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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 7A Social Countians go to gospel singing Ruth Parson, Mary Parson and Louise Sheridan are among those who traveled to Louisville, Ky„ to a gospel singing conven tion last week. They returned home on Thursday. They were with a group from Banks Coun ty. They had a great time. The community was saddened to hear of the death of Anita Pow ers Dale. Anita lived her young adult life with her aunt and uncle, Nancy and Ralph Poole. Anita has many ties to our community. She had move away but the last four years had moved back. She will be greatly miss with lots of fond memories of growing up to gether, our weddings and being great friends. She leaves her son, Dallas, and her extended family here in the community. Remem ber her family and host of friends when you pray. On another sad note, we are so sorry to hear of the death of Tyler Bush, son of Rita Hart Bush, a teacher and counselor at Banks County Middle School, and the late Kenny Bush. Tyler was a senior at Banks County High School and an all around great kid. When he was a baby, he stayed with Belva Marlow until he became school age, but she was always “nana Belva” to Tyler. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends, school mates and anyone else who his life had touched. Remember his family and host of friends in your prayers. We are sorry to hear of the death of Hoyt Duncan of Mc- News From Poplar Springs By Willene Parson Boyle 4.1 Donald Circle. Hoyt turned 104 on the day he died, September 8. He leaves a son, Paul Duncan, and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, other fam ily members and friends. Re member his family and friends when you pray. He will be great ly missed. Those in our community that are overseas fighting or state-side being trained to defend our coun try include: Dustin Holcombe, Matthew Ledford, Jason Led ford, Pvt. Nathon Bagwell, Gary Hogman, Jason Ledford, Sgt. T.J. Brookshire, Kyle Delaigle, David McWhorter, John Groves III, Clint Medlock, Timothy Re- ems, Richard Davenport, Kyle Pilgrim, Russell Cantrell, Shawn McClure, Sgt. Amanda Justus, Matthew Sutton, Justin John ston, 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 prayer list are: Amanda Ivey, Colton Standridge, Ollie Savage, Scott Campbell, Brian Campbell, Beth Wilson, Jessie Jamerson of Lula, Forrest Blevins, Pvt. Nathon Bagwell, Barbara Sue Holcomb, Ray Bellamy, Robert Wood, Mrs. Avery Bonds, Brenda Nicholson, Erika Barker, Perry Smith, Horace Whit field, Penny McClure, David Dunson, David Campbell, Mae Chit wood Smith, Ruth Ev ans, Juno and Bobbi Samples, Cranford Smith, David Smith, Ruby Nix, Roy Broome, Royce Jones, Steve Fattig, the Rev. Le roy Bums, Blanch Bums, Odell Wade, Zine Bell Wade, Clau dette Griffin, Loy Palmer, Allene Montgomery, Wayne Holcomb, Dennie Maxwell, Henry Gallo way, Mary Sims, Frank Cronic, Dan Tomlin, Jerry Poole, Greg Baker Cidney Wilson, Jeremy Gaddis, Tommy Gray of Cor nelia, Luther Campbell, Carol Dean Beck, Johnnie Dalton, Allan Poe of Commerce, Chad Standridge, Scott McClure, Win- ford Baker, the Rev. Jerry Smith, Coy Marlow, Betty Griffin, Ben nie Jackson, Clifford Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, William Wil son, Christine Chitwood, Johnny Smallwood, Eddie Borders, Pauline Arfin, Crystal Medlock, Joann Broome, Michelle Mc Clure, Mary Bell Echols and J.R. Boswell, Remember our family when you pray. If you know oth ers who are sick, please call me so I can add their name to our prayer list. Happy birthday to: Mathew Ledford, Taylor Langston, Brit tany Harris, Buck Bmce, Blakley Crumley, Savanah Dietrick and Darryl Gooch. Local business woman earns Mary Kay Pink Cadillac In honor of her career achievements, Michelle Cape of Homer has earned the use of the exclusive Mary Kay pink Cadil lac, the most coveted incentive awarded by the company. The new Cadillac comes in pearl- ized pink - a color unique to the Mary Kay Career Car Program. Cape has chosen the CTS, which is one of the three Cadil lac models available to Mary Kay Independent Sales Direc tors. Sales Directors who earn the use of a pink Cadillac can choose from the CTS, SRX and DTS models. Mary Kay career car qualifiers also have the op tion of selecting cash compen sation in lieu of the car. In keeping with the Com pany’s preeminence as a leader Vibe in smoky platinum, Saturn Aura XE in a shiny, sleek black color and a Saturn Vue AWD XE, also in black, as part of its notable Career Car Program. Currently, more than 6,000 Mary Kay career cars are on the road nationwide with more than 1,600 of those being pink Cadil lacs. Since the program’s incep tion in 1969, more than 120,000 independent sales force mem bers have either qualified or re-qualified to earn the use of a Mary Kay career car. ‘‘The Career Car Program provides the independent sales force the opportunity to earn the use of a visible symbol of success,” said Gary Jinks, Mary Kay Inc. senior vice president of sales. ‘‘Each year in this ex- Independent sales directors earn the use of Mary Kay career cars through outstanding sales achievements by themselves and their units. Cape began her independent Mary Kay business as an Inde pendent Beauty Consultant in 1993 and as a direct result of her accomplishments, became an independent sales director in 1994. As an independent sales director, she chooses to provide education, leadership and mo tivation to other Mary Kay In dependent Beauty Consultants and offers her customers high- quality Mary Kay products. This seminar year Cape led her unit to the $300,000 circle of achievement. 'Ride to Survive' to benefit The Piedmont Rape Crisis Center, which serves Jackson, Banks and Barrow counties, will hold its third annual ‘‘Ride to Survive” fund-raiser Sept. 20. The ride begins in Auburn, and is expected to draw more than 200 motorcycle riders from across Northeast Georgia. The ride will begin at the Ingles shopping center on Hwy. 29, Auburn, and will continue for some 90 miles with police rape crisis center escort through Winder, Jeffer son, Commerce, Homer and Helen. The ride ends with a re ception at Chattahoochee Biker Gear in Helen. A 2008 Harley Davidson XL 1200 Nightster motorcycle will be given away, and refreshments and door prizes will be offered. In the last three years, the rape crisis center has served more than 125 victims of rape, as well as others who call for information and support, yet the rape crisis center’s grant fund ing through Violence Against Women Act efforts has been cut by the state of Georgia from $23,000 to $16,800. The center is seeking sponsors and dona tions to help make the upcom ing ‘‘Ride to Survive” success ful. For more information, call 770-586-5423 or visit www. piedmontrapecrisis.org. RED HAT OUTING The Red Hat Hens of Banks County recently went to lunch at Sarah’s Restaurant in Maysville. BCHS class of 1998 plans reunion A class reunion for the Banks County High School class of 1998 will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, from 6-11 p.m. at the Com merce Civic Center, Commerce room. The cost is $20 per person. RSVP by Nov. 1. All checks should be made payable to the Banks County High Class of 1998. Mail checks to Banks County High Class of 1998, P.O. Box 437, Homer, Ga. 30547. For more information visit my s- pace. con/1998bankscountyhigh. Tanger holds fundraiser For the 15 th year, Tanger Outlet Center is holding a fund raiser for the cancer research. Shoppers can purchase a 25 percent off ‘‘pink card” Sept. 17-Oct. 19. For a $1 donation, they will be able to use this card at participating stores. The cards will be available at the Tanger customer service center and on line at www.tangeroutlet.com Proceeds from the fund-raiser will go the American Cancer Society-Northeast Georgia chapter. Tanger has also expanded its fund-raising efforts to include the fight not only of breast cancer but against lung, colon and prostate cancer. Each time a shopper purchases a ‘‘cure card,” a specially designed gift Maysville rabies clinic planned A rabies clinic will be held in Maysville from 10 a.m. to noon at the city park in Maysville on Saturday, Oct. 18. Discounted rabies vaccines will be offered for $8 each. GOP leader to speak at Maysville Public Library David Oppenheimer of the Jackson County Republican Party will speak at the Maysville Public Library on Thursday, September 18, at 6 p.m. Oppenheimer will speak on the upcoming presidential elec tion and answer questions in re gard to GOP platforms in order to help prepare voters for the November election. The program is free and open to the public. For more informa tion, call 706-652-2323. card, Tanger will donate 10 percent of the purchase price to fight these cancers. The “cure card” will be available through Dec .31. Banks-Jackson Risk Reduction DUI SCHOOL 706-336-6777 DEFENSIVE DRIVING 1728 North Broad Street, Commerce, State Certified 5010 and 2007 Next DUI Class begins on September 20,2008 Next Defensive Driving Class will be held on September 27,2008 in providing women with an un paralleled business opportunity and desirable business incen tives, Mary Kay Inc. continues to elevate its image by upgrad ing the options available to star performers in the independent sales force. In addition to the pearlized pink Cadillac, Mary Kay Inc. also offers an opportu nity to earn the use of the Pontiac G6 in smoky platinum, Pontiac citing incentive program re flects the hard work, determina tion and professionalism of the independent sales force.” Cape will take delivery of her new Cadillac, her 2009 Mary Kay career car in Athens at a Ca dillac dealership. This is Cape’s fifth pink Cadillac. Out of the top ten directors in the state of Georgia, Cape is number seven in leading record sales this year. City of Maysville NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please take notice that the City Council of the City of Maysville, Georgia will hold a public hearing on October 6, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. at the Maysville Public Library to receive public comments on the application of Russ Meadows and Sophia D. Meadows to annex property located at Highway 98, Maysville, Georgia, known as Lot 5 in the Maysville Business Center, containing 3.124 acres. In connection with the annexation of the property the council will hold a public hearing at that same time and date for a proposed amendment to the Zoning Map of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Maysville to set the zoning of the property to Industrial (I). Under current Jackson County zoning rules, the property is zoned General Industrial. A copy of the applications are available for public inspection at the Maysville City Hall. A regular meeting of the City Council will be held immediately following the public hearing at which the adoption of the annexation ordinance and the zoning category will be considered. VERNON JARRARD NOT RETIRED. ...JUST RELOCATED Hardy Chevrolet • Gainesville, GA Announces Vernon Jarrard has joined the Hardy sales team with 37 years of Chevrolet sales & service! Vernon invites all his customers and friends to visit his new location at Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville or give him a call at: 770-532-4389 or 678- 602-7206 for the best deal on your next new or used car or truck! ARD 2115 Browns Bridge Rd. • Gainesville, GA (770) 532-4389 or (800) 845-5621 hardy Chevrolet. c om CHEVROLET
