Yes You Can...

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Yes you can enjoy a country buffet in the country, in Treutlen County, Georgia. Drive in at Cowboy Carey's Convenience Barn for country cooking and a variety of country needs. It's located at the intersection of two state highways, GA 46 and GA 199, the latter being one of the most historic roads in the county.
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The old river road developed from the trails of the Native Americans, and became a dirt road for the early farmer-settlers, the route through Lothair, a substantial community before the county seat of Soperton on the new railroad (circa 1900). The owners are descendants of the local pioneer families. Cowboy Carey's is known for its neighborliness.
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Even before entering the building, the glass windows and doors are alive as a community bulletin board.
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The nearby Oconee River provides fish and game, such as the feral hog.
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The latest catches are posted on the walls.
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A group of working men lined up at the lunch buffet. Tuesday night the specialty is steak, and Friday is for fish and shrimp.
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Jack and Grace Sweat, renowned for their popular barbecue restaurant on I-16 in Treutlen County for decades, now retired, enjoy good local food.
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Over in the Maverick section are two of the Crow-Mart crowd, who visit Cowboy Carey's frequently.
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30 Year Reunion Planned for THS Class of 1979

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A 30 year reunion is being planned for the Treutlen High School Class of 1979. A committee will meet soon. In the meantime contact Ricky Reese or John Koon.
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Class members, please forward this post to your classmates.
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The members of the THS Class of 1979 are:

Stanley Bernard Alderman, Terry Marie Atkins, Eugene Kennice Beacham, Jr., Antonius Laffette Blair, Paula Jean Bowers, Noah Dale Boyette, Angelia Carol Braddy, Mary Barbara Brantley, Ricky Lamar Brooks, Cheryl Lynn Burns,

Robert Hugene Burns, Jr., Shufrounia Victoria Castleberry, Marquinta Rena Ceasar,James Elbert Clements, George Kelly Collins, Connie Lagail Cox, Sidney Shane Davis, Daniel Garland Donaldson,Terry Frances Drawdy,

Danny Fred Dukes, Jeffery Lynn Durden, Toni Ann Everett, Ray Dean Fordham, Sherri Adel Gillis, Terri Idella Gillis, Joseph Junior Griffin, Jerry Anthony Habersham, Jackie Lash Harper, Yolunda Venise Harper,

Suzanne Harrell, Pamela Carman Heath, Terri Marie Hester, Veronica Clarissa Holton, Veronica Clarissa Holton, Jimmy Edmond Hutcheson, Mark Aaron Hutcheson, Don Thurman Johnson, Frank Daniel Johnson, Jo Ann Johnson,

Lori Jean Johnson, Robin Lynn Keegan, Sharol Lynn King, John Owens Koon, Evenda Renae Little, Mitchell Glenn Manning, Lucille Dawn McCranie, Angelia Kay Meeks, Mary Elizabeth Miller, Shelby Jean Miller,

Gregory Feshay Nobles, Massie Lynn Phillips, Dale Alexander Philyaw, Melanie Denise Posey, Catherine Leevien Powell,James Ricky Reese, Elizabeth Renfroe, Brenda Faye Walker Richards, Patricia Eileen Richards,

Marcie Blanche Salter, Jo Ann Shivers, Margaret Victoria Smith, Felton Odell Strickland, Earl Damon Sumner, Frances Sweat, Kathleen Thigpen, Danny J. Thomas, Danneil Glen Toler, Kay Sandra Tompkins,

Jennifer Stephanie Wadley, Winifred Wadley, Edward Walker, Jellont Jerry Walker, Jr., Jonathan Garland Warnock, Phillip Richard Warnock, Cheryl Lena Williams, Ronnie LeVell Williams, Sharon Denice Williams, Tracy Steven Willis, Kenneth Edwin Young.
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MEMORIAL DAY IN TREUTLEN COUNTY

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The flags are flying in Soperton, courtesy of the city officials, some of them being veterans and know first-hand the meaning of Memorial Day. Small flags are placed in cemeteries on veterans' graves, a practice led by the late Eddie Young of the American Legion.
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Among those such flags at Rosemont Cemetery is at the foot of the grave of fallen hero Walter Lee Clements, the county's only Vietnam Veteran to die in the war. Rosement Cemetery has its own large flag and pole.
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Clements' grave is the gold colored one to the right of the flag pole in this picture.
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The wind had blown over the pot of red, white, and blue flowers, and we didn't straighten it for the picture, as it represents a fallen hero.
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Walter Lee Clements' grave has a simple veteran headstone.
WALTER LEE CLEMENTS
GEORGIA
GMG3 US NAVY
VIETNAM
DEC 28 1941 MARCH 13 1967
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For his obituary, go to the Bill Ricks of Soperton blog (May 24), our link "New Signs and Old Pictures".
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More Activity at Lothair UMC

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Work continues at Lothair United Methodist Church as the electrical crew was busy wiring the expanded building.
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What Is Green and Red, but Basically Black?

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In 10 days the berries can change from green to red to black. With all the rain this week, and promise of warmer days, we will be going back next week to pick some plump, sweet juicy blackberries. Plenty of them are on public land on the right of way on county dirt roads. Yum-yum!
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A Grand Flower It Is

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The Southern Magnolia's technical name is magnolia grandiflora. They grow from Virginia to Florida, as far as Texas, and hardier plants as far north as Ohio. In Treutlen County they started blooming the first week of May, have already reached their peak, but they will be blooming for a few more days. Above is a Magnolia with blooms at various stages.
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Two or three of the largest Magnolias you are likely to find here are those on the west lawn of the courthouse. Mrs. George (Lavada) Barwick, a charter member of the Soperton Garden Club, said that the club planted the trees, which were brought from the river swamp. Mrs. Barwick's husband was longtime Sheriff, and she sat on their porch (Georgia Avenue & MLK Drive) watching as the courthouse was being constructed. She later became Clerk of Court.
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A gray squirrel contentedly rests on a large Magnolia limb at the courthouse. The trees have grown so large that even high jumpers would have trouble reaching a lower limb, but about 50 years ago, according to one of our lovely young ladies, she and her older brother could hide in the lower branches that nearly touched the ground, waiting for their mother to get off from work. They climbed, sat, and yelled when people came by. Luckily nobody ever saw them.
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One of the problems presented by the Magnolia is that it drops leaves all year, but especially in the blooming season. It's best to wait till the falling subsides. Some people dispose of the leaves while others just rake them around the trunk, to hold moisture. It takes a while but they will eventually turn to mulch. Although Mrs. Barwick went along with the other Garden Club members on the courthouse Magnolias, but she once pointed to one of the leaves and said, "I'd as soon have a piece of paper on my lawn than one those."
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Mrs. Laura Peterson, also a charter member of the Soperton Garden Club, was memorialized by the club's planting a Magnolia at the County Commissioners office (the Cullens house).
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When club member, Mrs. Dicy Kate Gillis died, the club presented the bench in her memory.
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We Call Them Catarbur Trees

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Newcomers to the community may be wondering about those big shady trees with huge leaves and white flowers. We call them catarbur trees and the fish bait that grow on them are catarbur worms. Google the word, as we did, and you will find the only one in the internet world who is spelling it right. It's on the Georgia Outdoor News Forum in answer to What do you use for Trotline Bait? The URL is http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?p=169659
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Google catalpa catawba and find 108,000 results, including these few:

Catalpa , also spelled Catawba, is a genus of mostly deciduous trees in the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae, native to warm temperate regions of North America, the West Indies, and eastern Asia.
http://fotokew.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/southern-catalpa-catawba-indian-bean-tree-fish-bait-tree/

What are Catawba/Catalpa Worms?
Catawba worms are actually not worms at all, they are the larvae of a Moth that only eats the leaves of a "Catalpa/Catawba" tree. They only "show up" on Catawba trees seasonally and only on certain trees, making them extremely hard to find.
http://catawbaworms.com/

THE CATALPA SPHINX1 is a common hawk or sphinx moth, but it is the caterpillar stage, that is most often encountered and best known. The caterpillars, commonly called catalpa worms or "catawba" worms, feed on leaves of catalpa and often completely strip trees of foliage... While the catalpa worm is well known as a tree pest, it may be as well or better known to some for its attractiveness to fish. The caterpillars have long been valued for fish bait, and references to their collection by fishermen date back at least to the 1870's when the species was first described.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Pests-730/catalpa-catawba-worms.htm

A variety of comments can be read on Dave's Garden
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1682/

Video of catarbur trees/worms:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrVpnuaiVqw

The full view of the tree was shot in Parkerville. The closeup of flowers ws made in Soperton; look hard under the blossoms for clues of the exact location.
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For the Man Who Has Everything

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Okay, this is not in Treutlen County. But when we saw the monster griller in Vidalia, we knew it wouldn't be long before somebody here got one. Maybe Father's Day. Hint, Hint!
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What's Coming Next?

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Have you noticed all the new concrete poles and new cables being put up in Treutlen County by the electrical energy providers? Looks like bright days are ahead. Maybe electric cars are the way to go?
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Open House Held for Country Clippers

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Country Clipper lawn mower company held an outdoor open house presentation of their products at the Soperton Farm Center last Saturday. We don't know how many George and Jamie sold, but everybody had a good time checking out the various models. Refreshments, too!
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Class of '49 Holds 60-Year Reunion

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At the Soperton Community House, Saturday evening, 24 members and spouses of the Soperton High School class of 1949 met for their 60-year reunion.

Class members attending included: Ray Jackson, Jones Peebles, Donald Ricks, Edison Shepherd, Janette Collins Reule, Danny Walker, Leatrice Brinson Kight, June Duke Slater, Annette Frost Branch, Mary Jo Holton Poole, Betty Ruth Horton Palmer, Woodrow Poole.

Living members not attending included: Dorthy Hutcheson McNair, Selma Lane Drury, Claude Lumley, Huey Palmer, Gertrude Peebles Burns, Vonnelle Beasley Brantley, Agress Brantley Fulford, Charlie Cammack Knowles, Cornelia Deriso Schultz, Neil Drake, Hazel Heuett Daniel, Jack Simons, Madlyn Sumneer Shank, Helen Walker Adams,Katleen Gillis Brantley, Peggy Wilkes Lindsey.

Deceased members included: Dorothy Jennings (1972), J. W. Logan (84), Juanita Logan (93), Bill Gillis (93), Delmas Sweat (97), Joyce Phillips (98), Grace Odom(98), Theodore Crowder (99), Helen Brantley (2001), James L. Raley (01), Jackie Moxley (01), Freddie Peacock (02), Mokie Wells (02), Fannie Jo Phillipd (02), Betty Jane Thigpen (02), Eloise Thigpen (03), James Barwick (03), George H. Davis (05), Virgil Brinson (05), Howard Cauley (05), Joyce Henry (06), Foy McCoy(07), Wilton Phillips (07), Doye Green (07), Wyman Simons (08).
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THE MAYONNAISE JAR
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Part of the program was a live demonstration of "The Mayonnaise Jar."

When things in your life seem almost too much too handles, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. The then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
He then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open spaces between the golf balls. He asked the students again if the jar was full; they agreed it was.
He next picked up a box of sand and
poured it into the jar.Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked again, and the students agreed again.
He then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured them into the jar, filling the space in the sand. The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognized that the jar represents life.
"The golf balls are the important things - your faith, family, children, health, friends and favorite passions - Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained your life would still be full.
"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, car.
"The sand is everything else - the small stuff.
"If you put the sand into the jar first "If your spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
"Take care of the Golf Balls first- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raided her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show your that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always some room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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Orianna High School 16th Reunion

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Sixteen alumni of Orianna High School gathered at the Harmony Lodge Masonic Hall for the school's 16th reunion. The school was established 1912. Trustees were J. E. Page, R. B. Thigpen, and E. A. Avery. Faculty was Prof. J. L. Poston, Principal; Mrs. J. L. Poston, Itermediate, and Miss Bernice Spencer, Primary.

PROGRAM:
Welcome- Nell Absher, Opening Prayer - Edison Shepherd, Pledge of Allegiance - Bobbie Hussey, Devotional - Milton Ricks, Tribute to Deceased - June Slater, Open Discussion - Nell Absher, Donations - Nell Absher, Blessing - Edison Shepherd.

DECEASED:
Elton Smith, Ellie Hadden, Gary Mimbs, Wyman Simons, Lovie Clark,Joyce Smith, Mildred Morgan, Evelyn Fennell, Dale HaysliipBevil, Leon Coolidge Meeks Sr, Sabra Thigpen Gay, Rev. Felton Johnson, Jim Higgs, Curtis (Buddy) Rogers Jr, Timothy Moseley, Rev. William (Bill) Sweat, Myra Braddy Henry, Daisy Poole Willis,Lewis Barwick, Alton Morris, Howard Durden, Ruth Beck.

ATTENDING:
Bobbie Hussey, Virgil Odom, Sandra Blissett, J. C. Darley, Nell Absher, June Slater, Wade Smith, Laquate Harrison,Milton Ricks, Ruby Ricks, Ruby Darley, Edison Shepherd, Emmeline Shepherd, Harvey Spivey, Marilyn Ricks Mimbs.
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2009 Relay for Life

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Heavy rain and threatening skies moved the annual Relay for Life from Jean Gillis Park to Trinity Church at six o'clock this evening. There were games for children, good eats, homemade cakes, southern entertainment, and lots of good folks enjoying each other's company to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.
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