Dancer's Inc. presents Mary Poppins

Wendy's word

Keep on swinging! Baseball season is a little past the halfway mark, and what a season it has been. Don't ever let anyone say Dixie Youth Baseball is not exciting!

You win some and you lose some, but regardless of what the scoreboard says, you just keep on swinging! When it's all said and done it's simply about the boys learning to love the game. It's about practicing good sportsmanship and lifelong skills of positive competition.

Best wishes to all the teams during these last several weeks. Batter up!

Now let's see what the "chatter" is for today ...

Mary Poppins

Dancer's Inc. will present its annual recital this weekend at the Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts. The preschool show is Saturday at 2 p.m., and the main show is Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

The show will feature a companywide cast including seniors Ginny Tyler Godwin as Mary Poppins; Tori Barrentine as Bert; Carol Kaminsky as Michael; Ashlee McMillian as Jane; Meredith Gray as Mrs. Banks; Ariel Baker as Katie Nana; and Sara Templeton as Mr. Dawes Sr.

Tickets will be available at the door. For more information, contact Dancer's Inc. at 355-2996 or at www.dancersinc.com.

Panhellenic tea

The Greater Decatur Panhellenic Council will host the annual Mother-Daughter Tea on Sunday in the Colonial Room at Colonial Mall (next to J.C. Penney) at 2 p. m.

Any girl planning to go through sorority recruitment next fall or winter is welcome. Questions about the recruitment process and about sororities, in general, will be answered. No paperwork will be needed at this time.

If you have questions or need additional information, call Mary Pettey at 350-9013.

Scrapbooking group

Hospice of the Valley's Community Bereavement Center invites you to participate in the Loving You Forever Scrapbooking Support Group. The group is free and designed for caregivers or anyone who has recently experienced a death.

The first meeting is Monday at 5:30 p.m. and will continue on the second Friday of every month at 1:30 p.m. and the third Monday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at Hospice of the Valley's Community Bereavement Center at 240 Johnston St. S.E. in Decatur.

Participants will need to bring a new photo album, pictures and scissors. Everything else will be provided. Registration is encouraged.

For more information, call Kristin Gilchrist at 350-5585.

Junior League

Junior League of Morgan County held the annual meeting recently at Decatur Country Club. The meeting celebrated an exciting year for Junior League, which raised more than $10,000 to benefit local charities with its Bag-A-Bargain Fundraiser. The League also continued to work with Friends of Delano Park on the new playground for children of all abilities.

Several members were honored at the meeting for their outstanding contributions including Karen Tidwell, Mary Liz Beaton Award; Marly Nails, Provisional of the Year; and Sally Smartt, Sustainer of the Year. Rebecca Bibb and Jennie-Marie McMasters were awarded prize girls for the Bag-A-Bargain Fundraiser.

Among members present were board members Melissa Elliot, Alicia Nails, Karen Tidwell, Stoshia Logan, Angie Casciano and Lisa Cherry. Other members attending included Bridget Montgomery, Mary McRee, Anne Hurt, Susan Gossett, Beth Allison, Alicia Turney, Marita Durham, Kerri Murphy, Philomena Jones, Cynthia Leonard, Anna Clark, Marly Nails, Jennie-Marie McMasters, Carey Sutton, Mandy Sample, Andrea Murphree, Patricia Thrasher, Sabra Keenum, Katherine Lawson, Cindy Harper, Heather Roden, Chastitie White, Amy Jackson and Rachel Wiley. Sustainers present were Anna Davis, Jean Hovey and Sally Smartt.

Tiki Hubbard, representing Parents and Children Together, received a donation from Junior League and thanked members for their continued support and contributions to PACT.

"Junior League members are excited to announce their upcoming involvement with the Alabama Charity Championship Horse Show coming up in October," Nails said.

For additional information on Junior League or any of the fundraising projects, call the league office at 350-1917.

Country Cousins

The Community Center in Fairveiw hosted 18 members of the Country Cousins with Inez Borden and Eleanor Garrison hosting.

Before lunch several members were remembered in prayer, Johnnie McElroy, Raney Vice, Olene Wilbanks, Wilma Boger and Jean Dooley.

Those attending included Johnny Self, Idalene Singleton, Billie Hutchinson, Edna Earle James, Zettie Wright, Mildred Johnson, Lucille Roddam, Vera Horsley, Jimmie Quattlebaum, Zettie Atkinson, Evalene Orr, Sandra York, Kodi York and Hoyt and Dot Maples.

The next meeting will be hosted by Horsley and Roddam.

That's all for now. It's been great "chattin" with ya!

Let me know what is going on in your little corner of the world. If it's special to you and features any of the great people who live in our community, then it will make a great Chatterbox item. Just e-mail me at ddchatterbox@yahoo.com, or call me at 350-5730. I look forward to hearing from you.

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