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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
Social News
Raise funds to fight Alzheimer's
Brookdale Senior Living of Commerce hosted a fashion show to raise
money for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Sept. 17. All money
raised will go to the Alzheimer’s Association to help with finding a cure for
Alzheimer’s disease. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be Saturday, Oct. 22, at
Stegman Coliseum in Athens. Left to right are (standing) Chanda Foster, Judy
Long, Tess Andrews, Beverly Williams, Virginia Appleton, Lorraine Wright,
Marilyn Rollings, Larry Jackson and Melissa Joyce, (seated) Betty Gorham
and Mary Tuggle.
Farm Bureau offers scholarships
Boo Fest on Broad set Oct. 20
at Commerce Public Library
The Georgia Farm
Bureau (GFB) Foundation
for Agriculture is offering
up to $60,500 in scholar
ships to Georgia students
pursuing a degree related
to agriculture, veterinary
medicine, family and con
sumer sciences or a relat
ed field, Swayne Cochran,
Jackson County Farm
Bureau president, recently
announced.
Since 1959, GFB has
awarded scholarships
to students entering col
lege with plans to pursue
a career in agriculture or
family and consumer sci
ences.
In 2016. the GFB Foun
dation expanded the schol
arship program to offer
scholarships to rising col
lege juniors and seniors,
technical college students
and veterinary college stu
dents. In 2017 GFB will
award scholarships in the
following four categories.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship for Agricul
ture - This scholarship is
for high school students
who plan to enter a college
that is part of the University
System of Georgia. Berry
College or Emmanuel Col
lege during the 2017-2018
academic year to pursue
an undergraduate degree
in agricultural and envi
ronmental sciences, family
and consumer sciences or
a related agricultural field.
The GFB Foundation will
award five scholarships
of $3,000 each and seven
scholarships of $1,500
each.
Technical College Schol-
A Spooktacular Sprint
5K and Fun Run is being
planned in Banks County for
Oct. 22. It will be a glow-in-
the-dark Halloween themed
event.
The course will be mn on
a paved road and the fitness
path at the Windmill Sports
arship for Agriculture
- This scholarship is for
high school students who
plan to enroll in a Georgia
accredited technical col
lege who will be majoring
in an area of agriculture or
agriculturally-related field
of study. The GFB Foun
dation will award 10 schol
arships of $1,000 each.
Rising College Junior/
Senior Scholarship for
Agriculture - This schol
arship is for college stu
dents who have at least two
semesters of college work
remaining to receive an
undergraduate degree from
a unit of The University
System of Georgia, Berry
College or Emmanuel Col
lege and are majoring in
agriculture and environ
mental sciences, family
and consumer sciences or
a related agriculture field.
The GFB Foundation will
award 10 scholarships of
$2,000 each.
UGA College of Veteri
nary Medicine Scholarship
- This scholarship is for
students currently enrolled
in the UGA Veterinary
Medicine program special
izing in large animal/food
animal practice. The GFB
Foundation will award two
scholarships of $2,500
each.
“I encourage all students
who qualify for one of
the Georgia Farm Bureau
scholarships to apply,” said
Cochran. “Agriculture
offers many exciting career
opportunities. Both farm
ers and consumers depend
on the many jobs agricul
ture creates from Cooper-
Complex, located at 607
Thompson Street, Homer.
Race day registration and
packet pick-up will begin at
6:30 p.m. The Fun Run starts
at 7 p.m. The 5K will be at
8 p.m.
Awards will be given to the
top finishers in each catego-
ative Extension agents to
food quality control man
agers who inspect our food
to make sure it’s safe.”
The deadline to apply for
all of the scholarships is
Feb. 3, 2017.
Applications and schol
arship eligibility require
ments may be obtained
from the Jackson Coun
ty Farm Bureau office or
downloaded at the GFB
Foundation for Agriculture
website at www.gfbfoun-
dation.org
The scholarship recipi
ents will be announced in
spring 2017, and the schol
arships will be distributed
in the summer of 2017.
Georgia Farm Bureau is
the state’s largest general
farm organization. Its vol
unteer members actively
participate in local, district
and state activities that
promote agriculture aware
ness to their non-farming
neighbors. .
The GFB Foundation for
Agriculture is a non-prof
it 501 (c) (3) corporation.
Donations are tax-exempt.
GFB is using the founda
tion to finance activities
and educational materials
designed to increase the
agricultural literacy of
Georgia residents.
Donations for the pro
gram may be made on
the foundation website at
http://www.gfbfoundation.
org or checks made pay
able to the GFB Founda
tion for Agriculture may be
mailed to the GFB Founda
tion, care of Katie Gazda at
RO. Box 7068 Macon. Ga.
31209.
ry. Ribbons will be given to
all participants.
Participants are encour
aged to wear a costume that
is safe and not scary, organiz
ers state.
For more information,
check out the website, www.
spooktacularsprint.info.
The Commerce Public
Library and the Commerce
Downtown Development
Authority will host another
Boo Fest on Broad this year.
It’s happening on Thursday,
Oct. 20, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at
the library.
Kids are encouraged to
participate in the costume
contest, play games, or enjoy
face painting and the photo
booth. Since the library is
always about reading, there
will also be a Spooky Story
Time in the garden.
New For Adults
Beginning Wednesday,
Oct. 12, at 1:00 p.m., the
library will launch a new
adult program: Hand &
Foot is a modern version of
the popular game of canas
ta with a lot of new twists.
Instmction will be provided
so attendees do not need to
know how to play in order
to join in the fun. For more
information about this or any
adult programs, call 706-335-
5946.
YA Game Day
The Young Adult Game
Day is Thursday Oct. 13,
from 5 to 6:30 p.m. New
games have been added to
the teen collection. All young
adults between the ages of
11-18 are invited. The library
also extends an invitation
to the police department to
come out and interact with
the teens. Prizes will be
awarded and light refresh-
BY WILLENE BOYLE
Congratulations to Kody
and Jade Baker on the birth
of their daughter, Kaylee
Marie Baker, on September
17. She weighed 6 lbs, 10 oz
and was 19 1/2 inches long.
She is the granddaughter of
the late Greg Baker and Val-
isa Tilson . Great-grandpar
ents are Phyllis Baker and
the late Winford Baker and
Geraldine Hildegard.
A special singing will be
held a.t Silver Shoals Bap
tist Church on October 16.
Special singers will be Devo
tion beginning at the 11 a.m.
service. The Rev. Kenneth
Barrett is pastor.
Jordan Boyle, Gatlin
Boswell and Homer and Kat-
lin Carver all enjoyed a Sun
day afternoon Braves game.
It was the last game for the
Braves at Turner Field. They
all had a great time.
Happy birthday to: Bryson
Anderson, Neal Brown, John
ments served.
Navigating Medicare
Jared Arrant of Edward
Jones, Commerce, will give
a presentation on navigat
ing Medicare and managing
health costs on Tuesday, Oct
11, at 5:30 p.m.
Additionally, information
to help understand Medi
care supplements, Medicare
Advantage plans, and the
Affordable Care Act will be
provided.
New Books
New adult fiction on the
shelves includes:
• Joanne Fluke’s “The
Christmas Caramel Murder”
•William Johnstone’s
“The Edge of Violence”
• Elin Hilderbrand’s “Win
ter Storms”
• James Patterson’s
“Woman of God”
•Rae Carson’s “Like a
River Glorious”
•Kendare Blake’s “Three
Dark Crowns.”
Carson’s book is the
sequel to a National Book
Award-winning “Walk on
Earth a Stranger,” and is the
second in the Gold Seer tril
ogy. “Three Dark Crowns”
is described as a dark and
inventive fantasy about three
sisters who must fight to the
death to become queen.
New For Young Adults
Many authors who nor
mally write for adults have
been venturing into the
young adult genre. Similarly,
Farmer, Tristen Hughes,
Anthony Jackson, Brandi
Pace, Bradley Parson, Carol
Beal, Blaise Minish, Lisa
Campbell, Alice Ledford
Campbell, Pauline Bielicki,
Melinda Satterfield, Chase
Martin, Stacy Krumnow,
Anthony Seabolt, Gladys
Cain, Jean Harris, Renee
Tatum, Emilee Baugh, Nicho-
lis Harris, Kayla Jackson, Eliz
abeth Carroll, Justin Wood,
Lisa Armour, Steven Cash,
Anna Samples, Cadi Nichole
Hinley, Jon Wehunt, David
Wood, Mark Bonds, Aus
tin Shivers, Jessica Lewallen
Turpin and Sandra Roberts.
Happy anniversary to Matt
and Rachael Deleria.
Those who are sick in
our community include
many who have cancer and
need our prayers. Those on
the sick list are: Bria Rylee,
Joe and Renee Holcomb,
Darrell Marlow, Lynda Get-
tier, Ira Jackson, Zemirah
many adults have been dis
covering that genre includes
some interesting books. Two
new young adult novels at
the Commerce Library are
Joseph Delaney’s “The Dark
Army” and James Dashner’s
“The Fever Code.” One critic
writes that “The Dark Army”
is “for every reader who
loves thrills, chills, action
and adventure. “The Fever
Code” is the prequel to the
Maze Runner series and is
the story of how the Maze
was built.
Children’s Programs
• Mondays at 10:30 a.m. -
Banks-Jackson Homeschool-
ers meet
•Tuesdays at 4 p.m. -
Crazy 8’s Math (signup)
• Wednesdays at 10:30
a.m. - Kidsercise
• Thursday Oct. 13, 5-6:30
p.m. -Teen Game Night
• Friday, Oct. 14, at 4 p.m. -
Kids Book Club
•Fridays at 10:30 a.m. -
Baby and Me
• Saturday, Oct. 8, at 1 p.m.
- Lego Club
Adult Programs
•Mondays at 11 a.m. -
Hooks and Needles
• Mondays at 4 p.m. - adult
computer class
• Mondays at 6 p.m. - Yoga
• Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 5 p.m.
Medicare During Retirement
•Wednesdays at 1 p.m. -
Hand and Foot card game
•Saturdays at 11 a.m. -
ESL class
Deleria, Clayton Stephens,
Allen White, Lindsey Car-
roll, Edwinna Holcomb, Ken
Ashley, Toni Herbert, Ellie
Herbert, Arianna Andrews,
Tommy Herbert, Sue Mar
tin, Barbara Lucas, Lorna
Allen, Eula Mae Mintz, Libby
Tanner, Perry Smith, Dan
Boling, Helen Scales, John
ny Smallwood, Jimmy Rob
erts, Bobby Simonds, Shirley
Simonds, Amy Brown, Mary
Parson, Frank Gordon, Bar-
barann Gordon, Claudette
Griffin, 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@wind-
stream.net or call her at 706-
677-4200.
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Spooktacular Sprint 5K and Fun Run planned
Kaylee Baker born Sept. 17
'Scarecrow Spooktacular'
planned Oct. 22 in Homer
The 3rd annual “Scare
crow Spooktacular” spon
sored by Keep Banks County
Beautiful will be held Satur
day, October 22, from 4 until
7 p.m.
It will be held at Veterans’
Memorial Park in downtown
Homer, where you can set
up a scarecrow that rep
resents your business, club,
hobby or family.
“If you have a business
along Historic Hwy. 441, feel
free to put your scarecrow in
front of your business,” Les
lie George with Keep Banks
County Beautiful states. “All
scarecrows must include
recycled or reused items .
Get creative and have fun.
You can use props such as
bales of hay chairs, farm
equipment or other items
that tie into your scarecrow’s
theme. Feel free to put up a
sign letting everyone know
that this is your scarecrow.”
The event will also include
activities for children, includ
ing face painting and fun
hair-dos, visits with Smokey
the Bear and making ani
mal footprints. Home Depot
representatives will be at the
event to help children cre
ate a project they can take
home or they can bounce in
a bounce house. The Sher
iff’s Office will be providing
free ID cards for children,
and the family can go on a
hayride. Free books will be
provided by the Banks Coun
ty Library along with other
activities.
“Come out and have
fun while helping contin
ue a Homer tradition” said
George.
Community CPR & First Aid
National Safety Council basic First Aid. Heartsaver adult, child and
infant CPR with choking rescue (not for healthcare providers).
Receive 3-year First Aid certification and 2-year CPR certification
at end of course.
FirstAid r
Tuesday, October 18 - 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. ^$30*
Community CPR
Tuesday, October 25 ^ 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. - $40*
*scholarships offered
Call 706.475.1029 to register or for more information.
Register online at www.athenshealth.org/calendar.
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