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<br /> By ROBIN L. REALE Triangle
<br /> The Herald-Sun SportsPlex in
<br /> HILLSBOROUGH — Six weeks ago,
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<br /> Allan and Deborah Mellow left their Saturday to test
<br /> rushed lives in Stamford, Conn., for their skill at
<br /> the South's slower pace in order to °��� _ ;. catching the
<br /> spend more time with their 7yearf biggest, smallest
<br /> old son Matthew. and ugliest fish of
<br /> On Saturday, with a camcorder the day during
<br /> on her left shoulder, Deborah Mel- �.< �: � the Kids' Fishing
<br /> low videotaped her husband and Rodeo. Ned
<br /> son standing at the edge of a pond, `
<br /> w, � �� ' Riggsbee and his
<br /> hooking worms and getting their • ` son, Jacob. 4, Uy
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<br /> fishing lines tangled. fi, � {' �' ' � their luck during
<br /> "We've been able to spend a lot the fish rodeo.
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<br /> of weekends tike this," she said as
<br /> she watched them. the,,,,,,,n 5U,,,PrrER SCHUMncHeR
<br /> From the other side of the pond Newman, 11, won in the latter. Grady Brown Elementary kinder-
<br /> outside the Triangle SportsPlex, An unexpected award was hand- gartner Isaac Dodson caught the
<br /> where 40-plus children participated ed to 9-year-old Christopher Tho first fish, but threw it back. In fact,
<br /> in a fishing rodeo for charity, the mas, a third-grader at Grady Brown most of the 102 fish caught Satirr-
<br /> Meadows were lost in a loose rib- Elementary School, for catching a day were let loose, according to
<br /> bon of colorful jackets lining the fish with his hands. He received an Donna Martinez, SportsPlex ntar-
<br /> shore. Relaxing in a lounge chair additional free pass to the Sports- keting director.
<br /> she brought from home and with Plex for the feat. All $86 in pro- But 5-year-old Isaac, who has
<br /> her back to the crowd, Angela But- ceeds were donated to HEARTH been fishing for two years, had c.il-
<br /> ner talked with a friend and gave Family & Community Resource culated plans for any big fish that
<br /> advice to 10-year-old Bryson as he Center in Chapel Bill, which pro came along. "Kill it. Ea[ it. Chop it
<br /> cast his line a few feet ahead. vides set-vices to and encourages re- up and give it to my brother," he
<br /> The Butners were used to going lationships between Orange County said, reeling in his line even though
<br /> on fishing trips as a family, she families, schools, businesses and as- he didn't have a bite. He does that
<br /> said, but this was the first time the sociations. every minute or so because casting
<br /> pair had been since Angela Butner "It's for a good cause, and there's is his favorite part of the sport, his
<br /> separated from her husband in July. nothing like sitting and talking." father said.
<br /> "This is a mother-son bonding said Bette Meadows, whose two The day wasn't over when Ryan
<br /> experience. I'm spending time daughters won prizes in the compe
<br /> doing something with my son that tition. "You can go to a mall and be Whitehead, a third-grader at
<br /> his father usually does with him," in a crowd and get frustrated with Carrboro Elementary School,
<br /> she said. your kids, but this is spending good caught a 1112-pound bass. He said he
<br /> For a $2 admission fee,children time together." was going to keep the open-
<br /> ages 3 to 12 received a free pass to Ten-year-old Stephanie Meadows, mouthed fish at the water's edge '
<br /> the SportsPlex and competed for who often rivals her mother for the until the competition ended. If he
<br /> prizes.Tackle boxes, rods and reels, best catch on fishing trips, reeled won and was going to be men-
<br /> zoo passes and T-shirts were given in 18 fish during the event. Jen- tioned in the newspaper, he would
<br /> for the biggest fish• smallest fish, nifer, 6. won for landing the small- have it mounted. If not, he would
<br /> first caught, most caught and ugli- est. Both girls attend school in set it free.
<br /> est fish. Roxboro resident Jamal Durham. Congratulations, Ryan.
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