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PAGE 10A —THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. AUGUST 6. 2009
Pet of the week
Chris Angel is a 2-year-old male Basset Hound. Angel has rickets
— a condition usually caused by lack of nutrition as a puppy — but
“he has the heart of
a hero," according to
Madison Oglethorpe
Animal Shelter
(MOAS) volunteers.
“He jumps around,
rolls w/ the other dogs
playing, runs and
loves to play,” they
said. “He just needs
someone to love him,
keep him in shape
and give him a good
stable home.” Those
interested in adopting
Angel can call 706-795-
2868 or come by MOAS to meet him. The adoption fee is $75, which
includes neuter, wormer, rabies and DAPP (distemper, adenovirus,
parainfluenza and parvovirus combination) vaccines.
CHRIS ANGEL
Library
Madison Go. Library announces news, events
The Madison County Library
has announced its August news
and events:
•The fall book sale is just around
the comer, Sept. 18-26. “Please
mark your calendar now,” library
staff members said. “Volunteers
are needed for all phases of the
sale. We need you now to help sort
and box the donated books for the
sale. Able bodies are also needed
just before the sale begins for set
up, during the sale and on Sunday,
Sept. 27 for pack up." Those want
ing to volunteer can call Sara
Carter at 706-795-2952 or email
her at carters6@juno.com.
“Thank you to Mike and Linda
Moak for running the July Fourth
Friends booth,” library staff mem
bers said.
•“Our Summer Reading
Program was a huge success this
year,” library staff members said.
“The kids of all ages got creative.
We thank all those that took part
in our programs and brought your
children to the library.”
•Tie dye cupcakes for teens:
Saturday, Aug. 8, at 2 p.m. “Alisa
Claytor, a genuine hippie, will
show you how to create these deli
ciously groovy desserts,” library
staff members said. “We will need
taste testers, so non-bakers (ages
11 to 18 please) are welcome.”
•Autobiographotocollage:
Saturday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m.
Organizers describe this as a story,
without words, made in pictures,
which “tells about you, created by
you. What color are you? What
pattern? What would you do or be
if there were no impossibilities?
Images and tools will be provided:
you bring the inspiration.” There
are no age restrictions for this
activity.
•Library Scavenger Hunt: “What
can you find in the library?” library
staff members ask. “A mink? A
fink? A skating rink? Go hunting
through the library for pictures,
information, sounds and more!
The more ‘things' you find, the
more prizes you win. Come in
anytime Sunday, August 9 through
August 15 to pick up your Find-It
List. We'll announce the winners
the following week.”
•Pajama story time: Thursday,
Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. “It’s fun to wear
pajamas to the library," library staff
members said. “Bring a Mend and
enjoy soothing stories and a night
time snack. All ages are invited.”
Jennifer Ivey leads the program.
•Young adult book discussion
group (YABDG): Wednesday,
Aug. 26, at 4:30 p.m.. The group
will read The Wind Singer by
William Nicholson and “eat
ing and talking and celebrating
Jennifer’s birthday." Cake will be
served.
•Preschool and toddler story
time: Friday, Aug. 14 and 21.
“Your child’s first introduction to
reading: read with them and watch
them succeed. Story time includes
stories, finger-plays, songs and
crafts for literacy-based fun.” This
is open to children ages 2 to 5.
This month’s themes are school,
oceans and birthdays. Friday, Aug.
14, is open play — no stories but
toys and socializing. Story time
will be held outside on Friday,
Aug. 21, weather permitting.
•Library sewing group: Sept. 2.
The group returns in September
following a summer sabbatical.
•Computerclasses: InAugust, the
library is offering the Introduction
to the Computer series, beginning
with introduction to keyboard and
mouse. The classes are free and
open to everyone, “You don't have
to be nervous around computers if
you come to this month’s four-part
series,” organizers said. “Week one
is an introduction to the most basic
tools of computing: the keyboard
and the mouse. Learn what you
can do besides type and click!”
The next three weeks take individ
uals through the first steps of get
ting comfortable with a computer.
Students learn what software is on
most computers, like Microsoft
Word, how to get on the Internet,
and will be introduced to tutorials
installed on the computers at the
library. The library offers three
meeting times. Individuals may
attend one per week. Sessions are
Tuesdays from 2 to 3 p.m., 7 to 8
p.m. or Wednesdays from 11 a.m.
to noon. Preregistration is required
as this is not a drop-in-style class.
Call 706-795-5597 to register or
stop by the library.
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• The Banks County News
• The Madison County Journal
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SROUP'S MEETINGS!
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JEFFERSON ROTARY CLUB
Meets Tuesdays
Jefferson City Clubhouse
12:30 p.m.-(706) 367-7696
Gina Mitsdarffer, President
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HI BANKS COUNTY
EOIamerican legion
Riders Post 215
Meets each 2nd Thursday, 7 p.m.
In Homer, GA at the
American Legion Building on
Historic Highway 441 pd.02/10
2^ Georgia Real Estate Investors
«■» Association, Inc. - Athens
Meets the third Thursday each month
6:30 pm at the UGA Conferen ce Center
1197 South Lumpkin Street,
Athens, GA 30601
Tom Hewlett - Chapter President
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BANKS COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
meets first Monday each month
7:00 p.m. in the Banks Co. Historial
Courthouse at 105 U.S. Hwy. 441
North in Homer pd.-07/io
St. Catherine Laboure
Catholic Mission
Mass Schedule: Sat. 4:00 p.m.,
Sun. 11:00 a.m., Wed. 12:10 p.m.
Parish Council meetings:
2nd Sunday of the month after 11:00 mass
First Friday Adoration 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Website: www.stcatherinelabourega.org
706-335-2622
JEFFERSON
111 AMERICAN LEGION
Albert Gordon Post 56
Each 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Harvie Lance, Commander
Phone (706) 654-1274 .no
BANKS COUNTY
I|p AMERICAN LEGION
- ' Post 215
Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m.
In Homer, GA at the
American Legion Building on
Historic Highway 441 pd.06/10
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W FOREIGN WARS
Post 4872, Hurricane Shoals Convention Ctr.
Each 4thTuesdasy, 7:00 p.m.
Jason Mergele, Commander
Phone 706-367-7237 263
JESUS CHRIST
And His Restored Gospel!
Come Worship With Us!
4859 Mt. Olive Road, Commerce
Meeting Time: Sunday, 9:00 am
www.mormono.org
For Missionaries Call: 706-380-9927
The Church Of Jesus Christ
Of Latter-Day Saints pd.06/09
UNITY LODGE
W F & A.M.
No. 36, Jefferson, GA
1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m.
Dwayne Potts • 706-367-4449
Borders St. behind Tabo’s 260
JEFFERSON LIONS CLUB
Meets 2nd & 4th Monday
Jefferson City Clubhouse
6:30 p.m.-(706) 387-1156
Mack Cates, President
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Comer Farmer’s Market
Table Talkians not jailed for ‘stimulating the senses
By Susan Casey-Voytik
Correspondent
Last Saturday’s Comer Farmers’ Market
was a ground zero assault on the senses,
increasing Table Talk with every tongue-
tingling sample, familiar folk melody,
attractive aroma and visual treat.
As vendors are currently not arrested for
stimulating the senses, buy their goodies
today — the law may tax them tomorrow!
New to the usual suspects in seasonal
produce were sold-out figs, shelled field
peas, yard-long beans and yellow-meat
watermelons. Other sell-outs were okra,
assorted peppers. Black Beauty eggplant,
cucumbers, blueberries, cantaloupe and a
variety of beans.
New among live transplants were robust
crepe myrtle trees and the feline delight
catnip. Best-selling Brown-eyed-Susans
were the leader of the pack.
Prepared foods’ new kid on the block,
“Mouth By Southwest" smokey salsa,
made stool pigeons out of all who help
lessly wagged their tongues for a taste.
Sell-outs included whole grain loaves,
most-wanted sourdough rounds and
apprehended apple pies.
Non-food items hot off the press were
Amish candlesnuffers, rugged iron hooks
in natural oil or copper finish and a new
goat's milk deodorant soap, “Morning
Fresh.” Barbara Bendzuna’s bargain base
ment pottery is not a clandestine operation
— come get some!
Most missed was Susan Russell’s
Gatherings Garden, most popular were
demonstrations by a new Pysanky appren
tice, and the best- kept secret were the
many historical reproductions available
for purchase.
The CFM welcomes Elberton resi
dent Eleanor Ayers and her green thumb
menagerie in her seasonal debut. Her
50-cent cantaloupes (I ain’t lyin'!) and
drought tolerant patio plants stretched
a bigger smile to Table Talk. Do come
again.
The Pilot Club of Madison County and
Project Safe fundraising enterprises were
back for more. The CFM encourages area
charities to join the fun as the market
itself is a non-profit organization promot
ing homegrown goodness.
The CFM extends an open invitation to
all interested folk singers and musicians
to share our stage for spontaneous revelry.
Our tables are available Saturdays from
8 a.m. to noon. $5 each on a first-come,
first-serve basis through the first weekend
in December. View our website at www.
comerfm.com, or shoot us an email at
dan @ comerfm.com.
Farmers’ Feedback: Calling all custom
ers, calling all customers! The summer
harvest is still at large! Much is avail
able and the fall harvest is on our heels.
Although we don’t want to call in riot
control, we do appreciate market-goers in
hot pursuit.
The heavy rains preceding the morn
ing market created difficulty in produce
pickin.’ However, the wonderful rain will
spawn growth yielding yet more fresh
deliciousness for your market pleasure.
Supporting vendors who support the
environment is a full-circle community
effort in preserving and maintaining our
natural resources. Jubilee Farms provides
a barrel for unwanted newspaper to be
recycled in their garden. Leslie Chandler
offers a 50-cent discount on daily pur
chases to those redeeming an empty
canning jar with band and lid. Southern
Charm Farm will take $1 off the regular
pie price with the return of a usable pie
tin. Reusing items in their present state
saves the energy used in processing them
into another form.
Don’t feel victimized by garden-variety
veggies. There’s an APB out on the
Comer Farmers’ Market where the only
thing taken into custody is a basket of
bounty, a pocket of plenty and warm con
versation that won't rob you blind. See
you there!
Susan Casey-Voytik provides the news
from the Comer Farmers’ Market.
Local inventor
Madison Co. man develops
Absorbent mat made of recycled cotton fibers
Hull resident Bruce Lind has
invented a mat that helps dispose of
petroleum products in an environ
mentally friendly way.
Lind has created “Eco Mat Eats
Oil,” which is an absorbent mat
made of recycled cotton fibers.
Once the mat absorbs pollutants, it
is placed in its disposal bag. Water
is added, which activates the safe,
oil-eating bacteria.
“The bacteria are a blend of six
unresMcted microbial cultures that
are effective across a wide range of
substances and continue enzyme
production until almost all oil pol
lutants and other organic wastes
are consumed,” said Lind. “These
safe bacteria digest these hazard
ous materials into safe fatty acids
and carbon dioxide over a period of
three days to three weeks. In addi
tion to specific enzymes, several
cultures create their own detergents
to aid in dissolving oils and fats.”
Lind, a certified ASE master
Automotive technician, moved to
Georgia in 1985 and opened his
own Mercedes-Benz repair busi
ness.
During those years, Lind devel
oped an oil-eating bacteria absor
bent that was in powder form. He
then sought to lock up the oil-eating
bacteria in a mat to keep it in place.
He spent considerable time finding
the correct components and assem
bly procedure, finally developing
the Eco Mat, for use under U.S.
Patent #5,549,945.
It is available in 14" square pads,
3' x 5’ mats or 3’ x 150' rolls. For
further information, see www.eco-
mateatsoil.com.
eco mat that eats oil
Hull resident Bruce Lind has invented a mat
that helps dispose of petroleum products.
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