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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016 THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PAGE 9A Social News Cottons wed June 9 Justin and Noel Cotton Retired educators to meet The executive board of the Jackson County Area Retired Educators Association met on June 16 at the home of President Katrena Howard to plan for the year. The group worked on a proposed budget and discussed programs for the upcoming meetings. The association meets bi-monthly on the second Thursday beginning in July. Membership is open to all area retirees who are participants in the Georgia Teacher Retirement System. Katrena is pictured leading the discussion. Others pictured from left to right are: Mary Jane Hilley, treasurer; Patricia Powers, scrapbook chairman; Linda McMullan, secretary; and Doris Lester, president-elect. Tug of war fundraiser planned Candace Noel Hardes ty daughter of Denise and Phillip Gannon, of William son, W. Va., and Robert and Dana Hardesty, of Homer, was united in marriage to Justin Michael Cotton, son of Kenneth and Pam Cotton, of Nicholson, on Thursday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony was per formed by the Rev. David Hutchinson on the back lawn overlooking the rolling green pastures of Grant Hill Farms in Commerce. The dou ble-ring ceremony including the exchanging of vows and was concluded with the Unity Cross Ceremony. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attend ed by Mrs. Dane Smallwood, her best friend, as matron of honor, her sister Summer Hardesty and childhood friend Kimberly Bennett as her bridesmaids. The flower girl was Solana Santos, cous in of the bride. The best man was Andrew Cotton, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were John Sei- gler and Josh Garrison, both friends of the groom. After the ceremony, the wedding party and guests enjoyed a cocktail hour with light refreshments fol lowed by a buffet dinner and an evening of dancing. The couple made their exit in the midst of sparklers and good wishes from their guests. Noel and Justin enjoyed their honeymoon. After ward, they will return to their home in Jefferson, Texas. A tug of war team com petition to raise money to support a local special needs summer camp (Camp Hooray formerly Camp Wellspring) will be held on Saturday, August 27, at 10 a.m. at Camp Hoo ray, located at 193 Lindsay Lane, Jefferson. The camp serves over 300 families in the local area whose children and young adults have develop mental disabilities. Affordable Care Act help available at Commerce library Two items of special inter est to adults at the Com merce Public Library are the scheduled Friends meeting as well as regular help with the Affordable Care Act. The Friends of the Com merce Library meeting is planned for Saturday, June 25, at 10:30. Members, and all interested patrons, are invited to this short planning meeting. New ideas at this time will be especially wel come. Meanwhile, help with these popular magazines. Learn About Henna An event for the young adults called Hands and Feet Henna Techniques will be held on Thursday, June 30, from 2 to 4 p.m. Teens will enjoy trying this popular temporary body art. Designs appropriate for both boys and girls will be shown. YA Talent Show Sunshine Duckett, library teen coordinator, also wants teens to “Show your talent!” The YA group is sponsoring Program was drawn last week. Maury Atha was rewarded for her summer reading with a gift certificate from Shirley Feed and Seed. “We thank this support ive Commerce business for their support of the library,” said library manager Angel Tuggle. “Adults are encour aged to continue reporting their summer reads as each book equals one raffle tick et. Many great prizes are in store for readers this sum mer.” Flag; and Richard Russos Everybody>s Fool. New Adult Nonfiction These new Nonfiction are also available: Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies, by David Fisher; The Sleep Revolu tion, by Ariana Huffington; Money, by Tony Robbins; The Immortal Irishman, Living Well, Spending Less, by Ruth Soukup; Food, Sex & You, by Stacy Gorlicky; The Good Gut, by Drs. Jus tin and Erica Sonnenburg; The Road to Little Dribbling, Lucky Reader The first winner of the Summer Adult Reading Program was drawn last week. Maury Atha, left, was rewarded for her summer reading with a gift certificate from Shirley Feed and Seed. She is pic tured with library manager Angel Tuggle. the Affordable Care Act is always available in the library lobby the first and third Wednesdays of each month. No appointment is necessary. New Magazine Access Patrons are also advised to check out the new free Flip- ster magazine access on the main prlib.org site. There are 11 digital magazines from Car & Driver to Teen Vogue, Sports Illustrated to South ern Living. All that is need ed is a library card to access a talent show on Thursday July 14, at 6 p.m. Any one from ages 11 to 18 wishing to participate should sign up at the front desk. “If you sing, recite poetry, play an instrument, dance, have a comedic act, hula- hoop, double-dutch, do impersonations, or any other talent, your participa tion is requested,” Duckett said. Reading Winner The first winner of the Summer Adult Reading New Adult Fiction New Adult Fiction on the shelves includes: Laura Lane McNeal’s Dollbaby; Cynthia D’aprix Sweeney’s The Nest; Brad Meltzer’s The House of Secrets; Stuart Wood’s Dishonorable Intentions; Elin Hilderbrand’s Here’s to Us; Stephen King’s End of Watch; Mary Ann Monroe’s The Summer’s End; Michael Palmer’s Mercy; Charlaine Harris’ Night Shift; Preston & Child’s Beyond the Ice Limit; Steve Martini’s Blood Ryleigh Grace Lewis born June 12 Casey and Whitney Lewis are proud to announce the birth of their baby girl, Ryleigh Grace. She was born on June 12 weighing 8 lbs and being 20 inches long. She is the granddaughter of Greg and Candida Minish, Tim Lewis and Michele Svoboda. Remember the family of Patsy Jane Ferguson Davis. She leaves her husband, Donald Davis, daugh ters, Elaine Sparks and Tara Cruze and Kassie Warren, sons, Patrick Sparks, and Jeff Sparks, Rodney Davis, sister, Joan Faust, brothers, Bill Ferguson, Richard Fer guson, Jerry Ferguson and Jimmy Fergu son, and eight grandchildren. She will be greatly miss by a host of other family and friends. Dedication of the new sanctuary at Redeemed Baptist Church will be held Sun day, June 26, at 10:30 a.m. Remember on July 26, there will be a run off election for the offices of Probate Judge with Keith Gardiner and Helen Hewell and Coroner Mark Savage and Bobby Eubanks. Everyone needs to remember to vote. Happy Birthday to: Nikki Gunter, Chris Holly, Ashley Echols, Justin Lewellen, Trey Pace, Kayla Garrison, Lorie Brock, Bra den Lance, Carol Black Jenni Gailey, Keith Wheeler, Tonya Parson, Hayden Deilbeck, Joyce Turpin,Todd Brady, Ann Jones, Angie Gary, Casey Holly, Porshe Parson,Janet Crutchfield and Robert Wade Ferguson. Happy anniversary to Homer and Katlin Carver, first anniversa ry, Mike and Amy Shepard, Cory and Jessica Turpin, 2 years, and Lauren and Justin Bonds, 11 years. Homer and Katlin Carve, Bridgett and Cody Sloan, along with Jordan Boyle, all enjoyed the weekend in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. They all had a great time. Those who are sick in our com munity include many who have cancer and need our prayers. Those on the sick list are: Greg Crane, Kevin Fowler, Taylor Rogers, Libby Tanner, Patsy Ferguson Davis, David Bond, Justin Denton, Barbara Jones, Perry Smith, Doug Standridge, Ellie Mae Herbert, Dan Boling, Helen Scales, Addison Turner, Chad Standridge, Jeremy Gaddis, Johnny Smallwood, Jimmy Rob erts, Frank Jarrell, Bobby Simonds, Shir ley Simonds, Alex Strickland, Amy Brown, Harold Hill, Hawk Harrison, Mary Parson, Frank Gordon, Barbarann Gordon, Clau dette Griffin, Edwina Holcomb, Alan Pur cell, 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, Willene Boyle compiles community news from Banks County and Commerce. To get an item listed, email it to her at willene. boyle@windstream.net or call her at 706- 677-4200. willene parson boyle by Bill Bryson; and Peace Child, by Don Richardson. Finally, the Pine Tree Gar den Club donated The Hum mingbirds of North Ameri ca, by Paul A. Johnsgard, in honor of Matilda Benton. Children’s Programs • Fitness Fridays -10 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the summer •Lego Club - Tuesday, June 28, at 1 p.m. • Kidsercize - Wednesday, June 29, at 10:30 a.m. •Red, White, and Blue Program - Thursday, June 30, at 11 a.m. • YA Hands & Feet Henna Techniques - Thursday June 30, 24 p.m. • Magic Card Play for Teens - Thursday June 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. •Chess Club - Thursday, June 30, at 6 p.m. • Baby & Me - Friday, July 1, at 10:30 a.m. For Adults •ESL Class - Saturday, June 25, at 11 a.m. •Adult Coloring - Satur day, June 25, at 1 p.m. •Friends of the Library Meeting - Saturday, June 25, at 10 a.m. • Yoga - Monday June 27 at 6 p.m. Tire Banks County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on June 30, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the County Annex. This hearing will be for the purpose of discussion of the FY 2017 Budget as shown. All citizens will have the oppor- tunity to give comments. The Budget is available for review in the Commissioner's office Monday - Friday from 8:00- meeting. Revenues 5:00. Proposed adoption of tire Budget will be at the July 12th BANKS COUNTY 2017 Budget Expenditures GENERAL PROPERTY TAXES 4.317.850.00 GENERAL GOVERNMENT 100.000.00 MOTOR VEHICLE TAXES 945,000.00 GOVERNING BODY 522.038.00 RAILROAD EQUIP TAX 4,000.00 REGISTRARS 124.239.00 REAL ESTATE TRANSFER 15,000 00 TECHNOLOGY/MIS 81.300.00 INTANGIBLE TAX 65.000.00 HUMAN RESOURCES 344.642.00 FRANCHISE TAX - CABLE TV 4.000.00 TAX COMMISSIONER 285.029.00 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 2.420.000.00 TAX ASSESSORS 312.601.00 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX - CO 60% 300.000.00 MAPPER 97.622.00 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX - CVB 40% 210.000.00 COURTHOUSE/BUILDINGS 58.420.00 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE EXCISE TAX 150.000.00 ANNEX 363.887.68 BUSINESS & OCCUPATION TAX 45.000.00 SUPERIOR COURT 236.866.00 INSURANCE PREMIUM 725.000.00 CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT 208.179.00 BEER - PACKAGE 7.200.00 DISTRICT ATTORNEY 176.337.00 BEER - CONSUMPTION 10,200.00 JUVENILE COURT 92.400.00 WINE - PACKAGE 4.800.00 MAGISTRATE COURT 149.709.00 WINE- CONSUMPTION 6.750.00 PROBATE COURT 192.423.00 LIQUOR - CONSUMPTION 24,000.00 PROBATION 26.868.00 BUILDING PERMITS 75.000.00 SHERIFF 2.544.679.35 COURT COSTS-PROBATION FEE 40.000.00 JAIL OPERATIONS 1.184.981.28 ELECTION QUALIFYING FEE 500.00 FIRE 2.217.422.00 SALE OF MAPS & PUBLICATIONS 1,000.00 HIGHWAYS AND STREETS 842.336.00 BOARD OF EDUCATION COLL FEE 190.000.00 E-911/EMA 913.504.00 SHERIFF FEES 12,000.00 RECYCLABLES PROGRAM 43.918.00 AMBULANCE FEES 350,000.00 PUBLIC HEALTH ADMIN 135.800.00 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FEES 1.552,000.00 PUBLIC WELFARE ADMIN 16,500.00 PUBLIC TRANS - STATE REIMB 45.000.00 EXTENSION SERVICE 92.777.00 PUB TRANS - PASSENGER FARES 30.000.00 SENIOR CITIZENS PROGRAM 202.413.59 RECREATION FEES 45,000.00 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 99.542.80 SENIOR CTR RECEIPTS 5.000.00 RECREATION PROGRAM 467.735.00 RECREATION VENDING RECEIPTS 500.00 HISTORIC BLDG MAINT 5.500.00 COURTS: NATURAL RESOURCE CONS 8.232.00 SUPERIOR 210.000.00 LIBRARY ADMIN 105.000.00 MAGISTRATE 35.000.00 BLDG INSPECTION 106.142.00 PROBATE 215.000.00 PLANNING & ZONING 64.514.00 VSVRD 15.000.00 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 12.200 00 INTEREST REVENUES 50.000.00 CVB/MOTEL 40% 210.000.00 SURPLUS PROPERTY SALE 1,000.00 CORONER 38.600.00 CAPITAL LEASE PROCEEDS 0.00 MAINTENANCE 222,373.00 OTHER 3.000.00 UTILITIES SEWAGE/WASTEWATER 220,154.00 INTERFUND TRANSFERS: UTILITIES PUMPING & PURIFICATIO 734.405 00 PUBLIIC UTILITIES 1.500.000.00 UTILITIES DISTRIBUTION 336.609.00 E-911 300,000.00 UTILITIES ADMIN 209.210.00 PRIOR YEAR RESERVE 486.308.70 BOARD OF EQUALIZERS 8,000.00 TOTAL REVENUES 14.415.108.70 TOTAL EXPENSES 14,415,108.70