Death Elsewhere

REMEMBER ME Remember me in quiet days, while raindrops whisper on your pane. But in your memories have no grief, let just the joy we knew remain. Remember me when evening stars look down on you with steadfast eyes. Remember if once you wake to catch a glimpse of red sunrise. And when your thoughts do turn to me, know that I would not have you cry. But live for me and laugh for me, when you are happy, so am I. Remember an old joke we shared; remember me when spring walks by. Think once of me when you are glad, and while you live, I shall not die.

— Author Unknown

Betty Ballantine

Betty Ballantine, half of a groundbreaking husband-and-wife publishing team that helped invent the modern paperback and vastly expand the market for science fiction and other genres through such blockbusters as “The Hobbit” and “Fahrenheit 451,” has died.

Ballantine died at her home in New York, granddaughter Katharyn Ballantine said. She was 99 and had been in declining health.

Ballantine was just 20 and attending school in England when she met and married 23-year-old Ian Ballantine, an American at the London School of Economics. Using a $500 wedding gift from Betty’s father, the Ballantines started out as importers of Penguin paperbacks from England and founded two enduring imprints: Bantam Books and Ballantine Books, both now part of Penguin Random House.

The Moon Gallery, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway, will host “IMPRESS(I)ON,” a group exhibition featuring artists who utilize printmaking methods, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday until Feb. 28. The prints typically involve the production of multiple images through an indirect transfer process such as a block of wood, a copper plate or a fine mesh screen. Artist talks will be held Feb. 18 at 5 p.m. The talks and gallery admission are free.

The AARP Tax- Aide Program will offer free tax assistance through April 10