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Page 2 — Wednesday, November 25, 2009, The Millen News
Christmas decorations contest
to be held December 14
The annual Christmas deco
rations contest, sponsored by
the Millen Garden Council, will
be held Monday, Dec. 14 with
judging taking place from 6-10
p.m. Lights must be on during
this time period.
Judging will be done from the
street or driveway. Ribbons will
be awarded to first, second,
third and fourth places. Homes
will be judges in one category
and one ribbon awarded. A yard
sign will be placed at the first
place, blue ribbon, winners’
homes, church or businesses.
The divisions for the contest
are Division I: Class I - Homes
- Overall Traditional, may in
clude outdoor displays; Class II
Police Blotter
The Millen Police Department
reported the following incidents
this week.
Saturday, Nov. 7
• Ronnie Rodrick Morris of 637
Murphy Street, Midville, was
charged with driving under the in
fluence of alcohol-first offense,
failure to maintain lane, fleeing/
attempting to elude law enforce
ment, resisting arrest and defective
equipment.
• Officers investigated a crimi
nal trcspass at a B-Street residence.
Drivers urged
to use caution
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson,
R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-
Ga., today praised the Senate’s
passage of a resolution they
authored to designate Sunday,
Nov. 29, 2009, as "Drive Safer
Sunday.” The senators have in
troduced similar resolutions in
the previous years in honor of
Cullum Owings, a Georgia col
lege student who died in a traf
fic accident on his way back to
school after Thanksgiving 2002.
Statistics show that the Sun
day after Thanksgiving is the
busiest highway traffic day of
the year. The high volume of ve
hicles on America’s highways
and interstates increases the risk
for dangerous or fatal accidents.
The "Drive Safer Sunday” reso
lution encourages motorists,
trucking firms and law enforce
ment agencies to work together
to make the roads safer for all
travelers during the holidays and
throughout the year.
“We must do a better job of
educating all drivers to be safer
on the road, and I am proud to
join with Senator Chambliss to
designate one of the biggest
travel days of the year as ‘Drive
Safer Sunday,’ ” Isakson said.
“As a father and a grandfa
ther, I share the concern fami
lies have when their loved ones
are traveling on the road,” said
Chambliss. “My heart goes out
to any family, like the Owings
family, who has suffered a tragic
and untimely loss as a result of
a traffic accident. Too many
holidays end tragically due to
the careless and reckless behav
ior of motorists and it is my hope
that this resolution will serve as
a reminder to those traveling
over the Thanksgiving holidays
and all year long to be vigilant,
alert, and careful.”
Cullum Owings’ parents,
Steve and Susan Owings of At
lanta, founded an organization
called Road Safe America in
honor of their son to bring
awareness of the hazards of
highway travel and provide sta
tistics and safety tips to drivers.
Its goals include better driver
training for all drivers and lim
iting the top speed for large
trucks.
For more information on
driver safety tips and what you
can do to improve the safety of
America’s roadways please
visit: www.roadsafeamerica.org
- Homes - Overall Fantasy, may
include outdoor displays; Class
III - Doorways; and Class IV -
Windows.
Division II - Class I - Com
mercial and Public Buildings;
and Class II - Churches.
The scale of points to be used
forjudging is overall design, 30,
artistic effect, proportion and
scale; Lighting, 20, effective
placement, concealment of me
chanics; Color, 20, suitability to
setting with one color dominant;
Distinction, 20, dramatic im
pact, creativity, one idea por
trayed; and Communication of
Christmas Spirit, 10, says
“Christmas cheer” to the com
munity.
Sunday, Nov. 8
• Officers investigated a bur
glary at the Community Worship
Center church located on Virginia
Avenue.
Thursday, Nov. 12
• Rickey Daniels of Plum Av
enue was charged with theft by
taking, interference with govern
ment property-felony and ob
structing or hindering law enforce
ment officers -misdemeanor.
• A School Drive resident re
ported the theft of her vehicle at a
Winthrope Avenue location by
someone known to her.
AN6ELS ol CHRISTMAS PAGEAIVT
Saturday, December 12
Millen Theater Downtown
**ALL AGE DIVISIONS***
Deadline for applications is
Friday, December 11
Mail Applications & Fees to;
Angels of Christmas Pageant
P.O. Box 214Z,
Statesboro, &A 30459
For more information call: 912-166-3654 or 912-486-3799
NOTICE TO BID
The Jenkins County Board of Commissioners would
like local contractors to offer the County a bid on
replacing the roof at the Jenkins County Senior
Citizen Center. Each contractor needs to give a
price for shingles and metal roofing material plus
labor.
Bids will be accepted until 5:00 P.M. Monday,
November 30, 2009. These bids will be opened at
the regular monthly Commissioners' meeting to be
held in the Conference Room on the third floor of
the Courthouse Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at
9:00 A.M.
The Commissioners reserves the right to reject any
or all bids received and opened at the appointed
time.
JENKINS
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NOV. 30-DEC. 4
Monday - Fish Filet on Bun or P/B Jelly Sandwich, Baked Beans, Corn
on Cob, Sherbet, Graham Crackers. NO SALAD BAR.
Tuesday - Shepherd’s Pie or P/B Jelly Sandwich, Green Beans, Carrots
& Dip, Biscuit, Fruit Freeze . NO SALAD BAR
Wednesday ■ Corn Dog or P/B Jelly Sandwich, French Fries, Carrots &
Dip, Applesauce, Graham Crackers or Salad Bar: Lettuce, Tomato,
Pickle Spears, Boiled Egg, Cheese, Cold Cut Sandwich, Grapes.
Thursday - Vegetable Beef Soup or P/B Jelly Sandwich, Saltines, Apple
Cobbler or Salad Bar: Lettuce, Tomato, Celery Sticks, Cheese, Tuna or
Chicken Salad, Grapes, Graham Crackers, Saltines.
Friday - Cheeseburger or P/B Jelly Sandwich, French Fries, Lettuce &
Tomatoes, Pickle Slices, Fruit Cup or Salad Bar: Lettuce, Tomato,
Pickle Spears, Boiled Egg, Cheese, Turkey/Cheese Sub, Grapes.
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You don’t have to listen for
long to hear someone criticiz
ing today’s youth. The percep
tion is that they are lazy, self
ish, self-centered, and rude.
However, the students of
Jenkins County Middle School
(JCMS) are breaking that mold.
The Student Leadership Coun
cil presented an opportunity for
the students to do something
good for someone else, and the
JCMS students embraced the
chance.
Empty “Mason” jars were
placed in each homeroom.
Council members asked their
classmates to donate money to
help a family have a better
Christmas. The empty jars did
not stay empty long. The stu
dents quickly pulled out dollar
bills, brought handfuls, pocket
fuls and even jugs full of coins.
The school staff has been over
whelmed by the students’ gen
erosity.
“How wonderful it is that no
body needs to wait a single mo
ment before starting to improve
the world”, said Anne Frank.
“It has been said that the
middle school students, going
through adolescent change, can
not fathom what others are go
ing through, since these changes
cause them to be self-indulgent.
Christmas is such a special time
in all of our lives. The JCMS
students have demonstrated
compassion beyond what has
been expected. The students
have donated change that they
have found (thrown away pen
nies found on the ground) and/
or saved. The students believe
that there is more happiness in
giving than in receiving, Acts
20:3”, said Mrs. Acree, the sev
enth grade Reading/English
Language Arts teacher.
This service project will con
tinue until Christmas break
when the proceeds will be used
to brighten someone’s Christ
mas.
“I am so proud of our students
and staff. This year we imple
mented character education and
I really see how the students are
taking these lessons and apply
ing them daily. Numerous stu
dents are being recognized on a
daily basis in the “Caught Ya”
program. They’ve also collected
school supplies and donated to
a school impacted by the recent
floods, and now they arc collect
ing change to make someone
have a brighter Christmas. This
shows the type of youth that
Jenkins County is producing”,
said Mrs. Moulton, the princi
pal at JCMS.
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