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BARROW JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011
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: peanut butter, jelly, cereal,
macaroni and cheese in a box,
canned pasta, tuna, Vienna sau
sages, cans of franks and beans,
spaghetti and sauce, canned
mixed fruit, crackers, Ramen
noodles, Hamburger and Tuna
Helper, canned beans and toi
letries such as soap, shampoo
and laundry detergent.
Food pantry coordinators
are hoping businesses and/or
churches will sponsor emer
gency food drives to help meet
this urgent need. To facilitate
food distribution and cut down
on sorting time, pantry coor
dinators 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 pantry. 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 Nov.
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 for
pets ages 12 weeks and older.
Leftover Pets does not add fees
for in heat or pregnant animals.
For more information on
clinic services, please visit
http://www.petmechanics.org.
Financial assistance programs
are available.
Appointments are required
and must be made by calling
1-800-978-5226 or by e-mail
ing clinc@leftoverpets.org. For
more information, go to www.
leftoverpets.org.
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.
Auburn-Carl Lions
host turkey dinner
The Auburn-Carl Lions
Club will host a turkey dinner
fundraiser on Saturday, Nov.
5, from 5 — 7 p.m. The meal
Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Steve Cummings
CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS.
AGAIN! - in what has been an
amazing “run,” the ACS Girls
Cross Country team recently
won their 4th straight Region
8A Cross Country
Championship. The Boys Team,
who had won 6 straight Region
Championships, finished as
runners-up this year.
The girls won in impressive
fashion — 50 points better than
their closest competitor. The
Lady Eagles placed 7 runners in
the top 10 at Region, and are
now ranked 4th in the State.
Congratulations to Coach Tim
Cummings and the dedicated
athletes participating in Cross
Country. We wish both teams the
best as they compete in the State
Championships later this month.
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
‘‘Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristian.com
Community Briefs
will include turkey, homemade
dressing and gravy, sweet pota
to souffle, green beans, mashed
potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls
and choice of drink and assort
ed homemade desserts. Take
outs are also available.
The Lions building is located
at 65 Auburn County Line Road
in Auburn, just behind Barrow
County Fire Station #4.
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 anniver
sary (1991—2011).
Leftover Pets plans
Nov. 10 special
Leftover Pets is offering a
one-day "Buy One Get One”
(BOGO) special on Thursday,
Nov. 10 for cat neutering or
spaying. This event is for
Barrow County pet owners
only.
One cat can be fixed at the
regular price ($50 for a female,
$30 for a male) and get a sec
ond cat fixed for free. The free
surgery must be of equal or
lesser value.
Rabies vaccinations are
always included for free with
surgery if the animal is over 12
weeks of age.
Call 1-800-978-5226 to
schedule an appointment. Make
sure to mention the "BOGO”
special in your message. For
more information on Leftover
Pets, go to www.leftoverpets.
org.
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 until 7 p.m.
Plates, which include spaghetti,
salad, bread and a drink, are
$7. After the dinner, a live auc
tion will begin at 7 p.m. A
list of items to be auctioned
is at www.barrowhabitat.org.
Bids can be submitted through
the website or at the auction.
All proceeds go to fund the
construction of Barrow’s 14th
Habitat House. For more infor
mation, 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 trou
ble 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/holidayharvest5krun/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.
Rape Crisis Center
to host open house
On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the
Piedmont Rape Crisis Center
will host an Open House just in
time to kick off the Christmas
shopping season.
From 6-9 p.m. at the Winder
Moose Lodge on Hwy. 211,
PRCC invites the public to
“come shop at your leisure”
from various vendors. Among
the products available are
items from Premier Jewelry,
Pampered Chef, Avon-Mark,
Scentsy Candles, Thirty One,
Willow House-Miche and Buy-
Book-Back Raffles for addi
tional products.
The event will be set up in
the back meeting room of the
lodge, and parking is available
at the rear entrance,
PRCC Director, Susan Cash,
said that the organization is
continuously grateful to the
Moose Lodge for their ongo
ing support as a venue for their
benefit events.
A portion of the proceeds
will benefit the S.A.N.E. pro
gram, the Sexual Assault Nurses
Exam.
For more information on the
event, contact Sherrie Sigman
at the PRCC at 678-898-0493.
Narcotics Anonymous
hosts ongoing meetings
Narcotics Anonymous week
ly 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 dif
ficult, 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 provides
information to male cancer
patients in the form of brochures
and daily routine 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 con
ference room at BRMC. For
more information on the Look
Good...Feel Better program and
other cancer support services,
visit www.lookgoodfeelbetter.
org/programs or www.cancer.
org.
Information is also available
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.
Senior Center plans
November events
The Barrow County Senior
Center has several activi
ties planned for the month
of November, which include
Bingo at Mulberry Grove,
Athens Regional health pro
gram, a shopping trip to Tanger
Outlet in Commerce, music by
Zeke Turner, Thanksgiving din
ner, the Saints Alive Choir and
University of Georgia nutrition
program.
The center will be closed Nov.
24 and 25 for the Thanksgiving
holiday.
All seniors age 60 and older
are welcome to attend.
The center is located at 80
Lee St. in Winder. For more
information, contact the center
at 770-307-3025.
Donations requested
for tree lighting event
The organizers of the
Celebrate the Holidays in
Braselton festival are seeking
donations from local business
es 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 through
out 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 business or prod
uct recognized in front of all
of those that attend. For more
information, 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, Nov.
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 personnel are
eligible to take the class for free
with valid ID.
Participants may be eligible
to receive a discount on car
insurance upon completing 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 April
21, 2012, to Cozumel Mexico
and Grand Cayman Islands.
There are a few rooms still
available. For more informa
tion 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 sum
mer, 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 pro
ceeds benefiting 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, par
ticipants will enjoy views of
the vineyards at Chateau Elan,
stables, golf courses and estate
houses.
Entry fees are discounted for
those who register in advance.
The advance registration 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 involv
ing PTA, business and com
munity leaders who recognized
a need for services for abused
and abandoned children.
The shelter depends on com
munity 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 visitors and raised
more than $1 million for the
charity. For more information,
or to register for the event, visit
www.vineyardrunforhope.com.
November 2, 2011 ~ Crossword Puzzle
Across
1. Children’s vacation place
5. Spiked wheels on boot heels
10. Burst of wind
14. Sundae topper, perhaps
15. Fort Knox unit
16. “I’m you!”
17. Legal status in two countries (2
wds)
20. Vertebrate with embryonic sac
21. Figures of speech?
22. Carbonium, e.g.
23. Notch in a battlement
24. Barley bristle
26. song (2 wds)
29. “ who?”
31. Account
32. Comparatively cockamamie
35. “Over” follower in the first line of
“The Caissons Go Rolling Along”
37. Protection to foreign persecuted
persons (2 wds)
40. Caught in the act
41. Happening every school session
42. Basic unit of money in Romania
43. Common request (acronym)
45. Colors
46. Driver's lie. and others
47. Vibrations detected by ears
50. Air letters?
52. School custodian
54. Free from dirt
58. Pertaining to the chemical action
of electricity
60. Ditch
61. Pouts
62. Addition column
63. Amount to make do with
64. All in
65. “ quam videri” (North
Carolina’s motto)
Down
1. Conclusion
2. Jack-in-the-pulpit, e.g.
3. No significance
4. Salk’s conquest
5. “Laugh-In” segment
6. Cracker spread
7. Altdorf is its capital
8. Gillette product
9. About 1.3 cubic yards
10. Date exclusively (2 wds)
11. Joining of political antagonists (pi.)
12. Ado
13. First-rate
18. Duck meat slowly cooked in its own
fat
19. Your grandmother (pi.)
23. False reports
24. “The Sound of Music” backdrop
25. Beau
27. “Don’t bet !” (2 wds)
28. Dash
30. Pivoted
33. Estimated Lean Meat Yield (acronym)
34. Abnormal respiratory sound
36. Flightless flock
38. Bills
39. Modus operandi
44. Short shot
48. Standards
49. Sag
51. Ralph of “The Waltons”
52. Come together
53. vera
54. Chinese dynasty from 557-589
55. “ we forget”
56. souci
57. “...or !”
59. Nod, maybe