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4B I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, July 24,2019 DawsonEvents Listings in Dawson Events are free and available to nonprofit organizations sponsoring free or low-cost events for the public. Groups may submit notic es by fax at (706) 265-3276 or via email at editor@dawsonnews.com. The Dawson County High School FFA has free manure, shavings and hay compost mix at the FFA barn at the high school. You must provide the method of transporting. Would prefer you leave a trailer weekly for FFA to load. If interested call FFA advisor Keith Pankey at (706) 273-8795.The FFA barn is at 1665 Perimeter Road in Dawsonville. The Amicalola Regional Farmers Market is open every Friday throughout the summer from 3:30 p.m. until 7 p.m.This year, vendors will set up at Dawsonville City Hall (415 Highway 53 East). The market will temporarily be in the city hall parking lot but will move to its perma nent location of the Farmers Market Pavilion upon its completion later this year. Vendor spaces are still available. For an application to participate, contact MacAllister at clarkmac@uga.edu or call 706-265-2442. For more information about the mar ket and upcoming special events, visit http://fb.me/ amicalolafarmersmarket or call the Chamber at 706- 265-6278. No One Alone (NOA) will be hosting auditions for the 3rd annual North Georgia's GotTalent competition every Monday night from 8 to 10 p.m. at Shenanigans during Open Micwith Tommy Pirone.There will be a $40 entrance fee. All proceeds go to help victims of domestic violence and abuse. If contestants have not been pre-registered, there is no guarantee of a time slot at the announced auditions, but walk-ins are welcome. Bring backup music, if needed, on a trav el drive. Audition venues and dates will be announced later. Video auditions will be accepted after the registration form is completed at www.noone- alone.org. Questions can be directed to Jean Baker at 706-372-4260 or jbaker@ noonealone.org. Hall House Gallery, Bleu Gallery and Naturally Georgia WineTasting in Dahlonega Georgia will be hosting a Christmas in July from noon to 7 p.m. July 27. Get your Christmas shopping done at Hall House gallery. Bleu Gallery and Naturally Georgia WineTasting.There are 25 unique local artisans including jewelry, pottery, painting, woodworking and wine. You can sip 100 percent Georgia wines. Come and meet the artists and watch them work. Light snacks will be provid ed and Santa will be spreading cheer. Hall House Gallery/Bleu Gallery/Naturally Georgia WineTasting Room are at 90-94 Public Square in Dahlonega, on the down town Dahlonega square. Lumpkin-Dawson County Special Olympics is looking for athletes, partners, volun teers and coaches to join the growing organization. Athletes compete in winter bowling, masters bowling and fall games Bocce. For more information please email lumpkindawsonso- ga@gmail.com. The North Georgia Crappie Anglers (NGCA) is hosting its second Fishin'With Military Heroes fall fishing tourna ment Sept. 28 at Lake Lanier. This event honors all of our military veteran men and women who have experienced physical or emotional trauma and is free of charge to all veteran participants.The event is limited to 100 veterans. Lines will be in the water at daylight and weigh-in and lunch is at 1 p.m. at Bolding Mill Park. Prizes will be awards for the larg est crappies and seven largest crappies. Crappies size limit is 10 inches or larger at weigh-in. Veterans will not need a license, tackle or bait. No prior fish ing experience is required. NGCA members will teach or help veterans to have a great fishing experience. For more information call JoshThornton at (770) 530- 6493. 'We should be good this year. I'm very excited about being a leader on the team. It will give me a chance to mentor some of the younger girls.' Kaitlynn Bennett Dawson County High School senior FROM 1B Athletes end of high school softball season in late October or early November. The team will squeeze in at least two tournaments before December, and then break for Christmas. Spring sea son, consisting of well- over two dozen games, kicks off with the new year and lasts until tourna ment season, which usual ly runs from April through the middle of July. The long schedule means that Bennett is involved with a softball related activity almost every day of the year from the beginning of January through the end of November and, occa sionally, there are con flicts in her routine. “It’s a big commitment, you have to be there,” Bennett said. “Sometimes I will have a lot of school- work and I will have to take it on the road, or sometimes my friends will want to do something, and I will have to get back to them. I always do, and we have fun, but I definitely have to get back to them. It’s hard, but to me it’s worth it.” “I like being on the field with my coaches and friends, with girls from all over,” Bennett said. “That’s kind of the unique thing about travel ball is meeting so many different people. It’s a neat experience.” When asked if she had any regrets about dedicating so much time to softball, Kaitlynn was quick with her one-word answer. “No.” For parents Brannon and Bethany Bennett, the intense schedule created a mixture of challenges and blessings, with dad focus ing on the athletic nature of the program and mom speaking about the educa tional opportunities that come along with the Prime program. Travel ball is more com petitive. You have more competition because you are playing teams from dif ferent areas. Not just in your region. And with the higher level of competition it tends to make the player a better player.” Brannon said. “Also, teams are smaller, 10-12 girls. So, the player gets more play ing time which makes them better at their posi tion as well as gives coach more opportunities to teach because there are less play ers than on a school team.” “It’s pretty much year- round. It gives much more exposure to colleges,” Bethany said. “And, unless they have an ace player, not a lot of college scouts are at the local high school game. Her education is our number one focus.” Both parents were quick to agree, that aside from the occasional social con flict, the biggest challenge associated with a traveling softball team was the cost. In addition to an up-front fee of 2000 dollars to cover team dues, uni forms, practice facilities (indoor and outdoor) and tournament fees, the fami ly is responsible for all costs associated with trav el, which Bethany estimat ed at roughly 1000 dollars. “The team stays in north Georgia as much as possi ble,” Bethany said. “But if Kaitlynn’s putting it first then we are putting it first, plus we are together as a family. I enjoyed watching her doing something she enjoyed.” Entering her final year as a Lady Tiger, Kaitlynn looked forward to what the season would bring and felt that her combina tion of high school and travel experience had pre pared her for taking on a leadership role with the team in 2019. “We should be good this year,” Bennett said. “I’m very excited about being a leader on the team. It will give me a chance to mentor some of the younger girls.” The Lady Tigers open the season with a home game versus the Denmark Danes on Aug. 3, at 1 p.m. FROM 1B Sapp say the least. I am so happy to have had such an opportunity and even better that it is continu ous and ongoing. Now that I’ve had this train ing as a participant, it has allowed me to tran sition into a volunteer and ultimately become the president of Team River Runner Atlanta. This has allowed me to assist other veterans alike so that they can enjoy the same experi ences that I have had.” “We have struggled at times, but considering everything we have gone through, we are all doing very well and have so much to be thankful for,” wrote Sapp. “I currently still serve the role as a stay at home dad, but I also have inherited new responsibilities as the pres ident of Team River Runner Atlanta. It is one of my top priorities to con tinue to be a soldier for life and follow Team River Runner’s motto, ’Helping Our Wounded Veterans on the River to Recovery.’” Sapp was nominated as an Atlanta Braves Hometown Hero by fellow veteran Gary McBride. In his email to the Braves organization, McBride says “[wjhat makes Lirst Sergeant Sapp so very exceptional is that in spite on his disabilities, he continues to both lead others and inspire every one around him. Simply put, he is the very best of us and is known as a ’hero’s hero.’ He’s both humble and compassion ate and cares deeply about the needs of others and always puts the needs of others above those of him self.” “When I was a kid, I used to watch the Braves with my grandparents,” Sapp told Dawson County News in a phone interview on his way to the Braves game. “To be able to have them honor me is some thing special to me, and I hope my grandparents can watch over me and see it, because it would mean a lot to them too.” Sapp brought home a victory, as the Braves ral lied to defeat the Nationals 4-3. FROM 1B Harvick there,” Hamlin said. “Down the backstretch, I kind of let off, and I’m like, all right, well, I’ll just pass him on the outside and kind of do this thing the right way, and once I had that big run, he just turned right. But I would do the same thing.” With only six races remaining before the postseason field of 16 drivers is locked, the Loxwood Resort Casino 301 had big implications on the playoff pic ture. Harvick secured his spot with the win, while Kyle Busch extended his projected points lead with a stage one victory. Lor Hendricks Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson, the day was almost disastrous as complications in the water pump and power steering dropped him to thirtieth and left him on the playoff bubble in seventeenth, 17 points out of position. “Well, it was certainly a letdown to say the least. We had some issue with the power steering and the water pump pulleys. So, it’s just unlucky on that front,” Johnson said. “Certainly, the wrong time of the year to have some bad luck. It looked like the guys I’m worried about in the points didn’t have the best day either, so maybe I got a pass on this one.” Hendricks Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott had an eerily similar day when water pump problems forced the No. 9 Kelley Blue Book Chevy onto pit row for repairs on lap 110. After replac ing a missing belt, Elliott re-entered the race on lap 124, 11 laps behind the lead er, and went on to finish the race 29th. The distant finish had no effect on Elliott’s postseason as he is projected to enter the playoffs as the eighth seed after his win at Talladega earlier in the year. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series makes their second trip to the “Tricky Triangle” July 27 for the Gander RV 400 at Pennsylvania’s Pocono Raceway. Pets of the Week! 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I had a bit of a rough start at the shelter though, because I do NOT like small spaces—including cages, crates, and cat carriers—butnowthatl have a lot of space to roam, I’m well-adjusted, feisty, and ready to find my newhumanfs). I love getting all the pets, and I crave to be the center of attention, so I would probably be best as an only fur-baby. I’ll followyou aroundthe house while you do chores, sit with you on the couch, and soak up some sun with you on the porch, but I'd prefer not to be picked up or carried around with you, so just let me do the walking and I’ll never leave your side! Form cZMtZ ation Dawson County Humane Society 706-265-9160 | 633 Martin Road, Dawsonville adjacent to the Rock Creek Sports Complex Visit our RESALE SHOP & BOUTIQUE benefits the Wed. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | 54 S. Lumpkin Campground Rd. Humane Society AM Collision Bradley M. Maple ^Dawsonville Specialists CPA, PC () Veterinary 706-216-0992 706-216-2362 Hospital 103 Industrial Park Road, Dawsonville 2390 Thompson Road Suite 100 Dawsonville 706-265-8381 Dawsoi A comprehensive guide for all residents of Dawson County, featuring attractions, local resources and more. Awesome Dawson keeps residents new and old up to date with all the changes occurring in our fast growing county. This magazine is inserted in the August 28th Dawson County News, in racks throughout Dawson County including restaurants and attraction sites for a full year. It is also available on dawsonnews.com - With more than 35,000 unique visitors per month Promoted in our social media through emails to our local subscribers and our FB and Twitter followers. DAWSON COUNTY’S ANNUAL NEWCOMER’S GUIDE Ad reservation deadline is Friday, August 2 nd . For more information, CONTACT: 706-265-3384 or email Brenda at bbohn@dawsonnews.com
