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The Oglethorpe Echo
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Around The County
BREAKFAST FUN
Stanley Butler (from left) Shelby Butler (Everlee Butler in lap), Bodie
Marchant, Kaleb Marchant, Kaitlyn Marchant (Maggie Blakke March-
ant in lap) and Brayden Butler enjoy a pancake breakfast, which was
a fundraiser for the Oglethorpe County High School marching band
at Lexington Baptist Church on Saturday morning. Above right, Su
san Flores (from left), Carmen Eller and Lisa Thomas helped prepare
the meal. Left, Maggie Blakke Marchant gobbles up her pancake.
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CHRISTMAS PARTY
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Food, fun and white elephant gifts were in abundance at the Rotary Club holiday dinner at
Countryside Catering in Winterville on Dec. 15. Upper left, Michele and Tracy Norman, Mason
Somerville and Jean Westmacott take part in the celebration. Middle left, Tim and Ann Hans
ford struggle to open their white elephant gift. Bottom left, John Stephens with his gift, which
are car washing gloves. Top right, Susan Sharp holds her gift. Bottom right, Jerry Warren, chef/
co-owner of Countryside Catering (left), and Larry Miller pose for the camera.
HELPING HANDS
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Jessica Hayes, Rep. Mike Collins'district director, and Beth Goolsby, director of constituent
services (standing, far right), met with Oglethorpe County residents at the Farm Bureau and the
Senior Center on Dec. 8. Residents were able to discuss their concerns, share their priorities or
seek help with a federal agency. Hayes and Goolsby called bingo games at the senior center.
Pictured (from left): Barbara Daniel, Josephine Yearwood, Helen Smith, Willodean Wright, Mar
lene Cardlin, Patsy Cruse, Grace Hunter, Annie Armstrong, Linda Fowler, Hayes and Goolsby.
GOOD DEED
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Representatives of MYR Energy presented a check for $1,495.14 to the nutrition department
at Oglethorpe County High School staff on Dec. 15 to pay the district's outstanding lunch bal
ance. Pictured (from left): Angie Collins (OCMS manager), Micky Bernal (OCES manager), Bill
Sampson (OCHS principal), Michelle Lamar (OCPS manager), Melissa Mattox (nutrition direc
tor), Brad Dickerson (MYR Energy project manager), Annette Swint (MYR Energy safety man
ager), Tabitha Hall, (school nutrition secretary), Bobby Dickerson (MYR Energy field engineer),
Tonya Robertson (OCHS manager) and Kanya Cornish (assistant superintendent).
OCREA HONOREES
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The Treble Makers choir, directed by Rebekah Poss, provided
entertainment at the December meeting of the Oglethorpe
County Retired Educators Association on Dec. 12 at
Oglethorpe County Elementary School. Izzy Miller, the OCES
Student of the Year, is pictured with Will Grier, Kayla Har
ris Grier and Brandon Miller. In the third photo, Izzy Miller
is pictured with Leslie Jones, OCREA president, Lindsay
Gregory, the OCES Teacher of the year, and OCES Principal
Katie Baldwin. In the bottom photos, Jones presents Grego
ry with a certificate and Ruth Wilson shares an inspirational
story about the history of the carol "I Heard the Bells on
Christmas Day."
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