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PAGE 2B — THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. AUGUST 4, 2016
PICTURE DAY SMILE
Senior Courtney Weldon smiles for the camera Saturday at Madison County High
School. Photos by Dallas Bordon
Rec Dept, to offer tennis lessons
The Madison County Recreation
Department is offering youth and adult
group tennis lessons from Sept. 12 to Oct.
27.
There will be no class the week of Oct.
3. All lessons will be held at Sammy A.
Haggard Park on Hwy. 98 in Danielsville
on Mondays or Mondays and Thursdays at
the following times:
MONDAY
AND THURSDAY
•5:30-6:30 p.m. —Ages 6-8 Beginners
•6:30-7:30 p.m. — Ages 9-12
Intermediate
•7:30-8:30 p.m. — Ages 13 - 18
Intermediate
•8:30-9:30 p.m. — Ages 19 and over
Intermediate
The fee is $55 per person per six-week
session for one day a week (Monday only)
or $90 for two days a week (Monday and
Thursday). Registration deadline is Friday,
Sept. 9. Anyone signing up after the dead
line will be charged an additional $5 late
fee if space is available. Participants should
bring their own racquet, but tennis balls
will be provided. The recreation depart
ment will have junior and adult tennis rac
quets available for $12 each, but they must
be paid for separately at the recreation
department’s main office.
Private lessons are also offered.
Participants may choose between individu
al or family private lessons this fall. Private
Lessons will be instructed on Tuesdays or
Saturdays. Individual lessons are $25 per
hour and family Lessons ($5 per person)
minimum — $15 and maximum — $30
per hour.
The instructor will be Jeff Branson of
Danielsville. Branson will teach partic
ipants the fundamentals of tennis, such
as serving, ground strokes, volleying and
returns.
Participants must pre-register and pre
pay online at www.madcorec.com for
group lessons. Anyone interested in private
lessons must contact MCRD for addition
al information and to register. For more
information, call the recreation department
at 706-795-6270 or visit the recreation
department website.
Gordon’s Chapel to hold golf tourney
Gordon’s Chapel UMC will hold its sec
ond-annual golf tournament Saturday, Aug.
6, at Double Oaks Golf Club in Commerce.
The tournament is put on by the Third
Class Sunday School of Gordon’s Chapel
UMC, located in Sanford Community,
Hull.
Registration will begin at 7:30 am with
an 8:30 am shotgun start. The cost is $75
per person/$300 per team. For more infor
mation or for registration and sponsorship
forms, contact Jon Poole at 706-224-9303.
Rec Dept, fall registration closes Sunday
Online registration for the
Madison County Recreation
Department’s fall athletic
programs, coed soccer and
girls’ volleyball is open.
Go to www.madcorec.
com and click on the
“Register Now” caption to
register for soccer and girls’
volleyball. The Madison
County Recreation
Department has opened reg
istration for their fall athlet
ic leagues and registration
will end Sunday, Aug. 7, at
11:59 p.m. All registration
is now completed online.
You may complete regis
tration using any comput
er. i.e. personal computer,
library, recreation depart
ment, etc.
“Please make sure you
sign up by 11:59 pm on
Aug. 7,” said library staff
members. “There will be no
late sign-ups.”
Co-ed soccer leagues will
be offered in the following
divisions: 6 and under, 8
and under, 10 and under,
13 and under and 17 and
under.
Volleyball Leagues will
be offered in the following
divisions: junior girls, ages
9-11; and senior girls, ages
12-14.
The age control date is
Sept. 1,2016. (Soccer players
must be five by that date and
cannot turn 18 by that date.
Volleyball players must be 9
by that date and cannot turn
15 by that date.). The regis
tration fee is $35 per child. A
birth certificate is required for
registration. The out-of-coun
ty fee is an additional $25 per
child. For more information,
call 706-795-6270.
Pictured are Travisa Wymbs, Amber Adams, Kylie Whitworth and Duncan Patton.
MCHS FFA members attend
Washington Leadership Conference
Four members of the
Madison County High
School FFA chapter
attended the Washington
Leadership Conference
June 20-26 in Washington
D.C.
These members compet
ed for and won scholar
ships to be able to go to
WLC. The students award
ed the scholarships were
Kylie Whitworth, Duncan
Patton, Travisa Wymbs
and Amber Adams. During
their trip, they visited
Mount Vernon, various
monuments and Arlington
Cemetery to watch the
changing of the guard.
In addition, they visit
ed with representatives
on Capitol Hill and pack
aged meals to go to over
60,000 people. This select
ed group has said that the
Washington leadership
Conference is life chang
ing event and that every
one should get the oppor
tunity to experience it.
“WLC is an experi
ence of a lifetime! I came
home a better person, FFA
member, and leader,” said
Whitworth. I hope to carry
what I learned through my
career to give others the
experience I was bless
ed to have,” said Kylie
Whitworth, member of the
MCHS FFA chapter.
Three Madison County
FFA members were
also selected to go to
National Convention in
Indianapolis. Indiana
this October to represent
the Georgia delegation
and be the voting voice
of over 41,000 Georgia
FFA members. Alyssa
Maxwell, Chandler Kyle
and Viral Patel were
selected to be three of the
Georgia FFA delegates for
the 2016 National FFA
convention. These three
will serve on specific com
mittees, and discuss ideas
for the future of agricul
ture, and the National FFA
Organization. The Georgia
FFA has 26 delegates out
of 475 National FFA del
egates.
“Madison County has
won three of those seats
and should be very proud
that our students will be
serving at the national
level,” said FFA leaders.
Unique ways to exercise at home
Even the most devoted
exercise enthusiasts some
times encounter obstacles
that make it hard for them
to squeeze in their regu
lar workouts. Weather can
affect outdoor exercise
enthusiasts, while busy
work schedules can make
it difficult to get to the
gym.
When unforeseen con
sequences compromise
your ability to stick to
your normal workout
routine, working out at
home might be your only
option. The following are
a handful of ways to exer
cise at home when leaving
the house is out of the
question.
•Hit the stairs. Many
gyms have StairMaster®
products that can be used
for high-intensity interval
training, calorie-burning
workouts and/or improv
ing flexibility. While you
might not be able to dupli
cate the effects of such
equipment at home, you
can take to the stairs in
your home, walking up
and down the staircases in
your home to squeeze in
some aerobic exercise. If
you want to increase the
intensity level, fill a back
pack with some weights.
•Dust off the jump rope.
Jumping rope is an inex
pensive, effective way to
burn calories and improve
muscle tone. When con
fined to your home, jump
rope in the garage or,
weather permitting, in
the driveway or backyard.
Jumping rope is great car
diovascular exercise and
can strengthen the upper
and lower body. Men and
women who have histo
ries of joint paint, includ
ing problems with their
knees, ankles and/or hips,
should consult with their
physicians before add
ing jumping rope to their
exercise routines.
•Embrace crunch time.
Crunches are another
effective way to exercise
at home. Crunches don’t
require a lot of space,
making them great exer
cises for apartment dwell
ers or homeowners whose
homes are less than condu
cive to exercise. Crunches
strengthen the core and
can help establish muscle
tone. Crunches also bum
calories. Be sure to adhere
to proper form when per
forming crunches, as the
wrong form can increase
your risk of injury.
•Become a squatter.
You can become a squat
ter without breaking any
laws. Unlike squatters
who set up residence in
a home without the per
mission of the homeown
ers, men and women who
squat in their own homes
are performing exercises
that benefit various parts
of their bodies. Squats
can be performed with
or without weights, and
either option can help tone
your legs and buttocks,
strengthen your core and
improve your flexibility.
Be sure to use proper form
when performing squats.
If you have never done
squats in the past, first
get the form down without
using weights, only mov
ing on to squatting with
weights after you have
mastered the form and if
you feel like you want to.
The confines of a home
may not always be condu
cive to exercise. But fit
ness enthusiasts who find
themselves unable to get
out of the house can still
get a workout in.
About the newspapers:
The six MainStreet Newspapers publications — The
Commerce News, The Madison County Journal, The Jack-
son Herald, The Braselton News, The Barrow Journal and
The Banks County News — are printed and delivered once
a week.
•About delivery: The newspapers are delivered to the
post office and, from there, to subscribers’ post office boxes
or home mailboxes. The newspapers do not have “paper
boxes’’ at people’s homes and are not delivered by carriers.
However, the papers are delivered to newspaper vending
machines in various locations across Madison, Jackson,
Barrow and Banks counties.
•About subscriptions: Subscribers are sent a renewal
notice before their subscription runs out. A quick way to
check to see when a subscription ends is to look for the
expiration date on the mailing label.
For more information on the above items, or for other
details about the newspapers, call The Commerce News at
706-367-5233; The Madison County Journal at 800-795-
2581; The Jackson Herald at 706-367-5233; The Braselton
News at 706-367-5233; The Banks County News at 706-
612-5327; or The Barrow Journal at 770-867-6397.
For the best buys, read
The Journal classifieds.
Headmaster’s
Corner
by
Steve Cummings
CONGRATS TO RICHARD
JIBUNOR! - Athens Christian
School’s Richard Jibunor had
an outstanding track season
as he led the Eagles to a 12th
straight Region Champion
ship and a Second Place fin
ish at State. Richard’s hard
work paid off as he was
recently named the Athens
Banner-Herald Boys Track
Co-Athlete of the Year.
Richard was the Class A
Private State Champion in the
300 hurdles, finished second
in the high jump, sixth in the
triple jump, and was the run
ner-up 400 and 1,600 relay
teams. He also won the city
and area titles in the 300 hur
dles.
Richard also excels in foot
ball and basketball. We wish
Richard the best as he contin
ues his athletic career at ACS.
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristian.com
Red Raider of the Week!
sponsored
by:
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MADISON
BANK 8c TRUST
Haleigh Turner
Madison County
Haleigh Turner went 3-for-3 at the
plate in last week's summer league
loss to Franklin County.
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