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Wednesday, October 6, 2021 - Pike County Journal Reporter - Page 3A Meansville council asks for citizens' help to prevent vandalism in city BY DWAIN W. PENN dwain@pikecountygeorgia.com “Please stop trashing our walking track and park” was the courte ous consensus at the September 13 Meansville council meeting. A plan of reaction was devised, analyzed and will be pursued in an attempt to reduce or eliminate senseless acts of vandal ism. It is an ongoing pat tern for nearby residents to visit the walking track to find generic litter of paper, cans, bottles and cigarette butts plus another salacious item of used prophylactics in a remote lower end. Over the Labor Day weekend, someone or a group of two or more expressed their don’t care opinion of the park by relocating a heavy bench, pulling up the Thaddeus Nelson memo rial sign and wrapped swings around the posts of the frame. When the Tic-tac-toe game was recently dam aged, that went beyond juvenile mischief and became a misdemeanor of vandalism, punishable by law. A suggestion was made to contact the sheriff’s office to see if a deputy on patrol, when nearby, could ride by to check for violations. A sign states the park is closed 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. but vehicles have been observed parked overnight at the lower end. When violations are observed by local residents, evidence is recorded digitally to help determine perpetrators and where they come from. Solutions considered include installation of a camera and surveillance sign, gate the property, divide the parking area limiting access to lover’s lane and pay someone to pick up litter. A list of ideas was ap proved to move forward in solving the walking track and park problems. Use the city Facebook page to inform citizens and solicit help, look into a contract with sheriff’s office for further patrols beyond occasional visits, utilize the community service detail through the county court and pay for regular park clean-ups, and install a concealed digital camera and applicable warning sign to capture evidence of future violations and vandalism. Council members noted that together, lo cal residents can bring back the ambience of a tidy, decent and tranquil “little town with a big heart.” COUNCIL ALSO: • Approved use of city hall meeting room for fire training classes, the repair of the fire truck fuel tank for less than $3,000 and heard the station responded to six fire calls and nine medi cal calls in the county and two medical calls in the city. • Extended the dead line to October 8 for sealed bids on city hall railings and roof repairs. • Agreed to contact the county on damaged Means Street pavement repair. The Pirates football program started 50 years ago in the fall of 1971 with the young PCHS team playing JV teams in the area. CONCORD COUNTRY JUBILEE OCTOBER 16 & 17 Saturday & Sunday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 PARADE 2 p.m. [ Fun for the whole family: Arts, Crafts, Entertainment, Food, Fellowship & Fun. Mark your Calendar ■ Call everybody you know and tell ’em to come! ft Advertising grows businesses, helps your local economy and gets your name out to customers in trustworthy ways. Call today and give your business the boost it deserves. Pike County Journal Reporter pikecountygeorgia.com brenda@pikecountygeorgia.com FOOTBALL: Program celebrates 50 years FROM PAGE ONE “Football games are where we recognize people’s accomplish ments such as when we presented the state championship rings for the baseball team. It’s also a place where we show support for mem bers of the community - usually by having honor ary captains flip the coin toss to start the game.” When the football program started in the fall of 1971, the Pirates played other JV teams because they were such a young team and in the fall of 1972, they played a full varsity schedule. At the Sept. 24 game, sev eral team members from the first game served as honorary captains. “The football facility and program have changed a lot since 1971. In 2016, the stadium was upgraded and now it’s a first class facility,” said Stanford. “We have a lot of supporters who have YEARS DF FOOTBALL been behind the team since the start and many of them come to every game. The Pirates are blessed with tremendous support and our team has a fan support at away games better than most teams, especially in AAA. When we go to stadiums as the visitors, we fill the visiting stands and sometimes outnumber the home team’s fans.” For the first football game of the 2021 season, Randy Cook, a member of the first Pirates team who scored the first touchdown as a varsity player, flipped the coin to start the game and the historic season for the Pirates. Former Pirates foot ball players who will be honored include Audie Ingram, Garry Shackel ford, Dennis Watkins, Randy Millwood, Ricky Haygood, Maurice Collier, Jody Gill, Mark Smith, Dennis McDaniel, Den nis Carraway, Richard Fordham, Michael Britt, Glenn Callaway, William Brogden, Charlie Dunn, Joey Ward, Herman Lu cas, Edwin English, Larry Dorsett, Lamar Scott, Randy Clark, Mike Shack elford, Charles King, Wayne Pilkenton, Terry Adams, Bert Willis, Mike Sandefur, James Wright, C. Carter, K. Carter, M. Claris, R. Cook, C. Dunn, J. Howard, R. Keneipp, R. Mangham, T. Manley, G. Rawlins and D. Smith. FooibcM . . in Its ire end year made commend- able progress with a record of 2 wins and X losses. The Pirates taced experienced competition. Special awards given were to Audie Ingram, Most Valuable Player; Randy Cook, Molt Val uable Back; and Glenn Callaway, Moat Outstanding Lineman. STANDING: D. McDaniel, T. Adams, A. Ingram, M. Smith, R. Millwood. SEATED: R. Cook, G. Callaway, C. Dunn, R. Ilaygood. UNITED STATES Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation POSTAL service a (All Periodicals Publications Except Requester Publications) 1. Publication Title 2. Publication Number 3. Filing Date PIKE COUNTY JOURNAL REPORTER 364-230 09/22/2021 4. Issue Frequency 5. Number of Issues Published Annually 6. Annual Subscription Price WEEKLY 52 30.00-40.00 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication (Not printer) (Street, city, county, state, and ZIP+4*) PIKE COUNTY JOURNAL REPORTER P.0. Box 789 / 16024 BARNESVILLE ST. 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