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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS. WEDNESDAY. TANUARY 23. 2008 - PAGE 3B
Rec. Baseball Sign-Ups Under Way
The Commerce Parks and
Recreation Department is accept
ing registration for its youth base
ball and softball programs through
Friday Feb. 1.
The department will receive reg
istrations weekdays from 1:00 to
5:00 at its Carson Street office.
In addition, extended registration
will be available Thursday Jan. 31,
until 7 p.m.
Programs are available for chil
dren ages 5-14. Girls must be 5
prior to Jan. 1, 2008 and boys by
May 1, 2008 for T-Ball.
Age control dates for all softball
categories are prior to Jan. 1 while
for baseball, they’re prior to May
1.
Divisions
Divisions include T-Ball (age 5
only; co-ed); Pee Wee Baseball
(ages 6-8); Pee Wee Softball (ages
6-8); Minor League Baseball (ages
9-10); Minor League Softball (ages
9-10); Freshman League Baseball
(ages 11-12); Freshman League
Softball (ages 11-12); Sophomore
League Baseball (ages 13-14); and
Sophomore League Softball (ages
13-14).
The cost is $45 for city residents
for T-Ball and Pee Wee divisions;
the cost for nonresidents is $65.
Programs for ages 9-15 baseball
and softball are $55 for city resi
dents and $75 for nonresidents.
Affiliation Change
For all divisions 9 or older, the
Commerce Parks and Recreation
Department will compete in
Dizzy Dean baseball and softball.
In Dizzy Dean play, there are no
bat restrictions including length,
barrel diameter and weight dif
ferential.
T-Ball and Pee Wee baseball and
softball will be under the same
format used in 2007.
Birth certificates are required
for all participants. Parents may
call 706-335-3236 to verify if a
birth certificate is already on file.
No registrations will be accepted
without a birth certificate.
Parents are asked to bring their
children to the office on Carson
Street to be fitted for uniforms.
Sample sizes are available.
For information, call the Parks
and Recreation office at 335-
3236.
— Lady Tigers Face Big Games
Cont. from Page 1A
half, and cut the lead to five in
the third period, but just couldn’t
make the Lady Dragons wilt.
“Every time we made a stop,
we couldn’t put it in the hole at
the other end,’’ McCurley remem
bered . “And every time we scored,
they would answer it.’’
CHS 51-TF 30
“Tallulah falls is a hard team
to play against,’’ said McCurley,
mustering his diplomatic skills.
“I thought we kind of put it on
cruise control and didn’t play with
a lot of intensity. It was the kind
of game I thought we should win.
We didn’t play as well as we’re ca
pable of playing.’’
The Tigers built a 7-4 first quar
ter lead, extended it to 26-10 at
the half and led 37-16 after three
periods.
Brittany Sewell was high scorer
with 12 points, Kaylin Canup fol
lowed with nine and Felicia Grier
and Skylar Beasley scored six
apiece. Terra Hancock added
five, Morgan Mather and Lauren
Jones four apiece, Logan Brown
scored three and Jasmine Grier
added two points.
The Saturday game against Ath
ens Academy was cancelled due
to the threat of winter weather. It
was a game McCurley would have
rather seen played, and not just
because the Lady Spartans were
an earlier Tiger victim.
“Athens Academy would have
helped us more going into Towns
County,’’ the coach said. “Coming
off Tallulah Falls probably won’t
help us much.’’
The level of competition means
something as well, as does the in
tensity of the game.
“Sometimes, you get more out
of a team like Jefferson when you
lose to them than you can with a
win against a team like Tallulah
Falls,’’ McCurley said. “I get more
excited about playing well in a loss
than playing sloppy in a win.’’
Dragons, Leopards In
Tigers' Sights This Week
Following a 55-43 victory Jan.
15 for their third win of the sea
son and a Saturday game post
poned because of the weather,
the Commerce Tiger basketball
team faced an important week
of region play.
They were due to host Towns
County Tuesday night (results
of that game were not avail
able by press time), then go on
the road Friday and Saturday
against Jefferson and Banks
County respectively.
What’s at stake is positioning
for the Region 8-A tournament,
says coach Chad Bridges.
“Our goal in the next two
weeks is to establish ourselves
where we’ll be out of the ‘play
in’ game at the region tourna
ment,’’ he said. “The fourth and
fifth place teams have to play
that game ... If we can avoid
that play-in game, it gives us a
one-game playoff to get into the
state tournament.’’
That, said Bridges, made the
Tuesday night contest with
Towns County a key game as
the 3-11 Tigers try to gain some
ground on their goal.
Jefferson and Banks County
will present their own chal
lenges.
“We’re going to have to play
very well,’’ Bridges conceded.
“Jefferson is playing better.
They beat Towns County pretty
badly Friday, and I hear it’s
always tough to go over there
and play them. We’ll have to be
very focused and play our best
game to date.’’
The Saturday contest will
be much the same, the coach
said.
“Banks County is playing
pretty good right now.’’
The Tigers suffered a 10-point
loss to the Leopards in their
first game of the season.
Since then, freshman Brandon
Romans has started to give the
Tigers some offensive power
previously lacking. Romans
scored 18 points against Tallulah
Falls and has moved from split
ting time with the junior varsity
T. Green brings the ball up
court in recent Tiger action.
earlier in the season to full-time
guard duty on the varsity.
“He’s a scorer,’’ Bridges notes.
“He knows how to get in the
right position to score. He’s a
good shooter, but more impor
tantly, he knows how to put the
ball in the basket.’’
That’s been a Tiger problem
all season, but Bridges says
Romans is deadly with a mid
range jump shot.
“He’s picked up the offense,
and I think he’s gained a lot of
confidence in the past three
or four game in his ability
to score. He’s always been a
good defender, so I wasn’t wor
ried about that. He’s been our
most consistent scorer since
Christmas,’’ Bridges pointed
out.
Tigers 55-Tallulah Falls 43
The Tigers spread the scoring
out fairly evenly over all four
quarters, leading 14-13 after
one period, 27-23 at the half
and 41-34 after three periods.
“We were consistent,’’ Bridges
admitted. “I didn’t think we
played exceptionally well. We
played well enough to win,
which is good, but I thought we
kind of slept-walked through
it.’’
Matt Adams’ 11 points was
next highest to Romans’ 18.
Drake Cash and Chase
Crawford contributed seven
points apiece, Jake Flint scored
five, Anthony Norris added
four and T. Green scored three
points.
Outdoor News
Local Trout Unlimited Chapter
Announces Spring Fund-Raiser
The Oconee River Chapter of Trout Unlimited (ORCTU), based in
Nicholson, has announced its annual spring fund-raiser, which benefits
the local conservation group, as well as the University of Georgia.
The banquet will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the lodge in
UGA’s Whitehall Forest, Flinchum’s Phoenix, overlooking the Oconee
River. The annual fund-raiser includes bluegrass music, hors d’oeuvres,
a barbeque buffet, give-away items and silent and live auctions.
ORCTU annually contributes to the Trout Unlimited Coldwater
Fisheries Endowed Scholarship at the Warnell School of Forestry and
Natural Resources, UGA. Together with the Coosa Valley Chapter of
Trout Unlimited, Rome, ORCTU has raised more than $30,000 for the
scholarship, and the banquet is a source of funds for the scholarship.
“New features at this year’s event will include the auctioning of a trip
to a private lodge in Idaho for two,’’ said Joshua T. Barnett, communi
cations director. “A local chapter member has graciously offered this
item to raise funds specifically for the UGA scholarship.’’
Tickets to the event are $25 per person, $40 for a couple and $175
for a table of eight, and should be purchased ahead of time to reserve
seating, although a limited number of tickets will be available at the
door. There are no parking costs, and alcohol is not permitted.
ORCTU is seeking donations for the give-aways and auctions, such
as artwork (painting, drawings, sculptures, crafts, hand-built furniture
and so forth), services (car tune-ups, massages, framing and more) and
fishing-related items. Most donations are tax deductible.
Interested persons should contact Glenn Smith, banquet coordina
tor, at glenn@orctu.org or 706-543-6398, or Ken Calkin, president, at
ken@orctu.org or 706-546-8037. Visit www.orctu.org for more informa
tion and updates.
DNR Stocks Several Streams For
Winter Trout Fishing Experience
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources
Division (WRD) is providing trout anglers some earlier-than-normal
winter fishing opportunities.
In an effort to create more space in WRD’s trout hatcheries, fisher
ies personnel will begin releasing some of the trout they’d normally
release in March into select north Georgia streams this week.
“We try to coordinate our timing so that many of our catchable
trout leave the hatcheries in March,’’ explains (WRD) Trout Stocking
Coordinator Perry Thompson. “This creates room for smaller trout to
grow to catchable size. However, due to the drought’s continuing low
stream flows, some of the trout we’d normally hold until spring will
need to be released early to make room to grow our remaining fish,’’
says Thompson.
The streams that will benefit from WRD’s early stocking efforts
include the Tallullah River in Rabun County, Rock Creek in Fannin
County, the Toccoa River in Fannin and Gilmer counties and the
Chattahoochee River in Forsyth, Gwinnett and White counties.
WRD and U.S. Fish and Wildlife crews will stock these streams over
the next few weeks. Because each of these streams is open for year-
round fishing, anglers can take advantage of unusual fishing opportu
nities long before the seasonal streams open at the end of March.
For more information on year-round trout streams, contact the
Gainesville WRD fisheries office at (770) 535-5498. For more informa
tion on fishing in general, visit www.gofishgeorgia.com.
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City Of Commerce
NOTICE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY SALE
The City of Commerce will be accepting sealed bids on the old electrical substation property
located on Hwy. 98 North in Commerce as more particularly described below. Bids must be
submitted no later than 10:00 A.M., Friday, February 15, 2008. All bids must be submitted to
the City of Commerce, City Clerk's office located at 27 Sycamore Street, Commerce, Georgia in
an envelope marked "SEAL PROPERTY BID". A plat of said property may be viewed at City Hall.
The condition of sale shall be for cash paid at closing with the Buyer paying all costs of closing.
Bids will be opened at City Hall on February 15, 2008 at 10:30 A.M. o'clock. The City of
Commerce reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids submitted or to cancel the sale.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY ADVERTISEMENT
All that tract and parcel of land lying and being in the 255 District G M., City of Commerce,
Jackson County, Georgia being more particularly described as follows:
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Commence at the intersection of the center line of Washington Street with the southwestern
right of way of GA Hwy. 98; thence in a northwesterly direction along the southwesterly
right of way of GA Hwy. 98 485' to an iron pin which is the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;
thence South 15° West 200' to an iron pin located on the northerly right of way of Peach
Street; thence North 75° West 50' along said right of way to an iron pin; thence North 15°
East 200' to an iron pin located on the right of way of GA Hwy. 98; thence South 75° East
50' to the true point of beginning, containing 0.2296 acres. The City reserves a utility and
access easement 10' in width running along and adjacent to the eastern boundary of the
property from the right of way of GA Hwy. 98 to the right of way of Peach Street as more
fully shown and delineated on a survey for the City of Commerce prepared by Ingram,
Lord and Associates, Barry D. Lord Ga. RLS No. 2641 dated December 19, 2007, which
said survey is incorporated herein by referenced thereto.