Linemen Rope Two Awards at Rodeo

Four team members and three apprentices participated in the event in Albany.

Cartersville Electric System did exceptionally well this year with two second place awards in the May 5 Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo in Albany. The team won two awards—the Municipal Division for Journeyman Event A-3 Suspension Bell Change Out 25 KV and the Municipal Division for Division Journeyman. Winning journeyman team members in the 2012 rodeo include:            Additional team members who competed in apprentice events include: Kevin Bishop also served as a Georgia Lineman’s Rodeo judge. The rodeo teams consisted of three members, two climbers and a ground person; the teams had a coach as well. Climbers had to be a journeyman lineman or meet the qualifications established by the International Lineman’s Rodeo Committee. An apprentice …

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Pro Wakeboard Tour Takes Over Lake Allatoona

The 2012 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour kicks off Friday in Acworth.

Sisters, 'Box' Aim to Knock Out Rare Genetic Disorder

Ethan Bourdon, 10, who suffers from MECP2 duplication syndrome, inspires Crossfit Adrenaline athletes, including his two aunts.

A boy who manages to motivate a "box," or gym, without speaking is the inspiration for two Cartersville sisters and their teammates, who are trying to raise awareness and money for the research of MECP2 duplication syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. Lindsay Bourdon, co-owner of Crossfit Adrenaline, and her younger sister, Allie, are part of a team set to compete in the 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games Open following a second-place finish at regionals. They hope to raise awareness of the condition that affects their nephew, 10-year-old Ethan Bourdon, through the competition and a local event set for May 12.  "[Ethan] loves to come to the Crossfit Adrenaline 'box' with his mother, Shawna Bourdon, who also does Crossfit," Lindsay said. "Although he…

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Grandma Gets Black Belt

Annie Carter now hopes to get her second-degree black belt by the time she turns 71.

Most grandmothers get their kicks spending time with their grandchildren. Annie Carter gets her kicks by literally kicking with hers. Carter got her black belt in Choi Kwang Do in March at the age of 69. That’s something that Michael Wilson with Cartersville’s Choi Kwang Do Martial Arts dojo said is unusual. “People over 50 really buy into the stereotypes that they really can’t do certain things because the media and their friends and their family tell them, ‘You can’t do this, you can’t do that,’” Wilson said. “Mentally, they think they can’t.” Carter’s accomplishment has made her an inspiration to people all over the world. Visitors from the United Kingdom were in town for a seminar and were ecstatic to see her and watch her test, Wilson…

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Redesign Delays LakePoint Wake Park

Terminus, the wakeboard park developers say will be one of the country's largest and most unique, will not open this summer.

Construction of the cable wakeboard park planned for LakePoint Sporting Community & Town Center has been delayed due to design changes, Rome News-Tribune reports. Originally scheduled to open this summer, the park will encompass more than 17 acres and include three lakes with cable systems, Wake Park Atlanta said in a January press release. But project partner Austin Singleton told the newspaper plans for a bigger wakeboard park and a redesign slowed progress, although work on the development is moving forward. Following a nationwide contest, officials announced in March the park's official name: Terminus Wake Park. While LakePoint—a 1,400-acre development to include a 300-acre sports complex for baseball, lacrosse and soccer tournaments; …

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Listen: 'Canes Rap 'Toona Response

The rivalry between Cartersville and Allatoona high schools makes its way to YouTube, featuring local students.

In an ongoing sports rivalry that plays out in tweets and retweets as often as on the field, the Purple Hurricanes have issued an "official" response to a music video by Acworth's Allatoona High School students. Cartersville High School students' music video, You Ain't Nothin' (Allatoona), features local students dishing it back—complete with championship stats—to the Buccaneers, who produced "Cartersville, Tell Me How It Feels, Knuck If You Buck Remix." Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to Cartersville Patch's newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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Episode 95: Challenger Baseball, Downtown Fun

See Bartow County through the lenses of 'Cartersville UNCUT.'

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