Begin 2014 with a SMILE! Start the New Year off right at the Tri-County Women's Connection Luncheon at Monet's Café, 130 Blue Ridge Street, Blairsville on Wednesday, January 8. In addition to a great lunch, our program will lift you up and get you on track for a New Year!  Check in begins at 11:30, program starts promptly at noon and includes door prizes, buffet, coffee or tea, dessert, tax & tip for only $11, cash or check.  Make your reservation by calling Jocelyn Bowers, 706.781.1537 or email: jowabow@aol.com or Betty Taylor, 706.745.2248 or email: bgtaylor@windstream.net We are very excited the Union County Historical Society will be our Special Feature Guest. The Society is a non-profit organization established in 1976 for those interested in the history and heritage of Union County.  Located in the Union County Courthouse which was built in 1899, current hours of operation are Monday through Friday 10am to 4pm.  Membership in the Society is available beginning at $20 and up. There are many wonderful opportunities to participate in throughout the year, music concerts, festivals, exhibits and the Mountain Life Museum.   If there is a wedding in your future, reserve your date for a very nominal fee and tie the knot in the old courthouse room upstairs. If you want to honor someone special, purchase a personalized brick for placement on the Brick Walk on the Courthouse grounds. Memorial and celebratory bell ringing available and names and times of ringing published in the North Georgia News. Searching your family roots? There is a wealth of genealogical information available and staff who will help you with your search. For more information, visit their website history1@windstream.net or phone 706.745.5493. Making us smile with her beautiful voice is Ruth Gerard from Lincolnton, GA. Ruth retired from the school system but continues to teach piano and has always loved to sing. Although Ruth and her husband planned to enjoy retirement at their lake-side home, they frequently travel to Augusta to help with their seven grandchildren, two of whom were recently adopted from Africa. Our speaker, Carole Camak from Grovetown, GA tells us to Smile, you are a designer original! Carole will share how to achieve freedom from fear, worry and inferiority.Carole also relates to others who fill a support role having dealt with her husband?s bout with cancer.   She enjoys traveling, is a writer and has a published book entitled, There Came A Lion and copies will be available for purchase. Invite a friend and make your reservations by Monday, January 6 for an afternoon of fun, food and friendship. Follow us on Facebook..Tri-County Women's Connection of North GA.