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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 201 3 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 5B JV GIRLS' BASKETBALL AFTER GAME PRAYER The Lady Leopards and the Buford Wolves take time to be thankful after the game with a prayer. Photos by Randy Crump Whole, Bone-In Sliced Free Pork Loins Black Angus, Whole, Boneless, Sliced Free Sirloin Black Angus, Boneless, Beef Sirloin Tip Roast Black Angus, Family Pack, Boneless Sirloin Tip Steak Black Angus, Family Pack, Boneless New York Black Angus, Whole, Sliced Free New York Strips Carolina Pride, All-Meat or Beef Cocktail Smokies Fresh (never frozen), Bag Leg Quarters Carolina Pride, Box Red Link Smoked Sausage Mulberry Farms, Fully- Cooked, Hot & Spicy Chicken Wing Portions 3 Lbs. BONUS BUYS! BONUS BUYS! ! BONUS BUYS! Hy Top Rice sp 16 Oz. Bag Mt ,^4. Sliced Bacon Frily-Cotkii Peeled I Dminri Shrimp Ring with Sauce Fish Fillets k 11 9 4 Pork Chitterlings Plain or Self*Rising Hy Top Flour L Hy Top, Chunk Whit* Chicken Breast Hy Top Soup 10.S-10.750z. Morning Fresh Farms Sour Cream WCrtW Blue Bonnet, Reg. or Low Fat Margarine 16 Ol /iiu. % I I Honm r Hy Top, Assorted Varieties Salad Dressing Assorted Varieties, Eicept Decafe, Bag or Can Maxwell House Coffee Apple Juice Cocktail Hy Top, White Paper Towels Leopards split 2-game series against Eagles JUMP SHOT Paige Mathis puts up a two point inside jump shot against the Buford Wolves. BY RANDY CRUMP The Banks County High School JV girls played East Jackson twice and Buford in recent action. The Lady Leopards split the games against the Eagles winning 53-24 and losing 27-28. Buford handed the JV girls another loss 41-18 in Buford. BCHS jumped out to an early lead in game one against the Eagles and stayed there for the whole game. Mallory Parson led the Lady Leopards with 14 points from the floor. Jody Milford put in a good effort with 10 points, Paige Mathis scored seven points, Lauren Parr and Bayleigh Marlow scored six points each. Brenna Parson scored five points, Morgan Rylee three points and Shelby Parson added two points with a lone basket. A couple of days later for game two, the Eagles came to play and the game was a tighter contest on the scoring front. Most of the Lady Leopards points came from the free throw line. Eventually, the Eagles put the game away in the fourth quarter outscoring the Lady Leopards 17-6. Mallory Parson led the Lady Leopards with 10 points, Brenna Parson scored six points, Morgan Rylee scored five points, Lauren Parr and Jaylyn Lack scored three points each. The Lady Leopards will be back in action on January 4 at home against region rival West Hall. Games are sched uled to start at 4 p.m. LOOKING TO SCORE Jodi Milford shoots from the lane. TO THE HOOP Shelby Parson takes it to the hoop for two points. FOR ONLY $5 PER MONTH, YOU CAN LIST YOUR GROUP'S MEETINGS! Let your members know when your group is meeting! Call (706) 367-5233 to advertise your meeting time, place and date in... • The Jackson Herald • The Commerce News • The Braselton News • The Banks County News • The Madison County Journal % HUMANE SOCIETY OF JACKSON CO. Retail Thrift Store Tues. - Sat. • 10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. 96 College Street 706-367-1111 -www.hsjc.com JEFFERSON ROTARY CLUB Meets Tuesdays Jefferson City Clubhouse 12:30 p.m.-(706) 367-0958 Mark Bradley, President J 547 A ROCKWELL W LODGE F& A.M. 'v' No. 191, Hoschton, GA 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. • Dinner at 6:30 p.m. www.rockwelllodge191.com Two blocks behind Larry’s Garage West Broad at Hall Street BANKS COUNTY Igjf AMERICAN LEGION Post 215 Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. In Homer, GA at the American Legion Building on Historic Highway 441 Pd.os BANKS COUNTY MM AMERICAN LEGION ™ AUXILIARY-Post 215 Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m. In the American Legion Building at 1350 Historic Homer Hwy., Homer, GA pa 2 JEFFERSON LIONS CLUB Meets 2nd & 4th Monday Jefferson City Clubhouse 6:30 p.m.-(706) 367-9349 Jimmy Mock, President 54 , PARKINSON DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP 1 st and 3rd Thursday • 11 a.m. St. Paul’s Methodist Church Academy Street, Gainesville, GA. Contact: Deane & David Poole 7706-967-0161 Pd 10 HOME BIBLE STUDIES LIVING HOPE PENTECOSTAL 2nd & 4th Thursdays each month 7:00 p.m. 306 McKinney Rd. • Jefferson, GA Rev. Charles R. Gay, Jr. 706.202.4920 • 706.207.0182 We look forward to you joining us. Pd. 12 Acts 2:38 JACKSON COUNTY Pd 10 REPUBLICAN PARTY Meets 2nd Sat. of each month Doors open at 7:30 a.m. Meeting starts promptly at 8:00 a.m. Jefferson Clubhouse, 302 Longview Drive, Jefferson ~ Everyone welcome! www.JacksonGOP.org Pilot Club of Jefferson Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm Jefferson City Club House 706-367-9313 or 706-693-4715 m BANKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. meets first Monday each month 7:00 p.m. in the Banks Co. Historial Courthouse at 105 U.S. Hwy. 441 North in Homer pd.os Tri-County Shrine Club 4 ,h Mon. of each month • 6:30 p.m. For more info contact Jesse 770-403-0078 or Lonnie 770-503-5949 pu, 12 ATHENS AMERICAN LEGION 'HP p ° st 20 Meets each 4th Tues., 6:30 p.m. George Therriault, Post Commander Home (706)613-8534 gtherriault35@gmail.com pd. 12 A UNITY LODGE F & A.M. No. 36, Jefferson, GA 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. Tom Hays *678-316-7492 Borders St. behind Tabo’s 260 Met JEFFERSON AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION www.jaba-ga.org Meets 3rdThurs. • 11:45 a.m. Community Bank & Trust Bldg. 71 Memorial Drive DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS & AUXILIARY Joe Brown Conally, Chapter 2 meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. 1001 Winterville Rd. • Athens, GA Watter Butler, Commander 12 Pd. 01 Madison County Democratic Party Conolus Scott Jr. ~ Committee Chairman 706-789-3336 Call for monthly meeting information www.madisoncountydemocrats.linkpc.net St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Mission Mass Schedule: Fri. 9 a.m., Sat. 4:00 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m., Thurs. 12:10 p.m. First Friday Adoration 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org 706-367-7220 Pil2 |f% JEFFERSON 10 HI AMERICAN LEGION Post 56 • Each 3rd Tues., 6:30 p.m. Gene Bennett, Commander Phone (706) 757-2288 www.albertgordonpost56.org THE MADISON COUNTY RETIRED EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION meets September - June on the second Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m. at the Ila Restaurant in Ila. There is no local meeting in July and August. Troyce Ann Pawlowski, President 706-548-7996 r„.6 Pd “ MADISON COUNTY |p|AMERICAN LEGION Post 39 Meets last Thursday, 7 p.m. JANUARY - OCTOBER American Legion Building Crawford W. Long Street