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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 3, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PACE 8A
Fabulous fun at the Fox
with 'High School Musical 2'
Disney's “High
School Musical 2”
is making its world
debut this week at
the Fox Theatre in
Atlanta. From the
amazing scenery to
the perfectly cho
reographed dance
numbers to the
feel-good music,
its a great night of
entertainment for
all ages.
At Sunday nights perfor
mance, children, teenagers
and adults alike were singing
along, snapping their fingers
and dancing in their seats
along with the cast. It’s a great
time for families to enjoy a
night out together for this hi
larious, uplifting musical.
In this installment, school's
out and Troy, Gabriella,
Sharpay and the rest of the
East High gang are spending
the summer at Lava Springs
Country Club, which
is owned by the fam
ily of Sharpay and
Ryan. It’s the sum
mer before senior
year and they want
a carefree summer
of fun. As Sharpay
says,'’The future
doesn't begin until
September.”
A talent show is
thrown in at the sum
mer’s end to add
some drama. The grand finale
brings home the message that
it's possible to achieve your
dreams, while brining the
huge cast on stage for a high-
energy performance.
Disney's “High School Mu
sical 2” will be presented at
the Fox Theatre through Nov.
16. Tickets are on sale now
at all Ticketmaster outlets, at
404-817-8700 and online at
www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket
prices range from $20-$68.
A trip to Atlanta’s Fox The
atre is always a wonderful es
cape. The elaborate architec
ture and grand pre-show music
take you back in time to anoth
er era. It’s a wonderful excuse
to dress in your best and enjoy
the best in entertainment.
A Theater of the Stars pre
sentation is also always a spe
cial treat because of the quality
of the production, as well as
the wonderful welcome from
Christopher Manos, producer
and founder. He quickly covers
the season’s productions and
gives you an update on what’s
going on at the ball field with
the Braves. He will also likely
throw in a reference to Yogi
Berra. You can’t help but smile
at his passion and enthusiasm
for theater, as well as baseball.
Angela Gary is editor of The
Banks County News and as
sociate editor of The Jackson
Herald. She can be reached at
AngieEditor@aol.com.
angela
gary
Ruben Studdard to star in 'Misbehavin'
The 30 th anniversary na
tional tour of the Tony
Award-winning musical
“Ain't Misbehavin'’ starring
Ruben Studdard comes to
The Fox Theatre, present
ed by Fidelity Investments
Broadway Across America -
Atlanta, for a limited eight-
performance engagement
November 18 through No
vember 23.
Tickets are available
through authorized ticket
agents, including The Fox
Theater box office, Tick
etmaster outlets, online at
www.ticketmaster.com or by
phone at 404-817-8700. For
group orders of 15 or more,
call 404-881-2000.
“Ain't Misbehavin'’ is a
musical revue with a book
by Murray Horowitz and
Richard Maltby, Jr., music
by Thomas Wright “Fats”
Waller, orchestrations and
additional music by Luther
Henderson, and lyrics by
various writers. Fats Waller,
the outrageously prodigious
comic and musical soul of
1930s Harlem, lives on in
this rollicking, finger-snap
ping show that is still con
sidered one of Broadway's
most well crafted revues.
Dubbed “The Velvet Ted
dy bear” by legendary B&B
soulstress Gladys Knight,
Ruben Studdard shot to
fame in 2003 after winning
the TV talent cometition
smash hit “American Idol.”
The Grammy - nominated
star will be joined on stage
by two other “American
Idol” alums; 2003 contes
tant and star of Broadway's
“Rent” Frenchie Davis along
with 2003 top five finalist
Trebyce Cobbins. Together
with a first - class cast and
a live, on-stage band, they
will bring classic popu
lar hits like “Honeysuckle
Misbhavin” to life.
The Atlanta engagement of
“Ain’t Misbehavin'’ is pre
sented by arrangement with
Broadway Across America-
Atlants as part of its 2008-
2009 season. Visit the of
ficial “Ain’t Misbehavin’'
website at www.AintMisbe-
havinOnTour.com
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Wades celebrate 63 rd anniversary
Odell and Zine Bell r—
Wade celebrated their 63 rd
wedding anniversary on
Nov. 24.
Brett and Kattie Par
son Chitwood were hon
ored with a baby shower
on Sunday at the home _
of Willene Boyle. The
shower was given by fam
ily and friends. We will be
welcoming a baby girl, Jaden
Lee Elizabeth Chitwood, in
December.
Those in our community
who are overseas fighting or
state-side being trained to de
fend our country include: Mrs.
Jay Tumlin, 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 Med-
lock, 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
Mark Sullivan Jr.
Those who are sick in our
community include many
who have cancer and need our
News From
Poplar
Springs
By Willene Parson
Boyle
677-4200
prayers. Those on the sick list
are: Eli and Evan Watson —
twins who were born early
and are very sick in Arkansas,
14-month-old Abby Pethel
from Jefferson, Radd Cape,
Betty Griffin — who asks that
everyone remember her as
she battles cancer again, Wil
liam Sims in Germany, Shane
Wilson, Florence “Tootsie”
Whitehead, Mary Ferguson,
John Owensby, Lurleen Ho-
sch, 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 Nichol
son, Horace Whitfield, Penny
McClure, David Dunson, Da
vid Campbell, Mae Chitwood
Smith, Ruth Evans, Juno and
Bobbi Samples, David Smith,
Ruby Nix, Roy Broome,
-i Royce Jones, Steve Fat-
tig, the Rev. Leroy Burns,
Blanch Burns, Odell Wade,
Zine Bell Wade, Claudette
Griffin, Loy Palmer, Al-
lene Montgomery, Wayne
Holcomb, Dennie Max-
—I well, Henry Galloway,
Mary Sims, Frank Cronic,
Dan Tomlin, Jerry Poole,
Greg Baker, Cidney Wilson,
Jeremy Gaddis, Tommy Gray
of Cornelia, Luther Campbell,
Carol Dean Beck, Johnnie
Dalton, Allan Poe of Com
merce, Chad Standridge, Scott
McClure, Winford Baker, the
Rev. Jerry Smith, Coy Mar
low, Bennie Jackson, Clif
ford Wilson, William Wilson,
Christine Chitwood, Johnny
Smallwood, Eddie Borders,
Pauline Arfin, Crystal Med-
lock, Michelle McClure, Mary
Bell Echols and J.R. Boswell,
Remember our family when
you pray. If you know others
who are sick, please call me
so I can add their name to our
prayer list.
Happy birthday to: Ruth
Parson, Shirley Boyle, Melvin
Morris, Sandra Carroll, Mike
Wood, Layla Bellotte, Randall
Parson, Hunter Stringer and
Bree Harris.
' Purse' sonal belongings
When going on an
outing one day last
week, I decided to put
my driver's license in
my pocket and leave
my purse at home.
This is something
that I rarely do, but I
didn't want to have to
keep up with my lug
gage. The whole day,
I felt as though some
thing was missing.
This reminded me
of a time when my daughter
was 3 years old and insisted that
I turn the car around because
she left something at home that
she needed. Assuming it was
beloved “night-night blanket,” I
did just that.
I was wrong — it was her
purse. She eagerly dumped it
out and showed me the items
she had stashed in it.
It contained a pink plastic
cell phone, fake lipstick, Fisher
Price keys and loose change —
all necessities for a 3-year-old
girl to survive!
Leaving your purse
behind is like going
on vacation and los
ing your luggage. As
you can see, the con
cept of the purse be
ing a detachable part
of the human body
starts at a young age
for most.
The items in a
woman’s purse say
a lot about who she
is and at what stage of life she
is. With every season of life, cir
cumstances change, and so do
the contents of the purse.
For example, as a teenager the
only items that I carried in my
purse were make-up and a hair
brush. As the years passed, I got
married and we started a family.
My purse then contained paci
fiers, baby wipes, diapers and
plenty of snapshots.
Over the years, my purse has
contained Legos, little tracks
and toy soldiers. The contents
now pretty much consist of a
checkbook, my daughter's cute
hair bows and stickers. I am
lucky if I can find a crayon in
the bottom of the purse to write
a check with.
I guess it is pretty clear now
why purse snatching is not a
popular profession. After a cou
ple of tries, the crooks probably
realize that these purses are not
loaded with the things that they
think they are nabbing. They are
just full of items that we ladies
feel are the necessities for ev
eryday life. Necessities for our
selves, as well as for others.
I believe that when a woman
dies, she should be buried with
her purse at her side. After all,
it has been her sidekick for the
majority of her life. I also con
tains a whole lot of information
about the ipurseison she really
is.
Sherri Stephens is a South
Jackson resident. She may be
contacted at channbug5@ hot-
mail. com.
sherri
Stephens
BANKS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
FY 2009 BUDGET
July 1,2008 through June 30,2009
Proposed budget to be approved December 1,2008
at 6:00 p.m. during a called meeting of the B. O. E. in the Conference Room
GENERAL
DEBT
OTHER
TOTAL
FUND
SERVICE
FUNDS
BUDGET
REVENUES:
Est. Gen. Fund Balance 7-1-08
$1,796,409
$505,000
$2,301,409
Ad Valorem
$7,063,293
$7,063,293
E.L.O.S.T.
$3,091,632
$3,091,632
Other Local Sources
$232,000
$596,250
$828,250
State Sources
$13,908,850
$75,500
$13,984,350
Federal Sources
$0
$2,595,818
$2,595,818
Total Estimated Revenues
$23,000,552
$3,091,632
$3,772,568
$29,864,752
EXPENDITURES:
1000 Instruction
$16,665,294
$1,337,481
$18,002,775
2100 Pupil Services
$386,358
$1,880
$388,238
2210 Impr of Instruction
$346,375
$120,454
$466,829
2220 Educational Media
$467,045
$0
$467,045
2300 General Administration
$353,377
$186,009
$539,386
2400 School Administration
$1,363,662
$1,363,662
2500 Business Services
$210,246
$210,246
2600 Maint & Operations
$1,654,444
$1,654,444
2700 Student Transportation
$1,283,554
$230,994
$1,514,548
2800 Central Support Services
$24,999
$24,999
2900 Other Support Services
$30,198
$174,000
$204,198
3100 School Nutrition
$1,517,645
$1,517,645
4000 Facilities Acq., Const.
$0
$200,000
$200,000
5000 Xfr to Other Funds
$214,000
$214,000
5100 Debt Service
$3,091,632
$3,091,632
Total Estimated Expenditures
$22,999,552
$3,091,632
$3,768,463
$29,859,647
Est. Fund Equity 6-30-09
$1,000
$4,105
$5,105
Total Est. Exp. & Fund Equity
$23,000,552
$3,091,632
$3,772,568
$29,864,752