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Page 2 Thursday, November 7,2013 THE GEORGIA POST &THE BYRON BUZZ WHO" 110 Bernice you Need * scr SdSBQMkQIMb cmtud us afi HXKWMIMMXKi 7 f a Photography •' Classes www.BeginningPhotoClinicS.com Classes for all ability levels - (478) 956-6973 bonniesworkshops@gmail.com Kevin Barry, Agent Legion of Honor 3520 U.S. Highway 41N, Suite 1005, Byron, GA Bus. 478-333-3377 Fax 478-333-6848 Kevin.Barry.RI57@statefarm.com www.kevenbarryinsurance.com estate Farm Providing Insurance & Financial Services MSEKEtT ‘Boofcian yymnfinimt for a f30 Sjajodkufo and got a comjolimontafy hforngz? Cotton, c Lxc(udos Walk-ins Wi^h ‘Brittney Wifkc’S ‘Hxjjir'os: 11/30/13 1030 Peach Pkwy. Ste. 2, Fort Valley, Ga. 478-825-3736 Becky Carroll Wilcox ATTORNEY FREE CONSULTATIONS! General Trial Practice (478) 257-6100 108 Main Street, Byron, GA 31008 CUrOQKS, Antique Clock Repairs Grandfather, Wall, Cuckoo, All Types BUY * SELL • REPAIR J.J. (Joe) Bales 113 S Camellia Blvd. Fort Valley, GA 31030 <473) 827-1111 WELDING CAREERS Hands on training for career opportunities in aviation, automotive, manufacturing and more. Financial aid for qualified students - Housing available. Job placement assistance. CALL AIM 877-205-2968 State denies Byron’s Charter School petition A group with the Byron Peach Charter High School went to Atlanta on October 30, 2013 in hopes of being granted a request for the Byron Peach Charter High School. However, the State Charter School Commission only approved one petition for a state-spon sored Charter School, unfortunately it was not Byron Peach Charter High School. Sixteen applications were con sidered by the commission. Utopian Charter School was the only one to get approval. This was Utopian’s third try. According to Roy Lewis, overall the commission seemed to be very im pressed with the petition, but could not get beyond the lack of funding to start the charter school and some of the bud get concerns. Thus, the only shortcom ing of the petition was financial. ’’The founding board of Byron Peach Charter High School put in a tremen dous amount of work and I am thank ful to each one of them. We will meet next week to consider our options, but I feel it is imperative for the children of Peach County to have a high school that prepares them for the future. I will certainly continue working to improve our petition. I want to thank all of you for your moral and financial support. I encourage each of you to demand more from you local Board of Education,” stated a statement from Lewis. The group had support from Byron City Council which had worked out a deal with the school for the building next to Byron’s Municipal Complex. If the financial concerns can be overcome the group can resubmit the petition. Peach County’s Board of Education denied the group’s petition earlier this year. Health Care: decades of errors Some marginal decisions are expected, because we are human. And some errors are forgiven. Other ’’botched jobs” are labelled as gross negligence—or in the ’’column of stupid”. And it is reported that you can’t fix ’’stupid”. Be that as it may, we have crossed many blazed trails in our effort to find acceptable remedies! It is not debatable- —Health Care for Americans has presented an unparal leled challenge for Statesmen, Physicians, Scholars, and for the average citizen. And while progress has seemingly been made, we are the sickest generation to ever inhabit this planet. (We have a perfect proclamation-but we are too wise, and self sufficient to consider the Promise of an omnipotent voice. The mistakes made are too numerous to mention— but let us consider some. We are bound by rules, ethics, mor als, and manners-and each time we violate a precept—dis comfort (or perhaps suffering) is to follow. And yet, year after year, we commit to avenues of utter failure, and insist on a repeat per formance. First of all, there is the written edict—some judi ciously (and fairly) enacted, while others are of a’’forced feed ing” nature. Such is the Affordable Care currently plaguing our nation. This pathway has clearly violated more than one dimension. To endorse this as legitimate ’’takes a stretch—a big one, for most citizens refuse to believe that ’’the votes were there”. Secondly, anytime a rule is passed without ’’one single member among the apposing party voting affirmatively”- -(while perhaps gaining passage through tainted legality)—it is clearly a violation of ethics. And most anyone would have to agree that it ’’rough rides” moral ity and manners. Thirdly, the adoption by the Supreme Court would have to be an epic journey into ’’never, never land”. The valid voice of a majority may not always be right (they blew it royally at Kadesh Barnea), but it is important to note that ’’they retained the privilege to vote desires”—even if they had to pay enormous penalties. That Bibli cal concept has not changed. Add to this the absolute impossibilities of adding Thir ty (plus) Million to the Health Care roles, without a viable financial support, is to lapse into ’’looney tunes”—and a battle that will find no termi nation. To follow the trend of adding ’’debt” (of any kind) to our American System of traditional solvency (for busi ness and for personal stance), is deliberate insanity. No other definitions would apply. Not to mention the fact that computerized enrollment has been met with incompetence, in effectivity, broken systems, millions who have reservation about signing their name to ”an uncertain future”—and millions more who have mini mal knowledge of a computer, or how it works. A score of additional prob lems could be listed (many of which are being mentioned to those with ears.) All of this because we refuse to adhere, and endorse the voice who states emphatically, ”1 am the Lord that healeth thee”. Is such promise vain? Have you tried it? Do you even care?? Fasten your seat belts—for the worst scenario is making it’s way to your door. DANIEL GATLYN is USN Retired Minister/ Journalist and a contributing columnist. Contac him: dangatlyn@ junor.com Community Calendar - Upcoming events & public meetings THE ICU MINISTRY provides hope to oth ers in need. Handmade bags are delivered to area hospital waiting rooms with toiletry items, magazines, etc. for the family. Items for bags are always needed. If you are interested in vol unteering or donating supplies call Para at 214- 5560. lcukits.blogspot.com. or icukits@gmail. com. ICU Survival Kits Ministry. Come out and help assemble bags, meets every second and fourth Thursday at the Byron Depot. Times are from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.. Next meeting date will be November 14th. FREE ABE AND GED CLASSES through Central GATech. Morning and evening classes available. Experienced teachers. Hours for cur rent test and rollout for the new test which is Dec. 20, are Mon, Tues. adn Thurs, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Wed. 8 -11:30 a.m. Bring current ID or if 16 or 17, bring a parent or guardian and with drawal form from last school attended. Home schooled students welcome. Judith Braswell, lead instructor, 478-956-7621. The COMFORTING QUILTERS provide quilts to those in hospice and others in need. The CQ meets the third Saturday of each month at 200 E. Heritage St, downtown Byron, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. For more information contact Julie at 478- 978-0842 or comfortingquilters@gmail.com. THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS OF MIDDLE GEORGIA, Supporting Family After a Child Dies, local chapter meets the 4th Thurs day of each month at Byron United Methodist Church at 7:00 p.m. For information call Chap ter Leader Karla Chidester (478) 954-4592 or visit www.compassionatefriends.org CENTRAL GEORGIA AUTISM SUPPORT GROUP meets monthly and is sponsored by the Right On Track Pediatric Therapy Program, a service of The Children’s Hospital at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Contact Melanie Peacock Shell, SLP at 478- 633-8088 or visit www.CentralGAAutism.org FALL FESTIVAL, Saturday, November 9th, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Byron United Methodist Church. Main & W. Heritage Blvd. Vendor booths, coun try store and Christmas Shop. Yard sale, chil dren’s activities and much more. For more in formation contact the church at 478-956-5717. CAMELLIA SHOW, November 9th & 10th. Free to the public, Saturday, 1-5 p.m, Sunday 14 p.m. Middle Georgia Camellia Society will be sponsoring a camellia show at the Byron Municipal Complex. Experts available to give advice on growing. For more information, Call Tommy Alden at 478-825-1406. Byron Middle School will be hosting their Fifth Annual ’’Invite A Veteran to Lunch” November 8th. All local veterans are invited to attend. Please arrive by 9:40 a.m. as the program begins at 10 a.m. BMS would like to thank the Veterans by providing them with lunch. Other guests will be asked to pay $3.95. Please RSVP by November 5 to 478-825-9660 if you plan to attend the lunch. Gingerbread Mart, Peach Shops in Byron, Saturday, November 16,10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Appli cations available at Welcome Center or call Tif fany at 478-956-2409. Arts, crafts, handmade and baked items. Byron Area Historical Society meeting, Tuesday, November 19,7 p.m. Harris Church- well, author of Captains at Rest is the guest. Book available for sale at meeting. Byron Lions Club Turkey Shoot, Saturday, November 23,9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Field by O’Reilly’s on Hwy. 49. Cost is $5 per shot or three shots for $10. Tickets from any Lions Club member or at the shoot. Community Blood Drive, Byron UMC fellow ship hall, December 3,2-7 p.m. For more info contact Connie Short at 478-956-2412. Byron Lions Club Love Light Christmas Celebration will be Friday, December 6, at 6 Byron Buzz Sudoku 9 2 3 4 7 6 2 3 5 1 3 1 7 5 4 9 4 3 8 5 6 7 4 2 8 3 8 6 p.m. at Jailhouse Alley Park. Honor or memori alize a loved one with a $3 donation per name to support the Lions Club for the Blind. Send donations by December 1st to Byron Lions Club, P. 0. Box 1123, Byron, GA 31008. For information call Marlene at 478-918-3666. Byron Christmas Parade, Saturday, Decem ber 7,1 p.m. This year’s theme is ’’Through the Eyes of a Child." Prizes awarded to top three floats. Santa and Mrs. Clause will be making an appearance. Route begins on Linda Dr. and White Road to Hwy. 49 then over the Hwy. 41 bridge, onto Moseley Road and up Main Street and back to BES. Applications available at By ron Welcome Center. Call Tiffany or Mary at 478-956-2409. Lunch with Santa. A Vintage Christmas at the Byron Depot, Saturday, December 14. Sponsored by Byron Area Historical Society. For times, reservations and more information contact Para at 478-214-5560. -PC Board of Education meets first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.; Study session last Tuesdayofmonth,6p.m. PC Tax Assessors meet first Thursday of each month, 6 p.m. -Byron Lions Club, first and third Thursday, 7 p.m. -Byron City Council, second Monday, 6 p.m. -PC Commission, second Tuesday, 6 p.m. -PC Development Authority, third Thursday, 8 a.m. -PC Water & Sewage Authority, third Monday, 6 p.m. -Byron Rotary Club, every Wednesday, 8 a.m. Masonic Lodge Hall. -Byron Tax Office, Tuesday & Thursday, 8:30- 4:30 p.m. Byron Municipal Complex -Medical Center of Peach County meets third Wednesday of eveiy month, 9 a.m. Board room at hospital. - Hospital Authority meets at 12 noon on the fourth Tuesday in Jan. April, July & October. GOVERNMENT & CLUBS: -Al-Anon meets Mondays, 11 a.m. at old Byron School. For information call 956-5637. News Deadline Friday at 5 p.m. To get your item listed in our calendar call or email us at byronbuzz@ pstel.net. Fij I m 1 1 M I -877-68CRIME Crimestoppers is a program designed to solve crimes with the help of concerned citizens. This effective program asks that community members fight crime by supplying leads and information which may assist in bringing criminals face to face with justice. It is anonymously done. Brandon Driskell: B/M DOB 04-27-85 Age 28 600 190 lbs. Wanted by the Houston County Sheriff’s Office for Aggravated Assault. Jasento Lachun Flowers Jr.: B/M DOB 04-23-90 Age 23 506 140 lbs. Wanted by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office for Violation of Proba tion. Kris Grayshock: W/F DOB 09-29-67 Age 46 508 145 lbs. Wanted by the Macon Police Department for Theft by Taking-Fiduciary. Kurtis Dewayne Long: W/M DOB 11-17-87 Age 25 509 145 lbs. Wanted by the Twiggs Melissa May Hicks: W/F DOB 08-18-71 Age 42 411 130 lbs. Wanted by the Jones County Sheriff’s Office for County Sheriff’s Office for Obstruction. Violation of Probation. Tammie Martin: W/F DOB 03-11-70 Age 43 508 176 lbs. Wanted by the Jones County Sheriff’s Office for Violation of Probation.
