River clean-up a big success for scout troops

Published 4:29 pm Friday, September 12, 2008

Kimberly and Morris News by Lisa Barnwell

The North Jefferson News



The Locust Fork River clean up was held on Sept. 5-7 and was a great success for Boy Scout Troop 5 from North Shelby County and Troop 283 from the Morris area. There were 124 tires and 14 bags of trash collected from a 2.5 mile stretch of the Warrior River, which is just above the bridge on Warrior-Kimberly Road. Allec Lucas from Troop 5 organized the cleanup as his Eagle Scout project. Lucas said 21 people put in a total of over 91 hours to complete the cleanup. He would like to thank all those that helped make his Eagle Scout project such a great success. The Kimberly Fire Department participated by sending two representatives. Everyone worked together to pull the tires from the river and load them in the boats, after which they were were floated down the river to the bridge, with the tires to be later hauled to the B and B Tire Land Fill located in Blount County. I have some great pictures I will get in next week, so keep a watch.

• The Morris Youth Association will have its first ever Fall Golf Bash on Sept. 20 at Green Briar Golf Course. The bash will be a two-person scramble plus a putting contest. The cost is $25 per person or $50 per team. For tee times, call Tom at 647-2680. Tee times will range from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. An awards ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Food and drinks will be provided. This event is sponsored by Morris baseball/softball. For more information, you can contact Jason at 327-3271.

• I’ve got lots of birthdays, so here we go — Happy birthday to Brent Abney and Brianna Barber. Allison Jones celebrated her birthday on Sept. 10. Nathan Brindley will celebrate his 17th on Sept. 16. Happy belated birthdays to Lindsey Cochran and Merrideth Cochran. Lindsey turned 9 on Sept. 5 and Meredeth turned 13 on Sept. 12. Happy belated birthday to my friend Mary Smith on Sept. 11. Happy belated birthday to Shane Cochran on Aug. 12. Sorry its so late! Last but not least, a very special birthday wishes to my baby, who isn’t a baby anymore, Corey is celebrating his 20th birthday today! I love you!

• I don’t have much info on Josh Roberts in Beijing. It’s Wednesday night when I wrote this and he had only competed once. He will compete again tomorrow. Jamie, Leslie, and Lynn had a great time. They got to visit the Great Wall. I will have more info next week.

• If you have any news to share, just let me know. I can be reached on my cell at 903-5602, or e-mail me at barnlgb@aol.com.

Lisa Barnwell is The North Jefferson News correspondent for the Kimberly and Morris communities. She can be reached at 647-2912, 903-5602 or email barnlgb@aol.com.