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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009
AT STATE CONVENTION
Pictured are (L-R) area director Kate Finch with local chapter president Charlotte
Mealor and president-elect Betty Ann Mathis at the 51st annual Georgia Retired
Educator Assocation convention. The Jackson County chapter won nine awards.
Retired educators groups win awards
CHARLOTTE Mealor and Betty Ann
Mathis recently attended the Georgia Retired
Educator Association’s 51st annual conven
tion in Augusta. The Jackson County unit that
was reestablished in 2004 won nine awards:
History Participation Award, Handbook
Award, Unit of Excellence Award, Public
Relations Award, Newsletter Participation
Award, Scrapbook of Excellence Award,
Scholarship Participation Award, National
N.R.T.A. Community Service Award (with
2,065 volunteer hours) and With Our Youth
Award.
OFFICERS TO BE INSTALLED
The next meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 14, in the community room
at First Georgia Bank on Old Swimming
Pool Road in Jefferson. New officers will be
installed and a reception will follow.
For more information, call Charlotte Mealor
at 706-757-2471 or Betty Ann Mathis at 706-
335-5875.
Dustin Wilkes to perform Sat. in Jefferson
DUSTIN WILKES and
the Broken Halo’s will per
form at 10 p.m. Saturday,
May 16, at Mike’s Down
Under, Jefferson. Tickets at
the door are $5.
Wilkes and the Broken
Halo’s will put on a Southern
Rock/country concert.
Wilkes is a native of
Jefferson, a former Marine
and a country music singer/
songwriter. He competed in
the 2007 season of the USA
Network’s “Nashville Star’’
and was a top 10 finalist.
Wilkes said he would
like to invite all his friends
from Jackson County
Comprehensive High School
class of 1998 to come out
and see the show.
MENDED HEARTS GETS GRANT, TO PRESENT SCHOLARSHIPS
BJC Mended Hearts Chapter #171 of Commerce recently received a $500 grant from the
Wal-Mart retail store located at Banks Crossing in Commerce. The grant will be used
to help fund the Mended Hearts scholarship program, through which two scholarships
are given each year to two individuals pursuing a degree in a medical related field.
Mended Hearts is a support group for heart patients and their families. Shown in the
picture with the $500 check are Betty Ann Mathis, Theron Stancil and George Evans.
The two scholarships will be awarded at the chapter’s May 18 meeting at 7 p.m. in the
BJC Medical Center conference room For more information about Mended Hearts,
contact Mathis at 706-335-5875; Stancil at 706-335-3476; or Evans at 706-335-6568.
‘Spring Fling’ planned at Alzheimer’s facility
ALZHEIMER’S Care of Commerce will
host a “Spring Fling” and ice cream social
with an open house at 3 p.m. Saturday, May
23.
Formerly known as Commerce Personal
Care, the facility is now exclusively for
Alzheimer’s care and has 44 beds. It is located
at 200 Bolton Drive near BJC Medical Center,
Commerce.
Shirley James is the director. For more infor
mation on Alzheimer’s Care of Commerce and
this event, call 706-335-3421.
Low cost spay/neuter offered in area
LEFTOVER Pets/The Pet Mechanics will Clients are accepted by appointment only, so
be offering spay/neuter surgeries in Jackson call 800-978-5226 to schedule an appointment
County on May 18 and 19. and for prices.
BANKS
JACKSON
COMMERCE
MEDICAL
CENTER
Emergency
Department
Brantley Gilbert to perform in
Gainesville concert Saturday
THE BRANTLEY Gilbert but we’re also fortunate to be
Band will be featured in the
John Jarrard Foundation’s
Spring Concert on Saturday,
May 16.
Jefferson native, singer/
songwriter Brantley Gilbert
will perform at the Brenau
Amphitheatre, located at the
corner of Washington and
Prior Streets in Gainesville.
The opening act will be Allen
Nivens.
“The band is phenome
nal,” said Foundation execu
tive director Jody Jackson.
“Brantley’s lyrics are all about
life in this area. We’re very
fortunate to not only have this
kind of talent in our home area,
able to get the band here dur
ing a heavy touring schedule.”
The band’s first complete
album, “A Modern Day
Prodigal Son,” includes hit sin
gles such as “G.R.I.T.S.” and
“Whenever We’re Alone.”
Tickets for the May 16 event
are available online at www.
johnjarrardconcert.com or by
calling 615-390-5118. For
sponsorship information, call
770-540-3935.
Gates open at 6:30 p.m.
Music starts at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $15 each. All seats
are general admission.
Chairs and blankets are per
mitted.
Our qualified staff is available 24 hours a
day, 365 days per year to meet your needs.
" 1 had a serious disagreement with a kitchen
knife, and now I know the number one reason
men should stay out of the kitchen. I also know
the emergency care I received at BJC on Friday
night was outstanding. Dr. Brown was excellent
and every nurse did a great job. Anyone speaking
to discredit our hospital on 25year old data
should really reconsider.
Thanks to the entire staff
- Steve A. Mckown, CPA, MPA
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70 Medical Center Drive • Commerce, GA 30529
706.335.1400 . www.bjcmc.org
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