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Left
to right: JSL President Beth Choppa, Branch Executive for the Cherokee
County Outdoor YMCA John Hicks, Penny Harvest Chairman Teena Hardwick
and JSL Vice President for Charitable Donations, Beth Ferguson.
The
Junior Service League (JSL) of Woodstock recently presented a $1,500 check
to the Cherokee County Outdoor YMCA. The money was a result of the JSL's
Annual Penny Harvest which collects spare change from community residents
at Hobgood Park in the spring and fall. The money has been earmarked to
provide a scholarship for a deserving Cherokee County child for summer
camp.
Chief
Judge Mills Named Volunteer of the Year
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Recipients
of the South Cherokee Optimist Club Breakfast. Front row: (left to right)
Cory Elrod, Christina Resendiz, Karmen Beasley and Jason Taylor. Back
row: Karen Turner, Erin Peters, Sabrina Glass, Sharon Knight, Rebekah
Weisman, D'Laine Evans, Nick Waters and Pam Moon.
The
South Cherokee Optimist Club recently held its first Annual Youth Appreciation
Breakfast for the County Middle Schools. The breakfast honors special
education students who had been nominated by their teachers. Local students
who received recognition were: Karmen Beasley from E.T. Booth Middle School
for Outstanding Achievement, Jason Taylor from Woodstock Middle School
for Most Improved, and Erin Peters from Woodstock Middle School for Positive
Attitude. Congratulations to all the students!
United
Way Allocates Money
to Local Charities
The
United Way in Cherokee County recently announced the allocation of more
than $18,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency
Food and Shelter Program. The funds will be used by local non-profit agencies
to assist those in need. The following agencies received the allocations:
MUST Ministries for utility assistance, Timothy's Cupboard for its food
pantry, Cherokee Senior Center for Meals on Wheels, Cherokee Family Violence
Center for food and assistance, and Papa's Pantry for its food pantry.
People in need can contact the individual organizations or utilize the
United Way's 211 Call Center at 2-1-1 or (404) 614-1000.
AARP
Day of Service
The
Woodstock chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
recently collected items for the Woodstock Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center. Members delivered the items including socks, shirts and lap robes
to the Center and entertained the patients with singing and discussed
with them the National AARP Day of Service. AARP president Alice Kuzniak
presented Woodstock Mayor Bill Dewrell a T-shirt in honor of the special
day as well as Governor Sonny Perdue and State Representative Chip Rogers.
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Superior
Court Chief Judge Frank Mills and Mrs. Mills.
Cherokee
FOCUS started a new tradition recently and held its first-ever Community
Service Appreciation Luncheon at the Canton First United Methodist Church.
Juvenile
Court Judge Ellen McElyea presented Superior Court Chief Judge Frank Mills
with the Volunteer of the Year award during the luncheon. Judge Mills
was the August volunteer of the month for Cherokee FOCUS. "I do this for
fun. If this brings more volunteers to Cherokee FOCUS, then this is a
good thing," stated Judge Mills.
The
guest speaker at the luncheon was former pro-basketball player and founder
of the Basketball Camp for the Hearing Impaired, Mike Glen. Also present
was one of Mike's past students who became the first deaf person to play
basketball at a major college, Willie Brown.
Try
Your Hand at
Panning for Gold
In
the 1830s, Cherokee County, and in particular, the Sixes Road area, held
some of the richest gold mines in the State. The mines are empty now,
but recreational panning is still available. Sixes Creek and Blanket Creek
off Sixes Road offer convenient sites for recreational gold panning for
the public. Local resident Rob Kelly has offered to help those who are
interested, get started in recreational gold panning. He can also provide
information on local clubs with leases on private properties with gold-bearing
lands and streams. For more information on local gold panning, please
contact Rob at (770) 516-7044 or rob.Kelly@bellsouth.net.
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Left
to right: Fred Pieper, Pauline Ernst, Bud Eltz, Addie Jones, Kay Eltz,
Jackie Mahle, Ruby Lowry, Glenda DeShane, Alice Kuzniak, Frank Lowry and
Verney Bentley.
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