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THURSDAY July 4, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 cents A TRUE PATRIOT Annual Declaration reading pays respects to former judge SPECIAL The Pettit Environmental Preserve’s seventh annual Golf Tournament will be presented Aug. 12 at Cartersville BY JAMES SWIFT Country Club. [email protected] The reading of the Declaration Leapin’ Lizards Program, of Independence on the steps of the 1902 Bartow County Court- golf event on tap for Pettit house has been a local Fourth of July tradition for several years. At Environmental Preserve the 2019 event held Wednesday af- ternoon, the festivities also doubled BY MARIE NESMITH as a tribute to the late Cherokee Ju- [email protected] dicial Circuit Judge George Carey Nelson III, who died on March 18 With Pettit Environmental Preserve’s Explore Nature Satur- at the age of 71. days program and golf tournament on the horizon, nature en- “This year carries a special sig- thusiasts will have ample opportunity to explore and support nifi cance for us, as many as you the 70-acre venue. know we lost one of our beloved “The purpose of the preserve is to provide environmental superior court judges,” said Bartow education to adults and children while protecting our land to County Bar Association President use as a living nature showcase,” said Marina Robertson, ex- Emma Paige. “So this year, we ecutive director for the Pettit Preserve. “The lake and trails dedicate our reading of the Dec- are beautiful and provide a peaceful retreat for a morning or laration of Independence to Judge afternoon activity. Nelson, and we are blessed to have “Every day more studies show how important it is to spend members of his family and his time in nature. While the hiking is defi nitely helpful for car- friends here, able to join us today.” diac health, just being in nature lowers the blood pressure and Those in attendance included the promotes positive mood chemicals in the brain. We have folks late judge’s son, Patrick Nelson. visit who hike as fast as they can to get a workout and others “He loved his country, he loved who just wander the trails with a camera or sketchbook to re- his community, he loved his fam- cord what they see.” ily,” he said. “It’s been very com- Featuring a shotgun start at 9 a.m., the Pettit Preserve’s sev- forting to know that a lot of his val- enth annual Golf Tournament will be presented Aug. 12 at ues and expectations live on in the Cartersville Country Club, 1310 Joe Frank Harris Parkway. other attorneys in town, and the im- The cost to enter is $150 for an individual player or $575 for pact that he left here — I know for a team of four. us, as a family, we continue to try “The golf tournament was started in 2013 to provide budget to carry his same high standard.” support for the preserve since our admission fees do not cover Cherokee Judicial Circuit District all our costs,” Robertson said. “As with many fundraisers, it Attorney Rosemary Greene said also helps educate the public about the preserve and our mis- Nelson’s death leaves a large void sion as part of the publicity for the event. in the local community — although “From the beginning, we have been blessed to have the his positive impacts continue to re- Bartow Business & Contractors Connection as a partner in verberate throughout Bartow. putting on the golf tournament. Their efforts have been key in “I know we all miss Judge Nel- making the event a success every year, since we’ve raised over son more than we can express to $130,000 for the preserve over the years.” his family,” she said, “he is in our Noting the venue is the “only nature preserve and only en- hearts and he always will be.” vironmental education organization in Bartow,” Robertson Cherokee Judicial Circuit Judge underscored the need for the community’s support. D. Scott Smith gave the keynote “Putting together funding for a nonprofi t is like sewing a address before the reading of the RANDY PARKER/DTN quilt because you have to make all the pieces fi t together,” Declaration, which was recited by Above, Terry Nelson, the she said. “We have received small grants, which are typically several members of the local legal spouse of the late Cherokee for a specifi c project or item. We have admission fees for our community. Judicial Circuit Judge George programs and events, but they don’t cover all of the program “Judge Nelson had given us 17 Carey Nelson, with Judge D. costs. years of dedicated service to the Scott Smith at Wednesday “Donations and our membership program fi ll in some of afternoon’s Declaration of bench in this county, and before that, Independence reading event the gaps but this fundraiser provides the foundation for our he had given us 21 years of service in Cartersville. Left, the family operations. Funding things, like salaries, insurance and utili- as the County attorney,” Judge Smith of the late Judge Nelson, from ties, is not exciting, but without these things, we can’t run the said. “He also served in active duty left, Terry Nelson, Carey Nel- preserve.” in the United States Navy from 1970 son IV and Patrick Nelson. Situated off Highway 61 on the Bartow/Paulding county to 1973 — he was a proud father, line, the preserve was formed as a private, nonprofi t corpora- husband and grandfather to his fami- tion — The Margaret and Luke Pettit Environmental Preserve ly, and I’m sure as we do, they mourn Inc. — in 1999 when the late Gay Pettit Dellinger and her his passing each and every day.” children initially donated 60 acres. SEE DECLARATION, PAGE 5A SEE PETTIT, PAGE 5A POWER LUNCH GHC invites community to use its library BY DONNA HARRIS [email protected] Georgia Highlands College may be sitting on one of the best-kept secrets in Bartow County. The library on its Cartersville campus, as well as libraries at its Rome, Dallas and Douglasville sites, is open to the public year-round and offers a variety of services, including book checkouts, free of charge to members of the community. “GHC libraries have always been an open resource to the community,” Car- tersville campus librarian Jessica Os- borne said. “Because GHC is a part of the University System of Georgia, a state SPECIAL institution, GHC libraries are open to Members of the community can use the library on Georgia Highlands the public. We love engaging with our College’s Cartersville campus, as well as three other campuses, free of RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS charge. community members, and we actively Melinda Lemmon, left, executive director of the Cartersville-Bartow County Department of Economic Development, talks with Wes and Bon- encourage community members to visit feel very strongly at GHC that by engag- may visit the library to use public com- nie Mullinax of The Mullinax Team/Keller Williams Signature Partners at us.” ing our community in literacy and schol- puters, make copies, read books, maga- the Cartersville/Bartow Chamber of Commerce 2019 Chamber Cookout Having open scholarly access for the arly activity, everyone benefi ts,” she said. zines and newspapers or just relax. June 27. The event was held at In The Woods Wedding & Event Venue on public is a “directive of any college or Those who are looking for a peaceful, the Cartersville Highway in Rockmart. university library,” Osborne said. “We educational place to spend some time SEE GHC, PAGE 5A INSIDE TODAY Mostly VOLUME 73, NO. 51 Obituaries ............................. 2A Blotter ................................... 5A sunny U.S. & World .........................3A Weather ................................ 6A high 93 www.daily-tribune.com Stocks ................................... 3A Sports ................................... 1B Entertainment ...................... 4A Classifieds............................ 3B Low 72 2A Thursday, July 4, 2019 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News ContactUs OBITUARIES The Daily Tribune News brother, Arnold Baker. of Cartersville; his great-grand- al will follow at Sunset Memory gia Air National Guard and pas- Address: He is survived by his loving wife, children, Kylee Cabe of Gulf- Gardens. The family will receive tored the Acworth Church of God 251 S. Tennessee St. Alice Van Derwerken Baker; sons port, Mississippi, Alexius Cabe of friends from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. for many years. He was retired as Cartersville, GA 30120 Keith (Cathy) Baker, Rick (Shir- Cartersville, Christopher Cabe of at Atco Baptist Church on Friday a machinist from the Lockheed ley) Baker; step daughters Camme Cartersville, and Easton Cabe of prior to the service. Martin Corp. Mailing Address: 251 S. Tennessee St. (Mike) Mongoven and Jonna (Tim) Gulfport, Mississippi; his sisters, Serving as pallbearers will be Rev. Freeland was preceded in Cartersville, GA 30120 Dorothy Coppedge Ryan and step son, Scott Patter- Hazel Stacey of Cartersville, Faye Dustin Barrett, Wesley Barrett, death by his daughter, Sheila Mc- son. His three grandchildren, Kel- Jackson of Cartersville, and Penny John Bearden, Nathan Walker, An- Alexander and a granddaughter, Phone: 770-382-4545 Powell ly, Jacob, and Joshua Mongoven, Cabe of Cartersville; and several drew Toler, Austin Toler, Nicolas Kristie McAlexander. He is sur- After 5 p.m.: 770-382-4548 also survive to cherish Paw Paw’s nieces and nephews. Forsyth. vived by his wife, Juanita Freeland Fax: 770-382-2711 Mrs. Dorothy Coppedge Powell, memory. Funeral services will be held at Those desiring may make me- of Acworth; children, Joel Anthony Alan Davis, age 98, of Cartersville, Georgia, A Celebration of Life Service 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2019, morial contributions in Mr.