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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017
THE JACKSON HERALD
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Jackson EMC Foundation awards
$82k to agencies serving area residents
ESP RECEIVES GRANT CHECK
A $15,000 Jackson EMC Foundation check to Extra Special People will
provide an opportunity for special needs or seriously ill children from low
income or financially distressed families to attend an eight week camp expe
rience. At the check presentation are (from left): executive director Laura
Whitaker; Jackson EMC Foundation board member Mark Sizemore; coordi
nator of development Ashley Hilmer.
The Jackson EMC Foun
dation board of directors
awarded a total $111,850
in grants during their
April meeting, including
$82,200 to agencies serv
ing area residents. Grants
included:
•$15,000 to Extra Spe
cial People in Watkinsville
to provide an opportunity
for special needs or seri
ously ill children from low
income or financially dis
tressed families in Barrow,
Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson
and Madison counties to
attend an eight week camp
experience where they can
explore nature, discover
their own abilities, master
new skills and make new
friends.
•$15,000 to Gwinnett
Student Leadership for its
two-year student leader
ship program serving high
school juniors and seniors
in 23 public schools, pro
viding practical leader
ship skills and training to
return to their home high
school to facilitate the core
leadership principles with
groups there to increase
the capacity to develop stu
dent leaders.
•$15,000 to the Summer
Scholars Institute, a three-
year academic enrichment
program held at the Uni
versity of North Georgia’s
Gainesville campus to help
at-risk middle and high
school students in Hall
County prepare for college
and careers by concentrat
ing on the basic areas of
reading, writing and math
ematics. along with science
for third-year students.
•$12,100 to Camp Twin
Lakes, a not-for-profit
organization which offers
year-round recreational,
therapeutic and education
al programs for children
facing serious illness and
other challenges, to help
children in Jackson EMC’s
10-county service area
attend its state-of-the-art,
fully accessible campsites.
•$12,000 to Spectrum
Autism Support Group,
a parent-run non-profit
group in Suwanee that pro
vides support, education
and resources for the entire
spectrum of autism disor
ders to families in Bar-
row, Gwinnett. Hall and
Jackson counties, to enable
disadvantaged autistic
individuals ages four to
22 to attend the organi
zation's weeklong summer
camp program where daily
activities are used to teach
social skills lessons.
•$10,000 to Muscular
Dystrophy Association to
help children and young
adults with neuromuscular
diseases from the counties
served by Jackson EMC
attend Camp Walk N’ Roll,
a week-long summer pro
gram with no boundaries
for physical disabilities
where campers can build
confidence and indepen
dence while their caregiv
ers have a break from the
demands of constant care.
•$2,000 to Camp To
Belong, a free summer
camp that reunites broth
ers and sisters living sep
arately in foster care or
other out-of-home care to
strengthen relationships,
increase self-esteem, cre
ate healthier attitudes and
childhood memories, to
enable children in the 10
counties Jackson EMC
serves to attend the camp.
•$1,100 to Camp Twitch
and Shout to support
camper sponsorships for
two children from Jackson
EMC’s service area living
with Tourette Syndrome
for a week-long overnight
summer camp at Camp
Will-a-Way at Fort Yargo
State Park in Winder.
Jackson EMC Founda
tion grants are made pos
sible by the more than
184,907 participating
cooperative members who
have their monthly elec
tric bills rounded to the
next dollar amount through
the Operation Round Up
program. Their “spare
change” has funded 1,188
grants to organizations and
345 grants to individuals,
putting more than $12 mil
lion back into local com
munities since the program
began in 2005.
Any individual or char
itable organization in the
10 counties served by
Jackson EMC (Clarke,
Banks, Barrow, Franklin,
Gwinnett. Hall, Jackson,
Lumpkin, Madison and
Oglethorpe) may apply
for a Foundation grant by
completing an application,
available online at http://
www.jacksonemc.com/
foundation-guidelines or at
local Jackson EMC offic
es. Applicants do not need
to be a member of Jackson
EMC.
SKELTON RECOGNIZED
C. B. Skelton, M.D., 90, presented humorous
songs at a recent Lions Club meeting and accom
panied himself on the autoharp. Dr. Skelton is
a retired physician who served over 50 years in
Winder. He is the author of several books includ
ing Dirty Laundry Don’t Take No Doctor’s Orders
and Rhymes for All Seasons. Shown here are Dr.
Skelton and Lions President Ronnie Moore.
RETIRED EDUCATORS OFFICERS
Jackson County Area Retired Educators
Association met recently to install new offi
cers. President, Katrena Howard, (C) is shown
installing the new president, Doris Lester (L) and
Linda McMullan, (R) as the secretary.
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PUBLIC HEARING
The Jackson County Board of Adjustment
will hold a Public Healing on Thursday,
June 1, 2017 at 6:00 p.m., at the Jackson
County Administration Building Auditorium,
67 Athens Street, Jefferson, Georgia, on the
following matter:
New Business:
1. BOA-17-02 - Thomas Harden, 1460
Staghorn Trail, Nicholson, GA; 2.40
acres; variance to reduce left side setback
from 40 ft. to 21 ft. in order to build a
detached garage. (Map 025A/Parcel 248)
Complete applications, plats, texts, maps,
and public hearing procedures are available
for review in the Planning Division Office,
of the Department of Public Development
during regular office hours Monday thru
Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm or online at
www.iacksoncountvgov.com. All interested
persons are invited to attend.
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PROGRESSIVE
Chris Hill
TRAVELERSJ
MR. AND MRS. KNIGHT
Rush, Knight marry
in April ceremony
Sierra Morgan Rush and Austin Lamar Knight were
united in marriage at 3 p.m. on April 30 at Westminster
Church in Gainesville, The bride is the daughter of Rhett
and Vicki Rush of Lula, and the granddaughter of Nick
and Nell Foley of Buford, and Pat and Peggy Rush of
Covington.
The groom is the son of Jeff and Regina Knight of
Gillsville. and the grandson of Bronez Turner of Alto and,
the late Wendall Knight of Auburn and Ruby Mahaffey of
Auburn.
Pastor Chris Porter performed the ceremony and was
assisted by the bride’s uncle, pastor Kale Rush. The bride
was presented in marriage by her father.
The matron of honor was Briana DeLay of Demorest.
The maid of honor was Taylor Anderson of Gillsville.
Bridesmaids were as follows: Megan Ward of Commerce,
Miranda Merritt of Gainesville, Abby Spencer of Com
merce, and Melissa Satterfield of Gillsville.
The best man was Jacob Yonce of Gainesville. The
groomsmen were: Issac Salazar of Lula, Matthew Gee of
Gainesville and Wyatt Neece of Gainesville.
The flower girl was Ella Langford of Homer, and the
ring bearer was the groom’s brother Cody Knight of Gills
ville. The violinist was Alyssa Robertson of Commerce,
The groom’s parents gave a rehearsal dinner at Mellow
Mushroom in Gainesville.
The bride’s parents gave a reception at Westminster
Church Fellowship Hall following the ceremony.
Following the honeymoon in Savannah and Tybee
Island, the couple will reside in Commerce.
Donations sought to fund
scholarships for area students
Foothills Education Charter High School is seeking
donations to go toward scholarships for area seniors grad
uating in May.
The goal of leaders at Foothills is to offer some type of
monetary scholarship to every senior who graduates from
the school and plans to pursue higher education through
either technical school or college.
This year, Foothills staff is anticipating 20 graduates.
All donations are tax-deductible.
For more information, call the school at 706-423-5110.
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A NATIONAL
POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION
SYSTEM PERMIT TO DISCHARGE TREATED
WASTEWATER INTO THE WATERS
OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
Tire Georgia Environmental Protection Division
(EPD) is considering the reissuance of an NPDES
Permit for the following applicant, subject to specific
pollutant limitations and special conditions:
Jackson County Water and Sewer Authority, P.O. Box
869, Jefferson, Georgia 30549, NPDES Permit No.
GA0002712, for tire Middle Oconee Water Pollution
Control Plant located at 2359 Winder Highway, Jef
ferson, GA 30549. Up to 0.5 MGD of treated waste-
water is being discharged to tire Middle Oconee Riv
er in the Oconee River Basin.
Persons wishing to comment upon or object to the
proposed determinations are invited to submit same
in writing to the EPD address below, or via e-mail at
EPDcomments@dnr. ga. gov, no later than thirty (30)
days after this notification. If you choose to e-mail
your comments, please be sure to include the words
"NPDES permit reissuance: Jackson County WSA,
Middle Oconee WPCP-GA0002712 (Jackson County)"
in the subject line to ensure that your comments will be
forwarded to the correct staff. All comments received
prior to or on that date will be considered in the formu
lation of final determinations for these permits. A pub
lic hearing may be held where the EPD Director finds
a significant degree of public interest in a proposed
permit or group of permits. Additional information
regarding public hearing procedures is available by
writing the Environmental Protection Division.
A fact sheet or copy of the draft permit is available by
writing the Environmental Protection Division. The
permit application, draft permit, and other informa
tion are available for review at 2 Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive, Suite 1152 East, Atlanta, Georgia, 30334 between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday. For additional information contact: Gigi Steele,
Wastewater Regulatory Program at (404) 463-1511.
Please bring this to tire attention of persons who you
know will be interested in this matter.