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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017
JACKSON EMC LINEMEN BRING HOME AWARDS
Jackson EMC linemen competed in the recent Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo. Jackson EMC sent 12 apprentices to compete as individuals and four, 3-member
Journeymen teams. Between the competitors, Jackson EMC had 19 top 10 finishes.
Jackson EMC Linemen take trophies at Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo
Jackson Electric Mem
bership Corporation
(JEMC) linemen bested
many others from across
the state at the annual
Georgia Lineman's Rodeo,
held May 6 in Fort Valley.
More than 33 teams
of journeymen linemen
and 86 apprentices from
across the state assembled
to compete in a series of
events looking for a pos
sible 100 points per event
and the fastest time.
Jackson EMC sent 12
apprentices to compete
as individuals and four,
3-member Journeymen
teams.
Between the competi
tors, Jackson EMC had 19
top 10 finishes.
“Line work is complex.
These events are a chance
for our linemen to demon
strate for the public and
their peers the variety of
the tasks they encounter
and the skill required to
master their craft,” said Joe
Dorough, Jackson EMC
vice-president of engineer
ing and operations. “Pre
paring and competing at
this level involves many
people across the organi
zation and improves our
teamwork companywide.”
Both apprentice line
men, and veteran linemen
compete in the Lineman's
Rodeo.
Through a combination
of experience and training,
lineman who have worked
in the industry for at least
seven years, and exhib
it the necessary skills,
receive the distinction of
journeyman.
The competitive events
testing their skills at the
rodeo included: Hurtman
rescue, transformer chan-
geout, switch relocation,
switch changeout (team),
transformer relocate
(apprentice), splice-shunt
device (team), jack jumper
(apprentice), as well as a
written test for apprentic
es.
APPRENTICE
Apprentice Kaleb Chap
man, of Gainesville, was
named the Georgia Cham
pion Apprentice, finishing
first in the overall Appren
tice Division and the EMC
Apprentice Division with
a final score of 497 and a
combined event time of 27
minutes. 46 seconds.
Apprentice Josh Hal-
lock, of Lawrenceville, fin
ished second in the overall
Apprentice Division and
second in the EMC Divi
sion with a score of 496
and a combined time of
43:31 seconds.
Also finishing in the
Overall Apprentice Divi
sion: Kasey Odom sixth,
Tyler Thurmond ninth,
Austin Yearwood 19th.
Austin Gragg 26th, Cody
Watson 42nd, Dillon Wel-
born 43rd, Jose Rodriguez
49th, Kevin Cook 52nd,
and James Partain, 65th.
In the individual event
categories, Chapman
scored a perfect 100 in
every physical event and
finished first in the hurt-
man rescue with a time of
58 seconds.
He finished second in
all other apprentice events
based on time, including:
jack jumper, 4:05; switch
relocate. 7:30 seconds; and
transformer relocate. 8:57
seconds. He scored a 97
on the written test, earning
a second place award in
the event.
JOURNEYMEN
Jeremy Adams, Wayne
Connell and Jeff Sutton,
all of Gainesville, finished
second overall in the Jour
neyman and EMC divi
sions with a perfect 400
score and a combined time
of 29:43. In individual
events, the team finished
first in the hurtman res
cue, completing the event
in 54 seconds. The team
also had two second place
event finishes based on
time; transformer change
out, 7:02; and the splice-
shunt device, 8:02.
Kevin Grant, Jose Sal-
gado and Matthew Tolar,
all of Gainesville, compet
ed as a journeyman team
and finished first in the
transformer changeout
event with a time of 6:27
seconds and second in the
hurtman rescue with a time
of 57 seconds. The team
finished 24th overall with
392 points and a combined
time of 37:46.
Other journeyman
teams with overall finish
es include: Justin Cash,
Shannon Love and Clay
Phillips, all of Jefferson.
11th overall with a score
of 398 and a combined
time of 36:22: and Greg
Angel, Jason Bond and
Dwayne Dickerson, all of
Neese, 31st overall with
386 points and a combined
time of 31:37.
Brett Hurst, Jackson
EMC line foreman in
Gainesville, competed in
the Senior Division with
his brother Victor Hurst
and Don Ritchey, both
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Other stops to include on
your visit to Cartersville
and Bartow County are:
•downtown Cartersville
offers unique shopping
and wonderful restaurants,
including Table 20. where
we had a great dinner. The
wild mushroom ravioli is
amazing. Be sure to save
room for dessert. The Bel
gian waffle with salted car
amel sauce and coconut
cream is delicious.
•Also in downtown, be
sure and check out the
world's first Coca Cola
sign, located on the side of
Young Brothers Pharmacy.
•Barnsley Resort is
a beautiful property. I
always enjoy exploring
the 30 acres of gardens
and ruins of a 19th century
estate. The gardens feature
100 types of roses. The
cottages make a great place
to stay. The property offers
dining, spa, golf, sport
clay course, bird hunting,
horseback riding, hiking,
biking, tennis, swimming
and fishing. A 54-room inn
is being constructed and
is slated to be finished in
late February/early March
of 2018.
•Old Car City is one of
the most unique attractions
in Georgia. It is the world’s
largest known classic car
junk yard with 4.400 cars
on seven acres. Visitors can
wander through the woods
where hundreds of junk
cars are located. Last year,
more than 6,000 people
toured Old Car City.
•Rose Lawn Museum,
which is listed on the
National Register of His
toric Places, is a restored
Victorian mansion that was
once the home of nation-
ally-renowned evangelist
Samuel Porter Jones, for
whom Nashville’s Ryman
Auditorium was built.
•Grand Oaks is a love
ly Victorian-style manor
that was built in 1901. It
is open for special buffet
meals throughout the year.
•Atlanta Steeplechase
was going on during our
visit and we spent a fun
morning at the horse race.
It's a huge lawn party with
guests decked out in sum
mer dresses and brightly
colored hats.
While in Cartersville, we
stayed at Hilton Garden
Inn. It’s located near all the
major attractions.
For more information on
visiting Cartersville. go to
www.visitcartersvillega.
org.
Angela Gary is an edi
tor with MainStreet News
papers Inc. She can be
reached at AngieEditor@
aol.com.
from Snapping Shoals
EMC. The team finished
first overall in the division.
“Our competitors
worked very hard prepar
ing for these events and
really showed up to com
pete and did a great job,”
said Tommy Parker, direc
tor of operation services.
“It was also great to see
the amount of support
that we had from other
employees who showed up
just to watch.” More than
150 employees and family
members went to Fort Val
ley to support the team.
The Lineman’s Rodeo
attracts the best linemen
from across the state to
compete in events based
on traditional lineman
tasks and skills.
Jackson EMC is a mem
ber-owned, not-for-profit
electric cooperative. Serv
ing more than 220,000
members in a 10-coun
ty service area 50 miles
northeast of Atlanta, Jack-
son EMC is one of the
largest electric coopera
tives in the nation.
Competition events
exhibit skill and safety:
Hurtman Rescue - Sim
ulates the rescue of an
injured worker stranded at
the top of a utility pole.
Switch Changeout
(team) - Replacing a bad
switching device on a pole
that opens and closes lines.
Switch Relocate
(apprentice) - Moving a
switching device from one
end of the cross arm to the
other.
Transformer Relocate
(apprentice) - Lineman
moves a transformer from
one side of the top of a pole
to the other and installs it.
Splice-shunt Device
(team) - Simulates a repair
needed in an emergency
situation of a bad splice.
Transformer Changeout
(team) - Team removes an
existing transformer and
hoists a new transformer
to the top of a pole for
replacement. Jack Jump
er (apprentice) - Install
a device that allows the
replacement of a fuse with
out interrupting service.
Photos and video from
the event are available at:
http://jacksonemc.smar-
timage.com/017-ga-line-
mans-rodeo-media. Full
results are available at:
http://www.garodeo.com/.
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