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The
Commerce News
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
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Angela Bozeman To Wed
Richard Lee Clay April 4
Karen and Mark Parrish of
Jefferson and A1 and Andrea
Bozeman of Thomasville
announce the engagement
of their daughter, Angela
Michelle Bozeman, to
Richard Lee Clay, son of
Judy and Richard Clay of
Commerce.
They will be united in mar
riage Saturday, April 4, at
Maysville Baptist Church.
The bride is the grand
daughter of Howard
Williams, Jefferson, and
the late Millie Williams;
and the late Alvin and
Ann Bozeman, formerly of
Sylvester.
She is a 1993 gradu
ate of Cook High School
and a 1997 graduate of
the University of Georgia.
She earned her master’s
degree from UGA in 2004
and is an English teacher at
Commerce High School.
Mr. Clay is the grandson
of the late Dorothy Hill, for
merly of Dacula; and the
late Carlton Hill and the late
Eddie and Eva Clay, all for
merly of Lawrenceville.
He is a 1993 graduate of
Dacula High School and a
1999 graduate of Gwinnett
Technical School. He
is a firefighter and emer
gency medical technician
with Dekalb County Fire
Services, where he is a
member of the K-9 search
and rescue team.
Valentines For
Veterans
Members of the J.E.B.
Stuart Chapter No. 861,
United Daughters of the
Confederacy, recently
presented Valentine’s
Day cards to United
States veterans at the
BJC Nursing Facility in
Commerce. Pictured are
Betty Ann Mathis, left,
and chapter president
Annabel Seltzer.
How can we improve
Downtown
Commerce?
Come to our
TOWN HALL
MEETING!
February 19, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Commerce Civic Center
Come help us with ideas on
how to improve our downtown.
Dinner Provided
Hannah Freeman And
Andrew J. Kelley To Marry
Book Vine To Tackle
'Fahrenheit 451' Friday
David and Tamara
Freeman of Nicholson
announce the engagement
and forthcoming marriage
of their daughter, Hannah
Freeman, to Andrew Justin
Kelley, son of Dale and
Robin Kelley of Canon.
The wedding is planned for
2 p.m. Saturday, March 14,
at Redwine Church, Canon.
All family and friends are
invited. Formal invitations
will be sent.
The bride is the grand
daughter of Lamar
Thornton, Nicholson, and
the late Audrey Thornton;
and the late George and
Susie Freeman, Ila.
Miss Freeman is a 2003
graduate of Jackson County
Comprehensive High
School and a 2008 graduate
of Emmanuel College with a
bachelor of science degree
in biology.
The groom is the grandson
of Hillie Lee Moore and the
late Joe Moore and O’Neal
and Betty Sue Kelley, all of
Canon.
Mr. Kelley is a 2004 gradu
ate of Hart County High
School and a 2008 gradu
ate of Emmanuel College
with a bachelor of science
degree in business adminis
tration. He is employed by
Hart EMC.
The Commerce Public
Library’s book-discussion
group, The Book Vine, will
meet this Friday at 12:30 (an
hour earlier than usual) for
a luncheon, and will then
turn their attention to Ray
Bradbury’s ground-break
ing science fiction novel,
“Fahrenheit 451.’’
Gathering over dessert,
they will ponder the mer
its of this classic and the
impact it’s had on contem
porary culture.
Library Legislative
Day Ahead Feb. 26
The library will be repre
sented by a delegation of
staff, board members and
the capital campaign chair
man at the 2009 Library
Legislative Day held at the
State Capitol in Atlanta
Thursday, Feb. 26.
Building Fund Campaign
chairman Tricia Massey
and library director Susan
Harper will join with Mary
Wood, Jack Legg and Hilda
Hill of the city, county and
regional library boards to
caravan with a group from
the regional library for this
day spotlighting the rela
tionship between libraries
and the state legislature.
“We hope Tommy Benton
will be able to join us for
lunch,’’ Harper says. “He has
been so totally supportive
of our library expansion
project.’’
Library Computers
Get an Upgrade
The Piedmont Regional
Library System’s infor
mation technologist will
be spending time at the
Commerce library next
week to update and upgrade
the public-access comput
ers.
New Titles On
The Library Shelves
“Chick Lit’’ stages a come
back this week with some
fine new novels by and for
women, including Deborah
Kogan’s “Between Here
and April’’ (about mother
hood), Adriana Trigiani’s
“Very Valentine’’ (about
romantic love), Kristin
Hannah’s “True Colors’’
and Barbara Delinsky’s
“While My Sister Sleeps,’’
which are both about the
bond between sisters,
and “The Virgin Queen’s
Daughter’’ (about mother-
daughter relationships,
both true and false).
Mystery fans will be
pleased to find James
Patterson’s “Run for Your
Life’’ on the New Fiction
shelf, along with Tim
Dorsey’s funny crime novel,
“Nuclear Jellyfish,’’ V.C.
Andrew’s “Delia’s Gift’’ (the
third in a trilogy of Latina
adventures), “Roanoke,"
by the awesome Margaret
Lawrence, whose newest
novel is variously described
by the press as “hauntingly
beautiful and complex,"
“absorbing and inventive,"
and “extraordinary; unusual
and compelling." And last
but most delicious, Tamar
Myers’ Pennsylvania Dutch
mystery-with-recipes, “Batter
Off Dead" (by the author of
“As the World Churns").
BCHS Class Of '59 Plans Reunion
The Banks County High School Class of 1959 is planning
its 50-year reunion.
Interested classmates should make immediate contact
with one of the following for current addresses: Jerry and
Nadine Seabolt, 706-335-3847; Pauline Stevens Hancock,
706-367-5758; or Nadine Evans Waters, 706-335-2216.
Commerce Needles & Hooks
Now meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursdays
at Commerce First United Methodist Church.
Want to
• learn to knit?
• improve your skills?
• or just enjoy your hobby
with newJriends?
Call Chris at 706-335-9088!
ChrisandKenh@ windstream. net