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PAGE 6A -- THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 19, 2007
Col. Michael D. Steele is pictured with the Huber Engineered
Woods employees (current and retired) who attended the
Veterans Day luncheon. Left to right are (front) Noah Castonguay,
Mike Willingham, Brian Dufresne, Willie Hill, Kevin Porterfield,
Jeff Dempson, Bryan Moore, Mike Walker, (back) Steele, George
Kull, Walt Blackman, Jimmie Cleveland, Lonnie Hoff, Wayne
West, Alan Sick, Mik Edenfield, Darrell Hettrick, Allen Sealock
and Larry Gerow. Veterans not pictured include Tim Baughcum,
Jimmy Broyles, Wade Connell, Jerry Ellis, George Fleming,
Jimmy Foote, Danny Millen, John Morris, Dan Perkins, David
Randall and Pete Rutherford.
Photo by Eric Reynolds
Huber Holds Special Veterans Day Program
U.S. Army Colonel Michael D.
Steele joined the staff of Huber
Engineered Woods LLC Nov. 9
to join their Veterans Day cel
ebration in Commerce. It has
become a tradition at this local
manufacturing facility to provide
a special luncheon each year to
honor employees who are veter
ans of the United States Armed
Forces.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the
United States and to its flag was
particularly poignant that Friday.
The flag, provided for the event
by Steele, had been recovered
from the World Trade Center
buildings just minutes before
their collapse on Sept. 11, 2001.
Steele also addressed the group.
“Col. Steele’s moving remarks
reminded all of us why we honor
personnel in our armed forces,
both past and present, who have
protected the rights and free
doms that the American flag
represents,” said plant manager
Kenny Poe.
Steele is a native of the
Commerce area who attend
ed and played football for the
University of Georgia. His career
in the Army includes command
ing the 3rd Brigade,101st Airborne
Division (Rakkasans) from June
2004 through November 2006 of
Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was
a company commander in the 3rd
Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
in 1993 during the Somalia mis
sion Operation Gothic Serpent.
A book and movie, “Black Hawk
Down,” are based on this mis
sion; Steele was portrayed in
both. His current assignment is
in Georgia with the Army Forces
Command.
During his remarks, Poe also
remembered two veterans who
had died since the 2006 luncheon
— employees John DelGallo and
Joe Mobley.
“John and Joe always said this
annual luncheon for veterans was
an important event for them,”
said Poe. “They are missed.”
Ruby Tuesday Restaurant Undergoes A Makeover
For more than 35 years, Ruby
Tuesday restaurants meant
Tiffany-style lamps, polished
brass, striped awnings, and plen
ty of antiques and curios on the
walls. But all that has changed
as the Ruby Tuesday in the metro
Atlanta area — including the
Ruby Tuesday at Banks Crossing
— have undergone a makeover.
Gone are the artifacts and
memorabilia, the black-and-
white checked tablecloths and
the dark-stained woods. Now
there is a clean and more con
temporary look, with soft, earth-
tone colors, upholstered seats,
specially commissioned artwork
and photographs, and colorful,
light-hearted lighting fixtures. On
the outside, Ruby Tuesday’s are
now painted a uniform color,
accented with black awnings.
It’s all part of the company’s
nationwide remodeling program
that is transforming a familiar
brand into one known for “sim-
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ple fresh American dining,” and
it’s happening on a scale and
schedule that are unprecedented
in the restaurant industry: more
than 600 restaurants complete
ly remodeled in less than six
months, at a total cost of approx
imately $75 million.
“We are passionate about great
food and gracious hospitality,”
says Sandy Beall, Ruby Tuesday’s
founder, Chairman and CEO.
“Our new look and feel are an
important part of that, part of
our determination to consistently
provide a high-quality casual din
ing experience that our guests
will remember,” he adds.
The redesign work takes place
between closing time and lunch
hour the next day, with local
contractors and craftspeople
employed for everything from
painting and wall covering to
the installation of lighting and
awnings, and is complete in
about five weeks for approxi
mately $100,000 per restaurant.
Every two hours, workers at
25 distribution centers will be
loading trucks for shipment to
a Ruby Tuesday, with more than
750 incoming deliveries before
it’s all complete. Five truckloads
of chairs make their way to the
restaurants every day during the
process, and nine different work
shops are making 9,000 new
booths that will require more
than 60,000 yards of “whisper
vinyl,” the largest single order of
that material ever placed.
The renovation is already com
pleted at the Commerce unit.
“Our research — and our first
hand experience — tell us that
people believe great food like
ours tastes even better when it
comes with gracious hospitality,”
Kimberly Grant, Ruby Tuesday’s
Executive Vice President, says.
To be sure that happens, the
company has added extra dining
room staff.
Don't Forget To
Recycle That
Christmas Tree
Now that you’ve got that
Christmas tree up, Keep Jackson
County Beautiful says it’s not
too early to start thinking of how
you will dispose of it when all
the gifts are a distant memory.
The organization will hold its
Bring One for the Chipper recy
cling event Saturday, Jan. 5, from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trees will be
recycled into mulch or used as
wildlife habitat.
Drop-off sites include the
Lanier Technical College park-
ing lot on South Elm Street in
Commerce, the Jefferson Civic
Center, the Jackson County
Transfer Station, and the First
Baptist Church of Hoschton.
Those participating will receive
a free dogwood seedling while
supplies last.
For information, call Susan
Trepagnier, executive director of
Keep Jackson County Beautiful
at 706-708-7198 or visit online at
www.keepjacksoncountybeauti-
ful.com.
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Recycle Your Christmas Tree!
Beginning Wednesday, December 26, 2007, you can drop off your
Christmas Trees for recycling.
On Saturday, January 5, 2008, Saplings will be available
(while they last) at the
Jefferson, Commerce, Talmo and Transfer Station locations only.
Recycle your Christmas Tree at the following locations:
Arcade-Center
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008
New Kings Bridge Road Compactor Site
Commerce
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008
Designated area at the Commerce Shopping Center on S.
Elm Street
Commerce- M ay s v i 11 e
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008
Yarbrough Crossing Compactor Site
Hoschton
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008
First Baptist Church
Jackson County Transfer Station
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008
Jefferson
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008
Drop off at the Civic Center
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For Additional Information, Call
Keep Jackson County Beautiful at
706-708-7198.