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BARROW JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011
NEW STUDY TOOL
County Line Elementary School third grade students received new dictionaries and
seemed eager to begin using them.
Photo by Lorin Sinn-Clark
Dictionary project a success
Each year, Shelia Hawthorne and her com
munity sponsors purchase and deliver diction
aries to every third grader in the county. This
year, 1,032 encyclopedic dictionaries were
dispensed, and 86 English/Spanish dictionaries
were given out to the eight elementary schools
in Barrow.
The third grade is when students begin to
learn dictionary skills, said Hawthorne. And
each year, she and the sponsors try to focus
Dictionary Week around Noah Webster’s birth
day, which is Oct. 16.
“People ask me, ‘Why? Why do kids even
need a dictionary in this day and age with
the Internet and so much technology at their
fingertips?’ To begin with, not every child has
access to the Internet or a computer,” she said.
“But it’s more than that. It’s hands-on learning.
A dictionary is portable, and it’s their very own
book. Children learn to read, and then read to
learn.”
To learn more about becoming a spon
sor, contact Shelia Hawthorne at 770-962-
0520. For more information about local
and national Dictionary Projects, visit
www.dictionaryproject.org.
Bethlehem loses slightly on festival
By Chris Bridges
cbridges @ barrowjournal. com
Bethlehem mayor Sandy McNab said the
town finished $413 in the red for this year’s
Star Festival.
Total expenses were $2,738, while the town
took in $2,325 from vendors.
“We’ve had better years, but we’ve also had
worse years,” said McNab.
The mayor said he believes costs for the
2012 event will be less since the town now has
a stage for entertainment already constructed.
“If we get the same amount of people to
attend, we should come out ahead next time,”
McNab said.
Expenses for this year’s event included:
•inflatable rental, $445
•Riverstreet Band, $600
•Atha Equiment tent rental, $245
•Glenn Company port-o-potties, $220
•David Ridgeway (stage), $600
•advertising, $378 for radio and $250 for
newspaper
Council member Larry Jones said he heard
kettle corn and honey sold well at this year’s
event.
Jones questioned having so many vendors
selling hamburgers and hot dogs, perhaps
showing a need for more variety.
LOCAL TOWN HALL
(TOP) Rep. Rob Woodall (RGA-7) took questions from an audience of at least 50 peo
ple at a town hall meeting he hosted Monday at Auburn Elementary School. Woodall
talked for approximately one hour. Also present at the meeting were Auburn Mayor
Linda Blechinger and Ken Young, chairman of the Barrow County Republican Party.
(BELOW) Local girl scouts presented the colors Monday night.
Photos by Katie Cofer
Award continued from 1A
Aside from Blechinger, other finalists for
the 2011 award include Eva Galambos, mayor
of Sandy Springs, Carol K. Chen, mayor of
Cerritos, Calif., Joanne M. Sanders, minority
leader and councilor at-large of Indianapolis,
Ind. and Rebecca Wurzburger, mayor pro
tem of Santa Fe, NM.
The winner will be announced on Friday,
Nov. 11 during the WIMG Leadership Award
Luncheon at the National League of Cities’
(NLC) Congress of Cities and Exposition in
Phoenix, Ariz.
NLC is an organization devoted to strength
ening and promoting cities as centers of
opportunity, leadership and governance. It
is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities,
towns and villages, representing more than
218 million Americans.
WIMG is a constituency group of the
NLC. It was formed in 1974 to serve as a
forum for communication and networking
among women municipal officials and their
colleagues interested in addressing women’s
issues. The group strives to raise aware
ness about issues of concern to women and
encourages women to seek public office in
their communities.
“The WIMG Leadership Award finalists
represent female elected officials through
out the nation who deeply care about their
communities and are consistently working
to improve the quality of life for their citi
zens,” said Marie Lopez Rogers, mayor of
Avondale, Ariz., second vice president of the
NLC and former WIMG President. “I am
very proud to be able to honor our finalists
and winner at the luncheon for all of their
accomplishments.”
KIDS ‘KARING FOR THE KAUSE’
(L to R) Kenedi and Karstyn Rodney, with their friend, Karly Rooks, were more
than pleased to participate in the TLC Benefit Fun Run for Tonya Royster Lynn’s
kids. Anytime Fitness in Winder sponsored the event and all proceeds went to a
fund for the children. Photo by Lorin Sinn-Clark
GETTIN’ GOING FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Over 200 bikers, runners and walkers wound their way through the streets of
downtown Auburn during the TLC (Tonya Lynn’s Children) 10K Bike Ride/5K
Race/1 mile Fun Run held on the afternoon of Nov. 6. All proceeds of the event,
sponsored by Anytime Fitness in Winder, went to a fund for the children.
Photo by Lorin Sinn-Clark
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DOIN’ WHAT THEY CAN
Jerry Martin and his step-son, Jacob Roberts, were two of the over 200 enthusias
tic bike/run/walkers who participated in the TLC (Tonya Lynn’s Children) Benefit
Race sponsored by Anytime Fitness in Winder. Martin is one of the Anytime
Fitness owners and he said the group “just wanted to do what we could to help
Tonya Lynn’s kids.” Photo by Lorin Sinn-Clark
Benefit
November 2, 2011 ~ Crossword Answers
from 1A
“This is all about Tonya
Lynn’s kids,” said Jerry
Martin, one of the owners
of Anytime Fitness and a
participant in the event.
“This is one way we can
help out — we’re just
doing what we can.”
Friends of the Royster
family have also set up an
assistance account at the
Athens First Bank, P.O.
Box 362, Loganville, GA
30052. Those wishing to
contribute should write
checks payable to the
Royster Family Benefit
Fund.
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