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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
Scarecrow Stampede 5K set for Sept. 26
PUT ON your running and
walking shoes for the Second
Annual Scarecrow Stampede
5K scheduled for Saturday,
Sept. 26 — a special event
of the Hoschton Fall Festival
sponsored by Northeast Georgia
Medical Center.
The race will begin and
end at West Jackson Park in
Hoschton, located at 374 Cabin
Drive. The race starts at 8 a.m.;
registration begins at 6:30 a.m.
Event registration is $15 for
pre-registration and $20 on
race day. Each participant will
receive a goody bag and race
T-shirt. Refreshments will be
provided at the start/finish line,
and water will be provided on
the course.
Awards will include top
overall male and female as
well as the top three male and
female runners in age groups
from 10 and under to 70 and
older.
Race applications are avail
able at www.nghs.com and
www.hoschtonfallfestival.
com, or call 770-219-8228 for
more information.
Miss Hoschton Scarecrow Pageant set Sept. 24
THE INAUGURAL Miss
Hoschton Scarecrow Pageant
is set for Thursday, Sept. 24,
at 6:30 p.m., at Hoschton
Towne Center shopping cen
ter. The event is a kickoff for
the Scarecrow Fest on Friday
through Sunday, Sept. 25-27.
Each pageant participant
must have a bio containing
creative information provid
ed by their creators. The bio
will be read at the pageant
and must contain information
such as, work experience and
volunteerism, hobbies and
interests, platform for the year
of her reign and may contain
photos of her in a swimsuit,
casual/work clothing, etc.
The participants must
appear in evening gown before
the three-member panel of
judges. Contestants will be
asked questions pertaining to
the life of a scarecrow or
news worthy events or com
munity affairs.
The winner will be chosen
on beauty, poise, personal
ity, confidence and creativity.
Besides a crown and sash
the winner and her court will
win cash prizes and she must
reign at Antique Station in
Hoschton for the year.
Miss Hoschton Scarecrow
and her court will ride on a
float for the Scarecrow Parade
at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday,
Sept. 26.
For more information, visit
www.hoschtonfallfestival.
com.
MENDED HEARTS MEETS
Mended Hearts Chapter #171 of Commerce met recently
at BJC Medical Center. Brian Vandiver, one of the own
ers of Elite Physical Therapy, was the guest speaker.
Patients are referred to them by a doctor. The first step
is to do an evaluation to see what the patients’ needs
are. Then a plan of action is formed to fit the individuals’
needs. Vandiver answered questions and passed out
brochures dealing with several different issues. Mended
Hearts is a support group for heart patients and their
families. They meet monthly at BJC Medical center.
Reception planned for Nicholson librarian
A RECEPTION has been
planned for 1 p.m. on Saturday,
Oct. 10, for the community to
meet Kelli O’Clare, the new
librarian at the Nicholson
Public Library.
“This is the community's
chance to get to know their
new librarian, browse all the
new books we’ve added and
even to make suggestions for
future programs or events,”
organizers state.
Refreshments will be pro
vided.
The event will be followed
by a Snakes and Reptiles pro
gram in the recreational room
at 2 p.m.
“Children are invited to join
us to view and touch various
snakes and reptiles and learn
about proper care and feeding
of reptile pets,” O’Clare said.
NEW BOOKS
New books at the library
include the following: “Act Like
a Lady-Think Like A Man” by
Steve Harvey; “Bom to Run”
by Christopher McDougall;
“Catastrophe” by Dick Morris
and Eileen McGann; “Chasing
Harry Winston” by Lauren
Weisberger; “Dying for
Mercy” by Mary Jane Clark;
“Fire and Ice” by J.A. Jance;
“Flu”by Gina Kolata; “Girls
in Trucks” by Katie Crouch;
“Julie & Julia” by Julie
Powell; “Liberty and Tyranny”
by Mark Levin; “Outliers”
by Malcolm Gladwell; “Sand
Sharks” by Margaret Maron;
“Silent Spring” by Rachel
Carson; “South of Broad” by
Pat Conroy; “The Accidental
Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich;
“The Art of Racing in the
Rain” by Garth Stein; “The
Defector” by Daniel Silva;
“The End of Overeating”
by David Kessler; “The Girl
Who Played with Fire” by
Stieg Larsson; “The Girl with
the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg
Larsson; “The Last Child” by
John Hart; “Twenties Girl” by
Sophie Kinsella; “Unmasked:
The Final Years of Michael
Jackson” by Ian Halperin;
“Certain Girls” by Jennifer
Weiner; “Columbine” by Dave
Cullen; “Debbie Macomber’s
Cedar Cove Cookbook” by
Debbie Macomber; “Eat Pray
Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert;
“Giada’s Family Dinners” by
Giada De Laurentiis; “In the
President’s Secret Service” by
Ronald Kessler; “Knight” by
Steven James; “Ladies of the
Lake” by Haywood Smith;
“Life As We Knew It” by
Susan Pfeffer; “Marked for
Death: Dying for the Story”
by Terry Gould; “No Time to
Wave Goodbye” by Jacquelyn
Mitchard; “Spoonful of Poison:
An Agatha Raisin Novel” by
M. C. Beaton; “The Anatomy
of Evil” by Michael Stone;
“The Day the Falls Stood
Still” by Cathy Buchanan;
“The Geometry of Sisters” by
Luanne Rice; “The Last Song”
by Nicholas Sparks; “The Lost
City of Z” by David Grann;
“The Lost Symbol” by Dan
Brown; “The Missing” by
Beverly Lewis; “The Wedding
Girl” by Madeleine Wickham;
“Vanished” by Joseph Finder;
the “Sisters Grimm” series
by Michael Buckley; and
the entire Sookie Stackhouse
series by Charlaine Harris.
Yargo Community Concert Band to perform
THE YARGO Community
Concert Band will be in con
cert from 7:30 p.m. to 8: 30
p.m. on Monday, September
28, at the Jackson EMC
building in Jefferson.
The concert is open to the
public and there will be no
admission charge.
The band has been around
for about three years and
is made up entirely of vol
unteer players who share
the motto “Music For A
Lifetime.”
“We have members as
young as junior high (home
schooled students without
an ensemble to perform
with) to octogenarians who
simply continue to enjoy
making music,” organizers
stated.
The band practices once
a week for about two
hours and performs at vari
ous social and charitable
functions from September
through early July.
For more information,
check out the band’s web
site at www.yargocommuni-
tyband.com.
Navigator Team plans forum for Sept.
THE BARROW-JACKSON
County Navigator Team will
host a community forum on
Friday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m.
for individuals, parents and
families with special needs
family members.
The forum will be held at
WinderFirstUnitedMethodist
Church, 280 North Broad St.
(across from Ingles), Winder.
Pizza will be served.
The Barrow-Jackson
County Navigator Team was
formed this past spring. It is
under the umbrella of Parent
to Parent of Georgia; and
the goal is to have a naviga
tor team in every Georgia
county within the next few
years. The mission is to be
a local point of contact for
families trying to “navigate”
the maze of finding informa
tion, support and services for
their special needs family
members.
Boys & Girls Club receives grant
THE BOYS & Girls Clubs
of Jackson County received
a $6,000 Summer Servings
grant through a partnership
with Boys & Girls Clubs
of America (BGCA) and
the Wal-mart Foundation
to ensure that club mem
bers had access to nutritious
meals and snacks during the
summer.
“With the current eco
nomic downturn, we’ve
seen a decline in resourc
es while simultaneously
receiving a record number
of requests from families
and children in need - many
of whom have never had to
ask for public assistance,”
said Michael Williams of
the Boys & Girls Clubs
of Jackson County. “This
grant from the Wal-mart
Foundation is greatly appre
ciated as it comes at a time
when so many families are
struggling to provide their
children with healthy meals
this summer. We are able
to step up and help our
families during these hard
economic times.”
The Summer Servings
grant helped the Boys &
Girls Clubs of Jackson
County provide almost 250
members with lunch and
snacks through its summer
food program.
Boys & Girls Clubs of
Jackson County is one of
350 local Boys & Girls
Clubs receiving assistance
to aid the increasing number
of Americans who lean on
hunger relief organizations
to provide for their families
during difficult financial
periods.
Located at Jefferson and
Commerce, Boys & Girls
Clubs of Jackson County
provides program oppor
tunities for 250 boys and
girls each year. The club
is open during the summer
Mondays through Fridays,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
after school on Monday
through Fridays from 2:30
p.m. to 6 p.m. Youngsters
interested in joining the
Club, learning more about
summer programs or other
youth programs can contact
Williams at 706-367-8555
or Stacey Ramsey at 706-
335-5133.
New CASA class coming up on Oct. 13
A NEW class for the
Piedmont Judicial Circuit’s
Court Appointed Special
Advocate (CASA) program
will begin October 13 from
6-9 p.m. at the Commerce
First Baptist Church.
This class will run every
Tuesday night from October
13 through November 24.
“You will learn about
Juvenile Court processes,
how children develop, how
families and children inter
act, and most of all you will
learn how to help a child
whose world is turned upside
down,” organizers said.
Call Annette Raymond at
706-387-6375 for an appli
cation and to register.
‘Bark for Life’ planned in Hoschton
THE AMERICAN Cancer
Society will hold its “Bark for
Life” — a canine event to fight
cancer — on Sunday, Sept. 27,
from 1-4 p.m., in the Hoschton
City Square.
The event will include a pet
parade and walk, and contest
with awards, such as “Best
Dancer,” “Best Costume,”
“Most Pampered” and “Best
Trick.”
Dogs must be leashed at all
times and owners must present
proof of vaccinations. Owners
must also clean up after then-
dogs.
All owners are asked to bring
one of the following as a dona
tion to the Jackson County
Humane Society: Puppy or kit
ten dry food, canned dog or cat
food and pet beds.
The registration fee is $25 per
dog, with additional dogs by
the same owner costing $20.
For more information —
including registration forms
and complete rules — visit
www.hoschtonfallfestival.com
or contact Victoria at 706-549-
4893 or email Victoria.pat-
rick@cancer.org.
Pancake supper planned in Nicholson
THECITY of Nicholson and
East Jackson Comprehensive
High School have planned a
pancake supper from 5 to 7
p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at
the EJCHS Eagle Cafe.
Tickets are available for
purchase in advance. Adult
tickets are $5 each, children
under 6 eat free.
Proceeds from the ticket
sales will benefit the East
Central Regional Hospital
for Adult Mentally Impaired
and the EJCHS Student
Eagle Nest Fund, a discre
tionary fund for students in
need.
For more information, call
706-757-3408 or 706-336-
8900.
Plan The Future Of OUR
Community Together!
Comprehensive Plan Town
Hall Meetings
Nicholson Community Center
Monday, September 28
7:00 p.m.
Commerce Civic Center
Tuesday, September 29
7:00 p.m.
Jackson
bounty
Lifestyle. *
Opportunity.
Come and have your voice heard!
For questions call 706.367.5908 or
visit JacksonCountyGov.com
HOW ARE YOUR TIRES?
Are they weather ready?
Bring your car in for a
FREE tire inspection.
If you are unsure how to
check for wear and inflation,
we can help.
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(706) 367-1400
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Free Brake Inspection
with each tire rotation.
Coupon expires 10/16/09.