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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 5A Social Brown, Goodman families welcome babies Katie Motes welcome two new great-granddaughters. Congratulations to Michael and Heather Tiller Brown on the birth of their daughter, Baylee Reese Brown, born on Dec. 29. She weighed seven pounds and eight ounces and was 20 inches long. She is the granddaughter of Neal and Charlene Brown of Commerce and Vickie and Gary Tiller of Commerce and the great- granddaughter of Katie Mote and Nan Brown and Donald and Janice Reese and Bill and Allene Tiller. • Congratulations to Craig and Julie Mote Goodman of Cleveland on the birth of their daughter, Karis Jane Goodman, born on Dec. 29. She weighed six pounds and nine ounces and was 20 Vi inches long. She is the granddaughter of David and Janet Goodman of Gainesville and the late Billy Mote of Lula and Jerry and Nancy Mote Ledford of Commerce. She is the great granddaughter of Katie Motes of Lula Area News Willene Parson Boyle 706-677-42 00 willene.boyle@windstream.net Remember the family of Linda Carol Gailey, who passed away last Friday. She was the mother of Susan Jones Homer and Carol Baxter of Commerce. Her sons are Casey, Brad, and Billy Dills. Keep this family in your prayers. She will be greatly missed. • Remember the family of Bonnie Gardiner, who passed away on Friday. She is the mother of Ronnie and Elizabeth Gardiner, Johnny and Connie Gardiner, Joyce Massey and Patrick Roberts of Destin, Fla., and Mary and Phil Brantley Maggie Valley N.C. She was a life time member of our community. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and neighbors. Remember her family in your prayers. She will be greatly missed. • The Mike Boyle family was visited by Shirley Boyle of Arkansas. She is also visiting with her parents, Sheryl and Lois Ledford, and other family members in the area. We all enjoyed gathering together for the holidays at the home of Tom and Leann Ledford on Christmas Day, and we visited at our home on Christmas Eve. • The children of the Late Joe and Pearl Harris all gathered at the home of Mary Parson to celebrate Christmas. Present were: William and Marie Harris, Margie Sanders, John Harris, John Owensby, Pat Harris, Ollie and Talmadge, James and Kay Harris, Howard and Jean Harris and Ruth Parson. Remember those in our commu nity who are overseas fighting or state-side being trained to defend our country. • Those who are sick in our commu nity include many who have cancer and need our prayers. Those on the prayer list are: Mary Ferguson, Tonya McCoy, Robin Crump, Ed Croy, Nell Wheeler, Teresa Simpson, Chester Hewell, J.T. Parson, Troy Ward, Lynn Seay Smith, Michael Cantrell, Kyle Bryant, Sarah Beth Clark, Debbie Pritchett, Alex Strickland, Calvin Ogletree, Kenneth Parson, Odell Coker, Genell Carlan, Jeff Hart, Kathy Cummings, Brenda Galloway, Florence Duncan, Gary Gunter, Mary Broom, Mark Dalton, Curtis Smith, Diane Smith, William Harris, Morgan Redd, James Parks, Scott Standridge, Raymond Standridge, Chad Standridge, Vicki Thomas, Jerry Kimsey, Jeremy Gaddis, Darrell Parson, Margie Richie, Viola Gillespie, Ruby Lee, Ollie Savage, Drake Motes, Mike Pace, Talmadge Savage, Shannon Brown Watkins, Edith Goodson, Carolyn Standridge, William Sims in Germany, Jan Miller, Barbara Sue Holcomb, Steve Fattig, Dennie Maxwell, Mary Sims, Carol Dean Beck, Winford Baker, Coy Marlow, Johnny Smallwood, Crystal Medlock, Michelle McClure and J.R. Boswell. Remember these when you pray. If you know of others who are sick, call me so I can add their name to the prayer list. • Happy birthday to: Jacob Stinchcomb, Perry Smith, Maecee Grace Crumley, Cody White, Kenny Crumley, Mike Boyle, Tammy Kennedy, Cindy Standridge, Lindsey McDuffie, Don Scales and Larry Stewart. Happy anniversary to Dennis and Kristin Shirley and Ollie and Talmadge Savage. My email address is willene. boyle@windstream.net. Contact me with all your news. I have to have my article in before noon on Mondays. Military updates Betts completes basic training Army Reserve Pvt. Travis W. Betts has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physi cal fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and field training exercises. Betts is the son of Karen Wiley of Salem Church Road, Dawsonville. He is a 2010 graduate of Banks County High School, Homer. Haley completes basic training Air Force Airman Tevin S. Haley graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Haley is the son of Holly and Stephon Simmons of Garrison Road, Lula. He is a 2010 graduate of East Hall High School, Gainesville. Tilson completes basic training Army Pfc. Chastinee M. Tilson has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exer cises in drill and ceremonies, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics. Tilson is the niece of Michale Tilson of Osprey Court, Gainesville, and stepdaughter of Steve Reele of Hampton Street, Lula. She is a 2010 graduate of Banks County High School, Homer. Tilson was recently promoted to the rank of private first class. Hudson completes basic training Marine Corps Pfc. Daniel R. Hudson, son of Mary Warren of Hawthorn, Pa., and David R. Hudson of Lula recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. In addition to the physical conditioning program, Hudson spent hours in classroom and field assignments, which included learning first aid, combat water survival, marks manship, hand-to-hand combat and weapons training. They operated as a small infantry unit during field training. Hudson and other recruits also received instruction on the Marine Corps’ core values-honor, courage and commit ment, and what the core values mean in guiding personal and professional conduct. Hudson and fellow recruits ended the training phase with The Crucible, a 54-hour, team evolution culminating in an emotional ceremony in which recruits are presented the Marine Corps Emblem, and addressed as “Marines” for the first time in their careers. We Buy All Gold & Silver f'M Including: Class Rings • Wedding Bands • Coins • Broken Jewelry • Dental Gold ^ainesoiller 770-532-2592 1020 Jesse Jewell Pkwy. • Gainesville, GA Mon. - Thurs. 10-6:30 • Fri. - Sat. 10-7 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Genealogical Society to meet UGA and Farm Bureau team to host Ag Forecast Seminar Georgia farmers, agricul tural leaders, and agribusi ness owners are always striving to stay informed and updated on the market situation and future trends of the commodities that make them profitable. This pro cess helps them in deciding how to plan their marketing and farming strategies for the next year or years ahead. The theme for this year is with local in mind—from the local commercial farm to the local small grower—that the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Georgia Farm Bureau and the Georgia Department of Agriculture presents the 2012 Georgia Ag Forecast. This three-hour seminar will be held in Gainesville on Monday, January 26. In each session, UGA agricul tural economists will give an overview of the upcoming season, Georgia producers or agribusiness owners will discuss what has made their businesses successful, and the keynote speaker will give an update on current farm labor issues. All of this will be followed by a Q&A ses sion and a networking lunch. Registration will open at 9 a.m. The seminar will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and will be followed by a networking luncheon from noon-1 p.m. Registration is $30 per indi vidual or $200 for a table of eight. Participants will leave the meeting with a preview of the upcoming year and a copy of the 2011 Ag Forecast Book, which is designed to give a detailed analysis of each major product (from broilers to vegetables) pro duced in Georgia. The Ag Forecast meetings & networking luncheons are at the following locations: • January 26: Gainesville, Georgia Mountains Center. • Jan. 23: Macon, Georgia Farm Bureau Building. • Jan. 24: UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. • Jan. 25: Statesboro, Nessmith-Lane Center. • Jan. 27: Carrollton, Carroll County Ag Center. For more information and to register, visit www.geor- giaagforecast.com or call the Banks County Extension office at 706-677-6230. Sign up for beef cattle course Beef cattle producers have the opportunity to attend northeast Georgia’s first "Beef Cattle Shortcourse” hosted by the UGA Cooperative Extension. It will be held in Athens at the UGA Livestock Arena (2598 S. Milledge Ave.) on Tuesday, January 10, from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The registration fee is $15, which will cover the meal and instructional material. Topics covered in the short course include marketing the calf crop, herd health, calf nutri tion, forage testing and feeding, bull and heifer selection and live demonstrations on health and animal selection. For registration informa tion, visit http://www.caes. uga.edu/extension/banks or call the extension office at 706-677-6230. Thinking of Tying The Knot... the second time? If you have a vasectomy between December and the Super Bowl, you are put in a drawing for a Big Green Egg! Big Green Egg provided by Green's Grocery NO NEEDLE, NO SCALPEL VASECTOMY OR VAS REVERSAL Northeast 7 (Associates tSIABUSHtD 1980 eorgia Urological 770.535-0000 Ext. 113 660 Lanier Park Dr., Suite A Gainesville, GA 30501 Details at ngurology.com The East Georgia Genealogical Society, serving 30 counties in north Georgia, will meet on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the L.D.S. Church at 36 Sims Road in Winder. Group members are looking for a volunteer chair-person from each of the 30 counties to assist the society in local research needs. Membership is open to anyone, anywhere for $20 annually. Members will receive for publications of the “Georgia Settler” peri odical with family sketches, salt lists and other research information. Legacy Link discussion focuses on ID theft, fraud The Legacy Link Area on Aging and GeorgiaCares SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) will offer a brief presenta tion on preventing ID theft and Medicare fraud and abuse at the Banks County Senior Citizen’s Center, 700 Thompson Street, Homer, beginning at 10 a.m. Jan. 17. A counselor will be avail able afterwards to assist with any Medicare questions or concerns. Those who plan to attend are asked to bring all related documents if they are seeking help with a specific issue. For further information, contact GeorgiaCares at 1-866-552-4464 or 770-538- 2650 and ask for Legacy Link GeorgiaCares. 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