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PAGE 14A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 Scouts hold pack meeting at Uchee Lodge The Pack 106 September meeting at Uchee Lodge was well attended with Lions, Tigers, Wolves, Bears, Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts, along with parents and other guests, attending. “A pack meeting is held each month to recognize Scouts and volunteers for their hard work,” Scout leader Daryl White states. “Scouts receive the awards that they have earned for the month and are always excit ed to show their belt loops, pins and patches. Not only do these awards recognize hard work but they are also a symbol of the fun and learn ing that takes place as each scout grows in character, knowledge and skill.” Pack meetings are also an opportunity to recognize the leader volunteers who have taken training to better prepare themselves to make an exciting program for their scouts, White added. “The volunteers of Pack 106 would like to say congrat ulations to all of their Scouts and keep up the good work,” White said. He added, “Also, we would like to publicly thank the parents and other loved ones who work with their children on scout tasks and bring them and participate with them at meetings and outings. Scouting is a great opportunity for parents to work and play with their boys and grow even closer as a family. Scouting reinforces the best ideals in our soci ety while growing boys into men of high integrity, strong work ethic, and servant lead ership.” Pack 106 meets The Pack 106 recently held its September pack meeting at Uchee Lodge in Banks County. A pack meet ing is held each month to recognize Scouts and volunteers for their efforts. Being pinned Shown at the recent Troop 106 pack meeting are: Matthew Owens (being pinned), Josh Poppel and Eric Hattaway (Cubmaster). FIESTA TIME AT FOOTHILLS Foothills Education Charter High School students who completed one unit in one month were invited to attend a “fiesta” at the school recently. Griffin Haynie is shown in the background with the Mexican dinner in the front. BCHS band honored The Banks County High School Marching Leopard Band had a division win at the Bowdon competition held Saturday, Sept. 24. Historical society meets monthly The Banks County Historical Society meets on the first Mon day of each month at the historic courthouse and museum in downtown Homer in the society’s meeting room. Visit BanksCountyHistoricalSociety.org or call 678-971-9390 for details. The organization also sponsors and works at the history museum located inside the courthouse in downtown Homer, each week. October is National Cooperative Month Governor signs proclamation saluting cooperative member-service mission During October, coopera tive businesses across Geor gia will observe National Co-op Month, celebrating the state’s member-owned and democratically-controlled businesses like Jackson Electric Membership Corpo ration. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed a proclama tion designating October as National Cooperative Month in the state. In his proclamation, Gov ernor Deal acknowledges the emphasis cooperative businesses place on improv ing communities. He said, “These businesses not only serve the interests of their members, but they also ded icate substantial human and financial resources to serve their communities beyond their core business func tions.” Governor Deal also rec ognizes the important role cooperative businesses play in enhancing economic opportunity and improving the quality of life in Georgia’s cities and towns. His proclamation says, “Georgia cooperatives improve the well-being of the citizens and communities across our state, including the hundreds of thousands of member-owners in Geor gia who depend on approx imately 41 co-ops for elec tricity. Cooperatives play a major role in Georgia’s economy, supplying agricultural prod ucts and providing credit, telephone service, health care, housing, insurance, and many other products and services contributing to Georgia’s ranking as the number one state in the nation for business.” “Every day is a great day to celebrate the coopera tive spirit,” said Chip Jakins, Jackson EMC president and CEO. “But, we are honored the rest of the state joins Jackson EMC and the other cooperatives across the state during October in educating the public about how coop eratives are different.” Cooperatives around the world operate according to the same core principles and values, adopted by the International Cooperative Alliance. These fundamen tal principles prohibit dis crimination and require that cooperative membership be voluntary. Cooperatives are autonomous organizations that must be run democrati cally and they provide edu cation and training to their members. Cooperatives must coop erate between themselves. While focusing on member needs, cooperatives work for the sustainable development of communities. To learn more about the electric cooperative story and the principles that gov ern these organizations, view this video from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=tenK- nix4ouY WAN TED! NEW CUSTOMERS We have money to lend. Installment loans from $238 to $1,516* 1816 N Broad St Commerce, 6A 30529 (706) 335-3551 wrwwsecurity-flnance.com 'All loans are subject to credit limitations and our underwriting policies. Actual loan proceeds may vary based upon loan terms and any ancillary products selected. Dollar amounts are rounded to the lowest whole dollar. SECURITY FINANCE Your Fnond W hen You Need SSS Ashley Dawn Blevins September 29, 1988 - March 16, 2007 Where has the time gone? I can't believe that it has been 28 years since God blessed me with the first of two of my most beautiful and greatest blessings... my children. Ashley's time on this earth was up on March 16, 2007 when God called her home. There are just no words that can quite explain the pain of losing a love one, especially a child. I have great comfort and peace knowing that Ashley loved God and had accepted him as her Savior. I have no doubt that I will see my beautiful girl again when my time is up and God calls me home. We will all get to see our love ones again one glorious day ....only if we trust in him, believe in him, have faith in him and accept him as our Savior. We are not promised another day....our time clocks are running out. Don't let your time clock run out without knowing and accepting God as your Savior. In celebration of Gods promise to us in John 3:16 as well as Ashley's 28th birthday in Heaven, I would like to invite everyone to a "Raise the Roof" celebration. Lets get together and raise the roofs off of every God fearing church around. Lets be loud and be proud! Let God and the world know we are proud to be Christians. If you are reading this and you are not a Christian we can help you become one! Bring a friend, a neighbor, to any good 'ole God Fearing Christian church and lets raise the roofs! I have lived in this beautiful community for 30 years, there are many wonderful Christian Churches around. Just take your pick! I hope to see you soon! I heard a sweet and powerful message from a wonderful pastor this past Sunday....Matthew 5:13-16. Let your light shine for God. SHINE IT PROUD AND BRIGHT! With many prayers going up and love going out to our community, May God Bless, Cindy Blevins
