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Hills and Dales opens its upstairs for public viewing. Page 1C LaGrangeWEEKEND Daily News $1.25 April 24-25, 2010 lagrangenews.com Tomorrow’s Relay raises $80,000 and still counting Kia posts weather High 80 hefty net Low 52 30% chance of rain profit By The Associated Press Kia Motors said net profit quadrupled in the first quarter on stronger sales and equity gains from affiliated companies. Kia, which opened a plant in Today’s artist: Kaylee Williams, West Point a few months ago, fourth grade, Long Cane earned $358 million in the three Elementary School. months ended March 31, it said in a regulatory filing Friday. The company reported net profit of $87.8 million for the same period last year. In the news The maker of the Forte small sedan and Sorento compact The Troup County crossover SUV said sales during Master Gardener the quarter rose 39 percent from Plant Sale and Swap a year earlier. is from 9 a.m. to 3 Photos by Sherri Brown / Daily News Kis, South Korea’s second- p.m. Saturday at the largest automaker, exports 65 per- Agriculture Building on Dr. Lawrence Gynther, oncologist at Emory Clark-Holder Clinic, and Salem Storey, 7, center, cent of its domestic production. Vulcan Material Road. cut the ribbon to start the survivor’s lap at the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life Kia is an affiliate of Hyundai An auction will begin at Whitesville Road track. At the start of Friday evening’s event, participants already had turned Motor Co. Together they form the world’s fifth-largest automotive at 9:45 a.m. Proceeds in $80,000 toward the $82,000 goal. from the sale fund group. community projects. Global sales volume soared 69 Call the county exten- ‘Cancer is a disease, not a sentence’ percent to 474,625 vehicles, com- sion office at (706) pared with 281,000 last year. By Becky Holland “First-quarter results improved, 883-1675. Lifestyle editor thanks to an increase in sales vol- Bank night for the American ume and the effect from new mod- Cancer Society Relay for Life in els,” Kia finance chief Lee Jae-rok Sports Troup County brought a lot of said.China sales soared 152 per- smiles to tired faces of planning cent, the company said. committee members. The South Korean won has been Member Raquel Neal was trading at 19-month highs against beyond excited when she report- the dollar and according to Kia’s ed that “we’ve raised $80,000 reckoning the greenback declined and are still counting,” exceed- 18 percent in the first quarter from ing the goal. “We might even the year before. raise more than $100,000 before A stronger won can reduce prof- all of the money is due in its South Korean companies earn August.” overseas when they are repatriat- Committee chairwoman Lynn ed back home and can also make Howard was thrilled with the their products more expensive in news. foreign markets. Howard, 54, is more than just Wanda Lowe, cancer care navigator at West Georgia Health, Kia said its bottom line was also a housewife and a LaGrange leads cancer survivors in singing ‘Happy Birthday to us.’ bolstered by a decline in net inter- native. She is a survivor - a sur- est expense due to a decrease in vivor of breast cancer. This debt and financing costs as well as marks her fifth year of survival and a first for her as coordinator KIA of the Relay for Life. SEE , PAGE 2 Josh King and the The annual fundraiser pro- Troup Tigers outlast motes awareness and raises the Shaw Raiders 8-7. money for cancer research. Fri- PAGE 1B day night was the opening cere- Paint the monies for the event, which winds down Saturday afternoon Town seeks Weekend at the Whitesville Road track. Trivia Howard, who has been lead- ing the way in coordinating the volunteers event and has been more than a By Jennifer Shrader leader but a cheerleader, dis- Staff writer played the same vibrant enthu- siasm she had when the year of Paint the Town, the annual planning began. event to paint houses around For Howard, this year is more LaGrange, isn’t until June 3-6, but inspiring than the rest - not only Cancer survivor and Relay for Life organizer Lynn Howard, left, organizers are getting the word is she celebrating her fifth year wears a birthday hat during opening ceremonies, while Shirley out now: they need everything. DASH for LaGrange Inc. spon- of survival, but she is also hon- Darden, right, shows off her shirt announcing her 40th year as sors the annual week of service oring the memory of her moth- a breast cancer survivor. and has painted 84 houses around er-in-law, who recently lost her and the doctor told me they saw it,” she said. LaGrange since 2005. Another 15 own battle with cancer. something like stars on the X- Finding out the results of fur- are expected to be painted this “This has not been an easy rays. … The stars were the signs ther tests was not easy for year. year, but we are muddling Georgia of the cancer … so I guess you Howard and her husband. But to do that, teams of volun- What Allman Brothers through and ready to stamp out could say I was a shining star in “We hugged and cried and just teers are needed, along with this disease,” Howard said. Band made its head- a bad sense.” dreaded it. We went straight to painting supplies such as ladders, She was diagnosed in October quarters in what Geor- Howard paused, then laughed. Emory because I knew they brushes, scrapers and paint. gia city in the early 2004 with breast cancer. “Or maybe not; maybe it has could do the operation and Because a “waiting list” of home- 1970s? “I remember it well. I was one been for good,” she said. reconstruction at the same time,” owners has been eliminated in of those women who would go Howard got a second opinion – she said. recent years, DASH is looking for Answer on page 2 every year to get my mammo- the diagnosis was the same. new homeowners to apply. gram and was always keeping a “I said, well, if I have it, I have RELAY There’s a screening process for EE PAGE good check. I had gone for one, S , 2 applicants, because homeowners must meet certain federal pover- INDEX ty guidelines. Legion golf course up for sale Volunteer teams can have Business . .7 between 10 and 15 members. Calendar . 3 By Joel Martin Lukken said. Groups made up of those younger Classifieds 4B-6B Senior Writer Lukken, an attorney, than 18 are welcome to partici- Comics . 6C For sale: the American was asked to assist in the pate as long as adults are there to Community . 3 Legion golf course in negotiation and sale of supervise. Crossword . 6C LaGrange. the property, having pre- Ben Wheeler, DASH communi- International . 8 Legion Post 75 recent- viously represented the ty liaison, said more effort will be Local ........4 ly put the 107 acres on legion on legal issues and made this year to coordinate National . 8 the market for $4.28 mil- contract negotiations. between DASH and the volun- Obituaries . 2 lion, or $40,000 per acre. “There has been an teers. DASH also wants to spread Opinion . 6 The property on Hamil- amazing amount of inter- the message that events like Sports . 1B-3B ton Road near Interstate est in the property, rang- “Paint the Town,” or other com- State .........5 85 includes a nine-hole ing from interested munity volunteer events, can take TV Listings . 7C golf course and club- developers talking about place all year. house, a legion club- mixed use development “Mostly this year we want the For home delivery house and maintenance plans, to excited busi- volunteers to feel like they are the call (706) 882-5624 buildings. nessmen working on kings and queens of the world,” In recent years, devel- options for a revitalized Joel Martin/ Daily News Wheeler said. opers have expressed an golf course with sur- For information on volunteer- Printed on 100% Outside interest in land prompted Legion to con- Recycled Paper interest in 30 acres of the rounding homes and ing, donating or getting a house property with a forest of townhouses,” Lukken sider selling the golf course. painted, call Wheeler at (706) 298- Vol 167 Issue 94 large old hardwoods, but said.One interested busi- post used to lease the architects. Ross designed 0221, Ext. 111. There also is a 22 Pages the legion board “real- nessman works with a course, but has operated Highland Country Club “Paint the Town” fan page on ized that there would be Korean company that it for the past few years. in LaGrange. Facebook. even stronger interest locates investment The nine-hole layout from developers if the opportunities. was designed by J.B. Joel Martin can be Jennifer Shrader may be entire property were The golf club has about McGovern, an associate reached at jmartin reached at jshrader@lagrange available for sale,” 50 members, and Post 75 of Donald Ross, one of @lagrangenews.com or news.com and (706) 884-7311, LaGrange Mayor Jeff has 88 members. The the nation’s top course (706) 884-7311, Ext. 235. ext. 236. 2 - Weekend, April 24-25, 2010 Local LaGrange Daily News School board to sign contracts I Obit uaries Information for obituaries is written and provided by funeral homes and family members of the deceased.