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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009
THE JACKSON HERALD
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conning up in the community
J.E.B Stuart UDC chapter to meet Sat.
THE J.E.B. Stuart Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will meet at
10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Commerce
Public Library.
One of the main goals of the chapter is to
honor all veterans, and each April, a program
is held at the chapter’s own Spencer Park to
award medals to deserving veterans and to
honor ancestors.
Any veteran who has been in the U.S. mili
tary and has a Confederate ancestor is eligible
for a military medal. Contact jebstuart861@
yahoo.com for more information.
The UDC is a non-profit organization with
its objectives being “Benevolent, Historical,
Patriotic, Memorial and Education.”
‘Read Aloud with Smoky and Pia’ set Sat.
A “READ ALOUD with Smoky and Pia” reading on their own are invited to come read
session will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. aloud with Smoky the Pug and Pia the Afghan
14, at the Jefferson Public Library. Hound. Smoky and Pia are “emotional service
Children who are beginning to read or are dogs” and members of Atlanta Therapaws.
Community theatre proposed for Jefferson
Planning meeting set for Feb. 19
A PLANNING meeting for those inter
ested in forming a community theatre group in
Jefferson will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
19, at the Jefferson club house.
Anyone who is interested in learning more
and helping in the forming of such a theatre
group is invited to attend.
Landscaping mini-series to begin Feb. 26
THE JACKSON County Extension Service
and Three County Master Gardeners will
sponsor a free series on landscaping over
the next few months, with the first program
set for 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in
the community room of the First Georgia
Banking Company, Old Swimming Pool
Road, Jefferson.
The program will continue at that time and
location every Thursday through March 26.
Topics will include:
•Feb. 26: Principles of landscape design,
presented by Shirley Turner, president of
Three County Master Gardeners, and Susan
Russell, certified arborist and manager of
Pine Bush Nursery, Hull.
•March 5: Landscape ideas and guidelines,
presented by Britt West, Barrow County
county extension coordinator.
•March 12: Drawing a landscape plan, pre
sented by Ed Novak, vice president of Three
County Master Gardeners and State Botanical
Gardens tour guide, and Carol Tinapple,
Three County Master Gardeners member and
teacher.
•March 19: Developing a water-wise land
scape, presented by Harry Hauck, past presi
dent of Three County Master Gardeners.
•March 26: Designing and developing
hardscapes, presented by Heather Pittman,
certified landscape designer.
For more information and to sign up for the
program, call the Jackson County Cooperative
Extension Office at 706-367-6344.
Arbor Day events coming up in Jefferson
Nominations due by Fri.
for Heritage Trees
THE JEFFERSON Heritage Tree Council
is encouraging the public to get involved in
local Arbor Day activities taking place on
Friday, Feb. 20. The volunteer organiza
tion offers several opportunities residents
can support.
GIFT TREE PURCHASES
Trees can be purchased in memory or
honor of loved ones at city hall. Gift trees
will be planted at local parks and marked
with an engraved plate on stone. Each tree
costs $110, which includes planting, the
marker, a gift card that can be given to the
individual honored and maintenance for one
year. For those looking for a Valentine’s
Day gift, this is a much-appreciated idea.
HERITAGE TREE NOMINATIONS
In addition to planting trees, the Jefferson
Heritage Tree Council also recognizes par
ticularly large, old, unique and historic
trees in the community.
These trees are identified with a marker
bearing the nominator’s name and tree
species. Ownership of a particular tree
is not necessary for nomination. Anyone
can nominate a tree, as long as the tree
can be seen from the public right of way.
Nomination forms are available at the pub
lic library, the Crawford Long Museum,
city hall and the planning and development
office. Nominations may also be called in
to 706-367-4362. The deadline for nomi
nations is Friday, Feb. 13. Selections of
2009 Heritage Trees will be announced on
Arbor Day.
TREE PLANTING AT JES
Volunteers will plant six shade trees
at the Jefferson Elementary School play
ground on Friday, Feb. 20. The playground
areas and equipment can get hot during the
late spring and summer. The maple trees
that will be planted are fast growing, hearty
and show beautiful foliage during the fall.
The Jefferson Heritage Tree Council
members say they are excited about these
community projects and encourage any
one interested to take part by calling
706-367-4362.
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FLOYD WHITE MITCHAM
‘Meet the Authors’ set at Nicholson library
A “MEET the Authors”
event will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Harold
S. Swindle Public Library,
Nicholson. The Friends of the
Library will host the gather
ing.
Three Georgia authors will
speak and will have books
available to autograph.
Jessica Floyd of Jackson
County is a self-published
author of Hollow Eyes, a novel
written in honor of her father.
Floyd writes in the crime,
mystery, supernatural and fan
tasy genres and has a second
novel. Imaginary Friend, set
for release on March 9.
Jaclyn Weldon White,
Hoschton, draws from her
experiences in law enforce
ment as she writes murder
mysteries, including her latest,
Mockingbird in the Moonlight.
In addition to true crime and
fictional accounts of crime,
she also writes biographies
and inspirational stories. White
contributes to local and region
al magazines and some of her
most recent work can be found
in Crossroad: A Southern
Cultural Annual.
Judson Mitcham, Macon,
writes both fiction and poetry.
Mitcham’s poetry has been
widely published, appear
ing in such journals as
Harper’s, Georgia Review.
Chattahoochee Review,
Gettysburg Review, Poetty,
Southern Poetty Review, and
Southern Review. His poet
ry collection Somewhere in
Ecclesiastes earned him both
the Devins Award and recog
nition as Georgia Author of
the Year. His first novel. The
Sweet Everlasting, won him
the Townsend Prize for Fiction
and a second Georgia Author
of the Year award. Sabbath
Creek, his second novel, also
won the Townsend Prize, mak
ing Mitcham the first writer to
receive the award twice.
He served as a psychology
professor at Fort Valley State
University for 30 years, until
his retirement in 2004.
Formore information, contact
the library at 706-757-3577.
Farm Bureau seeks art, essay contest entries
Deadline set Feb. 20
THE JACKSON County Farm
Bureau encourages students in
ninth through 12th grades to
enter the Georgia Farm Bureau
Art Contest. Sixth, seventh and
eighth grade students can enter
the Georgia Farm Bureau Middle
School Essay Contest.
Students should address the
topic “Georgia farmers are my
heroes because....”
The artwork should be drawn
in black ink or dark soft lead pen
cil on an 8-1/2 x 11 inch piece of
white paper. The artwork should
be camera ready.
Drawings will be judged on
how well the artwork represents
modem agriculture found in
Jackson or Georgia’s agriculture
industry and on artistic merit.
To enter the contest students
should contact the Jackson
County Farm Bureau for an offi
cial entry form and contest rules.
All entries must be received at
the Jackson County Farm Bureau
office by February 20. All entries
must be officially submitted by
the Jackson County office to
the Georgia Farm Bureau home
office.
The Jackson County Farm
Bureau Art Contest winner will
be entered in the Georgia Farm
Bureau District II competition.
The district winner of the art con
test will receive a cash prize of
$75. The ten GFB district win
ners will compete for the state
prize of $250 cash. Two runners-
up will each receive $150 cash.
The district winner of the essay
contest will receive a cash prize
of $75. The ten GFB district
winners will compete for the
state prize of $ 150 cash. Previous
state winners are not eligible.
Students must be willing to
allow Georgia Farm Bureau to
reprint copies of their drawings.
The winning artwork becomes
the property of Georgia Farm
Bureau and will be printed in a
calendar that is distributed by
Georgia Farm Bureau to promote
agriculture.
The Georgia Farm Bureau
Women’s Committee coordi
nates the contest.
“A study released in August
by The University of Georgia’s
College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences shows
that food and fiber production are
the dominate drivers of Georgia’s
economic engine with the sector
employing 708,174 people and
accounting for 92 billion dol
lars,” said Greg Pittman, Jackson
County Farm Bureau president.
“The purpose of the Farm Bureau
Art Contest is to encourage stu
dents to increase their knowledge
of Georgia agriculture and the
contributions farmers make to
their lives every day.”
“This contest is a wonder
ful way for art teachers and
home school parents to encour
age their students to creatively
explore Georgia agriculture,”
said Charlotte Gilman, Jackson
County Farm Bureau Women’s
Committee co-chairman.
For more information, con
tact the Jackson County Farm
Bureau office at 706-367-8877
or ammerk@gfb.org. Download
more information about the con
test by visiting www.gfb.org and
selecting GFB Programs, then
Youth Education and finally Art
Contest.
Piedmont CASAs fundraising
‘CASAblanca’ ahead March 7
THE FOURTH annual CASAblanca fundraising gala will be
held at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Commerce Civic Center.
Praised by one 2008 attendee as “the best casino night event I’ve
been to,” CASAblanca is a fun way to support an important cause.
Dinner by LongHom Steakhouse, beer and wine, casino games,
giveaways, dancing, and a chance to win a vacation for four to
Destin, Fla., are included in the ticket price of $75. Mixed drinks
and additional chances for the drawing will be available for pur
chase. Reserved tables of eight and corporate recognition opportu
nities are also available.
All proceeds benefit Piedmont CASA and will be used to train
volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in the
Barrow, Jackson and Banks County juvenile courts.
Tickets are available at Community Bank & Trust, the Jackson
County clerk of court’s office and Piedmont CASA at 706-387-6375
or www.piedmontcasa.org.
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