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Nicole Absher won “best of show” for “Iris.” She Commerce High School’s Jessica Millwood poses
is a senior at East Jackson Comprehensive High with “Gemini,” which won first place in the drawing
School. category.
Senior Art Show Winners Honored At Reception
Talent Show, Pageant To
Support Advocacy Group
Aspire to Excellence
announces a talent compe
tition and a pageant to be
held Friday and Saturday
April 17-18 respectively.
Both events will begin at
6 p.m. at the East Jackson
Comprehensive High
School auditorium. Tickets
are $7 in advance and $10
at the door. One can gain
admission to both events
for $12 total.
Special guests at the tal
ent competition will be the
Classic City Swing Band,
guitarist David Peek, and
vocalists Brooks Benton
and Danny Ray Barrett.
Proceeds from the events
will benefit Jackson County
Advocates for Persons with
Developmental Disabilities.
Tickets are available from
contestants, WJJC Radio,
Hyman Brown Insurance,
Ann’s Florist, Chris’ Place
and Krazy Al’s.
Winners of the Jackson
County Senior Art Show
held at the Commerce Public
Library were honored last
Saturday at a reception at
the library.
Their juried show opened
Monday, March 2, and
judges made their awards
Wednesday, March 4.
Nicole Absher of East
Jackson Comprehensive
High School was award
ed Best in Show for her
painting entitled “Iris.” In
the painting category, Julie
Pegge Wood of Jefferson
High School took first
place with her oil painting,
“Self-Taught.” Second place
went to Noelle Cannady
of Commerce High School
for “Still Life.” Third place
was awarded to Trey Harris
of Jefferson High School
for “Spring with Van Gogh.”
Julia Martin of Jefferson
High won fourth place with
her eye-popping oil paint
ing, “Popfest.”
In the drawing catego
ry, Jessica Millwood of
Commerce High captured
first place with “Gemini.”
Second place went to
Sydney Kastner of Jackson
County Comprehensive
High School for “Native
Peacocks”—and viewers will
be surprised by what these
“peacocks” are. Charlie
Williams of Jefferson High
took third place with his
scratchboard “Tiger,” while
Janie Pena of EJCHS
received fourth place for
her portrait, “Shakira.”
In the ceramics cat
egory, Hannah Duckett’s
“Snowflake” got the blue
ribbon. She is from CHS.
Saline Long and Tabetha
Blake of East Jackson took
second and third respective
ly for “Baby Happy Feet.”
Caleb Hayes of JCCHS was
awarded fourth place for his
untitled mask.
The show will be at the
library through March.
Plant Swap
The library’s annual
spring plant swap will be
Saturday, March 21, from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annuals,
perennials and small
shrubs will be available for
purchase or trade. A high
light of the day may be the
delayed reception to honor
the library’s former library
director, Susan Harper. The
reception was originally
planned for Sunday, March
1, but was postponed due
to inclement weather. More
details will be announced
as plans are finalized.
New Titles On
The Library Shelves
Recipes and teatime tips
from best-selling author
Laura Childs are on the
menu at the library this
week. Midwest Book
Review declares Ms.
Childs’ Tea Shop Mystery
novels “delectable and deli
cious.” Visit the library for
a tasty serving of “Oolong
Dead.” Additional new
mysteries include “Death
of a Witch” by M.C. Beaton,
“Promises in Death” from
crowd favorite J.D. Robb,
and selections from the
Mary Higgins Clark classic
collection.
Fans of Danielle Steel are
sure to enjoy her newest
offering, “One Day at a
Time.” Robert B. Parker’s lat
est thriller, “Night and Day,”
is another Jesse Stone novel.
The life of author Flannery
O’Connor is explored in
a new biography by Brad
Gooch, whose meticulous
writing style resulted in
“the definitive biography as
well as providing the impe
tus for general readers to
return to O’Connor’s time
less fiction,” according to
Booklist.
Upcoming and Ongoing:
Mommy and Me: Fridays
at 10:30 a.m., children’s edu
cator Carolyn Cook leads a
lap-sit story hour for babies
6 to 18 months old.
Kidsercise: Wednesdays
at 10:30 a.m., activities and
entertainment for young
sters 18 months to four
years old, led by children’s
librarian Catherine Harris.
Book Vine: Friday, March
20, at 1:30 p.m. The library’s
book-discussion group will
meet over dessert and cof
fee to talk about Geraldine
Brooks’ novel, “The People
of the Book.” Copies are
available at the library’s
front desk for $10.
Mended Hearts To Award 2 $500 Scholarships
BJC Mended Hearts
Chapter 171 will award two
$500 scholarships for Banks
or Jackson county residents
pursuing a medical-related
education. The application
deadline is April 15.
To qualify, the applicant
must be accepted or already
enrolled in a college or tech
nical school; complete an
application form; submit
a one- or two-page essay
describing his or her career
aspirations; and be able to
attend the May 18 Mended
Hearts meeting.
Applicants must write
a one- or two-page essay
describing why they chose a
health related career, includ
ing a specific career goal in
their statement and explain
ing why they are a qualified
candidate and should be
considered for the scholar
ship. Applicants should list
any academic accomplish
ments, community involve
ment, school activities and
more.
Applicants must submit a
reference from a teacher,
advisor, principal, employer,
or any other source besides
a relative. References should
document the applicant’s
scholarship, leadership abil
ities, interpersonal skills,
integrity and potential in
the health profession.
Contact Betty Ann
Mathis at 706-335-5875 for
Maysville Library Announces
Schedule Of Upcoming Events
The Maysville Public Library will celebrate Dr. Seuss’
birthday at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 13, with a pre-school
story time and craft session.
The library events will continue throughout the month,
including a family game night at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March
19, and a Friends of the Library meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday,
March 26.
For more information, contact Delana Lovell, library
manager, at 706-652-2323 or maysville@prlib.org.
Birth
application information or
ask for it from a school
counselor or from Lanier
Technical College. Send
application, essay and refer
ences to Betty Ann Mathis,
937 Wood’s Bridge Road.
Commerce, GA 30529.
Applications received after
the deadline will not be con
sidered.
Peyton Brooke Murray
Andrew Murray and
Leah Kelly of Commerce
announce the birth of a
daughter, Peyton Brooke
Murray, Thursday, March 5,
2009, at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center, Gainesville.
She weighed six pounds, 11
ounces and was 19.25 inches
long.
Grandparents are Terry
and Pam Cook, Commerce.
Martha Smith, Alto, is the
great-grandmother.
UDC To Meet
Saturday At
City Library
The J.E.B. Stuart Chapter
of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy will meet
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March
14, at the Commerce Public
Library.
Anyone interested in join
ing may contact the chapter
registrar at jebstuart861@
hotmail.com.
Founder’s
Corner
by
Buhl Cummings
EAGLES MOVE ON ...After
winning the Region 8-A
championship, the Eagles moved
on in the State playoffs by winning
over North Georgia Cobb Christian
School on Wednesday evening in
the 'Sweet Sixteen' game, 77-68.
They now move on to the 'Elite
Eight’. The next opponent will be
Greenforest Academy from Region
7-A, on Saturday (March 7) at
Marietta High School.
The Eagles, under Head Coach
Ron Link, have had a great season
and are now 27-2. The boys have
worked very hard and the hard
work has paid off.
In our academic, athletic, and
fine arts programs at ACS, the
students learn the “work ethic”, so
important to future success in life.
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristian.com
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the Canyonlands Nat’l Park
Day 5
Monument Valley and
the Navajo Nation
Day 6
Four Corners area - Mesa
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Day 7
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Day 8
Pike’s Peak, Garden of the
Gods, US Air Force Academy
Much, much more!
All-inclusive tour price is $3,025 per person, based on double occupancy.
This price includes a 3% discount for payments made by cash or check.
If you prefer to pay by credit card, an additional 3% will be added. Single supplement: $499
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• Round-trip airfare from Atlanta to Denver
• 8 nights hotel accommodation
• Transportation by motorcoach
• Services of a professional English-speaking guide
• 8 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 8 dinners
Tour price includes:
• Entrance fees to National Parks, monuments and
attractions
• Tips for bellmen and included meals
Customary end-of-tour gratuity for driver and guide
Trip protection insurance
Tom Plank has been pastor of Galilee Christian Church in
Jefferson for 46 years. Over the past two decades, he and his
wife, Carol, have hosted trips ranging from Canada to the
Middle East.
For more information, contact:
Tom Plank, 2191 Galilee Church Road, Jefferson, GA 30549, Call 706 367 8072 or email tom@galilee.org
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