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PAGE 6A — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JANUARY 8. 2009 Moons honored Pilot Donation Local Dancers Ila Elementary School teacher Carol Watkins (left) receives a donation from Pilot Club member Joyce Fleeman for special education at the school. “One of the goals of Pilot is to help whenever they can with Special Education classes,” Pilot leaders said. The Commerce School of Dance Junior and Senior compa nies presented their annual Christmas performance at East Jackson Comprehensive High School on Dec. 20 and Dec. 21. They performed the second act of “The Nutcracker” in addition to the Rockettes-style holiday tap and jazz Madison County Farm Bureau members Russ and Mandy Moon were recognized during the 70 th annu al Georgia Farm Bureau Convention held Dec. 7-9, on Jekyll Island for serving on the Georgia Farm Bureau Young Farmer Committee. The Moons have served on the committee for the past two years, serving as vice chairmen for the past year, accord ing to a press release. Pictured (L-R) are: Russ and Mandy Moon as they are presented with a framed print by Georgia Farm Bureau president Zippy Duvall in recognition of their service. Rotary encourages reading Special Olympics Helpers Pictured are Madison County High School students who helped at this year’s Special Olympics at Ila Elementary School. GSP reports 12 wrecks in Dec. The Athens Post 32 of the Georgia State Patrol investigat ed 12 traffic crashes in Madison County during the month of December. There were eight issued 120 traffic citations in the county last month. These included six arrests for DUI. 47 speeding citations, 21 seat belt violation and two child restraint selections. Twenty-eight girls ranging in age from 10 - 18 from Madison, Jackson and Banks coun ties participated. The event was sponsored by the Friends of Commerce School of Dance. Shown is the Commerce School of Dance Junior Company, performing to the “Jingle Bell Rock.” (top row, L-R) are Victoria Wood, Ashlin Cross, Olivia Hicks, Jerilyn Williamson, Summer Bond, (bottom row, L-R) Carley Wilson, Kelly Pittman, Hannah Thomas and Vivian Purvis. Support fladboiCouity .1! [■] L LOCALLY ipomortd by Tbftritftitaity (toinbtfcr tommem Founder’s Buhl Cummings NEW...It’s a NEW Year. Believers enjoy the NEW life in Christ. Praise the Lord, there are NEW opportunities to serve Him. The NEW year brought NEW students to the ACS family. ACS - what a GREAT place to go to school. GREAT academics, GREAT athletic programs; GREAT opportunities to participate in music and other fine arts; GREAT teachers; GREAT friendships; and a GREAT atmosphere for learning. What are you waiting for? ACS is very affordable and very enjoyable. We provide bus service from most areas. Call (706) 549- 7586 or visit wvwv.athenschristian.com for enrollment information. Don't put it off another day! ATHENS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL “Affordable Quality Education Since 1970” K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586 www.athenschristian.com Giving dictionaries to elementary school students was just the beginning of Rotary’s incentive pro gram emphasizing literacy in Madison County. The club started this project about three years ago. Then last year it added the Ferst Foundation read ing incentive that gives books, once per month, to children in Madison County from the time they are born to the time they begin school. This year, the club began a third part of their literacy program. Having addressed pre-school reading needs and elementary school needs, Rotarians moved on to encouraging middle school needs. Club members Ellen Cowne and Jerry Coutant presented a check for $150 to the media specialist, Linda Drewry, this week to be used for gift certificates to the book fair. These certificates will be given to stu dents who have read the most books. 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