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PAGE 2B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 TENNIS Tennis team ends season with loss in Atlanta HILL IN ACTION Haley Hill takes the one handed approach to hitting the tennis ball. Photos by Randy Crump DOUBLES ACTION Tyler Hubbard get his racket just in front of partner Chris Willis for the play at the net. ■ MAKES RETURN Tuan Pham makes the return from just outside the back of the court. ACROSS THE NET Jake Schaefer rushes to make the soft hit across the net. GOLF Team headed to sectionals sMSilSI BY RANDY CRUMP The Banks County High School Lady Leopards golf team competed in the region tournament last week and fin ished in second place behind Buford. Cara Gowder shot a 74 for the Lady Leopards. Buford shot a 272, Banks a 274, West Hall a 280, White County a 282, North Hall a 287 and Dawson County a 356. Buford will advance to the state tournament at Chateau Elan and Banks, West Hall and White County will advance to sectionals at Hartwell Country Club on May 6. The Banks County Leopards Golf Team compet ed in the region tournament on Wednesday last week at Chateau Elan and finished in sixth place at 390 behind White County 313, Buford 323, North Hall 328, Dawson County 351 and East Hall 374. west Hall finished with 418 and Fannin County at 427 in last place in the region. Jarrett Smith shot a 92, Jack Gale a 92, Sam Hill a 98, Tyler Crouch a 104, Jeffery Nicholson a 110 and Austin Whitfield a 112. SMITH AT TOURNEY Jarrett Smith shot a 92 in the boys’ region golf tournament. AT GIRLS REGION Cara Gowder shot a 74 in the girls’ region tournament. BY RANDY CRUMP The Banks County High School Leopards tennis team completed its season with a 0-5 loss to the 6A-AAA St. Pius X Golden Lions in Atlanta on April 23. The Leopards lost all five matches to the Golden Lions in the first round of state com petition. The match was the last games to be played by seniors Jake Schaefer, Tyler Hubbard, Tuan Pham, Haley Hill and Alissa Moulder as a Leopard. Banks County Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Banks County Board of Commissioners will be holding a public hearing on May 14, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the Banks County Courthouse Annex. The reason for the public hearing is to consider the abandonment of CR268/Sprout Drive. The road is .17 miles in length. The City of Maysville will be picking up limbs: May 7, 2013 (Banks County Residents) May 8, 2013 (Jackson County Residents) Limbs must be out on curb by 8:00 a.m. Limbs over six feet long will not be picked up. There will be a 15 minute limit at each residence. 706-652-2274. $ 5 00 0FF Ticket Of s 20" Or More. Valid with coupon Mon.-Thurs. only. 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 j D.O.T. PHYSICAL EXAMS & DRUG TESTING PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICALS • Results back in 24-48 hours • Same day appointments • Minimal wait time • Pre-Employment Exams $40.00 •DOT Medical Exams $45.00 •School Bus Driver Med. Exam..$45.00 • DOT Drug Testing $15.00 (with lab) $30.00 Homer Family Chiropractor Dr. K. Anthony Merati, D.C. 1253 Historic Homer Hwy. Homer, GA 706.677.1010 www.homerchiropractor.com HOMER BAPTIST PRESCHOOL Currently has Opening in our 2 Day 2 Year Olds Mother's Morning Out Program For The 2013-2014 School Year. There is a $45.00 registration fee due at the time of registration. Homer Baptist Preschool is ranked in the over 95% percentile for Kindergarten readiness. Our Pre K program includes a Library for beginning readers. We are fortunate to have half of our Pre K children reading on an early reading level before they enter Kindergarten. For more information contact 706-677-1039 Banks County Board of Commissioners REQUEST FOR BIDS Bid Number (213-510) Sealed bids will be received at the Commissioner's Office, Banks County Courthouse Annex, on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at which time they will be opened for the following: 1. 2,319 SY Patching (Cut out and replace with 3" asphalt) CR328/Steven Tanger Blvd. 2. 2,906 SY Overlay (1" Tack Coat) CR328/ Steven Tanger Blvd. 3. 1,868 LF Curb Mill CR328/ Steven Tanger Blvd. 4. 289 SY Patching & Binder (Remove 4" and replace w/2" Binder & 2" Overlay) CR291/ Garrison Road 5. 156 SY Patching & Binder (Remove 4" and replace w/2" Binder & 2" Overlay) CR155/ Emory Chambers Road ** The Project will be built to DOT Specifications 2001 Edition. Bid packets may be obtained from: Erin Decker Banks County Commission 150 Hudson Ridge Suite 1 Homer, GA 30547 706-677-6800 All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked with the words, "SEALED BID NO. 213-510 Opening Date Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Banks County Commissioners Office, 150 Hudson Ridge, Ste. 1, Homer, GA 30547. Any bid received after 10:00 a.m. will be rejected. The Banks County Commission reserves the right to accept or to reject any and all bids and to waive any formality or informality in the bid process.
