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About The Oglethorpe echo. (Crawford, Ga.) 1874-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 2013)
Page 12 • The Oglethorpe Echo • Thursday, December 12, 2013 Dustin Martin, at left, works on getting control of his opponent in a match Tuesday against Cedar Shoals. Below, Zack Thornton has a problem with his head gear during a match against a Banks County opponent in the tournament the Patriots hosted on Saturday. Community Christmas Continued from Page One adopt children or volunteer. The site can be found at www. communitychristmasoglethorpe. org. The families that are interviewed fill out financial aid forms that are then reviewed and verified by DFACS. Children between the ages of birth and 18 can be eligible for assistance as long as they are still in school. The wish lists include things that the child really needs, such as clothing and other items, and also has a few things that the child would like to have, such as toys and games. When sponsors are given a child to “adopt,” they are asked to spend about $75-100 on each child. Anyone interested in donating or volunteering to help can contact Drewry at (706) 743-3592 or at drewrys@hm-e.net. Looking for a really unique gift? Consider a night or a weekend at The Chicken Coop Bed ‘n Breakfast. 706-743-3142 VALERO CONVENIENCE STORE Formerly Quick Pk - 1185 Athens Rd. - Crawford Book signing planned at Local Color Following closely on the success of Sautee Shadows, Book One of The Georgia Gold Series, Canterbury House Publishing and Watkinsville author Denise Weimer announce the release of the second novel in the series, The Gray Divide. Weimer will sign copies of the novel and chat with customers at Local Color during Christmas in Oglethorpe, Saturday, December 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. In the halycon days of the 1850s, Georgia’s coastal elite find a retreat in the foothills of Habersham County, where half- Cherokee Mahala Franklin goes nose to nose with arrogant rival hotel owner Jack Randall. Well aware she’s not of his class - as her Cherokee friend Clay Fraser jealously reminds her - Mahala can’t ignore her attraction to the Savannah shipping entrepreneur any better than she can the clues about her father’s murder and missing gold left to her in his strongbox. Especially when her unlikely friendship with socialite Carolyn Calhoun constantly thrusts her into Jack’s circle! Carolyn’s life of privilege might seem a lark to Mahala, but Carolyn is expected to overcome her awkward personality and make a brilliant match between two very different men, rice planter Devereaux Rousseau and his minister brother Dylan. Can she even be sure of the love of the one she chooses, or will she merely be a prize? Hidden loyalties are exposed and relationships threatened as Georgia seeks to become its own republic, only to be plunged into civil war. Faced with taking over his family’s shipping firm, Jack must choose between his Northern convictions and his Southern family, while Devereaux tests himself and his feelings for Carolyn on the battlefields of Virginia. Of the type of reader who would enjoy her novels, Denise Weimer says, “While I’d imagine the typical reader would be an adult female with an interest in history, I’ve included enough business and military action to lure men, and kept it clean enough for teenagers, who might have a special interest in.book one where the main characters are coming to maturity.” Denise Weimer is a native resident of Georgia. She earned her journalism degree with a minor in history from Asbury University. She is the author of romantic novella Redeeming Grace, and her magazine articles about Northeast Georgia have appeared in numerous regional publications. Weimer is also a wife, mother of two daughters, and a life-long living historian. She resided in Habersham County for ten years before her husband’s job took the family to Watkinsville. The attractive cover designs for the four-book series will continue to feature paintings by acclaimed Georgia artist, John Kollock, whose family letters and diaries were consulted in research. Copies of both Sautee Shadows and The Gray Divide will be available at Local Color. The next two novels, The Crimson Bloom and Bright as Gold, will be released in spring and fall of 2014. For more information on the signing event, contact the store located at 202 West Main Street at (706) 340-1049. The Gray Divide: Book Two of the Georgia Gold Series is available nationally in bookstores and online retailers. Canterbury House Publishing, ISBN: 978- 0-9881897-2-0, trade soft cover, $15.95. For more information about The Georgia Gold Series visit: http://deniseweimerbooks. webs.com. IT’S HARD TO STOP A TRANE. REALLY HARD. TRANE Call today for a free estimate! 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