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November 16, 2016
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The First Family of Gospel music
to play at New Providence Friday
If you’re going
Who: The '
Hoppers
What: Live
Concert
When: 7 p.m.,
Friday, Nov. 18
Where: New
Providence
Baptist Church in
Smarr
Tickets: www.
iticket.com
One of America’s
best-known Southern
Gospel groups The
Hoppers will perform
at 7 p.m. this Friday,
Nov. 18 at New
Providence Baptist
Church in Smarr.
The award-winning
Hopper family has
been singing to global
audiences for over 55
years with appearanc
es ranging from presi
dential religious inau
gural ceremonies and
New York’s Carnegie
Hall to singing con
ventions and church
platforms. They have
performed throughout the United
States as well as in Israel, Europe and
Africa. Their unique blend of harmo
nies and song choices have created a
legacy of musical excellence embraced
by leading pastors and event organiz
ers. Known as America’s Favorite
Family of Gospel Music, they are
favorites on the Gaither Homecoming
videos and tours, and their record
ings frequently land at the top of the
Billboard sales charts and The
Singing News radio charts.
Comprised today of family members
Claude & Connie, son Dean and his
wife, Kim, and son Mike Hopper, The
Hoppers were formed in 1957 in the
rural-farm town of Madison, N.C., and
have grown continuously for decades,
touching countless lives around the
world. A cancer survivor, Connie has
been honored with the prestigious
Marvin Norcross Award, in addition
to numerous industry and fan honors;
and she has been inducted into the
Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Sons Dean and Mike have continued
the family legacy with their musical
talents and business abilities; and
Kim, Dean’s wife, hails from her own
nationally acclaimed musical fam
ily, The Greenes. She is noted for
the excitement she brings to any live
performance, and her unmistakable,
rafter-ringing soprano vocals have
taken The Hoppers to new heights for
many years.
For ticket information call 800-965-
9324 or go to www.iticket.com or call
the church office at 994-2545.
Lend a hand at Forsyth UMC Thanksgiving
Sandy Watson, Barbara Dennis, Connie English and David Innes
serve meals at Forsyth United Methodist Church last Thanksgiving.
(Photos/Judy Waldorf)
Forsyth
United
Methodist
Church wants
everyone
within its
reach to have a
Thanksgiving
meal to be
thankful for.
Last year the
church pre
pared over 500
meals for peo
ple to enjoy on
Thanksgiving
Day; more than
300 of those
were delivered
with smiles and
warm words
to homes that
might not have had
a special meal other
wise. The rest were
enjoyed by children
from the Methodist
Children’s Home in
Macon and the volun
teers at the church.
It takes a lot of vol
unteer hours
to make over
500 meals and
deliver or serve
them. The
church has a
team of volun
teers that have
organized the
project to make
it run smoothly,
but more hands
are always
welcome.
Volunteers
are needed on
Wednesday to
cook and deco
rate the social
hall for the chil
dren. The most
volunteers are
needed on Thursday.
Those with a good
knowledge of Monroe
County who can help
deliver meals are
especially needed.
Setting up will begin
about 9:30 a.m. on
Thursday, and deliv
ery will be from 11
a.m.-l p.m. Help with
cleaning up after the
meal will be appre
ciated. The church
works to include the
spirt of Thanksgiving
with every meal, as
well as all the tradi
tional favorite foods of
the day.
If you would like
to dedicate a few
hours to making
Thanksgiving brighter
for others, call the
Forsyth UMC office at
478-994-5706 or email
drjill62@yahoo.com.
Caroline Edenfield prepares take out
meals for the Forsyth United Methodist
Church 2015 Thanksgiving.
Church Calendar
cont.from 4C
would like to be a part
of serving the com
munity in this project,
call the church office at
478-994-5706 or email
drjill62@yahoo.com.
Nov. 24
St. Peter’s
Rock Baptist
Church holds
Thanksgiving ser
vice
St. Peter’s Rock
Baptist Church
invites everyone to
its Thanksgiving Day
worship service on
Thursday, Nov. 24 at 8
a.m. St. Peter’s Rock is
located at 10496 Hwy 87
Juliette. For more infor
mation contact Ruth
Middlebrook at 478-986-
5269.
Nov. 25-27
Festival of Faith
Exhibit highlights
St. Teresa
St. Mary Mother of
God Catholic Church,
359 Old Griffin Rd,
Jackson invites every
one to a free “Festival
of Faith” Exhibit high
lighting the life and sac
rifice of Saint Teresa of
Kolkata (Calcutta) on
Thanksgiving weekend,
Nov. 25-27 from 9 a.m.-7
p.m. Take this opportu
nity to view the displays
of Mother Teresa’s life,
watch the videos, and
learn of her struggles
and her accomplish
ments as she cared for
those in greatest need
and became their world
wide champion. For
more information, call
770-775-4162.
Dec. 4
St. Paul A.M.E.
has Annual Choir
Anniversary
The St. Paul A.M.E.
Church, Rumble Road,
Forsyth will celebrate
its annual choir anni
versary on Sunday,
Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. The
community is invited to
join the celebration as
area choirs come togeth
er to praise, worship
and lift up the name
of Jesus. Ralph Moore is
minister of music, and
Selena Clark is pastor.
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86 West Main Street • Forsyth
478-994-4266
1986
Dr. R. Kirby Godsey, president
of Mercer, tells alumnae, fac
ulty and about 200 students at
Tift College that it will move to
Macon; the future of the Forsyth
campus is undecided.
The first freeze of the season
arrives on Nov. 14 when temper
atures plunge to 26 degrees.
Eighty percent of Culloden’s
voters (110 out of 137) cast bal
lots to elect council members
Lisa Elder, David Penamon and
Samuel Bennett.
Changes in the county’s pro
posed new zoning ordinance
include reducing the minimum
lot size in agricultural areas
from 5 to 2 acres and allowing
Class A mobile homes in all resi
dential areas.
Mary Persons Debate Team,
coached by Michael Franklin,
finishes 12th out of 30 schools
at the Warner Robins HS
Invitational Debate Tournament.
The newly organized Veterans
of Foreign Wars post in Monroe
County is named for Ed Duffey,
Ross Ivey and W.R. Snow.
Deena Holliman, a senior at
the Medical College of Ga. School
of Dentistry, receives a clinic
honors award for highest ratings.
1996
The Board of Education
issues a written reprimand and
places Band/Chorus Director
Micheldron Eppinger on admin
istrative leave until he completes
a professional development plan
after investigation of sexual
harassment charges.
About 60 percent of Monroe
County’s registered voters cast
ballots, 48.1 percent of them
going to Bob Dole to contribute
to his Georgia win over Bill
Clinton. Winners for commission
seats were Tommy Wilson and
Jim Ham, and Ernest Orr won
the District 4 Board of Education
seat.
Neighbors in a duplex on Fern
Drive welcome new babies born
within five hours of each other.
For Matt and Alice Rogers, it
was a daughter, and for Michelle
and Jerry Clephane, it was a
son. The two couples are long
time friends who grew up in
Monroe County together.
Mary Persons defeats Pike
County, 63-0, without a punt in
the game; every series except
three resulted in touchdowns.
There were two fumbles out of
frost-bitten hands.
2006
A state association report
shows Monroe County Hospital
generated $20.5 million for the
local economy in 2004.
Rum Creek Wildlife biologist
Terry Johnson documents the
sighting of a rare Pacific loon in
Monroe County, the first ever
spotted here. Birding enthusiasts
flock to the area to get a look.
Approximately 800 Monroe
County voters take advantage of
early voting.
The City of Culloden dedicates
its new Municipal Building to
the memory of Robert and Mattie
Byrd Pierson, who owned and
operated a store on the site of
the new building for many years.
Forsyth establishes a Design &
Review Board with the passage
of its new zoning ordinance.
The second year of Trick or
Treat on the Square, initiated
by Better Hometown Director Jo
Anna Banks, is a success, with
many local businesses partici
pating and Monroe County Arts
Alliance holding a costume con
test, a Pumpkin Festival and a
variety of concessions and activi
ties for children.
Mary Persons football marks
its 500th win by defeating
Spalding County, 19-18.