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The
Commerce News
Page 10A • November 21, 2007
Social News
Class Of1962 Holds Reunion
The Commerce High School class of 1962 held
its 45-year reunion Oct. 26 in the Commerce
High School cafeteria before the homecom
ing game. The class attended the game. Left
to right are (front) Bobisue Sims Strickland,
Alice Wofford Colquitt, Olivia Busha Buffington,
Evelyn Garrett Morrison, Judy Lewallen Marlow,
Nancy Tanner Stewart, Roger Nunn, (middle
row) Bill Warren, James Mathis, Wilma Wood
Whidby, Shell Hardman Knox, Claudia Hope
Lacy, Jim Moss, Pat Crawford Ellis, Barbara
Lord Hendricks, Tommy Touchstone, (back row)
Dink Wood, Lloyd Westbrook, Buzzie Blalock,
Kenneth Lord, Harold Thompson and Farris
Gary.
Decorating Contest Announced
Commerce Public Library Starts
Its Holiday Canned Food Drive
The Commerce Garden Club
Council is sponsoring the 2007
Christmas Door Decorating
Contest. The contest is open to
residences and business in the
Commerce area.
Contestants will be judged
Thursday, Dec. 6, between 6 and
9 p.m. To enter the contest, you
must contact Elizabeth Benton
Scalise at 706-335-7435 before
Monday, Dec. 3.
Categories and rules for the con
test for homes and businesses are
as follows:
Door and Mailbox - fresh:
Decorations must be 100 percent
fresh materials such as vines, fruit,
berries, twigs, pods and boughs.
No artificial materials should be
used in this category.
Mailbox only - fresh: Same
rules as Door and Mailbox fresh.
Whole House - fresh and
permanent: In this category, 80
percent of the materials must be
fresh, but permanent materials
may be included. Dried materials
may also be used.
Door and Mailbox - perma
nent: Artificial or permanent
materials may be used as well as
dried materials.
Mailbox only - permanent:
Same rules as Door and Mailbox
permanent.
Lights - traditional or nov
elty categories: Three awards will
be made in this category: “Most
Elegant,” “Most Unusual,” “Best
Traditional.”
All entries must be well light
ed for night judging. A panel of
out-of-town judges will view the
entries.
For more information or to enter
the contest, contact the council at
706-335-7435.
The Commerce Public Library
has launched its annual holiday
canned-food drive, and is offer
ing a “Food for Fines” program
to help patrons get rid of overdue
fines on their records. Just bring
one can of food for every dol
lar you owe, and those fines will
disappear.
The program applies only to
overdue fines; missing and lost
books are not included. And the
canned-food drive is not limit
ed to people with fines. “We’re
inviting everyone to participate,”
says library staffer Paige Young,
who decorated the barrel in the
library’s main entrance.
The food drive will continue
until Dec. 15. All of the canned
goods collected will go to the
Jackson County Emergency Food
Bank, which seeks to provide
ample food to all who need it dur
ing the holidays.
Quilt Exhibit is Hot!
The Cold Sassy Quilters have
installed their annual Holiday
Quilt Exhibit in the library’s meet
ing room, and its vivid colors are
warming the space.
The quilters are also selling tick
ets, at $1.00 each, for the Holiday
Stars Quilt on display behind
the library’s front desk. This quilt
was made with one square from
each of the members of the Cold
Sassy Quilters, and the proceeds
from the drawing will benefit the
library’s Building Fund . The draw
ing will be held Thursday, Dec. 20.
Bluegrass Is Coming
The thirteenth annual Bluegrass
Country Christmas is less than
two weeks away. This yearly event,
which has become a delightful tra
dition, features the unique sounds
of the Dyer-Franklin Family of
musicians and vocalists. Now
somewhat scattered, this unique
family comes together each year
to give the whole community a
Christmas present of Bluegrass
gospel carols.
Don’t miss this year’s Bluegrass
Country Christmas, slated for
Tuesday evening, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m.
It’s free and open to the public,
and refreshments are provided.
New Titles
On The Shelves
Heather Graham adds to the
genre of Christmas mysteries with
“The Last Noel” and low-country
novelist Dorothea Benton Frank
finds the brighter side of the holi
day in “The Christmas Pearl” as
the winter books come pouring
in.
Also a good bet for fireside read
ing: A.J. Jacobs’ nonfiction book,
“The Year of Living Biblically: One
Man’s Humble Quest to Follow
the Bible as Liberally as Possible.”
(Yes, he even wore sandals and
long robes, and grew a beard.)
Frank Delaney’s Irish novel,
“Tipperary,” looks perfect for the
season, as does John Hart’s “Down
River.”
And for those who just want
a plain old terrific whodunnit,
J .D. Robb’s “Creation in Death,”
Margaret Truman’s “Murder on
K Street,” Kyle Mills’ “Darkness
Falls,” Greg Iles’ “Third Degree”
and Vince Flynn’s “Protect and
Defend” are all designed to fill
the bill.
Upcoming
Closed for Thanksgiving:
The library will be closed from
Thursday, Nov. 22, through Sunday,
Nov. 25, and will reopen Monday
morning, Nov. 26, at 10 a.m.
Kidsercise: Wednesdays at
10:30 a.m. Children’s librarian
Catherine Harris leads a program
of activities for the 18-month to
4-year-old set (and for their par
ents).
Mommy and Me: Fridays at
10:30 a.m., a lap-sit story time
for infants 6 to 18 months old
and their parent, grandparent or
caregiver.
Story Hour Christmas party:
Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 4 p.m. — save
that date.
Sign Up Now: Yoga classes
will begin in January. Contact the
library for more information.
News Photos Available
MainStreet Newspapers Inc.
offers staff-produced photos
from its five newspapers available
for the ordering of prints online
at its web site, mainstreetnews.
com. Based in Jefferson, the com
pany owns The Commerce News,
The Jackson Herald, The Madison
County Journal, The Braselton News
and The Banks County News.
Access to the photos catalogue
is available from a button on the
mainstreetnews.com web site. The
photos are hosted by DotPhoto
Inc., a firm which specializes in
making prints from digital photo
graphs and which manages pho
tos for a number of newspapers
across the country.
There will be approximately a
one-week lag time between the
time photos are published and
their availability at the on-line site.
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