The Courier HeraldYOUR NEWSPAPER news@courier-herald.com • www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040 • 272-5522 Volume 100, No. 218, Pub. No 161860 75

CENTS

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . 2aEditorial . . . . . . . . . . . . 4aWeather. . . . . . . . . . . . 5aSports. . . . . . . . . . . 1b,2bClassifieds. . . . . . . . . . 3bEntertainment . . . . . . . 4b

Index

East Laurens High School 2014 Homecoming CourtFront Row: Lauren Evans (9), Maria Rideau (10), Delma Lopez (11), Callie Stinson (12), Brentnesha

Williams (12), Courtney Rutledge (12), Alexis Dudley (12), Alliyah Boynton (12), Alexia Smith (11), TaylorMimbs (10), J’Kira Wright (9). Back Row: Bryce Robinson (9), Colby Owens (10), Grant Pittman (11), DexGraddy (12), Sequon Wynn (12), Kaleb Tidwell (12), Cole Porter (12), Jaylon Montford (12), Cavin Rotramel(11), Dylan Hall (10), Travis Bell (9). The homecoming court will be presented pre-game at 7 p.m. Friday.(Special photo)

Johnson:Keep millagerate at 16

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe Laurens County Board of Education

Superintendent wants to leave the millagerate alone.Rob Johnson informed the board during

its work session that he’d like to keep themillage rate at 16.“My recommendation for Thursday is to

advertise in the paper for a minimum of twoweeks, to keep the millage rate at 16,” hesaid. “Although we will be getting an esti-mated $24,990 less, I feel like it is best tokeep the millage rate where it is. I’m cer-tainly not interested in increasing the mill-age rate at all.”If the board approves that, it will be ad-

vertised in The Courier Herald before beingvoted on during the board’s Oct. 9 boardmeeting.Earlier in the meeting, Keith Hall, asso-

ciate superintendent showed the board twobus bids.“We just got those in,” Johnson said. “We

haven’t had a chance to go over them. I

See RATE page 8a

Dublin VA tohold town hallmeeting

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe Carl Vinson VAMedical Center will host a

town hall meeting for veterans, their families, andother stakeholders to get feedback on how themedical center can better meet veterans’ needs.The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30

a.m. on Sept. 25 in the Dublin VA’s auditorium onthe second floor of Building 2. The meeting is opento anyone interested in veterans’ needs.The VA is holding many meetings like this

around the country, providing local veterans anopen forum. This way VA officials can hear direct-ly from beneficiaries as a step toward improve-ment while rebuilding trust among veterans. TheVA will learn what it needs to do to improve as

See VA page 8a

Anotherbig changein statebenefit plan

By ANDY MILLERGeorgia Health NewsBlue Cross and Blue Shield of

Georgia is dropping its MedicareAdvantage plan for next year forretirees in the State Health Bene-fit Plan.That means UnitedHealthcare

will be the sole provider of the Ad-vantage plans for 2015. (BlueCross is the sole provider for2014.)The Georgia Department of

Community Health is informingretiree health plan membersabout the Blue Cross movethrough email and letter thismonth, letting them know that thedecision won’t affect the coveragein effect for the current year.MedicareAdvantage is a health

plan offered by a private companythat contracts with the federallyadministered Medicare programto provide benefits. The majorityof the 54 million people on

See PLAN page 8a

Historic Montrose home consumed by flamesA landmark home off Ga. 26 was consumed by flames, after firefighters extinguished a blaze at the Cain Coley Homestead this weekend. The house,

built in 1842 by Alcanah and Martha Dikes Coley, was originally constructed as an inn along the Uchee Indian Trail. The house and its land, at onetime totaling 10,000 acres, changed hands several times before being purchased by the English family beginning in 1934. From 1968 until 2008, thehouse was owned by Paul English, before he sold it to current owner Alan Johnson. Johnson and his wife had operated a restaurant out of the homebefore her death. Johnson has since moved the restaurant to Dublin. The fire is still under investigation. —Compiled by Jason Halcombe (Photo byTanya Kirkpatrick)

Photo by Payton Towns III

LCBOE member Britt Parkerlooks across toward Johnson dur-ing Monday’s workshop.

Police BeatWoman bittenmultiple times,5a

———

WeatherStormssporadic withcooler tempson way, 5a

Nearly 90 kids do triathlonA total of 87 youngsters took to the water, roads and finish line set out at

Dublin Country Club for the annual Kids Triathlon Saturday. According to eventorganizer Ronda Walker, “It was so much better than ever before.” Kids wereasked to test their own endurance, and were even timed with the same equip-ment used at professional events. Look for more scenes on 3a. (Photo by MaryFrances Flanders)

NEW YORK (AP) —Apple says it had morethan 4 million pre-orders ofits new iPhone 6 andiPhone 6 Plus in 24 hours,exceeding its initial pre-or-der supply.The company says the

phones will be delivered tocustomers starting Fridayand throughout September,but many won’t be delivereduntil October.Phones will be available

on a walk-in basis begin-ning Friday at Apple retailstores.Both phones will also be

available beginning Fridayfrom AT&T, Sprint, T-Mo-bile, Verizon Wireless andother carriers and other au-thorized Apple resellers.The new phones were an-

nounced last week and have

larger screens, faster perfor-mance, and come equippedwith Apple Pay, a contact-less payment service.They start at $199 at

most wireless providerswith a two-year contact.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 2aThe Courier Herald

MPHI (478) 272-8138

• Appliance Installation• Cabinetry Installation

& Repair• Carpet Cleaning• Caulk & Grout Work• Countertop

Installation• Custom Closets• Custom Showers• Ceiling Leaks• Doggie Door

Installation• Door Repairs &

Installation• Drywall Repairs• Drywall Textures• Deck Cleaning &

Sealing• Deck Installation &

Repair• Exterior Painting• Fascia & Soffit Repair• Faux Finishes

• Fence Installation & Repair

• Flooring: Vinyl, Tile & Laminate Installation & Repair

• Gutter Repair & Cleaning

• Gutter Guard Installation

• Garbage Disposal Installation

• Grass Cutting & Trimming

• Hardwood Floor Refinishing

• HVAC Ductwork Cleaning

• Install Grab Bars• Insulation Installation• Interior Painting• Install Sinks, Vanities,

Faucets & Toilets• Mailbox Installation

• Mold Remediation• Molding/Trim Work• Large Property

Maintenance• Pressure Washing• Screen Repair• Sliding Repair &

Installation• Shutter Installation• Realty Maintenance• Replace Door Locks

& Handles• Roof Replacement &

Repair• Weather Stripping• Window Blinds

Installation• Window Installation• Window Washing• Wood Rot Repair

DEAR ABBY: I am afull-time mother of threeyoung children and havebeen married for nineyears.Since the beginning, my

husband has pushed tohave things "his way." Hestruggles with his temperand has yelled at me overlittle things.We have met with a

counselor and were show-ing improvement in ourmarriage -- or so I thought-- until he started pushingme to watch explicit sexDVDs and read sex books. Ifeel very uncomfortable do-ing this.He claims he wants us to

watch them for "education-al reasons."He seems obsessed with

the idea that we have toget the most out of lifeNOW because we are get-ting older.I know we have some big

issues to overcome andplan to continue seeing ourcounselor, but do you haveany advice? -- STRUG-GLING IN THE SOUTHDEAR STRUGGLING:

I'm all for getting the mostout of life regardless of howold a person is.And I'm pleased that

you and your husband aretalking to a licensed thera-pist, because it may help tosave your marriage.Many couples watch "ex-

plicit" sex DVDs togetherbecause it improves theirsex lives. Depending upon

the content of the onesyour husband is watching,it could add spice to yoursex life.But because it is making

you uncomfortable, this issomething that should bediscussed with your thera-pist so you won't feel co-erced into anything youcan't handle.DEAR ABBY: I am a

woman in my early 60s. Itake good care of myselfand have been told I'm at-tractive. I have been in amonogamous relationshipwith "Frank" for six years.I love him and he loves me,but I'm not sure I want tomarry him.I know I couldn't live

with Frank full-time be-cause even though he's 57,he lives like an immaturefrat boy.He has sports memora-

bilia all over his house, andhe's messy. There are pilesof paper and stacks ofclothes everywhere. He is ahoarder, a procrastinatorand has OCD.Frank and I are best

friends. We have an amaz-ing physical relationship,but I feel I want more. Idon't think he's willing tochange his ways at thispoint in his life.Should I accept this re-

lationship for what it is, orlook for someone morecompatible with mylifestyle, as hard as thatwould be? -- TORN INTEXASDEAR TORN: I think

you should have a talkwith Frank and lay yourcards on the table.You say he is a hoarder,

a procrastinator and hasOCD. If you are right, theymay all be connected.His house isn't the only

thing that may be chaotic;his mind may be, too.The good news is there

is help for OCD and hoard-ing -- but only IF HE ISWILLING TO GET IT. Ifhe is open to it, your rela-tionship could go to thenext level.However, if he is resis-

tant and marriage is whatyou want, it would be bet-ter to move on and findsomeone whose lifestyle ismore like your own.Dear Abby is written by

Abigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips,and was founded by hermother, Pauline Phillips.Contact Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles,CA 90069.

Vitamin D plussesBY MICHAEL ROIZEN,M.D., AND MEHMET

OZ, M.D.There are two sides to

every argument, so thesaying goes, and usuallythe truth lies somewherein between.Fortunately, you don't

have to takes sides in thedebate about whether D-2and D-3 are vitamins orhormones. Either way,they deliver nothing butgood health to folks whoget enough every day.You see, D-2 and D-3

(they have similar actionsin your body) function asvitamins by helping yourbody achieve normalgrowth and development.As hormones, they work toregulate calcium absorp-tion, immune-system func-

tioning and bone health.But it doesn't stop there.New findings indicate

that guys with erectile dys-function have significantlylow vitamin D levels, andthe more severe their dys-function the greater the de-ficiency. Scientists alsohave found that womenwith the highest levels of D(above 30ng/mL) have apregnancy rate of 30 per-cent from in vitro fertiliza-tion; women who are defi-cient (below 20ng/mL) onlyhave a 21 percent successrate.Achieving a healthy lev-

el of vitamin D-2/3 ischeaper and better for youthan taking ED meds orgoing through multiple in-vitro routines. So, get ablood test to check your

levels. Take a 1,000 IU D-3supplement daily until youget results -- then takewhat your doc recommends(it's hard to get enoughfrom what you eat).Plus, get outside (with

SPF 30 sunscreen) for 30minutes a day and eat vit-amin-D-rich foods such assalmon, D-3-fortifiedwhole-grain cereals andnonfat dairy or nut milksand white mushrooms. D-licious.Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host

of "The Dr. Oz Show," andMike Roizen, M.D. is ChiefWellness Officer and Chairof Wellness Institute atCleveland Clinic. To liveyour healthiest, tune into"The Dr. Oz Show" or visitwww.sharecare.com.

Husband's 'educational'dvds get flunkinggrade from wife

Jessie BerniceEasterly KnightServices for Jessie Ber-

nice Easterly Knight, age84, of Savannah, will beheld at 1 p.m. Thursday,September 18 in the chapelof Townsend Brothers Fu-neral Home.Interment services will

be private.Rev. Paul Brown will of-

ficiate. The family will re-ceive friends from 6 p.m.until 8 p.m. Wednesday,September 17 at the funer-al home. Ms. Knight diedMonday, September 15,2014.Ms. Knight, born in

Yampa, Colorado on Sep-tember 20, 1929, was theoldest of eight childrenborn to Jesse PinkertonEasterly and Opal NelleneReece Easterly. A true cow-girl in the mountains ofthree hundred plus acres ofland in upper Colorado,Ms. Knight’s family workedthe land for food, shelterand survival in that harshpart of the country. Follow-ing graduation from YampaSchool, she attended Col-orado Springs College,where she met her futurehusband, William (Bill)Morris Knight.Ms. Knight retired from

Costal Correction Center,Savannah. Upon retire-ment, she pursued her pas-sion of painting. She collab-orated with Savannah Col-lege of Art and Design, at-tending lectures and class-es and also attended Arm-strong College, takingcourses for her own gratifi-cation in photography,oceanography, psychologyand astrology.A lady of many talents,

Ms. Knight participated infilm festivals, sidewalk artfestivals and many otherart events, sold much of herart work paintings and oilportraits, wrote poetry andpublished several poems,played the guitar, harmoni-ca and violin, and led a GirlScout Troop.She attended the First

Independent MethodistChurch of Dublin andWhite Bluff MethodistChurch of Savannah.Ms. Knight never fault-

ed in her duties as a wife,mother and good Christianfor God’s service.In addition to her par-

ents and husband, Ms.Knight was preceded indeath by sisters, PhyllisMenken, Eunice Beard,Lenore Tupper, DoloresOlen Barber, CharleneEasterly; brother, DonaldEasterly and grandson,Carl E. Knight, Jr.Survivors include her

sister, Hazel Bell, children,Carl Knight, Sr. of Soper-ton, Carson Knight, Sr. ofDublin, Rita Knight ofJacksonville Beach, Flori-da; grandchildren, ShanaLea Knight of Virginia,Tony Denard of Maryland,Jesse Carson Knight, Jr.,Lindsey Knight, both ofDublin; great grandchil-dren, Aden Morris Pounds,Gracie S. Pounds, both ofDublin, and BethanyKnight of Virginia; 15nieces and nephews; andBen Allen, Ted Calhoun,Don Bradshaw, Jerry War-ren, Drew Watson, Clay Ta-pley will serve as pallbear-ers. Honorary pallbearerswill be the Men’s Fellow-ship of the First Indepen-dent Methodist Church.Please visit

www.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the onlinememorial register.

Charletta ElizabethWilliams-MountainCharletta Elizabeth

Williams-Mountain, of 536Ed Beckham Road, EastDublin, passed on yester-day, September 15, 2014.Funeral arrangements areincomplete and will be an-nounced later.Family will be receiving

friends at the family resi-dence.Services by Dudley Fu-

neral Home of Dublin-www.servicesbydudley.com.

Charles Leon HesterCharles Leon Hester, of

Soperton, died Monday,September 15, 2014.Arrangements are in-

complete and will be an-nounced by Sammons Fu-neral Home.

Lillie Rose ElbertRobinson

Mrs. Lillie Rose ElbertRobinson, 68 of Mount Hol-ly Springs, Pennsylvaniaentered into eternal rest,Saturday, September 13,2014 at the HarrisburgHospital in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania.Mrs.Robinson was born

August 24, 1946 inWrightsville to the lateL.B. and Lillie Mae Under-wood Elbert. Lillie was amember of the World ofLife Ministries in MountHolly Springs, Pennsylva-nia. She loved to cook forher family. She enjoyedreading and writing.Mrs. Robinson was pre-

deceased by three brothers,and two sisters.Visitation will be held at

Brantley-Powell FuneralHome in Wrightsville, Fri-day night, September 19from 6-8 p.m. After visita-tion, the family will receivefriends at 13 FlandersStreet. Funeral serviceswill be held Saturday after-noon, September 20 at 1p.m. at the HarrisonSprings Baptist Church inHarrison. Interment willfollow at Sand Hill BaptistChurch Cemetery inWrightsville. Pastor BobbyElbert will be the officiat-ing minister.Survived by her hus-

band, Hodges Robinson ofMount Holly Springs,Pennsylvania; two sons,Ricky and Maxie Robinsonof Meriden, Connecticut;four daughters, PriscillaRobinson of Durham,North Carolina, AmandaMoss of Shippensburg,Pennsylvania, SiobanRobinson of Boswell, Vir-ginia, and AntoinetteRobinson of Etters, Penn-sylvania, seven grandchil-dren, two great grandchil-dren, six brothers and twosisters.Brantley-Powell Funeral

Home of Wrightsville willbe in charge of arrange-ments for Mrs. Lillie RoseElbert Robinson.

Ruth JohnsonTaylor

Ruth Johnson Taylor, 93,of Mount Pleasant, SouthCarolina, wife of RussellTaylor, passed away onSunday, September 14,2014. Her funeral servicewill be held at noon on Fri-day, September 19 in J.Henry Stuhr, Inc. MountPleasant Chapel, 1494Mathis Ferry Road.The family will greet

friends at the funeral homefrom 11 a.m. until the timeof the service. Burial willfollow in Mount PleasantMemorial Gardens.Mrs. Taylor was born in

Nashua, New Hampshireon August 23, 1921, thedaughter of the late MaryMaddox Johnson andTravis Johnson of Nashua.Mrs. Taylor was educatedin the Nashua, New Hamp-shire schools and was agraduate of Nashua HighSchool and Nashua Busi-ness College. Mrs. Taylorwas employed in the execu-tive offices of Verney Cor-poration of Boston, Massa-chusetts, Textron, Inc. ofNashua, New Hampshireand the J.P. Stevens Co. ofAndover, Massachusetts.She was the wife of Rus-

sell W. Taylor and themother of two children:Janet Taylor Hall and son-in-law Dr. Jeffrey Hall ofIsle of Palms, South Caroli-na and Jon Russell Taylorand daughter-in-law SusanN. Taylor of Brick, NewJersey. She is also survivedby two granddaughters,Ashlyn Taylor Hall andHayley Alexandra Hall,both of Isle of Palms, SouthCarolina.After moving to Dublin

in 1962, Mrs. Taylor was amember of the Pine ForestUnited Methodist Churchof Dublin, where she servedas a Sunday school teacherand also a teacher of theMethodist Youth Fellow-ship for many years. Shewas also an assistant GirlScout Leader, Member ofthe Erin Garden Club, Sec-retary of the SeniorForesters and a Bandmother. Mrs. Taylor servedas a secretary of theSpringdale Baptist Churchof Dublin for 18 years andalso served part time as fi-nancial secretary at PineForest United MethodistChurch of Dublin.

Mrs. Taylor retired in1991 and in 1998 movedwith her husband to theElms of Charleston Retire-ment Community. She wasa member of Bethany Unit-ed Methodist Church ofSummerville, South Caroli-na and a member of theSearchers Sunday SchoolClass.Survivors also include

her nephews, David Craigof San Clemente, Califor-nia, Robert Craig and hiswife Gena of Rancho Mi-rage, California, KennethJohnson of Melbourne,Australia, Peter Johnson ofNew Mexico; her nieces,Linda Detty of Plant City,Florida, Karen Johnson ofNashua, New Hampshire,and Donna Johnson of NewHampshire and Texas.In lieu of flowers, memo-

rial may be made in Ruth’smemory to Hospice ofCharleston, 4975 LaCrossRoad, Suite 200, NorthCharleston, S.C. 29406.A memorial message

may be sent to the familyby visiting our website atwww.jhenrystuhr.com.

Johnny MarcusDigby, Jr.

Mr. Johnny Marcus Dig-by, Jr. passed away Tues-day, September 16, 2014.Funeral arrangements

are incomplete at this timebut will be announced laterby Stanley Funeral Homeand Crematory DublinChapel. To sign the onlineregister book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.com or call the 24 hour obit-uary line at (478) 272-0106to hear the latest updates.

Obituaries

SSeepptteemmbbeerr 1166Timothy AllenDavid ChildersRev. Robert HallParis Williams

Rosiamae Spikes DeeseMichael RadneyRuby Foreman

Ralpy and Esther Garner

Birthdays &Anniversaries

Dear Abby

Apple iPhone 6 pre-order demand overwhelms supply

Hundredsflee 2 Calif.

wildfiresPOLLOCK PINES, Calif.

(AP) — Two raging wild-fires in California forcedhundreds of people to evac-uate their homes, includingone near a lakeside resorttown that burned nearlytwo dozen structures, manyof them homes. The blaze, sparked Sun-

day afternoon near afoothill community south ofthe entrance to YosemiteNational Park in centralCalifornia, prompted au-thorities to evacuate about1,000 residents out of about400 homes, Madera CountySheriff ’s spokeswoman Eri-ca Stuart said.The Fresno Bee reports

one neighborhood was hitespecially hard, with sever-al homes turned to ash andsmoldering embers.“This is gut-wrenching,”

CalFire Battalion ChiefChris Christopherson toldthe newspaper. “It makesyou sick.”“My wife and I looked

back and saw our backyardwas burning,” 72-year-oldJoe Cunningham told theBee. The fire started off a road

outside of Oakhurst, nearYosemite National Park,and made a run to BassLake. Stoked by winds, itquickly charred at least 320acres, CalFire spokesmanDaniel Berlant said.The lakeside area is a

popular destinationthroughout the year. Therewere no reports of the blaze,which is 20 percent con-tained, affecting the park.The destructive fire led Gov.Jerry Brown to secure agrant from the FederalEmergency ManagementAgency to cover 75 percentof the cost of fighting thefire, state officials said.Further north, a wildfire

about 60 miles east ofSacramento forced theevacuation of 133 homes. ElDorado County sheriff ’s of-ficials said residents of anadditional 406 homes werebeing told to prepare to flee. Meanwhile in Southern

California, evacuation or-ders for 200 homes in Or-ange County’s SilveradoCanyon were lifted lateSunday as firefighters con-tained 50 percent of a wild-fire.

The Courier Herald Tuesday, September 16, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 3a

WE PRIDE OURSELVES ONWE PRIDE OURSELVES ONCUSTOMER SERVICE ATCUSTOMER SERVICE AT

All Quantity Rights Reserved. No Sale Items To Dealers. We Accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover, ATM Network and Debit Cards, Food Stamp Debit Cards and WIC Vouchers. All Quantity Rights Reserved. No Sale Items To Dealers. We Accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover, ATM Network and Debit Cards, Food Stamp Debit Cards and WIC Vouchers.

275-0231275-0231

SALE DATES: 9/16/14 - 9/22/14

• WE BAG AND CARRY YOUR GROCERIES TO YOUR CAR• WE BAG AND CARRY YOUR GROCERIES TO YOUR CAR• WE ARE LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED• WE ARE LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED• NO WAITING IN LINE TO BE CHECKED OUT• NO WAITING IN LINE TO BE CHECKED OUT• NO ADDITIONAL FEES AT CHECKOUT• NO ADDITIONAL FEES AT CHECKOUT• NO PREFERRED CUSTOMER CARDS ARE NEEDED• NO PREFERRED CUSTOMER CARDS ARE NEEDED

16 17 18 19 20 21 22Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon

MEATS

DAIRY

FROZEN

LB

DRINKS

MONDO DRINKS 6 PK, ASST•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••10/$10.00HAWAIIAN PUNCH GALLON, FRUIT JUICY RED, ORANGE, OR LEMON BERRY•••••••••2/$4.00VAN CAMP’S ORIGINAL BEANEE WEENEES 7.75 OZ•••••••••••••••••10/$10.00AJAX LIQUID LAUNDRY DETERGENT 50 OZ, ASST••••••••••••••••••••••••••••2/$5.00PIGGLY WIGGLY FAMILY SIZE CHIPS 11 OZ, ASST••••••••••••••••••••••••••••2/$3.00LIL’ DUTCH MAID BUTTER COOKIES 11.5 OZ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••10/$10.00ZESTA SALTINES 16 OZ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••2/$4.00PIGGLY WIGGLY DRINKING WATER 24 PK, 1/2 LT.••••••••••••••••••••••••••$2.99LITTLE DEBBIE SNACK CAKES SELECTED, PP $1.79•••••••••••••••••••••••••••4/$5.00ROYAL OAK TWIN PACK CHARCOAL 2-13.9 LB••••••••••••••••••••••••••••$8.99

$1010/

LB

22.1-31.8 OZ

59 OZ

BRIGHT & EARLY CITRUS, APPLE, OR GRAPE PUNCH

MAYFIELD CLASSIC ICE CREAM56 OZ,SQUARE ASST

PILLSBURY GRANDS OR MINI GRANDS BISCUITS

RED DIAMOND TEA1/2 GAL, ASST

PRODUCE

COKE AND FLAVORS

$103/

$52/

$349LB

2 PIECE PORKTENDERLOINS

$349LB

SLEEVED

FURLANI’S GARLIC TEXAS TOAST8.6 OZ

$1010/

FAMILY PACK

CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEFCUBED STEAK

COKE AND FLAVORS

8 PK, 12 OZ BOTTLES

5 CT

PILLSBURY CINNAMON ROLLS

MCKENZIE’S CHUB CORN16-20 OZ ASST

CONECUH SMOKEDSAUSAGE1 LB

CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEFLONDON BROIL ROAST

$123/

$599

8 LB BAGRUSSET POTATOES

$12/

SUNNYLAND HOTELSLICED BACON12 OZ

$299 $1010/

PIGGLY WIGGLY SOUR CREAM8 OZ

FRESH SUPER SELECTCUCUMBERS OR EXTRALARGE GREEN BELL PEPPERS

FRESH CALIFORNIACELERY

CERTIFIEDANGUS BEEFRIBEYE STEAKS

$999LB

FRESH FRYERDRUMSTICKSOR THIGHS10 LB PACK

GAL

PIGGLY WIGGLY VEGETABLE OIL

$399LB

FRESH FRYERDRUMSTICKSOR THIGHSFAMILY PACK

$139LB

SUNNYLAND JUMBOFRANKS1 LB

$1010/

$54/

12 PK, 12 OZ CANS

$123/

$399

OSCAR MAYER BOLOGNA12 OZ, (BEEFNOT INCLUDED)

FRESH BUTTERNUTSQUASH

49¢LB

$1010/

$1010/

$1010/

$990

FRESH SPLIT FRYERBREAST

$159LB

FAMILY PACK

FRESH CENTER CUTBONE IN PORK CHOPS

$249LB

FRESH ST. LOUIS PORK RIBS

$299LB

USDA HEAVY WESTERN SELECT RIBEYE STEAKSFAMILY PACK

$799LB

89¢LB

$52/99¢

FRESH AVOCADOS

4/$5

5 LB, ASSTWHITE LILY FLOUR

2/$5

PIGGLY WIGGLY CORN OR GREEN BEANS14.5-15.5 OZ CAN,SELECT VARIETY

10/$5

18 OZ, ASST (GOURMETNOT INCLUDED)

PIGGLY WIGGLY BBQ SAUCE

$1010/

FRESH RIPETOMATOES

C M Y K

The kids of the Dublin HighSchool classes of 1960 and1961 knew Max Byrd wassmart. They all knew that hecould write well and speakwell. But somehow they losttouch with their classmatewhen his father was trans-ferred to a new job. This is thestory of a young man who leftDublin in 1959. With thelessons he learned in halls ofold Dublin High Schoolingrained in his brain, he grad-uated from one of the nation'stop universities and taught attwo more of the country's mostwell respected institutions ofhigher learning. Along the way,this affable man has writtenmore than a dozen books onsubjects ranging from litera-ture to mysteries to historicalnovels and many more essaysand articles.

Max Byrd, son of Allan andRubye Byrd, was born inAtlanta in 1942. His father wasan accountant for the Veteran'sAdministration. The Byrdfamily transferred to Dublin in1954 and lived in a home onthe hospital grounds. Max, likemost of the kids of his day rodehis bicycle to school, a fairlylong ride to the old high schoolon North Calhoun Street.While Max was in school atDublin, he was a member ofthe Latin Club, and in his finalyear as a junior in Dublin, herepresentedthe school in the boy's declama-tion competition. He was amember of the debate teamand garnered a medal at thestate competition. Nearly 50years later, he still retainsvivid memories of "Board ofEducation," a large woodenpaddle wielded by the verystern principal, D.R. Davis.Max and most every one of hisera remember the iconic, stern,but excellent, math teacher,Woodrow Rumble. "The class Iremember best from DublinHigh was Latin. "The study ofLatin set me on the right trackfor learning to write English,"Byrd said. In his junior year,Max was president of the LatinClub.

Just before the beginning ofhis senior year, Max and hisfamily moved to Arlington,Virginia. A scholarship fromHarvard University was allMax needed to embark on anoutstanding career in educa-tion and journalism. Excellingin his studies at Harvard, Maxwas awarded a fellowship tocontinue his studies at

Cambridge University, KingsCollege in England. Maxreturned to Harvard, where heobtained his Ph.D. in English.

While he was at Harvard,Max developed a life longfriendship with classmate andfellow writer, MichaelCrichton, author of JurassicPark and The AndromedaStrain, among many other bestselling novels. Byrd owes a lotto Crichton, whom he considersas a writer "who arranges factsinto fiction better than justanybody else." Chrichton, whobegan writing his novels atHarvard, encouraged Max towrite. He admired his friend'sdedication, energy and willing-ness to take risks. Gore Vidalinfluenced Byrd in his historicfiction novels. Max owes a per-sonal debt to Oakley Hall, thefounder of the Squaw ValleyWriters Conference, an organi-zation now headed by Max. "Iwish I could say that I wasinfluenced by John Updike,"Byrd said, "but he is so won-derful a writer of English prosethat I can only look up andmarvel."

Dr. Byrd crossed the long-standing crevice betweenHarvard and the nation's thirdoldest university, YaleUniversity, where he wasoffered a position as AssociateProfessor. Max was awardedthe Younger HumanistFellowship from the NationalEndowment for theHumanities and an awardfrom the A. Whitney GriswoldFund for the academic year1974-75. His first book, Visitsto Bedlam: Madness andLiterature in the EighteenthCentury, won him many acco-lades. In 1976, Byrd edited andpublished Daniel DeFoe, ACollection of Critical Essays.

In 1976, after six years asan associate professor at Yale,Max made the life alteringdecision to leave the hallowedhalls of the Ivy League andseek his life's goals out west inCalifornia, the native home ofhis wife. While serving as anassociate professor at theUniversity of California at

Davis, Max began publishingbooks on English literature.His second work, LondonTransformed: Images of theCity in the EighteenthCentury, a study of Englishwriters he dedicated to WalterJackson Bate, who inspiredhim as a beginning writer.From 1977 to 1988, he servedas editor of EighteenthCentury Studies. In 1985, Dr.Byrd wrote and compiledTristram Shandy, a scholarlyanalysis of The Life andOpinions of Tristram Shandy,Gentleman by LaurenceSterne.

In 1981, Max Byrd was pro-moted to a full professorship atUC Davis. He taught 18th-cen-tury British literature andoccasionally freshman English.Byrd struggled with the con-cept of teaching college stu-dents to write fiction. He seesthe greatest obstacle to teach-ing writing is that so many stu-dents don't read anything. Itwas in that same year whenMax began to publish a diver-gent genre of books than hisusual scholarly, literary writ-ings. He began writing detec-tive novels back at Yale in1973. His first published novel,California Thriller, was thefirst in a series of Mike Hallermysteries. The Private EyeWriters of America awardedhim their first ever Shamusaward for the Best PaperbackOriginal Novel.

The success of his first novelled to the follow up Haller mys-tery Fly Away Jill in the fall of1981. A third novel, FinderWeepers debuted on bookstands in 1983. Target ofOpportunity, a suspensefulnovel set in World War II, wasa "Book of the Month" selectionin 1988. His final mysterynovel, Fuse Time, was pub-lished in 1991 and deals with aterrorist bomber in LosAngeles.

At the suggestion of his pub-lisher, Bantam Books, Maxbegan to write historical nov-els. His first novel dealt withThomas Jefferson and theyears he spent in France, years

which changed Jefferson andthe United States as well. Maxfelt at ease writing aboutJefferson and his second sub-jectAndrew Jackson because ofhis undergraduate studies atHarvard in American Historyand Literature. Byrd grew toadmire Jackson, whom he seesas "routinely underestimatedand misunderstood by histori-ans." His third historical worknovelizes the life of Ulysses S.Grant, who Byrd believes tohave been "a remarkable man,remarkably rich and a manwho lived a dramatic life." Hislatest book, Shooting the Sun,(2004) traces the life of theeccentric 19th-century Englishgenius Charles Babbage andthe Santa Fe Trail.

During his years of activewriting, Max spent five or sixmornings and evenings writingseeking to write a minimum ofthree to five pages. Byrd seeswriting as a lonely businessand one which you have to beobsessed to succeed.

In 2004, Max Byrd quitteaching. He told an interview-er with the Sacramento Beethat "retired" seemed so oldand that he planned to keep onwriting. Max is a frequentreviewer of history books forthe New York Times. He alsowrites for American Heritagemagazine and the WoodrowWilson Quarterly. He plans tobe the Carnochan Lecturer inHumanities at StanfordUniversity next spring.

Max and his wife Brookeslive in California. They havetwo children, Kate and David.His most vivid recollection ofDublin is the Carnegie library(Dublin-Laurens Museum), theMartin Theater and the begin-ning of Bellevue Avenue. Heenjoyed the football games onFriday nights as well. MaxByrd hasn't been back toDublin since he left more thanforty-seven years ago.

—P.S. Max, if you read this,you are always welcome tocome back. The library and thetheater are still there. And yes,the football games are still asexciting as they were when youleft. I hope you gave me a goodgrade on this article.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 4aThe Courier Herald

Insight and viewpoints from our editorial board and our readersEmail us at news@courier-herald.com to share your opinions

In Our OpinionThe Courier HeraldGRIFFIN LOVETT, Publisher

DUBOSE PORTER, Executive EditorJASON HALCOMBE, Managing EditorPAM BURNEY, Advertising DirectorCHERYL GAY, Circulation Manager

Published by Courier Herald Publishing Company115 S. Jefferson St., Dublin, Georgia 31021-5146

W.H. LOVETTPresident and Chairman, 1934-1978

DUBOSE PORTERChairman

GRIFFIN LOVETTPresident

Periodicals Postage Paid at Dublin, Georgia(USPS 161-860) - Daily except Sunday and select holidays

POSTMASTER: Send address change to:The Courier Herald, Drawer B, CSS, Dublin, GA 31040

SUBSCRIPTION PRICES:Print Edition - $10/month

Digital Edition - $10/month

This newspaper is committed to the idea that the press shouldtell the truth without prejudice and spread knowledge

without malicious intent.

Dear Editor,

It is disheartening when I read an article in the paperthat is as misinformed or misdirected as the article I readconcerning the vote at the called meeting of the LCBOEin The Courier Herald.Well our board may not follow Robert’s Rules of Order

which is fairly obvious from previous meetings that theyeither do not follow them or do not know them. In previ-ous meetings, the Chairman of the Board secondedmotions that did not receive a second otherwise andshould have been dead which is against these rules aswell as voted in a vote that was not a tie. Rules are inplace to keep order, prevent issues from being forced onthe public that are not wanted.It does not matter what the elected officials want on

their personal agenda, they are elected to represent us thecitizens. This is another reason for rules to be in place toconduct business to prevent personal agendas from beingpushed through. It is time for our board to learn that theywere elected to represent us, the citizens of this county.These men are not appointed as God; they do have to

answer to us, the citizens of this county. These men arenot appointed as God; they do have to answer to us, thecitizens of this county. It should be obvious that if youcarry yourself in a way that disrespects the voting public,then you could possibly end up losing your position comeelection time; and in that case you have no one to blameother than yourself due to the disrespect that you haveshowed to the citizens.A board with no rules of conducting business will

destroy our county. I keep hearing that we want what isbest for our students; then let’s start by conducting our-selves in a professional and non-disrespecting manner.With the attitudes that I have seen from board mem-

bers at meetings and the so-called Community Forum ordiscussion of school plans, they have set a very poorexample to the students of this county in their attitudes,communication skills, business knowledge and leader-ship skills.With no rules governing the board or their making

them as they go to fit their needs, I feel sorry for the stu-dents of our county and I pray they do not follow theexamples that they have seen from our current leaders.We as citizens need to step up and be heard.If this type of dictatorship continues, I do not know

what else to call it; then we need to exercise our right tovote and remove those from office who think they do nothvae to consider our thoughts.

Sincerely,

Michael E. Hatcher

Max Byrd: A wizard of words

For more history ofLaurens County go to thedigital edition of the CourierHerald or see my blog atwww.dublinlaurenscountygeorgia.blogspot.com.

Sept. 7The Telegraph, Macon,

Georgia, on military readi-ness:

The world is a very danger-ous place and becoming moreso with each passing minute.Islamic extremists are pop-ping out of their holes all overthe world -- ISIS, BokoHaram, Hamas, Hezbollahand dozens of others, not tomention al-Qaida. Russia istrying to expand its territoryas it flexes its muscle inUkraine. We are still involvedin Afghanistan and the situa-tion in Syria continues todeteriorate. It is against thisbackdrop that in a recentmeeting with The Telegraph,Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga.,outlined his opposition to themilitary’s request for anotherBase Realignment andClosure commission.

“Sequestration” Bishopsaid, “is the worst thing thatcould happen to the countryon the defense side and thenon-defense side. It haswrought havoc for our govern-ment and for our people.”Through sequestration, themilitary lost about $75 billionand sequestration may still bewith us in 2016. Secretary ofDefense Chuck Hagel said, ifthat happens “we would begambling that our militarywill not be required torespond to multiple major con-tingencies at the same time.”Looking around the world,there are multiple major con-tingencies right now.

Hagel has proposed draw-ing down our troop strength to440,000 from 520,000; saving$3.5 billion by eliminating theA-10 and dropping Marinestroop strength to 182,000,

from 190,000. About a dozenNavy ships will be placed onreduced service while beingretrofitted.

Bishop said “We’re usingold weapons systems and oldequipment which requireshigher maintenance costs.” Inno other branch of the serviceis that more apparent than inthe Air Force. The A-10 hasbeen around for four decades.The C-5 was introduced in1970, and B-52 pilots were notyet born when the Air Forcetook delivery of its first planein 1955. The J-Stars planewas introduced 23 years ago,but it’s built on the frame of aBoeing 707 which was intro-duced into passenger servicein 1957.

The question for allAmericans is not really aquestion at all. Can we afford,in this dangerous world, to

allow our military assets toatrophy? Can we make ourmilitary branches lean, mean,fighting machines by allowinglawmakers to continuesequestration? Can we equipour military services with thebest technology and weaponssystems with the current bud-get?

We think not. As Bishopsaid, “I prefer peace to warbut, of course, in order to havepeace, you have to be in aposition of strength. We can’tdisarm ourselves and becomeimpotent in terms of our mili-tary strength and hope tohave an influence (and) deter-ring effect on aggression.”

We also have to rememberthere are people in the worldwho would destroy us if theycould. We must always besecure in the knowledge thatthey can’t.

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

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

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

Sen. Saxby ChamblissWashington, D.C 20510(202) 224-3521

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

Fax: (770) 661-0768

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

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

Matt HatchettGeorgia House of RepresentativesDistrict 150State Representative415 State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334404-656-5025 Phone404-657-8278 Faxmatt.hatchett@house.ga.gov

Serving You

Letter to the Editor:

Tuesday, September 16, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 5aThe Courier Herald

For Booth Spaces Call 277-3600

Dublin Civitan Club’s

COMING SOON!

Wednesday, Oct. 8th - Saturday, Oct. 11th

Obama is the worstthing to hit Americasince we became a na-tion.

Regarding “GeorgeBush broke open ahornet’s nest...”: Thehornet’s nest was brokenopen by Islamic terror-ists who crashed air-planes into buildings anda field killing nearly3,000 innocent people.President Obama creat-ed instability by remov-ing all troops from Iraq!

Thank you so much tothe Irish fan whobought my handicappeddaughter a shirt lastnight just because heknew she was a big"Fighting Irish support-er." She couldn't hardlywait to put it on whenshe got home.

This reassuring an-nouncement by Presi-dent Obama shouldput us all at ease.Theirs is a politicalmovement, not religious.For a while I was reallyconcerned. I wish hewould go ahead and tellus that the Chinese andRussians have our bestinterests at heart. Thenwe could all hold handsand sing some songsaround the campfire. Noworries whatsoever. Oba-maland! At last!

Those who think theDemocrats can makeGeorgia better, shouldlook at the USA. Only31 percent feel they havedone anything right.Odds are good they willscrew up Georgia too.

How disheartening toread the Superinten-dents interview in thepaper. It truly showsthis board’s "true colors."This debacle over twoschools needs to end. Cit-izens do not want themand Laurens County cannot afford them.

I am excited about thelowering tempera-tures and the feel andbeauty of Fall coming toour area.

Tell It!

CCaallll 227722--00337755

WWaanntt ttoo TTeellll IItt??KKeeeepp iitt 3377 wwoorrddss oorr

lleessssKKeeeepp iitt cclleeaann.. KKeeeepp iitt rreeaall..

CCaallll 227722--00337755 tteelllliitt@@ccoouurriieerr--hheerraalldd..ccoomm

oorr TTeellll IItt!! aatt wwwwww..ccoouurriieerr--hheerraalldd..ccoomm

Today in History By The AssociatedPressToday is Tuesday, Sep-

tember 16, the 259th dayof 2014. There are 106days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in

History:On September 16, 1974,

President Gerald R. Fordannounced a conditionalamnesty program for Viet-nam war deserters anddraft-evaders. On this date:In 1498, Tomas de

Torquemada, notorious forhis role in the Spanish In-quisition, died in Avila,Spain.In 1810, Mexicans were

inspired to begin theirsuccessful revolt againstSpanish rule by FatherMiguel Hidalgo y Costillaand his “Grito de Dolores(Cry of Dolores).”In 1908, General Mo-

tors was founded in Flint,Michigan, by William C.Durant.In 1914, “Candid Cam-

era” creator Allen Funtwas born in New York.

In 1919, the AmericanLegion received a nationalcharter from Congress.In 1940, President

Franklin D. Rooseveltsigned the Selective Train-ing and Service Act.Samuel T. Rayburn ofTexas was elected Speakerof the U.S. House of Rep-resentatives.In 1953, “The Robe,” the

first movie presented inthe widescreen processCinemaScope, had itsworld premiere at theRoxy Theater in NewYork.In 1964, the rock-and-

roll show “Shindig!” pre-miered on ABC-TV.In 1994, a federal jury

in Anchorage, Alaska, or-dered Exxon Corp. to pay$5 billion in punitive dam-ages for the 1989 ExxonValdez (val-DEEZ’) oilspill (the U.S. SupremeCourt later reduced thatamount to $507.5 million).Two astronauts from thespace shuttle Discoverywent on the first unteth-ered spacewalk in tenyears.

In 2007, O.J. Simpsonwas arrested in the al-leged armed robbery ofsports memorabilia collec-tors in Las Vegas. (Simp-son was later convicted ofkidnapping and armedrobbery and sentenced tonine to 33 years in prison.) Ten years ago: Hurri-

cane Ivan plowed into theGulf Coast with 130-mile-per-hour wind and a majorstorm surge; Ivan wasblamed for 92 deaths, 25of them in the U.S. Thenumber of foreigners kid-napped during the Iraq in-surgency reached at least100. The National HockeyLeague lockout went intoeffect.Five years ago: Sen.

Max Baucus, D-Mt., chair-man of the Senate FinanceCommittee, unveiledsweeping legislation to re-make the nation’s costlyhealth care system. MaryTravers, 72, one part ofthe folk trio Peter, Pauland Mary, died in Dan-bury, Connecticut. NCAAPresident Myles Brand,67, died in Indianapolis.

One year ago: AaronAlexis, a former U.S. Navyreservist, went on a shoot-ing rampage inside theWashington Navy Yard,killing 12 victims beforebeing shot dead by police. Today’s Birthdays:

Actress Janis Paige is 92.Blues singer B.B. King is89. Bluesman Billy BoyArnold is 79. Actress Lin-da Miller is 72. Rhythm-and-blues singer BettyKelly (Martha & the Van-dellas) is 70. Actress Su-san Ruttan is 66. Rockmusician Ron Blair (TomPetty & the Heartbreak-ers; Mudcrutch) is 66. Ac-tor Ed Begley Jr. is 65.Country singer David Bel-lamy (The Bellamy Broth-ers) is 64. Thought for Today:

“You can love a persondeeply and sincerelywhom you do not like.You can like a personpassionately whom youdo not love.” — RobertHugh Benson, Englishauthor and clergyman(1871-1914).

ALMANAC

DDuubblliinn PPoolliiccee DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt

Pamela Jo Wilson, 37 ofEast Dublin, was chargedwith theft by shoplifting atBelk on Aug. 28. A store employee saw Wil-

son leaving Belk and thenreturning to the store min-utes later. The employeesaw Wilson take $514.50worth of merchandise fromthe store. Because the amount of

merchandise was over $500,Wilson was charged withfelony theft by shoplifting.- A 2005 Pontiac Grand

Prix was stolen from Cas-cade Circle on Aug. 28.- A woman was bitten on

her left ring finger, left legcalf and the right hand palmon East Gaines Street onAug. 28.

LLaauurreennss CCoouunnttyy SShheerriiffff ’’ssOOffffiiccee

- A Rockledge man report-

ed that his debit card hasbeen used without hisknowledge between Dec. 1,2013 and Aug. 18. - Work on a firearm was

never done between July 1,2013 and Aug. 17, 2014 inDexter.- A red gallon tank, or-

ange nail gun, 10 inch circu-lar saw, electric drill and anelectric drill, all worth $575,were stolen from a locationon LC Pope Road in EastDublin on Aug. 18.- Bottles of prescription of

Norco, Lisenipril and Ada-van were stolen from ahouse on Hart Lane betweenAug. 12 and 18.- A Rentz woman talked

with a deputy about her

niece being harassed onFacebook.EEddiittoorr ’’ss nnoottee:: TThhiiss iinn--

ffoorrmmaattiioonn iiss ppuubblliiccrreeccoorrdd aanndd wwaass ttaakkeennffrroomm rreeppoorrttss oo ff tthheeDDuubblliinn PPoo lliiccee DDeeppaarrtt--mmeenntt aanndd tthhee LLaauurreennssCCoouunnttyy SShheerriiffff ’’ss OOffffiiccee..TThheessee rreeppoorrttss ddoo nnoott rree--fflleecctt oonn tthhee gguuiilltt oorr iinnnnoo--cceennccee.. AAnn ““aarrrreesstt”” ddooeessnnoott aallwwaayyss iinnddiiccaattee iinn--ccaarrcceerraattiioonn.. RReeaaddeerrss aarreeccaauuttiioonneedd tthhaatt ppeeoopplleemmaayy hhaavvee ssiimmiillaarr nnaammeess..PPoo lliiccee BBeeaatt ddooeess nnoottiiddeennttiiffyy mmiinnoorr cchhiillddrreenn,,vviiccttiimmss ooff sseexxuuaall aassssaauulltt,,ssuuiicc iiddee aatttteemmppttss oorr mmeedd--iiccaall cc oonnddiittiioonnss.. CCaasseessddiissmmiisssseedd ddoo nnoott aappppeeaarriiff tthhee nneewwssppaappeerr iiss nnoottii--ffiieedd bbeeffoorree ddeeaaddlliinnee..

Police Beat

East Dublin woman arrested for shoplifting at Belk

The American RedCross Blood Drive willbe September 16 atOconee Fall Line Techni-cal College from 9 a.m. - 2p.m. in the DuBosePorter Center. It is spon-sored by the StudentGovernment Association.To sign up online go toredcrossblood.org – spon-sor code oftc.

The Georgia HighSchool Writing Test isbeing given at DublinHigh School on Wednes-day, September 24 begin-ning at 8 a.m. in the au-ditorium. Any formergraduate of DHS needingto take this test must reg-ister prior to September17, 2014 by contactingthe DHS Guidance Officeat 478-272-4727.

The Ross Chapter#85 Order of the East-ern Stars is looking forfashion divas to take partin its educational fashionshow. All monies raisedwill fund their education-al scholarship funds. Ifyou would like to be apart of this event, pleasecall 478-304-1139 oremailfwww201@gmail.com.

September 23 is Na-tional Voter Registra-tion Day 2014 Delta Sig-ma Theta Sorority, Inc.,Dublin–Laurens Alum-nae Chapter plans eventto register voters in timefor the 2014 midterm

elections. What: On Fri-day, September 12, be-tween 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and5-7 p.m. at Dublin Mall,Dublin-Laurens AlumnaeChapter of Delta SigmaTheta Sorority, Inc. willhost a National VoterRegistration Day 2014event at the Dublin Mallas part of a massive 50-state effort to registerthousands of voters be-fore Election Day, No-vember 4, 2014. Thetheme for this year’s Na-tional Voter RegistrationDay is CelebratingDemocracy in America.Americans can registerat hundreds of eventsacross the nation, includ-ing ours on Friday, Sep-tember 12, and online atwww.NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org.

Dublin High SchoolTitle One Meeting onTuesday, September 16 at5:30 p.m. in the DHS Au-ditorium. All DHS par-ents are encouraged toattend.

Dublin High SchoolPTSA, Inc. announcesSeptember 2014 as Mem-bership RecruitmentMonth. All Parents,Teachers, Students,Guardians and other sup-porters of young peoplewho attend Dublin HighSchool are invited andencouraged to join. Theyearly membership fee is$5. You may send yourmembership fee (payableto Dublin HS PTSA) to1127 Hillcrest Drive –Dublin, Ga. 31021. Thefirst meeting will beThurs. Sept. 25 at 6 p.m.in the Dublin HighSchool Cafeteria. For ad-ditional information youcall 272-2644 or 296-

1184.

The Laurens HumanResource Associationand Dublin-Heart ofGeorgia EmployerCommittee are excitedto present to you Ms. Ter-rie L. Dandy, OutreachManager for the USEqual Employment Op-portunity Commission,Atlanta District Officewhose career with theEEOC spans over 20years. Participants willsee settlement documen-tation from real life casesthat show the monetarycost to employers whohave been involved in lit-igation from discrimina-tion charges. Please feelfree to submit questionsyou would like addressedalong with your registra-tion form. On Thursday,September 25 from 9-11a.m. with registration at8:30 a.m. At 310 BellevueAvenue (Morris BankTraining and OperationsBuilding directly acrossthe street from the down-town branch of MorrisBank). parking is avail-able behind the DublinTheatre.

2014 Laurens-DublinRetired Educators As-sociation will be held atthe Dublin Country Clubat noon (3rd Thursday ofeach month). For moreinformation, please con-tact Beverly Hall, Presi-dent, at 478-290-1977.Dates and Programs for2014 are: September 18Mindy Monk, Director ofH2U (Fairview Park Hos-pital), October 16 MattHatchett¸ Georgia Houseof Representatives andNovember 20 is Dr. ChrisSeymour, Podiatrist.

COMMUNITYEVENTS

Places to go. People to see. Things to do.

Tuesday•Dublin Kiwanis Club at 12:15 p.m. at The DublinCountry Club. •AA I Am Responsible Group Contact, 272-5244 or275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. •NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 BroadStreet, East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.•Unity House (Family Recovery Support Group) atJohnson Lane on VA Grounds, Bldg. 8; 6-8 p.m. Con-tact: Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce(478) 272-5546 or Linda Bailey at CSB of Middle GA(478) 272-1190. •Overeaters Anonymous meet at 6:45 at 912 Belle-vue Ave. Contact 279-3808.•Shamrock NARFE 1080 meet every second Tuesdayat 11:30 a.m. in the Cloverleaf Restaurant, EastDublin.•TOPS meeting 6 p.m. at Pine Forest UMC, 400Woods Ave Contact info 275-7505.

Wednesday•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. (Open)•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 BroadStreet, East Dublin, noon.•Civitan Club every Wednesday at noon at the Gold-en Corral.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

THE NEXT 24 HOURS

WEDNESDAY

Sunrise 7:16 a.m.

THURSDAY

Sunrise 7:17 a.m.Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of

showers and thunder-storms. Highs around90. In the evening,

partly cloudy. Lows inthe mid 60s.

Hi 84Lo 62

Mostly sunny. Highs inthe mid 80s. In the

evening, partly cloudy.Lows in the mid 60s.

SUNDAY MONDAY

Hi 84Lo 61

Sunrise 7:18 a.m.

Sunrise 7:18 a.m.Mostly sunny. Highs inthe mid 80s. In the

evening, mostly clear.Lows in the lower 60s.

Mostly sunny. Highs inthe mid 80s. In the

evening, mostly clear.Lows in the lower 60s.

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Sunrise 7:16 a.m. Sunset 7:38 p.m.Chance of a.m. t-

storms. Likely in thep.m. Highs in theupper 80s. Chanceof rain 60 percent.

Sunrise 7:16 a.m.A 30 percent

chance of rain/t-storms. Lows in theupper 60s. Light,variable winds.

Mostly sunny. A 30percent chance of

showers and thunderstorms.Highs around 90.

TODAY TOMORROW

Ocmulgee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.07” Latest observed valueRivers

Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

In the evening, mostlyclear. Lows in the

lower 60s.

Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

In the evening, mostlyclear. Lows in the

lower 60s.

Sunrise 7:19 a.m.

Hi 84Lo 61

Sunrise 7:20 a.m.

TONIGHT

89° 67° 90°

Hi 90Lo 65

Hi 84Lo 64

Hi 85Lo 62

Oconee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.02”

YOUR COURIERHERALD

LOCAL 7-DAY

Tuesday, September 16, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 6aThe Courier Herald

The Dublin Farm • 875 James Currie Road • Dublin, Georgia 31021 •Êwww.dublinfarm.com

Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

JEFFREY WELLS has enjoyed success across the globe as an international opera singer for more than 34 years, performing throughout Western Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand. In the United States, Mr. Wells has sung leading roles in every major opera house, including San Fransisco Opera and Washington National Opera.

In 2014, Jeffrey returned to the Metropolitan for his 23rd season, performing in operas that included Tosca and Andrea Chenier.

JUDY COLE has worked professionally and made a successful career over the last 30 years as a free-lance pianist and commercial musician playing in a variety of settings.

Mrs. Cole works at Kennesaw State University teaching academic classes in music theory and coaching Opera & Musical Theatre. She also plays in the pit orchestra for Broadway touring shows playing at the Fox Theatre.

For reservations please contact us at 478-275-8766 or email reservations@dublinfarm.com.

Price is $79.00per person, and

includes a 5-course dinner and show.

LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE!

Dinner followed by a special performance by Opera Singer Jeffrey Wellsaccompanied at the piano by Judith Cole from the Atlanta Pops

Hometown NewsMail to: Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040

Submit online at www.courier-herald.com • Email: news@courier-herald.com • Phone: 272-5522

NWLE annual community helper day

Northwest Laurens Elementary held its annual community helper day on September 12. (Special photos)

SUBSCRIBETODAY!

Your Source ForYour Source ForLOCAL NEWS!LOCAL NEWS!Call Cheryl atCall Cheryl at272-5522 to272-5522 to

start your start your subscription!subscription!

Tuesday, September 16, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 7aThe Courier Herald

Hometown NewsMail to: Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040

Submit online at www.courier-herald.com • Email: news@courier-herald.com • Phone: 272-5522

Saxon Heights celebrated Grandparents Day

Special guests were invited for lunchas Saxon Heights celebrated Grandpar-ents Day. In total, more than 180 grand-parents dined alongside Pre-K throughfifth graders. (Special photos)

Tuesday, September 16, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 8aThe Courier Herald

Fairview Park Hospital Leadership took the Ice Bucket Challenge Friday, August 29 on the front lawn. Numerous hospi-tal employees GLADLY volunteered to do the honors of dumping the ice cold water. After challenging all members of theMedical Executive Committee at Fairview Park Hospital, CEO Don Avery encouraged all to donate. At the close of fundrais-ing the hospital will proudly send over $1,400 to support ALS research. Pictured, from left, Don Avery, CEO, Chris Kersey,Director of Radiology, Allen Almquist, Director of Pharmacy, Brandi Upshaw, Director of Patient & Guest Services, KatieWard, Clinical Coordinator Nursery/OB, Teri Calder, Manager of Respiratory, Jeff Bruton, Director of Human Resources,Donna Trickey, CNO, Colby Jackson, Director of EVS, Teresa Gordy, Director of Quality, Matt Hasbrouk, COO, Tracie Mor-gan, Director of Marketing & Community Services. (Special photo)

Fairview Park leaders take Ice Bucket Challenge

thought it was important to getit to the board as soon as possi-ble.”He said the state has only

given them enough to buy twobuses.“We really need eight more to

take care of the ones that areover 10 years old,” Johnson said.“If we can look at the bids close-ly, I may give a recommendationThursday.”The board wants to look at

leasing maybe five more buses,Johnson said.“That would help,” the super-

intendent said. “I’ve got to getall of the details about leasingand see if that is somethingthey’d want to pursue. The safe-ty of our kids is the upmost. Iwant them to have the safestpossible transportation that wehave. Sometimes when a busgets more than 10 years old, andas many miles as we put onthem, it begins to cost more tokeep that bus going than it is re-ally worth.”Hall also talked to the board

about a new transportation situ-ation where parents were drop-ping off their middle or high

school children at one of the ele-mentary schools to take them totheir destinations.“It’s been a smooth transi-

tion,” Hall said.According to Johnson, the

students were walking betweenbuses from their parents’ vehi-cles to get on the bus.“That’s really a safety haz-

ard,” Johnson said. “DudleyMayor Jason Locke, RonnieLocke, Dr. Amy Duke and KeithHall have worked hard at find-ing a solution. Now there is adrop off point where kids can geton a bus. It’s a safer option andkills two birds with one stone.”After the meeting, Johnson

was asked about the civil law-suit by 40 concerned citizens,which was filed early Mondaymorning, claiming that theboard had violated the GeorgiaOpen Meetings Act.Johnson said that as of Mon-

day night, they had not receivedit and could not comment on ituntil they got the lawsuit andhave their attorney look at itand advise them about it.The Laurens County School

board will hold its regular Sep-tembermeeting at 6 p.m. Thurs-day.

RateContinued from 1a

well as what is working well.Medical Center Director

John S. Goldman will host theDublin VA town hall meetingwhich will include a number ofVA staff who will answer ques-tions veterans and other stake-holders have about programsand services. Also present willbe Veterans Benefits Adminis-tration (VBA) and Georgia De-partment of Veterans Servicestaff that will be available toassist veterans with claimsand benefits questions.“Our medical center and the

entire VA are committed to pro-viding veterans with personal-ized, proactive, patient-drivenhealthcare consistent with ourvalues of integrity, commit-ment, advocacy, respect, andexcellence,” Goldman said in apress release. “While we usemultiple communicationschannels to get feedback fromour veterans and other cus-tomers, nothing can replacepersonal interaction. By meet-ing with our veterans in per-son, we can hear their needsand concerns directly, which isinformation that we very muchneed to hear.”Information tables with in-

formation on VA and medicalcenter programs will be set up.The Carl Vinson VA MedicalCenter is one of 153 around thecountry whose focus is meetingthe healthcare needs of veter-ans.For further information,

please contact Dublin VA pub-lic affairs supervisor Dr.Frank G. Jordan Jr. at (478)-274-5440 orFrank.Jordan@va.gov

VAContinued from 1a

Medicare are in the traditionalMedicare program, with about30 percent enrolled in an Ad-vantage plan, according to theKaiser Family Foundation.More than 102,000 people

are in Medicare Advantageplans under Georgia’s StateHealth Benefit Plan, accordingto Community Health, whichruns the health plan.Blue Cross said Monday that

its decision to discontinue itsAdvantage plan was made joint-ly with the SHBP.Still, in a comparison of next

year’s rates, Blue Cross had pre-miums that were much higherthan United’s.One Blue Cross standard Ad-

vantage plan had a $221.04 permonth premium, while the com-parable United plan cost for aretiree was listed at $25.38.A spokesman for Blue Cross,

Tony Felts, declined to commenton the pricing difference.He issued a statement that

said, in part, “After mutualagreement with the StateHealth Benefit Plan, BCBSGa[Blue Cross] has made a strate-gic, yet difficult decision to nolonger offer Medicare Advan-tage products to SHBP mem-bers for 2015. We will provideassistance to current BCBSGaMedicare Advantage membersas they transition to a new car-rier for next year. BCBSGa willfocus its efforts on providingoutstanding value and service tothe SHBP membership, and welook forward to offeringMedicare Advantage plans tothe SHBP in future years.”Lisa Marie Shekell, spokes-

woman for Community Health,said Monday that the MedicareAdvantage pricing is a functionof what the companies bid, andthat the state applies subsidiesthe same to each plan.She added that retirees

whose email addresses wereknown to the agency were sent amessage about the Blue Crossmove last week. Others, she

said, will get the informationthis month by postal mail.Blue Cross will still offer

non-Medicare options in theSHBP that include three healthreimbursement arrangementchoices, along with a statewideHMO option.UnitedHealthcare will offer

members the options of astatewide HMO and a high-de-ductible health plan, as well asMedicare Advantage.UnitedHealthcare spokes-

woman Tracey Lempner issueda statement about the BlueCross move, “Our experienceserving the health care coverageneeds of more than 90 percent ofGeorgia State Health BenefitPlan retirees has prepared uswell for 2015. We intend to con-tinue working closely with theDepartment of CommunityHealth throughout the fall andlook forward to offering state re-tirees the affordable coverageand quality benefits they’vecome to expect from our GroupMedicareAdvantage PPO plan.”Open enrollment for SHBP

members begins Oct. 27 andends Nov. 14.Community Health is step-

ping up its communication withSHBP members this year afteracknowledging inadequate out-reach last year during the en-rollment period.State employees, teachers,

and school personnel are gettinga wider array of insurers andchoices in their 2015 healthplan.Some employees and teach-

ers were vocal in their criticismof their current plan optionssince Jan. 1, when the plan tookeffect. The benefit changesmade for 2014, plus the use ofjust one insurer, sparked wide-spread complaints about a lackof choice of insurance providersand higher health care costs.Overall, the State Health

Benefit Plan covers more than650,000 state employees, teach-ers, other school personnel, re-tirees and dependents.

Continued from 1a

Plan

Kids Triathlon scenesPhotos by Mary Frances Flanders

The Courier Herald Section BTuesday, September 16, 2014

Sports Frustrated Bravesfall 4-2 to

Strasburg, Nats

- 2b

• Scoreboard............................2b• On the Air ..............................2b• Briefs ....................................2b

Big time night

210 N JEFFERSON STREET • 272-3244

Willis had impact rushing andcatching for Irish in blowout win

By JAMES TIDWELL

Sports Editor

Last Friday was a unique situation forJohnny Willis and his Dublin football team-mates.

Dublin Head Football Coach RogerHolmes was dealing with the loss of hismother on game day and Willis and the Irishwanted to show how much he meant to them.

The running back certainly made thattranslate into the field.

Willis finished with 135 yards on eightcarries with one touchdown and one 69-yardtouchdown pass reception, all taking place inthe first half, in the Dublin 55-18 blowoutwin over Twiggs County to earn this week’sHeart of Georgia Player of the Week honor.

“It was real emotional and we wanted togo out and play well,” Willis said.

The longtime Irish head coach wasn’t sur-prised by the junior’s success.

“He is a tough, physical runner with speedthat plays hard,” Holmes said. “He is a spe-cial player.”

Going into the game, Willis was confidentthe team would find some success against theCobras.

“The coaches had a good plan and wemade some plans,” Willis said.

The junior feels he has a good skill set thatenabled him to have the type of night he had.

“I have good vision on the field and canreally take advantage of what they give me,”Willis said.

Willis wasn’t surprised he was able to gofor a long touchdown pass against TwiggsCounty.

“All week in practice against our scoutteam, that play has been there,” said Williswho didn’t have anyone within 10 yards onthe catch. “I knew it would be there in thegame and it was. “

But as big of a night as the junior had, heknows his success was not an individualeffort.

“I want to thank my offensive line,” Willissaid. “They played well and I couldn’t havedone anything without their blocking.”

Dublin running back Johnny Willis (19) rushed for 135 yards on eightcarries with one touchdowns and added a 69-yard touchdown recep-tion, all in the first half, against Twiggs County Friday night in theShamrock Bowl. (Photo by Horace Austin)

East LaurensMichael Plummer scored bothEast Laurens touchdowns ona pair of rushing plays.

TrinityWyatt Payne rushed for 133yards on 19 carries with twotouchdowns and passed for106 yards on 7-of-11 passing.

Photo by Krista Meadows

Photo by James Tidwell

“All week inpractice against ourscout team, that playhas been there,”said Willis whodidn’t have anyonewithin 10 yards onthe catch. “I knew itwould be there inthe game and itwas.”

— Johnny Willis

Photo by Horace Austin

Johnny Willis

West LaurensGarrell Quainton passed forthe lone touchdown lastweek.

Photo by Alan Barfoot

Luck's miscue allowsEagles to rally to win

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Erik Walden (93)looks on as Philadelphia Eagles wide receiverJeremy Maclin (18) makes six yard touchdownreception against Indianapolis Colts' Greg Tolerduring the second half of an NFL football gameMonday, in Indianapolis. Walden finished withthree tackles in the game. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —All Andrew Luck had to doMonday night was play it safe.

Instead, he made the bigmistake.

Luck threw away a scoringchance with 5:08 to go, and theEagles took advantage bydriving for a game-tyingtouchdown and then a 36-yardfield goal as time expired totake a stunning 30-27 victoryat Indianapolis.

"When you're up on a goodteam, you better stay up," hesaid. "You can't turn the ballover in the red zone whenyou're about to make it a two-score game. It was stupid byme."

Perhaps some bad luck, too.Replays showed T.Y. Hilton,

the intended receiver,appeared to be grabbed byBrandon Boykin. No call wasmade.

Two plays later, whenLaRon Landry pulled downLeSean McCoy from behindfor a loss, Landry was calledfor a horse-collar tackle.Replays showed Landry hadgrabbed McCoy by the jersey,not inside the shoulder pads.

But the Colts (0-2) blamedthemselves for letting this oneslip away.

"You've got to eliminate thefriendly fire and you've got tofinish games," coach ChuckPagano said after losing back-to-back regular season gamesfor the first time in his threeseasons in Indy. "You've got toput people away."

Especially when you're fac-ing one of the most potentoffenses in the league.

Darren Sproles had sevenreceptions for 152 yards to goalong with a touchdown run asthe Eagles (2-0) won their firstgame on the road for the sixthconsecutive season.Philadelphia, which stormedback from a 17-0 halftimedeficit to beat Jacksonville 34-17 in Week 1, also became thefourth team in the last 30years to win consecutivegames in which it trailed by 14or more points in the 2nd half,according to STATS.

"He's just a special player,"coach Chip Kelly said, prais-ing Sproles for his role in theprime-time comeback. "Thefirst day we had him it was,'How many different ways canwe find ways to get him thefootball?' He's just a dynamicfootball player."

Indianapolis Colts line-backer Erik Walden finishedthe night with three tackles.

Philadelphia's latest rallycame against the defendingAFC South champs, a teamthat had never lost back-to-back regular-season gameswith Luck at quarterback. TheColts (0-2) led 17-6 at half-time, but committed two cost-ly turnovers in the second halfthat the Eagles turned into 14points.

Nick Foles was 21 of 37 for331 yards with one touchdown— a 6-yard pass to JeremyMaclin with 3:25 to go thattied it at 27. McCoy ran 20times for 79 yards and scoredPhiladelphia's first touchdownof the night with 4:32 left inthe third quarter.

The Eagles appeared to be

in trouble when Indianapoliswas driving with a 27-20 leadin the fourth. But Luck's inter-ception changed everything.

Two plays later, LeSeanMcCoy was stopped for a lossbut Landry was called for thequestionable horse-collartackle. Sproles then took aswing pass for a 51-yard gainto the 6, and Foles foundMaclin for the tying score.

"Without Sproles, we wouldbe in some trouble, to be hon-est, we really would. That'swhy we're a team," McCoysaid. "When guys are strug-gling, he's picking everybodyup. He's helping me out. Ineed to get my thing together.I don't feel like I'm playing tothe level I should be playingat."

Luck, who was 20 of 34 for172 yards with three TDs,walked into the postgamenews conference for the secondstraight week and said hemade a "stupid" decision whenhe threw the interception eventhough replays also appearedto show Hilton had beengrabbed by a defender.

The Eagles started slow,managing just two field goalsin the first half. They finishedstrong, tying it at 20 whenSproles managed to stay onhis feet for a 19-yard run latein the third and again at 27 onthe TD pass to Maclin.

Luck drove the Colts rightback down the field andhooked up with AhmadBradshaw for a tiebreakingscore, but Indy couldn't close itout and the Eagles tookadvantage.

Indy looked as if it wouldn'tneed Luck's late-game heroics,thanks to a ground game thatpiled up 169 yards.

Then came Luck's inexpli-cable interception.

"We knew we had a fieldgoal in the bag. Everybodysaw what happened," Paganosaid. "The last words beforethe play were 'Take care of thefootball.'"

NOTES: Eagles CB NolanCarroll II left the game withan injured elbow but returnedin the third quarter after X-rays were negative. ...Philadelphia linebackerMychal Kendricks left in thethird quarter with a calfinjury. ... Indy was hosting itsfirst Monday night game since2010.

WALK IN THE PARK:Cody Parkey may have hadthe toughest job in trainingcamp — trying to beat outAdam Vinatieri for a spot onthe Colts' roster. But theEagles were so impressed theyforced the Colts to rescindwaivers on him and trade himto Philadelphia. After missingan early field goal Monday,Parkey was money when itmattered most, making the36-yard field goal twice (onceas the Colts called timeout) tobeat his former team.

BACK-TO-BACK: Indy (0-2) now must figure out how torebound after losing back-to-back regular-season games forthe first time in Luck or chuckPagano eras. Both had made it33 straight games without twostraight losses.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 2bThe Courier Herald

CONGRATULATIONS!

Sponsored by

This week’s winner of the Football Forecast

Contest and a $25 gift certificate is...

KeithClements

Compliments of

508 Bellevue Ave

AMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 90 60 .600 —Toronto 77 72 .517 12½New York 76 73 .510 13½Tampa Bay 73 78 .483 17½Boston 66 84 .440 24

Central Division W L Pct GB

Detroit 84 66 .560 —Kansas City 82 67 550 1½Cleveland 76 73 .510 7½Chicago 68 82 .453 16Minnesota 63 87 .420 21

West Division W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 94 56 627 —Oakland 83 66 .557 10½Seattle 80 69 .537 13½Houston 67 83 .447 27Texas 57 92 .383 36½

MondayBaltimore 5, Toronto 2Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Yankees 0Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 3Houston 3, Cleveland 1Detroit 8, Minnesota 6L.A. Angels 8, Seattle 1

TodayBoston (Ranaudo 3-2) at Pittsburgh(Morton 5-12), 7:05 p.m.Toronto (Hutchison 10-11) at Baltimore(U.Jimenez 4-9), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 3-4) at Tampa Bay(Odorizzi 10-12), 7:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Bassitt 0-1) at KansasCity (Hendriks 1-2), 8:10 p.m.Cleveland (Kluber 15-9) at Houston(Tropeano 1-0), 8:10 p.m.Detroit (Porcello 15-11) at Minnesota(Nolasco 5-11), 8:10 p.m.Seattle (Elias 10-12) at L.A. Angels(Cor.Rasmus 3-1), 10:05 p.m.Texas (Tepesch 4-10) at Oakland (Kazmir14-8), 10:05 p.m.

WednesdayBoston (Buchholz 8-8) at Pittsburgh(F.Liriano 5-10), 7:05 p.m.Toronto (Happ 9-10) at Baltimore (B.Norris13-8), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 6-4) at TampaBay (Cobb 9-7), 7:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-3) at KansasCity (Ventura 12-10), 8:10 p.m.Cleveland (Carrasco 7-5) at Houston(Oberholtzer 5-11), 8:10 p.m.Detroit (D.Price 14-11) at Minnesota(Gibson 11-11), 8:10 p.m.Seattle (Paxton 6-2) at L.A. Angels(C.Wilson 12-9), 10:05 p.m.Texas (D.Holland 1-0) at Oakland(Samardzija 4-5), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GB Washington 86 63 .577 —Atlanta 75 75 .500 11½Miami 73 76 .490 13New York 72 79 .477 15Philadelphia 69 81 .460 17½

Central Division W L Pct GB

St. Louis 83 67 .553 —Pittsburgh 79 70 .530 3½Milwaukee 78 72 .520 5Cincinnati 71 80 .470 12½Chicago 66 84 .440 17

West Division W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 86 64 .573 —San Francisco82 68 .547 4San Diego 69 80 .463 16½Arizona 62 88 .413 24Colorado 59 91 .393 27

MondayMiami 6, N.Y. Mets 5Washington 4, Atlanta 2Chicago Cubs 1, Cincinnati 0L.A. Dodgers 11, Colorado 3Arizona 6, San Francisco 2San Diego 1, Philadelphia 0

TodayBoston (Ranaudo 3-2) at Pittsburgh(Morton 5-12), 7:05 p.m.Miami (Eovaldi 6-11) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon13-12), 7:10 p.m.Washington (Roark 13-10) at Atlanta(Harang 11-10), 7:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Cueto 18-8) at Chicago Cubs(Arrieta 8-5), 8:05 p.m.Milwaukee (W.Peralta 16-10) at St. Louis(Lynn 15-9), 8:15 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Haren 13-10) at Colorado(Matzek 5-10), 8:40 p.m.San Francisco (Peavy 5-4) at Arizona(Collmenter 10-7), 9:40 p.m.Philadelphia (A.Burnett 8-16) at San Diego(Kennedy 10-13), 10:10 p.m.

WednesdayL.A. Dodgers (Frias 0-0) at Colorado (J.DeLa Rosa 13-11), 3:10 p.m.San Francisco (Bumgarner 18-9) atArizona (Delgado 3-4), 3:40 p.m.Boston (Buchholz 8-8) at Pittsburgh(F.Liriano 5-10), 7:05 p.m.Miami (H.Alvarez 10-6) at N.Y. Mets (Gee7-7), 7:10 p.m.Washington (G.Gonzalez 8-10) at Atlanta(A.Wood 10-10), 7:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Corcino 0-0) at Chicago Cubs(Hendricks 6-2), 8:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Fiers 6-2) at St. Louis(Wainwright 18-9), 8:15 p.m.Philadelphia (Hamels 8-7) at San Diego(Stults 7-16), 10:10 p.m.

WILD CARD STANDINGSAMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct WCGBOakland 83 66 .557 —Kansas City 82 67 .550 —Seattle 80 69 .537 2Toronto 77 72 .517 5Cleveland 76 73 .510 6

New York 76 73 .510 6NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct WCGBSan Francisco82 68 .547 —Pittsburgh 79 70 .530 —Milwaukee 78 72 .520 1½Atlanta 75 75 .500 4½

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PABuffalo 2 0 01.000 52 30Miami 1 1 0 .500 43 49N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 43 45New England 1 1 0 .500 50 40

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Houston 2 0 01.000 47 20Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 36 36Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 27 75Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 51 61

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 2 0 01.000 47 26Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 42 29Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 36 53Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 53 54

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Denver 2 0 01.000 55 41San Diego 1 1 0 .500 47 39Oakland 0 2 0 .000 28 49Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 27 50

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAPhiladelphia 2 0 01.000 64 44Washington 1 1 0 .500 47 27Dallas 1 1 0 .500 43 38N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000 28 60

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Carolina 2 0 01.000 44 21Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 47 58New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 58 63Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 31 39

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 41 36Chicago 1 1 0 .500 48 43Detroit 1 1 0 .500 42 38Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 47 60

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 2 0 01.000 43 31Seattle 1 1 0 .500 57 46San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 48 45St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 25 51

ThursdayBaltimore 26, Pittsburgh 6

SundayDallas 26, Tennessee 10New England 30, Minnesota 7Buffalo 29, Miami 10Washington 41, Jacksonville 10Arizona 25, N.Y. Giants 14Cleveland 26, New Orleans 24Cincinnati 24, Atlanta 10Carolina 24, Detroit 7San Diego 30, Seattle 21St. Louis 19, Tampa Bay 17Houston 30, Oakland 14Denver 24, Kansas City 17Green Bay 31, N.Y. Jets 24Chicago 28, San Francisco 20

TodayPhiladelphia 30, Indianapolis 27

ThursdayTampa Bay at Atlanta, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sep. 21Dallas at St. Louis, 1 p.m.Minnesota at New Orleans, 1 p.m.San Diego at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Houston at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Oakland at New England, 1 p.m.San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.Denver at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.Kansas City at Miami, 4:25 p.m.Pittsburgh at Carolina, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 22Chicago at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 28Carolina at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Houston, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Detroit at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Miami vs. Oakland at London, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.Atlanta at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m.Philadelphia at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.New Orleans at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 29New England at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 5Chicago at Carolina, 1 p.m.Houston at Dallas, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Detroit, 1 p.m.Baltimore at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.St. Louis at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Tennessee, 1 p.m.Arizona at Denver, 4:05 p.m.N.Y. Jets at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.Kansas City at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.Cincinnati at New England-x-subject tochange, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 6Seattle at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Presscollege football poll, with first-place votes in

parentheses, records through Sept. 6, totalpoints based on 25 points for a first-placevote through one point for a 25th-placevote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv1. Florida St. (37) 2-0 1,466 12. Oregon (17) 3-0 1,424 23. Alabama (1) 3-0 1,346 34. Oklahoma (2) 3-0 1,325 45. Auburn 2-0 1 ,252 56. Texas A&M (3) 3-0 1,195 77. Baylor 3-0 1,134 88. LSU 3-0 1,114 109. Notre Dame 3-0 917 11

10. Mississippi 3-0 840 1411. Michigan St. 1-1 832 1312. UCLA 3-0 807 1213. Georgia 1-1 729 614. South Carolina 2-1 718 2415. Arizona St . 3-0 680 1616. Stanford 2-1 560 1517. Southern Cal 2-1 459 918. Missouri 3-0 446 2019. Wisconsin 1-1 414 1820. Kansas St. 2-0 326 1921. BYU 3-0 246 2522. Clemson 1-1 209 2323. Ohio St. 2-1 204 2224. Nebraska 3-0 172 NR25. Oklahoma St. 2-1 126 NROthers receiving votes: North Carolina 82,Duke 55, Mississippi St. 55, Virginia Tech54, Penn St. 51, East Carolina 44, TCU 42,Pittsburgh 40, Florida 31, Marshall 28,Boston College 22, Washington 14, WestVirginia 14, Cincinnati 10, Virginia 6,Arizona 3, Arkansas 3, N. Dakota St. 3,Louisville 2.

BASEBALLMLB — Announced Philadelphia PhilliesRHP Jonathan Papelbon was suspendedfor seven-games and fined an undisclosedamount for his actions following the top ofthe ninth inning of the Sunday, September14th game against the Miami Marlins atCitizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — RecalledINF Nick Ahmed and LHP Andrew Chafinfrom Reno (PCL). Selected the contract ofC Bobby Wilson. Transferred RHP BronsonArroyo to the 60-day DL.COLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled INFCristhian Adames from Tulsa (Texas).

FOOTBALLNational Football League

CHICAGO BEARS — Placed CB CharlesTillman on injured reserve. Signed FB TonyFiammetta. Signed QB David Fales to thepractice squad.

HOCKEYAmerican Hockey League

ALBANY DEVILS — Named David Cunniffassistant coach.ECHLELMIRA JACKALS — Signed F BrodieReid and F Yuri Cheremetiev to one-yearcontracts.IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to termswith F Wade MacLeod.UTAH GRIZZLIES — Signed F CamdenWojtala and G Kevin Kapalka.

SOCCERMajor League Soccer

MLS — Fined D.C. United and coach BenOlsen undisclosed amounts for violatingthe league's mass confrontation policy inthe 38th minute of their Sept. 10 gameagainst New York. Fined New York MF RoyMiller an undisclosed amount for instigatingand escalating the matter and violating theleague's policy regarding hands to theface/head of an opponent. Fined D.C.United D Sean Franklin and MF DavyArnaud undisclosed amounts for instigatingand escalating the confrontation.ORLANDO CITY SOCCER CLUB —Named Anthony Pulis academy coach.TORONTO FC — Signed MF ChristopherMannella.

National Women's Soccer LeagueFC KANSAS CITY — Claimed MFRafaelle Souza off waivers from Houston.PORTLAND THORNS FC — Claimed FDanesha Adams off waivers fromWashington.WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Claimed MFJoanna Lohman off waivers fom Bostonand G Lydia Williams off waivers fromWestern New York.

COLLEGEGUILFORD — Named Kelly Braman andAnna Mitchell assistant softball coaches.IOWA STATE — Announced OL JacobGannon has rejoined the football team.NYU — Named Sara Mitchell women'sassistant basketball coach.RANDOLPH-MACON — Named AustinMcGowan assistant baseball coach.

MLB

NFL

College Football

Transactions

TODAYMAJOR LEAGUE

BASEBALL8 p.m.

ESPN — Milwaukee at St.LouisWGN — Cincinnati at ChicagoCubs

10 p.m.MLB — Teams TBAMINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

7 p.m.NBCSN — Triple-A NationalChampionship,Pawtucket/Durham winner vs.Omaha/Reno winner, atCharlotte, N.C.

SOCCER2:30 p.m.

FSN — UEFA ChampionsLeague, Basel at Real MadridFS1 — UEFA ChampionsLeague, Arsenal at Dortmund

10 p.m.FS1 — CONCACAFChampions League, Olimpiaat Portland

3 a.m.FS1 — UEFA ChampionsLeague, Ludogorets atLiverpool (delayed tape)

WEDNESDAYGOLF

5:30 a.m.TGC — European PGA Tour,Wales Open, first round, partI, at Newport, Wales

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL3:30 p.m.

MLB — Teams TBA7 p.m.

ESPN — Washington atAtlanta

10 p.m.ESPN — Seattle at L.A.Angels

SOCCER2:30 p.m.

FSN — UEFA ChampionsLeague, APOEL at BarcelonaFS1 — UEFA ChampionsLeague, Manchester City atBayern Munich

WNBA BASKETBALL8 p.m.

ESPN2 — Playoffs, Finals,game 5, Chicago at Phoenix(if necessary)

THURSDAYCOLLEGE FOOTBALL

7:30 p.m.ESPN — Auburn at KansasSt.ESPNU — Ark.-Pine Bluff atAlabama St.

GOLF10 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour,Wales Open, first round, partII, at Newport, Wales

2 p.m.TGC — Web.com TourChampionship, first round, atPonte Vedra Beach, Fla.

5 p.m.TGC — LPGA, YokohamaTire Classic, first round, atPrattville, Ala.

5:30 a.m.TGC — European PGA Tour,Wales Open, second round,part I, at Newport, Wales

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL3:30 p.m.

MLB — Teams TBA8 p.m.

MLB — Teams TBANFL FOOTBALL

8:25 p.m.CBS/NFL — Tampa Bay atAtlanta

PREP FOOTBALL9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Lubbock Cooper(Texas) at Stephenville(Texas)

SOCCER1 p.m.

FS1 — UEFA Europa League,Partizan vs. Tottenham, atBelgrade, Serbia

3 p.m.FS1 — UEFA Europa League,Wolfsburg at Everton

7 p.m.ESPN2 — Women’s nationalteams, exhibition, UnitedStates vs. Mexico, atRochester, N.Y.

8 p.m.FS1 — CONCACAFChampions League, Saprissaat Kansas City

East Laurens High

School Booster Club

membership driveThe East Laurens High School

Athletic Booster Club is holding its

annual membership drive. The meet-

ings are held the first Monday of each

month at 7 p.m. at the high school.

For more information, contact Gail

Johnson at 478-272-1113.

Dublin Touchdown

Booster Club Football

Season Tickets The Dublin Touchdown Club sea-

son ticket sales will continue this

week. Those needing to buy season

tickets or upgrade season tickets to

reserve seating (including chair

backs) may contact Sally Battle at

478-278-3261 through Friday. If you

are unable to catch up with Mrs.

Battle during the week, she will be

located under the pavilion at the

Dublin Touchdown Club Tailgate from

5:30-7 p.m. Touchdown Club mem-

berships, which include two season

tickets, a Touchdown Club parking

pass, and two tickets to the season

ending banquet, are $150. You may

upgrade the season tickets from the

membership for $10 each for reserve

seating. A regular season ticket is $40

each. The Irish open the season this

Friday against former region rival,

Lucy C Laney High School from

Augusta, in the Shamrock Bowl start-

ing at 7:30 p.m. This is the first of six

home games for the Irish this sea-

son. 

20th Annual Middle

Georgia BuckmastersMiddle Georgia Buckmasters will

be celebrating its 20th Annual

Banquet on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at the

Dubose Porter Center with doors

opening at 5:30 p.m. and a seafood

buffet being served at 7:15 p.m. The

fellowship will include raffle games

and contests, with both silent and live

auctions.  Proceeds will benefit their

local community service projects

including the upcoming 14th Annual

Disabled Sportsmen’s Weekend at

Riverbend WMA. For more info, con-

tact Steve Brown at either

smbrown1@progressivetel.com or

478-279-2221.

Dublin Touchdown

Booster Club holds

MeetingsThe Dublin Touchdown Booster

Club will hold meetings every

Monday night at 6:30 p.m. at the

Shamrock Bowl Field House and

encourage parents and etc. to attend.

For more information, contact John

Strickland at 478-278-6173 or Quincy

Simpson at 478-456-0646.

Charles Johnson

Foundation Middle

Georgia InitiativeThe Charles Johnson Foundation

Middle Georgia Initiative is currently

offering high school students in

Middle Georgia the opportunity to

attend the 2015 Black College Expo

in Atlanta on March 28, 2015. The

Charles Johnson Foundation will pro-

vide students with a chartered bus,

food and admission to the event at no

cost. As a native of Middle Georgia

and former student-athlete at

Hawkinsville High School, Johnson

has found great success in the NFL

as one of the leading members of the

Carolina Panthers. One of Johnson’s

many passions is to give back to the

Middle Georgia community, especial-

ly in the areas of education and ath-

letics. Registration forms will be avail-

able throughout the Fall 2014 semes-

ter. Space is limited and parental con-

sent is required. For more information

on the Charles Johnson Foundation

and its community and educational

initiatives, please visit

www.CharlesJohnsonFoundation.org

or contact Meredith Geisler at 703-

740-5015 or

mgeisler@tandemse.com or

Katherine O’Toole at

kotoole@tandemse.com.

Stringers needed The Courier Herald is looking for

stringer reporters and photographers

for sports. Contact Jason Halcombe

at 478-272-5522, ext. 222 or jhal-

combe@courier-herald.com.

Contact usTo submit information, call 272-

5522, ext. 223, fax 478-272-2189 or

e-mail sports@courier-herald.com.

TodaySoftball

Trinity at Pinewood, 4:30p.m.Dublin at East Laurens,5:30 p.m.West Laurens at Perry,5:55 p.m.

ThursdaySoftball

Bulloch at Trinity, 4 p.m.Dublin at Metter

Todayvs. Washington 7:10 PM SPSO

Wednesdayvs. Washington 7:10 PM SPSO

Fridayvs. NY Mets 7:35 PM FSSO

Frustrated Braves fall4-2 to Strasburg, Nats

ATLANTA (AP) — TheAtlanta Braves offense hasbeen broken most of the sea-son, so it was fitting thatmanager Fredi Gonzalez wasthrown out of the gameagainst the Nationals forkicking a splintered bat.

The Braves, running outof time to make up ground intheir fading wild-card chase,are also running out ofpatience.

Atlanta fell short in itsninth-inning comebackattempt and was beaten byStephen Strasburg and theWashington Nationals 4-2 onMonday night.

Strasburg threw sevenscoreless innings. TheNationals can clinch the NLEast division by beating thedefending champion Braveson Tuesday night.

The frustration for thesagging Braves showed whenFreddie Freeman was eject-ed for arguing following hisstrikeout to end the sixth.Freeman slammed his bat tothe ground before leavingthe field.

"I didn't say a word ... nota word came out of mymouth," Freeman said. "Iguess I shouldn't haveslammed my bat."

Gonzalez took over theargument, kicked Freeman'sbroken bat, and was tossedby home-plate umpire TimTimmons.

"I was just trying to getout there and keep him inthe game," Gonzalez said ofFreeman.

Gonzalez acknowledgedthe Braves are "running outof games."

"We're all collectively —and I'm talking about ourcoaches, to our front officestaff, to our players, to ourfans — we want to win,"Gonzalez said. "Anythingshort of us getting in somekind of playoff game or play-in game, it's not acceptable."

The Braves scored tworuns in the bottom of theninth.

Rafael Soriano gave upJustin Upton's run-scoringdouble, and after Sorianowalked Chris Johnson, DrewStoren gave up ChristianBethancourt's single up themiddle to drive in Upton.

Storen's wild pitch leftrunners on second and third,but B.J. Upton grounded outto end the game. Storenearned his sixth save.

Atlanta's Ervin Santana(14-9) allowed two runs andonly three hits, includingWilson Ramos' homer, in sixinnings.

The Braves (75-75) have

lost four straight to fall to.500 for the first time sincethey were 1-1. They trailPittsburgh by 4 1-2 gamesfor the second NL wild-cardspot.

Strasburg (12-11) hadseven strikeouts and allowedonly five hits.

"He had a little bit of atight neck tonight fromsleeping but he battledthrough that," Nationalsmanager Matt Williams said."So he wasn't on his 'A'game, but he sure pitchedlike it."

Washington left fielderBryce Harper left the gamein the fourth inning afterfeeling light-headed.Williams said Harper mighthave caught an illness thathas gone through the team.

STREAKING

Freeman's first-inningsingle gave him an 11-gamehitting streak. He is 14 for 40(.350) during the spurt. Hehas hit .470 (31 for 66)against the Nationals thisseason.

DROUGHT ENDS

Strasburg ended a streakof eight winless startsagainst Atlanta. His last winover the Braves came onAug. 21, 2012. He had been0-3 with a 7.17 ERA againstthe Braves this season,including a 6-2 loss atWashington last Wednesday.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Nationals: RyanZimmerman (right ham-string) is beginning a rehabschedule at the team's com-plex in Viera, Florida. He isexpected to play threeinnings at first base in a sim-ulated game on Tuesday, fol-lowed by five innings onWednesday, a game as theDH, and then progressing toseven and nine innings. Hewill play different positionsalong the way.

Braves: C Evan Gattismet with team doctors onMonday to determine whyhis strep throat symptomshave lasted longer thanexpected. He has missedseven games since his laststart on Sept. 7.

UP NEXT

Nationals: Tanner Roark,who ended a three-game los-ing streak by beating theNew York Mets on Thursday,will try for his 14th winwhen he faces the Braves onTuesday.

Braves: Aaron Harangwill attempt to continue hissuccess against Washington.He is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA inthree starts against theNationals this season.

Atlanta Braves Freddie Freeman slams hisbat down on the ground in anger shattering itafter homeplate umpire Tim Timmons calledhim out on strikes during the sixth inning of abaseball game against the WashingtonNationals on Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, inAtlanta. Freeman and Braves manager FrediGonzalez were both ejected from the gamefor arguing the call. (AP Photo/AtlantaJournal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)

Tuesday, September 16, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 3bThe Courier Herald

GENERAL INFORMATION All advertising is subject to approval of the publisher, who reserves the right to revise or reject any advertising without notice. The publisher reserves the right to correctly classify and edit all copy. Please check your ad the first day it runs to see that all the information is correct. This will insure that your ad is exactly what you want the reader to see. Call us the FIRST DAY if you find an error after the FIRST DAY of publication.

CREDIT POLICY Rate charges are quoted at time of ad placement and must be paid for at time of placement (Cash, Checks, Mastercard, Visa, American Express or Discover) unless a credit application is approved by the publisher.

CANCELLATIONS

FREE ADS

RATES/TERMS

Special rates can be canceled during the schedule, but no refund will be made. Ads published at the open rate can be canceled during the schedule, and the publisher will prorate your billing to the nearest earned rate.

If you have found an item or a pet or want to give away anything of value (Item, pet, service...) The Courier Herald will run an ad up to three consecutive days. Courier Herald reserves the right to limit content on any FREE ad due to space limitations.

Minimum size advertisement two ines. All rates quoted are per line, per day.

OFFICE HOURSMON - FRI 8am - 5pm

3 DAYS ............$18 60

6 DAYS ............$31 80

12 DAYS .........$60 00

18 DAYS .........$90 00

26 DAYS ......$130 00

3 Lines$$3355$$3355$35 (Private party vehicles for sale only)

ONLY MO.

$48 with picture for 1 month

$68 with picture for 1 month (Homes for sale by owner only, one home per ad)

ONLY$$2200$$2200$20 Ad must include address ofsale and must be prepaid

6 LINES2 OR 3 DAYS

~ PLUS ~YARD SALE KIT

Deadlines:Monday, Thursday at 5 p.m. • Tuesday, Friday at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Monday at 5 p.m. • Thursday, Tuesday at 5 p.m Friday, Wednesday at 6 p.m. • Saturday, Thursday at 12 p.m.

Classi fieds www.courier-herald.com (478) 272-5522 • FAX (478) 272-2189 classifieds@courier-herald.com

The Courier Herald

Let us run youritem FREE for

10 days!*

Fax or e-mail todayto place your FREE

Classified ad!

* Max 3 items per person per 30 day period. Items valued at $1000 or less.

Private individuals selling personal property only. No pets.

FREE CLASSIFIEDS

YARD SALE

SELL YOUR CAR

CLASSIFIED RATES

ONLY $$5555$$5555$55 MO.

or HOUSE

INVE

NTO

RY

AU

CTI

ON ONLINE

southauction.comRusty Lane

478-455-1861GAL#3022

AUCTION

Inventory Includes: Tools, paint,gardening, plumbing, cookware,Case knifes & more!

ALSO ON AUCTION LAKE

SINCLAIR HOME, Resi. LotsSwainsboro & Metter, 47 acres& pond, Garfield.

OGBURN HARDWARE

Swainsboro, GA

Building and Inventory

Auctioned Separately

MEDICAL/NURSING JOBExperienced Nurse needed

for a PRN position in a Surgery Center setting. Please send resume and references to:

The Courier HeraldDrawer B CSS, Box L

Dublin, GA 31040

PEOPLE TO PEOPLE015 LOST AND FOUNDFound! Near Live Oak Subd. Blondefemale “Benji” dog (terrier). Friendly.697-0505

MERCHANDISEFOR SALE

140 FURNITURELift chair. Very good condition.$300.00 OBO. 272-1971Queen size bed w/frame, headboard,footboard. $175.00 697-6326Tan futon sofa. $55.00. 697-6326

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

245 MISCELLANEOUSUSED TIRES

Hometown Supply - 478-272-0345

VOCATIONAL

310 GENERALHELP WANTED

CDL Van Drivers NeededSE Carrier/ 500 mile radius, no touchfreight, drop & hook, 24 hour deliv-ery, home weekend, .42 p/mile & fullper diem pay. Call 912-375-3366, ext311 or visit for app.

310 GENERALHELP WANTED

Dealer CoordinatorThe Dealer Coordinator tasks in-clude onboarding and managingwireless dealers throughout the Unit-ed States; delivering a friendly, posi-tive, and personalized experience tonew and existing dealers; educatingdealers on various products, serv-ices, and platforms provided by Rhi-no; actively seeking opportunities togrow the relationship by recommend-ing potential products and services.The Dealer Coordinator must be pro-fessional with excellent communica-tion skills. Computer skills are re-quired. Bilingual preferred, but notnecessary. Send resume tocareers@rhinousa.comKaolin Mining CDL Drivers NeededLooking for experienced drivers withclean MVR; TWIC card preferred.Send resume/apply in person:

9474 Hwy 57 McIntyre, Ga. 31054.MVR must be provided with

resume/application.

320 MEDICALHELP WANTED

Southland Care CenterOpen positions RN Supervisor

11P-7A M-F1-Full Time LPN 3P-11P and 1-Full

Time LPN 11P-7AApply in person at 606 Simmons

Street Dublin, Ga.No phone calls please

330 BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES

Best available lot & build-ing in this town on Hwy. 80West, on side of DublinMall. Was Teppanyaki Res-taurant & Bar for 11 years.Already equipped. Lease orsell. Call Frank at 478-689-0419 or 478-272-5420

REAL ESTATE351 ACREAGE11.4 acres creek-bottom, tall oaktrees, good access to roads. Closeto Dexter. $600/gun. 478-988-9082

For sale or lease. Shop & 4 acres inEast Dublin. 478-697-1046

360 HOMES FOR SALE

1718 Highland Ave., Dublin.3BR,2BA. Alarm system, irrigation,pool. $135,000. Brad 478-279-4507

For sale/lease. 4BR,3BA house.4400 sq/ft. olympic sz pool,10 ac.lake on 53 acres in E. Laurens Cty.478-697-1046

House for Sale. 3BR, 1 1/2 BA, 212Wrightsville Ave., East Dublin, GA478-668-3243Lg. family home in Trinity Hills. 5BR,3 full baths. Sprinkler system, waterfiltration, treehouse. 478-278-1838

365 MOBILE HOMES16x70 Horton. 3BR, 2BA.Fireplace. AC. Set up.

478-275-0867

365 MOBILE HOMES16x80 Fleetwood. 4BR, 2BA.

New paint & carpet. AC.478-278-0867

2009 32x64 Fleetwood. 3BR, 2BA.AC. Like new. Set up. 478-275-0867or 478-278-4461

2013 16x60. 2 BR, 2BA. Vinyl &shingles. AC. Like new. Set up &delivered. 478-275-0867

32x80 Fleetwood. 4BR, den.Must see! AC 5 ton. Fireplace. Setup. 478-275-0867 or 478-278-4461

375 LOTSLot for sale. Deer Creek, Evergreen,2.42 ac. $25,000. 478-697-2775

380 COMMERCIALPROPERTY

10 acres 400 ft. rd. front on441 South right between I-16 & new bypass with 7room brick house on it. Sellit or lease it. Call Frank272-5420 or cell 689-0419.

RENTALS405 STORAGEMini warehouses, 2 locations, see usfor the cleanest in town. Garner’s UStore, 478-272-3724.Strange Mini Storage Best Prices!

Call 478-275-1592

425 APARTMENTSBROOKINGTON APARTMENTS

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

440 HOMES FOR RENT3BR, 2BA. Quiet neighborhood.www.housesindublinga.com.$875/mth. 478-697-6262

445 MOBILE HOMESFOR RENT

1 BA, 1 BA and 3 BR, 2 BA 478-275-3084.Mobile Home for rent. 2BR, 1BA par-tially furnished. $350 mo. $200 dep.No pets. 478-290-5677.

VEHICLES FOR SALE

505 USED CARSAND MOTORS

71 El Camino. Great shape. No rust.350 engine. Automatic. Must see toappriciate. 478-808-7588

510 TRUCKS AND SUVS2005 International 9400i,72 in.condo, clean, $19,500. Call before8pm. 478-697-98442008 Town & Country van. Oneowner. Low miles. Excellent condi-tion. $12,000. 478-272-8912

725 LAWN SERVICESBig D Lawn Care

Mowing, edging, trimming, blowing,& more. Call 478-279-3648.

725 LAWN SERVICESTim’s Lawn Care & PressureWashing. Call 478-290-1632

NEED TO SELLNEED TO SELLYOUR HOUSEYOUR HOUSEPlace It In The CourierHerald Classifieds

1 month 3 Lines for $55Add a picture for 50¢

more per day(offer for homes for sale only)

Your word is like a lamp for my feetand a light for my path.

-Psalm 119:105

FINDDogs, Cats, Cars, Boats, SUVSEVERYTHING YOU NEEDHouses, Apartments, LandTHE COURIER HERALDJobs, Employees, New

ProspectsCLASSIFIEDSCall now!!!

478-272-5522

U.S. works to step up Ebola aid, but is it enough?WASHINGTON (AP) —

The American strategy onEbola is two-pronged: Step updesperately needed aid toWest Africa and, in anunusual step, train U.S.doctors and nurses forvolunteer duty in theoutbreak zone. At home, thegoal is to speed up medicalresearch and put hospitals onalert should an infectedtraveler arrive.With growing criticism

that the world still is notacting fast enough against thesurging Ebola epidemic,President Barack Obama hascalled the outbreak a nationalsecurity priority.Obama is to travel to

Atlanta on Tuesday toaddress the Ebola crisisduring a visit to the Centersfor Disease Control andPrevention, the White Housesaid. During his visit, Obamais to be briefed about theoutbreak and discuss the U.S.response with officials.The administration hasn’t

said how big a role themilitary ultimately will play— and it’s not clear howquickly additional promisedhelp will arrive in WestAfrica.“This is also not everything

we can and should be doing,”Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., whochairs a Foreign Relationssubcommittee that overseesAfrican issues, told theSenate last week.He called for expanded

military efforts and forObama to appoint someone tocoordinate the entiregovernment’s Ebola response.“I’ve heard from

organizations that haveworked to transport donatedsupplies and can fill cargoplane after cargo plane butare having difficulty getting itall to West Africa,” Coonsadded, urging governmentassistance.

Supplies aren’t thegreatest need:“Trained health

professionals for these Ebolatreatment units is a criticalshortage,” said Dr. SteveMonroe of the Centers forDisease Control andPrevention, or CDC.Aiming to spur them, the

CDC is beginning to trainvolunteer health workersheaded for West Africa on howto stay safe, Monroe said.CDC sent its own staff tolearn from Doctors WithoutBorders, which has the mostexperience in Ebolaoutbreaks. CDC will offer thecourse at a facility inAnniston, Alabama, for thenext few months, teachinginfection-control and self-protection and lettingvolunteers — expected to bemostly from nongovernmentaid groups — practice patienttriage.“It’s gone beyond an Ebola

crisis to a humanitariancrisis. It does require more ofa U.S. government-wideresponse, more than justCDC,” Monroe said.Here are some questions

and answers about thatresponse:———Q: What is the U.S.

contributing?A: The U.S. government

has spent more than $100million so far, said Ned Priceof the National SecurityCouncil. Last week, the U.S.Agency for InternationalDevelopment announced itwould spend up to $75 millionmore to provide 1,000treatment beds in Liberia, theworst-hit country, and130,000 protective suits forhealth workers.The Obama administration

has asked Congress foranother $88 million to sendadditional supplies and publichealth experts, and to develop

potential Ebola medicationsand vaccines.Also, the State Department

has signed a six-monthcontract, estimated at up to$4.9 million, for a Georgia-based air ambulance to be oncall to evacuate any Ebola-infected governmentemployees, and other U.S. aidworkers when possible.“The ability to evacuate

patients infected with theEbola virus is a criticalcapability,” said Dr. WilliamWalters, the StateDepartment’s director ofoperational medicine.———Q: Beyond delivering

supplies, what’s happening onthe ground?A: The CDC currently has

103 staffers in West Africaworking on outbreak controland plans to send about 50more. They help to trackcontacts of Ebola patients,train local health workers ininfection control and helpairport authorities screenwhether anyone at high riskof Ebola is attempting toleave.Two of the CDC workers

are in Ivory Coast to try tostay ahead of the virus,helping health authoritiesprepare in case an Ebolapatient crosses the borderinto that country.———Q: What are the U.S.

military’s plans?A: The Defense

Department has providedmore than 10,000 Ebola testkits to the region and plans toset up a 25-bed field hospitalin the Liberian capital forinfected health care workers.Pentagon spokesman John

Kirby suggested Friday thatmore could be coming.“The Department of

Defense has capabilities thatmight prove helpful,” he said,adding, “We’re having those

discussions right now.”———Q: Will Ebola come here?A: U.S. health officials are

preparing in case anindividual traveler arrivesunknowingly infected but saythey’re confident there won’tbe an outbreak here.People boarding planes in

the outbreak zone are checkedfor fever, but symptoms canbegin up to 21 days afterexposure. Ebola isn’tcontagious until symptomsbegin, and it takes closecontact with bodily fluids tospread.———Q: Where would sick

travelers be treated? The U.S.only has four of thoseisolation units where Ebola-stricken aid workers weretreated.A: “There’s still a

perception in the public thatthe only place these peoplecan be treated is at one ofthese specialized facilities likethe one at Emory orNebraska, and that’s just notthe case,” Monroe said. “Weare confident that anyhospital in the U.S. can carefor” an Ebola patient.After all, five U.S. cases of

similar hemorrhagic viruses— one Marburg virus, theothers Lassa fever — havebeen treated in the pastdecade.The CDC is telling

hospitals to ask about travelif someone has suspicioussymptoms, to put the personin a private room with aseparate bathroom whileasking CDC about testing andto wear a gown, mask and eyeprotection when deliveringcare.“This virus is completely

inactivated by all the normaldisinfectants used in ahospital setting,” Monroenoted.

Be anxious for nothing, but ineverything, by prayer and supplicationwith thanksgiving, let your requests bemade known unto God. And the peaceof God, which passeth allunderstanding, shall keep your heartsand minds through Christ Jesus.

-Philippians 4:6,7

Theatre DublinPresents

FOR THEATRE BOOKING AND INFORMATION, CALL MAIN STREET DUBLIN AT478-277-5074 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.THEATREDUBLINGA.COMMain StreetDublin at478-277-5074

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON

GARFIELD BY JIM DAVIS

OVERBOARD BY CHIP DUNHAM

ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN

CROSSWORD PUZZLER

DEFLOCKED BY JEFF CORRIVEAU

ZIGGY

PLUGGERS

Tuesday, September 16, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 4bThe Courier Herald

SSaattuurrddaayy,, OOccttoobbeerr 1111GGeennee WWaattssoonn

77::3300 ppmm

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll stand out in thecrowd, so be on your best behaviorif you want to attract positive atten-tion. Let your wit and intelligence beyour guide, not your brawn andbravado. Anything is possible if youhave a positive, congenial attitude.3 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t let the past hold youback. Revenge is a waste of timeand stands between you and beingsuccessful. Don’t worry about whatothers do or say. Focus on your as-sets and utilize your talents to riseabove controversy. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18): Think about your future and howyou can make the most of the knowl-edge you have gained along the way.

It’s up to you to recognize and takeadvantage of any opportunity that al-lows you to follow your dreams. 3stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March20): Focus on partnerships, con-tracts and finding interesting ways tocombine business with pleasure.Positive alterations at home will en-courage you to expand your familyinterests and make improvements toyour community. Love and romanceare on the rise. 5 stars

Birthday Baby: You are adoer and a mediator. You are per-ceptive and progressive.

Eugenia’s websites: Euge-nialast.com for confidential consulta-tions, eugenialast.com/blog for Euge-nia’s blog, and join Eugenia on Twit-ter/Facebook/Linkedin

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY:Nick Jonas, 22; Alexis Bledel, 33;Amy Poehler, 43; Mickey Rourke, 62.

Happy Birthday: Lookback and you will discover a way tohandle some of the changes you seecoming down the pipeline. Change isnecessary, and the sooner you rec-ognize and prepare for what’s tocome, the easier it will be to make atransition and find peace of mind.Consider what you can offer othersand your gestures will be counteredwith rewards. Your numbers are 5,13, 17, 23, 31, 35, 42.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Jump into action to settle differencesregarding a financial and emotionalissue. You will be surprised howmuch you can resolve if you are openand honest. Compromise is easy ifyou look at both sides of a situation.2 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May20): Finish what you start. The lesscontact you have with others, theeasier it will be to move forward withyour personal plans. Learn to say noto someone constantly putting de-mands on you. Do what’s best foryou. 4 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Fill your day with activity and lots ofchatter and socializing. Make quickdecisions and organize precisely inorder to fit in everything you want todo. You will learn something fascinat-ing if you interact with people fromdifferent backgrounds. 3 stars

CANCER (June 21-July22): Work in solitude to avoid peoplewho upset you. Don’t count on any-thing going according to plan. Unex-pected change will take place, soprepare to deal with the inevitable.Don’t count on anything or anyoneand you won’t be disappointed. 3stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Dowhat you can to make a difference.Listen to the concerns that otherpeople feel are important. Your in-sight and knowledge will help yousupply solutions and in turn, boostyour reputation and put you in a greatposition for advancement. 4 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Refuse to let the little things get toyou. Take time to reflect on the past,but refrain from being self-critical re-garding the choices you’ve made.Learn from the experience you havegained and head into a new begin-ning with awareness and confidence.2 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Your interests will mount regardingpeople from different backgrounds orbeliefs. Take part in communityevents and you will benefit from theencounters you have and the knowl-edge you gain. Reach out to recon-nect with someone you miss. 5 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.21): Making improvements to yoursurroundings will benefit you regard-ing a personal business venture. Anunusual investment will bring addi-tional interest if you share yourthoughts and intentions. Keep yourcosts down and your plans simpleand enticing. 3 stars