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The Troup again gets ‘100 best’ designation weather tomorrow By Jennifer Shrader manent. Maze” program later this month. unteer to repair and paint houses Staff writer America’s Promise Alliance rec- The event will allow students to and clean yards of elderly, low- High 79 LaGrange and Troup County ognized Troup County for the sec- walk through a life-size maze, income seniors. By focusing on have been named one of the “100 ond time because of its cross-sec- make choices when faced with high school dropout prevention Low 47 Best Communities for Children” for tor dedication to serving its young issues and explore the conse- and absenteeism reduction, pro- Cloudy the second year in a row by Amer- people, chamber officials said. The quences of their decisions. viding credit recovery and school ica’s Promise Alliance. committee cited the United Way of Other service and mentoring to work programs, Troup County “We are one of America’s best,” West Georgia, which prioritizes programs also were noted. Youth is reducing its dropout rate and said Renae Willis, chairman of the youth by allocating at least 50 per- in Troup County are exposed to graduating 80 percent of its young LaGrange-Troup County Chamber cent of all funds to services for chil- leadership and civic building activ- people from high school. of Commerce, which made the dren and youth, and the chamber, ities. The Alpha Phi Alpha frater- Troup County will receive a Today’s artist: Veronica announcement Tuesday morning. which sponsors an annual youth nity teaches life skills to middle $2,500 grant, signage identifying Garcia, third grade, If the city and county get the leadership class. and high school boys. DASH for the community as one of the Whitesville Road national honor for a third year in This year’s award also recog- LaGrange Inc. has “Paint the Elementary School. BEST a row, the designation will be per- nizes the county’s first “Teen Town” every year where youth vol- SEE , PAGE 2 Trooper: Local Fall figures pop up Cheerleaders I-85 is drug from Troup and LaGrange high schools are rais- pipeline ing money for muscular dystro- By Jennifer Shrader phy research Staff writer with a showing For those who have ever won- of ‘Darius Goes dered just how drugs make it from West: The Roll Mexico to Atlanta and points north, of His Life.’ PAGE 2 Georgia State Patrol Sgt. Mark Mitchell provided answers – and video proof – of drug seizures on Sports the interstate. Interstate 85 is a major pipeline for drug dealers and Atlanta is the third-largest destination point for drugs in the United States, behind Chicago and New York City, Mitchell said. “They come right through LaGrange,” he said. The state volley- The State Patrol has a special ball tournament unit of 14 troopers and eight K-9 gets under way dogs to stop the drugs before they today. reach their intended destination PAGE 11 and uses a number of special tools, Mitchell told members of the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber State of Commerce during a presentation Tuesday. “We have tools to disassemble Cuts to Geor- These are two of the scarecrows on display around downtown LaGrange. vehicles on the side of the road,” he gia’s lottery- said. funded pre- Troopers also use fiber-optic kindergarten Scarecrows adorn downtown again scopes to see inside panels and fuel program are From staff reports streets and sidewalks around Voting this year will be done tanks without taking things apart, leading to high A shopper, child, bride and town. on the Downtown LaGrange much like a doctor or surgeon teacher turnover, even a bank robber are staring The contest, sponsored by the Facebook page. would use in a procedure. A densi- educators said. Downtown LaGrange Develop- “The winner will be decided by ty meter – like a stud-finder used PAGE 5 and smiling at LaGrange resi- ment Authority, was open to a the most number of votes on in construction – can be used to see dents as they pass through wide variety of residents. Facebook,” Carmichael said. if drugs are inside a tire or panel downtown this month. “We wanted schools or busi- The winner will be announced that should normally be hollow. State The second annual Downtown nesses or anybody to put up one,” at the annual Chili Cookoff on Video cameras record the offi- Scarecrow Contest is under way, said Bobby Carmichael, execu- Oct. 29 and receive a gift certifi- cer’s activities – and provide eye- Demonstrators and the stuffed dummies line the tive director of the authority. cate. opening moments for groups like of the Occupy the chamber during presentations. Atlanta move- Mitchell’s videos show drugs and drug money being hidden in a ment are defiant- number of areas of a vehicle, ly vowing to stay Chamber expo draws 1,000 including behind the dash board, in a downtown in the roof of a Honda Odyssey van, park, creating a By Matt Chambers “The past eight years they’ve had Chamber President Page Estes Staff writer 1,000 people with good weather, said she hoped that those attend- in an artificially raised truck bed quandary for city and tractor-trailer rig. The drugs With booths lining the walls, and we got it with the rain” Tues- ing the expo learned about new officials and even were found in vacuum-sealed hands being shaken and balloons day. products and services that they can police who have packs in a gas tank, inside a truck’s being passed out this year’s “It was my first event for the obtain in Troup County. asked them to transmission and in an axle system. Resource Troup Expo 2011 was chamber,” said Waycaster, who “We encourage everyone to stop leave. “If (the drug dealers) could put PAGE 5 called a success, despite less-than- joined the chamber in May. “I think and ask one question before mak- their minds to doing the right thing, desirable weather. that it went well.” ing a purchase: can I find it in Troup it’s amazing what they could do,” More than 65 vendors and an Waycaster said her attention to County? I learned so much more Mitchell said. estimated 1,000 people attended detail, and the chamber’s year of about our participating members the LaGrange-Troup County planning helped make the event a today, and I am hopeful that each Opinion Jennifer Shrader may be reached Chamber of Commerce trade show success. will see an increase in business. at [email protected] or Tuesday evening. Waycaster said she received pos- That’s really the key to whether the Editor Daniel at (706) 884-7311, Ext. 236. The event, held at West Georgia itive feedback from both visitors expo was successful,” she said. Baker talks Technical College’s Callaway Cen- and vendors. Planning for next year’s expo about passing ter, was divided into two parts. The “I had a few vendors say they begins almost immediately, Way- on the love of first was business-to-business seg- wanted to sign up for next year,” caster said. Four seek the game of ment, and then the event was open she said. “And there were people “Give us two weeks to take a baseball. PAGE 6 to the public with a $3 admission that came not as vendors who break and catch our breath,” she charge. wanted to participate as vendors said. Seabaugh’s “It was a great turnout, espe- next year.” cially with the weather” said This year about a third of the Matt Chambers can be reached Megan Waycaster, the chamber’s vendors were first-timers at the at mchambers@lagrangenews. Senate seat INDEX director of programs and events. expo, Waycaster said. com or (706) 884-7311, Ext. 228. Calendar ...... 3 By Matt Chambers Classifieds13-14 Staff writer Comics...... 7 Men’s ties feature Lafayette motif Four Newnan residents qualified Community .. 3 From staff reports Tuesday for the vacant state Sen- Crossword ....7 To help promote LaGrange and ate seat of Mitch Seabaugh, R- International .9 raise money for downtown events, Sharpsburg, who was appointed Local ...... 2, 10 the Downtown LaGrange Devel- assistant state treasurer last week. National .... 8, 9 opment Authority has gotten into Seabaugh represented District Obituaries .... 2 the fashion business. 28, which includes Coweta, Heard Opinion ...... 6 The authority is selling Vineyard and parts of Carroll and Troup Sports ... 11-12 Vine ties with a motif of the stat- counties, including Hogansville. He State ...... 5 ue of Marquis de Lafayette that is was elected to the Senate in 2000 TV Listings .....9 on the downtown square bearing and was elected majority whip in his name. The ties come in red and his second term, a post he held For home periwinkle. until April. delivery, call “The square is the center of our Duke Blackburn, 61, Matt Brass, (706) community. Lafayette, the French 33, Mark Washington, 41, and Cyn- 882-5624 patriot, was a hero who fought thia Bennett, 55, qualified to suc- alongside Americans to preserve ceed Seabaugh. Blackburn, Brass Printed on 100% our freedom,” said Bobby and Washington are Republicans, recycled paper Carmichael, executive director. and Bennett qualified as nonparti- Vol 168 Issue 244 “What better emblem to promote san. 14 Pages our community.” The balloting is a nonpartisan Ties at $65 can be purchased at special election with no party pri- the authority office at 133 Main St. mary. However, each candidate’s or one can be reserved by calling party affiliation, if any, will be list- (706) 298-4532. ed on the ballot. Candidates must live in the district. Fewer than 100 ties available, Matt Chambers / Daily News Carmichael said. SENATE A depiction from the statue on Lafayette Square adorns the ties. SEE , PAGE 2 Local, State, National 2 - Wednesday,Oct. 12, 2011 LaGrange Daily News Cheerleaders host I Obituaries

Information for obituaries is written film to raise funds and provided by funeral homes and family members of the deceased. for MD research Patricia Woody Veal Funeral services for, From staff reports accessibility at many of Patricia Lynn Woody Cheerleaders from America’s major tourist Veal, age 64, of Roanoke, Troup and LaGrange high attractions and raised AL will be held at 2:00 schools are raising money awareness of DMD by pm, today, from the For- for muscular dystrophy holding more than a est Home Christian research with a showing dozen press conferences. Church with Rev. Cecil of “Darius Goes West: They also found joy, Halsey and Rev. Stoney The Roll of His Life.” brotherhood and the Halsey officiating. Mrs. The Oct. 30 fundraiser knowledge that life, even Veal will lie in state one aims to see which school when imperfect, is always hour before the service at can get more participa- worth the ride. the church. Burial to fol- tion. Weems’ 7,000-plus-mile low in the adjoining The movie spotlights adventure was filmed Showing off the award for Troup County being named one of the ‘100 Best church cemetery with Darius Weems, a 15-year- from start to finish, result- Communities for Children’ are, from left, LaGrange City Councilman Bobby Quattlebaum Funeral old from Athens who was ing in a documentary that Traylor, Troup County Commissioner Buck Davis, county school board chair- Home in charge of born with Duchenne won 28 film festival woman Sheila Rowe, County Commission Chairman Ricky Wolfe, West arrangements. muscular dystrophy, the awards in 2007. Point Police Chief Jeffery Cato, Commissioner Richard English and Com- Mrs. Veal died, Monday, most common fatal genet- Critics also gave the missioner Buck Davis. October 10, 2011, at her ic disorder to affect chil- movie good reviews. home. “Certain to stir hearts,” school diploma, securing ilies overcome challenges. dren worldwide. BEST FROM 1 Mrs. Veal is survived by In 2000, Weems said Variety. The Los a good job, and playing Communities were two daughters, Yvonne watched his older broth- Angeles Times said the nation’s 100 Best Com- an active, productive role judged on the strength Latrese Veal Ordonez of er, Mario, die from the movie “equal parts Ani- munities for Young Peo- in America’s economic and innovation of their Roanoke, AL, Catherine same disease at age 19. mal House and Stand by ple and access to Ameri- vitality. efforts and programs to Veal Owensby of La- Soon after, Weems lost Me,” adding, “This is a ca’s Promise Alliance’s Communities entering help young people grad- Grange, GA; one son, use of the muscles in his film about the inherent community development the 100 Best competition uate from high school Julian Lamar Veal, Jr. of legs and began using a joys and madness of resources. completed a rigorous prepared for college and Roanoke, AL; five grand- wheelchair. reaching any seemingly First held in 2005, the application in which they the 21st century work- children, Jessica Daniel A group of Weems’ col- impossible goal.” David 100 Best competition is provided details on how force. Veal, Julian Lamar Veal, lege-age friends felt there Walker of DVD Talk said, one of the alliance’s sig- their existing programs “We are proud of Troup III, Jeremy Veal, Lance was no need for his quality “ ‘Darius Goes West’ is nature initiatives and is and initiatives help deliv- County for being named Marable, Justice Marable; of life to disintegrate along not a depressing disease- part of its Grad Nation er the Five Promises- one of the America’s four great-grandchildren, with his muscles. So they of-the-week movie. In campaign, which is a 10- resources identified by Promise Alliance’s 100 Bronson Veal, L. J. Mara- decided to take Weems, fact, if anything, the film year initiative to mobilize the alliance as being crit- Best,” Willis said. “This ble, B. J. Marable, Brylee who had never seen a is an amazing celebration Americans to end the ical to the development of award recognizes the Veal; one brother, Robert range of mountains, never of life.” high school dropout cri- healthy, successful chil- hard work of many com- E. Woody of LaGrange, dipped his toes into an “Darius Goes West” will sis and prepare young dren: caring adults, safe munity members that GA. ocean and never crossed a be shown at 2 p.m. Oct. people for college and the places, healthy start, have dedicated their time Pallbearers will be state line, on the adventure 30 at the Troup High 21st century workforce. effective education, and to making a difference in Dean Peace, Aaron of a lifetime. School fine arts auditori- The 100 Best honors com- opportunities to help oth- the lives of our young Woody, Julian Lamar They rented a wheel- um. Tickets are available munities large and small, ers. people.” Veal, III, Jeremy Veal, chair-accessible RV and from Troup or LaGrange rural and urban, that are Applicants also were Lance Marable, Justice hit the road in July 2005. high school cheerleaders. making progress to help asked to describe how dif- Jennifer Shrader may Marable. Honorary pall- Their three-week, cross- The winner of the young people achieve ferent sectors of their be reached at jshrader@ bearers will be Bronson country journey had one school competition will be their potential, which community work together lagrangenews.com or at Veal, L. J. Marable, B. J. major goal: reach Los announced at the Troup- includes earning a high to help children and fam- (706) 884-7311, Ext. 236. Marable. Angeles and persuade LaGrange football game Mrs. Veal was born, MTV’s popular show Nov. 4. October 30, 1946, the “Pimp My Ride” to cus- All proceeds are donat- Vitamin E pills linked daughter of Aaron Augus- tomize Weems’ wheel- ed to DMD research in tus and Mary Evelyn chair. hopes of finding treat- Davis Woody. She was a Along the way, they ment or a cure for this to prostate cancer risk member of Forest Home evaluated wheelchair disease. Christian Church, a Pink CHICAGO (AP) There “If you have normal lev- pared with men taking Lady at West Georgia is more evidence that tak- els, the vitamin is proba- dummy pills. Health Systems and had ing vitamin E pills can be bly of no benefit, and if The study was actually been a prep cook for Ged- Woman reports risky. A study that fol- you take too much, you launched to try to confirm ney’s Restaurant. Mrs. lowed up on men who can be harmed,” Klein less rigorous research Veal was preceded in took high doses of the said. suggesting vitamin E death by her husband, prize phone call vitamin for about five Men randomly might protect against Julian Lamar Veal, Sr.; A LaGrange woman years found they had a assigned to take a 400- prostate cancer. Overall, her parents; one sister, said she received a phone I Public safety slightly increased risk of unit capsule of vitamin E about 160 of every 1,000 Sandra Peace; and one call claiming she was the phone from a porch in the prostate cancer even after every day for about five U.S. men will develop nephew, Gerry Peace. recipient of prizes. 200 block of Banks Street. they quit taking the pills. years were 17 percent prostate cancer in their Condolences may be She told Troup County Doctors say it’s anoth- more likely to get prostate lifetime. expressed at www.quat- sheriff deputies that the er sign that people should cancer than those given Risks increase as men tlebaumfuneralhome.com caller would not identify be careful about using dummy pills. That dose, age. Detection can be Vandalism vitamins and other sup- commonly found in over- tricky since symptoms himself after saying she Vandals used an object plements. the-counter supplements, such as frequent urina- won $500,000 and a vehi- to scratch a 2000 Toyota “People tend to think of is almost 20 times higher tion can also be caused by cle Tuesday. Camry parked in the 100 vitamins as innocuous than the recommended harmless conditions, and The woman hung up on block of North Davis substances, almost like adult amount, which is doctors disagree about the man and reported the Road. incident. chicken soup take a little about 23 units daily. the benefits of screening I and it can’t hurt,” said The results mean for tests. It is the policy of lead author Dr. Eric Klein every 1,000 men who Treatment is also com- LaGrange Daily News to of the Cleveland Clinic. took vitamin E, there plex since some slow- Theft print the names of people The study shows that is were 11 additional cases growing prostate cancers A thief stole a cell charged with felonies. not true. of prostate cancer, com- are not deadly but some procedures, including sur- I Georgia digest gery, can damage sexual function and cause incon- I Setting it straight River debris to taxis and parking meters charges were pending, Mike Ford, president tinence. and while standing in line and the investigation is and CEO of NewTown Just last week, a gov- ernment-convened panel The Daily News is committed be cleaned up to enter a business. continuing. Macon, said the motion to reporting information fairly County officials say went through Tuesday of experts recommended ATHENS (AP) – More against routine PSA and accurately. It is our policy than 200 volunteers are complaints about aggres- with little discussion. to correct errors, omissions or sive panhandling have Fire victim NewTown will take screening for prostate expected to help capture misleading statements. Cor- spiked recently. over the operations of the cancer. That draft advice debris and clean up the rections should be reported at Mayor Nancy Denson identified museum once the lease is open for public com- stream banks in the DUBLIN (AP) – The ment. (706)884-7316 or via e-mail to Athens area on Saturday. said she will give the ordi- gets final approval from nance to Athens-Clarke victim in a fatal mobile several other departments dbaker@ lagrangenews.com Ellison Fidler, Athens- home fire has been iden- Clarke stormwater pro- Attorney Bill Berryman with the state. for review, the first step tified as 43-year-old Roy The agreement ends 17 gram education special- Brown. ist, says volunteers are toward bringing it to the months of uncertainty county commission for a Laurens County deputy since the state put out a being recruited to restore coroner Nathan Stanley creek buffers, clear out vote. request for proposals by Authorities say the law said the cause of Brown’s Georgia cities and coun- Local weather invasive species and per- Friday Saturday Sunday would apply countywide, death in the fire Sunday ties to take over the form other tasks. was smoke and soot The Georgia Adopt a but panhandling is most sports hall and the Geor- prevalent in downtown inhalation. gia Music Hall of Fame, Stream and Keep Georgia Because of extensive Beautiful programs spon- Athens. which was shut down in damage to the structure, June. sor the Rivers Alive proj- firefighters may not be ect, which statewide Truck chop able to determine a defin- draws more than 10,000 itive cause of the fire, said SENATE FROM 1 volunteers who pull an shop raided Don Bryant, Laurens Candidates can qualify average of 350 tons of ATLANTA (AP) – Five County Emergency Man- garbage from Georgia’s in the elections division of people were taken into agement Agency director. the office of the secretary rivers each year. custody when they broke But he said the fire River outfitter Big of state at 802 West High 76 High 76 High 77 up a suspected chop shop appears to have been Tower, 2 Martin Luther Dog’s on the River is after reports of stolen accidental. lending 30 kayaks for vol- King Jr. Drive, SE, in SunnyLow 45 SunnyLow 43 LowSunny 47 semitrailers. Firefighters from the Atlanta. Qualifying runs unteers to use in cleaning Lt. Richard Mason said Laurens County Rural up litter along the stream until 5 p.m. today and police got a tip that some Fire Department and the from 8 a.m. to noon bed and banks of the stolen semis were at a Dublin Fire Department Middle Oconee from Thursday. The qualifying Rainfall Extremes location on Regina Drive responded to the 2:15 fee is $400. In downtown LaGrange Yesterday at LaGrange- Hunnicutt Creek to Big near Donald Lee Hollow- a.m. fire. Callaway Airport Dog’s business off Atlanta ell Parkway. Highway. Matt Chambers can be 24 Hrs trace Police swooped in on Sports hall reached at mchambers@ High 64 the address Tuesday lagrangenews.com or Month 0.40 City targets night, and said they found (706) 884-7311, Ext. 228. Low 61 five people dismantling a deal OK’d Year to date 38.86 panhandlers semitrailer. Mason said Macon (AP) – The two other semis were Georgia State Properties ATHENS (AP) – Offi- Commission has West Point Lake Levels cials are proposing a new already dismantled into 7 a.m. yesterday 24-hr. change individual parts. approved a lease agree- Think green – ordinance that would ment with the Develop- crack down on panhan- Authorities said all 624.58 ft. down 0.19 three trucks had been ment Authority of Bibb Recycle dlers in downtown County that will keep the I Athens. stolen from Lamar Coun- LaGrange Daily News ty south of Atlanta on Georgia Sports Hall of The new ordinance Fame open in Macon for would ban panhandling Monday. The LaGrange Daily News (USPS 299-320) is published Mondays through Saturdays The names of those the next year, with an except Thanksgiving and Christmas by Heartland Publications, LLC, with headquar- near banks, ATMs, side- option for two additional ters at 105 Ashton St., LaGrange, Ga. 30240. Periodicals postage paid at LaGrange, walk cafes, bus stops, taken into custody were not disclosed. Police said one-year contracts. Ga. Postmaster: Send address changes to LaGrange Daily News P.O. Box 929, La- Grange, Ga. 30241 LaGrange Daily News Community Wednesday,Oct. 12, 2011 - 3 Cook: Family gathers on Sunday for country meal Name: Martha Traylor

Background: I was born and lived all my life in Troup County. I gradu- Guest Cook ated from Mountville High School.

Family: I am married to Bobby Traylor, and we Know a great cook? We want to hear about them. Send your suggestions to have three children, four sbrown@lagrangenews. com or call (706) 884-7311, Ext. 240. grandchildren and four for caramel icing on a Eye Round Roast in crushed saltine cracker great-grandchildren. cake. But the can explod- Eye of round roast crumbs. Fry in deep oil ed, and milk went all over 1 can celery soup until browned. Can pre- Job: I am retired from the walls and ceiling. 1 soup can water pare the shrimp hours Traylor’s Jewelry and 2 onions, chopped before cooking. Place on Pawn. What is the weirdest Celery stalks, chopped a cookie sheet and refrig- thing you have ever Soy sauce erate until ready to cook. Hobbies: I enjoy camp- eaten? Rabbit, when I Place all ingredients in Spaghetti and Meat ing, cooking, crocheting, was growing up. a crock pot. Cook on low Sauce traveling and helping all night. Place in refriger- 5 pounds ground chuck people. I Recipes ator. When cold, slice and 2 large onions, cut in pour heated gravy over chunks How did you learn to slices. 2 large bell peppers, cut cook? I believe cooking is Favorite Pimiento in chunks in my genes. All my fam- Cheese Sausage Stars ily, including my son, Lee, 1 1/2 cups high quality 1 pound sausage Tiger Butter likes to cook. I was mayonnaise 1/2 cup green peppers This is my friend, Lois always in the kitchen with 1 (4 ounce) jar pimien- 1 1/2 cups Monterrey Hunt’s, favorite. my mother and grand- to, drained jack cheese 1 pound white chocolate mother. 1 teaspoon Worcester- 1 1/2 cups cheddar or vanilla almond bark shire sauce cheese 1 (12 ounce) jar peanut What ingredients are 1 teaspoon finely grat- 1 (8 ounce) bottle ranch butter always in your pantry or ed onion dressing (I use Hidden 1 cup (6 ounces) semi- refrigerator? Butter, eggs, 1/4 teaspoon ground Valley) sweet chocolate chips grits, flour, Crisco and red pepper Wonton shells Line a 15 1/2 x 10-inch buttermilk. 1 cup toasted pecans, Cook sausage and cookie sheet pan with Matt Chambers / Daily News chopped green peppers. Drain. Add waxed paper. Place white What is your favorite 8 ounces extra sharp cheeses and dressing to chocolate in a 1 1/2 quart cooking tool? The food Martha Traylor’s whole family enjoys cooking. cheddar cheese, grated sausage and peppers. microwave-safe bowl. processor and the Crock- It’s always great food and over and cook all of that fine Place about 1 tablespoon Microwave on high, stir- Pot. fellowship – nourishment for country ham. 8 ounces sharp cheddar of the mixture in each ring every minute until for the mind, body and cheese, grated large shell. Bake at 350 degrees smooth, about 3 minutes. Do you have a favorite soul. What is your “old Mix together mayon- for about 5 minutes. Add peanut butter and cookbook? My favorite is faithful” recipe that you naise, pimientos, Worces- microwave 1 minute at a “From Our Friends at What is your comfort rely on time after time? tershire sauce, onion and Fried Shrimp time until melted. Spread Dunson Baptist Church.” food that reminds you of Eye of round roast. red pepper. Add mayon- This is from my sister, in pan. In a 2-cup glass home? Bacon, eggs, grits, naise mixture, toasted Dot Sanders. measuring cup, melt When you eat out, homemade biscuits and What was your biggest pecans to the grated Shell and devein chocolate chips in what is your favorite honey. It’s always just disaster in the kitchen? cheeses, stirring until well shrimp, leaving tail microwave. Drizzle over thing to eat? Whatever is been good. Every Sunday You can boil sweetened blended. Serve with cel- attached. Dip in flour, then peanut butter mixture. at First Baptist Church morning after church, condensed milk in a can ery sticks or crackers, or in eggs, beaten with 1 Using a knife, make Wednesday night supper. great-grandchildren come for two hours and use it make into sandwiches. tablespoon mustard, then chocolate swirls. Chill. I In our community Events trail, pony rides, face Club in West Point hosts conducting. Registration ing the Elements: Earth, 112 Lafayette Parkway painting, a petting zoo the 51st annual Redbud is $10. A concert will be Wind, Fire and Water” is through Saturday. and a hay ride. Snacks District meeting at 10 given at 3 p.m. Sunday. on display at LaGrange A student exhibition at Thursday also will be available. a.m. at Oakhurst Farm. (706) 643- 0851 or (706) Art Museum at 112 809 Gallery of Art at 809 Story Hour featuring (706) 628-7463 881- 2717 Lafayette Parkway fea- Hill St. in LaGrange is on stories, fingerplays, songs True Love Missionary turing works of members display through Oct. 29. and rhymes for pre- Churches Baptist Church at 2451 of the Visual Artists schoolers and their escorts Meetings West Point Road holds a Alliance of LaGrange. To submit an item, email is at 10:30 a.m. at Hawkes Today revival at 7 p.m. with the “Francoise Gilot: A Ret- it to dbaker@lagrange- Library in West Point. Thursday The Rev. J. Wayne Jenk- Rev. J.W. Kizer of Fort rospective of Original news.com, fax it to (706) The Interfaith Food The LaGrange Woman’s ins, associational mis- Wayne, Ind., as speaker. Prints” is on display at 884-8712 or drop it by our Closet at 416 Pierce St. is Club meets at Bellevue at sionary for the Western LaGrange Art Museum at office at 105 Ashton St. open from 1 to 2:45 p.m. 204 Ben Hill St. Social Baptist Association in Friday to help people in need of hour is at 11 a.m., and the Newnan, speaks at revival Rising Grove Baptist food. (706) 882-9291 meeting is at noon. services at 7 p.m. at Lake Church holds a joy night Hogansville Public The LaGrange Area View Baptist Church. service at 7 p.m. Speaker Library holds storytelling Safety Association meets is Minister Elaine Gilbert. 559 hour at 3 p.m. as part of at 11:30 a.m. at Ryan’s Steak House at 1509 Today-Friday its vacation reading pro- A musical workshop is Market Place gram. Lafayette Parkway. Exhibits The Kiwanis Club of at 7 p.m. at Bethlehem Beginner ballroom Baptist Church at 1111 dance lessons for all ages LaGrange meets at noon Ongoing 559 Fob James Drive at Highland Country 10th St. in West Point are given from 7:30 to An exhibit titled “Fac- Valley, Alabama 36854 Club. with LeGree McCamey 8:30 p.m. at the Active 334-756-4959 Life center on Ragland Rehearsals for the LaGrange Civic Chorale Street. (706) 884-5857 are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. DONATE YOUR CAR! Come and enjoy the Friday in the Troup High School chorus room. choralsoci- Sights and Sounds of the Acoustic musicians of [email protected], (706) all genres and skill levels 882-2734 Holiday Season may perform at “Pickin’ Troup County Master on the Promenade” at 5 Gardeners meet at 7 p.m. p.m. at the promenade at the Troup County Agri- New arrivals in home furnishings between Main and Bull culture Building on Vul- streets in downtown can Road. Antiques, Lighting, Holiday Decor, LaGrange. LaGrange chapter No. 'RQDWLQJ LV )DVW (DV\ The Moonlight Ball- 474 Order of the Eastern Gifts, Special Food Items room Dance Club of Star meets at 7:30 p.m. at  100% Tax Deductible ~~~ LaGrange sponsors a the Lodge Hall on Watson The Café at 559 Western ballroom dance and Brown streets.  Free Pick-Up Anywhere Enjoy special lunches from from 8 to 10:30 p.m. and  We’re Available 7 Days a Week 11-3 while you shop. beginner Western two- Friday step lesson at 7 p.m. at the Complementary tea or coffee The Troup County Lafayette Christian School &DOO from 3pm-5pm gym at 1904 Hamilton Commission meets for a 7RGD\ 888-419-7929 Road in LaGrange. There work session at 9 a.m. on I-85, Exit 77 Next to King Ford also will be a beginner the third floor of the Gov- Mon-Fri 6am-8pm • Sat-Sun 8am-6pm

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The Edmondson Family Iannacone- 706-884-7311 Ext. 209. 457767 368981 456980 4 - Wednesday,Oct. 12, 2011 Lifestyle LaGrange Daily News Some family relationships cannot be saved Dear Annie: My hus- two-bedroom apartment. cleaning all of the cloth- a dog trained to check ing for my daughter and psychological toll band, “Fred,” is one of I can only imagine the ing and linens in the our house after our while we dealt with this. was unbelievable. many siblings. His moth- cost to exterminate a apartment. Add to that daughter visited to be The cost was just part My advice to the er passed away several house. It also introduced another couple of hun- sure she didn’t bring any of it. We were “uninvited” daughter-in-law would years ago. Since her dangerous chemicals dred dollars to purchase of the critters home with to our friend’s Thanks- be to meet Mom only in death, his father’s nega- into her home. bedbug-proof covers for her. Add two weeks of giving meal bec ause she neutral territory and not tive and controlling In addition, we spent the bedding. lost wages (for me) and is phobic about bedbugs. let her into the house at nature has become hundreds of dollars We then spent $250 on two weeks of lost school- The emotional, physical all. –A amplified. He is verbally abusive and would never consider professional help. Dad is in his early 80s, and Fred says he has always been this Down Home, way. Down e Street. Family gatherings are made miserable by his bullying and pick- LaGrange locations only. Quantity and correction rights reserved. None sold to dealers I Annie’s Visit www.pigglywiggly.net to find a store near you or to download this week’s ad! ing on Mailbox w h o m - Prices effective October 12th through October 18th, 2011 ever he c h o o s e s to tor- ment. He twists any attempt to discuss it. 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We spent $1,000 to PUMPKINS BEANS Each Per Lb Whole Sandwiches only $4.99 exterminate her small farm fresh454981 produce straight to you! 3 1 2 LaGrange Daily News State Wednesday,Oct. 12, 2011 - 5 Air Force Occupy Atlanta group vows unit helps to stay in park ATLANTA (AP) – movement.” Demonstrators of the The group’s leaders museum Occupy Atlanta move- said Monday that they’ve ment are defiantly vowing met with city officials and to stay in a downtown were warned that police MACON (MCT) – The ple,” he said. park, creating a quandary intend to enforce Museum of Aviation and The unit repairs the air- for city officials and Atlanta’s ordinances a unique unit of aircraft craft maintained at police who have asked against camping and maintainers at Robins Air Robins, which includes F- them to leave. being in the park Force Base have a perfect 15, C-130, C-17s and C- The protests are part of overnight. About a dozen marriage. 5s. When those aircraft a growing national move- protesters gathered in The 402nd Expedi- are significantly damaged ment opposing Wall Woodruff Park on Tues- tionary Maintenance anywhere around the Street in New York. U.S. day morning. There were Flight stands ready to world, the unit deploys in Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., no reports of any arrests. deploy at a moment’s 24 hours or less. They attended the protests in a “As long as they’re notice around the world have equipment stashed show of solidarity last there peacefully, for the to repair combat-dam- in “war wagons” in vari- week, and President time time being, we’re aged aircraft. ous countries, and when Obama has not opposed going to allow them to At the museum, they they get a call, the near- the demonstrations. stay,” Reese McCranie, get valuable training est war wagon is dis- Mayor Kasim Reed, one the mayor’s deputy doing work on aircraft in patched to the location. of Obama’s top support- spokesman said. “That a similar fashion as they It’s an all-volunteer unit ers in the South, has had may change in the future would in the field. That and its not easy to get to balance maintaining or may not change.” means figuring how to do into it. Members must law and order in the city The Occupy Atlanta things without all of the show a high level of pro- with a potential public protesters left the park tools and equipment they ficiency and resourceful- Sgt. Johnny Rosier, with the 402nd EDMX, helps relations problem, said briefly Tuesday to march would have in a mainte- ness. tighten a bolt while installing the vertical stabilizer the Rev. Timothy McDon- to the Atlanta headquar- nance hangar. The C-130 project on a C-130 at the Museum of Aviation in Warner ald, an activist and pastor ters of Bank of America. The museum in return makes for a particularly of First Iconium Baptist The group swelled to gets much-needed realistic training exercise Robins. Church in Atlanta. nearly 200 at the bank expertise and manpower. because it will be partial- “It would be a mistake plaza. The unit, formerly the ly functional. They are for the mayor to arrest Reed, who was in 653rd Combat Logistics wiring it for power so them,” McDonald said. “If Chicago earlier this week, Support Squadron, has that, during special you want to hurt the returned to Atlanta on provided assistance to the events, the doors can be movement, you let them Tuesday to participate in museum for many air- lowered and people can stay. If you want to give a regional transportation craft. enter and have lights fire to it, you arrest them.” forum, but will also spend It is currently working inside. McDonald, who was the day pondering how to one of its biggest jobs “This is being treated active in the civil-rights handle the lingering ever, the reassembly of a as an aircraft that will fly movement, said it was demonstrators. He recently retired C-130. again,” Robinson said. often the strategy then to weighs what to do after Working with civilians at Dennis Oliver, the get arrested because it about 50 protesters in the base, they took the museum’s chief restora- helped the cause. McDon- Boston were arrested wings and tail section off tion supervisor, said the ald said the Occupy Monday night when they the plane so it could be unit’s help is invaluable. Atlanta protesters would ignored warnings to towed to the museum and The museum’s small get similar results. move from a downtown are now putting it back maintenance staff has its Tech Sgt. Eli Ortiz, left, and Master Sgt. Don Kim, “They would tweet it greenway near where together at the aircraft’s hands full just fighting with the 402nd Expeditionary Maintenance Flight, and Facebook it to the they have been camped new home. the constant battle help tighten a bolt while installing the vertical sta- max,” McDonald said. “It out for more than a week, Master Sgt. Aaron against corrosion on the gives momentum to their according to police. Robins, the unit’s pro- many outdoor aircraft. bilizer on a C-130. The unit gets valuable training duction supervisor, said “We could do this work, working on museum aircraft. about a dozen maintain- but we would have to of sheet metal on a B-29. it,” Willis said. ers at any given time have take people away from They have been all over When the unit was a THE ROADSHOW: been working to reassem- working on the other air- the world working on air- squadron, it had more ble the aircraft. They craft,” Oliver said. craft, and both said than 200 maintainers, FINALLY IN LAGRANGE! started the reassembly Members of the unit there’s nothing they but now it has just over WE REPRESENT COLLECTORS last week and it should also work on smaller would rather be doing. 60. Because the unit has take another week or two. projects. On Thursday, They enjoy the challenge been busy trying to keep THAT WANT TO BUY: “We have had instances Tech Sgt. Christopher of figuring out how to up with the same work- where we have had to go Willis and Tech Sgt. make major repairs with load, it hasn’t had as Coins, Old Jewelry, Broken Gold, to Afghanistan or Iraq for James Hill, both sheet limited resources. much time recently to Silverware, War Items similar stuff, and it’s been metal mechanics, were in “We usually can fix it work at the museum, but awhile, so this kind of the museum’s restoration well enough to get it back Robinson said now they FREE ADMISSION+FREE COFFEE knocks the rust off, and shop fabricating a part to to where the tools are, hope to be at the muse- we are training new peo- replace a corroded piece and then we can really fix um more often. Departure of teachers not unexpected ATLANTA (AP) – Cuts to Geor- National Institute for Early Educa- “Gov. Deal values the work of gia’s lottery-funded pre-kinder- tion Research. Georgia’s pre-K teachers and garten program are leading to high “If the best teachers leave, qual- believers that our early childhood teacher turnover, educators said. ity will suffer and the benefits will educators are absolutely critical in Teachers this year have left pre- be eroded,” he said. “Serving more making sure students get a firm K programs to avoid a 10 percent, children less effectively is no recipe foundation,” Mayfield said. state-ordered pay cut. for success.” The departure of so many pre-K October 12-October 16 In Fulton County, 57 of 77 pre- The pay cuts are part of Gov. teachers was not unexpected, said kindergarten teachers quit between Nathan Deal’s plan to reduce pre-K Bobby Cagle, commissioner of 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM the last school year and the current spending by $54 million this year Bright from the Start, the agency one. to cope with shortfalls in lottery that oversees the pre-K program. 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I Letters Passing on the love of the game The major-league base- But when he looked up, ball season is winding Daniel Jared was nowhere to be SPLOST will aid paving, down, with the Cardinals Baker is seen. He had taken jersey and Brewers squaring off editor of La- No. 3 – the same number for the National League Grange worn by Dale Murphy – new Hogansville library title, and the Rangers and Daily News. and raced off to put it on. Dear Editor: be cut from the county budget, but Tigers vying for the There’s no game more I’d like to encourage all residents of through SPLOST we’ve been able to American League crown. American tha n baseball. Troup County to vote “yes” for the spe- keep up. Voting yes to continue No matter who wins And there’s nothing that cial-purpose local-option sales tax in SPLOST means we can continue to the World Series, there’s his interest in baseball. forms a bond between a the upcoming election. pave roads to get the county back in still a link from the big- Suddenly, he wanted to father and son more than There are many reasons to vote for topnotch shape – and keep it that way. league teams and average learn all he could about a love of sports. Why that the 1-cent sales tax, but I’ll just mention Resurfacing and routine mainte- folks like me who played the game – the rules, the is, I don’t know. A boy’s two. nance of our local roads is just as impor- baseball in their youth. teams, everything. interest in sports seems to First, a “yes” vote for SPLOST will tant as routine maintenance of a home. I remember when my He would ask me ques- come about the time he’s make it possible for Hogansville to have Let it go for six or seven years, and son Jared, now 33, dis- tions endlessly. What city pulling away from his a new library which it desperately you’ll have a mess that will cost much covered baseball. He was are the Astros from? Why mother’s apron strings needs. Hogansville has outgrown its more to correct than it does to perform 7 and finally understood does a batter swing two and asserting his mas- library. It is too small and doesn’t have routine maintenance each year. why his father would bats before going up to culinity. He wants to iden- the technology it needs to provide citi- I remember when tractors our road spend three hours in front hit? If a fielder catches a tify more with his father zens the most up-to-date information crews used were so bad we had to push of the television watching pop fly in foul territory, is – sharing his dad’s inter- and resources. With the current econ- them up on the trailer to haul them. grown men try to hit a the batter out? ests is one way to do it. omy the way it is, it could be years They simply would not hold up and ball with a stick of wood. He wanted to play ball Even now, Jared and I before Hogansville gets the library it couldn’t do the job. Since purchasing Until then, he didn’t in the back yard all spring. like to talk about baseball needs if SPLOST does not pass. If the new excavators and other paving equip- understand why his dad If he couldn’t corral his when we get together. vote passes, the existing library will be ment, the work we do on the roads has kept on a shelf a box full sisters into playing or per- Like thousands of other renovated for use by the city of Hogans- improved and the morale of the coun- of faded pieces of card- haps his mother into toss- boys, I learned about ville and that will meet another need for ty road department has improved board, bearing the faces ing him the ball, he would baseball from my father Hogansville citizens. because they have what they need to of those who played the ask dear old dad to pitch years ago. I learned the Second, a yes vote for SPLOST gives get the job done right. game years ago. to him while he practiced finer points of the game. Troup County the money necessary to Troup County’s road system is sec- And until that year, the batting. And I’d toss the I pulled for the Milwau- finish repaving almost every road in the ond to none in the state of Georgia. anticipation of spring ball to him over and over, kee Braves and Brooklyn county. We have paved more than 240 Help us keep it that way by voting yes to training and the belief as he took his cuts, offer- Dodges, and hated the miles of roads with the current SPLOST SPLOST. that “this will be the year” ing advice and encour- New York Yankees and all funding. Without it, we would not have Buck Davis, Troup County commis- were beyond his compre- agement, trying to teach their championships. And been able to complete this massive sioner hension. him what I knew. I played a lot of sandlot undertaking. Projects like these had to Smokemont Drive, LaGrange But at age 7, he under- And from television, he baseball with other boys stood. learned about the Braves who had learned the That was the year, with and quickly developed game from their fathers. Federal, state funding cuts mean a season under his belt, favorites. Jared’s main I want to pass some- that he “got it” playing T- hero was Dale Murphy. thing of myself my approving SPLOSTs is crucial ball, that greatly modified Among his prized posses- daughters and son. form of baseball for the sions was a baseball card Maybe it’s asking for a bit Dear Editor: tax will be paid by people across the school system, very young. At 7, Jared of the center fielder. of immortality; maybe it’s Through approvals for visiting or passing and quality of life was able to learn from his On the first day of T- being “just like Daddy.” past SPLOST and E- through Troup County, is enhancements in Hogans- coaches and concentrate ball season, the players To Jared, I’d like to leave SPLOST votes, citizens of further proof of the fair- ville, LaGrange and West on the game instead of lined up to get their jer- my fondness for baseball, Troup County have ness inherent in SPLOST. Point. rolling on the ground and seys. As Jared got to the in hopes he’ll pass it on to demonstrated a shared Funds generated Voting yes, yes will peering through the web- front of the line, his coach his children. vision and commitment to through SPLOST and E- ensure these much-need- bing of his glove at pass- said, “We have No. 3.” My daughters may not improving our schools, SPLOST have made it ed projects can be com- ing clouds. Then looking down, he understand why I love our recreational amenities possible to complete crit- pleted. And it’s important Coupled with his matu- said, “We also have No. 4 baseball. and our infrastructure. ical projects, across the not just for the govern- rity was the awakening of and No. 5.” But my son does. On Nov. 8, Troup Coun- county and in every ment agencies but also ty voters have the oppor- municipality, that other- for private business in the tunity to continue their wise would have gone community. School proj- support by voting yes, yes undone. These improve- ects totaling as much as to continue SPLOST and ments and enhancements $39 million will create E-SPLOST. This vote is a have contributed to a construction jobs for continuation of the exist- growing and thriving Troup County residents. ing 1-penny special-pur- Troup County. However, Many of the projects will pose local-option sales unprecedented growth in also qualify for matching tax (government) and 1- population and industrial state and federal funds penny E-SPLOST (educa- base has created the need thereby increasing the tion) and is not a new tax for new and/or enhanced positive impact of your or increase in existing infrastructure. tax dollars. taxes. With continued cuts at Troup County is a shin- In many ways, continu- the federal and state lev- ing example of the bene- ation of SPLOST and E- els, the financial burden fits created through com- SPLOST is the fairest, of future projects will fall munity support, govern- most equitable method of to the local governmental ment cooperation and a taxation available. Every authorities. The list of commitment to creating dollar generated remains proposed projects to be the best possible environ- in Troup County and is covered by SPLOST and ment for its citizens and eligible to be used only E-SPLOST proceeds are its business sector. for the pre-determined essential to ensure Troup Whether you vote dur- list of projects identified County and its munici- ing early voting (Oct. 18 by the county, the munic- palities can support cur- through Nov. 4) or go to ipalities and the Troup rent growth and remain the polls on Nov. 8, voting Steve Jobs: Unwanted child? County school system. competitive in pursuit of yes, yes is the most effec- Amid the expressions measures including: “con- Annual collections gen- new business and indus- tive way for you to of grief at the passing of Mona nectedness – having three erate the equivalent of 5 try. demonstrate your support one of America’s greatest Charen is or more friends and hav- to 6 mills of property tax Proposed projects and to ensure we contin- innovators – Steve Jobs – a colum- ing access to two or more savings for the Troup include road and bridge ue moving Troup forward one offhand comment by nist with nonparent adults for County Board of Educa- improvements, enhanced together. someone on CNN was advice; caring – placing a tion. This saving, when technology for our public Frank McRae Creators jarring. Describing his high value on helping coupled with statistics safety agencies, renova- Troup Together Syndicate. brilliance, his inventive- other people; and social showing that approxi- tion of existing and con- Highlander Run, ness, his business genius competency – friendship- mately 33 percent of the struction of new facilities LaGrange and his inspired leader- with the pregnancy and making and assertiveness ship, one host added, give her son life. Our skills.” “And his parents didn’t world would be so much Confounding the Concert for Peace was special want him! They gave him diminished if she had not. stereotype of the tortured Dear Editor: local Sister Cities Com- Hugo Oropeza as well as up for adoption, if you According to Jobs’ rec- adoptee, the study also Thank you for helping mittee, L.I.F.E (LaGrange all of their children in the can believe that!” ollection later, his mother found that adopted us publicize our recent International Friendship New Generation Sound, It is one of the enduring had wanted to ensure that teenagers were more like- memorable “September Exchange). accompanied by a folk- misconceptions of mod- college graduates would ly than other teens to do Concert,” which linked We would like to thank lore dancer. The many ern life that birthparents raise him, and she had well in school, to express LaGrange to the world. our wonderful partici- different rhythms and who make adoption plans lined up a couple who optimism about their The New York-based Sis- pants, Ken Redding at the sounds of music present- for their children “don’t met that specification. But futures and to report high ter Cities International piano with his wife, ed with such exuberant want them” and that this at the last minute, the col- levels of support from organization estimates Laneeda, in a duet per- vitality and spirit of dedi- “rejection” scars the lege graduate couple parents and schools. A that on this 10th anniver- formance; Ken Miles, cation continues to linger adoptee for life. Social decided that they wanted U.S. Health and Human sary of 9-11, 200 commu- playing “Georgia on My in our minds. science data refutes this. a girl. And so Schieble Services Department nities with 35,000 partici- Mind,” sung by former These extraordinary But even before consider- agreed that Paul and study in 2007 found that pants worldwide connect- Miss Troup County Jessi- memories of our local cel- ing the statistics about Clara Jobs, a lower mid- adopted children tend to ed in peace through music ca Scott as a surprise ebration of outstanding adoption, consider the dle-class couple (Paul, a be happy and healthy, for a better tomorrow. soloist; Kevin Dunn, Van local talents here in absurdity of characteriz- machinist, had not even and 85 percent of adop- We are excited that Barnet, and Neil Brum- “America’s Greatest Little ing adoption this way in finished high school) tive parents describe their LaGrange was one of two beloe – all beloved, inspir- City” will stay with us an age of widespread could raise her son on the relationships with their cities in Georgia placed ing vocalists in our com- always with deep grati- abortion. There are condition that they would children as “warm and on the World Wide Web munity. Stacey Hardigree tude for all the inspiration countless women who send him to college when close.” Adoptees do have map representing our and her Young Singers from their hearts. say, “I could never give up the time came. higher rates of ADHD large state, linking us Ensemble were unforget- Our gratitude goes to my baby for adoption” but But, as the saying goes, and special health care with East and West Coast table as was the instru- all the loyal friends who who, strangely, see no “Man plans; God laughs.” needs, which is not sur- communities as well as all mental string quartet attended that special impossibility in aborting Though Mr. and Mrs. prising since many come across this country and under the leadership of evening of peace through their unborn babies. Jobs were willing to from the foster care sys- with five continents. Suzana Pavlovic (Bosnia) music, knowing that our But in contrast to the spend their entire life sav- tem. From New York to Not- with their rendition of community is united in view so carelessly voiced ings to send their son to The son of Paul and tingham (UK), Moscow, “What a Wonderful the spirit of working by that news anchor, plac- college, he dropped out Clara Jobs affected all of Beijing, Sydney, Wind- World.” together with goodwill for ing a child up for adop- after a few months. Jobs our lives. But Steve Jobs hock (Namibia) and Haiti, A group of ladies in peace. tion is one of the most eventually made contact himself, like every other peaceful loving commu- their costumes of the The evening was dedi- loving and unselfish acts with his birth mother and child who has been nities across the globe local Red Hat Society cated in loving memory of imaginable. Consider 23- his sister, the novelist placed in a loving home celebrated in hopes of entertained with their Marjorie Champion Sala- year-old Joanne Schieble, Mona Simpson. But he rather than aborted, working together toward rendition of “Jesus Loves mone and Sgt. Corey a graduate student at the was never in doubt about would probably not have a better tomorrow. Me.” The international Spates, who had lost their University of Wisconsin his parentage. “They said that the Macintosh, We are so proud of all members of our commu- lives in the Pentagon on who became pregnant in were my parents,” he said the iPod, the iPhone, of our volunteer local tal- nity included a large Sept. 11, 2001, and in 1954. She and the baby’s of Paul and Clara Jobs. Pixar and the iPad are the ent performers – soloists Korean woman’s choir Iraq, honoring their fam- father, a Syrian immi- In this, he was like reasons he shouldn’t have and instrumentalists, as dressed in beautiful ilies and friends who grant named Abdulfattah other adopted children, ended his life before well as choirs who partic- native costumes, accom- were in attendance. “John” Jandali were not happy and well grounded birth. He’d probably say ipated with such enthusi- panied by a fascinating Come join L.I.F.E, via married. (They married in his family. When the it was because he got to asm and dedication. The national drum beat. Then, the LaGrange-Troup and divorced later.) Abor- Search Institute studied grow up, to love and be free event was enjoyed by the Mexican-American County Chamber of Com- tion was illegal in most adopted adolescents in loved, to see the beauty of a large audience in Call- Freedom Sound with Lisa merce. states at the time, though the 1990s, they found that this world, to have chil- away Auditorium. This and Jay Hernandez – Margaret Ross, presi- plenty of exceptions were adopted teens actually dren of his own and to year’s Concert for Peace recently joining us here dent of L.I.F.E. made, and many women scored better than their enjoy (if tragically, not for was the fourth annual from California – per- Christiane Price, co- got abortions. But nonadopted siblings and a full, long life) the won- concert organized by our formed with Sandy and chairman Schieble chose to proceed their peers on a variety of ders of being alive. LaGrange Daily News Diversions Wednesday,Oct. 12, 2011 - 7 BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun

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Jacquelene Bigar’s HOROSCOPE HAPPY BIRTHDAY for VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011: +++++ Reach out for others at ZITS Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman This year you have the ability to a distance. You can straighten out a draw in others, whether as a group problem late this afternoon, after you or individually. With this high level of rethink everyone’s reactions. When charisma, you can manifest nearly you understand where others are any goal you want. Your imagination coming from, you can find a mutually spins quite a tune. If you are single, acceptable solution. Tonight: Have you have no excuse not to develop an imaginative brainstorming ses- a relationship, other than having too sion. many choices. If you are attached, LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) the two of you have an opportunity +++++ Be willing to express to relate far more closely. In general, your concerns and ideas. Someone allow others to state an issue but responds in kind. Together you not relate it intensely. Your openness is only discover how much you have much admired. TAURUS helps you in common but also how you can to be more practical. come up with even better solutions. The Stars Show the Kind of Day Tonight: Talk over dinner. THE FAMILY CIRCUS You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) CONCEPTIS SUDOKU 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ++++ Defer to another person, Bil Keane ARIES (March 21-April 19) understanding what will happen by Dave Green ++++ Today is a mixed bag, no if you let go and relax. A meeting matter how vigorous or creative you could be the source of many new might be. In the late afternoon, eye a ideas and could give birth to a proj- financial change much more openly. ect. The more comfortable others Clearly, you and another person are, the better the results will be. have very different ideas about an Tonight: Let go and relax. investment. Tonight: Your treat. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) TAURUS (April 20-May 20) +++ Settle in and get as much +++ Don’t worry if you need work done as possible. You could to take a backseat or deal with a get a visit or a call that carries a very situation differently. Your perspec- special message with it. You might tive changes radically, as you and want to escape the situation or wher- someone seem to be at odds. Listen ever you are to contact a special to why this person thinks the way person. Tonight: Happily head home. he or she does. Play with his or her CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ideas, as well as your own. Tonight: +++++ Others want to tap into Feeling great. your unusual creativity. Even when GEMINI (May 21-June 20) using your imagination, you harness ++++ Use the daylight hours any idea with practical applica- DENNIS THE MENACE to move on a key interest or head in tion. You see both simultaneously. a new direction. You could discover Encourage others to process things Hank Ketchum just how awkward a friend or associ- as you do. Tonight: Go for fun and ate might feel. Stay on top of your games. decisions, knowing full well the end AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) result. Tonight: Play it low-key. +++ You might want to retreat CANCER (June 21-July 22) some. Tap into some of your imagi- +++ You might be more native flights of fancy. Whether look- exposed than you would like. ing to a new idea to revitalize your Understanding evolves if you relax life or thinking of how to spend more and are prepared for the next phase time working at home, you enjoy the of a project. You might need to slow pace. Tonight: Order in. explain your logic and why you are PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) pursuing a specific course. Tonight: +++++ Listen to news with a Where the crowds are. grain of salt. Recognize an element LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) of confusion surrounding a talk. ++++ You will want to handle Keep putting out your ideas. Return your responsibilities but bypass calls; schedule meetings. A boss any extra ones. Several associates enjoys tapping into your sugges- inspire you with their ideas. Once tions. Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s more, you decide to hold off. You will news. want to mull over this issue during the next few weeks. Tonight: A must Jacqueline Bigar is on the appearance. Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.

Ad goes here 8 - Wednesday,Oct. 12, 2011 National LaGrange Daily News Dr Pepper goes macho NEW YORK (AP) – Dudes don’t drink attempts to pour the soda into a glass diet. during a bumpy ATV ride. “You can Or at least that’s the idea behind Dr keep the romantic comedies and lady Pepper Ten, a 10-calorie soft drink Dr drinks. We’re good.” Pepper Snapple Group is rolling out on Dr Pepper Ten is not the first diet Monday with a macho ad campaign soda aimed at men. (But Dr Pepper that proclaims “It’s not for women.” The Ten’s ad campaign is the first to be so soft drink was developed after the com- overt about courting men who want to pany’s research found that men shy drink a soda with fewer calories. The away from diet drinks that aren’t per- ads come at a time when overall sales ceived as “manly” enough. in the $74 billon soft drink industry are To appeal to men, Dr Pepper made slowing as more Americans buy health- its Ten drink 180 degrees different than ier options like juice and bottled water. Diet Dr Pepper. It has calories and Volume has fallen from slightly over 10 sugar unlike its diet counterpart. billion cases in 2005 to 9.4 billion cases Instead of the dainty tan bubbles on the in 2010, according to Beverage Digest diet can, Ten will be wrapped in gun- data. metal gray packaging with silver bul- “Regular sugared soft drinks have lets. And while Diet Dr Pepper’s mar- declined in recent years, and some con- keting is women-friendly, the ad cam- sumers have taste issues with some of paign for Ten goes out of its way to the diet sodas,” said John Sicher, edi- eschew women. tor and publisher of Beverage Digest. For instance, there’s a Dr Pepper Ten Dr Pepper said men, in particular, are Facebook page for men only. And TV dissatisfied with the taste and image of MCT Direct commercials are heavy on the machis- diet drinks. The company wouldn’t dis- For years, the lives of Bud and Martha Phillips revolved around their chil- mo, including one spot that shows mus- close the formula of Dr Pepper Ten, but cular men in the jungle battling snakes said that the drink has 10 calories and 2 dren. Now the children have all moved away leaving the Phillips with an and bad guys and appear to shoot lasers grams of sugar, which gives it a sweet- ‘empty nest.’ They have rekindled their friendship since being alone again. at each other. er taste. Dr Pepper said there are 23 fla- “Hey, ladies. Enjoying the film? Of vors in its regular soda, (which has 150 Empty nest? Not all course not. 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NOMINATE NOW THRU OCTOBER 15th! 456982 LaGrange Daily News National, International Wednesday,Oct. 12, 2011 - 9 I Digest Protests move Cereal icons can remain to residences WASHINGTON (AP) – Tony the Tiger and Tou- can Sam can rest easy. of wealthy Government officials NEW YORK (AP) – besieged a park in lower said they won’t push the They started their protest Manhattan near Wall food industry to get rid of down in the Financial Street. The uptown march colorful cartoon charac- District, speaking out marked the first time the ters on cereal boxes any against Wall Street com- Occupy Wall Street move- time soon. panies and denouncing ment has identified spe- The draft of voluntary corporate greed and the cific people as being part guidelines released ear- gap between the rich and of the 1 percent the lier this year sets maxi- the poor. demonstrators say are get- mum levels of fat, sugars Then the demonstra- ting rich at the expense of and sodium, among tors from the Occupy the rest of America. other requirements, and Wall Street took it further “I have nothing against asks food companies not uptown to the homes of these people personally. I to market foods that go some corporate execu- just think they should pay beyond those parameters tives. their fair share of taxes,” to children ages 2 At first walking two-by- said Michael Pollack, an through 17. two on the sidewalk office worker in a law The food industry, Kansas City Star because they had no firm. backed by House Repub- Kansas City firefighters searched a well behind a vacant Northland, Kan., march permit and didn’t He held up a sign with licans, who are holding a want to be charged with a saying attributed to hearing on the issue home Tuesday after receiving a tip relating to Lisa Irwin, the 11-month-old blocking traffic, then their department store founder today, has lobbied baby who has been missing since Oct. 4. numbers swelling to a Edward Filene, “Why against the voluntary half dozen abreast, mem- shouldn’t the American guidelines, saying they bers of the Occupy Wall people take half my are too broad and would Few clues in baby’s Street movement and money from me? I took limit marketing of almost other groups made their all of it from them.” all of the nation’s favorite foods. way up Manhattan’s East Pollack said: “It’s time disappearance Side on Tuesday. They for a new New Deal.” KANSAS CITY, Mo. daughter missing. Jeremy the investigation. walked along streets like When the march Elsewhere (AP) – Authorities search- Irwin returned home Lisa Irwin’s parents Fifth Avenue and Park reached Park Avenue and I The Obama admin- ing for a missing baby in from a late shift at work appeared on television Avenue where some of East 93rd Street, protest- istration plans to lever- Kansas City have Oct. 4 and told police he several times that first the richest 1 percent of ers stopped in front of a age charges that Iran marched shoulder-to- found the house lights week but have since the population live in building where they said plotted to assassinate shoulder through acres of on, a window tampered retreated from the media, townhouses and luxury Dimon has an apartment. Saudi Arabia’s ambassa- woods, rappelled down with and his child gone. saying they want to focus apartments. Marchers screamed, dor to the United States cliffs and combed Police have since all their attention on find- They paused outside “Where’s our bailout?” into a new global cam- through landfills. They’ve searched the home with ing Lisa. buildings where media and “How do we end this paign to isolate the interrogated her parents metal detectors, and FBI John Hamilton, a for- mogul Rupert Murdoch, deficit? End the war, tax Islamic republic. for hours and called in and police re-enacted a mer Kansas City police banker Jamie Dimon and the rich!” I Congress and the firefighters to search a possible abduction, all officer who now teaches oil tycoon David Koch JPMorgan was among White House face the 36-foot well that seemed done while camera crews criminal justice at Park have homes, and decried the banks that received a choice of continued fight- like a possible place to filmed from the street. University in nearby the impending expiration federal bailout, money it ing or a shift toward hide a child’s body. Police spokesman Parkville, Mo., said offi- of New York’s 2 percent has since repaid. bipartisan bargaining But after receiving Capt. Steve Young has cers are as determined as “millionaires’ tax” in Dimon got supportive after the Senate voted to more than 300 tips and said police are pursuing anyone to find the child. December. words from Mayor kill President Obama’s chasing down many oth- all leads and taking a no- “If there is any pres- Dimon was to be the Michael Bloomberg, who $447 billion jobs plan. ers, police still have no holds barred approach to sure, it’s to find the focus of another protest is himself a billionaire I An Israeli cabinet idea what happened to the investigation. (baby) safe and bring her today, with demonstrators executive but whose East minister who voted Lisa Irwin, a fair-haired, “I challenge you to home,” Hamilton said. gathering at the New Side townhouse was not against a deal with big-eyed baby, whose first name something, and I “Another thing people York City headquarters of on the protesters’ list of Hamas to free a captured birthday is now only a can assure you we have don’t realize, and this JP Morgan Chase to targets. Israeli soldier in ex- month away. done it twice,” Young said happens in a majority of again focus on the expir- Dimon has “brought change for Palestinian A full week has passed early in the investigation. big cases, is the prosecu- ing tax. Dimon is the more business to this city prisoners denounced the since Lisa’s parents, Jere- But he has also said all tor’s office and police are chairman and CEO. than maybe any other pending swap as a “huge my Irwin and Deborah along that he and other working hand-in-hand on For the past three banker in (the) modern victory for terror.” Bradley, reported their police can’t comment on this.” weeks, protesters have day,” the mayor said.

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DEADLINE TO ENTER IS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16th Today LaGrange Daily News State softball www.lagrangenews.com North Springs at LaGrange High, 5 ON p.m. 11 - Wednesday,Oct. 12, 2011 Blessed Trinity at Callaway, 4:30 SportsTAP p.m. I CanHigh school football: CavsCallaway at Carver, Thursday, tame 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium Tigers?

By Robert Griffin Sports Writer The Callaway Cava- liers are a team on the rise. They hung tough in their two opening games against Troup and Lovett, but they fell short each time to start 0-2. The Cavaliers have won four straight games since then, though, and that includes three straight wins in Region 5- AA. The challenge will be a much more daunting one this week, though. On Thursday, the Cav- aliers (4-2, 3-0 in Region 5-AA) will travel to Columbus’ Memorial Stadium to take on the powerful Carver Tigers (5-1, 3-0). Kevin Eckleberry / Daily News Pete Wiggins’ Callaway Cavaliers will take on Carver Thursday night in a critical Region 5-AA showdown. SEE CALLAWAY, PAGE 12 I I Golf High school volleyball: State tournament kicks off today Panther golfer shines By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor Hudson Keener did all he could. The LaGrange College senior golfer closed with a 68 at the prestigious Golfweek Fall Invita- tional on Tuesday in Sandes- tin, Fla., leaving him at 6- u n d e r Kevin Eckleberry / Daily News for the After a successful regular season and a third-place showing in the area tournament, the LaGrange Lady Grangers will partici- t h r e e - pate in the Class AAA state tournament today. day tour- nament. T h a t Keener s c o r e left him six shots clear of Statejourneygetsstarted the third-place finisher, but it wasn’t quite good By Kevin Eckleberry Sports Editor enough to snare the indi- vidual title. Angie Newton tried to That honor went to stay focused on the big Guilford’s Noah Ratner, picture. whose 69 in the final The LaGrange High round gave him a three- volleyball team endured stroke victory over a difficult season in Keener. 2009, finishing with just Keener came into the two wins. final round with a four- There was a silver lin- stroke deficit, and con- ing, though. Many of the players were freshmen, so New- SEE KEENER, PAGE 12 ton, the team’s head coach, figured if she could keep the team to- Team gether, brighter days The Troup Lady Tigers have qualified for the state tournament for the second straight year. would lie ahead. She was right. surges The Lady Grangers made major strides last season, improving to nine wins while qualify- tosixth ing for the state tourna- ment. By Kevin Eckleberry And this season, Sports Editor everything has fallen There was no stage into place. fright for the LaGrange As the Lady Grangers College golf team. head into today’s state- The Panthers, compet- tournament matchup ing in the prestigious against Riverwood in Golfweek Fall Invita- Sandy Springs, they tional in Sandestin, Fla., boast a 19-11 record. proved they have the LaGrange earned its ability to stand toe-to-toe state invitation by finish- with the nation’s top small-college teams. The Callaway Lady Cavaliers didn’t qualify for the state tournament, but the team still made a lot of The Panthers were in strides this season. SEE VOLLEYBALL, PAGE 12 11th place after the first round, but they climbed the leaderboard in each I of the final two days, and GISA state softball tournament they walked away with a sixth-place finish in the invitation-only tourna- Warriorssetfortest ment that included many By Robert Griffin of the nation’s top NCAA needed, would be played in one day. Sports Writer Division III teams. The winner advances to Saturday’s The Panthers saved Since the GISA made the transition semifinals in Dublin. their best for last. to fastpitch softball about 10 years “I think that the girls are ready,” In Tuesday’s final ago, the LaGrange Academy Lady LaGrange Academy head coach round, the Panthers shot Warriors have been in the state semi- Charles Parker said. “They know that finals every year. a 290, leaving them just we are going up against a really good They’ll look to continue that trend one shot out of fifth opponent in Citizens Christian and on Thursday when they head south place. we have been preparing for whatever to Douglas to take on a Citizens “They played really they might throw at us.” Christian team that has lost just one well against the best The series was originally going to Kevin Eckleberry / Daily News game this season. be played Tuesday, but the coaches The LaGrange Academy Lady Warriors will travel to The best-of-three series begins at Douglas for the second round of the state tournament. 11 a.m., and all three games, if SEE PANTHERS, PAGE 12 SEE WARRIORS, PAGE 12 LaGrange Daily News 12 - Wednesday,Oct. 12, 2011 Sports

CALLAWAY FROM 11 WARRIORS FROM 11 Local calendar Today (Memorial Stadium), 7 “Carver has a very good football opted to move it back to Softball p.m. team,” Callaway head coach Pete Wig- Thursday because of the Class AAA Softball gins said. “Coach (Dell) McGee does threat of rain. state tournament GISA Class AA a great job with his kids and we just Afternoon showers this North Springs at La- state tournament have to limit our mistakes and hope- week have kept the Lady Grange High, 5 p.m. (dou- LaGrange Academy at fully get a few breaks and play good Warriors from getting bleheader) Citizens Christian, 2 p.m. hard-nosed football.” much time on the field, Class AA (three games) The Tigers were 3-7 in 2005, but but Parker doesn’t think state tournament Class AAA they are 67-9 over the past seven sea- it makes much difference Blessed Trinity at Call- state tournament sons, and that included a 15-0 season this time of year. away, 4:30 p.m. (double- North Springs at La- in 2007. “We haven’t been able header) Grange High, 5:30 p.m. (if Last year, with current Georgia run- to do much because of Soccer necessary) ning back Isaiah Crowell roaming the the weather, but at this LaGrange College Class AA backfield, Carver went 13-1 and fell in point in the season we womenatOglethorpe,4p.m. state tournament the semifinals to Calhoun. are ready to go,” he said. Thursday Blessed Trinity at Call- Callaway hung tough with that star- “We wanted to go ahead Football away, 5 p.m. (if neces- studded team. Kevin Eckleberry / Daily News and get playing today, Callaway at Carver sary) The Cavaliers had a chance to take Linebacker Jeffery Cameron and the but we will be ready to go the lead in the third quarter, but a Thursday.” Everyone of Troup’s other members of the Callaway de- VOLLEYBALL FROM 11 field-goal attempt was blocked and re- A lot of years, this starters from the 2010 fense will have their hands full. turned for a touchdown, and the round has been a mere team graduated, leaving ing third in the area tour- Tigers were able to pull away for a 39- care of the ball and manage the clock formality for the Lady plenty of holes to fill. nament behind Colum- 17 win at Callaway Stadium. well,” Parks said. “We want our of- arriors on the way to Coming into the sea- W bus and Shaw. Callaway quarterback Ricky Parks fense to be on the field as much as son, the only player with the semifinals. Troup finished fourth had a nice all-around effort in that possible and rest our defense.” ample varsity experience The team will be in for in the area, and it will game, running for 77 yards and One thing that the Cavaliers have was Carleigh Murphy. a challenge this year, visit St. Pius today for its throwing for 94 more. battled this year is the injury bug. “She is our most con- though, and senior state-tournament match. Parks had two touchdown runs in Parks has missed one game, and sistent player. She is our pitcher Molly Child said The Callaway Lady the game, but he had to leave early linebacker Albert Trammell is still leader,” Troup coach the players are taking Cavaliers enjoyed a suc- with an injury. fighting an injury. Jodi Dowden said. nothing for granted. cessful season, but they “I’m itchin g to get on the field,” Last week against Spencer, standout Dowden said the play- “At this point you can’t came up just short of Parks said after practice Tuesday. “ “I running back James Newson was in- ers have given it their all look past anybody,” Child state. didn’t get a chance to finish the game jured. this season, and she fig- said. “What you did in For LaGrange, the suc- last year so I’m ready to go. I’m ready Injuries come with the territory, ures the work they’ve put the season really doesn’t cess of this season can for the lights and the crowd, and though, and Wiggins said the Cava- in this fall will pay divi- matter and both teams be traced back to 2009 everything. I think we are all ready to liers will be ready to go. dends down the road. are coming into the game when Newton made the “We still have some bumps and “They’re a good group get on the field.” equal. You have to come decision to let a lot of bruises but we are trying to heal up,” of kids. I can’t com- With a game like this on tap, Wig- in expecting to do your freshmen get some on- gins said it’s not hard to get the play- Wiggins said. “James (Newson) hasn’t best or you aren’t going plain,” Dowden said. practiced for us this week, and we still the-job training. “We’ve got four fresh- ers motivated. to win.” This year’s team is “It’s a big game for us,” Wiggins have some guys that are questionable, Only a 1-0 loss to men that are out there but at this point in the season you are made of almost entirely on the court making up said. “Thursday night’s game with Southwest Georgia of juniors who have been going to have that. We just have to most of th e team. They Carver will be an emotional football Academy has kept the playing together for play through it and do our best.” do a great job for me. game, it will be a physical football Lady Patriots from put- three seasons. With Newson slowed, the Parks We’ve had some really game and we just have to come out ting together an unblem- Misty Smith is the and play focused and play Callaway brothers handled a lot of the rushing ished record. great things happen this duties. team’s only senior. year, and we’ve had football.” “We know that we have Ricktez Parks and Ricky Parks split “This is their third year some growing pains. But While Carver graduated a stellar to be ready coming into time at quarterback last week, and now they’ve been play- they held their heads group of seniors that included Crow- this round,” Child said. they combined to run for more than ing together, and we’re high. I told them we’re ell, who has become one of the top “We have been practicing 100 yards. only graduating one sen- going to get better, and freshmen in the country, the Tigers and we have been work- Ricktez Parks had 167 yards with ior,” Newton said. “I’ll we’ve got time to learn. are again loaded with talent this sea- ing hard on what the four touchdowns in the 42-0 victory. have the same team So hopefully they’ll stick son. pitcher is going to be “Tez came in and did a great job at pretty much next year. with me and come back With a stable of potent running throwing at us. It’s going tailback,” Wiggins said. “When you So we should be real next year stronger.” backs led by Marquez Holloway, the to be a little faster pitch- lose a good football player like James strong.” The Lady Tigers quali- Tigers have shown once again that ing than we are used to it hurts your depth, and we don’t have Newton gives the play- fied for state with their they are a force to be reckoned with in seeing so we have been a lot of depth right now. In a big ball- ers credit for hanging in fourth-place finish at the Class AA. working hard to get game like this one that always plays a there through the diffi- area tournament. The Tigers haven’t been tested in ready for that.” cult times. They beat Americus- their five victories, and their only loss factor.” The Lady Warriors cer- “I haven’t lost any Sumter and lost to was a 35-7 setback at the hands of de- One thing Wiggins has been able to tainly have what it takes (players),” she said. Columbus and La- fending state-champion and top- rely on all season is a stout defense. to meet this challenge. “There are so many rea- Grange. ranked Buford. The defense has been dominant This is a team that has sons you lose athletes, Today’s challenge is The Tigers showed their prowess since Week 1, a 17-10 overtime loss to finished second in the but we have had the enormous. last week in a 41-0 dismantling of re- Troup. state the past two sea- same ones for three St. Pius X is a consis- gion foe Manchester that saw Hol- The defense played well again in the sons, and is hopeful of years now. Hopefully it’ll tent threat to win a state loway and Thomas combine for 169 of second week, limiting a powerful taking the next step this carry on into next year title, and the Golden the Tigers’ 338 yards of offense in the Lovett team to 19 points. year. and we’ll have them for Lions head into the play- game. In the past four games, the Cava- A lot of the team’s suc- the whole four years, offs with a 45-5 record. “(Marquez) Holloway played great liers have given up 39 points, and 20 cess is due to Child, who and hopefully we’ll be “When you’re fourth against us last year,” Wiggins said. of those points came in the second has not only had a domi- real strong going into and your region gets “He finds openings and he takes ad- half against Kendrick when the nant season the mound, next year, too.” matched up against Re- vantage of them. He has a lot of speed starters were out of the game. but has been the top hit- There is, of course, gion 5, you get to go up and we have to try to contain him on One of the leaders of that defense is ter as well. work left to be done in against St. Pius,” Dow- Thursday.” senior linebacker Jeffery C ameron, In Saturday’s state- 2011, but extending the den said. “But it is what While the Carver offense was click- who was the region’s defensive player tournament opener season beyond today will it is. You can’t do any- ing, the defense was also dominant, of the year last season and is getting against Robert Toombs prove difficult. thing about it.” forcing the Blue Devils to turn the ball it done again this year. Academy, Child was the Riverwood has a mod- Callaway didn’t qualify over four times en route to the Cameron said he can’t wait to get on winning pitcher in both est 20-13 record, but it for the state tournament, shutout. the field Thursday night. wins, and she had a big has played a loaded but the program contin- Wiggins knows just how much “It’s going to be a big game with a day at the plate. schedule made up ued to make strides this turnovers can hurt against a team like lot of intensity,” Cameron said. “We Child said this time of mostly of other elite season. Carver. just have to come out, be focused and year, she knows she can’t teams from the Atlanta In 2009, the Lady Cav- “For three quarters we played ex- execute on both sides of the ball.” let their focus slip at all. area. aliers won two matches, tremely well last year,” Wiggins said. Cameron knows what he and his “There’s a big differ- “They’re real strong,” but they’ve won 22 com- “We had some miscues in the third defensive teammates will be up ence on the mound when Newton said. “Any of the bined matches the past quarter that gave them opportunities against, and he said they’ll be ready. you know you are going Atlanta schools are al- two years, and they went for easy scores. You have to minimize “We prepare for each team the same against a good, quality ways real strong be- 12-17 this year. your mistakes when you are going up on the defensive side,” Cameron said. te am,” Child said. “I cause they play club ball The future looks bright against a team like Carver. They are “We want to come in and play with a know that every hitter and they’ve played to- as well, with most of the one of the best teams in AA, so we lot of intensity. We want to run to the that I face has the ability gether since they were players returning, al- have to play mistake free football and ball, and we are just going to bring it to do a lot of damage. It young.” though the team will we have to be ready to go.” every play. makes me think a little The Lady Grangers have to replace senior Parks knows how dominant Call- “That’s the thing about our defense. bit more about how to at- will rely heavily on one Jennifer Bass, who was away’s offense can be, and he said the We are going to come with intensity tack the hitters but I of the many juniors, named to the all-area Cavaliers will try to counteract that by no matter what. We are going to come know that no matter Kabrenna Smith, to pro- team along with Sarah being efficient on offense. out and hit hard and try to put our of- what, my pitching will be vide a strong presence Brown. “We are just going to have to take fense in good positions.” behind me.” today. At the area tourna- Smith, who is also a ment, Callaway was the eighth-place showing at the Keener was the player only who basketball standout, has No. 3 seed from its sub- KEENER FROM 11 Chick-Fil-A Invitational in Rome, pushed Ratner. the ability to dominate at region. and now a second-place finish in The third-place finisher, Stefan the net. The Lady Cavaliers fell sidering the difficulty of the an invitation-only tournament Johnson of Illinois Wesleyan, fin- Another junior, Bre- to Spencer two games to course combined with the high that included some of the top ished at even-par, six shots behind anna Grant, has also one, leaving them one winds that made posting low small-college teams in the coun- Keener. been a steady player this win short of a state bid. scores a challenge, he knew he’d try. “He’s playing well, and he’s season as a setter. “Although we did not need some help from Ratner to Keener said he was “really showing why he’s an All-Ameri- win the title. “She’s real consistent,” make it to (the) state happy” with how he played at the can,” LaGrange College head “I knew that guy was playing re- Newton said. “She’s real playoffs this year, we im- Golfweek tournament, which was coach Lee Richter said of Keener. ally good. And I was playing trust-worthy.” proved greatly from last played at the Raven Golf Club. “Hudson made (Ratner) earn it.” good,” Keener said. “I just wanted The rest of the team is year,” said the team’s “I made tons of birdies,” he In the spring, Keener partici- to go out there and play hard and made up of Anna Mor- head coach, Kristina see what happened in the end. Re- said. “I made 16 birdies in three pated in the national champi- man, Danielle Dowell, Murfin. “Our record im- ally, that guy had to play bad for days. I played well. It was so onship as an individual since the Rachel Pruitt, Brittany proved and the team’s me to win today.” windy, it was hard making pars team wasn’t invited to the tourna- Tatum, Emily Wiker, level of play increased It was another terrific perform- sometimes. Bogeys just come ment. Anna Watts, Amanda tremendously. We ance for the NCAA Division III along with it.” He said he’s looking forward to Sugermeyer, Molly Mc- played hard against All-American golfer. Keener played a clean final going back next spring with all of Keen, Aaliyah Askew Spencer at the area tour- Keener had a brilliant junior round. his teammates, and a sixth-place and Kyndajah Fannin, as nament, and I am very season that included tournament The only bogey he had was on showing in one of the season’s top well as Smith, the lone proud of the girls. Most titles at the Reeder Cup and the the first hole, and he had four tournaments will certainly help senior. of our team this year was Great South Athletic Conference birdies, including back-to-back the Panthers’ cause. While most of La- sophomores, and I think tournament, as well as a third- birdies at the 13th and 14th holes. “I think we’ll do it this year for Grange’s players are in they gained a lot of expe- place showing at the Division III Ratner was just a little bit better, sure,” Keener said. “We beat all their third season to- rience this season. We national championship in the though. the teams we needed to beat by a gether, the situation is are looking forward to spring. He made fewer birdies than considerable margin. There’s no drastically different at next year and expecting Keener has gotten his 2011- Keener, but he only had four bo- doubt in my mind that we’ll go Troup. an even better season.” 2012 season under way with an geys over the three rounds. and content.” pressure on Guilford’s Noah with back-to-back rounds of Wynn also saved his best for impressive, and it bodes well PANTHERS FROM 11 Ratner, but Ratner held on for 73. l ast, shooting a 5-over 76 in for the rest of the year. teams in the country,” La- a three-shot victory. “I was really impressed with the third round, giving the “This was like a national Grange College head coach While Keener is a veteran how he played in the wind, es- Panthers four solid scores to championship. It was loaded,” Lee Richter said. “They’re on accustomed to playing on the pecially the last two days,” count toward the team total. Richter said. “I think they had cloud nine right now.” big stage, one of two fresh- Keener said. Freshman Landon Petzel nine teams in the top 15 here. The Panthers were led by men on the team, Cory Another of the team’s young struggled to an 87 on Tuesday, “The guys really played senior Hudson Keener, whose Howard, handled the pressure guns, sophomore Freddie but the Panthers didn’t need well. It was a total team ef- 6-under performance was like a veteran. Wolford, struggled the first to use his score. fort.” good enough for a second- Howard, who was a stand- two days with scores in the Considering there were two The Panthers continue their place finish. out high-school golfer in 80s, but he bounced back in sophomores and two fresh- fall season next week at the Keener shot a 3-under 68 in Ponte Vedra, Fla., shot a 79 on the final round with a 73. men in the lineup, the tourna- Oglethorpe Invitational in the final round to put some the first day, but he closed Fellow sophomore Taylor ment result was especially Gainesville. 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