The Chatter Box
By Deborah Bennett

For those who are interested, Keepsakes for the Soul-Volume II is now available locally at Sister's Gifts and Collectibles, The Charm Barn and, of course, The Millen News. The cost is $16.95. The book is also available online at PublishAmerica, Barnes and Noble and Amazon.

Inspirational writing is something I never expected to do, but our Lord delights in surprising us.

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Congratulations to Jenkins County High School's senior anatomy class on surpassing their goal of 150 pints in the Feb. 12 blood drive. One hundred eighty-five pints of blood were collected. The community is also to be congratulated for its support of the project.

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Don't forget to get your tickets to the Saturday, March 1, performance of "Oklahoma" at the Olde Pal Theatres at 7 p.m. The cost is $10 each. Tickets are available at the chamber of commerce office on Cotton Avenue. For more information, call 982-5595.

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Good Neighbor Award - Planters Electric Membership Corporation's "Operation Round-up" has enabled the electric cooperative to make numerous worthwhile donations to local organizations in its service area. In addition to providing its consumers with excellent service, the cooperative is also an exemplary community supporter.

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Happy birthday this week to: Joshua Ray Becton, Sandy Becton, Vincent Keith Lattimore, Elizabeth Mosely, Megan Thomas, Amber Davis, Jennifer B. Rich, Barbara Bowers, Ollie Moore Jr., Chad Holton, Travis Brown, Jasper Marion, Austin Kent, Garfield Hendrix, Anna Troisi, Reann Black, Lauren Garvin, Evelyn Richardson, Wendy Wallace, Grady Joiner, Darrel Clifton and Sophia Kent.

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Celebrating wedding anniversaries are: Mr. and Mrs. George Larisey.

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Military Active Duty List: Lance Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Radio and Communications, Bahria, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Bahrain; PV2 Ashley Clifton, U.S. Army, Yongsan, Korea; Airman First Class Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Capt. Andrew P. Thomas, U.S. Marines, F.A.S.T. Company, Yorktown, VA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Bossier AFB, Bossier, LA; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, Calif.; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie A. Yager, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Petty Chief Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion-Augusta, Persian Gulf ; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Iraq; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/E-Division, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Bagdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Kuwait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas.