The wiregrass farmer. (Ashburn, Ga.) 1984-current, November 19, 2008, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPage 2 - The Wiregrass Farmer, November 19, 2008 BRIEFLY Keys found at laundromat Some car keys, including a key-less entry device, were found at the Laundromat on N. Gordon St. To claim, come to The Wiregrass Farmer. Firefighter course Ashbum Fire & Emergency Services will offer the Basic Firefighter: Module One Course as part of its in-service training program. The course is a very fast paced course, which is the mandated training course required by Georgia Law to become a firefighter. The class will begin on Monday January 12th, at 6PM at Ashburn Fire & Emergency Services Station #2 located at 1070 Bridges Road in Ashbum. The course is 60 hours in length and will be held on consecutive Monday and Thursday Nights. Therefore, the course will take approximately 8 weeks to com plete. If you are interested in attending the class please call 567- 4952 to register. There is no charge for this class and after suc cessful completion participants may pursue a career in the Fire Service. ^Saturday with the Sarge Come hear little known facts about the Civil War. As told by Charles Perry, with Gloria Pylant and Jesse Story. Saturday, Nov. 22 First Baptist Church Social Hall 7:00 p.m. Coffee and Pound cake Only 60 tickets will be sold. Presented by the Turner County Arts Council Part of the Serendipity Series COME HUNGRY BUFFET 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 Turner County Boys Club having a busy fall and winter THE TURNER COUNTY BOYS CLUB MEMBERS. The TC Boys Club has been moving with many different activities and happenings in the community. The Boys Club just recently experienced their first annual Fall Ball in efforts to produce a positive environment for boys to have a good time. Our boys really enjoyed themselves as they partied hard with the Girls of Destiny. Also, be on the lookout out for the Boys Club’s up and coming interpretive dance team called Spoken Silence. They are a talented group of young Christian boys who derived from the Boy’s Club. There style of interpretive dance while unique and inno vative has taken this communi ty by storm. Spoken Silence has per formed in many different func tions in this area such as The Fields of Faith conference, multiple community banquets, church functions, and “Kids Day in the Park” (Valdosta Ga.) which was a program designed to retaliate against violence and at risk behaviors in surrounding counties. The Boy’s Club will also be giving away a Thanksgiving basket full of various items that the members of the club have compiled together. It will be donated to one needy family in our community. The boys are also donating their time every fourth Saturday of each month to a community service project. Please let us know if you need us. We may be reached at theAshburn Youth Resource center (229-567-8781). Building in new flood plains will require elevation by Ben Baker Editor New construction and sig nificant renovation in some parts of Turner County soon must meet flood plain stan dards. New buildings must be at least three feet above the flood stage for the area. “If the house is damaged more than 50 percent by fire, tornado or whatever, or some one puts in an addition, they have to build to flood plain ele vation,” said County Building Inspector Mike Mastrario. A series of maps at his office at the Courthouse Annex show these areas. Those who might like to build in these areas have no choice but to follow the new regs. “They can’t protest in a flood plain. It is a proven wet area,” he said. “Most of the flood areas we do have are in agriculture areas.” A few stretches are in the cities. The final rules are not in place, Mr. Mastrario said, but the flood plains are set. The biggest problem Mr. Mastrario sees in flood plain work is homes cannot be built on slabs, he said. As for how the flood plain area will affect existing homes, so long as no work is done, there’s nothing to be concerned about from that perspective. Insurance, however, is another matter. Mr. Mastrario said home- owners in the flood plain area should talk to their insurance agent, especially if the house still has a mortgage. He said homeowners should consider 100 year floods a benchmark. He said as far as he knows, no homes have been flooded in recent times in these flood plains. What homes have gotten soaked in recent times was from storm water runoff, he said. “Stormwater is different,” he said. “We don’t have any big rivers running through Turner County.” TEKTITE (Continued from Page 1) “The reason I have been able to succeed in the field is none of the projects I am work ing on are lucrative,” he said. “Most scientists will not tackle a project until there is money. I am working in an unclutter sci entific field by myself all these years.” GEORGIAITES The places where tektites are found is called a strewn field. Georgiaites (Georgia tek tites) are found across several counties running south and west of Augusta. Eastman is a particularly good location, Mr. Povenmire said. “We realized these are fol lowing a trend that starts near Augusta and goes through Cochran, Sandersville right on down through Cordele and Wilcox County, and we believe, Worth County. None have been found in Worth County,” he said. “The places to look are exposed gravel on roads, rock quarries and gravel pits and the margins on cotton fields,” he said. To date, one tektite has been found in Georgia on the west side of 1-75. Considering tektites are made mostly of silica, the main ingredient of glass, how can tektite be distinguished from a fragment of broken bottle? Lab testing. The amount of water in the glass as well as trace elements will be very dif ferent from what is found in a beverage bottle. The shapes also widely vary. “They are as random as anything I know of,” he said. One has been found in Turner County in the eastern edge of the county. NO MONEY Tektites are not worth a lot from a cash perspective. Mr. Povenmire speaks in schools sometimes and, in order to stimulate interest, he holds up a $50 or $100 bill, offering it to the first student who brings him a bona fide tektite. “We flush out a number of these,” he said, when the cash is offered. Over the years, Mr. Povenmire guesses he has spent $200,000 in Georgia on tektite hunting trips. He esti mates he had more than 350 tektite hunting trips in 38 years. “I learned to speak Georgia- ese,” said the South Florida resident. “I get along well with rural people. I explain to peo ple what I am doing and what I want and they will talk to me,” he said. Anyone with a tektite they would like confirmed can con tact Povenmire at katiehall@yahoo.com He’s interested in examin ing the tektite and taking mesurements of it. VET (Continued from Page 1) Ashburn Mayor Jim Hedges was among those who took the stage to thank the vet erans. He read from the oath all members of the military must take when they join the ser vice. “Freedom. For those who fight to protect it, it has a fla vor those who are protected will never know,” he said. School Superintendent Ray Jordan thanked everyone for coming out to salute the veter ans. He also thanked the veter ans. “Yes, we have problems in this country, but it is still the greatest nation on earth. It is because of your efforts we truly are the land of the free and the home of the brave.” “Think about the freedom we have,” said TCHS Principal Chad Stone. “Freedom granted by the US Constitution. These freedoms are protected every day by the men and women who fight battles every day. How do we adequately thank some for their services? Simply by saying Thank You.” Following the ceremonies in the gym, veterans, spouses and special guests were feted in a reception in the meeting room. Book Signing Thursday, November 20 11am-2 pm. FREE Sausage samples! Sausage samples will be given away. Carroll’s Sausage Industrial Drive, Sycamore 567-2355 We accept EBT City of Rebecca PUBLIC NOTICE BUDGET HEARING The Rebecca City Council will hod a public budget hearing on November 24, 2008 at 6:30 P.M. at Rebecca City Hall. All citizens are invited to attend and provide the City Council with written or oral comments and ask questions concerning the City's entire proposed budget. The entire proposed budget and the summary below can be inspected by the public from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday in the City Clerk's Office at Rebecca City Hall, 51 North Railroad Street, Rebecca, Georgia. Any written comments can be addressed to Rebecca City Council, P.O. Box 97, Rebecca, Georgia 31783 Revenue Sources Taxes License, Franchise, Other Water Fees TOTAL Allocation Categories General Government Public Works Department Water Department TOTAL General Fund $67,920.00 $36, 353.00 $104, 273.00 $69,140.00 $35,133.00 $104, 273.00 Water Fund $60, 185.00 $60, 185.00 $60, 185.00 $60, 185.00