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Fresh, home-grown veggies
are available in Bolingbroke
Tristan (11, rising 6th grader at
Middle County Middle School Hub
bard campus) and Camden (8, 3rd
grader at Hubbard Elementary) are
growing a garden and selling their
vegetables in Bolingbroke in front of
Harvey s Plumbing & Irrigation this
summer.
Currently they have a lot of squash
and some zucchini. They also
planted bell peppers, two varieties
of watermelons, and several variet
ies and sizes of tomatoes. They
have a larger garden at their family
farm that has various other veggies
that they will offer throughout the
summer as available.
Times vary. Call 478-994-2803
and ask for Ansley if you have any
questions.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
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June 13
Mildred Zellner
Chad Moore
June 16
Celeste Smarr
Diego McGhee
June 19
Michael Hadden
Gloria Teasley
June 14
Julie Samples
Jay & Reye McLuen
June 17
Jimmy Waldrep
Nancy Harvey
June 20
Debra Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Bryant Devereaux
June 15
Ryan Jenkins
Mary Evelyn Jackson’Connie
Rensberger
Mr. & Mrs. Cole McLaurin
June 18
John A Roquemore
Frank Green
• This week's birthdays and anniversaries are courtesy of Forsyth Lions Club calendar. To have your
name added to the calendar, contact Virginia Remick at 994-5426.
• Children’s birthday notices through age 12 and birth announcements are published free of charge for
the community. Email Diane Glidewell at news l3, mymcr.net with information and picture.
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1988
Retired Chief Deputy Jack
Pitts, who had announced his
candidacy for Monroe County
sheriff, dies June 3.
Elizabeth Williamson and
Albert Fields represent
Monroe County bus drivers
in the Eighth District Roadeo
competitions.
A survey of 25 businesses by
the Reporter indicates sum
mer jobs for teens are plenti
ful this year but are being
filled quickly. The best bets
for Forsyth teens this summer
are restaurants and grocery
stores. Convenience stores are
unlikely to hire teens because
of beer sales but have open
ings for older students home
from college.
Jim Kelly of Macon lands an
18 lb. 4 ounce striped bass, a
new Lake Juliette record.
Frank Moreland is named
Mary Persons Athlete of the
Year. Stan Hickman is reco
gnized for top academic per
formance by an athlete.
In a preliminary move to
conserve water this summer,
Forsyth asks the city golf
course not to water the course
and contractors working on
1-75 not to use large amounts
of water to wet down the
road beds.
A dry May adds to drought
problems in Monroe County,
which is now some 4 inches
behind normal rainfall
amounts.
Forsyth hires William F. Daniels,
a U.S. Army veteran formerly
employed with Cagles, as the
new City Clerk.
Nine candidates qualify for
three spots on the Monroe
County Board of Commission
ers.
More than 150 seniors receive
their diplomas in the Mary
Persons gymnasium from prin
cipal Mike Hickman.
Christ UMC will have a week
long day camp for ages 4-2nd
grade for $15 per child and a
week-long resident camp for
grades 3-8 for $75.
1998
Mary Persons seniors marched
onto Mitchell Field $aturday
for an outdoor graduation
ceremony.
In the new dress code for
Mary Persons, tank tops are
not permitted even when worn
on top of other shirts.
Over 700 competitors from
across the U.5. and several
foreign countries will compete
for a purse of $50,000 at The
Meadows gun club in Monroe
County in the N5CA U.5. Open
$porting Clay Championship.
Winnings will be distributed
among seven classes.
Forsyth Mayor Paul Jossey
declares Mr. Querry Day in
honor of Hubbard Primary
$chool principal Bill Querry,
who is retiring.
Board of Education votes to
buy a new John Deere mower
that should cost $7,400-
$7,600 after Tommy Walker
urges it to get something
dependable for grass cutting
season.
The theme for the Culloden
Busbee Library s Annual
$ummer Reading Club will be
Think Big...Read.
Dr. Clayton L. Cox, a 1975
graduate, is named Monroe
Academy Distinguished Award
recipient. He began attend
ing Monroe Academy when
it opened in 1966. His father,
Larry Cox, is considered Mon
roe Academys founding father.
Five local girls qualify for the
state track meet: Rachon Grier,
Jessica Goodwin, LaToya
Davis, $amiko Leslie and Nikia
Davis. The five boys who
qualified for state are Fernell
Epps, Michael Mays, Curtis
Daniel, Eddie Boykin and
Cedric 5tewart.
Forsyth city council wants to
get the electric business for
the county s new judicial center
and will try to submit a win
ning bid.
Monroe County Sheriff s Of
fice, with the GBI and DEA,
arrests three people from
Forest Park, thought to be
part of a larger drug ring,
for possession of 11 ounces of
methamphetamine.
Monroe County deputies are
equipped with flashlights that
have passive alcohol sensors.
The 15 flashlights were funded
by the Governors Office for
Highway Safety administered
grant.
2008
Monroe County property
owners recieve new ax as
sessments with 12,000 out of
15,700 properties showing
increased value.Commisioner
Jim Peters says the value on
his north Monroe County farm
went up $1 million.
Jack Fletcher tells the Reporter
about being sent to serve in
WWII as an 18-year-old.
Beverly Simmons, a corrections
officer from Forsyth, is charged
with helping a Monroe County
fugitive escape by removing
her handcuffs.
Monroe County Hospital has a
new pediatric room thanks to
the fundraising efforts of the
Hospital Auxiliary and many
volunteer hours painting and
decorating the room by the
nursing staff and the mainte
nance department.
Buffalos Express Cafe, owned
by Rocky & Mena Patel and
Alvin & Jennifer Bearden, cel
ebrates its grand opening next
to the Georgia Public Safety
Training Center.
Mary Persons Caleb Wilds
and Monroe Academy s Bryant
Ursitti are among 20 Middle
Georgia football seniors
honored for being leaders as
scholars, athletes and citizens.
Mayor Tye Howard says
Forsyth does not have enough
money to pay its bills this
week.
Remember When
This look at what Monroe County residents were reading in the
Reporter 30, 20 and 10 years ago this week is brought to you by...
Monroe County
Memorial Chapel
We set the standards
that others follow'
Harley Ray "Spanky" Beck
86 West Main Street • Forsyth
478-994-4266
CALENDAR
Continued from Front
June 19
Ben Thompson will
speak to Ga. Wilderness
Society
Ben Thompson, president of the
Ocmulgee Audubon Society,
will be the guest speaker at
the bimonthly meeting of the
Georgia Wilderness Society
on Tuesday, June 19, 7:30 p.m.
at the Museum of Arts and
Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road,
Macon. Ben readily admits to
spending an inordinate amount
of time chasing birds. In the
spring of 2016, he ventured to
Dry Tortugas to photograph
bird species that are only
found there. Please join us as
Ben describes his misadven
tures and shares photographs
of South Florida birds. All are
welcome. Admission is free. The
Georgia Wilderness Society
is a non-profit organization of
outdoor recreation enthusiasts
who enjoy hiking, camping,
canoeing and other wilder
ness experiences based in
Macon with members from sev
eral states. The group travels
throughout the Southeastern
USA on trips into nature. For
more information, visit www.
georgiawildernesssociety.org
June 20
Food Bank Distribution
Christ United Methodist
Church, along with other
local churches and in con
junction with Circle of Care,
will distribute food packages
provided by the Macon Food
Bank on Wednesday, June 20.
To volunteer to help unload
the truck and/or assemble and
distribute food, show up at 10
a.m. at Christ UMC, 417 North
Frontage Road, Forsyth (next
to the Farm Bureau). To be a
recipient of this once a month
food distribution, approval in
advance is required. Contact
Circle of Care at (478)994-
4939 to apply. For additiona
information, call (478)994-1232
or Circle of Care.
June 21-22
Hospital Auxiliary holds
Masquerade $5 Jewelry
Monroe County Hospital
Auxiliary will host its popu
lar Masquerade $5 Jewelry
and Accessories fundraiser
on Thursday, June 21 from 10
a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday, June 22
from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. at Monroe
County Hospital Cafeteria.
Cash, credit and debit cards,
as well as hospital payrol
deduction, are accepted.
June 23
Annual Community
Appreciation Day at the
Rose
The Backlot Players, Inc. invite
everyone to a preview of
the next season at the Rose
Theater on Saturday, June 23
at 7 p.m.
July 28
4-H Block Party
Bring the entire family out
for some big time fun before
school starts back. Monroe
County 4-H will host its first
ever 4-H Block Party! On
Saturday, Aug. 18 from 5-9
pm come out to 90 Martin
Luther King, Jr. Drive, Forsyth
and enjoy games, prizes, food,
music, and A MOVIE! We will
start the day off with music,
games, and food. We will end
the night by watching a movie
on the big screen in the park
ing lot: so bring lawn chairs,
blankets, or whatever you need
to be comfortable. Tickets are
only $8, which includes the
meal. Call the Extension Office
at 478-994-7014 for more
information and to reserve
tickets. Bring the family, have
some fun with 4-H and find out
what 4-H can offer your family.
June 30
Concert at Indian Springs
Amphitheater
The Swinging’ Medallions will
perform at the Amphitheater
at Indian Springs on Saturday,
June 30. Doors open at 6:30
p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m. Pro
ceeds benefit the Butts County
Historical Society restoration
of the Flovilla Schoolhouse as
a Dinner Theater. Lawn seating
$15. Covered seating and ta
bles for 8 also available. Food
is allowed but no drinks; beer,
wine, water and soft drinks
will be sold. Come enjoy the
sounds of summer. Call Diane
Glidewell at 478-993-1104.
July 3
Fireworks
The city of Forsyth will present
fireworks at dark on Tuesday,
July 3 at the Monroe County
Recreation Department. Before
the fireworks show will be a
talent showcase and other
festivities.
Every Friday
Forsyth Farmers Market
Forsyth Farmers Market is
open on Fridays from May-Oc-
tober. The market is on North
Jackson Street, behind Persons
Banking Company. It offers
fresh produce and other local
goods. To become a vendor,
call 478-994-7747 or emai
tpierson@cityofforsyth.com.
MONROE IN
COLLEGE
Patti Cannington Hill was awarded
two 2018 scholarships: Georgia State Uni
versity Alumni Scholarship and the Army
Nurse Corps Associa
tion Scholarship. She is
in a doctoral program
(Doctor of Nursing Prac
tice) at Georgia State
University, where she is
also a Graduate Teaching
Assistant in the Lewis
College of Nursing and
Health Professions. She
will graduate in May
2019.
Hill is a Family Nurse
Practitioner (FNP) at
North Macon Fam
ily Healthcare Associates, where she has
worked for eight years. From 2009-11 she
was a FNP at Monroe Primary Care in
Forsyth when the clinic operated under
Monroe County Hospital. She was nurs
ing faculty at Macon State College (now
Middle Georgia State University) 2003-
2007 and Director, Navicent/Medical Cen
ter of Central Georgia 1988-2003. She has
an Associate Degree in Nursing 1980 from
Columbus State University, a BSN from
University of New York, a MSN in Nurs
ing Administration 1996 from Georgia
College and State University, post-masters
coursework in Nursing Education from
GC&SU 2005 and a post-masters certifi
cate Family Nurse Practitioner 2008 from
GC&SU.
Katrina Smith graduated from Ohio
Christian University with a Master of
Arts in Ministry: Pastoral Care & Counsel
ing. Ohio Christian University is commit
ted to offering a complete education that
develops students intellectually, profession
ally and spiritually.
William E. Bazemore of Forsyth was
named to the spring 2018 Deans List at
Samford University in Birmingham,
Ala. Bazemore is a Junior Pre-Business
major and attended Mary Persons High
School. Samford releases deans lists after
the close of the fall and spring semesters
each academic year. To qualify for the
deans list, a student must have earned a
minimum 3.5 grade point average out of
a possible 4.0 while attempting at least 12
credit hours of coursework. Deans List is
the highest academic recognition given
by the school at the end of each semester.
This past semester, nearly 1,400 students
qualified.
University of North Georgia (UNG)
recognized more than 1,300 students who
achieved a 4.0 GPA during the spring
2018 semester. Students enrolled in 12
or more credit hours in bachelors degree
programs who achieved a 4.0 grade point
average were named to the Presidents
Honor Roll. Students enrolled in associ
ate degree programs who met the same
level of achievement were named to the
Presidents List. Local students honored
are: Stephen GramUng of Forsyth—
President’s Honor Roll; Frank Wilder
of Forsyth—President’s Honor Roll;
Clifton Clark of Forsyth—President’s
Honor Roll; Rebecca Hopper of For
syth—President’s Honor Roll; Brooke
Hartman of Forsyth— President’s
Honor Roll.
The deans of each of University of
North Georgia’s five colleges - the
College of Arts & Letters, the College of
Education, the College of Health Sciences
& Professions, the Mike Cottrell College
of Business, and the College of Science
& Mathematics - announce the names of
those students who made their respective
lists for spring 2018. Deans List recogni
tion is achieved by having at least a 3.5
grade point average, carrying 12 or more
credit hours in one semester and having no
grade lower than B. Local students so hon
ored are: William Walters of Forsyth,
Sydney Riggle of Forsyth; Tucker
Williams of Forsyth; Keegan George
of Forsyth; James Warren of Forsyth;
Gabrielle Hartman of Forsyth; Con
ner Corbitt of Juliette.
Students were named to the Presidents
List at Georgia State University for
the Spring Semester of 2018.To be eligible
for the Presidents List, degree-seeking
students must have earned a GPA of at
least 4.0 for a minimum of nine semester
hours of academic credit taken at Georgia
State during the fall or spring term with
no incompletes for the semester. Eligible
students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0
for all classes taken at Georgia State. Hon-
orees locally include: Noah Samuelson
of Juliette and Shea Sparks of Forsyth.
Georgia State University has a student
body of nearly 52,000 and is an enterpris
ing urban public research university.
Students were named to the Deans List at
Georgia State University for the Spring
Semester of 2018.
To be eligible for the Deans List, degree
seeking students must have earned a GPA
of at least 3.5 for a minimum of nine
semester hours of academic credit taken at
Georgia State during the fall or spring term
with no incompletes for the semester. Eli
gible students must have a minimum GPA
of 2.0 for all classes taken at Georgia State.
Local honorees include: Ashlyn Dell of
Forsyth and Robbi Grier of Forsyth.
Lenesha Tyane Calloway from For
syth graduated from Brenau University
with an A.A. degree in early childhood
education during commencement ceremo
nies May 4-5,2018, on the historic Gaines
ville campus front lawn. Calloway attended
online.