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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
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FOOD BANK’S NEEDS DISCUSSED
Peggy Frank (left) of the Banks-Jackson County Food
Bank is welcomed to the Rotary Club of Jefferson by
Wendy Mingus (right). Frank addressed the needs of
the food bank during the hard economic times. Last
year, the food bank provided food for 100 families a
month. Now, it is helping 500 families each month.
Rotary Club members brought canned goods to the
meeting to be donated to the food bank. The food bank
urgently needs food during this crisis. To make a dona
tion, or seek help from the food bank in Commerce,
call 706-367-5413.
SPEAKS TO EDUCATORS
Brent Mikel (right) spoke at a recent meeting of the
Jackson County unit of the Retired Educators. He
spoke on the importance of diet and exercise. A repre
sentative of Family Connections also spoke. The next
meeting of the retired educators will be held March 11
at East Jackson Comprehensive High School with a
program given on ROTC.
Historical society to tour museum
THE JACKSON County Historical Society will tour the Crawford
Long Museum in Jefferson at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24. The museum
has completed a year-long renovation of the buildings and exhibits.
A donation will be taken at the door.
Recycling efforts have wide range, says spokeswoman
EVERYTHING from alu
minum cans to auto batteries
to electronics is being recycled
in Jackson County.
In addition, greeting cards
and shoes were “recycled”
in a recent campaign. The
greeting cards were sent to
St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
where they will be adapted for
use again. And the shoes, all
2,800 pairs, were sent to cen
ters in Alabama and Tennessee
for distribution.
SusanTrepagnierofthe Keep
Jackson County Beautiful
movement told of the recy
cling efforts when she spoke
to the Jefferson Woman's Club
Monday, Jan. 11.
She said the program is
involved not only in recycling
efforts but also is doing such
things as the recent beautifica
tion of entrances to the Historic
Jackson County Courthouse.
Her anti-littering campaign in
the schools involves her rendi
tion of “Susie Litter,” an effort
that usually delights the stu
dents while at the same time
educating them about the need
to avoid littering.
Trepagnier also said she and
her advisory board plan an
outdoor environment center
at Hurricane Shoals County
Park, and hope by next year to
develop a Garden and Pottery
Festival at Hurricane Shoals.
Connie Taylor, president,
presided at the Woman’s Club
session, a luncheon held at
Mabeth's.
Book sale planned in
Jan. at Jefferson library
THE ANNUAL Friends of
the Jefferson Public Library
Book Sale will be held
Friday, January 29, from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday,
January 30, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Jefferson Civic
Center.
There will be thousands of
adult and kids hardbacks and
paperbacks as well as movies
and CDs. Baked goods and
coffee will also be sold.
Proceeds from the sale will
support library programming
and the building fund. For
more information about the
sale or to join the Friends
of the Library, call 706-367-
8012.
March of Dimes fundraiser ahead
THE BARROW-Jackson
County committee of the
March of Dimes will hold
its fundraising kickoff
on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 6
p.m., at the Braselton-Stover
House.
Dinner will be provided,
along with a silent auc
tion. Kickoff attendees will
receive information about
sponsorships, team fundrais
ing efforts and how they can
become involved.
Team packets will also be
distributed, so all team cap
tains will need to be in atten
dance, organizers said.
The March for Babies will
be held on April 16, at Russell
Middle School, Winder.
For reservations, or for
more information, call
Wendy Mingus at 706-824-
7019 or Kathryn Harper at
678-564-5222.
Hope Haven planning fundraiser
HOPE HAVEN of
Northeast Georgia will hold
its annual fundraiser on
Thursday, Feb. 18, at the
Athens Country Club.
At 6 p.m., a social and
silent auction will be held
and casino gaming tables
will be open.
At 7 p.m., the post time
for the first of four sim
ulated “horse races” will
begin.
Tickets are $50.
Hope Haven of Northeast
Georgia, Inc. is a private
nonprofit corporation
whose primary purpose is
to provide services for indi
viduals with developmental
disabilities who reside in
the Athens-Clarke and sur
rounding counties.
For more information,
call 706-548-4361 or visit
www.hopehaven.net.
Deadline set Jan. 29 for Jackson EMC scholarships
THERE ARE only a few
days left for students to apply
for Jackson EMC’s three schol
arship opportunities.
Jackson EMC offers three
scholarships, the A.T. Sharpton
Restricted, the A.T. Sharpton
Unrestricted and the Walter
Harrison Scholarship.
A.T. Sharpton applicants
may also apply for the Walter
Harrison Scholarship, as long
as the requirements are met.
Judges will consider financial
need, however, academic aver
age, standardized test scores,
extracurricular activities and
faculty recommendations are
of equal importance. A com
mittee will carefully review
each application to select the
most qualified candidates.
All scholarship recipients
must be a customer of Jackson
EMC or the son or daughter of
a customer, and must also be a
resident of the home served by
Jackson EMC.
Other criteria for each of the
three opportunities are avail
able on the company's website.
Multiple $1,000 scholarships
will be awarded throughout
Jackson EMC's service terri
tory.
Students interested in apply
ing for any or all of the scholar
ships should contact their area
high school guidance counsel
ors or complete the application
online at www.jacksonemc.
com/scholarships. The appli
cation deadline is Friday, Jan.
29.
For more information, con
tact Kay Parks, public/commu
nity relations representative at
kparks @jacksonemc.com.
Braselton studio to donate profits to wreck victims
MASTERPIECE Mixers
— an arts and crafts studio
in Braselton — will donate
all of its profits Jan. 24-30
to the victims of a bus acci
dent, who were heading to its
studio.
A bus with passengers from
Just People, Inc — a nonprof
it group supporting develop-
mentally-disabled adults
— was struck by a drunk
driver in Gwinnett County
on Dec. 23, while driving to
Masterpiece Mixers. A dozen
people were taken to area
hospitals and three had life-
threatening injuries.
Just People serves those
with autism, cerebral palsy,
mental retardation, asbergers,
learning disabilities, schizo
phrenia, head injury, Down’s
Syndrome and others. It pro
vides social activities, job
skills and job training, cook
ing classes, physical educa
tion and independent living
skills.
Masterpiece Mixers will
donate all profits from the
last week of January to the
victims. That includes regu
lar classes, canvas sales or
just making donations at the
studio.
A class schedule is available
on the studio's website, www.
masterpiecemixers.com.
Masterpiece Mixers is
located at 7435 Spout Springs
Road, Suite 106, Braselton.
For more information, call
678-409-9053.
Odd Couple continued from page 1C
Charleston, W.V.,” he said. “Many years
ago I did some regional commercials
and was an extra in a number of projects
filmed in Georgia.”
GETTING SHOW-READY
Here's how the actors and director get a
show ready for opening night.
Right now, the community theatre group
performs at Jefferson High School’s per
forming arts center, and schedules shows
in January and July when the school is not
using the facility. The group, which hopes
to eventually have its own theatre space,
generally rehearses at a different location
and moves practice to the actual stage a
week or two before the show opens.
“That makes it even more challeng
ing by not being able to be in the per
formance space the whole time we are
rehearsing,’'Johnson said. “Many theatres
work that way, though, so we are certainly
dealing with it and are grateful that JHS
lets us perform there.”
“We first do a read-through,” Johnson
said of a show's beginning. “Then we
block out the various scenes - not only
working on movement, but also getting
the lines memorized and working on char
acter. Once all the scenes are blocked and
practiced a few times, then the actors are
expected to know their lines and be able
to rehearse without scripts in hand while
continuing to refine their characters. At
this point they can still call for lines if they
get stuck, but after doing that for a week
or so, they can’t call for lines any longer,
but must practice getting through a scene
on their own if someone skips a few lines
or can’t remember a line.”
The last couple of weeks are devoted
to polishing the performances, making
some minor refinements to character, and
adding all the technical aspects - sound
effects, lighting and so forth, Johnson
explained.
“It has been very challenging rehears
ing for a show during the holidays while
also working around my graduate school
schedule and the various schedules of oth
ers for work, school and holiday activities,
but we'll be ready come opening night.”
“The Odd Couple” opens Thursday,
continuing through Sunday (see separate
story for times).
Tree House to sponsor conference
THE TREE House is spon
soring a conference for the
Piedmont Judicial Circuit on
child abuse related issues.
The free conference will be
held Feb. 17-18 and is for all
personnel and volunteers of
the Multi-Disciplinary Team
partner agencies of Barrow,
Banks and Jackson counties.
“If you ever encounter child
abuse related issues in your
line of work, this training is a
must for you,” states Courtney
McVey, executive director of
the Tree House. “Everyone
from front-line workers to
agency leadership will benefit
from the information that will
be provided.”
To pre-register, call 770-
868-1900, ext. 23.
Author to be at Maysville library
BEST-SELLING author Lauretta Hannon will be at the Maysville
Public Library Saturday, January 30, at 11 a.m.
Hannon is the author of “The Cracker Queen—A Memoir of
a Jagged, Joyful Life,” a story that critics have called “the perfect
antidote for our present hard times.”
A commentator on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered,
Lauretta spins her yams and shares vignettes that chronicle her
sometimes hilarious, sad and off-the-wall life stretching from South
Georgia to Europe, to Savannah and Powder Springs and all points
in between.
The program is sponsored by the Maysville Public Library and
the Friends of the Library. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call library manager Delana Lovell at 706-
652-2323.
Girl Scouts seeking alumni
THE GIRL SCOUTS orga
nization is preparing to cel
ebrate its 100th anniversary in
2012 by seeking alumni.
Girl Scout alumnae are
asked to submit their name,
address, home and cell phone
numbers, e-mail address, and
home Girl Scout council/troop
number.
Alumni may mail the
information to Girl Scout of
Historic Georgia, Inc., 6869
Columbus Road, Lizella, GA
31052. They may also register
online at www.gshg.org.
AA chapter meets in Commerce
THE BREEZY Knob chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous meets
five times a week at 69 Central Avenue (across from First
Commerce Bank) in Commerce.
Meeting times are at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays and at 6:45 p.m. Sundays. Meetings consist of open
discussion.
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