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The Maysville Post | February 23, 2000 |
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The Maysville Post Feb. 23, 2000 Vol. 3 No. 63
The much anticipated Garden Party in the park has been scheduled for
Saturday, April 8 from 8 AM – 3 PM. On hand will be local gardeners with plants,
trees and planting supplies.
The event drew hundreds last year and is expected to do the same this year. A
seed swap and seed will be conducted along with a concession booth.
The Garden Party is sponsored by the Maysville Community Improvement Club. For
further information, call Candice Oppenheimer at 706-652-2967.
Those interested in qualifying for an elected position in Banks or Jackson County will need to qualify during the week of April 24 through the 28, beginning Monday and ending Friday at noon. Those forms must be completed in the (story unfinished).
Due to some officials being unable to attend, the city council work session was canceled. It will be rescheduled at the next council meeting on Monday, March 6. Work sessions are open to the public; however, it is not an open agenda.
If you weren’t fortunate enough to attend the History Day held at Maysville
Elementary, you missed a treat. Today’s children making butter, homemade brooms
and, well, receiving instructions on how to use them.
Hundreds in attendance were treated to homemade chili cooked on an open fire
accompanied by cornbread and peach cobbler also cooked the old fashioned way.
The children were able to observe country dancing, music, clothing and pictures
from Maysville’s past and participate in the games that were played in the past
such as marbles, horseshoes and checkers. The event was sponsored by Maysville
Elementary.
(Photo: Teachers Donna Jo Eason and Teresa Strickland board a plane at Lyle Field in Jefferson as part of the activities for the Maysville Elementary Aerospace Club.)
(Photo: Flight paramedic Ken Renalli explains to the Aerospace Club just how the medical team uses the helicopter.)
(Photo: Major John Rudio talks with the Maysville Aerospace Club members about the opportunities in the Civil Air Patrol.)
(Photo: Jackson County Comprehensive High School student Chris Adams, 16, takes solo flight for part of Air Show at Lyle Field. Adams has flown over 40 hours and is a member of the Jackson County Civil Air Patrol.)
Again this year the teachers of the Aerospace Club from Maysville Elementary
have outdone themselves. Among the fun and educational aspects of the club are
the clear sights for opportunity in the aerospace field.
The students watched as Mrs. Donna Jo Eason, Teresa Strickland, Amoreena Hart
and Amanda Roberts took off and landed in a plane piloted by Michael Fisher.
The Civil Air Patrol unit of Jackson County was on hand to teach the students
how they could become involved in the Civil Air Patrol even at age 11.
They witnessed the solo flight of a patrol member that was only 16 years old and
were amazed at the perfect landing he made.
The Phoenix Air Care team gave a complete exhibition of how they use the life
flight helicopter to save lives in this region.
The program is available to fourth and fifth graders at Maysville Elementary.
Here we go again, another opportunity to vote and more than half of those
registered will pass on it. It’s called voter apathy.
The presidential primary, to be held on March 7, usually doesn’t draw as many
voters as a general election but primaries in Georgia are unfair to those who
do.
Having to declare a party to be able to vote could be avoided. It isn’t done
that way in all states. Many candidates have lost in the primary due to this
system. It’s not fair to the candidate; it’s not fair to the voter. You do not
get to cast a private vote because you must declare that you are either a
Democrat or Republican, etc. What if you are neither? Today more than ever
voters are becoming ‘people voters’ and not necessarily ‘party voters’ and then
to be forced to declare a party in a room full of people when you are about to
cast a cote is not giving you the opportunity for privacy. Many people do not
realize, either, that that information can be made public. In our opinion the
system needs an overhaul.
The citizens of Maysville have a good reason to take pride in our city park.
The recent improvements made by the Community Club and the city council add much
to the downtown area.
We think the flag pole with our nation’s flag flying helps remind us that the
park pays tribute to our veterans who served in our country’s wars, but has
anyone noticed that the flag is now tattered and faded because it flies days,
nights, rainy and storm days? Perhaps our city fathers would consider purchasing
a new United States flag along with a Georgia state flag.
We would also suggest that the flag be taken down at the end of the day and
raised again each morning when the weather is clear. This could be handled by
delegating the task to a city employee or the Maysville Police department. If
any of these do not have time perhaps one of the prison detainees could be used.
H. A. Dyer, Maysville
Criminal trespass on Hwy 82 Spur
Harassing phone calls from a residence on W. Freeman St.
Burglary at a residence on Homer St.
Interference with government property at the water sewage plan on Garnett St.
Officers presented a community service program on gangs to Maysville Elementary School on Feb. 16, 2000.