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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2023
BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Banks County Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Chairman Zach McCann received the Georgia Farm Bureau 2nd
District Volunteer of the Year Award from 2nd District Directors Gilbert Barrett (left) and Russ Moon (second from left), and
GFB President Tom McCall, right, (photo courtesy of Georgia Farm Bureau)
McCann receives Farm Bureau District Award
Baldwin to offer
transportation from
Fall Festival to polls
The City of Baldwin will offer free transportation to the
Habersham County Elections and Voter Registration Office
from the scheduled sixth annual Fall Festival on October
21.
The transportation, provided by Life Chmch in Baldwin,
will go from the Farmers’ Market (110 Airport Road) to the
Habersham County Elections and Voter Registration Office
at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m..
Those voting inside of Habersham County (including
Baldwin residents within Banks County) should note that
this service is available to all registered voters. Photo iden
tification is required at the Habersham County Elections
and Voter Registration Office for a ballot to be cast.
Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Baldwin,
Emily Woodmaster, spoke to the importance of voting.
“Our goal is for everyone to be aware that their vote mat
ters. We don’t want distance to stop someone from voting
- we want to remove that deterrent.”
The transportation will only be to the Habersham County
Elections and Voter Registration Office from the Fall Fes
tival.
Banks County Farm Bu
reau (BCFB) Young Farm
ers & Ranchers (YF&R)
Chairman Zach McCann
has received the Georgia
Farm Bureau (GFB) 2nd
District Volunteer of the
Year Award during the re
cent 2nd District Annual
Meeting in Toccoa.
The Volunteer of the Year
Award recognizes excep
tional Georgia Farm Bu
reau members who dedicate
countless hours to fulfill
the organization’s mission.
Members who earn this
award are leaders in the ag
ricultural community and
exemplify the definition of
“grassroots” within GFB.
In addition to serving as
BCFB’s YF&R chair, Mc
Cann is the Banks County
Extension Agriculture &
Natural Resources agent. As
the ANR agent, shares re
search-based information to
help farmers overcome the
challenges they face, from
pest management plans to
livestock forage manage
ment.
McCann has provided
guidance as BCFB devel
oped an orchard at Banks
County Elementary School,
helped educate local stu
dents on agricultural topics
and fostered Farm Bureau’s
relationships with elected
officials and other organiza
tions.
He has used his knowl
edge to compete GFB
YF&R Discussion Meet.
He volunteers his time and
resources for Farm Bureau
and the community.
Founded in 1937, the
Georgia Farm Bureau Fed
eration is the state’s largest
general farm organization
with 158 county chapters.
As a membership-driven,
nongovernmental organi
zation, GFB serves as the
voice of Georgia farmers
and rural Georgia by advo
cating for them on legisla
tive issues and promoting
Georgia commodities.
Its volunteer members
also actively participate in
activities that promote agri
culture awareness.
GFB membership is open
to the public and offers a
wide variety of benefits,
including insurance and dis
counts for health services,
travel and family entertain
ment.
Enrollment in any of the
member benefits is optional
and not a requirement for
membership. If you would
like more information about
agriculture, please visit
www.gfb.org, like Georgia
Farm Bureau on Facebook
@GeorgiaFarmBureau or
follow on Twitter @Ga-
FarmBureau.
Wounded Warriors
deer hunts planned
in Banks County
Organizers
seek donations;
volunteers
Wounded Warriors and
Bonfire Warriors will host
two deer hunts this year in
Banks County — Oct. 26-
28 and Nov. 16-18.
The hunts will consist of
an evening hunt on Thurs
day morning, an evening
hunt on Friday and a morn
ing hunt on Saturday.
Organizers are seeking
volunteers to cook and
serve as guides, as well as
additional land near Lula
for more hunters and money
donations.
For more information on
either of the planned hunts,
contact Chris Chapman att
706-367-9511 or chrisc@
chapmanfence.com.
Ninth District to offer home heating help
Brenda Dalin, program
director of Ninth District
Opportunity, Inc. has an
nounced that home heating
help for the elderly and
medically homebound for
Banks, Barrow, Clarke,
Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth,
Franklin, Habersham, Hall,
Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin,
Madison, Oconee, Ogletho
rpe, Rabun, Stephens,
Towns, Union and White
counties is available.
Households in which ev
ery member is age 65 and
older -OR- is medically
homebound due to health
reasons may apply for as
sistance with their heating
bills beginning on De
cember 1, 2023. One-time
payments will be made by
check issued to the home
energy suppliers. Eligibility
for the program is based on
the income of all household
members.
When applying for assis
tance, persons will present
verification of age for ev
eryone in the home, ver
ification of all household
income received within the
past 30 days (check stubs,
public assistance checks,
unemployment checks,
etc.); verification of Social
Security numbers for every
one in the home, verifica
tion of citizenship (driver’s
license, state ID, etc.), and
the most recent heating bill
and electric bill.
“Please bring all docu
mentation as we can no lon
ger obtain the information
for you,” leaders state.
All eligible applicants
are asked to contact Ninth
District Opportunity, Inc.’s
scheduling system Decem
ber 1, 2023, beginning at
8:30 a.m. by telephone at
855-636-3108 or go online
to https://ndo.appointment.
works/ea. Phone lines and
website for scheduling will
not be active until the open
ing date of the program and
no appointments will be
made by telephone or online
until this time. No walk-ins
will be taken. Appointments
will be scheduled until all
funds are exhausted.
Additional information
will be made available on
line at www.ndo.org.
Only households 65 years
of age and older or medi
cally homebound may ap
ply beginning December 1,
2023. Applicants that do not
meet the required criteria
will be denied. The general
public may apply on Jan
uary 2, 2024, beginning at
8:30 a.m.
Ninth District Opportuni
ty, Inc. is an equal opportu
nity agency while providing
services without regard to
age, race, religion, gender,
sexual orientation, disabil
ity, national origin, or any
other classification or cate
gory.
Georgia buying Israeli bonds to support
military effort following action by governor
By Dave Williams
Capitol Beat News Service
Gov. Brian Kemp has in
structed the state treasurer
to buy $10 million in bonds
from Israel to support its
military response to last
weekend’s brutal attack
launched by Hamas mili
tants.
The $10 million was the
highest amount available on
the bond market and brings
Georgia’s current invest
ment in Israel via bonds to
$25 million.
“Israel is one of Georgia’s
strongest allies and greatest
friends, and our support for
its people as they endure
horrific attacks from terror
ists is unwavering,” Kemp
said Friday. “Purchasing
these bonds is just the latest
expression of that support.”
Rocket attacks and raids
into Israel from the Gaza
Strip since last Saturday
have killed 1,300 and in
jured about 3,300, accord
ing to the Israeli govern
ment. About 150 kidnapped
hostages are thought to have
been taken to Gaza.
Gaza’s health ministry
said more than 1,500 Pal
estinians have been killed
and more than 6,600 oth
ers wounded in Israeli air
strikes on the blockaded
enclave.
The governor, Georgia
First Lady Marty Kemp,
and their three daughters
led a delegation of state of
ficials to Israel in May on
an economic development
trip. Kemp met with Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, President Isaac
Herzog, and other Israeli
officials to discuss security
in the Middle East and other
issues.
Peanut Butter Wars
sponsored by Rotary Club
The second annual Peanut Butter Wars is being planned
by the Banks County Rotary Club.
School children are asked to bring injars of peanut butter
for the competition.
The winning school will be presented with a trophy. The
winning class from each school will receive a pizza party.
All donated items will be given to families in need.
Justus named
Surgeon Resident of
the Year in Boston
Sarah (Sally) Ethel Kristin Justus, a graduate of Harvard
College, as well as Harvard Medical School and Harvard
Business School, was honored as one of the two Surgeon
Residents of the Year.
Sally, a fifth generation, resident of Banks County, was
Star Student, Valedictorian, and a Georgia Scholar. She has
been a co-author on a number of scientific articles and is
currently a surgeon in residency at Beth Israel Deaconess
Hospital in Boston where she resides.
She was named after he great grandmother, Ethel Har
rington Jones, her grandmother, Christine Jones Harris
and her mother, Sarah Harris Justus, all residents of Banks
County. Boston is her home, but Banks County will always
be home in her heart.
For printing, call
706-367-5233
Federal judge upholds election law
By Dave Williams
Capitol Beat News Service
A federal judge has de
nied motions to temporarily
block several provisions of
controversial election re
form legislation the Gener
al Assembly’s Republican
majorities passed two years
ago.
Several civil rights groups
challenged restrictions in
Senate Bill 202 on absentee
voting and the placement of
absentee ballot drop boxes,
claiming the new law will
make it harder for Black
voters in Georgia to cast
their ballots in the next
year.
But U.S. District Judge
J.P Boulee ruled against
the motions for a prelimi
nary injunction Wednesday,
declaring that the plaintiffs
failed to prove the legisla
tion was intended to dis
criminate against voters
based on their race.
The provisions at issue in
cluded limits on the number
of absentee drop boxes, an
ID requirement for voters
casting absentee ballots, and
a ban on volunteers provid
ing food and water to voters
waiting in line at the polls.
The plaintiffs had brought
the lawsuit before last year’s
elections.
But the judge declined to
issue a ruling at the time,
contending that changing
voting laws close to an elec
tion would confuse the vot
ers.
The General Assembly
passed SB202 after Demo
crats had scored major gains
in Georgia in the 2020 elec
tion cycle, including Joe
Biden’s victory over incum
bent GOP President Donald
Trump and the capture of
both of the state’s U.S. Sen
ate seats.
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