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The
Commerce News
PAGE 6B - JUNE 4, 2008
Social News
Laura Shiflet To Marry
Ben Minish On August 2
Eddie and Donna Shiflet of
Elberton announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Laura
Evelyn Shiflet, to Benjamin Tyler
Minish, son of Gerald and Shirley
Minish of Commerce.
The wedding will be held
Saturday, Aug. 2, at 5:00 p.m. at
Forstonia Baptist Church. All
friends and family are invited.
The bride is the granddaugh
ter of Jim and Edna Sorrells,
Elberton; and Jimmy and Evelyn
Williamson, Anderson, SC.
She is a 2005 graduate of Elbert
County Comprehensive High
School and received her associate
of arts degree in business admin
istration from Gainesville State
College in 2007. She is employed
by J.P. Pool Company, Elberton.
Mr. Minish is the grandson of
Hoyt Cofield, Jefferson, and the
late Sarah Cofield; and the late
J.D. and Eunice Minish, formerly
of Commerce.
He is a 2004 graduate of Jackson
County Comprehensive High
School and received his associate
of arts degree in business admin
istration from Gainesville State
College in 2007. He is employed
as broiler service representative
for Pilgrim’s Pride of Commerce.
Alvetta Marie Church And
Mr. Thompson To Be Wed
Sheila K. Church of Fort
Walton Beach, FL, and Robert
Dane Church of Rantoul, IL,
announce the engagement
and forthcoming marriage of
their daughter, Alvetta Marie
Church, Jefferson, to Timothy
Craig Thompson, Jefferson, son
of Craig and Doloris Thompson
of Jefferson.
The wedding is planned for
noon Saturday, June 28, at
Lebanon United Methodist
Church, Jefferson. All family and
friends are invited.
The bride is the granddaughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Claud
Jackson, formerly of Dewitt,
IL, and the late Lt. R.J. Church,
USMC, and Alvetta R. Church,
U.S. Navy, Clinton, IL.
Miss Church has some col
lege education in business and
psychology. The couple owns a
paper product business.
The groom is the grandson
of Mr. and Mrs. C.T. Samples,
Maysville and Mableton, Hugh
Thompson, Orlando, FL, and
Ruby Williams, Hobbs, NM.
Mr. Thompson graduated from
high school in Rawlins, WY,
and earned a bachelor’s degree
in Christian counseling from
Bethany Divinity, Dothan, AL,
in 2006.
Christopher Lynn
Headed To Iraq
From Fort Hood
Army PFC Christopher
Keith Lynn of Commerce, son
of Ralph and Michelle Lynn,
Athens, will be deployed to Iraq
from Ft. Hood Texas Friday.
He is the grandson of Thelma
Lynn and Sylvia McDonald of
Commerce. His wife, Bonnie,
will live in Commerce during his
deployment.
Births
library Summer Programs Begin
Cole Logan Anderson
Joe and Tanya Anderson of
Homer announce the birth of
a son, Cole Logan Anderson,
Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at
Northeast Georgia Medical
Center, Gainesville. He joins a
brother, Austin Anderson, 1.
The grandparents are Betty
and Tessy Trotter, Homer; Ricki
Anderson, Commerce; and Tina
and Roger Loggins, Toccoa.
Kaitlyn Eve Herring
Donovan James Herring and
Jasmene Candice Herring of
Athens announce the birth of a
daughter, Kaitlyn Eve Herring,
Tuesday, Jan. 1,2008, at St. Mary’s
Hospital, Athens. She weighed
seven pounds, three ounces and
was 20 1/2 inches long.
The grandparents are Fania
Glenn, Athens; Jeff Glenn,
Villa Rica; and Patsy and James
Herring, Claxton. The great-
grandparents are Truman and
Fania Humphries, Jefferson; and
Barbara Glenn, Maysville, and the
late Gilmer Glenn.
Logan Isak Marlow
Andrew and Melissa Marlow
of Talmo announce the birth of a
son, Logan Isak Marlow, Thursday,
May 8, 2008, at Athens Regional
Medical Center. He weighed nine
pounds, nine ounces and was
22 inches long. He joins a sister,
Brooke-Lynn, 3, and a brother,
Jackson, 1.
The grandparents are Jeff and
Patti Freeman, Talmo; and David
and Gwen Marlow, Maysville. The
great-grandparents are Paulette
Freeman, Paris, AK; Dennis and
Patti White, St. Helen, OR; John
and Polly Simmons, Hull; and
Coy and Montez Marlow, Homer.
Thelma Freeman is the great-great-
grandmother.
Garden Council
Tells 'Beauty
Spot' Winners
The Commerce Garden Club
Council will sponsor the awarding
of “beauty spot’’ designation for
landscaped areas in Commerce
through October.
The award is given to yards
or parts of yards that are well-
groomed and thriving with plant
ings of annuals, perennials or
flowering shrubs. Two winners
will be announced each month
and will be designated with a
“Beauty Spot’’ sign.
Maxine Carson and Clinton and
Martha Sexton won the awards
for May, while Ricky and Jan
Owensby and Ricky and Becky
Vickery won the designation for
June. Awards are announced in
the last week of each month for
the following month.
To nominate a yard or garden
spot for the Beauty Spot award,
contact the Commerce Garden
Club Council at 706-335-7435.
Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Buhl Cummings
SCHOOL’S 0UT...ACS has just
completed its “38th" year of operation.
The school verse is Psalm 126:3. “The
Lord hath done great things for us;
whereof, we are glad.” Quality academic
training and character building are
featured in kindergarten through high
school.
Some of the features of the school
include excellent athletic, music, and
extra-curricular programs. Distinctive
ACS “extras” are the historical and
cultural tours and educational field trips.
This fine training is affordable and
enjoyable. Applications for the term
beginning August 11 are now being
accepted. Call for information today
(706-549-7586).
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristian.com
The Commerce Public Library’s
series of special summer pro
grams for kids gets under way
this week with a featured perfor
mance by entertainer Eric Litwin
Thursday at 2:00 p.m.
A new face for the Commerce
library, Litwin arrives with a string
of successes at other libraries to
recommend him.
The following week’s program
will take place Saturday, June
14, when “Snake Man’’ Andy
Howington of the Georgia Reptile
Conservancy returns with shows
at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. Due to
the popularity of these shows,
tickets will be required for admis
sion; they are available from the
library at no cost.
Future programs include “Mad
Science,’’ featuring a “bug safari’’;
juggler Ron Anglin; the library’s
annual Pet Parade (which will
take place at Willoughby Park);
and an insect show offered at
the library by the Sandy Creek
Nature Center.
Youngsters can sign up any
time at the library to participate
in the Vacation Reading Club,
which offers youngsters and pre-
teens incentive prizes for their
documented summer reading.
Two tracks of reading are avail
able, and brochures and reading
logs can be picked up at the
front desk, along with enrollment
cards and Snake Man tickets. All
summer programs for youth are
free.
Who’s Your Mummy?
Library Camp, a series of pro
grams for middle-school and
rising middle-school students,
will be offered from 1:00 to
3:00 each day during the week
of June 9-13 at the Commerce
library, with a focus on ancient
Egypt. Participants can expect
to create Egyptian pottery and
jewelry, turn themselves into
mummies, try Egyptian food
and enjoy a screening of “The
Mummy’’ — and come away with
a deeper understanding of the
mysteries of ancient Egypt and
the discoveries being made by
archeologists.
To enroll, call the library at
706-335-5946 or stop by the front
desk.
Book Vine To Meet June 20
The Book Vine, the library’s
book-discussion group, will
tackle a story from 16th-cen
tury France this month in the
Janet Lewis novella “The Wife
of Martin Guerre,’’ which will
be discussed Friday, June 20, at
1:30 p.m.
Based on a true story — and an
intriguing mystery — this small
book has been in print since
it was first published in 1941,
but the story itself has fasci
nated people for more than 450
years.
Author Janet Lewis lived much
of her life in the shadow of her
more famous husband, the poet
and critic Yvor Winters, but lived
to the age of 99 and is more
widely remembered now, chiefly
because of the impact of this
book.
Copies can be ordered through
amazon.com, and all who are
interested are cordially invited
to enjoy dessert and coffee and
join in the discussion June 20 at
1:30 at the library.
Weight Loss Winner
Teresa Newton of the TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter
in Commerce won first place in the state at the TOPS Recognition
Day in Columbus in the “greatest improvement” contest. She
lost 72 pounds between the taking of the left and right photos.
As a result of reaching her goal, she “graduated” from TOPS and
became a member of KOPS (Keep Off Pounds Sensibly).
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Live Music
Homemade BBQ by Athens HOG
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4225 Atlanta Highway
Bogait, Ga. 30622
(706) 548-3300
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