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HOGANSVILLE HOME NEWS- MAY 24, 2001
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THANKS - The City of Hogansville has official-
one of its top young people for a long string of
TOP: Mandy Aldrich is surrounded by
(I-r) brother, Brad, Mandy, mother, Cindy and
David. Mandy has a •love for music as well as
in academics, Some of her accomplishments
competing at Georgia Tech in the Science
Miss Callaway High, Star
Valedictorian and Magna Cure Laude. She is also
! with nothing but A's during her middle and high
years. Mandy plans on attending LaGrange
in the fall and major in Biology, then pursue a
Degree in Physical Therapy. She loves to read
Bottom photo: Senator Dan Lee con-
Mandy Aldrich on her achievements during the
The Hogansville City Council presented her with a
thanking her for being a role model and repre-
so well. Pictured (l-r) are Hogansville
St. Clair, Lee, Mandy, and her mother, Cindy.
Two Attend Meeting
Of Retired Teachers
President Ralph Johnson and
Mrs. Ida Jones represented the
Troup Retired Educators
Association during the 43rd
Annual Meeting of the Georgia
Association of Befired Educators
held at the Augusta Radisson
Riverfront Hotel, May 8-10.
GREA President Geraldine
Tilson convened the meeting.
Various workshops were held
on 1hesday afternoon. These
included: Social
Security/Medicare, State Health
Insurance, Local Unit Presidents,
Consumer Fraud and Predatory
Lending, Legislative Issues,
Elderhostel, and a Scrapbook
Workshop.
On Tuesday evening during
the President's Awards Dinner,
TREA received the following
awards: A Unit of Excellence,
Public Relations, Scholarship,
and Scrapbook Participation.
Highlights during the first
general session on Wednesday
included reports by Jeff Ezell
(Executive Director for the
Teacher Retirement System of
Georgia), and Jason Wetzel
(Georgia Department of
Education) on "Character
Education."
A volunteer GREA Chorus (of
which Ida Jones was a partici-
pant) sang during the luncheon
and banquet. Also, entertainment
was provided by the GREA
Barbershop Singers during the
awards dinner and breakfast. The
Jazz Band from Davidson Fine
Arts Magnet High School pre-
sented a concert on Wednesday
evening following the banquet.
GREA spotlighted the follow-
ing friends and businesses in
Troup County who supported the
retired educators financially and
in service: Commercial Bank &
Trust of Troup County, Rep. Carl
Von Epps, Georgia Houses, 131
District, Hunter-Allen-Myhand
Funeral Home, Lake-Dunson
Robertson Funeral Home, Inc.,
Mountville Mills, Inc.
In Loving Memory of
Mr. Stark "Pete" Ellis, Sr.
5-13-10 - 5-25-83
Your smile, your laugh, your
love of life, we miss this part of
you.
But in our hearts we all
know, although we camlot see,
That you are there looking
down on us from a much better
place to be.
Your memory is so precious
to us that you will live in our
hearts eternally.
Sadly missed by his chil-
drem Annette, Wenormh, Stark,
dr.,Janie, Marion, Harion, Heidi
and grandchildren
D Cheatham Gottshall
Extra! Read all about
the Hogansville
Library's Vacation
Club Dalmatian, was
at Hogansvflle
, School on Thursday,
in kindergarten
fifth grade reported
(Some said McSpot
a lot like our Youth
Debbie Paulsen.)
Library newspaper
about all the wonder-
in June. Registration
June 1 at the library.
All overdue
are returned on June
i Would have fines forgiv-
is moving into the
r for the summer.
of McSpot's dog-
complete. Come
i sched-
the activities for the
Reading Program. Be
library. Don't miss
fun this sununer.
Read to Me Club"
from 6:00 p.m.
pajamas (if you
,bear and
Then relax and enjoy
reads during
story time.
of the "Career
is June 4 at the
p.m.
civil service
and answers in a
are still avail-
" drawing is June 21 and
$1.00 each at
Public Library,
Books for Children
The $oon-
the sooner we
books
, and Monday,
for the Memorial
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May 24th
25th
May 26th
May 28th
-8 PM
in the this
weekend, the tent to
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