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For three years, the members of TOPS TX #1990, Athens have met each week to discuss weight loss, nutrition, portion control, exercise and self-care. TOPS, which stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly, is the nonprofit weight-loss support organization with well over 100,000 members across the U.S. and Canada.
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ATHENS – The City of Athens has updated its water, sewer, and sanitation fees for the 2019 fiscal year which officially began, October 1, 2018.
Water and sewer fees have increased by roughly 3 percent for all customers. This is part of a five year plan enacted in 2015 to ensure that rates were sufficient to continue to provide quality water and sewer services to customers. Customers can expect the cost per 1,000 gallons of water to rise from $3.15 to $3.24. Sewer rates, which is based on water consumption, will rise from $5.89 to $6.07 per 1,000 gallons of water use. Also, bulk water rates will rise from $9.04 to $9.30 per 1,000 gallons of water use.
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On Monday, September 10, the City Council of the City of Athens voted to change the Citizen Collection Station fees charged by the City, effective October 1, 2018.
“While the costs to operate the collection station have increased annually, the fees for residents to dispose of their waste at the station have not changed in over 20 years,” said Interim Director of Development Services Ryan Adams. “Our goal in adjusting the fees is to have a greater cost recovery for the station by those who use it so that less of the cost burden of its operation is put on the taxpayers.”
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By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator
Shel Higgens likes apples. He likes them sliced. With a chainsaw. While holding the apple. In. His. Mouth.
Not surprisingly, this is a real showstopper for folks who attend the stuntman’s self-billed “dangerously entertaining” show. And if watching entertainment through your fingers isn’t enough to entice you, how about magic? Dallas Magic Club’s “Magician of the Year” Brent Fisher and three-time Texas Association of Magicians Champion Oscar Munoz are teaming with Higgens for a night of comedy, stunts, magic and illusions benefiting Athens Middle School.
By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator
If you walk into Brenda Meyer’s classroom at Central Athens Elementary, you might find yourself in Candyland or in an “escape room” or under blacklights. Her students adore the room transformations so much, they hardly notice they’re learning new math concepts or reading comprehension skills — and the children aren’t the only ones having a good time.
“I love it,” said Meyer, the corners of her eyes crinkling with a smile. “My motto in the room is work hard; play hard. I build relationships with my students to make them want to do the work. But they’re kids, and they need the play part in order to be more enthusiastic about the work part.”
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