Diverse Events Lineup Slated for Saturday
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FRIDAY May 10, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 cents Wages Cartersville man gets 20-year sentence for meth traffi cking BY JAMES SWIFT [email protected] A 35-year-old Cartersville man pleaded guilty to metham- phetamine traffi cking in Bartow Superior Court Tuesday morn- ing, as Cherokee Judicial Circuit Judge David K. Smith sentenced RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS Dennis Ronald Wages to 20 The fi fth annual Bartow History Scholars Quiz Bowl, featuring all fi ve of the area’s middle schools, was held Sunday at Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist years — the fi rst 10 of which are Church. to be served in confi nement and the remainder on probation. Cass Middle claims Quiz SEE TRAFFICKING, PAGE 8A Bowl bragging rights for QUIZ KIDS 4th straight year BY DONNA HARRIS All students received an engraved me- [email protected] dallion and a gift bag, and everyone got to enjoy an ice cream reception provided A team from Cass Middle School has by Coconuts afterwards. pulled off a four-peat. Roughly 140 people attended the event Eighth-graders Alex Ghavamian, Han- to watch teams buzz in to answer verbal nah Cowart, Ethan Eskew, Evelyn Lynch and photo tossup questions about Bartow and D’Angelo Pham won the fi fth annu- County history. Vandegejuchte al Bartow History Scholars Quiz Bowl “Clearly, these were the best-prepared 2019 Sunday afternoon at Sam Jones teams that have competed in the quiz Memorial United Methodist Church in bowl since its beginning in 2015,” Head Man gets Cartersville, making it the fourth con- said. “It was apparent these teams came secutive year that the team from Cass has to play and were serious about earning claimed bragging rights. the championship title.” two years Hosted by the Etowah Valley Historical During the fi rst intermission, the judg- Society, the quiz bowl pits eighth-grad- es commented on the “quick and aggres- probation ers from Adairsville, Cartersville, Cass, sive answers displayed by the contes- South Central and Woodland middle SPECIAL tants,” he said. schools against each other in a contest The Cass Middle School Quiz Bowl team, led by coaches Blake Fallin and “The frequency and rapidness of cor- for tattooing to see which team knows the most about Christie Barnett, shows off the fi rst-place trophy it won for the fourth consec- rect answers by all teams was impres- Bartow County history. utive year. sive,” he said. “I only wish all teams minors “Cass Middle has become a jugger- don’t start as early.” but we were sure to win.” could take home a fi rst-place trophy.” naut under the coaching of Blake Fallin Fallin, an eighth-grade social studies The only other school to ever win the Fallin, who will use the prize money BY JAMES SWIFT and Christie Barnett,” said EVHS Vice teacher, said it’s “great” to have teams quiz bowl is Woodland, which took fi rst for an eighth-grade fi eld trip next year, [email protected] President Joe Head, director of the BHS that keep winning. place in the inaugural event in 2015. credits his teams’ constant success at the program. “Perhaps the advantage Cass “Mrs. Barnett and I are very proud In this year’s competition, Adairsville quiz bowl to a couple of things. Cherokee Judicial Circuit Judge enjoys is consistent coaching. These of how hard our kids worked,” he said. took home second place while Carters- “Honestly, it’s our kids’ work ethic,” he David K. Smith sentenced a Ball two coaches are partners and have not “When you win that many in a row, ville came in third. said. “They work very hard outside of the Ground resident to 48 months pro- changed in fi ve years. They have built a though, people start expecting you to win The Top 3 teams were awarded tro- practices on their own to learn the content. bation in Bartow Superior Court method of study preparation that is for- every year.” phies and cash for their history depart- Ninety-fi ve percent of it is them putting Tuesday morning after he pleaded midable and proven. I asked what is their Alex, the captain, said his team “defi - ments: $500 for Cass, $300 for Adairs- in the work on their own. Practices are guilty to two counts of illegally tat- secret, and they politely declined to share nitely” felt the pressure to extend Cass’ ville and $200 for Cartersville. used more to just work on strategy, clear tooing minors. the magic formula. However, I know they winning streak to four. South Central and Woodland received up misconceptions and link all the ‘facts’ Jeffrey Lee Vandegejuchte, 32, start early with building a team in late “I feel like we knew we had to keep $100 each for participating, and Adairs- together so that they understand how all received back-to-back 12-month fall to prepare for the quiz bowl and have the streak going for another year,” the ville won an extra $100 for having the those things fi t into the big picture. sentences for those offenses, as found a successful scheme to study the 13-year-old said. “We had other schools largest number of supporters in the au- website content. I sense the other schools that wanted to start a streak of their own, dience. SEE QUIZ BOWL, PAGE 8A SEE PLEA, PAGE 2A Diverse events lineup slated for Saturday BY MARIE NESMITH many people in the community want to Fun Run at 8 a.m. at the Cartersville Pri- [email protected] see us succeed and truly care about our mary School, the Duck Derby will be on- cause. going from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Along with While rain may be on the horizon, “The Duck Derby has a special place activities and food trucks, the event will numerous events are on tap for Saturday in my heart as it was how I fi rst learned feature the Very Important Duck race at across Bartow. From a motorcycle ride to about the Advocates for Children orga- 11:30 a.m., followed by the main duck a duck race to a look at the night sky, this nization. I encourage everyone to partic- race at noon. weekend is fi lled with a wide range of of- ipate, because there is a price point for Last year, the Duck Derby and its relat- ferings for area residents to explore. everyone, ranging from $5-$250 plus. Ev- ed events generated more than $108,000 Debuting a new look and location, Ad- eryone can get involved however they are for Advocates. vocates for Children’s Duck Derby will most comfortable. Every duck makes an “We’re holding the event at Sam Smith set sail Saturday. Established in the early impact on the life of a child through our Park and the talented guys at the local 2000s, the rain-or-shine event will feature programs and services, plus it is a chance Gerdau steel mill are leading the charge a manufactured waterway at Sam Smith for the purchaser to win $10,000. It is a of bringing the man-made waterway to Park, 1155 Douthit Ferry Road in Carters- win-win.” life,” Warren said. “Guests can expect to ville. Formed in 1983, Advocates for Chil- see a starting pool and end pool connect- “I am blown away every year watching dren assists more than 3,000 area youth ed by a winding waterway. This allows this community rally around this event and families each year. Along with oper- event attendees to watch the ducks from during the last week,” said Melissa War- ating Flowering Branch Children’s Shel- start to fi nish and enjoy the excitement as RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS ren, Advocates’ events manager. “In pre- ter, the organization provides numerous their ducks race along to hopefully win RANDY PARKER/DTN Approximately 20,000 individually-numbered vious years, we’ve seen tens of thousands programs that aid in the awareness, pre- the $10,000 prize. Six-month-old Molly Fuqua ducks will take part in Advocates for Children’s of ducks be sold in just a few days. It is vention and treatment of child abuse. helps her mother, Lindsey, af- Duck Derby at Sam Smith Park Saturday. such a wonderful feeling knowing how Following the Duck Dash 5K and Kids SEE EVENTS, PAGE 2A fi x numbers to ducks. INSIDE TODAY Partly VOLUME 73, NO. 4 Obituaries ............................. 2A Business............................... 6A sunny Family Living ........................3A Blotter ................................... 7A High 83 www.daily-tribune.com U.S. & World .........................4A Sports ................................... 1B Entertainment ...................... 5A Classifieds............................ 4B Low 65 2A Friday, May 10, 2019 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News ContactUs OBITUARIES The Daily Tribune News of First Baptist Church of Dallas daughter, Angela Kay Perkins of funeral home on Thursday, May 9, Service arrangements are pend- Address: Dorothy Kown and apart of the Dallas, GA; sister, Myrtle Wood- 2019 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM. ing. Georgia Funeral Care & 251 S. Tennessee St. Dallas Garden ward of Dallas, GA; 6 grandchil- To leave online condolences, Cremations Services, Acworth, Cartersville, GA 30120 Perkins Club. 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