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www.donalsonvillenews.com Page 10A Donalsonville News Thursday, April 22, 2021 Recent weather sure dampened my activities. But when it isn’t raining, there are some things that can be done. Storms with winds keep putting limbs all over the place. In the small garden space, I have Blue Lake snap beans, to- matoes, bell peppers, roost- er spur peppers and thorn- less blackberries. I had to take measures to protect those plants on cold nights, and from falling limbs. To- mato plants are waist high and already loaded with green tomatoes. Blackberry plants are loaded, too. Bell peppers are coming on with more than we can use at one time. So bell peppers will be frozen for later use, especially in meat loafs. Being our yard man keeps me busy as well. I managed to do some fishing in Lake Seminole. I haven’t caught a limit of anything, but have gotten a couple of messes of panfish, including warmouth perch. Warmouth perch are on the bed now. Warmouth bed much like bass, single beds here and there, with males tending the beds. I tried bass on topwater lures, but that wasn’t working. I decided to go to black plastic worms and that was the bait they wanted. Being a guy who practices catch and release into the grease, we have enjoyed a few bass fillets along with the panfish. In the woods, it’s been turkey or hog hunting. Lo- cal folks running hog dogs have pushed the hogs into the thickest, most swampy areas of the lands I have ac- cess to. I managed to catch three hogs in a trap, none seen to shoot. Turkey hunting hasn’t been going well. In four trips turkey hunting, I have only seen about four hens, five jakes and one mature gobbler. Only turkeys com- ing to my calling were the hens. Watching gobblers while calling, I noticed they had no interest. I never saw one strut or gobble. Even though the turkeys haven’t caused much excitement, I always enjoy everything I see and hear out in nature. Some people will say, “ere aren’t any pretty snakes”, but I like to see some of them, the non poisonous ones. Plenty of black snakes have been seen, along with one cot- tonmouth. Walk up on one of those and it will check out your jump. I’m looking forward to some sunny days to go turkey hunting a few more times. If the turkeys don’t commit, there’s always fish- ing that can be done. See you outdoors. Looking forward to sunny days, and hunting Son of Seminole Son Anderson Gather at the Beall Center The Beall Center in downtown Donalsonville is available for rental for your next event - holiday functions, meetings, birthday parties showers, and more. Meetings, business mixers, birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, showers, and more! Catering Kitchen, WiFi, tables and chairs, and use of Promethean boards included in rental! City of Donalsonville JOB OPENING e City of Donalsonville has openings for 2 full time firefighters. Per Georgia Code Title 25-4-8 Applicants must meet the following requirements: • Have a good moral character as determined by investigation under procedure approved by the Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training Council; • Be fingerprinted and a search made of local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record; and • Be in good physical condition as determined by a medical examination and successfully pass the minimum physical agility requirements as established by the council; and • Possess or achieve within 12 months aſter employ- ment a high school diploma or a general education development equivalency; and • Pass the GA State Certified Firefighter exam and skills within 12 months of hire date. Applicants must pass a drug screening test and driver’s history check. Successful candidates must obtain a GA Class F license within 6 months of hire date. is position includes 12 paid holidays annually, health and life insurance and accrued annual and sick leave. Firefighters are also eligible to join the Georgia Firefighter’s Pension Fund. Experience is preferred but not required. Applications and a job description are available at the Donalsonville City Hall located at 127 East 2nd Street in Donalsonville. ese positions are open until filled. e City of Donalsonville is an Equal Opportunity Employer Both Schools Middle Grades Math The following positions are open in the Seminole County School System: Special Education Paraprofessional programs, activities, or employment practices. Seminole County Middle/High School Alternative School Interested candidates need to complete a local Seminole County Board of Education application. The Seminole County School System does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, national origin or disability in its educational Seminole County Board of Education 203 E. 6th Street Donalsonville, GA 39845 Phone: (229) 524-2433 Fax: (229) 524-2212 April’s full moon rises on the night of Monday, April 26. Traditionally called the Pink Moon, this full moon will also be a spectacular supermoon! Here’s everything you should know about the moon this month, including facts, folklore, and moon phase dates. Venture outside on the night of Monday, April 26, to catch a glimpse of April’s full Pink Moon. is full moon — which is the first of two supermoons this year — will be visible aſter sunset and reach peak illumination at 11:33 p.m. EDT. For the best view of this lovely Spring moon, find an open area and watch as the moon rises just above the horizon, at which point it will appear its biggest and take on a golden hue! Super Pink Moon: e first Supermoon of the year Before you get your hopes up, this “Super Pink Moon” won’t actually look “super pink”—or any hue of pink, really. e moon will be its usual golden color near the horizon and fade to a bright white as it glides overhead! is year, we’ll be treated to two supermoons, with the first occurring on April 26 and the second on May 26. Supermoons are said to be bigger and brighter than your average full moon. Just how big and how bright, exactly? On average, super- moons are about 7% bigger and about 15% brighter than a typical full Moon. However, unless you were to see a regular full moon and a supermoon side by side in the sky, the differ- ence is very, very difficult to notice! e full moon names used by e Old Farmer’s Almanac come from a number of places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. Traditionally, each full moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not only to the full moon. e Pink Moon Although we wish this name had to do with the color of the moon, the reality is not quite as mystical or awe-inspiring. In truth, April’s full moon oſten corresponded with the early springtime blooms of a certain wildflower native to eastern North America: Phlox subulata — commonly called creeping phlox or moss phlox — which also went by the name “moss pink.” anks to this seasonal association, this full moon came to be called the “Pink” Moon! Pink moss phlox, or “moss pink,” lends its nickname to the April moon. Alternative April Moon names In April Moon names, references to Spring abound! Break- ing Ice Moon (Algonquin) and Moon When the Streams Are Again Navigable (Dakota) reference the melting ice and in- creased mobility of the early Spring season, while Budding Moon of Plants and Shrubs (Tlingit) and Moon of the Red Grass Appearing (Oglala) speak to the plant growth that will soon kick into high gear. Other names refer to the reappearance of certain ani- mals, including Moon When the Ducks Come Back (Lakota), Moon When the Geese Lay Eggs (Dakota), and Frog Moon (Cree). Along the same vein, Sucker Moon (Anishinaabe) notes the time to harvest sucker fish, which return to streams or lake shallows to spawn. According to legend, now is the time when this fish comes back from the spirit world to pu- rify bodies of water and the creatures living in them. (is name may also be applied to the February Moon, to honor the sacrifice of the sucker fish in order to feed the Anishi- naabe peoples, traditionally helping them to survive the win- ter.) April Moon Facts and Folklore A full Moon in April brings frost. If the full Moon rises pale, expect rain. On April 20, 1972, the lunar module of Apollo XVI landed on the moon with astronauts John Young and Charles Duke aboard. omas Mattingly remained in orbit around the moon aboard the command module. One day later, on April 21, 1972, Apollo XVI astronauts John Young and Charles Duke drove an electric car on the surface of the moon. It’s still up there along with some expen- sive tools and some film that they forgot. According to folklore, the period from the full Moon through the last quarter of the Moon is the best time for kill- ing weeds, thinning, pruning, mowing, cutting timber, and planting below-ground crops. The Pink Supermoon in April will be the biggest and brightest of this year
