Oconee County, GA Politics

Longer hours are always a good thing Begin forwarded message: From: "Elections News" < listserv@civicplus.com > Date: June 11, 2012 12:00:39 AM EDT To: danjmatt@bellsouth.net Subject: New Newsflash Extended Office Hours on July 2 - Last Day to Register to Vote for General Primary For www.athensclarkecounty.com New news flash View this in your browser June 11, 2012 Extended Office Hours on July 2 - Last Day to Register to Vote for General Primary The Board of Elections office will extend their hours one hour on Mon, July 2, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM to provide voter registration services to the public. July...… Read on You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to Elections News on www.athensclarkecounty.com . To unsubscribe, click the following link: http://www.athensclarkecounty.com/list.aspx?mode=del If clicking...

These are four women I urge you to donate to and support Sincerely,  Dan Matthews From: information@email.emilyslist.org To: danmatt@hotmail.com Subject: Fwd: Old-fashioned brag Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:14:40 -0600 Dear Friend, Grace Meng, Tulsi Gabbard, Kelda Roys, and Kyrsten Sinema -- four remarkable pro-choice Democratic women, all 36 years old or younger -- are fighting for their lives in hotly contested races.   Grace's primary is right around the corner on June 26. Tulsi's opponent has TV ads up already, and she needs to get on the air to respond. One of Kelda's opponents just dropped out, making her race a two-way fight. And a new poll shows Kyrsten is tied for the lead. They can't win these close races unless you and I are there for them right now. We can have a new generation of amazing women speaking out for us in Congress if we act today. Click here today to give directly to Grace,Tulsi, Kelda, and K...

Crowd Gathers for Candidates Forum in Oconee

McKillip, Qhuick trade barbs on abortion, party switching

I have to give props to these folks who have helped made the Farmers Market a magical place this year. Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:45:02 -0400 Subject: This Week's Harvest: Pastures of Rose Creek From: pastures1051@gmail.com Hello, again, to all from The Pastures of Rose Creek! And HAPPY FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND.  Come check us out at the Watkinsville Farmers Market this Saturday to grab some fresh produce and yummy baked goods for your Father's Day feast.  Scroll down to have a look-see at all the fresh produce and hand-crafted baked goods we are offering this week.  Also, don't forget to check out the "Happenings" this week...we are currently getting our literature together for our GRASSFED BEEF...coming soon. And now for THIS WEEK'S HARVEST... Beets Broccoli Chard Okra Green Beans Kale Kohlrabi Lemon Cucumber New Mexico Green Chiles Royal Purple Beans Squash (variety) Tomatoes...

I have no doubt that both people running for Sheriff in Oconee County are good people and fine law enforcement officers.  There were a few sparks last night at the North Oconee County High School Fine Arts forum that really left me wondering who is going to win the race. It also kind of made me sad about the schism that is so evidently present between these two candidates and their followers and wonder about what will happen in Oconee County, Georgia after July 31, 2012. There are deep wounds inflicted on both sides of this contested race, and many things more than mere campaign signs have been slashed. I think this race will be extremely tight and could go either way.  One candidate did themselves a favor last night in my opinion, and another candidate seemed to strike a much more strident tone and may have inflicted damage to their once viable campaign. Before last night my supposedly conventional wisdom would have predicted that Sheriff Berry would win in a narrow victo...

Here is what you can attend or avoid, depending on your pleasure. Please attend and be an informed voter. If you can't attend it will be broadcast on NewsTalk 1340 WGAU AM Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:33:19 -0400 Subject: Campaign Forum TONIGHT in Oconee County From: angelameltzer.cpa@gmail.com To: angelameltzer.cpa@gmail.com Just a reminder:  The format for tonight's Political Forum (Thursday, June 14th,North Oconee Fine Arts Auditorium) is a question and answer session followed by a one minute closing statement. Tim Bryant (Political Forum Moderator) would like all candidates to meet in front of the stage at 6:45 to go over rules and arrangements .              Forum Schedule    T-Splost Information 6:00 - 6:30 Jim Dove, Northeast Georgia Regional Commission ...

It was back to the future at the Watkinsville City Council as Mayor Charles Ivie reminisced about 1974 which was the year he was last on the council with his former council mate now Representative Chuck Williams and his brother David dominating the meeting as only they know how. It was also the first year of the Fall Festival, when it started about the size of the current Farmers Market downtown on Saturday mornings. They managed together to keep the semi-destroyed barbecue pits high enough for the Rotary to cook their 750 chicken halves properly and the Rocket Field was declared the official venue for insurance principals for the Fall Festival as run by the Chamber of Commerce, even without an official vote (although there was a Motion and 2nd) for approval although I might've been blinded by the brilliance and radiance of the convergent Williams brothers. There were several other glitches or reminders of parliamentary procedure needed by Mayor Ivie, none of which were the lea...

This puts her in the same company as professional basketball players Dwight Howard and Maya Moore as one of the few Georgia HS athletes to win this award at a national level. Well done and congratulations. Glasco named Gatorade's National Softball Player of the Year

Republican Broun says the Democrat is not “man enough” to apologize for the remark. - POLITICO.com

Congressman: Why does Broun hate America? | Online Athens

Oconee County Chamber of Commerce Endorses TSPLOST

Seriously I may need to bring an old A2000 to defend myself from kamikaze Starlings if I go check out the Nike Elite basketball camp again training exercises from Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office : Nixle

Broun agrees to debates

I hope they can take out the nests of invasive starlings that have strafed and dive-bombed me as I tried to watch my son twice at the Nike Elite basketball camp with his buddy Seth. I would have been shocked to see deputies deployed at noon today when kids are plum tuckered out from full court action. Carter Huckaby can't miss. OCSO deputies are conducting a training exercise at Oconee County High School. from Oconee County Georgia Sheriff's Office : Nixle

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Register by July 2 to Vote in the July 31 Primary Elections

Last day to register to vote in primaries is July 2

The Oconee County Democratic Committee has two meetings (June 21 and July 19) before the GOP Primary on July 31. We welcome any and all candidates, voters, media, and any other interested individuals to ANY AND ALL meetings ANYTIME, be they Republican, Democratic, independent, Green, Libertarian or none of the above.  The only exception to that in the decades I have been involved with the local Democratic party are the annual caucuses, and these are not caucuses. To anyone who has either attended or involved themselves in any of the political forums, God bless you, but for God's sake, they are generally incredibly contrived and boring for the most part. Since the Democratic party has no candidates this time around, and we would like to be involved in the local political process, we have encouraged our more active and voting members to "cross over" and select a Republican ballot to get our two cents worth in the local political process. I have done this for every Prima...

Come get your young ones taught by one of the area's best coaches, Patti Kupets, in gymnastics. Sincerely,  Dan Matthews From: Oconee_Gymnastics@mail.vresp.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Subject: New Coach Patti Kupets Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 15:55:05 +0000 New Coach Patti Kupets Please welcome Patti Kupets to the OGC family.   Patti Kupets, our new Pre-School and Tot Coach, has two sons, Mark and Christopher, daughter Ashley, who was an All-American Gym Dog from 2004-07 and daughter Courtney, also a former Gym Dog, who competed in the 2004 Olympics for the United States, winning silver in the team competition and bronze on bars.  Patti comes to OGC with many years of pre-school coaching experience, which includes Hills Gy...