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Friday, March 11, 2016
Harrell qualifies
to run for sheriff
Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040 • 478-272-5522
Paging the students
March 11, 2016
1ST FIND MY SHEEP YOUTH REVIVAL
Volume 102, No. 49, Pub. No 161860
B y P AYT O N T O WNS III
Incumbent Bill Harrell
qualified for sheriff on Thursday.
As of now, Harrell, who
qualified as a Democrat, will
face Marshall Floyd or Larry
Dean, who both qualified for
sheriff earlier in the week as
Republicans.
Also on Thursday, Incumbent Jackie H. Dalton qualified
for Clerk of Court as a Republican.
In the county election, the
following qualified as Republicans in their race:
- Incumbent Richard Stan-
7:00 p.m.
East Laurens High Football Field
Sponsored by: East Laurens FCA, Street
Soldiers for Christ
Admission: Can or Dry Food item or
clothing
March 11, 2016
ST. PATRICK'S RAIDER INVITATIONAL
BAND FESTIVAL
Friday 9:00 a.m.
West Laurens High School Gym, 3692
Hwy 257, Dexter
Sponsored by: Michael Dukes, West
Laurens Bands
Admission: Free
March 11, 2016
EASTER SEALS-CENTURY 21
DURDEN & KORNEGAY
GOLF CLASSIC
ley for coroner;
- Incumbent Ralph Jackson
for tax commissioner;
- Jeff Davis for County Commissioner District 3; and
- Incumbent Trae Kemp for
County Commissioner District
2.
In non-partisan races, the
following qualified:
- Incumbent Tom Bobbitt for
magistrate court judge;
- Incumbent Helen Harper
for probate court judge;
- Incumbent Kenny Payne
for county school board district
3; and
See QUALIFYING page 8a
Lunch - 11:00 a.m. Tee off - 1:00 p.m.
Dublin Country Club, 689 Country Club Rd.
Sponsored by: Easter Seals of Middle
Georgia
March 11 - 12, 2016
SHAMROCK YOUR RIDE
March 11, 11:00 - 2:00 p.m. March 12,
10:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Morris Bank, 301 Bellevue Ave.
Sponsored by: Morris Bank
All proceeds donated to CASA
Cost: $5.00 per Shamrock
March 12, 2016
IRISH BALLOON FEST
Morning Launch and Evening Balloon
Glow
Southern Pines, 575 Southern Pines Rd.
Sponsored by: Dublin-Laurens St. Patrick’s
Committee
Admission: Free; Weather permitting
March 12, 2016
LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Oconee Regional Library, 801 Bellevue Rd.
Sponsored by: Oconee Regional Library
Admission: Free
March 12, 2016
DUBLIN-LAURENS DISTINGUISHED
YOUNG WOMEN
7:00 p.m.
Theatre Dublin, 314 Academy Ave.
Sponsored by: Dublin Exchange Club
Admission: $12.00
March 12, 2016
LITTLE MISS COLLEEN PAGEANT
2:00 p.m.
Dublin Mall, 2005 Veterans Blvd.
Sponsored by: Dublin Mall
Entry Fee: $50.00 for contestants
Admission: Free
March 12, 2016
ST. PATRICK’S RACQUETBALL
TOURNAMENT
9:00 a.m.
Fairview Fitness Center, 200 Industrial
Blvd.
Sponsored by: Fairview Fitness Center
To enter call 478-274-3990
Entry Fee: Free
March 14 - 17, 2016
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ELHS freshmen Tazavia Davis, Matthew NeSmith and Noah Ward
enjoy their day being Pages in the Georgia Legislature.
Special Photo
ELHS freshmen spend a day taking
messages in Georgia Legislature
By P AYTON TOWNS III
East Laurens High School
freshmen Tazavia Davis,
Matthew NeSmith and Noah
Ward spent Monday being
Pages in the Georgia Legislature.
Their journey to the state
capitol building began when
Ward was flipping through
his textbook during Honor's
American Government class,
which is taught by Terri
Kerr.
"He saw a kid with a representative and asked Mrs.
Kerr if ‘we could do something like that?'" She talked
with Representative Matt
Hatchett's secretary. They
chose a date and we went,"
NeSmith said.
Davis liked the chance to
go to the capitol.
"I used to live in Atlanta,
so it was fun to return," she
ELHS teacher Terri Kerr, Ward, Davis and
NeSmith meet with State Representative
Matt Hatchett on Monday.
Special Photo
said. "I learned about the
bills. I got paged and had to
get bills from the senate and
give them to someone in the
House of Representatives."
Ward said the lobbyists
try to get the legislatores to
See PAGE page 8a
March 15, 2016
LEPRECHAUN CONTEST
7:00 p.m.
Theatre Dublin, 314 Academy Ave.
Sponsored by: Leadership Dublin-Laurens
Admission: Adults $5.00. Children 3-12
years $3.00. Under 3 Free.
March 16, 2016
ST. PATRICK'S YOUTH RALLY
7:00 p.m.
Trinity Christian School, 200 Trinity Rd.
Sponsored by: Trinity Christian School
Admission: Free
March 17, 2016
EXCHANGE CLUB PANCAKE SUPPER
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Dublin Middle School, 1501 N. Jefferson
St.
Sponsored by: Dublin Exchange Club
Tickets: $7.00 in Advance. $8.00 at the
Door.
March 17, 2016
33RD ANNUAL IRISH CHAMBER
BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m.
Dublin Country Club, 689 Country Club Rd.
Sponsored by: Dublin Laurens Chamber of
Commerce
Admission: Prior to March 11th $20; after
March 11th $25
No cancellations, refunds or credits after
March 11th.
Index
Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . 2a
Hometown. . . . 3a, 6a, 7a
Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . 4a
Weather. . . . . . . . . . . . 5a
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . 1b,2b
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . 3b
Entertainment . . . . . . . 4b
Getting a taste of Winshape Camp
Children participated in games during the Windshape Road Crew event,
a St. Patrickʼs Festival event at First Baptist Church on Wednesday.
See more photos on page 8a. (Photo by Payton Towns III)
Photo by Sandy Aldridge
Senator Ross Tolleson presents a check to Mayor Phil Best
as city staff and councilmen look on.
Tolleson donates $2,000 to Riverwalk
B y S A ND Y A L D R ID G E
Ross Tolleson, former
State Senator for the Dublin
area, presented a gift of
$2,000 to the City of Dublin
Thursday afternoon at City
Hall to be used for the proposed Riverwalk Project.
Rebecca McWilliam, director of Tourism for DublinLaurens County, said Senator Tolleson contacted Mayor
Phil Best recently to inquire
about projects that he might
be able to help with a donation.
See DONATES page 8a
Skyrianna Cannon is the first Dublin Middle
School student to earn a Master Office
Specialist Master certification in Word.
Special Photo
DMS eighth grader
earns a MOS
Master certification
Sp e c ia l to Th e Co u r i e r
He r a ld
The email required a double-take from Dublin Middle
School computer teacher Lauren Helton, and subsequent
research to uncover just what
eighth grader Skyrianna Cannon had accomplished.
“I had to look it up,” Helton
said chuckling.
Cannon is the first Dublin
Middle Schooler ever to earn a
Master Office Specialist Master certification in Word, garnering interest from program
coordinator Certiport.
“We are impressed and
wondered if this student
might be willing to be named
on a blog post on our website,”
said Allison Yrungaray, Senior Public Relations Manager.
Unlike the basic certifications that measure proficiency, Cannon’s MOS distinction
means she has reached an expert level understanding of
the program.
“Not many students can get
to that level, period,” Helton
said, “let alone an eighth grader in three nine weeks.”
Cannon has earned certifications in PowerPoint, Word,
Excel and Outlook, but it was
her first certification in Access
that gave her the confidence
and inspiration to strive to-
ward the MOS certification.
“It was something that became a goal during that first
nine weeks,” Cannon said.
“The whole idea was to better
myself so when I start applying for jobs I can hopefully get
a better one.”
Cannon said as she pushed
herself she received positive
reinforcement from her classmates, who Helton said also
benefited from the positive
peer pressure surrounding
Cannon’s success.
“We’ve actually already
surpassed my personal goal of
100 certifications for the
year,” Helton said. “We currently have 103, and my new
goal is 120 which I feel confident we’ll reach. Last year we
had 85.”
Cannon’s long-term goal is
to become a fashion designer.
For now, she’s focused on
accomplishing another first
before leaving for high school:
a second MOS certification in
Excel.
“She should have it done by
the end of the year,” Helton
said.
“Yes, I’m going to do it,”
Cannon said. “And this has all
made me think of how I can do
better in other things if I try
as hard as I did in this class.”
B y P A YT O N T O WNS I II
The Laurens County Sheriff wants people to be aware of
a scam by Financial Express
Inc.
Sheriff Bill Harrell received
a letter sent to a Laurens
County family from Financial
Express Inc. The letter claims
the person at that address was
one of the winners in the second category of the continental general market survey
draw held on "24th Aug3st
2015."
There was a check of $4,890
that was sent to be deducted
from the person's winnings.
The amount of money on the
check was written out "Four
Thousand Eight Hundred
Ninety And 00/100 Dollars."
The misspelling of August
and the way the check used 00
instead of no are clues that
this is a scam, Harrell said.
The letter informs the reader that they won because they
received the Lottery Office entry slip with serial number
A781052W and drew the winning numbers of 10-89-16-6354.
"Therefore you're entitled
to the sum of $300,000
payable to you by CERTIFIED
CHECK, and will be delivered
to you by our special courier
company," the letter stated.
The letter stated that the
purpose of the check is to enable the winner to pay for the
tax, insurance, shipping and
handling on their winnings.
The winner is supposed to
receive $295,110. All the person had to do was call their
claims' agent, Chris Smith at
1-587-719-0078.
Sheriff's office warns about
Financial Express scam
See SCAM page 8a
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Friday, March 11, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2a
Mistie Louise Day, Cortnie
Amber (Kyle Brower) Brown.
step-brother Adam (Rebecca)
Gaskins, step-sister Carrie
(Tim) Prance. Several nieces
and nephews, aunts and uncles.
The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.
Visit
reecefuneralhomeinc.com to sign the online registry. Reece Funeral Home in
Jeffersonville has charge of
arrangements.
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Obituaries
Henry Barton Poole
Jr.
Mr. Henry Barton Poole Jr.,
age 61, of Eastman, died
Thursday, March 10, 2016.
Graveside services will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday,
March 12, at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mr. Poole was a native of
Marietta, of the Christian
Faith and a retired construction worker. He was son of the
late Mattie Joyce Hobbs Poole
and Henry Poole Sr., widower
of Linda Carolyn Poole.
Survivors: step-daughter –
Angela
Baldree
(Ernie);
daughter – Melissa Hunt; son
– Jason Poole; three grandchildren – Kyle Baldree, Jessica Smith (Tyler) and Clayton
Baldree; sister – Brenda Rose
(Jim); two brothers – Dennis
Poole (Angie) and Bruce Poole
(Terry); sister-in-law – Janice
S. Bryant (Hezykiah); special
friend – Bobby Powell; several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
The family will receive
friends in Stokes-Southerland
Funeral Home from 10 to
10:45 a.m. Saturday, March
12.
Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home of Eastman has
charge of arrangements.
––––
Jimmy F. ‘Toot’
Little Jr.
Jimmy Felton “Toot” Little
Jr., 35, of Walke Ridge Trail,
passed away Friday March 4,
2016 in Macon.
Services will be held Friday
March 11, 2016 at 3 p.m. in
Bridges of Hope and Restoration Church. Burial will be in
New Haven Baptist Church
Cemetery. The Rev. Frankie
Sorrow and the Rev. Loretta
Faulk will officiate.
Mr. Little was born in Macon, the grandson of the late,
Ms. Willie S. Wood, Mr. Billy
U. Hudson, Mrs. Anna Louise
Little and Mr. John F. Little.
“Toot” was an installer with T
& J Hardwood Flooring.
Survivors include his children, Jimmy Isaiah Little,
Jordan Isaac Little, Jaylin Lee
Little, Makayla Lynn Malone
and Landon Graham Little.
His mother, Nancy (Randall)
Gaskins, his father, Jimmy F.
(Karen) Little Sr., siblings,
Jan Garnto
Baeumel
Service for Jan Garnto
Baeumel, age 62, of Dublin,
will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2016 in the
chapel of Jefferson Street Baptist Church. Burial will follow
at Northview Cemetery. The
Rev. Darren Talley will officiate. The family will receive
friends from 4 until 6 p.m. Friday, at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Baeumel
died Wednesday, March 9,
2016.
Mrs. Baeumel was a member of Jefferson Street Baptist
Church and employed at Carl
Vinson Medical Center for
many years.
Mrs. Baeumel was preceded in death by her father, Albert Lanier Garnto, and husband, Charles Baeumel.
Survivors include her son,
Corey (Lacey) Kilgore; stepsons, Brett Baeumel, and
Aaron Baeumel, all of Dublin;
grandchildren, Elijah Kilgore,
Nevaeh Kilgore, Nathan
Abrams, Perseis Shillingburg,
Corey Kilgore Jr., Alaina Kilgore; mother, Janice Garnto,
of Dublin; sisters, Bonnie
(Bruce) James, of Dover, Ohio
and Lisa Walker, of Dublin;
nieces, Laurie James and Ada
Walker.
Memorial
contributions
may be made to Jefferson
Street Baptist Church, 201
North Jefferson St., Dublin,
GA 31021.
Please
visit
www.townsendfuneralhome.co
m to sign the online memorial
registry.
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Mary Etta Kappers
Mrs. Mary Etta Kappers,
age 92, of Bremen died
Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
Funeral services will be
held in the Chapel of Sammons Funeral Home at 2 p.m.
Friday, March 11, with Mr.
John Brewton officiating.
Burial will be in Ricksville
Cemetery, Emanuel County.
Mrs. Kappers was born and
raised in Adrian and lived
most of her life in Douglasville. She was preceded in
death by her parents, John
Arthur and Bessie Ricks; her
husband of 48 years, John
William Kappers; son, John
Kappers;
granddaughter,
Lindsey Rice; sisters, Anne
Stafford, Nez Henderson and
Eve Johnson; and brother,
Buck Ricks. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her
daughters, Jean (Jerry K.)
Rice of Douglasville and Alice
Kappers of Bremen; grandson,
Keith (Heather) Rice of Acworth; great-grandchildren,
Tori Kappers, Payton Rice,
and Rutledge Rice; brother,
Sammy (Patty) Ricks of Adrian;
and
sisters,
Polly
(Gerome) Foskey of Adrian
and Alice Merritt of Savannah.
The family will receive
friends at the funeral home
one hour before services.
An online register may be
signed
at
www.sammonsfuneralhome.co
m.
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Joel Diers
Service for Joel Diers, age
75, of Dexter, will be held at 2
p.m. Saturday, March 12,
2016, at Baker Baptist
Church. Burial will follow at
Antioch
Baptist
Church
Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at noon. Mr.
Diers died Wednesday, March
9, 2016.
Joel worked with Lord’s
Quality Meats for 20 years
and retired from AIG after 20
years. He was a loving husband of 52 years and wonderful father and grandfather to
his family.
Mr. Diers enjoyed being the
star of “Hunting with Hawghead and Papa Joel” video series. He wrote the song,
“Hanging on the Cross” while
actually sitting in a deer
stand. Most of all he loved God
and the church.
Mr. Diers was preceded in
death by his parents, Julius and
Essie Pearl Diers; sister, Sherry
Wright; brothers, Noah Diers,
Spencer Diers and L.W. Diers.
Survivors include his wife
of 52 years, Hilda Diers, of
Dexter; children, Joey (Candi)
Diers, and Pam (David)
Woodard, all of Dexter; grandchildren, Kaylee Diers, Savannah Woodard, Will Diers,
Ethan Thompson, all of Dexter; sisters, Arlene (Earl)
Stewart, Marie (Marcelle)
Barron, both of Dexter, Bonnie
(Hernan) Elias, of Boston,
Mass.; brothers, Bobby (Janice) Diers, of Dexter and Rex
Diers of Cochran.
Will Diers, Mitch Poole,
Chuck
Williams,
Ronnie
Bates, Tony Johnson, T. J. Nesmith and Shannon Claxton
will serve as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will
be Gene Woods, Junior Evans,
Harold Hunter, F.M. Jones
and Junior Knight.
Mr. Diers wanted donations
to be given to the building
fund at Baker Baptist Church
in lieu of flowers in his memory. He will truly be missed
and remembered by all. He
was one of a kind.
Please
visit
www.townsendfuneralhome.co
m to sign the online memorial
registry.
Police: Trucker used fishing line
to flip plate in toll scam
FORT LEE, N.J. (AP) —
Police say a truck driver
used fishing line to flip his license plate in a bid to avoid
paying tolls into New York
City.
A police officer says he
Bir thdays
Darrell Plummer Sr.
Rachel Harrison
Jordan A. Edwards
saw 41-year-old Javier Marte
of Yonkers, New York, drive
through a George Washington Bridge electronic toll
lane without the toll registering on Wednesday night.
Police stopped his truck
and found a fishing line
rigged from the cab to a
hinge on the front license
plate. They say the line could
flip the plate out of view going through the toll plaza.
They also say the rear li-
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driving me crazy. He's worried
because I don't have friends I
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want to have friends. I say it
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I'm OK, he will let it rest.
I work with people between
50 and 70 hours a week. I
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townhome and condo residents to deal with, and I receive nonstop complaints day
in and day out. On top of that,
I must supervise vendors and
contractors, answer to several
boards, and have up to eight
evening meetings a month.
When I finally get home, I
don't want to set up a shopping or dinner date with anybody. I want to sit in peace
and quiet. I don't want to be
around people at all. I'm perfectly happy not having
friends. Can you see my
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PROBLEM
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While you crave peace and
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amazed by how much I loved
her, which was palpable.
After about two years we
broke up, and I moved 3,000
miles away. My rebound relationship lasted a decade and
produced a beautiful baby
boy. After it recently ended, I
reached out to Tammy. We
hadn't communicated in 10
years, and I learned that she
is married with three kids
and she's miserable.
She said she misses me
and has never stopped loving
me. We talk on the phone often, and she says she wants
to see me. I have no idea
where this is going, but I'd
love to see her. We have decided that we will abide by
your advice. What should I
do? -- NOSTALGIC IN NEW
YORK
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stand-by: "How sweet of you
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Hillcrest students learn about ʻLEAPʼ Year
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Hillcrest Elementary students celebrated their
school theme (Leadership, Environmental
Awareness and Public service, or LEAP) in
unique fashion Monday, Feb. 29, when the
school hosted a “LEAP” Year assembly in the
auditorium. Students learned a Leapinʼ Leap
Year Lesson from the veggies at Veggie Tales,
then sang several songs about the day that
comes only once every four years. (Special
photos)
Members of the Omicron Mu Sigma fraternity visited Susie Dasher Elementary Feb. 24 to read to students and also to present a check for $100
toward the Susie White Dasher headstone fundraiser. (Special photo)
The Carl Vinson VAMC held its annual Black History Program Feb. 29 at
the VA Auditorium. Presented by the CVVAMC EEO/Diversity Committee,
the theme for this year's program was "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of
African American Life and History." The Dublin High School Chorus performed a classic spiritual, "Rise Up, King Jesus," before giving way to
the featured guest panel of Dr. Chester Fontenot, Jr., Ph.D., Mercer University, Col. William Saunders, USAF Officer/Business Owner, Shirley Ellis, Station Manager, FVSU and Radio Personality, and Harold McLendon,
Municipal Judge and attorney of 32 years. The panel spoke of the historical significance of and advances of African Americans in Central and
South Georgia.
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Our Take
Follow
the
Golden Rule
A Sunday school class recently talked
about the Golden Rule: "Do unto others
as you would have them do unto you."
Seems simple.
Taking a look at things that are happening around the world, across our
country and even in our city and county,
there aren't a lot of people participating
in the Golden Rule.
One reason might be that this would
require folks to do some thinking before
they say or do something.
Too many times we react with the first
thought that comes to mind, and said
thought moves right on out of the mouth.
And once it's out, it is out. There is no
taking it back.
The same thing is true with our
actions. Once we lash out and hurt somebody, it is too late to take it back. Many
people get caught up in the heat of the
moment or they let “friends” tell them
what they need to do.
The next thing you know a fight has
begun and somebody is hurt. After that,
it's a trip to the hospital and/or jail.
Why do so many individuals not think
about being nice to others?
It's true that we all have different opinions, but this is America where we have
the freedom to say what we want to say.
If we disagree with someone else, it
doesn't mean we should haul off and hit
them or say bad things about them. As
human beings, we should agree to disagree and find a way to compromise or
just move on with our lives.
A lot of our problems would go away if
we just followed the Golden Rule.
-- Payton Towns III
Serving You
Pres. Barack H. Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
(202) 456-1414
Gov. Nathan Deal
State Capitol
Atlanta, Ga. 30334
(404) 656-1776
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle
240 State Capitol
Atlanta, Ga. 30334
(404) 656-5030
Sen. David Perdue
B40D Dirksen Senate Office
Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3521
Fax: (202) 228-1031
Sen. Johnny Isaakson
United States Senate
120 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-3643
Fax: (202) 228-0724
One Overton Park, Suite 970
3625 Cumberland Blvd
Atlanta, GA 30339
Tel: (770) 661-0999
Fax: (770) 661-0768
Rick Allen
Congressman
WASHINGTON, D.C.
513 Cannon H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
P:(202) 225-2823
F:(202) 225-3377
Matt Hatchett
Georgia House of Representatives
District 150
State Representative
415 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-5025 Phone
404-657-8278 Fax
[email protected]
In Our Opinion
Friday, March 11, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 4a
Insight and viewpoints from our editorial board and our readers
About the past
Email us at [email protected] to share your opinions
You can go online today for
about anything.
There are a few exceptions-like a root canal. Already, we
will have a car that can drive
itself. We have had auto pilots
for big jets for years.
When they come up with a
plane which requires no pilot,
that is when I will drive or hitchhike.
I know how many birthdays
I’ve had, but there's a lot about
technology that deserves the
back of our hand.
Rude behavior is permeating
our society and technology is
making it worse. My biggest concern is that technology will
someday eliminate all privacy.
Eventually, there’ll be a camera
which can see through walls and
record some hapless soul taking
a shower.
Cell phones chime out at all
places, including funerals.
(However, I can remember a
scene when a final tribute was
being made to a beer distributor
which elicited this clever
response from the eulogizer
when a cell phone went off.
“That’s John, reminding us to
Loran Smith
ice down the beer.”)
Will technology eliminate the
simple things in life? Only if we
let it! We live in remarkable and
sobering times, but I often conclude that life was better when:
We drank Coca-Cola from the
contour bottle.
Didn’t curse like boatswain
mates in routine conversation.
Opened the car door for ladies
for all occasions.
We didn’t have to lock our
doors during the day or after
sundown.
The bottom line was important, but we didn’t worship it.
We watched TV for news and
entertainment, not political
rants.
We wore a coat and tie when
we boarded an airplane.
We took our kids to the woods
and cut our own Christmas tree.
We got out of line at school,
and were also punished when we
got home. Your parents always
agreed with your principal.
You could take your kids
shopping without worrying
about a sexual predator lurking
about.
A bicycle was as emotionally
fulfilling at Christmas as an
SUV is today.
Kids shot marbles at recess.
We learned to swim in a
creek.
Outdoor activity and the
work ethic made obesity
unheard of.
The circus was our Disney
World.
We played baseball without
uniforms and equipment,
enhanced by friction tape.
Television evangelism was
not yet commonplace.
When it came time to eat, if
there were not at least four vegetables on the table, you didn't
feel you experienced a full meal.
Roy Rogers and Gene Autry
were our movie heroes.
Ted Williams and Joe
DiMaggio were our sports
heroes, who played for the same
team all their Big League lives.
Steroids not only were
unheard of, we could not have
spelled the word.
Reading was the most fulfilling pastime. A weekly highlight was to check out a book
from the library, read it with
great anticipation and then
return it the next week, anxious
to move on to a new book.
Listening to the radio honed
our imagination and made us
want to meet the Lone Ranger
and climb the highest mountain.
Perusing the funny pages
was reason enough to subscribe
to a newspaper.
The nearest thing to a sex
magazine was the Sears and
Roebuck catalogue.
Reunion after 40 years
By DR. JACK BROWN
"Jack," asked our secretary, "will
you visit a newly admitted seriously
ill patient? His name is Jack
Roundtree."
This call came to Chaplain service
at the carl Vinson VA Medical Center
in Dublin.
Such calls come to us each day, but
this particular call had a special ring
to it because I had grown up with a
Jack Roundtree back in Takoma Park,
Md., and that was over 40 years ago!
He and I had attended junior and
senior high schools together, had
played ball together, and we had
played music together, he on his guitar and I on my harmonica.
As I stood by this veteran's bed and
introduced myself, I looked closely at
this Jack Roundtree's features, for I
had the feeling that he was my boyhood friend of long ago and far away.
As the conversation developed, I
asked him where he was from, and he
indicated that he had been born in
Georgia in this area, but that he had
left the area as a young boy and had
moved to Maryland with his family.
About 10 years ago he and his family had moved back home to Georgia. I
then asked him where in Maryland he
had lived, and he answered, "Just a
small town in the suburbs of
Washington, D.C."
When I asked for the name of the
town and when he answered Takoma
Park, I knew then that this veteran
was my boyhood friend. I simply said,
"Jack, I am Jack Brown, your friend
from Takoma Park."
He couldn't believe it and neither
could I. Tears came quickly to our
eyes and we carefully embraced each
other ... a reunion after 40 years!
After graduating from high school
in 1951, our paths took different
directions. He went into the Air Force
and I into the Marine Corps. After our
military service, we pursued our own
careers in different places for all of
those in-between years.
Jack became a bluegrass musician
and played all over the country, and I
became a Baptist minister and served
as an Army chaplain.
Then on Jan. 30, 1992, I stood at
the bedside of my friend as he was
dying of terminal cancer.
From that date until he died on
Feb. 13, I visited him regularly and
played for him songs we had played
together years before and songs of
hope and faith on my harmonica.
We had prayer and scripture reading together during those special visits. He hurt, and I hurt for him. I had
the honor of participating in his
funeral at his home church and claiming with his family and friends the
promises of God and the hope of eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord.
God had brought us together after
all of those years, and I continue to
thank God for that very special
reunion. God is so good.
Peace!
"Now we know that if this earthly
tent we live in is destroyed, we have a
building from God, an eternal house
in heaven, not built by human hands."
2nd Corinthians 5:1
Editorial roundup
Ma r c h 8
T h e A u g u s ta C h r o n i c l e o n l a w s
a g a in st d r o n e s
In an old Far Side cartoon, a woman
is looking out her window and sees a
nuclear missile in the neighbors' front
yard.
"Wouldn't you know it!" she tells
her husband. "Now the Hendersons
have the bomb."
Well, it's not quite the same thing.
But now your neighbors - or you - can
be aviators.
The seemingly sudden availability,
and appearance, of recreational drones
has lawmakers and regulators across
the country scrambling to update laws
and regulations.
And for good reason: Those aren't
made of balsa wood up there; these
things could cause injury or damage on
the ground, through operator error or
mechanical failure.
There's also the right to privacy,
and the question of whether the
Hendersons have the right to fly their
drone over your pool party.
Thankfully, Augusta has joined the
growing list of federal, state and local
entities that have at least banned
drone use over such things as National
Parks, military bases and - in the case
of Augusta - crowds of 100 people or
more.
It's simply a matter of the public
safety and welfare.
Of course, Augusta has special
cause for caution each April while
hosting the Masters - one of the most
popular sporting events of any type
internationally each year.
It's not an idle concern. A few years
ago, a drone not only flew in and disrupted a soccer match in Europe, but
ended up causing a tussle that canceled the event.
Augusta has observed a temporary
ban for the Masters previously, and
considered one this year.
Instead, commissioners surprised
many last week by voting 7-2 for a
year-round ban on drones over crowds
of 100 or more.
Good.
It's a reasonable, prudent and necessary move.
We hope commissioners follow
through and approve the ordinance on
second reading.
We need to get out in front of the
drone issue.
Before it's over our heads.
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.
H a m i l t o n St r e e t C h u r c h o f G o d b y F a i t h , I n c . to
h o l d H e a l t h , We ll n e ss & Nu tr i t i o n
Hamilton Street Church of God by Faith, Inc., 209 Hamilton St., in Dublin, is sponsoring a Healthy Living Seminar
from 10 a.m. to noon on March 12. The speaker for this event
is Antrice Walker, Fitness Coach, founder and owner of Exclusively Hers Fitness Center. The topic will be health, wellness and nutrition. For more information call (478) 272-2188
or (478) 279-0349.
NWL E h o l d s 201 6 S c h o o l C o u n c i l P a r e n t
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e El e c t i o n s
Northwest Laurens Elementary School in Dudley will hold
its 2016 School Council Parent Representative Elections on
Tuesday, March 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. All
parents and interested parties are encouraged to attend.
F o o d Se r v i c e Wo r k s h o p sp o n s o r e d b y t h e
O c o n e e H i g h Sc h o o l Na ti o n a l A l u m n i
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.
Activities and Events that are open to the public
with proceeds going to a non-profit run compliments
of The Courier Herald.
NKorea to liquidate
SKorean assets, fires
missiles into sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)
— North Korea responded
Thursday to new sanctions
from South Korea by firing
short-range ballistic missiles
into the sea in a show of defiance and vowing to "liquidate"
all remaining South Korean assets at former cooperative projects in the North.
The moves are the latest in
an escalating standoff between
the Koreas that began in Janu-
Vehicle shot up on Rutland Drive
Friday, March 11, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 5a
ary when North Korea detonated what it said was an "H-bomb
of justice," its fourth nuclear
test. Since then, the North has
launched a long-range rocket
and the South has shut a jointly run factory park, slapped
sanctions on the North, and begun large-scale war games with
the United States. North Korea
responded by threatening nuclear strikes on South Korea
and the U.S. mainland.
Call 272-0375
Yo u w o r r i e d a b o u t g o v e r n m e n t s p e n d i n g ? Let's
get out of the Middle East
and stop fighting all of these
wars.
Wh e n L e s t e r M a d d o x
w a s e le c t e d g o v e r n o r o f
G e o r g i a , I thought we were
in trouble. He turned out to
be one of the best governors
we've ever had. So why don't
we give Donald Trump a try?
He may turn out to be one of
the best presidents we have
ever had.
R e c e n t p o ll s s h o w c o n c e r n s a b o u t R u ss i a a n d
Ch ina.
G i v e th e m a n a l o af o f
b r e a d a n d i t's d e m o c r a c y .
Put a wrapper on it and it's
imperialism.
Giv e m e a g o v er nm e nt
t h a t works for me, not
against me.
If y o u th in k G e o r g e
B u s h w a s b a d , Ted Cruz or
Donald Trump would lead
this country into chaos it may
never recover from.
Dublin Police
Department
A white 1996 Ford Crown
Victoria was shot up on Rutland Drive on Feb. 18.
Officers talked with the
owner of the car who said his
car was shot up. There was
bullet holes in the back window and in the trunk area.
- Trina Deeks, 46, of
Dublin, was given a citation
for maintaining a disorderly
house on Arch Street on Feb.
20. Officers responded to the
house in reference to a fight
around 8:15 p.m.
- A cell phone, Georgia
Bulldog purse and debit card
were stolen from a white 2007
Buick Lucerne that was broken into on East Gaines
Street at Jackson Chapel
CME on Feb. 21.
- An iPod was stolen from a
Tahoe that was broken into on
Cedar Creek between Feb. 19
and 21.
- Nathan Nathaniel Cummings, 44, of Dublin, was
charged with pedestrian under the influence of alcohol or
drugs on North Jefferson
If e v e r th e r e w a s a
m o v i e t h i s c o u n t r y needs to
look at, it's "War Room." It's a
movie that will change your
life.
O n c e y o u a r e o v e r th e
t a r g e t , the flak will get much
heavier.
Hi ll ar y
said
th at
S a n d e r s b a i l e d o u t Detroit.
Sanders said Hillary bailed
Police
Beat
Street on Feb. 20.
- Toilet paper was thrown
into the trees and eggs were
thrown at a house on
Brookhaven Road between
Feb. 20 and 21.
Laurens County
Sheriff's Office
- Jerry Dean Clements, of
Lumber City, was charged
with eluding officers, possession of marijuana and other
traffic offenses on Scotland
Road on Feb. 21. A deputy saw
a vehicle going 74 mph in a 55
mph zone.
- A bag of miscellaneous
tools and equipment and a
shotgun were stolen from a
house on James Edge Road in
East Dublin on Feb. 21.
- Medications were stolen
on Claxton Dairy Road between Feb. 19 and 20.
- Two TVs, a DVD player
and 30 DVDs were stolen on
Coleman Street in Cadwell on
Feb. 21.
- A deputy responded to
Pine Cone Trail in reference
to damage to property on Feb.
21.
- A cellphone was stolen at
Diamond Academy on Feb. 19.
- A deputy responded to a
location on Deerwood Trail in
reference to damage to property on Feb. 21.
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.
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To d a y i s Fr i d a y , Mar c h
11, t h e 71 s t d a y o f 20 16.
There are 295 days left in the
year.
T o d a y 's H i g h l i g h t i n
H i st o r y :
On March 11, 1888, the
Blizzard of '88, also known as
the "Great White Hurricane,"
began inundating the northeastern United States, resulting in some 400 deaths.
On this date:
In 1861, the Constitution of
the Confederate States of
America was adopted by the
Confederate Congress in
Montgomery, Alabama.
In 1865, during the Civil
War, Union forces under General William T. Sherman occupied Fayetteville, North Carolina.
In 1916, future British
Prime Minister Harold Wilson
was born in Huddersfield,
Yorkshire, England.
In 1935, the Bank of Canada began operations, issuing
its first series of bank notes.
In 1942, as Japanese forces
continued to advance in the
Pacific during World War II,
Gen. Douglas MacArthur left
the Philippines for Australia.
(MacArthur, who subsequently vowed, "I shall return," kept
that promise more than 2½
years later.)
In 1954, the U.S. Army
charged that Sen. Joseph R.
McCarthy, R-Wis., and his
subcommittee's chief counsel,
Roy Cohn, had exerted pressure to obtain favored treatment for Pvt. G. David Schine,
a former consultant to the sub-
committee. (The confrontation
culminated in the famous Senate Army-McCarthy hearings.)
In 1965, the Rev. James J.
Reeb, a white minister from
Boston, died two days after being beaten by whites during
civil rights disturbances in
Selma, Alabama.
In 1977, more than 130
hostages held in Washington
D.C. by Hanafi Muslims were
freed after ambassadors from
three Islamic nations joined
the negotiations.
In 1986, the state of Georgia pardoned Leo Frank, a
Jewish businessman who had
been lynched in 1915 for the
murder of 13-year-old Mary
Phagan.
In 1993, Janet Reno was
unanimously confirmed by the
Senate to be attorney general.
In 2004, ten bombs exploded in quick succession across
the commuter rail network in
Madrid, Spain, killing 191
people in an attack linked to
al-Qaida-inspired militants.
In 2012, sixteen Afghan villagers — mostly women and
children — were shot dead as
they slept by U.S. Army Staff
Sgt. Robert Bales, who later
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without
parole.
T e n y e a r s a g o : Former
Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic (sloh-BOH'-dahn mee-LOH'-shuh-vich) was found dead
of a heart attack in his prison
cell in the Netherlands,
abruptly ending his four-year
U.N. war crimes trial for or-
chestrating a decade of conflict
that had killed a quarter of a
million people; he was 64.
Michelle Bachelet (bah-chehLET') was sworn in as Chile's
first female president.
F i v e y e a r s a g o : A magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resulting
tsunami
struck
Japan's northeastern coast,
killing nearly 20,000 people
and severely damaging the
Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear
power station. Wisconsin Gov.
Scott Walker signed a measure to eliminate most union
rights for public employees, a
proposal which had provoked
three weeks of loud, relentless
protests. NFL owners and
players broke off labor negotiations hours before their contract expired; the union decertified and the league imposed
a lockout that lasted 4½
months. Songwriter Hugh
Martin, whose works included
"Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas" and "The Trolley
Song," died in Encinitas, California, at age 96.
O n e y e a r a g o : The police
chief of the St. Louis suburb of
Ferguson resigned in the wake
of a scathing Justice Department report prompted by the
fatal shooting of an unarmed
black 18-year-old by a white
police officer. Jimmy Greenspoon, 67, the keyboardist for
rock band Three Dog Night,
died in North Potomac, Maryland.
T o d a y ' s B i r t h d a y s: Media
mogul Rupert Murdoch is 85.
ABC News correspondent Sam
Donaldson is 82. Musician
Flaco Jimenez (FLAH'-koh
hee-MEH'-nez) is 77. Actress
Tricia O'Neil is 71. Actor Mark
Metcalf is 70. Rock singer-musician Mark Stein (Vanilla
Fudge) is 69. Singer Bobby
McFerrin is 66. Movie director
Jerry Zucker is 66. Actress Susan Richardson is 64. Recording executive Jimmy Iovine
(eye-VEEN') is 63. Singer Nina Hagen is 61. Country
singer Jimmy Fortune (The
Statler Brothers) is 61. Singer
Cheryl Lynn is 59. Actor Elias
Koteas (ee-LY-uhs koh-TAYuhs) is 55. Actor-director Peter
Berg is 54. Actor Jeffrey
Nordling is 54. Actress Alex
Kingston is 53. Country musician David Talbot is 53. Actor
Wallace Langham is 51. Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson
Jr., D-Ill., is 51. Actor John
Barrowman is 49. Singer Lisa
Loeb is 48. Neo-soul musician
Al Gamble (St. Paul & the
Broken Bones) is 47. Singer
Pete Droge is 47. Actor Terrence Howard is 47. Rock musician Rami Jaffee is 47. Actor
Johnny Knoxville is 45. Rock
singer-musicians Joel and
Benji Madden (Good Charlotte; The Madden Brothers)
are 37. Actor David Anders is
35. Singer LeToya is 35. Actress Thora Birch is 34. TV
personality Melissa Rycroft is
33. Actor Rob Brown is 32. Actor Anton Yelchin is 27.
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan
(AP) — The Japanese coast
guard resumed underwater
searches this week for some of
the more than 2,500 people
still missing from the 2011
earthquake and tsunami that
devastated the country's northeast coast.
Six divers entered Hirota
Bay in near-freezing temperatures Thursday in a search
that was resumed temporarily
at the behest of surviving families in the city of Rikuzentakata.
As reconstruction of the disaster-hit region gains pace,
stretches of the bay have been
reclaimed for building sea
walls. Relatives fear that the
remains of their loved ones
might be buried forever.
"Some people say to me, do
you really want to latch onto
this forever?" said 81-year old
Chikara Yoshida, who lost his
only son, a 43-year-old volunteer firefighter who was trying
to help elderly residents escape.
"But for me, as I approach
the end of my life, I want to
bring him back in any way I
can," he said. "It doesn't matter
which piece of him comes back.
Then I can end my days."
Yoshida and his daughter
led a petition drive through
Facebook earlier this year to
resume underwater searches.
The response was overwhelming. In just three weeks, 28,140
signed from Japan and abroad.
The coast guard heard
about the petition and asked
families in Rikuzentakata
what it could do. They asked
for searches in areas where
divers have told them objects
tend to accumulate, thinking
these are where they might be
fruitful.
The coast guard searched
waters off Minamisanriku on
Wednesday and plans to
search another area off
Rikuzentakata on Friday. So
far, it hasn't found any remains.
Thursday's
effort
turned up only a bicycle. Further searches are not planned.
Some families rented their
own boat to see watch the
search, and tossed flowers into
the bay.
"I've waited so long for this,"
said Yoshida's wife, Eiko. "Now
to finally be able to get on this
boat. The tears won't stop. I
felt that I could see my son
again."
A total of 2,561 people remain missing, according to the
National Police Agency, including more than 200 in Rikuzentakata. Nearly 16,000 have
been confirmed dead, bringing
the presumed death toll to
more than 18,000.
The petition was submitted
to Rikuzentakata officials in
early March, in hopes that local police would also resume
searches. Searches have tapered off in recent years as authorities focus resources on reconstruction.
After the disaster, Yoshida
heard that his son Toshiyuki
had gone to the municipal office immediately after the mag-
nitude-9.0 earthquake to help
carry the elderly to higher
ground, one by one, before the
tsunami came. He rescued two
people and disappeared when
he went back for a third.
Day after day for more than
a year, Yoshida went from
morgue to morgue looking for
his son. Eventually, he filed a
death certificate and held a funeral. With nothing to bury, he
put a baseball inside the urn.
Toshiyuki coached children in
the sport that was his favorite.
His absence still haunts
Yoshida. He wonders whether
he is to blame for teaching his
son to put the interests of others first.
T h o u g h t f o r T o d a y : "It's
all right to hesitate if you then
go ahead." — Bertholt Brecht,
German poet and dramatist
(1898-1956).
Japan still searching for the missing, 5 years after tsunami
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
(Post Award Hearing)
The City of Dublin will hold a PUBLIC HEARING as an agenda item during the
regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council at City Hall on Wednesday,
March 17, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the approved
activities of the City’s Community Development Block Grant Program. On
February 22, 2016 the City was awarded a grant in the amount of $500,000
to rehabilitate and relocate sanitary sewer along Dublin Branch between
Georgia Highway 257 / Marion Street and Telfair Street. Items to be
discussed at the hearing include:
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The amount of funds received and a description of the activities
The amount of funds available for each activity and the amount of funds
that will benefit low and moderate income persons
The plan, if applicable, to minimize or prevent displacement of persons
and the plan to assist persons who may be displaced
Fair Housing laws and the City’s plan to further Fair Housing.
The Public is invited to attend this Hearing to become informed of the project
activities.
The City of Dublin is committed to providing all persons with equal access to
its services, programs, activities, education and employment regardless of
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability or age. For
a reasonable accommodation, or if you need an alternative format or
language, please contact Deborah Stanley, Community Development
Coordinator, at (478) 296-1010 or email at [email protected].
Persons with special needs relating to disability access may use the Georgia
Relay Service for the hearing impaired at (TDD) 1-800-255-0056 or 1-800255-0135 (Voice).
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Raymond Joyce:
Daniels teaches
garden club
to make
stepping stones
Friday, March 11, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 6a
Growing sweet corn is easy
Nothing can compare to the
fresh, sweet, crisp taste of homegrown sweet corn that is picked
and eaten on the same day.
Sweet corn is certainly a favorite crop among home gardeners and, with the many varieties
now available, there is one to
suit every taste and need. Sweet
corn is not difficult to grow.
Sweet corn may be divided
into three distinct types: normal
sugary (su), sugary enhanced
(se) and supersweet (sh2). There
are also varieties now containing a combination of either two
or all three of these genes, exhibiting qualities of each.
Sweet corn is a warm-season
vegetable requiring soil temperatures between 60-90 degrees F.
Avoid planting seed in cool soils.
Wait until at least two weeks after the last average killing frost
before planting (March 15). If
planted too early, weak stands,
stunted growth or frost-killed
seedlings may result. The newer, sweeter varieties are even
more sensitive to cool, wet soils
and may not perform well in
these conditions.
Sweet corn thrives best in
loamy, well-drained soils but
will tolerate a wide range of soil
types. Optimum pH ranges from
6.0 to 6.5.
Plant corn in an area that receives at least 8 to 10 hours of
sunlight.
Till the soil to a depth of 6 to
8 inches using a spade, plow or
rototiller. Avoid tilling the soil
while it is too wet or large clods
may be formed.
A soil test is always the best way
to determine the lime and fertilizer needs. If lime is required, it
can be tilled into the ground
during soil preparation but is
most effective when applied 2 to
3 months prior to planting.
If a soil test is not done, a
general guideline is to apply 6
pounds of 10-10-10 per 100 linear row feet before planting.
Sidedress two to three times
during the growing season with
ammonium nitrate (34-0-0) at a
rate of 1 pound per 100 feet of
row. More frequent sidedressing
may be required on sandy soils
or when excessive rain occurs.
Sidedressing involves digging a
shallow trench on one side of the
row, near the plant, and applying fertilizer. It is then covered
with soil.
Plant seed approximately 1
inch deep in rows 3 feet apart
with 8 to 12 inches between
each seed in the row.
Corn is wind pollinated, so
plant four or more short rows of
sweet corn side-by-side instead
of one long row. This will aid in
good pollination and ear development.
Plant sh2 and multi-gene varieties 400 yards away from
standard varieties, or plant so
maturity dates are 1 month
apart to avoid cross pollination.
Water is vital to ensure a
good stand of corn. Corn requires a minimum of 1 inch of
water per week for normal development. The most critical periods for water are during pollination and during final ear filling.
Water sufficiently to moisten
the soil to a depth of 6 inches. Irrigate in the early morning or
early evening to allow foliage to
dry before dark. Soaker hoses
placed along-side of rows are an
excellent way to irrigate corn
and conserve water.
Sweet corn matures in 60 to
100 days, depending on the variety. For a continuous harvest,
plant early, mid and late season
varieties, or make successive
two-week plantings of the same
variety.
For more information on
growing sweet corn and other
vegetables, contact me at the
UGA Extension office.
FRONT, L-R: JEREMIAH ROBINSHON, CHRISTIAN DARRISAW, RICARDO DEVERO AND
AMIYA LEMON. BACK, L-R: EVAN HALL, JIMMY DEVERO, JAMAIYA STEWARD AND
MAKIYA THOMAS. NOT PICTURED: KAMRYN CUMMINGS AND SHYKEMMIA IRVING.
Dublin District COGIC brings
home ʻYouth In Actionʼ awards
The Dublin District Churches of God in
Christ youth members participated in several
Fine Arts events at their Annual Youth-in-Action Day on Feb. 6 in Augusta. There were over
600 youth members in attendance from all over
the state. These youth are representatives from
Jordan Grove COGIC, Rangers Grove COGIC,
and Word of Harvest COGIC under the leadership of District Supt. Ira Edwards and District
Missionary Claretha Bell.
“We are so proud of their perseverance, dedication and achievements in their respective
award categories,” said Edwards.
Children receiving awards were as follows:
Jeremiah Robinshon (JG) - 3rd, Bible Recitation; Christian Darrisaw (JG )- 1st, Bible
Recitation; Ricardo Devero (JG) - 1st, Bible
Recitation; Amiya Lemon (RG) - Top Prize Win-
ner for 2016 selective theme - "Bring the
Noise,This Means War!" Back, l-r: Evan Hall
(JG) 2nd, Jr. Bible Bowl Team; Jimmy Devero
(RG) - 1st, Bible Recitation; JaMaiya Steward
(JG) - 1st, Bible Recitation; and Makiya
Thomas (JG) - 2nd, Bible Recitation. Not pictured are Kamryn Cummings( RG) 2nd, Bible
Recitation; and Shykemmia Irving (RG )- 2nd,
Bible Recitation.
Other award recipients were as follows: Jenee Coney- 2nd Place Jr. Bible Bowl Team; KeShawn Hurst-1st Place Division- Battle of the
Bible; Tia Rozier- 2nd Place Math Division (all
from WOH); Taborah Pullens (RG) - 2016
Dublin District Spirit of Excellence Youth
Award and Demario Blair (JG) - 2nd place,
Bible Recitation.
L-R: JENEE CONEY, KESHAWN HURST AND TIA ROZIER
John Daniels of Dublin presented a program to Green
Acres Garden Club on February 10, 2016. The program
was about how to make garden/stepping stones out of broken china pieces and cement.
John started making the garden stones about 3 years ago
as a way for his wife, Sally's,
business to recycle china that
sometimes came in broken at
Colleen's China. Hundreds of
stepping stones later, he is
still making them! John has
made stones representing
sports teams, shamrocks, initials, business logos, animals,
such as dogs, birds, frogs,
and butterflies, and more.
He originally decided to try
the project after seeing some
stepping stones that his inlaws, Bob and Kathryn Willis,
had made years earlier.
Megan Serensky, design artist
of Colleen's, does the artwork
for the stones. Green Acres
Garden Club enjoyed his presentation of stones in various
phases of completion. Custom
garden stones by John can be
ordered by calling Colleen's
China in Dublin.
Lawmakers celebrate raw milk,
deny being sickened by it
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP)
— Some West Virginia lawmakers and Capitol staffers
had a very bad weekend after
drinking raw milk to celebrate
a law loosening restrictions on
the product. Now state health
officials are investigating
whether the milk was to
blame for their fever, vomiting
and diarrhea, and weighing
allegations the raw-milk party
broke the law.
So far, state and county
health officials say they
haven't received medical reports of illnesses related to the
dangerous bacteria that can
live in raw milk, which include Campylobacter, Listeria,
Salmonella and E. Coli. The
lawmaker involved, Del. Scott
Cadle, who also stayed home
sick on Monday, blames his
and other illnesses on an unrelated stomach virus circulating the Capitol.
"Everybody up there is getting it," said Cadle, a Mason
County Republican. "It's a
stomach virus. It didn't have
nothing to do with that milk."
Some lawmakers were already sick before Thursday
and did not drink the milk, including House Speaker Tim
Armstead, R-Kanawha, House
spokesman Jared Hunt noted.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin
signed a bill last Thursday
that will let people share milkproducing animals and drink
raw milk if people sign a document acknowledging the
health risks, and if the animals have passed health tests
within the previous year. The
law, which takes effect in late
May, maintains selling and
distribution bans. Selling or
even offering raw milk is illegal and still will be, subject to
fines of $50 to $500, unless the
new requirements are met.
Tomblin, a Democrat, vetoed a similar bill last year,
saying raw milk contains bacteria particularly dangerous
for children, pregnant women
and people with compromised
immune
systems. Asked
Wednesday why he changed
his mind this time, the governor said "I think the one this
year gave a little bit more
oversight to our state Department of Health and Human
Resources."
"I still have concerns,"
Tomblin added. "When you listen to the health experts,
there are people who do become ill sometimes because of
tainted raw milk that has not
been pasteurized. I would just
caution anybody that you
should know the source of
your milk, that it's safe and
clean before you drink it."
Cadle said he brought in
raw milk last week to share
with friends after the governor signed the bill into law. He
wouldn't say where he got it.
"I might have been breaking the law," Cadle told the
Charleston
Gazette-Mail.
"Hell, I don't know. I gave it
away."
State health officials got involved after someone filed a
complaint Tuesday alleging
that the distribution of raw
milk in the halls of the Capitol
violated the law, and could
have been to blame for illnesses over the weekend. Officials
don't release the names of people who file complaints.
It's not clear how many
people got sick, or whether
any of them were tested by
doctors, who are required by
law to report confirmed cases
to the state health department.
State Health Officer Dr.
Rahul Gupta said his department investigates about 200
possible outbreaks of all kinds
of illnesses every year, so this
one isn't unusual, nor is it confirmed.
"It's important to note that
a lot of the information out
there is alleged," Gupta said.
"It's important to conduct an
investigation to figure out exactly the facts."
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Friday, March 11, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 7a
Mary Morris from Laurens County Farm Bureau
Women's Committee provided Saxon 21st Century students with seed potatoes to plant in the
garden boxes. Students discussed potatoes
and their uses. After the discussion, Mrs.
Strickland showed the students how to cut the
"eyes" off the potato and plant them. The students prepared the boxes for planting, planted
the potatoes, and covered them with soil. The
students planted potatoes 2 ways--in soil and in
pine straw. After the planting, students predicted which box would grow the best potatoes.
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First ladyʼs death stirs memories of Reagan era
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP)
— They came to mourn the
stylish, influential first lady
and celebrate an era.
The death of Nancy Reagan at 94 has rekindled memories of a presidency passed,
when the "Reagan revolution" reshaped American politics, ushered in the end of
the
Cold
War
and
telegraphed a cheery optimism to supporters that's little more than a distant echo
in the tumult and tawdriness
of the 2016 presidential campaign.
As hundreds of mourners,
admirers and just the curious
continued a solemn procession Thursday past Mrs. Reagan's flower-draped casket at
the Reagan Presidential Library, some paused to recall
the days of "morning again in
America," a Reagan campaign theme, and the Reagan
doctrine intended to curb Soviet influence during the
Cold War.
"We're just grateful for the
Reagan years," Ray Brooks of
Simi Valley said as he waited
in line with his wife Jackie to
board a shuttle to the library
grounds where Mrs. Reagan's
casket was placed in the marble lobby with a bronze statue of a smiling Ronald Reagan nearby.
"Everybody, no matter
how they felt about those
years, when they look back
they remember them as good
years because of the example
they set. We need an example
like that now," Brooks said.
Asked who among the candidates running for president
this year might set that example, both burst out laughing.
"I try not to think too
much about that," Ray
Brooks said.
Though Reagan was a Republican icon, Richard Venn
Continued from 1a
Best was very quick to suggest that Tolleson contribute
to the Riverwalk Project because "It's right up his alley,"
he said.
Tolleson was chairman of
the State Natural Resources
and Environments Committee
for 11 of his 13 years in the
Senate.
"I can't wait to come back to
Dublin and walk the Riverwalk when you all finish it. I
look forward to seeing this
Continued from 1a
the private ceremony officiated by the Rev. Stuart Kenworthy, vicar of Washington
National Cathedral.
The Reagans inspired a
devoted following, particularly among Republicans and
conservatives but were often
reviled on the political left.
Their popularity had limits.
The Iran-Contra scandal
— secret moves to trade arms
for hostages in Iran and divert
the
profits
to
Nicaraguan rebels — shook
the White House. Fights over
supply-side economics, which
critics blamed for hurting
American workers, shadowed
his tenure. The debt held by
the public soared on his
watch - from $712 billion in
1980 to $2 trillion in 1988.
But mourners at the library Thursday did not dwell
on political battles on Capitol
Hill, or darker moments.
Foy Curry, who runs a
home for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts in
Pasadena, couldn't put a finger on why, but he said the
country just seemed to be in a
better state of mind during
the Reagan years.
"America just seemed to be
more whole in those days,
and I think that's because
Ronald and Nancy Reagan,
they just drew people in," he
said.
Roger W. Haley, a friend of
the Reagan family whose
mother raised money for the
president's campaigns, said
fond memories drew him to
the library.
"We just have to get back
to the reality of just being respectful of each other," said
Haley, dressed in boots, jeans
and a cowboy hat. "Like
Hillary Clinton said the other
day at one of her speeches,
we have to get back to where
people love each other again."
project move ahead," said
Tolleson.
"Senator Tolleson is a great
supporter of our community,"
said the mayor. "If you didn't
know he was from Perry, you
would think he is from Dublin.
He has spent a great deal of
his time and effort here helping our community. We appreciate all he has done and is
still doing to help Dublin,"
added Best.
"Life is about working together. It's about making a
positive difference everywhere
you go and in every way you
can," said Tolleson.
Several others were present at City Hall when Tolleson presented the donation to
the City. Besides Mayor Best
and McWilliam were City
Council Members Bill Brown
and Jerry Davis, City Manager Lance Jones, Assistant City
Manager Artiffany Stanley,
and city employees Kris Harden, Wayne McCary and
Matthew Bradshaw.
Donates
Scam
Harrell called this number
twice and the person hung up
on him both times.
"When I started questioning him he got so flustered and
wouldn't answer it," Harrell
said. "I called a third time and
he didn't answer. Why people
Continued from 1a
remembered the 40th president as a unifier known for
his humor who could find
friends among political rivals. He recalled Reagan's
friendship with the late Democratic House leader Tip
O'Neill of Massachusetts.
"We keep looking for his
replacement, and we're still
looking for his replacement,"
said Venn, dressed in a red,
white and blue shirt, who
lives in nearby Oak Park.
Preparations were underway for Friday's funeral,
when forecasters said Thursday's brilliant skies could be
replaced by thunderstorms
and wind. A tent was erected
over the site.
More than 3,000 people
came to the library northwest
of Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Mrs. Reagan will be buried
next to her husband, who
died in 2004.
The guest list of entertainers, actors, politicians and
celebrities is a portal into the
lives of the Reagans.
It includes former President George W. Bush and
California Gov. Jerry Brown.
Four of the five living first
ladies and relatives of every
president dating to John
Kennedy were also expected
to attend.
The list ranged from
broadcaster Katie Couric to
Las Vegas legend Wayne
Newton, actor Tom Selleck
and Caroline Kennedy.
Nancy Reagan's two children, Patti Davis and Ronald
Prescott Reagan, will be
among the speakers at the funeral, which will include
choirs and a Marine Corps
band.
James A. Baker, who
served in the Reagan administration, and former NBC
News anchor Tom Brokaw also will give remarks during
More photos from Winshape Camp
Friday, March 11, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 8a
Photos by Payton Towns III
Continued from 1a
- Kenny Stewart for county
school board district 5.
Qualifying began Monday
at 9 a.m. and ends Friday at
noon. Citizens who want to
qualify must go to the Probate
Court office on the first floor of
the Laurens County Courthouse.
In the state election, incumbent Craig Fraser qualified
Thursday as a Republican.
Jud Green and Harrold D.
McLendon qualified for Superior Court Judge H. Gibbs Flanders’ seat. Flanders is retiring
at the end of this year. Incumbent judges Donald W. "Donny" Gillis and Jon F. Helton
both qualified on Monday for
their respective seats.
Incumbent Matt Hatchett
qualified for State Representa-
Qualifying
tive 150 while incumbent Larry Walker qualified to run for
State Senate District 20.
In federal qualification for
U.S. House of Representatives,
District 12, Joyce Nolin qualified Thursday as a Democrat.
Earlier in the week, incumbent
Rick Allen and Eugene Yu both
qualified as Republicans while
Tricia Carpentermccracken
qualified as a Democrat.
For the U.S. Senate seat,
Jim Barksdale qualified as a
Democrat on Thursday. Earlier
in the week, incumbent Johnny Isakson and Derrick "Tmot"
Grayson both qualified as Republicans. Cheryl Copeland,
James Knox and John F.
Coyne III all qualified as Democrats.
Qualifying for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Georgia General Assem-
bly and office of District Attorney, Republican and Democrat,
take place at the Georgia State
Capitol in rooms 216 and 230,
respectively.
Qualifying for the nonpartisan General Election for the
Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Courts of Appeals, and
Georgia Superior Court seats
takes place with the Georgia
Secretary of State’s Office. Locations where these nonpartisan candidates may qualify are
in Atlanta at 2 Martin Luther
King, Jr. Drive SE, 802 West
Tower, Atlanta, 30334; Macon
at 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon,
31217; and in Tifton at 238
East Second Street, Tifton,
31794.
Qualifying hours are 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. today through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to noon on
Friday.
would want to do this to others
I don't know. But if they send
out 50 letters and one person
replies, they'll get quite a bit
of money. I just don't want
people to be tricked."
If anyone has received a
similar letter and check,
please call your local law enforcement agency.
Page
vote or not vote for certain
bills.
"They would come in and
write messages to the legislatores," he said.
Eventually the students,
who were called Pages, would
take the message to the legislatores.
"They would give us a response to the lobbyist," Ward
said. "They would either go
out and talk with the lobbyist
or not vote on it."
NeSmith was surprised at
how many people served in
the House of Representatives.
"I didn't know there was
that many people in there," he
said. "I now know why they
are so important."
Ward was amazed the representatives demeanor.
"They were laid back. I
thought they would be
stressed out," Ward said.
"They got their job done, but
they weren't working themselves ragged. They were real
nice and approachable. They
came out and shook our
hands, even if they didn't
know us."
The students admitted to
walking a lot Monday.
"You could feel it when we
got done," Ward said. "The
room was big. They didn't
want us to walk down the center or in front of the speaker.
We had to work our way in
from the outside so that added
a lot of walking. There were a
bunch of stairs."
The students dressed up in
blazers and dress shoes.
All of the students sat on a
bench outside near the Page
Administrator. The students
moved down the bench to the
chairs next to administrator.
"Who ever was in the closes
chair would get the message
to take inside," Ward said. "It
cycled through everybody."
Ward likes politics.
"I enjoyed being in the atmosphere and in the Capitol,"
he said. "I enjoyed getting to
meet with the speaker. I loved
it all."
Davis enjoyed getting to
see all of the exhibits in the
Capitol. NeSmith liked getting to be around the representatives.
"We got to do that as soon
as the session ended," NeSmith said. "We got to explore
Mr. Matt Hatchett's office and
hang out in his office."
Calvin Johnson, who announced his retirement on
Tuesday, was seen at the capitol working on a project, Ward
said. They also saw representatives from Georgia Southern's football team.
"They were getting recognized for winning their first
bowl game," NeSmith said.
The students said they'd
like to be pages again in 2017.
"I begged her to let us do
again next year," Ward said.
"It was awesome. This was
something we could read
about in a book but we got to
see it first hand."
Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend. Remember to set
your clocks ahead 1 hour on Sunday, March 13th.
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A new pied piper for Team
Penske?
NASCAR:
the hedge? from
TheWhylatest
around the track
One race doesn’t make for a trend, but like
they say about the longest of trips, a new trend
must begin with a first step. So maybe Brad
Keselowski’s long-awaited win Sunday (it ended
a 33-race winless streak — now that’s a trend)
signals he’s going to replace Joey Logano as
Roger Penske’s lead dog this year. Or maybe not.
-2b
Because it’s not like Joey Logano has
deployed the ‘chute, dropped anchor or installed
a set of square Goodyears. He was Sunday’s
runner-up, which indicates Penske’s drivers are
on top of this new downforce package. That’s
three wins for three different teams so far, and
the Speed Freaks across the page indicate
Stewart-Haas will join the club this week.
Why not Childress or Roush?
ad Keselowski puts a Sprint Cup Series winner decal on his No. 2 Ford after winng at Las Vegas. All three car manufacturers have one stock car with that sticker
it. GETTY IMAGES/BRIAN LAWDERMILK
p Series rookie, but he
oked more like a veteran
hen he took the No. 21
ood Brothers Racing
Ford to a sixth-place finish.
“We had a good run, and it
always makes you feel good
going into next week,” the
young driver gushed.
— Godwin Kelly, godwin.
[email protected]
Good question. Richard and Jack are likely
asking the same question. It seems just a
matter of time before one or the other remembers where he hung the Victory Lane keys. Or
as suggested earlier, maybe not.
Ken Willis has been covering
NASCAR for The Daytona Beach
News-Journal for 27 years. Reach
him at [email protected]
Telfair tops Falcons, 7-3
O WATCH
East Laurens fails to capitalize
on momentum from region wins
ather. It looks like the
ock-car series is headed
o the teeth of the current
Niño weather pattern
at is bringing one storm
stem after another into
e western half of the coun. The Cup Series got a big
se of Mom Nature at Las
gas. Is the worst to come?
Section B
•Scoreboard ............................2b
•On The Air ..............................2b
•Sports Briefs ..........................2b
GODWIN’S PICKS
FOR GOOD SAM 500
WINNER: Kevin Harvick
REST OF TOP 5: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl
Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman
FIRST ONE OUT: Trevor Bayne
DARK HORSE: Ryan Blaney
DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Harvick comes to
life at Phoenix where he has five wins in his past
seven starts. Cha-ching!
Double duty?
Spring is only a few weeks
ay, which means the Indiapolis 500 will be coming
ong before we know it.
ASCAR regular Kurt Busch
still sniffing around for a
e, hoping to run the 500,
en scoot down to North
Sports
The Courier Herald
Will we soon see Kevin Harvick strike the victory pose?
Godwin Kelly is the Daytona
Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered
NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him
at [email protected]
B y R O D NE Y MA NL E Y
for the Coca-Cola
announce.”
East
Laurens
Falcons
The Carolina
600
on May 29.
He told Fox
Sports, “There is definitely
—Godwin Kelly, godwin.
have been
of an
the interest,somewhat
but nothing to
[email protected]
enigma so far this season,
playing their best baseball
when it matters most.
In non-region games, however, their play has been so-so,
at best.
The Falcons are 2-0 in
Region 3AA and were coming
off a big 5-1 region win on the
road at Screven County when
Telfair County came to town
Wednesday night.
The Trojans left with a 7-3
win that left East Laurens
head coach Gene Mulkey looking for more consistency from
his club.
"Last night we were ready
File photo/Rodney Manley
to play. Tonight we weren't
mentally ready to play,"
PERFECT AT PLATE
Mulkey said after the game.
Conner Hobbs was
"We're not consistent right
now. We play decent one
4 for 4 for the Falcons.
night. The next night we
pitching through five innings
struggle.
"You can't win if you just go for us to be in the ballgame,"
said Mulkey. "We just made
through the motions."
After the Trojans took a 2-0 too many errors behind him,
lead in the second, the Falcons and we didn't give him enough
rallied in their half of the runs."
The Falcons committed five
inning, scoring all three of
errors in the game.
their runs.
"You've got to field it,
Two of the runs scored off a
Telfair
error.
Gavin you've got to throw it, you've
Donaldson's two-out single got to hit it — we didn't do any
brought home Cam Oliver to of those well tonight," Mulkey
said.
put East Laurens on top, 3-2.
The Falcons got solid relief
The lead was short-lived,
however, as Telfair came back efforts from Cuyler Morris
Donaldson.
Morris
with three runs in the top of and
the third and added runs in pitched two innings and
allowed just one hit. He
the fourth and fifth innings.
Conner Hobbs led the walked two and struck out
Falcons at the plate with a 4- one. Donaldson pitched the
for-4 night. All of his hits were final inning, giving up one hit
and striking out two.
singles.
Neither allowed an earned
Starting pitcher Austin
Scott threw four innings, run.
The Falcons traveled to
allowing five earned runs on
just four hits. He walked four Swainsboro for a region game
Friday night, and will visit
and struck out four.
"He did a good enough job rival Dublin on Tuesday.
GETTY IMAGES/RAINIER EHRHARDT
Shamrock Shootout at The Rock
The Harlem Ambassadors took on the local group of celebrity allstars Tuesday night at the St, Patrick's Festival's second annual
Shamrock Shootout at The Rock, the Dublin High gym. The event
benefits the Boys and Girls Clubs of Laurens and Johnson
Counties. The Ambassadors' shows use comedy, music, skits
and interactive games with kids, as well as their brand of basket-
Crusader tennis teams sweep
doubleheader with Pinewood
Michelle Hauberʼs tiebreaker win clinched first match for Trinity.
Falcons sign WR Sanu,
restock defensive line
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have filled a big spot
on their offense, reaching terms with former Cincinnati receiver Mohamed Sanu on a five-year contract.
Sanu will compete with Justin Hardy for the No. 2 receiver
role behind All-Pro Julio Jones.
A day after making former Cleveland center Alex Mack the
NFL's highest-paid player at his position, the Falcons beefed up
their receiving corps with Sanu.
The team had a major vacancy after last week's release of
Roddy White, a four-time Pro Bowl selection who spent his first
11 years in Atlanta.
Sanu's versatility helped the Bengals win the AFC North last
year as he caught 33 passes for 394 yards receiving and ran 10
times for 71 yards and two touchdowns. Cincinnati drafted him
in the third round of 2012.
Atlanta also turned its attention Thursday to defense, resigning end Adrian Clayborn to a two-year contract and bringing former Miami end Derrick Shelby aboard with a four-year
deal.
Second-year coach Dan Quinn is trying to shore up a pass
rush that's ranked no higher than 28th in sacks since 2012. The
Falcons' 19 sacks were the league's fewest last season.
Clayborn, a five-year veteran, led Atlanta with 15 quarterback hits and was second with three sacks in 16 games. The former first-round pick of Tampa Bay signed a one-year contract
with the Falcons last spring.
Shelby, a four-year veteran who's missed just one game in his
career, had 3 1/2 sacks last season.
The Falcons released defensive tackle Paul Soliai, a two-year
starter, on Wednesday.
ball showmanship and skills, to promote their "stay in school" and
anti-bullying messages. Above, one of the Ambassadors has a bit
of slam-dunk fun at the expense of Dublin City Schools
Superintendent Fred Williams. Below, players interact with kids at
half-court (left), and do a little dabbing with a young audience
member. (Photos by Bali Smith)
Special photo
S p e c ia l to T h e Co u r i e r He r ald
The Trinity Christian School tennis teams
started Region 2AAA play with Pinewood
Christian School, sweeping a same-day doubleheader of matches..The Lady Crusaders won 32 and 4-1, and the Crusaders won 3-2 and 3-2
to complete the sweep.
In first match action, the girls were knotted
at 2-2 when Trinity’s Michelle Hauber was tied
8-8 in her pro-set with Payton Hadden at No. 3
singles. She battled to a 10-8 tiebreak victory to
clinch the girls first match.
The tie had been reached by TCS No. 1 singles Madison Tate winning 8-0 and No. 2 singles Amelia Gay winning 8-2.
In doubles action, No. 1 Demi Hester and
Angelynn Johnson went down 3-8 and No. 2
doubles Savannah Hutto and Kathyrn Heard
were edged out 6-8. On the boys side of the first
match, singles winners were Jake Williams 8-1
at No. 1, Drew Coble 8-0 at No. 2, and Allen
Mills 8-2 at No. 3.
Both Trinity doubles teams were defeated 1-
Full-contact soccer
Soccer might not be considered a contact sport
by the casual fan, but there is plenty of it on the
field even at the high school level. Here, West
Laurens' Sydney Lord (20) gets physical as she
moves through defenders during Tuesday
8, with Garrett Dixon and Chris Young playing
No. 1 and Branson Taylor and Kelvin Foskey at
No. 2.
In the nightcap, the Lady Crusaders won all
three singles matches, with Tate winning 8-3,
Gay 8-6 and Hauber 8-6. Hester and Johnson
won 8-2 in No. 1 doubles, and the Patriots team
of Payton Hadden and Irene Lee won 5-8 at No.
2 doubles.
For the Crusaders, Williams (8-3) and Coble
(8-5) had victories, along with No. 2 doubles
team Taylor and Foskey (8-3). For the Patriots,
Jake Tarver won No. 3 singles by a score of 8-3
and Sam Hobbs and Colin Woodard took the
No. 1 doubles 5-8.
Also playing for TCS were Mary Ansley
Tate, Jennifer Hauber, Olivia Bailey,
Samantha Sharpe, Sidney Cullison, J.T.
Knowles and James Pharis.
Trinity goes on the road to face Bulloch
Academy and Frederica Academy before
returning home on March 22 to host Edmund
Burke Academy at 2 p.m.
night's match with Howard. Despite goals from
Hannah Woods and Lord in the final 15 minutes, Howard held off the Lady Raiders, 5-3.
The Raiders also lost a tight match, 2-1. (Photo
by Rodney Manley)
Tech rallies
late to beat
Clemson
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Down 18 with 9:25 left,
Georgia Tech stormed all the
way back to force overtime and
beat Clemson 88-85 on
Wednesday night in the second round of the ACC
Tournament. It's the biggest
ACC Tournament comeback
win since North Carolina
erased a 19-point deficit to
beat Miami in 2011.
"Definitely as a head coach
I've never seen anything like
that, especially with the magnitude of the game," Georgia
Tech's Brian Gregory said
after scanning the score sheet
and collecting his thoughts
after the emotional win that
set up a showdown against No.
4 Virginia on Thursday.
Marcus
Georges-Hunt
cored 24 of his final 28 points
after halftime, and Adam
Smith made four of his seven
3-point attempts to finish with
23 for the 10th-seeded Yellow
Jackets (19-13.
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TODAY
AUTO RACING
11:30 a.m.
FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series,
Axalta Faster Tougher Brighter
200, practice, at Avondale, Ariz.
12:30 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Series, Good Sam 500, practice,
at Avondale, Ariz.
3 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series,
Axalta Faster Tougher Brighter
200, practice, at Avondale, Ariz.
5:30 p.m.
FS2 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series,
Axalta Faster Tougher Brighter
200, final practice, at Avondale,
Ariz.
6:30 p.m.
FS2 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Series, Good Sam 500, qualifying, at Avondale, Ariz.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Noon
ESPN — Big Ten Tournament,
first quarterfinal, at Indianapolis
ESPN2 — AAC Tournament, first
quarterfinal, at Orlando, Fla.
NBCSN
—
Atlantic
10
Tournament, first quarterfinal, at
Brooklyn, N.Y.
1 p.m.
SEC — SEC Tournament, first
quarterfinal, at Nashville, Tenn.
2 p.m.
ESPN — Big Ten Tournament,
second
quarterfinal,
at
Indianapolis
ESPN2 — AAC Tournament,
second quarterfinal, at Orlando,
Fla.
2:30 p.m.
NBCSN
—
Atlantic
10
Tournament, second quarterfinal,
at Brooklyn, N.Y.
3 p.m.
SEC — SEC Tournament, second quarterfinal, at Nashville,
Tenn.
4 p.m.
CBSSN — Conference USA
Tournament, first semifinal, at
Birmingham, Ala.
6:30 p.m.
BTN — Big Ten Tournament,
third quarterfinal, at Indianapolis
CBSSN — Conference USA
Tournament, second semifinal, at
Birmingham, Ala.
FS1 — Big East Tournament, first
semifinal, at New York
NBCSN
—
Atlantic
10
Tournament, third quarterfinal, at
Brooklyn, N.Y.
7 p.m.
ESPN — ACC Tournament, first
semifinal, at Washington
ESPN2 — Big 12 Tournament,
first semifinal, at Kansas City, Mo.
ESPNU — AAC Tournament,
third quarterfinal, at Orlando, Fla.
SEC — SEC Tournament, third
quarterfinal, at Nashville, Tenn.
9 p.m.
BTN — Big Ten Tournament,
fourth quarterfinal, at Indianapolis
CBSSN — Mountain West
Tournament, first semifinal, at
Las Vegas
ESPNU — AAC Tournament,
fourth quarterfinal, at Orlando,
Fla.
FS1 — Big East Tournament,
second semifinal, at New York
NBCSN
—
Atlantic
10
Tournament, fourth quarterfinal,
at Brooklyn, N.Y.
SEC — SEC Tournament, fourth
quarterfinal, at Nashville, Tenn.
9:30 p.m.
ESPN — ACC Tournament, second semifinal, at Washington
ESPN2 — Big 12 Tournament,
second semifinal, at Kansas City,
Mo.
11:30 p.m.
CBSSN — Mountain West
Tournament, second semifinal, at
Las Vegas
FS1 — Pac-12 Tournament, second semifinal, at Las Vegas
Midnight (Saturday)
ESPNU — Big West Tournament,
second semifinal, at Anaheim,
Calif.
2 a.m. (Saturday)
ESPNU — Big West Tournament,
second semifinal, at Anaheim,
Calif. (same-day tape)
CYCLING
2 a.m. (Saturday)
NBCSN — Paris-Nice: Stage 5,
Saint Paul Trois Châteaux to
Salon de Provence, France
(same-day tape)
GOLF
6 a.m.
GOLF — European PGA Tour,
True Thailand Classic, second
round, at Hua Hin, Thailand
3 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour, Valspar
Championship, second round, at
Palm Harbor, Fla.
MLB BASEBALL
6 a.m.
MLB — MLB spring training,
Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss), at
Tampa, Fla. (tape-delayed)
9 a.m.
MLB — MLB spring training, San
Francisco vs. Milwaukee, at
Phoenix (tape-delayed)
1 p.m.
MLB — MLB spring training,
Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh, at
Bradenton, Fla.
4 p.m.
MLB — MLB spring training, L.A.
Angels vs. L.A. Dodgers, at
Glendale, Ariz. (same-day tape)
9 p.m.
MLB — MLB spring training,
Boston vs. Toronto, at Dunedin,
Fla. (same-day tape)
Midnight (Saturday)
MLB — MLB spring training,
Texas vs. Milwaukee, at Phoenix
(same-day tape)
Friday, March 11, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2b
QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE
Compelling questions...
and maybe a few actual answers
3 THINGS WE LEARNED
FROM KOBALT 400
1. All can win
Ryan Blaney may be a
Because it’s not like Joey Logano has
deployed the ‘chute, dropped anchor or installed
a set of square Goodyears. He was Sunday’s
runner-up, which indicates Penske’s drivers are
on top of this new downforce package. That’s
three wins for three different teams so far, and
the Speed Freaks across the page indicate
Stewart-Haas will join the club this week.
Why not Childress or Roush?
Brad Keselowski puts a Sprint Cup Series winner decal on his No. 2 Ford after winning at Las Vegas. All three car manufacturers have one stock car with that sticker
on it. GETTY IMAGES/BRIAN LAWDERMILK
Ford to a sixth-place finish.
“We had a good run, and it
always makes you feel good
going into next week,” the
Cup Series rookie, but he
looked more like a veteran
when he took the No. 21
Wood Brothers Racing
young driver gushed.
— Godwin Kelly, godwin.
[email protected]
3 THINGS TO WATCH
1. Harvick watch
Since joining StewartHaas Racing in 2014, Kevin
Harvick has won by the third
race of each season. Guess
what? In his first three outings this year, no wins. As
a matter of fact, the 2014
NASCAR Cup Series champ
has only one top-five finish
to show for his efforts. He
has a good chance at Phoenix because he has five wins
in seven starts there.
2. El Niño
There is only one power
greater (excluding the NFL)
than NASCAR and that is
A new pied piper for Team
Penske?
Why the hedge?
2. Playing nice
3. For real
AP/JOHN
LOCHER
One race doesn’t make for a trend, but like
they say about the longest of trips, a new trend
must begin with a first step. So maybe Brad
Keselowski’s long-awaited win Sunday (it ended
a 33-race winless streak — now that’s a trend)
signals he’s going to replace Joey Logano as
Roger Penske’s lead dog this year. Or maybe not.
Three events into the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
and each car manufacturer
has scored a win. Toyota
claimed Daytona, Chevrolet
topped Atlanta and Ford
went to Victory Lane at Las
Vegas. If NASCAR was looking for parity, they found it.
Unlike Denny Hamlin’s
power move on teammate
Matt Kenseth to win the
Daytona 500, Brad Keselowski eased around fellow
Team Penske driver Joey
Logano, then caught and
passed Kyle Busch for the
win. It proves you can play
nice and win at the Cup
Series level.
Kez
broke
out the
big-boy
tools
at Las
Vegas.
weather. It looks like the
stock-car series is headed
into the teeth of the current
El Niño weather pattern
that is bringing one storm
system after another into
the western half of the country. The Cup Series got a big
dose of Mom Nature at Las
Vegas. Is the worst to come?
Ken Willis has been covering
NASCAR for The Daytona Beach
News-Journal for 27 years. Reach
him at [email protected]
GODWIN’S PICKS
FOR GOOD SAM 500
WINNER: Kevin Harvick
REST OF TOP 5: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl
Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman
FIRST ONE OUT: Trevor Bayne
DARK HORSE: Ryan Blaney
DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Harvick comes to
life at Phoenix where he has five wins in his past
seven starts. Cha-ching!
3. Double duty?
Spring is only a few weeks
away, which means the Indianapolis 500 will be coming
along before we know it.
NASCAR regular Kurt Busch
is still sniffing around for a
ride, hoping to run the 500,
then scoot down to North
Good question. Richard and Jack are likely
asking the same question. It seems just a
matter of time before one or the other remembers where he hung the Victory Lane keys. Or
as suggested earlier, maybe not.
Will we soon see Kevin Harvick strike the victory pose?
GETTY IMAGES/RAINIER EHRHARDT
Carolina for the Coca-Cola
600 on May 29. He told Fox
Sports, “There is definitely
the interest, but nothing to
announce.”
Godwin Kelly is the Daytona
Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered
NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him
at [email protected]
—Godwin Kelly, godwin.
[email protected]
KEN WILLIS’ TOP 10 NASCAR DRIVER RANKINGS
KYLE
BUSCH
Three topfives, and
2-for-2 in
Xfinity
JIMMIE
JOHNSON
Winless at
Phoenix
since ’09
BRAD
KESELOWSKI
“Less filling”
equals faster
KURT
BUSCH
Talking
Brickyard…
in May!
KEVIN
HARVICK
Recent
Phoenix record
indicates
champagne
JOEY
LOGANO
Has to win
eventually,
right?
DENNY
HAMLIN
Since
Daytona,
16th and 19th
CARL
EDWARDS
Will finish
sixth at
Phoenix
MARTIN
TRUEX JR.
Outlasts
Manning in
Denver
JUNIOR
EARNHARDT
No one courting a Junior
endorsement?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Toronto
42
20
.677
—
Boston
39
26
.600
4½
New York
27
39
.409
17
Brooklyn
18
46
.281
25
Philadelphia
8
56
.125
35
Southeast Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Miami
37
27
.578
—
Atlanta
36
28
.563
1
Charlotte
35
28
.556
1½
Washington 30
33
.476
6½
Orlando
27
36
.429
9½
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Cleveland
45
18
.714
—
Indiana
34
30
.531 11½
Chicago
32
30
.516 12½
Detroit
33
31
.516 12½
Milwaukee
27
38
.415
19
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Pct
GB
x-San Antonio 54
10
.844
—
Memphis
38
26
.594
16
Dallas
33
32
.508 21½
Houston
32
32
.500
22
New Orleans 24
39
.381 29½
Northwest Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Oklahoma City44
20
.688
—
Portland
34
31
.523 10½
Utah
29
35
.453
15
Denver
26
38
.406
18
Minnesota
20
45
.308 24½
Prep Schedule
Pacific Division
W
L
Pct
GB
x-Golden State57
6
.905
—
L.A. Clippers 41
22
.651
16
Sacramento 25
38
.397
32
Phoenix
17
47
.266 40½
L.A. Lakers 14
51
.215
44
x-clinched playoff spot
Thursday's Games
Atlanta at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at San Antonio, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m.
Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Friday's Games
Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Houston at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.
Orlando at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
New York at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
MLB
BASEBALL
Spring Training Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W
L
Toronto
7
1
Texas
6
1
Houston
6
2
Chicago
4
2
Boston
5
3
Detroit
6
4
Oakland
4
3
Minnesota
4
4
Seattle
4
4
Cleveland
3
4
Pct
.875
.857
.750
.667
.625
.600
.571
.500
.500
.429
Kansas City
4
6
Los Angeles
3
5
Tampa Bay
3
5
New York
2
5
Baltimore
0
9
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W
L
Los Angeles
4
1
Washington
6
2
Philadelphia
7
3
Arizona
5
3
Colorado
5
3
Milwaukee
4
3
St. Louis
4
3
Cincinnati
4
4
New York
3
3
San Francisco
4
5
Miami
3
4
Atlanta
2
6
Pittsburgh
2
6
San Diego
2
6
Chicago
1
7
.400
.375
.375
.286
.000
Pct
.800
.750
.700
.625
.625
.571
.571
.500
.500
.444
.429
.250
.250
.250
.125
ʻSt. Patrickʼs Slamʼ golf
tournament March 18
The St. Patrick's Slam Golf
Tournament on Friday, March 18, at
Green Acres Golf Club in Dexter is a
four-person scramble featuring 18
holes of varying format that includes
a true scramble, best-ball and alternating shots. The tournament begins
at 1 p.m. Entry fee is $200 per team
and includes supper. For more information, call Green Acres at 875-3110
or e-mail [email protected].
FRIDAY
Baseball
Dublin at Harlem, 5:30 p.m.
Perry at West Laurens, 6 p.m.
Soccer
East Laurens at Jefferson, 5:30
Trinity at Frederica, 5 p.m.
Tennis
West Laurens at the Coastal
Empire Classic, Savannah,
3:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Tennis
West Laurens at the Coastal
Empire Classic, Savannah, TBA
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PEOPLE TO PEOPLE
015
LOST AND FOUND
FOUND: Female Bird Dog, friendly,
in the Lovett Scott Area. Call: 2773839
Found: Welding Equipment, be
ready to identify. 272-5899, cell 2909196.
038
ESTATE SALE
Estate Sale: Furnishings, kitchen,
china, including Dresden and Metlox,
beer steins, beautiful secretary, antique hall tree, Heywood-Wakefield
chair, some antiques, smalls. Sat.
12th, 9:00 a.m., Sun. 1:00. 607 Sherwood - Southern Estate Sales.
040
YARD SALES
HUGE YARD SALEL Sat. 03/12,
8am-until. 206 Candi Lane, Rentz.
Lots of good items in good condition.
Moving Sale: 511 Holly Dr. Sat. 7am12pm. Furn. HH items, childrenʼs
clothes.
YARD SALE: Sat. 7-11am. 215 Palaisade Drive, Dublin.
105
MERCHANDISE
FOR SALE
APPLIANCES
For Sale: 19” Color Tv w/remote,
$25, Call: 478-272-2572
130
PETS FOR SALE
140
FURNITURE
AKC Golden Retriever Pups, vet
checked-shots-wormed. For more
info and pics text: 478-290-1324.
For Sale: Bathroom Base Cabinet, 3
Drawer, 1 Door, $25, Call: 478-2722572
For Sale: Coffee Table, $50, Call:
478-272-2572
245
MISCELLANEOUS
GE Washing machine for sale. $200,
call: 478-689-0005
GOT BED BUGS? You can get rid
of them yourself. Buy complete
line of Harris Bed Bug Products at
Blackʼs Seed Store.
310
VOCATIONAL
GENERAL
HELP WANTED
2 temp farmworkers needed
4/25/16-11/25/16. Worker will perform various duties all associated
with planting, cultivating and harvesting crops. Must have 3 months
verifiable experience working in tobacco & affirmative verifiable job
references. Random drug testing
at employerʼs expense. Guaranteed 3/4 of contract hours. Work
tools, supplies and equipment will
be provided at no cost to the worker. Conditional housing provided
for
non-commuting
workers.
Transportation & subsistence reimbursed to worker upon completion
of 50% of contract, or earlier, if appropriate. Worksites located in
Montgomery & Robertson Co., TN.
EOE. $10.85/hr. Report or send a
resume to nearest local GA DOL
office or call 478-275-6532 & refer
job #TN-440289. Frank S. Shepard – Adams, TN
Looking for Skilled Carpenter or
Framers for a project in the Dublin
area. Please fax or e-mail resume
to 912-576-7189 or
[email protected].
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GENERAL
HELP WANTED
6 temp farmworkers needed
4/25/16-12/20/16. Worker will perform various duties all associated
with planting, cultivating and harvesting crops. Must have 3 months
verifiable experience working in tobacco & affirmative verifiable job
references. Random drug testing
at employerʼs expense. Guaranteed 3/4 of contract hours. Work
tools, supplies and equipment will
be provided at no cost to the worker. Conditional housing provided
for
non-commuting
workers.
Transportation & subsistence reimbursed to worker upon completion
of 50% of contract, or earlier, if appropriate. Worksites located in
Robertson & Montgomery Co., TN.
EOE. $10.85/hr. Report or send a
resume to nearest local GA DOL
office or call 478-275-6532 & ref
job #TN440497. Davis Tobacco
Farms – Adams, TN
Administrative Assistannt, Strong
Computer skills, detail oriented. Construction Experience is preferred.
Send resume to:
Courier Herald
Drawer B, CSS
Box B
Dublin, GA 31040
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.
Gilmer Warehouse Dublin is accepting application for Spotters
and a Spotter Operation Manager.
Advancement opportunities and
40+ hours per week.
Apply in person at the Dublin DOL
@ 910 N Jefferson Street.
For info please call #478-9871516.
Heavy Worx is looking for CDL Drivers for Reefers. Great Pay rates.
Call: 478-275-2156
Help Wanted: Automotive Technician. Must have valid Driverʼs License. Call: Johnny Hadden 706830-4133
320
MEDICAL
HELP WANTED
CNA's needed for 7A-7P and 7P-7A
shia at Wrightsville Manor Nursing
Home. Please apply in person,
Wrightsville Manor Nursing Home,
337 West Court Street Wrightsville,
Ga.
Opening for 11p-7a CNA and a PT
weekend RN. Please call Deanna
Brown at 478-668-3225 or stop by to
fill out an application, 12 Smith Lane
in Scott, GA.
The late John F. Kennedy, Jr.
and his future wife stopped
in Kingsland on the way to
their marriage on
Cumberland
Island.
320
MEDICAL
HELP WANTED
Local high paced AMBULATORY
SURGERY CENTER looking to
hire PRN nursing staff. Would be
ideal for someone newly retired or
interested in occasional work. This
would be coverage for staff vacation and sick leave only. Must have
nursing experience and work well
with older adult and elderly patients. Please send resume to:
Courier Herald
Drawer B, CSS
Box A
Dublin, GA. 31040
360
REAL ESTATE
HOMES FOR SALE
4BR, 2.5BA, 2500 sq ft., 1.7 acres,
131 Trinity Road. hardwood & ceramics, landscaped with sprinklers,
all appliances built 2005. Open
House, March 26, 10:00-2:00,
$217,000. 478-697-2550
Open House. 511 Holly Dr. Friday 46pm and Saturday 10am-12pm.
www.facebook.com/hollyhillshouse.
405
RENTALS
STORAGE
Cleanest Storage
Garnerʼs U Store
272-3724
Strange Mini Storage Best Prices!
Call 478-275-1592
425
Ohio woman receives HS diploma
at 93; marriage foiled degree
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A
93-year-old Ohio woman has
received the high school
diploma she was denied
because
of
rules
that
expelled married students.
Dorothy Liggett was a
few weeks from graduation
from Akron's North High
School
in
1942
when
officials discovered she was
married.
The
Akron
Beacon
Journal reports that Akron
Superintendent
David
James hand-delivered the
diploma
to
Liggett
in
suburban
Fairlawn
on
Wednesday as part of a
surprise ceremony.
Liggett's daughter Janice
Larkin had written James
about her mother. James
said it was wrong that
Liggett was denied the
diploma after being a good
student all her years in
school.
Liggett and her late
husband, John Huston, ran
away to Kentucky to get
Johnson State Prison has two vacancies for
Craftsmen positions. Two years of experience in
building repairs and maintenance or in the specific area
of assignment OR One year of experience at the lower
level (FET030) or position equivalent. Note: Some
positions may require area specific certifications/licenses.
Entry salary for this position is $24,322.01 with twelve
paid holidays per year, 401K and annual and sick leave
monthly accrual.
If you are interested in this position and you meet the
qualifications, please call Megan Geiger at 478-8644132. You must submit a completed State Application
before the deadline of March 18th.
LET CURRY PUT YOU
IN A HOME TODAY!
APARTMENTS
718 STONEWALL ST.,
DUBLIN
BROOKINGTON APARTMENTS
Spacious 1 & 2 bedroom apartments
with fully furnished kitchen. Lake,
pool and clubhouse. Full maintenance with on site manager. 2726788.
430
Restored home with updated kitchen,
3 BR, 2 BA. Short walking distance to
downtown Dublin.
COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY
Fenced in vacant Lot for Lease on
Madison Street, behind Smalleyʼs
Vet. $500/mo. Call: Marcia 478-2469866
440
married after her husband
was called into the U.S.
Army Air Corps during
World War II.
301 SHADOW POND RD.,
DUBLIN
HOMES FOR RENT
Well-kept 2 BR, 2 BA home. Hardwood floor in
living room, vaulted & trey ceilings.
Houses & apts. Dublin, Soperton,
East Dublin and Rentz area. Rent
from $400 up. Call 478-488-1771.
VEHICLES FOR SALE
725
LAWN SERVICES
Timʼs Lawn Care & Pressure
Washing. Call 478-290-1632
The oldest portable steam
engine in the United States
is on display at Historic
Railroad Shops in Savannah.
Dispatcher- Laurens County E-911
Laurens County E-911 is accepting applications for fulltime and part-time 911 Communications Officers
(Dispatcher). Applicants must be at least 18 years old,
must have high school diploma or equivalent, be able to
pass drug screen and background check. Georgia
P.O.S.T. Basic Communication Officer Certification (or
related experience) strongly preferred, but not required.
Applicants must pass the communications test which
consists of a typing, reading and comprehension.
Applications can be picked up at:
Laurens County E-911 Center
515 Southern Pines Rd.
Dublin, GA 31021
(478) 275-7099
Laurens County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
JANICE
NHARE
JOE
HOOKS
478-278-3677
478-595-0240
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
GARFIELD
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CROSSWORD PUZZLER
CELEBRITIES BORN ON
THIS DAY: Anton Yelchin, 27; Thora
Birch, 34; Johnny Knoxville, 45; Terrence Howard, 47.
Happy Birthday: Make a
point to be observant. Itʼs important
to stay on top of whatʼs going on
around you if you want to be successful. Make it your duty to understand how you can fit in or contribute to what is happening in your
life both at work and at home. Your
insight and support will result in
praise and progress. Your numbers
are 3, 11, 18, 23, 28, 36, 47.
ARIES (March 21-April
19): Donʼt let nervous tension stop
you from being productive. Stay focused and initiate what you need to
do in order to reach your set goals.
Your creative imagination will bring
results far beyond your expectations. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May
20): Consider your options while
keeping your budget in mind. Now is
not the time to go against rules and
regulations. Discipline and determination will bring you high returns.
Travel will lead to a resurgence of
the things you enjoy doing the most.
3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June
20): Stick to your game plan regardless of what others do. A realistic
outlook will help you make the right
decisions. Concentrate on making
constructive domestic improvements. Accept the inevitable and
move forward with courage and finesse. 4 stars
CANCER (June 21-July
22): Review your situation and do
whatever you can to keep moving
forward. Donʼt let what others do
dictate your next move. Try hard to
live in the moment and to let go of
the past. Nurture important relationships and avoid conflict. 2 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
Step into the spotlight. Make a point
to visit someplace that motivates you
or that you have never been to before. A challenge you take on will pay
off in an unusual way. Keep an open
mind and shoot for the stars. 5 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22): Express your thoughts and
share your ideas, and you will come
up with a workable arrangement.
Show discipline and take control of a
personal situation. Your practical attitude could attract someone you will
want to spend more time with. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
Favors will be granted. Do your best
to get your finances in order so that
you can take advantage of an exciting opportunity. Make a lifestyle
change that will ease your stress
and help you gain confidence and
respect. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.
21): An original idea will help you
run your household in a more efficient manner. You will attract greater
interest and support from partners,
friends and relatives. Donʼt feel you
have to accommodate others. Do
your own thing. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Assess your situation honestly and start to implement the
changes that will ease your stress
and make you happy. Do whatʼs
best for you and move forward instead of giving in to someone who
cramps your style. 5 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Youʼll have to defend your
rights if you are too vocal about the
way you feel or what you want to do.
Stick close to home and work quietly by yourself until you have a presentation that is too flawless to oppose. 2 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18): Past experience will help you
make an important decision about
the way you handle a similar situa-
tion. Consider new suggestions, and
implement several different options.
Self-improvement will result in compliments and success. 4 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20): Put your skills to good use and
you will find new ways to exploit
your talents. Reach out to someone
you enjoy working with and see
where it leads. Money will come
from an unusual source. 3 stars
Birthday Baby: You
choose quality over quantity. You
are influential and forthright.
Eugeniaʼs website — eugenialast.com, Eugeniaʼs android
app @ http://bit.ly/exhoro and join
Eugenia
on
twitter/facebook/linkedin.
Theatre Dublin
Dublin-Laurens Distinguished
Young Women
Saturday, March 12th
7:00 PM
Presents
Leprechaun Contest
Tuesday, March 15th
7:00 PM
FOR THEATRE BOOKING AND INFORMATION, CALL MAIN STREET DUBLIN AT
478-277-5074 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.THEATREDUBLINGA.COM