TED E. TERRY, age 74 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014, at his residence.
Freedom Hill fundraiser
Freedom Hill, a Demorest-based, Christ-centered recovery program for women, is holding a fundraiser now through Oct. 25. Buy your tickets now for a chance to win a $500 Quality Foods Gift Certificate. Tickets are $10. Proceeds benefit the Freedom Hill Recovery Home.
When you purchase a ticket you automatically will receive a coupon for 15% off of your total purchase at the Freedom Hill thrift store ‘Second Chances.’ The coupon does not expire.
Tickets can be purchased at Freedom Hill and Second Chances located at 210 Loudermilk Lane in Demorest and at Quality Foods in Cornelia. The drawing will be held Oct. 25. The winner will be contacted by phone.
For more information on this fundraiser, Freedom Hill Recovery Home or Second Chances call Freedom Hill at 706-776-6109 or look them up online at www.freedomhillhome.com and on Facebook.
Corinne Scott Rice
Memorial services for CORINNE SCOTT RICE, age 85 of Clarkesville, will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Grace-Calvary Episcopal Church with the Reverend Bob Abstein and the Reverend Sarah Fisher officiating.
Lady Lions cruise to shutout
Senior Shayna Rogers scored late to solidify a dominant performance on the road with the Lady Lions winning 3-0 over USA South foe Huntingdon College.
Lions surge past hosting Hawks
Freshman Chase Kane put two goals up on the board for short-handed PC earlier this afternoon in a 2-0 victory over the hosting Hawks of Huntingdon College for yet another USA South win.
Montgomery, AL – The Piedmont College men’s soccer team overcame early adversity on the way to a 2-0 shutout of USA South foe Huntingdon College Saturday away from Demorest. The boys in Green and Gold saw a defender shown a red in the opening five minutes playing down a man for more than the 85 remaining, but had no trouble dispensing of the hosting Hawks courtesy of two goals from freshman goalscorer Chase Kane.
Piedmont looked to be in for a long day when an early foul and a red card shown put the Lions in a man-down situation the rest of the way with junior goalkeeper Kenneth Hearn facing a penalty kick situation in the 4th minute. However, Hearn came up with a dramatic save on the PK hit to his right with the rebound put wide by the Hawks as the Lions netminder kept his team alive with the save.
Now carrying all the momentum, Piedmont turned the dramatic step up from its keeper into a ever so important 1-0 lead when youngster Chase Kane absolutely throttled a header past Huntingdon keeper Eathan Small in the 6th minute. The header from Kane came on a service from fellow freshman Ryan Herbert who is tied for the league lead in that category with his six this season.
Holding the 1-0 lead through halftime, Piedmont would be content to salt away the minutes on the clock trying to constantly adjust its team shape to account for the missing man in the 11. However, under the leadership of Head Coach Jimmy Stephens who has coached more than 260 college games on the men’s side, Piedmont was in secure hands despite the adversity doing well to turn away 11 shots by the Hawks, including five in the second half alone.
The goalscorer Kane would work his way back into the minds of the fans making the short trip down to Montgomery when he scored his second goal of the afternoon tabbing a 65th minute strike that dented the Huntingdon net for a 2-0 lead.
With Matthew Metzger getting the assist on the Kane goal that put the game out of reach, Piedmont needed no more insurance to get the big win they needed on the road in USA South play. The Lions would go on to win 2-0 with Hearn getting the win in goal to move to 7-8 as a starter this season, his first season as a starter with more than six wins to his name.
With the win, Piedmont improves to within one win of pulling to an even .500, sitting now at 7-8, but the win is a key one in USA South play as the Lions are now 4-3 in league action with three games to play. The 12 points is the most by the Lions in any season as a USA South member and the 7th win overall is the first time the boys from Demorest have surpassed six wins in a season since 2011.
The Lions will stay in league play the rest of the season facing a key back-to-back pair of USA South contests next weekend with both games coming at Walker Athletic Complex. First up will be a Friday afternoon contest against Greensboro on October 24 with kickoff set for 2:00 pm with the Lions turning around 24 hours later to host visiting Averett University the following day.
Both matches will be aired live on the Mane Event Broadcasting Network.
Volleyball snaps five match win streak
Jennifer Opper led the way for the Lady Lions with a total of 26 kills in two matches Saturday including 16 against Methodist with an attack percentage of .517.
2014 HCHS homecoming queen and king crowned
Habersham Central High School seniors Lawson Lewallen and Taylor Hill were crowned 2014 Homecoming King and Queen Friday. They were crowned during halftime ceremonies of the football game between the HCHS Raiders and Centennial High Knights.
Congratulations to Lawson and Taylor and the rest of this year’s HCHS Homecoming Court.
A mother’s homecoming
First, a disclaimer. My son will hate me when he finds out I wrote this but, hey, I’m the mother of a teenager, I’m used to being hated, so here goes.
Earlier this evening I dropped off my 14-year old son in Clarkesville to meet up with his date for the homecoming dance. Ever since, my mind has been reeling and my heart aching. Why, you ask? I’ve wondered myself. After all, it’s just a dance. Kids – excuse me, t-e-e-n-a-g-e-r-s – go to dances all the time. But not homecoming, not my son, not all the time. This is his first homecoming and it will be his last first homecoming.
Oh, I feel rather foolish sitting here with tears welling up in my eyes, trying to ease the pang in my heart by writing about it, but I just can’t help feeling melancholy about the whole thing. Surely I’m not the only mom out there tonight feeling this way. I mean, it was just yesterday they were babies and now…and now…this. Homecoming. It’s a rite of passage – an entrance into the “big people’s'” tent.
During school hours our Habersham County ninth graders are safely tucked away in their own academy. Freshmen in name but freshmen apart from the high school across the street. Sure, they mingle with the upper classmen at ballgames and such, but it’s rare they are allowed onto the hallowed ground that is Habersham Central High.
Now, tonight, they are all there, all together making memories that will last a lifetime.
Remember your first homecoming dance? Remember the hype, the excitement and the game leading up to it? Remember spending hours after school decorating for the dance and spending even more time getting dressed for it? I do. It’s been a long time and my memories are a bit faded but I still remember my friends’ faces, the freedom I felt on the dance floor and the sheer exuberance that came with feeling ‘grown up.’
When you’re a teenager there’s just something special about going out on the town without your parents in tow. Paying for your own meal (with Mom and Dad’s money); riding in a car, just you and your friends (the only one in the group old enough to have a license sitting behind the wheel); and, in general, soaking up the intoxicating fumes of independence (that better be the only ‘intoxicating’ thing that happens tonight).
No, for teens Homecoming’s not just a dance it’s a transformative experience; a glimpse into the future of life on their own. For us parents it’s a glimpse into the future of life without children. Dropping them off, not just downtown, but at college. Watching them pull out of the driveway headed to their new job as they glance back at you in their rearview mirror.
Funny how things change. When our children were young we left them at home. Now they’re leaving us. It starts with a dance, a ballgame, a date, and ends up with a whole other existence. We’ll always be connected to our children but we won’t always be with them. And tonight, that thought hurts.
There is comfort in knowing it’s my job as a parent to raise my son in such a way that he will be able to leave: That he’ll have the tools, the wisdom and strength of character to make a life on his own. There is comfort in knowing that right now he’s having fun with his friends and later we’ll have our own homecoming. When he walks through that door he’ll give me a hug, loosen his tie and tell me all about it. I can’t wait!
By the way, if your teen didn’t take pictures at the dance (on the off chance they left their cellphone at home) here’s how it looked. The teachers and students at HCHS, led by Fine Arts/Chorus teacher BJ Addison, did a brilliant job decorating to the theme “Phantom of the Opera.”
Baldwin couple killed in wreck
A two-car crash on Highway 15/U.S. 441 near Homer claimed the lives of a young couple from Baldwin Saturday. A spokesman with the Georgia State Patrol in Gainesville says 22-year old Brittany Hester and her 25-year old husband, Lyndon, were killed when Hester lost control of the car she was driving and crossed over the median into oncoming traffic.
It happened at 11:10am just south of Sample Scales Road. The GSP says Hester was driving north toward Baldwin in a Nissan Altima when she ran off the road, overcorrected and skidded across both lanes of Hwy.15/441. The car then crossed the median and struck a gold Honda Pilot driven by 62-year old Cynthia BoBo of Sautee Nacoochee.
Authorities say the Hesters – who lived on the Banks County side of Baldwin – were dead by the time they arrived. Two children in their car were injured. A 6-month old girl was airlifted from the scene and taken to Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta in critical condition. A 3-year old boy was transported to Athens Regional Medical Center with apparent minor injuries.
Authorities say Bobo and a 9-year old passenger in her vehicle were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
The accident tied up traffic between Baldwin and Commerce for several hours Saturday.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
Ronald “Bruce” Lovell
RONALD “BRUCE” LOVELL, age 71, of Clarkesville, Georgia, formerly of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the residence following an extended illness.
Faith holds true
Wendy was my black Tennessee Walker; a feisty mare, built for speed. Riding her felt like being on water skies in the early morning, when no other boats were out. She was smooth as glass. A group of us rode on Saturdays, a few times a month, galloping down long stretches of dirt road. When we came to forks in the road or intersections, we would simply place the reins on the nape of the horse and go whichever direction the horse chose. For me, it was life on the “edge.” I never knew where Wendy would take me and since horses are pack animals, they will always follow the lead horse who 99% of the time was mine.
One Saturday though – Wendy didn’t want to choose. There was a T- shaped intersection up ahead. Instead of going left or right, she decided to go straight up a hill covered in pine trees and briers. The sting of the branches on my face felt razor-sharp and I wondered if my cheeks would be covered in blood. It seemed as though she ran uncontrollably; and although I tried to slow her down, she wouldn’t. The other horses had not followed – this time. I could hear a distant shout from my friend Rhonda, “Nora, are you ok?”
The woods opened to a clearing with a creek running through the center, and there she stopped. I hadn’t been to this spot before, which seemed impossible since I felt I knew every inch of Dublin, Georgia. I sat down on a rock and washed the cuts on my hands and face. The sound of the water flowing passed me, calmed my beating heart.
“He leads me beside still waters; He restores my soul…” the passage from Psalm 23 entered my head. Our pastor, Jim Rush, had just encouraged us to memorize the Psalm in our confirmation class. Suddenly, it made sense. Sometimes we go down paths of our own making; sometimes paths other’s have forced us on; and sometimes, one’s God brought us down purposefully. We may not know the reasons for the trials or how long we will have to endure the journey; but one thing is certain, He will bring us back to still waters.
Faith holds true in good times and bad. It is the assurance that when we walk with God, no matter the decision we’ve made, He will see us through the obstacles, the pain, the suffering, the grief, the destruction, and bring us back to peaceful waters.