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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2007 -- PAGE 3A On average, drivers who switched to Allstate saved $338 a year Call me today. JOEL AHARBfN, CIC (706} 337-5030 38 8YCAM0RE ST JEFFERSON JocLHerhirrSallstnlc .com CQ/insTate rL-r—mi fc-|* !■.??' riW'.r H-* - **■ t".■ HWTWl fl 1 »i fr .Wd if- ■ f n|^i 11 j lnnV.11 brAV -1 u . >■;. I'iv.v i" ■ 1 1 * ■■ n “. i ■ - - • Cd^ui) jri Alum r^Eji dx Cul/Iru ai :iv^h H-.idrt.-iJj-- L - ]iir 'Jiiuc-iljJi.i Hiun From The Staff of Funezrab Ho So Me ■erry Christmas Happy New Ye Family Owned and Operated by Sammy and Sharon Highsmith And Staff Gary Thompson, Wetlard Carthage, Wabter and Joyce Eubanks, Cathy Fletcher, Bihg Chandler, Fhyd Guest, Barky Hemphitb Harold Crawford and Zachary Thicker So Funeral H P. O. Box 728 Commerce, GA 30529 706-335-3178 Hwy. 441 in Commerce 706-335-3196 800-798-7435 www.wayneneal.com SERVICE HOURS: M-F 7:30-6:00 • Sat. 8:00-4:00 The only local GM dealer offering Saturday Service COOLANT EXCHANGE & COOLANT FLUSH WITH OIL CHANGE =i$149 95 For most vehicles HOME OF $14.95 OIL CHANGE Headmaster’s Corner by Buhl Cummings FINDING JESUS...Shepherds gathered their flowing robes to hurry to Him; the Magi braved cold, desert, and mountains to find Him; a doubting follower exclaimed "My Lord and my God,” when he really found Him. And today, those on every continent who have come to Him declare with the Apostle Paul: "The Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). Wise men still seek Him, and those who seek, find. In and through Jesus Christ, and Him alone, are to be found forgiveness, inward peace, joy in life today, and the promise of life eternal. ATHENS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL “Affordable Quality Education Since 1970 ” K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586 www.athenschristian.com Quilt Winner Ancil Baird shows off the Holiday Stars quilt he won in a draw ing held by the Cold Sassy Quilters. The event raised over $1,000 for the Commrce Public Library’s building fund. Baird gave the quilt to his wife for her birthday, which was Friday. Cookie Sale Begins Jan. 4 With the new year on the hori zon, the Girl Scouts of America say it’s time to start thinking about Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Do Si Dos and all the other varieties of Girl Scout Cookies. America’s favorite fund-raiser begins Jan. 4, when Girl Scouts and Brownies will go door-to-door taking advance orders for cookies and moms will start bringing the order forms to work so co-workers can plan to break their New Year’s resolutions related to dieting. The sale is billed as “an integral part of Girl Scouting’s Business and Economic Literacy initiative” because it provides real life expe rience in finance, marketing and public speaking and gives Scouts experiences that help build self confidence. The girls learn to manage inven tory, set goals, manage money and develop marketing skills. Essen tially, they operate their own busi ness. The entire troop sets a goal and follows a plan leading toward fulfillment of that goal. Many suc cessful women have credited their business skills to their days of sell ing Girl Scout Cookies. For the rest of us, it’s about the cookies — the Samoas, Tagalongs, All Abouts, Trefoils (the original Girl Scout cookie), Do-Si-Dos, Thin Mints (the most popular), Lemon Chalet (a former regular returned to the lineup) and — new this year — Sugar-Free Choco late Chip. The fact that they have no trans fats is beside the point, which is that they’re delicious and support a good cause. Cookies cost $3.50 per box. They will arrive the week of Valentine’s Day, and during February Scouts will sell cookies from booths at various locations. The troops will also offer patrons a chance to donate cookies to a local nonprofit agency that will be determined by local Scouts. The Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia serves more than 7,000 girls and adults in 25 counties. Abi Grace Roberts, 6 months, daughter of Richard and Anna Roberts, Gillsville. Left Out By Mistake The children here were inadvertently left out of last week’s Children’s Christmas Issue of The Commerce News, The Jackson Her ald and The Banks County News. Gabrielle Melania Champion,1,daugh- ter of Stephanie N. Hughey and Jarvis Champion, Jefferson. Landon Scott Ross, 8 months, son of Mike and Kellie Ross, Commerce. Lillieayna Vivi enne Kyle Love, 8, daughter of Julie Love and Kyle Love, Jefferson. Emma Williams, 2, daughter of Cretia Fitzpatrick, Jefferson; and Jeremy Williams, Maysville. There's Still Time To Give To The Library DID YOU KNOW? By Preacher Clint DID YOU KNOW THAT JESUS WAS BORN INTO A SIN CURSED WORLD TO GIVE HIS LIFE A RANSOM FOR ALL? Matthew 20:28 The Bible tells us that JESUS stood as a lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Rev. 13:8) It was no surprise to GOD that Adam and Eve would sin and therefore the whole human race would be sinners. (Romans 5:12) When Adam and Eve sinned, GOD provided for them a “coat of skin” for a covering. The blood of innocent animals was shed and all through the old testament when the animals sacrifice was made for the atonement of sin, it pointed to JESUS, THE LAMB OF GOD THAT TAKETH AWAY SIN... Send comments to Clinton Sexton 116 Ashland Drive Commerce, GA 30529 Need a tax deduction? You’re in luck! The Commerce Public Library is still inching its fund raising train up Mount Kiliman jaro, and it’s not too late to give a tax-deductible donation to the Building Fund. “This week, Santa came,” says li brary director Susan Harper. “We had donations that ranged from five cents to $500 to $25,000, and we’re now 60 percent of the way to our goal. We’d love to get our train all the way up that hill by June,” she adds, “so we could ap ply for a state grant and expand the library.” A planned $75,000 donation from the Harmony Grove Foun dation gives that foundation the right to name one of the rooms in the expanded library. The Li brary Board hopes that there are other donors who would like to do this. “The expanded children’s library will be quite sizeable,” Harper notes — “almost a wing. The meeting room and the main reading room are large, too, and will be renovated. Plus there will be a smaller meeting room. And we would love to put the names of local people or local companies on these rooms. It’s a way of per petuating our heritage as a com munity.” Quitters Draw A Winner The Cold Sassy Quilters iden tified a winner last Thursday at their annual Christmas reception after library staffer Paige Young drew out the winning ticket, and the Holiday Stars Quilt went to Ancil and Nancy Baird, capping a three-month campaign to sell tick ets as a way of raising money for the Building Fund. The Quilters are still counting, but it’s clear that their sale of quilt tickets raised at least $1,000 to add to the fund’s coffers. “They worked really hard on this,” notes library staffer Carolyn Cook, a member of the Quilters, “both creating the quilt and selling the tickets. We’re delighted that it was so successful. And we were pleased to see the Bairds win. They bought so many tickets that we had to get one of our volun teers to help fold them all!” Yoga Class To Start Soon A free introductory class in Anusara Yoga will be offered at the library Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 6:00 p.m. by Shannon Franks, a certi fied yoga instructor who serves as adult wellness coordinator at the Athens YMCA. All who would like to attend it must sign up in ad vance, and are advised to contact the library soon, as space in the class is limited. The succeeding four classes in this first five-week segment will require a $10 instruction fee, payable at the end of the first class. Yoga has been found to improve flexibility, balance, posture and Recycle Christmas Trees On Jan. 5 Now that Christmas is over, Keep Jackson County Beauti ful says it’s time to recycle your Christmas tree. The organization will hold its Bring One for the Chipper re cycling 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 La nier Technical College parking lot on South Elm Street in Com merce, the Jefferson Civic Cen- ter, the Jackson County Transfer Station, and the First Baptist Church of Hoschton. Those participating will re ceive 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. concentration. Participants in the classes will work on breathing, relaxation and poses designed to enhance general well-being. A second five-week session may be offered, depending on partici pation and interest. New Titles On The Library Shelves A Civics and Citizenship Toolkit leads the list, and is perhaps the library’s most unusual circulat ing item, with a list of 10 pieces included: four books, three CDs, a DVD, two pamphlets and a set of flash cards, all designed to help aspiring citizens pass their citizen ship test. Mystery lovers can welcome back some of their favorite au thors as the library now has J.A. Jance’s “Hand of Evil,” Steve Ber ry’s “The Venetian Betrayal,” Julie Garwood’s “Shadow Music,” Jack Higgins’ “Sure Fire” and Philip R. Craig’s “Third Strike” — not to mention the latest alphabet mys tery from Sue Grafton: “T is for Trespass.” History lovers also have it good, with Pulitzer Prizewinner Joseph Ellis back to give us “American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic.” He’s joined by Jay Winik, whose “The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World” is a fitting companion piece to the Ellis book. For a plain old “good read,” Colleen McCullough has brought out another large historical novel, “Antony and Cleopatra”; Alex ander McCall Smith is back with “Love Over Scotland”; Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outland- er novels, turns to 18th-century history with the novel “Lord John and the Hand of Devils”; and Mi chael Chabon gives us an adven ture yarn in “Gentlemen of the Road.” Upcoming Events Also at the Library: 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 care giver. Writers Group: Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 10:30 a.m. Author Reading: The Book Vine will host a visit from Geor gia author Julie Cannon Friday, Jan. 25, at 1:30. Cannon, who hails from Bishop, will read from her upcoming fourth novel, “The Ro mance Readers’ Book Club.”