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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The Braselton News
Page 5A
Braselton
Hall Countv
Planning commission meeting canceled
T he Braselton Planning Commission will not
meet in December, and several requests on the
agenda will be heard in January.
The Braselton Planning Commission was slated to
meet Monday, Dec. 17 to hear three requests and
annexation and rezoning. A January meeting date will
be announced later.
The first case is for annexation and rezoning of .47
acres in Jackson County. Drs. Jay and Rehka Desai,
property owners, are seeking General Commercial
(G-C) zoning for the property that is currently zoned
B-l (NRC).
The second case is for annexation and rezoning of one
acre in Jackson County. Drs. Desai are seeking G-C zon
ing for the property that is currently zoned B-l (NRC).
The third case is for annexation and rezoning for
1.215 acres in Jackson County. The applicant and
property owners are Jean Hales Beck and William F.
Reynolds. The property is currently zoned A-1 and the
proposed zoning is G-C.
Pet photo contest deadline is Friday, at noon
Attention animal lovers — do
your pets enjoy the holiday season
as much as their owners? If so,
we have a photo contest just for
them.
The Braselton News will hold a
Christmas pet photo contest, spon
sored by Chateau Animal Hospital,
located at 2095 Ga. Hwy. 211,
Suite 2A, Braselton.
We’re looking for the cutest,
wackiest and strangest photos of
readers’ pets dressed or placed in a
holiday theme. Be it a cockatiel in
a Christmas tree or a mastiff under
the mistletoe, we want to see your
pet at its holiday best.
Judges from The Braselton News
and Chateau Animal Hospital will
choose three winners to print in
the Dec. 26 issue of The Braselton
News.
Chateau Animal Hospital will
provide the prizes, with the first-
place winner receiving a $75 gift
certificate, the second-place win
ner receiving a $50 gift certificate
and the third-place winner receiv
ing a $25 gift certificate.
RULES OF ENTRY
•Photos may be e-mailed to
news@mainstreetnews.com and
must contain the subject line, “Pet
Photo Contest.” Submitting photos
by e-mail is highly preferred.
•Photos may also be deliv
ered to The Braselton News drop
box at Select Brokers in down
town Braselton. Photos can also
be dropped off at MainStreet
Newspapers, 33 Lee Street,
Jefferson.
•Each entry should include the
following information: Pet name,
breed/species, owner name and
owner’s contact information,
including city of residence.
•Photos of very poor quality
may not be considered for the con
test. Photos should be clear and in
focus.
•Photos must be received by
Friday, Dec. 14, at noon. Photos
will not be accepted after the dead
line.
•Pet owners may only submit
one photo per pet and no more
than two pets per owner. Pet own
ers must reside in Jackson, Barrow,
Hall or Gwinnett counties.
Toys to be taken to children’s hospital
Toys to benefit patients at Children’s Healthcare of
Atlanta at Egleston are being collected by Danielle
Austin and Dawn Jones.
New toys in their packages — either wrapped or
unwrapped — may be dropped off at one of two loca
tions until Friday, Dec. 14.
Toys may be dropped off at the Braselton Town Hall
with Austin, who is an employee with the town. For
more information, e-mail her at daniellegriceaustin@
yahoo.com.
Toys may also be dropped off at the Gwinnett Justice
Administration Center with Jones. For more informa
tion, e-mail her at Dawn.Jones@gwinnettcounty.com.
The donated toys will be gathered in the commu
nity room of the Braselton Police and Municipal Court
Building on Friday, Dec. 14, from 6-9 p.m. The toys will
be taken to the children’s hospital on Saturday, Dec. 15.
The toys will be given to patients and used in play
rooms and prize boxes at Children’s at Egleston.
Prize box toys should be from a dollar store, and
include items, such as plastic animals, sticker books,
airplanes, balls, make-up, princess items and match-box
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to compensate for the higher price
of gas.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business:
•The board approved a closing
resolution for the East Jackson
Comprehensive High School proj
ect, recognizing that all the finan
cial obligations have been met.
•Adams said that September
SPFOST collections came in at
$557,000. Adams said the amount
was lower than it had been some
previous months, but higher than
others.
•Adams reported that attendance
at East Jackson Elementary School
had shown almost 98 percent
attendance by the end of the fourth
school month.
•Adams presented two gener
al fund financial reports to the
board, one for October and one
for November. For October, the
report showed the year being one
third complete, with total revenue
showing only 16 percent. Adams
said that was due to the amount of
tax still to come in. For November,
the report showed the year at 42
percent complete, with 41 percent
of revenue having come in, again
due to the amount of tax still to
come in, Adams said.
•The board approved the 2008-09
school system calendar. Adams said
the calendar is as close as possible
to the current year’s calendar.
cars.
The following list contains requested items from the
hospital’s child life specialists and will be used in play
rooms:
•Books: sound books, “I spy” books, “sudoku” puzzle
books, crossword/word search puzzle books, coloring
books and watercolor books
•Arts and crafts: Playdo, markers, Crayons, construc
tion paper, sketch pad, jewelry kits, model cars with
glue and paint, scrapbooking paper with stickers and
supplies and books, stickers, Crayola wonder activity
books, markers and paints, $1 store craft kits and fuzzy
posters to color
•Infant toys: anything that makes noises and lights up,
Bumbo seat, exersaucer and infant Boppy
•Playroom and clinic toys: plastic doll house furni
ture and dolls, plastic dinosaurs, plastic animals, action
figures (without small pieces), Fego Bionacles, puzzles
(24,63,100 piece), boardgames (Fife, Battleship, Sorry,
character editions, Uno, Uno Attack), cars, trucks, trac
tors, all plastic baby dolls, Fittle Tykes riding toys and
Barbie dolls.
•The board approved Donald
Tompkins, Margret Dicker,
Michael Barton III, and Yvonne
Ceparano as substitute bus drivers
pending the completion of require
ments.
•The board approved a medi
cal leave of absence for Allison
Alfieri, a teacher at West Jackson
Primary School.
•The board approved extend
ing “leave without pay” status for
Sherry Elliott, a paraprofessional
at West Jackson Primary School
through December 31.
•The board approved a list of
substitute teachers, individuals for
employment, transfers, resigna
tions, and surplus items.
PLENTY OF TOYS
Event organizers Sgt. Cliff Cagle, Walter Scott and Hall County Sheriff Steve Cronic are shown in front
of a Christmas tree in the clubhouse at The Village at Deaton Creek, where residents collected toys
for needy children in Hall County. Photos by Kristi Reed
Community collects toys for needy children
BY KRISTI REED
Residents of The Village at
Deaton Creek hosted their first
Scrooge Golf Classic on Monday,
Dec. 10. Some 52 golfers and
37 other supporters turned out at
Chateau Elan to participate in the
charity event.
The purpose of the tournament
was to collect toys and food dona
tions for needy families in Hall
County. The collected toys were
given to the Hall County Sheriff’s
Office for distribution.
Walter Scott, one of the event’s
organizers, said he was inspired
to organize the event after hearing
a story about some Hall County
Sheriff’s deputies.
“I had heard a couple of years
back, there were a couple of houses
that had burned up,” Scott said.
“The kids had nothing. The depu
ties took their own money and
went out and bought toys for the
kids.”
Scott said the sheriff’s office
knows the areas where help is most
needed and knows the best way
to distribute the toys and canned
goods. Scott explained that some
people who are truly in need are
not comfortable asking for help.
He said the sheriff’s office can
reach those families.
“They take it to them. They will
take the [donations] where they see
it’s needed,” Scott said.
Hall County Sheriff Steve Cronic
was on hand along with several
deputies to collect the toys and
HELPING OUT
Residents help Hall County sheriff’s deputies load collected toys
and canned goods to be distributed to needy families in the area.
other donated goods. Cronic said
the toys would be distributed
through a local charity that helps
foster children.
“We’re going to work through
CASA (Court Appointed Special
Advocates). We will pool our
resources and identify some fami
lies through them,” Cronic said.
Sgt. Cliff Cagle said he and his
fellow deputies appreciate the
effort residents made to contribute
to area families.
“It’s amazing,” Cagle said refer
ring to the large number of toys
Deaton Creek residents collected.
“These folks are taking it upon
themselves to give back to the
community.”
Resident Mary Smith said it is
important to her and other resi
dents to help where they can.
“We want the [Hall County]
community to know that we are
here and are trying to support the
community,” Smith said.
Smith, a grandmother of four,
said she is very motivated to help
children, especially at this time of
year.
“There are so many families
and children who are in need,” she
said. “I just want to share some of
what I’ve been blessed with and
we need to encourage others within
our community to do the same.”
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