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The Jenkins County Times
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By Sam Eades, Publisher/
Writer
for
The Times
Community
House
Have you ever visited our own Community House?
Didn't know we had one? Well we do. It is used throughout
the year for many different occasions. Let me tell you a
little about our wonderful Community House.
You see, in 1933, the woman's club made the decision to
build a community house. This particluar group of ladies
worked closely with the current Mayor at the time, of
Millen to see that this project was completed.
After a tremendous amount of work and blood, sweat and
tears, the community house was completed in 1936.
The woman's club purchased china, crystal and silver
for this beautiful part of Jenkins County. This new place
is where several community clubs meet and even dances
have been held in previous years. Back in the early years,
this building was used most every night for something. On
Monday it was used at noon for a dinner for the Southeast
Georgia Baptist Ministers and on Tuesday, the Woman's
club used it for their meeting. The men's Civic Club would
have the annual "Ladies Night" banquet on Thursday
nights. And of course the Millen Rotary Club would meet
every friday at noon.
The community house continues to be used on several
occasions during the year. If you have not visited our own
community house. Stop by when you see a car there and
take a peek. We thank the ladies of the Woman's Club for
having such a grand vision.
This week the floors are being sanded, stained, and
finished off with three coats of polyurathane. Will be a
show stopper for sure!
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Joyner inducted
into Brier Creek
Chapter
ByDess Smith,
Special Contributor
for
The Times
The Brier Creek Chapter, Georgia Society Sons of
the American Revolution held its monthly meeting at
Walls Diner at 7:00 p.m. With President Wayne Howard
presiding, there were 18 in attendance. New member John
Joyner was inducted by President Wayne Howard. John
has been an active member of the Brier Creek Chapter
for nearly 2 years, has his militia unifomi and also has a
6-pounder mortar that he brings to all our events in the
State of Georgia. Compatriot Hu Daughtry presented
our program for the evening. Hu lives in Metter and is a
retired Pharmacist. Hu's wife Susan attended with him.
Hu's presentation was on "Who is Kemp Creech". Besides
talking about Kemp Creech, who was from Candler County,
he talked about 4 other veterans from that County.
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Talmadge Fries of
The Cotton Gin
Summer Corn Salad
Ingredients
5 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1 tablespoon lime juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen com, thawed
1-1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup finely chopped cucumber
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons
dried basil
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
Directions
In a small bowl, whisk 4 teaspoons oil, lime
juice, salt and pepper sauce; set aside.
In a large skillet, cook and stir corn in remaining
oil over medium-high heat until tender. Transfer
to a salad bowl; cool slightly. Add the tomatoes,
cucumber, onion and basil. Drizzle with dressing
and toss to coat.
Let stand for 10 minutes before serving or
refrigerate until chilled. Sprinkle with cheese just
before serving.
An Introduction to Country Life -
By Tracey Pruitt
Special to
The Times
I grew up on a farm
though my brother
would say that I never
actually worked on
one. I moved to
the city when I was
twenty-four and
would remain there
until I fell in love with
a country boy that
lived on a dirt road.
The dirt road
life was somewhat of a
transition. I missed the
ease of being able to order
pizza delivery (which we
finally got when Stoner’s
Pizza came to town). I
thought about opening
“Dirt Road Dash” for those
of us who lived in the
country and wanted their
food delivered to their
door! I also missed the
convenience of being two
minutes from anything.
It was the absence of
noise that soothed my soul
and reminded me of the
beauty of the simple life
I knew in my childhood.
The country life replaced
fire engine screams and
horns blowing with frogs
croaking, ducks quacking
and fireflies lighting up the
darkness.
I had not been living
on the dirt road very long
when I came face-to-face
with the excitement of life
on the farm... and I do
mean face-to-face!
One hot summer day,
our dog Combread had
gone into the woods and
discovered a baby deer.
I knew this because my
husband had told me that
she would occasionally go
into the woods this time of
year and described how the
cry sounded. That summer
morning, I was outside,
heard the cry of the
deer, and saw Combread
tramping through the
woods in her “find it”
mode.
I yelled for her to come
out of the woods, which
she did reluctantly. I
hurried into the house and
grabbed my husband’s 22
rifle. As I entered the thick
brash, my thought was to
make sure that the baby
was ok and not injured.
Combread, excited to be
back on the hunt, charged
into the woods ahead
of me and disappeared
immediately behind dense
trees. What happened next
will be forever etched in
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my mind!
Combread, seconds
after disappearing in the
woods in front of me,
broke from the bushes at
a breakneck speed with
an angry momma deer
barreling after her. Both
were headed straight for
me! My gun was forgotten
in my hands as those two
creatures raced right at
me. Combread, intent
on me saving her life and
the momma deer, head
bent with the intention of
teaching that poor old lab a
lesson she would not soon
forget.
I did the one thing any
self-respecting city girl
would do. I let out a blood
curdling scream just as
Combread raced past me to
her presumed safety. The
deer, whose head jerked up
upon my scream as her eyes
widened in terror, made a
most impressive banked
turn that would rival the
best fighter jet pilots! I
won Combread’s devotion
that day... though I don’t
know if it was saving her life
or giving her the leftover pot
roast!
That was my first but
definitely not the last taste of
the excitement of country life!
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