Member of the American Federation of Mineral Societies
Adopt
-A-
Highway
Member of the Southeast Federation of Mineral Societies
Member of the American Federation of Mineral Societies
Adopt
-A-
Highway
Member of the Southeast Federation of Mineral Societies
Adopt-a Highway
Trash Pickup
On Saturday October 29, 2011 a group of eleven Georgia Mineral Society
members went to Ball Ground Georgia to pick up trash on our section of
Highway five. A few of the member were dressed in Halloween costumes.
We had the Cat in the Hat, two escaped hospital patients and a beer
can. Nineteen bags of trash were collected. Interesting items found a
knife, two golf balls, one baseball, and a pair of eyeglasses. After
collecting trash we had lunch at Peppers then went to the Cochran mine
to collect tourmaline, mica, and beryl. The weather was nice we had a
great time.
Directions: Take 75 north to I 575 north. Go 35
miles to exit 27 (Business 5) - the Howell Bridge Road/Ballground
exit. Go right to the stop sign and left on Business 5/Canton
Highway. We will meet 0.5 miles on the left at the gas
station. Please park away from the store-front. It takes
about 30 minutes from 75/575 to get to the site.
Looking forward to seeing you soon, Ginger Feel
free to call if you need: 404 403-4855
Ginger
Peterson 404 403-4855 |
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 4/9/2011 Thanks
so much to all who participated and cleaned up Highway 5 in Ballground
this April. It was another successful trash pickup with 17 bags
collected. Afterwards we received prizes for our hard work, ate
delicious pizza and calzones , and collect small garnets at the Power
lines.
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Photograph by Lori Carter
 ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY OCTOBER 30, 2010 The October air felt great as ten
GMS members braved the mild weather
to make a mile of highway in Ballground much nicer. There wasn't as
much trash to pick up at this time, but that may change as the store at
our meeting site has re-opened.
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 The GMS
Adopt-a-Highway Trick or Trash Pickers
October
27th (2007) GMS held its increasingly popular Halloween Trick or Trash
Pickup in Ballground, Georgia, along Highway 5. Her Grace Sister Mary
Kim (aka Kim Cochran) and The Mad Hatter (aka Bill Waggener) led the
motley crew of 24 along the one-mile stretch leaving a trail of 22
pumpkin-orange trash-filled bags. Traffic slowed to a crawl at times as
drivers were doing double-takes
and taking pictures of the big mustached nun, the axe victim, Gilligan
and the Skipper, and the other costumed pickers. When we were finished
Bill Waggener had door prizes for all, and we then had a great BBQ
lunch at “Two Brothers BBQ” restaurant. Funny
thing,
though, none of the other patrons would sit near us! After lunch and
re-energizing Farmer John (aka Charles
Carter) led us on a field trip to nearby Little Garnet Hill to collect
almandine garnets, and everyone collected lots of small but wellformed
garnets. It was another very successful and fun GMS outing.Mickey McClain GMS Member |
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Photograph
by Bill
Waggener
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 The most inventive costume goes to Lori Carter who was wearing a fashionable cheeseburger hat and matching pair of dice. The combination creates a play on words for the classic Jimmy Buffett song “Cheeseburger in paradise" October 30, 2010 |
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Send e-mail to: gmsmail@gamineral.org |
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