1. home and garden
2. gardening and landscaping
3. gardening

CROSSWORD / COMMUNITY NEWS
Thursday, April 16, 2015 • FANNIN SENTINEL Page 5B
HB 91 Eliminates Georgia
AWAKE Miracle lost her Mom–
AMERICA
will you be her new Mom?
High School Graduation Test
Legislation to eliminate
the Georgia High School
Graduation Test as a requirement for graduation and
replace with end-of-course
assessments, which would
become effective on and
after July 1, 2015.
Previous Georgia high
school students who failed
to receive a high school
diploma or was denied
graduation solely for failing
to achieve a passing score
on one or more portions of
the Georgia High School
Graduation Test or its predecessor or the Georgia
High School Writing Test
may petition the local board
of education for eligibility to receive a high school
Crossword puzzle
ACROSS
1. Meowed
6. Spindle
10. Pond gunk
14. Not below
15. 64 in Roman numerals
16. Diminish
17. Automaton
18. Assistant
19. Anagram of “Sire”
20. Misdemeanor
22. Dines
23. G
24. Shabby
26. Skin pattern
30. Foam
32. Scrawny one
33. Filtering
37. A round handle
38. Patter
39. Decorative case
40. Inactive
42. Journeys
43. Marsh growth
44. Fate
45. Clique
47. Best seller
48. Information
49. Reduction
56. Sweeping story
57. False god
58. Move forward suddenly
59. Phone
60. Gave temporarily
61. Building addition
62. Leg joint
63. Wild Tibetan oxen
64. Adjust again
DOWN
1. Wise men
2. Black, in poetry
3. Canis lupus
4. Always
5. Rabble-rouser
6. Winged
7. 22 in Roman numerals
8. Adriatic resort
9. Ultimate
10. Enticements
11. Unit of weight for gems
12. Accord
13. Untidyness
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25. French for “Friend”
26. Sounds of disapproval
27. Skin disease
28. Stepped
29. Temple
30. Mixes
31. Quarry
33. WW1 plane
34. Bit of gossip
35. Microwave (slang)
36. Essence
38. In a stable manner
41. Mesh
42. Existing in name only
44. Family
45. Land of the Rising Sun
46. Practical
47. Sword handles
48. A pack of playing cards
50. Notion
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52. Melody
53. Hotels
54. Curved molding
55. Following
diploma.
Local school systems must
advertise this information in
their local newspapers at
least three times no later than
January 15, 2016; January
15, 2017; and January 15,
2018.
Status: Passed House and
Senate and now waiting for
the Governor’s signature.
Second Thursday every
month at 11:59 - in Blue
Ridge at Gazebo in
Downtown City Park
“Please avail yourself to
attend these important
times of prayer as we come
together collectively as a
Community to pray for our
Nation, its Leaders and
Revival for America!”
Hello to everyone. My
name is Miracle and I had
a wonderful home with the
best Mom in the world. But
she got sick and died. I miss
her so much. Lucky for me
the Fannin County Animal
Control team found me, but
they do not have a place for
kitty cats so they called the
Humane Society of Blue
Ridge. Now I am living at
the Humane Society’s Cat
Haven and have made new
friends. I still miss my Mom,
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up once I know you. I am
neutered, house trained and
have all my shots. All I need
is a new Mom and Dad too!
Please come to see me by
calling 706-632-4357 to set
up a visit at the Humane Society of Blue Ridge.
Crossword solution Apr. 9
Word Search
amaze
amour
bell
border
bright
closet
death
ÀHVK
focus
glade
grant
happen
heist
leader
Word Bank
mourn
naval
orphan
pamper
peace
performance
pill
possible
public
rare
relationship
return
singer
tare
listen
mire
tarry
tips
money
mother
world
worry
Gardening class
focuses on success
By Marci Watson, Sentinel Staff Writer
Feed Fannin’s class on
Saturday was a two-pronged
approach
to
successful gardening. Raised Bed
Gardening presented by Walt
George, soil consultant and
designer/builder of raised
bed gardens, taught the class
how to construct a raised
bed.
Raised bed gardening
allows you to control the
quality of the soil, providing
the perfect balance of nutrients, density and drainage.
Good old Georgia clay lacks
all of those elements, making raised bed gardening the
choice among home gardeners. George even provided a
raised bed soil recipe.
One of the best benefits to
raised bed gardening is the
early warming of the plot.
Elevating the soil above the
ground lets the sun warm the
soil so you can plant earlier.
Elaine Bliss, Georgia
Master Gardener / organic gardener, with over 30
years experience in build-
ing compost piles, presented
“Composting.” If you want
to go organic or natural in
feeding your plants, compost
is the way to go.
Compost pile are a great
way to recycle plant based
waste. For example: peeling
potatoes results in a pile of
skin that normally goes into
the garbage disposal or the
trash. Dumping them into
the compost pile is so much
better. Mother Nature goes
to work breaking the potato
skins down and in several
months you are rewarded
with crumbly, nutrient-rich
compost that your plants will
love.
Feed Fannin does a great
service for the community
with classes like this. Those
who are unfamiliar with gardening are armed with the
knowledge to get out there
and grow their own vegetables.
Go to www.feedfannin.
com for information on
upcoming classes.