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PAGE 16A —THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 2009
Judged patriotic speech contest
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2872 in Athens
recently held its Voice of Democracy oratory contest
for high school students. The judges listened to three-
to-five minute tapes of a patriotic theme to deter
mine the local winners. The judges were (L-R) Sally
Bolemon, president of the Madison County Retired
Educators Association; James Goff, retired business
man; and Jolene Cherry, UGA Air Force ROTC. The
topic of the contest was “Does America still have
heroes?”
Rotary builds ramp for Emrick
Regina Emrick, who lives on Moon Grove Church
Road, was in a serious auto accident and has spent a
long time in rehab. She needed a handicapped ramp
built before she could come home. Alton Rowe, report
ed her situation to the Rotary Club of Madison County
and Thursday 15 members of the club and helpers
constructed a 28-foot ramp for her. Workers included:
Roy Gandy, Ed Brown, Jerry Bond, Johnny Bond, and
his friend Matt Beard, Bob Anderson, Tony and Susan
Taylor, Jeff Dillard, Alton Rowe, Marvin White, Pat
Quinn, James Wofford, Greg Wilkes and Artry Bishop.
Glenn celebrates 94 th birthday
Louise Glenn, Carlton, was surprised Wednesday Nov. 11, by
friends and family with a party to celebrate her 94 th birthday,
which will be Nov. 25.
Glenn said she was bom on Thanksgiving Day, “the only day
Daddy didn't go rabbit hunting.”
Fourteen people attended the party at her house.
“Everybody started coming in the kitchen,” she said. “They
all starting piling in at one time. It was a nice surprise. They
brought lunch and we made a lot of pictures.”
Chitwood tells Rotary about upcoming trip
By Ellen Cowne
J esse Chitwood doesn't
like to spend even one
night away from home.
But he is going to gather up
his courage and adventure to
Europe this summer to rep
resent Madison County in an
ambassador program called
People to People.
Jesse, an eleventh grader,
was nominated by one of
his Madison County High
School teachers, Ms. Latana
Coile, for the program which
focuses on promoting inter
national understanding and
the building of leadership
Jesse Chitwood
skills.
He will be in Europe for
20 days, staying with host
families who have young
people his age. He'll get to
look at the world from a dif
ferent perspective and bridge
cultural gaps. Traveling to
England, France, Germany,
Belgium, Switzerland, and
the Netherlands with 43
other people in his group,
Jesse expects to have many
positive experiences as well
as to earn some high school
credit.
President Dwight
Eisenhower founded the
organization in 1956. He
believed that if people from
different cultures could come
together in peace and friend
ship perhaps countries would
do so as well. Since its found
ing, People to People has
launched many international
programs, including Sister
Cities and Project HOPE.
The student ambassadors
are interviewed and carefully
evaluated before their accep
tance so that they will rep
resent their community and
their country well.
Jesse is excited about his
hip even though it means
he’ll need to spend some
nights away from Madison
County. He plans, on his
return, to share his experi
ences with civic clubs and
schools in the community.
Ellen Cowne provides
news from the Rotary Club
of Madison County.
Free books available
for preschool children
Rachel Cooper is shown spending some qual
ity time on the front porch reading to her
daughter Catherine with a book from the Ferst
Foundation. The Rotary Club of Madison County,
in partnership with the Ferst Foundation
for Childhood Literacy and the Dolly Parton
Imagination Library, are promoting a reading
program for Madison County’s children. Each
registered child, from birth to age five, will
receive a new book in the mail every month,
organizers said. “Your child can start their own
personal library, at no cost to you. Reading regu
larly to your child during their preschool years
gives them the biggest boost toward a success
ful education.” To register your child(ren) (ages
birth to 5 years) pick up a “Ferst Foundation for
Childhood Literacy” form at the Madison County
Library, Madison County Health Department or
the Madison County Department of Family and
Children Services, then complete the form and
mail to the address included in the form.
‘Yigantic’ yam record
possibly eclipsed
By Leslie Chandler
Neither Halloween nor
Hurricane Ida kept the Comer
Farmers’ Market down last
week. We had balloon hats for
vendors and candy for the trick-
or-treaters. As I live and breathe,
we had a visit from Clifford the
“Big Red Dog.” Carl was dar
ling in his costume.
Kathryn Miller's beeswax
candles, lip balms and hand
balms are still available and she
can package them prettily for
gifts.
Dan Harris still has his deli
cious honey available, but he
says that quantities are limited.
Get it while you can!
Jubilee Partners showed out
big last week — a 17-lb. sweet
potato! We need to find out
what the record is for a “yigan
tic yam.” They also had fresh
kale, mustard, collard, radish,
turnip greens and regular-sized
sweet potatoes. Asian persim
mons were a beautiful splash
of fall color sitting next to their
abundant selection of herbs.
With the fall gardens going
strong, Master Gardeners are
always welcome to come and
answer questions about this and
other planting seasons.
Freshly baked biscotti, pies
and breads will be at the Market
these Saturdays. Apple butter
is a big draw this time of year.
Canned goods make very nice
and long-lasting gifts.
Please keep in mind your
friends, neighbors and others
in the community who might
need help with food. We hold a
weekly food drive for ACTION
of Madison County. Check your
pantry for extras. Every little
bit helps.
The holidays are right around
the comer and the Comer
Farmers’ Market is a great place
to pick up locally produced
goods for gifts for friends and
family. We will be open through
November and Dec. 5 — the
day of the Comer Christmas
Parade. Normal hours are 8
a.m. to noon and 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. for the Christmas Parade.
We welcome anyone who
wants to buy or sell locally
produced goods. Please join
us. Contact Leslie Chandler
for more information at
706-224-2197. Thanks to all of
our dedicated and regular cus
tomers!
Leslie Chandler pmvides the
news for the Comer Fanners'
Market.
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Madison County Board of Commissioners is
seeking “Request for Proposal” for Building
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Sealed RFP’s will be accepted until 12:00 noon
on December 11, 2009 in the Madison County
Commissioners Office: 91 Albany Avenue, PO.
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further information contact: Cheryl Jensrud at
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