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Diners wait at Forsyth Little Caesar's on Monday to
collect on the company's March Madness bet.
Brackets bustedbut
free lunch for #i6 win
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.nef
Forsyth's Little
Caesars Restaurant
joined in the franchise-
wide give-away of free
lunch on Monday, April
2 thanks to the March
Madness of#16 seeded
University of Maryland,
Baltimore County beat-
ing #1 seeded Virginia
Cavaliers 74-54 on
March 16. Little Caesars
promised a lunch combo
of four thick, hot slices
of p.epperoni pizza and a
20-ounce drink from the
Pepsi family to everyone
if the unthinkable of#16
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Little Caisar's staff was
fast and courteous
beating #1 happened,
and it did.
The wait was only
about 10 minutes at the
restaurant in Forsyth
during most of the
11:30-1 p.m. window for
the give away to pay off
the lost best. Workers
at the store were orga-
nized and ready for
the hungry group that
arrived in response
to Little Caesar's
"Crazy Happens"
advertisement.
Students on Spring "
Break, Department of
Corrections personnel
and lots of other locMs
were happy to share in
celebrating the Annual
March Madness of col-
lege basketball.
Pictured, top, left to right, Ava McKallip, Rilyn McKallip, Lindsay Martin, Megan McLeod,
McRae, Katie Thomason, Maggie Forrester, Emma Robinson; bottom, left to right:
Chambers, Sarah Boyer.
By Reggie 5ares
Extension Program Assistant
On March 9-11, Monroe County
4-H Juniors (7th & 8th graders) and
Seniors (9th to 12th graders) traveled
to Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton.
On Friday evening, the 569 competi-
tors listened to campaign speeches
from the 50 youth that were running
for Northeast District Junior and Se-
nior Board of Directors. Early Satur-
day morning the Project Achievement
contest began.
The Monroe County 4-H rs that
were competitors were Juniors: Lexy
Chambers in Better Breakfast (2nd
Place), Abby Etheridge in Perform-
ing Arts-Vocal (2nd Place), Emma
McLeod in Horse (3rd Place), Me-
gala McLeod in Horse (2nd Place),
Bethany McRae in Sheep & Meat
Goats (1 st Place), Emma Robinson in
Festive Foods for Health (lst Place).
Seniors: Sarah Boyer in Communica-
tions (3rd Place), Hamilton Darden in
Flowers, Shrubs, & Lawns (3rd Place),
Maggie Forrester in Human Develop-
ment (Honorable Mention), Lindsay
Martin in Performing Arts- General
(Honorable Mention), Ava McKallip
in Performing Arts- Other Instru-
mental (4th Place), Rilyn McKallip in
Performing Arts- Other Instrumen-
tal (3rd Place), Katie Thomason in
Performing Arts -Other Instrumental
(Honorable Mention), and Austin
Wiggins in Beef (2nd Place).
Seniors who compete can continue
on to the State Competition by Mn-
ning 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place in a
project area that has eight or more.
Rilyn McKallip and Ava McKallip will
move on to compete on the State Level
Hamilton Darden, Bethany
Emma McLeod, Abby Etheridge, Lexy
el
in July in Atlanta. Also on Saturday
night the District gave out special
awards to Outstanding Volunteer
Leader and Outstanding Community
Service projects led by a 4-Her. Mon-
roe County's own Jill Darden took the
honor of being an Outstanding 4-H
Volunteer Leader and Austin Wiggins
won 3rd place in Outstanding Com-
munity Service Project led by a 4-H r
for the Loads of Love project.
Monroe County 4-H Staff is ex-
tremely proud of the youth that com-
peted and wish to thank all the youth
and their parents for all their hard
work. For more information on Dis-
trict Project Achievement or Monroe
County 4-H, call 478-994-7014, visit
the UGA Cooperative Extension/4-H
Office at 90 MLK, Jr. Drive, Forsyth or
check http://www.caes.uga.edu/exten-
sion/monroe/.
F0rsyth gets Georgia Humanities
grant for cemetery tour
Forsyth Mayor Eric Wil-
son, announces the award
of a $2,000 Georgia Hu-
manities grant. Planning is
underway for the creation of
h City of Forsyth Cemetery
Self-Guided Tour as well as a
Living History Performance.
It is a joint project of the
City of Forsyth through the
Convention & Visitors Bu-
reau (CVB), Monroe County
Historical Society and the
Backlot Players.
"This project is a great
example of Forsyth as a city
that works together for the
benefit of the community
and to enhance our qual-
ity of life. The cemetery
tour and living history
performances are a fun and
engaging way to share For-
syth's story with visitors and
residents alike." said Wilson.
Ralph Bass, the project
director and President of the
Monroe County Historical
Society, said "We are pleased
to continue our partnership
with the City of Forsyth
Convention & Visitors
Bureau, and the Backlot
Players. The living history
performances are a unique
opportunity to feature the
stories for those who came
before us, and to connect
with the audience on a per-
sonal level. Recollections of
the past are instrumental in
our vision of the future"
City of Forsyth Cem-
etery Self- Guided Tour
project shares Georgia's
story through our local
heritage,and the charming
and sometimes colorful
stories of our people. In ad-
dition to a brochure for print
and on-line distribution,
the Historic Rose Theater's
109D Patrol Road
478-994-9911
appb, and manage
),our accoum online
www.lffc.com
Backlot Players will create a
living history experience as
part of the grant. It will be
a free public performance
offered later this year.
Dennis Smith of the
Backlot Players and Historic
Rose Theater added, "Last
year was our first attempt at
the living history cemetery
performance and it was well
received. The Backlot Players
are a group of dedicated
civic minded people. I am
glad we can take the cem-
etery tour, through the living
history performance, to the
next level."
"The CVB is focused
on tourism and economic
development. A project like
this is not only about cul-
tural and heritage tourism,
but also the quality of life we
offer in Forsyth. The Histori-
cal Society and the Backlot
Players are groups that
understand and contribute
to this" said CVB Authority
chairwoman, Kend Swearin-
gen. "Forsyth is a great City
with an interesting story and
we want to share it:'
This project is supported
in part by Georgia Humani-
ties, in partnership with the
Georgia Department of
Economic Development,
through funding from the
Georgia General Assem-
bly:'
For more information
contact Ralph Bass at the
Monroe County His-
torical Society Museum,
489.994.5070 or Gilda
Stanbery, Executive Direc-
tor, GVB, www.forsythcvb.
corn or 478-974-1460.
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