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PAGE 2B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008 k Outdoors With Skipper Friends take in enjoyable day on Lanier L ance Herrin who lives at Lake Lanier, teamed up with a friend of many years, Dave Cullen, recently for their quarterly outing. Dave and Lance get together every three months or so for a fishing, golf or hunting trip. On a Tuesday, in the middle of last month, they met up with striper guide Shane Watson at Lake Lanier for a half-day of fishing. Climbing aboard at 6:30 a.m., it wasn’t long before Lance was hooked up. His fish of the morning weighed 15 and 17 lbs, while Dave’s were 12 and 6. Dave hooked perhaps the big gest fish of all, but it broke off in the trees underwater. When the fish hit the herring, they would literally tear up the water as they inhaled the bait. They were flat lin ing with blue back herring. The weath er was cool that morning and nice. Nature was adding to the enjoyment, as they watched a bald eagle soar overhead, and observed four little fox pups on the shore playing next to their den. It wasn’t long before lunch time arrived. Lance says his traditional fishing lunch is as follows: sardines, saltines, Tabasco sauce, bread and butter, pickles, sharp cheddar cheese and IBC root beers. He claims it is “mouthwatering.” I would debate that statement. Their next trip is to head south to the Jacksonville area. Their fishing will be done in the St. John’s river for largemouth bass. Also on the agenda is a round or two of golf at the Sawgrass course in Ponte Vedra. We will share with you how they do on that trip sometime in August. Well, here’s to good fishing. If you have an outdoors story, give me a call. 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. skipper smith In Review BCHS tennis continues to enjoy success FRESHMAN STANDOUT Banks County High School's Trey Martin had a standout season as a freshman this spring for the Leopard tennis team. Photo by Randy Crump/Rudeseal Photo BY CHRIS BRIDGES With the 2008 season now secure ly in the history book for the Banks County High School varsity boys tennis team, veteran coach Mike Ruth knows his players once again were able to accomplish many goals this recent season. The Leopards qualified for the region tournament for the seventh consecutive season and did so with several young players. And while the Leopards do lose some key ath letes to graduation, 2009 has the makings of another successful sea son if things fall right, Ruth said. BCHS was led this past season by seniors Kyle Walker, Garret Hayes, Jacob Westmoreland and Nathan Ward. Freshman Trey Martin also became a key member of the var sity team in 2008 along with fel low freshmen Chase Minish and Viet Pham. Junior Charles Frink and Todd Parks also contributed along with freshmen Alex Banks and C.J. Pilcher. “We will have some battles for some spots next spring,” said Ruth, who has coached the program since 2000. “With Kyle and Garret gradu ating, we will have a couple of singles spots open. We might have to move some of our doubles players into singles competition.” The BCHS coach said he was proud of the fact his team qualified for the Region 8-AA tournament emerging from a tough subregion. “We played well against Morgan County at region,” Ruth said. “Kyle battled to three sets in his match and Trey played well against a senior. We had a victory at No. 1 doubles. We had them on the ropes early.” The coach noted Martin drew a high level of praise for his perfor mance at the 8-AA event consider ing he was a freshman. “Trey is really going to be a good player,” Ruth said. The varsity boys tennis program has been one of the most consistent at BCHS in recent seasons and Ruth hopes that can continue next spring. “We will keep at it and hope to get back to region and maybe even to state,” the long-time Leopard coach said. Tournament planned to benefit football program BIG CATCH Lance Herrin had a successful outing on Lake Lanier recently with fishing buddy Dave Cullen. FISHING SUCCESS Dave Cullen shows off one of his prize catches from a recent outing on Lake Lanier with Lance Herrin. The Banks County Leopard Coaches Club is having a one-pitch softball tournament and home run derby on June 13 at 6 p.m. The tournament will be held at the Banks County Parks and Recreation Department and the cost will be $125 per team. 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PHONE 795-2717 FAX 795-3713 Located 5 Miles North Of Danielsville On Hwy. 281 Danielsville, Georgia MEETING SCHEDULE FOR BUDGET ADOPTION 2008/2009 The City of Lula will hold three Public Hearings in the month of June pertaining to consideration of the adoption of the 2008/2009 General Fund Fiscal Year Budget and the establishment of the rollback of milage rate please mark your calendar for the following dates and times: Public Hearing 1. 2. 3. Data June 9, 2008 June 10, 2008 June 10, 2008 Time 5:45 P.M.* 10:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M.** Location City Hall City Hall City Hall The City of Lula General Fund Fiscal Year 2008/09 Revenue $629,454.00 Expenditures General Government $481,454.00 Street and Sanitation $148,000.00 Debt Service $ 0 Total Expenditures $629,454.00 Providing for the consideration and adoption of a balanced General Fund Budget as prescribed by State Law. The proposed budget is based upon estimates related to revenues for both local option sales tax and special local option sales tax and can be amended as they relate to actual collections, consequently expenditures likely would reflect any change in collections. The establishment of a consideration of this next year’s milage collected rate would reflect a rollback equal to an amount surpassing resulting in a reduction of mill to zero or no property tax under the current proposed conservative budget. * Followed by the regular scheduled work session of the City Council. ** Followed by the regular scheduled monthly meeting of the City Council resulting in consideration for adoption the stated balanced budget. NOTE: The City will also give consideration for the adoption of the Enterprise Fund Budget for Water and Sewer, available for review at City Hall. Service Loan & Tax Here to meet all your loan and tax needs. Most cases you can pick up your cash in one hour or less. 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