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Reporter
February 16, 2022
Around Monroe County ► Forsyth • Juliette • High Falls • Bolingbroke • Culloden • Smarr
JONAH'S OH JOHNSTON
Legacy tree takes
root in Forsyth
By Diane Glidewell
news® my mcr.net
The Monroe County Bicentennial
Committee is wrapping up its cel
ebration of the founding of Monroe
County in 1821, now over 200 years
ago, but community members are also
looking forward to marking the 200th
anniversary of the birth
of the city of Forsyth in
1823. On Friday, Feb.
11 the Monroe County
Bicentennial Commit
tee planted a ginkgo
near Forsyths new city
hall that unites the two
celebrations.
The tree, which is
now about 8-10 years
old, was grafted from
a tree that was planted
in Fort Valley in 1921
in a yard across the
street from the old high
school. Nolen Howard,
a member of the Bicen
tennial Committee, located the tree,
brought it from Fort Valley to Forsyth
on Friday morning and coordinated
its planting. Silas Peed of D.I.M. Land
scape took care of moving the juniper
that had recently been put in the spot
selected and of professionally planting
the Bicentennial tree in its new home.
Howard, who has a background in
forestry, said the gingko was chosen
because it is a slow
growing shade tree
with an attractive
shape and colorful
seasonal foliage
that is known to
live for as long as
250 years. Gingkos
are low mainte
nance trees that thrive in full sun.
Howard noted that there are two ma
ture ginkgos near the Monroe County
tag office. He said the newly planted
tree is a male; female ginkgos produce
fruit with an unpleasant odor.
The Bicentennial Committee has
ordered a granite marker to place near
the tree that will explain that it was
planted midway between the 2021
Pictured above are workers complet
ing the planting of the ginkgo tree with
its view of Forsyth city hall and Mon
roe County courthouse. Left is the over
100-year-old daddy tree from which
the Forsyth ginkgo was grafted. (Photo
courtesy of Nolen Howard.)
and 2023 bicentennials of the county
and city to commemorate both of
them. There will be a ceremony when
the marker is placed. The Bicentennial
Committee, not the county or city,
paid for the marker, the tree and its
planting.
Peed said that February is a perfect
time to plant a tree in Georgia; cool
weather and more moisture give roots
a chance to establish themselves and
grow before branches and leaves begin
growth. He said it will take the ginkgo
30 years or so to grow to its full size.
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Did you know?
Snapshots from
Monroe County History
D id you know that Monroe County
once had a mink trapper named
Cumi? Cumi Williamson lived in a
shack in Dames Ferry across from
its store, which also served as its
post office. His income consisted of a check for his
services in the army in France during the Great
War—and the sale of mink and other pelts.
June Brown Ham remembers him: “Early in the morn
ing Cumi would leave the little shanty to take a stroll
down the railroad tracks to the wooded areas where he
had traps set to catch wild animals. Very few days did he
not come home ladened with bags full. He would then
prepare their for or hides to be shipped off.
“After he got this
job finished he would
grab a fishing pole
and some worms and
off he would go to the
great Ocmulgee River
for a few hours of just
being by himself and
watching the water
rolling over the shoals
while he was waiting
for that little cork to
start bobbing. This
could mean ‘supper
for tonight.’ He also
checked his ‘fish baskets’
“During the rest of the day he could be found sitting on
an old bench on his front porch reading one book after
the other. Cumi, you might say, was well educated. He
stayed abreast of the happenings of the world and was
willing to answer any question...regarding current events.”
Why his parents chose the given name of “Cumi” re
mains a mystery. In his case, though, the given name was
as distinctive as his character.
BICENTENNIAL
* CELEBRATING SOD VERRS *
E5T. 1821
MONROE COUNTY
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Feb.22
Gordon State
College hosts 3rd
Annual Legacy Lecture
Gordon State College will
host an evening of music,
reflection & leaving a lasting
legacy on Tuesday, Feb. 22
at 6:30 p.m. at the Student
Activity & Recreation Center.
Writer/editor/administrator
Mimi Kirk, a descendant of
John B. Gordon will be the
guest speaker, and the award
winning male choral group
from Stilwell School of the Arts
in Jonesboro will perform. To
attend, contact OfficeOfThe-
President@gordonstate.edu for
information.
Feb.23
USDA virtual workshop
Georgia USDA will have a
virtual workshop for new and
prospective farmers about
getting started and working
with USDA agencies. “Road
map to Success” will be on
Wednesday, Feb. 23 from 9
am -12:00 pm. USDA consid
ers anyone who has operated
a farm or ranch for less than
ten years to be a beginning
farmer or rancher. To register,
see https://www.teamagri-
culturega.org/events/farming-
101 -workshop.
Feb.24
Forsyth Antiques & More
hosts Book Signing
Forsyth Antigues & More, 816
Highway 41 South, will host
a Book Signing on Thursday,
Feb. 24 from 1 1 a.m.-l p.m.
with Cheri League Dennis.
Dennis, a graduate of Wes
leyan College published “Dear
Mr. Ellamae” in November.
The book is a biography of
her grandmother, who created
a career in architecture in
Macon at a time when there
were no women in the field.
She worked with grace and
charm from 1922-1975, when
she retired.
Monroe Co. Democrats
Committee to meet
The Monroe County Demo
crat Committee will meet on
Thursday, Feb. 24 at St. Luke
A.M.E. Church, 143 James
Street, Forsyth. The purpose of
the meeting is to elect officers
and committee members. There
will be a social time at 6 p.m
with the business meeting
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Feb.25
Hubbard Elementary
hosts Father-Daughter
Dance
Hubbard Elementary PTO will
host a Father-Daughter Dance
on Friday, Feb. 25 from 7-9
p.m. with music by AJ the DJ,
light refreshments and a selfie
booth. Tickets are $10/person
and will be available at all
three elementary schools.
Feb. 26
Madeline Monroe Day at
Big Peach Car Wash
Big Peach Car Wash on N.
Lee Street, Forsyth will donate
$5/car to the family of Mad
eline Monroe Sanders for ev
ery car washed on Saturday,
Feb. 26 (individual washes &
unlimited memberships).
March 5
Mighty Stacks for
Mighty Madeline
“Mighty Stacks for Mighty
Madeline," a pancake dinner
& silent auction benefit for
Madeline Monroe Sanders,
will be Saturday, March 5
from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at First
Baptist Church Forsyth, 95 W.
Morse Street. Tickets are $10/
person. To donate items for
the silent auction, contact Lori
Andrews at 478-960-6690 or
Stephanie Crews at 404-323-
1086.
March 10
Monroe County Schools
Literacy Night
Monroe County Schools
Literacy Night featuring Car
men Deedy will be Thursday,
March 10 at 6 p.m. at Mon
roe County Fine Arts Center,
27 Brooklyn Ave„ Forsyth.
There will be door prizes and
booths with local authors.
March 11
Forsythia Festival Golf
Tournament
Monroe County Kiwanis Club
will sponsor the Forsythia
Festival Golf Tournament on
Friday, March 1 1 with lunch
at 1 2 noon and shot gun start
at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $240/
team of four golfers, includ
ing lunch, golf and prizes. The
tournament is 4-man scramble
(all play from the forward
tees). All proceeds go toward
local scholarships. There is an
18-team limit, first come, first
served. Hole sponsorships are
$50 and donations of door
prizes are welcomed. To reg
ister or for more information,
contact Lee $mith at 478-994-
1666 or 478-394-4001 (cell)
or Lee’s Haircutting, 76 N.
Jackson Street, Forsyth.
March 12
Boy Scout Troop 51
Pancake Breakfast
The annual Boy $cout Troop
51 Pancake Breakfast wil
be $aturday, March 1 2 from
7-10 a.m. at Forsyth United
Methodist Church. Tickets
are $8 each and the menu
is all-you-can-eat pancakes,
sausage, grits, coffee, juice,
and milk. Proceeds benefit
Boy Scout Troop 51. Tickets
can purchased in advance
by calling 478-258-1453 or
emailing lauriebpippin@yahoo.
com.
Forsythia 5K
Monroe Physical Therapy wil
sponsor the Forsythia 5K as
part of the Forsythia Festival
on Saturday, March 1 2. The
race will begin at 8 a.m. at
FitCo Health Club, 833 Patro
Road, Forsyth. Registration
opens at 7 a.m. $30 includes
t-shirt. Register online at
runsignup.com/Race/Events/
GA/Forsyth/FORSYTHIA5K
March 16
Friends of the
Library scholarship
The Friends of the Monroe
County Library is awarding a
$1,000 college scholarship to
a 2022 graduating senior from
Monroe County. Applications
are available at the Monroe
County Library. Deadline is
March 16.
On-Going
Monroe County Library
has Book Sale,
temporary hours
Temporary hours of the
Monroe County Library, 62
W. Main Street, Forsyth (due
to COVID) are 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Monday-Friday, closed on
Saturday and Sunday.
The Friends of the Monroe
County Library has extended
and expanded its Lobby Book
Sale until March 1, adding an
entire table of children's books.
All sales support the library.
Monroe County
Bicentennial Exhibit
ends this month
The Monroe County Bicen
tennial exhibit, sponsored by
Georgia Power and the Mon
roe County Historical Society,
is on display in the Monroe
County Annex atrium. A new
exhibit is displayed each
month. The theme in February
is “Businesses". The exhibit is
free and open to the public
during all hours when the
Annex is open. For more infor
mation, call 478.974.1460 or
email gstanbery@cityofforsyth.
com
New pavers at Monroe
County Veterans Memo
rial to be engraved
For those who have been
thinking about honoring a
family member or friend who
is a veteran by engraving a
paver at the Veterans Memo
rial on the Monroe County
Sguare with his or her name
and information, it is time to
follow through with that inten
tion. It is necessary to wait
for engraving until there are
a sufficient number or orders.
Enough orders have been
received, but the engraver is
now waiting to receive stencil
materials. Orders placed now
will be engraved and ready to
view at the Veterans Memoria
within a few months. To place
an order contact Dr. Priscilla
Doster at 478-994-961 3
PDoster48@aol.com.
Rock Springs Church
Clinic
The Rock Springs Church
Health Clinic in Forsyth is
open every Wednesday from
8:30 a.m.-noon. New patient
consultations are available at
1 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday of each month.
The clinic is near Monroe
County Hospital at 100 MLK
Jr. Drive; the phone number is
478-992-9581.