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PAGE 12A— THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. APRIL 9, 2009
22 nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Madison County’s 22 nd Annual Easter
Egg Hunt was held Saturday, April 4, at
the recreation department. Approximately
125-150 children came out to enjoy
candy and prizes on a beautiful day. "A
special thanks goes to MCRD part-time
employees for helping hide over 6,000
Easter Eggs and distribute prizes,” orga
nizers said. The following children found
prizes: Kylee Sturgeon, Peyton Ownbey,
Toby House, Destiny Melhom, Phoebe
Melhom, Marlee Brown, Haley Jenkins,
Kaley Jenkins, Reichen Pruitt, Clayre
Hambrick, Kaylee Brown, Connor York,
Izabella Reynolds, Kendsey Ray, Anna
Claire Childers, Austin Gentry, Abby
Waters, Alexander Whittington, Mya
Dike, Jordan Johnson, Victoria Shields,
Ian Waters, Abbey Smith, Jordan Bennett,
Cristian Ramirez, Montana Smith, Spencer
Tinnet, Tishara Cobb, Levi Seagraves, Eli
Akins, Alayna Hanley, Kerry Baxter, Kyle
Ledford, Phillip Gearing, Journey Gurley,
Katie Boggus, Jordan Gearing, Alyssa
Gowan, Cheyanne Schafer and Jazmine
Eklund. Grand prize winners posing with
the Easter Bunny Kylee Sturgeon, Kaylee
Brown, Victoria Shields and Kerry Baxter.
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JAXON SCOTT
BRADBERRY
Karie Bradberry of Elberton,
announces the birth of a son,
Jaxon Scott Bradberry, on April
1, 2009 at Cobb Memorial
Hospital in Royston. The mater
nal grandparents are Laurie and
Scott Bradberry, Ila.
BUDDY
PET OF THE WEEK
The Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter has pets available for
adoption. This week’s featured pet is 1-year-old "Buddy.” "This
handsome fellow with the smooth soft coat and great markings love
sto play and to cuddle,” a shelter staff member said. "If you want
a companion who can curl up in your lap to just be with you, or
play with you to make you smile, then you may just want to check
out Buddy at the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter.” The cost to
adopt Buddy is $45. That covers the costs of his current vaccinations
and any neutering. Contact the shelter at 706-795-2868 for more
information or visit the shelter.
Senior Center menu,
activities for April 13-17
The Eloise McCurley Senior Center has
announced its lunch menu for Monday, April
13, through Friday, April 17.
Monday - Blended juice, hot sliced turkey
with gravy, mashed potatoes, green peas,
wheat bread, cook and low fat milk.
Fitness/puzzles/games.
Tuesday- Barbecue pork riblet, Great
Northern beans with turkey ham, mixed
greens, hamburger bun, applesauce cup and
low fat milk.
Madison Co. Extension Service Nutrition
Bingo/ fitness.
Wednesday - Peppersteak casserole, brown
rice, broccoli cuts, wheat bread, orange and
low fat milk.
Fitness/plant sale 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursday - Breaded fish square with tartar
sauce, tomato gumbo, succotash (lima beans
and whole kernel corn), wheat bun, peach cup
and low fat milk.
Fitness/plant sale 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Friday - Lemon baked chicken, sliced
Potatoes Au Gratin, green beans, wheat bread,
fresh banana and low-fat milk.
Bingo/plant sale 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
4-H Club offers
discounted
White Water tickets
The Madison County 4-H Club has discounted
White Water tickets available. Adult, youth and
senior regular season White Water tickets are
$30 each.
White Water opens on May 23 and the gate
prices for this year are as follows: adults, $39.99
County notes
plus tax, youth (under 48 inches) and senior
citizens (over 55) are $26.99 plus tax.
Children under 2 are admitted free. Gate prices
are expected to rise as the season continues, club
members noted.
Call the Madison County 4-H office at 706-
795-2281 or come by the office on Sunset Drive
in Danielsville (old health department building).
Transfer station to accept
leaflimb debris free
of charge
The Madison County Solid Waste Transfer
Station is accepting leaf/limb debris (no
construction debris) from the recent snowstorm
free of charge through April 24.
Leaf and limb debris includes trees, limbs/
branches, leaves and stumps. Leaf and limb
debris may be brought to the station during
regular operating hours (Wednesday - Saturday,
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.) and during this six-week period
only, leaf and limb debris will also be accepted on
Monday and Tuesdays from 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
at no charge. No solid waste will be accepted on
Monday and Tuesday.
"We want the citizens to know that we are
here to help but that there are special instructions
they must follow - such as keeping storm debris
separated,” transfer station director Sandra Webb
said. "Any building or construction debris must
go to a C and D landfill.”
Leaf and limb rules for the transfer station
include: no loads accepted after 5:30 p.m.;
no household garbage or other debris is to be
dumped with leaf and limb debris; the load must
be secured; patrons must weigh in and out of the
dumping area; this service is available to Madison
County citizens only; debris must be unloaded
yourself and must contain only trees, stumps.
leaves, branches, etc. No construction debris.
For more information, call 706-795-3222 or
the Keep Madison County Beautiful office at
706-795-5151.
Madison County 4-H
offers discounted
Six Flags tickets
The Madison County 4-H Club is once
again offering discount Six Flags tickets. Each
regular season ticket (adult, youth, senior) is
$30.
The gate prices for the 2009 Six Flags season
currently are: adults, $39.99 plus tax and youth
(under 48 inches) and senior citizens (over 55
years old) are $29.99 plus tax. Children under
2 are admitted free, officials said.
The gate prices are expected to rise as the
season continues, club members noted.
The park opened Feb. 28, and days and
times vary. For the 2009 Six Flags operating
schedule, call 770-948-9290 or visit their
website at www.sixflags.com
Census address
validation campaign
to begin
Beginning April 6 through mid-July, the
Census Bureau will be conducting an address
validation campaign, according to a press
release. The purpose of the campaign is to
ensure that the Census Bureau has the address
of every housing unit in each county. Census
workers will be out in force with handheld
computers and picture IDs canvassing the
neighborhoods.
For inquiries, residents should address their
comments and questions to the local Census
office at 678-707-5120.
GURLEY CELEBRATES 97 YEARS
Mr. Julian Gurley, of Hull, celebrated his
97 th birthday on April 7. He was joined
by his five sons and daughters-in-law; 11
daughters and eight sons-in-law; 47 grand
children, 59 great-grandchildren and ten
great-great- grandchildren.
‘Music and More’ ahead at library
The Madison County Library will
feature "Music and More" outdoor
concerts at the library in May.
The concerts are funded by the
Grassroots Arts Program and Friends
of the Library and will take place on
May 8,15 and 29 from 7-9 p.m. each
evening.
Organizers say bring a blanket or
chairs and a picnic dinner, or pur
chase your dinner there from food
vendors.
•May 8 - features Marion
Montgomery.
Montgomery plays a little of every
thing from country to swing, but his
main love and focus is Delta style
blues, according to the press release.
"His voice has an incredible range
and you can feel it when he moans,"
the release stated.
Most of the songs he plays were
written in the 1920s by blues great
Neal Pattman. Montgomery has
appeared in numerous nightclubs and
theatres through the years, as well
as many festivals. His 17-year-old
daughter often joins him on stage.
Harmonica and dobro player Glenn
Denim also often accompanies him
on stage. “Together, they bring Delta
blues back to life," the release said.
•May 15 - The Garnett River Gals
and Gabriel Kelly.
The Garnett River Gals will make
you want to get up and dance with
Dale Wechsler on fiddle, Annette
Raymond on dulcimer/guitar, Mary
Wooten on guitar/drum and Beth
Kelley Zorbanos on banjo, in this
all-female old-time string band, the
release stated. They play lively tra
ditional fiddle tunes and waltzes.
Formed in 2007 to play for a dance
to support Madison County Habitat
for Humanity's first “Women Build
Home," this group had so much fun
they decided to stay together and
"keep the music flowin'," the release
said.
•May 29 - The Georgia Mudcats
and Earl Murphy and the Gentleman
Jack String Band, which includes
Earl, Nancy and Charlie Hartness
and Beverly Smith.
They offer Appalachian string-band
music, flatland country blues, gospel
music and traditional songs from all
over the South. The Georgia Mudcats
learned their music from friends,
relatives, and peers; on porches, in
living rooms and kitchens all over the
country. The Georgia Mudcats are
Patrick Shields, guitar, John Grimm,
fiddle, Lisa Deaton, bass and vocals,
Tom Ryan, banjo. The Mudcats’
John Grimm, fiddle, Lisa Deaton,
bass and vocals, Tom Ryan, banjo.
The Mudcat's CD release, "Across
the Big Pond,” is a compilation the
group played on a tour of Northern
Ireland. Their latest CD "Barefoot
in the Henhouse and Other Southern
Delights,” features their current line
up and is chock -full of fine old time
tunes and ballads.
CARLTON FUNCTION JUNCTION AHEAD
The annual Carlton Junction Function is set for Saturday,
April 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the big field on Hwy. 72 near
the Carlton Post Office. There will be crafts and food vendors,
musicians, kid-friendly activities, and “more barbecue booths
than any other town fair can boast,” organizers said. Vendors
interested in getting on the field can call Karen Hedgelon at
706-797-3743.
Madison County Library announces April events, news
The Madison County Library
has announced its April news and
events:
•The Spring Book Sale raised
$2882.85 the first four days. “Thank
you to all the volunteers who made
this pos sible through their hard work,
time and dedication to our cause,”
organizers said. Friends leaders will
announce the total amount raised at
the next Friends General meeting
Sunday, April 26, at 3 p.m.
•Music and More and The
Madison County Library. The
library has received a Grassroots
Arts Program grant to “host three
fun-filled Friday evenings” at the
library. Friday, May 8, Marion
Montgomery will sing the blues.
On May 15, the Garnet River Gals
“will have you swinging” as they
strum the strings playing a variety of
folk music. On May 30, Pat Shields
and the Georgia Mudcats will “get
everyone on their feet" with home
grown Bluegrass tunes. All of these
shows will be in the evening. “We
may have additional artists perform
as well as have food to purchase,”
organizers said. “The details are still
being worked out but we wanted to
give you the dates now so you can
mark your calendar.”
This Grassroots Arts Program is
supported in part by the Georgia
Council for the Arts through the
appropriations of the Georgia
General Assembly, as administered
by the Northeast Georgia Regional
Development Center, the Georgia
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•National Library Week: April
12-18: People under 18 who sign
up for a library card during National
Library Week will receive a special
prize.
•Pajama story time: Thursday,
April 30, at 7 p.m. "Can’t make it
to our Friday morning story time?”
organizers said. "Bring your paja-
ma-clad kids in for a set of stories
and a bedtime snack. The more
kids, the better: this is a fun event!"
•Young adult book discussion:
This month they will meet on
Wednesday, April 29, at 4:30 PM.
They are reading Tears of the Tiger,
by Sharon Draper. The discussion is
free and includes free food.
•Preschool and toddler story time:
"Your child’s first introduction to
reading: read with them and watch
them succeed,” organizers said.
Story time includes stories, finger-
M ADIS ON COUNTY INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF REQUEST
FOR PROPOSAL
REQUEST EOR PROPOSAL NUMBER D9D02SGM
PROPOSAL DUE DATE: April 29, 2009, at MO EM.
PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL LOCATION - :
Carter Engineering Cansultmfc. Inc.
1551 Jennings Mill Read
Euildmg 500, Suite E
Eogart. GA3DS22
Plume: 700559-7430
MATERIAL OR SERVICE:
Conatrurficn services related to the installation of a
siphon system and plunge pool aJt Seagiaves Mill
Dam located in Madison County, Georgia.
CONTACT
Pamela Lindsey, Administrative Assistant
(706) 509-743C
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Interested offeiars may obtain a copy cl the complete
solidtation by calling- (706) 559-7130. Due to tl-.e printing
and ieuioduriiion ccsts. the bid package can be emailed
for a. cost of $100 or hard copies mailed nr picked up tar
a cost of £200.
Cam.petirive sealed bids for the speriried service dial]
be received by Carter Engineering at the address above.
Proposals must be in the actual possession of Carter
Engineering at the location indicated, on oi prior tn tne
exact time and date indiraied above. Late proposals
shall nnt be considered.
Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope. The
Request fbr Proposal number and the offeror's name
and address should be dearly indicated on Am nnfaJda
of the envelope. Quesrions must be addressed to the
contact person listed above.
The Madison County Industrial Development and
Building Authority reserves the right to reject any and
all bids for consideration.
plays, songs and crafts for literacy-
based fun. It is open to children ages
2 to 5. This month’s themes are:
Alaska, Library Poetry and Earth
Day.
•Chapter book “revue:” Tuesdays
and Thursdays at 4:30. A read-along
program for elementary-age kids.
Books are available at circulation
desk - just ask. Past reads include
selections from the Nancy Drew
series. Choose Your Own Adventure
series. How To fiat Fried Worms
and Fiindle.
•Library sewing group: This
Wednesday afternoon craft group
meets from 1 to 3 p.m. in the gen
eral purpose room. This month the
group will be completing UFOs
(UnFinished Ojects). The group
will be bringing in some of their
completed work to display each
week. April 15. wearable items,
and April 22, doilies and afghans.
“Come learn or share your work,"
staff members said.
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