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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. OCTOBER 22, 2009 — PAGE 10A County notes Senior Center menu, activities for Oct. 26 - 30 The Eloise McCurley Senior Center has announced its lunch menu and planned activities for Monday, Oct. 26, through Friday, Oct. 30. Monday - pork riblet with barbecue sauce, Great Northern beans with peppers and onions, peas with onions, wheat bun, mixed fruit cup and low-fat milk. Fitness/puzzles/games. Tuesday - orange-pineapple juice, chopped steak, yellow rice with tomatoes and peppers, broccoli, wheat bread, peach cup and low-fat milk. Fitness/Birthday Bingo/ site council meeting. Wednesday - Italian Parma Pasta, meat sauce casserole, Italian mixed vegetables, carrots, tossed salad with Italian dressing, wheat bread, pineapple cup and low-fat milk. Fitness/Jessica Bankston of Georgia Care. Thursday - baked fish with tartar sauce, garlic spinach, stewed tomatoes, wheat roll, orange and low-fat milk. Fitness/Halloween party. Friday - blended fruit juice, chicken breast, mashed potatoes, green beans, wheat bread, holiday dessert and low-fat milk. Gospel brunch to benefit Friends of Advantage Friends of Advantage, Inc. and The Melting Point, Athens, will host a traditional and contemporary gospel brunch on Sunday, Oct. 25, to help spread awareness about Advanatage Behavioral Health Systems’ services for people who are dealing with mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, and alcohol and substance abuse issues. Advantage serves nearly 10,000 clients each year, including children and adolescents ages 3 - 18, homeless individuals, single women with children, people with a dual diagnosis, including mental health, substance abuse disorders, and developmental disabilities. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featured singers will be Lazarus Unwound and Athens’ The Lighthouse Gospelettes. The brunch buffet and admission price will be all inclusive at a total of $22 for adults and children. To purchase tickets or to check out a link to this event and menu go to www.meltingpointofathens. com or in person at The Melting Point box office. For more information, contact Tammy Dalton at tdalton@ advantagebhs.org, 706-542-9700, ext. 1306, or Ashley Ware at aware@advantagebhs.org, 706- 542-9700, ext. 1146. Friends of Advantage is a 501(c)3 organization and all gifts are tax-deductible, according to the press release. TERRELL HONORED AT SENIOR CENTER Joe Dudley, director of the Eloise McCurley Senior Center of Madison County, presented (Johnny) John H. Terrell HI with plaques in memory of his father, the late John H. Terrell Jr. One plaque will be placed in the entrance to the senior center and one will be displayed at First Citizens Bank in Comer. The inscription reads as follows: “The Eloise McCurley Senior Center of Madison County will always remember and respect Mr. Terrell for his guided generosity to the senior cen ter from the Frances Wood Wilson Foundation. Mr. Terrell always kept our senior cen ter in his heart and we will always keep his memory in our hearts.” Library announces October news, events MADISON APTS. ENJOYS HOLIDAY PICNIC Residents of Madison Apartments in Comer celebrated Labor Day with their second- annual neighborhood picnic. Residents prepared and shared a picnic meal with the theme of “We are neighbors, we are family.” Everyone enjoyed socializing, which included a birthday celebration for Colene Brown and Jessie Jarrett, a paddle ball contest and ended, again this year, with a water balloon fight. Those attending included Opal Bridges, Mary and Paul Bennett, Annie Johns, Iola Hambrick, May Edwards, Geri Cornish, Antonius Reterink, Will Mauldin, Ann Seagraves, Alicia Mauldin, Mary Short, Samantha and Billy Standridge, Donna Arrowood, Carolyn Chasteen, Colen Brown, Jessie Jarrett, Rita Cross, Deborah Martin, Charles Moe, Melissa and Steven West, Lois Fortson, Robert and Karen Newcomb, Marion Bryson, Christy Taylor and Nancy Fiorella. News from the Over 50 Club By Cheryl Leuthner Correspondent When Betty Westbrook called the October meeting of the Over 50 Club to order, there were 12 members present. Her devotion for the day was tided, "Seasons.” Like the seasons of the year, our lives have seasons also as we change from youth to old age, Charles Jay led the group singing their theme song. “Happy Birthday" was sung to May Edwards and "Happy Anniversary" was sung to Bill and Debbie Coady. Will Mauldin led the heal ing prayers for the following: Molene Davis, Allen and Faye Harris, Charlotte Williams, Bettye Bond, Elena and Rick Edgmon, Gene Lackey’s sis ter and brother, and Carolyn Cullifer. The secretary/treasurer report was given by Cheryl Leuthner. For old business, the group agreed to leave at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, for a trip to LaGrange College to see the play, “Brigadoon." New business included agree ing to a day to go on an apple trip. The trip is scheduled to go Thursday, Nov. 5, leaving at 9 a.m. Debbie Coady will contact a bus driver for the trip. The members also agreed to send a gift to the Gordon’s Chapel Cemetery Fund in memory of Tomette Wilkes. Cheryl Leuthner read a brief article comparing a Christian and a pumpkin. Charles and Faye Jay were hosts for the day. They had deco rated with a Halloween theme. Scarecrow door prizes were won by Pat Miles, Debbie Coady and Ann Seagraves. Gene Lackey offered the meal prayer. Our next meeting (Thanksgiving theme) will be Nov. 11, starting at 11:30 in the fellowship hall of Gordon's Chapel United Methodist Church, Hull. Cheryl Leuthner provides news from the Over 50 Club of Madison County. The Madison County Library has announced its news and events for October: •The Fall Book Sale made over $4,000. “Many thanks to Ann Davis and Sara Carter for organizing, and all the volunteers who set up, packed away, manned the sale and kept it in order,” library officials said. “Continuous thanks to the donators of the books and to Baker & Taylor for providing quality hardbacks.” •The Friends General Meeting Oct. 25 will include special guest speaker western author Dac Crossley. Library board chairman Mike Moak will give a presenta tion on the upcoming expansion and renovation. •Books and Bites: “After Hours for Teens Only!” organizers said. “Here’s your chance to read undis turbed for hours and eat pizza: and you don’t have to use your library voice!” The library closes at 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16, but will re-open for books and bites at 8 p.m. Plan to be picked up by 10 p.m. You don’t have to wear your pajamas. •Spooky Candy-Skulls: In Mexico they celebrate Day of the Dead on Nov. 1 st , and honor their ancestors with special decorated candy skulls. The library will provide the solid sugar skulls and people ages 9 and up can personalize them Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon. •Spooky Candy-chocolate eyeballs: “The most delightful Halloween snack imaginable: bright red eyeballs (cherries) covered in chocolate!” organizers said. People ages 9 and up can come Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon and make a pair to take home. •Young adult book discus sion: This month they will meet Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 4:30 p.m. They are reading Vampire Knight, volume 1. “It’s MANGA!” said library staff members. Check the front desk for copies. •Pajama Storytime: On Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. “Miss Jennifer will have gentle stories and songs for children of all ages,” organizers said. A bedtime snack will also be provided as a special treat. •Music, Art and Drama: “Miss Debbie will conduct a creative free- for-all in two sessions," organizers said. Sessions will be held Friday, Oct. 30 from 11:30 a.m. to noon, when she’ll have age-appropriate activities for toddlers to kindergar teners. Then, from 1 to 1:30 p.m., children and tweens can act, paint, and explore their talents in a sup portive environment. •Homeschoolers Chapter Book Revue: On Thursdays at 1 p.m., homeschooled kids gather at the library to read a book together and talk about it. After the book is fin ished, they have a party related to the story: togas and snacks for a book about Cleopatra, for example. This is geared towards elementary school- aged children, but experienced read ers of any age are welcome. •Preschool and toddler story time: Your child's first introduction to reading: read with them and watch them succeed. Story time includes stories, finger-plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. It is open to children ages 2 to 5. This month’s themes are: Banned Books, Author Kate and Jim MacMullan, Monsters and Halloween. Open play with lots of toys and a guest reader will be Oct. 16 this month. •The library sewing group is working on different techniques of quilting. "Please join this fun group and learn a new trick or two,” organizers said. They meet every Wednesday 1-3 p.m. in the general purpose room. •Computer Classes: “Alisa Claytor, the nicest computer spe cialist in the world, will offer an Introduction to computers series,” organizers said. The sessions will include introduction to keyboard and mouse; introduction to computers, making files and folders and fun with Publisher. Three meeting times are offered: Tuesdays from 2-3 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., and Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-noon. Please pre-register as this is not a drop-in-style class. Call 706-795-5597 to register or stop by the library. We Buy All Gold & Silver Including: Class Rings • Wedding Bands • Coins • Broken Jewelry • Dental Gold ftaumwil/e ell 770-532-2592 1020 Jesse Jewell Pkwy. • Gainesville, GA Mon. - Thurs. 10-6:30 • Fri. - Sat. 10-7 Founder’s Corner by Buhl Cummings FANTASTIC... 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It was an honor for him to serve our community as Chief of the Collins District VFD for many years and an honor for our family members to participate in the fire department as well. We especially want to thank the community and all of its residents for the love and support during these last several weeks of our father’s illness. The encouragement received was comforting and to have the friends we have known for many years surrounding us was appreciated. Thank you for all you have done to help our mother and family during this sad time. From the family of Henry Jones o When a heart attack occurs, it is critical that treatment is delivered immediately by the most experienced cardiac and vascular teams of nurses, technicians and physicians. Athens Regional was the first hospital in northeast Georgia to provide open heart surgery and we have twice been named Top 100 in the nation in Cardiovascular Care. So what does that mean for you and your family? 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