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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016
BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
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Boyz in the Hood
I’ve never lived more than 25-30 miles
from the place of my birth, the good old
(old) Winder Hospital out on East
Broad. Dr. Etheridge brought me
into this world on a crisp fall day
many, many years ago.
Barrow County has been home
for the greater part of my life, with
a few years spent in Oconee, with a
couple of short stents in other near
by towns. But I always found my
way back to Statham. There really
is no place like home!
We lived in Winder while Whit
ney was in middle and high school.
I was working from home most of
those years, and the flexibility of
my job made it possible to be an
involved Band Mom. and make
sure that she was where she needed to be.
It was a quiet little neighborhood, and I
had dear friends across the street from
me. We watched out for each other, and
traded chores whenever needed. They later
moved away, which broke my heart. There
was nobody else in the neighborhood that
I befriended, and it was pretty lonely after
that.
Shortly after Whitney left for college,
I decided to move back to Statham. My
parents are here, my BFF is here, my
church is here, and my crafting friends are
here, I was very fortunate that my house
in Winder sold quickly, and I was able to
purchase a home in Statham.
I bought the house from my good
friends, the Johnsons, who had raised their
kids here in The Hood.
When I moved in, I inherited the most
awesome neighbors! I still missed my
friends from Winder, but was so happy
to have been accepted into the family of
neighbors here in The Hood.
Most of the families on my street have
lived here for years and years, and they
know each other well.
Some of them ride around in golf carts,
keeping a close eye on anything that might
seem to be amiss. On any given evening,
it's not unusual to see a convoy of golf
carts going by, or see a group of them
stopped in the driveway of another neigh
bor for a visit.
I don’t get out and socialize with them
as often as I would like, but it
is very comforting to know that
there are at least six or seven
Boyz In The Hood that I can call
on if I need a guy to help me do
things.
My BFF is at the end of the
street, and her husband is like
my brother. One July 4th morn
ing I woke him up before day
light screaming for him to come
down here, something exploded
in my house and I thought it was
on fire.
He was here in a flash — and
after finally convincing me the
house was not on fire, and not to
call 9-1-1, his diagnosis was that a squir
rel had chewed through one of the power
lines coming to my house. This was later
confirmed by the Georgia Power guy, who
worked for hours in a pouring rain to get
it fixed.
My dear neighbors Arti and Tammy
have been so good about mowing my
lawn. I can never thank them enough.
One summer I had a bad foot and they
kept it cut for me the whole season. They
are awesome!
One time we needed to move a wood
en playscape down the street. All the
guys gathered in my back yard and after
much planning and conspiring, they load
ed it onto David’s flatbed truck, and safely
transported it three doors down to the
Melton home.
The guys followed on their golf carts,
and helped to unload it and shore it up for
safe playing.
I’m always bragging about my great
neighbors on Facebook. I’m so very thank
ful for my life here. It’s a wonderful place
to be, and I am so blessed to be surrounded
by The Boyz (and girlz) In The Hood!!
Cathy Watkins Bennett is a Bar
row County native and a graduate of
Winder-Barrow High School. Send
comments about this column to
bencath@aol.com.
Discount spay, neutering offered
Leftover Pets offers low cost spay/neuter
surgeries at the Winder clinic located at 610
Barrow Park Drive.
August clinic days include Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Prices are $85 for female dogs over 25
lbs., $65 for female dogs up to 25 lbs., $55
for male dogs and female cats and $35 for
male cats. A $5 discount will be given for
any surgery patient no older than 5 months
(as determined by Leftover Pets veterinari
an). All surgery prices include a free rabies
vaccination. There are no additional fees for
in heat or pregnant animals.
Financial assistance is available for any low
income Barrow County resident. Appoint
ments are required and must be made by calling
800-978-5226.
CASA seeking area volunteers
Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA) is look
ing for volunteers for chil
dren in foster care.
CASA volunteers advo
cate for foster children and
help them reach a perma
nent, safe solution faster.
They also make sure their
assigned child receives
tutoring when they are
struggling in school.
When a child is uproot
ed from their school and
activities, a CASA volun
teer makes sure they get
plugged into activities they
enjoy: maybe it’s joining
the local soccer team or
signing up to participate in
the school play.
Most foster children
spend at least one birthday
in foster care and a CASA
volunteer makes sure that
day is still special, offer
ing a personalized birthday
greeting card or maybe a
small gift to celebrate and
remind the child that they
are important and they are
worth celebrating.
Piedmont CASA has new
volunteer training classes
starting on Aug. 25.
Visit www.piedmontcasa.
org for more information
on CASA.
Put on a smile
In light of all of the doom and gloom
lately, I thought we should take a lighter
approach this week.
What better source of informa
tion than emails and the Internet.
Some people either have a heck
of a better sense of humor than
I, or at least they have more time
to sit around and think of funny
things to say.
I find myself amazed every day
by some funny emails, sometimes
political in nature, and sometimes
just general humor.
No wonder there are so many
comedians out of work. With the
American population in need of
relief and something to smile
about, consequently, our society is filling
the internet with tidbits of humor and
stories.
A friend of mine sent me an email last
week after going out to buy an iron for
ironing clothes.
“Jimmy”, she said, “You aren’t going
to believe this but the iron I bought had
a warning label on it. The label said,
‘Warning: Do not iron your clothes while
you are wearing them.”
I kid you not! I got a big laugh from it,
but then I thought about all the people out
there who might think it’s O.K. to remove
a wrinkle or two while wearing a piece
of clothing. Unfortunately, I may know
one or two.
A good Rotarian sent me one in color.
It started out reading, “If you like Teflon,
you’ll love Clin’ton! Sexual harassment
won’t stick! Perjury and dress stains
won’t stick! Making deals with brokers
and bankers won’t stick!
“Extremely careless with classified
emails, won’t stick! Coat it in Clin’ton
and Nothing Sticks!”
That one was attributed to a cartoon in
Politico Universal Uchick (M.Wuerker).
Last Friday, I received an email that
talked about us older people. Point #5
on the list said, “I finished my 14-days
of diet food in 3 hours and 20 minutes.”
Point #7 said, “Kids don’t know how
easy they have it...when I was young,
I had to walk through nine feet of shag
carpet to change the TV channel.”
Another one was about school:
“Remember back when we were kids,
and every time it was below zero outside,
they closed the school? Me either.”
If you aren’t familiar with Mensa, it’s
an organization for people with an IQ of
140 or higher. A neighbor sent this one
to me.
Mensa membership is open to persons
who have attained a score within the
upper two percent of the general popula
tion on an approved and properly admin
istered intelligence test.
Several Mensa members went to lunch
and while at the table they discovered
jimmy
terrell
their salt shaker contained pepper and the
pepper shaker was full of salt.
After several minutes of discussion,
they couldn’t decide on how to
transfer the pepper and salt to
their correct containers without
spilling any.
They finally came up with an
idea using a napkin, straw and
empty saucer. They then called
the waitress over to dazzle her
with their scheme. Before they
could finish, the waitress apol
ogized, unscrewed the caps of
both bottles and switched them.
There was dead silence at
the Mensa table. As J.A. said,
“Kind of reminds you of Wash
ington, D.C. doesn’t it?”
Another friend emailed me one of the
“Life Is Short” versions and I found sev
eral uplifting but truisms of life.
One was a reminder: “Accept the fact
that some days you are the pigeon and
some days you are the statue.” Another
said, “Always read stuff that will make
you look good if you die in the middle
of it.”
After reading the last one, I went and
found my copy of The Norton Anthology
of Western Literature and placed a book
marker on page 699. That page contains
William Wordsworth’s, “Ode on Intima
tions of Immortality.”
I also placed one at the beginning of
the section on The Nineteenth Century:
Realism and Symbolism on page 999. I
must confess that I also highlighted a few
lines on 999 through 1003 to add some
realism to the discovery. The book is on
my current reading stand.
There were a couple of other well-
thought out truisms: “Drive carefully, it
isn’t only cars that can be recalled by
their Maker;” “Always keep your words
soft and sweet in case you have to eat
them;” and “The second mouse gets the
cheese.”
Finally, there are three others which I
hope will make your day.
“Birthdays are good for you. The more
you have, the longer you live.”
This one has a lot of insight: “We could
learn a lot from a box of crayons. Some
are sharp, some pretty and some are
dull. Some have weird names and all are
different colors, but they all live in the
same box.”
And, to take with you for the week;
“A truly happy person is one who enjoys
the scenery on a detour;” “Nobody cares
if you can’t dance well. Just get up and
dance!”
Remember; Save the earth, it’s the only
planet with chocolate!
Jimmy Terrell is a retired law enforce
ment official. He can be reached at
ejterrell65@gmail.com.
Bethlehem Star Festival set Oct. 8
The 11th annual Bethlehem Star Festi
val is set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday,
Oct. 8. in the Bethlehem town square.
The family-friendly event will include
arts, crafts, food and music. The town and
the Nativity Lutheran Church sponsor a
free kids zone that includes games, arts
and crafts, inflatables and more. Vendor
applications are welcomed. See the web
site at www.bethlehemga.org.
August 17, 2016 ~ Crossword Puzzle
Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Steve Cummings
NARCISSISM - Narcissus
was a Greek mythological
figure who fell in love with
himself after seeing his re
flection in a lake. As the story
goes, he died of grief for hav
ing fallen in love with some
one that did not exist outside
himself.
Narcissists are arrogant
and have a sense of superior
ity. They have a tendency to
belittle others in an attempt
to validate their own feelings
of superiority.
A Narcissist is the opposite
of what a Christian should
be. The Bible tell us that God
resists the proud, but gives
grace to the humble. At a
time when our culture is be
coming more narcissistic, we
are training students to be
humble servants and to love
others.
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from long
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