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PAGE 8A THE JACKSON HERALD WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023 Social BOB SCHMIDT KISCHA REED BRENDA WALKER MARK LAMB JCCO announces new board members, publicity coordinator Jackson County Commu nity Outreach (JCCO) has appointed several new board members and a new publicity coordinator. JCCO contains an executive and advisory board, both of which will be gaining new members. Dr. Kischa Reed is a phys ical therapist located in Co lumbus and has over 25 years of expertise in the held. She graduated from Commerce High School in 1992 and moved back to her hometown to serve her community. She will serve on the executive board. The JCCO Advisory Board will appoint Mark Lamb to the organization. Lamb is the director of standards and compliance at Kubota Indus trial Equipment. Before join ing the Kubota team ten years ago, Lamb worked in design engineering for 30 years. In addition to Lamb and Dr. Reed, Bob Schmidt will join the board. Before retiring, Schmidt worked in manage ment roles at T.J. Maxx and Homegoods Distribution. Schmidt has worked in ware housing, distribution and lo gistics for more than 36 years. Brenda Walker has rejoined the JCCO executive board as the scholarship assistant chair. Walker served on the board for many years and was reinstat ed in 2022. Walker currently works in a management posi tion at Wayne Farms LLC. Annika Sorrow, a JCCO student intern, will assume the organization's publicity coordinator position. She will handle publicity and media contact for the non-profit. Sorrow is a senior at East Jackson Comprehensive High School. JCCO President, Jim Scott, said he is beyond pleased to announce the appointment of these three board members and a new publicity coordi nator to the JCCO Leadership Team. Jefferson Drawing Club is com ing to the Jefferson Pub lic Library in February on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 4-5:30 pm. With this program, the library hopes to provide a fun and supportive environ ment for budding artists of all stripes. The class will be led by Mayday Trippe, a lo cal digital illustrator and art teacher. Other upcoming pro grams include: • Ladies Paint Night will resume on January 30 at 4:45 p.m. with a Valen- library to host drawing club tine-themed watercolor painting. This program is open to all artistic levels. Sign-up is required due to limited space. • If you can’t wait for your next yoga session or would like to incorporate more movement into your routine, consider giving tai chi a try on February 11 at 9:30 a.m. No experience or background is required. Carol Osborne will guide you through continuous, flowing movements to im prove balance, mobility, flexibility and strength. Attendees play with bubbles during a Bouncing Babies program. Nicholson library plans Mardi Gras shoebox float display Be a part of the “NIC KREWE” for Mardi Gras at the Harold S. Swindle Pub lic Library in Nicholson. Children can make their own shoebox float to be displayed in the library. The floats will be displayed beginning Fri day. Feb. 17. The most cre ative float will win a special prize pack. The floats need to be turned in by 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16. A family can enter a float together, but only one prize will be given. Laissez le bon temps rouler, let the good times roll, li brary leaders said. In other new at the Nichol son library: •Make pop-up Valentine cards on Tuesday, February 7, from 3-5 p.m. The pro gram is free and open to ages 2 and older with a caregiver. The program will be held in the library annex. • Hidden Gems Adult Book Club meets on Thurs day, Feb. 16, at 1:30 p.m. The club meets on the third Thursday of each month. Adults 18 and older are wel come to join. The books are available at the Circulation Desk. McKenna Hurndon shows off the penguin she created at the Nich olson library’s craft day. LEGO Club in full swing at Commerce library Family LEGO Club at the Commerce Public Library is in full swing. The club meets on the first and third Saturday of each month from 12-2 p.m. In other library news: • There will be a Valentine card drop-in craft the week of February 8-11. • There will be a free AED/CPR class offered to community members on February 15 at 1 p.m. Be sure to sign up as regis tration is limited. Younger patrons ages 12-18 are wel come with an adult. Call the library at 706-335-5946 to sign up. • New adult fiction now on the shelves include: Jennifer Egan’s The Candy House, Doig Ivan’s Last Bus to Wisdom, Jonathan Escoff- ery's If I Survive You. and three by N.K. Jemisin The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky. These last are described as an epic fantasy ‘where the stakes are not just the fate of kingdoms but of the world and the universe.” •There are 10 new nonfic tion that range from How to Make the Best Coffee to The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Gene alogy. There are also seven new adult biographies from The Queen: Her Life by An drew Morton to Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America by Joseph Kim. •Upcoming programs include: Monday, yoga at 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Hooks and Needles 10 a.m. and storytime with Brittney at 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, Smash Brothers from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and oga at 6 p.m.; Friday, Baby and Me at 10:30 a.m.; and Saturdays the first and third. Lego Club drop in 12-2 p.m. SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Applications & Appeals We Do All The Hard Work! Hynes & Associates LLC Disability Advocates Call 678-935-3923 • SSIHelp.org > BBB. 17 Years Experience • No Fee Unless Approved Upcoming church, social events RIVER OF LIFE OFFERS FREE GROCERIES EACH MONTH River of Life Worship Center offers free groceries on the last Saturday of each month. The event is held from 8:30-10 a.m. River of Life is located at 4971 Hwy. 441, Nicholson. OLD FASHION PICKING AND GRINNING PLANNED AT STONEPATH CHURCH Dugar Strickland will be hosting an old fashion pick ing and grinning Friday night at StonePath Church on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. All local singers and musicians are encouraged to come and pick and grin. Chuck and Ute McPherson from Mobile Alabama will be among the guest performers. The event will be held inside the sanctuary of the church, which is located at 8430 Maysville Hwy., Maysville. For more information, call Strickland at 706-654- 0551. NINTH-ANNUAL BRASELTON CHOCOLATE WALK SET FOR FEB. 4 The ninth-annual Braselton Chocolate Walk will be held in downtown Braselton Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. At each stop, walkers collect a chocolate snack from participating businesses. “Chocolate will come in many forms so grab a group of friends or plan a date with your sweetheart and enjoy some sweet treats while you shop,” organizers said. Shops will be stamping each walker’s map. Those with completed stamped maps will be eligible for a $100 Buy Local Braselton E-Gift Card drawing on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The E-gift card can be redeemed at 23 participating businesses in Braselton. Tickets are $15 each and are limited. Ticket holders must be 16 years or older. HOSCHTON HISTORY HARVEST SET FOR MARCH 11 The City of Hoschton will host a “history harvest” on March 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hoschton Train Depot to digitize any old photographs, documents, let ters, diaries and videos that Hoschton residents may have. “Don’t let our history fade away,” organizers said. The event is being sponsored by the Hoschton Down town Development Authority. For more information, call 706-654-3034. COMMERCE TO HOST EASTER PARADE APRIL 8 Commerce will host its Easter parade and spring fling on Saturday, April 8. More details will be released closer to the date of the event. TOWN MANAGER TO SPEAK TO BRASELTON WOMAN’S CLUB The Braselton Woman’s Club will host its next meet ing on Wednesday, Feb. 1. at noon in the Community Room below the Braselton Police and Municipal Court building. Attendees are asked to bring a bag lunch and bever age. “We will enjoy fellowship, a devotional, lunch, and our interesting and informative guest speaker. 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