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The Braselton News Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Page 2A Community calendar Jackson County High School fine arts performance schedule Here is the remaining performance schedule at the JCHS Auditorium for the Jackson County High School (JCHS) fine arts programs: JCHS drama club • "Ordinary Days" — March 17-19* • "The Wedding Singer" — April 27-30* JCHS chorus •Chorus Pre-LGPE concert — Mar. 9,7 p.m. •Chorus spring concert — May4,7 p.m. JCHS Dance ("Jaxco Dancers") •March 16,7 p.m. •May 11,7 p.m. JCHS Band •Jazz band — Jan. 24,7 p.m. • Pre-LGPE concert — Feb. 13,5:30 p.m. •Jazz band — April 11* •Spring concert — April 18,7 p.m. • May jazz band dessert concert — date and time TBD *Times not yet available White Plains plans Sunday singing Around town Weekly snapshots from around the Braselton-Hoschton community Photo by Ben Munro ALL ABOUT CHARCUTERIE Marcy Braselton addresses patrons on hand at Sunday’s (Jan. 15) Tour de la Charcuterie while performing a demonstration at the event held at the Braselton Civic Center. News briefs HALL CO. Hall County Tax Assessors Office returns to first floor of government center The Half County Tax Assessors Office has returned to their designated office space on the first floor of the Hall County Government Center as the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) renovation project nears completion. “County maintenance staff, MIS and contractors en sured minimal disruptions to service throughout this proj ect, however, we are excited to return to our original space, where the public is familiar with finding us and we func tion most effectively.” said Hall County Chief Appraiser Steve Watson. The new HVAC system is replacing an obsolete 25-year- old HVAC system, while also providing impressive energy savings for Hall County. The HVAC renovations included ceiling grid and tile replacements, new lighting and the modernization and renovation of the HVAC system. The $9.5 million dollar project was funded by SPLOST VIII and approved by the Hall County Board of Commissioners in January 2021. BRASELTON Braselton planners to hold annexation and rezoning hearing for three single family lots The Braselton Planning Commission will hold a public hear ing Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. over a rezoning request to allow the con struction of three single-family residences on 905 New Liberty Church Rd. The applicant seeks to annex and rezone 2.14 acres from A-2 in Jackson County to R-l (residential) for the project. The Braselton Town Council will hold a public hearing over the same request on Feb. 9 at 4:30 p.m. Both public hearings are scheduled for the Braselton Police and Municipal Court Building located at 5040 Hyw. 53. Copies of the application are available at Avww.braselton.net/ govemment/town_officials/planning_commission.php. For more information, contact Kevin Keller at kdkeller@braselton.net. Braselton Town of Braselton starting volunteer program Braselton’s Community Development department is launching a new, volunteer work force to help with town events and welcome visitors. “We seek to recruit and train volunteers with talents and skills to help us plan and execute new events and proj ects throughout the town.” said director Amy Pinnell. Nicknamed the “Bee- Team,” volunteers will be assigned to welcome visi tors and help staff with event preparation and office tasks. An informational meeting is set for Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30 in the Civ ic Center located at 27 East Lake Dr. adjacent to the town's parking deck downtown. B-Team mem bers will be asked to com plete a brief application, attend an orientation and begin learning local his tory. All ages are welcome to attend the meeting, but B-team members must be at least 14 years old. For more information, contact Amy Pinnell at apinnell@braselton.net or 706-654-6026. White Plains Baptist Church will hold a fourth Sunday singing on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m. Resurrection will perform. White Plains is located at 3650 Hwy. 124 West, Jef ferson. 'BraseltonTec' to offer workshops for tech start-ups BraseltonTec — a private-public initiative between the Town of Braselton and the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech — has launched its "spark sessions" in January. These workshops, held at the Braselton Civic Center, will provide information for start-up tech companies covering fundraising, cap-table formation, marketing strategy and a host of topics led by experts. The town has partnered with ATDC, which is a Georgia economic development organization funded by the state legislature and managed under the Georgia Tech Enter prise Innovation Institute. It is the oldest technology business accelerator in the U.S. and its graduating companies have raised over $3 billion in venture capital. "ATDC's mission is to develop a technology ecosystem that attracts technology companies, investors and the talent required to scale," according to a press release from the town. The BraseltonTec workshops are free and open to the public. Space, however, is limited. For more information or to register, visit www.BraseltonTec.com. Ninth-annual Braselton Chocolate Walk set for Feb. 4 The ninth-annual Braselton Chocolate Walk will be held in downtown Braselton Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. At each stop, walkers collect a chocolate snack from participating businesses. "Chocolate will come in many forms so grab a group of friends or plan a date with your sweetheart and enjoy some sweet treats while you shop," organizers said. Shops will be stamping each walker's map. Those with completed stamped maps will be eligible for a $100 Buy Local Braselton E-Gift Card drawing on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The E-gift card can be redeemed at 23 participating businesses in Braselton. Tickets are $15 each and are limited. Ticket holders must be 16 years or older. Hoschton History Harvest set for March 11 The City of Hoschton will host a "history harvest" on March 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hoschton Train Depotto digitize any old photographs, documents, letters, diaries and videos that Hoschton residents may have. "Don't let our history fade away," organizers said. The event is being sponsored by the Hoschton Downtown Development Authority. For more information, call 706-654-3034. Braselton Paddy's Day PathFest set for March 11 Braselton’s seventh-an nual Paddy's Day PathFest is scheduled for March 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Braselton LifePath. Festivities start with a golf cart PathParade followed by a Quest chal lenge. The parade will fea ture decorated golf carts, bicycles, scooters, skate boards, wagons and walking groups along the LifePath (sidewalk along Hwy. 211). It begins at Ace Hardware toward Monter rey Mexican Grill and ends at Primrose School. Judges will award the top best-decorated entries with prizes. The Paddy's Day Path- Quest is a race involving several businesses along the LifePath searching for clues to complete a quest challenge. The scavenger hunt begins immediately following the PathFest Parade, approximately at 11:15a.m. January 18, 2023 ~ Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Cavalry sword 6. Cleaving tools 11. Fall flower 14. Insures residential mortgages 15. Gran Argentine plain 16. Beak or bill 18. Isaac’s mother 21. Sloping loose rock debris 23. Ballerina painter Edgar 25. Work stoppage 26. Self-immolation by fire rituals 28. Can’t move 29. Measures atmospheric pressure 31. Dash 34. Adult male human 35. Foot (Latin) 36. Hearths 39. Milksops 40. Wax letter closures 44. Withdraw from circulation 45. Manila hemp 47. An alloy of copper and zinc 48. Fire embers 50. Thousand cubic feet (abbr.) 51. Catches 56. British Air Aces 57. Blossoming 62. Rush-like marsh plant 63. Small integer DOWN 1. Allotments 2. One of the six noble gases 3. Next to 4. Upper left keyboard key 5. Used with sis boom bah 6. Supervises interstate commerce 7. The 17th Greek letter 8. Old English 9.1/16 inch in printing 10. First lights 11. N. Central African country 12. Sodium 13. More humble in spirit 14. Foreign Service 17. Hive insects 19. Honorable title (Turkish) 20. Head covering 21. Throat infection 22. Mediterranean Greek island 24. A brother or sister 25. Golfer Snead 27. Indigenous Laplanders 28. Cornbreads 30. Radioactivity unit 31. Flax spinning staff 32. Upbeat part of a measure 33. Inheritors 36. Marked by extreme emotion or force 37. Perceive with the eye 38. A very large body of water 39. Nuclear near reach weapon 41. Basics 42. Thai language 43. In short supply 46. Wings 49. Left heart there 51. Domestic swine 52. They 53. Point midway between S and E 54. Western states time zone 55. Upstate NY airport code 58. Iron 59. 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