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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 26. 2009 — PAGE7A School News 4-H’ ers attend state junior conference Seven junior 4-H’ers from Madison County recently attended the statewide junior conference at the UGA Rock Eagle facility. Isabel Edwards, daughter of Scottie and Ginni Edwards, presided over the statewide closing assembly. Edwards, who was elected as president of the 39 county Northeast 4-H District last March, was responsible for conducting the meeting and introducing the various speakers to the S00 member audience. Northeast District junior board member Julie Wood, granddaughter of Judy and Wade, led the audience in singing and Northeast District junior board member Jessica Hill, daughter of David and Gail Ragland, participated in the state skit. All three helped plan and conduct the statewide event India McElroy, daughter of Darrin and Autumn McElroy, and Tyler Robertson, son of Stanton Robertson, performed with the nationally acclaimed Clovers and Company at the conference, McElroy is a featured soloist and Robertson serves as the lead guitarist. Senior 4-H’ers Tiffany Garrett, Victoria Bryant, Dylan Brooks, Nathan Coker, Ford Fincher and John Scott applied for and were selected to serve as junior conference instructors.They planned and led classes on health topics and 4-H leadership. At the conference, 4-H’ers collected over 11,446 pounds of pop tabs to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. The donation equals between $4,000 and $5,000. The 4-H’ers also wrote “thank you” notes to send to U.S. service men and women overseas and prepared “Hero Packs” for the children of military parents. Other junior 4-H’ers attending the conference included Hayden Bailey, Steven Roth, Lynette Merk and Jamie Gordon. PARKER WINS SCHOLARSHIP The Baker & Taylor Foundation awarded a $3,000 scholar ship to Misty Marie Parker, a sophomore at North Georgia College and State University, and the daughter of Baker & Taylor customer service employee Ponda Parker. The award honors Jean Smecz, senior vice president of merchandis ing for Baker & Taylor, who died Feb. 12 when Continental Flight 3407 crashed outside of Buffalo, N.Y. In her honor, the company’s foundation established a college scholarship in Smecz’s name to annually support the education of a child of a Baker & Taylor employee. Miss Parker is a graduate of Madison County High School. NOW OPEN COLBERT PAWN SHOP West 4th Avenue • Colbert, GA Beside Peachy Clean Car Wash/K&B Mini Storage Barry Flurer, Owner/Operator Hours of Operation: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9-5; Sat. 9-1; Closed - Wed. & Sun. 7 G’s F arm Save Money! Cl loose an cl Cut Your Own Christmas 1 ree 2331 Old Kings Bridge Rd. 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Madison County goat exhibitors include Garrett Whitworth, Shyenne Bruce and Lily Crane. “These students represented the county and schools very well while at the show,” teach ers said. In showmanship Lily Crane, Madison County 4-H’er, placed fourth with her goat project. Garrett Whitworth, sophomore in the MCHS FFA, placed ninth and third with his two market Boer goat Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) project. Shyenne Bruce placed ninth with her goat while Lily Crane, Madison County 4-H member placed second and third with her meat goat projects. Logan Pace, Aaron Sartain, Brock Compton, Tatiana Ruiz and Freshman Academy FF Advisor Trisha Lastly were the second highest team in the state on the team test. Aaron Sartain had the second highest individual score in the state in boating and aquatics. Wildlife team places ninth in state The Madison County Freshman Academy FFA wild life judging team traveled to Swainsboro to compete in a state wildlife judging career develop ment event Nov. 5. The team included Brock Compton, wild turkey manage ment: Logan Pace, whitetail deer management; Tatiana Ruiz, general wildlife identification and Aaron Sartain, aquatic and boat regulations. The team of four competed against more than 18 other junior teams from across the state of Georgia and placed ninth. Sartain won second high individual in the aquatic and boat regulations. PERFORMANCE WITH ENERGY STAR Jackson EMC...WORKING TOGETHER for Smart Energy Choices SAVE ENERGY. SAVE MONEY. Call now for a Right Choice Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Audit Make sure your home is ready for the cold of the winter months? Using state-of-the- art energy audit tools, we can help you determine how to reduce energy costs, increase the comfort of your home and improve the air quality. 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