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Page 6 —Wednesday, January 14, 2009, The Millen News Miss Stone to wed Mr. Fullerton Legal Advertising The Honorable and Mrs. Charles Marshall Stone of Spen cer, Virginia and Babb, Montana announce the engagement of their daughter, Ivey Courtney Stone of Missoula, Montana, to Gregory Laurence Fullerton of Babb, Montana. He is the son of Robert Stone Fullerton of Babb and Sarah Spofford Pennington-Evitts of Helena, Montana. The wedding will take place July 25, at the bride’s family home, Hillhouse, in Babb. The bride-elect is the grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Howard Black of Millen, Geor gia; Mrs. Ivey Courtney Stone of Martinsville, Virginia and the late Sen. William Francis Stone. She is a graduate of Martinsville (Va.) High School, the Univer sity of Georgia and Appalachian School of Law. She is an attor ney with Wells and McKittrick, PC. The groom-elect is the grand son of Mrs. Marjorie Jean Ivey Courtney Stone and Gregory Laurence Fullerton Ketchum of El Cajon, Califor- is a graduate of Cardston High nia; the late John Spofford School, Alberta, Canada and at- Pennington of Columbia, Cali- tended Montana State Univer- fomia; and the late Mr. and Mrs. sity. He is a commercial bee- Laurence Ernest Fullerton of keeper with Chief Mountain Springfield, Massachusetts. He Honey and Pollination. JCMS students receive gift of books Townsend Press, an educa tional publisher, has donated a set of eight novels. The Bluford Se ries, to every student at Jenkins County Middle School (JCMS), to help students build their own personal reading library. Popular nationwide, the Bluford books are set in urban America and address issues rel evant to today’s young people. Praised by parents, principals, educational journals, and school districts across the US, the Bluford Series books make kids want to read. JCMS students have enjoyed following the characters' stories from one book to the next. The students are reading these novels independently and as a class and taking comprehension tests in the Accelerated Reader program. Townsend Press and the staff of JCMS want students to expe rience the pleasure of reading for its own sake. Reading indepen dently promotes concentration, improves vocabulary and en hances writing. Jenkins County Middle School eighth grade students are shown with some of the novels from the Bluford Series. From left to right are Teddy Hardaway, Tyrell Brown, Jamaine Torrence, James Jones and Glenn Tobie. (Photo contributed) JCMS holds Valentine’s Sweetheart Ball On Friday, Feb. 13, Jenkins County Middle School (JCMS) eight grade teachers will be sponsoring a Sweetheart Ball for students enrolled in grades 6-8. The event will be held in the old high school gym 6-8:30 p.m. Tickets for the event may be purchased from homeroom teachers for a cost of $30 per couple and $20 for single ad mission. Tickets will be sold in advance only beginning Mon day, Jan. 12 and ending Thurs day, Feb. 5. Parents may pur chase a ticket to the event from the school for $10. Invited guests of JCMS students must also be enrolled in a middle school and must present his or her school identification along with the ticket purchased for entry to the event. No tickets will be sold at the door. Dress is formal; however. school dress code will be en forced at all times during the event. Please plan and dress ac cordingly. Refreshments and the services of a DJ are in cluded in the price of a ticket. A professional photographer will be available to take pho tographs for an additional charge. All school rules apply and will be enforced during the event. Library News By Sharon Blank The library will be closed Monday, Jan. 19, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so come in now to stock up for the long weekend! Wednesdays are wonderful! Every Wednesday at 4 p.m., we have our great story time for the little ones. They can come in, listen to a fun story and do a fun craft project related to the story. They’re really cute (just like your kids!) and a great way to brighten up a room or refrig erator. Today, Wednesday Jan. 14, at 4 p.m., the Teen Book Club will be meeting. If you’re between the ages of 12 and 18, come join us! The Screven-Jenkins Re gional Library Board will be meeting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Jenkins County Library. We are expecting the Federal Income Tax forms to come in soon, but they aren’t here yet. Keep watching this space for the announcement! Now, on to the books! THE MEANING OF CONSUELO by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Young Consuelo was a serious child, quiet and shy. Her little sister, Maria Milagro, called Mili, was bright, laugh ing and charming. But there was una tragedia building for the family, and soon Consuelo would find that she had no place left for her on her island home. NUTRITION ALMANAC: FIGHT DISEASE, BOOST IMMUNITY AND SLOW THE EFFECTS OF AGING by John D. Kirschmann and Nutrition Search Inc. Lack of Vitamin D can cause rickets. Hypoglyce mia can be caused by an inad equate diet heavy on processed carbohydrates. Meat has a va riety of proteins, trace miner als and enzymes found no where else in nature. These facts are only the tip of the ice berg of nutritional information available in this book. Links to these great sites can be found at www.sjrls.org or at sjrls.blogspot.com. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service "The King Day of Service is a way to transform Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and teach ings into community service that helps solve social prob lems.” Includes a tool for find ing an MLK Day service project in your area, plus project tips, PR resources, logos, reading lists and more. From the Corp. for National and Community Service, “a federal agency that gives more than a million Americans op portunities to improve commu nities through service.” CareerOneStop @ent site is the “nation’s publicly-funded resource for jobseekers and businesses. Find jobs - from entry level to technical to professional to CEO. Identify job-ready work ers with the right skills. Ex plore alternative career paths, compare salary data for differ ent occupations, learn which careers are hot, get resume writing tips and job interview strategies, and much more.” Searchable and browsable. A product of a federal-state part nership “funded by grants to states.” Well, that’s it for now - see you at the library! VISIT US ON THE WORLDWIDE WEB Alt WWW.THEMILLENNEWS.COM ATTENTION While The Millen News seeks to avoid any error, it shall not be liable for any error or omission in an advertise ment except to refund the cost of the advertisement or to rerun the advertise ment at the customer’s election. The Millen News shall not be liable for any other damages which the customer may incur. By placing an advertisement with The Millen News, the customer accepts the terms of this disclaimer. gpn9 -HA- CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE OF SALES AND USE TAX FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ELECTION ON MARCH 17,2009 Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Education of Jenkins County (the “Board of Education”), the managing and controlling body of the Jenkins County School District (the ’’School District”), on December 15, 2008, and a call of election issued by the Judge of Probate Court of Jenkins County, as Election Superintendent for Jenkins County, notice is hereby given as follows: On March 17, 2009, an election will be held in Jenkins County to submit to the qualified voters of the School Dis trict the following question: () YES () NO Shall a one percent sales and use tax for educational purposes be im posed in the Jenkins County School District for a period of time not to ex ceed twenty consecutive calendar quar ters and for the raising of not more than $5,258,175 for the purpose of retiring previously incurred indebtedness of the Jenkins County School District and to pay the costs of (i) construction and ren ovation of athletic facilities at the Jen kins County High School including, but not limited to, new track improvements, (ii) acquisition of school busses and oth er necessary personal property and equipment and (iii) acquisition of com puters and related technology and safe ty and security upgrades? 2. All qualified voters desiring to vote in favor of imposing the 1% sales and use tax for educational purposes (the "Educational Sales Tax”) shall vote "Yes” and all qualified voters opposed to levying the Educational Sales Tax shall vote “No.” If more than one-half of the votes cast are in favor of imposing the Educational Sales Tax then such tax shall be imposed beginning July 1, 2010 or the first day of the calendar quarter following termination of the Ed ucational Sales Tax presently in effect in Jenkins County and shall cease to be imposed on the earlier of (a) twenty cal endar quarters after the tax is imposed or (b) as of the end of the calendar quarter during which the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue determines that the Educational Sales Tax will have raised revenues sufficient to provide to the School District net pro ceeds equal to or greater than the amount specified as the maximum amount of net proceeds to be raised by the Educational Sales Tax. 3. The School District heretofore has issued its $5,050,000 in principal amount JENKINS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 2005 (the “Series 2005 Bond”) for the purpose of financing cap ital outlay projects of the School District, as authorized by a majority vote of qual ified voters in Jenkins County voting in an election held March 15, 2005. If re imposition of the Educational Sales Tax is approved by the voters of Jenkins County on March 17,2009 and imposed beginning July 1, 2010, proceeds to be received from the Educational Sales Tax of approximately $3,160,195 shall be used to pay principal of and interest coming due on the Series 2005 Bond through December 1,2015, which is the final maturity date for the Series 2005 Bond. The School District may apply interest earnings or other funds avail able in the debt service account main tained for the outstanding Series 2005 Bond to assist in the retirement of such bond. 4. In addition to the retirement of the Series 2005 Bond, the Board of Educa tion expects to use proceeds from the Educational Sales Tax to fund all or a portion of various capital outlay projects, including architectural and engineering fees and necessary contingencies throughout the Jenkins County School System, including (i) construction and renovation of athletic facilities at the Jenkins County High School including, but not limited to, new track improve ment, (ii) acquisition of school busses and other necessary personal property and equipment and (iii) acquisition of computers and related technology and safety and security upgrades. 5. To the extent available, the School District may combine available funds from the State of Georgia with proceeds from the Educational Sales Tax, and any other available funds, to pay the costs of the above described capital outlay projects. Plans and spec ifications for these projects have not been completed, and bids have not been received. Depending upon acqui sition and construction costs and avail able funds, the School District may es tablish or reestablish priorities and choose which capital outlay projects to undertake or not undertake, or to delay until additional funding is available, to the extent that proceeds of the Educa tional Sales Tax, together with other available funds actually received by the School District, are insufficient to com plete all of the capital outlay projects. 6. The last day to register to vote in the election is Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Anyone desiring to register may do so by applying in person at the voter registration office located at the Jenkins County Courthouse, Millen, Georgia, or by any other method authorized by the Georgia Election Code. 7. The election will be held on Tues day, March 17, 2009. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. This December 16, 2008. /sWanda P. Burke Judge of Probate Court of Jenkins County, as Election Superintendent JA14c gpn20 -13A- Notice of Sale on Friday the 13th day of February at 5 p.m. Eagle Self Storage, N. Masonic Street will sell said property to the highest bidder; Unit #19, Tameka Young; Unit #24, Siergre Tall; Unit #25, Tamera Sheppard; Unit #33, Diane Frawley. Occupants may redeem the property at anytime prior to 12:00 noon on the day of the sale by satisfying lien and the reasonable expenses incurred. For more information call 706-551-6362 or 478-982-3295. JA14,21,28p gpn11 -9A- NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, JENKINS COUNTY Because of default in the payment of the indebtedness, secured by a Security Deed executed by Jeremy Johnson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. dated May 23, 2006 in the amount of $91,827.00, and record ed in Deed Book5X, Page 182, Jenkins County, Georgia Records; as last trans ferred to Mortgage Electronic Registra tion Systems, Inc. as nominee for Tay lor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. by assignment; the undersigned, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. pursuant to said deed and the note thereby secured, has de clared the entire amount of said indebt edness due and payable and pursuant to the power of sale contained in said deed, will on the first Tuesday in Feb ruary, 2009 , during the legal hours of sale, at the Courthouse door in Jenkins County, sell at public outcry to the high est bidder for cash, the property de scribed in said deed to-wit: All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 1638th G.M. District of Jenkins County, Geor gia, containing 1.70 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described on that plat of survey prepared by Mar lin Nevil GA RLS #2524, dated August 27, 2004, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Jen kins County, Georgia, Plat Book 16, Page 181, which plat and description are incorporated herein and made a part of this description. The above described property is a por tion of that property identified on Jen kins County Tax Assessor Map 023 as Parcel 356. Together with an improvement and im movable fixture permanently attached thereto, a 2006 52 x 32 ft. Fleetwood Manufactured Home, Serial No. GAFL675AB78016-5C21. which has the property address of 3347 Dickey Road, Millen, Georgia., to gether with all fixtures and other per sonal property conveyed by said deed. The sale will be held subject to any un paid taxes, assessments, rights-of-way, easements, protective covenants or re strictions, liens, and other superior mat ters of record which may affect said property. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohib ited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed. Notice has been given of intention to collect attorneys’ fees in accordance with the terms of the note secured by said deed. Said property will be sold as the prop erty of Jeremy Johnson and the pro ceeds of said sale will be applied to the payment of said indebtedness, the ex pense of said sale, all as provided in said deed, and the undersigned will ex ecute a deed to the purchaser as pro vided in the aforementioned Security Deed. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. Attorney in Fact for Jeremy Johnson Anthony DeMarlo, Attorney/kgrant McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C. (404) 373-1612 www.mccurdycandler.com File No. 07-03317/FHA THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS AT TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. JA7,14,21,28c gpn11 -7A- NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, JENKINS COUNTY THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Herbert F. Noble to Wells Fargo Bank, NA, dated October 27, 2004, re corded in Deed Book 5-K, Page 115, Jenkins County, Georgia Records, con veying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of FORTY-SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO AND 0/ 100 DOLLARS ($46,152.00), with inter est thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the high est bidder for cash before the court house door of Jenkins County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in February, 2009, the follow ing described property: All that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 1640 G. M. District of Jenkins County, Geor gia, containing 2.00 acres, more or less, and being designated as Tract One on a survey prepared by C. William Donald son, dated July 1, 2004, for Herbert F. Noble, and recorded in Plat Book 16, Page 178, Jenkins County records. Said property being bounded now or formerly as follows: southeasterly by Brannen Road, an 80 foot right-of-way; south westerly by lands of Franklin Properties of Georgia, Inc.; northwesterly by lands of Franklin Properties of Georgia, Inc.; and northeasterly by Parcel 2 of the herein referenced plat. The aforesaid plat and description thereon are by reference incorporated herein and made a part of this descrip tion. Subject however to all restrictive cove nants, easements and rights-of-way of record. The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the in debtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Se curity Deed. The debt remaining in de fault, this sale will be made for the pur pose of paying the same and all ex penses of this sale, as provided in Se curity Deed and by law, including attor neys fees (notice of intent to collect at torneys fees having been given). Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accu rate survey and inspection of the prop erty, any assessments, liens, encum brances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record supe rior to the Security Deed first set out above. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., PO Box 10335, Des Moines, IA 50306, T 800-416-1472. Please understand that the secured creditor is not required by law to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the mortgage instrument. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in posses sion of the property is Herbert F. Noble or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 4786 Brannen Road, Millen, Georgia 30442. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed. Wells Fargo Bank, NA as Attorney in Fact for Herbert F. Noble McCalla Raymer, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net MR/tmw 2/3/09 Our file no. 53233008-FT7 JA7,14,21,28c gpn11 -6A- STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF JENKINS NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security Deed executed by Dana J. Lewis to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. dated July 19, 2004, and recorded in Deed Book 5I, Page 408, Jenkins County Records, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to EverHome Mortgage Company, by Assignment se curing a Note in the original principal amount of $123,000.00, the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, February 3, 2009, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in said Deed, to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 1635th G.M. Dis trict of Jenkins County, Georgia, con taining 5.00 acres, more or less, and lo cated in the Magnolia Springs Estates Subdivision, and being more particularly described by reference to a plat of same prepared by L.B. Frye, Georgia Regis tered Land Surveyor No. 1107, dated April 12, 1980 and recorded in the Of fice of the Clerk of Superior Court of Jenkins County, Georgia, in Plat Book - See Legals, Page 7