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-FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1993
Opinion
Let Uncle Sam take
care of the waiting
Just as the weeds grow in
spring so do the lines in the Tax
Commission Office to purchase
vehicle license tags. Between
now and the May 1 deadline the
lines are expected to grow longer
and longer. (The deadline for
truckers who travel inter-state
routes to file paperwork in the
International Register Plan is
Feb. 15, less than a month away.)
With 60,000 vehicles in need of
tags, the waiting time could be
burdensome, especially to those
who haven’t the luxury of time to
wait
To avoid the wait, employees
in the Tax Commission Office
recommend letting Uncle Sam
do it by using the mail. There is a
$1 mailing fee little enough to
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Street Poll
South Forsyth High School students were asked: Do you feel there is a problem with racism in Forsyth County?
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Tammie Geyer
Yes. Especially toward the blacks and
Mexicans.
pay to avoid the loss of valuable
time.
Simply drop the pre-bill with
payment, including the $1 mail
ing fee, in the mail. If vehicle
owners do not receive a pre-bill
in the mail by the end of the
month, officials suggest calling
the tag office at 781-2110 to work
out details to obtain one.
Those who must pay in person
must take with them to the Tax
Commission Office last year’s tag
receipt or this year’s pre-bill, a
current driver’s license and
proof of insurance to ensure
quick processing.
Try to avoid all this. We think
letting Uncle Sam do it is the best
way.
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Matt Bishop
Yes. I think it is being diluted as a lot of new
people move in. Some people are raised to
be racist but a lot of others are getting out of
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Three-day bug brings a new outlook
Nothing like a bout with the bug to give
you a new outlook on life!
My bout came around on Jan. 10 and last
ed about three days, give or take a few. Gave
me a scare of sorts, thinking it might be
something more serious than one of a num
ber of viruses going around.
My Good Doctor sent some of my blood off
to the lab and we waited for the results.
That’s the hardest part, the waiting. You try
to be optimistic, but when you feel so bad,
it’s difficult. Then you get to the point of
wanting it to go away, no matter what it is, or
what it will take to get rid of it!
The tests showed nothing more compli
cated than a possible three-day bug, to the
Good Doctor’s delight, as well as mine.
In my puny condition I couldn’t get too
delighted, but you know what I mean. I’m
reasonably sure most of you know exactly
what I mean, because I know of few folks
who have escaped the flu or various viruses.
Just before the bug hit me, the Good Doc
tor informed me my cholesterol was above
normal, and when he showed me how far
Letters
4 An idea whose time has come’
The Citizens of Forsyth County have truly
“Made It Happen” in 1991 and I thank you
all on behalf of the Sawnee Community Cen
ter, Inc. board of directors for your encour
agement and support.
There has developed a sense of excite
ment as we see our building, that we have
worked for so long, taking shape and becom
ing a reality. There is no mightier force than
“An Idea Whose Time Has Come” and this is
an idea that first started in 1975 and began to
sprout in 1980 as a committee ofthe Sawnee
Arts Association, then became the Sawnee
Community Center, Inc. in 1986. At that
time, Ann Hamilton became our dedicated
and efficient Executive Director.
1991 saw us obtain the present property at
Tribble Gap and Highway 306 Connector;
meet a $150,000 matching challenge grant
from a local anonymous benefactor; and al
most complete the building of The Sawnee
Center, a tribute to the many dedicated peo
ple of this county who have a vision of a
place where all can gather for meetings,
plays, concerts, exhibits, shows, perfor
mances of all kinds, civic and social.
When completed the SCCI will have used
all its available monies and pledged funds to
build the center. The cost of operation of
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Shannon Hardy
The older generation may have been
brought up that way but the kids are getting
a different aspect on it God made everybody
the same not one person better than
another.
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Jordan
Columnist
above, I knew my days of eating pizza with
extra cheese, fried foods, and any number of
other goodies were over. Unless I just chose
to live on the edge! Then the bug hit, and I
had no problem leaving off ALL food!
As a welcome side-effect, of course, I lost a
few pounds. As I told the Good Doctor, I
made many covenants with the Lord during
a long, long night of pain. The Good Doctor
asked me if I had put them in writing! I
informed him that they were printed indeli
bly on my stomach, and in the part of my
mind that tends to think all food is gone.
Sure enough, now that the bug has passed,
The Sawnee Center will come from the use
of the building and the membership dues.
The cost of operation for the first several
years, until we reach a full booking, will be
more than the fee received for its use. In
order to help us keep in the black, we are
striving for a membership of 2000 this year
at $25 for family or sls for individuals.
There will be special privileges for mem
bers, such as: Newsletters, Calendar of
Events, Discounts for Center Shows, Free
admission to Exhibits, and Invitation to
Members-only Events.
Thank you one and all for the spirit of
cooperation you have shown. I want to espe
cially extend my personal appreciation to
all the members of the 1991 Board of Direc
tors of the SCCI for thei r loyalty to the board
and committee meetings during the year.
People of Forsyth County this facility was
built for YOU to USE and be PROUD of. Join
us in celebrating this happening.
Kindest regards,
J. Jackson Reeve, D.D.S., President
Sawnee Community Center, Inc.
Please see LETTERS, Page 13A
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Angi Sewell
Oh, yeah, of course. It is such an indepth
thing I don’t think people will overcome it It
is not just this county.
and all I feel while writing this is a lingering
weakness and slight discomfort in the stom
ach area, I still have no desire to return to
my old eating habits.
By the time you are reading this, I may
have the desire back, but the cholesterol
situation is serious enough to keep me on a
proper diet. I want to hang around at least a
few more years, and when I balance that
against momentary satisfaction certain
foods bring, I vote for a sensible diet!
It looks as though the New Year’s resolu
tion I didn’t make has been thrust upon me.
If I follow a sensible diet in order to lower
my cholesterol and get more exercise I am
most certainly going to lose weight. Then I
should not only feel better, but look better,
too!
Say, 1992 is shaping up to be a really good
year! Wish me luck as I try to shape up, also.
(Joyce Jordan’s column is a regular feature
of the Wednesday edition of the Forsyth
County News.)
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Jason Earley
Yes, I think in the older generation. The
kids are learning we are all pretty much
equal. Everybody has got a little bit of rac
ism inside but it is slowly being weeded out
as we are having more opportunities to un
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