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BARROW JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2011
Community Briefs
Food Pantry in
need of donations
The shelves at the local
food pantry are almost bare
due to a recent delay in local
food stamp processing and
distribution.
Items of most use at the
pantry are: canned meat,
cereal, peanut butter, jelly
and other breakfast prod
ucts. Food pantry coordina
tors are hoping businesses
and/or churches will spon
sor emergency food drives to
help meet this urgent need.
To facilitate food distribu
tion and cut down on sorting
time, pantry coordinators ask
that larger donors or food
drive sponsors donate bags or
cases of a single item, rather
than a selection of items.
Monetary donations are also
welcome and are tax deduct
ible.
The food pantry, which is
located at 41 Candler St. in
Winder, is operated by the
Barrow County Cooperative
Benevolence Ministries
(BCCBM.)
Donations can be left at
the pantry just before 5:30
p.m. or just after 6 p.m. A1
Brown, the BCCBM Food
Patnry Coordinator, will also
pick up food for the pan
try. For more information, to
donate or to help, call Brown
at 770-868-7269.
Leftover Pets announces
upcoming spay/neuter
dates
Leftover Pets offers low
cost spay/neuter surgeries
every other week at their
clinic in Winder (610 Barrow
Park Drive). More than 400
animals have been spayed/
neutered since the Barrow
clinic opened in May.
Upcoming dates include
Oct. 27 and 31 and Nov. 1, 3,
14, 15, 28 and 29. Prices are
$75 for a female dog over 25
lbs, $60 for a female dog up
to 25 lbs, $50 for a male dog,
$50 for a female cat, $30 for
a male cat.
All surgery prices include
a free rabies vaccination.
Leftover Pets does not add
fees for in heat or pregnant
animals.
For more information on
clinic services, please visit
h ttp://www. petmech an-
ics.org. Appointments are
required and must be made
by calling 706-654-3291.
begin at 9 a.m. and donations
are being accepted. For more
information call Grapelle
Thompson, 770-867-7457. A
family fun night will be from 6
p.m. until 9 p.m. Hamburgers
and hotdogs will be sold and
live entertainment including
The Down Home Cut-Ups
and gospel groups Crystal
River & River’s Edge will
perform.
Barrow Relay for Life
sets kickoff for Nov. 1
Barrow County begins its
celebration of 15 years of
“Hope thru Relay for Life”
with a kickoff Tuesday, Nov.
1, at Constance Manor in
Winder. Food is sponsored
by Chick-fil-A and will be
served from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
followed by a program from
6 to 7:30 p.m.
The community is invited
to attend to help celebrate
this milestone of 15 years of
Hope, raising over 2.2 million
dollars. Those who attend are
asked to show their relay pas
sion by wearing their favor
ite purple outfit or costume.
This will be in conjunction
with the Purple Passion Party
theme for the evening.
Honorary chairpersons and
their families from the past
14 years will be recognized.
To be a team sponsor for
Relay, or to volunteer, con
tact Victoria Patrick at 770-
307-7956 or victoria.pat-
rick@cancer.org.
To start your team go to
www.relayforlife.org/bar-
rowga.
The 2012 Relay for Life
of Barrow County will be on
May 11-12,2012, at W. Clair
Harris Stadium at Winder-
Barrow High School.
Genealogical Society
sets meeting dates
The East Georgia
Genealogical Society meets
the second Tuesday of each
month at 7 p.m. at The
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints located at
36 Sims Road, Winder.
A variety of programs are
presented to help enhance
your research.
Meeting dates scheduled
for the remainder of this year
are: Nov. 8 and Dec. 13.
E-mail gaeggs@yahoo.
com for more information.
Visit the website at www.
rootsweb.com/gaeggs. EGGS
is celebrating its 20-year
anniversary (1991—2011).
Habitat hosting
spaghetti dinner
Barrow County Habitat
for Humanity is having a
Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser
on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the
Lions Club in Winder, from
5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Plates,
which include spaghetti,
salad, bread and a drink, are
$7. After the dinner, a live
auction will begin at 7 p.m.
A list of items to be auc
tioned is at www.barrowhab-
itat.org. Bids can be submit
ted through the website or
at the auction. All proceeds
go to fund the construction
of Barrow’s 14th Habitat
House. For more informa
tion, call Sally Brown at 770-
995-1690.
Run/Walk to benefit
Christmas Toy Drive
To help ensure that every
child in Barrow County gets
a gift this Christmas, Barrow
County Family Connection
is sponsoring the first annual
Holiday Harvest 5K Run/
Walk on Friday, Nov. 11.
Proceeds will benefit
Holiday Connection, a local
program that provides gifts
for children whose families
are having trouble making
ends meet.
Corporate and/or private
sponsorships for the race are
available.
The race will start and
finish at W. Clair Harris
Stadium, Winder-Barrow
High. Day-of registration and
race packet pick-up begins at
6 p.m. The race starts at 7
p.m.
For more information or
to pre-register, go to: www.
active.com/holidayharvest-
5krun/walk. Registration
forms can also be accessed
through “events” at www.
barrowfamilyconnection.org.
For more information on
Holiday Connection, Family
Connection or the race, call
Meg Loggins at 770-868-
2910.
Narcotics Anonymous
hosts ongoing meetings
Narcotics Anonymous
weekly group meetings are
held every Tuesday, from 7
— 8 p.m., at Statham First
Baptist Church, located at the
corner of Broad and Jefferson
St., in the fellowship hall.
Meetings are non-smoking,
open and wheelchair acces
sible.
BRMC program helps
cancer patients’ self-esteem
A national program
designed to boost cancer
patients’ self-esteem is now
available at Barrow Regional
Medical Center.
Look Good...Feel Better is
open to women with cancer
who are undergoing various
treatments like radiation and
chemotherapy.
The toll that cancer takes
on the body is unmistakably
difficult, and Look Good...
Feel Better provides support
and information on how to
combat the physical side
effects of the illness and
therapies.
In the monthly 90-minute
class, women can learn tech
niques such as makeup appli
cation, choosing and wearing
wigs and proper nail care.
The program also pro
vides information to male
cancer patients in the form
of brochures and daily rou
tine changes that can help
to counter the effects of
harsh cancer treatments. The
class is currently scheduled
for the fourth Monday of
each month in the third floor
conference room at BRMC.
For more information on
the Look Good...Feel Better
program and other cancer
support services, visit www.
lookgoodfeelbetter.org/pro-
grams or www.cancer.org.
Information is also avail
able through the Athens
office of the American Cancer
Society at 706-549-4893.
Books needed for
Detention Center
The Detention Division of
the Barrow County Sheriff’s
Office is seeking donated
books for the inmate library.
For more information or
to donate, contact Lt. Jimmy
Carroll, 770-307-3080, ext.
1450.
Donations requested
for tree lighting event
The organizers of the
Celebrate the Holidays in
Braselton festival are seek
ing donations from local
businesses to include as door
prizes at the annual Lighting
of the Braselton Christmas
Tree. The event will be held
on Saturday, Nov. 12, and
"door prizes” will be given
to attendees throughout the
tree lighting. Volunteers are
seeking small items for the
giveaway for both children
and adults. The themes are
"Winter Wonderland” and
"Cars 2.” Those who provide
a prize will have their busi
ness or product recognized
in front of all of those that
attend. For more informa
tion, e-mail Braselton town
manager Jennifer Dees at
jdees@braselton.net.
AARP offers
driver safety class
Barrow County AARP
Chapter No. 3735 will offer
a driver safety class Friday,
November 29, from 9 a.m.
- 3:45 p.m. at the Barrow
County Leisure Services
Center, 195 Second Street,
Winder.
The course cost is $12 for
AARP members and $14 for
non-members. Payment is
due the morning of the class.
November is military
month and all military per
sonnel are eligible to take the
class for free with valid ID.
Participants may be eli
gible to receive a discount on
car insurance upon complet
ing the course.
For more information, call
770-725-2239.
Senior Center planning
February cruise
The Barrow County Senior
Center is planning a 5-day,
4-night cruise, departing Feb.
25,2012, to Cozumel Mexico
and Grand Cayman Islands.
There are a few rooms still
available. For more infor
mation and to reserve your
space, call the center at 770-
307-3025, Monday— Friday,
8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Auburn Library hosts
Preschool Story Time
The Auburn Libary holds
Preschool Story Time each
Tuesday morning at 11 a.m.
Kids Art Club is held each
Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. It
is geared toward ages 8-12
with a $1 fee.
Winder Library
hosts ‘Story Time’
"Story Time” at the Winder
Library is held each Thursday
at 10:30 am. Kids, come
ready to play games, sing
songs, and have fun.
"Mr. Richard” will choose
his favorite picture books
from the Winder Library to
share with his young friends
and will have a fun craft
prepared. Kids and parents
can check out books from the
Winder Library’s expanding
children’s section before or
after “Story Time" and, on
this special day and kids can
have their portraits drawn by
local artist Richard Gnann IV
for free. From now until next
summer, if it’s Thursday, it’s
"Story Time” at the Winder
Library.
Run for Hope
set for Nov. 19
The Second Annual
Vineyard Run for Hope 10.2
K, 5K and IK Tot Trot will
be held at Chateau Elan,
Braselton, on Saturday, Nov.
19, with all proceeds benefit
ing the Gwinnett Children’s
Shelter.
The 10.2 K will start at
7:30 a.m., the IK Tot Trot
starts at 9 a.m. and the 5K
begins at 9:30 a.m.
Along the way, participants
will enjoy views of the vine
yards at Chateau Elan, sta
bles, golf courses and estate
houses.
Entry fees are discount
ed for those who register in
advance. The advance reg
istration fee for the IK Tot
Trot is $15, the fee is $30 for
the 5K and the fee is $40 for
the 10.2K.
The Gwinnett Children’s
Shelter — which annually
serves more than 200 young
people residentially — grew
out of a volunteer effort
involving PTA, business and
community leaders who rec
ognized a need for services
for abused and abandoned
children.
The shelter depends on
community donations to
provide its services, and the
annual Chateau Elan Tour
of Homes event and now the
Vineyard Run for Hope have
been among their largest
fundraisers for several years.
Over the past nine years, the
Chateau Elan community has
welcomed thousands of visi
tors and raised more than $1
million for the charity.
For more information, or
to register, visit www.vine-
yardrunforhope.com.
Health Dept,
offers flu shots
The Barrow County Health
Department is offering flu
shots for $20. The health
dept, is located at 233 E.
Broad St. in Winder. For
more information call 770-
307-3011.
Benefits set for Tonya
Royster Lynn children
Two benefits for the chil
dren of Tonya Royster Lynn
will be held Saturday, Oct.
29, at Statham Elementary
School. A yard sale will
Headmaster’s
Corner
Steve Cummings
LADY EAGLES GOING
STRONG! - I wanted to take this
opportunity to congratulate the
Lady Eagle Softball and Cross
Country teams. They have had
great seasons and certainly deserve
some recognition.
The Softball team made school
history by advancing to the Sweet
Sixteen for the first time. They ran
into the reigning State Champs
this past week, but fought hard to
the final out. We look forward to a
trip to Columbus next year.
The Lady Eagle runners are
fresh off two first place victories.
They won the Patriot Races in
Oglethorpe on 10/15 and the
Clarke-Oconee Championship on
10/20. We wish them the best as
they run for another Region
Championship this coming week.
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristian.com
October 26, 2011 ~ Crossword Puzzle
Across
1. Musical sign
5. Wearing shoes
9. Prison guard, in slang
14. Fit
15.0. Henry’s “The Gift of the ”
16. Ancient
17. Adjoin
18. Sundae topper, perhaps
19. Auto pioneer Citroen
20. Habitual procedure (2 wds)
23. Determined beforehand
24. Backless seats with three legs
27. Treatment of illness
31. Baby’s first word, maybe
32. Cottontail’s tail
35. Dash
36. Affectedly creative
37. Unacceptable diplomat (3 wds)
40. Ancient colonnade
41. -friendly
42. BBs, e.g.
43. Adage
44. More beneficial to the
environment
46. Magnetic induction units
48. Dorm room staple
53. Method of examining in minute
detail (3 wds)
57. Fern’s leaf
59. Hip bones
60. Clare Booth , American
playwright
61. dark space (region in a
vacuum tube)
62. Effort
63. Long, long time
64. Golden Horde member
65. Bind
66. Quaker's “you”
Down
1. at the bit
2. Work
3. Avoid
4. Unborn offspring
5. Peanut butter choice
6. Dwell
7. Arch type
8. Christian name
9. Ramshackle hut
10. Complex unit
11. Message transmitted by wireless
telegraphy
12. “To is human ...”
13. 25th letter
21. Begin (2 wds)
22. Colorado resort
25. Kind of ticket
26. bean
28. Clear, as a disk
29. Hindu queen
30. squash
32. Bristles
33. Type of embroidery stitch (2 wds)
34. Today
36. Branch
37. “Check this out!”
38. Care for
39. Role for Dana
44. Male goose
45. Heir’s concern
47. Evans, “Dynasty” actress
49. Enthusiastic approval
50. Not smooth
51. Host
52. Corpulent
54. Fastidious
55. Assortment
56. Farm call
57. Tuesday (Mardi Gras)
58. Biochemistry abbr.
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