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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017
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Junior Deputy Training held at BCES
DECIDING WHAT TO DO
Banks County Elementary School student
Christopher Williams looks over information gath
ered as part of a mock scenario in the Junior
Deputy Training Program.
HEADED TO SCENE
Banks County Elementary School student Kolten
Jones is headed to a scene to investigate as part
of scenarios enacted at the Junior Deputy Training
Program. He is shown with Banks County Sheriff’s
Officer Josh White.
TAKING A REPORT
Christy Noblett and Mason Dodd are shown taking information concerning a stolen truck as part of a
mock scenario presented in the Junior Deputy Training Program. Photos by Angela Gary
GIVING TIPS
Officer Jeff Bohannon with the Banks County Sheriff’s Office is shown giving participants in the Junior
Deputy Training Program tips on how to handle calls.
BOE approves facility requests, fundraisers
At the Banks County
Board of Education meeting
Monday night, the board:
• approved a request from
Phi Delta Masonic Lodge to
hold a car show in the mid
dle school parking lot.
•agreed for Mayfield ice
cream to be sold at the pri
mary school.
•agreed for Strawbridge
Studios to take class pho
tos for the yearbook at the
primary and elementary
schools.
•agreed for Square One
Art to sell student art work at
the primary and elementary
schools to fund the second
grade end-of-year celebra
tion.
•agreed for Fit to a Tee
and other vendors to sell
T-shirts and other “spirit
items” at the primary school.
• agreed for School Fund
raising Specialist to sell items
as part of a fall fundraiser at
the primary school to raise
money to purchase instruc
tional items.
• agreed for Crane’s Book
Sales to hold a book fair at
the primary school.
• agreed for Theresa Bare
foot to teach music lessons
at the elementary school.
•agreed for Pepsi and
Kitchens Vending to sell
soft drinks and snacks in
the vending machines in the
elementary school teacher
work room and to sell ice
cream, water and snacks
after lunch.
•agreed for the elemen
tary school music program
to sell recorders and book
packages.
• agreed for Sonic to hold
BCES Night to raise funds for
attendance incentives and
instructional supplies.
• agreed for Scholastic to
hold a book fair in the fall
and spring at the elementary
school.
• agreed for the Box Tops
for Education program to be
at the elementary school.
•agreed for elementary
school students to sell Little
Caesars Pizza Kits as a fund
raiser.
• agreed for Gayle Rylee’s
special education class at
the elementary school to sell
T-shirts to raise money for
community-based field trips
and classroom needs.
•agreed for the sale of
personalized DVDs of school
concerts and performances
to be sold at the elementary
school.
•agreed for elementary
school PE students to par
ticipate in the Jump Rope
For Heart fundraiser for the
American Heart Association.
•agreed for a Fine Arts
Night to be held at the ele
mentary school to give par
ents an option to purchase
framed student art work.
• agreed for a Spring Fling
to be held at the elementary
school.
• agreed for ads to be sold
at the middle school to be
displayed during sporting
events.
• agreed for “Hat Days” to
be held at the middle school
to raise funds for the “Sun
shine Committee.”
• agreed for various clubs
to sponsor school dances
at the middle school to raise
money for club events.
•agreed for 50/50 raffles
to be held at athletic events
at the middle school to raise
funds for CBI field trips.
•agreed for Great Amer
ican Opportunities to sell
catalog items at the middle
school as a fall/spring fund
raiser.
•agreed for motivational
murals to be placed in the
middle school.
• agreed for the mid
dle school to hold a half
court shot during basketball
games.
• agreed for Will Foster to
take the high school cross
country team to Carrollton
for an event.
Alto approves water purchase agreement
BY SHARON HOGAN
The Alto Town Council, on
July 11, approved the Banks
County water purchase/sell
agreement.
The agreement allows the
Town of Alto to purchase
an amount not to exceed
300,000 gallons per day at
a rate not to exceed 200
gallons per minute and a
maximum not to exceed 9
million gallons per month
at a wholesale rate of $3 per
1,000 gallons on an as need
ed basis.
Alto mayor Audrey Turner
said the agreement was the
same as it had been the pre
vious year.
“We haven’t been buying
much water from Banks
County,” she said.
In other business at the
monthly meeting:
• the council approved
mid-year employee bonus
es for all full- and part-time
employees. The bonus rang
es from $75 to $350 and is
performance based. Mayor
Turner said this is something
the town has been doing for
a number of years.
• finance director Lisa
Turner advised that Haber
sham County had put the
GIS mapping project on hold
due to a higher price quote.
All of the municipalities in
the county had been asked
to participate in the funding
for this project as well as
have a representative on the
committee.
WORK SESSION
At the work session, prior
to the council meeting, the
council discussed:
• the town’s 2016 audit that
was recently received.
• the recent purchase
of.52 acre located at 236
South Grant Street.
The property contains a
house that will have to be
torn down. Mayor Turner
said clean up of the property
would begin in the coming
weeks.
Head Start taking applications for new school year
Banks County Head Start/
Pre-K program is continuing
to accept applications for the
2017-2018 school year.
“This program provides
children with a learning envi
ronment and varied experi
ences which will help them
develop socially, physically,
intellectually, and emotion
ally in a manner which is
appropriate for their age
and stage of development,”
leaders state. The education
al program includes expe
riences designed to meet
the individual differences
and needs of participating
children. A nutritious break
fast and lunch are served.
The center does not provide
transportation.
Head Start enrollment
status is based on income
eligibility.
Children must turn three
or four years of age on or
before September 1, 2017.
Georgia Pre-K enrollment
status is on a first-come, first-
served basis. Children must
turn four years of age on or
before September 1, 2017.
Requirements include:
birth certificate, proof of
residency (utility bill, etc.),
immunizations on form 3231,
social security card (if avail
able), and child’s insurance
card (if available).
For more information,
contact Jan Bertrang (center
director) or Shelia Mullins
(family partner) at (706) 677-
2963.
Headmaster’s
Comer
by
Steve Cummings
ACS Grads In The News -We
wanted to send our Congratula
tions to two Athens Christian al
ums who are making headlines.
Earlier this summer, 2008
grad Alan Busenitz made his
Major League debut for the
Minnesota Twins. Alan was tak
en in the 25th round of the 2013
draft, and realized his childhood
dream when he came in to pitch
against the Cleveland Indians on
June 17.
2009 grad Samantha Craw
ford is also making news at the
UGA Vet School. Earlier this
month, Samantha was the fea
tured student in the Vet School’s
Annual Report. Samantha is
currently completing a large
animal internship in Salt Lake
City.
Way to go Alan and Saman
tha! We’re so proud of you!
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970"
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
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