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The Commerce News Page 10A • January 2,2008 Social News Nancy Evans And Ricky Bryant United In Marriage Nancy L. Evans and Ricky W. Bryant, both of Commerce, were united in marriage Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at the Commerce Church of God. The Rev. John Webber officiated. The bride is the daughter of the late Dallis M. and W inf red Turner Evans, formerly of Commerce. She is employed by the Jackson County Department of Family and Children Services. The groom is the son of the late C.H. and Annie Phillips Bryant, formerly of Hoschton. He is employed at Jefferson Blanking, Pendergrass. The bride was given in mar riage by her maternal uncle, John W. Turner, Commerce. Ashley Diggs and Julianna Watson were maid of honor and bridesmaid. Jack Diggs served as best man for the occasion. Following the ceremony, a reception was held in the church’s fellowship hall. Following a honeymoon in Helen, the couple resides in Commerce. Library Exhibit Features Irish Landscapes Focal artist Betty Poole began life in Ireland and lived in many far corners of the world, including Iran, before settling here 30 years ago. As visitors to her exhibit in the library’s meeting room will see, a part of her heart is still in her native country. The display includes several views of Irish cot tages and an evocative painting of Ireland’s Sligo Bay. One of the most striking paint ings, however, comes from the American South. A friend of Poole’s purchased an old framed photograph at a north Georgia auction, depicting a mother kiss ing her daughter goodnight. Betty Poole felt inspired to do a paint ing based on the photograph, and “once I began working on it,’’ she says, “the painting haunted me, even in my dreams. Sometimes I had to get up in the night and work on it, and this went on until I finished it.’’ Those who see it may find that it haunts them, too. Poole has been painting for about 12 years, but says that from childhood she was always “fid dling with the pencils.’’ In 1995, with her husband’s urging, she decided to take her “fiddling’’ more seriously and began to take drawing and painting lessons. She has studied under three different teachers in pursuing her art. Julie Cannon To Read From New Novel Wry and lighthearted Georgia novelist Julie Cannon, who hails from Bishop, will be at the Commerce Fibrary Friday, Jan. 25, at 1:30 p.m. to read from her latest novel, “The Romance Reader’s Book Club,’’ a coming-of- age story set in the South. Cannon herself came of age in the South, spending her sum mers on a farm in Armuchee, and graduating from high school in Athens, where she went on to study journalism at the University. A lifelong storyteller encouraged by her English teachers to keep it up, she began writing in earnest while still in her teens. This new est novel is her fourth. Cannon’s visit to the library will be hosted by the Book Vine, the library’s book-discussion group. It will be free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. Copies of “The Romance Readers’ Book Club’’ will be on hand for those who wish to pur chase one and have it signed by the author. Library Is WiFi Faptop owners with Internet cards can now access the Internet at the library, thanks to a grant received by the Piedmont Regional Fibrary System which provided funding for the instal lation of wireless transmitters in some local branches. “This is a good step forward for us,’’ notes library director Susan Harper. “The library and its meet ing room need to offer 21st-centu ry amenities, and we have several more steps to go before we’re all the way there, but this is a big one, and we’re excited about it.’’ On The Horizon Writers Group: Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 10:30 a.m. Newcomers are invited, and are welcome to bring something to read aloud to the group. Yoga Class: Tuesday evenings from 6 to 7 p.m., beginning Jan. 15. Advance sign-up required. (Class is currently filled, but you can put your name on a waiting list.) 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. Library Board: The governing body of the Commerce Public Fibrary will hold its monthly meeting a week later than usual, because of Martin Futher King Jr. Day, and will meet Monday, Jan. 28, at 5 p.m. in the library’s Heritage Room. Fibrary Board meetings are open to the public. New Casa Volunteers Sworn In Birth Announcement Marshall Devin Lunn Doker Kevin Funn Kline and Jennifer Nicole Doker of Nicholson announce the birth of a son, Marshall Devin Funn Doker, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, at BJC Medical Center, Commerce. He weighed 7 pounds, 1.2 ounces and was 19 inches long. He joins a bother, John Blake Andrew Doker, 3 1/2. The grandparents are Angel Altice, Nicholson; Brenda and Claude Everett, Carnesville; Don E. Bettis, Nicholson, and great-grandfather George E. Bettis, Blount County. Three new CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) vol unteers were sworn in by Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Guidry Dec. 6. Left to right are new volunteers Julie Royster and Marion Meaders; Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Guidry, new volun teer Lakeisha Johnston, Executive Director Annette Raymond, Georgia CASA Director of Advocacy and Program Development Angela Tanzella, Georgia CASA Executive Director Duaine Hathaway, Piedmont CASA board member Shelley Welch Cox, Volunteer Margie Scott and Volunteer Coordinator Jackie Love. CASA volunteers help children in foster care by providing a voice for them in Juvenile Court.Training is provided by the staff of Piedmont CASA and is free. The next training class begins Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 6 p.m. Call the 706-387-6375 for informa tion. Girl Scout Cookies Go On Sale This Friday 'Amanda House' Open To Public Tours On Saturday Amanda House, a home for girls who have been abused or neglected, will be open for pub lic tours from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5. The house is located at 8122 Jefferson Drive in Nicholson and is a project of Kid’s Resource Center and Christian Outreach. The house, which will be a group home on a temporary or perma nent basis for girls ages 5 to 18, is almost ready to open its doors to accept girls. State licensing and remodeling should be complete by February, but funds are still needed for operational expenses and to supplement state per diem for the girls. For more information and direc tions, contact Chad Rising at 706- 983-0055. 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 Fiteracy 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 inventory, set goals, manage money and develop marketing skills. Essentially, they operate their own business. The entire troop sets a goal and follows a plan leading toward fulfillment of that goal. Many successful women have credited their busi ness skills to their days of selling 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), Femon Chalet (a former regular returned to the lineup) and — new this year — Sugar-Free Chocolate Chip. The fact that they have no trans fats is beside the point, which is that they’re delicious 2008... “Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before." This is the hope of the new year with the Lord. We are exhorted to bury heartaches, failures, and sin in the "sea of forgetfulness," as we launch out into uncharted waters with Christ as our pilot and guide. Though the waters may sometimes be stormy and rough, the Lord can calm the storm. If your child is battling a storm on the sea of education, ACS invites you to enjoy smooth sailing on the calm waters of quality education in a Christian atmosphere. ATHENS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL “Affordable Quality Education Since 1970” K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586 www.athenschristian.com 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 cook ies from booths at various loca tions. The troops will also offer patrons a chance to donate cook ies to a local nonprofit agency that will be determined by local Scouts. 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