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July 2.2008
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Reporter
C^ou-nty Community Calendar
Wednesday, July 2
Thursday, July 3
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Friday, July 4
High Falls boat parade
10 am
High Falls State Park
0I’Time Fourth
10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Jarrell Plantation
478-986-5172
Saturday, July 5
Picnic on the Square
4-10 pm
Forsyth courthouse square
Anthony Johnson
at Juliette Opry • 7:30pm
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Backlot auditions
“Greater Tuna”
7 pm • Rose Theater
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Tuesday, July 8
Backlot auditions
“Greater Tuna”
7 pm • Rose Theater
July 3
Juliette River Club to meet
Juliette River Club will meet
Thursday, July 3, at 7 p.m. at the
Juliette Fire Station. Candidates for
July 15 elections will speak.
July 4
High Falls annual Fourth of
July boat parade
The annual Fourth of July boat
parade will begin at the dam wall at 10
a.m. on Friday. Judges will award
prizes for the best dressed boats.
Jarrell Plantation plans
Ol’ Time Fourth
Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site
near Juliette will honor Independence
Day with a special event Friday, July 4
from 10:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. The celebra
tion will feature a noontime reading of
the Declaration of Independence fol
lowed by three-legged races, sack races,
egg toss and other traditional competi
tions. Bring a picnic lunch and lawn
chair and enjoy the day. Admission is
$2.50 for ages 6-18, $4 for adults, $3.50
for seniors (62 and older) and free for
children (5 and under). Jarrell
Plantation State Historic Site is locat
ed at 711 Jarrell Plantation Rd.,
Juliette. 478-986-5172.
July 5
Juliette Opry
Anthony Johnson will perform at the
Juliette Opry Saturday, July 5 at 7:30
p.m. Anthony is going to be performing
acoustic music influenced by bluegrass,
country and Christian music rounded
out to his own style.
Picnic on the Square
The Summer on the Square series con
tinues with a family picnic on the
square from 4-10 p.m. Bring a picnic
and settle down for a festive evening of
entertainment and activities.
July 7-8
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Backlot Players seeking two
men for ‘Greater Tuna’
Auditions for the Backlot Players’
next play, "Greater Tuna," a comedy by
Jason Williams, Joe Sears and Ed
Howard, will be held at 7 p.m. July 7
and 8 at the Rose Theater. The cast
will consist of two men. Call 478-994-
0443 or visit them on the web at
www.thebacklotplayers.org for more
information. What do Arles Struvie,
Thurston Wheelis, Aunt Pearl, Petey
Fisk, Phineas Blye and Rev. Spikes
have in common? In this hilarious
send-up of small town morals and
more, they are all among the upstand
ing citizens of Tuna, Texas' third small
est town. Show dates are Sept. 4, 5, 6,
7, 11, 12, 13, 2008.
July 8
Monroe County
Republican party to meet
The Monroe County Republican party
will meet Tuesday, July 8 at 6 p.m. at
This Little Piggy. The guest speaker
will be James Green, a candidate for
Monroe County commission chairman.
July 12
Free genealogy class
Cabaniss Chapter No. 425, UDC and
Lt. James Monroe Chapter NSDAR
will sponsor a free Genealogy class at
the Monroe County Library on
Saturday, July 12 from 9:15 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Bring your genealogy prob
lems and they will try to help. For
information call Jane Hampton at 478-
994-2708.
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Chicken for
Pippin
Backlot’s Own Original Youth Ac
tors, affectionately know as
BOOYA, held a chicken-Q Satur
day at Ingles in Forsyth to raise
money for its upcoming summer
production of “Pippin,” a hip,
tongue-in-cheek musical by
Roger Hirson and Steven
Schwartz. In this show, the young
prince Pippin longs to discover
the secret of true happiness and
fulfillment. He seeks it in the glo
ries of the battlefield, the tempta
tions of the flesh and the intrigues
of power. In the end, Pippin finds
true happiness in the simple
pleasures of home and family.
Show dates will be July 31 -Aug. 2
and Aug. 8-10 at the Board of Ed
ucation auditorium.
Take a ride with the Army
BY KATIE DANIEL
Who knew you could ride a helicop
ter so close to home? On July 12
Huey helicopter rides are going to be
offered at River Forest for a tax
deductible contribution of $50 per
person. Up to 10 other passengers
can take a 10-minute ride in a Huey
helicopter around River Forest in
northern Monroe County. Jeff Moss
of River Forest is a pilot in a non
profit organization known as Sky
Soldiers. Along with him and the
organization Huey rides will be given
starting around 9 a.m.
Sky Soldiers is an organization
with the Army Aviation Heritage
Foundation (AAHF) a non-profit
group based at Tara Field in
Hampton. Their mission is to inspire
patriotism, preserve history, educate
and to connect the American people
to the American Soldier. Although
the planes can be seen in their muse
um in Hampton, Sky Soldiers take it
to a new level.
The demonstration team is made
up of all volunteer veteran pilots
with a few aviation enthusiasts
thrown in. The Pilots are highly dec
orated and range from all kinds of
combat experience and branch of the
military. They fly many different
type of air craft in their shows, all of
which are retired aircraft but with
historic significance. Many have been
made up to look just as they did
when flying in battle. When you are
seeing the shows and aircraft they
are the real deal, along with the
Helicopter pilot Jeff Moss
pilots. All have seen battle and have
their own stories to tell.
“It is a flying museum,” says Moss.
The Huey is a military utility heli
copter capable of carrying up to 18
passengers. During Vietnam it was
used from deploying troops to med
ical evacuations. The rides are a
unique way to put the public in the
set of active and veteran soldiers
who have fought for this nation.
Many of the people already signed up
for rides have their own reason for
doing so. Ron Rankin, vice-president
of Piedmont Community Bank, was
the first to sign up to take a ride in
the Huey. Rankin had many reasons
why. He says it’s a great way to keep
the knowledge about the aircraft
alive and a great way to see the
country from a different perspective.
Rankin flew the same type of aircraft
in Vietnam 38 years ago and sees
this as a great opportunity to show
his wife what he experienced many
years ago.
The Rankins are not the only ones
signed up because of a military con
nection. Kathleen Crownover of
River Forest said, “Our entire family
is signed up for the Huey rides. It is
a priceless opportunity to experience
firsthand a piece of history. My dad
was in Vietnam and my husband's
cousin is currently a Cobra pilot in
Iraq. We know our kids will love the
thrill of riding in a helicopter, and I
am also hoping they will also walk
away with a connection to and appre
ciation of family members who
served in the military.”
Not only is this a once-in-a-life time
experience, but all the money
received from rides goes straight into
the aircraft and in preserving the
legends in the sky. The organization
has a mission to connect the
American soldier to the American
family, and also to educate those that
don't know about the military and
would like to know more. For some it
is an opportunity to share past expe
riences, stories, and memories so
many years ago on the battle field.
Reservations strongly preferred.
Call Shanda Elkins at the
Heritage Foundation at 770-897-
0444 or Nora Olson at River Forest:
478-974-0889, ext 5 or visit
WWW.ARMYAV.ORG.
wishes
everyone
a safe and
fun fourth
of July