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Braselton LifePath celebration is June 1 Local business owners, public officials and representatives from the Braselton Community Improvement District (CID) will open their doors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, to celebrate the official opening of the Braselton LifePath.

There will be fun for everyone including bounce houses and slides, drawings and prizes and more. Mayfield Dairies, which has reopened its visitors’ center in Braselton, will be on hand with ice cream treats.

A “scavenger hunt” is planned for attendees to identify and visit the District’s businesses in competition with each other. Stop by the tent in front of the Ace Hardware at Liberty Village and enter your name for prizes and drawings.

Everyone is invited to travel the LifePath, via golf cart, Segways, biking or just walking,

and visit the area businesses and restaurants for a great day of shopping and dining along the path.

The new paved path known as the Braselton LifePath will benefit the Braselton area by providing residents a way to access local businesses without having to get in their cars.

The LifePath will provide approximately 1.7 miles of 10-foot wide concrete pathways connecting The Village at Deaton Creek and Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s River Place to Chateau Elan, Mulberry Walk, Liberty Village and the Town of Braselton Mulberry River Walk.

“The Braselton LifePath amenity is not found anywhere else in the suburban north Atlanta market,” said Guy Herring of McFarland - Dyer & Associates who serves as administrator for the CID.

“The connectivity provided between residential and commercial use will encourage the use of bicycles and golf carts as opposed to cars which in turn will reduce the number of cars on the road and thus reduce congestion. The LifePath will also provide area homeowners and their families with recreational opportunities, such as walking, jogging and biking,” said Herring.

Long-range plans include more than 11 miles of 10-foot wide multi-use pathways connecting the Town of Braselton community from Spout Springs to downtown.

“Now that the majority of Phase I is complete, just in time for summer, we are seeing an increase in the number of people and families using the LifePath,” said Herring. “Many are now driving their golf carts to area restaurants, the fitness club and the

hardware store. Many are also enjoying the wider path for jogging and walking the dogs or pulling the kids in a wagon.”

The Braselton Community Improvement District is a unique public-private partnership created to provide improvements for the purpose of promoting commercial businesses, providing amenities and facilities to area residents and business owners and creating economic development within the district.

“I am very proud of what this group of local business owners through the Braselton CID has done in a down economy to foster economic and community development,” said Herring. “They took charge of their future, rolled up their sleeves and have put a tremen-

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Memorial Day honors our fallen soldiers, veterans

By Kyle Funderburk

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American Legion Albert Gordon Post 56 hosted its fourth annual Memorial Day Ceremony in downtown Jefferson. The ceremony honored both local veterans and veterans throughout the country of World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan War and Iraq War. Many of the speakers, which included Jefferson Mayor Jim Joiner, Legionnaire Bob Stites and 2013 Jefferson High

School Valedictorian Juliann Watson among others, made the point that we would not have the freedoms we have today if it wasn’t for the sacrifice of our veterans.

Speakers also gave the history of Memorial Day from their own personal research.

Memorial Day had started as Decoration Day and was meant to honor Union and Confederate soldiers from the Civil War. In the 1900’s, Decoration Day was changed to Memorial Day to honor veterans

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Memorial Day in Jefferson paid tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice as well as others who served.

‘Seamless summer meals’ being provided locally

By KATIE JUSTICE

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With summer vacation approaching fast, students who depend on school breakfast and lunches may not always know where their next meals will be coming from.

However, the Jackson County School System is helping to ensure no child goes hungry with the local Seamless Summer Feeding Program, a federally funded program that aims to help fill the summer meal gap for children.

According to Dr. Debra Morris, Director of School Nutrition, the program will be provid-

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ing free meals to children throughout summer. The meals are available to any child under the age of 18, and there are no income requirements or registration.

Currently, summer meals will be served at East Jackson Comprehensive High School through July 31, but no meals will be provided July 1-5. Meals will be also served at the Boys and Girls Club of Commerce through July 31, but not July 4; and at North Jackson Elementary School from June 10-21.

Breakfast will be served from 7:30-9 a.m. and lunch from 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m.

There will also be a mobile program available that allows children to visit a stop and

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enjoy a meal on the bus. Four mobile routes will run, including route one which begins at Ivy Plantation in Nicholson at 56 Pine Ridge Place from 11-11:30 a.m. Its second stop is in Oak Grove in Athens at 1944 Oak Gove Road from 11:50 a.m. until 12:20 p.m. The third and final stop of the first route is Brooks Drive in Athens from 12:40-1:10 p.m.

Route two begins at Fox Chase in Nicholson at 503 Jim Davis Road from 11-11:30 a.m.

The second stop is Short Cut New Harmony Church on Highway 334 in Nicholson from 11:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. The final stop is the Tolbert Trailer Park Center Trading Post from 1:10-1:40 p.m.

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The third route is in the Jefferson area with the first stop at 675 Windy Hill Trailer Park from 11-11:20 a.m. The second stop is at 3661 Athens Highway along Rock Forge Road from 11:30 a.m. to noon. The final stop is 17 North Trotters Way from 12:15 until 12:45 p.m.

The final route will visit Willoughby Homes near Commerce from 10-10:20 a.m.

Then, it will stop at Heritage Hills from 10:3010:50 a.m. The third stop is Pleasant Acres in Maysville at 30 Hale Road from 11-11:40 a.m.

The fourth stop is at Pleasant Hill from 1212:20 p.m. The final stop will be Pendergrass Baptist Church from 12:35-1:05 p.m.

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Skate A Rama event for COTA

Having undergone three heart surgeries already, 3-year-old Braden Knebel was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy last July, and now is in need of a life-saving heart transplant.

Local volunteers in a partnership with the Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) are aiming to help raise $50,000 to help Braden and his family pay for the expensive, life-saving surgery.

The latest fundraiser will take place Saturday, June 1 at Skate A Rama in Commerce from 2-5 p.m.

All proceeds from the event will go directly to COTA in honor of Braden to help with transplant related expenses.

Activities will include skating, face painting, a dunking booth and a cake walk.

For more information, visit Braden’s COTA page at www.cotaforbradenk. com.

Saturday on the Square in Jefferson: Produce & more The Jackson County Arts Council and Main Street Jefferson will be sponsoring ‘Saturday on the Square” on June 1.

Stock up on fresh, local produce at the Farmer’s Market from 7-11 a.m.

and then stay to enjoy the music, art and fun.

Starting at 10 a.m., there will be live demonstrations by local artists, storytelling, music, dance performances and even a children’s art center. In the evening, Sunset on the Square will feature three live bands.

June 1 is the opening day of the Jefferson Farmers Market, and the Market will be held every Saturday through October.

Items for sale will include fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts, plants, cut flowers and herbs, pumpkins and gourds as well as baked goods, breads, jams and jellies.

Call the Main Street Jefferson office at 706-367-5714.

American Street Rodders on the Square in Hoschton The chrome is being polished and the engines are being revved up as members of the American Street Rodders are gearing up for the June 1 cruise-in.

Enthusiasts will be driving into Hoschton City Square for the third event of 2013.

The family-oriented organization was created to provide a forum for individuals who enjoy sharing their interest in automobiles, reflecting the Cruisin’ 50’s & 60’s era.

Cruise-ins are from 4-8 p.m. generally on the first Saturday of each month through October.

The American Street Rodders club is made up of people of all ages, with cars of all makes, models and years, says the group’s website. All the members have at least one of the following things in common: they enjoy cool cars, fun times, good food, great friends and doing things to give something back to the community.

Learn more about American Street Rodders at www.americanstreetrodders.net Other cruise-in dates for 2013: July 6; Aug. 3; Sept. 7; and Oct. 5

Relay For Life is Friday The 20th annual Jackson County Relay For Life will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 31, at the East Jackson High School football field. Relay will wrap up at 7 a.m. on Saturday.

The cancer survivors registration begins at 5:30 p.m. at the survivor hospitality tent. The opening ceremony will start at 7 p.m. and the luminary service will start at 9:30 p.m.

The opening ceremony is a celebration for all the people who have fought the battle against cancer and have survived. All survivors of all ages are encouraged to sign up so they can walk the Survivor Lap. To sign up for this year’s Jackson County Relay For Life, visit www.relayforlife.org or contact Gail Banks or Kerie Rowe by phone at 706- 543-2240 or email kerie.rowe@cancer.org.

Commissioner Bruce Yates earns ACCG Gold Standard of Excellence ACCG, Georgia’s county association, and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia recently recognized more than 50 county officials for completing one of several commissioners’ training programs. The training certificates were presented at the 2013 ACCG annual conference held at the Savannah Civic Center.

Among those recognized was Jackson County District 3 Commissioner Bruce Yates who earned The Gold Standard of Excellence.

“The leadership development programs provided by ACCG and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government provide county officials a solid foundation in county government management and help them understand the ever-changing complexities of local governance,” Yates said ACCG Executive Director Ross King. “We strongly believe that continuing education is critical to effective local government

leadership for both new and veteran commissioners alike and provide indepth training opportunities to prepare county officials for the issues they will face.”

ACCG and the Vinson Institute have been providing leadership development and training certification programs for county commissioners and county staff members for over two decades. Commissioners who received certificates for the Commissioners Training Program have completed 48 hours of continuing education courses as well as a two-day leadership institute. Commissioners who received certificates for the Certified Commissioners Advanced Program (CCAP) completed an additional 48 hours of continuing education coursework. The Standard of Excellence Program recognizes continuing education hours above and beyond the completion of the other two pro-

grams for taking additional training courses, participating in ACCG committees and attending ACCG conference and other events. All of these training programs are voluntary.

This year, ACCG has launched a new approach to training called the ACCG Lifetime Leadership Academy. The required courses for the Commissioners Training Program have been modified and the Certified Commissioners Advanced Program is being transitioned to a new specialty program which allows county officials to focus their continuing education efforts in key areas such as revenue and finance, county operations, public health and safety and others.

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Barrow County’s worst days in past, says Chairwoman Graham

By STANLEY DUNLAP

Regional staff

The fiscal challenges are expected to continue for Barrow County but its leader said she believes the worst is in the past.

County Chairwoman Pat Graham spoke recently about the financial limitations that Barrow is facing, highlighted county departments and gave her take on the future during the Barrow State of the County address. The annual event is hosted by the by the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce.

Graham said the county tax assessor feels that home values could continue to fall for the next several years, which would impact the amount of property tax Graham the county receives. The signs, however, show that the county is better off than when the recession began.

The county will focus on dealing with its large debt, she said.

“Barrow has weathered the worst of the storm,” Graham said. “This recession has taken a toll, but we are a strong community and we will move forward.”

The hit that home construction took has impacted Barrow more than most neighboring counties because of it being such a large part of Barrow’s economy.

Barrow remains a “business friendly environment” that aims to provide good jobs for residents, she said.

“We recognize that job growth has taken place in north Georgia, and we have not been as successful as our neighboring counties have been in recruiting new businesses and industry,” Graham said. “We are going to change that.”

The way the county is run—moving to a county manager form of government—has changed the roles of the county’s chair and board of commissioners, Graham said.

County Manager Jock Connell handles day-to-day operations while elected officials now deal with legislative and setting policies.

The board, county leaders and employees are working together to improve the county, Graham said.

“We are committed to providing effective and efficient services to our community at the lowest possible cost,” she said.

The county‘s expenditures are expected to decrease from $47 million for the 2012 fiscal year to $42 million for the current budget. The net tax digest is predicted to go from $1.38 billion in 2012 to $1.24 billion this year.

A positive sign for the county is that building permits for commercial and residential properties more than doubled between 2011 and 2012, she said.

“We had lulls in 2009 and 2010 but we saw a healthy increase in 2012 and we hope that will continue in 2013 and moving forward,” Graham said.

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The county is seeing also a “steady increase” in local option sales tax which Graham described as an indicator on the direction of the economy. The LOST budget projections were slightly lower for 2013.

“For the first six months it is tracking ahead of budget projections so we expect to be a little higher than 2012,” she said.

The property tax revenues in 2013 are forecast to increase by $427,000.

The unreserved fund balance is $7.2 million.

“This is our rainy day fund, our ability to deal with unforeseen expenses,” Graham said.

She also reported on several projects that have been completed or are in progress.

The county is transitioning many of its departments between the Admin Annex Building and the historic courthouse where the $5.2 million in renovations are expected to be complete by the fall. Last year also saw the Wastewater and Water Department move into a new building.

Road projects over the last year have included the reconstruction of the Hoyt King and Highway 81 intersection and the replacing of stormwater culverts on Bethlehem Church Road. Preliminary designs have been completed and environmental work is in progress for the West Winder bypass project.

The county is also working with the Barrow County School system and Lanier Technical College on infrastructure for the new campus. (See related story on this page.)

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Lanier Tech is set for Perren’s leadership in development of workforce

By KATIE JUSTICE

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Dr. Ray Perren as the new president isn’t the only change for Lanier Technical College. Perren, who was unanimously approved by the board of the Technical College System of Georgia, has been taken the helm at a prime time in Lanier Tech’s growth.

“We are excited to have Dr. Perren as our new President,” said Lisa Maloof, Dean of the Winder-Barrow Campus. “He is an experienced and effective leader, and we are fortunate to have him guiding our college. From what I understand, he values the role technical colleges play in business recruitment and workforce development.

“It is our job to prepare our citizens for high-skill, highwage careers, and I look forward to Dr. Perren’s leadership in moving our college forward and building stronger communities,” said Maloof.

The Winder-Barrow campus will break ground on a new 65,000-square-foot campus in early July.

That new campus is slated to open in the fall of 2014, and will be located on Austin Road, near the intersection of Highway 316 and Highway 53.

“With a new Barrow campus on the horizon, we are looking forward to a new state-of-the art facility that will allow our citizens to gain the necessary technical skills for employment in our region,” said Maloof.

At the Jackson County campus, there is an ongoing venture between the county and Lisa Maloof Lanier Tech to increase Dean, Winder-Barrow the size of the Industrial Campus Systems Lab to meet the growing needs of manufacturing in Jackson County.

According to Dr. Howard Ledford, Dean of the Jackson County campus, the school applied for an Appalachian Regional Commission Grant in 2007 that is funded through the United States Department of Agriculture.

“Jackson County, the USDA and Lanier Technical College are working together to make more room for the increasing demand for industrial training in our area.

We hope to have the Industrial Systems lab ready for operation by the fall semester,” said Ledford.

Lanier Technical College is also in the process of adding additional courses and programs to its campuses. A new Technical Specialist Certificate Program is now available at all five Lanier Tech campuses. The program will provide 36 credit hours of General Education courses that are transferable to all University System of Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia schools.

According to Ledford, the Jackson County campus is also working on two new programs that will meet the needs of industry, including JackDr. Howard Ledford son County’s growing Dean, Jackson County manufacturing facilities and distribution centers.

Campus More information of these programs will be available in spring of 2014. In addition to industry, a new program geared toward residential healthcare is in the works, and Ledford he hopes it will be ready by the upcoming fall semester.

The Winder-Barrow campus has plans to add seven new programs: Automotive Technology, Industrial System Technology, Mechatronics Engineering, Air-conditioning Technology, Paralegal Studies and Occupational Therapy Assistant. These are in addition to the programs currently offered: Accounting, Business Administrative Technology, Criminal Justice, Drafting, Early Childhood, Medical Assisting, Nurse Assistant and Welding.

All Lanier Technical College campuses are also working with local high schools to provide dual enrollment opportunities to students.

“It is our job to prepare our citizens for highskill, high-wage careers, and I look forward to Dr. Perren’s leadership in moving our college forward and building stronger communities.”

“Jackson County, the USDA and Lanier Technical College are working together to make more room for the increasing demand for industrial training in our area.”

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Jackson County Comprehensive High school class of 2013 Graduation

WHITE PLAINS HONORS 2013 GRADuateS

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White Plains Baptist Church recently honored its 2013 graduates. Kevin and Melissa Gooch, youth leaders, recognized each student and their accomplishments during high school. The Graduates were asked what were they two favorite hymns and they selected “Just a Little Talk with Jesus” and “The Good Ol’ Gospel Ship” and solos were performed by Hannah Oliver and Chelsea Wilson. Pastor Cary Pittman’s scripture was Romans 8:28, telling the graduates how important it is to keep God in all their decisions and presented each with a Bible. Those honored are: Chelsea Wilson, graduate of Flowery Branch High School, Chandler Malecki and Stephanie King, both graduates of Jackson County Comprehensive High School and Hannah Oliver, a graduate of Jefferson High School. “We are proud of these young people and look forward to seeing where God leads them,” says the White Plains Baptist Church congregration.

Gwinnett Schools’ Green Ribbon bringing national attention

JCCHS 2013 Graduation Jackson County Comprehensive High School held graduation last Thursday night where nearly 245 students moved into the next stages of their lives.

Graduates Darien Graves and Kevin Lineberger spoke first. Madelyn Zalweski sang the senior song; Lee Ann Womack’s “I Hope You Dance.” Salutatorian was Erin Jenkins and Valedictorian was Drake Corbin.

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EAST JACKSON COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL class of 2013 GRADUATION

After being Georgia’s Green Ribbon School District in March, Gwinnett County Public School System (GCPS) is now receiving national attention for its energy efficient and sustainable operations.

GCPS is among the 14 inaugural honorees awarded the District Sustainability Award by the U.S. Department of Education. The district was honored for its exemplary efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education, including civics and green career pathways.

GCPS was honored along with Ford Elementary in Cobb County, which was among the 64 schools named as a 2013 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School.

“We are so proud that once again a Georgia school has been named a National Green Ribbon School,” said State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge. “We are equally proud of Gwinnett County Public Schools for being named as one of the first National Green Ribbon Districts. This goes to show that schools and districts in Georgia are striving to be more energy efficient, developing healthy living habits and providing environmental education.”

“They are demonstrating ways schools can simultaneously cut costs; improve health, performance and equity; and pro-

vide an education geared toward the jobs of the future. In fact, the selected districts are saving millions of dollars as a result of their greening efforts,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

GCPS and Ford Elementary were nominated by the Georgia Department of Education through a partnership involving Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, the U.S. Green Building Council of Georgia, Georgia EPD, the Clean Air Campaign, Captain Planet Foundation and the Turner Foundation.

“In these challenging times, school systems across the state are embracing innovative ideas to reduce costs and focus resources on the classrooms where students learn. I am very proud of all of Georgia’s schools that applied for the National Green Ribbon Award and continue to create a healthier learning environment for our children,” said Lt. Governor Casey Cagle.

GCPS and Ford Elementary will each receive $5,000 in prize money from the Turner Foundation, which is granting a total $10,000 to be split amongst the two winners.

GCPS leads the nation for K-12 ENERGY STAR-certified building space. The district’s 125 ENERGY START certified buildings use 35 percent less energy, generate 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and cost up to 40 cents less to operate per square foot than similar buildings. This allows the district to save around $9 million a year on utility bills.

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CHURCH NEWS A “Farewell Party” for Rev. Luis and Melanie Ortiz will be hosted on Sunday June 9, after the 11 a.m. church service at Hoschton United Methodist Church.

Pastor Luis and Melanie have touched many lives in their ministry in the Hoschton community.

Please join the church in wishing them much success at their new church in Tucker. Food will be provided. Rev. Ortiz will preach his final sermon at Hoschton UMC on Father’s Day. Hoschton United Methodist Church, 12 Mulberry St. Call the church office at 706-6541422 sss The community is invited to join the Church of Hoschton as they recognize and honor graduates during the morning worship on June 2 at 10:30 a.m. The church also invites the community to a special singing by the kids of

Children’s Church on June 23 at 10:30 a.m. Each week the children work on learning songs and Bible verses and are ready to sing.

Sunday services are: Bible study at 9:30 a.m., Worship at 10:30 a.m, Evening service at 6 p.m.

Wednesday services are: Prayer time at 7 p.m. and Bible study at 7:30 p.m.

Everyone is invited to come and worship with us at any or all of these services.

Contact the Rev. Cory Sexton at the church office at 706-654-8415, at his home at 706-654-6625 or on his cellat 678-2349408.

The church is located at 99 E. Jefferson St., in Hoschton. sss White Plains Baptist Church is putting together a history of the church for its homecoming celebration in July. If you have any old photos, news articles,

OBITUARIES Helen Cheek

Died May 27, 2013 Mrs. Helen Cheek, 75, of Bethlehem, died Monday, May 27, 2013.

A native of Marion, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Beverly Revis Bradley. She was preceded by a daughter, Vickie Murray, and a son, Bobby Lewis.

Mrs. Cheek was a member of Gospel Light Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, James Cheek; children, Harold Cheek of Auburn, Eddie Cheek of Bethlehem, Steve Lewis of Arcade and Diane Toland of Tampa, Fla.; brothers, Junior Bradley of Auburn, Willard Bradley of Statham and Jimmy Bradley of Commerce; 10 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was held Wednesday, May 29, 2013, in the chapel of Carter Funeral Home with the Rev. Dave Stroup officiating. Burial will followed at Barrow Memorial Gardens.

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Buster Kittle

Died May 25, 2013 John Franklin “Buster” Kittle, 74, of Athens, died Saturday, May 25, 2013.

Born in Jackson County, he was a son of the late Frank C. and Mary Stringer Kittle.

Mr. Kittle retired from the University of Georgia where he was a bus driver for more than 40 years. Mr. Kittle was a member of Crooked Creek Baptist Church.

Funeral services were held Tuesday May 28, 2013, at Crooked Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Miles and the Rev. Bill Carpenter officiating. Interment followed in church cemetery with the bus drivers from the University of Georgia honored as pallbearers.

Survivors include his wife, Ora Bell Nitman Kittle; daughters, Debbie Kittle Ward (Ray) of Jefferson, Martha Allen Carey (Mark) of Hull and Connie Barrett of Athens; sisters, Martha Kittle Puckett (Carol) and Mattie Ruth Kittle, both of Athens; grandchildren, Melissa Ruark, Brian Carey, Lacy Carey Carrell, Nicholas Martin, Kimberly Hobbs and Jackie Marsingill; 10 great-grandchildren- and a number of others relatives.

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Ray McCully

Died May 26, 2013 Ray McCully, 92, of Auburn, died Sunday, May 26, 2013.

He served in the United States Navy during World War II. During his life, he worked as a Realtor for McCully Realty. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Walters McCully; and his parents, Grove Cleveland and Mae McCully.

Survivors include his son, Cliff (Ellen) McCully of Auburn; daughters, Kaylyn (Slater) Arnold of Auburn and Trisha (David) Quam of Renton, Wash.; grandchildren, Tyler, Josie and Jenna

McCully, Abbey and Zack Arnold and Haley and Patrick Quam.

A graveside service was held Wednesday, May 29, 2013, in Barrow Memorial Gardens in Winder with the Rev. Tom Ham officiating.

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Lois McCain Maddox

Died May 26, 2013 Lois McCain Maddox, 98, of Winder, died Sunday, May 26, 2013.

She was a member of Union Baptist Church where she was a member of the Joy Sunday school class and the WMU. She worked for Barrow Manufacturing and R&R Manufacturing as a seamstress for many years and retired from Holsenbeck Elementary as a cook in the lunchroom where she was famous for her yeast rolls. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Henry and Margaret Vera Simonton McCain, and her husband, Robert Marvin Maddox.

Survivors include her son, Clyde Maddox (Lavern) of Winder; daughters, Carolyn Ferguson (Jim) of Snellville and Elaine Maddox of Winder; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services was held Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Union Baptist Church with the Rev. Brian Faglier officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

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Euraneous John McLocklin

Died May 27, 2013 Euraneous John McLocklin, 88, of Statham, died Monday, May 27, 2013.

He was a United States Army veteran and served in World War II. Euraneous worked for Statham Garment for more than 30 years and was a member of Bogart Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Nathaniel and Mae Boyd McLocklin; and brothers, James McLocklin, E.L. McLocklin and Chester McLocklin.

Survivors include his wife of more than 67 years, Frances D. McLocklin; daughter, Ann Power of Winder; brothers C.W. McLocklin and Bunt McLocklin, both of Statham; sister, Odanious Lackey of Statham; grandchildren, Caroline Power Evans and Steve Power; and greatgrandchild, Power Evans.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at McLocklin Cemetery in Statham with Preacher Ken Young and Donald Hogan officiating.

The burial will follow the service. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Hospice House, 1660 Jennings Mill Road, Bogart, GA 30622.

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Died May 21, 2013 Mrs. Judith “Judy” Stein

bulletins or stories about White Plains Baptist Church through the years that you would share, contact 706-367-5650.

Items can be mailed to White Plains Baptist Church, 3650 Highway 124 W, Jefferson, GA 30549. sss Covenant Baptist Church is a covenant community of believers who trust in the power of the gospel of Christ to save and transform lives, and are seeking to follow Jesus as Lord. Join us this Sunday in the Hoschton Depot at 9:30 a.m. for Sunday school as we explore the good news of salvation using the Gospel Project series from LifeWay; and at 10:30 a.m. as we worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in spirit and truth.Visit covbc.org. sss Register now for Kingdom Rock VBS set for June 17-21 at The Springs Church. Join The Springs from 6-8:30

Arbor Pointe Church is having Vacation Bible School on June 16-20 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Braselton Prep facility in Braselton.

“We will kick it off with a family-friendly DJ on Sunday night,” said lead pastor Brad Greene who can be reached at brad@ arborpointe.org or 770272-6778. sss A friendly and inviting Bible Study meets every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at

Reichart, 72, of Social Circle, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Born in Valley Falls, Kan., on Jan. 29, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Anna Kelly Stein and William B. Stein. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bob” Reichart; and infant son, Robert Brett Reichart.

Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Bill Braswell of Social Circle; son and daughter-in-law, Craig and Tracy Reichart of Hoschton; grandchildren, Jacob Braswell and Katie Braswell, both of Social Circle and Andrew Reichart and Todd Baker, both of Hoschton.

Funeral services were held Friday, May 24, 2013, at St. Anna’s Catholic Church with Father Daniel Toof officiating. Interment followed at Social Circle City Cemetery.

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Kids ages 3 years through rising 5th grade are invited. A light dinner is served from 6-6:30 p.m.

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Died May 24, 2013 Kenneth Jackson Siebert Jr., 68, entered into eternal rest Friday, May 24, 2013.

He took absence from the body and is now present and celebrating God’s grace in heaven with His Lord Jesus Christ, loved ones stated.

He was the son of the late Kenneth Jackson Siebert and Annie Lee Powell. He lived with his beloved wife of many years, Donna Culpepper Nettles Siebert. He was born Feb. 13, 1945.

He will be greatly remembered and loved by his wife and children including his son, Brian Nettles; and daughter, Rebecca Nettles Tipton; son-in-law, James Tipton; his adored grandchildren who called him Papa, Evelyn and Xavier Tipton; and many family members.

His accomplishments are many. He was a true patriot and guardian of his country.

He served in Delta Special Forces as well as a DeKalb County Police Officer while obtaining his law degree at Woodrow Wilson School of Law in 1978. He exemplified justice and his love was endless.

He was a complex character who exhibited vastness and depth of character that was best exemplified in his deep love and appreciation for his family and friends. Each of us who had the privilege of experiencing a relationship with Ken were blessed with diverse and unique stories to tell.

Every person he touched and loved felt he was their rock. He was never too busy or self-absorbed to drop everything and assist his friends and family. He created such special relationships with so many different people.

Family was very impor-

tant in his life. He was a great encourager. He was a leader.

He strived for the best. Ken never gave up. He was a true perseverer and we hung onto his every word.

Ken was well known for his advice and humor with statements like: “It’s just fine if you want to be stupid but if you want to be stupid and pushy – you picked the wrong guy!” Or “thank you very much and now have a nice life….” But most missed will be his signature quote, when he would tell us all “who loves you, baby?!”

He left no rock unturned and lived his life to the fullest with everything from jumping out of planes, to walking the Great Wall of China. He enjoyed traveling extensively, including all of Europe and most of the world but his most favorite place was The Grand Cayman Islands where he celebrated his last birthday.

Funeral services were held Monday, May 27, 2013, with the Revs. Sam and Barbara Silver officiating.

Burial was Wednesday, May 29, at Live Oak Cemetery in Walterboro, S.C. In lieu of flowers, friends are encouraged to forward contributions to EndIRSabuse.com… Just kidding but “Have a nice life anyway!”

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William Peter Sigmund

Died May 23, 2013 William Peter Sigmund, 77, of Hoschton, died Thursday, May 23, 2013.

Born in Red Bank, N.J., in January of 1936, he believed in service to his family, community and country.

He was proud to share his experience with generations through military service, community service and especially supporting his family. “Captain Bill” passed on at home in Hoschton in the presence of his family and Northeast Georgia Medical Center Hospice Care unit after a courageous battle with cancer. Any U.S. Marine would have been proud of William’s fighting spirit, as is his family.

A funeral mass was held Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Flowery Branch with Father Eric Hill officiating.

As a lifeguard on the beach in Highlands, N.J., he met his sweetheart, Catherine McDonald of Manhattan NYC, and they were married for more than 55 years.

Together they raised four children at postings in Philadelphia and Cherry Point MCAS North Carolina. After serving more than 10 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, he settled his family of four

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The current topic is the Book of Acts. Contact Rev. Brad Greene of Arbor Point Church at 770-272-6778 or brad@ arborpointe.org. sss Yoga is available at 7 p.m. on Mondays at Hoschton United Methodist Church. The class is free but please bring a food donation for “Back-pack” ministry.

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HUMC is located at 12 Mulberry St., in Hoschton. sss Bible study will be held from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on Saturdays in the Union Baptist Church fellowship hall in Barrow County beginning on June 8.

Opening The Windows Of Blessing: Haggai/ Zechariah/Malachi will go for 13 weeks. Only 15 minutes of homework a day during this study.

Contact Karen Hawkins at khawk717@lycos.com or call 678-689-4148 or email Diana Ramsey at diana@winderubc.org or children in Middletown, N.J. His children are William Sigmund of Cumming, Patrick Sigmund of Toms River, N.J., Terri Andrews of Flowery Branch and Cathi Covello of Spring Lake, N.J. William and Catherine together enjoyed being the proud grandparents of 13 grandchildren and a growing number of great-grandchildren.

William graduated from Atlantic Highlands High School in New Jersey in 1954 and joined the United States Marine Corps in the 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, N.C., during the Korean War and served for 10 years as a noncommissioned officer. An early pioneer of data processing for the Marine Corps, he continued in government service retiring as a civilian manager of systems analysis for the U.S. Army CommunicationsElectronics Command (CECOM) at Fort Monmouth N.J. Mr. Sigmund was a scoutmaster of Troop 144 at Saint Mary’s Church in New Monmouth, N.J., for many years in the 1970’s and 80’s and continued supporting Scouting in his retirement counseling Scouts from the Prince of Peace Troop in Flowery Branch working to achieve the Sailing Merit Badge on Lake Lanier.

He was an EMT instructor, Red Cross First Aid and CPR instructor practicing as an EMT on the Port Monmouth First Aid Squad in Middletown Township, N.J., where he also counseled the Explorer Post associated with the squad. He counseled Scouts in aspects of the emergency medical services profession and community service. He volunteered at Riverview Hospital in Red Bank, N.J., and Bayshore Hospital in Holmdel, N.J,. and was a member of the Fort Monmouth/Tinton Falls First Aid Squad.

In his retirement, Captain Bill” achieved his USCG Masters License and numerous certifications and enjoyed many sailing trips and voyages along the Atlantic coast and tributaries as well as adventures in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico with his wife joining him at the tiller.

He taught his grandchildren to sail as well as numerous students in various sailing courses on blue water at Nelsons Sailing School in Island Heights, N.J. He continued to share his experiences and provided sailing instruction for Boy Scouts and Students on Lake Lanier in Georgia.

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call 770-867-7273. sss Feeding Jackson County Mobile Food Pantry will be at the Pendergrass Flea Market on Tuesday, June 18.

Gates open at 7 a.m. and volunteers begin handing out food at 8 a.m. First come, first serve for Jackson County residents. sss

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of and coach for the Atlantic Highlands NJ Yacht Club Special Olympics Team that traveled to multiple Olympic events in the 1990’s.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers any donations be made in his name to the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Hospice Care unit, 2150 Limestone Parkway, Gainesville, GA 30501, 770219-8888.

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Lottie Mae Wilson Tate

Died May 25, 2013 Mrs. Lottie Mae Wilson Tate, 97, of Cumming, formerly of Pendergrass, died Saturday, May 25, 2013.

Born in Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late Columbus Washington and Inora Fields Wilson.

She was a1937 graduate of Martin Institute. Mrs. Tate was a homemaker, and she was also preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Frank Hubert Tate.

Survivors include her children, Benny Darrell Tate (Ann) of Acworth, Delores Tate Lashley (Lee) of Cumming, Delaine Tate McCarthy (Mac) of Roswell and Eddie Hubert Tate (Lillian) of Duluth; brother- in-law, Howard Tate of Eastman and Odis Tate of Pendergrass; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Mt. Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy McCarthy and Mr. Eddie Tate officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with grandsons honored as pallbearers. Donations may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

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Jeannette P. Wallace

Died May 28, 3013 Mrs. Jeannette P. Wallace, 72, of Winder, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at her residence.

A native of Rome, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Stella Pass.

Survivors include her husband Bobby Wallace; a brother; and two sisters.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Rose Hill Cemetery.

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MILL CREEK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATion of the class of 2013 has 872 honorees

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Patriot Guard members stood on the perimeter with flags as the ceremony progressed, Servicemen from World War II included Conolus Scott Sr., L, and Bert Voshell, R. The names of those who died while serving on active duty were read by members of the American Legion Post 56, sponsor of the Memorial Day Ceremony.

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Seniors file into seats in the Hawk stadium. Families and friends filled both the home and visitor bleachers. Below, L, Salutatorian Yong Rak Lee addressed the senior class weaving in witticisms between his belief in sacrifice and turning failings into lessons. Below, R, Valedictorian Jeremy “Britt” Hatcher spoke about being on the brink of a “man’s world.”

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Mill Creek High School graduated its 2012-2013 class May 23, walking 872 seniors across the stage positioned in the center of the school’s football field.

Nearly 8,000 people filled the Hawks’ home and visitor bleachers to witness the graduates receive their diplomas. The MCHS graduation was the second largest in Gwinnett County this year; the high school is among the top-100 largest in the nation.

A nervous and excited Michelle Bouchard kept an eye out for her daughter Alexandria Bouchard Whitten. This was to be her first child to graduate. “I was very emotional,” said Bouchard of the days leading up to graduation. “I’m anxious about what’s ahead.”

Her daughter plans to attend the College of Coastal Georgia and study radiology.

As the ceremony began, MCHS Principal Jason Lane shared the podium with former Principal Dr. Jim Markham. Markham retired earlier this year due to a recurrence of cancer. Lane transferred to MCHS from Duluth High School.

Lane was first to address the students reciting a line from a John Mayer song, “We keep waiting, waiting on the world to change.”

Lane said, “I don’t agree with him. I don’t think you can simply wait on the world to change.” Rather he said, reciting a quote by Mahatma Gandhi, “Be the change you that you wish to see in the world.”

Gwinnett County Board of Education Dan Seckinger urged the senior class to “rise above mediocrity; latch onto faith, hope and love rather than fleeting happiness.”

As Markham rose slowly and addressed the graduating class, the entire stadium erupted into cheers and applause. Speaking directly to his “youngsters” as he often called them, the much-beloved Markham spoke of how quickly time and circumstance change.

“High school has very likely come and gone faster than you will ever remember,” he said. From their early days as freshman, “when you were much too cool to appear lost,” he said to the pinnacle of their high school careers, which would be over at evening’s end; Markham explained that the new graduates would once again be at the beginning. “You’re very much now in that same place,” he said. “It’ll be completely up to you.”

Salutatorian Yong Lee reiterated Markham’s words weaving in sacrifice and how to handle failures as he told the story of his parents moving from Korea to the U.S. The couple worked seven days a week, he said, for years at very little wages to offer their children the opportunity for a better life.

Graduate Lauren Beard hugs her brother Alec who will be a sophomore at the high school. Below, Mill Creek graduates.

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Former MCHS Principal Dr. Jim Markham shared the podium with current Principal Jason Lane as they conferred diplomas upon the graduating class of 2013.

“In the toughest times of adversity … rock bottom becomes the strongest foundation.

Failure can be a catalyst for reinvention,” Lee said. “What we achieve inwardly will change what we are outwardly.”

Lee has been named a Gates Millennium Scholar and will attend Harvard University in the fall on a full scholarship that will allow him to attend through completion of a PhD if he chooses.

As a full hour passed while names were called and the graduates walked across the stage, the earlier words of valedictorian Jeremy “Britt” Hatcher resonated. “I’m not quite standing here a boy, facing the entering of a man’s world.”

Lane and Markham jointly conferred upon the students the title of graduate and now alumni. Mortar boards were tossed. Congratulations ensued as families found their sons and daughters from among a teeming crowd.

The new alumni, diplomas and the foundation for a future in hand began to slowly disperse. As the stadium and parking lot slowly emptied, four years were bid farewell and nearly 800 new futures began.

Valedictorian Jeremy Britt Hatcher, son of Stephen and Amy Hatcher, is recognized as having the highest academic rank for the school’s Class of 2013. Hatcher plans to attend Vanderbilt University where he will major in physics. He was awarded a National Merit Scholarship.

His honors and awards include math student of the year, science student of the year, language arts student of the year, National Merit finalist and STAR student.

Salutatorian Salutatorian Yong Rak Lee is the son of Sang Lee and Jum Choi. Lee plans to major in neurobiology at Harvard University, where he received a full ride scholarship valued at $59,100. Lee is also a Gates Millennium Scholar and a National Merit finalist. Other honors and awards include Governor’s Honors Program Finalist, National AP Scholar, National Mathematics Competition Scholarship Winner, Global Mathematics Competition scholarship and honorary award winner, American Mathematics Competition winner, and American Invitational Mathematics Exam qualifier, National Latin Exam, Magna Cum Laude, Georgia on Guard High School, Fencing Championship medalist, University of Georgia Certificate of Merit Scholar, first place in the environmental category at the Gwinnett Regional Science Fair and Science Olympiad Regional and State Competition events medalist.

and fallen soldiers in all wars fought by America.

The ceremony was held on South Avenue, right under Jefferson’s iconic courthouse where the memorial honoring fallen soldiers of each war since World War I is located.

The colors were displayed by the Jefferson High School JROTC, Jefferson Police Honor Guard gave a firing squad salute, bagpipes were played and Michaela Thomas sounded Taps on the trumpet.

Brooks Benton sang the National Anthem and God Bless America.

Prayers were said by Legion Chaplain Jim Wofford to bless the ceremony, veterans, soldiers currently on duty and the

families of veterans and current soldiers.

Names of soldiers native to Jackson County who lost their lives in each war since World War I were listed during the ceremony by American Legion members.

Of the veterans in attendance, three of them fought in World War II. Bert Voshell is a Navy veteran who received nine Battle Stars and was stationed aboard the USS Colorado and USS Tennessee.

The second veteran was Conolus Scott Sr., a medic corpsman in the 724th Medical Sanitation Company. Scott landed in England early in the war, was in the Invasion of France at Normandy, fought through France and Germany and ended up in Nuremburg, Germany, during the Nazi war crime trials.

The third World War II veteran in attendance was unknown to the American Legion until the World War II veterans were asked to stand.

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What used to just be called a tantrum

The official name is now Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. We used to call it a temper tantrum.

The American Psychiatric Association has recently published their new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Among the diagnosis now offered is a name for a temper tantrum.

The last time they published an update was 2000. I’ve seen a lot of kids pitching temper tantrums.

Apparently, the so-called experts now are convinced this is a condition that goes alongside others, such as depression.

I’m glad Mama didn’t live long enough to see this.

She had several names for this condition.

One was, “Don’t make me stop this car.”

I learned quickly the advantage of stopping my uncontrollable sobbing before the car could be driven into a parking lot or onto the side of the road.

The other name was “I’ve had just about enough.”

Which meant Mama was about to take serious action.

I mentioned this on Facebook the other day and someone reminded me about his mother dousing him with a glass of water.

That happened once to me and once was enough.

Somewhere along the way, adults gave up being adults.

I knew Mama meant business and I respected what she had to say. Her firmness did not cause me to have any mental anguish and I miss her like crazy.

My daddy was a quiet man and if you crossed him, that belt was coming off. I don’t remember him hitting me with it. He was sort of like the late Gunther Gebel Williams, the famed animal trainer with the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus. He didn’t hit me, he just popped the leather.

There was also the fullname tactic. If Mama called me by my first, middle and

Harris Blackwood last name followed by a look that could melt a glacier, then look out.

She also pulled out a hard one every now and then, the disappointment move.

When she would tell me how she expected me to act like a young man and how I have disappointed her, my heart fell. I usually cried.

In an early episode of “The Andy Griffith Show,” a new kid in town, Arnold, tries to show Opie how to be defiant.

When Andy impounds Arnold’s bike after the boy was warned a second time, Arnold’s father shows up at the courthouse asking for the bike to be returned. When the father gets indignant, Andy suggests the father could be put in jail. The boy, Arnold, says, “Go ahead, put him in jail, he won’t care.”

The father, realizing his son is out of control, tells Andy he will sell the boy’s bike.

When Arnold starts another tantrum, Andy offers the woodshed out back.

I know there are people who are abusive to kids and there is a huge difference between the discipline many of us knew from our parents and anything that resembles abuse. We are two generations removed from kids who played in the dirt, rode bikes, made forts and used their creative ability to make imaginary rockets and sailing ships.

We played in the yard all day until the dirt from our bodies made a ring around the bathtub.

And we wonder why today’s kids have so much pent-up energy.

Harris Blackwood is a Gainesville resident whose columns appear weekly.

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Chipped bowl lovingly holds the past Just as Tink started up the stairs, stepping slowly and carefully as he balanced a bowl and a cup of coffee to keep them from sloshing, I appeared around the corner. I paused, watched and debated silently as to whether to speak.

“It’s not important,” the internal dialogue began.

“But it is,” another voice insisted. “You know what that bowl means. It’s a treasure. He has no idea and he would want to know.”

One of the loveliest things about my husband is that he deeply cares about the people who have gone before in my life and how those people shaped who I am and how I think.

I bit my lip then began carefully. It’s part of being newly married, I have learned. Bit by bit, you unveil and reveal the things that one holds dear or those that are disdained.

“What’s in that bowl?”

I asked. “Please be very careful with it.”

He stopped and looked quizzical. He is smart enough that he knew it was an unusual question. Intuitively, with a warm sensitivity in his voice, he asked

Ronda Rich quietly, “Why?” I took a beat. Sometimes my sentimentality is too much, I suppose. But I have come to reason that it is more than sentimentality.

It is a reverence to a past that holds me hostage and whispers insistently words like, “That bowl represents who you are. Don’t ever shame yourself by forgetting that.”

“That was Mama and Daddy’s favorite bowl.

Daddy always used it then when he died, it became Mama’s.” I smiled slightly.

“It was the bowl they used for buttermilk and bread.”

I feel it isn’t an overreach to say that my husband never knew anyone who poured buttermilk into a bowl then crumbled freshly made cornbread in it and proceeded to eat it like soup. It was, without question, Daddy’s favorite meal. He’d choose it over a good sirloin. Many times,

he would come in from a long, physically hard day and say, “I’ll just have milk and bread.”

Mama would bake a cake of cornbread if she hadn’t already, prepare it, then serve it in that ivory bowl on a Coca-Cola tray.

She would carry the tray to the den where Daddy had settled into a recliner and hand it to him.

Tink nodded. He understood. Of course, he wouldn’t have thought anything of it when he chose the bowl from the cupboard. It is old and undistinguished looking except for the small chip on the top edge. A slight, dark crack runs from top to bottom. I have no idea from where it first came but it certainly looks like something that my Appalachian grandparents would have owned.

I know for certain only this: If family history was depicted by porcelain or clay, that bowl would be the portrait of my people.

Simple, durable, plain and steadfast.

It’s not just the bowl that paints the picture of who we are: It’s what the bowl so often contained.

“Sometimes, my an-

cestors subsisted only on cornbread and milk,” I explained quietly. “It filled their bellies when there was nothin’ more.”

Mama and Daddy were raised on simple food like that and as they grew into the years that passed, they stayed simple and rooted to the core of what the past had taught. They never forgot the place and time from which they came. I don’t intend to forget, either.

A few minutes later, Tink brought back the bowl, washed it carefully and gingerly replaced it to its abode. He respects such things and for that, greater love springs in my heart for him.

At a garage sale, that bowl would bring no more than a nickel or a dime, bought by someone who would use it for dog food or fertilizer or such.

But from me, you couldn’t buy it for a million dollars. Seriously. It’s a family portrait.

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

Sensing that I may be getting older My sense of taste was the first to go.

Someone gave me a mayonnaise sandwich years ago.

“This tastes like nothing,” I said, startled by the lack of flavor offered by the paste of white lard.

Next, it was my sense of hearing. It started failing me shortly after I got married, over 17 years ago.

“Len, can you come into the kitchen and wash these dishes for me?” my new wife called from across the house.

“Huh?” “Can you come wash these dishes?” This time, louder.

“Huh?” “Can you come wash ... oh, never mind.”

My hearing’s gotten so bad since then that I can only hear her when dinner is ready.

Then it was my sense of sight.

“I can’t read the scroll at the bottom of ESPN!” I screamed in horror about 10 years ago. The next day, I went to the eye doctor and received a prescription for eyeglasses.

Of late, it’s been my

Len Robbins sense of smell.

“Len, do you smell that?”

“Huh?” (hearing again).

In a semi-scream: “DO YOU SMELL THAT? Smells like a cat urinated in our closet,” my wife said, very concerned.

I stuck my head in the closet for a moment.

“Nope, I don’t see a cat,” I said. “But you must remember, my eyesight is rather poor unless I’m wearing my glasses ... hey, why is my Mr. T signed portrait on the closet floor?

I thought someone had stolen that from above the fireplace mantle.”

Basically, I no longer can smell much of anything, or maybe I can and everything smells like nothing these days.

I assume losing one’s olfactory senses is a sign of maturity. Then again, I could have just left something in my nose, like the

time when I lost my pocketknife and hearing in my right ear in the same week.

I found my pocket knife in the shower the following week, and miraculously began to hear again at the exact same moment. God is good.

This latest loss of sense is starting to become bothersome. The other day, I grabbed a carton of milk.

Since I can no longer read the expiration date (loss of sight), I have become accustomed to smelling the milk to gauge its freshness.

That’s no longer an option.

I sat there for 10 minutes, wondering how to solve this vexing conundrum without an acute sense of smell. I suddenly realized that sour milk isn’t sour if you can’t taste anything, so I took a swig.

Twenty minutes later, my stomach, whose senses are still acute, didn’t appreciate that risk.

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noticed that familiar bouquet. I stood in the doorway and yelled toward my teenage daughter’s bedroom upstairs.

“Are you burning your hair again?”

My meek hearing skills discerned a faint, “Yes, I’m using the curling iron” from her bedroom.

I walked outside the next morning to greet the day and that same faculty came alive.

“Something burned last night,” I said aloud, my nose perked up to the one essence it can acknowledge. Later that day, I learned there was a fire in our community the previous evening.

So, in summary: I can’t taste mayonnaise; I can only hear what I want to hear; I can only see what I want to see (with glasses); and I can’t smell malodorous stenches, but I can smell smoke, which can be quite beneficial.

OK, it’s official. I like growing older.

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

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POLICE REPORT Braselton Police ■■ On May 22, a Hall County Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad investigator reported to the Braselton Police Department that a suspect in the Braselton area is reportedly forging prescriptions.

■■ On May 23, a female juvenile found sitting along the curb of Grand Hickory Drive was determined to be a runaway from Hall County.

■■ On May 23, a man driving northbound on Interstate 85 reported damage to his vehicle that he believed to be caused by tractors cutting the grass along the road.

■■ On May 23, a driver involved in a car accident on Thompson Mill Road near Autumn Maple Drive was stopped after attempting to drive away from the accident.

She was found to be intoxicated and was charged with driving under the influence, failure to maintain lane and failure to report and accident with damage.

■■ On May 24, a man driving on Highway 211 was arrested for driving with a suspended license and while under the influence of alcohol after being stopped for a broken headlight.

■■ On May 24, a suspicious person was reported on Fisk Falls in Braselton. The man was found slumped over in the driver’s seat of a vehicle.

The doors were open, and

the driver had vomited on himself and the car. He was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.

■■ On May 27, a driver stopped on Interstate 85 northbound was arrested for driving on a suspended license, driving under the influence and also endangering a child while driving under the influence.

Jefferson Police ■■ A resident at Bentley Assisted Living was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens after falling on May 23. Police were called to assist and Jackson County EMC Med 2 arrived to transport the patient who sustained cuts to her head, elbow and wrist and may have a hip injury.

■■ A driver speeding 73 mph in a 55-mph zone on Damon Gause Parkway on May 23 was taken into custody for driving while unlicensed and speeding.

The driver had only a Mexican license.

■■ Police responded to a Nelson Drive location where Community Health Care Services could not get a patient to the door for transport to a medical appointment on May 23.

Family was contacted and advised to force entry.

The man had been asleep and did not hear repeated efforts to get him to the door by knocking and calling on the phone.

Fortunately the man was OK and taken to his

appointment.

■■ A financial transaction card complaint was logged May 23 after a parent determined a juvenile in the household had used a debit card without authorization to run up charges of $925 on an xBox account.

■■ A vehicle pulling a trailer struck the gate at Landstar Transportation on May 22 and left the scene. The trailer was left hanging on the concrete barriers. Security tapes are being reviewed.

■■ Police were on hand as a primary caretaker arrived at a Cherrywood Court location to pick up her children on May 21.

■■ A Fountainhead Drive resident notified police May 21 of two vehicles in her driveway had been roll with toilet issue and covered with pads. The pads left a residue which would not come off. The victim arrived home at 1:30 a.m. and the damage had not been inflicted. A phone call was received at 3:42 a.m. from a person who was riding by and said they say the cars had been rolled but denied participation in the incident.

■■ A Jefferson resident reported she had lost her wallet around Family Dollar on May 20 and the store indicated no one had turned the wallet in. The wallet contained personal papers including a gun permit, food stamp cards and a child support card.

■■ A Dickson Circle property owner

EMERGENCY REPORT Units from Jackson Trail West Jackson units also calls and two auto aciFire/Rescue responded responded to eight medical dents.

JEMC_INVEST_9.042x11_Layout 1 5/23/13 4:33 PM Page 1 to 209 Ryans Run in Wood Farm Subdivision in Jefferson just after noon on May 27 on a reported plane crash.

Upon arrival, an ultralight plane which has gone down with mechanical problems was located.

There were no injuries in the emergency landing and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. All units returned to service before 1 p.m.

West Jackson Fire Department responded to a May 22 gas leak at a Highway 53 location. Oil dry was put down to control the leak and environmental services and a truck mechanic were called to the location. Gas leak was controlled.

reported damage to two rear windows found on May 21. The windows were not damaged on March 1 when a new roof was installed.

■■ A Jefferson resident reported a theft by deception on May 20 after a check for $1,987 confirmed by a local bank was determined not to be valid. The victim had sold a freezer to the suspect for $600. The extra money, which was refunded to a person in New York, was for shipping and miscellaneous charges.

■■ A Jefferson resident reported damage to her 2013 Infiniti that may have occurred at Kroger.

■■ A fraud and financial identify complain was logged May 21 by a Jefferson resident who sent four PayPal money paks totaling more than $1,400 toward a $4,000

loan from a loan company which contacted him by phone. When the man checked his account to see if the loan amount had been deposited, it had not. He told the second loan officer he contacted that he was calling police and the man hung up on him.

■■ A mailbox was stolen from a Silver Bell Road location on May 20.

■■ A driver told police his vehicle was damaged May 20 when he struck a large green tarp in the roadway of Interstate 85.

■■ A May 20 one-car mishap on Washington Street was investigated.

No injuries were reported.

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■■ On May 21, an abandoned vehicle was

discovered on Interstate 85 northbound with a window busted out and door unlocked.

■■ On May 2,1 a Braselton woman reported receiving threatening phone calls from her exboyfriend.

■■ On May 21, a Stoner Road resident reported someone breaking into her home through an already broken window and popping her water bed.

■■ On May 21, a driver stopped for crossing the center line on Highway 82 multiple times was found to be wanted out of Clarke County and was arrested.

■■ On May 22, a driver stopped on Interstate 85 northbound was arrested after a search of her vehicle resulted in several bags of marijuana and an open alcoholic beverage.

Man arrested for rape of teen

More burglary charges to come

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 50-year-old Kenneth Eugene Mangum of Pendergrass on May 18 after the investigation into the alleged rape of a teenager.

Jackson County officers responded to a possible rape call and spoke with the 16-yearold victim’s mother who said the girl had been raped by a longtime family friend Mangum whom she identified as Mangum.

The investigation corroborated the interview with the victim as well as the sexual assault examination. Mangum is being charged with rape and is currently incarcerated at the Jackson County Jail without bond.

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

“Also please remember that you can provide information without being involved or identified by contacting the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office’s anonymous tip line at 706367-3784 to report any criminal or suspicious activity,” said Chief Deputy Daniel Thomas.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Santos Rivera, 32, of Commerce, on May 16 and charged him with three counts of burglary.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, another burglary count is still pending. These charges stem from a lengthy investigation involving several residential burglaries in the Commerce/Maysville area.

The Banks County Sheriff’s Office and the Commerce Police Department are also involved in the investigation, and Rivera is facing burglary charges in Banks County as well.

Missing person sought Help from the public is being sought in locating a missing person identified as Joshua Scott Adams.

According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Adams, a 25-year-old white male, was last seen on May 21 in the area of 1145 Brockton Loop in Jefferson. He is about 6-foot-3 and weighs 215 pounds. He has brown eyes and short brown hair and has a tribal tattoo on his right shoulder and chest and a tattoo of “AVA” on his right foot. Adams was last seen on foot wearing tan shorts and a green long sleeve shirt.

If you have information on the whereabouts of Adams, contact 9-1-1 or the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 706-367-8718.

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Jackson County earns top AAA awards COACH OF THE YEAR

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Head coach Joe Ridgway wanted nothing more than to win a state championship this year. He had no idea he’d be in the running for Coach of the Year but claimed the prestigious accolade after he helped lead the Panthers to two consecutive playoff appearances.

The award wasn’t recognition he sought, but Ridgway is enjoying the notoriety as it brings more praise to his team.

“It wasn’t a goal of mine.

It was just a nice accomplishment that shows what the girls did this year. “[They] don’t get recognized that much,” said Ridgway. “We [as coaches] invest so much into the players because it really is about them.

It’s not about the coaches. It’s a nice pat on the back. My main focus was to win ball games and Ridgway get the girls to a point where they can be looked at by colleges and win the region championship.”

The Jackson County Comprehensive High School girls’ soccer team finished the year 14-4 and averaged nearly six goals per game.

Their stats are not only a testament as to how hard they worked but spotlights that they did it against stiffer competition.

“Our goal was to have a better record this year than what we had last year. After last year, we wondered was that the best we could do. We knew what we could do but we

had to go out and prove it. We had a tougher schedule this year than we did last year. Next year, we will do the same thing,” Ridgway stated.

JCCHS was eliminated from the playoffs in the second roung but their success didn’t go unnoticed. Eight Lady Panthers received post-season region honors. Sydney Baird, Victoria Fontana, Katie Phillips and Allison Reilly were named to the All-Region First Team. Gabbi Kastner, Maddie Newton, Kaitlyn Parker and Jessica Wells were honored on the second team.

“The girls were very surprised that they made the first and second team. I think now they really see how good they are. It also motivated and lit a fire under them, especially for the ones that are coming back next year,” said Ridgway. “They deserved it; they worked hard.”

Ridgway never gives himself any glory for what his team has accomplished. He instead credits everything to this team and others who have been influential in their life.

“The support our team had was tremendous. I would like to thank Jon MaGee, my assistant coach, for the fabulous job he did. He made my job fun this year. I had a blast working with him. We had so much support from the administration as well. It was a great environment to work in,” said Ridgway.

Jefferson turns in solid spring performance

BY LATRICE WILLIAMS

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When you win a state championship, people start showing up to see you in action as much as they can. At Jefferson High School, it’s really nothing new to see people in the stands while they practice but bringing home the trophy does make them even more fun to watch.

Also, head coach Ben Hall will debut in the fall so people are eager to see him interact with the players.

“We’ve always had a decent crowd to watch us practice.

There’s a lot of interest in Jefferson football because of the transition in the coaching staff and because we are coming off of a championship season,” said Hall.

Jefferson doesn’t hold a spring game as most high schools do. While you get a better glimpse as to who can do what in a complete game, Hall wants to make sure all his players stay healthy.

“We didn’t want to have a full-fledged game because we didn’t want to risk anyone getting hurt,” Hall said.

The 2AA state title has also caught the attention of those on the outside looking in. The team has quite a few new faces from other programs and some are from the town itself.

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Many people walk daily for exercise or just to catch the beauty of nature. Tomorrow, however, there will be thousands of people walking for the most precious thing we know, and that is the gift of life.

Road Atlanta will host the Hall County Relay For Life and will do so with a lot of supporters. For the past few years, more than 16,000 people showed up at Road Atlanta to help raise money to find a cure for cancer.

“It is incredible to see so many people dedicated to putting an end to cancer. The event carries an energy that can’t be explained unless you are there to experience

it,” said Megan Ernst, Marketing Coordinator and Promotions Manager at Road Atlanta. “For me, Relay For Life provides extra motivation to educate and help raise funds. Every year more people take part in this great event and the more people that participate, the sooner we will reach our goal which is a cure for cancer.

“The entire event is based around family fun. There will be many activities for kids and families to participate in, entertainment on stage that everyone is sure to enjoy and, of course, there are plenty of food and drinks for sale,” Ernst said.

Ernst is especially motivated to participate in Relay For Life;

See RELAY FOR LIFE 2B

BY LATRICE WILLIAMS

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If you were a coach in the 8-AAA region, you knew trying to contain Katie Phillips wouldn’t be easy. The junior on the Jackson County Comprehensive High School girls’ soccer team was crowned the AAA Player of the Year and has the stats to back up her achievement.

Phillips notched 48 goals this season completed with 22 assists.

“Last year, I had 32 goals. I never thought I could top that. It was just really cool. They aren’t just my goals; they are the team’s goals as well,” said Phillips.

Unfortunately, Phillips suffered a horrific injury where she torn her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) in the second round of the state playoffs against Woodward Academy.

However, the voters didn’t negate what she’d done all season. Phillips said being honored in such a way keeps her focused on

reaching her full potential.

“It’s been really cool. It’s motivated me to get back on the field and keep working hard,” Phillips said.

Phillips said the award came as a surprise but head coach Joe Ridgway knew she was the front runner.

“No, it wasn’t [a surprise],” Ridgway said.

She will be back next year; she’s a strong girl. She had a lot of drive but I think she will get through the rehabilitation pretty quickly.”

“Coach Ridgway mentioned he nominated me,” said Phillips. “He constantly had confidence in me and that went a long way.”

Phillips has a long road to recovery and is currently in therapy. She noted the significance of the preparation prior to the surgery.

“It all depends on what kind of surgery we do. I think the [timeframe for the recovery] is 6-8 months. I’m going to therapy right now. Before you go to surgery, you have to get your full range of motion back,” stated Phillips.

When asked what has been her favorite moment this season, Phillips couldn’t choose just one. Everything from beating their cross-town rivals to hosting the first round of the playoffs is on her list.

“The first playoff game against Adairsville High School was [great]. I wasn’t expecting to win by the mercy rule.

“Last year, I had 32 goals. I never thought I could top that.

It was just really cool. They aren’t just my goals; they are the team’s goals as well.”

Katie Phillips Jackson County girls soccer team

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“We finished spring with 98 players. I think two or three more may want to sign on. There’s no limit in the amount of players you can have on a team [although] there may be a limit in locker capacity,” Hall joked. “We have about 20 people doubling up on lockers.”

Standout quarterback Bryant Sherriffs will head to North Carolina State University soon but his departure won’t leave Jefferson in despair. The team has a host of athletes returning and Hall said they have been working ceaselessly.

“We’ve got a good senior class. They are Doug Chellew The Paper working really hard. The seniors feel as though it’s Tristen Jackson breaks through a gap and finishes with a long run for Jefferson High School. their job to carry on what was started. They don’t recovery last season. want to see it end,” Hall stated.

Last year, Jefferson defied all odds week in and week out Two key role players returning will be senior running back but they aren’t the underdog anymore, and their schedule Tristen Jackson, who rushed for 704 yards and 18 touchdowns. motivates them to stay on top of their game.

JHS will gladly accept that kind of experience and numbers “They know we have a tough schedule. We open up with again this season. Defensively, the Dragons won’t have Kody Commerce High School. That’s a big rival game. We basically McDonald or Wesley Simonton but will return Hanon Price open the season with six playoff games because each one of who emerged late in the year. Price finished with 100 tackles, those teams were in the playoffs last season,” said Hall. three tackles for loss, seven pass break-ups and one fumble

Hall Co. gears up for Relay for Life

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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BY LATRICE WILLIAMS

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The Gwinnett Braves have had a lot of ups and downs so far but, as Manager Randy Ready said, “There is a lot of baseball left to be played.”

His squad got the message and swept the Toledo Mud Hens in a four-game series in front of fans.

“Every home win means a lot because you have the fans behind you,” said Brandon Boggs said.

In game one, the Mud Hens drew the first RBI in the top of the second inning; however, things began to click defensively when Paul Janish made a remarkable behind-theback catch and throw which led to a three and out.

After five innings of play, Cole McCurry came in to relieve starter Daniel Rodriquez. Later, Todd Cunningham hit a triple and answered

moments later with Gwinnett’s first run of the night, trimming its deficit to one.

Down 5-4, Boggs, who’d been stellar in the series agains Louisville Bats, hit a homer in the bottom of the sixth; it was his fifth homer on the season.

In the bottom of the eighth, Ernesto Mejia tripled while the Muds Hens hastily fled around the field to get the loose ball. Moments later, Mejia walked on a balk to put the Braves up by two.

Brandon Beachy started for the Braves in game two. Beachy, who pitches for the Atlanta Braves, was sent down to the G-Braves for rehabilitation as he recovers Tommy John surgery he underwent last year.

Beachy went four innings and allowed just two runs. Those were only two runs Toledo posted as the G-Braves went on to win 3-2. Their

offense was spurred by Boggs, Jose Constanza and Joe Leonard, who each turned in one run on the night.

Stefan Gartrell, who recently returned to Gwinnett, turned in one run that contributed to Gwinnett’s 4-2 win in game three.

The G-Braves saved their best performance for last as they blasted the Mud Hens in a shutout.

Their 9-0 victory was an exact balance of great offense and defense.

Tim Corcoran went a long six innings and Ryan Buchter, Juan Cedeno and Wirfin Obispo also saw action on the mound. No matter which pitcher Toledo faced, they were stifled each time they stepped to the plate.

Offensively, a host of G-Braves got the job done including one homer each by Boggs and Mejia.

The G-Braves will return home June 4-7 against the Rochester Red Wings.

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Reunion Golf Club has announced there will be no Fabulous Friday tomorrow but it will resume next week on June 7. Also, join RGC for Taco Tuesdays until 8 p.m. Reunion also weekday specials including one at $35 if you play before 8 a.m. The offer will last until June 6. For more information, contact the Reunion Golf Club at 770-967-8300 or visit their website at www.reuniongolfclub.com.

Former Panther baseball players Chase Dunlap, Tony Holton, Chandler Malecki and Kolin Zimmer along with head coach Tommy Fountain of the Jackson County Comprehensive High School baseball team will direct the 6th annual Future Panther Baseball Camp.

The deadline to register is June 14 and the camp is schedule for June 25-26 and is $35 per camper. For more information, contact Fountain at 770-530-8975 or email tfountain@jackson.k12.ga.us

Jackson County Comprehensive High School will be the site of a kids’ camp from June 2428. The camp is open to both genders and will take place from 8 a.m. to noon. For more details and ways to register, contact JCCHS head coach Natalie Peterson at npeterson@ jackson.k12.ga.us for registration and details.

Also visit jcpantherathletics.com for more information.

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Continued from 1B [My other favorites] were beating East Jackson and Jefferson High School. Coach Ridgway has been an awesome coach and I am happy that he won Coach of the Year.

He always brings out the confidence of the team,” Phillips said.

Phillips also credits other coaches for helping her fine-tune areas of her game.

“My club coach Jeff Parker really helped bring out my skill level with striking and taking my time in front of the goal.

Coach Ridgway and Coach Parker really showed me how to develop confidence. I

would also like to thank [head coach] John Hawley [of the girls basketball team]. “He helped me get through strength training workouts during the summer,” Phillips said.

The Lady Panthers finished the season 14-4 overall with just two home losses; one in the regular season and one in the postseason.

Phillips does have colleges interested in her and her torn acl and mcl has not discouraged coaches from recruiting her.

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Katie Phillips, right, fights for the ball against Hart County High School on March 1.

Former Dragon will vie for NCAA championship

BY LATRICE WILLIAMS

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Failure isn’t a word Tyler Porter is very familiar with.

It doesn’t coincide with anything he has done in his pole vaulting career. After breaking his back three years ago, the former Jefferson High School pole vaulter was told by doctors that he wouldn’t be able to compete at a high level. Now, Porter is in contention for an NCAA Outdoor title for the University of Tennessee.

“I don’t think it’s really sunk in yet. I was ranked 12th and top 12 get to go. Now that I made it, there is a lot of pressure on my shoulder,” said Porter.

Porter approached the healing process with a positive attitude and wasn’t going to let that injury sideline him for the rest of his career. Porter red-shirted his sophomore year and said the time away from the track paid off well.

“A lot of how I got through my injury was how I dealt with it. Also I have to give credit to

the trainers because I couldn’t have done it without them.

They pushed me a lot to get better,” Porter said.

Porter will be joined by teammates Jake Blankenship and Chase Brannon. Porter said going to Eugene, Ore., with his teammates makes competing their even more exciting.

“It’s really kind of cool. We are all pretty much brothers.

We all expected each other to go,” Porter said.

The meet is being staged at one of the biggest track and field sites known as TrackTown USA. It has been the host of the Olympic trials and Porter knew of that growing up. He said he knew he wanted to be there but had to put his career on hold yet again after suffering another injury. “[A while back] I had two hernias and I didn’t know if I was going to compete or not.

I didn’t jump that well. I just wanted to prepare and get ready for next season. I had surgery and spent the summer training to get better,”

stated Porter.

Now, Porter has a new lease on his pole vaulting career. But, he will be challenged as the competition he’s up against will be extremely tight. Sam Kendricks of the University of Mississippi currently leads the nation in the pole vault as he cleared 19 feet earlier this season.

Porter is going into the meet as somewhat of an underdog by says he isn’t apprehensive.

He sees this as an opportunity to defy the odds.

“I’ve never been to Eugene.

I’ve seen the track on TV and on track videos. It’s like a dream come true because it’s so far away and a lot of professionals have been there,” said Porter.

He may not be clearing 19 feet now but all that could change once he soaks in the environment.

“In practice, we focus on technique. Once you get to the meet, your adrenaline gets pumping which makes your technique solid,” Porter said.

“I just want to have fun and jump high.”

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Tyler Porter will compete on June 5 in the finals for the NCAA Outdoor pole vault title.

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Continued from 1B Ernst recently lost her niece to cancer.

“Kylie, my first and only niece, was diagnosed with Acute Lymcphoblastic Leukemia at 9 months old. It devastated our family,” said Ernst. “Kylie passed away at 15 months old and I have used that as fuel to educate individuals on how important it is to support Relay For Life.”

Relay For Life is sponsored by the American Cancer Society and Ernst said the cancer society provided outstanding support as her family went through those troubling times.

“I experienced first-hand the services made possible by the American Cancer Society that patients and the families receive and was blown away by how much easier

they made our lives; they truly treated us like family,” she said.

The Road Atlanta Racers will be one of the teams at Relay and the Racers have their goal set for this year. So far, Relay For Life events that have been held in Hall County have raised more than $467,000.

“Road Atlanta Racers is made up of Road

Atlanta employees and their friends and families. We created this team five years ago at the first event hosted by Road Atlanta and it has grown every year. This year, we are aiming to raise the same amount as last year which is $7,500,” said Ernst.

Jefferson siblings find success in multiple sports

For the Paper From left to right: Tradd and Camille Porter hoist their trophies after a track meet.

BY LATRICE WILLIAMS lwilliams@clickthepaper.com Sister and brother Camille and Tradd Porter have no shortage of athletic ability.

In all, they compete in five sports at Jefferson High School and each has state championships under their belt.

Their love for sports started at a very early age.

Camille found her nitch in swimming at Jefferson Parks and Rec. She origi-

nally joined to compete alongside her friends but ended up breaking a couple records along the way.

“When they started the program, a lot of my friends joined and then I decided to join the team as well. At first, it was hard to keep up with them because they had more experience in swimming,” Camille said.

However, it didn’t take her long to catch up and she powered her way to four state titles and currently holds two

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Camille swims year round and is also a member of the Athens Bulldog Club. The ABC produces some of the best talent around and Camille said she would like to make a statement there as well.

“I would love to set a record with the Athens Bulldog Club. I don’t know if I could set an individual record. It is more realistic for me to set a record with a relay team,” Camille said.

She also boasts a few records on the track as well in the 4x400 and the distance medley. Yet, Camille said swimming is her true love and wants be a collegiate

swimmer someday.

Her brother Tradd has built an impressive resume of his own. Tradd is on the most notable program at Jefferson – the wrestling team.

“In football, we had to show people how good we are. In wrestling, everyone pretty much knows how good we are,” said Tradd.

Now, Tradd has three state titles; two in wrestling and one in football. He admitted that he has a bit of an ego as a wrestler but knows he still has more to prove on the gridiron. He finished as the third leading tackler for JHS last year.

“It’s good to see all the hard work pay off. I love football; it’s so important to me,” said Tradd.

Tradd was a member on the Dizzy Dean State Championship baseball teams in 2009 and 2010 for Jefferson Parks and Rec. I“When I

played baseball, those were my favorite days when I played ball,” Tradd said.

On the track, Tradd placed fifth in the 800 meter run at state and was the anchor leg in the 4x400 meter relay team which finished fourth.

While football is his passion, he definitely sees himself as a collegiate runner in the years to come.

Both agreed there is a little

bit of sibling rivalry going on; the hunt to see who can fill up the trophy case first never dies.

“If she gets an award in swimming, I will try to outdo her in track,” said Tradd.

“Sometimes we’ll [compete to] see who can place higher,” said Camille. “He’s older so he probably has more [medals] than I do.”

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Jackson Co. 4-H honors recognize achievement Jackson County Schools had a great school year for those involved with 4-H. Last Sunday, 262 individuals and 11 groups were recognized at “4-H, Just Another Day In Paradise,” the Farah Bohannon annual 4-H awards Columnist ceremony at Galilee Christian Church Youth Center.

Congratulations to these winners: – East Jackson Elementary School was given the award of 4-H School of the Year.

They collected over 33 gallons of pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House and 32 students participated in Project Achievement.

– Mrs. Sherry Beauchamp, teacher at EJES, was recognized as 4-H Teacher of the Year for her involvement with 4-H; her class had the most Cloverleaf District Project Achievement participants in 2013.

– Melinda Gaskins, Certified Volunteer Leader, was given the award of Volunteer of the Year. Along with serving as Archery Team coach and Robotics Team mentor, Gaskins has given countless volunteer hours in various other ways throughout the year.

– Caroline Flynn, County Council President and active member since the 5th grade, presided over the event and was recognized as a Graduating Senior.

McKayla Snow, member of 4-H Archery Team & Horse Club was awarded Outstanding Teen Leader of the Year.

She has also participated in 4-H Livestock Shows, District Project Achievement and served as teen leader in various capacities. Both Flynn and Snow will attend the 4-H Global Citizenship Environmental Experience in Puerto Rico this summer.

– The top All Star 4-H’ers were Bella Brooke Chandler – Cloverbud, Wyatt Chandler – Cloverleaf, Hunter Snow – Junior, and Tristan Gaskins – Senior. The 4-H All Star status is gained by obtaining 250 points or more through participation in 4-H activities throughout the school year.

– 173 Jackson County 4-H’ers were named to the All Star list and invited to the annual Reward Tubing Trip.

– Also, the Cotton Bowl and Consumer Jamboree, Robotics, Poultry Judging, Challenge Bowl, Horse, Livestock, Llama, Archery, BB and Rifle Teams all gave out recognitions. District Project Achievement participants for all ages were also recognized.

Now that school is out for summer, it’s time to see what fun and enjoyable activities are available for families to get involved in.

May 31 marks the kick-off of the 4-H “Hooked On Books” program. This program offers several beneficial activities for young people in the community that includes babysitting classes, summer camps, a field trip to Lake Lanier Water Park and more. Visit the 4-H newsletter for more information at www.caes.uga. edu/extension/jackson/4h/documents/ JacksonCounty4-HNewsletter-May2013.

History camp makes for a sweet summer The Crawford W. Long Museum announces Summer History Camp is back by popular demand with two sessions being offered.

Explorer’s Camp for ages 5 to 8 will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 4-7 and Discoverer’s Camp for rising 4th to 7th graders will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on June 11-14.

This year campers will explore the

“Then” and “Now” of various professions as it pertains to local history and heritage. Through foods, games, history walks, crafts and visiting guests, campers will learn what it was like to be a doctor back then with a visit from Dr. Pendergrass (aka Andy Garrison) and how it differs from now with a visit from

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

Scenes from last year’s Summer History Camp show participants enjoyed their week of exploring and discovering at the museum.

Storytime at the Braselton Library

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Braselton Police Assistant Chief Lou Solis recently read a story to the children participating in storytime at the Braselton Library. Youngsters participating also got to take a look inside the assistant chief’s police cruiser, said Children’s Librarian Stacy Clark. Cocoons, held from10:30-11 a.m. on Fridays, is a Lap-Sit storytime for ages 0-2. Tailwaggers will be held from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 8. Youngsters can work on reading skills by reading to the dogs which are licensed, trained and certified by Therapaws. Information on summer offerings at the library is

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Continued from 3B Dr. Will Grimsley. Other professions explored will be store owners, hotel and innkeepers, housewives, farmers, factory workers and soldiers.

Activities will include making herbal lotions and salves, pomanders, making butter and germinating and planting seeds to take home.

Campers will enjoy a hot dog and ice cream party on Friday sponsored in part

by Spoonful of Heaven.

Registration fees include all supplies and a 2013 camp T-shirt. Visit www.crawfordlong.org to download registration and

medical release forms. Advance registration required and space is limited. Explorer’s Camp is $50 for Museum members and $55 for non-members, and Discoverer’s Camp is $55 for Museum members and $60 for non-members. Contact the museum at 706-367-5307.

About the Museum The Crawford Long Museum is located at 28 College St., on the public square in Jefferson.

The museum’s regular hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The museum is closed on major holidays. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for those 65plus. Military and students are admitted for $3 and children age 5 and under get in free.

Triathlete Alanna Dorsey trains for half marathon Alanna Dorsey of Hoschton participated in her first ever Kids’ Triathlon on April 27 in LaGrange. She placed seconnd in her age group, competing with several hundred kids from all over the southeast.

Alanna is a member of Dream Team Triathlon out of Athens. She started training in February for her first of six events this season.

She is also currently training for a half marathon in June. She wants to run 13 miles for her 13th birthday.

She runs track and crosscountry for at West Jackson Middle School, and she has participated in the Barrow County Relay for Life 5K for the past several years as well as the Barrow-Walton Board of Realtors 5K that benefits Christmas with Cop program.

She has been a participant in the Summer’s End kids’ run and 5K and the Run for Reading benefiting the Braselton Library.

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Alanna Dorsey is training for a June half marathon.

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Early in the planting season, Hall County Master Gardener Dave Rusk gave members of the Mill Creek High School Key Club an orientation to Nannie’s Children’s Garden where they volunteered. Junior Master Gardener students and volunteers have been caring for the garden.

Soon students will be selling vegies and flowers from the garden.

For third straight year, Crawford Long Museum Harvest from Nannie’s is Blue Star designated Children’s Garden goes

JEFFERSON – The Crawford Long Museum recently announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2013.

Leadership support has been provided

by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families. The complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/ bluestarmuseums.

This year, more than 1,800 (and counting) museums in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and American Samoa are taking part in the initiative, including more than 450 new museums this year.

Museums are welcome to join Blue Star Museums throughout the summer. The effort to recruit museums has involved partnerships with the American Association of Museums, the Association of Art Museum Directors, the Association of Children’s Museums, the American Association of State and Local History and the Association of Science-Technology Centers.

This year’s Blue Star Museums represent not just fine arts museums, but also science museums, history museums, nature centers and 75 children’s museums. his will be the third year that the Crawford Long Museum has participated as a Blue Star designated museum. Among this year’s new participants are the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California, Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum in Northport, Michigan, the Totem Heritage Center in Ketchikan, Alaska and the World

The Crawford W. Long Museum is one of more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer.

Museum of Mining in Butte, Montana.

The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card, which includes active duty U.S. military – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, as well as members of the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps - and up to five family members.

Museums that wish to participate in Blue Star Museums may contact bluestarmuseums@arts.gov, or Wendy Clark at 202-6825451. This is the latest NEA program to bring quality arts programs to the military, veterans, and their families. Other NEA programs for the military have included the NEA/Walter Reed Healing Arts Partnership; Great American Voices Military Base Tour; and Shakespeare in American Communities Military Base Tour.

Contact the Crawford W. Long Memorial Museum, which is located at 28 College St., on the public square in Jefferson, at 706367-5307. Vicki Starnes is the museum director.

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From 10 a.m. to noon each Friday, vegetables and cut flowers will be available starting June 7 and continuing through July.

The flowers and vegetables have been tended by the students during their spring classes at Nannie’s, including seed germination, planting, weeding and watering of the plants. Twenty varieties of heirloom tomatoes, 13 varieties of peppers, yellow and zucchini squash, green beans, cucumbers, on-

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Bree Bingham received Junior Youth Reserve Champion and Bailey Jones received Intermediate Youth Reserve Champion from both judges. (Below) All the Jackson County 4-H Love of Llamas youth competitors from the ALSA Llama Show in Perry.

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Keller Williams Lanier Partners had a series of volunteers sorting and labeling food donations which assisted families in Barrow, Jackson and Hall counties.

Keller Williams Red Day Love of Llamas compete Food Drive for Kids nets in Hillbilly Hoedown donations for community Below is the letter of appreciation written by Ellen E. Petree on behalf of the Barrow County Cooperative Benevolence Ministries : “....for I was hungry and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger and you invited me in………”

Matthew 25:35 Dear Friends at Keller Williams Lanier Partners, Words are inadequate to express our gratitude for your continued support and devotion to the children of our community through your Keller Williams Red Day Annual Food Drive for Kids. This year’s food drive on May 9 was a huge success!

While our sluggish economy seems to be making a turn for the better, this has yet to trickle down to many of our community’s children living in poverty and dealing with hunger on a daily basis. The huge truckload and van load of food you and your neighbors donated, collected, sorted, and boxed will go to care for many Barrow County children and families during the summer months and into next school year.

In 2010 we began the Feeding Families program in order to “piggy-back” the Barrow County School System’s Food2Kids program to serve our neighbors in the greatest need. In 2011 we further expanded the Feeding Families program

to include additional Barrow County children and families experiencing emergencies and short term hardships, who were struggling to put food on the table. Your annual KW Food Drive for Kids has been a major factor in the success of our summertime Feeding Families Program for the past few years.

THANK YOU! When the Barrow County School System finished the school year last week, there were 150 children being served through the Food2Kids program with 62 more children on the sponsorship waiting list, who’ve been identified for the F2K program. Childhood hunger continues to be a very real problem in our community.

We’ve already begun fundraising for the 2013-14 Food2Kids program which begins when we return to school in August. Thus far we’ve received six of 212 sponsorship donations received toward our goal of $55,120.00

for 2013-14. You’ll recall it takes $260.00 to sponsor one child for the entire school year. We appreciate the continued compassion of this community and their faithfulness to our children in need.

Thank you again, for putting your caring into action through the KW Food Drive for Kids. It is because of you and your collective effort that we’re able to carry out our mission to serve our hungry Barrow County neighbors in need. We especially appreciate the continued leadership of the KW Lanier Partners’ family by living the Golden Rule.

Warmest regards, Ellen E. Petree BCCBM Board of Directors BCSS Food2KidsVolunteer Fundraiser Barrow County Cooperative Benevolent Ministries, Inc. P.O. Box 1553 Winder, GA 30680

Your annual KW Food Drive for Kids has been a major factor in the success of our summertime Feeding Families Program for the past few years.

What do you get when you mix kids in denim, flannel shirts and straw hats then throw in a few llamas?

The SSLA Hillbilly Hoedown ALSA Llama Show, of course.

Four of Jackson County’s 4-H Love of Llamas youth traveled to Perry to participate in this year’s event.

The Southern States Llama Association (SSLA) organizes the yearly llama show based loosely after the feuding Hatfield and McCoy families. Dressing in “hillbilly” attire and being fined for having “good manners and groomed llamas” are part of the fun in this doubled point ALSA judged show where each participant earns two scores, one

by Judge “Hatfield” (Mary Jo Miller) and the second score by Judge “McCoy” (Eran McCarty). All of the Love of Llama 4-H youth who attended this year’s show earned placements.

Senior Youth Pack Caroline Flynn and Auraya 5th/5th Intermediate Youth Pack Bailey Jones and Pineapple 3rd/3rd Junior Youth Pack Bree Bingham and Kitty Hawk 1st/1st Andie Ellett and Onyx 3rd/3rd Senior Youth Obstacle Caroline Flynn and Auraya 4th/6th Intermediate Youth Obstacle Bailey Jones and Pineapple 2nd/2nd Junior Youth Obstacle Bree Bingham and Kitty Hawk 3rd/2nd Andie Ellett and Onyx 2nd/3rd

Senior Youth Public Relations Caroline Flynn and Auraya 4th/4th

Intermediate Youth Showmanship Bailey Jones and Pinapple 2nd/3rd

Intermediate Youth Public Relations Bailey Jones and Pineapple 4th

Junior Youth Showmanship Bree Bingham and Kitty Hawk 1st/3rd Andie Ellett and Onyx 3rd/1st

Junior Youth Public Relations Bree Bingham and Kitty Hawk 2nd/4th Andie Ellett and Onyx 4th/2nd Youth Judging Senior Division- Caroline Flynn 4th Intermediate DivisionBailey Jones 2nd Junior Division - Bree Bingham 1st Andie Ellett 2nd Adult Showmanship Parent-Lauri Jones and Cinco 5th/4th Senior Youth Showmanship Caroline Flynn and Auraya 1st/1st

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Scenes from Rivers Alive

Saturday’s Rivers Alive cleanup netted more than 100 participants, and Yvette Wise, Environmental Specialist for the Town of Braselton, and Matt Treeter of the Barrow County Stormwater Department, are still tallying the results of cleanup efforts. They will be announcing details soon. At the borrom, participants enjoyed food and were presented door prizes after the cleanup wrapped up. See more at ClickThePaper.com

Doug Easter spoke to the Historical Society at its May meeting; he assisted Ralph Freeman, a 75-year Master Mason with his Masonic apron

Before heading out Saturday along the Mulberry River for a Rivers Alive cleanup, Cub Scout Troop 146 and Boy Scout Troop 146 posed for a photo. At R, Scouts Luke Avery and Jonathan Stanphill and their families on the trail; Below, Cub Scouts from Braselton’s Pack 146 (L to R) David Stanphill, Byron Wilson and Garrett Wilson.

Masons host Historical Society’s May meeting

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When the Jackson County Historical Society recently held its May meeting at Rockwell Lodge #191, Rockwell Lodge secretary Doug Easter shared some information about the lodge and how being a Mason made him a better person.

Historical society president Shirley Wilson called the meeting to order and introduced Easter.

The historical society will hold its annual picnic at 6 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the Pat Bell Center.

The passing of two members, Ann Jarrett, a charter member and past president, and L.C. “Boney” Bell, was noted. Both had donated countless volunteer hours for the document recovery project and there are those who have donated to the project in their memory.

Easter said the history of Masons goes back a long way but there were not a lot of older records as much of the history was not written down.

Masons help build a better life and the organization is built on love and respect for others. Masons are of moral character and believe in God and that there is a hereafter.

According to Easter, religion and politics are not discussed but all acknowledge there is a supreme being “and we don’t care what you call Him.” While Masons were originally part of a guild, a protected trade, where those who had made their way from apprenticeship to being a Master Mason showed they were competent, worthy and respectable craftsmen and businessmen, the Masons now are no longer in a profession’s guild. They do, however, hold to the good principles and good moral values as fellow brothers.

“I am a better man because of being a Mason,” said Easter. “I am a better father, husband, brother, relative.

Being a Mason has given me a purpose in life.”

Easter said Masons practice charity including support of the Georgia Masonic Children’s Home in Macon where children ages 5 to 15 have their mental, physical and educational needs met. A door at the home will honor 75-year Mason Ralph Freeman, who attended the meeting and shared some recollections as before the meeting and during a postmeeting tour and refreshments.

Freeman was Grand Master in 1942 and 1943.

Easter said the 60-member lodge also recently assisted with a handicapped ramp for a person in the Barrow-Jackson Association area.

In Georgia, there are 433 lodges with more than 47,000 members.

Easter and Freeman answered questions about Masonry.

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS Meet the new operations manager for the Humane Society ofJackson County at two open house opportunities. Shannon Ferguson was recently announced as the new face for the Humane Society. Meet her at open houses set for 9 a.m to noon on Saturday, June 1, and from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4. sss A community yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, in the parking lot of Braselton Prep, located at

401 Lewis Braselton Blvd., in Braselton. In the event of rain, the yard sale will be held in the Gym. For more information, call 706-824-0050. sss Attend the Chamber BASH hosted by Commerce Chrysler Dodge Jeep in Commerce on May 30.

Mingle with your fellow Chamber member representatives while enjoying music, food, drinks and a chance to win some door prizes from 5-7 p.m.

This event is free, but please RSVP so the

Chamber can have an accurate head count to the host to prepare food and drink. sss Butch Miller, who serves as the State Senator for District 49th, will be the guest speaker at the May 30 meeting of the Rotary Club of Braselton. The meeting will be held at 7:30 a.m. at The Legends Clubhouse. President Jim Joedecke invites those interested in hearing Miller’s legislative report to contact him or another Braselton Rotary Club member. sss

Ronda Rich is a Bestselling author and syndicated columnist Ronda Rich will be the featured speaker at the Friends of the BraseltonWest Jackson Library spring membership drive on Saturday, June 1.

A grant from the Friends of Georgia Libraries (FOGL) is making her appearance possible.

Rich’s latest title is There’s a Better Day A-Comin, and it follows What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should) and the national best-seller What Southern Women Know About Faith.

Admission to this event which will be from 2-4 p.m. at the Kenerly Farm in Hoschton and is free and open to the community. sss The Relay For Life of Braselton-Hoschton will hold its wrapup party at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 3, in the Braselton Community Room. This invitation is open for team captains and team members to come celebrate the achievements of the 2013 Relay For Life. For planning purposes, RVSP to jkidd30066@yahoo. com or jess0985@gmail. com with the number of team members attending and how many members. sss

Danny Ray Cole will be the entertainment for the June 8 “Redo” hosted by the Hoschton Heritage Arts Council.

Heritage arts council hosts Cole as Redo entertainment

Entertainment for the Hoschton Heritage Arts Council’s Redo on June 8 will be Danny Ray Cole, a talented musician who might play the banjo, fiddle or guitar while singing an old country or Cajun song.

Cole is a member of the Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame and was voted 2004 “Musician of the Year” by the Atlanta Society of Entertainers, voted Top Male Artist and Top Bluegrass Artist for 2003 by Metro Atlanta Country Music Club, was the winner of the 1989 North Georgia Fiddle Contest.

Set for 6:30 p.m. on June 8, Redo is a fund raising event for the Hoschton Heritage Arts Counci and includes food, drinks, entertainment and a live and silent auction.

Tickets are $30 for members or $35 for nonmembers, may be purchased by emailing hhac55@yahoo.com or calling 770-540-1099 or 706654-2693.

“We could not think of anyone better to add to our atmosphere of fun,” said Robbie Bettis, organizer. “Danny Ray performed last summer during one of the Concerts on the Veranda, and we know he will really add to our atmosphere and put everyone in a really good mood.”

Deadlines for Shoot Out, competitions are June 1 The deadline for second annual Jackson County Shoot Out, a photo competition in which photographers should capture the unique features of Jackson County, has extended for a completed application form to June 1.

A $10 entry fee is required for each entry planned.

Other photos may be entered and the entry fee paid by 2 p.m. on the final date of June 7, but the application form must be received by June 1.

All entries will be displayed at Arts Fest on June 15 at the Hoschton Heritage Arts Center. The photos will be offered for sale. The winning photos for first, second and third place will become the property of the HHAC. All photos will be judged between June 1 and June 15.

The winners will be announced at Arts Fest and will be shown at Redo on June 8 at 6:30 p.m. The winners will receive $200 for first place, $100 for second place and $50 for third. Photos will be judged on quality, clarity and the subject most representing this county.

Questions may be emailed to hhac55@yahoo.com or auctionventures@yahoo.

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Booths at the Hoschton Heritage Arts Festival are available for artists of all genres. See information at www.hoschtonheritageartscouncil.com.

The Quick Draw Competition will take place in downtown Hoschton on the day of Arts Fest,set for June 15.

The actual structure to be painted will be announced at 12:30 p.m. on the veranda of the Hoschton Heritage Arts Center at 74 White St., behind Hoschton City Hall. All participants have 30 minutes to set up. The Quick Draw begins at 1 p.m. and ends at 3 p.m. No pre-painted or predawn work will be allowed.

Categories for artists are Competitive, Amateur and Children (12 and under.) The outdoor event is open to artists of all ages.

At 3 p.m., the completed art must be taken to the Arts Center veranda for exhibiting. The artist has one hour to prepare his/her drawing/ painting for exhibit and sale between 5-8 p.m. If a painting sells, it must remain on an easel or wall for display until 8 p.m. The winners will be announced prior to the evening Concert on the Veranda. All paintings displayed will be for sale and eligible for awards. A volunteer at the Arts Center will have a ticket to be completed with the artist’s name and price. Proceeds benefit the artist and the Hoschton Heritage Arts Council.

Cash prizes will be awarded for the Competitive and Amateur categories and the top winners in each category will have a weekend show at the Arts Center the first weekend in August.

Cash awards and ribbons will be given for the following Competitive categories – $200 for first place and $100 for second place; Amateur category – $150 for first place and $50 for second place. The top winner(s) of the children’s category will receive art supplies.

Registration is required.

The fee is $15 if received by June 1, and $20 if received after the deadline. The registration form can be downloaded on www.hoschtonheritageartscouncil.com and mailed along with the registration fee to HHAC, P.O. Box 577, Hoschton, GA 30548.

The form and fee to may be hand delivered to Auction Ventures (3880 Highway 53 in Hoschton) or the Braselton Antique Mall (5134 Highway 53 in Hoschton).

Email hhac55@yahoo.com or phone 770-540-1099.

Summer offerings Small children and preteens are the main emphasis for June classes at the Hoschton Heritage Arts Center. From Funky Monkey Yoga to a babysitting class for ages 11-15, summer means a time for fun and learning.

Applicants are being accepted to the Summer Kids Arts & Crafts Camp. Email hhac55@yahoo.com or call 770-540-1099. Visit the HHAC website.

The annual book sale on the porch of the Braselton Library will be held starting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5.

Wednesday hours will be from 1-5 p.m.

The sale will continue from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 6; from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 7; and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 8. sss The third annual 5K trail run, the Race to End Domestic Violence, benefiting Peace Place, will be held Saturday, June 8, at Fort Yargo State Park. Packet pickup begins at 7:30 a.m. with the race starting at 8:30.

Registration is $20 (with T-shirt/ $15 without) on or before June 1. Register online at active.com

or download a mail-in registration form at www. peaceplaceinc.org/5K. html sss The first Sheriff’s Summer Sprint 5K, benefiting the Georgia Sheriff’s Youth Homes will be held June 8 at the Allen Creek Soccer Complex, before the Hall County Sheriff’s Office training center on Allen Creek Road. Register for $20 per entry by May 29.

Register by visiting www. active.com or call 678780-8322.

Awards will be announced for Best Overall (Male & Female), Masters (Male & Female) and the Top 3 Males and Females in standard 5 year age groups.

All proceeds will benefit the Georgia Sheriffs Youth Homes. The purpose of Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes is to give our state’s most at-risk children the love, safety, and structure needed to become mature, successful adults. You may learn more about the youth homes by visiting them online at www. georgiasheriffsyouth.org. sss June 15 is the date for the 2013 Jackson County Brevet, billed as the largest fundraiser for Aplastic Anemia in the country. Visit www. jacksonbrevet.com for information on the event which has Atlanta Cycling as its official bicycle sponsor this year.

Additional volunteers are being recruited this year to assist with registration, music, food pickup and to direct cyclists along the route. sss Jackson County Habitat for Humanity will host a 5K trail run at Crow’s Lake on Saturday, June 15. Proceeds will go toward Crow’s Lake is located at 155 Crows Lake Drive in Jefferson.

Registration is $25 ($15 with no T-shirt).

Registration must be postmarked by June 5 to be guaranteed a T-shirt.

On-line registration is available at www.active.

com. T-shirts will be guaranteed to all preregistered participants with mail in entries postmarked by June 5 and available as supply lasts on race day. Runners may register on race day.

Contact Winston White at wwhite@tran-south. com or Carole Black at classicraceservices@gmail. com Sponsorships at $200, $500 and $1,000 levels are still available. sss Jefferson Community Theatre will present Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, A musical of pure imagination, July 12-14 and July 19-21. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. on July 12-13 and July 19-20 and at 2 p.m. on July 14 and July 21. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for seniors, students and pre-sales. Call 706367-5714 or visit the theatre’s website. sss Leftover Pets offers low cost spay/neuter surgeries at their clinic at 610 Barrow Park Drive in Winder. May clinic days are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & 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, $50 for a female cat or $35 for a male cat. All surgery prices include a free rabies vaccination. We do not add fees for in heat or pregnant animals. Visit http://www.leftoverpets. org. Appointments are required and must be made by calling 800-9785226. sss The Tree House, the children’s advocacy center serving families of Jackson, Barrow and Banks counties, is replacing its regular August fundraiser, Turbo Turtle Trek, with a new fundraiser on Aug. 24 at Crow’s Lake. A Primal Rush Obstacle Course Race, which is currently extremely popular, is planned. Save the date and visit the website for the race at www. primalrushocr.com. sss

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stand out from the crowd. Organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines are essential to the job. Email resume to hr@gainesvilletimes. com or deliver to 345 Green St., Gainesville.

Memorial Park Cemetery- 2 Lots (4 spaces) $1500 ea. 2 Vaults (fiberglass) 1 Marker (large) and 4 corner markers. Spruce Lawn 356, A&B. 770-532-3674

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Entertainment Ctr - by Hooker. $350.

Maple hardwood, solid construction. 770-6392458

Cashier , pizza maker , and prep man wanted. must have customer sevice, and fast paced restaurant experience.

Preferred age(18/35) contact me at 770-5392727

Technical Tower Sealants is seeking an Entry Level Person for a permanent position to assist with R&D and Quality Control. Chemistry or Chemical Engineering degree preferred.

Contact 770-535-8782

Trades Exp’d. Small Engine Mechanic needed Drug screen and background check a must. 770-534-0041 Jim Hardman Buick GMC has opening for Experienced Body Tech.

Contact Paul Fuller @770-718-3140 TOP DIESEL MECHANICS •Maintain/Repair Diesel Tractors & Trailers *$1500 SIGN-ON BONUS! *Medical As Low As $28.62 Family $18.12 Individual/wk *Hourly Pay *Opportunity for Training *Requires Minimum 1 year Industry Exp., High School Diploma or GED Call to Apply: 855-818-2956

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Drivers Our HOMERUN Fleet will get you miles for your paycheck and home time for your family. ***************** *CDL-A w/6mos OTR exp *401k & Paid Vacation *Family Medical /Dental ***************** Apply By Phone Mon-Fri 8am-5pm 877-826-4605 or online www.Homerun Fleet.com CLASS A-CDL DRIVER 2 yrs exp. Clean MVR. Reefer. 706-864-2172 JBS CARRIERS We are seeking a Southeastern Container Fleet MANAGER Qualifications: Excellent Communication skills Work well under pressure TMW knowledge is beneficial Experience i n the container industry would be a plus.

Working knowledge of Qualcomm is beneficial Responsibilities: Manage loads to ensure equipment and drivers are fully utilized.

Coordinate all loading and delivery info with the plants. Monitor hours, schedule time off and vacations for drivers. Enter all load and dispatch info in the computer system. Keep JBS equipment loaded within legal permitted weight standards. Other duties as assigned.

JBS Carriers is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/M/F) Apply online @ www.jbssa.com or Email resume to Tonja: Tonja.Judson@bssa.com WAREHOUSE POSITION- Fork lift exp needed. 7am-5pm, Mon thru Fri. Apply in person 4515 Cantrell Rd., Flowery Branch, GA

Stuff Appliances WASHER & DRYER Kenmore. Exc Cond. $250. 770-983-1507 WASHERS $100; DRYERS $75; REFRIG $125. Will Deliver. 678-546-9184 678-617-5560

Cemetery Lots for Sale 2 CEMETERY PLOTSMemorial Park. $6,000/ obo. For Both. 770-6545089

Furniture

SECTIONAL SOFA caramel color w/ burgundy thread, less than 1yr old. $500. 770532 -2740 SOFA - Camel back $125; Book Case Bed $75; Antique Bdrm Set $300; Antique Rocker $100. 770-287- 1167 Victorian Chairs ( 2) $99. Other Misc.!

All in Exc Cond. Call anytime. 770-287-4475

Guns 12 Gauge Remington 1100 w/chokes 410 Pump Mossberg Both Like New! 38 Special - German made with transfer bar safety. $1,000 for all.

706-864-0707

Livestock FISH DAY!!

Stock Now! *Channel Catfish, *Hybrid Catfish, Bluegill, Bass, Grass Carp, Minnows, Black Crappie (if avail), Koi Southern States, Gainesville, GA. Fri, May 31, 8-9am Arkansas Pondstockers 800-843-4748 SMALL GOAT HERD 2 beautiful Nannys, 1 young & healthy Billy. 1 Doe & 1 Weathered. 1 young Great Pyranese Watch Dog. Make Offer.

Serious Inquiries Only!

6 Laying Hens- 1st year egg-a-day layers. $12/ each. 706-693-0099

Misc. For Sale DINING ROOM TABLE , Stove, Frig, Couch, Bed (Queeen & Twin), TV’s, Console cbnts, Spa, copy machine, Pool table & other household items. 770822-0155 FISH TANK 56 Gal w/ stand $150; Dog HouseLrg. $75; Cat house $25; handica[p Ramp- 11ft long, 3ft ide. $100; 770-535-9064 FREE FIREWOOD- Oak. You cut & Haul. 678897-9786 HOT TUBLeisure Bay 2006.

2 person. 120 volt, Great Shape, with some chemicals. $2100/obo 678-2334435

Pets & Supplies

GOLDEN RETRIEVER AKC Puppies Will be ready for forever homes 6/1/13 with 1st vet visit.

Mom and Dad are very laid back and spoiled.

Please call 706.296.9627 for more details. Puppies will be picked up in order of deposit. $600 CHIHUAHUA - Puppies.

Beautiful. Born March 20th, $200. Shots & wormed. 706-864-5331 PET RABBIT to loving, safe & pemanent home. also KITTENS 706-244-4808

Yard Sale HUGE ESTATE SALE 211 Winfield Bluff, Dawsonville, GA 30534 June 1, 2013. 8am-6pm Items include fine furniture, crib, outdoor furniture, upright piano, accessories, and more!

For info. 706-867-7553 Lexington Mill Subdivision.

Two Saturdays, June 1st and June 8th, 8am-4pm.

Old Hog Mountain Rd to Olde Lexington Rd., Hoschton, GA. Near to Hwy 211

Homes-Rentals ApartmentsUnfurnished $0 Application Fee. 3BR/2BA HOMES Now Available From $699/mo.

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$599. MOVES U IN! Immediate Occupancy Brandon Place Apt 2BR/2BA $675 Flat or Townhome Spring Valley Apt Furn Corp Apt $950 2BR/2BA $675 up 1BR/1BA $625 Pools Now Open Jacky Mathis 678-779-2687

MEN-BE$T Pvt home, Fur Br, All Priv + Xtras, Oakwd 770-530-1110

1 & 2BR Oakwood Cedar Springs. $550/ $660. 770-287-1456 www.callapartments. com

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

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

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NEWLY RENOVATED Townhomes for RENT$875/Mo. 4BR/3BA Call 404-812-8918

Condominiums For Rent 2BR Condo. Riverside Dr, furnsh’d. $700mo. 706974-5781 3BR/2BA lake Shadow condo. Gated Commun.

Garage. $900mo. 404216-6399 Going to school in ATHENS 2br/2ba, 1st floor, Brick condo for rent.

Close to campus Would consider selling 706-769-0413 706-255-5043 No agents

Duplexes For Rent 3BR/1BA In City. Very Nice! $695/mo. 678617-5073 REDUCED RATE Free Rent Starting at $85/wk. N & S Hall & Gainesville.

770-534-7596

Houses For RentUnfurnished 4BR/2.5BA, in City, $1,200/mo. 770-5347596 FLWRY BR. - 1BR Older Home. C/H/A. Ref. $450/ dep; $450/ mo. 770967-6948

Lake Home For Rent

Homes & Real Estate House For SaleSurrounding

Investement Property Banks County- 28.5 ac, 1 acre pond, 22 mobile homes, 1 house Sellin due to age of owner.

770-331-3102

Recreation Boats & Marine

CANOE Grumman. aluminum, 17.5’. Orig owner, out riggers, motor board, electric trolling mtr $650. 770-531-9394

CADILLAC 2006 DTS, 4.6l, V8, 100K, $10,999.

MOSS ROBERTSON Call Today 770-535-2200

CHEVY 2010 Equinox.

3.06, V6, 56k miles, 6 speed, auto MOSS ROBERTSON Call Today 770-535-2200

SHASTA 1999. Class C , 30ft. 2 slides, 21k miles. Loaded.

New Cond. $26,000.

706-745-1852

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Mobile Homes For Rent

BUICK 2001 Century Ltd. all serv records, Great Cond! 130k. $3900. 678-463-7006

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Roommates Wanted CADILLAC 1999 Deville, 4.6L, V8, 104K, $6,488 MOSS ROBERTSON Call Today 770-535-2200

ACURA 2005 RL, 3.5l, V6, 111K, $12,999.

MOSS ROBERTSON Call Today 770-535-2200

HYUNDAI 2011 Sonata GLS, 2.3L, 4 cyl., 37K, $15,999 MOSS ROBERTSON Call Today 770-535-2200

TOYOTA 2003 Corolla, 1.8L, 4 cyl., 154K, $6,777 MOSS ROBERTSON Call Today 770-535-2200

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CHEVY 2011 Cruze LTZ, 1.4L, 4 cyl., 19K, $17,999 MOSS ROBERTSON Call Today 770-535-2200

RV’s/Travel Trailers DUTCHMAN 2003 - 26’, Super slide, awning, new tires & battery, Good Cond. , $7700.

706-892-4155

ANY & ALL Available Automobiles/Junk Etc. $150 & Up 770-654-5556

House On Lake.

Master Bdrm & Bath, walk-in closet, sliding glass doors leading to deck. $550/mo. $200 dep. 678-608-6690

CADILLAC 2003 DeVille, 4.6L, V8, 124K, $6,888.

MOSS ROBERTSON Call Today 770-535-2200

14’ Aluminum Boat $300; Trailer $200; 4hp Evinrude Motor $300 or $750 for all. 678-6175560 678-546-9184

3BR/2BA Lakefront w/dock. Great Location $1225/mo 770-539-4400

clermont 2br/1ba. $150/ wk. Free heat/ water.

770-654-4073

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CHEVY 2005 Equinox.

3.41, V6, 66k miles, 5speed, MOSS ROBERTSON Call Today 770-535-2200

BUICK 2003 Century, good cond., 4 door, 136K miles, $4,900.

770-967-9222 CHEVY 2006 IMPALA. Leather Heated Seats, 3.9 V6 Dual exhaust, 6 disks, onstar, Alloy Wheels, Premium Sound, Auto-Start, Tilt Cruise. 91K. Vincent 404-606-2435.

LEXUS 2003 SC430 Hard Top Convt..

97k. Like New! Red. Must See! Asking $21,500/obo 678-7253290

PONTIAC 2005 Grand Prix GTP (supercharged) 168k miles, one owner, runs great! $4500 obo.

706-499-8094

HARLEY DAVIDSON 2008 Sportster. 883XL, chrome & blk. 2650mi.

Like New! Lots of extras. $6500. 678-488-2521 SCOOTER- PIAGGIO 2009 MP3. 400 ie, 3 wheel. 2700mi, gar kept.

Like New with xtras.

Must See! 770-287-3862 Yamaha 2009 V-Star Classic.

Mint. 68 miles $5,500 770-531-3324 or 770-519-7773

Sport Utility Vehicles MAZDA 2010 CX-9 Grand Touring, 3.7L, V6, 26K, $23,999.

MOSS ROBERTSON Call Today 770-535-2200

Trucks CHEVY 2003 2500HD. EXT. 4dr, 8.1 gas, Allsion trans, 85k. Exc cond. $15,000. 706-878-6025

Vans CHEVY 1986- 1 Ton Van 1500mi. on factory eng.

All new belts, hoses, Etc. $1500/Cash Firm.

Clarkesville, 678-6177605 FORD 1999. E-250 Ext Cargo Van. Good Cond.

58k. Cold air, auto, Runs Great! $3250/obo. 470201-0648

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