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..... HOGANSV HERALD - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2017 PAGE 5-A
Photo By Andy Kober
SPECIAL GUEST - It's a busy time of year for Santa, but the jolly old elf has committed
to be present for Friday's Light Up Pine Mountain, giving children and adults an opportu-
nity for an early visit.
By ANDY KOBER
While celebrating arrival of the Christmas
Season in Hogansville is two weeks away,
those ready for the season to begin should
visit Pine Mountain on Friday evening.
Two annual events are scheduled to begin
at 6:30 pm and they are Light Up Pine
Mountain and the Holiday Cookie Exchange.
Light Up Pine Mountain will be held at'
the corner of Broad Street and Commerce
Avenue in front of the Pine Mountain Tourism
Association office in the downtown area.
The Park Elementary School Chorus along
with choral groups from various churches
will perform a number of Christmas and
Holiday songs.
At the end of the music Pine Mountain
Mayor.Jim Trott:wfll officially switch on the
lights ori the town's ChriStmas Tree, Welcom-
ing the Christmas Season to Pine Mountain.
Even as the Christmas Tree is lit, Pine
Mountain Fire Department will be bringing
Santa Claus to Light Up Pine Mountain where
he will take time to greet all the children pres-
ent.
THE HOLIDAY Christmas Cookie
Exchange, sponsored by the Merchants
Association, will be taking place among the
shops in the downtown area.
Visitors are encouraged to Visit the shops,
enjoy some delicious cookies, and see the
unique Christmas presents available in the
shops.
It is recommended to begin the Cookie
Exchange at Country Gardens and get a cook-
ie receptacle to hold those delicious treats
The Cookie Exchange is scheduled tolast
until about 8 pm.
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DR. JOHN A. TURES
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There's a recent movie out called "Thank
you for your service," that's getting a little
attention in the press. It's thanking veterans
for their service to this country. And that's
something we do every year on Veterans' Day
and Memorial Day. But it took a speaker
from China, and reactions from my ten-year-
old son, tO help me see how every veteran,
especially the Cold Warriors, gave life to my
youngest child, and gave me another reason
to be thankful.
Most of the veterans who are recognized
are so honored for their courage under fire.
Certainly others did their duty with pride and
no less bravery, especially during stressful
training, guarding, and wargaming, but may
never have heard an enemy shot. I'm writ-
Those of us who lived during the Cold War
know its importance. But it's a different story
for younger generations. Some revisionists
would have you believe that it was no big
deal. It was over-hyped. It was just a waste
of time, a lot like the Y2K phenomenon (where
people thought our computers would be
messed up by the year 2000). They want you
to think it was unnecessary. But that's just
not true.
The week of Veterans' Day, I had a speak-
er come to LaGrange, GA. Lily Tang Williams,
from the Victims of Communism Fund
arrived to tell us her tale about being born
in China, and being raised as a "Young
Pioneer" during the bloody Cultural
Revolution, where students turned in their
professors, and each other, for being insuf-
ficiently hard-core communist. Even fami-
ly members turned on each other. Victims
could be executed, or sent away to brutal,
labor camps to be worked to death in inhos-
pitable conditions.
Eventually, Ms. Williams was able to come
to the United States, and stay, giving up her
law professor position. She married an
American, became involved in real estate,
and eventually became a U.S, Senate candi-
date for the Libertarian Party in 2016' in
Colorado. She was even included in a debate
with the incumbent senator and his GOP rival,
stealing the show by calling for body-cams
for politicians!
In addition to speaking to college students,
she also gave a presentation to our Cub Scout
Den. After telling the kids her story, we asked
the scouts what freedoms they now do appre-
ciate. One mentioned freedom of speech,
while another chose the right to vote. One
mentioned freedom of travel. My son, nor-
maUy a chatterbox compared to his older sis-
ter, stayed strangely quiet.
After we dropped our speaker ...... off at._ _her
had a One-Child Policy?" I told our second-
born that it was so, providing an academic
discussion that focused on the rationale of
limited resources and overpopulation, not
getting it.
He stared at me with wide eyes, in shock,
and replied "But dad, if that happened here,
• you wouldn't have had me."
It then hit me, harder than ever, what free-
dom truly means, and that means to have a
family that you want, which is more impor-
tant than we think about on a day-to-day basis.
But my young son got it right off the bat. So,
on behalf of my son and myself, our family
thanks you for supporting freedom, and
opposing tyranny, in all forms.
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