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‘No one energized us the way he did’

By Jennifer ShraderStaff writer

The life of Millard Fuller left a legacy world-wide, but inWest Point and LaGrange, heartsached just a little more with the news of hisdeath.“He was an extraordinary man,” said Bill

Scott, president of the Chattahoochee FullerCenter project, an effort to build houses inFuller’s native Lanett, Ala., as well as Valley,Ala., and West Point.Fuller, who co-founded Habitat for Human-

ity, started the Fuller Center for Housing in2006. Both organizations have built hundredsof thousands of houses for low-income fami-lies.“It showswhat one person can do to change

the world,” Scott said.

Fuller, 74, diedabout 3 a.m. Tues-day in a hospitalemergency roomin Americus. Newsspread quicklylater that morningthroughWest Pointand LaGrange,where Fuller lastvisited in 2003 dur-ing the JimmyCarter Work Proj-ect, a 22-houseblitz build.

Susan Ferguson, who co-chaired the 2003event, perhaps has the longest history withFuller of anyone in LaGrange. She was hisfirst paid secretary at his Americus law officewhile she was still in college.“He was an amazing man,” Ferguson said.

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Robin Webb, at left, works on a knitting loom at the new Department of Driver Services office on Dallis Street.The new 6,000-square-foot center has seven testing stations and the capability of 20 stations. While the cen-ter has more space, because of a hiring freeze, no additional personnel have been hired.

Driver’s license office moves to new quarters

New site offers more spaceFrom staff reports

The new driver’s license office inLaGrangeopened forbusinessTuesday.The Department of Driver Servic-

es customer service centermoved intospace on the first floor of the formerTroup County administration build-ing at 900 Dallis St.“This new center gives us the capa-

bility to serve a greater number ofcustomers in a very efficient manner.We are very pleased with the help and

support we are receiving from TroupCounty,” said department Commis-sioner Gregory C. Dozier.The new facility is about 6,000

square feet and includes multipleservice counters, more inside seating,20 computerized testing stations anda lobby management system.Driver examiners will provide dri-

ver’s license testing, issuance andrenewal, issuance of identificationcards and driving history information.

Vehicle road skills testing also areconducted at this site.The former 700-square-foot loca-

tion at 2573Hamilton Roadwas insuf-ficient to serve the growing TroupCounty area, officials said.Normal operating hours are 9 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Satur-days. Officials said the middle of theweek in the middle of the day is the

Countycontinuesfreezeon hiringBy Joel MartinSenior writer

The Troup County Commissionvoted Tuesday to continue the hir-ing freeze to offset projected rev-enue shortfalls.The freeze, which started Nov.

14 in a memo to departmentheads, applies to 25 full-time andfour part-time positions. High-turnover departments, includingthe Sheriff’s Department, Correc-tional Institute, Jail and 911 Emer-gency Communications Center,are exempt.Because of the worsening econ-

omy, the county is expected to endthe fiscal year June 30 with at leasta $650,000 deficit and it could beas high as $1.3 million, financeofficer Stewart Mills said. He saidthe freeze would be enough for thebest-case scenario, but furloughscould be needed if worse comes toworst.“Theremay be some unpaid hol-

idays coming up, I don’t know,”said Commissioner Morris Jones.“… I’m glad we’re addressing thisbefore this addresses us.”Commissioner Ken Smith said

the board “can’t go back to thepeople and ask for more moneybecause they’re not working. Weneed to cut expenses and I thinksome of the public will not behappy.”With the state slashing its budg-

et, “a lot of agencies are going tocome to us, saying, ‘Our budgethas been cut, what can y’all do tohelp us?’” County Manager MikeDobbs said.The freeze on hiring and capital

spending is expected to save about

Parents register their childrenfor Troup County schools pre-K and kindergarten at theschool board office. Registra-tion continues through Friday atthe Board of Education at 100N. Davis Road, Building C; theHealth Department, HogansvilleElementary School, and WestPoint Elementary School.Required documents includestudent’s birth certificate, par-ent’s or guardian’s photo ID, andacceptable proof of address,which may include lease agree-ment, recent rent receipt, recentutility or telephone bill, tax bill,mortgage deed, or sales con-tract. For more information, call(706) 812-7900.

Kindergarten, pre-K registration continues

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Millard Fuller, right, visits West Point to talk to volunteerswho started work on three houses for the Fuller Centerfor Housing in March. Fuller died Tuesday.

Habitat for Humanityco-founder remembered

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Amillionaire by the timehe was 30, Millard Fullergave up his fortune andinvested his life in Habitat forHumanity – aChristian char-ity that has built more than300,000 houses and turnedpoor people into homeown-ers by using ‘sweat equity’and no-interest loans.Page 5

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Burglary may be latest instring of bank break-insBy Kenneth ThompsonStaff writer

Sunday’s daylight break-inat a downtown LaGrangebank may not have been asrareasauthorities first thought.Investigators say the bur-

glary of Charter Bank at 300Church St. was almost iden-tical to two recent incidents inValley andSmithStation,Ala.Theybelieve onemanmayberesponsible for all three.In the Charter burglary, a

man jimmied the front doorlock about 2:30 p.m. andstole coins from locked cab-inets behind the teller sta-tions before fleeing. No cur-rency was taken.A bank surveillance cam-

era caught images of the

suspected burglar.“The guy was in and out

in minutes and appeared toknow the setting well,”LaGrange police Capt. DaleStrickland said. “There areno definite leads but it cer-tainly is similar to ones inValley and Smith Station. Itcertainly appears there couldbe a correlation.”On Jan. 16, Capital City

Bank in Valley was burglar-ized about 1 a.m., also bysomeonewho tamperedwiththe front door and stole coinsfrom locked compartmentsbehind the tellers’ desks.“It’s obvious that the bur-

glar knew exactly what he

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Jack Ronald LukerJack Ronald Luker, 58, of

LaGrange, formerly ofColumbus, GA died Tuesday,February 3, 2009, at The Med-ical Center, Columbus, GA.Mr. Luker was born June

11, 1950, in Columbus, GA,son of the late Jack Lukerand Edna Gary Luker. Hehad lived in LaGrange forthe past two years and wasa member of WynnbrookBaptist Church in Columbus,GA. Mr. Luker has beenemployed with WTVMChannel 9 as a TelevisionProducer for over 32 years.Survivors include his wife,

Shirley Lindsey Luker ofLaGrange; four children andtheir spouses, Meghan(John) Wagley of Jack-sonville, N.C., Andrew GaryLuker of Columbus, GA,Amy (Adam) Pancake ofLaGrange; and Jill (Scott)White of LaGrange; sixgrandchildren, Phoenix,Lindsey, Will, Addison,Emily and Katie; and onebrother, Jerry (Kay) Luker ofFresno, CA.Funeral services will be

held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday,February 5, 2009, at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary Chapelwith Dr. Brad Hicks officiat-ing. Burial will follow inRestlawn Memory GardensCemetery.The family will be at the

home of Mrs. Shirley Lind-sey Luker and will receivefriends at the funeral hometoday from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.Arrangements are by Strif-

fler-Hamby Mortuary, 1010Mooty Bridge Road, La-Grange, GA 30240 (706)884-8636 www.striffler-hamby.com

Annie Melia DavidsonMrs. Annie Melia David-

son, 94, of LaGrange passedaway Monday, February 2,2009, at West Georgia Med-ical Center. Mrs. Davidson was born

August 15, 1914, in Cham-bers County, Ala., daughterof the late William Webb andAddie Haralson Maley. Shehad lived here most of herlife and was an active mem-ber of Loyd PresbyterianChurch for 84 years. Shewas a homemaker and wasa bookkeeper for DavidsonElectric for many years.Survivors include three

sons and daughter-in-law,Lyman and Mary AnnDavidson of Statesboro, Billand Ellen Davidson, and Haland Cindy Davidson; daugh-ter and son-in-law, Arrie andEugene Turner, all ofLaGrange; grandchildren,Andrea (Duane) Hunter, Ale-cia Davidson, Russ (Caro-line) Davidson, Amy Turner,Eric (Liza) Davidson, andGuy Paul Davidson and hisfiancée, Courtney Cox;great-grandchildren, LaurenHunter, Trey Hunter, JayDavidson and Joel Davidson;sister-in-law, Aileen Maleyof Colorado Springs, CO;nieces and nephews, Rick(Candy) Maley, Joan Maley,Ellen Hayes, Carol Whittmer,and Dave Tomlin; specialfriends, Willie Lee Johnsonand Grady Hudson. She waspreceded in death by herhusband, James Guy David-son Jr., daughter-in-law, AnnDavidson, brothers, RoyMaley, Frank Maley, HarveyMaley, Hugh Maley, HalMaley, and John LewisMaley.Funeral services will be at

2:00 Thursday at the LoydPresbyterian Church withDr. Tony Dean officiating.Interment will be in the LoydPresbyterian Church Ceme-tery. The family will be at the

home of her daughter andson-in-law, Arrie and EugeneTurner, and will receivefriends at the funeral homethis evening from 6:00 to8:00. Flowers will be accepted

or contributions may bemade in memory of Mrs.Davidson to the LoydMemorial Cemetery Asso-ciation, 550 Upper GlassBridge Road, LaGrange GA30240.Condolences may be

expressed and memoriesshared in the guest book atwww.hunterallenmyhand.com

Edna Noles AshmoreMrs. Edna Noles Ash-

more, 91, of LaGrangepassed away Tuesday, Feb-ruary 3, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Ashmore was born

November 10, 1917 in Ran-dolph County, Alabama,daughter of the late Williamand Nonie Hood Brown. Shehad lived here most of herlife and was a member ofRosemont Baptist Church.Mrs. Ashmore retired fromHillside plant of Milliken.Survivors include a son and

daughter-in-law, J.W. andJanet Noles of LaGrange;daughters and sons-in-law,Joyce and Clint Looser ofDothan, AL, Nonnie andEldridge Lumpkin, Pamelaand Jimmy Davis, ShirleyFuller, Ellen Algalene and JoeReaden, all of LaGrange; son-in-law, Horrace Ussery ofLaGrange; 15 grandchildren,27 great-grandchildren, 10great-great-grandchildren,and a very special friend,William A. (Bill) Woodham.She was preceded in death byher husband, James WilliamAshmore; a daughter, JanniceUssery, grandson, WilliamChance Ussery, and a grand-daughter, Angela Skipper.Funeral services will be at

4:00 Thursday at the Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel withRev. Donnie Benefield andDr. Mike Reeves officiating.Interment will be at Shad-owlawn Cemetery. The family will be at the

home of her daughter andson-in-law, Nonnie andEldridge Lumpkin, at 3864Whitesville Road, and willreceive friends at the funer-al home this evening from6:00 until 8:00. Condolences may be

expressed and memoriesshared in the guest book atwww.hunterallenmyhand.com

Minnie Gates PetersonMrs. Minnie Gates-Peter-

son of 207 North DawsonStreet passed away Sundayat her home.Mrs. Peterson, a native of

LaGrange, was born June 6,1949, and was the daughterof the late Hattie MaeCameron Gates. She was afaithful member of the East-side Baptist Church whereshe served as an usher underthe leadership of Rev. O. C.Stiggers. She was a loving,supportive and kind motherof four children who lovedher dearly. She was loved byall who came in contact withher. She always had herdoors opened to anyone whowas in need. She will alwaysbe treasured by her familyand friends. She leaves to cherish her

memories, four children: twosons, Randy L. Gates(Robin), Danny B. Gates(Monica); two daughters,Tracie L. Davis (Michael)and Monica Nunley; eightgrandchildren: JenniferOsorio, Jamison Gates,Chance Gates, Miata Gates,Kiara Gates, Jayvon Nunley,Jakwon Nunley, andDesmon Nunley; two sisters,Jennie Laye and AddieMcFarland; and to all herspecial nieces and nephews;and to all of her god-chil-dren.She was preceded in death

by two sisters, Irene Gates-Lee and Hattie Gates-Rus-sell; two brothers, Walter L.Gates and Charlie H. Gates;sister-in-law, Mattie Gates;and granddaughter, Shan-tavis Davis.The funeral service will be

Thursday at 2:00 PM at theEastside Baptist Church onMason Street. Rev. O. C.Stiggers will officiate. Burialwill be in the ShadowlawnCemetery.The family will be at their

home.Lakes-Dunson-Robertson

Funeral Home is in charge ofthe arrangements.

Melody L. RodriguezMelody L. Rodriguez, 47,

of LaGrange passed awaythis morning at the WestGeorgia Medical Center. Arrangements are incom-

plete, and will be announcedby Hunter-Allen-MyhandFuneral Home.

Phillip Alexander’s namewas incorrect in a storyabout Big Brothers Big Sis-ters on page 1 of Tuesday’sedition.We regret the error.

best time to receive optimalservice. Tuesday is thebusiest day statewide.The relocation came

through a partnership be-tween Troup County and thestate. The county acquiredthe land and provided con-struction of the new facility,

which the state rents. Thestate continues to provideequipment and staffing.

� The Department of Driv-er Services customer servicetoll-free telephone numberis 1-866-754-3687. Manytransactions may be doneonline by visiting www.dds.ga.gov.

“I know he’s bursting thegates of heaven wide open.He leaves a phenomenalvoid.”Ricky Wolfe, who had just

founded DASH for La-Grange before the 2003build, credits Fuller with hisown desire to tackle pover-ty housing. Wolfe said hefirst took his family to hearFuller speak at a Woodburychurch in 1999, then woundup going on a build withFuller and Habitat forHumanity in 2000. That triphelped plant the seed for the2003 build, he said.“He really opened my eyes

to the world of poverty hous-ing,” Wolfe said. “If I hadn’tmet him, I wouldn’t haveworked (to set up DASH)like I did.”Walter Hendrix, who was

executive director of Troup-Chambers County Habitatfor Humanity, said it wasFuller who encouraged himto join the organization. Thetwo met in 1979 when Hen-drix was a Charlottte, N.C.,developer and Fuller – andHabitat for Humanity –came to ask for money tosponsor a house build.Hendrix gave him the

money – and wound up join-ing the Habitat organizationafter he retired in 1988. Heworked with Habitats inGreenville, S.C., and Ocala,Fla., before coming toLaGrange. Hendrix eventu-ally was executive directorof DASH for LaGrangebefore moving back to theGulf Coast after HurricaneKatrina. He now works forFannie Mae in Mississippi,Alabama and Florida.Hendrix says he always

stayed in touch with Fuller,however, and had even talkedto him as late as last week.“He stayed a good friend

for a long time,” Hendrixsaid.Wolfe said Fuller hit his own

“valley” in life in 2005 whenhe was ousted from Habitatfor Humanity, but quicklyregrouped to form the FullerCenter for Housing.“He’s done some mar-

velous work,” Wolfe said.“His attitude was alwaysinfectious, he wouldn’t allowanyone to be negative. He’sone of those rare people youmeet in life. He reallybelieved poverty housingwas God’s mission for himand he worked consistentlyon it until the day he died.Not everyone can say that.”Hendrix, like Wolfe, mar-

veled not only at Fuller’senthusiasm for the job buthis skill at sharing thatenthusiasm.“He had a great way of

articulating his vision that alot of people don’t have,”Hendrix said.Steven Brown, current

executive director of Habi-tat for Humanity, said theorganization would “contin-ue to build on and celebratehis legacy.”“In my opinion, he was

one of the true giants of the20th century,” Brown said.Drew Ferguson IV, mayor

of West Point, said Fullerwould be “dearly missed.”The Fuller Center for Hous-ing has built nearly a dozenhomes in West Point alone.“His work in West Point

not only helped those inneed, but motivated an entirecommunity to advance thehuman condition,” he said. “Iam thankful to have had anopportunity to be involvedwith a remarkable Christianleader. I am confident thatMillard’s vision will continuelong into the future.”The Chattahoochee Fuller

Center already was makingplans for a blitz build tohonor Millard and LindaFuller’s 50th wedding an-niversary this summer. FullerCenter organizations aroundthe world will build 100houses the week of Aug. 30to Sept. 4.Chattahoochee Fuller Cen-

ter spokeswoman LyndaSpofford said Millard Fullerhad found out Monday thatformer President JimmyCarter, his partner at Habi-tat, would be participatingin the anniversary blitz.“He was on cloud nine,”

she said.It would have been the

first time the two would haveworked together on a buildsince Fuller left Habitat.“That was a big step

toward healing for him,” shesaid.Fuller, who is survived by

his wife and four children,will be buried today atKoinonia Farm in Americus,the interracial farm thatwhere the vision for Habitatfor Humanity was born. Amemorial service will beheld later and is beingplanned by the family.“We are truly overwhelmed

with the love and supportfrom family, friends and sup-porters of my father’s workfrom all over the country andthe world,” the Fuller’s son,Chris, said on the organiza-tion’s Web site Tuesday. “Mymother, sisters and our entirefamily are extremely grate-ful for your prayers and actsof kindness. Your love andadmiration for Dad helps toease our grief. Despite theloss of a beloved husband,father and grandfather, ourspirits are high. We knowthat Dad is in heaven now,and we will celebrate his life’saccomplishments and con-tinue to carry out his vision.”“In lieu of flowers, the

Fuller family hopes that youwill honor Dad by signingthe guest book on this Website (www.fullercenter.org),making a donation to sup-port the work of The FullerCenter, volunteering withyour local Fuller Center orHabitat for Humanity part-ner, or spreading the wordabout the need to eliminatepoverty housing, a conditionwhich affects over 1 billionpeople around the world.Dad never gave up, andwould not want you to,either.”

Jennifer Shrader can bereached at jshrader@lagrangenews.com or (706)884-7311, Ext. 236.

$700,000. Mills said heexpects a $75,000 savingsfrom the re-bidding of thecounty’s property and casu-alty insurance contract. Fur-ther savings are expectedfrom overtime reductions, anon-site medical clinic thatstarts March 1 to reduce doc-tor visits, and a change in theemployee health care net-work starting March 1. Thecounty may offer earlyretirement to certainemployees.“Everybody has to under-

stand we only have so muchmoney and we have to staywithin that rim,” Commis-sioner Richard English said.Added Commission Chair-

man Ricky Wolfe: “We’refacing difficult times. … Iwant every employee toknow as much about that aswe do.”

Joel Martin can be reachedat jmartin@lagrangenews.com or (706) 884-7311, Ext.235.

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wanted and where to go toget it once in the bank, as hewas in and out in a matter ofminutes,” said Valley policeCapt. Mike Reynolds. “I havenever seen an incident likethat. Usually it’s a bank rob-bery, not burglary. It’s veryrare for a bank to get brokeninto, and it has all the ear-marks of the incident inLaGrange and the one inSmith Station.”There were no recorded

security images in Valley, butfingerprints were lifted andsent to a crime lab in Mont-gomery, Reynolds said.The LaGrange and Valley

break-ins mirror a Nov. 21burglary of Phenix GirardBank in Smith Station.That time, a man pried the

bank’s front door open about4 a.m. on a Friday and madeoff with coins from cabinetsbehind the tellers’ desks.Surveillance camera

images of the suspected bur-glar recorded him runningback and forth behind thedesks, Lee County sheriff’sCapt. Van Jackson said.“The video shows the guy

running around very fast tothe cabinets behind thedesks containing the coins,”Jackson said. “It’s apparentfrom the tape and crimescene that the man was veryfamiliar with the locationand banks in general. I defi-nitely think the incidents areall related.”Most banks lock coins in

cabinets rather than trans-ferring them to the vaultbefore closing, a bankingofficial said, because theyare heavy and inconvenientto move. Currency is alwaysstored in the vault, he said.Once a bank alarm

sounds, its alarm companynotifies the local police sta-tion, said law enforcementofficials. The response timeof officers is generally a mat-ter of a few minutes, but canvary based on call volumeand the time of the day.There were no definite

leads nor suspects in any ofthe cases.

� Anyone with informa-tion on the thefts was askedto call Crime Stoppers at(706) 812-1000 or La Grangepolice at (706) 883-2603.

Kenneth Thompson can bereached at kethompson@lagrangenews.com or (706)884-7311, Ext. 228.

Brick thrownthrough windowA resident of Wood Glen

Apartments at 64 N. CarySt., said someone threw alarge brick through her frontwindow Tuesday, but did notgain entry and nothingappeared to be missing. Shesaid the brick knocked overa dresser that was in front ofthe window.

Truck theftAn engineer with Florence

and Hutchinson of Kentuckysaid he walked out ofCypress Saloon at 1604Whitesville Road about 11:30p.m. Tuesday and discoveredhis work truck missing. Thevictim had left the 2000 FordRanger unlocked with thekeys in the center console.

Arrests� Jeffrey Quinton David-

son, 22, of West Point wasarrested on charges of motorvehicle theft, no insurance,driving with a suspended orrevoked license and safetyrestraint violation.

�Deretha Veleria Darden,28, of West Point was arrest-ed on 10 counts of forgery inthe first degree, two countsof terroristic threats and onecount of influencing orintimidating witnesses.

� It is the policy of LaGrangeDaily News to print the namesof people charged with felonies.

This image from a surveil-lance camera shows a thiefbreaking into Charter Bankat 300 Church St.

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EventsTodayThePaichaiUniversity Choir

and Dance Troupe from Dae-jeon, SouthKorea,will performat 4 p.m. at Price Theatre. Free.

ThursdayFirst Baptist Church of

Hogansvillewill host anAmer-ican Red Cross blood drivefrom 2 to 7 p.m.The premiere of Steve Mar-

tin’s new film, “Pink Panther2,”will serve as a fundraiser forBig Brothers/Big Sisters of theChattahoochee Valley, featur-ing food and a “glitterati” partyat the Legacy Museum onMain, followed by the film atCarmike Cinema. For moreinformation, call Kim King at(706) 298-2434, Ext. 123.

FridayLaGrange Georgia Chapter

of the Continental Societiesholds its fourth annual Valen-tine scholarship ball at 7 p.m.at Main Event, 412 Daniel St.

SaturdayLafayette Christian School

holds its father/daughter valen-tines dance from 6 to 9 p.m.Tickets are $30 per couple, $10for a second daughter, $5 per

friend and third sibling is free.LaGrange Mall will host an

Entrepreneur Expo from 11a.m. to 4 p.m.

ChurchesThursday-FridayFaith BelieversMinistries at

210 Handley St. hosts revivalservices at 7 p.m. Thursday’sspeaker will be the Rev. Rod-ney Jones of Galilee BaptistChurch in Opelika, Ala., andthe Rev.Jackie Banks of NewZion Missionary BaptistChurch of Lanett, Ala.

SaturdayGlory-to-Glory Outreach

Ministry will sponsor its fifthannual Women in Red spiritu-ally hot prayer breakfast at 10a.m. at First PresbyterianChurch fellowship hall, 120Broad St. Tickets are $15. Forinformationor to purchase tick-ets, contact Annie Copeland at(706) 333-7324.Saint Paul UnitedMethodist

Church inPineMountain holdsa prayer breakfast at 9 a.m.

MeetingsThursdayThe LaGrange Sierra Club

will hold its monthly meetingat 6:30 p.m. at St.Mark’s Epis-copal Church, Parish Hall.

Harold Harbert, outreach unitcoordinator the the GeorgiaEnvironmental ProtectionDivi-sion in charge of Georgia’sAdopt-a-Stream program willbe the speaker.Crime Stoppers meets at 6

p.m. in the LaGrange PoliceDepartment training room.Community Action For

Improvement meets at 7 p.m.in the CAFI central office.LaGrange Woman’s Club

executive board meets at 10a.m. at Bellevue.The Thursday Lunch Club

meets at noon in the fellowshiphall of FirstMethodist Church.The Sons of LaGrange

Lodge No. 537, a Prince HallAffiliate, meets at 7:30 p.m. atthe corner of Brown and Wat-son streets.The Kiwanis Club of

LaGrange meets at noon atHighland Country Club.

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Family friend taught principal how to cookName: Carol MontgomeryBackground: Although I was born in

Illinois, I lived most of my childhood inAustin Texas. My family moved toAthens when I was a teenager. For thelast 20 years, I have lived in LaGrangeand love being here.

Family: The joy of my life continuesto bemy two daughters and son-in-law.Elizabeth, now 26, lives with her hus-band,Mike, in Leesburg, Va. She is cur-rently a kindergarten teacher and veryactive in the community. Christine, now25, is a mechanical engineer for Stan-dard Aero in San Antonio and has dis-covered the joys of living in Texas. I amfortunate to still have both of my won-derful parents, who live in Athens, aswell as a great brother, sister-in-law andthe best nephew ever.

Job: In December, I was named prin-cipal of Franklin Forest ElementarySchool. During the 3 1/2 previous years,I had worked there as the instructionalspecialist with Janet Johnson as princi-pal. I must say these years have beenthe most rewarding years I have everhad in education.Daily, it is a joy to cometo school, workingwith the tremendousfaculty and staff as well as our 500 stu-dents and the many wonderful parentsand family members who make up theFranklin Forest Community.

Hobbies: I dearly love to get com-pletely “lost” in a goodbook. This usuallyhappenswhile at the beach,where I alsolove to walk and ride bikes. During thefew moments of free time at home, Ienjoy visiting family and friends aswellas growing flowers and watching foot-ball and talking on the phone with mytwo daughters.

Howdid you learn to cook?We livedinMississippi when the girls were bothtoddlers and a dear friend, Sylvia, “tookme under her wing,” showing me howtomake all sorts of things from scratch,like cakes, dumplings and corn bread. Ithink of her still every time I sift flour(she insisted that I only use White Lilyflour) and make sweet milk rolls. Onevividmemory I havewas of being in herkitchen frying bacon. I always used tocookon “high” so that’s how Iwas fryingbacon – you can imagine the smoke andpopping and burning that was going onas she came back inside fromgoing outto cut fresh herbs.

What ingredient is always in yourpantry or refrigerator? I always havehalf and half in the refrigerator for cof-

fee andEnglish hot tea. For cooking pur-poses, however, I always want to keepolive oil, fresh garlic andonions onhand.

Do you have a favorite cookbook?Afew years ago a close friend of mine,Delores Phillips, was diagnosed withstomach cancer. She was knownthroughout the Douglasville communi-ty as an outstanding cook, so as afundraiser for the Cancer Society, weput together a cookbook of recipes andmenus that she used while cooking forher church fellowship dinners. I use thatbook constantly, as well as “SouthernBorn andBread” andmost recently, thisfall, the faculty and staff at Franklin For-est put together a cookbook, “A Falcon’sFeast,” that is full of delicious recipes.

What recipe is your comfort foodthat reminds you of home and why?Gravy and biscuits remind me most ofwhen I was a little girl in Texas. Mybrother and I would come inside fromplaying hard all afternoon, (I was usu-ally ridingDusty,my little pony) hungryas can be. Mother would have beef orchicken gravy and biscuits with some-

thing green on the side and we wouldeat and eat. It was only later that Ibecame aware of the fact that motherwas really just stretching the “budget”bymaking somuch gravy.

What is your favorite cooking tool?Other thanmy coffee pot, it is my greatgrandmother’s rolling pin. It is such awonderful heavywoodenpin thatmakesthe best pie crusts.

What is your biggest disaster in thekitchen? It is difficult to narrow mymany disasters down to one, however,one particularly memorable occasioncomes to mind. We were living in Mis-sissippi the first time I evermade a RedVelvet cake from scratch. Imeticulouslysifted all dry ingredients twice andmixed all thewet ingredients, followingthe recipe directions perfectly, I thought.After the cakeswere done, I layered andiced them, creating a “masterpiece” forChristine, whose favorite color was redat the time. It was not until we weresinging Happy Birthday, while slicingthe cake that I realized that I had neg-lected to add the red food coloring. Somuch for red cake. We have laughedtogether many times since about thatcake.

What is your favorite memory ofcooking or being in the kitchen? TheChristmas holidays are always a specialtime for the family. All of my extendedfamily live in other states, so our timetogether lasts for several days filledwithintense fun and games and food. Myfavorite times in the kitchen are whenwe are baking and cooking in prepara-tion for these family visits. Usuallyfriends comeover to help the girls and I,and that’s when we talk and laugh andmake lots of messes. But the end resultis always a big table full of cookies andsweets and dips that everyone can eatthroughout the day, while we madesoups and vegetables and themainmeal.

Final note: I would like to invite every-one to our upcoming fine-arts fundrais-er,Winterfest, from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urday. There will be many family-funactivities including: giant inflatables,rock band, face painting, crazy hair,Bingo and games set up in classrooms.The main event will be our silent auc-tion which will feature autographedmemorabilia including sports items anditems from the entertainment sector.Wewill raffle an autographed Miley Cyruspink electric guitar. All proceedswill beused for our fine arts program.

Sherri Brown / Daily News

Carol Montgomery, principal atFranklin Forest Elementary School,holds a football autographed byUGA coach Mark Richt and playerKnowshon Moreno that will be auc-tioned at a fundraiser Saturday.

�� Favorite recipes

�� In our community

Here are some of CarolMontgomery’s favoriterecipes:

Chicken Fajita Marinade This is from Delores’

cookbook.1/4 cup olive oil1/4 cup vegetable oil1/4 cup lemon juice2 tablespoons lime juice2 tablespoons Worcester-

shire sauce2 teaspoons salt1/4 teaspoon garlic powder1/4 teaspoon pepperCut chicken into strips. Mix

all ingredients well. Place ina shallow pan, cover andrefrigerate for 6-12 hours.

Potato Cheese Soup I usually make a double

recipe of this and serve itwith homemade corn bread.3 medium potatoes (about

1 pound), quartered

1 small onion, finelychopped1 cup water1 teaspoon salt3 cups milk3 tablespoons butter, melt-

ed2 tablespoons flour2 tablespoons minced fresh

parsley1/8 teaspoon white pepper1 cup shredded Swiss

cheeseIn a saucepan, bring pota-

toes, onion, water and saltto a boil. Reduce heat; coverand simmer until potatoesare tender. Do not drain;mash slightly. Stir in milk. Ina small bowl, blend butter,flour, parsley and pepper;stir into the potato mixture.Cook and stir over mediumheat until thickened andbubbly. Remove from theheat; add cheese and stiruntil almost melted.

English Cherubs1 cup firmly packed brown

sugar, divided1/2 cup butter, softened1 1/3 cups flourDash of salt1/2 cup sugar1 teaspoon vanilla1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup flaked coconut1 cup pecansCombine 1/2 cup brown

sugar, butter, flour and dashof salt in a medium mixingbowl; mix until well com-bined (mixture will look dry).Press into the bottom of agreased 9-inch square pan.Beat eggs until foamy. Addremaining brown sugar, 1/2cup sugar, vanilla and 1/4 tea-spoon salt; mix well. Stir incoconut and pecans. Spreadover first layer in pan. Bakeat 350 degrees for 30 minutesor until top is set and lightlybrowned. Cool; cut into 1 ½-

inch squares.

Sweet Milk Rolls This recipe was Sylvia’s grandmother’s recipe.

2 cups whole milk1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup shortening1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon soda1/2 teaspoon baking pow-

der2 packages yeast4 cups flourMix milk, shortening,

sugar and bring to bubble.Cool. Mix yeast in 1/4 cupwarm water. Add to coolmilk mixture. Sift flour, salt,soda and baking powdertogether. Add to mixture.Mix with your hand. Let risein large bowl. Roll out andcut into biscuit size rounds.Dip into butter and let riseagain. Bake at 350 degreesuntil brown.

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Dear Abby:My19-year-oldgrandson, “Fletcher,” an aver-age boy with good looks, isbecoming as exhibitionist. Heflaunts his body on almostevery occasion.When peopleare around, he goes into hisroom and emerges minuteslater without his shirt, nakedto the waist, with his pantsdropping down almost show-ing places we do not wish tosee. He struts around, goingfrom room to room, all thewhile his pants slipping evenlower. Fletcher then usuallychanges into shorts, whichalso slide down and revealmore than the public shouldbe viewing.Fletcher does this whether

it’s hot or cold, in the houseor outside.His behavior is notnormal.He seems to bedoingthis stripping thingmore andmore, regardless ofwhere heis. At our house over the hol-idays, he found an excuse toremove his shirt to show hisabs. He’s constantly exercis-ing and working out and isalways ready to pull open hisshirt to show the results.I don’t knowwhere exhibi-

tionism at this age leads, butI’m sure the road is not ahealthy trail to travel. Doesall of this seemnormal to you,Abby, and could you com-ment on it? - Concerned inBucks County, Pa.

Dear Concerned: So, herewe have a good-lookingyoung man who works outlike crazy and has found thatbuilding his body brings himattention and admiration.Whocanblamehim forwant-ing to show it off?That said, there is a time

and place for everything. TellFletcher - and his parents -thatwhenhe is in your home,youwould prefer that he pullhis low-riding pants up andkeep his shirt on because hisexposure embarrasses andconcerns you. (What he doesin his own house is his busi-ness.)And while you would pre-

fer that your grandson polishother aspects of his persona,perhaps it’s time to considerthat thismay be themost dis-tinct achievement he’s capa-ble of. It isn’t the end of theworld. It has led tomore thanone career in showbusiness -and even politics.

Dear Abby: My brother,“Curt,” is a 38-year-old rook-ie cop.We are all proud of hisdecision to go to the policeacademy andwant him to besuccessful. The problem is, atevery family function, Curtthinks it’s funny to demon-strate the tactics he uses tomake noncompliant suspectssubmit.These actions are unwel-

come, and they really hurt.Curt has used this type offorce on me, my sister andmy children, ages 6 and 8.When I ask him not to do itanymore, he laughs. Hethinks it’s all a big joke andseems to enjoy having thispower over other familymembers.

It is not a joke anymore. IfCurt does this again, I’mafraid I will defend myself,

and then all hell will breakloose. What should I do? -Not Amused in NorthernCalifornia

Dear Not Amused: If your

brother is doing this with hissiblings and their children,can you imagine what hemust be doing to someone heplaces under arrest? Your

brother is getting a kick outof inflicting pain, even if itinvolves young children. Inotherwords, he’s sadistic andnot very bright.

Inform your brother that ifit happens again you and thefamily will pay a visit to thechief of police in your com-munity and file a report.

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Amillionaire by the timehewas 30,Millard Fuller gave uphis fortune and invested hislife in Habitat for Humanity– a Christian charity that hasbuiltmore than 300,000hous-es and turned poor peopleinto homeowners by using“sweat equity” and no-inter-est loans.Fuller, who co-foundedHabitat with his wife, Linda,died early Tuesday morningnear his southGeorgia homeafter suffering from chestpains, headache and difficul-ty swallowing, his wife said.He was 74.The couplewas planning tocelebrate their 50thweddinganniversary in August with a100-house worldwide “blitzbuild.” Those plans likelywillgo forward without him.“Millard would not wantpeople to mourn his death,”Linda Fuller said. “He wouldbemore interested in havingpeople put on a tool belt andbuild a house for people inneed.”From its beginning in 1976,headquartered in a tiny grayframe house that doubled asFuller’s law office, Habitatgrew to aworldwide networkthat has provided shelter tomore than 1.5million people.Habitat home buyers arerequired toworkon their ownhouses, investing what the

Fullers called “sweat equity.”Preaching the “theologyof the hammer,” Fullerbuilt an army of volunteersthat included former U.S.presidents, other worldleaders and Hollywoodcelebrities.One of Habitat’s highest-profile volunteers, formerPresident Jimmy Carter,called Fuller “one of themostextraordinary people I haveever known.“He used his remarkablegifts as an entrepreneur forthe benefit of millions ofneedy people around theworld by providing themwithdecent housing,” Carter said.He called Fuller “an inspi-ration tome, othermembersof our family and an untoldnumber of volunteers whoworked side-by-sideunder hisleadership.”The son of a widowerfarmer in the cotton-mill townof Lanett, Ala., Fuller earnedhis first profit at age 6, sellinga pig. While studying law attheUniversity ofAlabama, heformed a direct-marketingcompanywith his friendMor-ris Dees – who later foundedthe Southern Poverty LawCenter in Montgomery, Ala.– selling cookbooks andcandy to high school chaptersof the FutureHomemakers ofAmerica. That businessmadethemmillionaires.

When Fuller’s capitalistdrive threatened to kill hismarriage, the couple, whowed in college, sold every-thing to devote themselves tothe Christian values theygrew upwith.“I gave away about $1mil-lion,” Fuller said in 2004. “Iwasn’t a multimillionaire; Iwas a poormillionaire.”The couple’s search for amission led them toKoinonia,an interracial farming collec-tive outside the south Geor-gia town of Americus. There,with Koinonia founderClarence Jordan, the Fullersdeveloped the concept ofbuilding no-interest housingfor the poor – an idea thateventually grew into Habitatfor Humanity.

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ATLANTA (AP) – As thestate’s economy worsens,moreGeorgia school systemsare considering convertingentirely to charter schools totakeadvantageof thebudget-ing flexibility that comeswithsuch a change.More than a dozenGeorgiaschool systems have showninterest in converting under a2-year-oldstatelawthathasgot-tenlittleparticipationuntilnow,said Andrew Broy, associatesuperintendent for policy andcharterschools for theGeorgiaDepartmentofEducation.Sys-temsthatconvert tochartersys-tems are exempt frommanypublic school regulations likeclasssize limitsandhavemorefreedom to choose how theymeet federal No Child LeftBehind requirements.So far, four public schoolsystemshavechanged tochar-ter systemsunder the2007 lawthat made Georgia the thirdstate in the nation to allowsuch conversions.“I think there was a lot ofuncertainty surrounding theconcept at first,” Broy said.“Nowwe’vegot a fewsystemsthat havedone it andare talk-ing to their colleagues acrossthe state. The flexibility issomethingdistricts canuse to

weather the state’s fiscal chal-lenges.”The state school board willconsider the latest group ofcharter applicants in spring2010.Understate law,eachschoolin a charter district forms acommittee of parents, teach-ers, administrators and com-munity members to run theschool. Thecommitteemakesrecommendations on how tospendmoney,how largeclass-esshouldbeandwhatsubjectsto offer.For Marietta city schools,one of the first systems in thestate to get approval to be acharter system, the financialflexibility is a welcome reliefwhenstate funding isasscarceas it is this year, said Superin-tendentEmilyLembeck.Geor-gia is facinganexpected$2bil-lion budget shortfall this yearalone.“If the state says X amountof dollars need to be spent inmedia centers and we needadditional amounts ofmoneyto bemoved to provide reme-dial servicesor toaddresssign-ingbonuses toattractqualifiedmathandscience teachers,wedon’thave toworryabouthav-ing to remain within specificcategories,” she said.

Report:Possiblegradeinflationin schoolsATLANTA (AP) – A newreport from the Governor’sOffice of Student Achieve-ment shows teachers insome Georgia high schoolsare awarding passinggrades to students who can’tpass an end-of-courseexam.In the report releasedTuesday, economics re-searcher ChristopherClark said there are “con-siderable grading dispari-ties” across the state. Hesaid comparing grades toexam scores shows teach-ers in some schools “ap-pear to be inflating coursegrades.”“These disparities are dis-concerting because theymayimpact college success,HOPE scholarship retentionrates and the need for learn-ing support in college,”wrote Clark, an economicsand finance faculty memberat Georgia College & StateUniversity.The report shows that in2007, far more high schoolstudents failed the stan-dardized test than failed theclass. For example, in eco-nomics, almost 36 percent ofstudents failed the test, whilejust 6 percent failed theclass. In U.S. history, about29 percent didn’t pass thetest, but only 9 percent failedthe class.Gov. Sonny Perdue’sspokesman, Bert Brantley,said the report “opens up aninteresting discussion.”“We look forward to dis-cussing it with policy lead-ers and lawmakers,” he said.Jeff Hubbard, president ofthe Georgia Association ofEducators, said teachers areunder pressure to help stu-dents get the B averageneeded to win a HOPEscholarship, but grade infla-tion is not done “blatantly orintentionally.”“The pressure is there,” hesaid. “We can’t say it doesn’thappen.”End-of-course testsaccount for only 15 percentof students’ grades in class-es. But the tests soon willreplace the Georgia HighSchool Graduation Test,which students must pass toget a diploma.

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Tuesday morning, we all heardthat Millard Fuller, founder andlong-time leader of Habitat forHumanity International, died sud-denly. Those of us motivated andassisted by him and his mission (now his legacy ) were indeed for-tunate.Mr. Fuller’s gospel of simple,

decent housing is now a world-wide “gold-standard” of how toreach out to those in need. Justlast month, while attending Habi-tat’s annual national conferencein Atlanta, I met people from allover the world. The commonthread was our belief that all peo-ple deserve the opportunity toown a home.Over 300,000 Habitat homes cir-

cle the globe. Over 100,000 havebeen completed in the past fiveyears. We are growing exponen-tially. This growth will not stop orslow down.Homeowners and volunteers

are simultaneously transformedby this simple, but flawless, busi-ness model.Mr. Fuller, a 20th century giant,

walked amongst us.As with all of us, he leaves a

legacy. His legacy is currentlybeing carried on, not just by yourlocal Habitat affiliate,Troup/Chambers County Habitatfor Humanity, but also byD.A.S.H. for LaGrange and theChattahoochee Fuller CenterProject. Combined, we havehoused hundreds in our respec-tive homes in our local servicearea.So, this giant passed through

here and left a significant markon our lives and communities.

Dear Editor:On Jan. 20, our nation was

asked to began the task of“remaking America”. It markedan end to one era and the startof another. My parents taughtme early, change begins withyou, and I had a lot of changingto do. I never thought that whitepeople would ever entrust thehighest office in the land to anAfrican American, but thatchanged. I had never everdreamed of coming to an inau-guration before, had never feltconnected to the official histo-ry of my country, but thatchanged, too, as I stood alongwith my wife for hours in 17degree temperatures closeenough to see with my nakedeyes Barack Hussein Obamabecoming president in his blacksuit and red tie.Things have changed here in

Troup County also. I must admitit’s a lot harder growing uptoday than it was when I grewup. I can remember times whenkids inmy neighborhood wouldtake on kids from anotherneighborhood as they visitedthe “rec” or the pool. I wassometimes involved in some ofthose discussions that wouldoccur. But that’s mostly whatthey were, discussions whenwethought up the worst things wecould call each other. Now andthen there would be fists thrownand people wrestling on theground. But you know what …the occasional black eye, a hurt-ful word, the occasional push-ing and shoving, I’m gratefulthat given the strong emotionsthat accompany growing up nomatter who you are or whereyou grow up…we did not haveguns, so when tempers got hotthemost we could dowas to yelland scream and push and shoveand every now and then throw apunch.Think of what it is like today

where the young people inTroup County and the millionsof others like them areimmersed in a culture of vio-lence. A culture that in somanyways glorifies violence. We seeit on television and in movies,

we hear it in the music, butworst of all we see it every sin-gle day on the streets, in theschools and neighborhoodswhere our children are trying togrow up. Where many, toomany in effect are raising them-selves. In too many neighbor-hoods gunfire is a daily ritual oflife, an AK-47 is a badge ofhonor instead of amark of cow-ardice, which it truly is. A bul-let wound is an emblem ofadulthood. This too has tochange.This past week members of

the Operation Correct StartBoard of Directors made aplea to the Troup CountyBoard of Commissioners tomake a change, and stop theviolence that’s attacking ourcommunity. The response wegot from Richard English Jr.,who had been in support andactively participated in notone, but all of Operation Cor-rect Start’s local programs(School supply give-a-way’s,Legacy Awards honoring JohnLewis. etc.), who just so hap-pen to be the only AfricanAmerican member of theboard, who also worked undermy fathers supervision, andwho should be well aware ofthe need to bring back pro-grams like the “SwimmingShow”, suggested we team upwith “Walt’s World”.Well, we are not knocking

Walt Harris and Walt’s World,Harris is a pro bowl NFL playerwho looks to do great things inthis community and hemust beapplauded for even comingback, butWalt is a football play-er, who started a program justa year ago to provide educationand training for adults. We are aviolence prevention/anger man-agement youth agency, that hascontinuously provided servicesthroughout Georgia since 1995.This is another example whyweneed change.Mr. English, you can do bet-

ter than that, all you have todo is look at the faces of theyoung people around you. Wehave enough recreational pro-grams, we’re pros at playing,

our youth need serviceproviders. How many moreyoung people have to die,haven’t we wasted enoughlives, haven’t we lost enoughyoung men and women toprison instead of college? Weshouldn’t care what race theyare, shouldn’t care where theylive – every single young per-son in Troup County has aspark about them that we havefor too long allowed to beextinguished by a level of vio-lence, hatred, and divisivenessthat still stalks our city, coun-ty and country. This is not justRichard English’s problem, itshould be a problem for all thecommissioners, city officials,local businesses, schools, lawenforcement, and parents.There is an epidemic of vio-

lence that is rapidly spreadingthroughout the nation and ourcommunity here in Troup Coun-ty and yet there are still someamong us who either refuse toaccept the ravages of this epi-demic or they have other agen-das besides the saving of livesand the reforming of youngpeople’s future.We have to recognize the

problem that violence, particu-larly young violence, poses toour society. We as a communi-ty have to form partnershipsamong different kinds of peo-ple in every neighborhood andwe have to partner also as thelocal, state and federal levels inorder to combat this social dis-ease of violence.It’s about never, never giv-

ing up on our youth. I feel thatway about every single youngperson I meet here in TroupCounty today. Every youngman or woman, every boy orgirl, has the God given poten-tial that we at our herald giveup on. And it is incumbentupon us, as representatives ofthe adult community of thissociety, to recommit ourselvesto our youth.

Bruce W. Griggs,West Point resident

CEO/Founder/ExecutiveDirector

Operation Correct Start, Inc.

Dear Editor:Saturday, January 31st the Troup

Tiger Baseball team held their firstMs. Tiger Baseball contest. Eachplayer chose a female performer,dressed up to look like their artist,danced and lip synched. I don’t thinkthe audience realized that we onlyspent 4 hours as a group rehearsingfor this event. The evening was greatandwent off with only a few hiccups,not bad if you ask me. During theexcitement of presenting awards,several people were not recognizedand I would like to take this time tothank them.The person that helped me make

this crazy idea come to light is trulyan amazing person. Without her wewouldn’t have gotten this off theground. Traci Bailey you are trulymy partner in crime, cool under pres-sure and I am so thankful you want-ed to take this task on with me.Thank you.Three cheers to the ladies who

stepped up to volunteer their time,expertise and experience. Theseladies work behind the scenes mak-ing tiaras, sashes, decorating, sell-ing tickets, etc. Please allow me toapplaud their efforts and thank themfor everything they did.Without eachof you we truly wouldn’t have hadthe success that we did. I thankYvonne Reed, Aleisa Wessinger,Tracy Alder, Karen Adams, SherriHarper and Tina King. You ladies arewonderful!To Rivers Waits from Katie’s

Restaurant and Jefferson StreetBBQ, you stepped up to the plate.You helped us to organize thisevent overnight, calmed stagefright fears, gave encouragingwords and gave great suggestionson routines.To Jill Weiss and Jessica Reed.

Without you two we would have had23 boys with messed up hair and nomakeup. Thanks for encouragingthem to add the extra’s to make theirartist more believable. Hair andmake-up on 23 boys in 45 minuteswas truly amazing!To Evie Key and Daniel Yaughn -

you wowed us all with your amazingvoices. Thank you for sharing yourincredible talent with us.To Suzanne Griffith with The

Green House Nursery for providingthe ferns and columns - they lookedwonderful!And to the one person that made

this evening a joy to so many. Yourspirit and love for all these boys isamazing. I was so proud and happyto have been asked by the membersof the committee to have you emceeour event. You set the mood andadded flair. To my dad, Dick Jones,you knocked it out of the park! I loveyou and thank you from the bottomof my heart.I am very sorry for not addressing

all of you during our program butplease know that I appreciate every-thing that each and everyone of youdid.I hope this is the beginning of an

annual event.Thank you,

Karen BarberTroup Dugout Club Member

Steven W. Brownis executive directorof Troup/ChambersCounty Habitatfor Humanity.

Roy Blount Jr. is a brilliant word-monger. In my opinion, he“mongs” English words moreimaginatively than anybody on thecurrent literary scene.Take it from Garrison Keillor:

“Blount is the best. He can be lit-erate, uncouth and soulful, all inone sentence.”Because I have just completed a

memoir, and because Roy and Iwere classmates at Vanderbilt Uni-versity, I recently drove down tothe Columbus Public Library audi-torium, where Roy talked to astanding-room-only audiencebefore signing copious copies ofhis 21st book, Alphabet Juice.The book’s subtitle gives his

recipe: “The Energies, Gists andSpirits of Letters, Words and Com-binations Thereof: Their Roots,Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips andSecret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics andEssences; With Examples of TheirUsage Foul and Savory.”Strong stuff for a graduate of a

Decatur, Georgia, high school!There, Roy parlayed his sports-writing skill into winning the four-year Grantland Rice scholarshipat Vanderbilt. He followed his BA

degree at Vandy with a Master’sdegree from Harvard.He next worked for Sports Illus-

trated and wrote a book chroniclingthe year he spent with the PittsburghSteelers. Writing in The NewYorker,Adam Gopnick called Roy’s book,About Three Bricks Shy…And theLoad Filled Up, “the best of all booksabout pro football.”Now, Roy writes, “…my arc may

have run its course. After you doa book on words, what is left?”I’m sure he’ll think of something.Roy enthralled the Columbus

audience with his etymologicalerudition, but it was when hesegued from the ethereal to theferal that you knew why they hadcome to hear him talk. He is ascomfortable waxing eloquentabout onomatopoeia – and otherbig words that get him juiced – as

he is talking about Billy Carter’spet monkey orWilt Chamberlain‘srug made from an assortment ofwolf muzzles.Although he lives in Massachu-

setts now, he has kept his drawland, more importantly, his South-ern wit and love of good times.To wit: when I attended our 40th

class reunion at Vanderbilt, Royshowed up with his musical band,The Rock Bottom Remainders,named for the publishing term forleftover, unsellable books. Theband, made up of literary lumi-naries such as Stephen King, AmyTan and Dave Barry, is reallyawful, which makes them reallygood in a campy sort of way. ToRoy’s credit, he’s only the bandannouncer.When Roy told the Columbus

crowd about his band and his utterlack of musical ability, one wit inthe audience announced, “Youmay be tone deaf, but you’re note-worthy!”Unabashed, Roy began singing

one of his original songs:“When you said you were onmy

side, you lied…”The next verses all rhymed with

“lied” until he got to the last one:“But when you told me you’d hit

me and knock out my tooth, youtold the truth.”Roy then asked the audience to

note that he sang the entire songusing only one note, thereby prov-ing himself “noteworthy.”And that’s the truth; he is note-

worthy, especially when he’s writ-ing– when he attains a sort of per-fect pitch. He told one reviewer,Atlanta’s Catherine Fox, that whenhe sat down to write AlphabetJuice, “It just exuded frommy skinlike sweat,” noting that he has anonlinear, “magpie sort of mind”that allowed him to distill the bitsand pieces of information he hadbeen collecting during the past 50years.“What’s hard about writing is

that you can change it and changeit,” he told her. “That’s what’s greatabout it, too. You can change it andchange it until it seems like it justpopped out of your mouth.Roy defends his Southern-ness

and even the word “ain’t,” sayingit would have been a pity if FatsWaller had changed Ain’t Misbe-havin to Am Not Misbehavin’.

If Alphabet Juice is indeed Roy’slast book, it would be a great wayto end. And it would be a pity.Says Carl Hiaasen, bestselling

author of The Downhill Lie:“Roy Blount Jr. is one of themost

clever (see sly, witty, cunning, nim-ble) wordsmiths cavorting in theEnglish language, or what remainsof it.” Cathleen Schine, authorof The NewYorker, had this to say:“Alphabet Juice is the book RoyBlount Jr. was born to write, which,considering his prodigious talent,is saying a lot.”If you love words and laughing

aloud, take a big swig of AlphabetJuice. It has 26 essential vitamins,from A to Z.

“Although he lives inMassachusetts now,Roy Blount Jr. haskept his drawl and,more importantly,his Southern wit andlove of good times.

”

Whit Perry of LaGrange isthe author of Delta Jacks andOther Cards, about a fun-filledpack of Mississippi Deltacharacters, due out soonfrom Langdon Street Press.

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A giantpassedour way

Time to stop culture of violence

Alphabet soup: a noteworthy wordmonger’s elixir

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DEAR DR. GOTT: My 39-year-old daughter is havingheart problems. The doctorsays she has something calledcardiomyopathy. She hasweak spells and is alwaystired. Her doctor had her ona medication, but it causedher blood pressure to go tolow so he took her off it. He isnow trying to find somethingelse that may work for her.Could you please explain

what this disease is, whathappens to the body, anytreatment options and whatthe prognosis is? I onlyknow that somehow theheart doesn’t pump right.DEAR READER: Car-

diomyopathy is a conditionthat causes the heart muscleto weaken, leading to inad-equate heart pumping andblood flow, as well as otherproblems, such as palpita-tions.There are several types of

cardiomyopathy. Each is asso-ciated with a different cause.Some of these types includealcoholic, dilated, ischemic,restrictive, toxic, infectious,idiopathic and more. Causesinclude alcoholism, heart

attacks, viral infections, lupus,celiac disease, long-termsevere high blood pressureand many others.Because you don’t say what

type your daughter has, I can-not give specific advice. How-ever, I will briefly explainsome general informationincluding symptoms, treat-ment and prognosis.Symptoms vary from per-

son to person and from causeto cause. Some of the morecommon symptoms includefatigue, high blood pressure,palpitations, edema(swelling), cough (caused byfluid buildup in the lungs dueto heart failure), shortness ofbreath and more.If cardiomyopathy is sus-

pected, a physician wouldlikely order blood work tocheck for anemia and ele-vated cardiac enzymes, aswell as imaging studiesincluding a chest X-ray,echocardiogram, heart ultra-sound and angiography.Treatment often involves

dietary and behavior modi-

fications andmedications. Alow-fat, low-salt diet anddaily exercise to increasestamina and heart strengthcan be extremely beneficial.It is important to make surethat your doctor approves ofany diet and exercise planbefore it is started.Medications can include

those to lower blood pressure,improve blood flow, reducethe workload of the heartwhile improving the heart-beat, relieve fluid buildup andslow the heart rate. Whatmedications are given dependon which type of cardiomy-opathy your daughter has.In severe cases, heart

transplantmay be necessary.There are a few proceduresthat can be done to prolonglife until a heart is available.The prognosis depends on

the severity of the damage,the cause and the responseto treatment. Some peopleworsen very quickly, whileothers havemild symptoms.The condition is chronic andthere is no cure.Your daughter needs to be

under the care of a cardiol-ogist.

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Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

19) — It’s kind to be helpfulto others, but be selective asto whom you volunteer toassist.PISCES (Feb. 20-March

20) — Complications gener-ally occur when you attemptto buck the will of themajor-ity, so unless you don’t mindsticking out like a sorethumb, be supportive.ARIES (March 21-April

19) — Don’t come on as ifyour role is superior to thatof anyone else’s in a collec-tive endeavor, or you willquickly turn supporters intoopponents.TAURUS (April 20-May

20) — Nothing will begained by arguing withsomeone whose opinionsare diametrically opposed to

yours; don’t waste your time.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

— When operating in anunfamiliar arena, get a clearunderstanding of what isexpected of you.CANCER (June 21-July

22)—Don’t make anymajordecisions on your own untilyou’ve had a chance to talkto the other people involved.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) —

Someonewho has shown lit-tle gratitude for what youdid for him or her previous-ly may make a new requestof you.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

— You’re generally a rea-sonably cautious individualwho thinks things out thor-oughly before making anymoves, yet you might take achance on something youknow nothing about.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)— Should there be someintense emotional respons-es within a relationship andyou feel forced to accom-modate, don’t get your backup over it.SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.

22)— Just because someoneis strong-willed and forcefuldoesn’t mean that the indi-vidual is right.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-

Dec. 21) — Your generousnature can be a detriment ifyou let yourself be lured intoa position where you areexpected to give more thanyou can afford, either emo-tionally or financially.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-

Jan. 19) —Getting coopera-tion can be a problem, butyou can set an example andgain needed support.

(Answers tomorrow)COVEY UNWED ALBINO WISELYYesterday’s Jumbles:

Answer: When higher ups appear in gossip columns,readers often get the — LOWDOWN

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, assuggested by the above cartoon.

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAMEby Mike Argirion and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these four Jumbles,one letter to each square,to form four ordinary words.

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DETROIT (AP) – Auto-makers started 2009 inreverse.Consumers frightened by

the prospect of losing theirjobs stayed away from autoshowrooms again in Janu-ary and sent U.S. car andtruck sales falling 37 per-cent, a familiar refrain forthe struggling industry butan unwelcome start to a crit-ical year for U.S. carmakers.Devastated by an econo-

my in which few peoplehave the spare cash to buy acar or can obtain the financ-ing to do it, Chrysler’sdomestic sales for Januarywere less than half whatthey were a year earlier.Sales fell 49 percent at

General Motors and 40 per-cent at Ford. Toyota andNis-san’s sales each fell at least30 percent.“Howmany ways can you

say disaster?” asked AaronBragman, an auto industryanalyst with the consultingfirm IHS Global Insight inTroy, Mich. “That’s acrossthe board. It’s not unique toone company.”With January’s drop, the

industry’s sales havedeclined for 15 straightmonths when comparedwith the same month in the

previous year. There hasn’tbeen a year-over-year in-crease since October 2007,when light vehicle sales rosea paltry 1 percent, accordingto Autodata Corp. andWard’s AutoInfoBank.One of the few large

automakers to post a salesincrease was South Korea’sHyundai Motor Co., whichposted a 14 percent gain.Hyundai credited its offerthat covers a new vehicle’sdepreciation for customerswho want to return a carbecause they lost their job.“This program gets to the

root cause of today’s eco-nomic concerns – fear of jobloss,” Hyundai regional gen-eral manager Peter DiPersiasaid.The industry’s sales of

656,976 vehicles, comparedwith just over a million inJanuary 2008, translates toa seasonally adjusted annu-al sales rate of 9.57 million,

according to Autodata.That’s the worst perform-ance since June 1982, whenthe nation was mired in arecession.Huge declines in low-prof-

it fleet sales to rental carcompaniesmade January anexceptionally bad month,even though automakerssaid they were encouragedthat retail sales appeared tobe stabilizing after fourstraight months with anindustrywide sales plunge ofat least 30 percent.“If you’re starting from an

extremely low point, prettymuch anywhere you go isup,” said Bragman, whosecompany has predictedannual sales for this year of10.3 million, down from lastyear’s 13.2 million and 16.1million in 2007.But executives anticipat-

ed a treacherous beginningof 2009 before the marketimproves.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) –Drivers had better buckle upor pay the price: More cash-strapped states want to givelaw enforcement officers theauthority to pull over mo-torists just for not wearingtheir seat belts.More than a dozen states

that are considering makingthe switch to primary seat-belt enforcement laws needto do so before July to be eli-gible for millions in federalmoney.One of those states is Ohio,

whichwould get $26.8millionif it changes its law. Current-ly, officers in the state mustfirst have some other reasonto stop drivers over beforeissuing seat-belt citations.States without primary

seat-belt enforcement thatwant the federalmoneymustpass a bill and have it signedby the governor by June 30 –and begin issuing citations bySept. 30 – to qualify for fed-eral funds, according to theNational Highway TrafficSafety Administration. Thefederal money attached toseat-belt enforcement can bespent only for highway-relat-ed projects.Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland

proposed the change in histwo-year budget plan re-leased Monday. The stateLegislature previously hasbalked atmaking the change.“The budget includes a pri-

mary seat-belt enforcementlaw because evidence sug-gests it saves lives and tobring additional federalresources for highway safe-ty,” said spokesman KeithDailey.Twenty-six states and the

District of Columbia alreadyhave primary seat-belt en-

forcement laws, meaningpolice can stop a vehicle fora seat belt violation, even ifthis is the only violation theofficers notice.Ohio faces a $7.3 billion

projected budget deficit overthe next two years comparedto current funding levels,leadingStrickland to propose120 fee and fine hikes, pay-roll reductions for stateemployees, and the delay ofdebt payments into futureyears.A 2008 report by the

National Highway TrafficSafety Administration saidstates with primary enforce-ment seat belt laws are aver-aging about 13 percentagepoints higher for seat belt use– 88percent – than stateswithsecondary enforcement laws– 75 percent. Ohio, however,has a seat-belt usage rate ofnearly 83 percent.Congress adopted the fed-

eral incentive program in the2005 federal transportationbill as a way to encouragestates to adopt the primaryenforcement law. The goalwas to save lives, reduceinsurance costs, and cutmed-ical bills.The traffic safety agency

found that in 2007, 54 percentof passenger vehicle occu-pants killed in traffic acci-dents were not wearing seatbelts.Still, the proposed change

faces obstacles in states likeOhio, where many Republi-cans – who control the Sen-ate – oppose it because of lib-ertarian philosophies.“People ought to be able to

decide whether they want todrive 75 mph without theirbelt on,” said House Minori-ty Leader Bill Batchelder.

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New Honda Civics are lined up at an assembly plant in Greensburg, Ind. HondaMotor Co. said Tuesday that U.S. car sales fell 27 percent and its truck sales dropped29 percent, but the Japanese automaker saw a 6 percent increase in sales of its Fitsubcompact, and sales of the updated Acura TSX sports sedan rose 16 percent.

Recovery plantops $900BWASHINGTON (AP) – The

cost of President Obama’seconomic recovery plan isnow above $900 billion afterthe Senate added money formedical research and taxbreaks for car purchases.It could go higher today if

a tax break for homebuyersis made more generous,even as centrists in both par-ties promise to clear awayspending items that won’tjump-start the economyright away.In an interview on CNN,

Obama signaled a willing-ness to drop items that “maynot really stimulate the econ-omy right now.” He also sig-naled he’ll try to remove“buy American” provisionsin the legislation to avoid apossible trade war.

Elsewhere� Call it the maximum

wage. President Obamawants to impose a $500,000pay cap on executives whosefirms receive governmentfinancial rescue funds, a dra-matic intervention into cor-porate governance in themidst of financial crisis.

� Japan’s Panasonic Corp.said today it will slash 15,000jobs and shut down 27 plantsworldwide to cope withplunging demand for its TVs,semiconductors and otherelectronics products.

� Hollywood was just alayover for the 43 hopefulscut Tuesday during the firstround of Hollywood Weekon “American Idol.” The 147contestants plucked fromnationwide auditions per-formed an a cappella songof their choosing with 104singers advancing to thenext step in the Fox singingcompetition.

� About 90,000 sex of-fenders have been identifiedand removed from the socialnetworking Web site My-Space, company and lawenforcement officials said.

� Kyrgyzstan’s govern-ment has submitted a draftbill to parliament calling forthe closing of a U.S. basethat is key to the militarycampaign in Afghanistan.

Cash-strappedstates mull seatbelt law changes

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LaGrange Daily News Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 - 9School News�� Hillcrest Elementary School

Home Depot employees installed ‘buddy benches’ at Mountville Elementary as partof their Partner in Education activities. The benches are located on each playgroundat the school. Students are asked to have a seat on the bench if they are having a badday or need a friend to play with. When other students see students on the buddybench, they ask their classmates to join them or take time to cheer them up. Enjoy-ing the benches are Mountville school counselor Karla Fagg; Home Depot employ-ee Charlton Carter; Mountville Elementary principal Jan Franks and Gene Overby ofHome Depot.

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Mountville Elementary recently held its annual CHAMPS graduation ceremony.CHAMPS, sponsored by the Troup County Sheriff's Department, stands for Choos-ing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety. All Troup County fifth-gradeclasses participate each year. Showing off their certificates and prizes are Mountvilleposter and essay contest winners Kayla Hope, Savannah McMillian, Caison Gilbertand Etarian Bowles. Also on hand are CHAMPS officer deputy Samantha Duran,Chief Deputy Frank Kirby, Deputy Commander Shane Frailey and Lt. Mike New-some.

Students in Hillcrest pre-Kprepared for Chinese NewYear by creating lanterns,a parade dragon, andreading cultural stories.Chinese New Year wascelebrated on Jan. 26 witha dragon parade down thehallway. Students alsohelped prepare fried rice ina wok, and then ate therice with chopsticks and fin-ished with a fortune cookie.

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From staff reports

Dorothy Baum missed afree throw that would havegiven her team the lead, butshe didn't spend any timedwelling on that disappoint-ment.Baum fought her way to

the basket and came upwiththe rebound, and she scoredwhat turned out to be thewinning basket in LafayetteChristian School's 35-33 vic-tory over Praise Academy onTuesday.Praise Academy still had

about 10 seconds left afterBaum's go-ahead basket, butthe Lady Cougars made adefensive stand to preservethe win.Chelsea Brown, the team's

lone senior playing her finalgame on her home court, led

the Lady Cougars with 17points and 17 rebounds.“She did an awesome job,”

Lafayette head coach JulieSpears said of Brown. “She’sthe only senior, and she real-

ly stepped up.“I've been helping coach

her since she was in thesixth grade, and I was glad

By Kevin EckleberrySports Editor

In the years they’ve been play-ing basketball together, La-Grange Academy's Hunter Jonescan remember one occasionwhen teammate Jordan Ringdunked during a game.Well, make that two.Ring, one of five seniors hon-

ored during Tuesday's gameagainst Heritage Christian, hada breakaway dunk during a 14-0run in the third quarter thatturned a close game into ablowout.TheWarriors won 77-60, wrap-

ping up a No. 2 seed for next

week's GISA Region 4-AA tour-nament.In the girls’ game, the Lady

Warriors also secured the region'sNo. 2 seed with a 54-41 victory.In the boys’ game, theWarriors

were up 44-37 in the third peri-od when things changed in ahurry.The Warriors had scored four

points in a row when the ballended up in Ring's hands in theopen court.Ring elevated, dunked, and

was promptly mobbed by histeammates while the players on

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Basketball

Columbus at LaGrange, 6 p.m.Troup at Shaw, 6 p.m.LaGrangeAcademy at Flint River, 6 p.m.MonroeAcademy at Dawson Street, 6 p.m.Callaway at Jordan, 6 p.m.Lafayette Christian at OakMountain, 6 p.m.

ONTAPFriday11 - Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009

Second-halfturnaround

Cougars find success

Sweet home finale

Photo by Clark Klinkenberg

Callaway’s Dominique Smedley, left, and Quantavius Leslie fight Heard County’s TylerSpradlin for the ball during Tuesday’s game. The Cavs won 60-49.

Kevin Eckleberry / Daily News

LaGrangeAcademy’sAbby Child wrestles for the ball during Tuesday’s 54-41 victory over Heritage.

Sherri Brown / Daily News

Lafayette Christian School head coach Julie Spears talks with her team during Tues-day’s dramatic win over PraiseAcademy.

From staff reports

The LaGrange High bas-ketball teams had theirhands full at Northside Tues-day night.In the boys’ game, the

Grangers trailed early andnever led in a 61-48 loss, andthe girls hung in there forthree quarters before trail-ing off in a 66-42 setback.For the Grangers (14-7, 6-

3), head coach Mike Pauleycalled it a “good game,” buthe said the players couldn’tmake the necessary plays towin it.“We tied it up at one point,

but after that we didn’t getcloser than five or sixpoints,” Pauley said. “Withabout five minutes left in thefourth, we lost control.”Northside (14-6, 7-3)

outscored LaGrange 25-18in the final quarter to put agrasp on second place in theregion.With the win, the Patriots

have lone control of secondplace behind Shaw, whichhas one region loss.Antoine Green led the

Grangers with 12 points, fol-lowed by Qua Huzzie witheight.The girls trailed by only

three to the region-leadingLady Patriots after threequarters, but turnovers dur-ing key possessions left theLady Grangers with theirfourth straight loss.“We played well in the

first, second and third, andNorthside is a good team,”

By Ross JohnsonSports Writer

It was a tale of two halvesTuesday night betweenRegion 5-AA rivals Callawayand Heard County.The Cavaliers erased a 12-

point halftime deficit to dom-inate the Braves after thebreak, scoring the first 16points and holding Heard to13 points for a 60-49 win.It was a remarkable turn-

around for the Cavaliers (14-5, 9-3), who now take solepossession of second placein the region.Callaway completed a reg-

ular-season sweep of theBraves (18-3, 10-3).“We did it with defense,”

said Callaway head coach

Terry Hayes. “The secondhalf we played great.”Heard County’s go-to

File photo

Jaquincia Cameron and theCallaway Lady Cavs beatHeard County 67-22.

File photo

Head coach Rene Gomez and his youthful LafayetteChristan team battled hard in Tuesday’s loss.

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� Basketball

� Football

� High school basketball: LaGrange Academy vs. Heritage

Difficultnightfor LHS Cavs turn up

heat in finaltwo quarters

LGA teams sweepon senior night

Big dayfor localplayers

Bo Heath, one of five seniors on the LaGrange Academy roster,looks for someone to pass to during Tuesday’s win.

From staff reports

It was a big morning for ahandful of prep football play-ers in Troup County.Today is National Signing

Day, andmore than 10 play-ers from Callaway, Troupand LaGrange signed theirletters of intent during cere-monies at their respectiveschools today.Among the signees are a

handful of players headingto NCAADivision I schools.Troup’s Chris Burnette

and Tay Irvin are going toGeorgia and Central Florida,respectively, while La-Grange’s Qua Huzzie, Tris-tian Johnson and DemetriMerritt are each going toKentucky.

� For a complete signing-day roundup with photos,see Wednesday’s sports sec-tion. Also, check outwww.lagrangenews.comlater today.

she was able to get a win.”Baum finished with 13

points.In the boys' game, the

Cougars played one of theirbest games this season, butPraise Academy won 61-56.Despite the loss, head

coach Rene Gomezwas gladto see his guys get a chanceto play in a competitivegame after a number ofblowout losses.

“I was proud of the guys.They competed and workedhard, and they were in agame in the fourth quarter,”Gomez said.The Warriors got a big

game fromMauricio Payares,who scored 35 points.Jar0red Pike added nine

points.Lafayette's boys' team

hosts Solid Rock Academyon Thursday, and bothteams will be in action Fri-day at Oak Mountain.

player in junior SantezEmory had a considerablefirst half, scoring 17 of histeam’s 36 points. The stand-out was held to just threepoints after the break due toCallaway’s relentless pres-sure.The Braves (18-3, 10-3)

didn’t score their first sec-ond-half points until 1:20remaining in the third quar-ter, and they didn’t scoreagain until less than threeminutes left were left in thegame, long after the gamehad been wrapped up by theCavaliers.Junior Quantavius Leslie

got the scoring started in thesecond half en route to 19points.David Rutledge was next

with 17 points, followed byTerrance Jackson with eightand Quan Bray with seven.The win moves Callaway

into second place in theregion behind Manchester,with Jordan close behind at7-4.The Cavaliers face the Red

Jackets on the road Friday.The Callaway girls didn’t

need a second-half come-back in their game.The Lady Cavaliers (12-8,

7-5 Region 5-AA) outscored

Heard 26-5 in the first quar-ter en route to a 67-22 winover the struggling LadyBraves, who are just 1 -12 inregion play.Erin Anderson led Call-

away with 16 points, fol-lowed by Jaquincia ‘Binky’Cameron with 14 and Ter-sheor Tigner with 12, but abunch of Lady Cavaliers sawaction on the court tonight.Since Heard didn’t pose

much of a threat all night,head coach Albert Gilliamcleared out the bench toallow younger, less experi-enced players game action.“With the game well in

hand, we just wanted to giveeveryone some playingtime,” Gilliam said.Callaway is still locked in

at fourth place in the region,trailing Macon County (11-1), Jordan (10-1) and Man-chester (8-2).Gilliam wasn’t sure how

much the lopsided winhelped the team, but wasglad to stay in pace for a No.4 seed in the region tourna-ment, which begins later thismonth.“We set the tone early,”

Gilliam said. “We need tokeep this going.”The Lady Cavs face

region-leading Jordan Fri-day night on the road.

the bench stood andcheered.“That was the dunk that

started it. It just pumped usall up,” said Jones, who hada game-high 17 points. “Westarted hitting shots andplaying good defense.”By the time the 14-0 run

ended, the Warriors wereahead 58-37.Heritage did fight back to

get within eight midwaythrough the final period, buttheWarriors ended the gameon a 14-2 run.Bo Heath added 16 points

for the Warriors, and JayMiller and Ring scored 12and 11 points, respectively.It was the final home

game for the team's five sen-iors, Jones, Ring, Heath,Chase Daniel and HeathMcCrary.Daniel got the Warriors

going with a 3-pointermoments into the game.“It was good to see (the

seniors) end their careers athome like that,” Dalrymplesaid.Jones said he and the

other seniors will take awayplenty of great memoriesfrom their time asWarriors.“Some of us have been

playing together five years,”Jones said. “We have a lot ofmemories with each otherand Coach D.”For the Lady Warriors,

Angela Stout is the only sen-ior on the roster, and shescored 11 points Tuesday.LadyWarriors’ head coach

Rorie Bradley called Stout "agreat teammate and leader."Dagny Langford led the

waywith 14points, andMari-naWilkersonadded12points.The Lady Warriors came

out strong, seizing a 17-6lead after the first quarter,and they kept control of thegame the rest of the way.Bradley was glad to see

his team bounce back nicelyfrom an emotional loss tounbeaten and top-rankedArlington Academy lastweekend.“After that emotional, big-

time game, it was good tocome out here and get awin,” Bradley said.LaGrange Academy’s

teams visit Flint River on Fri-day before finishing the reg-ular season with a visit toPhilips Arena in Atlanta onSaturday.LaGrange Academy will

play Furtah Prep, with thegirls’ game tipping at 1 p.m.and the boys’ game to followat 3 p.m.

NEWYORK (AP) – Threestraight BCS breakdownsaren't keeping the big-timerecruits away from OhioState.Coach Jim Tressel is set to

turn another batch of blue-chippers into Buckeyes, put-ting together a class thatshould rate among the bestin the nationWednesday, thefirst day high school playerscan make their verbal com-mitments to colleges official.Most of the usual suspects

have been cleaning up onthe recruiting trail: SouthernCalifornia, Texas and LSUhave classes the experts aretouting as top-10 caliber.Defending champion

Florida’s class is small –that's what happens when ateam wins a national titlewith a roster full of under-classmen – but strong.Michigan’s first class fully

recruited by new coach RichRodriguez should giveWolverines fans some hopefor a brighter future after a3-9 debacle in 2008.Miami coach Randy Shan-

non is poised to have a sec-ond consecutive promisingsigning day, if star runningback Bryce Brown ofWichi-ta, Kan., keeps his commit-ment and signs with theHurricanes. He also hastaken visits to Oregon,Clemson and Missouri.And at Alabama, Nick

Saban has another top-rated

class lined up to help himkeep the Crimson Tidewhere he had them formuch of the 2008 season:atop the polls.The national championship

has been elusive for Tresseland the Buckeyes in recentyears, despite Ohio State'sdomination of the Big Ten.Ohio State haswon or sharedfour straight conferencetitles, but lost three consecu-tive Bowl ChampionshipSeries games, includingback-to-back title games afterthe 2006 and '07 seasons.The Buckeyes had their

hearts broken again in Jan-uary, losing 24-21 to Texasin the Fiesta Bowl on a last-minute touchdown.Maybe a recruiting nation-

al title will lift the spirits ofBuckeyes fans?Ohio State was expected

to receive national letters ofintent from 26 recruits,including most of the topplayers in the Buckeye state.Going into signing day, OhioState was ranked No. 1 byboth Rivals.com andScout.com.It was also expected to be

a good day for the SEC.Scout had 10 of the 12 SECprograms among its top 25recruiting classes on Tues-day. Rivals' top 25 had nineSEC teams.

The Gators were expect-ed to hand out only 16 schol-arships Wednesday, a num-ber which will hold downtheir overall class ranking.But Florida's prospectiveclass includes receiverAndre Debose of Sanford,Fla., rated the second-bestat his position in the coun-try by Rivals, and GaryBrown of Quincy, Fla., Rival-s' No. 3 defensive tackle.

�STATE NEWS: The longwait for high school playersand college coaches is over.Signing day has arrived.Georgia’s hopes for a top

10 signing class could bedetermined by late decisionsmade by such players aslinebacker Jarvis Jones ofCarver High in Columbusand wide receiver MarlonBrown of Harding Academyin Tennessee.Georgia coachMark Richt

also is awaiting decisionsfrom some other topprospects.Meanwhile, Georgia Tech

coach Paul Johnsonmay nothave a highly ranked sign-ing class, but this is his firstchance to complete a fullyear of recruiting playerstargeted for his optionoffense.There also is much antici-

pation at Georgia State,where Bill Curry will signthe program's first class.Georgia State plans to beginplay in 2010.

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) –When Eli Man-ning was selected for his first Pro Bowl,big brother provided some pretty simpleadvice—have fun and dress appropriate-ly.“It’s a pretty easy pack coming over here,

a couple pairs of shorts and some Hawai-ian shirts,” Peyton Manning said.He should know. The Indianapolis Colt-

s’ All-Pro quarterback is making his ninthappearance in 11 seasons and will start forthe AFC on Sunday.While sharing time together poolside at

their hotel, the Mannings will be on oppo-site sidelines on game day. Eli earned hisfirst trip to Hawaii in his fifth season. Hewas selected as an NFC reserve behindstarter Kurt Warner, who led the ArizonaCardinals to the Super Bowl.“One thing about Hawaii, you don’t have

to work too hard to have a good time,” Pey-ton said. “I know he’s excited. I remembermy first time being over here. It’s fun to bearound these veteran players and pick theirbrains a little bit.”The Mannings are the eighth set of

brothers selected to the Pro Bowl and thefourth set of siblings to play in the sameall-star game, joining Bruce and ClayMatthews (1989-90), Shannon and Ster-ling Sharpe (1993-95), and Tiki and RondeBarber (2005-07).However, it’s the first time that quarter-

back-playing brothers have been chosenfor the same Pro Bowl. And they’ll haveplenty of family members cheering themon, including their father, Archie, whoplayed in the 1978-79 Pro Bowls.Peyton has invited Eli to Honolulu

before, but younger brother insisted onmaking it on his own. Eli says it was worththe wait.“I’m having fun,” he said.During practice, Eli threw a pass to Car-

olina Panthers receiver Steve Smith. Elicalled it, “neat.”“I get to workwith some guys, then hang

out with them afterward and see them ona less competitive level,” he said. “You don’talways get these opportunities, so you haveto take advantage of them.”Peyton was having fun at practice, too,

flinging the ball all around the yard. The32-year-old is coming off his third MVPseason, throwing for 4,002 yards with 27touchdowns and 12 interceptions.“If you can’t hit Brandon Marshall and

Andre Johnson on a post route, there’ssomething wrong with you as a quarter-

back. Those guys cover 10 yards a stride,”he said.Peyton was busy studying the plays on

offense, and defense, especially with theBaltimore Ravens’ coaching staff leadingthe AFC. Because, “I’m on amission to fig-ure out the Baltimore Ravens’ defense,” hesaid.He also plans to spend the week taking

care of his AFC teammates, bribing someof the defensive linemen with food.“I bought Mario Williams breakfast so

he’ll remember that twice next year. Maybewhen he gets that free shot, he might notdrive me into the ground,” Peyton said.“Like I said, it’s a fun week, but there’swork to be done.”As far as life with the Colts, Manning

will have to get used to being withoutcoach Tony Dungy and hopes to see vet-eran receiver Marvin Harrison back nextseason. He said it’s hard to think aboutplaying without Harrison.For Eli, he has one year remaining on

his contract with the Giants.“I don’t know what’s going to happen,

whether they renew it or wait for next year.I’m not all that concerned,” he said.“I’mjust trying to get ready to play next year.”

The brothers didn’t have many activitiesplanned, other than spending some timewith their parents and each other. That’ssomething the former Super Bowl MVPsrarely get to do with the long season andbusy offseason workouts.While they’ve faced off several times

before, from the driveway basketball courtto the so-called “Manning Bowl” in 2006,the Pro Bowl will be another page in thebrothers’ long-standing rivalry.As close as the Mannings are, they do

draw a line when it comes to the hotel.“We’ve got our own rooms,” Peyton said.

12 -Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 LaGrange Daily NewsSports

It’ll be a big day for OSU

Family vacationAP photo

Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning is in his ninth Pro Bowl.

Kevin Eckleberry / Daily News

LaGrange Academy head coach Matt Dalrymple greetssenior Hunter Jones during a senior-night ceremony.

It’s a bigparty forSteelers

Mannings faceoff in Pro Bowl

College basketballTop 25 schedule

TodayNo. 2 Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M, 9 p.m.No. 4 Duke at No. 10 Clemson, 9 p.m.No. 7 Wake Forest at Miami, 7:30 p.m.No. 13 Michigan State vs. No. 19 Min-

nesota, 8:30 p.m.No. 14 Memphis at SMU, 9 p.m.No. 15 UCLAvs. Southern Cal, 10:30 p.m.

No. 16 Texas vs. Missouri, 9:30 p.m.No. 17 Villanova at Providence, 8 p.m.No. 20 Syracuse vs. West Virginia, 7 p.m.

Sports on TVToday

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL7 p.m.ESPN – West Virginia at Syracuse7:30 p.m.ESPN2 – Wake Forest at Miami9 p.m.ESPN – Duke at Clemson9:30 p.m.ESPN2 – Missouri at Texas

� Scoreboard � NFL notes

� Recruiting

ACADEMY FROM 11

CALLAWAY FROM 11

COUGARS FROM 11

PITTSBURGH (AP) –More than 300,000 black-and-gold bedecked Pitts-burgh Steelers fans—aboutthe population of the cityitself—packed the streets of“Sixburgh” on Tuesday for aparade celebrating the sto-ried franchise’s unprece-dented sixth Super Bowltitle.From infants to senior cit-

izens, fans braved freezingtemperatures and crowds sodeep that for some even see-ing the parade was impossi-ble.Not that it mattered. Many

just wanted to be part of thefestive atmosphere and havethe chance to revel in theteam’s 27-23 victory over theArizona Cardinals in Sun-day’s Super Bowl. Rousingchants of “Here we go Steel-ers!” pulsed through thecrowd as they waited for theteam to make its way alongthe route.

� RAIDERS: The OaklandRaiders retained head coachTom Cable on Tuesday, offi-cially removing the interimdesignation from his titlemore than five weeks aftertheir season ended.Cable went 4-8 after

replacing Lane Kiffin withthe Raiders (5-11), who havelost at least 11 games in sixconsecutive years. Cable,Kiffin’s former offensive linecoach, rallied Oakland toback-to-back victories to endlast season.

� CARDINALS: Kurt War-ner’s future is chief amongthe serious contract issuesfacing the Arizona Cardinalsin the aftermath of theirimprobable run to the SuperBowl.Warner said Monday that

he has no timetable for adecision on whether he willretire from the game.“I’m going to weigh every-

thing and I’m sure I’ll talk tothe Cardinals and see whattheir plans are for thefuture,” Warner said as heand the other playerscleaned out their lockers onTuesday. “When I get all theinformation I can sit backand pray about it and seewhat God leads me to do.”

� JETS: Brian Schotten-heimer believes Brett Favrestill has plenty left in thatrocket right arm.“I would welcome the

opportunity to coach Brettagain,” the New York Jets’offensive coordinator saidTuesday.Schottenheimer, retained

by new coach Rex Ryan,hasn’t spoken to the 39-year-old quarterback since a late-season slump contributed tothe Jets missing the playoffs.Favre is contemplatingwhether to retire or comeback for a 19th NFL season,and second with New York.He’s expected to make adecision in the next fewweeks.“He’s probably in a tree

stand right now as we speakdoing some hunting,” Schot-tenheimer said with a chuck-le.

� CHARGERS :Defensivetackle Jamal Williams wasarrested on suspicion ofdrunken driving, the team'ssecond such arrest in lessthan a month.Williams was pulled over

for speeding early Sundayon a freeway outside down-town, the California High-way Patrol said. Williamsgave a blood sample for ablood-alcohol test, but theresults won't be known for afew weeks. Williams wasbooked into county jail andlater released on bail.

Eli Manning will join brother Peyton inSunday’s Pro Bowl.

LaGrange head coach JanJones said. “It got out ofhand with late turnovers.”Arneshia Williams led the

Lady Grangers with 14points, followed by Terryua-na Godwin with seven andAngel Penn and TaneshaLovett with six each.Both LaGrange squads

host region foe Columbus onFriday.

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The West Central Georgia Workforce Develop-ment Corporation (WCGWDC) is requesting pro-posals for financial audit for the period of July 1,2008-June 30, 2009 (Audit Period One) to be com-pleted by November 1, 2009 and an audit for July1, 2009-June 30, 2010 (Audit Period Two) to becompleted by November 1, 2010. The WCGWDCis a small not-for-profit agency and the grant ad-ministrator of Workforce Investment Act funds forthe West Central Georgia Workforce InvestmentArea. Funds to be audited are estimated at$3,800,000.00. The audit must be conducted incompliance with the standards set forth in 29 CF99.105 and meet the requirements of OMB Circu-lar A-133, Governmental Audit Standards andGenerally AcceptedAuditing Standards. Proposalsmust be submitted in the format outlined by theRFP Information Package and must be receivedby February 9, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Proposalsshould be submitted to West Central GeorgiaWorkforce Development Corporation, P.O. Box1562, Griffin, GA 30224, Attn: Deborah Woerner,RE: Proposal for Audit Services. Inquiries con-cerning this RFP or request for the RFP Informa-tion Package should be made to Tabitha Weaverby e-mail to Tabitha.weaver@wcgwdc.com or byphone at 770-229-9799. Equal Opportunity Em-ployer/Program.

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199 SPRINGDALETwo BedroomOne Bath

Large KitchenGarage and Storage

706-523-1597

Apartments /Townhouses

Apartments /Townhouses

Valley's NewestApartment Homes"The Verandas"

One, two, and three bed-roomGreat rates!Business center, fitnesscenterand laundry On-siteLarge poolsPre-lease and receive afreeMembership to the Val-ley Sportsplex.Limited time offer.Call Today for more in-formation334-756-6000

The GardensApartments

Two bedroom, twobath.Corporate units alsoavailable(706) 883-8728

IF YOUPREFERQuiet living

Mature neighborsConvenient locationcovered parkingstudio $325 up

One bedroom $400 upTwo Bedroom $500 upCall for availabilityPETS FREE706-884-9880

3500Real Estate Rentals

TALLAPOOSARIVER1300 Foot on riverbeautiful bottom landgreat timber valuethree acre$55,000 107 acre$5,500 an acre1-334-501-7740

Land (Acreage)

NICETHREE BEDROOM

TWO BATHBuilt in 2000 plentyof room with splitbedroom floor planand two downstairsunfinished rooms.Home has new paint,new kitchen and bath,vinyl, and one car

garage. Off MountvilleHogansville Road.Near Hogansville.Bargain at $92,900and 100% financingmay be available.706-333-8336

PRICE REDUCEDMOVE IN READY!

$85,000.00;Three bedroomTwo bathBank ownedproperty at

95 Margaret Way,Hogansville Georgia;

appraised at$110,000.00;

Bank will finance 30years with 6% interest;payments could be aslow as $530.73;

NO DOWN PAYMENTwith qualifying credit;Contact Drew, Kara,Kristi at Talbot StateBank 706-674-2215;Member FDIC; EqualHousing Lender

PRICE REDUCEDANXIOUS TO

SELL!$90,000.00; Threebedroom, two bath.Bank owned propertyat 95 Margaret Way,Hogansville; appraisedat $110,000.00; Bankwill finance 30 yearswith 6% interest; pay-ments could be as lowas $539.73; NODOWN PAYMENTwith qualifying credit;Contact Kristi at TalbotState Bank706-674-2215; Mem-ber FDIC; Equal Hous-ing Lender

Three BedroomTwo BathFive acres $85,000706-675-0950

Houses For Sale

4000 Square Feetfor lease.

Great for office, day-care, or kindergarden,

with kitchen102 Corporate Park

Court.706-523-1545

Commercial

BUSINESS FORSALE

DVD Rental and Discrepair. Turn Key706-523-6001

Commercial

3000 Real Estate Sales

2005 FREE STARFIVE DOOR VANFully loaded

$8450706-883-7274

Vans

2008 14x8 EnclosedTrailer

Brand new. Great formotorcycle or work.Three doors, $2500.

706-884-1621

7x12 HAULMARKENCLOSED CARGO

TRAILERDual Axle with goodBrakes, Ramp andSide Door. All newLights, Breakawaybox, jack, 90% treadleft on tires. $2200706-333-9168

Utility Trailers

2000 350 SuperDuty DuallyCrew Cab

Electrical box, over-head ladder rack

$4900. 706-302-7265

2000 CHEVROLETSILVERADO

2500 Extended cabpickup great truck re-duce to $8600 or bestoffer 706-812-1933

2006 Ford F-150Super Crew4X4 LariatFully loadedIncluding LeerTonneau cover.

$20,500Or BestOffer

706-845-0357

2006 CHEVYCOLORADO Z71CREW CAB2WD, 37 miles,bedliner, tool box,loaded. $14,500706-881-4200 Day706-884-2709 Night

2001 FORD F-1504X4

Black with tan leather.36 inch SuperSwamper Irok's,

6 inch suspension lift,towing package,6 disc cd player,keyless entry,

all power, toolbox,20 inch

chrome wheels,sunroof, slidingrear glass.

$12,500 or best offer706-845-1611

2000 DODGE 2500EXTENDED CAB.DIESEL. $7500.706-333-9944

1999 Chevy 1500Silverado Z71 four wheeldrive pewter color, ex-tended cab, leather,auto, tool box, bushguard 706-333-4133

One Owner1996 Dodge Ram V8Magnum Laramie

$3500706-884-8996706-402-8997

Trucks

2000 HondaPassport

Low miles, good condi-tion. $4000.(706)884-0652

2000 FordExpedition

Eddie Bauer BlueGreat condition looksgreat runs great allservice up to date168K milesOnly $4500

1-706-905-1050

1998 ChevroletS10 Blazer

Excellent conditionwhite all service up todate 191k miles only

$3800Please Call

1-423-255-4499

Sport Utility

2000 MACKFLAT BED TRUCK8 'x 24 ' BODY148K MILES

6 CYLINDER DIESELEXTRA NICE $8,500706-845-6309

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WEST POINTNewer three bedroom,two bath. Next to KIAPlant. $895 a month.(706) 302-6858