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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 5A Social Tanners, Whitfields camp at Lake Hartwell News From Poplar Springs By Willene Parson Boyle Libby and Gary Tanner and Hagan, along with Mark and Sherry Whit- held and boys, enjoyed Labor Day weekend on Lake Hartwell camping. Billy and Brenda Whit- held visited with them on Saturday evening for dinner. Silver Shoals Baptist Church will hold its monthly singing on September 7 at 6 p.m. Special singers will be the Chambers Family. The Vaughn family reunion will be held on September 14 at the Nails Creek Baptist Church fellowship hall. Dinner will be gin at 12:30 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish. Hope to see you there. Those in our community who are overseas fighting or state side being trained to defend our country including: Dushn Hol combe, Matthew Ledford, Ja son Ledford, Nathon Bagwell, Gary Hogman, Jason Ledford, Sgt. T.J. Brookshire, Kyle De- laigle , David McWhorter, Bohn Groves III, Clint Med- lock, Timothy Reems, Richard Davenport, Kyle Pilgrim, Rus sell Cantrell, Shawn McClure, Amanda Justus, Matthew Sut ton, Justin Johnston, David Puttnum. Alex Head, Tiffany Sorrows, James Sullivan and Mark Sullivan Jr. Those who are sick in our community include many who have cancer and need our prayers. Those on the sick list are: Cory Cantrell, David Dunson, Amanda Ivey, Colton Standridge, Scott Campbell, Brian Campbell, Beth Wilson, Jessie Jamerson of Lula, Forrest Blevins, Bill Redmond, Kane Duncan, Swayne Cochran, Pvt. Nathon Bagwell, Barbara Sue Holcomb, Kenneth Par son, Carolyn Standridge, Ray Bellamy, Robert Wood, Mrs. Avery Bonds, Cindy Hog man, Brenda Nicholson, Erika Barker, Perry Smith, Horace Whitfield Penny McClure, David Dunson, David Camp bell, Mae Chitwood Smith, Ruth Evans, Trinity Brown, Juno and Bobbi Samples, Cranford Smith, David Smith, Ruby Nix, Roy Broome, Royce Jones, Steve Fattig, the Rev Leroy Bums, Blanch Bums, Odell Wade, Zine Bell Wade, Claudette Griffin, Loy Palmer, Allene Montgomery, Wayne Holcomb, Dennie Max well, Henry Galloway, Mrs. Bobby Blackwell, Mary Sims, Frank Cronic, Dan Tomlin, Jerry Poole, Greg Baker, Cidney Wilson, Jer emy Gaddis, Tommy Gray of Cornelia, Luther Camp bell, Carol Dean Beck, John nie Dalton, Allan Poe of Com merce, Chad Standridge, Scott McClure, Winford Baker, the Rev. Jerry Smith, Coy Marlow, Betty Griffin, Bennie Jackson, Clifford Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, William Wilson, Chris tine Chitwood, Johnny Small wood, Eddie Borders, Pauline Arfin, Crystal Medlock, Joann Broome, Michelle McClure, Mary Bell Echols and J.R. Bo swell, Remember our family when you pray. If you know others who are sick, please call me so I can add their name to our prayer list. Happy birthday to: Karen Parson, Randy Poole, Alexis Ledford, Stanley Ferguson, Bryson Standridge, Diane Whitmire, Horace Whitfield, Amy Shepard, Buford Brock, Michelle Ivey, Kayla Parks, Blake Sanders, Jessica Bray, Cassie Elloitt Bolton, Casey Poole, Lucas Freeman, Marsha Parks, Dedra Davis and Joyce Phillips. Master equine training planned for fall A master equine manage ment training class will be held this fall at the Commerce Civic Center. It is sponsored by the Uni versity of Georgia Cooperative Extension in Banks, Barrow, Franklin, Jackson and Madison Counties. The purpose is advanced train ing for horse owners on topics related to starting and managing a horse related business. The tar get audience is: Horse owners, trainers, instructors, boarding stables, managers and breeding farms. Topics will include: Hus bandry, nutrition, water qual ity/environmental stewardship, horse bams and facilities design, pasture and forage management, soil quality concerns, emergency first aid for horses, taxes, legali ties and liability issues, econom ics and budgeting, and arena designs and construction. It will be held Tuesdays be ginning October 14 for a six- week period. Classes will end November 25. They will not meet on November 18. A meal will be served at 6 p.m. Classes are from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Class size will be limited to the first 75 applicants. The cost is $150. This in cludes study materials, proceed ings, meals, refreshments, door prizes, embroidered cap and graduation certificate. The registration deadline is Monday, October 1. To register, contact a sponsor ing county extension officer. Sept, is National Preparedness Month In observance of National Preparedness Month, the North Health District — which serves Banks County — encourages residents to take steps in Sep tember to become better pre pared for emergencies. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will spon sor the fifth annual National Preparedness Month and urges Americans to prepare for emer gencies in their homes, busi nesses and communities. District 2 Public Health De partments will participate by displaying preparedness in formation and partnering with other community organizations to raise awareness about the im portance of preparing for emer gencies. In each health department, residents may register to win a four-person basic emergency kit. The drawing in each county for the kit will be held on Sept. 30. Winners will be contacted by the health department. Ongoing preparedness activi ties in the North Health District include partnerships with health care and emergency organiza tions, government and civic organizations, faith-based and volunteer groups in developing plans for pandemic influenza, distribution of the Strategic Na tional Stockpile assets, assisting hospitals in securing emergency equipment, organizing the North Georgia Mountains Medical Reserve Corps, and meeting national standards training re quirements. MR. WILKES AND MISS PETHEL Pethel, Wilkes to wed Sept. 6 J.D. and Dianne Hollis, Royston, announce the engage ment and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, April Lynn Pethel, Maysville, to Andrew James Wilkes, Maysville, son of Diane Edwards, Athens, and Harold Wilkes, Albany. The wedding is planned for 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Hurricane Shoals Park, Maysville. Gayla Tatum will of ficiate. Friends and family are welcome. A reception will follow. CATCHES BASS Katie Cape, age 8, a student at Banks County El ementary School, catches her first bass in her “Poppy’s” backyard pond. Katie is the daughter of Shane and Lisa Cape, and the granddaughter of David and Pat McClure. Blood drive set at BCHS The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Wednes day, Oct. 1, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Banks County High School. The Red Cross says its blood supply is seriously low. In addition to the blood drives, the Red Cross has 14 blood donor centers throughout the region. For more information, or to make an appointment, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (448-3543) or visit www.redcrossblood. org. www.BanksNewsTODAY.com Births William Matthew Hall Kevin and Nikki Hall of Com merce announce the birth of a son, William Matthew Hall, on Aug. 20, 2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gaines ville. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounc es, and was 19.25 inches long. The grandparents are Jeff and Sheliah Gamer, Homer; Cindy Turpin, Maysville; and Brian Hall, Jefferson. The great-grandparents are Richard Gamer and Gail Smith, both of Homer; Martha Smith, Commerce; and Ruth Hall, Jef ferson. Caudell reunion planned Sun. The family of Millard Caudell invites all family and friends to attend a reunion, Sunday, September 7 at Amer ican Legion Post 215 in Hom er. Bring any family pictures or other mementos you would like to share. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish, plates, cups and napkins Leopard Lap 5K planned for Sept. 27 The third annual Leopard Lap 5K will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, in Banks County. The race will begin at 7 p.m. at the historical courthouse, lo cated on Main Street in down town Homer. Race day regis tration will start at 5:30 p.m. Awards will be given. All pre-registered participants will be given a T-shirt. The Banks County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the event. 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