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UPCOMING EVENTS IN
MONROE COUNTY
May 17-19
"Independence Day
at Happy Meadows,"
plays at The Rose
"Independence Day
at Happy Meadows,"
written and directed
by Laura King, opens
Friday, May 10
at The Rose on the
square in Forsyth.
This story is set in an
assisted living facility
where the cast of five
women prove that
you don't quit living
even when you are
retired. Box Office is
open May 8-9 from
4-7 p.m. and two
hours prior to show
time beginning Fri-
day, May 10. Shows
are May 10, 11, 17,
and 18 at 7:30 p.m.
and May 12 and 19
at 2!30 p.m. Tickets
are $15 for Adults,
$]2 for Seniors, Stu-
dents and Military.
For more information,
visit www.theback-
Iotplayers.org
May 17
Forsyth Farmers
Market
Forsyth Farmers
Market is open on
Fridays from May-
October. The market
is on North Jack-
son Street, behind
Persons Banking
Company. It offers
fresh produce and
other local goods.
To become a vendor,
call 478-994-7747
or email tpierson@
cityofforsyth.com.
Deputy Michael Nor-
ris Golf Tournament
The Deputy Michael
Norris Golf Tourna-
ment will be Friday,
May 17 at Forsyth
Golf Club, 400
Country Club Drive,
Forsyth, 8 a.m. reg-
istration,9 a.m. tee
time. The 4-person
ns welcome: 7th annual Kids' Fishing Rodeo
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymc~nef
Georgia Department of Correc-
tions held its 7th Annual Kids' Fish-
ing Day at the GDOC Tift campus
headquarters on Saturday, May 4.
About 75 children, along with their
families, came out to Lake Camaru
on the Spring morning to try their
luck at enticing some fish onto their
lines.
Alyssa Frierson, 10, of MeansviUe
hooked the biggest fish of the da)
a 7-pound, 14 ounce catfish. Her
grandfather, Rodney Marks, who
is a GDOC employee, said it was
the biggest fish Alyssa has ever
caught. Plans are to save the fish for
a Fathers Day Fish Fry the family
has planned. Alyssa caught the big
cat on a little Zedco 202 rod that
belonged to her great grandmother.
She used the cut-up hot dog bait
provided for the event by GDOC.
The prize for the biggest string of
fish, which weighed 4 lb. 13 ounces
for ages 7 and under went to Jace
Jackson for a string of five fish.
Second prize for the biggest string
for 7 and under was hooked by
Zallora Cash. Winners for the big-
gest string of fish for ages 8-11 were
Frierson and Tyler Johnson, whose
catch weighed in at 6 lb 6 ounces.
The winner for ages 12-15 was Jason
Pringle. Each of these winners took
home cash prizes for their success.
Justin Clay of GDOC said that no
child went home empty-handed
even if the fish were not biting
where they cast their lines. Thanks
to the generosity of many local
sponsors, including restaurants like
Dairy Queen, E1Tejedo and Hong
Kong Palace, there were more than
enough door prizes to go around.
For most of the children and
family members, it was more about
spending time together outdoors
than about the prizes. Several
multi-generational groups spent
the morning fishing together. One
father said that his grandfather had
taught him to fish and now he is
teaching his son.
"Did everybody have fun today?;'
asked GDOC Commissioner Tim
Ward after all the weigh-ins were
finished. "That's what it's all about."
The lake is stocked by Georgia
Department of Natural Resources,
and the Annual Kids Fishing Rodeo
is a partnership to support the com-
munity.
"We encourage employees to
come out with their families:' said
Clay. "It's good bonding time, and
it's becoming a tradition."
Alyssa Frierson, 10, and her grandfather, Rodney Marks, show off the 7
lb 14 ounce catfish she caught near the dock at the GDOC Kids Fishing
Rodeo.
Right, a young
angler shows
off his wrig-
gling catch. Far
right, children
gather around
the pool where
the biggest fish
were kept until
time to weigh
the catches and
award prizes
at the Kids
Fishing Rodeo.
(Photos/Diane
Glidewell)
scramble will have
1st and and place
prizes for two flights,
mulligans, door priz-
es and a hole-in-one
prize. $60 per player
includes lunch, green
fees and cart. Con-
tact Michael Bittick
at 478-808-5658 or
m.bittick @aft.net for
more information.
May 18
High Falls State Park
Triathlon '
Friends of High Falls
State Park will spon-
sor a Triathlon on
Saturday, May 18 at
8 a.m. with a 3-mile
trail run, M-mile
road bike ride and
1-2 mile paddle. It
The children at K.B. Sutton Elementary have
been learning about various career clusters from
experts in each field. Fifth grade students study
economics and the career cluster of Finance and
Banking. Mr. Stuart Pippin of United Bank pre-
sented the types of jobs available in the bank-
ing sector, as well as some of the expectations of
the workers and training that is provided by the
banks to help their employees.
Ms. Gilda Stanbery, Executive Director of the
City of Forsyth Convention & Visitors Bureau,
presented to students about the Hospitality
and Tourism career cluster. She explained how
Forsyth works hard to welcome visitors into the
community by promoting local businesses and
community activities, such as The Forsyth Fox
Hunt.
combines the chal-
lenges of a trail run,
limited traffic for a
bike ride on paved
country roads and a
beautiful lake paddle
with a kayak, paddle
board or canoe.
Bring your own or
rent a kayak at the
state park for $15.
Entry is $50. Sign
up at ultra signup.
com. T-shirts to all
participants; medals
to all finishers; prizes
to top three males
and females in each
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Continued from Front
to be a much bigger school than I
am used to.
Now it's seven years later and I'm
16 years old. I'm a sophomore at
Mary Persons High School and
live in a nice county that I've made
a lot of friends. I never thought of
playing any sports because I didn't
ever have that many friends on the
team. Now I have played volley-
ball my ninth grade year of high
school and I made friends with
my teammates who were all very
encouraging to me. They would
cheer me on when I had good days
and bad days on the court. The
coaches of the team are some of the
most amazing coaches I have ever
had. The volleyball team was like
family to me, which I have made
amazing memories with on and off
the court. Now I am practicing for
tryouts that'U be over the summer
so I can play volleyball my junior
year. I also enjoy going to Mary
Persons because my teachers are
great at teaching the lessons so that
students obtain information and
have fun while doing it. Some of
my teachers I feel I am comfortable
enough with that if I had a per-
sonal problem I could talk to them
about it.
Some of my favorite memories
I have made in Monroe County
would be when I go to breakfast
with my dad and he takes me to
school once a week. We take turns
picking where to go for breakfast.
We would either go to Dunkin Do-
nuts, Hardees, or McDonald's. We
used to go to Dairy Queen when
they served breakfast and this
sweet employee had memorized
our order and she would always
ask about school. It's six years later
and I don't know that employee's
name and I don't think that she
knows mine, but she still asks me
about school and how my life is go-
ing. Now we mainly go to Dunkin
Donuts for breakfast and my dad
and I loved one of their employees
who was always happy at her job. I
never saw that employee not smil-
ing. I just recently got a job work-
ing at Scoops. I want to be like my
dad and my favorite Dunkin Do-
nut employee who is always happy
or be the friendly employee that
makes your experiences a custom-
er better. There's a lot of employees
in Monroe County who already
display these great qualities, which
is also one of the reasons I love the
Cotique. The woman who works
there always has a smile on her face
and she's great at helping me shop
and giving me opinions on things
that I try on.
Monroe County offers so many
great things. There are interesting
and fun events that occur every
year like the Forsythia Festival,
which is one of my favorite things
about Monroe County. You can
hang out with friends and family.
You get to shop around and eat
good food. Monroe County is a
small county but the memories
made here are huge and worth a
lifetime.
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