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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 3, 2008 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 5A A Veterans’ Salute continued from page 1A FLAG PRESENTED The Veterans Day program got under way with the flag being presented by the Banks County High School Junior ROTC, led by L.T.C. Clark Gregory and 1SGT John Wilson. CHECKING OUT DISPLAY Veterans stopped by the display case at Banks County Middle School Tuesday to check out memorabilia and photos related to the military. A Veterans Day program was held at the school. PERFORMS AT BCMS Banks County High School ninth grader, Maggie McCoy, performed a solo, “Letters From Home” at a Veterans Day program on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the middle school. VETERAN SPEAKS The guest speak er at the Veterans Day program was Gene Grif fith, Sgt., United States Marine Corps., who served in Korea. Griffith signed up with the Marine Reserves when he was 17-years- old, and two months later, was called to Korea. VETERANS HONORED AT MIDDLE SCHOOL Above, students stood and cheered, applauded and yelled as veterans from all branches of the military and many past wars and conflicts entered the gym for the almost two-hour Veterans Day program Tuesday morning. At right, Banks County veteran Bev Thompson was among the veterans honored at the middle school patriotic celebration. Photos by Angela Gary Alto City Council to pay off GEFA loan, discuss budget amendment BY JUSTIN POOLE The Alto city council approved paying off the remainder of the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority loan. During Tuesday’s regular council meeting, the coun cil discussed the loan and the remaining amount of approximately $47,000. The city acquired the GEFA loan to help pay for the replacing and updat ing of the water lines in 1999 and the original loan was for approximately $510,000. Previous pay ments were made quarter ly on the interest on the loan. According to Mayor Audrey Turner the funds are available to pay off the loan with sufficient funds left to cover the water department operations. GEFA is a state agen cy that provides financial assistance to help improve the states environment. OTHER BUSINESS Also during Tuesday’s meeting the council: •approved giving an end- of-year bonus like past years. •discussed and tabled a budget amendment. A called meeting is expected to be held to approve the amendment. •discussed and tabled the date for the Christmas lighting. developing leaders of COMPETENCE CONSCIENCE COMPASSION CONFIDENCE and COURAGE Monsignor Donovan CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FALL TOURS Nov. 5th & 19th Drop-in from 11:00am - 1:00pm 590 Lavender Road • Athens, GA 706.433.0223 • www.mdchs.org Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School shall admit students of any race, color, sex. national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students. Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loon programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs. Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School is an independent Catholic school serving the families of northeast Georgia. MDCHS is not affiliated with the Archdiocese of Atlanta. •heard a report from on vandalism. The police October 1 and November interim police chief Allen department responded to 1. Kidd also said that the Kidd on the number of 59 calls and performed police have several leads calls and the investigation 41 traffic stops between on the vandalism incident. NORTH GEORGIA ORTHOPAEDICS General Orthopaedics Surgery Joint Replacement Arthritis Treatment Sports Medicine Fracture Care Office hours: Monday - Wednesday Friday Ronald A. MacBeth, M.D. Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon Brian Hamon, Orthopaedic Physician Assistant Certified "Always acceptliA0 ia^w patients" 638 HWY 441, DEMOREST | ACROSS FROM HABERSHAM MEDICAL CENTER | 706.754-8400 SATELLITE OFFICE AT TOCCOA CLINIC ON THURSDAYS