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The True Citizen, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 — Page 3
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Martha Chalker
SPRING CLEANING THE DIRT IN YOUR HEAD
Spring is here! The skies are
blue, flowers are blooming and
the grass is green. The arrival
of spring gives some of us the
urge to get outside and play
in the dirt. Garden centers are
flooded with others leaving
with shrubs, flowers, trees,
potting soils and pinestraw.
There's something about this
season that gives us energy.
It's also the time of year
we begin to spring clean our
homes and vehicles. We start
to de-clutter and re-organize
our spaces. Most of us love
the feelings that come when
our home, windows, garage,
drawers and closets are cleaned
out and re-organized. Even
something as simple as clean
ing the dust off the pictures on
the walls can jump start your
energy level to tackle the next
chore. The condition of our
environment contributes so
much to how we feel!
Every year I somehow expe
rience this burst of energy long
enough to clean off a porch and
two decks. Starting with fresh
bleached pots and washing the
pollen away begins the plea
sure of planting new tomatos,
peppers, vegetables and an
herb garden on the downstairs
porch. The second and third
floor decks get their scrubbing
and are also replenished with
sun loving flowers and hum
mingbird feeders. As good
as the feelings are that result
from completed activities for
all of us, consider how it may
feel to work on cleaning up the
thoughts (dirt) in your head.
Take a minute to consider
how negativity and judgements
in your head affect your mood,
your peace of mind and your
beliefs and thoughts about
yourself and others. Have you
ever thought about cleaning up
the useless (and maybe even
harmful) clutter in your head?
When you can acknowledge
and take responsibility for the
way you criticize, judge and
create stories about yourself
and others, (most of which
are not really true) it will free
you to make different, more
healthy choices. Just as in the
home and garden, when you
begin to clean out, de-clutter
and re-organize the space in
your head, you are able to start
with a clean slate. You begin
to really question all the stuff
clogging your thoughts, areas
in life where you are stuck in
a rut and even the feelings of
guilt for critizing and judging
others. Every time you criticize
or judge another, you are dam
aging your self as well!
When you work at cleaning
the negative thoughts away,
you woiTt waste time on mis-
communications, you will
speak to others honestly and
openly, you will tell the truth
and you are free to be who you
really are. And, you will be a
better listener and better at all
comunication with yourself
and others as well. Instead of
staying stuck in the mindset of
what you can't do and why, you
may decide to go for bigger and
better accomplishments in your
career and/or relationships.
Yes, your environment and
physical spaces matter. But
your inner space, your emo
tions, thoughts and how you
choose to see and experience
the world matter so much
more .You become free to dis
cover your own worth. You
create a space to realize the
true beauty, the goodness and
the love that can be a part of
all of us.
BCPS OPENS PRE-K REGISTRATION
Burke County Public Schools’ Pre-K online Registration
takes place April 18-29,2022. If a child turns 4 years old on or
before September 1,2022, parents may register them for Pre-
K using the Burke County Public Schools new online registra
tion tool found on the district website, www.burkeschools.
org. Those unable to register online may contact Waynesboro
Primary School (706)554-5125 or SGA Elementary School
(478)569-4322 to make an appointment to register.
CASH!!!
For Junk Cars
J We pick up TODAY!
CALL 803-300-1234
Keeping chickens safe
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
The Georgia Department of
Natural Resources reported 11
confirmed cases of the Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza
(HPAI) during a webinar April
18.
Mostly recently, three bald
eagles were found to be in
fected in Glynn, Chatham and
Liberty Counties. So far, no
cases have been reported in
domesticated poultry flocks,
but Wildlife Biologist Kara
Nitschke explained how the
disease in wild birds affects
domestic bird populations.
“Many times, they show no
sign of illness,” Nitschke said
of infected wild birds and add
ed that they spread the disease
through migration, creating a
threat to domestic poultry. The
disease is highly transmissible
and causes severe illness in
chickens. She recommended
that exposure be avoided at
all cost. Flock owners should
avoid contact with wild birds.
Hunters should remove their
clothing before interacting with
their chickens and wear gloves
when processing wild birds.
Although the virus does not
typically affect humans, wild
life rehabilitators are at risk
for spreading it when accepting
wild birds into their facilities,
she added. They should follow
the special recommendations
that the Ga. DNR posts, includ
ing protective clothing and
decontamination efforts.
Louise Dufour-Zavala is the
executive director of the Geor
gia Poultry Laboratory Net
work. She recommends people
take great care to consider their
shoes and whether there is any
chance that they have come in
contact with birds. The virus
has been around since the
1990’s but there have been
multiple mutations since then.
Wild birds are able to migrate
even after they have been
infected.
“The immediate concerns
with this are animal suffering,
loss of birds, spread between
flocks, paralysis of the industry
and food supply,” she said.
Although there are often no
symptoms, signs of infection
can include, sudden increase
in bird deaths, lack of energy
and appetite, decrease in egg
production, soft or thin-shelled
eggs, swelling of the head,
purple discoloration of combs
or wattles, difficulty breathing,
stumbling or falling down and
coughing or sneezing.
“If you see those signs, if you
are aware of birds with those
signs, it is very important to
tell someone,” Dour-Zavala
said. “Reporting is extremely
important because we have to
catch the first one to avoid the
spread.”
If a farmer finds a sick or
dead bird, the Ga. DNR han
dles the case, however, the
United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) tracks
areas where known cases exist.
A link to the recorded webi
nar is available on the Georgia
DNR’s Avian Influenza web
page.
City of Waynesboro
FLUSHING NOTICE
As part of its corrosion control program, the City of
Waynesboro will begin flushing water lines in the
distribution system on April 26th, 27th and 28th.
All customers on the City water system should
be aware that their water could be “discolored” or
cloudy for a time during the flushing process. We
advise customers to check their water on each day
during this process before doing laundry.
Customers experiencing “discolored” water should
open the cold water tap in their bathtub and let the
water run until it clears.
Flushing is done to clean deposits and sediment
from the pipes. These deposits can result in an odor
and turbidity in the water. If you have any questions,
please contact City Hall at 706-554-8000.
CROSSWORD
Bee Keeping lOl
Hosted By: Burke County Young Farmers
When: Monday, April 25, 2022 @ 5:30 pm
Where: Burke Co. High Ag shop
Speaker: Stephanie Scott, Scott Family Farms
This meeting will cover the basics of setting up your own hive,
materials needed, hive health, and honey harvesting.
RSVP to Allie Crockett by noon on April 25!
706-554-6691
acrockett@burke.kl2.ga.us
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ACROSS
1) Hindu wise man
6) Jerseys, e.g.
10) Lad's partner
14) Dress designer Donna
15) Cookie since 1912
16) Camp Swampy pooch
17) Hard to combine
18) Don't raise
19) Curling implement
20) Researcher's task
23) Its product names may
contain umlauts
24) Intoxicating, as a brew
25) Orville Redenbacher's unit
28) Less hampered
31) Skin lotion additive
32) Holey utensil
33) Easily fooled sort
36) Allied summit of February
1945
40) Futbol fan's cheer
41) Partners of hills
42) Like unassisted triple plays
43) Malta money
44) Chris Kyle, notably
46) Place to cyber-shop
49) In vogue
50) South American capital
56) TV serial, perhaps
57) Basalt source
58) Cookie trayful
60) Russian-born Deco designer
61) Word of agreement
62) Wed, say
63) Basic requirement
64) Karaoke delivery
65) Smart-alecky
TEX-MEX CONTAINERS
B; Fred Fiscop
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1) Snowmobile part
2) Harry Potter accessory
3) Part of BART
4) Taskmaster
5) What's consumed
6) Apres-ski treat
7) Paperless, in a way
8) Drawing place
9) amandine
10) Hang around
11) Skylit areas
12) Awaited the anthem
13) The hotheaded Corleone
21) Animated film unit
22) Pep rally sound
25) Fight ender, informally
26) Carrier whose name means
"skyward"
27) Thespian's resume item
28) Kangaroo court penalties
29) Sports officials, briefly
30) Poetic time
32) Like some home runs
33) Start of a grid play
34) Ranch unit
35) Use a spyglass
37) Imago, in the insect world
38) Caboose, for one
39) "Hulk" star
43) Split to 62-Across
44) HBO alternative
45) Rain cloud
46) Clampett player
47) "Sicko" director
48) Shooting marble
49) Trolley sound
51) "A pity!"
52) 44-Across garb, for short
53) Place to use a mitt
54) Answer to "That so?"
55) Performs a 27-Down
59) "You there!"
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