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Pennville Elementary’s Team
Students from the Pennville Elementary
School that participated recently in the
Special Olympics were (top photo, first
row, L-R) Lavonne Bolling, Denise Mit
chell, Allison Parris and Amanda Pierce;
(second row) Tammy Shell, Elaine Tram
mell, Mary Turnipseed and Denise
Bailey. Also, (bottom fihoto. first row,
L-R) Terrell Ammons, Ricky Browning,
Billy Burrage, Savalas Perry, Dandee
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North Summerville’s Team
Chattooga High’s Team
Searcg; (second row) Lisa Wedgeworth
and Carla Williams; (third row) Orville
Clayton and Lisa Sizemore; and (fourth
row) Terry Whitaker and Ben Covington.
school participating in the Olympics
were (L-R) Randy Wooten, Fred Powell
and Marie Tapp. Not shown is Jeannette
Rosser.
Denson, Donnie Gazaway and Tony
Long; (second row) Scott Millican, Gary
Morgan, Billy Myers, Dave Chafin, Jerry
Pettyjohn, Tom Pettyf;ghn and Jeff Ray;
(third row) Jimmy Shropshire, Charles
Smith, Carlos Stamper, Lebron Tram
mell, John Wedgeworth, Butch
Westbrook, Paul Williams, Isaiah
Williamson and Ricky Anderson.
Local Spring Special Olympics
Gets Community’s Aid, Backing
By PAM PURCELL
Staff Writer
The Chattooga County
Sprinfi 1983 Special Olympics
were held Tuesday, March 29,
at the Chattooga High School
track field witfi some 58 area
students participating in the
various events.
This was the first year
students from all the county
schools were able to par
ticipate in the Olympics. )
At the beginning of the
ogening ceremonies prior to
the events, the students par
ticifmted in a parade of
athletes onto the field disrlayu
ini banners for each of the
schools represented. Frank
Price fiave the pledge to the
flag followed by the pla{ing of
the National Anthem g the
Chattooga High School Band.
Dr. Jack Colwell gave the in
vocation.
Diane Poole, special educa
tion coordinator, fiave the
fi'eetings speech followed by
elvin Mosley, track event
coordinator, who welcomed
the athletes to the meet and
later gave the Sficial Olym
pics oath. Tony Long, a stu
dent from Pennville Elemen
tary School, then ran around
the track for the traditional
lighting of the Olympic torch.
Tim Banks, area choordinator
for Special Olympics, gave the
openmgb declaration and the
events began.
Following the events,
awards were presented to all
the students and lunch was
served before the students
returned to their schools.
Those helpinfi make the
Olympics possible included:
the lgoon O&)‘timist Club of
Summerville-Trion and Jay'’s
Surplus, who donated
T-shirts; Salvage Sales, who
donated socks; Richie’s Men
& Boys, who donated tennis
shoes; General Tetl:ghone
em(floyees. who dona time
and caps; Coca-Cola Bottling
Lowry Rodeo Slated
Next Weekend Here
The Lowry arena in the
Gore Community near Sum
merville will be the setting
Agril 15-17 for the secon
“Charlie Lowry Pro Rodeo.”
The rodeo will be held
under the covered arena and
grandstand at the Lowry
ranch. Rodeo time will be 8
p.m. Friday and Saturday,
April 15-16, and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 17.
A special event during the
rodeo will be a calf tying con
test between several clubs
from the Chattooga High
School. The clubs involved in
the contest include: the stu
dent council, the FBLA, the
FHA, the FFA, the Indian
Lore and the annual staff.
Prizes will be awarded to the
winning club.
The first night of the rodeo
competition, Friday, will be
“family night.”” Tickets can
only be purchased at the gate
ang all tickets, adults and
children, will be $3 each. Ad
vance tickets for Saturday
and Sunday’s performances
will be $3 for children and $4
for adults. Tickets at the fi'ate
Saturday and Sundz:iy will be
$4 for children and $5 for
adults. Advance tickets are on
sale at: the Farmers & Mer
chants Bank in Summerville,
General Farm and Home Sup-
K/}y. Hall’'s Texaco Service in
enlo, The Round Table,
Super D, D-Riah Hair Cutters,
Auto Tag Checks
Easy This Year
For State Patrol
State Patrol and other law
enforcement officers will have
an easy time determining who
has not paid ad valorem taxes
and bought new vehicle
license plates this year. With
the new green on cream plates
replacing the old red on white,
violators will be easy to spot,
according to Colonel Hush
Hardison, Georgia Public
Safety Commissioner.
The State Patrol will abide
by its traditional position that
anyone who has purchased
tags by mail and hasn'’t receiv
ed them yet, would be spared
a citation if they prove to the
officer they have ordered.
Such lproof could consist of a
canceled check, money order
receipt or, at the discretion of
The Summerville News
Works of LaFayette, free
Cokes and T-shirts; Riegel
Textile Corp., mongr Piggly
Wigglly. hot dogs; The Sum
merville News and Radio Sta
tion WGTA, publicity; the
ladies auxiliary of the VFW
and the American Legion,
time and preparing the
students’ lunch; Jimmy Ben
nett and Elaine Eller of am
bulance service; and all those
who participated in the open
ing ceremonies.
The winners in the various
events were as follows:
BOYS 50 METER — (8-9
age grm‘xfi Torey Bankston,
first, and Paul Williams, se
cond. (10-11 age group, heat 1)
Savalas Perry, first; John
Wedgeworth, second; Stevie
Crowe, third; Dandee Denson,
fourth, and Randy Battles,
fifth. (10-11, heat 2) Jerry
Sneed, first; Donnie Gazaway,
second; Charles Smith, third;
Jeff Hegwood, fourth; and
Carlos Stamfier. fifth. (12-13)
Terry Whitaker, first; Orville
Clayton, second; Thomas
Searcy, third; Billy Burrage,
fourth; and Butch
Westbrooks, fifth. (14-15) Jim
my Evett, first; Isaiah
Williamson, second; Scott
Millican, third; Jerry Petty
john, fourth; Billg Myers,
fifth, and Ricky Browning,
sixth. (16-17) Randy Wooten,
first; Fred Powel{ second;
Tony Long, third; Jeff Ray,
fourth; and Jimmy Shrop
shire, fifth. (20-29) Dave
Chafin, first.
GIRLS 50 METER — (8-9
age group) Shirley McKeehan,
first; Crystal McDaniel, se
cond; Kara Foster, third; and
Betty T}Pp, fourth. (10-11)
Allison Parris, first; Carla
Williams, second; Jill Elders,
third; Carman McDaniel,
fourth; Denise Mitchell, fifth;
and Mary Turnipseed, sixth.
(12-13) Michelle Shropshire,
first; Teresa Adams, second;
Lisa Wedgeworth, third; Lisa
Tidings Grocery in Gore and
S & S Furniture.
The rodeo arena is located
three miles east of U.S.
Highway 27 on the Dirttown
Road, south of Summerville.
To reach the rodeo from Sum
merville travel Highway 27
across Taylor's Ridge, turn
left onto the seconfi paved
road and continue on that
road to the rodeo arena. Signs
will be posted along the Dirt
town Road to assist motorists
in locating the arena.
The various events in the
competition will include: bull
riding, bareback riding, saddle
bronc riding, calf roping, team
ropin%; steer wrestling and
girls' arrel racing. Stock will
e furnished by E. C. Hunt of
Huntsville, Ala.
A rodeo parade will be held
in downtown Summerville
grior to the rodeo. All area
orsemen are invited to %ar
ticipate in the event. The
parade is scheduled for Fri
day, Agril 15, beginning at 5
p.m. The parade will begin at
the Summerville Junior High
School and travel north on
Highway 27 through town to
lthe Piggly Wiggly parking
ot.
The week of April 11-17
has been proclaimed ‘“Rodeo
Days”’ in Chattooga County
by County Commissioner
Wayne ‘‘Pete’’ Denson.
the officer, an entry in a
checkbook. Beginning May 1,
motorists will fi:e cited for not
having new tags on their
vehicles.
Another related item is the
county sticker which must be
on each tag and must be from
the county in which the vehi
cle is registered. However,
some tags such as prestige
tags do not have a county
space available. These type
tags do not require the county
sticker.
The State Patrol will be
checking both tags and coun
ty stickers through routine
road checks gend ot%er fiutine
type stops, beginning May 1,
&Sgnel Ip-{ardison saig.
Thurs., April 7, 1983
Sizemore, fourth; Amanda
Pierce, fifth; and Lavonne
Bolling, sixth. (14-15) Jean
nette Rosser, first; Tammy
Shell, second; and Marie
Tapp, third. (16-17) Elaine
Trammell, first. (20-29) Diane
Rosson, first.
BOYS LONG JUMP -
(10-11 age group) Stevie
Crowe, first, and Jeff
Hegwood, second. (12-13) Or
ville Clayton, first; Terry
Whitaker, second; and
Thomas Searcy, third. (16-17)
Randy Wooten, first, and
Fred i"owell. second.
GIRLS LONG JUMP —
(8-9 age group) Shirley
McKeehan, first; Crystal
McDaniel, second; Betty
Tapp, third; and Debra
Wedgeworth, fourth. (10-11)
Carla Williams, first; Carmon
McDaniel, second; and Jill
Elders, third. (12-13) Teresa
Adams, first; Lisa
Wedgeworth, second; and
Lisa Sizemore, third. (14-15)
Jeannette Rosser, first, and
Shelia Lawrence, second. :
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Junior Hfih School that participated in
the Special Olympics included (first row,
L-R) Tracey Perry, David Wade, Shelia
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Summerville Elementary’s Team
Those students from the Summerville
Elementary School that lparticipated in
the Spring 1983 Special Olympics in
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Wedgeworth, Betty Tapp, Linda
State Director Outlines
Sheriff’s Home Policies
By PAM PURCELL
Staff Writer
Providing group child care
homes for dependent and
neglected children was the
topic of the guest speaker’s
discussion at the Noon Op
timist Club of Summerville-
Trion Friday afternoon.
H.P. Hamlin, director of
development with the Georgia
Sherifg Youth Homes, Inc.,
sgoke to the local group about
the Boy’'s Ranch in Habhira
and Cherokee Estate in
Dalton. He was introduced to
the tgroup by Chattooga
Sheriff Gary McConnell. Also
present for the meeting was
Lowell Kirkman, a mem%)er of
Cherokee Estate's board of
directors.
THROW — (89 age group)
Torey Bankston, -first, and
Paul Williams, second. (10-11)
Jeff Hegwood, first; Charles
Smith, second; Jerry Sneed,
third; Stevie Crowe, fourth;
Donny Gazaway, fifth;
Savalas Perry, sixth; Carlos
Stamper, seventh; John
Weddgeworth, eighth; and
Dandee Denson, ninth. (12-13)
Orville Clayton, first; Terry ‘
Whitaker, second; Labron
Trammell, third; Terrell Am
mons, fourth; Thomas Searcg.
fifth; Billy Burrage, sixth;
Gary Morgan, seventh; Tom
Pettyjohn, eighth; Butch
Westbrooks, ninth; and Ricky
Browning, 10th. (14-15) Jim
my Evett, first; Isaiah
Williamson, second; David
Wade, third; Billy M{ers.
fourth; Robert Tapp, fifth;
Jerry Pettfijohn. sixth; and
Scott Millican, seventh.
(16-17) Jimmy Shropshire,
first; Tony Long, second; and
Jeff Ray, third. (20-29) Dave
Chafin, first.
GIRLS SOFTBALL
THROW — (8-9 age group)‘
Junior High’s Team
Lawrence, Robert Tapp and Michael Per
ry; (second row) Michelle Shropshire,
Jimmy Evett and Teresa Adams.
Crowder, Kara Foster, Shirley
McKeehan and Deweese Finley; (second
row) Carmen McDaniel, Ella Brown,
Jerry Sneed, Torey Bankston, Crystal
McDaniel, Jeff Hegwood and Jill Elders.
At the present time there
is one chilg, a seven-year-old
Firl, from Chattooga County
iving at Cherokee Estate.
There are applications for two
other children from the county
to live at Cherokee Estate.
The two teens made the re-
Euest themselves. Sheriff Mc
onnell, also a member of the
state board of directors
(Cherokee and Hahira), said
the children will be accepted
at the ranch within the next
coufile of weeks.
amlin explained to the
group what the youth homes
are and how they operate. The
homes are not reform schools,
correctional institutions, or
for adjudicated delinquents,
but are for children who need
Kara Foster, first, and Debra
Wedgeworth, second. (10-11)
Carla Williams, first; Allison
Parris, second; Denise Mit
chell, third; Mary Turnipseed,
fourth; and Jill Elders, fifth.
(12-13) Teresa Adams, first;
Lisa Sizemore, second; Lisa
Wedgeworth, third; Lavonne
Bolling, fourth; and Amanda
Pierce, fifth. (14-15) Michelle
Shropshire, first; Jeannette
Rosser, second; Shelia
Lawrence, third; Marie Tapp,
fourth; and Tammy Shefi,
fifth. (16-17) Elaine Trammell,
first. (20-29) Diane Rosson,
first.
BOYS 200 METER —
(12-13 a?e group) Lebron
Trammell, first; Garfi
Morgan, second; and Terre
Ammons, third. (14-15) Isaiah
Williamson, first. (16-17) Ran
dy Wooten, first; Fred Powell,
second; and Tony LOEI!F' third.
GIRLS 200 METER —
(10-11 age group) Allison Par
ris, first, ams Mary Tur
nipseed, second. (16-17) Elaine
Trammell, first.
a good home because they are
innocent victims of neglect or
lack of opportunity.
The purpose of the homes
is to proviSe long-term child
care for children who do not
have a proper home; to
develop character by religious
and moral training; to provide
a solid education and Sevelop
good citizenship; and to pro
vide wholesome recreation
and practical work experience.
In general, to provide a iood
home and to give these
children a much-needed feel
ing of security, the feelin
that they are really wantefi
and that someone cares for
them.
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