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May 3, 2023
Kiwanis, Ministerial Assoc, team up to help displaced children
Pictured, left to right, are David Asbell, Terrence Davis, Sheriff Brad Freeman, Towaliga District
D.A. Jonathan Adams, Jan Humphries CARE Cottage, Rev. Keith Harris, Joe Thompson.
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
On April 26 representatives of
Forsyth Monroe County Ki
wanis Club and Monroe County
Ministerial Association partnered
to present Adventure Bags’ to the
Monroe County Sheriffs Office
C.A.R.E. Cottage. Adventure
Bags is a 501(c)3 project based in
Winder that assembles backpacks
for children displaced by fam
ily disruptions, fires or natural
disasters.
When a child suddenly has to
leave home, unable to take either
personal comfort or essential
items, the bags help the child to
have something to ease the tran
sition and to hold onto. The bags
are divided into those appropriate
for infants, toddlers, elementary,
middle school and high school
ages. Whereas a high school bag
contains personal hygiene items
and things like cards and socks,
an infant’s bag will have diapers
and wipes while other bags have
coloring books and crayons,
stuffed animals, books and other
activities.
The Kiwanis Club and Ministe
rial Association each contributed
$300 to obtain the first supply
of bags. The C.A.R.E. Cottage
responds to emergency situa
tions for children 24/7 and also
provides ongoing counseling and
therapy for those who experience
trauma situations. The bags will
also be distributed by Forsyth
Police Department and Monroe
County Sheriff’s Office if needed.
Jan Humphries of the C.A.R.E.
Cottage said the bag itself is im
portant to many children; it gives
them something of their own to
keep their things in.
She said that the bags for
infants and toddlers can be very
helpful to foster parents who
sometimes receive children in the
middle of the night with no extra
clothes or items
to help care for
them. She said
the C.A.R.E.
Cottage serves
at least 50-75
children each
year. Its services
are designated
for children in
Monroe County,
but that includes
children who
are passing
through Mon
roe County on
1-75 or another
route when a
traumatic inci
dent occurs.
Joe Thompson
said that Kiwan
is Clubs throughout Georgia have
embraced the Adventure Bags’
project because the need is state
wide and the project provides an
organized, efficient way to meet
the need. The Kiwanis Club and
Ministerial Association plan to
work with other Monroe County
organizations to replenish the
supply of bags as it is depleted.
Humphries said that other local
groups provide bags and other
items, especially at Christmas,
but there is a need throughout
the year.
Community Calendar
Continued from page 1 B
on Monday, May 8 at 7 p.m.
at Monroe County Fine Arts
Center, 27 Brooklyn Avenue,
Forsyth.
May 9
Friends of High Falls
State Park host Cornhole
Social
On Tuesday, May 9, at 6
p.m. the Friends of High Falls
State Park will host a Cornhole
Social in the swimming/putt-putt
parking lot. You are invited to
join us for a fun evening, rain
or shine, with refreshments,
games, and to learn what
we Ye doing to help High Falls
State Park. Please let us know
you Ye coming at jpreed57@
gmail.com
May 12-14 & 19-21
The Backlot Players pres
ent 'Five Tellers Dancing
in the Rain'
The last show of the 2022-23
Backlot Players season will be
“Five Tellers Dancing in the
Rain." Show dates are Fridays
& Saturdays, May 12, 13, 19,
20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays,
May 14 & 21 at 2:30 p.m. The
box office at The Rose opens
two hours before each show,
or buy tickets online at The
BacklotPlayers.org/T ickets.
May 13
Annual Fit to Achieve 5K
Due to weather the Monroe
County Achievement Center's
6th Annual Fit to Achieve 5K
has been re-scheduled from
March 25 to Saturday, May
1 3 at 8 a.m. For more infor
mation, contact Sarah Alford
at 478-994-7072 or sarah.
alford@mcschools.org, Rebecca
Harmon at rebecca.harmon@
mcschools.org or Margie
Bryant at campbellmargie@
hotmail.com.
May 15-16
Auditions for "Treasure
Island"
Auditions for "Treasure Island"
- a BOOYA (youth) production
at The Rose Theater in Forsyth
- are Monday, May 15 &
Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. for
rising 6th-12th graders. Show
dates will be July 21-23 &
28-30.
May 18
Monroe Co. Community
Blood Drive
Turf Magic LLC will sponsor
a Monroe County Community
Blood Drive on Thursday, May
1 8 from 2-7 p.m. at the River
Forest Community Room, 402
Forest Pointe Drive, Forsyth.
To schedule an appointment,
visit https://www.redcrossblood.
org and use the sponsor code
Turf magic. Streamline the
donation experience and save
up to 15 minutes by visiting
redcrossblood.org/rapidpass to
complete pre-donation reading
and health history questions on
the day of the donation.
May 20
Clay Shooting Fundraiser
for the Pregnancy Center
The Meadows Gun Club will
host a Clay Shooting Tourna
ment on Saturday, May 20 to
benefit the Pregnancy Center
of Monroe County. Check in
is at 8 a.m., shooting starts at
9 a.m. Awards, lunch and live
music follow the tournament. A
team of 4 is $500; an individ
ual shooter is $150. A guest
pass (non-shooter) is $20 and
includes lunch. Call 478-994-
3173 for more information.
Art of the Garden Tour
Jackson Butts County Council
for the Arts will sponsor its 2nd
annual Art of the Garden Tour
on Saturday, May 20 from 9
a.m.-3 p.m. It will feature five
unique gardens not previously
open to the public with at
least one artist available with
creations at each garden.
Gardens vary from landscaped
farms to urban lots, and the
artists range from woodturners
to painters and potters. This is
a chance to take time to enjoy
the gardens and talk with the
artists. Tickets are $20, with no
charge for children under 1 2,
and are available from Diane
Glidewell at the Reporter 478-
993-1 104.
May 27
Special show at The Rose
“The Magic of Evan Dupree"
will be on stage at The Rose
Theater on Saturday, May
27 at 3 p.m. & 7 p.m. The 3
p.m. program is a family show
(rated G), and the 7:30 p.m.
show is PG-1 3. Tickets are
sold online only at TheBacklot-
Players.org/Tickets.
May 27-28
High Falls Volunteer Fire
& Rescue Annual BBQ
The Annual High Falls Volun
teer Fire & Rescue Fundraiser
BBQ will be Saturday, May
27 from 1 1 a.m. -5:30 p.m. and
Sunday, May 28 from 1 1 a.m
until BBQ is gone.
June 3
1823 Artisan Guild pet
events
The 1823 Artisan Guild, 30
East Main Street, Forsyth is
‘Going to the Dogs’ on Satur
day, June 3 with three specia
events: From 10a.rn.-l p.m.
will be a Save A Pet adoption
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will be 'Pawprints on Canvas'
to bring your leashed pet for
pet art. Create your artwork
assisted by Guild artist. The
cost is $20/pet, with half going
to Save A Pet. There will be
an Arts & Crafts Show all day
with animal-themed items from
oca artisans. For more infor
mation, contact Debbie Carter
at 478 993 1823.
June 10
Monroe County Sheriffs
Office Teen Safe Driving
Camp
Monroe County Sheriff's
Office in cooperation with the
Georgia Public Safety Training
Center will hold Safe Driving
Camp for ages 15-17 on Sat
urday, July 8 from 9 a.m.-4:30
p.m. at GPCTC, 1000 Indian
Springs Dr., Forsyth. The dead-
ine to apply is June 10. Submit
the application to MCSO in
person or by mail. The fee is
$20, which includes hot lunch
and T-shirt.
1st Annual Save A Pet
Rescue Ride
Monroe County Moose Lodge
2424 will host the Save A
Pet Rescue Ride on Saturday,
June 10 starting from 524
Cabiness Road, Forsyth. Sign
in is 10 a.m.; ride begins at 1 1
a.m. There will be two routes:
motorcycles & cars. Jeeps.$20/
bike or jeep, $ 10/passenger.
Lunch, raffle prizes, entertain
ment by The Mustangs. For
more information, call Amanda
after 5 p.m. at 478-365-3033
or Mary Edith at 478-394-
0670.
Fan Design contest for
Indian Spring Hotel Bicen
tennial
The Butts County Historica
Society is having a fan design
contest for students K-12 to
create a design for the Bicen
tennial of the Indian Springs
Hotel/Museum. There will be
recognition for the top three
entries at each grade level
and prizes for the top entries,
including gift certificates. Entries
should be on 3 x 5 white index
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Entries will be judged on
creativity and use of theme (the
200th anniversary of the hotel
built by Chief William McIn
tosh of the Muskogee nation).
Deadline is June 10. Visit the
BCHS website or the BCHS
room at the Historic Court
house for detailed instructions.
On-Going
Cooling assistance avail
able
Middle Georgia Community
Action Agency will accept
appointments for cooling
assistance applications for
households where all members
are 65 years of age or older
or homebound beginning Mon
day, April 3. Call l-844-588-
1552 or go to https://mgcaa.
appointment.works/ea/home to
schedule an appointment. No
walk-ins. Other income eligible
households may contact the
scheduling system beginning
May l.
Remember when...
1993
• Monroe County Special
Olympics will host the 2nd
statewide Biking Invitation
al at the Georgia Public
Safety Training Center.
• The National Day of
Prayer will be observed
on Thursday, May 6 with
the Honorable Leah J.
Sears-Collins, Georgia
Supreme Court Justice, as
speaker.
• Monroe County Emer
gency Services Department
is now under a part-time,
interim supervisor, Monroe
Countian Walter Ellison,
a 20-year veteran with
Rockdale County Fire De
partment.
• Forsyths proposal to sup
ply electricity to a Macon
Water Authority plant in
Jones County near Juliette is
accepted.
• Monroe County Surgical
Arts Team performs 88
surgical procedures from
October 1992-March
1993.
• Monroe County Extension
will honor program assistant
June Eaves with a recep
tion on April 30 union her
retirement. She has worked
with M.C. Extension since
1979.
• Forsyth Police Officer
Elijah James, who rescued
two people from a burning
house, receives three Distin
guished Service Awards.
• Forsyth offers manage
ment & lifeguard positions
to those who held them last
year as it gets ready to
open city pools: Theodore
Redding (Kynette pool) and
Frank Pickering (Country
Club pool).
• Subway Restaurant holds
a promotion which collects
three boxes of canned food
for the Monroe County
DFACS food bank.
• Indian Springs Tire & Auto
Center, owned by John
Haralson, opens at 177 In
dian Springs Drive, Forsyth
on April 1 2.
• Forsyth council looks at
two proposed laws, one
banning burial of wood and
debris on construction sites
and one regulating nude
dancing.
• Monroe County commis
sioners are asked to grant
a fourth cable television
franchise in the county:
it will cover about 100
households in the Culloden
area for a basic rate of
$1 1.95.
• Mary Persons girls track
team sends two to state:
Beverly Wooten in long
jump and Rennin McDowel
in discus.
• Holly Bostwick of Monroe
Academy s tennis team is
named to the GISA All-Re
gion team.
• Wildlife biologist Terry
Johnson, who heads Geor
gia’s Nongame Wildlife
Program, is honored for
two of his articles by the
Georgia Outdoor Writers
Association. He has written
a weekly column for the
Reporter since September
of 1987.
• Someone has taken the
recently purchased U.S. flag
meant to fly at the Monroe
County courthouse.
• Three Mary Persons
students are winners in the
Central Georgia EMC
essay contest: Austin Davis,
Carrie Alexander, Tammy
Griffin.
2003
• Monroe County Relay for
Life will begin on Friday,
May 2 and continue with
a full slate of activities
through noon on Saturday.
• Operation Shoebox at
Monroe County Tag &
Tax Office sends its third
shipment of shoeboxes full
of food & useful items to
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Heroes and plans to con
tinue the effort. The team
is Joy Phillips, Lori Dickson,
Michelle Edwards, Elnora
Zellner, Martha Cass, Patsy
Miller.
• Mary Persons hires Robert
Worthy as its new head
boys basketball coach.
U.S. Army Sgt. Julius Stroud
III is deployed from Kuwait
City toward Baghdad.
• The 2003 Peace Officer
Memorial Day ceremony
will be held on May 7 on
the grounds of the Georgia
Public Safety Training Cen
ter, site of Georgia’s Public
Safety Memorial Wall.
• Monroe County Library
hosts its first “Night of Spo
ken Word" program with
people reading a variety
of works, some of them
original.
• As part of Georgia Cities
Week Forsyth recognizes
an employee from each of
its departments: Arthur Jack-
son (public works), Johnny
Hodges (electrical depart
ment), Willie Hubbard (For
syth Cable-net), Lori Henson
(Forsyth Better Hometown),
Ouentin Colbert (water
department), Karl Hogan
(city garage), Davis Norris
(fire department), Alexander
Daniels (police department).
• Culloden holds the 9th
Annual Highland Games &
Scottish Festival commemo
rating the 257th anniversa
ry of the Battle of Culloden
with music, dance, food and
sporting events.
• Scott English is the new
High Falls State Park
ranger.
• Former Mary Persons
standout Calvin Scandrett
is named head football
coach of the Lamar County
Trojans.
The Hubbard Alumni Asso
ciation Golf Tournament at
tracts 77 players and raises
more than $7,000 for the
restoration of the Hubbard
dormitory and scholarships.
2013
• Melanie Lockett of Hub
bard Elementary is named
Monroe County’s 2014
Teacher of the Year.
• Monroe County residents
Todd & Stacey Tolbert are
offering $500 in prizes for
a “What I love about living
in Monroe County essay
contest to celebrate Found
ers Week.
• Forsyth Mayor John How
ard shoots down reducing
mayor and council salaries
back to where they were
before the 2012 increase,
$6,300 instead of $10,046.
• Coach Mike Dunlap loses
his ponytail as agreed after
Mary Persons C-team soc
cer team finishes its entire
season without giving up a
goal,
• T.G. Scott Elementary
assistant principal Fletcher
Johnson says his contract
wasn’t renewed because his
is a whistleblower.
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