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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009
Hogan, Seiple
marry April 11
Kelli Elaine Hogan and
Jason Robert Seiple were
united in marriage April
11, 2009, at Double Oaks
Golf Club, Commerce, with
Charles Barrett, great-uncle
of the bride, officiating.
The bride is the daughter
of Ricky and Sharon Hogan,
Commerce, and the groom
is the son of Andy and Patty
Novak, Tamaqua, Penn., and
Ralph Riley, Jr., Bangor,
Penn.
The bride was escorted by
her father and given in mar
riage by her parents. Lindsey
Barrett, cousin of the bride,
Murrayville, served as the
maid of honor and Angie
Gary, Commerce, served as
bridal attendant.
Jake Long, Gainesville,
Fla., was the best man and
Ryan Bamford, Tamaqua,
Penn, was a groom's atten
dant.
Blake Eigen provided the
wedding music.
Celebrate
60th wedding
anniversary
The Rev. Henry David
Shelton and Geneva Mae
Wynn Shelton will celebrate
their 60th anniversary on
June 14, 2009. The Madison
County couple with local ties
has four children, five grand
children and 10 great-grand
children. The couple has been
in the ministry since 1966.
MR. AND MRS.
SEIPLE
The bride’s parents hosted a
reception at Double Oaks Golf
Club following the ceremony.
Denise Oliver, Dawsonville,
Sarah Gary, Commerce,
Helen Gunnels, Jefferson,
and Sandi Barrett, aunt of the
bride, Dawsonville, assisted
at the reception.
The groom’s mother and
stepfather hosted a rehearsal
dinner on the eve of the wed
ding at Ryan’s Steakhouse in
Commerce.
The couple resides in
Maysville.
REV. AND MRS.
SHELTON
birth announcement
Konner Thomas
Farmer
Kelly and Cathy Farmer, Nicholson,
announce the birth of a son, Konner
Thomas Farmer, on May 9, 2009, at
Athens Regional Medical Center.
He joins a sibling, Cally Farmer, 3.
The grandparents are Evelene
Reidling, Maysville; David Reidling,
Cleveland; Patricia Baxter, Commerce;
and Larry Farmer, Nicholson.
FARMER
UDC to meet Saturday
THE J.E.B. Stuart Chapter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy will hold its June meeting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
June 13, at the Commerce Public Library.
All members are encouraged to attend as it is the last meet
ing for the year.
Brock reunion ahead Sun.
THE JOE Brock family
reunion will be held at the
American Legion in Homer,
Banks County, beginning at
10 a.m. Sunday, June 14.
Lunch will be served at
noon, and participants are
asked to bring a covered dish.
All are welcome to bring
any pictures or genealogy to
share, coordinators say.
For more information, con
tact Deborah Garrett at 706-
789-3116.
‘First Baptist of Ivy Gap’
to show in Commerce
THE SAVANNAH River Production will present Ron
Osbourne’s “First Baptist of Ivy Gap” June 26-27 at the
Commerce Cultural Center. The cast includes area resident
Carmen Adams.
The performance schedule will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,
June 26, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 27.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $14 for seniors, $10 for students
and $12 for groups.
For more information, call 706-376-7397 or check out the
website at www.savannahriverproductions.org.
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Dr. Crenshaw to be honored for years of service
Reception set
Sun. in Jefferson
A RECEPTION to honor
Dr. John Thomas Crenshaw
for more than 40 years of
medical service will be held
from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday,
June 14, at the community
room of First Georgia Bank,
1465 Old Swimming Pool
Road, Jefferson.
Dr. Crenshaw has practiced
more than 44 years of medi
cine — with the majority of
those spent at his Memorial
Drive office in Jefferson —
and said he has no plans or
desire for retirement.
A native of Jefferson
and member of the 1952
Jefferson High School class.
Dr. Crenshaw returned to
his hometown in 1973 with
his family — wife, Fran,
and daughters, Alisa and
Elizabeth, to open a practice.
DR. CRENSHAW
He has served the com- call,
munity ever since and still “Morris Bryan Jr. recruit-
makes the occasional house ed me to come home to
Jefferson,” Dr. Crenshaw
said.
For 25 years. Dr. Crenshaw
delivered babies through
BJC Medical Center in
Commerce.
He made jail calls and
saw patients at the Jackson
County Correctional Institute,
and worked briefly with I.W.
Davis. Through the years, he
has seen a wide variety of ill
nesses and injuries, including
injuries from the Jefferson
mills, where he also gave flu
shots to mill employees.
Following a four-year stint
in the U.S. Navy and earn
ing a pre-med degree at the
University of Georgia, Dr.
Crenshaw graduated from the
Medical College of Georgia
in 1964 and has applied his
medical skills in Spartanburg,
S.C., St. Mary’s, Ga.,
Wilmington, N.C., Clayton,
Ga., and Brevard, N.C.
Vendors sought for 2009 Turtle Trek fundraiser
Turtle Trot 5K ahead June 20
PLANS ARE under way for
the 2009 Turbo Turtle Trek to
be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, August 8, at Crow’s
Lake, Jefferson.
The event kickoff will be
held at 8 a.m. Saturday, June
20, at the first Turbo Turtle
Trot 5K Run/Walk and Fun
Run to be held at Jefferson
High School.
The Turtle Trek is a fund
raiser for The Tree House,
Inc., an accredited children’s
advocacy center, providing
support and assistance to chil
dren and families in Jackson,
Barrow and Banks counties.
The Turbo Turtle Trek will
once again feature a free
Family Fun Festival. Food
vendors are being sought
to sell food and drinks.
Currently, food vendors only
are needed. There is a reg
istration fee of $10 for non
profit organizations or $25
per “for profit” vendor. The
registration fee for a non
profit organization will be
waived, if the nonprofit vol
unteers to host an approved
children’s activity. Vendors
keep all proceeds from the
sale of food or drink. Space
is limited and power sources
are minimal, so vendors are
encouraged to bring alterna
tive power sources, such as
generators.
Interested vendors should
contact Donna Butler at sto
ry teller826@bellsouth.net.
The application deadline for
vendor registration is July 18,
but registration will be closed
THE TURBO Turtle Trot 5K and a one-mile fun run/walk
will be held Saturday, June 20, beginning at Jefferson High
School. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with the race to fol
low at 8 a.m.
All proceeds will benefit The Tree House, a nonprofit orga
nization addressing child abuse in Jackson, Banks and Barrow
counties.
Those who participate in the race and fun run/walk will
receive a T-shirt. Those who register for the 5K are also
“adopting” a turtle to be included in the Turbo Turtle Trek Aug.
8 at Crow’s Lake in Jefferson.
Pre-registration continues through June 12, with fees set
at $20 for the 5K and $10 for the fun run/walk. Registration
on the race day costs $25 for the 5K and $15 for the fun run/
walk.
For more information, visit www.raceaturtle.com.
by July 11, if all slots are
filled. Registration is avail
able on a “first-come, first-
served” basis. More infor
mation is available at www.
raceaturtle.com
UDC SUPPORTS LIBRARY EXPANSION
Annabel Seltzer, president of the J.E.B. Stuart Chapter
of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, presents a
check to the former Commerce librarian, Susan Harper.
A brick was purchased with the chapter’s name on it to
support the library in its expansion fundraiser.
Food bank hours are given
THE HOURS of operation of the Banks-Jackson Emergency
Food Bank, located at 111 Atlanta Avenue, Commerce, are
from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
The food bank provides one-time emergency food supplies
for individuals and families referred by churches or social
service groups.
Cardiac ills threaten older
women more than does
breast cancer, DAR told
WOMEN OVER 60 die
more from cardiac diseases than
from breast cancer, members
of the James Pittman Chapter,
Daughters of the American
Revolution, were told May 20.
Actually, older women are on
a par with men it comes to car
diac problems and they should
be as careful as men are about
such things as cholesterol, it
was pointed out.
Janet Skelton, a Conyers
home care nurse who also is
active in the Conyers DAR,
was the speaker. Discussing
women’s health issues in gen
eral, she urged women to do a
monthly self-examination of the
breasts, get an annual mammo
gram, have a bone density test
from time to time, have blood
pressure checked regularly, take
all medications as instructed,
watch their diets and do a regu
lar exercise such as walking.
Leita Cobb, regent, presided at
the meeting which was attended
by some 20 members. Marsha
Baxter and Shirley Harrell were
guests. The luncheon meeting
was held at the home of mem
ber Susan Chaisson, Shields-
Ethridge Farm, Jefferson.
Low cost spay, neuter offered
LEFTOVER PETS d/b/a/ The Pet Mechanics will be offer
ing spay/neuter surgeries in Jackson County on June 29 and
30 and July 13, 14, 27 and 28th.
Clients are taken by appointment only, call 800-978-5226
for costs and more information.
THE BJCMC WELLNESS CENTER
615 Hospital Rd.
Commerce, GA 30529
(706)335-5981
www.bjcmc.org
BANKS
JACKSON
COMMERCE
MEDICAL
CENTER
♦ Personal Training Available
♦ Cardio Equipment
♦ Weight Equipment
♦ New Equipment
♦ TV Room for Kids
♦ All Employees are CPR Certified
♦ 24 Hour Access Codes for all members
♦ No contracts, a Variety of Payment Options
♦ Changing Room with showers and free
lockers