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Lew-e clowns around at Monroe County Library
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
All eyes stay on Lew-e the Clown, wondering what he will do or say next.
Monroe County
Library’s young pa
trons laughed con
stantly throughout the
program presented
by Lew-e the Clown
on June 27. Lew-e is
a crowd pleaser, and
children and caregiv
ers look forward to
spending a little time
with him each year at
the Summer Reading
Program.
Lew-e’s magic, jug
gling and other tricks
often don’t work for
a couple of tries, and
children seem to love
Lew-e as much for not being per
fect as they do for amazing them
with logic-defying stunts. He tied
knots without using his hands
and juggled four balls at once.
Volunteers Hamilton, 7, and
Eli came up on stage and good-
naturally gave Lew-e a hand, even
though it was a bit of a confusing
experience, as Lew-e intended.
Then Lew-e brought out his
Monster Oogly puppet who told
some corny jokes and promised
to be good, but, of course, wasn’t
Lew-e (Lee Andrews) has been
donning clown make-up and
costumes since he was three,
and is one of those fortunate
people who always knew what he
wanted to do when he grew up.
He graduated from Mary Persons
in 2009 and continued clown
ing around. Using good business
sense as well as a unique talent
to entertain, Lew-e now makes
people laugh around the United
Eli tries to follow Lew-es instructions as his volunteer helper.
States and has done so in several
foreign countries as well.
Lew-e and his wife, high
school sweetheart Rebecca, own
the American Clown Academy,
which will convene at the Rock
Eagle Center near Eatonton
in August. In spite of his busy
schedule Lew-e always takes time
to visit the children at Monroe
County Library during the Sum
mer Reading Program.
“The more you read, the more
you know)’ said Lew-e.
Remember when...
1992
Monroe County Hospita
Authority names Gale "Buzz"
Tanner as the new hospita
administrator to succeed
the retiring Richard von
Seeberg.
Monroe Countians generate
just over 911 tons of gar
bage in May, which is going
to the Butts County landfill
until the Strickland Loop
Landfi 11 is in operation.
Georgia Press Association
awards The Reporter a 1 st
place for a photo taken by
editor Jackson Daniel of
volunteer firefighter Jan De-
vereaux silhouetted against a
wall of fire.
Voters will decide whether
Monroe County and Forsyth
will have Enhanced-911
service.
Forsyth police officers
Alexander Daniels and Elijah
James receive Distinguished
Service Awards from Forsyth
City Council for catching
two burglars red-handed.
Macon College students
elect Mike Bless of Juliette
Vice President of the Student
Government Association
to represent about 5,000
students this fall.
Dr. I.W. Bowen will serve
as pastor at Rocky Creek
Baptist Church, which has an
active membership of about
60.
Buses will leave from the
Rumble Road/l-75 exit to
take supporters of presiden
tial candidate Ross Perot
to a rally at Fulton County
Stadium. Round trip tickets
are $8/person.
Betty Ham will lead step
aerobic classes on Mondays
and Thursdays at Dayspring
Presbyterian Church.
2002
Forsyth Lions Club officers
for 2002-03 are Wayne
Martin, president; Elmo
Remmick, 1st VP; Claudette
Smith, 2nd VP; Glover Stuart,
treasurer; John Young, lion
tamer; Willy Blair, tail-twister.
Elsie Daniels is out-going
president.
Fred Moncrief has the first
ever hole-in-one on par four
Hole One at Forsyth Golf
Club. It is 279 yards from
the tee.
The Fast Pitch Softball State
Tournament will be held at
Monroe County Recreation
Complex, hosting eight coun
ties and four age groups of
girls.
Monroe County Hospital
staff includes Dr. Trellis
Baker, Dr. Michael Dawson,
Dr J. Robert Fountain, Dr.
Craig Caldwell, Dr. J. Ray
Grant Jr, Dr. Lawrence Kirk,
Dr Patton Smith and Dr
Stephen Taunton.
2012
A giant osprey nest sits
above a tower holding
power lines near Highway
41. Osprey are summer resi
dents of Monroe County.
The Monroe County Retired
Educators honor this year's
19 retirees from Monroe
County Schools with a
luncheon at Forsyth United
Methodist Church.
New officers of Monroe
County Retired Educators
are Shirley Henderson,
treasurer; Janice Pippin,
secretary; Sharon Goodwin,
Vice President; and Ruth
Cole, president.
On the recommendation of
the library board, Monroe
County commissioners ap
point Debora Bazemore
Melton the new director
of Monroe County Library.
There are at least 20 ap
plications for the position.
The 20-year-old Forsyth
man accused of aggravated
animal abuse in the case
of the dog found nearly
decapitated trying to escape
being tied down with an
electrical cord may go to
trial this week.
Monroe County Schools will
build a new road behind the
Banks Stephens campus to
help with traffic as the two
middle schools consolidate.
Friends raise more than
$8,175 at a softball tourna
ment and fun day to help
Anita Carrick, a long-time
radio room employee of the
Monroe County Sheriff's Of
fice, as she battles cancer.
The Rose is adding dress
ing rooms and a bathroom
at the back of the historic
theater. It is able to acceler
ate the addition because of
the generosity of benefactor
Pauline Stokes.
Monroe County Family Con
nection holds a health fair
and cookout at the Union Hill
apartment complex.
Renovators Percell & Ve
ronica Kelley buy their sec
ond home on Indian Springs
Drive, the Kite House, for
$25,000. Both homes were
donated by the Walmart
Real Estate Business Trust to
the Georgia Trust's Revolv
ing Fund program.
Mary Persons is looking for
four sponsors to share the
cost of a new football score-
board and play clock.
Board of Education recog
nizes four Rising Star Col-
aboratives: Kevin Yancey,
Joanne Binns, Patricia
Hightower, Sandy Metts.
Monroe County children and
teachers will have a slightly
onger summer this year as
they don’t return to classes
until Friday, Aug. 17
Forsyth native Luke Caldwell,
25, visits home after a sec
ond teaching stint in China.
He taught English in Wuhan,
one of the most populous
cities in Central China.
Board of Education proposes
a slight budget cut, down
to $30.8 million from $31.1
million, for 2012-13.
Bill Wagner of Freeman
Road in northern Monroe
County asks for help with
feral cats in his yard, which
number at least 30 and
growing.
Tyler Perry Studios may be
interested in filming at the
Sharp Street home of Sadie
Jackson, which Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. may have
visited in 1966.
Cecil Edge is presented
the Book of Golden Deeds
by the Exchange Club of
Forsyth, its prestigious award
for service to the community
without intention of acknowl
edgement.
Six Monroe Countians
compete in the Tri the Parks
Triathlon series race at In
dian Springs State Park: John
Pope, Lauren Pope, Jarrett
Bell, Caleb Watson, Darrel
Watson and Daniel Collins.
Forsyth municipal court judge
Kristi Lovelace celebrates
her 42nd birthday by com
peting in the triathlon.
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MONROE IN COLLEGE
Mercer Univer
sity conferred bachelor's,
master's and doctoral
degrees to more than 2,300
students at five commence
ments held in May in Ma
con and Atlanta. Among
those who graduated were
these local students. From
Forsyth: Erin Brown,
College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences, Bachelor of Arts
Scott Lee Clanton
II , School of Medicine,
Doctor of Medicine
Kyle Hensel, School
of Business, Master of Busi
ness Administration
Kayleigh Ryles,
College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences, Bachelor of Arts
Robert Wilde,
School of Business, Master
of Business Administration
From Juliette: Holden
Blayne Lee, School
of Medicine, Doctor of
Medicine
Merritt John
Thompson, School
of Medicine, Doctor of
Medicine
Founded in 1833, Mercer
University enrolls more
than 9,000 students in
12 schools and colleges
— liberal arts and sciences,
law, pharmacy, medicine,
business, engineering,
education, theology, music,
nursing, health professions,
and professional advance
ment — on major campus
es in Macon and Atlanta,
medical school sites in
Macon, Savannah and
Columbus, and at regional
academic centers in Henry
and Douglas counties.
Valdosta State
University is proud to
announce the members
of its graduating class of
Spring 2022.
Charlotte Cope
land of Forsyth earned
the Master of Education in
Elementary Education
Myles Johnson of
Forsyth earned the Bach
elor of Arts in Music
Kenzie Walker of
Forsyth earned the Master
of Education in Communi
cation Disorders
Glennisha Watkins
of Forsyth earned the
Master of Education in
Elementary Education
Established in 1906, Val
dosta State University offers
more than 100 degree, cer
tificate, and endorsement
programs on campus and
online for undergraduate
and graduate students.
Mercer University
announced the President's
List and Dean's List for
the spring 2022 semester.
Inclusion on these lists
requires students to meet
rigorous GPA standards
specific to the college or
school within the Univer
sity. Among those named
to the President's List was
Katherine Grant from
Macon, a junior attending
the College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences.
Harris named chair of Gordon Foundation
By Karolina Philmon
Gordon College
Bob Harris of Forsyth, an alumnus of
Gordon Junior College, was
named chair of the Gordon
State College Foundation for
the academic year effective
July 1.
The GSC Foundation is a
non-profit organization that
supports the mission and stra
tegic plan of the institution.
The 30-member foundation
board is primarily dedicated
to raising scholarship funds to
assist Gordon’s diverse student
body with the cost of tuition
and support for higher education.
As chair, Harris will be responsible for
presiding over meetings, fundraising and
working closely with the foundation’s
executive director and GSC Vice President
of Advancement, External Relations and
Marketing, Montrese Adger Fuller.
Harris entered Gordon Junior College as
a joint-enrollment student while at Mary
Persons ’75-76. He transferred to the
University of Georgia in fall of‘77 where
he earned his Bachelor of Arts in political
science. Harris attended Walter F. George
School of Law at Mercer University,
obtaining his Doctor of Jurisprudence in
May’83.
“Gordon provided me with my start
in post-secondary education, and I am
thankful and blessed to have the opportu
nity to serve and give back to this institu
tion as the incoming chair of its Founda
tion,” Harris said.
From 1986 to present, Harris has worked
at the law firm where he is now a part
ner, Haygood, Lynch, Harris, Melton and
Watson, LLP. His primary practice areas
include real estate, wills-estate planning
and estate work as well as entity formation.
Harris joined the Forsyth-Monroe Coun
ty Kiwanis Club in October
’83. Soon after joining, he was
put in the officer rotation for
two years and served as secre
tary, treasurer, vice president
and then president. Majority
of his time as a member, Har
ris served either as chair
man and/or co-chairman of
fundraising, with primary
responsibility for planning a
semi-annual chicken-que in
March and either September or
October. Harris served as the
liaison of the club with their key club chap
ter at Mary Persons for the last 23 years.
Harris’ community involvement includes
being a member or serving as officer of the
Monroe County Chamber of Commerce
from ’85-’91 including president for two
years in ’89-’90. He is a part of the Monroe
County Recreation Department where in
’01 he received the Sportsmanship Award
from the Monroe County Baseball Com
mittee and in ’08 he received the Triple
Play Award from the Piedmont Regional
Umpire Association. He is involved with
Mary Persons Bulldogs Varsity Football,
serving as a co-statistician since ’91.
Additional honors and awards include
being the president of the Monroe Coun
ty Community Leadership Class of’87,
recipient of the Marion Dorner 12th Man
Award by the Mary Persons Bulldogs
Varsity Football team in ’09, Kiwanian of
the Year from ’91-’92 then again in ’18-T9,
and Monroe County Citizen of the Year
for ’ll by the Forsyth-Monroe County
Chamber of Commerce.
Bob Harris