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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 7A Social Dedication service held for Branson Crumley The dedication service of Branson War ren Crumley was held at Tates Creek Bap tist Church on Jan. 8 on the birthday of his big sister, Maecee. Family members and parents Blakley and Brandi Crumley, along with all the grandparents and great- grandparents were present. We pray that God will bless this little one and his fam ily. Maecee Crumley was also honored with a 2nd birthday party given by her parents on Sunday Jan 8 witth her family and friends helping her celebrate. We want to wish her a very special happy birthday. • Our family, along with lots of other fam ilies, enjoyed attending the Banks County High School football banquet held at the Grove on Sunday afternoon. Coach Phil lip Jones and the coaching staff did a great job, along with the mother huddle and ev eryone else that had a part in making this a special day for our football players. We are looking for another great season next year. Our prayers are with the seniors who will be leaving the progam this year, but we know they are leaving our football team in good hands with the group of great underclassmen ready to take over. We are proud of our Leopards. • Taylor Parson was honored on Satur day night with a 13 th birthday party held at the community center in Cornelia giv en by her parents, Marshell and Rhonda Parson. Lots of her family and friends gathered to enjoy great food and music. We enjoyed seeing a lot of the great kids from our school system who were there to Area News Willene Parson Boyle 706-677-4200 willene.boyle@windstream.net help Taylor celebrate. We wish her a very happy birthday and lots of more to come. Everyone had a great time. Marshell and Rhonda Parson Trisha and Taylor ( Lilly and Holly), along with Chris and Jill Smithe Allison and Chloe and San dra and Melina Garrison all enjoyed ring ing in the new year together in a cabin in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. They had lots of fun and games and lots of great food. The girls came back excited about basketball sea son. Good luck, girls. I’m so glad to report that Cpl. Dustin Holcombe has returned from Afghani stan! He returned to Camp Lejeune on Jan. 4 and got to come “home” on Jan. 5. His dad, sister Harlee and I have had a wonderful, but all too short visit. We are so blessed to have him home. He will return to Camp Lejeune to finish out his four years and then he will be getting out of the Marine Corps on June 9. We are so proud of Dustin and would like to thank everyone for their continued support and prayers as his adventure through life con tinues. Thank you for keeping up with all of our military and keeping us informed of where each of them are and how they are doing. Its always good to hear from a family who’s love one has returned home safe. • The community was saddened to hear of the death of Duran Bellotte. He was the son of Herbert and Shelby Bellotte, father of Olivia Jade Bellotte, brother of Ginger Grindle, uncle to Sydney and Shelby Grin- dle, nephew, cousin and friend to many in our community. He was a very loving young man and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Remember his fam ily and friends when you pray. • The prayer list includes many in our community who have cancer. Please re member them and all of the others who are sick and in need of our prayers. • Happy birthday to: Maecee Grace Crumley, Cody White, Kenny Crum ley, Mike Boyle, Tammy Kennedy, Cindy Standridge, Tim Harper, Lisa Farlow, Mandy Dale, Brently Brown, Kaitln Watkins, Pamela Hardigree, Ricki Blackwell, Butch Jones, Wade Bray, Angela Williams, Brandie Carlan, Marty Elrod, Kendra Rossser, Tammy Prater, Lexxi Gallhuir,Sarah Carlan and Beth Gooch. 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. Class focuses on preparing for emergency Submit your social or school news E-mail AngieEditor@aol.com, fax items to 706- 387-5414 or call 706-367-2490. There are natural disasters and disastrous occurrences we may experience in our lifetime. To be more specific. Banks County residents could expe rience damaging winds from tornadoes or hurricanes. From forest fires to flooding rains to crippling ice and snow storms, damages and losses to homes, businesses, property, crops, and livestock can produce tragic results. Although we may have to experience one or more of these disasters in our life time, we do have public services, such as the Banks County Emergency Manage ment Agency, Fire Department, Emer gency Services, Health Depart ment and others who are pre pared to protect and rescue us from the effects of these disas ters. Since they are trained more for protecting our lives and property, there is a concern for preparing for agricultural emer gencies or disasters. That could be anything from livestock loose on the roads, livestock endan gered from tornadoes or hurri cane winds, flooding, compan ion and service animals needing care as the result of a disaster, livestock infected with a foreign animal disease outbreak, or even agroterrorism. The Banks County Extension Office is working together with the Banks County EMA and emergency services to form a group of citizens and emergency responders who will volunteer their time to assist in providing some type of help whenever an agricultural emergency occurs. The most common version of this team effort is called the County Agricultural Response Team, or CART. The CART’s efforts will in clude specific phases of emer gency management, such as preparedness, re sponse, and recovery. Besides the EMA Director, Emergency Services responders, and the extension agent, some candi dates for joining the CART will be live stock and poultry producers, veteri narians, volunteers, health department, law enforcement, and local officials. Volunteers will need to go through some ba sic training to become familiar with the Incident Management Systems emergency prepared ness trainings. The CART will need some members to com mit to using their equipment to help catch, contain, and haul livestock to safe locations. And, there is a need for stalls, pens, or paddocks to hold livestock temporarily until they can be re turned to their home safely. If you are interested in join ing the CART, either to physi cally assist in an emergency sit uation or to provide equipment or bam/pasture space, give us a call at the extension office at 706-677-6230 or email at bwal- dorf@uga.edu. Bob Waldorf is the Banks County extension agent. bob waldorf $500 Ticket 0f s 20’° Or More. Valid with coupon Mon.-Thurs. only. 5 00 0FF La Hacienda Commerce La Hacienda Braselton 173 Steven B. Tanger Blvd. 5391 Highway 53 706-335-7458 706-654-0070 j^T/ie Original Mexican Restaurant! Not affiliated with any other restaurant. wedding announcement Thomas, Ray plan spring wedding Raymond and Christine Thomas, Danielsville, announce the en gagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kimberly Dawn Thomas, Lavonia, to Jeremy Wayne Ray, Lavonia, son of Dale and Sandra Ray, Nicholson. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Eugene and An nie Lee House, Nicholson, and Luther B. Thomas and Jean Brock, Baldwin. Miss Thomas attended Madison County High School and works as a crew trainer at McDonald’s. The future groom is the grandson of the late Bobby Lee Cowart and J.D. and Annie Mae Kitchens, Hull, and the late Nathan H. and Mary Lois Ray, Jefferson. Mr. Ray attended Jackson County Comprehensive High School and works for a paving company. Invitations will be sent for a spring wedding. A friend introduced the couple, but they did not immediately be gin dating. 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