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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 3, 2008 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 7A Social Heating assistance program taking applications now Mended Hearts to meet Mon The Georgia Department of Human Resources is helping some households pay for heat ing costs. Households in which every member is 65 and older or in which every member is com pletely unable to leave the home due to health reasons, may apply for assistance with their home heating bills, start ing Nov. 3. One-time payments will be made by checks issued to the home energy suppliers on be half of eligible households. Eligibility for the program is based on the income of ev eryone living in the home. All eligible households must be re sponsible for their home heat ing bill. When applying for assis tance, persons will be required to present verification of age for everyone in the home, veri fication of all household in come received within the past 30 days (check stubs, public assistance checks, unemploy ment checks, etc.), verification of Social Security numbers for everyone in the home, and the most recent home heating bill. Depending on the availabil ity of funds, the regular pro gram will open to the general public on Dec. 1. All interested applicants are asked to contact Christy Hill at Ninth District Opportunity, Inc., after 8:30 a.m. by calling 706-677-3921 on the date of the program they qualify for. No walk-ins, please. Ad ditional information will be made available online at www. ndo.org. The regular meeting of Mend ed Hearts will be at 7 p.m. Mon day, Nov. 17, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce, in the con ference room. Banks County Cub Scouts Pack 106 will hold a Chicken- Que on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 11 a.m. through 6 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge in Homer on The annual Thanksgiving dinner for all seniors and citizens of Maysville will be held at noon on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the community Mended Hearts is a support group for heart patients and their families. All interested persons are invited to attend and do not have to have heart problems. Old Hwy. 441. Plates will be pick-up only. The cost will be $6 per plate and will include chicken half, beans, bread, chips and dessert. club building on North Main Street. Reservations are required by Nov. 19. No take-outs will be allowed. For more information, call George Evans, 706-335-6568, or Betty Ann Mathis, 706-335- 5875. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Jeff Throneberry at 706-654-7296 or Anita Bonds at 678-617- 3841. For more information, call Martha, 706-652-2499; Cindy, 706-708-6409; or the Maysville Public Library, 706-652-2323. Fields promoted to branch manager Chicken-que planned Nov. 15 Thanksgiving dinner planned in Maysville Patricia Fields has been promoted to branch manager of AgGeorgia Farm Credit’s Royston branch office. She will be responsible for over seeing the day to day activi ties of the office as well as managing the credit, opera tions and personnel of the branch. Fields holds a degree in business education from The University of Georgia and also graduated from the Uni versity’s Terry College of Business Georgia Banking School. She has been em ployed with AgGeorgia Farm Credit for 13 years and has served in various credit posi tions where she gained expe rience in all branch functions. Her most recent position has been as a loan officer and as sistant branch manager in the Royston office. The Royston office serves Banks, Clarke, Elbert, Frank lin, Hart, Madison and Ste phens counties. Food bank collecting goods in rivalry effort The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia is sponsoring a “Beat Tech” food drive leading up to the Georgia-Georgia Tech foot ball game. The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia is challenging Georgia Tech and its respective food iS THE BEST QUALITY! THE BEST SERVICE AND THE BEST PRICE!! Black Canyon Angus, Boneless, Beef Rump Roast $ ■Sr Bone-in, Babyback Pork Ribs $ Black Canyon Angus, Family Pack Beef Cube Steak Black Canyon Angus, Boneless, Beef Lb. Eye of Round Roast & $ 2 79 Whole, Bone-in Smoked Picnics $ 1 Fresh (never frozen), Whole Chicken Fresh (never frozen) Thighs Pimento/Chicken/Ham/ Turkey/Egg Salad Mrs. Stratton's Salads Brookwood Farms Fully-Cooked Bar-B-Que 99 1 Lb. Foster Farms, All-Meat Hormel Black Label Sliced Bacon Hot Dogs $ 4?’0l 2/, 60 John Morrell, Tasty Sausage Links 4/ $5 11 0z. 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Blue Bonnett Margarine Quarters Dean’s French onion Dip Morning Fresh Farms cream cheese 5/$ 5 0 Morning Fresh Farms whipped Topping bank — the Atlanta Community Food Bank — to a “food fight.” The local group is seeking food donations through Nov. 26, leading up to the rivalry football game on Nov. 29. Athens-area businesses that are drop-off locations include: Brett’s Casual America Restau rant, Mama's Boy Restaurant, Buffalo’s Southwest Cafe, Rais ing Cane’s, Compass Church, St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Jeannette Rankin Foundation, Lawson Family Chiropractic, Aderhold Hall UGA Campus Room 427, UGA Alumni As sociation, Athens Printing and Beachwood BR For more information, contact John Becker, president of the food bank, at 706-354-8191 or president @ foodbanknega.org. birth announcement Westbrook named TYSON ELI MANEY Tyler and Tasha Maney, Homer, announce the birth of a son, Tyson Eli Maney, on July 15, 2008, at North east Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville. The grandparents are Del- mar and Janis Underwood, Cornelia, and Larry and Jane Maney, Baldwin. Kyle Westbrook has joined AgGeorgia Farm Credit as a loan officer in the Royston branch office where he will be serving the financing needs of residents of rural Banks. Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Madison and Ste phens counties. Originally from Lavonia, Westbrook attended Emmanuel College where he earned a bach elor’s degree in business admin istration. He says, “I’m looking forward to working with AgGeorgia, as well as being an involved mem ber of the communities I serve.” Generous Hearts offering holiday meal Nov. 21 Bazaar planned TheBanks County Senior Cen ter will have a Christmas Bazaar on Wednesday, Nov. 26, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Center on Thompson St., Homer. There will be hand-made Christmas items for sale. Also, some yard sale items will be of fered. It will be sponsored by the Banks County Senior Center and participants. Generous Hearts will be giv ing out turkeys with trimmings on Friday, Nov. 21, at the Banks County Recreation Department from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The Banks County School system will have a community health fair on site with medi cal agencies, blood pressure screenings and Medicaid infor mation. Monthly income eligibility requirements are: One person, $1,127; two people, $1,517; three people, $1,907; four people, $2,297; and five people, $2,687. Proof of residence is required at pickup. www.braseltontile.com Quality Tile • Design • Installation “SAVINGS TO THE PUBLIC” 706-654-0819 CASH CALL AND COMPARE PER GRAM 706-369-0000 ■n);l GREG REEVES Fine Jewelry 613 Hawthorne Ave. • Athens 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 November 15,2008 Next Defensive Driving Class will be held on November 22, 2008