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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Baseball ... continued from page 1B
While some of the rising juniors
competed at the varsity level this
spring, some will be moving up
from the junior varsity.
“We invited any players — JV or
varsity — who was in the program
this past season to come out and
play with us this summer,” Lord
said.
“Right now, we have 22 players on
our summer roster. Many of these
players will be filling key positions
on the varsity and some of the others
will end up being important contrib
utors to the JV. It’s just important for
these guys to have an opportunity to
play. We’ll have 10 seniors in ‘09,
and that’s a high number of graduat
ing players. We want to get all we
Camps... contin
•Alex Tucker Foothills Wrestling
Camp, June 16-18, 8-10 a.m. and 11
a.m. - 2 p.m.
This camp is designed to improve
the ability and intensity of wrestlers
at the middle school and high school
levels with intense drilling and live
wrestling.
The camp will be at the old Banks
County High School Leopards’ Den
gym in Homer. The cost is $80.
Wrestlers should wear shorts and
can out of those players, but we have
to have players ready to step in to
pick up when they leave. Our upper
classmen have been and continue to
be outstanding for us, and the more
young players that can come and
learn from them, the better.”
The first game is set for Wednesday
(today) against Morgan County at 4
p.m. in a home doubleheader.
“We’ll look at players at several
different positions and in a lot of
different situations in order to get
a good gauge on where to pick up
come February,” Lord said. “We’ll
experiment with a lot of different
lineups and see what works and
what doesn’t. Pitchers won’t throw
complete games.”
ed from page 1B
a T-shirt. Those attending should
also bring wrestling shoes and may
also bring headgear and a towel. A
snack lunch and drink should also
be brough.
Tucker was Kennesaw State
University’s first head wrestling
coach.
For more information on the
camp, contact Kasey Hanley at
706-215-4322 or khanley@banks.
k12.ga.us.
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FOREIGN WARS
Post 4872, Hurricane Shoals Convention Ctr.
Each 4th Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Mike Buffington, Commander
Phone 706-335-6532 263
JEFFERSON LIONS CLUB
Meets 2nd & 4th Monday
Jefferson City Clubhouse
6:30 p.m. • (706) 367-1400
Mark Bradley, President
260
UNITY LODGE
F & A.M.
No. 36, Jefferson, GA
1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m.
Dwight Wier • 706-367-5882
Borders St. behind Tabo's 260
JEFFERSON ROTARY CLUB
Meets Tuesdays
Jefferson City Clubhouse
12:30 p.m. • (706) 654-2237
Clay Eubanks, President
260
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W AMERICAN LEGION
Commerce Rec. Dept. Post 93
Carson Street - 1st Mon. night
Each Month, 7:30 p.m.
335-6400
Citizens Organized for
Pipeline Safety
investigating the health risks to citizens from
underground pipelines and booster stations in
Madison Co. Meetings 6:30 p.m. at the Colbert
Grove Baptist Church the 2nd Thurs. of each
month. 706-783-4702. Pd.04/09
JEFFERSON
IIP AMERICAN LEGION
Albert Gordon Post 56
Each 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Harvie Lance, Commander
Phone (706) 654-1274 310
White Plains Baptist Church Pd .° 2/09
Faith Bible Class meets every Sunday morning
at 10:00 a.m. It is a place where strangers
become friends and friends become family.
706-367-5650
White Plains Baptist Church
3650 Hwy. 124 West, Jefferson, GA 30549
The Jackson Co. Republican Party
Would like you to meet us for
breakfast the second Sat. of each
month, 8:00 at The Jefferson
House. For more information, call
706-652-2967 or email
fishyglass@yahoo.com Pd.05/08
BANKS COUNTY
AMERICAN LEGION
Post 215
Meets each 3rd Thursday, 7 p.m.
In Homer, GA at the
American Legion Building on
Historic Highway 441 Pd.06/08
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Professional Moving Services
Bid Number 208-618
BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA is requesting proposals,
along with a statement of qualifications from qualified
firms for moving services to relocate office furnishings,
equipment and files for the new Banks County
Courthouse Annex and the renovated Banks County
Courthouse. To qualify for consideration, a firm must
demonstrate experience with similar projects,
availability of qualified personnel and ability to
complete the work within a stated time period and
budget.
Interested firms must obtain a copy of the RFP packet
and attend a mandatory presubmittal meeting at 9:00
a.m. on Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the Banks County
Courthouse. Packets can be obtained by contacting
either Angela Sheppard, Banks County
Administrative Officer, at (706) 677-6200 ext. 105, or via
e-mail at asheppard@co.banks.ga.us or Leonard Burris,
Banks County Technology Administrator, at (706) 677
6841 or via e-mail at lburris@co.banks.ga.us.
For consideration, proposals must be received no later
than 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 by the
Banks County Board of Commissioners, 144 Yonah-
Homer Road, Suite 1, Homer, GA 30547. All proposals
must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked
with the following information: Your Company Name,
Address & Phone Number, Bid No. 208-618,
Professional Moving Services.
Banks County reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals, to waive irregularities, informalities
and technicalities, and award the contract in the best
interest of Banks County. In no way will Banks County
be obligated to award this project based solely on price
or low bid. Any proposal received after 11:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 will be rejected.
Down the Stretch
Charlotte Speedway always known for surprises
T hese days, Tony Stewart has
got to be wondering where
the bad luck will end.
He was within reach of his fist
win of the season Sunday night at
Charlotte when a cut tire took him
out with just a couple of laps to go.
While it was a heartbreaker for
Stewart, it was good fortune for
Kasey Kahne, as he piloted his Dodge
Charger to his first win since 2006.
As I watched Kahne pull into vic
tory lane, I couldn’t help but think
of the history of heartbreak and luck
that has occurred at this track since
its first event back on Memorial Day
of 1960.
The first World 600 at Charlotte
Motor Speedway was a grueling
event that broke several cars, and
several hearts before the checkered
flag fell.
Track builders Curtis Turner and
Bruton Smith had run into a lot of
trouble in getting the track done in
time for the first NASCAR event on
the big track
The asphalt had not had enough
time to set before the race, and as
more and more cars took to the track,
the racing surface began to come
up. That led NASCAR officials to
allow drivers to add special screens
to protect portions of the windshields,
as well as tire flaps to try to deflect
rocks and chunks of the racing sur
face from being kicked up.
Fireball Roberts sat on the pole
for that first race in a lightning fast
Pontiac. From the drop of the green
flag, Roberts ran away from the field.
As other drivers had issues, Roberts
bombed his way around the track.
But the hard charging Floridian cut a
tire, forcing his fast Pontiac into the
guardrail, and ending his day after
191 laps.
Of those, Roberts had led 114.
The next driver to fall victim was
Jack Smith. The Atlanta driver would
lead 198 of the race’s 400 laps, pilot
ing Bud Moore’s 1960 Pontiac. As
other contenders such as Turner,
“Tiger Tom” Pistone, and Junior
Johnson fell by the wayside, Smith
held a commanding lead.
But that crumbling racing surface
struck again. As Smith continued
to lead, it became obvious that there
was a problem. He roared down pit
road, with fluid trailing his number
47 Pontiac.
A chunk of asphalt had kicked up
from the racing surface, and punched
brandon
reed
a hole in
Smith’s gas
tank.
Crew mem
bers tried
desperately to
plug the hole,
but noth
ing worked.
Each time,
Smith would
return to the
track only to
have to return
with fuel pouring from the back end.
Smith was finally forced to retire
from the race, credited with having
run 352 laps.
That handed the lead over to
Chattanooga’s Joe Lee Johnson,
piloting a 1960 Chevy that had been
wrenched by legendary Georgia
mechanic Paul McDuffie. Johnson
held a four-lap lead over the second
place car of Johnny Beauchamp.
Johnson held on to win the first
World 600, pocketing a cool $27,000
for the win.
But the controversy of the race
wasn’t over. Three Petty Enterprises
entries, piloted by Lee Petty, Richard
Petty, and Bobby Johns, had all
pulled off top ten finishes in the
grueling grind. But when Lee and
Richard went to the pay off window
to pick up their winnings, they were
told NASCAR officials had disquali
fied them, robbing them of all win
nings and points for the event.
Before the race, officials had
warned drivers not to cut through the
grass between the front stretch and pit
road. If they did, officials said, they
would be disqualified.
During the course of the event, both
Lee and Richard were caught up in
separate incidents that sent them spin
ning through the grass. Rather than
cut back on the track and into traffic,
both had made the decision to cut to
pit road to get back up to speed.
The Pettys said it was com
mon sense to make such a move.
NASCAR didn’t see it as such, and
pulled both drivers’ scoring cards.
However, no officials ever told the
Pettys this had been done, effectively
giving them a free show from the two
drivers.
So, as you can see, controversy and
heartbreak are nothing new to the
Charlotte track. It started right from
the time the first shovel full of dirt
was turned.
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