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PAGE 4 It’S Blueberry season! THE ADVOCATE DEMOCRAT, Crawfordville, GA, Friday, June 28, 2024 Statewide Bible Reading In Memory of Editor Carey Williams, Sr. The Watson’s are picking blueberries at 1410 Margarets Grove Road in Crawfordville. Please call ahead to place your order or to pick your own. Based on availability. Anyone who makes a purchase will be added to a drawing at the end of blueberry season. Blueberries are often called a “Superfood” Small but mighty! They will tell you all about the benefits of Blueberries in your diet and give you ideas of what to do with them. They would like to thank you for your continued support! 706-318-3949. Tracye & Bob Watson Bubbles “Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find my delight.’’ (Psalm 119:35 NIV) I drove away from the Senior Center after a fun afternoon playing Bridge with friends. I maneuvered my car into my favorite spot at the nearby grocer, turned it off, and traipsed inside to gather supplies. After loading my purchases, I climbed into the driver’s seat and turned the key in the ignition. The dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree then suddenly went black. “Oh, Lord,” I said, “Please tell me what to do!” I called my husband, Jeff, and asked him to come help me. A nice young lady with two small children stopped and asked if I needed help. I assured her my husband was on his way. Upon his arrival, we were both chagrined that his Tacoma could not “jump” the battery on my Tahoe. We discussed our options and decided to call a local car repair company. “Did you call Madison Car Care?” a young man asked as he cheerfully exited his car with a heavy case in his hand. Connected to his contraption, my car started right up. Jeff looked at the name on his work shirt and asked, “Is your name really Bubbles?” The young man chuckled and said it was the name they gave him at work. I thought, “How cool, God, that you sent Bubbles to lift my spirit and rescue me today!” If I had driven home instead of to Ingles, this story might have had a very different and YAY! All slots have been filled for the Statewide Bible Reading on July 14 at 7:14am on the west side of the courthouse- that’s where the shade is in the mornings. I’m all about the shade these days. Our reading, time and date, are based on II Chronicles 7:14- “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land.” God is telling Solomon how a nation should respond if there are evil forces coming against the land. People, we need a healing in our land and in our hearts. We must turn from our wickedness and call upon the Lord-NOW! Commission Chairman Alexander has given permission to use the courthouse lawn and I am so excited to fill you in on some of the items on our agenda. There will, of course, be Scripture reading from seventeen members of our community. I tried to diversify the community members, but the responses were the ones I went with. Meet me early in the morning Ruth Merritt Give honor to the Lord for the glory of His name. Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness. (Psalm 29:3) In the morning stillness, while the earth is fresh with the dew of My presence. Worship Me in the beauty of holiness. Sing love songs to My holy name. As you give yourself to Me, My spirit swells within you until you are flooded with My divine presence. I Peter 1:8 says “You love Him even though you have never seen Him. Though you do not see Him, you trust Him; and even now you are happy with a glorious, inexpressible joy. The world’s way of pursuing riches is grasping and hearding. You attain My riches by letting go and giving. When you meet with Me; the more you give yourself to Me and My ways, the more I will fill you with heavenly joy. not-so-happy ending. I felt God’s grace pour over me as Bubbles installed a new battery in my car in record time. I will thank my heavenly Father for all the bubbles He blows my way to lift me up to serve in His kingdom. I hope you will, too! Connect with Macy at www. macymjohnson.com, email macymjohnson@gmail.com. Athens Technical College accreditation reaffirmed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on colleges The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has reaffirmed the accreditation of Athens Technical College for another 10 years. At the recent meeting in June, the SACSCOC Board of Trustees voted to approve accreditation. “This is a significant milestone for Athens Technical College, especially as the College just celebrated its 65th anniversary. This was a team effort, and I thank everyone involved for their dedication and hard work during this process,” said Dr. Andrea D. Daniel, Athens Technical College President. “Reaffirmation of Athens Technical College demonstrates that the College is continuing to provide high-quality educational workforce development opportunities to serve the needs of our students and community. Also, for the college to have zero recommendations demonstrates the outstanding work our team is achieving.” All institutions accredited by SACSCOC are required to have their accreditation reaffirmed every 10 years to remain in good standing and to receive state and federal funding. The reaffirmation process included submission of reports that demonstrated the College’s adherence to SACSCOC standards and guidelines as well as an on-site visit that was held in October 2023. The process also included the launch of the College’s new Guality Enhancement Plan (CEP), “C.O.D.E. to Student Success - Commitment to Outstanding Distance Education”. The CEP is a plan designed to address key issues of importance to student success in online learning in order to increase student satisfaction, reduced course attrition, and improved student grades. The next reaffirmation process for Athens Technical College will take place in 2033. I would love to have other cultures and races, but was sad to not hear from any others. We all need Jesus. Lauren Reed will lead the music and we will pledge our allegiance to the American Flag, the Christian Flag and the Bible, God’s Holy Word. If you were not able to participate and read, I would still love for you to be there the morning of this great event to worship with us. You may want to bring a chair. You will have plenty of time to get back home and get ready for worship at your own church. Let’s make this an event to remember. Every county in the state will read a section of the Bible at the same time the morning of July 14. It is amazing to note that every time zone in Russia, there are four, has a Bible reading also. What a joy to know the gospel is being spread worldwide. Many other countries are participating too. Please be with us in prayer as we read God’s Word. If you are not able to come out, I will stream it live on my Facebook page (Donna Taylor), then post it there for later viewing. April 6, 1901 - July 3, 1991 Editor, The Advocate Democrat 1936-1991 Bartram Trail Regional Library System Tech Grant Markers * Slabs * Coping MONUMENTS Galen Mills Monument Sales P.O.Box 591 ii4'A College Ave. Eiberton, Georgia 30635 Office: 706-283-8390 Home: 706-283-5628 “Serving the area for over 35 years” Call or write for brochure or appointment The Bartram Trail Regional Library System, encompassing the Mary Willis Library, the Taliaferro County Library, and the Thomson-McDuffie County Library, was the recipient of funding that allowed for comprehensive technology updates across all its branches. The enhancements included the provision of state-of-the- art computers and printers accessible to the public, as well as iPads with a range of educational games and activities tailored for children. Additionally, networking equipment was installed to significantly improve WiFi access within the libraries. These upgraded devices now serve a multitude of purposes, such as aiding patrons in job searches, facilitating resume building, supporting homework assignments, and promoting literacy development. The objective of these improvements is to furnish our patrons with better, user-friendly, and more efficient equipment. Our libraries are grateful for Georgia Library Technology Improvement and Upgrade funding for making these improvements possible and to Georgia Public Library Service for aiding us throughout this process. If you need cataract surgery, don’t wait By Dink NeSmith Dink NeSmith Q uarterback Buddy Bennett (granddaddyof UGA’s two- time national-championship quarterback Stetson IV) and his 1954 state-championship Yellow Jackets ’walked the halls of Jesup High School with its squeaking, oil-soaked wood floors. By the time Len Hauss and his teammates won their 1959 state crown, their penny loafers and high-top tennis shoes were doing the squeaking on waxed tile floors. Jesup High School had been moved to the new flat-roofed complex on West Orange Street, And the left-behind Plum Street campus was where my friends and I attended junior high. We climbed concrete steps to enter the main hall. Principal James E. Bacon’s office was on the left. The auditorium—with its musty stage curtains— was on the right, where we were tapped into the Junior Beta Club. With its high ceilings, oiled- wood floors and heart-pine rafters, it took only a spark to turn the historic building—where my dad graduated in 1941—into smoldering ashes. That was after our high school graduating class of 1966 had moved across the railroad tracks. I guess there wasn’t enough water or hoses to save the old brick Plum Street school. Mr. Bacon’s wife was one of my seventh-grade teachers. During a homeroom period, Mrs. Nanelle Bacon announced, in her commanding voice, “Class, today I’m going to be checking your eyesight” She hung a chart on the blackboard. Going from top to bottom, the letters and numerals decreased in size. My turn came. Mrs. Bacon covered my right eye and asked me to read what I saw. I heard her exhale. And then she covered my left eye with the same instructions. She didn’t exhale. Instead, she boomed, “Good Lord, son. You are blind. Get your mamma to take you to Dr, Wilson or Dr. Minchew tomorrow!” (6 A few days later, I walked into her room and announced, “Mrs. Bacon, I thought the chalk just made fuzzy writing on the blackboard. And look, I can see the individual leaves on the tree? Those black horn-rimmed glasses opened a new world that had been oblivious to my nearsighted past. That was 1960. Fast-forward 64 years. Hello, Cataract Era. Mrs. Bacon might smile, knowing that I have shucked my glasses. Two surgeries and a month later, I didn’t knowhow cloudy my vision had become. To get ready for the procedures, my surgeon asked me to wear a special pair of contact lenses. My left eye was focused up close. The right eye was fitted on distance. Some friends said the mixed prescriptions made them dizzy. I loved the combination and said, “Let’s go, Doc.” The left eye was the first to get a new lens. After 24 hours of blurriness, I tried Mrs. Bacon’s trick. I closed my right eye. Wow\ What a white, bright world was out there. And then 1 shut my “good” eye to test what my yet-to-be- fixed right eye saw. It was as if I was looking through amber-lens sunglasses. There was a yellowish tint to everything. I could almost hear my seventh-grade teacher belt out, “Well, son, I could have told you that’s what cataracts do! Why have you waited so long?” I don’t have a good answer. But i can tell you this. I am grateful for my new-and-improved eyesight. And one more thing. There are some treasured memories that even the hottest blaze cannot destroy. Well, one more thing. I do have a regret in this postscript to the 1954 segment of this story. I wish Buddy Bennett had lived to see his grandson, Stetson IV, quarterback the Georgia Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships. dnesmith@cmnewspaptrs.com (For more commentaries visit www.dinknesmith.com.) "Good lord, son. You are blind. Get your mama to take you to Dr. Wilson or Dr. Minchew tomorrow!" —Nanelle Bacon
