LaGrange will be the

hub of cycling activity

in Georgia on June 11

&12 as the 2015

Bicycle Ride Across

Georgia (BRAG) sets

up camp at LaGrange

College.

Arriving from Newnan

on Thursday, more than

1,000 cyclists will cam-

pout or stay in local

hotels during their two-

day visit. On Friday, the

cyclists will enjoy the

local scenery as they

ride along the highways

around Troup County.

On both days, BRAG

participants and the

community can enjoy

festivities designed to

entertain the mind and

refresh the bodies of

weary riders. On

Thursday, June 11,

Downtown LaGrange

Development Authority

will present the popular

movie, Space Jam fea-

turing basketball great

Michael Jordan and

characters from the

world of Looney Tunes.

Music fills the bill on

Friday, June 12, as five

groups will compete in

the Battle of the Bands

from 6:00-10:30, on

Bull Street. Both events

are free and open to the

public.

BRAG is an annual

odyssey of discovery of

gorgeous Georgia by

bicycle. It is not a race.

It is recreational, social,

and, the most fun you

can have on two

wheels. While a chal-

lenging journey, BRAG

has been completed by

all types of people

college students and

high schoolers, young

professionals and sol-

diers, teachers, athletes

and more.

For more information

visit www.brag.org or

www.downtownla-

grange.com.

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Troup County Banner - Thursday, May 21, 2015 - Page 21

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Historic Downtown LaGrange

Ladies do not wear

aprons anymore. Back

when I was growing

up in the 50s and 60s

women had to have an

apron tied around their

waist. Their purpose

was to keep their dress

clean. Some had bibs

that went around their

neck and around their

waist. I have some

saved that my Mom

and Grandmother

made. They are beau-

tiful.

When company came

Mom and Grandma

always had that apron

on. It served many

purposes. Mom used it

for a pot holder pick-

ing up hot dishes from

the oven. You had to

have one to carry fresh

picked vegetables from

the garden. The apron

made a great basket

for fruit carried from

the field.

There were so many

uses for an apron it

was unimaginable.

For instance, if hang-

ing clothes on the

clothes line you had to

clean the line off

before hand, it was

good the carry clothes

pins. A good apron

always had pockets.

My mom made her

aprons. She also

received them as gifts.

There were all shapes

and sizes made with

flowers, hearts, fruit,

etc. My Mom smocked

her aprons a lot. Lace,

rickrack and other

trimming were added.

Other uses were wip-

ing dirty little faces

and wiping tears. If

you had to make a trip

to the woodshed it was

used for carrying kin-

dling or small pieces

of wood. It was used

for gathering eggs. A

flap of the tail would

send the chickens back

into the pen.

The apron was used to

shoo flies away when

sitting outside. It could

be wrapped around

arms when it turned

chilly.

Now that I think of it

we dont do any of

these things anymore.

We have clothes dryers

and washing machines.

We have air condition-

ers and central heat.

Most of us buy our

eggs at the store. We

still have gardens.

Wouldnt it be nice to

have an apron to put

you vegetables in and

take them to the house.

I am sure my Mom

still wears her apron in

heaven. After all you

cannot greet company

without a fresh, clean,

crisp apron tied around

your waist.

By: Emily Morgan

Allen

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Experience Historic Downtown LaGrange

Market On MainSaturdays, 8 - 10 am, E. Depot & Main St., Opening Day May 30th

FREE Summer Concert & Movie SeriesJune 11th Concert - Doublewide Revival / Movie - Space Jam

August 7th - Free Concert / Movie - 2014 Annie

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Bull Street Battle Of The BandsJune 12th, 6 - 10:30 pm, Downtown LaGrange

Red, White & Blue FridayJune 26th, 7 - 11 pm, LaFayette Square, Picnic, Concert & Movie (Seabiscuit)

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After a long illness, a

woman died and arrived

at the Gates of Heaven.

While she was waiting

for Saint Peter to greet

her, she peeked through

the Gates. She saw a

beautiful banquet table.

Sitting all around were

her parents and all the

other people she had

loved and who had died

before her. They saw

her and began calling

greetings to her --

"Hello" "How are you!

We've been waiting for

you!" "Good to see

you."

When Saint Peter came

by, the woman said to

him, "This is such a

wonderful place! How

do I get in?"

"You have to spell a

word," Saint Peter told

her.

"Which word?" the

woman asked.

"Love."

The woman correctly

spelled "Love" and

Saint Peter welcomed

her into Heaven.

About six months later,

Saint Peter came to the

woman and asked her to

watch the Gates of

Heaven for him that

day. While the woman

was guarding the Gates

of Heaven, her husband

arrived.

"I'm surprised to see

you" the woman said.

"How have you been?"

"Oh, I've been doing

pretty well since you

died," her husband told

her. "I married the

beautiful young nurse

who took care of you

while you were ill. And

then I won the lottery. I

sold the little house you

and I lived in and

bought a big mansion.

And my wife and I trav-

eled all around the

world. We were on

vacation and I went

water skiing today.

Unfortunately, I fell on

a ski and hit my head,

and here I am. How do

I get in?"

"You have to spell a

word," the woman told

him.

"Which word?" her hus-

band asked.

"Czechoslovakia."

Troup County Banner - Thursday, May 21, 2015 - Page 23

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