Tree of Remembrance to shine throughout holidays
      The Lincoln County Historical Society extends a heartfelt "thank you" to everyone who participated in placing names "In Honor" or "In Memory" on the Tree of Remembrance for 2006. Also, special appreciation goes to the City of Lincolnton, City Pharmacy, Crawford-Breazeale Drug Co.
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Upper Savannah River Basin designated as Georgia IBA
      The Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program of Georgia recently designated the Upper Savannah River Basin, which is owned and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah Districe, as an IBA. "The designation is a great example of the Corps' ongoing management and environmental stewardship," said Jeff Brooks, districe wildlife biologist.
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Leathersville News
By Mrs. William Bentley
      Mr. and Mrs. Lindy Chalker visited Mr. and Mrs. William Bentley Saturday afternoon, December 23. Visitors of Nancy Bailey during the Christmas holidays have been Shellie, Whitney and Kassidee Owens, Shere, Courtney and Tyler Owens, Michael, Oliver and Hannah Mongrue, Shirley Saturday and Margaret Nesmith.
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Teachers and students across Georgia encouraged to enter poster contest
      What are vibrantly colored and depict the theme "Habitats for Wildlife: Make a Difference in Your Own Schoolyard?" They are the Seventeenth Annual Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest entries. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, and The Environmental Resources Network, Inc. (T.E.R.N.
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January is time to check your home for silent killer
By Sharon Omahen
      As a University of Georgia Cooperative Extension radon educator, Ginger Bennett works year-round to educate Georgians on the dangers of radon exposure. January, though, is National Radon Action Month and a perfect time test your home for radon. An invisible, odorless, radioactive gas, radon occurs naturally in rocks and soils.
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