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This Week: Calendar Crafternoon: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oconee County Library. Drop in for a fun, selfdirected “Make it and Take it” craft. All ages. Free. (706) 769-3950 or visit www.athenslibrary. org/oconee. TOPS weight loss: 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Government Annex Building, Highway 15, Watkinsville. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) is a nonprofit support group for weight loss. Members can share challenges, successes, or goals, hear a brief program and discuss plans for the week. (800) 932-8677 or www.tops.org. Walnut Grove Baptist Church Revival: 7 p.m. Thursday- Friday, Walnut Grove Baptist Church, 6121 Greensboro Highway, Watkinsville. WGBC Annual Revival with Rev. Christopher Wimberley of Hunter Hill First Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta as guest preacher for the week.
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Leading the way with Oconee news By Wayne Ford
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The Oconee Leader has been a reflection of the people and places of Oconee County for years now and beginning this month I will be a point man for the weekly newspaper. If you need an item in the paper feel free to contact me. We want information about what
is happening to you, your organization or group in our publication. Facebook has a share button. We want the Leader to Ford be a share button for the community in our printed edition and the website. Communications comes in many sources today and the Leader
wants to be your source for community news. And our advertisers want to share what they offer in merchandise and services. I’m usually easy to get in touch with. Sometimes I’m not. I may be out on an interview, traveling from one place to another, or on my days off I might be sitting around a campfire deep in the woods somewhere with the cell phone off.
But we can connect. My e-mail is wayne.ford@onlineathens.com My desk phone is (706) 208-2218. My Athens Banner-Herald/onlineathens.com Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/WayneFordABH. I’ve met a lot of folks in Oconee County from past dealings and I’d like to hear from you again.
Affinis Hospice Grief Support Group: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Affinis Hospice, 1612 Mars Hill Road, Watkinsville. Affinis Hospice offers a grief support group on the fourth Friday of every month. You can contact Alex Stevens, Chaplain, or Rebekah Goodson, Social Worker. Free. (706) 705-6000. Oconee Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oconee County Courthouse, 23 N Main Street, Watkinsville. The market is open rain-or-shine on Saturdays through the last Saturday in November. Located in front of the courthouse in downtown Watkinsville. Apple iPad Basics: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oconee County Library. Our Apple iPad Basics class will cover the physical parts of the device, how to protect your iPad, navigation by using swipe, pinch, tap, drag and double tap, how to add, delete and rearrange apps, keyboard options and shortcuts, adjusting settings, Apple ID, iCloud, how to connect to a local WiFi network, and more. Registration is required Free. (706) 769-3950 or visit www.athenslibrary. org/oconee. Crafternoon: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oconee County Library. Drop in for a fun, selfdirected “Make it and Take it” craft. Check our Facebook page on Wednesdays to find out what we’re doing Oconee County Library Children’s Section. All ages. Free. (706) 7693950 or visit www.athenslibrary.org/oconee., www.athenslibrary.org/ oconee
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Hands of Respect, a work by Athens sculptor Stan Mullins, sits off Greensboro Highway.
Art works for Watkinsville By Wayne Ford
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The city of Watkinsville has engaged its residents in an outdoors art program featuring sculptures and more than a dozen art panels. The artworks, including one granite piece weighing in at 12,000 pounds, are placed at various locations throughout the city. “We are pleased with what we have done to this point,” Watkinsville Mayor Charles Ivie said recently explaining that the program captured the curiosity of city leaders elsewhere. “We were invited by the (Georgia) Munici-
pal Association at its June convention to present our program to a group of mayors and city managers,” he said. At the GMA convention, Ivie made available hundreds of pamphlets about the project. “The mayor of Forsyth and the city manager are coming to Watkinsville in the near future to look at it,” Ivie said. The city put $10,000 in the budget in 2015 to help get the artwork ready and has budgeted a like amount this year. The city plans to alternate the sculptures each six months or until they are sold as most
of the artwork is offered for sale, Ivie said. The city was able to acquire two $5,000 grants from the Art Council of Georgia to get
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Oconee County citizens could be voting on Sunday alcohol sales as soon as the November 8 general election. The possibility of putting such a referendum on the ballot was expected to be discussed at the July 19 meeting of the Oconee County Board of Commissioners with consideration and a decision likely on the agenda for the Board’s August 2 meeting. The Board’s consideration of a referendum comes at the request of local store and restaurant owners. “We have had some requests from retailers and we’re going to put it on
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Athens area teacher-friendly By Lee Shearer
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The Athens metropolitan area is one of the best places in the country for K-12 teachers and the second best in Georgia, according to the datacrunching website GoodCall. The Athens metro area, which includes Athens-Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Madison counties, weighed in at No. 27 in the nation, according to GoodCall. No. 1 in Georgia and No. 15 in the United States was Bainbridge, deep in southwest Georgia, according to the organization. No. 1, among hundreds of metro areas in the nation, was Altoona, Pa. According to the group, the rankings are based on four factors: school
Beth Williams reappointed to state equine board
Oconee County resident Beth Williams was reappointed Monday to the Equine Commission under the Georgia Agriculture Commodity Commission. Williams, who is retired from the Oconee County School District and owns a licensed boarding facility for horses, is the vice chairwoman for the commission, which sponsors educational programs and promotes the equine industry in Georgia. Williams is the wife of state House District 119 Rep. Chuck Williams, who operates a tree farm. The Commodity Commission, which operates under the state Department of Agriculture, made the appointments for three-year terms. Others appointed to the Equine Commission were Barbara Kelly of Peach County and Jordan Vaughn of Monroe County.
Georgia State University Dean’s List Spring 2016
Students from Oconee County qualified for the Dean’s List at Georgia State. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, degreeseeking students with a minimum Georgia State cumulative GPA of 2.00 must earn a 3.50 GPA for the semester and complete at least nine semester hours of academic credit with no incompletes. The following local students made the list: Emily Evans of Watkinsville; Denae Whaley of Bogart; Gabriel Ricks of Bogart; Heidi Schroeder of Watkinsville.
rankings, job openings, housing affordability and “amenities.” Athens-Clarke ranked 77th in amenities, 192nd in school grades and 351st in housing affordability, with a relatively low job opening rate of 5.16 openings per 1,000 teachers. The metro area includes four separate school public school systems, one in each of the counties. School grades for Oconee County, one of the state’s wealthiest counties, are among the highest in the state, while school grades for many high-poverty Clarke County’s schools are below average. Scores for Madison and Oglethorpe schools are in between. Athens-Clarke also scored high in another one of the GoodCalls’ recent rankings, at No. 89 in its “Best Cities for Physicians and Surgeons.” Among
Georgia cities, Athens-Clarke trailed Brunswick at No. 18, Gainesville (27) and Albany (85) on the list. The teacher rankings, released Tuesday, may show how much slight changes in methodology can drastically change rankings. The group released a similar teacher list last year, “Best Places to be a Teacher in the United States.” That ranking was based on a different formula than the one used this year and took into account average annual teacher salary, available teaching jobs, teaching jobs per capita, high school graduation rates, cost of living and amenities. Lancaster, Pa., topped the 2015 ranking. The only Georgia city on the 2015 list was Albany, rated No. 60 among the 67 cities ranked.
Retirement send-off for Harden
Last week, the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce held a retirement reception for one of its nearest and dearest members, Amrey Harden. Harden retired after 43 years at Oconee State Bank, where he served as president and CEO for 22 years. David Williams and Peggy Hardigree entertained a crowd that gathered to honor Harden with stories of from when they knew him as a young boy to stories of today. Harden will still be a member at the Chamber. Oconee State Bank has three locations and 80 employees.
Events United Methodist Church, 1521 Rays Church Road, Bishop. Rays United Methodist Church will hold our annual Homecoming services on Sunday, July 24, at 11 a.m. Our pastor, Rev. Jerry Varnado will bring the message. The gospel band “Johnson Edition” will be our guest singing group. Dinner on the grounds will follow the service. Rays United Methodist Church is located in the Eastville community of Oconee County. Free. cdelay@Zaxbys.com Yoga for Families Presented by Yoga Sprouts: 6 p.m. Monday, Oconee County Library. Bring the family and learn about all the therapeutic benefits of doing yoga together. This event is presented by Yoga Sprouts, a locally-owned business. For more information about the classes and workshops taught at Yoga Sprout, please visit their website at yogasprouts.com. Free. (706) 769-3950 or visit our website, www.athenslibrary.org/oconee. Storytime: 10 and 11 a.m. Tuesday,
Continued from page 1 Oconee County Library. Storytime is for preschool aged children and their caregivers. Come for stories, songs, movement, crafts, and fun! Free and open to the public. For more information, please call (706) 769-3950 or visit www.athenslibrary.org/oconee. Joint Athens & Oconee Women in Business Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, The Cotton Press, 160 Tracy Street, Athens. Theme: “How do I look?” with guest speaker Johnny McCutcheon. He is the founder of JMac’s Clothiers. The discussion will be about dressing for success and confidence. Limited seating so must RSVP, $15 prepaid only. $15. PRISM presents: Perks of Being a Wallflower: 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oconee County Library. “An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.” Rated PG-13. Popcorn and drinks served. Grades 6-12. (706) 769-3950 or visit www.athenslibrary.org/oconee.
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the program off the ground, but a key to the success was the willingness of the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation to assist, the mayor said. OCAF designed the pamphlets and used its resources to find the sculptors and painters for the artwork, he said. In addition, Ivie said the cooperation of property owners was crucial since many pieces are stationed on private property. “One company wanted (a sculpture) for their front lawn, but they were all spoken for before they put their name in the hat. They got two art boards instead,” Ivie said. “The big deal all of a sudden is who is going to get one.” One large granite sculpture called “Hands of Respect” by Athens sculptor Stan Mullins was placed outside Watkinsville Storage on Greensboro Highway. “It was commissioned by a gentleman in Australia,” Ivie said, adding it was originally made to be exhibited at the 2012 Olympics in Beijing, China, but due to circumstances never made the trip. “When it leaves, it will go to Australia,” Ivie said about the piece valued at $120,000. Another favorite is “Object of Wo(man), a 3-piece metal sculpture by William Massey, on the grounds of the Dolvin property near the county
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courthouse. “It was the most difficult to install,” he said. “If you look at it from a certain angle you see a lady’s face.” While most comments have been favorable, Ivie encountered a few comments critical about some pieces. But Ivie said he understands not everyone may like a piece of art. “Art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder,” he said. The city also has a project in the works, which when done will be the tallest piece of artwork in Oconee County. “We are securing the water tower located on the Athens Seed property and on Barnett Shoals Road,” he said. “We’ll paint a mural on it – if we can find someone brave enough to go up there and do it.” The tower, brown with rust, will in all likelihood be lighted at night when completed, according to Ivie. But what this new piece of artwork will one day look like is anyone’s guess at the moment. Follow writer Wayne Ford on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/WayneFordABH.
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the agenda for discussion by the Board on Tuesday (July 19),” said Oconee County Commission Chairman Melvin Davis. “The commissioners cannot make that determination (to allow Sunday alcohol sales). The only thing they can do is have a referendum and let the voters decide if they want to approve Sunday sales or not.” Davis elaborated on how the county’s existing alcohol ordinance might change if a referendum on Sunday sales is approved by voters. “It would be for wholesale and retail. We have had some requests from restaurants for Sunday sales, but the majority of requests have come from retail outlets like Publix, Kroger and Wal-Mart. “We would probably ask the county attorney to have any modifications that should be made in the alcohol ordinance, should it pass, ready by August 2. We would ask him to prepare that so that we could look at that as well as make a decision whether to put a referendum on the ballot. So, everyone would know the guidelines such as whether sales could start at 12 or 1 p.m. We have not talked about any of that, but dates and times that may relate to the ordinance will probably be covered Tuesday.” According to Davis, requests from businesses for a referendum have been “ongoing for a month or so” and part of the case for Sunday sales made by one retail outlet focused on customers’ shopping schedules. “One of the letters we got indicated that Sunday was now their second largest day of sales,”
said Davis. “A lot of folks are working all week and have Saturday activities, so Sunday may be the normal grocery shopping day for a lot of folks.” Though local governments can pass beer and wine ordinances as the Oconee County Board of Commissioners did in 2008, anything involving spirits (such as Sunday sales or the liquor-bythe-drink referendum approved by voters in 2014) must be approved by county-wide referendum. The timeline required for advertising the referendum lines up well with the November election, said Davis. “November 8 is the earliest we could have a referendum and, frankly, is a good time to have it if you’re going to do it because the presidential election should have a large turnout and allow you to get a pretty good idea what the citizens want. “I think you have 30 to 60 days prior to the election to have all the necessary advertising that needs to be in place for it to be legally held on November 8. That’s one of the reasons that if we are going to discuss it, it needs to be discussed now so that we can move forward if the Board wants to allow it to go to a referendum.” Feedback has so far been limited to those requesting the referendum, said Davis, but he expects more leading up to the likely August 2 decision by the Board of Commissioners. “We will just discuss it on the 19th and probably consider it on August 2. We will start getting feedback between the 19th and 2nd.”
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When Jarryd Wallace stepped onto the track at Oconee County High School as a senior in 2008, he thought that was going to be the last time he competed in a track and field event. Wallace, then a senior at Oconee, was still two years away from having his right leg amputated below the knee. At the time, he was coming off a surgery he said he went into “not knowing if I would have my leg or not.” At the Oconee-Barberitos Classic in March 2008, he stepped onto the blocks for the 100-meter dash and ran a race he called “bigger than winning a state championship.” Fast forward to June 2010 when he had to have his right leg amputated. He started doing research and that has led him to some of the biggest track and field meets in the world for para-athletes. In 2012, he was stepping into Olympic Stadium in London as a member of the United States Paralympic Team. In September 2016, Wallace will be back in the Paralympics representing the USA for a second time. In the Paralympic trials earlier this month, he qualified by posting the world’s fastest time in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.71 seconds. “I look back on that day (in 2008 at Oconee) and running 100 meters in probably north of 30 seconds with an extremely deformed leg and excruciating pain, I thought that was the last time I was going to run with a uniform on and it was my high school uniform,” Wallace said. “To fast forward to now and see I’ve had the opportunity to run on some of the largest stages in the world and to have USA across my chest is something I never could have planned or ever dreamed of. It is something I am overwhelmed by and extremely grateful for.
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“All year we have been focusing on and gearing towards that race (in the Paralympic trials) and qualifying and having an opportunity to become a two-time Paralympian and represent my country on
the largest sports stage. It is crazy humbling, a dream for the whole year. To be able to cross the line and cross the line in a fashion that was the fastest time in the world in the 100-meter dash was everything
I could have imagined and then some. “I am honored. I am humbled. I am excited. The second time around is the time to go and right some wrongs that happened in 2012 and have the opportunity to bring home an individual Paralympic medal for the United States.” Wallace said he is more prepared going into this year’s Paralympic Games in Rio now that he has experienced one already. “Stepping onto the track in front of 80,000 people and millions watching on television was a highpressure situation and an aweinspiring moment in London,” he said. “Knowing what that felt like and better being able to manage those emotions going into this year will work into my favor. “I am grateful for getting to have another opportunity to represent the United States as an athlete, as an ambassador of our country. “I have gained a respect for the stadium, the calling, the stage as a whole. I feel like this trip is more of a business trip. London was a lot of an experience and excited to make the team. I have bigger goals going into this year and the Paralympic games. I am going in a lot more focused. As far as nerves are concerned, I believe I will have them. I always tell people the moment you aren’t nervous before a big event is the moment you should stop doing what you are doing because a lack of nerves is a lack of passion. Nerves are a sign that you care. I expect myself to be nervous but I also know when the starter says, ‘On your marks,’ those nerves will go away and they will be replaced with confidence and my training and the ability the Lord has given me. When the gun goes off, I will be ready to execute a great race and hopefully be able to cross the line in gold-medal fashion.” Please see ‘Wallace’
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Wallace was a successful runner in high school where he was a state champion in 2007 in both the 800 and 1600, and a state champion in the cross country state meet. He was signed to run at the University of Georgia. When he knew he had to have his leg amputated, he said he got curious. “I got curious about a lot of things but I got most curious about what my functionality would be like as an amputee,” Wallace said. “I remember Googling and researching amputee sprinting, and Paralympic track and field came up. That took me to the world record list. Ten minutes after I began getting introduced to Paralympic sprinting, I find myself staring upon the world record list. I remember that moment thinking in my mind and telling my parents, ‘My name is going to be on this list.’ That is when it started. It didn’t become a reality until I got my first running leg but the dream started pretty early on once we decided amputation was going to be the best thing for me. “(My parents) were still in a place where they were trying to digest the conversation that happened about 30 minutes before with the doctor telling me I needed to have my leg amputated more than me being excited for the potential of that happening. On the other hand, they were encouraged by that because what they saw was me dreaming again. I was always a go-getter and very active. In that moment for them to see their son excited about something when I was going through a really dark, traumatic time in my life was encouraging to them.” Having that goal and something to shoot for was important for Wallace early on after the amputation. It was something he said also helped him grow as a person. “It was very vital at the beginning to have a goal and to have something that was pushing myself and reminding me on the bad days and hard days why we are doing this,” Wallace said. “That slowly went away and translated into knowing there was a lot bigger purpose in my life than just running, and maturing as a man in my faith. I truly believe God’s purpose for my life was a lot larger than just running again. It was definitely something that kept me driven but I matured into understanding
Continued from page 4 if the opportunity to run again was a gift from the Lord, it was a great platform to share the great story He has been writing in my life.”
‘A second chance’
In 2015, Wallace won the 100-meter dash in the Parapan American Games, and finished second in the 100-meter dash and third in the 200-meter dash in the U.S. Paralympics National Championships. In 2013, he was fourth in the 100-meter dash, won the 200-meter dash and was a member of the winning 4x100-meter relay team at the IPC Athletics World Championships. He said people have been inspired by his story because it is relatable. “On the bigger scale, people saw a normal guy that had dreams and lost those dreams to an unforeseen circumstance, and was given a second chance and made the best of it,” Wallace said. “Everyone at some point of their life has been through that story. No matter how public it is or how heartbreaking it is, in some capacity everyone has experienced those emotions. The little bit of inspiration that people see in my story is they can relate to it and they can relate to the triumphs and the failures and the passion and the losses. The most inspiring thing about my story is it is just an everyday normal story of facing adversity and having to overcome it.”
Rio is ‘the warmup to the main event’
Last week he was in the Blue Ridge Mountains with friends for his bachelor party. On October 8, 2016, he will be getting married to his best friend. “I always joke with people and say the Paralympic games are first but the wedding is No. 1 on my list,” Wallace said. “You can’t do one without the other. Rio will be here before the wedding and that was intentional for scheduling. Obviously to have the amazing opportunity to make vows and make a commitment to your best friend and spend the rest of my life with my best friend, there will never be a moment that will triumph that. I am obviously excited to go to Rio and compete for the U.S. for the second time and hope to be able to bring home some hardware for the team, but that is the warmup to the main event this year, which is the wedding.”
North Oconee grad Thompson signs with Georgia College to play baseball By Matthew Caldwell TheOconeeLeader.com
A lifelong dream will become a reality for North Oconee grad Tristen Thompson. After what he called a stressful but fun recruiting process, Thompson signed to play college baseball at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. “It has been a dream of mine ever since I was little. I am glad it finally came true,” Thompson said. “I am happy that I chose the right fit for me. It is great to finally sign and know where I am going. Coach (Tom) Carty called and when I went on my visit, he made it seem like the best fit. I can’t wait. It is exciting.” The Bobcats are coming off a 33-17 season where they went 19-11 in the Peach Belt Conference. In May, it was announced the team will have a new head coach as Tom Carty stepped down from the position after nine seasons at the helm.
Former North Oconee teammate Garrett Green plays at GCSU as well. “I am excited to be there in a couple of months,” Thompson said. “I looked really hard at Piedmont where Evan (Meade) and Wes (Snyder) are going and I wanted to go there at first, but Georgia College seemed like the best fit at the time.” Thompson has been a pitcher for as long as he has played baseball, and that will continue at Georgia College. The Titans went 16-11 overall and 12-4 in the region. Their season ended in the first round of the Class AAAA state tournament with first-round series loss to Atlanta private school Woodward. “The season didn’t go as expected but it was a fun senior season,” Thompson said. “I am ready to move on and get this thing rolling.”
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