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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 3A
Holiday events coming up
this weekend in Commerce
WITH MORE than a week to get Thanksgiving behind it,
Commerce will usher in the Christmas season this weekend,
beginning with a day of events Saturday and concluding with
what may be the largest Christmas parade in memory Sunday.
The activities begin Saturday at 9 a.m., when the Downtown
Development Authority and the Four Seasons Garden Club offer
“Breakfast with Santa” from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the Opera
House Dance Academy, 1650 South Broad Street.
Children can enjoy breakfast and have their picture made with
Santa. The event is free, but there will be a nominal charge for
the photos.
The Secret Santa Workshop, a Christmas shopping event tar
geting smaller children, will take place from noon to 3 p.m. in the
Commerce School of Dance building, 1736 North Broad Street.
The event offers children a chance to shop among hundreds
of potential gift items brought in by various local merchants and
priced at $10 or under - most at $5 and under - just right for a
child's budget. Call 706-335-2954 for information.
While the kids are shopping, Mom and Dad can shop down
town, get a bite to eat and check out the restored automobiles that
will be parked on South Broad and South Elm streets down to
Spencer Park as part of the second annual Hometown Holidays
Hot Rod and Antique Car Show, also from noon to 3 p.m.
Call the DDA office at 706-335-2954 for information.
From 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, a “downtown loft tour and busi
ness open house” will be held. This event will feature some of
the downtown’s recently restored buildings and will focus on the
downtown living quarters that are becoming more popular each
year. There is no admission charge.
The final event will be a luminary service sponsored by the
Jackson County Relay for Life. It will be held at dark in Spencer
Park.
PARADE ON SUNDAY
The highlight of the weekend will be Sunday, when the annual
Christmas parade will march through Commerce at 3 p.m. with
the theme, “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.”
Immediately following the parade, there will be a free holiday
concert in Spencer Park. There are also plans to offer refresh
ments.
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WEDNESDAY FIRE IN JEFFERSON
A fire that apparently started on the upper floor caused damage to a home
on Thornhill Circle in Jefferson Wednesday morning. Several area fire
departments, including Jefferson, Arcade, Jackson Trail and JCCI respond
ed to the call.
Christmas kids’ section continued from page 1A
The newspapers will be accepting photo
graphs of children age 8 years and younger.
The child must live in Jackson or Banks coun
ties. Photos of grandchildren will be taken
only if the child resides with the grandparents
(which must be stated when submitting the
photo).
Please submit the following information
along with the child’s photo: The first and last
name and age of each child shown, as well as
the parents' names, their city of residence and
phone number. Photos submitted without all of
the information may not be published.
Black and white or color photos can be
used, but no Polaroids or photographs printed
out from a computer onto laser paper will be
accepted, as they do not reprint well.
Digital photos with the above information
may be e-mailed to news@mainstreetnews.
com. The e-mail MUST contain the subject
line “Christmas Kids Photo” as a title, or the
child’s photo may not be published. Also, the
child’s photo and information requested above
must be submitted in the same e-mail. Do not
submit multiple e-mails for the same child.
Once photos are submitted, they may not be
replaced with another photo.
The photos may be dropped off at or mailed
to any of the newspaper offices and may be
picked up there after Dec. 19.
Glcnil continued from page 1A
In 2005, Glenn demoted New from
Sergeant to patrol status. New did
not contest the demotion at that time,
but five months later, in May 2006,
his lawyer began sending a series of
aggressive letters to Jefferson officials,
hinting at a lawsuit and claiming that
Glenn's action to demote New had
violated New’s civil rights.
All during May 2006, letters went
back and forth between the city, New's
attorney and Glenn. On at least two
occasions, Glenn asked for a meeting
with city officials to discuss New's
lawsuit threats, but no meeting was
ever set up.
On June 1, 2006, city manager
David Clabo, assistant city manager
John Ward and city attorney Ronnie
Hopkins met with New and his attor
ney to discuss the threatened lawsuit.
At that meeting, the city agreed to pay
officer New $3,800. restore him to the
rank of Sergeant, give him the day shift
for at least three months and give him a
raise to $16.58 per hour. In return, New
signed an agreement not to sue the city
or anyone associated with the city over
his earlier demotion.
Later that same day, Clabo and Ward
summoned Glenn to city hall and fired
him over his handling of the Lee New
matter.
Despite having agreed not to sue
anyone over his demotion, New later
filed a federal lawsuit against Glenn
alleging his civil rights had been vio
lated.
However, last week that suit was
effectively tossed when Judge O' Kelley
agreed with Glenn that New had signed
the agreement not to sue the city or
“any other individuals” acting on
behalf of the city.
QCPC continued from page 1A
as well as 10 natural springs are on the
property. She said a 150-foot buffer is
not enough between the development
and “these natural resources.”
Other concerns from area property
owners included noise and light pollu
tion from the development.
Rusty McKeller, with project devel
oper Pattillo, said the project would
include three buildings covering one
million square feet. He said it would
take 20 to 30 years before the site
would be fully developed.
ARCADE REQUESTS
In other action, the QCPC recom
mended approval of two requests that
will now go before the Arcade City
Council, at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec.
10, for final action. These recommen
dations are:
•approval of a request from Kathy
and Betty Federico for a variance from
the requirements of Section 7.2.3 (Table
7.1) of the Quad Cities LUMC on
property located at 36 White Oak Trail
containing 3.35 acres, which allows
only one horse per two acres to allow
two or more horses.
•approval of a request from Kathy
and Betty Federico for a conditional
use on property located at 36 White
Oak Trail containing 3.35 acres, to
allow animal quarters for horses in an
RR-2 zoning district.
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Ninth Annual
Achievement Award Banquet
Jackson County Community Outreach
A civic-based organization dedicated to citizen involvement
and participation to improve our Jackson County Community
Sat., Dec. 1, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
at
The Commerce Civic Center
Keynote Speaker
will be
MR. DAVID C. CLARKE
Global Group Director, TenCate Geosynthetics - Pendergrass, Ga.
A Graduate of The University of Notre Dame
Attended The Executive Program-Darden School of Business, University of Va.
2006 Chairman-Georgia Traditional Manufacturers Associates
• Dr. John Jackson, Superintendent, Jefferson City Schools will serve as
Banquet Honorary Chairperson
• Hon. Jody Thompson, Jackson County Commissioner, District 2, will
present Greetings From Jackson County Government
• Rev. Ken Sims, Associate Pastor, Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
will serve as Master of Ceremony
• Purpose of the Banquet is to raise scholarship funds for deserving and
needy 2008 high school graduates, The JCCO Endowment Fund, honor
some outstanding citizens for their leadership and contributions to our
County over the years and to demonstrate our support for education and
economic development in Jackson County.
• Five Annual Countywide Essay Contest, Six years participation in
Macy’s and Belk’s Shop for a Cause and Charity Day fundraisers,
Awarded $48,000 in Scholarships - 1999 - 2007, 1998 Youth Town Hall
meeting, Community Prayer Vigil and three “How to get a Job” seminars,
Activated the JCCO Endowment Fund - March 2007.
The Banquet Theme is
“One Georgia - A Vision for Jackson County’s Future”
Please Note: Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle will not be our Keynote Speaker as previously
advertised due to his unexpected, Short notice Cancellation.
Ticket and Information Contacts:
Mr. Jim Scott, 706-335-3367
Ms. Betty J. Scott, 706-335-3367
Ms. Doris Brown, 706-367-8234
Ticket prices are $25.00 per seat including a nice dinner.
Tables at $250 for group and corporate patrons should be
called in to one of the above contacts for RSVP.