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The ADVANCE, July 21,2021 /Page 3B
Handy Andy Stud - Trace Thompson is this week's Handy
Andy “Stud” of the week. The Handy Andy Stud award
is given each week for outstanding effort, attitude and
leadership in the VHS weight room.
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Signups At Lyons Rec.
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail.com
The Lyons Recre
ation Department will be
holding fall sports sign
ups from August 2
through August 13. Sign
ups will be for football,
cheerleading, soccer, and
kickball. Signups will be
held at the office at Partin
Park or online at www.ly-
onsga.org/RecreationDe-
partment.aspx.
Football & Cheer
The fee per partici
pant is $45 and the age
control date is September
1, 2021. There will be
three age divisions. 6U
for ages 5-6, 8U for ages
7-8, and 10U for ages
9-11. Any 11 year old
must still be in fifth grade.
Football equipment
pickup will be done later
at the Lyons City Gym.
Your child will need to be
present to be properly fit
ted for his equipment.
You will be notified of
equipment pickup times
after teams have been
picked and notified. Prac
tice dates and times will
be listed in the parent
packets that will be given
out at time of registra
tion.
Mandatory coaches
meeting for all volunteer
coaches will be Monday,
August 9 at 6:00 p.m. in
the Birthday House at
Partin Park for all football
leagues.
Soccer
The fee for soccer is
$45 per participant and
the age control date is
September 1, 2021. There
will be five age divisions
for soccer. 6U for ages
4-5, 8U for ages 6-7, 10U
for ages 8-9, 12U for ages
10-11, and 15U for ages
12-14. Teams will be
coed.
There will be a
coaches meeting on
Thursday, August 12 at
6:00 p.m. in the Birthday
House at Partin Park.
Kickball
Kickball has an age
control date of Septem
ber 1, 2021, and the fee to
participate is $45. There
will be four age divisions
for kickball, 10U for ages
7-9, 12U for ages 10-12,
15U for ages 13-15, and
18U for ages 16-18.
Anyone with a past
due balance on their ac
count will be required to
pay the past due amount
plus this season’s balance
before your child(ren) is/
are eligible to play. If the
fees are not paid, your
child(ren) will not re
ceive their equipment.
For more informa
tion contact Partin Park
at 912-526-3084 or at ly-
onsrec(a)lyonsga.org.
VHS
Softball
Camp
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail. com
The Vidalia High
School softball team will
be hosting their summer
Vidalia Indians Youth
Softball Camp on July 29
and 30. The camp will
be from 9:00 a.m. until
12:00 p.m. both days. It
will be held at the VHS
softball field.
The camp is $40 per
participant with pro
ceeds going to support
the VHS softball pro
gram. For more informa
tion contact VHS Head
Coach Ben Beck at 912-
585-8801.
Game Of Golf For Beginners
Millions of people
hit the links to play golf
recreationally, and many
young stars of the game
are inspiring others to
try their hand at this dif
ficult sport.
In its “U.S. Golf
Economy Report,” re
leased in 2018, WE ARE
GOLF, a coalition of
golf’s governing bodies,
found there was a 20 per
cent increase in junior
golf participation in the
five years between 2011
and 2016. Plus, there
were 2.5 million golfers
who played for the first
time in 2016, up from
1.5 million in 2011. Even
more exciting for the in
dustry is non-golfers in
terested in playing golf
doubled to 12.8 million.
POORFROG
WON’T CROAK
BY GARY TOOLE
Old sayings
from the past
are mostly
based on the
bible or on
good morals
or on just plain
common
sense which
these highly
educated
socialist
liberalistic God hating fools tried to do
away with and tried to replace it with
the most damnable politically correct
(incorrect) which was a scheme of
satan. Well, it didn’t work because a
society cannot function properly
without common sense. So we had to
bring it back through President
Trump. A tell it like it is type of guy.
Sort of like Jesus just not pure like
Him. Now these old sayings are good
in the hands of capable older folks that
quote them correctly but they are
pitiful in the mouths of these younger
folks that keep their mind on social
media and miss all the good stuff. One
young preacher said, “It’s a poor frog
that won’t pray in his own pond!”
Well, a praying frog! Now that’s a new
one. But what it says is this and has
been for over 200 years, “It’s a poor
frog thatwon’t croak in his own pond!”
Which means that it is a sorry person
that won’t stand up for and defend and
even boast a little on his own turf.
Amen! Now let’s clarify that for all you
folks out there that takes pride in
always having a come back no matter
what anyone says. My father pastored
a small country church and God
blessed him with a bunch of children
and most could sing and the ones that
couldn’t sing could sing along. So at
this little church during the 1960s-70’s
we had a choir second to none. Even
the bigger churches were not even in
the race with us. Now that is not a
brag. Just a natural bom fact. We
could bring down heaven when we
sang and folks said we sounded like a
pack of heavenly angels. Now I didn’t
say that. They did! Well, my dad was
proud of us and he would say, “This
choir is one of the best,” and then he
would say, “Now folks! It’s a poor frog
that won’t croak in his own pond!”
Amen to that! So there is a lot to be
said about that which is positive and
I’m sure that some old sour mouths
will have some negative things to say
about it but all I can say is this. No
matter whether you agree or not. All
good and perfect gifts and talents
come from God. James 1:17. Now
that’s a natural bom common sense
fact! Can you say amen?
PD.ADV.
There has never been
a better time to play golf.
However, to the uniniti
ated, golf can be compli
cated. There are many
different rules and all
sorts of equipment to
learn and lingo to follow.
In fact, the experts at
Golf Digest say that
some people can be
scared off even before
they hit the green. Fortu
nately, all it takes is a lit
tle research to get started
on learning about and
ultimately embracing the
game of golf. Here are six
ways to get started.
1. Start off on a prac
tice range and not on the
golf course. The range is
a great place to acclimate
oneself to the game and
practice your swings.
2. Hook up with
someone who can show
you the ropes. Going it
alone can tame feelings
of embarrassment from
being new to the game.
However, having some
one in your corner guid
ing you can make it eas
ier to learn and love the
game. Work with a local
golf pro or enlist the help
of a friend or family
member with some golf
ing experience.
3. Learn all you can
about the clubs, includ
ing which kinds are used
for various types of
shots. While a golfer is
allowed to carry as many
as 14 clubs in a bag, you
will not need that many
when first starting out,
nor do you have to invest
thousands of dollars in a
set of clubs. It’s possible
to find used clubs online
if you want to try the
sport before committing.
4. Lean toward more
loft when selecting clubs.
Look for drivers that
have at least 10 degrees
of loft and fairway woods
that start at 17 degrees,
offers Golf Digest. This
will make it easier for be
ginners to get the ball
into the air and can re
duce sidespin so shots fly
more straight.
5. Pay attention to
short shots as well as the
long ones. Spend as
much time practicing
with wedges and the put
ter as the driver to really
tighten up all of your
shots.
6. Learn the proper
grip and stance by work
ing with a coach. Invest
in a glove to avoid cal-
lused hands, as you’ll be
spending significant time
practicing.
With these tips, nov
ice golfers can get on the
road to developing a
great golf game relatively
quickly.
Cemetery Plots for Sale
4 Cemetery Plots in Lakeview Memorial Gardens
Lot 43 Block B; Unit 1, 2, 3, 4 in Section 1; in the
Garden of Our Savior. $5,000 for all four
or $1,400 each.
Email: zigl6@bellsouth.net or
Call 912-234-1253 and leave a message. No texts, please.
PUBLIC NOTICE
County of Montgomery
Request for Qualifications
Montgomery County, Georgia is considering a building project and/or building improvement
projects to be funded with proceeds from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) as authorized by the
American Rescue Plan Act of2021 and loan/grant proceeds from the Community Facilities Pro
gram of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development.
The ARP authorizes the county to make capital investments or physical plant changes to public fa
cilities that respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Also, USDA Rural Development
provides for loan and/or grant funding for community facility projects. Federal funds received
from these programs will be used for their respective purpose.
We are soliciting a Request For Qualifications for the provision of design, cost estimates, and im
plementation/expenditures time schedules in connection with these projects.
Should you elect to submit qualifications for consideration please call Brandon Braddy at 912- 583-
2363 for a copy of the required Consultant Qualification Questionnaire. Complete and return the
Consultant Qualification Questionnaire. All responses will be reviewed, and the firm, which is
determined to best suit our needs, will be selected.
To be considered, proposals must be received no later than August 23,2021 by Brandon Braddy,
County Manager at the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners’ Office, 310 West Broad
Street, Mount Vernon, Georgia 30445. The County’s mailing address is P.O. Box 295, Mount Ver
non, Georgia 30445. All firms that submit questionnaires will be notified of our decision regarding
them. Should you have any questions, please contact Brandon Braddy at 912-583-2363.