ETMC Auxiliary report for October

ETMCBy Doris Gardenhire/Press release

Very important! The Masquerade Jewelry Sale is Nov. 2-3. Notice that Nov. 2-3 are Monday and Tuesday, not Thursday and Friday. Next month’s column will be too late to remind you, so put it on your calendar and watch the Community Calendar. In case you’re a new reader, this is the sale where everything is $5. That makes bookkeeping very easy! They have more than jewelry (although there’s plenty of that), such as tote bags, scarves, hats, even dresses sometimes. As always, the money we raise from these sales goes to the Nursing Scholarship Fund.

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Around the Town: Loretta still having fun with family

Loretta Humble
Loretta Humble

By Loretta Humble/Around the Town

True to the resolve I expressed here last week, I am still happily hanging out with family. I helped celebrate Hunter Norwood’s 22nd birthday, embarrassed Sonny on the Internet while he cooked me pork chops, went to granddaughter Taegan’s choir concert, (she was the best one there, of course) and went with Liz to a huge baby shower at a huge and wonderful home. I think along the way Liz and I went and bought something else, but maybe I lost count.

In the meantime, I have found a great side benefit of staying at Liz’s house. (I’m still there, by the way, haven’t moved on to the next kid’s place yet—this vacation of mine may take a while.) That benefit is that I pass by real close to my niece Margaret O’Brien’s house when I leave Liz’s house and head to town. So the last two Sunday mornings I’ve called and asked if she had some coffee to share. Both times I ended up getting breakfast, and a great visit out of the deal. Margaret and I are a little bit closer in age than her mother and I are. We have always been good friends, though we haven’t always visited as much as we mean to.

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Malakoff Exes ready for big banquet

Malakoff logoDon’t miss out on the Malakoff Exes Reunion this homecoming weekend!

Saturday, Oct. 17, will start with the 6th Annual Golf Tournament at Indian Oaks Golf Course. Check in starts at 8 a.m. with tee off at 9 a.m. Cost is $60 per player and includes Association dues, cart, lunch, cash prizes and gift bag. There is also $10,000 on the line for a hole-in-one plus a $100 marshmallow putting contest. There will be cash prizes for the top two teams. Continue reading “Malakoff Exes ready for big banquet”

HCNotes: City now owns old hospital

The old Henderson County Hospital.
The old Henderson County Hospital.

The old Henderson County Memorial Hospital has a new owner … the City of Athens.

I reported last month that the property was being transferred from the previous owner to the City and during the Athens City Council meeting Monday night City Administrator Philip Rodriguez said that process was completed last week. Continue reading “HCNotes: City now owns old hospital”