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March 17, 201532ND ANNUAL IRISH CHAMBERBREAKFAST8:00 a.m.Dublin Country Club, 689 Country ClubRd.Sponsored by: Dublin Laurens Chamberof CommerceAdmission: $15.00 per person forChamber Member. $25.00 Non Member.No cancellations or refunds after March13.

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March 17, 2015LEPRECHAUN CONTEST7:00 p.m.Theatre Dublin, 314 Academy Ave.Sponsored by: Leadership Dublin-LaurensAdmission: Adults $5.00. Children 3-12years $3.00. Under 3 Free.

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March 20, 2015GRAND BALL8:00 p.m.Dublin Country Club, 689 Country ClubRd.Sponsored by: Dublin-Laurens St.Patrick’s Festival CommitteeAdmission: Included in Order ofShillelagh & Blarney Stone Memberships

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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IRISH CHAMBER BREAKFAST

BIRDHOUSES ON DISPLAY THROUGH SUNDAYTHE STORY

OFST. PATRICK

Green jackets and green grits were just a small sampling of the hue on display this morn-ing at Dublin Country Club, as residents gathered for the 32nd Annual Irish Chamber Break-fast. (Above) Col. Christopher D. Hill, Commander of the 78th Air Base Wing, and Installa-tion Commander, Robins Air Force Base, served as the special guest speaker for the break-fast originally known as the “Kickoff” breakfast. Look for complete details from the break-fast in Wednesday’s edition. (Photo by Jason Halcombe)

By DR. JACK E. BROWNFormer VA ChaplainPatrick (although not

named Patrick until an adult)was born in England, thenpart of the Roman empire,about 387 A.D. When 16 yearsof age, his coastal village wasattacked by Irish barbarianscalled Celts who seized proper-ty, burned homes and took himand many of the citizens cap-tive back to Ireland.Patrick became a slave to a

cruel master and sheepherderand spent the next six years asa shepherd.One day while in the field

he had an experience with Godand surrendered his life to theLord.He then dreamed of return-

ing to England to his familyand friends, and responding tohis dream, he fled his master,walked over 200 miles toboard a ship bound for Eng-land. Soon after arriving inEngland he had anotherdream that God wanted him toreturn to Ireland as a Christ-ian missionary to proclaim thegospel message of Jesus Christto the Irish who were steepedin paganism.After a period of training at

a French monastery, “thePope” made him a Bishop,gave him the name of Patrick,”and sent him to Ireland as aChristian missionary. After ar-riving in Ireland he went tohis former master and paidthe price of ransom for hisfreedom. He became a power-ful and courageous challengerto paganism and to the practi-tioners of pagan beliefs, andhe began to win the hearts ofthe Irish people and theirleaders. He taught the peopleto read and write in Latin sothey could read the Bible forthemselves. Christianity wonthe victory over paganism, andPatrick was granted permis-sion by the Irish leadership to

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The annual St.Patrick’s BirdhouseContest got under-way Saturday atDublin Mall. Thebirdhouses will re-main on displaythrough Sunday,with the awards cer-emony slated for 2p.m. Look for morebirdhouse sceneson page 8a. (Photoby Mary FrancesFlanders)

Dublin and Laurens County for alltheir generosity and hospitalitywhile we were here," Relayspokesman Ray Miller said. "TheCracker Barrel restaurant, theDublin/Laurens County Visitor's

Bureau, and the Hampton Inn re-ally made us feel at home whilewe were in Dublin. We would alsolike to thank The Courier Herald,

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Runners passed through Laurens County last weekend.

Benning-to-Gordonrelay runners passthrough Laurens

By BALI SMITHThe third annual Fort Benning to Fort

Gordon relay run was completed last week-end.Seven runners passed through Dublin Fri-

day to complete the second leg of the four-day270 mile journey, which ended Sunday in Au-gusta, at Fort Gordon.The purpose of the run is to raise money

for the Wounded Warrior Project and theFisher House, which aids injured militarypersonnel and their families. Ray Miller, Jim-my Brannen, Randy Brannen, Rick Lane,Rob Sharkey and Alex Collins hoped to raisemore than $6,000 this year from donationsthey received from people while conductingtheir relay run.The relay team all live in Millen, with the

exception of Alex Collins, who resides in Syl-vania."We really want to thank the people of

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Rinerservingsentencefor theft

By DEIDRE LEDFORDThe former executive direc-

tor of the Wrightsville HousingAuthority began her prisonterm last month.Vicki Jo Riner, 54, was sen-

tenced January 13 by U.S.

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nine-month sentence fortheft of public money

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Recently, headlines re-vealed that "Fatal Superbugsat UCLA Medical Center"killed two people, and another170 may have been exposed toa multiple-antibiotic-resistantinfection. The cause was a su-per-complex endoscope (duo-denoscope) used in a procedurecalled ERCP. This duodeno-scope is fed through yourmouth into your small intes-

tine so that X-rays can be tak-en to detect disease in andaround ducts of the liver andpancreas; docs can also pro-vide treatment or do surgeryvia the duodenoscope.

Unfortunately, at UCLA thedevice was persistently conta-minated, even though it wasrepeatedly cleaned properly.Reuse introduced bacteria intoa series of patients receivingERCP.

The Food and Drug Admin-istration now recommendsstepped-up disinfection forthese devices. Unfortunately,that may not be enough. Theyalso say, "Meticulously clean-ing duodenoscopes prior tohigh-level disinfection shouldreduce the risk of transmittinginfection, but may not entirelyeliminate it."

So what can you do if you

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2-1-1 is an easy-to-re-member telephone numberthat, where available, con-nects people to informationabout critical, free or low-cost health and human ser-vices in their community. 2-1-1 reaches about 270 mil-lion people (90 percent of theU.S. population), coveringall 50 states, the District ofColumbia, Puerto Rico andCanada. It is a free, confi-dential resource.

Similar to dialing 9-1-1for emergencies, calling 2-1-1 helps people seeking train-ing, employment, foodpantries, shelter, assistancefor aging parents, addictionprevention programs forteens, affordable housing op-tions and support groups. Itprovides a one-stop servicefor community referrals.

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DEAR STAFF: I'mpleased to pass along thisimportant resource, whichserves such a large portion

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DEAR ABBY: I am 28 andengaged to marry a wonder-ful man, "Ryan." Before Imet him, I was involved inan affair with my marriedboss and was deeply in lovewith him. (I still am.) Wecontinued our affair even af-ter I met Ryan, and now Ithink I'm pregnant. I toldmy boss and, naturally, he'snot happy about it.

I don't know how to tellRyan or if I even want to. Ihave always wanted to be amother, and now I have thechance. But I may end up do-ing it alone in poor financialshape. I also won't have ahome to live in once my old-fashioned mother finds outI've gotten myself pregnantbefore marriage. Any advice?-- SCARED STUPID INNEW JERSEY

DEAR SCARED STUPID:Yes. Take a pregnancy test to

determine if you really arepregnant. If it turns out thatyou are, then you must tellyour fiance everything. Evenif Ryan walks away, the ba-by's father will be legally re-sponsible for child support.

It is important that youalso tell your mother what'sgoing on. She may not bethrilled to hear the news,but I doubt she will put youand her grandchild-to-be outon the street. A generationor two ago that might havehappened, but no longer.

DEAR ABBY: I know if agirl breaks off the engage-ment, she's supposed to re-turn the ring to her ex-fi-ance. Does the situation of awife filing for divorce fall un-der the same set of rules? Ineed a response soon. --CRAIG IN HOUSTON

DEAR CRAIG: No. If therings were given with thepromise of marriage and thepromise was fulfilled, she isnot expected to return them.

TO MY IRISH READERS:A very happy St. Patrick'sDay to you all. -- Love, ABBY

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Funeral services for JerrySamuel Tyson, age 40 will beheld at 11 a.m. Friday, March20, 2015 in the Chan StanleyMemorial Chapel of StanleyFuneral Home and Crematory,with interment to follow atUnion Baptist Church Ceme-tery.

Mr. Tyson was born on July4, 1974 in Carrollton. He wasthe son of the late JamesTyson. He was also precededin death by his daughter Jen-nie Tyson. He was employedby Middle Georgia Machine.Mr. Tyson passed away onSaturday, March 14, 2015 atFairview Park Hospital.

Mr. Tyson is survived by hismother, Susie Tyson of EastDublin, three children, JerryTyson, Jr., Corey Tyson, andPatience Tyson, six brothers,Dennis (Paula) Tyson, Eddie(Brenda) Tyson, Ray (Chris)Tyson, Jeffery (Lynn) Tyson,Whalain (Tonya) Tyson, andGary Tyson, three sisters,Rachel (Kevin) Mullis, Tam-mie (Ricky) Smith, and Aman-da (Fred) Mullis, and a host ofnieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be MichaelTyson, Josh Tyson, Hunter

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BIELEFELD, Germany (AP) — YassinMusharbash, a leading German journalistwith Jordanian roots, pulls out some recent"fan mail" and starts reading on the stage.

"We want to be informed by knowledgeablecompatriots, not by foreigners," the 39-year-old quotes from a letter-to-the-editor thatlanded at the prestigious Zeit newspaper.

Gasps turned to incredulous laughter as hecontinues: "Musharbash is an Islamist who issecretively involved in jihad. He is trying toweaken the defensive forces of the West frominside."

Musharbash is among a troupe of Germanjournalists with immigrant backgrounds whohave been touring with a show called "HatePoetry" that has sold out across the country.The show explores the growing rancor againstMuslims in Germany by revealing hate mailfilled with clichés and abuse — and seeks tocombat it with humor.

The journalists, none of them professionalactors, confront prejudice head-on in the show.But they also use irony, poking fun at thestereotypes by appearing on stage dressed likemigrant workers from the 1960s or disguisedas radical Islamists wearing caftans and facemasks.

"We're being abused not for what we arewriting, but for who we are or for who thesepeople think we are," Musharbash told TheAssociated Press in an interview before theshow. "Apparently there are some people outthere who have a big problem that writerswith Middle Eastern names work for seriousGerman newspapers."

The attempt to promote tolerance throughtheater appears to be working.

"I would have never expected anybody towrite such things ... I guess I was a bit naive,"said Ute Grave, a 55-year-old saleswomanwho saw the show. "It's is a great way of sim-ply countering the hatred with laughter."

There are an estimated four million Mus-lims living in Germany — a country of 80 mil-lion. Most are children or grandchildren ofTurkish guest workers who came in the 1960swhen Germany recruited foreign workers forthe country's booming postwar economy.

Most have found a place in society, speakGerman as their native language and con-tribute to society in myriad ways. But manyethnic Germans still have problems with thefact that Germany is increasingly diverse — asociety where more than 15 million citizensclaim foreign roots.

Despite achievements, immigrant commu-nities themselves face problems — addingcomplexity to the tensions. Children of immi-grants fare worse in school than their ethnicGerman counterparts, according to govern-ment statistics, and the overall unemploy-ment rate is far higher. Immigrants are un-derrepresented in fields like teaching, acade-mia or journalism. Unlike the United States,Germany does not have affirmative actionprograms. It is difficult to tell whether poorresults are a result of prejudice, underper-forming communities or a combination ofboth.

Many Germans say that Muslims simplyrefuse to integrate. And in the past few

months, Germany has seen a backlash againstMuslim immigrants, with tens of thousands ofGermans marching in weekly rallies throughDresden and other cities protesting the per-ceived Islamization of Europe, though thenumbers have waned recently.

Recent deadly terror attacks in Paris andCopenhagen add a further challenge — deep-ening suspicions against Muslims as a whole,even though the jihadists are only a tiny mi-nority of Europe's diverse Islamic population.In the wake of the terror, Musharbash and hiscolleagues have noticed a big increase in hatemail.

Journalist Ebru Tasdemir started the showthree years ago after she saw a writer friend'shate mail on Facebook: "We dissected it,marked the spelling mistakes with a virtualred pencil," Tasdemir recalled. "And then Iasked her: Why don't we do this on stage?"

There is no clear profile for the readers whosend hate mail, the journalists say. It comesfrom all over the country, from all kinds ofpeople.

"We get mail from students, teachers andprofessors, Germans, German-Turks, Kurds,Nazis, people saying they're leftists, Chris-tians, atheists," Musharbash said. "Anybody,really anybody."

The journalists share the hate mail not on-ly to shock the audience — but also to enter-tain.

The troupe sits on the stage behind a tableoverloaded with Turkish and German flagsand items stereotypically associated with mi-grants — including plastic bags from discountmarket Aldi and bunches of garlic that immi-grants smell of under the German stereotype.The troupe smoke and drink plenty of cham-pagne during the long performance, furthereroding Muslim stereotypes.

The entire ensemble is made up of sevenwriters or Turkish and Arab backgrounds andtwo moderators, although not all of them tourat the same time. In Bielefeld, a group of fourwas on stage, swinging to Middle Eastern poptunes as a guest worker is heard rapping inbroken German about his miserable life inGermany.

Throughout the show, the performers min-gle with the audience. Getting down off thestage, they offer salted sun flower seeds — apopular snack brought to Germany by immi-grants from the Middle East — and ask view-ers to choose which journalists presented themost outrageous hate mail.

"Why is a foreigner allowed to write in Ger-many about Germans?" reads out Deniz Yucel,the son of Turkish immigrants who was bornin Germany and writes for die tageszeitungnewspaper. "This guy has no idea about soccer... Even Hitler knew more about soccer."

Judging from the audience's applause, Yu-cel's hate mail scored high marks for the in-sult factor. But Mely Kiyak, a columnist anddaughter of Kurdish immigrants, may haveedged him.

"One should not be deceived by Western-clothed Muslims," she reads, to howls fromthe crowd. "Just because they're not wearing aheadscarf, it doesn't mean they're not fanat-ics."

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Magistrate Judge Brian K.Epps at the federal courthousein Dublin (United States Dis-trict Court Southern District ofGeorgia, Dublin Division.)

The defendant pled guilty toone count of Theft of PublicMoney. According to JimDurham, First Assistant of theU.S. Attorney's Office, Rinerwas given a term of ninemonths in prison, followed byone year of supervised release,and ordered to pay restitutionto the Wrightsville HousingAuthority in the amount of$15,402.08.

Riner served as ExecutiveDirector of the WrightsvilleHousing Authority from 1995until she resigned from the po-sition in Dec. 2012.

According to court reports,after an extensive investiga-tion, Riner was allegedlycharged with inappropriatelyusing Housing Authority fundsfor personal use, including atrip to Martha's Vineyard.

Riner, who was representedby Attorney C. Brian Jarrard,began serving her nine-monthsentence in a Federal Prison inFlorida last month, on Feb. 9,with a proposed release date ofNov. 4, 2015.

By SYDNEY DEVINEGEORGIA HEALTH

NEWSBarbara Ellington, a health

care volunteer, is helping herAthens neighbors live healthi-er lives. She gives them soundadvice on how to take care ofthemselves and when to seekmedical treatment.

Ellington received specialtraining from nurses andhealth educators in Athens aspart of the Community HealthPartner Program.

Through that program, sheand others have become a re-source for people who have lit-tle access to health advice ormedical care, as well as forthose whose worlds are limitedby lack of transportation or in-firmity.

“I was able to educate myneighbor, and I got him to starttaking his blood pressure med-icine by telling him why it wasimportant,” says Ellington,who completed the training in2013 and uses what shelearned on a regular basis.

She completed the trainingprogram with her sister.

As uninsured individualswith health problems, bothwomen understand the chal-lenges of not having health in-surance. They frequently at-tend health fairs together,teaching those they meetabout why it’s important towatch their health.

Community Health Partnertraining is offered every springand fall, and the next five-week series of classes starts onMarch 19. The course is spon-sored by the Athens HealthNetwork, a nonprofit organiza-tion dedicated to improvinghealth and access to healthcare in the Classic City.

“The purpose of the pro-gram is to help spread infor-mation to the low-income andunderinsured population thatmay not know a lot abouthealth care,” says Gale WhiteNyseth, who coordinates theeffort.

People who sign up for thecourse meet for training ses-sions two nights a week forfive weeks.

Nurses teach the volunteersabout diabetes, hypertensionand other chronic conditionsthat can lead to disability anddeath. During classes, thecommunity members learn tocheck blood pressure, monitorblood glucose and take temper-atures — skills they will put touse at health fairs and otherevents in town.

The program provides eachstudent with a blood pressurecuff, a glucose monitor, a digi-tal thermometer and other ba-sic supplies.

The 20-hour curriculum al-lows the volunteers to gradu-ate as certified lay health edu-cators. In that capacity, theyhelp people act in their ownbest interests by encouragingthem to eat a healthier diet,stay active, avoid smoking andmake wise use of cancerscreenings and other tests.

“We go into different areasof the city, wealthy and poor,and we talk to the people . . .about health,” says Ellington,the community health partnerwho has been a lay health edu-cator for nearly two years.

Reaching people ineveryday settings

Paige Cummings, a nursepractitioner who teaches thecourse and is executive direc-tor of the Athens Nurses Clin-ic, says, “Once the West BroadStreet Farmers Market opensback up again, we’ll have atable there every week withpeople doing blood pressureand passing out health infor-mation.”

The market is a populargathering place for peoplefrom all walks of life, who dropby for naturally grown produceat a reasonable price. The pro-duce is sold two days a weekfrom May through October.

Regardless of whether it’sgrowing season or not, HealthPartner Program challengesstudents to talk with friendsand family members, findingout what’s needed and spread-ing what they’ve learned abouthealth care and personal well-ness.

“When you think about thelow-income population, thereare a lot of people who don’tknow what to do or where to gowhen they are sick. So gettingthe information out there isone beneficial thing from theprogram,” Nyseth says.

Barbara Ellington (left),along with her sister, practicestaking a temperature.

Similar programs haveproved their worth over thepast six years in Murray andWhitfield counties in north-west Georgia, where the Pro-motores de Salud (CommunityHealth Workers) programhelps underserved locals. De-spite the Spanish name, it’snot limited to the area’s fast-growing Latino community,but is for all ethnicities.

Although Nyseth nowserves as CHPP coordinator,she started out as a trainee.“Because of a divorce and a jobloss, I found myself without in-surance at the time.”

“I was a patient at MercyHealth Center, and I found outabout the program there,” Ny-seth says. “I have been with itsince.”

When Nyseth first got in-volved, the home base for thelay health educators programwas Mercy Health Center, aChristian health resource cen-ter that provides care to manylow-income and uninsured res-idents of the Athens area. In2012, Mercy handed off theprogram to the Athens HealthNetwork, so that it would at-tract a broader range of partic-ipants, Nyseth says.

The Athens Health Net-work is made up of three areaclinics serving uninsured orunderinsured area residents,as well as mental healthproviders; local hospitals; so-cial service agencies; and rep-resentatives of numerous aca-demic units of the University

of Georgia, including medicine,pharmacy, public health andjournalism.

“There’s a strong feelingamong members of the net-work that this is an importantprogram,” Nyseth says. Thereis also concern because it costsmoney to run, and the grantthat supported it has expired.

“When the funding was lostat the Athens Health Network,the Athens Nurses Clinic as-sumed the responsibility, andI’m writing a grant to supportthe CHPP,” says Cummings,director of the nurses clinic.

“The cool thing about thisprogram is there is so manypeople invested in helping —it’s not just teaching people inthe class,” says SindhuPrabakaran, an intern for theAthens Nurses Clinic who’s asenior at UGA.

Classes begin on March 19and continue through April 21,and the graduation ceremonywill be held April 23. Theymeet Tuesdays and Thursdaysfrom 6:30-8:30 p.m. at theAthens Health Network office,part of the H.T. Edwards Cam-pus on Dearing Extension inWest Athens. The course willbe offered again in the fall, butthose dates have not been set.

For more information, visithttp://www. athenshealthnet-work.com/ Community-Health-Partner- Program-v-26.html or contact Gale WhiteNyseth at [email protected] to sign up.

—Sydney Devine is fromValdosta, Georgia, and she iscurrently a first-year graduatestudent in the Health andMedical Journalism programat the University of Georgia.She works as a research re-porter for the university and isinterested in health issues inlow-income communities.


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proclaim and spread the Chris-tian faith throughout the land.He is regarded as the PatronSaint of Ireland.

Again, Patrick’s road wasnot easy. “He tells us that, nofewer than 12 times that heand his companions wereseized and carried off as cap-tives, and on one occasion inparticular he was loaded withchains and his death was de-creed. It is on account of themany hardships which he en-dured for the Faith that he ishonored as a martyr.

“Patrick, having now com-pleted his triumph over pagan-

ism, gathered Ireland into thefold of Christ.” (from theCatholic Encyclopedia.)

“St. Patrick continued untilhis death to visit and watchover the churches which hehad founded in all theprovinces in Ireland. He com-forted the faithful in their diffi-culties, strengthened them inthe Faith and in the practice ofvirtue and appointed pastorsto continue his work amongthem. It is recorded in his Lifethat he consecrated no fewerthan 350 "bishops” (Ibid.) Godhad used Patrick to bring theChristian faith to Ireland, andGod has a noble purpose foryou and for me.

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and the other Dublin newsagencies for the coverage theyhave given us. Without theirhelp, and support, we wouldnot have been able to raiseover $14,000 over the pastthree years, which helpswounded servicemen andwomen who were woundedwhile protecting the freedomswe enjoy."

Miller hopes to continuethe run next year.

"I am just trying to make itto Sunday, but there has beentalk already about next year'srun," he said. "Being 68 yearsold, I am glad we have somenew runners, with young legs,

helping us this year. I get tospend more time in the vanwith Coach Hugh Yaughn ourPR man and designated dri-ver, and the runners who aregetting ready to run a threemile relay."

For those wanting to ride inthe van, there are two require-ments, Miller said.

"You have to have thickskin, because you will getlaughed at, from time to time,"he said. "Second, you must al-ways remember what hap-pens, or is said in the van,stays in the van. We have hada great time these past fourdays, and hopefully we willcontinue doing this for manymore years."

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Ordinary folks on the healthcare front lines

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgialawmakers are planning to dis-cuss combining medical mari-juana bills that have beenpassed by the state House andSenate.

Republican State Rep. AllenPeake of Macon says he's plan-

ning to meet with a powerfulGeorgia Senate committee onThursday to discuss combiningthe bills.

Peake's House bill would le-galize cannabis oil to treat peo-ple with seizure disorders, can-cer and seven other medical di-

agnoses.A bill passed by Republican

Sen. Lindsey Tippins of Mariet-ta would establish a five-yearclinical study of a marijuana ex-tract for people under 21 withepilepsy. Tippins says Peake'smeasure is too broad, but that

compromise is possible.Both bills passed their

chambers overwhelmingly.Peake says his measure will becarried by Gov. Nathan Deal'sfloor leader, Sen. Butch Miller,often a sign of executive sup-port.

Meeting set on proposed Ga. medical marijuana legislation

By MARY FRANCESFLANDERS

The Laurens Baptist Associ-ation as well as the Dublin-Lau-rens Co. Recreation Authorityare co-hosting the "Sermon onthe 'Mount'" event with Dr. LewSterrett.

The event is free to the pub-lic and will be at SouthernPines Ag and Expo Center onWednesday, March 18 begin-ning at 6:30 p.m.

Many local churches havebecome involved in bringingthis special event to Dublin.

Dr. Lew Sterrett is an inter-national speaker, horse trainer,certified counselor and relation-ship specialist who has devel-oped a unique presentation thattargets the needs of each andevery audience where hespeaks.

Dr. Sterrett uses horses invarious stages of training in theSermon on the Mount presenta-tion to illustrate lessons for life.He says his purpose is to helppeople understand how healthyrelationships develop and howthey can experience harmonyand success in their own lives.

Dr. Sterrett's presentation is

given to tens of thousands ofpeople annually. No matter age,religious background orwhether or not people like hors-

es, Dr. Sterrett brings a specialmessage.

"I think this event is going tobe awesome," shared Bobby

Jones, director of the LaurensBaptist Association. "He teach-es life lessons and preaches theGospel while doing so."

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Dr. Sterrett will speak at the free event March 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ag and Ex-po Center.

DOJ wades into Ga.case about legalrepresentation for kids

ATLANTA (AP) — TheU.S. Department of Justiceis wading into an ongoingcase regarding legal repre-sentation for young people ina south Georgia judicial cir-cuit.

The agency's civil rightsdivision filed a statement ofinterest Friday in FultonCounty Superior Court urg-ing a judge to ensure thatthe due process rights of ju-veniles are protected in theCordele Judicial Circuit.

Lawyers with the South-ern Center for HumanRights in Atlanta filed a law-suit in January 2014 againstthe four-county judicial cir-cuit. Among other com-plaints, they said juveniledefendants often appearedwithout a lawyer or wererepresented by lawyers whomet with them only briefly.

If the court finds that thecircuit if failing to providethe required due process pro-tections for children or thatthey are regularly waivingtheir right to a lawyer with-out the opportunity to con-sult with a lawyer, the courtshould find that the juve-niles' constitutional rightsare being violated, the DOJcourt filing says.

The public defender officein the Cordele circuit wasunderstaffed and children inthe circuit regularly ap-peared in court without a

lawyer because the publicdefenders were tied up inother courts or sent a lawyerfor some but not all hear-ings, the Southern Centerlawsuit said. This violates alaw that requires public de-fenders represent childrenwho "face a disposition ofconfinement, commitment,or probation," the suit said.

State attorneys pointedout at a recent hearing that,in the time since the lawsuitwas filed, the circuit hashired a contract lawyer torepresent young people, ac-cording to The Atlanta Jour-nal-Constitution.

But Justice Departmentlawyers argue that the mereexistence of a lawyer devot-ed to defending the inter-ests of children may not besufficient if the lawyer ordepartment doesn't have ad-equate time, resources ortraining. That can lead to"de facto nonrepresenta-tion," the Justice Depart-ment lawyers wrote.

"Every child has the rightto a competent attorney whowill provide the highest lev-el of professional guidanceand advocacy," U.S. Attor-ney General Eric Holdersaid in a news release. "It istime for courts to adequate-ly fund indigent defensesystems for children andmeet their constitutional re-sponsibilities."

On this 50th St. Patrick’sDay of Dublin, Georgia’s50th Saint Patrick’s Festivalit is only fitting and properthat we take time to salutethe First Lady of the SaintPatrick’s Festival. Althoughshe was deservedly recog-nized by the Order of theBlarney Stone in 1978, thisfour-decade-long festival vol-unteer was never recognizedas the Woman of the Year noras the Senior Citizen of theYear. As you will see, AnneEverly was the epitome ofthe old maxim, “Behind anygreat man, there is a greatwoman.”Anne Middlebrooks

Everly’s immeasurable con-tributions to the SaintPatrick’s Festival began as amatter of coincidence.Everly had just moved backhome to Dublin to raise threesmall children. Early in hercareer at radio stationWMLT, a conversation abouta Saint Patrick’s Festivalbegan around the coffee tableat the station.“Right from the begin-

ning, she wanted to be a partof it,” said son Richy Everly.“Mom was drawn to the idea,desperately wanting to be apart of community endeavorsin her hometown. She waseven elected the historian ofthe festival before it started,”Everly recalled.In explaining how the fes-

tival began, Anne Everlywrote, “The festival was bornof a casual conversation inthe coffee room of WMLTradio station. The town’sname - Dublin - was a natur-al for a Saint Patrick’s festi-val. The staff of WMLT setout to structure a festivalthat would bring fun toeveryone, young and old -store up happy childhoodmemories - and give an iden-tity to our town and county.”WMLT approached

Herschel Lovett, Bill Lovettand W.H. Champion of TheDublin Courier Herald tocombine their mediaresources to found and funda festival until the communi-

ty itself could take over.“The first two years of the

festival stayed under thewings of its founders and allexpenses incurred were paidby the founders. Any moniesmade by clubs and groupssponsoring events stayed inthe clubs’ and groups’ trea-suries. The first festival’stwenty events were sched-uled in the official ‘Calendarof Events,’ wrote AnneEverly.The festival gave the

hardworking single motheran outlet for social activities,including her favorite pas-time, bridge.Daughter Kay Everly

Braddy recalled, “For as longas I can remember, St.Patrick's Day and all of itsfestivities were a part of herlife. She truly loved Dublinand wanted to give back toher community.”Described as a determined

woman, Kay stated that hermother, as one of the found-ing members of the St. Pat’scommittee, was determinedto do everything she could tomake it the best it could be.“The festival was her

baby. We used to tease herabout all of the St. Patrick’sstuff she kept under her bed.Every March, she would dragit out and start working onit,” Richy fondly recalled.Everly asserted, “Based

on what she did and what Iwitnessed, Mom dug into itand was all into what shedid.”In speaking of his mother,

who served as a judge inmany of the early paradesand pageants,” Richly con-cluded by saying, “She lovedall aspects of the festival and

would be so proud to see howit has evolved over the last50 years.”Not one to claim the cred-

it for herself, Anne wrote inher own history of the festi-val, “It would not be possibleto mention all of the namesof the many people who havecontributed to the success ofthe Dublin/Laurens SaintPatrick’s Festival over thepast 32 years. But there isone name we can’t leave out -Richard “Dick” Killebrew,Dick was WMLT’s newsdirector and Morning WakeUp Man.”“Because of Dick, and the

many others who haveworked to support theFestival, we are still merrymaking and wearing thegreen,” she proclaimed.Anne once wrote, “There

is no other event in LaurensCounty that is as large andas far reaching in communityinvolvement nor is there anyother event that has beenpromoted with such successin a spirit of unity.”In recalling her service to

the festival, Kay Braddy saidof her mom, “Many longhours were spent for many,many years as a member ofthe Order of the BlarneyStone to being in charge ofthe professional paradefloats to serving as the histo-rian. She enjoyed everyminute she devoted to thefestival and was determinedto help make it better andbetter year after year. I'msure one of her proudestmoments was when Richywas crowned Little Mr.Dublin.”For four decades Anne

Everly saved every scrap of

paper related to the festival.She was the Historian of theSt. Patrick’s Festival fromthe very first day. Thosetreasures were preserved bythe Everly family, whodonated them to the LaurensCounty Historical Society.Everly’s collection containsseveral large boxes of clip-pings, programs, photos,tickets and all sorts ofephemera of all that is Irishabout Dublin. The cata-loging of the Anne M. EverlySaint Patrick’s FestivalCollection has begun and anyand all volunteers who wishto continue Ann’s project areasked to contact the LaurensCounty Historical Society at(478) 272-9242 or visit themuseum at 702 BellevueAvenue in Dublin.In 1987, Anne Everly com-

piled a comprehensive histo-ry of the festival during itsfirst thirty-two years. It ispublished in the second vol-ume of the History ofLaurens County, Georgia.And on this Saint

Patrick’s Day, daughter Kaycan close her eyes and seeher mom, who died in 2007,as “she proudly dons hergreen blazer as she walks thepearly streets of heaven andshares stories of her home-town, Dublin.”So on this day when

everyone is Irish, it is myturn to salute my fellow his-torian. Anne, along withJoann DiFazio, was one ofthe first of the women whotook little or no credit for theenduring success of the festi-val. She was the first of thewomen who worked tireless-ly behind the scenes whilethe founding fathers werelauded with plaques andawards. She was Anne M.Everly, “the First Lady of theDublin Saint Patrick’sFestival.”


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Editorial Roundup...The Detroit News. March 10.Keep EPA out of our fireplacesIf the Environmental Protection

Agency thinks taking on utility companiesis heavy lifting, wait until it feels the ire ofangry Yoopers.The EPAhas turned its regulatory blitz

on wood stoves and fireplaces, andAmericans are finally starting to fightback at the grassroots level.Stricter proposed restrictions on partic-

ulates generated by burning wood havesparked a rebellion of sorts against anagency that continues to squeeze dollarsout of consumer pocketbooks.Burning wood for heat has become an

increasingly popular alternative for thosestruggling with stagnant householdincomes. That's particularly true in ruralareas such as Michigan's UpperPeninsula, where trees are plentiful andaccess to natural gas lines is spotty.For folks willing to cut and split their

own wood, stoves and fireplace inserts cancut their heating expenses to nearly noth-

ing.The alternatives — oil, propane and

electricity — are much more expensive.What the EPA is seeking is a stringent

update of 1988 standards for new stovesand inserts that would reduce particulateemissions by 70 percent.Meeting the proposed mandates will

drive up the cost of the stoves, and drivemany small producers, many of whom arebased in Michigan, out of business.About 10 percent of U.S. households

burn wood, and the number relying on itas their primary heating source rose byone-third during the harsh economic yearsbetween 2005 and 2012.Development of more efficient furnaces

and outdoor boilers that use wood pelletshave helped drive the surge in wood-burn-ing heaters.Michigan is the No. 1 state in terms of

emissions from wood burners, according tothe EPA.But the state isn't rolling over for the

federal regulators. Last year, lawmakers

passed legislation barring the state fromenforcing the EPA rules. At least fourother states have joined the defianceeffort.State Sen. Tom Casperson, the Upper

Peninsula Republican who sponsored thebill, says costs of the EPA mandates willfall heaviest on those least able to affordthem."The people using these things ... a lot

of them don't make a whole lot of money,"Casperson says. "They use it to help sur-vive in this kind of region."Users of the stoves may be short on

money, but they are willing to use theirchain saws and log splitters to take care ofthemselves. That's an instinct the govern-ment should be encouraging.It's not easy to get by in places like the

U.P., where wood burning rates are high-est. The federal government should notmake it more difficult with expensive newregulations on people who already arefinding it too hard to get by.

Our Take:

The holiday that bears his name hasbecome synonymous with green dyedrivers, beverages and even grits.People wear shamrocks, joke about potsof gold and some dress as leprechauns forcompetition.As we celebrate the day named for St.Patrick, let’s not forget the real reasonthis day holds significance to so many.Dr. Jack Brown illustrated in today’sedition that Patrick suffered slavery, tor-ture and attempts against his life beforehe was finally able to inspire locals tospread the Christian faith across Ireland.Regardless of your religious affiliations,we can all agree that this man’s relentlessdesire to help other people is somethingwe should all try to emulate.Likewise, his stories of hope and perse-verance are ones that should inspire us tolook beyond the simple and basic chal-lenges of an individual day, and insteadcause us to strive to take on the realissues that stand to make the most differ-ence for those around us.So, without taking away from the revel-ry and pageantry that serve as necessarybinders for our community, let’s just keepin mind that this day is meant to com-memorate someone who looked outwardto offer aid instead of looking inward forself-satisfaction.If we all ascribe to an attitude similar tothat of St. Patrick, we can’t help but makeDublin and Laurens County a better placefor generations to come.It was in that same spirit that our orig-inal festival was started, and one weshould attempt to embody moving for-ward.Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

— Jason Halcombe

Let’s not forget why wecelebrate St. Patrick’s Day

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

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

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

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

Sen. Johnny IsaaksonUnited States Senate120 Russell Senate OfficeBuildingWashington, DC 20510Tel: (202) 224-3643Fax: (202) 228-0724One Overton Park, Suite 9703625 Cumberland Blvd

Atlanta, GA 30339Tel: (770) 661-0999Fax: (770) 661-0768

Rick AllenCongressmanWASHINGTON, D.C.513 Cannon H.O.B.Washington, DC 20515P:(202) 225-2823F:(202) 225-3377

Ross TollesonGeorgia State SenatorDistrict 20121 D State CapitolAtlanta, Ga 30334(404)656-0081Fax (404) [email protected]

Matt HatchettGeorgia House ofRepresentativesDistrict 150State Representative415 State CapitolAtlanta, GA 30334404-656-5025 Phone404-657-8278 [email protected]

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Today is Tuesday, March 17,the 76th day of 2015. There are289 days left in the year. This isSt. Patrick's Day.

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On March 17, 1762, NewYork held its first St. Patrick'sDay parade.

OOnn tthhiiss ddaattee::In 1776, British forces evac-

uated Boston during the Revo-lutionary War.

In 1861, Victor EmmanuelII was proclaimed the first kingof a united Italy.

In 1906, President TheodoreRoosevelt first likened crusad-ing journalists to a man with"the muckrake in his hand" in aspeech to the Gridiron Club inWashington.

In 1912, the Camp FireGirls organization was incorpo-rated in Washington, D.C., twoyears to the day after it wasfounded in Thetford, Vermont.(The group is now known asCamp Fire USA.)

In 1943, the Taoiseach ofIreland, Eamon de Valera, de-livered a radio speech about"The Ireland That We DreamedOf."

In 1950, scientists at theUniversity of California atBerkeley announced they hadcreated a new radioactive ele-ment, "californium."

In 1959, the Dalai Lama fledTibet for India in the wake of afailed uprising by Tibetansagainst Chinese rule.

In 1966, a U.S. midget sub-marine located a missing hy-drogen bomb which had fallenfrom an American bomber intothe Mediterranean off Spain.

In 1969, Golda Meir becameprime minister of Israel.

In 1970, the United Statescast its first veto in the U.N.Security Council. (The U.S.killed a resolution that would

have condemned Britain forfailure to use force to overthrowthe white-ruled government ofRhodesia.)

In 1988, Avianca Flight 410,a Boeing 727, crashed aftertakeoff into a mountain inColombia, killing all 143 peopleon board.

In 1995, Flor Contempla-cion, a Filipino maid, washanged in Singapore for mur-der, despite international pleasto spare her.

TTeenn yyeeaarrss aaggoo:: Baseballplayers told Congress thatsteroids were a problem in thesport; stars Rafael Palmeiroand Sammy Sosa testified theyhadn't used them while MarkMcGwire refused to saywhether he had. (McGwireowned up to steroid use in Jan-uary 2010.) Rapper Lil' Kimwas convicted of lying to agrand jury about a shootoutoutside a New York radio sta-tion. (Lil' Kim was sentenced to366 days in prison; she servednearly 10 months.) StephaneLambiel of Switzerland wonthe men's title at the WorldFigure Skating Championshipsin Moscow. Diplomat andPulitzer Prize-winning histori-an George F. Kennan died inPrinceton, New Jersey, at age101.

FFiivvee yyeeaarrss aaggoo:: Idaho Gov.C.L. "Butch" Otter became thefirst state chief executive tosign a measure requiring hisattorney general to sue Con-gress if it passed health re-forms requiring residents tobuy insurance (a mostly sym-bolic action on Idaho's part,since federal laws supersedethose of the states). MichaelJordan became the first ex-player to become a majorityowner in the league as theNBA's Board of Governorsunanimously approved Jor-

dan's $275 million bid to buythe Charlotte Bobcats from BobJohnson. Singer-guitarist AlexChilton, 59, died in New Or-leans.

OOnnee yyeeaarr aaggoo :: RussianPresident Vladimir Putin rec-ognized Ukraine's CrimeanPeninsula as an "independentand sovereign country," ignor-ing sanctions imposed by theUnited States and Europeancountries. Fashion designerL'Wren Scott, 49, was founddead in New York, a suicide.British cinematographer Os-wald Morris, who'd won an Os-car for "Fiddler on the Roof,"died in Dorset, England, at age98.

TTooddaayy''ss BBiirrtthhddaayyss:: ActorGabriele Ferzetti is 90. The for-mer national chairwoman ofthe NAACP, Myrlie Evers-Williams, is 82. Former NASAastronaut Ken Mattingly is 79.Rock musician Paul Kantner is74. Singer-songwriter JimWeatherly is 72. Singer-song-writer John Sebastian (TheLovin' Spoonful) is 71. FormerNSA Director and former CIADirector Michael Hayden is 70.Rock musician Harold Brown(War; Lowrider Band) is 69. Ac-tor Patrick Duffy is 66. ActorKurt Russell is 64. Countrysinger Susie Allanson is 63. Ac-tress Lesley-Anne Down is 61.Actor Mark Boone Jr. is 60.Country singer Paul Over-street is 60. Actor Gary Siniseis 60. Actor Christian Clemen-son is 57. Writer-director RobSitch is 53. Actor Rob Lowe is51. Rock singer Billy Corgan is48. Rock musician Van Conner(Screaming Trees) is 48. ActorFlynn Morrison is 10.

TThhoouugghhtt ffoorr TTooddaayy:: "Bea-gan agus a ra go maith." (Saylittle, but say it well.) — Irishsaying.

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God will you bless Amer-ica one more time? Give usone more chance. Give us menand women with intergrityand honesty and character.

Yes, I’ve got a cow thatgives chocolate milk.

I recently talked withthe sheriff about four wheel-ers on the road. Why don’t wejust tax folks? The countycould get money for every-thing they are tearing up.

If everyone had a familylike I’ve got they could doaway with nursing homes.

St. Patrick drove thesnakes out of Ireland. Appar-ently they moved to Washing-ton, D.C.

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loud noise near the front doorwhile she was in her bed inher house on South Washing-ton Street on Feb. 28.

After hearing the noise, thewoman called 911, tellingthem that she did not knowwhat the noise was but shewas scared to go into the liv-ing room before the police ar-rived.

An officer saw what ap-peared to be a shoe print onthe outside of the front door.The door frame was kicked inand broken.

- Troy Morgan, 24, ofWrightsville, was chargedwith possession and use ofdrug related objects and pos-session of a schedule I con-trolled substance, on NorthJefferson Street at CandleLight Motel on Feb. 28.

- Reginald Bloodsaw, 20, ofDublin, was charged withmarijuana possession less

than one ounce at the inter-section of West Gaines Streetand Roosevelt Street on Feb.28.

- A trailer was stolen from alocation on Rice Avenue onFeb. 27.

- Joel Andrew Gibbons, 34,of Dublin, was charged withdisorderly conduct on Veter-ans Boulevard at Peter’s Placeon Feb. 27. LLaauurreennss CCoouunnttyy SShheerriiffff ’’ssOOffffiiccee

- A deputy met with a Rentzwoman in reference to a thefton Feb. 28.

- A deputy met with a manon Pinecone Road on March 1in reference to a burglary.

- A deputy met with a Lau-rens County woman in refer-

ence to a dog that had beenshot on Lauren Woods Roadon Feb. 27.

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•Dublin Ladies Golf Association at Dublin Country Club beginning at 10 a.m. (every

fourth Tuesday of the month except for June, July and December).

•Dublin Kiwanis Club at 12:15 p.m. at The Dublin Country Club.

•AA I Am Responsible Group Contact, 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m.

and 8 p.m.

•NA We Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.

•Unity House (Family Recovery Support Group) at Johnson Lane on VA Grounds, Bldg.

8; 6-8 p.m. Contact: Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce (478) 272-5546 or Lin-

da Bailey at CSB of Middle GA (478) 272-1190.

•Overeaters Anonymous meet at 6:45 at 912 Bellevue Ave. Contact 279-3808.

•TOPS meeting 6 p.m. at Pine Forest UMC, 400 Woods Ave. Contact info 275-7505.

•South-Central GSRA Chapter of the Georgia State Retirees Association will meet on

the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Laurens County Library Auditorium, 11 a.m. We in-

vite all retired and soon to retire state employees to join us. Please contact Tommy Craft at

272-7820 for more information.

Wednesday

•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m. and

8 p.m. (Open)

•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, noon.

•Civitan Club every Wednesday at noon at the Golden Corral.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

NEW YORK (AP) — If acolumn in honor of hearthealth suggests a can of Cokeas a snack, you might want toread the fine print.

The world's biggest bever-age maker, which struggleswith declining soda consump-tion in the U.S., is workingwith fitness and nutrition ex-perts who suggest its cola asa healthy treat. In February,for instance, several wroteonline pieces for AmericanHeart Month, with each in-cluding a mini-can of Coke orsmall soda as a snack idea.

The mentions — which ap-peared on nutrition blogs andother sites including those ofmajor newspapers — showthe many ways food compa-nies work behind the scenesto cast their products in apositive light, often with thehelp of third parties who areseen as trusted authorities.

Ben Sheidler, a Coca-Colaspokesman, compared theFebruary posts to productplacement deals a companymight have with TV shows.

"We have a network of di-etitians we work with," saidSheidler, who declined to sayhow much the company paysexperts. "Every big brandworks with bloggers or haspaid talent."

Other companies includ-ing Kellogg and GeneralMills have used strategieslike providing continuing ed-ucation classes for dietitians,funding studies that burnishthe nutritional images oftheir products and offeringnewsletters for health ex-perts. PepsiCo Inc. has alsoworked with dietitians whosuggest its Frito-Lay andTostito chips in local TV seg-ments on healthy eating.Others use nutrition expertsin sponsored content; theAmerican Pistachio Growershas quoted a dietitian for theNew England Patriots in apiece on healthy snacks andrecipes and Nestle has quot-ed its own executive in a postabout infant nutrition.

For Coca-Cola Co., thepublic relations strategy withhealth experts in Februaryfocused on the theme of"Heart Health & Black Histo-ry Month." The effort yieldeda radio segment and multipleonline pieces.

One post refers to a "re-freshing beverage optionsuch as a mini can of Coca-Cola." Another suggests "por-

tion-controlled versions ofyour favorites, like Coca-Colamini cans, packs of almondsor pre-portioned desserts fora meal."

The focus on the smallercans isn't surprising. Sugarydrinks have come under firefor fueling obesity rates andrelated ills, and the last timeCoke's annual U.S. soda vol-ume increased was in 2002,according to the industrytracker Beverage Digest.More recently, the companyis pushing its mini-cans as aguilt-free way to enjoy cola.The cans also fetch higherprices on a per ounce basis,so even if people are drinkingless soda, Coke says it cangrow sales.

In a statement, Coca-Colasaid it wants to "help peoplemake decisions that are rightfor them" and that like othersin the industry, it works withhealth experts "to help bringcontext to the latest facts andscience around our productsand ingredients." It said anycommunications by the ex-perts it works with containthe appropriate disclosures.

Most of the pieces suggest-ing mini-Cokes say in thebios that the author is a "con-sultant" for food companies,including Coca-Cola. Someadd that the ideas expressedare their own. One column ismarked at the bottom as a"sponsored article," which isan ad designed to look like aregular story. It ran on morethan 1,000 sites, includingthose of major news outletsaround the country. The oth-er posts were not marked assponsored content, but followa similar format.

Kelly McBride, who teach-es media ethics at The Poyn-ter Institute, said the phras-ing of the disclosure that theauthor is a "consultant" forfood companies, includingCoca-Cola, doesn't make itclear the author was specifi-cally paid by Coke for the col-umn.

"This is an example ofopaque sponsored content,"McBride said.

The Academy of Nutritionand Dietetics, a professionalgroup for dietitians, says inits code of ethics that practi-tioners promote and endorseproducts "only in a mannerthat is not false and mislead-ing." A spokesman for theacademy did not respondwhen asked if the posts on

mini-Cokes meet those guide-lines.

Meanwhile, a group calledDietitians for ProfessionalIntegrity has called forsharper lines to be drawn be-tween dietitians and compa-nies. Andy Bellatti, one of itsfounders, said companiescourt dietitians because theyhelp validate corporate mes-sages.

The message that Cokecan be a healthy snack is de-batable. Alice Lichtenstein, aprofessor of nutrition scienceand policy at Tufts Universi-ty and a member of the nutri-tion committee at the Ameri-can Heart Association, said asmaller can of soda might bea "move in the right direc-tion" for someone who regu-larly drinks soda. Still, shewouldn't recommend soda asa snack.

Closing arguments begin inAtlanta test cheating trial

ATLANTA (AP) — Closingarguments were beginningMonday in the trial of adozen former Atlanta PublicSchools educators accused ofparticipating in a test cheat-ing conspiracy that drew na-tionwide attention.

Testimony concluded lastmonth, and closing argu-ments will likely last severaldays. The months-long trialkicked off in August with

more than six weeks of juryselection.

A grand jury indicted 35educators in March 2013,and many reached pleaagreements with prosecu-tors.

The educators have saidthey faced pressure from su-pervisors -- including formersuperintendent Beverly Hall-- to inflate students' scores.

COMMUNITYEVENTSPlaces to go. People to see. Things to do.

Laurens County hasbeen chosen to re-

ceive a $26,865 awardof federal funds

through the Depart-ment of HomelandSecurity / Federal

Emergency Manage-ment Agency underthe Emergency Foodand Shelter NationalBoard Program.A local board made

up of designated rep-resentatives and

community memberswill determine howfunds are distributed.Any non-profit desir-ing to access these

funds should requestan application bycontacting Heather

[email protected] or call (478)272-5880 before Friday,

March 20.

Activities in Events that areopen to the public with pro-ceeds going to a non-profit

run compliments of The Courier Herald.

Community events run twoweeks prior to event date.

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AmberHeuett andBrandonCarter areproud to an-nounce theirupcomingwedding.Amber is

the daughterof Mark andDawn Hub-bard of Dublinand Brandonis the son ofTim Carterand TeresaHowell ofWrightsville.Amber is

currently at-tending South-eastern Tech-nical Collegeand is in the li-censed practical nursing program.Brandon is employed with Wild Bore MachineShop.

Their wedding is March 28, 2015 on thebeach in Jekyll Island. Following the weddingtheir reception will be held at the Hampton Innand Suites.

Brandon Carter and Amber Heuett to wed March 28. (Specialphoto)

GLENN-MCCULLARSTO WED

Tod and Susan Glenn arepleased to announce the forth-coming wedding of theirdaughter Courtney Glenn toAdam McCullars.Courtney is the grand-

daughter of Fred and JeanGlenn and Gene and FrancesDominy.Adam is the son of Reggie

and Charlotte McCullars andthe grandson of Artrell andBetter McCullars, Bobbie andBetty Davidson and PollyMullis.Courtney graduated form

Georgia Southern Universityin 2012 with a degree in Childand Family Development.While at Georgia Southern,she was a member of AlphaDelta Pi Sorority. She is cur-rently employed at EmmaLaura/Graceful Gold.Adam graduated from

Georgia Southern Universityin 2013 with a degree in Exer-cise Science. He is currently a

specialist in the United StatesArmy and works at WinnArmy Hospital as a physicaltherapist assistant. Adam isstationed at Fort Stewart.The bridal party consists of:

matron of honor- CourtneyHarp, maids of honor- SarahBrinson and Leah Crooke andbridesmaids- Brooke Brantley,Kalie Beck, Kayla Knight,Sarah Perry, Ashby Perry andAmber Bellefueil.The best man will be Reg-

gie McCullars. The grooms-men include: Ryan McCullars,Chase Glenn, Jake Hendley,Jay Thomas, Jake Ellington,Brandon Green, David Ogdenand David Helton.The flower girls are Lacie

Gardella and Kinsley Brant-ley. The ring bearer will be KixMcCullars.The wedding is set to take

place Saturday, March 28,2015 at First Baptist Churchat 5:30 p.m. with Josh Mead-ows officiating. The receptionwill follow at Dublin CountryClub.

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Dennis andBetty Smith ofDublin, arepleased to an-nounce the en-gagement oftheir daugher,Carla LynnSmith to JeffreyScott Miller, sonof Robert andJoan Miller ofMilledgeville.Carla is a

graduate of WestLaurens HighSchool and is cur-rently employedby Bank of Dud-ley.Jeff is a grad-

uate of BaldwinHigh School andis currently em-ployed byMilledgeville FireDepartment.The wedding will be held at Henry Memori-

al Presbyterian Church in Dublin on April 18at 1 p.m. Family and friends are invited to at-tend. No local invitation will be sent.

Jeffrey Scott Miller and Carla Lynn Smith to wed on April18. (Special photo)

Courtney Glenn and Adam McCullars to wed March 28. (Special photo)

Woman of the Year LuncheonSPECIAL TO THE

COURIER HERALDMrs. N.L. Yates, Jr. wel-

comed the Women of the Yearand Lady Senior Citizens atthe annual luncheon on Tues-day, March 10, at the DublinCountry Club.She reviewed the history of

the luncheon meetings, whichbegan in 1984 when her moth-er, Mrs. Joe Wingard (1983WOTY) and Miss Essie MaeCobb (WOTY 1974) made thesuggestion, and 13 ladies metat the Club on March 14,1983. President at that meet-ing with Mrs. Wingard andMiss Cobb were Mrs. CarlNelson, Sr. (1968), MissMartha Hooks (1975), Mrs.Hazel Carswell (1978), Mrs.Luelle Pinholster (1981), Miss

Sophie Benchina (1973), Mrs.Mildred Glenn (1970), Mrs.Elizabeth Bedingfield (1969),Mrs. Dub Douglas (1982),Mrs. E.B. Claxton, Jr. (1979),Mrs. W.M. Towson (1971) andMrs. Ruby Cullens (1972).She then asked those pre-

sent to introduce themselvesas they sat at tables arrangedin a large square and decorat-ed with beautiful flowers, agift from Mrs. Wingard'sdaughter, Mrs. Ronnie Rogers.Present were Mrs. W.M. Tow-son (1971) and her daughter,Marlene Hazlett, Mrs. E.B.Claxton Jr. (1979), Mrs. Wal-lace Miller (1986), Mrs. JulianReynolds (1989), Mrs. M.F.Beall, Jr. (1990), Mrs. RoyceFaircloth (1992), Mrs. HughMoore (1993), Mrs. Joseph D.

Uliano (1996), Mrs. NormanJarrard (1997), Mrs. JonesSkinner, Jr. (1999), Mrs.Willie Paulk (2000), Mrs.Robert Walker (2001), Mrs.Jim Harper (2002), Mrs. JerryHall (2003), Mrs. Jose Archilla(2004), Mrs. Larry Brantley(2005), Mrs. Macon Core(2007), Mrs. Deborah Wilkins(2009), Mrs. N.L. Yates, Jr.(2010), Mrs. Joe Hooks (2012),Mrs. Ben Knight (2013) andMrs. Kenny Baker (2015). Se-nior Citizens in attendancewere Mrs. Sarah Frost (1993)and her daughter Betsy, Mrs.Margaret New (2003) and herdaughter Jackie and Mrs.Mary Ballard (2015).Mrs. Yates gave special in-

troductions to the 2015Woman of the Year, Mrs. Bak-

er, and the Senior Citizen,Mrs. Mary Ballard, and pre-sented them with pots ofShamrock plants. She alsocongratulated Mrs. Lucy Skin-ner on receiving the Amy Can-non Spirit Award.Mrs. Macon Core asked the

blessing for the meal, andwhile the group was enjoyingthe delicious lunch, Mrs.Knight sang "When Irish Eyesare Smiling," accompanied bypianist Henry King.A eulogy for Mrs. Luelle

Pinhoster (1981), who died inDecember 2014 was given byMrs. Claxton, who spoke ofher abiding faith in God in her98 years. Bible book markswere given which had a pic-ture of her and the motto thatshe had on her front door, "As

for me and my house, we willserve the Lord." Joshua 24:15.She announced that a

memorial book had beenplaced in the Laurens CountyLibrary, "Noah’s Ark: AncientAccounts and New Discover-ies" by Henri Nissen.Mrs. Core asked that the

meeting be closed with thesinging of "An Irish Blessing."Hostesses were Mrs. Yates,Mrs. Core, Mrs. Wilkins andMrs. Ken Carr. Hostesses forthe 2016 luncheon will be Mrs.Joe Hooks, Mrs. Ben Knight,Mrs. Marsha Tyson and Mrs.W.M. Towson.

Attendees at the Women of the Year and Lady Senior Citizens annual luncheon on Tuesday, March 10, at the Dublin Coun-try Club. (Photo by Payton Towns III)

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Led by Bailey Howard’s 43and Caleb Amerson’s 45, theWest Laurens Raiders defeat-ed the Dublin Irish last weekat the Dublin Country Club.

Robert Strickland had lowround for the Irish with 45.Other scorers for the Raiderswere Michael Taylor and CainCarter. For Dublin, contribut-ing scores were from BrandonHolt, Hunter Curry and TaylorThrasher.

Both the Raiders and Irishdefeated the Metter Tigers. Team scores for the matchwere West Laurens 188,Dublin 200 and Metter 222.

WL tops Dublin,Metter in golf

Staff reportsThe West Laurens Raiders

powerlifting team won its thirdstraight Georgia AthleticCoaches Association AAAA statechampionship Saturday inTunnel Hill.

West Laurens finished with164 team points, more thantwice the point total of the sec-ond-place with 68 point. -

Seven Raiders also won indi-vidual state championships:

— Dre Evans (140 andunder)

— Landon Cameron (141-150)

— Ramel Mason (161-170)— Matthew Turner (171-

180)— Marcus Woodard (181-

190)— Trey Mason (191-205)— and Blake Bracewell (246-

unlimited). The title was the third

straight for Ramel Mason, whoalso won pound-for- poundstrongest lifter. MarcusWoodard also won for the thirdyear in a row, and MatthewTurner won his second conse-cutve individual championship.

Some of the Raiders’ top liftswere: Matthew Turner with a325-pound power clean and a325-pound bench press; RamelMason with 315-pound power

clean and a 315-pound bench;and Blake Bracewell with a 285-pound power clean and a 390-pound bench. Jesse Sohn had285-pound power clean and a365-pound bench, and TreMason had a 315-pound powerclean and a 305-pound bench.Marcus Woodard turned in a315-pound power clean and a315-pound bench.

Overall , West Laurens hadsix lifters power clean 300pounds or better — MatthewTurner, 325; Ramel Mason, 315;Trey Mason, 315; ShundrekusSmith, 305; Justin Smith, 305;

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BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK ChAMpSraiders powerlifters captured another AAAA state championship Saturday.

West Laurens wins 3rd straightstate powerlifting championship

See RAIDERS page 2b

Special to The Courier HeraldTrinity Christian’s middle

school track teams swept a pairof four-team meets last week.The Crusaders earned 175points to Bulloch Academy’s 142,John Hancock's 46 and ThomasJefferson Academy's 37. TheLady Crusaders scored 163points to beat Bulloch (142),Thomas Jefferson (62), JohnHancock (33) and CentralFellowship Christian Academy(22).

Jake Walker showed improve-ment since his last meet in allthree of his individual events.Two of them were victories inthe 200-meter dash with a timeof 27.29 seconds and the longjump with a distance of 15 feet,11 inches. He also placed secondin the 100-meter dash with atime of 12.98 seconds.

Walker hooked up with ColinCrozier, Carson Hall and EvanHill to win a very close 4x100-meter relay with a time of 53.52

seconds. Hall, Walker, LaysonSamson and Austin Drake wereedged out at the finish to placesecond in the mile relay in a timeof 4:30.60, shaving another fiveseconds off their best time.

Samson had season-besttimes as he collected two wins inboth the 800 meters and one -mile run at 2:53.02 and 6 min-utes, 11 seconds. Jalon Pricewon the 100-meter hurdles witha time of 18.46 seconds andCorbin Gay placed second at19.25, with both showingimprovement in their times.

Walker Payne showed excel-lent form clearing 5 feet to winthe high jump competition. Hillplaced second an inch behindand also placed second in the200 meters in a time of 27.98seconds.

Sidney Cullison improved hisshot put distance by five feet toplace second at 34 feet, 11 inch-es. Hall placed third in the 100-meter dash in a season best of

13.06 seconds. Gideon Meadowsplaced third in the long jump andshot put events with distances of14 feet, 9 1/2 inches and 34 feet,10 1/2 inches. Graham Hill tookthe bronze in the discus as heimproved his season best by 15feet with a toss of 85 feet, 2 inch-es, and Caelan Williams debutedwith 83 feet, 8 inches for fourthplace.

Drake placed fourth in the400 meters with a time of 71.31seconds, and Corbin Gay placedsixth at 77.06 seconds. KasonMorgan ran a 3:42.47 in the 800meters for fifth place and 8:01 inthe mile also to place fifth, bet-tering last week’s time by 17 sec-onds.

For the Lady Crusaders,Madeline Samson sprinted herway to two victories in the 100-meter and 200-meter dasheswith season-best times of and14.04 and 29.81 seconds. Shealso launched herself to a seasonbest in the long jump at a dis-

tance of 14 feet, 5 1/2 inches toplace second.

Janie Samson continued herwinning ways in the distanceevents, claiming victories in the800 meter and mile run with sea-son best times of 2:46.90 and6:02. Janie Samson teamed upwith Sophia Toler, Ruthie Scottand Lilli Lord to win the milerelay in a time of 5:00.17, whichwas 11 seconds faster than lastweek.

Laura Beth Mason won thehigh jump, clearing 4 and one-half feet with Scott just an inchbehind to claim second place.Both showed improvementsfrom the last meet. Mason alsoplaced third in the 100-meterdash with a time of 14.65 sec-onds and fourth in the 200meters at 31.78 seconds.

Ansley Long placed second inthe mile run with a season-besttime of 6:24 and debuted in the800meters with a time of 3:03 toplace fifth.

Lord, Cari Crozier, Scott andMason teamed up in the sprintrelay to place second with a timeof 60.35 seconds. The secondteam of Varsha Lolabuttu,Isabella Ingrando, Emma KateWilliams and Toler were rightbehind with a time of 60.96 sec-onds.

Williams finished second inthe 100-meter hurdles in a timeof 20.82 seconds.

Megan Sanders placed secondin the shot put event with a tossof 22 feet, 11 1/2 inches andthird in the discus at 53 feet, 71/2 inches. Madison Canady wasfourth in the shot put with a dis-tance of 20 feet, 9 3/4 inchesand fifth in the discus with ameasurement of 44 feet, 8 inch-es.

Crozier placed fourth in thelong jump with a distance of 12feet, 9 inches. Scott placedfourth in the 400 meters in atime of 73.87 seconds, followedby Toler at 74.56 seconds.

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Up ANd OverSeventh-grader Laura Beth Mason (l) set a Trinity middle school record with a high jump of 4 feet, 8 inches; Walker payne (r) jumped 5

feet to win boys’ event.

Trinity Middle School track teams sweep meets

By JEREMY PAYNEThe Trinity baseball team

traveled to Macon on Monday toface Windsor Academy. Trinityhurlers shut out the Knights overthe final five innings, and theoffense scored four runs withoutthe benefit of a hit in the eighth,as the Crusaders overcame aslow start for a hard-fought,come-from-behind 7-3 victory.

Windsor struck first in thebottom of the first inning asleadoff hitter Johnathan Osborneblasted the first pitch he sawover the left field fence for a solohomer. Windsor added singleruns in the second and third fora 3-0 lead.

The Crusader offense scuffledagainst Knights starter TylerChristian for the first fourinnings. They finally brokethrough in the fifth.

With two outs, Cam Soles sin-gled and Richard Harrisonwalked. Following a pitchingchange, Seth Morton laced a dou-ble down the leftfield line toplate Soles. Harrison and Morton

Trinity topsWindsor inextra innings

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) —Georgia's NCAA Tournamentoutlook rests heavily on itsmedical report.

At full strength, theBulldogs could be capable ofchallenging Michigan State inFriday's game in Charlotte,North Carolina. But Georgiamight face a quick exit if itcan't get past the injurieswhich helped lead to its exitfrom the SoutheasternConference Tournament.

Guard Kenny Gaines,Georgia's second-leading scor-er and top perimeter defender,missed the loss to Arkansas inthe SEC semifinals with asprained left foot.

Reserve guard JuwanParker aggravated an Achillesinjury in the loss and playedonly six minutes.

Gaines says he is confidenthe'll return for the NCAATournament. Coach Mark Foxsays he hopes the Bulldogs"can get closer to beinghealthy" but concedes someplayers will not be at fullspeed.

TIM REYNOLDSAP Basketball WriterThere's a way to beat Kentucky.Maybe.So far, 34 game plans to defeat the Wildcats

have been put together. Every one of them fellshort. There's no shortage of theories on how tobeat them — spread them out, pack the paint, shootplenty of 3's, attack the rim — which all soundgood, but none have actually panned out for anentire game on the floor.

If someone's going to actually throw the upsetpunch, now's the time. No. 1 Kentucky (34-0) is thetop overall seed going into the NCAA Tournamentthat begins this week, the favorite to win it all andbecome the first undefeated national champion inthe men's game since Indiana in 1976.

"Let me tell you, it's a one-game shot," Kentuckycoach John Calipari said. "Foul trouble, struggle,injury, have a bad game, someone else play out oftheir minds, which we have seen happen with us. ...It's not best-of-five. It's one and done."

True, if someone makes 10 3-pointers, or scores40, or the Wildcats all go cold simultaneously, mil-lions of brackets will likely go poof at the sametime.

Two teams took the Wildcats to overtime andsix others found a way to keep the final marginwithin 10 points. But the Wildcats are perhaps theNCAA's biggest favorite in years isn't a fluke.

"They know how to win and they figure out howto win," Missouri coach Kim Anderson said. "Whenthey get behind they figure out how to get ahead,and obviously that's good coaching, that's goodplayers, but it's an attitude. I think that is the mostimpressive thing."

So here's three tips on how to beat them:— LIMIT THE 3'S: Excluding the two overtime

games, all six of the other teams who stayed within10 of Kentucky for 40 minutes held the Wildcats toan average of 3.5 3-pointers in those games. Thatwas, on average, about an eight-point savings overall other Kentucky games this season.

— GET GOOD SHOTS: Mississippi, Florida, LSUand Georgia all shot 47 percent or better in a gameagainst Kentucky this season, losing those fourgames by an average of only 5.0 points. InKentucky's other 30 games, the average margin atgames' end was 23.1 points.

— ATTACK: In the eight "close" games, oppo-nents shot 46 percent from 2-point range againstKentucky. In all other games, opponents shot 36.8percent from inside the arc. And in the last threeWildcats' games decided by 10 or fewer, teamsshot a staggering 57.4 percent on 2's.

Then again, they all lost."They're pretty doggone physically imposing,"

North Carolina coach Roy Williams said."Somebody said that Portland Trail Blazers are theonly team in America that was taller."

Shabazz Napier of the Miami Heat — he ledConnecticut past Kentucky in last year's nationaltitle game, the Wildcats' last loss — believes defen-sively elite teams like Wisconsin and Virginiawould have a realistic shot.

"During March Madness, it's more about whohas the best guards," Napier said. "You have to playtheir game, get up a couple points and then slow itup. But it's definitely going to be tough. I've seensome of their games — they're super-talented.They're the No. 1 team and undefeated for a rea-son."

Georgia’s NCAA hopes restheavily on injured players

AP Photo

Gaines (r) is confident he will play Friday.

Tips for the NCAA Tournament field on ways to beat Kentucky

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TODAYMEN'S COLLEGE

BASKETBALL6:30 p.m.

TRUTV — NCAA Tournament,Hampton vs. Manhattan, atDayton, Ohio

7 p.m.ESPN — NIT, first round,George Washington atPittsburghESPN2 — NIT, first round, NCCentral at MiamiESPNU — NIT, first round,Iona at Rhode Island

9 p.m.ESPN — NIT, first round,Alabama at IllinoisESPN2 — NIT, first round,UTEP at Murray St.ESPNU — NIT, first round,Montana at Texas A&MTRUTV — NCAA Tournament,first round, BYU vs.Mississippi, at Dayton, Ohio

11 p.m.ESPN2 — NIT, first round, UCDavis at Stanford

MEN'S COLLEGELACROSSE

7 p.m.FS1 — Colgate at CornellNHL HOCKEY7:30 p.m.NBCSN — Buffalo at Boston

SOCCER3:30 p.m.

FS1 — UEFA ChampionsLeague, round of 16, secondleg, Arsenal at MonacoWednesday, March 18

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m.TRUTV — NCAA Tournament,first round, teams TBD, atDayton, Ohio

7 p.m.ESPN2 — NIT, first round,teams and site TBD

8 p.m.ESPNU — NIT, first round,teams and site TBD

9 p.m.ESPN2 — NIT, first round,teams and site TBDTRUTV — NCAA Tournament,first round, teams TBD, atDayton, Ohio

10 p.m.ESPNU — NIT, first round,teams and site TBD

NBA BASKETBALL8 p.m.

ESPN — Orlando at Dallas10:30 p.m.

ESPN — Atlanta at GoldenState

NHL HOCKEY8 p.m.

NBCSN — Chicago at N.Y.Rangers

10:30 p.m.NBCSN — Los Angeles atAnaheim

SOCCER3:30 p.m.

FS1 — UEFA ChampionsLeague, round of 16, secondleg, Manchester City atBarcelona

4 a.m.FS1 — UEFA ChampionsLeague, round of 16, secondleg, Juventus at Dortmund(delayed tape)

THURSDAYGOLF

2 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, ArnoldPalmer Invitational, first round,at Orlando, Fla.

6 p.m.TGC — LPGA, Founders Cup,first round, at Phoenix

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

7 p.m.ESPN — Preseason,Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees,at Tampa, Fla.

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NoonCBS — NCAA Tournament,

second round, teams and siteTBD

12:30 p.m.TRUTV — NCAA Tournament,second round, teams and site

TBD1:30 p.m.

TBS — NCAA Tournament,second round, teams and site

TBD2 p.m.

TNT — NCAA Tournament,second round, teams and site

TBD2:30 p.m.

CBS — NCAA Tournament,second round, teams and site

TBD3 p.m.

TRUTV — NCAA Tournament,second round, teams and site

TBD4 p.m.


TBD4:30 p.m.


TBD6:45 p.m.


TBD7 p.m.


TBD7:15 p.m.


TBDTRUTV — NCAA Tournament,second round, teams and site

TBD9:15 p.m.


TBD9:30 p.m.


TBD9:45 p.m.


TBD9:55 p.m.

TRUTV — NCAA Tournament,second round, teams and site

TBDSOCCER

2 p.m.FS1 — UEFA Europa League,round of 16, second leg,Everton at Dynamo Kiev

4 p.m.FS1 — UEFA Europa League,round of 16, second leg,Wolfsburg at Inter Milan

TENNIS2 p.m.

ESPN2 — ATP WorldTour/WTA, BNP Paribas Open,men's and women's quarterfi-nals, at Indian Wells, Calif.

8 p.m.ESPN2 — ATP WorldTour/WTA, BNP Paribas Open,men's and women's quarterfi-nals, at Indian Wells, Calif.

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic DivisionW L Pct GB

Toronto 40 27 .597 —Boston 30 36 .455 9½Brooklyn 27 38 .415 12Philadelphia 15 52 .224 25New York 13 53 .197 26½

Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Atlanta 53 14 .791 —Washington 39 28 .582 14Miami 30 36 .455 22½Charlotte 29 36 .446 23Orlando 21 47 .309 32½

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Cleveland 43 26 .623 —Chicago 40 28 .588 2½Milwaukee 34 32 .515 7½Indiana 30 36 .455 11½Detroit 23 43 .348 18½

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBMemphis 47 20 .701 —Houston 44 22 .667 2½Dallas 43 25 .632 4½San Antonio 41 24 .631 5New Orleans 36 30 .545 10½

Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Portland 44 21 .677 —Oklahoma City37 30 .552 8Utah 30 36 .455 14½Denver 26 42 .382 19½Minnesota 14 52 .212 30½

Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB

x-Golden State53 13 .803 —L.A. Clippers 42 25 .627 11½Phoenix 35 33 .515 19Sacramento 22 44 .333 31L.A. Lakers 17 49 .258 36x-clinched playoff spot

MondayWashington 105, Portland 97Toronto 117, Indiana 98Boston 108, Philadelphia 89Memphis 92, Denver 81Brooklyn 122, Minnesota 106Miami 106, Cleveland 92Dallas 119, Oklahoma City 115Utah 94, Charlotte 66Atlanta 110, Sacramento 103Golden State 108, L.A. Lakers 105

TuesdayMemphis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.San Antonio at New York, 7:30 p.m.Milwaukee at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Orlando at Houston, 8 p.m.Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

GP W L OTPts GF GAMontreal 70 43 20 7 93 184 157Tampa Bay 71 43 21 7 93 230 184Detroit 68 38 19 11 87 200 183Boston 69 36 23 10 82 184 175Ottawa 68 33 24 11 77 194 180Florida 69 31 24 14 76 170 192Toronto 71 27 38 6 60 188 226Buffalo 69 19 43 7 45 132 234

Metropolitan DivisionGP W L OTPts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers6844 17 7 95 207 158N.Y. Islanders714324 4 90 221 199Pittsburgh 69 39 20 10 88 196 173Washington71 38 23 10 86 209 175Philadelphia71 29 27 15 73 186 202New Jersey69 29 29 11 69 158 179Columbus 69 30 35 4 64 180 218Carolina 68 26 34 8 60 161 187

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OTPts GF GASt. Louis 69 44 20 5 93 214 170Nashville 71 43 21 7 93 203 173Chicago 68 41 21 6 88 198 157Minnesota 69 38 24 7 83 196 173Winnipeg 69 34 23 12 80 191 186Colorado 69 32 26 11 75 184 193Dallas 70 32 28 10 74 218 229

Pacific DivisionGP W L OTPts GF GA

Anaheim 71 44 20 7 95 208 195Vancouver 68 39 25 4 82 193 184Calgary 69 38 26 5 81 205 181Los Angeles69 34 22 13 81 186 172San Jose 69 34 27 8 76 193 193Arizona 70 21 41 8 50 145 231

Edmonton 70 19 39 12 50 164 239NOTE: Two points for a win, one pointfor overtime loss.

MondayWashington 4, Buffalo 3, SOTampa Bay 4, Montreal 2Edmonton 4, Toronto 1Los Angeles 1, Arizona 0

TuesdayPittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m.Buffalo at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Montreal at Florida, 7:30 p.m.Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.San Jose at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m.Philadelphia at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

WednesdayChicago at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.Columbus at Edmonton, 10 p.m.Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

NCAA TOURNAMENTFirst RoundAt UD ArenaDayton, Ohio

TuesdayHampton (16-17) vs. Manhattan (19-13),6:40 p.m.BYU (25-9) vs. Mississippi (20-12), 9:10p.m.

WednesdayNorth Florida (23-11) vs. Robert Morris(19-14), 6:40 p.m.Boise State (25-8) vs. Dayton (25-8),9:10 p.m.

EAST REGIONALSecond Round

ThursdayAt CONSOL Energy Center

PittsburghVillanova (32-2) vs. Lafayette (20-12),6:50 p.m.N.C. State (20-13) vs. LSU (22-10), 9:20p.m.

FridayAt Time Warner Cable Arena

Charlotte, N.C.Michigan State (23-11) vs. Georgia (21-11), 12:40 p.m.Virginia (29-3) vs. Belmont (22-10), 3:10p.m.

At Nationwide ArenaColumbus, Ohio

Oklahoma (22-10) vs. Albany (24-8),7:27 p.m.Providence (22-11) vs. Boise State-Dayton winner, 9:57 p.m.

At KeyArenaSeattle

Northern Iowa (30-3) vs. Wyoming (25-9), 1:40 p.m.Louisville (24-8) vs. UC Irvine (21-12),4:10 p.m.

Third RoundSaturday

At CONSOL Energy CenterPittsburgh

Villanova-Lafayette winner vs. N.C.State-LSU winner

SundayAt Time Warner Cable Arena

Charlotte, N.C.Virginia-Belmont winner vs. MichiganState-Georgia winner

At Nationwide ArenaColumbus, Ohio

Oklahoma-Albany winner vs.Providence_Boise State-Dayton winner

SOUTH REGIONALSecond Round

ThursdayAt KFC Yum! Center

Louisville, Ky.Iowa State (25-8) vs. UAB (19-15), 12:40p.m.SMU (27-6) vs. UCLA (20-13), 3:10 p.m.

At Moda CenterPortland, Ore.

Utah (24-8) vs. Stephen F. Austin (29-4),7:27 p.m.Georgetown (21-10) vs. EasternWashington (26-8), 9:57 p.m.

FridayAt Time Warner Cable Arena

Charlotte, N.C.Duke (29-4) vs. North Florida-RobertMorris winner, 7:10 p.m.San Diego State (26-8) vs. St. John's(21-11), 9:40 p.m.

At KeyArenaSeattle

Iowa (21-11) vs. Davidson (24-7), 7:20p.m.Gonzaga (32-2) vs. North Dakota State(23-9), 9:50 p.m.

Third RoundSaturday

At KFC Yum! CenterLouisville, Ky.

Iowa State-UAB winner vs. SMU-UCLAwinner


Georgetown-Eastern Washington winnervs. Utah-Stephen F. Austin winner

SundayAt Time Warner Cable Arena

Charlotte, N.C.Duke_North Florida-Robert Morris winnervs. San Diego State-St. John's winner

At KeyArenaSeattle

Gonzaga-North Dakota State winner vs.Iowa-Davidson winner

MIDWEST REGIONALSecond Round

ThursdayAt KFC Yum! Center

Louisville, Ky.Cincinnati (22-10) vs. Purdue (21-12),7:10 p.m.Kentucky (34-0) vs. Hampton-Manhattanwinner, 9:40 p.m.


Notre Dame (29-5) vs. Northeastern (23-11), 12:15 p.m.Butler (22-10) vs. Texas (20-13), 2:45p.m.

FridayAt Nationwide Arena

Columbus, OhioWest Virginia (23-9) vs. Buffalo (23-9),2:10 p.m.Maryland (27-6) vs. Valparaiso (28-5),4:50 p.m.

At CenturyLink CenterOmaha, Neb.

Kansas (26-8) vs. New Mexico State (23-10), 12:15 p.m.Wichita State (28-4) vs. Indiana (20-13),2:45 p.m.

Third RoundSaturday

At KFC Yum! CenterLouisville, Ky.

Kentucky_Hampton-Manhattan winnervs. Cincinnati-Purdue winner


Notre Dame-Northeastern winner vs.Butler-Texas winner

SundayAt Nationwide Arena

Columbus, OhioMaryland-Valparaiso winner vs. WestVirginia-Buffalo winner

At CenturyLink CenterOmaha, Neb.

Kansas-New Mexico State winner vs.Wichita State-Indiana winner

WEST REGIONALSecond Round

ThursdayAt Jacksonville Veteran's MemorialArenaJacksonville, Fla.Baylor (24-9) vs. Georgia State (24-9),1:40 p.m.Xavier (21-13) vs. BYU-Mississippi win-ner, 4:10 p.m.North Carolina (24-11) vs. Harvard (22-7), 7:20 p.m.Arkansas (26-8) vs. Wofford (28-6), 9:50p.m.


Arizona (31-3) vs. Texas Southern (22-12), 2:10 p.m.VCU (26-9) vs. Ohio State (23-10), 4:40p.m.

FridayAt CenturyLink Center

Omaha, Neb.Oregon (25-9) vs. Oklahoma State (18-13), 6:50 p.m.Wisconsin (31-3) vs. Coastal Carolina(24-9), 9:20 p.m.

Third RoundSaturday

At Veteran's Memorial ArenaJacksonville, Fla.

North Carolina-Harvard winner vs.Arkansas-Wofford winnerBaylor-Georgia State winner vs. Xavier-BYU-Mississippi winner


Arizona-Texas Southern winner vs. VCU-Ohio State winner

SundayAt CenturyLink Center

Omaha, Neb.Wisconsin-Coastal Carolina winner vs.Oregon-Oklahoma State winner

NBA

College Basketball

NHL

TODAYBaseball

Frederica at Trinity, 4:30 p.m.Dublin at East Laurens, 6 p.m.

West Laurens at Baldwin, 6 p.m.Tennis

Vidalia at East Laurens, 4 p.m.

West Laurens at Baldwin, 4:15 p.m.Soccer

FPCA at Trinity, 7 p.m.East Laurens at Metter,

5:30 p.m.Track

Swainsboro, Dublin, Vidalia atEast Laurens, 4:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYTennis

Telfair County at East Laurens,4 p.m.

THURSDAYBaseball

West Laurens at Dublin, 5:30p.m.

East Laurens at WashingtonCounty, 5:30 p.m.

TrackJefferson, Twiggs counties,

Hawkinsville at East Laurens,4:30 p.m.

FRIDAYBaseball

Trinity at Bulloch, 4:30 p.m.Dublin at Screven County, 5:30

p.m.East Laurens at Metter, 5:30

p.m.Soccer

Trinity hosts Crusader Classic,2 p.m.

East Laurens at Dublin, 5:30p.m.

TennisWest Laurens at Coastal

Empire Classic, Savannah, 4p.m.

SATURDAYSoccer

Trinity hosts Crusader ClassicTennis

West Laurens at CoastalEmpire Classic, Savannah

MONDAYBaseball

Bleckley County at WestLaurens, 6 p.m.

Trinity at John Milledge(GCSU), 6 p.m.

SoccerTrinity at Bulloch, 5 p.m.

St. Patrick’s 4-Ball

tournament

at Green AcresGreen Acres Golf Club will host

its annual St. Patrick's 4-Ball

Tournament this weekend. The two-

day tournament will tee off Saturday

at 10 a.m., followed by a 1 p.m.

shotgun start Sunday.

Sponsored by the Morris Bank,

the tournament has become a fix-

ture among area golfers. Because

of high interest, only the first 40

paid teams are guaranteed entry.

Cost to participate is $100 per

team.

For more information, contact

Green Acres Golf Club at 875-3110.

Johnson Co.

Touchdown Club

tournamentThe Johnson County

Touchdown Club will hold a softball

tournament fundraiser April 3 at

Springdale Park in Dublin. Entry fee

is $200, and the winning team will

win a $500 first prize (or prize of

$50 per team).

Teams will play pool games,

then single elimination. Teams will

provide their own .44-core balls.

For more information, contact

coach Don Norton at Don_nor-

[email protected] or at (478)

864-0226. The first 10 teams to pay

entry fee will be in the tournament.

Nesbitt Scholarship

Tourney April 11Riverview Golf Course will host

the second annual Laura Barton

Nesbit Scholarship Fund Golf

Tourney on Saturday, April 11, with a

shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. The for-

mat will be a two-person scramble

with cash prizes awarded.

Cost is $50 per person

($100/team). For more information,

contact Roger Smith at (478) 456-

1451 or Steve Brown at Riverview

Golf Course at 277-1408.

DBC Student Ministry

Benefit Tournament

April 18The Student and Children

Ministries at Dudley Baptist Church

will host their annual golf tournament

at Riverview Golf Course on

Saturday, April 18, with an 8 a.m.

shotgun start.

Cost is $200 per team for the

four-person scramble, with meat

prizes awarded to the winners in

each flight. To enter a team or spon-

sor a hole, contact Clint Crozier at

(478) 290-2587 or Steve Brown at

Riverview Golf Course (478) 277-

1408.

and Marcus Woodard, 315.Other placers in their classes

were: Chris Fisher, second;Trent Sellers, third; Will Johnson,fourth; Austin Faulk, third; AlexKicklighter, fourth; Jalen Mack,fifth; Brandon Thomas, second;Greg Covin, third; Billy Woods,sixth; Kam Jackson, third;Jathaniel Allen, fourth; MikeWalden, fifth; Justin Smith, sec-ond; Garrell Quainton, sixth;Mateo Elvine, fourth; Jesse Sohn,second; Dorian Walters, sixth;Dorian Gorham, fifth; AbramMorrow, third; LedarriusWilliams, fifth; ShundrekusSmith, second; and Joey Knight,

fifth.“We are extremely proud of

the hard work these guys haveput into the weight room and ofall the accomplishments theyhave achieved in our four yearsat West Laurens,” said KaganMcClain, the Raiders strengthand conditioning coach. “Theseguys are a joy to coach and reallyget after it in the weight roomevery day.”

McClain thanked principalClifford Garnto and head footballCoach Stacy Nobles their supportof the school’s weightlifting pro-gram.

“They make it a priority,” hesaid, “and I believe it is paying offon the athletic field as well.”

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) —By proving they can win on theroad, the Atlanta Hawks havegiven themselves a chance toearn home-court advantagethroughout the NBA playoffs.

Jeff Teague scored 23 pointsand Paul Millsap added 19 pointsand 10 rebounds to help theHawks set a franchise recordwith their 23rd road win of theseason, 110-103 over theSacramento Kings on Mondaynight.

"Winning on the road is some-thing that's really hard in ourleague," coach Mike Budenholzersaid. "I think it takes a little bit ofmental toughness. You have tohave more attention to detail, you

have to be more together. Thingsare not going to always go yourway on the road. It's important toestablish that you can win on theroad.

"Ultimately if you're going tohave success in the playoffs,you're going to have to win on theroad."

DeMarre Carroll added 16points and Shelvin Mack had 14for the Eastern Conference-lead-ing Hawks, who have won 10 of12 games overall and 14 straightagainst Sacramento.

The Hawks remained a half-game behind Golden State for thebest record in the league headinginto their showdown in Oaklandon Wednesday night.

Hawks beat Sacramento for14th straight time, 110-103

then scored on back-to-back wildpitches to knot the score at 3-3.

The Crusaders went quietly inthe sixth and seventh. WyattPayne made a spectacular divingcatch in the seventh to strand thewinning run at third and send thegame to extra innings.

Payne led off the eighth bybeing hit by a pitch. Following awalk to Luke Price, pitcher MattEast laid down a sacrifice bunt.The throw pulled the first base-man off the bag to load the bases.Philip Barwick drew a walk thatscored Payne with what wouldprove to be the winning run.Trinity tacked on three more runson bases loaded walks to Soles,Harrison and Morton.

Soles led the Crusader offense

by going 2 for 4 with a double.Morton, Barwick and RylandMcCoy also had hits. Morton hadtwo RBIs.

Chase Autry started on themound for Trinity and allowedthree hits and two runs in twoinnings of work. TannerGraham saw his first action ofthe season on the hill andresponded with two stronginnings. He allowed three hitsand one run. He had threestrikeouts and one walk.

East pitched four shutoutinnings allowing only three hits.He stuck out six and walked twowhile recording the win.

Trinity, now 3-2 on the year,returns to action today for its firstregion 2AAA contest as it hostsFrederica Academy. First pitch isscheduled for 4:30.

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CNA’S needed for private home careagency in the Dublin area. Must beable to work weekends and Holidaysif needed. Must have CPR & First aid(no online classes accepted), currentTB skin test, valid drivers license andtransportation. These positions arePRN. Starting pay for CNA is $8.50per hour, and experience will becompensated. Please call Nightin-gale at 478-477-7592 between 9am -4pm Monday - Friday . You can askfor Kristin with any questions. Youcan come by our office in Macon tofill out an application or fax your re-sume to 478-474-8748.

LPN NEEDED7PM TO 7AMFULL TIME

Please apply for a rewarding jobthat will offer you:

•Every other weekend off•Shift plus weekend differential pay•Overtime pay every pay period•A 12 hour shift•15 days off during the month

For all of these benefits,please apply at:

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Wrightsville, GA 31096in the business office

REAL ESTATE360 HOMES FOR SALE12.8 acres, 4 miles NW of City, 3DRModular Home, 5 acre pond$129,500 call: 478 - 290-4649

FOR SALE: 3BR 2 BA, 451 EugeneWard Rd, Adrian, Ga. 937-205-8586

380 COMMERCIALPROPERTY

COMMERCIAL LOTFOR RENT OR SALE

Beautiful paved lot with 8 room bldg.plus bath & outside lights. Great lo-cation - 402 Industrial Blvd. at inter-section of 4 roads, in sight of eachroad at stop lights. Car lot, burger lotor beauty salon, you name it. CallFrank at 478-272-5420 or 478-272-6789, if no answer leave message/phone no. and I will call you back.

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

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VEHICLES FOR SALE520 BUSES AND VANS1998 Dodge Conversion Van. OneOwner 112,000 miles. New tires. Ex-terior and Interior in excellent condi-tion. Cruise Control. Power Win-dows. $5,850. Day: 912-529-6176Night: 912-529-3417

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LEGALS15-1408

Notice of Explanation(For Floodplain and/or Wetland

Compliance)Publication Date: March 17, 2015Notice is hereby given of a determinationthat there is no practicable alternative tolocating in or impacting a floodplain by thefollowing proposed project: Joiner StreetArea (Dublin Branch Basin) Sewer Sys-tem Improvements: The proposed proj-ect will entail the replacement of approxi-mately 3,000 linear feet of 18 inch diame-ter sewer main and 17 manholes. The pro-posed location is bounded to the north byStonewall Street, to the east generally byAcademy Avenue and Dublin Branch, tothe west generally by Flanders Street andWest Avenue and to the south by MarcusStreet. The City of Dublin is applying tothe Georgia Department of Community Af-fairs for a Community Development BlockGrant (CDBG) of up to $500,000.00 to as-sist the proposed improvements.1. The proposed project must be locatedwithin a floodplain due to the existing sew-er lines, which are constructed of VCP,are located within the existing floodplain.This project is a rehabilitation projectwhich will replace the two existing parallelruns of pipe with one single system. It isonly possible to construct the sanitarysewer line in the same location as the ex-isting sanitary sewer line, so the line mustlie within the floodplain.2. No other alternative locations are avail-able due to the location of the existingsanitary sewer line. It will not be possibleto construct the new sanitary sewer line ina location other than within the floodplaindue to the existing elevations of the tie inlocations and existing service lines.3. According to the National wetlands in-ventory (NWI), no wetlands exist withinthe project area. The project will be con-structed adjacent to waters of the state,but the 25 foot stream buffer will be main-tained at all times.4. This project will not require Flood Insur-ance. The project consists of constructingapproximately 3,000 linear feet of sanitarysewer line. The proposed sewer line willbe constructed below grade and will notbe affected if the area floods. All manholestructures will be located above the 100year floodplain elevation, so that any floodevent will not enter the sanitary sewer sys-tem. In consideration of these facts, the

LEGALSNational Flood Insurance Program will notapply to this project.5. This project consists of the rehabilita-tion of an existing sanitary sewer main.The existing main is suffering from root in-trusion and pipe settlement and deteriora-tion. Due to the fact that the joints of thepipe line are leaking, raw sewage is com-ing in contact with the surrounding envi-ronment. This project will rehabilitate andreplace the existing pipe line which willeliminate the existing problems with In-flow, Infiltration and Exfiltration. All man-holes will be designed so that the frameelevation will be higher than the 100 yearflood elevation. As a direct result of thisproject, the environment will be improvedas raw sewage is contained within thesanitary sewer line and conveyed directlyto the water pollution control plant.6. As previously stated, the elimination ofInflow, Infiltration and Exfiltration. By re-habilitation of the existing pipe line, thefloodplain and any downstream wetlandareas will be protected from the effects ofraw sewage overflows and spills. This willhave a positive impact on the surroundingfloodplain and downstream wetlands.7. Other agencies involved with the con-struction and design of this project are asfollows: Georgia Department of Transpor-tation and Georgia Environmental Protec-tion DivisionComments respecting the proposed proj-ect may be submitted to: James Ivey,P.E.; City of Dublin Engineering Depart-ment; P.O. Box 690; Dublin, GA 31040, nolater than March 25, 2015.City of Dublin;P.O. Box 690; Dublin, GA 31040Phil Best, Sr., Mayor; City of Dublin

March 17, 2015|

15-1407CONCURRENT NOTICE TO PUBLIC OFNO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE

ENVIRONMENT AND NOTICE OF RE-QUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

Date of Publication:March 17, 2015City of DublinPost Office Box 690Dublin, GA 31040(478) 296-1010TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES,GROUPS AND PERSONSOn or about April 2, 2015 the City of Dub-lin will request the Georgia Department ofCommunity Affairs (DCA) to release Fed-eral funds under Title I of the Housing andCommunity Development Act of 1974, asamended, for the following project:Joiner Street Area (Dublin Branch Ba-sin) Sewer System Improvements:The project will entail the replacement ofapproximately 3,000 linear feet of 18-inchdiameter sewer main and 17 manholes.The purpose of the project is to provide areliable and safe sanitary collection sys-tem with improved sewer services. Theproject is bounded to the north by Stone-wall Street, to the east generally by Acad-emy Avenue and Dublin Branch, to thewest generally by Flanders Street andWest Avenue and to the south by MarcusStreet.FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT(FONSI)It has been determined that such requestfor release of funds will not constitute anaction significantly affecting the quality orthe human environment and, accordingly,the above named City has decided not toprepare an Environmental Impact State-ment under the National EnvironmentalPolicy Act of 1969 (PL 91-190).

LEGALSThe reasons for such decision not to pre-pare such Statement are as follows: theresult of an environmental assessment forthe above project indicates that this proj-ect will not have a negative effect uponthe human environment.An Environmental Review Record respect-ing the proposed project has been madeby the above named City which docu-ments the environmental review of theproject and more fully sets forth the rea-sons why such Statement is not required.This Environmental Record is on file atCity Hall in the Office of Community De-velopment, located at 100 South ChurchStreet, Dublin, Georgia, and is availablefor public examination and copying by ap-pointment between the hours of 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, ex-cept on holidays.No further environmental review of suchproject is proposed to be conducted priorto the request for release of Federalfunds.PUBLIC COMMENTS ON FONSIAll interested agencies, groups and per-sons disagreeing with this decision are in-vited to submit written comments for con-sideration by the City to the office of theundersigned. Such written commentsshould be received at the City’s Office ofCommunity Development on or beforeApril 1, 2015. All such comments so re-ceived will be considered and the City willnot request the release of Federal fundsor take any administrative action on theproposed project prior to the date speci-fied in the preceding sentence.NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RE-LEASE OF FUNDS (NOI/RROF)At least one day after the termination ofthe public comment period for the FONSIbut not before comments on the FONSIhave been considered and resolved, theCity of Dublin will submit a Request forRelease of Funds (RROF) and Certifica-tion to DCA. By so doing the City will askDCA to allow it to commit funds to thisproject certifying that (1) it has performedthe environmental review prescribed byHUD regulations ("Environmental ReviewProcedures for Title I Community BlockGrant Program" -24 CFR Part 58), and (2)the Certifying Officer, Phil Best, Sr., con-sents to accept the jurisdiction of the fed-eral courts if an action is brought to en-force responsibilities in relation to the en-vironmental review or resulting decision-making and action. The legal effect of thecertification is that by approving it, DCAwill have satisfied its responsibilities underthe National Environmental Act thus allow-ing the City of Dublin to commit Communi-ty Development Block Grant funds to thisproject.OBJECTION TO RELEASE OF FUNDSDCA will accept objection to this approvalof the release of funds and the certificationonly if it is on one of the following bases:a) that the certification was not in fact exe-cuted by the Certifying Officer; or b) thatapplicant's Environmental Review Recordfor the project indicated omission of a re-quired decision, finding, or step applicableto the project in the environmental reviewprocess. Objections must be prepared andsubmitted in accordance with the requiredprocedure (24 CFR Part 58) and may beaddressed to DCA at CDBG Section, 60Executive Park South, Atlanta, Georgia

LEGALS30329-2231.Objections to the release of funds on bas-es other than those stated above will notbe considered by the State. No objectionreceived after April 20, 2015 will be con-sidered by DCA.City of DublinPhil Best, Sr., MayorP.O. Box 690; Dublin, GA 31040

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa(AP) — Celebrating her 100thbirthday with a parachutejump is not enough for SouthAfrican Georgina Harwood.She plans to make hercentenary even more excitingby doing a shark cage dive onMonday.

Her birthday skydive wasa tandem jump in which shewas in harness with anotherperson. The jump took placeSaturday near theMelkbosstrand area north ofCape Town.

Wearing a red jumpsuit,Harwood was joined in the airby 15 family members andfriends who participated ingroups of three. Harwood saidit was wonderful seeing allthe others around her.

Harwood said this was herthird skydive. She did herfirst when she was 92 yearsold in 2007.

In a shark cage dive theparticipant goes underwaterin a cage in an area wheresharks are fed chum, bits ofcut up fish meat, by touroperators.

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