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January 1, 2014
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Fundraiser
5-8 p.m.
High Falls State
Park workshop
High Falls State
Park workshop
2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 4
Monday, Jan. 6
Sunday, Jan. 5
Friday, Jan. 3
Thursday, Jan. 2
Back to school for
Monroe County
students
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Community Calendar
Email calendar items and
birthdays to DianeGlidewell at
news@mymcr. net
Dec. 20-Jan.6
Students have holidays
Monroe County Schools will
begin Winter Holidays on
Friday, Dec. 20. The schools
will be closed through Friday,
Jan. 3. Teachers return for in-
service on Monday, Jan. 6, and
students return on Tuesday,
Jan. 7 for the first day of the
third nine weeks.
Jan. 1
High Falls has hike
High Falls State Park will
have a ranger-led, refreshing
First Day Hike at 10 a.m. on
Wednesday, Jan. 1. Meet at the
park office. $5 per person. For
more information, call Alyson
Snipes at 478-993-3053. $5
Park Pass required for all pro
grams.
Jan. 2
Middle Georgia Tea
Party to meet
Middle Georgia Tea Party
will meet on Thursday, Jan. 2,
at Pastime Grill in Barnesville.
There will be a Meet & Greet
at 6 p.m., and the meeting will
begin promptly at 7 p.m. Chip
Flanegan will speak on local
and national issues. For more
information and directions see
www.midgateaparty.org or call
678-588-1619 or 678-588-1618.
Jan. 4
Fundraiser for Alethea
Banks-McAfee
There will be a charity event
with refreshments and dancing
(ballroom, wobble, etc.) and DJ
Terry on the l's & 2's for
Alethea (Lisa) Banks-McAfee
on Saturday, Jan. 4 at the
Culloden Schoolhouse in
Culloden from 5-8 p.m. Cost is
$10; funds raised will help with
a kidney transplant for Lisa,
daughter of J.C. and Linda
Banks of Culloden. Donations
will be accepted to reach the
$5,700 needed. The event is
hosted by Margie Campbell,
478-885-2444, and Martha
McAfee, 478-957-5673.
High Falls has
birding workshop
High Falls State Park will
have a birding basics workshop
at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4.
Meet at the park office. Learn
the foundations of birding. This
is a beginner course that focus
es on bird adaptations as well
behavior. Bring your own
binoculars. $5 per person. For
more information, call Alyson
Snipes at 478-993-3053. $5
Park Pass required for all pro
grams.
Jan. 5
High Falls has
foraging workshop
High Falls State Park will
have ‘Foraging for Beginners’
at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5.
Walk the grounds and learn
what edible plants might be
growing in your backyard.
Meet at the park office. $5 per
person. For more information,
call Alyson Snipes at 478-993-
3053. $5 Park Pass required
for all programs.
Jan. 8
Library plans
to re-open
The Monroe County Library
is still closed as the remodeling
project continues. While delays
with materials have caused
work to be slower than expect
ed, now double crews are work
ing to complete the project. The
library hopes to re-open
Wednesday, Jan. 8., and begin
accepting books for return. No
fines will be charged for over
due books. There will be
notices posted on the door to
update patrons on the progress
of remodeling. Also check the
library front door for postings
regarding computer access at
Central Georgia Technical
College Monroe County campus
for library patrons. Library
Director Debbie Melton and the
library staff thank the commu
nity for its patience and assure
everyone that the updated
wiring and new computers will
be available soon. They hope to
add new titles and books on
CD as they celebrate their re
opening and the beginning of
2014. Call 994-7025 for
updates.
Jan. 9
Dept of Labor services
come to Monroe
The Georgia Department of
Labor (GDOL) will begin pro
viding employment-related
workshops in Monroe County
Thursday, Jan. 9 at the new
Monroe County Workforce
Development Center, 89
Washington Dr., Forsyth. The
workshops will be provided by
a GDOL business services
recruiter from 10 a.m. to 12
noon on the second and fourth
Thursdays of each month.
Workshop topics will include
completing applications and
resume writing. For additional
information about the work
shops, contact LaTrenda Leaks
at (404) 273-5244. Connect
with us on Facebook, Youtube
and Twitter, which can be con
veniently accessed at
www.dol.state.ga.us.
Jan. 11-12
High Falls has Historic
Trail Hike
High Falls State Park will
have Historic Trail Hikes at 1
and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan.
11. Take a stroll into the past
of High Falls to see the rich
cultural significance of the
park with an up close look at
the ruins left behind. Meet at
the park office. $5 per person.
On Sunday, Jan. 12, the park
will have a Hug A Tree hike at
2 p.m. Hikers will explore
exactly what makes a tree a
tree. Meet at the park office. $3
per person. For more informa
tion, call Alyson Snipes at 478-
993-3053. $5 Park Pass
required for all programs.
Jan. 17-19
High Falls has
activities
On Friday, Jan. 17 High Falls
State Park will have a Full
Moon hike at 6 p.m.Experience
the view of the falls lit by
moonlight and listen closely to
all the night sounds. Meet at
park office. $5 per person. On
Saturday, Jan. 18, the park
will have a Barks and Bud
hike at 10 a.m.Fall has arrived
making it difficult to identify
plants that have lost their
leaves. Learn how to recognize
trees by the bark or the bud.
Meet the park office. $5 per
person. The park will have
Georgia Explorers at 2 p.m.
Grab a free Junior Ranger
workbook, complete an activity
with us, and get some tips on
how to earn badges. Meet at
the park office. $5 per person.
On Sunday, Jan. 19 will
beWinter Nature Crafts at 1
p.m. Join a ranger to use natu
ral materials to make winter
themed decorations. Meet at
the park office. $3 per person
For more information, call
Alyson Snipes at 478-993-3053.
$5 Park Pass required for all
programs.
Happy Birthday
Faith Jones
Jan.12, 2005
Daughter of
Ricky & Lori Jones
Forsyth native
Weaver is named
Teacher of Year
Heather Duffey Weaver is the
Teacher of the Year at Heritage
Elementary School in Spring Hill,
Tenn., where she teaches first
grade. Weaver is a 1997 graduate
of Mary Persons High School and
is the daughter of Betty Jane
Wilson of Juliette and Mickey
Duffey of Forsyth and the daugh-
ter-in-law of Mike and Sarah
Weaver of Forsyth. Heather and
her husband, Justin, have three Heather Duffey
children, Andie, Waylon and Sara Weaver
Claire.
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Margaret Niblett is 101
Margaret Kent Niblett
Margaret Niblett of
Forsyth celebrated her
101st birthday with fami
ly on Sept. 25. She
enjoyed cake and ice
cream and having her
family sing “Happy
Birthday” to her.
Margaret and her twin
sister, Marjorie, were
born in Juliette to Ada
and Elbert Kent.
Marjorie always said
Margaret was the bossy
one and that she kicked
her out of the way so she
could be born first. She
married Bailey Niblett in
1935, and they had four
children, Shirley, Pete,
Pat, and Kent. She loves
family, friends talking on
the phone and, most of
all, God.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
This week’s birth
Randall
Mike Andrews
Jan. 7
days and anniver
Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy
Greg & Lisa Slaugh
Cole McLaurin
saries are courtesy
of Forsyth Lions
Proctor
ter
Jan. 8
Club calendar.
Jan. 2
Jan. 5
Sheila Stark
Selena Corbin
Leroy Ralls
Jim Roquemore
Jan. 1
Andy Jenkins
Thomas James
David W. Ogletree
Cassidy Bendford
To have your name
added to the Forsyth
Porter
Jan. 3
Jan. 6
calendar, contact
Shirley Henderson
Suzanne Lee
Steven Sikes
Virginia Remick at
Kendall Popham
Susan Cox
994-5426 or Cecil
Mr. & Mrs. Eric
Sylvain
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin
Jan. 4
Madison Davis
Benson Ham
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