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PAGE 2B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008 Outdoors With Skipper Special hunting trip in memory of Charlie A recent quail hunting trip to a South Georgia plantation is an annual event of two friends, Lance Herrin of Lake Lanier, and Dave Cullen of New Port Richey, Florida. They decided to schedule these annual hunts in memory of a third friend of some 30 years, Charlie Cobb, of Social Circle. You see, all three were execu tives with Lanier Worldwide in Atlanta. Lance was the CEO of it all. In January of 2006, the threesome had planned a quail hunt together. With a phone call to Charlie to plan that trip, they received the shocking news from Charlie, that he wouldn’t be able to make it this time.” Why, what’s the matter” they inquired. Charlie replied, with the bad news that he had a brain tumor. Charlie lived until Sept. 8th of that year, and then went to be with the Lord. So, in honor of Charlie, Lance and Dave headed to Ashburn Hills Plantation in Moultrie a couple of weeks ago for a quail hunting trip. Arriving on Monday, they settled down for a steak supper and to watch the LSU-Ohio State football game. Ashburn Hills is a plantation of some six thousand acres, with a lodge built in the 50s. Jerry York, the plantation man ager, has been there some 30 years, and the guides have spent many years directing the hunts. A beautiful place of long leaf The Great Outdoors By Skipper Smith 706-677-1520 pines, rolling countryside, and many creeks. Tuesday began at 7 each morn ing with a knock on their door. With coffee and orange juice in hand, they were reminded that it will soon be time for breakfast. What a breakfast, grits (Georgia ice-cream we call it) thick bacon, country ham, eggs, and biscuits, with pure cane syrup. At 8:30 it is time to head to the fields. As Lance and Dave climbed up into the wagon, pulled by mules, their guide was nearby, on horse back. Some six hunting dogs were eagerly awaiting their turn, in the back of the wagon. Lance said, it reminded him of his days as a youngster, when he was vis iting at his uncle KD’s place in Douglas. Uncle KD had some 5,000 acres, and Lance use to drive a mule sled hauling turpentine. I am reminded also of his story when they were fishing in a pond and the boat drifted into a wasps nest. All of the occupants went overboard, without any hesitation. Back to our hunt: when the dog went on point, they would grab their guns and head towards the dog. After the quail were flushed, they would fan out and hunt for the singles. Lance was using a 20 gauge Browning Citori, over and under, and Dave was breaking in his new Beretta 20 gauge, over and under. The weather was in the 50s to 60s and around 40s in the morn ing. Even with the cooler weath er, they all wore Rattlesnake chaps, just to be safe. After the hunt, they headed back for a lunch of fried quail and fried chicken and of course, finished it off with a piece of pecan pie. A nap, and some trap shooting in the afternoon, topped off a perfect day. The total for the hunting trip was some 58 birds. Now,I will let you ask them as to who bagged the most quail. Of course, having to learn and break in a new gun does make it more difficult. Time to go home now, and Lance said it was a great trip, with great hosts, and a hunt which he would highly rec ommend. A trip taken in memory of Charlie. Let me know about your out door adventures. Skipper Smith is an outdoors columnist for The Banks County News. His column appears weekly. Let him know about your hunting or fishing adventure at 706-677-1520. WEEKLYPLANNER Upcoming prep sporting events (Wednesday, Jan. 23, through Tuesday, Jan. 29.) Banks County High School Leopards Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Mon. Tues. •Wrestling @ Titan Cup, Blessed Trinity High School •Basketball @ Union County, 7 p.m. •Wrestling @ Titan Cup, Blessed Trinity High School •Basketball hosts Commerce, 5 p.m. •Basketball hosts Rabun County, 6 p.m. www.mainstreetnews.com Your Choice 6-Month Certificate of Deposit % 5.00 ANNUAL PERCENTAGE YIELD 12-Month Certificate of Deposit 4.80' ANNUAL PERCENTAGE YIELD It’s always good to have options. Our 6-Month CD gives you a higher yield and added flexibility. Or, for a longer term, you can invest in our 12-Month CD. Both are great choices and both offer excellent market rates on your investments of $500 to $100,000. Plus, your investments are safe, sound and secure. For complete details, give us a call today, or come into any of our convenient banking centers to open your new CD. As always, we are commited to helping you make the most of every hard-earned dollar. We call it Banking the Customer’s Way - You will, too! Call toll-free (888)847-2265 (Community Bank & Trust To receive the stated APY, a $500 minimum deposit is required and principal and interest must remain on deposit until maturity. There is a penalty for early withdrawal. The APY quoted is effective January 15,2008 and may be changed at any time. Community Bank & Trust is a Member of the FDIC. Middle School Basketball BCMS girls have little trouble with Commerce BY CHRIS BRIDGES The Banks County Middle School Lady Leopards used a complete team performance to defeat Commerce Middle School last week. Coach Steven Shedd’s squad recorded a 33-6 victory as eight players contributed in the score- book. Katlin Parks was the leading scor er in a balanced attack with eight followed by Madison Franklin with seven and McKenna Rylee with six. “This was a great win for the team and everyone was able to contribute to the victory,” Shedd said. “Our offensive aggressive ness and defensive intensity con tinues to look good. We pressured Commerce a lot in the first half and played tough man-to-man defense which really helped us pick up a lot of turnovers.” Taylor Kennedy finished with five points for BCMS while Deasha ‘This was a great win for team and everyone was able to contribute to the victory.’ — Coach Steven Shedd Beasley, Sarah O’Kelley and Jordan Rogers all scored two. Madison Porter added a free throw. “It turned out be an impressive win for us in the end,” Shedd said. “We look to take this momentum into our following games.” Blalock pours in 20 in recent win against Commerce BY CHRIS BRIDGES Another big performance from Jacob Blalock helped the Banks County Middle School boys basket ball team record its eighth win of the 2007-08 season last week. Blalock’s 20-point effort helped BCMS record a 42-27 victory against Commerce Middle School as coach John Bertrang’s team continued its impressive season. “It was our third game in four days and you could tell it,” the coach said. “We were tired in the first half and finally came together in the third quarter. I’m really proud of the way this team competes together.” BCMS held a slim 5-4 advantage after the first quarter as the Leopards were making too many turnovers, Bertrang said. When the second quarter ended, BCMS led 16-13. In the third quarter, the Leopards began to come alive and scored 18 points with Blalock leading the way with 10. Clayton Martin also scored four points in the quarter. The strong third quarter gave Bertrang’s team a 34-19 cushion and allowed the squad to record another win. Blalock connected on two 3-point ers against Commerce which gives him 11 in the past three contests. “We can always expect Blalock to be aggressive on defense and he hasn’t let us down,” Bertrang said. “We also had good rebounding from Jonah Thomas, Kyle Smith and Clayton Martin.” Smith, Thomas and Martin also scored six points in the win while Mark Loggins and Tucker Gardiner scored two each. Rec. Dept. hosting baseball, softball registration The Banks County Parks and Recreation Department will host baseball and softball registration beginning Monday and continuing through Friday, Feb. 15. Registration fee for both sports is $40. Age control is May 1 for base ball and Jan. 1 for softball. For additonal information, con tact the recreation department office on Thompson Street in Homer at 706-677-4407. Information is also available at www.bankscounty.recware.com. 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