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The ADVANCE, May 24, 2023/Page 2B
Stye Ahumtce
Gator Creek Young
Guns Win Big at Jr Blast
Loran
continued from page IB
Courtesy of Gator Creek
The Gator Creek
Young Guns traveled to
the Forsyth on April 22
and 23, to compete in the
Jr Blast. They won in ev
ery event and placed first
in most events. The team
overall had a solid week
end.
In the Main Event
competition, the follow
ing placed: Brendan Rig
gins and Miles Hendrix
tied for first in HOA and
Brendan won the HOA
award in a shoot off.
Morgan Rae Walker
placed 1st in the Rookie
Lady and Rookie Individ
ual divisions. Brendan
Riggins placed 1st in the
Jr Varsity Division. The
Jr Varsity Team consist
ing of Brendan Riggins,
Bo Bates and Walker
Spivey placed 2nd among
all other Jr Varsity teams.
Miles Hendrix placed 1st
and Bradlan McDonald
placed 3rd in the Varsity
Division. The Varsity
Team consisting of Chris
topher Driggers, Miles
Hendrix and Bradlan Mc
Donald placed 1st among
all other Varsity teams.
Cheyenne Anderson
placed 1st in Collegiate
Individual and Collegiate
Lady divisions.
In the 5 Stand com
petition, the following
placed: Morgan Rae
Walker placed 1st, Cash
Platt placed 2nd and Leah
Yawn placed 3rd in the
Rookie Division. Mor
gan Rae Walker placed
(Lto R, Front): Morgan Rae Walker, Cash Platt; (Back): Bradlan McDonald, Brendan Rig
gins, Aiden Singleton, Walker Spivey, and Bo Bates.
1st and Leah Yawn placed
2nd in the Rookie Lady
Division. Brendan Rig
gins placed 1st in the Jr
Varsity Division. Lily
Cauley placed 1st in the
Jr Varsity Lady Division.
Miles Hendrix placed 3rd
in the Varsity Division.
Landon DeLoach placed
1st and Cheyenne Ander
son placed 2nd in the
Collegiate Division.
Cheyenne Anderson
placed 1st in the Colle
giate Lady Division.
In the Super Sporting
Competition, the follow
ing placed: Morgan Rae
Walker placed 2nd in the
Rookie Individual Divi
sion. Morgan Rae Walker
placed 1st and Leah Yawn
placed 2nd in the Rookie
Lady Division. Lily Cau
ley placed 1st in the Jr
Varsity Lady Division.
Bradlan McDonald
placed 1st and Miles
Vidalia Aquatics
Summer Schedule
Courtesy of VRD
The Vidalia Recre
ation Department would
like to announce upcom
ing events for the pool
season at the Vidalia
Aquatics Facility.
Pool
The Vidalia Aquatics
Facility will open to the
public on May 27. Pool
hours will be Tuesday-
Saturday from noon until
5:00 p.m. and Sunday
hours will be 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. The pool will
be closed on Mondays for
maintenance, with the ex
ception of Memorial Day,
May 29, they will be open
from noon until 5:00
p.m.
The cost of admis
sion is $5 per person. Six
teen years of age and un
der must be accompanied
by an adult. Concessions
will be available, but no
outside food or drinks
can be brought inside the
pool area.
VAF also books pri
vate parties at a cost of
$200 for a two hour slot
and they provide two life
guards. Give them a call
today as slots are filling
up quickly.
Swim Team
Swim Team will be
gin registration on Mon
day, May 15, through
Wednesday, May 31. The
cost is $50 per child.
Swim Team is a very
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Hendrix placed 3rd in the
Varsity Division. Landon
DeLoach placed 1st and
Cheyenne Anderson
placed 2nd in the Colle
giate Division. Cheyenne
Anderson placed 1st in
the Collegiate Lady Divi
sion.
Bradlan McDonald
also won the Make a
Break competition
against all other competi
tion contestants.
there was a lot of hype
which was brought about
by the “Serendipity
Dawgs,” that won seven
games. Many fans drove
the 1,487 miles from
Athens to El Paso. (1,416
miles from Atlanta).
Throughout South
Georgia, Fred Barber’s
legend is intact—from
Friday night lights to
pharmacist to outdoors-
man. When he showed
up in Blackshear in 1972
in a pickup truck, natu
rally, with his two bird
dogs, Tom Cotton and
Lard beside him, natu
rally, and hung out his
shingle, he noticed that
to enter Pearce County
you had to cross a creek
or river. He almost broke
out into song, “Home
Sweet Home.”
The good life, with a
little enterprise and en
ergy, is often at our fin
gertips. Fred Barber
worked seven days a
week, most of his life.
He would open his phar
macy before and after
church in order for the
sanctuary folk’s conve
nience.
His days off were
spent in the woods, fields
and streams, but he also
took in duck hunting
trips to Arkansas and
hunted dove in South
America. In deer season,
he could bring down a
12-point buck and field
dress it in a matter of
minutes.
Not sure who Ed
Dodd had in mind when
he created the comic
strip character Mark
Trail many years ago, but
there is no question— if
he had come along a few
years earlier, Fred would
have been perfect for the
part. I enjoyed watching
Fred Barber run the foot
ball, and I have enjoyed a
few quail hunting trips
with him over the years.
He was the consum
mate fullback in the old
full house backfield for
mation, and he was the
consummate outdoors-
man.
Individuals with mild hearing impairment are nearly twice 3S likely
to develop dementia compared to those with normal hearing.
Hearing aids can help prevent dementia.
competitive sport. Your
child must be able to
swim the length of the
pool and know the
strokes.
“Try It Out” week for
new swimmers will be
held Monday, May 22,
through Thursday, May
25 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30
p.m. New swimmers will
practice Monday - Friday
from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30
p.m. Practice for veteran
swimmers will be Mon
day - Friday from 5:30
p.m. - 7:00 p.m., also be
ginning May 22.
Water Aerobics
Water Aerobics is of
fered for adults 18 years
and up. Classes begin
May 22 at 7:00 p.m. The
cost for this class is $80
for the season.
Swim Lessons
Swimming Lessons
will be offered for non
swimmers only and a
birth certificate is re
quired at the time of reg
istration. The registra
tion fee is $45. Classes
for 5-7-year-olds will be
held from 9:30 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. the week of
June 12 - June 16. Classes
for 8-10-year-olds will be
held from 10:45 a.m. to
11:45 a.m. the week of
June 12 - June 16.
You may register on
line at secure.recl.com/
GA/vidalia-ga/catalog or
in our office. If you have
any questions, please call
912-537-7913.
People with a mild (25-decibel) hearing loss are
nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as
those with normal hearing.
D
People with a moderate hearing
loss are three times as likely to
develop dementia
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Individuals with
untreated hearing loss
face an increased risk
of dementia compared to
those without hearing loss.
People with a severe loss are five times
as likely to develop dementia
D
For every 10-decibel increase in hearing loss, the risk
for dementia jumps by 20 PERCENT. For people over 60,
36 % of their dementia risk is associated with hearing loss.
According to several major studies, older
adults with hearing loss - especially men, are
more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease
and dementia, compared to those with
normal hearing. Men with hearing loss were
69 percent more likely to develop dementia
than those with no hearing impairment.
The risk escalates as a person's hearing
loss worsens. Those with mild
hearing impairment are
nearly twice as likely to
develop dementia compared
to those with normal hearing.
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Hearing aids can help prevent dementia.
Numerous studies show that hearing aids not only improve a person's hearing—they also help preserve a person's
independence, mental abilities, emotional and physical health, and work, home, and social lives. A full, happy life keeps
your brain active. Early identification and treatment of a potential hearing loss helps minimize risks later in life.
Hearing aids can also help those who have Alzheimer's.
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