The County Record, SEPTEMBER 20, 2006, Page 5


News & Events from the ,
Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce
 20816 Central Ave. East, Suite 2 Blountstown, Florida 32424
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BY MARTI VICKERY
Chamber Operations
Manager
Membership Meeting
 Thursday, September 21,
 2006 Our September
 Membership lunch meeting is
 set for Thursday, Sept. 21, at
 noon at the Calhoun County
 Senior Citizen Center on
 Cayson Street in
 Blountstown.
 There is a lot going on We
 have scheduled two' guest
 speakers this month. Gary
 Latham, the grant coordina-
 tor of the Chipola River
 (Watershed) Partnership, who
 has developed several com-
 munity partnerships.
 Calhoun County's own, Will
 'Leonard, Tropicana Speech
 Award Winner, will speak on
 "Property Rights In America".
 The cost for lunch is only
$7.00. RSVP to 674-4519.
Come and see what we are all
about!
Main Street Blountstown
 The "Death Ala Mode"
Murder Mystery Dinner
Theater was a complete suc-
cess! What an event two
sold out performances, a din-,
ner "to die for", a fabulous
Silent Auction, and all the
drama and laughs we had
hoped for. What comes
next??
 October 31 Creature
Feature Movie'on the Square
after dark, with a Pumpkin
Carving Contest prior to sun-
down.
 December 2 Join us for
the C'alhoun County


Christmas on the Square
Festival, the Christmas
Parade and the Main Street
Blountstown Street Dance
following the parade in the
Park! Food, fun, crafts, music
- plan to spend your day and
night at the Square!
 December 8 Holiday Tour
of Homes This special
evening will get you in the
mood for the holidays!
 Our meeting Monday was
very exciting! We had visitors
and new members joining the
organization. If you are ready
to -see some positive things
happening, roll up your
sleeves, get your creative
juices flowing and get where
the action is... Blountstown
Main Street!
 Our next meeting is set for
Monday, October 2 at
Connie's Kitchen at noon.
Call Angie at 674-9191 /
447-0336 or call the Calhoun
County Chamber at 674-,
4519 for more information.

 Join the Calhoun
 County Chamber of
 Commerce and
 come grow with us!
 Memberships for
 businesses, non-
 profit organizations
 and individuals are
 available. Call
 Marti at: 674-4519
 or stop by Monday
 Friday from 8 5
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Altha Church of God
to host Family Day
 The congregation of Altha
 Church of God cordially'
 invites you to join us for
 Family Day on October 29.
 The day\ will be--in .-itth
 Sunday School at 9:30, fol-
 'lowed by morning worship at
 10:30. Immediately following
 morning worship. a lunch
 will be provided, followed by
 an afternoon of carnival
 gaines. inflatable games,
 activities, and a sing featur-
 ing The Thompson Family.
 The afternoon activities will
'last from 1:30 4:30 p.m.
A If you attend another
church, please feel free to
join us after you attend your
home church. 'Morning
church attendance is not
required to enjoy the after-
noon with us.
 Everything is free, so bring
 your family and join us for a
 fun-filled Sunday afternoon.
 In the event of rain, the event
 will be held in the fellowship
 hall.

 Watson Family in
 concert at Southside
 Southside Assembly of
 God Church will host the
 Watson Family Gospel
 Concert on Sunday,
 September 24, starting at
 5:00 p.m. (CT).


 Pastor Larry White and
congregation invite all to
come and enjoy ,the music.
Southside is located two
miles south of Blountstown
on Hwy. 71,. next to Eddie
Fau-cloth Septic Co. .

Aglow Retreat set for
Oct. 27-28 in Destin
 S The North-westt Florida
Area Aglow Retreat is set for
Oct. 27-28 at Embassy
Suites, 570 Scenic Gulf Drive
(0Old Hwy. 98), in Destin.
Guest speaker is Judy
Reamer. Registration fee is
$65.
 Contact Lenora Nelson
(850) 479-4222, nelsonjack-
lenora@aol.com or Carolyn
Brock (850) 674-8368,
cabrock@gtcom.net for more
information.


 I would like to take this
time to thank everyone that
prayed for me and are still
praying. God will bless you.
To the persons that donated
their sick leave time to help
me out, I great appreciate it.
It's been hard, but with God's
help and people like you in a
community that has con-
cerns of their own, we will
make it. God bless you all.

 Glennell Morris


St. Paul AME and St. Mary's Missionary Baptist to present...



A Peanut Butter and





Jelly Wedding Sunday


 We bring you greetings from St.
Paul AME Church and St. Mary
Missionary Baptist Church in
Blountstown and would like to
invite you to witness and support
Blountstown's first and only Peanut
Butter and Jelly Wedding featuring
Blountstown's youth and youth
from surrounding areas. The pro-
gram will be held Sunday,
September 24th, beginning at 4:30
p.m. at St. Paul A.M.E. Church,
Blountstown.
 A Peanut Butter and Jelly
Wedding is not about a "marriage",
it is a production presented by com-

Pictured at left is Little Miss Peanut
Butter & Jelly. Jayla Brigham.


Abe Springs Baptist to


honor pastor Sunday


 Abe Springs Baptist
 Church will be celebrating
 Pastor Appreciation Day and
 the Pastor's birthday on
 Sunday, September 24th.
 Rev. Allen Pitts and wife
 Betty will celebrate 25 years
 of service at the church and
 Allen will celebrate his 55th
 birthday.
 The church was founded
 in July, 1917. The first
 church was a wood frame
 building and in the 1950's
 the block building was built
 and is' still going strong
 today. This. church too, was
 built by the members of the
 church. Most of the older
 members and officials have
 gone to' be with the Lord and
 are buried at the church
 cemetery. On April 21, 1973,
 Allen and Betty were married
 in the 'church and in 1981,
 Allen was called to Pastor the
 church. Allen and Betty
 gives- all the credit to the Lord
 for their marriage, the *25
 \ears of service to the church
 land for Allen's 55th birthday.
 The church is a small coun-
 try church \with a big heart
 and lots of, love. Allen works
 for the phone company dur-
 ing the week and Betty works
 for Dr. Edewaard. Allen and
 Betty have been blessed with
 a wonderful church family.
 Family and friends play an
Important role in their lives
when it comes to ministering,
as you need all the prayers
and support from everyone
and you have to be dedicat-
ed to serving the Lord and
put God first in everything.
 Please make plans to
 attend this special service
 which will begin at 10:00
 a.m. Gospel singing group
 Cross Cut from Panama City
 along with Elizabeth
 McCormick will be minister-
 ing in the morning service.
 Sunday School will be omit-
 ted and singing will begin at
 10:00 a.m. A covered dish
 dinner will follow after the
 morning service. Please
 come by and congratulate
 Allen and Betty and.' wish
 Allen a Happy 55th Birthday.
 If you are unable to attend


 Rev. Alien and Betty Pitts
and 'Would like to send a
card, please send to Abe,
Springs Baptist Church,
12912 SWCR 275,
Blountstown, FL 32424 or
call 674-5880 or 674-4376.
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munity youth that teaches about true
friendship to one another. We will also
have a special presentation from Officer
Friendly, from the Law Enforcement, who
will educate our youth about safety.
 The Peanut Butter and Jelly Wedding
was created by a native from Blountstown
who decided to do this project to support
Saint Mary and Saint Paul Churches
while giving back to the community. We
would appreciate your support of this
wonderful event. For more information
call 1-888-286-2773, Ext. 71.

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