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Jlmkcif Hem Grace Rhodes A thought to remember! “We write our own destiny, we become what we do.” Let's meet at Hardee’s on Tues days at 9 a.m. Our friends will be there and we can have a hot cup of coffee or a cold, cold coke! Boy Scout Troop #210 meets each Monday at 7 p.m. in the Learning Center at the Leesburg United Methodist Church. The Lee County Historical So ciety meets each second Thursday at 7 p.m. The next meeting will be in January. The Masonic Lodge meets each second and fourth Thursday night at 7 p.m. at the Lodge Building. The Youth of the Leesburg United Methodist Church will have a Youth Prayer Breakfast each Thursday at 7:15 a.m. How did you like the Christmas Parade last Saturday? I didn't get to see much of it as I was on the Legionnaire float! We had a great time! The Men of the Leesburg United Methodist Church will meet each Tuesday at Krystal’s in Leesburg at 8 a.m. for a Prayer Breakfast. The Young Musicians of the Leesburg United Methodist Church presented “The Case of the Missing Manger” last Sunday night at 7 p.m. The UMW of the Leesburg United Methodist Church will have a fund-raiser luncheon next Sunday, December 9. A delicious dinner will be served. Get tickets from any UMW member. Prayers and sympathy goes to the family of Mr. Jeabert E. Smith who passed away on November 28. Mr. Smith was the father of Mr. and Mrs. Del Murray. Margaret Smith’s Sunday School class and the Pauline Tharp Circle from the First Bap tist Church will have a Christmas party, Monday, December 10, at 7 p.m. with Helen Leverette. There is a Women’s Bible Study at First Baptist Church in the new annex each Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. There will be a Deacons wives’ Christmas party at Merry Acres at 7 p.m. on December 7. Remember Pearl Harbor Day December 7. Fly the Flag, o.k.? The Christmas decorations are so beautiful! Ride around and look at all the homes that are decorated so beautifully! The Adult Choir of the First Baptist Church will present the musical “When Christmas Comes To Me” next Sunday at both morn ing services. The children's choirs will present special music that night. The season is upon us, we see it every day, so open up your gra cious heart and so for us please pray: Katherine Amann, Hunter Barfield, Joshua Barnes, Dorothy Bell, Belle Betton, Kitty Bohler, Bob Boney, John Bond, Billy Bowling, Annie Kate Bradley, Bill Bradley, Pat Bradley, Patsy Busey, Etheline Cannon, James Cannon, Joey Cannon, Ed Callahan, Joyce Callahan, Nancy Carson, Ryan Chaffin, Frank Christmas, Lisa Collins, Buddy Cook, Courtney Cook, Maggie Cox, Dean Craig, Helen Crotwell, Brenda Davis, Janie Davis, Virginia Davis, Ann State Patrol Files Report The Georgia State Patrol at Al bany announced that thirteen traf fic accidents in Lee County were investigated during the month of November 2001. These accidents resulted in sixteen injuries and no deaths. In the area of enforcement by Post 40, Sergeant First Class E. L. Williams said his officers had made 141 arrests and issued 138 warnings during the month. Various courts in Lee County disposed of 79 pending traffic cases during the month with the following: 22 guilty pleas, 18 bond forfeitures, one case dis missed, and 16 nolo contendre pleas. Sergeant Williams ex plained that cases and arrests would seldom be the same num ber for each month because some cases are carried over into the next month to coincide with court dates. DeWitt, Darion DeWitt, Ron Dillard, Laura Duren, Loraine Edwards, Chase Eubanks, Jackie Eubanks, Jack Fore, Dorathy Forrester, Lois Forrester, Shirley Gana, Bob Gibbs, Cecil Gibbs, Hoot Gibson, Mary Lou Gibson, Dot Gill, Dora Lou Goforth, Shanna Golden, Frank Gosa, Tammy Gregory, Elaine Griffin, Jim Griffin, Voncil Griffin, Chris Hale, Jim Hall, Shirley Hall, Rob ert Hammack, Lewis Harris, Annette Hart, Bob Hartley, Flora Hartley, The Gene Hatcher Fam ily, Linda Hauts, Charles Hill, Doris Houston, Frankie Houston, Pam Hughes, Barbara Hunt, Elaine Jacobs, Roy Jones, Lucille Kearse, Fred Knowles, David Johnson, Dolly King, Lee Lamb, Fay Langford, Virgil Lee, Bertie Long, Bill Lumpkin, Willene Malone, Billy Manning, Pat Man ning, Rusty McDonald, Marion McAfee, Bonnie McCoy, Andy Miller, LaVerne Moorman, Ethan May, Buford Newman, Esther Newman, Alma Newell, Nora Norris, Lucile Oxley, Belle Pate, Lutrelle Perry, Bonne Patat, Mar tha Powell, Katibel Prisant, Deanie Ramers, Del Ramers Jr., Delmer Ramers III, Bobbie Rob erts, Pauline Roberts, Kourtney Rouse, Jennifer Ruffin, Monica Seegar, Pete Smith, Estoria Spill- ers, Debra Swann, Thomas Swann, Page Tharp, Danielle Tolbert, Dustin Tolbert, Aug Torrellas, Jay Tucker, Ernest Ware, Eric Watson, Dan Wentezell Jr., Mary Williams, Bobby Wil son, David Wilson, Mary Wilson, Veta Wise, Beverly Weatherly, Cassie Whittle, Carolyn Worthy, Patricia Zublionis, and World Peace. Friday, December 7, the Children’s Committee of the First Baptist Church will sponsor a “Kid’s Night Out”. This will con sist of pizza, chicken nuggets, crafts, games, and fun. Time is 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. I sure am enjoying this weather! People are griping about the sea son, why don’t they do something about it, but can they? What’s wrong with nice, pleasant weather? See You Next Week! The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, December 6,2001 - Page 3A 12 fbcufA, 0{ QltAiitmaA Blood jb'Uue The American Red Cross Community Blood Center is in need of healthy people to donate blood on a regular basis. This generous gift will help some one in desperate need - an acci dent victim, a cancer patient, a child with sickle cell anemia or someone undergoing an organ transplant. Some of these pa tients will be members of our own churches. Modern medi cine could not be practiced without volunteer blood donors. The need for blood is always growing because of more avail able medical procedures, and since blood expires at 42 days, the supply must constantly be replenished. Sooner or later, you or a loved one will prob ably need blood. In this coun try an estimated 60% of the population is able to donate, but only about five percent of this number actually do. During the upcoming holi days, the American Red Cross will have the same recurring problem that almost every other blood collection has and that is to have an adequate blood sup ply during the year-end holidays of Christmas and New Years. With holiday school vacations, travel and visiting, all regions are constantly plagued with blood shortages during the months of December and Janu ary. Challenge Students Publish Poems in Poetry Anthology Twenty Challenge students from Lee County Elementary School published poems in the 2001 edition of the Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans. These poets were students in Dr. Lawton's and Mrs. Dixon's classes during the 2000-2001 school year. The anthology, which is released each August and published in Asheboro, North Carolina, gives elementary, middle, and high school students the opportunity to publish their work in a national publication. The following sixth grade stu dents were featured in the 2001 anthology: April Wheeler, Lauren Stripling, Savanna Reese, Katie Holloway, Shae Nesbitt, and Matt Johnson. Fifth graders who had poems published were April Bailey and Hannah Williford. Fourth graders publishing poems were Annemarie Weiner, Brandon Kreisher, Blake Sapp, Emily Carlson, Corey Cotton, and Amanda Morris. Seventh grade poets were Doug Ritchie, Josh Frisbee, Michelle L'Herault, Tyler Seigle, Taylor Cotton, and Rebecca Marcoux. friar - Ivey Announce ‘Wedding Derrell and Wanda Friar of Leesburg, announce the marriage of their daughter, Jill Friar, to Christopher Wayne Ivey of Lees burg. Mr. Ivey is the son of Ri chard and Patsy Ivey of Lees burg. The wedding is scheduled for January 26,2002, at 5:00 p.m. in the chapel of Sherwood Bap tist Church in Albany. Miss Friar is the granddaugh ter of Mrs. Virginia Fender and the late Wallace Fender of Nash ville, Ga., and Mrs. Louise Friar and the late J.D. Friar, Sr. of Adel, SEMCO306- 2001 November 14 and December 5 David Ethridge II shows off his first cotton crop with his family. Pictured are David and Catie Ethridge, Ashlyn and Lil David III. 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Visitors are welcome. • Kiwanis Club of Lee County meets at 7:00 a.m. each Tuesday at Grand Island Club House. • Girl Scout Troop #20 meets each Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Creekwood Apartments Clubhouse located at 1578 Hwy 19 South. All seventh to twelfth graders are welcome. • American Legion Post #182 meets each first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Building. • Troop 210 meets each Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Leesburg United Methodist Church Youth Center. • Leesburg Civitan Club will meet Tuesday. December 4 at 7:00 a.m. at Post’s Country Restaurant. • Lee County Sertoma Club meets each Wednesday at Grand Island at 12:00 noon. • Smithville City Council will meet Monday, December 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall Items for Security Bank’s Community Calendar can be mailed to P.O. Box 715, Leesburg, GA 31763 or faxed to 229-759-6599. Deadline is Monday at 12:00 noon. 1531 U.S. Hwy. 19 South, 55^ Leesburg, GA 31763 ™ 430-5383 £r EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY