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PAGE 8B BARROW JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008 ‘Once Upon a Time’ to be presented this weekend The Winder-Barrow Community Theatre will pres ent “Once Upon a Time,” written by Jimmy Terrell, in December. The show will be presented Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m., at the Colleen Williams Theater in Winder. “Once Upon a Time” was written in 1984 for the the atre group, and he is now allowing the Winder-Barrow Community Theatre to pro duce the show again. Tickets for children up to age 12 are $5; and ages 13 and up are $10. Santa will pose with audience members for photos after the show. Guests are asked to bring their cam eras to photograph their child with Santa. A portion of each ticket sold will be donated to the Barrow County Family Connection in order to help provide toys for needy children for Christmas. A TUNA CHRISTMAS The second weekend of December will debut “A Tuna Christmas,” a play for older teens and adults and is a com edy about the town of “Tuna” in Texas. The residents of the town are having a yard-deco- rating contest for Christmas, and you will meet all of the residents during the show. The Dec. 12 and Dec. 13 shows are at 7:30 p.m., and the Dec. 14 show is at 3 p.m., at the Colleen Williams Theater. Tickets are $14 for seniors, teachers, and older students. Adults are $17. Tickets are available at Pam Vender's State Farm Insurance Office, at 41 S. Center Street, Winder or by calling 770-867-1679. Tickets may be purchased with a credit card at Winder City Hall or by calling 770-867-3106. For more information, visit www.winderbarrowtheatre. org. Blood drives planned The American Red Cross and LifeSouth have planned blood drives around the Barrow County area. RED CROSS The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives in Barrow County. •Thursday, Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Magbee Contractors Supply, 1065 Bankhead Highway, Winder. •Friday, Dec. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Winder- Barrow High School. Through the end of the year, blood and platelet donors will be entered in a contest to win a $1,000 gift card courtesy of the American Red Cross. Blood can be safely donat ed every 56 days. Platelets can be given safely every two weeks, up to 24 times a year. Most healthy people age 17 and older, who weigh at least 110 pounds, are eligible to donate blood and platelets. For more information or to schedule an appointment to donate, call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (448-3543) or visit red- crossblood.org. LIFESOUTH LifeSouth will hold a blood drive on Monday, Dec. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Hometown Community Bank, located at 6700 Ga. Hwy. 53, Braselton. All LifeSouth donors through Dec. 15 will be entered in a drawing to win a Nintendo Wii, including Wii Fit. All donors will also receive a regular recognition item, plus a reusable grocery bag, a complimentary cho lesterol screening and blood typing, and 12 months cover age in the LifeSouth Blood Donor Benefit Program. For more information, call 770-538-0500 or visit www. lifesouth.org. Donors must be at least 17 years old or 16 years old with signed parent permis sion form, weigh 110 pounds or more, and show a photo I.D. at the time of donation. Trahan gets securities license Rod Trahan of the finan cial services firm Edward Jones in Winder recently earned his Series 66 license, which enables him to main tain an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) registra tion. To prepare for the Series 66 exam, which is administered by the NASA, Trahan com pleted a study program. The 100-question test, which must be completed in 2.5 hours, covers everything from rules in the securities industry to advising clients. In addition to being Series 66 licensed, Edward Jones financial advisors are required to receive their Series 7 and insurance licenses, enabling them to offer clients a variety of investment products. birth announcements Abbigail Christine Cotton Chris and Brandi Cotton, lefferson, announce the birth of a daughter, Abbigail Christine Cotton, on Oct. 6, 2008, at Athens Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 20-1/2 inches long. She joins a brother, Benjamin Nolan Bade, 8. The grandparents are Marlon and Pamela Hardy, lefferson; Gail and Larry Gardner, Jefferson; and Mike and Carol Cotton, Athens. The great-grandpar- COTTON ents are James and Merita Austin, Winder; Leroy and Maggie Hardy, Commerce, and the late Carolyn Hardy; Dot Nabors, Jefferson, and the late James O. “Bubber” Nabors; and the late Clarence and Janie Cotton, Jefferson. Isabel Lee Rice Chris and Marlena Rice, Hoschton, announce the birth of a daughter, Isabel Lee Rice, on Thursday November 6, 2008, at Athens Regional Medical Center. She weighed eight pounds, nine ounces and was 21-1/2 inches long. She joins a brother, Clayton Rice, 2. The grandparents are Belinda Kennedy and Stanley Kennedy, both of Winder; Phyllis Fenton, Bremen; and Rick Rice, La Grange. The great-grandparents are Thelma Biddy, Winder; Kathryn Gardner, Columbus, Ohio; and Alfred and Erma Lee Rice, Satsuma, Fla.. www.Barrow Journal, com HELPING WITH BLOOD DRIVE Lions Elaine Summerour and Ginny Barron from the Winder Noon Lions Club recently provided assistance to the American Red Cross Blood Drive Canteen at the Barrow Regional Medical Center. Local girl cuts hair for non-profit group A Hoschton girl has once again donated her hair to Locks of Love, a non-profit group that provides hairpieces to financially-disadvantaged children suffering from long term medical hair loss. AnnaBelle Marie Abner made her first donation to Locks of Love in May 2007. She made her second donation in November 2008. Abner plans to make anoth er donation to the group in a couple of years. She is 10 years old and is a stu dent at Bethlehem Christian Academy, Bethlehem. She is the daughter of Ray and Sonya Abner. For more information, visit www.locksoflove.org/donate. ABNER NEW COOKBOOK Yargo group’s cookbook now on sale The Fort Yargo Living History Society has published its first cookbook, “From the Fort Yargo Cookhouse.” This is the group’s first public fundraiser. The cost of the books is $10. It is filled with recipes, some that cannot be found any place else. Many are straight out of the past and most have been made and enjoyed by the living history society at the fort. The books can be found at Fort Yargo state park or online at fylhs.com. DEADLINE IS THIS WEDNESDAY! Christmas Children of Barrow The Barrow Journal will be publishing the Christmas Children of Barrow in a special edition on December 24. We want your child, or your grandchildren, to be a part of this event. Your Christmas child's picture can be published in this issue. • Children pictured must be 12 years old or younger and live in Barrow County or have a parent or grandparent in Barrow. • Please list the child’s name, parents' names, living grandparents’ names and town - space will be limited. The Christmas Children of Barrow edition will run on Wednesday, December 24, and the dead line for pictures is Wednesday. December 10. The cost is only $10 for a single child's photo that will run one column wide, and just $15 for a group of chil dren that will run two columns wide. Barrow Journal’s 2008 Christmas Children of Batroto Edition Runs: December 24, 2008 Deadline: December 10, 2008 Email information below and attach photo to news@barrowiournal.com or Fill out this slip, attach photo and drop by our office or mail to us at Barrow Journal 77 E. May St Winder, GA 30680 I'm including: |~~| $10.00 (single child’s photo) □ $15.00 (photo with multiple children) Child's Name_ Town Parents' Names Living Grandparents' Names. There are three ways to send us your child's picture and information: - Email to news@barrowjournal.com - Drop by our office at 77 E. May St. in Winder - Mail to us at Barrow Journal, 77 E. May St., Winder, GA 30680 Photos can be picked up at the Barrow Journal office after the edition runs on December 24. Dusty and Daniel Rhodes, Winder, sons of James and April Rhodes, grandchildren of Alice Rhodes and Al and Betty Whistler. Shauna Moreno, Bethlehem, daughter of Anthony and Susan Moreno, granddaughter of Drew and Rose Moreno and Fred Duke. Kelly Pickier, Auburn, daughter of Jim and Kay Pickier, granddaughter of Bob and Sue Pickier and John and Jane Bush.