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PAGE 14A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14. 2010
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Valerie Bates, director of the Pickens Animal Rescue, with
her Bernese Mountain Dog, Wilson.
Now there is a smartphone
app just for North Georgia
With over 40 million “smart
phones” in the US alone - and
that number expected to quadru
ple over the next few years - it’s
no surprise that there’s an app for
just about everything under the
sun.
Now, there’s a new app (ap
plication) designed especially for
North Georgia Mountain resi
dents and visitors. “NGAtops” is
a free, interactive real-time guide
to local activities and events,
restaurants, lodging, mountain
property, places to go and things
to do. It’s what’s UP in the North
Georgia Mountains.
“It’s a very exciting new way
to stay connected with every
thing that’s going on in the area,”
said Dan Guidice, co-founder of
NGAtops. “You can instantly
find all of the things going on,
and all the restaurants and events
that are closest to your precise
location. You can see where the
festivals are, the vineyards, farm
ers’ markets, cool shopping, arts
and crafts. There are hundreds
of locations and events on the
app and Web site - it’s probably
the most comprehensive Web
site of its kind. You can call to
make reservations with one
touch, and you can get step-by-
step directions from wherever
you are, right to wherever you
are going.”
The new app also features in
teractive photo galleries, stream
ing videos, integrated Google
mapping, real-time weather and
even the ability to share event
and restaurant information on
Facebook.
“We have needed this, and I
see using it a lot,” says Big
Canoe resident Michele Moore.
“It’s the easiest way to find out
what’s going on right now,
whether I’m home in Big Canoe
or visiting Dahlonega or Helen.
It literally puts what’s UP any
where in the North Georgia
mountains right at my finger
tips.”
Guidice said that the new app
also works on Apple’s iPad and
iPod Touch devices, and that the
company plans to release ver
sions of the product on other mo
bile platforms as well. The
company’s Web site, www.nga
tops.com, features the same in
formation and can be accessed
from any smart phone or com
puter.
“Fortune magazine recently
published research clearly show
ing that mobile devices will soon
become the most dominant com
puting platform on the planet, far
exceeding desktop PC usage,”
said Guidice. “We’re very ex
cited to be leading the mobile
revolution here in North Geor
gia.”
The NGAtops app is now
available for free download at
www.ngatops.com, as well as
worldwide through Apple’s App
Store, which can be accessed on
iTunes or on any iPhone.
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A beautiful fall day at
the Jasper Farmers’ Market
Youth Success Academy Services and
On-the-Job Training Services
“Request for Proposal” (RFP)
The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission is issuing a “Request
for Proposal” (RFP) to provide Youth services in the following North
west Georgia counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin,
Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Pickens, Paulding, Polk,
Walker, and Whitfield. These youth services in Northwest Georgia
are identified collectively and individually as “Youth Success Acad
emy” through the Northwest Georgia Workforce Development Pro
gram.
The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission is also issuing a “Re
quest for Proposal (RFP) to provide On-the-Job Training services
in the following Northwest Georgia counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chat
tooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray,
Pickens, Paulding, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield.
The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission has been selected
as the Grant Sub-recipient for Workforce Investment Act funds.
Youth funding is contingent upon availability of funds under Title I
of the WIA or other federal job training services for youth which pro
vide similar services if they should become available; however, it is
estimated that approximately $500,000-$750,000 in Title I funds will
be available to serve approximately 175-200 youth between 14 and
21. Selected contracts may be negotiated on a cost reimbursement
basis for governmental and private non-profit organizations and per
formance based for private for-profit organizations. OJT funding is
also contingent upon availability of funds under Title I of the WIA,
National Emergency Funds under WIA or other federal funding
sources; however, it is estimated that approximately $500,000-
$750,000 in Title I funds will be available to serve approximately
175-200 adults. If additional federal funds are received, these totals
may be increased at approximately the same unit cost. Selected
contracts may be negotiated on a cost reimbursement basis for gov
ernmental and private non-profit organizations and performance
based for private for-profit organizations.
A Bidder’s Conference for both the OJT and Youth Programs will be
held on November 3, 2010 in the Conference Room of the North
west Georgia Regional Commission, #1 Jackson Hill Drive, Rome,
Georgia 30161. The OJT proposal will be addressed at 9:30 a.m.
and the Youth proposal at 1:30 p.m. Technical assistance in the pro
posal process will be provided only at the Bidder’s Conference. A
copy of each question/answer from the Bidder’s Conference will be
available upon written request.
The on-line RFP will be available by November 3, 2010. The RFP
may be picked up at the Bidder’s Conference. To obtain proposal
format, all others may pick up a copy at Northwest Georgia Regional
Commission, #1 Jackson Hill Drive, Rome, Georgia 30161 or re
quest the RFP in writing. Requests for proposal formats by tele
phone (except FAX) will not be accepted.
Deadline to submit a proposal is 4:30 p.m., December 8,2010. No
proposals will be accepted after this date and time. Proposals
should be mailed to P.O. Box 1798, Rome, GA 30162-1798 or de
livered to 1 Jackson Hill Drive, Rome, Georgia 30161. Local edu
cational agencies, community-based organizations, small minority
and/or women’s businesses are encouraged to apply. The North
west Georgia Regional Commission reserves the right to reject
any/all bids received or qualified, to accept other than the lowest
bid, to negotiate with responsive bidders for the best price or to can
cel, in part or in its entirety, the request if it is in the best interests of
the NWGRC to do so. Funding is contingent upon the availability of
federal funds.
Sherman Smith with a few of the many plants he had for
sale and the pyramid trellis he built.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM/EMPLOYER
Auxiliary aids and services available upon request
to individuals with disabilities.
By Darla Huffman
Fall is a good time to plant
perennials, trees and shrubs and
spring flowering bulbs. There are
usually several vendors at the
Farmers’ Market selling a variety
of plants this time of year. This
week at the Market, Robin
Helms was back with her Japan
ese Maples. A vendor who is
new this year, Sherman Smith,
had a lot of plants to sell, includ
ing figs, crape myrtle, beauty
berry, scotch broom and several
others including native plants.
He is from Fairmount where he
and his wife live in an old farm
house that they have restored,
after retiring from Lockheed.
If you have some crowded
perennial beds, this is also a good
time to divide those plants and
take your overflow to the Market
to sell. Buying locally grown
plants from a vendor who can tell
you all about them is always a
good idea.
There were vegetables ven
dors selling squash, peppers,
sweet potatoes and one vendor
with com and beans. There were
craft vendors with interesting
and unusual things to sell.
Lawrence and Shirley Parker had
polished stone jewelry and son,
also Lawrence, had birdhouses
made of large diameter bamboo.
Andrea and Duane from Jasper
had wood crafts, handmade
boxes and wooden writing pens
and fiber crafts, bowls made
from cloth covered clothes line
and embroidered ornaments.
There are aways a lot of
happy dogs at the Market shop
ping with their family. The most
eye-catching dog of the day was
Wilson, a 10-month-old Bernese
Mountain Dog belonging to Va
lerie Bates, the director of Pick
ens Animal Rescue. She says he
is a great help in getting people
to stop and talk to her about the
work PAR does to help the
homeless animals in Pickens
Brenda McEntyre holds
the gift certificate and wears
the Farmers ’Market cap she
won as the grand prize in the
Longest Winter Squash Con
test.
County.
Again this year, Brenda
McEntyre has won the grand
prize in the Longest Winter
Squash Contest with another one
of those big Cashaw Squash. In
addition to growing big squash,
Brenda grows beautiful flowers
and she had several containers of
cut flowers for sale.
The Farmers’ Market is a
community service project of the
Pickens Master Gardeners. If
you are interesting in becoming
a vendor or if you have garden
ing questions or need other infor
mation, go to
www.pickensmg.com or call the
County Extension Office at 706-
253-8840. All products for sale at
the Market must be handmade or
homegrown. For all of the rales
see the Web site. The Jasper
Farmers’ Market is held every
Saturday morning through Oct.
30. The hours are 7:30 to noon.
You are invited to the End of the
Year Party on Oct. 30.
PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing will be held on Monday, October 18, 2010. in
the Commissioner’s meeting room at the Pickens County
Administrative Center located at 1266 East Church Street in
Jasper, Georgia. The public hearing will begin at 6:00 p.m. and
will concern proposed revisions to Chapter 74 - Utilities as well
as mandated state regulations regarding the standards for outdoor
watering of landscape. The public is encouraged to attend.
Copies of the proposed revisions and standards are available at
the Pickens County Water Department and available on the
Pickens County website pickenscoimtyga.gov.
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