Special toThe Courier HeraldAs part of its commitment

to providing superior customerservice to veterans, their fam-ilies, and its other customers,the Carl Vinson VA MedicalCenter has implemented aStudent Leader Program toteach local students about thevalue of service excellence in

caring for veterans.Part of the VA’s “Summer of

Service,” an initiative intend-ed to enhance partnerships be-tween VA and local communi-ties, the Student Leader Pro-gram offers students a chanceto learn about the value of cus-tomer service for organization-al excellence while lettingthem gain actual experience

applying customer servicetechniques in the workplace.Program participants receivebriefings about customer ser-vice techniques and VA opera-tions, then go out into themedical center and apply thesuperior customer service phi-losophy to actual situations byassisting veterans, their fami-lies, and other customers.

They help customers with avariety of needs, including es-corting them to various areasof the facility and assistingthem with information aboutVA services and programs.

As part of the program, stu-dents wear a green vest withthe medical center’s name andlogo that immediately identi-fies them as customer service

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EDPDcapturesfugitivein localmotel

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe East Dublin Police De-

partment arrested a Floridafugitive early Monday morningin a local motel.

East Dublin Police Chief BillLuecke said they received a callfrom a Florida law enforcementagency in Marion County whobelieved fugitive Dalton Good-hue, 24, of Sebring, Fla., mightbe in East Dublin.

"We got the call early Mon-day and he was arrestedaround 3:40 a.m. that day,"Luecke said.

According to the chief, Good-hue was involved with a do-mestic situation in MarionCounty.

"He basically assaulted hisgirlfriend, Tracy Dance,"Luecke said. "He tried to get in-to a house with a machete, andwhen that didn't work, hedrove a mini van through thehouse. He got a sledge hammerand threatened to do harm toher until she got into the vanand they left."

Officer Josh Brantley saw adamaged van that fit the de-scription parked outside theAmerican Inn. It turned out tobe the van they were lookingfor.

"He knocked on the door, dida check of the room and foundhim in the room," Luecke said."He did not fight or resist.Florida's investigators came upand talked with me. They areworking on extradition at thistime."

The woman was found in theroom unharmed.

Luecke was happy no onewas hurt during the arrest.

Photo by Greg Swars

The Student Leader program is part of the VAʼs “Summer of Service” initiative.

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Photos by Payton Towns III

Paulk touches her heart in surprise as Curry presents her a check for a new car. (Below) Paulk is joined by her grandchildren.

Student Leader program at VA teachesstudents the value of customer service

TThhaannkkss,, WWiilllliiee Paulkʼs 25years ofservicefocus ofreception

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By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Com-

merce threw a big retirement party for its outgoingpresident Tuesday night.

Willie Paulk is set to retire at the end of thismonth, ending 24 years of her time as the head ofthe Chamber.

At the end of the event, a new award named afterher was given in honor of Paulk and a check in theamount of $32,486 so she can purchase a new vehi-cle was given to her. As of Tuesday evening, moredonations were still coming in.

“This is overwhelming,” Paulk said. “I can’t eventhink of words to say. ‘Thank you’ is it. This commu-nity has been so overwhelmingly good to me. I’m soblessed.”

Paulk saw people in the room who had come fromall over the state to honor her Tuesday night.

“I’m at a loss for words,” she said.Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, people from the commu-

nity slowly started gathering inside the McGrathKeen Sr. Conference Center for the drop-in recep-tion. Chamber Chairman Randy Jackson said he hasworked with Paulk for five years.

“I’ve gotten to know her very well,” Jackson said.“She’s really a princess. She knows everybody andshe never meets a stranger. She can sit with a kingor a pauper. She is so polished. She’s been an icon inthe state. It was a very big decision for her to re-

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DEAR ABBY: Six monthsago, my best friend's fianceraped me. He is a man I'veknown for many years, and Ididn't see it coming. I becamepregnant but had a miscar-riage two months later. I re-cently had to have a hysterec-tomy from damage incurredfrom the rape and the miscar-riage.I never went to the police or

pressed charges, and very fewpeople are aware of the wholehorrific experience. I havebeen beyond traumatized bywhat happened.My best friend knows noth-

ing about it, and I have beenunable to face her since thatawful night. We text now andthen, and she keeps askingwhy I have suddenly droppedout of her life. I don't know if Ican tell her the truth. We wereas close as sisters, and I hon-estly miss her like crazy, but Ican't be part of her life if thismonster is in it.Do I tell the truth? Or do I

just shut her out of my life?This has taken a physical andemotional toll on me. Pleasegive me some advice. -- MISS-ING A FRIEND IN CANADADEAR MISSING: Gladly.

Find the nearest rape and sex-ual assault treatment centerin your province and make anappointment immediately!You need more help than any-one can give you in a letter,and the people there can coun-sel you not only on what to do,but also what your options areat this point. Your friendshould absolutely be informedabout what she's getting intoif she marries your rapist, but

I do not recommend that youtell her until you have strongemotional support beside you.

******DEAR ABBY: Our married

son and two young childrenlive in Kurdistan, Iraq. Theyare volunteering for a charitythat helps Syrian refugees.While we admire their nobleefforts, we struggle with thedaily sacrifices this brings toour whole family.We work full time and

could save up to visit them,but because we are not com-fortable with their choice tolive in this dangerous part ofthe world, we continue torefuse their invitation. Whatdo you advise? Are we beingself-centered? -- SO FARAWAYDEAR SO FAR AWAY: No,

you are being rational andself-protective. Not only do Inot think you are self-cen-tered, I'm suggesting you keepthem in your prayers and useSkype or video chatting tostay in contact.

******DEAR ABBY: Recently a

friend invited me to a sex toyparty. The saleswoman host-

ing the event is a distant ac-quaintance.What is the most polite way

to ask her if she has informedher family of her profession?Is it OK to attend if she hasn'ttold her relatives she sells sexproducts? If I refuse her invi-tation, would it be polite to en-close an order for some of herproducts? I prefer to buy froma reputable saleswomanrather than some anonymouswebsite. -- AWKWARD INILLINOISDEAR AWKWARD: I don't

think it would be appropriateto ask your hostess whethershe has informed her familyabout her career, although Isuspect she has made themaware of it. And if you preferto decline the invitation, I'msure enclosing an order for herproducts would be fine withher -- and possibly the start ofan ongoing business relation-ship.

******Dear Abby is written by

Abigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips, andwas founded by her mother,Pauline Phillips. Contact DearAbby at www.DearAbby.comor P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange-les, CA 90069.Good advice for everyone --

teens to seniors -- is in "TheAnger in All of Us and How toDeal With It." To order, sendyour name and mailing ad-dress, plus check or money or-der for $7 (U.S. funds) to: DearAbby, Anger Booklet, P.O. Box447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handlingare included in the price.)

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How the zombies eat your brainBY MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D.AND MEHMETOZ, M.D.If you're familiar with "As-

sassin's Creed" and "MetalGear Solid V: The PhantomPain" or "Splatoon" and "StarWars," chances are you or yourkids are big-time video-gameenthusiasts! More than $15billion a year is spent on suchdigital distractions. World-wide, gamers spend an as-tounding 3 billion hours aweek in front of their screens.The average young person willspend around 10,000 hoursgaming by the time he's 21.(Imagine if half that muchtime was devoted to volunteerwork!)But back in the real world

we want to caution you that

too much time spent defend-ing hapless villagers from ma-rauding werewolves canshrink your brain and threat-en your ability to think clear-ly!We know that video games

provide excellent training forcombat pilots and that theyseem to improve visual atten-tion abilities. But a new studyfinds that instead of using thebrain's spatial memory system(the hippocampus) to navigatethrough the twists and turnsof a game, players rely on thebrain's reward system. "Ah,that sweet pleasure when youblow some fiend away!" Andusing the reward center (thecaudate nucleus) hour afterhour is associated with devel-

oping cognitive problems suchas Alzheimer's disease.

Video games are highly ha-bituating, so help your kidslimit gaming time. We say nomore than an hour a day. AndMom and Dad, you're going tohave to regulate your behav-ior, too. Set a good example:Put down that controller andwalk away quietly. The zom-bies won't notice!

Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of"The Dr. Oz Show," and MikeRoizen, M.D. is Chief WellnessOfficer and Chair of WellnessInstitute at Cleveland Clinic.To live your healthiest, tune in-to "The Dr. Oz Show" or visitwww.sharecare.com.

Woman raped by friendʼs fiancemust share her secret burden

Mary Lizzie Waters

Mrs. Mary Lizzie Waters ofDublin passed away on Sun-day, June 21, 2015.Funeral arrangements are

incomplete but will be an-nounced later. Visitation willbe at 304 Gateway Drive, EastDublin.

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Sherry LouiseHutcheson

Miss Sherry Louise Hutch-eson, age 53, of Soperton diedMonday, June 22, 2015.Miss Hutcheson lived most

of her life in Treutlen Countyand was preceded in death byher father, Talmadge Hutche-son, and her sister, VictoriaHutcheson.She was of the Baptist

faith.Survivors include her

mother and step-father,Louise and Jack Peebles ofSwainsboro and several auntsand cousins.There will be no services,

but a visitation will be held atSammons Funeral HomeThursday, June 25 from 2 to 3p.m. Burial will be in Hutche-son Cemetery, Treutlen Coun-ty.An online register may be

signed at www.sammonsfuneralhome.com.

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Billy Joe Knight

Graveside funeral servicesfor Mr. Billy Joe Knight, age80, will be held at 11 a.m.Wednesday, June 24, 2015 atDublin Memorial Gardenswith Mr. Shane Knight offici-ating.Mr. Knight was born Janu-

ary 19, 1935 in Dublin, Ga. Hewas preceded in death by hisparents, the late Elton FrancisKnight and Mamie ClydeMullis Knight and his wife,Roma Faye Woodard Knight.He was a veteran of the Unit-ed States Army and was amember of the Kingdom Hallof Jehovah’s Witnesses. He re-tired from Bibb County as afirefighter. Mr. Knight passedaway Tuesday, June 23, 2015.He is survived by his sons,

Raymond Joe (Susan) Knightof Dexter, Dewayne (Kay)Knight of Dudley and Kevin(Tabitha) Knight of Dudley,two sisters, Mona Evans ofMacon and Gilda Ford ofSuwanee and seven grandchil-dren, Shasta Rogers, MonicaKnight, Joey Knight, ColbyKnight, Ashley Knight,Danielle Knight and AlexKnight.Stanley Funeral Home and

Crematory/Dublin Chapel hascharge of funeral arrange-ments. To sign the Online Reg-ister Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor call the 24 Hour ObituaryLine at (478) 272-0106 to hearthe latest updates..

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Carlton Thigpen

Mr. Carlton Thigpen, age84, of Rockledge died Sunday,June 21, 2015.Mr. Thigpen was a lifelong

resident of Rockledge and waspreceded in death by his par-ents, Lee Thigpen Sr., and Lil-lie Mae Wood Thigpen Wynn,and a son, Bobby Thigpen. Hewas a farmer and mechanic.For many years he was

owner and operator of ThigpenTractor Sales in Soperton.Survivors include his wife,

Ruby L. White Thigpen; chil-dren, Jerry Thigpen, GeneThigpen (Donna Lynn), andCathy McDaniel (Richard), allof Rockledge; sisters, SallieMae McLendon of Rockledge,Annette Shepherd (Darvin) ofSoperton, and Myrtle Harrell(Johnny) of East Dublin; abrother, Lee Thigpen Jr. (Lori)of Soperton; thirteen grand-children and several great-grandchildren, nieces andnephews.Services will be held in the

Chapel of Sammons FuneralHome at 11 a.m. Thursday,June 25, with the ReverendsChuck Morgan and GeorgeGrimes officiating. Burial willbe in Thigpen Cemetery, Rock-ledge.Pallbearers will be Al

Heath, Chad Heath, WillHeath, Brandon Powell,Spencer Renew and Vince Re-new.The family will receive

friends at the funeral homeWednesday from 6 to 8 p.m.and may be reached at 2257Leroy Wood Road, Rockledge30454.An online register book may

be signed atwww.sammonsfuneralhome.com.

Pastor ElstonWooten

Funeral Services for PastorElston Wooten will be heldThursday, June 25, 2015 at 11a.m. in the Sunset Family Wor-ship Center, Eastman. The Pas-tor Pearlie Hudson will offici-ate, and burial will follow in theSanders Cemetery, Chauncey,Ga.Pastor Wooten, a Desert

Storm Veteran, was born inEastman. on September 26,1961 to the parentage of thelate Junior and Cherry Wooten.He joined Harper Chapel Bap-tist Church at an early age.Pastor Wooten or Uncle El-

ston, as he was affectionatelyknown by many, was a 1980graduate of Dodge County HighSchool. In 1979, he joined theGeorgia Army National Guardwhere he served until his re-tirement in 2003. He was em-ployed by the Georgia Depart-ment of Corrections since 1986.Pastor Wooten was called to

a higher calling of ministry andordained in 1999. PastorWooten was the Pastor of Harp-er Chapel Baptist Church inChauncey from 2008 until hiscall to glory. He was affiliatedwith Cadwell Christian Fellow-ship in Cadwell where heserved asAssistant Pastor from1999 to 2008.He leaves his loving memo-

ries to be cherished by his lov-ing and devoted wife, CynthiaWooten of Cadwell; two daugh-ters: Felicia Williams of Jones-boro and Terri McCoy of East-man; three sons: Willie(Dedrick) King of Cadwell; El-ston Jabot Wooten of RichmondHill; Nicolas Wright of Dublin;five loving and devoted sisters:Phyllis (Oliver) Mann; Jewel(Marvin) Mann; Cecilia (Curtis)Collins, Sherita Thomas andLenora (Gary) Bennett, all ofEastman; five loving sisters-in-law: Patricia Brown and Geral-dine Johnson of Cadwell; LindaMitchell of Forest Park; WellenBobbitt and Cora Lee Mitchellof Lyons; two brothers-in-law:Ulysses Williams of Tampa,Fla. andWillie Mitchell of Man-assas, Va.; three great aunts:Aunt Lillie Mims, HighlandFalls, N.Y., Aunt Mae Zanders,and Aunt Maggie Wooten ofChauncey; two grandchildren:Jalen King and JoshuaWooten;and a host of nieces, nephews,cousins and friends.In leui of flowers the family

asks that donations be made incare of Lenora Bennett at theBank of Eastman, Eastman,Ga. or mailed to P. O. Box 691Eastman 31023.Mr. Wooten will be placed in

the church one hour prior to theservices for viewing.Wyche’s Funeral Home of

Dublin has charge of arrange-ments.

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Lawmakers movefrom Confederate flag

debate to grievingCOLUMBIA, South Caroli-

na (AP) — Lawmakers whoagreed to consider removingthe Confederate flag fromSouth Carolina's Statehouseare now saying goodbye to abeloved black colleague whosedeath in a mass church shoot-ing has reignited debate aboutCivil War symbols in theSouth.State Sen. Clementa Pinck-

ney's open coffin will be on dis-play in the Statehouse Rotun-da on Wednesday, officialssaid. After senators voted onTuesday to hold a debate laterthis summer on whether to re-move the flag, they gatheredby Pinckney's desk, stilldraped in black, and signed upfor 30-minute shifts beside hisbody so he wouldn't be alone.President Barack Obama is

scheduled to deliver the eulogyat Pinckney's funeral Fridaymorning at the College ofCharleston.Gov. Nikki Haley has called

for moving the Confederateflag to a museum.South Carolina's action in-

spired other politicians aroundthe South to swiftly target theflag, a divisive symbol. Mostsaid change is necessary afterthe 21-year-old suspect in theshooting of nine black church-goers appeared in photographsbrandishing the flag as a sym-bol of hate.

Nearly 400Kwithout poweras stormcleanup beginsin Penn., N.J.TRENTON, N.J. (AP) —

Powerful storms that plowedthrough eastern Pennsylva-nia, New Jersey and Con-necticut downed trees andpower lines, leaving nearly400,000 customers withoutelectricity and disruptingmass transit service in bothstates Wednesday.In Pennsylvania, PECO

says more than 165,000homes and businesses werewithout power. Chester andDelaware counties were hard-est hit, and officials said fullservice might not be restoreduntil the weekend.Forecasters are trying to

determine whether straightline winds or a tornadocaused most of the damage.The National Weather Servicesays a 71 mph wind gust wasrecorded at Philadelphia In-ternational Airport.The PATCO Speedline be-

tween southern New Jerseyand Philadelphia was not op-erating during Wednesday'srush because of power prob-lems. Trains were expected tobe running after midmorning.New Jersey Transit has sus-pended service on its AtlanticCity rail line.The Southeastern Pennsyl-

vania Transportation Author-ity suspended service alongsome regional rail lines.Four people sustained mi-

nor injuries when a buildingcollapsed in the Fishtown sec-tion of Philadelphia.In New Jersey, nearly

210,000 homes and business-es were without electricityWednesday morning after thestorms, some packing 75 mphwinds, thundered through theregion.Gloucester, Camden and

Salem counties were amongthe hardest hit areas. Com-plete utility restoration couldtake several days.The NWS is investigating

whether a tornado formed inparts of Gloucester County.Strong winds ripped off

part of the Deptford Mall's ex-terior. More than 30 animalswere left stranded when a petshop roof fell in in Gibbstown.Parents and students

scrambled when the stormsformed as the Egg HarborTownship High School gradu-ation ended.There are no reports of in-

juries.In Maryland, Montgomery

County Police say a 79-year-old man died Tuesday nightafter his pickup truck hit adowned tree in Beallsville af-ter storms swept through.Connecticut's two largest

utilities reported more than19,000 customers lost power,with outages in Durham, EastHaddam, Monroe, Reddingand Ridgefield.In New Hampshire, the

fast-moving storm knockedout power in in Colebrook, Co-lumbia, Pittsburg and Stew-artstown, but most servicewas restored before morning.The strong storm system

was the same that hadspawned tornadoes in theMidwest, including at leastnine in northern Illinois.

Florida home of former coachLou Holtz destroyed by fireORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —

Former college footballcoach Lou Holtz and hiswife Beth made it safely outof their $1.6 million Orlan-do home which officials saywas destroyed by a fire like-ly caused by a lightning

strike.The fire broke out early

Sunday morning in the11,000-square-foot home inthe gated Lake Nona Goldand Country Club communi-ty, which is known for itsmultimillion-dollar homes.

Family vacations are theone time each year when allmembers of the family get toleave the daily grind behind toenjoy a little R&R together.Such excursions oftenstrengthen family bonds andhelp to create lasting memo-ries that parents and kids willcherish for years to come.

Families planning thissummer’s annual getawaymay already know that thecost of travel is on the rise.While there are always dealsto be had, budget-consciousparents may still find them-selves looking for ways to cuttheir travel costs so more oftheir money can be spent onhaving fun instead of financ-ing trips. The following are ahandful of ways parents cantrim their families’ travelcosts without sacrificing thequality of their vacations.

• Stay closer to home. Itmay sound simple, but vaca-tioning closer to home is per-haps the best way for familiesto save a substantial amountof money on their vacations.Airline tickets can take up asizable portion of a family va-cation budget, and once theplane touches down familiesmay need to add the addition-al expense of rental cars sothey can get around their des-tination and enjoy all itssights and sounds. But fami-lies who choose to vacationcloser to home can take theirown vehicles, paying only forgas instead of airline tickets,car rentals (including rentalinsurance) and gas. Find a lo-cation close to home that stilloffers everyone an escape, butone that’s not far enough awaythat car travel will prove bur-densome and exhausting.

• Plan to make some ofyour own meals. Dining out isanother considerable expensefor families on vacation. De-pending on the size of their

families, parents may findthat their dining budgets willapproach or even exceed thecost of air travel by the end ofa single week. But parents can

drastically reduce those costsby planning to make sometheir own meals while awayon vacation. Bring along acouple of cereal boxes so

breakfast is simple and inex-pensive, and try to book ac-commodations equipped withkitchens or outdoor areaswhere the family can fire up a

grill a few times during theweek to save on costly dinnertabs.

• Travel light. Familieswho must travel by air cantrim some of the cost of flyingby traveling light. Many air-lines now charge fees for bagsthat exceed preestablishedweight limits and may chargefor additional baggage as well.Leave hefty jackets and extrafootwear behind when travel-ing during the warmermonths, as everyone can like-ly get by with just somelighter summer attire and lessformal footwear. If traveling toa ski resort in the winter, con-sider renting bulky skiing at-tire, including boots, so bag-gage limits are not exceeded.

• Work with a travelagency that specializes in yourlocale. Many families may feelthey can now plan their ownvacations and save money, butplanning through a travelagency may still be a family’sbest bet. When booking tripsvia a travel agency, familiescan often negotiate with a rep-resentative, who can work totailor a vacation that fits fam-ilies’ budgets. Such negotia-tion is much more difficultwhen going it alone or work-ing through a travel website.In addition, many travel agen-cies include tours and otherattractions in the price of theirpackages, and that can be agreat way to earn discounts tolocal sights and activities.

Travel is expensive, espe-cially for parents travelingwith kids in tow. But cost-con-scious moms and dads can stillplan relaxing and enjoyablevacations without breakingthe bank.

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How families can cut vacation costs

Stay closer to home and planning to make your own meals are two easy ways to save on vaca-tion costs. (Special photo)

Summer fun thatis close to home

Summer is prime vacationseason when travelers taketrips to every corner of theworld. While faraway destina-tions abound, those looking forfun can also find enjoyable ac-tivities much closer to home.

Many communities comealive during the warmerweather, hosting an array oflocally driven events. Peoplelooking for a day of entertain-ment or an evening of excite-ment may be able to find anevent that’s just a short carride away. Pick up a localnewspaper or log on to yourtown’s official website tobrowse a listing of events inyour community this summer.Here are a few events you’rebound to find.

• Carnivals and fun fairs:Open land or empty parkinglots can be transformed intobustling carnivals in a matterof days. Carnivals or fairs maybe sponsored by private busi-nesses or local religious orga-nizations looking to raisefunds. Some fairs are estab-lished by the county and at-tract participants from nearand far. Carnivals often boasta wide array of entertainment,from amusement park-stylerides to games of chance tomusic.

• Summer concert series:Summer concerts series typi-cally begin when the weatherwarms up, and music may notstop playing until Labor Day.Concerts may range frommore intimate affairs that at-tract a few dozen people to atown square to larger events

at beaches and boardwalksthat draw thousands of visi-tors.

• Food festivals: Varioustowns close down their MainStreets from time to time toaccommodate food festivalsthat feature a variety ofcuisines. Some food festivalsmay feature one ingredient,such as garlic or cheese, whileothers may delve deeper andoffer broader menus. Food fes-tivals allow visitors to samplemany different treats and mayserve to advertise for neigh-borhood eating establish-ments.

• Street fairs: Street fairsalso may close down thorough-fares in town. These eventsusually bring together a vari-ety of vendors selling theirwares in an open market set-ting. You can make a day oftouring all of the vendorbooths and buying handmadeitems from local artisans.

• Outdoor movies: Localparks frequently host summermovie nights when partici-pants can view a movie on thebig screen while under thestars. This can be an informalway to get the entire family to-gether for a fun flick. Filmsare typically family-friendlyand schedules are availablewell in advance. Bring a blan-ket and some snacks and enjoyan inexpensive evening to-gether.

Many people need not trav-el far for a little summertimefun, as many communitieshost fun events throughoutthe warmer months.

Keep kids engaged through summer vacation“Summer Slide” is a term

parents may hear at the endof the school year. No, it does-n’t have anything to do withplayground activities. Rather,“summer slide” refers toknowledge gained during theschool year that may be lostover the duration of summerbreak.

The National SummerLearning Association saysmany students lose about twomonths of grade-level equiva-lency in math computationskills over the summer. Stu-dents tend to score lower onstandardized tests after sum-mer vacation than they dowhen the same tests are tak-en at the onset of summer.

Minds left to sit idle canhaunt children when it’s timeto return to the classroom.But parents who engage kidsthroughout the summer andreinforce educationally soundactivities can prevent sum-mer slide.

• Make vacations educa-tional. Visit a locale kids havestudied in class and exploreits culture and traditions.

• Offer plenty of readingmaterials. Reading can ex-pand children’s minds andhelp them build and maintaintheir vocabulary.

• Ask teachers for work

packets. Students can stay ontop of their studies by doingsome light schoolworkthroughout the summer. Thiscan reinforce lessons kids

have already learned andkeep their minds sharp.

• Purchase a journal. En-courage kids to write abouttheir summer adventures in a

journal. Chances are theirteachers will ask about sum-mer vacations and may re-quire an essay when studentsreturn to school.

Offer plenty of reading materials. Reading can expand childrenʼs mindsand help them build and maintain their vocabulary.

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Now that some of the secrets and sur-prises surrounding yesterday’s receptionhave come and gone, we at The CourierHerald wanted to take a moment to say“Thank you,” Willie Paulk, for all that youhave done for our community.You have been a wonderful ambassador,

advocate and arbiter for us.Most of all, you have been our friend

and an adopted member of our LaurensCounty family.We are grateful for the quarter-century

you have spent here, committed to trans-forming Dublin and Laurens County intowhat we see today.From the infrastructure improvements

you helped coordinate with our city andcounty officials to the countless meetingswith potential industrial prospects whichresulted in tens of new industries, hun-dreds of new small businesses and thou-sands of new jobs, you have left yourindelible red mark on our Emerald City.We hope you will make the most of this

next phase of your life. Enjoy as muchfree time as possible with your childrenand grandchildren in Florida andTennessee.In between, if you get bored, simply take

a short drive around town. It won’t takelong to notice the fruits of your 25 years oflabor.We notice it every single day.Thanks, Willie.

— Jason Halcombe

Thanks Willie

The flag should come down – but will it?It’s as if we stepped into a

time machine and went 15years back into the past.The governing body of a

southern state displays aConfederate flag. The flag isdenounced as being hurtfulto black citizens. There aredemands that the flag betaken down from its publicplace.So it was in South

Carolina last week when awhite terrorist shot andkilled nine black people inCharleston, telling the vic-tims, “you've raped ourwomen, and you are takingover the country . . . I haveto do what I have to do.”On the day after the

killings, the Confederateflag on the capitol groundsin Columbia was still flyinghigh, even though Americanand state flags had beenlowered.There were outcries that

the display was an insult tothe victims, but the flagstayed up. State law pro-vides that the Confederateflag at the South Carolinacapitol can only be lowered ifthere is a two-thirds vote bythe Legislature.I didn’t think the flag

would be removed in a con-servative state that was thefirst to secede in the CivilWar, but there were indica-tions on Monday that itmight be. Gov. Nikki Haley,several days after the shoot-ing took place, asked theSouth Carolina legislatureto take it down.

The controversy stirredmemories of 2000 and 2001,when there were heatedpolitical struggles in threesouthern states over the dis-play of the Confederate ban-ner: South Carolina,Georgia and Mississippi.South Carolina’s lawmak-

ers agreed back then toremove the flag from atopthe capitol dome, but relo-cated the battle flag to anearby location. Mississippiheld a referendum onwhether to strike theConfederate emblem fromits state flag; the vote was64 percent in favor of keep-ing it.In Georgia, Gov. Roy

Barnes did some backroommaneuvering to secure leg-islative approval of a newstate flag that greatly de-emphasized the Confederateemblem that had been thecentral element of the for-mer flag.“In the life of politics, you

have to do what you think isbest,” Barnes said after thelegislative vote. “I found outa long time ago people, eventhough they may not agreewith you 100 percent, theywill stay with you."Barnes could not have

been more wrong.Conservative white voters,especially in rural areas ofGeorgia, were outraged bythe flag change and Barneswas defeated when he ranfor reelection in 2002.Which brings us back to

the present, where similararguments are being madethat the flag in Columbiashould be taken down.One of the most eloquent

pleas came from RussellMoore, an official of theSouthern BaptistConvention.“The Confederate battle

flag may mean many things,but with those things it rep-resents a defiance againstabolition and against civilrights,” Moore wrote. “Thesymbol was used to enslavethe little brothers and sis-ters of Jesus, to bomb littlegirls in church buildings, toterrorize preachers of thegospel and their familieswith burning crosses onfront lawns by night.“That sort of symbolism is

out of step with the justice ofJesus Christ. The cross andthe Confederate flag cannotco-exist without one settingthe other on fire. WhiteChristians, let’s listen to our

African American brothersand sisters.”Moore makes a com-

pelling argument for strik-ing the flag, as do those whosay the Charleston shoot-ings should encourage politi-cians to enact laws thatwould make it more difficultfor terrorists and derangedpersons to have access tofirearms.The gun laws will proba-

bly remain unchanged. Ifelected officials would notchange these laws after theslaughter of 20 school kidsin Connecticut three yearsago, it’s not realistic to thinkthey would change themnow.The political fates of

Barnes and Zell Miller areexamples of how dangerousit can be for a southern offi-cial to try to get rid of theConfederate flag. Miller wasone of Georgia’s most popu-lar governors ever, but henearly lost his reelection bidafter he tried unsuccessfullyto have the Georgia flagchanged in 1993.It’s sad that it would take

the murder of nine innocentpeople to bring about theremoval of the controversialflag, but that’s the way theworld works.

GEORGIA REPORTThe Leading Source For Political News

Amarillo Globe-News. June 18,2015.Government can regulate its

speechThe website for Texas Department

of Motor Vehicles features numerousspecialty license plates, some — shallwe say — more interesting than oth-ers.One that caught our eye after a brief

glance at the many available designswas a specialty plate with the phrase"Come and Take It" — a reference weassume is related to the SecondAmendment.It appears the state has no problem

with this specialty license plate, butthe same cannot be said for a plate fea-turing the Confederate battle flag.The U.S. Supreme Court ruled

Thursday in a 5-4 decision that Texascan reject a specialty license plate fromthe Sons of Confederate Veterans,which includes the Confederate battleflag.To put it as simply as possible, the

Justices ruled that specialty license

plates fall under government speech,and the government can monitor suchspeech.Let's be honest. States offer special-

ty license plates for the money (spe-cialty license plates in Texas can runanywhere from $50 to $495 dependingon a number of factors).We tend to agree with former gover-

nor and current GOP presidential can-didate Rick Perry, who isn't that fondof the Confederate plates or the contro-versy, saying in the past: "We don'tneed to be scraping old wounds."Surely we have better things to do,

but the case still made it to the highestcourt in the land.The Justices made a valid case in

supporting the state, saying (in theopinion delivered by Justice StephenBreyer): "When government speaks, itis not barred by the Free SpeechClause from determining the content ofwhat it says." The opinion went on tocompare the government touting arecycling program with being forced toinclude information "on a local trash

disposal enterprise."It remains to be seen how this deci-

sion will impact other states that offerspecialty license plates featuringemblems honoring the Confederacy —Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,Maryland, Mississippi, NorthCarolina, South Carolina, Tennesseeand Virginia.In this case, it would be preferable

to leave the decision on such specialtylicense plates up to each individualstate — if such plates are truly govern-ment speech, some state governmentsmight want to speak differently, andshould be allowed to do so.In Texas, the state does not want to

issue this particular specialty licenseplate, and we can live with the state'sdecision.Those who have a problem with the

state in this regard are free to buy abumper sticker.

Editorial Roundup...

Tom Crawford is the editorof The Georgia Report, anInternet news service at gare-port.com that covers govern-ment and politics in Georgia.He can be reached at tcraw-ford@gareport.com.

Pres. Barack H. Obama1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.Washington, D.C. 20500(202) 456-1414

Gov. Nathan DealState CapitolAtlanta, Ga. 30334(404) 656-1776

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle240 State CapitolAtlanta, Ga. 30334(404) 656-5030

Sen. David PerdueB40D Dirksen Senate OfficeBuildingWashington, DC 20510Phone: (202) 224-3521Fax: (202) 228-1031

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Ross TollesonGeorgia State SenatorDistrict 20121 D State CapitolAtlanta, Ga 30334(404)656-0081Fax (404) 651-6767ross.tolleson@senate.ga.gov

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Serving You

I hope the LCBOE willsearch long and hard for amuch-needed LCBOE super-intendent.

I’m sorry, Mr. President,but you’re wrong. Other coun-tries do have problems withguns. People in other coun-tries even behead other peo-ple. A gun never hurt anyone.It can lay dormant for years.It’s not the gun that’s danger-ous. It’s people who are dan-gerous. People need to getback to the good Lord. We reapwhat we sow.

If you are a pastor andyou have a church van thatchurch leaders drive, youought to take the time to ap-preciate what they do. Theytake time to pick up kids andbring them to church. Theytake time to do their duties. Ifyou are a pastor, please taketime to thank your van dri-vers.

The shooter inCharleston said he was tryingto start a race war, yet somemaintain that it had nothingto do with race, that it wasjust an attack on Christians.What planet are these peoplefrom?

Charleston, N.C. is a per-fect example of how you come

together to defeat tragedy andhate. No looting or rioting,just love and togetherness.And I’m proud of my people.God bless.

Regarding the titleChristian conservative being aform of blasphemy: How didyou come to that twisted con-clusion? If I say I'm a Christ-ian conservative, I'm simplysaying I'm a Christian withconservative political beliefs.And some of my conservativebeliefs come from my Christ-ian principals.

Why is it so hard for peo-ple in their 50s and 60s to geta good job anymore? We aren’tdead. Most work harder andare more dependable thanmany younger workers. Judg-ing by past issues and age pro-filing isn’t fair to good peoplewho want to work.

I like being able to focuson my health and not my bud-get, thanks to Obamacare.

Jesus Christ will not for-sake anyone who reaches outfor help, regardless of age,gender, race, handicap, politi-cal affiliation, etc. He DID em-brace all because we are allsinners. Just because hecalled a certain woman a wordthat translates “dog,” does notmean he thought all womenwere dogs. Jesus loves every-one.

Dublin Police Depart-ment

A battery was missingfrom a work truck on TelfairStreet on June 13.

The driver of the trucktold police that he parked itoutside the building the daybefore. When he returned tohis shop, he noticed that thebattery was missing.

The driver said he hadthree batteries in the truck,but only one was missing

- Cell phone was stolen onMagnolia Drive on June 14.

- A tag was stolen off thefront of a 2004 Ford Expedi-tion while the owner of thevehicle was inside Walmarton U.S. 80 west on June 14.

- Alejeto Octavia Myricks,26, of Dublin, was chargedwith disorderly conduct onHudson Street on June 12.

- John E. O'Neal, 57, ofDublin, was charged withpublic drunkenness at OldChateau Apartments onClaxton Dairy Road on June13.

- Shaquana Lomax, 32, ofDublin, was charged withfailure to maintain insur-ance, knowingly driving mo-tor vehicle on suspended li-cense and driving while li-cense withdrawn at the inter-section of North JeffersonStreet and Moore Street onJune 14.

Laurens Co. Sheriff ’s Office- A Dublin man reported

fraudulent use on his wife'sdebit card with transactionsin Florida and Alabama total-

ing $981.53 between June 10-11.

- A deputy responded toHolly Ridge Road in refer-ence to property damage thathappened between June 10and 11.

- A composition notebookwas reported missing on OldHawkinsville Road in Dudleybetween June 9 and 11.

- A lock box was stolenfrom a Cadwell woman'shouse after someone brokeinto it on Snowhill Street onJune 10.

- Copper plate and wire offof a cell phone tower werestolen on Honeysuckle Roadon June 10.Editor's note: This in-

formation is public recordand was taken from re-ports of the Dublin PoliceDepartment and the Lau-rens County Sheriff's Of-fice. These reports do notreflect on the guilt or in-nocence. An "arrest" doesnot always indicate incar-ceration. Readers are cau-tioned that people mayhave similar names. Po-lice Beat does not identifyminor children, victims ofsexual assault, suicide at-tempts or medical condi-tions. Cases dismissed donot appear if the newspa-per is notified beforedeadline.

Today is Wednesday,June 24, the 175th day of2015. There are 190 days leftin the year.Today's Highlight in

History: On June 24, 1975,113 people were killed whenEastern Airlines Flight 66, aBoeing 727 carrying 124 peo-ple, crashed while attemptingto land during a thunder-storm at New York's John F.Kennedy International Air-port.On this date:In 1509, Henry VIII was

crowned king of England; hiswife, Catherine of Aragon,was crowned queen consort.

In 1793, the first republi-can constitution in Francewas adopted.In 1880, "O Canada," the fu-ture Canadian national an-them, was first performed inQuebec City.

In 1908, Grover Cleveland,the 22nd and 24th presidentof the United States, died inPrinceton, New Jersey, at age71.

In 1939, the SoutheastAsian country Siam changedits name to Thailand. (Itwent back to being Siam in1945, then became Thailandonce again in 1949.)

In 1940, France signed anarmistice with Italy duringWorld War II.

In 1948, Communist forcescut off all land and waterroutes between West Ger-many and West Berlin,prompting the western alliesto organize the Berlin Airlift.

In 1964, AT&T inaugurat-ed commercial "Picture-phone" service between NewYork, Chicago and Washing-ton, D.C. (the service, howev-er, never caught on).

In 1968, "ResurrectionCity," a shantytown con-structed as part of the PoorPeople's March on Washing-ton D.C., was closed down byauthorities.

In 1983, the space shuttleChallenger — carrying Amer-ica's first woman in space,Sally K. Ride — coasted to asafe landing at Edwards AirForce Base in California.

In 1985, a federal judge inNew York found former WallStreet Journal reporter R.Foster Winans guilty of ille-gally using his position at thepaper in a get-rich-quick in-sider-trading scheme.(Winans served eight months

in federal prison.)In 1990, Health and Hu-

man Services Secretary LouisSullivan was virtuallydrowned out by jeeringdemonstrators as he ad-dressed the Sixth Interna-tional AIDS conference inSan Francisco.Ten years ago: Despite

growing anxiety about thewar in Iraq, President GeorgeW. Bush refused to set atimetable for bringing homeU.S. troops and declared, "I'mnot giving up on the mission.We're doing the right thing."Officials said tests confirmedthe second case of mad cowdisease in the United States.Ventriloquist Paul Winchelldied in Los Angeles at age 82.Five years ago: President

Barack Obama declared thathe and visiting Russian Pres-ident Dmitry Medvedev had"succeeded in resetting" therelationship between the for-mer Cold War adversaries.Julia Gillard was sworn in asAustralia's first womanprime minister. Apple'siPhone 4 was released in fivecountries, selling a record 1.7million units in three daysdespite criticism of its newantenna design. U.S. tennisplayer John Isner defeatedNicolas Mahut of France 70-68 at Wimbledon in thelongest-ever professionalmatch: 11 hours, 5 minutesover three days.One year ago: Mississip-

pi Republican Sen. ThadCochran, a mainstream con-servative with more than 40years' congressional experi-ence, narrowly turned back aprimary challenge from stateSen. Chris McDaniel, a teaparty favorite. PittsburghPenguins captain SidneyCrosby won his second HartTrophy as the NHL's mostvaluable player at theleague's postseason awardsceremony. Character actor EliWallach, 98, died in NewYork.Today's Birthdays: Actor

Al Molinaro is 96. ComedianJack Carter is 93. Rocksinger Arthur Brown is 73.Actress Michele Lee is 73. Ac-tor-director Georg StanfordBrown is 72. Rock musicianJeff Beck is 71. Rock singerColin Blunstone (The Zom-bies) is 70. Musician MickFleetwood is 68. Actor PeterWeller is 68. Rock musician

John Illsley (Dire Straits) is66. Actress Nancy Allen is 65.Reggae singer Derrick Simp-son (Black Uhuru) is 65. Ac-tor Joe Penny is 59. Reggaesinger Astro (UB40) is 58.Singer-musician Andy Mc-

Cluskey (Orchestral Ma-noevres in the Dark) is 56.Actor Iain Glen is 54. Rocksinger Curt Smith is 54. Ac-tress Danielle Spencer is 50.Actress Sherry Stringfield is48. Singer Glenn Medeiros is

45. Actress Carla Gallo is 40.tress-producer Mindy Kalingis 36. Actress Minka Kelly is35. Actress Candice Patton is30. Actress Kaitlin Cullum is29. Singer Solange Knowlesis 29.

Thought for Today: "Allare lunatics, but he who cananalyze his delusions iscalled a philosopher." — Am-brose Bierce, American au-thor (born this date in 1842,disappeared in 1914.)

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LOCAL 7-DAYBattery missing from awork truck on Telfair St.

STONE MOUNTAIN (AP)— Authorities have arrested awoman in the Stone Mountainarea after police say she left achild inside a hot car.

WAGA-TV reports an off-duty officer found the child inthe Kroger parking lot Tues-day. Officer Jason Williamssays he was hailed down by aconcerned citizen about a littlegirl left in a car. Williams saysthe windows were rolled upand the car was locked with

the child inside.Williams says he was about

to break the window when themother arrived.

Authorities say the littlegirl was checked out by medicsand handed over to a familymember in good condition.

Her mother has beencharged with reckless conduct.It is unclear if she has alawyer. Identities of the childand mother have not been re-leased.

Wednesday•AA I Am Responsible Group 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave.,5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. (Open)•NA We Surrender 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, 12 noon.•Civitan Club every Wednesday at noon at the Golden Corral.

Thursday•Art Dublin 2nd Thurs., 6:30 p.m., Dublin-Laurens Museum. 984-8665 •The Evening Branch of the Dublin Lions Club 6:30 p.m., CNHTractor Plant, Firetower Road. •Stevens/Forstmann Retirees Cloverleaf Restaurant , bEast Dublin.•AA I Am Responsible Group 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave.,8 p.m.

•AA 24 Hour Group 279-0839, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, 8 p.m.•NA We Surrender 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, 6:30p.m.

•Nar-Anon - Living Not Existing Group, Olivet Baptist Church,Nursery Provided, 1689 Hwy 19 S., 6:30 contact 997-9011

•Celebrate Recovery (a Christian-based Recovery meeting) Fridays,7 p.m. except the last Fri. of each month, supper at 6:30 p.m., New Vi-sion Fellowship across from the old Kroger. 278-0710 or 290-1322

•Hand in Hand Cancer Support Group for patients and families.Middle Georgia Cancer Center, 5:30 p.m., 207 Fairview Park Dr. 275-1111.

Mother arrested after policesay she left child in hot car

No Fourth of July celebra-tion would be complete with-out fireworks and barbeque.So, it’s time to fire up thosegrills and “put anothershrimp on the barbie” to sayhappy birthday to these Unit-ed States. But before you getstarted, be sure to brush upon your grill maintenance andfood safety facts to make surethere are no unexpectedbombs bursting in air.Grill maintenance begins

with simply knowing whatkind of grill you have and howto safely operate it. Gas grillsare easy to turn on but mustbe handled with caution.Propane tanks are easy to useand exchange, but beware oftanks with a green or blueresidue around the valve.Many tanks with this charac-teristic have been found tocontain not propane, but an-hydrous ammonia, a corrosivematerial that weakens thestructure of the tank. Thischemical mixed with propanecan be very dangerous.Should you discover one ofthese tanks, refuse to pur-chase that one and contactthe Hazardous MaterialsEmergency Response Unit forassistance.

Although Charcoal andwoodchip grills do not involvea propane tank, you must stilluse caution when usinglighter fluid and a flame. It isalso important to properlyprepare and clean the grillracks, which can be done witha grill brush or even a piece of

wadded foil. This is best doneafter cooking, while the grillis still warm, and will preventfood from sticking the nexttime you cook, making itmuch easier to use. And don’tbe fooled by the “clean” but-ton on some of those gasgrills. It only burns up thedroppings that have fallendown into the grill, not theracks.Now that we have a clean

grill, it’s time to get cooking!

Following just a few basicfood safety guidelines willhelp keep your family andfriends safe this grilling sea-son. The simplest step to foodsafety is washing your handswith soap and water for atleast 20 seconds before andafter handling food. Also, al-ways marinate foods in therefrigerator, not at room tem-perature, and refrain from re-using the marinade from yourraw meats on your cookedmeats. Never use utensils orplates for cooked foods thatwere previously used withraw foods.Using a good meat ther-

mometer is valuable to makesure that the food is cooked tothe proper internal tempera-ture for safe consumption.The Georgia Food ServiceRules and Regulations re-quires that restaurants cook

poultry, wild game animals,and stuffed meats to an inter-nal temperature of 165 de-grees, ground or injectedmeats to 155 degrees, andwhole cuts of beef, pork, andfish that are commerciallyraised to 145 degrees Fahren-heit.These are just a few ways

to keep family and friendssafe while having fun for theholidays. If you have otherquestions, you can always callyour local health departmentor visit the FDA’s website atwww.fda.gov. And this fourthof July, remember how luckywe are to be living in the landof the free and the home ofthe brave. God bless Ameri-ca!

Lisa PowellEnvironmental Health

Specialist

By SUSAN MOOREUGA Extension AgentFor over forty years they

were almost completely eradi-cated from North America, butthey’re back! During the1990’s bed bugs started reap-pearing – since then bed buginfestations have been on therise in our country. Bed bugsare small insects that feed onthe blood of people and ani-mals while they sleep. Adultbed bugs have flat, rusty-redcolored, oval-shaped bodies.They are about half the size ofan apple seed, and their bodiesswell and turn a brighter redwhen they feed. The goodnews – although bed bugs area nuisance, they are notknown to spread disease. Thebad news – they can live forseveral months without foodor water.Bed bug infestations usual-

ly occur in the areas wherepeople sleep – includingdorms, apartments, shelters,rooming houses, cruise ships,hotels, buses, and trains. Bedbugs hide during the day inthe seams of mattresses, boxsprings, bed frames, head-boards, dresser tables, cracksand crevices, and other clutteror objects around a bed. Infes-tations usually start whenpeople carry bed bugs in onluggage, clothing, bedding,furniture, etc. Places that areat higher risk include hotels,homeless shelters, furnishedapartments, and dorms. Sec-ond-hand mattresses and fur-niture can also be a source ofthe pesky creatures.The most obvious sign that

you have bed bugs is bitemarks on the face, neck, arms,hands or any other body partsthat develop while you aresleeping. When bed bugs bite,they inject an anesthetic andan anticoagulant that pre-vents a person from realizingthey are being bitten. Bedbugs affect people differently –some people have no reactionwhatsoever and won’t developvisible signs of being bitten.Other people may be allergicto the bites and have enlargedmarks with painful swelling.The actual bite marks are sim-ilar to those of a mosquito orflea – a slightly swollen andred area that may itch and beirritating. Other signs of in-festation include bed bugs’ ex-oskeletons (from molting),sightings of actual bed bugs inthe fold of the mattresses andsheets, rusty colored bloodspots from the blood-filled fe-cal matter they excrete ontomattresses and nearby furni-ture, and a sweet musty odorfrom the bed bug scent glands.As stated previously, bed

bug bites are not a serioushealth risk. The best way totreat them is to not scratch theaffected areas, to apply anti-septic creams, and to take anantihistamine like Benadryl ifneeded. If you find signs of abed bug infestation in your

home, it is best to contact aprofessional poison controlcompany experienced withtreating bed bugs as soon aspossible because they willhave access to the most effec-tive products to treat the prob-lem. When traveling and stay-ing in hotels, be sure to checkhotel beds for signs of bed bugsfirst thing. Sit your luggage inthe bathroom when you walkin and inspect the beds bypulling back the sheets andchecking the seams and cord-ing of the mattress and bed-ding for bugs, exoskeletons,and brown or red colored fecalstains. You should also alwayscheck the headboards of beds,check behind pictures on thewall, and check the cracks andcrevices around the bed stand.If you spot any of the signs,alert hotel staff immediately,and take extra precautions tobe sure you don’t take bedbugs home with you:Transport all items in

sealed plastic bags until youare able to wash or treat them.Unpack clothes directly in-

to a washing machine.Wash and dry all clothing

at the hottest settings.If you would like more in-

formation about this or otherfamily and consumer sciencetopics, please contact me at(478) 272-2277 or email me atsusanm@uga.edu. If you useFacebook, consider liking ouroffice Facebook Page for moreinformation on any of our pro-grams – FACS, Agriculture,EFNEP, and 4-H & Youth –just search for UGA Coopera-tive Extension – LaurensCounty. Have a safe, happyweek and don’t let the bedbugs bite!

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Nothing screams summertime tome more than homemade ice cream.Growing up, I lived on the same dirtroad as my grandparents and many ofmy aunt, uncles, and cousins. We metat my grandparents’ house almostevery weekend during the summer forice cream gatherings. We would havefour or five churns of ice cream, and itbrings back such wonderful memoriesof time spent with my family. Mycousins and I would run around, bare-foot, catching lightening bugs whilethe men were in one circle talking andthe ladies in another. There was al-ways laughter, and I don't think I un-derstood just how blessed I was togrow up in that environment untilmany years later.Our old six-quart freezer had been

on its last leg for a few years until lastsummer when I finally threw it away.I decided to try something differentthis year. Instead of purchasing anoth-er large ice cream churn I bought a 11/2 quart Cuisinart Commercial Qual-ity Ice Cream and Gelato Maker. Ihave eyed it for several years and fi-nally bit the bullet a few weeks ago.This ice cream maker is so simple

to use. There is no ice; you don't haveto pre-freeze the bowl, and most of theice cream recipes that I have triedfreeze in about 30 to 45 minutes. I amhaving a blast making new and deli-cious ice cream flavors! Here are a fewof our favorites.The cinnamon ice cream is great

with chocolate sauce or bananas fos-ter. Try serving the coconut ice creamwith chocolate sauce and toastedsliced almonds. You may substitutelower fat ingredients in these recipes,but keep in mind, this will result in aless creamy dessert and may alsochange the flavor somewhat. Substi-tuting artificial sweeteners is also away to cut down on the calories. Theserecipes are for 1 1/2 quart ice cream

makers, but you may be able to adjustthe ingredients for a bigger freezer.

Homemade Ice CreamIngredients:Ice Cream Base:2 c, heavy whipping cream1 c. whole milk3/4 c. sugar

pinch salt

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By Kristina TrippLaurens County Ameri-

Corps MemberOn June 8, three Laurens

County 4-H’ers, McCainBracewell, Madison Pope,and Macy Bailey left for aweek of camp at Camp Fort-son near Hampton, Georgia.Camp Fortson opened in1963 and has welcomed boysand girls each summer since.In 2004, it became the Fort-son 4-H Center, one of five fa-cilities in the state managedby Georgia 4-H.The week was full of ad-

venture, friendship and fun.Enthusiastic and well-trained camp counselors, Co-operative Extension employ-

ees, certified volunteers andteen leaders work together toprovide campers with unfor-gettable memories to last alifetime! Leaders attendingwere Kristina Tripp.The adventure included a

Ropes Course where campersdeveloped their team build-ing skills by climbing theClimbing Wall and zippingdown the fast paced Zip Line.In the Herpetology Class, 4-Hers got the opportunity to

handle, observe and learnabout reptiles and amphib-ians such as snakes, turtles,lizards, frogs, alligators andmore. 4-H attended the new-ly updated laser show atStone Mountain. The showfeatured more lights show-casing the 825 foot mountain-side. On Thursday night, theadventure continued atWhite Water with theCliffhanger's 90-foot free-fall,the turbulent Tornado, andthe Atlanta Ocean wave pool.Other activities during theweek included swimming,field games night recreation,bonfires, wet games andteam skill building chal-lenges.

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Wright graduatesfrom Army basic

PVT Justin Dontel Wright,son of Katherine McMiller andRay Wright, graduated onJune 11, 2015 from UnitedStates Army Basic CombatTraining, 3rd Batallion, 34thInfantry, at Ft. Jackson, S.C.Wright graduated from

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4-Hers attend Junior Camp

Clements couplecelebrating 50 yearsMr. and Mrs. Marcus

Clements of Dublin are cele-brating their 50th weddinganniversary today, June 24.Martha Carter and Marcus

Clements were married June24, 1965, at Mt. Olive Churchof the Nazarene in Scott, Ga.The Rev. Marlin Mason per-formed the ceremony prior tothe Thursday night prayermeeting.

The newlyweds set uphousekeeping in Ft. Oglethor-pe, Ga. for a time, and thenspent several years in Maconbefore finally settling inDublin, where they have livedfor the last 38 years.Martha and Marcus have

two daughters, Cheryl andMarla, and four grandchil-dren, Dylan, Myles, Cameron,and Allison.

Jordan Grove VBS "The Je-sus Connection" is being heldthis week, Monday throughFriday at the JG FellowshipCenter from 6:00 p.m.- 8:15p.m.Classes and activities for

all ages. Please contact Bro.Leon Pittman if you needtransportation at 998.9575.Refreshments will be served.Pastor is Supt. Ira Edwards.

Jordan GroveVBS under way

Youth choir anniversaryto be celebrated Sat. atGreater New EvergreenGreater New Evergreen

Baptist Church will celebrateits youth choir anniversarythis coming Saturday, June 27at 3 p.m.Theme for this event is “We

Are Victorious!”Pastor Michael Kirkland

extends an invitation to all to“come and celebrate with uswith joy and praise!”

Tenn. police issue AmberAlert for 14-year-old girlSURGOINSVILLE, Tenn.

(AP) — An Amber Alert hasbeen issued for a 14-year-oldEast Tennessee girl last seenwith a 41-year-old man whohas an active warrant forfailing to register as a sex of-fender.The Tennessee Bureau of

Investigation says the girlleft her home in Sur-goinsville on Monday andwas spotted early Tuesday at

a Wal-Mart in Marion, NorthCarolina, with BenjaminShook. The TBI says Shookhas an active warrant out ofGeorgia.The girl is described as a

white female, 5-foot-5 and150 pounds with black hairand hazel eyes.Shook is described as a

white male, 6-foot-3 and 175pounds with brown hair andblue eyes.

Pastor walks line between leading,comforting Emanuel AME churchCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP)

— The Rev. Norvel Goff willwalk into Emanuel AfricanMethodist Episcopal Churchfor Bible study keenly awareof the crushing burden now onhis shoulders: to be a com-forter, a teacher, a man of Godand most powerfully, a leaderof a church whose heart isheavy with the tragic loss ofits senior pastor and eightmembers."Even in the midst of

tragedy, we still must pressforward, and move forwardwith the understanding thatwe can still make this world,this community, and our na-tion a better place to live byliving out our faith, not sittingdown on it," Goff said in an in-terview with The AssociatedPress.The 65-year-old Goff was

named interim leader of thehistoric church called "MotherEmanuel" at one of the lowestpoints in its nearly 200-yearhistory. But the Georgetown,South Carolina, native saidthe church won't dwell on thepast, although the slain in-cluded the church's seniorminister, state Sen. ClementaPinckney.Dylann Storm Roof, a 21-

year-old white man, facesmurder and gun charges inthe church attack police saywas racially motived. Roof satwith the Bible study group forabout an hour last Wednesdaynight before he allegedlyopened fire.Roof had told a friend he

would do something "for thewhite race" and posed in pho-tos displaying Confederateflags and burning or desecrat-ing U.S. flags.Goff will share the stage

with President Barack Obamaon Friday, as the president de-livers the eulogy at Pinckney'sfuneral at an arena nearEmanuel because it has thou-sands of more seats than thesmall church. Several of thevictims' families already areexpressing feelings of forgive-ness toward Roof, somethingGoff supports even while ac-knowledging the difficulty ofgetting to that point."In order for us to begin the

healing process, we must for-give as we have been forgiv-en," said Goff, a graduate ofMorris Brown College andYale University School of Di-vinity. "That does not meanthat the process of justice doesnot continue."Goff is used to walking the

line between church and state,having run for state Senate inConnecticut in the 1980s andserving as the majority leaderof the Hartford City Council.He's also led NAACP branchesin Hartford and Rochester,New York, along with pastor-ing churches there and innearby Columbia, South Car-olina.Rep. Louise Slaughter of

New York, who worked withGoff during his time inRochester leading that city'sBaber African Methodist Epis-copal Church and NAACPbranch, said there is no onebetter to shepherd that flock.While in Rochester, Goff —

as leader of the local NAACPbranch — convinced black em-ployees to let him take theircomplaints to Kodak, insteadof the government and thenconvinced Kodak to voluntari-ly investigate racism and dis-crimination at its facility. TheRochester-based companyagreed — and ended up pay-ing out $13 million in restitu-tion to the affected employees,all without government in-volvement."There is something about

him that exudes confidencethat it will be OK," Slaughtersaid.Goff is currently the presid-

ing elder of the Edisto Districtof the 7th Episcopal District ofSouth Carolina, which in-cludes Emanuel. He was in-side Emanuel meeting withPinckney only hours beforeRoof entered the church aweek ago Wednesday night,and rushed back after hearingof the shooting, only to bepointed to a nearby hotelwhere family members weregathered. His healing min-istry at Emanuel began.As the presiding elder, it

would have been his place tobe there if tragedy struck anychurch, so Goff as interim pas-tor "fits hand in glove," saidthe Rev. Dr. Juenarrl Keith,who leads the neighboringMount Pleasant District. Thechurch leaders will gather atEmanuel later this year to se-lect a new pastor.The country's attention has

been diverted from the shoot-ings in Charleston to attemptsto take down the Confederateflag off the Statehousegrounds the nearby state capi-tal, Columbia. Goff supportscalls to take down the flag —"Symbolic as it may be, it rep-resents something that is notthe best of us," he said.But he said that cannot

take over his or Emanuel's at-tention at this time.

In this June 21, 2015, file photo, Rev. NorvelGoff speaks during a prayer service at theEmanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C.,four days after a mass shooting that claimedthe lives of it's pastor and eight others. The65-year-old Goff was named interim leader ofthe historic church called “Mother Emanuel”at one of the lowest points in its nearly 200-year history. But the Georgetown, South Car-olina, native says the church wonʼt dwell onthe past. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool,File)

Rapper RickRoss arrestedATLANTA (AP) — Rapper

Rick Ross is facing kidnappingand assault charges after aU.S. Marshals Service fugitivetask force and deputies arrest-ed him at his mansion south ofAtlanta early Wednesday, au-thorities said.Ross and a man described

as his bodyguard were takeninto custody in Fayette Coun-ty, Jim Joyner, a supervisorwith the Marshals' SoutheastRegional Fugitive Task Force,told The Associated Press.Ross — whose real name is

Williams Roberts — was beingheld in the Fayette CountyJail on charges of kidnapping,aggravated assault and aggra-vated battery, Joyner said.The bodyguard, whose namewasn't released, faces thesame charges.Officers showed up at the

mansion, once owned by boxerEvander Holyfield, but some-one inside refused to open thegate leading to the home, au-thorities said."They refused to open the

gate, so we opened the gate forthem," Joyner said.

tire.”Jackson said the search

committee is working on find-ing her replacement. ButPaulk will still be around.“She’s already said that

she’ll be available if we needanything,” Jackson said.Spence Mullis, chairman of

the Downtown DevelopmentAuthority, had been a chair-man for the Chamber.“Willie helped the Down-

town Development Authoritybecome a meaningful organi-zation in a short amount oftime,” Mullis said. “To help usdowntown was a big point forWillie. She was very, verysupportive for that and weappreciate her for that. Youcan’t replace somebody likeWillie.”Laurens County Commis-

sioner Tommy Daniel saidPaulk will be missed.“She has been an asset for

Laurens County,” he said.“She has been here so long.It’s been a blessing. We hatethat she is retiring. She saysshe is just stepping down, butshe is still going to be around.I have nothing but goodthings to say about Willie.”Brad Lofton, Dublin Lau-

rens County DevelopmentAuthority President, said theaverage tenure of a chamberand economic practitioner isabout three to five years.Paulk was in her position for24 years.“She’s a pretty amazing la-

dy that we are honoringtonight,” Lofton said. “She’s agreat, great legend for ourstate. I’m proud to honor herhere tonight. I’ve followed hercareer for 15 years. The firsteconomic development projectI ever worked was the BestBuy Distribution Center inMoultrie and Willie Paulkwas on the winning side of it.She’s just a dynamic lady andhas created an awful lot ofjobs in the community andhas been a great leader.That’s a great testament.”Former DLCDA President

Cal Wray returned to wishPaulk a happy retirement.“She was like a grand-

mother to my kids and a men-tor to me,” Wray said. “Shehelped me learn the commu-nity and helped me feel rightat home. When I heard shewas retiring I was surprisedand shocked. She’s been doingthis for 25 to 30 years over alland she’s really a legend ineconomic development in thestate of Georgia.”Dr. Frank G. Jordan, Com-

munications and StakeholderRelations Chief at the CarlVinson VA Medical Center,thanked Paulk for her helpand support she has given theveterans.“We wanted to make sure

we were a part of the commu-nity. When she heard me saythat, she flashed a big smileand told me that is what shewanted, too,” Jordan said.“She has done everything tomake sure we are involved.It’s been great working withWillie.”

Former Dublin City Man-ager George Roussel retiredfrom his position earlier thisyear.“Willie embraced the soul

of Dublin,” he said. “Whenpeople thought about Dublin,Ga., they thought aboutWillie Paulk.”Dublin City Councilman

Jerry Davis agreed.“She has been invaluable

for the City of Dublin. Shetook Dublin to another levelas far as the chamber is con-cerned,” Davis said. “Whenyou first come into Dublin,she is the face of our commu-nity. She is a very profession-al and likeable person. Shewill truly be missed. We hopethat we can find somebodywho will come close to WilliePaulk.”Malehia Young, Chamber

office manager, has beenworking with Paulk for 15years.“We are not celebrating an

ending but a new era of herlife,” Young said. “It’s a pull-back for her as far as the day-to-day business era. It’s anew beginning as far asspending time with hergrandchildren, children andfamily. They’ve had some dif-ficulties with sickness anddeath in her family. It’s timefor her to be with her family.”Young said many don’t re-

alize the hard work Paulk didto get businesses like BestBuy to come to Dublin. Youngsaid Paulk was her friend,mother and boss.“It’s going to be difficult

with whoever comes in,”Young said. “We at the cham-ber are really like family.”Matthew White, Member-

ship and Marketing Coordi-nator at the chamber, wasgrateful to Paulk for givinghim a chance to do his cur-rent occupation.“She showed me a career,”

White said. “I didn’t knowwhat a chamber did. Williehas introduced me to some-thing I enjoy doing. I’ll be for-ever grateful for that. To getto work with somebody withher reputation is a gift.”Senator Ross Tolleson

called Paulk “awesome.”“She did a great job run-

ning the chamber,” he said.“She knew people all over thestate in economic develop-ment. Everybody in Atlantaknows her. That’s important.She’s really a great lady.”People had a chance to talk

with Paulk, write her athank-you note and get some-thing to eat before the cere-mony began around 7 p.m.Geva Alexander told how

Paulk came to Dublin. She,along with others, was on thesearch committee. It camedown between a man andPaulk. They selected theman, but he told them he did-n’t want to move to Dublin.“We called Willie and she

said yes, and came here,”Alexander said. “She was abrave soul. At the next meet-ing we introduced her. Shewas an attractive woman in ared suit. That day she paint-

ed a vision for us about whereshe wanted to lead theDublin-Laurens Chamber ofCommerce. Willie has far ex-ceeded the vision she paintedthat day, and has taken usway beyond our wildestdreams.”Dublin City Manager

Lance Jones read a proclama-tion from Dublin Mayor PhilBest. Laurens County Com-missioner Chairman BuddyAdams followed by thankingPaulk.“You’ve done a great job for

Laurens County and the Cityof Dublin,” Adams said. “I’mglad to say that our friend-ship is one of the greatestthings I’ve received here inDublin.”Representative Matt

Hatchett presented a procla-mation from the GeorgiaHouse of Representatives anda letter from Georgia Gover-nor Nathan Deal.“Thank you for everything

you’ve done,” Hatchett said.“You’ve done a lot. Yousteered us in the right direc-tion and now it’s time for youto steer your own directionand spend some time withyour children and grandchil-dren and stop and smell theroses.”Andrew Ross read a letter

from U.S. Senator JohnnyIsakson. Tim Evans then pre-sented Paulk with a plaquemaking her a GEDA LifeMember.Roger Folsom announced

the new Willie Paulk Profes-sional Award.“Willie gets the first award

and will be instrumental inhow it is chosen from nowon,” Folsom said. “There isonly one original award. It’sgreat to get an award withyour name on it.”Louie Curry followed with

one more surprise, presentingher with the check. Paulkwas overwhelmed and notable to speak at first afterseeing the check.Eventually, she brought

her granddaughters Farrenand Elli Newman and ElisePonder on stage with her.“You welcomed me 24

years ago,” Paulk said. “Youdidn’t know me and I didn’tknow you. But it didn’t takelong to fall in love with thiscommunity. You are the rea-son I stayed 24 years.”

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ready to make banking easier.representatives who can offerassistance. According to themedical center’s VoluntaryService Chief Dean Swan thechoice of vest color was not ac-cidental.“We chose green for our

vests as a nod to our Dublin-Laurens County partners,”Swan confirmed. “As part ofthe local community, we feelthat displaying the green af-firms our status as integralmembers of a larger MiddleGeorgia community dedicatedto veterans’ needs.”According to the medical

center’s customer service man-ager and program monitorKeith Griffin, the unique ini-tiative serves a number of pur-poses in addition to providingextra assistance to VA cus-tomers.“One of our missions at our

medical center is to improvepartnerships with the commu-nity to achieve the best possi-ble healthcare outcomes forveterans, so we are alwayslooking for ways to get ourcommunity partners into thefacility to see what we are do-ing,” Griffin said. “The Stu-dent Leader Program not onlyenhances customer service forour veterans, it gives us an ex-cellent avenue for involvingyoung people, which will becritical to VA’s success in thefuture. By getting them inter-ested in VA and teaching themearly on about service excel-lence, we may very well be do-ing some of the most effectiverecruiting that we will everdo.”

In anticipation of the pro-gram, Dublin VA staff visitedlocal high schools to promotethe program and to recruitparticipants. Program coordi-nator and VA Voluntary Ser-vice Administrative OfficerUtaw Vines emphasized themutual benefit shared by VAand its student participants.“The Student Leader Pro-

gram not only provides ourmedical center with extra helpin taking care of our customer-s’ needs, it gives students real-world experience in customerservice before they go off tocollege or the workplace,”Vines said.Emily Dixon, a student at

West Laurens High Schoolfrom Caldwell, was enthusias-tic about participating in theprogram.“I like helping people and I

was curious about how the VAcares for veterans, so when myhigh school guidance counselorat West Laurens High Schoolmentioned the program, I im-mediately wanted to get in-volved. I also thought that itwould be a great way to devel-op my customer service skillsfor the future,” Dixon said.Students interested in par-

ticipating in the program orvolunteering anywhere in themedical center must be atleast 16 years-old and mustapply through the Dublin VA’sVoluntary Service.For more information about

the Student Leader Programor volunteering at the VA, con-tact Voluntary Service Admin-istrative Officer Utaw Vines atUtaw.Vines@va.gov or 478-272-1210 ext. 2729.

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(Clockwise from top) A crowd of more than 300 attended Tuesdayʼs re-ception. Visitors included former Laurens County Development Authori-ty president Cal Wray. Former Chamber chairperson Geva Alexanderspoke, as did pastor Jack Key. Paulk looked on with surprise for most ofthe reception.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Pacers for-ward Damjan Rudez returned to theBasketball Without Borders camp earlier thismonth, there were some noticeable changes.The long, gangly European kids he com-peted with and against in 2003 had beenreplaced by bigger, stronger, more polishedteenagers.Perhaps it's just a natural progression forthe program designed to turn internationalprospects such as Rudez into NBA contribu-tors and then bring back those graduates asteachers to work with the next generation ofinternational stars. Or perhaps, the playersare maturing much quicker — much likeAmerican players seem to be.Either way, one thing is clear: BWB ishelping to turn Europe into a fertile trainingground for NBA hopefuls.An indication of the program's successcould come during Thursday night's draft.A record 101 foreign-born players beganthis season on NBA rosters, and three more— Emmanuel Mudiay, who was born inAfrica and played last year in China, KristapsPorzingis of Latvia and Mario Hezonja ofCroatia — are potential top 10 picks."Honestly, the camp hasn't changed a lot.The principles are the same," said Rudez,who just completed his first NBA season withthe Pacers. "The NBA has done a terrific jobof organizing the whole thing — great gear,great conditions for working. But it seemslike these days, the kids are growing likecrazy. They're huge. I don't remember usbeing that tall or that powerful or that bigwhen we were here."The initial goals of BWB were simple —find the best players in the world, teach themskills that would make them productive proplayers and continue to expand the talent

pool. Since the inaugural 2001 camp inTreviso, Italy, more than 2,300 players frommore than 120 countries have participatedand the success stories have steadilyincreased.Thirty-three grads have been draftedincluding Andrea Bargnani, the No. 1 overallpick in 2006, and Joel Embiid, the No. 3 over-all pick last year. Two more players, Rudezand Boston's Luigi Datome, have made ros-ters as undrafted free agents.The Europeans "are pretty good,"Charlotte center and former IndianaUniversity star Cody Zeller said after work-ing his second international camp in twoyears. "I can see where there's a couple thathave that (NBA) potential, and even the onesthat don't make the NBA, I think, will haveproductive careers overseas."This global trend isn't subsiding.The last two No. 1 overall draft picks,Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett, grewup in Canada. The NBA's European contin-gent includes Luol Deng, Marc and Pau Gasol,Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker and Ricky Rubio.Manu Ginobili, Nene and Anderson Varejaoall honed their basketball skills in SouthAmerica, while Andrew Bogut and KyrieIrving were born in Australia.Their once-subtle impact on the NBA isalso growing."There's a lot of pride in Europe in teach-ing the fundamentals," Pacers assistant coachDan Burke said after working the camp."From what I've seen, we don't get as muchopportunity to see the 17-year-olds (in theU.S.), but what we see coming in is a lack offundamentals. There are a lot of differentreasons for it. Some people say AAU just rollsthe ball out and they play. They get by on ath-leticism and God-given talent. But the ones

who really work, you do notice that, and theNBA game is getting to a point where youcan't just run over guys."I think the states are getting back toteaching fundamentals, but I don't see thosebuilding blocks like you do here."In fact, the European style has even givenAmerican coaches new tools.At a recent high school coaching clinic,Kentucky's John Calipari demonstrated howhe used the Euro step with his own team lastseason. He explained it improved his player-s' efficiency ratings because they could eitherget to the basket cleanly, allowing them toplay at a faster pace, or draw fouls, whichallowed them to score with the clockstopped.And now it's time for the 20-somethingcontingent of players like Wiggins and Rudezto reach out to the next wave of Europeanprospects.

NBA pipeline from Europe getting bigger, deeper, stronger

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A TOP PROSPECTExperts say Barcelonaʼs Mario Hezonja could

go as high as No. 5 in Thursdayʼs draft.

NBA Draft orderFirst Round

1. Minnesota2. L.A. Lakers3. Philadelphia4. New York5. Orlando6. Sacramento7. Denver8. Detroit9. Charlotte10. Miami11. Indiana12. Utah13. Phoenix14. Oklahoma City15. Atlanta (fromBrooklyn)16. Boston

17. Milwaukee18. Houston (fromNew Orleans)19. Washington20. Toronto21. Dallas22. Chicago23. Portland24. Cleveland25. Memphis26. San Antonio27. L.A. Lakers (fromHouston)28. Boston (from L.A.Clippers)29. Brooklyn (fromAtlanta)30. Golden State

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DEFLATEGATE APPEALBrady arrives at NFL headquarters Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) —Stephen Strasburg pitchedthrough the fifth inning Tuesdaynight, long enough to make theAtlanta Braves take notice.Strasburg didn't allow a runin his return from the disabledlist, and the Braves' rally againstthe bullpen fell short in a 3-1 lossto the Washington Nationals.Cameron Maybin homered inthe eighth inning, and NickMarkakis had three hits forAtlanta in a game that wasdelayed more than two hours atthe start by rain.Alex Wood (4-5) allowedthree runs and 10 hits overseven innings, outlastingStrasburg, but not outpitchinghim."Strasburg was probably thebest since I've been here — two-and-a-half, three years," saidWood, whose loss dropped theBraves three games behind theNL East-leading Nationals.Atlanta has typically causedStrasburg (4-5) troubles. Evenafter Tuesday's start, his careerERA against the Braves droppedonly to 4.01, his highest markagainst a division opponent andthird-highest against a NationalLeague club.But after missing 21 gameswith neck tightness, Strasburgreturned to allow only one run-ner as far second base against onthe day Atlanta sent power-hit-ting first baseman FreddieFreeman to the disabled list.Strasburg allowed four hitsand a walk while striking out six.He threw 94 pitches in an outingcut short by a team-imposedpitch count."His curveball was lookingreal good," said Chris Johnson,who had one of the Braves' four

hits against the starter. "He wasworking both sides of the plate."Anthony Rendon tied hiscareer-high with four hits andWilson Ramos added three forthe Nationals, who have wonfour straight while allowing atotal of four runs.The Nationals got toWood forruns in three of the first fourinnings.

Washingtonmade it 3-0 in thefourth when Taylor drove inDanny Espinosa after Espinosareached on what Braves manag-er Fredi Gonzalez thought shouldhave been a double-play ball."It could've been a lot worse,too," Gonzalez said of thoseinnings. "And you've got to giveWoody a lot of credit . they didn'tput a crooked number up."

Maybin homered off MattThornton with two outs in theeighth. Markakis and A.J.Pierzynski followed with singles,but David Carpenter came on toretire Juan Uribe.Drew Storen recorded his21st save after he allowed sin-gles to Andrelton Simmons andKelly Johnson, then walked JacePeterson to load the bases.

By BALI SMITHLocal golfers can “Golf with the Stars” whenRiverview Golf Course hosts its annual twi-light/nighttime two-man scramble golf tourna-ment Friday night.Registration will begin at 5 p.m with front-nine play starting at 6. Dinner will be servedaround 7:45, and back-nine play will get startedaround 9 pm.“This is something Riverview Golf Courselooks forward to each year,” said Riverview Golfsuperintendent Steve Brown, “and we want tohave good fellowship and fun playing golf Fridayevening.”Last year, Chris Calhoun and Hal Hunter shot6-under on the front nine during the late after-noon and shot 4-under on the back nine duringnight play to win the tournament with a 10-under score, Brown said.“This event is a hoot. Right now we have 15teams signed up to play, but we hope to have 30teams take part in this fun golfing event undersome unusual conditions.”When the golfers complete the front nine, theparticipants will be served a smoked pork chopdinner with all the fixings. When the meal iscompleted, the golfers each will be given a pack-et that will include the new Night Flyer CL golfball and a traditional glow stick ball.

“The golfers will play the back nine from theladies tees because the glow balls do not fly asfar as a traditional golf ball,” Brown explained.Each two-man team will have four glow ballsto complete the tournament, but if someoneneeds more golf balls they can be purchasedfrom Brown or one of the Riverview employeeson the course.“I think the golfers will really like the newglow ball. Once the ball has been struck it stayslit for about 10 minutes, which should give mostplayers plenty of time to find their ball,” heexplained.Golfers are encouraged to bring a sturdyflashlight or spotlight for the evening golfingevent.“We want everyone to have a good time, butwe want those taking part in this event to besafe. One of the reasons we scheduled this out-ing in late June is because we hope to have somelighting from the moon to help our golfers outwhile they play the back nine. The tournamentshould be completed around midnight. We hopethis will kick off a good weekend to end the fis-cal year for Riverview Golf Course,” statedBrown.Entry fee for the event is $80 per team. Formore information contact Brown at 478 -277-1408 or 478-279-2221 or browns@dlcga.com.

ʻGolf with the Starsʼ Friday night

Sean Luke Green slides in safe at home to put the Dudley Little League 10-year-old team on the boardin its district tournament opener Monday night. The team defeated Macon's Vine Ingle 6-1 and was setto play Tuesday night, but the games at Dudley's Scott Brown Field were rained out. Play resumestonight, weather permitting, with the home team taking the field at 8. (Photo by Rodney Manley)

Little League play washed out

NEW YORK (AP) — After a10-hour hearing, Tom Bradynow must wait to find out if hisappeal of a four-game suspen-sion carried any weight with NFLCommissioner Roger Goodell.The league suspended Bradyfor his role in the use of deflatedfootballs in the AFC champi-onship game win overIndianapolis. He arrived at theNFL's Park Avenue officesTuesday morning, as did attor-ney Jeffrey Kessler, who is lead-ing Brady's defense.It was growing dark whenGoodell left league headquartersafter he heard Brady and repre-sentatives from the players'union during the lengthy meet-ing. League security said Bradyalso had left.No details of the hearing wereimmediately available.

"I think we put in a very com-pelling case," Kessler said,adding that no timetable on adecision by Goodell had beengiven.Kessler said he would have nofurther comments Tuesdaynight, and neither the union northe league commented.It is uncertain how soonGoodell will announce anything.He could decide to keep the sus-pension as it is, reduce it or com-pletely wipe it clean.With training camps set toopen in five weeks, the commis-sioner has some time to consid-er the evidence presented at thehearing. But the Patriots alsocan't finalize training camppractice plans for the quarter-back position until they knowBrady's availability for the 2015season.

Braves falter with first place on the line

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BACK TO THE DUGOUTBravesʼ Jace Peterson reacts after striking out.

After appeal, what's nextfor Brady in Deflategate?

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TODAYCOLLEGE BASEBALL

8 p.m.ESPN — World Series, finals,Game 3, Vanderbilt vs. Virginia,at Omaha, Neb. (if necessary)MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

1 p.m.MLB — Regional coverage,Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees orChicago White Sox atMinnesota

8 p.m.ESPN2 — L.A. Dodgers atChicago CubsNHL

7 p.m.NBCSN — Awards Show, atLas Vegas

SOCCER11 p.m.

ESPN2 — MLS, Portland atLos Angeles

DLCRA to host ʻOutof the Parkʼ Baseball

Camp July 13-17The Dublin-Laurens County

Recreation Authority will host the Outof the Park Baseball Camp on July13-17 from 9 a.m. to noon each day.Registration fee is $20. The camp isfor ages 8-16. Former professionalbaseball player Matt Smith and staffwill teach the fundamentals of pitch-ing, hitting and catching, as well ashold structured games to help devel-op player instincts for the game. T-shirts will be given out at the end ofthe camp. Staff also includes currentand former college and pro baseballplayers. Visit dlcra.org or call 277-5060 for more information.

Tiny Tikes BaseballCamp July 20-24

The Dublin-Laurens CountyRecreation Authority will host theTiny Tikes Baseball Camp for ages4-7 on July 20-24. The camp runsfrom 9 to 11 a.m. each day.Registration fee is $20. This campfocuses solely on learning the verybasics and core of hitting, fieldingand throwing. Drills, games andinstruction will be done daily, as wellas a supervised game at the end ofthe camp to showcase what thecampers have learned. Visitdlcra.org or call 277-5060 for moreinformation

GSU Golf tourney atCountry Club June 27The Dublin Country Club will host

the 2015 Georgia SouthernUniversity Golf Dublin Scramble onJune 27 with a 10 a.m. shotgun start.The three-man scramble will play 27holes, with prizes for the top fourteams in each of the two flights.Entry fee is $375 per team ($125 perplayer), and all proceeds benefit theGSU golf team. Registration will befrom 9:15 to 9:55 a.m. Prizes also beawarded for the top five closest-to-the-pin shots. A buffet dinner will fol-low the tournament. To sign up, callthe Country Club at 272-1469. Formore information on the tournamentor sponsorships, contact MikeCummings at mike@sirshop.com orBen Knight atbknight@farmersstate.org.

Demaryius ThomasCamp is July 11

The Demaryius Thomas FootballCamp for ages 8-17 will be held from9 a.m. to noon July 11 at WestLaurens High School. Registrationwill be from 8:15-9 a.m.The link to register in advance is:https://fundamentals2015.ezwaiver.com/Demaryius-Thomas-Football-Camp.

NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division

Washington 38 33 .535 —New York 36 36 .500 2½Atlanta 35 36 .493 3Miami 30 42 .417 8½Philadelphia 26 47 .356 13

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

St. Louis 46 24 .657 —Pittsburgh 40 30 .571 6Chicago 39 30 .565 6½Cincinnati 32 37 .464 13½Milwaukee 26 46 .361 21

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Los Angeles 39 33 .542 —San Francisco 38 34 .528 1Arizona 34 36 .486 4San Diego 35 38 .479 4½Colorado 31 39 .443 7

TuesdayWashington 3, Atlanta 1Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 6Philadelphia 11, N.Y. Yankees 6St. Louis 4, Miami 3Chicago Cubs 1, L.A. Dodgers 0, 10inningsMilwaukee 3, N.Y. Mets 2Colorado 10, Arizona 5San Diego 3, San Francisco 2, 11 innings

TodayPhiladelphia (Hamels 5-5) at N.Y. Yankees(Nova 0-0), 1:05 p.m.Atlanta (S.Miller 5-3) at Washington(Zimmermann 5-5), 7:05 p.m.Cincinnati (Leake 4-4) at Pittsburgh(G.Cole 11-2), 7:05 p.m.St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 2-3) at Miami (Latos2-4), 7:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 4-2) at ChicagoCubs (Hendricks 2-3), 8:05 p.m.N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 9-5) at Milwaukee(Nelson 3-8), 8:10 p.m.Arizona (Webster 1-1) at Colorado (Hale 2-2), 8:40 p.m.San Diego (Kennedy 4-5) at San Francisco(Vogelsong 5-5), 10:15 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUEEast DivisionW L Pct GB

Tampa Bay 41 32 .562 —New York 38 33 .535 2Baltimore 37 33 .529 2½Toronto 38 35 .521 3Boston 31 41 .431 9½

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Kansas City 40 28 .588 —Minnesota 38 33 .535 3½Detroit 37 34 .521 4½Cleveland 32 38 .457 9Chicago 31 39 .443 10

West DivisionW L Pct GB

Houston 42 31 .575 —Texas 37 34 .521 4Los Angeles 36 36 .500 5½Seattle 33 39 .458 8½Oakland 32 41 .438 10

TuesdayPhiladelphia 11, N.Y. Yankees 6Baltimore 6, Boston 4Detroit 7, Cleveland 3Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3Oakland 8, Texas 6Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 2Houston 13, L.A. Angels 3Seattle 7, Kansas City 0

TodayDetroit (Farmer 0-1) at Cleveland(Carrasco 8-6), 12:10 p.m.Toronto (Estrada 5-3) at Tampa Bay (Karns4-3), 12:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Hamels 5-5) at N.Y. Yankees(Nova 0-0), 1:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Sale 6-3) at Minnesota(P.Hughes 5-6), 1:10 p.m.Houston (McCullers 3-2) at L.A. Angels(Shoemaker 4-5), 3:35 p.m.Baltimore (B.Norris 2-5) at Boston(Buchholz 4-6), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Graveman 3-4) at Texas(W.Rodriguez 4-2), 8:05 p.m.Kansas City (D.Duffy 2-3) at Seattle (Elias4-4), 10:10 p.m.

BASEBALLAmerican League

BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned OFRusney Castillo and RHP Steven Wrightto Pawtucket (IL). Reinstated RHP JustinMasterson from the 15-day DL. Agreedto terms with RHP Daniel Zandona on aminor league contract. Sent C RyanHanigan to Pawtucket (IL) for a rehabassignment.CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent LHPDan Jennings to Charlotte (IL) for arehab assignment.CLEVELAND INDIANS — DesignatedRHP Scott Atchison for assignment.Recalled RHP Austin Adams fromColumbus (IL).DETROIT TIGERS — Called up RHPBuck Farmer from Toledo (IL). OptionedRHP Ian Krol to Toledo.HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to termswith 2B Ford Stainback on a minorleague contract.LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Sent RHPMike Morin to Salt Lake (PCL) for arehab assignment.NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed INFStephen Drew on paternity leave.Optioned OF Ramon Flores toScranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). RecalledRHP Bryan Mitchell and INF Jose Pirelafrom Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.SEATTLE MARINERS — Released OFRickie Weeks.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned LHPEnny Romero to Durham (IL). RecalledRHP Kirby Yates from Durham. Agreedto terms with OF Grady Sizemore on aminor league contract. Sent 2B TimBeckham to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehabassignment.TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned RHPJon Edwards to Round Rock (PCL).Reinstated 3B Adrian Beltre from the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with INFJhonniel Alvarez and OF Connor McKayon minor league contracts. Sent LHPsMatt Harrison and Martin Perez to Frisco(TL) for rehab assignments.TORONTO BLUE JAYS — AnnouncedLHP Phil Coke declined optional assign-ment and elected free agency. RecalledLHP Rob Rasmussen from Buffalo (IL).Selected the contract of RHP ToddRedmond from Buffalo. Reinstated RHPR.A. Dickey from the bereavement list.

National LeagueATLANTA BRAVES — Placed 1B FreddieFreeman on the 15-day DL, retroactive toThursday. Recalled OF JoeyTerdoslavich from Gwinnett (IL). Agreedto terms with C Trey Keegan; 2B KurtHoekstra; 3B Jacob Lanning; LHPs RyanLawlor, Chase Mullins and TrevorBelicek; and RHPs Matthew Withrow,Patrick Weigel, Evan Phillips, StephenMoore, Sean McLaughlin, GraysonJones, Joshua Graham and Ryan Clarkon minor league contracts.LOS ANGELES DODGERS — RecalledLHP Ian Thomas from Oklahoma City(PCL). Agreed to terms with 3B BrendonDavis on a minor league contract.MIAMI MARLINS — Assigned CJhonatan Solano outright to New Orleans(PCL). Sent RHP Bryan Morris and 3BDon Kelly to Jupiter (FSL) for rehabassignments.NEW YORK METS — Assigned RHPDillon Gee outright to Las Vegas (PCL).Placed C Travis d'Arnaud on the 15-dayDL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled CJohnny Monell from Las Vegas (PCL).SAN DIEGO PADRES — Sent LHP Cory

Luebke to San Antonio (TL) for a rehabassignment.SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — ActivatedRHP Jean Machi from the 15-day DL andrecalled him from Sacramento (PCL).Optioned RHP Mike Broadway toSacramento.WASHINGTON NATIONALS — OptionedRHP Joe Ross to Syracuse (IL).Reinstated RHP Stephen Strasburg fromthe 15-day DL.

American AssociationAMARILLO THUNDERHEADS —Released LHP Clayton Tanner.GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS — SignedOF Ronnie Richardson and INF MiguelCastano.LAREDO LEMURS — Released RHPSam Martin. Signed RHP Luis De LaCruz.LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHPZachary Westcott.ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed INF DanKaczrowski.WICHITA WINGNUTS — Released RHPShawn Talkington. Signed INF TaylorOldham.

Can-Am LeagueTROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — SignedRHP Kaohi Downing.Frontier LeagueEVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed RHPShane Weedman.JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed C JohnCannon.RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed RHPClay Smith.ROCKFORD AVIATORS — Sold the con-tract of 2B Tanner Witt to the BaltimoreOrioles. Signed INF Will DuPont and CTyler Smith.WASHINGTON WILD THINGS —Released RHP Kyle Vazquez.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Exercisedthe option on C Timofey Mozgov for nextseason.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

BUFFALO BILLS — Released DE BryanJohnson.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

DETROIT RED WINGS — Named TonyGranato, Chris Chelios and PatFerschweiler assistant coaches andDave Noel-Bernier video coach.

SOCCERNational Women's Soccer League

WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Signed FNgozi Okobi. Traded 2016 second- andthird-round draft picks to Chicago for2015 and 2016 international roster spots.

COLLEGEBAKER — Named Ryan Goodwin base-ball coach.MANHATTAN — Named Samera Marshand Brandon Gade women's assistantbasketball coaches.OKLAHOMA CITY — Named Bo Overtonwomen's basketball coach.RHODE ISLAND — Promoted interimbaseball coach Raphael Cerrato to per-manent coach.RUTGERS — Named Kelley Gibson andErvin Monier women's assistant basket-ball coaches.SANTA CLARA — Named ReneeBaumgartner athletic director.SOUTHWESTERN (TEXAS) — NamedLori Morris women's basketball coach.TCU — Named Aaron Kallhoff women'sassistant basketball coach.TEXAS STATE — Named TerrenceJohnson men's assistant basketballcoach.UNLV — Named Ellie Monobe men's andwomen's assistant swimming and divingcoach.

MLB

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UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash.(AP) — The course that wasbuilt for a U.S. Open needs amakeover.And when that's finished,then it can fix the greens.Chambers Bay deservesanother shot at hosting the U.S.Open for no other reason thanthe finish it produced. JordanSpieth, with a big assist fromDustin Johnson, did more to putthis course on the map thanviews of Puget Sound or thedesign of Robert Trent Jones Jr.For all the complaints — atradition nearly as old as the U.S.Open — the lasting image is theguy holding the trophy.It helps when the winner is a21-year-old with polished man-ners and a tenacious short gamewho made "Grand Slam" a sum-mer topic for only the third timein the last 50 years.Throw in some heartache andit's an ending that won't be for-gotten. The real mystery is howJohnson's 5-iron into the 18thgreen didn't come off that slopeinstead of leaving a 12-foot eagleputt that was like putting downa luge track.That's ice, not broccoli.Golf courses don't alwaysdefine great players. Sometimesit's the other way around.Valhalla, for example, cannot beconsidered on the A-list ofchampionship courses. But itgave us Tiger Woods winning ina playoff for his third straightmajor, and Rory McIlroy holdingoff Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowlerand Henrik Stenson in the dark.The greens at Chambers Baywere terrible. Everyone couldsee that. A few players — BillyHorschel comes to mind —couldn't wait to say it.But they weren't that muchworse than Pebble Beach in2010 ("These greens are justawful," Woods said that year).They were only slightly moredead than those at ShinnecockHills in 2004. Go back and watchthat 12-foot putt Woods made atTorrey Pines to get into a playoffand try to count the bounces.This is the U.S. Open, not theImmaculate Open.It is meant to be the toughesttest in golf, even when it gets alittle extreme.The greens should be an easyfix. Poa annua crept into the fes-cue, which led to HenrikStenson's reference that it waslike putting on broccoli. Upclose, it even looked like broc-

coli. It was difficult to makeputts, though Spieth andJohnson made their share. So didLouis Oosthuizen, with sixbirdies on the last seven holes(one with a wedge from the fair-way). Or maybe they all just gotlucky.The overhaul has more to dowith an aspect of the U.S. Openthat was sadly overlooked thisyear — the spectators.For 50 years, the only way tosee a U.S. Open in the PacificNorthwest was on television.And once the fans got onto thecourse, they were so far awayfrom the action that the playerslooked about as big as they oncedid on a 19-inch TV screen witha knob to change the channels.Adding grandstands isn't theanswer. At midday on Saturday,the 18th bleachers already werefilled and the line was nearly 50yards long, and not moving.Sounds like a fun way to spendthe afternoon at a U.S. Open.Phil Mickelson's wife wasstanding near the first tee in theopening round. She looked downthe fairway and didn't see fanson either side. The 18th fairwaywas on the left. A massive dunewas on the right."Where am I supposed togo?" she inquired.Back to the house would havebeen the most practical answer.

The eighth fairway had noroom on either side for specta-tors. For a course that was builtwith hopes of landing a U.S.Open, there was no reason itcouldn't have cut viewing areasthrough the dunes without risk-ing spectator safety.It's worth going back toChambers Bay no matter whowon. The USGA wants to moveits championship around thecountry. The Pacific Northwesthad to wait 120 years. It's alsoimportant for the U.S. Open to beheld on a public course everynow and then, so that ticks twoboxes.But too many majors aretrending toward made-for-TVevents (Kiawah Island in 2012and Whistling Straits this sum-mer, both sites for the PGAChampionship, are examples ofthat). The atmosphere onlyadds to the event. What a shamefor someone who qualifies forthe U.S. Open, and his family orfriends can't walk the whole wayaround with him.It sounds minor. It's a bigdeal. And it should be fixed if theU.S. Open ever returns toChambers Bay.And if it does, golf fans willrecall Spieth going birdie-doublebogey-birdie to capture the sec-ond leg of the Grand Slam. Theywill recall Johnson having a 12-

foot putt to win and then miss-ing a 4-foot putt to lose, all in aspan of 48 seconds.They probably won't think ofChambers Bay as the coursewhere players lost respect forthe USGA because the greensweren't pure.

Spieth best thing to happen to Chambers

AP photo

UP TO PAR?Spieth tees off at No. 14 at Chambers Bay.

Sunday viewershipdown from lastWest Coast eventNEW YORK (AP) — WithTiger Woods missing the cut,the U.S. Open's TV viewershipfor the final round was down30 percent from the last timethe tournament was on theWest Coast.Sunday's coverage on Foxaveraged 6.7 million viewers.That was down from 9.6 mil-lion when the U.S. Open waslast played on the West Coastin 2012, which allows for thefinal holes to be played inprime time in much of thecountry. Woods still had anoutside chance to contendgoing into the fourth roundthat year.This was the first Open ofFox's 12-year contract withthe USGA to take over cover-age from NBC.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Thisscrappy Virginia team withpatchwork pitching and a late-to-start offense finds itself one winaway from its first national title.The Cavaliers forced a win-ner-take-all Game 3 in theCollege World Series with its 3-0victory over defending championVanderbilt on Tuesday night.Game 2 showed nothing isimpossible for a team that hasovercome injuries and roughpatches that nearly cost it a spotin the ACC tournament and rele-gated it to a No. 3 regional seed inthe NCAA Tournament."This team's earned the rightto play another ballgame, andthat's how they will treat it,"coach Brian O'Connor said.For the second year in a row,Virginia (43-24) and Vandy (51-20) will go the distance in thebest-of-three finals. Virginia willstart Brandon Waddell (4-5) onWednesday night. ForVanderbilt, Walker Buehler (5-2)would appear to be next in line tostart, but coach Tim Corbin saidhe was undecided on whether hewould start the first-round draftpick.

Winner-take-allgame tonight forVandy, Virginia

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Local non-profit seeking part-timeemployee. Bachelorʼs degree inPsychology, Social Work, HumanResources or other related field.Masterʼs degree is preferred. Musthave prior experience in a non-profitsetting or similar experience. Appli-cant should be comfortable speakingto large groups. Mail resume to: POBox 4122, Dublin, Georgia 31040.Deadline July 10.

FULL TIME SHOP MECHANICNEEDED!

Must have own tools, 3yrsExperience is a Must, Drug

Screening, Apply in Person: MullisGarage & Auto Parts, 1974 Hwy 441

S., Dublin, Ga. 31021

310 GENERALHELP WANTED

General Contractor looking for expe-rienced Carpenters and Laborers forwork at local VA Center. Must haveOSHA 10 and own transportation.HubZone address a plus. EOE-DrugFree Workplace. Send Resume toaccounting@gsiconstruct.com

HELP WANTED: Electrician - 4-5yrs experience to run electrical wire.

email resume to:employment@americanlans.com

315 SALES HELPWANTED

For Sale Fresh Peas. $12 per bush-el you pick. $19 we pick. Marvin Ho-ward 1997 Rebie Road, Dudley.(478)676-3315.

320 MEDICALHELP WANTED

REGISTERED NURSE NEEDEDFULL TIMEDAY SHIFT

94 BED SKILLED NURSINGFACILITY SEEKS FULL-TIME DAY

SHIFT REGISTERED NURSE,PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON.

WRIGHTSVILLE MANOR NURSINGHOME, 337 WEST COURT

STREET, WRIGHTSVILLE, GA.31096

REAL ESTATE360 HOMES FOR SALE

2007 HH 16X60, 2BR/2BA, new car-pet, new doors, appl. fenced yard.2.3 acres $45,000. 478-272-3975

2203 Kings Drive, Dublin, 3BR, 3BA,Upgrades, Large Lot, FencedBackyard. 478-290-1129

360 HOMES FOR SALE

Donna W. HarmonLicensed Realtor

Coldwell Banker-Curry Residential478-272-2335478-998-9730

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425 APARTMENTSBROOKINGTON APARTMENTS

Spacious 1 & 2 bedroom apartmentswith fully furnished kitchen. Lake,pool and clubhouse. Full mainte-nance with on site manager. 272-6788.

440 HOMES FOR RENT2BR HOUSE, 704 HUDSON DR.$450 PER/MTH. 697-45113 br, 2 ba., fenced back yard inSpringdale area. $700 per/mth. Call478-875-45443BR, 2BA House $950 /mth, $950dep. 1 yr lease, No smoking/pets.Owner/Agent: 478-595-0240

The figures of StonewallJackson, Jefferson Davis,and Robert E. Lee make upthe world's largest sculpture.It is located on the face ofStone Mountain. AdditionallyRobert E. Lee's horse,Traveler, is also carved atthe same place. Georgia is the largest state

east of the Mississippi River.

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Do You Have Talent?Talent CompetitionSaturday, June 27

7:00 pm

A Bad Year For TomatoesPresented by Dublin Main

Street PlayersJuly 10 & 11 at 7:00 pm

Tickets: TheatreDublinGa.com

Kids Movie DayFree AdmissionTuesday, July 14

10:00 am