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PAGE 8A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008 Church News Freedom Garden celebrates first anniversary in May 'hometown heroes' to be honored Deacons of Homer to sell chicken The deacons of Homer First Baptist Church will sell chicken platesSaturday,May10,startingat 11 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the church building fund. Theeventwillbeheldatthehome ofGeorgeFaulknerinCommerce. Madison to honor Mother's Day Madison Street Baptist Church, Commerce, will honor grandmoth ers and mothers Sunday, May 11, at 11 a.m. The service will also highlight parents dedicating their babies and children to God, stated pastor, Jim Burkett. For more information, call 706-335-6358. The church is located at 188 Madison Street. Homer UMC to celebrate Mother's Day May 11 Homer United Methodist Church will celebrate the Day of Pentecost and Mother’s Day Sunday, May 11, at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. The Rev. Jim McLendon will deliver a sermon titled “Arms Stretched Wide.” Several mothers, determined by the church, will be singled out for special recognition. Women honored at April breakfast Community Brotherhood mem bers honored the women in their lives Sunday, April 27 in recogni tion of Mother’s Day. The Rev. Jerry Payne, Homer, was the principal speaker for the event. The Brotherhood’s next meeting is Sunday, June 6, with the Rev. Henry Webb, Commerce, as speaker. The organization always meets monthly in the fellowship hall of Homer United Methodist Church. Mother's Day to be celebrated HollySpringsUnitedMethodist, MaysviNe,wiNcelebrateMother’s Day Sunday, May 11 at 11 a.m. TheSundaySchoolclasseswill not meet. Allmotherswillberecognized. ThepastoristheRev.TomFish. For more information, call 706-367-8492. The church is located at 7441 Holly Springs Road. Century bike ride planned in Lula Lula Assembly of Praise Church will hold its 5 th Annual LAP Century Bike Ride on Saturday, May 10. The ride will begin at 8 a.m., rain or shine. Entry fees are $35 on the day of the ride. There will be themed SAG stops and an after-ride meal will be pro vided. For more information, visit the church web site at www.assembly- ofpraise.com or call Joe Elam at 706-894-2453. Mt. Carmel to hold children's event Mt.CarmelBaptistChurch,Lula, will have a children’s event called “God’s Big Backyard” Monday throughFriday,June2- 6,from 6:30 to 9:05 p.m. Stanley,Alex,Cooper(thedog), andNick(thesquirrel),aresome ofthecharactersinthebackyard adventure. For more information, call 706-677-4406or706-677-2795. Thechurchislocatedon Hwy. 51. Church News Policy Church news is due Monday at noon. Items received after the dead line may not be published. Due to space limitations some weeks, churches in Banks County are given priority for publication. Fax items to 706-387-5419 or e-mail to churchnews@mainstreet- news.com. May 2008 will mark the Freedom Garden’s first anniversary at the Northeast Georgia History Center, Gainesville. The Freedom Garden was cre ated, adjacent to the history cen ter, to honor all military veterans, whether they gave their life or offered their life while serving in America’s Armed Forces. To celebrate the occasion, the History Center’s Veterans’ Fund will contribute $75, or 25 percent, of the price, to have a military veteran’s name engraved on an appropriate granite pillar. The contribution of $75 reduces the price each donor pays to $220, rather than the regular $295. The veteran’s fund received a special donation this year, giving the his tory center a resource to subsidize a limited number of additional names for this anniversary time period. To take advantage of the special $220 price, donors should contact the history center at 770-297-5900 prior to Memorial Day, May 26. A veteran’s information form will then be mailed to each donor. Veterans who are honored have their name, highest rank attained, branch of service and years of service inscribed on granite pillars that are identified by a certain time period of military service. The American Red Cross is urg ing all type O negative donors to donate blood soon, as its supply of the much-needed blood type cur rently stands at less than a day’s supply. Although there is a constant need for all blood types, type O negative donors play a critical role in main taining the blood supply. Type O negative is the universal blood type and can be safely given to any patient, regardless of blood type. It is used extensively by hospi tals, particularly in life-threatening In addition, there are family pillars, where two or more vet erans, regardless of generations, are grouped under a family name. There is an additional cost of $295 for a family name listing. Over 800 veteran honorees’ names have been engraved on the pillars in the Freedom Garden’s first year of existence. Other features of the anniversary month of May include: •The beginning of recorded interviews from veterans tell ing “Stories from the Freedom Garden.” The recordings are a part of the history center’s oral history project. •The annual Memorial Day con cert by the Northwinds Symphonic Band at the First Baptist Church on Green Street, Gainesville, will again be co-sponsored by the his tory center on Monday, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. There will be no admis sion charge. •An open house and reception honoring all military veterans and their families has been scheduled for Sunday, May 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. There is no admission charge for the Freedom Garden and his tory center galleries. The Northeast Georgia History Center is located at 322 Academy Street. For more information, call 770-297-5900. emergencies or when a patient’s matching blood type is not readily available. There are 14 blood donor centers throughout the Southern Region, and blood drives are held daily at various times and locations. Potential donors are asked to visit www.givebloodredcross. org or call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to find the nearest blood drive or donor center. Most people in good health who are age 17 or older and weigh at least 110 pounds can give blood. The East Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross will honor hometown heroes during an annu al breakfast. The breakfast pays tribute to ordinary people who have done extraordinary acts within the chapter’s service area, which includes Barrow, Banks, Jackson The Humane Society of Hall County will hold an emergency rabies clinic on Saturday, May 24, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The clinic will be held at Jaemor Farms, located at 5340 Cornelia Highway, Alto. Dr. Doug Tanner, a veterinar ian with the humane society, and Dr. Fred Ingle, of Clermont Veterinary Hospital, will assist the clinic. Rabies shots will be $10 per BY ALLIE BYRD The U.S. government is giving money away this summer. But to be eligible for it, people must file a 2007 tax return. As part of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, the U.S. government plans to return money to U.S. citi zens in an effort to charge the country’s economy, which is on the verge of recession. Eligible people will receive up to $600. Parents will get $300 per child under 17 years old. “The stimulus is targeted to a broad number of consumers, so there are a lot of people who are eli gible for at least some portion of the stimulus payment,” said Michael Rupured, a University of Georgia Cooperative Extension consumer economics specialist. “For most people, all you need to do is file your 2007 income taxes.” You must have a valid Social Security number to receive a check, and Madison counties. Winners will be honored on Wednesday, May 28, at 7:30 a.m., at the Athens Country Club, 2700 Jefferson Road, Athens. Tickets are on sale for $20 each by con tacting the American Red Cross. Corporate sponsorships are also available. animal. Puppies and kittens must be three months old. All pets must be in a carrier or securely leashed. There will be no flea dips available. Hall County has recently seen an outbreak of confirmed rabies cases, according to the humane society. For more information, call the shelter at 770-532-6617 or e-mail info@humanesocietyhallcounty. com. he said. People who are not normally required to file a federal tax return will not receive a stimulus payment unless they take the extra step and file, Rupured said. “As long as they have more than $3,000 in income they’ll need to file to make sure they get a pay ment,” he said. Some people are not eligible, he said. If you have less than $3,000 in income or if you have income above a certain level, you are not eligible. The Internal Revenue Service Web site www.irs.gov has a calcu lator to determine how much you will receive. You will need your 2007 federal income tax return to use it. The payment schedule is there, too. Allie Byrd is a student writer with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Call 367-5233 to subscribe to The Banks County News today! Type o negative blood donors needed Rabies clinic planned May 24 Uncle Sam charges economy with checks BCN CHURCH PAGE SPONSORS This page is made possible by these firms which encourage us to attend worship services. For more information on becoming a church page sponsor, call 706-367-5233. Real Estate 1383 WASHINGTON ST. • JEFFERSON, GA (NEXTTO BELL'S PLAZA) (706) 367-4465 367-2959 FAX • 1-800-350-3527 WWW.PREMIERREALESTATE.COM Imls! r on all gold, silver, diamonds, paper money & sports memorabilia 2830 Lexington Rd., Athens, Ga. (706) 548-1632 Joe Knows Coins! Buyers of Precious Metals & Collectibles for over 30 Years in the Athens area. 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