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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 3C
Redmon, Moore to wed Oct. 10
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Redmon
of Commerce announce the
engagement and forthcoming
marriage of their daughter, Erin
Paige Redmon, to Kyle Erie
Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Don Moore of Commerce.
The bride-elect is the grand
daughter of Mrs. Clifford
Redmon, Maysville, and the
late Mr. Redmon; and the late
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Martin
Sr., formerly of Homer.
She is a 2002 graduate of
Commerce High School, a
2006 graduate of Clemson
University and graduated from
the University of Georgia
School of Law in 2009. She
is employed by the law firm
of Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp
and Nasuti, Norcross.
The future groom is the
grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Mull, Bill Moore and
the late Mrs. Moore, all of
Atlanta.
Mr. Moore is a 2002 gradu-
MR. MOORE AND
MISS REDMON
ate of Commerce High School
and a 2006 graduate of Auburn
University. He is employed by
State Farm Insurance of Bill
Wamell, Commerce.
They will be wed Saturday,
Oct. 10, 2009, at Maysville
Baptist Church. Formal invita
tions will be sent.
‘Miss Donna’
storyteller to
be at Talmo
LOCAL storyteller “Miss
Donna” Butler will be per
forming at the Talmo depot at
2 p.m. Thursday, July 23.
The program is a part of the
Talmo and Pendergrass pub
lic libraries’ summer reading
programs.
DONNA BUTLER
Head Start/Pre-K accepting
applications for 2009-2010
THE JACKSON County
Head Start/Pre-K program is
now accepting applications
for children ages 3 to 5, with
priority given to children
with disabilities. Low income
families are eligible for Head
Start.
Free services include nutri
tion, family services, vision,
early education, mental health,
hearing, health, dental, parent
involvement, disability, litera
cy and parent training.
Transportation information
is available.
A family income verifica
tion, child's birth documenta
tion and proof of residency
are required for registration.
Call 706-367-7257 for more
details.
Softball, golf tourneys to
benefit local relay for life
ALTHOUGH THE actual
relay is past, two fundrais
ers are being held to benefit
the Jackson County Relay for
Life effort and the American
Cancer Society.
A softball tournament
will be held July 25 at the
Jefferson parks and recreation
department field, 2495 Old
Pendergrass Road. Depending
on the number of teams, the
tournament will begin at
either 8 a.m. or 9 a.m.
The cost is $150 per team,
with double elimination for
adult male and co-ed teams.
The deadline to register is
July 23. To register and for
more details, contact Karen
Skelton at 404-771-3852 or
karenskelton@windstream.
net.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
A benefit golf tourna
ment will be held at 8:30
a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the
Double Oaks Golf Course,
Commerce.
The four-man scramble
includes an entry fee of $75
per player or $300 per team.
Hole sponsors are also
sought, with $100 signs avail
able.
For more information and
to register by Aug. 27, contact
Gail Banks at 706-367-9721.
Motorcycle rally set Sept. 19
Event to fund
foster children’s
Christmas
THE JACKSON County
Foster and Adoptive
Association will hold its first
annual motorcycle rally Sept.
19, with registration beginning
at 8 a.m. at Madison Street
Baptist Church, Commerce.
All funds will go to help
ing local foster children at
Christmas.
The fees are $15 for a bike
with rider, and $10 for an
extra rider.
Jackson County Foster and
Adoptive Association Inc.
and Madison Street Baptist
Church state those groups will
not be held responsible for
any accidents.
For more information, con
tact Greg Embrick at gkem-
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recycle, this
newspaper!
brick@windstream.net or
Donna Webb at vgdrwebb@
windstream.net.
Founder’s
Corner
Buhl Cummings
DO IT NOW...Addressing our
nation’s need for oil, one of our
leaders has adopted the slogan,
“Drill here, drill now.” Good idea.
One of our slogans at ACS is
“Enroll here, enroll now.” The
earlier you get your child
(children) to ACS, the better.
Our moderate tuition and bus
service help make this possible.
ACS will keep your student(s) on
the right academic track, year
after year.
The school also provides
extra-curricular activities in
athletics (including youth
football), cheerleading, music,
drama, and art.
Don’t let your child fall behind
in his/her academic skills. Please
call, come for a visit, or visit ACS
on the web.
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristian.com
— Arcade’s 100th year celebration coming up —
Arcade plans centennial road race for Aug. 15
Registration forms available; event
to raise funds for veterans memorial
Seeking photos of Arcade history
THE CITY of Arcade will celebrate its centennial in August,
marking its 100th year with a series of events, including a race, a
veterans' memorial and a festival.
The Jackson Herald would like to publish some of the town's
history, as well as photos of days gone by in Arcade, prior to the
centennial festival planned for Aug. 15-16.
If you have old photos showing how Arcade looked in years
past — the old depot, any old schools, old families, early busi
nesses, cotton fields and so forth — and would like to share
them with readers of The Herald, please contact Jana Mitcham at
706-367-8760. The deadline for submitting photos is Wednesday,
July 29. Email photos tojana@mainstreetnews.com, mail to The
Jackson Herald, RO. Box 908, Jefferson, GA 30549 or stop by
the office in Jefferson to have photos scanned.
To make centennial festival coordinators aware of historic
photos of Arcade, contact Priscilla Daves via email at mar331 @
windstream.net.
AS PART of the continuing
celebration of the centennial
for the City of Arcade, there
will be a 5-mile road race on
Saturday, Aug. 15, starting at 8
a.m. Entry fees are $20 per per
son if received before August
5; the cost is $25 after that
date until race day morning.
Registration forms are avail
able at Arcade City Hall.
“This will be a challeng
ing five-mile race to honor
the city's 100th birthday,” said
Randy Williams, chief of police
and one of the organizers of
the “Inaugural Arcade Encore
Centennial 5 Miler.” “The
course will be run through the
neighborhoods in and around
Arcade Park. The entire course
will be run on paved surfaces.”
The event will raise money
for the city’s new veteran’s
memorial, which will be dedi
cated at Arcade City Hall on
Monday, Aug, 17. A portion of
the proceeds will also be used
for health and fitness initia
tives.
“The race will begin at the
Pentecostal Church and end
at the Abundant Life Church
near the park on Arcade Park
Street,” Williams said. “It will
precede the first day of our
two-day Centennial Festival at
Arcade City Park, and awards
will be presented at the park
during the arts and crafts fes
tival.”
Awards will be presented to
Overall male/female, Masters
M/F and top three M/F in stan
dard age groups. All pre-regis-
tered participants will receive
a T-shirt to commemorate the
event. T-shirts will be given
out to late registrants as long as
supplies last on race day.
A family rate of $65 will
pay for up to four runners in
one family. Checks should
be made payable to Arcade
Encore 5 Miler and mailed to:
Arcade Encore 5 Miler, c/o
Sue Kozlosky, 374 Sawdust
Trail, Nicholson, GA 30565
For additional information,
contact Sue Kozlosky at 706-
757-5263, 678-878-8383 or
bluesheepinc @ windstream.net
or contact Will Chamberlin at
Classic Race Services at 706-
769-6593 or gwillc@bellsouth.
net.
For information about the
Arcade Centennial Festival on
August 15-16, contact Arcade
City Hall at 706-367-5500.
Vendors sought for Art in the
Park coming up Sept. 19-20
THE TUMBLING Waters
Society is seeking arts and crafts
vendors and food vendors for
the 19th annual Art in the Park
Festival to be held Saturday
and Sunday, Sept. 19-20, at
Hurricane Shoals Park near
Maysville.
Spaces available are 12 feet
by 12 feet, with or without elec
tricity.
The festival features hand
made crafts from across North
Georgia and festival foods,
including barbecue. Live enter
tainment, children’s activities
and tours of the Heritage Village
are among the highlights of the
family weekend event. The 5K
Mill Race and Duck Dash are
held on Sunday.
For more information, visit
www.hurricaneshoalspark.org
or contact Marsha Baxter at
706-202-8285 or artinthepark.
marsha@ gmail.com.
Woodturners meet each month
THE CHATTAHOOCHEE
Woodturners meets at 7 p.m. the
second Tuesday of each month
at Baxter's Belmont Store, 3738
Anglin Drive in the Belmont
community.
The woodworking club holds
monthly demonstrations of lathe
work and surface embellish
ments and is one of two such
groups in the area; the other club
is in Athens.
Visitors are welcome. For
more information and direc
tions, visit www.chattahoochee-
woodtumers.com/.
Adult literacy students,
graduates to be honored
THE JACKSON County Certified Literate Community
Program and the Jackson County Adult Learning Center will
hold a celebration picnic July 25 at Hurricane Shoals Park.
The event will be held to honor this year's GED graduates,
scholarship winners and honor society inductees.
For more information, contact Joy Bates at 706-335-9549.
GED graduation set for Aug. 21
Registration due
before July 29
JACKSON COUNTY GED
graduates will join other gradu
ates from the Lanier Technical
College service delivery area
for a graduation ceremony at
7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at Free
Chapel, Oakwood.
Graduates are asked to con
tact Joy Bates at 706-335-
9549 by July 29 to register
for the event and to get more
information.
Low cost spay/neuter offered
LEFTOVER PETS d/b/a/ The Pet Mechanics will be offer
ing low cost spay and neuter surgeries in Jackson County on
July 27 and 28 and Aug. 10,11,24 and 25. Clients are accepted
by appointment only; call 800-978-5226 for details.
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