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Page 2 — Wednesday, January 7, 2009, The Millen News Planters EMC offers college scholarships Planters Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is currently accepting applications for the prestigious Walter Harrison Scholarship, a program spon sored by Georgia’s EMCs. The $1,000 scholarship can be ap plied to academic expenses at any accredited two or four-year- university, college or voca tional-technical institute in Georgia. “What makes electric coop eratives different from other utilities is their mission to give back to the communities they serve,” says Matt Brinson with Planters EMC. "We’re pleased to continue the tradition of sup porting communities with pro grams and services that touch our members’ lives in different ways.” Nine Walter Harrison schol arships will be awarded in 2009 to students with exemplary academy records. Grade point average, SAT scores, academic standing, scholastic honors and financial need are considered when determining eligibility. A scholarship committee com prised of directors and manag ers of Georgia EMCs seek to award scholarships to remark able students who may other wise not be able to afford col lege. Students applying for the scholarship must be accepted or enrolled in an accredited under graduate degree program, com plete a two-page application and write a two-page autobiographi cal sketch with references to future plans. The scholarship is available to any college-level students, young or old. Created in 1985 by the board of directors of the Georgia EMC, the trade association for the electric cooperatives of Georgia, the Walter Harrison Scholarship program pays trib ute to the late Harrison, a pio neer in the rural electricity movement and a leader at local, state and national levels in the electric cooperative program. “It’s appropriate that an in dustry leader such as Walter Harrison has a scholarship fund named after him, because our hope is to help raise another generation of leaders,” Brinson said. Since 1985, Georgia’s electric cooperatives have awarded more than $116,000 to students through the Walter Harrison Scholarship program. Walter Harrison Scholarship applications may be downloaded under “Forms” at www.plantersemc.com or con tact Randy Hill at Planters EMC at (478) 982-3102, ext. 246. Completed applications are due to Planters EMC no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Planters EMC seeks students for Youth Tour Planers Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) invites lo cal students to apply for the 2009 Washington Youth Tour. The electric cooperative will be selecting three high school jun iors for an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. They will join dozens of other students from around the state and around the country in the nation’s capital June 11-18 to see how America works. In ad dition to winning the trip of a lifetime, students will also re ceive a $1,000 scholarship for use after graduation. Before departing for D.C., students will spend a day in Georgia getting to know each other, learning about Georgia’s 42 EMCs and the electric coop erative industry and enjoying a private tour of the birthplace of rural electrification, the Little Whitehouse in Warm Springs. Washington highlights will include cruising down the Potomac River and laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Un knowns in Arlington National Cemetery, as well as touring the Bureau of Printing and Engrav ing, Mount Vernon, the National Cathedral and Ford’s Threatre. The group will also visit me morials honoring Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Jefferson, Lincoln and Washington, as well as the World War II, Viet nam Veterans and Korean Wars memorials. Delegates will get to watch the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and the Silent Drill Platoon perform at the Iwo Jima Memorial. Students will also visit the Smithsonian Insti tution and the Holocaust Memo rial museums. Students interested should pick up an application packet from their school’s guidance counselor, any Planters EMC office or contact Randy Hill at (478) 982-3102, ext. 246. Ap plication deadline is Friday, Feb. 6. Social Security announces benefits increase for 2009 Social Security has good tidings to share with Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries: they will re ceive a 5.8 percent increase in ben efit payments beginning with the January payments! The 5.8 percent Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that over 50 million Social Security beneficiaries re ceive in January 2009. Increased payments to more than 7 million SSI beneficiaries began Dec. 31, 2008. Social Security and Supplemen tal Security Income benefits in crease automatically each year based on the rise in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Rice Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), from the third quarter of the prior year to the corresponding period of the current year. This 5.8 percent increase is the largest since 1982. Along with the annual COLA come other changes, including an increase in the amount of wages subject to Social Security tax. In 2008, the maximum taxable amount was $102,000. Beginning in 2009, the maximum taxable amount will be $106,800. This change will affect about 11 mil lion of the 164 million workers who pay Social Security tax. The tax rate remains the same: 6.2 for employers and employees, and 12.4 for the self employed. In 2009 it will take $1,090 in taxable earnings to earn a credit of coverage for Social Security, up from $1,050 in 2008. All workers can earn up to four credits in a year. The average retired worker will receive $1,153 per month in So cial Security benefits in 2009, up from $1,090 in 2008. People who have Medicare cov erage will want to visit Medicare’s website at www.medicare.gov for changes coming in 2009. To learn more about Social Security changes coming in 2009, visit the online fact sheet at www.socialsecurity.gov/ pressoffice/factsheets/ colafacts2009.htm. Police Blotter. The Millen Police Department reported the following incidents this week. Monday, Dec. 29 • A McComb Drive resident re ported that he was robbed of $20 by a black male as he exited a Buckhead Road business. The sus pect was wealing a black hoodie and black cut-off shirt. Tuesday, Dec. 30 • Dontavious Raymond Reed of 1117 Old Louisville Road was charged with loitering and resist ing arrest. Thursday, Jan. 1 • A Jeanette Drive resident re ported that someone entered her vehicle while she was in the U.S. Post Office and took her wallet along with insulin and syringes. • Officers investigated a disor derly conduct report at a Joiner Road location. Friday, Jan. 2 • A criminal trespass was re ported at the Jenkins County Farm Bureau office building. Upon ar rival, deputies discovered that a back window had been broken. Sunday, Jan. 4 • Robert Lamar Herrington of 1349 Railroad Street was charged with safety restraint violation- adult, driving under the influence of alcohol-first offense and posses sion of marijuana-less than an ounce. Orthopedic Surgeon Kent E. Woo, MD General Orthopedics and Joint Replacement/Hip, Knee & Shoulder # School Menu# JENKINS COUNTY Jan. 5-9 Monday-HOLIDAY Tuesday - HOLIDAY Wednesday - Pepperoni Pizza or P/B Jelly Sandwich, Com, Carrot Sticks w/Dip, Mandarin Oranges or Salad Bar: Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle Spears, Boiled Egg, Cheese, Cold Cut Sandwich, Grapes. Thursday - Chicken & Dumplings or P/B Jelly Sandwich, Cheetos, Garden Peas, Apple Slices or Salad Bar: Lettuce, Tomato, Celery Sticks, Cheese, Tuna or Chicken Salad, Grapes, Graham Crackers, Saltines. Friday - Hot Dog on Bun or P/B Jelly Sandwich, French Fries, Baked Beans, Juice Bar, Graham Crackers or Salad Bar: Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle Spears, Boiled Egg, Cheese, Turkey/Cheese Sub, Grapes. EDUCATING EQUIPPING ENABLING EMPOWERING EXCITING The New Guido Center for Christian Training Certificate in Biblical Studies Program ■ Winter Term Classes Introduction to the Old Testament - January 5, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Understanding the Bible - January 8, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. It’s Not Too Late to Join! This entirely new program to train individuals in Christian ministry will be located on the campus of the Guido Evangelistic Association in Metter, Georgia. The certificate in Biblical studies will be the core curriculum for the planned degree programs in Pastoral Ministry, Church Leadership Biblical Studies. For additional information, call Dr. Lawrence Guido at 685-2222 or visit us at www.theguidocenterforchristiantraining.com for our catalog. Need Signs or Banners? Magnetic Signs? Promotional Products for your business? Printing? Call Bonnie at 706-554-2111 Is Your Child Struggling? Is your child having problems in school? Does he/she have difficulty listening, fol lowing directions or doing homework? He/she may fight frustration every day and may even have been called lazy, unmotivated or a “student at risk...” PACE can identify and successfully treat learning problems that are often reflected in the following behaviors: • Is unable to sit still; cannot stay on task for any length of time; is easily distracted • Avoids work that seems complicated or hard • Has difficulty comprehending and remembering • Has problems sounding out words • Does written work very slowly; often faUs to complete task • Has difficulty copying material; constantly looks up and down • Often needs instructions repeated • Has trouble reading and speUing • Makes reversals - for example: confusing the words “was” and “saw” or the letters “b” and “d” • Is disorganized and frustrated when studying • Makes frequent, “careless” errors Alma Jewell watches as her son, John, works on some of his PACE procedures. Mrs. Jewell says that, “John has felt totally successful in the classroom after starting his PACE training. He is enthusiastic about his work and always reminds me before school when it’s ‘PACE DAY’!” anPACE processing ana coanrit^ grtitiTOQrHdnt PACE Develops: • Attention • Comprehension • Memory • Processing Speed • Auditory Processing • Logic & Reasoning • Planning • Visual Processing PACE May Be The Very Answer You Seek If your child is between the ages of 6 and 21 and exhibits one or more of these behaviors, call today to schedule a screening to evaluate your child’s cognitive proc essing skills. It could be the most important phone call you will make dining his or her school years. Learning Enhancement Centers Call Toll Free 1 8662374260 Waynesboro • Millen or visit our website at mchalker.processingsldlls.com W o Orthopedic Surgeon Andrew T. 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