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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS. WEDNESDAY. TUNE 11. 2008 - PAGE 11A
If snakes give you the creeps, don’t come to the Commerce
Public Library Saturday at 1:00 or at 3:00 because that’s when
“Snake Man” Andy Howington will conduct two programs about
reptiles as part of the library’s summer reading program. The
programs are free for children interested in snakes, lizards and
turtles, but due to their popularity among kids, tickets will be
required for admission. They are available at the library’s front
desk.
The Commerce Public Library’s summer program is under way.
Singer Eric Litwin visited the library last week and got Carrie Hill
to help him in a duet of “Skip to my Lou.”
Jessica Coley And Dustin
Vaughn To Wed June 28
Michael and Cindy Coley of Jef
ferson announce the engagement
and forthcoming marriage of their
daughter, Jessica Brooke Coley to
Dustin Lee Vaughn, son of Lee
Andra Vaughn and Chet Hosch of
Commerce.
The wedding is planned
for 4 p.m. Saturday, June 28,
at The Thompson House,
Statham.
Invitations have been sent.
The bride is the granddaughter
of Larry and Belvie Rooks, Jeffer
son; and Jack and Sandra Coley,
Gainesville.
The groom is the grandson of
Harold and Peggy Vaughn, Com
merce; and Butch and Mildred
Heck, Maysville.
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'Snake Man' To Visit Library Saturday
This Saturday afternoon the
Commerce Public Library will
host a visit from “Snake Man"
Andy Howington, who will offer
programs at LOO and 3:00 p.m. as
part of the library’s series of sum
mer programs for kids. Tickets
will be required for admission,
and are available for free at the
library’s front desk or by calling
706-335-5946.
Howington is the founding direc
tor of the Georgia Reptile Conser
vancy, a non-profit organization
committed to the conservation
of reptiles, amphibians, and their
habitats. He has been fascinating
people of all ages for years with
his snakes, lizards, turtles, and his
knowledge about them.
“This is a perfect family program,
so be sure to bring everyone,’’
says children’s librarian Cathe
rine Harris. “We are so excited to
have Andy here on a Saturday so
moms and dads can be part of the
event.’’
Vacation Reading Club
It’s not too late to sign young
sters up for Vacation Reading
Club, Harris adds — and the
eligible ages range from 0 to 15.
Incentive prizes are offered for
two tracks of reading (child and
pre-teen/teen), and pre-readers
and early readers can get credit
for the books you read to them.
Brochures, more information, and
sign-up cards are all available at
the library’s front desk.
Great Summer Reading
On Library Shelves
Chill out with some cool sus
pense fiction. Elizabeth Lowell’s
“Blue Smoke and Murder,’’ from
an author who “brilliantly mingles
danger, deception, and desire,’’ ac
cording to Booklist, shares shelf
space this week with Thomas H.
Cook’s “Master of the Delta,’’ by
an author who specializes in psy
chological suspense that quietly
and inexorably lead to “breathtak
ing surprises,’’ says the Minneapolis
Star Tribune.
Military writers Dale Brown and
Jeff Shaara are both back, with
“Shadow Command’’ and “The
Steel Wave: A Novel of World War
II.”
New fiction by women includes
Alison Weir’s “The Lady Eliza-
Cont. on Page 12A
ORGANIZATIONS
• Commerce Kiwanis Club (Past President)
• Commerce Athletic Booster Club
• Commerce Area Business Association
• Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
• Leadership Jackson Graduate
PUBLIC SERVICE
• Jackson Co. Industrial Development Authority (4 Years)
• Commerce DDA Economic Development Board
• Jackson Co. Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors (7 Years)
• 15-Year Veteran Commerce Fire Dept. (Captain)
PERSONAL
• Graduate of Commerce High School and West Georgia College
• Married to Sabrina (Teacher 12 years at Commerce City Schools)
• 2 Children: Lambdin (5) and Anna Caroline (9)
• Lifelong Resident of Jackson County
• Attends First Baptist Church of Commerce
• Employed at Commerce Printing & Office Supply (family owned)
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