WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Homer resident part of Bass
fishing club qualifying for state
TFS Bass Fishing Club
Members of the newly-formed Tallulah Falls
School Bass Fishing Club include: (L-R) Marshall
Harrelson and Marshall Williams.
The catch by the Tallu
lah Falls School Bass Fish
ing Club in its first Georgia
B.A.S.S. Nation high school
tournament resulted in a
state qualifying berth.
With approximately 172
high school male and female
anglers representing a field
of 86 teams, the competition
was intense at Lake Lanier
on Sept. 17.
TFS teammates freshman
Marshall Williams of Homer
and sophomore Marshall
Harrelson of Clarkesville
were able to land 14 fish
through the course of the
tournament.
According to Russell Wil
liams, club sponsor and boat
captain, only four fish were
the legal length, limiting the
team to weighing in a bag
one fish short of the legal
limit.
“However, the four-fish
creel weighing 6.25 pounds
was enough weight to gain
them a spot in the state
championship next June,”
Williams said.
Harrelson and Williams,
who fished as an indepen
dent team last year, did not
qualify for the state cham
pionship until three months
into their previous season,
he added.
“This early qualification
with a championship berth
takes the pressure off of the
anglers and captain, allowing
the team to focus on other
goals such as placing first in
tournaments for the rest of
the year and going out to fish
for fun,” Williams said.
“We are very proud of the
early success of this new
club at TFS,” said president
and head of school Larry
A. Peevy. “It’s going to be
exciting to follow the prog
ress during the tournament
season.”
Next month, the team of
anglers compete on Lake
Hartwell where Tallulah Falls
School will be recognized as
the host school for the tour
nament. The weigh-in will
be at Tugaloo State Park on
October 8 at 3 p.m.
Historic Homer Haunted Walking Tour coming up
The Banks County His
torical Society will hold
the annual Historic Homer
Haunted Walking Tour Fri
day Oct. 21; Saturday, Oct.
22; Friday, Oct. 28; and Satur
day Oct. 29. Tour times will
be 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. with
a 7:30 p.m. tour to be added,
if needed.
Ticket prices are $10 per
person or $15 per couple
and free for children under
the age of 13.
Each tour will begin and
end at the Historic Court
house and Museum in
downtown Homer. The tour
length is approximately one
hour and covers a walking
distance of about four-tenths
of a mile over mostly flat
terrain.
in 2015, over 200 people
attended the tour, which
included 11 stops where 12
historic characters were met.
This year, plans are to pro
vide at least 15 stops with as
many as 20 historic charac
ters. All stops will be located
within the Homer Historic
District, which is located on
the National Register of His
toric Places.
On each tour, a guide
will lead the guests to his
toric buildings and locations
of interest in downtown
Homer.
At each stop, the guests
will encounter one or more
cast members who, as a his
torical character, will speak
to the guests and relate their
story. The guides also pro
vide historical narrations as
the tour progresses along the
route.
Tours are intended to be
both educational and enter
taining.
“There’s no blood-and-go
re, nothing really scary” said
Doug Cheek, Banks County
Historical Society president
and Homer mayor. “This is
a family event and some
thing we want those attend
ing to come away from say
ing something like, Wow,
I didn’t know that about
Banks County history.’”
Plans call for at least two
tours to be offered each eve
ning. At the conclusion of
each tour, complimentary
light snacks will be offered.
“Some of the favorite his
torical characters will be
back,” Cheek said. “We’ve
also got some new and inter
esting characters planned
for this year’s tour too.”
For more information, call
678-971-9390.
Fruit sales planned
by Banks County 4-H
The Banks County 4-H is selling fruit through Nov. 8 as the
annual 4-H fundraiser.
Navel and Juice Oranges, Red Grapefmit, Tangelos, Tan
gerines, and Mandarin Oranges can be purchased from 10-40
pound boxes. Also offered will be Fuji, Granny Smith, and
Pink Lady apples from Mercier’s Orchards in 5-pound bags. A
citms trio (27 pounds of assorted navel oranges, tangelos, and
grapefruits) or the mixed bag which includes two of everything
will also be offered.
All proceeds benefit the Banks County 4-H and will be used
exclusively for youth programming.
To purchase fruit or donate to the Banks County 4-H Pro
gram, contact the Banks County Extension and 4-H Office at
706-677-6230 or ugel011@uga.edu.
Baldwin's Parade of
Lights planned Dec. 3
The 2016 Habersham County Christmas Light Parade, host
ed by the City of Baldwin, is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday Dec. 3.
The rain date is Dec. 10.
The event will feature “The Christmas Village Festival” and
will be a fun-filled day at Mitchell Gailey Park, leaders state.
Crafts, food, games and entertainment will begin at 2 p.m.
Pictures with Santa will be at 4 p.m. The parade is set for 6 p.m.
and the Christmas tree lighting will be at 7:30 p.m.
For more information or to receive an application for the
parade or vendor spot, call 706-778-6341 or email tperry@
cityofbaldwin.org.
Career coach to be at library
The WorkSource Georgia Mountains Career Coach will visit
the Banks County Library on Thursday, October 20, from 12:30
p.m. through 4 p.m.
“We will be helping local residents search and apply for
jobs, write resumes and cover letters, and discern their career
interests. We will also be providing information about WIOA
funded training opportunities,” said Keith Krauth, MTU instruc
tor at WorkSource Georgia Mountains.
The library is located at 226 HWY 51 South in Homer.
For more information, contact Keith Krauth at 770-538-2629.
Send us your recipes
Pugh named to humane society board of directors
Jessica Beck Pugh has
been named to the board
of directors for the Humane
Society of Jackson County.
Pugh has been an active
volunteer with the Humane
Society for the past several
years and has been a mem
ber of the Fur Ball Commit
tee, the Humane Society’s
largest annual fundraiser, for
the past three years.
“Alongside all of our board
members and volunteers,
we are looking forward to
an exciting fall season full
of events where the public
will have a chance to meet
some of our adoptable ani
mals, have an opportunity to
learn about becoming a fos
ter family and to support our
mission,” said Judith Preissle
of the humane society.
Upcoming events the
human society will particiate
in include the following: the
Jefferson Mills 100th Anniver
sary Festival, October 21; the
Braselton Antique and Arti
san Festival, October 21-23;
and the Jackson County holi
day parades.
A rabies and microchip
clinic with a Halloween
theme is being planned.
For more information on
all of the upcoming events,
adoptable animals and ways
to help support the Humane
Society of Jackson County,
visit HSJC.com.
Humane Society board
Members of the Humane Society of Jackson
County shown are, left to right, (standing) Edna
Volonte, Vicki Rosenbaum, President Chery Iski,
Mike Cotton, David Dyer (seated) Joanne Gentile,
Jude Preissle and vice-president Becky Davis.
Photo by board member Traci Mathis. Other mem
bers of the board are Tiffany Scoggins, Brad Smith
and Joe Wirthman.
Cookout at Foothills
A “cookout” with hot dogs, chips and cupcakes was held last week at Foothills Education Charter
High School for the students. Staff Lisa Simmons and Jason Benton are shown serving the hot dogs.
The school is located on the campus of East Jackson Comprehensive High School and is open in the
evenings, serving students in Jackson and Banks counties and surrounding areas.
Banks County and Commerce cooks are asked to submit
their favorite recipe to the MainStreet Newspapers Inc. to be
featured in an upcoming issue. Recipes can be emailed to
angie@mainstreetnews.com Those selected will receive a free
one-year subscription (or renewal) to the newspaper.
Pmitt reunion
planned Oct. 16
All decendants of Ezra
Pruitt (1829-1863) and Mary
Bornum Pruitt (1833-1897)
are requested to gather for
a covered dish reunion at
Nails Creek Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall on October
16 at 12:30. Drinks, utensils,
and plates will be provided
For information, call Jenny
Pruitt Stone at 706-206-8776 or
email tedjen5@aol.com.
Berea craft
festival set
The 11th annual Fall Craft
Fair to benefit the American
Cancer Society Relay for Life
and the Loran Smith Cancer
Center will be held Saturday,
Nov. 5, at the Berea Baptist
Church Community Center,
located at 3929 Hwy. 334,
Commerce, from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m.
Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Steve Cummings
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