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October 19, 2022
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Reporter
River
Place
was
pretty in
pink
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
River Place residents and staff line up at the finish line of the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk ready to be showered with color.
Breast cancer survivors Barbara Wall, Lucille Shipman and
Barbara Pais enjoy a shower of pink confetti.
There was bright pink
everywhere at River
Place Assisted Living,
3492 Johnstonville Road,
Forsyth on Friday, Oct.
7 as residents and staff
showed support for
Breast Cancer Awareness
Month. Dressed in pink,
enjoying pink balloons,
table cloths and pink
lemonade, residents com
pleted a walk around the
parking lot in honor of
breast cancer survivors,
including those who live
at River Place: Barbara
Wall, Lucille Shipman,
Barbara Pais and Belle
Howard.
As if there weren't
enough pink to raise
awareness of breast
cancer, the walk became
a “Color Walk” as partici
pants broke through the
pink ribbon at the finish
line and were showered
with pink spray color and
pink confetti.
A press release from
Atrium Health Navicent
in recognition of October
as National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month says
that breast cancer is the
second most common
cancer among Ameri
can women, with about
287,850 new cases of
invasive breast cancer di
agnosed in 2022 leading
to about 43,250 deaths.
In Georgia the American
Cancer Society estimates
9,170 new cases of breast
cancer diagnosed in
2022, resulting in about
1,410 deaths.
The press release
advocates mammo
grams as the best way
to find breast cancer
early when it is easier to
treat but before it causes
noticeable symptoms.
The American Cancer
Society recommends
annual mammograms
for women ages 45-54
and mammograms every
other year for women 55
and older.
The event at River Place
was organized by Nicole
Pope, Assistant Activities
Director Danielle Lewis
and Director Kim Moore.
It was sponsored by
Eternal Hope Hospice,
with Paula Kitchens and
Sharon Holcombe on
hand to help with the
activities.
River Place invites the
community, especially
children, to its Trunk or
Treat on Thursday, Oct.
20 from 5-7 p.m. There
will be lots of costumes,
chalk drawings in the
parking lot, 10-15 deco
rated trunks, hotdogs,
fresh popcorn and lots
of fun.
Some of the members of Monroe County Senior Center gather with members of Monroe
County Emergency Services after a presentation on fire prevention and safety on Oct. 1 3.
Local firefighters reach out
during Fire Prevention Week
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
Monroe County Fire Captain
Christina Bramlett visited the Mon
roe County Senior Center on Oct.
13 to share information about fire
prevention and safety. One simple
message that could save lives was to
close a bedroom door when sleep
ing. A video dramatically illustrated
the difference a closed door makes
in slowing the spread of fire, giving
an occupant the time to survive.
The video said that current
synthetic-based furnishings burn
so much faster than the
cotton-based furnishings of
the past that time to escape
a house fire has decreased
from 17 minutes to less than
3 minutes.
Bramlett said that as winter
approaches it is important to
keep safety with space heaters
in mind. There should be
at least 3 feet of clear space
around a space heater, an area
free of even towels or hot pads, anything
combustible, as well as walls and curtains.
She said that if the space heater doesn’t
have an automatic cut-off if it tips over, it
is worth investing in a newer model that
does.
Bramlett distributed smoke alarms
to those who asked for them. She said
Monroe County Fire Department will help
install smoke alarms if requested. Alarms
need to be mounted on the ceiling rather
than on a wall. Smoke alarms are good for
10 years from the date of manufacture. For
those with hearing loss there are bed/pil
low shakers that attach to smoke alarms to
awaken them.
Monroe County Fire Department will
evaluate homes for fire safety. As well as
a smoke alarm, Bramlett said each home
should have at least one small fire extin
guisher. She said rather than keeping the
extinguisher near the stove, it is better to
keep it near an exit path since a fire start
ing at the stove will soon make it too hot
Volunteers
climb out
the window
of the Mon
roe County
Senior Cen
ter as they
might do to
escape a
fire.
to retrieve the extinguisher.
Bramlett asked for volunteers to practice
climbing out a window, and two mem
bers of the Senior Center gave it a try
with three members of Monroe County
Emergency Services assisting the effort.
They agreed that it isn’t easy to get out a
window, even with assistance. Bramlett
said that planning, practicing and commu
nicating increases confidence and success.
“I’d rather be face first on the ground
than burned,” said one of those who exited
through the window.
Bramlett encouraged the seniors to print
copies of a paper with medical informa
tion, including prescription drugs, and
have it available in case EMS is called to
their home. A template can be found on
the internet under ‘Vial of Life.’
“That’s gold to us,” said Bramlett. “It tells
us when you can’t.”
Remember when...
1992
• Monroe County is caught
up in Atlanta Braves playoff
excitement with events from
elementary schools to nurs
ing homes.
• Denise Cox is crowned
Homecoming Queen at
Monroe Academy.
• Monroe County commis
sioners set the millage rate
at the same 6.1 (effective
rate) with the knowledge it
will produce less revenue
than last year.
• Monroe County Fire
Department is giving free
fire detectors to elderly and
disabled citizens.
• Frances Wadley Salter
Nilsen of Bolingbroke is the
honoree at an autograph
party at the Hay House
in Macon for her book
“Amerigo,” a historical novel
about Amerigo Vespucci.
• Forsyth agrees to sell five
acres on Highway 41 N to
Georgia Natural Gas for
$25,000 for a new regiona
office.
• Forsyth discusses buying
a new police car because
three of its four police cars
were broken down over the
weekend.
• Grand opening is held
for two businesses in one,
Homestyle Restaurant and
Chambliss Auto Detail on
Lovers Lane; operators of
the businesses are Wylene
Calloway, Alfred Chambliss
Jr. and Joann Chambliss.
• The Culloden Library may
have to pull out of the Flint
River Regional Library Sys
tem if it is reguired to buy a
computer system because it
can't afford it.
• Carol Ellerbee is sworn in
as Forsyth's new city clerk
by city attorney Bobby
Melton.
• Forsyth Presbyterian
Church establishes a youth
development fund to honor
Forsyth educator Anne
Sneed Rowland and her
family, which was instru
mental in reestablishing the
church after the Civil War.
• Forsyth Exchange Club
recognizes Don Etheridge of
Georgia Public Safety Train
ing Center as Outstanding
Firefighter of the Year.
• Competing for cash prizes
in the talent contest at CTs
Lounge are Jerry Rafferzed-
er of Monroe County, Janet
Wilson of Griffin and Lisa
Johnson of Forsyth. Raffer-
zeder will sing “Right Here
Waiting" by Richard Marx.
• More than 50 door prizes
are donated for give-away
during the 2nd annua
Georgia State Wild Game
Cook-off in Culloden, includ
ing a 7-week old Vietnam
ese pot-bellied pig valued
at $ 1,500.
• Rachel Owen, daughter
of Miller & Mona Owen,
catches an 1 8 lb. striped
bass at Lake Juliette.
2002
• Jena Moore, escorted
by Eric Walker, is crowned
Monroe Academy Home
coming Queen.
• High Falls/Blount Civic
Club will hose District 93
candidates Carol Bird and
Rep. Curtis Jenkins.
• Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor
presents awards at the 5th
Annual Governor s Public
Safety Awards Ceremony
held at Georgia Public
Safety Training Center.
• Monroe County com
missioners set the tentative
millage rate at 9.1, the same
as 1991 but expected to
collect $10 million more
because of the increase in
property values.
• Mary Persons senior Bar
rett Bowden attends Geor
gia high school piano camp
on a full tuition scholarship
because of his exemplary
performance at the Ga. Na
tional Federation of Music
Camps Festival.
• Bolingbrokes Fire Preven
tion Night Out had some
thing for everyone, espe
cially children, from Shriner
clowns to a health fair.
2012
• About 50 Monroe
County residents participate
locally in Life Chain, the
nation-wide silent pro-life
demonstration.
• A runaway UPS tractor
trailer rolls downhill toward
gas pumps at the Rumble
Road Shell.
• The Monroe County bal
lot includes the choice of
whether to amend Geor
gia’s constitution to allow
state or local approval of
public charter schools upon
reguest of local communities.
• Central Georgia Technica
College and Middle Geor
gia Technical College are
merging, creating one of the
argest two-year colleges in
Georgia, with an 1 1-county
service area.
• Logan Hickman, 8, cuts
the ribbon to open Southern
Smiles dental office at 275
N. Frontage Road, Forsyth
for his parents, Dr. Stan and
Blair Hickman, with brother
Jason helping to hold the
ribbon.
• Forsyth votes to impose the
city's 5 percent hotel/mote
tax on the KOA Camp
ground, in spite of opposition
by Kennie Bowman, who
has owned and operated
the camp for 16 years with
his wife, Mary Ann.
. Eight members of the
Mary Persons class of 1957
recreate their senior trip to
Washington, D.C. About 50
of 53 class members made
the original trip in 1957.
• St. Innocent Orthodox
Church in Bolingbroke holds
its 2nd Annual Bible & BBQ
event, with Biblical lectures,
free barbecue and church
tours.
• Jane Walker visits 1st
grade classes at K.B. Sutton
as Johnny Appleseed.
• El Tejado and owner Irma
Pena join the fight against
breast cancer in October
wearing pink T-shirts and
donating $1 to the American
Cancer Society for each
pink margarita sold .
• Monroe County Hospita
gets a state-of-the-art digital
mammography unit.
• Mary Persons senior
football & track star Nick
Davis is invited to par
ticipate in the Down Under
Sports track & field meet in
Australia in July 201 3.
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