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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018
BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PAGE 7A
Social
Caroline Morgan
Roberts born on Oct. 7
Congratulations
dra Roberts of Ath-
of their daughter,
Roberts, born
6:06 a.m. in Ath-
9 pounds, 9 ounc-
inches long. She
ter of Rick and
Ted and Sherry
Charity Baptist
its first annual
on November 10.
Christmas Tree
Willene
Boyle
to Kyle and LeAn-
ens on the birth
Caroline Morgan
October 7, 2018, at
ens. She weighed
es and was 21 1/2
is the granddaugh-
Terri Morgan and
Roberts.
Church is having
Skeet Shooting
The location is on
Road in Homer.
The speaker will be at 10:30 a.m. with lunch to follow. The
event will take place after lunch. Everyone is invited. For more
information, call Jason Hensley at 678-3164171
Happy birthday to: Palmer Parks, Ferd Meeks, 90, Brayden
Scales, 6, Blake Carlan, Keith Segars, Gaynell Pace, Vicki
Martin, Cassie Denton, Laverne Hutchins, Chad Standridge,
Charley Holly, Oscar Garrison, Taylor Boisclair, Bobby Griffin,
Becky Carlan, Becky Davis, Bucky Garrison, Tina Cantrell,
Dawn Allen and Randall Camphell.
Happy anniversary to Michael and Christine Pace, 9 years
and Carrie and Joshua McCuen.
Those who are sick in our community and need prayers
are: Regis Lewallen, Susan Reems, Eddie and Becky Hunter,
Doyle White, Wayne Holcomb, Ken Mize, Ferd Meeks, Aman
da Justus, Pat Farmer, Jane Dunson, Cindy Herbert, Donna
Campbell Marcus, J.J. Pritchett, Ben Whisnant, Wanda Parks,
J.T. Parson, Barbara Massey, Pat Farmer, Beverly Wood, Leigh
Ann Scales Allen, Tim McCoy, Marcia Ayers, Penn Stowers,
Evelyn Campbell, Dale Carter. Joan Cochran, Roy Segars,
Alex Strickland, Jacqueline Wilson, Pat Farmer, Joe Brock,
Tonya McClure, Jamie Hope, Lynda Gettier, Ken Ashley, Car
olyn Standridge, Chad Standridge, Kim Crane, Toney Massey
Billy Massey, Chester Hewell, Edith Goodson and Kenneth and
Betty Parson.
Willene Boyle compiles community news from Banks
County. To get an item listed, email it to her at willene. boyle@
windstream.net or call her at 706-677-4200.
WII BOWLING CHAMPIONS
The Banks County Senior Center was presented the Wii bowling Championship Trophy sponsored
by Legacy Link Inc. The Wii bowling tournament consist of the senior centers in the Georgia Mountain
Region with six of them competing. Banks County Senior Center will hold the trophy until next year’s
tournament. The Banks Bowlers have won the tournament several times, and enjoy the competition
among the teams. Shown are: (front row, L-R) Blondie Bond; and (back row) Jean Flynn, Betty Bennett,
Ruth Vaughn, Linda Fairclough and Lisa Howard. Team members not pictured are: Mary Gray and Kay
Dickson.
Jackson EMC linemen named among
the best at international event
A journeyman linemen
team from Jackson EMC
was named the top elec
tric cooperative team at
the 35th Annual Interna
tional Linemen’s Rodeo in
Bonner Springs, Kansas,
on Saturday. The event
features some of the top
linemen from around the
world to compete in tradi
tional linemen skills and
tasks.
Jackson EMC sent two
journeyman teams, each
with three competitors, to
the rodeo. Both teams won
some of the highest awards
at the international event.
The journeyman team
with Justin Cash, Austin
Gragg and Clay Phillips,
all of Jefferson, won first
place overall in the elec
tric cooperative division at
the rodeo. The team also
placed second as the top
overall team at the Inter
national Linemen’s Rodeo
with a total time of 22:03.89.
In addition, they won sec
ond place in an event to
replace polymer insulators
and seventh place in an
event to change switches
on a pole.
Kevin Grant, Matt Tolar
and Scotty Tompkins, all of
Oakwood, won third place
as the top overall journey
man team with a total time
of 22:1783. They also won
second place overall in the
electric cooperative divi
sion, eighth place in the
polymer insulator replace
ment event and eighth
place in the switch chan-
geout event.
“The rodeo is a great
TAKES TOP HONORS
Jackson EMC’s journeyman teams competing in the 35th Annual International
Linemen’s Rodeo won some of the highest awards on Saturday. Shown are:
Justin Cash, Austin Gragg, Clay Phillips, Kevin Grant, Matt Tolar and Scotty
Tompkins. Photo by Kerri Testement
opportunity for our line
men to show their skills
and knowledge of safety
in this profession,” said
Tommy Parker, Jackson
EMC’s director of opera
tion services. “We’re proud
to support these linemen
who participate in the
rodeo and their fantastic
results against so many
other top competitors.”
This year’s Internation
al Linemen’s Rodeo, held
Oct. 11-13, featured more
than 300 apprentices and
more than 200 journey
man teams competing in a
series of events to test their
skills. Apprentices com
pete as individuals, while
journeyman teams include
three team members.
Both apprentices and
journeyman teams com
pete in hurt man rescue
and pole climb events. In
addition, there are two
mystery events that are
revealed to participants the
day before competition.
Apprentices also complete
a written test that’s part of
their overall score.
One of Jackson EMC’s
apprentices, Dillon Wel-
born of Jefferson, placed
ninth in the hurt man res
cue event with a time of
1:02.13. The hurt man res
cue simulates the rescue of
an injured worker stranded
at the top of a utility pole.
Complete results from
the International Linemen’s
Rodeo may be viewed at:
https://www.lineman-
srodeokc.com/ results-final/
Jackson Electric Mem
bership Corporation, the
largest electric coopera
tive in Georgia and one of
the largest in the nation,
is headquartered 50 miles
northeast of Atlanta in Jef
ferson. The cooperative
serves more than 229,000
meters on 14,000 miles of
energized wire. For more
information, visit jack-
sonemc.com.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
Fall a great time
for preparing beds
Having a good
serves us well,
be said for plant
agricultural realm
our plant beds
tion. If we want
plant producers,
build the “foun-
in Banks County
holding capacity,
of unending rain-
to the leaching of
our soils will hold
Forrest
Connelly
foundation in life
The same can
production. In the
of life, the soil or
are our founda-
to be successful
we must have or
dation.” Our soils
have great nutrient
Unless the event
fall contributing
some of nutrients,
nutrients applied
or available in the soil for the time intended. With a little plan
ning and preparation, we can improve the condition of our
“foundation” or soils.
Farmers do a great job applying the nutrients and organic
matter to improve the soils they are tending. Homeowners
must also strive towards the same goal as they prepare beds
for shrubs, ground covers, produce and other landscape
plants.
Planting beds are usually improved with the addition of
amendments. Soil amendments are materials incorporated
with the soil to improve the potential plant growth in the beds.
First remove unwanted vegetation in the bed. When hand
weeding, use a shovel or trowel to get out all of the roots, rhi
zomes and bulbs. Another option is spraying the weeds with
a non-selective herbicide that doesn’t have residual activity.
After removing unwanted vegetation turn the soil to a depth of
8-10 inches breaking up any large clods.
The next step is adding organic matter to a depth of two to
four inches. This can be compost from your pile or you can
purchase from a local farm and garden such as Boling’s or
Owens. Other suitable choices of organic matter include peat
moss or finely ground composted pine bark. Be cautious of
using manure from cattle or horses that could have grazed
on pastures or fed hay that had been treated with a residual
herbicide.
A soil test can let you know if you need to adjust the pH or
which nutrients need to be applied. Depending on what you
plan to grow, the soil recommendations from a test is plant
specific. Finally, till all the amendments and fertilizer, smooth
and shape the sides, and you’re ready to plant. When you
finish, you will find that the bed is several inches higher than it
was prior to preparation. This is desirable because it will help
improve drainage.
While this procedure takes some effort, the plants, vegeta
bles will pay off with dividends.
If you have any questions or need additional information,
please contact me at the Banks County Extension office at
706-716-0346 or forrestc@uga.edu.
Forrest Connelly is the Banks County extension agent.
Penelope Blue Sellers-Jarrell
Daniel Jarrell and Kandi Sellers, Banks County, announce
the birth of their daughter, Penelope Blue Sellers-Jarrell on
Sept. 28, 2018.
The grandparents are Sandra Sellers and the late Richard
Sellers, Martin, and Virginia Jarrell and the late James Jar
rell of Banks County.
The great-grandmother is Sally Sellers, Toccoa.
RIBBON CUT AT ESCAPE ROOM
A ribbon-cutting was recently held at “Exit Us Escape Rooms,” a new business located at 48 Georgia
Ave., Commerce. Todd and Holly Gibson are the owners.
Please take notice that the Town of Ho
mer Planning Commission will hold a
public hearing at Town Hall on Thurs
day, October 25, 2018, at 6:30 PM. to
receive public comments on the appli
cation of Banks Countv Golf LLC
for a proposed amendment to the Zon
ing Ordinance of the Town of Homer
to zone property located at 491 Scales
Creek Road, Homer, Georgia from Res
idential (R-l) to Highway Business
(HB). A copy of the application is avail
able for public inspection at the Homer
Town Hall.
The public hearing of Town Council
will be on November 13, 2018, 6:00
PM. The Town Council will consider
adoption of the zoning request at the
regular meeting immediately following
the public hearing.