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PAGE 8A — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10, 2009
Social News
Colbert Vet Rescue
to hold Christmas
Bazaar
Colbert Vet Rescue will hold a
Christmas Bazaar in the fellowship
hall at Crossroads Church on Hwy.
29 between Ingles and Athens
Christian School from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. Dec. 12. There will be pictures
with Santa for children and pets, craft
gifts, jewelry, new and used yard
sale items, a holiday bake sale and
furniture.
Senior center menu,
activities for
Dec. 14 -18
The Eloise McCurley Senior
Center has announced its lunch
menu and planned activities for
Monday, Dec. 14, through Friday,
Dec. 18.
Monday - Beef chili with beans,
brown rice, green beans, white
bread, crackers, orange and low-
fat milk.
Fitness/shopping trip.
Tuesday - Sliced turkey with
homestyle stuffing and gravy,
green peas, cauliflower with red
pepper, wheat bread, peach cup
and low-fat milk.
Fitness/birthday bingo/site
What’s happening?
council meeting.
Wednesday - Shepherd’s Pie,
broccoli, wheat bread, cranberry-
apple crisp and low-fat milk.
Fitness/Christmas movie and
popcorn.
Thursday - Sliced roast ham,
whipped sweet potatoes, green
beans with mushrooms and diced
red pepper, wheat bread, special
holiday dessert and low-fat milk.
Fitness/special music.
Friday - Italian-style spaghetti
with meat sauce, buttered spinach,
dilled carrots, tossed salad with
tomato, red cabbage, wheat bread,
mixed fruit cup and low-fat milk.
Pesticide
container recycling
day planned
Madison County Extension
is working with Banks County
Extension to conduct a pesticide
container recycling day in
January.
"This is for empty container
disposal not unwanted or unusable
pesticides (like we have done in
the past),’’ organizers said.
Containers must be empty and
triple rinsed. If a producer has
a large number of containers to
dispose of, a farm pick up can be
arranged. Otherwise the extension
service will have one central
location where containers may be
dropped off.
"We are trying to determine
if there is a need for this type
container disposal in Madison and
surrounding counties,” organizers
said. Please contact Madison
County with the approximate
number of containers you have for
disposal if you are interested."
For more information, call 706-
795-2281.
Comer parade
judges announce
awards
The following entries that won
awards in the Comer Christmas
parade as awarded by judges:
•Mayor’s Trophy: Mt. Zion
Baptist Church. This is given to
the best overall entry.
•Theme Trophy: Miracle Years
of Learning. This is given to the
entry that best displays the theme
of the parade.
•Grand Marshal’s Trophy:
Madison County High School
Marching Band. This is given to
the best marching unit.
CHUB’S OPENS
Chub’s Barbecue
opened on Hwy.
106 in Ila last week.
The restaurant will
serve barbecue and
a variety of other
items (eat in or
take out) Thursday
through Saturday,
10:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
The phone number
is 706-789-3864.
Shown (L-R)
opening day are:
Christine Phillips,
Lorie Grimes,
Tonya Wooten,
Danny Phillips
and owner/opera
tor Justin (Chub)
Phillips.
library announces December news, events
The Madison County Library
has announced its news and events
for December:
•The library will be closed Dec.
24, 25 and 26 for Christmas and
January 1 for New Year’s. The
library will also close at 6 p.m.
Dec. 31.
•On display in the library:
“A Celebration of Quilts” —
Christmas quilts by Amanda
Whitsel and vintage family quilts
from Lillian Chandler.
•Holiday cupcake decorating:
“Not only are cupcakes irresistible,
they are easy to decorate in a
fancy or fanciful way,” library staff
members said. Join Ashley Burton
Friday, Dec. 11 at noon ‘Tor a fun
and edible class.” Pre-registration
is required. The limit for the free
class is 12.
•Music, art and drama: "Shake
some of those vacation sillies out
with the ineffable Miss Debbie,”
library staff member said. The
program will be Friday, Dec.
18 from 11:30 to noon "for the
littles,” and 1 to 2 p.m. for school-
age kids.
•Origami peace project
continues: Learn how to make
cranes and take home paper to
help the library reach its goal of
1,000 cranes by the new deadline
of Dec, 31. “Japanese legend says
that if you make 1,000 cranes your
wish will come hue: what better
to wish for than world peace?”
library staff said.
•Merry Christmas origami:
Using festive paper, participants
will make ornaments, boxes and
more. Stop by Thursday, Dec. 3
and/or Thursday, Dec. 17, at 6:30
p.m. for "folding fun.” “Best suited
for people over 9,” organizers
said.
•Quick gifts for teens: “Families
love any gift from the heart,
especially handmade,” library
staff members said. “We’ll have a
variety of supplies and take-home
ideas for genuinely cool gifts
ranging from sunglass holders
to picture frames. These are not
the macaroni crafts of elementary
school. We’ll be using sharp and
hot things.” The program is for
ages 11 and up.
•Last-minute gifts: “Quick, easy
and free ways to show your love,
whether you’re 5 years old or 85,”
staff members said. Supplies and
instruction will be provided for
all ages Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 6:30
p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 23, at
4 p.m.
•Infant storytime: “Can your
baby roll over, reach for things, or
sit up — then they are ready for
books” staff members said. “It’s
never too early to spend some
cuddling time with your baby and
a book.” The storytime will be
Monday, Dec, 14, at 10:30 a.m.
•Pajama storytime: “wonderful
wintry tales,” a bedtime snack,
and getting to wear your pajamas
to the library make for a special
treat. This month’s storytime will
be Tuesday Dec. 29, at 7 pm.
•Library sewing group: This
Wednesday afternoon craft
group, open to crafters of all
types, meets from 1 to 3 pm.
in the general purpose room.
Right now, they’re working on
crocheting with double-ended
crochet needles. They will not
meet on Dec. 23 or 30.
•Young adult book discussion:
This month's book is “Maus”
by Art Sjpiegelman. They will
meet Wednesday Dec. 30, at 4:30
p.m.
•Preschool and toddler
storytime: Storytime 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:
The Letter C, Author/Illustrator
Jean de Brunhoff (Babar), and
Christmas.
PICKLE CELEBRATES 90™ BIRTHDAY
Wendell Pickle, of Danielsville, celebrated his 90 th birthday on Dec. 7, 2009. Mr. Pickle
was honored with a birthday reception given by his daughter, Pat Carithers, and fam
ily at his home on Sunday, Dec. 6. Margie Richards/staff
Wow! What a great ending
to a fabulous market season!
By Leslie Chandler
Correspondent
Wow! What a great ending to a fabulous mar
ket season! We had so many vendors, some had
to reserve space for others.
Diane Perry had her beautiful jewelry and
ornaments; Deena and Emily had lots of hand
made soaps and incense. Wonderful scents
wafted from their table.
Kathryn Miller sold many of her beeswax
candles and sold out of Dan Harris’ honey.
Sorry, first come first served!
Jubilee Partners had more fresh produce and
the fine hand-woven Kareni bags and scarves.
For information on these and other Jubilee
goods, please go to jubileepartners.org.
Eleanor Ayers had her famous fried pies on
sale for only $1 (usually $3) and some wel
come hot chocolate for the cold and windy
market morning.
Robin Taylor was a sunny addition to the
vendor list with healthy geraniums and other
plants along with high-quality doggie treats.
The artsy painted gourd birdhouses by Susan
Russell were a welcome and popular splash of
color to the market. She has many fans!
Mark Davis brought his famous soaps and
professionally-wrought iron goods to the mar
ket. It was very nice to see him again.
The beautiful and folksy Susan Casey-Voytik
(former and better author of this column) made
her reappearance at the market with handmade
purses, hand-drawn greeting cards, jewelry, and
superior BBQ sauces. She is a much-missed
member of the market!
Jose Castro, the local celeb pastry chef from
East-West Bistro made a very culinary visit to
the market with Key Lime pies which sold out
quickly. Also his decadent chocolate-raspberry
cake, rustic round loaves and yeasty olive bread.
Those who stuck around got free samples of his
chocolate-raspberry cake—Yummy!
Julie Buffalo had some sweet treats. I heard
tell that people had to get her cinnamon rolls
early so they wouldn’t be left out! I also heard
a rumor about something called “Everything
Bread.” Don’t know what it was, but it sold
out too!
Barbara Benzunas brought works of art in
both clay and hand-blown glass. She got to see
the parade with her granddaughter Morgan.
We will all miss Jasmine, our official market
mascot.
Canned goods, chocolates, biscotti and pies
sold well on Saturday and we’ll get that going
again in the spring when wild fruits ripen again.
Love the all-natural and wild fruits that provide
us with some of the flavors of life!
At the risk of running long, we have many
thanks for many people.
We have very special thanks for the anony
mous donor of all of our new signage. His
altruism is truly heartwarming as he believes in
our cause and wants to see the Comer Farmers’
Market succeed for many years to come. Thank
you and bless you, Secret Friend!
Many thanks also to Anita Blaschak for the
use of her property and utilities. You really are
a friend of the market!
Thanks to Tina McCullough for her grant
writing and accounting. Your help really “adds
up!”
Thanks to Bill at North Georgia Sports and
Dollar General for allowing us to put signs at
their businesses. Thanks to the Madison County
Journal for printing my amateur writings.
The vendors, friends and fans of the market
really keep everything going. Thanks to all of
you who show up to buy or sell. We appreciate
all of you and please tell others about us. We
have to pay for the potty, after all.
If you are a vendor or would like to be a ven
dor, please call Leslie Chandler at (706)224-
2197. Go to comerfm.com or contact dan@
comerfm.com to have your info posted on our
website.
See you all in early May for the beginning of
next year’s season. Happy Hobdays to all!
Leslie Chandler provides news from the
Comer Fanners Market.
Notice of Public Hearing
City of Comer
Community Development Block Grant
Project Completion Hearing
The City of Comer will hold a public hearing on Friday, December 18,
2009 at 10:00 a.m. for the purpose of discussing the completed
activities associated with the City’s Community Development Block
Grant Program (CDBG). The City of Comer recently completed street
and drainage improvements in downtown Comer using CDBG
Redevelopment Funds to alleviate storm water flooding.
Items to be discussed at the hearing will include:
• Review of completed project activities.
• Review of final CDBG quarterly report.
• Review of CDBG project accomplishments.
The public is invited to attend this hearing to become informed of the
project’s completed activities. A copy of the Final Quarterly Report is
now available for review at the City of Comer. Any person desiring to
comment on the performance of the CDBG project may also write to:
The City of Comer, Attn: Steve Sorrells, City Clerk, P.O. Box 65, Comer,
GA 30629-0065.
Persons with special needs relating to disability access may use the
Georgia Relay Service for the hearing impaired at 1-800-255-0056 or
contact Steve Sorrells, City Clerk, at (706) 783-4552 Monday through
Friday, except holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
The hearing will be held on Friday, December 18, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at
the Comer City Hall located at 70 Highway 72 East in Comer, GA.
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