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irzZz Region Roundup
Dec. 12 Is
Deadline For
Holiday Contest
The Commerce Garden
Club Council will sponsor
the 2008 Christmas Door
Decorating Contest. The
contest is open to residenc
es and businesses in the
Commerce area.
Contestants will be judged
Tuesday, Dec. 16, between 6
and 9 p.m. To enter the
contest, contact Elizabeth
Benton Scalise at 706-335-
7435 before Friday, Dec. 12.
Categories and rules for
the contest for homes and
businesses are as follows:
Door and Mailbox -
Natural: Decorations must
be 100 percent natural mate
rials such as vines, fruit,
berries, twigs, pods and
boughs. No artificial mate
rials may be used in this
category, with the exception
of ribbons and bows.
Door Only - Natural: Same
rules as Door and Mailbox
Natural.
Whole House - Natural
and Artificial: In this cat
egory, 50 percent of the
materials must be natural,
but artificial materials may
be included. Dried materi
als may also be used.
Door and Mailbox -
Artificial: Permanent or arti
ficial materials may be used
as well as dried materials.
Door Only - Artificial:
Same rules as Door and
Mailbox Artificial.
Lights: Awards will be
made in two categories —
“Most Unusual," and “Best
Traditional."
All entries must be well
lighted for night judging. A
panel of out-of-town judg
es will view the entries.
Recognition will be given
for first, second and third
place.
For more information or
to enter the contest, contact
the council at 706-335-7435.
Winners will be contacted
on the following day.
Historical Group
Offers Reprints
Of 'Portraits'
Jackson County Historical
Society’s book “Portraits of
a Southern Place" has been
reprinted.
A collector’s item for any
one interested in Jackson
County history and early
photography, the book
contains 257 early Jackson
County photographs and
includes an index, orga
nized by surnames, to ben
efit genealogy researchers.
This is a reprint in paper
back of the 2007 hardback
publication and is individu
ally shrink wrapped. The
price of $25 includes tax.
There will be a quantity dis
count of five books or more
for $20 each. Checks and
money orders can be made
to The Jackson County
Historical Society.
The books will be avail
able in Jackson County at
the Commerce, Jefferson,
Talmo and Braselton pub
lic libraries; at Genuine
Jefferson across from
Jefferson High School
on Washington Street; at
Giftworks at the Joy Shoppe
in Commerce; at Crawford
W. Long Pharmacy in
Jefferson; and at the Burns-
Telford House in Maysville.
Call Tina for special orders
or deliveries, 706-207-6889.
B&B Opens
At Maysville
Jan Jones, innkeeper of
The Lodge at Flatrock Mill,
announced that the 780 sq.
foot B&B Guest House is
open. The Lodge is located
on the Flatrock Mill Wildlife
Sanctuary on Deadwyler
Road in Maysville.
“The second floor guest
house is reminiscent of a
tree house," says Jones.
“Styled after old fish camps,
pine-paneling, one inch
thick pine flooring, and a
corrugated tin ceiling cre
ate a cabin atmosphere that
wraps you in warmth. Large
windows provide beautiful
views of the creek on one
end of The Lodge, and the
woods on the other. The
romantic getaway is filled
with treasures from the
past and all the comforts of
today. The open floor plan
has sitting and dining areas,
a full kitchen, king size bed
and two twin beds, and a
shower for two. A private
deck is perfect for sipping
morning coffee or a glass
of wine at sunset serenaded
by a chorus of tree frogs."
Guests of The Lodge are
free to roam the 33-acre
wildlife sanctuary where
wildlife and nature are pro
tected and hunting is not
allowed. Most of the sanc
tuary is natural woodlands,
with wetlands in the back
just teeming with nature.
Candler Creek borders the
property on the south.
In addition to The Lodge,
the Grand Room in the main
house can accommodate
parties up to 100 people
and is ready to schedule fall
and holiday events.
Madison Co.
Passes Its
2009 Tax Digest
The Madison County
Board of Assessors (BOA)
passed the county tax
digest narrowly and reluc
tantly Thursday following
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The assessors approved
the digest, down by about
$6.5 million this year, by
a 3-2 vote. Chairwoman
Samantha Garland broke
the tie.
“’Yes’ — on behalf of the
county," she said as she cast
the deciding vote. “It’s the
right thing to do."
Bob Fowler and David
Ragland also voted yes,
while Larry Stewart and Jim
Escoe voted “no."
Stewart said his objec
tions to the digest aren’t
any secret.
“My opinion is that there’s
things wrong in this digest
and I just can’t go along
with it," he said.
When asked by Garland
what he found objection
able, Stewart declined com
ment.
“I’d just really rather not
go into the specifics," he
said. “I think we all know
what the situation is."
Escoe didn’t offer any
comment on his “no" vote.
Passing the digest will
allow tax-levying boards
in the county to set their
millage rates and for tax
notices to be sent out. Still,
chief appraiser James Flynt
was unsure when those bills
would be mailed.
Moving forward was the
main motivation of those
who cast “yes" votes.
But those who did so,
voted with reservation.
Several felt the digest con
tained plenty of flaws fol
lowing a “scathing" report
from the Department of
Revenue regarding the coun
ty’s appraisal practices.
EMS Continues
Collecting
Toys At Tanger
Toys will be collected
for the Jackson County
Emergency Service’s annu
al toy drive in front of KB
Toys at Tanger II this week.
The schedule is as fol
lows: midnight to 6 a.m.
Thanksgiving night; and 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
29.
Last year, the toy drive
benefited 24 families and 47
children.
Realtors To
Collect Toys
For Local Kids
The 1-85 North Georgia
Board of Realtors,
Commerce, is collecting
“Toys for Tots" for the foster
children in four surrounding
counties, including Jackson
County.
To donate toys, look for
the ‘Toys for Tots" signs at
any participating real estate
office in Jackson County.
The North Georgia Board
of Realtors office will also
be a drop-off point.
For more information,
contact Meranda Moody at
706-335-3044.
Forum Planned
To Teach
About Hospice
November is National
Hospice/Palliative Care
Month, a time when care
providers across the coun
try work to educate people
about high quality end-of-
life care. Compassionate
Hospice of North Georgia
will host a community
forum at 7 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 4, in Jackson County
to help people understand
options for care when fac
ing a serious or life-limiting
illness.
The forum is free and
is intended to help par
ticipants understand what
hospice is, the services
provided, when hospice or
palliative care is appropri
ate, and other vital health
care issues that all consum
ers should be familiar with.
The importance of commu
nicating wishes to family
and loved ones — early and
often — will be emphasized,
and ways to help initiate
these difficult discussions
will be provided.
To register for the forum,
for information on the
location and for additional
details about hospice, call
678-651-1440 or visit www.
chcmg.com.
Traditions to
Hold Benefit
'Tour Of Homes'
Traditions of Braselton
will hold its first annual
Tour of Homes Saturday
and Sunday, Dec. 6-7.
Six houses in Jackson
County’s largest residen
tial golf community will
be open to the public and
decorated for the holiday
season.
Tours will be held Saturday,
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
and Sunday, from 1-5 p.m.
Guests are asked to park
at West Jackson Middle
School, which is located
next to Traditions.
Tickets are $20 in advance
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PARTICIPANTS NEEDED
FOR FOCUS GROUP
Residents of Jackson County are needed to
participate in a Focus Group session. You will
hear the facts in a court case and be asked to
give your opinion.
If selected, you will earn $120 for approximately
6 hours of your time and be provided a catered
meal. The session will be held in Jackson County
on Saturday, December 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
If interested in participating, please call VSI at
1-866-543-1606 and provide your name and
contact information.
VSI Verdict Services Inc.
and $25 at the door.
Proceeds will benefit the
Amanda House, a foster
home in Nicholson for girls
ages 10-18.
Tickets are on sale at
the Braselton Antique
Mall and both Hometown
Community Bank locations
in West Jackson.
Traditions of Braselton is
located off Ga. Hwy. 124,
near the intersection of Ga.
Hwy. 332.
For more information,
to purchase tickets or to
inquire about advertising in
a tour book for the event,
call Jean Hales Beck at 770-
527-6059.
For additional informa
tion, visit www.traditions-
tourofhomes.com.
Infant Items
Needed For
Homeless Shelter
The Athens Area
Association of REALTORS
is organizing an infant care
drive to benefit the Athens
Area Homeless Shelter,
Athens Battered Women’s
Shelter and Athens-Clarke
County DFACS.
Committee members are
collecting infant care prod
ucts, such as diapers, baby
wipes, baby wash and baby
lotion. Monetary donations
will also be accepted.
The infant care drive will
be held through November.
Donations may be
brought to the following
locations: Athens Area
Association of REALTORS,
1720 Meriweather Drive,
Bogart; Athens Classic
Properties, 1690 S. Lumpkin
Street, Athens; Keller
Williams Realty-Greater
Athens, 1361 Jennings Mill
Road, #101, Bogart; Paine
Insurance and Realty, 240 E.
Washington Street, Athens;
and Prudential Blanton
Properties, 524 Hill Street,
Athens.
For more information, call
Angela Shields, CEO of the
association, at 706-353-1126.
Help Available
For Paying
Heating Bills
The Georgia Department
of Human Resources is
helping some households
pay for heating costs.
Households in which
every member is 65 and
older or in which every
member is completely
unable to leave the home
due to health reasons may
apply for assistance with
their home heating bills,
starting Nov. 3.
One-time payments will
be made by checks issued
to the home energy sup
pliers on behalf of eligible
households. Eligibility for
the program is based on the
income of everyone living
in the home. All eligible
households must be respon
sible for their home heating
bill.
When applying for assis
tance, persons will be
required to present verifi
cation of age for everyone
in the home, verification
of all household income
received within the past 30
days (check stubs, public
assistance checks, unem
ployment checks, etc.), veri
fication of Social Security
numbers for everyone in
the home, and the most
recent home heating bill.
Depending on the avail
ability of funds, the regular
program will open to the
general public Dec. 1.
All interested applicants
are asked to contact Christy
Hill at Ninth District
Opportunity Inc. after 8:30
a.m. by calling 706-677-3921
on the date of the program
they qualify for.
No walk-ins please.
Additional information will
be made available online at
www.ndo.org.
'Best Christmas
Pageant Ever'
To Be Staged
The Young Actors Studio,
Athens, will present Barbara
Robinson’s adaptation of
the Christmas favorite “The
Best Christmas Pageant
Ever."
Performances will be held
Dec. 5 and Dec. 12 at 7:30
p.m.; and Dec. 6 and Dec.
13 at 2 p.m. at the Seney-
Stovall Chapel, located on
North Milledge Avenue,
next to the Varsity.
Tickets are $10 for adults,
and $8 for children and for
groups of 10 or more.
For more information, or
reservations, email youn-
gactorsstudio@gmail.com.
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