Rocky Ford schools to hold reunion

All alumni and friends of Rocky Ford High School and Rocky Ford Elementary School are invited to share a day of food, fun and memories at the Rocky Ford School Reunion Saturday, Sept. 19.

The reunion will begin with a 10 a.m. registration in the Rocky Ford Baptist Church social hall. A fee of $11 per person will cover the catered lunch and other costs.

If you plan to attend, please call either Hilda Rahn at (912) 863-7651 or planning committee chairman Robert Burke at (912) 863-6830 by Thursday, Sept. 10, so they can have an accurate count for the caterer.

A brief program will start at 11 a.m. and will include a devotional by the Rev. Al Rahn and a time for old friends and schoolmates to swap stories and share old memories. Bring old pictures and other memorabilia to share if you have them. The program will adjourn early enough for everyone to reach home or other lodging before night.

Rocky Ford High School closed in 1950 but remained open as Rocky Ford Elementary School through 1966.

Miss Fair-on-the-Square pageant

to be held Sept. 19 The Miss Fair-on-the-Square beauty pageant will be held Saturday, Sept. 19. For additional information, contact Angie Lane at 982-4247.

Modern Woodmen to hold fundraiser

for Bo Ginn Aquarium

Modern Woodmen of America, Camp 7882, is sponsoring a fundraiser for the benefit of Bo Ginn Aquarium. Donations are $2 with the grand prize being a $100 gas card. All proceeds raised from the activity will be matched by the home office of Modern Woodmen of America, up to $2,500.

The winner will be announced 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18.

Entries are available for $2 at the Millen-Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce office on Cotton Avenue. For additional information, call 982-5595.

UDC to hold Dedication Ceremony

Margaret Jones #27 United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold a dedication ceremony for the Magnolia Springs State Park Museum and Fort Lawton Trail as Confederate sites 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.

The activity will feature Living History Campsites.

There is no admission charge, but the park does require a $5 parking fee.

The public is invited to attend.