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PAGE 14A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 Social Shubert graduates from the University of Georgia Congratulations to Ashton Shu bert on graduating from the Uni versity of Georgia. Follow your dreams. You’re a great young lady and we’re proud of you. Congratulations to Bobbie Hewell and Brittany Wilson Hewell who were united in marriage on Sunday, May 15. We wish them a happy life together. Thanks to everyone who made the fund-raising ride for Dakota Ivey a great success. This is a great community we all live in. Over 100 riders came out to help. They also enjoyed a great and safe ride. Silver Shoals Baptist Church would like to welcome the new pastor, Kenneth Barrett, and his wife, Elaine, to the church. If you don’t have a home church, come out and join us. Tuesday, May 24, is Election Day. Don’t for get to get out and vote. Silver Shoals Baptist Church youth group enjoyed a trip to Funopolis in Commerce. We had 25 kids come out to have a great afternoon. There will be two fund-raising events coming up to help offset medical bills for Dakota Ivey. He is the son of Mike and Amanda Ivey and brother to Austin. On May 22, they will be holding a skating day at the Skate A-Rama USA in Com merce. This event will be from 2-5 p.m. The fee will be $5 admission and $3 skate rental. All proceeds will go to Dakota and his family. Come out and support this young man and his family. Gillsville Baptist Church Youth Group will be selling tickets for a BBQ on May 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Plates will include bread, beans, chips and pound cake. Plates can be picked up at the church on Hwy. 323 in Gillsville. The cost is $8 per plate. For more information, contact 770-869-3976 or my boys have tickets, if you are interested. This money will be used to help with the cost of a Christian retreat trip for the youth. Happy birthday to: Daniel Pruitt, Brian Nix, Mark Whitfield, Tarcy Tompkins, Darline Carver, Susanne Peele, Darline Carver, Chad Payne, Seantal Cantrell, Ryder Evans, Sheryl Hall, Shane Dean, Cynthia Reece, Angie Parks, Jeremy Echols, Eloise Wade, Drew Reed, Jamie Ferguson, Tiffany Sims, Pam Fergu son, Brook Harris, Cory Williams, Michael Pace Keith Parson, Diane Brady, Caleb Ford, Martha Camp bell, Bryan Scott Campbell, cody Martin, Bailee Powell, Eula Mae Mintz and Ruth House. Happy anniversary to: Betty and Ferd Meeks, Ashley and Seth McCoy Billy and Brenda Whit field,Doyle and Gwynelle Hulsey, Renee and Ronnie Tatum and Doug and Tari Anderson. Those who are sick in our com munity include many who have cancer and need our prayers. Those on the prayer list are: Greg Crane, Justin Denton, Barbara Jones, Perry Smith, Doug Stan- dridge, Ellie Mae Herbert, Dan Boling, Helen Scales, Addison Turner, Chad Standridge, Jere my Gaddis, Johnny Smallwood, Jimmy Roberts, Frank Jarrell, Bobby Simonds, Shirley Simonds, Alex Strickland, Amy Brown, Har old Hill, Hawk Harrison, Mary Parson, Frank Gordon, Barbarann Gordon, Claudette Griffin, Edwina Holcomb, Alan Purcell, Dwayne and Paulina Casper, Jerry Payne, Carolyn Standridge, Kenneth Par son, Betty Parson, Kim Crane, Tony Massey, Billy Massey, Chester Hewell, William Harris and Edith Goodson. lL A willene parson boyle How much mulch do 1 need? It can be tough to estimate how much mulch, pine straw or soil amend ment you need to complete a proj ect. Let’s start with a favorite mulch material, pine straw. Pine straw doesn’t blow away, float in the rain, or have any of the major faults of other mulch materials. Like all mulch es, however, it does have to be renewed from time to time. Calculating how much pine straw to buy can be tricky. There is a simple rule of thumb that you can use to help you in estimating what you need. On average, a bale of pine straw will cover approxi mately 50-80 square feet of bed area. I know that’s not a very firm number, but that’s because there is a lot of variation in the size of bales of pine straw. For example, I once saw a gar den center ad that includ ed a great “deal” on pine straw. When I arrived I dis covered that the bargain bales of pine straw were only slightly larger than a shoebox. For small bales, estimate coverage at 50 square feet. Large bales may cover 80 square feet. Pine bark is another great mulch material. It normally comes in large 3-cubic feet bags. Horticul tural experts at the Univer sity of Georgia say that you should plan on using nine of the 3-cubic feet bags to cover 100 square feet of bed area. This should allow you to cover the bed to a depth of about 3 inches. Remember that it is recommended to apply most mulch materials to a depth of 2-4 inches. Avoid extra deep layers of mulch which can interfere with water movement around your plants. The current fad of building “mulch volca noes” at the base of trees in the landscape may look good but it is wrong! A lot of new homes have poor soil that will benefit from the addition of organic matter. So how much organic matter do you add when you build beds for annuals and other ornamental plants? Well, a good goal is to add organic matter at the rate of 25% by volume. In other words, you would want to make a three inch layer of organic matter on top of the soil and then till it into the bed to a depth of 12 inches. How much mate rial will that take? Well, that works out to about 1 cubic yard per 100 square feet of bed area. A lot of organic amend ments are available in 1-cubic foot bags. That means it would take 27 1-cubic foot bags of amendment per 100 square feet of bed area. I would avoid the use of peat as an amendment in most cases since this material tends to hold moisture and acidifies the soil. There is a lot of satisfac tion in seeing a task com pleted with good results. There is even more satis faction if that same chore is completed without hav ing to return to the garden supply store to pick up more mulch or soil. That’s especially true when you arrive at the garden cen ter just before closing only to discover they just sold that last bale of pine straw you needed. Save these guidelines for estimating landscape materials and keep them handy in your garage or garden file. They may save you an extra trip to the garden center some day! Bob Waldorf is the Banks County extension agent. Saddle Club to offer 'Obstacle Challenge' The Banks Crossing Saddle Club will present “Obstacle Challenge 2016” at the Banks County Horse Arena, located at 227 Hudson Valley Drive, Homer, on May 21. The youth category will begin at 10 a.m. The fee is $5. The open catego ry will begin at 11 a.m. The fee will be $20 with a $100 payback for 10 riders. For more information, call Shane Pritchett, 706-870-0167; Lori Parker, 706-658-6006; or Tina Pusbach, 770- 241-4707. Vendor spots are available. Con cessions will be offered by the saddle club. The rain date will be May 22. Headmaster’s Corner by Steve Cummings o til “EXCUSE ME, THIS ISN’T YOUR BATHROOM” - It’s hard to believe, but the Obama administration sent a letter to every public school district telling them to allow transgen der students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their chosen gender identity, as opposed to the sex listed on their birth certificate. This is now the expectation of schools that receive federal funding. How bizarre to think that your daughter would be forced to share a locker room shower with a young man who has de clared himself to be a girl. If you are looking for an al ternative to public schools and this type of political madness, check out Athens Christian School. No transgender bath rooms here. ATHENS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL “Affordable Quality Education Since 1970” K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586 www.athenschristian.com Homebuyer Rule No. 19 A HOME WITHOUT PROPER INSULATION IS LIKE A CAR WITHOUT TIRES Shopping for a new home is hard. The smallest details count. When you buy a Right Choice™ home, you will be getting things you may have overlooked — guaranteed savings, guaranteed comfort. - Rjgnt Choice Energy Efficient Homes. Guaranteed. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE: jacksonemc.com/rightchoice
