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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008
Shubert, Mealor to wed Jan. 3
Ronny Nelson Shubert
and Patricia Lynn White,
Commerce, announce the
engagement and forthcom
ing marriage of their daugh
ter, Ashley Leona Shubert,
Homer, to David Isaiah
Mealor, Homer, son of David
Franklin Mealor and Donna
Kate Barnes, Homer.
The bride-elect is the
granddaughter of Leon White,
Homer, and the late Linda
White, and Johnny Shubert,
Commerce, and the late Elmer
Shubert.
Miss Shubert is a 2006
graduate of Banks County
High School.
The future groom is the
grandson of Calvin and
Yvonne Garrett, Cleveland,
and Jimmy and Bassie
Mealor.
Mr. Mealor is a graduate of
MR. MEALOR AND
MISS SHUBERT
North Hall High School.
The wedding is planned for
3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009,
at Redemption Outreach
Ministries, Homer.
All family and friends are
invited to attend.
Local ham radio operators
hold emergency exercise
THE JACKSON County
Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES) operators,
in conjunction with the
Banks and Jackson emergen
cy operations office, tested
their ability to deploy and
operate from various loca
tions in Jackson County dur
ing a simulated emergency
on Dec. 6.
Operators were deployed
to Benton Elementary
School, the Commerce
Fire Department, the
Jackson County Airport, the
Jackson County Emergency
Operations Center, Jackson
County Comprehensive High
School and the Plainview and
West Jackson fire depart
ments.
Georgia ARES provides
skilled communications sup
port for the general public in
accordance with and when
requested by governmental
and non-governmental agen
cies at no cost to the tax
payer.
Eleven trained amateur
radio communicators par
ticipated in Saturday's drill.
There are approximately
657,000 licensed amateur
radio operators licensed in
the United States. A major
ity of these private citizens
perform public service com
munications for the general
public, particularly in times
of emergency when normal
communications are not
available.
For more information
about the Amateur Radio
Emergency Service or ama
teur radio in general, contact
the Jackson County emer
gency coordinator, Doug
Brown, at kc4rsl@arrl.net
or visit the Jackson County
ARES web site at www.jack-
soncoares.netfirms.com
Wilson, Marlow marry Dec. 6
Lauran Wilson and
Zachary Marlow were united
in marriage Saturday, Dec. 6,
2008, in a candlelit outdoor
patio ceremony at the Burns-
Telford House in Maysville.
The bride is the daughter
of Mike and Lisa Wilson,
Maysville. She is the grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Sharpton, Royston,
and Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Wilson, Maysville.
She is a 2008 graduate of
Banks County High School
and attends Lanier Technical
College pursuing an account
ing degree.
Mr. Marlow is the son of
Travis and Penny Marlow
Rockett, Maysville, and the
grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Coy Marlow, Maysville.
He attended Banks County
High School and is employed
MR. AND MRS.
MARLOW
with Walmart, Commerce.
After a reception hosted
by Kay Daniel at the Burns-
Telford House, the couple
honeymooned in Helen.
They now reside in
Maysville.
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NAMED EAGLE SCOUT
Cain Thurmond (L) was recently awarded his Eagle
Scout rank by the Boy Scouts of America. A member
of Troop 158 in Jefferson, Thurmond cleaned and
restored an old baptismal pool at Academy Baptist
Church in Jefferson for his Eagle Project. Thurmond
is shown here with Scoutmaster Brian Harris.
birth announcements
Reid Guined
Shane and Janey Guined,
Jefferson, announce the birth
of a son, Brayden Reid Guined,
on Nov. 19, 2008, at Athens
Regional Medical Center.
He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounc
es, and was 20-1/4 inches long.
He joins a brother, Wes
Guined, 2-1/2.
The grandparents are Gerald and Janet Standridge and
James and Claire Guined, all of Jefferson.
The great-grandparents are L.C. and Viola Standridge,
Hartwell; the late Dee and Frances Marlow, Pendergrass; Ben
and Carolyn Guined, Butler; and the late Joseph and Ethel
Blasche, Butler.
Brayden
GUINED
Logan Ross Kidd
Dustin and Courtney Kidd,
Nicholson, announce the birth of
a son, Logan Ross Kidd, on Oct.
29, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospital,
Athens.
He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounc
es, and was 21 inches long.
He joins a sister, Katelyn Kidd, 4.
The grandparents are Tim and Barbara Freeman, Nicholson;
Dean and Margaret Stringer, South Jackson; and the late Russell
Kidd.
KIDD
Mattux Lee Ledbetter
Adam and Brenan Ledbetter,
Jefferson, announce the birth of
a son, Mattux Lee Ledbetter, on
Nov. 19,2008, at Athens Regional
Medical Center.
He weighed 6 pounds, 14
ounces, and was 19 inches long.
LEDBETTER He joins a sister, Adalyn Micay
Ledbetter, 22 months.
The grandparents are John and Michele Tapia, Jefferson, and
Billy and Suzanne Cummings, Jefferson.
The great-grandparents are Loyd and Carolyn Evans, Jefferson;
Charles and Judy Boone, Hoschton; and Maynard and Mary
Hermes, Sterling, Ill.
Bond 50th anniversary
reception planned Sun.
THE CHILDREN of Ray and Betty Bond of Jackson County are
holding a 50th wedding anniversary celebration for their parents on
December 14 from 2-4 p.m. at the Tanger 1 Community Center at
Banks Crossing. Family and friends are invited to attend.
“No gifts please, but a card is welcome,” family members state.
Kiernan inducted into Martial Arts Hall of Fame as ‘Hapkido Master of the Year’
Second such honor for
Jefferson instructor
MASTER Kathy Kiernan has
received one of the highest honors
available to those who practice
martial arts. She was inducted into
the U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame
as Hapkido Master of the Year.
This is her second such recogni
tion following her 2004 induction
as Female Hapkido Instructor of
the Year.
Kiernan, who has owned and
operated Kiernan Hapkido Academy in
Hollywood, Ga., for the past 14 years, has
just opened The Dragon’s Lair Mixed Martial
Arts of Jefferson located in the Kroger
Shopping Center. She has practiced martial
arts for 24 years, including Tae Kwon Do, Tai
Chi and Kumdo. She has earned a Doctorate
of Martial Arts Philosophy from
the University of Asian Martial
Arts Studies.
Nominations are anonymous, so
Kiernan says she has no idea who
nominated her. The reason she
was nominated is because she
demonstrated indomitable martial
arts spirit and continued to teach
during a serious illness.
“Last year, I had a rare and
undiagnosed illness involving my
heart and I was facing the prob
ability of an early retirement from
teaching and training.” she says. “But I
held the school together with the help of my
instructors while going to doctors. They
have since found a treatment that works,
we're still going strong and I've just opened
my second school here in Jefferson with my
son, John who is a third degree black belt.
I’m flattered and thankful to the person who
nominated me.”
Kiernan is honored by her Hall of Fame
induction, though she says she’s not one to
strive for notoriety.
“When I began training, I never imagined
being where I am today, a fifth degree black
belt with two schools,” she said. “I love the
art and I love teaching it to people in its pur
est form. Everyone gets a different combina
tion of benefits from martial arts.”
Kiernan adds, “I was a very shy person,
but through my training I developed the con
fidence to change my life.”
Other benefits include self-defense, fitness,
balance, coordination, and self-discipline.
“It’s not a boring exercise,” she said.
“Hapkido fosters a feeling of accomplish
ment because you’re learning something that
can improve your life in a number of ways.”
Kiernan's schools have accepted students
from ages 5 to 80.
“It doesn’t matter what age, shape or
weight you are. We start everyone out slowly
and continue at a comfortable pace for each
student,” she said. “Hapkido has such a large
curriculum that we can adapt our techniques
for a student who has physical limitations.”
Kiernan prides herself on running a fami
ly-oriented school.
“My motivation is to help families learn
how to defend themselves and get their chil
dren through life, with good self-discipline
and self-control,” she said. “I've succeeded
in raising three children who are in their
twenties and all on the right track. I attribute
that to our strong faith and training together
with the values that Hapkido is founded
on.”
For more information on the new Jefferson
business, call 706-387-1923. Classes are
forming now, and the academy is offering a
free 30 day trial program. For more informa
tion, visit the KHA website at www.kiernan-
hapkido.cmasdirect.com.
KIERNAN
Floral design is one of the class
es offered through the agricultural
education program at EJCHS, along
with basic agricultural science and
technology, animal science, agri
cultural mechanics, horticulture and
forestry. This semester, there are
some 114 students and FFA mem
bers in the program, Ginn said.
Ginn’s now in her second year of
teaching at EJCHS, and can attri
bute her career choice and interest
in horticulture and floral design to
her own high school FFA experi
ence.
“I began working with plants as a
10th grader at Franklin County High
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School with my agriculture teacher,
Mr. Gary Minyard,” she said. “I
participated in the Georgia National
Fair design contest and was on the
Floriculture Career Development
Event team in FFA. My agriculture
teacher inspired me to become a
teacher and sparked my interest in
horticulture.”
In addition to her work at school,
Ginn said she enjoys the commu
nity outreach, and was pleased with
the turnout of 16 ladies at the
Nicholson library program.
“I really enjoyed myself and had
fun getting to know the ladies of
Jackson County,” she said.
Creating a round Christmas centerpiece
0Courtesy of Taylor Ginn, EJCHS FFA advisor)
Materials:
Hot glue gun
Wire
Wooden picks
Silk greenery
Container
Floral tape
Wire cutters
Steps:
1. Cut the dry foam to fit your container, leaving about
'A inch above the edge of the container and secure with
floral tape.
2. As you create the design, remember you want to
Glue sticks
Holiday ribbon
Steel picks
Holiday accessories
Dry foam
Scissors
maintain a circular, round shape.
3. Pick and insert one type of silk greenery spaced
evenly into the foam. Insert the pieces at 90, 45 and 0
degree angles into the foam.
4. Fill in with a second type of silk greenery.
5. Pick, wire or hot glue holiday accessories (berries,
ting ting, pine cones, poinsettias, etc.) and insert them
into the design.
6. Pick holiday ribbon or add bows to the center-
piece.
7. Look at your design, making sure the shape is round
and there is no foam showing or holes in the design.
8. Place your design on a table and enjoy!
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