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Newspaper Page TextB * Wednesday, March 30, 2016 arrow il Journal \ai\ai\ai harmwini irnal mm Rarrnui r.nimtw’c I anal Oman www.barrow journal, com Barrow County’s Legal Organ VOL. 8 NO. 23 24 PACES 2 SECTIONS, PLUS INSERTS A PUBLICATION OF MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. WINDER, BARROW COUNTY GEORGIA 30680 50« COPY WITH DISNEY CHARACTERS Disney characters stopped to take pictures with Elijah Power during his trip to Disney World through Make- A-Wish Georgia. Wishes Come True Local boy granted trip to Disney World By Alex Pace Journal Reporter A local boy’s wish recently came true when he got a trip to Disney World. Elijah Power, a Barrow County boy, was grant ed a trip to the park through Make-A-Wish Georgia. Power was diagnosed with a rare cancerous brain tumor when he was 18 months old. There are only 41 other similar cases diagnosed in the world. After his diagnosis, Power started one year of che motherapy at Scottish Rite Hospital, and later started pro ton radiation treatments at the University of Florida Proton Center in Jacksonville. Power's grandmother, Wanda Harris, said the months of treatment were difficult. “All of this was very trau matic,’’ said Harris. Power continued chemother apy until January 2015 and has been in remission for the past 14 months. “His doctor was flabbergast ed that we’ve been in remission for 14 months,’’ said Harris. “It is quite amazing.” Power is still monitored to make sure the cancer hasn’t returned and receives occu pational and physical ther apy. Now three-years-old, Power attends a special class at Statham Elementary School that meets three days a week. “It has been a blessing,” said Harris. “He loves it.” See Wish on Page 3A MAKE-A-WISH A Barrow County boy was given a trip to Disney World through Make-A-Wish Georgia. Elijah Power, 3, is pictured with Make- A-Wish volunteers Monique Jones and Marie Reed. Barrow Briefs Sheep To Shawl planned April 9 The seventh annual Sheep to Shawl event will be held Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Robert Bridges Park in Statham. The day is a free, fam ily-oriented event. Those attending can watch and learn the steps of shearing a sheep, spinning the wool and knitting it into a shawl. (Due to live animals, those attend ing are asked not to bring their dogs.) Other local artisans will demonstrate their skills throughout the event, which will also include food ven dors, a kids’ corner and local, handmade crafts for sale. To reserve a booth (either to demonstrate or sell) send an email to lhgstathamga@ gmail.com. Inside: I Index: Church News 10A Classifieds 8-9A Legals 5-11B Obituaries 11A Opinion 4A Op-Ed 5A Pets of the Week 10A Public Safety 6-7A Sports 1 -4B.12B Contact Info: Phone: 770-867-6397 Mail: 77 E. May Street, Winder, Ga. 30680 Fax: 706-621-4115 ‘Like us’ on Facebook www.barrowjournal.com BASEBALL BATTLE The Apalachee High School baseball team hosted Winder- Barrow High School Monday afternoon in Region 8-AAAAA action. The visiting Bulldoggs would emerge with a 12-2 win after recording a 6-0 victory against the Wildcats last Friday. (Above) AHS second baseman Nick Mobley tried to prevent a WBHS player from advancing on the bases while Diamond Dogg batter Zack Smith (below) had a big evening at the plate. See today’s sports section for more high school baseball coverage. Photos by Jessica Brown Renshaw selected as sole finalist for county manager By Chris Bridges Journal Editor Camden County, N.C., manager Michael Renshaw is set to be the new county manager for Barrow. County officials announced Renshaw as the sole finalist March 23 for the position, which is currently being held on an interim basis by Jimmy Terrell. The Barrow County Board of Commissioners has to wait two weeks from the announcement before voting on Renshaw’s hiring. Renshaw has been with Camden County, N.C., which has a population of approximately 10,000 people since Dec. 2011. Prior to that he was city manager for Grantville, Ga.. which has a population of approximately 3,000. Renshaw has been employed by city or coun ty governments for more than two decades. See Manager on Page 3A Barrow GOP sets candidate forum By Chris Bridges Journal Editor The Barrow County Republican Party will host a candidate forum on Monday, May 2, at the Colleen Williams Theater at the Winder Cultural Arts Center. The forum will be for 18 candidates in nine contested GOP races for the May 24 primary, Barrow County Republican Party chairman Ken Young said. Each candidate will have three or four minutes to speak. The first four races will be County Commission District 2 (Kenny Shook and Bill Brown), County Commission District 3 (Roger Wehunt and Jeff Hatcher). Commission Chairman (Pat Graham and Billy Parks) and Chief Magistrate (Caroline Power Evans and Tim Sanders.) See Forum on Page 3A Mailing Label Below Barrow 4-H members venture to Rock Eagle for DPA “Georgia 4-H: Going for the Gold” was the theme for the 2016 Northeast Jr./Sr. District Project Achievement that occurred March 11-13 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton. Barrow County was repre sented by eight youth in grades 8th-12th who had been preparing for the competition since January. Project achievement is a com petition where the youth prepare and present a demonstration con cerning a particular topic area. The presentations cover a vari ety of subjects and are gener ally in the area of six-12 min utes long and include posters or PowerPoints, videos and props of all kinds. The competition saw 554 4-H members from 40 coun ties compete in the many different topic areas. A total of 253 were seventh and eighth graders and 301 were ninth-12th graders. Barrow County was represent ed by: •Zea Patterson , senior, Winder- Barrow High School, health •Luke Black, senior, WBHS, Science of Engineering and Mechanics •Jordan Jones, junior, WBHS, health •Kody Etheridge, sophomore, Dacula High School, wildlife and marine science •Donny Kulp, sophomore, Apalachee High School, sports •Scarlett Woodward, freshman, WBHS, performing arts general •Bo Robinson, eighth grade, Bear Creek Middle School, per forming arts general See 4-H on Page 2A DPA COMPETITION Barrow County 4-H members who attended the 2016 Jr.- Sr District Project Achievement at Rock Eagle included, front row, from left, Bo Robinson, Scarlett Woodward, Zea Patterson, Amber Martin and Jordan Jones; back row, from left, Luke Black, Donny Kulp and Kody Etheridge.