NovemberNovember 18, 2015 18, 2015 THE THE TOWNS TOWNS COUNTY COUNTY HERALD HERALD Page Page 13A 13 Hiawassee cleans up nicely with help of volunteers By Mason Mitcham refreshments, and Towns would like to see more people Towns County Herald County Sole Commissioner his age coming to volunteer Staff Writer Bill Kendall provided a large their time and effort for the garbage truck. On Saturday, Nov. 14, benefit of their community. “They’re having the “I think every young Hiawassee residents gave the Chatuge Lake Cleanup at the city a facelift. person should come out and same time today, so some support the town of Hiawassee. On that day, the city held volunteers will be divided its annual Hiawassee Clean-Up This is where they live. A lot between the places today, so of students are involved in Event to pick up trash and litter it’s all good,” added Smith. from the city streets. sports or other activities that Volunteers gathered at keep them away on Saturdays, “A few years back, the gazebo in the middle of we decided it would be a but it would be a really good the Hiawassee Square early in opportunity if every student great thing to have an annual the morning, in weather cold or even semiannual city could come out or if the school enough to warrant gloves and could do a field trip one day and cleanup,” said Hiawassee winter coats. City Councilman Stephen coordinate with the Hiawassee “It’s about pride in Ambassadors where they could Smith, who coordinated the our city,” said Smith. “It’s a cleanup. “We actually did get a class to come out or a beautiful place, it’s a beautiful club,” he said. it in conjunction with Earth city, and we just want to keep Day a few years back, and According to Connie it beautiful. To me, I find Fisher of the Hiawassee we just invite everyone from it disgusting to see litter. I implement further programs where you’re responsible for any PR out. I think there’s a the city to come out. We have Ambassadors Program, 24 think it’s horrible that people volunteers picked up about 50 to clean the city. keeping the trash picked up, lot of interest in beautifying various routes within the city intentionally throw trash out. “We want to soon and you agree to pick up, for the city,” she said. designated that will take less bags of trash from seven of the So if we can’t stop you from nine planned trash routes until come up with a plan to do example, once a month just Further, she would like than an hour to clean.” doing it, somebody has to help the Hiawassee Adopt-a-Street to stay on top of it. I did have to get more volunteers in 2016 Various people around noon. clean it up. And these people “We’re all trying to program, so that’s something one woman call and volunteer to repeat the effort. collaborated in order to make all have pride in the city.” we’ll work on in 2016. That’s already even before they put the event a reality. work together on this. We One volunteer, Towns just thought there’d be some The Tennessee Valley County High School senior Authority provided gloves and synergy there,” said Fisher. Correction regarding funds raised by Fly High 5K Adam Penland, said that he Fisher is hoping to trash bags, volunteers provided In an article entitled “5K in honor of Crisp a successful tribute,” that appeared in the Nov. 11, 2015, edition of the Towns County Herald, the amount raised by the Fly High Jacqueline Crisp ...from Page 1 Memorial 5K was mistakenly reported as being “over $950.” The corrected amount should Cagle read “over $9,500.” The Herald apologizes for the error. Kate Ledford introduced Cagle an investment in a thing called there’s no ability for students with a concise recounting of Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson to drop through. And within the lieutenant governor’s life Airport.” that system, there’s no ceiling. and career. That investment, which There’s no ability to hold the NASCAR 2015 “He championed the amounted to some $500 student back. We want to keep By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter Charter Systems Act, which million, had its detractors, but every student rising to the improves education and according to Cagle, it was the highest level that they can. Luck and rain favors Earnhardt at Phoenix provides technical career forward-thinking leaders of the “And so, the two PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Dale pathways for high school day that pushed the investment initiatives that I’ve created, Earnhardt Jr. was the winner of students,” said Ledford. through, allowing for one one is called the Charter Sunday’s rain-delayed Sprint “He launched the Georgia of the major components of Schools System Act, which Cup race. College and Career Academy Atlanta’s continued growth allows individual, complete The race was delayed for Network, which provides a with an airport that would school systems to convert to over six hours, getting the com- more 21st century perspective become the busiest in all the a contractual agreement with mand to start engines at 9 p.m. on academics today. He is world. the state, with a strategic plan ET and taking the green flag at an active triathlete and leads The lieutenant governor that gives them total flexibility 9:27. During a late race caution Healthy Kids Georgia. With used the airport as an example in terms of how they use their on lap 195, it started raining resources.” again, just after NASCAR red the slogan “Be Healthy, Be of what he calls vertical flagged the event at 11:30 on lap Fit, Be You,” he promotes an thinking, which is a leadership Towns County Schools 219, the rain came down hard. active and healthy lifestyle in style that concentrates on recently entered into just such With more rain in the forecast, children today. potential by making calculated a contract, and will be enjoying NASCAR decided to call it and “Not only well-known in investments today. greater flexibility to hold itself made it official. Georgia but all over America, “I believe that the accountable to standards more “We had an idea that the ward to the opportunity.” He also subbed for Denny he is one of the 100 Most greatest investment that we readily met by a school system rain was in the area, but all the Kurt Busch, who started Hamlin at Bristol in April when Influential Georgians, and he can make as a state really is in of this size. circumstances that played out at on the outside front row next to Hamlin was bothered by neck is one of four public servants our kids,” said Cagle. “There is Cagle also spoke on the end are just kind of luck, I pole-sitter Jimmie Johnson, was spasms, and for Kyle Busch at in the U.S. to be honored nothing that is more important, the second great initiative of think,” Earnhardt said. “I think penalized for jumping the start. Kansas when Busch was injured by the National Alliance for there is nothing more pressing, his career-long goal to bring the reason why we won this race Forced to make a drive-through in February. Public Charter Schools by and there is nothing more education to the forefront in is because of the way we quali- lap on pit road on Lap 8, he fell While he didn’t win either the Champion for Charters significant as we grow this Georgia. fied to give ourselves a position to 41st, likely costing him an op- of the races, he turned in a cred- Award.” state than investing in our kids “The College and Career to be up front all night. When portunity to make the final Chase ible performance that will insure Academy brings relevance something like this quirky hap- field. him a permanent Cup ride in the Cagle warmly thanked and in public education and the pens, we were able to capital- Joey Logano needed to near future. the students for their workforce of tomorrow.” to the classroom,” said ize.” win and his third-place finish was Jones main racing role this involvement in the meeting Cagle spoke on his Cagle. “What it does is it’s a Kevin Harvick led 143 not good enough to put him in the season has been in the trucks. that day, before launching vision for public education standalone facility that really laps, but had to settle for sec- Chase. He leads the truck championship into a meaningful discussion in Georgia, which includes takes the high school and the ond. Carl Edwards the last with three victories and has two on the future of education room for students who are not technical college, and it blends “It’s kind of bittersweet Chase contender finished 12th, wins in the Xfinity Series. in Georgia that centered on necessarily looking to achieve them together and allows kids for me,” Harvick said. “The cau- but came up shy. “It’s a good thing for me proper foundations. a four-year college degree, to be on the technical path of tion came out at the wrong time All the cards are on the ta- that I can get in the seat and get “Back in the mid ‘70s, as a part of his investment learning.” and we didn’t get to make up ble. Each of the four drivers has experience in the Cup Series,” Birmingham and Atlanta were in potential with a forward- Also in attendance ground under green.