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TALBOTTON NEW ERA - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER i, 2018
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Survey Participants Sought
By Talbot School District
ByANDY KOBER
Submitted: Fern gner and
Talbot County Sheriff's Office
SCARE ON THE SQUARE
A SUCCESS- Sheriff Bobby
Gates, St. Thanks the
Citizens of Talbot County for
The Scare on the Square
Community Event held
Saturday, October 27th.
The Sheriff stated "1 was
proud to see this communi-
ty event hosted and organ-
ized by Deputy Tammy
Riggins take place last
Saturday. I would like to
thank the citizens who par,
ticipated in the event, I would
like to thank those who
made donations to the
event, I would like to thank
the parents who supported
and came to the event. I
especially want to thank the
children and young people
who came to this event and
enjoyed themselves with the
fun and the games that were
By ANDY KOBER equipment and basic instruq [5 ]
tion. There is a fee of $12
ED. Roosevelt State Park person. Spots are limited so i
is hosting a number of fami- pre-registration is recom-:iJ
ly friendly events. Upcoming mended. Program conductet!!:oi
events include: along Ga. Hwy. 190, acro !!?I
Friday, Nov. 2, 7 pm, Fall from the state park office, i! !!i:ii !
Feather Campfire. Join oth- :
ers around a campfire for bird
stories and activities along
with some insights about the
Mayan culture. Bring your
own stick, flashlight, chair or
blanket. State park staff will
provide marshmallows for
roasting and eating. Meet at
the boat house on Lake
Delanor in the family camp-
ground.
Saturday, Nov. 3, 11 am,
Target Archery. Stationary
target shooting for ages 10
and older. Park staff provides
Saturday, Nov. 3,7 ++
Star Gazing. Join staff fro i!! !
the Columbus Coca-Cola;:::
Space Science Center for
night of sky talk and sky i
ing. Telescopes will be av !]
able or bring your own. !
a chair or blanket. This p :
gram is conducted free. Meefil !
on the ballfield across
Hwy. 354 from Liberty Bell
Pool.
For more information
about any of the programs arc:
the state park, call 706-663-
4858. ;.
The Talbot County School district is conduct--
ing an interest survey for parent and guardian par-
ticipation. The district is surveying our communitylI
to determine if we have a need in the district to ,I
serve more four year olds in the school. We real- I
ize that we have limited choices for early learning ! :
in our demographic area and want to go beyond :.|i
the basics for childcare by implementing a curricu- ,| !
lum full of educationally enriching activities to pre-!!1
pare children for kindergarten. If you have an inter-
est in this program for your child, please call the i.I
secretary at the elementary school (Mrs. Marian |
Ford, 706-665-8579, ext. 110) and answer a few l
questions for us. Thank you for your help and sup- l
port with this very important survey.
prepared for them. This
event has made me espe-
cially proud to see my
deputies working together
with the citizens of Talbot
County. I want to see my
entire office engaged in
community policing and I
want to see my deputies
communicating and grow-
ing with the citizens of Talbot
County. Thank you to all who
participated n this commu-
nity event that ,was,fun and
successful!"
Classified as a minor
meteor shower, the Taurids
Meteor Shower is expected
to peak during the
overnight hours of Monday
to Tuesday, Nov. 5-6.
Even at peak, the
Taurids Meteor Shower will
produce only about five to
ten meteors per hour. On
the positive side, the cres-
cent moon will set early
allowing for good meteor
watching.
The Taurids meteors
are caused by two different
As always, to view celes-
tial events, get away from
bright outdoor lights, Take
a comfortable chair or blan-
ket along with snacks and
drinks. Finally, if you take
a flashlight, keep it point-
ed at the ground and cover
the lens as much as possi-
ble to preserve your night
vision.
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sources of dust. The first
dust stream is composed of
debris left in the trail of
Asteroid 2004 TG10. The
second stream of dust par-
ticles was left by Comet 2P
Encke. That is one reason
the Taurids Meteor Shower
will last until mid-
December.
Along with the Taurids
Meteor Shower comes the
slightly more impressive
Leonids Meteor Shower.
This shower is expected to
peak during the overnight
hours of Nov. 17-18. More
on this meteor shower next
week.
THE KEPLER Space
Telescope might be in trou-
ble.
During its nine years in
space, the spacecraft has
been responsible for the
discovery of over 2,650 con-
firmed planets. But also
during that time the craft
has suffered various
mechanical failures and
been blasted by cosmic rays
and perhaps by micro mete-
ors.
NASA reports that days
after Kepler transmitted a
data package back to Earth,
it went into a fuel saving
sleep mode. Ground crew
and technicians are
attempting to learn why
that happened. It was
reported that One of
Kepler's thrusters might be
malfunctioning.
Photo Courtesy NASA
TESS IS FLYING - The TESS probe, or Transiting
Exoplanet Survey Satellite, was launched into space
onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in April. TESS will
be searching space for undiscovered planets and exo-
planets.
Kepler isbeingreplaced To view the space sta-
by TESS, or Transiting tion as it passes overhead,
Exoplanet Survey Satellite, v i s i t
which was launched into www.spotthestation.nasa.g
space in April. TESS wasov and enter your zip code.
carried into space by the When you do spot the space
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, station what you are actu-
ally seeing is the reflection
GOT A question on of the sun off the station's
astronomy? Email it to solar panels.
andykober@hotmail.eom SkyTracker Lite is a
and we'll try to find you an good app for your smart
answer, phone and is free from the
Closer to Earth the play store. The app provides
International Space State is excellent information on
often visible to those on the celestial objects in the sky
Earth's surface, including constellations.
2019 Geneva Budget
Preparation Schedule
Copies of the Proposed General Funds and
Water Funds Budgets are now available at Town
Hall and a Public Hearing will be held on November
5, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Anyone attending the hear-
ing wishing to discuss the proposed numbers,
adjustments/or changes to the budget can do so.
The Council can make changes between
November 13, 2018 and December 11, 2018.
The TALBOT COUNTY TRANSIT is applying for funding assistance under
Title 49 U.S.c. Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Act pertaining to rural areas.
The TALBOT COUNTY TRANSIT will offer general public transportation to.
all citizens of TALBOT COUNTY for any worthwhile purpose, including but
not limited to shopping, medical treatment, social services, and other purpos-.
es.
The TALBOT COUNTY TRANSIT solicits private sector input and partici-
pation to assure that private for-profit transportation operators have a fair and ;:
timely opportunity to participate in the development of this program. ::
The TALBOT COUNTY TRANSIT also solicits comments and concerns
from the general population on local rural public transportation services.
The TALBOT COUNTY TRANSIT also solicits comments and concerns
from the elderly, low-income, and disabled population and their representa- :
tives to assure that issues relating to the disabled are addressed in the serv-
ice design proposed during the planning process.
Interested persons are invited to request that a public hearing be held to
discuss the services being offered or development of the application.
Written comments, requests for a public hearing and/or written notice of
intent by private for-profit transportation operators to provide or participate in
any or all of the above services should be submitted no later than fifteen (15) ii:
days from the date of this publication to:
SHER'LONDA WALKER, CHAIRMAN: i
75 WEST MONROE ST, TABOTrON, GA 31827:,:
706 665 3220:
If no response is received within the fifteen (15) days, the TALBOT COUN-[
TY TRANSIT will proceed with the application to the Georgia Department of;
Transportation.
