HOGANSVILLE HOME NEWS - THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2005
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GEE, GRANDPA - Nick Riney marvels at the 7-pound bass that he and grandfather Ron Buchanap hooked on
Saturday, June 4, after the car show in Hogansville. At right, Nick checks out a catch he made on his own. Grandpa,
Hogansville's public works director and building inspector, sometimes fills in for the boy's father, who is on duty in Iraq.
By Paul McCorvey
GOOD JOB - Serving on this year's Reunion Committee were (L-R) Paula Primm, Iris
Knowles, Mary Miner, Jo Eichenberger, Charles James, and Carlene James.
Harris City, Here l Come...
Annual Reunion Enjoyed, But Will Young Folks Carry Torch?
was held in 1991, there were "Many people are bringing
By PAUL McCORVEY
It may be time the "Harris
City Kids" passed the torch.
Fift.y-fpur attended the
14th reunion Saturday night,
June 4fithdRo0sevelt Warm
Springs Institute for
Rehabilitation clubhouse.
Last year 79 showed for the
annual get-together of folks
who grew up in the unincor-
porated town, that lies
between Warm Springs and
Greenville.
When the first reunion
130 people, many from the
town's original 25 families.
"The discouraging thing
is that attendance is down this
year," Jo Eichenberger said.
She and the late Claire Bass
hatched the idea for the first
reunion while sitting and talk-
ing about the great kids they
had grown up with in the
small town that consisted
only of three grocery stores.
"The encouraging thing is
that we have so many young
people," Eichenberger said.
their children. If we don't
have young people come, I
am afraid it will be on its way
OUt."
Eichenberger said it is up
to the parents to keep the
young people interested.
Charles and Carlene
James, members of this
year's reunion committee,
certainly did their part. All
of their children - Thomas,
Ben, Christy, Steve, and Sandi
and her husband, Mike Bates
- were on hand.
Congratulations to
Sandra V. Phillips, daughter
of the late Thomas Varner and
Gladys Bohannon Varner of
Grantville, whO graduated
from Troy State University.
The commencement exer-
cise was held at the First
Baptist Church in Augusta on
Friday, May 27. She received
a masters degree in counsel-
ing and psychology. She is
also the granddaughter of the
late William and Theresa
Bohannon.
Alice Mae Nalls of
Grantville has returned home
after spending three weeks
with her daughter and son-
in-law, Willie Frank and
Henrietta Johnson of
Ramstein, Germany.
Congratulations to Rita
Ann Parks, daughter of Janie
Parks of Grantville, who
graduated from Newnan
High School.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
wishes go to Dexter and Mary
Ownes on their 9th on June
1; Clifford and Robyn Riddle
on their 1st on June 5; Douglas
and Brenda Pritchett on their
14th on June 8; and Denis and
Shandra Rhodes on their 14th
on June 7. We wish them
many more.
BIRTHDAY GREET-
INGS go to Barbara Annette
Addle, Sontreon Tonmecia,
daughter of Sonja Addle,
Rashad Cameron, sor of
Willie and Angela Cameron,
Deborah Brbwn, Dereka
Brown, Dominique Rashay
Colton, granddaughter of
Arvella Colton, Travis Colton,
grandson of Willie Lee and
Mary Colton, Albert Dean,
Justin Emanuel Clements,
son of Anthony and Tangela
Clements, Cessinee Dean,
daughte.r of Rev. Frank and
Alice Dean Jr., Frances
Blount, Darron Dean, Sharon
Nicole Dean, Ector and
Marian Dean, Gloria O.
Easter, in memory of Ollie
Beatrice Fitten, in memory
of Freddie Foster, Emma Lou
Glanton, Justin Grady,
Darron Black, Jasmine
Harris, granddaughter of the
late Mr. andMrs. Mr. andMrs.
Terry Hines Sr., Joseph
Antonio Hines, sot/ of Rev.
Joseph and Janie Hines,
louise Hines, Konrad Hines,
Robert Hines, Zelda Hines,
DeAndre Terez, grandson of
Charles and Emma Jean
Hawkins, Jarrett Johnson,
Larry E. Leigh, Frederick
Lowe II, nephew of Debbie
Lowe, in memory of Emma
Hawkins, Thomas Hines III,
Thomas Hines IV, in memo-
ry of Addle Mae Lundy,
Tommie Ann Lax, Jerome
Nalls, Corey B. Parks, son of
Sharon Dean, Derrick
Patterson, Petula H. Petty,
Annette Phillips, Mike
Purgason, Joyce Miller,
Annie R. Reese, Destiny
Robinson, daughter of
William and Deborah
Robinson, Jonathan
Robertson, son of Rev. and
Mrs. Ray Robertson, Joe
Rosser, son of Ellen Rosser,
Marvin Lewis Snellings,
Wayne Malcolm, Jeffery
Parks, James Edward
Stewart, grandson of Willie
and Elease Stewart, Martha
W. Stewart, in memory of
Jake Talley, Tyrone Tigner,
Jamie Wheelous and Roger
Williams.
You are invited to attend
the 127th anniversary of
Bethlehem Baptist Church of
St. Marks community on
Sunday, June 12 at 2 p.m. Rev.
Sam Cameron, pastor of
Springfield Baptist Church
of LaGrange, will be bring-
ing the message. Dinner will
be served.
Vacation Bible School will
be held at Bethlehem Baptist
Church on June 13 through
June 17 from 5 until 7 p.m.
nightly. All children are invit-
ed to attend. Rev. Lucy
Stanley is director. Rev. Willie
Joe Cameron is the pastor.
Don't forget Sunday is
Childrens Day.
SEED FOR THOUGH..
Train up a child in the way he
should go, and when he is old,
he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
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307 Church St. • Hogansville,GA
678478-5887
Pastor Mike Parker
Would like to invite the youth of
Hogansville 6- 15 years to a
Lock-In, this Friday Night,
June 10, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.- 8:00
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yourself, and even your parents.
There will be LOTS OF FOOD &
LOTS OF FUNI We love you &
Jesus does too! So come on down
to New Faith Baptist Church and
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Bring your sleeping bag, pillow,
Get your Blessing.
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