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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 7A THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008 AT HORSE SHOW Banks County Horse Association members have given their time and money into helping the Gener ous Hearts of Banks County. The chairman of Gen erous Hearts, Robin Trotter, took time to drop by the recent show and have a picture taken with two of the members, Cindy Reed and Kay Reece. Generous Hearts fund-raiser set Banks Co.Horse Association hosted a show October 11 Banks Crossing Saddle Club will be sponsoring an Obstacle Challenge for Gener ous Hearts of Banks County at 1 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the Banks County Horse Arena. For more information, visit www.bankscrossingsaddle- club.org or call 706-335- 4429. The Banks County Horse As sociation hosted its annual Oc tober Fall Festival Show on Sat urday, October 11, at the horse arena in Homer. “The day turned out clear and windy,” organizers state. “This did not stop the participants from bringing out their horses and having a good time.” The club offered extra class es for this show, including the ‘Ride A Buck' category. Haley Woodard, Courtney Woodard and Bethany Cantrell went home with trophies. The show had costume class es for all ages. Little Red Rid ing Hood, The Queen of Hearts, Speed Racer, Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty and many more costumes were featured. Banks County Horse Associ ation members have given their time and money into helping the Generous Hearts of Banks County. The chairman of Gen erous Hearts, Robin Trotter, stopped by the show on Oct. 11 The club will finish the year up with one more show on Sat urday, November 8, beginning at 9 a.m. THE BEST QUALITY! THE BEST SERVICE AND THE BEST PRICE!! 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Cracker jacks < 3 Pack Pet Evaporated Milk HyTop Corn Flakes Post Honey Comb or Honey Comb Chocolate Joy Liquid Dish 30 OZ. 3 Gain, Liquid or Powder Detergent 50 Oz. or 57-63 Oz. Borden's American Morning Fresh Farms chunk cheese Mori 8 0z. 16 0z. (pp $3.89) Morning Fresh Farms, Butter-Me-Not Biscuits 2/ 5 Count 88 < Dean’s French Onion Dip 4/$ 5d Swanson Pot Pies 2/$ \ ^§j| Master Gardener certification program slated for spring The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension of fice in Madison County will conduct a Master Gardener certification program this spring. The program is open to residents of Madison, Banks, Elbert, Oglethorpe, Jackson, Hart, Franklin, Ste phens and Clarke counties. A maximum of 20 par ticipants will be selected for the program, and will be trained and certified in hor ticulture and related areas. Class topics include: Basic botany; soil and plant nutri tion; plant physiology; weed identification and control; troubleshooting ornamental plant problems; landscape design; composting; insects, diseases and weeds of veg etable gardens, and similar subjects. Courses will be taught by instructors from the Univer sity of Georgia using a live interactive Internet connec tion. The participants will see and hear the presenter on a large screen and be able to ask questions. The program begins January 12 and runs 11 weeks ending with a final exam on April 1. Classes will be held at the Cooperative Extension office on Sunset Drive in Danielsville from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays except the week of January 19 (class will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 20). The cost is $125 per person or $160 per couple, and includes one copy of the Georgia Master Gardeners' Handbook, Master Gardener nametag, Certificate upon completion of volunteer hours, snacks and your first years dues payment to Madi son County and State Master Gardener Associations. An application and the course fee must be submit ted to the Cooperative Ex tension office in Danielsville no later than November 15. Attendance is required, and Master Gardener trainees must not miss more than two classes in order to pass the course. Master Gardener Trainees who complete the 11-week course will need to donate 50 hours of volunteer service to the extension of fice in their home county in order to become a certified Master Gardener; the volun teer hours must be completed by March 31, 2010. Once certification is granted, Mas ter Gardeners are required to donate 25 volunteer hours a year in order to maintain their certification. “It sounds like such a time commitment that at first my wife and I were worried it would be too much and would be hard to balance,” observed Ed Gilmore, who took the course with his wife when it was offered in fall 2003. “But the classes were so informative, and it was all about a subject that we love, so the time flew by and hon estly, we didn't want to miss a class. The volunteer hours were very easy to get.” Gilmore added, “The ac tivities are always related to gardening, and you're surrounded by people who love to garden and who love to talk about plants. So it never feels like you’re actu ally working to accumulate volunteer hours. In fact, our first year I think my wife and I got well over 100 volunteer hours each - and we loved every minute.” Master Gardener trainees who complete the course can opt to join the Madison County Master Gardener’s Association, which is made up of Master Gardeners in Madison County and neigh boring areas. The group holds plant sales and does volunteer garden projects for non-profit organizations in the Madison County area. For more information and to get an application for the spring program, contact the Madison County Extension office at 706-795-2281 or the Banks County Extension Office at 706-677-6230. Visit us at w w w. B anksN e w sToday. com AAcx urday Friday a urciay Sunday 6 am-2 pm 6-9 pm II am-3 pm A// You Can Eat Catfish on Friday & Saturday AJfyhts.f Dine with friends, in a warm environment at Sarah's, a family-operated restaurant featuring homecooked meals made with Orly fresh ingredients. 6 Worrier St. . 706-652-0070 On the Jackson/Banks county line in Maysville Banks County Board of Commissioners PUBLIC NOTICE Due to increase in gasoline prices it is necessary to increase ridership fees for BC Transit effective November 1, 2008 as follows: The fare for service depends on the distance of your trip. The charge for each one way trip is: $3.00 Homer, Lula, within Banks County $4.00 Commerce, Cornelia, Demorest $8.00 Athens, Gainesville, Toccoa, Royston, Jefferson Rider will be charged an additional one way trip fare per hour after 1 hour of waiting. Additional stops will be $1.00 per stop.