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September 7, 2022
Sonny Perdue joins Forsyth UMC Fall Sports Sunday
Forsyth United Methodist Church held its annual Fall Sports Sunday on Aug. 28. Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue was
the guest speaker at the 9 a.m. service. Mary Persons coach Brian Nelson, his team and participants in other sports
activities were invited. Breakfast was served by members of the church after the service. Pictured is Sonny Perdue, center,
with some of the participants in MP sports. Rev. Billy Beard is the church pastor. (Photo courtesy of Judy Waldorf)
1823 Artisian Gallery moves to 30 E. Main St.
The 1823 Artisan Gallery,
currently on the Square on
Jackson Street, has an
nounced that it will move
to 30 E. Main Street, across
from Forsyth City Hall,
on Oct. 1. It will open at
the new location with an
artisan yard sale.
Artists of all types are
invited to join the yard sale,
and shoppers are reminded
to save the date to shop for
seasonal art at great prices.
The 1823 Artisan Gal
lery will hold its Septem
ber classes at its location
on the Square. October
classes are planned for the
new location, which will
be known as the Station.
The new location has over
4,000 square feet of space.
There will be at least three
classrooms. A pottery
studio is in the future plans
as well as green space and
Rotary Club hears about FitCo
The Forsyth Monroe
County Rotary speakers
for Aug. 18 were Rikki
Johnson and Victoria Hay
from FitCo Health Club.
Rikki serves as the Group
Exercise Coordinator
and Victoria serves as the
Corporate Manager. The
Forsyth location is 833
Patrol Road.
Rikki explained MX4,
which is a 30-50 minute in
terval training workout that
is done in a small group
of 12-15 people so par
ticipants will get focused
coaching and attention.
MX4 combines cross train
ing tools with workouts
that help to improve car
diovascular fitness, power,
strength and endurance
that is personalize just for
the participant’s body and
ability.
Benefits of small group
training: -Participants tend
to be motivated by seeing
others and push themselves
harder.
-Participants are more
likely to improve their
Pictured are Rotarian Jodi Pharo and Rikki Hohnson and
Victoria Hay of FitCo Health Club.
consistency.
-Participants capitalize on
endorphins internally and
externally because of the
music, smiling and laugh
ter that boosts moods and
endorphins.
-Participants develop
friendships as a result of the
support, accountability and
encouragement given as
the group struggles, sweats,
fights and grinds through a
workout together.
-Participants are more
likely to have a better qual
ity of life as stress decreases
while sleeping, and mental,
physical, and emotional
states improve.
FitCo is open 24hours/
day, 7days a week and of
fers morning and evening
classes.
Top Rotarian visits Forsyth Club
The speaker at For
syth Monroe County
Rotary Club on Aug. 25
was District Governor
Grenade. He has been in
Rotary since 2003 and has
achieved many honors
during his tenure as a Ro
tarian, to include Paul Har
ris Fellow, Hugh Thomas
Fellow, and President of
Griffins Rotary Club.
Grenade spoke about
Rotary’s first female Inter
national President, Mrs.
Jones. Her motto for the
year is “Imagine Rotary’
Jones’ work will focus on
removing diversity barriers
to increase membership
in Rotary and promote
Imagine Impact Tours.
Grenade’s goals as a
District Governor are to:
Increase Giving. Membership Growth.
Rotary Education.
Grenade presented coins of excellence
to two members of the Forsyth Monroe
County Club for their outstanding service
as Rotarians: Beverly Savage and Jim
Pictured, left to right, are Forsyth Monroe County Rotarians
Beverly Savage and Jim Wilcox, District Governor Grenade.
Wilcox.
Rotary meetings are held at Shoney’s on
Hwy 18 in each Thursday at noon; meet
local business owners and learn how you
can support them.
an art garden. There will be
designated parking for the
Station.
Jude Ward
September 6,2011
Son of Jason & Tina Ward
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Remember when...
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Citizens across Monroe
County, including groups at
schools and churches, are
reaching out to help those
suffering because of Hurri
cane Andrew.
Cassandra Smith and her
three children, ages 5, 4, and
1 1 months, come to Forsyth
to start over after Hurricane
Andrew destroys their home
in Homestead, Fla.
Thomas Jones of 532 N. Lee
Street has to climb on his stor
age shed to pick peas from
his 15 ft. high vines. He also
has some "yard-long" beans
that are exactly a yard long.
Monroe County Schools en
rollment is up more than 100
students from the first week
of school last year, at 3,148,
with 902 students at Mary
Persons.
Forsyth's role in the Olym
pic Jubilee to kick off the
1996 Atlanta Games will
be Sunday when runners
bring the Middle Georgia
Olympic Flag for presentation
to Mayor Paul Jossey and an
original Olympic artwork by
oca artist Willene Castle
berry is unveiled.
Lee’s Haircutting celebrates its
opening with a ribbon cutting.
Lee Smith is owner/operator.
Keisha Gantt is named
1992-93 Miss Teen Black
Monroe County.
Forsyth Presbyterian Church
holds Mac & Velma Mc-
Cosh Appreciation Day as a
surprise event to honor the
ong time members for their
contributions to the community
and their Christian witness.
71 Monroe County 4-Hers
spend a week at Camp
Wahsega. Teen leaders
are Dianna Moon and Eric
Wilson. Adults are Tommy
& JoAnn Moon, Chuck &
Melissa Randall and county
aqents John Pope and Ginny
Atkins.
A new refrigerant reclaim
ing machine will help David
and J.C. Starr of Starr H & A
service air conditioners in an
environmentally safe way.
Dexter Wilder gets about
40 watermelons out of his
backyard patch a block and
a half off the courthouse
square; six of them are over
50 lbs. each.
Brian Odum's round of 68
is one stroke good enough
to win him the 1992 Club
Championship at the Forsyth
Golf Club. Richard Russell is
second.
2002
Woodmen of the World
Lodge 369 is sponsoring
a community ceremony at
Monroe County Historica
Society on Sept. 1 1; President
George W. Bush has des
ignated Sept. 1 1 as Patriot
Day.
Monroe County Ministe
rial Association will provide
opportunities for prayer and
reflection on Sept. 1 1; First
Baptist of Forsyth, Ebenezer
UMC and Forsyth Presbyte
rian Church will be open from
9 a.m.-9:30 p.m. for prayer,
and First Baptist and Ebene
zer UMC will have specia
Forsyth water system man
ager John Pippin says at
1.44 million gallon per day
demand, Forsyth has a 215-
day supply of water.
After rains another sewerage
spill occurs on the Ronald
Davis property on Milledge
Circle, continuing problems
that have recurred since the
flood of 1994.
There will be a runoff election
in the District 4 commissioners'
race on Sept. 10 to decide
between incumbent Joe Proc
tor, Jay Pace, Bud Queen
and Bonnie Barker.
Aimee Freeman, a sci
ence teacher at Henderson
Middle School, is named Butts
County's Teacher of the Year
and receives $1,000 and a
mounted old-fashioned school
bell. She is a Monroe County
resident and is married to
Monroe County attorney
Franklin Freeman.
The Market on the Square,
co-sponsored by Forsyth Bet
ter hometown and Chamber
of Commerce, will be on
Sept. 7 with more than 50
booth spaces reserved and
nine local businesses run
ning sidewalk sales or other
specials.
Save a Pet expects the 400th
dog since it opened in 1999
to be adopted at the Market
on the Square.
During September Monroe
County Library will have
Storytime at Daycare, free
computer classes, preschool
Storytime, a Friends of the
Library book sale, a display
of Ann Woodwards art
and a day-long genealogy
workshop.
The Sewing Bee, 15 E.
Johnston St., Forsyth is owned
by Cynthia Barker and offers
various classes, products and
2012
Monroe County, Forsyth and
Culloden are all affected by
the need to pay pack $4.1
million of Georgia Power's
sales tax collections for lo
cal option sales tax (LOST),
special LOST and education
LOST.
Forsyth city council votes 3-1
against revival of a proposed
downtown historic district
after opponents say it would
mean too much government
control of their property.
Commissioners have about
35 applications for county
recreation director.
Monroe County Board of
Education and Board of
Commissioners both eye tax
increases as they propose
millage rates.
Monroe County Arts Alliance
and Save A Pet unite to
celebrate the Dog Days of
Summer with special events
on Sept. 8, including a show
of canine-themed works by
clay artist Barry Gregg, Coni
& Mark Merritt of Merrit
Pottery, artist Mary Parks and
artist Hazel Caldwell. There
will be a Doggie Pageant
on the grounds of Forsyth
Presbyterian Church.
Kingdom Builders are prepar
ing for a 4th year of making
Monroe County a better
place to live. In 201 1 almost
250 volunteers worked on
repairs and improvements to
19 homes.
Monroe County's jobless
rate rose to 8.3 percent but
still remains the lowest in the
Running back Nick Davis is
Mary Persons' top returning
player on offense.
Georgia's First Lady Sandra
Deal reads to over 70 pre-K,
kindergarten, and 1st grade
students at Rock Springs
Christian Academy as part of
her “Read Across Georgia”
initiative.
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