LIBERTY — Students from the Special Education program at Liberty High School were treated to an extra special day of fishing at the wildlife preserve located at Vulcan Enterprises’ quarry May 25 and all in attendance were better off for taking the time to bait a hook.
The sixth annual Liberty Fishing Day was a big success. Students were beaming with smiles as they enjoyed seeing an ambulance, fire trucks, police cars, big fish, and Dax the K-9 officer from the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.
By the way, Dax might have been the most popular attraction but he didn’t seem to mind the attention at all.
As for the event, Scott Merck, plant manager for Vulcan, seemed as excited as anyone about the day and what it meant to the students and everyone involved.
“It’s a big day for these kids to come out while the other students are signing yearbooks and getting ready for the end of school, and it’s a big day for us too,” Merck said. “This is our sixth year and it helps us keep our relationship with the school and some of its programs. But it’s really about the kids.”
Members of several fire departments and the EMS services of Pickens County, along with members of PCSO were there to take questions and teach about safety as well as show off their vehicles.