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tl ese plans and list opportu-
nities to volunteer in your
c mmunity following a dis-
aster. Preparedness is not an
all-or-nothing proposition,
but even taking a single step
each week toward creating a
plan can add to a household's
and a community's resilience
in the face of severe weath-
er events and other emer-
gencies. The themes for each
week during National
P eparedness month are as
follows:
Week 1: September 1-9
Make a Plan for Yourself,
Family and Friends
Week 2: September 10-
16 Plan to Help
Your Neighbor and
C9mmunity
Week 3: September 17-
23 Practice and
Build Out Your Plans
Week 4: September 24-
30 Get Involved!
Be a Part of' S0methihg
Larger
The monthqong obser-
vance concludes Sept. 30 with
National PrepareAthon! Day,
an opportunity for everyone
to participate in an activity
to get prepared.
For tips and tools to get
your family and community
ready for a disaster, during
National Preparedness
Month, visit
www.ready.ga.gov
.
Additional preparedness
information is also available
from your local EMA direc-
ttJi'.;
As part Of the Office of
thb Governor, GEMA/HS
works with local, state and
federal governments, in part-
nership withthe private sec-
tor and faith-based commu-
nity, to protect life and prop-
erty against man-made and
natural emergencies. In addi-
tion, GEMA/HS employees
are on 24-hour call statewide
to assist local authorities
when disaster strikes.
GEMA/HS's Ready Georgia
campaign helps Georgians
prepare for disasters. Go to
www.ready.ga.gov
or download the free Ready
Georgia app for information
on developing a custom emer-
gency plan and Ready kit.
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Courtesy University of Rorida Entomology Dept.
VELVET ANT - Also known as "cow ants," they aren't really ants at all.
Submitted to the Herald
As many people watch
the news and hear stories of
tragedy from friends and
family, they ask "What can I
do to help?" There ARE still
GOOD people in this com-
munity with a desire to help.
Here is a fun and delicious
way to help Join us for a
Locally grown Loving served
Dinner, Thursday October
19th at 6:00pm, Three Oaks
Barn 197 Burgess Rd.
LaGrange, CA. $58 per per-
son to enjoy an
Unforgettable meal for an
Unforgettable cause. 706-
302-4762 or online at
www.HopeHarborGa.org/ev
ents.html
While the devastation of
addiction for the children
and families of our students
is alarming, the joy on their
faces when they are reunit-
ed with their mothers is
priceless. If addiction has
not affect your life or some-
one you know, then count
yourself truly blessed.
We see the images of the
"junkie" on facebook or the
news. But do we ask our-
selves whose daughter,
mother, or sister that,may
be? Do we ask ourselves
what ."pain" they were try-
ing to numb the first time
they tried heroin or metham-
phetamine?
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No little girl wakes up
one day and says, " I think
I'll be an addict and cause
devastation in my life and
others until I die or end up
in prison." When students
come to Hope Harbor, they
must come willingly with a
desire to change.
When they say they have
hit rock bottom, I say
"Good!" As one of our grad-
uates said, "When you areon
your back, the only way to
look is up." She was ready
to cry out for help and
receive the unconditional,
love, grace and mercy of
Jesus Christ. She was ready
to learn a healthier way to
cope with the pain of rejec-
tion, death of a child, and the
heartache of devastation she
had caused in her children's
lives.
While my heart s desire
is that each student who
enters Hope Harbor would
never relapse, I know that
even if just ONE more young
lady's life is saved, then this
fundraising event is a suc-
cess.
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By BRIAN MADDY picking one up and playing
Troup County with it in your hand. Like
Extension Agent bees, only the females who
have ovipositors can sting.
We have this friendly The flying velvet ants are
critter that's red and black male and are harmless.
who looks like a UGA Bulldog It's kind of like rat-
fan who hangs around our tlesnakes bites. The most
garage door. It scurries common location for a bite
around like it owns the place, is the hand. That's because
Sometimes they even squeak people pick them up and won-
when cornered. Meet the vel- der why they get bit. To avoid
vet ant also known as the getting stung by a velvet ant,
"cow-killer ant." don't pick them up or walk
The velvet ant really is a barefoot in their territory.
wasp. They are called velvet If you do get stung, the
ants because of their simi- sting is usually much more
larry to ants and are covered painfulthanabee sting. Since
with a velvety "fur." They velvet ants have an anti-
can be black or brown with social att.itude receiving mul-
red, yellow or orange rings, tiple stings is unlikely.
They range in size from one- Cleaning and disinfecting the
half inch to an inch in length.
The female wasp is a pedes-
trian and the male wasp has
wings.
The female velvet ant
spends her time looking for
ground nesting bees, wasps
and other insect larvae and
pupae to lay her eggs in.
When the young wasps hatch,
they will then parasitize their
sting area is the first step.
Cold packs and pain reliev-
ers should be applied as nec-
essary. As with any stinging
insect, if you experience a
generalized rash or difficul-
ty breathing which are signs
of an allergic reaction, seek
medical attention immedi-
ately.
How do you dealwith a
Lunch-N-Learn at the
LaGrange Library; Noon to
1 PM: Plant Diagnostics:
Common Pests of Trees"
September 18th:
Troup County Association of
Beekeepers; 7 PM at the Ag
Center
September 21st:
Lunch-N-Learn at the
LaGrange Library; Noon to
1 PM: Plant Diagnostics: ;
Common Diseases of Trees"
September 19th: o
Troup County Cattleman's
Association: "Forage
Production" Kim MuUinix, .:
Auburn University Foragei:
Specialist; Dinner at 7 PM;
$6.00 call for reservations:
706.443.7693 Program starts
at 7:30 PM at the Ag Center.::
October 3rd;
"Controlling Nuisance
Wildlife" UGA Wildlife
Specialist Mike Menjak; 7
PM at the Ag Center
October 14: 61st
Annual Harvest Sale: Tractor
Supply, 8 AM - Noon Call the
office for vender reserva-
tions.
If you have any questions
host. In other words, they
make a meal out Of thelr'new '
home. : : '
The larger species of this
mutiMd wasp has the nick-
name "cow-killer" for a good
reason. The sting hurts
enough to kill a cow. With that
being said, the most common
method of getting stung by
one of these creatures is to
step on them barefoot or
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wear proper footwear in
infested areas. Their hard
bodies make them very dif-
ficult to crush: They are cool
insects, Bulldog supporters,
so let them do their business.
What's going on in
Extension?
September 14th:
Agent for Troup County
Extension. The Troup CounW
Extension office is located at
144 Sam Walker Drive,
LaGrange, GA. 30240 (706)
883-1675. Monday
Friday/8:00 AM- 12 noon and
from 1:00 PM - 5:00pro.
.)
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Submitted To The Herald
LaGrange's Sweetland Amphitheatre and
IAMHOLDENON will partner to provide a
free community screening of Tamlin Hall's
award-winning feature film, Holden On, on
Wednesday, October 18th. Coinciding with
the Holden On screening on the Great Lawn
at Sweetland on October 18th will be a high
school student led IAMHOLDENON art exhib-
it as well as live music, lawn games, food
vendors and more.
Holden On is a true story about Hall's
childhood friend, Holden Layfield, who suf-
fered silently with a mental illness as he began
to self-medicate and eventually took his life
at the age of 19. The independent film, shot
entirely in LaGrange, has garnered praise
from critics and audiences around the coun-
try. Holden On was an Atlanta Journal-
Constitution critics pick and Audience Award
winner for best feature when it bowed at the
2017 Atlanta Film Festival. The social issue
teen drama has gone on to win at every film
festival it's screened thus far across the coun-
try.
On top of the film's success, the film has
also sparked a nationwide movement called
#1AMHoLDENON that allows teens to use
their own voice through art to discuss men-
tal health and suicide. One in four people will
be affected by a mental disorder during their
life and suicide is the #2 cause of death of
ages 15-24.
The event will also be a celebration party
to announce the #1AMHoLDENON move-
ment has officially transitioned into a 501(c)3
IAMHOLDENON nonprofit that will use
Holden's personality traits of compassion,
generosity and acceptance to create a social
shift surrounding mental health The nation-
al organization will be based in Georgia. The. :
organization plans to host.its inaugural Camp. >.
IAMHOLDENON for teachers, counselors.-,
and youth community leaders in 2018. Inits
2nd year, the organization plans to add an: :
annual IAMHOLDENON Music & Arts:
Festival to be hosted at the Sweetland ,=:
Amphitheatre. " ::
Writer-Director Tamlin Hall and actor
Matthew Fahey will be in attendance. Fahey'-
recu rred on two seasons of MTV's"Awkward."
and can be seen in the upcoming faith-based
film "The Favorite" starring opposite John
Schneider of "Smallville" and "Dukes of
Hazzard" fame. Hall is attached to direct the
upcoming film adaptation of "A Child Called.
It," which was a #1 New York "times best-
seller that has sold over 10 million copies.
All proceeds for the Sweetland commu-
nity event will go towards the IAMHOLDE-
NON organization.
For more information, please visli!: :
www.iamholdenon.org and
http J/www.sweetland.events.
The film will be shown Wednesday,
October 18, rain or shine
Doors open at 5:30pm. Hckets are free.
$2 suggested cash donation per person. Food i
and will be available for purchase.:: >2
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