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The Biggest Losers
TOPS GA chapter 401 announces the winners of
its cash prizes for losing the most weight during
the last half of 2008. Left to right are Shanda Jones,
third, 20 pounds; Daphna Kitchens, second, 23
pounds; and Virgina McLendon, 30 pounds.
Drop SO Pounds Apiece
Dana Kitchens and Virginia McLendon were hon
ored by TOPS Chapter 401 recently for losing 50
pounds.
Reaches Goal
In Weight Loss
Take Off Pounds
Sensibly (TOPS) mem
ber Dot Brawner was
recognized April 22
for reaching her goal.
TOPS is a weight loss
group that meets every
Tuesday evening at BJC
Medical Center.
We Buy All
Gold & Silver
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Including:
Class Rings • Wedding Bands
• Coins • Broken Jewelry
• Dental Gold
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770-532-2592
1020 Jesse Jewell Pkwy. • Gainesville, GA
Mon. - Thurs. 10-6:30 • Fri. - Sat. 10-7
library's Easter Egg
Hunt Planned April 9
The Commerce Public
Library will hold its annual
children’s Easter egg hunt,
set for Thursday, April 9, at
4:00 p.m. The Easter Bunny
will be on hand to help kids
find hundreds of candy eggs
on library grounds. Kids up
to age 10 are invited to bring
their Easter baskets and join
in the springtime fun.
National Library Week
National Library Week is
an annual celebration of the
contributions of libraries and
librarians. All types of librar
ies participate. National
Library Week 2009 will be
celebrated April 12-18 with
the theme, “Worlds connect
@ your library."
New Books
Thanks to donations from
Mommy and Me partici
pants, the library was able
to purchase some new
children’s books recently.
Among the titles are “First
the Egg" by Laura Vaccaro
Seeger, and “Chugga-
Chugga Choo-Choo" by
Kevin Lewis. Also available
is Caldecott winner, “The
House in the Night," by
Susan Marie Swanson.
Adults are likely to enjoy
new fiction by crowd favor
ites Clive Cussler and James
Patterson. Time magazine
calls Barbara Vine “the
best mystery writer in the
English-speaking world."
Her new book, “The Birthday
Present," is sure to be a sus
penseful delight. Jacqueline
Winspear’s new Maisie
Dobbs novel, “Among the
Mad," offers more of “a
sleuth to treasure," accord
ing to The New York Times
Book Review.
Non-fiction readers can
learn natural ways to unleash
the brain’s maximum poten
tial by reading “Magnificent
Mind at Any Age" by Dr.
Daniel G. Amen. Based on
the most up-to-date research,
Dr. Amen demonstrates
how a proper diet, positive
thinking habits, exercise
and natural supplements
can help anyone enjoy the
benefits of a healthy brain
at every stage of life.
“Country Weekend Knits"
features 25 classic pat
terns for timeless knitwear.
Madeline Weston uses rich
textures of yarns, soft natu
ral colors and intricate pat
terns in her cozy pullovers,
chunky cardigans and pat
terned vests that all have “an
enduring appeal and will
never go out of style."
History buffs, especially
those interested in world war
battles, will find two new
titles at the library this week
In Peter Hart’s ‘The Somme,"
the darkest hour on the west
ern front is explored. The
four-month Battle of the
Somme is detailed in Hart’s
book as one of the bloodi
est battles in world his
tory. Michael Korda offers
an account of the Battle of
Britain in “With Wings Like
Eagles." This World War II
book takes readers back
to the summer of 1940 and
the young fighter pilots who
would be tested in an intense
air battle.
Upcoming & Ongoing
The Book Vine: The
library’s book club will meet
Friday April 17, at 1:30 to
discuss “The Brief Wondrous
Life of Oscar Wao." Copies
of the book are available at
the library’s front desk for
$9 each.
Art Exhibit featuring
works by Elaine Wheeler
Chambers: Beginning April
18, the library will display
paintings in the auditorium
by Georgia artist Elaine
Chambers.
We offer personal loans
from $150.00 to $500.00/
Telephone Applications Welcome.
Call or Come Visit Us Today!
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SECURITY Commerce, GA 30529
]$PCE (706)335-3551
More if you qualify. All loans are subject to our
beral credit policy and credit limitations, if any.
Imaging Center Braselton Now Open
Offering an enhanced patient experience
Located in Medical Plaza 1 at River Place,
the Imaging Center Braselton offers outpatient
digital imaging services in a spa-like
environment including:
• mammography
• MRI
• 64-slice CT
• diagnostic x-ray
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Pre-registration for efficient appointments
770-848-6150
ultrasound
bone density
fluoroscopy
nuclear medicine
HealthLink
,b Braselton
Imaging Center Braselton
Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc.™
5875 Thompson Mill Rd., Ste. 190 | Hoschton, GA 30548
770-219-7666 | www.nghs.com
HealthLink Lab Braselton, a full service
outpatient laboratory, also available in
Medical Plaza 1.
Open Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
770-848-5357
Kelli Elaine Hogan
To Marry Jason Seiple
Ricky and Sharon Hogan
of Commerce announce the
engagement and forthcom
ing marriage of their daugh
ter, Kelli Elaine Hogan,
to Jason Robert Seiple of
Maysville.
The wedding is set for 2
p.m. Saturday April 11, at
Double Oaks Golf Club,
Ila Road, Commerce.
Invitations have been sent.
The bride is the grand
daughter of Ralph and
Louise Barrett, Gainesville,
and the late Paul and Grace
Hogan, Jefferson.
Miss Hogan is a 2003
graduate of Jackson County
Comprehensive High
School and is a certified
nursing assistant.
The groom is the son of
Andy and Patty Novak,
Tamaqua, PA, and Ralph
Riley Jr., Bangor, PA. He is
the grandson of Dorene
Seiple, Northport, FL, and
the late Blaine Seiple; and
Ralph Riley, Bangor, PA, and
the late Ruth Riley.
Mr. Seiple is a 1999
graduate of Tamaqua High
School, Tamaqua, PA, and
is employed with Yancey
Brothers Company, Dacula.
READ THEN RECYCLE
Dine with friends in a warm environment at
Sarah’s : a family-operated restaurant featuring
delicious home-cooked meals <S daily specials!
6 Homer St. 706-652-0070
On the Jackson/Banks County line in Maysville
I-85N exit 147, Commerce/Maysville exit, left onto 98,
4 miles into Maysville, right over railroad tracks.
Commerce Downtown
Development Authority
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The Commerce Downtown Development Authority, Georgia will be
receiving separate sealed Bids for all material, labor and equipment for
the “Commerce Business Information Center”. This includes the
renovation of the interior and exterior of the building at 12 Pine Street in
Commerce, GA with all related accessories as shown on the plans and
called for in the Contract Documents and Technical Specifications. Bids
shall be on Unit Price Items.
The project shall be Substantially Complete within 40 calendar days
from the date of notice to proceed of the contract.
The Commerce Downtown Development Authority will receive bids
until 2:00 p.m. on April 21. 2009 at 1645 South Elm Street, PO Box
717, Commerce, Georgia 30529. Bids received after this time will not
be accepted. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. All interested
parties are invited to attend.
Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:
Commerce Downtown Development Authority, 1645 South Elm
Street, PO Box 717, Commerce, Georgia 30529
Stevenson & Palmer Engineering, Inc., 2430 Herodian Way, Suite
101, Smyrna, Georgia 30080.
Dodge Plan Room, 1750 Enterprise Way, Ste. 103, Marietta, GA 30067
Dodge Plan Room, 1281 Broad Street, Augusta, GA 30901
AGC Builder’s Exchange, 1940 The Exchange, Suite 300, Marietta, GA
30339
Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway S., Suite 100, Norcross,
GA 30092
Copies of the Bidding Documents, Specifications and Drawings may be
obtained from the office of Stevenson & Palmer Engineering, Inc., upon
non-refundable payment of $50.00.
No BIDDER may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the date of
Bid opening.
Each Bidder is required to submit a “Bid Form” “Form of Qualification of
Bidder”, “Non-Collusion Affidavit” and “Immigration and Security Form”
as outlined in Section 00250 and the Rural Development forms in Section
00807.
This contract is Rural Development funded. The Contractor must comply
with: EEO compliance.
The Commerce Downtown Development Authority reserves the right
to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids and to readvertise.
Visit www.speng.com for a list of plan holders on this project. Then click
on “Bids & Projects” to view a project out for bid or under construction.