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Photos/Submitted
First Baptist Church of Cumming members Ryan Yackel, center, and Taylor
Bowers cut screen for windows to be used in building a house for a family that
was living in an 8-by-10-foot storage building.
Baptist youth volunteer in
Alaska construction projects
From Staff Reports
Fifty-one students and
adults from First Baptist
Church of Cumming joined
more than 180 youth and
their leaders July 5 through
12 for a World Changers
national construction all¬
youth project in Healy,
Alaska.
Students built decks,
repainted houses, replaced
roofing, put in a road and
driveway, remodeled a
hockey rink, painted the
school, built a pavilion for
the soccer field and more in
Healy.
In the evenings, the
youth participated in wor
ship, F Bible study 7 and team
*■ building activities.
. World Changers partici¬
pants learn what being “On
Mission” really means
throughout the week:
Becoming personally in
volved in meeting the needs
of others while sharing the
love of Christ, according to
a church news release.
Yellowjacket swarms
bother more residents
By Debbie Gilbert
FCN regional staff
As autumn approaches, yel¬
lowjacket wasps become more
numerous and more aggressive.
That’s part of their normal life
cycle.
But this year, their popula¬
tions seem to have gone out of
control. Over the past couple of
weeks, some area residents have
complained of so many yellow¬
jackets swarming over their
lawns that they’re almost afraid
to go outside.
Billy Skaggs, agriculture
agent with the Hall County
Extension Service, said of 52
phone calls the agency received
one day last week, at least 15
were about yellowjackets.
Pest exterminators say there
are more people seeking help to
get rid of the insects.
“We have been getting more
calls than usual and earlier in the
year than usual,” said Frank
Roberts of Select Pest Control in
Gainesville.
Local experts don’t know
exactly what’s causing the yel¬
lowjackets’ population boom.
Most think it has something to
do with the weather, but they
disagree on whether it is because
of too much rain or too little.
What they do know is that
the problem will end with the
first frost, when yellowjacket
colonics die out. But that’s about
two months away.
In the meantime, the focus is
on how to prevent people from
being stung.
“You should keep Benadryl
on hand, even if you think
you’re not allergic,” Skaggs said.
This time of yegr, as their
colonies grow larger, they
become more defensive and will
attack humans with little or no
provocation.
Skaggs said other than cov¬
ering exposed skin with cloth¬
ing, there’s nothing you can do
to protect yourself. Insect repel
lents designed to deter mosqui¬
toes and ticks don’t work on
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Healy, Ala.
To attend, students and
adults raised money, com
pleted eight training ses
sions and worked at a local
construction project,
This summer, nearly
24,000 students were regis
tered to participate in more
wasps.
But you can make your yard
less attractive to yellowjackets.
“Keep your property clear of
trash,” Skaggs said.
The most important step,
however, is to find the nests.
Yellowjackets make paper nests
similar to those of hornets, but
they’re usually hidden under¬
ground.
But the yellowjackets will
improve on what’s already there.
“The nests are often U-shaped,
with two entrances,” Roberts
said.
This makes extermination a
challenge. “Liquid (insecticides)
don’t work because they pool in
the bottom of the hole and don’t
reach both entrances,” Roberts
said.
And while you’re pouring
poison down one entrance, hun¬
dreds of angry wasps may
swarm out of the other side,
ready to attack.
Skaggs said you may have
better luck with a powdered
insecticide, which kills more
slowly but is less risky.
The key to successfully elim¬
inating yellowjackets is timing.
They aren’t nocturnal, so they
quit flying when darkness falls.
Horton said extermination
should be done “either late at
night with a flashlight, or at the
crack of dawn before they get
active again.”
He recommends wearing
gloves and long sleeves and
pants. “And never try to get rid
of the nest without two people
involved,” he said. “You need
that second person in case you
have a reaction (to being stung).”
Roberts said you should
identify the nest holes during the
day and flag them, so you’ll be
able to find the spot at night.
If you’re unsure of your abil¬
ity to handle the job, Horton
advises not to attempt it.
11 Safety is more important
^ ian getting rid of the nest,” he
said. “Calling an exterminator is
often the safest alternative.
than 100 World Changers
projects around the globe.
Sponsored by the North
American Mission Board in
Alpharetta, World Changers
also included work in cities
in Pennsylvania and South
Carolina.
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Expert releases guide
to Alzheimer’s
From staff reports
Author and Forsyth
County native Pat Otwell has
released her latest book,
Guide to Ministering to
Alzheimer’s Patients and
Their Families,” published
by Routledge, an imprint of
Taylor & Francis.
The book is designed to
assist pastors, church leaders
and mission groups in provid¬
ing ministry to Alzheimer’s
patients and families within
their congregation.
Otwell received a Master
of Religious Education,
Master of Divinity and
Doctor of Ministry degrees
from Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Fort
Worth, Texas.
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Madia Bowman, left, author of the book “Dr. Denmark Said It!” speaks to Dr.
Leila Denmark recently at her home in Alpharetta. This year, Denmark celebrat
ed her 110th birthday. Bowman also recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of
the first edition of her book. It is currently in the 4th edition with more than
33,000 copies sold and 37,000 in print. The book is available at area stores
including Humpus Bumpus Books, Lakeside Pharmacy and Sawnee Drugs or
online at www.drdenmarksaidit.com.
She has been on
the cutting-edge of
Alzheimer’s ministry
and has had experi¬
ence in virtually
every aspect, includ¬
ing assisting in nurs¬
ing facility placement
and adjustment, pro¬
viding day-to-day
spiritual care for
patients and families,
providing crisis ministry dur¬
ing hospitalizations, devel
oping and facilitating an
Alzheimer’s support group
and officiating at funerals.
Otwell’s previous publica
tions are: “A Chaplain-Led
Ministry to Families .of
Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Through the Development
and Utilization of a Support
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Otwell
Association of Professional
Chaplains,
Otwell resides in
Ormond Beach, Fla., but
spends part of the year in
Cumming.
“Guide to Ministering to
Alzheimer’s Patients and
Their Families” is available
at Heavenly Dove Christian
Books and Gifts.
Group,” “A Hobby
That Ministers” and
“Reflections.”
Her professional
affiliations include
being a retired clini¬
cal member in the
Association of
Clinical Pastoral
Education and a
retired Associate
Chaplain in the