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Barrow County’s Legal Organ
VOL. 8 NO. 23 24 PACES 2 SECTIONS, PLUS INSERTS A PUBLICATION OF MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. WINDER, BARROW COUNTY GEORGIA 30680 50« COPY
WITH DISNEY
CHARACTERS
Disney characters stopped
to take pictures with Elijah
Power during his trip to
Disney World through Make-
A-Wish Georgia.
Wishes Come True
Local boy granted trip to Disney World
By Alex Pace
Journal Reporter
A local boy’s wish recently
came true when he got a trip to
Disney World. Elijah Power, a
Barrow County boy, was grant
ed a trip to the park through
Make-A-Wish Georgia.
Power was diagnosed with
a rare cancerous brain tumor
when he was 18 months old.
There are only 41 other similar
cases diagnosed in the world.
After his diagnosis, Power
started one year of che
motherapy at Scottish Rite
Hospital, and later started pro
ton radiation treatments at the
University of Florida Proton
Center in Jacksonville. Power's
grandmother, Wanda Harris,
said the months of treatment
were difficult.
“All of this was very trau
matic,’’ said Harris.
Power continued chemother
apy until January 2015 and has
been in remission for the past
14 months.
“His doctor was flabbergast
ed that we’ve been in remission
for 14 months,’’ said Harris. “It
is quite amazing.”
Power is still monitored to
make sure the cancer hasn’t
returned and receives occu
pational and physical ther
apy. Now three-years-old,
Power attends a special class
at Statham Elementary School
that meets three days a week.
“It has been a blessing,” said
Harris. “He loves it.”
See Wish on Page 3A
MAKE-A-WISH
A Barrow County boy was given
a trip to Disney World through
Make-A-Wish Georgia. Elijah
Power, 3, is pictured with Make-
A-Wish volunteers Monique
Jones and Marie Reed.
Barrow
Briefs
Sheep To Shawl
planned April 9
The seventh annual Sheep
to Shawl event will be held
Saturday, April 9, from 10
a.m. until 3 p.m. at Robert
Bridges Park in Statham.
The day is a free, fam
ily-oriented event. Those
attending can watch and
learn the steps of shearing a
sheep, spinning the wool and
knitting it into a shawl. (Due
to live animals, those attend
ing are asked not to bring
their dogs.)
Other local artisans will
demonstrate their skills
throughout the event, which
will also include food ven
dors, a kids’ corner and local,
handmade crafts for sale.
To reserve a booth (either
to demonstrate or sell) send
an email to lhgstathamga@
gmail.com.
Inside: I
Index:
Church News
10A
Classifieds
8-9A
Legals
5-11B
Obituaries
11A
Opinion
4A
Op-Ed
5A
Pets of the Week
10A
Public Safety
6-7A
Sports 1
-4B.12B
Contact Info:
Phone: 770-867-6397
Mail: 77 E. May Street,
Winder, Ga. 30680
Fax: 706-621-4115
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BASEBALL BATTLE
The Apalachee High School baseball team hosted Winder-
Barrow High School Monday afternoon in Region 8-AAAAA
action. The visiting Bulldoggs would emerge with a 12-2 win
after recording a 6-0 victory against the Wildcats last Friday.
(Above) AHS second baseman Nick Mobley tried to prevent a
WBHS player from advancing on the bases while Diamond Dogg
batter Zack Smith (below) had a big evening at the plate. See
today’s sports section for more high school baseball coverage.
Photos by Jessica Brown
Renshaw selected
as sole finalist for
county manager
By Chris Bridges
Journal Editor
Camden County, N.C., manager Michael
Renshaw is set to be the new county manager
for Barrow.
County officials announced Renshaw as the
sole finalist March 23 for the position, which
is currently being held on an interim basis by
Jimmy Terrell.
The Barrow County Board of Commissioners
has to wait two weeks from the announcement
before voting on Renshaw’s hiring. Renshaw
has been with Camden County, N.C., which
has a population of approximately 10,000
people since Dec. 2011. Prior to that he was
city manager for Grantville, Ga.. which has a
population of approximately 3,000.
Renshaw has been employed by city or coun
ty governments for more than two decades.
See Manager on Page 3A
Barrow GOP sets
candidate forum
By Chris Bridges
Journal Editor
The Barrow County Republican Party will
host a candidate forum on Monday, May 2,
at the Colleen Williams Theater at the Winder
Cultural Arts Center.
The forum will be for 18 candidates in nine
contested GOP races for the May 24 primary,
Barrow County Republican Party chairman
Ken Young said. Each candidate will have
three or four minutes to speak.
The first four races will be County
Commission District 2 (Kenny Shook and
Bill Brown), County Commission District 3
(Roger Wehunt and Jeff Hatcher). Commission
Chairman (Pat Graham and Billy Parks) and
Chief Magistrate (Caroline Power Evans and
Tim Sanders.)
See Forum on Page 3A
Mailing
Label Below
Barrow 4-H members venture to Rock Eagle for DPA
“Georgia 4-H: Going for the
Gold” was the theme for the 2016
Northeast Jr./Sr. District Project
Achievement that occurred
March 11-13 at Rock Eagle 4-H
Center near Eatonton.
Barrow County was repre
sented by eight youth in grades
8th-12th who had been preparing
for the competition since January.
Project achievement is a com
petition where the youth prepare
and present a demonstration con
cerning a particular topic area.
The presentations cover a vari
ety of subjects and are gener
ally in the area of six-12 min
utes long and include posters or
PowerPoints, videos and props
of all kinds. The competition saw
554 4-H members from 40 coun
ties compete in the many different
topic areas. A total of 253 were
seventh and eighth graders and
301 were ninth-12th graders.
Barrow County was represent
ed by:
•Zea Patterson , senior, Winder-
Barrow High School, health
•Luke Black, senior, WBHS,
Science of Engineering and
Mechanics
•Jordan Jones, junior, WBHS,
health
•Kody Etheridge, sophomore,
Dacula High School, wildlife and
marine science
•Donny Kulp, sophomore,
Apalachee High School, sports
•Scarlett Woodward, freshman,
WBHS, performing arts general
•Bo Robinson, eighth grade,
Bear Creek Middle School, per
forming arts general
See 4-H on Page 2A
DPA COMPETITION
Barrow County 4-H members who attended the 2016 Jr.-
Sr District Project Achievement at Rock Eagle included,
front row, from left, Bo Robinson, Scarlett Woodward, Zea
Patterson, Amber Martin and Jordan Jones; back row, from
left, Luke Black, Donny Kulp and Kody Etheridge.
