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Friday, December 29,2017
Lake Oconee News
Page B3
LEILA SCOGGINS/Staff
Bracelets are among the merchandise left at Memory
Lane.
LEILA SCOGGINS/Staff
Towels for classic car enthusiasts were also on sale at
Memory Lane.
LEILA SCOGGINS/Staff
Memory Lane T-shirts on sale during the final days.
Museum
Continued from B2
they wanted to thank - The
Elks Lodge; Pat Sellers, the
mechanic who worked on
all of the cars; Nick Hicks,
who kept all the cars clean;
the sheriff s department for
watching overthe buildings;
the community for coming
and enjoying the museum;
and, of course, Chuck Sapper.
Generosity continued to
flow out of Memory Lane
Car Museum all the way up
to the closing of the doors
for the final time. During
my final visit, I watched as
guests viewed The Smiths’
collection with excitement
in their eyes. I wandered
around the merchandise
selection, listeningto Sapper
as he encouraged a child
to take a model car from a
basket telling him Merry
Christmas. Sapper and Elks
Lodge volunteers reminded
the guests that even the
final donations would go to
charity.
“Jerry and I are inching
on in age, and nobody likes
to admit that they need to
make plans that they’re not
going to be here one of these
days. Nobody likes to face
that reality, but it is a reality,
and, unfortunately, Jerry
has emphysema, which is
incurable,” June said.
The decision to close
Memory Lane was not an
easy one. It was one that has
been filled with many tears
for all those involved.
“We decided, OK, we built
this together through the
years; we’ve had more fun
than you can even imagine,”
said June. ‘We both love the
cars. They’re like our babies,
and this is absolutely break
ing our hearts, both of us, to
close this down to sell off the
cars and the memorabilia.
Wefind ourselves atdifferent
moments, the tear s flowing.”
Jerry and June’s collection
of cars and memorabilia will
be sold at a no reserve auction
through Greensboro Auto
Auction March 22, 23 and
24 in Greensboro, North
Carolina.
“Jerry says were not going
to go up there and have a
boohoo thing. We’re just
going to go up there and have
a big ole party,” said June.
Jerry and June’s hope is
that the cars and keepsakes
willbringasmuchjoyto their
next owners as they have to
them.
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CONTRIBUTED
The goal of Wreaths Across America is to place a Christmas wreath on the graves of all veterans who have been
interred in our veterans cemeteries.
Knights participate in Wreaths Across America
On Saturday, Dec. 16,
11 fourth-degree Knights
of Columbus and seven
ladies gathered at the
Georgia Veterans Memorial
Cemeteryin Milledgevilleto
participate in the Wreaths
Across America program.
The goal of Wreaths
Across America is to place
a Christmas wreath on the
graves of all veterans who
have been interred in our
veterans cemeteries.
On one Saturday each
December, the ceremonies
are carried out at the same
time, noon eastern standard
time.
The opening ceremony
began with the singing of
the national anthem and
the Pledge of Allegiance.
After a few brief speeches,
wreaths were dedicated to
veterans of each branch of
the military service: U.S.
Marine Corps, U.S. Navy,
U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force,
U.S. Coast Guard and the
U.S. Merchant Marines. A
seventh wreath was dedi
cated to the 9 8,0 O O missing
in action. And then taps was
played.
Participatingthisyearand
representingSt.Maximilian
Kolbe Assembly 3085 were
the following:
Peggy and Ken Weber;
Linda and Steve Weiser;
Beth andPat Barnes; Karen
and Jim Clifford; Rose and
Jerry Robertson; Ruthyand
Wally Marcis; Maria and
Joe de Junco; John Rulison;
Gene Walker; Bill Richards
and Jim Liebeck.
All in attendance were
moved by the beauty and
solemnity of the service.
And then wreaths were
placed on 1,600 graves of
our veterans. Each wreath
individually. Each veteran’s
name spoken aloud.
CONTRIBUTED
11 fourth-degree Knights of Columbus and seven ladies gathered at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in
Milledgeville.
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