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PageAlO The Baldwin Bulletin I www.BBnews.today Thursday, August 31,2017 » COMMUNITY Storytellers host monthly session AUSTIN ATKINSON/Contributor The storytellers from Sunday evening's event were (from left:) Priscilla Randall, Ken Saladin, Jeanette Waddell, Brittany Morrison and Sherry Morrison. Storytellers speak at Allen's Market every fourth Sunday each month. Continued from A1 unopposed. In District 5, incumbent Richard Mullins Jr. will face Harry Keim. Keim also serves as the chairman of the Baldwin County Board of Tax Assessors. For the GMC Board of Trustees, Tony Fraley is running for District 1, Randy New for District 2, Doris Renfroe for District 3, Ken Vance for District 4, George Hogan Sr. for District 5. District 6 will be an election between Mike Cobb and Calvin Hill. Interested parties are still able to apply to be write-in candidates until Friday, Sept. 1. County wide, voters will decide whether or not to support a Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (T-SPLOST). Election Day for 2017 will be on Tuesday, Nov. 7- Voter deadlines Those wanting to partic ipate in this year’s election process have until Oct. 10 to register. Advance voting will begin on Oct. 16. Advance voting will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until Nov. 3. The voting will occur in hearing room 104 of the Baldwin County Courthouse. The Baldwin County Voter Registrars office is in charge of processing change of name, address and registrations for the City of Milledgeville. A release sent out by the Baldwin County Registrars Office mentions partially completed voter registration forms sent over mail. “The form was not mailed from the Georgia Secretary of State or the Baldwin County Voter Registrar’s office,” according to the release. The form is from the nonprofit Voter Participation Center (VPC), which has the goal of increasing voter participation. According to the releas, there is no indication that the VPC has malicious intent, and failing to return the form does not mean a voter will be removed from voter roles. The VPC forms can be completed and submitted to the Georgia Secretary of State or delivered to the county registrar’s office. AUSTIN ATKINSON Contributor Jeanette Waddell partners up with Allied Arts to host a monthly storytelling event that is free and family friendly at Allen’s Market every fourth Sunday. At these events, sched uled speakers tell stories about their lives that fall under that month’s theme. On Sunday, Aug. 27, five speakers spoke with the theme of “It’s Cold Out There.” Storyteller Priscilla Randall began with her story of slowly becoming a southern belle as she moved down the Atlantic Coast throughout her life. She started as a snow bird in Boston then moved to Connecticut and even tually got tired of having to wear multiple layers in the winter. She eventually settled in Georgia, got a pool, and hasn’t regretted it since. Ken Saladin, a retired teacher from Georgia College, was next sharing a great father-son experience. Saladin and his son went white water rafting at the Grand Canyon. Naturally, the story was peppered with random facts and explanations like why the bottom of the canyon gets so hot at night. Sherry Morrison was the next speaker. She talked about when she followed through on a childhood goal of moving to Alaska. She told of all the initial problems that would happen to someone moving from Las Vegas to Alaska, including getting stuck in the snow after trying to do her first snow angel and freaking out over the Aurora Borealis. The next speaker was Brittany Morrison, who talked about some classic road trip fun. Understandably taking a 6-year-old and 25 baby chicks from California to a Maine has the seeds of a good road trip story in itself. However, throw in car problems and severe weather near the end of the journey, the story goes from good to great. Jeanette Waddell was the closer of the afternoon. She had a fun college story of when she moved from Georgia to Indiana. Her roommate took advantage of her southern hospitality in a perfect example of why you shouldn’t loan or borrow money from friends. Hijinks ensued ultimately ending in her roommate’s pure white rabbit fur coat getting used as a blank canvas for a fountain ink splatter painting. After the event Waddell talked about the commu nity coming and sharing their experiences. ‘We’re building commu nity, people come and share what matters to them,” she said. The event occurs at Allen’s Market or 201N. Wayne St. in Milledgeville. The next event is on Sept. 24 with a theme of change. Those interested in sharing their own stories are encouraged to contact Waddell at 706-444-6133 or vaughnfamily21@juno. com. Read breaking news online at www.BBnews.today CHAMPION LEAGUE SPONSORS: Jan and Carlton Curtis, Janet and Tommy Warner OCONEE PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY Presents Wednesday, September 20, 2017 7:30 pm at The Plaza Arts Center, Eatonton Featuring award winning Broadway vocalists Doug LaBrecque and Christiane Noll along with members of the Atlanta Pops Orchestra Hear your favorite show tunes from the last 100 years on Broadway! 706.467.6000 | www.opas.org
