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48th Annual St.Patrick’s FestivalCalendar of Events

Commissionersto hold latemeeting tonight

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe Laurens County Board

of Commissioners will be meet-ing later than normal tonight.As the board did last year,

they have agreed to have anight meeting once a quarterto give those who can't usuallyattend their regular meetingtime of 4 p.m.Tonight's meeting will begin

at 7 p.m.On the agenda is a presen-

tation from the GeorgiaForestry Department, as wellas an opportunity to approveinvestment bids, curb and gut-ter bids and a grant for FamilyConnections.The board will also talk

about a vehicle for the Asses-sor's Office and equipment sur-plus and auction approval.

Boat registrationand hull checkset at SouthernPines Saturday

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIA boat registration and hull

check will be held from 10 a.m.to noon this Saturday at theSouthern Pines Ag Center onSouthern Pines Road.Cpl Dan Stiles with the

Georgia Department of NaturalResources Law Enforcementsaid there is no cost for people toattend the event."It's for folks who have been

having trouble with their boatregistration or if they were noti-fied by the license and boat reg-istration unit that they neededtheir vessel inspected or theyneeded their whole ID numberassigned to them," Stiles said."We can help them out withthose difficulties. The only stip-ulation is, some people will justshow up and they haven't at-tempted to register their vesseland they aren't in the system atall. They have to have previous-

Photos by Payton Towns III

Workers created new concrete bleachers to firm up the home-side stands.

Updating the ‘Cleve’Trinity football stadium undergoing renovation

Woman dies from injuriessuffered in Monday crash

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIA 45-year-old Kite woman

died this morning after beinginvolved in a two-vehiclewreck with an 18 wheeler theday before.Bobbie Lynn Shephard was

driving a white 2001 NissanFrontier when it wreckedwith an 18 wheeler Freight-liner truck driven by Mark

Harris, 46 of Richmond Hill,said a Georgia State Patrol of-ficial.The wrecked occurred at

4:11 a.m. Monday on StateRoute 29, eight-tenths of amile south of Minter TweedRoad, said Georgia State Pa-trol Trooper First Class Chad

Photo by Malisa Sanders

The NissanFrontier Shep-hard was dri-ving sufferedserious dam-age.

By PAYTON TOWNS IIITrinity Christian School

Headmaster Stan Couey cansee the new improvements toCleve Warnock Field from hisoffice.The football field began get-

ting what Couey called "afacelift" almost a month and ahalf ago."This is something we've

been needing to do for severalyears," Couey said. "We kind ofchanged from our original planand decided to use what we'vegot here and build it back. …We've had a lot of support fromthe community of past gradu-ates and present families hereto help make this happen."A couple of big trees behind

the home stands have beentaken down.Both the visitor and home

stands will look new to fanswhen they attend a soccergame this spring or a football

See CLEVE page 3a See BOAT page 3a

Special to The Courier HeraldThe Dublin-Laurens Black Festival

Community Committee recently heldits 36th annual Awards Banquet atDublin Middle School. The theme ofthis years banquet was "At the Cross-roads of Freedom and Equality.” Thespeaker for this event was AttorneyJohn M. Clark from Elberton. Awardswere presented to citizens of the year,and two additional awards were hand-ed out as a Dedicatory Salute and Hu-manitarian honor. (At right, l-r): Se-nior Citizen of the Year: Albert Till-man, Jr. Man of the Year:Jonathan Lewis, Woman of the Year:Arnetta Wilcher, Youth of the Year:Brandon Chain and Awards Chairper-son: Henry Robinson. (At far right, l-r):Dedicatory Salute: Mr. Charles Man-ning, Sr., Humanitarian Award: AlfredPearson, Jr., and Awards ChairpersonHenry Robinson. (Special photos)

Citizens honored at Black Festival Awards Banquet

See CRASH page 3a

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We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go

alone; for part of us went with you, the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide; and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same; but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again. Love, Val and family

BY MICHAEL ROIZEN,M.D., AND MEHMET OZ,M.D.What do you do if you're

watching TV and a doctorcomes on the screen and tellsyou a recent study proves thatwatching TV lowers yoursperm count?Well, do what we do: qualify,

qualify, qualify.The study talks about "too

much TV" as more than 20hours a week, and we agree.We'd recommend 7-10 hoursmax. (That leaves plenty oftime to watch "The Dr. Oz

Show.") And the study looked atmen ages 18-22 who don'twatch much TV and exercisefor 15 hours a week (an ener-getic bunch -- they're getting in10,000 steps a day or the equiv-alent) versus men that age whowatch more than 20 hours aweek and hardly ever get up offthe couch. Those extreme couchpotatoes' sperm were down forthe count by 44 percent -- andwhat's left is low quality. (It'salways the little ones who suf-fer the most, isn't it?)Wanna boost sperm quanti-

ty and quality? The best bet is

to only watch TV while on atreadmill or elliptical machine.But if you're sitting in a comfychair viewing TV for more thana couple hours a day, moveaway from the screen and headfor the front door. Now open itand walk outside, even if it'ssnowing. Shovel the front walkor go to the gym or pool. Not on-ly will you stop diabetes, heartdisease, dementia and depres-sion from taking hold, you'llmake your little swimmershappy.And healthy sperm oftenare partners with a happy inti-mate relationship.

DEAR ABBY: My husbandand I are expecting our firstchild (a boy) later this year.How do I teach my son to en-joy solitude and his own com-pany? Too many people todayturn on the radio or TV be-cause they can't appreciatethe quiet.I want my little one to have

loving friends, but also periodsof quiet, reflective fun time byhimself. My husband and Igrew up with siblings, but hehates solitude while I find lotsof activities to do by myself. Iam never lonely. What's thedifference between solitudeand loneliness? -- SOLITARYWOMAN IN OTTAWA,CANADADEAR SOLITARY

WOMAN: The difference be-tween solitude and lonelinessdepends on how an individualhandles being alone. Somepeople find silence threaten-ing, while others -- like your-self -- need it to recharge theirbatteries.For your son to be at ease

when he's alone, ration histelevision time. Read to him sohe'll learn to appreciate theentertainment books provide.Give him items to play withthat foster creativity, such asclay, paints and paper, a card-board box he can pretend is aplayhouse or a spaceship. (Youmay find he prefers it to what-ever toy the carton contained.)If he's encouraged to use it, hisimagination will flourish.

DEAR ABBY: My father-in-law, "Earl," is an alcoholic andan avid gun enthusiast. He

owns many weapons; I don'tknow the exact number. Hehas been accumulating am-munition at an acceleratedrate because he's afraid thatlarge clips will soon bebanned. He drinks to excessand becomes belligerent andangry when drunk.Last summer, during one of

his moments of inebriation, heshot a gun into the air as a"surprise" to the eight familymembers who were sittingwithin two to 10 feet of him.He takes pride in the fact thathis guns are kept loaded, as"what good is an unloadedgun?" On two separate occa-sions, I know for a fact that aloaded gun was found unse-cured in his home.When my husband and I

travel with our children, ages7, 5 and 4, to visit his family,we stay in Earl's home. I feel

the combination of alcohol andloaded, unsecure guns is notsafe for my children. I havesuggested to my husband thatwe stay in a hotel during ourvisits from now on. The prob-lem is, my husband is unableto stand up to his father. Hetold me that when he triedtalking to him about his con-cerns, Earl called him a"wimp."Please tell me how to get

through to my husband. Idon't want to alienate his fam-ily, and I do want my childrento have a relationship withtheir grandfather. -- GUN-SHY IN SOUTH CAROLINADEAR GUN-SHY: I'm sorry

to say that your father-in-lawmay have your husbandpegged accurately. A man whowould allow his small childrento stay in the home of an alco-holic who keeps unsecured,loaded weapons around IS awimp. There are responsiblegun owners, and there are in-dividuals like your alcohol-soaked in-law, who seem tohave never learned that a bul-let fired into the air must falldown somewhere and couldkill or injure someone.Your husband doesn't have

to "stand up" to his father. Allhe has to do is make a hotelreservation and be sure thechildren spend no unsuper-vised time with Grandpa. Todo anything less is child en-dangerment. Because yourhusband is unwilling to be thestrong one, the responsibilityfor your children's lives nowfalls to you.

John JosephDoyle, Jr.

John Joseph Doyle, Jr., 75,formerly a seven-year residentof Ocala, FL, passed away onSaturday, March 2, 2013 at theMacclenny Nursing and Reha-bilitation Center in Macclenny,FL.John was born in New York,

NY on August 12, 1937 to thelate John (Sr.) and Iris Doyle.John grew up in New Haven,CT. He was a multi-sport ath-lete and graduate of NotreDame High School in WestHaven, CT. Upon earning hisbaccalaureate degree from theWharton School of Business atthe University of Pennsylvania,John began his family life inWallingford, CT.Several years later, his ca-

reer lead him to Savannah, GAand Milwaukee, WI. John thensettled in Florida for the last 29years of his life. After living andworking in the greater Orlandoand Boca Raton areas, John re-tired to Ocala - where he wasan active and official member ofOcala West United MethodistChurch.John applied his business

acumen to a career of financial,insurance, and risk-manage-ment planning. He found hishighest personal reward whenhe could be there for people attheir time of need or at the at-tainment of their long-termgoals. John received great plea-sure from his involvement withthe Optimist Club, the Jaycees,and other community serviceorganizations.John appreciated solid edu-

cation and spirited conversa-tion. He was an avid fan of allthings Notre Dame. He thor-oughly enjoyed good music,good dancing, good food, andgood company. Most of all, Johnwas a dedicated husband, de-voted father, and well-lovedfamily member.John is survived by his wife

Imogene Lord Doyle; by his foursons and their families - JohnDoyle (Michelle Campbell) ofValrico, FL, William Doyle (Su-san Smith) of Jacksonville, FL,Gerald Doyle (Shirley) of Mac-clenny, FL, and Brian Doyle ofJacksonville, FL; by his fourstepchildren and their families- Peggy King (Wilner Labady) ofOrlando, FL, Kathi King (RobWilcox) of Golden, CO, JanetKing (J Morley) of Lafayette,CO, and Michael King of Auro-ra, CO; and by numerous ex-tended family members andfriends.Forbes Funeral Home of

Macclenny, FL will take care ofthe immediate preparations.Services will be conducted at alater date by the Trail BranchPrimitive Baptist Church inCochran, GA. In lieu of flowers,memorial donations may bemade in John’s name to eitherthe Alzheimer’s Association(www.alz.org) or CommunityHospice of Northeast Florida(4266 Sunbeam Rd., Jack-sonville, FL, 32257,www.communityhospice.com).

———Florence Harrison

DuddyFlorence Harrison Duddy,

age 85, of Dublin, Ga. diedTuesday, March 5, 2013.Arrangements are incompleteat this time and will be an-nounced later by TownsendBrothers Funeral Home.

———Zelma H. KnowlesFuneral services for Mrs.

Zelma H. Knowles, age 90 willbe held at 11 a.m. on Wednes-day, March 6, 2013 in the ChanStanley Memorial Chapel ofStanley Funeral Home andCrematory, with interment tofollow at Zeta Cemetery in Ten-nille, Georgia. Rev. Vince Whit-tington will officiate.Mrs. Knowles was born on

August 8, 1922 in Wrightsville,Georgia. She was preceded indeath by her husband, LamarHarris Knowles, father, FeltonHall and mother, NevadaSpense Hall, all of Wrightsville.She has lived in “LeisureWoodsPark,” Hiawassee, Georgia forthe past 41 years. She andLamar originally built andowned the park. She was amember of McConnell Memori-al Baptist Church. Mrs.Knowles passed away on Fri-day, March 1, 2013 at NorthsideHospital in Atlanta.

Mrs. Knowles is survived byher son, Phillip (Martha)Knowles, of Roswell; a daugh-ter, Susanne K. Parrish, of Rip-ley, MS; half-brother, Joel (Lisa)Kea, of Adrian; two sisters, Avis(Willis) Palmer, of Adrian, andDorothy Morris, of Adrian; sixgrandchildren, Robert “Rakes”(Lisa) Parrish, of Ripley, MS,Susan Robin (Judd) Chapman,of Ripley, MS, Ambra Louise(Charles) Childers, of Ripley,MS, Stephanie K. (Dan) Urry, ofSalt Lake City, UT, ChristopherPhillip Knowles, of Dallas, TX,and Jeffery Phillip (Erin)Knowles, of St. Louis MO; ninegreat grandchildren, and threegreat-great-grandchildren.The family will receive

friends from 6-8 p.m. on Tues-day, March 5, 2013 at the fu-neral home.Stanley Funeral Home and

Crematory/Dublin Chapel hascharge of funeral arrange-ments.To sign the Online Register

Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor call the 24 Hour Stanley Fu-neral Home and CrematoryObituary Line at (478) 272-0106 to hear the latest funeralupdates.

———William Franklin

McCoyWRIGHTSVILLE - William

Franklin McCoy, 69, entered in-to eternal rest onMarch 3, 2013after an extended illness.Mr. McCoy was born on Jan-

uary 4, 1944 and was a lifelongresident of Johnson County. Heretired several years ago fromMcAfee Packing Company ofWrightsville.He was preceded in death by

his wife, Gloria Jean Taylor Mc-Coy; his parents, Charlie W.and Ruby Lee McCoy; his sib-lings, Eunice M. Spivey, Char-lene M. Johnson, Sara FrancesM. DeMuzzio, C.W. McCoy, Jr.and Jerry McCoy.Survivors include his daugh-

ters, Stacey M. Wynn (Michael)and Tracey McCoy; his grand-daughters, Mabel Wynn, andTamara Morris; and his sister,Mrs. Nellie M. Lyles.Visitation will be Tuesday

evening, March 5, 2013 from 6until 8 p.m. at the funeralhome.Services will be Wednesday,

March 6, 2013 at theWrightsville Assembly of God;starting at 2 p.m. Pastor HughSpivey will officiate.Interment will be at

Wrightsville’s Westview Ceme-tery.Brantley-Powell Funeral

Home of Wrightsville, Ga. hascharge of arrangements. (478)864-2808.

———Catherine Lake

ThomasServices for Catherine Lake

Thomas, age 95 of East Dublin,will be held at 3:30 p.m. onWednesday, March 6, 2013 atthe First IndependentMethodist Church. Burial willbe private in Dublin MemorialGardens. Rev. Paul Brown, Rev.Derek Faircloth and Bro. ChaseBrown will officiate.Mrs. Thomas was a home-

maker and a member of theFirst Independent MethodistChurch. She was the last livingcharter member of the Gideon’sInternational Auxiliary, DublinCamp. She was preceded indeath by her parents, WillieLewis Lake and Annie PearlJohnson Lake; husband, JimZenus Thomas and siblings,Earl Lake, Elizabeth LakeKight, Hershel Lake andCharles Lake. Mrs. Thomaspassed away on Sunday, March3, 2013.Survivors include her sons

and daughters-in-law; Zenusand Brenda Thomas of Dublinand Lewis Thomas of EastDublin; daughters and sons-in-law; Celia T. and Claude Vinesof Dublin and Delores T. andJimmy Stinson of East Dublin;her grandchildren and theirspouses, Cathy T. and RickyScott of Watkinsville, Renea T.and Danny Woodard of Lo-ganville, Beth T. and PaulBrown of Dublin, SusannahThomas of East Dublin, Chrisand Cristine Vines of Alpharet-ta, Gina V. Ware of Dublin,Greg and Michelle Vines ofDublin, Beverly S. and RickFaircloth of Hinesville, Julie S.and Todd Collins of Atlanta,Deidre S. and Bobby Clark ofDublin and James T. and Alli-son Stinson of East Dublin; 24

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great-grandchildren; fourgreat-great-grandchildren;brothers and sisters-in-law,Emmett Lake of East Dublin,W.L. and Helen Lake, Jr. ofDublin, Marshall and VirginiaLake of Rentz and EthridgeLake of East Dublin; sisters,Martha Buchanan of Newnanand Pamelia Adams of Tyroneand numerous nieces andnephews.Pallbearers will be Ricky

Scott, Danny Woodard, ChrisVines, Greg Vines, Rick Fair-cloth, Todd Collins, BobbyClark and James Stinson. Hon-orary pallbearers will be theFIMC Catherine Thomas Sun-day School Class and membersof the Gideon’s International.The family will receive

friends on Tuesday, March 5,2013 from 5-7 p.m. at TownsendBrothers Funeral Home. Theymay also be contacted at thehome of Delores and JimmyStinson, 749 Brewton LovettRoad, East Dublin. Memorialcontributions may be made toFirst Independent MethodistChurch, Building Fund, P.O.Box 1021 Dublin, GA 31040;Gideon’s International, P.O.Box 27 Dublin, GA 31040 orSerenity Hospice Care, 504Parker Dairy Road Dublin, GA31021.Please visit

www.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the online memorialregister.

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SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) — Abackhoe chipped away Mondayat the remains of a house wherea sinkhole opened up and swal-lowed aman, but therewas littlecertainty as to what would comenext for the site of the freak geo-logical incident.Though thousands of sink-

holes erupt in Florida each year,most are small, few affecthomes, and even fewer causedeaths. The sinkhole in theTampa suburb of Seffner, how-ever, was different.Crews still were working to

remove enough of the home tosee more clearly inside the holeand determinewhat stepswouldcome after the property israzed. There has been no defin-itive word as to whether thehole will be filled or whetherthe property could be built onagain. But some experts saythe fact that the sinkholeclaimed a life — that of JeffBush, 37 — and that his body isexpected to remain below thesurface make rebuilding lesslikely.“It’s kind of a bad omen,” said

Dave Arnold, a hydrogeologistwho has surveyed sinkholes forthe Southwest Florida WaterManagement District. “This isan even worse omen with some-one buried under there.”Arnold and other experts ex-

pect that once the house if de-stroyed, crews will work to fill inthe hole and the lot will likely re-main empty. Depending on thecircumstances, past Floridasinkholes have been handled invaried ways.In Maitland, Fla., a sinkhole

325 feet acrosswas discovered inthe 1960s as Interstate 4 was

built. The highway was divertedaround the area, but in 2008workers began a $9 million pro-ject to fill and stabilize the sink-hole in preparation for aplanned expansion of the road-way. Engineers say a road canbe put over it now without anyproblems.In Winter Park, Fla., a sink-

hole in 1981 swallowed severalsports cars, parts of two busi-nesses, the deep end of anOlympic-size swimming pooland a three-bedroom house. Itstretched about 350 feet acrossand caused $2 million in dam-ages. The area became a tempo-rary tourist attraction, but mostof it was ultimately deserted,filled with water and became alake.And in 2002, a sinkhole

about 150 feet across and 60 feetdeep swallowed oak trees, side-walk and park benches near anapartment complex in westernOrange County, Fla. Two build-ings with more than 100 resi-dents were evacuated, but thestructures were ultimatelysaved. Metal sheet piling wasplaced around the hole to stopthe soil from sliding, and it wasfilled.Often, homeowners find

clues to a pending problem bycracks in the foundation or ashifting floor. When that hap-pens, and a sinkhole threat hasbeen established, crews can

pump a thick grout — a mix-ture of sand and cement — intothe ground to fill the holes. It isa costly process, though it istypically paid by insurancecompanies, and can save ahome from being destroyed.“You inject the grout under

pressure and attempt to fill allthe cavities you can find,” saidAnthony Randazzo, a formerUniversity of Florida geologyprofessor who started the con-sulting firm Geohazards, whichhandles about 1,000 cases ayear of sinkholes and other set-tlement issues.Though the specifics of what

will happen to the Seffner prop-erty remain unknown, Randaz-zo said the hole would have tobe filled to keep people fromfalling in it and to remove a po-tential neighborhood eyesore.If the family decides to try to

sell the property, they would berequired to notify prospectivebuyers of the sinkhole issue.Currently, various county

agencies are at the sinkholesite to supervise, but officialshaven’t given a tally of the costsor said who is absorbing them.Though the house’s demoli-

tion was completed Monday,crews had not yet finished re-moving its foundation. Afterthat is done, likely Tuesday,they planned to survey the holeto better understand its dimen-sions.

Work continues, future uncertain for sinkhole site

By The Associated PressYour daily look at late-

breaking news, upcomingevents and the stories thatwill be talked about today:1. CHAVEZ HEALTH

WORSENS, SUFFERS ‘SE-VERE INFECTION’Venezuela’s communica-

tions minister says the 58-year-old president is in a “verydelicate” state and havingtrouble breathing.2. SANCTIONS FOR

NORTH KOREAThe U.S. and China agreed

on a resolution to punish thenation for its latest nucleartest.3. GOP ERECTS A BUD-

GET FIREWALLHouse Republicans have

crafted a spending plan aimedpartly at cushioning the Pen-tagon from cuts.4. BRENNAN SET FOR

SENATE VOTEThe Intelligence Committee

will move on Obama’s nomineeto head the CIA, as Republi-cans pressed for more classi-fied records on drone attacks.5. WHICH CANDIDATE

HAS EARLY LEAD INKENYA’S ELECTIONSDeputy Prime Minister

Uhuru Kenyatta, who facescriminal charges for post-elec-tion violence in 2007-2008leads Prime Minister RailaOdinga 54 percent to 41 per-cent.6. WHO POLICE ARE

SEARCHING FOR IN HIT-AND-RUN ON EXPECTANTPARENTSJulio Acevedo was arrested

on a DUI charge last monthand spent a decade in prisonin the 1990s for manslaughter.7. WHAT CHINA VALUES

ABOVE GROWTHRetiring premier Wen Ji-

abao says the country wouldwork to repair the environ-ment and improve quality oflife.8. MANSLAUGHTER

CHARGES IN DRUM MA-JOR’S BEATINGTwelve former Florida

A&M University band mem-bers could face up to 15 yearsin prison for the charge in the2011 hazing death.9. CALIF. NURSE REFUS-

ES TO PERFORM CPR ON ADYING WOMANThe staffer was following

policy of the independent liv-ing home, which says to callemergency personnel andwait.10. THE WHITNEY

HOUSTON FILESThe FBI released details of

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The Laurens CountyBoard of Commissionerswill have it regular meetingat 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5.The agenda as is follows:

•Call to order;•Invocation;•Approve meeting minutesfor February 5, 2013;•Georgia Forestry presenta-tion;•Approve investments bid;

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game next fall.Work is just about complet-

ed on the visitor stands whichused to be small woodenbleachers."Because of the height of

them, most were not able to seeover the players," Couey said."The visitor's side will look likea miniature size home side.We've built it up so that thefirst level is about 36 to 40inches off the ground instead ofstarting 12 to 18 inches off theground. It will be a differentview when our visitors come in.I think the visitors are going tobe amazed."The home stands had a big

gap between each section andthere were some parts thateven rocked when peoplestepped on them."We've gutted the bleacher

portion of the home side andleft the columns and will beputting in new seating andmetal panels underneath thebleachers for air and safety,"Couey said. "We've got widebleachers and everybody likedthat type. We have some peoplewho have brought their chairsand sit them at the very top."The bleachers had needed

upgrading for a few years."From a safety standpoint,

we wanted to upgrade," Coueysaid. "Underneath people coulddrop something. Now nobodyever fell through there butthere was always that chance."The back portion of the

stands will have some roll updoors for where storage will be.

The wall on each end of thebleachers will be extended. Al-so coming in from the conces-sion will be a little slope withsome tables where people canhave a picnic while watchingthe game. People can alsobring chairs and sit there toview the contest.Couey hopes to be finished

with the stadium by the end ofMarch.Even while the work is be-

ing done by members of MillsIndustrial Construction, Inc.out of Toomsboro, studentswere playing soccer or runningon the track."They've done good work at

other schools," Couey said. "Wewere able to get them and theywere able to start. We're ableto continue school through thework."

Soon, the workers will turntheir attention to the track."We're going to take it com-

pletely up and put down a newsurface," Couey said about thesix lane track. "We're excitedabout it. We may not be able toget on the track this year. Wehave to let the weather warmup when we are through withthe stands before we actuallystart with the track."Couey said the track team is

having to make some adjust-ments, practicing in other ar-eas."I'm not sure they are liking

the hills that the coaches arehaving them run," he said."But we are still doing the shotput, discus, pole vault and highjump. Just the running is hav-ing to move to a differentarea."

A few years ago, there wasan idea about shifting the foot-ball field and other ideas."But we went back and

looked at it and decided thatwith what we have, we couldget the best bang for our buckto do it like this," Couey said."The field has been good. Wehave a new scoreboard and theconcession stand and restroomwill begin its second year."Eventually, the entry gate

will be moved down furthernear the concession stand."They'll come in by the con-

cession stand and will have togo to either the home or visi-tor's side," Couey said. "Peoplecoming in next year will be sur-prised. I think it's going to begreat for the fans and for theschool."

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(Above): A P.E. class runs by the new away-side bleachers. (Below): The new stands should be done soon.

ly applied for their vessel regis-tration to come to this inspec-tion."Some examples are people

who have recently bought a boatfrom somebody else and theydidn't have a bill of sale or theywere not able to locate the man-

ufactures ID number."A lot of people don't know

where to look," Stiles said. "Peo-ple need to bring all documenta-tion with them. That will helpus out."People can download their

vessel application and registra-tion applications atwww.gohuntgeorgia.com

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US home prices rose by most in nearly 7 yearsWASHINGTON (AP) —

U.S. home prices jumped inJanuary, a sign the housingmarket is gaining momen-tum as it nears the springselling season.Home prices rose 9.7 per-

cent in January from a yearago, according to data re-leased Tuesday by CoreLogic.That’s up from an 8.3 percentincrease in December andthe biggest annual gain sinceApril 2006.

Prices rose in all statesexcept Delaware and Illinois.And prices increased in 92 ofthe 100 largest metro areas,up from 87 in December.Home prices also rose 0.7

percent in January from De-cember. That’s a solid in-crease given that sales usu-ally slow over the wintermonths.Rising demand combined

with fewer available homesis pushing up prices. Sales of

previously owned homesticked up in January afterrising to their highest levelin five years in 2012, accord-ing to the National Associa-tion of Realtors. At the sametime, inventories of homesfor sale fell to a 13-year low.The states with the

biggest price gains were Ari-zona, where prices rose 20.1percent, followed by Nevada,with 17.4 percent, and Idaho,with 14.9 percent. California

and Hawaii rose 14.1 percentand 14 percent, respectively.The cities with the biggest

gains were Phoenix, Los An-geles, Riverside, Calif., NewYork, and Atlanta.Nationwide, home values

were still down more than 26percent from their peak inApril 2006 through January,CoreLogic said. But in somestates prices have recovereda lot of lost ground. In 15states, home prices are with-

in 10 percent of their peakvalues, CoreLogic said.There have been other re-

cent signs that the housingmarket is going strong. Ameasure of the number ofAmericans who signed con-tracts to buy homes rose inJanuary from December tothe highest level in morethan 2 1/2 years. That sug-gests sales of previously oc-cupied homes will keep ris-ing in the coming months.

Steady increases in priceshelp fuel the housing recov-ery. They encourage somehomeowners to sell homesand entice some would-bebuyers to purchase homesbefore prices rise further.Higher prices can also

make homeowners feelwealthier. That can encour-age more consumer spend-ing, which drives 70 percentof the U.S. economy.

Firefighter group banned from Savannahparade; giant transformer completedSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) —

Organizers of Savannah’s St.Patrick’s Day Parade saythey’ve banned a firefighters’group from participating.Parade Committee General

Chairman Brendan Sheehansays the group -- Our Nation’sFirefighters --- was deniedpermission to march becauseof alcohol-related issues in thepast.The unit is organized un-

der nonprofit SavannahFriends of Firefighters, andtypically includes firefightersfrom New York City and othercities who march in Savan-nah’s parade.A leader of the Savannah

nonprofit tells the SavannahMorning News that he wascaught off guard by the deci-

sion.James Grismer, head of Sa-

vannah Friends of Firefight-ers, said he felt like othergroups drink before marching,and that he wasn’t aware ofany members of his unitdrinking while in the paradeline recently.

———Ga. workers completework on giant transformer

RINCON, Ga. (AP) — Ex-ecutives at a southeast Geor-gia manufacturing facility saythey’ve built a transformerdescribed as the largest elec-trical transformer made inthe U.S. in the last 20 years.Authorities said the trans-

former weighs 804,000pounds and is capable of sup-

plying power to a mid-sizedcity.The Efacec Power Trans-

former facility in Rincon an-nounced that the unit is beingshipped on a special 200-foot-long railcar, which left lastweek.The Savannah Morning

News reports that the trans-former is bound for one of thelargest investor-owned elec-tric utilities in the nation, butthe destination is a mysterysince the utility asked that itsname not be used.The newspaper reports

that the transformer is thebiggest the Portuguese-basedEfacec Group has ever madeand is the largest manufac-tured domestically in the lasttwo decades.

Ga. officials holding school reading competitionATLANTA (AP) — Georgia

Gov. Nathan Deal and FirstLady Sandra Deal are partner-ing with state education offi-cials and others to hold astatewide reading competition.The Deals, Georgia Depart-

ment of Early Care and Learn-ing Commissioner Bobby Ca-gle and State School Superin-

tendent John Barge have pro-claimed March as Read AcrossGeorgia month.As part of the celebration,

state education officials aresponsoring Georgia ReadsAloud day March 19. Class-rooms across the state are en-couraged to enter a contest forthe most books read between 7

a.m. and 6 p.m. The winningclass is set to receive a specialvisit from First Lady Deal andCagle.Last year, students read

nearly 14,000 books within 13hours. The event is part of Gov.Deal’s goal of having childrenreading at grade level by thirdgrade.

Harrison."She was traveling north on

the southbound side of StateRoute 29," Harrison said.

"When (Harris) topped thehillcrest he saw lights in hislane. He applied the brakes,turned to the left and they col-lided striking passenger sidefront to passenger side front."

Harris had head injuriesbut was not transported to thehospital. Shephard was takento a Macon hospital by AirEvac, and passed away thismorning, Harrison said.

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Often the best lessons arefound when on a journey to anunrelated event. Such wasthe case last Friday eveningwhen I visited WXIA inAtlanta to discussSequestration on their 11 p.m.Newscast. The format is nowsomewhat familiar. I was tobe asked a couple of questionsfrom anchor Melissa Long aswould be Mike Berlon,Chairman of the DemocraticParty of Georgia. We did thesegment live in the first blocof the newscast.

Mr. Berlon and I have donethis a few times and we gen-erally expect to agree to dis-agree and shake hands follow-ing until next time. But dur-ing this visit, we also metanother gentleman as wewere each being let into thebuilding that was also toappear later in the samebroadcast.

The man was Dale Duncan,a music teacher from DeKalbCounty’s Henderson MiddleSchool. Earlier that day,Duncan had been notified

that he was the recipient of anational “Lifechanger of theYear” teaching award.Duncan was nominated forthe award by four of his stu-dents. 11Alive’s reporterJerry Carnes had filed areport for the 6pm newscastdetailing Duncan’s surpriseupon being notified of thehonor, and he had been askedto chat with Long on the 7p.m. newscast to discuss hisachievement.

We all had some time tochat together before the news-cast, and it was quite refresh-ing to be able to witness Mr.Duncan’s reaction to his honornear the end of a day that hadearlier just started as an ordi-nary workday.

As someone who attended12 years within the same pub-lic school system and knewmost of my teachers andschool administrators on apersonal level, it was thor-oughly enjoyable to see anoutstanding educator be giventhanks for what is all toooften a thankless job.

Duncan’s prize was juxta-posed with the backdrop ofwhat has been an ongoingsaga with his school system.Earlier that same day, mem-bers of the school board set tobe replaced by GovernorNathan Deal were having ahearing in federal court seek-ing to block their removal.The county continues lockedin a battle to make necessaryimprovements that willenable it to maintain accredi-

tation. Late Monday after-noon, the judge ruled that theGovernor had the power toremove the six designatedboard members.

As the boards battle andthe legal efforts take theircourse, it is important toremember that over 99,000students continue to report toschool every day, and thateducators are there to teach,guide, and shape. The blem-ish put on the school system

doesn’t mean these folksaren’t still trying to do theirjobs under even more difficultcircumstances. And asDuncan’s award signifies,many are succeeding despitethe problems further up thechain of administration.

I was lucky enough to expe-rience many excellent teach-ers during my years inFayette County schools. Atthe time, it was the kind ofschool system that folks fromaround the metro Atlantaarea chose to relocate so thatthey too could send their chil-dren to our classrooms. Wedidn’t have the kinds of strug-gles that most public educa-tors have to deal with today.We never came close to thekinds over overall issues thatDeKalb is facing.

Duncan received a bit ofhero’s treatment on Friday.And every bit of it wasdeserved. It is hard enough tobe a public school teacher intoday’s environment. It isharder still to excel. To excelin an environment when your

top level leadership is beingremoved for cause is excel-lence in its highest degree.

Circumstances and for-tunes change over time. TheFayette County schools thatwere always growing and get-ting better announced theclosing of 4 schools Mondaydue to budget problems.DeKalb’s fortunes can changetoo, but there appears to bemore room on the upside thanfor that of a continued spiral.

Leadership problems at thetop are being addressed torestore the administration toa firm footing. In the mean-time, it’s an honor to have metDale Duncan and know thathe and others like him aregetting the job done at theground level – where itcounts.

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Students in a PE class kick a soccer ball atCleve Warnock Field under the watchful eye ofa coach. Just over on the track, another coachencourages some students as they run laps.And just a few feet from the track standing

where the fence used to be was HeadmasterStan Couey.On this bright shinny day, Couey was walk-

ing around looking at the facelift of the footballstadium. Really it’s work done on both thehome and visitor stands. And as he said, it’sbeen needed.The visitor stands are currently a big time

improvement of what used to be there. If youremember from previous trips to a TCS game,the visitors mostly stood on the track behindtheir team. Honestly, it was hard to see the visitor stands.

That’s not the case anymore. As Couey said,the visitor stands will be a miniaturize versionof the home stands.Those going to the home side should be

happy as well. The long stretches between rowisn’t supposed to be as big and there won’t beany holes for anything to fall down to theground through. Improvements of the stadium have been in

the plans for years and should be completed bythe end of this month. And then work willbegin on the track.By next football season, when the Crusaders

run on the field, Couey believes everyone willlike the way things.So far, so good.

— Payton Towns III

Facelift at the Clevegood to see

Hail to the chief: A new tradition beginsMost folks in this part of

the South were more thanglad to see Woodrow Wilsonraising his right hand andtaking the oath as the 28thpresident of the UnitedStates of America. After all,Wilson was the firstDemocratic president sinceGrover Cleveland left officesome sixteen years beforeand only the second sincethe beginning of the CivilWar. And to make thingsbetter for the solidly democ-ratic South, Woodrow Wilsonwas a native of Virginia anda man who grew up inAugusta, Georgia.

So, it was only naturalthat many Southerners wereoverly excited about Wilson'sinauguration. No one wasmore excited than the twen-ty-five lucky scouts, allmembers of Dublin BoyScout Troop No. 1, who werechosen to represent the stateof Georgia during the inau-gural parade.

The Boy Scouts ofAmerica were organized inthe winter of 1910 inWashington, D.C. byGeneral Baden Powell. The1913 inauguration would bethe first in which the BoyScouts would be able to par-ticipate. And, PresidentWilson, a consummatepolitician, was quick toenlist the helpful, kindScouts to serve in the inau-guration - a practice whichcontinues today.

And, what could be morefitting and proper to haveBoy Scouts, who by theirnature promise to do theirbest to do their duty to Godand our country. It was partof their creed to help otherpeople at all times.

The Dublin troop, orga-nized in early February1912, was one of the firstofficially organized BoyScout troops in the state.

The exciting announce-ment of the trip came inJanuary. To be eligible to goon the trip, each scout wasgiven an oral examinationon the laws and oaths of theBoy Scouts of America.

The trip to Washington,D.C. was sponsored byCongressman Dudley M.Hughes of Danville, Georgia.

Congressman Hughes, whohad theretofore representedthe 3rd District, began rep-resenting the newly created12th Congressional Districtof Georgia in 1913. Hughesbecame an avid supporter ofthe Dublin scouts afterentertaining them at hishome on their 50-mile hiketo the United ConfederateVeterans Reunion in Maconin 1912.

Locally, the trip to theinauguration was sponsoredby Judge Kendrick Hawkins,H.W. Knighton, S.V.Sconyers, A.T. Blackshearand A.D. Blackshear.

The Scouts, led byScoutmaster George W.Fout and accompanied bythe Rev. C.M. Chumbley andFireman W.R. Locke, wereassigned to first aid dutyduring the parade.

The boys and their chap-erones didn't sleep much atall on the night before thetrip. With all of their gearpacked, checked andrechecked, the boys boardeda Central of Georgia train inDublin on the morning ofFebruary 28, 1913. Theyrode to Savannah, wherethey transferred to aSeaboard Coastline train toride in a specially outfittedpassenger car for the 24-hour trip up the AtlanticCoast.

The muster roll of thescouts were; Sibley White,Bluford Page, CharlesHicks, Franklin Pierce,Vivian Dupree, HarryErwin, Lewis Outler, VernonMcGlohorn, Dupree Bishop,John B. Parelle, EwellPierce, Theron Butts, LymanPrince, Henry Carrere, KyleScarborough, GuyScarborough, ClarkstonGrier, Sidney Knight, OtisRawls, Henry Hicks, FerrellChapman, James

Weddington, Fred Geffcken,John D. Prince, Jr. and aChappell boy from Dudley.Like many Boy Scouts,many of these young mengrew up to become trustwor-thy, loyal and brave leadersin their communities.

The thrifty boys, the firstout of town troop to arrive inWashington, were welcomedby Washington, D.C.Scoutmaster, E.S. Martin,who went on serve a longcareer with the National BoyScouts Association.Through the efforts ofCongressman Hughes, theboys were quartered in thegymnasium at RosedalePlayground on the corner of17th and Kramer Streets innortheast Washington, notfar from the current dayRobert F. Kennedy Stadium.

An estimated 1500 friend-ly and cheerful scouts fromacross the country wereinvited to attend and serve.About half of the physicallystrong and mentally awakescouts were assigned asstretcher bearers for themany ambulances stationedaround the city.

The day itself was nearlyperfect. There were no bit-terly cold, blustery windsnor any blizzards of blindingsnow. Only a dreary, typical-ly overcast MarchWashington sky with athreat of rain later in theday presented a concern tothe half million or so peoplewho showed up for themomentous moment in his-tory.

Before returning homethe boys toured Frederick,Maryland, the hometown oftheir scoutmaster. On theway back, the troop wastreated to an audience withGovernor William HodgesMann in his office in thecapitol in Richmond,

Virginia. Gov. Mann, afriend of Rev. Chumbley, wasthe last Confederate veteranto serve as governor ofVirginia.

The boys, who vowed tokeep clean thoughts in theirheads, arrived back homeon March 7. Not a singleinjury or instance of badconduct among the most obe-dient and wholly reverentBoy Scouts was reported.Every boy would tell youthat it was the trip of a life-time.

But there was one morespecial event to come. In thelast week of May, SibleyWhite, of the Dublin troop,and Julius Harris wereawarded a medal from theNational Women's SuffrageAssociation for their merito-rious conduct in keeping thelines along the parade routeclear.

To make their point,between 5,000 and 8,000suffragists staged their ownparade in front of more than100,000 people on March 3,a day before the InauguralParade. As the womenmarched from the Capitol tothe White House, some ofthem were attacked, right infront of apathetic lawenforcement officials.

The nature of the scoutsweren't reported. One mightassume the courteous boysmay have protected theactivist ladies after a fewreported scuffles along theparade route.

For as long as they lived,these morally straight BoyScouts from Dublin remem-bered the most unforget-table day when they were apart of history. It was thatday, March 4, 1913, a hun-dred years ago when for theBoys Scouts of America, thefirst time in the history ofthe country, were part of theinauguration of thePresident of the UnitedStates.

From DeKalb County Schools…Some Good News

For more history ofLaurens County go to thedigital edition of theCourier Heraldor see my blog atwww.dublinlaurenscountygeorgia.blogspot.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. Saxby Chambliss Washington, D.C 20510(202) 224-3521

Sen. Johnny IsaaksonUnited States Senate120 Russell Senate OfficeBuildingWashington, DC 20510Tel: (202) 224-3643Fax: (202) 228-0724One Overton Park, Suite 9703625 Cumberland BlvdAtlanta, GA 30339Tel: (770) 661-0999Fax: (770) 661-0768

John BarrowCongressman2202 Rayburn House OfficeBuildingWashington, DC 20515(202) 225-2823

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

Matt HatchettGeorgia House ofRepresentativesDistrict 143State Representative109 State CapitolAtlanta, Ga 30334404-651-7737404-651-5795matt.hatchett@house.ga.gov

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ALMANACToday in HistoryBy The Associated PressToday is Tuesday, March 5, the 64th day of 2013. There

are 301 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On March 5, 1963, country music performers Patsy

Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in thecrash of their plane, a Piper Comanche, near Camden,Tenn., along with pilot Randy Hughes (Cline’s manager).On this date:In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British sol-

diers who’d been taunted by a crowd of colonists openedfire, killing five people.In 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his “Iron Curtain”

speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.In 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died after three

decades in power. Composer Sergei Prokofiev died inMoscow at age 61.In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a

drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood; he was33.In 1983, Country Music Television (CMT) made its debut

with the video “It’s Four in the Morning,” performed byFaron Young.In 1993, Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301, a

Fokker 100, crashed after taking off from Skopje (SKOHP’-yah) Airport, killing 83 of the 97 persons aboard.Ten years ago: Thousands of students around the U.S.

walked out of classes to protest a possible war. A suicidebus bombing in Haifa, Israel, killed 17 people, including anAmerican teenager.Five years ago: John McCain, having sewn up the Re-

publican presidential nomination, got a White House em-brace from President George W. Bush, who praised the Ari-zona senator’s “incredible courage and strength of charac-ter and perseverance.”One year ago: President Barack Obama and Israeli

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the WhiteHouse, where Obama urged pressure and diplomacy to pre-vent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb while Netanyahuemphasized his nation’s right to a pre-emptive attack.Today’s Birthdays: Actor Eddie Hodges is 66. Singer

Eddy Grant is 65. Rock musician Alan Clark (Dire Straits)is 61. Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield is 59. MagicianPenn Jillette is 58. Actress Adriana Barraza is 57. Rocksingers Craig and Charlie Reid (The Proclaimers) are 51.Rock musician John Frusciante (froo-SHAN’-tee) is 43.Singer Rome is 43. Actor Kevin Connolly is 39.Thought for Today: “To force opinion is like push-

ing the magnetized needle round by brute strengthuntil it points to where we wish the North Starstood, rather than to where it really is.” — DorothyCanfield Fisher, American author and essayist (1879-1958).

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Much of the social historyof the Western world, overthe past three decades, hasbeen a history of replacingwhat worked with whatsounded good.” –ThomasSowell, American econo-mist, social theorist, politi-cal philosopher, and author

A politician has two ob-jectives, raise money to getelected and spend moneyto get re-elected. We mustlearn we elect people torepresent us in runningour COUNTRY, not theamount of “pork” theybring home.

If stress burned caloriesI'd be a size zero!

I'm tired of people bash-ing President Obama. Heis doing the best job he canjust as any president hasdone in the past. Give hima break!

Aaaahhh...Dublin in thespringtime...I love the weelittle bit of chill in the air.The Tell It! Leprechaun

I'm a Democrat and Iknow what's in the Democ-ratic platform. I don't wantto vote for a George Bushon steroids, which is whatMitt Romney would be.

I’m a Republican who be-lieves we should stand be-hind President Obama.Then when the TV cam-eras come on, millions ofAmericans will be able tosee our “Impeach Obama”signs.

To the person who hit thelarge Chow on BakerChurch Road, shame onyou. That was a child's pet.You could have told some-one what happened so thechild wouldn't have seenhis pet dead in the road.

I am truly thankful forteachers. Unfortunately,all children are not raisedto be obedient and respect-ful. Step into the classroomand see the challengesteachers face daily.

Using Air Force Onecomes with the job of beingpresident. Every otherpresident has used it sowhat's wrong with Presi-dent Obama using AirForce One?

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I'm having too many se-nior moments. Too muchbrain freeze here lately!

To the 69-year-old whonever received governmentassistance - I was just won-dering, did you go to pri-vate school for 12 yearsand never drive on ourroads?

It is unfortunate that the"Sequester" is only about1/15 of our annual federaldeficit. We need a bal-anced budget amendmentto the U.S. Constitution.

I've heard it all now. Youare blaming PresidentObama for people hatingeach other? Hate has beenaround since Cain killedAbel.

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)— President Hugo Chavez isbreathing with greater difficul-ty as a new and severe respira-tory infection has taken hold,Venezuela’s government said,describing the cancer-strickenpresident’s condition as “verydelicate.”A brief statement read on

national television by Commu-nications Minister Ernesto Vil-legas late Monday carried thesobering news about thecharismatic 58-year-old social-ist leader’s deterioratinghealth.Villegas said Chavez is suf-

fering from “a new, severe in-fection.” The state news agencyidentified it as respiratory.Chavez, 58, has been under-

going “chemotherapy of strongimpact,” Villegas added with-out providing further details.Chavez has neither been

seen nor heard from, except for“proof-of-life” photos releasedin mid-February, since submit-ting to a fourth round ofsurgery in Cuba on Dec. 11 foran unspecified cancer in thepelvic area. It was first diag-nosed in June 2011.———Cold War lives in NKo-

rea, which dredges updecades-old US threats asnuke justificationSEOUL, South Korea (AP)

— The Cold War still rages inNorth Korea, and enemy No. 1is the United States, which Py-ongyang blames for making itsmuch-condemned drive to de-velop nuclear weapons neces-sary.A rich vein of propaganda

fueled by decades-old Ameri-can threats holds that NorthKorea remains at risk of an un-provoked nuclear attack,though Washington and otherssay brinksmanship is theNorth’s true motive.North Korea’s latest nuclear

test in February — its third —has led even China, its onlymajor ally, to support anotherround of punishing U.N. Secu-rity Council sanctions. Wash-ington and Beijing have ap-proved a draft resolution thatis expected to be circulated thisweek.North Korea’s neighbors

and the West condemn theNorth’s efforts to develop nu-clear missiles capable of hit-ting America as a seriousthreat to Northeast Asia’s deli-cate security and a drain onthe precious resources thatcould go to North Korea’s large-ly destitute people.But in Pyongyang, the pro-

paganda spotlight shines on along list of perceived wrongsfrom Washington and, in par-ticular, on high-level Americannuclear threats from the 1950sto the 1970s.———Secrecy’s the operating

rule when cardinals votebehind locked doors fornew popeVATICAN CITY (AP) — Rit-

ual words, uttered in Latin,open and close the secret selec-tion process of the new pope. Itstarts with “Extra omnes” — or“Everyone out” — expelling allbut voting cardinals from theSistine Chapel where conclaveballoting takes place. It endswith “Accepto” — “I accept” —the solemn word the victoriouscardinal utters to confirm thejudgment of peers who havegiven him the two-thirds ma-jority needed to become pope.Here is a look at what hap-

pens between those two mo-ments:WHO’S INSIDE:Under a rule change by

Pope Paul VI in 1970, cardi-nals who are younger than 80at the time the papacy becomevacant are eligible to vote. Thistime, two cardinals squeakedunder the age limit, since their80th birthday comes just afterBenedict XVI’s Feb. 28 resigna-tion. As electing pontiffs is con-sidered their most importantjob, all eligible cardinals areexpected to participate in theconclave. So far, only two of the117 qualified “princes” of thechurch have begged off — a se-riously ill Indonesian cardinaland a Scottish cardinal who ac-knowledged sexually inappro-priate conduct.

MUM’S THE WORD:———GOP seeks to smooth

roughest cuts, avert gov-ernment shutdown laterthis monthWASHINGTON (AP) — Re-

publicans controlling theHouse are moving to take theroughest edges off across-the-board spending cuts that arejust starting to take effect.Even as the military would

bear a $43 billion cut over justseven months, the new GOPmeasure released Mondaywould give the Pentagonmuch-needed funding forreadiness. It would also easethe pain felt by critical agen-cies like the FBI and the Bor-der Patrol.The effort is part of a huge

spending measure releasedMonday that would fund day-to-day federal operationsthrough September — andhead off a potential govern-ment shutdown later thismonth.The measure would leave in

place automatic cuts of 5 per-cent to domestic agencies and7.8 percent to the Pentagon or-dered Friday by PresidentBarack Obama after months ofbattling with Republicans overthe budget. But the House Re-publicans’ legislation wouldaward the Defense Depart-ment its detailed 2013 budgetwhile other agencies would befrozen in place at 2012 levels.The unprecedented across-

the-board cuts would then beapplied to the day-to-day bud-gets of every federal agency ex-cept Veterans Affairs, which isexempt from them.———Senate intelligence com-

mittee scheduled to vote onJohn Brennan’s nomina-tion to lead the CIAWASHINGTON (AP) — The

Senate Intelligence Committeeis scheduled to vote on Presi-dent Barack Obama’s pick tolead the CIA after weeks ofwrangling with the WhiteHouse over access to top-secretinformation about the use oflethal drone strikes againstterror suspects and the attackon the U.S. diplomatic missionin Benghazi, Libya.The committee’s chair-

woman, Sen. Dianne Feinstein,D-Calif., said the panel wouldmove ahead Tuesday withJohn Brennan’s nomination tolead the spy agency even as Re-publicans said they were frus-trated with the Obama admin-istration’s reluctant disclosureof all the records. Feinstein would not de-

scribe the material the commit-tee has received because it isclassified.“Certain documents have

been made available to mem-bers,” she said Monday.Brennan’s nomination has

been held up as Democrats andRepublicans on the intelligencepanel have been pressing theObama administration to pro-vide them with a series of clas-sified Justice Department legalopinions that justify the use ofunmanned spy planes to killterror suspects overseas, in-cluding American citizens. Thesenators have argued theycan’t perform adequate over-sight without reviewing thecontents of the documents.Key Senate Republicans

have said they will opposeBrennan’s nomination unlessthey get classified information,including emails among topU.S. national security officials,detailing the Obama adminis-tration’s actions immediatelyfollowing the Sept. 11, 2012, at-tack in Benghazi that killedU.S. Ambassador ChrisStevens and three other Amer-icans.———Los Angeles looks for

new mayor to plug budgetholes and potholes afterlow-drama raceLOS ANGELES (AP) —

City Hall is nearly broke —and for many, is broken. Theairport is an embarrassment.Freeways are clogged. Andpotholes, cracked sidewalksand untended trees infestmany neighborhoods.There are plenty of prob-

lems to solve in Los Angeles,

but voters have been mostlyindifferent about Tuesday’srace for mayor. No single issueor candidate has seized theirattention, much less theirimaginations, in the contest tosucceed outgoing DemocratAntonio Villaraigosa.The likely outcome in the

heavily Democratic city willsend two City Hall regulars,Eric Garcetti, 42, and WendyGreuel, 51, to a May 21 runoff,since it’s unlikely any candi-date will clear the majorityneeded to win outright Tues-day.But in a race with little dra-

ma, a turnout that could dipbelow 20 percent could pro-duce surprises, possibly open-ing the way for DemocraticCouncilwoman Jan Perry, 57,or former prosecutor KevinJames, 49, a Republican, toslip into the two-person runoff.Former technology executiveEmanuel Pleitez, 30, is a long-shot.The latest polling suggests

many voters are wavering.———Driver suspected in NYC

crash has troubled past;mourning in community asinfant diesNEW YORK (AP) —

Authorities were looking for aman with a history of violenceand substance issues whocame barreling down a resi-dential street at twice thespeed limit in a car he didn’town and crashed into a preg-nant woman and her husband,killing them and ultimatelythe child they were expecting.Police identified the sus-

pected driver as Julio Acevedo,and said he was speedingdown the Brooklyn street in aBMW at 60 mph early Sundaywhen he collided with anothercar carrying Nachman andRaizy Glauber, both 21. Theydied Sunday, and their prema-ture son died Monday.Acevedo, 44, was arrested

last month on a charge of dri-ving while under the influence,and the case is pending. Heserved about a decade inprison in the 1990s formanslaughter. No one an-swered the door at Acevedo’slast known address, in a publichousing complex in Brooklyn.Neighbors said his motherlived in the same building, butshe did not answer her door.A close-knit ultra-Orthodox

Jewish community in Brook-lyn was in mourning, and theirgrief worsened following thebaby’s death. The child hadbeen delivered by cesareansection after his parents werekilled. The baby weighed onlyabout 4 pounds when he wasdelivered, neighbors andfriends said. He died of ex-treme prematurity, the citymedical examiner’s office said.The baby was buried near

the fresh graves of his parents,according to Isaac Abraham, aspokesman for the HasidicJewish community. About athousand community mem-bers turned out for the youngcouple’s funeral a day earlier.———Arkansas professor

heads Syrian oppositioncoalition’s new offices inNew York, WashingtonLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)

— As a professor at the Uni-versity of Arkansas, Syrian-born Najib Ghadbian is nostranger to educating Ameri-cans about the Middle East.Now, he’s taking his knowl-

edge beyond the classroom,stepping into a new role as theSyrian opposition coalition’srepresentative in the UnitedStates.In teaching political sci-

ence, Ghadbian has sometimesasked students to label coun-tries on a blank map of the re-gion. “And out of 25 countries,if I get two or three, that wouldbe great,” Ghadbian said.As a sort of unofficial am-

bassador for a group PresidentBarack Obama called the “le-gitimate representative” ofSyria’s people, Ghadbian facesthe challenge not of motivatingapathetic students, but of win-ning over wary politicians toaid the coalition’s efforts totopple the regime of SyrianPresident Bashar Assad.

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2nd Annual Promise ofHope Men’s Night of Bless-ing Dinner, Fellowship, Silentand Live Auction, and God’sLove Shared March 9 at 5 p.m.- 9 p.m. First Baptist Church,101 South 2nd Street, Cochran.Special Guest Speaker and Tes-timonies tickets $25 or $30 af-ter March 1. 1999 Dodge Ram4x4 Raffle $25.For more information or to

purchase either ticket CallPromise of Hope Inc. 478-934-0774 (Cochran) or 478-676-4673 (Dudley)www.promiseofhopega.orgApplications for the 2013

Oconee High School Nation-al Alumni Association Scholar-ship are now available in thecounselor’s offices at DublinHigh, East Laurens, and WestLaurens High Schools. If you

are a high school senior andyou are planning to attend ei-ther a four-year college or tech-nical school in the Fall of 2013,please contact your counselor’soffice and pick up an applica-tion. You may also visit theschool’s website and retrieveapplication there:www.ohstrojans.comApplications must be mailedand postmarked by April 15.

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Venezuela: Hugo Chavez’s condition worsenswith new and severe respiratory infection

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Principal John Strickland recognizesstudents for outstanding academicsOn Friday February 22, Saxon Heights TAG Elementary's Principal,

John Strickland, recognized students who were randomly selected bytheir teachers for making outstanding progress in academics, as wellas for displaying model character. Each student received a coupon fora Free Frosty from Wendy's and a "My Principal is Proud of Me" pencil.(Special Photos)

On Tuesday January 29, 2013 Saxon Heights had "Family Movie Night"Parents and children brought their favorite chair or pillow and blanketand enjoyed a night of family fun. Parents and children watched "TheGame Plan." The movie was held in Saxon Heights School Gym. (SpecialPhotos)

Saxon Heights Holds Family Movie Night

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Six students from WestLaurens High School aremaking the most of theirtime in high school withOconee Fall Line TechnicalCollege’s (OFTC) dual en-rollment program – earningboth high school and collegecredit at the same time.Garrett Craig, a junior, is

working on his BasicShielded Metal Arc WeldingTechnical Certificate ofCredit. Garrett will contin-ue working to complete thiscertificate during his senioryear.Juniors Stuart Mullis

and Kasey Amerson areboth pursuing diplomas atOFTC, which will take a lit-tle more time to complete.Stuart is pursuing a Weld-ing and Joining Technologydiploma and Kasey is purs-ing a Machine Tools Tech-

nology diploma.Rachel Platt, a senior, is

working on a Nurse AidTechnical Certificate ofCredit, preparing Platt withclassroom training, as wellas, the clinical experiencenecessary to care for pa-tients in various settings.Kimberly Ashley and

Candis Childs, both seniors,are working on Cosmetologydiplomas.“OFTC’s dual enrollment

program is a great way forstudents interested in a ca-reer to give it a try,” saidRobbie Hobbs, a HighSchool Coordinator forOFTC. “And when they aredone, they have a skill thatis job ready. They can moveinto that career after highschool, use their new skillfor part-time work duringcollege, or continue in the

field toward an advanceddegree or other creden-tials.”Any high school students

that are interested in theDual Enrollment programat OFTC are encouraged tocontact their high schoolguidance counselor or callRobbie Hobbs, OFTC’s HighSchool Coordinator, at 478-274-7765 or atrhobbs@oftc.edu.Students may also visit

www.OFTC.edu and followthe high school link to learnmore about dual enroll-ment. Courses may be tak-en during school hours or inthe evening. OFTC is cur-rently taking dual enroll-ment applications for eligi-ble high school students forFall Semester 2013. (Spe-cial Photo)

WLHS students startcollege early at OFTC

Hillcrest Elementary School studentsperform Black History programStudents in the 21st Century program at Hillcrest LEAP Elementary re-

cently presented an inspiring Black History Program.Aly Diallo, Taylor Fuqua, Gregory Floyd and Trinity McNear served as

narrators for the program. Acting as famous African Americans andreciting their history were: Donovan Fuqua as Nat Turner; Ahmad Latti-more as Frederick Douglass; Kezaya Adams as Sojourner Truth; AaliyahWalker as Harriet Tubman; Adrian Hubbard as Green Flake; JordanWoods as Booker T. Washington; Kryscinthia Jones as Rosa Parks, andEric Smith was Martin Luther King, Jr. All 21st Century students joinedin the singing of the songs during the program. The capacity crowd waswowed by the powerful student performance. (Special Photo)

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Dublin Rotary Club recognizesStudents of the Quarter

The Dublin Rotary Club recognizes outstanding students each quarterfrom four area high schools. Student of the Quarter winners were re-cently presented plaques by the Dublin Rotary Club February 15, 2013.Pictured (l-r) Jeff Davis, Rotary Club President; Halle Matula, East Lau-rens High School; Calvin Lin, Dublin High School; CuylerWarnock,Trinity Christian School and Caroline Warren, West LaurensHigh School and Marcus Clements, Rotary Club Chariman: Youth Recog-nition and Scholarships Committee. (Photo by Griffin Lovett)

The District 6920 RotarySpeech Contest is a specialproject engaging Rotarians,educators and students in ameaningful and rewardingopportunity for personal de-velopment of our nation’sfuture leaders. Initiated in1995 by Dublin Rotarianand Past District Governor,Preston Johnson it wasoriginally named the 4-WayTest Speech Contest. Thecontest evolved over theyears to focus on the cur-

rent International Presi-dent’s Annual Theme or the4-Way Test. No matterwhich item is used, the ba-sic premise remains: thespeech contest requires stu-dents to research and learnabout Rotary in preparing ashort speech. In doing so,the students as well as theaudience members receivean invaluable review of thegreat service which is Ro-tary. The students mustcompete at their local club

level for the right to com-pete at the zone level. A$1000 scholarship is pre-sented to the winning zonespeech contestant upon pre-sentation of their speech atthe District Conference. Nocompetition will take placeat the District Conference;only speech presentation.The judges for the competi-tion were Preston Johnson,Marcia Dixon and J. M.Warren. The timekeeperwas Steve Moore.

Kaylon Marion Dublin RotarySpeech Contest Winner

The Dublin Rotary Club recently announced winners of the club'sannual high school speech contest. The winner for 2013 was an EastLaurens High School ninth grader Kaylon Marion. The theme for 2013was "Peace Through Service" or "The Rotary 4- Way Test". Pictured(l-r): Ted Short, Dublin Rotary Speech contest Chairman; third run-ner-up Tejit Pothuraju, Dublin High School; second runner-up Christi-na Rizzard, West Laurens High School; first runner-up Katie Rose Al-ligood, Trinity Christian School; Winner Kaylon Marion, East LaurensHigh School and Dublin Rotary Club President Jeff Davis. (Photo byGriffin Lovett)

Xi Beta Xi membersmade home madegoodies for local fire-men to show their ap-preciation for theircommunity support.Firemen presentwere: JonathanBrazil, Tracy

Childers, Clay Meeksand Reggie Brown.Members present (l-r): Carolyn Fordham,Mary Ann Wall, KathyBertram, Joyce King,Jeirenne McCraney,Peggy McPhail andGeri Peters. Xi Beta

Xi Members not pre-sent include CesciJones, Diane Bushand Gloria Dixon.Xi Beta Xi is a local

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Cold weather great for Striper fishingChallenge-hungry anglers

should visit the state’s majorreservoirs now for cold-weath-er striped bass action. Thistime of year, 5 to 15-poundersare common, with the occa-sional thrill of a 30-pound orbigger catch.Striped bass are abundant

in many reservoirs across thestate thanks to the stockingefforts of the Fisheries Man-agement Section of the Geor-gia Department of NaturalResources’ Wildlife ResourcesDivision. Stripers prefer wa-ter temperatures cooler than75 degrees and tend to concen-trate over river channels andaround submerged islandswhere threadfin shad andblueback herring are abun-dant.Wildlife Resources Division

biologists recommend mediumto heavy 6- to 7-foot rodsequipped with 12 to 18-poundtest line. Some commonstriper lures are 3/8-ouncewhite bucktail jigs, soft plasticjerk baits and large minnowbaits. Anglers should cast to

the shoreline or try trollingthese artificial lures.For more consistent re-

sults, live bait is recommend-ed – 4 - to 6-inch minnows orshad and blueback herringwhere legal (available atmany local bait and tackleshops). Biologists recommendfishing live bait shallow, lessthan 10 feet, with a large bob-ber and no weight attached(free-lining), or fishing verti-cally (down-lining) with a 1-ounce sinker weight at greaterdepths of 10-30 feet. A size 2-4hook is recommended for fish-ing these larger live baits andlanding big stripers.Striper fishing destina-

tions: Lake Lanier: Right now,anglers should concentrate onthe upper half of the reservoirand creek arms scatteredaround the entire lake. Latewinter targets are creeks withstained (muddy) water on thenorth end of the lake which of-fer slightly warmer watertemperatures triggeringstriped bass feeding activityon shad and blueback herring.

If water temperatures are be-low 50 degrees Fahrenheit,stripers go after smaller bait-fish so anglers should switchto lighter line (8-pound line),smaller hooks and smallerbait when down-lining andfree-lining.Lake Oconee: Target major

creek arms, such as Lick, Sug-ar and Richland creeks, andthen the deeper water nearWallace Dam.West Point Lake: Fishing

with live shad is the most ef-fective way of catching line-sides on this lake. Jigs andspoons also work well. Con-centrate efforts around thedam and deep channels dur-ing the cool months.Lake Juliette: Many an-

glers concentrate efforts nearthe pump discharge just abovethe dam. Successful methodsinclude trolling creek chan-nels during the cooler months,and drifting or fishing on thebottom with live or cut shad.For more information about

striper fishing in Georgia, vis-it www.gofishgeorgia.com.

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ATHENS, Ga. — Jarvis Jones, AlecOgletree and seven other former starterswho are likely to be in NFL camps thissummer are gone, leaving Georgia withnine big holes to fill on its defense.Coach Mark Richt, however, was

hardly concerned after the Bulldogsbegan spring practice on Saturday.“We’re going to have depth,” Richt

said. “A lot of it will be inexperienced,but I don’t see a lot of difference betweenour No. 1s and No. 2s. I can see us doingthings by committee, especially in thatfront seven.Richt says that Georgia, which was

ranked No. 5 in the final AssociatedPress poll, can withstand the departureof so many starters because of strongrecruiting classes over the last couple ofyears.An All-American linebacker like

Jones is hard to replace, but Richtalready projects that defensive endGarrison Smith and cornerback DamianSwann will emerge as leaders.Richt added that linebackers Jordan

Jenkins and James DeLoach, defensive

linemen John Taylor and Mike Thorntonand cornerback Devin Bowman areready to take on more responsibilityfrom coordinator Todd Grantham.“We’ve got to see where everybody

belongs,” Richt said. “Coach Granthamalways says he’s going to find the best 11for the situation in the game you’re play-ing or the formation you’re playing orthe down and distance you’re playing.”Some of Georgia’s new players stood

out to Richt during the windy, 2-hourworkout that included some sleet and

temperatures in the low 40s.Junior college transfers Johnathan

Atkins and Chris Mayes, a pair of line-men, seemed to be in excellent shape.Freshman safety Tray Matthews, one ofseven early enrollees on defense, tooksome snaps with the first-team unit.Another defensive back, Quincy Mauger,likewise impressed the head coach.Linemen Ray Drew, Atkins and

Mayes will compete with Taylor and

Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — TheNational Rifle Association is takingits relationship with racing to a newlevel as the title sponsor of aNASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.The deal with Texas Motor

Speedway comes at a time when theNRA is involved in a reneweddebate on gun violence in the wakeof the December shooting at SandyHook Elementary School inNewtown, Conn.“It’s not about politics. It’s about

sports marketing,” TMS presidentEddie Gossage said Monday afterthe announcement of the one-yearagreement with the NRA thatincludes a renewal option.The April 13 race at Texas, the

first scheduled night race in the Cup

Series this season, will be known asthe NRA 500.This is not the NRA’s first title

sponsorship in NASCAR. The groupsponsored the second-tierNationwide race last September atAtlanta, which like Texas is ownedby Speedway Motorsports Inc.“They saw it was obviously a very

attractive sports marketing oppor-tunity and seized it. That’s what it’sabout,” Gossage said. “It’s aboutputting on one of the great sportingevents in America. I know in At-lanta last year they saluted a lot ofthe people who make America free.“They are going to salute

American freedoms and Americanfamilies with this race. That’s theirplan so it seemed to be a good fit.”

Associated Press

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —Tim Hudson was pleased withhis performance — when hewas pitching out of jams.With the bases empty, that’s

another story.Hudson allowed six hits and

a run while throwing 80 pitchesover four innings Monday, lead-ing the Atlanta Braves to a 4-2win over the New York Mets.“About 75 of those 80 were

stressful pitches,” Hudson said.Justin Upton and Chris

Johnson each hit solo homeruns for Atlanta. Marlon Byrddrove in both runs for the Mets.Hudson gave up a hit to the

first or second batter in eachinning and often found himself

in tough spots.“It was good work for me,”

Hudson said. “I was able topretty much have big situationpitches a lot — every inning. Iwas able to work out of most ofthem and make a good pitchhere and there. It was a greatwork day,“I just wouldn’t be happy

with it at all if it was June,” hesaid. “That’s what spring train-ing’s for, I guess.”Hudson got some help from

catching prospect ChristianBethancourt, who threw outtwo runners. And Bethancourtnearly hit Hudson while throw-ing out Mets outfielder CollinCowgill in the first inning.“He’s really good back there,”

Hudson said. “He threw out a

couple guys, he almost threwme out once. He pulled a BenitoSantiago on me from his knees.I thought I was low enough, butI wasn’t. He’s only going to getbetter.”The Braves took a 1-0 lead in

the top of the first when Uptonhit a fastball well over the leftfield fence. Johnson, who went 3for 3, connected in the seventh.Byrd, a non-roster invitee,

continued his strong spring,had a hit and is batting .400 insix Grapefruit League games.“He’s done a great job,” Mets

manager Terry Collins said.“One of the things I think, forsure, we’re excited about seeingis his steadiness in the club-house and everything else,being a veteran guy.”

RickNolteSports Editor

After 18 years as an assis-tant, Steve Versprille said itwas time to test the waters ofbeing a head football coach.Toombs County is giving

the Dublin High assistanthead coach the chance.Versprille was named

Wednesday morning “at 9:41a.m., precisely,” he said, fol-lowing a called meeting by theToombs County Board ofEducation in Lyons.Versprille, who has been on

the staff of Irish head coachRoger Holmes since 2007, re-places Shane Williamson, whowas named the new headcoach at Forsyth Central onJan. 17. Williamson had a 26-29 mark in five seasons withthe Bulldogs, including a 7-3mark in 2012.“Coach Holmes told me he

felt I was ready,” said Vers-prille, who coached lineback-ers at Dublin. “(Toombs) cameopen and it was a job Ithought I’d like to pursue. We(Holmes) talked about it andthought it would be a good fitfor me.”Versprille was familiar with

Toombs when it was a memberof the same region as Dublinand later a scrimmage foe.“They always had really

tough players,” he said.The native of Norfolk, Va.,

coached in his home state for12 years before accepting theopportunity to work asHolmes’ top aide.“I wanted to learn how to

run a championship program,”Versprille said of the decisionto join Holmes. “I can’t sayenough about what I’ve learn-ed from Coach Holmes and theentire staff. They’ve playedsuch an important role in mydevelopment as a coach.”In between his teaching

duties at Dublin and coachingthe Irish golf team, Versprillewill meet with returningToombs players and coachesover the coming week with aneye toward preparing for aspring practice in late Apriland early May.“I’m looking forward to the

challenge,” Versprille said.“I’ve really enjoyed my time atDublin.”

O’NEAL A SUPER 7: WestLaurens linebacker andGeorgia recruit Johnny O’Nealwas honored by the MaconTouchdown Club on Thursdayas one of its “Super 7” highschool football players for the2012 season.O’Neal, one of the top play-

ers at his position in the coun-try, was recognized during theorganization’s Spring Jam-boree. Former Auburn coachGene Chizik was the guestspeaker.Chizik told the elite play-

ers, all of whom are headed toBCS schools, to report to theirrespective college programsjust as humble as they werewhen they had their first highschool practices as a wide-eyed freshman. If they did,they’d find the following dayswith teammates and coaches alot easier to handle.

PHOTO TIP: We receivenumerous photos from readersabout accomplishments oflocal teams. Nearly all ofthese photos appear in thepaper over three columns, orroughly six inches wide.An old newspaper rule of

thumb is that you run a photoof a team or group big enoughso the faces of the people areabout the size of your thumb.So in order to be best see

the athletes’ faces, pleaseremember that when lining upyour team for the photo. Forexample, if you have 12 teammembers, it’s better to putthem in two rows of six, orbetter yet, three rows of four(sitting, kneeling, standing)rather than 12 standing or sit-ting shoulder to shoulder.We, as well as the families

of members, will thank you.Rick Nolte is Sports Editor

of The Courier Herald. Reachhim at sports@courier-her-ald.com.

Toombs Countypicks Versprilleto lead football

Upton, Johnson hit homersto support Hudson’s pitching

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Tim Hudson was able to work out of situa-tions with men on base during Monday’s game.

AP photo

Georgia’s Ray Drew flies toward the mat during Saturday’s opening of spring practice.

AP photo

Despite key losses to the NFL and graduation, Georgia coordina-tor Todd Grantham and head coach Mark Richt like the defense.

JimmieJohnson firesoff two blankpistols to cele-brate his victorylast fall at theTexas Motor

Speedway. TheNational Rifle

Association hassigned on assponsor of thetrack’s spring

race nextmonth.

AP photo

Spring has sprung for ’Dogs Raiderspull outthird win

Richt likesUGA depthon defense

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Courier Herald Reports

West Laurens pushed acrossand unearned run in the bot-tom of the eighth inningMonday night to pull out an 8-7 victory against Jones Countyin a GHSA non-region game.Cameron Burch led off the

bottom of the eighth with adouble to center. Jared O’Nealthen hit a grounder that thethird baseman threw wide offirst allowing Burch to scoreand giving the Raiders theirthird win in as many outingsthis season.The Raiders came back from

a 6-0 deficit after three inn-ings, forcingextra inningsby pushing ac-ross a run inthe seventhwhen Dustin Fowler doubled,stole third and came home onSpencer Oliver’s sacrifice fly.Myles Gay pitched 5 2/3

innings of relief to earn thewin. The senior left-handerallowed just two hits and a runwith five strikeouts to win forthe second time this season.Jones County scored two

runs on a pair of hits in thefirst inning off Fowler, andadded four more runs in thethird.West closed within 6-4 in its

half of the third with the helpof a pair of errors and a run-scoring single by Oliver.O’Neal reached on an error bythe shortstop to start theinning before Drew Roche andTyler Ammerman each singledto load the bases.Fowler then grounded to

second, but the second base-man threw wide of the short-stop covering second base andthe ball rolled into foul territo-ry down the left field line clear-ing the bases. Oliver then sin-gled home Fowler.The Raiders tied the game

in the fourth when Ammermandoubled home O’Neal andRoche, each of whom had sin-gled. It stayed that way untilthe Greyhounds went ahead 7-

PrepRoundup

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NRA targets Texas track forNASCAR race sponsorship

See NRA page 2b

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37th Annual Leprechaun Road Race

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SPORTSCENEEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic DivisionW L Pct GB

New York 36 21 .632 —Brooklyn 34 26 .5673 1/2Boston 31 27 .5345 1/2Philadelphia 23 35 .39713 1/2Toronto 23 38 .377 15

Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB

Miami 44 14 .759 —Atlanta 33 26 .55911 1/2Washington 19 39 .328 25Orlando 17 44 .27928 1/2Charlotte 13 47 .217 32

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Indiana 38 22 .633 —Chicago 34 26 .567 4Milwaukee 30 28 .517 7Detroit 23 39 .371 16Cleveland 20 40 .333 18

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest DivisionW L Pct GB

San Antonio 47 14 .770 —Memphis 39 19 .6726 1/2Houston 33 28 .541 14Dallas 26 33 .441 20New Orl. 21 40 .344 26

Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Okla. City 43 16 .729 —Denver 39 22 .639 5Utah 32 28 .53311 1/2Portland 28 31 .475 15Minnesota 20 37 .351 22

Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB

L.A. Clips 43 19 .694 —Golden St. 34 27 .5578 1/2L.A. Lakers 30 30 .500 12Phoenix 21 39 .350 21Sacramento 21 40 .34421 1/2

Sunday’s GamesMiami 99, New York 93Oklahoma City 108, L.A. Clippers 104Sacramento 119, Charlotte 83Memphis 108, Orlando 82Washington 90, Philadelphia 87Houston 136, Dallas 103San Antonio 114, Detroit 75Indiana 97, Chicago 92L.A. Lakers 99, Atlanta 98

Monday’s GamesNew York 102, Cleveland 97Miami 97, Minnesota 81Orlando 105, New Orleans 102Milwaukee 109, Utah 108, OTDenver 104, Atlanta 88Portland 122, Charlotte 105Golden State 125, Toronto 118

Tuesday’s GamesBoston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s GamesUtah at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Orlando at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Chicago at San Antonio, 9 p.m.Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesChicago 2, Detroit 1, SON.Y. Islanders 3, Ottawa 2, SON.Y. Rangers 3, Buffalo 2, SOColumbus 2, Colorado 1, OTDallas 4, St. Louis 1Carolina 3, Florida 2Montreal 4, Boston 3Minnesota 4, Edmonton 2Calgary 4, Vancouver 2

Monday’s GamesPhoenix 5, Anaheim 4, SOToronto 4, New Jersey 2Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 3Los Angeles 5, Nashville 1

Tuesday’s GamesTampa Bay at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Columbus, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m.Colorado at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s GamesOttawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.Colorado at Chicago, 8 p.m.San Jose at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.Phoenix at Anaheim, 10 p.m.Anaheim at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Nashville at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMESSOUTH

Coppin St. 63, Md.-Eastern Shore 60Hampton 75, Bethune-Cookman 66Louisville 67, Cincinnati 51Morgan St. 66, Delaware St. 47NC A&T 59, Savannah St. 57NC Central 62, SC State 54Norfolk St. 69, Florida A&M 58

MIDWESTKansas 79, Texas Tech 42

SOUTHWESTTexas 79, Baylor 70

FAR WESTMontana 86, S. Utah 74, OT

TOURNAMENTSConference Carolinas

QuarterfinalsBarton 80, Coker 71Limestone 96, Mount Olive 70

Red River Athletic ConferenceChampionship

St. Thomas (Tex) 67, SW Assemblies 51

AP TOP 25Record Pts Prv

1. Gonzaga (51) 29-2 1,607 22. Indiana (7) 25-4 1,517 13. Duke (5) 25-4 1,471 34. Kansas 25-4 1,433 65. Georgetown (2) 23-4 1,384 76. Miami 23-5 1,245 57. Michigan 24-5 1,240 48. Louisville 25-5 1,217 109. Kansas St. 24-5 1,040 1310. Michigan St. 22-7 1,006 911. Florida 23-5 993 812. New Mexico 25-4 950 1413. Oklahoma St. 22-6 833 1514. Ohio St. 21-7 763 1615. Marquette 21-7 687 2216. Saint Louis 23-5 675 1817. Syracuse 22-7 589 1218. Arizona 23-6 394 1119. Oregon 23-6 332 2420. Pittsburgh 23-7 326 2321. VCU 23-6 277 —22. Wisconsin 20-9 217 1723. UCLA 22-7 196 —24. Notre Dame 22-7 164 2125. Memphis 25-4 149 19Others receiving votes: North

Carolina 109, Louisiana Tech 103, SaintMary’s (Cal) 47, UNLV 43, California 33,Butler 26, Illinois 25, Minnesota 10,Creighton 7, Middle Tennessee 5, Akron4, Missouri 4, Belmont 3, Colorado St. 1.

USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25Record Pts Pvs

1. Gonzaga (29) 29-2 773 22. Indiana 25-4 710 13. Kansas (1) 26-4 707 54. Duke 25-4 668 35. Georgetown 23-4 649 86. Louisville (1) 25-5 614 97. Miami 23-5 568 78. Michigan 24-5 566 49. Florida 23-5 522 610. Kansas State 24-5 494 1311. New Mexico 25-4 453 1412. Michigan State 22-7 430 1013. Ohio State 21-7 399 1514. Oklahoma State 22-6 366 1815. Saint Louis 23-5 338 1916. Syracuse 22-7 277 1217. Marquette 21-7 253 2218. Arizona 23-6 233 1119. VCU 23-6 173 2520. Memphis 25-4 172 1721. Wisconsin 20-9 135 1622. Pittsburgh 23-7 118 —23. Saint Mary’s 26-5 84 2324. Notre Dame 22-7 73 20

25. Oregon 23-6 59 —Others receiving votes: Middle Tenn-

essee 51, UCLA 42, Louisiana Tech 41,North Carolina 28, Butler 18, Creighton10, UNLV 9, Oklahoma 7, San DiegoState 7, Akron 6, Illinois 6, Colorado State5, Belmont 4, Minnesota 3, California 2,Virginia 2.

TOP 25 SCHEDULETuesday’s Games

No. 2 Indiana vs. No. 14 Ohio St., 9 p.m.No. 3 Duke vs. Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.No. 9 Kansas State vs. TCU, 8 p.m.No. 15 Marquette at Rutgers, 7 p.m.No. 24 Notre Dame vs. St. John’s, 7 p.m.No. 25 Memphis at UTEP, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s GamesNo. 5 Georgetown at Villanova, 7 p.m.No. 6 Miami vs. Georgia Tech, 9 p.m.No. 7 Michigan at Purdue, 7 p.m.No. 11 Florida vs. Vanderbilt, 8 p.m.No. 12 New Mexico at Nevada, 10 p.m.No. 13 Okla. State at Iowa State, 7 p.m.No. 16 Saint Louis at Xavier, 9 p.m.No. 17 Syracuse vs. DePaul, 6 p.m.No. 21 VCU vs. Richmond, 8 p.m.No. 23 UCLA at Wash. State, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesNo. 10 Mich. St. vs. No. 22 Wisc., 9 p.m.No. 19 Oregon at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesNo. 1 Gonzaga in WCC semifinals atOrleans Arena, Las Vegas, 9 p.m.No. 3 Duke at North Carolina, 9 p.m.No. 4 Kansas at Baylor, 6 p.m.No. 5 G’town vs. No. 17 Syracuse, NoonNo. 6 Miami vs. Clemson, 2:30 p.m.No. 8 L’ville vs. No. 24 Not. Dame, 4 p.m.No. 9 K-St. at No. 13 Okla. St., 1:30 p.m.No. 11 Florida at Kentucky, NoonNo. 12 New Mexico at Air Force, 6 p.m.No. 15 Marquette at St. John’s, 2 p.m.No. 16 Saint Louis vs. La Salle, 1:30 p.m.No. 18 Arizona vs. Arizona St., 4:30 p.m.No. 19 Oregon at Utah, 2:30 p.m.No. 20 Pittsburgh at DePaul, 2 p.m.No. 23 UCLA at Washington, 2 p.m.No. 25 Memphis vs. UAB, Noon

Sunday’s GamesNo. 2 Indiana at No. 7 Michigan, 4 p.m.No. 10 Mich. St. vs. Northwestern, 6 p.m.No. 14 Ohio State vs. Illinois, 12:30 p.m.No. 21 VCU at Temple, NoonNo. 22 Wisconsin at Penn State, Noon

AMERICAN LEAGUEW L Pct

Kansas City 9 0 1.000Seattle 10 1 .909Baltimore 7 2 .778Tampa Bay 7 4 .636Chicago 5 3 .625Minnesota 6 4 .600Cleveland 7 5 .583Houston 5 4 .556Boston 6 5 .545Oakland 5 5 .500Toronto 5 5 .500Detroit 5 6 .455New York 3 7 .300Texas 3 7 .300Los Angeles 1 8 .111

NATIONAL LEAGUEW L Pct

Miami 4 3 .571Washington 4 3 .571Arizona 5 5 .500Colorado 5 5 .500Los Angeles 4 4 .500Philadelphia 5 5 .500San Diego 6 6 .500San Francisco 4 4 .500Atlanta 5 6 .455Chicago 5 6 .455St. Louis 4 5 .444Milwaukee 4 6 .400Pittsburgh 3 7 .300New York 2 5 .286Cincinnati 2 10 .167

NOTE: Split-squad games count in thestandings; games against non-majorleague teams do not.

Monday’s GamesDetroit 8, Houston 5Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 0Minnesota 7, St. Louis 0Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 2Boston 5, Tampa Bay 1Texas 5, San Diego 4Chicago White Sox 6, San Francisco 2Seattle 16, Colorado 6Cleveland 13, Chicago Cubs 5Oakland 13, L.A. Angels 5Arizona 7, Cincinnati 2

Tuesday’s GamesBaltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla.,1:05 p.m.Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla.,1:05 p.m.Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers,Fla., 1:05 p.m.Cleveland vs. San Francisco atScottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego at Peoria,Ariz., 3:05 p.m.Cincinnati vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz.,3:05 p.m.Oakland vs. Kansas City at Surprise,Ariz., 3:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Scottsdale,Ariz., 3:10 p.m.Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla.,7:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s GamesToronto vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05p.m.Miami vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05p.m.Washington vs. Philadelphia atClearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla.,1:35 p.m.L.A. Dodgers vs. Cleveland at Goodyear,Ariz., 3:05 p.m.Milwaukee vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz.,3:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz.,3:05 p.m.Kansas City vs. Arizona at Scottsdale,Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesToronto vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla.,1:05 p.m.Washington vs. Houston at Kissimmee,Fla., 1:05 p.m.Minnesota (ss) vs. Philadelphia atClearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla.,1:05 p.m.Boston vs. Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers,Fla., 1:05 p.m.Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton,Fla., 1:05 p.m.Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie,Fla., 1:10 p.m.Seattle (ss) vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05p.m.Texas vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz.,3:05 p.m.L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria,Ariz., 3:05 p.m.Arizona vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05.San Francisco vs. Cleveland atGoodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.Seattle (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise,Ariz., 3:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs atMesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla.,6:05 p.m.

MONDAYBRAVES 4, METS 2At Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Atlanta 100 010 110— 4 12 1N.Y. Mets 101 000 000 — 2 8 1

T.Hudson, Avilan (5), D.Carpenter (6),D.Hale (7), A.Wood (9) and C.Bethan-court, Pagnozzi; Hefner, R.Montero (4),Familia (6), D.Gorski (7), Edgin (8), Par-nell (9) and T.d’Arnaud, Recker. W—D.Carpenter. L—D.Gorski. Sv—A.Wood.HRs—Atlanta, J.Upton (2), C.Johnson (2).

BRAVES SPRING SCHEDULETuesday, March 5

Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa,Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Thursday, March 7Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla.,

6:05 p.m.Friday, March 8

Toronto vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee,Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee,Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Saturday, March 9Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa,

Fla., 1:05 p.m.Sunday, March 10

Miami vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla.,1:05 p.m.

Major leagues

NHL

NBA

College basketball

TODAYMEN’S BASKETBALL

7 p.m.ESPN — Arkansas at MissouriESPN2 — St. John’s at NotreDame

9 p.m.ESPN — Ohio St. at Indiana

NBA7 p.m.

TNT — Boston at Philadelphia9:30 p.m.

TNT — L.A. Lakers atOklahoma City

NHL7:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Philadelphia at N.Y.Rangers

SOCCER2:30 p.m.

FSN — UEFA ChampionsLeague, Shakhtar Donetsk atDortmund

8 p.m.FSN — UEFA ChampionsLeague, Real Madrid atManchester United ( tape)

WEDNESDAYMEN’S BASKETBALL

7 p.m.ESPN — Teams TBAESPN2 — Teams TBA

9 p.m.ESPN2 — West Virginia atOklahoma

11 p.m.ESPN2 — Stanford atCaliforniaNBA

9 p.mESPN — Chicago at SanAntonio

NHL8 p.m.

NBCSN — Colorado atChicago

SOCCER2:30 p.m.

FSN — UEFA ChampionsLeague, Juventus vs. Celtic, atTurin, Italy

8 p.m.FSN — UEFA ChampionsLeague, Valencia at ParisSaint-Germain (tape)

Prep schedule

On the air

BriefsRegistration opens forLeprechaun Road Race

Registration is being acceptedfor the 37th annual LeprechaunRoad Race, March 16.

The race includes a 1-mile funrun/walk, 5K and 10K beginning at8 a.m. at old Dublin High gym.

Applications are available atlocally owned banks, FairviewFitness Center, The Courier Heraldand Sports Emporium or online atwww.racerpal.com/races/LRR.html.The event is part of the Runners forChrist Race series.

Call (478) 274-3990 or e-mailJames.bailey3@hcahealthcare.comfor information.

Student Ministry setsbenefit golf tourney

The Dudley Baptist StudentMinistry will holds its annual four-person scramble golf tournamentSaturday at Riverview Golf Course.

Cost of the event is $200 perteam for an 8 a.m. shotgun start.Top three finishers in each flightearn meat prizes. Hole sponsor-ships are available. Call (478) 279-2221 or 676-3186.

DCLRA begins signupsfor baseball, softball

The Dublin-Laurens CountyRecreation Authority is registeringplayers for its baseball and softballprograms.

The leagues are open to youthsages 4-14 for boys and 40-12 forgirls. Age control date for boys isMay 1 and Jan. 1 for girls.

Online registration is available atdclra.org or at the authority office.Call 277-5060 for information.

TODAYBaseball

Robert Toombs at TrinityChristian, 4 p.m.East Laurens at Westside-Aug., 5:30 p.m.Josey at Dublin, 5:30 p.m.

SoccerTrinity Christian at CentralFellowship, 4 p.m.East Laurens at Laney, 5:30p.m.Dodge County at WestLaurens, 5:30 p.m.Screven County at Dublin (G),5:30 p.m.

TennisJosey at East Laurens, 4 p.m.Westside-Macon at WestLaurens, 4:15 p.m.

GolfDublin vs. ECI (SwainsboroC.C.), 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAYBaseball

Dublin at Jones County, 5:30p.m.

TrackTrinity Christian at JohnMilledge Academy, 3:30 p.m.

Mimbs benefit opens 441 seasonCourier Herald reports

Racing at 441 Speedway returns this week-end with the Tracy MimbsBenefit Races.Mimbs, who's part of a long

line of participants at thetrack, is undergoing periodicmedical treatments inChicago, and proceeds fromthe card will go to Mimbs.The event was originally

scheduled last weekend, butwas postponed because ofheavy rains in the area.Competition will be held in

all five divisions hosted by the3/8-mile high-banked clay oval, Pitts ToyotaScion Late Model, Super Street, Pure Stock,Bomber and the new 440 division.A record number of entrants from around the

Southeast are expected for the resumption of

racing at the track, which has installed an addi-tional 2,500 high-rise seats to provide betterviewing for fans, a high rise section in the pitsas well as tailgate parking outside of turn 2,Friday night will be a practice night for all

divisions, with race fans riding along with driv-ers, if they so desire. The three-lap ride-alongwill be $20.Admission Friday night will be free in the

grandstand and $15 for the pits. Saturdayadmission is $10 for adults and $5 for youths inthe grandstand and $25 and $10 for pit passes.Gates open at 5 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m.

both nights.Mimbs, from East Dublin, retired from rac-

ing in 2009 to help with his nephew Tyler'steam. Tracy Mimb's father, Donnie HughMimbs, competed in the first race held at thetrack in 1967.The track is located six miles south of I-16 on

U.S. 441/319. Check www.441speedway.com formore information.

Tracy Mimbs

Thornton for the snaps takenlast season by KwameGeathers, Abry Jones andJohn Jenkins, a potential highNFL draft pick.The line is overseen by new

position coach Chris Wilson,who arrived from MississippiState after Rodney Garner leftfor Auburn.Jenkins and Amarlo

Herrera, the most experiencedlinebackers, started a com-bined 15 games last season.Jenkins finished second on theteam to Jones with five sacks.Herrera is the leading return-ing tackler.Grantham has already

begun cross-training outsidelinebackers to play occasional-ly as down linemen and to dropinto coverage against tightends and slot receivers.“Over the last 28 games, we

probably had 24 differentstarting lineups, mixing andmatching and doing thosethings,” Grantham said.“We’ve got some guys thathave been here for a while andit’s their turn to show whatthey can do and we’ve got guysthat came in mid-year.”The coaching staff will take

a long look at rising sophomoreJosh Harvey-Clemons, a for-

mer five-star recruit fromValdosta who spent most of hisfirst season on special teams.Harvey-Clemons’ 6-foot-5frame carries just 207 pounds,so Georgia is using him prima-rily at safety.“He’s relatively stout on

contact even though he lookstall and rangy, which he is anddoesn’t look super thick, butthere’s something to him,”Richt said. “When he strikes,he actually holds up prettygood.”In the secondary, Swann’s

four interceptions were a teamhigh, but the Bulldogs mustreplace Sanders Commings,Bacarri Rambo and ShawnWilliams.Safeties Corey Moore and

Connor Norman have playedin a combined 28 games withthree starts. Marc Deas will bein the mix, too.Sheldon Dawson will com-

pete with Bowman at corner-back.

BULLDOG NOTES: TBsKeith Marshall and BrandonHarton are out for the first twoweeks of spring practice withminor injuries. ... Richt con-firmed that WR coach TonyBall turned down a job offerthis week with Tennessee toreturn for his eighth seasonwith Georgia.

NASCAR said in a state-ment Monday that “race enti-tlement partnerships” areagreements directly betweenthe track and the sponsorthough NASCAR reserves theright to approve or disapprovethose sponsorships.“The race sponsor for Texas

Motor Speedway’s April eventfalls within the guidelines forapproval for that event,”NASCAR’s statement said.Wayne LaPierre, the NRA’s

executive vice president andCEO, expressed his excitementabout the deal in a video mes-sage played during the track’smedia day. Gossage saidLaPierre wasn’t able to attendbecause of a schedulE conflict.“The NRA 500 is the latest

announcement in the long his-tory of a growing partnershipbetween the NRA, SpeedwayMotorsports and the NASCARcommunity,” LaPierre said.“NRA members and NASCARfans love their country andeverything that is good andright about America. We saluteour flag, volunteer in ourchurches and communities,cherish our families and welove racing. On April 13, we’llall come together at TexasMotor Speedway.”

6 on a walk and a double in the top of the sev-enth.Jones County threatened in its half of the

eighth after a lead-off walk, but a pop-up to Gayled to a double play before Gay got the final outon another pop up to Ammerman at shortstop.West Laurens entertains Houston County at

5:30 p.m. on Thursday in another non-regiongame.

Trinity Middle blanks DEAThe Crusaders stopped David Emanuel

Academy 12-0 for their second win in as manygames.Austin Watson recorded five strikeouts in

four innings of work for the victory. Watson gotout of his only jam in the second inning when hestarted an inning-ending double play off agrounder back to the box.Chase Autry and Gabriel Meadows each had

two hits for Trinity Christian. Blake Purvis andAutry each knock-ed in a pair of runs.Chance Blum, Jeremiah Giddens, Gideon

Meadows, Watson and Purvis each had a hit for

the winners.The second game of the day was called after

three innings because of darkness with Trinityleading 3-1.The Crusaders play again Friday at Central

Fellowship in Macon.

West tops WestsideCarson Odum scored two goals to help West

Laurens to a 4-1 victory against Westside-Macon in a GHSA Region 4AAAA girls soccermatch.On a muddy field, Odum tallied both her

goals off assists from Lauren Childers sevenseconds apart in the first half to wipe out a 1-0deficit.Claire Mitchell made it 3-1 on a penalty kid

in the second half, before Lauren Rowe finishedthe scoring on a goal with 20 minutes remain-ing.The Lady Raiders (2-0-2) played the bulk of

the game with our Childers, who left the matchafter a collision with a Westside player.West entertains Dodge County today and

fourth-ranked Veterans on Friday in anotherregion game.

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CDL Truck Driverw/ CDL license. Minimum 2yrs exp.Home most weekends. Call at 478-272-2269.Midstate Pain and Home Improve-ment now hiring laborers: Roofing,flooring, painting req. Pre-employ-ment, valid drivers license. Pass 12mo. drug screen. Call 478-272-8138.NOW HIRING:Companies desperat-ley need employees to assembleproducts at home. No selling, anyhours. $500 wkly potential. Info call1-985-646-1700. DEPT. GA-6655P.F. Moon & Co., Inc. is lookingfor: form carpenters, operators, iron-workers and laborers for Construc-tion work at the Alamo. WWTP,799 S. Hartley Rd, Alamo, GA.A superintendent will be on site BE-GINNING March 11th to accept ap-plications. Please apply in person,NO PHONE CALLS.Project Manager/Site Supervisorneeded. Must possess working andhands on knowledge of steel erec-tion and concrete, including extremefoundations. This applicant musthave an aptitude for following guide-lines for handling miscellaneous ma-terials in a concise and consistentmanner. Must pass comprehensivebackground check with no felonycharges, NONE. Must have cleanMVR and pass pre-employment drugscreen. Degree in Construction Man-agement or a minimum of 5+ yearsof Project Management experiencein the Construction Industry prefer-red. This project will be located in theWR/Macon area. Please fax resumeto WR-Proj. Mgr @478-275-0003 pri-or to 3/8/2013.Soccer Coaches/Players to teachbeginners. Tues & Thurs at 5:00PMMarch 19th through May 16th. CallDoug at 478-290-3571.Solid, honest S.E. Region Full-TrkLoad Carrier needs CDL Drivers w/2 yrs OTR exper., age 25+, goodMVR. You'll get good home time, .42per mile, good miles, good equip-ment, great benefit pkg and RE-SPECT. Call recruiting at 770-775-4999 or 1-888-775-4999

Start your very ownAvon business today!

Call 478-595-0239 for more info.Warehouse man/truck driver

wanted for industrial constructioncompany. Must have good MVR.Welding experience is a plus. Drug-free workplace. Call 478-960-3538.

320 MEDICALHELP WANTED

Care Plan/MDS NurseRN preferred/LPN; at least 3 yearsexperience in Care Plans and MDSfunctions. Licensed in the state ofGeorgia. Salary based on experi-ence. Call Jeanna Hittinger @ (478)272-1133 or send resume to ed-shamrock@nursingrehab.net

Equal Opportunity Employer

320 MEDICALHELP WANTED

Dublin organization has a full timeposition available for a

Licensed Practical Nurse.M-F day shift. Supervise services,client care and staff training. Emailresume to afac@bellsouth.net or faxto 478-274-9435.

RN Supervisor 7PM-7AMStrong leadership and organizationalskills. 3 years experience preferredinlong term care setting. Salary basedon experience. Call Lisa Purvis @(478) 272-1133 or send resume todonshamrock@nursingrehab.net

Equal Opportunity Employer

325 PART-TIMEEMPLOYMENT

Help wanted at fast paced tanningsalon. Apply in person at Perfect 10Salon & Spa, 1823 Highland Ave.Dublin.

REAL ESTATE360 HOMES FOR SALE

Almost New, 4BR 2.5BACambridge Sub. $195,000.

Call 478-609-2549.

Brick 4BR 2BA. Recently renovat-ed. Hrdwood flrs. 2000sf. 120 ParkPlace. $86,000. Call (478)609-4641.

NEW Brick 4BR 3ba on 1.9ac.Bonus room. Old Pine Rd.

$215,000. Call 478-609-2549.

Price Reduced!Townhouse - 3br 3.5ba. Media room,den/kitchen combination and sepa-rate dinning room. Must see to ap-preciate. Stainless steel appliances.Call 478-275-1435 or 478-689-7439.

Statesboro - 2Br 1Ba on 5 acres.Large kitchen. Lots of road frontage.$62,000. Serious Inquiries only. Call478-697-1713.

365 MOBILE HOMES08 Fleetwood. 3BR. 28x44. Newcarpet. Like New! Set up & delivered.478-275-0867.

08 Horton. 28x64. New carpet,fireplace, AC, new stove & fridge.Set up & delivered. 478-275-0867.

16x78 3BR 2BA on 1 ac woodedlot. Private. $30,000. Adrian, GA.Call 478-448-4416 or 478-230-3416

Fleetwood 24x52. 3BR. New car-pet. AC. Vinyl & shingles. Set up &del. $24900. Call 478-275-0867.

375 LOTSFor sale. 2 lots on 315 Vine St. 304-0286.

RENTALS405 STORAGEMini warehouses, 2 locations, see usfor the cleanest in town. Garner’s UStore, 478-272-3724.

Strange Mini Storage Best Prices!Call 478-275-1592

425 APARTMENTS1BR 211 N. Washington St.

Call 478-272-0345.

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

440 HOMES FOR RENT4BR 1BA. Central H/A. All appl. inc.washer & dryer. Completely remo-dled. $600+ dep. Call 404-993-1915.

4BR 2BA. Pineridge Sub. Fencedyard, bonus rm, spacious & clean.$1250 mo/dep. 478-296-9347 or478-279-1932

707 Victoria Cir. 4br 2.5ba.$895mo. 1110 Greenway Dr. 3br1.5ba. $750mo. Call 478-697-3402.

445 MOBILE HOMESFOR RENT

2BR 2BA.Call 478-275-3084.

2BR 2BA. In a drug free community.Call 478-279-1612 or 478-272-3664.

VEHICLES FOR SALE510 TRUCKS AND SUVS

1996 4700 Internal roll back w/Jerr-Dan aluminum body. $14,500.Call 478-864-2465.

"Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaimthe good news of His salvation from dayto day. Declare His glory among thenations, His wonders among allpeoples." 1 Chronicles 16:23-24

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NEW YORK (AP) —Barbara Walters is back.Sidelined for six weeks by

chickenpox and a concussion,Walters returned to ABC’s “TheView” on Monday.She got a thunderous

welcome from the studioaudience and co-panelistsSherri Shepherd, ElisabethHasselbeck and Joy Behar, aswell as well-wishers RegisPhilbin and New York MayorMichael Bloomberg, whostopped by.“After a lot of scratching

and rest, I am fine and I amhealthy,” the 83-year-oldWalters declared.Lifting her bangs, she

pointed on her forehead to theonly visible signs of her ordeal:a single chickenpox bump anda tiny scar from her fall.Walters was hospitalized

Jan. 19 after fainting andhitting her head on a marblefloor at a party in Washington.She suffered a concussion and

got several stitches. She had chickenpox and a

fever at the time but didn’trealize it. The likely cause?Hugging a well-known actor“who shall be nameless” earlierin January, she said. It turnedout he had shingles.“If you have never had

chickenpox” — and Waltersnever had — “you can get itfrom someone with shingles,”she told viewers.Walters was released from

the hospital after 10 days, thentook it easy in her New Yorkhome.”The chickenpox cameand went weeks ago,” she toldher co-hosts. “The head injuryhas taken longer, so I restedand I watched the show ... andI was able to scream and yellat you on the screen every day.”Walters, looking rested and

more than ready to be back,joked that “people say I shouldhave my head examined. I DIDhave my head examined, and Iam fine.”

Walters back at ‘The View’after weeks on the mend

SACRAMENTO, California(AP) — Academy Award winnerGeena Davis on Monday wadedinto the ongoing controversyover this year’s Oscar ceremonyby saying host SethMacFarlane’s routine wasdisrespectful to women,particularly the performerswho were being honored.The “Thelma & Louise” star

said MacFarlane’s much-criticized routine last monthovershadowed the win of ananimated film with a strongfemale character.“It’s a shame that that

triumph was enveloped in anawards ceremony containingdisrespect for women,” Davistold members of the CaliforniaAssembly during a ceremony inSacramento. “But it helpsillustrate how tone-deaf we canstill be regarding the status ofwomen.”She commended “Brave,”

which won best animatedpicture, as setting a positiveexample for girls.Davis, who won a best

supporting actress Oscar for“The Accidental Tourist” in1988, was in the state capitalas one of 11 California womenhonored for their achievements.She is chairwoman of the

state’s Commission on theStatus of Women and Girls andfounded a nonprofit thatpromotes gender equality in themedia.Last week, two female state

lawmakers sent a letter to theAcademy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences asking it tocondemn MacFarlane’s quipsabout nude scenes and theattractiveness of several femaleactresses as degrading towardwomen. At one point duringthe Oscars ceremony,MacFarlane performed a song

about “boobs” and referencedseveral rape scenes among hislist of movies with actressesappearing topless.The academy issued a

general statement defendingMacFarlane and saying theaward show is about “creativefreedom.”Sen. Hannah-Beth

Jackson, a Santa BarbaraDemocrat who co-authoredthe letter, said Monday thatshe was disappointed theacademy did not address herconcerns.“I might say after last

Sunday’s Academy Awards,we need you more than ever,”said Jackson, referring toDavis’ work on gender issuesas she introduced the actressand other honorees on theSenate floor. In her remarks to

Assembly members, Davissaid much work remains toensure equal opportunities foryoung women. The statecommission she leads isfocused on the areas of womenand families in the military,in business, health and safety,education, and genderequality in the media.Davis also referenced

Lavonne “Pepper” Paire-Davis, a women’s baseballleague star in the 1940s andthe inspiration for her film “ALeague of Their Own.” TheLos Angeles native, whopassed away last month, oncedescribed playing baseball asbeing as second-nature to heras breathing, she said.“Every girl in California

should be able to pursue adream that’s as natural to heras breathing,” Davis said. “Weneed to support them to makesure they have the messagesand the tools to get there.”

Actress Geena Daviscritical of Oscar host

Dec. 21): You will find that you are inan uncompromising position if you letyour emotions lead you into conversa-tions that will cost you a friendship,advancement or lead to a family feud.Think before you share your feelings.Focus on home improvements. 3 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19): Dig deep into your past and youwill not make the same mistake twice.You can secure your position and im-prove your reputation if you are strictin the way you handle personal andprofessional situations that have po-tential to cause friction. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18): Take a creative approach to theway you live your life. A change toyour environment or friendships will

help you move in a positive directionthat will improve your chances to ac-complish your goals. Focus on self-improvement. 4 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March20): Don’t trust anyone offering the im-possible. Do what needs doing andkeep moving in a direction that suitsyou. Waiting for others to complete ajob or to make a comment on whatyou are doing will be a waste of time.2 stars

Birthday Baby: You thriveon challenges and learn from experi-ence. You are courageous.

Eugenia’s website — euge-nialast.com, Eugenia’s android app @http://bit.ly/exhoro and join Eugeniaon twitter/facebook/linkedin.

Theatre DublinPresents

ForTheatre booking and Information,call

Main StreetDublin at478277-5074

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY:Kevin Connolly, 39; Matt Lucas, 39;Eva Mendes, 39; Dean Stockwell, 77.

Happy Birthday: Keep youremotions in check so you don’t missout on opportunities this year that canhelp you stabilize your financial situa-tion as well as any contractual obliga-tions you might have. Too much ofanything will be what stands betweenyou and success. Be prepared tocompromise and share equally. A per-sonal promise must be honored. Yournumbers are 9, 13, 24, 30, 33, 42, 47.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Check your options before making ahasty move that might slow you down.You have more choices than you real-ize. Put more thought into what youhave to offer and how you can makeyour skills more attractive and diverse.5 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Help a friend or make contributions toa cause you believe in. Your interac-tions with others will win you favorsand friendships. Hands-on help ratherthan making a donation will bring youfar higher rewards in the end. 3 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Slow down until you fully understandthe signals you are receiving. Expectto face deception from someone youfeel attached to emotionally. Don’t befooled by someone’s bravado. 3 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22):You can advance if you display yourskills, attributes and talent. Don’t waitto be asked. Share your ideas and youwill formulate good relationships withthe people interested in following andsupporting your efforts. Love is high-lighted. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Takeany opportunity that comes along tochange your surroundings, whether itis just moving furniture around or ac-tually making a geographical move.Even just a day trip to an unfamiliardestination will be rejuvenating. 5 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Nurture your relationships. Emotionalproblems must not be left to fester.Make suggestions and be willing tocompromise. Excess and overreactingwill be what lead to trouble in the firstplace. Less criticizing and more com-plimenting will be necessary. 2 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Put more thought and creativity into ajob. A serious consideration will bemade based on the way you handleyour peers as well as how you presentand promote what you have to offer.Don’t make others look bad. 2 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.21): Don’t overspend to make an im-pression. Simplicity coupled with anoriginal idea and a little mysterythrown into the mix will put you in acategory of your own. A surprise willbring about an unexpected opportuni-ty. 4 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-

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