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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017
UY SCOTT it MIKE BUFFINGTON
sun (0 become almost completely blacked out
They leathers and students
ty School were wmngc^i-
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Darkness at noon
Jackson County in path of solar eclipse
way io see «< was with a project
small telescope was used to fo*
white c aid board inside a box.
n system, In this case, a
s the rajs on a piece of
Jackson Countiafiv betrif; rutht in
ih’ejsath of the *olar ixlipre iliai oc-
tmiril jIkjui noon iod.ii cook lull
nntur of thf unique Mixtion Two
recurs ol much activity Were the
North Jackson School, where a
Univemey of Georgia group and
iiiuiuv Khool student* iwmhlrtl,
o»r! The Jefferson reboot ‘pace cenfifif.'
wucrt students and vittirns
rai hexed
Elwwlieie in the counrv people
Mopped what they weir doing to
viand outside in the moon .hadow
for a lew minutes, or perhaps-warch
n through a pinhole in a box or <in
TV
The weather wav petjet: for such
an cxtasiort, cleat skies tuving arrived
Tuesday after days of ram
At lire peak oi ihr «hpre the
temperature, already unseasonably
cool at about 6} degrees, dropped
some 10-1} degrees hcic
The actual, almosi-iocal coverage
of the sun occurred at 12:23 p.fii
and lined only It) to IS secOnJs. but
the darkened iky lasted tome 30 to
D minutes In .ConuncKC and Jeffei
son. few cars were on the street, is is
usual on Wednesdays, hut people in
the notes and offices were talking
about and watching with great in
terest the mange occurrence
In downtown fc I tenon, the not-
maJ siren test done at noon each
Wednesday went off as usual bui the
combination of the srten and the
fast-darkening sky caused an eerie
sensation in the community.
Birds wcie still chirping and squir
rels were seen teutrying about as
usual in rhe county But one farm
wife said lief tows just lay down light
in the middle of ihc pasture during
the time of the darkness.
In 1896. when the Iasi eclipse of
ihis magnitude occurred in Georgia,
mass panic erupted as many people
thought "the end of rhe world” was
Hysteria occurred in some
areas
eclipse was siagrd alniosr xs a big
For members of the Athens
Astronomers Assn . ihc eclipse wit a
climax to the work jnd experiments
in which ihey had Item involved for
three months Dr Maurice Snook,
president of the olganixaliOn. and
icvcral of rhe other member* had
brought over jlO.OOO worth of
equipment to the North Jackson
School rite io view and photograph
' tWr fai
Wr .akukiicd the geographic
senrei of tins eclipse to be light
where tvr are standing. Dr Snook
(aid. Tourists. school students and
cunotu t rave let' from ill over stop
ped in front of the rehoul to uke a
peek at the eclipse through specially-
prepared telescopes and iamerx*
At the Jefferson High .school space
,entei observatory rodent* and
citizens gathered to witness the
event Through the lens of the
school's telescope. they could sec the
phenomenon at close range So
powerful is ihe telescope th.it dark
sun spots were visible
In addition hi ihe telescope, a pin
hole ptojciiion System using a small
handheld telescope was used by some
srudents io focus in on the moon as u
slowly moved across the sun.
Ar rhe North Jackson School sue.
all of the equipment being used IO
view the eclipse had mylar filters to
extract the harmful rays of the sun
George Magner. a member of rhe
Alberts Astronomers' Assn , said he
fell this type of filler was Safe for
viewing, despite warning* hoi louse
any type of filler
"When we pui these viewers
together and covered these lenses
with mylar," he said, "we spent
several weeks testing them for safciv
Hie use of mylar fillers is perfectly
sxic for viewing an eclipse when used
corrcctlv "
Another amateur astronomer from
Athens. Mike Terr,'. Agreed. He said
the warnings weie helpful to kceo
people from trying to look at the
eclipse through sunglasses and
things like that" hue that he felt the
filteis used by ihc elub weic com
pletely Safe
As the sky slowly darkened and the
chickens and crickets started ushering
in "the evening." the approximately
■y people who Had gathered at the
Nonh Jackson field were busy chat
ting away, asking questions and ad
justing carnet is But during the five
or ten seconds when 99.7 percent of
the sun was covered, (he crowd grew
Continued on page 1A
EfTKIf. EVENT A* the moon paired between die rank and the sun. an
relic di/kncM fell across Jackson Coumy Ai ihc lop of ibis photo n a small
bright spur laused bv some of rhe sun's rays being seen through a valley in
ihe moon's surface The photo wxs liken just moments before ihc eclipse
inched its peak
(Photos by Mike and Scot I Buffington
CHECK rr GUI TEDDY- Five-year-old Eddie Snook, son of Alliens
Actionomcn Avtu President Dr Maurice Snook, lees liu friend rake a peek
.u me celestial event
SUN GAZING?...
OR MOON GAZING'
It was easy io do both today during
the noon hour.
1984 ECLIPSE FRONT PAGE
This was the front page of The Jackson Herald on May 30,1984. It highlighted the last solar eclipse over
Jackson County. This week’s front page is reminiscent of that page.
Eclipse continued from 1A
Many parents opted to keep their kids out of school for
the event.
Approximately 12 percent of Commerce students were
absent.
Some school-aged youth sent in photos of their eclipse
viewing (see pages 13A and 16A).
One family met in the Jefferson Public Library parking
lot to view the eclipse all together.
“This was an amazing experience and I’m so glad we all
got to enjoy it as a family,” said Jessica Beck Pugh.
The City of Commerce also hosted a viewing event in
downtown. Only about 20 people attended and some said
it wasn't as dark outside as they expected. Mayor pro tern
Keith Burchett said it “looked like a really bright moon.”
Jackson County only had a near-eclipse. Some area resi
dents decided to travel to see the eclipse in totality.
Dave Rosselle, 73, of Talmo, had never seen an eclipse
before. A friend told him about the eclipse last September
and he’s been looking forward to the event ever since.
Rosselle and some of his friends flew an airplane to
one of the totality locations. They first planned to travel
to Heaven’s Landing, but as they were taking off they did
a last-minute weather check and saw the location could
have clouding and storms.
The group diverted to Anderson, S.C., on a 30-minute
flight.
Rosselle later learned the clouds parted at Heaven’s
Landing about 10 minutes before the eclipse, making it
a stellar location for spectators. Rosselle and his friends
weren’t so lucky.
Skies were clear about 10 minutes before the eclipse
in Anderson, S.C., but a black cloud moved into the way
right as the eclipse reached totality.
Although he didn’t get to see the totality, Rosselle said
it was still “phenomenal” and noted the darkness created
by the eclipse was “an amazing experience.”
Rosselle said this won’t be his last chance. He’s already
counting down until the 2024 eclipse.
“I’ve got the bug and I want to see another one,” he said.
ON THE GROUND AND READY
Dave Rosselle, 73, of Talmo, is shown after land
ing in Anderson, S.C., where he went to view the
solar eclipse on Monday.
Mayor, council seats challenged
Qualifying continues this week for city elections
There will be at least four city elections in Jackson
County on Nov. 7.
As of Tuesday afternoon, two people have qualified
for the Jefferson mayor seat, both Commerce City
Council seats and a Braselton Town Council seat.
In the Jefferson mayor race, incumbent Roy Plott
will face Steve Quinn.
In Braselton, Robert Clark and Hardy Johnson have
both qualified for the District 4 seat. Incumbent Rhon
da Stites had not qualified as of Tuesday afternoon.
In Commerce, Eric Gatheright will challenge Archie
D. Chaney for the city council Ward 1 seat. And Darren
Owensby will challenge incumbent Donald Wilson for
the Ward 2 seat.
Elsewhere in the county, only incumbents have qual
ified.
Qualifying continues through Wednesday for most
cities in Jackson County, except for Nicholson which
ends on Friday. See next week’s paper or JacksonHer-
aldTODAY.com for updates.
BOH mulls new pool rules
By Kyle Funderburk
A public hearing for new Jackson County public
swimming pool rules took place at last week’s Jackson
County Board of Health meeting.
The new rules are to bring Jackson County up-to-date
with state rules adopted in January. The state is asking
all counties to adopt similar rules so there’s no confu
sion from county to county.
Some of the new rules include, changing the mini
mum depth of racing pools from 3.5 ft to 5.0 ft; requir
ing bathroom units to be within 300 feet of a pool;
and lowering chlorine levels from 1.5 ppm to 1 ppm
in indoor pools and 3 ppm to 2 ppm for outdoor pools.
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OTHER BUSINESS
According to research by the board of health, local
birth rates in women between 15-and-19 years old were
up slightly in 2016, but they’re still low compared to
2010.
Out of 1,000 teens, only 21 white teens gave birth, 28
black teens gave birth and 34 Hispanic teens gave birth.
Overall, there were 39 births by white teenaged girls
last year, eight by Hispanic girls and four by black
girls.
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In Loving Memory
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BONNIE SUE SULLIVAN HILL
10-16-1919 thru 7-27-2012
' ' ' ' :
Gone but not forgotten! It’s hard to be-
aw;
lieve that five years have passed since
we had to say goodbye to you. Your
unconditional love, your trust, your en-
couragement, your belief in the good
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in other people, your faith, and the
many sacrifices you made for your fam-
m, \ x'x
ily continues to guide and inspire me.
Vicki Hill Robinson
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Woman injured, man
arrested after Monday
morning shooting
A shooting led to a brief manhunt in Jefferson early
Monday morning.
Phillip Bailey, 56, faces charges of aggravated assault,
possession of a firearm while committing a felony and
terroristic threats. Other charges are pending, according to
Jefferson Police Department Chief Joe Wirthman.
Bailey reportedly shot Dorothy Appleby, 53, multiple
times at a residence on Marion Drive on Monday morning.
She was transported to the hospital and is in critical, but
stable condition.
Bailey fled the scene after the shooting and a K9 unit
and helicopter were used. He was arrested around noon
on Monday.
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