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By PAYTON TOWNS IIIA day after Dublin Superintendent Dr.

Chuck Ledbetter was approved as the newsuperintendent for the Dothan School Board,a news agency is reporting that it has beencanceled.

According to WTVY Channel 4, theDothan School Board has canceled the voteon its vacant superintendent position be-cause it used secret ballots, which is illegalaccording to the Alabama Open MeetingsAct.

In Monday's meeting, Ledbetter was cho-sen over Dr. Carla Evers by a 5-2 vote. Theboard has to vote again after the initial voteto hire Ledbetter was deemed illegal by

See VOTE page 8a

Photos by Payton Towns III

Students pour on different condiments on top of Waldrep.

Human hot dogBy PAYTON TOWNS IIISouthwest Laurens Elementary School

principal Kelland Waldrep doesn't eat a lot ofhot dogs anymore. That didn't stop him frombecoming a human hot dog Monday morning.Waldrep dressed up as a hot dog and al-

lowed students to pour various condimentsduring the school's annual Accelerated Read-ing celebration."Our students met their goal for the year,"

he said. "Our goal was 36,000 points and forthe year the students had a total of 40,172points. That is way more than we had lastyear when we had 36,200 points. We havereached our goal."Waldrep told the students if they reached

their goal, they could turn him into a humanhot dog.

The top class and the top students in eachgrade level along with the top students for theentire school were honored. Each student hasan individual goal for each nine weeks."If they reached their goal three out of four

times during the nine weeks, they get to par-ticipate this morning by adding some type ofcondiment to me," Waldrep said."We're going to have ketchup, mustard,

mayonnaise, cheese and relish,” Waldreadded. “This gives the students an opportuni-ty to participate. Reading is the most impor-tant fundamental skill that a student canachieve. If they are going to be successful inany subject area, in any area of life, they aregoing to have to be able to read.

Special photo

Shown at right isAutumn Fields’winning art

work.

WLHS junior district winner inGa. Farm Bureau art contest

Special toThe Courier HeraldAutumn Fields was recently

named a district winner in the

21st Annual Georgia Farm BureauFederation Art Contest. Fields re-ceived a $100 cash prize for being thetop winner from Georgia Farm Bu-reau’s 6th District, which consists of16 counties in Central Georgia. A ju-nior at West Laurens High School,Fields is the daughter of Gary and Sta-cie Fields.A winner was selected from each of

the organization’s 10 districts. Thestate winner and two runnersup were

chosen from the 10 district winners.Drawings were judged on artistic mer-it and how well the artwork represent-ed Georgia agriculture. The contestwas open to any student in gradesnine through 12.“Georgia Farm Bureau’s art contest

is intended to encourage students tocreatively explore Georgia agriculture,the number one industry in our state,”

SWLE principal Waldrep honors AR challenge, dressesin hot dog costume and covered in toppings

See DOG page 8a

See ART page 8a

Crime Stoppersapprove 11 cases

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe Dublin-Laurens Crime

Stoppers approved nine casesduring its recent May meeting.The following cases were ap-

proved:- John Earl Bankhead, a 38-

year-old man, who has browneyes. His last known address was1819 Highland Ave. Apt. C-2 inDublin. He is wanted for duty tostop at scene of accident.- Marquise Stephens, a 26-

year-old man, who is 6-0 andweighs 230 pounds. He hasbrown eyes. His last known ad-dress was 106 Marcus St. inDublin. He is wanted for being aparty to the crime of aggravatedassault.- Jahmel Oshae Carr, a 23-

year-old man, who has browneyes. His last known address was501 B Coleman Court Dublin.He is wanted for aggravated as-sault.- James Edward O'neal, a 40-

See CRIME page 8a

BANKHEAD

STEPHENS

Photo by Payton Towns III

A crane was used to help install the staircase.

New exterior staircase beingbuilt at back of Skyscraper

By PAYTON TOWNS IIISomething new is going up behind the Skyscraper.The back stairway, the only new part being added to

the exterior part of the renovation of the building, be-gan last week."It's going to be exposed and will be a decorative

metal panel that goes around it and adds a little bit toit," said Chris Davis, project manager with GarbuttConstruction. "It won't get bricked in or anything. It'sgoing to be a stair tower to allow excess to and from the

See SKYSCRAPER page 8a

DEAR ABBY: My daughter,"Meg," was sexually abused atthe age of 3 by her father 25years ago. "Emile" and I weredivorced, but he had everyother weekend visitation. Af-ter returning from one visit,she said, "Daddy put his fingerin there. It hurt. I cried." Herwords forever changed my life.

After we made countlesstrips to the children's hospitaland numerous therapists, ajudge allowed supervised visi-tation. It happened again, butEmile told the judge he was"putting medicine on her." Heremarried shortly after andlost interest in Meg and herbrother, "Ian," which was ablessing to me, but he'd visitwith them occasionally.

Emile spent years belittlingme and telling lies to the kidsabout me, but I stayed busywith two jobs and raised themby myself. Meg has no rela-tionship with her father, buther brother does.

Ian is now expecting a childand knows nothing about theabuse his sister suffered. Ihave tried raising the subjectwith Meg, but she won't dis-cuss it. I'm afraid if I tell Ian,it will cause a breach in ourrelationship and I'm not surehe would believe me. But howdo I NOT tell him? Please ad-vise me. -- WORRIED SICKIN LOUISIANA

DEAR WORRIED SICK:Sit your son and his spouse

down and tell them EVERY-THING. They need to knowwhat Grandpa-to-be is capableof. Because it has been kept asecret for so long, it's sure tobe a shock, so don't be sur-prised if they react with disbe-lief. If they want proof, showthem any court records or oth-er documents you may have.Whatever happens after that,your conscience should beclear, because you will havedone your duty as a mother,and they will have been givenfair warning.

– Brenda Walker; sister –Frances Knowles (Carl); fourgrandchildren – Carla WalkerAlligood (Anthony), EddieWalker, Dean Bowman andAshley Bowman; great-grand-daughter – Olivia Alligood.

The family will receivefriends in the Southerland Fu-neral Chapel from 6 - 8 p.m.Wednesday, May 20.

Stokes-Southerland Funer-al Home of Eastman hascharge of arrangements.www.stokes-southerland.com

———

Sammy Lee Robinson,Jr.

Funeral Services for Mr.Sammy Lee Robinson, Jr., 67,of Dublin, will be held onThursday, May 21, 2015 at 11a.m. at the Green Grove Bap-tist Church, 2418 US Hwy 441South, Dublin. Apostle JamesBell will officiate. Burial willfollow in the Georgia VeteransMemorial Cemetery, 2617 Vin-son Highway, Milledgeville.

Sammy Lee Robinson Jr.was born October 5, 1947 inDublin to proud parents, Lil-lian Hagin Robinson and Sam-my Lee Robinson Sr. He was acurious, energetic and talent-ed child which, by his teenyears, led him to become a cel-ebrated singer and footballplayer. Sammy graduatedfrom Oconee High School inJune 1966.

Immediately followinggraduation, he enlisted in theUnited States Army where hebecame an accomplished para-trooper and parachute riggerin the 173rd Airborne Brigade.He was a veteran of the Viet-nam conflict with service dates

Melvin Marion

Funeral services for Mr.Melvin Marion of Dublin willbe held on Friday, May 22,2015 at 11 a.m. in the C.D.Dudley Memorial Chapel. In-terment will follow in theGeorgia Veterans MemorialCemetery. Reverend JamiePaulk will officiate.

Mr. Marion, who passed onMay 16, 2015, was born Sep-tember 16, 1937 to the late,George and Maybelle Marion.He was preceded in death byhis sisters, Ophelia Scott, Lu-cille Moody, Ethel Tillman andAlma Harding.

Mr. Marion was a residentof Laurens County. He was anemployee of Lifetime GateCompany, Spivey LandscapingCompany and Dublin CabCompany. He served his coun-try in the United States AirForce from October 1954 toSeptember 1957.

Mr. Marion is survived byhis loving wife, Janie G. Mari-on; children, John BenjaminCannon, San Diego, Califor-nia, Marty (Laney) Marion,Frederick, Maryland, and Nor-man (Angela) Myers, Belton,Texas, Melvina Gray andMichelle Marion of Dublin;stepchildren, Marilyn GrayPittman, Lilburn, Karen (Tel-ly) Keith, Dublin; one sister,Carrie Weldon, Bronx, NewYork; one sister-in-law, Dottie(James) Dyers, East Point,seventeen grandchildren,eight great grandchildren anda host of nieces, nephews andother relatives and friends.

The family will receivefriends at the home of hisdaughter, Melvina Gray, 320West Drive.

Services by Dudley FuneralHome of Dublin.

Please post condolences atwww.servicesbydudley.com

———Mary H. Dyke

Graveside funeral servicesfor Mary H. Dyke, age 95 willbe held at 10 a.m. Friday, May22, 2015 at Galilee UnitedMethodist Church Cemeteryin Graceville, Fla.

Mrs. Dyke was born on De-cember 14, 1919 in Graceville,Fla. She was the daughter ofthe late James Powell andPebble Williams Miller. Shewas also preceded in death byher husband, Hugh Earl Dyke,and by her son, Hugh AndrewDyke. She was a retired reg-istered nurse for Georgia Re-gional Hospital. She served inthe United States Army-AirForce during WWII. She wasa member of Daughters of theAmerican Revolution, and amember of Daughters of theConfederacy. Mrs. Dykepassed away on Monday, May18, 2015 at Serenity Place.

Mrs. Dyke is survived byher son Thomas and DonnaDyke of Dublin, a daughter-in-law, Mary Dyke of Augusta, asister, Rebecca, six grandchil-dren, Mary Beth Dyke Veneer,Josh Dyke, John ThomasDyke, Ashley Dyke, VickieDyke Dorn and Andy Dyke

Obituariesand five great grandchildren.

The family received friendson Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 8p.m. at the funeral home.

Stanley Funeral Home andCrematory/Dublin Chapel hascharge of the arrangements. Ifyou would like to sign the on-line register book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor you may call the StanleyFuneral home 24 hour obitu-ary line 272-0106 for updates.

———Anne L. Holton

Mrs. Anne L. Holton, age 88of Byron, died Monday, May18, 2015.

Mrs. Holton was born inBrunswick and lived most ofher life in Soperton until mov-ing to Byron 12 years ago. Shewas preceded in death by herparents, John F. and AnnieElizabeth Swain Farmer, herhusband, Zane Darrell Holton,Sr., and daughter, CathyHolton. She was retired fromJ.P. Stephens Co., East Dublinand was a member of Assem-bly at Warner Robins Churchof God.

Survivors include her chil-dren, Zane Darrell Holton, Jr.(Debbie) and Joy HoltonKaase (Larry), all ofBrunswick, Judy HoltonHampton (Randy) of Byron;eight grandchildren, severalgreat-grandchildren, and onegreat-great grandchild.

Graveside services will beheld in Westview Cemetery inSoperton at 3 p.m. Thursday,May 21 with Mr. J.D. Selph of-ficiating.

A visitation will be held atSammons Funeral HomeWednesday from 6-8 p.m.

Register online atwww.sammonsfuneralhome.com.

———Nora CorneliaMathews Walker

Mrs. Nora Cornelia Math-ews Walker, age 90, of Milan,died Monday, May 18, 2015.

Funeral services will beheld at 11 a.m. Thursday, May21, at Sand Grove BaptistChurch, with interment inSand Grove Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Walker was the oldestmember of Sandy Grove Bap-tist Church and a retired tex-tile worker for Roydenwear,Inc. Mrs. Walker was thedaughter of the late EstelleJohnson Mathews and WillMathews, the widow of WillieMack Walker and was preced-ed in death by a son – MathWalker.

Survivors: two daughters –Kay Bowman (Bobby) andDale Walker; daughter-in-law

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encompassing October 19,1966 through May 1, 1969, af-ter which he was granted hon-orable discharge and returnedto the United States.

On November 13, 1971,Sammy wed his childhoodsweetheart, Melissa AndersonRobinson and to this unionwas born one son and twodaughters. He became an em-ployee of the Ford Motor Com-pany where he served in manycapacities within theHapeville Georgia Assemblyfacility from which he retiredafter 38 years of service whenthe facility was shut down bythe company. Over the courseof the years between his mili-tary career and his tenurewith Ford, he also earned anauto body repair certification,master barber certificationand, never one to sit idly, heearned a certification as anEMT post retirement.

Sammy Lee Robinson Jr.attended Wesley Chapel Unit-ed Methodist Church in McDo-nough.

He is survived by a wife of43 years, Melissa A. Robinson;four children, Zandra RaquelRobinson, Rico Ramon Robin-son, Carmin R. Tuggle andTarkwa Joi Robinson; ninegrandchildren, Alexander T.Robinson, Kaneesha B. Cordy,Nia M Tuggle, Tiana N. Tug-gle, Jasmin A. Tuggle, DevanM. Tuggle, Taylor M. Williams,Ethan C. Williams and Mae-Lisa M. Robinson; two greatgrandchildren, Cameron K.Warthen and Alexiana S.Cray; six siblings and theirspouses, Jonas (Carolyn)Robinson, Velma (Albert)Burch, Francis (Arthur)Snead, Gloria (Marshall) Ax-son, Benjamin Robinson ofDublin and Dorothy (Arthur)Giles of Atlanta, as well asseveral nephews, nieces and ahost of other relatives andfriends.

The family will receivefriends at the home of Gloria(Marshall) Axson, 121 StarrCircle, East Dublin and at theDudley Funeral Home onWednesday, May 20 from 6 to7 p.m.

Services by Dudley FuneralHome of Dublin.

Please post condolences atwww.servicesbydudley.com.

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without malicious intent.

The scene was one repeated on state high-ways and interstates too frequently. A youngperson, laying lifeless on the side of theroad, dead after an unnecessary accident.Inside, another scene played out as a

teenage mom-to-be struggled to manage thechallenges that come with being pregnantbefore she had a chance to receive a highschool diploma.The Teen Maze project offered up these

real-life examples of how choices can dra-matically impact the lives of young people.Students from schools across the area par-

ticipated in the program and learned somevaluable lessons from the shocking circum-stances that can materialize out of their ownactions and choices.But we shouldn’t look at the Teen Maze as

an end point in this discussion.Parents and caregivers should use the

Teen Maze as an opportunity to discusssome of these more challenging subjectswith their children.Maintaining a healthy dialogue with your

kids is crucial to ensuring that they under-stand how their choices will have a positiveor negative impact on their lives.It also lets them know you care.Show you care by keeping up-to-date on

their visit to Teen Maze, or simply by ask-ing if they enjoyed their day.Years from now, you’ll both reap the ben-

efits of those talks.

— Jason Halcombe

Teen Maze should befollowed up by talks

with parents

GOP chooses the practical routeGeorgia Republicans

chose electoral pragmatismover ideological purity whenthey elected their statechairman last weekend, butit was a close call.At their state convention

in Athens, GOP activistsvoted to keep John Padgettas party chairman for anoth-er two years, putting down achallenge by DeKalb Countylawyer Alex Johnson for theparty’s top job.Padgett was the choice of

elected leaders and theparty establishment. He wasalso coming off an electioncycle in which the GOPswept every statewide office,held on to a U.S. Senateseat, picked up an extra seatin the U.S. House and main-tained a two-thirds majorityin the Legislature.In a state where roughly

45 percent of the voters sup-port Democrats, it’s difficultto see how Padgett and theparty he leads could havedone much better.And yet, his margin of

victory was only 807-612.Johnson picked up 40 per-cent of the vote among partyregulars when he ranagainst Padgett two yearsago and upped that to 43percent this time.There is a lot of dissatis-

faction among partyactivists that results fromthe competing interests ofwinning elections versusmaintaining a philosophicalstance on fundamentalissues.Johnson’s supporters

don’t think the current partyleadership is conservative

enough. They are especiallyunhappy about Republicanvotes for a huge highway taxincrease in this year’s ses-sion and the inability to geta "religious freedom" billpassed.Johnson told convention

delegates that his wing ofthe party feels "betrayed" byelected Republicans who"vote against bills support-ing our platform.""Enough is enough, time

for a change," Johnson said."It is time for new leader-ship that will stand up foryou and your principles."This argument is one that

every political party faces atvarious points in its exis-tence. People are attractedto this party or that becauseit stands for somethingimportant to them: cuttingtaxes, ending slavery, pro-viding healthcare, spendingmore tax funds on the mili-tary, or whatever.It remains a fact of life,

however, that the primaryfunction of a political partyis to win elections. If youdon’t hold an executive officelike president or governor,or if you are the minorityfaction in Congress or astate legislature, you are notgoing to put your policygoals into action.Your party leadership

may not be carrying out its"principles" to your satisfac-tion, but your chances ofachieving anything areroughly zero when you arethe minority party."What is the job of the

chairman and this party?"Padgett asked at one pointduring the convention.An audience member

yelled back the answer:"Win elections!"Even while they voted to

keep a chairman who wasthe choice of the party estab-lishment, there were stillsome internal divisions andcontradictions on displaywithin the GOP ranks.Convention delegates

overwhelmingly passed aresolution demanding theGeneral Assembly pass,"without amendments," thereligious freedom bill thatstalled during the mostrecent session. This is ameasure similar to the reli-gious freedom law thatsparked a media firestormin Indiana and did enormouspolitical damage toRepublican Gov. MikePence.The convention, however,

also elected an openly gaycandidate, attorney MansellMcCord, as the new statetreasurer.There were several men-

tions by various speakers ofthe need to expand theparty’s base by bringing inmore blacks and Latinos. Atleast two of the candidatesfor minor party offices rein-forced this message byspeaking Spanish duringtheir presentations todemonstrate their fluencywith the language."We have to work each

and every day to convinceLatinos to vote Republican,"Attorney General SamOlens said. "We have towork each and every day topersuade African-Americansto vote for Republicans."The convention delegates,

however, adopted a resolu-tion urging the state to denydrivers’ licenses to all undoc-umented immigrants. Theycheered Secretary of StateBrian Kemp, whose officehas tried to shut downefforts to register minorityvoters.It remains to be seen

what impact, if any, thesedivisions might have on elec-tion results in 2016 andwhat sort of opening theymight provide to theDemocratic Party."Those who voted for me,

God bless you," Padgett toldthe delegates. "Those whovoted against me, God blessyou. We all need to pulltogether."

GEORGIA REPORTThe Leading Source For Political News

May 11Morning News, Savannah,

Georgia, on Volvo snub being a dis-appointment:It's disappointing that Volvo won't be

building its first U.S. factory in Georgia,just west of Savannah in Bryan County.Instead, the auto manufactory

announced Monday that it plans tobuild its $500 million plant nearCharleston, South Carolina.Leaders for both states had been

slugging it out in recent months tocurry favor with the Swedish-based, butChinese-owned company. It wasn'timmediately clear why South Carolinaprevailed, although the The Post andCourier of Charleston reported Mondaythat leaders in the Palmetto Statepromised a $204 million incentive pack-age. That includes $120 million in statebonds, $30 million in state grants and$54 million in incentives from the state-owned utility Santee Cooper that servesthe area where the plant would be built.So South Carolina's win came with a

price. Georgia reportedly offered asweet incentive package, too, includinggiant tracts of land with ready access tothe port, highways and rail lines.Georgia's proposal, in fact, wasdescribed by insiders as possibly thelargest single pack of sweeteners thisstate has ever offered. Yet for some rea-son, it wasn't enough.Frankly, it hurts to lose. But that's a

good thing. It shows that Georgia is

committed to bringing better jobs andopportunities to people who live here.But the pain should be short-lived.Gov. Nathan Deal and state

Department of Economic DevelopmentCommissioner Chris Carr must analyzewhy Georgia lost out. Then they mustlearn from the experience. Other oppor-tunities will be coming down the pike.Georgia must be ready for them.There's no question that Volvo —

with up to 4,000 good-paying jobs andthe potential to spin off thousands morein supplier roles — was a huge prize.And to compete for a huge price, stateand local leaders must be prepared topony up. The skill is in knowing howmuch to offer before reaching a point ofdiminishing returns. It makes no senseto give up more for something thanwhat it's worth. In such cases, losingcould turn out to be a blessing in dis-guise.And financial incentives aren't

always enough. There are other keyintangibles, including logistics andquality of the labor force.Volvo executives chose Berkeley

County, South Carolina, to produce newVolvo vehicles under a new platform forsale in the U.S. and for export. TheState newspaper in Columbia, SouthCarolina, also reported the site couldbecome a beachhead for Volvo's parentcompany, Chinese automaker ZhejiangGeely Holding, to produce and importcars. Volvo was previously was owned

by Ford. It currently has two plants inEurope and two in China.Volvo officials told the Charleston

newspaper that the decision to pickBerkeley County was the result of itseasy access to the Port of Charleston,infrastructure, a well-trained laborforce, attractive investment environ-ment and experience in high-tech man-ufacturing. "We were impressed withthe friendliness, work ethic and passionof the people of the Charleston area,"added Lex Kerssemakers, president andCEO of Volvo Cars of North America.Savannah takes a back seat to no

city — and certainly not Charleston —when it comes to friendliness and pas-sion. And there are no aircraft jobsmore high-tech than those atSavannah's Gulfstream plant, and thestate port in Brunswick is second tonone in the Southeast in shipping vehi-cles.So why did Georgia fall short in this

case? What can be done so it doesn't fin-ish out of the money the next time?Gov. Deal sounded a lot like a foot-

ball coach whose team lost the SuperBowl. "We have a long list of economicdevelopment prospects, and we're goingto concentrate on those," he said. "We'renot going to stop, we're not going toslow down, and we're not going to bedeterred."That's the right attitude. Here's one

thing to know about the Super Bowl:They play it every year.

Editorial Roundup...

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

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Yes, if the Braves had acouple more Millers, theycould sell their bullpen.

I agree with the personwho thinks it’s a cryingshame how many people justthrow their trash down wher-ever they happen to be.Trashy people do trashythings. DON’T BE TRASHY!

We’re hoping Ledbettertakes these solar panels withhim to Alabama.

I know the school year isalmost over, but I will be con-tacting the county BOE tofind out why they are servingspoiled milk at the schools.

In reference to the teenmaze article, AIDS is nolonger a death sentence. It’simportant that we give accu-rate information to our youthso they will trust us andmake sound decisions basedon fact.

We Democrats couldn’tcare less about how well youtake care of the Middle East.We care about whether youcan expand the health care soeverybody can get it. Can youput the jobs in the economylike Clinton and Obama did?Can you expand the mini-

mum wage?

There are people on theright who would love if wewere attacked. That way theywon’t look so paranoid whenthey talk about immigrationor ISIS living next door.

If you can’t acknowledgethat your brother committedone of the most horrendous ,strategic military blunders inthe history of the U.S., thenyou’ve got no business run-ning for president. Would yourather have another Bush orthe first woman president?The answer is clear.

We have ISIS in Iraq be-cause president Dick Cheneyand vice president GeorgeBush toppled a governmentwho had nothing to do with 9-11 and scattered its militaryall over the place.

The same people andparty that lied us into Iraqwants to go and attack Dam-ascus and Syria and wants along-standing standoff lead-ing to war with Iran. We donot need this dangerous, war-mongering party in power.

EL Middle School wasnot built in 1956. It was builtin 1970 because I was in firstgrade at East Laurens, and Iwatched them build theschool. My grandfather was aforeman on the school build-ing.

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Thursday•The Evening Branch of the Dublin Lions Club at 6:30 p.m. at the CNH Tractor Plant onFiretower Road•Art Dublin every second Thursday, 6:30 p.m. at Laurens County Library, call Patsy Baker,president, at 984-8665 •Stevens/Forstmann Retirees at the Cloverleaf Restaurant in East Dublin.•AA I Am Responsible Group, Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m. •AA 24-Hour Group, contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street, East, Dublin, Ga., 8:00 p.m.•NA We Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.•Nar-Anon - Living Not Existing Group,Olivet Baptist Church, Nursery Provided, 1689 Hwy19 S., 6:30, contact 997-9011•Celebrate Recovery (a Christian-based recovery meeting) Fridays, 7 p.m. except the last Fri.Supper starts at 6:30 at New Vision Fellowship across from old Kroger. 278-0710 or 290-1322 formore information.•Hand in Hand Cancer Support Group offers strength and solutions for patients and families.Middle Georgia Cancer Center, 5:30 p.m., 207 Fairview Park Dr. For more info call (478)-275-1111.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Dublin Police Department

Police responded to ahouse on Parks Ridge inreference to a possible ar-son on May 6.

The fire was containedto the pine straw in theflower bed. Members of theDublin Fire Departmentsaid the fire was suspi-cious.

A juvenile was seenplaying basketball beforethe fire started. The juve-nile later admitted to start-ing the fire. The homeown-er was glad the truth cameout, and did not want topress charges.

- A woman's changepouch was lying on the toi-let in her bathroom on May7 in a house on WilliamsStreet. She went to her safeand found out that thecoins inside it were gone.

- An Iphone 6 was stolenfrom a 2004 ChevroletCorvette on South Jeffer-son Street on May 7.

- ShaquandriaShyneqwa Brantley, 18, ofWrightsville, was chargedwith theft by shoplifting atWalmart on May 7. An em-ployee saw her switch andreplace tags on assortedmerchandise with a totalamount value of $62.66.She then went through theself check out and receive atotal of $7.11 for her items.

- Three TVs, an Xboxand one Playstation 3 werestolen from a house onHudson Street on May 6.

Laurens CountySheriff’s Office

- Six rings were stolenfrom a location on LaneDover Road in Rentz betweenApril 19 and May 6.

- A tag and decal were lostor stolen from a 1985 DodgeColt Custom on J.D. WilliamsRoad in Cadwell betweenMay 4 and 5.

- A television, laptop, jarcontaining $20 in change,Xbox, controllers, threewatches, two bracelets and anecklace were stolen from ahouse on Maes Lane in EastDublin between May 5 and 6.

- A dog was shot on May 3on Honeysuckle Circle.

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

Police Beat

Fire started in a flowerbed on Parks Ridge

Today is Wednesday,May 20, the 140th day of2015. There are 225 days leftin the year.

Today's Highlight inHistory:

On May 20, 1915, Israelisoldier-statesman MosheDayan was born at DeganyaAlef Kibbutz.

On this date:In 1712, the original ver-

sion of Alexander Pope's satir-ical mock-heroic poem "TheRape of the Lock" was pub-lished anonymously in Lin-tot's Miscellany.

In 1862, President Abra-ham Lincoln signed theHomestead Act, which was in-tended to encourage settle-ments west of the MississippiRiver by making federal landavailable for farming.

In 1902, the United Statesended a three-year militarypresence in Cuba as the Re-public of Cuba was estab-lished under its first electedpresident, Tomas Estrada Pal-ma.

In 1925, the newly builtheadquarters of the UnitedStates Chamber of Commercewas formally dedicated inWashington D.C.

In 1927, Charles Lindberghtook off from Roosevelt Fieldin Long Island, New York,aboard the Spirit of St. Louison his historic solo flight toFrance.

In 1932, Amelia Earharttook off from Newfoundland tobecome the first woman to flysolo across the Atlantic. (Be-cause of weather and equip-ment problems, Earhart setdown in Northern Ireland in-stead of her intended destina-tion, France.)

In 1942, during World WarII, the Office of Civilian De-fense was established.

In 1959, nearly 5,000Japanese-Americans hadtheir U.S. citizenships re-stored after choosing to re-nounce them during WorldWar II.

In 1961, a white mob at-tacked a busload of Freedom

Riders in Montgomery, Alaba-ma, prompting the federalgovernment to send in U.S.marshals to restore order.

In 1970, some 100,000 peo-ple demonstrated in NewYork's Wall Street district insupport of U.S. policy in Viet-nam and Cambodia.

In 1985, Radio Marti, oper-ated by the U.S. government,began broadcasting; Cuba re-sponded by attempting to jamits signal.

In 1995, President BillClinton announced that thetwo-block stretch of Pennsyl-vania Avenue in front of theWhite House would be perma-nently closed to motor vehi-cles as a security measure.

Ten years ago: The U.S.military condemned the publi-cation of photographs showingan imprisoned Saddam Hus-sein clad only in his white un-derwear after the pictureswere leaked to a Britishtabloid. President George W.Bush said he would veto legis-lation intended to loosen re-strictions on embryonic stemcell studies, and he expresseddeep concern about humancloning research in South Ko-rea, research that was laterdiscredited.

Five years ago: Underpressure following securitylapses, retired Navy Adm.Dennis Blair resigned as na-tional intelligence director.Mexican President FelipeCalderon took his oppositionto a new Arizona immigrationlaw to the U.S. Congress,telling lawmakers it ignored"a reality that cannot beerased by decree." A maskedintruder stole a Picasso, a Ma-tisse and three other master-pieces from a Paris museum.Floyd Landis admitted for thefirst time that he was guilty ofdoping for several years beforebeing stripped of his 2006Tour de France title.

One year ago: In Ken-tucky's primary, Senate Re-publican leader Mitch Mc-Connell dispatched his teaparty challenger, Matt Bevin,

with ease; Democrats choseAlison Lundergan Graimes tooppose McConnell in the fall(McConnell went on to win).Pennsylvania's ban on gaymarriage was overturned by afederal judge. A group of re-tired professional footballplayers filed suit against theNFL, accusing the league ofcynically supplying them withpowerful painkillers and otherdrugs that kept them in thegame but led to serious com-plications later in life. Two carbombs hit a busy bus terminaland a market in the centralNigerian city of Jos, killing atleast 118 people.

Today's Birthdays: Actor-author James McEachin is 85.Actor Anthony Zerbe is 79. Ac-tor David Proval is 73. Singer-actress Cher is 69. Actor-co-median Dave Thomas is 67.Rock musician Warren Cannis 63. Former New York Gov.David Paterson is 61. ActorDean Butler is 59. TV-radiopersonality Ron Reagan is 57.Rock musician Jane Wiedlin(The Go-Go's) is 57. ActorBronson Pinchot is 56. SingerSusan Cowsill is 56. ActorJohn Billingsley is 55. ActorTony Goldwyn is 55. SingerNick Heyward is 54. TV per-sonality Ted Allen is 50. Ac-tress Mindy Cohn is 49. Rockmusician Tom Gorman (Belly)is 49. Actress Gina Ravera is49. Actor Timothy Olyphant is47. Rapper Busta Rhymes is43. Actress Daya Vaidya is 42.Rock musician Ryan Martinieis 40. Actor Matt Czuchry is38. Actress Angela Goethals is38. Actress-singer NaturiNaughton is 31.

Thought for Today: "Ifyou want to make peace, youdon't talk to your friends. Youtalk to your enemies." —Moshe Dayan (1915-1981).

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Unions urge Amtrak to put 2ndcrew member in locomotives

PHILADELPHIA (AP) —The union for Amtrak's locomo-tive engineers urged the rail-road on Tuesday to put a secondcrew member at the controls oftrains on the busy NortheastCorridor, where a derailmentkilled eight people and injuredmore than 200 others.

"The public would never ac-cept an airline operation with asingle person in the cockpit,"the Brotherhood of LocomotiveEngineers and Trainmen saidin a statement. "There is no rea-son that rail employees and railpassengers' lives should beviewed any differently."

Brandon Bostian, 32, wasalone in the locomotive of Train188 when it derailed May 12,about 10 minutes after depart-ing Philadelphia for New York.

Train 188 had a five-membercrew — including a conductorwho is still hospitalized with se-rious injuries — but they werein the passenger coaches, closedoff from the locomotive.

Amtrak hasn't had a secondcrew member in the locomotiveof its Northeast Corridor trainssince Congress ended the re-quirement in the early 1980s,the union said.

In a statement, Amtrak saidit operates its locomotives in ac-cordance with federal stan-dards and that its locomotiveengineers and train conductorswork together to ensure safetrain operation.

"Amtrak is and always hasbeen committed to safety as itsnumber one priority and contin-ues to work with all the stake-holders toward a consensus onthe appropriate management ofcrew resources in passengertrain locomotives," the state-ment said.

The National TransportationSafety Board is looking intowhy the train was going morethan double the 50 mph limitaround a sharp curve. It is alsoinvestigating whether an object

may have struck the locomo-tive's windshield before thecrash.

The FBI said it found no evi-dence a grapefruit-sized frac-ture on the windshield wascaused by a firearm, and theNTSB said it was unsure any-thing had struck the vehicle.

Investigators said Bostian,who was among the injured,told them in an interview thathe couldn't recall anything fromthe last 3 miles before the de-railment.

About 20 people remainedhospitalized Tuesday. Five werelisted in critical condition.

Authorities say it could be ayear before they determine theprobable cause of the derail-ment.

The union Tuesday called onCongress to require a second"fully trained and qualified"crew member in each locomo-tive, but stopped short of de-manding that person also be anengineer.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., suggested Tuesday thatAmtrak at least place a secondcrew member in the locomotiveuntil automatic speed controltechnology is fully implement-ed.

A former NTSB chief rail-road crash investigator ques-tioned the idea, saying puttingmultiple crew members in a lo-comotive was "more of a distrac-tion" than a safeguard and mostlikely would not have preventedthe May 12 derailment.

The former investigator, EdDobranetski, pointed to a 1996collision outside Washington,D.C., in which a commutertrain engineer was thought tohave been distracted by a con-versation with a crew memberriding along in the cab compart-ment, causing a crash with anAmtrak train that killed 11 peo-ple.

Amtrak occasionally em-ploys a second engineer on long-

haul routes, according to Do-branetski.

On some railroads a conduc-tor or brakeman will sit to theleft of the engineer. With onlyone set of controls to operate thetrain, their role is limited tocalling out signals and hittingthe emergency brake if troublearises, he said.

"I've done accident investiga-tions where either the conduc-tor is asleep, inattentive or in-timidated by the engineer, but99 percent of the time the con-ductor only reminds the engi-neer of the speed or a situation.He's rarely prevented some-thing," Dobranetski said.

The engineers' union onTuesday also blamed lawmak-ers for deep funding cuts it saidtranslated into fewer Amtrakcrew members and greater lagtime in the implementation oftechnology that slows speedingtrains.

The House Transportationand Infrastructure Committeewill hold a hearing on the de-railment after Memorial Day. Aspokesman said it was not clearif the two-person crew proposalwould be discussed.

The hospitalized conductor,Emilio Fonseca, has sued Am-trak, claiming the railroad wasnegligent and careless. Hislawyer said Tuesday he suffereda broken neck, broken back andother serious injuries.

The attorney, Bruce Nagel,said Fonseca, 33, of Kearny,New Jersey, was in a bathroomin the first car of the train at thetime of the derailment and thathis location likely saved his life.

Fonseca managed to get outof the train and rememberstelling people to watch out forelectrical wires, Nagel said.Doctors have dubbed him the"miracle man" for surviving thecrash.

"Obviously the hand of Godwas on his shoulder," Nagelsaid.

Wife of biker inmate: Some arrested in Texas are innocent

WACO, Texas (AP) — Bul-lets ricocheted around theparking lot of Twin Peaks,the Waco restaurant where amotorcycle gang shootout leftnine dead, just minutes afterTheron Rhoten pulled in onhis vintage Harley chopperfor a regional motorcycle clubmeeting.

Rhoten's wife, KatieRhoten, told The AssociatedPress that he ran for coverand was later arrested, alongwith antique motorcycle en-thusiast friends and other"nonviolent, noncriminal peo-ple." Authorities swept uparound 170 bikers who haddescended on the restaurant

for what one club member de-scribed as a gathering to dis-cuss laws protecting motorcy-cle riders.

"He's good to his family,"she said. "He doesn't drink;he doesn't do drugs; he does-n't party. He's just got a pas-sion for motorcycles."

McLennan County SheriffParnell McNamara and Wacopolice Sgt. W. Patrick Swan-ton declined to commentTuesday on allegations thatinnocent bikers were arrest-ed. Police have said the gath-ering of five biker groups wasto resolve a dispute over turf.

Katie Rhoten said her hus-band, a mechanic from

Austin, called her from jailand said that he and two oth-er members of Vise Grip Clubducked and ran for cover asthe violence that left 18 peo-ple injured raged aroundthem.

Police said the meleestarted with a parking dis-pute and someone runningover a gang member's foot,and that an uninvited bikergroup also appeared. Prelimi-nary autopsy results indicat-ed that all of the dead wereshot, some in the head, neckor chest. Police have not saidhow many, or if any, wereshot by officers at the scene.

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THURSDAY

Sunrise 6:30 a.m.

FRIDAY

Sunrise 6:29 a.m.

Very warm withsunshine

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Sunrise 6:29 a.m.

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Highs in the lower 90sLows in the low 60s

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Highs in the low 90sLows in the low 60s

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Sunrise 6:31 a.m. Sunset 8:26 p.m.

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Being the planner that I am,my Memorial Day plans are wellunderway. We will kick off thesummer grilling out withfriends. Our menu includeshamburgers and hot dogs withall of the trimmings. I plan tohave these fantastic Guy Fieriveggie burgers for those whodon't care for meat. The list ofingredients looks daunting, butaside from chopping and mea-suring, it's a cinch. I like to havea selection of fresh toppings formy guests. Chipotle mayonnaiseis always a hit at our cookouts.It is a delicious condiment forthe veggie burgers or hamburg-ers and hot dogs.

Veggie BurgersIngredients:2 oz. olive oil3 tbsp. diced red onion2 tbsp. diced black olives2 tbsp. diced red bell peppers1 tsp. diced jalapeño pepper1 1/2 tbsp. diced garlic1 tbsp. diced artichoke4 oz. black beans, drained4 oz. chickpeas, drained4 oz. white beans, drained6 oz. rolled oats1/2 tsp. Hungarian paprika1/2 tsp. chili powder1 tsp. dried oregano1 tbsp. minced fresh parsley

leaves1/2 tsp. red chili flakes1/2 tsp. ground cumin1/2 tsp. celery salt1/4 tsp. ground sage2 tbsp. seasoned bread

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Oral Cancer – Are You at Risk?By SUSAN MOOREOral Cancers are part of a group of can-

cers that are commonly referred to as headand neck cancers. Over 40,000 Americanswill be diagnosed with oral or pharyngealcancer this year. It will kill over 8,000 peo-ple – an average of 1 person per hour –every hour of the day. Oral cancer canspread extremely fast – often it is only dis-covered after it has metastasized to anoth-er location – most commonly to the lymphnodes of the neck. Of those diagnosed thisyear, only 57% will be alive in 5 years. Oralcancer is the sixth mostcommon cancer in menand the 14th most commoncancer in women. It mostoften occurs in people overthe age of 40, but it can de-velop at any age. Studiesshow that two-thirds oforal cancers occur in the mouth and one-third in the oropharynx (the middle part ofthe pharynx – including the soft palate, un-der the tongue, and tonsils). There are sev-eral types of oral cancers, but 90% aresquamous cell carcinomas. Oral cancer al-so has a high risk of producing second pri-mary tumors – this means that patientswho survive a first round with the diseasehave up to a 20 times higher risk of devel-oping a second cancer.

Using dip or chewing tobacco puts a per-son at a much higher risk of developingoral cancer – a person who dips or chews is50 times more likely to be diagnosed withoral cancer than someone who doesn’t.Oral cancer may not be noticed becausemany times it doesn’t cause pain or othereasily recognized symptoms in its earlystages. Signs of oral cancer include:

A sore on the lip or the mouth that won’theal

A lump on the lip, mouth, or throat or athickening of the skin or lining of yourmouth

White or red patch on the gums, tongue,or lining of the mouth

Loose teethUnusual bleeding, pain, or numbness in

the mouthSore throat that doesn’t go away, or a

feeling that something is caught in thethroat

Difficulty swallowing or pain with chew-ing

Swelling of the jaw that causes denturesto become uncomfortable or fit poorly

Hoarseness or a change in the voicePain in the earJaw pain or stiffnessIf you have any of the above symptoms,

and they last for longer than two weeks –see a dentist or physician immediately.

When you see the dentist or doctor, theywill conduct an oral cancer exam – it isquick and painless. Some dentists performoral cancer exams during regular dental

visits. During the exam, if you have den-tures or partials, you will be asked to re-move them. The dentist will inspect yourface, neck, lips, and mouth. Then, he willfeel the area underneath your jaw and theside of your neck to check for lumps. Next,he will look at and feel the insides of yourlips and cheeks to check for red and/orwhite patches (leukoplakia). Then, thedentist will have you stick out your tongueto check for swelling or abnormal color ortexture. He will gently pull your tongue toone side, then the other, to check the back

of your throat. Finally, thedentist will put one fingeron the floor of your mouthand with the other handunder your chin, gentlypress down to check forlumps or sensitivity. Ifyour dentist finds an area

that looks suspicious, they will biopsy thearea to determine if it is cancerous or not.If oral cancer is diagnosed, your dentist ordoctor will work to determine the extent orstage of your cancer.

The good news is that you can signifi-cantly lower your risk for developing oralcancer – 75% of oral cancers are related totobacco use, alcohol use, or the use of bothsubstances together – a person who smokesand drinks alcohol has 15 times great riskthan one who does neither. Here are sev-eral ways to lower your risk:

Don’t use tobacco products – this in-cludes cigarettes, chew, snuff, pipes andcigars – tobacco in any form increases yourchance of developing oral cancer.

If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation– drinking alcohol excessively increasesyour risk for developing oral cancer.

Use lip balm with sunscreen and avoidexcessive exposure to the sun – exposure tosunlight is a risk factor for lip cancer.

Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables – theNational Cancer Institute suggests eatingat least five servings of fruits and vegeta-bles every day to help reduce your cancerrisk.

See your dentist regularly – ask yourdentist to inspect your mouth for abnormalareas that may indicate cancer or precan-cerous changes as part of your regular den-tal exam.

If you would like more informationabout this or other family and consumerscience topics, please contact me at (478)272-2277 or email me at susanm@uga.edu.If you use Facebook, consider liking our of-fice Facebook Page for more informationabout all of our programs – FACS, Agricul-ture, EFNEP, and 4-H & Youth – justsearch for UGA Cooperative Extension –Laurens County. Have a safe and happyweek!

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East Laurens Middle School honors top readers

Students who received Honors and Exemplar Reading Certificates re-cently attended an ARAward Luncheon held at the Cloverleaf Restaurant.To achieve Honors Reader Status, students had to have earned at least100 points using the Accelerated Reader program which tests readingcomprehension of books the students have read. (Top left) Honors Read-er Awards went to: (Front Row) Kain Sillitoe, Clint Dozier, Kristen Hub-bard, Kensley McLean, Caitlin Turner, and Evelyn Gonzalez Middle Row:Zaria Battle, Austin Johnson, Jaylin Reeves, Eric Hodges, Kaitlyn Cheekand Jayci Stone. (Back Row) Carnesiah McRae, Aneilliyona Strickland,Austin Thigpen and La'Zerrick Dixon. To achieve Exemplar Reader Sta-tus, students had to have earned at least 100 points and read at least onemillion words using the Accelerated Reader program which tests readingcomprehension of books the students have read. (Top right) ExemplarReader Awards went to: (Front Row) Eden Ramirez. (Second Row) Shau-na Moore, Kyle Custer, Khalil Davis, E'Tajah Moss and Cedric Young.(Third Row) Karley Mihalik, Andrew Johnson, Hailey Mullis and TavarusNorris. (Back Row) Vivian Bass, Zakia Dixon, Elisabeth Brooks, HollyPeacock, Drew Snyder and Nicholas Fountain. Not Pictured: McCainBracewell and Colby Young. (Right) McCain Bracewell received the TopReader Award and the Kathryn B. Sweat Monetary Award for earning661.3 points and reading over 4 million words throughout this academicyear. McCain is pictured receiving her awards from Mr. Ernest Holmes,principal of East Laurens Middle School. (Special photos)

Saxon Heights Elementary names students of the month for April

(Above left) These students were chosen as Student of the Month for April. Pictured with Principal John Strickland: NiAlah Jones, Ricardo Coney,Ian Wright, Ste'kieven Sinkfield, Kaniyah Lee, Maya Stribling, Breanna Ward, Zechariah Allen, Taylor Guyton, Maijah Harvard, Samuel Rozier,Christopher Clark, Amone Harris and Jakee Brown. Not pictured: Benyia Cooper, Brooke Street and Sonny Richardson. (Above right) These stu-dents were chosen in a random drawing for Wendy’s Student of the Month for April. Pictured with Principal John Strickland: Ricardo Coney,Ste'kieven Sinkfield, Breanna Ward, Samuel Rozier, Taylor Guyton and Jakee Brown. (Special photos)

Alligood named to the Berry College Spring 2015 Dean's ListSPECIAL TO THE COURIER

HERALDMOUNT BERRY, GA -- Daniel Alligood

of Dublin, GA., has been named to BerryCollege's Dean's List for the spring 2015semester.

The Dean's List honors students whoposted an academic average of 3.5 or bet-

ter on a 4.0 scale while carrying a classload of at least 12 hours during the se-mester.

Berry College is an independent, coed-ucational college recognized nationallyfor the quality and value of its education-al experience. Located on a magnificentcampus encompassing more than 27,000

acres near Rome, Ga., Berry challengesits student body, consisting of more than2,100 undergraduate and graduate stu-dents, to embrace a firsthand educationthat unites strong academic programswith opportunities for meaningful workexperience, spiritual and moral growth,and significant service to others.

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year-old man, who is 5-7 andweighs 140 pounds. He hasbrown eyes. His last known ad-dress was 308 Vine St. inDublin. He is wanted for pro-bation violation.- Farris Zelman Wiley, a 62-

year-old man, who is 5-9 and185 pounds. He has black hairand brown eyes. His lastknown address was 301 EastAdams St. in Tennille. He iswanted for probation violation.- Laryan Pierre Hall, a 25-

year-old man, who is 5-11 andweighs 220 pounds. He hasblack hair and brown eyes.His last known address was106 Pamela Dr. in East Dublin.He is wanted for probation vio-lation.- Robert Merrill,a 39-year-

old man, who is 6-1 and weighs242 pounds. His last known ad-dress was 602 Marcus St. inDublin. He is wanted for pro-bation violation.- Elizabeth Darlene Clark, a

26-year-old woman, who is 5-7and weighs 187 pounds. Shehas black hair and brown eyes.

Her last known address was1327 David Mullis Drive inRentz. She is wanted for proba-tion violation.- Billy Height, a 28-year-old

man, who is 6-1 and weighs186 pounds. He has black hairand brown eyes. He last knownaddress was 2014 Moss Lanein Dublin. He is wanted forprobation violation.Craig Anthony Kirkpatrick,

a 29-year-old man, who is 6-0and weighs 165 pounds. Hehas black hair and brown eyes.His last known address was6683 East College St. inWrightsville. He is wanted forprobation violation.- Joshua Antwan Lord, a 28-

year-old man, who is 5-11 andweighs 155 pounds. He hasblack hair and brown eyes. Hislast known address was 103Cascade Circle in Dublin. He iswanted For probation viola-tion.Anyone with information on

these cases is asked to call theDublin-Laurens Crime Stopperline at (478) 275-0803 or 1-877-84CRIME.

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building."Davis said they began work-

ing on the back staircase aweek ago."It'll go all the way to the top

floor," he said. "Everything ismoving along pretty well."Workers began working

from ground to the fourth floorinside of the building. Nowthey are on the fifth and sixthfloors."We've started to install the

elevator," Davis said. "It'll be inthe same location, just bigger.We just modified the excessingshaft."The Skyscraper will be home

to Georgia Military College'ssatellite campus, which will beoccupying the first three floorslater this fall.In October, Gov. Nathan

Deal made the announcementabout GMC during a ceremonyinside the building. Deal an-nounced that the Skyscraper,also known as the First Nation-al Bank Building, was going to

undergo a $3.5 million renova-tion to become the DublinSatellite Campus of GMC.Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell

IV, president of GMC, SpenceMullis, chairman of the Main-street Dublin-DDA and JimWalters, President of WaltersManagement Company, signedthe Declaration of Intention.The week before, the DDA,Walter Management Companyand GMC signed a letter of in-tent.According to that letter

there will be free parking nec-essary to support up to 250 stu-dents. The initial term of thelease will be for five years, withtwo subsequent renewableterms of five years each. A sixmonth notice to leave the prop-erty before the end of any cur-rent lease by either partywould be required.Joshua Kight, executive di-

rector of the Downtown Devel-opment Authority, hopes therenovation will be completed bylate summer of 2015.

Continued from 1a

Skyscraper

Photo by Payton Towns III

Work on the stairs began last week.

Georgia Farm Bureau Presi-dent Zippy Duvall said. “Au-tumn is to be commended forwinning her district contest. Wehad some very talented stu-dents submit art work, but herdrawing showed unique creativ-ity and a fresh perspective.”

The Georgia Farm BureauWomen’s Committee coordinat-ed the statewide contest. Local-ly, Laurens County Farm Bu-reau coordinated the contest.“I am very proud that Au-

tumn was selected as the 6thDistrict winner in the GeorgiaFarm Bureau Art Contest.There were 57 entries in the

state contest, so Autumn is tobe congratulated for her accom-plishment,” said Laurens Coun-ty Farm Bureau Women’s Com-mittee Chairman Elaine Avery.“I would like to thank the stu-dents and teachers who partici-pated in our art contest and in-creased their knowledge ofGeorgia agriculture and the

contributions it makes to ourlives.”Founded in 1937, Georgia

Farm Bureau is the largest gen-eral farm organization in thestate. Its volunteer membersactively participate in local, dis-trict and state activities thatpromote agriculture awarenessto their nonfarming neighbors.

ArtContinued from 1a

School Board attorney JereSegrest.Segrest said he was wrong

and took full responsibility forwhat happened.This morning, Ledbetter

called the situation "no bigdeal.""Just need to get it procedu-

rally right," he said. "They havepeople who have gone on vaca-

tion right now. The vote will bein the next few days or evensometime next week. We justwant to make sure the law isfollowed."According to Ledbetter, the

board had a graduation lastnight and one tonight and somemembers have gone on vacation."They had two people who

have already gone on vacation.They thought it was done," Led-better said. "When you are a

public entity, you have to makesure you do things right. If youdon't, you have to backup andfix it. That's all this is. It'll bedone and everything will befine."Ledbetter has been the

Dublin superintendent sinceMarch of 2009. Since then, thesystem became a charter schoolsystem, it restructured the ele-mentary schools, put in the In-ternational Baccalaureate pro-

gram at the high school andworked with Laurens County tocreate the Heart of Georgia Ca-reer Academy.The Dublin City School

Board will have a called boardmeeting at 3 p.m. Thursday be-fore Dublin High School's grad-uation at 6 p.m.Ledbetter said most of the

meeting will be about the super-intendent's position and held inexecutive session.

VoteContinued from 1a

“We try to get them to devel-op a love for reading. One ofour goals is to teach them toread and then we teach themto love to read."There is a committee that

gets together and comes upwith what Waldrep is going todo when the students reachtheir AR goals."I have veto power over

some of their ideas," Waldrepsaid. "We get together at thebeginning of the year and wetalk about what's going to bethe goal for the year and whatI am going to do as principal tohelp motivate the students."Waldrep has eaten a fried

worm, kissed a pig and hasbeen duct taped to the wall."This is what we've come up

with this year," he said. "It's allin good fun. It's all to motivatethe students and get them toread. If we can get them to lovereading, then we've got themhooked. If I'm a hot dog for alittle while, they'll love it andthis will be something they willremember."Every student got to watch

the event, which was held out-side next to the baseball field.Waldrep congratulated the stu-dents on their success in AR.He then got dressed as a hotdog and came back outside tosit in a lawn chair. He then puton some goggles to keep condi-ments from getting into hiseyes.With dance music being

played, participants formed aline to put the various condi-ments on Waldrep. Some stu-dents accidently overshot Wal-drep and hit each other.From time to time, Waldrep

would shout out "It's cold," ascertain condiments weresprayed on him.At the end, some teachers

came up and added on to themess, spraying Waldrep downwith even more condiments.It was something the stu-

dents enjoyed."It was fun to watch," said

Madelyn Gay, fifth grade stu-dent. "He always lets us do funthings and he's always nice tous and lets us have fun."

When Gay was asked if shewas ready to eat a hot dog, shesaid, "Yes. And I don't even likehot dogs. I'd like to eat onenow."Benjamin Rowe, a fellow

fifth grader, took a look at Wal-drep and said he wasn't readyto eat a hot dog any time soon."I put ketchup on him,"

Rowe said. "We don't get to dothat to a principal a lot. He'svery kind to let us do that. Oth-er principals at other schoolsprobably don't let students dothat to them."Rowe has seen Waldrep kiss

a pig, eat a worm and allowedhimself to be taped to a wall."I've been involved in all of

that stuff," Rowe said. "This isgrosser."When asked which one he

would want to do if he had achoice, Rowe said, "Not the hotdog. Probably kiss a pig."In the end, it's all about get-

ting his students to read."It was a lot of fun and so

well worth it," Waldrep said."The kids had a ball. I canwash this stuff off and gethosed down. If they've learnedto read, it's been worth everyminute."

DogContinued from 1a

Photos by Payton Towns III

Students in each grade got to join in on the fun.

By RODNEY MANLEYSports EditorFormer Middle Georgia College base-

ball coach Robert Sapp has been bringinghis baseball camp to Dublin for so long,he’s working on his third different base-ball diamond.

“We started out at Hilburn Park in1981, then we moved over to SpringdalePark for six or seven years,” recalled Sapp,who holds a career record of 915-210includes four national championships atMiddle Georgia. “Southern Pines is thethird park we’ve been at here, so that tellswe’ve been here awhile.”

Sapp will be in town next week for the35th Annual Robert Sapp Baseball Campand Girls Softball Camp. The camp willrun at Southern Pines on Monday-Fridayfrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. It is open toboys ages 7-14 and girls ages 7-15. Six-year-olds may attend if skilled enough toplay with the 7-year-old groups.

The baseball and softball camps will beheld on different fields.

Sapp, who has had 100 players signprofessional contracts and 21 play in themajor leagues, said he hopes to see somefamiliar faces in Dublin this year.

“We’re going through a few secondgenerations now, players we’ve hadbefore who are bringing their kids,” saidSapp. “I’d love to see some of them comeback to see me.”

The Dublin camp opens on MemorialDay, which could be seen as a deterrent toattendance, but Sapp is hopeful it willhelp draw more parents.

“The good thing about that is the par-ents can come out, bring their kids andthey can stay out there and watch theirkids if they want.”

Sapp said the Dublin camp has growntremendously over the years and drawscampers from all of the Heart of Georgiaarea. Applications for this year’s campshow children from 18 different townshave registered here.

The camp will stress fundamentals, anarea of the game that Sapp said is sorely

lacking these days. Each day will start offwith three hours of instructions in thebasics such as fielding, throwing and baserunning.

There will be some time for fun, aswell. The campers will split into teamsand play one game each day.

Sapp hopes to see more 7- and 8-year-olds attend.

“That’s the age that improves morethan any other,” he said.

“One basic the camp will stress issound throwing technique. Sapp notedthat one-third of all major league pitchershave had Tommy John surgery and thatyounger pitchers are being used a lotmore with the popularity of travel ball.

“They’ve either been over-pitchedwhen they’re young or they’ve notlearned how to throw properly.”

The camp also includes motivationaland instructional lectures and teaches the

campers discipline and about interactingsocially with their peers.

“They learn about a lot more than justball,” Sapp said.

Sapp also was coach at the Universityof Georgia, where he also attended collegeand earned a degree in journalism. Hesaid he enjoys putting that degree to usein promoting his camp.

Cost of the camp is $130 with teamrates available. Groups of five or moreplayers from a league or travel team get a$10 discount.

The staff will consist of high schoolcoaches. For more information andbrochures on the camp, call the Dublin-Laurens County Recreation Authority at(478) 277-5060 or Coach Sapp at (770)287-3309 or emailrsbbcamp@charter.net.

The camp also has a website:www.robertsappbaseballcamp.com.

By RODNEY MANLEY Sports EditorAfter its most successful season to date, the East

Laurens soccer program had a lot more hardwareto hand out at its awards banquet Tuesday night atCloverleaf restaurant.

The Lady Falcons won their second straightRegion 3AA championship and advanced to theElite 8 in the state playoffs. The Falcons had theirbest season ever — placing second in the region,beating Dublin for the first time and hosting thefirst boys state playoff game at Falcon Field.

The teams’ strong showings also boosted theplayers’ recognition when region honors werehanded out after the season.

Freshman Hannah Theriault, the girls’ leadingscorer, was named the Region 3AA Player of theYear.

“As a freshman, that’s a great accomplishment,”said coach Chris Robinson.

Theriault was one of five Lady Falcons to earnAll-Region honors. Julia Watson, last season’sregion player of the year, along with goalie AmberOliver, Baja Harvey and Iesha Baldwin also werenamed to the All-Region team.

Briana Williams, Chelsey Williams and CallieStinson were named All-Region HonorableMention.

The boys also had five players picked for the All-Region first team — Isaiah Smith, keeper Jose

Delgado, Cole Porter, Tyler Lowe and LukeBryant.

Trent Barwick, Bryce Robinson and Jon EricSenn earned honorable mention honors.

“Being region runner-up gives you a lot morehardware to hand out,” said Falcons coachJonathan Senn.

Senn recalled being a little concerned whenCoach Robinson showed him the 2015 soccerschedule that included several larger schools andsome private perennial soccer powers.

He said, ‘It will make you better’,” Senn said.“We took our lumps at the beginning of the sched-ule. Our record was 4-8. All four of those winswere region. Our goal was to go to the secondround of the state playoffs. We did that. The boysfor the first time hosted a state championshipplayoff round at East Laurens High School. That initself is an accomplishment.”

Bryant, the leading scorer, was named theteam’s most valuable player.

“I don’t think you’ve been to any of our soccergames and not pick this guy out as our most valu-able player. No doubt,” Senn said.

Baldwin was named the MVP of the girls.“It could have gone to a lot of girls,” Robinson

said. “We asked a lot of her to control the middlefor us. She gave heart. She gave effort. She did agreat job.”

Here is a list of other awards handed out:

GirlsRookie of the Year — Hannah TheriaultCaptain’s Awards — Julia Watson, Briana

Williams, Kara EvansFalcon Award — Chelsey Williams

BoysRookie of the Year — Jon Eric SennOffensive Player of the Year — Tyler LoweDefensive Player of the Year — Jose DelgadoFalcon Award — Cole Porter

Photo by Rodney Manley

EASt lAurEnS SoCCEr AwArDS(Front, l-r) Baja Harvey, Iesha Baldwin, Chelsey williams, Briana williams,

Hannah theriault, Julia watson, Kara Evans, (back) Jose Delgado, luke Bryant,Bryce robinson, trent Barwick, Cole Porter, tyler lowe and Jon Eric Senn.

Honors handed out to Falcons,

Lady Falcons at soccer banquet

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For Cleveland, Atlanta,

lots of sports lowlights ATLANTA (AP) — On the sports misery index, Atlanta and

Cleveland are hard to beat.The two cities have combined for one championship over the last

half-century — and that came in 1995, when the Atlanta Braves beatthe Cleveland Indians in the World Series.

So, you know, one of them had to win.Otherwise, they've come up with plenty of excruciating ways to

come up short.With the Atlanta Hawks taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the

NBA's Eastern Conference finals, let's take a look at some of the low-lights:

THE DRIVE AND THE FUMBLEThe Cleveland Browns have never reached the Super Bowl. In the

1987 AFC championship game, they led 20-13 and had Denverbacked up on its own 2-yard line. John Elway engineered one of themost memorable drives in NFL history, going 98 yards for the tyingtouchdown with 37 seconds left in regulation, and Denver won inovertime. The teams again met in the conference final the followingyear. With the Broncos clinging to a 38-31 lead, Earnest Byner gotloose for what looked to be the tying score, only to be stripped of theball at the 2. The Broncos recovered to preserve the victory.

BRAVES BLOW ITComing off their 1995 World Series championship, the Braves

won the first two games of the 1996 Series at Yankee Stadium by acombined score of 16-1. New York won the next four and the cham-pionship, most notably rallying from a 6-0 deficit in Game 4 whenJim Leyritz hit a tying three-run homer off Mark Wohlers. TheBraves would go on to claim a record 14 straight division titles, butnever came so close to winning another title.

THREE OUTS AWAYTalk about close. Two years after losing to the Braves, Cleveland

was three outs away from winning the '97 World Series, leadingFlorida 2-1 going to the bottom of the ninth. Jose Mesa gave up thetying run, and the Marlins won in the 11th on Edgar Renteria's two-out single off the glove of pitcher Charles Nagy.

VICK'S DOWNFALLMichael Vick was one of the most exciting players the NFL has

ever seen, a quarterback with a rifle arm and a sprinter's speed. Heguided the Falcons to the NFC championship game but his Atlantacareer came crashing down in 2007 after he acknowledged runninga dogfighting operation. Vick served time in federal prison and neverplayed again for the Falcons.

FALCONS FLOPSSince entering the NFL in 1966, the Falcons have been an infre-

quent playoff team. Still, there are some postseason losses that real-ly sting. Like blowing a 10-point, fourth-quarter lead at home toDallas in 1981. Or, when hosting the NFC championship game in2013, squandering a 17-point lead to San Francisco and coming up10 yards short of the potential winning touchdown on their finalpossession. Then, of course, there was Atlanta's only trip to theSuper Bowl in 1999. Safety Eugene Robinson was arrested the nightbefore the game and got beat for a long touchdown in Denver's 34-19 victory.

THE MOVEThe Browns were not just Cleveland's NFL team, they were a part

of the city's fabric. That's why it hurt so badly when owner ArtModell, rebuffed in his bid for a new stadium, moved the Browns toBaltimore after the 1995 season. At least Cleveland got to keep itshistory; Modell's team was renamed the Ravens, while the Browns

File photos

FoCuSIng on FunDAMEntAlS Sapp keeps a close eye on a youngster’s throwing form at last year’s camp in Dublin.learning proper throwing technique at a young age can prevent arm injuries later, he

says, and will be a focus this year.

Sapp camp still strong after three decades

File photo

Sapp’s camp next week includes separate baseball and softballcamps at Southern Pines

Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway (7)stiff-arms Atlanta Falcons linebacker CorneliusBennett in the third quarter of Super Bowl XXXI-II in Miami. Elway was named MVP as he led theBroncos to a 34-19 win for their second con-secutive Super Bowl championship. (APPhoto/Doug Mills, File)

See LOWLIGHTS page 2b

NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division

New York 23 17 .575 —Washington 23 17 .575 —Atlanta 18 20 .474 4Philadelphia 17 24 .415 6½Miami 16 24 .400 7

Central DivisionW L pct GB

St. Louis 26 13 .667 —Chicago 21 17 .553 4½Cincinnati 18 21 .462 8Pittsburgh 18 21 .462 8Milwaukee 15 25 .375 11½

West DivisionW L pct GB

Los Angeles 24 14 .632 —San Francisco 21 18 .538 3½San Diego 20 20 .500 5Arizona 17 21 .447 7Colorado 14 22 .389 9

TuesdayMinnesota 8, Pittsburgh 5Washington 8, N.Y. Yankees 6, 10 inningsMilwaukee 8, Detroit 1Arizona 4, Miami 2St. Louis 10, N.Y. Mets 2Tampa Bay 5, Atlanta 3Kansas City 3, Cincinnati 0Colorado 6, Philadelphia 5San Diego 4, Chicago Cubs 3San Francisco 2, L.A. Dodgers 0

TodayMinnesota (Pelfrey 3-1) at Pittsburgh(Locke 2-2), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Warren 2-2) at Washington(Zimmermann 3-2), 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Lohse 3-4) at Detroit (Greene4-2), 7:08 p.m.Arizona (C.Anderson 0-1) at Miami (Phelps

2-0), 7:10 p.m.St. Louis (C.Martinez 3-2) at N.Y. Mets(B.Colon 6-2), 7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 3-3) at Atlanta(W.Perez 0-0), 7:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Marquis 3-3) at Kansas City(Guthrie 3-2), 8:10 p.m.Philadelphia (S.Gonzalez 1-1) at Colorado(E.Butler 2-4), 8:40 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Wada 0-0) at San Diego(T.Ross 2-3), 10:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (B.Anderson 2-1) at SanFrancisco (Lincecum 3-2), 10:15 p.m.

ThursdayArizona (Bradley 2-1) at Miami (Latos 1-4),12:10 p.m.St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 0-0) at N.Y. Mets(deGrom 4-4), 1:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Williams 3-3) at Colorado(J.De La Rosa 1-2), 3:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-2) at SanFrancisco (Bumgarner 4-2), 3:45 p.m.Milwaukee (Garza 2-5) at Atlanta (Teheran3-1), 7:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-1) at SanDiego (Despaigne 2-2), 9:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUEEast DivisionW L pct GB

New York 22 18 .550 —Tampa Bay 22 18 .550 —Boston 19 20 .487 2½Baltimore 17 19 .472 3Toronto 18 23 .439 4½

Central DivisionW L pct GB

Kansas City 25 14 .641 —Detroit 23 17 .575 2½Minnesota 22 17 .564 3Chicago 18 18 .500 5½Cleveland 15 23 .395 9½

West DivisionW L pct GB

Houston 26 14 .650 —Los Angeles 20 19 .513 5½

Seattle 17 21 .447 8Texas 16 23 .410 9½Oakland 14 27 .341 12½

TuesdayMinnesota 8, Pittsburgh 5Washington 8, N.Y. Yankees 6, 10 inningsBaltimore 9, Seattle 4L.A. Angels 3, Toronto 2Milwaukee 8, Detroit 1Tampa Bay 5, Atlanta 3Boston 4, Texas 3Kansas City 3, Cincinnati 0Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 1Houston 6, Oakland 4

TodayOakland (Hahn 1-3) at Houston (Keuchel5-0), 2:10 p.m.Minnesota (Pelfrey 3-1) at Pittsburgh(Locke 2-2), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Warren 2-2) at Washington(Zimmermann 3-2), 7:05 p.m.Seattle (Elias 0-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen 1-2), 7:05 p.m.L.A. Angels (Weaver 2-4) at Toronto(Hutchison 3-0), 7:07 p.m.Milwaukee (Lohse 3-4) at Detroit (Greene4-2), 7:08 p.m.Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 3-3) at Atlanta(W.Perez 0-0), 7:10 p.m.Texas (Klein 0-0) at Boston (J.Kelly 1-2),7:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Marquis 3-3) at Kansas City(Guthrie 3-2), 8:10 p.m.Cleveland (Marcum 0-0) at Chicago WhiteSox (Rodon 1-0), 8:10 p.m.

ThursdaySeattle (Happ 3-1) at Baltimore (Tillman 2-5), 12:35 p.m.Houston (Feldman 3-4) at Detroit (Price 3-1), 1:08 p.m.L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 3-3) at Toronto(Dickey 1-5), 7:07 p.m.Oakland (Chavez 1-3) at Tampa Bay(Colome 2-1), 7:10 p.m.Texas (W.Rodriguez 1-2) at Boston(Buchholz 2-4), 7:10 p.m.Cleveland (Salazar 4-1) at Chicago WhiteSox (Danks 2-3), 8:10 p.m.

CONFERENCE FINALSEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlanta vs. ClevelandToday: Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.Friday: Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.Sunday: Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 26: Atlanta at Cleveland,8:30 p.m.x-Thursday, May 28: Cleveland at Atlanta,8:30 p.m.x-Saturday, May 30: Atlanta at Cleveland,8:30 p.m.x-Monday, June 1: Cleveland at Atlanta,8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCEGolden State 1, Houston 0

Tuesday, May 19: Golden State 110,Houston 106Thursday, May 21: Houston at GoldenState, 9 p.m.Saturday, May 23: Golden State atHouston, 9 p.m.Monday, May 25: Golden State at Houston,9 p.m.x-Wednesday, May 27: Houston at GoldenState, 9 p.m.x-Friday, May 29: Golden State at Houston,9 p.m.x-Sunday, May 31: Houston at GoldenState, 9 p.m.

CONFERENCE FINALSEASTERN CONFERENCE

N.Y. Rangers 1, Tampa Bay 1Saturday, May 16: N.Y. Rangers 2, TampaBay 1Monday, May 18: Tampa Bay 6, N.Y.Rangers 2Today: N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.Friday, May 22: N.Y. Rangers at TampaBay, 8 p.m.x-Sunday, May 24: Tampa Bay at N.Y.Rangers 8 p.m.x-Tuesday, May 26: N.Y. Rangers atTampa Bay, 8 p.m.x-Friday, May 29: Tampa Bay at N.Y.Rangers, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCEAnaheim 1, Chicago 1

Sunday, May 17: Anaheim 4, Chicago 1Tuesday, May 19: Chicago 3, Anaheim 2,3OTThursday: Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.Saturday: Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.Monday, May 25: Chicago at Anaheim, 9p.m.x-Wednesday, May 27: Anaheim atChicago, 8 p.m.x-Saturday, May 30: Chicago at Anaheim 8p.m.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015/Dublin, Ga/Page 2bThe Courier Herald

20th AnnualBrotherhood Golf

Tournament May 30th

8:30 a.m. Shotgun Start18 Holes, Two Man Scramble

$140 per Team w/Cart$130 per Team (if paid by 5/28)

Registration 7:00 - 8:30 a.m.

Riverview Golf Course

Proceeds benefitBrotherhood

Scholarship Fund

Alonzo Edwards 275-0615 or (478) 484-3186823 Blarney CourtDublin, GA 31021

Trophies & Cash PricesWe will sell Boston Butts $30, Slab of Ribs

$25 and Sausage $20/box.

Name/Address Phone #Golfer(1)

Golfer (2)

Golfer (3)

Golfer (4)

Please include your mailing address.

Tournament Sponsored by Jackson Income Tax Service

Special photo

SpRING SpORTS WINNERSTrinity Middle School athletes were honored.

Special to The Courier HeraldTrinity Christian School recently recognized

its middle school athletes at a spring sportsawards ceremony for the middle school.Winners were:

Jake Walker: Track & Field High Point WinnerAward

Evan Hill: Track & Field Coach’s AwardGideon Meadows: Track & Field C o a c h ’ s

AwardZack Williams: Soccer Christian Character

Award

Colin Crozier: Soccer MVP Offense AwardGideon Meadows: Soccer MVP Defense

AwardAnsley Mole: Soccer Crusader AwardKate Cannada: Soccer All Around AwardCaleigh Crozier: Soccer Coach’s AwardJanie Samson: Track & Field MVP Distance

AwardMadeline Samson: Track & Field High Point

Winner AwardKarmen LeRoy: Track & Field Crusader

Award

Trinity Middle gives spring sports awards

Rec Authority to hold Lacrosse clinic

SaturdayThe Dublin-Laurens County

Recreation Authority will host the

DLCRA Lacrosse Day Camp and

Clinic at 11 a.m. Saturday at the

Southern Pines Recreation

Complex. The clinic’s goal, accord-

ing to the recreation authority, is “to

introduce and teach the fundamen-

tals of lacrosse to our community,”

Camp for grades 3-5 is at 11 a.m.

Grades 6-8 begin at 1 p.m.

Registration is $5. Equipment will be

provided, but participants are

encouraged to wear their own. For

more information call 901-585-7915

or visit our website at www.dlcra.org.

WL Soccer Mini-Camp May 27-29

West Laurens will host its summeryouth soccer mini-camp next week forplayers ages 6 to 14. The camp will runfrom 9 to 11:45 a.m. each day May 27-29 at the school. Cost is $50 with pre-registration and $55 on the day of thecamp. Checks should be madepayable to the WLHS Soccer.

The camp will be hosted by theRaider and Lady Raider soccer teamsand coaches Nate Smith and PatrickJohnson. For more information, emailSmith at natesmith@lcboe.net orJohnson at patrickjohnson@lcboe.net.Checks and pre-registration informa-tion should be mailed to: MelissaKicklighter, 108 Westchester Circle,Dublin, GA 31022.

Dublin Irish BasketballCamp June 8-11

The Dublin Irish Youth BasketballCamp will be held from 9 a.m. to noonJune 8-11 at the new Dublin HighSchool gym. The camp is open to boysand girls ages 5-17. Registration is$40. Campers will work with highlyqualified coaches who will instructthem on the fundamentals of bothoffense and defense, such as ball-han-dling skills, shooting and passing,while incorporating these skills intoteam play. For more information, con-tact Irish head coach Paul Williams at(478) 595-2359.

WL Raider Tennis Mini-Camp May 27-29

The West Laurens Tennis Programwill host a mini-camp at the WLHS ten-nis courts for boys and girls ages 7-14.The camp will begin on Wednesday,May 27 and run through Friday, May29 from 9-11:45 a.m. daily. The cost ofthe camp is $35 per child ($25 for eachadditional family member). For moreinformation, contact Coach DannyJohnson at (478) 697-2082.

TODAYGOLF7 a.m.

TGC — Ladies European PGATour, Turkish Airlines LadiesOpen, final round, at Antalya,Turkey

5 a.m.TGC — European PGA Tour,BMW PGA Championship, firstround, at Surrey, EnglandMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

2 p.m.MLB — Oakland at Houston

7 p.m.ESPN — Texas at Boston

NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m.

TNT — Playoffs, conferencefinals, game 1, Cleveland atAtlanta

NHL HOCKEY8 p.m.

NBCSN — Playoffs, confer-ence finals, game 3, N.Y.Rangers at Tampa Bay

SOCCER2:40 p.m.

NBCSN — Premier League,Arsenal vs. Sunderland, atLondon

8 p.m.ESPN2 — MLS, New Englandat Kansas City

THURSDAYAUTO RACING

8 a.m.NBCSN — Formula One, prac-tice for Grand Prix of Monaco

2:30 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup,practice for Coca-Cola 600, atConcord, N.C.

4 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, XFINITYSeries, practice for Hisense300, at Concord, N.C.

5:30 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, XFINITYSeries, final practice forHisense 300, at Concord, N.C.

7 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup,pole qualifying for Coca-Cola600, at Concord, N.C.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL7 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA, Division I

MLB NBA NHL

returned to the NFL with a new team and stadium in 1999.LEBRON LEAVESLeBron James was Cleveland's hometown hero, helping transform

the Cavaliers into one of the NBA's top franchises. After several play-off flops, he signed with Miami in 2010 — announcing the move in amuch-panned television special known as "The Decision." The Kingwould win two titles in four years with the Heat, while Cleveland hada 26-game losing streak in 2010-11. But like the Browns, Jamesreturned to his roots by re-signing with the Cavaliers. Once again, hehas Cleveland tantalizingly close to its first NBA title.

WHERE'S DOMINIQUE?The Hawks looked like a team on the rise in the 1980s, assembling

a high-flying roster led by future Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins. Inthe 1988 playoffs, Atlanta took a 3-2 lead on Larry Bird and the agingBoston Celtics, with the potential clinching game at the Omni.Trailing by two points, the Hawks couldn't get the ball to Wilkins fora game-tying shot, forcing Cliff Levingston to put up an awkwardattempt that missed. The Celtics wrapped up the series in Game 7after an epic duel between Bird and Wilkins.

STEPIEN'S REIGN OF TERRORTed Stepien bought the Cavaliers in 1980 and thought the best

way to build a winner was by trading first-round picks for aging play-ers. Needless to say, it didn't work out. Cleveland started the 1981-82 season with 19 consecutive losses and finished 15-67, one of theworst seasons in NBA history. Stepien eventually sold out afterthreatening to move the Cavs to Toronto. The NBA passed a rule thatprohibits the trading of first-round picks in consecutive years,known appropriately enough as the "Ted Stepien Rule."

FAREWELL, NHLAtlanta was the first Deep South city to land a major league hock-

ey team in 1972. The Flames were an early hit, but the fire quicklyburned out; they moved to Calgary in 1980. Nineteen years later, theNHL granted another expansion team, the Thrashers. Like their pred-ecessor, they never won a playoff series, eventually moving toWinnipeg in 2011 to make Atlanta the only city in the NHL's modernera to lose two teams. And Cleveland? It had the largely forgottenBarons for two years in the 1970s, a team that won less than 30 per-cent of its games and quickly went out of business.

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