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PAGE 2B - THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS - TUNE 4, 2008
Sport Shorts And Rec News
Girls Basketball
Recreation Swimming
The American Veterans Memorial
Park Aquatics Center will be open
to the public, through Friday, Aug.
1. Weather permitting, the pool
will be open Mondays through
Saturdays from 1 until 5 p.m.
and closed on Sundays. Daily
admission is $1.50 for pre-school
through high school youth and $3
for adults. Season passes for indi
viduals and families are available.
The pool is available for private
rentals on Saturday evenings in
June and July. Call the office at
706-335-3236.
There is no wading pool. Young
children not potty trained must
wear air-tight rubber pants or dia
pers designed especially for swim
ming. All children 8 and under
must be supervised by an indi
vidual 16 or older.
You must wear a swimsuit to
enter the pool.
Swimming Classes
The swim instruction program
at the Veterans Memorial Park
Aquatic Center this year for 3 and
4 year olds will be June 16-20 with
daily one-hour classes beginning
at 9:45 a.m. Registration is open
on a “first come” basis. The fee is
$40 for Commerce residents, and
$60 for non-residents.
Two separate eight-day sessions
are available for children ages
5-12 who do not know how to
swim. The first session is June
2-11 on weekdays only, and the
second session will follow June
30-July 10 on weekdays only.
Daily starting time is 9:45 a.m.
for a one-hour class. Registration
is open on a “first come” basis.
The registration fee is $50 for
Commerce residents, and $70 for
non-residents.
Water Aerobics
Offered At Rec. Dept.
This Commerce Rec. Department
activity is a water exercise class for
adult men and women in gen
eral, but it is particularly benefi
cial to individuals with arthritis,
muscular disease, osteoporosis,
heart disease and recovery from
joint replacement as well as other
disabling injuries. Water aerobics
strengthens all muscles and joints
without the stress, stiffness and
soreness which accompany land
exercise programs. Workouts will
require participants to use their
arms, legs, hips and neck and will
elevate the heart rate through the
buoyancy of the water.
Experienced water aerobics
instructor Sharon Pruitt will lead
the class on Mondays, Wednesday,
and Fridays at 11 a.m. The class
will continue through early August.
Cost is $3 per class at the gate. No
advance registration is required.
No children will be admitted to or
allowed during class.
Rec. Basketball Camp
For the first time, the Commerce
Parks & Recreation Department
is offering a basketball camp for
children who feel like basketball is
“their thing.” This camp will stress
the very basic fundamentals of
the game and thus strengthen any
player’s foundational skills.
Former Commerce Middle
School coach Sam Chaney will
serve as the instructor.
Designed for girls and boys who
are rising fourth graders through
rising eighth graders, the camp
will run 10 a.m. until noon July
21-25 at the Commerce Middle
School gym. Registration will be
$40 for city residents, and $60 for
non-residents. Registration will be
limited.
Tiger Baseball Camp
For youth ages 7-15 this activity
is scheduled for June 16-19 from
9 a.m. until noon daily. Players
will be taught the fundamentals of
fielding, hitting, throwing and base
running. Players will be placed
in groups according to age and
ability. They must bring a glove,
hat, cleats and bat. Everyone will
receive a camp T-shirt.
The staff of instructors will be
Commerce High School base
ball coaches Walt Massey, and
Wes Massey along with Ricky
Woodruff of the Commerce Parks
& Recreation Department.
The registration fee is $60 with
a non-refundable deposit of $30
due by Friday, June 6. The $30
balance is due on June 16.
For more information on any
of these events, call the recre
ation office at 706-335-3236. Any
updated information will be posted
on the Commerce website at www.
commercega.org.
Girls Basketball Camp
For girls in grades 3-8, this camp
will help participants learn the
fundamentals of basketball and
improve their game. The camp
will be directed by 4 time AAA
State Championship and for
mer Gardner-Webb University
Basketball Coach Eddie McCurley.
Girls will learn the fundamentals
of shooting, passing, ballhandling,
and defense.
They will learn drills that can
be practiced all year round to
take their game to the next level.
Participants will be grouped by
age and ability levels to maximize
instruction.
Camp will be limited to the first
50 girls to sign up. Camp will run
June 9-12 from 9 a.m. - noon.
Cost is $50, including t-shirt and
awards for competitions.
For more information, email
Coach McCurley at emccurley@
commerce-city.k12.ga.us or call
706-716-1800 to have a registra
tion form sent to you.
EJCHS Girls
Basketball Camp
The Lady Eagles basketball
camp will be held June 9-12, from
9 a.m.- noon at the EJCHS gym.
The cost will be $60 per camper,
and $40 for each additional sib
ling.
Campers will meet and be
coached by the Lady Eagles of
East Jackosn, and will focus on
skill development, games, as well
and fun and prizes.
To view a camp flyer and print
our a registration form, go to www.
ejabc.org, click on EJCHS, click
on Basketball, then clcok on 2nd
Annual Lady Eagles Basketball
Camp.
On site registration is also wel
come
For more info, contact Amy
Larimer at alarimer@jackson.k12.
ga.us.
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Gaillard Signs With Brenau
East Jackson Comprehensive High School basketball standout Dane Gaillard signed a scholar
ship last week to play for the Brenau University Golden Tigers.The four-year letterman was named
to the 8-AA All-Sub-region team and was the Eagles’ captain. Left to right are (front) Principal Pat
Stueck, Gaillard’s mother, Debra Gaillard; Gaillard, Coach Amy Larimer, (back) assistant principal
and athletic director Johnny Tucker, Brenau Coach Gary Bays and Eagle assistant coach Megan
Elliott. Gaillard joins teammate Emma Turner, who signed earlier with Brenau.
Auto Racing
Local Racers Perform Well Around The Area
Several local drivers did well in races around the
region this past weekend.
Jefferson’s Joey Senter took second in the ASA
Southeast Tour event in Senoia Saturday night,
while Commerce’s Taylor Satterfield finished fifth.
Dacula’s Russell Fleeman had a scary crash in the
event, flipping over on his roof as he challenged for
position with 11 laps to go. Fleeman was uninjured
in the accident.
In other news, Kevin Barrett took top honors in late
model action at Lanier National Speedway Saturday
night. Braselton’s Shane Sawyer took second.
— Robbins Was A Real Racer
Cont. from Page IB
to be cleared for racing.
As it turned out, the check
up showed he had two arter
ies completely blocked, with
another 75-percent clogged.
But Robbins would return
to racing. He loved racing,
and it would continue to be
his hobby for the rest of his
life. Robbins’ last race came at
Atlanta in November of 1982.
He died of heart failure one
month later.
Robbins was one of a few
high profile celebrity racers
who excelled in the sport,
along with the likes of Paul
Newman, Steve McQueen and
James Garner. But his unique
personality and sense of humor
won him friends who didn’t
think of him as a singer turned
sometimes racecar driver.
To them, he was a racer
through and through.
Brandon Reed is a reporter
for MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
Contact him at brandon@main-
streetnews.com.
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