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hind them in another vehi- “It’s hard for me to go to sleep, because Mother talks aboutcle. nightmare of wreck on I-16 Two-year-old remains in coma "There was a tire in the when I close my eyes, all I see is that road, like somebody had had truck in the water.” Open Every Saturday afterBy PA carYTON flipped,TOWNS III landedturned the trip in intowater a night- a blowout," Butler said in a 7:30 am - 12:30 pm It was supposed to be a mare. phone interview. "I tried to — Shakita Butler 314 W. Madison St. move from Darien, Georgia Butler and her children go around it, but the trailer MarketonMadison.com to Louisiana for Shakita Branesyia Lee, 5, and Klein made me lose control. It hap- before overturning into a "I was stuck in the seat Butler and her children. Warren, 2, were riding in a pened really fast. " body of water that had built belt," she said. Presented by Unfortunately, tire silver 2003 Ford Explorer The trailer began to sway, up from last Friday's rain Her boyfriend had to cut debris in the middle of Inter- with a U-haul trailer around causing her to lose control storms. her out of the vehicle. state-16 at the 60 mile 11:32 Monday night. and the SUV to travel into The vehicle came to rest Branesyia was able to get marker in Laurens County, Butler's boyfriend was be- the left lane. The vehicle upside-down, partially sub- merged in the water. went 155 feet out of control See MOTHER page 8a

- Chemical - Free Garden Produce, Fresh Homemade Bread & Cookies LCSO warns about - Fresh Eggs By PAYTON TOWNS III there to put out bales of pine - Small pine A man knocked straw on a local straw scam in the yard," said Lau- Wooden Items, Pine Needle woman's door and said her rens County Sheriff Bill Baskets, Tile Photography, daughter had sent him over Harrell. "The lady told them to put out pine straw. The to go ahead." Lace Painting Items woman paid the man for his The man said he was go- - Fresh services, only to find out lat- ing to put out 50 bales of Produce er that her daughter did not pine straw. When he re- - send the guy to her house. turned to the door, the "They knew the woman woman wrote a check for Strawberries was at home by herself, and $197. - they told her that her Homemade Baked Goods daughter had sent them See SCAM page 8a - Carpenter Bee Traps, Bird Houses - Pies & Tarts, Sweet Potatoes, Pickled Peppers - Pigskins, Pickles, Relish, Preserves, Peanut Brittle, Photo by Payton Towns III Assorted Cookies Drew Reavis, left, and Zac Garmon are two of the men who have gone through the Teen Challenge program - Baked Goods, and are now helping as staff members. Canned Goods, Cook Books & More - Jewelry Sets Rising Up - Teen Challenge men & Crocheted Items - By PAYTON TOWNS III Christmas Eve of 2013. off." examplesTeen Challenge is more of overcoming"I left 37 days later," he addictionHowever, this still did- Vegetables, Preserves & than a place for people to said. "I had just done 50 n't change Garmon's life. Baked Goods, Soaps & receive help. For some, it's months in prison from After being released from Scrubs the place where they turn 2008 to 2012. I messed up the hospital, he was soon their lives around. about eight months after arrested for possession of They are so thankful for that." methamphetamine. - Baked Goods, the change that they pay it Garmon realized he "It was God's grace," Whole Wheat Bread, back by returning to Teen needed help and went to Garmon said. "I was on pa- Cinnamon Rolls, Eggs, Challenge to help. Teen Challenge. role. Any other time there Strawberries Teen Challenge Execu- "I got through my with- would be no questions. I tive Director David Kin- drawal, and I thought that would be right back in the - Home caid said others return to this place was crazy," he state system." Grown Vegetables, Cut their own communities to said. "I wasn't going to He went to a prelimi- Flowers, Live Plants, Fresh help. have anybody telling me nary hearing and was Eggs, Fruits Two who came back to when to pray and how I paroled. He went on to - Goats Milk work at Teen Challenge needed to do this or that. I overdose four more times are Zac Garmon and Drew thought I knew who God during the summer. Special photo Soaps & Lotions, Foot & Reavis. was because I got a rela- "That's when I said, Body Scrub, Therapeutic Both men have different tionship with him when I ‘This is it,’" Garmon said. Dublin students participated in a calligraphy Skin Oil testimonials about how was in jail." "I couldn't continue to live and traditional Japanese painting class. - Pound they arrived at where they He left, hitching a ride that way." are today. Both said that to Atlanta at a Pilot conve- He got a ride from At- Cakes, Bread, BBQ Sauce, without Teen Challenge, nience store. lanta to Laurens County. Raw Local Honey, Pepper they would not be even "I didn't get high the When he got close to Teen Sauce, Meat Rub close to who they are now. first night, but I did the Challenge, he told the dri- Local students visit - Carpenter Bee second night," Garmon ver to keep on going and he Garmon: 'I knew some- said. ended up in Baxley. Matsushima, tour YKK Traps, Local Honey thing had to change' "The first time I used, I "I didn't know anybody - Fresh Garmon is a staff mem- went right into a coma. I there," he said. "In the Editor's Note: Beatriz day. Squeezed Lemonade ber at Teen Challenge who don't know if it was the middle of the night, I found APLleras sent facility the following mes- in OsakiWe visited Matsushima, City oversees their local auto- medication or mixing myself thinking about sui- - sage and photos to The Couri- that has over 260 islands cov- motive business. He men- drugs, but I had a stroke cide. I really knew then Vegetable Plants, Flowers & er Herald. Lleras is one of sev- ered in pines. We visited a tors and trains students six days after waking up that I needed help. I came eral chaperones accompany- couple of Buddhist temples Succulents, Hanging and is the liaison with from the coma. Everything here the very next day and ing 12 students as part of and learned a lot of the histo- Baskets, Various Herbs Dublin Chevrolet who unraveled quickly. Addic- everything has been uphill Dublin's sister city exchange ry of that region. helps Teen Challenge. tion is very progressive. ever since." - Purses, program with Osaki, Japan. We had lunch in a beauti- Microwave Mitts, Burp Garmon's first trip to You don't restart. It picks He's been at Teen Chal- Teen Challenge began on up right where you left Cloths, Baby Bibs, Scarves, See MEN page 8a Wednesday was a very long See YKK page 8a Homemade Fudge Tell it, 5a It's so funny how people who don't work come park in front of your business for hours just doing noth- ing. 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Special photo Students are recognized for their art during award ceremony held at the Ice House. For more photos, see 8a.

LocalSpecia l studentsto The Courier areHeral dhonored Taylor Thrasher, for their 1st Place artwork Winner: ner: during Ava Graham, the 1st 2016Place Winner: St. PatrickʼsWinner: Karmen Festival Prickett, 1st Place The 2016 St. Patrick's Student Art Kajol Patel, Overall Grand Winner: Trevor Thompson, Overall Grand Winner: Lane Overstreet, Overall Show was held between 11 a.m. to 6 Morgan Wilson. Winner: Jenna Woodall. Grand Winner: Lauryn Ellington. p.m., Saturday, March 19, during St. - West Laurens High School, - East Laurens Elem. School, - Southwest Laurens Elem. School, Index Patrick's Arts & Crafts festival week- Teacher - Ron Carson, 3rd Place Win- Teacher - Suzanne Dukes, 3rd Place Teacher - Brin Hogan, 3rd Place Obituaries ...... 2a end at the Ice House, along with an ner: Tiffany Thompson, 2nd Place Winner: McKenzie Gilbert, 2nd Place Winner: James Melvin, 2nd Place News ...... 3a Award Ceremony on Sunday, March Winner: Makayla Sheppard, 1st Winners: Alex Wilkinson/Joel Riley Winner: Addison Jones, 1st Place Editorial ...... 4a 20, at 3 p.m. Place Winner: Nakiya Red- Bentley, 1st Place Winner: Wes Winner: Eri'Yanna Johnson, Overall Weather...... 5a The following students are the win- ding, Overall Grand Winner: Hailey Green, Overall Grand Winner: Trevor Grand Winner: Madison Davis. ners from the Art Show: Bryant. Tibbetts. - Home School - 1st Place Winner: Hometown ...... 6a,7a - Dublin High School, Teacher - Ka- - West Laurens Middle School, - East Laurens Primary School, Levi Dailey, Overall Grand Winner: Sports...... 1b,2b trina Waters, 3rd Place Winner: Rick- Teacher - Byron Howell, 3rd Place Teacher - Tiffany Guiragossian, 3rd Hayley West. Classified ...... 3b tavious McCloud, 2nd Place Winner: Winner: Molly Hutto, 2nd Place Win- Place Winner: Jeff Davis, 2nd Place Entertainment ...... 4b Friday, April 8, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2a The Courier Herald Obituaries Mrs. Rosetta Lattimore- Walton Beach, Florida; Blue was born September 10, LaRyan Hall and Brandon 1947 to the parentage of Mr. Wright, East Dublin; and a Johnnie, Sr. and Levonia Lat- host of other devoted and lov- Darrell Jordan timore of Dublin, GA. She was ing friends and relatives- the married to Elder Robert Blue list is too extensive to name. Funeral services for Mr. of Dublin, GA and was a mem- The family will receive Darrell Jordan, age 51, who ber of Victory Temple Church friends at the home of her died Saturday, April 2, 2016, of God. She was preceded in daughter and son-in-law, Wan- will be held Saturday, April 9, death by her parents, her son, da (Charles) Plummer, 106 2016 at 1 p.m. in the First Ira Underwood III, and her Pamela Drive in East Dublin. Baptist Church in Soperton. brothers Willie C. and Ralph Services By Dudley Funeral Burial will follow in the Baker Lattimore. She was a long Home of Dublin. Cemetery Soperton, Georgia. time resident of Dublin, GA Please post condolences at Rev. Samuel C. Baker will offi- and was a retired nurse from www.ServicesByDudley.com ciate. Breastfeeding and the The American Red Cross. Visitation will be on Friday, Nursing was her passion and April 8, 2016 from 1 p.m. to 7 Rachel Brown is what she dedicated her life Bowen p.m. at Baker Funeral Home to from the age of 18 until her Chapel. Baker Funeral Home BY MICHAEL ROIZEN,workplaceAmerican Academy of Pedi- means a woman isn't handling retirement at the age of 55. Mrs. Rachel Brown Bowen, M.D., AND MEHMET OZ, atrics recommends that babies her workload as required. So, has charge of the arrange- Even after then, her passion ments. age 81, of Milan, Ga., passed M.D. nurse for six months and com- as Hans and Franz say, "Hear overflowed to her family and away on Wednesday, April 6, "Pumping Up with Hans & bine it with solid food for an- me now and believe me later": friends in that she was a nur- 2016. Franz" was a much-loved other six. Companies need to help su- turer, especially to her 4 Funeral services will be "Saturday Night Live" sketch A study from the University grandchildren, and assured pervisors and staff under- held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April with Dana Carvey and Kevin of Houston found that out of stand that supporting pump- everyone around her was tak- 9, at Sand Grove Baptist Nealon that debuted on in 859 working women with new- en care of, always putting oth- ing and breastfeeding helps Church, with interment in 1987. The duo often insisted, borns, only seven managed to retain good employees and ers’ needs before her own. Her Sand Grove Baptist Church "We're not here to talk, we're breastfeed exclusively for six infectious smile warmed the lowers health-care costs and Cemetery. here to pump (clap) you up!" months, while around 300 hearts of everyone she met, absenteeism. New moms need Mrs. Bowen was a native of Pumping was what these continued some breastfeeding and she never met a stranger. to talk with their HR depart- Milan, an active member of characters did at work. for 12 months. That diminish- Her food was addictive and the ment to help them gain sup- Sand Grove Baptist Church Unfortunately, for breast- es the health advantages of love and passion she put into it and a 38-year retired employ- port and understanding. emanated with every bite. She feeding moms, pumping at breastfeeding: mutual bond- ee of Southern Bell. She was work isn't that easy. Though ing; stronger resistance to in- was a mother in every sense of daughter of the late Annie Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of the word. federal law says employers fections, less allergies and Williams Brown & Jess Brown must supply moms with time obesity for baby; and lower "The Dr. Oz Show," and Mike Rosetta leaves to cherish and widow of Robert Allen Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness her memories, husband, Elder and space to pump breast- risk of ovarian and breast can- Bowen. milk, most women don't con- cer for mom. Officer and Chair of Wellness Robert Blue, Dublin; daugh- Survivors: daughter – Por- ters: Wanda (Charles) Plum- tinue breastfeeding after they Why, despite the law, does Institute at Cleveland Clinic. sha B. Clevenger; two grand- return to work. On average, this happen? Women often feel To live your healthiest, tune in- mer, East Dublin; Dr. Keima children – Jessica Clevenger Lattimore, Stockbridge; sis- women breastfeed for around that employers and co-work- to "The Dr. Oz Show" or visit and Zachary Clevenger; three 12 weeks, even though the ers think pumping on the job www.sharecare.com. Rosetta Lattimore- ters: Doris Wiggins and sisters – Sue Pitts (Horace), Blue Pauline Smith, Dublin; De- Hazel Roberson (John) and lores (EG) Foster, McDonough; Janet Hickman (Wayne); Funeral services for Mrs. brothers: Johnnie Jr. (Mary) three sisters-in-law – Johnnie Rosetta Lattimore-Blue, 68 of Lattimore, East Dublin; Louis Kate Brown, Patsy Brown and Dublin, Ga., will be held at 3 Lattimore, Detroit, Michigan; Willie B. Brown. Smoker whoʼs tried everything p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, Robert (Jeanette) Lattimore, The family will receive at Holly Springs Baptist Griffin; Waymon (Ella) Latti- friends in Southerland Funer- Church, 705 Buckeye Road, more, Dublin; James (Hattie) al Chapel from 6-8 p.m. Fri- desperate to become a quitter East Dublin, GA 31027. Rev. Lattimore, Douglasville; Ros- day, April 8. DEAR ABBY: I need some That's how I quit, and the E. Neal Dixon will officiate tell (Dr. Kim) Lattimore, Man- Stokes-Southerland Funer- advice about quitting smok- third time I did it, it worked. and deliver the eulogy. Inter- vel, Texas; Theotis Lattimore, alHome of Eastman has ing. I am the father of an only (Clearly, I do not have ment will follow in the Holly Detroit, Michigan; grand- charge of arrangements. child and husband to a won- willpower of cast iron.) If I can Springs Baptist Church ceme- daughter: Alexis Lattimore, www.stokes-southerland.com derful wife. But for some rea- do it, believe me, so can you. tery. Stockbridge; grandsons: ments. son, I have not been able to Please write again in six Joshua (Jodi) Lattimore, Ft. find the motivation to quit. I months and let me know know smoking is bad for my you're tobacco-free, too. I'm health, and I don't want to en- rooting for you. danger my child's health any longer. DEAR ABBY: Can you real- SpaceCAPE CANAVERAL, station Fla. thing to goes well, add that next inflatable com- risks to crews living room inside alu- I have tried the gum, the ly learn to love someone you (AP) — Forget blowup air mat- mercial step could happen in minum walls. So inflatable patch and even prescription don't find physically attrac- tresses. Space station astro- perhaps six months, he said. spacecraft, he said, are cheaper, meds. My willpower just isn't tive? -- TWITTER FAN OF nauts are getting their first in- The North Las Vegas-based bigger, safer and, potentially, strong and I can't quit, no ABBY flatable room. company won't divulge the ma- longer lasting. matter what I try. I need the DEAR TWITTER FAN: You It's a technology demo terial used for BEAM's outer Bigelow said BEAM is noth- right inspiration. Can you may learn to love the person meant to pave the way for moon layers — or even how many lay- ing like a balloon — "it's not go- help me stop this nasty habit? for his or her finer qualities, bases and Mars expeditions, as ers — just that the layers are ing to go bang" — or even a foot- -- SICK OF IT IN MISSOURI Dear Abby but I don't think you can well as orbiting outposts cater- spread out to absorb and break ball. Think steel belts in a car DEAR SICK OF IT: I'll try. "learn" to find someone physi- ing to scientists and tourists in up any penetrating bits of space tire. "It's pretty novel." As a former smoker, I'll share cally attractive if the chem- what worked for me. Cold istry simply isn't there. just a few more years. Bigelow junk. Back when NASA was The beauty of expandable er, etc. turkey. First, clean house. Get Aerospace is behind the experi- working on the technology in habitats is their compactness Accept that you are an ad- rid of all the cigarettes you Dear Abby is written by ment, which will get a ride to the 1990s, a combination of for launch. BEAM will travel in dict and that your "sobriety" is the International Space Station Nextel, Kevlar, foam and other the Dragon capsule's unpres- have stashed at home, in your Abigail Van Buren, also car and at your workplace. something you will have to known as Jeanne Phillips, and with another private space com- fabric formed the multilayer surized compartment; the space cling to with determination. pany. shield. station's big robot arm will grab Yes, even the pack you "forgot" was founded by her mother, in your jacket pocket. Eventually the impulse to Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear An unmanned SpaceX Fal- NASA called its project the structure and attach it to a grab a cigarette will fade, but con rocket is set to launch late TransHab, for Transit Habitat. berthing port. BEAM will ex- Realize that your body is Abby at www.DearAbby.com saturated with nicotine and it every now and then you may or P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange- Friday afternoon, carrying a It never flew to space, despite pand four times in volume have an urge to smoke that capsule full of supplies with the elaborate blueprints and when it is inflated in late May must be flushed out. Drinking les, CA 90069. LOTS of water for the first comes out of left field. When pioneering pod in its trunk. It ground mock-ups. Designers or early June, with a little sta- that happens, get up and walk will be SpaceX's first station de- envisioned an inflatable, four- tion air at first, then special in- month will help you accom- plish that. out of the room. By the time Birthdays livery since a launch accident level compartment, complete flation tanks. you return, the urge will have halted shipments last June. with dining, sleeping and exer- The collapsed BEAM mea- Then, choose one day when subsided. Mine did. Once attached to the station, cising areas for station crews. sures about 7 feet long (2 me- you will go entirely smoke- And one more thing -- if you the soft-sided Bigelow compart- Congress canceled Tran- ters) and 8 feet (2½ meters) in free. Understand going in that fall off the wagon (and you Jacob Edge, 6 ment will be inflated to the size sHab in 2000 and Bigelow Aero- diameter. Inflated, it will be you will crave your "fix." of a small bedroom. The space bought the patent from about 13 feet long (4 meters) When that craving hits, if you may), think about watching Angel Knight Bigelow Expandable Activity NASA. The company launched and 10½ feet (3 meters) in di- must put something in your your child graduate from high Module, BEAM for short, will a pair of expandable spacecraft ameter, and provide 565 cubic mouth, chew (non-nicotine) school or college, getting mar- Danny Pauldo Sr. stay there for two years — with a decade ago from Russia as an feet (16 cubic meters) of space, gum, go brush your teeth or ried and playing with your Ruenell Williams astronauts occasionally duck- experiment. Called Genesis I about the size of a small bed- eat a crunchy vegetable (car- grandchildren. Your chances ing in. It will be the first time and II, they're still orbiting. room. rot sticks, celery). If you can of doing those things will be Margaret Blankenship an astronaut steps inside an ex- NASA, meanwhile, paid BEAM has been bundled up manage to do this for just better if you're not a smoker. Brittany Holliman pandable habitat structure in Bigelow Aerospace $17.8 mil- for more than a year — it should ONE DAY, you can do it for Then get back on that wagon space. lion for the upcoming test flight, have flown last fall, but was de- another one. And then anoth- and start over again. "It's not just historic for our making the BEAM the most af- layed by the SpaceX rocket company, which obviously is the fordable module ever launched grounding. Bigelow stressed case, but I think it's historic for to the space station, said that the main purpose is testing the architecture," said Robert Michael Gold, director of opera- and engineers don't know now Penelope’s RALEY’S Bigelow, founder and president tions and business growth for how well it will work after being Closet AUTOMOTIVE of Bigelow Aerospace and own- Bigelow Aerospace. compressed for so long. CONSIGNMENT SHOP Josh Raley, Owner er of Budget Suites of America. 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WASHINGTON (AP) — needed before there are any Poll:Americans don't Some know a lot key gaps in Americans' knowledge about Zikahomegrown virus Zika infections, about the Zika virus that is said Gillian SteelFisher of linked to birth defects and Harvard's school of public creeping steadily closer to the health, whose own polling has U.S., according to a new poll found even more misconcep- that found about 4 in 10 say tions about Zika. they've heard little to nothing "We have an opportunity, about the mosquito-borne before there's a case, to get peo- threat. ple to worry where they need to Even among people who've and not where they don't," been following the Zika saga at SteelFisher said. "With good least a little, many aren't sure information, people can take whether there's a vaccine or the right steps to protect them- treatment — not yet — or if selves." there's any way the virus can The poll found few people — spread other than through 16 percent — are very worried mosquito bites. that the U.S. will experience Still, with mosquito season much Zika. fast approaching, more than "I've kind of grown numb" half of the population supports about outbreak warnings in re- a variety of efforts to control cent years, said Valerie White, summer swarms — from 24, of Montgomery County, spraying pesticides to releas- Maryland, who doesn't plan to ing genetically modified mos- travel during her pregnancy. quitoes, says the poll conduct- "Once people realize it's a prob- ed by The Associated Press- lem, there's usually a quick re- NORC Center for Public Af- sponse, so I'm not worried." fairs Research. Only a quarter of people The government is consider- said U.S. athletes should with- ing a field trial in the Florida draw from the Olympics in Keys of male mosquitoes, Brazil this summer. which don't bite, that are ge- When it comes to those ge- netically altered so that when netically modified mosquitoes, they mate with wild females, some activists in Florida have the offspring quickly die. The argued against them — but the poll found 56 percent of people new poll found only 16 percent would support introducing In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 file photo, Gleyse Kelly da Silva, 27, holds her daughter Maria of Americans overall are op- such mosquitoes into areas af- Giovanna, who was born with microcephaly, outside their house in Recife, Pernambuco state, posed to the strategy to control fected by Zika. Brazil. Women who got pregnant during a Zika outbreak in Tahiti two years ago had about a 1 per- Zika, and 26 percent are neu- "I think it's kind of the wave cent chance of having a baby with an abnormally small head, according to a new study published tral. of the future, to be honest," In previous surveys, geneti- said Janis Maney, 63, of Pen- Tuesday, March 15. Itʼs a surprisingly low risk that experts say might not match the threat of the cally modified food ingredients sacola, Florida, who sees mos- epidemic now spreading explosively in the Americas. The World Health Organization declared Zi- have generated more public quitoes nearly year-round in ka to be a global emergency last month, based on suspicions it is causing a spike in a worrying concern. her warm climate. She's open The AP-NORC poll of 1,004 to "anything that would control birth defect known as microcephaly as well as a rare condition that sometimes results in tempo- adults was conducted March those little buggers." raryareas. paralysis. More than 300 (AP cases Photo/Felipe of and perhaps Dana, the file) virus, get during mosquito season. That's worrisome, because 17-21 using a sample drawn The Zika virus has exploded Zika have been diagnosed in ahead of us," said Dr. Edward The AP-NORC Center poll the Centers for Disease Con- from NORC's probability- throughout Latin America and the U.S., all so far associated McCabe of the March of Dimes. found that among people trol and Prevention says men based AmeriSpeak panel, the Caribbean. with travel. Leah Zeleski, 27, of Lincoln, who've heard about Zika, 90 who've traveled to Zika-affect- which is designed to be repre- While adults typically suffer But the mosquitoes capable Nebraska, said she won't trav- percent know mosquitoes can ed areas either should use con- sentative of the U.S. popula- mild, if any, symptoms, there's of spreading Zika live in parts el too far south this summer. A spread it but there are some doms with their pregnant part- tion. an increasingly strong link be- of the U.S. nursing student, Zeleski calls other key gaps in knowledge: ners or avoid sex until the ba- The margin of sampling er- tween infections in pregnant And while experts don't ex- this a "very scary" time for - About 1 in 5 couldn't say by's born. ror for all respondents is plus women and fetal death and pect an epidemic here, they women of childbearing age and whether Zika was linked to - More than half didn't know or minus 3.8 percentage points. devastating birth defects — ba- worry that small clusters of wonders what scientists will birth defects. if there was a vaccine or treat- Respondents were first se- bies born with small heads cases are likely, particularly in discover next about Zika's - Zika also sometimes ment for Zika — there is not — lected randomly using address- that signal a damaged brain. Florida or Texas, if the insects risks, unknown until the cur- spreads through sexual inter- or a diagnostic test. There are based sampling methods, and U.S. health officials are bite returning travelers and rent outbreak began in Brazil course, but 14 percent wrongly tests but they're not perfect, later interviewed online or by warning pregnant women and then someone else. last year. thought it couldn't, and anoth- and they're being used primar- phone. those attempting to conceive to "We have only weeks to pre- Zeleski said she'll wear in- er 29 percent said they didn't ily with pregnant women. avoid traveling to Zika-affected pare before the mosquitoes, sect repellent and cover up know. More public education is

HIT, Iraq (AP) — As they and taking more than 12 the Euphrates River de- Siegeadvanced on the tactics Islamic hours to complicate advance only a few stroyed fight by a coalition for key IS-held Iraqi town State-held town of Hit, Iraqi kilometers (miles). airstrike to slow the flight of counterterrorism troops had "We don't want them to be IS fighters. In the days that to decide how to press the at- able to flee," al-Asadi said, followed, dozens of boats IS tack. If they stormed in with referring to the IS fighters. used were also destroyed by armor and airstrikes, they "We want them to stay inside coalition bombs, the Penta- risked heavy casualties and so we can finish them." gon said. might allow the militants to If the militants escaped, In the initial stage of the flee. he said, they would probably operation last month, some Gen. Abdel Ghani al-Asa- return and infiltrate the IS militants sought to knit di, the commander of the town once his men had themselves further into the elite troops, chose a different moved on to the next battle. civilian fabric of the town. approach: Surround the Hit, in Anbar province Fighters vanished from Hit's strategic western town with west of the capital of Bagh- main streets, occupying a slow and methodical cor- dad, sits along an IS supply abandoned houses or forcing don, trapping the extremists line that links Iraqi territory their way into homes where inside. controlled by the extremist civilians were still living, ac- It's a tactic that's been group with its base in Syria. cording to residents who used elsewhere to claw back Officials in the Iraqi military evacuated. Iraqi territory that was and the U.S.-led coalition "They began moving more seized by the Islamic State fighting IS believe that by and more into the narrow group in 2014. clearing the town, they can side streets and the civilian While the decision may build on recent territorial areas," one resident told The have been more time-con- gains in the vast province. Associated Press, speaking suming, allowing the mili- That would move them on condition of anonymity in tants in Hit to dig in, lay de- closer to two major goals: iso- order to protect the safety of fenses and launch attacks lating the IS-held city of Fal- relatives still trapped in Hit. that initially also trapped lujah, 40 miles (65 kilome- Al-Asadi said his men tens of thousands of civilians, ters) west of Baghdad, and were increasingly finding Iraqi forces believe the ap- linking up government forces fighters from the Islamic proach is a key to making in the west and the north in State group posing as civilian their territorial gains stick preparation for an eventual refugees. and reduce their casualties. push on Mosul, Iraq's second- "One of the ways we can In this Monday, April 4, 2016 file photo, people flee their homes during Six counterterrorism bat- largest city that also is held tell is you can see they talions pushed up from the by the extremist group. shaved their beards very clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Hit, 85 west last weekend to cut off As Iraqi forces closed in on quickly," al-Asadi said, smil- miles (140 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Families, many with small Hit's northern edge, zigzag- Hit, al-Asadi said he ordered ing. "They have cuts from the children and elderly relatives say they walked for hours Monday through ging in the soft desert terrain the town's main bridge over razor on their faces." desert littered with roadside bombs to escape airstrikes and clashes. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File) “Dublin Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram made buying my trucks so convenient.”

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Published by Courier Herald Publishing Company 115 S. Jefferson St., Dublin, Georgia 31021-5146 Insight and viewpoints from our editorial board and our readers Email us at [email protected] to share your opinions W.H. LOVETT In Our Opinion President and Chairman, 1934-1978 DUBOSE PORTER Chairman GRIFFIN LOVETT President AnAUGUSTA Arnold – Earlier in the Palmer in honorspread appeal. of Arnoldheat pressed Palmer down without week, when I first arrived at the If you are Southern and relief. The sun reinforced its Periodicals Postage Paid at Dublin, Georgia Augusta National Golf Club for grew up in a rural setting or a unrelenting dominance. All (USPS 161-860) - Daily except Sunday and select holidays the playing of the 2016 Masters, small town, you likely grew up thirsts needed quenching and I went to the outside bar adja- on iced tea. We never used often. We drank considerable POSTMASTER: Send address change to: cent to the clubhouse and lemon. Lemons cost money. amounts of water mainly The Courier Herald, Drawer B, CSS, Dublin, GA 31040 ordered an "Arnold Palmer." We were doing good to pay for because everybody had a well It wasn’t that I was that the ample sugar it took to make whose contents were downright SUBSCRIPTION PRICES: thirsty and the heat was so sweet iced tea. tasty and refreshing. Print Edition - $10/month unbearable, it was that I want- In Middle Georgia in the The best water I can remem- Digital Edition - $10/month ed to sit out among the umbrel- fifties and sixties, iced tea was a ber was when that first bucket las and toast the Great mealtime staple. It was stan- came up and you dipped into its This newspaper is committed to the idea that the press should American sports hero whose dard throughout the South. contents with the “community” tell the truth without prejudice and spread knowledge fabled career is now hampered Apparently iced tea also played dipper. without malicious intent. by the unrelenting aging well in Pennsylvania, Arnold Tea was first grown in process. Arnold, as you have Palmer’s home state. America in South Carolina. It probably heard often this week Loran Smith I have had fun, flummoxing is the only state where tea has is 86. His heath is failing, and waiters in New York by asking been grown commercially. his army is in retreat. Many for iced tea, even in the sum- Cookbooks with sweet iced tea have gone on to that great golf a hot day in Palm Springs, mer, but cursory research con- recipes date back to the mid to course in the sky. California years ago, while firms that you can find iced tea late 1800s. This is a man who won designing a golf course, he most anywhere in the world— My mother was not so keen Our Take championships and was a busi- ordered an iced tea and lemon- even the United Kingdom, on her children drinking iced ness sensation. In his days of ade which a lady overheard and which is known for tea brewed tea growing up on the farm. yore, he had the gifted touch on said to the bartender, “I’ll have hot with ice never within arm's She invented her own "Arnold the golf course and the Midas that Palmer drink.” length. Palmer." She poured a half touch in business. Whatever Soon everybody was ordering Anybody with a farm back- glass of iced tea and then filled We need to he endorsed, whatever he put an “Arnold Palmer” at golf ground, more than likely, the glass with milk. It was very his name on resulted in sales courses everywhere. advances the notion that their tasty and refreshing, and, of that soared to exalted sights. It wasn’t long before Arnold mother could fry chicken better course, very filling. Like the drink Arnold marketed the drink commer- that your mother. They also Don't think tea and milk Palmer, which is essentially cially. Annual sales today are would proclaim that their moth- would generate startling com- respect the half iced tea and half lemonade er’s iced tea was better than mercial sales, but when Arnold over a hundred thousand mil- although he has been quoted to lion dollars, reaffirming that your mother’s iced tea. Palmer began ordering tea and make the drink just right, the any product with his name on it Iced tea was a treat especial- lemonade, I bet he had no idea iced tea must be dominant. has always engendered wide- ly in the peak of summer that his recipe would someday Memorial You may know the story. On months when the oppressive put him in company with Oaks, Part II

By DR. JAGeorgeCK BROWN Muellerhomes that (1805-1898) would accommo- - Heed. Whenprayed he died andin 1896, God his positive provided impact on thousands George Mueller of Bristol, date 2,050 girls and boys. orphanages had cared for over of youth who were privileged England was a Christian What was noteworthy 10,000 orphans. to spend time in one of his evangelist and philanthropist about George Mueller was his The reason for establishing orphanages. who had a heart for caring for prayers and God’s provisions, the homes for boys and girls He had a big heart and orphans. for he made no appeal to any- without parents was to glorify shared God's love with boys He and his wife believed one for funding and support God. He followed the admoni- and girls who needed a good God was leading them to pre- but relied completely upon tion of Scripture: home environment, good pare their home to accommo- God to provide whatever was Religion that God our teachers and good role mod- date 30 girls whose parents needed for his orphanages. Father accepts as pure and els. were deceased and who had Funds came in miraculous- faultless is this: to look after Only God knows the full no home or family. ly for grounds, buildings, orphans and widows in their impact of George Mueller's The year was 1836. food, clothing, shelter, educa- distress and to keep oneself ministry upon all those youth, Through the years additional tion and Christian love ... from being polluted by the and all was done for the glory homes were opened for most of all. He never went in world. (James 1:27) of God. orphans until there were five debt for whatever was need- George Mueller made a Peace!

This was intended to be a living monument. or underground, at least for the several The top photograph of the two at the left blocks of the Memorial Oaks, and fulfill the shows the live oaks on the south side of vision for this special place. The editorial in yesterday's edition of The Veterans Boulevard. This is how they are sup- Think of how when families bring their Courier Herald spoke to the need to fill in the posed to look. There is plenty of room to grow loved ones for care at the Carl Vinson VA gaps in the Memorial Oaks where some have and form the intended "tunnel" of shade as the Medical Center they could be inspired by a been recently, or in the past, cut down. bows of the trees reach up and over the road. special place that honors the veterans they The Memorial Oaks are the live oaks trees The bottom photograph shows the live oaks are bringing for care in such a unique and planted along the four-lane section of Highway on the north side of Veterans Boulevard. wonderful way. 80 leading to what is now the Carl Vinson VA These trees have been butchered. Those who Think of how majestic this could be. Medical Center. This part of the highway is have done the whacking probably did not Let us not have part-time patriotism. Let designated by our community as Veterans know the significance of those trees. Their job us not have only-when-it-is-convenient patri- Boulevard. was to remove anything that could get in the otism. We can choose to do better. Today, we speak to the need to take better way of the power lines. We have a Tree Ordinance and group of care of the live oak trees that are still there. Yes, those oak trees on the north side run citizens who sit on the Tree Board who have The Memorial Oaks were planted six along a power line. jurisdiction of the trees in the public places of decades ago as a living monument to honor Yes, to protect the extension of power to our city. If not this group, then someone, at those who died in World War II. homes and businesses along this stretch of some level, can make this go a different way. They begin at the intersection of Lassiter Rice Avenue, the trees have been "trimmed" to We need to respect the Memorial Oaks and Drive and Highway 80 and extend down to prevent disruption of the power if a storm hits lovingly maintain this living monument. the intersection of Hillcrest Parkway and to prevent a limb breaking and thus disrupt- Let us make a plan and follow through on Highway 80. They were placed in the public ing power. how to protect this special space and give it spaces on each side of the road with the origi- Okay. We get that. the respect it is due. nal intention of letting them grow and form a Then let us, as a community, find a way to -- DuBose Porter shady canopy along this corridor. put the powerlines at the back of the buildings Thursday, April 8, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 5a The Courier Herald Tell It! YOUR COURIER DublinTools Police stolen from B&B Transmission- A Dublin woman talked HERALD Department with a deputy about a lost Tools were stolen from tag that happened on May- LOCAL 7-DAY B&B Transmission on North Police berry Road between March 7 Jefferson Street on March and 21. 21. Beat - A Helena woman report- THE NEXT 24 HOURS A store employee said that ed that her silver 2003 Jeep Hill Apartments on Hillcrest someone snatched open the Cherokee was stolen on East TODAY TONIGHT TOMORROW Parkway on March 21. door to the storage/repair Garner Street on March 21. - A tire was flat and a hub building. They stole several - A Dublin woman report- cap to a gold 2003 Hyundai Call 272-0375 assorted hand tools, includ- ed that someone had stolen Sonata went missing on Rut- Donald Trump is right ing butterfly impact wrench- her mail on Walke Dairy land Drive on March 22. about abortion. Abortion is es, transmission compression Road between March 21 and - Tamera Dixon Evans, 31, murder. There's no two ways to tools and numerous other 22. of Cedar Grove, was charged Sunrise 7:11 a.m. Sunrise 7:10 a.m. cut it. hand tools. Someone also - A prescription was lost Sunset 7:56 p.m. with theft by shoplifting at took a case of carburetor on Prince Street on March 69° 41° 62° Belk on March 22. An em- Somebody said President cleaner and rebuild gaskets 22. Plenty of sunshine Clear and partly cloudy ployee saw Evans conceal Sunshine, but cool Obama’s rating is great. How- for transmissions. - A handgun was lost or items in her purse and leave ever, people who regularly in- A yellow trashcan was stolen from a toolbox on the store without paying. clude some conservative news used to carry items away. Roberson Church Road be- sources in order to balance their - The gate at Roche Farm tween March 12 and 22. Rivers Ocmulgee ...... 11.74ʼ understanding of current events & Garden was damaged on Laurens County Latest observed value Oconee ...... 21.38ʼ will be much less likely to be em- East Jackson Street on Sheriff's Office Editor's note: This infor- - Tina Lynn McNamara, of barrassed when the real truth fi- March 21. Nothing appeared mation is public record and Dexter, was charged with SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY nally comes out. to be missing. was taken from reports of the driving under the influence - A man put on boots and Dublin Police Department of alcohol at the intersection Even if Bernie Sanders left without paying on March and the Laurens County Sher- of Veterans Boulevard and iff's Office. These reports do beat Hillary Clinton, his posi- 21 at Walmart on Highway Industrial Boulevard on not reflect on the guilt or in- tions are even better. And by the 80 West. March 19. nocence. An "arrest" does not way, if you elect Trump, we're - Someone used a BB gun - A tag and decal for a always indicate incarcera- Hi 62 Hi 70 Hi 79 gonna take back the Senate any- to shoot two windows at a 2004 Suzuki were lost or tion. Readers are cautioned SunriseLo 7:1037 a.m. SunriseLo 7:0847 a.m. SunriseLo 7:0756 a.m. way. house on Emory Lane on that people may have similar stolen on Hubert Fulford March 21. names. Police Beat does not Partly sunny and Road in East Dublin on Sunshine, but cool Pleasant and warmer The only thing we hear is - Someone damaged a taxi identify minor children, vic- warmer March 18. how we cannot afford a lot of cab window at Candace Cabs tims of sexual assault, suicide - A handgun was stolen on these domestic issues, but you on South Franklin on March attempts or medical condi- Ralph Keen Extension in tions. Cases dismissed do not can talk all day and get a blank 21. Highs in the low 60s Highs in the low 70s Highs in the high 70s East Dublin between March appear if the newspaper is no- Lows in the high 40s check about going to war in the - A bottle of oxycodone Lows in the high 30s Lows in the mid 50s 11 and 21. tified before deadline. middle East. went missing at Carriage

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY A nuclear weapon in the ving rainstorm, and you wouldn't down because your income is rupt congressmen in Washing- hands of Dona ld Trump is five believe how many people are dri- more? ton. So what did you expect when times more dangerous than if ving with their lights off. Crazy. we elected him Governor of Geor- ISIS had one. I get $4,500 from the gov- gia? Think about it. You get what It's so funny how people ernment every month sitt ing you get because you vote the way I'm a Democrat and a dis- who don't work come pa rk in on my behind, and I've got an- you vote. Hi 76 Hi 78 Hi 69 abled veteran. The problem is, front of your business for hours other $2,700 on the way soon. SunriseLo 7:0649 a.m. SunriseLo 7:0550 a.m. SunriseLo 7:0349 a.m. you Republicans think this coun- just doing nothing. Why don't Keep it coming. you just use that time to go find a Want to Tell It? Clouds and sun try belongs to you, and nobody Strong thunderstorms; Rain and drizzle Keep it 47 words partly sunny possible else. job? How long are you Republi- cans gonna depend on cheap or or fewer. Democrats. Republicans. People's income isn't free labor. At $7.25 we might as Keep it clean. Liberals. No one's winning. The based on whether you're a well be working for free. Keep it real. Highs in the mid 70s Highs in the high 70s Highs in the high 60s only thing winning in this is Democrat or a Republican. Many Call 272-0375 Lows in the high 40s Lows in the low 50s Lows in the high 40s fighting. are minimum-wage based. I'm When Governor Deal was tellit @courier-herald.com The police could write a retired, and my salary was based in the U.S. Congr ess, he was or Tell It! at COMMUNITY CALENDAR lot of tickets today. It 's a dri- on that. How dare you put people recognized as one of the most cor- www.courier-herald.com Friday •Dublin Serenity Al-Anon Family Group, 1515 Rice Ave. Dublin (use back entrance) Friday 6:30 p.m. ALMANAC Today is Friday, April 8, Act, which provided money for — concert in Shanghai. Jackson is 75. Singer Peggy •Dublin/Laurens Commission on Children, Youth and the 99th day of 2016. Th ere programs such as the Works Harley-Davidson Inc. opened Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) Families (Laurens County Family Connection) Board of Di- are 267 days left in the year. Progress Administration. its first dealership in China. is 75. Songwriter-producer rectors. Call (478) 296-9141. Today's Highlight in His- In 1946, the League of Na- Eight members of the Toronto Leon Huff is 74. Actor Hywel •AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275- tory: tions assembled in Geneva for chapter of the Bandidos biker Bennett is 72. Actor Stuart 8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m. On April 8, 1974, Hank its final session. gang were found dead in a re- Pankin is 70. Rock musician Aaron of the Atlanta Braves In 1952, President Harry S. mote wooded area of a farmer's Steve Howe is 69. Former •NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, noon, 629 Broad hit his 715th career home run Truman seized the American property in Shedden, Ontario, House Republican Leader Tom Street, East Dublin. in a game against the Los An- steel industry to avert a na- Canada; six Bandidos from DeLay is 69. Movie director Saturday geles Dodgers, breaking Babe tionwide strike. (The Supreme Winnipeg were convicted in John Madden is 67. Rock mu- 1-4 p.m. at Turning Point Church of God in Ruth's record. Court later ruled that Truman 2009 of murdering them. sician Mel Schacher (Grand •Teen Talk On this date: had overstepped his authority, Five years ago: Congres- Funk Railroad) is 65. Actor Christ, 511 McKinley St. In 1820, the Venus de Milo opening the way for a seven- sional and White House nego- John Schneider is 56. "Sur- •Wrightsville Serenity Group AA meeting at 8 p.m. Lo- statue was discovered by a week strike by steelworkers.) tiators struck a last-minute vivor" winner Richard Hatch cated across from Dairy Queen in Wrightsville. farmer on the Greek island of In 1961, a suspected bomb budget deal ahead of a mid- is 55. Rock musician Izzy at 11 a.m. at Millville Milos. exploded aboard the passenger night deadline, averting an Stradlin is 54. Singer Julian •Millville High School Alumni In 1864, the United States liner MV Dara in the Persian embarrassing federal shut- Lennon is 53. Actor Dean Nor- School Senate passed, 38-6, the 13th Gulf, causing it to sink; 238 of down and cutting billions in ris is 53. Rock singer-musician •AA I Am Responsible Group Contact 272-5244 or 275- Amendment to the U.S. Con- the 819 people aboard were spending. Donita Sparks is 53. Rapper 8259, 1515 Rice Ave., Saturday and Sunday 8 p.m. stitution abolishing slavery. killed. One year ago: Dzhokhar Biz Markie is 52. Actress •AA 24 Hour Group, Contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street, (The House of Representatives In 1973, artist Pablo Picas- Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr- Robin Wright is 50. Actress E. Dublin, Ga, Sundays at 9 a.m. passed it in Jan. 1865; the so died in Mougins (MOO'- NEYE'-ehv) was convicted by Patricia Arquette is 48. Rock amendment was ratified and zhun), France, at age 91. a federal jury on all 30 charges singer Craig Honeycutt •NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, adopted in Dec. 1865.) In 1981, General of the against him in the Boston (Everything) is 46. Rock musi- East Dublin, Sundays at 3 p.m. In 1904, Longacre Square Army Omar N. Bradley died in Marathon bombing and found cian Darren Jessee is 45. Ac- in Manhattan was renamed New York at age 88. him responsible for the deaths tress Emma Caulfield is 43. Times Square after The New In 1990, Ryan White, the of the three people killed in the Actress Katee Sackhoff is 36. York Times. teenage AIDS patient whose 2013 attack and the killing of Actor Taylor Kitsch is 35. Rock COMMUNITY EVENTS In 1913, the 17th Amend- battle for acceptance had an MIT police officer three singer-musician Ezra Koenig ment to the Constitution, pro- gained national attention, died days later. (He was sentenced (Vampire Weekend) is 32. Ac- Places to go. viding for popular election of in Indianapolis at age 18. The to death the following month.) tor Taran Noah Smith is 32. United States senators (as op- cult TV series "Twin Peaks" Today's Birthdays: Come- Actress Kirsten Storms is 32. People to see. posed to appointment by state premiered on ABC. dian Shecky Greene is 90. Ac- Rock musician Jamie Sierota Things to do. legislatures), was ratified. In 1994, Kurt Cobain, tor-turned-diplomat John (Echosmith) is 23. Actress President Woodrow Wilson be- singer and guitarist for the Gavin is 85. Author and Sadie Calvano is 19. Georgia Missionary Baptist Convention Northern came the first chief executive grunge band Nirvana, was Pulitzer Prize-winning re- Region Prayer Walk since John Adams to address found dead in Seattle from an porter Seymour Hersh is 79. Thought for Today: "The The Georgia Missionary Baptist Convention Northern Re- Congress in person as he apparently self-inflicted gun- Former U.N. Secretary-Gener- world has achieved brilliance gion Prayer Walk will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 9 at asked lawmakers to enact tar- shot wound; he was 27. al Kofi Annan is 78. Basket- without conscience. Ours is a Driskell Tabenacle Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to iff reform. Ten years ago: The ball Hall-of-Famer John world of nuclear giants and participate in this great event. For more information please In 1935, President Franklin Rolling Stones made their de- Havlicek is 76. "Mouseketeer" ethical infants." — Gen. Omar make contact with Rev. David G. Flowers at Buckeye Baptist D. Roosevelt signed the Emer- but in mainland China with a Darlene Gillespie is 75. N. Bradley (1893-1981). Church. gency Relief Appropriations censored — but still raucous Rhythm-and-blues singer J.J. Oconee High School Bacote/Manning Scholarship deadline is April 13 The Oconee High School Bacote/Manning Scholarship deadline is Wednesday, April 13. The complete application StormsATLANTA (AP)injure — Severe severalFournier said. in They Georgia, had to be damage cause was caused damage by a torna- al Weatherin Alabama Service meteorolo- and all supporting documents must be received in one enve- weather rolled through Alaba- taken to a hospital but were do, Fournier said. The weather gist Gerald Satterwhite said. lope, post marked by April 13, 2016 and mailed to OHSNAA ma and Georgia overnight with conscious. service hoped to send a storm The storm did have some rota- Scholarship Committee, Post Office Box 1351, Dublin, Ga. a suspected tornado injuring He said several other people team to the area later Thursday tion but it was hard to tell if the 31040-1351. People can email Darlene Blocker at dcblock- several people in southwest received less serious injuries to investigate. damage was caused by a torna- [email protected] to obtain a copy of the scholarship applica- Georgia, authorities said early when trailer homes were over- Strong thunder storms that do or by straight-line winds, he tion. Questions concerning this scholarship and criteria Thursday. turned in Edison, also in Cal- swept through the metro At- said. should be directed to Barbara Dixon at (478) 272-2644. Last Two people were seriously houn County. lanta area also downed some WSFA-TV reports that no in- year three local high school students received $1,000 Oconee injured when a trailer home A number of trees and power trees. juries other than minor scrapes High School Bacote/Manning scholarships: De’Asia Melissa was destroyed in Dickey, in Cal- lines were also down in the area In Alabama, several trailer were reported. Crews were on Buie of Dublin High School, Khaleid Jahaun Kinsey of Dublin houn County, National Weath- after the storm swept through. homes were damaged overnight the scene cutting through trees High School and Dalton Edward Touchberry of West Laurens er Service meteorologist Jeff It's almost certain that the in Montgomery County, Nation- that fell across roads. High School.

Food Service Workshop sponsored by the Oconee High School National Alumni A Food Service Workshop sponsored by the Oconee High TexasHUNTSVILLE, executes Texas (AP) through anman adjacent windowfor clinedkilling to speak with12-year-old reporters amounted to "nothing boy more School National Alumni Association, Inc. will be held April — A South Texas man was ex- where four of his victim's rela- following the execution, the than a meritless attempt to 18-22. Sanitation and safety, work ethics and customer ser- ecuted Wednesday for the tives stood. 11th this year in the U.S., six postpone his execution," Assis- vice topics will be covered. Certificates will be awarded. For 1998 slaying of a 12-year-old "I'm sorry to David's fami- of them in Texas. tant Texas Attorney General more information and application contact coordinator boy whose blood the convicted ly," he said. "This is the only The punishment was car- Jeremy Greenwell told the Guynell Ellington at (478) 272-0845. killer said he drank after beat- way that I can be forgiven. ried out about four hours after high court in a filing Tuesday. ing the seventh-grader with a You got your justice right the U.S. Supreme Court re- Earlier, unsuccessful ap- Oconee High School National Alumni Association pipe and slitting his throat. here." jected an appeal from peals, including one rejected holding a Beautillion College Preparation Workshop Pablo Lucio Vasquez told As the lethal dose of pento- Vasquez' lawyer, James Kee- last month by a federal judge, Fort Valley State University will conduct a workshop at police he was drunk and high barbital began taking effect, gan, who sought a reprieve so focused on whether Vasquez the Oconee Cultural Center, located at Wabash Street and when voices convinced him to he said he was a little dizzy. the justices could review was mentally ill and should be Oconee Street near Oconee Gym, at 10:45 a.m. on April 23 kill David Cardenas in Donna, "See you on the other side," he whether several potential ju- ineligible for the death penal- that will focus on how to enroll in college and how to maxi- a Texas border town about 225 said, raising his head off the rors were improperly excused ty. mize the use of financial aid. This workshop will be helpful to miles south of San Antonio. gurney pillow and looking to- from Vasquez' capital murder Court records showed high school students and parents planning to attend any col- He also told detectives in a ward two of his sisters, a trial because they either were Vasquez, his 15-year-old lege. A limited number of seats will be available to the pub- videotaped statement that he brother-in-law and a cousin. opposed to the death penalty cousin, Andres Rafael Chapa, lic. Call (478) 595-8886 to reserve a seat. drank some of the boy's blood. He snorted loudly once, or not comfortable making and Cardenas, Chapa's friend, Asked by the warden if he then dropped his head back to such a judgment. all attended a party in Donna, Activities and Events that are open to the public had a final statement, the pillow and took a few qui- State lawyers opposed any a Texas border town where Vasquez, 38, told relatives et breaths before all move- delay, arguing the potential Vasquez and Chapa lived. with proceeds going to a non-profit run compliments watching through a window ment stopped. jurors' exclusion was legally Cardenas was from nearby of The Courier Herald. that he loved them and He was pronounced dead proper and that the latest ap- Alamo, also in the Rio Grande Community events run two weeks prior to event date. thanked them for being there, 24 minutes later at 6:35 p.m. peal was similar to an unsuc- Valley, and was spending the then turned his head to look Cardenas' relatives de- cessful one 12 years ago and weekend with Chapa. Friday, April 8, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 6a The Courier Herald Hometown News

Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, GA 31040 • [email protected] • 478-272-5522 Northwest Laurens Elementary 3rd- nine-weeksDr. Amy Duke, principal of Mac Lord, honor Madison Lowery, rollTommy Hodges, announced Anderson martino, Ansley Dorman, Northwest Laurens Elemen- Joley Loyd, Dean Lybrand, Hornick, Jocelyn Howell, Chaney Dorman, Jake Dyar, tary, announces Honor Roll for John Gavin Mabry, Kirston Olivia Hutto, Madison John- Caleigh Estep, Kiandre the third nine weeks. Manning, Audrey McClain, son, Austin Jones, Jackson Forston, Antwan Foston, Ca- Leigha Mickler, Miranda Jones, Kohan Karmazinas, mi Gay, Luke Goodwin, Lynd- Third Grade: Allyson Allen, Mimbs, Elinor Mullis, Maci Emaley Landrum, Lily Lovett, sey Graham, Sean Luke Haden Alligood, Eli Andres, Nabus, Caitlyn Nesbitt, Mal- Jax Manning, Lindsey McCol- Green, Anna Grace Gwee, Dak Ethan Bodi, Lauren Boland, lory Nobles, Brayden O’Neal, lough, Marshall McDaniel, Hardin, Madison Harris, Pauline Bondoc, JT Bowers, Chloe Passmore, Krisha Patel, Alecia Miller, Camaya Mims, Ryleigh Hartley, Ruthie Hay- Alec Brantley, Stella Rae Jakobi Pauldo, Rachel Perry, Eden Mullis, Jessica Mullis, good, Emily Helms, Aubrey Brantley, Avery Brewer, Am- Ethan Powell, Jamie Rauler- Levi Mullis, James Nelson, Hodges, Shativa Holland, bree Brown, Laine Brown, son, Kiersten Rogers, Sara Ayden Nuemans, Krish Patel, Brandon Horne, Mollie Beth Cody Brown, Kaitlyn Bryan, Grace Rowe, Daniel Ryals, Stephanie Perry, Evan Port- Johnson, Carlee Jones, Dasia Kathryn Bryan, Parker Micah Sanders, Ava Sangster, wood, Jacob Powers, Emmie Jordan, Allie Justice, Sriram Bryant, William Cannon, Samuel Sapp, Summer Soles, Raffield, Ansley Schenck, Lau- Kavuri, William Kellam, Samantha Carbaugh, Tecov- Jaxon Spann, Kamryn ryn Shepard, Aubrey Smith, Hunter Lann, Evie Lee, Ellie Courtney Nelson is ian Chapman, Rhett Cooper, Stephens, William Sterling, Ava Smith, Claire Smith, Cal- Locke, Evan Lowery, Lorenzo Kellan Copeman, Catherine Caleb Stevens, Nathan Sumn- lie Southerland, Le’Ariaya Manahan, Tyler Martin, Sa- Cowart, Ava Craft, Harley er, Breighlynn Tevez, Gavin Stanley, Olivia Stanley, Clay- vannah McAdams, Janson Volunteer of 3rd Qtr Dalton, Michael Daughtry, Watkins, Annaliese West, Bre- ton Tapley, Samantha Tapley, Meeks, Vanessa Mendoza, Au- The Heart of Georgia United Way has named Courtney Peyton Dean, Jakayla Dem- onna Williams, Ricky Christopher Taylor, Kaitlin tumn Mickler, Meg Moriya, Nelson their Volunteer of the 3rd Quarter, 2015. mons, Abigail Dollar, Zander Williams, Charles Wood, Kim- Thomas, Steven Vertin, Jenni- Chris Nesbitt, Morgan Nobles, Nelson is a Social Work student at Middle Georgia State Dumas, JD Edwards, Je’Zhari bal Wright and Avery Young. ca Watson, Jenna Wilkes, Teegan Passmore, Avi Patel, University and began volunteering at WINGS in April 2015. Ellington, Gage Garnto, Jabarius Williams, Maggie Shayena Patel, Carolanne She works primarily with the Children’s Program and was a Kailee Garrett, Addison Gra- Fourth Grade: Nathan Wood, Katie Woodard, Garrett Payne, Kyla Pierce, Vishal valuable asset during the summer. Not only did she assist ham, Hunter Graham, Hud- Abrams, Audrey Allen, Walker Woods and Taylor Wright. Pothuraju, Ethan Rawls, with activities, but she planned and implemented them as son Hadden, Jordan Hall, Allen, Kirsten Arnold, Takumi Brayden Rowland, Brayleigh well. Brooke Harber, Mollie Baba, Parker Bassett, Chap- Fifth Grade: Dylan Ayres, Rowland, Hayden Sartor, United Way Director John Draper says, “Courtney has Hodges, Tyler Horne, Hunter pie Blackburn, Owen Bounds, Lily Baird, Micayla Bates, Na- Dawson Scaggs, Taylor Single- proven herself to be creative, patient and flexible – all qual- Houseweart, Brooke Howell, Callan Bryan, Chris Capman, taly Benitez, Abigail Brown, tary, Gavin Slade, Avery Soles, ities that will insure success in chosen profession.” Kyndall Hrabal, Makayla Emma Carter, Anderson Cook, Emily Brown, Tucker Brown, Macy Solomon, Emma Sum- Even though fall classes have begun, he adds, “Courtney Hughes, Riley Hutcheson, Kellen Culpepper, Grant Will Brown, Kylee Burgamy, mer, Cam Taylor, Matthew continues to volunteer and is a dependable assistant for our Melody Hutto, Walker John- Daniels, Kade Darley, Jayla Joshua Cannon, Chandler Thigpen, Becca Thomas, Cam- family advocate.” son, Jadarius Joiner, Sreeya Davis, Ansleigh DeLaCruz, Carter, Kenzie Carter, Maddie den Thomas, Jake Wilkinson, Kavuri, Caelyn King, Shilah Alex Dyar, Brandon Evans, Gail Clark, Kabria Coleman, Jayden Wilson, Grace Wood, Landrum, Taylor Levin, Abi- Emilee Garrett, Bailey Geiger, Olivia Craft, Ricardo Cuevas, Emma Wooten, Trinity gail Lindsey, Audrey Lord, Alden Geyer, Maddie Green, Lindsey Dalton, Tommy Di- Wronek and Kaytlin Yu.

RicksThe Heart of Georgia is named United Way rec- UnitedDuring the six years Way he has been Volunteer with Georgia United of Way. 4th Qtr ognizes EcLeamus Ricks as their Volun- the Dublin office, locals have had the “There have been many days that we teer of the 4th Quarter, 2015. pleasure of working with Mr. Ricks and did not have enough coverage for our Mr. Ricks has been a valued member of he has not only become a very big part of area, and Mr. Ricks has always been right the Dublin Red Cross for six years. How- their Disaster Action Team, but he has there to save the day. ever, his journey with the Red Cross did- trained many other volunteers. “He truly has a love for people and his n’t start in Dublin. Mr. Ricks started with Mr. Ricks has been a true leader, says community. We are very proud to have the Red Cross about 10 years ago. John Draper, director of the Heart of him a part of our family/team.” Friday, April 8, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 7a The Courier Herald Hometown News

Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, GA 31040 • [email protected] • 478-272-5522 Laurens Countians are recognized atThe Georgia Laurens County Young Farmers convention Young Farmer Chapter was recognized for several ac- complishments during the past year at the Georgia Young Farmers Association Annual Convention on Jekyll Island Jan. 29-30, 2016. Over 650 members and guests from around the state attended the convention. Highlights of the convention included educational semi- nars, spokesperson competi- tion, and the recognition of awardwinners. In addition, the convention hosted a trade show that in- cluded vendors for a variety of agricultural services available to the attendees. The Laurens County Chapter hosted a booth at the trade show to provide in- formation on the State Young Farmer Summer Tour that the group will host on L-R: Derick Wooten, GYFA President-elect; Allen Morrow, Georgia Devel- June 24 and 25, 2016. Cody and Lora Lord of opment Authority (GDA); Cody and Lora Lord, GYFA Farm Family Cen- Laurens County were recog- tral Region finalists; Terry Brown, Laurens YF Teacher; Donald nized as a GYFA Farm Fam- Wilder, GDA rep; and Thomas Carter, GDA Director (Special photo) ily finalist representing the Central Region. This pro- gram recognizes outstanding Young Farmer members who have excelled in their farm- ing practices. The Lord Farm was visit- ed by a panel of judges who interviewed them and toured their farming opera- tion. The Farm Family recognition program is spon- sored by the Georgia Devel- Candy! opment Authority. As a fi- Kids learn early what finding plastic eggs at nalist, Lord received a cash Easter means: Candy! Here, a cute toddler award and free use of a trac- jumps right in on his finds at Emerald City Liv- tor for one month. Mary Kaitlyn Wheeler ing, who held their Annual Easter Egg Hunt on from East Laurens High March 26. Emerald City Living is located at 103 School was a recipient of the Terrace Drive (next to Dublin Middle School). Terrell Weeks Memorial Scholarship award. Wheeler (Special photo) was selected based on her leadership skills, as well as her academic achievements. She plans to use her scholar- ship to attend Abraham DMS sponsoring Baldwin Agricultural Col- lege this Fall and major in L-R: Johnny Villanueava, AimTrac Representative; Terry Brown, Laurens Agribusiness. YF Teacher; Ricky, Becky and Mary Kaitlyn Wheeler, Terrell Weeks Schol- ʻDays with Dadʼ and Dylan Hall represented arship Winner; Neal Skipper, AimTrac Rep; and Tyler Harper, GYFA Pres- the Laurens County Young Farmers in the spokesper- ident. (Special photo) son contest. This contest DublinʻDABʼ Middle School workshops is tapping into male parent engage- provides participants an op- ment by hosting "Days with Dad" every 3rd Wednesday of each portunity to develop their month at Dublin Middle School. All dads and positive male role public speaking skills while models are invited to come out and spend time with their child or a student of their choice. communicating the impor- Dads also take part in "DAB" (Dads Are Brilliant) education- tance of agriculture to the al workshops, receiving learning resources to help their child at general public. home. This event has been a great initiative from Officer Alan The Laurens County Harris of the Dublin Police Department in his efforts to increase Chapter display was select- male visibility and encourage male support within Dublin City ed as the runner-up winner Schools, according to Principal Raymond Braziel. of the competition which in- volved developing an attrac- tive poster of the past year’s activities. The Chapter also had the winning entry in the Sunbelt Expo photography contest. The Georgia Young Farmer program is the adult education component of Georgia's Agricultural Edu- cation program. County LAURENS COUNTY YF MEMBERS ATTENDING STATE CONVENTION Young Farmer Programs conduct educational semi- nars on everything from agricultural technology to Get ready to swim legislative issues affecting agriculture. The local advi- sor plays an instrumental role in providing these op- portunities and assisting farmers in the community. Georgia Young Farmer SALE! Teachers provide instruction through organized classes Starts Friday, April 1st on everything from new farming techniques, risk Ends Saturday, April 9th management strategies, wa- ter management and agri- cultural awareness to leg- islative issues affecting agri- All Pool culture. Providing on-site technical assistance is a Chemicals strong part of the program. The Laurens County (Discount Good on Cash & Credit Card Sales Only) Young Farmer Teacher is Terry Brown. Twenty-eight Laurens OVER 3000 County Young Farmer mem- bers attended the state POOLS INSTALLED! Young Farmer Convention. Those attending included We build our own pools and never Danny and Brenda Graham, subcontract out the work. Jeffery Pullen, Andy, Teresa and Dylan Hall, Hugh and • Weekly Maintenance Available Elaine Avery, Herman and Gail Johnson, Kevin and • Liner Replacements (with 20 yr warranty) Janet Beacham, Edwin and • Pool Renovations Cindi Avery, Terry and Jen- ny Brown, John and Barbara 2273 Veterans Blvd. Webb, Cody and Lora Lord, Ricky, Becky and Mary Kait- Dublin, GA (478) 275-0506 lyn Wheeler, Richard Wheel- Milledgeville, GA (478) 452-1976 er, Cecil and Johnnie Gra- ham, and Columbus and Ann Vidalia, GA (912) 403-3295 Pullen. Friday, April 8, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 8a The Courier Herald

He graduated from the families come back togeth- More scenes from the Student Art Show Continued from 1a program Men in December of er." lenge since September 2014. 2014 before a seven-month Reavis enjoys working in He said many men who go to internship at Teen Chal- the Thrift Store. He said it's Teen Challenge don't believe lenge. good to get the men from they need to change. From the time he was Teen Challenge working "They don't realize their about 17 years old until he there. life is so bad," Garmon said. was 30, Reavis sold illegal "A lot of these guys don't "They believe they are there drugs. know how to work," Reavis doing time. When I came "I then quit the drug said. "They get to learn how back this time, I knew some- scene and started drinking a to work in a work environ- thing had to change, I knew lot," Reavis said. "I stayed ment. You want them to be I needed Jesus in my life. I off the drugs for five years respectful to their work as knew I really had to apply before I started doing co- well." myself and devote every- caine. I knew I needed help." thing I had to get it right. Reavis didn't have a rela- Teen Challenge is hop e God's grace kept me alive. tionship with God before go- Both Garmon and Reavis He kept me moving." ing to Teen Challenge. had a message for those who Garmon relates to the "You have to find a reason are struggling with drug ad- new men at Teen Challenge in your life to stay clean," diction - there is hope. because of how recently he Reavis said. "When you "Even when you feel like went through the program. build that relationship with there is nothing left, unless "A lot of people don't re- God, you know how impor- you are dead, there is hope," ceive it the way you hope," tant that is, and you aren't Garmon said. "You have to he said. "At some point, you going to do drugs because want it, though, and reach are able to help." you know it will affect that out for it. It's not going to be Garmon participated in relationship. You learn the given to you. If you want it, an internship after gradua- Bible, and you learn God's it's there. You have to be tion. will. Without that, I don't willing to make an effort." "I wanted to give back," think I would still be sober." Garmon knew that he he said. "I learned more Reavis didn't believe he couldn't keep living the life through my internship than had a problem. He sold he was living. I did going through the pro- drugs to other people. "We need a foundation gram. I've been running the "I saw people who couldn't and someone to trust and re- Special photos detail shop since my third handle it," he said. "They ly in, and that is Jesus," he year in the program." thought they could. Eventu- said. "I'm an advocate for Garmon was hired full ally it's going to take over guys to do an internship at time and lives on campus. your life." Teen Challenge. One year daughter in another ambu- the vehicle." He works 40 hours a week, Reavis didn't know a lot here is not enough. It's a Continued from 1a lance,"Mother Butler said. "I'm real, Laurens County Sheriff sings in the choir, and volun- about Teen Challenge. starting point." real thankful for the re- Bill Harrell said some local out of the vehicle. teers when he is needed. "I didn't think it was go- Reavis knows that many sponse by the sheriff's office churches have donated mon- Klein could not be found. "I've cut the guys’ hair," ing to be such a challenge," people need the help offered and others." ey and some private individu- "It was really, really Garmon said. "It means a lot he said. "I learned how to get at Teen Challenge. By the time they arrived als have donated new clothes hard," Butler said describing for somebody to have a de- a relationship with God. "The more we are out at Fairview Park Hospital, and money. how she felt at that moment. cent haircut." They teach you work skills. there, the more they are Klein "Laurens County is a car- "It was really dark. I crawled Garmon talked with a You had to get up, eat your aware of us, and they can was being airlifted to Macon. ing community," he said. back inside the vehicle but I childhood friend about hope. breakfast, do your chores, run over here and talk with "I wasn't really worried "They know that a child has couldn't feel him." "Ten years ago I never get to work, and then go to one of us," he said. about myself, I kept asking been injured and they don't Laurens County deputies saw myself where I am to- class. It keeps you actively Kincaid said people like about him," Butler said. "I even know the family. This were the first responders. day," he said. "I didn't think busy all the time." Garmon and Reavis are min- wanted to know if he was county is trying to help them. They jumped into the water I'd be alive. But being here, Reavis has seen many istering to the men. okay. I wanted to know about It's good to have a communi- and began searching for God has given me a boldness guys come into the center. "Men like them can ad- him." ty that will donate money Klein. They used flashlights, and fulfillment in what true "A year gives a person a dress the issues and show Branesyia had glass in the and things like this." shining the beams of light life is about." chance to go through emo- them how to stay responsible back of her head, a big gash As of press time, Harrell is over the crash scene with the Garmon had been through tional stuff and not use in the work place and deal on her ankle and had to get leaving Dublin to give the do- vehicle only partly visible in rehab for his addiction. drugs," he said. "It gives you with the stuff they have to stitches. nations and clothing to the four to five feet of water. "I have tried and tried," time to get over stuff with- deal with," Kincaid said. "She is really in shock and family and to check on the The deputy pulled the he said. "There's a small ma- out using. You learn to go to "We've got other guys like not really talking too much," well being of the family and child’s head above the water jority of society that can get God instead of using and go- Drew and Zac who are quali- Butler said. the child. line and even attempted re- clean of drugs without God. ing crazy." fied to mentor them. A lot of Butler had a lot of cuts on Branesyia is a size six in suscitation as the child re- That wasn't me. I needed Reavis likes being able to our staff have come through her arms, legs and her neck clothing and 11 shoe, officials mained entangled in the car something. All of those relate to the new men who our program. We raise them is swollen. said. seat. thoughts were straight from go to Teen Challenge. up from within and equip Butler and her family When told about what peo- At that time, a rural fire the devil. Jesus filled that "It takes all of us to help," them to give back what have since relocated to a Ma- ple and churches have done fighter arrived on the scene void and gave me life." he said. "All of us can relate they've been given. Many of and also entered the over- con hospital where Klein is for her, Butler said, "It's real- to different things. It's great our students go back home turned vehicle, aiding in the being treated. As of press ly, really good. It's a bless- R eavis: 'This pro gram to see them change. There and do good in their commu- rescue effort. Moments later, time Thursday, the 2-year- ing." has help ed families c ome are pictures of them when nities. That's good. But the deputy who had entered old remains in a coma. As for how she's doing, back to gether' they come in, and then a there are a few like Drew They have been at the Butler is focused on her little the vehicle freed the child Re avis has been the Teen year later you see how big a and Zac who have been Ronald McDonald house in boy. from the seat by cutting the Challenge Thrift Store man- change they've made. It'll called to help here." Macon since early Tuesday. "I'm just trying to be harness. The child was im- ager in East Dublin for the make you sit back and cry. They are asking for any help strong for my son," Butler mediately rushed to a wait- last eight or nine months. This program has helped ing ambulance where EMT’s they can get. said. "It's hard for me to go to began full CPR and resusci- "We have no clothes or sleep, because when I close tated the child. anything," Butler said. my eyes, all I see is that "They took me and my "Everything we had was in truck in the water."

YKK

Special photos The students show their artwork from the class. once again. We got to paint They were very excited to Continued from 1a several post cards and they have us there. ful hotel on top of the moun- taught us how to write some Finally, we visited a tain overlooking the bay and Japanese words. kindergarten school where some of the islands. We then had lunch at a the children greeted us with We then took a boat tour buffet-style restaurant, but songs and games. We ran that showed us most of the is- you pick the raw meat you around and played with them lands, and we landed at the want to eat, and there is a for a while. It was such a fun port, where there are many grill at each table where you time. large seafood processing facil- can cook your own steak. Since tonight is our last ities. After lunch, we toured the night with the host families, After the boat ride, we YKK AP facility here in Osaki Laura Lee's and my host mom headed towards Sendai, the City. Their campus consists of took us to a restaurant where largest city in the area, to do 10 buildings where they man- the food comes on a conveyer some shopping at a very nice ufacturer the aluminum and belt. shopping mall. Needless to build the windows and doors You can order specific say, we were all exhausted for the mostly residential things off the touch screen, or when we got to our host market, whereas the YKK AP you can pick up the food that homes. plant in Dublin concentrates you want as it goes by. It was The day was beautiful for more on commercial produc- really cool, and it gave us the all the walking and the boat tion. opportunity to try things we ride. It was very cold and rainy would have never had a On Thursday, the weather while we were there, but we chance to try. was not as favorable. It was still managed to tour a good (Friday) is our last day in below 50 degrees and it rained bit of the plant. Osaki, and we will travel to the whole day, but we still They also showed us their Tokyo tomorrow night. managed to get a lot done. “Dublin room” very proudly I hope to keep the updates We first had a calligraphy where they display many gifts coming as much as possible. and traditional Japanese that have been given to them Hope everyone has a great painting class, and we all got by people from Dublin and day. to channel our inner artists pictures of previous visits.

they are in doubt, tell them loved one who sent them. Continued from 1a to comeScam back later when "The woman is worried Offer expires 4/30/2016 The sheriff had sugges- things are cleared up. This about others in the commu- tions for if something simi- woman is living on a fixed nity," Harrell said. "She lar happens again. income. She thought her doesn't want anybody else to "They can call their loved daughter sent him over and be taken advantage of be- ones if anyone comes to she wrote him a check." cause somebody may come their door and says some- People can also ask the up and try it again." thing like that," he said. "If person the name of their Friday, April 8, 2016 The Courier Herald Section B

NASCAR: •Scoreboard ...... 2b The latest from around the track •On The Air ...... 2b •Sports Briefs ...... 2b -2b Sports East Laurens slugs its way past Dublin, 10-7

By RODNEY MANLEY Sports Editor This time, East Laurens didn’t wait until its final at- bat to mount a comeback. Following two straight walk-off wins against Region 3AA opponents, the Falcons fell behind 4-0 in the top of the first inning against Dublin on Wednesday but rallied with five runs in their first turn at- bat to grab a lead they never let go despite a desperate comeback attempt by their crosstown rivals. The Falcons took a six-run lead into the seventh inning but had to hang on as the Irish cut the score to 10-7 before a game-ending double play that Photo by Rodney Manley finished with a close play at the plate. GAME-ENDING OUT The win avenged an 11-1 EL catcher Cam Oliver tags Dalton Davis. loss to the Irish and all but less until the rally in the final and those guys. wrapped up a playoff spot for frame. “We played pretty well. the Falcons, who improved to Centerfielder Austin Scott They really hit the ball. We Photo by Rodney Manley 6-4 in the region. had three hits — including a kicked it around a little, but “When we played them the pair of doubles — and knocked they hit the ball really hard.” FANCY FOOTWORK first time, we came in 3-1 in in three runs to pace the The Irish jumped ahead in ELʼs Colby Owens (10) arrives at home at the same time as the throw but the region and we just didn’t Falcons. Conner Hobbs and their first turn at the plate, play well. I didn’t think we did Colby Owens each had two taking advantage of three hits manages to sidestep the tag of Dublin catcher Tanner Graham. anything well in that game. hits. and a pair of errors to go up 4- inning, and Scott doubled to fourth. Falcons second baseman Seth We didn’t come to play,” said Dalton Davis and Cory 0. Holden Baisden led off the left to drive in Hobbs. Freshman catcher Cam Newsome made a run-saving East Laurens head coach Mallette led the Irish with two game with double and scored With one out, Collin Oliver led off with a single, snag. Gene Mulkey. hits each. Mallette had three after one-hits by Davis and Willhouse was hit by a pitch to and Hobbs bunted his way on. East Laurens cushioned its “It’s tough to play on spring RBIs, with two coming on his Mallette. load the bases, and Cavin Owens walked to load the lead with two more runs in the break. It’s even tougher to win bases-loaded double in the Davis and Mallette both Rotramel ripped a two-run bases for Scott, who ripped a fifth inning. Newsome led off on spring break, but we won seventh inning that nearly came home on a two-out single to pull the Falcons to grounder up the middle and with a single and moved to back to back on Tuesday and cleared the fence. throwing error, and Zion within a run. hustled his way to second for a second on a wild pitch. Hobbs Wednesday. That says a lot for “Hats off to Coach Mulkey Washington later scored when With two outs, designated two-run double to push the reached first on an error that the kids. They came, they and those guys,” said Dublin he stole third and the throw hitter Ethan Wood smacked a Falcon lead to 8-4. allowed Newsome to score, showed up, they played.” head coach Rusty Watters. went into left field when no double to drive in two more In the fifth, Dublin again and Owens tripled to bring Gavin Donaldson went the “They had every right to lay one covered the bag. runs and put East Laurens threatened and again came up home Hobbs and stretch the distance on the mound for the down after they got behind in The Falcons batted around up, 5-4. empty. With one out, Torian lead to 10-4. Falcons. He gave up one the first inning, but they came in the bottom of the first to Montarion Carswell led off Holder reached base and took The Fighting Irish showed earned run in the first inning right back. That’s a testament take the lead. Hobbs and the second for Dublin with a second on a throwing error. they still had some fight, claw- before holding the Irish score- to him and his coaching staff Owens singled to open the bunt single and was sacrificed One out later, Mallette ripped ing their way back into the to second, but Donaldson a liner toward right field, but See EL-DUBLIN page 2b escaped with no harm done. Irish starting pitcher Trent LeRoy helped himself with a defensive gem in the bottom of the inning, scooping Hobbs’ bunt and tossing in one motion with his glove to first for the out. But he ran into two-out trouble when Scott singled and Donaldson scorched a double down the third-base line to score Scott from first and make the score 6-4. Donaldson again escaped a jam in the third. Davis led off with a double but was left stranded when Hobbs made a leaping grab of a liner to left and the next two hitters struck out and grounded out. Both pitchers retired the Photo by Rodney Manley side in order in their next Photo by Rodney Manley trips to the mound, but the BIG STICK FOR THE FALCONS Falcons put two more runs on DUBLIN DEFENSE the board in the bottom of the ELʼs Austin Scott delivers RBI double, one of his Shortstop Dalton Davis (1) throws out a runner as Cole Mullis backs him up. three hits.

Masters:AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Jordan — National made Spieth it tough to go picksupwhere he off leftatAugusta National Jordan Spieth picked up low. It didn't seem to bother where he left off at the Spieth, who is trying to Masters. become only the fourth player BigAUGUSTA, debacle Ga. (AP) for — stared the at the Big ball with Easy a disbe- After a dominating victory to win back-to-back titles. Ernie Els was 2 feet from a lieving smile. By the end, he a year ago, the 22-year-old Tiger Woods was the last to par to start the Masters. let his frustration get the best Texan threw up three early do it in 2001 and 2002. The Twenty-four measly inches. of him, making a half-hearted birdies on a breezy Thursday others: Jack Nicklaus and Then, the unimaginable flick at the ball with one hand at Augusta National to claim Nick Faldo. happened. on the club from less than a the top spot on the leader- On the 30th anniversary of One miss. And another. And foot away. Naturally, it lipped board. his sixth and last Masters another. And another. And out, leaving him with a dou- another. And another. ble-figure debacle and 17 more Spieth set a tournament title, Nicklaus joined Gary Finally, on his seventh putt holes to play. record with 28 birdies in 2015, Player to hit the ceremonial — a one-handed swat that This one would've been romping to his first major title opening tee shots shortly after showed his total disgust — Els tough to take for a weekend with an 18-under score. That sunrise. Arnold Palmer could sparked one of the great years finished off a sextuple-bogey duffer. only watch, having decided 10 that essentially ruined any Imagine how a guy who has in golf history, as he went on not to swing the club this year to capture the U.S. Open at hope of contending for a green won four major titles must've because of health issues. jacket on the very first hole felt, though it wasn't the first Chambers Bay, just missed The 86-year-old Palmer did out on a playoff in the British Thursday. time Els has come down with ride a cart out to the first tee, Open, and took the runner-up Talk about a hard one to the yips at a major champi- offering that familiar wink spot behind Jason Day at the take for the Big Easy. onship. and thumbs-up. He also posed PGA Championship. Els posted the worst score At the first hole of the 2014 Day is now the top-ranked for a picture with his two long- ever at No. 1, a 445-yarder British Open, Els struck a player in the world and came time rivals and friends, who known as "Tea Olive." spectator in the face with his into the Masters as the bet- combined to win seven No one at Masters had ever opening tee shot and was still straight Masters in the 1960s gone higher than 8 on the par- shaken when he got to the ting favorite. AP Photo Spieth might have some- and collectively won 34 major 4 hole. green. He missed a 1-foot putt, thing to say about that. championships. LOOKING FOR A REPEAT Making the whole scene and then missed again when He birdied the third hole, Player, the 80-year-old downright surreal, none of the he carelessly tried to back- rolled in a 10-footer for anoth- South African who said he Jordan Spieth watches his putt on the No. 7 green putts appeared longer than hand the ball into the hole. er birdie at the sixth, and took prepared by doing 1,300 sit- during Thursdayʼs first round. about 4 feet. Video quickly But that was only a triple- advantage of the par-5 eighth ups and crunches, belted his But this moment was all Rickie Fowler's pursuit of began making the rounds on bogey. to become the first player to drive down the middle. The about Palmer. his first major title got off to a social media showing Els This was much worse. reach 3 under. 76-year-old Nicklaus hit it "It was gratifying and sad, rocky start, with a drive into knocking the ball back and For Els, it was a far cry Spieth made the turn with higher and shorter. because everything shall the trees leading to a double- forth past the cup, totally from his start a year ago, when a 33, one stroke ahead of "Gary won his tournament pass," Player said. "But it was bogey at No. 1. He bounced bedeviled by the slick, treach- he opened the Masters with a Daniel Berger and a pair of this year," Nicklaus said with nice to have him on the tee. I back with three birdies before erous greens at Augusta 5-under 67 that left him only Englishmen, Paul Casey and a grin. "I hit a pop-up." dedicated my first tee shot to a bogey at the seventh sent National. three strokes behind eventual Matthew Fitzpatrick. "I wouldn't be too con- him in respect. It's a very spe- him around the turn with an Apparently, the video didn't winner Jordan Spieth. Even though the course cerned about me outdriving cial moment." even-par 36. even show his first miss, the There was no chance of Els was softened overnight by you too much," Player replied, After the original "Big Day and four-time major one that could've gotten him shooting a 67 this time strong thunderstorms, the "because you did it to me for Three" stepped aside, the 80th champion Rory McIlroy had off the green with a par. around. wind whipping across Augusta 50 damn years." Masters began for real. afternoon tee times. After the fourth putt, Els Not after a seven-putt. Friday, April 8, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2b The Courier Herald

QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE Compelling questions... and maybe a few actual answers TODAY AUTO RACING 2:30 p.m. Will Kyle and Kurt catch Bobby FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup and Donnie? Series, Duck Commander 500, qualifying, at Fort Worth, Texas In the wake of victories like Kyle Busch’s 4:30 p.m. Sunday win at Martinsville, the knee-jerk reac- FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, tion is yes, he and brother Kurt will eventually O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, qualify- 3 THINGS WE LEARNED catch Bobby and Donnie Allison’s total of 94 ing, at Fort Worth, Texas victories. The Busch boys are now at 62, and 6:30 p.m. Kyle might get the next 32 alone, it seems. FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup But you never know. They’re now tied with the Series, Duck Commander 500, FROM THE STP 500 final practice, at Fort Worth, Flocks (Tim, Fonty and Bob), and next up are Texas Darrell and Michael Waltrip, with 88. 8:30 p.m. 1. No. 14 rising FS1 — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Brian Vickers’ seventh-place finish Aren’t we overlooking a certain O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, at Fort was the highest finish for the No. 14 brother act? Worth, Texas Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet in nearly a year. Tony Stewart wrestled Technically speaking, yes. From 1960-64, in COLLEGE BASKETBALL the car to sixth place on April 19, 2015, 26 starts in NASCAR’s big-league series, Mau- 8 p.m. at Bristol. “We’ll take (it) and move rice Petty was trying to win races. But he never ESPN2 — The College on. The team is getting stronger every did. His best was a third-place finish at the Basketball Awards Show, at Los week,” Vickers said. Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds in Spartan- Angeles GOLF burg, S.C. — he trailed Jim Paschal and Cotton 3 p.m. 2. Never say never Owens at the finish. His older brother was a ESPN — The Masters, second Kyle Busch went to Martinsville bit more successful, largely because Maurice round, at Augusta, Ga. 0-for-21, but exited the teeny-weeny turned his own attention to engine building. 11:35 p.m. oval with his first career victory. CBS — The Masters, second Actually, Busch was 0-for-32 in all his So, 200 is the number? round highlights show, at NASCAR Martinsville starts. He won Augusta, Ga. the Camping World Truck Series race Again, technically speaking, yes. Richard MLB BASEBALL on Saturday just for good measure. and Maurice Petty “combined” for 200 career 1 p.m. victories. And yes, that probably deserves even MLB — Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets 3. No team orders more of an asterisk than the combined 768 Brian Vickers zips through a corner at Martinsville Speedway. Subbing 7 p.m. home runs hit by Hank and Tommy Aaron. Oh, Without a doubt, there are no “team for Tony Stewart, Vickers got the No. 14 Chevrolet a long-awaited top-10 MLB — Boston at Toronto or and for what it’s worth, I’m gonna suggest that Tampa Bay at Baltimore orders” at Joe Gibbs Racing, which is finish. HHP CHEVY RACING/HAROLD HINSON NBA BASKETBALL why Matt Kenseth was the victim of Kyle and Kurt won’t get to 200… though if you 8:30 p.m. one of his JGR teammates once again. next to Kyle Busch. Trapped on the — Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@ include Kyle’s eventual totals from Xfinity and NBA — Memphis at Dallas Kenseth was second on the last restart outside lane, Kenseth finished 15th. news-jrnl.com Trucks, who knows? SOCCER 2:20 p.m. FS2 — Bundesliga, Hannover 96 Ken Willis has been covering at Hertha BSC Berlin NASCAR for The Daytona Beach TENNIS 3 THINGS TO WATCH News-Journal for 27 years. Reach 1 p.m. him at [email protected] ESPN2 — WTA Tour, Volvo Cars 1. The purse curse that get leftovers. Those aliates Open, quarterfinals, at have been flexing their muscles. Kevin Charleston, S.C. Denny Hamlin would like to see Harvick nabbed the 2014 Cup title in purse money posted again to ensure an aliated car. Martin Truex Jr. was GODWIN’S PICKS FOR drivers are getting a fair percentage fourth in points in ’15. AJ Allmendinger DUCK COMMANDER 500 of winnings. After moving to a charter finished second on Sunday in aliated Defense costs system with car owners represent- equipment. WINNER: Jimmie Johnson ing 36 cars, NASCAR opted not to REST OF TOP 5: Brad Keselowski, Matt Kens- Braves again publish posted awards after each race. eth, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch Publishing winnings would ensure 3. J.J. Motor Speedway FIRST ONE OUT: Ryan Blaney inATLANTA 2-1 loss (AP) — Once an honest payout for drivers. “I don’t Jimmie Johnson will arrive at Texas Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, DARK HORSE: Martin Truex Jr. again, the Atlanta Braves know that some teams were as forth- Motor Speedway gunning for his shown here climbing into his DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Johnson runs couldn't overcome a key defen- coming as maybe ours were,” Hamlin fourth consecutive victory there. This money machine, wondered out loud his Texas winning streak to four sive breakdown. said. streak started in November 2014. this weekend whether NASCAR straight. maybe should start publishing race Atlanta's poor defense in With Johnson scoring two wins at winnings again. Drivers get a per- Washington's three-run sev- intermediate speedways this season, Godwin Kelly is the Daytona 2. A liates flexing centage of winnings. GETTY IMAGES/ enth spoiled a strong debut for he is favored to four-peat. Maybe one Beach News-Journal’s motor- SEAN GARDNER Bud Norris and the Braves There are three types of teams in of those aliated-team drivers, like sports editor and has covered lost to the Nationals 3-1 on the Cup Series: 1. Elite teams that Allmendinger, can stop the streak. NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him Wednesday night. can build a fast car from scratch, 2. “I passed Jimmie like five times at at [email protected] Aliate teams that buy all their stu — Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@ Norris, inserted as Atlanta's Martinsville; that’s pretty cool!” All- from elite teams, 3. Independents mendinger said. Maybe not. news-jrnl.com No. 2 starter after signing as a free agent, gave up three runs and six hits in seven innings. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said Norris was "outstanding" and deserved better results. "You know what? We didn't make a play there and they scored three runs," Gonzalez said. "For me, they should all be unearned runs." Atlanta led 1-0 before Ryan KEN WILLIS’ TOP 10 NASCAR DRIVER RANKINGS Zimmerman singled leading off the seventh with a single KYLE JIMMIE KEVIN CARL DENNY JOEY BRAD AUSTIN JUNIOR KURT and scored from second on an BUSCH JOHNSON HARVICK EDWARDS HAMLIN LOGANO KESELOWSKI DILLON EARN- BUSCH Bonus points Most Texans Returns to Mr. Hunch We’ll give him Middle name He and brother Looking HARDT Rides a mini- infield hit by Wilson Ramos, here for still prefer runner-up likes Carl at a Martinsville is Thomas Brian have 18 comfortable One win in 21 slump into who advanced when catcher Martinsville Jimmy form this Texa s mulligan combined wins in lead pack tries at Texas Fort Worth A.J. Pierzynski missed first sweep Johnson week baseman Freddie Freeman's wild throw to the plate. Freeman was charged with 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 the error. "Those plays have got to be made, no matter who gets the error," Gonzalez said. "For me, that's a play that you've got to make nine times out of 10." The loss came after two Prep Schedule errors proved costly in the EL-Dublin Continued from page 1b The Falcons coach said his squad seemed to Braves' 4-3 opening loss in 10 lose focus once it got the big lead. innings on Monday. game in their final at-bat. Fred Williams led off FRIDAY West Laurens at Bleckley Co., “We’re up on Dublin this game very impor- Jonathan Papelbon gave up the top of the seventh with a double, Baisden Baseball 5:55 p.m. was hit by a pitch, and Torian Holder reached tant to get into the playoffs, and they were a lit- one-out singles to Adonis Baseball Golf Garcia, who had three hits, on an error that scored Williams and put run- tle too nonchalant. The next minute it’s like West Laurens at Baldwin, and Nick Markakis in the ners at second and third. they turned on a light and here we go. We held 6 p.m. West Laurens at Telfair County Davis drew a walk to load the bases, still on and found a way to win.” ninth. With Garcia at third MONDAY (Little Ocmulgee), 4 p.m. and pinch-runner Drew with no outs. Mallette hit a deep drive to left- LeRoy pitched the first 3.1 innings for Soccer center that Hobbs nearly chased down at the Dublin, allowing eight runs on 10 hits. Davis Baseball Stubbs on second with two Jefferson Co. at East Laurens, fence but instead fell for a two-run double that threw the final 2.2 innings and allowed two Dublin at Northside WR, 6 p.m. outs, Papelbon struck out West Laurens at Jones Co., cut the score to 10-7. runs on two hits. Both pitchers walked just one 5:30 p.m. Pierzynski for his second save. 5:30 p.m. GREAT CATCH — AND With runners at second and third again and batter each. Trinity at FPCA, 4:30 p.m. THROW the tying run at the plate, Donaldson struck Graham had two RBis for the Irish. Josh TUESDAY West Laurens at Howard, out the next hitter for the first out. That After Bryce Harper's lead- Price also had a hit for the Irish. Baseball 5:30 p.m. brough up catcher Tanner Graham, who hit a Dublin at Screven Co., off single in the fourth, Watters said he was happy with how his Tennis Zimmerman hit a drive come-backer to the mound. Donaldson looked young team refused to quit against a good 5:30 p.m. toward the right-center gap. Davis back toward third, then threw to opponent. East Laurens at Metter, Dublin at Region 3AA Tourney, Braves center fielder Ender Willhouse at first base for the out. “They’re a playoff team,” he said of the 5:30 p.m. Mill Creek, Statesboro. Inciarte, running toward right The Irish shortstop took off for the plate, Falcons, “and that starts from the top. I’m and Willhouse fired to Oliver, who made a field, made a diving catch and happy for Coach Mulkey. sweeping tag on the diving Davis to end the landed on his chest. Harper “That’s a case where both teams are playing was already standing on sec- game. Donaldson picked up the win, scattering hard, and one team just made more plays than ond base when Inciarte quick- the other. I’m really proud of the them and how ly returned to his feet and eight hits over seven innings. He struck out four and walked two. The outing was the sec- they responded.” threw to first base to complete While the Falcons appear destined for the the double play. ond-straight complete game from the sopho- more, who held Screven County to one run in a postseason, the loss drops the Irish to 4-16 Inciarte made another run- after making the state playoffs a year ago. ning catch of a drive by win last week. “Last season things went our way. This sea- Harper, reaching over his head “Gavin did a great job,” said Mulkey, noting son things have not,” said Watters. “Our kids for the catch, to end the sixth. that the game-ending double play involved two are really hanging in there. They’re learning UP NEXT sophomores and a freshman. Braves: Following an off “I’m really proud of them. They’ve done a some life lessons. They’re learning how to fight day on Thursday, RHP Matt good job. when you’re down.” Wisler will try to extend his short history of success against St. Louis in tonight's series opener against the Cardinals. Wisler was 2-0 with a 1.15 ERA in two starts against St. Louis in his 2015 rookie season. Friday, April 8, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 3b The Courier Herald

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