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Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - Pike County Journal Reporter - Page 3A WILLOW: And family supported at Nov. 13 comhole tournament FROM PAGE ONE “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.