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By: TANYA KIRKPATRICKGeorgia Department Of Labor is staying busy with efforts toaid local job seekers in their quest.On July 15, the GDOL will co-sponsor a Career Expo withOconee Fall Line Technical College. Aimed at veterans, collegegraduates, and others in search of employment, the Expo willtake place from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the technical college (560Pine Hill.)According to a recent release, "The expo will feature morethan 30 employers, educational institutions, and resource agen-cies that provide assistance to job seekers. The employers will behiring or discussing future employment opportunities, whileother organizations will provide educational and otherresources. Applicants must bring plenty of resumes and be pre-pared to fill out company applications and interview for avail-able jobs. A certified resume writer from the GDOL will be avail-able to critique the resumes of the job seekers. Attendees areencouraged to dress appropriately to improve their opportuni-ties for jobs."The list of participants in the expo includes the GeorgiaDepartment of Juvenile Justice-Eastman, Georgia Department ofCorrections-Hardwick, Dublin Police Department, GeorgiaDepartment of Community Affairs, Georgia VocationalRehabilitation Agency, Heart of Georgia-RESA, Capital City Bank,Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, Three Rivers Home Health,Transportation on Demand, and many others.For more information about the expo, or employers wantingto register, contact Joanne Kirkley at the Dublin Career Center at(478) 296-6122, or Patsy Carr at (478) 296-6616. Additionally, the GDOL will be assisting chemical BASF withworker recruitment on July 16 in Milledgeville at the GDOLMilledgeville Career Center, located at 156 Roberson Road. Thecompany, which produces chalk to mine kaolin, is seekingemployees for its facility in McIntyre in Wilkinson County.According to the press release, "The company is recruitingexperienced electricians, first-class mechanics, and baggers andloaders. Veterans are encouraged to apply. Mechanics must haveat least five years experience, while baggers and loaders musthave two years and electricians one year. Starting salaries rangefrom $13.50 an hour for baggers and loaders to $26.22 an hourfor electricians. Mechanics will earn $25.78 an hour."Applicants must be at least 18 years old with a high schooldiploma or a GED. BASF will conduct a background check and adrug-screening test.For more information about the recruitment, contactLaTrenda Leaks at 404-273-5244 or emailLatrenda.Leaks@gdol.ga.gov.

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By Jeffersonville Mayor ShannonHartThe democratic form of governmentcan be distinctly unflattering becausethe consequences of democracy mirrorthe values of voters. Are your elected officials ethical,well-informed, and forward-thinking,making your community productiveand inclusive? Are your elected officials dramaticand short-sighted, making your com-munity lose growth and population? Either way, their behavior reflectsthe character of the community. In the first instance, if informed, for-ward-thinking people manage a busi-

ness, the business thrives; in the secondcase, if short-sighted people manage abusiness, the business fails. Like busi-nesses, communities’ health dependson consistently sound business prac-tices.A direct correlation exists betweenofficials’ behavior and the values of thecommunity. For example:-- Elected officials forsake good gov-ernance for accusatory loaded-word,table-banging drama because citizensare entertained by drama instead ofgood government. Tragedy is the onlytype of government associated withdrama.-- Elected officials vote to refusespending on infrastructure repair, leav-

ing the community vulnerable becausethey are blind to long-term conse-quences. Do not underestimate thepower of damage done by failure tograsp the relationship of revenue toexpense.-- Elected officials balk at crucialinsurance premiums or at increasingrevenue to pay legal debt because theycan be sure that few, if any, citizens willnotice, understand, or care.-- Elected officials who consistentlybully others to affect outcomes do sobecause that bullying behavior isrewarded. Do not underestimate thepower of intimidation.-- Of an original purchase of city parkbenches, there remains only one park

bench in the city park. Altering cityproperty requires council approval. Donot underestimate the power of per-ceived entitlement!-- When elected officials blame themessenger for factual reporting, it is anuncommon herald who continues todeliver unwelcome reports. Do notunderestimate the power of browbeat-ing!-- Elected officials who choose toexcuse or ignore workplace incompe-tence do so because lowering standardswhile treating public money as a cashcafe is worth doing to protect their spe-cial interests. Do NOT underestimate

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By: Joel BurnsedOver the past several weeks the extensionoffice has been receiving a high volume of phonecalls about millipedes being discovered outsideand inside the home. Being the harmless insects they are, not manypeople desire to find millipedes making them-selves at home inside our houses. The reason these insects started showing up inhuge numbers is because it is that time of yearwhen they are in full migration. They prefer to liveoutdoors but sometimes find themselves slippingthrough the cracks and crevices of our homes. Millipedes are most likely found in landscapebeds feeding on dead plant material. They move atnight and they do not like water, which makes

them even more likely to find higher ground tostay dry. The best way to prevent millipedes inside thehome is to seal any cracks and crevices aroundwindows and doors. You can also remove theorganic matter around the home such as leaf litterand objects on the ground creating hiding placesfor them. If you choose, you can spray a labeled insecti-cide barrier around your home. Millipedes do notbite or cause any damage to the home, however,you should already be seeing a decrease in milli-pede numbers since most of them are on theirway out due to the warmer weather. As always, if you have questions please callyour local UGA Extension Office. The TwiggsCounty office phone number is 478-945-3391.

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By: Shelly GableCystic fibrosis (CF) is a dis-ease that has been diagnosedin approximately 70,000 peo-ple worldwide, according tothe Cystic Fibrosis Foundationwebsite (cff.org). CF is definedthere as “a life-threateninggenetic disease that primarilyaffects the lungs and digestivesystem.” About 1,000 people arediagnosed every year, with75% of those being determinedby the age of two. Cystic fibrosis became apart of the lives of Amanda andJamie McDaniel of MiddleGeorgia with the birth of theirnephew, Phillip Austin, in1993, and then in 2006, whentheir son, Marshall, was alsoborn with the disease.According to Amanda,“There is no family history. Theodds that my brother, Keith,and I are both carriers of the CFgene, and then would bothmarry someone that is also acarrier, is not very common.” When Phillip entered theirfamily, their eyes were openedto a world that was both won-der- ful and terrifying at thesame time. Before Phillip, Amanda andKeith had no idea that theywere carriers for the disease.By the time Amanda becamepregnant with Morgan, herdaughter and first child, sheand Jamie were somewhatfamiliar with what it was liketo live with CF. However, as Amanda pointsout, “All CF patients are differ-ent and vary in the extremes ofthe disease, so not knowingexactly what to expect wasvery scary.”Amanda and Jamie wereboth tested for CF, and bothwere found to be carriers. Anamniocentesis was performed,bringing the discovery that,while she was a carrier,Morgan would not be bornwith the disease.When Amanda becamepregnant again three yearslater, this time with Marshall,the amniocentesis came backpositive for cystic fibrosis. The results arrived onHalloween, and Amandadescribed the news as “very

upsetting.” Because of Phillip, they hadsome idea of what would lieahead for them. Of course,since every child is different,there were no guarantees thatthe form of CF Marshall hadwould be anything likePhillip’s.With the discovery of the CFgene in her family, Amandacredits the amniocentesis asplaying an important role inhelping them to prepare. “We do feel that having hadthe amniocentesis and learningof the CF diagnosis early onhelped us to be better pre-pared men- tally and emotion-ally. We had time to sortthrough our emotions so thatwhen Marshall finally arrivedon March 22, 2006, we couldjust be excited and celebratehis birth.” She adds, “Our emotionswere all over the place.We were excited that ourfamily was growing, but uncer-tain as to how we were going todeal with it all. We already had a three-year- old and knew that havinga child with CF was going to bea still bigger challenge.”For families facing a similarchallenge, Amanda has twopieces of advice. The first is to“Educate, educate, educate.”

Learn as much as you canabout what you’re facing, evenas you go along on the journey. The second bit of advice is“get involved in activitiesgeared toward finding a cureand that will put you in contactwith people that are involvedwith CF such as Great Stride, CFClimb, and even our GregCouey Golf Tournament.”A number of conversationswith members of the medicalfield and research, as well asextensive conversations withKeith and his wife, Laura,helped the McDaniels to edu-cate themselves on the goodand the bad. And Amanda says, “Morethan anything, however, weprayed!!” At the head of their supportwas their faith, closely fol-lowed by Wayne and JuanitaAustin, parents of Keith andAmanda. Keith and Laura were vitalin being able to advise fromtheir own personal experi-ences. Amanda emphasizesthat their entire family, includ-ing their church family at Mt.Zion Baptist Church inDanville, Georgia, wereextremely supportive of thecouple with their toddler andnewborn.

(L to R): Amanda McDaniel, Keith Austin, andtheir mother, Juanita Austin.

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Ragan Watkins, son of Rachel Watkins, enjoysthe brilliance of July Fourth with his family. Formore photos, see pg. 3A

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FREE Boating EducationCourse: July 26 from 9 a.m. - 5p.m. at the Ocmulgee PublicFishing Area. Contact the GADept. of Natural Resources LawEnforcement division at 478-751-6415 to reserve your place -attendance limited to 40 partici-pants. Lunch (hot dogs, chips,water) will be provided. (Youmay choose to bring a sacklunch)

Also: Donations of mountedwildlife animals are needed -the animals allow us to teach thekids in the middle GA area. Contact Ronnie Beard withthe Georgia Department ofNatural Resources LawEnforcement Division at (478)751-6415 for information.

New Bethlehem BaptistChurch Men’s Day Program:July 20 at 11 a.m. Speaker willbe Corey L. Williams. Publicinvited. (Church is at 289 NewBullard Rd. in Dry Branch)

Shiloh C.M.E. Church PastorAppreciation Program for Rev.James W. Scott, Jr. on July 13 at12 noon. Speaker: Rev. AngelaWootson. Guests: WilliamsChapel C.M.E. Church.

3Rd Ladies Laughing andLoving the Lord Conference atStone Creek Baptist Church:July 25 at 7 p.m. through July26 from 9 am to 3pm.Registration fee includeslunch on Saturday. ContactDebbie Coleman, 478-335-6079or Church Office, 478-743-9822for application and information.(Church is located at 854 RigginsMill Rd. Dry Branch)

Throw Down In The SticksMen's Softball Tournament:Saturday, July 19, at 8am at 961Hamlin-Floyd Rd.Hosted by Twiggs AcademyBooster Club. Contact SummerClance or Amanda Garcia - regis-ter early before spots are filled!(USSSA tournament)

Balls CME Church MortgageBurning! Friday, July 11 at 7p.m. Speaker:Bishop Kenneth W.Carter, Pastor: Monica D. SamsVacation Bible School July19th 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. lunchprovided. GOD’S AMAZING RACEwill be the theme.

Prospect United MethodistChurch Homecoming Service:July 20, 11 a.m. Speaker: Rev.Wesley Jones. Lunch after ser-vice.

Revival begins at 7 p.m.Monday 21st - Wednesday 23rd,guest speakers Rev. Bobby Gale& Rev. Leland Collins.Refreshments after service onWednesday night.

Stand With Israel Gathering:While they are gathering inWashington DC, we will meet inTwiggs County at the TwiggsCounty Courthouse on the lawn anJuly 21 at 7 p.m. Bring chairs andblankets to sit on. Be willing toshare biblical reasons why weshould support Israel. We invitethe surrounding counties to par-ticipate in this meeting. In case ofrain, Rev. Gary Walker graciouslysaid we could use JeffersonvilleChurch of God. Israel is sufferinggreatly. If you would like to helpthe children, send offering to NeveMichael, Pardes Chana 37000Israel (This is a children’s home.)

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J),$% B#&(%, F#+('. . .Jeffersonville, GA - Mrs.Joyce Bailey Faulk, 76, passedaway July 2, 2014 at her resi-dence.Funeral services were heldat 11 a.m. on Saturday July 5,2014 in the JeffersonvilleChurch of God.Interment followed in NewRichland Baptist ChurchCemetery with Rev. Bob Pow-ell and Rev. Gary Walker offi-ciating.The family will receivedfriends from 6-8 p.m. Fridayevening at Reece FuneralHome in Jeffersonville.Mrs. Faulk was born in Ma-con to the late AC Bailey andLouise Quarles Bailey, andwas preceded in death by her

daughter Becky Faulk Akins.She was retired from theSocial Security Administrationand the Twiggs County Li-brary.Mrs. Faulk was also a mem-ber of Jeffersonville Church ofGod.Survivors include her hus-band of 56 years, John C.“Straw” Faulk, Sr. Son, John C.“Buddy”(Traci) Faulk, Jr.; twosisters, Linda Ring and TeresaLeach; grandchildren, MandyAkins McGee, Nikki FaulkFloyd, Kayla Faulk Nobles andAustin Faulk, and eight greatgrandchildren.Visitwww.reecefuneralhomeinc.com to sign the online register.Reece Funeral Home in Jeffer-sonville has charge of arrange-ments.On Bereavement ... Pet Grief

B,: T*#$, L%%. . .Occasionally, I find letters inmy inbox from someone who hasread one of my articles. Todaywas such a day.

Hello Tracy,We just lost our dog today in

an untimely death/accident. Iblame myself, and I feel sick, sad,weak, and I’ve been crying mostall of today! It hurts so muchwhen you lose a pet. The pain ofloss is so unbearable and never-ending. It will always be with meforever and ever. Do you have anygrief briefs concerning pet lossthat I could read? I will checkyour blog, thanks for your help.

Kelly from AlaskaDear Kelly,I am so sorry to hear of yourpet’s death. I have pets myself,and just can’t bear to think of theday that they will die. Although Ido not know the circumstancesof your pet’s passing, I wanted tolet you know that it is natural toblame yourself when accidentsoccur.As your pet’s custodian, younaturally feel responsible whentragedy occurs. Accidents, how-ever, are called accidents for avery specific reason...they are ac-cidental.Even when accidents arecaused through carelessness,they are still accidental. Althoughone may feel a measure of re-sponsibility in the circum-stances; unless one purposefullycauses the death of a beloved pet,an accident remains an accident.I know this does not take thepain away. I have pets that havepassed away, and at times, I willthink of things I might have donebetter, that may have prolongedtheir lives.

Unfortunately, there are nodo-overs. I have to realize that Ihave learned to do better, and inmy stewardship over my currentpets, I will be more alert andproactive.I am sorry for your loss andknow that you will suffer andmull over in yourmind the thingsyou wish you had done different-ly. When this happens, remem-ber the good things you did andthe joy you shared with your pet.Eventually, fond memories willoverride the pain, and you willrealize that you are a better per-son because of the love youshared with your pet, and thelessons you have learnedthrough them.I do not have pet specific arti-cles because I specialize in hu-man loss.Loss, however, stretches overall life. Grief is the same whetheryou have lost a pet or person.The depth of grief is based on thedepth of love.I know your heart is full oflove and very sad right now. Ihope you will mend withoutcomplications.Take care and feel free towrite me again if you would like.. . .

My name is Tracy Renee Lee. Iam a funeral director, author andfreelance writer. I write books,weekly bereavement articles, andmid-week grief briefs related tounderstanding and coping withgrief. It is my life's work to com-fort the bereaved and help themlive on.

Please follow my blog athttp://pushin-up-daisies.blogspot.com/ and Twitter account @Push-nUpDaisies, visit my websitewww.QueenCityFuneralHome.comor read my book “Pushin’ UpDaisies” for additional encourage-ment and information.

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NAME:White, Jer-maineAGE: 25FROM: DanvilleCHARGES:Manu-fac-ture/deliver/distribute/administer/sell/possess w/intentto distribute con-trolled substance,Receipt, possessionor transfer offirearm by convict-ed felon or felonyfirst offender,Theft by receivingstolen property:misdemeanor,Transactions indrug related objectsprohibited - 3rd of-fense, Marijuana-possess less than 1oz., Manufacture/deliver/distribute/sell/possessw/intent to distrib-ute controlled sub-stance in schedule,Probation violation:felonyARREST DATE:7/1/14

NAME: Ojini, JerryNnaemekaAGE: 31FROM:MariettaCHARGES: Proba-tion violation:felonyARREST DATE:7/5/14

NAME: Reed, JohnWesleyAGE: 28FROM: BonaireCHARGES: Fishingwithout permission,Marijuana: possess< 1 oz.ARREST DATE:7/5/14

NAME: Roberson, Roderick ClintonAGE: 36FROM:WaynesboroCHARGES:Marijuana: possess < 1 oz.,Window tint violation, Operation of unreg-istered vehicle or vehicle without currentlicense plate / revalidation decalARREST DATE: 7/4/14

NAME: Stephens,BrandonAGE: 46FROM: JeffersonvilleCHARGES: Failureto maintain lane,Driving while li-cense withdrawn,Probation violation:felonyARREST DATE:7/7/14

NAME: Linville,James BertAGE: 33FROM: Rock Hill, SCCHARGES: Proba-tion violation: mis-demeanorARREST DATE:7/1/14

NAME:Matthews,Walter LeeAGE: 30FROM:MaconCHARGES: New res-ident must registerin GA within 30days, Driving whilelicense withdrawn,Marijuana: possess< 1 oz.ARREST DATE:7/4/14

NAME:Mincey, An-tonio MAGE: 30FROM: SavannahCHARGES: Failureto appear: misde-meanorARREST DATE:7/2/14

NAME:Muir,Tasheera LakeishaAGE: 23FROM: JonesboroCHARGES:Windowtint violationARREST DATE:7/4/14

NAME: Davis, KebraLaurayAGE: 22FROM: ByronCHARGES: Failureto report accident,failure to maintainlane, DUI: drugsARREST DATE:7/3/14

NAME: Dodson,Joshua SonnyAGE: 26FROM:MaconCHARGES: Proba-tion violation: mis-demeanorARREST DATE:7/5/14

NAME: Evans, De-lano MartezAGE: 20FROM: AtlantaCHARGES:Marijua-na: possess < 1 oz.ARREST DATE:7/4/14

NAME: Gutowski,Daniel JohnAGE: 21FROM: AtlantaCHARGES:Marijua-na: possess < 1 oz.,Possession / use ofdrug related objectsARREST DATE:6/30/14

NAME: Ball, WillaimAGE: 58FROM: Dry BranchCHARGES: Disor-derly conductARREST DATE:7/5/14

NAME: Battey,Christian DeonAGE: 21FROM: DecaturCHARGES:Marijua-na: possess < 1 oz.ARREST DATE:7/5/14

NAME: Coney, Dar-ryl WadeAGE: 24FROM: DublinCHARGES: Failureto maintain lane,Marijuana: possess< 1 oz.ARREST DATE:7/5/14

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By: Ayme MeltonWhen we decided to add afire pit to the backyard wenever imagined how often wewould use it. Our family en-joys spending time outdoorsand the fire pit has been agreat place to socialize withfriends, have casual talks withteenagers, or just enjoy somequite time together listeningto the crackling fire.Until recently we wereroasting hot dogs and makings’mores by the fire. However,the Georgia heat and mosqui-toes have forced us inside.Therefore, our 4th of Julycookout will be a combinationof indoor/outdoor fun.To bring the outdoors in Iwill be making this wonderfulrecipe for S’mores CookieBars. They are fast, easy andirresistible! I prefer themslightly warm and gooey witha cold glass or milk but mykids like them best the day af-ter I bake them.I always get rave reviews

either way. Donot substituteminiaturemarshmallowsin this recipe,you will not bepleased.You can sub-stitute milkchocolatechips if youprefer but Ilike the look(and taste) ofthe Hershey’sbars. These S’-mores CookieBars would bea great addi-tion to any 4th of July celebra-tion. Your family and friendswill love you for making them!

S’mores Cookie BarsIngredients:2 c. all-purpose flour2 c. graham cracker crumbs1 tsp. baking powder1/4 tsp. salt2 sticks unsalted butter, atroom temperature1 1/2 c. packed light brownsugar2 lg. eggs, beaten2 (7-oz.) containers marsh-mallow creme3 1/2 (1.55-oz.) Hershey’sMilk Chocolate candy barsDirectionsPreheat oven to 350F. Linea 9 x 13-inch baking pan withfoil, leaving a 2-inch overhangon 2 sides. Mist foil with non-stick cooking spray, set aside.In a bowl, combine flour,graham cracker crumbs, bak-ing powder, and salt; mix well

FFrroomm AAyymmee’’ss KKiittcchheenn:: SS’’mmoorreess CCooookkiiee BBaarrssand set aside.In a large bowl, using anelectric mixer on mediumspeed, beat butter and sugaruntil light and fluffy. Add eggsand beat until well combined.Reduce mixer to low and addflour mixture, mix well.Divide dough in half. Presshalf of the dough into the pre-pared pan until dough is flatand uniform. Spread evenly with marsh-mallow creme. Break each candy bar into12 pieces. Space 30 pieces ofchocolate evenly over the topof marshmallow creme.

Scatter remaining doughover in clumps. Don’t worryabout covering the top; marsh-mallow and chocolate shouldpeek through.Bake until golden brown, 30to 35 minutes. Remove fromoven and evenly space remain-ing chocolate pieces on top ofbars, pressing one corner intobars slightly. Place pan on a wire rack tocool completely. Remove frompan using the foil overhang.Peel off foil and cut into bars.Dear Contributor,

Thank You!Recording a community’s living history can on-ly be done effectively with your help. Please know that I - andyour community - appreciate your efforts.

Due to the regretable limits of science and physics, I can on-ly be in one place at a time - though I am responsible for twocounties. Which means that anything you can do to help pro-mote your teams, organizations, town, or local goings-on willmake a huge difference in your weekly newspaper.

By following these simple guidelines, you can rest as-sured that your contribution will get the attention andpublicity that it deserves:

1. If you need personal event coverage, please ask at leasttwo weeks in advance so I can plan accordingly.

2. All submissions must contain the following details:Who: who is the text about, who is in the picture, and

who took the picture? (if one is provided) What: what happened? what was the event? what is

going on in the picture? (if one is provided)When: when did the event happen? Where: where did it take place?Why: why is the item appropriate for the local news-

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“We have all been able tolearn from each other and thethings that we are goingthrough at the time. We canshare our experiences andknow that we have the supportand love of others that knowexactly what we are goingthough.”Seeking knowledge, and thenplanning based on that knowl-edge has really helped Amandaand Jamie to cope over theyears.“We knew going in that thisdisease would challenge usfinancially, and we have had tomake allowances. We had a lotto consider as well when itcame to childcare and school.We arranged for in-home child-care for the first 18 months andthen chose to put him in a child-care facility for the socializa-tion,” explains Amanda.While they have had manyconcerns about Marshall’s safe-ty and wellbeing while in thecare of others, Amanda statesthat those worries were unnec-essary. She says that he hasdone well in their lifestyle of“maintaining a ‘normal’ life bal-ance within our family” as theytake on CF “until a cure isfound!!”The Cystic FibrosisFoundation, which has been theleader in research and supportfor those with cystic fibrosis,has been invaluable to theMcDaniels.Amanda and Jamie sharechairperson responsibilities ofthe Greg Couey Cystic FibrosisGolf Tournament, which is heldthe first Saturday of everyOctober.

They have worked exten-sively with Vicki Nix,Development Director for theGeorgia Chapter of the CFF, on anumber of fundraisers. In addi-tion to the golf tournament,they also participate in GreatStrides, Exchange Club, and“Hat Day” at school. Amandaquips, “We all work togetherand strive to find the Cure!”Amanda closes with thesethoughts: “I think the most diffi-cult part of living with CF is notknowing what the future holds.Every parent wants a happy,healthy child, and the uncer-tainty is always on your mind.”“We always hold true thatGod has the greater plan for usand will carry us through untilthe cure is found. Marshall haschronic sinus problems and hashad multiple sinus proceduresand surgery. This is an ongoingproblem for him and many CFpatients.”“CF patients take a lot ofmedications (up to 30 pills perday on average) and breathingtreatments, which is a financialburden as well as emotional.There is always the concern ofhow their friends will react tothem taking medication in pub-lic and the issue of having to domultiple breathing treatmentseach day (some taking up to a 11⁄2 hours a day).”“We have been very fortu-nate that all of Marshall’s andPhillip’s friends have been verysupportive of them and theirdaily routines.”Originally published in GeorgiaFamily Magazine, accessible atGeorgiaFamily.com.Reprinted with permission.

the power or the cost of specialinterests!-- With no incentive to act inthe long-term interest of thewhole community, elected offi-cials may try to dismantle orga-nizations that work to attractgrowth and broaden the localjob and tax base. For example, aplanning and zoning board withestablished ordinances setsuniform standards and pre-vents surprises and propertydevaluation. With no P & Z, allpetitioners will depend on thegrace and favor of elected offi-cials: a recipe for corruption.Over the past three years, thecity has seen improvement inseveral areas. Please see “Stateof the City” annual reports for2012 and 2013 in TwiggsTimes: January 2013 andJanuary 2014.Show and swagger are dis-tractions and no substitute forgood character. There are nosubstitutes for honesty andcompetence.Whether progressive andproductive or destructive andshort-sighted, elected officialsreflect the character of a com-munity.Population loss inJeffersonville and TwiggsCounty is as troubling as it is

instructive.In the year 1990 the popula-tion of Jeffersonville was 1545;by 2012, the city’s populationwas 979, a 36 percent drop infewer than 25 years.In 1910 Twiggs County’spopulation was 10,736; in 2010the population of TwiggsCounty was 9,023; by 2013, thepopulation had fallen to 8,481or 2,255 fewer than over a cen-tury ago.It takes strength of characterfor citizens and those who takean oath to support the bestinterest of the citizens to sus-tain the courage and energynecessary to stay promote well-informed, forward-thinkinggovernment.In a democracy, communityhealth and growth dependupon the will and values of thepeople.When communities selectcandidates for public office bythe content of their characterrather than by special favors,drama, or fear, elected officialswill mirror a community ofgood character.Thanks be to those peoplewho participate, stay informed,support integrity and account-ability in government andnever once suggest that theyare entitled to special treat-ment.

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the family, friends and loyal supporters who generously contributed their time and effort to my campaign during this

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B0: K)+/*, C-++*,.. . .Many residents havereported to your BBB thatthey have received a tele-phone call from someoneclaiming to be with tech sup-port from well-known soft-ware companies.Microsoft has been a verypopular claim, but therehave been others as well -and even some claiming tobe with a federal lawenforcement agency, such asthe FBI.The scammers may knowyour name and other per-sonal information, whichthey get from publicly avail-able phone directories.They might even guesswhat computer operatingsystem you are using.The caller tells you thatyour computer is sendingerror messages, and they’vedetected a virus on it. Hesays that only a tech supportemployee can remove thevirus, but first you mustgrant him access to yourmachine.If you give the OK, thecaller will run a scan of yourfiles and actually point outhow the virus has infectedthe computer. The scammerthen offers to remove thevirus ... for a fee. Of coursethey need your credit cardinformation first.You might think that thisis another form of telephonefraud designed to get yourcredit card information, butthere are actually two twists.It is possible that if youallow the caller to accessfiles on your computer, theycan access banking informa-tion by using your computerto log into your banking pro-grams.In addition, they coulddownload spyware ontoyour computer, which couldallow them to monitor yourkeystrokes.Many people reportingthis crime to the FBI’sInternet Crime ComplaintCenter indicated that if theyallowed the caller remoteaccess to their computers,whether they had paid forthe virus to be removed ornot, they had difficultieswith their computers after-wards.Some said their computerwould not turn on or thatcertain programs/files wereinaccessible.Some victims evenreported taking their com-puters in for repair and thetechnicians confirmed thatsoftware had been installed.What to do if “TechSupport” calls?

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entering and exiting the roadwayat these locations. Flagmen maybe used for this work. Motoristsare asked to use caution, reducespeed and be alert to changingtraffic conditions in work zones.The Georgia Department ofTransportation is committed toproviding a safe, seamless andsustainable transportation sys-tem that supports Georgia’s econ-omy and is sensitive to both itscitizens and its environment.

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My daughter received an e-mail from a friend, asking herwhy everyone seemed to actlike lemmings when it cameto a particular person.Intrigued by the term “lem-mings”, she discussed it withher father, who in turn sharedthe most interesting revela-tions about the little critters.The lemming, native toAlaska, northern Canada,Scandinavia and Siberia, is achubby little rodent thatlooks like a mouse, but ismore closely related to volesand muskrats.It has thick fur, short legs,tiny ears, a tiny tail and blackbutton eyes. The lemming isfour to five inches long andgrayish or brownish in color.In September 1964 WaltDisney, in the film, “Lem-mings and Arctic Bird Life”,gave the Lemming family abad rap. He pictured the littlecreatures plummeting over acliff in a mass suicide.In actuality the lemmingswere, no doubt, looking forfood and space. Due to thefact that a female lemmingbecomes an adult and matesin only thirty days, and can

have up to seven litters ayear, with approximatelyeleven babies in each litter,things can get pretty crowd-ed. One female can producethousands of descendants in asingle year!As their numbers increase,lemmings get cranky. Theyfight in burrows and tunnelsbeneath the snow. Finally,thousands will leave in searchof a new lemming-land.Thirsty, they will oftenplunge into rivers and lakes.In spite of the fact they aregood swimmers many drown,attempting to reach land.Following their leader, theyare swept up in the fast, hec-tic pace to so-called “free-dom”. It would be virtuallyimpossible to break awayfrom the pack.Even if they wanted to bean individual and establishtheir own new habitation in adifferent direction, they pro-ceed mindlessly ahead, dri-ven by their need for food,water and shelter.Today, we have become asociety of lemmings in manyways. Driven by natural de-sires, some of them legitimateand some not, we press for-ward with the pack, obliviousto what our end will be.Each month, as Charlie andI go into the prisons, we seemany who have fallen into thelemming trap. Following thewrong leader, they pressedon and catapulted off the cliffto destruction.

Even when someone calledto them, they could not, orwould not hear. They wantedto be like their peers. Theywanted their needs and de-sires fulfilled.They were unable to seewhat lay beyond the edge ofthe precipice.I see the lemming behaviormagnified in rising drug sta-tistics. At grade school levelwe are seeing more and moreoccurrences of children sam-pling drugs and alcohol.Refusing to do so, leads toridicule and ostracizing bysome of their peers.Unable to cope with rejec-tion, many students becomehooked, unwillingly, by thepressures put upon them.Lemmings live in churchesalso. Unwilling to take a boldand radical stand for JesusChrist many are content to goalong with the crowd. Mucheasier to stay with the packand not make any waves.Why cause people to thinkyou’re a fanatic?Let’s not talk about Jesus atthe grocery store. Let’s keepour religion in church ... onSundays and Wednesdays.Witness at a football game?Come on! Who told you, youwere a Billy Graham anyway?We’ve certainly seen ourshare of lemmings in politicsin the past few years. Back in1994 the Republicans vowedto stand for family values bymaking a ‘Contract withAmerica’.

One by one we saw themsuccumb to the pressures ofthe pack.A few weeks ago, by a 61-39 percent vote, the 1.8 mil-lion-member PresbyterianChurch USA, voted at theirGeneral Assembly to allowpastors to perform gay mar-riages in states where theyare legal.I wonder how many ‘lem-ming’ churches will followsuit.I’m glad Jesus Christ didn’tfollow the pack! He wouldn’tsuccumb to the political pow-ers of his day.He said boldly, “Render toCaesar that which is Caesar’sand to God, that which isGod’s.” I’m glad he didn’t bowto peer-pressure.When his own disciplestried to push the childrenaway, he rebuked them andsaid, “Suffer the little childrento come unto me, for of suchis the kingdom of God.”I’m glad when he faced theopposition of religious lead-ers, he could declare withouthesitation that they were,“Beautiful outward, but arewithin full of dead men’sbones.”Many followed Jesus, but inthe end he went to the crossalone. He was not a lemming.Are you?“...Choose you this day whom

ye will serve...How long halt yebetween two opinions? If theLord be God, follow Him...”Joshua 24:15; I Kings 18:21

There was a time whenevery respectable womanhad an address book, writtencorrespondence being, as itwas, a necessity for sharingnews and to meet the socialcustoms of extending invita-tions, acknowledging gifts,and expressing condolences.I recall my grandmotherMa Clyde’s floral-covered ad-dress book, neatly alphabet-ized and in order.My Great-Grandmother Ar-rendale’s brown leather onewas equally organized,though with lines drawnthrough the names and ad-dresses of the many friendsand acquaintances that haddied.And then there’s MamaJanie P.’s address book, orshall I say, books.Mama kept old phonebooks for years, sure she’dsomeday need a numberscrawled inside.Likewise, she held on toworn out address books.They collected in the maga-zine rack by her favoritechair, having been luggedaround in her purse on tripshere and yon, along withpost cards and stamps, in or-der to send quick notes

while, say, sitting in an air-port or the doctor’s office.Many of the covers aremissing, or, when picked up,pages come falling out likedried leaves.Several years ago an indus-trious cousin made eachmember of the Arrendaleclan a family address book,giving them out as Christmasgifts.This became Mama’s fa-vorite resource, but as it, too,began to fall apart, Mamawould start a new addressbook, referencing back bywriting alongside a name,“See Arrendale book.”When confined to bed butstill writing notes, she’d of-ten send me in search of anaddress. I’d bring her one ofthe address books only tohear her exclaim, “Not thatone! Bring the red one.”Much time was spent try-ing to remember which ad-dress book contained whichaddress.Going through Mama’s ad-dress books is a peek insidethe life of a person who lovedtalking to people, either inperson or by way of a mis-sive in the mail.When Mama received a let-ter, she’d take the efficientroute of tearing off the re-turn address label and tapingit in her book.Or she’d jot down an ad-dress on a post-it and stick iton the back inside cover,along with random businesscards.If she was unsure of a zipcode or address, she’d draw

a big question mark, butshe’d send the note anyway,writing “305...?”, figuring theUS Postal Service could justfigure it out.There was an obvious at-tempt at alphabetical order,but gradually other nameswould creep in, along withdoodling and notations be-side some of the addresses:“Moved”, “Deceased”, “Di-vorced”, “New Office”, or amention of how the personwas related for future refer-ence, such as “Winnie’sDaughter”.She’d sometimes includedirections with the address,“in Cherokee County, 7 milesfrom Canton”.Many of the addressesmust have been from Christ-mas cards, as Mama wrote“Replied” next to the name.On the “H” pages, Mamanoted the addresses andphone numbers of hospitals,faithful as she was in sendingget-well wishes and callingto check on folks who wereill or recovering fromsurgery.When all her grandchil-dren grew up and left theirchildhood homes, Mamastayed in touch by writingthem notes, often with some“cold, hard cash” enclosed.She would dutifully writedown each college or apart-ment address, repeatedlymarking them out or writingover them with a Sharpie aseach grandchild graduatedor married or moved to anew city.Also stuck inside the pages

I found a recipe for Ranchdressing, notes for an up-coming magazine article, re-ceipts, even an occasional e-mail address, though Mamahad no computer and vowedand declared never to getone.There’s a sentiment from agreeting card taped inside,one that must have touchedher heart, “As sunlight gentlyopens a flower after the rain,May the warmth of memo-ries help to ease your sor-row.”And I come across a poemwritten in haste that sheprobably never knew wouldbring solace to her lovedones:“Home at Last”Think of your loved one assomeone whose work isdone,Whose troubles now arepast,Entering gladly throughthat friendly door toHome at last.Nowadays, I have an onlineaddress book, but I’ve keptan old-fashioned hard-coverbook, too, my copy of the Ar-rendale one.Mama went through it onone of her visits to Cochran,writing “Deceased” by vari-ous kinfolks. I can’t bringmyself to write that besideMama’s name.So, figuring she’s “Home atLast”, I think I’ll just write“Change of Address” instead.

Just Jerri

By: Jerri Tuck

From The Journal Of:

Dawne Bryan

AAss II SSeeee IIttBy: Tanya Kirkpatrick

(written on July 3, 2014)It’s almost July 4th, and we all know what that means - 3 DayWeekend!! Woo!!The majority of Americans will celebrate the 4th as genera-tions have celebrated before them: with rampant patriotism,charred meat, over-the-top movies, and explosives. (Come to think of it, fireworks are the perfect symbol forAmerican independence – noisy, attention-grabbing, potential-ly lethal and not much to show for it the morning after except afunny smell and a lot of trash on the ground.)But mostly, they will celebrate with patriotism. There will bered-white-and-blue food, flag-shaped food, red-white-and-bluefireworks and drinks and pants and red-white-and-blue flaggarland for the freedom tree. (that last one was a lie.) (I hope.)Independence is another creature entirely. Independence is“freedom from” … freedom from the control of or the depen-dence on others brought about by inequality. To earn independence is to become self-sufficient, to nolonger need an Overlord-I-Mean-Protector (five hundred pointsto the first person who gets that reference.)Yes, America won her independence from England and osten-sibly that’s what we’re celebrating on July 4th, but maybe weshould choose to widen our focus and appreciate the conceptrather than a single example.Independence, it may surprise you to know, is exceedinglyzen in nature. The zen path is also one of ‘freedom from” – Peaceand stillness can be seen as freedom from chaos. Meditation andcontemplation can be seen as freedom from “busy.” Acceptanceis freedom from the need to control. Calm is freedom from con-flict. Most importantly, Zen is the freedom from the illusion ofcontrol.There is a phrase relating to the zen philosophy that I have al-ways loved: “Mind Like Water.” Water is the ultimate represen-tation of zen – put something in the way and water will simplyflow around it. Contain it and it will either continue to fill thatcontainer until it overflows, or slowly escape by evaporatingand rejoining the waters of the world through the cycle thatgoverns all water – regardless of form.In Zen, ‘freedom from’ doesn’t mean the absence of obstaclesor pollutants, nor does it mean the aggressive rejection of thoseobstacles. Mind Like Water either absorbs and cleanses, findsanother way forward, or wears down the obstacle into some-thing different over time. It’s interesting: the human body issomething like 90% water – so why are we the most stubborn,resistant species on the planet?Zen is also a unity: of body and mind, of thought and purpose,of words and action. So independence, then, doesn’t have to beexclusionary – rather it could encompass and support all thosewho struggle with inequality, and celebrate those who have de-clared their ‘freedom from’ whatever it is that controlled them –addiction, doubt, destructive relationships, fear, greed, etc.This Independence Day, while you hang out with your friendsand families and grill your freedom burgers and give thanks fora three day weekend . . . maybe think about what freedommeans to you, where there is a lack of independence in your life,and how you can apply Mind Like Water to your answers to ei-ther remove stress or move you forward.

The Zen Of Independence

Are You A Lemming?

Change of Address

There may be some better places inthe world to live than right here ingood old Middle Georgia, but I havenever found them in my lifetime. I have lived in Atlanta, and it is agreat place to visit, but after a fewdays I am ready to return to my roots. I have traveled to Hawaii, Alaska,Guam, Midway, Japan, Okinawa, ThePhilippines, and many other atolls inthe Pacific. I have been to the streets of “Gay

Paree” in France, and I have been inCalifornia, New York, New England,Minnesota, Florida, and everywherein between. I ate home-grown tomatoes once inIowa, but please!!! They did not tastemuch like the ones an old friend gen-erously pulled from his garden theother day for Sheila and me. Oh the joy of summertime in cen-tral Georgia with a tomato sandwichfor breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yes! Isaid all three meals with tomatosandwich, au jus ... running down myarm over the kitchen sink! Ummmm-mmm!! Just in case you haven’t tried it, letme give you a variation to just a plainold tomato sandwich on white breadwith a glob of mayo and salt and pep-per, which, by the way, there ain’tnuthin’ wrong with that southern sta-

ple. Sometimes for variety, try a tomatosandwich on 7 grain bread (optionalwith rye bread), add a generousamount of mayo, which is a norm fortomato sandwiches anyhow, put on acouple of pieces of crisp bacon (nukeit in the microwave for less grease),and place about 2-3 leaves of freshbasil on top (if you have bean sproutsavailable, they are also yummy on it). Now that I have whetted your ap-petite, go ahead and have a tomatosandwich at all three meals some dayand see if your day isn’t better off fordoing so. “Bon Appetite!”We had a wonderful day last week,just doing much of nothing. That is afringe benefit to here. Doing much ofnothing comes kind of easy. Wedrove to neighboring Eastman to runan errand. On our return, we stopped

at a pick-up truck and a nice young la-dy sold us three watermelons forONE DOLLAR BILL, apiece! As Sheilasays, “They were yum!!” We have to laugh when we seethose brilliant folks who are not na-tives of Middle Georgia go into thehuge stores in Atlanta, Savannah, Ma-con, and the like to purchase some ofthose same watermelons for three orfour dollars apiece.We journeyed a few days later toCordele where we peeked into thewindow of the local pool hall, and Isaid to the face inside looking out,“Let me have three dogs all the waywith chili and onions.” I then turnedto Sheila and asked, “Did you bringthe Pepcid?” Oh! Joy! They weregood!! We journeyed, next, to the CordeleState Farmers Market where there

abounded much activity as truckfarmers brought in their fruits andveggies. After looking only a moment ortwo, we purchased four more water-melons for a buck and a quarter, fourcantaloupes for sixty cents each, anda bushel of the prettiest white cornyou ever gazed upon for $8.00. Wepromptly went home to cut it fromthe cob and froze it to eat the scrump-tious treat later. Ummmmmm!!And that ain’t all!! In a few moredays, we will go to one of our favoritepeach orchards to pick some of thedelicacies they named as our state lo-go. Oh please!! If there is anywherebetter than here to live, it must beHeaven!!Purchase my book, “Stories from the Cot-

ton Patch” at Scott’s BBQ. Contact Cren-shaw at samsam3125@gmail.com

Watermelons, Cantaloupes, TomatoesFrom The Cotton Patch

By: Sam Crenshaw

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By: Charlie Harperof peachpundit.comThe Georgia State SchoolSuperintendent’s races pre-sent the rarity of late in Geor-gia politics: Both the Democ-ratic and Republican runoffcandidate pairs present actu-al contrasts in philosophiesof how the position shouldoperate and how each candi-date would govern.Republican candidateMike Buck is the candidatemost closely aligned with thepolicies of the current admin-istration. As a member of cur-rent Superintendent JohnBarge’s staff he supports thecurrent Common Core stan-dards and understands thatany changes to them shouldcome from the school board.Buck has made most of thosecurrently occupying GOPelected offices comfortablewith the idea of his ascen-sion.By contrast, RichardWoods represents essentiallythe forth place finisher fromthe School Superintendent’srace of 2010 – a race whereonly two people were on theballot. Those within the GOPestablishment that wanted achallenge to then SuperKathy Cox had prepared tosupport Roger Hines who ex-ited the race a week beforequalifying. Kathy Cox re-signed her position just afterqualifying and removed hername from the ballot leavingonly Barge and Woods forvoters to choose from.Woods represents thewing of the GOP that isagainst everything, and

wants the current CommonCore standards – originallyadopted under Kathy Cox andthen Governor Sonny Perdueas Georgia Performance stan-dards – repealed. While thisis a popular position withmany, the problem as withmost policies are in the de-tails, or in Woods’ case, hislack of them.As is custom with thosefrom the “against everything,always” section of the GOP,Woods can’t or won’t specifywhat would replace thesestandards, other than theplatitude of “something bet-ter”. He argues that Georgiashould not be moving aheadwith new standardized testsapproved by the State SchoolBoard, again saying that newand “better” tests must be de-veloped. It almost seems hewants to pretend Georgia’sstudents can enter a holdingpattern for a few years untilwe figure this out to his sup-porters’ satisfaction.Buck understands that wehave students in classroomsevery day, and that the un-certainty, misunderstandingand paranoia surroundingCommon Core and standard-ized testing does not meanwe can stop everything andwait two to three years be-fore we find “something bet-ter”.Educators have workedhard over the last decade totransition to Georgia’s morerigorous curriculum andBuck vows to continue toforge ahead while workingthrough existing roughpatches. Woods would haveus pretend that a state that

has spent decades in the edu-cation cellar can afford tosuspend activities at the statelevel while those who areagainst everything decide onsomething they can support.Quite notably, it is disap-pointing that neither Repub-lican candidate voted for therecent Charter Schoolsamendment. For a candidatethat supports charterschools, voters must look tothe Democratic primaryrunoff.The Democrats haveequally compelling contrast-ing views from candidatesValarieWilson and Represen-tative Alisha Thomas Mor-gan. Wilson has rallied theDemocratic establishment(yes, Georgia still has one ofthose) and best representsthe Democratic version of thestatus quo party line: Moneyis what is needed to fix edu-cation, and please leaveeverything else alone.Morgan, on the otherhand, is an outspoken advo-cate of public charter schoolsand the need for thosetrapped in failing schools tohave choice. This has drawnthe ire from that same Demo-cratic establishment. Morgancan take solace in the factthat the areas where the re-cent amendment authorizingcharter schools received thestrongest support in areaswith high concentrations ofDemocratic voters.Turnout will be an inter-esting item to watch for theDemocratic side, as it’s theironly statewide race yet to bedecided. Local races such asDeKalb’s runoff for Sheriff

will drive turnout in sporadicpockets across the state,making the model of who willvote – and what their desirefor school choice is – a key indetermining the Democraticnominee.Perhaps one of the greatironies of the Democraticrace is that the establishmentDemocrats are going afterRepresentative Morgan forbeing too Republican, whilethose that lead their ticketare all but claiming centerright credentials. Gubernato-rial nominee Jason Cartervoted for the so called “gunseverywhere” bill and is OKwith Sons of Confederate Vet-erans license plates. U.S. Sen-ate Nominee can’t seem torun enough ads showing herstanding next to George H. W.Bush.So at the end of the day,Democrats are openly willingto let their standard bearerspander to Republicans andcentrists. But the potentialnominee for a statewide of-fice – arguably the one mostlikely to win – is being op-posed by core Democraticoperatives because she mightactually try to govern alongthe principles she presentsherself to have.Watch Representative Al-isha Thomas Morgan, closely.Despite some vocal opposi-tion she is receiving duringher primary runoff, she is thecurrent Democrat who ismost likely able to winstatewide. That is if….IF De-mocrats have the courage tonominate her.

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Mark Silver Cochran, Ga.Editor’s Note: The “Move Over Law” (Georgia Code, Title 40-6-16)

governs the required behavor of drivers approaching roadside emer-gency vehicles. According to Director Harris Blackwood of the Gover-nor’s Office of Highway Safety, “Georgia’s Move-Over Law was meantto reduce the number of injuries and fatalities to police officers, para-medics, firefighters, tow truck operators and highway maintenanceworkers.”

The “Slowpoke Law” (Georgia Code, Title 40-6-184, recently putinto place with the passing of HB 459) governs the “normal and rea-sonable movement of traffic” by requiring drivers in the passing laneto allow faster vehicles in that lane to overtake them. The goal is tokeep traffic flowing and limit road rage. “When people are blockedfrom driving at the speed they want, they sometimes create a dan-gerous situation not only for themselves but for everyone else on theroad,” says Lynne McChristian, Florida representative for the Insur-ance Information Institute.

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. . .While talking to somefriends, one asked me if I hadever heard of an amalgamationcake. She said it was the bestcake she ever tasted, but did notknow the ingredients. So the trusty i-Pad was pro-duced and an immediate searchlaunched. This million caloriecake may surprise you, as it didme!The definition of amalgama-tion can give you a clue as to theingredients in this cake.Amalgamation means a mixor merge as to make a combina-tion of multiple entities into oneform. This cake turns out to be aclassic old-fashioned southern

recipe that has been a desserttradition of a long time ... justnot a tradition in my mother’ssouthern family. It appears to have originatedin Mississippi and is said to con-tain everything except thekitchen sink!The secret to this cake is thefilling and frosting. The cake itself is a basicwhite cake in two or more lay-ers. The rich filling is cooked in adouble boiler combining:8 egg yolks2 Tbsp all-purpose flour2 cups sugar 1 cup butterStir until thick and then add:2 cups chopped walnuts2 cups chopped pecans1 (16oz) box raisins

1 (14 oz) package flaked co-conutThe filling is spread betweenthe layers, on the sides, and onthe top of the cooled cake. Butwe are not finished yet ... getready for the next big step asyou salivate. Combine the 1 cup sugar and1/2 cup hot water in a saucepan.Stir until well blended. Boilslowly, without stirring, until itreaches 240 F. You will find that the mixturewill spin a long thread when alittle is dropped from a spoon. Ina large bowl, beat 2 egg whiteswith a mixer until they are stiff,but moist. Pour the hot syrup slowlyover the egg whites while stillbeating. Continue until the mixture isvery fluffy and will hold its

shape. Spread this over thewhole cake.There are other variations ...none of which are low-fat, lowcholesterol, or low-sugar. Onerecipe called for an addition of 2cups of fruit flavored jam. Another added evaporatedmilk to the filling. Surprisingly, Idid not find one recipe thatcalled for chocolate chips, cocoa,or chocolate syrup ... can this ac-tually be a favorite recipe with-out chocolate? Guess it is time to make up amodern version of this amalga-mation cake and give it a bag ofchocolate chips in that fillingand this generation will enjoy iteven more.Caution: This can give you asugar high!

Ask The Dietitian: Amalgamation Cake

A Dangerous Mix: Kids’ Sports And Over-Enthusiastic Parents

from the American Counseling AssociationMost kids handle their enthusiasm forsports pretty well. They play hard, get ex-cited over wins, sad about loses, but usu-ally just have a good time, enjoying someexercise and healthy competition.Now if only all that were true for theirparents. We’ve probably all seen reports offights during little league games, soccerreferees being attacked and coaches fac-ing verbal abuse or worse — violent re-actions not from the kids, but from theparents.While it’s understandable that parentswant their children to do well and betreated fairly, some parents have madetheir child’s sports so important thattheir emotions override their judgmentand they end up reacting violently towhat happened on the playing field.

The source of such emotions aren’t dif-ficult to understand. If a child isn’t per-forming up to parental expectations, theparent may feel frustrated. Such feelings can be complicated bythe parent’s projecting his or her ownathletic dreams and fantasies onto thechild. Some parents then accept that a vio-lent confrontation in sports is a means ofventing frustration.When that happens, it’s often a signthat sports are playing too important arole in family life.A good first question to ask is whetherthe family’s life revolves around the chil-dren’s sports. Are the kids being “pushed” not just toplay sports, but to train harder and to ex-cel, maybe at the expense of school workor other activities? Do you find that you have moodswings associated with your kids’ successor failures in sports, and that your chil-dren are rewarded, or teased, mockedand criticized, depending on how well

they performed? Do you blame the coaches if yourchild’s team loses and make fun of chil-dren who don’t play at your child’s level?If the answer is yes to some or all ofthese questions, there’s a good chancethat you’re making sports too importanta part of your family’s life. And if you have had thoughts abouthaving reacting violently to other par-ents, or coaches, or referees when thingshave gone poorly, it’s a clear indicationthat help is needed.Try talking to a professional counselorspecializing in family counseling. He or she can help you readjust yourperspective on your expectations andyour children’s sports, and can helpreestablish a healthy emotional balancebetween sports and your parenting style.“Counseling Corner” is provided by the Amer-ican Counseling Association. Comments andquestions to ACAcorner@counseling.org or visitthe ACA website at www.counseling.org

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A Look Back

7/10/1893Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

performs the first successfulopen-heart surgery, withoutanesthesia.7/11/1975Archaeologists unearth an

army of 8,000 life-size clayfigures created more than2,000 years ago for the Em-peror Qin Shi Huangdi.7/12/1957The U.S. surgeon general,

Leroy E. Burney, reportsthat there is a direct link be-tween smoking and lungcancer.7/13/1862Confederate General

Nathan Bedford Forrest de-feats a Union army atMurfreesboro, Tennessee.7/14/1951The George Washington

Carver National Monumentin Joplin, Missouri becomes

the first national park honor-ing an African American.7/15/1960John F. Kennedy accepts

the Democratic nominationfor president.7/16/1969Apollo 11 blasts off from

Cape Kennedy, Florida,heading for a landing on themoon.

Do I Qualify to be a Foster Parent? Do I have to be married, rich or have any particular religion to qualify as a foster parent? These are some of the common questions asked by those

individuals interested in fostering. The answer is “No”. You do not have to be married, you must be able to support your own family, but you certainly do not have to be rich, nor have a particular religious belief to foster. If you are one of the individuals wanting answers to your question, please call Malva Watson

at 478-275-6626 or Tina McAfee at 478-274-7755. Open your hearts to a child in need of a home and a little happiness.

“Be A Foster Parent”

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By: Bryan TolarPresident,Georgia Agribusiness CouncilWhile Georgia’s success in attractingnew businesses rightly dominates head-lines, our oldest and largest industry -agriculture - struggles to find a workforceto fuel its $76 billion economic contribu-tion.Challenges to secure workers whoplant, harvest and deliver Georgia farmproducts to families and businesses havelong been daunting.Such worker shortages put the popularand locally grown produce industry atrisk.While farm jobs usually pay substan-tially more than minimum wage, fewerAmericans seek them. Money is not the is-sue.Many agricultural jobs are seasonaland transitory in nature, sometimes last-ing only a few weeks or months. Foreignworkers see these jobs as opportunities toprovide for themselves and their families.Current federal law provides a guestworker program, known as H-2A, that al-lows foreign workers to legally enter theU.S. to do farm work.Most Georgia H-2A users are large fruit

and vegetable farms. Dairy and nurseryoperations would also benefit, but theyare excluded from the program becausetheir jobs are year-round.The number of these visa workers hasgrown only slightly. Georgia has lots ofsmall farms that cannot afford the fees,housing and transportation requirementsof the program in addition to the mini-mum wage of $10 per hour.While some farms cannot afford a fed-eral visa program, doing without a viableworkforce is also costly.A study by the University of GeorgiaCenter for Agribusiness and Economic De-velopment showed that Georgia growersof seven major fruit and vegetable cropslost an estimated $140 million due to thelabor shortage in the spring and summerof 2011.These crops had a total farm gate valueof more than $670 million. Market pricesand input costs are all lost in such a sce-nario, highlighting the reality that a reli-able workforce is critical to the sustain-ability of these farms.Recent federal legislative proposalswould have met the labor needs of farm-ers through a “blue card” proposal.The program would not allow for

amnesty; it would only allow foreign farmworkers to apply for the card if they pay afine, undergo background checks andprove they have farm work experience.A blue card would certainly not grantcitizenship. It would only allow the appli-cant to legally remain in the country to dofarm work for a limited time.Influential business leaders nation-wide have recognized the negative impactour broken system has had on our econo-my and call for reform this year.An efficient guest-worker programwould address a labor shortage that caus-es stress on the state’s largest industry,and would do so without displacingAmerican workers.The Georgia Agribusiness Council isone of many Georgia and national organi-zations that support such immigration re-form.We have teamed up with manufactur-ing and business leaders to promote#iFarmImmigration to raise awareness ofthe economic harm caused by our nation’soutdated immigration system.Please join us in letting our representa-tives know you support immigration re-form.

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By Allison FloydAbraham Baldwin Agricul-tural College has the only RuralStudies program in the country,a course of study that gives stu-dents a background in the histo-ry, culture and economy of ruralcommunities throughout theworld.Rural communities often areagricultural-based, but not nec-essarily, said James Galt-Brown,a historian who teaches politicsand world culture in the RuralStudies program. And while lit-erature captures rural life in theAmerican South, that’s only oneof many rural cultures aroundthe world.“We try to relate everythingthat we do to a worldwide con-text,” Galt-Brown said. “Ruralmeans different things to differ-ent people.”An African visitor studyingthe program thought SouthGeorgia wasn’t at all rural be-cause the communities havepaved roads, Galt-Brown said.Most Americans equate ruralcommunities with agriculture,but that’s not necessarily true inevery case.“Is a coal mine agricultural?

No, but is it urban? No,” hepointed out.The topic is so enormous, theCensus Bureau, the Departmentof Agriculture, Department ofInterior and Department ofTransportation all use differentdefinitions for “rural.”Galt-Brown recently was in-vited to speak at Walmart’s Rur-al Customer Immersion Sympo-sium at the company’s head-quarters in Bentonville, Ark. Heused background material fromone of his classes in the ABACRural Studies program.“What I find most pleasing,gratifying and flattering aboutthis opportunity is that when aFortune 10 company needed ac-curate, up-to-date informationon Rural America they came toABAC,” Galt-Brown said. “Thatsays a lot for our Rural Studiesprogram and how relevant ruralstudies are to the Americanmarketplace.”Wal-Mart has $75 billion ingross sales every year in ruralAmerica, so presentationtouched on the reality of ruralcustomers, the challenges theyface, the rural population’s con-cerns, and if the stereotypes of

that segment of the populationare accurate.“The company wants to ex-pand markets in rural areas inthe United States, and theywanted an academic perspec-tive,” Galt-Brown said. “I didsome research and used somematerials from my History ofRural America class to put to-gether a presentation.”The lecture, “UnderstandingRural Customers - Rural Ameri-ca 101,” was seen live by the400 Walmart employees at thecorporate office and by otherswatching from other parts ofNorth America, South Americaand Europe.Galt-Brown, who holds adoctorate in Modern EuropeanHistory from Mississippi StateUniversity, admits he wasn’tkeen on the idea of rural studiesas a degree subject at first.“I was dragged into it kickingand screaming,” he said.The program has quicklygained popularity with profes-sors and students, however,since classes started with 17students in 2009.Students who complete thebaccalaureate program go into

all sorts of fields. One graduate,for example, worked for a ruralhospital system before she wasscouted by a larger system. An-other alumnae became a flightattendant, putting to use hercultural training. Anotherworks in a rural school districtwith at-risk students.In the last two years, ABACrural studies students have vis-ited India, China, Belize andNicaragua.“We’ve got American stu-dents going all over the world.In return, we’ve got studentsfrom all over the world cominghere,” said Galt-Brown.“When we can talk in a so-phisticated, clinical mannerabout what rural means andhow it has an impact on peo-ple’s mindset, on economics, onmarketing, on business, I thinkthat is very attractive. It is at-tractive to students so theyknow where they come fromand it is attractive to future em-ployers who look at these stu-dents’ coursework and think,‘These kids are going to be ableto help my company do its jobmore effectively and efficient-ly.’”

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Growing Need For VolunteersIn an effort to educate the public about what to do when findinga wild animal that may be injured or orphaned, the Georgia WildlifeRescue Association (GWRA) has released information about thenumbers and types of calls that they have received on theirstatewide Wildlife Hotline. Barely two months old, the toll-free number has had even moreof an impact than expected. Calls average between 25 per day, buthe organization reports that they have received as many as 50 onsome days.GWRA director, Chet Powell, says that besides helping peoplefind where to get help for wild animals, the best thing about thehotline is that it has actually prevented animals from being pickedup unnecessarily. “People obviously mean well when they see a baby animal allalone, but we tend to forget that it’s still a wild animal and not a hu-man baby,” said Powell. He added that before the hotline was implemented on May 1st,the GWRA had estimated that half of the calls to it would be “falserescues,” where people had removed suspected injured or or-phaned animals that were actually never in any danger at all. Thatestimate turned out to be low.By asking people to call the hotline before picking up an animal,the GWRA is able to help educate the caller and the end result isusually leaving or returning the animal to where it was found. “We were surprised to find that out of every five calls to the hot-line, four resulted in the animal either being left where it was foundor it was put back,” he said. Powell expects that ratio to remain fair-ly consistent. The most frequent calls in May and June involved baby animals,especially deer, birds and rabbits, respectively. Powell gave an ex-ample: “A person is walking on a trail or even in their neighborhoodand sees a fawn, a baby deer, all alone and immediately assumesthat it’s an orphan and picks it up. That’s not a rescue,” says Powell,“that’s a kidnapping. Deer leave their young alone for long periodsduring the day. It’s just as normal and safe for them as a human ba-by is in a crib.”Moving into July the GWRA expects the calls to shift more to-ward fledgling birds, baby birds that are just learning to fly, wherepeople see them on the ground and incorrectly assume that they

Do fuel additives really work? In a recent GasBuddy survey,nearly 8,500 respondents doubted how well fuel additives workedin their experience, while 10,000 said they don’t use such additives. The results indicate a mixed bag, with 56 percent, or 4,717 re-sponses, responding that fuel additives made no difference in theirexperience. 18 percent or 1,510 respondents said they experienced variedresults, while 2 percent or 189 said they thought the additives madetheir car run worse than it was before they used the fuel additives. That leaves just under a quarter of respondents users happy us-ing fuel additives, or 24 percent- some 2,076 motorists- saying theyfelt that additives made their car run better.“We believe the skepticism of our respondents is well-founded,”says Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy. “Some additives make exorbitant claims suggesting that fueleconomy might improve by up to 25 percent. Unfortunately, none ofthese product claims have ever been substantiated by any govern-ment review or consumer agency.” GasBuddy suggests that driving defensively can result in lessgasoline burned and ultimately lead to savings on fill ups. Other fu-el savings tips can be found on their website, www.GasBuddy.com.

Twiggs Academy 2014-2015Pre-Planning August 7-8Open House August 10Students’ First Day August 11Labor Day Holiday September 1Progress Reports Issued September 10Columbus Day Holiday October 13 Report Cards Issued October 17Progress Reports Issued November 12 Thanksgiving Holidays November 24-28 Semester Testing(1/2 Days) December 18-19Last Day before Christmas Holidays: December 19 Teachers Return January 5Students Return to School January 6Report Cards Issued January 9Martin Luther King Holiday January 19Progress Reports Issued February 11Presidents’ Day Holiday February 16 Report Cards Issued March 13 Good Friday (Easter Break) April 3Easter Break April 6-10Progress Reports Issued April 22Semester Finals (1/2 Days) May 21-22High School Graduation May 23Memorial Day Holiday May 25 Post Planning Days May 26-27

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are injured or orphaned. Powell understands the human impulse to rescue, but still findsit frustrating. “If you must compare baby birds to kids then use thisanalogy; It’s like taking the training wheels off of your child’s bicy-cle and letting him or her learn how to ride it,” he explained, “There’s going to be some bumps and bruises, but it’s a normalhealthy process where mom and dad are watching from nearby incase they are needed.”Besides being better for the animals, there’s another reason theGWRA wants to prevent animals from being picked up unnecessar-ily. Injured and orphaned animals are transported to wildlife reha-bilitators who are licensed by the Georgia Department of NaturalResources and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The number of licensed rehabbers in Georgia has declined in recentyears and this has created a burden on the remaining rehabbers asthey take in more and more animals. Most wildlife rehabilitators operate using their own funds withlittle or no financial assistance and many rehabbers report thatthey are full to capacity.

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LEGALSTHETWIGGS TIMES NEWERA

LEGAL NO. T14-49NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND

CREDITORSAll creditors of the Es-

tate of Oliver Batts, late of Twig-gs County, Georgia, deceased,are hereby notified to render intheir demands to the undersignedaccording to law, and all personsindebted to said estate are here-by notified to make immediatepayment to the undersigned.This 11th day of June, 2014.ELIZABETH ANN BATTS287 KAOLIN HEIGHTS ROADDRY BRANCH, GEORGIA31020EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATEOF JAMES OLIVER BATTS.6/19-7/10

LEGAL NO. T14-50IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF

TWIGGS COUNTYSTATE OF GEORGIASBATL REAL ESTATE

HOLDINGS, LLCPetitioner,

V.KNIGHT BROTHERS LUMBER

COMPANY, INC., "T.F."KNIGHT, JOEL "J.E." KNIGHT,EARL "E.E." KNIGHT, TOMMYK. LAND, PATRICIA H. LAND,HATTIE "H.H." WIMBERLY, andall Persons unknown whoclaim or might adversely to

Petitioner's title to that certainpiece of real property knownas 34 School Drive, Jefferson-

ville, Georgia 31044Respondents.

Civil Action File No.2013-v-359NOTICE FORPUBLICATIONIN THE SUPERIOR

COURT OF TWIGGS COUNTY,STATE OF GEORGIA, CIVIL AC-TION FILE NO. 2013-V-359,SBATL REAL ESTATE HOLD-INGS, LLC, Petitioner, v. KNIGHTBROTHERS LUMBER COMPA-NY, INC., "T.F." KNIGHT, JOEL"J.E." KNIGHT, EARL "E.E."KNIGHT, TOMMY K. LAND, PA-TRICIA H. LAND, HATTIE "H.H."WIMBERLY, and all Persons un-known who claim or might ad-versely to Petitioner's title to thatcertain piece of real propertyknown as 34 School Drive, Jef-fersonville, Georgia 31044Respondents, Verified Petition ToEstablish Title Against the Wholefiled December 23, 2013.

TO: Knight BrothersLumber Company, Inc., T.F.Knight, Joel "J. E." Knight, Earl"E.E." Knight, Patricia H. Land,Hattie "H. H." Wimberly and theirheirs at law as well as all partiesknown or unknown who have ormay claim any adverse or pos-sessory or right, title or interest inthe property commonly known as34 School Drive, Jeffersonville,Georgia 31044 with the legal de-scription as follows:

TRACT NO.1: All thetract or parcel of land lying andbeing in the 26th Land District ofTwiggs County, Georgia, and theJeffersonville Militia District ofTwiggs County, Georgia, andcontaining Thirty (30) Acres,more or less, this tract of landdesignated as Lots Nos. 14, 15,16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,25, 26,27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,34, and 35 as shown by a plat ofthe W. G. Spears Subdivision,recorded in Plat Book 1, Page139, of the Clerk's Office, TwiggsCounty Superior Court.

Said tract of land is fur-ther described as being in thesame property which was con-veyed by W. G. Spears to E.J.Wimberly by deed dated Novem-ber 26, 1947, and recorded inBook M, Page 383, said Clerk'soffice.

Said tract of land is also

the same property conveyed byMrs. Helen Wimberly widow ofE.J. Wimberly, to H. H. Wimberly,which deed is of record in BookN, Page 269, Clerk's Office, Twig-gs Superior Court.

LESS AND EXCEPT:Warranty Deed from KnightBrothers Lumber Co. Inc. to Twig-gs County, Georgia, dated De-cember 18, 1963 and recorded inDeed Book R, Page 380.

LESS AND EXCEPT:Warranty Deed from KnightBrother Lumber Co., Inc. to Jack-son J. Weaver, III, dated August31, 1967, and recorded in DeedBook S, Page 587.

LESS AND EXCEPT:Right of Way to City of Jefferson-ville, dated July 1, 1966 andrecorded in Deed Book T, Pages36-37.

TRACT NO. 2: All thattract or parcel of land togetherwith all buildings thereupon situ-ate, lying and being in the 26thLand District and the Jefferson-ville Militia District of TwiggsCounty, Georgia, containing fourand one-half (4 1/2) acres, moreor less, and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a pointon the south side of the right ofway of the Old Jeffersonville-Ir-winton Highway, said point beingcommon to the place known asthe C. A. Raleigh Place nowowned by Jane Faulk and thelands herein conveyed and run-ning along said property line adistance of 417-3/11 feet to apoint or corner common to thelands herein conveyed and landsof Jane Faulk; thence at approxi-mately right angles in a north-westerly direction a distance of410 feet along the boundary oflands conveyed by W. G. Spearsto Jack Mickler; thence 400 feetin a northeasterly direction to theJefferson-Irwinton Highway;thence along said Highway 510feet to the POINT OF BEGIN-NING. Said lands are shown on aplat drawn by George P. Clay, in1947, and contains 2 acresknown as the Horton Place and 5lots; namely Lots Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8,and 9, recorded in Plat Book 1,Page 139, under date of August21, 1947.

The above-describedproperty is the identical propertyheretofore conveyed by W.G.Spears to O.M. Spears, by deedof record in Book O, Folio 336,Clerk's Office, Twiggs SuperiorCourt, and Subsequently con-veyed to D. Y. Califf and J. E.Knight as tenants in common.Both of said deeds are, by refer-ence, incorporated into andmade a part hereof for the pur-pose of a more complete de-scription.

LESS AND EXCEPT :All that tract or parcel of land ly-ing, being and situate in the 26thLand District of Twiggs Count,Georgia, and more particularlydescribed as Lot 5 of a part of LotNo. 6 of the W. G. Spears subdi-vision and more particularly de-scribed by referenced to a plat ofsurvey prepared for TommyKendall Land by the John W. DyeSurveying Service, GRLS No.940, on November 25, 1975, acopy of which is on file in the Of-fice of the Clerk of Twiggs Coun-ty in Plat Book 4, at Folio 176 andincorporated herein and madeapart hereof as an aid in the de-scription of said tract.

The herein described-property is the identical tract at-tempted to be conveyed by J. E.Knight and E. E. Knight to TommyK. Land and Patricia H. Land bywarranty deed dated December1, 1975, which is of record inBook BB at Folio 153 in the Officeof the Clerk of Twiggs Superior

Court. The title to said tract isvested in Knight Brothers LumberCompany, Inc. dated November20, 1965 which described thetract out of which the herein de-scribed property was carved andwhich is of record in Deed Book6, Folio 560 in the Office of theClerk of Twiggs Superior Court.Said property has an address of34 School Drive, Jeffersonville,GA 31044.

NOTICE OF PUBLICA-TION by authority of an Order forPublication entered by the Courton the 11th day of June, 2014(the "Order"). The relief soughtagainst said Property seeks to re-form a Quitclaim Deed recordedon October 22, 2010 at DeedBook 8-V, Page 185, TwiggsCounty, Georgia Records and toQuit Title in favor of Petitioner.You are required to file with theClerk of Twiggs County SuperiorCourt an appearance within thirty(30) days of the date of the Orderand to file with this Court andserve upon Petitioner's counsel,Kevin L. Ward, Schulten Wardand Turner, LLP, 260 PeachtreeStreet, Suite 2700, Atlanta, Geor-gia 30303 and Answer in Writingwithin sixty (60) days of the dateof the Order, WITNESS the Hon-orable H. Gibbs Flanders, Jr.,Judge of Superior Court.Annie B. Williams, Chief DeputyCLERK, TWIGGS COUNTY SU-PERIOR COURT7/3-7/24

LEGAL NO. T14-51NOTICE OF SALE UNDER

POWERSTATE OF GEORGIACOUNTY OF TWIGGS

By virtue of a Power of Salecontained in that certain SecurityDeed from Anthony Watsonand Denise Watson to Bel-gravia Financial Services, dat-ed May 28, 1997 and recorded inDeed Book 5-H, Page 630, in theOffice of the Clerk of SuperiorCourt of Twiggs County, Georgia,said Security Deed having beengiven to secure a Note dated,May 28, 1997, in the original prin-cipal amount of Seventy FourThousand Four Hundred FortySeven and 00/100 Dollars($74,447.00) with interest there-on as provided therein, havingbeen last sold, assigned andtransferred to Chase Bank ofTexas, National Association asTrustee n/k/a The Bank of NewYork Mellon Trust Company,N.A., as Trustee for Merit Securi-ties Corporation CollateralizedMortgage Bonds Series 11,recorded in Deed Book 5-P, Page695, aforesaid records, will besold at public outcry to the high-est bidder for cash before thecourthouse door of Twiggs Coun-ty, Georgia, within the legal hoursof sale on the first Tuesday ofAugust 2014, regarding the fol-lowing described property:All that tract or parcel of landlying and being in Land Lot 36of the 27th Land District ofTwiggs County, Georgia, andbeing designated as Lot 5,containing 11.77 acres, BigOak Plantations, as shown ona plat of a subdivision surveyof Big Oak Plantations, madeby Prince S. Halligan, Jr., Geor-gia Registered Surveyor No.2516, dated May 2, 1994 andrecorded in Plat Book 10, Page91, Clerk's Office, Twiggs Su-perior Court, which plat by thisreference thereto is incorporat-ed herein for a more particularand accurate description ofsaid property.

Said property is commonlyknown as 1489 Henderson Rd.,Macon, GA 31217 f/k/a Route31 Box 995, Macon, GA 31201.The indebtedness secured bysaid Security Deed has been andis hereby declared due becauseof default under the terms of said

Security Deed and Note, includ-ing but not limited to the nonpay-ment of the indebtedness as andwhen due. The indebtedness re-maining in default, this sale willbe made for the purpose of pay-ing the same, all expenses of thesale, including attorney’s feesand all other payments providedfor under the terms of the Securi-ty Deed and Note.Said property will be sold subjectto the following items which mayaffect the title of said property;zoning ordinances, matters whichwould be disclosed by an accu-rate survey or by an inspection ofthe property; any outstanding tax-es, including but not limited to advalorem taxes, which constituteliens upon said property; specialassessments; all outstanding billsfor public utilities which constituteliens upon said property; all re-strictive covenants, easements,rights-of-way and any other mat-ters of record superior to said Se-curity Deed. To the best of theknowledge and belief of the un-dersigned, the party in posses-sion of the property is AnthonyWatson and Denise Watson ortenant(s).The Bank of New York MellonTrust Company, N.A., asTrustee for Merit SecuritiesCorporation CollateralizedMortgage Bonds Series 11as Attorney-in-Fact forAnthony Watson and DeniseWatsonContact:Topping & Associates, LLC1930 N. Druid Hills Rd., Suite BAtlanta, Georgia 30319(404) 728-0220THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING ASA DEBT COLLECTOR AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT ADEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE.7/10-7/31

LEGAL NO. T14-52GEORGIA, TWIGGS COUNTYWHEREAS, on December 27,2013, KWOME BLOODWORTHdid execute and deliver to CUR-TIS KERSEY, a certain Deed toSecure Debt to the hereinafterdescribed land to secure the pay-ment of a certain Note of evendate of $24,500.00 principal plusinterest as specified in the Note,all as shown by the record of saidDeed to Secure Debt in the Officeof the Clerk of the Superior Courtof Twiggs County, Georgia,recorded in Deed Book 9L,

Pages 173-179; andWHEREAS, default has beenmade in the payments providedfor in said note held by said CUR-TIS KERSEY, and the said CUR-TIS KERSEY, as the owner andholder of said Deed to SecureDebt and Note, has elected to de-clare the entire unpaid indebted-ness described in and secured bysaid Deed to Secure Debt dueand payable, and the same hasnot been paid; andThe debt secured by said Deedto Secure Debt has been and ishereby due because of, amongother possible events of default,failure to pay the indebtednessas and when due and in the man-ner provided in the Note andDeed to Secure Debt. The debtremaining in default, this sale, asprovided in the Deed to SecureDebt and by law, including attor-ney’s fees (notice of intent to col-lect attorney’s fees having beengiven.)NOW THEREFORE, pursuant toand in exercise of the power ofsale contained in said Deed tosecure Debt, and for the purposeof collecting the indebtednessdue thereby, there will be sold atpublic outcry, before the Court-house door in Jeffersonville,Twiggs County, Georgia, on theFirst Tuesday in August, 2014, towit: August 5, 2014 within the le-gal hours of sale, to the highestand best bidder for cash, the fol-lowing described property, to wit:All that tract or parcel of land sit-uate, lying and being in the Townof Danville and in the HiggsvilleMilitia and the 23rd Land Districtof Twiggs County, Georgia, con-sisting of two lots located in saidTown of Danville and bounded asfollows: on the north by land ofLoyd Hayes, on the south by AshStreet, on the east by ThirdStreet, west by an alley and Mrs.A. L. Locke, on which is located aone story brick building, and be-ing the property conveyed to Mrs.Addie W. Tidwell by the Last Willand Testament of Mrs. DorothyBirdsall as set out in Item 3 ofsaid Will which said will is record-ed in the Office of the Clerk,Twiggs Superior Court, in DeedBook N, page 462-466, and is al-so the same property conveyedto Mrs. Dorothy Birdsall by theItem 9 of the Last Will and Testa-ment of Mrs. Lula A. Johnstonwhich is recorded in the Office ofthe Ordinary of Twiggs County,Georgia in Will Book I, page 204-209, reference being made to

said wills for further descriptionand identification to the landshereinbefore described and arethe identical tracts conveyed byMrs. Addie W. Tidwell to StaleyLee Floyd by instrument datedNovember 1, 1965, and recordedin Book V on page 1 in the realestate records of the Clerk ofTwiggs Superior Court and lastly,conveyed to Wesley Turner bydeed recorded in Deed Book 5-J,page 282, also incorporatedherein by reference.To the best knowledge and beliefof the undersigned, the party (orparties) in possession of the sub-ject property is KWOMEBLOODWORTH , and is knownas 128 Ash Street Danville, Ga31017.Said property will be sold subjectto (a) any outstanding ad valoremtaxes (including taxes which area lien, but not yet due andpayable), (b) any matters whichmight be disclosed by an accu-rate survey and inspection of theproperty, and (c) all matters ofrecord superior to the Deed toSecure Debt first set out above,including, but not limited to, as-sessments, liens, encumbrances,zoning ordinances, easements,restrictions, covenants, etc.The sale will be conducted sub-ject to (1) confirmation that thesale is not prohibited under theU.S. Bankruptcy Code; (2)O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1;and (3) final confirmation and au-dit of the status of the loan withthe holder of the security deed.Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certainprocedures regarding the rescis-sion of judicial and non-judicialsales in the State of Georgia, theDeed Under Power and otherforeclosure documents may notbe provided within 30 days of thedate of sale. Final confirmationand audit of the status of the loanas provided in the precedingparagraph may not be renderedprior to the expiration of this 30-day period. A delivery of the DeedUnder Power earlier than 30 daysafter the foreclosure sale datespecified hereinafter shall besubject to the direct approval ofthe holder of the Security Deed.Scott B. Thompson, Sr., P.C.P.O. Box 1586Dublin, GA 31040CURTIS KERSEYAs attorney in fact forKWOME BLOODWORTH7/10-7/31

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