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Next months meeting is planned as an open meeting, with the public invited. Expect crowds. Come early if you want a good parking spot and a good seat, close enough to see and hear well.
Thursday - May 23, 2013 - 6:00 p.m.
Heritage Baptist Church - 8800 Rose Avenue.
The pop quiz went very well. At least a dozen members gave their spiel, telling us who they were researching, how far along they were, and what was holding them up. Not many photos, though. However, we expect to have another similar program, perhaps as early as June, so dig up those photos and come prepared.
The program for our next meeting will be a presentation by Don Wells, representing the Mountain Stewards, a conservation organization, out of Jasper, Georgia.
Don and his wife, Diane, have written a book, "Mystery of the Trees," about the mysterious "bent" trees sometimes found in the wooded areas around the southeast. These are landmarks or trail markers, created and left behind by Native American peoples.
Notice, this will be an open meeting, with the public invited, so come early if you want a good seat.
We'll return to the Neal cemetery this Thursday with Trey Vines' crew -- may have a second crew, but I'm not at all sure about that.
We had a very busy day this past Thursday. We took care of Holly Springs, Smith-Collins, and McKoy (including filling Thomas McKoy's vandalized grave with dirt courtesy of Harbin Landscaping and Jeff Champion).
We were supposed to do Chapel on the Hill also, but when we got there the kids at school field day across the road gathered at the fence to watch, and Lt. Skinner told us to leave. It seems that, recently, parents in Winston had complained about the proximity of an inmate crew to the school/kids, and Jim didn't want any problems.
We'll get Chapel on the Hill when we return to do a mid-summer cleaning of Holly Springs. Probably mid to late July while school is out so no problem with the peanut gallery.
Hope to see some of you Thursday morning.
And by the way - we could sure use a few more volunteers. Supervisory only, the Sheriff sends a deputy with an inmate crew to do the actual manual labor.
Also, we need you to contact us if you know of a Douglas County cemetery in need of attention. There may be some we are not aware of, so please help us out!
Contact:
Sandy Whittington
770-949-8053 (home)
404-625-3108 (mobile)
Regular Meetings
Meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of each month, except for the November and December meetings, which are held on the 3rd Thursday of the the month to prevent interference with the holidays and family get-togethers.
Additionally, the December meeting is our annual Christmas Dinner, and may be held just about anywhere in Douglas County. Sometimes we meet at a local restaurant, sometimes a potluck at someones home or at a local businesses conference or meeting room. The location will be announced by at least the November meeting, usually before, and the pertinent information will be posted here.
The meetings begin at 6:00 pm and are held in the Fellowship Hall (downstairs) of the Heritage Baptist Church, located at 8800 Rose Avenue, Douglasville, Georgia. The parking lot entrance is on Selman drive, just down from the traffic light at Rose Avenue and Selman Drive.
At the request of our host, we must tidy up and clear the room by 7:45 pm.