By JASON HALCOMBE A return to the middle was the message from incumbent Congress- man John Barrow, who was the fea- tured guest speaker at a reception in his honor held at the Fred Roberts Hotel Monday. Barrow, whose 12th District Con- gressional seat now currently repre- sents Laurens, said he was drawn into the district by the same politics that have polarized Washington and kept centrists like himself from ac- complishing much on Capitol Hill. Barrow faces Republican challenger Lee Anderson in the November gen- eral election. Barrow was joined by local Demo- cratic Party leaders including for- mer state representative DuBose Porter, local leaders Dublin City Got an Opinion? Tell It! Page 5a Call 272-0375 Like Us Today! Baybay, Broncos Come From Behind To Beat Chargers, 1b YOUR NEWSPAPER [email protected] • www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040 • 272-5522 Volume 98, No. 244, Pub. No 161860 75 CENTS Oz & Roizen Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) For Tinnitus Treatment 2a Dear Abby Man Hopes Wife Outgrows Drunken Girls’ Nights Out 2a Photo by Jason Halcombe Rowland gave Barrow his full endorsement Monday evening. See BARROW page 3a DPD, Bicentennial Holding Fall Festival Reception Held For Congressman Barrow By PAYTON TOWNS III A Fall Festival at the Market on Madi- son will give people a chance to celebrate the Bicentennial as well as get to see law enforcement officers in a different light. The festival will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 and is free and open to the public, said Verlinda Chat- man, administrative assistant at the Dublin Police Department and member of the fall festival committee. The festival is being sponsored by the Dublin Police De- partment and the Bicentennial Commit- tee. Chatman said everything, including food and drinks, will be free. “Everything is going to be free,” she said. Tara Bradshaw, Main Street Dublin See FALL page 3a Tossing For Fun Dublin FFA, Wrestling Team Holding First Cornhole Tournament By PAYTON TOWNS III The Future Farmers of America and wrestling team at Dublin High School will hold a youth and adult cornhole tourna- ment. The first Dublin Irish Cornhole Tourney, which will include cash prizes for the win- ning FFA Chapters. It will be held on Oct. 27 at the Dublin High Track/practice field. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the tournament starting at 11 a.m. The cost is $15 per team for the youth division (18 and under) and $30 per team adult division. “The growing popularity of the game cornhole, I could tell a bunch of people had some interest,” said Jonathan Hardeman, who is in his fourth year as a FFA advisor at Dublin High School. “We used it as class project and started building the boards in class.” After that, they thought of holding a tournament. “I’ve got several students here at the high school and I’ve also contacted several FFA schools in the county to come and compete,” Hardeman said. “That way the students can go up against each other instead of the adults.” To make the event a community service project, the students at DHS are building a See TOSS page 3a DHS Hands Out First Golden Rule Awards Dublin High School recently awarded the first Golden Rule awards. The awards are presented to students who display good conduct such as being courteous, respectful, punctual and polite. The award is a joint project by the Oconee High School National Alumni Association, Ben Hall and DHS. The recipients are: Destiny Martin, Keon Stanley, Bailey Versprille, Janica Austin, Jamela Holloway, Tia Woodbury, Hannah Mason, Curtis Smith, Taquylia Wilburn and John Williams. (Special photo) Congressman Talks Bipartisanship Going Into November Election LCSO Investigating Murder By PAYTON TOWNS III A 20-year-old man died at the local hospi- tal after he was found lying in the road Mon- day night. According to a Laurens County Sheriff’s Office press release, patrol deputies were dis- patched to Old Hawkinsville Road where they found Devonta Johnson of Dublin, lying par- tially on the road. A deputy and a state trooper who respond- ed to the scene provided first aid to Johnson, who appeared to be the victim of a gunshot wound. Johnson was transported to Fairview Park Hospital where he later died. The investigation is being conducted by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office investigators and Dublin Police Department detectives. Anyone with information is asked to con- tact the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 272-1522. 20-Year-Old Man Found In Road, Later Dies From Gunshot Wound Trucks Collide In On Dewey Warnock Two vehicles were in a wreck Monday afternoon around 3:15 p.m. on Dewey Warnock Road in East Dublin. The Geor- gia State Patrol is work- ing the investigation in- to the wreck. An official with the GSP said no one was hurt in the acci- dent. Additional infor- mation was not available at press time. (Photo by Malisa Sanders) Obituaries .......... 2a Editorial ........... 4a Weather............ 5a Ladies ............. 6a Hometown ......... 8a Sports .......... 1b,2b Classifieds ......... 3b Fun Page .......... 4b Index Coming Tomorrow: Dedicated Farmers Judson Watson And Roy Malone Still Young At Heart
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By JASON HALCOMBEA return to the middle was the
message from incumbent Congress-man John Barrow, who was the fea-tured guest speaker at a receptionin his honor held at the FredRoberts Hotel Monday.Barrow, whose 12th District Con-
gressional seat now currently repre-sents Laurens, said he was drawninto the district by the same politicsthat have polarized Washington andkept centrists like himself from ac-complishing much on Capitol Hill.Barrow faces Republican challengerLee Anderson in the November gen-eral election.Barrow was joined by local Demo-
cratic Party leaders including for-mer state representative DuBosePorter, local leaders Dublin City
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Baybay, Broncos Come FromBehind To Beat Chargers, 1b
Oz & RoizenTranscranial MagneticStimulation (TMS) For
Tinnitus Treatment
2a
Dear AbbyMan Hopes Wife
Outgrows DrunkenGirls’ Nights Out
2a
Photo by Jason Halcombe
Rowland gave Barrow his full endorsement Monday evening.See BARROW page 3a
DPD, BicentennialHolding Fall Festival
Reception Held For Congressman BarrowBy PAYTON TOWNS IIIA Fall Festival at the Market on Madi-
son will give people a chance to celebratethe Bicentennial as well as get to see lawenforcement officers in a different light.The festival will be held from 5 p.m. to
9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 and is free andopen to the public, said Verlinda Chat-man, administrative assistant at theDublin Police Department and member ofthe fall festival committee. The festival isbeing sponsored by the Dublin Police De-partment and the Bicentennial Commit-tee.Chatman said everything, including
food and drinks, will be free.“Everything is going to be free,” she
said.Tara Bradshaw, Main Street Dublin
See FALL page 3a
Tossing For FunDublin FFA, WrestlingTeam Holding FirstCornhole Tournament
By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe Future Farmers of America and
wrestling team at Dublin High School willhold a youth and adult cornhole tourna-ment.The first Dublin Irish Cornhole Tourney,
which will include cash prizes for the win-ning FFAChapters. It will be held on Oct. 27at the Dublin High Track/practice field.Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the
tournament starting at 11 a.m. The cost is$15 per team for the youth division (18 andunder) and $30 per team adult division.“The growing popularity of the game
cornhole, I could tell a bunch of people hadsome interest,” said Jonathan Hardeman,who is in his fourth year as a FFAadvisor atDublin High School. “We used it as classproject and started building the boards inclass.”After that, they thought of holding a
tournament.“I’ve got several students here at the high
school and I’ve also contacted several FFAschools in the county to come and compete,”Hardeman said. “That way the students cango up against each other instead of theadults.”To make the event a community service
project, the students at DHS are building a
See TOSS page 3a
DHS Hands Out FirstGolden Rule AwardsDublin High School recently awarded the first
Golden Rule awards. The awards are presentedto students who display good conduct such asbeing courteous, respectful, punctual and polite.The award is a joint project by the Oconee HighSchool National Alumni Association, Ben Halland DHS. The recipients are: Destiny Martin,Keon Stanley, Bailey Versprille, Janica Austin,Jamela Holloway, Tia Woodbury, Hannah Mason,Curtis Smith, Taquylia Wilburn and JohnWilliams. (Special photo)
Congressman TalksBipartisanship GoingInto November Election
LCSO Investigating MurderBy PAYTON TOWNS IIIA 20-year-old man died at the local hospi-
tal after he was found lying in the road Mon-day night.According to a Laurens County Sheriff ’s
Office press release, patrol deputies were dis-patched toOldHawkinsville Roadwhere they
found Devonta Johnson of Dublin, lying par-tially on the road.Adeputy and a state trooper who respond-
ed to the scene provided first aid to Johnson,who appeared to be the victim of a gunshotwound.Johnsonwas transported to Fairview Park
Hospital where he later died.The investigation is being conducted by theLaurens County Sheriff ’s Office investigatorsand Dublin Police Department detectives.Anyone with information is asked to con-
tact the Laurens County Sheriff ’s Office at(478) 272-1522.
20-Year-Old ManFound In Road,Later Dies FromGunshot Wound
TrucksCollide InOn DeweyWarnockTwo vehicles were in a
wreck Monday afternoonaround 3:15 p.m. onDewey Warnock Road inEast Dublin. The Geor-gia State Patrol is work-ing the investigation in-to the wreck. An officialwith the GSP said noone was hurt in the acci-dent. Additional infor-mation was not availableat press time. (Photo byMalisa Sanders)
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Dessie JohnsonWRIGHTSVILLE - Mrs.
Dessie Johnson passed awayTuesday, October 16, 2012 atSerenity Place. Funeralarrangements are incompleteat this time but will be an-nounced later by Stanley Fu-neral Home and Cremato-ry/Wrightsville Chapel.To sign the Online Register
Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor call the 24 hour obituaryline at (478) 272-0106 to hearthe latest updates.
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Rachel JohnsonPierce
Graveside services forRachel Johnson Pierce, age 92,of Trenton, Fla., will be held at2 p.m. Wednesday, October 17,2012 at Big Sandy BaptistChurch Cemetery. Rev. EmeryFreeman will officiate. Mrs.Pierce died Friday, October 12,2012.A native of Branchville, Va.,
Mrs. Pierce was the daughterof the late Robert ClarenceJohnson and the late Eura LeeRicks Johnson. She lived inthe Nickelsville Community ofWilkinson County for a num-ber of years, but was a resi-dent of Florida for most of herlife. Mrs. Pierce was the old-est living member of BigSandy Baptist Church andwas a member of the Order ofthe Eastern Star for morethan 50 years. In addition toher parents, she was precededin death by her husband, Ger-ald Dupree Pierce and daugh-ter, Rachel Pierce Ammons.Survivors include her sons,
Gerald Lee (Judy) Pierce, ofSt. Petersburg, Fla. andJames Frederick (Gayle)Marr, Jr., of Bell, Fla.; son-in-law, Les Ammons, of Trenton,Fla.; 10 grandchildren, 16great-grandchildren, and fourgreat great-grandchildren.Please visit
www.townsendfunerahome tosign the online register.
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George RudisilPippin
On Sunday, October 14,2012, Mr. Pippin went toHeaven to be with his Lordand Savior.Services for George Rudisil
Pippin, age 63, of Dublin, willbe held at 2 p.m. Wednesday,October 17, 2012 in the chapelof Townsend Brothers FuneralHome. Burial will follow atMt. Zion Cemetery. Rev. ChrisDixon, Rev. Walt Byrd, and Dr.Larry Daniel will officiate.Mr. Pippin was an avid car
enthusiast and partner ofDublin Auto Sales. He was amember of Liberty BaptistChurch. Of most importance,Mr. Pippin was a wonderfulson, husband, daddy, and Pa.He was preceded in death byhis father, Gus Rudisil Pippin.Survivors include his wife,
Margaret Thomas Pippin, ofDublin; children, Tony (Toni)Pippin, of Forsyth, Brooks
Pippin, of Dublin, Sissy(Brent) Allen, of Forsyth, andMelissa (Andy) Neal, ofDublin; mother, Eileen Pippin,of Forsyth; sister, Wanda(Don) Holland, of Macon;brother, Allen Parker, ofForsyth; 11 grandchildren;two great-grandchildren; andseveral nieces and nephews.Al Parker, Andy Parker,
Richard Thomas, Clay Agnew,Al Szekely, and Chuck Brownwill serve as pallbearers.Wayne Kemp, Ray Warren,
Ralph Walker, Fred Larson,Brett Bowden, Cecil Pass-more, Willis Wombles, andLouie Curry will serve as hon-orary pallbearers.The family will receive
friends Tuesday from 6-8 p.m.at Townsend Brothers FuneralHome.Flowers are accepted or do-
nations may be made to PinePointe Hospice in Macon.Please visit
www.townsendfuneralhome.com to sign the online memorialregister.
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Annette D. RoweRENTZ - Mrs. Annette D.
Rowe passed away MondayOctober 15, 2012 at her resi-dence. Funeral arrangementsare incomplete at this time,but will be announced later byStanley Funeral Home andCrematory/Dublin Chapel.To sign the Online Register
Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.comor call the 24 hour obituaryline at (478) 272-0106 to hearthe latest updates.
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Barbara Jean “B.J.”Williams
KATHLEEN - Mrs. Bar-bara Jean Williams, 75, en-tered into rest on Tuesday, Oc-tober 9, 2012.Barbara was born on Feb-
ruary 21, 1937 in De Kalb,Mississippi and raised in De-troit, Michigan. She was amember of Faith Tabernaclein Byron, Georgia. B.J. wasemployed by General Motorsin Southfield, Michigan priorto moving to the Middle Geor-gia area in 1999. She tookgreat pride in honoring herhusband as a wonderful wifeand was a dedicated, lovingmother and homemaker.Her parents, Alvin Powell
and Ima Lee McCallum Pow-ell, preceded her in death.Her memory will forever be
treasured by her beloved hus-band of 47 years, Mr. EugeneWilliams, Jr., Kathleen; heradoring daughter, Ms. HellenJoyce McDonald, Dublin; sis-ter in law, Mrs. ElaineWilliams; nephews, Mr. DarrelWilliams (Tonya), Mr. JoeWilliams (Saeirita); aunt, Mrs.Norean Lawson; cousins, Mr.Dennis and Ann Rome, Mrs.Iris Lee Cole; special friends,Mrs. Algeria McCutton, Mrs.Barbara Banks, Mrs. Mar-garet Beard, Mrs. Nina Cole;special church members,Brother and Sister Bruce andAlberta Allison, Brother andSister Joe and Julia Mayo;and a host of other special rel-
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ulation is a potential treatmentfor tinnitus (it's approved fortreating depression, but not yetfor chronic ringing in the ears),and though it may sound like adevice to make space travelmore efficient -- a la "Star Trek"-- it's actually a noninvasiveway to ease the chronic ringing
and whooshing sounds that canfill one or both ears.Anything that provides
some quiet is a big relief. Tinni-tus can range from bothersometo debilitating -- just ask the 50million people in the U.S. whohave it! (These days, half of allsoldiers returning from Iraqand Afghanistan have tinnitusbecause of blasts from explosivedevices.)Treatments lasting 35-40
minutes are delivered via amagnetic coil placed next to theleft side of the head. It sendsshort pulses of magnetic energyto the brain. There are noknown negative side effects.
TMS has been studied for al-most three decades. It offersabout three months' worth ofsignificant improvement formore than a third of peoplewith newly diagnosed, severetinnitus. Now Loyola Universi-ty researchers are looking tosee if TMS "treatments" offerdouble relief for the 12 percentof people with tinnitus who alsohave depression. (Stay tunedfor that news!)For more information about
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(TMS) For Tinnitus Treatment
DEARABBY:My wife and Ihave beenmarried foreight months.She has an oc-casional habitthat makesme wonderwhether wegot marriedtoo young.
(She's 23, I'm 27 and we're bothin graduate school.)She likes to go out with a
group of her friends from highschool or with her sister and hersister's friends, get drunk andstay the night. It doesn't happenall the time -- several times ayear -- and I'm not worriedabout her cheating on me. I trynot to be the controlling hus-band and say she "can't" go out.But it bothers me that shewants to spend the night withher single friends and getdrunk. If I try to talk to herabout it, she gets angry andsays she doesn't get to see herfriends very often.I don't understand why her
socializing always has to involvedrinking and staying out allnight. Her sister is my age andhas a career in education, but
still likes hosting these parties.I wonder how long it will takemy wife to outgrow this phase.Am I being controlling? Whatshould I do? -- GETTINGFRUSTRATED IN PONTIAC,MICH.DEAR GETTING FRUS-
TRATED: Your wife appears tobe trying to hold onto her care-free single days, and it's ashame she can't do that withoutgetting herself soused and stay-ing out all night. On the otherhand, if she's in no condition toget behind the wheel, then it'sbetter that she not drive untilshe sobers up.I don't think saying what's
on your mind is "controlling." Isuspect your wife becomes an-gry because she is defensive.Her behavior is immature,
and how long it will take her tooutgrow this "phase" is any-body's guess. I recommend thatyou both widen your circle offriends so you spend more timewith other married couples whoare more mature than yourwife's sister and high schoolfriends appear to be.
DEARABBY: I have reacheda crossroad in my life. Justwhen I thought I had every-thing, from the house with thewhite picket fence to the familydog and children, I have learned
something about my husband.He had never opened up abouthimself other than to say hewas raised by his father andstepmom who abused him as achild. As I was cleaning out acloset and getting rid of somethings, I came across his oldbriefcase, which I opened to seeif anything of importance wasinside before tossing it. To myshock, there were photos and aDVD of what seemed likepornography of himself and oth-er women.I can respect past relation-
ships, but having done some-thing like this and kept the evi-dence is very troubling to me. Ifind myself needing closure, butwhen I try to talk to him, hebrushes me off. I feel betrayed,unsure who I married and lostabout what else to do. What doyou advise? -- CONFUSED INCALIFORNIADEAR CONFUSED: How
old does your husband appearto be in those photos? If they arerecent, then it is important thatyou get to the bottom of this --and counseling may help youfind the answers you're lookingfor. However, if they are NOTrecent, let the past stay buried.Some women keep old love let-ters long after the romance isover. And some men keep oldpictures like the ones you found.
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atives and friends.Visitation will be Tuesday
evening, October 16 from 7-9p.m. at McCullough FuneralHome. Funeral services will beheld at 11 a.m. on Wednesday,October 17, 2012 at FaithTabernacle with Pastor DavidYancey officiating. Entomb-ment will follow in MagnoliaPark Mausoleum.Go to
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breaking news, upcomingevents and the stories thatwill be talked about today(times in EDT):
1. CLINTON ON CON-SULATE SECURITY: ‘ITAKE RESPONSIBILITY’The Secretary of State
pushed back against Repub-lican criticism of the Obamaadministration for its han-dling of the attack in Libya.
2. WHAT THE CANDI-DATES NEED TO DO INDEBATE TWORomney needs to live up
to the high expectations heset in the first debate, whileObama must be more ag-gressive without turning offvoters in the town-hall styleformat, AP’s Jim Kuhnhennwrites.
3. WHEN A TERRORTRIAL IS HELD WITH-OUT ANY TERRORISTSA judge says five Guan-
tanamo Bay detainees ac-cused in the Sept. 11 attackscan skip the rest of thisweek’s hearings if theychoose.
4. TWO MORE DRUGSLINKED TO MENINGI-TIS OUTBREAKThe FDA urges doctors to
contact all patients who gotany kind of an injection fromthe suspect Massachusettspharmacy.
5. YAHOO CEO RAIDSGOOGLE FOR LIEU-TENANTMarissa Mayer hired the
search engine’s advertisingexecutive Henrique de Cas-tro to be her chief operatingofficer.
6. WHY A DRUGLORD’S DAUGHTERSAYS SHE ENTEREDTHE U.S.Alejandrina Gisselle Guz-
man Salazar, who says herfather is Joaquin “El Chapo”Guzman, told authoritiesshe’s pregnant and wantedto give birth in Los Angeles.
7. MAN MAULED BYBEARS ON ALASKA IS-LANDThe victim is believed to
be a forestry worker whowent on a grocery run andnever returned.
8. ARLEN SPECTORTO BE LAID TO RESTVice President Joe Biden
plans to attend the noon fu-neral for Pennsylvania’slongest-serving U.S.-sena-tor.
9. WHICH FORMER‘SNL’ STARS WILL TEAMUPAT GOLDEN GLOBESTina Fey and Amy
Poehler will co-host the Jan.13 award show.
10. HOW BRONCOS’MANNING REVERSEDCOURSE AGAINSTCHARGERSThe shoo-in Hall of Fame
QB threw three touchdownpasses in the second half asDenver overcame a 24-0halftime deficit to stun SanDiego 35-24.
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Councilmen Gary Johson, Jer-ry Davis and Dublin CitySchools member Rev. RichardSheffield and former congress-man Dr. J. Roy Rowland."I'm voting for you, not
against the other guy," Row-land said in giving his full en-dorsement. "He's a moderatewho works across the aisle."That message was resound-
ed by several additional speak-ers, including Spence Mullisand fellow event organizerPorter."This man understands
business," Mullis said."We need John Barrow back
in Washington," said Porter,citing his ties to the energyand Veterans Affairs commit-tees. "You need somebody whocan work with both sides."Which is what, Barrow
said, he intends to do if giventhe opportunity to return toCongress."There has always been an
honest healthy tension be-tween the extremes and themoderates," said Barrow,which he said has deterioratedsince the time when Rowlandserved as Laurens County'sCongressional representative.Barrow said he has fought
the numerous attempts to re-district him out of his Congres-
sional seat by pounding thepavement and hosting localevents to familiarize peoplewith his stands on the issues."I spend as much time as
physically possible in the dis-trict," Barrow said. "It helpsus do our job."And, ultimately, Barrow
added battleground countieslike Laurens will determinehis fate come November."Bipartisanship is the only
way to get anything done,"Barrow said. "Y'all have beendrawn into the district...and Ithink it's going to be decidedby all the other counties likeLaurens."
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set of cornhole boards. They aregoing to paint them pink andput a ribbon on them and havea silent auction with the pro-ceeds going toward Breast Can-cer Awareness.The game of cornhole has
been catching on the last coupleof years, Hardeman said. Twoboards are places at a certaindistance and two people fromeach team stand behind theboard. They take small bags and
toss them to the other board try-ing to get it to land on the boardfor 1 point or to go through thehole for 3 points. First team orplayer to 21 wins.“It’s a lot like horseshoes,”
Hardeman said. “It’s not as dan-gerous. The bags are filled withcorn.”People can bring their own
boards or bags, but that is op-tional.“We’ll have several boards
set up that we built in class,”Hardeman said. “Most of them
will have different logos en-graved on them like UGA orDublin Irish and that kind ofstuff.Another thing is we’ll havea laser engraver and can do anytype of logo or picture that youwant on a board. If a businesswanted one or somebody wholikes a sports team, we can pret-ty much engrave anything wewant on there.”Foods and drinks will be
available for lunch. For more in-formation, contact Hardeman [email protected]
TossContinued from 1a
Director, said organizationspartnering through the Bicen-tennial Committee hope tomake it even better this year.Later in the evening, therewill be storytelling beginningat 7:30 p.m. and everyone isinvited to bring their lawnchairs and blankets. The twostorytellers, both from NorthCarolina, are Charlie St. Clairand Marilyn McMinn-Mc-Credie.“Both are very talented and
everyone should make plans tocome,” Bradshaw wrote in anemail to The Courier Herald.
“This will be a highlight,”Chatman said. “We’ll havesome campfires and S’moresand that kind of stuff. We’llhave games, hay rides andbouncing houses.”The police department held
a similar event last year.“I think it went well,” Chat-
man said. “We had good par-ticipation. The weather was alittle rough, but this yearwe’re anticipating double theamount who came out lastyear.”One of the reasons the fes-
tival started last year was toshow people another side ofmembers in law enforcement.“We want to get people to
interact with their local lawenforcement agencies andknow that they don’t alwayshave to see them or talk withthem on bad occasions,” Chat-man said. “This is to showthe positive side that they arehere to protect and to serve.Sometimes people tell kidsthat “‘I’m going to have the po-lice lock you up so you betterbe good.’” That causes the chil-dren to be afraid of the police.So when they really need thepolice, they are too afraid totalk to them. This way thechildren can see them, hangaround them and interactwith them.”
Fall
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Photo by Payton Towns III
The festival will be held from 5 until 9 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Farmers Market onMadison.
Ga. High Court Denies Attempt ToSuppress Evidence In Drug CaseATLANTA (AP) — The
Georgia Supreme Court hasruled that evidence of mari-juana growing can be used inan upcoming trial despite thedefendant’s argument that itwas improperly obtained witha thermal imaging scan, ac-cording to an opinion pub-lished Monday.James Brundige has plead-
ed not guilty to multiplecharges related to growingmarijuana. He argued thatevidence found by authoritiesshould be suppressed becauseone of the searches was forheat loss, which isn’t “tangi-ble evidence” under state law.The state’s highest court
agreed that heat loss patternsaren’t tangible evidence, butsaid that searches of thehouse were permissible be-cause other information ob-tained by investigators wasenough to establish probablecause.The case began when a po-
lice officer acting on a tipfound “an amount of marijua-na in a size that is consistentwith a marijuana grow opera-tion” in an outdoor garbagecan at Brundige’s house, ac-cording to the opinion. The of-ficer also learned Brundigehad previously been arrestedtwice on marijuana posses-sion charges. The officer also
found that Brundige’s homewas using considerably moreelectricity than a neighboringhome.Citing his investigation as
probable cause, the officerasked for a search warrant toremotely detect unusual heatpatterns, including “hotspots” consistent with high-intensity lights for growingmarijuana. The judge gave in-vestigators permission tosearch for “anomalous heatloss” at the home.A detective using a thermal
scanning device noticed a lotof heat coming from thegarage, leading him to believemarijuana was being grown.The detective sought a secondwarrant to search the insideof the home based on what hefound. The judge granted thatwarrant.A search of the home on
May 29, 2009 turned up vari-ous amounts of dried andgrowing marijuana, pills ofthe sedative clonazepam,growing lights, a tally sheet inBrundige’s wallet and relateditems, according to court fil-ings.Brundige has pleaded not
guilty to charges of manufac-ture of marijuana, possessionof marijuana with intent todistribute and possession of acontrolled substance.
He filed a motion to sup-press the evidence from thetwo searches when the casegoes to trial. He argued thatthe first search warrant,which designated “anomalousheat loss” as the item to beseized wasn’t authorized un-der Georgia law. State law al-lows the seizure of any “item,substance, object, thing, ormatter, other than the privatepapers of any person which istangible evidence of the com-mission of the crime for whichprobable cause is shown.”The state’s highest court
found that the state Court ofAppeals was incorrect when itdetermined the evidence inquestion is “tangible evi-dence,” but said that does notrequire a reversal of the deci-sion.The court said the second
warrant, which authorizedthe search of the home, “wassupported by the same infor-mation as that which was inthe first warrant, with the on-ly additional information be-ing that gained from the ther-mal imaging search.”Since the evidence present-
ed for the first warrant wasconsidered enough to estab-lish probable cause, the evi-dence seized under the secondwarrant is admissible, thehigh court ruled.
ATLANTA (AP) — The Na-tional Parks Service and Geor-gia Department of Natural Re-sources are partnering on a 3-day, 2-night bike ride throughcentral Georgia this fall.The event runs Nov. 9
through Nov. 11. It’s part ofGeorgia State Parks’ “Get Out-doors Georgia” program andPresident Barack Obama’s“America’s Great Outdoors”initiative.Riders will spend Friday
night at Florence MarinaState Park and cycle to theJimmy Carter National His-toric Site the next day. A trainwill take them to VeteransMemorial State Park to spend
Saturday night.On Sunday, they will ride to
Andersonville National His-toric Site and then back to theJimmy Carter National His-toric Site.As part of the event, former
President Jimmy Carter willspeak Saturday at a VeteransDay commemoration in Plains.Registration information is
available at GeorgiaS-tateParks.org/BikeAdventure.
———Juror dismissed in trial for
DeKalb officer deaths
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — ADeKalb County judge has dis-missed a juror during the sen-
tencing phase of a trial for aman convicted in the killing oftwo police officers.WGCL-TV reports Judge
Dan Coursey sent the jurorhome Monday morning afterfinding out the juror had spo-ken to District Attorney RobertJames. The juror spoke to thedistrict attorney before thepunishment phase began for31-year-old William WoodardMonday morning.James delivered closing ar-
guments before the jury foundWoodard guilty Friday in theslayings of DeKalb County po-lice officers Ricky Bryant andEric Barker. He faces thedeath penalty.
State, Feds Partner For Bike Ride In State Parks
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A few weeks ago I receivedan email asking for someadvice. I had never met thesender but we have quite afew mutual friends. She hadrecently become very involvedin politics at the grass rootslevel, one of those drawn toaction as part of the TEAParty movement.Like many seeing politics
from the inside for the firsttime she was becoming disillu-sioned. Politics from theinside is a very differentgame. The calls to nobility,civic responsibility and dutyto country are often ploys ofinsiders intent on little morethan building a personalpower base and or protecting afiefdom. It’s why many likeher are only involved in poli-tics for a little while. It’s whyso many no longer participatein politics aside from voting.I wish I was armed with
Jim Galloway’s Sunday col-umn before I had responded toher. Jim writes for theAtlanta Journal Constitution
covering their “PoliticalInsider” beat. A consummateprofessional, Jim usuallysticks to matters directlyrelated to his title subject.Sunday, however, he dealt
with a photo on display in hisoffice.In his online blog, Jim had
earlier in the week wonderedout loud what to do with a pic-ture of Lance Armstrong,grinding out a climb during atraining run in for the 2004Tour de Georgia. AlongsideArmstrong is an 11-year-oldboy, draped in the Americanflag, his face in torturedanguish as he willedArmstrong up the hill. It’s apowerful shot.Except that the power
being used to push the bicyclehas largely been declared ahoax, as Armstrong has nowjoined the long list of largerthan life sports figures whoare actually very small.Armstrong has now beenouted by virtually all who rodewith him not only as someone
who participated in a dopingprogram, but as the personwho originated, coordinatedand enforced the programwith his teammates.While most advised Jim
that it was time to dump thephoto, a late opinion came infrom 19-year-old SamuelDouglas. In 2004, he was an11-year-old, draped in theflag, willing Lance Armstrongup a hill.Douglas is now the presi-
dent of the cycling team atFurman University, and dis-cussed with Galloway theimportance of the inspirationof Armstrong not only as acyclist but as someone whoput his efforts and celebrityinto other causes. “Cancerdoesn’t care that Lancedoped,” he said.In politics, much like the
sporting world, we createdheroes that inspire us toaction. All too often, there is a
fall from grace. We put ourleaders on pedestals and thenrecount our tales of them,making them more grand eachtime. Most of these guys arelike you and me. They havetheir strengths but also havetheir weaknesses. In publiclife we generally hide those aslong as we can. Too often,when exposed, they deflate abubble that we helped build,but the candidate was certain-ly a co-conspirator in the tale.Upon news of these failings
it is generally up to the candi-date and the voters to decidethat person’s future. We can-not presume perfection norcast it upon others for our ownbenefit.But when looking at the
political system as a whole, wehave to also occasionallyremind ourselves that politicsis by the people, for the peo-ple. People in groups tend tobe less perfect than imperfectindividuals. It is, unfortu-nately, human nature.Many of us enter politics as
the 11-year-old boy, draped inthe flag. We cheer on ourheroes as they climb the hill.Along the way, we often
find out our heroes weren’tperfect, and some were downright bad people. It is thenthat we have to decide if ourcheering was all an illusion, orif we were actually inspired tofulfill our civic duty – to doour part to make this countrya better place.Samuel Douglas under-
stands the difference betweenillusions and reality, and hecontinues to ride. I wish I hadhis example a few weeks agofor my friends’ friend. Itwould have been much easierto tell her this story and sug-gest she keep pedaling.
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People like wearing a particular color to support acause. And when it comes to October, we see not onebut two colors: purple and pink.Purple is for domestic violence awareness while
pink is worn for breast cancer awareness. Both aregood causes. Both are needed. With 12 months in a year, it’s a shame that one
month holds two important causes at the same time.But there are 31 days in the month and both areimportant to think about. Domestic violence hurts everyone in the family. The
reason for domestic violence can be many things. Theeconomy, lack of money and a pile of stress are just afew things. And it’s not just an issue here in America. According
to Wikipedia, it’s a worldwide problem. Domestic vio-lence has always been around and will unfortunatelybe around as long as people let it happen to them.Whether it’s a woman or man being abused, they haveto make the choice to get out of an unhealthy rela-tionship.When it comes to breast cancer, it’s something that
just like domestic violence, affects men and women.But just like domestic violence, it tends to affect morewomen than men.According to statistics from breastcancer.org, about
39,520 women in America were expected to die frombreast cancer in 2011. At the same time, there weremore than 2.6 million breast cancer survivors.The survivor rate for this has come a long way
thanks to research and awareness. But there’s a longways to go with that and a long way to go with domes-tic violence. So, along with making donations, we can wear the
colors that support their causes. Do you think mendon’t wear pink? Turn on any NFL football game dur-ing this month and see how many times you see thecolor pink somewhere on the football players, coachesor even the field goal post.Wear the color purple to say that you want to see
the end of domestic violence in this country. No matter what cause you are for, both are impor-
tant. And maybe one day we won’t have to have anemphasis on either.That will come in time from awareness. And that’s
what this month is all about.
— Payton Towns III
Wear A Color AndBe Supportive
Freaks, PhenomenaAnd The Fantastic
Almost everyone loves astory about a freak ofnature, an inexplicablephenomenon or a fantasticelement of nature. Overthe years, many wondersof nature whose occur-rence can be readilyexplained or are impossi-ble to explain have capti-vated and fascinatednewspaper readers acrossthe state and the nation.Here are a few of thesestories.A reader of the Macon
Telegraph was enjoying aclear, cool and cloudlessevening in the city ofMacon just before mid-night when all of sudden,the man noticed a "black,dense, rolling, boiling andominous cloud leap fromeastern horizon to thezenith of the sky overheadwith the rapidity of acanon ball." The startledwitness further describedthe object as being a mileand a half high, two mileslong and one mile wideaccompanied by a roaringsound and a rapid drop inthe air temperature. Theentire phenomenon wasover in less than threeminutes. Macon WeeklyTelegraph, September 27,1867. Reports came in to the
offices of the DawsonJournal on October 6,1869 of a strange phenom-enon. It was another cool,clear autumn day, when ina momentary flash in theearly afternoon hours, areport of a canon, whichlasted three to five min-utes, was accompanied bya cloud of dense smoke.Those on the groundreported that the soundscame from the northwestand that the cloudsappeared to be "in theheavens." Over in Cuthbert, near-
ly two-thirds of the south-west Georgia communityreported a similar obser-vation. One man saw acolumn of smoke risinghigh into the air. Anemployee of WilliamBrooks saw "a sheet offlames descend from theheavens toward Lumpkin,northwest of Cuthbert, atthe same moment of a ter-rific explosion. Explanations of the
mysterious phenomenonranged from an earth-quake (no earthquakeswere reported that day) tosudden projection from
the moon to a meteorite.What do you think?Macon Weekly Telegraph,October 15, 22, 1869.The folks around
Thomasville had no rea-son to believe that therewould be any volcano any-where in their presence.But that was not the casein the late summer of1897. The volcanic crater,said to be 25 feet squareand two feet deep hadstreams of blue smokeemanating from theground below. The curiousbegan to dig into the pit tosee what they could find.What they found was abed of ashes.Strangely, the site of
this baffling curiosity wasbeneath an old farmhouse,which was destroyed whenthe intense heat of thecauldron necessitated itsdemolition. There wereno mines in the vicinityand even frequent rain-falls failed to extinguishthe subterranean fires.Jackson Citizen Patriot,September 13, 1897.Over in Crawford
County at a place theyonce called "Rich Hill,"Mr. Gray Andrews, an oldtimer of that part of thestate, told a writer of theFort Valley Mirror aboutthe hill, "which aboundsin specimens of pure lime-stone, rocks, tusks andlimb bones of wild animalslike the mastodon, togeth-er with the remains ofextinct genera and speciesof smaller quadrupeds,shells and other concho-logical curiosities of thegreat deep, consisting ofpetrified fish bones, mol-lusks, etc."Much to the horror of
any paleontologist whomay dash off to find thenatural treasure trove,Andrews also told ofGeneral Bennett, a north-erner, who burned largequantities of the fossils forcommercial purposes.Daily Inter Ocean, April21, 1876.There are times when
things happen that arenot necessarily inexplica-
ble, they are simply, asthey used to say a lot inpapers, "queer." For exam-ple, in an Ohio paperthere was a story of aBronwood, Ga. lady whocould repeat the wholeBible from memory andIshmael Weaver, ofBarnesville, who was thefather of 72 children, 52 ofwhom were able bodiedfarm hands at his death.Not as impressive, butstill a little odd, were theinhabitants of aMarshalville, Ga. homewhich contained one greatgrandmother, one grand-mother, three mothers,two daughters, one grand-daughter, one son, onegrandson, one great-grandson and three wid-ows. Canton Repository,July 14, 1888.Anyone who has ever
been around chickens for awhile, can easily tell youthe difference between arooster and a hen. JosephC. McDowell, ofMilledgeville, knew thedifference, but after 10years, he noticed that oneof his prize hens began tochange her looks. Overthree years, the hen wentfrom being a blonde to abright redhead and addeda "black, long and flowingtail," like that of one of hisroosters. Cleveland PlainDealer, November 2, 1858.The doctors of Lincoln
and Columbia countieswere called to diagnosethe mysterious physicalbehavior of a Raysville,Georgia woman. Thewoman, who exhibited noapparent disease or physi-cal malady, was neverthe-less a medical mystery.For nine consecutiveweeks, with the exceptionof three solitary days, thewoman would quietly goabout her daily routines,accompanied by one dis-tinguishing sound. Itseems that all day longand even during the nightthe women cackled, like arooster cackles. Thosearound her reported thesounds could be heardfrom a half mile away.
Mysteriously the womanlabored under no physicalpain, nor any mental dis-ability, nor did she exhibitany signs of spasms in herthroat or body. Eventuallythe constant cacklingbegan to take its toll onthe once lively lady whowas forced to spend a lotof her days in bed. TrentonState Gazette, July 18,1847.No one could believe
what their eyes saw in aCochran, Georgia ceme-tery. Over a period ofdays, a casket of a onceprominent Cairo, Georgiaman slowly ascended fromits final resting place tothe surface of the ground.It seemed that the causeof the mysterious resur-rection was a the seepingof rainwater into thegrave which forced thecasket upward. Thesuperstitious in the com-munity knew that the phe-nomenon was a warningfor all evil doers to mendtheir ways. The excite-ment came to quick endwhen the relatives of thedearly departed instruct-ed a mortician to keeptheir beloved six feetunder the ground at allcost. Augusta Chronicle,March 13, 1929.Lawrence Denny was
called to preach. For morethan a month, Lawrenceintrigued and inspiredthose who came to hearhis sermons in a house onAuburn Avenue inAtlanta. Although hepreached the word of God,Lawrence refused to allowany girls to come aroundhim, He regarded them aswicked. With a strongvoice and large piercingblack eyes, LawrenceDenny was a wonder to allthose who listened to hismessage. Regarded assmall for his age, thisyoung male, with a pro-truding brow, was a won-der indeed. For you see,Lawrence Denny was onlythree years old. BostonJournal, November 22,1897.
When In Doubt, Keep Pedaling
For more history ofLaurens County go to thedigital edition of theCourier Heraldor see my blog atwww.dublinlaurenscountygeorgia.blogspot.com.
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COMMUNITY CALENDARTuesday
•Dublin Kiwanis Club at 12:15 p.m. at The Dublin Coun-try Club.•Senior Bridge at 1 p.m. at Dublin-Laurens Senior Activi-ty Center•Dublin Ladies Golf Association at Dublin Country Clubbeginning at 10 a.m.•AA I Am Responsible Group Contact, 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m.•NAWe Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street,East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.•Unity House (Family Recovery Support Group) at John-son Lane on VA Grounds, Bldg. 8; 6-8 p.m. Contact: Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce (478) 272-5546 orLinda Bailey at CSB of Middle GA (478) 272-1190.•Overeaters Anonymous meet at 6:45 at 912 BellevueAve. Contact 279-3808.
Wednesday•AA I Am Responsible Group Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m.•NAWe Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street,East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.•Civitan Club every Wednesday at noon at the GoldenCorral.
ALMANACToday in HistoryBy The Associated PressToday is Tuesday, Oct. 16, the 290th day of 2012. There
are 76 days left in the year.On this date:In 1793, during the French Revolution, Marie An-
toinette, the queen of France, was beheaded.In 1912, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, de-
feating the New York Giants in Game 8, 3-2 (Game 2 hadended in a tie on account of darkness).In 1943, Chicago Mayor Edward J. Kelly officially
opened the city’s new subway system during a ceremony atthe State and Madison street station.In 1962, the New York Yankees won the World Series,
defeating the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 at Candle-stick Park, 1-0.In 1987, a 58-1/2-hour drama in Midland, Texas, ended
happily as rescuers freed Jessica McClure, an 18-month-old girl trapped in an abandoned well.In 1991, a deadly shooting rampage took place in
Killeen, Texas, as George Hennard opened fire at a Luby’sCafeteria, killing 23 people before taking his own life.Ten years ago: TheWhite House announced that North
Korea had disclosed it had a nuclear weapons program.Five years ago: Actress Deborah Kerr (kahr) died in
Suffolk, England, at age 86. Barbara West Dainton, be-lieved to be the next-to-last survivor from the sinking of theRMS Titanic in 1912, died in Camborne, England, at age96.One year ago: The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
was formally dedicated in Washington, D.C. Dan Wheldon,33, died in a fiery 15-car wreck in the Las Vegas Indy 300.Danell Leyva became the first American man gymnast towin a gold medal at the World Championships since 2003,taking the parallel bars title in Tokyo.Today’s Birthdays: Actress Suzanne Somers is 66.
Rock singer-musician Bob Weir is 65. Producer-directorDavid Zucker is 65. Record company executive Jim Ed Nor-man is 64.Actor Daniel Gerroll is 61.Actor Morgan Stevensis 61. Actress Martha Smith is 60. Comedian-actor AndyKindler is 56. Actor-director Tim Robbins is 54. Actor-mu-sician Gary Kemp is 53. Singer-musician Bob Mould is 52.Actor Randy Vasquez is 51. Singer Wendy Wilson (WilsonPhillips) is 43. Rapper B-Rock (B-Rock and the Bizz) is 41.Rock singer Chad Gray (Mudvayne) is 41.Thought for Today: “To walk into history is to be
free at once, to be at large among people.” — Eliza-beth Bowen, Irish-born author (1899-1973).
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COMMUNITY EVENTSCOMMUNITY EVENTSYou are cordially invited
to the Annual Lights On After-school National Event DublinMiddle School Media CenterOctober 18 at 4 p.m. SpecialGuest Mayor Pro-tem ofDublin, Mr. Gary Johnson, Re-freshments will be servedFortner-Wheeler Family
Reunion will be held October21at Gumlog Primitive BaptistChurch Kite. All descendantsand family friends are invitedto come. Everyone bring a bas-ket lunch to share, lunch willbegin around 12:30. There willbe a program after lunch.DublinHighC/O 2002An-
nounces 10 Year Class Re-union, October 26-28, Regis-tration Deadline: October 19.More Info: Follow links below"http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/337190542966449/""https://sites.google.com/site/irishco2002/"DLCRA's October events
for the community calendar:October 16, Senior ClassicMovie, 6:30 p.m. TheatreDublin free, October 20DLCRARummage Sale 8 a.m. -12 p.m., Southern Pines Ag &Expo $5 per booth, October22, Time Management Class 6-7 p.m. Southern Pines Class-room, free.Retired Teachers will
meet Thursday, October 18 atnoon at the Dublin CountryClub. Guest speaker will beState Representative MattHatchett. All retired teachersare invited to attend.The 1993 Class of ELHS
will have a meeting on Octo-ber 27 at the Laurens CountyLibrary auditorium to discussreunion activities. All classmembers are invited to attend.For more information, pleasecontact Felicia Harris at 478-275-3076.October 20, 3rd Annual
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,Inc. Breast Cancer: Walk forthe Cure Fairview Park Hospi-tal Track at 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.For questions or to pre-registerCall: 478-998-3236 or 478-290-6381.
Teams encouraged to startfund raisers now! Team totalswill be announced the day ofthe walk.The Dublin-Laurens
Alumnae Chapter of DeltaSigmaTheta Sorority, Inc. isfighting back with a walk toraise awareness and funds des-ignated for research to find acure for this disease. A 3 MileWalk for the Cure at FairviewPark Hospital Track on Octo-ber 20 at 9 a.m. Registrationfee of $15 per person or $55 pergroups of four. Please registerfor the walk no later than Octo-ber 6, to ensure that you getyour T-shirt. Pre-registrationwas held at Wal-Mart on Sep-tember 29, (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.); atthe Dublin Mall on October 6,(1 p.m. – 3 p.m.) and October13, (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.). Pleasecontact Bobbie Lowther at 478-998-3236 or Lillie Hobbs at478-290-6381 for questions orconcerns.Joint Class Reunion for
Dodge County High SchoolClasses of 1976, 1977, and1978 are having their class re-union together October 27 atthe Aviation College in East-man from 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.Come join the fun, food and fel-lowship. Check us out on face-book at Dodge Co. High SchoolClass of 1976-1978 reunion.For more information con-
for Phyliss Neuwirth at MorrisBank, on Veterans Blvd. whohas been diagnosed with ter-minal cancer.TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) is a non-profit weightloss support group that hasbeen helping men, women andteens successfully lose weightfor more than 50 years. TOPS
meets every Tuesday at PineForest United MethodistChurch from 6-7 p.m. Firsttime visitors are welcomed freeof charge. For more informa-tion call 697-2601.The Dublin Service
League will meet on the dateslisted below.All retired members are invit-ed to join us for lunch. Pleasecontact Kelli Christian at 272-0529 or [email protected] to makeyour reservations by the Tues-day prior to the meeting youwish to attend. Dublin ServiceLeague 2012 - 2013 Meetingdates October 11, 2012, Novem-ber 1, 2012, January 10, 2013,February 14, 2013, March 14,2013, April 11, 2013 and May2, 2013.DublinHighC/O 2002An-
nounces 10 Year Class Re-union. When: October 26-28,RegistrationDeadline: October19.More Info: Follow links be-
One school system isenough for the taxpayers tobe expected to sustain; voteNO on the charter schoolamendment.
One thing's for sure, nomatter who wins this elec-tion, we can't let them die.
Now that comment aboutimagining the mess Obamawill inherit if re-elected wasjust plain funny!!!
Everyone in the UnitedStates who is eligible to voteneeds to do so. It is yourright as a free American soyou need to exercise thisright. We all have a voice.
Great idea. Behind eachjail and prison, fence inabout 20 acres and fill itwith boulders. Make thesorry bums work all daybusting the boulders withsledge hammers. Lying ontheir sorry rear needs tostop!
Someone said God is incharge. If God were reallyin charge, do you think thatfarmers, C.N.A.'s, and oth-ers would make so littlemoney and sports and en-tertainment stars would bemaking so much? Be rea-sonable.
I understand rollinghouses during Homecomingweek is traditional and fun.However, sticking tooth-picks in yards is mean. Ihave barefooted grandkids,dogs, and cats that don'tneed to be injured. Havefun, but play nice!
I wonder if Obama is re-ally to blame for the coun-try's mess. I think it's justthe economy and the down-ward spiral. Obama is justin the wrong place at thewrong time.
The smirky and rudeBiden made several inaccu-rate statements during thedebate. To say he votedagainst the wars inAfghanistan and Iraq is notonly lying, it shows his stu-pidity--the records are therefor anyone to see.
The group supportingthe charter schools amend-ment has collected $200,000from out of state for hirecompanies who want to seethe amendment passed.They want to get theirhands on our local schoolmoney!
We have some great foot-ball teams in LaurensCounty. We should be proudof all of them! Great job tothe kids and coaches.
To the person who saidthat selling food stamps is-nt anyone’s business, I begto differ. We are the onespaying for you to havethose. They are to feed youand your family - not spendlike you want to.
If we don't properly fundour military we will lose ourstanding in the world polit-ical arena. With our mili-tary becoming so weak weare subject to the actions ofall third world countries.
NEW YORK (AP) — Twomore drugs from a specialtypharmacy linked to a meningi-tis outbreak are now being in-vestigated, U.S. health officialssaid, as they urged doctors tocontact patients who got anykind of injection from the com-pany.The New England Com-
pounding Center of Framing-ham, Mass., has been underscrutiny since last month, whena rare fungal form of meningitiswas linked to its steroid shotsused mostly for back pain. Monday’s step by the Food
and Drug Administration fol-lowed reports of infections inthree people who got differentdrugs made by the company.One is a possible meningitis ill-ness in a patient who got aspine injection of another typeof steroid. The agency alsolearned of two heart transplantpatients who got fungal infec-tions after being given a third
company product duringsurgery. The illnesses are underinvestigation, and it’s very pos-sible the heart patients were in-fected by another source, FDAofficials cautioned. They did notsay whether the meningitiscase involved a fungal infectionor where the three patientslived.As of Monday, the current
outbreak has sickened 214 peo-ple, including 15 who have died,in 15 states. For weeks, officialshave been urging doctors to con-tact patients who got shots ofthe company’s steroid methyl-prednisolone acetate, advisethem about the risks of fungalinfection, and urge them to takeany meningitis symptoms seri-ously.The steroid was recalled last
month, and the company latershut down operations and re-called all the medicines itmakes. The FDA on Monday ex-
panded its advice to doctors tocontact all patients who got anyinjection made by the company,including steroids and drugsused in eye surgery as well asheart operations. The agencysaid it took the step “out of anabundance of caution” as it in-vestigates the new reports in-volving the heart surgery drugand the second steroid, calledtriamcinolone acetonide.The company issued a state-
ment Monday that said it wasreviewing the FDA’s latest advi-sory, but is continuing to coop-erate with the FDA and otherfederal and state agencies look-ing into the outbreak. “As we have said, we will re-
spect those public agencies’processes for investigations andwill not comment while they areunder way,” the statement said.Nearly all the 214 illnesses
in the outbreak are fungalmeningitis; two people had jointinfections.
Your News UpdatesPharmacy’s Other Drugs May Be Causing Illness
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The City of East Dublin will hold a special called meeting on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of holding a public hearing on the 2012 Ad Valorem Millage Rate. The meeting will be held at City Hall in the Terrie E. Drew Council Chambers.
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Special Music, Mime Ministry and Liturgical Dance NightlyRev. Horace Austin, Host Pastor
NEW VISION M. B. CHURCH951 Field St., Dudley, Georgia
Revival
Lee and Katrina Veal, of Wrightsville, are proud to announcethe engagement of their daughter, Amber Nicole Veal, to MartinJesus Corona Jr., son of Martin and Amy Corona, of EastDublin.Niki is a 2012 graduate of East Laurens High School and cur-
rently is studying to become a chef.Marty is a 2012 graduate of East Laurens High School and
serves in the military as a U.S. Marine.Niki is the granddaughter of Chester and Suzanne Veal and
Glenda and the late Tommy Lumley.Marty is the grandson of Garry and Marylin Fricks and Juan
and the late Domitila Corona.They will be married on October 20, 2012 at 4 p.m. The wed-
ding will be held at Bethlehem Baptist Church with a receptionto follow.
Come join us and get readyfor celebrating the holidays byattending our Holiday SweetsLuncheon on Thursday, Octo-ber 25, 2012, 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m. at the Dublin CountryClub. Sponsored by theDublin Christian Women'sConnection, you will have theopportunity of choosing fromamongst various holidaybaked goodies and then sub-mit your silent bid, leavingprepared for your future fami-ly gatherings and festivities.You will also enjoy our spe-
cial speaker, Paula Abbott, acowgirl from "Round Pen Cow-boy Ministries" of Texas. Shewill be sharing her story of be-ing abandoned as a baby andfinding love in the Texas cow-boy church: a dramatic exam-ple of one looking for accep-tance and love in all the wrongplaces. Her emphasis will beon "Choices," making a tradefrom a life of pain to a life ofpeace.Kathy Jones, Activities Di-
rector of The Sheridon, willperform as our musical talentfor the day. In addition, JeanDavison will treat us with herbeautiful buffet music.
Cost of the luncheon is $13,with reservations being re-quired for meal and nursery(free). We ask that you honoryour reservation, cancel, orgive to a friend. Call Angelaat 864-5775 or Mary Elizabethat 864-3501 by Monday, Octo-ber 22, 5 p.m.We wish to express our
gratitude to The Sir Shop forsponsoring our invitations andto Towns Maytag Home Appli-ances for our nursery.
CWC Sponsors HolidaySweets Lunch Oct. 25
MISS VEAL, MR. CORONA
Miss Veal To MarryMr. Corona Oct. 20
James (Jim) and Kimberly L Hampton of Cadwell are pleasedto announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of theirdaughter, Adrianne Danielle Hampton to Cody Lee Hilbun, son ofKevin and Kim Hilbun of Dudley.The bride-elect is the granddaughter of James and Ann Hamp-
ton of Dublin and James (Jim) and Ann Shoe of Dudley and thelate Kenneth Lamb. Miss Hampton is a 2006 graduate of Ameri-can School in Lansing IL and is currently employed by Kay Jew-elers in Dublin.The groom-elect is a 2004 graduate of Dublin High School and
earned a BBA in Management of Information Systems from theUniversity of Oklahoma Price School of Business. Mr. Hilbun iscurrently employed by Raymond James in Atlanta as a FinancialAdvisor.The wedding will take place on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at
11 a.m. on Tybee Island. A reception for the couple will take placeat 6 p.m. that evening at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-DaySaints in Dublin, Ga. Friends and family are invited to attend.After a honeymoon to Jamaica, the couple will reside in At-
lanta.
MISS HAMPTON, MR. HILBUN
Miss Hampton To MarryMr. Hilbun Nov. 3
ABBOTT
Antoinetta Walker (Ann) of Dublin, Ga. and Alex SultanAganyanya were married October 6, 2012 at The Kings Fam-ily Centre, Essex, United Kingdom.The Reverend Anthony Ashaye, Pastor Moji Ashaye, and
Pastor Olamide Soleye officiated the ceremony.The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Esther and Lar-
ry Walker. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.W.J. and Wessie Mae Horne and Mrs. Rose Walker of Dublinand the late Mr. Melvin Walker Sr.A 1995 graduate of East Laurens High School, she received
a Bachelor of Science in Community Health degree in 2000from Georgia Southern. She received a Masters of Social Workin 2005 from Savannah State University. Ann is currently em-ployed with Thurrock Council in England as a Social Worker.The groom is Kenyan from Nairobi. He is from the tribe of
Luyah. Alex received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic De-sign/Interior Option.The bride was given in marriage by her son, Kaleb Smith
and her mother, Mrs Esther Walker.The Matron of Honour was Mrs. Artiffany Stanley of
Dublin, Ga. The Best Man was Mr. Preston Osabwa of UnitedKingdom.The Bridesmaids were Melissa Allen-Dawodu, Jade Tan,
and Emma Dobson. The flower girls were Miss Kara Dawoduand Miss Tawana Magwaba.The Groomsmen were Mr. Cezar Tan, Mr. Steve Leather,
Mr. James Kibocha, and Mr. Moses Gikenye. The Usherswere provided by the Kings Family Centre Protocol Team.After a wedding trip to Suffolk, United Kingdom, the cou-
ple will live in Essex, United Kingdom.
MR. AND MRS. AGANYANYA
Miss Walker, Mr. AganyanyaMarried In United KingdomPromise of
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phone (478) 676-4673
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Stuckey Named ‘Sweetheart’To celebrate Foundation
Month, The Pilot Club ofDublin selected DianeStuckey as their Pilot Inter-national Sweetheart. Di-ane has been active in theclub since joining in Decem-ber, 2004. She has servedannually with the club’sBrainMinders project ofpresenting a safety helmetto all first grade students inDublin and Laurens Coun-ty. She was selected as Pi-lot Of The Year in 2007 andserved as club president in2009-2010. She has servedas division coordinator andis currently serving asTreasurer of the LifelineExecutive Board. Diane isactive in all service projectsand fund-raising activities.A donation of $25 was
presented to Pilot Interna-tional in Diane’s honor. She
was also presented a certifi-cate and gift from the
Dublin Club. (Special Pho-to)
Lynn Wyatt, President-Elect and DianeStuckey, Sweetheart.
East Laurens Holds FFA ActivitiesWith the beginning of a
new school year, East Lau-rens FFA members are look-ing forward to another suc-cessful year.We began the year with a
peanut boil held in the agri-cultural education depart-ment at school. The peanutboil was open to all students.This event gives students anopportunity to socialize andtake a look at what is takingplace in agricultural educa-tion and the FFA.Soon after the peanut boil,
students began working onprojects for the Georgia Na-tional Fair. Thirty-seven stu-dents are participating withagricultural mechanics pro-jects that will be on displayat the fair.FFA members have partic-
ipated in three Career Devel-opment Events (CDE’s). Thefirst event was the Area IVFFA meat judging CDE. Dy-lan Hall, Ryan Hilton, andAlan Spear competed in thesenior division and MaryKaitlyn Wheeler competed inthe junior division. In thisCDE, members identify vari-ous cuts of meat from threespecies of meat producing an-imals. They also judge threeclasses of meat products. Thesenior team placed 9th over-
all. Mary Kaitlyn placed 5thoverall in the junior division.Finally, Dylan Hall com-
peted in the tractor operationand maintenance CDE. Inthis CDE, participants mustdrive a tractor pulling a trail-er through a marked coursein less than five minutes.Competitors must also an-swer questions about opera-tion and maintenance of trac-tors. The last part of the
competition is a problem solv-ing exercise. Dylan placedfourth in Area IV competi-tion.Our fruit sale fundraiser is
underway. If you are inter-ested in purchasing fruitfrom the East Laurens FFA,please contact Al Garner at478–272– 3144 (Ext 4966 or4610). If Mr. Garner is notable to answer the phoneplease leave a message.
Pictured are (l-r); Mary Kaitlyn Wheeler, RyanHilton, and Alan Spear.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor R.Branch Competes In Damage ControlNavy Petty Officer 2nd
Class Taylor R. Branch, son ofValerie and Michael Branch ofEastman, Ga., competed inthe ship's Damage Control(DC) Olympics along with fel-low Sailors aboard the guidedmissile destroyer USS Far-ragut (DDG 99).DC Olympics provide
Sailors a chance to have fun,while testing and improvingthe damage control skillsthey've learned through nor-mal training. Farragut's DCOlympics consisted of sixevents including a fire fight-ing ensemble relay, messagerelay, pipe patching scenario,
de-smoking race, stretcherbearer race and a competitionto see who could aim a firehose the best by filling a trashcan with the water stream.Sailors typically simulate
some aspects of damage con-trol procedures during conven-tional training scenarios suchas charging hoses or electrical-ly isolating a compartmentbut the DC Olympics gaveSailors the chance to use a livehose, or attempt to patch apipe that has water actuallyleaking.Six teams participated in
the DC Olympics. Each teamwas comprised of members
from the different repair lock-ers aboard the ship.Farragut is deployed to the
U.S. 5th Fleet area of respon-sibility conducting maritimesecurity operations, theatersecurity cooperation effortsand support missions for Op-eration Enduring Freedom.Branch is a 2006 graduate
of Dodge County High Schoolof Eastman, Ga. and joined theNavy in November 2007.
New ASE Exams Available AtOconee Fall Line Technical College
cians tell ASE that the in-stant results, year-roundtesting and flexibility of tak-ing the test on their scheduleare very popular.Recertification tests are
about half as long as the reg-ular certification exams andit does not matter how longyour certifications have beenexpired, to renew them youonly need take the recertifi-cation tests.Your first step is to call
Prometric at 1-877-346-9327or to log intowww.ase.com/myASE wereyou can learn informationabout earning your ASE BlueSeal of Excellence, as well as,thesteps to register for an up-coming exam.On the ASE webpage you
will also find the benefits ofcomputer-based testing,what to expect in OFTC’s as-sessment center, and a freeonline demo (test drive) thatallows you to experience thelook and feel of an ASE com-puter-based test.Once you have registered
with Prometric for ASE test-ing, you are ready to call yournearest OFTC AssessmentCenter to select your appoint-ment date and time. CallOFTC's Lisa Kelly at 478-275-5193 in Dublin or DavidHartley at 478-553-2093 inSandersville.The upcoming registration
cycle ends November 21,2012, and testing will be of-fered October 1 through No-vember 31, 2012.Computer-based testing is
available Monday throughThursdays on both campusesthroughout the year withboth day and evening hours.The best testing times dotend to go quickly, so registerand schedule your certifica-tion early.
Oconee Fall Line TechnicalCollege now offers computer-based ASE (Automotive Ser-vice Excellence) certificationand recertification examsthrough the Prometric-testingnetwork.Now diesel and automotive
mechanics, collision repair,and transportation-relatedsales/service professionalsseeking the ASE professionalcredential may take their ex-ams at two convenient loca-tions – OFTC’s South Campusin Dublin and its North Cam-pus in Sandersville – using thecomputer-based exam.Anyone who has ever taken
and ASE certification test willfind the computer-based ver-sion quite familiar. Techni-
OFTC Diesel Tech-nology Instructor, JonWalraven, holds ASEcertifications as aMaster AutomotiveTechnician, MasterMedium/Heavy TruckTechnician and Ad-vanced Level Special-ist-Electronic DieselEngine Diagnostics.
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SportsYouth football:Instructional
League preps fortitle game.
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•Sportscene ............................2b•Briefs ......................................2b•On The Air ..............................2b
From AP Reports
Marco Scutaro answered MattHolliday’s hard takeout with a big hitof his own to help the San FranciscoGiants end their home slide.Scutaro hit a two-run single in
San Francisco’s four-run fourth inningbefore leaving with ahip injury and theGiants got their firsthome win this post-season, 7-1 over the St. LouisCardinals on Monday night that tiedthe NL championship series at onegame apiece.“It shows you how tough he is,”
Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.“It’s a shame somebody got hurt. Itwas more of a roll block. We’re hoping
he comes out of this OK. He got hitpretty good.”Scutaro left after the fifth because
of his damaged left hip. X-rays werenegative, and he’ll likely get an MRIon Tuesday. There was no word on hisfuture status.“You’re trying to get to the second
baseman and obviously try to knockhim down so he can’t turn a doubleplay,” Holliday said. “As long asyou’re in the baseline, it’s within therules.”The series now shifts to St. Louis
for three games, starting with Game3 on Wednesday when San Franciscoace Matt Cain takes on Kyle Lohse ofthe Cardinals.Things got off to a testy start
when Holliday barreled into Scutaroat second base to break up a potential
double play in the first inning. Theplay riled up a crowd that had seenthree straight losses by the Giants sofar this postseason.There was plenty to cheer all night
for the Giants. Ryan Vogelsongpitched seven strong innings, AngelPagan hit a leadoff homer to give SanFrancisco its first home lead thispostseason, and Scutaro broke thegame open with his single off ChrisCarpenter.Making Scutaro’s hit even sweeter
for the Giants was the fact thatHolliday misplayed the ball in leftfield, allowing a third run to score onthe error.The Giants also benefited from a
missed call by an umpire in the
Falcons loneunbeaten left
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — Down 24-0at halftime, Peyton Manningand the Denver Broncos rev-eled after one of the biggestcomebacks in NFL regular-sea-son history.On the flip side, the San
Diego Chargers were saddledwith an enormous collapse.Manning threw three touch-
down passes in the second halfand Tony Carter and ChrisHarris scored off turnovers byPhilip Rivers as the Broncosovercame a 24-0 halftimedeficit to shock the Chargers35-24 on Monday night.Asked if he’d ever been a
part of such a big comeback,Carter replied: “Only in PopWarner football.”It took a quarterback of
Manning’s caliber to pull thisone out.“It sure was special consid-
ering what was on the line,”said Manning, a Super Bowlwinner and four-time NFLMVP who’s in his first seasonwith the Broncos.Manning was 13 of 14 for
167 yards in the second half forthe Broncos (3-3) who tied theChargers (3-3) atop the AFCWest.It tied for the fourth-biggest
regular-season comeback inNFL history.Manning had been 1-5 in his
last six games against SanDiego, all with Indianapolis.Rivers was intercepted four
times — three in the fourthquarter — and lost two fum-bles. The four pickoffs and sixturnovers were both careerhighs.Aweek earlier, the Chargers
blew a 10-point lead in thethird quarter in a 31-24 loss atNew Orleans.“When you lose it’s rough,
especially in a game where youhad a big lead and so much atstake,” Rivers said.“It’s bad,” San Diego line-
backer Takeo Spikes said.“Every adjective you can comeup with as far as disappoint-ment, it covers it.”The Broncos seemed fin-
ished after an awful first half
Crisp Next For Lady RaidersBy Rick NolteSports Editor
West Laurens resumes its questfor a GHSA Class AAAA softballchampionship Wednesday with adoubleheader at Crisp County tobegin their best-of-three series.First pitch for the opener is 4
p.m. with the second game to fol-low at approximately 6 p.m. Theteam’s would return to Cordele fora 4 p.m. game Thursday if theysplit the twinbill.West Laurens (25-10) moved
into the second round by sweepingCross Creek 4-0 and 7-0 in itsopener. Crisp (22-9) edged EaglesLanding 4-3 and 3-2 (eight innings)to advance.
The Region 1 regular-seasonand tournament champions havewon seven straight and 12 of their
last 13. TheCougars were 11-0in region play.“They’ve dominat-
ed that region thelast couple ofyears,” said JoshCrawford, co-coachof the Lady Raiderswith MichaelThompson. “I thinkthey’ve won moregames this yearthan they ever have
(in a season). They have a lot ofmomentum.”Interestingly, the Cougars last
loss came against Region 2 mem-ber Veterans. The Warhawks, whoshared the regular-season titlewith West and Perry but wound upthe fourth state playoff seed fromthe tournament, blanked Crisp 8-0on Sept. 25.West Laurens, the second seed
from the region, swept two gamesfrom Veterans, 2-0 in the regularseason and 3-1 in the region tour-nament. The teams have anothercommon opponent in Coffee, whofell to the Lady Raiders 6-0 on Aug.24, but topped Crisp 5-3 on Sept. 4.“We’ll have to go in there ready
to go and focused on doing the littlethings it’ll take to pull out two
Photo by Bali Smith
West Laurens plays at Crisp County on Wednesday in the secondround of the GHSA Class AAAA state tournament.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Bynow, nothing should surpriseKentucky’s underclassmen.Injuries have created signif-
icant playing opportunities formore than two dozen freshmenand sophomores againstSoutheastern Conferenceheavyweights — including Flo-rida, South Carolina andMississippi State.Another foe ranked in the
top 15 looms Saturday nightwhen No. 13 Georgia (5-1, 3-1SEC) comes to Lexington seek-ing a rebound after losing toSouth Carolina two weeks ago.That likely means anothertough lesson for UK (1-6, 0-4).The Wildcats are learning
— and losing — as they go andlast Saturday night’s 49-7 loss
at Arkansas featured moregrowing pains. TheRazorbacks opened with a 74-yard touchdown pass, led 42-0at halftime and outgainedKentucky 533-170 in a gameshortened to 40 minutes bystorms.Georgia has dominated the
series with Kentucky, 51-12-2.“Every time they go out
they experience somethingnew as far as the sets and dif-ferent formations they see,”Kentucky coach Joker Phillipssaid of his young team onMonday. “But the thing thatyou see is that they don’t forgetwhat they see in a new set, andthey do a really good job ofretaining those types of things.“Again, every time they go
Associated Press
FLOWERY BRANCH —Then there was one.The Atlanta Falcons (6-0)
woke up Monday as the NFL’slast unbeaten team, the dis-tinction all to themselves afterGreen Bay knocked off Hous-ton the night before. They’ll beable to savor their status, too,with a bye coming up andnothing on the schedule therest of the week.Coach Mike Smith broke
with the way he’s done thingsin previous years, deciding togive his players the entireweek off rather than holding acouple of practices. Severaldozen players came in to thetraining complex the day aftera 23-20 victory over Oakland,but that was merely to gettreatment and maybe look at alittle film.Otherwise, they’re free to
go.See you next Monday.“It’s very important for us
— the players and the coaches— to disconnect a little bit,”Smith said.The decision had nothing to
do with the Falcons’ glitteringrecord. The coach graphed outthis schedule back in Aprilwhen he saw where the bye
week fell, essentially right inthe middle of the 20-weekschedule (counting the fourpreseason games).“I try to let the guys know
well in advance what theschedule is going to be,” Smithsaid. “This is just the way wewanted to approach it thisyear. You don’t get a whole lotout of those two practices dur-ing the bye week. It’s likepulling teeth. It’s like the last
day beforeChristmas va-cation.”The Falcons
are off to thebest start infranchise histo-ry and alreadyhold a com-manding lead inthe NFC South— 3 1/2 games
ahead of Tampa Bay, 4 1/2ahead of both defending divi-sion champion New Orleansand Carolina.But Smith doesn’t want his
team thinking about loftiergoals, such as home-fieldadvantage throughout theplayoffs or even winning thefranchise’s first Super Bowlchampionship, although being
ManningRalliesBroncos
AP photo
Former West Laurens High standout Demariyus Thomas bumps teammateWillis McGahee after the wide receiver’s touchdown reception in Denver’s 35-24 victory Monday night against San Diego.
Falcons 6-0Up Next:at. EaglesOct. 28TBD
Thomas has TDgrab in late surge
See BRONCOS page 2b
Giants Even Series With Cardinals
AP photo
The Cardinals’ Allen Craig appears to tag the Giants’ GregorBlanco before the runner gets back to first base on a fly thatwas caught in the outfield. Umpires called Blanco safe.
BaseballPlayoffs
See PLAYOFFS page 2b
See FALCONS page 2b
See KENTUCKY page 2b
Cougars Ride Seven-Game Winning Streak Into Series
9 p.m.ESPN2 — Louisiana-Lafayetteat North TexasMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
8 p.m.TBS — ALCS, game 3, NewYork at Detroit
SOCCER2:55 p.m.
ESPN2 — Men’s nationalteams, World Cup qualifier,Spain vs. France, at Madrid
6:30 p.m.ESPN2 — Men’s nationalteams, World Cup qualifier,U.S. vs. Guatemala, at KansasCity, Kan.
WEDNESDAYGOLF1:30 a.m.
TGC — European PGA Tour,Perth International, first round,at Perth, AustraliaMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
4 p.m.FOX — NLCS, game 3, SanFrancisco at St. Louis
8 p.m.TBS — ALCS, game 4, NewYork at Detroit
SOCCER10 p.m.
NBCSN — MLS, Salt Lake atSeattle
WNBA BASKETBALL8 p.m.
ESPN — Playoffs, finals, game2, Indiana at Minnesota
WOMEN’S COLLEGEVOLLEYBALL
8 p.m.
WednesdaySoftball
West Laurens at Crisp County,GHSA Class AAAA state tour-nament second round (2), 4p.m., 6 p.m.
FridayFootball
Howard at West Laurens, 7:30p.m.East Laurens at Laney, 7:30p.m.Trinity Christian at Bethesda,7:30 p.m.Johnson County at Treutlen,7:30 p.m.Montgomery County atWheeler County, 7:30 p.m.Warren County at TwiggsCounty, 7:30 p.m.Aquinas at Wilkinson County,7:30 p.m.
OnThe Air
Prep Schedule
AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast
W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Jets 3 3 0 .500 133 141New England 3 3 0 .500 188 137Miami 3 3 0 .500 120 117Buffalo 3 3 0 .500 137 192
Atlanta 23, Oakland 20Tampa Bay 38, Kansas City 10N.Y. Jets 35, Indianapolis 9Cleveland 34, Cincinnati 24Detroit 26, Philadelphia 23, OTMiami 17, St. Louis 14Baltimore 31, Dallas 29Buffalo 19, Arizona 16, OTSeattle 24, New England 23N.Y. Giants 26, San Francisco 3Washington 38, Minnesota 26Green Bay 42, Houston 24Open: Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville,New Orleans
MondayDenver 35, San Diego 24
ThursdaySeattle at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m.
SundayArizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Green Bay at St. Louis, 1 p.m.Baltimore at Houston, 1 p.m.Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.Dallas at Carolina, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.N.Y. Jets at New England, 4:25 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:20 p.m.Open: Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City,Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego
First QuarterSD—FG Novak 32, 8:59.SD—Gates 15 pass from Rivers (Novakkick), 8:16.
Second QuarterSD—Jammer 80 interception return(Novak kick), 6:00.SD—Gates 11 pass from Rivers (Novakkick), :24.
Third QuarterDen—D.Thomas 29 pass from Manning(Prater kick), 10:56.Den—T.Carter 65 fumble return (Praterkick), 4:41.
Fourth QuarterDen—Decker 7 pass from Manning(Prater kick), 13:33.Den—Stokley 21 pass from Manning(Prater kick), 9:03.Den—Harris 46 interception return (Praterkick), 2:05.
A—68,604.———Den SD
First downs 18 23Total Net Yards366308Rushes-yards22-5727-90Passing 309 218Punt Returns2-124-14Kickoff Returns4-685-126Interceptions Ret.4-611-80Comp-Att-Int24-30-125-41-4Sacked-Yards Lost0-04-24Punts 5-44.64-45.0Fumbles-Lost2-2 4-2Penalties-Yards10-819-64Time of Possession26:2533:35
———INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Denver, McGahee 17-56,Hillman 2-3, Manning 3-(minus 2). SanDiego, Mathews 22-74, Brown 3-13,Battle 2-3.PASSING—Denver, Manning 24-30-1-309. San Diego, Rivers 25-41-4-242.RECEIVING—Denver, Decker 6-98,Dreessen 6-57, Stokley 4-48, McGahee4-42, D.Thomas 2-37, Tamme 2-27. SanDiego, Gates 6-81, Floyd 5-60, Mathews4-19, Meachem 3-30, Brown 3-23, Royal2-22, McMichael 2-7.MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
DIVISION SERIES(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)
American LeagueDetroit 3, Oakland 2
Saturday: Detroit 3, Oakland 1Sunday: Detroit 5, Oakland 4Tuesday: Oakland 2, Detroit 0Wednesday: Oakland 4, Detroit 3Thursday: Detroit 6, Oakland 0
New York 2, Baltimore 2Sunday: New York 7, Baltimore 2Monday: Baltimore 3, New York 2Wednesday: New York 3, Baltimore 2 (12)Thursday: Baltimore 2, New York 1Today: New York 3, Baltimore 1
National LeagueSan Francisco 3, Cincinnati 2,
Saturday: Cincinnati 5, San Francisco 2Sunday: Cincinnati 9, San Francisco 0Tuesday: San Fran 2, Cincinnati 1 (10)Wednesday: San Fran 8, Cincinnati 3Thursday: San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 4
St. Louis 3, Washington 2Sunday: Washington 3, St. Louis 2Monday: St. Louis 12, Washington 3Wednesday: St. Louis 8, Washington 0Thursday: Washington 2, St. Louis 1Today: St. Louis 7, Washington 5
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American LeagueAll games televised by TBSDetroit 2, New York 0
Saturday: Detroit 6, New York 4 (12)Sunday: Detroit 3, New York 0Today: New York (Hughes 16-13) atDetroit (Verlander 17-8), 8:07 p.m.Wednesday: New York (Sabathia 15-6) atDetroit (Scherzer 16-7), 8:07 p.m.x-Thursday: New York at Detroit, 4:07p.m.x-Saturday: Detroit at New York, 8:07p.m.x-Sunday: Detroit at New York, 8:15 p.m.
National LeagueAll games televised by FoxSt. Louis 1, San Fracisco 0
Sunday St. Louis 6, San Francisco 4Monday: San Franciso 7, St. Louis 1Wednesday: San Francisco at St. Louis,4:07 p.m.Thursday: San Francisco at St. Louis,8:07 p.m.x-Friday: San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:07p.m.x-Sunday: St. Louis at San Francisco,
4:45 p.m.x-Monday, Oct. 22: St. Louis at SanFrancisco, 8:07 p.m.
WORLD SERIES(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)All games televised by Fox
Wednesday, Oct. 24: at NL, (n)Thursday, Oct. 25: at NL, (n)Saturday, Oct. 27: at AL, (n)Sunday, Oct. 28: at AL, (n)x-Monday, Oct. 29: at AL, (n)x-Wednesday, Oct. 31: at NL, (n)x-Thursday, Nov. 1: at NL, (n)
Instructional Football LeagueMonday's GamesPanthers 34, Mafia 0
Scoring: Jamal Whipple 52 run (TerrellHarris kick), Calvin Williams 38 run,Jaquez Evans 30 fumble return, DarrellSmith 3 run, Stacy Sharpe 1 run (Harriskick); Statistics Whipple 2 interceptions.
Slamrocks 14, Hurricanes 12Scoring: (H) Ka'Sabian Mitchell 10 run,Tyerian Carey 3 run; (S) Gregory Jones10 run (Jones kick), Dontavius Sailem 4-run.Championship game: Monday, 6 p.m.Panthers vs. Slamrocks.
NASCAR Sprint CupBank of America 500 Results
SaturdayAt Charlotte Motor Speedway
Lap length: 1.5 miles(Start position in parentheses)
Average Speed of Race Winner: 154.935mph.Time of Race: 3 hours, 14 minutes, 1 sec-ond.Margin of Victory: 0.417 seconds.Caution Flags: 5 for 23 laps.Lead Changes: 20 among 8 drivers.Lap Leaders: G.Biffle 1-2; M.Martin 3-4;G.Biffle 5-37; B.Keselowski 38-41;M.Ambrose 42-43; B.Keselowski 44-71;J.Johnson 72-83; J.Gordon 84-85;B.Keselowski 86-97; J.Johnson 98-134;D.Hamlin 135-167; B.Keselowski 168;J.Johnson 169-172; G.Biffle 173-179;B.Keselowski 180-220; C.Bowyer 221-222; B.Keselowski 223-275; C.Bowyer276-277; D.Hamlin 278-280; G.Biffle 281-309; C.Bowyer 310-334.Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led,
FCS TOP 25Rec Pts Pvs
1. E. Wash. (92) 5-1 3982 62. James Mad. (42 ) 5-1 3831 43. Ga. South. (9) 5-1 3644 74. N. Dakota St. (12) 5-1 3527 15. Montana State 6-1 3366 26. Sam Houston (2) 4-2 2949 97. Old Dominion 5-1 2684 38. Wofford 5-1 2674 59. Lehigh (3) 7-0 2647 10
10. Stony Brook (1) 6-1 2531 1111. Illinois State 6-1 2448 1412. New Hampshire 5-2 2203 1213. Appalachian State5-2 2202 1314. Cal Poly (3) 6-0 2022 1515. Youngstown State4-2 1759 816. Northern Arizona 5-1 1 659 1617. Tennessee State 7-0 1447 1818. Towson 3-3 1258 1719. Central Arkansas 5-2 1132 2120. S. Dakota St. 5-1 994 2021. Indiana State 5-2 962 —22. Harvard (1) 5-0 766 2223. Eastern Kentucky 5-2 677 2324. Villanova 5-2 541 —25. Delaware 4-2 458 24Others receiving votes: Albany 332,McNeese State 309, Samford 105, UTMartin 95, Sacramento State 80, TheCitadel 79, Northern Iowa 50, Bethune-Cookman 47.
FBS Top 25 ScheduleThursday
No. 2 Oregon at Arizona State, 9 p.m.Saturday
No. 1 Alabama at Tennessee, 7 p.m.No. 3 Florida vs. No. 9 South Carolina,3:30 p.m.No. 4 Kansas State at No. 17 WestVirginia, 7 p.m.No. 5 Notre Dame vs. BYU, 3:30 p.m.No. 6 LSU at No. 20 Texas A&M, NoonNo. 7 Ohio State vs. Purdue, NoonNo. 8 Oregon State vs. Utah, 10:30 p.m.No. 10 Oklahoma vs. Kansas, 7 p.m.No. 11 Southern Cal vs. Colorado, 6 p.m.No. 12 Florida State at Miami, 8 p.m.No. 13 Georgia at Kentucky, 7 p.m.No. 14 Clemson vs. Virginia Tech, NoonNo. 15 Mississippi State vs. MiddleTennessee, 7 p.m.No. 16 Louisville vs. USF, 3:30 p.m.No. 18 Texas Tech at TCU, 3:30 p.m.No. 19 Rutgers at Temple, NoonNo. 21 Cincinnati at Toledo, 7 p.m.No. 22 Stanford at California, 3 p.m.No. 23 Michigan vs. Michigan State, 3:30p.m.No. 24 Boise State vs. UNLV, 3:30 p.m.
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Co-Ed Softball TourneyScheduled In Eastman
The Eastman Firefighters Clubwill hold a co-ed softball tournamenton Oct. 20 at the Eastman-DodgeCounty Recreation Department.
Entry fee is $150. The minimumage for all players is 12 years old.Boys under 15 will qualify as"female" team members.
Registration will begin at 8:30a.m. Proceeds from entries, conces-sions and a raffle will benefit thelocal Christmas toy drive.
To register in advance or formore information, call Jason Mullisat 231-2590.
14-under VipersSchedule Tryouts
The 14-under Vipers fastpitch soft-ball team will hold tryouts Oct. 20 at10 a.m. at Springdale Park.
The team is seeking to add threeplayers to its roster for the 2012-13season.
Call Brian Atwell at (478) 278-7563 for information.
Trinity Seeks CoachFor Middle Soccer
Trinity Christian School in Dublinis in need of a soccer coach for itsmiddle school boys teams thisspring.
Anyone interested in the positionshould contact Aaron George at(478) 272-7699.
Alabama AJGTEvent Oct. 20-21
The Arrowhead Junior Golf Tourwill make a stop in Point Clear, Ala.,Oct. 20-21 at Lakewood Golf Club.
The 36-hole event is open tojuniors ages 11-18. It is ranked bythe Junior Golf Scoreboard and hasfour age divisions. Cost is $195membership and $225 for the tour-nament.
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wins,” Crawford said.The Lady Raiders combined
the solid pitching of FaithFlanders (14-4) and WhitneyOliver (11-6) with some timelyhitting in the first round.“We’re pleased with the way
the first series came out,” saidCrawford, whose team wasrunner-up in AAA last year.“Are we 100 percent where wewant to be right now? No, but Ithink we’re getting better andheaded in that direction.”Flanders, a senior, has been
a consistent force for West allseason in the circle. She has an0.88 earned run average with143 strikeouts in 111 and 1/3innings.Oliver’s recent efforts have
boosted the team’s hopes foranother run at the title. Shehas a 1.00 ERA.The junior blanked Cross
Creek on two hits to win theseries clincher last week. Itextended a run of solid outingsover the past few weeks.“Really, she’s thrown well
all year,” Crawford said. “She’sjust now getting some results.Early in the year, she didn’t getrun support or any breaksbehind her. She’s continued tothrow well and lately, thingshave come together more forher.“She’s pitching with a lot of
confidence and developed anidentity on who she is in thecircle. It’s big to have two(pitchers) that you have a lot ofconfidence in that you can runout.”West is hitting .312 as a
team. Rachel Gibbs leads theteam at .458 followed by LauraSpivey at .410.Flanders, who's hitting
.400, is the top power threatwith 11 home runs and 40 runsbatted in. She has a .791 slug-ging percentage.
“We’re playing good ball,but I hope our best ball is stillahead of us,” Crawford said.“We don’t feel like we’ve hit ourpeak yet. I hope it’s coming inthe next week.”The winner of the West
Laurens-Crisp series will facethe Columbus-Dalton winnerin the double-eliminationround of eight. That game willbe played Oct. 25 in Columbus.
out they are going to experi-ence something new. But Ithink it’s good. Nothingwrong with it. You’re going tohave it when you’re playing(with) such a young team.”Kentucky’s secondary,
listing five true freshmenand two sophomores on thetwo-deep depth chart, couldstart several rookies againstGeorgia quarterback AaronMurray. Seniors MikieBenton and cornerbackCartier Rice are considereddoubtful while seniorMartavius Neloms, sopho-more Ashely Lowery andfreshman Fred Tiller areday-to-day with injuries thatPhillips didn’t specify.That creates the possibili-
ty of freshmen corners CodyQuinn (who has started thepast four games) and J.D.Harmon, and twin safetiesDaron and Zack Blaylockfacing Murray, fourth in theSEC in passing yards pergame (247.8) and fifth in effi-ciency (159.3).This, after Arkansas
quarterback Tyler Wilsoncompleted 23 of 31 passes for372 yards and five touch-downs including a 77-yarder.The 533 yards allowed werea season high for Kentucky.
in which Manning served upan 80-yard interceptionreturn for a touchdown byQuentin Jammer and twospecial teams fumbles led to10 points for the Chargers.“I thought we had a good
plan. It was so disappointingto have these special teammistakes,” Manning said.Manning began the come-
back when he hit DemaryiusThomas on a 29-yard touch-down pass on the openingdrive of the second half.On the ensuing San Diego
possession, Elvis Dumervilstripped the ball from Riversand Carter ran 65 yards for atouchdown, holding up theball in celebration as heapproached the end zone.Denver then sacked
Rivers to force a punt andManning capped the nextdrive with a 7-yard touch-down pass to Eric Decker topull to 24-21.
eighth inning after St. Louiscenter fielder Jon Jay made adiving catch to rob BrandonCrawford of a hit.Jay threw toward first and
the Cardinals should havegotten a double play, but firstbase umpire Bill Miller didnot see Allen Craig tag GregorBlanco’s jersey as he racedback to first on the play.St. Louis manager Mike
Matheny argued the call andthe umpires huddled to dis-cuss it, but they kept the safecall even though replaysshowed Craig made the tag.The Giants capitalized whenRyan Theriot hit a two-run
single to make it 7-1.The American League ser-
ies resumes tonight in Detroitwith the Tigers up 2-0 overthe suddenly anemic Yankees.Derek Jeter is out for the
year after breaking an anklein Game 1 of this series, andthe Yankees desperately needtheir other stars to start hit-ting. Robinson Cano, AlexRodriguez, Curtis Grandersonand Nick Swisher are a com-bined 12 for 107 — for a .112average — in the playoffs.Add catcher Russell
Martin, and five regulars arebelow .200, hitting a com-bined 17 for 133 with 42strikeouts — 25 more strike-outs than hits.
the last team to lose in anygiven season is often a goodtitle omen.There’s still plenty of
work to do, starting with therunning game.Atlanta has put much
more emphasis on movingthe ball through the air,wanting to take advantage ofmyriad weapons (quarter-back Matt Ryan, tight endTony Gonzalez, receiversRoddy White and JulioJones). Nothing wrong withthat decision, but spreadingthings out seems to havetaken a toll on the once-dom-inant ground attack led byMichael Turner.Also, the Falcons have
struggled to prevent otherteams from running, a dou-ble-whammy that Smithplans to address with his
assistants even while theplayers are enjoying theirdown time.“We’ve got to be consis-
tent in everything we do,” hesaid. “We haven’t run theball consistently, and we’renot stopping the run. Thosetwo things stand out most.”The Falcons are averag-
ing just 86.5 yards per gameon the ground, which ranks25th in the league.Just as troubling, the
Falcons surrendered 149yards rushing to theRaiders, who came in aver-aging a league-worst 60.8per game. Atlanta is surren-dering 143.8 overall, a dis-mal 27th in the league rank-ings.“We had a bunch of
missed tackles — abouttwice as many as we expectin a normal game,” Smithsaid.
Youth Football
John Milledge Academy goteven for a loss earlier this sea-son to Trinity with a 24-8 vic-tory in a middle school gameon Thursday.The Crusaders (3-3) had
beaten JMA 14-12 earlier.Trinity scored its lone touch-down on a 75-yard pass fromGabriel Meadows to AustinWatson. JB Gay passed toWatson for the two-point con-version.
"We had that play allnight, it just took us too longto finally connect," said offen-sive coordinator Mike Kirby.
Trinirty was held to onlytwo first downs. Five Trinitybacks combined for just 18yards rushing.
Defensively, Griffin Hillrecorded a sack for his fourthstraight game. JT Knowlesand Chase Autry led alldefenders with 8 tackles each.William Gay had 6. AustinWatson recovered a fumblewhile Jeremiah Giddens hadan interception.
In the 5th quarter, 6thgrade game, neither teamscored but TCS out gainedJMA. Austin Drake andGideon Meadows recordedsacks. Meadows also had aninterception.Trinity travels to Waynes-
boro on Thursday to faceEdmund Burke Academy inits season finale. Kickoff is 6p.m.
IFL Sets Championship Game
JMA Tops Trinity Middle
Submitted photo
Jamal Whipple bats away a pass during playMonday in the Dublin Instructional FootballLeague. The Slamrocks and the Panthers willplay Monday at 6 p.m. for the championship. Seeresults in Sportscene.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Isthere any escape from allthose political ads in the mosthotly contested states in thethree weeks before thepresidential election?The TV ads come in rapid
succession and at all hours —in the middle of newscasts,soap operas and talk shows.They cover everything fromjobs to education to trust, andthey’re sharply negative.It’s all enough to turn off
voters, leaving themfrustrated and annoyed.“It’s just way too much,”
says Scot French, a historyprofessor at the University ofCentral Florida. He livesalong the swing-votingInterstate 4 corridor that willplay an important role indeciding whether PresidentBarack Obama or MittRomney wins the state, andperhaps the White House.French is quick to criticize
both political parties, callingthe homestretch advertisingdeluge “a game of sowingconfusion among those whoare confusable.”This is the risk facing the
candidates and their allies asthey spend vast sums ofmoney before the Nov. 6 vote.It’s a risk that both sides arewilling to take, given thatpolls show the race remainsclose nationally and in themost competitive states suchas Florida.By the end, the campaigns
and independent groups willhave spent about $1.1 billionon television advertising thisyear, with $750 millionalready allocated in thehandful of states likely todetermine the outcome of thecontest — Colorado, Florida,Nevada, New Hampshire,North Carolina, Ohio,Virginia and Wisconsin, theKantar-Campaign MediaAnalysis Group estimates.Florida tops the list, with
more than $150 million spentby both sides so far.At least some voters tuned
out long ago. In interviewslast week, many cited thenegativity and lack ofspecifics in the commercials;others said they had alreadydecided which candidate tosupport and didn’t need to bepersuaded.Indeed, many of the
commercials at this late stageare aimed at those voters whohave not yet locked in on theirselection. The target audienceincludes people such asFelicity Rusnak, a stay-at-home mom from Orlando. ButRusnak, 40, says she pays noattention to the ads and willrely on other sources ofinformation to make up hermind.“The ads I just find
entertaining,” Rusnak said.“The debates and what I readabout are going to affect mydecision. I need to knowwhere the candidates stand.”There’s no doubt that TV
advertising has the power toshift voter perceptions,particularly when a candidateis not well known. Romneyprevailed in the Republicanprimaries after he and hisallies buried his two mainrivals with negative
advertising in early votingstates. Obama’s team taggedRomney as a ruthlesscorporate raider with a floodof negative advertising in theearly stages of the generalelection. The ads may haveshaped perceptions in statessuch as Ohio, where Obamahas held a narrow lead inpolling for weeks.Even so, the
unprecedented level ofspending this year on adshasn’t changed many minds,according to one analyst.“There’s not much bang for
the buck,” says John Geer, apolitical science professor atVanderbilt University whostudies presidential campaignadvertising. “The public ispretty much set on who theywill vote for and only a tinyslice is up for grabs.”That was the finding of his
YouGov Ad Rating project,which screens politicalcommercials withrepresentative sample of 600voters, including anoversample of 200 swingvoters, who judge them fortheir fairness, believabilityand emotional reactions. Fewads, he said, really “move thedials.”Not that the candidates
and their backers aren’ttrying their best to do justthat.In the final weeks,
Obama’s team is running anad warning that Romneywould cut Medicaid money fornursing home care. “We havea president who won’t let thathappen,” the ad says.Romney primarily is
running a spot in which hepromises to boost the economythrough manufacturing,energy and cracking down onChina.“Let me tell you how I will
create 12 million jobs whenPresident Obama couldn’t,”Romney says.Both sides are being
buffeted by independentgroups.Romney is getting a big
assist from two super politicalaction committees, RestoreOur Future and AmericanCrossroads. The pro-ObamaPriorities USA Action isrunning an ad saying Romneywould cut early childhoodeducation if elected.Among those who aren’t
watching is Paul Gentille, a67-year-old Obama supporterfrom St. Petersburg.He said he tuned out the
ads months ago. “Everyone Iknow has already made uptheir mind. The ads are kindof annoying,” he said. “It’s ashame to see so much moneybeing spent.”On the other side is Julie
Harris, also of St. Petersburg.The 33-year-old stay-at-
home mom said she alwaysplanned to support Romneyand that his ads made her“more enthusiastic” aboutdoing so. One particularObama ad stuck out to her:the ad assailing Romney’spledge to end federal supportof public television and theSesame Street character BigBird. Even though she’s a fanof public TV, she says that adwon’t affect her vote.
Political Ads Blitz Viewers,Risk Voter Turn Off
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) —Reality TV star and formerpro wrestler Hulk Hogan issuing a Tampa Bay-baseddisc jockey, the DJ’s ex-wifeand a New York media groupover a sex tape.According to a news
release from Hogan’spublicist, two lawsuits willbe discussed during a newsconference Monday afternoonnear the federal courthousein Tampa.
Hogan says he wassecretly taped six years agohaving sex with the ex-wifeof DJ Bubba “The LoveSponge” Clem. Portions ofthe video of Hogan andHeather Clem were postedon the online gossip siteGawker.Hogan has sent a cease-
and-desist letter to Gawker.Hogan’s real name is
Terry Bollea.
Hulk Hogan To FileLawsuits Over Sex Tape
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