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The Courier HeraldYOUR NEWSPAPER [email protected] • www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040 • 272-5522 Volume 102, No. 37, Pub. No 161860
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
LCSO practices ending vehicle chases before they start
Kimbrel crowned 2016Miss St. Patrickʼs Queen
By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe car pulls away from
the law enforcement officer,trying to get away.
The deputy doesn't stay be-hind long. Getting up to thesuspect’s quarter panel, henudges it, spinning the sus-pect's vehicle out of controland ending the chase.
Instead of jumping out ofthe car and grabbing the sus-
pect, the deputies start thepursuit over again, headingdown Nathaniel Drive andspinning the other car outonce again.
It's all part of the PrecisionImmobilization Techniquetraining for the LaurensCounty Sheriff's Office.
"We try to do this once ayear," said Sheriff Bill Har-rell. "It's another tool that we
use to help be more protectiveand more productive in carry-ing out our job. By being ableto do the rolling road block,and knowing how to do it cor-rectly, it helps us get themstopped before somebody getskilled."
Harrell wants deputies toknow how to perform therolling road block and PITmaneuver.
"We want to do what wecan to get them," he said.
However, safety is a bigconcern.
"If the supervisor feels thatit's unsafe to do, they'll call itoff and we'll have to walkaway from it," Harrell said.
There are only a few sher-iff's offices in Georgia thathave driver instructors.That's the role of Sgt. Sid
Harrison."It's so important to have a
tool like the PIT maneuver,"Harrison said. "If you are go-ing to be out enforcing trafficsafety, odds are somebody isgoing to try to flee from you.Chasing someone is so dan-gerous. We don't want to par-ticipate in chasing somebodyall over creation. We want to
See PIT page 8a
Photos by Griffin Lovett
Laurens County Sheriffʼs deputies spent two days practicing PIT maneuvers and the rolling road block on Nathaniel Drive last week.
Photo by Kelly Lenz
Morgan Kimbrel is crowned 2016 St. Patrickʼs Queen by 2015 Queen Taylor Cravey during the2016 Miss St. Patrickʼs Scholarship Pageant at Theatre Dublin Saturday night.
Photo by Kelly Lenz
Members of the Dublin High School Faculty Chorus perform a song during the Black HistoryMonth Celebration at the Dublin High School Auditorium last Thursday.
Black HistoryFestival
Calendar ofEvents
February 25, 2016Black History: ANight of Delivery
Sponsored By: Dublin HousingAuthority &Oconee CommunityCenter6 p.m.
February 27, 2016Legacy ReadersTheatre Presents:Dinner and Show“From behind barsand closed doors”
Dublin Middle SchoolDinner at 5 p.m.Show at 6 p.m.Tickets: $15
February 28, 2016Gospel Explosion
Greater New Evergreen Bap-tist Church4 p.m.
Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . 2a50 Years Ago. . . . . . . . 3aEditorial . . . . . . . . . . . . 4aWeather. . . . . . . . . . . . 5aHometown. . . . . . . . . . 6aSports. . . . . . . . . . . 1b,2bClassifieds. . . . . . . . . . 3bEntertainment . . . . . . . 4b
Index
Georgia Supreme Courtupholds Laurens Co.manʼs sentence
Two taken to localhospital in Sundaymorning wreck
By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe Georgia Supreme Court
has upheld a conviction of aLaurens County man, who wasfound guilty of killing a 17-month-old child in 2005.
The court's decision on Ja-worski Dune Kellam was re-leased Monday.
Kellam was convicted ofmalice murder of A'TreviaDavis.
He was also charged withfelony murder (cruelty to chil-dren) and cruelty to children inSept. of 2007.
The evidence at the trialshowed that Davis' mother lefther with Kellam, who was themother's friend, around 6 a.m.on Aug. 17, 2005. The child wasfine and there was no evidenceof injuries on the child's neck.
Later that day, Davis wasrushed to the hospital afterKellam claimed he found herunresponsive in the bedroom.Kellam said he had been play-ing with the child by throwingher on the bed. He then left herfor her nap. When Kellam re-turned, Davis would not wakeup and her eyes were rolledback.
Kellam looked for help froma neighbor. The neighbor testi-fied that the child was "slightlybreathing" and started CPR
before taking Davis to the hos-pital.
Attendants at the hospitalfound that Davis was notbreathing, was listless and hadno pulse. Resuscitation effortsdid not work and Davis died.
Nurses saw injuries toDavis' wrist and neck, abra-sions that probably happenedwithin 30 to 40 minutes beforethe examination. They alsosaw that the victim's abdomenhad started to swell.
A GBI medical examinertestified that she found recentinjuries to Davis' face andneck, along with bruisingaround the victim's abdomen.According to the medical exam-iner, the cause of death was asevere blunt-force injury to theabdomen.
The examiner said the in-juries to Davis' abdomen re-quired a "tremendous" amountof blunt force to produce them.The examiner likened them tobeing punched with a clinchedfist, being kicked or being in acar wreck.
The court ruled that therewas enough fact to find beyonda reasonable doubt that Kel-lam fatally injured Davis, andwas guilty of the crimes he wasconvicted of doing.
Kellam and his lawyer saidthe trial court erred by denyinghis request to charge the juryon accidental death, but theJustices ruled that Kellam did
Jury pickedto hear 2013murder case
BByy DDAAHHLLIIAA AALLLLEENN Day-long jury questioning
marked the start of the trialof Jesse Lynn Rowland ac-cused of murder in the two-and-a-half-year-old shootingdeath of Mike Whittle.
Rowland was arrestedshortly after 8 p.m. Sept. 19,2013, about two hours afterWhittle died of a gunshotwound. Responding to a 911call, Laurens Countydeputies and paramedicsfound Whittle in the yard ofhis Howard Road residencein rural southwest LaurensCounty.
Rowland’s lawyer,Franklin Hoag of Macon,told prospective jurors Mon-day in Laurens County Supe-rior Court that Rowland did,in fact, shoot and kill Whit-tle. However, the shootingwas self-defense, not mur-der, Hoag said.
Rowland, who was 22when he allegedly killed the51-year-old Whittle, hasbeen in jail since he was ar-rested on a dirt road severalmiles from Whittle’s resi-dence.
A grand jury indictedRowland two months lateron Dec. 13 for malice murderand felony murder that in-cluded aggravated assault.
Laurens County SheriffBill Harrell said at the timethat his investigators wereinvestigating the motive forthe shooting.
Attorneys are expected tobegin opening statements to-day.
Man given life withoutparole for killing 17-month-old in 2005
See SENTENCE page 8a
By KELLY LENZEleven young women vied
for the title of Miss St.Patrick’s Queen at Saturdayevening’s Miss St. Patrick’sScholarship Pageant at The-atre Dublin.
By the end of the evening,Morgan Kimbrel was namedthe 2016 Queen.
The event, sponsored bythe Pilot Club of Dublin and
the St. Patrick’s Festival Com-mittee, kicked off the St.Patrick’s Festival activities,which will continue throughthe month of March.
Kimbrel received a $1,200scholarship from the St.Patrick’s Festival Committee,a crown and Irish earringsfrom Beth Hooks Designs, abouquet of roses from ClassicFlorist, a crystal shamrock
from Colleen’s China and Col-lectibles and a $100 gift cer-tificate from Sonny’s BBQ.
She will also preside overmany of the 2016 St. Patrick’sFestival events and ride in thefestival parade.
Kimbrel is the 16-year-olddaughter of Don and JeannieClark and Jason Kimbrel andis a junior at West Laurens
By PAYTON TOWNS IIITwo people were taken to
Fairview Park Hospital afterbeing involved in a two-vehiclewreck in the City of DublinSunday morning.
Curtis Rozier, of Dublin,was driving a 1996 Ford truckon East Gaines Street whenthe accident happened a littleafter 8 a.m. Sunday, said Cpt.
James Champion of theDublin Police Department.
Rozier ran the stop sign,hitting a 2011 Nissan Altima,driven by Willie Mabrycatrell,of Dublin.
Rozier and a passenger inMabrycatrell's vehicle weretaken to the local hospital fortheir injuries.
DHS students, faculty and guestscelebrate Black History Month
By KELLY LENZThe theme for last Thursday’s
Black History Month Celebrationat the Dublin High School Audito-rium was “Am I My Brother’sKeeper?”
According to guest speaker Dr.Nelson Mainor Jr., the answer wasyes, one should be.
The celebration began with apresentation of colors by the DHSAFJROTC Color Guard and thePledge of Allegiance led by ChareBostic.
There were several musical per-formances throughout the programsuch as “Amazing Grace” by theDHS Jazz Band, “How I Got Over”and “Ride on Jesus” by the DHSFaculty Choir and “Lean on Me” by
the DHS Chorus. The celebration also featured
performances by DHS studentsgiving first person short speechesportraying famous historical fig-ures featuring:
• Kennedy Blackwell Lewis asMaya Angelou
• Nyema Graham as Zora NealeHurston
• Tatiyana Mitchell as RubyBridges
• Shelton Jackson as ThurgoodMarshall
Also, student Aaliyah Schmidtperformed a beautiful lyrical dancebefore the introduction of Mainor,the guest speaker.
Mainor began his speech by dis-
See DHS page 8a
See QUEEN page 8a
Tuesday, February 23, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2aThe Courier Herald
Joel L. Hutcheson
Mr. Joel L. Hutcheson, age78, of Kite died at his homeFriday, Feb. 19, 2016.
Funeral services will beheld in Corinth UnitedMethodist Church, JohnsonCounty, at 11 a.m. Tuesday,Feb. 23, with the Rev. DonnaAvera, the Rev. Hugh Baxter,and the Rev. Michael Hutche-son officiating. Burial will bein Corinth Cemetery withSammons Funeral Home incharge of arrangements.
Mr. Hutcheson grew up inthe Meeks community andlived in Soperton for 36 yearsbefore returning to the Meekscommunity after his retire-ment.
He attended Georgia Mili-tary College for two yearswhere he was a member of thebasketball team. He was a1961 graduate of Georgia Techand was an avid Tech footballfan. He was employed with J.P. Stevens Company, was anindependent insurance agent,and was a school bus driverfor Treutlen County Board ofEducation for eight years. Hisfavorite pastimes were fish-ing, driving a tractor andcheering for the Georgia TechYellow Jackets. He was amember of Corinth UnitedMethodist Church.
Survivors include his wifeof 55 years, Mary Ann BrownHutcheson; children, MarkAaron (Sue) Hutcheson ofCanton, Laurie H. Peavy ofKite and Michael Joel (Mered-ith) Hutcheson of Conyers;grandchildren, Lindsey (Matt)Doss, Brooks Hutcheson, ClintHutcheson, Melanie Hutche-son, Lauren Hutcheson, DylanHutcheson and Mary KathrynHutcheson; sisters, MargaretH. Brantley (Jim Smith) ofWinter Haven, Fla., and JeanO’Mea of Charleston, S.C.;brother, Charles (June)Hutcheson of Jasper; and spe-cial caregivers, Berneese Step-toe and Betty King.
Pallbearers will be grand-sons and nephews, BrooksHutcheson, Clint Hutcheson,Dylan Hutcheson, ChrisHutcheson, Chuck Hutcheson,Jay Hodges and RichardBrantley.
The honorary escort will in-clude John Dykes, MarshallMcDuffie, Guy Drake, HughFoskey, Phil Foskey, MikeGraham and Paul Coleman.
In lieu of flowers, the fami-ly requests donations be madeto the Cystic Fibrosis Founda-tion of Georgia, 2302 ParkdaleDrive NE, Suite 210, Atlanta,GA 30345.
An online memorial regis-ter may be signed atwww.sammonsfuneralhome.com.
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Billie Jean Douglas
Funeral services for Mrs.Billie Jean Douglas, age 78,will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday,Feb. 23, 2016 at the ChanStanley Memorial Chapelwith interment to follow atGraham Memorial Church ofthe Nazarene Cemetery. TheRev. Barbara Nelson and theRev. Al Soles will officiate.
Mrs. Douglas was bornApril 15, 1937 in Wrightsville,Ga.; she was preceded indeath by her parents, the lateJ.D. Oxford and Maggie LauraOsburn Oxford and her twohusbands, Gerald Monta Mor-ris and Emory Joel Douglas.She was a member of BoilingSprings United MethodistChurch and was retired fromForstman & Company. Mrs.Douglas passed away Friday,Feb.19, 2016.
She is survived by her sonGerald Monta Morris of EastDublin; two daughters, Becky(Al) Soles and Jerri (Doug)Kvanda of Elchon, Calif.; abrother, Pat (Janet) Oxford ofWrightsville; a sister, DaisyBrantley of Dublin; threegrandchildren, Kelly (Bran-don) Jones, Chasity Rena
Morris and Brian Soles; and10 great-grandchildren, ZachJones, Brayen Jones, CamaraJones, Chebelle Jones, Ross-lan Francis Morris, AlyssaSoles, Bethany Soles, RaeLeigh Soles, Luch Soles andHart Soles.
The family will receivefriends from 12:30 until 2:45Tuesday before the service.
Pallbearers will be Bran-non Jones, Zach Jones,Brayen Jones, Brian Soles,Wesley Oxford.
Stanley Funeral Home andCrematory/Dublin Chapelhave charge of funeralarrangements. If you wouldlike to sign the online registerbook please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor you may call the StanleyFuneral home 24 hour obitu-ary line 272-0106 for updates.
———Margaret ElizabethFordham Thompson
Mrs. Margaret ElizabethFordham Thompson, age 67,of Eastman, Ga., died Satur-day, Feb. 20, 2016.
Funeral services will beheld at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb.22, at Southerland FuneralChapel, with interment inCottondale Cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson was amember of Cottondale BaptistChurch and a retired LPN forover 40 years. She was daugh-ter of the late Mary Nell As-bell Fordham and Curtis Ed-ward Fordham, widow ofJoseph Woodroe Thompsonand was preceded in death byher brother, Curtis DonnellFordham.
Survivors: 2 Daughters –Brandi Hunt of Macon andJodie Payne (Joey) of East-man; 4 Grandchildren – Am-ber Willoughby, DarrienHunt, Caleb Willoughby andJayden Hunt; Several Nieces,Nephews, Cousins andFriends.
The family will receivefriends in Southerland Funer-al Chapel from 3-5 p.m. Sun-day, Feb. 21.
Stokes-Southerland Funer-al Home of Eastman hascharge of arrange-ments.www.stokes-southerland.com
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Emma Jean Brooks
A memorial service for Mrs.Emma Jean Brooks, age 59,will be held at 11 a.m.Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 atthe Chan Stanley MemorialChapel with Mr. Leroy Mor-gan officiating.
Mrs. Brooks was born Sept.18, 1956 in Dublin, Ga.; shewas preceded in death by herparents, the late J.C. Beck-ham and Mattie C. Guy Chris-tian. She was employed byEvans Cabinet Company. Mrs.Brooks passed away Sunday,Feb. 21, 2016.
She is survived by her son,William Chalker; two daugh-ters, Michelle Morgan andShelly Ann Howard; a brother,John Christian; three sisters,Brenda Chalker, Cathy Han-son and Judy McDaniel, all ofDublin; grandchildren, LeeMorgan, Michael Morgan,Megan Howard, JamesHoward Jr., Destiny Howard,Jesse Howard and RavenChalker; and three great-grandchildren, Aliyah Mor-gan, Drake Morgan and Pais-ley Judd.
Stanley Funeral Home andCrematory/Dublin Chapelhave charge of funeralarrangements. If you wouldlike to sign the online registerbook please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor you may call the StanleyFuneral home 24 hour obitu-ary line 272-0106 for updates.
———Willie Ruth Joseph
Ms. Willie Ruth Joseph ofEast Dublin, passed away onSaturday, Feb. 20, 2016. Funer-al arrangements are incompleteandwill be announced later. Thefamily will be receiving friendsat 342 Pecan Place, East Dublin.
Services by Dudley FuneralHome of Dublin
www.servicesbydudley.com———
Dorothy B. Carr
Mrs. Dorothy Louise Ben-nett Carr, age 84, of Eastman,Ga., died Saturday, Feb. 20,2016.
Funeral services will beheld at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb.25, at Southerland FuneralChapel, with interment inGresston Holiness ChurchCemetery.
Mrs. Carr was a member ofGresston Baptist Church anda retired employee of the Stateof Georgia Dodge County Ser-vice Center. She was daugh-ter of the late Marietta Sur-rency Bennett and Lacey Ben-nett and widow of Herman B.Carr.
Survivors: Daughters –Bobbie Jo Hendrix, WandaCobb, Gnann Smith, and Ani-ta Purser; Sons – Vic Carrand John Lacey Carr; StepDaughter – Betty Jean Bates;Step Son – Vernon Carr; 26Grandchildren and NumerousGreat-Grandchildren; Sisters– Shirley Godwin and PatMessick.
The family will receivefriends in Southerland Funer-al Chapel from 6-8 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 24.
Stokes-Southerland Funer-al Home of Eastman hascharge of arrangements.www.stokes-southerland.com
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Stephen Blocker
Memorial services for Mr.Stephen Blocker, of Madison,Tenn., formerly of Dublin,were held on Monday, Feb. 22,2016, in Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. Blocker, who passedaway on Feb. 17, 2016, was a1968 graduate of Oconee HighSchool. He was preceded indeath by his parents, Felixand Mary Blocker, and by fourbrothers and three sisters.
Stephen leaves to cherishhis memories his wife, FloraKinzer Blocker, and twodaughters, Stephanie andErin Blocker, all of Nashville;two brothers, Harold Blocker,of Nashville, and DonaldBlocker, of Miami, Fla.; andtwo sisters, Dorothy BlockerTaylor and Marie BlockerHolder, of Dublin.
Please post condolences atwww.terrellbroadyfuneralhome.com.
This announcement is cour-tesy of Dudley Funeral Homeof Dublin.
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Jerry Screws
Mr. Jerry Screws, age 69, ofDublin died Sunday, Feb. 21,2016 at Medical Center ofCentral Georgia after a briefillness. He was a native ofGlenwood, living in Dublin forthe past 20 years.
Mr. Screws was a drywallinstaller for Right Way Dry-waller of Macon. He served inthe United States Army withtwo tours in Vietnam. He wasBaptist by faith.
Mr. Screws was preceded indeath by his parents, RobertClarence and Mary LauverniaScrews.
Mr. Screws is survived byhis wife, Barbara Screws ofDublin; daughter, BrandyFields of Norfolk, Va.; three
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The ThomasFamily
DEAR ABBY: No matterwhat I do, I am never satis-fied. I have a great wife andtwo great kids, and yet I al-ways feel like I could havedone better with my life. I goto work and no matter howhard I work, I feel like I neverget recognition for it. When Igo out with friends, we have agreat time, but I never feellike I am really part of thegroup. I feel like the outcastwho gets invited just so theywon't feel bad.
I don't know why I feel thisway. I do suffer from depres-sion and have spoken to a spe-cialist. People often tell methat I spread myself too thinand never relax enough to en-joy my success. But how can Irelax when I always feel un-satisfied with my efforts? --JUST NOT SATISFIED
DEAR NOT SATISFIED: Away to do that would be tostart by examining why youare so hard on yourself.Whether it was caused by par-ents who didn't give you thevalidation you needed whilegrowing up or a lack of self-es-teem, until you understandwhy you are hurting yourselfthis way, your problem won'tbe resolved. You say you havespoken to "a specialist" aboutyour depression. Perhaps it'stime for another visit and achat about what's really both-ering you.
DEAR ABBY: Years agowhen I was married, I boughta beautiful two-carat solitairering as a sign of my accom-plishment at work. Now thatI'm divorced, I continue towear the ring on my weddingring finger.
I love the ring, but mymother and friends say I amchasing away suitors who mis-take it for an engagementring. Do you agree with them?I don't want to wear this onany other finger and have noplans to give it up. -- STUB-BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA
DEAR STUBBORN: I agreewith your mother and yourfriends that what you're doingsends a wrong message. Whena woman wears a diamond onthe third finger of her lefthand in this culture, it meansthat she's not available.Nowhere have I ever heardthat it signifies that she's suc-cessful at work.
However, I am puzzledabout one thing: Can youplease explain, since yourefuse to wear the ring on an-other finger or give it up, whyyou are asking me for advice?
DEAR ABBY: My husbandtalks out loud and carries on
conversations with himself.Sometimes when I'm in anoth-er room, I hear him talking,and I think he must be on thephone or that someone is here.
One time he was outsideand speaking so loudly Ithought a neighbor haddropped by, so I asked himwhich one. He admitted hewas only talking to himself.
Is this a brain disorder, andis there a name for it? -- CU-RIOUS IN THE EAST
DEAR CURIOUS: I don'tthink it's a brain disorder, soquit worrying. When I do this-- and I admit that I some-times do -- and my husbandmentions it, I tell him I'mtalking to the person who un-derstands me the best. (If itwas something to worry about,I would probably have beencertified long ago.)
P.S. If this bothers you, askhim to speak more softly.
Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips, andwas founded by her mother,Pauline Phillips. Contact DearAbby at www.DearAbby.comor P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange-les, CA 90069.
Ever-present doubt preventsman from fully enjoying life
DDeeaarr AAbbbbyy
Obituaries
Marie WestoverJeffery RozierTerry OrangePaul Carroll
Shelia Rozar JordanDanyell D. O’Neal
Birthdays
brothers, Virgil Screws of De-land, Fla., Robert Screws andwife Julie of Lyons, and Ron-nie Screws and wife Earlene ofGlenwood; three sisters, KayAvery of Dublin, Sandy Bur-roughs of Oswego, N.Y., andMabre Johnson of Dublin; un-cle, Ken Alligood and wifeLouise of Waco, Texas; andtwo grandchildren. Manynieces, nephews and other rel-atives also survive.
Memorial services for JerryScrews will be Wednesday,Feb. 24, 2016, at 11 a.m. atStewart Rosier Funeral Ser-vice Glenwood Chapel withthe Rev. W. R. Connell offici-ating. The family will receivefriends following the service.
Stewart-Rosier FuneralService Glenwood Chapel is incharge of funeral arrange-ments.
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Charles E. Ward
Charles E. Ward, age 91, ofDublin, passed away on Sun-day, Feb. 21, 2016.
Services will be held at 11a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23,2016 in the Chapel ofTownsend Brothers FuneralHome. Burial will follow inHopewell United MethodistChurch Cemetery. The Rev.Kelly Maddox will officiate.The family will receive friendsfrom 10 a.m. until funeralhour at Townsend BrothersFuneral Home.
Pallbearers will be JustinVeal, Melvin Veal, Joe Belch-er, Abner Belcher, Brett Ra-gan and Mike Kilgore.
Mr. Ward was of the Bap-tist faith and a Veteran of theUnited States Navy and CoastGuard. He was the son of thelate Matthew C. Ward and thelate Julia Davis Ward. In ad-
dition to his parents, he waspreceded in death by his wife,Frances Bass Ward; sisters,Jennie Pate Ward, Audie MaeKilgore and Evelyn Rogersand brothers, Carlton Ward,Douglas Ward, Julian Wardand Oscar Ward.
He is survived by his sister,Mildred Hart of Dublin, andseveral nieces and nephews.
Please visitwww.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the online memori-al registry.
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Barbara LeeVaughn
A memorial service will beheld for Barbara Lee Vaughn,age 82, of Dublin, at 1 p.m.Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, atHenry Memorial PresbyterianChurch. The Rev. MarkGeorge and Terry Evans willofficiate. Mrs. Vaughn diedMonday, Feb. 22, 2016.
Mrs. Vaughn was a pastmember of Dublin Girls Cotil-lion, Dublin Service League,DAR, serving as past Regentfor the John Laurens Chapter,
Daughters of ColonialColonists, Colonial Dames ofthe 17th Century, UDC, andDaughters of the ColonialClergy. She attended MiddleGeorgia College, and Univer-sity of Georgia, and was amember of Alpha Delta PISorority at UGA. Mrs.Vaughn enjoyed genealogy,antiques, bridge, and activi-ties at her church. She lovedher “fur babies” and was thebiggest fan at her daughter’shorse shows.
Mrs. Vaughn was precededin death by her husband, Don-ald Orin Vaughn Sr., son,Donald Orin Vaughn Jr., andparents, Dr. George Rozier Sr.,and Eloise Hodges Lee.
Survivors include herdaughter and son-in-law, LeeAnn Vaughn and Michael Ter-ry Evans Sr., of Dublin;grandson and his wife,Michael Terry Jr. and TannerCochran Evans, of Woodstock;granddaughter and her hus-band, Donna Evans and DavidPaul Feuerbach, of Cumming;great grandchildren, AsherLee Evans, Jude MichaelEvans, Isaac James Evans,Arlie Anna Evans and JadenEvan Feuerbach; brother andhis wife, Dr. George Rozier Jr.and Nancy Lee; nephews, Dr.George Rozier Lee III andBrents Hayden Lee; and niece,Barbara Anita Scurry Lee.
In lieu of flowers, the fami-ly asks that donations may bemade to Serenity Hospice, 520Hillcrest Pkwy, Dublin, GA31021 or Henry MemorialPresbyterian Church, 511Bellevue Ave., Dublin, GA31021.Please visitwww.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the online memori-al registry.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 3aThe Courier Herald
Irishettes win class AA tournament berthLOOKING BACK... 50
YEARSDUBLINCOURIERHERALD
FEB. 23, 1966
HARRIETT CLAXTON
IRISHETTES WIN CLASSAA TOURNAMENT
BERTHThe Dublin Irishettes won
a berth in the State Class AAgirls' tournament, the firsttime this has been accom-plished in modern basketballhistory here, by defeatingLowndes County, the No.1team from Region 1-AA westin the semifinal round of the1-AA finals last night atTifton, 63-54. Coach MarvinTarpley declared this morningthat "this was our biggest vic-tory of the year." One more biggame remains for theIrishettes, their battle tonightwith Dodge County. They havevoiced their determination towin this one in order to vindi-cate themselves after losing tothe Squaws last week in the 1-AA East finals. Whereas lastweek the Irishette forwardscouldn't find the bottom of thebasket and were held to only 6field goals by the Squaws, lastnight against Lowndes Coun-ty, they hit 22 fielders for 47percent and were never be-hind as they vanquished thegirls from Lowndes.
Diane Wolfe drove for a lay-up and then pitched in one ofher long shots to give theIrishettes a 4-0 lead and thatwas as close as LowndesCounty could get until with2'46" to play, they narrowedthe gap to 55-52. But at thispoint Carol Kellerman (21),stellar Lowndes forwardfouled out and Connie Wardmade good both free throws.This sealed Lowndes County'sdoom, and when HarrietCombs pushed through twofield goals from near the freethrow strip, the Irishettes hadit won.
Ward averaged 30 pointsper game last year while doingmost of the shooting for Adri-an, and it was 30 points shescored last night in leadingthe Irishette charge. TheDublin senior threw in 6 fieldgoals and 18 of 21 free throwsfor 21 point. She scored 6-13-4-7.
Captain Combs made herpresence felt throughout alsoand especially in the last halfwhen she tallied 14 points.She made 10 field goals andone of three free throws for 21points. She went 4-3-8-6.
Wolfe started fast with 6points in the first quarter,then tapered off to 2 each inthe last three quarters, butCoach Tarpley called her floorgame as "excellent, the bestwe've had this year" in de-scribing her play. JeannieStephens did not score buthelped the Irishette causewhen she was used.
"Our guards turned ingreat games " Coach Tarpleysaid, "especially JimmieCanady, who brought the ballup about as well as I've everseen it done. Sharon Kay Row-land, Susan Bracewll andJoanne Wilson (who alsoplayed) were terrific holdingthe high-scoring LowndesCounty forwards so that wecould give our forwards theball enough times to win."
Many Dublin fans were inthe stands to cheer theIrishettes, and more are ex-pected to be on hand tonight.
VALENTINE KINGAND QUEEN NAMEDThe FFA/FHA King and
Queen were recently namedat a ceremony at East LaurensHigh School. Vickie Collins,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. NedCollins, was crowned Queenby last year's Queen, PamRawls, and Kenneth Thomas,son of Mr. and Mrs. A.M.Thomas, was crowned King byGregg Moorman, last year'sKing.
Sponsors of the FFA andFHA clubs are Mr. and Mrs.E.H. Fulford.
TEACHER RETIRESAFTER LONG TEACHING
CAREERA Dublin woman has re-
tired from a long teaching ca-reer which covers almost 38years in the county as well asin Dublin schools. Daughter ofthe late Mr. and Mrs. W.M.Bales, whose large home wasat the corner of North Churchand Moore streets and waswhere she was born, she isMrs. Jim Lord, nee Miss NelleBales, born the ninth child andnow the only one living. Sheattended first and secondgrades here in Dublin, and herfirst teacher was the late MissCallie Johnson who boarded inthe Bales' home.
She began her teaching ca-reer at Poplar Springs nearhere, then at Dudley, NewBethel, Dexter, Condor, EastLaurens, Central Elementaryin Dublin and Saxon Heightshere. Superintendents underwhom she taught were the lateR.L. Sumner, the late TalHicks, Elbert Mullis, Mrs. An-nie Parkerson, L.H. Cook,Hilton Davidson and CitySchool Superintendent S.R.Lawrence.
In 1941 she was married toJ.E. Lord, and they have onechild, a daughter, Mrs. W.H.Davis of Albany, who is follow-ing her mother's example as ateacher as well as that of herlate aunt and her late grand-mother.
Mrs. Lord is a member ofthe Jefferson Street BaptistChurch and has been active inSunday school, baptist train-ing union and vacation bibleschool work. The good she hasdone is immeasurable, it wasstated. Attestations frommany of her former pupils arethat her tutoring has inspiredcountless children to go farafield in their careers.
She recalls that for 12 yearsshe taught for $45 per monthon a seven-month term. Oneyear the schools closed down inFebruary due to lack of funds,and people in the communitymet and promised the teachershams, chickens, eggs, milk andother produce if they wouldcontinue teaching. One monthshe received only $12 in pay-ment. She is a graduate of theWoman's College of Georgia,attending Saturday classesuntil she received her degree.
HONOR JACKETS GIVENTO SENIORS
In chapel ceremonies atDublin High School, white andgreen "D" jackets were given tothe following students whohad made honor roll statusduring their entire high schoolcareers: Lynn Duncan, GwenLord, Diane Burch, JohnSmyth, Phyllis Martin,Lawrence Odom, Julia Ten-nant, Sheryl Hudson, BrendaThompson, Katie Scarbor-ough, Janice Tanzine and Ani-ta Beall.
It was also announced thatJohn Smyth and Julia Ten-nant were National MeritScholarship winners.
KIN SHACKELFORDCELEBRATES SIXTH
BIRTHDAYOn Sunday afternoon, Feb.
20, Kin Shackelford celebratedhis sixth birthday at the homeof his parents, Mr. and Mrs.Siddney C. Shackelford at1508 Stonewall St. by invitinghis neighborhood friends. Af-ter both indoor and outdoorgames were played, they en-joyed ice cream and birthdaycake. Music and songs weregiven by some of the more mu-sical of the group before thehonoree opened his birthdaygifts.
Enjoying the occasion wereKen Shradar, Jim Hahn, LeeAnn and Donnie Vaughn, Vick-ie and Harold Horton, Bill andLynn Josey and Judy Maffett.
PARNASSUS CLUBHOLDS MONTHLY
MEETING WITH MRS.CARL NELSON
The Club Woman's Collectwas read in unison by mem-
bers of the Parnassus Club atthe February meeting held inthe home of president Mrs.Carl K. Nelson. After the shortbusiness session, Mrs. J.A.Durden was presented by pro-gram chairman Mrs. L.J. Pow-ell. She reviewed the Sean O'-Casey play, "The Plough andthe Stars," the sixth presenta-tion of the year's program on"Treasures of the Modern The-atre."
A social hour was enjoyed atthe close of the program witharrangements of red carna-tions in a bronze cupidepergne on the dining tablecarrying out the Valentine mo-tif. Mrs. Celeste Higginboth-am served coffee and daintycakes topped with minaturecandy hearts. Other hostesseswere Mrs. W.H.Champion andMrs. Milo Smith.
Members present wereMesdames S.M. Alsup, GeorgeBarbre, Bowman Barr, B.E.Brown, Robert Buchan, W.H.Champion, Guy Cochran, M.G.Combs, J.A. Durden, MalcolmFincher, J.K. Griffin, CelesteD. Higginbotham, Tracy Hill,James Hughes, Virginia J.Lawrence, James A. Layton,Bluford B. Page, L.J. Powel,C.H. Prince, Vivian Register,W.T. Roach, Leo Scarborough,Walter Sims, Milo Smith Sr.andMisses Louise Buchan andIlah Burch. Mrs. W.C. Brownwas welcomed as a new mem-ber.
CADWELL SEVENTHGRADE ELECTSOFFICERS
Jerry Mobley has beenelected president of the Cad-well seventh grade. Vice pres-ident is Kay Parkerson; JoetteWilliams, secretary; Joel Alli-good, treasurer; and RickyBerry, social chairman.
SCOUTS HOLD COURTOF HONOR
To begin Boy Scout Week,the Scouts of Troop 65 andPost 65, their parents, theirleaders and their sponsorsheld a court of honor at BrownRestaurant. Members of thepost opened the meeting withan impressive Citizenship Cer-emony with narration by BillyWestover.
The Tenderfoot badge waspresented to Ricky Barbee andto Jeffrey Yates. Second classbadges went to Frank Ayres,Benny Bracewell, Ben Dixon,Joe Hall, Johnny Layton, BradSmith and Ralph Stewart.
First Class badge was given toJohn Pike and Star badges toBilly Ayres and Bill Westover.
Merit badges were present-ed as follows: Public Health,Jimmy Ayres; Personal Fit-ness, Billy Ayres, Allen David-son, Brookey Maddox; Camp-ing, Ralph Stewart, John Pike,Billy Westover; Soil and WaterConservation, Billy Westover,who also earned Citizenship inthe Nation, First Aid, Forestry,Public Health, Reading andSafety.
Patrol Leader badges werepresented to Ralph Stewart,Wolf Patrol and Joe Hall, Ea-gle Patrol; Assistant Patrolbadges went to Ben Dixon,Wolf Patrol and to BennyBracewell, Eagle Patrol.
Post 65 badges of officewere presented to officers, asfollows: President, Jim Ayres,vice president, Billy Ayres; sec-retary, Brookey Maddox; andquartermaster, Teddy San-tarone.
Scoutmaster and post advi-sor Burton Ayres presented ascouting lapel pin to associateadvisor E.F. Josey. Assistantscoutmaster and associate ad-visor Don Lamb Jr. was unableto attend due to illness, andthe scouts all wished him anearly recovery.
Year pins were presented asfollows: one-year, BennyBracewell, Ben Dixon, andBrad Smith; two-year, FrankAyres, Ralph Stewart, JohnnyLayton and Chris Price; three-year, Billy Westover andRichard Allen; four-year, BillyAyres; five-year, Brookey Mad-dox and Allen Davidson, andseven-year, Jimmy Ayres.
Representing the sponsorcommittee were Mr. EdisonHarbin, Sr., Mr. Ralph Mal-lard, Mr. E.F. Moxley, Mr. SamSwinson, the Rev. C.K. Everettand Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Joseyand Dottie.
Troop and Post 65 are spon-sored by the Wesley Men'sBible Class of First MethodistChurch.
H.E.C. MEETSWITH MRS. SMITH
The regular monthly meet-ing of the Progressive HomeEconomics Club met for theFebruary meeting with Mrs.Wade Smith at the V.A. Cen-ter. She brought the devotion-al, and Mrs. Beeman Keenconducted the business sessionwith the minutes and roll call.Mrs. Grace Kilgore was givena warm welcome as a visitor.
The program on "Garden-ing" was presented by Mrs.L.H. Harville, Mrs. W.L.Holmes and Mrs. W.S. Reese.A demonstration on pillowmaking was given by Harvillein the absence of the homedemonstration agent, MissNell Daniel.
A social hour followed withthe hostess serving deliciousrefreshments. Present wereMrs. M.F. Beall Sr., Mrs. M.F.Beall Jr., Mrs. Harville, Mrs.Holmes, Mrs. Keen, Mrs.J.Felton Pierce, Mrs. W.S.Reese, Mrs. Wade L. Smith,Mrs. Ossie Wicker and Mrs.Kilgore.
BAND STUDENTSIN STATESBORO
FOR TWO-DAY MUSICCLINIC
The First CongressionalDistrict of the Georgia MusicEducation Association held itsannual Wind and PercussionInstrument Clinic at GeorgiaSouthern College in States-boro. Each student participat-ing in this event was tested forproficiency on his individualinstrument, and those scoringhigh enough were asked toparticipate in this clinic. Theyhad two days of continuousband rehearsals under nation-ally known conductors, andthis was climaxed by a massconcert of four instrumentalgroups.
Students participating fromDublin High School Band wereJimmy Allgood, Linda Ander-son, Vicki Arnold, Carl Beding-field, James Bidgood, EmmettBlack, Nancy Bobbitt, CaroleCalvert, Diane Cauley, LarryClements, Steve Collins, AnneCombs, Greg Cox, Dedie Cur-ry, Connie Dominy, TerryEvans, Russell Faulk, LynnGarrett, Beth Golden, JudyHall, Gene Hall, Saralyn Har-rison, Ricky Hales, Van Hay-wood, Karen Hillyer, SallyHudson. Judith Johnson, BobKeen, Letha Kilgore, MargaretLayton, Charles Lee, SammyLowery, Johnny McIntyre,James Monds, George Moore,John Pike, Mary Ann Potts,Glenn Register, ChippyRomeo, Billy Sewell, Leonard
Snipes, Brenda Stapleton,Samille Swinson, Bobby Tate,Neva Taylor, Doris Tennant,Julia Tennant, AthaliaThomas, Connie Wagner,Deedie Watson, Alan Wolfe,Jimmy Wyatt and LynnYates.
Dublin Junior High SchoolBand attendants were ToneySimmons, Lewis Smith, Cyn-thia Crafton, Wanda Cole-man, Beverly Smith, VickieHall, Jan Garnto, Mary JeanEdwards, Kenny Franks, Du-Bose Porter, Tom Patterson,Martha Smyth, Bonnie But-ler, Beth Bussell, PatriciaWagner, Candace Cullens,Florence Hilburn, DonnieWatson, Jan Simpson, NancyHood, Elizabeth Hicks, MikeGay, Sue Couey, Sally Small-ey, Chris Rowe, Debra Shep-ard, Clyde Devaney, ConnieSnellgrove, Sandy Stewartand Allen Tindal.Laurens County Band atten-dants were Connie Lord,Beth Hadden, SharonHolmes, Kenneth Forkey,Tommy Veall, Jimmy Man-ning, Allen Rountree, JamesDarcy, Terry Cook and SonnyWilkes.
First Chairs were awardedto Connie Wagner, NancyBobbitt, Van Haywood, LynnYates, Sally Hudson, ToneyMonds, Terry Evans, GlennRegister, Johnny McIntyre,Allen Rountree, Jimmy Bid-good, Elizabeth Hicks, ChrisRowe, Jimmy Allgood, WandaColeman, Leonard Snipesand Kenny Franks.
The group was accompa-nied by Mrs. Robert Ander-son, Mrs. James Layton, Mrs.Ralph Haywood, Mrs. JohnHambrick and Mr. JamesWilloughby.
LAURENS HIGH SCHOOLCHEERLEADERS NAMED
The following girls havebeen named as Cheerleadersat Laurens High School:Glynda Crawford, GlendaWilliams, Nancy Colter, Bev-erly Murkerson, SherylAvant, Karen Fordham, Con-nie Butler and Peggy Rawl-ins.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) —Los Angeles police say aphoto they circulated of twopeople taken with a stolenKindle has led to its return.
Police released the photoThursday that had uploadedautomatically to the owner'scloud account. It showed aphoto of a man and a womanwho apparently visitedchurch on Ash Wednesdaybecause she had a smudge ofash on her forehead.
Police say a few hours lat-er the 26-year-old man in
the picture returned theKindle, and it has been re-turned to the owner. Thewoman in the photo was theman's mother, who policesay had nothing to do withthe theft.
Police Capt. Paul Vernonsays there was family pres-sure on the man to returnthe tablet because his moth-er was in the picture.
Police say they'll seek amisdemeanor charge for theman.
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Our TakeWhenyouanticipate a crowd coming to your home
foraparty,youthinkofall thethingsyouneedtodotomakeyourhomepresentabletoyourguests.Themainthingyoudo is tidyuptheplace.We are doing the same for our community as we
inviteeveryonetocometoDublinandplaywithusdur-ing our 51st Annual Dublin-Laurens St. Patrick'sFestival.Weare invitingeveryonetoourhome,so it istimeto tidyuptheplace.The 51st Annual Dublin-Laurens County St.
Patrick'sFestivalhasbegun.WiththeselectionofMissSt. Patrick's this past weekend and official eventsbeginning thisupcomingweekend,wearewell onourway. It will all culminate with Super Saturday, onMarch19with theparadeand theartsandcrafts fes-tival among themanyotheractivitiesplanned for thisyear.It is like having a party and inviting the world to
come visit your home.Now-a-days, people seem to beall too comfortable to throw litter out of their carwin-dows. Just because your lottery ticket did not win, itdoesnotmeanyoushouldjustthrowitoutthecarwin-dow.Justbecauseyouhavefinishedthemealyouordered
inahurryfromafastfoodrestaurant,itdoesnotmeanyoujustthrowthebagoutthetruckwindow.Thatdia-per you just changed, please take it homeandplace itinthetrashcaninsteadofthrowingitouttheminivan'swindow.Wehaveall seen this too often. In just a fewweeks,
theBradfordpeartreeswillbeinfullbloomalongwiththe dogwoods and the azaleas. Having our festival inthe spring is a great time to host everyone here. It istrulyoneoftheprettiesttimesoftheyearinDublinandLaurensCounty.Asweget ready to paint the towngreen, let's think
green, too. Let's collectively pickup the litter thathasamassedoverthemonths,andlet'sgetreadytohaveagreat,bigpartyhereatourhome.Justlikewhenyouhaveeveryonetoyourhouse,you
tidy up. Let's tidy up here and make this year's St.Patrick'sFestivaloneofthebestandcleanest,oraswelike tosay, oneof the "greenest" ineverywaypossible.
--DuBosePorter
Let’s tidy up the town
One of the more interestingsemi-public power plays duringthis year’s General Assembly hasbeen between legislators and theBoard of Regents. Georgia’sConstitution insulates the Boardof Regents and thus theUniversity System of Georgiafrom direct political influence.
This is to keep the whims ofmodern politics from imposingundue influence of academics andadmissions,which couldultimate-ly jeopardize accreditation.
The input legislatorshaveoverthe system is usually limited toone line item in the state budgetthat funds the entire system, plusany specific projects that makethe short list for funding throughthe state’s annual bond package.
There’s evidence that legisla-torswould like toexertmore influ-ence over the University system,especially with regards to risingtuition rates.
Early in the session, Rep.David Stover of Newnan filed abill that would change the mem-bers of the Board of Regents frombeing appointees of the governorto being elected. His reasoningincluded tuition increases at“more than twice the rate of infla-tion.”
House Whip Matt Ramseyfrom neighboring Peachtree Cityhas filedaproposed constitutional
amendment that would limittuition increases to the rate ofinflation. The actual power to settuition under his bill would ulti-mately revert to the legislature’sHigher Education committeesshould a request for an increasemore than the annual rate ofinflation be requested by theRegents.
Both bills reflect a growingpublic frustration with the risingcost of higher ed. And it’s clearthat the costs of a university edu-cationhave been increasing fasterthan inflation for well over adecade.
The problem with both bills isthat they treat the State ofGeorgia’s schools as if they are inan isolatedmarket. They are not.
Using the flagship schools forGeorgia and our neighboringstates, it’s clear that we are notalone. The tuition for an in-statestudent at UGA has increased147 percent from the 05-06 schoolyear to this term, but tuition atthe University of Tennessee hasincreased 180 percent during thatsame period. The Universities ofFlorida, Alabama and NorthCarolina have increased 134 per-cent, 119percentand110percent,respectively. Only the Universityof SouthCarolinahasmanaged tokeep tuition from doubling, buttheir base tuitionwas also 58 per-
cent higher than that of UGA adecade ago.
While some like to blame theHOPE scholarship for injectingthe money into the UniversitySystem and inflating overallprices, it’s clear that our collegesare part of a national trend.
One need look little fartherthan the $1 trillion in outstandingstudent loan debt to understandthat there is a pipeline of moneyfilling all schools’ coffers.
Regents would also like topoint out that the years of thesharpest tuition increases werefor the2009,2010and2011schoolyears which were not, coinciden-tally, the toughest years ofGeorgia’s budget cuts.
Legislators still chafe at the
notion that while other stateagencies made drastic cuts to ser-vices, many schools passed muchof their budget cuts along to theircustomers in the form of highertuition payments.
Regardless, it appears thatregents have gotten the not sosubtle message of the proposedlegislation. University SystemChancellor Hank Huckabeeannounced last week thatGeorgia’s colleges and universi-ties will not see a tuition increasefor the 2016-2017 year. Itremains to be seenwhether this isenough to stave off either Stoveror Ramsey’s bills, or to put anyadditionalmomentum behind thebill that would legalize casinos inGeorgia – adding additional
money into the UniversitySystem via the HOPE program.
While legislators have theattention of college administra-tors, however, perhaps theyshould be asking for differentmeasures.
It may be difficult to maintainthe quality of Georgia’s schoolswithout matching the nationalmarket for labor talent, but per-haps Georgia could become amodel for maximizing the state’sreturn on college investment.
Representative Jan Jones hasa bill that wouldmake it easier tokeep the HOPE scholarship forstudents taking STEM and otherharder course choices. This is agreat start.
The state should be investingmore into graduates who will bebest prepared for high paying,high demand career tracks.
The USG should go one stepfarther and implement mandato-ry career counseling and loanrepayment modeling for all stu-dents beginning their freshmanyear. Students should be provid-ed placement data for those intheir majors, correspondingexpected salaries, and a supple-mental budget showing their pro-jected discretionary income dur-ing the years they will be payingoff their student loans.
Georgia is doing a good job of
getting students into ouruniversi-ties despite the rising tuition.
It’s now time to ask our col-leges to match these students tomajors that employers demand,or be truthful with those whoselect less than lucrative options.
Having students pursuemajors not in demand will onlyset them up for a standard of liv-ing lower than the one they areexperiencing on borrowed moneywhile in school.
Let’s be honest with them upfrontabout that, rather thenwait-ing until wehand themadiplomaand payment book.
I had the privilege to speakto several hundred educatorsin Atlanta last week. I wasthere to talk about my experi-ences as a member of theEducation ReformCommission but, as is mywont, I soon deviated off thepurpose for which I had beeninvited to speak and intounchartered waters. Whichraises a question: Why do Ispend so much time preparingspeeches if I am not going touse them? I must ask myselfthat sometime. I would beinterested in the answer.
I told the group this wasnot my first education reformrodeo. Thirty-one years ago, Iwas privileged to be a part ofan effort by then-Gov. JoeFrank Harris to establish anew funding formula for pub-lic schools known as QualityBasic Education, or QBE. Thedifference in that experienceand this one is like butter andbutterflies. Totally different.
Gov. Harris, one ofGeorgia’s most underratedgovernors and one of its mosteffective, made it clear to allthat he wanted the QualityBasic Education Act passed.No exceptions. No excuses.My job was to help build thebroadest statewide coalitionpossible and to keep any oppo-sition on the defensive. Wedid. QBE passed without adissenting vote.
Contrast that with theEducation ReformCommission. Other than aninitial meeting with Gov. Dealat the beginning of our delib-eration last February, we did-
n’t see him again until weturned in our recommenda-tions in December. That eventconsisted of the commission-ers gathering on the steps inthe rotunda of the Capitol fora photo op while the governorcame out of his office lookinglike he was late for the bus,saying a few words that noone on the second row andbeyond could hear and leav-ing with the report, whichincluded my name misspelled.(Note to Gov.’s office: If wecan’t trust you with the littlethings, well, you know … )
The ERC’s recommenda-tions have been delayed ayear, which raises a questionas to what will eventuallyhappen to them. Will you beable to recognize them nextyear? One thing for sure:There is no groundswell ofsupport for the work of thecommission as there was withQBE. In fact, there was moremisinformation than informa-
tion floating around duringour deliberations last year.
There is also nowhere nearthe respect for public educa-tion and for those in the class-room as was the case in 1985.That is not the school-teacher’s fault. This one’s onus. We have watched our soci-ety degenerate into one-fami-ly or no-family homes, kids inpoverty, drugs, child abuse,parental apathy and a gener-al lack of respect for authori-ty. Despite that, we expectour public schools to close thedoor on these problems andeducate children as thoughnothing has happened.
For many of our politi-cians, the answer is to runaway from the problems soci-ety has created – in somecases with their help – andsend kids to private schoolswith public dollars and makeour public schools the educa-tion source of last resort.
This is where I got on mydiatribe with the educators. Itold those assembled thatpublic school detractors arebetter organized and betterfunded than public educationproponents and do a better jobof communicating their mes-sage.
Public education propo-nents are bifurcated. Thereare more groups representingmore slices of public educa-tion than chiggers in a black-berry bush. And they don’talways speak with one voice.
I told the teachers andadministrators that whilethey can’t match the deeppockets of the private-schools-
with-public-money bunch,they are the most potentgrassroots crowd in the state,witness the respect withwhich they are held during anelection year. But they are let-ting the other side define theargument.
I finished by telling theeducators that nothing I saw,said or did as a member of theEducation ReformCommission has lessened mypassion for public educationand for those in the classroomtrying to make a difference inyoung lives and that I hopethe ERC’s efforts will encour-age our policy makers to fixthe problems of public educa-tion, and not be used as anexcuse to run away fromthem.
Public education is in anideological war. The questionis whether or not proponentscan flex their political mus-cles sufficiently and tell theirstory well enough to guaran-tee the strong support ofGeorgia voters. Maybe some-body needs to go talk to JoeFrank Harris to see how it isdone.
You can reach DickYarbrough [email protected]; atP.O. Box 725373, Atlanta,Georgia 31139; online at dick-yarbrough.com or onFacebook atwww.facebook.com/ dickyarb.
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Dublin PoliceDepartment
A Dublin man said he wascut by a knife and then al-most run over by the sameperson on Hester Drive onJan. 30.
Police met the man atFairview Park Hospital inreference to a stabbing. Theman said he had gotten intoan argument about a textwith a cousin. The cousinpulled a black knife andwaved it back and forth un-til it cut the victim on hisleft wrist.
The victim said the manthen tried to run him downin a gold Ford Taurus. Heused a rake to keep distancebetween him and the car.
- Counterfeit money wasused at the Pilot on High-way 441 South on Jan. 31.
- The brake line on agreen Ford Ranger was cuton Cardinal Drive on Jan.31.
- Avon L. Brown, 23, ofDublin, was arrested on a
probation warrant on Veter-ans Boulevard on Jan. 31.
- Aveonia D. Downing, 18,of Dublin, was arrested on aprobation warrant on EastJackson Street on Jan. 31.
Laurens CountySheriff's Office
- A deputy responded toValambrosia Road in refer-ence to an accident betweena green 2002 Toyota Tundraand a tan 2007 Ford Tauruson Jan. 30.
- A portable white andgray dog house and a brownwooden handled knife werestolen at Roundtree MobileHome between Jan. 28 and29.
- A 12-gauge shotgun,money, boxed speakers anddeer camera were stolen on
Highway 441 South betweenJan. 29 and 30.
- A pellet rifle with scopeand shotgun were stolen onArthur Wolfe Road betweenJan. 29 and 30.
- A deputy responded tothe animal clinic in refer-ence to an alarm going off onHighway 441 North on Jan.30.
Editor's note: This infor-mation is public record andwas taken from reports of theDublin Police Departmentand the Laurens CountySheriff's Office. These re-ports do not reflect on theguilt or innocence. An "ar-rest" does not always indicateincarceration. Readers arecautioned that people mayhave similar names. PoliceBeat does not identify minorchildren, victims of sexualassault, suicide attempts ormedical conditions. Casesdismissed do not appear ifthe newspaper is notified be-fore deadline.
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— A gunman who seemed tochoose his victims at randomopened fire outside an apart-ment complex, a car dealer-ship and a restaurant inMichigan, killing six peoplein a rampage that lastednearly seven hours, policesaid.
Authorities identified theshooter as Jason Dalton, a 45-year-old Uber driver and for-mer insurance adjuster whopolice said had no criminalrecord. They could not saywhat motivated him to targetvictims with no apparent con-nection to him or to each oth-er in the Saturday nightshootings.
"How do you go and tell thefamilies of these victims thatthey weren't targeted for anyreason other than they werethere to be a target?" Kala-mazoo County Prosecutor JeffGetting said Sunday at anews conference.
Dalton, who was arrestedin Kalamazoo following amassive manhunt.
Kalamazoo County Under-sheriff Paul Matyas describeda terrifying series of attacksthat began about 6 p.m. Sat-urday outside the Meadowsapartment complex on theeastern edge of KalamazooCounty, where a woman wasshot multiple times. She wasexpected to survive.
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hours later and 15 milesaway, a father and his 17-year-old son were fatally shotwhile looking at cars at thedealership.
Fifteen minutes after that,five people were gunned downin the parking lot of a Crack-er Barrel restaurant, Matyassaid. Four of them died.
"These are random mur-ders," Matyas said.
Dalton was arrested with-out incident about 12:40 a.m.Sunday after a deputy spot-ted his vehicle drivingthrough downtown Kalama-zoo after leaving a bar park-ing lot, authorities said.
Matyas declined to discloseanything found in the vehicleexcept for a semi-automatichandgun.
By midday, authoritieswere investigating a Face-book post that indicated thesuspect was driving for Uberduring the manhunt and hadtaken at least one fare, Get-ting said.
A spokeswoman for Uberconfirmed that Dalton haddriven for the company in thepast, but she declined to saywhether he was driving Sat-urday night.
Uber prohibits both pas-sengers and drivers from pos-sessing guns of any kind in avehicle. Anyone found to be inviolation of the policy may beprohibited from using or dri-ving for the service.
A man who knows Daltonsaid he was a married fatherof two who never showed anysigns of violence.
Gary Pardo Jr., whose par-ents live across the streetfrom Dalton in KalamazooTownship, described him as afamily man who seemed fixat-ed on cars and often workedon them.
"He would go a monthwithout mowing his lawn butwas very meticulous with hiscars," Pardo said, explainingthat Dalton, at times, owneda Chevrolet Camaro and twoHummer SUVs.
Progressive Insurance con-firmed that he once workedfor the company before leav-ing in 2011.
Dalton was an insuranceadjuster who did auto-bodyestimates and once taught anauto-body repair class at anarea community college, saidJames Block, who has livednext door to him for 17 years.
"He loved to do things out-side with his kids" like takingthem for rides on his lawntractor, Block said.
Dalton's wife and childrenwere unhurt, authoritiessaid.
The suspect was in contactwith more than one personduring the rampage, authori-ties said, but they would notelaborate. Prosecutors saidthey did not expect to chargeanyone else.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 6aThe Courier Herald
Hometown NewsDrawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, GA 31040 • [email protected] • 478-272-5522
WLHS celebrating 2016 National FFA WeekThe West Laurens High
School FFA will celebrate Na-tional FFA Week, Feb. 20-27.This year’s theme is Amplify!and it embraces more than 85years of FFA traditions whilelooking forward to the organi-zation’s future. More than halfa million members will partic-ipate in National FFA Weekactivities at local, state andnational levels. These mem-bers have a passion for agri-culture.Designated as National
FFAWeek in 1947, the week ofGeorge Washington’s birthdayis FFA Week and runs fromSaturday to Saturday. FFAWeek gives FFA members anopportunity to educate thepublic about agriculture. Dur-ing the week, chapters con-duct a variety of activities tohelp others in their school andcommunity learn about FFAand agricultural education.West Laurens will celebrateNational FFAWeek by partici-pating in the following activi-
ties:•Teacher AppreciationLuncheon•Dress Up Days•Agricultural Displayand Petting Zoo•School Decorations•Announcements•Games and Prizes•FFA Fun Day•St. Baldrick’sFundraising Bon Fireand SocialToday’s FFA members are
the innovators and leaders oftomorrow. Through agricul-tural and hands-on learning,they are preparing for morethan 300 career opportunitiesin the food, fiber and naturalresources industry.National FFAWeek is spon-
sored by Tractor Supply Com-pany as a special project of theNational FFA Foundation.West Laurens FFA also has
many local sponsors each year.This year some of our majorsponsors and supporters are:Krista G. Anderson - State
Farm, Oconee EMC, RocheFarm and Garden, Ag GeorgiaFarm Credit, Farm Bureauand Laurens County Cattle-men’s Association. We wouldlike to thank these sponsors,along with our individual sup-porters, such as parents,teachers and administrators.The National FFA Organi-
zation provides leadership,personal growth and careersuccess training through agri-cultural education to 629,367student members who belongto one of 7,757 local FFA chap-ters throughout the U.S.,Puerto Rico and the Virgin Is-lands.The National FFA Organi-
zation operates under a feder-al charter granted by the 81stUnited States Congress and itis an integral part of public in-struction in agriculture. TheU.S. Department of Educationprovides leadership and helpsset direction for FFA as a ser-vice to state and local agricul-tural education programs.
From left: Advisor Reed Waldrep, Historian Mason Howard, PresidentBailey Howard, Secretary Abby Green and Advisor Kasey Jackson ac-cept a donation from Alexis Hughes of Oconee EMC from their Round-Up Program. This donation helps fund the annual county livestockshows. (Special photo)
WLHS FFA officers pose with t-shirts that Krista G. Anderson of State Farm donates to the organization each year. (Special photo)
From left: FFA Advisor Kasey Jackson, Jr. Advisor William Wiegand andReporter Gracie Wright accept a portion of the proceeds from the FarmFest held last fall from Kelly Roche of Roche Farm and Garden. (Specialphoto)
Members of the WLHS FFA Floriculture Team speak to the Dublin Gar-den Club about their competition, plants they are growing in the schoolgreenhouse and other events going on at WLHS. (Special photo)
Students learning how to measure trees in one of the Basic Ag. Scienceclasses. (Special photo)
FFA officers and advisors feed all teachers, administrators and employ-ees at an Appreciation Luncheon at West Laurens High School as part ofFFA Week. (Special photo)
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stop it as soon as possible be-fore somebody gets hurt.That's the beauty of thistraining."
If a law enforcement officerdoesn't know how to do thePIT maneuver, he doesn’tneed to chase anyone.
"I had one vehicle less than25 yards up the road before Iturned him around," Harrisonsaid. "The foot chase was on,but I'm not going to let himget up to high speeds wherehe can hurt someone. As thespeeds increase, the dangerincreases."
The 11th Circuit Court ofAppeals ruled that the offend-er who was spun out shouldhave stopped.
"They told him that hebrought it on himself," Harri-son said. "The motoring publicdidn't ask him to drive fast inand out of traffic and endan-ger the public. The deputy hasto make the decision to stophim before the offender hurtsinnocent people. Everybodyelse out there is minding theirown business and didn't askto get run over."
The deputies spent the
first part of the training dayin a classroom. They then dri-ve out to Nathaniel Drive topractice both the PIT maneu-ver and the rolling road block.
"We are wearing helmetsand we have a traffic controlperson on both ends," Harrellsaid. "We don't do any damageto the roadways, and we areable to get traffic through in asafe manner, too. I have abunch of folks call me and askme what's going on. After Itell them they say ‘That's un-derstandable.’”
The LCSO uses older vehi-cles to practice the maneu-vers.
“We use cars that were go-ing to be junked or cars thatwe have seized in drug cases,"Harrell said. "Many times weend up selling them forscrap."
Harrell recalled a situationof a man who had committedmurder. The suspect was try-ing to leave at a high rate ofspeed.
"Thank the good Lord thatwe were able to get law en-forcement officers pretty closeand PIT him," Harrell said."It's good to be able to gethim. Usually when someone
commits a heinous crime likethat, they don’t care whatthey have to do to get away."
He also remembers a timewhen a deputy had to do thePIT maneuver to stop a speed-er trying to get away. Thedeputy had to stop the suspectbecause it was happening soclose to the West LaurensHigh School prom.
"He was headed straightthat way and we had to decideto PIT him," Harrell said. "Wedon't want anyone to get hurt.But you never know whensomething is going to happenand you are going to have todo one of these maneuvers."
The rolling road block isbeneficial also.
"It may be someone goingthe wrong way and we can getthree vehicles around the ve-hicle and box it in," Harrisonsaid. "There will be no vehicledamage and no one gets hurt.If it's low speed, we'll do it.Out on the interstate, it willbe pretty slim to get threeunits together for a rollingroad block. More than likely,if somebody needs to bestopped immediately or some-body is going to get hurt, thenwe are going to PIT them."
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High School. She was spon-sored by State Farm agentJohn Mark Butler.
The 1996 Miss St. Patrick’sQueen Kim Cook served asmistress of ceremonies and the2015 St. Patrick’s Queen Tay-lor Cravey presented awardsand crowned the 2016 queen.
Other award winners forthe evening were as follows:
• First Runner up was Emi-ly Wilkes – received $800scholarship from the St.Patrick’s Festival Committee
• Second Runner up was Lo-gan Gibbs – received $500scholarship from the St.Patrick’s Festival Committee
• Miss Congeniality was Ju-lia King – received $250 schol-arship donated by Morris Bank
• The Scholastic Awardwent the contestant with thehighest academic average.There was a tie between LoganGibbs and Lauren Childerswho both received $250 schol-arships donated by 1st Lau-rens Bank and Atlantic SouthBank.
• Interview Award winnerwas Morgan Kimbrel - received$250 scholarship donated bythe Bank of Dudley
• The People’s ChoiceAward winner was voted on bythe audience and was CarsonBaggett, who received a giftbasket donated by local busi-nesses.
Fancy Dancer provided theevening’s entertainment withseveral engaging dance perfor-mances.
Cravey took a moment to
present a slide show with pho-tos from her reign as queenlast year and thanked severalindividuals and organizations.
She said of her reign as2015 Queen, “St. Patrick’s is atime for family, friends, festi-val and food. Dublin portraysexactly that the entire monthof March. I made so manyfriends throughout the monththat quickly became like fami-ly. These friendships will last alifetime and will always be apart of my life. My experienceas Miss St. Patrick’s Queenwas an unforgettable one.”
Cravey said that the 2016Queen, Kimbrel, has a busy,but unforgettable year aheadof her as her reign begins.
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not challenge the medical ex-aminer's testimony that therewas no way Davis could havebeen injured by accident.
Kellam said the trial courterred by denying his request tocharge on involuntary
manslaughter. He based thison the fact that he had beenplaying and throwing the childon the bed.
The Justices ruled that in-voluntary manslaughter wasnot authorized as a matter oflaw.
Even if the jury accepted
what Kellam said, his conductcould not have been lawfullyplayful but would have onlybeen reckless and criminallynegligent.
The judgement was af-firmed and all of the Justicesconcurred.
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cussing the origins of thephrase “my brother’s keeper.”
The said that there are sev-eral personal attributes onemust have in order to be “abrother’s keeper. “
1. Dedication2. Being an advocate3. BoldnessThe main point that Main-
or emphasized was puttingothers’ needs above one’s owndesires and caring about eachother. He highlighted HarriettTubman as an example of anindividual who made signifi-cant sacrifices in order toserve a humanitarian causeand stand up against oppres-sion.
He said that in order to beeffective, “We must have our
brother’s back. We must beconcerned about their totalwell-being. That requires ded-ication. We must speak up forthose who may be less fortu-nate than we are.”
His message to studentswas overwhelmingly a positiveone as he urged students to bebold advocates for those whoare disenfranchised and whohave no voice.
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Queen
Photos by Kelly Lenz
More scenes from the Miss St. Patrickʼs Scholarship Pageant
Photos by Kelly Lenz
More scenes from the DHS Black History Month event.
By BALI SMITHThe East Laurens Falcons andthe Lucy C. Laney Wildcats pro-vided plenty of baseball action inSaturday afternoon’s double dipat the sports complex in EastDublin. East Laurens won theopener 16-11, while Laney heldoff the charging Falcons to winthe nightcap 11-9 in extrainnings.“We experienced a lot ofbumps and bruises during thedoubleheader,” East Laurenshead coach Gene Mulkey stated,“but we had some of our playersgrow up tonight and realize whatit takes to play varsity baseball.”EL 16, LANEY 11Lucy Laney sent nine battersto the plate, staking the Wildcatsto a 3-0 lead, before the Falconscould get the third out to end thetop half of the first inning. EastLaurens responded by scoringone run in the bottom of the firstto cut the Laney deficit to 3-1going into the second inning.East Laurens’ potent offensewas on display during the bot-tom half of the second, third andfourth innings when the Falconsscored eight, five and two runs totake a commanding 16-6 leadgoing into the top of the fifth
inning. Falcon leadoff hitterAustin Scott set the table for EastLaurens by going 4 for 4 at theplate with a RBI. GavinDonaldson, batting in the fourhole, went 2-4, with three RBIsduring the Game One win.Laney scored four runs in thetop of the fifth to cut the Falconlead to 16-10. East Laurenssophomore Jon Adkins pitchedthe final two innings in relief topreserve the victory for starterCuyler Morris.LANEY 11, EL 9Trailing 4-0 after the top ofthe first, the Falcons again had tostruggle to comeback against thepesky Wildcats from Augusta.Centerfielder Scott collected hisfifth straight hit by beating outan infield grounder to start offthe bottom half of the first. ColbyOwens’ triple plated Scott for theFalcons first run of Game Two. Afly- out to rightfield byDonaldson brought Owenshome. Conner Hobbs reachedfirst on a fielder’s choice andreached third base on twostraight passed balls. Hobbsscored the Falcons’ third run ofthe inning when a grounder wasmishandled by the Laney firstbaseman.
Both baseball squads scoredtwo runs in their halves of thesecond inning, leaving theFalcons trailing the Wildcats 6-5.With one out in the top of thethird inning, the East Laurensdefense sparkled when theycompleted a 5-4-3 double play toend Laney’s chance to increasetheir lead.With two outs in the bottomhalf of the third, Seth Newsome
drew a walk and advanced tosecond when Derrien Walkerwas hit by a pitch. A clutch two-out single was delivered by Scottto tie the score at 6-all going into
By RODNEY MANLEYSports EditorEast Laurens had never beat-en the Dublin boys soccer teambefore last season.The Falcons made it two in arow Friday night, scoring twogoals in the finals 20 minutes tobeat the Irish, 3-2, and completea sweep in the Shamrock Bowl.The Lady Falcons won the open-er, 9-0.The early season matchbetween the cross-town rivalscould go a long way in determin-ing the Region 3AA boys race.The teams split their matches aseason ago, and both teams wentto the state playoffs.“The guys dug deep anddecided to win those 50-50 bat-tles,” said Falcons coachJonathan Senn. “We had someguys decide to come on at theright time.”The Irish were up 2-1 whenEast Laurens’ DaQuaviousNelson knotted the score with20:20 to play. A Dublin defenderand goalie appeared to hesitateon a ball bouncing in front of thenet, and Nelson raced betweenthem and kicked it in.Dublin coach Matt Starleysaid the score was essentially anown goal.“”It would have helped if wehad not scored one for them,” hesaid. “They’re a tough team.”The Falcons nearly took thelead three minutes later but had
a goal waved off. Jon Eric Senn,who had scored the Falcons’ firstgoal, boomed a bending kickfrom midfield toward the goal,and Nelson outran the defense tothe ball and kicked it in. Officials,however, ruled that Nelson madecontact with the goalie.Nelson gave the lead for realwith 7:29 to play when he gotbehind the defense for his sec-ond.Dublin was playing withoutreturning starter Bryant
Vesprille, who was on crutches.Still, the Irish had their chances,Starley said.“We had so many opportuni-ties with our set pieces and wedidn’t capitalize. We just didn’tput the ball in the goal.”The two-time defendingregion champion Lady Falconshad little difficulty finding thenet in the opener.Hannah Theriault scored fivegoals, and Julia Watson scoredthree. Kendra Delgado scored
the other East Laurens goal.“We did what we wanted todo. We came out and playedhard,” said coach Chris Robinson.“I’m real pleased with this team.I like their effort, and the seniorleadership we’re getting fromBaja Harvey and Julia Watson.“They work hard in practice,and they work hard in the games.They get better each practice,better each game. That’s all youcan ask as a coach. A lot of girlsare getting to play, and the rea-son they’re getting to play isthey’re giving great effort atpractice.”
By RODNEY MANLEYSports EditorFiffteen minutes after hisFighting Irish had knocked offGreater Atlanta Christian onSaturday night to advance in theAA state playoffs, Dublin headcoach Paul Williams was still inthe hallway just off the court,pausing for congratulatory hugsfrom friends and fans.The coach was trying to get tothe locker room to celebratewith his team after their 101-88victory, but his attention wasalready on Dublin’s Elite 8 oppo-nent.“Let’s find out who won,”Williams said to assistant coachVincent Davis, “and let’s getsome game film on them.”The Irish, now 25-4, move onto play Monticello on Thursdaynight at Georgia College & StateUniversity. If the Hurricaneshope to make the Final Four,they must do something GreatAtlanta Christian and, beforethat, Bryan County could not —figure out how to cool off thered-hot Irish.With a barrage of 3-pointers,Dublin opened up a 50-34 half-time lead, then led by as many as
21 in the second half beforeholding off a late charge by theSpartans that cut the lead to five.GAC used its own 3-pointassault to pull within strikingdistance, then fouled repeatedlyduring the final two minutes tostop the clock. But the Irish madethe strategy backfire, makingenough free throws to win goingaway.“If we don’t make our free
throws, it gets very interesting,”said Williams. “The kids playedtheir hearts out.”The key, the coach said he hadstressed to his team, was push-ing up the point total. TheSpartans are a deliberate teamthat had averaged scoring in the60s, a stark contrast to the press-ing, fastbreaking Irish.“We kept preaching, even at
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East Laurens pitcher Cuyler Morris attempts to make a play at homeon a Laney baserunner.
Fighting Irish march on to Milledgeville for Elite 8
Photo by Rodney Manley
FIGHTING IRISH FINISHERPauldo (4) was a perfect 10-for-10 on free throws with the game on the line in the fourth period.
By RODNEY MANLEYSports EditorDublin’s run at the girls ClassAA state title came to a disap-pointing end Friday night whenthe Lady Irish fell to undefeatedModel, 59-27, on the road inRome.The Lady Irish finished theseason 21-10 under first-yearcoach Jaroy Stuckey.Dublin trailed just 12-8 afterthe first period, but Model. now28-0, outscored Dublin 21-4 inthe second to blow the gameopen. The Lady Blue Devils areled by 6-foot-2 sophomore cen-ter Victaria Saxon, who scored 27points in Friday’s win.“Anytime we took a shot inthe paint,” Stuckey said, “theywere altered or blocked (bySaxon).”The Lady Irish lose six seniors— starting guards T’onnaWilliams, Tyanna Askew and AjaBrown and backups Nia O’Neal,Tyonna O’Neal and KeyonnaCato. Dublin will return startingforward Jessica Hollis andKesjiah Wilcher.“We had a pretty good seasonthat hopefully we can build on,”Stuckey said.
Model endsLady Irishrun, 59-27
Dublin takes101-88 winover GAC
See IRISH page 2b
Photos by Rodney Manley
LADY FALCON ATTACKWatson (30) scored three goals and Therialt
(below) scored five in win.Photo by Rodney Manley
WALL OF DEFENSEIrish defend Jon Eric Sennʼs penalty kick.
By JEREMY PAYNEThe Trinity Lady Crusaderspulled out a narrow 39-38 vic-tory over Frederica Academyon Friday afternoon to wrap upthe No. 3 seed from Region2AAA.It was an important win notonly for seeding purposes butalso to gain a bit of paybackagainst the Lady Knights, whohad defeated Trinity on last-second shots twice this season.It was a low-scoring gamethroughout, but especiallythrough the first three quarters,as Trinity led at the half 14-13.The Lady Crusadersoutscored Frederica 11-6 in thethird period to take a 25-19lead into the fourth.The Lady Knights actuallymatched their point output forthe first three quarters in thefinal period with 19, but theLady Crusaders were able holdon for the one-point win.“We played much betterdefense this game. Elizabeth(Heard) played a strong gamedefensively against their bestplayer,” coach Lacey Shepherdsaid after the game.That player was AubryMaulder, Frederica’s seniorpoint guard who holds morethan a dozen Dvision 1 scholar-ship offers. Heard held her to12 points, about half her sea-son average. She scored almost50 in the two regular seasonmeetings but was held to onefirst-half point in this one.
Trinity winsto claimNo. 3 seed
Special to The CourierHeraldThe Dublin Fighting Irishbaseball team picked up its firstwin of the 2016 season, defeat-ing Twiggs County 14-0 in fourinnings at Bush Perry FieldSaturday.The Irish (1-2) pounded outeight hits in the run-rule short-ened contest with the Cobras.Dalton Davis led all hitters withtwo singles and a double andfour total bases. TannerGraham and Cory Mallette eachhad two singles, and Josh Pricehad one single.Trent Leroy picked up thevictory, striking out seven infour innings of work.The Irish returned to actionMonday night at WarnerRobins. Dublin’s next homegame is Friday against BleckleyCounty. First pitch is slated for5:30 p.m.
Irish blankTwiggs, 14-0
EL soccer sweeps Dublin
Falcons split with LaneySee TRINITY page 2b
See FALCONS page 1b
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)— When he was in second grade,Denny Hamlin wrote a letter tohimself wishing for a Daytona500 victory.His childlike cursive stated hewanted to win the race in 1998.Hamlin had to wait considerablylonger, just not as long as teamowner Joe Gibbs.With a Hail Mary moveSunday, Hamlin ended Gibbs' 23-year drought at the Daytona 500.It gave Hamlin his first Daytona500 victory in 10 tries, andToyota its first in "The GreatAmerican Race.""You couldn't have written abetter ending," Hamlin said. "It'sthe pinnacle of my career, forsure."Hamlin pulled out of line witha lap to go and chased downteammate Matt Kenseth. Hestaved off Kenseth's block, andwedged between Kenseth andMartin Truex Jr.
Hamlin stayed in the gas for adoor-to-door dash to the check-ered flag that ended in a photofinish with Truex. He beat Truexby 0.010 seconds, the closest fin-ish in the history of the race."I don't know where thatcame from, I don't know whathappened, I can't even figure outwhat I did," Hamlin said. "It alljust came together. But thiswouldn't be possible if it wasn'tfor Toyotas sticking together allrace long."Gibbs, who in November cele-brated with Kyle Busch theteam's first Sprint Cup title in adecade, won the race for the firsttime since Dale Jarrett in 1993.Gibbs had made it clear thathe had no use for the victorieshis drivers collected in the exhi-bition races leading intoSunday's season-opener —Hamlin and Busch each won onerace in the buildup to the opener.But the three-time Super Bowl-
winning coach was focused onlyon the 500 and his four driversbrainstormed on the best way toget a win."The thrill in football, youcan't get any more excited thanthat, winning a Super Bowl. It'sthe same thrill over here," Gibbssaid. "Most people never get tohave a dream in life. I've had twofrom an occupational standpoint.I'm probably one of the mostblessed guys in the world."Hamlin, Kenseth, Busch andCarl Edwards stuck close togeth-er for most of the race, and theygot assistance from Truex, whobecame a de facto JGR teammatethis year when Furniture RowRacing moved to Toyota.Kenseth led Truex until thefinal lap when Hamlin finallyjumped out of line. Starting a sec-ond line on the outside, Hamlingot a push from Kevin Harvickthat allowed him to catchKenseth. Kenseth tried to throw
a block but Hamlin wedged intothe middle between Kenseth andTruex, and Kenseth had to savehis car from wrecking."The last thing I wanted to dowas wreck off turn four with myToyota teammates and none ofus win," Hamlin said. "We hadtalked about a plan overnight tojust work together, work togeth-er and I've never seen it executedso flawlessly."I said with two to go that wehave to get the team victory no
matter what it takes and I essen-tially was trying to go up thereand block (Harvick) to keep himfrom getting to those guys."But the push from Harvickwas so strong, Hamlin was ableto race for the win.Truex wasn't sure what hecould have done differently."It hurts a little bit. I think theonly thing I should have done dif-ferent was been a little moreaggressive coming to the line,holding Denny up the race track.”
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TODAYCOLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m.CBSSN — Rhode Island atDavidsonESPN2 — Georgia St. atGeorgia Southern
7 p.m.ESPN — Alabama at KentuckyESPNU — LSU at ArkansasESPNEWS — Temple at TulsaSEC — Vanderbilt at Florida
8 p.m.CBSSN — Dayton at SaintLouisESPN2 — Kansas at Baylor
8:30 p.m.BTN — Rutgers at Minnesota
9 p.m.ESPN — Michigan St. at OhioSt.ESPNU — Virginia Tech atBoston CollegeESPNEWS — TCU at TexasTechSEC — Missouri at Mississippi
10 p.m.CBSSN — New Mexico atColorado St.
11 p.m.ESPNU — UNLV at Boise St.
NBA BASKETBALL7 p.m.
NBA — New Orleans atWashington10 p.m.NBA— Brooklyn at Portland
NHL HOCKEY7:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Columbus at DetroitSOCCER2:30 p.m.
FS1 — UEFA ChampionsLeague, Barcelona at ArsenalFS2 — UEFA ChampionsLeague, Bayern Munich atJuventus
8 p.m.FS1 — CONCACAFChampions League, D.C.United at Queretaro
10 p.m.FS1 — CONCACAFChampions League, America atSeattle Sounders
WOMEN'S COLLEGEBASKETBALL
6:30 p.m.BTN — Michigan atNorthwestern
TUESDAYTennis
Wilkinson Co. at Dublin, 5:30p.m.
SoccerDublin at Metter, 5 p.m.Perry at West Laurens,
5:30 p.m.
Prep Schedule
ʻClean & Greenʼ golftournament March 5
Keep Dublin-Laurens Beautiful willhost its 9th annual Clean & Green 4-Person Scramble Golf Tournamenton Saturday, March 5, at RiverviewGolf Course, with a shotgun start at8:30 a.m. Entry fee is $200 per team,and hole sponsorships are availablefor $100 each. For more information,call Steve Brown at 478-277-1408.
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EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division
W L Pct GBToronto 36 18 .667 —Boston 33 24 .579 4½New York 24 33 .421 13½Brooklyn 15 41 .268 22Philadelphia 8 47 .145 28½
Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB
Miami 31 24 .564 —Atlanta 31 26 .544 1Charlotte 29 26 .527 2Washington 25 29 .463 5½Orlando 24 30 .444 6½
Central DivisionW L Pct GB
Cleveland 40 14 .741 —Indiana 30 25 .545 10½Chicago 29 26 .527 11½Detroit 27 29 .482 14Milwaukee 23 33 .411 18
WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division
W L Pct GBSan Antonio 47 9 .839 —Memphis 32 23 .582 14½Dallas 30 27 .526 17½Houston 28 28 .500 19New Orleans 22 33 .400 24½
Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 40 16 .714 —Portland 29 27 .518 11Utah 27 28 .491 12½Denver 22 34 .393 18Minnesota 17 39 .304 23
Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB
Golden State 49 5 .907 —L.A. Clippers 36 19 .655 13½Sacramento 23 31 .426 26Phoenix 14 42 .250 36L.A. Lakers 11 46 .193 39½Sunday's GamesCleveland 115, Oklahoma City 92
New Orleans 111, Detroit 106Boston 121, Denver 101San Antonio 118, Phoenix 111Toronto 98, Memphis 85Charlotte 104, Brooklyn 96Indiana 105, Orlando 102Dallas 129, Philadelphia 103Chicago 126, L.A. Lakers 115Portland 115, Utah 111
Monday's GamesDetroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at New York, 7:30 p.m.Boston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.Golden State at Atlanta, 8 p.m.Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday's GamesOrlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.New Orleans at Washington, 7 p.m.Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.Houston at Utah, 9 p.m.Brooklyn at Portland, 10 p.m.
Wednesday's GamesCharlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m.New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Golden State at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.San Antonio at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Daytona 500Results
The Associated PressSundayAt Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, Fla.Lap length: 2.5 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200 laps,139.1 rating, 45 points.2. (28) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 200, 114.4,
40.3. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 117.2, 39.4. (9) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 100.4,37.5. (10) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 200, 78.6,36.6. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 96.5, 35.7. (14) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200, 100,34.8. (27) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 68.1,33.9. (21) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 76.5,33.10. (8) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 200, 94.3,31.11. (38) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 200,58.2, 31.12. (34) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200, 80.1, 29.13. (13) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 200,81.5, 28.14. (2) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200, 103.1,28.15. (39) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 200,71.5, 26.16. (26) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200,79.7, 26.17. (6) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 200,87.3, 24.18. (37) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200,65.2, 23.19. (7) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200, 82.5, 22.20. (25) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 81.2,22.21. (30) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 200,63.9, 20.22. (19) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 200,59, 19.23. (24) Landon Cassill, Ford, 200, 56.8,18.24. (35) Brian Scott, Ford, 200, 43.2, 18.25. (12) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 57.4, 0.26. (18) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 200,68.3, 15.27. (22) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 200,48.3, 15.28. (23) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 200, 54.3, 13.29. (29) David Ragan, Toyota, 200, 45.8,13.30. (36) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 200, 39.6,12.
31. (33) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 200, 33.5,11.32. (32) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 199,53.3, 9.33. (31) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 199, 48.2,8.34. (15) Greg Biffle, Ford, 198, 57.2, 7.35. (16) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, acci-dent, 184, 50.9, 6.36. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, acci-dent, 169, 79.6, 6.37. (1) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 160, 43.7,5.38. (40) Robert Richardson Jr., Toyota,engine, 135, 27, 3.39. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, accident,91, 36.6, 2.40. (20) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, acci-dent, 91, 34.5, 1.
Race StatisticsAverage Speed of Race Winner: 157.549mph.Time of Race: 3 hours, 10 minutes, 25 sec-onds.Margin of Victory: 0.010 seconds.Caution Flags: 6 for 31 laps.Lead Changes: 20 among 15 drivers.Lap Leaders: C.Elliott 1-3; D.Earnhardt Jr.4-17; Ky.Busch 18-21; D.Earnhardt Jr. 22;R.Newman 23; D.Hamlin 24-57; M.Truex Jr.58; B.Labonte 59; J.Johnson 60-77;Ky.Busch 78-92; D.Ragan 93; M.Waltrip 94;D.Hamlin 95-119; M.Truex Jr. 120; D.Hamlin121-155; A.Dillon 156; B.Keselowski 157;M.Annett 158; B.Scott 159; M.Kenseth 160-199; D.Hamlin 200.Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, LapsLed): D.Hamlin, 4 times for 95 laps;M.Kenseth, 1 time for 40 laps; Ky.Busch, 2times for 19 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 18laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 15 laps;C.Elliott, 1 time for 3 laps; M.Truex Jr., 2times for 2 laps; A.Dillon, 1 time for 1 lap;R.Newman, 1 time for 1 lap; B.Keselowski,1 time for 1 lap; B.Scott, 1 time for 1 lap;M.Annett, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Ragan, 1 timefor 1 lap; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 1 lap;B.Labonte, 1 time for 1 lap.Wins: D.Hamlin, 1.Top 16 in Points: 1. D.Hamlin, 45; 2.
M.Truex Jr., 40; 3. Ky.Busch, 39; 4.K.Harvick, 37; 5. C.Edwards, 36; 6.J.Logano, 35; 7. K.Larson, 34; 8. R.Smith,33; 9. A.Dillon, 33; 10. Ku.Busch, 31; 11.R.Newman, 31; 12. A.Almirola, 29; 13.K.Kahne, 28; 14. M.Kenseth, 28; 15.M.McDowell, 26; 16. J.Johnson, 26.
NASCAR Driver Rating FormulaAmaximum of 150 points can be attainedin a race.The formula combines the following cate-gories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes,Average Running Position While on LeadLap, Average Speed Under Green, FastestLap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
The Top Twenty FiveThe top 25 teams in The Associated Press'college basketball poll, with first-placevotes in parentheses, records through Feb.21, total points based on 25 points for afirst-place vote through one point for a25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Prv1. Villanova (45 ) 24-3 1,604 12. Kansas (20) 23-4 1,580 23. Oklahoma 21-5 1,393 33. Virginia 21-5 1,393 75. Xavier 24-3 1,368 86. Michigan St. 22-5 1,346 87. North Carolina 22-5 1,241 58. Iowa 20-6 1,144 49. Arizona 22-5 1,028 1210. Maryland 23-5 976 611. Louisville 21-6 902 1812. Miami 21-5 851 1113. Oregon 21-6 842 1614. West Virginia 20-7 772 1015. Duke 20-7 674 2016. Kentucky 20-7 627 1417. Iowa St. 19-8 616 1318. Indiana 22-6 571 2219. Baylor 20-7 521 2520. Purdue 21-7 357 1721. Texas A&M 20-7 283 —22. Utah 21-7 253 —23. Notre Dame 18-8 185 19
24. SMU 22-4 154 2125. Texas 17-10 104 24Others receiving votes: Dayton 80,Providence 48, California 34, Wichita St.33, Texas Tech 31, Wisconsin 27, SaintJoseph's 20, VCU 19, Hawaii 12, SouthCarolina 12, Saint Mary's (Cal) 10,Cincinnati 3, Valparaiso 3, San Diego St. 2,Southern Cal 2, Stephen F. Austin 1, UAB1, UALR 1, UConn 1.
The Women's Top Twenty FiveThe top 25 teams in The Associated Press'women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, recordsthrough Feb. 21, total points based on 25points for a first-place vote through onepoint for a 25th-place vote and previousranking:
Record Pts Prv1. UConn (32) 26-0 800 12. Notre Dame 25-1 756 23. South Carolina 25-1 746 34. Baylor 27-1 704 45. Ohio St. 23-4 656 56. Maryland 25-3 623 67. Oregon St. 24-3 608 78. Texas 24-2 581 89. Arizona St. 24-4 563 910. Louisville 22-6 508 1111. Texas A&M 20-7 463 1212. Florida St. 21-5 421 1013. Stanford 22-6 409 1514. UCLA 20-7 387 1215. Kentucky 19-6 338 1616. Mississippi St. 22-6 319 1417. Miami 22-5 258 1818. Syracuse 22-6 241 2319. DePaul 23-7 221 2120. Michigan St. 20-7 134 2521. South Florida 19-7 131 1922. Oklahoma St. 19-7 94 1723. Oklahoma 18-8 91 2024. Missouri 21-6 76 —25. Colorado St. 24-1 58 —Others receiving votes: Florida 55 BYU 50West Virginia 42, Georgia 23, UTEP 14,Arkansas St. 7, Oregon 7, Green Bay 5,Florida Gulf Coast 4, Duquesne 3,Tennessee 2, Washington 2.
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halftime, to get it into the 100s,”said Williams.Point guard Kameron Pauldoled the Irish with 27 points. Hewas a perfect 10 for 10 from thefree throw line in the fourthquarter to ice the game.If Pauldo was the finisher,Raymond Williams was the pace-setter. Williams scored 22 andhit five 3-pointers — all in thefirst half.Williams dropped two treyson the Spartans to open thegame. He nailed another in lastminute of the first period, thendropped two more bombs toopen the second quarter.In all, the Irish hit 12 3-point-ers in the game. Seven came inthe second period as the Irishbegan pulling away.Bryceton Mills, who finishedwith 14 points, hit two frombehind the arc in the period.Pauldo, Devin Durham andDonovan Timmons each hit a 3 inthe second as Dublin pushed itslead into the double-digits.Pauldo’s try came in the finalseconds before the half as hemilked the clock for the finalshot. The Irish were a little over-exuberant after the shot, withMills drawing a technical foul forcoming off the bench to cele-brate.GAC’s Jacob Hoffman sank thetwo free throws to put the score50-34 at the break.Midway through the third,Frederick Thomas’ dunk gave theIrish a 20-point, and with about aminute left in the period, Millsnailed a 3 to give Dublin itslargest advantage at 66-45.The Spartans, whoever,refused to go quietly. Hoffmananswered with a three-point
play, and Hunter McIntosh hit a 3on the next trip down. Thomashit a pair of free throws leave thescore 68-51 heading into thefinal period.GAC pulled to within 10 withabout six minutes to play behind3-pointers from Hoffman, BasilPeterson and Anthony Carter.The lead was still 10, at 83-73,with about two minutes leftwhen the Spartans began foulingto stop the clock.The plan paid off initially asthe Irish went 10-for-14 from theline and the Spartans cut thescore to 93-87 with 35.2 secondsstill to play. Hoffman and Carterhit back-to-back 3-pointers, andCarter then scored six straight tolead the comeback.The Irish held off the visitorsover the final half-minute asPauldo hit a pair of free throws,Thomas went 3 of 4 from the lineand Williams tipped Thomas’missed dunk attempt at thebuzzer.Thomas scored 16 for Dublinas he finished 8 of 11 on freethrows. Gerald Phillips added 9.Carter led the Spartans with agame-high 29. Hoffman finishedwith 17.“That’s a school with a lot oftradition,” Williams said of GAC.“I appreciate the home crowdcoming out to support us tonight.I didn’t realize there were somany people here until I stoodup there at the end.”For the first time in the stateplayoffs, Dublin will play outsideits home gym, The Rock, when itmeets Monticello in Milledgevilleon Thursday. The Hurricanes,20-10, advanced with an 81-73overtime win at Rabun Countyon Saturday.Tipoff is at 8:15 p.m.
IrishContinued from page 1b
the fourth inning.Laney regained the lead, 8-6,when they scored twice in thetop half of the fourth. Stellarpitching by East Laurens hurlersNewsome and Owens kept theWildcats scoreless from the fifththrough the seventh inning. Thebattling Falcons scored singleruns in the bottom half of thefourth and sixth inning to tie thescore at 8-all going into the finalframe of the game.After a scoreless seventhinning, Laney took an 11-8 leadwhen they scored three times inthe top of the eigth inning. Withtwo outs in the bottom half of theinning, pinch hitter CavinRotramel was struck in the backby an errant fastball thrown bythe Wildcat pitcher. Rotrameltook his base at first but wasreplaced soon afterward whenhe became ill. The Falconpinchrunner scored when Hobbslined a shot over the Laney cen-terfielder’s head to reduce theWildcat lead to 11-9.Hobbs was called out trying tosteal third later in the inning toend the game. An ambulancearrived at the end of the contestto take Rotremel to the hospital.Medical staff at Fairview Parkdetermined that the EastLaurens senior baseball player
was suffering from a pulmonarycontusion, or a deep lung bruise.Rotramel will miss about a weekof playing time due to the injury.“We are really relieved thatCavin’s injury was not any moreserious than it was,” said Mulkey.“He really means a lot to ourbaseball program by providingsenior leadership and being ableto play all three outfield posi-tions, pitch, and play some firstbase for us. He will take a weekoff, then hopefully be able tobegin playing for us again realsoon..”Mulkey and his staff utilizedseven pitchers during the twinbill with Laney.“Six of the seven young menwho pitched had never thrownthe ball from the mound in a var-sity game until we played today,”Mulkey said. “On the whole, I ampleased with the way they per-formed — and the experiencethey gained from pitchingagainst varsity competition. Wejust need to be able to hit a littlebetter when it means the most ina ballgame. I think the LaneyWildcats are a vastly improvedbaseball squad. I tip my hat toCoach Hunter and his staff in theway their players performed,whether they were leading orbehind, during our two-gameseries with them.”
FalconsContinued from page 1b Shepherd also acknowledgeda much better job rebounding theball.“Lindsay (Tate) had anotherdouble-double in this game with11 points and 12 rebounds. Eightof those were offensive. Sheruled the offensive glass in thefirst half. Amelia (Gay) came upwith seven rebounds of her own.Most of them were big reboundsin the fourth quarter. We didgood job all night of holding themto one shot.”Randie Traxler did a good joboffensively attacking the basketand led the Lady Crusaders with13 points, including a pair of 3s.Tate was the only other LadyCrusader in double figures with11.Maulder was joined in doublefigures by Brooke Bourne andSimms O’Quinn, who scored 12each. The trio combined for allbut two of the Lady Knights’points.Trinity will now faceWestminster of Augusta, theregion 4AAA runnerup. Thegame will be played at 5:30 p.m.on Tuesday at the HeritageSchool in Newnan. A win wouldset up a likely rematch withHeritage, which ended Trinity’sseason a year ago in the EliteEight.
TrinityContinued from page 1b
Special toTheCourierHeraldThe West Laurens Raiderswent undefeated Saturday tocapture the Community BankInvitational baseball tournamentin Swainsboro.The Raiders knocked off theECI Bulldogs, 14-4, then defeatedthe Swainsboro Tigers, 11-5, inthe championship game..WL 14, ECI 4In Game One, the Raiderssquared off against the ECIBulldogs. Early on things didn’tgo well and after two inningsWest Laurens trailed 4-1.After back-to-back singles byCaleb Christian and CaseMatthews in the top of the third,starting pitcher Nolan Danielstook matters into his own handswith a three-run blast high intothe pine trees in left field.The Raiders never looked
back as this key hit seemed toignite the offense. Daniels andreliever Slayton Marina com-bined to hold the Bulldogs at bayfor the rest of the game.Daniels picked up the win,while Marina had thesave. Christian was hot at theplate with four hits, includingtwo doubles. E.J. Holmes andMatthews both had three hits,while Bill LeRoy and Daniel hadtwo apiece and three RBIs each.Cullen Estep had a double andtwo RBIs, and Jacob Clarkchipped in a double. LeRoy wasstellar again from his catcher’sspot, throwing out three differ-ent Bulldog runners at keypoints in the game.WL 11, SWAINSBORO 5In the championship game,the Raiders squared off againstthe Swainsboro Tigers who had
advanced with a “walk-off” hit byfirst baseman Gannon Wileyagainst the Coahula CreekBroncos from Dalton.Christian was the startingpitcher and struck out sevenTiger batters in only threeinnings of work.Marina and Austin Greenwere stellar in relief, allowingonly one more Swainsboro runthe rest of the game.
Estep had two hits and threeRBIs, while Christian alsochipped in two hits. JonathanKelly, LeRoy, Matthews, Daniel,Holmes and Marina also hit safe-ly. Head coach Brian Brown waspleased with the pitching,defense and base running.“We only gave up two walksand only made two errors on theday,” said Brown. “If we can con-
tinue to throw strikes and catchthe ball, we will give ourselves achance to win most games. Theboys also battled back in bothcontests to eliminate earlydeficits, which can be hard todo. We also really ran the baseswell today.”West Laurens will be back inaction Saturday, Feb. 27, whenthe Raiders travel to RockdaleCounty.
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Raider baseball team pose with the Community Bank trophy.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —When Carrie Ingle startedworking at the downtownColumbus library in March1956, she used a manualtypewriter to prepare eachcatalog card and meticulouslyglued protective jackets to newbooks before they wereshelved. Banned from themodest collection in those dayswas J.D. Salinger's "TheCatcher in the Rye," deemedtoo crude and racy.
Sixty years have come andgone, and the 77-year-old Inglestill is working full time behindthe scenes, surrounded eachday by stacks of brand-newbooks in what is now one of thecountry's busiest big-citylibrary systems.
The card catalog cabinetsare long gone, and patrons cannow log in to the library'sonline system and reserve oneof 139 copies of "The Catcher inthe Rye" or download anelectronic copy to their phones.
When Ingle was hired on asa high school senior for $75 aweek, Dwight D. Eisenhowerwas president; Elvis had justpushed "Heartbreak Hotel"into the Top 10; workingwomen dressed in skirts, menin suits; and the downtownlibrary didn't have airconditioning but did had ababy grand piano that anyonecould walk in and play.
"Women were not expectedto do as much," said Ingle, soft-spoken and on this recent daymeticulously dressed withupswept blonde hair. "It reallywas a man's world for
everything, but it didn't botherme."
Ingle is one of probablyfewer than 25 people who haveworked at U.S. libraries formore than a half-century andis among the longest-tenuredever, according to Julie Todaro,president-elect of the AmericanLibrary Association.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 3bThe Courier Herald
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NOTICE OF SALES AND USE TAXFOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
ELECTION ON MAY 24, 2016Pursuant to concurrent resolutions adopt-ed on February 11, 2016, by the Board ofEducation of Laurens County (the “Lau-rens County Board of Education”), actingby, for, and on behalf of the LaurensCounty School District (the “LaurensCounty School District”), and adopted onFebruary 8, 2016, by the Board of Educa-tion for the City of Dublin (the “DublinBoard of Education”), acting by, for, andon behalf of the City of Dublin School Dis-trict (the “Dublin School District”), and acall of election issued by the Judge of Pro-bate Court of Laurens County, as ElectionSuperintendent, notice is hereby given asfollows:1. On May 24, 2016, an election will beheld in Laurens County to submit to thequalified voters of Laurens County the fol-lowing question:1% SALES TAX FOR EDUCATIONALPURPOSES( ) YES
( ) NO Shall a special one percent salesand use tax for educational purposes bereimposed in Laurens County for a periodof time not to exceed five years (20 calen-dar quarters) and for the raising of an esti-mated $51,000,000, to be distributed be-tween the Laurens County School Districtand the City of Dublin School District, inaccordance with the Constitution and lawsof the State of Georgia, for the purpose ofproviding funds to pay or to be applied to-ward the cost of the following: (a) for theLaurens County School District: (i) pay-ment of certain outstanding debt of theLaurens County School District, includingbut not limited to, payment of a portion ofthe debt service with respect to generalobligation bonds to be issued by the Lau-rens County School District prior to the re-imposition of the special one percentsalesand use tax for educational purposes, notto exceed $9,000,000; and (ii) the costs ofthe following capital outlay projects: (A)the acquisition of real property and con-struction, equipping, and furnishing ofnewschool buildings and facilities, includingbut not limited to new middle schools, in-cluding physical education and athletic fa-cilities; (B) additions, renovations, refur-bishment, repairs, and improvements toexisting school buildings and facilities, in-cluding but not limited to the East LaurensPrimary, Elementary, Middle, and HighSchool Complex, including the vocationalbuilding, and to Southwest Laurens Ele-mentary, Northwest Laurens Elementary,West Laurens Middle, West Laurens High,and old West Laurens High, includingphysical education and athletic facilities;(C) technology and security equipmentand improvements throughout the Lau-rensCounty School District; (D) the acquisitionof school vehicles and equipment, includ-ing but not limited to school buses andmowing equipment; and (E) constructionof new auditoriums; and (b) for the City ofDublin School District: (i) payment of cer-tain outstanding debt of the City of DublinSchool District, including but not limited to(A) General Obligation Sales Tax Bonds,Series 2008, in an amount not to exceed$1,223,640, (B) General ObligationBonds, Series 2010, in an amount not toexceed $6,445,240, and (C) General Obli-gation Bonds, Series 2011, in an amountnot to exceed $4,714,950; and (ii) thecosts of the following capital outlay proj-ects: (A) improvements, renovations, con-struction, furnishing and equipping exist-ing school buildings and facilities includ-ing, but not limited to Dublin High School,Dublin Middle School, Moore StreetSchool, Susie Dasher Elementary, SaxonHeights Elementary, Hillcrest ElementarySchool and the central office building; (B)the acquisition of school vehicles, includ-ing, but not limited to, school buses andtransportation equipment; (C) technologyequipment and upgrades; and (D) the ac-
LEGALSquisition of certain property and equip-ment, including any heating and air condi-tioning equipment, which may be subjectto lease by the City of Dublin School Dis-trict?2. All qualified voters desiring to vote in fa-vor of imposing the one percent sales anduse tax for educational purposes (the “Ed-ucational Sales Tax”) shall vote “Yes” andall qualified voters opposed to levying theEducational Sales Tax shall vote “No.” Ifmore than one-half of the votes cast are infavor of imposing the Educational SalesTax then such tax shall be imposed begin-ning upon the termination of the Educa-tional Sales Tax presently in effect andshall cease to be imposed on the earlier of(a) 20 calendar quarters after the tax isimposed or (b) as of the end of the calen-dar quarter during which the Commission-er of the Georgia Department of Revenuedetermines that the Educational Sales Taxwill have raised revenues sufficient to pro-vide to the Laurens County School Districtand the Dublin School District net pro-ceeds equal to or greater than the amountspecified as the maximum amount of netproceeds to be raised by the EducationalSales Tax.3. The actual percentages and amounts ofnet proceeds of the Educational Sales Taxdescribed in the foregoing ballot questionto be distributed between the LaurensCounty School District and the DublinSchool District shall be calculated accord-ing to the ratio the student enrollment inthe Laurens County School District andthe Dublin School District each bear to thetotal of such student enrollment. Studentenrollment shall be based on the latest K-12 FTE count prior to the election on im-posing the sales tax, which is anticipatedto be the March 2016 FTE count. The K-12 FTE count for October 2015 was 8,617students: 6,222 students for the LaurensCounty School District (72.2%) and 2,395students for the Dublin School District(27.8%). Prior to the collection of the Edu-cational Sales Tax, the Chairmen of therespective Boards of Education will exe-cute and deliver to the State RevenueCommissioner a Certificate of Distributionshowing the exact percentages to be dis-tributed to each system based on the lat-est K-12 FTE count prior to the Election.4. To the extent available, the LaurensCounty School District and the DublinSchool District may combine availablefunds from the State of Georgia with pro-ceeds from the Educational Sales Tax andany other available funds to pay the costsof certain of the above described capitaloutlay projects. Plans and specificationsfor these projects have not been complet-ed and bids have not been received. De-pending upon acquisition and construc-tioncosts and available funds, the LaurensCounty School District and the DublinSchool District may each choose whichcapital outlay projects to undertake or notundertake, or to delay until additionalfunding is available, to the extent that pro-ceeds of the Educational Sales Tax to-gether with other available funds actuallyreceived are insufficient to complete anyof the capital outlay projects.5. The last day to register to vote in theelection is Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Any-one desiring to register may do so by ap-plying in person at the voter registrationoffice located at 117 E. Jackson Street,Suite A, Dublin, Georgia 31021, tele-phone: (478) 272-2841, or by any othermethod authorized by the Georgia Elec-tion Code6. The election will be held on Tuesday,May 24, 2016. The polls will be open from7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.7. This Notice of Election is given pur-suant to concurrent resolutions adoptedon February 11, 2016, by the Board of Ed-ucation of Laurens County and on Febru-ary 8, 2016, by the Board of Education ofthe City of Dublin./s/ Helen HarperJudge of Probate Court ofLaurens County,as Election SuperintendentTo be published once at least 90 days pri-or to May 24, 2016, and at least once perweek for five weeks beginning at least 30days prior to May 24, 2016.
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CLASSIFIEDSBe still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Carrie Ingle, 77, poses at her desk at theColumbus Metropolitan Library OperationsCenter in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb.18. Ingle has worked for the library for sixdecades. Sixty years have come and gone, andIngle still is working full time behind thescenes, still surrounded each day by stacks ofbrand new books in what is now one of thebusiest big-city library systems in the country.(AP Photo/Mitch Stacy)
Longtime librarian puts60 years on the books
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be the captain and getyour plans underway. Look for ad-venture, but stay within your means.Avoiding debt will ease your stressand ensure that whatever you dowill be enjoyable. Romance doesnʼthave to be costly. 2 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Youʼll be in control, makingit easy for you to manipulate situa-tions that will contribute positively toyour new endeavors. Contracts, set-tlements and investments will turn inyour favor. Aggressive action willpay off. 5 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18): Look for the perfect job or apartnership with someone who willcontribute what you need in order
for you to accomplish your dream.Your ability to let others do whatthey do best will lead to your ownsuccess. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March20): Play to win. Revel in any chal-lenge that comes your way. Let yourintuition and uniqueness help youconquer whatever you set out to do.Evaluate relationships and set newguidelines to ensure that everythingruns according to plan. 3 stars
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Happy Birthday: Createopportunities instead of waiting forsomething to come along. Do whatyou do best and make things work foryou. You are a pro when it comes tothe art of manipulation, and you canachieve whatever you put your mindto. Share your vision and open yourmind to unique possibilities, and youwill achieve success. Your numbersare 9, 13, 16, 22, 34, 37, 45.
ARIES (March 21-April19): Expect to face competition. In-stead of overreacting, try to domore, complain less and outmaneu-ver whoever challenges you. Onceyou establish your position, you willbe able to manipulate things in yourfavor. Donʼt be afraid to do thingsdifferently. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May20): Take on new pastimes or join agroup that will bring you in touchwith interesting people, projects orcauses. The experiences you en-counter today will prompt you tohead in a new direction. Let your ac-tions be your voice. 5 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June20): Itʼs what you do that will make adifference to the way people viewyou. If you leave a good impressionon others, you will prosper. Beingdetailed and dedicated to reachingyour goals should be your priority.Avoid being indulgent. 2 stars
CANCER (June 21-July22): You will draw an audience if youspeak up and share your ideas andconcerns. The knowledge and expe-rience others share with you willhelp you make a decision that willaffect how you live. Someone will of-fer something unexpected. 4 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):Your charm will entertain some andimpress others. Changes to existingpartnerships will turn out to be toyour advantage. You can secureyour position, but donʼt do so byspending money you do not have.Avoid bribery. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22): Emotions will surface, leavingyou in a vulnerable position. Dealwith matters swiftly and move on.Turn the tables by using the situa-tion to inform others of your plans.The response you receive will con-firm your suspicions. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Offering to compromise will help youget what you want in the end. Loveis in the stars, and travel will not on-ly be entertaining, but educational.Getting together with friends or pur-suing a hobby will lead to new be-ginnings. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.21): Look for the most unlikely pathto take and you will outmaneuveranyone who is trying to get in yourway. Make a unique change athome that will encourage you to ex-plore a creative dream you want topursue. 4 stars
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