Community Corner
Patriotic, Spiritual and Artistic Events Ahead
You can participate in any of three Day of Prayer events, learn more about Dobbins' award-winning unit and drop by a free art exhibition over the next several sunny days.
1. The National Weather Service forecasters in Peachtree City say today will begin a stretch of sunny days that could reach into next week. Today’s high will be near 67 with north winds between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight will continue mostly clear, with a low around 38.
2. Learn more about the three public Paulding County events set for Thursday to observe the 60th annual National Day of Prayer.
3. The 94th Security Forces has scored the Air Force’s major unit-of-the-year award. the Dobbins unit scored a number of awards, including 2010 Air Force Reserve Command Outstanding Security Forces Unit, in our Patch article.
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4. Visit The Art Gallery in Sturgis Library as senior studio art majors exhibit their portfolios. Admission is free.
Regular gallery hours are Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday 7-9 p.m. and Saturday 1-4 p.m. To schedule an appointment or group visit outside regular gallery hours, call 770-499-3223. Check here for more information on experiencing art at KSU.
5. Speaking of beautiful springtime weather, one's thoughts go to the national pastime. It was May 4, 1965, when San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays hit his 512th career home run to break Mel Ott’s National League record for home runs. Mays would finish his career with 660 home runs, good for third on the all-time list at the time of his retirement.
Willie Howard Mays was born May 6, 1931, in Westfield, AL. The "Say Hey Kid" learned baseball from his father, who played semiprofessionally with a team from his steel mill. After several years in the Negro League, Mays was signed by the then-New York Giants in 1951, the team he remained with until 1972. In addition to winning the National League MVP in 1954 and 1965, Mays played in a record 24 All-Star Games, winning the All-Star MVP in 1963 and 1968.
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He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. His base running, power, fielding, ability to hit for average and outstanding arm in the outfield made him the prototype "five-tool" player for whom baseball scouts search. Any argument over who deserves the title "greatest baseball player in history" has to include Willie Mays.
