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50th annual
Autumn Leaf
Festival planned
The 50th annual Mays-
ville Autumn Leaf Festival
will be held October 6-8.
The festival will open at
4:30 p.m. on Friday with
a cake walk sponsored
by Maysville Elementa
ry School. There will be
a street dance at 8 p.m.
featuring Second Time
Around.
On Saturday, there will
be a parade at 10 a.m.
Other highlights on Sat
urday will be a cake walk
at 4 p.m. and a street dance
featuring Flooch Floller at
8 p.m.
On Sunday, Sonja
Thompson from “The
Walking Dead with Zom-
bieland” will be signing
autographs.
The Maysville Commu
nity Improvement Club
sponsors the festival, which
includes arts and crafts,
food vendors, kid games,
inflatables, petting zoo and
train rides.
The schedule of events
includes the following:
FRIDAY
•12 p.m., festival opens
•4:30 p.m.. cake walk
•7 p.m.. Matt Roper
•8 p.m.. street dance with
Second Time Around
•11 p.m., festival closes
SATURDAY
• 9 a.m., festival opens
•10 a.m., parade
•11 a.m., opening cer
emonies with National
Anthem by Russ Brown
•11:30 a.m.. Cheer
Chemistry
•12 p.m.. Commerce
School of Dance
•12:50 p.m.. Lucky
•1 p.m., Raychel
•2 p.m., Starr Phepps
•3 p.m., Sean Van Meter
•4 p.m., cake walk
•5:30 p.m.. The Dodd
Brothers
•6:15 p.m., Brittany Wil
liams
•8 p.m.. street dance with
Hooch Holler
•11 p.m., festival closes
SUNDAY
•12 p.m., festival opens
•1 p.m., Starr Phepps
•2 p.m.. Sonja Thompson
“The Walking Dead with
Zombieland” autographs
•2:30 p.m.. The Dyer
Family
•5 p.m., festival closes
Musicians to be at
First Baptist Church
of Commerce
The First Baptist Church
of Commerce will be host
ing musicians from north
east Georgia on Saturday,
November 12, the 79th
anniversary of Kristall-
nacht. to perform Michael
Tippet's war-time oratorio,
‘A Child of Our Time.’
Guest performers include
Indra Thomas, soprano;
Holly McCarren, alto; Wes
ley Henson, tenor; David
Jones, bass; Terry Lowry,
Steinway artist and accom
panist; and Dot Sparer,
guest speaker.
Choirs to perform include
the following: the FBC
Adult Choir, East Jackson
High School Master Cho
rale, St. Timothy's Epis
copal Church Diocese of
Atlanta, members of First
United Methodist Church
of Commerce and many
more (former Jackson
County Chorus members,
John Broman, University of
North Georgia, Christopher
R. Strickland, Lanier Mid
dle School).
“We will be collecting
funds to help support the
effort to repair and replace
headstones that have been
damaged in grave yards
around the nation,” cho
ral director Todd Chandler
states. “Special thanks to
Carlton Allen, Pastor at
FBC Commerce, and Rabbi
Eric Linder, leader of the
Congregation Children of
Israel, for their leadership.”
The Jackson Herald
Friends
Sept. 27, 2017
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Section C
Winners crowned in 45th annual Autumn Leaf Pageant
WINS PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Hadlee Mae Eubanks won people’s choice during
the 45th annual Miss Autumn Leaf Pageant at East
Jackson Comprehensive High School Saturday
evening. The pageant was hosted by the Maysville
Elementary School PTO. Bonnie Grove, Palm
Beach, Fla., was one of the judges. She has been
judging pageants for over 40 years. Teri Lynn
Brock also judged the pageant. She has been
judging competitions for 12 years.
BABIES IN BOWS
The 45th annual Autumn Leaf Pageant was held Saturday at East Jackson
Comprehensive High School. In the Baby Miss category, Teigan Jeree
Thomas was crowned queen, Gracey Rose Ochle is the first runner-up and
Brelynn Brummette is the second runner-up. In the Toddler miss category,
Beau Williams was crowned queen, Hadlee Mae Eubanks was the first run
ner-up and Harper Scott won second runner-up. See more photos on page
12C
LITTLE MISS
Jordyn Stinchcomb was crowned queen in the Little Miss Autumn Leaf
category at East Jackson Comprehensive High School Saturday evening.
Christina Bland was first runner-up. Photos by Wesleigh Sagon
HISTORIC COUNTY SITE DAMAGED
The Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm received extensive damage from Tropical Storm/Hurricane Irma, which brought heavy winds
and rain to Northeast Georgia. A large oak tree fell onto the commissary building and blacksmith shop. Other structures on the
farm also received minor damage as well. Because of the age and unique nature of these structures there is no insurance on
these structures. Donations are being taken to cover the costs of tree removal and repair of these historical structures. For more
information, go to https://www.gofundme.com/shieldsethridgefarm.
Take time to give thanks to friends and strangers
During the recent grad
uation season, I received a
hand-written thank you note
from a special teenager who
has been a part of our lives
since he was born.
Yes, you read that right. It
was a hand-written note. It
used to be expected that you
would receive a thank you
note in the mail after giving a
gift for a graduation or wed
ding. That's not always the
case any more. The note from Judd Roberts was
thoughtful too.
He wrote, “I appreciate your kindness as I
embark on this next chapter in my life. I have
been blessed with amazing family and friends.”
It’s great a busy teenager took the time to write
thoughtful thank you notes.
I also received a thank you note a few months
ago from country star Bill Anderson for an
article I wrote about his new book. “Thanks
so much for the nice article you wrote about
me and my book,” he wrote. “You might be
interested to know that I’ve received copies of
it from as far away as Texas. Everybody appre
ciates the kind things you said. It was good
seeing you in Commerce. I hope our paths
cross again soon.” He's a busy man. Means a
lot that he took time to send a note.
I also received an email after the recent
graduation season from a student I mentored. I
had met with her for over one year and was so
excited about her graduation. She spoke a lot
about her life and dreams and goals during our
weekly meetings. I mainly listened, sometimes
offering my thoughts on what she was going
through.
You never really know if you are making an
impact or not though. I will always cherish the
text she sent me after graduation night. That
night, the students were given the opportunity
to take the microphone and speak about their
high school experience, I knew she was shy
and wouldn’t do this. I wouldn’t have either at
that age.
I was so surprised later that night when she
sent a text, which said in part, “I didn't get to
say this on stage but you are the #1 person I
wanted to thank for everything you've done for
me. I’m so glad that I got the privilege to work
with you as my mentor. You are an amazing
person and it shows through your work. When I
was going through the worst of times you were
always there for me to lift me up and you’re
part of the reason I stayed and kept working
and fighting to finally get my diploma. I'm glad
you could join me on my journey here. I appre
ciate you just being a genuinely good person.”
In the newspaper business, you find that peo
ple may be quick to call and complain but they
are not always so quick to thank you. I received
an email a few months ago from a lady offering
thanks. It wasn't even for an article about her
or her family. It was expressing thanks for what
I do.
She wrote: I read your sweet column for Aug.
16 and the adjacent “Kindness Rock Project”
article. How refreshing to read GOOD news!
Please keep sharing positive and uplifting
news! It's always out there, if we look for it.”
These kind words have been very comfort
ing to me in these times of unrest, pain and
suffering across our country. Thank you to
those who took the time to reach out to me.
It makes me want to do a better job myself of
thanking people in my life.
Angela Gary is an editor with MainStreet
Newspapers Inc. She can be reached at Angie-
editor@aol.com.