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PACE 2B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008 PLACE SECOND IN CHAMPIONSHIP The seven and eight year old Blue Leopards rec team placed second in the tackle football championship. Players include Emn Brawner, Austin Green, Luke Gosnell, CJ Thomas, Kaelen Patrick, Grant Rylee, Jared Blackburn, Mar shall Pace, Cale Pope, Caleb Miller, Henry Garner, Ryan Dilbeck, Tyler Groover, Cash Laws, Gage Venable, Ean Hubbard, Phate Rucker, Jasper Mote, David Clark, Blake Wilson and Mitch Moore. The team is coached by Michael Black burn, Thomas Pace, Justin Blackburn, Ivan Mote and Dee Rylee. UNDEFEATED FALL CHAMPIONS The Bone Crushers from Banks County played in the fall league hosted by Jackson County Parks and Rec. Team members are Savannah Denton, Alexis Denton, Haley Warner, Lindsey Elliott, Destiney Colley, Leah Dowdy, Toni Mul lins, Jennifer Bennett, Grace Lunsford and Emily Gailey. World Crown continued from page IB winning an event with a rich history of the World Crown, where drivers will be racing in the tire tracks of racing legends. “With that caliber of drivers, it is kind of awesome to know they were here,” he said. “It means a lot to drivers to run races like this and win. “It would be awesome. To be rookie of the year and to win the World Crown would be a real plus on my resume.” Rice echoed those senti ments. “It’s real important,” he said. “This would mean a lot to me and to everybody on crew. A lot of big names have won this race. It’s one of the biggest events you can win.” Nealis made it clear how he intends to approach the World Crown. “When we come here Thursday, we want to domi nate. We want to sit on the pole and take the win." The only problem is that everyone else will have the same game plan. The World Crown week end kicks off on Friday with heats and features by the local Mini Stock, Sportsman and Renegade classes beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday features the 100 lap U.S Auto Sales 100 for Super Late Models, as well as an Open Wheel Modified event, the Super Truck divi sion and the Pro Challenge touring series. Racing begins at 7 p.m. Sunday’s World Crown fes tivities begin on Sunday with an autograph session for the fans at noon, with racing begin ning at 2 p.m. Along with the World Crown Pro Late Model event, a 50 lap Outlaw Late Model race will also be held. Racing begins at 2 p.m. For more information about the World Crown weekend, check online at www. peach st ate speed way. com, or call 706-387-7490. ATTENTION CHOCOLATE LOVERS, BAKERS AND TASTERS! You're invited to attend the 2008 CHOCOLATE FAIR ON NOVEMBER 10,2008 FROM 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the TANGER TOWN CENTRE at Banks Crossing Want to win $100? Enter a chocolate dish in the Banks County CVB Chocolate Fair Chocolate Competition and if your dish wins, you'll receive $1001 Entry fee is $25 and the deadline to enter is November 6, 2008. Want to taste all the chocolate dishes in the competition? Purchase a ticket in advance for $5 (tickets are $7 at the door) to attend the fair and taste all the dishes in the competition. No one admitted without ticket. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets and entry forms available in Homer at First Georgia Bank; and at Banks Crossing at RE/MAX Select Commerce in the Commerce Crossing mall; and in Cornelia at the Community Bank & Trust main branch. For an entry form or more information, call the Banks County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) at 706-677-5265 or email bankscvb@windstream.net. Get the local school, church, sports ani other community news delivered to your home each week! Just clip the coupon below to begin saving today over the newstand price! ! Name 1 Address | City State Zip i Subscription rates for The Banks County News are as follows: J $19.75 per year for Banks and adjoining counties: $17.75 per year for senior citizens in Banks and adjoining i counties; $38.85 per year for delivery elsewhere in Georgia; $36.85 per year for delivery elsewhere in Georgia with i senior citizen discount; $44.50 per year for delivery out of Georgia; $42.50 per year for delivery out of Georgia [ with senior citizen discount; $42.20 per year for the military with APO address. | Enclosed is my check for $ or □ MC or □ VISA # j Expiration | Phone MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. 33 Lee Street, P. O. Box 908 Jefferson, GA 30549 706-367-5233 Fax: 706-367-8056 Website: www.mainstreetnews.com OUTDOORS WITH SKIPPER Successful hunts for local hunters R andy Wilbanks of Com merce was hunting in Jefferson this past Saturday morning. He and his dad, Jerry, were hunting in an area where they had been doing some landfill work. Sitting on the ground, with his dad doing the same some distance away, Randy saw the big one coming. It was a big eight pointer. At around one hundred yards, Randy dropped the deer hitting it in the neck. You can ask him where he was really aiming. With his dad’s help, they loaded the estimated 200-pound buck into the back of the truck. They stopped by the hardware store in Homer, and let us see the nice rack. Meat in the freezer for those two, and I’m sure dad will share in the spoils for his ef fort. Congratulations on a suc cessful hunt. There was another success ful hunter last week. AT TRACK Two local guys had lots of fun spending the day down at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kevin Gar rison, son of Pete and Lynda Garrison and Rodney Dale, son of Ter ry and Wanda Dale had the opportunity to drive 18 laps each at the Rich ard Petty Driving Experi ence. They had fast laps of 143 mph and 147 mph. The instructor said they did good on their driving experience. James Wilson, of Apple Valley, was hunting behind his house in the nice stand he built. I described it in a previous story: a comfortable chair, room for two, all en closed. Well, right at dark on a recent Monday, a nine-pointer came into view. Planning to shoot it in the neck, James’ aim was a little off. We will allow that for a person who is the same age as myself. He hit it in the ear and bust ed off a seven-inch tine. They found the tine that night. The following Wednesday evening, James was back in his stand. Lo and behold, here came the same nine-pointer minus one tine. James hit it in the spine this time and it is down for good. Heading back to get some help, he rounded up Sam Wilson who helped him load it in the truck. The buck would probably score around 120 or 130 and weigh around 180 pounds. The thought was to glue the tine back on, when the deer was mounted. With a bul let hole also in its ear from the first shot, they decided it would be best to just tie the broken tine onto the rest of the antlers. That would open the door to tell the rest of the story, about the deer that came back miss ing part of its antlers, and end ed up in James’ freezer. Skipper Smith is an outdoors columnist for The Banks County News. His col umn appears weekly. Let him know about your outdoors or hunting adventures at 706- 677-1520. skipper smith Reliable service at a sensible price. At Windstream, we’re focused on delivering quality services at reasonable rates within our service territories. Services are available at the rates listed in the chart. Toll blocking is available at no charge to low- income customers who qualify. Surcharges and fees such as those for emergency 9-1-1 services are assessed according to government guidelines. 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X JEFFERSON, GEORGIA X Wbcrc /jv Georgia The King of Short Track Racing is Crowned Here 25 th ANNUAL WORLD CROWN 300 Peach State Speedway Jefferson, GA • 1-85, Exit 140 NOVEMBER Z-9 Friday Super <Sc Pro Late Model Practice plus... Renegades: 30 Laps Sportsman: 35 Laps Mini-Stock: 50 Laps Racing at 7p.m. $5 Off With This Coupon. World Crown 300 Weekend Nov. 7, 8 & 9 Grandstand Admission Only! (Coupon good for one (1) day admission) Saturday Super <St Pro Late Model Qualifying Racing at 7p.m. US AUTO SALES IOO Super Late Models $3,500 to win! plus...Open Wheel Modified: 35 Laps Super Trucks: 50 Laps Pro Challenge: 50 Laps Sunday WORLD CROWN 300 Pro Late Model Challenge IOO Lap Feature plus... Outlaw Late Models: 50 Laps Racing at 2 p.m. For more information call 706-387-7490 or visit www.peachstspeedway.com • www.georgiaasphaltseries.com