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Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - Pike County Journal Reporter - Page 3A
WILLOW: And family
supported at Nov. 13
comhole tournament
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“We need participants
and would love to have
them as we support an
almost 4-year-old little
girl as she goes through
her third bout with can
cer,” said Pam Brown.
The cost to join in the
cornhole tournament is
$15 per person and $25
per team. Registration
will take place at the
event. For more informa
tion, call Pam Brown at
770-542-9610.
SPECIAL PHOTOS
Willow wears a Willow Strong bow in her hair (top) and plays
with Play-Doh at doctor’s appointments. Members of the Wil
liamson community are hosting a cornhole tournament this
Saturday to raise funds for her medical expenses.
COOKING WITH KIDS:
next class is Nov. 20
After being delayed
due to COV1D-19 since
March 2020, the Cook
ing with Kids program
was re-booted on Satur
day, Oct. 23 with hands
on learning and tasty
treats. The program is
for children ages 5 to 12
and is held monthly on a
Saturday at 1 p.m. at the
J. Joel Edwards Public
Library. Led by library
assistant Helen Carter,
the children work with
others, along with their
parents, on learning to
prepare simple recipes
that are either no-bake
or use a small appliance.
During the October
class, children made
their own apple bite. The
Nov. 20 Cooking with
Kids will feature a favor
ite kid-friendly entre.
To register for this
class, visit the library or
call 770-567-2014 during
regular business hours
Monday, Wednesday
and Friday from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Tuesday and
Thursday from 10 a.m. to
7 p.m. and Saturday from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
PHOTO COORTESY OF THE J. JOEL EDWARDS POBLIC LIBRARY
Children who took part in the Cooking with Kids program
show their final product, including (l-r) Landon Burden, Kaylin
Burden, Charlie Springer and James Taylor.
Heating assistance
offered for seniors,
other local families
The Middle Georgia
Community Action Agen
cy recently announced
that heating assistance
is available for citizens
in Pike and surrounding
counties.
Households where all
members are 65 years
of age or older or home-
bound households can
now contact the schedul
ing system listed below
for an appointment.
All other incomes
eligible households may
contact the scheduling
system listed below to
schedule an appointment
or to be placed on a wait
list Dec. 1, 2021.
Call 1-844-588-1552 or
go online to https://mg-
caa.appointment.works/
ea/home. Appointments
are made by call or on
line only, no walk-ins.
To be eligible for assis
tance, households must
have an income at or be
low 60% of the state me
dian income level which
amounts to the following
annual gross income
amounts, $26,474 for a
one-person household;
$34,619 for a two-person
household; $42,765 for a
three-person household;
$50,911 for a four-person
household; $59,057 for a
five-person household;
$67,203 for a six-person
household; $68,730 for a
seven-person household;
and $70,257 for an eight-
person household.
A minimum of the
following items will be
required to verify eligibil
ity for assistance:
Verification of all house
hold income for every
person living in the home
for the past 30 days. Please
bring all documentation
because we are no longer
able to obtain information
for you. Social Security
Cards for every person
living the the household.
ID - Driver’s license for
everyone over the age of
18 in household. Recent
heating bill with the ser
vice address and account
number printed on it.
Recent electric bill with
the service address and
account number printed
on it. Recent water bill
with service address and
account number printed
on it.
This program is avail
able to all eligible appli
cants regardless of race,
color, national origin,
age, sex, political beliefs
or handicap.
PHOTO BY RACHEL McDANIEL / PIKE COONTY JOURNAL REPORTER
Pike County citizen Walker Chandler looks at the barriers to the Flint River that were built recently. Citizens have started a
petition asking commissioners to create a public access area at Flat Shoals bridge which has nearly 200 signatures.
Petition started asking commissioners
for public access at Flat Shoals bridge
On Nov. 1 a petition
to commissioners was
started asking them to
create a public access
point at the Flat Shoals
Road bridge at the Flint
River. Since then, 191
citizens have signed the
change.org petition.
“Recent events make
it evident that creating
a public access point
to the Flint River at Flat
Shoals is in the best
interest of the local
community. There is
undeveloped land adja
cent to the bridge in the
owned by Ark Builders,
or Flint Land Holdings.
Either property would
allow better access to
the river,” states the
petition’s author Ted
Arnold. “Since local
property owners have
obstructed access to the
general public on the
public road easement,
the use of eminent do
main would seem proper
to allow locals access to
the area that has been
traditionally used by the
public for enjoyment of
the river.”
A driveway was re
cently built across a dirt
path to the river which
was used by citizens
to put in and take out
boats and access the
river. A cease and desist
order from the county
was placed at the
driveway and further
developments will be
reported as available.
Arnold encouraged
both parties involved
in the dispute to come
to an agreement, noting
that the access area has
been an issue for many
years. He noted that the
driveway could cause
safety issues if someone
is injured in the river
and rescue teams are
needed to get equip
ment in the river to get
to them.
“People have used
that swimming hole for
more than 100 years.
The family who owned
the land claim (total
Facebook hearsay) that
their great grandfather
donated them FOW for
the bridge. Wouldn’t a
county park both honor
his donation and cre
ate a space for people
to continue to enjoy
it while also giving
ownership of the area
to the parks and recre
ation department which
would also have to
maintain and police it,
taking care of the sub
divisions concerns. A
gated parking lot would
allow access control to
park hours, trash would
be picked up and the
area would be main
tained. Illegal activities
like drugs would be
easier to police and
control,” said Arnold.
SPECIAL PHOTOS
Davis York recently competed in the U.S. Disc Golf Championship with his younger brother Carter York serving as his caddy.
Davis earned his spot in the Championship and in an invitation-only Dean’s Cup in which Davis’ team placed third.
Davis York competes in U.S. Disc Golf
Championship with brother as caddy
Davis York recently
competed in the United
States Disc Golf Champi
onship in Rock Hill, SC
after winning the College
Disc Golf Championship
back in April.
The Pike County na
tive and University of
Georgia student faced a
tough course but made
some great memories
- including having his
little brother serving as
his caddy.
Carter York, a 12-year-
old student at Pike
County Middle School,
helped carry his older
brother’s discs and
equipment and they
have enjoyed the game
together for several
years now.
“It may not have been
the outcome everyone
wanted (the course was
crazy hard with so much
out of bounds) but it
was a great experience,
Davis played really
well, got to meet some
cool people and it will
be something they will
always remember,” said
their mother and Pike
County Primary School
media paraprofessinal
Laura York.
In addition to the
USDGC competition,
Davis was also able to
compete in the Dean’s
Cup, an invite-only tour
nament for the top four
ranked college teams in
the nation.
“We played a match
play style event on the
Winthrop Arena course
where we lost the first
round to Missouri S&T
and then beat Texas
A&M on the second day
to claim third place,”
said Davis.