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Mounds and
museums in
Cartersville
With summer approach
ing, parents are looking at
vacation destinations for
the family. A perfect choice
is Cartersville, Ga., where
you find plenty of history
and culture. The Etowah
Indian Mounds and the
Booth Museum are two
locations the adults and
children alike will enjoy
exploring.
At the Etowah Indian
Mounds, we looked over
the artifacts in the museum
before heading outside to
get a closer look at the three
mounds that have become
a sacred place to visit. One
of the most interesting arti
facts in the museum is the
effigy figures of a man and
woman that were recov
ered at the edge of one of
the mounds. The artifacts
found here give a great
glimpse into the lives of the
people who once lived in
the area. The items found
also show an extensive net
work the Native Americans
had with items originating
as far away as California.
For more information, go
to www.GeorgiaStateParks.
org.
Another must stop in Car
tersville is the Booth West
ern Art Museum, which has
an extensive collection of
western American art. A
local family donated their
amazing collection to the
community. The museum
is a part of the Smithso
nian Institution Affiliations
Program.
There are some won
derful pieces on display
and you can spend hours
exploring the museum. In
addition to the western art,
you will also find a sec
tion dedicated to American
presidents. There is one
letter from each president
on display. It’s interesting
to wander around and read
the letters. A fun stop for
kids is Sagebrush Ranch
where kids can hop on a
“horse” or get in a small
stage coach.
Through Aug. 27, a
special exhibit, Creating
Camelot. is featured at the
museum. It features copies
of photos from President
John F. Kennedy’s personal
photographer.
For more information, go
to www.boothmuseum.org.
Also located in Carters
ville is the Tellus Science
Museum, another Smithso
nian Affiliate museum. The
museum features four main
galleries: the Weinman
Mineral Gallery, the Fossil
Gallery. Science in Motion
and the Collins Family Big
Backyard. The museum
also has an 120-seat digital
planetarium and an obser
vatory with a 20-inch tele
scope. The Tellus also has
an extensive collection of
Georgia minerals, as well
as a Moon Rock on loan
from NASA.
For more information, go
to www.tellusmuseum.org.
While in Cartersville, we
made a stop at FakePoint
Sporting Community, the
largest and most compre
hensive sports vacation
destination in the world.
The property includes more
than 1.300 acres featuring
sports venues. Plans are
for hotels, restaurants and
entertainment venues. For
more information, go to
www.lakepointsports.com.
Continued on page 12 C
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May 17, 2017
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Section C
12 years of mentoring
Lindsay’s Legacy mentors, students recognized
BYANGELA GARY
Community members
and the students whose
lives they have impacted
were recognized at the
12 th annual Mentoring
Gala held May 10 at the
Jefferson Civic Center.
The mentoring program
was the vision of Jack
Lindsay, who kicked the
program off with just a few
mentors.
Today, 225 adults are
serving as mentors. These
adult leaders meet with
their mentees once a week,
providing support and
encouragement to them.
Jackson County School
Superintendent April How
ard spoke at the luncheon
and said that serving as a
mentor is a “mission” for
these volunteers.
“For these people, their
mission is our communi
ty,” she said.
RECOGNITIONS
Janet Adams was named
as the Mentor of the Year,
voted on by the board of
directors. Leaders said
Mrs. Adams makes chal
lenges into opportunities.
She accepted the award
with the two young men
that she serves as mentor.
In nominating Mrs.
Adams, school leaders
state: “Mrs. Adams and
her mentee, Kyle Weeks,
have been a mentor part
nership for two years, each
year forming a deeper and
deeper bond. Mrs. Adams
is a dedicated advocate for
her mentee and his friends.
Most recently, Kyle con
vinced his best friend not
to quit school because he
knew he could convince
Mrs. Adams to mentor
him as well. Kyle’s confi
dence and respect for Mrs.
Adams is so great that he
believes that she has the
power to change circum
stances to opportunities.
“She has truly embraced
her position as an advo
cate to better the life of
(her mentees). Kyle says
that he appreciates Mrs.
Adams’ abilities to pro
vide him with focus and
future planning, and that
she goes above and beyond
to provide knowledge and
direction.
“East Jackson High
School is grateful to Mrs.
Adams and her ability to
lead us as advocates for
children, using her expe
rience in public education
and life lessons, to better
our delivery of high expec
tations and love to our stu
dents. In a perfect world,
every student should have
the opportunity to have a
Mrs. Adams, and we are
grateful for her service
and love to EJCHS and to
Kyle.”
MENTORS NAMED
Mentors of the year
from each school were
also recognized. They
are: Ray Zwemke, Jack-
son County Comprehen
sive High School; Lauren
Page, Jefferson Middle
School; Sarah Wobrock,
Jefferson High School;
Tim Gates. East Jackson
Elementary School; Rose
Odom, Maysville Elemen
tary School; Jerry Cannon,
Gum Springs Elementary
School; Rosanna Cruz,
South Jackson Elementa
ry School; Angela Haun,
Jefferson Academy; Lois
Lee. Benton Elementa
ry School; Keitha Clark,
West Jackson Elementary
School; Jim Hale. West
Jackson Middle School;
Leslie Vale. Commerce
Middle School; Lois John
son, Commerce Prima
ry School; Tam Crumley,
Commerce Elementary
School; Lisa Stephens,
East Jackson Middle
School; Janet Adams, East
Jackson Comprehensive
High School; and Jenny
Cannon. North Jackson
Elementary School.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Johnelle Simpson, Great
Promise Partnership and
Work Based Learning
Coordinator for the Clarke
County School District,
was the keynote speaker.
He offered encourage
ment to the students to
keep reaching for their
goals. He also spoke on
the impact mentors had on
him throughout his ife.
NAME CHANGE
Jamie Hitzges, chairman
of the mentoring program,
unveiled the new name for
the program, Legacy Youth
Mentoring.
Mr. Lindsay will contin
ue to be honored through
the naming of an annual
scholarship presented each
year in his memory.
Leaders state that the
brand name was changed
to make it clear what the
purpose of the organiza
tion is.
“After research and
extensive feedback, the
board of directors voted to
refresh our brand name to
Legacy Youth Mentoring
for clarity of meaning and
purpose as we recruit men
tors in a growing commu
nity and beyond,” coordi
nator Lisa Stephens stated.
The goal of Legacy
Youth Mentoring is to
“inspire lives through one-
on-one mentoring while
helping youth discover
their personal strengths to
guide them toward suc
cess.”
Stephens added: “We
envision a community
where every youth will
have a mentor and know
with certainty that some
one cares about them and
wants to help them achieve
personal success.
For more information
on the program, check out
the website at www.Lega-
cyYouthMentoring.org.
MENTOR OF THE YEAR
Janet Adams (center) was named Mentor of the Year. She is shown with two
high students that she mentors. Photos by Angela Gary
MENTOR AT EJES
Tim Gates is shown with a student he mentors at East Jackson Elementary
School. He serves as a mentor to two students at EJES and was recognized
by the school as its “Mentor of the Year.”
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One of the students served in the mentor program (right) is shown speaking
at the luncheon held last week at the Jefferson Civic Center to recognize
mentors serving the three school systems in the county.
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