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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS. WEDNESDAY. TULY 30. 2008 - PAGE 7B
Screenings For Stroke
Offered In Nicholson
Residents living in and around
Nicholson can be screened
to reduce their risk of having
a stroke. The complete screen
ing package now includes a new
heart rhythm screening which
checks for irregular heartbeat, a
major risk factor for stroke.
Life Line Screening will be at
the River of Life Worship Center
at 4971 U.S. 441 Thursday Aug. 7.
Appointments will begin at 9:00
a.m.
For more information regarding
the screenings or to schedule an
appointment, call 1-800-697-9721
or visit www.lifelinescreening.
com. Pre-registration is required.
A stroke, also known as a “brain
attack," is ranked as the third
leading killer in the world.
Screenings are fast, painless
and affordable. They help identi
fy potential health problems such
as blocked arteries and irregular
heart rhythm, abdominal aortic
aneurysms, and hardening of
the arteries in the legs, which is
a strong predictor of heart dis
ease. A bone density screening
to assess osteoporosis risk is also
offered and is appropriate for
both men and women.
Register for a Wellness Package
with Heart Rhythm for $149. All
five screenings take 60-90 min
utes to complete.
Life Line Screening was estab
lished in 1993, and has since
become the nation’s leading
provider of preventive screen
ings.
Mentoring Group Schedules
Training Sessions hi August
Stacey Lynn Kittle To
Marry Chad M. McClain
Lindsay’s Legacy will hold
training sessions in August for
volunteers interested in mentor
ing this school year. New men
tors only need to attend one
training session, said coordina
tor Lisa Stephens.
The available training dates
and times include:
•Tuesday, Aug. 5, 8:30 to 9:45
a.m., Jackson County Chamber
of Commerce office, Jefferson.
•Thursday, Aug. 14, 8:30
to 9:45 a.m., Jackson EMC,
Building 1000 conference room,
Jefferson.
•Tuesday, Aug. 19, 9 to 10:15
a.m., Commerce Public Library.
•Wednesday, Aug. 20, 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Jefferson
High School media center.
To RSVP, contact Stephens
at 706-410-5525 or jacksonmen-
tors@yahoo.com.
Artie and Tina Kittle of Jefferson
announce the engagement and
forthcoming marriage of their
daughter, Stacey Lynn Kittle, to
Chad Matthew McClain, son of
Royce and Vickie McClain of
Madison.
The wedding is planned for 6
p.m. Sept. 20.
The bride is the granddaugh
ter of the late Reese and Betty
Sudberry, formerly of Athens;
Dink Kittle, Athens, and the late
Garland Kittle; and Curtis and
Protect Yourself And Family From Summer Mosquitoes
By April Sorrow
Georgia’s ongoing drought
could produce a mosquito baby
boom, says an expert with the
University of Georgia. But hom
eowners can protect themselves
and their families.
Mosquito eggs lie dormant until
immersed in water, which sig
nals them to hatch, said Nancy
Hinkle, an entomologist with the
UGA College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences. Georgia
hasn’t had enough rain to flood
some habitats in years. Eggs from
years gone by are waiting to get
soaked and hatch.
Average homeowners can’t do
much to control mosquito breed
ing in wild areas, but they can limit
the population explosions around
their homes. The best way to con
trol mosquitoes, she said, is to get
rid of places where they breed.
It is crucial, she said, to empty
containers of water filled by
rain. They are prime breeding
grounds.
“We all have rain buckets and
are trying to capture and use
every drop of water," she said.
“We are creating situations for
breeding."
Control Breeding Sites
Hinkle suggests walking around
the yard twice a week and emp
tying any collected water. In
Georgia’s heat, adult mosquitoes
can emerge in three days.
Standing water can be treated
with larvicide and still be safely
used in gardening.
Some available products are:
•Agnique, which has an active
ingredient that forms a film on
the water’s surface, smothering
mosquito larvae. It can be pur
chased from Adapco by calling
1-800-367-0659.
•Altosid 30-Day Briquets,
available online, and Zodiac
Preventative Mosquito Control,
sold in pet stores. They have
methoprene, an insect growth
regulator.
•Bactimos Briquets, Mosquito
Dunks and Mosquito Bits, which
contain Bti, a bacterium specific
to mosquitoes.
Another biological control
option is to stock standing water
with gambusia, also known as
mosquito fish. You can stock lily
pools, ponds, ditches and water
ing troughs with these tiny fish.
Order them online.
“These small minnows feed on
mosquito larvae and reproduce,
so they maintain themselves and
provide ongoing suppression,"
Hinkle said.
Personal Protection
Mosquitoes smell carbon
dioxide and lactic acid, a major
component in sweat. They use
these scents to locate their food
— blood. Repellents form a haze
around your body that confuses
the insect before you can be bit
ten.
Herbal repellents containing
geraniol and picaridin are natural
choices but must be re-applied
after a few hours. Repellents con
taining DEET last longer.
Hinkle suggests wearing light-
colored clothing and limiting time
outdoors at dawn and dusk. Asian
tiger mosquitoes, though, bite all
day long.
“This species breeds only in
container pots so you can control
this one," Hinkle said.
Be skeptical about what you
buy to fight mosquitoes. Products
aren’t always what they claim to
be. Mosquito plants, for example,
don’t repel mosquitoes. Garlic,
herbal bracelets or ultrasonic
devices don’t either, she said.
April Sorrow is a news editor with
the University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences.
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Humane Society Sets
Annual Fund-Raiser Sept 13
The Humane Society of Jackson
County will host Mimosas for
Mutts, its annual fall fund-raiser,
Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Jefferson
Civic Center. The event features a
catered brunch, a silent auction
and entertainment. Fashions will
be presented by Coldwater Creek
of Athens. Live music will include
a harpist and a pianist.
This is the organization’s third
year presenting Mimosas for
Mutts, which raises funds to help
rescue animals and work toward a
future facility.
Tickets for the morning’s event
are $25 per person, or tables of
eight for $160. In addition, the
Humane Society is still accept
ing sponsorships and welcomes
donations of silent auction and
door prize items.
Group Selling Courthouse Replicas
Betty Ann Vause, Nicholson.
Miss Kittle is a 2003 Jefferson
High School graduate and is
employed by Cycle World of
Athens.
The groom is the grandson of
Richard and Helen Nunnally,
Madison; and Spearman and
Ruby McClain, Bostwick.
Mr. McClain is a 1999 grad
uate of Morgan County High
School and is employed by
Precision Foam Fabricators,
Social Circle.
The Jackson County Historical
Society will have limited edition
architectural replicas of the his
toric courthouse available for $15
each at Art in the Park Sept. 20-21
at Hurricane Shoals Park and at
the Holiday Market in Jefferson
Nov. 8.
They are also available by
contacting Charlotte Mealor at
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toward the restoration of the his
toric courthouse. The wooden
replica is made by Brandywine
Collectibles in Yorktown, YA, and
is approximately 7.5 inches wide,
5.5 inches tall and .75 inches
thick. The reverse of the replica
includes information about the
1879 building and its design.
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Announces:
SOCCER REGISTRATION
When: Saturday, August 2 & 9
9:00 am -1:00 pm
Where: Grove Level Baptist
Recreational Building
Cost: $45 per child
Age Groups: 4-6, 7-9, & 10-12
Registration is open to the public.
Contact:
David Vaughn - 706-652-3742
david.vaughn@grovelevel.com
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City of Commerce
NOTICE OF PROPERTY
TAX INCREASE
The Mayor and Council of the City of Commerce have
tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an
increase in property taxes by 49.18 percent.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings
on this tax increase to be held at the Commerce Civic
Center located at 110 State Street, Commerce, Georgia, on
August 11, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.; at Commerce City Hall
located at 27 Sycamore Street, Commerce, Georgia on
September 02, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. and at the Commerce
Civic Center located at 110 State Street, Commerce,
Georgia on September 8, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
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Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Buhl Cummings
SUMMER...ACS has been a busy
place this summer. We have shown
many new families through the
school and athletic facilities, and we
praise the Lord for the enrollment
of a good number of new students.
Our athletes are making extensive
use of the weight room. The youth
football program (ages 5-12) is
underway as well.
There is an interesting verse about
summer in the Bible, “...the summer
is ended and we are not saved”
(Jeremiah 8:20). I hope that is not
true in your life. Jesus is knocking
at your heart's door and wants to
come in and save you; but you must
invite Him in. Do it NOW!
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