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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. 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Securing futures.® FRATERNAL FINANCIAL JCMS students Jenkins County Board of Commissioners make donations 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. 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