Roger Walker's

hat even had a title, "Springtime." For many, thoughts of sunshine

and flowers pop into their heads when the think of spring. Not so for

Walker. He thinks of the Braves and baseball, hence the large red foam

tomahawk proudly set atop his baseball cap.

Ray Chaney's

air raid hat nabbed the Oldest award. The hat he wore was not his father's,

although his father wore one exactly like it as an air raid warden during

the war. During drills, his father donned the hat and walked the streets,

knocking on doors and telling people to turn their lights off or pull

down their black-out shades.

There were

runners up in each category. A panel of six judges were responsible for

choosing the top winners. Ryan Huber, Larry DeMoss, Pam Perry, Warren

Edge, Hugh Brown and Rick Hodges all spent time talking with the many

hat wearers at the luncheon before picking the best of the bunch.

The room was

a hall of history. Marilyn Darmody wore the Eastern Airlines hat she first

put on her head as a flight attendant (stewardess in days gone by) in

1955. Santa Claus pulled out his red hat to wear for the event. Others

decorated stray hats with flowers or borrowed hats from their friends

and relatives.

The next Regions

Bank Heritage Club luncheon will be at Whitewater Country Club April 24.

Attendees will have a chance to sing along to Broadway tunes and win prizes.

For more information, call Elena Baker at 770-632-4514 or Gina Weathersby

at 770-253-8080.

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