. Now a double lung transplant patient, he was on the transplant list awaiting a call from the Mayo Clinic and felt trapped in his living room where he had cell service. He said if he left that room and lost his service connection, he may have missed the call that organs were able for his transplant. His calls to Windstream included a comment that “If you lived in the Jefferson area, this would not be an issue.” Dana Phillips said she and fellow petition driver organizer Clint Roberts have attempted to bring together a unified voice for Windstream to hear. She looked to the Windstream representatives and asked who among them had Windstream as their Internet provider. When she saw no upraised hands, she
said, “None of you?” The audience responded with laughs and comments of “No wonder.” One speaker thanked the Windstream representatives for coming to provide answers. “In three years, these are the only answers I’ve gotten.” He noted there was a lack of lack of faith in Windstream’s service. Mark Owen said promises made are not being kept and he hoped Windstream and elected officials are listening. He also said he pays for 6 megabytes and routinely sees service below 1 megabyte although he did have a high-water mark of 3.44 one day. He said customer service has suggested that he should pay for a more expensive modem or he would pay for 12 megabytes of speed. Dave Brown, a retired research scientist, said his research was not in technology but, as a chemist, he knew how to smell smoke. “That is what you are hearing about from Windstream tonight.” Brown said what is needed is a choice of service providers.
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church news The Church of Hoschton will host Homecoming on May 4 at 380 Sam Freeman Road off Highway 124. Turn onto Sam Freeman Road then turn right into the parking lot; if coming from Highway 332, turn onto Sam Freeman Road, take the last driveway on the left before Highway 124 and turn into the parking lot. Special music and the Homecoming service will begin at 10:30 a.m. to be followed by dinner on the grounds. At 2 p.m., there will be special music by Family Harmony Singers. The entire community is invited. “The Church of Hoschton looks forward to celebrating a true Homecoming at 380 Sam Freeman Road our future home,” said Pastor Cory Sexton. sss Center Union Baptist Church will host a singing starting at 6 p.m. on May 4 featuring The Mitchells. The church is located at 302
Ednaville Road in Braselton. Contact Calvin at 706-654-3674. sss The Church of Hoschton invites the entire community to come any or all of the tent revival services to be held May 5-7 at 7 p.m. at 380 Sam Freeman Road in Hoschton. On May 5, Pastor Matt Dibler from Calvary Baptist Church in Statham will be the speaker. Special music will be provided. Pastor Casey Bradford from Tabernacle Baptist Church, High Point, N.C., will be the speaker for the May 6 revival service which will also feature special music. Pastor Tim Hilton, children’s pastor from The Church of Hoschton, will be the May 7 speaker. Music will be provided by The Church of Hoschton choir. “We look forward to seeing you,” said the Rev. Cory Sexton who can be reached by calling 678-234-9408. You can also the website at www. thechurchofhoschton.com. Regular services will start back at 99 E. Jefferson St., in Hoschton, on May 11. Sunday services include
OBITUARIES Ronnie Cowart
Died April 23, 2014 Ronnie “Lootsy” Cowart, 64, of Hull, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014. He was the son of Ralph Cowart and the late Hester Willis Cowart. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Vickie Rutter. Survivors, in addition to his father, include his wife, Brenda Rice Cowart; sons, Scott Rice of Commerce and Darrel Cowart of Ila; daughter, Tanya Cowart of Watkinsville; brothers, Mike Willis of Homer and Robbie Willis of Jefferson; sisters, Pam Morgan of Greensboro and Judy Willis and Jill Willis, both of Commerce; and nine grandchildren. Services will be held Friday April 25, 2014, in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home with the Rev. Henry Bennett officiating. Interment followed in the Howington Cemetery. Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, May 1, 2014
Leonard Fravel
Died April 25, 2014 Leonard Fravel, 76, of Gainesville, died Friday, April 25, 2014, at Willowwood Nursing Center, following an extended illness. Born June 7, 1937, in Lockhaven, Pa., and was a member of 12 Stone. He served in the Air Force and was retired from Chase Manhatten Bank. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Ann Fravel. Survivors include his son, Ross Fravel of Oakwood; daughter and son-in-law, Chris and Todd Gailey of Gainesville; and four grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Eagle Ranch, P.O. Box 7200, Chestnut Mountain, GA 30502, www.eagleranch.org. Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, May 1, 2014
Thomas Wayne Gosdin Sr.
Died April 25, 2014 Thomas Wayne Gosdin Sr., age 61, of Gainesville passed away suddenly on Friday, April 25, 2014 at Eastside Medical Center. A community picnic and memorial service will be held from 2-9 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Jones Bridge Park in Norcross. Born Feb. 1, 1953, in Newnan, to the late Kenneth Wheeler and Sara Jackson Gosdin, he was plant operations supervisor at Eastside Medical Center and attended 12 Stone Church in Flowery Branch. Survivors include his wife, Janice Gosdin of Gainesville; son, T.J. and Celea Gosdin of Cleveland; daughters, Katie and Michael Wilcoxson of Flowery Branch, Beth and Brad Shubert of Flowery Branch, Natalie Gosdin of Gainesville, Stacy Plotkin of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Kim and Tommy Williams of Forest Park; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Michael and Becky Schlosser of California; sister, Donna and Eddie Cook of McDonough; and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to your favorite charity in his honor. Visit www.TomGosdin.Webly.com. Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, May 1, 2014
Louise Hall Hinesley
Died Aprl 24, 2014 Louise Hall Hinesley, 99, of Winder, died Thursday, April 24, 2014. She was a member of Corinth United Methodist Church. She spent most of her working life as a seamstress.She was preceded in death by her parents, Allen Bond Hall and Ada Murray Hall; her husband, Harold Hinesley; sons, Billy Hinesley and Douglas Hinesley; brother, J.S. Hall; and sister, Morene Wilbanks. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Tom Fleeman of Winder; daughter-in-law, Becky Hinesley of Statham; grandchildren, Sheri Briggs, Kirk Fleeman (Sheri), Richie Hinesley and Holly Jump (Tim); great-grandchildren, Harrison and Hannah Jump, Jessica and B.J. Briggs and Avery, Ali-Grace and Anna Camille Fleeman; two greatgreat-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 26, 2014, in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home with the Revs. Harold Corbin and John Burchfield officiating. Interment was in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, May 1, 2014
Frances Hornaday
Died April 26, 2014 Frances Hornaday, 90 of Braselton, died Saturday, April 26, 2014. She retired from AT&T as an analyst. She served as a Navy WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) stationed in Key West. She had been a member of the Telephone Pioneers and The Toastmaster Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harley and Dorothy Coppock; and her husband, Frank Hornaday. Survivors include her sons, Roger Hornaday of Braselton and Doug Hornaday (Judy) of Buford; daughter, Vicki Brunk (Robert) of Buford; niece, Pam Florey of Indianapolis; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will have a private memorial at a later date. Donations may be made to Helen Keller International, 352 Park Ave. S, New York, NY 10010 (212-532-0544.) Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, May 1, 2014
Bobby McKie
Died April 28, 2014 Bobby McKie, 61, of Commerce, died Monday, April 28, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Commerce, he was a son of the late Cecil and Della Merline Moore McKie. Mr. McKie was a painter. Survivors include his brother, Rusty McKie of Maysville; and sisters, Mildred Barnette of Winder, Shirley Standridge of Maysville, Brenda Patrick of Maysville and Ann McKie of Commerce. The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, May 1, 2014
Gerry Peay
Died April 26, 2014 Gerald “Gerry” Vincent Peay, 73, of Buford, died Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Northside Hospital – Forsyth.
Bible Study at 9:30 a.m., Worship at 10:30 a.m., Evening service at 6 p.m. Wednesday - prayer service at 7 p.m. and Bible Study at 7:30 p.m. sss Arbor Pointe Church began a new worship series, entitled “Make Or Break” on April 27. The five-week series is focusing on building – and keeping – healthy boundaries in relationships. The church will also host a couples’ enrichment class on Monday nights called “Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage.” For more information or to register for the class, visit www.arborpointe. org. You’re invited to worship every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at 115 Towne Center Parkway in Hoschton. Nursery is provided, and Sunday School is offered through fifth grade. Visit www.arborpointe.org. sss Church News can be submitted to editor@clickthepaper.com or to The Paper, P.O. Box 430, Hoschton, GA 30548.
Funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Father Eric Hill will officiate. A luncheon will follow the service at the church. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. Born Aug1, 1940, in Peoria, Ill., he was a son of the late James Ernest and Ila Pasco Peay. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus and had retired after 25 years with BorgWarner Acceptance Corp. He was also preceded in death by his son, Steven Vincent Peay; and brothers, Jimmy Peay and David Peay. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Peay; son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Jennifer Peay of Atlanta; daughter and son-in-law, Jamie and Mitch Eichelberger of The Woodlands, Texas; grandchildren, Ryan, Emily, Andrew and Thomas Eichelberger and Steven, Ella, Addison and Charlie Peay; and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Prince of Peace Building Fund, 6439 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch, GA 30542 or Catholic Charities of Atlanta, 2305 Parklake Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30345 (678222-3920). Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, May 1, 2014
Georgia Saunders
Died April 26, 2014 Margaret M. Saunders, 69, of Hoschton, died Saturday, April 26, 2014, due to complications from cancer. “Welcome to Nana and Pa’s House … Where Cousins Go To Become Best Friends…”. A famous plaque posted in their living room, this message best describes this family, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend. Without question Margaret Anne McCurdy “Georgia” Saunders, was extraordinary. Of 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, she centered herself with family first, cooking kneebuckling cornbread, and demanding the best from all she loved. Closely followed was public service and volunteerism. While suffering from the Dec. 15, 2012 death of her beloved husband of 36
years, Ernest Ray Saunders , she held steadfast and taught us all how to deal and heal. Georgia was a giver. Active in Center United Methodist Church of Hoschton and a champion and local pioneer with Relay For Life cancer benefit organization, all who knew her were elevated. With a tremendous sense of humor, contagious laughter, uncanny intellect and a firm resolute conviction in all she believed in, she taught and we all definitely learned. Survivors include her sister, Mary Jones of Powder Springs; brother William McCurdy of Daytona Beach, Fla.; children, Kimberly Rose Baran and Steve Baran (husband) of Winder, Dennis W. Smith Jr., of Dallas, Texas and Shelly Dampier of Milan, Mo. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Center United Methodist Church on Jackson Trail Road in Hoschton. Pastor Blane Spence will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Center United Methodist Church, 7641 Jackson Trail Road, Hoschton, GA 30548. Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, May 1, 2014
Wilda Grace Scroggs
Died April 28, 2014 Wilda Grace Scroggs, 77, of Flowery Branch, died Monday, April 28, 2014, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2014, in the chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home with interment following at Memorial Park South Funeral Home. The Rev. David Bevel will officiate. Born Sept. 24, 1936 to the late Abner and Lydia Williamson, she was a member of Trinity Presbyterian, where she was a church elder and devout choir member. She was also preceded in death by grandson, Christopher Wilsdon Jr. Survivors include her husband, Talmadge Scroggs; son and daughter-in-law, Gene and Denise Scroggs of Flowery Branch; daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Chris Wilsdon Sr., of Clermont; daughter, Christy Scroggs Randolph of Flowery Branch; grandchildren, Cody Wilsdon, Trey Scroggs,
Prayer for our nation’s leaders Heavenly Father, It seems that our world is always in turmoil. Human beings around the world are still filled with hate, violence, greed, and the love of power. Even while we see evidence of this kind of behavior in other parts of the world, we have people next door, in the next town, county, and state who do not value life or believe we are all created in your image. When we examine our own lives, we confess that we find that we too are “prone to wander, prone to leave the God we love.” We have grown cynical as a people because we no longer believe that many we elect to represent us are guided by moral principles. More often than
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Benoy Scroggs, Tyson Randolph, Cameron Randolph and Kassie Randolph; brothers and sisters-in-laws, Basil and Sarah Williamson of Chamblee and Gerald and Linda Williamson of Bowden; brother, Ray Williamson of Murphy, N.C.; sister, Mildred Greene of Blue Ridge,; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch The Paper, May 1, 2014
Randy Turner
Died April 27, 2014 Randall L. (Randy) Turner, 55, of Jefferson, died Sunday April 27, 2014. Born in Macon, he was a son of the late Murrell L. and Mildred Louise Williamson Turner and stepson of the late Ann Turner. Raised in Macon, he graduated from Southwest High School in 1976. He attended Georgia Southwestern College in Americus and graduated with an Associate of Science in Nursing Degree in 1994. He then attended Macon State College where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in 2001 and afterward worked at Medical Center of Central Georgia. He was very active in his local community of Jefferson, and was a member of Grove Level Baptist Church and a Jackson County Child Advocate, a veteran of the U.S. Army. At the time of his death, he was a clinical analyst at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. He was also preceded by his brother-inlaw, Terry Hartman. Survivors include his sisters, Cathy Hartman and Debra Begley, both of Warner Robins; and nieces, Kris-
ten Begley, Samantha Hartman and Sabrina Hartman; and nephew, T.J. Begley. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Grove Level Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Appling officiating. The family will have a period of visitation at the church beginning at noon prior to the service. The staff of Northeast Georgia Medical Center will serve as honorary pallbearers. Memorials may be made to Bible Time, c/o The Grove, 1702 Grove Level Road, Maysville, GA 30558. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, May 1, 2014
Debbie Wood Wilbanks
Died April 24, 2014 Debbie Wood Wilbanks, 61, of Commerce, died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Commerce, she was a daughter of Dorothy Clark Wood Sailors (Daniel) of Nicholson and the late James J. Wood. She was a member of Cabin Creek Baptist Church and was retired from Reliance Electric. Survivors, in addition to her mother, include her son, Wesley Clark Wilbanks of Commerce; daughter, Katie Garner of Jefferson; brother, Ray Wood of Commerce; grandchildren, Hudson and Avery Wilbanks of Commerce; and special friend, Shirley Hollifield of Commerce. Graveside services were held Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Jackson Memorial Gardens with Dr. Carlton Allen officiating. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce The Paper, May 1, 2014
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Even full of pollen, fresh air beats AC About 6:30 in the morning, the TV and radio news outlets announce the pollen count for the day. It is measured by the number of grains of pollen contained in a cubic foot of air. One day, it was about 4,000. Last week, it dropped to around 500. I was in high school before I knew anyone with allergies. Now don’t get me wrong, I realize there are people who have serious allergies, but it seems we now have an epidemic of allergic people. There was one kid in third grade who told us he was allergic to milk. Somehow, he was able to bring a Coca-Cola to school for lunch. Quite frankly, I was thinking about developing a milk allergy of my own. He also told us his dad was the real pilot of the Jupiter II, the flying saucer on “Lost in Space.” I grew up in houses that did not have any kind of air conditioning, except for the kind provided by a fan placed near open windows. We also didn’t have a car with air conditioning until I was about 10. Even then, my daddy liked to drive with the air conditioner on and the driver’s window down. We had a yard filled with pecan, dogwood and oak trees. I guess the fan sucked in the pollen and it didn’t seem to bother me. We would have a layer of yellow powder on the porch and on the car, but we just dealt with it. At this time of year, my daddy would sit out on the porch and listen to the Braves on the radio. He would wipe off the porch swing and would sit there for an hour or two. Our house had a furnace, but we couldn’t afford to run it. Or so it seemed. We turned it on in the morning just long enough to take a bath. We were warm in the summer and cold in the winter, but we seemed to be
Harris Blackwood fairly healthy. Then I moved away from home and discovered air conditioning. It was nice and I haven’t been away from it since. I have found being comfortable in the hot and cold seasons a very nice thing. But sometimes, I wonder if living in a cocoon with recirculated air might be part of our problem. Dr. Leila Denmark was a pediatrician who practiced in Forsyth County until she was 103 years old. She wrote in books about the need for healthy food and breathing clean air. She turned down a piece of birthday cake on her 103rd birthday and told the server she had not had anything with sugar in it, other than natural sugar, in 70 years. Incidentally, she was the first physician at Henrietta Egleston Hospital, now Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She is also credited as a co-developer of the vaccine that cured whooping cough. She lived to be 114. My daddy, who made sure he always had a clean handkerchief each morning, never took anything for allergies. I never took anything for seasonal sneezing until I started living full time in air conditioning. On Easter Sunday, we had a house full of company and we opened the windows and enjoyed the fresh air. The fresh breeze through the house was just wonderful. I think the old comic strip character Pogo was right: “We have met the enemy and it is us.” Harris Blackwood is a Gainesville resident whose columns appear weekly.
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Faking a Southern-fried diet When business called Tink back to Los Angeles, he decided to take the opportunity to have his annual checkup. When it ended, he called home. “My doctor said for me to back off from the fried food and to watch the buttermilk,” he said cheerfully. I blinked. I couldn’t even comprehend what he was saying. It took a second before I could respond. “What are you talking about?” Proudly, he continued. “She said I needed to be careful. Especially with the buttermilk.” Finally, it hit me. My husband was bragging that he had become a full-fledged Southerner and was eating like us. This is not the complete truth. Yes, at Louise’s Sunday dinner table, he does have fried food. And sometimes he has it at home. But when we are eating out, he will always eat the California way: Grilled, broiled, tasteless. He has never had gravy over a biscuit or grits slow cooked with cream and butter. He always says, “No thanks.” “John Tinker, you did not tell her that you’re eating like that, did you?
Ronda Rich You’ve never even tasted buttermilk!” Now, the way I look at it is that we shouldn’t be making a mockery out of the foods sacred to the South. Especially my beloved buttermilk. “Yes, I have,” he replied evenly. “I’ve tasted it. And she said that you need to switch to low-fat buttermilk. You should be careful about your cholesterol.” Oh, now it was time for war. “You keep my cholesterol out of your annual checkup. I have perfect cholesterol, for your information. It is the envy of every doctor who tests it.” This is true. I always get smiley faces and happy exclamation marks on my blood work when doctors read my cholesterol numbers. My “good” cholesterol is particularly admirable, probably owing to the amount of aerobic exercise I do weekly. Like my mama, though, I never
met a fried food I wouldn’t eat. But I think there’s something to the scientific theory that the bodies of a species will adapt to their environment. In the mountains, my ancestors were forced to subsist on meat, dairy and lard-smothered vegetables, fresh grown though they were. Our genetics apparently adapted because high cholesterol is not a medical problem in our family. On the other hand, tofu and soy milk causes us all kinds of digestive problems. Tink continued on, completely disregarding my to-be-envied-at-all-costs cholesterol dominance. “So, you need to start buying low-fat buttermilk.” “There will be no low fat buttermilk in this house,” I retorted indignantly. Uncharacteristically, I failed to remind him that it was I who insisted he go from whole milk to 2 percent. To be honest, the reason is that milk with less fat doesn’t spoil as quickly. I am more frugal with money that I am with calories or fat. After I hung up the phone, I started laughing. After all, how funny is it that he went to the doctor and actually bragged
that he was eating greasy, fat-laden food? Which he wasn’t even eating? Most people go for a checkup and lie about eating that stuff. Yet, my husband, eager to be a full-fledged Southerner, went all the way to the land of sushi and sunshine and claimed a false diet. How funny is that? Incidentally, if I were going to make that false claim, I would choose a Southern doctor over a health-fussy California physician. And I would choose a fat doctor, not one who trains for triathlons. I have a doctor friend who is extremely overweight and he claims that most of his patients choose him because he’s fat and, therefore, less likely to fuss at them for their diets. Anyway, back to my husband. He’s coming home soon and we’re going to have a dinner celebration: fried chicken, fried okra, fried potatoes and fresh churned buttermilk. He’s gonna love it. Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of several books. Sign up for her newsletter at www.ronda rich.com. Her column appears weekly..
Milk Dud inflation at the movies There are two reasons why the 2013 “film” “Grown Ups 2” made $133 million at the box office while actual movies like “Pulp Fiction” and “Clear and Present Danger” made millions less. The first reason is: Insanity. The second reason is: Inflation. “Pulp Fiction” and “Clear and Present Danger” were both released in 1994, and both received positive reviews. They grossed $107 million and $122 million, respectively. But the average movie ticket in 1994 was $4.18. In 2013, it was $8.13. Doing the math, that means 16 million suckers paid to see “Grown Ups 2” at a movie theater, while 25 million paid to see “Pulp Fiction.” Not a true gauge of popularity, is it? I bring this up because I was recently suckered into going to the movies again. To clarify, I love movies, but for some reason I couldn’t quite remember, I hadn’t been to an actual movie theater since I saw “Indiana Jones and the
Len Robbins Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” with my kids in 2008. After entering the movie theater, paying for my family’s tickets, popcorn and drinks, I remembered why I hadn’t been to the movies in six years: It’s hideously expensive. By the time I got seated in the theater for the previews, I had spent $85. Now, I understand these folks have to make a living, and someone has to pay for Tom Cruise’s life coach, but making a bag of popcorn costs about 60 cents to make. I don’t know what it costs to make a Milk Dud, but I doubt it’s $5 for 40 of them. My God, they’re made of milk and duds. According to a recent CNN/Money report, the mark-up for movie theater popcorn is 900 percent. The report didn’t mention
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the mark-up for Milk Duds, which I consider a journalistic failure. So with this unreasonable inflation, why in the world would anyone still go to the movies? There are a couple of reasons I can think of, off the top of my head. One is that people want to have the “movie experience.” That is particularly acute these days with all the technological advances they’ve made in cinema, like 3-D and technicolor and what-not. My family and I recently watched “Gravity” at home and immediately recognized that this was a film that would be better viewed in a wide-screen, movie-theater format. Secondly, once I paid $8 a head to get into the movie theater, I didn’t really care anymore. I call it the “what-the-heck” effect. Like when you go to dinner at a nice restaurant, see the exorbitant prices of the entrees, and say “what the heck. I’m already spending more money than I want to. What’s the difference
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in buying a shrimp cocktail appetizer?” (It’s $14, dummy). So, what is a person to do who enjoys the “movie experience” a theater provides but doesn’t want to get a loan to do so? Well, you don’t have to buy their concessions. Then you’ll only have to pay the ticket price. A warning about taking this approach: The movie theater people may search your jacket if, while purchasing your ticket, you ask: “Do you have a microwave oven I can borrow for two minutes and 40 seconds?” They also get very persnickety if you try to sneak beer into a movie theater, from what I’ve been told. And Milk Duds. And a video camera. Oh, yeah. Now I remember why I hadn’t been to a movie theater since 2008. Len Robbins is editor and publisher of the Clinch County News in Homerville. His column appears weekly.
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May 10 is Spring Into Recycling Day in Jackson County To the Editor: First let us thank you for participating in our past Recycling Day events and announce that Keep Jackson County Beautiful will again sponsor its Spring Into Recycling Day on Saturday, May 10, from 8 a.m. until noon. As in everything, there are at times changes, but we will continue collecting the same items. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office will be collecting drugs from citizens during this event, said Sheriff Janis Mangum. Although the Sheriff’s Office has installed a drug box permanently in the Jail Lobby, the Sheriff said adding the drug collection to the Recycling Event will assist citizens by allowing them to drop their drugs off while recycling other items. Items to be taken include documents for shredding; E-Waste; auto batteries and oil; household batteries; florescent light bulbs (after 6, $1 each) and paint (2 cans free, each can after is $2). Due to the cost of paint collection, KJCB has adjusted the cost this time to $2 per can after the first two. In the future, paint collection at the Jackson County Transfer Station will be $2 per can. We will continue to take eyeglasses and aluminum cans for Jackson County Lions Clubs and clothing that is taken to Peace Place Thrift Store after collection. Maylin’s Place will take books (hardback and softback) and DVDs. Now, KJCB needs the help of Jackson County citizens attending the next event – when driving into the area, please have your things for recycling placed together, pop your hatch or trunk and let us do the work. We ask that you stay in your vehicle and allow volunteers to remove your material. We also are asking that you stay in one lane unless otherwise directed. This will mean a slight wait, no more than a few minutes, but to assure the safety of our volunteers, we have put our heads together and come up with this plan. In October, more than 175 vehicles passed through our recycling event. Without citizens there would be no reason for this recycling event. We collected 18,000 pounds of E-waste, 4,200 pounds of documents were shredded, approximately 50 gallons of oil and 12 batteries were collected. We donated a half truckload of clothing and a van load of cardboard to Peace Place Thrift Store. There were 80 pounds household batteries collected, 12 pairs of eyeglasses were donated to the Commerce Lions Club. They use the funds from this, and other endeavors, to provide glasses and eye exams for Jackson County citizens who cannot afford these services. The Board of Directors thanks each one for their participation and help in carrying off another very successful event in advance of October. We also thank Atlanta Recycling Solutions, American Security Shredding, Legacy Landscape, Maylen’s Place for collecting the materials and Jackson County Board of Commissioners, Solid Waste, Building and Grounds Department and the Road Department. We look forward to seeing you on May 10. Sincerely, Susan Trepagnier Executive Director
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not, it seems, decisions are made for selfish purposes, for the good of special interest groups and not the good of the country. We long for a day, Lord, when lawmakers would not be as concerned about their reelections as they are about making decisions that benefit all of us. Send us some sacrificial lambs, those willing to stay a brief while if necessary, but have the backbone to do and say what is morally and ethically right. We long for the day when common sense was common and it was used regularly in all branches of government. Give our Christian leaders the boldness to follow you, but with the grace and the spirit to embrace people of all faiths or those who have no faith. Help them to represent you in a way that is loving and kind, without compromising your commands. May others see Jesus in their actions rather than hypocrisy. May that be true of us all, Father. Forgive us for complaining more about our President than praying for him. Many harbor a hatred of him, Lord. Instead, we ask you to bless his Presidency for the sake of our country and peace around the world. Empower President Obama, Lord. Help him to understand that while he is a powerful man, there is no power that compares to the power of your Holy Spirit. May your wind blow through the White House, touching his family and all the staff. Since this is a day of prayer for our country, move in an unmistakable way as a sign to the President and those around him that you have heard the prayers of your people, that you are an awesome God, high and lifted up, and that a day is coming that at the name of Jesus, every knee will bow, in heaven, on earth and under the earth, and confess that you are Lord. We therefore lift you up this morning, Lord, praising you for what you continue to do for us through our leaders, in spite of our leaders, and in spite of all of our unholy ways. Do not remove your hand from us, Lord. We need you. Without you, where would we go? Without you, we would be reduced to nothing. We pray now that you will be with our leaders and with us, for you are Immanuel. From the youngest to the oldest, from the poorest to the richest, from the immigrant to the indigenous, from Yankees to Southerners, from the healthiest to the unhealthiest, from the educated to the uneducated, we remember that you have been with America and that is why we have been blessed. Even so, this great nation as well as all nations will one day pass away; for you have said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (Matthew 24:35 NIV). So continue to speak to us all, Lord. Most especially on this day, speak to the leaders of our nation. May they hear your voice and listen to your words so that we might continue to be a blessed America, O Lord, our God. Amen. Dr. Michael Helms is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Jefferson. Reach him at michael@fbcjefferson.org The Jefferson community will come together from 7:30-8 a.m. on Thursday for the National Day of Prayer service at Beef O’Brady’s. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Teams are cleaning the roadsides of Jackson County this weekend as part of the GREAT Jackson County Cleanup, part of a nationwide effort of which Keep Jackson County Beautiful is a part. “It’s a shame, but you could find most anything on the side of the highway litter wise,” says Susan Trepagnier, executive director of Keep Jackson County Beautiful. “We are asking citizens to become Jackson County Litter Getters.” On May 3, groups are gathering to clean roadways, parks, school campuses, county campuses and anywhere that needs cleaning and sprucing. Neighorhoods are encouraged to plant flowers and spruce-up. Volunteers can choose their area to clean and beautify and notifiy Keep Jackson County Beautiful to get a Lietter Getter T-shirt, trash bags and other items to help in their cleaup. They will also get an invitation to a volunteer appreciation luncheon at Hurricane Shoals Park. A few other goodies will be available when you bring your filled trash bags. “We’ll collect them on a large truck so we can see how much was collected that day,” said Trepagnier, who notes your group can set another time for your cleanup. “If you’re not a Litter Getter, contact KJCB. We would like to have more than 500 volunteers scattered throughout the county cleaning and sprucing up,” said Trepagnier, who can be reached by calling 706-708-7198 or emailing strepagnier@jacksoncountygov.com. Culmination of the cleanup will be Saturday, May 10, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Spring Into Recycling event. “We’ve been asked time and again about discarding old, unused prescription and over-the-counter drugs and Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum has helped us answer that call by having two deputies at the event to take your drugs,” said Trepagnier. “The drugs can be dropped off each day at local police departments or at the Jackson County Detention Center, but this is one more way Keep Jackson County Beautiful can help citizens.” Sheltering Hands Garden cleanup Anyone wishing to get their hands a bit dirty is invited to head on over to Sheltering Hands Garden at the Jackson County Courthouse on Saturday, May 17, about 9 a.m. Planting will be lots of fun, stepping stones must be moved and mulch will need to be spread. “It’s gonna be fun – really it will be,” said Trepagnier. The effort at Sheltering Hands Garden had been announced for May 3 but has been delayed two weeks. Serve the City Day in Jefferson May 3 will find more than 200 volunteers from Galilee Christian Church in and around downtown Jefferson offering a helping hand during Serve the City Day. According to Main Street Jefferson manager Beth Laughinghouse, others will also be joining in the effort.
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Sports THE ROAD BACK HOME BEGINS BY LATRICE WILLIAMS
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The quest for a baseball state championship start May 2 for local squads and as usual, the stakes are high. Whether they are the underdog or the No. 1 seed, getting out of the first round won’t be a cake walk. The ones that survive will be greatly rewarded with home field advantage in the championship game. Who: Jackson County vs. Blessed Trinity What: First round of the AAA state playoffs When: May 2 at 4:30 p.m. Where: Blessed Trinity How they got there: Jackson County broke the school record for the most wins in a season a couple of years ago but, this season, they rewrote the record books by winning 19. The addition of Winder-Barrow transfer Patrick Overstreet, the team leader in home runs, has paid dividends but the Panthers were sturdy prior to his arrival; Nick Corso leads the team in runs with 28 and JCCHS has steady pitching between Coleman Barbee and Andrew Fogarty. The Panthers and Titans enter the first round with identical records and each have at least one key win with Jackson County defeating Pike County and Blessed Trinity beating McEachern. The significant wins prove they know how to respond when they go into a situation as the underdog. The Titans compete in Region VI and are familiar with making deep runs in the postseason. They’ve been semi-final contenders for the past five seasons but have struggled to advance to the finals.
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State meet tips off in Albany BY LATRICE WILLIAMS
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Female track athletes from across Georgia will test their luck first in the track and field state championships May 2-4 in Albany. Jefferson qualified seven athletes and two relay teams, including the 4x400 team which set a new school record at sectionals with a time of 4 minutes and 9 seconds. Camille Porter also set the school record in the 800 meter run at 2 minutes and 23 seconds. For Jackson County, Destiny Gaudlock was the only Lady Panther to qualify and will compete in the triple jump. A serious high jumper, Gaudlock could compete in both field events next year but can rest knowing she will have a chance to compete at state as a freshman.
Last season, Mill Creek earned a runner-up finish but the absence of a discus and shot put thrower will put more pressure on runners Laura Hovis, Hannah Lopez and Shanelle Valentine to get first-place finishes. Sydney Shaw will also need a big day in the triple jump. Jackson County qualifier:
Destiny Gaudlock (triple jump)
Jefferson qualifiers:
Maggie Newman (discus) Abby Carson (pole vault and 100 meter hurdles) Camille Porter (800 meter run) Chandler Bragg (800 meter run) Taylor Love (300 meter hurdles) Jerilyn Williamson (300 meter
Kim inks with Auburn Tigers
Mill Creek qualifiers:
Larsen Moore (pole vault) Sydney Shaw (triple jump) Lauren Hovis (1600 and 3200 meter run) Hannah Lopez (1600 and 3200 meter run)
JCCHS reflects on monumental season BY LATRICE WILLIAMS
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Who: Greater Atlanta Christian vs. Jefferson What:FirstroundoftheAAbaseballstateplayoffs When: May 2 at 5 p.m. Where: Jefferson How they got there: Jefferson is no stranger to success. The Dragons are riding an 18-game win streak and feel good about their chances of advancing to finals. They were tested against Tift County Feb. 28 and March 1 but since then, Jefferson picked up two key wins over Wesleyan. University of Georgia commit Max Ford and Kennesaw State University signee Jake Franklin are the team leaders in RBI while Christian Hutch, Alex Gaba and Ethan Garner have played well consistently. Garner pitched a shutout against Wesleyan March 13, helping the Dragons earn the 1-0 victory. He allowed just one hit in that game. The Spartans dropped all three contests against Wesleyan but picked up a key win over Lovett April 25 after losing both games to the Lions April 15 and 17. They’ll use their win over the Lions as a momentum booster going into the double header against Jefferson. And they’ll be playing with heavy hearts as their head coach Cliff Shelton was asked to step down at the end of the season last week after more than three decades at the helm.
hurdles) Reese Bowles (1600 and 3200 meter) Jaclyn Coleman, Savannah Dale, Madison Dills and Camille Porter (4x400 meter relay team) Chandler Bragg, Taylor Love, Makenzie Wells and Jerilyn Williamson (4x400 meter relay team)
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Offensive lineman Kaleb Kim inked with Auburn University April 24 in front of a packed audience at Mill Creek High School. Kim is a 4-star lineman and ESPN ranked him 192 out of the best 300 players in the country.
What was once a team fighting to get above .500, the Jackson County Comprehensive High School boys’ tennis team can reflect on the 2014 with big smiles -- and the winning record they’d been trying to reach for four years. The Panthers clinched a spot in the AAA state tournament, the school’s first appearance. Despite getting knocked out of the first round by Woodward Academy, Nate Konarski said he, along with his teammates, did everything they could to turn the program around and leave it in good standing. “To turn things around at JCCHS is very exciting for all the seniors. It was very thrilling knowing for the first time ever in Jackson County history, we made state. All the boys and I worked hard for that position to go to state. The coaches and this team really wanted to go out with a bang after playing for the last four years,” Konarski said. Head coach Natalie Peterson insisted the team have a racquet in their hands during the off season. While it requires a lot of self-discipline, the Panthers wanted to drop their old habits and rally for a season they’d never forget. The finished the season 8-6. See JACKSON COUNTYTENNIS 2B
Classic cars highlight Motorsport Mitty
Who: Mill Creek vs. Roswell What: First round of the AAAAAA baseball state playoffs When: May 2 at 4:30 p.m. Where: The Creek How they got there: Mill Creek came up short of winning the region VII championship for the fifth straight year but should be satisfied with its runnerup finish. They went through a period of growing pains at the most inopportune time as their nonregion schedule was filled with some of the state’s best squads. But once they got through the first part of their brutal schedule, they settled in nicely and swept nearly every team in the region. However, Mountain View got the best of them both times and won the title. Still, the Hawks are a playoff contender and they are no stranger to their next opponent. The Roswell Hornets took the series against Mill Creek last year in the second round of the state playoffs. The threeseeded Hornets play in Region V along with powerhouse Milton whom they split the regular season series with. It should be another exciting match up with both teams hungry to escape an early exit.
news and notes The Jefferson High School gymnastics teams will send Elizabeth McMullan to the state meet May 2 at the Westminster School. The Lady Dragons hope to return with a longer roster next year with everyone healthy and ready to make another run at state. The Mill Creek girls’ tennis team fell to Johns Creek 3-1 in the second round of the state playoffs April 28. Because of our print schedule, all soccer recaps for the playoffs wil be posted on ClickThePaper.com.
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Lovers of old school rides couldn’t get enough of the Classic Motorsports Mitty held April 25-27 at Road Atlanta. Unlike other events where the cars are put away after the race, fans were able to get an up close and personal look at some of the finest on four tires, including the Audi R8, the McLaren Can-Am or the Porsche 911 RSR. Fans also enjoyed various vendors, free test drives and a look at what goes on behind the scenes. Hospitality was provided for all. Three-time F5000 champion Brian Redman was on hand to serve as the Grand Marshall. Visit ClickThePaper.com to view the entire slideshow.
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Relay for Life at Road Atlanta
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Drift comes to Road Atlanta
Tavani soccer camp in Jefferson
The Hall County Relay For Life event, benefiting the American Cancer Society, is set to take place May 2. Many people will gather at Road Atlanta to memorialize those who have lost their battle and to honor those who are cancer survivors. Participants will help raise money, both individually and as a team, through various activities. Teams are asked to decorate their tents with a theme. Visit relayforlife.org to register.
If you’re looking for an action-packed, wild and breathtaking race, then Drift Atlanta is the event for you. Road Atlanta will host again May 9-10. This will be the season opener for the Global Time Attack Pro Championship East league and drivers will be pushed to their limit as they endure the challenging course through a series of timed laps. The Drift is similar to the thrill of the Fast and Furious movies. Tickets are as low as $10. The main competition will be held May 10 at 8 p.m. Visit roadatlanta.com for more information or call 1-800-849-RACE.
From June 16-20, Tavani Soccer will host its 12th camp and will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. The cost is $165 per week. Six-year-olds will have the option to attend the junior camp or the full camp. A camp T-shirt and leather soccer ball is included in the cost. Elite sessions will be offered for more experienced players and will be $75 per week but are only to kids ages 8-15. Check out www.tavanisoccer.com or call 770-396-8258.
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Hamrick signs with Georgia Tech
CHOI ANCHORS LADY HAWKS, ENJOYING REGION TITLE WIN by latrice williams
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Jefferson’s Mason Hamrick is officially a Yellow Jacket. The 2013 AA state champion signed his letter of intent April 23 to compete in the pole vault at Georgia Tech.
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The Region VII girls’ golf title wasn’t necessarily up for grabs but Mill Creek High School pulled out all the stops to clinch the team’s fifth region championship. Grace Choi, the No. 1 golfer for the Lady Hawks, aided the team with a top 10 individual finish. She noted the level of mental, not physical, toughness it takes to withstand a long course but said the team’s relentlessness allowed Mill Creek to bring home the trophy. “Winning the region this year was a great accomplishment. It brought our entire team together knowing we can come back from the season we had last year. We felt very confident with our chances at winning the region. We believe in having a positive mentality,” said Choi. “We believe that we can come back from a bad hole or even a bad round.” Although she finished second on the team in the region title meet, she’s usually No. 1. Choi has been the lowest shooter for the Lady Hawks multiple times, including in the Brookwood Invitational, the Gwinnett Open and the Warrior Classic Tournament. Choi says she is always determined to shoot as low as possible as she’s playing for more than a state championship. “My motivation is to gradually bring down my scores one tournament at a time. I also hope to get accepted to the college of my choice on a full golf scholarship, which also motivates me to shoot consistently low,” Choi said. North Gwinnett’s Christina Yang and Bailey Tardy of Norcross, among others, are two of the top golfers in the area but Choi doesn’t find playing with an all-star studded cast intimidating. “I look up to some of the girls that are able to shoot low and hit far. They push me to get to the level I know I’m able to achieve even in high school,” stated Choi. When asked how she got introduced to the sport, Choi said, “My father wanted me to play a sport that allows me to have fun and enjoy a sport with others while still being able to be independent and learn to rely on myself. I’ve been playing since I was 8 years old.” Winning the region championship and placing in the top five in big tournaments have put the Hawks on the map but Choi said simply competing with her teammates has been the most enjoyable part of the season. “They give lots of encouragement and words of wisdom, even though some of them are younger than me. We all learn from each other and have grown to be a big family this past year and I don’t know where I would be without their support,” said Choi.
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The Jackson County boys’ tennis team made history by earning the schools’ first ever playoff match. “My very first high school state playoff match was great. This season we worked really hard on the courts after school but all the boys worked extremely worked hard outside of school at our local courts. We wanted to put ourselves in position to get to the state tournament,” Konarski said. Konarski said playing tennis at JCCHS has taught lessons he’ll use off
the court, but he harped on the way the team learned to play on the court. “This season has taught me a lot. Being able to play tennis or any sport for that matter at any school is one thing, but acting as a team is another and that’s what we did this year,” said Konarski. Konarski said everyone behind the scenes made it possible for them to
put their name in the team’s history book. “I would like to thank all the moms, coach Peterson and head coach Andy Gentry for making all the efforts to get us to state,” said Konarski. Peterson will graduate the entire team and will start fresh next season with a group of freshmen.
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The Hawks will need their No. 1 golfer in Grace Choi to shoot well in sectionals May 5 in McDonough.
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Gresham Motor Sports Park held its first street drag race of the year. In an effort to get more people from the community on the track, General Manager John Close added eight street drag events to the schedule this year.
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Donald Panoz gives the thumbs up as he pressed the starter button on the Esperante Spyder GT during the unveiling of the 25th anniversary sports car.
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Darby Jackson and Darcy Davidson pose with the “DeltaWing” prototype racer, also manufactured by Panoz LLC of Braselton. See more scenes at ClickThePaper.com
Panoz unveils 25th anniversary car, opens showroom and racing museum
By LISA LASKEY
Regional staff
The patriarch, Don Panoz, Ph.D., lightly pressed the starter button, and within moments the deep rumble of the Esperante Spyder GT rendered silence, then there was a burst of applause from guests at the recent unveiling by Panoz LLC of its newest and 25th anniversary edition luxury sports car. The Spyder, along with an anniversary edition of its existing Panoz Roadster and Panoz GTR1, was three of a half-dozen exclusive sports and touring cars from the auto developer, under the admiring gazes of a showroom filled to capacity with guests from all public and private sectors. The general consensus was this debut was cause for celebration. Well wishers, public and private leaders and enamored auto aficionados alike filled Panoz LLC’s new 10,000-square-foot showroom and racing museum which was
formally opened April 3. Both connected venues, located on Ga. 124 in Braselton, are open for the public to tour, and will remain available for private events with proceeds going to local charities, said Panoz LLC chief operating officer who is also mayor of Braselton. The Panoz headquarters is now showcasing significant examples of the Panoz sports car and racing history. Panoz LLC is a new company leveraging the tradition of motorsports and car production of the Panoz family. Built on a strong foundation, Panoz LLC continues the tradition of providing unique automobiles equipped with new technology and fresh design which has made the Panoz name a leader in the automotive industry since 1989. The Spyder, a lighter, more powerful version of the original hand-built Panoz convertible, features lightweight carbon fiber and aluminum structures, but also a unique modular extruded aluminum chassis that is more rigid and durable than many
other performance coupes, according to its engineers. With a price range of $189,000 to $229,000 for a “nicely equipped” machine, would-be owners can pick between a 430 horsepower engine to an upgraded 800, housed in a sleek body that tips the scale at just over 3,000 pounds. The Esperante Spyder GT interior is made of Nappa leather, and its safety features include a four-point safety harness and other technical advances. There’s even an iPad mini in-dash to handle GPS, a music library and other customer-specified options. The just-introduced Spyder GT of the evening can be the consummate dream for a driver, or a mere starting point for those whose budget and creativity allow for almost unlimited options, according to John Leverett, vice president of sales and marketing for Panoz LLC. “Panoz LLC looks forward to providing our customers with their dream automobile
that is custom-built for them,” said Leverett. “Our program is to build our cars based upon our Panoz designs to the specifications of our customers. Our limited production allows our craftsmen to spend time investigating finish materials and engines, transmission technologies to set each car apart.” Panoz built its reputation winning at the race track, and for innovative designs such as its most recent DeltaWing race cars. The organization’s street-legal versions were first introduced in 2000, and went on hiatus in 2007 as engineers retooled and refined their offering. The Panoz Spyder GT is the Panoz official race toward the future, bringing the best of its storied legacy along for the ride. Panoz LLC expects to produce about 25 examples of the 25th anniversary edition Esperante Spyder and Spyder GT to commemorate the anniversary milestone of the luxury ride.
YearOne hosts public safety day, student tour By FARAH BOHANNON
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Spring is in full swing at YearOne. There are lots of events on their calendar that are sure to be great experiences for people of all ages -be sure to check out the website at www.yearone.com for a complete list. Despite the bitter cold wind and torrential rain, YearOne hosted its annual Public Safety Day on April 19. Families and groups of muscle car lovers still gathered to browse the unique cars and car parts while enjoying American fare from Stonewall’s BBQ and Chickfil-A. Pat Staton, Director of Special Projects at YearOne, said he was happy with the turnout despite the weather and was also thankful for all of the vendors showing up with smiles on their faces. Vendors, supporters, sponsors and VIP guests included Braselton Police Department, West Jackson Fire
Department, Gainesville Police Department, Lindsay’s Legacy Mentoring, Gresham Motorsports Park, Skip Barber Racing, Life South Blood Services, NAPA, Hayes Automotive Group, Heritage Charity Auctions, Reinhardt University, Braselton Downtown Authority, Braselton Woman’s Club, Stonewall’s BBQ and Chick-fil-A. Proceeds went directly to the Hot Rodder’s Children’s Charity (HRCC), Lindsay’s Legacy Mentoring and the HRCC Carseat Program. “I am so thankful for the support we received on Public Safety Day,” said Staton. “I especially want to give my thanks to the Braselton Police Department, Gainesville Police Department and the West Jackson Fire Department for their dedication and support. We are always honored to have their attendance at Public Safety Day. I also appreciate everything they do for the community.” Gainesville Police provided a DUI simulator where
individuals are able to experience drunk driving, but the weather did not allow for this to happen. Officers still stayed to show their support. Braselton Police officers put smiles on children’s faces by handing out water bottles, police badge erasers, stickers, frisbees and other kid-friendly items. In fact, the water bottles said, “Braselton police officers are your friends for life.” These are things that public safety workers hope that civilians understand -- that their purpose is to protect and serve. Attendees were able to thaw out inside and view some of the special vehicles from the Fast and the Furious movies as well as shop for car accessories. Not only was Staton and the YearOne staff busy with Public Safety Day, they also hosted a group of determined students who are a part of an automotive program at Maxwell High School which is located in Lawrenceville. Their auto services teacher,
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Public safety professionals from Braselton Police, Gwinnett Police and West Jackson Fire participated at the April 19 event which also involved a blood moobile from LifeSouth Blood Services. Max Chavez was eager to give his students the opportunity to tour YearOne and absorb as much information as possible before their Ford and AAA AutoSkills competition, which took place Friday, April 25. The students participating in the tour were the ones who competed -- and won. They will represent Georgia at the national competition in Michigan in June. “These students are the cream of the crop,” said Chavez. “They have a passion for cars and enjoy the
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From left to right: Kyle Caughill, Kyle Benton, Ryan McKay, Eliot Lawrence, David Goni, Ricky Bradford, Sabrina Brown, David Chavez, Jorge Gonzalez and Auto Services Teacher Max Chavez. The competition is the Ford/AAA Auto Skills competition. Max Chavez’ team at Maxwell High of David Chavez and Jorge Gonzalez won first place in the Ford/AAA Auto Skills competition and will be representing Georgia at the national competition in Michigan in June. The students toured YearOne and got to see work taking place on muscle cars. See more at ClickThePaper.com
projects we do in class. It’s great that Maxwell High has this option for students who want to take this path.” Thanks to Staton, the Maxwell High visitors received an informative and extensive tour of the YearOne facility. They learned about each vehicle that had roles in the Fast and the Furious movies, Dukes of Hazzard and Need For Speed, explored the shop and warehouse and had opportunities to ask questions. Staton encouraged the students and let them know how rewarding this field of work
can be. “I encourage you all to follow your passion. This is a great industry that is full of so many great opportunities. I can honestly say that I have the best job in the world because I get to play with and talk about cars all day long,” said Staton. For more information about Year One, visit www. yearone.com. Their Facebook page (www.facebook. com/yearonemusclecars) is also updated regularly with photos and information. Call 1-800-YEARONE.
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Stepson’s girlfriend has no boundaries, flirts too much Dear John: My 24-yearold stepson recently introduced us to his new girlfriend. She is 12 years older than him, which makes her just 10 years younger than my husband and me. She’s loud and a big flirt who knows no boundaries. In fact, she has even flirted with my husband! Worse, I just found pictures she sent my husband of her breast-enhancement operation, which is totally gross! He never mentioned it, but he left the file on a desk, and I came across it. What’s going on here? — Uncomfortable, in Long Beach, Calif, Dear Uncomfortable: Even if you have not discussed your feelings about this woman, I’m sure your husband has figured out that she makes you uncomfortable. Perhaps he didn’t mention the photos because his reaction to them was the
John Gray same as yours: repulsed. Just because she’s 12 years older than her boyfriend does not necessarily mean she is the more mature of the two. Her actions bear this out. Eventually, your stepson may outgrow her flirting and outrageous behavior, leading her to quickly become a distant memory. Dear John: I saw my brother having dinner with a woman who wasn’t his wife. There was no mistaking that the two of them were acting quite cozy. I am not particularly close to my sister-in-law, but I don’t approve of infidelity. I don’t feel comfortable
keeping my mouth shut, because I know I’d want to hear about it if I were his wife. What should I do? — Watchful Sis, in Savannah. Dear Watchful Sis: Before you jump to any conclusions, and share your knowledge with his wife, consider asking your brother about what is going on. What you saw from across the room may not be at all what you suspect. It may put your mind at ease to hear his side of the story. If he confirms your suspicions, you can then ask him if he wants your advice. I assume you will ask him to reconsider his actions and to do all he can to salvage his marriage before jumping into another relationship that could hurt all those involved. If he denies the allegations, take him at his word and know you’ve given your best advice to someone you love. Have hope that he will fol-
low through and in the end do the right thing, and then leave it at that. Dear John: How does hair color and style contribute to how much a person would find a potential partner attractive? Considering the amount of money hair care companies spend on creating new products such as dyes, relaxants, shampoos, styling gels and much more, is it your opinion these items really work in enhancing a person’s appeal? — Not Into It, in Denver Dear Not Into It: Do I believe that beauty from a bottle increases a person’s desirability? Let me put it this way: Looking good has a lot to do with feeling good about yourself, particularly in the world of dating. Anything that makes someone feel more selfassured about his or her appearance has good reason for being popular. In truth, our best qualities, and those that are most
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important to the long-term success of a relationship, come from within, but sometimes we need a little help drawing that out. So curl, straighten, cut, gel or touch up at will. A warm smile and a confident manner can trump all that, but it can be a very big step just getting to “hello!” Dear John: My boyfriend “Nick” has a difficult time controlling his temper. When he gets upset with me, he pushes all my buttons until the issue turns into a fight. In the beginning, I used to tell him I was leaving the room until we could both calm down, but then Nick would just follow me around the house. Next, I tried leaving the house to go for a drive, but he would call my cell repeatedly. So now, I stay and fight. I hate it, and I don’t think that I can live like this, but I don’t know what else to do! — Waiting for a Truce,
in Lexington, Ky. Dear Truce: Let Nick know that if he keeps pushing, he’ll eventually push you away for good. Have a heart-to-heart talk with him when you both are calm, cool and collected. Ask him to help you set some ground rules that will allow for a fair exchange of views and promote compromise. Devise a signal that either of you can use to let the other know that he or she is stepping over these rules. During the next tiff, if he falls back into his old habits, turn your cell off, then get out and stay out unless he agrees to attend an anger management course. If he refuses to grow up and out of his bad behavior, that’s his problem. You are hoping to be his life partner, not his baby-sitter. John Gray is the author of “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.” Visit www.marsvenus.com.
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Community Happenings National Day of Prayer. The Jefferson community will come together from 7:30-8 a.m. on Thursday at Beef O’Brady’s for the National Day of Prayer service.
Hoschton City Square beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. See www.americanstreetrodders.net
Champagne celebration for Friends of the Library state honor. The Friends of the BraseltonWest Jackson Library will celebrate the Friends of Georgia Libraries’ 2013 Fabulous Friends Award as the Best Friends Organization in the state at a 7-8 p.m. champagne toast on Thursday, May 1, at Higher Grounds Coffee House in Braselton. District 3 Commission forum. Jackson County GOP and Farm Bureau to host the Jackson County Commission District 3 forum from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at the Hoschton Depot located on Highway 53 in Hoschton. There will be light sandwiches, dessert and drinks provided by State Sen. Frank Ginn. Farm Bureau President Swain Cochran will be the moderator for the evening. Questions will come from 3x5 cards filled out be members of the audience. The cards will be handed out at the door. All Commission candidates have been invited along with other candidates running for office. Contact GOP Chairman Ron Johnson at 770-310-4515 or email chairman@windstream.net Nicholson Daisy Festival. Nicholson is known for its annual Daisy Festival which is held the first weekend in May. This year’s festival runs on Friday and Saturday, May 2-3. There is plenty of food, entertainment and games and a cake walk. The parade starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning. There are also ball tournaments all weekend at the ball fields. Craft vendors are located throughout the park with all kinds of homemade items. Sunset on the Square. Downtown Jefferson’s summer concert series kicks off May 3 on College Street with Secondhand Swagger, a southern-fried soul band, and Shades of Gray. The sounds can be heard from 7-10 p.m. Sponsors are Main Street Jefferson, Newell Orthodontics and Wilco Printing. Admission is free. The next Sunset on the Square will be June 7.
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Cruise-In car show. American Street Rodders will host its monthly car show on
Support your veterans and the American Legion Albert Gordon Post 56. Email Andy Garrison today and register to attend his Personal Safety Training Class on May 15 from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. The class will be held at the Legion Hall and all are invited. The class is only $20 and will support the mission of the American Legion. Take charge of your own safety and register today. Email Andy@andygarrison.com today and register. The fourth annual Race for Williams will be held Sunday, May 4, at Crow’s Lake. Registration for the 5K trail run and a onemile fun run begins at 1 p.m. The fun run starts at 2:30 p.m. and the 5K steps off at 3 p.m. Entry is $20 per individual and $50 for a family of four. Register by April 12 and get a free WSA walk T-shirt. All funds raised will directly enrich the lives of individuals and families affected by Williams Syndrome. Contact Marisa Elrod at 706-2960676 or raceforwilliams@ gmail.com Wellness focus sessions in Braselton Park. Elizabeth Stephenson’s involvement with a health and wellness company which she says has changed her life and get her active has motivated her to reach out to others. Beginning in May, she is coordinating a wellness focus each Monday from 7-8 p.m. in Braselton Park. The first session on May 5 will be presented by Alex Lesslie, a dental hygienist from Braselton, who will present information about karate, self-defense and cardio. “Come out and bring your friends, meet some new people and try new activities to get you active this spring,” she said. Contact Elizabeth_stephenson@ymail.com Tea Party Patriots meeting. Mrs. Paul (Niki) Broun, David Pennington, Jackson County Commission Chairman Tom Crow, Jackson County District 4 Commissioner Dwain Smith and Ralph Richardson Jr., will speak at the May 8 meeting of the Tea Party Patriots of Jackson County. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Jefferson Club House. The Clubhouse is located at 302 Longview Drive in Jefferson. Contact Sam Letson at 770-265-9029.
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West side community meeting. The Jackson County Board of Education, along with Jackson County Schools, will host a west side community meeting from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 8. “Please join us as we look at the current challenges and discuss potential changes to the configuration of our west side schools,” said Superintendent Dr. April Howard. The meeting will be held in the gym at West Jackson Primary School, located at 4825 Highway 53. Call 706-3675151 for more information. Community garden open house. The Village at Deaton Creek is celebrating the second anniversary of their Community Garden with an open house for the residents on Friday, May 9. The team headed up by Chuck and Leslie Johnson along with Dorothy Manning, Joy Werth, Lori McGarvey, Sara Heath, Kathy Ostermann, Larry Fitz, Jim Schnetzer and many others have transformed the area into a beautiful garden for the whole community to enjoy. Most recently a butterfly demonstration garden was installed, a wooden bridge constructed by Chuck Johnson and Dave McKinney and many plants donated by
Master Gardener, Dave Rusk. On April 11, Robin Halstead from the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce presented a Residential Award to the gardeners for all their hard work. Come to the beach. The Braselton Beach Bash will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 10. The family-friendly festival in Braselton Park – where the beach of sand will be the perfect place for building sand castles, will include fun for kids of all ages with games and bouncies, bungee jumps and more as well as on-stage entertainment. Sand pails will be available for beach play. Food and other vendors will be set up in the park. See more at www.braseltonfestivals.com Amateur Radio Technician license class. Hall County Amateur Radio Emergency Services of Gainesville is offering a free amateur radio “Technician” question pool review from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 10 at the Hall County EOC/EMA facility 470 Crescent Drive in Gainesville. The review will be followed by an onsite test session (There is an administrative fee of $10, cash, for the test only). Register at www.hallcountyares. com. Visit www.arrl.org for complete information. Contact Warren Walker at 706-
654-6347. Geocaching. Jackson County will be venturing into geocaching to boost tourism. The Tourism committee of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce is undertaking the promotional effort. For information, contact the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce at 706-387-0300 or email Andy Garrison at AndyG171@gmail.com Jackson County Historical Society meeting. The Jackson County Historical Society will meet at the Braselton Downtown Development Office and Heritage Center at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 18. The building is the former location of the Braselton-West Jackson Library at 65 Frances St., in Braselton. A program by Tom Murdo will be presented on the Enterprise grist and roller mill, however, tours of the mill are no longer permitted due to liability issues. Parking is available adjacent to the DDA office, at Northeast Georgia Bank and along Frances Street. Barrow County Historical Society meeting. Retired Winder Fire Chief Ray Mattison will be the guest speaker at the May 20 spring meeting of the Barrow County Historical Society. The 6:30 p.m. gathering will be held in the
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fellowship hall of First Christian Church, located at 275 N. Fifth Ave., in Winder. The Master’s Table is catering. the cost is $10 for members; $12 for nonmembers; and $15 at the door. Reserve your seat by contacting Dru Gregg at 770-867-3421 or Beth Whitehead at 770-867-5008. Mobile food pantry. iServe Ministries is now hosting an additional Mobile Pantry on the second Saturday of each month in Commerce in the Lanier Tech parking lot. They are continuing their current Mobile Pantry the third Tuesday of each month at Pendergrass Flea Market. Volunteers are always needed. See www.iserveministries.com for more information. Low cost spay/neuter. Leftover Pets offers low cost spay/neuter surgeries at the clinic located at 610 Barrow Park Drive in Winder. May clinic days are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Prices are $85 for a female dog over 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. All surgery prices include a free rabies vaccination. No fees for in heat or pregnant animals. Visit www.leftoverpets.org. Appointments are required and must be made by calling 800-978-5226.
Hoschton Heritage & Arts Festival
Art and photo contests planned in conjunction with June festival For The Paper
A Salute to Native Americans will be the theme for this year’s Hoschton Heritage & Arts Fest on June 7. A special show and competitive events will feature artwork and photos capturing some aspect of the Native American culture. Artists and photographers can use their imagination to interpret people, places, animals, symbols, etc., that shows the beauty of this valuable part of American history. Participants must be 16 years of age or older and submit a completed application form by May 15, as well as the required $20 for each entry planned. Application forms must be received by May 15. Applications may be downloaded from the website www.hoschtonheritageartscouncil. com and mailed to: HHAC, PO Box 577,
Hoschton, GA 30548. Artists or photographers under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian sign the application and release forms. Artists/Photographers are responsible for hand-delivery of work and pick-up from the Hoschton Heritage & Arts Fest. The entries must be submitted to the Hoschton Heritage Arts Council at the Hoschton Depot on Highway 53, Hoschton by 9 a.m. on June 7. All entries will be displayed in a booth or in the Depot at the Hoschton Heritage & Arts Festival on June 7. The art and or photos will be offered for sale at a price determined by the artist or photographer at the time the artwork or photo(s) is submitted. All art and photos will be judged on the day of the festival with the winners announced immediately and each entry may be picked up at 5 p.m. at the depot
on the same day. Photos and one-dimensional artwork will be judged on quality, clarity and the subject most representing the theme. Art winners will receive $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third. Photo winners will receive the same $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third place. Payments for all work sold and the monetary awards will be mailed within two weeks after the festival’s conclusion. An artist/photographer may win more than one award. No art or photos considered not for sale (NFS) will be accepted. Questions may be emailed to hhac55@yahoo.com or auctionventures@yahoo.com. Booths at the Hoschton Heritage Arts Festival are available for artists of all genres.
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Education PIEDMONT COLLEGE is accepting applications fot the PT position of Math Instructor. Must be available to teach at campuses in Demorest & Athens,GA. Send CV, cover letter, and 3 references to hrapplicant@piedmont. edu AA/EOE
General Sales Agents JOIN THE TIMES TEAM! Professional? Prepared? Producer? We are looking for individuals who will impact our bottom line and provide solid customer satisfaction experience. You will work with a seasoned and award winning staff of dedicated and dependable team builders and team players. Primary duties include developing new business while working to meet and exceed monthly sales quotas. A working knowledge of Excel software, advertising layout and design is helpful, but more important is your desire to help our clients succeed. Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license with good driving record are required. Must have good written and verbal communication skills with external and internal customers, with a strong customer service/satisfaction drive. Need these skill sets to succeed: commitment, attention to detail, organization, teamwork, and ability to multi-task in fast-paced environment. Applicants should be experienced in online advertising, familiar with interpreting and explaining metric data, comfortable with softwares and technology, capable of sharing their knowledge with others and excited about selling one of the best news Web sites in the state. We offer a competitive salary & bonus plan as well as comprehensive benefits package. Email your resume and letter of interest including salary requirements to: hr@ gainesvilletimes.com No phone calls please. EOE/M/H Publishers of Northeast Georgia’s premier telephone and website directo ries, internet solu tions and websites is now accepting applications for YELLOW PAGE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES in the Gainesville area. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years experience in advertising sales. Base salary plus commissions to start. High earnings potential! Please fax resume to 770-297-2842 or call 770-297-2840. You may send resume to marks@ypsouth.com
Management Northeast Sales Dist., Co. accepting applications for MidLevel Warehouse Management and experienced General Warehouse Personnel. Excellent benefits. Apply in person at Northeast Sales, 840 Ronald Wood Rd., Winder, GA 30680. M-F, 8:00AM - 4:00 PM. 678-963-7700 or email resumes to bmorris@ nesdi.com Operations Manager needed for local trucking company in Gainesville, GA. Previous management exp involving live haul and/ or feed haul desired. Please send resume to: bwescott@ mountainmilk.com or call 540-300-5545
CNA’s and PCA’s needed immediately for PT/FT private duty home care with a long established home care agency. Training and supervision provided. Call Village Nursing Care 770-536-0484 or email resume to jhoag@ actslife.org Employment Opportunities for The Longstreet Clinic, P.C. are listed on our website at www. longstreetclinic.com. All candidates for employment should submit information via the link posted on our website. Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities with The Longstreet Clinic, P.C. EXP. COOKS & DIETARY AIDES needed for a long-term care facility. Apply in person: 2560 Flintridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30501. Home Care Company in Gainesville is seeking Full and Part-time Home Care Providers and CNA’s in Hall, White and Habersham Counties. Must have experience in senior care. Interested applicants visit website at www.rah-nega.com to apply NURSING OPPORTUNITIES Georgia Correctional Healthcare has unique opportunities at Arrendale State Prison in Alto, offering advanced technology and professional challenges to grow and develop your skills *Registered Nurse (Mental Health) *Licensed Practical Nurses *Certified Nurse Assistant Req’s a GA license Fax 706-776-4958 Call 706-776-0667 As part of the Georgia Regents University, we offer excellent health and retirement benefits along with a generous holiday, sick leave and annual leave package. Learn more at: www.gru. edu/gchc AA/EOE/Equal Access/ ADA Employer RN/LPN Needed Local Private homecare agency seeking full time RN or LPN. Please fax resume to 678-562-9108 SEEKING CERTIFIED MEDICAL BILLER/CODER Busy Urgent Care Facility in Gainesville has an immediate Full-time opening for a Certified Medical Biller/Coder. Minimum of 2 years Urgent Care Billing Experience preferred. Competitive Salary and Benefits. Please fax resume to: 770-5320801
Misc. Help Wanted Are You Tired Of Being Broke? We need 10 people who will work to replace 10 who wouldn’t. Earn $90-200 a day. Must be 21 or older. Company vehicle and training provided. Call today to schedule interview! 678-456-9190 Carriage KIA in Gainesville, GA needs Oil Change Techs Also need Cashier/Greeter. Professional appearance a Must. Apply in person or E-mail resume to: rtapp@carriageauto group.com No phone calls please. HEAVY EQUIPT SERVICE PERSON Experienced. Clean MVR with HazMat. ALSO Experienced Dump Truck & Dump Trailer Drivers Simpson Trucking & Grading 770-536-4731 IMMEDIATE OPENINGS *Forklift Opertors *CDL A&B Drivers *Dock Hands/Freezer *Welders/Fitters *Material Handlers *Banquet Servers Top Notch Personnel 770-297-7377 Legal Secretary- with bookkeeping skills. Send resume to: thadmc@bellsouth.net
SAWNEE EMC is seeking a System Engineer for its OperationsAdmin/Construction Dept. Requirements: Bachelor degree in electrical engineering or related field. Minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in the electric utility field with experience in design, modeling and maintenance of distribution power systems preferred. Must have strong computer and mathematical skills and communicate well both written and verbal. Applicants must present resume or complete an application prior to 5PM, May 13, 2014. Apply online: www.sawnee.com or application forms are available at 543 Atlanta Hwy, Cumming, GA 30040 or email: HumanResources@saw nee.com. Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Females, Minorities, Veterans and Disabled. Drug-Free Workplace.
Office/Clerical CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Full-Time. Good phone & data entry skills. Bilingual a plus, but not necessary. Fax: 770-5363288 or email: lynn@ redoak sanitation.com Pittman Dental Laboratory has immediate opening for Customer Service Rep Duties: Answering phones, scheduling cases, data entry, customer service to clients, billing/ shipping cases, coding, scanning into Dr. files Requirements: Computer knowledge, multi-task, attention to detail, efficient, professional on phone Hours: Mon-Thurs. 8am-6pm Fri. 9am-1pm $9/hr. Benefits available after 90 days Submit resume to: pittmandentalhr@gmail. com NO PHONE CALLS
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PT CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE The Circulation Dept. is looking for a qualified Customer Service Representative. This individual must be computer-literate & have a friendly phone voice. This individual must be customer satisfaction oriented & possess a willingness to learn. This position is part-time & works weekends & some weekdays. Please apply to: The Times, 345 Green St., Gainesville, GA 30501 Attn: HR or e-mail hr@gainesvilletimes. com At Home Or Office PT/FT, 20/30 hrs wkly. $200-600 wkly Phone skills & C/S Exp Required. Paid TrainingBuford Office. Dental Care Rx 770-271-1115 Sawnee EMC is seeking a GENERAL CLERK II Customer Service to assist in high volume call center. Requires high school diploma or equivalency; computer, communication and general office skills. Minimum: two years or related experience preferred. Position is part-time with flexible hours, to include Saturdays and holidays. Applicants must present completed corporate application prior to 5pm, May 9, 2014. Applications available at 543 Atlanta Highway, Cumming. EOE-M/F/D/V Drug Free Workplace. (www.sawnee.com)
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Become a Homecare Giver with leading homecare provider in Georgia. If caring for others is your passion, and you want to help others, then join our professional home care team and assist elderly and disabled in your community. HomeNurse is seeking applicants in your area. Apply on line www.homenurse.net
Yonah Mountain Vineyards in Cleveland, GA is now hiring vineyard workers. Salary is $9-$10 per hour. Contact Stephen Lecture at 770-5400810 M-F between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm to schedule an appointment to fill out an application.
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Page Designer/ Copy Editor The Times newsroom is looking for someone with a passion for journalism and creating compelling page designs and headlines in print and online. The ideal candidate will be a team player who can work to create engaging graphic designs for enterprise packages as well as help manage the copy desk and daily look of the paper. We’re seeking someone with an eye for detail, understanding of the issues in the community and creativity in design and headline writing. Strong working knowledge of InDesign and Photoshop are essential. Candidates should have a degree in journalism or related field, plus experience at a daily newspaper. We offer paid vacation, benefits and 401(k) profit sharing. To apply, send a onepage cover letter that describes why you are the best person for the job, a resume and five page design samples to hr@gainesvilletimes. com or P.O. Box 838, Gainesville, GA 30503.
The Times has an immediate opening for a multimedia graphic artist capable of producing quality advertising designs for both print and electronic media. Top candidates will be those with the vision to create ad designs that garner attention and results for advertisers, and who can do so in a fast paced work environment with a steady workload. Knowledge of online advertising programs and softwares will make you stand out from the others. The ideal candidate would be able to oversee construction, placement and monitoring of online advertising as well as designing print ads that stand out from the crowd. Organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines are essential to the job. Email resume to hr@gainesville times.com or deliver to 345 Green St., Gainesville.
Restaurant Help DISHWASHERS, COOKS & BUSBOYS Needed. La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant in Oakwood. 770-297-0811
The Chattahoochee Country Club is now hiring for ALL food and beverage positions: Servers, Bartenders, Banquet Servers, Line Cooks, Banquet Chef, Pool Snack Bar Attendants. Exciting opportunities with benefits, insurance, 401k and hourly wages between $10-$15 per hour. Please apply in person between 2:00pm and 4:00pm TuesdaySaturday 3000 Club Drive Gainesville, GA 30506 The Waterford at Oakwood is looking for an Experienced COOK to work weekends and PRN during the week. Serve Safe Certification preferred but not required. The Waterford at Oakwood offers a competitive salary. Please apply in person on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday between the hours of 10:00am and 3:00pm. We are located at 4251 Hudson Drive, Oakwood, Georgia 30566
WAITRESS, COOK Big Bear Cafe- 7a-3p 893 Main St. 770-5380272
Trades COMMERCIAL CABINET *Installers *Builders *Custom Builders *Corian Fabricators *Laminators For commercial cabinets ONLY. Experience preferred. Call 770-9679458. Southeastern Caseworks in Braselton
Design & Build Landscape Company looking for someone with mason/concrete experience to add to our team. E-mail jsparks@ fockelegardencompany. com or fax resume to 770-532-7245. Visit our office at 866 Athens Street, Gainesville, GA 30501 to fill out an application. Must have good English language skills, Georgia driver’s license, clean background and MVR. DOT physical and drug screen upon hire. Exp’d PAINTER needed. Call Marcus, 706-429-7605
Truck Drivers CDL-A FLATBED DRIVERS $1500 SIGN-ON BONUS! Regional Route Hauling Alum NO WEEKENDS $52K Yearly Average Med, Vis, Den, 401K, STD, LTD ______________ Aim Integrated Logistics 877-978-0256 www.AIMNTLS.com/56 EXPERIENCED CDL DRIVERS Rolloff, Dump Truck Grading Equipment 953 LOADER OPERATORS Send Resume: resumeswithasg@gmail. com or Mail to: 2820 Barrett Road, Gainesville, GA 30507 TRUCK DRIVER needed for local sod farm. Must have Class A license. Local deliveries Mon. thru Sat. Pay is hourly while training then per drop & miles. Apply in person at 1805 Hardman Rd., Clarkesville, GA. Must bring a copy of current 3yr MVR. No phone calls
Stuff Appliances Washer/Dryers Stoves & Refrig. Mattresses. Refrig $125-$550. Washers/Dryers from $125. We do Appliance & Service Calls! 678-714-0493
Cemetery Lots for Sale 2 Burial Plots with Vault, side by side. Memorial Park Cemetery. $3850/obo 256-734-0378 4 Grave Sites together in Floral #1, Memorial Park. Beautiful lots. Gary Cell: 770-540-2415 for info. Thanks!
Misc. For Sale New Stroller Car Seat Combinations; $50-$100; Play pen/changing table/bassinet combo; Ice Chests, redwood Shelving Table & More! 678-687-5110 36 ft, 2x6 SCISSOR TRUSS; 12 ft 2x4’s; 21 ft x 3 ft W TIN, like new. 678-997-9437 CONCRETE BLOCKS Fifty cents each. You haul off. I also am a CNA who seeks sitting job. 18yrs exp. 704-691-4412 Electric Wheel ChairInvacare TDX SR. Used approx 1 yr. $3500; Elec WheelchairQuantum 600. $8000; Elect. Hospital Bed w/ Rails- Invacare $800; Micro Air Mattress. Low air loss system. Invacare. $1000; Elect. Hoyer Lift/Chargers $2600; EZ Inflatable Bathtub. Never used. $650; Generator 20kw. Generac 5875. $3800 770-967-5149 GENERAL MERCHANDISE PALLETS FOR SALE New shipment just arrived. Great for flea market vendors, auction houses, EBay & Craigslist sellers. Call today for more information 706988-5505 GOLF CART 2008 Club Car - President. 48v, head/tail lights, rear seat. $2500. 678-3161051 MOVING SALE Twin mattress set/ frame/linens, 4 drawer dresser, desk, dining room suite from Marshall Fields. Other Misc. 770-503-9480 OUTBOARD MOTORS*3.5hp Sears $200 *3hp Evinrude $200 *85hp Johnson $500 678-765-6645 678-617-5560
PIERCE’S PINE STRAW - Open Daily 8am-4pm. Weather permitting . We will Not Be Undersold. Quality For Quality! 1507 Martin Luther King Blvd., Gainesville, GA Across from The Tire Barn. Grade #2- $2.90 per bale. Deliver $3.50 per bale. We also have Grade #1 for $3.25 per bale picked up. 678-617-0403 770-536-4005 POOR MAN’S GOLD Cheapest Fertilizer in Town! All natural bagged chicken manure. Good for gardens, shrubs, trees & grass. Located at you local feed stores: Little & Woodall’s, Shirley’s Feed & Seed, Howington Feed, Maddox’s Feed, Boling Farm Supply and Country Living Ace Hardware in Lula. Portable Electric Wheel Chair - Pride. New batteries, Excellent Cond. $675. 706-693-4520 QUEEN SET- Pillow-Top, Brand New! $175. Still in plastic. Delivery avail. 678-617-7353 TOOL CHEST 27 inch Kennedy Machinist Tool Chest, base & roller cabinet, some tools incl., $650. 678-617-0559
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3BR/3BA- All appls incld W/D, Swim, G’Ville College area. $800/mo 770-639-1201
Houses For RentUnfurnished $0 Application Fee $298 Moves You In No Rent Until May 1 Expires 4/30/14 3BR/2BA Homes From$699/month Sun Homes 888-246-2803 Countrysidelake lanier.com EHO WAC 2 Y.O. Large 3BR/2.5BA Comm. Pool. $1180/mo 770-967-3230 2/1.5 off 129N. No pets. $630/mo. 770-297-8819 3BR/2BA Chestatee schools, new paint/ carpet., fenced yrd. $1000/mo. 770-8618899 3BR/2BA, Chicopee area, no pets, refs. req’d, $800. 770-503-5141 NW Hall area. 3BR/3BA Newly remod., bsmt. $1000/mo + dep. 678873-6168 Oakwood - 2/1.5, yard very safe, H/A $645$725. 678-357-5044
BOSTON TERRIERmale Pups. 2 at 7 wks, 2 at 4wks. $300. 770-2977634; 678-859-0648
Oakwood 3/2.5 Screened porch, priv. , back yrd goes to lake. $1100/mo 770-861-0020
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LABRADOR RETRIEVER Puppies, AKC, black & yellow, $450. Dew claw removed. 404-786-2840 MALCHI Pup- 16wks, male, 4lbs. 1st shots & wormed. Healthy & playful. $200. 678-9971188 MINI DACHSHUNDPups. CKC reg. all males, blk/tan or red avail. $350. 706-809-8388 POMERANIAN PupsCKC. 7wks old. White & cream color. Very adorable. Shots & wormed. $300. 770-3076038 RAT TERRIER Pups CKC. 8wks old, 2 fem, 1 male. 706-344-9901
Wanted To Buy Sell Your Old Mattress Set!! Pick-up Avail. 678-617-7353
Yard Sale ESTATE & MULTIFAMILY SALE. Toys, clothes, glassware, Tupperware, craft & quilt supplies, wicker, collectibles, kitchen/ household items & more. 1088 Fleeman Rd., Hoschton. Fri. & Sat., May 2nd & 3rd, 8a-3p. HOSCHTON, GA. South Hampton Falls HOA . Neighborhood Yard Sale. Follow signs from SR332X124. Mark your calendar Fri., 5/9 & Sat, 5/10 , 8am-?
Homes-Rentals ApartmentsUnfurnished Best Deal! Lamplighter Apartments. 1 bd for $515 and 2 bd Townhomes start at $625. Great location, schools and shopping. All units are electric and have W/D hook ups. 770-536-6626 MOVE IN TOMORROW!! Spring Valley 1BR/1BA $650 up 2BR/2BA $750 up Brandon Place 2BR/2BA $700 Efficiency Apt $490 www.GainesvilleGa Apartments.com Jacky Mathis 678-779-2687 SUPER SPRING SAVINGS! 1, 2, & 3 BR APTS. Starting at $570/mo. (Move in by May 15 and get a $100 Gift Card) Gated community, Pool, Tennis, Fitness Center McEVER VINEYARDS 1240 Vineyard Way Gainesville, Ga. 30504 770-287-8292
Condominiums For Rent 2BR /2BA. $800/mo; Lake Shadow. 404-2166399 2BR/1BA 1 level, ideal for handycap or elderly $750/mo, $500 dp. Ref req’d. 678-936-2266 3BR/2BA Quiet, Sardis $820/m 770-654-1767 770-983-3579
2BR/1.5BA, Lula. $110/ wk + $300 dep. No pets. 706-654-0958 2BR/1BA $250 dep; $130/wk. 4335 Claude Peck Rd. N. Hall H.S. 770-654-5290 2BR/1BA Priv Lot. No pets. $100/wk; $150/ dep 678-614-7607 2BR/1BA, water incl., $495/mo or $125/wk. $350 dep. 770-654-3521 3BR/2BA $125/per wk. N o Pets. 770-289-9142 5986 Glennburtz Rd, Murrayville, GA $110wk. Total elec. 678-615-4247 Ask About The May Special! Brand New 2BR/2BA, private park w/ lake view. C/H/A. $800/ mo & up. 678-943-2564; 404-759-4976
Roommates Wanted ROOMMATE Hwy 53 West. Gainesville Cable/Utils included. $365mo. No smoking 678-689-8821 Roommate Wanted $450. Utils included. Completely furnsh’d house. 770-532-6527.
Rooms For Rent Efficiencies $115/wk & up, includes utils/ cable. 770-539-2938
Recreation Boats & Marine 310 HP SeaDoo Speedter 200 Jet Boat + Trailer + Ski Equipment-$17,999. 2004 SeaDoo Speedster 200 Jet Boat, Trailer & Ski Equipment Included, Like New, Low Hours Call 706-429-8016 SEADOO 1993 Bombardier w/trailer. Good Cond. $1200. 770-781-4427 WELLCRAFT 1988- 20’, 260hp Mercruiser, tandem trailer. Exc Cond. Original owner. $7500/ obo. 770-538-0504 YAMAHA 1997 1100 & 1200 Wave Runners, (2) new seats & battery, double shoreline trailer, $3,600. 706-379-2634
RV’s/Travel Trailers 2007 Gulfstream Super C. Chevy Duramax diesel with Allison Transmission. 2 brand new front tires, new power awning, in motion satellite, 3 TVs, 2 DVDs, large pantry, air suspension, exhaust brake, 2 a/c, ducted heat, Onan generator, hydraulic leveling system, electric double step, 2 large slide out rooms, king size bed in master, rear vision camera, skylight in shower, much storage in and out, inverter, bike rack, new roof overlay, 11-1/2 foot slide in living room, sleeps 8, drives great. 770-654-0433
Wheels Antique Cars/Trucks CHEVY 1963 Impala. 4dr. Has 350 eng to be installed. Good project car. $950 or Trade. 678617-5560; 678-765-6645
Auto Parts Front Clip Complete for PT Cruiser, 2008, $900; (3) 18 inch Mustang Aluminum Wheels, $100/all; 4 cyl Motor for Chevy Cobalt, 2007, 82,000 miles, $450; 770-519-3123 770-534-8671 Non-Polished Aluminum Wheels for C-5 Corvette, like new, $500. 770-534-2464
Autos For Sale CHEVY 2000 Corvette Coupe, 1 owner, no accidents, service records, $12K. 94K miles, runs great. 678-5492770 CORVETTE 2003 50th Anniversary Ed. T-top, auto, shale int, maroon ext. 6,900mi, $27,000. 770-536-8649
Import Cars 2005 Honda Accord Silver, Heated Leather Seats, automatic, 129k miles $4850 (404)6665512 MAZDA 2001-626. Exc Cond. Needs trans work. Sacrifice. $1875 As Is. 706-693-4520
Motorcycles Homes & Real Estate Acreage For Sale 1.58 ACRES in Hiawassee. Cleared, mountain view w/creek in back. Unrestricted. No utils. $19k/obo. 770-639-1597 or 770630-0390
House For Sale-Hall County 3BR/2BA lake view ranch, sunrm, priv bckyrd, $169,900. 678849-4040; 678-450-1784 Appt only. 3396 Jean Marie Lane, Gainesville
Mountain Property 2BR/2BA Manufactured Home, Culowhee, NC. directly on Tuckaseegee River. 20 min frm Cherokee casino, 30 min from Clayton. Restricted development. Seller Motivated. Call 678-2900951
HARLEY DAVIDSON 2008. Anniversary Edition. Soft Tail Heritage Deluxe. LED light upgrades, many extras, actual miles (2200). Always garaged, showroom condition. 1 owner. Selling due to illness. New: $29,000; Sell for: $17,900. 770503-7563; 937-604-3298
Sport Utility Vehicles FORD 2004 Expedition, 4x4, new brakes, new tires, 220K, runs great, tow pkg, $5,300. 706949-4688
Trucks CHEVY 2005 Silverado. 1500. 1/2 ton , 4 dr, Crew cab. LS, 2WD, blk w/ gray int. Fully loaded w/towing & camping pkg, bedliner, 5.3L. Nice Pick-up. $6000/obo. 770-983-5637 FORD 2009 Ranger XLT. Ext cab, blk, 85k. Good cond. 4cyl, $12,000. 770538-5123