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Page 20 — Wednesday, December 9, 2009, TheTrue Citizen
Joe Westbrook rides in the Turkey Field Trial held recently
at the Kent farm near Waynesboro.
Dogs, handlers
arrive in Burke
From Staff Reports
Bird dogs and their handlers recently gathered in Burke County
for the Turkey Creek Field Trial Club’s third annual fall event. The
trial, hosted at the farm of Danny and Rose Kent, included three
open stakes with 21 dogs and five handlers and three amateur stakes
with 26 dogs and 13 handlers. The two-day event was sponsored by
Field Trial Magazine and Black Gold Dog Food, which provided
magazine subscriptions and bags of feed to the winners.
Judging duties rotated among Bob Adams, Ron Lambert, Terrell
Haipe, Vinnie Ballester, Bruce Mercer, Barry Stumbo, Allen York,
and Ray Pinson, who chose the following winners:
OPEN ALL AGE
1 st place: Joe’s Locksmith Jack handled by Joe Westbrook of Waynesboro
2 nd place: Meadowhawk Mill Rouge handled by Daryl Thomas of Dawson
Open Shooting Dog
1 st place: Rouge handled by Daryl Thomas
2 nd place: Sage Valley Hank handled by Joe Westbrook
3 rd place: The Warden handled by Joe Westbrook
Open Derby
1 st place: Sportsman’s Piccolo Player handled by Joe Westbrook
2 nd place: Sportsman’s Hytest Sue handled by Joe Westbrook
AMATEUR ALL AGE
1 st place: Seldom Seen Indeed handled by Benji Stephens of Vidalia
2 nd place: Sweet Onion Sam handled by Lee Avery of Richmond Hill
3 rd place: Prairie Scout handled by Eric Waltz of Millen
Amateur Shooting Dog
1 st place: Evan’s Super Chief handled by Ronnie Lambert of Vidalia
2 nd place: Stumbo’s Jazz handled by Benji Stephens
3 rd place: ZT-Laws Hank handled by Eric Waltz
Amateur Derby
1 st place: B W Molly handled by Alan York of Louisville
2 nd place: The Texas Storm handled by Bruce Mercer of Jonesboro
3 rd place: Constance handled by Terrell Harpe of Blythe
Chance authors second book
Sardis resident Lee
Chance has authored
her second novel,
Circles of Hazes. The
suspense thriller is
based on the life of Traci,
a shy girl who is attacked
and raped by her teen
age boyfriend. The
storyline takes a sharp
turn toward murder
when Traci grows up and
two others try to lure her
into the same trap. Ac
cording to Chance,
glimpses of young Traci
are based on her own
childhood in Burke
County. To order her
book online, go to
www.PDbookstore.com and click on the
“coming soon” tab.
Library News
The Burke County Library, located at 130 Highway 24 South,
Waynesboro, has received the following books:
Fiction
Simmons, Pat: Not Guilty of Love
Swinson, Kiki: Notorious
Thomas, Jacquelin: The Ideal Wife
Thomas, Trisha R.: Nappily in Bloom
Thompson, Janice A.: Fools Rush In
Turner, Nikki: Nikki Turner Presents Street Chronicles Backstage
Non-Fiction
Barash, Susan Shapiro: Toxic Friends
Bonds, Russell S.: War Like the Thunderbolt: The battle and Burning
of Atlanta
Carlin, Peter Acmes: Paul McCartney
Carvalho, Lucia Giuggio: The Everything: Health Guide to Living
with Breast Cancer
Coats, John R.: Original Sinners
Cox, Harvey Gallagher: The Future of Faith
Friedman, Jeremy: The Toddler Care Book
Garskof, Josh: Tiling
Gladwell, Malcolm: What the Dog Saw and Other Adventure Stories
Goldman, Duff: Ace of Cakes
Hertzberg, Hendrik:; Olid inarms!
Lee, Matt: Simple Fresh Southern Knockout Dishes
Lee, Sandra: Sandra Lee Semi-homemade Money Saving Slow Cook
ing
Lee, Sandra: Sandra Lee Semi-homemade Weeknight Wonders
Mcgraw, Phillip C. : Real Life
Schuller, Robert A.: Leaning into God When Life is Pushing You Away
Sloan, Bill: The Darkest Summer
Stanley, Ralph: Man of Constant Sorrow
Biographies
Cooper, John Milton: Woodrow Wilson
Groover, Michael: My Delicious Life with Paula Deen
Holton, Woody: Abigail Adams
Palin, Sarah: Going Rogue
Reisen, Haniet: Louisa May Alcott
Sheler, Jeffery L.: Prophet of purpose
CURRENT 200 TAX DIGEST AND 5-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
The Keysville City Council does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be
held at the Municipal Services Building, CITY HALL - December 23,2009 at 6:00 p.m. and pursuant
to the requirement of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current
year’s tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
City of Keysville, GA
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Real & Personal
1,977,463
2,050,727
2,119,393
2,220,844
2,339,103
2,296,249
Motor Vehicles
256,720
240,890
251,950
260,880
274,500
246,480
Mobile Homes
264,566
253,871
250,232
187,946
187,199
170,071
Timber-100%
0
0
0
0
0
0
Heavy Duty Equipment
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gross Digest
2,498,749
2,545,488
2,621,575
2,669,670
2,800,802
2,712,800
Less M&0 Exemptions
46,527
157,955
169,871
169,282
Net M&0 Digest
2,498,749
2,498,961
2,621,575
2,511,715
2,630,931
2,543,518
Gross M&0 Millage
12.000
12.000
26.221
26.308
24.403
27.117
Less Rollbacks
-
-
14.221
14.308
12.403
15.092
Net M&0 Millage
12.000
12.000
12.000
12.000
12.000
12.025
Net Taxes Levied
29,985
29,988
31,459
30,141
31,571
30,586
Total City Value
2,498,749
2,498,961
2,621,575
2,511,715
2,630,931
2,543,518
Total City Taxes Levied
29,985
29,988
31,459
30,141
31,571
30.586
Net Taxes $ Increase
5,008
3
1,471
(1,318)
1,431
(985)
Net Taxes % Increase
20.05%
0.01%
4.91%
-4.191%
4.746%
-3.121%
NOTICE
The Burke County Board of Commissioners does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be
held at the Burke County Courthouse on December 23,2009 at 3:00 PM and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section
48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax
digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2009 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
UNINCORPORATED
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Real & Personal
1,386,219,730
1,444,779,277
1,495,825,160
1,591,773,401
1,562,294,790
1,606,449,200
Motor Vehicles
35,245,840
34,311,540
32,510,550
34,935,920
37,101,610
37,446,910
Mobile Homes
11,022,879
10,755,400
9,969,867
9,175,594
9,125,269
8,860,100
Timber -100%
9,383,390
5,740,434
9,837,113
12,733,063
9,195,910
8,647,664
Heavy Duty Equipment
32,520
71,169
52,480
39,980
0
12,330
Gross Digest
1,441,904,359
1,495,657,820
1,548,195,170
1,648,657,958
1,617,717,579
1,661,416,204
Less M& 0 Exemptions
39,894,939
67,765,388
71,612,629
131,100,809
136,370,760
146,973,960
Net M & 0 Digest
1,402,009,420
1,427,892,432
1,476,582,541
1,517,557,149
1,481,346,819
1,514,442,244
State Forest Land Assistance
Grant Value
4,209,218
0
0
0
0
0
Adjusted Net M&O Digest
1,402,009,420
1,427,892,432
1,476,582,541
1,517,557,149
1,481,346,819
1,518,651,462
Gross M&O Millage
7.069
7.178
7.230
7.937
8.047
8.246
Less Rollbacks
1.572
1.633
1.600
1.856
1.783
1.982
Net M&O Millage
5.497
5.545
5.630
6.081
6.264
6.264
Net Taxes Levied
$7,706,846
$7,917,664
$8,313,160
$9,228,265
$9,279,156
$9,512,833
INCORPORATED
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Real & Personal
109,292,581
103,874,604
120,354,543
124,155,904
128,569,132
131,864,763
Motor Vehicles
10,539,410
10,389,070
10,342,330
10,945,550
11,506,480
11,514,750
Mobile Homes
1,545,004
1,522,281
1,392,412
1,228,158
1,296,810
1,055,856
Timber -100%
0
0
0
162,000
631
0
Heavy Duty Equipment
0
0
0
2,582
14,142
0
Gross Digest
121,376,995
115,785,955
132,089,285
136,494,194
141,387,195
144,435,369
Less M& 0 Exemptions
13,666,041
12,012,394
14,988,855
14,627,800
14,351,374
14,563,323
Net M & 0 Digest
$107,710,954
$103,773,561
$117,100,430
$121,866,394
$127,035,821
$129,872,046
State Forest Land Assistance
Grant Value
0
0
0
0
0
0
Adjusted Net M&O Digest
107,710,954
103,773,561
117,100,430
121,866,394
127,035,821
129,872,046
Gross M&O Millage
7.069
7.178
7.230
7.937
8.047
8.246
Less Rollbacks
1.183
1.220
1.174
1.421
1.315
1.513
Net M&O Millage
5.886
5.958
6.056
6.516
6.732
6.733
Net Taxes Levied
$633,987
$618,283
$709,160
$794,081
$855,205
$874,428
TOTAL COUNTY
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Total County Value
1,509,720,374
1,531,665,993
1,593,682,971
1,639,423,543
1,608,382,640
1,648,523,508
Total County Taxes Levied
$8,340,832
$8,535,946
$9,022,320
$10,022,346
$10,134,362
$10,387,261
Net Taxes $ Increase
$77,968
$195,114
$486,373
$1,000,027
$112,015
$252,900
Net Taxes % Increase
0.94%
2.34%
5.70%
11.08%
1.12%
2.50%
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