WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016
THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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SHERIFF
Banks County
Don’t Forget to Vote
Tuesday, May 24,2016
7AM - 7PM
Commerce Library hosting
summer reading program
Everyone is invited. Please join us.
People of Faith • History Buffs • Community Members
Sigrnips for this year’s Get
in the Game Summer Read
ing Program for children ages
birth to 17 begin on Friday
May 20, at the Commerce
Public Library.
Library staff Icxrks forward
to introducing children to this
reading program. Also, the
kickoff event, “Drumming Up
Stories,” will be on Friday May
27 at 11 a.m. This event of
music and storytelling out in
the garden is supported in
part by the Georgia Council
for the Arts through the appro
priations from the Georgia
General Assembly GCA Ls a
partner agency of the National
Endowment for the Arts.
Pizza/Game Party
For Young Adults
Let the games begin. Young
adults ages 11-18 will have a
pizza/game party on Wednes
day, May 25, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Board games, charades, Xbox
and Wri games are available.
Prizes will be awarded.
Also, young adults can reg
ister now at the library for “be
the butcher, the baker orwhat-
ever you want maker” creative
art contest. Registration is
required to participate in this
contest to be held on June 8
at 2 p.m. Participants will take
a pile of junk from the library
and create their own yard art.
The top three winners will be
judged by city of Commerce
representatives and prizes will
be awar ded.
Other Activities
The next Wfellness Wednes
day will be on June 1 at 1
p.m. The topic Ls “Managing
Financial Stress.” Strategies
and knowledge to improve
financial health will be pre
sented by a financial planner
to help limit the impact of
money stress on your physi
cal and mental health. Wfell
ness Wednesday programs
are held the first Wfednesday
of each month. Current, use
ful topics related to the health
of the mind and body will
be presented. These topics
will be based on the needs
and interests of patrons. Some
presentatioas will be devel
oped in collaboration with
experts in the community
and others by the patrons or
library staff. Examples might
include diabetes education,
weight loss strategies, self-de
fense, makeip techniques or
canning techniques. Call or
check the library’s monthly
calendar for each month's
specific topic and other
detaiLs. Suggestions and ideas
from patrons are always wel
come.
•The monthly Humane
Society program will be Thurs
day, May 26, at 5:30 p.m. Dr.
Gaile Daley from Heartfelt
Healing will explain her meth
ods for healing. Dr. Gaile is
a chiropractor for animaLs. In
addition, Janet Caldwell from
Fido’s Advantage, a dog train-
er/nutritionlst. will discuss
ways to keep furry friends
healthy and welfbehaved.
Adult Nonfiction
New adult nonfiction on
the shelves include:
•The Lucky Years, try
David Agus M.D.
•TED Talks, by Chris
Anderson
• Under New Manage
ment, by David Burkus
• 101 Great Answers to the
Toughest Interview Ques-
tious, by Ron Fry
•The Power of Broke, by
John Daymond
•NCLES-RN 2016 Strate
gies, Practice and Review
with Practice Test and GRE
Premier 2016, by Kaplan Pii>
lishing
• Overload, by Joyce Meyer
• Practical Dementia
Care, by Peter V. Rabins
•The Executor’s Guide, by
Mary Randolph
• American Girts, by Nancy
Jo Sales
• No Ffears, No Excuses, try
Larry Smith
• Personal Finance
for Dummies, Personal
Finance after 50 for Dum
mies, and Home Buying
Kit for Dummies, all by Eric
Tyson.
Adult Fiction
These new adult fiction
are also available: Danielle
Steel’s The Apartment, Rita
Mae Brown’s Tall Tail, Steve
Saint’s End of the Spear, Steve
Hamilton’s The Second
Life of Nick Mason, and the
book and audio of Mary Kay
Andrews’ The Weekenders.
Children’s Programs
• Banks-Jackson Co.
Homeschoolers - Monday,
May 23, at 10:30 a.m.
• Lego Club - Tuesday May
• Be diligent in solving
burglaries and recovering
people's property
• Strive to keep our schools safe
and free from drugs, predators
and other dangers.
• Make use of social media to
communicate valuable
information with the people....
but not to promote myself
HEBRON
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
HERITAGE
TRAILS
A celebration of
faith and history
Communion Service
Picnic on the Lawn • Covered Dish
(for your family plus two)
Live Music
24, at 4 p.m.
•Kidsercize - Wfednesday,
May 25, at 10:30 am.
•Young Adults Let The
Games Begin - Wfednesday
May 25,2-4 p.m.
• Magic Card Play for Teens
- Thursday, May 26,4- 6 p.m.
•Humane Society of Jack-
son County Family Program -
Thursday, May 26, at 5:30 p.m.
•Chess Club - Thursday,
May 26, at 6 p.m.
• Baby & Me- Friday. May 27
at 10:30 a.m.
•SRP Kickoff: Drumming
Up Stories - Friday, May 27, at
11 a.m.
Programs For Adults
•Book Vine Book Club -
Friday May 20, at 1 p.m.
• English as a Second Lan
guage class - Saturday May 21,
at 11 am.
•Adult coloring - Saturday,
May 21, at 1 p.m.
•Hooks and Needles -
Monday, May 23. at 10:30 a.m.
Rolling strikes
The ladies at the Banks County Senior Center have been competing in
a Wii senior bowling league that matches them against other senior com
munities across the United States. The Banks Bowlers are currently on
a seven-week winning streak and are now in the championship playoffs.
Maysville Library to offer summer food program
The Maysville Public Library will provide
free meals to children in partnership with
the University of North Georgia and USDA.
Beginning Friday June 3, meals will be
served at Maysville Public Library, 9247
Gillsville Road in Maysville. The last distr i
bution for the summer will be on July 22.
Maysville Elementary School has the
highest rate of free and reduced lunch in
Jackson County, at 78.43 percent (accord
ing to the GA Department of Early Care
and Learning.)
Sunday, May 22, 2016
4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
1255 Hebron Rd. • Commerce, GA 30530
Event: Rain or Shine
• Set up time and places to meet
citizens and listen personally to
their needs and concerns
MY BUSINESS
• It is never an inconvenience
to serve the people.
• My main concern is to
ensure that the citizens are
properly taken care of... and
that they know their sheriff's
office is glad to be of service
to them.
City of Commerce
“NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
OF PROPOSED BUDGET AND
BUDGET HEARING”
A public hearing to receive comments
on the proposed Fiscal Year 2017 Budget
for the City of Commerce will be held on
Monday, June 6, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. before
the regularly scheduled council meeting.
The meeting will take place in the “Com
merce Room” of the Commerce Civic
Center.
A copy of the proposed budget will
be available for public inspection at City
Hall, 27 Sycamore Street, Commerce, GA
30529 during the week of May 16-20,
2016.
AS YOUR SHERIFF, I WILL:
• Increase jail staff up to safe levels to protect personnel
and inmates
• Place priority on patrolling neighborhoods and
businesses first
BOMMI
PEOPLE ARE
