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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 28. 2019 - PAGE 5A
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ROTARY CONSTRUCTS RAMP NUMBER 762
The Rotary Club of Madison County constructed a handicap ramp Nov. 21 for
Kathy Morgan, who lives on Stone Ridge Road in Madison County. It was the
club’s 762nd ramp. Members of the club and volunteers gathered at Morgan’s
home and constructed a 24-foot ramp that will provide access using her wheel
chair. Morgan, 66, discovered about four months ago that she had no circula
tion in her legs and had trouble walking. She recently fell down on the steps
and broke her shoulder and needed a wheelchair. The owner of her home Gene
Strickland, contacted the Rotary Club about a ramp for her. He agreed to pay
for the majority of the cost of materials. Moran was no stranger to elderly peo
ple needing help. She was a nurse aid in two different nursing homes, Heritage
Home in Athens for five years, and another one in Commerce for eight years. Two
granddaughters, Jaslin and Mission, watched the workers all through the con
struction. Workers included Alan Phillips, Bob Padilla, Roy Gandy, Ed Brown,
Artry Bishop, Welton Hill, David McGinnis, Johnny Minish, James Adams, John
Westmoreland and Jerry Coutant.
‘Camp Amp’ed’ offered for teen
artists in Madison County
Madison County’s Camp Kiwanis will
host “Camp Amp’ed’’ over MLK week
end. And signups continue through Dec.
1.
“Do you know of a creative teenager in
Madison County that is into the arts, the
ater or music?” organizers asked.
The camp is a rock style art weekend
over the MLK weekend. The weekend
will focus on art, music and performance
education with workshops, led by pro
fessionals in visual art, film and media,
creative writing, contemporary music and
theater to culminate in a performance pre
sentation on the last day.
“Camp Amp’ed” ends on Monday with
a talent showcase created and developed
by its participants and performed for
guests and visitors in the Camp Kiwanis
Amphitheatre (or Main Lodge).
The “Camp Amp’ed” project is for 60
teens, ages 13-18, from Metro Atlanta
Boys & Girls Clubs and teens from Mad
ison County, during the weekend of Jan.
17-20, at Camp Kiwanis in Danielsville.
Check out Camp Kiwanis events on
Facebook, or sign up at www.tinyurl.com/
2020CampAmpedApp.
SPLASH ISLAND'
ROTARY CLUB AIMS TO MAKE SPLASH PAD A REALITY
The Rotary Club of Madison County aims to give local youth a new option for
summer fun: a splash pad at the recreation department. The club is planning to
raise private funds for a 70’ by 30’ concrete pad near the batting cages and track
at the Sammy Haggard Park off Hwy. 98 in Danielsville. The club has now raised
$75,000 out of its $120,000 goal. And group members say they are hoping the com
munity can help them make the new kids’ recreational option a reality. To make
a tax-deductible donation for the splash pad, visit the Rotary Club of Madison
County Facebook page and click on “shop now” or mail a check payable to the
Madison County Rotary Foundation, Inc. at Rotary Club of Madison County, P.O.
Box 596, Danielsville, Ga. 30633. Rotary members are pictured Nov. 22 by a sign for
the splash pad at the recreation department.
JEMC FOUNDATION AWARDS $15K TO
MADISON COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $95,500 in
grants during its October meeting, including $15,000 to Madison County Habi
tat for Humanity, to purchase materials such as drywall, insulation, plumbing,
interior construction and an HVAC unit that have not been donated for a house
being built for its tenth partner family. At the check presentation are (L-R)
Ruthie Holloman, Madison County Habitat for Humanity board member; John
King, Madison County Habitat for Humanity board chair; Briane Schwab, Mad
ison County Habitat for Humanity board member and Jackson EMC strategic
planning analyst; and Jean Mullis, Jackson EMC district manager.
NEW LOCATION FOR OCONEE LENDING
Cheryl Watkins, manager of the Danielsville branch of Oconee Lending Group,
is pictured at a Nov. 22 celebration at the company’s new location at 385 General
Daniels Avenue at the comer of Hwy. 29 and Hwy. 98 in Danielsville. For more
information about the business, email cheryl@oconeelending.com
MEDLINK HOSTS CHAMBER COFFEE
By Marty Buffington
Dave Ward, CEO of Medlink in Colbert, speaks at the Madison County Cham
ber of Commerce coffee Nov. 21 which was hosted by Medlink. To learn more
about Medlink, visit http://www.medlinkga.org/index.cftn
Bridges
continLied from 5A
Arnold Mooney is also in
the race along with some
lesser known candidates.
Jones has not drawn a
Democratic challenger and
likely will not. He is proba
bly viewed as the champion
of the Democratic Party in
Alabama at the moment.
Moore will no doubt con
tinue to have his loyal base
although with such other
prominent names in the
GOP primary it is going to
be extremely tough for him
to win. Plus he has been
tagged with doing the almost
unthinkable in Alabama:
losing a statewide election to
a Democrat.
For political junkies this
US Senate race in Alabama
is like the Super Bowl or
World Series.
“HELLO. IS ANYONE
THERE....”
Former Massachusetts
governor Deval Patrick is the
latest to join the Democratic
field for president.
Patrick is entering the race
late but has already filed for
the New Hampshire primary
and is said to be concentrat
ing on South Carolina where
candidates have to do well
with African-American vot
ers to have a chance at doing
well.
On the night of the Dem
ocratic debate last week in
Atlanta, it was reported Pat
rick was supposed to have
an event at Morehouse Col
lege. An organizer with the
college who planned the
event told CNN that Patrick
cancelled the event when he
arrived and learned that he
would not have an audience.
A photo from the event
showed a room where Pat
rick was to address voters
with nothing but empty
chairs. That’s not exactly a
great way to start a candi
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Patrick is not known na
tionally and is going to have
a very tough time making
any traction in primary
which remains very crowd
ed.
In other Democratic pres
idential candidate news it
was reported that Tom St-
eyer, a hedge fund manager
with deep pockets, has spent
$47 million of his own mon
ey on his candidacy. While
Steyer has been able to par
ticipate in recent national
debates he is still somewhat
low in the polling although
he is registering some sup
port unlike others in the race.
I wanted to let Mr. Steyer
know if he has more money
burning a hole in his pocket
he is more than welcome to
send some to me. He can
contact me at the email list
ed at the end of this column.
Chris Bridges is a former
editor for MainStreet News
papers. He can be reached
at pchrisbridges@ gmail.
com.
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Class of ’56 to meet for Christmas
brunch in lieu of monthly breakfast
The Madison County High School Class of 1956 alumni will not meet
for their monthly breakfast this month but will instead meet for Christmas
brunch at the home of Alton and Ann Rowe on Moon’s Grove Church
Road on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 1 p.m. All spouses and friends are invited.
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out the order in which the numbers will appear by
using the numeric clues already provided in the
boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it
gets to solve the puzzle!
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