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Old Mauk Schoolhouse
Celebrating 86 Years
On May 12th, MCN Club, Inc.
(DBA Friends of Old Mauk
Schoolhouse) is celebrating the
86th Anniversary of the Old
Mauk Schoolhouse with an open
house and concert at the historic
building, 84 GAHwy. 127 West,
Mauk. The Schoolhouse has
been on the National Register
ofTIistoric Places since 2008.
For 86 years, the building has
served as a gathering place for
the community with the doors
opening in January 1937. Stu
dents in grades 1 through 9
from the Mauk, Norwich, and
Charing communities attended.
It continued to serve as a pub
lic school until 1956. From 1956
to 1970, the building served
community groups, including 4-
H Club and the Home Demon
stration Club. From 1970-1976,
the building housed Mauk Acad
emy, a private school that leased
the building, doing needed re
pairs in lieu of rent, which ulti
mately helped save the build
ing, In the early years, the
school served as a home for an
nual singing schools, piano les
sons, piano recitals, and com
munity Christmas plays. For
many years, an alumni meeting
was held annually. In recent
years, the building has been
used for weddings, birthday cel
ebrations, and family reunions.
The Friends of Old Mauk
Schoolhouse hosts fundraising
events 2 or 3 times per year with
the centerpiece being the No
vember Fall Festival. The club
has presented plays, talent
shows, Easter events,
womanless weddings, and other
fun events. Recent activities
have focused on establishing an
Historic Classroom and com
pleting renovation and repairs
after extensive termite damage
was discovered in 2013,
The doors open for the celebra
tion at 5:30 p.m,, May 12. Ev
eryone is invited to go and take
a tour. Enjoy homemade des
serts in the newly renovated
kitchen, while sharing memo
ries with friends and taking
time to meet some new neigh
bors
At 7 p.m., the Back Porch Pick
ers will take the auditorium
stage for a concert of Gospel and
Blue Grass music. This will be
a fun packed evening. The
evening is free, but donations
are always welcome to help with
the maintenance and ongoing
preservation of this piece of his
tory and important community
asset. All donations are tax de
ductible.
The MCN Club Inc. T DBA
Friends of the Old Mauk
Schoolhouse, is a 501c3 non
profit organized for mainte
nance and preservation of the
building and its history for the
community and for future gen
erations.
EPD Summer Burn Ban
May 1 - September 30
EPD Summer Burn Ban
Does Not Include Taylor
Beginning May 1, the Georgia
Environmental Protection Di
vision {EPD) open burning ban
went into effect for 54 Georgia
counties. This does not include?
Taylor County. The open burn
ing ban has been in place dur
ing the summer ozone season
since 2005.
The ban prohibits citizens and
businesses from burning yard
and land-clearing debris dur
ing the summer ozone season,
which runs from May 1 through
Sept, 30, This is in addition to
the rule that prohibits the burn-
ingof household garbage. Burn
ing household garbage is never
allowed anywhere in Georgia.
Recreational activities such as
campfires and grilling are ex
empt from the open burning
ban,
* Burn Type 1: Reduction of
Leaves on Premises of Origin
* Bum Type 2: Agricultural
Procedures for Production of
Harvesting Crops fifland tract
is 5 acres or less)
• Burn Type 3: Burningvegeta-
tive material for agricultural
operations (if land tract is
greater than 5 acres)
■ Bum Type 4: Prescribed
Burning
* Burn Type 5: Recreational
Purposes and Cooking
• Burn Type 6: Fire-fighting
Training
• Burn Type 7: Acquired Struc
ture Burns
* Burn Type 8: Vegetative De
bris from Storms
* Burn Type 9: Weed Abate
ment, Disease and Pest Pre
vention
• Burn Type 10: Open-flame
Devices
• Burn Type 11: Land Clear
ing, Construction, and Right-
of-Way Maintenance
* Burn Type 12: Packaging
Materials for Explosives
* Burn Type 13: Land Clearing
- Burning with Air Curtain
Destructor
OBITUARIES
The Taylor County News, May 11, 2028, Page 3.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No
machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
--Elbert Hubbard
Hardy
James Calvin < \JC” Hardy, 90,
of Reynolds, GA, died April 24,
2023, peacefully at home, sur
rounded by his loved ones.
A Celebration of Life will be
held Sunday, May 21, 2023, at
2 p.m., at the Powersville Opry,
390 Perry Hwy., Hawkinsville,
GA.
Calvin was born July 8, 1932,
to W.R. “Willie" Hardy and
Densie Horne.
He served in the U.S. Navy as
a gunner's mate. He sailed on
the USSLoftberg, USS Tarawa,
and USS Midway. After re-
ceivingan honorable discharge
from the Navy, Calvin spent
many years working at Blue
Bird Corporation in Fort Val
ley. He went on to retire from
Bibb Manufacturing in 1994.
After retiring, he operated a
small engine repair business.
When Calvin was a teenager,
he taught himself to play the
guitar. He mastered the in
strument and played it all over
the world. He played the acous
tic, bass, a nd stee l guitars, a long
with the dobro, fiddle, mando
lin, and cello, His love for the
guitar and his playing skills
earned him a nomination into
the Georgia Music Hall ofFame.
Calvin played in many travel
ing bands throughout his life.
Most notable were the Country
Fun Band in the 80s, The Mule
Creek Band, and the
Powersville Opry house band.
He is also a member of the
Powersville Opry Hall ofFame,
Calvin will lx? most remem
bered for his love for his family,
his giving nature, always hav-
inga smile, and lendinga hand.
He w'as an avid fisherman.
He is survived by his sister,
Mac Smith; brothers, Ralph
Hardy, Eddie Hardy, and
Kenny Hardy; his children, Rita
Faye Hardy, Bradley Hardy,
and Tina Hunter; his grand
children, Shanna Hollis, Nikki
Johnson, Will Patton, Dylan
Hardy, Megan Wood, and An
drew Hardy; and 10 great
grandchildren.
Layfield
Larry Thomas Layfield, 70, of
Garden Valley, GA, died Sun
day, May 7, 2023,
Funeral services will be held
Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 11
a.m., at Pleasant Grove Bap
tist Church in Garden Valley.
Burial will follow in the church
cemetery.
He was born Sept. 19,1952, in
Idea l, G A, to Weaver and Leona
Harbuck Layfield.
He attended grammar school
in Marshallville, GA, junior
high in Oglethorpe, GA, and
graduated from Macon County
High School in Montezuma, GA.
He attended Georgia South
western for one year.
Mr. Layfield was a member of
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
in Garden Valley, He served as
associate pastor, Sunday School
teacher, church clerk, and trea
surer. He was an ordained dea
con and served on the Deacon
Board,
His life work was at Robins
Air Force Base in Warner Rob
ins, where he was employed for
36years, from 1971 to 2007. He
was a U.S. Air Force portfolio
manager for acquisition and
modification programs and de
pot work, averaging $100 to
$150 million a year. He held
several key leadership and
management positions in Spe
cial Operations Forces and had
supervisory positions with the
Department of Defense Special
Operation Forces from 1988 to
2007, He achieved multi-com
mand and multi-service expe
rience with the headquarters
for the U.S. Special Operations
Command, the Air Force Spe
cial Command, the Air Force
Space Command, the Air and
Education Command, the Na
tional Guard Bureau, the Air
Force Reserve Command, the
U.S. Navy, the U.S. Army, and
the U.S, Coast Guard, He had
international experience with
the Israeli Air Force, German
Army, Royal Australian Air
Force, and the British Royal
Air Force. As part of his work,
he traveled to many foreign
countries.
After his retirement, Mr.
Layfield received an Exemplary
Civil Service Medal for out
standing contributions to Spe
cial Operations Forces/Combat
Search and Rescue in 2002.
He was an avid deer hunter
and enjoyed fishing.
He is survived by his loving
wife, Cathy Jinks Layfield of
Reynolds, GA; his son, Jason
Thomas Layfield of Reynolds;
his daughter, Tiffany Layfield
Coker and her husband, Ashley,
of Reynolds; a stepdaughter,
Lori Buice Brown and her hus
band, Christopher, ofEllaville,
GA; a brother. Weaver Michael
Layfield and his wife, Julie, of
Perry, GA; seven grandchil
dren, Rebecca Layfield, Gage
Layfield, Austin, Aden, and
Madison Coker, Michael and
Nicholas Brawn; and a great
granddaughter, Lily Grace
Brown.
Memorial contributions may
bemade to Pleasant Grove Bap
tist Church, 2061 Butler Mill
Rd., Reynolds, GA 31076.
The online guest register may
be signed at:
www.m Heighten
funeralsen.hce.com.
McLeighton Funeral Service
of Reynolds, GA was in charge
of arrangements.
Funeral Notice
ELIZABETH ADAMS, 77, of
Cusseta,GA, died Monday, May
8, 2023, at Columbus Hospice.
Arrangements are incomplete
at press time. Charles
McDougald Funeral Home of
Butler, GA is in charge of all
arrangements.
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