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Thursday, March 3, 2016 YOURThe NEWSPAPER [email protected] Courier• www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia Herald 31040 • 478-272-5522 Volume 102, No. 44, Pub. No 161860 Police warn February 29 - March 20, 2016 GREEN UP FOR ST. PATRICK'S TLC CASA Office, 1347 North Jefferson St. about Sponsored by: TLC CASA Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Get your official St. Patrick's green bows. $5, $10 & $15. IRS Larger & speciality bows are available. March 3, 2016 scamBy PAYTON TOWNS III AWARDS BANQUET Three Dublin people re- 7:00 p.m. ceived phone calls that they Dublin Country Club, 689 Country Club owed the Internal Revenue Rd. Sponsored by: Dublin-Laurens St. Service taxes and needed to Patrick’s Committee pay before being arrested. Admission: $25.00 Cpt. Ronnie Holmes, of the Criminal Investigation Divi- March 4 - 5, 2016 sion at the Dublin Police De- ST. PATRICK’S PIG IN THE PARK partment, said three people Friday 6:00 p.m. Saturday BBQ called them about an IRS type Competition 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Live Music; BBQ; Families Welcome of scam. Market on Madison, 314 W. Madison St. "This person or persons Sponsored by: Main Street Dublin Photo by Payton Towns III called people and claimed to be Admission: Free representatives from the IRS," Don Avery (left) and Dr. Bryan Sleigh (right) hold a ribbon while the robotic arms make the Holmes said. "They demanded March 5, 2016 cut during a ceremony at Fairview Park Hospital Wednesday morning. money in reference to unpaid CLEAN AND GREEN GOLF taxes. If they did not pay, they TOURNAMENT were threatened that they 9:00 a.m. Fairview celebrates new robotic surgery system Riverview Golf Course, 100 Riverview would be arrested." Park Dr. In one of the calls, the sus- Sponsored by: Keep Dublin-Laurens By PAYTON TOWNS III "This is great," said Cham- “Our physicians stepped up pect said he was calling from Beautiful Instead of a person cutting ber President/CEO Heath the IRS office in Virginia. The Fee: $200 per team, Four-man Scramble the green ribbon, two robotic Taylor. "The great thing about and wanted to do this. The peo- call was made from the same arms did it Wednesday during Dublin and Laurens County is phone number (1-818-698- March 5, 2016 ple who will benefit the most POT OF GOLD CORN HOLE the celebration of Fairview the support. On behalf of the 1514). TOURNAMENT Park Hospital's new Minimal- Chamber, we thank Fairview from this are our patients. This "It appears to be out of Pak- 11:00 a.m. ly Invasive da Vinci Robotic Park Hospital for your invest- istan," Holmes said. "They re- Bicentennial Plaza, Downtown Surgery System. ment and the continued re-in- will make them safer. ” quest for money to be sent by Cash prize for winner; additional prize for Fairview Park became the vestment for the community. Western Union or to other youth division first hospital in Middle Geor- This is really, really exciting." — Dr. Bryan Sleigh states. This same phone num- with one teammate 18 years or younger ber has a history of other prob- Sponsored by: Fancy Dancer Booster gia to offer robotic-assisted Dublin City Councilman Club surgery using the daVinci lems, according to other infor- mation online." Cost: $40.00 Surgical System. See ROBOTIC page 8a As far as Holmes knows, no March 5, 2016 one locally has fallen for this. KITE FLYING JAMBOREE "We want to keep it that 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (In case of rain, way," he said. "We highly rec- backup date March 12th) ommend that no one take Springdale Baptist Church, 1701 Winners named at Littlest Leprechaun Contest Springdale Rd. phone calls from someone Sponsored by: Springdale Baptist Church claiming to be from the IRS Snacks available for donation. from a number like that, re- Admission: Free questing them to use Western Union to send money or March 5, 2016 threatening them to be arrest- MISS EMERALD CITY PAGEANT ed." 2:00 p.m. Dublin High School Auditorium, 1127 People are encouraged to Hillcrest Pkwy. call local law enforcement if Sponsored by: Dublin Laurens County they have a question about Recreation Authority something they believe may be Admission: Adults $5.00. Students suspicious. $3.00 March 5, 2016 ERIN GO BRAGH FOREVER FAMILIES RUN/WALK CHALLENGE 8:30 a.m. Half Marathon, 8 Mile & 4 Mile, 11:00 a.m. 1 mile Laurens County Dudley Baptist Church, 1425 2nd St., Dudley commissioners Sponsored by: Dudley Baptist Church; NWL Elementary approve closing WL Middle School & Dublin Laurens Humane Society www.racerpal.com/races/StPatricksChall portions of enge twoBy KELLY roads LENZ March 5, 2016 Commissioners held a pub- ERIN GO BRAGH DOG WALK & lic hearing on closing portions COSTUME CONTEST of Holly Ridge Drive and 11:00 a.m. 1 Mile Run/Walk & Dog Woodland Heights Drive at Dudley Baptist Church, 1425 2nd St., Dudley their regularly scheduled Sponsored by: Dudley Baptist Church; meeting Tuesday evening. NWL Elementary Commissioner Buddy Adams, WL Middle School & Dublin Laurens of District 3, addressed the Humane Society reason for the hearing. Dogs are free, must be on leash and Adams said that this is a able to control in crowd. portion of dirt road off High- www.racerpal.com/races/StPatricksChall enge way 441 North right past Hol- ly Drive. He said that the com- March 6, 2016 missioners receive frequent MARCH MUSICALE calls from residents who live 2:00 p.m. in the area concerning com- Pine Forest UMC, 400 Woods Ave. plaints of people dumping Sponsored by: Dublin-Laurens Arts trash on the road, parking and Council Admission: FREE holding parties there. County Administrator March 7 - 25, 2016 Bryan Rogers clarified and 8TH ANNUAL SERENITY HOSPICE said that this would involve TOUR OF DOORS closing a portion of the roads, Serenity Place and Local Area Assisted not the entire roads. “It’s down Living Facilities Sponsored by: Serenity Hospice Care past the intersection at a point Admission: Free where no one lives and we’ll be installing gates at those loca- March 8, 2016 The Littlest Leprechaun Contest was held Tuesday night at Theatre Dublin. The Baby winners (top tions.” SHAMROCK SHOOTOUT photo) were Kate Shores, 2016 Baby Leprechaun winner; Anastyn Weathington, Baby 1st Run- Two citizens who lived near 7:00 p.m. ner-up; Jenna Warren, Baby 2nd Runner-up; Si Anna Moore, Baby 3rd Runner-up; and Emmanuel the area were present at the Dublin High School Gym, 1127 Hillcrest hearing and said that they Pkwy. Austin, Baby People's Choice Winner. The Wee Ones winners (bottom photo) were Willa Beth Sponsored by: Boy & Girls Club of were in favor of closing that Laurens/Johnson Counties Soles, 2016 Wee Ones Leprechaun Winner; Clayton Mason, Wee Ones 1st Runner-up; Kimber portion of the roads. The com- Admission: Adults $10; Students $7.00; missioners unanimously ap- 4 & Under Free Couey, Wee Ones 2nd Runner-up; Lidia Marion, Wee Ones 3rd Runner-up; and Faith Graham, proved the motion after the Wee Ones People's Choice Winner. Miss St. Patrick's 2016 Morgan Kimbrel is pictured with the hearing. Wee Ones. For more photos, see page 8a. (Special photos) Danny Jones, director of the Dublin Laurens County Recreation Authority, ad- dressed the commissioners during the public participation Volunteers have fun portion of the agenda. After- wards, the commissioners ap- during ʻRead Across proved transferring a deed over to the recreation authori- America Dayʼ ty for a portion of land that ad- Jackie Pittman Curtis (right) was joins the Southern Pines Ag one of many volunteers who took part and Expo Building. Index in the “Read Across America Day” at Jones said, “For those of you who don’t know, the Ag Obituaries . 2a Hillcrest Elementary School Wednes- Center was built in 2008 and Business . 3a day. Teacher Lisa Bell helps act out we’ve been trying for a long Editorial . 4a the actions in the book Curtis read. time to make it a lot more pro- ductive. This past year we re- Weather. 5a Principal Demme McManus said, "This ceived a USDA grant . We Hometown . 6a,7a is a way to share the love of reading- need to go ahead and get this Sports. 1b,2b with the children." For more photos, (deed) approved and trans- Classifieds. 3b see 8a. (Photo by Payton Towns III) Entertainment . 4b See COUNTY page 8a Thursday, March 3, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2a The Courier Herald Obituaries held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 4, ly will receive friends at the at Southerland Funeral C.D. Dudley Memorial Chapel Chapel, with interment in from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. on Sat- Woodlawn Cemetery. urday before the service. Mrs. Fordham was a mem- Mrs. Margierine Wiggins ber of Central Baptist Church Cannon, who passed on and a former LPN for Heart of March 1, 2016 was born on Georgia Nursing Home, Mid- July 10, 1935, to the late Max- dle Georgia Nursing Home ie Mae and and Isaiah Can- and the Dodge County Hospi- non. She was born in Cadwell tal. She was daughter of the and lived most of her adult late Linda Clements Williams life in Bridgeport, Conn. as a and John Morris Williams. Healthcare worker until she Survivors: husband – Car- retired and moved to Dublin. Whatʼs behind the cluttered roll Fordham; three sons – She enjoyed sewing and cook- Tyler Fordham and Ryan ing. Fordham and Blake Fordham She was preceded in death (Holly); step-granddaughter – by her mother Maxie Hooks; kitchenWhen June Cleaver dished syndrome?see them there! there's a medication and/or Jadea Massey; sister – Sherri two brothers, Andrew John- up dinner in her 1960s TV In a recent study, our pals cognitive behavioral therapy W.