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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016
THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Social
Pruitt celebrates 96 years
Mrs. Gladys Pruitt was honored
with a birthday celebration on
Saturday. She celebrated her 96th
birthday with a host of family and
friends. She was born Feb. 29,1920.
We want to wish her a very happy
birthday.
Are you a Leopard alumni? Did
your children/grandchildren attend
Banks County Middle School? If so,
BCMS is selling laser engraved tiles
for their Leopard for Life program.
Leave your Legacy at Banks County
Middle and order yours today. Order forms
are available on the BCMS website and in the
front office.
Mary Parson was honored with dinner
at Cracker Barrel with 40 of her family and
friends present. She turned 85 on Feb. 23.
Silver Shoals Baptist Church will be hav
ing revival services on March 28-30
beginning at 7 p.m. Guest speakers
will be Kent Barrett, Dwayne Ryles
and Greg Poole. Come join us. Ken
Barrett is the pastor. We hope to see
you there.
Keep Cindy and Dale Herbert and
their family in your prayers. Cindy’s
brother, Charles Edward “Eddie”
Gosnell, of Danielsville, passed away
on Sunday. Keep this family in your
prayers. He will be greatly missed.
The community was saddened
to hear of the passing of Radd Cape. He
leaves his wife, Annette Poole Cape; son,
Barry Cape; grandsons, brothers, sister, niec
es, nephews and a host of other family and
friends. Radd will be greatly missed.
The community was saddened to hear
of the passing of Lula Bell Morris. She lived
her life in our community with her family all
around her. She leaves a host of family and
friends. She will be greatly missed.
Happy birthday to: Rob Boswell, Gladys
Pruitt, Steve Parks, Dana Carver, Jeff Throne-
berry Connie Blevins, Maggie and Walker
Jones, Shane Roberts, Kathy Smith Steve
Parks, Terry Ervin, John Pace, David Pace,
Brittany Cantrell, Ashley Ledford, Tammy Har
ris, Brandon Scales, Libby Carter, Chris Fer
guson, Tabor McCoy, Vicki Worley, Michelle
Cape, Robert Ledford, Jan Parks and Jacob
Parson.
Happy anniversary to: Randy and Sha
ron Goodson, Mike and Willene Boyle, Keith
and Darlene Watkins and Jerold and Marsha
Parks.
Those who are sick in our community
include: Perry Smith, Irene Pace, Alvin Gary,
Doug Standridge, Dan Boling, Helen Scales,
Lynda Gettier, Lindsay Carroll, Addison Turn
er she is sick and is 1 year old, Chad Stan
dridge, Dennis Rylee Dakota Ivey Jeremy
Gaddis, Pat Gardiner, Johnny Smallwood,
Destiny Parson, Libby Tanner, Jennifer Wil
son, Jimmy Roberts, Frank Jarrell, Bobby
Simonds, Shirley Simonds, Alex Strickland,
Amy Brown, Harold Hill, Hawk Harrison,
Melvin Pritchett Sr., Mary Parson, Frank Gor
don, Claudette Griffin, Edwina Holcomb, Alan
Purcell, Dwayne and Paulina Casper, Jerry
Payne, Carolyn Standridge, Kenneth Parson,
Betty Parson, Kim Crane, Tony Massey, Billy
Massey Chester Hewell, William Harris, Edith
Goodson and William Sims.
Willene Boyle compiles community news
from Banks County and Commerce. To get
an item listed, email it to her at willene.
boyle@windstream.net or call her at 706-
677-4200.
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Drug dog pays visit
to Commerce library
On Thursday, Feb. 25, the Jackson County
Humane Society presented the first of regular
monthly programs at the Commerce Public
Library. Over 50 patrons met the Commerce
Police Department’s new K9 star, “Officer
Max.”
His handler and trainer, Officer Christo
pher Holly demonstrated Max’s skills in find
ing narcotics, searching for evidence, and
nabbing suspects. The Czech shepherd is
loyal to his handler and trains with him 16
hours a week. Max is a member of Officer
Holly’s family and spends his off-duty hours
as a beloved family pet.
Watch for details of the next JCHS spon
sored program at the library.
Plant Swap
The library’s annual plant swap will be
held Saturday, March 19, from 10 a.m to 1 p.m.
More details will be announced later.
New Books
A number of new books have been added
to the children and young adult sections
during the past few weeks. They include:
•Catch Your Death, by Lauren Child for
ages 10 and up, about a girl detective
•Pax, by Sara Pennypacker, about the
powerful relationship between a young boy
and his fox
•The Remarkable Journey of Charlie
Price, by Jennifer Maschari for ages 8 to 12
about love and loss
• The Extra Yard, by Mike Lupic
• Saving Wonder, by Mary Knight, about
friendship and the power of words also for
ages 8 to 12
•My Dog is Better Than Your Dog, by
Tommy Greenwald, about a boy whose new
dog may or may not be a crime-fighting
vampire
• The Thickety, by J.A. White, a tale about
a girl and the power of magic for grades 5
to 8. The next two books in the series, Well
of Witches and The Whispering Trees, were
added last month.
Kids Book Club
The Kids Book Club will discuss Because
of Winn Dixie on Friday, March 11, at 4 p.m.
This club focuses on the fun of reading.
Library manager Angel Tuggle leads the dis-
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Making an appearance
Commerce police officer
Christopher Holly shows off the
department’s drug dog, Max, in a
program sponsored by the Humane
Society of Jackson County.
cussion and always includes a craft and
snacks for the children.
Programs For Kids
• Banks-Jackson County Homeschoolers,
Monday, March 7, at 10:30 a.m.
•Lego Robotics, Tuesday, March 8, at 4
p.m.
• Kidsercize, Wednesday, March 9, at 10:30
a.m.
•Magic Card Play, Thursday, March 10,
from 4 to 6 p.m.
•Chess Club, Thursday, March 10, at 6
p.m.
• Baby & Me, Friday, March 11, at 10:30 a.m.
•Kids Book Club, Friday, March 11, at 4
p.m.
Programs For Adults
• ESL English Class, Saturday, March 5, at
11 a.m.
•Adult Coloring, Saturday, March 5, at 1
p.m.
•Hooks and Needles. Monday, March 7,
at 10:30 a.m.
• Yoga, Monday, March 7, at 6 p.m.
• Spanish, Tuesday, March 8, at 4 p.m.
5 years of T-shirts
Ricky Sanders, (2012), Archie Duck (2013), Sean Noble (design for this
year’s shirt) Mike Jackson (2014) and Derek Cooper (2015) display T-shirts
and designs for five years of car shows.
Auto show to benefit Jackson Creative
Jackson County APDD (Advocates for
People with Developmental Disabilities)
and Friends of Advantage is selling special
T-shirts in recognition of its fifth annual
Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show to benefit
Jackson Creative, a center for the develop-
mentally disabled.
The show will be held on Saturday
March 19, (rain date April 2) from noon
until 4 p.m. at the Lanier Technical College
parking lot in Commerce. The entry fee
for vehicles is $10, and there will be best-
in-show, people’s choice, top motorcycle
and top-10 awards. The show will also have
vendor space available for $10.
For more information or to purchase
a T-shirt, contact Diane Sears at 706-335-
5379.
Announcements
St. Patrick's Day
community Bingo
tournament set
There will be a St. Patrick’s Day community
Bingo tournament on Thursday March 17, at the
Jefferson Civic Center. The “Bingo for a Cause”
event, hosted by Bentley Assisted Living, will
benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m. and the first game
begins at 4 p.m. Dinner is served at 5 p.m. and
final prizes will be awarded at 6:30 p.m.
The first Bingo card is free and each addi
tional card is $1. There will be prizes for the
most creative St. Patrick’s Day attire.
Space is limited. Those planning to attend
should RSVP by March 14 to 706-387-7000.
The civic center is located at 65 Kissam
Street, Jefferson.
Habitat homeowner
meetings set in
Commerce in March
A series of Habitat for Humanity meetings
will be held in March to discuss criteria for
potential homeowner opportunities. All meet
ings will be held at the Habitat Restore in
Commerce: Habitat ReStore, 661 S. Elm St.,
Commerce (located near Lanier Tech and the
Health Department.)
The meetings will be held: Thursday March
10 6 p.m.; Saturday March 12,10 a.m.; Sunday
March 13, 4 p.m.; Friday March 18, 10 a.m.;
Saturday March 19,2 p.m.; and Tuesday March
22,6 p.m.
The ReStore phone number is 706-3368515.
An overview of Habitat for Humanity will
be given, and all questions will be answered
at the meetings. Bring a friend and come
join us. For more information, go to the Jack-
son County Habitat for Humanity website at
www.jacksoncountyhabitat.org or call Habitat
at 706-3366061. To become a local Habitat for
Humanity homeowner, you must meet the
following criteria:
• Live or work in Jackson County
• Have a housing need (currently in unsafe,
unhealthy or overcrowded situation, homeless,
etc.)
• Have income that will allow you to make
a monthly house payment between $350 and
$450 a month (income includes wages, Social
Security TANF, child support)
• A willingness to work, not only on your
own home, but also on homes being built
for others If you answered yes to all of these
questions, you may be qualified to be a Habitat
for Humanity homeowner. To apply you must
attend one of the following applicant orienta
tion meetings. Applications will be distributed
during the meeting.
State horse show
open to local students
The 2016 State 4-H Horse Show will be June
7-11 in Perry. The event is open to youth in
grades fourth-12th.
Riding divisions include: hunt seat, stock
seat, ranch horse, contest and saddle seat.
Age divisions are cloverleaf (fourth-sixth
grades), junior (seventh and eighth grades)
and senior (ninth-12th grades). Juniors and
seniors have the opportunity to qualify to com
pete at the 4-H Southern Regional Horse Show
against 4-H’ers from more than 10 other states.
Those wanting to show must have their
Intent to Show Form turned into the Banks
County 4-H Office by March 10.
For more information, contact Caitlin Ben
nett, 4-H agent for Banks County at 706677-
6230 or abenn@uga.edu.
Pre-K Registration
Pre-Kindergarten Applications can be picked up at
Commerce Primary School beginning March 7th
for the 2016-2017 school year.
The child:
• must be 4 on or before Sept. 1, 2016
• must live in the attendance area of school where applying
• must have a copy of a certified birth certificate attached
to application
• must have an updated shot record (form 3231) attached to
application
• must have a copy of a social security card attached to
application
Pick up an application in the front office at Commerce
Primary School between the hours of 8:30 am and 2:30 pm.
Deadline for submitting applications is April 1, 2016.
If you have any questions, please call 706-335-5587.
