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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016
THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Social
Sarah Sophia Ivester Cole born July 15
Congratulations to Cole and Jami
Ivester on the birth of their daughter,
Sarah Sophia Ivester. She was bom
July 15 at 11:13 p.m. at Northeast Geor
gia Medical Center in Gainesville. She
weighed 8 pounds, one ounce and
was 20 and A inches long. She joins
proud brothers, Lucas, Noah, Parker
and Dylan. She is the granddaughter
of Sarah and David Ball of Homer and
Brenda and Steve Ivester of Haber
sham.
In this sad day we are living in, I just
want to say thank you to the public
service workers that give to our county each
day. Thank you to the sheriff and the officers
of Banks County the fire and EMS personal,
911 dispatchers and our military. I have worked
in the jail and 9-1-1 center and was on rescue.
These are jobs that it takes special
people to do them. I have a lot of
friends throughout this state that put
their lives on the line each day to help
protect and serve. Please join me in
praying for the people that protect us
each and every day in our county
our state and the nation. God bless
you all.
The Tommy and Syble Martin fam
ily enjoyed the July 4th holiday at
the home of Bobby and Angie Mar
tin Redmon. There were 32 family
members present, including children,
grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They
all had a great time and enjoyed their time
together.
The Silver Shoals Baptist Church Youth Group
enjoyed tubing in Helen on Sunday afternoon.
They all had a great and safe afternoon. Great
things are happening come join us if you don’t
have a home church or if you just want to visit.
Happy birthday to: Dale Herbert, Todd Har
ris, Eric Herbert, Howard Harris, Jordan Waters,
Eric Rogers, Phyllis Baker, Kattie Parson Chit
wood, Kaleb McCoy Justin Bonds, Audrie Lay-
field, Chad Buffington, Kenny Hooper, Regina
Mealor Poole, Brandi Lash, Denise Shubert,
Bethany McCoy, Lisa Whitlock, Pam Snipes,
Kara Nichole Davidson, Denise Shirley, Joe
OKelly and Randy Kesler,
Happy anniversary to Gary and Carol Wil
liams, 36, Kenneth and Betty Parson, 49 years,
Scarlett and Perry Shirley 29, and Katrina and
Justin Boyd, 6.
Those who are sick in our community
include many who have cancer and need
our prayers. Those on the sick list are: Bar
bara Lucas, Eula Mae and Pete Mintz, Greg
Crane, Kevin Fowler, Taylor Rogers, Libby Tan
ner Davis, David Bond, Justin Denton, Barbara
Jones, Perry Smith, Doug Standridge, Ellie Mae
Herbert, Dan Boling, Helen Scales, Addison
Turner, Chad Standridge, Jeremy Gaddis, John
ny Smallwood, Jimmy Roberts, Frank Jarrell,
Bobby Simonds, Shirley Simonds, Alex Strick
land, Amy Brown, Harold Hill, Hawk Harri
son, Mary Parson, Frank Gordon, Barbarann
Gordon, Claudette Griffin, Edwina Holcomb,
Alan Purcell, Jerry Payne, Carolyn Standridge,
Kenneth Parson, 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.
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Long drought
period in
the forecast
Except for a
few scattered rain
showers recently,
Banks County has
been dry in some
areas for two
months or longer.
Livestock pro
ducers are mak
ing some hard
decisions to either
sell animals or
buy feed and keep
them on the farm
because of the
lack of grass to feed them.
Hay producers have lost
about half of their hay crop
on the first harvest. And,
since the grass is drying
up and turning brown, they
cannot even think about
getting in a second har
vest this season. In a good
season, a hay producer
can produce two to four
hay harvests per year. Row
crop farmers are looking
at losing their crop of field
corn because of the dry
weather.
Ears of corn have not
even developed on the
stalk even though they
should be almost mature
and full of moisture-rich
kernels of corn. Vegetable
farmers, landscapers, and
fruit producers are also
being impacted by the
drought conditions.
Pam Knox, the agricultur
al climatologist for the Crop
and Soil Sciences Depart
ment with UGA Extension,
reports that Georgia was
well above normal in tem
perature in June, ranging
from one to almost four
degrees above the 30-year
average from 1981-2010.
Macon, Brunswick, Alma,
and other towns in north
and south Georgia set
record high temperatures
during the month of June.
As for recent rainfall in
Georgia, Knox reports that
some areas of south Geor
gia have had more rain
fall than others, especially
compared to most
of north Geor
gia. The wettest
area of the state
was the south
east, where rain
fall from Tropical
Storm Colin fell on
June 6 through 7.
Because of
the hot tempera
tures and lack of
rainfall, drought
expanded across
the northern half
of the state. By the end
of the month, nearly half
the state was in abnormally
dry conditions or drought.
Severe drought increased
from 4 to 25 percent of the
state, and two small areas
of extreme drought were
added.
The last time Georgia
had any extreme drought
was February 2013. Even
with Atlanta receiving 3.26
inches of rain and Athens
receiving 4.09 inches in
June, they were still below
normal rainfall. Other parts
of north Georgia have got
ten a lot less rain. Banks
County has received less
than 2 inches for June and
the first week of July, which
has us in one of the two
areas of extreme drought.
Knox’s forecast for July
shows a continuation of
above-normal tempera
tures as we have experi
enced the past two weeks.
The month has already
started dry but rain may
pick up in the last two
weeks.
The outlook for July
through September shows
that above normal tempera
tures are likely to continue
with slim chances of rain
fall. The best chances of
rain will be near the Gulf of
Mexico from tropical activ
ity, which is expected to be
more active than usual this
season.
Bob Waldorf is the Banks
County extension agent.
Announcements
Tea Party to
meet July 26
The Tea Party of North
east Georgia will meet on
Tuesday, July 26, at 7 p.m.
at the Holiday Inn Express
at Banks Crossing.
All voters and con
cerned citizens are invited.
For more information,
call 706 654 8292.
CASA
volunteers
needed
Court Appointed Special
Advocates is looking for
volunteers for children in
foster care.
CASA volunteers advo
cate for foster children and
help them reach a perma
nent, safe solution faster.
They also make sure their
assigned child receives
tutoring when they are
struggling in school. When
a child is uprooted from
their school and activities,
a CASA volunteer makes
sure they get plugged into
activities they enjoy- maybe
it’s joining the local soc
cer team or signing up to
Celebrates 90th Birthday
‘Marguerite Hovis Hill of Homer celebrated her
90th birthday on July 9. She is the wife of the late
Rev. Robert Hill.
participate in the school
play. Most foster children
spend at least one birthday
in foster care and a CASA
volunteer makes sure that
day is still special, offering
a personalized birthday
greeting card or maybe a
small gift to celebrate and
reminding the child that
they are important and they
are worth celebrating.
Piedmont CASA has new
volunteer training classes
starting on August 25. Visit
www.piedmontcasa.org for
more information and to
download an application.
Cattlemen's
Association
plans Farm
Safety Day
The Banks County Cat
tlemen’s Association, along
with Banks County Farm
Bureau, Ag Pro of Carnes-
ville, Jackson EMC, and the
Banks County Cooperative
Extension Service, is plan
ning a Banks County Farm
Safety Day. The Farm Safety
Day will be held on July
23 and will be held at the
Banks County High School
Ag Building at 9 a.m.
The morning at the high
school will be busy with
demonstrations on Tractor
Safety, ATV Safety, Electri
cal Safety and General Farm
Safety. A lunch will be pro
vided by sponsors.
A special cake auction
will be held with proceeds
to benefit Dan Boling, a local
cattleman injured in a farm
accident.
For reservations, call 706-
677-6230.
Recipe of the week
HAMBURGER
CASSEROLE RECIPE
Ingredients
2.5 lbs ground beef chuck
8 oz. package of Egg Noo
dles
2 Tbls. butter
1 tsp salt (or to your taste)
1 /8 tsp pepper (or to your
taste)
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1 Large can tomato
sauce
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup sour cream
6 green onions, chopped
1 cup sharp cheddar
cheese, grated
DIRECTIONS
Cook noodles accord
ing to package direc
tions and drain
Brown beef in butter,
add salt, pepper, garlic
salt, and tomato sauce
Let simmer 10 mins on
low heat
Mix cottage cheese,
sour cream, green
onions, and noodles
together
In 8”x 10” baking pan,
layer meat and noodles
until all used.
Cook at 350F for 25
minutes
Halfway through bak
ing sprinkle cheese on
top and continue baking
*This recipe is very
versatile. Add taco sea
soning instead of other
spices and cilantro
instead of onions for a
Mexican twist. Replace
cottage cheese with
Ricotta, sharp cheddar
with Mozzarella and Par
mesan blend, and onions
with parsley and basil for
an Italian flare.*
Courtney Murphy
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Commerce City Schools CLIP & agenda items
All parents of students enrolled in the Commerce City School System are invited to
review the Commerce City School System CLIP and other various parent
involvement documents and agenda items including:
Consolidated Local Implementation Plan
School Parent Involvement Policy
System Parent Involvement Policy
Barriers to Parent Involvement
Student/Parent/Teacher/Principal Compact (Handout)
School-wide Plan
Evaluation Form of parent events
Use of Parent Involvement Funds, School-wide Funds
Parent Right to Know -Teacher and Paraprofessional Qualifications
Results of Recent Parent Surveys
Future Parent Surveys
Parent Information Resource Center (PIRC)
Complaints Procedures
Fraudulent Activity
Federal Programs
Title I, Part A
Title I, Part C
Title II, Part A
Title VI
Homeless/Unaccompanied Youth Policy
CCRPI reports (www.gadoe.org)
The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 21,2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Commerce
City Board of Education. If you have questions or comments, please contact Dr.
Joy Tolbert, Superintendent, at 706-335-5500 or email at jtolbert@commerce-
city.kl2.ga.us