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The
Commerce News
December 5, 2007 • Page 7B
Story Hour Christmas Party Is Tuesday
Those with a fondness for
men in red suits will want to be
at the library this Tuesday at 4
p.m., when Santa Claus and Mrs.
Claus will be featured guests at
the annual Story Hour Christmas
Party.
A puppet show is planned, and
refreshments will be served —
and then children of all ages
will have a chance to speak with
Santa. The Christmas party is
free and open to the public; chil
dren and their parents, friends
and caregivers are cordially invit
ed to come share in the fun.
Food For Fines
Program Continues
The library is forgiving overdue
fines in exchange for donations
of canned goods from now until
Dec. 15. The exchange rate is
one dollar per can, so a person
with five dollars in overdue fines
should bring five cans of food to
have the fine dismissed.
The canned goods will go to
AA Chapter Meets
5 Times Weekly
the Banks-Jackson Emergency
Food Bank, to be shared with
those who need help in pull
ing together a Christmas dinner.
And all who wish to donate are
urged to do so, whether or not
they have fines.
Quilt Reception
And Drawing Planned
The Cold Sassy Quilters will
end their annual Holiday Quilt
Exhibit with a reception in the
library’s meeting room Thursday,
Dec. 20, from noon to 2 p.m.
Refreshments will be served, and
a drawing will be held to deter
mine the winner of the “Holiday
Stars Opportunity Quilt” which
is currently on display in the
library’s main reading room.
Tickets for the quilt are still
available for $1 each, six for $5,
or 24 for $20. Proceeds will ben
efit the library’s Building Fund.
New Titles On
Library Shelves
Just in time for the holidays, the
library has received a number of
new DVDs. Titles include “My
Best Friend’s Wedding,” with Julia
Roberts, Kevin Bacon in “Lemon
Sky,” Robert Redford and Helen
Mirren in a thriller called “The
Clearing,” and Melanie Griffith,
Harrison Ford and Sigourney
Weaver in “Working Girl.”
New classics on the DVD
shelves include ThorntonWilder’s
“Our Town,” Jennifer Jones in
“The Song of Bernadette,” David
Carradine as Woody Guthrie in
a biographical film about him
called “Bound for Glory,” Greer
Garson in “The Ghost and Mrs.
Muir,” and the all-time romantic
film of the 20th century, “An
Affair to Remember.”
Mystery fans will be happy
to see David Baldacci’s latest,
“Stone Cold,” Joanne Fluke’s
“Candy Cane Murder,” and Clive
Cussler’s “The Chase,” and read
ers of nonfiction should take
note of “You Staying Young: The
Owner’s Manual for Extending
Your Warranty,” by Drs. Michael
Roizen and Mehmet Oz.
Upcoming
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.
Yoga classes: Sign up now.
Classes will begin in January.
Contact the library for more
information.
Author reading: The Book
Vine will host a visit from
Georgia author Julie Cannon
Friday, Jan. 25, at 1:30. Cannon,
who hails from Bishop, will read
from her upcoming fourth novel,
“The Romance Readers’ Book
Club.”
Homes Tour Set Dec. 15 In Maysville
Malorie Barnett To Wed
Peter Hughes Next Fall
Mr. and Mrs. Trey Barnett of
Nicholson announce the engage
ment and forthcoming wedding of
their daughter, Malorie Barnett, to
Peter Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Hughes of Gainesville.
The wedding is scheduled to
take place in the fall of 2008.
Miss Barnett is a senior at
North Georgia College and State
University. She will graduate in
the spring of 2008 with a bach
elor’s degree in both early child
hood and special education.
Mr. Hughes graduated from
Clemson University in the spring
of 2007 with a degree in turf grass
management. He is an assistant
superintendent at a golf course in
Gainesville.
Bank Seeks Partners For 'Angel Tree'
First Commerce Bank, the
Partner in Education with
Commerce Primary, Commerce
Elementary and East Jackson
Elementary schools, is trying to
help 20 students there have a bet
ter Christmas.
An “angel tree” in the bank’s
lobby at its 1731 North Elm Street
office contains the names of 20
children, and customers are invit
ed to sponsor a child or make a
donation of clothing or gifts.
To sponsor a child or make a
donation, call Kelsey Blalock at
706-335-8225.
Toy Drive Set Saturday At Tanger
The Jackson County Fire and
EMS will collect toys for children
in Jackson County.
A empty med unit will be set up
in front of KB Toys at Tanger 2 at
Banks Crossing from 9 a.m. until
5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. Two prior
toy drives were held but enough
The Breezy Knob chapter of
Alcoholics Anonymous meets
five times a week at 69 Central
Avenue (across from First
Commerce Bank) in Commerce.
Meeting times are at 8 p.m. on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays and at 6:45 p.m.
Sundays. Meetings consist of
open discussion.
The Maysville Victorian
Christmas Tour of Homes will
be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 15.
This year’s tour features seven
historic homes, five of which
have never been open for pub
lic viewing. The Tour of Homes
Committee noted that this tour
is the only local area tour fea
turing all historic homes; each
one is over 100 years old. These
houses have been restored by
their owners and will be beauti
fully decorated for the season.
The tour will begin at City
Hall where tour maps and his
tory of the homes booklets will
be distributed. Tickets may be
purchased at Maysville City
Hall, the Fat Finch Restaurant,
Blooming Designs and The
Short Stop: and in Commerce
at Our Town Antiques and
Vintage Blessings at Tanger.
Advance price is $15, day of
tour $20. For more information,
call 706-652-3799.
RECYCLE THIS PAPER
toys were not collected to serve
all of the needy children in the
county.
406 Cedar Creek Road, Winder, GA 30680, 770-867-1061
3048 Maysville Road, Commerce, GA 30529, 706-335-5151
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Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Buhl Cummings
'TIS THE SEASON...Christmas
decorations are going up at ACS
this week as we begin this special
season of celebrating our
Saviour's birth.
Jesus is called “the Prince of
Peace." It's a wonderful thing to
have real peace in our hearts
after we trust Him as Saviour and
Lord. I hope that you have that
“peace of heart" today. If not,
you can invite Him into your
heart today.
One of the goals of ACS is
“preparing children and young
people for time and for eternity."
For information about enrollment
to ACS, please come by for a
tour or visit our website.
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristian.com