Halloween is upon us which means ghosts and a fascination with all things ghostly. I have never encountered a ghost, but I’ve always been interested in them. Who are these good spirits and bad, inhabiting our world for reasons we cannot know, some to protect and warn, others to share the misery they suffered during their mortal lives?
Winder has its share of ghost tales, so in the spirit of the season, I will share some of the versions I have heard, as I remember them, with you.
My house has a ghost. His name is Pete. We don’t know why he’s here or when he came, but tales of him proceed our family’s 23 years in this drafty old home, which was built in 1903. Pete is a happy-go-lucky sort with the energy of a young man. He mostly appears to young people and seems to have the most “fun” when gaggles of teens hang out here. He likes to hide keys, bang on drum sets and pianos, and occasionally, cast a chill on a guest he doesn’t feel should be here. Other than that, Pete’s very low key, so we are happy to have him here.
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Job fair Feb. 10 in Winder
Arizona-based DriveTime, which sells and finances used cars, is expanding into the Barrow County market and will have a job fair Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Winder Community Center.
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Winder Lanier Tech offers GED orientation
GED orientation sessions have been set for the Winder Lanier Tech campus. Orientation and GED classes are offered free.
The schedule for orientation is:
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Winder may allow up to 10 hens; dog owners will have to scoop poop
The City of Winder took a step closer to allowing fowl play by agreeing to draft an ordinance outlining how laying hens could be legally kept within city limits; currently chickens are illegal in Winder.
This action was taken at a called city council meeting on Feb. 3 during which City Administrator Don Toms presented a first draft of a possible changes to city animal codes. Also included were a leash law for dogs and a law that would require dog owners to scoop their canine’s poop.
The chicken issue first arose in October, when Winder residents Nicola and Lisa Gleaton asked the council to reconsider current ordinances, after they received a letter from the city stating they had to remove their flock of 13 chickens from their yard on Oakview Drive. At that meeting the council tabled the matter for 30 days. The council then tabled the matter for 60 days at the Nov. 9 meeting, and for another 60 days at the Jan. 4 meeting. [Full Story »]
This action was taken at a called city council meeting on Feb. 3 during which City Administrator Don Toms presented a first draft of a possible changes to city animal codes. Also included were a leash law for dogs and a law that would require dog owners to scoop their canine’s poop.
The chicken issue first arose in October, when Winder residents Nicola and Lisa Gleaton asked the council to reconsider current ordinances, after they received a letter from the city stating they had to remove their flock of 13 chickens from their yard on Oakview Drive. At that meeting the council tabled the matter for 30 days. The council then tabled the matter for 60 days at the Nov. 9 meeting, and for another 60 days at the Jan. 4 meeting. [Full Story »]
Councilmen upset over right-of-way
Two Winder city councilmen who once served as chairmen of the Barrow County Board of Education are miffed that the city had to pay the school system $2,300 for a strip of right of way to improve an intersection adjacent to school headquarters.
The land transaction already had taken place, but councilman Bob Dixon brought up the issue at Monday night’s council meeting, saying he wants to change the way the city and the school system negotiate future deals.
He said the land negotiations did not involve elected officials and a school employee at one point had suggested the city sell the land for twice its appraised value in water credits. [Full Story »]
The land transaction already had taken place, but councilman Bob Dixon brought up the issue at Monday night’s council meeting, saying he wants to change the way the city and the school system negotiate future deals.
He said the land negotiations did not involve elected officials and a school employee at one point had suggested the city sell the land for twice its appraised value in water credits. [Full Story »]
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