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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017
Summer reading program to
end Aug. 12 at Nicholson library
The Harold S. Swindle Public Library in Nicholson
will continue to accept reading logs and hand out prizes
through August 12 for the children’s Summer Reading
Program.
“We didn’t leave out the adults (ages 16 and up),”
leaders state. “The adult summer reading program starts
August 1 and continues through September 1.”
Prizes will be drawn on September 5. For each adult or
young adult book read (or audio book), participants will
earn one raffle ticket. To earn a ticket, books and audio
books must belong to and be checked out through the
Nicholson public library.
The library’s adult programs includes Quilt with
Friends, which meets at the Nicholson Community Center
on Tuesday mornings at 10 -12 a.m. and Thursday eve
nings 7 - 9 p.m.
The library’s children’s programs for August include:
•Monday, August 7: Stay & Play Storytime (ages 2 to
4), 10:15 a.m.
•Thursday. August 10: Lego Club, 3:30 p.m.
•Thursday, August 24: Maker Space, 3:30 p.m.
The library is located at 5466 US Highway 441 South.
Nicholson.
For more information, call 706-757-3577, visit www.
nicholson.prlib.org, or “Like” the library on Facebook to
stay updated with programs, events, and new books and
movies.
PLAYS WITH LEGOS
Kora Mackey, 5, is shown building with Legos
at the Harold S. Swindle Public Library during a
recent Lego Club meeting.
Wounded veteran BBQ fundraiser Aug. 18
A wounded veteran
smoked BBQ chicken
fundraiser will be held
at the West Jackson Fire
Department on Friday,
August 18. from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Chicken plates are
$10 apiece and include a
smoked half chicken with
beans, slaw, bread and des
sert.
Delivery is available
within 20 miles of Bra-
selton. There is a 10-plate
minimum for delivery.
“The Jackson County
Republican Party and sev
eral members in our com
munity are working hard to
make this fundraiser a suc
cess. With your help, we
will be able to give a local,
wounded veteran a custom
made sports wheelchair so
they can once again enjoy
the sport and competition
they love.” state leaders.
“As of today, we are three
thousand dollars away
from our goal.”
During the fundraiser,
$10 raffle tickets will be
available for purchase.
The raffle items include:
Clyde Armory gift certifi
cate for handgun, shotgun
or home defender: golf
for four gift certificates to
Traditions and Chicopee
Woods; one night stay at
Country Inn & Suites in
Braselton with wine bas
ket and dinner at Local
Station (excludes alcohol
and tip); one night stay at
Hampton Inn Chateau Elan
with breakfast, wine basket
and dinner at Houndstooth
(excludes alcohol and tip);
Infinity Healing Center:
free haircut and style, gel
nail manicure, one hour
massage, one hour float
and cryotherapy, chiro
practic consultation and
adjustment, and Master
Craft Plumbing: free home
inspection.
The raffle drawing will
be held August 18 at 1 p.m.
at WJFD.
You do not have to be
present to win.
To purchase a chicken
plate or raffle ticket, mail
a check to Larry Ewing at
527 River Bluff, Hoschton;
pay from their website via
PayPal or meet up with a
board member.
If you took tickets and
sold them, contact Ron
Johnson at 770-310-4515
or email him at chairman @
windstream.net.
Local Alzheimer’s benefit walk planned
The Alzheimer’s Asso
ciation Walk to End Alz
heimer’s will take place
on Saturday. Oct. 21, at
Clark Central High School
in Athens. Nearly 800 peo
ple from the Athens area
including Clarke, Oconee,
Oglethorpe and Jackson
counties are expected at
this year’s event to raise
awareness and funds to
fight Alzheimer’s disease.
Walk participants will
complete a three-mile
walk and will learn about
Alzheimer’s disease, advo
cacy opportunities, clini
cal studies enrollment and
support programs and ser
vices from the Alzheimer’s
Association.
Participants will also
join in a tribute ceremony
to honor those affected by
Alzheimer’s disease.
In Georgia alone, there
are more than 140.000
people living with the dis
ease and 519,000 caregiv
ers. In the United States,
more than five million
Americans are living with
Alzheimer’s disease, the
sixth-leading cause of
death and the only disease
among the top 10 caus
es that cannot be cured,
prevented or even slowed.
Additionally, more than 15
million family and friends
provide care to people
with Alzheimer’s and other
dementias.
Sign up as a team cap
tain, join a team or register
to walk as an individual at
georgiawalk.org
Local artists sought for JCAC art auction, dinner
Local artists are invited
to enter their artwork into
the Jackson County Arts
Council’s first annual art
auction and dinner dance.
Artists must be at least
18 years old to enter the
auction, which will be held
on Sept. 8 at the Com
merce Civic Center.
Artists may submit up to
three pieces for the exhibit
and at least one piece will
be accepted.
The non-refundable
entry is free for JCAC
members and $35 for
non-members.
All artwork will be jur
ied from computer imag
es. Artists will be notified
which pieces have been
selected and are responsi
ble for dropping them off
at the Commerce Civic
Center on Sept. 7 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Awards include: best in
show, $500; first merit,
$300; second merit, $200;
and people’s choice, $100.
The JCAC will charge a
20 percent commission on
all work sold.
Judges include local art
ist Becky Perry, local artist
illustrator and instructor
Mark Braught and Pam
Ramey, artist and instruc
tor with Athen’s Lyndon
House.
To enter, send a .jpeg of
the piece to lohmeierted-
die@gmail.com. Include
your name and contact
information.
An application form and
release form is available at
the same email address.
The JCAC expects over
200 people will attend the
event.
Guidelines given on submissions for social page
The Jackson Herald wel
comes the submission of
social news events, includ
ing engagement, wedding
and birth announcements.
Here’s how to have your
news published in Main-
Street Newspaper Inc. pub
lications.
Engagements/weddings:
Photos and informa
tion may be submitted by
e-mail to angie@main-
streetnews.com or mailed
to The Jackson Herald,
P.O. Box 908. Jefferson,
Ga„ 30529.
Photos may be submit
ted in either color or black
and white and if submitted
by e-mail should be the
largest file size available
and sent in a .tiff or .jpg
photo format.
Submissions can include
a written account of the
event or provide the essen
tial information so a staff
writer can generate the
story.
All submissions should
have contact information
of the sender. Submitted
stories longer than 500
words may be shortened
due to space limitations,
and all submissions are
subject to editing for style,
grammar and length.
Birth announcements:
Information may be sub
mitted by e-mail to angie@
mainstreetnews.com or
mailed to The Jackson
Herald, P.O. Box 908, Jef
ferson, Ga., 30529.
In addition to the baby’s
name, information should
include the weight and
length of the child at birth
and names and cities of
residence of the parents,
grandparents and living
great-grandparents.
All submissions should
include contact informa
tion of the sender.
Other social news:
Copy and photographs
of other social events,
including but not limited
to major wedding anniver
saries (25th, 50th, etc.),
class reunions, items from
civic or social clubs are
also welcome and may be
sent by e-mail to angie@ @
mainstreetnews.com or
mailed to The Jackson
Herald, P.O. Box 908, Jef
ferson, Ga.. 30529.
Photos may be color or
black and white and if sub
mitted by e-mail should be
the largest file size avail
able and sent in a .tiff or
.jpg format.
Submissions can include
a written account of the
event or provide the essen
tial information so a staff
writer can generate the
story. All submissions
should have contact infor
mation of the sender.
For more information,
call Angela Gary at 706-
410-1022.
Free citizenship classes start Sept. 13 in Braselton
Free citizenship classes
begin Sept. 13 a 6:30 p.m.
in Braselton.
Classes will be held at
the Braselton Community
Center, located at 126 Har
rison Street.
All international res
idents holding a green
card and having lived in
the U.S. for five years are
eligible for the class as
long as they speak some
English.
For more information,
call Pat at 770-867-2506.
CAR SHOW COMING UP
Classic Car owner Peyton Strickland puts the fin
ishing touches on his 1968 Z-28 Camaro in prepa
ration for the Jefferson Lions’ Club 17th annual
car show, which will be held in the Jefferson High
School parking lot from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on
August 12. Regularly averaging over 100 entries,
the show has become a huge success and is
much looked forward to by automotive enthusi
asts of all ages like Mr. Strickland, a student at
Jefferson High School. The show is free and open
to the public
RECEIVES CERTIFICATE
Stacie Court, studio production director of
Learning Ally in Athens, spoke to the Jefferson
Lions Club at a recent meeting. Here, Lion Club
member Sandra Friedlander presents a certificate
of appreciation to Court.
Court speaks at Jefferson
Lions Club meeting
Stacie Court, studio production director of Learning
Ally in Athens, spoke to the Jefferson Lions Club at a
recent meeting.
“Lion Sandra Friedlander introduced the program
speaker, Stacie Court, studio production director of Lean
ing Ally in Athens, whose vision is for all people to have
equal opportunities to learn. Stacie is also a member of the
Athens Lions Club,” state leaders.
Leaning Ally, previously named Recording for the
Blind and Dyslexic, was established in 1948. “Learning
Ally does much more than recording. In addition to audio
books, they support parents, teachers, technical personnel
and their membership, which can be a whole school sys
tem or even a whole state’s schools. Their College Suc
cess Core Program, for the blind and visually impaired,
although less than three years old, has over 1000 students
participating. This program works through peer mentor
ing,” state leaders. “The public can help Learning Ally by
volunteering as a reader or checker, spreading the word,
or by fundraising.”
Send in your recipe
Jackson County cooks are asked to submit their favorite
recipe to the MainStreet Newspapers Inc. to be featured in
an upcoming issue.
Recipes can be emailed to angie@mainstreetnews.com
Those selected will receive a free one-year subscription
(or renewal) to the newspaper.
When you submit the recipe, also include whether your
subscription is a renewal or a new subscription.
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