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VOL. 8 NO. 35 24 PACES 2 SECTIONS, PLUS INSERTS A PUBLICATION OF MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. WINDER, BARROW COUNTY GEORGIA 30680 50« COPY
Barrow
Briefs
Sunflower Festival
plans underway
The City of Statham will
host its 18th annual Sunflower
Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17.
Applications are currently
being accepted for vendors.
Space is limited and vendors
will be assigned on a first-
come, first-served basis. The
Festival Committee attempts
to not have an over-abundance
of the same type of vendors,
however, there may be some
duplications.
Vendor spaces are 12x12.
Craft vendor spaces cost $30
without electricity and $40
with electricity. Food vendor
spaces are $55 without elec
tricity and $65 with electricity.
Vendors are responsible for
furnishing their own tables
and other needed materials.
All food vendors must have
an up-to-date fire extinguisher.
No refunds are given due to
weather.
Call 770-725-5323 for
more information or write
P.O. Box 87. Statham, Ga.
30666.
Class of 1964
plans mini-reunion
The Winder-Barrow High
School Class of 1964 will
hold its mini-reunion with
breakfast at Golden Corral
in Winder. The next gather
ing for classmates will be
Saturday. July 9, at 9:30 a.m.
All membes of the class
and their spouses are wel
come to attend. Although
most of the mini-reunions
have been attended by class
members who live in the
immediate area, the event is
open to any class member
who can attend, organizers
said.
Inside:
Index:
Church News 10A
Classifieds 4-5B
Legals 6-9B
Obituaries 11B
Pets of the Week 10A
Public Safety 6-7A
Sports 1-3B,10-11B
Contact Info:
Phone: 770-867-6397
Mail: 77 E. May Street,
Winder, Ga. 30680
Fax: 706-621-4115
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Sewer rates could rise
Wastewater rates could be going up
46 percent over the next eight years in
Barrow County if the recommendations
of a recent study are adopted by the board
of commissioners.
The study looked at current cost and
revenue data from the county’s water and
sewerage systems and concluded that the
county should raise its wastewater rate by
30 cents per unit per year for eight years.
That would increase the typical bill for
5,000 gallons per month from $25.41 to
$32.61 at the end of eight years.
For customers who only use the coun
ty’s wastewater system and not its water,
the proposal called for a 60 cent hike per
unit.
The report also called for the county to
increase its non-contract price for whole
sale water to $2.96 per gallon.
Retail water rates would remain the
same.
In addition to raising those rates, the
study also said the county should look for
ways to better manage its metering sys
tem to reduce water losses and it should
seek ways to sell more water.
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CAMP OO-U-LA
The annual parade through down
town Winder for those attending
Camp Oo-U-La at Fort Yargo State
Park was held last week. The camp
is held for children with burn inju
ries to help them recover physical
ly and emotionally.
Photos by Jessica Brown
Auburn moves forward
with work on the Center
By sk aron Hog'an
Journal Reporter
The City of Auburn is moving forward with
renovations for the Center this summer.
The Center, or the old R&R building, has
been used by the City of Auburn for storage of
numerous items including the Christmas deco
rations.
Plans are underway for renovation work to
start soon on the Center and therefore another
location is needed for storage.
The council, at the meeting on June 16,
approved purchasing two 53-foot trailers for
$6,900 from American Trailer Exchange in
Conyers to be used as storage facilities. The
trailers will be parked at the city’s public works
building.
Funding for the trailers will come out of the government buildings account.
Public works director David Hawthorne said he checked into renting eight
10x15 storage units and the cost would be $12,000 per year.
See Auburn on Page 2A
Auburn plans
July 4 event
The City of Auburn
has scheduled its annual
Independence Day cel
ebration for Saturday,
July 2, from 5-11 p.m.
The event will include
food, crafts, speciality
vendors and other shows
and demonstrations. The
Tangents Band will be in
concert.
WINDER LIONS CLUB ANNIVERSARY
District Governor Anne Mundy is shown with
Buddy Ouzts during the Winder Lions Club
20-year anniversary held recently. See more
coverage on page 9A in today’s issue.
Standouts on the Diamond: See
the 2016 MainStreet Newspaper All-
Area Baseball team. — Page 3B
