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^Reporter
April 13, 2022
A cold, windy Saturday didn t keep nine senior competitors and five junior competitors on the Monroe County 4-H
Shotgun team from qualifying for State Competition.
6TH ANNUAL
FORSYTH UMC
TOURNAMENT
Saturday, April 23rd • 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Forsyth Golf Course
Shotgun Start • Four Man / Woman Scramble
$50.00 / player or $200 / team • Hole Sponsors $100
Hunch provided by Boy Scout Troop 5 11
*Volunteers needed to marshal inspect and sign-in Golfers
‘Any Donations are appreciated.
Monroe County 4-H Shotgun Club
has 14 qualify for State Competition
The Monroe County 4-H Shotgun
Club competed at the Spalding Coun
ty District Qualifier for Modified
Trap on Saturday, April 9 to qualify
for State Competition.
Monroe Countys Junior Qualifiers
are Gavin Gaylord, Thomas NeSmith,
Blake Phillips, Carson Shepard, Cam
den Walker.
Monroe County’s Senior Quali
fiers are Reagan Beall, Jac Connell,
Zack Grizzard, Carter Story, Braden
Summer, Lucas Wells, Zac Acosta,
Lew Story, Troy Davis. Coaches are
Cristen Story, Jamie Story, Carol
Acosta, Jason Acosta, Davis Norris
and Brandon Shepard. They guiding
and coaching these 4-H’ers to State.
Get a Hole-in-One on # 1 8 for
$10,000 Cash!
Courtesy of
The Christina Barfield Agency, Horace Mann
478-257-6618
Includes other chances to win prizes on Par 3 holes!
‘On/y amateur status participants are eligible to win par 3 prizes.
FUN AND PRIZES FOR ALL!
To register as an individual or a team
Contact FUMC at
ONE MONROE
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completed its periodic ac
creditation review and was
assessed 373 out of 400
possible points by the team
from Cognia, the accredit
ing agency.
“We are extremely proud
of the rating,” said Hick
man.
He said Monroe County
students continue to have
success stories, including
state championships in
wrestling, fine arts, FBLA
and various other pro
grams. He said many of
these successful students
aren’t seniors, yet, and will
be back at Mary Persons to
continue their stories next
year.
Hickman introduced
George McCanless, presi
dent/CEO United Way of
Central Georgia, who lives
in Monroe County.
“Our focus is disrupting
poverty’ said McCanless.
“We’re expanding our ser
vices past Bibb county’
He said United Way is
putting together an advi
sory committee to deter
mine needs in Monroe
County. He praised the
Boys & Girls Club and its
mission to give students a
place to go after school and
to give them opportunities
and encouragement for
personal improvement.
Gilda Stanbery, executive
director of Forsyth Con
vention & Visitors Bureau,
said that tourists and other
visitors, including train
ees at the Georgia Public
Safety Training Center, are
coming back to Forsyth.
She said it is easy to ob
serve the increased traffic
and activity in Forsyth. She
said her social media sites
have almost tripled in
activity.
“Good things are hap
pening,” she said. “We
have an opportunity
to entice visitors to stay
longer.”
Stanbery announced
that the William Hubbard
Complex has been named
a 2022 TravelBlazer and
will be featured in the July
edition of Georgia Trend
Magazine. She nominated
the Complex because it is
an outstanding example of
collaboration and because
the current success repre
sents decades of work.
She also announced that
Forsyth is ready to move
forward with the next
addition to its public art
initiative.
Giving small group up
dates, Richard Dumas rep
resented the Communica
tions Committee, which
has the goal of facilitating
better communication be
tween local governments
and citizens. One plan is
to create a One Monroe
website calendar where all
updates, weather, sports,
etc. information can be
available at one place. The
committee has developed a
question & answer survey
to determine interests and
has talked with a technolo
gy person but hasn’t gotten
a cost estimate.
Another project is to
start a Junior Council so
that youth can learn what
local government does.
Participants will apply to
be on the Junior Council.
Famarcus Davis and
Julius Stroud reported for
the Recreation Commit
tee. Needs and ideas they
presented included re
doing the Youth Center to
create a community room;
creating Pickle Ball courts,
probably by re-tiling an
old basketball court; find
ing more gym space for
children’s teams to use for
practice during the season;
starting adult basketball
and softball teams dur
ing the summer when the
fields aren’t needed for
youth sports; repurposing
the old trailer and other
buildings.
Greg Head gave an
update on the Economic
Development Committee.
He said the county has two
sites ready for industry
and other sites that need
infrastructure, including
water and internet. Discus
sion about impact fees is
ongoing. Industries mak
ing inquiries in Monroe
County ask about the labor
force, whether the environ
ment is pro-business and
whether there is affordable
housing.
Related to the labor force,
Head said one industry
was impressed with the
success of the school
robotics teams. Head said
the school system and
its CTAE program are
working with industries on
pathways for skills needed.
Stuart Pippin spoke
for the Education Com
mittee focused on the
school facilities in Monroe
County. It discussed where
a new elementary school
should be located. The 9th
grade building at Mary
Persons is an opportunity
to expand the high school
rather than dividing it
into two schools. The joint
venture between the Board
of Education and the
county on building a new
track at the Recreation
Department is planned
but doesn’t have a timeline.
The next ESPLOST will be
on the November ballot
and is needed to upgrade
facilities.
Pippin said the school
system is applying for
a grant for a College &
Career Academy and is
moving forward with
renovations of the football
stadium.
The next One Monroe
meeting is planned for
Tuesday, May 31.
fumc.finance.staff@gmail.com
Tournament Sponsored by
Forsyth United Methodist Men &
The Boy Scouts of America Troop # 51
All proceeds to benefit the Bob Land Memorial Scholarship Fund and Local Missions
9:45 -10:30 a.m.
10:30 -10:55 a.m.
10:30 -10:55 a.m.
10:50 -11:00 a.m.
11:00-11:25 a.m.
11:25 -11:30 a.m.
Bible Study
Fellowship time located in the Fellowship Hall for
Contemporary Worshipers. (Coffee, donuts, etc.)
Traditional Worship begins in the Sanctuary
(choir, organ, piano, hymns)
Transition time to lead into the Sermon
(people come into the sanctuary)
Children leave for Children’s Worship
(they will be in foyer for those arriving at 11:00 a.m.)
Sermon
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