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WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010
THE JACKSON HERALD
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VFW youth essay competitions announced
THE VETERANS of
Foreign Wars of the United
States conducts two youth
essay competitions annu
ally to help promote patri
otic thinking and essay writ
ing skills. These programs
are the Patriot's Pen Youth
Essay Competition and the
Voice of Democracy Oratory
Essay Competition.
The Patriot’s Pen is a writ
ten essay competition that is
open nationally to all stu
dents in grades sixth, sev
enth and eighth, whereby the
students are given a patriotic
theme that is chosen annu
ally by the outgoing VFW
National Commander-in-
Chief, and the students have
to develop and write a 300-
400-word essay built around
that theme. The essays then
start a process of judging at
the school or home school
level, where the essays are
judged based on three crite
ria (theme knowledge, theme
development and clarity of
ideas). The school or home
school association will then
forward to the local VFW
Post that is in charge of that
county one entry for every
15 entries (or partial).
The Post will then like
wise have a judging panel
judge the entries from all
the schools in the county
and then likewise forward
the same ratio of entries
(per county) to the district.
The district will also have a
judging panel and will do the
same thing for the entries for
the counties, forwarding the
same ratio to the state. The
state then judges the essays
and selects the best essay in
the state to be entered into
the National Judging, where
the essay has a chance to win
the writer a $10,000 U.S.
Savings Bond and a chance
to win an all-expense paid
trip to Washington, D.C., for
the writer and his/her parent
or guardian. The 2010-2011
Patriot’s Pen theme is “Does
patriotism still matter?’’
The Voice of Democracy
is an oratorical essay com
petition that is open nation
ally t all students in grades
ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th,
whereby the students are
given a patriotic theme that
is chosen annually by the
outgoing VFW National
Commander-in-Chief, and
the students have to devel
op, write and then record
(on CD or cassette) a three
to five minute essay built
around that theme.
The judging of the Voice
of Democracy is based on
these three criteria: origi
nality, content and delivery.
The entries are judged in the
same manner as the Patriot’s
Pen through the state level,
but the state winner will
receive an all-expense paid
trip to Washington, D.C.,
from March 6-10, to com
pete live in the National
Judging, where the winner
will receive a $30,000 schol
arship that is paid directly
to the recipient’s American
University, College or
Vocation/Technical school.
The 2010-2011 Voice of
Democracy theme is “Does
my generation have a role in
America’s future?”
The deadline for submis
sion of entries from the
school level to the Post is
Nov. 1, and the entry forms
should be distributed to the
schools by the local VFW
Post before the beginning
of the school year or those
interested may contact the
local Post or its program
chairman at the contact
information below, or email
district_2@mcmahon-ga.
net. Those who email are
asked to include in the sub
ject line which program’s
information is desired.
The Post that covers
Jackson County is VFW
Post 4872, and the mail
ing address is 441 Gordon
Street, Jefferson. The pro
gram contact is Jason
Mergele and he may be con
tacted at djmergele@wind-
stream.net.
AMERICAN LEGION
WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
Clark Gregory and Jack Rushton of Jefferson were
recently welcomed as new members of the Albert
Gordon Post 56 of the American Legion in Jefferson.
They are shown with Legion Post Commander Harvie
Lance (left).
MAYOR DENNEY SPEAKS
Hoschton Mayor Erma Denney (right) recently spoke
at the Albert Gordon Post 56 of the American Legion in
Jefferson. Denney shared her experiences with being
involved in the American Legion auxiliary since child
hood. She also discussed her election as mayor and
answered questions about activities in Hoschton. Denney
is shown with Post Commander Harvie Lance (left).
Murphy completes program
TOM Murphy,
of Murphy
Consulting, Inc.
has recently
qualified for the
Experts Program
with Constant
Contact.
Constant
Contact is a glob
al professional
email service pro
vider. Murphy Consulting,
Inc. is a Solution Provider
for Constant Contact. The
Experts Program trains
Solution Providers to pres
ent approved professional
email marketing presenta
tion materials. Murphy has
been certified by Constant
Contact as a Trained
Presenter.
Following
his certifica
tion, Murphy
conducted pre
sentations at
Lunch & Learn
sessions for
members of the
Barrow County
Chamber of
Commerce and
the Jackson
County Chamber of
Commerce.
Murphy also wrote an arti
cle, entitled “Five Reasons
to Do Professional Email
Marketing,” which was pub
lished in the July issue of
Chambering Magazine, a
publication of the Barrow
County Chamber of
Commerce.
New child care center
to open in Commerce
NEARLY TWO years
after local entrepreneurs,
Alan and Sandy Kelley,
decided to embark on a
daycare building project,
World of Kids Academy
is scheduled to open for
business in August.
The project originally
began on a one acre vacant
lot next to Krazy Al’s
Music, but soon migrated
to 5780 Mount Olive Road,
next to United Bank.
“The original site was jus
too small for our immedi
ate and future plans,” said
Mrs. Kelly.
The new facility will
provide as many as 20 job
positions, and will offer
child care for up to 130
children.
“One of my greatest
inspirations for taking on
this project has been the
opportunity to help pro
vide new jobs in our local
community,” said Mr.
Kelley.
The center’s chief direc
tor will be Lisa Prescott,
former elementary prin-
I
cipal and teacher at
Providence Academy in
Commerce. Prescott has
many years of formal edu
cation and experience in
early childhood develop
ment.
“We are very fortunate
to have someone with her
level of knowledge and
integrity on board as direc
tor,” said Mrs. Kelley
The academy will offer
Christian-based curricu
lum and will be themed
with children’s favorite
cartoon characters.
The ages served will be
6 weeks to 12 years, with
future before and after
school, to include East
Jackson and Banks County
Schools.
The center hopes to have
a lottery funded Pre-K for
2011-2012 school year.
The Kelleys’ plans are to
open phase one of World
of Kids Academy in its
current format, and then
to expand the operation
to meet future child care
needs.
Vintage Blessings to open in Braselton
Commerce Racer just misses at dragway
By Amy Glover
JUST MISSES
Rickey Morris recorded the victory Saturday at the
Atlanta Dragway in the Sportsman category.
Photo by Wanda Glover
VINTAGE BLESSINGS
Antiques, Commerce, is
opening a second store in
Braselton, on Aug. 2.
The second location will
be located at 5411 Hwy. 53
off of exit 129 near historic
downtown Braselton. The
store is a 2,200 square foot
house near Year One.
Vintage Blessings
Antiques carries a wide
selection of vintage,
MARINE CORPS Pfc.
Timothy A. Huntley, a 2009
graduate of Mill Creek
High School, Braselton,
recently graduated from the
Marine Corps Basic Combat
Engineer Course at Marine
Corps Engineer School,
THE JACKSON County
University of Georgia
Alumni Association is
collecting school sup
plies to help the Jackson
County Area Chamber of
Commerce’s effort to col
lect materials for back-to-
antiques, and home decor
items. The Braselton loca
tion will carry many of
the same merchandise as
found at the 7,000 square
foot Commerce location.
The Braselton store will
have a large selection of
English and handmade lin
ens, 50s kitchen items and
glassware. Furniture will
include a selection of differ
ent woods, plus some paint-
Marine Corps Base, Camp
Lejeune, N. C.
During the five-week
course, Huntley received
instruction in the fundamen
tals of engineering support
for combat units, including
the procedures for building
school.
Donations may be
brought to the Braselton
Town Hall in attention of
chapter president Danielle
Austin. The donations will
be taken to the chamber.
The chamber is accept
ed pieces. Braselton will
also have prints by Thomas
Kinkade and Jim Harrison,
and will be an authorized
Fenton Dealer as well.
The Braselton location’s
fall hours will be 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Mondays through
Saturdays and 12:30 to 5:30
p.m. on Sundays.
For more information and
directions, visit www.vin-
tageblessings.net
and repairing bridges, roads
and field fortifications.
Huntley also received train
ing on demolition concepts,
land mine warfare and cam
ouflage techniques.
Huntley joined the Marine
Corps in September 2009.
ing school supplies
through Sept. 1. The
donated supplies will be
given to students in all
three school systems in
Jackson County. All types
of school supplies will be
accepted.
AFTER A week’s delay
due to wet weather, the
Atlanta Dragway picked up
where it left off with the
National Dragster Challenge
Saturday, with competitors
from all over coming out to
vie for top honors.
Joe Haddon of Oxford
battled his way to the Super
Pro finals, lining up against
hometown hero Jeremy
Hancock of Commerce,
who took a bye run to the
finals. Haddon was dialed
only slightly slower with
a 4.86 prediction, next to
Hancock’s 4.81 dial-in.
Hancock launched a tad
early for a -.004 red light,
instantly handing victory to
Haddon, who left the line
with a .023 green light.
Haddon took a 4.85 sec
ond joy ride at 142.18 mph,
while Hancock let off for
a 9.43 second run at 43.55
mph.
Canton’s Chad Brewer
made up for his losses this
season when he rolled into
the Pro finals next to Ken
Grant of Moultrie. Grant
dialed in for an 8.09 second
run. Brewer predicted a 7.30
run. It was anybody’s race
when Brewer left the line
with a .055 reaction time,
followed closely by Grant
with a .058 green light.
However, Grant held too fast
to the floorboard, breaking
out with an 8.07 elapsed
time at 84.94 mph. Brewer
set off the win lights running
dead-on at 93.73 mph.
The Sportsman finals
featured Rickey Morris
of Ellenwood against Mel
Abney of Cumming. Abney
dialed in for a 13.28 run.
giving Morris the tree handi
cap with a 15.10 dial-in.
Morris left the starting line
with a .046 green light, and
Abney chased after with a
similar .050 reaction time.
For the closest race of the
night, Morris crossed the
win stripe in 15.12 seconds
at 90.24 mph, winning with
a .006 margin-of-victory
over Abney’s 13.30 elapsed
time at 103.04 mph. Mark
Hancock of Commerce went
out in the semi-final round.
Bogart’s Steve Jackson
and Paul Lee of Mt. Airy
lined up for the Motorcycle
finals, Jackson with a 9.40
dial-in, a bit quicker than
Lee’s 10.00-second predic
tion. Lee left the line first,
but at a snail’s pace with
a .271 green light: Jackson
jumped the line with a .093
reaction. Jackson crossed
the finish line for the win in
9.61 seconds at 128.29 mph,
Lee following in 10.29 sec
onds at 117.29 mph.
In the 8-12 Junior Dragster
category, 12-year-old
Daulton Rogers of Hiawassee
met 11-year-old Austin
Carden of McDonough in
the finals for the second time
consecutively. Rogers dialed
in at 9.05, as Carden reared
up for revenge with an 8.90
dial-in. Rogers killed the
tree with an excellent .014
reaction time, Carden fol
lowing with a .056 reac
tion. At the top end, Carden
couldn’t catch up to Rogers,
who claimed the win in 9.08
seconds at 71.39 mph, while
Carden finished in 8.92 sec
onds at 73.47 mph.
The 13-17 Junior Dragster
category was a final for girl
power, with 16-year-old
Kelsey Lynn of Marietta
lined up against points lead
er Jennifer Jarrett, age 17 of
Cartersville. The two both
dialed in for 7.90 second
runs, making for a heads-up
race. Lynn launched with a
.106 green light, followed by
Jarrett who cut a .165 reac
tion. Lynn held fast to the
track, crossing first for the
victory in 7.91 seconds at
82.59 mph. Jarrett finished in
7.98 seconds at 81.76 mph.
14-year-old Cole Sheriff of
Lula placed third.
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Huntley completes basic training in N.C.
School supplies being collected until Sept. 1