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Page 2 - Wednesday, March 20, 2024 The Sylvania Times thesy lvaniatimes .com -Lifestyles- Screven County Form Bureau announces winners of bookmark B art contests. Screven County Farm Bureau Office Manager, Beth Reddick (far right) and Screven County High School Agriculture Education Teacher, Cali Smith (far left), congratulate Melanie Rountree, first place winner (2nd from right), Nigeria Waters, second place winner (center), and Adileigh Rountree, third place winner (2nd from left) for placing in the Screven County Farm Bureau High School Art Contest. Screven County Farm Bureau Office Manager, Beth Reddick (far right) and Screven County Middle School Agriculture teacher, Erica Frost (far left), congratulate Tayven Lynn Kirkland, second place winner (2nd from left), Brionna Gant, honorable mention (3rd from left), Leah Weaver, honorable mention (3rd from right), and Lilly McAfee, third place winner (2nd from right) for placing in the Screven County Farm Bureau Middle School Bookmark Contest. (Bookmark contest honorable mention winner, Grade Johnson is not pictured.) -Beth Reddick, Special Contributor Screven County students Ava Wiltse and Melanie Rountree are the winners of the Screven County Farm Bureau Middle School Bookmark and High School Art C ontests, respectively. Wiltse, an 8th grade student, who is homeschooled, won $50.00 for winning the SCFB Bookmark Contest, which was open to sixth thru eighth grade students. Bookmark contest participants were provided a blank bookmark and asked to draw a picture that depicts some aspect of Georgia agriculture. Students were allowed to use crayons, markers, or colored • Weddings Cl rthday versary mo/n^ *s* you IA/1 YLVANIA TTVIi:^S 912 451 6397 Births Screven County Farm Bureau Office Manager, Beth Reddick, congratulates Ava Wiltse for placing first in the Screven County Farm Bureau bookmark contest. pencils to create their bookmark. As the county winner, Ava’s winning bookmark advanced to the Georgia Farm Bureau District #7 Bookmark Contest. Tayven Lynn Kirkland and Lilly McAfee were the second and third place winners of the SCFB Bookmark Contest, respectively. Kirkland is a 7th grade student and McAfee is an 8th grade student at Screven County Middle School. Three Honorable Mentions were also awarded to Brionna Gant, Gracie Johnson and Leah Weaver, who all attend the middle school. Rountree, a 10th grade student at Screven County High School, won $50.00 for winning the SCFB High School Art Contest, which was open to ninth through twelfth-grade students. Art contest participants were asked to draw a picture that depicts some aspect of Georgia agriculture. Students were allowed to use a variety of media to create their artwork including graphite, charcoal, pastel, chalk, colored pencil, pen- and-ink, ballpoint pen or mixed media appropriate for printing to create their artwork. As the county winner, Melanie’s winning artwork advanced to the Georgia Farm Bureau District #7 High School Art Contest. Nigeria Waters and Adileigh Rountree were the second and third place winners of the SCFB High School Art Contest, respectively. Waters is an 11th grade student and Rountree is a 10th grade student at Screven County High School. “On behalf of Screven County Farm Bureau, I would like to thank each student and teacher who participated in our contests,” said Wendy Boyd, Screven County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Chairman. Senior Center Goes Irish Green -Rose Nunnally. Special Contributor The senior center was a sea of green with shamrock decorations and members wearing green shirts, green hats, and even green socks. The day started with the history of St. Patrick, and how he used the three-leaf clover to represent the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. St. Patrick died on March 17, now a widely known feast day for the departed saint. The senior center continued the green theme to the buffet lunch with green salads, green deviled eggs, green cupcakes, and cookies. After the luncheon, seniors and staff enjoyed karaoke singing and dancing. Pictured are Annie Simmons, Ronald Nunnally, Juliette Kemp, Sally Holloway, and Gladys White. Photo by Rose Nunnally. Smithgall Woods State Park in Helen, a retreat. I know, I say it often, I found the place, the best place. However, this time, I have to say, this place is great! You see, when you are retired, you get the chance to visit places you don't often get to visit. So, after doing some riding around, we found a place tucked away in Helen that is right up a fisherman's alley! Smithgall woods State Park in Helen, Georgia is the perfect place to do it all. Not to mention, the best scenery you would ever want to see. As Sofia from Golden Girls used to say, "picture this", after a wonderful day of canoeing, and fishing in a premier trout stream, and then hiking, you sink into your own private hot tub. No, it's not one of those very expensive places they call resorts, you are right where you need to be, in one of the six cottages that are available at this wonderful State Park in Helen. Each cottage is unique. Some have stream views, spacious decks, hot tubs, large screen televisions, and stone fireplaces. This place is a fishermans paradise for sure. However, you have to be a cottage guest to fish the area throughout the year. If you are not staying at one of the cottages, fishing is limited to certain days. Dukes Creek runs thorugh this spectacular property and is a favorite for catch and release fishing too. Along with fishing, they offer the best in trails. Five miles to be exact. Also eighteen miles of roads allow hikers and bicyclists to explore hardwoods, streams and wildlife throughout the park. This park also offers five picnic shelters for day use, a visitor center, museum and gift shop. A pioneer campground if offered for youth and conservation groups. But anyone interested must call the park first for capacity limits and to reserve this area. I have to say. This is a perfect place to take the family. Spring or summer is a great time to go. Just make sure you call early and make reservations. 706-878-3087. Happy Fishing! Jack Boyd named to Dean’s List at Youngstown State Michael Boyd of Sylvania, (Undecided Major) has been named to the Dean’s List at Youngstown State University for the Fall 2023 Semester. The Dean’s List is awarded to full time undergraduate students who have earned at least a 3.4 grade point average for no less than 12 semester hours of credit in the semester. Boswell named to Facility Honors at Georgia Tech Logan Boswell of Sylvania has earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Fall 2023 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 4.0 academic average for the semester. FARM BUREAU Screven County Farm Bureau 104 Rocky Ford Road / P O Box 533 Syluarvia, GA 30467 Phone: 912-564-7891 Fax: 912-564-7893 Georgia Farm Bureau 1® Website: www.gfb.org. HONORS FROM PAGE 1 this honor. We had a total of 12 students nominated from Screven County High School. From these 12 nominations, we had 4 selected as semi-finalists for the Governor's Honors Program. These students recently attended Georgia Southern for their audition and/or interview in their nominated field. Students nominated for the Governor's Honors program: Tucker Thomas Braelyn Hartley Kody Cochran Braylan Brown Nick Patel Abigial Pinckney Nigeria Waters Adileigh Rountree Darion Carter Se'an Jenkins Nick Patel Winton Dickerson **SEMI-FINALISTS selected for an interview and consideration for the summer program: Se'an Jenkins- Jass Music (Trombone) - Darion Carter- Jazz Music (Saxophone) - Adileigh Rountree- Agricultural Research, Biotechnology and Science - Tucker Thomas- Agricultural Research, Biotechnology and Science Let us print it for you! • Brochures • Newsletters • Programs • Invitations • & More The Times Printing Services 912.451.6397 The Times Building • 125 North Main St. • Sylvania, Ga. The Sylvania Times W© 9 I1I1 be klhere, s® y®im can lb© itlkere, too! M.- ?/ c0 G% Y - an LOADED with I S'AMD CASHtm Send count to: eastereggcount@sylvaniatimes.com