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The Red and Black. Thursday. May 4. I»7H
Weekend island opening planned
By SIIFRFNA FLOWERS
This weekend, the Lake Lan
ier Islands will have th<*ir
grand opening The islands will
be open free to all visitors,
along with such special attrac
tions as a fireworks display.
Travel
notes
discounts and prizes
The opening weekend spe
cials include free dockside
sailing lessons at noon and 4
p.m. at Lanier Sailing Acade
my. discounts on mini u<>it
registrations at the camp
grounds lor prizes and at Pine-
Isle for a free weekend
Interested'* Pack up that
picnic lunch, swimsuit and
tennis racket Drive up early
Saturday morning—it is only
an hour away taking highway
129 to south :165 then following
Friendship Road north to the
“Islands ." Before leaving
throw in some party clothes for
all-night dancing at the Pine-
lsle hotel
IK ( WIPING is in the plans,
the fourth island offers sites
for tents or vehicles. Within
the campgrounds are tennis
courts, picnic tables, grills, a
>wimming p<M>ls. fishing pier
and ball field Boat launching
ramps are also available
A spacious recreation center
features a game room, ping
pong tables and shuffle board.
There is no extra charge for
recreational facilities inside
the campgrounds The summer
campground rates are $2 50
per mgnt lor tent sites and
$4.50 for recreational vehicles
Only a free shuttle bus ride
away, other areas of the
Islands offer visitors a lively
range of activities, including a
white sand beach nearly a mile
long, horse stables, restaur
ants, championship and mini
golf, fishing ponds and rental
boats of every description The
rental boats include canoes,
kayaks, motorboats, sailboats,
pontoons, catamarans and
50-foot houseboats
The hub of all this activity is
on Lake Lanier's second
island Bordering the beach
area arc two Mediterranean
style bathhouses providing
showers, full restroom and
dressing facilities.
\DJ \( ENT to these twin
buildings is the Beach House
Restaurant, which serves short
orders Noarbv is the beach
area supply store which is the
place to rent canoes and other
smaller boats The Sailing
Academy end Aquatic Center
also offer rentals
Now. imagine for a moment
being poised upon a 4.10-foot
pinnacle and being pushed oft
to glide slowly forward until
It's a twisting, shrieking,
laughter-Iilled. breathtaking
flight down a 40-foot slope to a
mighty splashdown in a
landing pool at the base.
This is the 4:io-foot azure-
blue Wild Slide at Lake Lanier
Islands The exciting new
double-flume slide courses
down a green hillside opposite
the Islands' white sand beach.
Rides are $2 for 40 minutes.
The first and third islands
have special features that
complete the Lake Lanier
resort.
The first caters to that
special American pastime-
picnicking It has 200 sites, a
pavilion with complete kitchen
facilities, a mini restaurant,
ice cream parlor and a boat
launching ramp
I’lNKISLK. the third island,
has many restaurants, lounges,
lighted tennis courts, an
indoor-outdoor swimming pool,
the Pinelsle Hotel and the
18-hole Championship Golf
Course, designed by an Atlanta
firm with the help of Gary
Player.
The next weekend of planned
excitement will be May 27
through 29 There will be
exhibits of pre-1948 model
"street rods" and sporting
events with prizes, a band
concert and beach movies.
For further information con-
.erning the Lake Lanier
Islands, call i"-i §45 §701
Photo by DONNA MINCEY
This and more at Lanier Islands opening
There’s nothing like
a picnic in the park
on a sweltering day
By BAKBAH \ BENTON
If you're spending the
summer in Athens, don’t
despair Contrary to popu
lar belief, there are things
to do here in the summer
Memorial Park is one of the
most pleasant places to go
on a hot day.
Ii has picnic facilities and
shelters, swimming, fishing,
hiking trails, woodlands,
play fields, children's play
ground equipment and out
door courts for basketball
and volley ball
It's also the only park in
Athens with a zoo. The
facility is small but interest
ing A baby bobcat, two
fawns and three swans are
expected to Ik* born later
• this year
II Ynl RE a photo buff
or need some interesting
shots for your photography
class, take a camera
Fishermen should take their
fishing equipment and if
you take dried bread, the
ducks and swans will love
you lor it
Superintendent of Parks
William Hassell said Me
morial is the “prettiest
park" m Athens and added
the lake contains “some
good sized fish."
It is a good place to be
away from people and cars.
It has 72 plus acres, only 15
o' which are developed." he
said.
The Athens Recreation
and Parks Department of
fers programs throughout
the year in various parks.
The summer schedule in
cludes art. painting and
drawing, tennis, dance and
photography. Booklets with
7 details will be available
later this month at Memor
ial Park and various places
around town.
The annual Athens Arts
Festival will be held at
Virgil remembers bus driving days
Photo by HAL BROOKS
Families bide a while at Memorial
Memorial Park this Sunday
Craftsmen will be demon
strating their skills, as well
as musicians, dancers,
bands, actors and singers
displaying their talents
(in Sunset Drive. Bishop
Park has picnic facilities,
pool. hiking trails, outdoor
courts tor basketball and
volleyball, children's play
ground and tennis courts.
Bishop's six tennis courts
are lighted lor t ighthmc
play Hassell recommends
making a reservation for an
hour ol playing time quite a
hit in advance. "The tennis
courts are very popular in
the summer." he said.
It use is any indication.
Bishop is the most popular
park, according to Hassell
“We have three softball
fields and plan four softball
gatneiP'daih' oach field
This weekend wr will be
having a softball tourna
ment. as well as a dog show
and barbeque.” he said.
By SI SAN COPELAND
“Okay, pack ’em in back
there...Push ’em back...Fellas,
take them pretty girls and set
’em down on your laps Come
on. hug up to each other. 1 still
got two little ladies to get on
up here..."
If you've ever stepped on a
crowded campus bus. you’ve
probably heard those pleas and
orders And the person who
barks these commands is a one
-in a-million person
His name is Virgil Gipson,
but many students know him
as simply “Virgil.” Gipson has
been working for the Universi
ty for eight years. He has been
driving University transit
buses for the past six years
His outgoing personality and
friendly rapport with passen
gers have made riding his bus
a special experience
KIT GIPSON suffered a
serious heart attack last
January and his doctor will
not ailow him to return to his
job.
“He says I can't come
Buck." Gipson said. "1 was in
fhe hospital for two weeks
Since 1 came home I've gotten
to where 1 can walk two miles
a day. But I still can't go
fishing much 1 can’t be off by
*
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Former bus driver
my sell like that
Gipson said he enjoys
fishing. Ilis son-in-law has a
cabin on Lake Hartwell, and
Gipson keeps a trailer there.
He enjoys all types of fishing,
but his specialty is night-fish
ing
"I enjoy fishing at night for
crappie Last week we went up
to the lake and caught 36 of
them." be said
TIIE AMIABLE Gipson also
enjoys hunting, especially
deer, rabbits and raccoons.
But his doctor has restricted
him from pursuing the sport
until his health improves
Gipson spent two years
working with the grounds
department at the Physical
Plant before becoming a bus
driver “1 loved driving.
especially the Bussell buses."
he said “The people over
there were nicer to me and
they were all my friends.’’
Students lioarding Gipson's
bus in the morning at Bussell
were often greeted hv such
classic country tunes as. "I've
Got Tears in my Kars from
Crying Late in Bed over You "
The whines and twangs of
country music carried students
through the morning to noon,
when the "Golden Gospel”
program would take over.
Afternoons entailed more
Porter Wagner and Johnny
Cash numbers Students re
turning from a rough day of
classes could soothe their
frazzles nerves on "If Finger
prints Showed Up on Skin 1
Wonder Whose I'd Find on
You
M \NY PEOPLE couldn't
cope with the tedium of driving
in circles around eampus all
day long But the repetition of
the job didn’t bother Gipson
He always spiced his rides
with humor and imagination
To Gipson. Bolton bus stop was
always "Chow Hall” and he
unloaded Memorial passengers
at the "PJ. Bookstore. Post
Office and Bullfrog Room."
Gipson is now taking it easy
while he waits for his health to
improve "I have no set plans
I just take one day at a time."
he said
He misses his work, but said
he has many good memories of
his bus driving years.
"They were I he best years of
my life, hauling those students.
They all cooperated, and 1
didn’t have any had problems
with any ol them. They were
just as sweet as thev could
bo."
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Game Starts 9:00 am at Myers Quad.
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Pizza, spaghetti, mameutta. ravioli, lasagna. veal
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Student tickets are $2.00
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