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Georgia Farm Bureau 5th District Directors Matt Bottoms, left, and Ralph Adamson, right,
congratulate Monroe County Farm Bureau for its district awards. MCFB Director Butch
Copelan (second from left) accepted the 5th District Outstanding Legislative Program
Award along with MCFB Vice President Melissa Mathis, center, who also received the 5th
District Young Farmers & Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture Award. MCFB President Chuck
Benson accepted the Outstanding Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee Award. (photo
courtesy of Georgia Farm Bureau)
Monroe County Farm Bureau received
three awards for its member programs
during the Georgia Farm Bureau 5th
District annual meeting, held Sept. 11 in
Thomaston. Chuck Benson is the MCFB
president.
The MCFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
Committee, chaired by Wesley Ham, re-
ceived the 2018 5th District Outstanding
Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee
Award. The committee consists of fa'mers
and ranchers between ages 18 and 35.
The MCFB Legislative and Policy De-
velopment committees, chaired by Butch
Copelan and Chuck Benson, respectively,
received the 5th District Outstanding
Legislative Program Award.
The committees combined to plan a
farm tour for staffmembers from Senator
Johnny Isakson and David Perdue's offices,
along with state Rep. Robert Dickey, to
emphasize the importance of Congress
passing the farm bill. The tour made stops
at three local farms and the attendees were
given reference materials about conserva-
tion programs used on those farms.
MCFB Vice President Melissa Mathis
received the 5th District Young Farmers
& Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture
Award. Mathis is president of Country
Oaks Farm & Pet Supply in Bolingbroke,
as well as part owner of Town-N-Country
Farm & Pet Supply in Monticello.
The GFB 5th District includes 17 coun-
ties in west central Georgia.
Founded in 1937, Georgia Farm Bureau
is the state's largest general farm organiza-
tion and has 158 county offices. Its volun-
teer members actively participate in local,
state and national activities that promote
agriculture awareness to their non-farm-
ing neighbors. GFB offers its members a
wide variety of benefits, induding insur-
ance, but enrollment in member benefits
is optional and not a requirement for
membership.
Principal Chief James
Floyd and members of
the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation from Okmulgee,
Okla. toured the Indian
Springs Hotel/Museum
built by Chief William
Mclntosh in 1823 on
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Sept. 14. Members of
Butts County Historical
Society hosted the tour
for Floyd, who is a direct
descendant of McIn-
tosh, and the group with
him. Floyd is the elected
leader of the Muscogee
Certified Public Accountants
68 North Jackson Street Forsyth
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(Creek) Nation in the
Inter-Tribal Council of
five tribes established in
1949.
McIntosh signed a trea-
ty to cede Creek lands to
the U.S. government at
the Indian Springs Hotel
and was later killed by
members of the tribe
angered by the treaty.
The purpose of the
tour was to help the
Society to authenticate
the history presented on
the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, to bring current
information to pres-
ent about the Nation,
and to work together to
Pictured, left to right, are Veronica Pipestem, Raelynn Butler, LeAnne Wendt (kneeling),
Gang Perez, Frankie Willis, Principal Chief James Floyd, Carol Floyd, Toni Phiilips; Ed
die Phillips, Jimmy Hobgood. Willis, Toni and Eddie Phillips and Hobgood represent Butts
County Historical Society. Others pictored represent the Muscogee (Crbek)Nation from
Okmulgee, Okla. Behind the group is a portrait of Chief William M lntosh
preserve and enrich the
displays on the Nation at
the hotel.
At the end of the tour,
to the surprise of his
hosts, Floyd read and
presented BCHS Presi-
dent Frankie Willis with
a prodamation from the
Nation commending .the
Historical Society for
preserving the Hotel and
for educating the public
about the Muscogee
(Creek) Nation in the
museum.
Indian Springs Hotel/
Museum is located on
Highway 42, across from
the entrance to Indian
Springs State Park. It is
open for tours from May
through October and at
other times by request.
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