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Page 2 - The Wiregrass Farmer, October 29, 2008 BRIEFLY (Continued from Page 1) whole box is $25.00 and half boxes will be $15. To place your order, call 567-3448. DAR geneology workshop Victoria Evans Library and DAR will be having it’s Geneology Workshop on Nov. 8, 10am-12pm. It’s free and every one is welcome to come. Williford art exhibit at library November Fest best pie contest seeks entries Turner County Connection will be sponsoring a Pie Contest in conjunction with their annual November Fest on Saturday, November 1. There are 2 pie categories - 1.Cream or Custard and 2.Fruit or Nut. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each cate gory. Please bring your entries to Turner County Special Services School on Nov. 1 by 10 a.m. Winners will be announced at noon. Pies must be cooked before arrival. The recipe, printed or typed on an 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheet of paper, must be submitted with the pie. Name, address, tele phone number and category must be printed on the back of the recipe. Pies will be judged on: Taste appeal (40%); Originality of recipe (20%); Appearance (25%); and Ease of prepara- tion(15%). Unless you request the return of your pie, after the judges have sampled, the pies will be sliced and sold by the slice as part of the November Fest fund raiser. For more information, please contact the offices of Turner County Connection at 567-9066. The paintings of Linda Williford are now on display at Victoria Evans Memorial Library. The works of the well known local artist will be at the library through the month of October. Linda owns Patches Art Studio and has taught painting for many years. In the main library, you can view the beautiful display of Capodemonte porcelain flowers. This collection is owned by Jerry Loltz. Pet Show at Elementary School TCS Band Pet Show Nov. 8th, 1-6 p.m. at TC Elementary School. All Pets Welcome! Questions? Call Olivia 821-6896 November Fest Yard Sale November Pest will be Nov. 1 10 a.m.-l p.m. The Yard Sale is in conjunction with the November Pest will be from 7 am-1 pm Boston Butt sale for Boy Scouts Priends of Scouting Boy Scouts boston butt sale, price is $20, pickup Nov. 1, 2008 at American Legion US Hwy 41 South, Ashbum, from 11 am - 2 pm. contact any Boy Scout or Scouters. Turner County Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m. Parade, line up at 5 at Civic Center Christmas Open House to follow downtown with merchants Theme - Home for the Holidays. BOE (Continued from Page 1) County as all the board members there had college degrees. The board said no to increasing the amount of train ing needed for school board members, but agreed that a school board member must meet the minimum training requirements before standing for re-election. Among the questions the Board said No to are: • Should the state be allowed to take over a “failed” school system? Mr. .Jordan said he agreed with the No. “Local people elect you and you are responsi ble to them,” he said. Allowing the state to take over would remove any local control over the school system, he said. • Should there be a state code of ethics and conflict of interest regulations. The Turner County Board of Education already has a code of ethics and conflict of interest regulations. • Should school systems review students and make a report to the people of the com munity. Again, this is something the Board of Education here already does. In addition to annual reports on Adequate Yearly Progress, student achievements positive and neg ative are regularly discussed in The Wiregrass Parmer. • Should schools be required to get local input on decisions? “Again, we already do this locally,” Mr. Jordan said. At Board meetings, the board asks SALE W9 CEDAR HEIGHTS II Hurry, Sale Ends 11/1/08 FINAL DAYS Re-Grand 'f'l&X 'Paws&l 'T&levifrions /<? 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In overall comments, sever al board members said the pro posals would not make a differ ence to someone really interest ed in running for election. “Anyone who wants to run for the right reasons - if they change all of them (require ments for office), that won’t keep someone from running for office,” said Chris Brown. “If they are true and hard about it, it shouldn’t matter. Somebody comes in with an agenda - they did not like what someone had done, somebody did not vote right - they might not want it,” said Lrances Office. Mr. Jordan said his chief objection was the committee had little input from school systems. “They came up with these recommendations without con sulting with those who do their job successfully every day,” he said. Tickets & T-shirts The TCHS Lootball Team has requested that all fans wear orange to the Wilcox game on Lriday night, Oct. 31. Tickets are $6 and the long sleeve orange T-shirts are $10. These will be on sale beginning at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 29th at the High School front office. Show your Team Spirit by wearing orange! COME HUNGRY BUFFET $C99 ^ 6 a.m.-4 p.m. BREAKFAST AND LUNCH Monday-Friday GOVERNMENT Emergency Siren test 1st Wednesday at noon TCMS School Council, 3rd Monday 4 p.m. TCDA 2nd & 4th Monday 8:30 a.m. Chamber County Commission 6:30 p.m. 1st Tues, School Board Bus Shop Ashburn Council 7 p.m. 1st Thursday City Hall Board of Ed. 2nd Monday 7 p.m. Bus Shop Rebecca Council 1st Monday, 6:30 City Hall Sycamore Council 2nd Thurs., 7 p.m. City Hall TCHS Council 1st Monday 4 p.m., TCHS Community Relations Board, last Thursday, 7 p.m. Ashburn City Hall SPECIAL Chamber 3rd Friday noon Chamber Fire Ant Festival Wednesday noon, Shoney's CIVIC Rotary Noon, each Thursday, Shoney's Exchange 7 p.m., each Monday, Club Building Kiwanis Noon, each Tuesday, Shoney's Sycamore Lodge #210 Masons 1st and 3rd Monday 7:30 p.m, Lodge American Legion 2nd Tuesday 7 p.m, old Legion Hall Child Abuse Prev. 3rd Thurs. 6 p.m. Special Services School A.A. Tuesday & Friday 7:30-8:30 Alt. School Cub Scouts every Mon, 7 pm at First United Methodist Church. Ages 6-11 Boy Scouts every Tues. 7 pm at American Legion. Ages 11 & up. Community Calender Deadline: Noon FRIDAY! To be listed, call 567-3655
