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Edgefield Shamrock JV files suit against City of Dublin
B y S A ND Y A L D R I D G E
Edgefield Shamrock JV has filed suit against the City
of Dublin, Mayor Phil Best and the City Council in Laurens County Superior Court after the city voted not to rezone 13.82 acres on Brookwood Drive for senior living
apartments.
On March 3, the council voted unanimously to deny
the rezoning request at its regular city council meeting.
Edgefield Shamrock filed its suit against the city, mayor and city council March 30. The suit states "the value of
the property is substantially and unreasonably diminished in value, both in relation to the requested development and in relation to other property in the area zoned
and developed for single-family residential purposes."
The suit states that Edgefield Shamrock JV seeks to
build a 64-unit seniors-only apartment complex comprising 11 buildings, "an economically viable use for the Property," Edgefield Shamrock says.
"The existing R-1 zoning as applied to the Property is
unreasonable in that it substantially devalues the Property by restricting its use to a use which is no longer reasonable or viable and which constitutes a taking of the
Plaintiff's valuable Property rights without just and adequate compensation," the suit states.
The location and layout of the proposed senior housing plan now in litigation.
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DPD officer, BCSO Chief Deputy,
participate in sheriff candidate forum in Bleckley Co.
Eric Roland of the Dublin Police Department stands on stage at the
podium next to Bleckley County Sheriff Deputy Chief Kris Coody at
the 2016 Meet the Candidates Forum Monday night in Walker Auditorium at Middle Georgia State University in Cochran. Roland and Coody
are running for Bleckley County Sheriff in the Republican Primary on
Tuesday, May 24. The forum was sponsored by The Cochran Joural,
Cochran-Bleckley County Chamber of Commerce, Middle Georgia
State University and ComSouth. (Photo by James Tidwell)
B Y P A YT O N T O WNS II I
The local American Red
Cross needs volunteers.
Peggy Bentz, Red Cross
executive director, said they
have less than 10 active Disaster Action Team members.
There are other roles within
the local American Red
Cross, a partnering agency
with the Heart of Georgia
United Way, that needs volunteers.
"We just need to get the
volunteers in here," Bentz
said.
The Red Cross would like
to have client case workers
who would do follow-up case
work.
"Within 48 hours we try to
reach out to the clients that
we've seen to make sure they
are moving forward with
their recovery," Bentz said.
"A lot of times during the
event they are going through,
they aren't thinking correctly. They don't know to call
their insurance. They don't
know to call their cable company or electric company to
have those services cut off so
that they aren't being billed
for it. That's why our follow
up case workers call."
Bentz said the case workers can advocate for the
clients.
"People just need a little
bit of help," she said.
Nurses are needed to help
with Disaster Health Services.
"If a fire or disaster happens, and they lose medicine
or get hurt, we'll turn them
over to these people and
they'll help," Bentz said. "We
make sure their needs are being met. They don't take the
place of doctors, but they'll
work closely with the clients
and make sure they are on
the road to recovery."
Bentz needs someone to
help with getting shelter
agreements.
"If we have to open up
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Obituaries
Colleen Brinson
Crown
Mrs.
Colleen
Brinson
Crown of Soperton died
Thursday, April 14, 2016.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced
by Sammons Funeral Home.
Nina Colleen
Barnhart Childers
Nina Colleen Barnhart
Childers, age 101, of Dublin,
passed away on Thursday,
April 14, 2016 at Shamrock
Nursing Home and Rehab
Center.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be
announced later by Townsend
Brothers Funeral Home.
Leila Mae Dollar
Mrs. Leila Mae Dollar, age
88, of Adrian died Monday
morning, April 11, 2016.
Mrs. Dollar was a lifelong
Friday, April 15, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2a
resident of Adrian and was
preceded in death by her parents, Morris and Effie Pope
Hutcheson, her husband, Herman Dollar, four brothers and
one sister. She was retired
from the Adrian School Cafeteria, where she worked for
twenty-three years, and Johnson County Health and Rehab
after sixteen years of service.
She was a member of Poplar
Springs United Methodist
Church, Adrian.
Survivors include her children, Lillian L. Dollar and
Barbara (John) Webb, all of
Adrian; grandsons, Tommy
(Tina) Webb, Wade (Shawn)
Webb, and Todd Webb, all of
Adrian; great-grandchildren,
Chasity Webb, Whitney Webb,
J.D. Webb, Darin Dobson,
Jared Vincent, and Brandon
Vincent; great-great-grandson, Rexton Webb; and several
nieces and nephews.
Services will be held in
Poplar
Springs
United
Methodist Church at 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 16, with Dr.
Frank Hutcheson and Reverend Mark Hardin officiating. Burial will be in the
church cemetery with Sammons Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.
Pallbearers will be Wade
Webb, Todd Webb, David
Lawrence, Jack Williams,
Ronnie Brantley, Kirk Lewis,
Roy Marcin and Mike Perkins.
The honorary escort will include men of Poplar Springs
United Methodist Church.
The family will receive
friends at the funeral home
Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. and
may be reached at the home of
Wade and Shawn Webb, 226
GA Highway 86, Adrian.
Flowers will be accepted or
remembrances may be made
to Poplar Springs United
Methodist Church,
P. O. Box 267, Adrian, GA
31002.
An online obituary may be
signed
at
www.sammonsfuneralhome.co
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Exercise beginners: Avoid the
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Insanity! Burnout! Super
revved-up workouts are all
the rage at gyms and online.
One big trend: high-intensity sprint training. Long-favored by special forces elites
and athletes like superstar
wide-receiver Jerry Rice, it
calls for a warmup, short
bursts of high-intensity running for about 30 seconds,
followed by a couple of minutes of downtime.
But not so fast! "Shredded" or "ripped" might make
sense if you're preparing
coleslaw, but unless you are
a trained athlete, diving
right into such over-the-top
workouts can backfire.
A study of untrained guys
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N.Y. Primary brings presidential
campaign tension back to a boil
NEW YORK (AP) — As Democrats readied for their first
debate-stage clash in a month,
Florida officials declared Thursday they would not prosecute
Donald Trump's campaign manager for misdemeanor battery,
the latest extraordinary development in a turbulent presidential primary season now focused
on New York.
Leading Democrats and Republicans flooded into New York
City ahead of the state's Tuesday presidential primaries, a
critical test as both parties'
front-runners fight to beat back
surging challengers. As the
Trump campaign expressed
gratitude for the prosecutor's
decision in Florida, new conflicts flared between Democrats
Hillary Clinton and Bernie
Sanders hours before the debate.
Sanders jabbed Clinton
while courting black leaders as
he outlined policy prescriptions
for jobs, education and criminal
justice. "If you believe that those
issues can be addressed by establishment politics and establishment economics, you've got a
very good candidate to vote for
but it's not Bernie Sanders," the
Vermont senator declared.
The Democratic race has become increasingly heated in
New York — including Sanders
first questioning Clinton's qualifications to be president and
then reversing himself — and
the tensions were likely to spill
onto the debate stage.
Early Thursday, Sanders distanced himself from comments
made by a surrogate the day before that voters shouldn't "continue to elect corporate Democratic whores." Sanders said on
Twitter that the comment "was
inappropriate and insensitive."
''There's no room for language
like that in our political discourse," he wrote.
Jennifer Palmieri, the Clinton campaign's communications
director, responded on Twitter
that it was "very distressing language to say the least."
Florida prosecutors played a
part, too, as the party's three remaining White House contenders, Trump, Ted Cruz and
John Kasich, prepared to address a New York GOP gala.
Florida state attorney Dave
Aronberg declared police were
right to charge Trump's campaign
manager,
Corey
Lewandowski with misdemeanor battery late last month,
yet the burden on prosecutors to
prove the case was higher.
"Although there was probable cause to make an arrest, the
evidence cannot prove all legally
required elements of the crime
alleged and is insufficient to
support a criminal prosecution,"
Aronberg said during an afternoon news conference.
Police had charged Trump's
top aide with the criminal complaint after determining he
grabbed a reporter's arm as she
tried to ask Trump a question
after a March appearance.
Lewandowski initially denied
grabbing the reporter before
video surveillance surfaced of
the incident. Trump accused the
reporter of exaggerating and
changing her story.
Prosecutors said Thursday
that a simple apology might
have avoided the criminal complaint. Lewandowski was "gratified" by the prosecutor's decision, the campaign said in a
brief statement declaring, "The
matter is now concluded."
Meanwhile, front-runners
Clinton and Trump hope New
York's April 19 primaries can
propel them past stubborn challengers and into the general
election. Preference polls show
Clinton and Trump leading
their respective contests.
Sanders, a Vermont senator
who was born in Brooklyn, has
been touting his local roots as he
seeks to upset Clinton in New
York. While he is on a winning
streak in primaries and caucuses, he needs a big victory in the
state to cut into Clinton's delegate lead and slow her march to
the nomination.
Sanders broadened his attack on his party's front-runner
in a new ad unveiled Thursday.
"Nothing will change until
we elect candidates who reject
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have been in a relationship
since I was 13 with the same
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say he's been my crutch for a
long time.
He makes it clear that
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day isolated from friends
and family, while he spends
his time with his friends.
(I'm not allowed to be with
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arrangements.
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Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov.
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2016.
tor says.
Trump, meanwhile, hopes
New York marks an end to the
worst period of his candidacy, a
stretch that raised new questions about his policy abilities
and revealed his campaign's
lack of preparedness for a delegate fight if the GOP race heads
to a contested convention. A big
victory in New York could increase his chances of clinching
the nomination before the convention.
He dispatched aides to Capitol Hill Thursday in the first of
what the campaign says will be
a series of regular gatherings
with lawmakers.
Trump adviser Ed Brookover
said after the meeting that the
billionaire businessman was on
a "glide path" to reaching the
1,237 delegates needed to clinch
the Republican nomination.
At the same time, Cruz appeared to be courting the GOP's
conservative base, a group that
could hold great sway at the
party's July national convention.
The Texas senator said he
supports the ability of North
Carolina lawmakers to pass a
law restricting bathroom access
for gay and transgender people.
The state has faced a national
backlash from critics who say
the law unfairly targets gay and
lesbian people.
Cruz said during taping of a
MSNBC town hall in Buffalo
that states can pass such laws
because "men should not be going to the bathroom with little
girls."
"That is a perfectly reasonable determination for the people to make," he said.
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Strong quake kills 2 injures 45 in Japan
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TOKYO (AP) — At least
two people were killed and
45 injured by a magnitude6.5 earthquake that knocked
down houses and buckled
roads in southern Japan on
Thursday night.
Both victims are from the
hardest-hit town of Mashiki,
about 15 kilometers (9
miles) east of Kumamoto
city on the island of Kyushu,
said Kumamoto prefecture
disaster management official Takayuki Matsushita.
Earlier, Japanese Red
Cross Kumamoto Hospital
said it had admitted or
treated 45 people, including
five with serious injuries.
The quake struck at 9:26
p.m. at a depth of 11 kilometers (7 miles) near Kumamoto city on the island of
Kyushu, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There
was no tsunami risk.
"The shaking was so violent I couldn't stand still,"
said Hironobu Kosaki, a Kumamoto Prefectural Police
night-duty official.
Japan's Chief Cabinet
Secretary Yoshihide Suga
said at least 19 houses collapsed, and hundreds of calls
came in reporting building
damage and people buried
under debris or trapped inside.
"Because of the night
darkness, the extent of damage is still unclear," he said.
The damage and calls for
help are concentrated in the
town of Mashiki, about 1,300
kilometers
(800
miles)
southwest of Tokyo, Japan's
Fire and Disaster Management Agency said
One of the victims in
Mashiki died after being
pulled from some rubble,
and the other was killed in a
fire, Matsushita said. A
third person rescued from
under a collapsed building is
in a state of heart and lung
failure.
Matsushita said rescue
operations were repeatedly
disrupted by aftershocks.
"There was a ka-boom and
the whole house shook violently sideways," Takahiko
Morita, a Mashiki resident
said in a telephone interview
with Japanese broadcaster
NHK. "Furniture and bookshelves fell down, and books
were all over the floor."
Morita said some houses
and walls collapsed in his
neighborhood, and water
supply had been cut off.
Dozens of people evacuat-
ed their homes and gathered
outside Mashiki town hall,
sitting on tarps well after
midnight. Some wrapped
blankets around their shoulders against the springtime
chill.
Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe told reporters that the
government has mobilized
police, firefighters and selfdefense troops for the rescue
operation.
"We'll carry out relief operation through the night,"
he said.
Suga said there no abnormalities at nearby nuclear
facilities. The epicenter was
120 kilometers (74 miles)
northeast of Kyushu Electric
Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear
plant, the only one operating
in the country.
Most of Japan's nuclear
reactors remain offline following the meltdowns at the
Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s
Fukushima plant in 2011 after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake triggered a huge
tsunami.a
Television footage showed
fires breaking out in some
places, with firefighters battling an orange blaze.
Keisukei Urata, an official in nearby Uki city who
was driving home when the
quake struck, told NHK that
parts of the ceiling at Uki
City Hall collapsed, windows
broke and cabinets fell to the
ground.
Kasumi Nakamura, an official in the village of Nishihara, said that the rattling
started modestly and grew
violent, lasting about 30 seconds.
"Papers, files, flower vases and everything fell on the
floor," he told NHK.
There were multiple aftershocks, the largest one
with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 shortly after midnight, according to the
Japan
Meteorological
Agency.
The U.S. Geological Survey measured the initial
quake's preliminary magnitude at 6.2. It upgraded its
damage assessment to red,
meaning extensive damage
is probable and the disaster
likely widespread.
Footage from an NHK bureau in the area showed
books, files and papers raining down to the floor.
One employee appeared to
have fallen off a chair, while
others slid under their desks
to protect their heads.
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A woman collects fallen dishes at a restaurant
after an earthquake in Kumamoto, southern
Japan, Thursday, April 14. A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has
struck southern Japan. Japan's Meteorological
Agency said the quake hit at 9:26 p.m. (1226
GMT) and was centered in the Kumamoto prefecture. (Kyodo News via AP)
Prosecutor won't pursue battery charge against Trump aide Corey Lewandowski
WEST PALM BEACH,
Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump's
campaign manager will not
be prosecuted on a misdemeanor battery charge after
prosecutors
determined
there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of
forcibly grabbing a female
reporter, according to a
court document filed Thursday.
Police had last month
charged Corey Lewandowski
after determining that a
video recording showed the
New York City resident
grabbed reporter Michelle
Fields by the arm. She
worked for the conservative
Breitbart News website at
the time and was trying to
ask Trump a question after
a March 8 appearance.
Fields later tweeted a photograph of her bruised forearm and said she had been
yanked backward.
"Although
there
was
probable cause to make an
arrest, the evidence cannot
prove all legally required elements of the crime alleged
and is insufficient to support a criminal prosecution,"
grabbing Fields and the Republican presidential candi-
date had stood by him, rejecting calls by his opponents to fire him. Instead he
went after Fields, accusing
her of exaggerating and
changing her story.
The investigation proved,
however, that Lewandowski
"pulled Ms. Fields back" as
she attempted to interview
Trump, according to a memo
by another prosecutor, Chief
Assistant State Attorney
Adrienne Ellis. The memo
says that Lewandowski
could have believed Fields
was "making unwanted
physical contact with Mr.
Trump" that led him to pull
her away.
"Mr. Lewandowski may
have had apparent authority to assist in the protection
of the candidate, specifically
to maintain the 'protective
bubble' around the candidate," Ellis wrote. "While
the facts support the allegation that Mr. Lewandowski
did grab Ms. Fields' arm
against
her
will,
Mr.
Lewandowski has a reasonable hypothesis of innocence."
At a Wisconsin campaign
rally
hours
after
Lewandowski was charged,
Trump read Fields' account
aloud: "Maybe he touched
(her) a little bit, but I didn't
see," Trump told the crowd.
"It was almost like he was
trying to keep her off me,
right?"
Fields weighed in on
Twitter: "My story never
changed. Seriously, just stop
lying."
She quit Breitbart shortly
after the altercation, saying
its editors didn't support
her as they tried to maintain their relationship with
Trump. Other Breitbart employees also quit.
The
prosecutor's
announcement came days before the New York primary
next Tuesday. Trump hopes
New York marks an end to
the worst period of his candidacy, a stretch that raised
new questions about his policy chops and revealed his
campaign's lack of preparedness for a potential delegate
fight if the GOP race heads
to a contested convention.
tor battling for the Democratic
nomination, has pledged to end
the exodus of jobs overseas.
"I will stop it by renegotiating all of the trade agreements
that we have," Sanders told the
New York Daily News editorial
board earlier this month, saying
that the wages paid to foreigner
workers and environmental
standards would be part of any
deal he would strike.
Still, voters are divided as to
whether free trade agreements
hurt job creation and incomes.
Americans are slightly more
likely to say free trade agreements are positive for the economy overall than negative, 33
percent to 27 percent. But 37
percent say the deals make no
difference. Republicans (35 percent) are more likely than Democrats (22 percent) to say free
trade agreements are bad for
the economy.
On jobs, 46 percent say the
agreements decrease jobs for
American workers, while 11 percent say they improve employment opportunities and 40 percent that they make no difference. Pessimism was especially
pronounced among the 18 percent of respondents with a family member or friend whose job
was offshored. Sixty-four percent of this group said free trade
had decreased the availability of
jobs.
In this Aug. 25, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, walks with his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski
after speaking at a news conference in Dubuque, Iowa. A Florida prosecutor's office held a news conference Thursday, April 14, amid reports
that presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign manager
Lewandowski won't be prosecuted over a videotaped altercation with a
female reporter. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Poll: Americans prefer low prices to items 'Made in the USA'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
vast majority of Americans say
they prefer lower prices instead
of paying a premium for items
labeled "Made in the USA," even
if it means those cheaper items
are made abroad, according to
an Associated Press-GfK poll.
While presidential candidates like Donald Trump and
Bernie Sanders are vowing to
bring back millions of American
jobs lost to China and other foreign competitors, public sentiment reflects core challenges
confronting the U.S. economy.
Incomes have barely improved,
forcing many households to look
for the most convenient bargains instead of goods made in
America. Employers now seek
workers with college degrees,
leaving those with only a high
school degree who once would
have held assembly lines jobs in
the lurch. And some Americans
who work at companies with
clients worldwide see themselves as part of a global market.
Nearly three in four say they
would like to buy goods manufactured inside the United
States, but those items are often
too costly or difficult to find, according to the survey released
Thursday. A mere 9 percent say
they only buy American.
Asked about a real world example of choosing between $50
pants made in another country
or an $85 pair made in the United States — one retailer sells
two such pairs made with the
same fabric and design — 67
percent say they'd buy the
cheaper pair. Only 30 percent
would pony up for the more expensive American-made one.
People in higher earning households earning more than
$100,000 a year are no less likely than lower-income Americans
to say they'd go for the lower
price.
"Low prices are a positive for
US consumers — it stretches
budgets and allows people to
save for their retirements, if
they're wise, with dollars that
would otherwise be spent on
day-to-day living," said Sonya
Grob, 57, a middle school secretary from Norman, Oklahoma
according to a court document filed by state attorney
Dave Aronberg.
Lewandowski had denied
In this March 16, 2012 file photo, a "Made in
America" tag hangs on a chest of drawers at a
furniture factory in Lincolnton, N.C. The vast
majority of Americans say they prefer lower
prices instead of paying a premium for items
labeled “Made in the U.S.A.,” even if it means
those cheaper items are made abroad, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
who described herself as a "liberal Democrat."
But Trump and Sanders
have galvanized many voters by
attacking recent trade deals.
From their perspective, layoffs and shuttered factories
have erased the benefits to the
economy from reduced consumer prices.
"We're getting ripped off on
trade by everyone," said Trump,
the Republican front-runner, at
a Monday speech in Albany,
New York. "Jobs are going down
the drain, folks."
The real estate mogul and reality television star has threatened to shred the 1994 North
American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada.
He has also threatened to slap
sharp tariffs on China in hopes
of erasing the overall $540 billion trade deficit.
Economists doubt that
Trump could deliver on his
promises to create the first
trade surplus since 1975. Many
see the backlash against trade
as frustration with a broader
economy coping with sluggish
income gains.
"The reaction to trade is less
about trade and more about the
decline in people's ability to
achieve the American Dream,"
said Caroline Freund, a senior
fellow at the Peterson Institute
for International Economics.
"It's a lot easier to blame the foreigner than other forces that are
affecting stagnant wage growth
like technology."
But Trump's message appeals to Merry Post, 58, of Paris,
Texas where the empty factories
are daily reminders of what was
lost. Sixty-eight percent of people with a favorable opinion of
Trump said that free trade
agreements decreased the number of jobs available to Americans.
"In our area down here in
Texas, there used to be sewing
factories and a lot of cotton
gins," Post said. "I've watched
them all shut down as things
went to China, Mexico and the
Philippines. All my friends had
to take early retirements or
walk away."
Sanders, the Vermont sena-
Dr. Cheryl Davenport Dozier, the 13th
president of Savannah State University, will
be the guest speaker during the DublinLaurens Savannah State University National
Alumni Association Scholarship Banquet at
Washington Street Presbyterian Church
at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The theme for the event is “Upholding our impressive legacy:
Cultivating bold, proud and smart leaders.”
The toastmistress is Martha C. Mincey. The Twiggs County
High School Jazz Ensemble will provide entertainment.
Since taking office in 2011, Dozier has advanced the
university’s mission of developing productive members of a
global society through high quality instruction, scholarship,
Dr. Cheryl Davenport Dozier,
research, service and community involvement. Her highest
President Savannah State University priority is to move students from “matriculation to graduation”
and ensure that they have every opportunity to be successful in
their chosen academic and career pursuits.
Dozier joined the SSU administration after a 17-year career at the University of Georgia. During her
tenure at UGA, she served as associate provost and chief diversity officer for the Office of Institutional
Diversity, professor in the UGA School of Social Work and assistant vice president for Academic Affairs
at the UGA Gwinnett Center. She also directed the Ghana Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Program.
Dozier is actively involved in the Savannah community. She serves on the United Way of the Coastal
Empire Board of Directors, Savannah Economic Development Authority Advisory Council, Telfair
Museums Board of Trustees, Step Up Savannah Board of Directors, Union Mission Board of Directors,
Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Council, BankSouth Savannah Advisory Board, World
Trade Center Savannah Board of Directors and Rotary Club of Savannah.
At the state level, Dozier was appointed to the Child Welfare Reform Council by Governor Nathan
Deal in 2014 and is the co-chair of the University System of Georgia Alcohol and Substance Abuse Task
Force.
At the national level, Dozier is on the planning committee for the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities and the American Council of Education Commission on International and
Global Engagement. She is a member of the Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc., and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Council of Presidents.
At the international level, Dozier is honorary chair of the University Consortium for Liberia.
Dozier is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions. She is a frequent public speaker and
served as the graduate program commencement speaker at UGA in fall 2015. She has authored several
academic works published in scholarly journals.
Dozier earned a bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Master of Social Work degree
from Atlanta University (now Clark-Atlanta University) and Doctor of Social Work degree from Hunter
College at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
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Our Take
Arena and
stables - a
great addition
Just as the finishing touches were
being placed on the new 80-stall stable
complex Friday, the participants in the
Georgia Ranch Horse Association's
Kickoff Classic were rolling in. The complex now allows for RV hookups, so those
filing into the Southern Pines Regional
Recreation Complex in their campers,
RVs and trailers had a place to house
their animals and themselves.
We need to remember that when you
travel with livestock, you do not just
drop them off and head to the motel. Yes,
the motels and restaurant amenities
nearby will help with those who join the
ones in the campers. But, if one is to
bring a horse, cow or other livestock to
an event for horses, cows or other livestock, there needs to be a place to house
and keep them and those who care for
them.
Many of the groups who hold events
centered around livestock have a community within themselves.
The new amenities will allow for the
fruition of the vision that set up a regional complex that had hoped to attract this
type and other like events here. "Horse
people" and those involved with other
livestock shows and agriculture events
now have a place suited to their needs.
Our community, in the middle of the
state, in the middle of the Southeast and
in the middle of a broad area which has
its economy still anchored in agriculture,
should be the host site.
The new complex is an important part
of our economic development message that is, you should not have to go anywhere else but here.
Already, the benefits are paying off.
This past weekends's event is the first of
six shows this year that the Georgia
Ranch Horse Association is set to host in
In Our Opinion
Friday, April 15, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 4a
Insight and viewpoints from our editorial board and our readers
Email us at [email protected] to share your opinions
Bill Hale the quentissential nonagenarian
Lately, I have had an intermittent exposure to a number of
nonagenarians, for whom I
have engendered deep admiration--especially those who
ignore the aging process and
live life to the fullest with a sage
view and an energized routine
that reminds us that learning
never stops.
Unless one becomes compliant with the sedentary lifestyle.
Bill Hale, who died last week
at 89, appeared likely to become
one of those nonagenarians who
scoffed at growing old. I expected Father Time to be kinder to
him.
Although he had had open
heart surgery years ago, he ate
healthy and exercised daily—
both body and mind. His body,
unfortunately, was not as
strong as his curious mind
which never ceased to encroach
on knowledge and was forever
questioning.
A mill village alumnus, the
G.I. Bill (he was a member of
the Greatest Generation), educated him, first with a B. S.
from Furman.
Later, he earned a doctorate
at Florida State. He was primarily an educator but landed
at the Georgia Center in the
early sixties to supervise conferences. He enjoyed connecting
UGA faculty with conferees
who came to campus for “continuing education.”
Later,
he
ran
the
University’s public television
station.
Hale became a gifted speak-
B y D R . J A C K B R O WN
Jesus said: "… whatever
you did for one of the least of
these, you did it for me."
Matthew 25:40
"Where can I go for medical
care? I don't have health
insurance because I can't
afford it, and my workplace
doesn't provide it. In fact, I
don't have a permanent job.
Also, I need dental care, and
cannot afford it. What can I
do?"
The JOY Medical Clinic on
Academy Avenue in Dublin,
across from Dublin City Hall,
was established in 2012 as a
Loran Smith
er which offered two enduring
benefits--extra compensation
which allowed for travel for him
and his family and the fulfillment of making audiences
enjoy the value of listening to
his musings and to become
motivated to inquire and question.
Hale grew up in a Southern
Baptist environment, where
questioning was often considered blasphemy. He had misgivings about the traditional
concepts of heaven and hell and
had no reluctance to speak his
mind regarding the matter.
He had a sensitive appreciation and cogent understanding
of the Bible. He knew what
most church going folk have
missed—there were several
books, left out of the Bible. He
spent considerable time trying
to learn why?
Something that troubled
him was the Book of
Revelations. He concluded that
John was a troubled old man
when he wrote Revelations.
Hale expressed disdain for the
last book of the New Testament.
When Gutenberg opened the
floodgates to learning in 1439
with the creating of the printing
press, more than intellectuals
gained opportunity to discourse
in theology.
Hale was intrigued by theology and gloried in bringing
about dissent when two or three
or more were gathered together.
Never insulting, never dogmatic or over bearing, he was fulfilled when friends made themselves and others “think” and
ask questions.
While so many became mentally idle in the company of pure
junk that television offers, Hale
was finding respite in documentaries, the theater and books—
principally biography, philosophy and theology.
As a kid he camped out in
the uppermost reaches of a
chinaberry tree in his back
yard, an on-top-of-the-world
experience which made him see
the world from a different perspective.
He could spy on the neighbors and their gentlemanly or
ungentlemanly habits, their
peculiarities and daily regimen.
This led to imagination and
amusement. He found humor
and enlightenment in the simplest of exercises.
In his septuagenarian years,
he began chronicling his life’s
The J.O.Y. Clinic
Christian ministry for those
in the area who do not have
any health insurance and who
qualify as being within the
federal poverty level.
The emphasis of the JOY
Clinic is to care for others in
need as taught by Jesus. The
clinic is staffed with all volunteers, to include medical doctors, registered nurses, nursing assistants, physician
assistants, pharmacists, dentists, dental assistants, dental
hygienists,
optometrists,
counselors,
secretarial
helpers and nursing students
from a neighboring college.
Dublin. Also, 4-H, the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources and
the Georgia Young Farmers Association
have booked the facility to host events in
the coming year.
The Dublin-Laurens County Recreation
Authority already has the venue booked
for about two events a month.
This past weekend's events will be the
first of many more to come, as will the
people and the dollars that come with
them.
A special thanks needs to be given to
the family of W. Doyle Dominy. The
arena was fittingly named in his honor.
Dominy was a long-time supporter of the
recreation program here and as an individual, a county commissioner and as a
local businessman.
He bequeathed the recreation authority
Gideons International supplies
Bibles
and
New
Testaments in English and in
Spanish, and other devotional
literature is also provided.
No federal funds are provided for this Christian
healthcare ministry. Thus, all
funding is provided by
churches, individuals, civic
organizations, businesses and
some local business grants.
The JOY Clinic welcomes
partners to help provide the
funds for this needed ministry. Donations can be sent
to The Joy Clinic, Inc, c/o the
Laurens County Baptist
vignettes and stories for his
children and grandchildren.
His candor and his self-examination were insightful and
underscored with wit and levity.
In his octogenarian years,
when many of his friends were
as inactive as a politician who
has twice been caught stealing,
Billy Hale became an author
and columnist.
He wrote about everyday
things, seldom taking umbrage,
but always finding the sunny
side, the under-the-rock stories;
the things that were a staple of
his youth; the sentimental and
the off-beat tales. His musings
were a tonic for the heart and
soul.
He treasured a stimulating
one liner.
One book made his day, two
blessed him with tidy fulfillment; the third one, regrettably,
was unfinished when his generous heart played out on him last
week.
Living a life with no regrets
and sustaining buoyant fulfillment, telling golden stories at
the end, is a fitting epitaph for a
mill village kid who got to see
beyond the horizon that so
many of his friends saw as a
barrier and never attempted to
pass. Now he has crossed the
horizon that mystifies us all.
Unfortunately, he can’t write
about it.
I hold the view, however,
that if death can offer a positive
experience, Bill Hale is enjoying
the moment.
Association, 1882 Trinity
Hills Road, Dublin, Ga.,
31021.
For an appointment, or fill
out an application for medical
or dental care, please call 478272-4071.
Appointments for medical
care are normally scheduled
for Tuesday evenings for both
medical and dental clinics.
Peace!
“And now abideth faith,
hope, love, these three; but
the greatest of these is love."
1st Corinthians 13:13
a gift in in his will which, along with a
USDA Rural Business Development
grant and the Authority's reserve funds,
completed this project at the Southern
Pines complex.
The support from this community to
step forward and dream big is a part of
who we are.
Thankfully, for projects like this, the
support of our community and its leadership, binds us together in a way that
makes good projects happen, time and
time again.
Congratulations on getting this new
arena and the stables that will support
its activities.
It is a great addition for our community and our region.
-- DuBose Porter
The Courier Herald
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Friday
•Dublin Serenity Al-Anon Family Group, 1515 Rice Ave.
Dublin (use back entrance) Friday 6:30 p.m.
•Dublin/Laurens Commission on Children, Youth and
Families (Laurens County Family Connection) Board of Directors. Call (478) 296-9141.
•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 2758259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m.
•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, noon, 629 Broad
Street, East Dublin.
Saturday
•Teen Talk 1-4 p.m. at Turning Point Church of God in
Christ, 511 McKinley St.
•Wrightsville Serenity Group AA meeting at 8 p.m. Located across from Dairy Queen in Wrightsville.
•Millville High School Alumni at 11 a.m. at Millville
School
•AA I Am Responsible Group Contact 272-5244 or 2758259, 1515 Rice Ave., Saturday and Sunday 8 p.m.
•AA 24 Hour Group, Contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street,
E. Dublin, Ga, Sundays at 9 a.m.
•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street,
East Dublin, Sundays at 3 p.m.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Places to go.
People to see.
Things to do.
Food Service Workshop sponsored by the
Oconee High School National Alumni
A Food Service Workshop sponsored by the Oconee High
School National Alumni Association, Inc. will be held April
18-22. Sanitation and safety, work ethics and customer service topics will be covered. Certificates will be awarded. For
more information and application contact coordinator
Guynell Ellington at (478) 272-0845.
Oconee High School National Alumni Association
holding a Beautillion College Preparation Workshop
Fort Valley State University will conduct a workshop at
the Oconee Cultural Center, located at Wabash Street and
Oconee Street near Oconee Gym, at 10:45 a.m. on April 23
that will focus on how to enroll in college and how to maximize the use of financial aid. This workshop will be helpful to
high school students and parents planning to attend any college. A limited number of seats will be available to the public.
Call (478) 595-8886 to reserve a seat.
Activities and Events that are open to the public
with proceeds going to a non-profit run compliments
of The Courier Herald.
Community events run two weeks prior to event date.
Georgia's jobless
rate increases slightly
to 5.5 percent
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's unemployment rate has
risen slightly to 5.5 percent.
The Georgia Department of
Labor on Thursday announced
the seasonally adjusted jobless rate for March. It was up
from 5.4 percent in February.
State Labor Commissioner
Mark Butler said that even
though the rate was up,
March was a good month for
Georgia's labor market.
The March jobless rate of
5.5 percent is down from 6.2
percent a year ago.
Set of gold teeth, watch stolen from a house
Friday, April 15, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 5a
Woman charged with
homicide after deadly bus
stop crash
ROSWELL (AP) — Homicide charges are pending
against a motorist who
crashed into a bus stop in
north Fulton County, striking
three people and killing two.
Roswell police announced
Wednesday that warrants
were issued for Teresa Rains
Fitzsimons on two counts of
homicide by vehicle and three
traffic violations stemming
from the March 17 crash.
Ca ll 272-037 5
Thank you, Gov. Deal,
for giving your voters a
taste of their own Republican
medicine. Now you know how
we Democrats feel.
Voting for Trump is like
playing Country Music
backwards. You get your
house back, your car back,
your job back and your country back.
Tell me, just how many
police cars have the Tea
Party folks burned? How
many stores have they looted
and destroyed?
I'm very optimistic
about the Atlanta Braves.
I'm almost sure they're gonna
win a game before the season's over.
The 1970s was the
greatest decade for music
and television shows. Some
people say I live in the past,
but to me they were the best.
The early 80s wasn't bad. But
what has happened now, with
music and television, I'd like
your opinion.
Puerto Rico wants to
have its cake and eat it
too. Let them become a state
and pay taxes like the rest of
us, and get all the benefits
that taxpayers receive. Puerto Rico should be a state and
bear its own burdens the
same as Georgia or any other
state.
Dublin Police
Department
A set of upper and lower
gold teeth and a man's Bulova watch were stolen from a
house on Coley Drive in East
Dublin between March 29
and 30.
The home owner didn't
notice anything when she
went home. The next day she
noticed the window's air conditioning unit was laying on
the floor. She then noticed
that the set of gold teeth and
watch were missing.
- A note was taped to the
front door of a house on
Snowhill Church Road in
Cadwell on March 27 and 30.
- A Covington man talked
with a deputy about damage
to rental property on Webb
Road in East Dublin on
March 29.
- A tag and decal to a 2007
Chevrolet C4500 were lost or
stolen on Old Savannah
Road in East Dublin between
March 27 and 28.
- A tag and decal for a
2011 trailer were lost or
stolen on Old Savannah
Road in East Dublin between
The brain constitutes 2
percent of the human body
weight, and it's getting to be
a smaller percentage in
America.
My prayer for today:
Dear God, please help me
not to become a saint. Some
of them are so difficult to tolerate.
If our self-appointed
political national committees have the power to overrule the vote of the citizens,
make rules to disqualify
those who have been selected
and appoint another, please
tell me why we bother to go
Police
Beat
March 27 and 28.
- Antique silver liberty
coins were stolen on Ball
Park Road in Cadwell between March 25 and 29.
- Someone took items from
an East Dublin man on Burma Road on March 28.
- Janice Teresa Burch, of
Wrightsville, was charged
with failing to stop in a tan
Windstar van at the intersection of South Jefferson
Street and Hughes Street on
March 29.
- A money order in the
amount of $660 was swindled on Barnes Road between Feb. 29 and March 29.
Laurens County
Sheriff's Office
- A gray 2012 Chevrolet
Malibu
was
stolen
at
Riverview Apartment on
Riverview Drive on March
29.
to the polls in the first place.
I have been a Democrat and
am now a Republican by preference. If the GOP pulls
these types of shenanigans, I
will be in favor of disbanding
both the DNC and the RNC.
Raise your hand if you
had the Phillies winning
more games than the Braves
in the first week of the season.
Somebody needs to tell
one of the candidates for
Sheriff, this is Laurens
County, not Lawrence County.
Your party's elites are
ALMANAC
- Rings went missing at
Fairview Park Hospital earlier this year.
- Lindsey Nicole Register,
34, of Dublin, was charged
with driving under the influence of drugs and expired or
no drivers license at the VA
on March 29.
- The window on a blue
Grand Cherokee was busted
out on Duncan Street on
March 29.
Editor's note: This information is public record and
was taken from reports of the
Dublin Police Department
and the Laurens County
Sheriff's Office. These reports
do not reflect on the guilt or
innocence. An "arrest" does
not always indicate incarceration. Readers are cautioned
that people may have similar
names. Police Beat does not
identify minor children, victims of sexual assault, suicide
attempts or medical conditions. Cases dismissed do not
appear if the newspaper is
notified before deadline.
going to render your votes
null and void. They're going
to steal the nomination away
from Trump, away from the
Canadian, and parachute in
somebody that they want to
run for president. And as
usual, you the voters come
last.
Wa nt to Te ll It?
K eep it 47 wo rd s
or fewer.
Keep it clean.
Keep it real .
Call 2 72-0 375
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Today is Friday, April 15,
the 106th day of 2016. There
are 260 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On April 15, 1912, the
British luxury liner RMS Titanic foundered in the North
Atlantic off Newfoundland
more than 2 1/2 hours after
hitting an iceberg; 1,514 people died, while less than half
as many survived.
On this date:
In 1850, the city of San
Francisco was incorporated.
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died nine hours
after being shot the night before by John Wilkes Booth at
Ford's Theater in Washington;
Andrew Johnson became the
nation's 17th president.
In 1920, a paymaster and a
guard were shot and killed
during a robbery at a shoe
company in South Braintree,
Massachusetts; Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were accused
of the crime, convicted and executed
amid
worldwide
protests that they hadn't received a fair trial.
In 1945, during World War
II, British and Canadian
troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp BergenBelsen. President Franklin D.
Roosevelt, who had died on
April 12, was buried at the
Roosevelt family home in Hyde
Park, New York.
In 1959, Cuban leader Fidel
Castro arrived in Washington
to begin a goodwill tour of the
United States. Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles resigned for health reasons (he
was succeeded by Christian A.
Herter).
In 1960, a three-day conference to form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) began at Shaw
University in Raleigh, North
Carolina. (The group's first
chairman was Marion Barry.)
In 1974, members of the
Symbionese Liberation Army
held up a branch of the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco; a
member of the group was SLA
kidnap victim Patricia Hearst,
who by this time was going by
the name "Tania" (Hearst later
said she'd been forced to participate).
In 1986, the United States
launched an air raid against
Libya in response to the bombing of a discotheque in Berlin
on April 5; Libya said 37 people, mostly civilians, were
killed.
In 1989, 96 people died in a
crush of soccer fans at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield,
England. Students in Beijing
launched a series of prodemocracy
protests;
the
demonstrations culminated in
a government crackdown at
Tiananmen Square.
In 1998, Pol Pot, the notorious leader of the Khmer
Rouge, died at age 73, evading
prosecution for the deaths of
two million Cambodians.
In 2013, two bombs packed
with nails and other metal
shards exploded at the Boston
Marathon finish line, killing
two women and an 8-year-old
boy and injuring more than
260.
(Suspected
bomber
Tamerlan Tsarnaev (TAM'ehr-luhn tsahr-NEYE'-ehv)
died in a shootout with police;
his brother and alleged accomplice, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (johHAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv), was
tried, convicted and sentenced
to death.)
In 2014, Boko Haram terrorists kidnapped some 276
girls from a school in northeastern Nigeria.
Ten years ago: U.S.-led
coalition forces using warplanes and artillery clashed
with a small band of militants
holed up in a house and a cave
complex
in
eastern
Afghanistan in fighting that
killed at least seven Afghan
civilians.
Five years ago: The first
of three days of tornadoes to
strike the central and southern U.S. began; according to
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration,
there were an estimated 177
twisters and at least 38 fatalities.
One year ago: Douglas
Hughes, a postal carrier from
Florida, flew a one-person gyrocopter onto the West Lawn of
the U.S. Capitol as a protest
against money in politics; he
later pleaded guilty to operating a gyrocopter without a license, a felony. Former New
England Patriots star tight
end Aaron Hernandez was
convicted in Fall River, Massachusetts, of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in
prison for a late-night shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox
News Channel's Megyn Kelly
said she met privately with
Donald Trump on Wednesday to
"clear the air" following the Republican candidate's repeated
attacks on social media.
Kelly said the two met for
about an hour at Trump Tower
in Manhattan. Speaking on her
show Wednesday night, she
gave no details of the conversation, other than to say they discussed a potential interview and
that "we hope to have news on
that soon."
"Yes, the doormen appeared
stunned when I walked in," Kelly said.
Trump confirmed the meeting during an hourlong interview on Fox's Sean Hannity
show, where a gathered audience at a Pittsburgh auditorium
booed at the mention of her
name.
"She was very, very nice,"
Trump said, noting that Fox had
requested the meeting. He offered no details of what was discussed.
"I give her a lot of credit for
doing what she did," he said.
"Let's see what happens."
Trump began criticizing Kelly on Twitter last August following the first Republican debate
on Fox, when he was angered by
a Kelly question about statements he had made about
women.
In an interview with CNN,
Trump said that "you could see
there was blood coming out of
her eyes, blood coming out of her
wherever."
In the intervening months,
Trump boycotted another debate when Fox refused to remove Kelly as a moderator, then
appeared at another debate
with her. He brings her up periodically on his Twitter feed, calling her a "lightweight reporter"
and "second-rate" and suggesting people boycott her show.
Fox, in turn, criticized Trump
for having a "sick obsession"
about Kelly and engaging in
conduct unbecoming of a presidential candidate.
While Kelly recently criticized both CNN and her Fox colleague Bill O'Reilly for not being
more supportive after Trump
pulled out of the debate, she
said Trump is welcome on her
show.
Fox said that its chief executive, Roger Ailes, has been trying to get Trump to appear on a
prime-time special Kelly is hosting on the Fox broadcasting network on May 23.
In this Jan. 28 photo, Moderator Megyn Kelly
waits for the start of the Republican presidential primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa. Kelly,
in an interview with Charlie Rose to air on CBS
"Sunday Morning" on Sunday, April 3, said she
wished colleague Bill O'Reilly had done more to
defend her when he interviewed Trump before a
January debate that the Republican skipped because he wanted Kelly removed as a moderator.
She also criticized CNN for airing portions of a
Trump rally on the night of that same debate.
(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
that claimed the life of Odin
Lloyd, a 27-year-old landscaper who was dating the sister of
Hernandez's fiancee.
Today's Birthdays: Country singer Roy Clark is 83. Actress Claudia Cardinale is 78.
Author and politician Jeffrey
Archer is 76. Rock singer-guitarist Dave Edmunds is 73. Actor Michael Tucci is 70. Actress
Lois Chiles is 69. Writer-producer Linda BloodworthThomason is 69. Actress Amy
Wright is 66. Columnist
Heloise is 65. Actor Sam McMurray is 64. Actress-screenwriter Emma Thompson is 57.
Bluegrass musician Jeff Parker is 55. Singer Samantha Fox
is 50. Olympic gold, silver and
bronze medal swimmer Dara
Torres is 49. Rock musician Ed
O'Brien (Radiohead) is 48. Actor Flex Alexander is 46. Actor
Danny Pino is 42. Actor Douglas Spain is 42. Country
singer/songwriter Chris Stapleton is 38. Actor Luke Evans
is 37. Rock musician Patrick
Carney (The Black Keys) is 36.
Actor-writer Seth Rogen is 34.
Actress Alice Braga is 33. Rock
musician De'Mar Hamilton
(Plain White T's) is 32. Actress
Emma Watson is 26. Actress
Maisie Williams is 19.
Thought for Today: "True
heroism is remarkably sober,
very undramatic. It is not the
urge to surpass all others at
whatever cost, but the urge to
serve others at whatever cost."
— Arthur Ashe, American tennis champion (1943-1993).
Fox anchor Megyn Kelly meets with Trump to 'clear the air'
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Pictured are Mayor Phil Best Sr. and representatives for Child Abuse Prevention during a recent proclamation signing declaring April 2016 as
Child Abuse Prevention Month. As part of the national observance of
Child Abuse Prevention Month, Prevent Child Abuse-Laurens, CASA,
Stepping Stone, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Laurens County, Babies
Canʼt Wait, Healthy Start, WINGS, Department of Family and Children
Services and Dublin Exchange Club have organized a public awareness
campaign to focus on prevention activities and services necessary to
eliminate child abuse. Prevent Child Abuse-Laurens is a statewide, volunteer based organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse
SWLE Entertainers
and neglect, providing numerous programs and services to all communities. The Division of Family and Children Services is the state agency
whose job is to step in and protect children from further damage; and the
agency works with neglectful and abusing parents to help them, when
possible, to become the kind of family their children need. The Laurens
County Department of Family and Children Services is part of this
statewide network that protects approximately 20,000 children every
year; and Child Protective Services staff in Laurens County is dedicated
to meeting the needs of children and improving family life. (Special photo)
Congratulations to Black Belts
Recently receiving their black belts in Taekwondo are, left to right, Ron
The Southwest Laurens Elementary Junior Beta Club visited and enter- Bixee, Mark Bell, Elizabeth Howell, Alivia Howell and Anthony Ammerman. (Special photo)
tained the Young at Heart Club in Dexter recently. (Special photo)
SWLE top spellers
Front, left to right, are Emma Garrett, runner-up
of the Southwest Laurens Elementary schoolwide spelling bee, and Hannah Meacham, winner. Both are proudly displaying their certificates with Dr. Tippett. Hannah Meacham represented SWLE in the Laurens County Spelling
Bee. (Special photo)
Saxon students go to ʻStep Up and Leadʼ
Saxon Heights students traveled to Eatonton to Rock Eagle for the annual Georgia 4-H "Step Up
and Lead" Conference. For more than a century, Georgia 4-H has provided leadership training to
young people. According to Georgia 4-H, this conference is designed for students participating
in Student Council, Beta Club, 4-H, Safety Patrol and other emerging student leaders. Organized
by the Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals, the event was open to students in
grades 4-8. (Special photo)
The Courier Herald
Hillcrest 3rd 9-weeks
honor roll announced
1st Grade
Sarah Anderson
Shamarhia Battle
Audree Brown
Kendall Chapman
Breona Cooper
RaShod Dixon
Ashley Easterling
Chasity Foreman
Ja’Niya Freeman
Cameron Goltz
Tucker Graham
Robert Haywood
Blake Hodges
Aubree Johnson
Jamarion Kemp
Jayden King
Sean Knight
MeKenzie Linsey
Andrew Luck
Trinity Mack
Nathan Masterson
Aiden McAllister
Jaydon McRae
Janiya Melton
Branden Mitchell
Armani Moore
Dianco Murray
Giovanni Nieves
John Oliver
Thomas Page
LaQuievia Parks
Charmi Patel
Wyatt Patisaul
Ja'Shen Payne
Makenley Rozier
Aubrey Rozier
Melissa Sanchez
Jurnee Smith
Mandarian Stanley
Ke'Santias Walters
RaShun Waters
Colby Williams
Zalia Williams
Smith Zellner
2nd Grade
Nyjeria Anderson
Urick Andrews
Tanaia Ashley
Mathias Baker
Brendon Bolden
Jordan Bostic
Tyler Brown
Caelon Courtenay
Zyriah Durden
Hayden Edmond
Tashawn Height
Ivyana Kennedy
Annabeth Luecke
Emma Claire McDaniel
Martavious Mitchell
Eboni Moore
Torian Morris
R'Javien Moss
Xavier Reese
Saige Stephens
Amariah Taylor
JaMya Tinsley
TyTravion Washington
Dallas Williams
Armani Williams
Amari Williams
Jilayaha Wright
3rd Grade
Tyrus Andrews
Peyton Culver
Allison Farmer
Phallen Fields
Caleb Glover
Dominick Gray
Megan Haywood
Jessica Lyman
Kailyn McDuffie
Michael Patisaul
Paris Pickard
Caitlyn Scream
Kaci Sellers
Valashjah Steward
Ashley Taylor
Amiria Thomas
Shelby Ann Thrasher
SheQueria Tinsley
4th Grade
Madilyn Adams
Amaree Burger
Tinsley Curtis
Shaquana Daniels
Coumba Diallo
Cheyenne Fennell
Kyler Graham
Blake Graham
Brooke Harris
Jamaya James
Aaron James
Diamond Kelly
Tahki Lowther
Derick McRae
Shamari Moss
Malachi O'Neal
Shayliyah Parks
Robert Patisaul
Dalton Price
Shaliyah Pugh
Olivia Scott
Region Rep Andy Dyar of GSWCC speaks to
students on the role and mission of the Districts. (Special photo)
Serenity Sparger
Nahallie Turnley
Paris White
5th Grade
Aimaya Abrams
Alexandria Bostic
Olivia Brown
Tyler Caneega
Camily Castro
Caedon Chafin
Kaniah Cooper
Alaska Daniel
Kaitlin Dekowski
Aren Flanders
Trina Fuqua
Treasuriuana Guyton
Kristina Harris
Sam Hollingsworth
Ishmon Howard
Amare Marshall
Mitchell McDaniel
India Newton
Marissa Robinson
Wakana Sawada
Jalana Smith
Sophia Solorio
Riley Sumner
Danyaal Tarar
Ski'Keriah Thompkins
Skyy Willis
On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, The Central Georgia Soil
and Water Conservation District hosted an agriculture trip
back in time for Washington and Johnson County students.
The event was held at the Waller Family Museum located in
Harrison, with help from USDA, local county agents, the Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission and the Waller
family.
Students toured the Waller family museum, which is full of
agricultural tools and equipment from the past, and enjoyed
the friendly hospitality from Mr. Glenn and Mrs. Rabun
Waller. Students were then treated to presentations from
GSWCC Region Four Representative Andy Dyar, regarding the
purpose and mission of Conservation Districts.
Scotty Thomas and Cherrie Manning from USDA discussed
opportunities with USDA and programs that were available
from their agency. District Supervisor Paul English talked
about scholarship opportunities from the David Dykes Scholarship fund. GSWCC’s David Hall finished up the program
with an overview of the Natural Resources Conservation
Workshop, held each June at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural
College.
Flyers and applications for the workshop were passed out to
each student. The group was able to view and listen to the
Central Georgia SWCD meeting that was held after the program.
Lunch was sponsored by Smith Farm Supply, located in
Sandersville, and provided by Chester Dean’s Restaurant also
from Sandersville.
Braziel announces Dublin Middle
School 3rd quarter honor roll
Raymond Braziel, principal
at Dublin Middle School is
pleased to announce that the
following
students
have
achieved honor roll status for
the third nine weeks grading
period:
6th grade
Taron Chamblee, Brooklyn
Culver, Brian Gwinn, Ethan
Jolly, Alexander O'Neal, Elizabeth Radford, Amaya Rozier,
Quentin Rozier, Kevin Tran,
Harmonie Usry, Adam Whip1)050 +BNJF #MPPNRVJTU
Principal Demme McManus is pleased to announce
the 3rd 9-weeks honor roll at
Hillcrest Elementary School.
Central Georgia SWCD
hosts ag trip for Washington,
Johnson County students
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ple and Ashanti Wright.
7th grade
Willie Allen,
Xarbrae
Chavers, Tamiyah DeVoe,
Etavis Floyd, Mya Gainey,
Quincy Howard, ChasTyana
Jones, Aviance Marshall, Brianna McRae, Austin Price,
Joshua Salter, Robin Serrant,
M.D. Snipes and Gracelyn
Williams.
8th grade
Marcus Adams, Skyriannia
Cannon, Jalen Carter, Chase
Derriso,
Taylor
Fuqua,
Genevieve Gonzales, Arianna
Hall, Terell Harris, Myra
Hodge, Sneha Kannan, Amariana Lamb, Jason Lin, Taylor
Mainor, Tykerius McRae, Feria Mercer, Jazmine Scott, Nemiah Shinholster, Jaydon
Timmons, Alexia Wallace,
Khalil White, Tierra Williams,
TaKayla Wright and Piper
Zellner.
Climbed Everest.
Blind.
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Pass It On.
Erik Weihenmayer
www.forbetterlife.org
McDonald's stores targeted by protests for $15/hour, union
The Courier Herald
NEW YORK (AP) — Protesters calling for pay of $15
an hour and a union were at
McDonald's
restaurants
around the country and overseas Thursday as part of an
ongoing push targeting the
world's biggest hamburger
chain.
The "Fight for $15" campaign says low-wage employees including airport workers,
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adjunct professors and home
care workers turned out to
show their solidarity with
fast-food workers. They say
they're targeting McDonald's
because of its ability to influence pay practices throughout
the economy.
The push is being backed
by the Service Employees International Union and began
in late 2012, with striking
Lawsuit
fast-food workers in New
York City. Since then, the
growing demonstrations have
helped make hourly pay a major political issue.
The success has prompted
organizers to expand their
push to energize new swaths
of workers to fight for higher
pay and unionization.
Organizers said strikes
and protests were planned for
These photos show a proto-type of the development.
Continued from 1a
The suit also states that
the city "has refused and continues to refuse to pay the
Plaintiff just, adequate and
reasonable compensation for
the taking of its property."
The present zoning of the
Property bears no reasonable
relation to the protection of
the health, safety, welfare or
morals of the City of Dublin,
according to the suit.
The suit also alleges that
"there will be no adverse impact to surrounding properties from the rezoning of the
Property to R-4 as requested
and no other land is located
in such a manner as to be adversely affected by the rezoning and development of the
Property as requested."
Edgefield further states in
the suit that "the application
of the R-1 classification of
zoning under the Zoning Ordinance effectively prohibits
the Plaintiff from using and
reusing its Property for the
only use to which is is reasonable and economically suited
and has the effect of freezing
the Property in its present de-
pressed condition."
The Plaintiff is asking that
the City "not be allowed to restrict use of the Property in
question to only an R-1 zoning classification and that the
ordinance be declared unconstitutional, illegal, null and
void as applied to the Property because it essentially takes
the Plaintiff's property without just compensation in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution."
The suit states that the
"Defendants were intimidated by a 'packed house' of wellmeaning but misinformed citizens who opposed the said
zoning application. Defendants denied the application
solely for political reasons."
The City, Mayor and City
Council are slated to file their
response in Laurens County
Superior Court within 30
days.
The zoning board had voted almost unanimously to deny the request in a meeting
Feb. 9. Zoning board members Jeff Davis, David Smith,
Michael Fowler, David Gay,
Jerome Pullen and J. Charlie
Volunteers
Continued from 1a
shelters, we have very few
who are trained," she said.
The Red Cross had to open
a shelter last December because of local flooding.
"We need to be better prepared for that type of situation," Bentz said. "We need to
have updated agreements and
surveys. We need to know
what we are going to do in
that type of disaster. We need
this for all six of our counties.
The person who takes that
role needs to be responsible for
reaching out and finding
places that we can shelter."
They are looking for someone to help with the food.
"We need someone to plan
those meals for the shelters,"
she said. "We need agreements with businesses to help.
We are not government funded. Each community should
help with events whenever
there is a disaster."
There are more volunteer
positions needed. Bentz said
there is a place for anybody.
"We really, really need volunteers," she said. "Some people think they can't do any-
thing because all they have is
two hours a week to give. That
something. It would be huge
for us."
Bentz stressed that the Red
Cross does not replace houses.
"We help people on their
road to recovery after the incident," she said.
The Red Cross is down on
water and snacks.
"If they can't make it over
here to drop off the items, give
us a call," Bentz said. "Maybe
there is a company that can
donate a certain amount of
drinks or snacks. Maybe the
schools can do a service activity to help us. Both the schools
and businesses have done
things like this in the past.
The water and snacks are low
and we want to make sure the
emergency workers can take
care of us when they need to.
These rescue workers deserve
our support."
To help the Red Cross, call
(478) 275-1754. Those wanting to become a volunteer can
go to the Red Cross web site at
www.redcross.org to put in
their application. People can
also go to the Red Cross office,
2311 Highway 441 South.
Special photos
Garbutt voted against the request while Barbara Martin
voted to approve it.
City Manager, and former
city attorney, Lance Jones
was contacted and stated that
he could not comment during
“pending litigation” at this
time, but said the city will be
responding within the 30
days.
The rezoning request at
City Council was represented
by L.M. Curry Jr. on behalf of
the developers.
cities
including
Boston,
Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami. In Paris, about 100 people waving red union flags
protested outside a McDonald's restaurant at Disneyland.
In New York, demonstrators were planning to march
crosstown to a Republican
gala in the early evening.
The campaign is taking
place as McDonald's Corp.
tries to reinvigorate its business and win back customers.
This week, executives met
with franchisees in Florida for
a bi-annual convention and
discussed plans for a rebound.
Lisa McComb, a McDonald's representative, said the
company gives workers access
to programs that help them
earn high school and college
degrees. She noted McDonald's raised pay last year at
company-owned stores in the
U.S., which account for about
10 percent of its more than
14,000 locations. The hike for
starting pay was for $1 above
the local minimum wage.
"We proudly invest in the
future of those who work in
McDonald's restaurants," McComb said.
CHINO, Calif. (AP) — Former Charles Manson follower
Leslie Van Houten described in
graphic detail Thursday how
she helped secure a pillow over
the head of murder victim
Rosemary La Bianca with a
lamp cord and hold her down
while someone else stabbed the
woman in her home in 1969.
Van Houten recounted the
killing during her 21st parole
hearing at the California Institution for Women, saying she
had looked off into the distance
until another Manson follower
told her to do something and
she joined in the stabbing.
"I don't let myself off the
hook. I don't find parts in any
of this that makes me feel the
slightest bit good about myself," she told the parole board
panel.
Van Houten, a one-time
homecoming princess, has
spent more than four decades
in prison for participating in
the killings of wealthy grocer
Leno La Bianca and his wife
Rosemary.
The La Biancas were
stabbed numerous times and
the word "WAR" was carved on
the stomach of Leno La Bianca.
Van Houten was the
youngest Manson followers to
take part in one of the nation's
most notorious killings after
she descended into a life of
drugs and joined Manson's cult
in the 1960s.
Behind bars, Van Houten,
now 66, has completed college
degrees and demonstrated exemplary behavior.
The La Biancas were killed
a day after other so-called
"Manson family" members
murdered actress Sharon Tate,
pregnant wife of director Roman Polanski, and four others.
The killings were the start of
what Manson believed was a
coming race war. He dubbed it
"Helter Skelter" after a Beatles
song.
Van Houten's lawyer, Rich
Pfeiffer, said in an earlier interview that she presents no
danger to the public and
should be freed.
"The only violent thing she
has ever done in her entire life
was this crime and that was
under the control of Charles
Manson," he said. "She is just
not a public safety risk, and
when you are not a public safety risk, the law says you shall
be released."
The Los Angeles County
district attorney's office declined to comment ahead of
Thursday's hearing.
Sharon Tate's sister, Debra,
has started an online petition
opposing parole for Van
Houten, saying she failed to
show remorse for years after
the crimes and can't be trusted.
At her last hearing in 2013,
a parole commissioner told Van
Houten she had failed to explain how someone as intelligent and well-bred as she could
have committed such cruel and
atrocious crimes.
Van Houten told the panel
she had been traumatized by
her parents' divorce when she
was 14, her pregnancy soon af-
ter and her mother's insistence
she have an abortion. During
the hearing, she apologized to
everyone she had harmed.
Van Houten did not participate in the Tate killings but
went along the next night
when the La Biancas were
slain. She was 19 at the time.
Her defense lawyers portrayed her as a young woman
from a good family who had
been a homecoming princess
and showed promise until she
got involved with drugs and
was recruited into Manson's
cult.
During the penalty phase of
her trial, she confessed to joining in stabbing Rosemary La
Bianca after she was dead.
Van Houten's conviction
was overturned on appeal. She
was retried twice and convicted
in 1978 of two counts of murder
and conspiracy.
Manson, 81, and other followers involved in the killings
are still jailed.
Patricia Krenwinkel and
Charles "Tex" Watson have
each been denied parole multiple times, while fellow defendant Susan Atkins died in
prison in 2009.
Former Manson follower
Bruce Davis was approved for
parole but Gov. Jerry Brown
blocked his release in 2014, citing the gravity of his offenses
and his refusal to fully accept
responsibility for his role in the
murders of a stunt man and a
musician.
Davis was not involved in
the Tate-La Bianca murders.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
In the latest clash over privacy rights in the digital age, Microsoft is suing the U.S. government over a federal law
that allows authorities to examine customer emails or online files without the individual's knowledge.
The lawsuit comes as the
tech industry is increasingly
butting heads with U.S. officials over the right to view a
wide range of information —
including emails, photos and
financial records — that customers are storing on smartphones and in so-called
"cloud" computing centers.
Microsoft says the U.S.
Justice Department is abusing
a decades-old law, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, to obtain court orders
requiring it to turn over customer files stored on its
servers, while prohibiting it
from notifying the customer.
The company says that violates its constitutional rights
of free speech and customers'
protection against unreasonable searches.
A Justice Department
spokesman said the government had no immediate comment on the lawsuit, which
was filed Thursday in Seattle
federal court.
Microsoft, which is based in
Redmond, Washington, says
authorities used the law to demand customer information
more than 5,600 times in the
last 18 months.
Ex-Manson family member Van
Houten details night of murders
Microsoft sues US over secret
demands for customer data
Friday, April 15, 2016
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around the track
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First-place Tigers hold off Falcons, 8-4
By BALI SMITH
The East Laurens Falcons
fell to first-place Metter, 8-4,
in a key Region 3AA contest
Wednesday evening at Tiger
stadium in Metter.
The Falcons gained onerun leads in both the first and
second innings, but the Tiger
offense —and strong pitching
down the stretch —proved to
be more than the battling
Falcons could handle.
“I thought our team battled
tonight against a very good
Metter team,” East Laurens
headl coach Gene Mulkey
said, “I was proud of the way
we stayed focused on the
game, refusing to give up even
when Metter took the lead.”
With one out in the top of
the first, Colby Owens drew a
walk and advanced to second
on a mishandled pickoff throw
to first. A wild pitch allowed
Owens to move to third, and
he scored when Gavin
Donaldson’s grounder was
mishandled by a Metter
infielder.
A single by Cavin Rotramel
advanced Donaldson to second
base, but both runners were
stranded when the next two
batters made outs.
In the bottom half of the
inning, the first three Metter
batters reached base on a
walk, a hit batsman and a single. A sacrifice fly scored the
Tiger’s first run, and a tworun error resulted in Metter
taking a 3-1 lead.
East Laurens battled back
in the top of the second inning,
scoring three times to take a
short-lived 4-3 lead.
With one out, Cuyler
Morris and Conner Hobbs singled to place runners at first
and second. Owens’ one-out
double plated Morris, and the
throw home got away from the
catcher. That allowed Hobbs
to slide safely home, and
Owens to advance to third. He
also scored when the throw
Trinity tennis
sends three to
state tourney
Special to The Courier Herald
Three Trinity Christian tennis players will
move on to compete in state after the Crusader
teams traveled to the Mill Creek Park Tennis
Complex in Statesboro for the Region 2AAA
Individuals Tournament.
After several hours of play, three singles
players — Madison Tate, Drew Coble and Jake
Williams — qualified for Monday’s State
Individuals Tournament at John Drew Smith
Tennis Center in Macon.
Tate defeated Hayley Parker of Edmund
Burke Academy, 6-0, 6-0, in the first round.
She won 6-2, 6-0 in the second round against
Frederica’s Megan O’Sullivan.
Tate faced eventual champion Julia Biester
of Bulloch Academy in round three and lost, 60, 6-0. She then defeated Bulloch’s Hannah
Dasher in her last match, 6-2, 6-1, to claim
third place in girls singles
Williams won in straight sets in both his
first and second round matches against Cole
Woodard from Pinewood Christian and Rob
Murray from Edmund Burke.
In the third round, EBA’s Conner Gandy
prevailed, 6-3, 6-3 to move Williams to the
match that determines third and fourth
places.
Meanwhile, Coble was working his way
through the mens singles bracket. He won 6-1,
6-2 against Ashley Clark from EBA in round
one.
In the second round against Chris Osgood
from Frederica, he fought to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory. Coble then faced longtime friend and
eventual tournament champion Alastair
Campbell from Frederica, who won in straight
sets.
down to third got away.
Metter responded like a
3AA championship team
should, scoring three times in
the bottom half of the inning
to reclaim lead it would not
relinquish. The Tigers No. 1
pitcher, Breenan Crooms,
found his pitching form, limiting the Falcons to two hits and
no runs over the final four
innings.
The Tigers scored their
final two runs in the bottom
half of the fifth to increase
their lead to 8-4. The game
ended on a double play in the
top half of the seventh inning.
Starting Falcon pitcher
Austin Scott pitched two complete innings, giving up two
hits and three walks. He also
hit four Metter batters hit by
pitches while giving up four
earned runs.
Collin Willhouse pitched
the final four innings, allowing five hits and three walks
with one strikeout. Willhouse
gave up four runs, but only
two were earned due to an
error.
“Metter record is 16-5 for a
reason,” Mulkey said. “They
are a tough team to beat and
are well-coached. I am proud
of what our team has accomplished this season. We knew
coming into our season that
we would be young, but I
never thought that by the end
of the season we would be
starting five sophomores and
a freshmen for many of our
games.
“We have a big game on the
road against Jefferson County
Friday evening. If we win, we
will make the playoffs as the
No. 3 seed in our region. I
really believe making the
playoffs will pay huge dividends for our young squad for
next season.”
The Falcons can finish in
third place even with a loss to
Jefferson County. If Metter
beats Screven County later
BATTLING FOR PLAYOFF POSITION
Coach Gene Mulkeyʼs Falcons can clinch regionʼs
No. 3 seed with win at Jefferson County.
this week, East Laurens will
still be the No. 3 seed. If
Screven beats Metter and the
Falcons lose to Jefferson, the
Falcons will finish in fourth
place.
Special photos
MOVING ON
Trinityʼs Madison Tate (left), Drew Coble (center) and Jake Williams qualified for the State Individuals Tournament.
The loss moved him to a matchup against
teammate Jake Williams to determine third
and fourth places for state tournament seeding. The two weary teammates locked horns in
the first set, with Coble taking it 7-6 (10-8) in a
tiebreaker. He closed the deal 6-3 in the second
set to claim third, with Williams taking fourth.
Coble played an incredible 74 games of tennis on the day.
In girls singles play, Trinity’s Amelia Gay
won 6-1,6-2 over Ginny Lane Crawford from
EBA. In an unlucky draw, she faced No. 1seed
and eventual champ Biester from Bulloch in
Round Two and went down 6-0, 6-0.
Trinity’s Michelle Hauber faced Bulloch’s
Dasher in her first round and lost 6-0, 6-1.
The TCS doubles team of Angelynn Johnson
and Demi Hester fought hard with
Cauthen/Mathis from Bulloch but were edged
out 6-3, 7-5 in the opening round.
Trinity’s Savannah Hutto and Mary Ansley
Tate drew a first-round bye in but went down
6-2, 6-4 in the second round against a tough
Boykin/Kauber duo from Bulloch.
The Crusaders Allen Mills faced eventual
second-place finisher Gandy from EBA in
WLʼs Stuckey signs with Campbellsville
By BALI SMITH
West
Laurens
senior
Brandon Stuckey has signed
a letter of intent to play football this fall for the
Campbellsville University
Tigers.
The Raider wide receiver
signed the scholarship papers
Wednesday at a ceremony in
the high school’s media center.
“I just praise God that
another one of our players
will be able to use his abilities that the Lord blessed
him with to further his education,” West Laurens head
coach Stacy Nobles said,
“Brandon was a great player
for us this past season. He
worked hard on the field and
was able to get his test scores
up in the classroom, which
gave him some options to
attend college and continue
playing football. I am very
happy for Brandon and his
family for this opportunity.”
During the 2015 West
Laurens football campaign,
Stuckey averaged 18 yards
per catch with 21 receptions
for 321 yards. He also ran for
118 yards on 20 carries from
his slot position in the Raider
offense.
“Brandon played a key
role in our offense both as a
receiver and by running the
football in certain situations,” said Nobles. “He also
played a vital role as a safety
on defense against teams
that threw the ball a lot.”
Stuckey was honored by
being selected as a second-
File photo/Rodney Manley
Photo by Bali Smith
FUTURE TIGER
With his family and coach Stacy Nobles, Stuckey signs letter of intent.
team All-Region 2AAAA wide
receiver and a first-team AllHeart of Georgia selection.
Stuckey described signing
the scholarship papers as a
“special feeling.”
“When I visited the university, the coaches and players I met made me feel very
comfortable, and I liked the
college atmosphere,” he said.
“I am very excited about signing the scholarship today. I
want to use this opportunity
to get a degree, which will
help me and my family in the
future.
“I would like to thank
Coach Nobles, his coaching
staff, my teammates and anyone who encouraged me while
I attended West Laurens
High School for their help and
support. I would also like to
thank my family ... especially
my mom, for everything they
have done for me.”
Campbellsville University
is a private university located
in Campbellsville, Ky., that
was founded in 1906 as a
Baptist institution.
A member of the MidSouth
Conference West Division of
the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics, the
Tiger football team won its
second consecutive division
championship and participated in the NAIA playoffs in
2015.
The Tigers were ranked
12th in the spring edition of
the NAIA Football Coaches
Top 25 poll.
round one and was defeated 6-0, 6-0.
Trinity’s Garrett Dixon and Chris Young
gave it all they had and defeated a tough
Frederica doubles team of Bauer/Cate in a grueling 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 match.
It took its toll in round two when they faced
a rested team of Hobbs/Kicklighter from
Pinewood, who had a bye in round one. The
Spartans won 6-1, 6-1.
The team of Christian Crowson and
Branson Taylor also played doubles for the
Crusaders but were eliminated 6-3, 6-4 by
Deal/Thomas from Bulloch in round one.
After final-night party, time
to get to business in NBA
By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer
Between Kobe Bryant's last call and the Warriors' last win,
the final night of the NBA season was party time.
Now, time to get down to business.
Overshadowed by the delirium of a memorable night in
California, the postseason field was finally set after six of the
eight matchups still weren't determined when play began.
Houston earned the only postseason spot that was available
with a 116-81 victory over Sacramento, giving the Rockets the
No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, a playoff rematch with
record-setting Golden State, and officially making Bryant's final
game nothing more than a ceremony.
Utah would have finished eighth with a Rockets loss and a
victory over the Lakers in Los Angeles, but the Jazz lost anyway
when Bryant scored 60 points in a scintillating final performance before retirement.
So, goodbye Kobe.
Let's focus on the teams that will still be playing when the
postseason opens with four games Saturday and four on Sunday.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
No. 4 ATLANTA (48-34) vs. No. 5 BOSTON (48-34).
The Hawks were one of the big losers of the final week of the
regular season, dropping their final two games to fall out of the
No. 3 seed. Boston joined the two other teams that tied them
with its rally from 26 points to beat Miami 98-88.
"When you find out how that (Heat-Celtics) game went, I
think it's natural to (think that) you could be the '3.' But I don't
think it's something to dwell on or spend much time on," Hawks
coach Mike Budenholzer said. "I think it's time to kind of get
ready for this weekend."
No. 1 CLEVELAND (57-25) vs. No. 8 DETROIT (44-38).
The Pistons will start their first postseason since 2009 in the
same place they ended the regular season. Detroit beat
Cleveland 112-110 in overtime on Wednesday and won two of
three meetings during the regular season.
Nothing could be taken from Wednesday, though, since
LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love sat out, as did key
Pistons. Detroit won another matchup when Irving was injured.
"It's not enough of a sample size to say, 'Wow, why did you
have so much success?'" Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy said.
"We won two out of three. It's not like we won 20 out of 30."
No. 2 TORONTO (56-26) vs. No. 7 INDIANA (45-37).
The Raptors went 3-1 against the Pacers during their best
regular season in franchise history, though Toronto coach
Dwane Casey remembers that "they spanked us really good at
their place," referring to a Pacers rout in December, and called
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Friday, April 15, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2b
QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE
TODAY
AUTO RACING
11 a.m.
FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Series, Food City 500, practice,
at Bristol, Tenn.
12:30 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity
Series, Bristol 300, practice, at
Bristol, Tenn.
3 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity
Series, Bristol 300, final practice, at Bristol, Tenn.
4 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Series, Food City 500, qualifying, at Bristol, Tenn.
3 a.m. (Saturday)
NBCSN — Formula 1 Series,
Chinese Grand Prix, qualifying,
at Shanghai
BOXING
10 p.m.
SHO — Nikolay Potapov vs.
Stephon
Young,
bantamweights, at Verona, N.Y.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
8 p.m.
FS1 — Oklahoma at TCU
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — Jordan Brand
Classic, East vs. West, at
Brooklyn, N.Y.
GOLF
6:30 a.m.
GOLF — European PGA Tour,
Real Club Valderrama Open de
Espana, second round, at
Sotogrande, Spain
10:30 a.m.
GOLF — European PGA Tour,
Real Club Valderrama Open de
Espana, second round, at
Sotogrande, Spain
Noon
GOLF — Champions Tour,
Mitsubishi Electric Classic, first
round, at Duluth, Ga.
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour, RBC
Heritage, second round, at
Hilton Head Island, S.C.
7 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour, Lotte
Championship, third round, at
Oahu, Hawaii
MLB BASEBALL
2 p.m.
MLB — Colorado at Chicago
Cubs
10 p.m.
MLB — San Francisco at L.A.
Dodgers or Arizona at San
Diego
NHL HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Stanley Cup playoffs, first round, game TBA
10 p.m.
NBCSN — Stanley Cup playoffs, first round, game TBA
SOCCER
2:20 p.m.
FS1 — Bundesliga, Borussia
Mönchengladbach at Hannover
96
Prep Schedule
FRIDAY
Baseball
East Laurens at Jefferson Co. ,
5:30 p.m.
West Laurens at Howard, 5 p.m.
Soccer
East Laurens at Harlem,
5:30 p.m.
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Monta Ellis a "human scoring
machine."
"So we have our work cut
for us," Casey said. "I think
it'll be an exciting series from
both sides. I think we're prepared, they're prepared, so it's
going to be an exciting series."
No. 3 MIAMI (48-34) vs.
No. 6 CHARLOTTE (48-34).
The Heat ended up taking a
detour to what looked like a
simple path to the No. 3 seed.
Miami was cruising toward
a victory in Boston, but the
Heat were limited to five
points in the third quarter and
blew a 26-point lead in a 98-88
loss. Still, they finished third
anyway by winning a four-way
tiebreaker when Atlanta fell
to Washington.
"Everything works in mysterious
ways,"
Miami's
Dwyane Wade said. "We ended
up with the third seed and
we're at home, but that guarantees nothing."
WESTERN CONFERENCE
No. 1 GOLDEN STATE
(73-9) vs. No. 8 HOUSTON
(41-41).
Houston earned a second
shot at Golden State, a year
after losing in five games to the
eventual NBA champions in
the Western Conference finals.
The Rockets then fired
coach Kevin McHale early in a
turbulent
season,
but
regrouped and won three
Compelling questions...
and maybe a few actual answers
3 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM
DUCK COMMANDER 500
1. Pole jinx?
Last Friday at Texas brought win No. 160 for
Kyle. ASSOCIATED PRESS/LARRY PAPKE
Could Kyle Busch possibly be
underrated?
No driver has won a Cup race from
the pole position this season. Brad
Keselowski captured Las Vegas after
starting fourth. Jimmie Johnson won
his two races starting 19th on the
grid. Texas pole winner Carl Edwards
finished seventh. Has the pole become
bad luck?
In a way, yes, it seems so. He didn’t just win
back-to-back Cup races the past two weeks,
but swept the weekend each week (Truck and
Cup Series at Martinsville, Xfinity and Cup at
Texas). He’s now up to 161 wins — 36 in Cup,
80 in Nationwide/Xfinity, 45 in Trucks. And he’s
only 30.
2. Lap leader
Why isn’t it a bigger deal?
Martin Truex Jr. had the dominant
car at Texas Motor Speedway, leading
six different times for a race-high 141
laps. Unfortunately, one of those laps
was not the last lap. He finished sixth.
“It’s frustrating, but that’s the way it
goes,” said Truex, who lost the lead on
the last restart.
Two things, I’m guessing. First, many fans
and some media don’t like the idea of bigleague Cup guys “stealing” wins in the lower
divisions. But Kyle isn’t the only one moonlighting; he’s just winning a lot more often than
the others. And secondly, you know, Kyle isn’t
exactly a universally loved racer.
Banana and mayo?
3. Brain twister
Can you name each race winner of
the last NASCAR Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series
events? Well, actually, it’s the same
guy. Kyle Busch swept the Truck-Cup
weekend at Martinsville, then the
Xfinity-Cup weekend at Texas. He’s
Carl Edwards was all smiles after winning the pole at Texas Motor Speedway. Not so much after finishing seventh in the race. GETTY IMAGES/JARED C.
TILTON
— Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@
news-jrnl.com
running out of brooms.
Ken Willis has been covering
NASCAR for The Daytona Beach
News-Journal for 27 years. Reach
him at [email protected]
3 THINGS TO WATCH
1. Clint crumbling
Talk about a driver who needs a
win. Clint Bowyer’s winless streak
has stretched to 120 races. His last
Cup victory (eighth career) was near
the end of the 2012 season with the
now-defunct Waltrip Racing. Bowyer
was hoping to turn it around during his
one-year stint at HScott Motorsports,
but has yet to score a top-10 finish.
His best finish was 18th at California.
He told kickinthetires.net, “I'm pretty
miserable right now.”
2. Short-tracking
The NASCAR Cup Series short-track
schedule resumes with back-to-back
races at Bristol Motor Speedway and
Richmond International Raceway. At
Bristol, Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano
have each won twice in the past five
races there. Richmond winners, as
usual, are all over the map. The past
eight races have produced eight different winners. The streak started in 2011
with Kyle Busch at the first Richmond
race.
3. No repeats
Lap 295 at Texas won’t go in the
Richard Childress Racing highlight
reel. All three RCR drivers — Austin
Dillon, Paul Menard and Ryan
Newman — were involved in a 13-car
melee. Newman finished best-in-class
when he limped his No. 31 Chevy
home to a 17th-place finish. The saving
grace here is that none of the RCR
cars bumped into each other to ignite
It’s the combo, on white bread, Junior Earnhardt recently made famous on Twitter. They’ll
sell them for $4 at Bristol this week and donate
proceeds to Junior’s foundation. If you really
want to crash the diet, though, go with Elvis’
favorite: Peanut butter and banana on white
bread, browned in a skillet. Anyone
else suddenly hungry?
GODWIN’S PICKS
FOR FOOD CITY 500
Clint Bowyer, left, is counting the
days to when he takes the wheel
from Tony Stewart in the No. 14
Stewart-Haas Racing entry in 2017.
WINNER: Kyle Busch
REST OF TOP 5: Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano,
Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
FIRST ONE OUT: Chase Elliott
DARK HORSE: Kasey Kahne
DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Busch continues
building momentum during this
hot streak.
GETTY IMAGES/JARED C. TILTON
the big crash. Still, this will come up in
debriefing.
— Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@
news-jrnl.com
Godwin Kelly is the Daytona
Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered
NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him
at [email protected]
KEN WILLIS’ TOP 10 NASCAR DRIVER RANKINGS
KYLE
BUSCH
Fairly
obvious #1
right now
JIMMIE
JOHNSON
Only one
Bristol win in
28 starts
CARL
EDWARDS
With any
luck, will win
a bunch
KEVIN
HARVICK
1-for-30 at
Bristol
JOEY
LOGANO
Hasn’t
ruffled feathers in a few
weeks
DENNY
HAMLIN
Prefers the
Bristol in
Virginia
KURT
BUSCH
125 overall
wins behind
Kyle
JUNIOR
EARNHARDT
Showed
signs of life at
Texas
CHASE
ELLIOTT
Middle name
is Clyde
BRAD
KESELOWSKI
Mr. Hunch
likes him this
week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Playoffs
straight to get the matchup
against record-setting Stephen
Curry and the winningest
team in NBA history.
"We sat here at the beginning of the year thinking the
playoffs wouldn't have been
this big of a struggle, so we
had expectations of making
the playoffs," Rockets coach
J.B. Bickerstaff said. "So, now
we have to get busy."
No. 2 SAN ANTONIO (6715) vs. No. 7 MEMPHIS (42-40).
The Grizzlies looked like
they could finish fifth even
after the crushing injuries to
Marc Gasol and Mike Conley,
but a four-game losing streak
to end the season dropped
them down to seventh and a
much-tougher matchup with
the Spurs.
Not an impossible, one. The
Grizzlies beat even longer
odds to oust the Spurs five
years ago, when the Spurs
were the No. 1 seed in the
West
and
eighth-seeded
Memphis stunned them in the
opening round.
No. 3 OKLAHOMA CITY
(55-27) vs. No. 6 DALLAS
(42-40).
The Mavericks had a
chance to finish fifth headed
to the final night of the regular season but will settle for
sixth after they could have
dropped all the way to seventh. But they were spared
another postseason matchup
with the Spurs with the
Grizzlies' loss at Golden State.
"All of the teams up there
are incredibly good," the Mavs'
Dirk Nowitzki said. "It's going
to be an uphill battle whoever
we face. But we're going to
sure try, battle like we did the
last few weeks and see what
happens."
No. 4 LA CLIPPERS (5329) vs. No. 5 PORTLAND
(44-38).
Two of the hottest teams in
the NBA heading to their firstround matchup, and the
Clippers would have come in
on an even bigger roll had
they needed their game in
Phoenix on Wednesday.
They didn't, so they left the
stars home in a loss that
snapped their six-game winning
streak. Still, they won 10 of 12
heading into the postseason.
"We were just having fun,"
the Clippers' Austin Rivers
said. ß
NBA
NBA FINAL STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Pct
y-Toronto
56
26
.683
x-Boston
48
34
.585
New York
32
50
.390
Brooklyn
21
61
.256
Philadelphia 10
72
.122
Southeast Division
W
L
Pct
y-Miami
48
34
.585
x-Atlanta
48
34
.585
x-Charlotte
48
34
.585
Washington 41
41
.500
Orlando
35
47
.427
Central Division
W
L
Pct
z-Cleveland 57
25
.695
x-Indiana
45
37
.549
x-Detroit
44
38
.537
Chicago
42
40
.512
Milwaukee
33
49
.402
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Pct
y-San Antonio 67
15
.817
x-Dallas
42
40
.512
x-Memphis
42
40
.512
x-Houston
41
41
.500
New Orleans 30
52
.366
Northwest Division
W
L
Pct
y-Oklahoma City55 27
.671
x-Portland
44
38
.537
Utah
40
42
.488
Denver
33
49
.402
Minnesota
29
53
.354
GB
—
8
24
35
46
GB
—
—
—
7
13
GB
—
12
13
15
24
GB
—
25
25
26
37
GB
—
11
15
22
26
Pacific Division
W
L
Pct
GB
-Golden State 73
9
.890
—
x-L.A. Clippers53
29
.646
20
Sacramento 33
49
.402
40
Phoenix
23
59
.280
50
L.A. Lakers 17
65
.207
56
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
NBA Daily Playoff Glance
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Saturday, April 16
Indiana at Toronto, 12:30 p.m.
Houston at Golden State, 3:30 p.m.
Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 17
Detroit at Cleveland, 3 p.m.
Charlotte at Miami, 5:30 p.m.
Memphis at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Monday, April 18
Dallas at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Houston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
MLB
National League
East Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Washington
6
1
.857
—
Philadelphia
5
5
.500
2½
Miami
3
4
.429
3
New York
3
5
.375
3½
Atlanta
0
8
.000
6½
Wednesday
Washington 3, Atlanta 0
Thursday
Atlanta at Washington, 4:05 p.m.
Friday
Atlanta (W.Perez 0-0) at Miami (Chen 0-0),
7:10 p.m.
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32x80 General 4BR , Den, Fireplace,
Heat pump, set up & delivered. Call:
478-275-0867
405
RENTALS
STORAGE
Cleanest Storage
Garnerʼs U Store
272-3724
Strange Mini Storage Best Prices!
Call 478-275-1592
425
APARTMENTS
SHAMROCK VILLAGE
APARTMENTS
1, 2 & 3 bedrooms units, fully furnished kitchens, central heat & air,
on-site management and maintenance. Rental assistance available
on most units. 1606 South Jefferson
Street. 478-272-8610 Equal Housing Opportunity
427
DUPLEX
DUPLEX: 2BR/2BA apt. $585/mo.
Piano for sale. Call: 478-278-3766
after 7pm.
VOCATIONAL
TOKYO
(AP)
—
A
chimpanzee fled from a zoo in
northern Japan and tried
desperately to avoid being
captured by climbing an
electric pole.
Not for long.
Chacha, the male chimp,
was on the loose nearly two
hours Thursday after it
disappeared
from
the
Yagiyama Zoological Park in
Sendai, the city that's hosting
finance ministers from the
Group of Seven industrialized
nations in May.
TV footage showed Chacha
perched
atop
the
pole,
agitated and screaming at zoo
workers below. Even after
being hit by a sedative arrow
in
the
back,
Chacha
desperately tried to escape,
dangling from a power line.
He finally gave up and fell
head down into a blanket
held by a dozen workers on
the
ground.
It's
not
immediately clear if he
survived.
Zoo
officials
are
investigating how he escaped.
USED CARS
AND MOTORS
For Sale: 1998 International Trac-
tor Day Cab. $5500. 478-2721092 leave message
GENERAL SERVICES
725
LAWN SERVICES
Cumberland Island National
Seashore contains the ruins
of Dungeness, the once
magnificent Carnegie estate.
In addition, wild horses graze
among wind swept dunes.
The City of Savannah was
the first steamship to cross
the Atlantic.It sailed from
Georgia.
Lost or Found: Three Days FREE!
Chacha,
the
male
chimp, falls off an
electric pole, after
being hit by a sedative
arrow
in
Japan,
Thursday, April 14.
(Kyodo News via AP)
Place your
Yard Sale
in The Courier Herald
6 LINES ~ plus ~
a YARD SALE KIT
with all the tools you need
for success!!
GENERAL
HELP WANTED
Help Wanted: CDL driver 2yrs exp.
478-272-1092 leave message.
505
Timʼs Lawn Care & Pressure
Washing. Call 478-290-1632
Karcher G-2600 Pressure washer
w/all attachment. Used once/under
warranty. $375 Call: 478-246-9475
CDL Van Drivers Needed
SE Carrier/ 500 mile radius, no touch
freight, drop & hook, 24 hour delivery, home weekend, .48 p/mile & full
per diem pay. Call 912-375-3366, ext
311.310
VEHICLES FOR SALE
Land for Sale: Hunting & Recreation tract, 168 acres, Wilkinson Co.
$1,115 per acre. 478-741-8742
ACREAGE
Roche Farm & Garden.
15 temp diversified farm workers
needed 5/2/16 to 1/3/17. Workers
will perform various tasks involved
in planting, cultivating & harvesting
crops according to supervisor instructions. Workers may perform
hand cultivation, weeding & hoeing
& may aid in irrigation. Must have
3 months verifiable experience
hand harvesting produce and affirmative, verifiable job references.
Random drug testing at employer's
expense. Guaranteed 3/4 of contract hours. Tools, supplies, equip.
provided at no cost. Conditional
housing provided for non-commuting workers. Transportation & subsistence reimbursed to worker
upon completion of 50% of contract, or earlier if appropriate. EOE.
$10.59/hr. or applicable piece rate.
Worksites in Lexington SC. Report
or send a resume to nearest GA
DOL office or call 478-275-6532 &
ref. #658651. Walter P. Rawl &
Sons, Inc. – Pelion, SC
Houses & apts. Dublin, Soperton,
East Dublin and Rentz area. Rent
from $400 up. Call 478-488-1771.
REAL ESTATE
351
Chimp flees Japan zoo, caught
after falling from power pole
HOMES FOR RENT
Cleaning opening---Houses & Offices. 478-494-4099
The annual Masters Golf $585 dep. 1yr lease. Non smokers,
GOT BED BUGS? You can get rid Tournament is played at the no pets. Owner/Agent: 595-0240
of them yourself. Buy complete Augusta National in Augusta
"Love is doing small things with
line of Harris Bed Bug Products at every first week of April.
great love."
-Mother Teresa
310
440
20
$
Only
Full-time Salaried RN position available
Use your skills to supervise client care and services and assist with staff
training. You will have the flexibility to plan your schedules and ResCare.
Our parent company offers you a wide array of employee benefits.
Call office for more details: 478-272-1521. Position in Dublin.
Qualified candidates should apply at www.rescarehomecare.com
EOE/M/F/D/V
Timber and Timberland For Sale
Laurens County
325.9 +/- Acres (Three tracts)
Offered by Sealed Bid
Bid Opening - May 11, 2016 - 2:00PM
For A Bid Package and Prospectus:
www.gaforester.com
Sullivan Realty
229.928.4041
00
for 3 days!
Call 478-272-5522 or email
[email protected]
Ad must include
address of sale and
must be prepaid
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
GARFIELD
The Courier Herald
Friday, April 15, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 4b
BY JIM DAVIS
OVERBOARD
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BY JEFF CORRIVEAU
CROSSWORD PUZZLER
CELEBRITIES BORN ON
THIS DAY: Emma Watson, 26; Seth
Rogen, 34; Emma Thompson, 57;
Roy Clark, 83.
Happy Birthday: Plan to
have some fun. Step outside your
comfort zone and try new things.
Make a point to enjoy life instead of
watching it pass you by. Sign up for
new adventures and explore new
ways to use your skills. Express
your feelings with passion. This is a
year to make progress, so take the
initiative and make your dreams
come true. Your numbers are 9, 13,
23, 25, 32, 37, 41.
ARIES (March 21-April
19): Donʼt wait for things to happen
or come to you. Launch your ideas
and plans without hesitation. If you
donʼt make an effort, you will regret
it. Take the plunge and celebrate
your initiative with someone you
love. 5 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May
20): Make plans. A day trip or program that encourages improvement
or self-awareness will result in a
feeling of satisfaction. Donʼt give in
to emotional melodrama. Instead,
opt to do something that contributes
to your personal growth. 2 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June
20): Donʼt give in to temptation.
Clear up clutter and organize an
event that will bring in extra cash.
Put unwanted items up for sale. You
will meet someone interesting if you
engage in conversations that are
geared toward sharing memories
and dreams. 4 stars
CANCER (June 21-July
22): Believe in your ideas and donʼt
let anyone discourage you from pursuing your dreams. Make changes
at home that will help you feel more
comfortable and secure. A partnership discussion will help you make a
long-term decision. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
Look for a unique solution. Take
something that has worked in the
past and give it new life by incorporating current trends. Donʼt neglect
your love life. Include someone you
love in your plans and sparks will fly.
3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22): Donʼt fold under pressure. Take
a position of leadership and make
your voice count. Aim to stabilize a
situation with practical and affordable suggestions, and you will impress someone who can help you
get what you want. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
Youʼll fluctuate when it comes to
emotional matters. Do what your
heart tells you, not what someone
else wants you to do. Giving in will
lead to regret, so donʼt lose sight of
your dream. Passion is highlighted.
4 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21): Share your plans with someone
you love and be willing to make
some compromises if it will enable
you to follow through with your
plans. Listen to suggestions and
you will bypass an obstacle that you
didnʼt anticipate. 2 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Not everyone will be open
and honest with you. Steer clear of
those who practice bad habits, and
opt instead to spend time with the
people who you know are supportive and eager to help. Romance will
improve your life. 5 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Pay attention to domestic
matters and donʼt let outside influences ruin your plans. A property
deal or investment looks promising.
Build up equity and pay down debts.
Donʼt be tempted by a fast-talking
sales agent. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18): Keep an open mind and you will
have far more fun when dealing with
friends and family. Reconnecting
with an old friend or exercise buddy
will lift your spirits and get you back
into a healthy routine. Romance is
highlighted. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20): Someone will take advantage
of your generosity. Be careful when
dealing with people who want something for nothing. Put your time and
effort into personal gain, not helping
someone else get ahead. A partnership will offer an unusual resource.
3 stars
Birthday Baby: You are
progressive, daring and emotional.
You are dedicated and enthusiastic.
Eugeniaʼs website — eugenialast.com, Eugeniaʼs android
app @ http://bit.ly/exhoro and join
Eugenia
on
twitter/facebook/linkedin.
Theatre Dublin
Miss East Laurens
Princess Pageant
Saturday, April 16th
2:00 PM
Presents
FOR THEATRE BOOKING AND INFORMATION, CALL MAIN STREET DUBLIN AT
478-277-5074 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.THEATREDUBLINGA.COM