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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 11. 2009 - PAGE 3A
—A Marriage For Valentine's Day
Cont. from Page IB
times,” Dot recalls.
One memory is of a
week-long vacation that
first year with Jean and
Dan Ford to Florida. The
Hixes had but $50, ate oat
meal for breakfasts, grilled
cheese sandwiches for
other meals and feasted on
hotdogs on the beach.
“We went to the drive-in
once a week, whether we
could afford it or not,”
Billy remembers. “We’d
put the kids in the car, get
a mattress out of the baby
bed, put it in the back seat
and they’d sleep through
it. If we didn’t have
enough to eat the next
day, we were still going to
the drive-in.”
“We fried a lot of baloney
and made a lot of gravy,”
Dot added.
Both got jobs with
General Time in Athens.
Billy spent 10 years there,
one at Reliance and then
30 with the U.S. Postal
Service, from which he is
retired.
Dot learned to cook and
iron. They loved, laughed
and watched their family
grow. Keith died in 2001,
but they’ve got seven grand
children, two in Virginia
and the rest close by.
Their secrets?
“We’re just such nice
people,” Darthy jokes, then
adds seriously, “love and
respect.”
To which Billy adds: “We
love each other. That was
the main ingredient.”
Put that on a Valentine’s
Day card.
— New Electric Rates OK'd
Cont. from Page 1A
sis by consultants from the
Municipal Electric Authority
of Georgia. It was designed
to link rates more closely
to the cost of providing ser
vice, according to Bryant.
The overall increase in res
idential utility rates amounts
to 1.9 percent. The new rates
become effective in April.
Massey To Be
At March Meeting?
Mayor Charles L. Hardy
Jr. raised the possibility that
Ward 5 Councilman Richard
Massey, who is recovering
from a stroke, may be back
in action for the March
meeting.
“He’s doing much bet
ter,” said Hardy. “Charlotte
(Massey’s wife) says he will
be back by the March meet
ing.”
Massey is undergoing
physical therapy at BJC
Nursing Facility.
— Commerce 'Slighted' By Magazine
Cont. from Page 1A
Hardy reported the over
sight at Monday night’s city
council meeting. He said
Shane Short, president of
the chamber, “was really
upset” that the city was over
looked and had expressed
his dismay to the publica
tion.
“Georgia Trend” reported
ly offered the city a free ad
and an interview with Hardy
in an upcoming issue.
Short said he contacted
Town Hall Meeting
Commissioner Dwain
Smith has planned a
town hall meeting for 7
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at
the community center in
Nicholson.
The community center is
located next to the Nicholson
City Hall. Smith said it will
be an “open agenda.”
the reporter about the omis
sion.
“He said thought that the
only part of Commerce
that was in Jackson County
was The Pottery that was
sold and went out of busi
ness,” Short said. “I said,
no, that’s the opposite. He
apologized.”
Short said Hardy will be
interviewed for the April
issue, which will reportedly
include an economic fore
cast.
Community Calendar
To place events on the Community Calendar, call 706-387-5406 or e-mail mark@mainstreetnews.com
Thursday, Feb. 12
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon, Com
merce Civic Center.
Cold Sassy Quilters: 1 00 pm,
Commerce Public Library.
Monday, Feb. 16
Mended Hearts meets: 7:00
p.m., conference room, BJC Medi
cal Center. Mended Hearts is a
support group for heart patients and
their families.
Tuesday, Feb. 17
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m., BJC
Medical Center cafeteria. Take Off
Pounds Sensibly is a weight loss
group. Weigh-in is from 5:00 to
5:50.
Thursday, Feb. 19
Mentor training: 9-10:15 a m.,
Commerce Middle School. Lind
say's Legacy provides mentoring for
children in all local school systems.
RSVP at 706-410-5525 or at jack-
sonmentors@yahoo.com.
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon, Com
merce Civic Center.
Town Hall Meeting: 6:00 pm,
Commerce Civic Center. Hosted by
the Downtown Development Author
ity for public input on the future of
the downtown.
Pilot Club meets: 7:00 p.m., First
United Methodist Church of Com
merce. The Pilot Club of Commerce
meets on the third Thursday of each
month.
Friday, Feb. 20
The Service At Rocky Bluff: 7:30
p.m., Commerce Cultural Center. A
musical comedy by Savannah River
Productions Inc. Call 706-376-
7397 for tickets. $ 17 adults, $ 15
seniors and students and $1 2 for
groups of eight or more.
Saturday, Feb. 21
The Service At Rocky Bluff: 7:30
p.m., Commerce Cultural Center. A
musical comedy by Savannah River
Productions Inc. Call 706-376-
7397 for tickets. $ 17 adults, $ 15
seniors and students and $1 2 for
groups of eight or more.
Monday, Feb. 23
Cooking Against Cancer: 10:30
a.m., Commerce Health Clinic,
623 S. Elm St. This free course for
women will show how to prepare
food to lower the risk of cancer and
other diseases. Pre-register at 706-
335-3895.
STAR Teacher/Student/Teacher
of Year reception: 5:30 p.m., La
nierTech campus, South Elm Street,
Commerce. The Jackson County
Area Chamber of Commerce will
honor the 2009 STARs and Teach
ers of the Year from all three school
systems.
Hospital authority meets: 1 30
p.m., conference room, BJC
Hospital. The BJC Medical Center
Authority manages BJC Hospital
and Nursing Home.
City planning meeting: 7:00
p.m., Peach Room, Commerce
Civic Center. The Commerce Plan
ning Commission makes recom
mendations to the Commerce City
Council on zoning and other land
use matters.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m., BJC
Medical Center cafeteria. Take Off
Pounds Sensibly is a weight loss
group. Weigh-in is from 5:00 to
5:50.
Lions Club meets: 7 p.m., Ryan's
Steakhouse, Banks Crossing.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon, Com
merce Civic Center.
Cold Sassy Quilters: 6pm,
Commerce Public Library. New
members are always welcome to
attend.
Beekeeping class: 6 p.m., Jack
son County Farm Bureau, U.S. 1 29
N., Jefferson. This class will help
interested persons learn essential
beekeeping skills. Free, but RSVP to
ammerk@gfb.org or at 706-367-
8877.
Monday, March 2
Commerce Council meets: 6:30
p.m., City Hall. This work session
prepares the city council for its regu
lar meeting the following Monday
night.
Maysville Council meets: 7:00
p.m., Maysville Public Library.
Nicholson Council meets: 7:00,
Nicholson City Hall.
Tuesday, March 3
JCCO meets: 6:00 p.m., BJC
Hospital conference room. Jackson
County Community Outreach is a
grassroots community organiza
tion.
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m., BJC
Medical Center cafeteria. Take Off
Pounds Sensibly is a weight loss
group. Weigh-in is from 5:00 to
5:50.
Wednesday, March 4
Chamber breakfast: 7:30 a m ,
Jefferson Civic Center. Open to all
members of the Jackson County
Area Chamber of Commerce and
guests. $5.
Thursday, March 5
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon, Com
merce Civic Center.
Lodge meets: 6:30 p.m. Hudson
Lodge #294 F&AM meets at its
Hospital Road facility.
School board meets: 7:00 pm,
Commerce Primary School media
center. This work session prepares
the Commerce Board of Education
for its regular meeting the following
Monday.
Saturday, March 7
CASAblanca: 7 p.m., Commerce
Civic Center. This is the annual fund
raiser for Piedmont CASA (Court
Appointed Special Advocates). Tick
ets are $75. Call 706-387-6375.
Monday, March 9
Commerce Council meets: 6:30
p.m., Commerce Room, Commerce
Civic Center.
School board meets: 7:00 p.m.,
Commerce High School media cen
ter. The Commerce Board of Educa
tion operates the city's independent
school system.
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