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The
Commerce News
Page8A • APRIL 2,2008
Social News
Library's Book Sale Is This Weekend
The Commerce Public Library’s
blow-out book sale takes place
this week, starting Thursday
morning at 10 a.m. and finishing
up Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.
and featuring everything from
biographies to cookbooks, his
tory to health, and romances to
children’s books.
“Even new books will be for sale,
thanks to our generous donors,’’
says library staffer Lisa Crumley,
“and the prices are all the same:
a quarter for hardbacks and a
dime for paperbacks — although
by the end of the weekend we
may have even bigger bargains,
because everything must go. So
come early and then come back
later!’’
All proceeds of the book sale
will benefit the library’s Building
Fund.
Canned-Food
Drive Going Well
The library’s canned-food drive
to benefit the local Emergency
Food Bank has brought in “the
barrelful we hoped it would,’’ says
library director Susan Harper.
“With a week still to go, we’re
almost to the top of the bar
rel, and an overflow would be
wonderful, since the need is so
great.’’
Library patrons with overdue
fines can “pay’’ those fines with
cans of food, and each can will
take the place of a dollar. But
donations of food are also most
welcome, Harper says.
A Club With No Meetings
The library’s Adult Reading
Club is a big hit with patrons, who
seem delighted to have no meet
ings to attend and no dues to pay.
“You don’t even have to join!’’ says
Catherine Harris, of the library’s
staff, who created the club. “All
you do is check out a book, read
it, and then fill out a ticket when
you bring the book back.’’
All of the tickets are entered in
a drawing scheduled for May 17,
with prizes donated by local mer
chants, including a free oil change
from City Tire, “Huck’s Bucks’’
toward the purchase of a meal at
Huck’s Restaurant, a hanging bas
ket of spring and summer flower
ing plants from Shirley’s Feed &
Seed, or a gift basket from Gift
Works at the Joy Shoppe.
Etiquette A Good Bet
The Perfectly Polished Etiquette
School of Athens will bring its
knowledge and experience to
Commerce next week, offering
free classes for fifth- and sixth-
graders Tuesday, April 29, and
Thursday, May 8, at 3:30 p.m.
Helpful tips on everything from
table manners to dance-floor
maneuvers will give pre-adoles
cents a rare opportunity to gain
skills and confidence before they
hit those all-important teen years.
Space in these classes is limited,
so interested parents are advised
to call the library at 706-335-5946
to reserve a place for their fifth- or
sixth-grader.
New Titles On The Shelves
New novels lead the list this
week, with Joyce Carol Oates’
“The Gravediggers Daughter’’
on the shelf along with Donna
Milner’s moving connection
of the present and the past in
“After River,’’ Richard Price’s rich
and gripping “Lush Life,’’ and
Elizabeth Noble’s follow-up to
“The Reading Group,’’ entitled
“Things I Want My Daughters to
Know.’’
New mysteries are also in,
including Peter Abrahams’ sus
penseful “Delusion’’ and Carol
Higgins Clark’s heat-lightning
jolter, “Zapped.’’
Nonfiction is just as rich, featur
ing everything from “Easy Green
Living’’ to easy green money
making in “The Road to Wealth,’’
Suze Orman’s latest, to Trisha
Yearwood’s “Georgia Cooking in
an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes
from My Family to Yours.’’
“Twenty Chickens for a Saddle’’
is the story of an African child
hood in Botswana made known
to us by Alexander McCall Smith,
while “Panama Fever’’ is the story
of the building of the Panama
Canal.
There are even two books
about librarians! — “Quiet,
Please: Dispatches from a Public
Librarian,’’ by Douglas Scott,
and “Alcatraz Versus the Evil
Librarians,’’ a book for young
people by Brandon Sanderson.
Jeanette Kellum To Wed
Robert Lafond On May 31
Randy and Theresia Newman
of Brooklet announce the engage
ment and forthcoming marriage
of their daughter, Jeanette Ellnora
Kellum, to Robert Eugene Lafond,
son of Roger E. and Barbara
Lafond Jr. of Rincon. The bride
is also the daughter of the late
Kenneth Kellum, formerly of
Commerce.
The couple will marry Saturday,
May 31, at St. Simons Island.
Invitations will be sent.
The bride is the granddaughter
of Cordelia Stephens, Nicholson,
and the late Charles Stephens;
Henrietta Kellum, Commerce,
and the late A.R. Kellum; and
Patsy Newman, Brooklet, and the
late Lavon Newman.
Miss Kellum is a graduate of
Southeast Bulloch High School
and a 2005 graduate of Georgia
Southern University, where she
earned a bachelor of business
administration degree in account
ing. She is pursuing a master’s
of accounting degree from
Georgia Southern University
and is employed with the
Georgia Department of Audits
and Accounts, Education Audit
Division, as a staff auditor.
The groom is the grandson of
Claire Killian, Sylacauga, AL,
and the late Robert Killian; and
Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Lafond,
Dracut, MA.
Mr. Lafond is a graduate of
Effingham County High School
and a 2007 graduate of Georgia
Institute of Technology with a
bachelor of science degree in
mechanical engineering. He
earned his engineer in training
license in 2007 and is employed
with Dulohery Weeks, Savannah,
as a mechanical engineer.
Quilt Guild Hosts Antique Quilt Show
The Cold Sassy Quilters Guild invites people to “look through
your closets, cedar chests and attics for Grandma’s, Great
Grandmother’s or Great Aunt Lucy’s quilt or any of your most
treasured quilts” and bring any they find to its meeting Thursday,
April 24, at 5:30 p.m. at the Commerce Public Library. Above,
Vickie Millwood, left, and Dorothy Moore show off a circa 1960
quilt that will be among those shown.
Confederate Memorial Day To
Be Observed In Park On Sunday
J.E.B. Suart Chapter No. 861, United Daughters of the Confederacy,
will hold its annual Confederate Memorial Day program at 2 p.m.
Sunday at Spencer Park in downtown Commerce.
The chapter will present three military service awards to United States
veterans, and Mikel Harper will be the guest speaker. Confederate re
enactors will serve as honor guard. The chapter invites the public to
attend the program and enjoy refreshments afterwards.
In 1874, the Georgia General Assembly approved legislation adding as
a new public holiday “the 26th day of April in each year — commonly
known as Memorial Day.’’ April 26 marks the anniversary of the end of
the Civil War for Georgia, for it was on this day in 1865 that Confederate
General Joseph E. Johnston’s surrender to General William Sherman in
North Carolina became official.
COMMERCE
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER EVENT
You’re invited to join in the Commerce National Day of
Prayer Event, Thursday, May 1, at 12:00 noon in Spencer
Park. The program, which is sponsored by the Commerce
Ministerial Association, will include music, comments by the
ministers, and prayer for the nation. The National Day of
Prayer is a day that is observed nationwide on the first
Thursday in May. The public is encouraged to attend.
Birth Announcements
Jackson Robert Brown
Mason Russell Brown
Russ and Loren Brown announce
the birth of twin sons, Jackson
Robert Brown and Mason Russell
Brown, Sunday, March 30, 2008,
at Athens Regional Medical
Center. Jackson Robert weighed
five pounds, 11 ounces and was
19 inches long, and Mason Russell
weighed four pounds, 14 ounces
and was 19 inches long. They join
a brother, Boston, 2.
Grandparents are Kenny and
Dannette Flint and Don and Jean
Brown, all of Commerce. Great-
grandparents are Tommy Ford,
Bob Flint and Malise Brown, all of
Commerce.
Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Buhl Cummings
JOG-A-THON...ACS' annual
Jog-A-Thon was held at the
Eagles track on April 11. The
students got family, friends, and
relatives to sponsor them for
jogging laps around the track.
This was also our annual “Fun
Day”, and we had a great time.
The funds this year will go
toward upgrading the bus fleet.
Projects such as this build
character and teach the "work
ethic”. ACS is now enrolling for
next fall in all grades (K3 through
12th). A great education in a
character-building and whole
some Christian atmosphere
awaits your children at ACS.
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristian.com
Caroline Raye Hodnett
Chris and Dee Stewart Hodnett
of Ocilla announce the birth of a
daughter, Caroline Raye Hodnett,
Monday, March 24, 2008, at Tift
Regional Medical Center. She
weighed six pounds, three ounces
and was 18 inches long.
The grandparents are Don and
Linda Stewart, Nicholson; and Pat
and Judy Hodnett, Ocilla. Lois
Stewart, Watkinsville, is the great
grandmother.
Bobby Payton Matthews
Preston and Jenna Matthews of
Nicholson announce the birth of
a son, Bobby Payton Matthews,
Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, at Athens
Regional Medical Center.
The grandparents are Joe and
Connie McCann and Vickie
Watkins and the late Bobby
Matthews, all of Nicholson. The
great-grandparents are Bobby and
Laura Baker, Flowery Branch; and
Mary Sanders, Nicholson.
“Fridays After Five”
April 25
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets! Come and enjoy a FREE Movie in
the Park at Spencer Park in downtown Commerce. With the help of a
Georgia Council for the Arts Grassroots Arts Program Grant, the
Commerce Downtown Development Authority is showing BEE MOVIE, a
G-Rated movie on a 20’ x 20’ inflatable movie screen equipped with a
professional sound system. Food venders will be present.
Movies start at dusk and the concerts start at 6:30 p.m.
April 25
“Bee Movie”
May 9
“Boss Laura & Jimmy T” Concert
May 23
“Curly Maple” Concert
June 6
“Surfs Up”
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Spring Is A Time Of Change...
Change Your Outlook And Your Future With
GED Preparation Classes
Lanier Technical College
Adult Education Classes Now Offered In Jefferson
Tuesday and Thursday 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday 8 a.m - 4 p.m.
►Jefferson First Baptist Church Annex
76 Institute Street (behind the church)
This class supported by a grant from Jackson EMC
CLASSES ALSO OFFERED AT:
Commerce Lanier Tech Campus
631 S. Elm Street • Commerce, GA
Monday and Wednesday • 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday • Noon - 8 p.m.
Basic Reading Class offered:
Tuesday and Thursday • 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
English As A Second Language (ESL) Classes:
Nicholson Civic Center
Tuesday and Thursday • 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
For information on all classes call
706-335-9549