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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016
Social
556 attend Commerce Library 'Boo Fest'
Boo Fest was held at the
Commerce Public Library on
Thursday, Oct. 20.
An estimated 556 parents
and children attended the
fall event.
Children and parents
watched a puppet show in
the auditorium and listened
to spooky stories in the
Memorial Garden.
In the library itself, there
were stations for making
crafts, face painting, target
toss, haunted windmill putt-
putt, chicken chunk, corn
hole toss, PLINKO, dragon
egg race, ghost bowling, bal
loon animals, as well as a
photo booth.
There were also “scary”
stepping stones to cross out
side, and prizes and treats
were given at each game
center.
At the end of the evening
there was a costume contest
sponsored by the Commerce
Downtown Development
Authority.
Library manager, Angel
Tuggle, said, “We couldn’t
have pulled this off with
out the help from all of our
wonderful volunteers, City
of Commerce employees
and the Commerce Primary
School, who loaned a few
games.”
Artist To Speak
Abner Cope, an award-win
ning portrait painter with
national exhibitions, will give
a gallery talk about his work
on Thursday Nov. 3, from 6
to 7:30 p.m.
An exhibit of his art will
hang in the library’s audito
rium during November and
December.
Robotic Legos
Children ages 8 and up are
invited to join Angel Tuggle
once again for Robotic Legos
on Monday, Nov. 7, and Mon-
'Golfing For
Kids' tourney
set Oct. 29
A “Golfing For Kids” tour
nament will be held on Sat
urday Oct. 29, at Chimney
Oaks to raise funds for needy
children in Banks County.
The shot-gun start will be
at 10 a.m.
The entry fee is $65 for
individuals and $235 for a
team of four.
Hole sponsors are $150,
pin sponsors are $250 and
corporate sponsors are $400.
To sign up, call 706-677-
3333 or email manager@
chimneyoaksgolfclub.com.
Chimney Oaks is located
at 148 Hammers Glen Drive,
Homer.
The event is being orga
nized by area community
members.
Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Steve Cummings
AS YOU LIKE IT - This year
marks the 400th anniversary of
William Shakespeare’s death,
and our Drama Club marked
the famous playwright’s pass
ing by performing one of his
best known comedies for this
year’s One Act Competition.
As You Like It is a brilliant,
twisting path of mistaken iden
tities that leads to a happy end
ing of four marriages. Along
the way, hearts are broken,
relationships are formed, and a
usurping Duke has a religious
conversion.
Thank you to One Act Di
rector Jack Bamford and many
others who worked tirelessly
on this year’s play. Also, a
big shout out to Nathan and
Heather Pillsbury for directing
wonderful performances by
the ACS Jazz Band and high
School Chorus.
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristian.com
day, Nov. 14, from 4 to 5 p.m.
each afternoon.
Job Fair Nov. 3
In anticipation of holiday
expenses and seasonal posi
tions, a job fair is scheduled
at the library on Thursday,
Nov. 3, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Multiple employers have
been invited to attend so as
to offer a variety of positions,
including retail, light indus
trial, home health care, and
more.
Candidates are encour
aged to bring resumes, valid
identification or other materi
als that will help with on-site
hiring. Call the library for
more information (706-335-
5946).
New Adult Fiction
New adult fiction books at
the library include:
•Lynn Austin’s Waves of
Mercy
•Rita Mae Brown’s Cake
walk
•Anne Perry’s Bethlehem
Road
• James Frey’s Sky Key
•Alexander McCall
Smith’s Precious and Grace
New Nonfiction
These nonfiction books
are also now on the shelves
•Love Warrior, by Glen-
non Doyle Melton
•The Portable Emerson,
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
and Jeffrey S. Cramer
•Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D.
Vance - a memoir of a white
working class family and cul
ture in crisis
•Whisperin’ Bill Ander
son’s An Unprecedented
Life in Country Music. Ander
son’s book is of special inter
est to Commerce residents,
since he began his career in
this city.
•Also, Blood, Bullets and
Bones, by Bridget Heos — a
new young adult title cover
ing the story of forensic sci
ence from Sherlock Holmes
to DNA.
Children’s Programs
Children’s programs
offered weekly at the library
include the following:
• Mondays at 10:30 a.m. -
Banks-Jackson homeschool-
ers meet
•Tuesdays at 4 p.m. -
Crazy 8’s Math (signup)
• Wednesdays at 10:30
a.m. - Kidsercise
•Wednesday, Nov. 3, 4-5
p.m. - Pokemon
•Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 5
p.m. - teen writers
•Thursdays at 4 p.m. -
Magic Cards
•Thursdays at 6 p.m. -
chess
•Fridays at 10:30 a.m. -
Baby and Me
Adult Programs
Adult programs offered
weekly at the lbirary include
the following:
•Mondays at 11 a.m. -
Hooks and Needles
• Mondays at 6 p.m. - Yoga
•Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 10:30
a.m. - adult writers
• Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2 - 5
p.m. - Healthcare Navigator
•Thursday, Nov. 3, 11-1
p.m. - job fair
• Thursday, Nov. 3, at 6:30
p.m. - Northeast Georgia
Amateur Radio Club
• Thursday, Nov. 4,6 - 7:30
- Abner Cope gallery talk
•Saturdays at 11 a.m. -
English as a Second Lan
guage (ESL) class
The Commerce Public
Library is located at 1344
South Broad Street in down
town. The phone number
is 706-335-5946. Hours are
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays,
Tuesdays and Wednesdays;
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays;
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays; and
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Ready for 'Boo Fest'
Sunshine Duckett, Catherine Harris, Angel Tuggle, Olivia Morreira, Warwick
Armstrong, Alita Dean, Jill Roper and Carolyn Cook dressed up for the
Commerce Public Library’s “Boo Fest” last Thursday.
Halloween at the library
Some 556 people attended the Commerce Public Library’s ‘Boo Fest’ last
Thursday night, an early celebration of Halloween. The event included a pup
pet show, face painting, crafts, games and a costume contest.
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