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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Home heating help offered
Ninth District Opportu
nity. Inc. announces home
heating help for the elderly
and homebound for Banks,
Barrow. Clarke. Dawson,
Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin,
Habersham, Hall, Hart,
Jackson Lumpkin, Madi
son, Oconee, Olgelthorpe,
Rabun, Stephens, Towns,
Union and White counties.
Households in which
every member is age 65
and older or is homebound
due to health reasons may
apply for assistance with
their home heating bills
beginning on November 1.
The Georgia Department
of Human Services will
help pay heating costs for
gas or electric. A one-time
payment will be made by
check issued to the home
energy supplier on behalf
of eligible households. Eli
gibility for the program is
based on the income of all
household members. All
eligible households must
be responsible for their
home heating costs.
When applying for assis
tance. persons will pres
ent verification of age for
everyone in the home, ver
ification of all household
income received within the
past 30 days (check stubs,
public assistance checks,
unemployment checks,
award letters and et.): ver
ification of Social Securi
ty numbers for everyone
in the home, verification
of citizenship (driver’s
license, state ID. etc.), and
the most recent heating
source and electrical bill.
Depending on the avail
ability of funds, the regular
program will open to the
general public on Decem
ber 1.
All eligible applicants
are asked to contact Ninth
District Opportunity, Inc.’s
scheduling system, begin
ning at 12:01 a.m. EST,
by telephone at 855-636-
3108 or through the web
site. www.ndo.org/eap.
Phone lines or website
for scheduling will not be
active until the opening
date of the program and no
appointments will be made
by telephone or online
until this time. No walk-
ins, appointments will be
scheduled until all funds
are exhausted. Leaders ask
not to call the local office
to schedule an appoint
ment, all appointments
must be made through the
automated scheduling ser
vice. Additional informa
tion will be made available
online at www.ndo.org.
Only households 65
years of age and older or
homebound due to health
reasons may apply Novem
ber 1. Applicants that do
not meet the required cri
teria will be denied.
Ninth District Oppor
tunity, Inc. is an equal
opportunity agency while
providing services without
regard to age, race, reli
gion. gender, sexual orien
tation, disability, national
origin, or any other classi
fication or category.
Farm Bureau seeks entries for high school art contest
The Jackson County
Farm Bureau encourages
students in 9th through
12th grade to enter the
2018 Georgia Farm Bureau
High School Art Contest.
The artwork should be
drawn in black ink or dark
soft lead pencil on 8 1/2 x
11 inch white paper.
The artwork should be
camera ready.
The winner of the Jack-
son County Farm Bureau
Art Contest will receive
$50, second place will
receive $40, and third
place will receive $30.
Drawings will be judged
on 1) how well the artwork
represents modern agri
culture found in Jackson
County or Georgia and 2)
artistic merit.
To enter the contest stu
dents should contact the
Jackson County Farm
Bureau for an official entry
form and contest rules.
All entries must be
received at the Jackson
County Farm Bureau office
by Friday, March 2.
The Jackson County
Farm Bureau Art Contest
winner will be entered in
the Georgia Farm Bureau
District Two competition.
The district winner will
receive a cash prize of
$100.
The ten GFB district
winners will compete for
the state prize of $250
cash. Two runners-up will
each receive $150 cash.
Previous state winners are
not eligible.
Students must be will
ing to allow Georgia Farm
Bureau to reprint copies of
their drawings.
The winning artwork
becomes the property of
Georgia Farm Bureau and
will be printed in a calen
dar that is distributed by
Georgia Farm Bureau to
promote agriculture.
For more information,
contact the Jackson Coun
ty Farm Bureau office at
706-367-8877.
More information about
the contest can also be
found online at http://bit.
ly/GFB 18artcontest. All
entries must be officially
submitted by the Jackson
County Farm Bureau to
the Georgia Farm Bureau
home office.
Farm Bureau seeks entries for middle school essay contest
The Jackson County
Farm Bureau encourages
sixth, seventh and eighth
grade students to enter the
2018 Georgia Farm Bureau
Middle School Essay Con
test.
The contest is open to
students attending pub
lic or private schools and
homeschooled children.
Students may enter in
the county in which they
live or attend school but
not both.
Recognizing that many
schools have gardens, the
topic for the essay con
test students will discuss is
“What are the benefits of
school gardens?”
The essay should explore
how school gardens teach
students about the fruits
and vegetables Georgia
farmers grow.
Students may write
about their own experience
with a school garden, how
they would like to expand
their school’s garden or
why they hope their school
starts a garden.
The winner of the Jack-
son County Farm Bureau
Essay Contest will receive
$50. the second place win
ner will receive $40 and
the third place winner will
receive $30.
To enter the contest,
students should contact
the Jackson County Farm
Bureau for an entry form
and contest rules.
All entries must be
received at the Jackson
Farm Bureau office by Fri
day. March 2.
The Jackson Coun
ty Farm Bureau Essay
Contest winner will be
entered in the Georgia
Farm Bureau District Two
competition. The district
winner will receive a cash
prize of $100. The ten
GFB district winners will
compete for the state prize
of $150 cash. Previous
state winners are not eligi
ble.
For more information,
download more infor
mation about the contest
by visiting http://bit.ly/
GFB18essaycontest.
All essay entries must be
officially submitted by the
Jackson Farm Bureau to
the Georgia Farm Bureau
home office.
Fall Rendezvous planned at Hardigree Wildlife
The Hardigree Wildlife
Sanctuary, Watkinsville,
will hold its annual fall
rendezvous on Saturday,
Sept. 30.
Gates will be open from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The entry fee is $10 per
person for ages 13 and
over. Free admission will
be offered to kids ages 12
and under.
Lunch and refreshments
will be available for pur
chase. There will be no
alcohol.
There will be exhibits
and demonstrations of flint
knapping, archeology and
artifacts, animal hide tan
ning, primitive bow mak
ing. outdoor living skills,
blacksmith, wildlife artist,
jewelry making, scrim
shaw, 20-foot tee pee, live
Georgia snakes (Eastern
Diamondbacks), birds
of prey, knife making,
black powder, wood craft
and carving, beekeeper,
tomahawk throwing, pot
tery, soap making, Native
American displays, trap
ping and more.
Renowned archeologists
Johnny and Britt Williams
of Twin City will be at the
event. They will identify
items the public brings in.
Their extensive collection
will also be on display. No
artifacts will be traded or
sold.
Activities will include
black powder shooting, air
archery and tree climbing
for the kids (with use of
harness, helmet and ropes)
provided by WildRice
Adventures.
“There will be fun for
the whole family,” leaders
state. “Unplug from your
life-controlling electronics
and come spend the day
or a few hours. You will
be educated and amazed
with all there is to see
and do. See the demonstra
tions of actual life skills
of our ancestors and the
tools they had way before
technology.”
There will be a live auc
tion at 4 p.m. of unique
one-of-a-kind items donat
ed by the exhibitors.
Featured speakers and
presenters will include:
O’Neill Williams of
O’Neill Outside TV and
WSB Radio. Kirk Thomas,
founder of Outdoors With
out Limits (OWL). Birds
of Prey with an Eurasian
Owl by Buster Brown, Fal
conry by Smokey Drury
and guest of honor Mrs.
Pam (Donny) Collins.
Hardigree Wildlife Sanc
tuary is located at 1110
Old Greensboro Road,
Watkinsville. For more
information, call 706-310-
0088.
The website is www.har-
digreewildlifesanctuary.
org.
Information on submitting social news
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
ENGAGEMENTS/
WEDDINGS:
Photos and informa
tion may be submitted by
e-mail to angie@main-
streetnews.com or mailed
to MainStreet Newspapers
Inc., P.O. Box 908. Jeffer
son, 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 information
of the sender.
Submitted stories lon
ger than 500 words may
be shortened due to space
limitations, and all submis
sions are subject to edit
ing for style, grammar and
length.
BIRTH
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Information may be
submitted by e-mail to
angie@mainstreetnews.
com or mailed to Main-
Street Newspapers Inc.,
P.O. Box 908, Jefferson,
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 MainStreet
Newspapers Inc. P.O. Box
908, Jefferson, 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 information
of the sender.
SPEAKS AT LION’S CLUB MEETING
Don Cole, Lions president, (left) and Randy Farmer,
STEAM lab coordinator of Jefferson City Schools,
(right) are shown at a recent Lion’s Club meeting.
Farmer speaks at
Lions Club meeting
Randy Farmer, STEAM (science, technology, engi
neering. art, and math) lab coordinator of Jefferson City
Schools, recently spoke to the Jefferson Lions Club.
Farmer said that students are challenged to find a prob
lem and then solve it; they are given tools and encouraged
to design using their imagination, to be passionate, to try
and try again.
At every level there is collaboration among teachers,
students, companies, and community. The students have
built electrical circuits and created robots. Farmer stated
that STEAM is a “purpose-driven” education.
Birth announcements
Victoria Michelle Johnston
Christopher and Kayla Johnston, of Lawrenceville,
announce the birth of a daughter, Victoria Michelle
Johnston, born on Sept. 20 at Northeast Georgia Medical
Center Braselton.
Victoria Michelle joins an older brother, Bryan Ethan
Johnston, 22 months.
Grandparents include Michelle and Michael Gudz, of
Hoschton, Diana Johnston, of Hoschton, and Michael
Johnston, of Lawrenceville.
Great-grandparents include Barbara and Jack Nadon,
of Suwanee, and Nancy and Ray Johnston, of Loganville.
Great-great-grandparents include Shirley Nadon.
Sophia Grace Woltz
James and Kristy Woltz, Alto, announce the birth of
their daughter, Sophia Grace Woltz, on Sept. 6, 2017, at
Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Braselton.
She joins a sibling. Sheldon, 2.
The grandparents are Wayne Roberts of Baldwin, the
late Janice Chitwood, Charles Woltz of Merritt Island,
Fla., and the late Brenda Woltz.
Great-grandparents are Wanda Chitwood and Dan Chit
wood of Baldwin. Joel Austin of Merritt Island. Fla., and
the late Doris Austin.
Mason Reed Knight
Jordan Devault and Conner Knight, Toccoa, announce
the birth of their son, Mason Reed, on Sept. 12. 2017. at
Stephens County Hospital.
He weighed 7.54 pounds. Grandparents are Rick and
Sonja Blalock, Commerce Great-grandparents are Tom
mie and Thomas Brown. Eastonelle, and Kenneth and
Barbara Watkins, Toccoa.
Trinity Hope Kimbrell
Edward and Brook Kimbrell announce the birth of their
daughter. Trinity Hope Kimbrell, on Aug. 11. 2017, at St.
Mary’s Hospital in Athens.
She weighed 8 pounds and 12 ounces and was 20 Vi
inches long.
She joined three sisters. Abby, Kinley and Brinley
Kimbrell.
She is the granddaughter of Penny and Denise Dodd and
Frank and Joan Kimbrell of Commerce.
She is the great-granddaughter of Jimmy and Lynda
Dodd, Donald and Ann Brand, Commerce, and Betty
Bennett, Homer.
PUBLIC HEARING
The Jackson County Board of Adjustment will
hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m. on Monday,
October 16, 2017, at the Jackson County Court
house, 5000 Jackson Parkway, Jefferson, Geor
gia, to consider the following matter:
New Business:
1. The Jackson County Public Development
Department is requesting to change the
name of Allen Road to Old Allen Road.
Parcels to be included in road name change
are Map 023/Parcel 006A and Map 011/
Parcel 014.
Applications, maps, and public hearing pro
cedures are available for review in the Public
Development Department during regular of
fice hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday thru
Friday.
All interested persons are invited to attend.