Commissioner Candidate Recommendations

(Although the Lake Burton Civic Association remains apolitical, we feel that the following recommendations received from an LBCA member may prove useful to the Lake Burton community.)

Over the past year, several of us from the lake (not LBCA related) have searched for new qualified Rabun County commissioners for the 2008 elections. We were trying to find persons who would understand our issues — high taxes and few services — and be willing to listen to us. I am pleased to report we have two such candidates: Katheryn Granberg and Nannette Curran. These candidates are both working hard to win, but they need our help, our vote, and a few $$. If we don't support good candidates, then we should not complain when we have the status quo or worse after the November elections. It is in our direct interest to help good candidates. Please send a check of any amount (the larger the better - my goal is $3,000) to:

Mark your calendar for September 18th. At 5:00 PM at the Rabun County Courthouse you will have an opportunity to meet the candidates. The League of Women Voters will be holding a Candidate Forum at 6:00 PM.

17th Annual LBCA Golf Tournament - A Huge Success
Our annual golf tournament, which was held on August 1st, was a huge success. We received excellent response to our e-mail and postal mail requests to support the local fire departments through donations to the tournament. Thanks also go out to all the sponsors, patrons, and participants who supported this most worthy cause. Look for details in our next newsletter.