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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 11A
Awards presented at retired educators meeting
THE
JACKSON
County Retired
Educators met
on May 13 at
First Georgia
Bank. The spe
cial speaker
was Kate Finch,
president - elect
of the Georgia
FINCH
Association
Of Retired
Educators.
Mrs. Finch
swore in the
JCREA sec
retary, Jean
Bullock, and
treasurer, Doris
Brown .
Mrs. Finch
also spoke about the recent
retired educator confer
ence and her experiences
running for her office.
Other business at the
meeting included the pre
sentation of awards.
Shirley Wilson received
the community Service
award, Tricia Powers
was given the With Our
Youth Award, Mary
Ann Hilley received the
GREA Leadership Award
and Sammie Sue Rucker
was presented with the
Community Service
Award.
The next meeting of
JCREA will be July 8 at
Gordon Street. All retired
educators are welcome.
WILSON RECOGNIZED
Shirley Wilson (right) received the community
Service award at the recent meeting of the Jackson
County Retired Educators. She is shown with Linda
McMullan.
POWERS RECOGNIZED
Tricia Powers (right) was given the With Our Youth
Award at the recent meeting of the Jackson County
Retired Educators. She is shown with Linda McMullan.
RUCKER RECOGNIZED
Sammie Sue Rucker (right) was presented with the
Community Service Award at the recent meeting
of the Jackson County Retired Educators. She is
shown with Linda McMullan.
HILLEY RECOGNIZED
Mary Ann Hilley (right) received the GREA Leadership
Award at the recent meeting of the Jackson County
Retired Educators. She is shown with Linda
McMullan.
EARNS EAGLE RANK
Nathan Cote (R) recently earned his Eagle Scout rank.
A member of Troop 210 in Talmo, Cote is shown here
at the Gainesville Eagle Scout banquet with his father
Denis Cote, who is also an Eagle Scout.
Clark completes basic training
AIR FORCE
Airman 1st
Class Clark
R. Schwartz
graduated from
basic military
training at
Lackland Air
Force Base.
San Antonio.
Texas.
The airman
completed
an intensive,
eight-week
program that
included train
ing in military
discipline and
studies, Air Force core val
ues, physical fitness, and basic
warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic
training earn
four credits
toward an
associate in
applied sci
ence degree
through the
Community
College
of the Air
Force.
Schwartz
is the son
of Steve
Schwartz
of Langford
Road,
CLARK
Pendergrass. The airman is
a 2007 graduate of Jackson
County High School,
Jefferson.
SJES to honor Pam Johns
THE FACULTY and staff
at South Jackson Elementary
School will be holding a retire
ment party for Pam Johns, prin
cipal at SJES, on Thursday, May
27, at 4 p.m. in the SJES library.
The faculty and staff invited
the community to stop by and
visit with Johns as they celebrate
her retirement.
Hardigree named to honor roll
ELLIE CARR Hardigree,
Jefferson, has been named
to the president's list honor
roll for spring semester at
North Georgia College &
State University.
Air Force Capt. Dorsey named ‘Nurse of the Year’
AIR FORCE
Capt. Debbie J.
Dorsey has been
named the Air
Force Medical
Services
Emergency
Nurse of the
Year.
Selection was
DOK2EA
basedonDorsey’s
“exemplary duty
performance,
job knowledge,
leadership quali
ties. teamwork,
significant self-
improvement,
personal achieve
ments, notable
accomplishments, and com
munity service and sup
port.”
Dorsey is a medical ser
vices nurse assigned to
the 59th Medical Wing at
Lackland Air Force Base,
San Antonio, Texas. She
has served in the military for
two years.
She is the daughter of
Douglas L. and Joan H.
Luthi of Nicholson. Her
husband. Charles, is the son
of H. Douglas Dorsey of W.
Ridgeway Road, Commerce.
Dorsey received a master’s
degree in healthcare adminis
tration in 2008 from Brenau
University, Gainesville.
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City of Arcade
CALLED PUBLIC
HEARING
The Arcade Planning Commission will hold a
CALLED PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, June 1,
2010, at 6:00 p.m., in Arcade City Hall, 3325 Athens
Highway, Jefferson, GA, to consider the following:
Rezoning request from Mink Creek Investments to
rezone parcel number 070A-024 (southwest corner
of Hwy. 82 and Athens Hwy.) from C1/RR2 to C2,
and request approval of two (2) variance
applications:
1. reduce the building setback and natural buffer
requirements
2. modify the exterior building material requirement
A second Public Hearing is scheduled June 14,
2010, at 6:00 p.m. This will be followed by the
Arcade City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. during
which time the recommendation of the Planning
Commission will be taken into consideration and a
decision made on the applications by the City
Council. Both meetings will be held in Arcade City
Hall.
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Give Them
A Hand
Shannon Sell
With all of the changes enacted in real estate and related
industries, the appraisal process has not been immune.
Because lenders were found to be pressuring the appraisers
they hired, banks now must largely work with independent
appraisers, and those appraiser are finding themselves
working in unfamiliar areas.
Appraisers will gladly consider any information you can
provide about your property that will hopefully help them
generate a more accurate report. As a seller, list the best
features of your home, including recent improvements,
professional landscaping, or even benefits of your location
(like access to shopping and schools).
While you won't necessarily be graded for your
housekeeping skills, appraisers do pay attention to the
overall appearance and cleanliness of your home. You can
positively affect your appraisal's outcome if your lawn is
mowed or raked, your windows sparkle, and your closets
look spacious. Appraisers try to look through the buyer's
eyes, so pretend you're preparing for an open house before
their arrival.
Finally, be sure to request a copy of the report; lenders are
required to provide it, but you've got to ask. If you find any
errors in important features like square footage or property
description, contact your agent and lender as soon as
possible. Remember, the more positive information you
provide up front, the less chance of mistakes and problems
that lead to an appraisal that is lower than you anticipated.
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