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THE JACKSON HERALD
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017
Jefferson, Georgia 3°549
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DONATION TO THEATRE
Diana Bagwell (left) and Christine Dalton accept a $500 donation from Paula Harris and Doris Martin of
the Jefferson Woman’s Club.
Theatre leaders speak to Woman’s Club
Two members of the
Jefferson Community The
atre spoke to the Jefferson
Woman’s Club at the May
8 meeting.
Diana Bagwell and
Christine Dalton invit
ed members to attend the
upcoming productions of
the group.
These include “The
Show of Shows.” a mon
tage of monologues, to be
presented June 1-4, and a
“chills and thrills” dou
ble feature, “Night of the
Living Dead” and “Sorry,
Wrong Number.” set for
July 7-9 and July 14-16.
The shows will be pre
sented at the Jefferson
High School performing
arts center by the non-prof
it theatre group.
The club presented $500
to the speakers as a dona
tion to the theatre. Dalton
thanked the club for the
gift and for its past support
of the theatre, including its
assistance in the purchase
of new sound equipment.
During the business ses
sion, members voted to
donate $1,000 to the Jef
ferson Public Library. In
addition, the group made
a “love offering” and pre
sented baby gifts to Amy
Carlan, former director of
the library, in appreciation
of her help to the club over
the years. She was accom
panied by her baby, Eliza.
Forty members and
guests attended the lun
cheon meeting which was
held at the Jefferson Civic
Center, with the Master’s
Table of Winder catering.
GIFTS TO FORMER LIBRARIAN
Paula Harris (left) presents Amy Carlan, former
director of the Jefferson Public Library, with gifts
from the Jefferson Woman’s Club.
Magic show to kick off summer reading program
FLOWERS AT THE LIBRARY
Shown enjoying the “Flower Shoppe” at the
Commerce Public Library are: (L-R) Leah, Megan
and Ezra.
A summer reading pro
gram will kick off at the
Commerce Public Library
on Thursday, May 25, at
11 a.m. featuring Ziggy’s
Magic & Illusions Show.
According to Ziggy, this
show will include audience
participation, exotic ani
mals and some circus side
show acts which are “not
too scary.”
This year’s programs
and reading incentives
have been designed around
the theme “Build a Better
World.”
Registration for the pro
gram begins on May 19 at
the library.
Young adults may also
pick up a calendar of sum
mer events.
The main summer pro
grams planned include:
•STEAM stations,
Thursday, June 1, drop in
between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
•DIY Cityscape, Tues
day, June 6, 11 a.m.
•Juggle with Todd Key,
Thursday, June 8.11 a.m.
•Water Fun at Willough
by Park, June 15.2 p.m.
•Llama Llama Red Paja
ma. Monday, June 19,
10:30 a.m.
•Home Depot DIY
workshop, Thursday, June
22, at 11 a.m. or 1 p.m.
•Stars and Stripes Pro
gram, Thursday, June 29,
1 p.m.
•Pet Parade, Thursday,
July 6, 11 a.m.
•Just My Imagination.
Saturday, July 8, 11 a.m.
•My Reptile Guy, Thurs
day, July 13, 2 p.m.
•How to Watch a Solar
Eclipse with Dr. Snook,
Monday, July 17, 1 p.m.
In the spirit of Memorial
Day. the Sons of the Amer
ican Revolution will pres
ent “The Flags They Flew”
on Friday, May 26, at 1
p.m. Those who attend
will hear about the histo
ry of the American flag.
Various flags flown during
battles throughout Amer
ican history will also be
explained. This program
should appeal to history
buffs of all ages, leaders
state.
ALZHEIMER’S INFO
The library is hosting
a second presentation by
the Alzheimer’s Associa
tion on May 25 at 6:30
p.m. entitled “The Basics:
Memory Loss, Dementia,
and Alzheimer’s Disease.”
This program’s content
will be different from
the presentation given in
April so prior attendees
are encouraged to attend
on this date as well. The
Alzheimer’s Association
offers a wealth of resourc
es and support to the pub
lic concerning this disease,
leaders state.
Jacqui Lister of Mor
gan Stanley will be at the
library to answer questions
on Social Security topics
on Tuesday. May 23, from
10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m.
to 6 p.m. This is an oppor
tunity for one-on-one help
with making decisions and
plans.
AUDIO BOOKS
New audio books on
the shelves include: Bill
O’Reilly’s “Old School,”
David Baldacci’s “The
Fix,” Lisa Gardner’s
“Right Behind You,” Anita
Shreve’s “Stars Are Fire”
and David Grann’s “Kill
ers of the Flower Moon.”
New adult fiction titles
include: Dusty Richards’
“Deadly Is the Night”
and “Valley of Bones,”
Dorothea Benton Frank’s
“Same Beach Next Year,”
Sheila Connolly’s “Early
Wake,” Amanda Quick’s
“The Girl Who Knew Too
Much,” Jessica Shattuck’s
“The Women in the Cas
tle,” Sandra Byrd’s “Bride
Of a Distant Isle,” Lou
ise O’Neill’s “Asking For
It,” Sarah Pinborough’s
“Behind Her Eyes,” Stacy
Kade’s “For This Life
Only,” Amor Towles’
“Gentleman in Moscow”
and two by Rachel Cusk,
“Outline” and “Tran
sit.” Outline has received
numerous accolades,
including being named one
of the ten best books of
2015. Transit is the second
in Cusk’s trilogy.
CHILDREN’S
PROGRAMS
Children’s programs
planned are:
•Mondays. 10:30 a.m.,
Homeschoolers
•Tuesday, May 23, 4
p.m.. Lego Club
•Wednesdays. 10:30
a.m., Kidsercise
•Thursday, May 25, 11
a.m., Ziggy Magic Show
•Thursdays, 4 p.m..
Magic Cards
Thursdays, 6 p.m., Chess
Fridays. 10:30 a.m.,
Baby and Me
ADULT PROGRAMS
Adult programs planned
at the Commerce Public
Libary include the follow
ing:
Friday. May 19, 1 p.m.,
Book Vine Book Club
Mondays, 11 a.m..
Hooks and Needles
Mondays, 6 p.m., Yoga
Tuesday, May 23, Social
Security Q&A
Thursday, May 25, 6:30
p.m.. Alzheimer’s Seminar
Friday, May 25, 1 p.m.,
Flag Program
Saturdays, 11 a.m., ESL
program
Nursing exhibit featured at Jefferson’s CWL Museum
In recognition of Nation
al Nurses Week, a tempo
rary exhibit, “From Capes
to Scrubs - The Evolution
of Nursing,” will be fea
tured at the Crawford W.
Long Museum in Jefferson
in May.
The exhibit opens on
May 4 and will be on
exhibit until August. The
“Capes to Scrubs Evolu
tion of Nursing” exhibi
tion is included in regular
museum admission prices.
The exhibit will docu
ment the history of nurs
ing, uniforms and nurse
education through a col
lection of photographs,
books, memorabilia and
nursing equipment. The
exhibition offers a glimpse
into the uniforms nurses
have worn throughout his
tory and rules nurses were
expected to follow in the
early days.
The new exhibition will
illustrate the history of
nursing and the progres
sion of nurse education and
highlight influential nurses
since the Nightingale-era
to the present times.
Museum operating hours
are Tuesdays through Fri
days from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Saturdays from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information
on the program or other
museum activities, call
706-367-5307.
Memorial Day
program planned
The American Legion
Post 56 will present its
annual Memorial Day
Remembrance Service on
Monday. May 29. at 8:30
a.m.
The ceremony will be
held at the Old Historic
Courthouse in Jefferson on
the corner of Washington
Street and South Avenue.
The event will include
Brooks Benton singing
patriotic songs, the Post
56 Honor Guard and guest
speaker Lieutenant Colo
nel (U.S. Army, Retired)
Eric Hughes.
LTC Hughes is a gradu
ate of the U.S. Army Rang
er School. As a Lieutenant,
he was selected to serve in
the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regi
ment (The Old Guard) cer
emonial escort to the Presi
dent at Fort Myer, Virginia.
LTC Hughes served in
numerous other assign
ments to include two com
bat tours in Operation Iraqi
Freedom in Mosul and
Baghdad. LTC Hughes
is now serving as Senior
Instructor of the U.S. Army
AJROTC Program at the
East Jackson County Com
prehensive High School.
In addition to the Memo
rial Day Remembrance
Service, there will be other
events over the weekend
as well.
On Sunday, May 28,
The Sons of the American
Legion Squadron 56 will
host a patriotic concert fea
turing the Athens Classic
Band which is free to the
public.
The concert will be
held at the Jefferson High
School Performing Arts
Center.
The Classic City Band
of Athens is the oldest
continuously functioning
community band in Geor
gia. Michael Brewer is the
conductor.
“The two events are pre
sented by the American
Legion Post 56 members
and the Legion Squadron
56 members in memory
of all military members
that gave up their lives so
we might enjoy our free
dom,” Gene Bennett states.
“The American Legion
invites the citizens of
Jackson County to attend
both events to honor our
men and women that did
not come home from our
nation’s wars.”
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