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MONROE COUNTY
Community
Calendar
Calendar items run free
of charge as a community
service each week as space
allows. Mail items for the
Community Calendar to Diane
Clidewell at news@mymcr.net
by 8 a.m. on Monday.
July 22-24, 29-31
See PUFFS at The Rose
The Backlot Players will
present “PUFFS Or: Seven
Increasingly Eventful Years At
A Certain School of Magic
and Magic" on Friday-Satur-
days, July 22, 23, 29, 30 at
7:30 p.m. and Sundays, July
24, 31 at 2:30 p.m. Rated:
PG. This is the annua
BOOYA production. It is a
fast-paced, funny adventure
with original music that may
be particularly entertaining
to those who've enjoyed the
Harry Potter books. Directed
by Elizabeth Hunter. Tickets
are available online at
thebacklotplayers.org/tickets.
The box office is now open
only two hours before and
during shows.
July 23-24
Annual Community
Unity Event at Kynette
Park
Kynette Park will be the site
of the Annual Community
Unity Event hosted by Jon
Clawd & friends on Saturday
and Sunday, July 23-24.
There will be something for
all ages at this family-friendly
festival with bounce houses,
a Car Show, basketbal
tournament, softball tourna
ment, live entertainment and
refreshments. Come enjoy
being part of a great com
munity.
July 23
The Return performs at
Fine Arts Center
"The Return,” a Beatles
tribute band, will perform at
Monroe County Fine Arts
Center, 25 Brooklyn Ave.,
Forsyth on Saturday, July 23
at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25-
$35 and can be purchased
online. Call 478-994-2031
for more information.
July 25
Cub Scout Pack 51/Boy
Scout Troop 51 host
Open House
Cub Scout Pack 51 and Boy
Scout Troop 51 will host an
Open House on Monday,
July 25 from 5-7 pm in the
fellowship hall at Forsyth
United Methodist Church.
Youth ages 5-1 8 are eligible
to join. Please call 478-258-
1 453 for more information.
July 25, 26
Auditions for "Nightfall
With Edgar Allan Poe"
The Backlot Players will hold
auditions for "Nightfall With
Edgar Allan Poe" at The
Rose Theater on Monday
and Tuesday, July 25 & 26
at 7 p.m. The cast needs 2
Females & 3 Males. Show
dates are Oct. 7-16.
July 27
Ga. DOC Job Fair at
M.C. Workforce Devel
opment Center
Al Burruss Correctional
Training Center will have a
Job Fair on Wednesday, July
27 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at
the Monroe County Work
force Development Center,
89 Washington Dr., Forsyth.
Correctional Officer starting
salary is $38,040 with a 10
percent raise after one year;
Food Service starting salary
is $25,472.
July 28
Community Event with
Malcolm Mitchell
Super Bowl Champ Malcolm
Mitchell will present “Building
Champs through Literacy" in
a free community event at
Monroe County Fine Arts
Center, 25 Brooklyn Ave.,
Forsyth on Thursday, July 28
at 6 p.m.
July 30
Back-to-School Bash
There will be a Back-to-
School Bash on Satur
day, July 30 at Monroe
County Fine Arts Center, 25
Brooklyn Ave., Forsyth from
8:30-10:30 a.m. Children
who come will receive free
backpacks, school supplies
and snacks. Come for games
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Around Monroe County ► ► Forsyth • Juliette • High Falls • Bolingbroke • Culloden • Smarr
Eagle Scout project
blesses Garden Hill
Baptist Church
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
Tyler Baswell stands in front of Garden Hill Baptist where he replaced landscaping, added bird
houses, a bird feeder and repainted the bell from the origninal church as part of his Eagle Scout
project.
Tyler Baswell achieved the prestigious rank
of Eagle Scout this summer. It’s a level of
distinction that few Boy Scouts reach, not to
mention how unique it is among the general
populace, and it puts him in the company of
many who have become noted national leaders
in their fields over the 100-plus years since
Eagle Scout recognition was first instituted.
Tyler is 16 and will be a junior at Mary
Persons in the upcoming school year. He is
a member of Troop 51, which is sponsored
by Forsyth United Methodist Church, and
has been in scouting about 10 years, since he
joined the troop as a tiger cub.
One prerequisite to be a candidate for Eagle
rank is that a scout earn at least 21 merit badg
es, with 13 of those being specifically required.
Tylers badge sash has 40 merit badges, and he
just earned a few more while attending camp
this summer. Each badge requires the scout to
develop skills and learn information.
Tyler said he probably enjoyed earning the
rifle shooting badge most because he likes
shooting sports. The camping badge may have
been his least favorite. He said the camping
badge is tough to complete because it requires
at least 21 nights of camping. It includes cook
ing skills, service time and a five-mile hike
with a pack. It was a choice between the hike
and rappelling, but Tyler said that choice was
easy for him.
To earn Eagle Scout rank, a scout has to
demonstrate leadership, including holding
leadership positions within his troop. Tyler has
been an assistant patrol leader and has filled
some other leadership roles in his troop, but he
said he gained the most personally from serv
ing as chaplain’s aide.
His duties included reading a variety of in
formation and speaking in front of the group.
He prepared the devotion for every meeting
and every campout. Tyler said being chaplain’s
aide pushed him to become more social and to
make new friends. He said it emphasized the
duty of a scout to set a good example.
Tyler said he may eventually serve as Senior
Patrol Leader, the scout who has the respon
sibility “to get everyone ready for stuff” Since
Tyler is only 16, he is eligible to remain active
as a member of his troop for almost two more
years.
The culminating requirement to become
an Eagle Scout is to complete an Eagle proj
ect. Guidelines for an Eagle project are that
it benefit the community but not be done to
benefit scouting directly, that the scout raise
funds needed for the project and that he show
leadership by recruiting others to work with
him in the implementation of the project and
organize the work so that the project is suc
cessfully completed.
Tyler saw a need for improvement at the fa
cilities of his home church, Garden Hill Baptist
in Forsyth. He asked the church community
what it would most like to see done. The
answer was new landscaping, especially for the
front of the church. He met with the church
committee to design a landscape that would be
attractive and fairly easy to maintain.
Installing new landscaping necessitated
removing the old plants around the church
building. On the work day, April 23, 33
volunteers came to help Tyler. They included
members of his scout troop, his church and
his family. They used a donated tractor to pull
up the old hedges and planted knockout roses,
lantana and encore azaleas to create color dur
ing much of the year. They added a bluebird
box, another bird house and a bird feeder. The
workers put up a flagpole to fly a flag donated
by a church member. They painted the bell that
had been atop the church building that burned
in about 1961 and painted the stand on which
it is now mounted in front of the church.
“The church is over the moon about it,” said
Alan Baswell, Tyler’s grandfather.
Tyler’s Court of Honor was held at Garden
Hill Baptist Church on June 26. He presented
10 pins to those who have helped him along
his way in scouting: scout leaders Bobby
Walker and Jimmy Melton, advancement chair
Jill Darden, Mike Dunlap, grandparents Alan
& Faye Baswell, grandparents Cheryl & Monty
Fortner, and his mother and father, Christina
and Matthew Baswell.
Don't miss some magical' entertainment at The Rose
By Connie Copelan
Connie@imageinc.com
“Puffs, or: Seven Increasingly
Eventful Years at a Certain School of
Magic and Magic” is an extremely
funny, well-acted and well-written
theatrical parody that within two
hours covers key moments in
a specific seven-year history at
Hogwarts through the eyes of new
characters. Laughs are guaranteed
to be frequent among the occasional
sentimental and sad moments due
to new plots primarily pertaining to
the play’s main trio.
The Puffs are a wide assortment
of magically-gifted — but often
overlooked — youths not known for
their bravery (the Braves House), in
telligence (the Smarts House) or af
finity for snakes (the Snakes House).
These are obviously references to
Hogwarts’ Hufflepuff, Gryffindor,
Ravenclaw and Slytherin houses, re
spectively. The misfit Puffs, often last
among their peers, are witnesses to
See "PUFFS" • Page 3 B
This clever and
inventive play
"never goes more
than a minute
without a laugh”
(Nerdist) giving
you a new look
at a familiar
adventure from
the perspective
of three potential
heroes just trying
to make it through
a magic school
that proves to
be very danger
ous for children.
Alongside them
are the Puffs, a
group of well-
meaning, loyal
outsiders (with a
thing for bad
gers), who are
so lovable and
relatable, you II
leave the theater
wishing they were
in the stories all
along . (Photo/
Connie Copelan)
Community Unity event is July 23-24
The Annual Community Unity Event
will be back at Kynette Park on Satur
day and Sunday, July 23-24. There will
be something for everyone, with the
emphasis on family fun and bringing
the community together. The summer
days of friendly competitions, enter
tainment and fellowship are hosted by
Monroe County native Jon Clawd and
friends.
Featured will be the STR Car Show
organized by the STR Car Club of For
syth and spotlighting cars from Macon,
Atlanta, Griffin, McDonough, Jackson,
Woodbury, Forsyth and more. There
will be a 3 on 3 basketball tournament,
trap golf and a corn hole tournament.
A live showcase at 6 p.m. will feature
artists from Macon, Atlanta, Griffin
and Forsyth. Throughout the day there
will be bounce houses for the kids and
free food, drinks and activities. Admis
sion requires leaving the negativity at
home and being committed to safe,
responsible fun.
Sponsors include A Bag of Trip
Productions, Shoes on Deck, Be Kool
& Conquer, GMR, Flavorz Eatery, Defy
the Odds, Bozeeks Fresh Catch, GFM,
Dj ShowOut, My Dudes First Tee,
South Express Towing.