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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009
THE JACKSON HERALD
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Chateau Elan tour donates $128,000 to shelter
CHECK PRESENTATION
Lynn Price, Kathie Spivey, Susie Ryan (fund development director for the Gwinnett
Children’s Shelter), Michele Colluro, Eileen Howard, Nancy Friauf (executive director
of the shelter) and Travis Williamson are shown at a check presentation ceremony.
Jackson EMC Foundation has
funds for civic, charitable groups
THE volunteers from
Chateau Elan’s “It’s a
Wonderful House” tour
of homes recently gave
a $128,000 check to the
Gwinnett Children’s Shelter.
The check represents the
net proceeds of the 2008 tour
event, which took place last
November and featured sev
eral homes within the Chateau
Elan community.
The tour of homes is a com
munity fundraiser that includes
more than 80 local sponsors
and advertisers, and 400 vol
unteers. All proceeds ben
efit the Gwinnett Children's
Shelter, a private organization
addressing the urgent needs of
abused and abandoned chil
dren.
Nancy Friauf, executive
director of the Gwinnett
Children’s Shelter, and Susie
Ryan, fund development direc
tor, accepted the check on Jan.
28 on behalf of the shelter.
The 2009 tour of homes will
be held Nov. 20-22, at Chateau
Elan. Individuals interested in
volunteering or learning more
about the tour and the shelter
may visit the tour of homes
website at www.itsawonder-
fulhouse.org.
NONPROFIT organizations
are feeling the effects of the
nation’s economic downturn
through state and local funding
cutbacks. Charitable contri
butions may also be impacted
by individual and family spen
ding cutbacks. But civic and
charitable organizations in 10
Northeast Georgia counties can
apply, quickly and easily, for
grant funds from the Jackson
EMC Foundation, which has put
more than $3 million back into
the community since its begin
ning in October 2005.
Grants are funded by
Operation Round Up, a program
that literally rounds up electric
bills of participating Jackson
EMC members to the next dollar
amount.
Any civic or charitable orga
nization serving one or more
of the 10 counties served by
Jackson EMC (Clarke, Banks,
Barrow, Franklin, Gwinnett,
Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin,
Madison and Oglethorpe) may
apply for Foundation funding,
up to $15,000. Individuals
living in those 10 counties
may also apply for grants, up
to $3,500. Applicants do not
need to be a member of Jackson
EMC.
Organizations that have pre
viously received a Jackson EMC
Foundation grant may apply for
additional funds 12 months after
they received their last grant.
Applications and grant gui
delines, as well as a comple
te listing of grants awarded by
the Foundation, are available
online at http://www.jackso-
nemc.com/Guidelines-for-
Funding.l06.0.html. Printed
applications are also available at
local Jackson EMC offices.
Arcade becomes ‘Encore Azalea City’ for centennial
TO CELEBRATE 100
years of history, the City of
Arcade has rebranded itself
“The Encore Azalea City.” The
year-long celebration began in
January 2009 with the planting
of 150 Encore azaleas at the
City Administrative Complex
and City Park. The city is also
seeking vendors from arts and
crafts and nonprofit 501 (c)
3 groups to food vendors and
entertainers to participate in
the Arcade Annual Encore
Azalea Festival on Saturday,
April 25, as well as well as for
other events later this summer.
“What a special and stunning
way to pay tribute to 100 years
of Arcade,” said mayor Doug
Haynie of Arcade. “We are
indeed grateful to the Encore
Azalea growers for their gen
erosity in working with us to
make this dream of city beau
tification a reality.”
The azalea is part of the
city’s logo, signifying its com
mitment to Southern hospital
ity and charm. Event organiz
ers determined that using the
Encore Azalea, which blooms
in the spring, summer and fall,
would be a fitting way to rec
ognize the city year after year.
“Our first major event will be
the Encore Azalea Festival that
will take place on Saturday,
April 25, at City Park,” said
councilwoman Cindy Bone,
who is the chairman of the
Centennial Celebration. “With
the help of two wonderful
community groups - The Tri-
County Master Gardeners and
the youth of Poplar Springs
Baptist Church - we installed
the 150 plants in beautifully
designed flowerbeds. It will be
a wonderful and colorful rec
ognition of not only the history
of Arcade, but our look for
ward to the next 100 years.”
Councilwoman Bone said
that the city hopes to make the
April Encore Azalea Festival
an annual event. This year,
more than 60 vendors - from
arts and crafts to food and
community groups - have
been invited to participate in
the inaugural festival.
“Our goal is to start small
and build on our success,” she
said. “The key is creating and
enhancing our sense of com
munity spirit and pride and
we hope that many people will
come by and participate in this
festival.”
In August, the city will host
a special three-day celebra
tion of the Centennial, with a
two-day festival Saturday and
Sunday, August 15 and 16, that
will include Sunday Dinner
on the grounds, vendors, and
music from local organiza
tions. The official launch of
Arcade’s next 100 years will
take place on Monday, August
17, the official 100th birthday.
“At that time, we’ll dedicate a
special veteran’s memorial and
invite dignitaries from across
the state to celebrate with us,”
Bone said. “Arcade has many
reasons to celebrate, and we’re
proud of our legacy and vision
that the future holds.”
SIGNIFICANT
HAPPENINGS
The City of Arcade was offi
cially chartered on August 17,
1909.
Education has always been
an important part of Arcade’s
history, with a series of school
in the area including the
Old Elder Schoolhouse dat
ing from the mid-1880s - the
Bachelor’s Academy built on
land provided by Emory and
Alec Shields; the Altalma; and
the Arcade School, the first
two-story school in he com
munity.
In 1928, Arcade built one of
only two Rosenwald schools in
the county and the only black
elementary Rosenwald School
in Jackson County, using a
Julius Rosenwald grant, which
provided education to black
children in the south Jackson
County area under the name
Neal-Rosenwald until the
1960s.
In the 1920s Arcade was
the first community in Jackson
County, and one of the first in
all of North Georgia, to build
an airport. Later it was leased
to the Federal Government,
which installed a small hangar
and a beacon light that was
used to guide pilots at night
who were flying from Atlanta
to New York with Air Mail and
other Flight Services.
Additionally, Arcade was
one of the first small towns to
provide a city park available
to the entire community; it
included a mini-bike track, a
large tree house and ball fields.
The city provided one of the
first meeting places for com
munity clubs, social events and
other civic and church activi
ties.
Arcade also was the site
of one of the country’s first
NASCAR (race) tracks.
Encore Azalea is the only
patented brand of azalea to
bloom spring, summer and
fall. The 23 varieties of Encore
Azalea offer a growth habit
and bloom color for every
landscape. The evergreen
shrubs enjoy more sun than
traditional azaleas, but offer
the same easy care. Encore
Azaleas begin blooming each
spring like a traditional aza
lea. Once this initial blooming
concludes, new shoots begin
to grow and set buds. Then
blooms emerge again in mid
summer and continue in many
areas until first frost, a feat no
other azalea can consistently
achieve.
For more information or
to participate in events of the
Centennial, contact Arcade
City Hall at 706-367-5500.
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Saddle club to hold Sat. event
THE MOUNTAIN Creek Saddle Club will hold a “Fun
Show” at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Jackson County
Equestrian Center near Hurricane Shoals Park off Hwy. 82
between Jefferson and Maysville.
Fun riding events including "Ride A Buck," "potato race,"
"hot dog race" and traditional classes. Admission is free to
spectators, and membership is not required.
Upcoming events: Shows are held at 10 a.m. on the first
Saturday of every month (excluding September) April through
November.
Copies of show sheet (list of classes ) and other information
can be found at the website, www.mountainstreamsaddleclub.
com A variety of classes include; Halter, Beginner, Western,
English, and Timed Events. The equestrian Center is open to
the public on Sunday afternoons.
Contact Billy Burdette (770-519-4816) for further informa
tion.
PETS OF
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Please call Commerce Veterinary Hospital at
706-335-5111 for the pets below:
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at 706-367-5161 for these pets
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become a foster home. For more information, call 706-367-1111 or see a full list of our
pets on Petfinder.com under shelter and rescue groups. Adoption fee is $90.00 per
dog and $70.00 per cat - this includes their spay/neuter and all up-to-date shots.
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