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Fund set up to assist
burn victim
Scott Payne was seriously injured
in a fire in Colbert on June 21.
According to family members, he
has no insurance and his medical
expenses will be great. Payne
remains hospitalized at Grady
Memorial Hospital in Atlanta,
where he is undergoing treatment
for his injuries.
A Scott Payne benefit account
has been set up for donations at
all Merchants and Farmers Bank
branches in Madison County to
assist him with these expenses.
For any questions, contact
Pam Payne at 706-340-8212.
"Thanks for your help and prayers,’’
organizers said.
Environment health
surveys available
The Georgia Department of Human
Resources (DHR), Division of Public
Health (DPH) encourages Madison
County residents to complete a
community environmental health
survey. The purpose of the survey
is to collect community health
concerns about underground liquid
and gas petroleum pipelines within
the county. Members of a community
advocacy group, Citizens Organized
for Pipeline Safety (COPS), have
expressed concern about potential
health risks associated with exposure
to contaminants with these pipelines
and distribution facilities in Madison
County.
The survey consists of a five-page
questionnaire that asks about health
and environmental concerns, health
history and basic demographic
information (i.e., age, race, etc.).
Residents can obtain a survey online
at www.health.state.ga.us or by
calling 404-463-3768.
THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JULY 9, 2009 — PAGE 9A
Madison County library announces July events
The Madison County Library has announced
its news and events for July.
•The fall book sale is set for Sept. 18-26. "We
always need volunteers for sorting, toting and
selling,” library staff members said.
•Be Creative at Your Library Summer
Reading Program for kids. There will be pro
grams, events and prizes for readers all summer
long.
•’Tween time' Journals and Secrets codes:
Sundays, July 12 and 19, at 3 p.m. Create your
own codes and journal to keep your secrets in,"
organizers said.
•Storyteller Carol Cain, Wednesday, July 15
at 2 p.m.
•Puppet show: Wednesday, July 22, at 2 p.m.
•Mad Science End-of-Summer party,
Wednesday, July 29, at 2 p.m. "Celebrate your
reading accomplishments and participate in
some extremely cool experiments!" organiz
ers said.
•Express yourself at the Library Summer
Program for Young Adults "Visual arts, theater,
writing, music and mayhem are in store for
teens," organizers said. "Earn prize vouchers
by writing book blurbs, attending events, or
anonymously participating in our secret ’pas
sive programming.”
•Steampunk crafts: Friday, July 17, at 1 p.m.
"Make some crazy old-fashioned-but-futuristic
goggles,” library staff members said.
•Calligraphy: Saturday, July 18,10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Pre-register and bring a sack lunch.
We’ll provide all the tools you'll need, plus
drinks and dessert!" organizers said.
•Adult summer reading: “For our adult
patrons we will be offering author lectures, and
special workshops," organizers said.
•Too many tomatoes and peppers? Get “sal-
sariffic” Saturday, July 11, at 2 p.m. ’Test taste
some recipes, bring your own, and relieve your
self of the garden guilt," organizers said.
•Scanning and restoring photos: a lecture:
Monday, July 20, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. "Jeff
Hall is back, ready to share more of his tips
and tricks for bringing your precious family
snapshots back to life,” organizers said.
•Young adult book discussion: meets
Wednesday, July 8, at 4:30 to discuss Animal
Farm, and Wednesday, July 22, to discuss
Vampire Plagues.
•Pajama storytime: Thursday, July 30, at 7
p.m. "Enjoy gentle stories and abedtime snack:
at the library! In your pajamas!” organizers
said.
•Chapter Book Revue: Every Tuesday and
Thursday at 4:30. Elementary school-aged chil
dren meet in the lobby to read aloud and share
thoughts about books. Selected titles are avail
able at the circulation desk.
•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-plays, songs
and crafts for literacy-based fun. It is open
to children ages 2 to 5. This month's themes
are: feeling Grumpy, France, and the Letter B.
Friday, July 24, there will be an open play.
School News
MCHS Class of
1959 plans reunion
The Madison County High
School Class of 1959 is planning
its 50-year reunion Aug. 29.
Detailed information will be sent
out soon, organizers said.
If any class members have
changed addresses, contact Jean
Strickland Ginn at 706-789-2330.
Class of 1979
reunion planned
The Madison County High
School class of 1979 is planning
a 30-year reunion for Aug. 8 at
7 p.m. at the Classic Center in
Athens.
"We would like to invite our
upper and lower classmates to
join us,” organizers stated. "If you
graduated from MCHS around
this time and would like to reunite
with friends please let us know.”
For more information, contact
Jean Watson Lowe 706-543-
2272 or lowejean@rocketmaik
com or Kathy Dickson Cribb at
kathydickson47@gmail.com.
New venue
announced for
MCHS class of‘99
reunion
The Madison County High
School class of 1999 10-year
reunion will now be held upstairs
at East West Bistro in downtown
Athens on Broad Street on
Saturday, Aug. 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $30 for individuals
and $60 for couples. Please call
Robin (Seagraves) Lunsfordat 706-
788-2176 or email redraiders99@
gmail.com for information. Tickets
must be purchased by July 31.
Call
706-795-2567
to subscribe
to
The Madison
County Journal
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School system
switching
to centralized
registration
Parents may no longer register
or enroll children at any of the
Madison County school campus
offices.
Centralized registration starts
July 20 at the Madison County
Board of Education Office at 800
Madison Street in Danielsville.
The central office is closed until
July 19.
Anything related to registration
will be conducted at the central
office, including enrollment
or re-enrollment of a child,
submitting a change of address
or transferring a child from one
elementary school in the system
to another.
Registration requires the
following documents:
•a completed enrollment form,
•proof of residence (choose one
of four: utility bill with service
address and landline telephone
number; lease or purchase
agreement for property in Madison
County; proof of homeowners’
insurance; or a notarized residence
affidavit).
•current photo ID of registering
parent/guardian.
•birth certificate.
•social security card,
•permission waiver for social
security number use.
•current immunization record
(Georgia Form 3231).
•custody papers if applicable,
•authorization to release records
(faxed to previous school),
•migrant form.
•student language form.
•free/reduced lunch application.
•network user agreement.
These additional items are
required for students grades 6-12.
•withdrawal from previous
school.
•previous school transcripts or
report cards.
•previous discipline transcripts
or report cards.
A kindergarten questionnaire
is required for kindergarten
registration.
"These documents are required,
and you will not be allowed to
register without them," school
system leaders say.
Forms for enrollment, permission
for use of social security numbers,
authorization to release records,
migrants, student language, free
and reduced lunch applications,
network user agreements and
kindergarten questionnaire can be
accessed at www.madison.kl2.
ga.us after June 1.
Central office registration hours
from July 20 to Aug. 14 are 8:30
а. m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to
4 p.m. Hours are extended to 7
p.m. on July 28, Aug. 4 and Aug.
б. Early morning registration,
starting at 7:30 a.m., is available
Aug. 6-7 and Aug. 10.
Clegg to attend Junior National
Young Leaders Conference
Madison County Middle
School student Caitlyn Clegg will
participate in a leadership con
ference in Atlanta this summer
called, "Voices of Leadership:
Reflecting on the past to create
the future."
Clegg was nominated for the
conference by the Junior National
Young Leaders Conference.
Students study the impact
of leadership throughout criti
cal periods of American his
tory, including the Civil War
and Reconstruction, the Great
Depression, World War II and
the civil rights movement during
the six-day program.
Included in the program are
meetings with elected officials
and key congressional staff mem
bers and visits to historic districts,
monuments and memorials.
Clegg is the daughter of Jennifer
Catherine and Scott Kelly Clegg
of Comer.
CAITLYN CLEGG
Madison Co. resident
to give recital at Erastus Church
Caleb Swain will give his
senior piano recital on Saturday,
July 11, at 7 p.m. at Erastus
Christian Church, 2050 Neese
Commerce Road. The public is
invited.
A 2009 graduate of East
Jackson Comprehensive High
School, Swain is enrolled in the
pre-med program at Georgia
Southern University, Statesboro.
Swain has studied piano since
the age of 11 under the direction
of Rachele Windham-Alexander.
His first three selections will
include “A Disney Getaway,"
‘‘An American Tribute,” and
‘The Word Lives in Us," all
arranged by Swain. His classical
selection includes Walsh’s “The
Black Hawk Waltz.”
Following an intermission,
his modem selection will be
“Walking in Memphis,” followed
by “Hopelessly Enchanted,”
“Getting Ready,” and “A Tribute
CALEB SWAIN
all arranged by
to Elton John.
Swain.
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