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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 3A ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOOTBALL GAME The Banks County Sheriff’s Office and the Banks County Fire Department held their annual football fundraiser Friday Nov. 12 at the Banks County High School football field. BANKS COUNTY & HIGH SCHOOL ® Dollar General opens Maysville store Dollar General has opened its Maysville store, at 25 Newton Street. A grand opening was held Dec. 6-7. The new 9,014-square- foot store employs approxi mately six to 10 people. The new Dollar General features a fresh layout, de signed to make shopping easier and simpler for cus tomers. Some of the store’s new features include a per manent treasure hunt sec tion, seasonal products fea tured in the center of the store, easily recognizable departments with visible signage and greater conve nience to the coolers located at the front of the store. Dollar General stores of fer convenience and value to customers, by providing a focused selection of national brands and private brands of food, housewares, seasonal items, cleaning supplies, basic apparel and health and beauty care products. About a third of the merchandise in Dollar General is sold for just $1 or less. For more information, visit www.dollargeneral. com. Lula reschedules public hearing BY JUSTIN POOLE The City of Lula had to postpone its public hearing on the budget. Due to the court case that was ongoing during the scheduled time the hear ings has been scheduled last week, city manager Dennis Bergin rescheduled the two budget hearings for Dec. 15. The first meeting is sched uled for 1 p.m. with the sec ond public hearing at 6 p.m. before the regular council meeting. OTHER BUSINESS During a called meeting on Nov. 26, the council ap proved changes to the low bid contract for the con struction on the Veterans’ Park. With the changes to the construction contract the city will save an esti mated $115,000. The initial total cost of the project was $357,000. After the changes the total cost drops to ap proximately $242,000. Take part in the newspaper The Banks County News wants to involve you in cover age. Here’s what we are look ing into and how you can take part. CHRISTMAS RECIPES If you have any favorite Christmas recipes, please send them to us. You can also send a photo of you and/or your favorite dish. Be sure to tell when you serve this dish and what your family thinks about it. Send information to Angi- eEditor@aol.com. CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS What does your family do for Christmas? Do you have a unique holiday tradition, display or collection? Send information to AngieEditor@ aol.com. NEW YEAR’S PLANS Do you have special New Year’s traditions? What is your resolution for the new year. Send information on ei ther of these topics, to Angi- eEditor.aol.com. Van service available for veterans FIRE DEPARTMENT BLOCKS The Banks County Fire Department’s defensive line prepares to stop the sher iff’s department from gaining yards at last Friday’s fundraiser football game. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WINS A Banks County officer scores a touchdown at the fundraiser last Friday. The Sheriff’s department went on to win the game with a narrow victory of 33-32. Photos by Jeremiah Dills MEETING SCHEDULE FOR MILLAGE RATE ADOPTION 2009 The City of Lula will hold additional Public Hearings in the month of December pertaining to consideration of the adoption of the 2009 millage rate. Please mark your calendar for the following dates and times: Public Hearing Additional Meetings 1. 2. Date Time December 15, 2008 1:00 P.M. December 15, 2008 6:00 P.M. Location City Hall City Hall The City of Lula General Fund Fiscal Year 2008/09 Revenue Expenditures General Government Street and Sanitation Debt Service $720,749.00 $513,954.00 $138,000.00 $ 0 Total Expenditures $651,954.00 The establishment of consideration of this next year’s millage collected rate would reflect a rollback equal to an amount surpassing resulting in a reduction of mill to zero or no property tax under the current proposed conservative budget. YOU CAN OWN YOUR OWN HOME! <4 STOP PAYING RENT! • 100% Purchase Program • No Private Mortgage Insurance • No Rental History Required (some restrictions apply) Call Toll Free 1-877-451-2506 www.firstratemtg.com First Rate Mortgage, Inc. 2377 Terrell Drive • Atlanta, GA 30341 Georgia Residential Mortgage Licensee #13134 The Disabled American Veterans is offering a free van service for those who need to visit a VA clinic in Athens or Augusta. Vans are available to trans port veterans from Jefferson and the surrounding coun ties to Athens every Tuesday. Transportation is also avail able to the VA medical center in Augusta. Caregivers may also ride with their loved ones. A per mission form must be com pleted by calling Sinclair Jackson at the VA clinic in Athens at 706-227-4634. The DAV is also seeking volunteer drivers, who don’t have to be veterans. Drivers must complete a free physical exam and background check. DAV Chapter 92 serves 13 counties in Northeast Georgia, including Jackson, Barrow, Banks and Madison counties. For more information, 800- 836-5561, ext. 1-5541 or 706- 733-0188, ext. 1-5541. Volunteer opportunities available To be listed in the volunteer column, send information to AngieEditor@aol.com or mail it to: Angela Gary, The Banks County News, P.O. Box 920, Homer, Ga. 30547. The following are volunteer opportunities in Banks County and the surrounding area: •Piedmont CASA volunteers speak for cJiildren who are in foster care. For more informa tion, call the CASA office at 706-387-6375. •The Banks County Adult Literacy Center is seeldng vol unteer teachers. They especially need math tutors, including the areas of introductory algebra, geometry and Algebra I. Tutors are needed on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. For more information, call 706-677- 4302. •B JC Medical Center Auxiliary is seeldng volunteers. For more information, call 706-335-1199. JWj JEWELRY&GIFTS \(ouf 4Uopp<i*),<:<> weo ' ,u KAPvrV tfG OU7 ^BUSINESS''' NO LESS THAN Dill Shopping Center | Cook St. | Royston, GA | 706.245.5801 | Monday through Saturday 9am til 5:30pm