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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016
Daughters of Confederacy
to host veterans program Sat.
The J.E.B. Stuart Chapter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy will hold its monthly meeting with a Veterans
Day program on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 10:30 a.m. at the histor
ical courthouse in downtown Jefferson.
In honor of Veterans Day, a Military Service Award will be
presented to a local veteran.
The WWII Cross of Military Service will be awarded to
Rebecca Harber Dixon. She enlisted in the U S Navy on Feb.
11,1943, and was discharged on Sept. 4,1945, as a Storekeeper
First Class.
Dixon’s ancestor Tolman Harber (grandfather) enlisted in
Co. E 3rd Georgia State Guards Cavalry, on Aug. 3, 1863, and
served until Jan. 31,1864.
The guest speaker will be State Representative Tommy Ben
ton, and refreshments will be provided by members.
The public is invited to attend.
The UDC is a non-profit organization whose objectives are:
Historical, Patriotic, Benevolent, Memorial and Educational.
Anyone interested in joining may contact jebstuart861@
yahoo.com.
FALL WREATH
Linda Goodman and Carolyn Barnett are shown helping children make a fall wreath at the 2016 Shake
“N” Shiver with Nic at the Harold S. Swindle Public Library in Nicholson.
Halloween event held at Nicholson library
Shake “N” Shiver with Nic
at the Harold S. Swindle Pub
lic Library was a great suc
cess with over 100 people in
attendance.
The Nicholson Area Fire
and Rescue provided Hal
loween safety tips and candy
for the children.
“The library staff would
like to thank everyone who
participated,” states manager
Rhonda O’Keeffe.
Santa
The next big communi
ty event to be held at the
Nicholson library will be
in December when Santa
comes to visit. Santa and
Mrs. Clause will arrive on
December 13 from 6 to 7:30
p.m. and will be available for
pictures.
Families are welcome to
bring their own cameras to
take pictures free of charge.
There will be a “selfie
area” with props for families
to make fun, holiday family
photos.
Crafts and cookies will be
available during the Santa
visit.
The Nicholson library will
be hosting a Holiday Wreath
Making Class on November
29 at 6:30 pm. Roy Lawl
er of the Enchanted Florist
will be demonstrating how
to make a grapevine wreath
to display.
The cost for the class is
$10. The cost covers all
materials that will be provid
ed and you will be able to
take your wreath home to
enjoy. Sign up is requested.
For November, the Lego
Club will be held on Wednes
day, November 16, at 3:30
p.m.
Imagination Station will be
held on Thursday, November
17, at 3:30 p.m.
Stay and Play for 2 to 4
year olds will be held on
November 17 at 10:15 a.m.
The library will be closed
on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11,
and for the Thanksgiving hol
idays, Nov. 24-27.
New books
Some of the new books
for November are: “All the
Little Liars” by Charlaine Har
ris; “A Baxter Family Christ
mas” by Karen Kingsbury;
“Broken Trust” by W.E.B.
Griffin; “By Gaslight” by Ste
ven Price; “Escape Clause”
by John Sandford; “A Low-
country Christmas” by Mary
Alice Monroe; “Napoleon’s
Last Stand” by Thomas
Keneally; “Night Watch” by
Iris Johansen; “The Obsid
ian Chamber” by Douglas
Preston; “Order to Kill” by
Vince Flynn; “Small Great
Things” by Jodi Picoult; “The
Trespasser” by Tara French;
“Twelve Days of Christmas”
by Debbie Macomber; “Two
by Two” by Nicholas Sparks
and “The Whistler” by John
Grisham.
New Ebooks include:
“The Award” by Danielle
Steel; “Better Late Than
Never: Library Lover’s
Mystery Series” by Jenn
McKinlay; “Bodyguard: An
Under Covers Story” by
Jessica Linden; “The Bone
Collector: Four Novellas”
by Kathy Reichs; “A High
lander Never Surrenders” by
Paula Quinn; “The Mistletoe
Murder: and Other Stories”
by P. D. James; “Taking the
Titanic” by James Patterson
and Scott Slaven; and “The
Wrong Side of Goodbye” by
Michael Connelly.
Food for fines
The Harold S. Swindle
Public Library will be partic
ipating in the Food for Fines
Program this November.
Each can or box of food with
a current expiration date will
equal one dollar off of your
library fines. The collected
food will be given to the Jack-
son County Food Bank.
Find the library on Face-
book at Harold S. Swindle
Public Library to stay updat
ed on upcoming programs
and new books.
The Harold S. Swindle
Public Library is located at
5466 U.S. Hwy 441 S„ Nich
olson.
Wreath making class
planned at EJCHS
The East Jackson Comprehensive High School FFA will
hold a Mesh Wreath Making Class from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
on Thursday, Nov. 17, in the Ag Room.
Light refreshments will also be served.
The cost is $40.
For more information or to sign up, contact Kate Wilson at
kwwilson@jcss.us.
Holiday giveaway is Nov. 20
The Feeding the Multitude annual holiday giveaway is set for
Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Jefferson Civic Center.
There will be a hot Thanksgiving meal, clothes closet,
health and beauty services, door prizes, games and commu
nity services. The event is open to the public and intended for
those in need.
Lunch will be served from 12:304:30 p.m. Free services will
be offered while supplies last starting at 1:30 p.m. Doors open
at 12:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Porsha Williams at 678-763-
8525 or Regina Bush at 706-247-1984.
Farm Bureau plans chicken mull
The Jackson County Comprehensive High School FFA
Alumni, with assistance from the Jackson County Farm
Bureau, will be holding a chicken mull on Saturday, November
12.
Carry out will be from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. at $7 per quart.
Dine-in will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at $7 per person, all
you care to eat.
Proceeds will go to the Jackson County FFA Alumni to help
support the students and the agriculture programs offered.
Allens celebrate birth of son |ord y n Hubbard born Nov 2
BY WILLENE BOYLE
Congratulations to Rob
and Lacey Allen on the birth
of their son, Cooper James
Allen, on October 28. He
weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounc
es and was 18 inches long.
He joins two proud sisters,
Charleigh, 3, and Addison,
7. He is the grandson of Mike
and Penny Latty and Jimmy
and Linda Allen.
Congratulations to Billy
Cleveland and Heather
Chambers of Hephzibah on
the birth of their daughter,
Mayleigh Sofia Cleveland, on
November 2 at 10:34 p.m.
at the University Hospital
in Augusta. She weighed 7
pounds, 1 ounce and was
19 Vi inches long. She is the
granddaughter of Doug and
Cheryl Chambers of Alto,
and William and Leah Cleve
land of Hephzibah. She joins
a proud uncle, Doug Cham
bers, of Alto and aunts, Bridg-
it, Cheyanne and Cayden
Cleveland, all of Hephzibah.
She is the great-granddaugh
ter of Karalee and David Bry
ant, Ottawa W.V., James and
Judy Chambers, Danville,
W.V., Richard and Elizabeth
Osborne, Hephizibah, Bill
and Sandy Cleveland, Hep-
hibah, and Debbie Trawick,
Waynesboro. Great-great
grandparents are Phyllis and
Donald Perry of Waynes
boro, and Phyllis Manning
of Hephibah. Her mother
graduated from Commerce
High School.
Dan Herbert, along with
Eric and Bonnie Herbert, all
attended the Atlanta Falcons
game on Thursday night in
Atlanta.
There will be a county
wide pep rally on Monday,
November, 14, at 6 p.m. It
is being held by the Banks
County High School Bas
ketball Booster Club. Come
out for an evening of fun
and support our basketball
teams. Meet the players and
maybe win a cake at the
cake walk.
OK everyone, we have our
next benefit scheduled. Let
me know if you’d like place
an order for a Boston Butt.
Only 50 are available. Come
join us to skate as well. All
proceeds benefit Chance
Berry and his family. For
more information, contact
Cameron Boswell. The event
will be held from 3 to 6 p.m.
on Saturday, Dec. 17.
Congratulations to Caleb
Meeks and Melissa Butler on
their marriage on November
5 in Tennessee.
Happy birthday to: Greg
Weldon, Jake Myler, Tabitha
Hughes, Austin Ivey, Steven
Cain, Deidra Moore, Judy
Beatty, Michael Brown,
Melinda Conley, Callie Shir
ley, Joe Gary, Myra Hill Smith,
Tyler York, Sandra Carroll,
Shirley Boyle, Mike Wood,
Keshia Wilson, Brian Morgan
and Layla Bellotte.
Happy anniversary to
Kenneth and Elaine Barrett,
Dana and Homer Carver Sr.
and Ashley and John Wehu-
nt.
Those on the sick list
are: Dot Martin, Bria Rylee,
Greg Weldon, Jerry Lewis,
Frank Jarrell, Darrell Mar
low, Lynda Gettier, Ira
Jackson, Zemirah Deleria,
Clayton Stephens, Lindsey
Carroll, Edwinna Holcomb,
Ken Ashley, Barbara Lucas,
Lorna Allen, Eula Mae Mintz,
Libby Tanner, Perry Smith,
Dan Boling, Helen Scales,
Johnny Smallwood, Jimmy
Roberts, Bobby Simonds,
Shirley Simonds, Amy
Brown, Mary Parson, Frank
Gordon, Barbarann Gordon,
Claudette Griffin, Alan Pur
cell, Jerry Payne, Carolyn
Standridge, Kenneth Parson,
Betty Parson, Kim Crane,
Tony Massey, Billy Massey,
Chester Hewell, William Har-
Taylor and Leslie Hubbard of Carnesville announce the
ris and Edith Goodson. merce. Email items to her at birth of a daughter, Jordyn Taylor Hubbard, on Wednesday,
Willene Boyle compiles willene.boyle@windstream. Nov. 2, 2016, at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia.
community news from net or call her at 706-677- The grandparents are Stacy Stanley and Randall Hubbard
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