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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PACE 8B
Social
Crain, Peek wed Oct. 18
Angel Nicole Crain and
Johnny Joseph Peek were
united in marriage on Oct.
18, 2008, at their residence
in Maysville. Dewayne Car-
roll officiated at the ceremo
ny.
Chris and Gabby Jones
were the ring bearers.
The bride is the daughter
of Sheila and Brad Crain,
Maysville. The groom is the
son of Susan and Bill Cow
ard, Maysville.
The couple resides in
Maysville.
MR. SEYMOUR AND MISS DAVIS
MR. HAWKS AND MISS WHITFIELD
Davis, Seymour to wed Nov. 22 Whitfield, Hawks to marry Dec. 13
News From
Poplar
Springs
By Willene Parson
Boyle
Lee and Karol Davis of
Commerce announce the
engagement and forth
coming marriage of their
daughter, Jessica Lauren
Davis, to Brad McGregor
Seymour, son of Walt and
Gail Seymour of Athens.
The couple will be unit
ed in marriage at 2:00
p.m. on Saturday, Nov.
22, at Maysville Baptist
Church. All friends and
family are invited.
Miss Davis is the
granddaughter of Melvin
and Merlene Sims, Com
merce; and the Rev. Mina
and Betty Davis, Mon
roe.
She is a 2008 home-
school graduate and is
employed by Maysville
Baptist Church and Candy
Castle Christian Daycare.
Mr. Seymour is the
grandson of the late Guy
and Loyce Seymour, for
merly of Dewy Rose; and
the late Joseph and Eddie
Mae Franklin, Elberton.
He is a 2003 graduate of
Prince Avenue Christian
School. He is attending
college and is employed
at Clyde Armory, Athens.
birth announcements
Tim and Jennifer Nichols
of Commerce announce the
birth of a son, Noah Jaxon
Nichols, on Friday, Aug. 29,
2008, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center, Gainesville.
He weighed seven pounds,
seven ounces and was 22.25
inches long.
The grandparents are Er
nest and Betty Nichols, Law-
renceville, and James and
Judy Owensby, Homer.
For more news
visit
www.BanksNewsToday.com
Banks County Board of Commissioners
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Banks County Board of Commissioners will hold
a public hearing on November 11, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
in the Board Room of the Banks County Courthouse
Annex. The purpose of this public hearing is to
consider the closing of an old portion of SR 198
(Robin’s Nest Road) because this road doesn’t serve
any public purpose.
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Ann and Jackie Whitfield of
Commerce announce the engage
ment and forthcoming marriage
of their daughter, Kelli Eliza
beth Whitfield, to Joshua David
Hawks, son of Linda and David
Hawks, also of Commerce.
They will be married at 2:00
p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, at
Maysville Baptist Church. All
friends and family are invited.
The bride is the granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L.
Adams, Waycross; Mrs. Grover
Whitfield Jr., Commerce: and the
late Mr. Whitfield.
She is a 2006 honor graduate of
Commerce High School and will
graduate from Athens Technical
College after the winter quarter,
specializing in surgical technol
ogy.
Mr. Hawks is the grandson of
Juanita Payne, Commerce, and
the late Daniel Payne; and Rachel
Hawks, Commerce, and the late
G.B. Hawks.
He is a 2004 graduate of Jack-
son County Comprehensive High
School and attends Athens Tech
nical College. He is stockroom
manager of Polo Ralph Lauren.
JACOB DWAYNE OSBORN
Dwayne and Michelle Os
born, Homer, announce the
birth of a son, Jacob Dwayne
Osborn, on Oct. 15, 2008, at
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center, Gainesville.
He joins two siblings, Cody,
5, and Ansley, 17 months.
The grandparents are James
and Susie Grindle, Gaines
ville; Pat Abernathy, Homer;
and Swayne and Winnie Os
born, Homer.
CEMETERY CLEANUP
Faded Footprints of Family and Friends of the Lake
Russell Wildlife Management Area met on Nov. 1 and
cleaned the Simmons-Meeler Cemetery and toured the
old home sites of the Hendricks, Kelly and Simmons
families along Old Cannon Road. There is a lot of his
tory in that area and anyone interested in joining the
volunteer group can contact president Pearl Wilson at
770-869-3968 or secretary Patricia Thomason at 706-
491-4331. For book sales of “Life Along the Middle
Broad River,” contact Shirley Kimbrell at 706-7784415.
Pictured above are: Tim Hendricks, Larry Kelly, Carol
Green, Danny and Debbie Simmons, Peal and Harlen
Wilson, Geraldine Wilson and Patricia and Tamara
Thomason.
Aylisa Bonds born Nov. 3
Congratulations
to Lauren and
Justin Bonds on
the birth of their
daughter, Aylisa
Brook Bonds. She
weighed eight
pounds and nine
ounces and was
bom Monday at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center. She
joins a big brother, Conner. She
is the granddaughter of Debra
and Ricky Lacey and Dennis
and Angie Bonds. Her great-
grandparents are Margie Sand
ers and the late Max Sanders
Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Hayward
Ivey and Louise Cain and Char
ley and Phyllis Gray of New
Mexico.
Congratulations to Roger Mi
chael Pace Jr. for being part of
the graduating class 808 DeKa-
lb County Fire and Rescue on
Friday Oct 31. He will be work
ing at the Stone Mountain sta
tion. Mike and I attended, along
with Mike Pace Sr. of Milled-
geville. Michael completed a
12-week training session.
Mary Parson, Ruth Parson,
Joyce Crumley and Jan Parks
all visited with Pauline Arfin
in South Carolina on Sunday.
Pauline is sick and in the hos
pital. Remember her when you
pray.
Those in our community who
are overseas fighting or state
side being trained to defend our
country include: Mrs. Jay Tum-
lin, Dustin Holcombe, Matthew
Ledford, Jason Ledford, Pvt.
Nathon Bagwell, Gary Hog-
man, Sgt. T.J. Brookshire, Kyle
Delaigle, David McWhorter,
John Groves III, Clint Medlock,
Navy, Timothy Reems, Richard
Davenport, Kyle Pilgrim, Rus
sell Cantrell, Shawn McClure,
Sgt. Amanda Justus, Matthew
Sutton, Justin Johnston, David
Puttnum, Alex Head, Tiffany
Sorrows, James Sullivan and
Sullivan Jr.
Those who are sick in our
community include many
who have cancer and need our
prayers. Those on the prayer list
are: Radd Cape, Betty Griffin 6
who asks that everyone remem
ber her as she battles cancer
again, William Sims in Ger
many, Shane Wilson, Florence
Tootsie Whitehead, Mary Fer
guson, John Owensby, Lurleen
Hosch, Mike Davis, Mrs. Jay
Tumlin, Amanda Ivey, Colton
Standridge, Ollie Savage, Beth
Wilson, Jessie Jamerson, Pvt.
Nathan Bagwell, Barbara Sue
Holcomb, Ray Bellamy, Rob
ert Wood, Mrs. Avery Bonds,
Bob Boyle, Brenda Nicholson,
Horace Whitfield, Penny Mc
Clure, David Dunson, David
Campbell, Mae Chitwood
Smith, Ruth Evans, Juno and
Bobbi Samples, 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 Maxwell,
Henry Galloway, Mary Sims,
Frank Cronic, Dan Tomlin, Jer
ry Poole, Greg Baker, Cidney
Wilson, Jeremy Gaddis, Tommy
Gray of Cornelia, Luther Camp
bell, Carol Dean Beck, Johnnie
Dalton, Allan Poe of Com
merce, Chad Standridge, Scott
McClure, Winford Baker, the
Rev. Jerry Smith, Coy Marlow,
Bennie Jackson, Clifford Wil
son, William Wilson, Christine
Chitwood, Johnny Smallwood,
Eddie Borders, Pauline Arfin,
Crystal Medlock, Michelle Mc
Clure, Mary Bell Echols and
J.R. Boswell, Remember our
family when you pray. If you
know others that are sick, please
call me so I can add their name
to our prayer list.
Happy birthday to: Ollie Sav
age, Vemell Parson, Brian Mor
gan, Keshia Wilson and Callie
Savage.
AT TRACK
Two local guys had lots of fun spending the day
down at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kevin Garri
son, son of Pete and Lynda Garrison and Rod
ney Dale, son of Terry and Wanda Dale had the
opportunity to drive 18 laps each at the Richard
Petty Driving Experience. They had fast laps of
143 mph and 147 mph. The instructor said they
did good on their driving experience.
American Cancer Society urges early detention
During National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month this
October, the American Cancer
Society reminded women that
early detection is the key to sur
viving breast cancer. If caught
early, the breast cancer survival
rate is 98 percent. If diagnosed
late, the survival rate drops to
27 percent. The best way to
detect breast cancer early is
through regular mammograms,
according to ACS.
Despite continuing advanc
es in breast cancer detection,
treatment and survival rates,
breast cancer is still a major
killer of women and the most
frequently diagnosed can
cer in women and the second
leading cause of cancer death.
The American Cancer Society
estimates that 182,460 new
cases of breast cancer will be
diagnosed among women in
the United States in 2008 and
40,480 women will die of the
disease. In Georgia, the Soci
ety expects 4,910 women to be
diagnosed with breast cancer in
2008 and 1,110 of them to die
of the disease. Of the cases in
Georgia, 44 of those will occur
in Banks County.
The American Cancer So
ciety continues to recommend
mammograms for all women
age 40 and older every year to
help detect breast cancer early.
“Regular mammograms are
the best way for woman to
detect her cancer early and in
crease her opportunity to sur
vive the disease,” said Katie
Cullinan, community manager
for the American Cancer Soci
ety in Banks County. “As part
of the American Cancer Soci
ety’s screening guidelines, we
recommend that women have
regular mammograms begin
ning at age 40.”
In addition to mammograms,
the Society also recommends
the use of magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) screening for
some women at increased risk
for breast cancer. For most
women who have a 20 to 25
percent or greater lifetime risk
of the disease, according to risk
assessment tools based mainly
on family history, screening
with MRI and mammography
should begin at age 30 years
and continue for as long as a
women is in good health. The
Society’s guidelines are a criti
cal step in helping to define who
should be screened using MRI
in addition to mammography,
as women at very high risk of
breast cancer can be diagnosed
much earlier when combining
the two technologies rather
than mammography alone.
ACS screening guidelines for
breast cancer include:
•Yearly mammograms are
recommended starting at age
40. The age at which screening
should be stopped should be
individualized by considering
the potential risks and benefits
of screening in the context of
overall health status and lon
gevity.
•Clinical breast exam should
be part of a periodic health
exam, about every three years
for women in their 20s and 30s,
and every year for women 40
and older.
•Women should know how
their breasts normally feel
and report any breast change
promptly to their health care
providers. Breast self-exam is
an option for women starting in
their 20s.
•Women at increased risk for
breast cancer because of fac
tors such as family history, ge
netic tendency and past breast
cancer, should talk with their
doctors about the benefits and
limitations of starting mam
mography screening earlier,
having additional tests or hav
ing more frequent exams.
The Athens-based American
Cancer Society is dedicated
to eliminating cancer as a ma
jor health problem by saving
lives, diminishing suffering
and preventing cancer through
research, education, advocacy
and service. Founded in 1913
and with national headquarters
in Atlanta, the Society has 13
regional Divisions and local of
fices in 3,400 communities, in
volving millions of volunteers
across the United States. For
more information, call 1-800-
ACS-2345 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, or log on to
www.cancer.org.