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PAGE 8A - THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
Susan Simmons To Marry
Robert Lee Goins On Oct. 4
John and Carolyn
Simmons of Commerce
announce the engagement
and forthcoming marriage
of their daughter, Susan
Elizabeth Simmons, to
Robert Lee Goins, son of
Lynne and Andrew Goins
Jr. of Monroe.
The wedding will be at 3
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008,
at Mount Olive Baptist
Church, Commerce. All
family and friends are invit
ed.
The bride is the grand
daughter of Sara Ruth
Prickett, Commerce, and
the late Styles Prickett; and
the late Mr. and Mrs. J.T.
Simmons Sr„ formerly of
Comer.
Miss Simmons is a 2002
graduate of Commerce High
School and 2006 graduate
of the University of Georgia
with a bachelor of arts in
speech communication and
sociology. She is enrolled
at New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary, pur
suing a master’s of divinity
in Christian counseling.
She is a sales executive
for Recall Corporation,
Norcoss.
The groom is the grandson
of the Rev. and Mrs. Robert
Franklin, Monroe; and the
late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Goins, formerly of Tifton.
Mr. Goins is a 1997
graduate of Monroe Area
Comprehensive High
School. He attends Georgia
Perimeter College, pursuing
a bachelor in psychology
degree. He is employed at
Horseshoe Bend Country
Club, Roswell, as a cook.
Gordon Reunion To Be Sunday
The Gordon Reunion will be held Sunday, Sept. 14, at the
home of William and Louise Gordon, 128 Skeeter Drive,
Maysville.
All friends and family are invited. Lunch will be served
at 12:30.
Ballenger Family Sets Reunion
The descendants of the late Joseph Nathan Ballenger
will hold the first annual Ballenger family reunion at 1
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the home of Tommy and Helen
Venable, 1665 Sanford Road, Nicholson.
Family and friends are asked to bring a covered dish,
along with scrapbooks, old photos and any mementoes
they wish to share.
For more information, call Helen Venable at 706-757-
3879.
Craft-Magness Reunion Planned
The Craft-Magness family reunion will be held at 1 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Winder Wesleyan Church, 64 E.
Midland Ave., Winder.
Friends and family are invited to come and bring a cov
ered dish and any old pictures. For more information, call
Shirley at 706-654-3165.
Lewellan Reunion Is Sept. 21
The Lewallen Family Reunion will be held at Nails
Creek Baptist Church Sunday, Sept. 21. The church is
located near the intersection of Georgia highways 63 and
51 in Banks County.
A covered-dish lunch will be served in the church fellow
ship hall. Organizers ask that participants bring enough
food and drink for their family. Plates, cups, utensils, ice,
etc. will be provided. A short business meeting and family
history update will follow the meal.
For information, contact Ruth Lewallen Lawson (706-
677-1994), Annette Lewallen Sewell (706-677-1121), Mary
Ariail Wright (770-887-2493) or Dennis Lewallen (770-350-
0553).
Thomas Llewellyn, born in Wales in 1645, came to
Virginia in 1663. The family name has many spelling varia
tions, including Llewellyn, Lewelling, Luallin, Luelling,
Lewellen and Lewallen. Joseph C. Lewallen was the fourth
generation and direct descendant of Thomas Llewellyn.
He immigrated to Franklin County in 1805.
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Library Forgiving Fines For Food
Throughout September,
the Commerce Public
Library is accepting canned
goods as payment of over
due fines.
This is two months ear
lier than the library’s annual
“Food for Fines’’ program,
which takes place each
November in order to make
sure that people in need can
celebrate Thanksgiving.
“The need is now, and
immediate,’’ explains long
time library board member
Anne Rogers. “The local
Emergency Food Bank has
empty shelves, and that
means people right here in
our community are without
food.’’
All donations of canned
goods will be welcomed
and delivered to the food
bank, she says. “You don’t
have to have fines to con
tribute.’’ And if it’s easier
to donate funds rather than
food, the library will deliver
monetary donations to the
food bank as well.
But if you do have overdue
fines, the library will accept
one can of food for each
dollar you owe.
Book Sale Approaches
The library’s Big Fall Book
Sale will take place the last
weekend of September,
with a special preview sale
Thursday evening, Sept. 25,
for Friends of the Library
members only. All who
are interested in attending
the preview are invited to
become members of the
Friends, and may sign up
at the library’s front desk,
notes President Erika
Jantzen.
“We are also accepting
donations of books for the
sale up until 5 p.m. Sept.
20,’’ Jantzen says, adding
that proceeds of the sale
will benefit the library’s
Building Fund.
New Mysteries
The library has a slew
of September arrivals
designed to tighten your
tension level. Robin Cook’s
“Foreign Body,’’ a medical
mystery, shares shelf space
with James Patterson’s lat
est, “The Dangerous Days
of Daniel X,’’ Dick Francis’
newest horse-racing sus
pense novel, “Silks,’’ Edna
Buchanan’s “Legally Dead,’’
about a flaw in the witness
protection program that
unleashes a monster on an
unsuspecting community,
and Stephen Coonts’ “The
Assassin,’’ which features
an escaped A1 Qaeda lead
er and his deadly plots.
From the distaff side,
Cordelia Frances Biddle
brings us “Deception’s
Daughter,’’ starring a
Philadelphia heiress-turned-
sleuth caught up in a diabol
ical plot; Margaret Maron
offers “Death’s Half Acre,’’ a
murder mystery set in North
Carolina, and for the lighter-
at-heart, Sally Goldenbaum
adds to the Seaside Knitters
Mystery series with “Death
by Cashmere,’’ which
Alexander McCall Smith
calls “a charming and
delightful read.”
Finally, “The 50 Greatest
Mysteries of AllTime’’ brings
back the great classic scary
tales just in time for the
season of Halloween. From
Poe’s “Purloined Letter’’ to
Stephen King’s “Quitters
Inc.’’ and Elmore Leonard’s
“Karen Makes Out,’’ this is a
journey through the sleep
less nights of a lifetime,
filled with chills and thrills.
And in Large Print, there’s
Marcia Muller’s latest
Sharon McCone mystery,
“The Ever-Running Man,’’
with detectives chasing a
shadowy figure who blows
up offices; Terri Blackstock’s
“Night Light,’’ a futuristic
mystery with a return to the
past; and Barbara Graham’s
eerie “Murder by Serpents,’’
a quilt-shop thriller set in
Tennessee.
Upcoming And
Ongoing
The Art of Christy
Green: A display of land
scapes, florals and portraits
by a Hart County native
and longtime art teacher.
Yoga Class: Tuesday eve
nings from 6 to 7:30, taught
by certified instructor
Shannon Frank, with a $10
instruction fee per class,
except for a free session
Sept. 23 which inaugurates
a new 5-week series.
Book Vine: Friday, Sept.
19, at 1:30 p.m. The library’s
book discussion group
meets over dessert and cof
fee to talk about Nancy
Horan’s novel, “Loving
Frank.’’
Library Board Meeting:
The governing body of
the library will hold its bi
monthly meeting Monday,
Sept. 15, at 5 p.m. in the
Heritage Room.
Bikers To Ride For
Amanda House Oct. 4
Christian Outreach and
Indian Creek Cycle Shop
will hold the “Amanda
House Ride’’ Saturday, Oct.
4, to help open The Amanda
House, a foster home for
abused and neglected girls.
The event will start at
Indian Creek Cycle Shop,
located on U.S. 441 just
south of Banks Crossing,
with registration at 10:00.
The ride starts at 11:15.
The fee is $30 per bike on
the day of the ride or $25
for those who pre-register
before Sept. 20. One T-shirt
will be given per bike.
The group will ride and
make several stops, tour
the Amanda House and
end with a bike show
and burnout competition
at Nicholson City Park.
Barbecue sandwiches and
hot dog plates with dessert
will be available. There will
also be prizes and music.
For information, call
Christian Outreach (706-
335-6084) or Indian Creek
Cycle Shop (706-336-5815).
UDC To Elect New
Officers On Saturday
The J.E.B. Stuart Chapter
of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy will hold
its first meeting of the new
year at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 13, at the Commerce
Public Library.
All members are encour
aged to be present to plan
for the new year, and new
officers will be installed.
James and Betty Ann
Mathis will present a pro
gram about the book they
compiled on Jackson
County’s cemetery records.
Anyone interested in join
ing the chapter should email
JebStuart861@yahoo.com
for more information.
Habitat For Humanity Taking
Applications For New House
The Jackson County affili- (building 1,000) or by call-
ate of Habit for Humanity ing 706-336-2403 and leav-
is accepting applications ing a name and address,
for a family to move into a The recipients of Habitat
Habitat house. houses are determined by
Forms may be obtained need, the ability to repay an
at the Commerce Public interest-free mortgage and
Library, Jefferson Public the willingness to contribute
Library or Jackson EMC 300 hours of “sweat equity.’’
TOPS Plans Open House Sept. 23
Take Pounds Off Sensibly Center. For more informa-
(T.O.P.S.) Chapter 401 tion, contact chapter leader
Commerce will hold an Teresa Newton at 706-335-
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Maggie Elrod Is Wed
To Joshua Cameron Poe
Maggie Leigh Anne Elrod
and Joshua Cameron Poe
were united in marriage
Saturday, Aug. 19, 2008, at
Bethany United Methodist
Church.
The Rev. Johnny Ray offi
ciated.
The bride is the daughter
of Marty and Lewis Elrod
of Commerce. The groom
is the son of Carol Finley,
Athens, and Marvin Poe,
Monroe.
The bride was given in
marriage by her father.
Misty Brown served as
maid of honor. Other bridal
attendants were Melissa
Lewis, Kathy Brock and
Lauren Cannon. Emma
Brown served as flower girl.
Marvin Poe was best man
for his son. Other grooms
men were Brian Gower, Joe
Holbrook and Kasey Odom.
Cameron Poe, Hoke Poe
and Luke Elrod were ring-
bearers, and Josh Green and
Steven Barber were ushers.
Lori Pursley provided a
program of music for the
occasion. Amanda Welchel
kept the bride’s book.
Following the ceremony,
a reception was held at the
Commerce Civic Center.
Nora Bennett was the server.
On the evening before the
ceremony, Marvin Poe and
Denise McCullers hosted a
rehearsal dinner at the Redd
House Restaurant.
Following a honeymoon
in Myrtle Beach, SC, the
couple resides in Jefferson.
"In God We Trust"
Conference
Saturday, September 13th
5 PM Meal
(Call for meal reservations)
6 PM Message followed by Q&A
Sunday, September 14th
9:45AM & 11 AM
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From Exit #15 off Loop 10
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on your right directly across
from Oglethorpe Avenue Ele
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