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The CourierFriday, August 16, 2013 Herald YOUR NEWSPAPER [email protected] • www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040 • 272-5522 Volume 99, No. 193, Pub. No 161860 75 CENTS Council sends Sunday alcohol sales to voters

By JAMES TIDWELL council meeting Thursday at Dublin to effect November 8 if approved. rants and hotels on Sundays from 12:30 The fate of selling alcohol on Sun- City Hall. The first ordinance would allow for p.m-12 a.m. days in Dublin is now in the hands of “This is for the citizens of Dublin to Sunday package sales of malt bever- The votes were not unanimous as the city voters. vote on yea or nay,” Dublin Mayor Phil ages, wine and distilled spirits between the vote on the first ordinance was 6-1 Coming The Dublin City Council heard the Best said. the hours of 12:30-11:30 p.m., and the and on the second ordinance was 5-1 second reading of two ordinances on With approval, both ordinances will second ordinance would allow the sale with Dublin Council member Phil Saturday To Sunday alcohol sales within the city be on the November 5 general election of alcoholic beverages by the drink for The Market On limits and passed both at the regular ballot as referendums and would go in- consumption on premises in restau- See COUNCIL page 3a Madison Market Hours Saturdays 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Market vendors must call to reserve a booth. McWilliam (478) 272-2560 No pets during market hours Rain closes county schools Vendor List tapped as new Nature Crisp Farms - local, all natural and pesticide free tomatoes, sweet pota- toes, potatoes, peas, tourism director squash, zucchini, cucum- ber, green beans, avoca- dos, egg plant, purple bell By PAYTON TOWNS III peppers Rebecca McWilliam was born and raised in Wendy & Bill Adams- herbs, Las Vegas and moved to Georgia eight years fresh honey, honey prod- ago and worked in Dublin for five years be- ucts fore moving and working in Eastman for the Ross Beasley - fresh eggs last three. M.F. Carroll - squash, pota- On Monday, she was named the new toes, cucumber, tomatoes, Dublin-Laurens Tourism Director and held onion her first meeting Thursday. Ronald Daniel - bread, bbq "I'm happy to be back in Dublin," sauce, pound cake, syrup, McWilliam said. honey "This is my first Ingrid Durden - knits, I want to week and I'm aprons, jewelry, etc. about to go in to - organic produce, Tim Edge my first meeting. Edge's Amazing Carpenter Bee Catchers, Margee's boost the Being born in Las artwork, children's garden Vegas, tourism is furniture, etc in my blood." Bruce Everly - salsa, Verde overall She likes sauce, and marinara sauce, Photos by James Tidwell the energy and all made from local, chemi- the partnerships cal-free heirloom tomatoes Above: A car drives through a flooded Andrew Court in Laurens County Thursday afternoon. economic between different Mark Fountain - pears, figs Below: A house on Clinton Branch Road had a flooded front yard. Bottom: Laurens County people and orga- Kenneth Fontenot - relish, Commissioner Roscoe Brower looks over area flooded next to Andrew Court. nizations working preserves, peanut brittle, profile of together. teacakes, cookies, pig skins "When I B.J. Gay - tomatoes, relish, moved here eight watermelon the area." years ago, down- Elizabeth Hattaway - salsa, Wet stuff — Rebecca McWilliam town Dublin relish, jams, jellies New Dublin-Laurens looked nothing Evelyn Johnson - cakes, County Tourism Director like it does now," pies, cookies staying put McWilliam said. Jr. Knight - cucumbers, okra, "The progress peas, squash that has been M & G Farm- certified organ- through the made in those eight years has been amazing. ic okra, squash, zucchini, It's amazing the work that has gone on down cherry tomatoes, bell pep- there and how quickly it has progressed." per, cucumbers McWilliam said she'll be working with - baked weekendBy PAYTON TOWNS, III Kim McLaughlin community organizations, being a liaison and goods, bread, cakes, cook- AND JAMES TIDWELL ies, cookie bars Due to the weather, Lau- promoting each group and organization's as- set that will draw travelers from I-16. Jim Musselwhite - rens County schools will not be watermelons having class today. McWilliam was the Eastman/Dodge Coun- Skip Neal - okra, pickled We are going to have to ty Chamber of Commerce and was their di- okra, variety of peppers, close," said Superintendent rector of tourism. As the tourism director in black and bronze grapes Rob Johnson. "We will have no Dublin/Laurens County, McWilliam has goals Phillips Produce - watermel- employees or kids. Everybody especially when it comes to getting people to ons, squash, tomatoes can stay home. We've got six remain in town. Faith Screws - watermelons impassible roads (Thursday) "Hopefully we can get them to stay and Beverly Veal - okra, relish, afternoon." book a hotel room," she said. "I want to help preserves, mini pound On Thursday morning, sev- in any way I can and help realize some of the cakes, pralines eral buses had to be pulled out assets that aren’t being realized. I want to - Antrice's Antrice Walker of the ditch. EMA Director Don boost the overall economic profile of the area." Creole Gourmet Baked McWilliam would be happy to listen to Beans Bryant and County Adminis- trator Bryan Rogers asked the ideas no matter what they are. Helen Windham - potted "My door is open," she said. "If they have plants and trees county school system not to drive its buses on the dirt an idea, I'd be happy to work with anyone to roads. develop the tourism profile here. The craziest "It's a tough decision," ideas some times work out to be the best." Got an Johnson said. "But we had to For complete look at the weekend forecast, see 5a. Opinion? See RAIN page 3a Tell It!

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Photo by James Tidwell McWilliam stands at the Laurens County Welcome Center, which will serve as her new office.

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Wednesday evening August DEAR ABBY: I am 39 and Family counseling might be August 12, 2013 at Communi- Pallbearers will be Ronnie a cubicle for a classroom 14, 2013 at Serenity Hospice have been at my job for 15 able to mend the rift, but only ty Hospice in Vidalia, Ga., will Holton, Chris Kight, Horace with her family. years. I don’t enjoy it and if all parties are willing. be held Saturday, August 17, Anderson, Don Wolfe, Luke Mrs. Hooks has been a res- haven’t since day one. The DEAR ABBY: My wife died 2013 at 11 a.m. in the First Kicklighter and Robbie Byrd. ident of Laurens County since work is stressful and doesn’t on my birthday a few years African Baptist Church in Vi- The family will receive the 1950’s. She taught kinder- bring me one single ounce of back. It was the most trau- dalia. Burial will follow in the friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday garten for many years. She gratification. matic thing that has ever hap- Hall-Wilcox Cemetery in Ha- at the funeral home and may was the President/CEO of I have always wanted to be pened to me, and my birthday zlehurst, Ga. Rev. Carl Ward- be reached at the home of Easter Seals for 22 years. She an elementary school teacher, has been depressing since. law will officiate. Amanda Byrd and Jeremy was a Charter Member of but now I’m afraid that ship Every year, people continue Mrs. Blalock was born Carter, 3164 Railroad Avenue, Gideon Aux., Charter Member has sailed. I’m currently back to send cards and gifts, wish- March 17, 1925 in Jeff Davis Soperton. of the Independent Methodist in college for business (my job ing me a happy birthday. All I County-Hazelhurst, Ga. and Register online at Church, member of Pine For- helps to pay my tuition) and want to do on that miserable at an early age joined the Tal- www.sammonsfuneralhome.co est United Methodist Church, feel like I’m not being fair to day is get through it. It will lahassee Missionary Baptist m member of the Dublin-Lau- myself. I don’t like finance, ciate what he does for her. never be “happy” for me again. Church. She later relocated rens Chamber of Commerce, her membership to First and I was never good at math. She’s expecting a baby (our Ever. Bobbie Ann Francis Military Affairs Committee. I get paid well and am well-in- I don’t want to be nasty to African Baptist Church and Dexter – Bobbie Ann Fran- first grandchild) in December, She received J. Ellis Moran vested in my retirement plan, these well-meaning people, served as a devoted usher for cis, 61 of Dexter, entered into and I think they should try to Award, GA Rehab. Associa- but I’m miserable every but I really do want them to many years. She had a pas- eternal rest, Wednesday mend fences before the birth tion; St. Patrick’s Festival minute I must sit in my little stop. How can I convey that sion for cooking, preparing night, August 14, 2013 after occurs. We lost our son (her Woman of the Year Award; cubicle. I consider it my jail my birthday is not a happy oc- feasts for others and opening an extended illness. brother) three years ago, and I DCMAO Award from the De- cell. casion anymore? — PARTY up her home to many. Mrs. Francis was born in know this figures into the fense Logistics Agency Perfor- I need advice on where to POOPER IN NEW MEXICO Mrs. Blalock was preceded Dolly County, January 25, family dynamic as well. I just mance Award for Contractor take my career because I’m DEAR PARTY POOPER: I in death by her parents, one 1952 to the late Robert and don’t want to see them hurt Excellence; Spirit of GA award not getting any younger. Or is am sorry for your loss. A way son, one grandson, four broth- Fannie Kimsey Faulk. Mrs. each other anymore. Can you of GA Economic Developers it too late? — OVER THE to ensure your message gets ers and three sisters. Francis has lived in the Lau- help me fix this? — ANXIOUS Association; Outstanding In- HILL IN NEW JERSEY across would be to write or call Survivors include three rens County Community most IN COLORADO dividual Award of GA Associa- DEAR O.T.H.: You are not these well-meaning individu- daughters, Shirley Ann of her life. She was Christian DEAR ANXIOUS: I wish tion of Rehab Facilities, Gov- incarcerated, and you are only als, thank them for their good McLeod, Maggie Brice Snell by faith. you had clarified what your ex ernor’s Award for Achieve- as trapped as you choose to wishes and tell them exactly (Craig), and Charmaine Ward Funeral services for Mrs. “does” do for his daughter, be- ment in workplace Learning. make yourself. Most colleges what you have written to me. I (Joel) of Vidalia, Ga., one son, Francis will be held at Gra- cause from your description it She was a devoted Christ- have career counseling ser- think you expressed it very Sherman L. Blalock (laTrell) ham Memorial Church of The appears he has done the mini- ian who loved Jesus and tried vices, and you should avail well. of Snellville, Ga., eight grand- Nazarene in East Dublin, Sat- mum and little else. Having to be a Godly example to all yourself of them. Dear Abby is written by children, Courtney Epps (An- urday morning, August 17, been excluded from “family those she knew. She was a lov- If teaching children is your Abigail Van Buren, also drew) of El Paso, Tx., Corey 2013 at 11 a.m. Burial will fol- game nights and dinners out,” ing wife, mother, grandmother heart’s desire, you will have to known as Jeanne Phillips, and and Crystal Smith of Snel- low in the church cemetery. it’s natural that she would feel and friend. take the time to prepare for it, was founded by her mother, lville, Ga., Lindey Ward of Mrs. Francis is survived by her father made a new family She is survived by her hus- know ahead of time what op- Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Wrightsville, Ga., Tanner her husband, Ernest Francis, and left her in the dust. band of 70 years, Carl B. portunities are available and Abby at www.DearAbby.com Brice and Tamra Rodgers Sr., of Dexter; four sons, While I admire your im- Hooks; two sons, Danny what the compensation is. or P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange- (Reid) of Mt. Vernon, Ga., Ernest Francis, Jr. (Jessica), pulse to be the peacemaker, I (Paula) Hooks, David (Teresa) Make it your business to find les, CA 90069. Merrick Tollison (Vick) and Robert Francis, James don’t think you can fix this. Hooks, daughter, Mary (Ed) out before making any drastic Meagan Hardee (David) of Vi- Matthew Francis (Brandy) Finch of Birmingham, AL; changes. You’ll be glad you dalia, Ga., seven great-grand- and Jason Allen Francis BRADLEY STEEL & BUILDING SUPPLY,INC grandchildren, Dan (Julie) did. children, one brother, Curtis (Amanda) all of Dexter; one Hooks, JoBett Veal, Watson DEAR ABBY: I fervently Hall (Odessa) of Hazelhurst, daughter, Becky Harrison McCollister, Matthew McCol- want to help my daughter and Ga., three sisters-in-law, Min- (John) of St. Augustine, FL; lister, Brandon Dean, John her father (my ex) fix their re- nie Lee Hall and Marilyn Hall four sisters, Gloria Hicks lationship. They are both a lot of Hazelhurst, Ga., and Leona (Ricky) of St. Augustine, FL, Chappel McCollister, Carla Financing alike — bullheaded and stub- • Carports Richardson (Leroy) of Martiet- Sandra Hersey, St. Augustine, Hooks. She had seven great- & Installation born. They can’t see how much • Steel Buildings ta, Ga., numerous nieces, FL, Brenda Faulk of St. Au- grandchildren. She is also sur- Available they hurt each other. • Residential & Commercial nephews, neighbors, her gustine, FL., and Bernice vived by her siblings: Carolyn My daughter feels he has church family and also devot- Rankins (Richard) of New (Benny) Heath of Soperton, chosen his “new” family (wife ed and special neighbor Mr. Hampshire, 16 grandchildren, GA, Betty Jean (Ned - de- and stepchildren) over her be- Johnny Culver (Gearaldine) three great-grandchildren, nu- ceased) Giles of Dublin, cause she isn’t invited to fami- ASK ABOUT OUR REFERRAL PROGRAM WHERE WEPAY YOU! and family. merous nieces and nephews. MaryAnn (George) Steele of ly game nights, dinners out, Visitation will be on Friday, Visitation will be held at Callahan, Fl; sister-n-law Ni- etc. August 16, 2013 from 3-8 p.m. Brantley-Powell Funeral na McCutchen Augusta, Ga. He feels she doesn’t appre- at First African Baptist Home in Wrightsville, Friday She had many nieces and Church of Vidalia, Ga. night, August 16, 2013 from 6- nephews. She was preceded in Baker Funeral Home of 8 p.m. death by her father A.C. Giles, Soperton has charge of all Pallbearers for the Francis mother Mattie Mae Giles, Birthdays arrangements. service will be George Gordon, brother Cortez (Jean) Giles, Termite Francis, Pewee Fran- sister n-laws Margaret Thomas and Francis Kea. Robbie Clay Jim Daniel Cauley cis, Will Francis, Chris Fran- Shami Rozar Mr. Jim Daniel Cauley, 68 cis and Emory Francis. Hon- Pallbearers will be Dan Hooks, Watson McCollister, Tracy Butler of Soperton, died Thursday, orary Escort will be Kenny Cheryl Cason Matthew McCollister, Bran- August 15, 2013. Cox, Jr., Jeff Jones and Tazz Connie Daniel don Dean, John Chappel Mc- Funeral services will be Francis. Oprah Chantella White held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Brantley-Powell Funeral Collister and Mike Carroll. August 17 in the Chapel of Home of Wrightsville has Honorary Pallbearers are Sammons Funeral Home with charge of arrangements for Ralph Donaldson, Wayne Pee- Reverend Conway Jones offici- Mrs. Francis. bles, Rufus Warren, Chris ating. Burial will be in Red Council, Ann Fennell, Willie Bluff Cemetery, Treutlen Paulk, June Moore, Helen County. Harper, Jeff Johnson, Pattie Mr. Cauley was born in Middlebrooks, Ken Carswell Montgomery County but lived and Geva Alexandar. most his life in Treutlen Coun- Donations can be made to ty. He was preceded in death Gideon International Auxil- by his parents, Dennis and iary, PO Box 27, Dublin, GA Mattie Pearl Riche Cauley. He 31040, Serenity Hospice, 520 Dr. Mario J. Garner was a member of Boiling Hillcrest Parkway, Dublin, GA a member of Washington Street Presbyterian Church and current Springs Missionary Baptist 31021, or Pine Forest United Chief Operating Officer at Fairview Park Hospital has accepted the Church, Treutlen County and Methodist Church. was retired. Please visit position to serve as Chief Executive Officer of New Orleans East Survivors include his wife, www.townsendfuneralhome.co Hospital in New Orleans, LA.The Mayor of New Orleans has Ellen Jerildine Coleman m to sign the online memorial committed to rebuilding the hospital for the citizens of New Cauley; his children, Ann register. Orleans East. “New Orleans East” is part of the municipality of (Dale) Phillips, Junior (Terah Statum) Cauley, and Dennis Hooks Thurman Patisaul the City of New Orleans, separated from the downtown area by the (Peggy) Cauley, all of Soper- Thurman Patisaul, age 77, Industrial Canal. New Orleans East Hospital is planned to fully ton; nine grandchildren, Eloyce Giles Hooks of Rentz, GA died Thursday, open in the summer of 2014. Dr. Mario J. Garner Amanda Byrd, Addison Services for Eloyce Giles August 15, 2013. Arrange- Phillips, Justin Phillips, Hooks, 86 will be Sunday, Au- ments are incomplete at this JKJKJKJKJKJKJKJKJKJKJKJKJK Saleena Cauley, Heather K. gust 18, 2013. Visitation will time and will be announced Braddy, Jason Cole Cauley, be at Pine Forest United later by Townsend Brothers Washington Street Presbyterian Church Michelle Brinson, Austin Sta- Methodist Church Social Hall Funeral Home. is proud of Mario’s “new calling” and will present a public reception in his honor on Monday August 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the church Fellowship Hall, 975 South Washington St. The public is invited to say thanks for his ministry while with us in Dublin and to wish him blessings as he departs. In lieu of gifts, monetary donations may be given to Mario’s work with WSPC Youth Ministry. Payable to WSPC Youth Ministry.

GutBY MICHAEL bacteria ROIZEN, problems - about 50 and percent do Institute autism at Cleveland Clinic. Jeremy Jermaine McCloud M.D., AND MEHMET OZ, - to see if there is a relation- To live your healthiest, visit M.D. ship between the two condi- sharecare.com. Sunrise: Aug. 16, 2001 - Sunset: Nov. 23, 2008 The bacteria in your guts tions. We will forever remember how you shared are like a baseball team. Turns out these children Let’s call them the Biomes. have significantly fewer types your awesome love. Before you left us, If the players are out of sync, of gut bacteria, along with soaring on the wings of a dove. As you the team will suffer. lower amounts of three critical entered through the pearly gate, you never But if the manager (you) strains, Prevotella, Coprococ- looked back, never knew the date. When puts a good mix of players on cus and Veillonellaceae. In you came before God, you fell at his feet, the field (and in your gut), other words, they need more you’ll see better results. players on the team. Even you probably looked up and asked “Are Now, like any team, the more important, researchers there any treats?” And because He loves Biomes suffer a few setbacks found that the imbalance cor- you so very much, He summoned the along the way (diarrhea, an- related with behavior prob- angels and said give my loved one manna tibiotics, stress, food poison- lems, and have suggested that Happy Birthday of pizza, french fries and such. Then I ing), but usually bounce back managing GI problems can if you eat a bacteria-loving di- dramatically improve ASD-re- Connie Daniel!! imagined you were jumping and dancing et (green vegetables, garlic, lated behavior. with glee, knowing you were just where you onions and high-fiber foods, So if your child has ASD wanted to be. So my love I don’t cry and and avoid red meat, added and GI problems, talk with have regrets as before, because I know in sugar and processed foods) your doctor about getting a lab my heart you’re with the Holy One and and take probiotics such as test of a stool sample. If re- bacillus coagulans GBI-30, sults show that your child’s you’re not hurting anymore. We will always 6086 to fill out the roster. But biome is a couple of players cherish the time God gave us with you. For what if your biome is chroni- short, explore medical treat- now I know His purpose was to touch and cally short a couple of key ments that may provide some enrich our hearts, our lives too. players? relief. Scientists and doctors have Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of We forever love you Jeremy, gone home and never alone. been studying children with “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike FROM THE COURIER HERALD autism spectrum disorder who Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Grandma, Mom & Brothers also have gastrointestinal Officer and Chair of Wellness Friday, August 16, 2013/Dublin, Ga/Page 3a The Courier Herald Ga. receiving $3.8M for health insurance guides New Ga. Supreme Court ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia will receive low him to pay for the next driver. “We can’t properties. $3.8 million to fund counselors who will even do a random act of kindness?” Rochelle’s black and white populations help uninsured people find health insur- The authority banned the charitable are divided by a set of railroad tracks — ance coverage on the state’s new exchange. payments because some drivers had com- with most white residents living south of chief justice sworn in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution re- plained that cashiers were pocketing the the tracks and most black residents living ports that local nonprofits receiving the extra change rather than using it pay for on the north side, Earthjustice attorney Al- ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Supreme Court Justice Hugh funding must hire the new workers, give the next driver, Bert Brantley, the authori- isa Coe said in a release. Thompson was sworn in as the high court’s new chief Thurs- them 35 hours of training and make sure ty’s deputy executive director, told The At- The city about 70 miles south of Macon day after he was unanimously elected to the post by his col- they pass a licensing exam by Oct. 1, when lanta Journal-Constitution. has repaired nearly 70-year-old pipes leagues. the exchange starts operating. At least six such complaints were re- south of the tracks, but hasn’t made up- Thompson, who was previously presiding justice of the Consumer advocates said more coun- ceived in the last few months. As a result, grades to pipes on the north end she said. court, was sworn into his new role by former Gov. Zell Miller, selors are needed to help the 900,000 people state officials ended the practice in a move The city’s African-American residents who appointed him to the state Supreme Court in 1994. Chief in Georgia expected to use the exchanges. meant to protect drivers and toll workers. have complained of raw sewage flowing in- justices serve a four-year term and also chair the Georgia Ju- Republican Gov. Nathan Deal has op- “When it’s only one complaint every once to their houses through bathtub drains, dicial Council, which governs all levels of the state’s courts. posed the health care changes led by De- in a while, it’s not a big deal,” Brantley said. and they’ve occasionally had to remove “Judge Thompson is someone who will always do what’s mocratic President Barack Obama’s admin- “But we had repeat incidences of customers plugs from sewage pipes to divert waste to right; he won’t legislate through his decisions,” said U.S. Sen. istration. not believing that their pay-it-forward ges- their yards instead of their homes. Johnny Isakson, who introduced the new chief justice to a Deal has refused to expand the state’s ture was actually making it forward.” A call to the city’s attorney was not im- gathering of more than 550 people, according to a news release Medicaid program to cover more of the It is not clear that any money was actu- mediately returned. from the Supreme Court. uninsured. Deal also opted to let the feder- ally stolen. Brantley said a driver might not Earthjustice officials say the sewage Before he was appointed to the Supreme Court, Thompson, al government run Georgia’s exchange. see the extra 50 cents being thrown into the from manholes and broken pipes has who’s from Milledgeville, served as superior court judge in the ——— change basket for the next driver because spilled into a ditch that flows into a nearby Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit, which spans eight counties. He New rule bans Ga. toll booth charity the next motorist sometimes declines the creek — which is a violation of the Clean was appointed to that position in 1979. money, allowing it to be passed onto anoth- Water Act and the city’s permit. Attorneys Also Thursday, Justice P. Harris Hines was sworn in as the ATLANTA (AP) — No more paying the er driver. representing the city’s residents say people state Supreme Court’s new presiding justice. The presiding toll for the motorist behind you on Georgia The toll collections are scheduled to end no longer use the creek because the water justice serves in leadership roles when the chief justice is ab- Highway 400. Nov. 21. has been tainted. sent. He was also sworn in by Miller, who appointed him to the A new rule from the State Road and Toll- ——— “It is embarrassing that anyone in the court in 1995. way Authority has ended a tradition Ga. residents sue city over sewage United States should have to shovel In addition to Miller, the ceremony drew Gov. Nathan Deal, stretching back two decades where some discharge sewage and toilet paper out of their front former Gov. Roy Barnes, and all six living former chief jus- drivers will pay the 50-cent toll for the next yard,” Coe said in a release. “The Clean tices. motorist in a charitable gesture. ROCHELLE, Ga. (AP) — Water Act was passed in 1972 to stop this “Today I pledge to all of you that as Chief Justice of the “In what sort of world do we live?” said A group of residents here have filed a fed- kind of thing. If the city can fix it on the Supreme Court of Georgia, I will not waiver in my commit- Rick Sanderson, 58, who learned of the pol- eral lawsuit accusing city officials of allow- south side of the tracks, they can fix it on ment to lead the judicial branch with fairness and integrity,” icy last week when a cashier would not al- ing raw sewage to discharge onto their the north side too.” Thompson said, according to the court’s release. Rain Andrea Sneiderman Sheriff found not guilty of caseDECATUR, Ga. up (AP) —to A defense jury attorney now for Andrea Sneiderman said the prosecution put on a “well-edited TV racketeeringJONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — show” for the jury but failed to prove the Georgia woman did Jurors on Thursday acquitted anything wrong, while a prosecutor repeated over and over Clayton County Sheriff Victor that she did. Hill of 27 felony charges includ- The defense and prosecution attacked each other’s witnesses ing theft and giving false state- and led jurors during closing arguments Thursday step by step ments, clearing the way for him through the indictment, each asking them to reach a different to resume his law enforcement conclusion. Jurors were to begin deliberating after getting in- career after a racketeering trial structions from the judge. that had threatened to end it. Defense attorney Tom Clegg reminded the jury that the state Testimony in the trial lasted had the obligation to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that four days, and Hill did not take Sneiderman lied, that the jurors can’t just rely on a feeling. the stand. The Atlanta Journal- DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James fell back on the Constitution reports that the prosecution’s argument from its opening statement — that the jury deliberated for two hours case centers on “a forbidden romance that ends in murder” — on Wednesday and then all of and said the 37-year-old Sneiderman lies every time she opens Thursday before returning its her mouth. verdict. Rusty Sneiderman, 36, was fatally shot in November 2010 Hill was elected last year de- outside a suburban Atlanta preschool. Andrea Sneiderman’s for- spite being under indictment on mer boss, Hemy Neuman, was convicted in the killing in March felony corruption charges. He 2012, but found to be mentally ill. wasn’t in office when he was in- dicted in February 2012, but Prosecutors allege in a 13-count indictment that Sneider- Photos by James Tidwell/Jason Halcombe man, 37, lied to police investigating her husband’s killing and the charges stem from his pre- under oath during Neuman’s trial last year. She told DeKalb vious term as the county’s sher- An area is flooded on Parker Dairy Road in Laurens County Thursday after- County Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams that she did not iff, from 2005 to 2008. The in- wish to take the stand in her own defense. dictment accused Hill of using noon. (Below): Commuters deal with wet conditions on Jefferson Street. Prosecutors played numerous video clips of Sneiderman’s in- his office for personal gain. Continued from 1a terviews with police and her testimony during Neuman’s trial, Special Assistant District At- and called witnesses and presented documents that they said torney Layla Zon said during pull three out of a ditch (Thurs- contradicted her statements. The defense called numerous opening statements that Hill of- day). With more rain, how character witnesses who talked about how happy Andrea and ten put county-paid gas in his many will have to be pulled out Rusty Sneiderman were and tried to discredit prosecution wit- county car and drove it out of (Friday). If I err, let me be on nesses. state for trips that he paid for in the safe side of making sure Clegg continued to try to cast doubt on the prosecution’s wit- part by using a government that our kids, faculty and staff nesses in his closing statement, even criticizing a former close credit card. are safe." friend of Andrea Sneiderman for her dramatic testimony and Two young women — one a Bryant said the weather has choice of wardrobe. Shayna Citron repeatedly broke down in former county employee and already had an impact on the tears on the stand, sobbing and saying Sneiderman had one who still worked for the whole county. “checked out of her marriage” in the months before her husband sheriff’s office but who was on “We’ve had a lot of rain coun- was killed. paid medical leave that Hill tywide and we do have some “Shayna’s trying out for a TV show isn’t she?” Clegg said to arranged — accompanied him roads with flooding issues,” the jury, noting the bright red dress Citron wore during her sec- on these trips, Zon said. Bryant said. “Some roads have ond day of testimony and saying she was putting on a show for Hill also had another sher- water flowing over them and the camera. iff’s office employee come to his drivers need to drive cautious- house to write his autobiogra- ly.” Council phy while the employee was be- One area with severe flood- ing paid by the county, Zon said. ing issues in Laurens County is sources and is a requirement of Defense attorney Steven in the Clinton Branch Road sible, people need to stay at "The combination of overrun- Continued from 1a the Certified Local Government Frey has said Hill was dejected area where some homes had home to give the roads time for ning moisture and a wedge of after failing to win re-election Thacker the lone no vote. Program. flooded yards and Andrew Court the water recede.” high pressure will allow for con- in 2008 and took several vaca- Dublin Council member Jerry Council approved awarding was completely submerged in a According to the National tinued heavy rainfall potential," tions. He argued that Hill used Davis absented from the second Phoenix Fabricators and Erec- river of water. Weather Service, Laurens according to a NWS release. the county vehicle in case he vote due to a conflict of interest. tors, Inc. as the low bidder for County and most of the Heart of "With saturated soils already in needed to quickly return quick- Bryant also encouraged all “I want to make it clear, SB 257/1-16 Industrial Park ly, and said gas for the car was motorists to head all warnings, Georgia could expect to see be- place, heavier rainfall amounts these are referendums for the 500,000 elevated water tank in cheaper than a plane ticket be careful and stay off the flood- tween 3-5 inches of rain be- will continue to provide a poten- people to decide,” Dublin Coun- the amount of $1,284,075. The would have been. Frey argued ed roadways. tween Friday and Saturday tial for flash flooding. Addition- cil member Bill Brown. project consists of the fabrica- no one asked if Hill accidentally “We have hazardous condi- night. The region continues to ally, because of the saturated Dublin resident Curtis Ed- tion and erection of a 500,000 charged a hotel room to the tions and everyone needs to dri- be under both a Flash Flood soils, there is also a potential for wards questioned whether the gallon elevated steel water stor- county card because they were ve with extreme caution,” said Watch and Hazardous Weather downed trees across the area." first ordinance was for hard age tank, deep piling founda- too busy trying to indict him. Bryant. “If there is any way pos- Outlook. liquor or not. Dublin Manager tions, grading and site work George Roussel made it clear around the tank, the construc- the ordinance was written tion of an asphalt access road, strictly following state law and fencing, 86 linear feet of 16-inch putting in on the ballot. water main, and all appurte- “This council isn’t deciding nances and incidentals required anything,” Roussel said. “This to complete the water storage is just to allow the voters to de- structure and site. cide.” The Council awarded L&L The first ordinance will be Utilities, Inc. East Dublin as worded in the following way on low bidder for SB 257/I16 In- the referendum with voters vot- dustrial Park Water System im- ing yes or no: provements in the amount of Shall the governing authori- $368,233. Project consists of the ty of the City of Dublin, Geor- installation of approximately gia, be authorized to permit and 4,280 linear feet of 16-inch and regulate package sales by re- 12-inch diameter water main, tailers of malt beverages, wine appurtenances, and inciden- and distilled spirits on Sundays tals. between the hours of 12:30 p.m. The Council awarded L&L and 11:30 p.m. Utilities, Inc. East Dublin as The second ordinance will be low bidder for SB 257/I16 In- worded in the following way on dustrial Park Sanitary Sewer the referendum with voters vot- System improvements in the ing yes or no: amount of $649,152. The pro- Shall the governing authori- ject consists of the installation ty of the City of Dublin, Geor- of approximately 4,880 linear gia, be authorized to permit and feet of 10-inch gravity sewer regulate Sunday sales of dis- main and all labor, materials, tilled spirits or alcoholic bever- equipment and incidentals re- ages for beverage purposes by quired to complete the project. the drink? Council approved a resolu- In other council news: tion appointing Lance G. Jones Council approved awarding as the Prosecuting Attorney for of a Historic Resources Survey the Municipal Court. to UGA's Findlt Program in the After hearing the second low proposal amount of reading of an ordinance to an- $15,815. The project, which will nex one acre more or less of complete Phase One of a Com- land located at Land Lot 138 of munity-wide Historic Resources Land District 1 of the 342 Geor- Survey, is funded in part by a gia Militia District of Laurens $10,800 Historic Preservation County as 8-2 (Highway Orient- Fund grant from the Georgia ed Business) zone, Council ap- Department of Natural Re- proved the ordinance. Friday, August 16, 2013/Dublin, Ga/Page 4a The Courier Herald

The Courier Herald GRIFFIN LOVETT, Publisher DUBOSE PORTER, Executive Editor JASON HALCOMBE, Managing Editor PAM BURNEY, Advertising Director CHERYL GAY, Circulation Manager Published by Courier Herald Publishing Company Insight and viewpoints from our editorial board and our readers 115 S. Jefferson St., Dublin, Georgia 31021-5146 InEmail Our us at [email protected] Opinion to share your opinions W.H. LOVETT President and Chairman, 1934-1978 DUBOSE PORTER Chairman GRIFFIN LOVETT President POTSDAM, Germany – Potsdam Conference took of life experienced by our In the days of theWhile Berlin in placePotsdam July 17 to August 2, adversaries. There was no Periodicals Postage Paid at Dublin, Georgia Wall—that unforgettable 1945. The Big Three direct loss of civilian life in (USPS 161-860) - Daily except Sunday and select holidays symbol of Communist abso- Powers—Soviet Russia, the the U.S. lutism—the dateline for United States, and the You can draw many con- POSTMASTER: Send address change to: anything coming out of this United Kingdom—had con- clusions from sitting where The Courier Herald, Drawer B, CSS, Dublin, GA 31040 city of 159,456, which rests vened to determined how to the heads of state once sat in the middle 20 lakes and punish Nazi Germany after and the gardens where they SUBSCRIPTION PRICES: rivers, would have required it signed an unconditional strolled at the end of the day Print Edition - $10/month that you link Potsdam with surrender on May 8, 1945, and reflect on the second- Digital Edition - $10/month East Germany. which became known as V-E guessing that historians After World War II, Day (Victory in Europe). have exercised in the time This newspaper is committed to the idea that the press should Germany was divided into The atmosphere of the following the Potsdam tell the truth without prejudice and spread knowledge East and West, with the meeting between Conference. without malicious intent. Communist-dominated East Communist Party Secretary Churchill, such a mar- known as the GDR, or the Loran Smith Joseph Stalin, Prime velous leader of his people German Democratic Minister Winston Churchill, during the most difficult of Republic. It was so democ- and, later, Clement Attlee times, had to give way to ratic you could not leave the and U.S. President Harry Atlee whose Labour Party East for the West of you own aus- Truman to decide defeated defeated Churchill’s free will. Approval to visit terity in the East. You could Germany’s fate must have Conservative Party near the OUR TAKE: your relatives in Allied tour East Germany, but the been enhanced by the trees, end of the war. There was a Berlin? It could cost you guides were armed with shrubs, and flowers that transition of power, too, your life if you tried to cross Soviet-influenced propagan- make up the beautiful gar- with the United States. Franklin D. Roosevelt was any borders without da, which not only was rig- dens and grounds of succeeded by Harry Truman Warm welcome approval. Democratic orously biased but delivered Cecilienhof. when FDR died in office. enough to hold elections, but in a style reminiscent of It is fascinating to take a Roosevelt was an appeaser you knew how you should your mother giving you a glimpse into the past, into when it came to Stalin, but vote. dose of cod liver oil. "Take the history that affected so back for new this, it's good for you." I can Truman saw though the dic- While East Germany's much of the world. The tator, perhaps the greatest economy foundered, it was remember the vibrancy of war’s impact leaves you West Berlin and the stark- murderer in history. the West where business with numbing reactions. ness of the Eastern sector. Many of today’s genera- tourism director gained momentum and Cities were bombed relent- tion may never visit places Cheerful socializing in the where people thrived in the lessly. Loss of civilian life The Dublin-Laurens Tourism Council West, long and sad faces in like Cecilienhof. It would be workplace as Germans went was staggering. During the East. worthwhile if more people selected Rebecca McWilliam as its new about the business of World War II, Germany lost Then it would have been would take time out for a rebuilding their country and 4,200,000 people, civilian director Thursday. difficult to visit Potsdam, journey through the history returning to the world’s soci- but today all you have to do and military. Russia's war books and remember those McWilliam, a native of Las Vegas, spent ety following a brutal war is hop on a train for a twen- dead totaled 20,000,000. who endured so much bru- brought on by Adolph Hitler ty-minute ride and grab a For the United Kingdom, tality. The millions who time in Dublin, before heading to and the Nazis. taxi to Cecilienhof, the home deaths attributed to the war innocently lost their lives in The last time I was in of Crown Prince Wilhelm were 338,000. The U.S. mil- World War II would be Eastman as their tourism director and has Berlin, the Wall divided the Hohenzollern where the itary lost 400,000, a small grateful. city. Prosperity in the West, total compared with the loss now returned to Dublin. Our community has been known for its St. Patrick’s Festival for nearly a half cen- tury. Now McWilliam can open potential visitors’ eyes to the limitless tourism pos- sibilities present in either our natural sur- roundings like the Oconee River or in our commercial shopping and historic dis- tricts. With a wealth of wonderful history and experiences just waiting to be shared with people from all over the country, let’s put our collective weight behind establishing a solid tourism base that could generate revenue, jobs and opportunity for our friends and neighbors for generations to come. Thursday’s selection should reinforce the belief that Dublin and Laurens County is a place worth paying a visit. Let’s aid our Tourism Council, with McWilliam’s EditorialAugust 10 Roundup...anywhere and what it will and protections against Foreign Intelligence help, in spreading the word that “Green Albany (Ga.) Herald on mean depend on a Congress abuse. Surveillance Court, created Patriot Act may get that has shown little desire to As they surely do. as a brake on government and Growing” isn’t limited to work but revamping: work with the president, a We’ll leave it to history to abuse of power, instead seems The firestorm caused by condition that shows no sign judge Mr. Snowden and his all too willing to go along also stay and play. the disclosures made by of changing. ... motives. That side debate with requests to spy on citi- Edward Snowden, now a fugi- wouldn’t want to read in a should not distract our focus zens, with no outside review tive hiding out in Russia, on newspaper or see on TV. You on the real issues his actions of its decisions and all its the National Security never know who’s listening, have exposed. Vilifying him members appointed by a sin- — Jason Halcombe Agency’s domestic and foreign reading and recording ... but should not let the government gle individual, the chief jus- spying programs has reached don’t put it past your uncle -- off the hook to explain itself tice of the Supreme Court. a point where President Uncle Sam, that is. and assure us that it is not Where are the checks and Barack Obama says action ——— abusing its technological balances? needs to be taken to rein them The Times Union of power. Mr. Obama suddenly is all in. Albany on turning atten- The gathering of data — about fixing this system. The The devil, as they say, is in tion away from Edward records of phone calls and use president says he has urged Pres. Barack H. Obama Atlanta, GA 30339 the details, and there are pre- Snowden to the issues of the Internet — by the intelligence community lead- Serving1600 Pennsylvania Ave. YouTel: (770) 661-0999 cious few about what this raised by the information National Security Agency ers to declassify as much N.W. Fax: (770) 661-0768 actually means. he leaked. gives the government the material about the surveil- Washington, D.C. 20500 And one major detail is Aug. 13 ability to fairly easily pry into lance program as possible, (202) 456-1414 John Barrow this: The NSA spying pro- Whether you see Edward all sorts of our private activi- without compromising Congressman gram, which is collecting mas- Snowden as an egomaniacal ties, from whom we converse national security. The NSA Gov. Nathan Deal 2202 Rayburn House Office sive amounts of data on traitor who exposed vital with to what websites we (or plans to have a “civil liberties State Capitol Building Americans, has bipartisan national secrets or a conscien- others in our household, like and privacy officer,” and Atlanta, Ga. 30334 Washington, DC 20515 support in Congress. It has so tious whistle-blower in the curious children and there is talk of creating an (404) 656-1776 (202) 225-2823 much support, in fact, that tradition of Daniel Ellsberg, teenagers) visit. How that independent position in the this effort by Obama may well one thing is clear: His revela- data is used, who has access FISA court to act as the gov- Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle Ross Tolleson be another non-starter with tions that the U.S. govern- to it, and what might consti- ernment’s adversary. 240 State Capitol Georgia State Senator lawmakers. ment has been gathering vast tute enough evidence for an All well and good, though Atlanta, Ga. 30334 District 20 When Obama made the amounts of data on its citi- individual to become a terror these developments should (404) 656-5030 121 D State Capitol announcement Friday, U.S. zens has ignited an essential suspect are only the first have come long ago. And they Atlanta, Ga 30334 Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R- national discussion on securi- questions that come to mind. would have, no doubt, if Sen. Saxby Chambliss (404)656-0081 Moultrie, vice chairman of the ty and privacy. In a world so interconnected Congress hadn’t been willful- Washington, D.C 20510 Fax (404) 651-6767 Senate Select Committee on Look no further than to by social media, an innocent ly asleep at the wheel, prefer- Intelligence, said, “As President Obama himself for citizen suddenly has to won- ring to give this president, (202) 224-3521 [email protected] Congress has known for the rather schizophrenic reac- der just how many degrees and the last one, carte years, these NSA intelligence tion America is having to the separate him or her from sus- blanche rather than do the Sen. Johnny Isaakson Matt Hatchett collection programs are vital Snowden affair. The same picion in the mind, or algo- admittedly hard, politically United States Senate Georgia House of to our national security. ... president who would still like rithms, of such an informa- risky work of trying to find 120 Russell Senate Office Representatives Obama, who insisted the to get his hands on Mr. tion-empowered government. the balance between protect- Building District 143 government has no interest in Snowden, and who talks of We are also now keenly ing America’s security and Washington, DC 20510 State Representative spying on ordinary rethinking our relationship aware of how the deck Americans’ privacy in the Tel: (202) 224-3643 109 State Capitol Americans, outlined a four- with Russia for harboring appears to be stacked too 21st century. Fax: (202) 228-0724 Atlanta, Ga 30334 part approach, but, again, the him, also declares that he much in the government’s Like it or not, Washington One Overton Park, Suite 404-651-7737 details were vague. he said he believes our intelligence pro- favor in the secret court will have to do that work now. 970 404-651-5795 would. ... grams need increased trans- where such questions are We, the people, should see to 3625 Cumberland Blvd [email protected] Whether any of this will go parency, reforms, oversight asked and answered. The it that it breaks a sweat. Friday, August 16, 2013/Dublin, Ga/Page 5a The Courier Herald Your Courier Herald Tell It! Local 7-Day Forecast Your News Updates THENEXT Today Thousands take part in candlelight vigil 24 HOURS Sunrise84° 7:00 a.m. at Graceland to honor Elvis Presley Cloudy this afternoon Tonight and evening with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in Call 272-0375 Sunset71° 8:24 p.m. the mid 80s. Lows in the low 70s. Tomorrow Latest observed value: To the o ne who said Rivers: Obamacare is the solu- tion. You couldn't be Sunrise 7:01 a.m. Ocmulgee ...... 7.11” 84° Oconee ...... 7.96” more wrong. Jesus is the solution and sin is Cloudy this afternoon and the cancer. SATURDAY evening with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. In r e g a r d to if men Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in ruled the country - you Hi 84 Lo 71 the lower 70s. spoke like a true soldier Cloudy this afternoon and of the Republican Party. evening with a chance of SUNDAY showers and thunderstorms. Yo u said it wasn't go- Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in ing to rain any more. Hi 87 Lo 71 the lower 70s. Surprise, surprise, sur- prise!! Golly! Shazaam! Cloudy this afternoon and MONDAY evening with a 40 percent The Tea Party people chance of showers and thun- are God-fearing people derstorms. Highs in the mid who want an America Hi 88 Lo 71 80s. Lows in the lower 70s. that is ruled by the Con- stitution that we love. Cloudy this afternoon and evening with a 40 percent TUESDAY chance of showers and thun- I thin k it's time the derstorms. Highs in the low city gives out citations Hi 90 Lo 71 90s. Lows in the lower 70s. for people whose yards have trash strewn Nicholas Woodlief, 7, left, his sister Annabelle Woodlief, 11, and friend, Cloudy this afternoon and everywhere. Eli Crain, 11, right, strike an Elvis Presley pose at Graceland, Presley's WEDNESDAY evening with a 40 percent chance of showers and thun- It's hard to find good home, before the annual candlelight vigil on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, in derstorms. Highs in the low in people when there is Memphis, Tenn. Presley fans from around the world made their annual Hi 90 Lo 70 90s. Lows in the lower 70s. little good to find. The pilgrimage to Graceland to pay their respects to the rock n' roll icon with Bible says know them a solemn candlelight vigil on the 36th anniversary of his death. (AP Pho- Cloudy this afternoon and that labor among you. THURSDAY evening with a chance of Don't just whitewash to/The Commercial Appeal, Nikki Boertman) showers and thunderstorms. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The car bomb struck a withdrawing the U.S. mili- Highs in the upper 80s. Lows the bad. That's why I Hi 89 Lo 70 in the lower 70s. love my dog. Elvis Presley fans from bustling street in the Rweiss tary from the country in 2011 around the world made their district in Beirut’s southern after nearly nine years of R e p u b lic an s think annual pilgrimage to Grace- suburbs, an overwhelmingly war, at least $767 billion COMMUNITY CALENDAR that Obama is a divider. land on Thursday to pay Shiite area and stronghold of spent in taxpayer funds and When I see some of their respects to the rock n’ the Lebanese militant group nearly 4,500 U.S. troops Friday these Tea Party rallies, roll icon with a solemn can- Hezbollah. The explosion killed. there's enough blame to •The Exchange Club of Laurens County at 7 a.m. at the dlelight vigil on the 36th an- sent a massive plume of But after hitting a low, if go around on both sides. niversary of his death. black smoke billowing into grim, level of violence imme- Elks Club. 275-6244. Thousands of Presley fans the sky, set several cars diately before the U.S. troops •Dublin Serenity Al-Anon Family Group, 1515 Rice To the p e rso n who said carried lit candles as they ablaze and blew out the left, attacks have resurged in Ave. Dublin (use back entrance) Friday 6:30 p.m. that no country could walked silently through the fronts of buildings on the Iraq at a rate reminiscent of •Dublin/Laurens Commission on Children, Youth have stepped on us dur- Mediation Garden at Grace- street. its darkest days. A wave of and Families ing the Bush years - land, Presley’s longtime The bombing was the sec- car bombs killed 33 people (Laurens County Family Connection) have you forgotten Board of Directors. Call (478) 296-9141. Memphis home. The garden ond in just over a month to and wounded dozens others about the bombings on is the location of Presley’s hit one of the Shiite group’s in Baghdad on Thursday, just •AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275- 9/11? I haven't. grave and also is the spot bastions of support, and the the latest assault against a 8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. where his mother, father and deadliest in decades. Many fearful public and a govern- •NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, noon, 629 Broad If p e o p le would read grandmother are buried. people in Lebanon see the at- ment staggering from sectar- their Bible and find out Wreaths of flowers and tacks as retaliation for ian political infighting. Street, East Dublin. what is going on in the pictures of Presley encircled Hezbollah’s armed support Saturday world, they would find “The security situation in •Teen Talk 1-4 p.m. at Turning Point Church of God in out that women are not the grave, while shadows for President Bashar Assad Iraq is deteriorating rapidly cast by the glowing candles in neighboring Syria’s civil and is of significant concern,” Christ, 511 McKinley St. supposed to be in poli- tics or the churches. danced along the stone wall war. Sen. Bob Corker, top Republi- •Wrightsville Serenity Group AA meeting at 8 p.m. surrounding the garden. Soft The group’s fighters can on the Senate Foreign Located across from Dairy Queen in Wrightsville. We need to stop talking music played in the mild played a key role in a recent Relations Committee, said •Millville High School Alumni at 11 a.m. at Millville about Obama so much night, as some in the proces- regime victory in the town of Thursday, a day after meet- School and be more concerned sion bowed their heads or Qusair near the Lebanese ing Iraqi Prime Minister •AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275- about the jobs being cried quietly. border, and Syrian activists Nouri al-Maliki and other se- Each year, fans of Pres- say Hezbollah guerrillas are nior Iraqi officials during a 8259, 1515 Rice Ave., Saturday and Sunday 8 p.m. sent overseas. We can't ley’s music and movies come now aiding a regime offensive trip to Baghdad and Irbil, the •AA 24 Hour Group, make a living on just contact 279-0839, 629 Broad minimum wage. All of to Memphis for Elvis Week, in the besieged city of Homs. Kurdish capital in Iraq’s Street, E. Dublin, Ga, Sundays at 9 a.m. our industries are gone. the weeklong celebration of ——— north. •NA We Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, his life and career. Presley Facing rising violence, ——— East Dublin, Sundays at 3 p.m. Our c o unty can afford died on Aug. 16, 1977, of a Iraq seeks help from a Car strikes 3 children new schools, but they heart attack after battling White House focused on in Gwinnett County can't afford to buy text- prescription drug abuse. other crises books? Let's take a The vigil is the highlight WASHINGTON (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Three ALMANAC stand and demand the of Elvis Week, which this Security crises in Egypt, Syr- children were injured when Today in History died. purchase of books for year featured a listening par- ia and other countries are they were struck by a car on them. No wonder China ty at Stax Records for the re- overshadowing rising death a dark road in Gwinnett By The Associated Press Five years ago: At the has surpassed the U.S. cent release of the three-CD tolls and new fears of civil County. Today is Friday, Aug. 16, Beijing Olympics, Michael in education. box set “Elvis at Stax.” Per- war in Iraq, once the top U.S. Police told WSB-TV that the 228th day of 2013. Phelps touched the wall a formances by Presley tribute priority in the Mideast. How- the Volkswagen hit the chil- There are 137 days left in hundredth of a second I sure ho p e the Consti- artists and a screening of the ever, the prospect that sec- dren late Thursday as they the year. ahead of Serbia’s Milorad tution was written for “Aloha from Hawaii” televi- tarian violence could fuel in- walked to a store. the Tea Party and Today’s Highlight in Cavic (MEE’-loh-rahd sion program from January stability beyond Iraq’s bor- A 4-year-old suffered head everyone else in this 1973 are other featured ders remains a concern for injuries, lacerations and History: KAH’-vihch) to win the 100- country. If you don't events of the weeklong re- the Obama administration. abrasions. Two older children On August 16, 1977, meter butterfly, giving think it was written for union, which wraps up Satur- Officials and experts say suffered cuts and bruises. Elvis Presley died at his Phelps his seventh gold you maybe you need to day. the White House’s attention Police said they do not ex- find another country. Graceland estate in Mem- medal of the Games, tying ——— is focused elsewhere — even pect to charge the driver. phis, Tenn., at age 42. Mark Spitz’s performance in Lebanese authorities as more than 1,000 people ——— On this date: the 1972 Munich Games. say death toll from car were killed in Iraq in July, Loggerhead sea turtles bomb in south Beirut sub- the deadliest month since nesting in Ga. increase One year ago: In 1948, baseball legend Republi- urb rises to 22 2008. At Thursday’s meeting Babe Ruth died in New York can presidential contender Want to Tell It? BEIRUT (AP) — The between Secretary of State BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — at age 53. Mitt Romney declared he Keep it 37 words or death toll from a powerful car John Kerry and his Iraqi State officials say that log- In 1962, The Beatles had paid at least 13 percent less bomb that ripped through a counterpart, Hoshyar Zebari, gerhead sea turtles nesting fired their original drum- of his income in federal tax- Keep it clean. southern suburb of Beirut one of the main topics was in Georgia have topped last mer, Pete Best, replacing es every year for the previ- Keep it real. has risen to 22, Lebanon’s in- flights of weapons from Iran year’s record. Call 272-0375 terior minister said Friday. across Iraqi airspace into Mark Dodd is the sea tur- him with Ringo Starr. ous decade; President [email protected] The minister, Marwan Syria and back as well as the tle program coordinator with In 1987, 156 people were Barack Obama’s campaign or Tell It! at Charbel, also said officials threat from al-Qaida fighters the Georgia Department of killed when Northwest Air- shot back in doubt: “Prove www.courier-herald.com were conducting DNA tests along the Iraqi-Syrian bor- Natural Resources. Dodd lines Flight 255 crashed it.” on body parts discovered der. said this week that nesting while trying to take off from Today’s Birthdays: near the vehicle that blew up Surveys show a majority of on barrier island beaches Detroit; the sole survivor Actor Bob Balaban is 68. Thursday to try to determine Americans favor President have already reached 2,243, whether the explosion was Barack Obama’s hands-off was 4-year-old Cecelia Ci- Ballerina Suzanne Farrell which is more than the 2,141 the work of a suicide bomber. approach toward Iraq after nests last year. chan (SHEE’-an). People is 68. Actress Lesley Ann worldwide began a two-day Warren is 67. Rock singer- celebration of the “harmonic musician Joey Spampinato Horseshoe Tourna- The grandchildren of convergence,” which herald- is 63. Actor Reginald ment Fundraiser August Willie B. and Frannie ed what believers called the VelJohnson is 61. TV per- 17. Practice game at 1 p.m., McNear are hosting a fam- start of a new, purer age of sonality Kathie Lee Gifford COMMUNITY tournament at 3 p.m. all ily reunion at the American humankind. is 60. Country singer Emily proceeds go to Averi Cady. Legion Post #17 on August EVENTS 31 In 1993, New York police Robison (The Dixie Chicks) Sponsored by the Lothair . For more information, contact Lonnie McNear rescued business executive is 41. Actor George Stults is Horseshoe Club. Will be Places to go. held at Keith Clements (678-488-3921), Sarah Harvey Weinstein from a 38. Singer Vanessa Carlton People to see. home in Lothair. For more Channel (478-875-4604), or covered 14-foot-deep pit, is 33. Actor Cam Gigandet is information, call Jeff at Jessie Blue (478-984-5311). where he’d been held nearly 31. Actress Agnes Bruckner Things to do. (478) 609-1434 for tickets. Dublin-Laurens Black two weeks for ransom. Actor is 28. Actress Cristin Milioti The 1 Stop Southside Festival Community Stewart Granger died in is 28. Activities in Events that Office assists people liv- Committee, Inc. will met Santa Monica, Calif., at age Thought for Today: “In are open to the public with ing on the Southside of on August 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Unique Styles ion North 80. politics people give you proceeds going to a non- Dublin with employment, profit run compliments of financial assistant and Jefferson Street. New mem- Ten years ago: A car what they think you de- bers are welcome. We are The Courier Herald. medical problems. Office driven by U.S. Rep. Bill serve and deny you what excited about our new ac- Community events run two location 710 Rowe St. Janklow ran a stop sign on they think you want.” — tivities for the upcoming weeks prior to event date. Tuesdays 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., a rural road in South Dako- Cyril Northcote Parkin- Thursday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. year. For more information, ta and collided with motor- son, British historian phone number 478-304- please contact us at black- cyclist Randy Scott, who and author. 1777. [email protected] and 478-697-7858. Friday, August 16, 2013/Dublin, Ga/Page 6a The Courier Herald W.Va. county reeling as judge,WILLIAMSON, W.Va. officialThe indictment said indictedthe early 20th century. (AP) — Even in southern Thornsbury, 57, wanted a On the courthouse steps West Virginia, where corrup- friend to plant a magnetic in Williamson, resident Ang- tion is as much as a part of metal box containing drugs ie Combs took the latest alle- life as coal, people are on Robert Woodruff’s vehicle gations of corruption in shocked by allegations that a in 2008. The friend didn’t go stride, embarrassed but not judge commandeered the le- through with it. surprised. gal system in a years-long at- When that failed, prosecu- “It’s the same old, same tempt to frame a romantic ri- tors said the judge got the old,” she said. val for crimes he didn’t com- trooper to file a false com- In 1988, former sheriff mit. plaint against Robert Johnie Owens was convicted Federal prosecutors in- Woodruff for larceny. The of selling his office for dicted Mingo County Circuit judge wanted the trooper to $100,000. Judge Michael Thornsbury pursue a case against In 2002, the county clerk on two counts of conspiracy Woodruff for salvaging mine- resigned to avoid prosecution Thursday, just hours after roof drill bits and scrap from over matters the prosecutor indicting County Commis- the company he worked for, had been investigating, in- sioner Dave Baisden on ex- even though he had permis- cluding use of a government tortion charges. Thornsbury sion to do so. credit card for personal rea- attorney Steve Jory declined Thornsbury had befriend- sons and overcharging for ex- comment while Baisden’s at- ed the trooper and “purpose- penses. In this Monday, May 20, 2013 photo, Xavier Delgado is carried from the torney did not return mes- ly cultivated a relationship” In 2007, the prosecutor rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary school following a tornado in Moore, sages. to influence how he carried was admonished by the State The state Supreme Court out his duties, the indict- Bar for subpoenas his office Okla. Impaled by a ceiling tile, Delgado needed seven interior and seven has suspended Thornsbury ment said. issued for a county commis- exterior stitches. When school begins again Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, Plaza and his law license, and a re- The officer, named trooper sioner’s financial records. Towers students will go to a renovated building on the junior high cam- placement judge was set to of the year in 2009, was And in February, a woman pus. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) take over his caseload Fri- placed on administrative was charged with tipping day. leave pending an internal in- people off about indictments Both officials are free vestigation, said State Police while she served on the while awaiting trial, but the spokesman Sgt. Michael grand jury. indictments were painful Baylous. “The people of Mingo news in a community still County Prosecutor County are long overdue de- New school year awaits reeling from the assassina- Michael Sparks intervened liverance from the evils of tion of its sheriff in April. in the larceny case. He knew government corruption,” said “It’s hard for me to be- of the affair and “recognized Pittsburgh attorney Bruce kidsMOORE, Okla. who (AP) — the survived beginning of school be- has twister become a makeshift lieve, because I personally that the criminal charges Stanley, a native who has Nearly three months after a cause I want the kids so bad- memorial for the dead and a know the judge. I know him against Woodruff were im- filed cases in Thornsbury’s twister blasted through this ly to feel good and comfort- meeting spot for volunteers, as a personal friend. I’ve proper,” the indictment said. court. “After multiple gener- Oklahoma City suburb and able at school,” said Plaza even though there is just a been to his home. I know his The late sheriff, Eugene ations of scandals, is it any destroyed two elementary Towers Principal Amy Simp- slab where the school used to kids,” said Williamson minis- Crum, was working as mag- wonder that southern West schools, officials and many son, who took cover from the be. ter Butch Gregory. istrate at the time and dis- Virginia fatalism is so firmly families hope Friday’s start storm in a 4-by-5-foot bath- A handful of wind-bat- Gregory’s wife, Louise, missed the larceny case. entrenched? Why should of a new school year will help room with her office staff and tered trees are beginning to hired Thornsbury as her Thornsbury also tapped a they place faith in anyone students put the memory of emerged to find a mangled grow new leaves and branch- lawyer long before he became friend, the county’s emer- who claims to be a communi- the deadly tornado behind car on a co-worker’s desk. es again. Seven crosses, each the county’s only judge in gency services director, to be- ty leader?” them. Since the storm, different carrying the name of a child 1997. come the grand jury fore- But restaurant owner Though many families are students have found different killed in the storm, are ac- “As a married man, he man, according to the indict- Peirce Whitt said the ready to return to a familiar ways to cope with their mem- companied by an eighth that should have known better,” ment. charges against his friend routine, parents and teachers ories of the mayhem. Haley has a black “7” inside a red she said. “I don’t really trust The judge allegedly wrote the judge were about a per- say the town’s children have Delgado, 8, carries head- heart. nobody out here anymore.” subpoenas and had the son, not a place. fears that are still fresh and phones to block out the noise “I’m not going to act as The indictment says grand jury issue them to help “It has nothing to do with a lot more healing to do. of the wind and her brother, though those first couple of Thornsbury tried between get private information Mingo County or the people Seven students at the Xavier, 10, says he is scared weeks (after the storm) 2008 and 2012 to frame about Woodruff. That scheme in Mingo County,” he said. Plaza Towers Elementary by loud thunder. weren’t so terribly difficult, Robert Woodruff for crimes was exposed when one of the “We’re still the good people School were among the 24 Ruby Macias, 9, who was because they were,” said Su- including drug possession, businesses refused to cooper- that we are. people killed by the EF-5 trapped under the same wall perintendent Robert larceny and assault. The ate. “I’m sure if you go any- twister that wrecked scores that crushed her classmates, Romines, a longtime Moore judge had been having an af- And when Robert place, you could find a bad of homes and businesses remembers the screaming resident who took the dis- fair with his secretary — Woodruff became the victim person,” Whitt said. “And along a 17-mile path through and the crying. trict’s top post over the sum- Woodruff’s wife, Kim — and of an assault outside a conve- that’s not to say Judge the heart of Moore on May “She says she dreams mer. “But since that day, we he tried to eliminate the nience store last year by two Thornsbury is a bad person, 20. Students at Plaza Towers about her friend,” said Ruby’s have turned a lot of corners. competition after she tried to men, the judge arranged for because he hasn’t been and nearby Briarwood Ele- mother, Veronica Macias. “I After our last funeral, we break things off, it says. Woodruff to be identified as proven guilty yet.” mentary, which also was de- don’t know what to tell her.” turned a corner.” The schemes involved a the perpetrator. Meanwhile, Baisden, the stroyed, will attend classes in The site where the Plaza The district will build new state trooper, the county The county prosecutor dis- county commissioner, was temporary buildings at least Towers school once stood, in schools at the sites of the old emergency services director missed the charges. accused of trying to buy tires for this school year. the heart of a neighborhood ones; the new ones will have and another man, the indict- U.S. Attorney Booth Good- for his personal vehicle at a “I’m a little nervous about decimated by the tornado, tornado-safe rooms. ment says, but none of them win said none of the men ac- government discount, then panned out. cused of helping Thornsbury terminating the county’s con- Thornsbury faces up to 20 in his “campaign to perse- tract with Appalachian Tire years in prison if convicted, cute” Woodruff will be when it refused to cooperate. and a lawyer for the charged. However, he said, Baisden, 66, was released on Woodruffs says he can also “the investigation into Mingo $10,000 bond and ordered Gov’s fractured friendship expect a civil lawsuit. County corruption is ongo- not to discuss the case with “My client should never ing.” any witnesses, including his have been placed under the Mingo County, a coalfields fellow commissioners. stress of being charged crim- community of about 27,000 In April, Mingo County’s grewMARTINSVILLE, from Va. (AP) common past inally,” said Charleston at- people on the state’s south- sheriff was shot twice in the — For four years, Jonnie R. torney Mike Callaghan, “nor ern border with Kentucky, head while parked in his Williams Sr. and Gov. Bob Mc- should he have spent time in has a long history of violence cruiser, in a spot in down- Donnell shared a friendship jail for crimes he did not and government corruption. town Williamson where that afforded Williams access to commit. It’s the home of the leg- Crum frequently had lunch. the pinnacle of Virginia politi- “As a lawyer, I knew endary feud between the The suspect, Tennis cal power and provided McDon- something was wrong,” he Hatfield and McCoy families, Melvin Maynard, is facing nell and his family a taste of the said. “But never in my and was dubbed “Bloody first-degree murder charges. good life the multimillionaire wildest dreams did I fathom Mingo” when unionizing The motive for the slaying corporate executive loved to the reason for the prosecu- miners battled security has not been revealed. flaunt. tion.” agents and coal companies in That friendship is now strained — if not dead — as a federal criminal investigation into their relationship pushes Meal programs expand summer nutrition for kids them in conflicting directions, FEDERAL WAY, Wash. largest increase the program mer. Officials also are encour- creating an election-year scan- (AP) — Four days a week this has seen, said Undersecretary aging more churches, camps dal that has consumed the final summer, lime green school Kevin Concannon, with the and community groups to months of the governor’s term. buses loaded with games, food and nutrition division of start their own meal pro- “We had a very positive rela- books and computers rumbled the USDA. grams, with federal money tionship for three or four years,” through low-income neighbor- That growth came as Agri- paying for setup costs and a somber McDonnell told The hoods south of Seattle. Their culture Secretary Tom Vilsack food. Associated Press this week in aim wasn’t just to entertain announced in June a goal of “The challenge is across the one of the most frank and open kids — but to feed them. serving 5 million more meals United States, the time of year public discussions he has held “It’s fun here,” said 10-year- to eligible youngsters this an American child is most like- old Mia Tolo on a recent after- yet on the subject. “Right now, This May 5, 2011 file photo provided by the of- summer. Government officials ly to go hungry is the summer- noon outside one such bus, said an assessment of that time,” said Concannon, of the we’re just in a different situa- fice of the Governor of Virginia shows Jonnie where she played Chutes and goal won’t be available until at USDA. tion.” Williams left, and Maureen McDonnell during a Ladders with her friend Anita least next year, but officials The USDA also has worked Williams, through his attor- reception for a NASCAR race at the Executive Velasco after they had pizza, pointed to the thousands of to improve access by helping ney, Jerry W. Kilgore, declined bananas and milk. new sites as reasons for opti- parents find summer food pro- to be interviewed for this story. Mansion in Richmond, Va. In an interview with Department of Agriculture mism. grams through a new text- The men became friends in The Associated Presson Monday, Aug. 12, Gov. officials and community lead- In Federal Way, Wash., messaging service and a toll- 2009 and 2010 when Williams’ Bob McDonnell said he had returned gifts given ers cite the rolling rec centers, where more than half of the free number. then-obscure nutritional sup- to him and his family by Williams, the multimil- covered in cartoon frogs, as a school district’s 22,000 chil- The Federal Way School plement-making company, Star novel approach in the federal dren receive free or reduced- District believes its approach Scientific Inc., contributed lionaire head of a struggling nutritional supple- government’s push to get price lunches, about 900 stu- — combining activities, tech- $108,448 in corporate jet travel ments company. McDonnell and first lady Mau- meals to millions more school- dents receive meals at sum- nology and food — is some- to McDonnell’s gubernatorial reen McDonnell counted Williams as a personal children when they need it mer school programs and com- thing that can become a model campaign and political action most. munity centers. Another 400 for wider use. committee. Williams became friend and welcome face at Virginia’s Executive About 21 million U.S. stu- were fed from the trio of FRED “The parents are drawn to even more generous with per- Mansion until a federal probe soured the rela- dents receive free or reduced- buses — for fun, read, eat, the food,” said Chrissy Hart, sonal gifts or loans to the Mc- tionship. (AP Photo/Office of the Governor of price lunches during the dream — roaming the city 20, a United Way intern who Donnell family that topped school year, but only a fraction from Monday to Thursday grew up in Washington state, $145,000, including five-figure Virginia, Michele White, File) of them, 3.5 million according each week. “and the kids are drawn to the checks to two daughters for “I admire people who are en- official Executive Mansion to most recent statistics, are The program, hailed for its activities.” their weddings and a $6,500 trepreneurial, who are finding functions and, even more im- fed regularly over the summer. approach, was paid for by As Mia and Anita, the ris- Rolex watch engraved for the ways to create opportunities in portant, personal mansion “That’s a drop in the bucket about $40,000 in donations ing fifth-graders, played their “71st Governor of Virginia.” Virginia and that’s one of the guests of the governor and first compared to how many need and a $34,000 grant from the board game, others gathered McDonnell, who carefully reasons that when I first met lady Maureen McDonnell. They it,” said Bill Ayres, executive federal government. Child at a table to color and read. couched his relationship with him back in ’09 (or) ’10 that we were on a select list of guests director of Why Hunger, a non- welfare activists say it will Some kids, meanwhile, kicked Williams in the past tense dur- established a friendship,” Mc- for the private 2011 wedding of profit that works to expand take more such creativity to around a soccer ball as others ing the AP interview, said the Donnell said. “We both had big Cailin McDonnell and gave her food programs. help additional students. played on laptop computers enterprising venture capitalist families. He had four kids, I a $15,000 check as a gift. In recent years, the federal “We need to innovate,” said with Internet access inside the had been his kind of guy: a self- had five. Williams gave Cailin’s sister government has been pushing Bill Shore, who leads Share bus. made man from working-class “We had interesting early Jeanine a $10,000 check before its spending toward mobile our Strength, another non- Jeanette Borchers, who stock who, like the governor, discussions about the field of her wedding this spring. Mau- food programs, feeding hungry profit working with the US- brings her two children to the got his start in the health care health care and about our fam- reen McDonnell was Williams’ kids in parks, recreation cen- DA. bus for lunch and stays to services and supplies field. ilies,” he said. guest on a New York City shop- ters and even their homes. Among other programs, the help, said the summer pro- There are now 42,000 sites USDA is experimenting with Both are in their late 50s. They The McDonnell and ping spree, and she persuaded gram fills essential needs. that provide summer meals, debit cards that give kids up to “I think it’s fantastic,” she discovered they had even both Williams families grew quite him to buy the governor the ex- and the 3,000 locations added $60 a month to buy food at said. “It really is a good com- honeymooned in the same spot, close. Williams and his wife, pensive timepiece, The Wash- this year represents the grocery stores over the sum- munity thing.” Bar Harbor, Maine. Celeste, were familiar faces at ington Post reported. Friday, August 16, 2013/Dublin, Ga/Page 7a The Courier Herald

Back row, (l-r): Michelle Whitehead, Instructor, Karla Elton (Past In- structor), Jessica Floyd (Bleckley), Deb Thomsen, Instructor, Amanda Horton (Laurens), Shay Cameron (Laurens), Ski Scarboro (Johnson), Susie Lowther, Instructor; Front row, L to R: Dustin Walker (Telfair), Britt Damino (Laurens), Jennifer Woodall (Telfair), Kim Rozar, Guest Speaker (Laurens), Jaime Josey (Laurens), Susannah Thomas (Lau- Hannah Anderson arrives at the Boll Weevil restaurant for a fundrais- rens) and Thomas Wilson (Laurens). (Special Photo) er in her honor to raise money for her family, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013 in Lakeside, Calif. The father of Hannah Anderson, the 16-year-old girl who was abducted by a longtime family friend and rescued during an FBI shootout in the Idaho wilderness says his daughter is spending time OFTC's Practical Nursing with family and friends and happy to be home. (AP Photo/U-T San Diego, Howard Lipin) studentsDublin, GA - Congratu- into honor Dublin the campus’ ten getstudents' pinned journey through lations to Oconee Fall Line Practical Nursing gradu- nursing school. Technical College’s South ates. Graduates are currently Campus Practical Nursing Traditional aspects of preparing for their licen- California teen welcomed Class of 2013. the ceremony included the sure exam and are working A pinning ceremony was candle lighting, pinning to find employment in the held at OFTC’s South Cam- and giving of roses to spe- field. pus in Dublin on August 8 cial support people in the home after kidnapping

LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl got a warm wel- come home reception five days after FBI agents killed a long- Warrants fuel questions time family friend suspected of torturing and killing her moth- er and brother and escaping in teen's disappearance SAN DIEGO (AP) — The told her that he was drawn to with her to the Idaho wilder- California man who abducted her. "He said it was more like ness. a teenage family friend and a family crush like he had feel- Hannah Anderson was tortured her mother and 8- ings as in he wanted nothing mobbed by reporters as she en- year-old brother before killing bad to happen to me," she tered and left a restaurant that them exchanged more than a wrote on the ask.fm site. hosted an all-day fundraiser. dozen calls with the 16-year- Hannah said she didn't tell News crews were told to wait old girl in the hours before the her parents because DiMaggio outside while Hannah and her slaying. was his father's best friend father stayed for hours. She did Exactly how James Lee "and I didn't want to ruin any- not make a statement. DiMaggio tortured them or thing between them." “I don’t know what I want to why he and Hannah Anderson She said she didn't learn say. I just want to give her a exchanged about 13 calls was- that her mother and brother hug,” said Alyssa Hawgum, a n't immediately clear, but the classmate of Hannah’s in Lake- had died until authorities told new details in court papers fu- side, an east San Diego suburb her in the hospital after she eled questions about how and of 54,000 people. was rescued. She said she why he targeted his best Brett Anderson said his cried all night. friend's family and fled with a daughter was taking things one San Diego County Sheriff girl who has said she felt un- day at a time. He said he spoke Bill Gore has been adamant comfortable around him. with the horseback riders who that Hannah was an unwilling Firefighters found the body saw the pair in the Idaho victim from start to finish. "I of Christina Anderson, 44, wilderness and alerted authori- can't make it any clearer," he near a crowbar and what ap- ties, thanking them for saving said at a news conference peared to be blood next to her Hannah’s life. Monday. head. DiMaggio is believed to “Right now, she’s with her Hannah's father, Brett An- NTSB investigators remove a large piece of debris from the tail section have shot and killed their fam- family and, of course, with derson, declined to take ques- ily dog, found under a sleeping of the UPS cargo plane that crashed Wednesday on approach to the some friends, and she’s just tions after making a brief bag in the garage with blood Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport August 15, 2013 in Birm- happy to be here,” he told re- statement at a fundraiser for close to its head. porters outside the restaurant the family in Lakeside, an east ingham, Ala. Investigators found flight recorders on Thursday that could Investigators found 8-year- Thursday. San Diego suburb and Han- old Ethan's body as they sifted hold important clues about why the UPS jet crashed at Birmingham's air- Firefighters found the body nah's hometown. Caldwell through rubble. port, killing two pilots. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager) of Christina Anderson, 44, near said investigators may offer a DiMaggio "tortured and a crowbar and what appeared more detailed account in the killed" the mother and son, to be blood next to her head. future but that some ques- San Diego County Sheriff's DiMaggio is believed to have tions may never be answered. Detective Darren Perata shot and killed their family "Right now she's with her wrote, offering no elaboration, dog, found under a sleeping bag family and, of course, with in the warrants released NTSB: No engine failure in the garage with blood close some friends, and she's just Wednesday. Hannah was res- to its head. cued days later in the Idaho happy to be here," Brett An- Investigators found 8-year- wilderness, where authorities derson told reporters outside old Ethan’s body as they sifted killed DiMaggio in a shootout. the Boll Weevil restaurant, through rubble. The warrants do not indi- which hosted the fundraiser. DiMaggio “tortured and cate the time, duration or con- Anderson said he spoke killed” the mother and son, San in fatal UPS plane crash tent of the calls that DiMaggio with the horseback riders who Diego County Sheriff’s Detec- and Hannah exchanged before saw the pair in the Idaho tive Darren Perata wrote, offer- she was picked up at cheer- wilderness and alerted au- ing no elaboration, in the war- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) eration. “We are cautiously op- for years about the possibility leading practice Aug. 4, hours thorities, thanking them for rants released Wednesday. — Federal investigators found timistic that we will be able to of a plane crash. before firefighters found saving his daughter's life. Investigators who searched no initial evidence that a UPS obtain good data.” The plane went down in a DiMaggio's burning garage in Hannah Anderson was DiMaggio’s home found letters cargo jet suffered engine fail- The twin-engine A300 rolling field where a neighbor- Boulevard, a rural town 65 mobbed by reporters as she from Hannah, an incendiary ure or was burning before it bound for Birmingham from hood stood until airport offi- miles east of San Diego. entered the restaurant and device, a handcuff box and “ar- clipped trees at the end of a Louisville, Ky., was attempting cials began buying up homes Jan Caldwell, a San Diego did not make a statement. son wire,” according to one war- runway and slammed into a to land on a 7,000-foot-long and razing them to clear the County sheriff's spokes- DiMaggio was shot at least rant, which does not elaborate woman, said they may have five times in the head and hillside, killing the two crew runway at Birmingham Shut- area near the end of the run- on the content of letters or na- been discussing pickup times. chest, according to the Valley members onboard, officials tlesworth International Air- way. Cornelius and Barbara ture of the devices. DiMaggio was extraordi- County, Idaho, coroner, who said Thursday. port when it crashed before Benson, whose trees were hit The warrants say DiMaggio narily close to both children, was unable to determine a UPS on Thursday night dawn Wednesday. Sumwalt by the plane, said they haven’t and Hannah exchanged about driving Hannah to gymnastics precise number of gunshot identified the victims as Capt. said the airport’s other, 12,000- received a buyout offer but 13 phone calls before she was meets and Ethan to football wounds. His body was cremat- Cerea Beal, Jr., 58, of foot runway was shut down for hope that will now change. picked up from cheerleading practice. The warrants say the ed Tuesday near Los Angeles. Matthews, N.C. and First Offi- repair work on its lights at the “Hopefully we can get out of practice Aug. 4, hours before former telecommunications On her ask.fm social media cer Shanda Fanning, 37, of time. here now,” said Cornelius Ben- firefighters found DiMaggio’s technician took Hannah on burning garage in Boulevard, a account, Hannah said she "ba- Lynchburg, Tenn. In an email, Pilots are forced to navigate son. multi-day trips, most recently rural town 65 miles east of San sically" stayed awake for six the company said the Jefferson over a large hill to reach the The jet clipped trees around to Malibu and Hollywood. Diego. They do not indicate the straight days and repeatedly County, Ala., medical examiner shorter runway, and the plane the Bensons’ yard, leaving bro- Hannah acknowledged be- time, duration or nature of the told her captor she was hun- had confirmed their identities. clipped trees in a neighborhood ken plastic and twisted metal ing uncomfortable around calls. gry. She couldn't escape be- A former Marine helicopter before plummeting into the on the ground. DiMaggio before the ordeal, Jan Caldwell, a San Diego cause DiMaggio had a gun and pilot, Beal had been with UPS ground well short of the land- Other neighbors reported saying on a social-media site County sheriff’s spokeswoman, "threatened to kill me and since 1990. Fanning, described ing area. seeing flames coming from the earlier this week that he once said they may have been dis- anyone who tried to help." by UPS as an aviation enthusi- Sumwalt said there was no aircraft and hearing its en- cussing pickup times. ast who was active and well- indication of problems with the gines struggle in the final mo- San Diego County Sheriff known in Lynchburg, had lights on the runway where the ments before impact. Sumwalt Bill Gore has been adamant worked with the company jet attempted to land, but in- didn’t address whether flames that Hannah was an unwilling since 2006. vestigators did find pieces of could have erupted after the victim from start to finish. “I Robert Sumwalt, a member wood from trees inside an en- plane struck trees but while can’t make it any clearer,” he Benefit for ChanThomas of the National Transportation gine, plus dirt. still airborne. said at a news conference Mon- Safety Board, said during a Investigators are still ana- Officials previously said the day. news conference that the find- lyzing the debris, he said. pilots didn’t issue any distress DiMaggio was extraordinar- ings were only preliminary, “We’re just in the very be- call before the crash. ily close to both children, dri- Come join us at and investigators hope to get ginning stages of the investiga- A relative of Fanning had ving Hannah to gymnastics additional evidence from data tion,” he said. previously identified her as one meets and Ethan to football and voice recorders that were One of the investigators’ of the crew members who died. practice. The warrants say the Arby’s and Brusters pulled from the plane’s burned- tasks will be to determine why Wes Fanning, who said he former telecommunications out tail section earlier in the the plane was low enough to was the woman’s brother-in- technician took Hannah on on Veterans Blvd. on day. hit trees. The impact sheared law, said Shanda Fanning had multi-day trips, most recently to Malibu and Hollywood. “They were blackened and off pieces of the aircraft and been flying since she was a Asked on her ask.fm social sooted,” he said of the sent them crashing onto two teenager. media account this week if she August 20th! recorders, one of which cap- homes along with large pieces He said officials contacted would have preferred DiMaggio tures voices in the cockpit and of limbs. her mother and that UPS rep- got a lifetime prison sentence All Proceeds to benefit Chan Thomas who the other that records flight in- Residents who live near the resentatives were with the instead of being killed, she said, was injured in a farming accident. formation about the plane’s op- airport said they have worried family. “He deserved what he got.” Friday, August 16, 2013/Dublin, Ga/Page 8a TheIslamists Courier Herald take to Egypt streets in defiant protest

CAIRO (AP) — Gunfire rang out streets without resorting to violence over a main Cairo overpass and po- and without vandalism.” lice fired tear gas as clashes broke “The struggle to overthrow this il- out after tens of thousands of Muslim legitimate regime is an obligation, an Brotherhood supporters took to the Islamic, national, moral, and human streets Friday across Egypt in defi- obligation which we will not steer ance of a military-imposed state of away from until justice and freedom emergency following the country’s prevail, and until repression is con- bloodshed earlier this week. quered,” the statement said. Fighting first erupted near the Separately, the Brotherhood’s Foreign Ministry in the Egyptian supreme guide Mohammed Badie, capital, according to an Associated wanted by police for allegedly incit- Press reporter who saw protesters ing violence, warned in a statement and people below an overpass throw Friday that removing Morsi was an rocks and bottles at each other. Gun- attempt for the military to take over shots rang out during the march. It and establish a “dictatorship”. was not immediately clear who was The revolutionary and liberal clashing with whom. groups that helped topple Morsi have In the northern city of Tanta and largely stayed away from street ral- Egypt’s second largest city of Alexan- lying in recent weeks. dria, clashes also broke out between Many Egyptians, while voicing police and Brotherhood supporters. concern over the scale of the police State TV reported that a policeman attacks this week, are supportive of was shot dead and two others were the government’s decision to the wounded by gunmen on a checkpoint clear out of the Brotherhood-led sit- just outside the capital in an area ins and protests, which blocked two called New Cairo. main intersections in the capital and The landmark Tahrir Square in clogged traffic. Cairo, where dozens of anti-Brother- Meanwhile, state-run and private hood protesters have been camped television stations have been broad- out for weeks, was heavily blockaded casting footage from Wednesday’s vi- by tanks and barbed wire to prevent olence they say shows armed men fir- the Islamist marchers getting to the ing toward security forces, graphic area. The Brotherhood then urged its Egyptian army soldiers take their positions on top and next to their armored vehicles videos has emerged online portray- supporters to head instead to Ram- while guarding an entrance to Tahrir square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. ing the violence from the protesters’ ses Square, not far from Tahrir and side. near Cairo’s train station. Egypt is bracing for more violence after the Muslim Brotherhood called for nationwide One video, authenticated by The On the overpass leading to Ram- marches after Friday prayers and a "day of rage" to denounce this week's unprece- Associated Press based on land- ses Square, state TV aired video of a dented bloodshed in the security forces' assault on the supporters of the country's marks and reporting from Wednes- man carrying an automatic rifle. The day’s crackdown, shows armored per- Associated Press reporter there saw ousted Islamist president that left more than 600 dead. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) sonnel carriers driving protesters one protester wounded by a bullet in dition of anonymity in line with reg- lances, according to a resident of the mained defiant, demanding the coup back from an area near the main sit- the leg. ulations. neighborhood in eastern Cairo and be overturned. The international in as continuous volleys of automatic Earlier Friday, the protesters The protests were larger than in state TV reports Friday. community has urged both sides in gunfire ring out. poured out of mosques after tradi- previous weeks, ignited by the out- Wednesday’s assault had trig- Egypt to show restraint and end the In the footage, the crowd retreats tional mid-day prayers, responding rage over the deaths of 638 people on gered day-long running battles and turmoil engulfing the nation. after throwing stones at the ap- to the Brotherhood’s call for a “Day of Wednesday, when riot police backed deadly clashes between security More than 40 policemen were also proaching vehicles, leaving several Rage” as armored military vehicles by armored vehicles, snipers and forces and Morsi-s supporters else- killed on Wednesday and dozens of bloodied men motionless on the sealed off main squares in the Egypt- bulldozers smashed two sit-ins in where in Egypt, prompting the Inte- churches were attacked as violence ground. Several shout “God is great” ian capital and troops with machine- Cairo where ousted President Mo- rior Ministry to authorize the use of swept several provinces. Many of as they take cover, and a few attempt guns deployed on key junctions. hammed Morsi’s supporters had deadly force against anyone target- Morsi’s supporters have voiced criti- to evacuate a bloodied, unconscious Also Friday, security officials said been camped out for six weeks to de- ing police and state institutions. cism at Egypt’s Christian minority man but are forced to hide on the unknown assailants detonated explo- mand his reinstatement. Egypt, the Arab world’s most pop- for largely supporting the military’s ground. After a loudspeaker an- sives on train tracks between It was not clear if dozens of bodies ulous nation, has been sharply polar- decision to oust him from office. nouncement instructs the crowd to Alexandria and the western Mediter- of pro-Morsi supporters that were ized since the military removed Mor- The Brotherhood’s political wing, evacuate, promising safe passage, a ranean Sea province of Marsa Ma- kept in the El Imam mosque in Nasr si from power on July 3, following the Freedom and Justice Party, said vehicle approaches and the barrel of trouh. There were no injuries and no City in Cairo in the figure of the dead days of mass protests against him in a statement Friday that the group a weapon emerges from one of its gun trains were damaged from the at- from Wednesday. The bodies were and his Brotherhood group. is not backing down and “will contin- ports. Later police are shown firing tack, officials said, speaking on con- transferred to a morgue by ambu- But Morsi’s supporters have re- ue to mobilize people to take to the tear-gas grenades.

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese the strong pro-democracy this outcome,” Shang told The and high visibility. litical officer in Beijing, es to the respect of human Chinacourt on Friday upheld the upholds 11- stance taken by Liu Xiaobo, NobelAssociated Press. winner’sLiu Hui’s sister, Liurelative’s Xia, Charles Parton, said Liu Hui’s sentencerights all over the world, the year prison sentence handed who has been imprisoned on Foreign diplomats and jour- has been under house arrest case was being closely fol- situation of human rights de- down to the brother-in-law of subversion charges since 2009. nalists who sought to attend since her husband was award- lowed because of its possible fenders and of their family jailed Nobel Peace Prize win- Lawyer Shang Baojun said the trial were denied entry to ed the Nobel Peace Prize in ties to Liu Xiaobo’s conviction. members, as well as the due ner Liu Xiaobo, the man’s the court in suburban Beijing’s the courthouse, which was cor- 2010. Shang said that Liu Xia, Parton also called for the lift- process of rule of law in Chi- lawyer said. Huairou district turned down doned off with crime scene who has protested her extrale- ing of what he described as na,” Parton said. Relatives have denounced Liu Hui’s appeal at a 20- tape and surrounded by gal detention, did not attend Liu Xia’s “illegal house ar- Liu Hui’s brother, Liu Tong, Liu Hui’s conviction on fraud minute hearing attended by dozens of police officers and Friday’s hearing because she rest.” was permitted to attend the charges in a real estate dis- the defendant. private security guards in a wasn’t feeling well. “The EU would like to recall hearing. He said the outcome pute as political payback for “We’re very disappointed by sign of the case’s sensitivity The European Union’s po- the great importance it attach- was “very, very disappointing.”

Pole vault great condemns homosexualityMOSCOW (AP) — The tion at from worlds a friend on Insta- rainbow colors two Swedish gram that maybe I could paint athletes painted their finger- my nails in the colors of the nails in support of gays and rainbow and that felt like a lesbians sent a clear message simple, small thing that and brought a swift rebuke maybe could trigger some from a Russian star, perhaps thoughts.” even a glimpse of what’s to Isinbayeva said it was come at the Sochi Olympics. wrong for the Swedes to make Speaking at the world such a statement while com- championships, pole vault gold peting in Russia. medalist Yelena Isinbayeva “It’s unrespectful to our condemned homosexuality and country. It’s unrespectful to criticized the Swedes for their our citizens because we are gesture critical of Russia’s new Russians. Maybe we are differ- anti-gay legislation. ent from European people and The law, which bans gay other people from different “propaganda,” has drawn lands,” Isinbayeva told re- sharp criticism and led some porters. “We have our home Western activists to call for a and everyone has to respect boycott of the Winter Olympics (it). When we arrive to differ- in the Russian resort. ent countries, we try to follow Isinbayeva won her third their rules.” world title Tuesday before a Russia’s new law does not boisterous home crowd, and explicitly ban participation in drew even louder cheers gay pride parades or promo- Thursday when she received tion of lesbian, gay, bisexual her gold medal. But before ac- and transgender equality on- cepting it, the woman who will line, but anyone wearing a serve as “mayor” of one of the rainbow flag on the street or Sochi Olympic villages spoke writing about gay relation- in favor of the anti-gay stance. ships on Facebook, for in- “If we allow to promote and stance, could be accused of pro- do all this stuff on the street, pagandizing. we are very afraid about our The IOC and FIFA have nation because we consider asked the Russian government ourselves like normal, stan- for more clarification. It re- dard people,” Isinbayeva, a mains unclear if the new law two-time Olympic champion, will be enforced during the said in English. “We just live Sochi Olympics or World Cup. with boys with woman, woman The IAAF, the sport’s gov- with boys. erning body, said the opinions “Everything must be fine. It of all athletes should be re- comes from history. We never spected. had any problems, these prob- “The IAAF constitution un- lems in Russia, and we don’t derlines our commitment to want to have any in the fu- principle of nondiscrimination ture.” in terms of religious, political Swedish high jumper Em- or sexual orientation,” IAAF ma Green Tregaro, who won a spokesman Nick Davies told bronze medal at the 2005 The Associated Press. “Allied worlds, and sprinter Mao to this is our belief in free ex- Hjelmer sported rainbow col- pression as a basic human ors on their fingernails for right, which means we must events at Luzhniki Stadium, respect the opinions of both which also hosted the 1980 Green Tregaro and Isinbaye- Moscow Olympics. va.” “The first thing that hap- The International Olympic pened when I came to Moscow Committee declined to com- and pulled my curtains aside ment. was that I saw the rainbow “You will understand that and that felt a little ironic,” at this stage we cannot com- Green Tregaro said in a video ment on reported opin- posted on the website of the ions/comments,” IOC spokes- Swedish newspaper Ex- woman Emmanuelle Moreau pressen. “Then I had a sugges- said. Friday, August 16, 2013 The Courier Herald Section B HGH tests near:

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EnergizedCourier Herald Reports first one Bulldogs as far as power shine and vision, and he was pretty infour night catches for 35 yards. scrimmage Flanker Floyd played despite having the energy level." good in pass protection." Blake Tibbs hauled in a 14-yard thumb surgery 10 days ago. "He's Georgia coach Mark Richt ques- Tailback Todd Quarterback Aaron Murray went touchdown pass and split end very talented, and I think he's gonna tioned his team's energy in its last Gurley ran five 14-of-18 for 173 yards with one touch- Michael Bennett had an 8-yard scor- be an outstanding pass rusher," Richt scrimmage. times for 33 yards down and one interception. ing grab. Fifteen different players said. Wednesday's follow-up under the and two touch- Hutson Mason was 9-of-19 for 107 caught at least one pass in the scrim- Cornerback Brendan Langley lights at Sanford Stadium was a dif- downs. Brendan yards with a touchdown and an inter- mage. returned an interception 48 yards for ferent story. Douglas ran for 50 ception, while Brice Ramsey was 3- Safety Josh Harvey-Clemons led a touchdown. Cornerback Kennar "I'm glad we went at night," Richt yards on seven car- for-11 for 65 yards with two intercep- the defense with seven tackles and Johnson, cornerback Shaq Wiggins said. "…The first game is at night, so ries, while Keith tions. three pass breakups. Linebacker and safety Lucas Redd also had inter- I'm glad we did it. There was a lot Marshall added 39 Murray, a senior and three-year Amarlo Herrera contributed five ceptions. more energy than the last scrim- yards on six at- starter, threw three interceptions in tackles and two pass breakups, while "Both Langley and Shaq played mage, and there should've been. The tempts and J.J. Richt Georgia's first scrimmage. linebacker T.J. Stripling, safety well," the coach said. "Those guys guys were really fresh and it showed Green had nine carries for 34 yards. Flanker Malcolm Mitchell paced Connor Norman, end Garrison Smith have very good ball skills. They can on both sides of the ball. ... It was a "Douglas was very impressive," the receivers with four catches for 58 and linebacker Leonard Floyd added night and day difference from the Richt said. "He ran well. He ran with yards. Tight end Arthur Lynch added four tackles each. See GEORGIA page 2b

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Associated Press Kahne forNASCAR crash notebook Kasey Kahne was none too Watkins Glen didn’t help mat- pleased after being involved in ters, of course. It was the a wreck at Watkins Glen last fourth time this season he was weekend. taken out by a Joe Gibbs Matt Kenseth, the man who Racing driver, including three caused it, has times by Kyle Busch, who won a p p a r e n t l y Sunday’s race. reached out to “Well, just looking at the Kahne to incidents with (Kenseth) and express his Kyle, we’ve always had conver- regret. sations after the fact. They’ve “He texted explained and felt bad about it. me, I don’t Truthfully, Kyle races me real- know, five to ly good all the time. It’s not eight times really on my mind when I’m apologizing, racing with Kyle,” Kahne said. trying to ex- “Matt has been pretty tough on plain what Kenseth me a lot this year. He got me h a p p e n e d , there. That’s definitely on my how he felt really bad about mind. I just kind of see things how it happened and all that the way I see it.” stuff. I understand and I Kahne was asked in a tele- appreciate the texts,” Kahne conference Wednesday if he said. “At the same time, we’re could recall being on the other trying to get in the Chase. It end of situations like that — hurts when you get wiped out and how he’d handle it. when you’re minding your own “It’s never happened to me,” business. he said. “Kind of makes me “It’s happened enough this think I need to start taking year that I cars out, but it hasn’t hap- don’t know pened to me. I don’t know what what I can do it would be like on that side of about it, but I it.” AP Photo definitely am Matt Ryan throws the ball away just ahead of the sack attempt of Baltimore’s Elvis Dumervil during not pleased. Gordon’s goal It’s really an- Jeff Gordon’s visit to Thursday’s 27-23 loss to the Ravens. The Atlanta quarterback threw for 97 yards and a touchdown while noying and Michigan International Speed- playing four series in the Falcons second exhibition game. upsetting.” way in June was marred by an Emotions early accident — he was out of are high right contention almost immediately now, with on- when he hit a spinning Bobby ly four races Labonte less than 10 laps into Ravens reserves erupt for 20-point final period Kahne Associated Press Super Bowl champions to the win,” Rice said. “Our young guys are left before the the race. three first downs and 13 really improving. That’s special to us.” Chase for the Sprint Cup Gordon figures that whole BALTIMORE — Matt Ryan looked yards rushing before half- Ryan went 8 for 15 and threw an 8- championship. Kahne is in mess could have been avoided sharp, Steven Jackson ran the ball well time — a mere 10 by Ray yard touchdown pass to Julio Jones. 12th place in the Cup stand- if he hadn’t started so far back and the Atlanta defense was exceptional Rice on eight carries. “We were better this week than we ings, although with two victo- in the pack. ries he’s in good shape for a in the first half. Ravens 27 “The feel on the sideline were last, and that’s what you want to do “Qualifying as poorly as we wild card if he doesn’t make did put us in the position to get That, more than the final score, is Falcons 23 was that there were a in the preseason, you want to continue to what the Falcons will take out of their number of areas that we get better,” Ryan said. “Again, we’ve got a the top 10. Next: Atlanta See NOTEBOOK page 2b 27-23 preseason loss to the Baltimore improved on as a football long way to go, but it was a good start.” His 34th-place showing at at Tennessee, Ravens on Thursday night. team,” Atlanta coach Mike Steven Jackson had 42 yards rushing Aug. 24, 8 p.m. Ryan threw for 97 yards and a touch- Smith said. “Players that on eight carries against a defensive unit down in four series, and the Falcons led we’re going to be counting that has seven new starters. by 16 before the Ravens’ backups rallied on, I think took a big step from Week One “Having success tonight is great for with a 20-point fourth quarter. to Week Two.” our confidence,” he said. “We’ve been Atlanta’s starters bounced back nicely It was 23-7 before Baltimore came working on the chemistry between the Waltrip gives Vickers from an opening 34-10 loss to Cincinnati back against Atlanta’s subs. After Tyrod running back and the offensive line, and one week earlier. Under Ryan’s direction, Taylor threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to we feel the hard work showed tonight.” the Falcons pierced Baltimore (2-0) for 11 Tandon Doss to make it 23-20 with 7:52 The Ravens, conversely, were embar- a full-time Cup seat first downs in 16 1/2 minutes and built a left, and Asa Jackson scored on a 78-yard rassed by the easy fashion in which the Associated Press discovered blood clots in his 20-7 lead at halftime. punt return with 6:18 remaining. legs and lungs. Two months The defense limited the defending “We’re just happy to come away with See FALCONS page 2b CHARLOTTE,N.C.— later he underwent two proce- Brian Vickers has a full-time dures to close a hole in his ride again on the Sprint Cup heart and insert a stent into a Series. vein in his left leg. Michael Waltrip Racing an- Vickers said at the time he nounced this week that didn’t know if he’d recover, let Vickers will drive the No. 55 alone drive a stock car again. Aaron’s Toyota for a full Sprint He was medically cleared to OwnersAssociated Press hold final saywere on receptive to replay the change. Schuerholz Cup schedule beginning next return to racing in 2011 but his said 89 percent of incorrect calls made in season. Andrea Freeman, the team struggled and he finished COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Calling it a the past will be reviewable, but he did vice president of marketing for a disappointing 25th in the historic moment, Commissioner Bud not provide a list. Aaron’s Inc., says the sponsor- point standings. Selig said Thursday that Major League Umpires have come under increased ship deal is After the season he was Baseball plans to expand its video review scrutiny following several missed calls for both the dealt another blow when Red process next season, giving managers a this season. 2014 and Bull pulled out of Cup racing tool they’ve never had in an effort to dra- “We believe this will be very impactful 2015 sea- leaving Vickers without a full- matically reduce the number of incorrect and very, very meaningful and useful for sons. time ride. calls made in games. all sides,” Schuerholz said. “Managers V i c k e r s He’s been racing part-time Selig made the announcement after will have a new tool that they’ll have to said he’s “ec- on the Cup Series ever since two days of meetings with representa- learn how to use.” static” about with MWR, sharing a ride with tives of the 30 teams. The proposal is to Managers will be allowed one chal- the decision. Mark Martin. He’s running a be voted on by the owners in November. lenge over the first six innings of a game “I feel like full schedule on the Nation- “I’m proud of them,” Selig said about and two from the seventh inning until I’ve found a wide Series this year for Joe the replay committee. “It’s worked out AP Photo the completion of the game. home here at Gibbs Racing. remarkably well. It’s historic. There’s no Commissioner Bud Selig called Calls that are challenged will be MWR,” Vick- Vickers “It’s been a while since I’ve question about it.” reviewed by a crew in MLB headquarters ers told The Associated Press had a ride, so this feels great,” A 75 percent vote by the owners is the move a “historic event.” in New York City, which will make a final in a telephone interview. “I’m Vickers said with a laugh. needed for approval, and the players’ things more accurate, so what’s wrong ruling. partnered with a great team. A Vickers called the last few association and umpires would have to with that.” A manager who sees a call he feels is lot of it is about chemistry. years of his life “a rollercoaster agree to any changes to the current sys- MLB executive vice president Joe incorrect can file a challenge with the Some-times it’s hard to find ride,” but believes his best rac- tem. But the announcement was met Torre gave the replay presentation to rep- crew chief or home plate umpire. Only that right mesh, but when you ing is ahead of him. with mostly praise at ballparks across resentatives from all 30 teams reviewable plays can be challenged. find it, you know it.” “I’m still in my 20s and have the country. Wednesday and it was discussed Non-reviewable plays can still be Vickers, 29, has endured more than 10 years of experi- “This is the time. It’s time to make the Thursday morning. argued by managers, who can request plenty of adversity the last ence and a lot of life lessons right decision,” Rays manager Joe Atlanta Braves President John that the umpires discuss it to see if three years. that I think will only con- Maddon said. “It was not available sever- Schuerholz, a member of the replay com- another member of the crew saw the play His racing career was tribute to more wisdom on the al years ago. So, just live with it, under- mittee along with Torre and former man- differently. Reviewable plays cannot be derailed in May 2010 when 11 track and more success,” he stand it. It makes things better. It makes ager Tony La Russa, said the umpires argued by the manager. races into the season doctors said. Friday, August 16, 2013/Dublin, Ga/Page 2b The Courier Herald

Prep schedule TODAY HGH tests near final hurdle in NFL; Football SPORTSCENESan Diego at Arizona, 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 East Laurens at West Laurens, MLB New Orleans at Houston, 4 p.m. (FOX) 7:30 p.m. (scrimmage) NATIONAL LEAGUE Minnesota at San Francisco, 8 p.m. (NBC) Aggies could sue Manziel brokers East Division WEEK 4 Associated Press Reports Washington County at Dublin, Thursday, Aug. 29 Two share Wyndham lead 7:30 p.m. (scrimmage) WL Pct GB Atlanta 74 47 .612 — Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m. The “final hurdle” to testing players for HGH Chris Stroud and Ross Fisher each shot 6- Washington 59 61 .492 14 1/2 Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. under 64 to share the first-round lead in the New York 55 64 .462 18 Philadelphia at NY Jets, 7 p.m. this season apparently involves the NFL and Philadelphia 53 67 .442 20 1/2 Jacksonville at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. union agreeing on whether Commissioner Wyndham Championship. Central Division New Orleans at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Eight players — defending champion Sergio NY Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m. Roger Goodell will hear appeals for violations On the air WL Pct GB Garcia, Matt Jones, Robert Garrigus, Jordan Pittsburgh 71 49 .592 — Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. other than a positive test, according to a person TODAY Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis 69 51 .575 2 who works for the league. Spieth, Trevor Immelman, Morgan Hoffman, AUTO RACING Cincinnati 69 52 .570 2 1/2 Baltimore at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Patrick Reed and Andrew Svoboda — shot 65. Noon Chicago 52 68 .433 19 Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. The person sent an email to The Associated Milwaukee 52 69 .430 19 1/2 Green Bay at Kansas City, 8 p.m. Press to update the status of John Senden and Stuart Appleby were SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint West Division Houston at Dallas, 8 p.m. among the five players at 66 at the final tour- Cup, practice for Pure Michigan WL Pct GB Tennessee at Minnesota, 8 p.m. negotiations between the league Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m. nament before golf’s postseason begins next 400, at Brooklyn, Mich. Los Angeles 70 50 .583 — and the NFL Players Association. Sports Arizona 62 57 .521 7 1/2 San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m. week. Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m. The person said that while 2 p.m. Colorado 57 65 .467 14 Stroud had eight birdies during his best San Diego 54 67 .446 16 1/2 several issues standing in the In Brief SPEED — NASCAR, Truck RAVENS 27, FALCONS 23 San Francisco53 67 .442 17 way of HGH testing have been resolved, “the round of the year, which came at the Donald Series, final practice for Atlanta 10 10 30—23 Ross-designed course that had vexed him Michigan National Guard 200, at Thursday’s Games Baltimore 70020 — 27 final hurdle appears to be” the union’s desire to St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 5, 12 innings First Quarter have someone other than Goodell rule on through the previous five years. It was the Brooklyn, Mich. San Francisco 4, Washington 3 Atl—FG Bryant 45, 6:40. highest score for an opening-round leader since 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 1 Bal—T.Smith 77 pass from Flacco (Tucker appeals that involve violations of the law or kick), 6:24. the tournament returned to Greensboro’s SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint N.Y. Mets 4, San Diego 1 “demonstrated use” of a performance-enhanc- Friday’s Games Atl—J.Jones 8 pass from Ryan (Bryant Sedgefield Country Club in 2008. Cup, pole qualifying for Pure St. Louis (Westbrook 7-7) at Chicago Cubs kick), 2:51. ing item without a positive test. Michigan 400, at Brooklyn, Mich. (Arrieta 0-0), 4:05 p.m. Second Quarter Arizona (McCarthy 2-6) at Pittsburgh (Cole Atl—FG Shelley 42, 6:07. BOXING 5-5), 7:05 p.m. Atl—Jac.Rodgers 2 run (Shelley kick), 5:10. Texas law could strike Manziel brokers Kobe aims to finish as a Laker 9:30 p.m. Colorado (Nicasio 6-6) at Baltimore Third Quarter If Johnny Manziel did violate NCAA rules by Kobe Bryant isn’t sure he’ll be ready to play (W.Chen 6-5), 7:05 p.m. Atl—FG Shelley 29, 3:34. ESPN2 — Light heavyweights, L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 10-3) at Philadelphia Fourth Quarter receiving money for signing autographs, a when the Los Angeles Lakers open the season Andrzej Fonfara (23-2-0) vs. (Cl.Lee 10-5), 7:05 p.m. Bal—Mellette 40 pass from Taylor (pass Texas law could put the people who allegedly on Oct. 29, although he remains ahead of sched- San Francisco (Gaudin 5-2) at Miami failed), 13:29. paid him at risk of being sued by Texas A&M. ule in rehabbing his surgically repaired Gabriel Campillo (22-5-1) (Eovaldi 2-2), 7:10 p.m. Bal—Doss 5 pass from Taylor (Tucker kick), GOLF Washington (Jordan 1-3) at Atlanta 7:52. The state of Texas passed legislation in 1987 Achilles’ tendon. 3 p.m. (A.Wood 2-2), 7:30 p.m. Bal—Jackson 78 punt return (Tucker kick), to make “a person who violates a rule of a Bryant turns 35 next week and he vowed Cincinnati (Leake 10-5) at Milwaukee 6:18. TGC — PGA Tour, Wyndham (Gorzelanny 3-4), 8:10 p.m. A—70,527. national collegiate athletic association ... liable that his 17-year career is “definitely not over.” Championship, second round, at N.Y. Mets (Niese 4-6) at San Diego Atl Bal for damages in an action brought by an institu- “I just want that jewelry,” he said, referring (Kennedy 4-8), 10:10 p.m. First downs 27 13 Greensboro, N.C. Saturday’s Games Total Net Yards 422 249 tion.” To be liable, the person must have known to the possibility of claiming his sixth NBA 5 p.m. Arizona (Cahill 3-10) at Pittsburgh (Locke 9- Rushes-yards 40-170 26-61 or reasonably should have known a rule was championship. 3), 4:05 p.m. Passing 252 188 violated and the violation must lead to discipli- “People just don’t understand how obsessed I TGC — LPGA, The Solheim St. Louis (J.Kelly 3-3) at Chicago Cubs Punt Returns 3-31 4-97 Cup, first round matches, part II, (T.Wood 7-9), 4:05 p.m. Kickoff Returns 0-0 5-146 nary action against the student or institution.” am with winning.” at Parker, Colo. Colorado (Bettis 0-1) at Baltimore (B.Norris Interceptions Ret. 2-34 0-0 Manziel, who became the first freshman to Bryant made his comments to late night host 8-10), 7:05 p.m. Comp-Att-Int 24-41-0 12-18-2 9 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 11-7) at Sacked-Yards Lost 1-6 2-13 win the Heisman last year, is being investigat- Jimmy Kimmel during “Kobe Up Close,” a one- TGC — U.S. Amateur Champ- Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 10-9), 7:05 p.m. Punts 6-41.7 7-48.4 ed by the NCAA. ESPN has reported it is for on-one conversation with the NBA superstar on Cincinnati (Latos 12-3) at Milwaukee Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 ionship, quarterfinal matches, at (W.Peralta 8-12), 7:10 p.m. Penalties-Yards 9-71 7-68 possibly receiving pay from memorabilia bro- Thursday night. Brookline, Mass. (tape) San Francisco (M.Cain 7-8) at Miami Time of Possession 39:40 20:20 kers for signing autographs in Florida, Conn- He had a one-word answer when Kimmel (H.Alvarez 2-1), 7:10 p.m. ecticut and Texas this year. If he is found to asked whether he would finish his career with 11 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 6-9) at Atlanta Individual Statistics TGC — Champions Tour, Dick’s (Minor 12-5), 7:10 p.m. RUSHING—Atlanta, Vaughan 5-44, have been paid for signing, it could compromise the only team he’s ever played for: “Yeah,” Sporting Goods Open, first N.Y. Mets (Mejia 1-2) at San Diego S.Jackson 8-42, Jac.Rodgers 10-28, is amateur status and put his eligibility at risk. Bryant replied. (Volquez 8-10), 8:40 p.m. A.Smith 6-16, Do.Davis 3-13, Wingo 4-12, round, at Endicott, N.Y. (tape) Sunday’s Games Russell 3-11, Campbell 1-4. Baltimore, GYMNASTICS San Francisco (Bumgarner 11-7) at Miami Berry 8-19, Taylor 5-15, Allen 2-11, Rice 8- (Koehler 3-8), 1:10 p.m. 10, Leach 1-4, Rainey 1-3, Flacco 1-(minus 8 p.m. Arizona (Miley 9-8) at Pittsburgh (Morton 4- 1). Falcons NBCSN — P&G Champion- 3), 1:35 p.m. PASSING—Atlanta, Do.Davis 8-10-0-98, Colorado (Chacin 11-6) at Baltimore Ryan 8-15-0-97, Renfree 8-16-0-63. ships, at Hartford, Conn. (Feldman 2-3), 1:35 p.m. Baltimore, Flacco 7-9-1-118, Taylor 5-9-1- LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL L.A. Dodgers (Nolasco 9-9) at Philadelphia 83. Continued from 1b 1 p.m. (Hamels 5-13), 1:35 p.m. RECEIVING—Atlanta, D.Johnson 6-50, Washington (G.Gonzalez 7-5) at Atlanta Dr.Davis 4-45, J.Jones 3-55, Coffman 3-30, ESPN — World Series, double (Teheran 9-6), 1:35 p.m. A.Smith 2-40, Cone 1-17, S.Jackson 1-13, Falcons moved downfield. elimination, teams TBD, at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 7-10) at Milwaukee M.Moore 1-7, Evans 1-6, Douglas 1-1, (Estrada 5-4), 2:10 p.m. Jac.Rodgers 1-(minus 6). Baltimore, “That was not us,” Ravens South Williamsport, Pa. St. Louis (Wainwright 13-7) at Chicago T.Smith 2-85, Furstenburg 2-23, Rice 2-7, defensive coordinator Dean 3 p.m. Cubs (E.Jackson 7-12), 2:20 p.m. Mellette 1-40, Bajema 1-18, Juszczyk 1-15, Pees said at halftime. “That’s N.Y. Mets (Harvey 9-4) at San Diego (Stults Doss 1-5, Berry 1-4, J.Jones 1-4. ESPN — World Series, double 8-10), 4:10 p.m. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. not how we play. Our funda- elimination, teams TBD, at mentals were not what they South Williamsport, Pa. AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Auto racing should be.” 5 p.m. WL Pct GB Baltimore’s offense wasn’t ESPN2 — World Series, double Boston 72 51 .585 — NASCAR THIS WEEK Tampa Bay 68 51 .571 2 SPRINT CUP much better. Ravens quarter- elimination, teams TBD, at Baltimore 65 55 .542 5 1/2 PURE MICHIGAN 400 back Joe Flacco played the South Williamsport, Pa. New York 62 58 .517 8 1/2 Site: Brooklyn, Mich. first half, completing 7 of 9 Toronto 56 65 .463 15 Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, noon- 8 p.m. Central Division 1:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 3:30-5:30 passes 118 yards, including a ESPN — World Series, double WL Pct GB p.m.); Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 77-yard touchdown pass to elimination, teams TBD, at Detroit 71 49 .592 — 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. Cleveland 65 56 .537 6 1/2 (ESPN, noon-4:30 p.m.). Torrey Smith. South Williamsport, Pa. Kansas City 62 57 .521 8 1/2 Track: Michigan International Speedway But over the first 30 min- MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Minnesota 54 65 .454 16 1/2 (oval, 2.0 miles). Chicago 46 74 .383 25 Race distance: 400 miles, 200 laps. utes, the Ravens got only 54 7:30 p.m. West Division Last year: Greg Biffle won after leader yards on 18 plays besides the MLB — Washington at Atlanta WL Pct GB Jim-mie Johnson left the track because of pass to Smith. Texas 70 51 .579 — en-gine trouble with six laps left. Biffle NFL FOOTBALL Oakland 68 52 .567 1 1/2 also won the June race at the track this “That first half was about 8 p.m. Seattle 55 65 .458 14 1/2 year. as poorly as we can play,” FOX — Preseason, Tampa Bay Los Angeles 54 66 .450 15 1/2 Last week: Kyle Busch won at Watkins Houston 39 81 .325 30 1/2 Glen, holding off Brad Keselowski. sixth-year coach John Har- at New England Fast facts: Points leader Johnson has baugh said. “I can’t remember TENNIS Thursday’s Games wrapped up a spot in the Chase for the L.A. Angels 8, N.Y. Yankees 4 championship. Johnson and Matt Kenseth us playing worse since we 7 p.m. Oakland 5, Houston 0 share the series victory lead with four. ... came here.” ESPN2 — ATP World Tour, Toronto 2, Boston 1 Nationwide Series points leader Austin Atlanta had its way with Detroit 4, Kansas City 1 Dil-lon is taking Tony Stewart’s place in Western & Southern Open, Tampa Bay 7, Seattle 1 Stew-art-Haas Racing’s No. 14 Chevrolet. Baltimore’s defense, even quarterfinal, at Cincinnati Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Stew-art broke his right leg last week in a though receiver Roddy White Friday’s Games sprint car race in Iowa. ... Dale Earnhardt Kansas City (Shields 7-8) at Detroit Jr. won the June races at the track in hurt his ankle in the first (Verlander 12-8), 1:08 p.m., 1st game 2008 and 2012 for his only victories with quarter and did not return. Colorado (Nicasio 6-6) at Baltimore Hendrick Motorsports. ... Keselowski is “We made the decision that AP Photo Briefs (W.Chen 6-5), 7:05 p.m. from Roches-ter Hills, Mich. Adult baseball tourney Kansas City (Duffy 0-0) at Detroit (J.Alvarez Next race: Irwin Tools Night Race, Aug. Roddy was not going to come Asa Jackson celebrates his 79-yard punt return for 1-2), 7:08 p.m., 2nd game 24, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. back in the ballgame,” Smith N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 7-9) at Boston scheduled Aug. 24 (Doubront 8-5), 7:10 p.m. said, refusing to address the a touchdown that handed the Ravens the victory. Entries are being accepted for a Toronto (Dickey 9-11) at Tampa Bay Transactions particulars of the injury. Smith for three catches total- Shelley and a 2-yard run by men’s adult baseball tournament, (Ro.Hernandez 6-12), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (Iwakuma 10-6) at Texas (D.Holland BASEBALL After going three and out on ing 55 yards, including an 8- Jacquizz Rodgers made it 20-7. Aug. 24 at Southern Pines. 9-6), 8:05 p.m. American League the opening series, Flacco put yard touchdown play. Last season, the Ravens Chicago White Sox (Quintana 6-4) at KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Designated 2B In the first period, the Fa- held opponents under 20 Entry fee is $200/team for the Minnesota (Correia 8-8), 8:10 p.m. Elliot Johnson for assignment. the Ravens up 7-3 with a double-elimination event that will Cleveland (Masterson 13-8) at Oakland NEW YORK YANKEES—Selected the con- touchdown pass to Smith, who lcons ran 21 plays compared to points in nine games, includ- (Griffin 10-8), 10:05 p.m. tract LHP David Huff from Scranton/Wilkes- utilize a pitching machine (65 mph) Barre (IL). Optioned RHP Dellin Betances cut across the middle of the seven for Baltimore and built a ing two in the playoffs. In their Houston (Peacock 1-4) at L.A. Angels 10-1 edge in first downs. exhibition opener, they ham- for a two-strike at-bat with unlimited (Williams 5-8), 10:05 p.m. to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Transferred RHP field from the right side and Saturday’s Games David Phelps to the 60-day DL. outran Asante Samuel to the “We were just sloppy. We mered Tampa Bay 44-16. foul ball. No bunts, lead-offs or N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 11-7) at Boston TAMPA BAY RAYS—Reinstated RHP Alex (Lackey 7-10), 4:05 p.m. Cobb from the 60-day DL. Designated INF end zone. never got into a rhythm,” This game was decidedly steals. Colorado (Bettis 0-1) at Baltimore Ryan Roberts for assignment. Atlanta bounced right back, Flacco said. “The one drive we different. Teams can be 8-man or nine (B.Norris 8-10), 7:05 p.m. National League did score on, it was just one “This was good for us. A lit- Kansas City (W.Davis 6-9) at Detroit SAN DIEGO PADRES—Placed C Nick moving 80 yards in seven plays with an EH. Call 290-0112 or 697- (Fister 10-6), 7:08 p.m. Hundley on the paternity leave list. Selected to take a 10-7 lead. Jones play.” tle humble pie,” linebacker 9593. Chicago White Sox (Sale 8-11) at C Chris Robinson from Tucson (PCL). burned cornerback Jimmy A field goal by Jeremy Terrell Suggs said. Minnesota (A.Albers 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Transferred RHP Jason Marquis from the Toronto (Happ 2-2) at Tampa Bay 15- to the 60-day DL. (Ro.Hernandez 6-12), 7:10 p.m. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Activated C Dublin TD Club to hold Seattle (F.Hernandez 12-5) at Texas Yadier Molina and OF Shane Robinson Notebook (M.Perez 5-3), 8:05 p.m. from the 15-day DL. Placed C Tony Cruz on barbeque plate sale Cleveland (U.Jimenez 8-7) at Oakland the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Jermaine Curtis and OF Adron Chambers to The Dublin Touchdown Club will (Straily 6-6), 9:05 p.m. Houston (Keuchel 5-7) at L.A. Angels Memphis (PCL). Continued from 1b race started here in June. first start in the ARCA series.” sell plates of half barbeque chick- (Richards 3-5), 9:05 p.m. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Recalled Sunday’s Games RHP Drew Storen from Syracuse (IL). Hopefully, we have a strong ens from Port A Pit BBQ from 11 Kansas City (B.Chen 5-0) at Detroit Optioned RHP Ryan Mattheus to Syracuse. caught up in that wreck,” car again.” Honoring Leffler a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 29 in front of (Scherzer 17-1), 1:08 p.m. Agreed to terms with 3B Anderson Franco. Colorado (Chacin 11-6) at Baltimore BASKETBALL Gordon said. “We shouldn’t The late Jason Leffler will Dublin Mall. (Feldman 2-3), 1:35 p.m. National Basketball Association have been in that position to Young Kenseth eyes be honored with a race in his Cost of the plate is $9 with tick- Toronto (Redmond 1-1) at Tampa Bay MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES—Traded F Donte (Archer 6-5), 1:40 p.m. Greene to Boston for C Fab Melo. begin with. We have to first ARCA start name at Wayne County ets available at 456-0646. Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 3-7) at FOOTBALL improve our qualifying effort Ross Kenseth, the 20-year- Speedway in Illinois later this Minnesota (Deduno 7-6), 2:10 p.m. National Football League here.” The club also has resumed its Seattle (E.Ramirez 4-0) at Texas (Darvish BUFFALO BILLS—Announced they old son of Matt Kenseth, is month. Monday meeting schedule at 6:30 12-5), 3:05 p.m. reached an injury settlement with DT Aaron Gordon started from the hoping to make his first start Leffler died in June in a dirt Houston (Oberholtzer 2-1) at L.A. Angels Tipoti. 29th position in June, and he p.m. at the Shamrock Bowl NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Placed OL on the ARCA Racing Series on track accident in New Jersey. (Vargas 6-5), 3:35 p.m. finished 39th. Fieldhouse. Cleveland (Kazmir 7-5) at Oakland (Colon Tyrone Green on injured reserve. Aug. 25 at Madison (Wis.) He was a two-time winner on 14-5), 4:05 p.m. Heading into International Speedway. the NASCAR Nationwide N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 10-10) at Boston (Dempster 6-8), 8:05 p.m.. another race That’s just 100 miles from Series and a one-time winner Michael Gay Memorial Georgia in Michigan his hometown of Little Chute. in the Truck Series. this weekend, “Making my first ARCA The Jason Leffler Memorial Tournament set Sept. 14 NFL Gordon is race will take place Aug. 28. It Tthe first Michael Gay Memorial start at Madison means a lot to Continued from 1b running out me,” Kenseth said. “It’s a great will be a $5,000 to win Midget benefit golf tournament will be held 2013 Exhibition Schedule All Times EDT of time if he opportunity to get in a Ken race, in which 100 percent of Sept. 14 at 8 a.m. at Riverview Golf WEEK 2 Thursday snatch the ball like a receiver. wants to Schrader Racing car. They the front entrance and 50 per- Course. Cleveland 24, Detroit 6 They're pretty confident kids." qualify for the always have good stuff, espe- cent of the back entrance will Cost of the 4-player scramble is Baltimore 27, Atlanta 23 Safeties Tray Matthews and Chase. Philadelphia 14, Carolina 9 cially at short tracks.” go to a fund set up for Leffler’s $50 per player. Proceeds go to fund Chicago 33, San Diego 28 Corey Moore, the expected Gordon is This will be Ross Kenseth’s son, Charlie Dean Leffler. a scholarship for a senior at West Today starters for the Aug. 31 opener in 13th place first start in a heavy stock car “This race is my way to Minnesota at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Gordon Laurens High School. Oakland at New Orleans, 8 p.m. at Clemson, were both held out in the Cup similar to those used in honor Jason who was a great San Francisco at Kansas City, 8 p.m. of the scrimmage with injuries. standings, and he has no wins Call 275-3031 or 278-1847 for NASCAR’s top series, but he’s racer, but more importantly a Tampa Bay at New England, 8 p.m. (FOX) "We need to get them back," this year, which puts him at a great father to Charlie Dean,” information. Saturday already won at Madison Dallas at Arizona, 4:30 p.m. Richt said. "Hopefully soon." disadvantage in the race for International Speedway’s half- track owner Doug Stringer Tennessee at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. Richt said the Bulldogs will the two wild cards. Jacksonville at NY Jets, 7:30 p.m. mile paved oval five times in said. “Jason’s passing has left Co-ed church benefit Green Bay at St. Louis, 8 p.m. have another practice game “A win would certainly help various series during his a hole in the hearts of many of Miami at Houston, 8 p.m. under the lights Wednesday at our chances, but I don’t think young career. Matt Kenseth us who loved him and had the softball tounament set Denver at Seattle, 10 p.m. Sanford Stadium. it’s necessary,” Gordon said. “I honor of calling him our friend. A benefit softball tournament for Sunday was the 1994 track champion, Indianapolis at NY Giants, 8 p.m. (FOX) Fans Picture Day will be think a string of top fives and and Ross’ grandfather, Roy As we continue to mourn, we co-ed church teams will be held Monday Pittsburgh at Washington, 8 p.m. (ESPN) held Saturday in the Reed top 10s could get us a top-10 Kenseth, has promoted races must keep Charlie Dean in the Aug. 24 at Springdale Park. WEEK 3 Plaza area of Sanford Stadium. spot in the standings.” at the facility. forefront of our minds and do Deadline to register is Wednes- Thursday, Aug. 22 Georgia players will be on That string better start New England at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. “There isn’t a greater place everything we can to ensure he day. Call 290-1692 for information. Carolina at Baltimore, 8 p.m. (ESPN) hand for photos and auto- soon. Gordon felt like he had a for Ross to get his first ARCA grows up knowing what an Friday, Aug. 23 graphs from 3 to 5 p.m. good car at MIS in June, but amazing person his father was Seattle at Green Bay, 8 p.m. (CBS) start than Madison,” Matt Chicago at Oakland, 10 p.m. between Gates 2 and 4. Richt his starting position made it Kenseth said. “That track has and how much he was respect- Reserved seating for Saturday, Aug. 24 will also be available at that harder to avoid trouble. meant a lot to us through the ed as both a driver and a Buffalo at Washington, 4:30 p.m. Raiders on sale now Cleveland at Indianapolis, 7 p.m. time for those with ticket “I feel like we’ve learned years. We both have enjoyed friend.” The West Laurens Athletic NY Jets at NY Giants, 7 p.m. coupons. some things recently that will some great times and have Stringer’s company, Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. really help our performance in Boosters are now selling reserved Philadelphia at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. won some big races there. I Stringer Holdings, manages seats for the 2013 football season. Tampa Bay at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Compiled by The Courier Herald qualifying as well as the race,” really appreciate one of my the NASCAR and World of Atlanta at Tennessee, 8 p.m. from Georgia Sports Information Call 998-4043 or e-mail: ash- Gordon said. “I was pretty racing heroes, Ken Schrader, Outlaws race sponsorships for Cincinnati at Dallas, 8 p.m. and internet reports. happy with my car when the [email protected]. St. Louis at Denver, 8 p.m. (CBS) giving Ross a chance and his Great Clips. Friday, August 16, 2013/Dublin, Ga/Page 3b The Courier Herald

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