BByy BBAALLII SSMMIITTHHThe Polar Express locomotive left the

Laurens Baptist Association station forthe first time Friday evening to givechildren of all ages the experience of rid-ing the rails and visiting sites that weremade famous by Mr. Chris Van Alls-burgh in his book "The Polar Express."

The sixth annual Pilots Polar ExpressTrain Ride is hosted by the Pilot Club ofDublin and co-chaired by Kris Harden,Robin Perry and Nancy Brewer.

The event was held this past Fridayand Saturday evening, and will con-clude this weekend on Dec. 11 and 12.The Polar Express rides go from 6 p.m.to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11 and Satur-day, Dec. 12 at the Laurens Baptist As-sociation, 1882 Trinity Hills Dr. Cost is$7.

"We host this event each year to raisefunds to support Pilot Club projectssuch as providing bicycle helmets for allfirst graders in Dublin/Laurens County,and the Lifeline service for the elderlyin our community," Harden said. "Thisevent has really been a labor of love,and each year we have tried to makethe Polar Express experience more funfor those enjoying the ride."

Brewer likes seeing the children'sfaces after completing their ride. Shecalled it priceless.

"Many of the younger children be-lieve the ride is real," Brewer said. "Oneyear we had a young girl tell her dad be-fore boarding the train, " I want to takethe ride, but how will we ever get backhome!"

East Laurens and West LaurensHigh School students that are membersof the Anchor Club participate in theproduction of The Polar Express as char-acters and crew members for the event.

"Each year more and more peopleattend this event," Perry said. "Thechildren have a great time taking partin our craft activities, riding The PolarExpress, meeting Santa Claus anddrinking hot chocolate and eatingcookies. This event would not be asspecial as it is without our volunteersand students from the Anchor Club.We give three $1,000 scholarships atthe end of the year to students who aremembers of the Anchor Club for par-ticipating in community service activi-ties, and this event is one way theycan get service points toward a schol-arship."

Younger passengers make crafts inthe Elves' Workshops. The whole familycan visit the Polar Express Store. Par-ents are encouraged to take photos.

For more information or to buy ad-vance tickets, call (478) 278-7165.

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The Courier HeraldJacksonville, Fla. woman dies after wreck on 441 South

BByy PPAAYYTTOONN TTOOWWNNSS IIIIIIA 77-year-old Jacksonville,

Fla. woman died in a Macon hos-pital after being involved in athree-vehicle wreck on Highway

441 South close to JJ Club RoadTuesday around 10:38 a.m.

According to a Georgia StatePatrol official, Delores Adamswas the passenger in a blue 2012

Hyundai Elantra, driven by hersister, Yvonne Luke, 72, of Jack-sonville, Fla.

The other two vehicles in-volved were a black 2012 ToyotaCamry, driven by HeatherSconce, 27, of Douglas, and ablack 2008 Kia Sorento, drivenby Sheckila King, 37, of McRae.

Trooper First Class 2 David

Anderson said all three vehicleswere traveling northbound onHighway 441 South towardDublin. The Department ofTransportation was stoppingtraffic for construction.

"The first vehicle did not seethe warning sign of traffic stop-ping ahead," Anderson said."The driver was distracted and

didn't see that traffic hadstopped. She struck one vehiclethat in turn hit another."

According to Anderson, theHyundai was hit first by theToyota, causing the Elantra tohit the Kia.

Sconce was transported byEMS to a Macon hospital.Sheckila was transported by

EMS to Fairview Park Hospital.Luke was taken by EMS to aMacon hospital. Adams wasflown by Air Evac to a Maconhospital.

Further investigation hasbeen turned over to the Special-ized Reconstruction Team. An-derson said charges are pend-ing.

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Downtown DevelopmentAuthority members were

full of praise for lastweek’s Jingle & Mingle –an event that succeeded inits purpose of bringing vis-itors downtown for anevening of shopping, eat-ing and entertainment.

Tara Bradshaw, MainStreet coordinator, esti-mated that some 1,000people gathered at theMorris Bank for theChristmas tree lighting. “They were still there at 9p.m.,” she said.

The downtown mer-

DDA hears about a feasibility studyfor a hotel in Downtown Dublin

A merry time of food, hot beverages at Sip ‘N See

Polar Express brings hit book to life during the sixth annual event for Pilot Club

Photo by Bali Smith

A group of people get on board The Polar Express last Friday night.For more pictures from this event, see page 8a.

Approximately 400 first graders from Southwest Laurens Elementary, Hillcrest, Susie Dasher, and SaxonHeights elementary schools participated in Mrs. Claus Reads – a Festival of Trees event at Oconee Fall LineTechnical College. Students from Bleckley, Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler, and Wilkinson Counties were also invit-ed to participate. This year, students enjoyed viewing the trees, hearing stories read by Mrs. Claus and re-ceiving a book. The books were provided by the OFTC South Foundation and the Dublin Rotary Club, part-ners in the event. Students in the Rotaract Club at OFTC, along with local Rotarians, distributed the books.Jenny Shuman, Executive Director of the OFTC South Foundation, said, “It is great to see the excitement inthe childrenʼs eyes as they enter the building and see the trees for the first time, sing songs, and enjoy thestories read by Mrs. Claus. Literacy is so important, and this is one way the South Foundation and DublinRotary Club can put a book in every childʼs hands that, hopefully, they will take home and read.” For morephotos from this event, see page 6a. (Photos by Sandy Aldridge)

Guests enjoyed viewing the Christmas trees decorated by local organizations and businesses during the Fes-tival of Trees Sip 'N See at the OFTC DuBose Porter Center Monday evening while snacking on cookies, coffeeand hot chocolate. (Photos by Kelly Lenz)

GSPʼs Specialized ReconstructionTeam is investigating the wreck

The Polar Express will takeoff from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Fri-day Dec. 11 and SaturdayDec. 12. The cost is $7.

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Mrs. Claus reads to area students

See DDA page 8a

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The Dublin Police De-partment is still looking fora 21-year-old Dublin manwho has been charged withaggravated assault in theshooting of another manearly Tuesday morning.

Paul Bernard Wilson al-legedly shot Akeem JamalWoodard, 27, on NorthWashington Street around1:10 a.m. Tuesday.

Officials said morecharges are pending.

According to Dublin Po-lice Chief Wayne Cain, wit-

nesses told them that Wil-son and Woodard wererolling dice before the shoot-ing happened.

Officers responded toFairview Park Hospitalabout a victim with a gun-shot wound.

A witness to the incidentmet police in the parkinglot.

The witness said theywere at the Yellow Apart-ments with Woodard andWilson.

Both were playing dice.At some point, Wilson gotmad and pulled a gun.

Woodard tried to runaway while Wilson firedseveral shots. Wilson thenpointed the gun at the wit-ness, who was trying to pickup the money.

The witness foundWoodard and took him tothe hospital with multiplegunshot wounds.

According to the incidentreport, Woodard was hit atleast three or four times.Woodard said Wilson took$500 from the scene.

Anyone with informationis asked to call (478) 277-5023.

DPD searching for man who shotanother after playing dice Tuesday

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I have never done any-thing to Josh to make herthink that. She and I havehad our disagreements andhave not spoken for periodsof time before, but nothinglike this has ever happened.

I'm pretty sure I loveJosh, and I don't want tolose him because of what hismom thinks of me. Whatshould I do? -- PUZZLED ININDIANA

DEAR PUZZLED: Youdidn't mention how old Joshis and how he feels about allthe attention you're givinghim, but I can offer a coupleof suggestions. The first is toslow down. Take a step backso Josh can have somebreathing room. The secondis to try to make a friendrather than an enemy ofJosh's mother, who may beworried about a 13-year-oldgirl who seems fixated onher son.

DEAR ABBY: I remarriedwhen my son, "Kevin," was5. He's now 20. My husbandhas always tried to be a gooddad to him even thoughKevin was challenging attimes.

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Mary Elizabeth“Betty” Parrish

Riley

Mary Elizabeth “Betty”Parrish Riley, age 84, wenthome to be with her Lord andSavior Jesus Christ Tuesday,Dec. 8, 2015 from her Dublinresidence.

She is survived by herhusband of 63 years, CharlesN. Riley, four daughters:Charlyn (Donnie) Green ofMartinez, Dian (Bill) Davisof Laramie, Wyo., Tara (Cliff)Tidwell of McIntyre, Teresa(Marshall) McDuffie ofHoover, Ala., and her sister,Joyce Clayton of Roswell, sixgrandchildren, two great-grandchildren and manynieces and nephews.

Formerly of Jesup, Bettywas a retired registerednurse, office manager anddental assistant. She livedher life following Christ’s ex-ample of serving others. As awife, she was “a special giftfrom God.”

A memorial service to cel-ebrate her life will be held at11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, atFirst Baptist Church, 405Bellevue Ave., Dublin.

Visitation will follow theservice.

A private interment wasin Surrency City Cemetery.

Family and friends willgather at Sybil’s Restaurant,326 N. 1st St., Jesup, onMonday, Dec. 14, at 10:30a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memori-al contributions may bemade to the Dublin FirstBaptist Church benevolencefund, Trinity ChristianSchool, Adrian Rogers’ LoveWorth Finding Ministries,David Jeremiah’s TurningPoint Ministries, D. JamesKennedy Ministries, orCharles Stanley’s In TouchMinistries.

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Toby ClaireChasteen Harmon

Mrs. Toby Claire Chas-teen Harmon, age 79, ofWarner Robins, died Monday,Dec. 7, 2015.

Funeral services will beheld at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec.11, at Chauncey BaptistChurch, with interment inChauncey City Cemetery.

Mrs. Harmon was a mem-ber of Chauncey BaptistChurch, a 1951 graduate ofChauncey High School, at-tended Macon Junior Collegeand retired as a PersonnelStaffing Specialist withRobins AFB. She was daugh-ter of the late Jeanette JonesChasteen and Troy “Sam”Chasteen.

Survivors include threedaughters, Nancy Statler,Laura Taylor and Mary

Persinger (Frank); two sons,William Harmon (MaryBeth) and Troy “Sam” Har-mon (Jennifer); sister, LucyC. Baker; 10 grandchildren;six great-grandchildren;several nieces, nephews andcousins.

The family will receivefriends in Chauncey BaptistChurch from 12:30 - 2 p.m.Friday, Dec. 11.

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James E. Aliff

Mr. James E. Aliff, age 61passed away on Wednesday,Dec. 9, 2015 at FairviewPark Hospital. Funeralarrangements are incom-plete at this time, but will beannounced later by StanleyFuneral Home and Cremato-ry/Dublin Chapel.

To sign the Online Regis-ter Book please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.com or call the 24 Hour StanleyFuneral Home and Cremato-ry Obituary Line at(478)272-0106.

Tommie ArthurKing

Funeral services for Mr.Tommie Arthur King, ofDublin, will be held on Fri-day, Dec. 11, 2015 at 4 p.m.in the C. D. Dudley Memori-al Chapel at the Dudley Fu-neral Home. The Rev. RobertHaywood will officiate.

Mr. King, who passed onDec. 9, 2015, was born onMarch 13, 1935, in Ocala,Fla., to the late Elouise Wardand the late Tommie ArthurKing Sr.

Mr. King served in theUnited States Air Force from1951 to 1954. In New YorkCity, he met Idella Thomasand they united in holy mat-rimony on Nov. 30, 1973. Heretired from ShakespearePublic Theater in New YorkCity on April 17, 1998.

He is survived by his de-voted and loving wife, IdellaKing of Dublin; two chil-dren, Andrea Sullivan ofNew York City and O'ShawnKing of Jacksonville, Fla.;one grandson, Quincy Sulli-van of New York City; sevensisters-in-law, five brothers-in-law and a host of nieces,nephews and other relativesand friends.

The family will receivefriends at the Dudley Funer-al Home on Friday, 2-4 p.m.,prior to the funeral.

Services By Dudley Fu-neral Home of Dublin.

Please post condolencesatwww.ServicesByDudley.com

Cedric LatoraO’Neal

Funeral Services for Mr.Cedric Latora O'Neal, 38, ofAtlanta, will be held on Sat-urday, Dec. 12, 2015 at 11a.m. at the Mount CalvaryBaptist Church, 1609 SouthPopular Springs Rd., Dublin.The Rev. Willie Edmond willofficiate. Burial will followin the church cemetery.

Mr. O'Neal was born onFeb. 3, 1977. At an early age,he joined the Mount CalvaryBaptist Church. He graduat-ed from West Laurens HighSchool in 1995 and attendedDeVry College of Atlanta. Helater graduated from La’Carm School of Cosmetologyin Stone Mountain. He wasemployed by Studio 57 of At-lanta, where his co-workerswere also his family. Hepassed away on Sunday, Dec.6, 2015.

Mr. O'Neal was precededin death by his grandmother,Mrs. Elouise Richardson,grandfather, Mr. T. J.O'Neal, and by his aunt,Mrs. Joann Butler.

Mr. O'Neal leaves to cher-ish his life's precious memo-ries his mother, Ms.Claudette O'Neal of Rentz;father, Mr. Eddie (Gloria)Richardson of Riverdale; twobrothers, Errol Strozier andCurtis Milner, both of At-lanta; two sisters, Lanita(Alonzo) Arnold of Duluthand Katrina Jones ofFranklin Park, N.J.; grand-mother, Mrs. Ethel O'Neal ofRentz; grandfather, Mr.James Richardson Sr. ofDublin; aunts, Bobbie(Robert) Milliner of Hart-ford, Conn., Essie O'Neal ofDublin, Gwendolyn (Leon)Johnson of Cadwell, EdithParks and Brenda Scott,both of Rentz, Sharon (Ron-nie) Carswell of Snellville,Doretha Richardson, Chris-tine Green, and Patricia(Willie) Sanders, all ofDublin, and CarolineRichardson of Thomson; un-cles, T. J. O'Neal Jr., JefferyO'Neal, Kenneth (Deidra)O'Neal, James (Willie Mae)Richardson Jr., and Willie(Phyllis) Richardson, all ofDublin, and Curtis Richard-son of Atlanta; great uncle,B. J. (Barbara) Richardson ofJacksonville, Fla.; godsis-ters, April Daniels, Tammy

Bostic, Abbie Peterson,Daniell Johnson and Tyne-sha Cross, all of Atlanta;godbrother, Eric Williams ofAtlanta; goddaughter, AzylaLloyd of Atlanta; and a hostof nieces, nephews, lovingcousins, friends and co-work-ers.

The family will receivefriends at 1685 WilliamsRoad in Rentz.

Services by Dudley Funer-al Home of Dublin.

Please post condolences atwww.ServicesByDudley.com.

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Jeanette PageBarbee

Jeanette Page Barbee 79 ofEast Dublin, entered into eter-nal rest, Tuesday afternoon,Dec. 8, 2015 at Fairview ParkHospital. Mrs. Barbee was bornDec. 27, 1935 in Johnson Coun-ty to the late Henry Daniel andBetsy Ellen Kight Page.

Mrs. Barbee was a graduateof Wrightsville High School.She was employed for manyyears with Bassett FurnitureCo. of Dublin, where she laterretired as Director of the Hu-man Resource Department.Mrs. Barbee was an avid read-er and a master at CrosswordPuzzles. Mrs. Barbee wasCatholic by faith.

She was preceded in deathby her husband, George Bar-bee; a brother, Thomas EdwardPage.

Graveside services will beheld at Northview Cemetery inDublin, Saturday morning,Dec. 12, 2015 at 11 a.m. FatherStephen Pontzer will officiate.

Mrs. Barbee is survived byher son, Stephen Barbee (Bren-da) of East Dublin; four sisters,Patricia Avery of Macon, MarieSumner of Wrightsville, BettyPierce (Gene) of Rentz, andElizabeth Mallory of Lilburn,and numerous nieces andnephews.

The family has requestedthat in lieu of flower, donationsbe given to the Humane Soci-ety of the United States at2100 L Street NW, Washing-ton, D.C. 20037.

Brantley Funeral Home ofWrightsville has charge of ser-vices for Jeanette Page Bar-bee.

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When Donald Trump offereda "temporary" plan to blockMuslims from entering theUnited States in response tojihadist terrorism, somesupporters cheered while otherAmericans decried the call as"xenophobic," saying Muslimsare an important part of thenational fabric.

Who are the Muslims in U.S.communities?

In most places, theyrepresent a small fraction ofresidents. Muslims make upless than 1 percent of the U.S.adult population. The largestMuslim communities can befound around New York, LosAngeles, Detroit, Chicago andHouston.

Nearly 40 percent of U.S.Muslims are white, whilenearly three-in-10 are blackand the same share are Asian.They tend to be younger andbetter educated than thegeneral public, with 39 percentholding a college degree,compared to 27 percent of allAmericans, according to thePew Research Center.

Sixty-one percent of Muslimsin the U.S. are immigrants,according to Pew. Among allimmigrants granted permanentresidency status, or greencards, the share of Muslimsincreased from about 5 percentin 1992 to roughly 10 percent in2012, representing about100,000 immigrants in thatyear, according to Pew.

And what about fears somehave expressed? New America,a Washington, D.C.-based, non-profit think-tank, offers somefigures: Its research found thatsince Sept. 11, 2001, individualsmotivated by jihadist ideologyhave been responsible for 45killings on U.S. soil; incomparison, whitesupremacists, anti-governmentfanatics and the like have beenblamed for 48 such deaths, itsaid.

To put that in perspective, in2013, there were 11,208 firearmhomicides and 33,804 motorvehicle traffic deaths, accordingto federal figures. It's unclearhow many Muslims wereperpetrators of crime; the FBIdoes not collect religiousaffiliations of persons arrested.

Most Muslims in the UnitedStates say followers of Islamare peaceful and are vitalcontributors to the texture,makeup and soul of the country.Still, because they are a smallminority, relatively unknown tomost Americans, many say theyneed to make their presenceand contributions better known.

Here's a sampling ofMuslims in communities fromFlorida to Alaska.

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UUNNDDEERRSSTTAANNDDIINNGGFarris Barakat has always

been faithful. But his brother'smurder has made him an"ambassador of Islam."

"I never thought that wouldbe me," says the 25-year-old inRaleigh, North Carolina. "Myfocus has always been onbusiness andentrepreneurship."

His younger brother, Deah,had already set him anexample.

Still in dental school at theUniversity of North Carolina,Deah, with his new wife, Yusor,had started a crowd-fundingeffort to provide medicaltreatment to refugees in Turkeyfrom the Barakats' Syrianhomeland.

They were planning to gothis summer, but they never gotthe chance.

On Feb. 10, the young coupleand Yusor's 19-year-old sister,Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha,were gunned down in theirChapel Hill apartment. CraigHicks, a disgruntled neighborand outspoken atheist, hasbeen charged with murder inthe case.

This act of brutality set theolder brother on a new path. Heleft his job as a businessmanager with a local courierservice and began renovating arental property his brotherowned in downtown Raleigh. Ithas been reborn as the LightHouse — a tribute to Deah,whose name is Arabic for"light."

"Our community — ourMuslim community — doesn'treally do too much ... outreachwork" — and that will be partof the Light House's aim, saysFarris Barakat, whose parentsare from Syria but who wasborn in Raleigh.

He has already begunworking with youth in thepredominantly blackneighborhood surrounding thehouse; he envisions a space thatwill be part community center,part social incubator.

"I just feel like there's somuch work to do in the world,and whatever I can do, I'll do,"

he says. "In a sense, this is allGod's plan, for him to choosethese three amazing people."

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Abe Mashhour likesrecruiting top prospects for histop-ranked Michigancommunity college basketballteam. He's also known fortaking lower-caliber playersfrom impoverished or brokenfamilies, some of whom havebeen homeless or had criminalrecords.

The 43-year-old coach atSchoolcraft College in theDetroit suburb of Livonia saidother coaches and counselorsregularly call him to referstruggling students.

They know he will take themin — sometimes literally, intohis home to stay in theoffseason — to help them get ontrack athletically andacademically.

"I like coaching a lot but Ilove working with people," saidMashhour, a husband andfather of six who has coachedfor 20 years and also serves asathletic director in theDearborn Public Schools. "Forme to help somebody in theirlife is a lot more significant ...than to win basketball games. Iget a lot more joy out of that."

Mashhour came to the U.S.from Lebanon at age 4, theyoungest child of nine in hisfamily, to escape that nation'scivil war. They moved toDearborn, which has a large,established Arab-Americancommunity. A Muslim whosays, "my faith is the center ofwho I am and what I wastaught by my parents," heconsiders himself "very blessed

and fortunate to grow up in thiscountry."

"If it wasn't for welfare andfinancial aid, I would have hada very difficult time beingwhere I am today," he said.

Another coach once askedhim why he spent so much timewith the students from difficultpersonal situations. Mashhoursaid his teams always have a"good mix," including moreaffluent students, who have asurer shot at success"regardless of me being in theirlife."

"Some of the other guys,where were they going to gettheir next meal from withoutdoing something illegal?" askedMashhour, whose current

squad was ranked No. 1 in theNational Junior CollegeAthletic Association Division IIpreseason poll. "Those kidsneed me. ... They need thatdirection a lot more."

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PPHHIILLAADDEELLPPHHIIAANN'Lawyer Sally Baraka can

still remember her fathertaking her along as a little girlwhen he went to his CherryHill, N.J., voting precinct tocast his ballot in every election.

He told her what it was liketo live in Egypt before herparents moved to America inthe 1960s.

"It was so important to himthat we saw him exercising a

civic duty," said Baraka, anAmerican citizen who was bornin Iran but came back to theU.S. with her parents beforeher first birthday. "We werealways taught that things herewere better."

Those lessons in civicresponsibility helped plant theseed for Baraka's decision topursue the law.

After completing herundergraduate and law schooldegrees at Temple University inPhiladelphia, she remained inthe city and is a patent attorneyworking with startups at asoftware company.

As a Muslim and Arab-American, Baraka, 39, callsherself "a devout

Philadelphian" who is anambassador for her city,country and faith.

"I attribute so much of who Iam to growing up here," shesaid. "Growing up, a lot ofpeople would say, 'You're theonly Arab I've ever met.' Ialways let people know who Iwas so that when they thoughtabout my people, they didn't doit in the abstract."

This week, Baraka waspreparing to host colleagues fora holiday party at her SouthPhiladelphia home.

"You don't choose yourparents and you don't chooseyour home," she said. "Youlearn to love it. This is where Ibelong. This is what I know."

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In this Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 photo, Abe Mashhour, head basketball coach at Schoolcraft College, directs a practice session in Livo-nia, Mich. Mashhour came to the U.S. from Lebanon at the age of 4 - the youngest child of nine to escape that nation's civil war. Hisfamily moved to Dearborn, Mich., which has a large and longstanding Arab-American community. As a Muslim, he says, "my faithis the center of who I am and what I was taught by my parents," and considers himself "very blessed and fortunate to grow up inthis country." (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Sally Baraka poses for a photo in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. As a Muslim and Arab-Amer-ican, Baraka calls herself "a devout Philadelphian" who is an ambassador to her city, her country and herfaith. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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BByy DDRR.. JJAACCKK EE.. BBRROOWWNNJournal entry for Feb. 16, 1967, “Took

large amount of food to BethanyOrphange, compliments of our messsergeant, and two balls thrown over wallof another orphange.”

On that particular day in Vietnam itwas fairly safe to leave our military basecamp by jeep as the fighting had some-what subsided in our area of operations.

Two of us chaplains were going to visitan orphange in the area, and word of thisreached our mess sergeant. Heapproached me and asked me to back upour jeep trailer to his food storage areawhere he proceeded to fill our trailer withsmall boxes of surplus cereal (not neededby our troops).

He knew, as did so many of us, thatthere were literally thousands ofVietnamese orphans being cared for inmany orphanages and that these orphan-

ages were short on staff and short on foodsupplies.

They needed help.Many of our Amercian military units

sponsored the orphanges and helped outwith food and clothing and with otheritems needed by the children. Americangeneroisty was evident especially when itcame to helping these homeless children.

I suppose our mess sergeant couldhave gotten himself in trouble for empty-ing out his surplus cereal stock of theseorphans, but his conscience bothered himfor storing unneeded surplus food, espe-cially hundreds of little boxes of cereal,when there were many orphans whoneeded additional food. Generosity hasalway been a characteristic of theAmerican G.I.

On that particular day, after deliver-ing the cereal to the Bethany Orphanageand on our way back to our base camp, we

passed another orphange but did nothave time to stop. So, as we approachedthis other orphange we slowed down andtossed two playing balls over the fence asa surprise for the children.

We did not have time to stop, but wewanted to give something.

Visiting orphanages was “another sideof combat” for those of us who were serv-ing in Vietnam. All of us believed it wasthe right thing to do, “to care for orphansand widows in their distress.” (James1:27)

Lord, thank You for generous heartssuch as the heart of that unnamed U.S.Army mess sergeant of long ago. Youbless us always and in many ways. Helpus to care for others, especially fororphans and widows as Your Wordinstructs.

In the name of Jesus. Amen.Peace!

Orphans and a big-hearted mess sergeant

Our Take

Looking for some Christmasentertainment? Well you don’t haveto look far.The 11th annual production of

“The Nutcracker” will be performedat the Theatre Dublin three timesthis weekend. Those not familiar with “The

Nutcracker” have heard the musicin commercials, movies and televi-sion shows. What makes this production spe-

cial is that around 100 people fromall over the Heart of Georgia areaare involved in the show. If onewere to go to Atlanta to see thissame production, it's a pretty goodbet one wouldn’t see people fromthis area onstage.There are many young children

participating. They won’t mind thesupport of the community whenthey hit the stage to perform theclassical dance numbers. The cast and crew have been

working hard for months to perfecttheir respective parts. Dance rou-tines have been rehearsed over andover again. The stage is set.Costumes fit perfectly. Props are inorder. Makeup is waiting to beapplied. Technicians have preparedtheir cue sheets. Everyone is readyto perform before three big crowds. You don’t have to travel to see a

great production of Tchaikovsky’sfamous Christmas ballet, and youwon’t be too late going back homeeither.Call a friend and bring the family.

-- Payton Towns III

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ssaaffeerr??We hope that what occurred

in 2007 at Virginia Tech,where a gunman killed 32 peo-ple and wounded another 17, isnever repeated, but chancesare it will be. If there's one cer-tainty, it's that there willalways be a deranged lonerwilling to take out his frustra-tions on the world.

If such a mass murder wereto occur on a Kansas collegecampus, would it help if stu-dents were legally able to armthemselves? Or, would havingstudents try to take down anactive shooter only makethings worse?

The question mattersbecause the gun-happy KansasLegislature this year loosenedthe state's gun laws to allowanyone over the age of 21 wholegally owns a gun to carry itin almost all public buildings,without a permit or training.

According to a recentAssociated Press story, if apublic agency wants to banguns in a building, it must pro-vide adequate security, such asmetal detectors, to make sureno weapons are allowed.Colleges can ban guns on cam-pus until July 2017, to givethem time to adjust to the newlaw.

Part of the rationale behindsuch open-carry laws is thatthey make things safer. Forinstance, if one or more of thestudents at Virginia Tech hadbeen armed, they would havebeen able to drop the shooter,and thus save lives? In theory,yes, but there's a reason thatmany in law enforcement areopposed to public involvementin an active shooter situation.It's difficult enough for lawofficers to safely handle suchsituations, without the publicgetting involved.

Our fear is that panicked,untrained gun holders mightdo as much damage as theyprevent. Since nearly all col-lege campuses will never facean active shooter situation, forall practical purposes, the wis-dom of having armed studentsin such a situation is a mootquestion.

Probably the greatest dan-ger will be from some student

showing off his new handgunand the weapon accidentallygoing off.

Some at the University ofKansas predict that allowingarmed people on campus willbe a disaster. We doubt that.But we also think that thosewho believe having more gunsaround will automaticallymake us safer are wrong. Ifnothing else, more guns simplymeans more chances for thingsto go horribly wrong.

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A bill moving throughCongress professing tostrengthen America's mentalhealth system should sendchills through Kansansbecause of its potential reper-cussions.

Arlan and Linda Kaufmanwould approve of the HelpingFamilies in Mental HealthCrisis Act, sponsored by Rep.Tim Murphy, R-Penn.Fortunately for the rest of us,the Kaufmans are in prison,convicted in 2005 of abusingseverely mentally ill people intheir care.

If the so-called Murphy Bill,officially HR 2646, had been ineffect a decade ago, theKaufmans never would havebeen brought to justice. Indeedthe Kaufman House, a cham-ber of horrors for the abusedpeople who lived there, mightstill be in business.

The bill is a knee-jerk reac-tion to a spate of mass shoot-ings blamed on mental illness.As a cloak for doing what theyshould do - have a well-regu-lated gun-owning population -politicians have aimed theirsights on restricting the civilrights of the mentally ill.

Buried deep within theMurphy Bill is a provision thatwould all but do away withadvocates who provide legalassistance for those who livewith mental illness, such asthe Disability Rights Center inKansas.

The DRC was instrumentalin exposing the abuses of theKaufman House and rescuingthe abused people who livedthere. Remember, theKaufmans were convicted in

federal court of charges includ-ing involuntary servitude.

The bill cripples provisionsin the Protection and Advocacyfor Individuals with MentalIllness Act, signed into law byPresident Ronald Regan in1986. Even disregarding theterrors of the Kaufman Housefor a moment, this bill wouldprevent organizations like theDRC from helping veteransand the homeless - two popula-tions prone to mental illness.

Another provision limitslegal assistance about thetreatment or the ability evento question caregivers. ArlanKaufman escaped detection foryears by simply stopping thosewho would expose him at hisdoors. Too often, those trustedto care for people are the oneswho violate civil rights.

No question mental healthservices need to be examinedand changed. When lawmak-ers closed state hospitals infavor of community treatmentprograms in the 1980s, it was agood first step. Unfortunately,those same politicians didn'tadequately pay for those com-munity services. For years,they've been struggling to helpthose in need. Instead of cor-recting that and making surethe treatment centers arestrong, this bill calls for moreinpatient, and forced, treat-ment and limits their civilrights. This bill seems to takeus back to those bad old days ofinstitutionalization.

We don't need anotherKaufman House. Kansas' con-gressional delegates shouldstudy this bill closely andinsist on the removal of theseand other provisions that limitthe rights of those who needhelp. HR 2646 will do moreharm than the good it profess-es to do.

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The Kansas Open RecordsAct needs some work.

Legislation dealing withofficial use of email was intro-duced but not advanced earlierthis year, and new legislationmay be considered to clarify

the requirement to releaseprobable-cause affidavits andopen other police records. Alawsuit seeking the release ofdocuments related to the gov-ernor's judicial appointmentsalso suggests the need for addi-tional legislative action.

To ensure open governmentin the state, the KansasLegislature should give theseissues top priority when it con-venes in January.

Many Kansans believed theaffidavit issue was resolved bya new law that went into effectin July 2014 requiring therelease of affidavits that spellout the reasons for a searchwarrant or arrest. Rep. JohnRubin, a Shawnee Republican,said the law he authoredseemed clear enough, butaction may be needed toaddress "some uneven inter-pretation and applicationacross the state." Once a policerecord has been determined tobe open, it is open for everyone,Rubin said, but some judgesand prosecutors are requiringeveryone who requests arecord to go through a poten-tially expensive legal processto have it released.

Rubin also says he will holdhearings to look into bringingKansas more in line with otherstates when it comes to provid-ing access to police recordsâ� � like the investigativerecords related to the disap-pearance 27 years ago ofLinwood teen Randy Leach,which have been permanentlyclosed, even to Leach's par-ents.

The email issue involves aloophole that makes govern-ment officials' private emailaccounts exempt from theOpen Records Act even if theyuse those accounts to conductpublic business. AttorneyGeneral Derek Schmidt con-firmed that exemption in acase earlier this year involvingprivate email communicationby the governor's budget direc-tor involving the state budget.Those private emails aren'tpublic under the current law,but Schmidt agreed theyshould be and crafted legisla-tion to make that happen. Theissue wasn't advanced duringthis year's legislative session,but it should be back on theagenda for 2016.

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) —The gunman who massacredhis co-workers in the SanBernardino rampage and thefriend who bought the assaultrifles used in the shooting wererelated through marriage andmay have plotted an attack to-gether three years ago.

New revelations from offi-cials and public records show amuch deeper connection be-tween Syed Rizwan Farookand Enrique Marquez thanpreviously was disclosed.

Marquez purchased high-powered weapons at leastthree years ago that Farookand his wife fired when theyburst into a holiday-themedmeeting of Farook's fellowhealth inspectors Dec. 2,killing 14 people and wounding21 others. The FBI has saidthat Farook's wife declared her

allegiance to the Islamic Statein a Facebook posting shortlybefore the attack began.

Farook, 28, and TashfeenMalik, 29, were killed hourslater in a shootout with police,leaving behind a 6-month-olddaughter.

FBI Director James Comeytold the Senate Judiciary Com-mittee on Wednesday that thetwo shooters were radicalizedwell before Malik came to theU.S. on a fiancée visa and theyhad discussed jihad and mar-tyrdom as early as 2013.

Investigators are trying todetermine if Farook's path to-ward extremism predated that

time and whether it led toplans to launch an attack in2012, according to two peoplefamiliar with the investigationwho were not authorized to dis-cuss the matter publicly andspoke on condition of anonymi-ty.

Marquez and Farook "wereplotting an actual attack" thatyear, including purchasingweapons, but became appre-hensive and shelved the planbecause of law enforcement ac-tivity and arrests in the area,said Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, aRepublican who sits on theSenate Select Committee onIntelligence. Marquez, 24,

spoke with federal authoritiesafter they raided his mother'sRiverside house over the week-end. He has not been chargedwith a crime.

Marquez and Farook havebeen friends for years and be-came family last year with asister-in-law in common.

The two men were listed aswitnesses on the marriage li-cense when Farook's brother,Raheel, wed a Russian womanin 2011. Three years later, Ra-heel Farook and his wife, Ta-tiana, were witnesses to Mar-quez's nuptials with her sister,Mariya Chernykh, according toRiverside County records.

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TTooddaayy''ss HHiigghhlliigghhtt iinn HHiiss--ttoorryy::

On Dec. 10, 1905, the O. Hen-ry short story "The Gift of theMagi" was published in the NewYork Sunday World Magazineunder the title "Gifts of the Ma-gi."

OOnn tthhiiss ddaattee::In 1520, Martin Luther pub-

licly burned the papal edict de-manding that he recant, or faceexcommunication.

In 1817, Mississippi was ad-mitted as the 20th state of theUnion.

In 1906, President TheodoreRoosevelt became the firstAmerican to be awarded the No-bel Peace Prize for helping tomediate an end to the Russo-Japanese War.

In 1915, the Irving Berlinsong "I Love a Piano" was copy-righted by Berlin's music compa-ny in New York.

In 1931, Jane Addams be-came the first American womanto be awarded the Nobel PeacePrize; the co-recipient wasNicholas Murray Butler.

In 1948, the U.N. General As-sembly adopted its UniversalDeclaration on Human Rights.

In 1950, Ralph J. Bunche wasawarded the Nobel Peace Prize,the first black American to re-ceive the award.

In 1964, Martin Luther KingJr. received his Nobel PeacePrize in Oslo, saying he acceptedit "with an abiding faith inAmerica and an audacious faithin the future of mankind."

In 1967, singer Otis Redding,26, and six others were killedwhen their plane crashed intoWisconsin's Lake Monona.

In 1972, baseball's American

League adopted the designatedhitter rule on an experimentalbasis for three years.

In 1984, South African Bish-op Desmond Tutu received theNobel Peace Prize.

In 1994, Yasser Arafat, Shi-mon Peres and Yitzhak Rabinreceived the Nobel Peace Prize,pledging to pursue their missionof healing the anguished MiddleEast.

TTeenn yyeeaarrss aaggoo:: A Nigerianjetliner crashed while landing inPort Harcourt, Nigeria, killingall but two of the 110 people onboard. A U.N. conference onglobal warming ended in Mon-treal with an agreement by morethan 150 nations (not includingthe United States) to open talkson mandatory post-2012 reduc-tions in greenhouse gases. ChiefU.N. nuclear inspector Mo-hamed ElBaradei (ehl-BEHR'-uh-day) accepted the NobelPeace Prize. Former Sen. Eu-gene McCarthy, 89, died inWashington. Actor-comedianRichard Pryor, 65, died in Enci-no, California. Reggie Bush wasnamed winner of the HeismanTrophy (however, Bush forfeitedthe trophy in 2010 because of im-proper benefits he'd receivedwhile a star running back atSouthern California).

FFiivvee yyeeaarrss aaggoo:: The Norwe-gian Nobel Committee honoredChinese literary critic Liu Xi-aobo (lee-OO' show-BOH'), im-prisoned for urging political re-form, by presenting his $1.4 mil-lion Nobel Peace Prize diplomaand medal to an empty chair. Afederal jury in Salt Lake Cityconvicted street preacher BrianDavid Mitchell of kidnappingand raping Elizabeth Smart.(Mitchell was later sentenced tolife in prison.)

OOnnee yyeeaarr aaggoo:: Current andformer CIA officials pushed back

against the Senate IntelligenceCommittee's report released theday before which concluded thatthe United States had brutalizedscores of terror suspects duringinterrogations, calling the reporta political stunt by Senate De-mocrats which tarnished a pro-gram that saved American lives.NFL owners moved quickly andunanimously to change theleague's personal conduct policy,announcing it would hire a spe-cial counsel to oversee initial dis-cipline.

TTooddaayy''ss BBiirrtthhddaayyss:: Soapopera creator Agnes Nixon is 88.Former Agriculture SecretaryClayton Yeutter (YEYE'-tur) is85. Actor Tommy Kirk is 74. Ac-tress Fionnula Flanagan is 74.Pop singer Chad Stuart (Chadand Jeremy) is 74. Rhythm-and-blues singer Ralph Tavares is74. Actress-singer Gloria Loringis 69. Pop-funk musician Walter"Clyde" Orange (The Com-modores) is 69. Country singerJohnny Rodriguez is 64. ActressSusan Dey is 63. Former IllinoisGov. Rod Blagojevich is 59. Jazzmusician Paul Hardcastle is 58.Actor-director Kenneth Branagh(BRAH'-nah) is 55. Actress NiaPeeples is 54. TV chef BobbyFlay is 51. Rock singer-musicianJ Mascis is 50. Rock musicianScot (cq) Alexander (Dishwalla)is 44. Actress-comedian ArdenMyrin is 42. Rock musician MegWhite (The White Stripes) is 41.Rapper Kuniva (D12) is 40. Ac-tor Gavin Houston is 38. Violin-ist Sarah Chang is 35. Rock mu-sician Noah Harmon (AirborneToxic Event) is 34. Actor PatrickJohn Flueger is 32. ActressRaven-Symone is 30.

TThhoouugghhtt ffoorr TTooddaayy:: "Youcan give without loving, but youcannot love without giving." —Amy Carmichael, American mis-sionary (1867-1951).

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TThhee FFrreedd RRoobbeerrttss HHoo --tteell iinn DDoowwnnttoowwnn DDuubblliinnis a grand, beautiful build-ing in the daytime. At night,when the lights are turnedon in all floors, it's excep-tionally beautiful.

TToo tthhee nniicc ee mmaann aatt tthheecc oo iinn cchhaannggeerr at Kroger,thank you. May God blessyou.

AA bb iillll ttoo rreeqquuiirree bbaacckk--ggrroouunndd cchheecckkss for all gunpurchases online wasblocked by the senate. Why?If it wouldn't stop massshootings, then pass it andprove us wrong.

IItt''ss oonnee tthhiinngg ttoo tteellll aalliiee ,, but to actually believethe lie makes you danger-ous.

II''mm ssuurree II ssppeeaakk ffoo rr aallllDDeemmooccrraattss across the coun-try. I hope the Republicansnominate Donald Trump.

TThhee GGeecckkoo ttrreeeess ddoowwnn--ttoowwnn DDuubblliinn are very beau-tiful. It would be nice tohave them planted in otherareas of Dublin.

GGrraannddmmoo tthheerr,, wwhhoo wwaassaa wwiissee llaaddyy,, told me, "Youcan tell what is stupid bywhat comes out of theirmouth." My vet recently toldme about a dog that "Youcan't fix stupid."

IIff yyoouu ddoonn''tt hhaavvee ssoommee--tthhiinngg nniicc ee to say, thendon't say it at all. It's ashame some people andleaders haven't learned that.

CCoonnggrraattuullaattiioo nnss ttooLLaarrrryy WWaallkkeerr.. He'll do agreat job as state senator.The only negative he'll havegoing into office is that for-mer Gov. Sonny Perdue en-dorsed him.

II lliivvee oonn BBuucckkeeyyee RRooaadd ..We have a good sheriff. He isreal friendly and does a goodjob. May God bless him.

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Dublin PoliceDepartment

A Dublin man told officersthat two men held him up bygunpoint, stealing $473 not longafter he got out of the hospitalon Nov. 21.

The man said he went toFairview Park Hospital forchest pains. When he left, afriend of his took him to thebank and then to a house onWoodrow Street and droppedhim off.

That's where two men, onewith a gun and the other with aknife, approached him. Theytook the money and pushed himout the front door.

- Four tires on a 1999 ToyotaAvalon were slashed on DuncanStreet on Nov. 22.

- Someone stole parts off theexterior of a truck that wentmissing on Hamilton Street onNov. 22.

- The back window of a houseon Lacross Street was broken onNov. 20.

Laurens CountySheriff's Office

- A tag and decal from a 2015Express G2 were lost or stolenon Bay Springs Road in Adrianbetween Nov. 11 and 18.

- A deputy responded toHighway 80 West in referenceto a vehicle hitting a deer onNov. 17.

- Two handguns were recov-ered on Walke Dairy Road onNov. 17.

- Miscellaneous tools used forconstruction work on DublinEastman Highway in Dexterhad not been returned to theowner between Nov. 10 and 19.

- A gun was stolen on ChurchLoop Road in Rockledge be-

tween Oct. 28 and Nov. 14.- A compound box with four

arrows and camp pants werestolen from a vehicle on DeweyWarnock Road in East Dublinbetween Nov. 17 and 18.

- A bicycle was stolen off afront porch on BethlehemChurch Road in East Dublin be-tween Nov. 13 and 19.

Editor's note: This informa-tion is public record and wastaken from reports of the DublinPolice Department and the Lau-rens County Sheriff's Office.These reports do not reflect onthe guilt or innocence. An "ar-rest" does not always indicate in-carceration. Readers are cau-tioned that people may havesimilar names. Police Beat doesnot identify minor children, vic-tims of sexual assault, suicide at-tempts or medical conditions.Cases dismissed do not appear ifthe newspaper is notified beforedeadline.

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COLORADO SPRINGS,Colo. (AP) — The man accusedof killing three people in an at-tack on a Colorado PlannedParenthood clinic defied hisown defense attorney in court,declaring himself a "warriorfor the babies" who would notbe silenced by the lawyertasked with potentially savinghis life.

Robert Dear, 57, repeatedlyinterrupted public defenderDaniel King and accused himof seeking a gag order in thecase to conceal what Dear por-trayed as Planned Parent-hood's crimes that led to theNov. 27 assault. The conflictadded a new level of turmoil toa politically charged case thathas already sparked debateabout when political speechbecomes a call for violence.

"You'll never know what Isaw in that clinic," a bearded,unkempt and shackled Dearyelled on Wednesday in one ofmore than a dozen outburstsas King successfully argued forthe gag order by contendingthat public discussion of theinvestigation could prejudicepotential jurors. "Atrocities.The babies. That's what theywant to seal." A deputysqueezed Dear's shoulder in aneffort to quiet him.

King appeared to be tryingto follow the same playbook heused in his defense of Coloradotheater shooter JamesHolmes, whom he convinced ajury earlier this year to sparefrom execution on the groundsof his mental illness. But, asDear was formally charged

with 179 counts of first-degreemurder, attempted murderand other crimes that couldlead to the death penalty, hewas having none of it.

"Do you know who thislawyer is?" Dear exclaimed ofKing. "He's the lawyer for theBatman shooter. Who druggedhim all up. And that's whatthey want to do to me."

Holmes was on anti-psy-chotic medication this yearduring his trial for the 2012shootings that killed 12 peopleand wounded 70. He was sen-tenced to life in prison.

"Seal the truth, huh? Killthe babies. That's whatPlanned Parenthood does,"Dear yelled later. At anotherpoint, he snapped at King:"You're trying silence me."Then he said: "Let's let it allcome out. Truth!"

King did not directly ad-dress the outbursts, though atone point during a break heleaned over to Dear and said:"I know what you're trying todo; it's not going to work." Kingraised doubts about whetherDear is competent to stand tri-al, saying defense attorneyswanted investigators to turnover evidence as soon as possi-ble so they could assess the"depth of his mental illness."

Colorado Springs policehave refused to discuss a po-tential motive in the Nov. 27attack, which wounded nineand killed three. But even be-fore Wednesday's startlingoutbursts, there was mountingevidence that Dear was deeplyconcerned about abortion.

Planned Parenthood suspect:ʻI am a warrior for the babiesʼ

Gun buyer and gunman linked through marriage, previous plot

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Thursday•The Evening Branch of the Dublin Lions Club at 6:30p.m. at the CNH Tractor Plant on Firetower Road. •Stevens/Forstmann Retirees at the Cloverleaf Restau-rant in East Dublin.•AA I Am Responsible Group, Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m. •AA 24 Hour Group, contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street,East, Dublin, Ga 8:00 p.m.•NA We Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street,East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.•Nar-Anon - Living Not Existing Group, Olivet BaptistChurch, Nursery Provided, 1689 Hwy 19 S., 6:30 contact 997-9011•Celebrate Recovery (a Christian-based Recovery meet-ing) meet each Friday at 7 p.m. except the last Friday of eachmonth, a supper meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Meetings areheld at the New Vision Fellowship across from the oldKroger Store. Call 278-0710 or 290-1322 for further informa-tion.•Hand in Hand Cancer Support Group strength and so-lutions for patients and families. Middle Georgia CancerCenter at 5:30 p.m., 207 Fairview Park Dr. For more infor-mation call (478)-275-1111.

Friday•Dublin Serenity Al-Anon Family Group, 1515 Rice Ave.Dublin (use back entrance) Friday 6:30 p.m.•Dublin/Laurens Commission on Children, Youth andFamilies (Laurens County Family Connection) Board of Di-rectors. Call (478) 296-9141.•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m. •NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, noon, 629 BroadStreet, East Dublin.

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The West Laurens High School National Honor Society held its 4th annual induction ceremony Dec. 7, 2015. National Honor Society is a club thatrecognizes students for outstanding academic achievement, service to others, leadership, and upstanding character. A total of twenty studentswere inducted including Lauren Hendley, Morgan Kimbrel, Jessica Martin, Austin Robbins, Lindsey Alford, Anna Claire Beale, Britney Carr, ShaneCarter, Jackson Clancy, Noah Garnto, Caleigh Haskins, Madison Lankford, Mackenzie Manley, Emilee Newsome, Yagni, Patel, Alicia Sharp, MaxwellWallace, Owen Veal, Austin White, and Gracie Wright. The West Laurens chapter is delighted to introduce the new members to a club devoted toserving others not only in the school, but throughout the community and county. (Special photo)

East Laurens High Classes of1960-1965 held their 5th combinedreunion Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 atthe Dublin Country Club. Eighty-four classmates and teachers en-joyed the event.

At 5:30 p.m. classmates andteachers were greeted by David Hol-land, Dan King, Geraldine (Lampp)Haywood, Kay (Holland) Foskey,Jimmy Flanders, and Sharon(Bush) Neville. A time of reminisc-ing was enjoyed by all.

The program began at 7 p.m. asBetty (Miller) Walker welcomedclassmates, teachers and guests.The invocation was given by DanKing Sr. and then a delicious mealwas enjoyed.

Entertainment began as Rose-mary (Maddox) Trifilette read a po-em on “Information Please” and“I’m Fine.” Sharon (Bush) Nevillepantomimed to Sweet GeorgiaBrown.

Ray Watson, Sarah (Clements)Allen, Frances (Fennell) Purvis,Curtis Moorman, Sarah (Logue)Price, and Barbara (Hall) Flandersreflected on school days as class-mates and spouses were introduced.

Teachers shared their memoriesof the time they taught at ELHS:Mr. Hubert and Mrs. Jeanette Ful-ford, Mr. Charles Frazier, hisdaughter Wanda and her husbandWess Heam, Mr. Otis Boyer, andMrs Betty Spivey.

A very special guest, 101-year-old Mrs. Ethel Windham, mother ofSuzanne ( Windham) Kea, sharedher memories of teaching elemen-tary school at East Laurens.

A candlelight ceremony for de-ceased classmates and teachers wasled by Betty (Miller) Walker andCurtis Moorman as a candle was litfor classmates and teachers byDavid Holland, Dan King, Geral-dine (Lampp) Haywood, Judy (Mc-Cord) Bracewell, Shirley (Chester)Hardy, Jimmy Flanders andFrances (Fennell) Purvis.

In memory and honor of our vet-erans a small flag was placed ineach table arrangement.

Charlie and Judy Manningclosed the program by leading theclassmates and guests in singingthe Alma Mater.

Betty (Miller) Walker, organizerof the reunion, along with the com-

mittee members Ray Watson, DavidHolland, Sarah (Clements) Allen,Dan King Sr., Frances (Fennell)Purvis, Geraldine (Lampp) Hay-wood, Daphine (Lampp) Currie,Judy (Hightower) Kersey, Rose-mary (Maddox) Trifilette, CurtisMoorman, Kay (Holland) Foskey,Barbara (Hall) and Jimmy Flandersand Sharon (Bush) Neville wouldlike to thank everyone for comingand invite them to make plans to at-tend the next reunion, Number 6, in2020.

Classmates Attending

Class of 1960: Vinson &MarilynDrew, Dublin; Jack & Carolyn Dud-ley, Bonaire; Ruth (Ivey) Foskey,Adrian; Cecil & Johnnie GrahamEast Dublin; James & Pat Harden,Hull; Jimmy & Charlotte (Manning)Harrell, Milledgeville; David &Emily Holland, Dublin; Eugene &Kenneth Kyzer, East Dublin; Glen-da (Wright) Porter, East Dublin;Betty Sue New, Milledgeville; Jim-my & Delores (Thomas) Stinson ,East Dublin; Ray & Mary AliceWatson, Dublin; and Edward &Mary Ann (Smith), Townsend.

Class of 1961: Jimmy & Sarah(Clements) Allen, Dublin; Colbert &Lorene (Heath) Beasley, Dublin;Dan & Levada King, Dublin;Chester & Suzanne (Brantley) Veal,Wrightsville; and Raymond & Patsy(Smith) Wallace, Dublin.

Class of 1962: Wendell Bush,East Dublin; Daphine (Lampp) Cur-rie, East Dublin; Jimmy & Char-lotte (Harding) Davis, Camilla;William & Bobbie (Flanders) Dye,Keystone Heights, Fla.; Walter &Geraldine (Lampp) Haywood, EastDublin; William & Judy (Hightow-er) Kersey, Adrian; Tommy Kight,Lyons; Charlie & Judy Manning,Dublin; Harvey & Frances( Fennell)Purvis, Dublin; Billy Sheppard,Dublin; Byron & Debbie Stewart,East Dublin; Jimmy & Delores(Thomas) Stinson, East Dublin;Robert & Rosemary (Maddox) Tri-filetti, East Dublin; and Betty(Miller) Walker, East Dublin.

Class of 1963: Ron Judy (Mc-Cord) Bracewell, East Dublin; Kay(Holland) Foskey, East Dublin; Phil& Glenda (Screws) Gilleland,

Gainesville; Junior & Penny Irby,Moultrie; Tommy & Connie (Kight)Lindsey, Dublin; and Curtis Moor-man & guest Martha Webb, Dublin.

Class of 1964: Van & CarlissDollar, Dublin; Shirley (Chester)Hardy, Soperton; George &Suzanne (Windham) Kea, Dublin;Nell (Wilkes) Kight, Dublin; DavisMallard, Rockdale, Texas; Harvey& Gail Padgett, Dublin; Edsel &Sarah (Logue) Price, Wrightsville;Charles & Rita (Atkins) Watson,Dublin; and Millard & Patsy Wind-ham, Fernandina Beach, Fla.

Class of 1965: Jimmy & Barbara(Hall) Flanders, Dublin; andPatrick & Sharon (Bush) Neville,Dublin.

Teachers AttendingMr. Hubert & Mrs. Jeanette Ful-

ford, East Dublin; Mr. Charles Fra-zier, his daughter Wanda and Wess,Irwinton; Mr. Otis Boyer, Rock-ledge; Mrs. Betty Spivey, Rock-ledge; and Mrs. Ethel Windham,Dublin.

East Laurens Classes of 1960 - 1965 hold reunion

Local schools enjoy some time with Ms. Claus at OFTCFirst graders from Hillcrest,Saxon Heights and Susie Dash-er Elementary schools were giv-en a special opportunity to heara story read by Mrs. Claus her-self. Along with enjoying thereading, students touredOconee Fall Line Technical Col-legeʼs Porter Centerʼs annualFestival of Trees and also re-ceived a free book. Specialthanks to the OFTC SouthFoundation and Dublin RotaryClub, who sponsored the eventalong with OFTC Rotaract whohelped distribute the books tostudents. (Special Photos)

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Yahooʼs new plan: Spin off itself, not its Alibaba stakeBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE,AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) —

Internet pioneer Yahoo, underpressure from unhappy share-holders and desperate to avoida huge investment-related taxbill, will break itself apart —just not in the way it had pre-viously planned.

The company will now aimto spin off its struggling Inter-net business — essentially,everything associated with theYahoo brand name — into anew company. Yahoo itselfwould then become little morethan a holding company for its$32 billion stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

For most of the past year,Yahoo had planned instead tospin off the Alibaba stake intoa separate holding companycalled Aabaco. That corporatemaneuver was designed to

sidestep more than $10 billionin taxes Yahoo might otherwiseowe. But the IRS jeopardizedthat plan by refusing to guar-antee a tax exemption.

The about-face could meanbig changes for hundreds ofmillions of users who rely onYahoo websites, services likeemail and other mobile appli-cations. CEO Marissa Mayerplans to outline a cost-cuttingreorganization late nextmonth; many analysts specu-late that Yahoo may simply selloff that business if the latestoverhaul doesn't bear fruitquickly

The uncertainty and reshuf-fling threaten more distrac-tions at a time when Yahoo isalready struggling in digitaladvertising against rivals suchas Google and Facebook. It alsomay raise more doubts aboutwhether Mayer will be able to

turn around Yahoo, eventhough company ChairmanMaynard Webb said Wednes-day that the board of directorsremains in her corner afterthree-and-half years on the job.

"The bottom line is the sagacontinues," Macquarie Securi-ties analyst Ben Schachterwrote in a Wednesday note ti-tled "The Never-Ending Story."

Yahoo's new spinoff plancould be even more complicat-ed than the original Aabacospinoff. It may take more thana year before Yahoo sharehold-ers get stock in a newly formedcompany that has yet to benamed.

"This means they havesquandered an entire year andnow it's going to take anotheryear while the core businesscontinues to get weaker," BGCFinancial analyst Colin Gillissaid.

With Yahoo hanging in lim-bo, prospective bidders couldemerge for the company's In-ternet operations, which WallStreet has been valuing at nextto nothing.Analysts believe Ya-hoo's websites, mobile applica-tions, ad services and well-known brand eventually couldbe worth $3 billion to $5 bil-lion. Suitors might includeAT&T Inc., Verizon Communi-cations, Comcast Corp.,IAC/InterActiveCorp and pri-vate equity firms that special-ize in buying troubled compa-nies.

Webb, though, emphasizedthere are no plans to sell Ya-hoo's Internet business, whichhe called "tremendously under-valued" in aWednesday confer-ence call. The best path for-ward, Webb said, involves "sep-arating the Alibaba assetsfrom our operating businesses

and also turning around theperformance in our operatingbusiness."

Those remarks seemed todisappoint investors hopingthat Yahoo's latest change incourse might be a precursor toa sale. Yahoo's stock fell $1.19,or 3.4 percent, to $33.67 inWednesday's afternoon trad-ing. The company's stock hasfallen by about 33 percent sofar this year.

Yahoo's board met last weekto review Mayer's stalled turn-around attempts, as well aswhether to move ahead withthe previously plannedAlibabaspinoff. Although the boardunanimously voted in favor ofdropping the spinoff, itemerged from last week'smeeting with one less director.The company disclosedWednesday that Paypal co-founder Max Levchin, a direc-

tor recruited by Mayer, is re-signing from the board to con-centrate on running his latestfinancial services startup.

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When Yahoo announcesthose fourth-quarter resultsnext month, Mayer also plansto unveil a shake-up that issupposed to jettison the compa-ny's least profitable productsand likely will lead to layoffs.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) —Leaders from three regions inNewYork state will walk awaywith $500 million apiece To-day after the winners are an-nounced in an economic devel-opment competition createdby Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The Upstate RevitalizationInitiative, a contest that wasquickly dubbed Cuomo's"Hunger Games" after he an-nounced it last winter, pittedseven regions against eachother.

The Democratic governorsaid the competition wouldforce leaders from neighboringcommunities to work togetheron a plan to benefit their en-tire region, a blueprint for re-vitalization that would servethem well whether they winthe money or not.

State economic develop-ment officials will announcethe winners Thursday in Al-bany. Cuomo is expected to at-tend.

The eligible regions are theFinger Lakes, the SouthernTier, central New York, theMohawk Valley, the CapitalRegion, the mid-Hudson Val-

ley, and the North Country.Western New York isn't eligi-ble because of Cuomo's previ-ous "Buffalo Billion" initiative.

The proposals vary by re-gion, but all include steps lo-cal leaders want to take tospur high-tech industries.Central New York's plan in-cludes a focus on agriculture;the Capital Region includesinvestments in area ports.The Mid-Hudson Valley in-cludes tourism in its strategy,while the Mohawk Valley pro-posal lays out opportunitiesfor workforce development.

The money will be givenout to the winners in $100million increments every yearfor five years.

The prize money comes ontop of $750 million in regulareconomic developmentawards that also will be an-nounced Thursday. The re-gions that lose the UpstateRevitalization Initiative areexpected to get larger sharesof this funding in an effort toensure that each region getsmore in economic develop-ment money than it did lastyear.

Winners to be namedin New Yorkʼs economicʻHunger Gamesʼ

Tech stocks lead a broaddecline in the US market

NEWYORK (AP) —Aslump intechnology shares on Wednesdayhelped turn early gains in U.S.stock indexes into losses across in-dustries, extending the market'slosing streak to a third day.

Investors sent the Dow Jonesindustrial average up 200 points inmorning, then began dumpingsome big tech stocks. Apple fell 2.2percent and Microsoft lost 1.5 per-cent.

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TheDow index lost 75.70 points,

or 0.4 percent, to 17,492.30. TheS&P 500 gave up 15.97 points, or0.8 percent, to 2,047.62. The Nas-daq composite dropped 75.38points, or 1.5 percent, to 5,022.87.

Yahoo slumped after the strug-gling Internet company said itwould scrap a spinoff of its bigstake in the Chinese e-commercegiant Alibaba. The stock lost 45cents, or 1.3 percent, to $34.40. Ya-hoo said it will instead explorebreaking off the rest of its businessinto a new company.

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ATLANTA (AP) — TwoAfghan men who were train-ing with the U.S. military aremissing from a base in southGeorgia, but officials say thatthey were screened before en-tering the country and thatthere's no indication theypose a threat.

"There's zero evidencethat these guys are terror-ists," said Brian Childress,police chief in Valdosta,which is near Moody AirForce Base.

The men didn't reportMonday to maintenancetraining with the 81st Fight-er Squadron, base officialssaid in a statement Tuesdaynight. Federal, local andstate agencies are working

with the military to find themen, Childress said Wednes-day. Moody officials informedhim Tuesday morning themen were missing, he said.The men's names have notbeen released.

Both men were beingtrained in aircraft mainte-nance and were scheduled tograduate from the programDec. 18, said Lt. Col. ChrisKarns, an Air Forcespokesman. After gradua-tion, they were to return toAfghanistan to begin workingwith A-29 Super Tucano air-planes in their home country,Karns said. The last contactthe base had with the menwas on Friday, Karns said.Trainees are allowed to go off

base on the weekends, andthey failed to report back tothe program Monday, hesaid. The military has no rea-son to believe they present athreat to anyone, said Karns.They were screened by boththe U.S. and the governmentof Afghanistan before theirarrival in the United Statesmore than a year ago, hesaid. Karns added that hehas no reason to believethey're armed and there areno reports of missingweapons.

The two had been atMoody since February 2015as part of the training pro-gram aimed at improving theAfghanistan air force, accord-ing to the base's statement.

Search underway for Afghan trainees missing

DDAchants took the lead in puttingon the event, she said, adding,“The idea was to get peopledowntown to get used to walk-ing the streets and shopping.”She also reported that theChristkindlmarket, part ofJingle & Mingle and still un-derway at the Carnegie Li-brary, has been “pretty suc-cessful.”

When the business turnedto downtown development,Joshua Kight, executive direc-tor, reported that movementhas begun toward a feasibilitystudy for a hotel in downtownDublin. A recently awarded$11,000 grant has allowed himto send requests for study pro-posals to 10 companies whoseresponses are due back by Jan.15. The deadline for choosingthe company to undertake thestudy is Jan. 29 to complete itin April, Kight said.

In ongoing discussion ofmoving older houses into theDDA district, Kight reportedthe possible donation of two.One of those is a 1,400-square-foot farm house that wouldhave to be cut in half for mov-ing. The other, much larger,would have to be cut into fourpieces. He said that theywould have to consider the costof moving to determinewhether relocating the houseswould be cost effective.

“When we do things thatmake houses look historic, itruns into money,” he said.However, he encouraged au-thority members to be alert forpossible house donations.

Jeff Davis encouraged theboard to consider moving theRowe House, the oldest housein Dublin, back to the down-town area.

Kight reported that repre-sentatives of the Moose Lodgeon Academy Avenue have re-quested that DDA extend theborders of the downtown dis-trict to include that property.He said that he needs to locatethe original downtown districtmap from the 1980s to deter-mine exactly where the bound-aries are.

Davis encouraged includingin the district whatever possi-ble from Academy Avenue be-cause the street is “becomingvulnerable to highway-orient-ed businesses” such fast-foodrestaurants and conveniencestores, he said.

Bradshaw informed the au-thority members of a $3,400Vibrant Communities grantshe has received from theGeorgia Council for the Arts tooffset half the cost of bringingthe National Players to The-atre Dublin for two perfor-mances of Shakespeare’s com-edy “A Midsummer Night’sDream.” She said she is pro-moting the performance as a

dinner and date night.The play also is an event of

the Theatre’s partnership withDublin-Laurens Arts Council,Bradshaw said. “The ArtsCouncil brings four shows plusthe honor band and the YoungArtists Scholarship showcase.With the partnership, we haveadded two shows which alsoare part of the Arts Council’sseason,” she said.

Bradshaw praised DLACPresident Mary Crowson forworking in partnership withthe Theatre and added, “Withthe partnership, we’ll be ableto do more.”

Bradshaw also reportedthat BRAG (Bicycle Rideacross Georgia) is consideringDublin for a stop in June 2016.She said that such a stopwould bring about 1,200 peo-ple here. She hopes to get localbusinesses involved to supportspecial events for the cyclists.

In other business:• Work on the parking lot

near the courthouse should befinished by the end of theweek.

• The Bank of Dudley park-ing lot has been completed.

• Orion Planning Groupwill present three concepts fora parking lot project next toThigpen Barbecue.

• The owner of the buildingthat housed Browning Furni-ture is interested in renovat-ing it.

Continued from 1a

The Laurens County Board of Education willhold its board meeting at 6 p.m. today. The agen-da follows:

- Call to Order- Invocation- Pledge of Allegiance- Approval of Agenda- School / Student Recognition- A. SWLE “Battle of the Books” Team- B. NWLE Student Council- C. “Clean School of the Month” Award

- Approval of Board Meeting Minutes- Approval of Accounts Payables- Approval of Financial Report- Audience Participation- A. Cliff Ford- B. Jeff Shepard- Executive Session- A. Real Estate- B. Personnel- Approval of Personnel- Adjourn

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —Major League Baseball recom-mended teams have protectivenetting between the dugouts forany field-level seats within 70feet of home plate.The guidelines wereannounced Wednesday at thewinter meetings following a sea-son in which several fans wereinjured by foul balls, promptingMLB to study fan safety. Mostteams are expected to expandtheir use of netting."It is important that fans havethe option to sit behind protec-tive netting or in other areas ofthe ballpark where foul balls andbats are less likely to enter,"Commissioner Rob Manfred saidin a statement. "This recommen-dation attempts to balance theneed for an adequate number ofseating options with our desireto preserve the interactive pre-game and in-game fan experi-ence that often centers aroundthe dugouts, where fans cancatch foul balls, see their favoriteplayers up close and, if they arelucky, catch a tossed ball orother souvenir. "The recommendation alsoapplies to spring training ball-parks, many of them owned bymunicipalities.2015 was a dangerous year inthe stands at major league ball-parks.Fans in Atlanta, Pittsburghand Chicago were injured by foulballs. At Boston's Fenway Parl, awoman was hospitalized after abroken bat flew into the standsat Fenway Park and struck her inthe head.Boston, the Los AngelesDodgers and Philadelphia imme-diately said they will follow therecommendation. The Phillieshope to install thinner materialthat is less noticeable."We anticipate that such com-pliance will require us to expandour protective netting behindhome plate about 10 feet inwidth on both sides,"Philadelphia Chief OperatingOfficer Michael Stiles said. ""Weunderstand that our fans differin their opinions about sittingbehind protective netting andwe will do our best to accommo-date those different preferences"Boston is "in the process ofevaluating different designoptions to identify the best solu-tion for Fenway Park and isproactively reaching out to theticket holders most affected bythe planned changes," the RedSox said.

MLB callsfor morenetting toprotect fans

DALLAS (AP) — With theirbest defensive effort of the sea-son, the Atlanta Hawks harassedDallas into its worst shootingperformance yet.Paul Millsap scored 20 points,including a jumper that cappedAtlanta's game-turning run inthe final minutes, and the Hawksbeat the Mavericks 98-95 onWednesday night.Atlanta held the Mavericks to 36percent shooting. The team'sprevious best was 37.2 percenton two occasions. Dallas' previ-ous worst was 36.1 percent in itsfirst loss of the season, 104-88 tothe Los Angeles Clippers."Our contests and our effortto get to their shooters wasgood," Hawks coach MikeBudenholzer said. "I didn't thinkanybody got into a rhythm. So, acouple times when they wereopen, maybe they didn't feelgood and maybe didn't have asmuch confidence."Mavericks coach Rick Carlisleattributed the loss to his team'slack of intensity early in a back-and-forth game that featured 20lead changes and 11 ties. Thelargest margin was Atlanta's six-point edge in the fourth quarter."They were getting steals andputbacks and stuff, so the energydefinitely wasn't there in thefirst half," Dallas' Zaza Pachuliasaid.The Mavericks inbounded

with 11.4 seconds left after JeffTeague hit two free throws toput the Hawks ahead 98-95.Deron Williams' long 3-pointattempt at the buzzer banged offthe rim.Millsap also led Atlanta with11 rebounds, giving him his 11thdouble-double of the season.Teague and Al Horford added 14points apiece for the Hawks, whowon consecutive games for thefirst time since early November.Williams led Dallas with 18points. Pachulia had 11 pointsand 17 rebounds, the 13th dou-ble-double for the first-yearMaverick who played eight sea-sons with the Hawks.Wes Matthews scored 17points, Dwight Powell had 14and Dirk Nowitzki added 13.Nowitzki was 1 for 8 on 3-point-ers and didn't score in the fourthquarter while playing 9 minutes."It was just one of thosenights," Matthews said. "I would-n't necessarily say it was theirdefense."CUBAN QUESTIONS OFFICI-ATINGAfter the game, Mavericksowner Mark Cuban cited what hesaid has been a season-longtrend by officials not to calldefensive 3-second violations.Cuban said the team has report-ed it to the NBA office but addedit wasn't an issue inWednesday's game.

"The league sent out a memothat 'defensive 3' was a point ofemphasis," Cuban said."Somewhere underneath them,the decision has been made. Itwas not just obvious; it was bla-tant."BOARD DIFFERENTIALDallas entered averaging 8.4offensive rebounds per game,last in the NBA, but grabbed aseason-high 20 — seven byPachulia. That helped theMavericks to a 17-9 edge in sec-ond-chance points."But down the stretch, we gotsome key rebounds and execut-ed," Millsap said.PARSONS PROJECTChandler Parsons, still on aminutes restriction following off-season knee surgery, becameDallas' sixth man last week inpart to be available in the fourthquarter. He played 3 minutes inthe period and wasn't on thefloor with the Mavericks downthree in the closing seconds.TIP-INSHawks: Atlanta played thefirst half of a back-to-back afterhaving four days off. ... TiagoSplitter, who had been sidelinedwith a sore hip, played 12 min-utes and had four points andthree rebounds after missingAtlanta's previous seven games.UP NEXTHawks: At Oklahoma City onThursday night.

Millsap scores 20 to rally Hawks past Mavs

By RODNEY MANLEYTrinity’s Matt East scored 23 of his game-high 28 points in the sec-ond half to lead the Crusaders to a 61-60 come-from-behind win atCentral Fellowship on Tuesday night.The Crusaders trailed by as many as 18 points in the third quarterbefore East found his range, said Trinity coach Robby Foskey.“We started off very slow. It looked like initially we lacked theenergy we had in the previous two games,” he said.“I’m very proud of these guys for not letting up or giving in whenwe were down. They continued to battle and found a way to win.That’s what competitors do.”As East got off to a slow start, the Crusaders had trouble matchingup with the larger Central Fellowship team. The senior then hit fourof his five 3-pointers after the half as Trinity erased the large deficit.East sank nine of 12 free throws — all in the second half.Central Fellowship led 31-23 at the half and 51-43 after three.Jake Pharis and Jake Williams both scored seven for Trinity, andAlex Cook added six.“Several guys came in the game and gave us good minutes, but Iwas impressed with Jake Williams,” said Foskey. “Jake did some goodthings and made some big shots for us.”The Crusaders (3-1) have won three straight after an opening lossto Gatewood.Coach Lacey Sheperd’s Lady Crusaders made it sweep with an easy38-19 win.Trinity cruised to a 28-8 lead at the end of the third period, andeleven Lady Crusaders saw actionRandie Traxler scored a game-high 10 points for Trinity, whichpicked six points each from Madison Williams and Lindsey Tate .The Lady Crusaders evened their season record at 2-2.File Photo by Rodney Manley

SHARP SHOOTERTrinityʼs Matt East followed his career-high 36-point night on Saturday with

28 points in win over Central Fellowship.

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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP)— Quarterback Matt Ryan does-n't have a cure-all for Atlanta'sproblems on offense.He does know a good place tostart — scoring touchdowns inthe red zone and taking deepshots in the passing game.The Falcons are struggling inboth areas, major reasons whythey have dropped six of sevenafter a 5-0 start.Opponents have eitherstopped or slowed Atlanta byputting two defenders on JulioJones, the NFL's leading receiver,and limiting his yards after thecatch. They also have adjusted torunning back Devonta Freemanby sealing the line of scrimmageto keep him from reaching thesecond level of the defense."That's what happens overthe course of the year," Ryan saidWednesday. "We just haven'tbeen able to execute at a highenough level on the offensive

side of the ball, really, during thesecond half of the season."Ryan hasn't helped the prob-lems by throwing 11 intercep-tions and losing three of eightfumbles in the last eight games.As he's done the last fewweeks, Ryan continues to say hemust "do better and make betterdecisions," but this week'smatchup is his biggest test yet.Atlanta (6-6) visits Carolina(12-0), which ranks secondagainst the run, seventh againstthe pass and ninth in scoring.Ryan must be extra careful. ThePanthers rank first in intercep-tions and have recovered 10 of19 fumbles."When you don't make gooddecisions and put balls in a spacethey're not supposed to be, goodthings aren't going to happen,"Ryan said. "For me, it comesdown to that."The offense's overall statisticsare respectable this year as the

team ranks fifth in total yardsunder first-year coordinatorKyle Shanahan. But Atlanta hasaveraged just over 17 points inlosing its last five.Though Ryan has lobbied tothrow more deep passes, hestopped short of criticizingShanahan's zone-blockingscheme."I feel really good aboutworking with Kyle and I feel likeI've learned a lot from him,"Ryan said. "And I feel like we'regoing to be better for that mov-ing forward and hopefully in thislast four-game stretch."Jones and veteran receiverRoddy White told reporters afterlast week's loss at Tampa Bay thatthe Falcons don't take enoughdeep shots in the passing game.Head coach Dan Quinn hasdiscussed with Shanahan waysto do more within the schemewithout changing the offense'sfundamental approach.

"We have a core philosophythat we absolutely, 100 percentbelieve in and won't back offfrom," Quinn said. "Are thereways to tweak within that? Yeah,no doubt. Doing the things thatwe can do better. That's athand."After starting so well, Quinnhoped Ryan and the offense hadsidestepped some of the learningcurve associated with a newscheme, but that clearly hasn'tbeen the case. Quinn said Ryanand Shanahan were workingtogether, not apart, on solutions."We know the scheme that wehave and all the unique stuff itbrings," Quinn said. "We love itand we love where Matt is interms of the throws and what wewant to do in it. There are bumpsand slumps that happen but asfar as (blaming) one over theother, I have both unbelievableand unwavering faith in bothMatt and Kyle."

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Hawks center Al Horford drives past Mavericks'Dirk Nowitzki (41)

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Ryan and the Falcons have lost five straight.

Ryan still looking to fix scoring woes

HOUSTON (AP) — Forget winningawards. Before this season, Penn Statesenior Carl Nassib had never even beena starter.The defensive end was quite the win-ner Wednesday.Nassib received the Rotary LombardiAward on Wednesday night from theRotary Club of Houston as the nation'stop college lineman or linebacker."As of like five days ago, I never wonanything other than like participationwhen I was swimming when I waseight," Nassib said. "I think I got sports-manship when I was like six. This takes

the cake. This is awesome."Earlier in the day, Nassib was hon-ored with the Ted Hendricks award forbest defensive end."Awards never meant that much tome until I got them," Nassib said.Not bad for a former walk-on thatnever started in high school or at PennState until this year."Every day I wanted to be the best,"Nassib said. "My mom will tell you that Icalled her and I didn't know if I wantedto play football anymore, and she toldme I didn't have to. All I said was 'I justwant to be the best.' It wasn't easy to

come on as a walk-on, and a lot of peo-ple told me I couldn't do it. Even up tothis year, a lot of people told me I could-n't do it."Nassib joins a list of Lombardi Awardwinners that includes Manti Te'o(2012), Luke Kuechly (2011),Ndamukong Suh (2009), A.J. Hawk(2005), Terrell Suggs (2002), JuliusPeppers (2001) and Warren Sapp(1994)."It is such an honor to hold this tro-phy and take on the responsibility ofbeing a Lombardi winner," Nassib said."You have so many standards that he

put in place so long ago. It's just anincredible feeling right now."Nassib finished the season with 46tackles, 15 1/2 sacks and six forced fum-bles to go with one interception. TheNittany Lions (7-5) take on Georgia inthe TaxSlayer Bowl on Jan. 2."Penn State has made me into theperson I am today," said Nassib, who hasbeen through five coaches, includinginterim coaches, at Penn State. "I'vebeen surrounded and taught by so manypeople there. That university makes thebest people. Anybody I ask who spendsa week in Happy Valley understands

why it's called Happy Valley."Nassib beat out Texas A&M sopho-more defensive end Myles Garrett, OhioState junior defensive end Joey Bosa andClemson junior defensive end ShaqLawson.Of the four finalists, Nassib said hedidn't mind being overlooked."To be honest, I love being the dark-horse; I love being the underdog,"Nassib said. "It drives me to be the bestI can and prove people wrong, so I don'tmind it at all."Bosa was a finalist for the honor lastseason as well.

Penn State's Nassib wins Lombardi Award; bowl matchup with Georgia up next

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PANew England10 2 0 .833 375 247N.Y. Jets 7 5 0 .583 295 248Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 296 278Miami 5 7 0 .417 240 300

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 259 305Houston 6 6 0 .500 253 264Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 275 341Tennessee 3 9 0 .250 245 296

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 10 2 0 .833 334 196Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 311 240Baltimore 4 8 0 .333 272 291Cleveland 2 10 0 .167 216 347

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Denver 10 2 0 .833 269 210Kansas City 7 5 0 .583 321 240Oakland 5 7 0 .417 284 314San Diego 3 9 0 .250 247 324

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAWashington 5 7 0 .417 257 286Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 278 302N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 307 296Dallas 4 8 0 .333 223 277

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

x-Carolina 12 0 01.000373 243Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 271 298Atlanta 6 6 0 .500 279 257New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 299

380NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 289 238Minnesota 8 4 0 .667 238 232Chicago 5 7 0 .417 251 290Detroit 4 8 0 .333 253 315

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 10 2 0 .833 382 232Seattle 7 5 0 .583 305 229St. Louis 4 8 0 .333 189 257San Francisco4 8 0 .333 178 291x-clinched division

TodayMinnesota at Arizona, 8:25 p.m.

SundayDetroit at St. Louis, 1 p.m.San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.San Francisco at Cleveland, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Tennessee at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.Seattle at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Oakland at Denver, 4:05 p.m.Dallas at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.New England at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

MondayN.Y. Giants at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBToronto 14 9 .609 —Boston 13 9 .591 ½New York 10 13 .435 4Brooklyn 6 15 .286 7Philadelphia 1 21 .045 12½

Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB

Charlotte 13 8 .619 —Atlanta 14 9 .609 —Miami 12 8 .600 ½Orlando 12 10 .545 1½Washington 9 11 .450 3½

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Cleveland 14 7 .667 —Indiana 12 8 .600 1½Chicago 11 8 .579 2Detroit 12 11 .522 3Milwaukee 9 14 .391 6

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 18 5 .783 —Memphis 13 10 .565 5Dallas 13 10 .565 5Houston 11 12 .478 7New Orleans 5 16 .238 12

Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 13 8 .619 —Utah 10 10 .500 2½Minnesota 9 12 .429 4Portland 9 14 .391 5Denver 8 14 .364 5½

Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB

Golden State 23 0 1.000 —L.A. Clippers 13 9 .591 9½Phoenix 10 13 .435 13Sacramento 8 15 .348 15L.A. Lakers 3 19 .136 19½

WednesdayBoston 105, Chicago 100Houston 109, Washington 103Charlotte 99, Miami 81Toronto 97, San Antonio 94Memphis 93, Detroit 92Minnesota 123, L.A. Lakers 122, OTL.A. Clippers 109, Milwaukee 95Utah 106, New York 85Phoenix 107, Orlando 104Atlanta 98, Dallas 95

TodayPhiladelphia at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 8 p.m.Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.New York at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

2015 Coaches All-ACC TeamsGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Votingresults for the 2015 Atlantic CoastConference individual awards and all-con-ference team voting, announcedWednesday following a vote of the league's14 head coaches.

COACH OF THE YEARDabo Swinney, Clemson (11)Larry Fedora, North Carolina (3)

PLAYER OF THE YEARDeshaun Watson, qb, soph., Clemson (10)Dalvin Cook, rb, soph., Florida State (3)Marquise Williams, qb, sr., North Carolina(2)OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARDeshaun Watson, qb, soph., Clemson (11)Marquise Williams, qb, sr., North Carolina(2)Dalvin Cook, rb, soph., Florida State (1)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARJeremy Cash, s, sr., Duke (6)Shaq Lawson, de, jr., Clemson (5)Jalen Ramsey, cb, jr., Florida State, (1)Ejuan Price, de, sr., Pitt (1)Luther Maddy, dt, sr., Virginia Tech (1)

ROOKIE OF THE YEARJordan Whitehead, s, Pitt (5)Qadree Ollison, rb, Pitt (5)Mitch Hyatt, t, Clemson (2)Christian Wilkins, dt, Clemson (1)Eric Dungey, qb, Syracuse (1)

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEARQadree Ollison, rb, Pitt (8)Lamar Jackson, qb, Louisville (2)Mitch Hyatt, t, Clemson (2)Eric Dungey, qb, Syracuse (1)Travon McMillian, rb, Virginia Tech (1)

DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEARJordan Whitehead, s, Pitt (9)Christian Wilkins, dt, Clemson (3)Derwin James, s, Florida State (1)Brant Mitchell, lb, Georgia Tech (1)

ALL-ACC TEAMSFirst Team

OffenseWR_Tyler Boyd, jr., Pitt (39)WR_Artavis Scott, soph., Clemson (34)WR_Isaiah Ford, soph., Virginia Tech (26)TE_Jordan Leggett, jr., Clemson (22)T_Roderick Johnson, soph., Florida State(33)T_Adam Bisnowaty, jr., Pitt (30)G_Landon Turner, sr., North Carolina (36)G_Eric Mac Lain, sr., Clemson (30)C_Matt Skura, sr., Duke (35)QB_Deshaun Watson, soph., Clemson(37)RB_Dalvin Cook, soph., Florida State (38)RB_Wayne Gallman, soph.-R, Clemson(30)K_Roberto Aguayo, jr., Florida State (32)Spec._Ryan Switzer, jr., North Carolina(29)

DefenseDE_Shaq Lawson, jr., Clemson (35)DE_Ejuan Price, sr., Pitt (25)DT_Connor Wujciak, sr., Boston College(28)DT_Nile Lawrence-Stample, sr., FloridaState (27)LB_Steven Daniels, sr., Boston College(28)LB_Brandon Chubb, sr., Wake Forest (24)LB_Ben Boulware, jr., Clemson (24)CB_Jalen Ramsey, jr., Florida State (36)CB_Mackensie Alexander, soph., Clemson(29)S_Jeremy Cash, sr., Duke (36)S_Jayron Kearse, jr., Clemson (28)P_Alex Kinal, sr., Wake Forest (19)

Second TeamOffense

WR_Stacey Coley, jr., Miami (20)WR_Kermit Whitfield, jr., Florida State (20)WR_Canaan Severin, sr., Virginia (17)TE_Jaylen Samuels, soph., N.C. State (15)TE_Bucky Hodges, soph., Virginia Tech(15)

T_Jon Heck, jr., North Carolina (19)T_Joe Thuney, sr., N.C. State (19)G_Dorian Johnson, jr., Pitt (19)G_Caleb Peterson, jr., North Carolina (17)C_Jay Guillermo, jr., Clemson (14)QB_Marquise Williams, sr., North Carolina(23)RB_Elijah Hood, soph., North Carolina (29)RB_Qadree Ollison, fr., Pitt (20)K_Ross Martin, sr., Duke (14)Spec._DeVon Edwards, jr., Duke (23)

DefenseDE_Mike Rose, sr., N.C. State (16)DE_Sheldon Rankins, sr., Louisville (14)DT_Luther Maddy, sr., Virginia Tech (26)DT_Carlos Watkins, jr., Clemson (17)LB_Keith Kelsey, jr., Louisville (20)LB_Micah Kiser, soph.-R, Virginia (19)LB_Dwayne Norman, sr., Duke (17)LB_Reggie Northrup, sr., Florida State (17)CB_Artie Burns, jr., Miami (26)CB_Des Lawrence, jr., North Carolina (11)S_Quin Blanding, soph., Virginia (21)S_Justin Simmons, sr., Boston College(16)P_Riley Dixon, sr., Syracuse (17)

Third TeamOffense

WR_Ryan Switzer, jr., North Carolina (15)WR_Rashawn Scott, sr., Miami (13)WR_Mack Hollins, jr., North Carolina (13)TE_J.P. Holtz, sr., Pitt (11)T_Joe Gore, sr., Clemson (14)T_Mitch Hyatt, fr., Clemson (14)G_Ross Burbank, sr., Virginia (11)G_Tyrone Crowder, soph.-R, Clemson (10)C_Lucas Crowley, jr., North Carolina— (13)QB_Brad Kaaya, soph., Miami (13)RB_Taquan Mizzell, jr., Virginia (14)RB_Joe Yearby, soph., Miami (13)K_Greg Huegel, fr., Clemson (10)K_Michael Badgley, soph., Miami (10)K_Nick Weiler, jr., North Carolina (10)Spec._Kermit Whitfield, jr., Florida State(13)

DefenseDE_Dadi Nicolas, sr., Virginia Tech (13)DE_DeMarcus Walker, jr., FloridaState_(13)DT_Adam Gotsis, sr., Georgia Tech (15)DT_Darryl Render, sr., Pitt (13)LB_Matt Milano, jr., Boston College (13)LB_James Burgess, sr., Louisville (11)LB_Shakeel Rashad, sr., North Carolina (9)LB_Nicholas Grigsby, sr., Pitt (9)LB_Jeff Schoettmer, sr., North Carolina (9)LB_B.J. Goodson, sr., Clemson (9)CB_Cordrea Tankersley, jr., Clemson (10)CB_Trumaine Washington, soph.,Louisville (8)S_Jordan Whitehead, fr., Pitt (11)S_Deon Bush, sr., Miami (10)S_Josh Harvey-Clemons, jr., Louisville (10)P_Will Monday, sr., Duke (14)

Wednesday's Sports TransactionsBASEBALL

Major League BaseballOFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OFBASEBALL— Suspended San FranciscoSS Robert Antunez (DSL Giants) 72games after a positive testing positive for ametabolite of Nandrolone, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of theMinor League Drug Prevention and

Treatment Program. Suspended free agentRHP Ely Echarry 50 games for refusing totake a drug test, in violation of the MinorLeague Drug Prevention and TreatmentProgram.

American LeagueCHICAGO WHITE SOX —Acquired 3BBrett Lawrie from Oakland for LHP ZacharyErwin and RHP J.B. Wendelken.KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Named JamieQuirk manager of Wilmington (Carolina).NEW YORK YANKEES —Acquired RHPsLuis Cessa and Chad Green from Detroitfor LHP Justin Wilson.SEATTLE MARINERS —Acquired 1BAdam Lind from Milwaukee for RHPSDaniel Missaki, Carlos Herrera and FreddyPeralta. Designated INF Andy Wilkins forassignment.

National LeagueARIZONADIAMONDBACKS —AcquiredRHP Shelby Miller and LHP Gabe Speierfrom Atlanta for SS Dansby Swanson, OFEnder Inciarte and RHPAaron Blair.LOS ANGELES DODGERS —Agreed toterms with INF Chase Utley on a one-yearcontract.NEW YORK METS —Acquired 2B NeilWalker from the Pittsburgh Pirates for LHPJonathon Niese.PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES —Agreed toterms with RHP David Hernandez on aone-year contract.SAN FRANCISO GIANTS —Agreed toterms with RHP Jeff Samardzija on a five-year contract.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

NBA— Suspended Charlotte C AlJefferson five games for violating the termsof the NBA/NBPAAnti-Drug Program.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

ARIZONACARDINALS — Signed OTJohn Wetzel to the practice squad.BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed QB BrynRenner to the practice squad.BUFFALO BILLS — Signed C RonaldPatrick and TE Marcel Jensen to the prac-tice squad.DENVER BRONCOS — Signed S ShilohKeo. Released QB Christian Ponder.HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed LB TonyWashington to the practice squad.NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DBLeonard Johnson. Signed LB Eric Martin tothe practice squad.NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed RBMark Ingram on injured reserve. ActivatedFB Austin Johnson from the practicesquad.OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed WRMichael Crabtree to a four-year contractextension.SAN DIEGO CHARGERS —Waived SAdrian Phillips. Signed TE Tim Semisch tothe practice squad. Placed TE Alex Bayeron the practice squad-injured list.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released TEChase Coffman. Signed S Akeem Davisand TE Anthony McCoy. Released WRDeshon Foxx from the practice squad.Signed WRs Antwan Goodley and DouglasMcNeil III to the practice squad.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed LBOrie Lemon.COLLEGEMEMPHIS — Named David Johnson tightends and running backs coach.

Thursday, December 10, 2015/Dublin, Ga/Page 2bThe Courier Herald

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP)—The Atlantic Coast Conference's coacheshave picked Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson as their player ofthe year.The league announced the coaches' all-ACC picks and individualaward-winners Wednesday.They also picked Duke safety Jeremy Cash as the defensive player ofthe year while a pair of Pittsburgh players — safety Jordan Whiteheadand running back Qadree Ollison— as the rookies of the year.Clemson's Dabo Swinney was voted coach of the year.Watson and Swinney have led No. 1 Clemson (13-0) to the ACC titleand a berth in the College Football Playoff.Pittsburgh receiver Tyler Boyd was the only player chosen to thefirst team on all 13 possible ballots. Coaches were not allowed to votefor anyone on their teams.NEWYORK (AP)—NCAA president Mark Emmert says it is time forschools to take a look at the bowl system and determine the purpose ofsome postseason games.Three teams with losing records will be among the 80 playing in arecord 40 bowl games over the next month. The new NCAA footballoversight committee was forced to tweak a safety net program to allow5-7 teams to be bowl-eligible based on their Academic Progress Rates.This offseason, a task force will study the bowl system. The NCAAhas largely removed itself from the bowl business, allowing confer-ences, communities and television networks to create postseasongames. The NCAA is not looking to take control of the bowls, but every-one involved in college football agrees adjustments are needed.

(The second in a series of profiles on theHeisman Trophy finalists.)CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — DeshaunWatson rarely panics, not as a high schoolstar in Georgia watching his mother fightcancer or as Clemson's quarterback work-ing to come back from knee surgery.Calm and confident without beingflashy, Watson's style led the Tigers totheir first undefeated season since 1981— and a chance to accomplish muchmore.Watson's mother, Deann, says her sonhas always been steady and on task, moreconcerned with solving problems thanworrying about them. "That's neverchanged with him," she said.Watson was the one, Deann said, whobrought home the Habitat for Humanityflier that helped the family leave publichousing for a home of their own. DeshaunWatson did not collapse with his mother'sdiagnosis. Instead, he dived into researchto make sure it was not "death cancer" ashe called it.It wasn't. Deann Watson went throughradiation and chemotherapy and is cur-rently free of the disease, her son said.Deshaun Watson has brought that tothe field this season, the best player on thecountry's No. 1 team, and a HeismanTrophy finalist."That's just the type of person I am,"the sophomore says. "I never really flinchor panic under pressure. I just know whatthe situation is and where we need to go."Right now, that's to the top of the col-lege football world.Watson showed flashes of his talentwith 14 touchdown passes and two inter-ceptions in his injury-shortened freshmanseason. He had surgery to repair a tornACL last December and entered this sea-son dragging the injury-prone label along-side his Heisman potential.Watson brushed both aside. His seasontook flight in rain-soaked Death Valley ashe led the Tigers to a 24-22 win over

Notre Dame that shot Clemson (13-0) intothe playoff conversation. Watson has notslowed down since. He led the Tigers toeight straight wins since then with over500 yards of offense to finish the regularseason. He's thrown for 3,223 yards and27 touchdowns. He's run for 756 yards —he's gone past 100 yards rushing in threeof Clemson's final four regular-seasongames —with another nine scores.Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said

Watson gives the Tigers an edge that noone else in college football has — the bestplayer in the country."Look at any championship team andmost have a great quarterback and a greatleader," Swinney said. "He's special."Watson always felt that if he playedsolidly and the team was successful, indi-vidual honors would follow. Last week, hewon the ACC's player of the year and nowmakes his first trip to New York, where

either he or running backs Derrick Henryof Alabama or Christian McCaffrey will beawarded the Heisman on Saturday night.Win or lose, count on Watson to bringthe same, steady approach when Clemsonreturns to practice for its national semifi-nal game against No. 4 Oklahoma on Dec.31 in Miami."It's a team thing around here,"Watson said. "That's what we focus on."HEISMAN-DEFINING MOMENT: In theregular-season finale, Clemson saw its 18-point lead over South Carolina dwindle to28-25 in the fourth quarter. It was third-and-7 at the Gamecocks' 33. After a timeout, Watson came through with a 24-yardcompletion through traffic to set up afirst-and-goal. Three plays later, he fin-ished off the drive with his fourth TD ofthe game.BEST GAME: Criticized for not throw-ing long much the first half of the season,Watson answered with a 34-17 victoryover Boston College on Oct. 17. The Eaglescame into the contest with the country'sNo. 1 overall defense, yet Watson passedfor a season high 420 yards, including TDpasses of 51 yards to Artavis Scott and 21yards to Zac Brooks.Watson also ran for a touchdown in agame that lifted him back onto theHeisman radar after a sluggish start.WORST GAME: Watson's worst gamecame against Louisville on Sept. 17. Aftertwo easy wins over Wofford andAppalachian State, Watson and the Tigerswent on the road for a Thursday nightshowcase expected to display their skills.Instead, Watson threw two interceptions,but Clemson held on for a 20-17 win.PRO PROSPECTS: Watson is lockedinto college for one more season as a 6-foot-2, 210 pound sophomore. ESPN draftanalyst Todd McShay said Watson wouldbe a third-day pick if eligible this seasonand should see improvement with moretime in college.

Heisman Profile: Steady, calm Watson leads No. 1 Clemson

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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson scrambles outof the pocket looking for a receiver during the second half

against rival South Carolina.

TODAYCOLLEGE BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.ESPN2 — Iowa at Iowa St.8 p.m.FS1 — Troy at Seton Hall

COLLLEGE FOOTBALL7 p.m.

ESPN — College FootballAwards, at Atlanta

GOLF12:30 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour, FranklinTempleton Shootout, firstround, at Naples, Fla.

9 p.m.GOLF — Asian Tour, ThailandGolf Championship, secondround, at Chonburi, Thailand

5 a.m. (Friday)GOLF — Ladies EuropeanTour, Omega Dubai Masters,third round, at Dubai, UnitedArab Emirates

NBA BASKETBALL8 p.m.

TNT — L.A. Clippers atChicago

10:30 p.m.TNT — New York atSacramento

NFL FOOTBALL8:25 p.m.

NFL — Minnesota at ArizonaSOCCER5:30 a.m.

FS1 — FIFA Club World Cup,quarterfinal playoff, SanfrecceHiroshima vs. Auckand City, atYokohama, Japan

1 p.m.FS1 — UEFA Europa League,Liverpool at FC SionFS2 — UEFA Europa League,PAOK at Borussia Dortmund

3 p.m.FS1 — UEFA Europa League,AS Monaco at TottenhamFS2 — UEFA Europa League,Besiktas JK at Sporting CP

9:30 p.m.ESPN2 — Women,International friendly, UnitedStates vs. Trinidad & Tobago, atSan Antonio

WOMEN'S COLLEGEBASKETBALL

7 p.m.SEC — Louisville at Kentucky

8 p.m.BTN — Florida at Wisconsin

9 p.m.SEC — Oral Roberts atArkansas

FRIDAYBOXING10 p.m.

SHO — Regis Prograis vs AbelRamos, junior welterweights;Ivan Baranchyk vs. AndrewRuiz, junior welterweights;Bryant Cruz vs. Wesley Ferrer,lightweights; Steed Woodall vs.Steve Rolls, middleweights, atHouston

10 p.m.TRU — Nonito Donaire vs.Cesar Juarez, for vacant WBOjunior featherweight title, at SanJuan, Puerto Rico

COLLEGE BASKETBALL8 p.m.

FSN — Prairie View A&M atTCU

COLLEGE FOOTBALL8 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA FCSChampionship, quarterfinals,game TBA

GOLF5 a.m.

GOLF — European LPGA Tour,Omega Dubai Masters, thirdround, at Dubai, United ArabEmirates

1 p.m.GOLF — PGA Tour, FranklinTempleton Shootout, secondround, at Naples, Fla.

11 p.m.GOLF — Asian Tour, ThailandGolf Championship, third round,at Chonburi, Thailand

5 a.m. (Saturday)GOLF — European LPGA Tour,Omega Dubai Masters, finalround, at Dubai, United ArabEmirates

NBA BASKETBALL7 p.m.

ESPN — Miami at Indiana9:30 p.m.

ESPN — L.A. Lakers at SanAntonio

SOCCER2:30 p.m.

FS1 — Bundesliga, VfBStuttgart at FsV Mainz 05

6 p.m.FS2 — Women, CONCACAFU-20 Championship, first semi-final, at San Pedro Sula,Honduras

9 p.m.FS2 — Women, CONCACAFU-20 Championship, secondsemifinal, at San Pedro Sula,Honduras

WOMEN'S COLLEGEBASKETBALL

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Special to The Courier HeraldDublin Middle School hostedsoccer matches last week at theShamrock Bowl, and both theboys’ and girls’ teams split victo-ries with their opponents.The Lady Chiefs of J.R. TrippeMiddle School defeated the LadyIrish, 6-0, with goals by MyeshaHall (2), Tatum Calloway (2),Hannah Sikes and MahoganyJohnson. In the boys’ game, AlexFlores scored in the first half forthe Chiefs. With less than aminute to go in the game, J’venStreet made a great pass to NigelCannon who scored to tie it up.Creuntae Floyd was the first toscore on the penalty kicks forDublin. But the Chiefs were up tothe challenge with successful PKsby Miguel Cruz, Justin Bennettand Chase Alexander, giving J.R.Trippe the 2-1 victory.After a scoreless tie duringregulation time against DodgeCounty, the Lady Irish defeatedthe LadyWarriors, 1-0, after eightpenalty kicks. Scoring penaltykicks for Dublin were Kandace

Chevere, Asia Hughes-Bates andAshley Brown.The boys also had an excitinggame decided by penaltykicks. Nigel Cannon took advan-tage of a bad kick by the Warriorkeeper and scored in the firsthalf. Dodge tied it up in the sec-

ond half as Drew Harpe placed afree kick in front of the goal forAlex Gomez, who found the cor-ner of the net. Gomez scored theonly penalty kick for theWarriors. Scoring penalty kicksfor the Irish were Creuntae Floydand Jeremiah Reynolds.

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Dublinʼs Kandace Chevere moves the ball upfield.

DMS soccer teams split matches

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Paging owners of abandonedjets: Malaysia wants them out

Man asleepinside trash binsurvives trashtruck compactor

KUALA LUMPUR,Malaysia (AP) — Attentionowners of three jumbo jetsparked at Malaysia's mainairport: please remove youraircraft immediately or theairport will.

Malaysia's airport operatortook the unusual step of postingphotos in two majornewspapers of the three Boeing747-200s that have been sittingidle for more than a year. Thenotice this week warns theowners that the airport has theright to sell or dispose of theplanes unless they are collectedwithin 14 days.

Kuala Lumpur InternationalAirport General ManagerZainol Mohamad Isa saidWednesday such notice isnormal in a bid to recover debtsowed to Malaysia AirportsHoldings Berhad, afterexhaustive but futile efforts to

locate the owners. They arebelieved to be foreign entities

that could have ceasedoperations.

FREMONT, Calif. (AP) —Police say a homeless mansleeping inside a garbage binsurvived two compaction cyclesafter the bin was emptied into atrash truck.

Fremont policespokeswoman Geneva Bosquessaid the 44-year-old man wassleeping inside a large trash binbehind a restaurant when atrash truck collected it and usedthe compactor.

The truck then traveled to afast food restaurant, collectedtrash from another bin thereand again used the compactor.The man crawled out throughan opening in the roof the nexttime the truck stopped atanother store. The man, whosuffers from mental healthissues, was taken to a hospitalto be checked.

Man flees from police,gets haircut beforebeing arrested

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Aman wanted for failing to signala lane change ran from Tulsapolice and stopped to get ahaircut before being arrested.

The 27-year-old man wasarrested Sunday for eludingpolice after a felony convictionand possession of a firearmafter a felony conviction.

Police saw the man's carcross several lanes of traffic andan officer tried to pull him over.After a pursuit, the man got outof his car and ran to anapartment complex. Police laterfound the man inside anapartment. Officers noted theman "sported a freshly clippedhead with extremely short hair"despite reportedly having a"large amount of hair" whenrunning from his car.

Two of the three abandoned planes with tailnumbers, TF-ARM and TF-ARN are seen taxied onthe tarmac of Kuala Lumpur International Airport inSepang, Malaysia, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. (APPhoto/Joshua Paul)

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Theatre Dublin NutcrackerDecember 12

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