the troup lady tigers are hoping to end a

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Ben Hughes, handler of the weather-predicting ground-hog Punxsutawney Phil, holds Phil in the air after remov-ing him from his stump at Gobbler’s Knob today in Punx-sutawney, Pa. The Groundhog Club said Phil saw hisshadow and predicted six more weeks of winter.

What doeshe know?

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Today’s artist:MaryKateMiles, fifth grade,BertaWeathersbeeSchool.

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As the state worksto close a $2.2 billionbudget hole, it’sslashing some $18.9million fromMealsonWheels, adult daycare, in-home respiteprograms and otherinitiatives whichadvocate for theelderly say helpsenior citizens stayin their homesrather than entercostly nursing homes.Page 4

State

SportsCallaway wrestlerBrandon Hontzwon a championshipon Saturday.Page 9

Nation, world

Piloting his DodgeDakota through thenarrow horse trails offar west Kentuckyduring the worstpower outage in statehistory, David Strangewas quickly earninghis new nickname:“the generator man.”Page 5

OpinionPolitical scientistJohnA. Tures looksat approval recordsof new presidents -with surprisingresults, while Rep.Randy Nix says thestate legislature isfacing tough choiceson budget issues.Page 6

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Local Red Crosslooking for heroes

ByKenneth ThompsonStaff writer

A burglar jimmied the lockof a downtown bank Sundayafternoon andmade off withcash from locked cabinetsinside.LaGrange Police respond-

ing to Charter Bank at 300Church about 2:30 p.m.found the front door unse-cured and an undisclosedamount of cash missingfrom locked cabinets behindthe teller windows.Authorities have several

leads, including securitycamera images, said Sgt.Mark Cavender.“At this point, we still have

quite a few leads to look at,including the tape’s images,”Cavender said.Reports said the suspect

was described as having amedium build, with no hairand wearing a long sleeve Tshirt, dark jeans and boots.Also Sunday, local author-

ities twice made burglaryarrests after catching sus-pects inside local business-es - Dairy Queen at 230 NewFranklin Road and MariottiGym on the LaGrange Col-lege campus.Police said Dardareous

Reid, 20, of Forrest Avenue,is accused of breaking intothe gym and may face fouradditional counts of burgla-ry for previous incidents atthe same location within thepast month.Reid is accused of using a

LaGrange College student’skey to enter the gym around11 p.m. and damaging theglass doors to the women’sbasketball coach’s office.After securing a perimeteraround the building, policefound Reid inside the gym,running toward its reardoors.The burglary of Dairy

Queen occurred at 12:45a.m. when a security alarmalerted the restaurant’sowner who was at his homeduring the incident.Police accused John

Henry Green, 45, of nodetermined address of dam-aging one of the establish-ment’s windows to enter thebuilding. Police caught thesuspect inside of the build-ing shortly after the break-in.Green was charged with

burglary, possession of bur-glary tools and giving a falsename to an officer.“There have been a string

of burglaries with business-es along New Franklin Roadthe past month and a half,including another one atDairy Queen and two atRoger’s Bar-b-Que,” Caven-der said. “We are lookinginto the possibility of Greenalso being related to some ofthose. But as of now, that’sonly speculation.”Nomore details on any of

the cases were available atthis time.Anyone with more infor-

mation was asked to contactCrime Stoppers at (706) 812-1000 or LaGrange Police at(706) 883-2603.

Kenneth Thompson can bereached at [email protected] or (706)884-7311, Ext. 228.

From staff reports

Whether it’s the firefighteror policeman or the kindlyneighbor down the street,The Troup-Valley chapter ofthe American Red Cross islooking for “HometownHeroes.”The heroes, nominated in

10 separate categories, willbe honored at the annualheroes breakfast, 7:30 a.m.March 19 at Lafayette Gar-den Inn.The organization has

used “heroes” to campaignfor funds for the Red Crossfor the last three years. Theawards are a new and dif-ferent and although afundraising campaign willgo on this year, these par-ticular heroes won’t haveto raise money, said exec-utive director ConnieHensler.

“We wanted to bring a lit-tle more to the Heroes cam-paign,” she said.Hometown heroes may be

nominated in the followingcategories: humanitarian;good samaritan (youth andadult awards); military; healthand safety; education; envi-ronment; emergency responseand community partner.Hensler said the cate-

gories encompass all aspectsof the community and she’shoping for many nominees.All nominees will be invitedto the breakfast along withchosen winners.The deadline for nomina-

tions is Feb. 20. Nominationsmay be e-mailed via thechapter Web site, www.la-grangeredcross.org or nom-inations may be called in tothe chapter office, (706) 884-5818.

LILBURN, Ga. (AP) — Geor-gia’s groundhog, Gen. BeauregardLee, has failed to see his shadow,predicting an early spring.The Southern varmint’s pre-

diction differed early Mondayfrom that of his famous North-ern colleague, PunxsutawneyPhil, who did see his shadow,meaning winter will last anoth-er six weeks.Beau emerged from hismock-

up antebellum mansion at theYellow River Game Ranch in Lil-burn about 7:30 a.m. underovercast skies and a tempera-ture of 30 degrees. A smallcrowd, many waving pompoms,clapped and cheered.No official records of Beau’s

forecasts have been kept, but hisowner, Art Rilling, has said he’sonly missed once in his career.That one miss was a biggie.

Beau called for an early springin 1993 and the worst blizzardin decades blasted the South.Meanwhile, up in Pennsylva-

Sherri Brown / Daily News

Explorations in Antiquity Center curator Barbara Herlan makes adjustments on one of thedisplays at the newest exhibit, ‘Jesus’ Last Night with His Disciples.’

‘Passover’ exhibit opens at Antiquities CenterBy Sherri BrownStaff Writer

The Explorations in Antiq-uity Center has opened its lat-est exhibit detailing a historyof the Passover supper leadingup to Jesus’ last meal with hisdisciples and on through amodern-day passover cele-bration.The Last Supper is an event

retold by historians, novelistsand theologians and celebrat-ed by Christians at commun-ion services and on Maundy

Thursday.The annual Passover holy

day celebrates the exodusfromEgypt. The Bible tells thatGod sent 10 plagues to con-vince Pharaoh to release theIsraelite slaves. The tenthplague was the death of first-born sons. Israelites werespared this plague – and theangel of death “passed over”their homes – if they markedtheir doorposts with the bloodof a lamb.To better understand the his-

tory of the event that is pivotalin Christian tradition, the cen-ter has designed a display thatshows the progression of thepassover meal, beginning withthe event itself.“With Easter coming and a

lot of folks thinking about theevents of Passion week andthe Last Supper, we thought itwould be a good exhibit,” saidDerrick Lewis, general man-ager of the center.Staff member Hannaniah

From staff reports

A home-schooled LaGrangeteenager will represent herhometown at the state level ofthe Optimist Club’s annualessay competition.Writing on the theme, “The

power of youth,” Haley Batch-elor, 15, won the local compe-tition with an essay creditingyouthful energy and enthusi-asm with having the power tochange the world.Citing Anne Frank, George

Washington and Joan of Arc,among other examples, sheconcludes “There is no rightage to do something great.Young people can be empow-

ered with the knowledge thattheir desire to make the worlda better place can be accom-plished now. They do not haveto wait until they grow up todo noble things.”Batchelor, daughter of Ed

and Claire Batchelor, was hon-ored at a recent Optimist Clubof LaGrange luncheon alongwith runners-up Tiffanie Scott,17, second and MacKenzieRegier, 18, third.As first place winner, Batch-

elor received a gold medallionand $100 savings bond. Scott,a senior at Callaway HighSchool, received a silvermedallion and $75 bond, and

Regier, a Troup High senior,was awarded a bronze medal-lion and $50 bond. The bondswere donated by RBC Centu-ra Bank of LaGrange.Scott’s essay linked power

to a good education, noting“We have the power to do andto become whatever it is thatwe dream of achieving.”Progress, Regier suggested,

requires fresh thinking and awillingness to change.“The youthful have the

miraculous ability to cock theirheads to the side and say, ‘No,that has to go. This can bedone better and we need to

Optimist Club essay winners celebrate ‘power of youth’

Winners of the 2009 Optimist Club of LaGrange essaycontest are, from left, Tiffanie Scott, second; Haley Batch-elor, first and MacKenzie Regier, third.

Groundhogssee springdifferently

SEE GROUNDHOG, PAGE 2

SEE PASSOVER, PAGE 2

SEE OPTIMIST, PAGE 2

Suspectsnabbedat sceneof burglaries

When a car buyer stillowes money on a vehiclebeing traded in, the dealerpromises to pay off the out-standing loan, then resellsthe vehicle. But asmore autodealerships go out of busi-ness, they are sticking con-sumers with the bill. Lendersthen go after the previousowner who thought the debtwas paid, or they repossessthe car from the new ownerwho assumed it came withclear title.Some ways consumers

can avoid problems withdealers when they seek totrade-in a vehicle with anoutstanding loan or are con-sidering buying a used vehi-cle:

— If you still owe moneyon your old car and you canafford to pay off the loanyourself, do so before trad-ing in the vehicle. Otherwise,it’s important to find a rep-utable, financially stabledealer who will pay off theloan. Look for high-volumedealers, usually in urbanareas, who are part of a larg-er auto dealership group.They usually are less likelyto go out of business andmore likely to clean up theircommitments if they do fold.— If you are buying a

trade-in, insist on seeing theused vehicle’s title to makesure it is in the dealer’sname — not the formerowner’s. There should be no

lien on the vehicle, and ifthere is one, there should bea lien release attached to thetitle.— Check the vehicle’s his-

tory. They are available fromWeb sites such as car-fax.com for a fee, but manyreputable dealers will pro-vide them for free.— If you run into prob-

lems, complain to theagency that regulates autodealers in your state, oftenthe Department of MotorVehicles. Many state attor-neys general and local pros-ecutors also are gettinginvolved with this growingproblem.— You may be able to file

a claim against the bond thedealer posted with the state.However, the bonds oftenare too small to cover all thelosses, and payments areusually made on a first-come, first-served basis. Fileearly.— Hire a lawyer. Your

recourse may be to sue thedealer. But if the dealer goesout of business and is bank-rupt, there often is nomoneyleft for consumers.

From staff reports

The impending arrival ofspringmeans its time for theannual statewide tornadodrill.Warning sirens will

sound around the state at9:10 a.m. Wednesday andschools, businesses andthose in government build-ings are encouraged to par-ticipate.There will be no “test

watch” issued beforehandand no “test all-clear” issuedwhen the warning is over.If there is inclement

weather anywhere in thestate Wednesday, the drillwill be held at the same timeFriday.Spring and fall months are

prime time for tornadoesaround the southeast. A tor-nado on May 11 damagedseveral homes and vehiclesin the Hines Road areasoutheast of Hogansville, butno one was injured.The national weather serv-

ice suggests the followingtornado safety rules:If at home:

If you have a tornado saferoom or engineered shelter,go there immediately.Go at once to a window-

less, interior room; stormcellar; basement; or lowestlevel of the building.If there is no basement, go

to an inner hallway or asmaller inner room withoutwindows, such as a bath-room or closet.Get away from the win-

dows.Get under a piece of stur-

dy furniture such as a work-bench or heavy table or deskand hold on to it.Use arms to protect head

and neck.If in a mobile home, get

out and find shelter else-where.If at work or school:Go to the area designated

in your tornado plan. Themost interior room, on thelowest floor without win-dows.Avoid places with wide-

span roofs such as auditori-ums, cafeterias, large hall-ways, or shopping malls.

Get under a piece of stur-dy furniture such as a work-bench or heavy table or deskand hold on to it.Get down low with your

head against the wall anduse your arms to protecthead and neck.If outdoors:If possible, get inside a

building.If shelter is not available

or there is no time to getindoors, lie in a ditch or low-lying area or crouch near astrong building. Be aware ofthe potential for flooding.Use arms to protect head

and neck.If in a car:Never try to out-drive a

tornado in a car or truck.Get out of the car imme-

diately and take shelter in anearby building.If there is no time to get

indoors, get out of the carand lie in a ditch or low-lyingarea away from the vehicle.Be aware of the potential forflooding.Use arms to protect head

and neck.

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Virgil MossMr. Virgil Moss of 386

West Drummond Roadpassed away Monday morn-ing at Hospice LaGrange.The family will be at the

home of his daughter andson-in-law, Sommer andClifton Lewis at 4451 High-way 18.Arrangements will be

announced by the Lakes-Dunson-Robertson FuneralHome.

Minnie PetersonMinnie Peterson of 207

North Dawson Street passedaway Sunday at her home.The family will be at their

home.Arrangements will be


Kenneth CameronKenneth Cameron of 805

Park Avenue passed awaySaturday at HospiceLaGrange.The family will be at their

home.Arrangements will be


Lee Bailey, Jr.Lee Bailey, Jr., 51, of Pine

Mountain, died Saturday,January 31, 2009, inRogersville, Ala.Born November 4, 1957,

Mr. Bailey had lived in TroupCounty most of his life. Hewas a 1996 graduate ofLaGrange College, was aseventh grade social studiesteacher at Long Cane Mid-dle School, and had servedas a deacon at SpringhillBaptist Church. Mr. Baileyraised and trained beagles,was a member of West Geor-gia Kennel Club, and hadwon numerous awards atfield trial events across thesoutheast.Survivors include his

wife, Cindy Bailey of PineMountain; son and daugh-ter in-law, Wil and CrystalBailey of LaGrange; grand-children, Avery Lee Bailey,W. J. Bailey, Lillie Bailey,Emma Bailey, and AbbyBailey; his parents, Billand Jeanette Bailey ofLaGrange; sisters, Annetteand Randy Thompson ofLaGrange and Christineand Eddie Rudd of Dudley;and his mother in-law andfather in-law, Wylene andWilliam Herndon of La-Grange. He was precededin death by his daughter,Celia Elaine Bailey Knight.Funeral services will be

conducted at 11:00 a.m.,Tuesday, in the Chapel ofClaude A. McKibben andSons Funeral Home. TheRev. Steve Johnson and Mr.George Huguley will offici-ate and interment will be inMyrtle Hill Cemetery.The family will receive

friends at the funeral homefrom 6 until 8 this evening.Condolences may be

expressed at www.mckibbenfuneralhome.com

A fire reported at 2:17 p.m.Sunday caused an estimat-ed $15,000 damage to thehome of Chris Hammock at152 Mallory Drive.The fire started around a

clothes dryer in the laundryroom, but the cause had notbeen determined.

nia, Punxsutawney Philemerged just after dawn infront of an estimated 13,000witnesses, many dressed inblack-and-gold to celebratethe Pittsburgh Steelers’Super Bowl victory the nightbefore.“There’s significant buzz

from the Steelers win andquite a few Terrible Towelsfloating from the crowd,”said Mickey Rowley, deputysecretary for tourism inPennsylvania.The annual ritual takes

place on Gobbler’s Knob, atiny hill in Punxsutawney, aborough of about 6,100 resi-dents some 65 miles north-east of Pittsburgh.The Punxsutawney

Groundhog Club announcedthe forecast in a short procla-mation, in which Philacknowledged the Steelers’27-23 win over the ArizonaCardinals.According to German

superstition, if a hibernatinganimal casts a shadow onFeb. 2 — the Christian holi-day of Candlemas — winterwill last another six weeks.If no shadow was seen, leg-end said spring would comeearly.Since 1887, Phil has seen

his shadow 97 times, hasn’tseen it 15 times, and thereare no records for nineyears, according to the Punx-sutawney Groundhog Club.Rowley said the Ground-

hog Day festivities is Penn-sylvania’s largest touristgathering in the winter. Andif Phil’s forecast proves cor-rect it should bring evenmore tourists to the state.“It’s six more weeks of ski-

ing,” Rowley said.

Pinto has written a book onJesus’ last night with this dis-ciples.“This was a great opportu-

nity to use his material andput it in an interactive formfor people to see. We are ableto talk not just about the LastSupper, but all the Passover,because the Last Supper wasthe Passover meal.”The Antiquity Center’s

exhibit includes photo-graphs, models and life-sized displays of ancientPassover feasts and mod-ern day celebrations. It isdivided into four sectionsincluding a Bedouin-typetent that includes explana-tions of bondage and theExodus; two reclining tableexhibits; meal and fooditems; and a 19th centerJewish dining room set upfor Passover.“Putting the tent up inside

the building was interesting,”Lewis said. “We had to getlogs and rocks to make itlook like a Bedouin-type tent.It was also challenging topull some of the thingstogether for the 19th centu-ry family Seder setting. Youwant to make sure it’s asauthentic as possible – youdon’t want an iPod on thetable. We worked on it forabout four weeks to get itready.”

� Explorations in Antiqui-ty Center is open 10 a.m. to6 p.m. Tuesday through Sat-urday. The new exhibit isincluded in the cost of theentrance fee, which is $10 foradults and $6 for children.On Feb. 21, Jim Fleming,CEO of the center, will pres-ent lectures on the parablesof Jesus. For information,call (706) 885-0363.

make room for greaterthings.’”Ida Jones was chairman of

the essay competition, andVaughn Yarbrough is Opti-mist Club president.Judges were Pam Huff,

librarian; Annie Greene,artist and retired educatorand Nora McLaughlin,retired librarian fromHogansville.The essay competition was

held in conjunction with theclub’s Martin Luther King Jr.commemoration.Complete essays by all

three winners will be fea-tured on Tuesday’s Opinionpage.

Dryer firedamages home

Wednesday is statewide tornado drill

Presidentvows reviewof peanutbutter safety

‘Marryingminister’retiring

WASHINGTON (AP) —President Barack Obama,speaking as the nation’schief executive and a father,promised a comprehensivereview of the Food and DrugAdministration amid a sal-monella outbreak linked toa Georgia peanut processor.More than 500 people

have been sickened and atleast eight may have diedwith authorities faultingPeanut Corp. of America.Officials said the companyshipped products that ini-tially tested positive for sal-monella after retesting andgetting a negative result.The outbreak has led to a

massive recall of productsranging from ice cream tocookies.“I think that the FDA has

not been able to catch someof these things as quickly asI expect them to catch,”Obama said in an interviewaired Monday on NBC’s“Today” show. “And so we’regoing to be doing a completereview of FDA operations.”The president said Ameri-

cans should be able to counton the government to keepchildren safe when they eatpeanut butter and thatincludes his 7-year-olddaughter Sasha.“That’s what Sasha eats

for lunch probably threetimes a week. And youknow, I don’t want to have toworry about whether she’sgoing to get sick as a conse-quence to having her lunch,”Obama said.The FDA has asked the

Justice Department tolaunch a criminal investiga-tion into Virginia-basedPeanut Corp. of America.More than 430 products

have been pulled off theshelves in a recall that reach-es to Canada and Europe.National brands of jarred

peanut butter sold directlyto consumers, as well as theperennial must-have GirlScout Cookies, have beenunaffected by the recalls. ButFDA officials warn that somesmaller companies may havereceived peanut productsfrom the Peanut Corp. pro-cessing plant in Georgia.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)— The Rev. Ed Taylor hasbeen marrying tourists in theSmoky Mountains for morethan three decades. Now,he’s the one saying “I do” —to retirement.Taylor, 77, estimates he’s

performed about 85,000marriages in Gatlinburg,where the majesty of themountains is just a bouquettoss away.“I won’t know until I get to

heaven how many stayedtogether,” he said by tele-phone. “But we laid thegroundwork for them.”In Gatlinburg, there is no

waiting period or mandato-ry blood test to get married.Just like Las Vegas, coupleshave flocked to the town of4,900 to get married andstayed for their honeymoon.Feeling impetuous? A wed-

ding license is available for$38.50 (even on Saturday).Then, stroll into a weddingchapel, say the vows and youcan be married in a matter ofmoments. According to theGatlinburg Chamber of Com-merce, 600,000 people cometo the Great Smoky Moun-tains each year to get marriedor attend a wedding. The townis marketed proudly as “thewedding capital of the South.”“I’ve done it seven days a

week,” Taylor said. “We usedto do ‘marrythons’ on Valen-tine’s Day around the clock.We did as many as 60 in a24-hour period.”Taylor, an ordained Bap-

tist minister known affec-tionately around town as the“Rev. Ed,” has performedweddings for Billy Ray Cyrus(the father of “Hannah Mon-tana” star Miley Cyrus) andcountry singer Patty Love-less.

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LaGrange Daily News Community Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 -3

Mr. and Mrs. Emory Mallory recently celebrated their50th wedding anniversary. They were married Dec.20, 1958, in LaGrange. The couple was honored ontheir anniversary at a reception at Oakside BaptistChurch. They have three children - Dean Mallory,Lynn Mallory and LaRisa Bowen, all of LaGrange,as well as three grandchildren

50th anniversary

�� In our communityEvents

TodayBallroom dance lessons are

given from 7 to 8 p.m. atClearview Chapel Church at2101 South Davis Road. Formore information, call (706)884-5857.

TuesdayThe LaGrange Symphony

Orchestra presents “ClassicGems” in concert at 7:30 p.m.at Callaway Auditorium, fea-turing clarinet soloist Staci Cul-breth. Tickets at $25 for mez-zanine seating, $15 for orches-tra and gallery seating and $5for students sixth grade andolder are available by callingthe symphony office at (706)882-0662 or at the auditoriumbox office the day of the con-cert. Children fifth grade andyounger are admitted free withan adult.

The LaGrange Shufflerssquare dance club holdsdances from 7-9:30 p.m. at theSenior Center at 140 RaglandSt. in LaGrange.

WednesdayLaGrange Memorial Library

holds preschool storytime at 10a.m. For more information, callPat Gay at (706) 882-7784.

The Paichai University Choirand Dance Troupe from Dae-jeon, South Korea, will perform

at 4 p.m. at Price Theatre. Thepublic is invited and admissionis free.

ThursdayFirst Baptist Church of

Hogansville will host an Amer-ican Red Cross blood drivefrom 2 to 7 p.m.

The premiere of Steve Mar-tin’s new film, “Pink Panther2,” will serve as a fundraiser forBig Brothers/Big Sisters of theChattahoochee Valley, featur-ing food and a “glitterati” partyat the Legacy Museum onMain, followed by the film atCarmike Cinema across thestreet. Patrons can choose toattend a Glitterati party at 6p.m. and the film premiere at7 p.m., or the party at 7 p.m.followed by the film at 8 p.m.Tickets at $50 are limited andcan be purchased at Hill StreetHouse, Plum Southern and theBig Brothers Big Sisters officein the DASH building at 12004th Ave. For more information,call Kim King at (706) 298-2434, Ext. 123.

ChurchesToday

Trinity on the Hill UnitedMethodist Church’s AngelChoir for children ages 3through third grade rehearsesat 5:30 p.m.

A Bible study is at 7 p.m. inthe sanctuary at DASH for

LaGrange Inc. at 1200 4th Ave.Angela White-Fannin leads thestudy.

St. Paul C.M.E. Church at250 Lower Glass Bridge Roadhas a Bible study at 7 p.m.

TuesdayEastside Baptist Church at

1016 Mason St. holds a theo-logical extension center classat 7 p.m.

Faith Temple Church ofDeliverance at 221 EdgewoodAve. holds morning Bible studyat 10 a.m. For transportation,call Bobby Cox at (706) 845-8662. The Rev. C.M. Chivers ispastor.

WednesdayEastside Baptist Church at

1016 Mason St. holds a Biblestudy at 7 p.m.

New Beginnings BaptistChurch has Bible study at 6p.m.

First Baptist Church FanninStreet holds Bible study classesat 7 p.m.

First Assembly of God at 430Corinth Road in Hogansvilleholds services at 7 p.m.

Applying the Word Churchat 838-A New Franklin Roadholds Bible study at 7 p.m.

Burks Chapel UnitedMethodist Church on 855Burks Chapel Road has Biblestudy at 6:30 p.m., led by thepastor, the Rev. John D. Tomp-kins.

Saints of Christ ChristianCenter at 208 Clark St. holdsBible study at 10 a.m. and 6p.m. The Rev. Michael Rolandis pastor.

Wards Chapel CME Churchat 140 North St. holds Biblestudy at 6:30 p.m.

Zion Hill Missionary BaptistChurch at 118 Cox St. holdsBible study at 7 p.m. The Rev.William A. Dean is pastor.

Sonrise Baptist Church at1500 Whitesville Road holdsBible study at 7 p.m.. Interimpastor is Woody Woodard.

Hall’s Chapel Baptist Churchat 434 Burkes Chapel Roadholds Bible study at 6:30 p.m.The Rev. Gary Johnson is pas-tor.

Mountain Spring BaptistChurch on Ga. 18 in West Pointholds Bible study at 7 p.m. TheRev. Alfonzia Simpson Jr. ispastor.

Threat Grove Baptist Churchat 192 Rosemont Road holdsBible study at 6:30 p.m.

Louise United MethodistChurch holds Bible study at6:30 p.m.

Smith Chapel UnitedMethodist Church at 6225Hopewell Church Road holdsBible study at 7 p.m.

Faith Temple Church ofDeliverance at 221 EdgewoodAve. holds Bible study at 7 p.m.For transportation, call BobbyCox at (706) 845-8662.

Word Harvest Ministrieshosts a Bible study at 6 p.m. in

the banquet room of the DaysInn on Whitesville Road.

MeetingsToday

Hogansville City Councilmeets at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

The Salvation Army HomeLeague meets at 6 p.m. at theSalvation Army Worship andCommunity Center at 806 Mur-phy Ave.

LaGrange Amateur RadioClub will have a net on fre-quency 146.700 at 9 p.m.

Cub Scout Pack 324 meetsat 6:30 p.m. at First BaptistChurch on the Square, fourthfloor above the gym.

TuesdayThe Troup County High

School Band Boosters meets at6 p.m. in the band room.

Xi Epsilon Gamma meets at7 p.m. at a member’s house.

The Five Star Social Clubmeets from 8 to 9 p.m. at amember’s house.

The Troup County Commis-sion meets at 9 a.m. in the first-floor commission meetingroom in the Government Cen-ter at 100 Ridley Ave.

The Union Lodge 28 F&AMmeets at 7 p.m. at Lodge Hallon Hogansville Road.

The Downtown Merchants,Business & Professional Asso-ciation meets at 6:05 p.m. at OuLa La.

Hogansville’s CommunityWatch committee meets at 6p.m. at the city police depart-ment, 117 Lincoln St.

ThursdayThe LaGrange Sierra Club

will hold its monthly meetingat 6:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Epis-copal Church, Parish Hall.Harold Harbert, outreach unitcoordinator the the GeorgiaEnvironmental Protection Divi-sion in charge of Georgia’sAdopt-a-Stream program willbe the speaker. Open to thepublic.

Crime Stoppers meets at 6p.m. in the LaGrange PoliceDepartment training room.

Community Action ForImprovement meets at 7 p.m.in the CAFI central office.

Older Americans Sharing inService, the senior adult groupof Rosemont Baptist Church,meets at noon in the church fel-lowship hall.

LaGrange Woman’s Clubexecutive board meets at 10a.m. at Bellevue.

The Thursday Lunch Clubmeets at noon in the fellowshiphall of First Methodist Church.

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

The Kiwanis Club ofLaGrange meets at noon atHighland Country Club.

Dad makes light of ‘fat’ commentDear Abby: My daugh-

ter ’s 15-year-old friend“Willa” no longer comesover to our house. When Iasked my daughter why,she said my husband toldWilla she was getting fat.Willa told her mother, andher mother told her not tovisit us anymore.I confronted my husband

and told him his commentwas rude and that he shouldnever have said it. My hus-band says I’m wrong, mak-ing a huge deal out of noth-ing and he did not meananything by it. As a mother,I would not appreciate agrown man making com-ments about my daughter’sbody.Am I wrong to think my

husband’s remark is a formof sexual harassment, eventhough it was not in theworkplace? - Upset Mom inBellflowerDear Upset Mom: I

wouldn’t classify your hus-band’s unfortunate remarkas sexual harassment. Iwould, however, call itextremely insensitive andinappropriate. It cost yourdaughter a girlfriend, so toher it is a big deal. I’m sureyour husband would havebeen similarly hurt and

offended had Willaremarked to him that he isgetting a paunch or losinghis hair. Suggest it to him,and maybe then he’ll get it.Dear Abby: A few weeks

ago, my husband and Idecided to clean out ourgarage. Stored on a topshelf was the box contain-ing my wedding dress. As Ipulled it down, I wonderedwhat it looked like after 21years. After our weddingnight I had sent it to thecleaners to be dry-cleanedand boxed. It was returnedto me with a gold sealacross the opening.I decided to break the seal

and check the condition ofthe dress, hoping no mothshad gotten to it. When Iopened the box, there wasno wedding dress inside.My husband asked if I hadlet someone borrow it. “No,”

I replied, “the box has beensealed all this time.”Then it dawned on me

that my dress had neverbeen returned from thecleaners. I never thought tocheck inside the box when Igot it back. Please pass thison as a warning to futureand current brides to checktheir wedding boxes. -Duped in CaliforniaDear Duped: What hap-

pened was truly unfortu-nate, and I am pleased tospread the word. It’s far toolate to find out if your dresswas lost or stolen, butchecking the box makessense - if only to make surethe dress inside is the onethat was sent to the clean-ers. Better to be safe thansorry.Dear Abby: I want to pro-

pose to my boyfriend of 31/2 years. We’re both in our30s. My problem is, I don’tknow what to present to

him (like an engagementring) when I do.Have you any ideas? Is it

strange for a woman to pro-pose to a man? - Doing ItBackward, Butler, Pa.Dear Doing It Backward:

It isn’t strange at all.Women have been propos-ing to men ever sinceromantic love entered thepicture.There is no rule that a

man must present anythingto his intended at the timehe proposes, and neithershould you. If yourboyfriend says yes, the twoof you can discuss what hemight like to have as anengagement gift at the timeyou both select a ring foryou.

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�� Club newsSalvation Ladies on Mission

The Salvation Ladies on Mission met at the church onJan. 26. Margie Hill gave the program about the SalvationArmy, followed by refreshments. The group will have a Bible study and first class weight

loss every Monday for six weeks.

Dear Friend, If you have ever thought about going to a chiropractor but you’ve hesitated because you weren’t sure it was right for you, please read on…

Were Dr. Joseph Doughty and Dr. Stephan Langston.We are celebrating 4th year at our Ridley Street location. We have agreed to “give away” (to anyone who asks for it) $250 worth of my services for only $20...

...-that’s right $20.I’m Dr. Doughty and in the eleven years since I’ve been in practice, I’ve helped thousands of people. New to the LaGrange area, I’m looking forward to getting you feeling better and healthier, with a more productive life through chiropractic care. And now, I would like to introduce even more LaGrange residents to the many benefits our profession has to offer.For instance, chiropractic care may be able to help you if you are suffering from any of the following conditions:

-Migraine Headaches

-Lower Back Pain

-Numbness or soreness in your arms and legs

-Constant fatigue; lack of energy

-Muscles spasms, sprains, and strains

And a whole host of other problems ranging from torticollis to dizziness to ringing in the ear can also be helped.

These symptoms can be caused whenever the vertebræ in your neck and spine are out of alignment, because these “Misalignments” directly affect your nerve system.Fortunately, if you are suffering from any of these problems, or similar affliction right now, they may be relieved or eliminated by proper chiropractic treatment (commonly called adjustments). So if you have always wanted to “check out” chiropractic care and see what it can do for you, now is the best time to do so because…For 10 days only, $20 will get you all of the services I charge

new patients up to $250 for!

What does this offer include? Everything. Take a look at what you will receive….

• In-depth consultation about your health and well-being…• Complete chiropractic spinal examination…• Full set of specialized X-rays (if needed) to determine if a

misalignment in your spine is causing your pain or symptoms… (NOTE: Nobody gives these kinds of X-rays free, they would normally cost you at least $250).

• Analysis of your X-rays and spinal exam results so we can see what needs to be done to help relieve your problem.

• Personalized oral and written follow up report of findings…• Answers to all your most probing questions about chiropractic

care and what it can do for you…• The appointment will not take long at all. And like I said,

normally the charge is $250 for this (most of this would cover the full set of X-Rays).

But now, as part of this one-time offer, you can come in and find out for certain if you need chiropractic care and how it might help you eliminate the pain you are feeling. Before you come in, though, you will probably want to know a little bit about us. So let me tell you…Meet the Doctors

I was licensed in 1998 and have cared for those in need of specialized care. My chiropractic education was completed at Life University School of Chiropractic, in Marietta, Georgia where I received my Doctor of Chiropractic Degree. I have completed extensive post-graduate studies here and in Russia, focused on a precise and gentle form of correction, where I provided care to thousands of sick people needing this service. I’ve tested through the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and have been licensed in the states of Georgia, California and

New York. Certified as an upper cervical chiropractor, I am one of only a few chiropractors in the state of Georgia who utilizes the Upper Cervical Specific method of spinal analysis. This brings a unique

chiropractic adjustment to the area, which provides a gentle, effective, approach to renewed health and relief of discomfort for the entire family.

Dr. Joseph Doughty

Dr. Stephan Langston

I brought professional chiropracticquality care here to this area in 2005. Since opening our practice, I have also become president of Fibromyalgia Centers of America. This nationwide group of doctors are dedicated to [pic here]researching and treating Fibromyalgia cases all over the United States. I am a graduate of Life University and did my Bachelor of Science degree at East Carolina University.

LaGrange Georgia is my home and my family and I love living here.

But you ask…

Does Chiropractic Really Work?

Absolutely! Here are some findings from studies done by chiropractors and orthopedic surgeons…Harvard Medical School Health Letter-Sept 1990

“Chiropractic treatment of low back pain, which affects 75 million Americans, is superior to the standard regimen administered by medical doctors, a major British study concluded. “Chiropractic almost certainly confers worthwhile long term benefit in comparison with hospital outpatient management,’ said Dr. T.W. Meade, a British medical doctor who headed the study concluded at 11 hospitals and chiropractic clinics.”

Federal Medical Study Endorses Chiropractic for Back Pain –US Agency for Healthcare Policy and ResearchDecember 8,1994 – A panel of 23 doctors headed by Dr. Stanley Bigos, MD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, studied 3,900 medical articles on low back pain. Their conclusions were that “Chiropractor’s manipulation of the spine was more helpful then any of the following: traction, massage, biofeedback, acupuncture, injection of steroids into the spine, back corsets, and ultrasound. Surgery was beneficial to only 1 out of 100 cases!”Would you like even more proof that chiropractic works? Then listen to a few of these comments from a few of our patients…

Success Stories?Digestive Problems

I came to Dr. Doughty and started care in September of 2001. I have had many health problems all my life. I have suffered from chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction disease, questionable cystic fibrosis, very frequent sinus and ear infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, bradycardia and severe low back pain. Most of these problems began at birth and worsened as I grew older. I have been in and out of doctor’s offices and hospitals all my life. I have also been put on many medications. Since beginning upper cervical adjustments, I have had a lot less infections. I have been able to gain a little weight and I feel a lot better. I’m back in school and able to play sports. I also no longer take medications. I feel better now than I can ever remember. I am so thankful to God for leading me to Dr. Doughty. -Roger K. age 13

Chronic Fatigue, Headaches and Sleeping Problems

I came to Dr. Doughty and started care on February 27th,

2001. I suffered with chronic fatigue, severe back and shoulder

pain, headaches, dizziness, chronic sleeping problems and

tingling in my hands and arms. The pain and discomfort have

been intolerable for a long time. It was difficult to function and

life had a “grey cast”. I have seen multiple medical specialists

over the years and all of them provided no real positive results.

This has been very frustrating!

I didn’t know what to do until I came to see Dr. Doughty. I

learned I had spinal degeneration, my neck had lost its proper

curve and I had pressure on my brainstem. No other doctor told

me I had these problems. With consistent chiropractic

adjustments I feel better than I have felt in 20 years. The

patience and caring of Dr. Doughty has made my journey a true

learning experience. Life now has more color once again.

After 2 months of chiropractic care, I no longer am taking

Prilosec, Celebrex or Advil and I hope to be off my hypertension

medication soon. I no longer have any intense pain, headaches

and the tingling in my hands and arms has decreased

significantly. I also fall asleep much easier and I am more

rested in the morning.

I will always be thankful for the day we received the flyer

about this type of chiropractic care. IITT CCHHAANNGGEEDD MMYY LLIIFFEE!!

-Vickie W. age 42 Limited Time Offer

Obviously with an offer like this, We cannot afford to do it for very long. So we picked February 2nd - February 16th.

If you would like to take us up on our offer and see what Chiropractic can do for you, all you have to do is call our office and set up and appointment with one of our helpful staff members.

Phone: 706-882-1000Call this number only…….The office hours are 9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Tell the receptionist you would like to come in for the Special Introductory Examination for $20 between February 2nd - February 16th.We expect to get flooded with appointments for this event, so please call as soon as possible to assure that you do not miss out.Thank you very much and we look forward to helping you get relief from your pain so you can start living a healthier more productive life.

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27Atl. firefighterscall in sick SundayATLANTA (AP) —

Atlanta’s fire chief says fivefire stations were temporari-ly closed onSuper Bowl Sun-day after 27 firefighters calledin sick.Chief Kelvin Cochran says

the number doubles the aver-age of 13 firefighterswho callin sick on a given day.Cochran also says firefight-ers tend to call in sick moreoften on payday weekendswhen there’s a holiday or abig event like theSuperBowl.“Our goal is not to instill

panic, but we are definitelystretched very thin,” Cochransaid Sunday.Staffing cuts, hiring freezes

and furloughs have put asqueeze on the city’s firedepartment as of late.Lt. Jim Daws, who heads

the Atlanta chapter of theInternational Association ofFire Fighters, says the prob-lem could continue if fire-fighters are stretched thinbecause of budget problems.

Missing dog foundafter five yearsAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — A

WestGeorgiamananda four-legged friend have a lot ofcatching up to do.Randy Dely was reunited

with his Labrador retrieverlate last week nearly fiveyears after the dogwentmiss-ing.“Ace” recently showed up

atMichelle Golden’s Beaure-gard home without a collarand Golden took him toAuburn University’s Schoolof VeterinaryMedicinewhereshe works in the pharmacy.Staff members scanned

himand foundhe had a com-puter chip with his owner’sinformation.Dely is from Americus,

where he serves as WebsterCounty’s Sheriff. His dogsomehow ended up morethan 100miles away.

Wheelchair-boundman theft suspectCOLUMBUS (AP) —

Columbus police have arrest-ed a wheelchair-bound Ral-stonmanwho is suspected ofstealing a woman’s purse.

Police say 51-year-oldBernardPearson approacheda 49-year-old woman whowas reclining on a couch inthe lobby of their downtownapartment building with herbrown purse beside her.They say Pearson took the

purse and tried to get awaybut the woman yelled at himto return the purse and itwasrecovered.Pearson got into an eleva-

tor andwent to his room.Hewas arrested for robbery ashort time later.Two officers took Pearson

to The Medical Center fortreatment and police sayPearson insulted one of theofficer’s weight, cursing and

spitting in his face.Pearson was charged with

obstruction of an officer onSaturday and was releasedfrom the Muscogee CountyJail later that day.

ATLANTA (AP)—RichardGarcia was heating up somelunch when he nearly lit hishouse on fire, forgetting he’dturned on the stove. He’slikely to wander away fromhis Newnan home andbecome lost. Dementia hassettled over the 64-year-oldGarcia like a dense fog.His wife, Martha, works

full time to keep the strug-gling family afloat but shefears leaving Garcia alone.The family has found salva-tion in an adult day care cen-ter that provides him a safeplace to spend his days.But deep cuts in Georgia’s

budget are hitting programslike Garcia’s hard. As thestateworks to close a $2.2 bil-lion budget hole it’s slashingsome $18.9 million fromMeals on Wheels, adult daycare, in-home respite pro-grams and other initiativeswhich advocates for the eld-erly say help senior citizensstay in their homes ratherthan enter costly nursinghomes. The state cuts comeas nonprofits, charities andfaith-based groups, whichoften fill the gap,wrestlewiththeir own funding shortfalls.“These cuts are just devas-

tating for our seniors whohave given so much,” saidKathryn Fowler, of the Geor-gia Council on Aging.

At a rally of seniors at thestate Capitol last week, sev-eral state lawmakers pledgedto restore at least some of the$18.9 million in funding forthe elderly Gov. Sonny Per-due’s budget proposal elim-inated.“We cannot cut our budg-

et on the backs of the least ofthese,” state Rep. RobertaAbdul-Salaam, a RiverdaleDemocrat, said.But with state revenues

plummeting, the legislators

will have to replace anymoney they funnel into agingserviceswith cuts elsewhere.With budgets lean every-where that will be tough todo.Pat Presley, of Franklin,

Ga., said she began to rely ondaily meal deliveries afterrecent emergency abdominalsurgery. The 66-year-old hasno family in the area andlacks a car.“I could not havemanaged

without Meals on Wheels,”

she said.But perhaps even more

important than the food is thecontact with the outsideworld.“Since I’m alone they are

sometimes the only people Iwill see in a day,” Presleysaid. “It’s been comforting tohave that.”Advocates estimate that

the cuts to elderly nutritionprogramswill mean the lossof 138,000 meals from theroughly 3.9million delivered

to homes or providedthrough senior centers.The state budget also tar-

gets state money for respitesupport to caregivers whohave elderly familymembers.Some of thatmoney is for in-home caregivers, other dol-lars are for adult day care.Respite care provides reliefto familymembers by givingthem a break for caring forfamily members withAlzheimer’s or other debili-tating conditions. Supporterssay the programs are vital ingiving caregivers the helpthey need to keep familymembers at home.Garcia said the programhe

attends five days a week atCambridge House in New-nan has been a lifeline for hisfamily.“I never, ever thought I

would be in this position,”Garcia said. “I alwaysthought I would be workinguntil I died.”The state budget cuts

translate into the loss of$30,000 at CambridgeHouse,the facility’s executive direc-torMary AnnNeureiter said.That’s nearly 20 percent oftheir total budget.Also wiped out in the gov-

ernor’s proposed budget isfunding for a promising pro-gram that provides the eld-erly with volunteer legal

guardians, Becky Kurtz,Georgia’s Long-Term CareOmbudsman, said. Volun-teers in the program helpmentally incapacitated sen-iorswithout familywith legaldecisions on things like sur-gery and care options.“In the past, we had some

seniors that needed surgeryand couldn’t get it becausethere was no one competenttomake the decision,” Kurtzsaid.The state Department of

Human Resources did notreturn phone calls seekingcomment on the cuts.State Department of

Human Resources Commis-sioner B.J. Walker acknowl-edged at a recent state budg-et hearing that she had tomake “tough choices.”But she said given the

tough economic times theywere unavoidable.“I am comfortable I can fig-

ure out how to make itwork,” Walker said.

4 -Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 State LaGrange Daily News

Silent AuctionThe LaGrange College Library has moved to thenew Frank & Laura Lewis Library and is offer-ing for sale shelving, furniture, & equipmentfrom the old library.

Saturday, Feb. 7, 20099 a.m. to 3 p.m.

LaGrange College Banks Library601 Broad Street

LaGrange, GA 30240Items can be previewed online at

www.lagrange.edu/library/liquidation.aspx

Items can be personally previewed at the Banks Li-brary on Thursday, February 5, between 1 & 5 p.m.For more information contact the library director,Loren Pinkerman, at [email protected]

State budget cuts hit elderly, slash meals

AP photo

Demonstrators hold a signs including photos of the elderly who need care, to protestthe governor’s plans to reduce funding for senior services, outside the Georgia cap-ital in Atlanta.

�� Georgia in brief

On the day that Godput you with us

It is your day and I’m let-ting you know that you areforever in my heart andnow you are home.

Home for good but yourbirthday remains the same

Happy BirthdayLittle AngelLove,

Grandmother Linda

In Loving Memoryof Alaiyana Burden

Grandma’s Little Angel

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Liquor NoticeNotice of Application for license to sell spirituousliquors. The undersigned has made application to theMayor and Council of the City of LaGrange for a li-cense to sell spirituous liquors at Southside PackageStore, 1200 Hamilton Road, LaGrange, GA. 30241.This application will be heard by the Mayor and Coun-cil of LaGrange at its regular meeting to be held at 5:30p.m. on the 10th day of February, 2009.Signed: Tyesha Woods, Applicant

Senate plan hasmore tax breaksfor businessesWASHINGTON (AP) —Businesses are faring muchbetter in the Senate thanthey did in the House asCongress works on a mas-sive package of spendingand tax cuts designed tostimulate the economy.The Senate package,which could be voted on thisweek, has billions of dollarsin business tax credits notincluded in the House plan.Both packages would enablemoney-losing companies toget refunds of taxes paid onprofits in previous years. Butthe Senate plan offers moreways to do it, boosting pay-ments to companies byabout $15.5 billion.The total cost of the Sen-ate package — taxes andspending — at the openingof debate on it Mondaystood at about $890 billion,compared with $819 billionfor the plan passed by theHouse last week.Both tax packages areaimed at getting individualsand companies to spendmoney to help revive theeconomy at a time whenmost are inclined to cut backand save. The business taxcredits are designed to helpstruggling companies stayafloat and reward compa-nies that invest and expand.Some supporters are skep-tical that the tax measureswill spur much businessinvestment. For many com-panies, the goal is simply tostay in business, said Sen.Kent Conrad, D-N.D., chair-man of the Senate BudgetCommittee.

Gunmen kidnapAmerican officialQUETTA, Pakistan (AP)

— Gunmen kidnapped anAmerican U.N. official andkilled his driver in south-western Pakistan today,underscoring the securitythreat in a country wrackedby al-Qaida violence and ris-ing criminality.The official was abductedin themorning on his way tohis job as head of the U.N.refugee office in the city ofQuetta, senior police officialKhalid Masood said. Heidentified the kidnapped offi-cial as John Solecki of theUnited States.“Solecki has been servingin Quetta for more than twoyears,” Masood told TheAssociated Press. “We can-not speculate on the motivebehind the crime.”Authorities sealed exitroutes from the city, saidWazir Khan Nasir, anothersenior police official. Mean-while, police in the bordertown of Chaman said theywere checking vehicles toprevent the kidnappers fromwhisking the captive toAfghanistan.It was not immediatelyclear what impact the kid-napping would have on U.N.staff. September’s bombingof Islamabad’sMarriott hotel

has already prompted newU.N. rules prohibiting expa-triate staff in Pakistan fromliving with their children inparts of the country, includ-ing Quetta.

Israeli airstrikewounds 2 in GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip(AP) — Palestinian medicalofficials say two people havebeen wounded by an Israeliairstrike in the southernGaza Strip.Witnesses say the menwere wounded while travel-ing in a car in Rafah, a townnear the Egyptian border.Their conditions and identi-ties weren’t immediatelyknown.Monday’s airstrike comesin response to recent rocketattacks on southern Israel.Israel often targets Rafahbecause it is the site of abrisk smuggling industry.Israel recently ended athree-week offensive meantto halt rocket attacks onIsrael and end weaponssmuggling into Gaza.The Israeli army had nocomment on the reportedairstrike.

BOISE, Idaho (AP)—Twoboys who wandered awayfrom their families wereplucked to safety by anArmy National Guard BlackHawk helicopter after spend-ing the night in a freezingsouthwest Idaho canyon.The boys “looked verytired and cold,” said DaleRogers, chief deputy of theBoise County Sheriff ’sOffice. “And just very thank-ful to be alive, actually.”The teens spent Saturdaynight outside after being sep-arated from their families,who had driven below theBogus Basin ski area to gosledding.Rogers said the teens’fathers called authorities forhelp and then followed theirsons’ footprints into thecanyon on Saturday eveningas it was getting dark.Four members of IdahoMountain Search and Res-cue found the parents about12:30 a.m. and two rescuersbrought them out. The tworemaining rescuers contin-ued on and found the twoteens about 2 a.m. andstayed with them overnight.“They got them out oftheir wet clothes and start-ed a fire and hydratedthem,” said Rogers. He said

the teens were wearing ten-nis shoes that had to be cutopen to get them off theboys’ feet.Rogers said about 35 peo-ple took part in the rescuebut that snowmobiles could-n’t reach the boys on Sundaymorning. He said the teensappeared to have frostbite

and couldn’t walk, so hecalled for help from theIdaho ArmyNational Guard.Rogers said he did notknow the boys’ names, anda spokeswoman for IdahoMountain Search and Res-cue said the group wasn’tauthorized to release thenames.

LaGrange Daily News National, International Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 -5

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AP photo

David Strange, left, fills Jimmy Timmons’ portable generator with fuel in Columbus,Ky., after electric service to Timmons’ house was knocked out following a winterstorm.

‘Generator man’ deliversfor victims of Ky. stormCLINTON, Ky. (AP) —Piloting his Dodge Dakotathrough the narrow horsetrails of far west Kentuckyduring the worst power out-age in state history, DavidStrangewas quickly earninghis new nickname: “the gen-erator man.”The 52-year-old Texastransplant, who has workeddozens of jobs includingroughneck, auctioneer, andtrailer park landlord, man-aged to get his hands on 200units of the disaster region’smost precious commodity:gas-powered generators tokeep the lights and heat run-ning through a blackout thatcould last weeks.Some call him a GoodSamaritan—even a godsend— for distributing themachines, which cost any-where from $450 to $1,100.But Strange has a moreearthly view: “I’m a hustler,”he said through a Texasdrawl that has taken on atouch of Kentucky slide dur-ing 22 years of life here.“But Iwon’t rip anyoneoff,”he added. “I guess that’s whyImake such a good living.…People just seekmeoutwhenthey need something.”Strange has marked upprices about $50 to $100,

depending on the needs ofthe customer. He’ll install it,pour gas in it and deliver itnight or day to places soremote the deer scurry intothe woods as he pulls up.On Sunday, his customersincluded an 80-year-oldwoman who needed an out-let to run her oxygen equip-ment, a man who countedbloodhounds and rifles as hisonly companions, and an eld-erly couple fearful they could-n’t run a dialysis machine.“I just don’t know how toputwhat he’s done for us intowords,” said Janeen Tim-mons, 62, the dialysis patient.She came up with the god-send moniker in her nextbreath.“I was thinking Iwas goingto have to take her to the hos-pital, until he came out,” saidher husband, Jimmy Tim-mons, 63, a retired ironwork-er. Timmonswas reluctant topour gas into the unit as it ranfor the 12hours a dayhiswifeneeds on dialysis, so Strangedid it for him in the twilightof a 16-hour workday.Strange operated in the epi-center of an ice storm thathas paralyzed communitiesfrom the Ozarks toAppalachia since early lastweek. Officials blamedmore

than 40 deaths in nine stateson the freeze, most fromhypothermia, traffic accidentsor carbonmonoxide poison-ing.At its height, the stormknockedout power to 1.3mil-lion customers, more than700,000 of them inKentucky.By Sunday, the figure inKen-tuckyhaddroppedmore thanhalf.But Strange’s cell phonewas still buzzingwith peoplewho heard about his servicesthrough the word-of-mouththat travels quickly throughsmall towns, evenwhen tele-phone lines are dead.“My brother down inColumbus (Kentucky) gotone from him,” said WilliamLee, 55, whose bloodhoundswailed as Strange helped himunload a new7,000-watt unit.Strange took that unit toBerkley, Ky., the next townover from Columbus. Hebought his generators Sun-day from a friend who runsan independent wholesalewarehouse in Fulton,Ky., nearthe Tennessee state line.The enterprising generatorsalesman said hehas an 11th-grade education, but said heearned a six-figure incomelast year from various invest-ments and occupations.

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6 - Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 Opinion LaGrange Daily News

I’m having a day. I know that we allhave them, but today is my day. It’s notoften that I get to have a day because Ilive with five women. Their hormonestake up too much time and space forany of my fits or tantrums. As the manof the house, I expend all my energytrying to make them whole.On their days, I deal with emotions

on steroids and waste time trying fixwhatever seems to be broken. One dayI’ll quit and just empathize. One day,I’ll say that I’m very sorry, tilting myhead slightly to one side, give a hug,and never mention a word about tryingto remedy anything. Right now though,that goes against every molecule of mymanhood. Obviously, there exists pre-cious little time for my complaints.Ashamed as I am to say it, myproblems pale in comparison to somany others. I’m happily married,cancer-free, live in peace, and am onmy way to heaven.None of those things fix today.Regardless of my long term situation,I’m still having a day. My day, thiskind of day I have coined as a “mis-sionary day.” Without provocation,today I woke with a sense of longingin my heart. Melancholy often cre-ates desires for very simple things.This morning, I stood in line at the

grocery store buying a frozen pizzathat I knew would never evenapproach the quality of the famousMama Rosa’s frozen pizza sold inevery Wal-mart in America, and itgnawed at me like an abscessed tooth.I miss Mamaw’s banana pudding.Mamaw is my maternal grandmotherwho married my grandfather afterNanny, his first wife died when I wasjust a toddler. I love Mamaw’s bananapudding. Everybody loves Mamaw’sbanana pudding. She makes it whenthe bananas are just ripe, just beforethe spots start showing. Uncooked,without meringue, simple bananapudding with ‘Nilla wafers and whipcream. She always had a huge bowlwhenever I showed up for a visit.When I was a kid, I was convincedthat she either made it every day, orMamaw had some built in timingdevice that signaled her when tomake pudding so it would be freshwhen we visited. Almost thirty yearslater, I still haven’t solved the mystery.I don’t remember the last time I hadit, but I never remember there everbeing anything wrong with it. Onething about Mamaw’s banana pud-ding, people liked it, even if they did-n’t like banana pudding.Today, I miss playing golf with my

dad. Neither of us are terribly good,but that never mattered. I miss havinghim fuss about my approach to theball, like he groused about my battingstance when I was ten. Even more thanthat, after pooh-poohing his instructionand shanking it into the woods, I misshearing him say, “One of these days,you’ll listen to me.” I miss having to tellhim that regardless of how bad I was, Ididn’t want to use his secret and ques-tionable remedy for my slice.Today, I miss those things. Tomor-row, well, tomorrow will be tomor-row without banana pudding or golf,and it will be alright, but that doesn’thelp me today.Maybe today, you can say you’resorry and tilt your head to one sideand pretend to give me hug. Don’t tryto mend anything. I’m having a day –a missionary day.Please send your comments to

Michael Andrzejewski at [email protected]

President Barack Obamashould wage an aggressive“Colombia-style” offensiveagainst opium production inAfghanistan, Rep. Mark Kirk,R-Ill., contends after returningfrom military service in thewar zone.Particularly, he said, Obamashould reverse Bush adminis-tration policy — and Obama’sown reported preference —and authorize aerial herbicidespraying of the farms of drug“kingpins” in order to shutdown the major source offunding for Islamic extremists.Kirk also said in an inter-view that Obama shouldmakeuse of his international popu-larity and call on NATO alliesto send 20,000 more troops toAfghanistan — and persuadeCanada and the Netherlandsnot to go through with plansto pull theirs out.In December, Kirk becamethe second member of Con-gress— and first Housemem-ber — since 1943 to serve onactive duty in a combat zone,witnessing parts of a majorallied victory at Nad Ali inAfghanistan’s Helmand Rivervalley, the source of nearly halfthe world’s heroin.The Pentagon has barredcongressional reservists fromactive-duty service in combatzones since World War II, butSen. (and Army Col.) LindseyGraham, R-S.C., broke the banin 2006 and Kirk followed.A Naval reserve officer, Kirkserved for three weeks devel-oping counter-narcotics plansin NATO’s southern regionalcommand and said he flew ina helicopter with the top U.S.general in the region, watch-ing as British and Talibanforces exchanged artillery andsmall-arms fire.Because U.S. troops werenot directly involved, the battleof Nad Ali got little media cov-erage in America, but its resultwas that “for the first time inhistory, (NATO) is directly incontrol of a major drug-pro-ducing area. So, a new policyis very much needed,” Kirktold me.This is especially true, hesaid, because the HelmandRiver valley— rather than thePakistan border region — isthe destination of most of the20,000 to 30,000 additionalU.S. troops scheduled to besent to Afghanistan this year.“Assuming the plan goes as

NATO expects, by September,President Obama’s troops willcontrol the major heroin-pro-ducing area on the planet forthe first time in U.S. history,”Kirk said.Afghanistan accounts for 93percent of the world’s opiumproduction, according to theUnited Nations, and half of itoriginates in the HelmandRiver valley.“So then, the big question isgoing to be, what’s our planfor 2010?” Kirk said. Theopportunity exists, he said, toslash the Taliban’s $500 mil-lion in drug profits per year,now used to buy “the latestweapons, satellite communi-cations and good uniforms.”Kirk said that Obama’s poli-

cy should be similar to that pur-sued by the United States andthe government of Colombia,culminating in aerial sprayingof the poppy fields of die-hard,top-level opium growers.He said that after the mili-tary drives out the Taliban, theState Department’s Bureau ofInternational Narcotics andLaw Enforcement Affairs, theDrug Enforcement Adminis-

tration and the U.S. Agencyfor International Developmentshould move in with offers ofseed and fertilizer for farmerswilling to plant alternativecrops.“Themilitary should supportAfghan police to eradicatecrops when people don’t takethe offer and support the DEAto take down drug kingpins,”he said, policies that workedin Pakistan as well as Colom-bia.In Colombia, authoritieschopped down drug cropsgrown by low-level producersbut sprayed farms owned bydrug bosses. “At that point,”Kirk said, “most of the valleywill flip.”Aerial spraying was barredas a U.S. tactic because theBush administration fearedarousing images of the Sovietoccupation of Afghanistan, hesaid.Kirk said he’s heard fromObama transition officials thatObama strongly opposesspraying, but Kirk said thatspraying just the land of king-pins would do less environ-mental damage than drug pro-duction already does in theHelmand and adjoiningprovinces near Kandahar.Graham, just back from aCongressional trip to Iraq andAfghanistan with Vice Presi-dent-elect Joseph Biden, sayshe agrees with Kirk on theneed for an “aggressive” anti-drug policy, but he favorsemploying jobless Afghans touproot the crops instead ofspraying.“Most Afghans consider thedrug trade un-Islamic,” Gra-ham told me, “and we shouldhelp them show it.” He doesfavor “all-out war” on druglabs and prosecution of druglords.Graham said he also toldObama onWednesday to pushfor $1.5 billion in aid to Pak-istan over 10 years to bolsterits anti-extremist campaign.And, while asking NATOallies for more troops wherepossible, Graham said, Obamashould ask others for moremoney and police trainers.Kirk and Graham bothagree with Obama thatAfghanistan has been a “for-gotten war” and that the Tal-iban is resurgent. Destroyingopium— and Taliban funding— would be a good strategyfor an allied comeback.

During this week of the legislative session,several bills were on the agenda. Althoughthe session has just begun, we, as legislators,are already in full swing deciding on numer-ous important pieces of legislation.Governor Sonny Perdue gave his Stateof the State address two weeks ago andincluded his budget recommendations forthe amended 2009 budget and the 2010fiscal year budget. Two major tax billswere on the calendar for debate on Friday,only one of which was voted upon. TheHouse passed HB 143 on Friday, theHomeowners Tax Relief Grant legislation(HTRG), and it has been sent to the Senatefor consideration. Next week, members ofthe House of Representatives will vote onHR1 which will decide the fate of Proper-ty Reassessment Caps.In this current budget climate, what we

are dealing with is the same thing everyindividual family in Georgia has to dealwith. Our income is down and some toughchoices and decisions have to be made.When times get tough, we have to cutback. Families all across Georgia are mak-ing some similar decisions that we as law-makers are facing with our budget. In thisclimate, with such a severe economicdowntown, we have to look at our optionsconcerning the budget and cut back onnonessential and some essential items.It is a challenging and sometimes heartwrenching task.With a $2.2 billion budget deficit, the Gov-

ernor had tough choices to make in his pro-posal. The issue is revenue. By using someof the money in the Revenue ShortfallReserve (RSR), also known as Georgia’srainy day fund, the Governor is hoping toget through the difficult economic timesGeorgians are facing. In the Governor’s rec-ommended 2009 Amended Budget, $187mil-lion was used from theMidyear AdjustmentReserve and $50 million from the RSR. Forthe 2010 budget, $408 million was includedfrom the reserve.The Governor’s proposal is the recom-

mendations for the budget. We are in theprocess of budget hearings to determine ourversion of the budget, as is the Senate. Usingthe Governor’s revenue estimate, set ataround $19.2 billion for the rest of 2009 and$20.2 billion for fiscal year 2010, the mem-bers of the House will decide howwe believethe money in the budget should be spent.The House and Senate will then come to anagreement on a budget proposal to be votedon by both chambers.The Governor’s proposal would elimi-

nate the Homeowner’s Property Tax ReliefGrants, essentially saving the state $428million. The problem that arises is that if itis not funded, this amount is placed ontothe property owners in Georgia, anotherbill for $200-300. With many families fac-ing dire economic times, this could becomea burden on families in our communities.The legislature promised this money lastyear and the House plans on fulfilling thepromise they made to property owners.The members of the House are strug-gling with the idea of how to fund the grantthis year and on Friday we passed HB 143by a 117-55margin. This Homeowners TaxRelief Grant legislation commits us to payfor the grant covering the 2009 budget andsets the rules for how the grant programwill be administered in the future. Thisprogram is intended to be amechanism tosend back surplus funds to homeownersand the legislation we passed outlines howand when these grants will be distributedand will also make it easier for local gov-ernments to plan their budgets.

Please do not hesitate to let me knowyour position or thoughts on issues thatconcern you. If you would like to reachme,please call me at (404) 656-0177 or writeme at: State Rep. Randy Nix, 18 CapitolSquare, Suite 501 CLOB State Capitol,Atlanta, GA 30334 or e-mail me [email protected]

State Rep. RandyNix, R-LaGrange,represents District69, including partof Troup County.

MortonKondrackeis executiveeditor ofRoll Call, thenewspaperof CapitolHill.

In the last column I wrote abouta President’s first few days inoffice, I found that if the chief exec-utive is from the Democratic Party,he or she is more likely to have aseven point advantage in approvalratings around Inauguration Day.But how about what happens theday after…ormonths later?Whichparty is more likely to have a pres-ident have a “honeymoon,” whenthe public (and press) give the newleader the benefit of the doubt?Which ones are likely to have a“hangover,” with little or no breakbefore being attacked by the peo-ple and press?To determine this, I look at allpresidents from Dwight D. Eisen-hower to GeorgeW. Bush, lookingprimarily at Gallup polls. I com-pare the party of the president tohow long it took that president tohave an approval rating thatdipped below 50 percent.For Dwight D. Eisenhower, itwas a charmed first term. He nevergot below 50 percent in his first

four years. After his second inau-guration, it took him until March27, 1958, to drop below 50 percent.Even then, his approval ratingswere always ahead of his disap-proval ratings, and his term endedon a high note.It may shock you that PresidentKennedy never dropped below 50percent during his term. Peoplemay not have always liked hisaccent or policies, but respect forthe president remained high. Sim-ilarly, in finishing up JFK’s term,LBJ was above 50 percent. Thatchanged in President Johnson’sfirst full term. His approval ratingsdipped below 50 percent in a May

5, 1966 poll. They were rarelyabove 50 percent the rest of histerm in office.Surprisingly, Nixon had a longerhoneymoon that his predecessor,sticking it out above 50 percentuntil a Gallup poll on February 19,1971. His second term honeymoonwas much shorter, thanks toWatergate. His 67 percent ratingaround Inauguration Day hadplummeted 20 points by April 27,1973.Similarly, it didn’t take long forPresident Ford to get on people’sbad side. From his high ratingsin August of 1974 until Novem-ber 8 of that same year, his num-bers continued to slide. PresidentJimmyCater did little better. Onlya year after being inaugurated,Carter slipped under 50 percent,though he continued to wildlyvacillate between the 20s and50s.Reagan surprised a lot of people.Starting only at 51 percent, heclimbed to the 60 percent range,

but by November 13, 1981, he wasbelow 50 percent. He didn’t recov-er from bad poll numbers untilNovember of 1983. After his sec-ond inauguration, it took muchlonger for him to drop below the50 percent line, in the wake of theIran-Contra Scandal (December 4,1986).George HerbertWalker Bush fol-lowed a path similar to Reagan’sfirst term, but stayed high consid-erably longer. Only until the begin-ning of his last year in office didhis numbers tank. Bill Clin-ton had a short honeymoon in hisfirst term (it only lasted until Mayof 1993) but never fell below 50percent in his second term.Contrary to some conservativeclaims, GeorgeW. Bush had a rel-atively long honeymoon, whichlasted three full years (until Jan-uary 29, 2004). But his secondtermwas a disaster in public sur-veys. Bush sported the shortesthoneymoon of any of any recentpresident’s terms, being over 50

percent only on his InaugurationDay poll.Just as Democrats have higherInauguration Day polls, they alsohave longer honeymoons with theAmerican people. But here’s awarning for Barack Obama.Democrat honeymoons only last1.5 months longer than whatRepublicans get, on average,before their poll numbers sinkbelow 50 percent. That’s a little lessthan two years before the Ameri-can people’s enthusiasm for theirnew president tends to wane,regardless of their InaugurationDay numbers.

“Surprisingly, Nixonhad a longerhoneymoon thathis predecessor.

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Tough choicesI’m having amissionary day

Obama should spray Taliban poppies

Honeymoon or hangover? Approval ratings for new presidents varyJohn A. Turesis associateprofessor ofpolitical scienceat LaGrangeCollege.

Michael Andrze-jewski, a formerLaGrange pastor,is a missionaryand church planterin Portugal.

“Afghanistanaccounts for93 percent ofthe world’s opiumproduction.

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DEARDR. GOTT: My 73-year-old husband has beendiagnosed with vascularParkinson’s (progressivesupranuclear palsy).After the neurologists’

diagnosis, I did research onthe Internet and found thatmy husband has everysymptom, both physical andmental. His falls started sev-eral years ago. His move-ments are now painfullyslow, his thinking isimpaired, he has troubleswallowing, spills foods,requires help getting up anddown, has great troublewalking even with a walker,has lost weight, is veryweak, spends 15-plus hoursin bed a day, and has a blankstare and reduced eyemove-ment (says he can’t see).He has not accepted that

there is no cure and askedthat I write for your opinionon the best place to seekhelp.DEAR READER: I believe

you may have misunder-stood the diagnosis, sincevascular Parkinsonism andprogressive supranuclearpalsy are two separate, yet

similar, disorders.VP is caused by small

strokes within either or bothof the basal ganglia portionsof the brain. Symptomsinclude resting tremor, rigid-ity, slowness of movementand difficulty walking. Somepatients may experiencesudden onset of symptomsas well as a stroke-likeevent. Others may be com-pletely unaware of thestrokes and develop gradualworsening of symptoms.Diagnosis can be difficult

since it closely resemblestypical Parkinson’s diseaseand is often misdiagnosedas such in the early stages.Brain scans will show evi-dence of strokes. Treatmentis primarily aimed at elimi-nating future strokes.Progressive Supranuclear

Palsy (PSP) is also a Parkin-son-like disorder but differsin several small ways. LikeVP, it is often misdiagnosedas Parkinson’s disease in theearly stages. The symptomsare caused by deterioration

of nerve cells in several tinyareas of the brainstem,including an area common-ly affected in typical Parkin-son’s disease.Symptoms include loss of

balance while walking, stiff-ness, unexplained falls (usu-ally backward), awkward gait,irritability, forgetfulness, lossof interest, impaired thinking,sudden laughing or crying,apathy, problems controllingeyemovement, blurred vision,inability to maintain eye con-tact during conversation,slurred speech, trouble swal-lowing solids or liquids andmore.Based on the symptoms of

each disorder, your husbandappears to match closelythose of PSP rather than VP.Treatment for PSP can be

difficult, as there are no trulyeffective medications ortherapies. Medications thatincrease levels of dopamineare successful in about 30percent of cases, but effec-tiveness is limited to abouttwo years. Antidepressantssuch as Prozac improvesymptoms for some, but it isnot clear why.

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ONE BIG HAPPY

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GARFIELD

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FRANK AND ERNEST

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FAMILY CIRCUS

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Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

19) — Significant accom-plishments are possible now.If you arouse your workinstincts, it will compel youto do all that you can tomake them a reality.PISCES (Feb. 20-March

20) — One of your greatestassets is the ability to makepeople feel important. Whenyou do so, it could awaken astrong sense of responsibil-ity in others.ARIES (March 21-April

19) — There is nothingwrong with beingmotivatedto seek ways to achieve self-gains. But as you’re lookingout for No. 1, it is evenmoreadmirable to do so in waysthat help others out as well.TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

— Quit wasting time worry-ing about whether your ideasare any good; find a way toput them to the test.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

— If you had to go throughan intermediary to get whatyou want, don’t get upset ifthat individual has delayedthings.CANCER (June 21-July 22)

— Avoid persons who have atendency to drag their feet,because you’ll have little tol-erance for them.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) —

Your determination to suc-ceed is your most powerfulasset, which you’ll quicklydiscover once this force isawakened.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

— Plans that require initia-tive and bold measures are

likely to get easier for you astime passes.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)

— A situation you’ve beenletting control you, insteadof vice versa, will relinquishits hold.SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.

22) — Someone whosecooperation you need hasbeen patiently waiting forsigns that you’re ready tojump on board.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-

Dec. 21) — Push yourself abit harder to finalize thatsale you’ve been pitching fora long time.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-

Jan. 19) — An endeavor inwhich you’re involved thathas been getting a bit stalelately needs a new infusionof leadership.

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Explanations:Here is an explanation of

food service inspection vio-lations used by Troup Coun-ty Health Department.1. Food-borne illness risk

factors and public healthinterventions: Risk factorsare food preparation prac-tices and employee behav-iors most commonly report-ed to the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention ascontributing factors in food-borne illness outbreaks.Public health interventionsare control measures to pre-vent illness or injury.2. Good retail practices are

preventive measures to con-trol the introduction ofpathogens, chemicals andphysical objects into foods.N/A, not availableThese are the most recent

inspections:� Asian Garden Restau-

rant, 1861 Roanoke Road,LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 20Score: 71, C; Previous

score: 100, ARisk factorsComments: Bar soap pres-

ent at hand sinks; use liquidsoap. Raw fish stored overmushrooms in walk-inrefrigerator. Raw oystersstored above avocados inwalk-in. Soup held at 70degrees in pot stored onfloor. Date-mark all ready-to-eat foods.Good retail practicesComments: Open bulk

items/dry products open;store in properly sealed andlabeled containers.

� Chalk It Up, 1872 Ver-non Road, LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 21Score: 96, A; Previous

score: 96, ARisk factorsComments: Date-mark all

ready-to-eat foods.Good retail practicesComments: None

� Keeble’s Hole in theWall Barbecue, 1989 W.Lukken Industrial Drive,LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 14Score: 85, B; Previous

score: 95, A

Risk factorsComments: Eggs and raw

meat stored above condi-ments. Date-mark itemswhen stored in refrigeratormore than 24 hours.Good retail practicesComments: No running

hot water.

� King’s Fried Chicken,804 Whitesville St., La-GrangeDate inspected: Jan. 23Score: 93, A; Previous

score: 91, ARisk factorsComments: Need accessi-

ble hand wash sink inkitchen.Good retail practicesComments: Catfish thaw-

ing in sink at room temper-ature; items to be thawedunder running water, inrefrigerator or inmicrowave.

� Hong King Express,1501 Lafayette Parkway,LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 21Score: 90, A; Previous

score: 96, ARisk factorsComments: Improper

cooling of food; rice held at70 degrees.Good retail practicesComments: Medication,

brush and personal foodstored with food-serviceitems.

�Roger’s Pit Cooked Bar-becue, 210 E. Tenth St., WestPointDate inspected: Jan. 21Score: 80, A; Previous

score: 99, ARisk factorsComments: Employees’

drinks must have lids andstraws. Improper thawing ofhamburgermeat and catfish.Cole slaw and tomatoesholding at 60 to 67 degrees.All ready-to-eat foods incooler must be date-marked.Good retail practicesComments: Employees

who prepare foods mustwear hats or hairnets.

� Whitetail Pub, 5309Roanoke Road, LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 21Score: 100, A; Previous

score: 100, ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: None

� Captain’s Cove, 301Commerce Ave., LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 23Score: 84, B; Previous

score: 90, ARisk factorsComments: Smoking cig-

arettes in kitchen. Improperdrinking; all cups shouldhave lids and straws. Ready-to-eat foods not date-marked.Good retail practicesComments: Do not reuse

containers for new fooditems. All food employeesneed hair restraints. Foodand food-service items storedon floor; store all items 6inches off floor. Not in com-pliancewithGeorgia Smoke-Free Air Act. Deep-clean allcooking equipment, Cleanwall behind dishwasher; anenormous amount ofmold ispresent. Repair rising floorin kitchen.

� Troup County SeniorCenter, 140 Ragland St.,LaGrangeDate inspected: Jan. 22Score: 99, A; Previous

score: 100, ARisk factorsComments: NoneGood retail practicesComments: Remove dust

accumulation on ceiling,light and vents.

�Waffle House, 1615 BassSt., HogansvilleDate inspected: Jan. 21Score: 85, B; Previous

score: 83, BRisk factorsComments: No soap or

paper towels present at fronthand sink. Raw eggs storedabove orange juice in frontrefrigerator. Raw eggs storedabove lettuce and milk inwalk-in.Good retail practicesComments: Clean area

under grill. Remove moldfrom drink dispenser. Labelpersonal food and keep itseparate from restaurantfood.

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WASHINGTON (AP) –Commercial airline crewsreported more than twodozen emergency landings,aborted takeoffs or otherhair-raising incidents due tocollisions with birds in thepast two years, according toa confidential database man-aged by NASA.An Associated Press

review of reports filed vol-untarily with NASA’s Avia-tion Safety Reporting Sys-tem show that bird-airlinerencounters happen fre-quently, though none as dra-matic as the one involving aUS Airways jet that ditchedsafely into the Hudson Riveron Jan. 15 because a run-inwith birds took out both ofits engines.Since January 2007, at least

26 serious birdstrikes werereported. In some of them, theaircraft’s brakes caught fireor cabins and cockpits filledwith smoke and the stench ofburning birds. Engines failedand fan blades broke. In onecase, a birdstrike left a 12-inchhole in the wing of a Boeing757-200.The NASA data does not

include details such as thenames of crews, airlines,and, in many cases, the air-ports involved – confiden-tiality designed to encouragegreater reporting.“That’s only touching the

tip of the iceberg,” said for-mer National TransportationSafety Board member JohnGoglia. “Clearly, we don’thave knowledge of the fullwidth and breadth of thisproblem.”From 1990 to 2007, there

were nearly 80,000 reportedincidents of birds strikingnonmilitary aircraft, aboutone strike for every 10,000flights, according to the Fed-eral Aviation Administration

and the Agriculture Depart-ment. Those numbers arebased on voluntary reports,which aviation safety expertssay almost certainly under-estimate the size of the prob-lem and fail to convey theseverity of some incidents.In some cases reported to

the NASA database, crewssaid they could smell birdsburning in the engines – “atoxic smell like burning toast(or) popcorn” wrote a flightattendant on an MD-80 air-liner that had just taken offin March. After returning tothe airport for an emergencylanding, it was discovered theaircraft had suffered a bird-strike on a previous landing.Among other cases

detailed in the NASA data-base:

� In March 2007, the pilotof a Boeing 777-200, a wide-bodied airliner that typical-ly seats more than 280 pas-sengers, reported a bird-strike in the right engineshortly after a takeoff, caus-ing strong engine vibrations.The pilot shut down theengine and asked to divert

to another airport for anemergency landing, dump-ing as much of the plane’s160,000 pounds of fuel aspossible to reduce theplane’s landing weight. Anoverweight plane risks blow-ing a tire, going off the run-way or breaking apart onlanding.

� In June 2007, a Boeing757-200 at Denver Interna-tional Airport was forced toabort a takeoff at between150 mph and 160 mph aftera flock of birds the size ofgrapefruit flew into the pathof the plane. Some birdswere sucked into bothengines, the pilot reported.

� In July, the pilot of aBoeing 737-300 in the midstof a 139-mph takeoff rollspotted a hawk with a 4-footwing span on the runway. Asthe bird flew past the leftside of the plane, the crewheard a “very loud bang”and there was engine surge.The pilot aborted the take-off at great strain to the air-craft’s brakes, which caughtfire. Fire trucks doused theflames. No one was hurt.

Birds cause emergencylandings, aborted takeoffs

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This November 2007 photo shows the leading edge ofthe wing of a B-737 after it hit a great blue heron onapproach to an airport. The pilot landed the aircraftuneventfully and it was taken out of service for repairs.

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When Georgia fired basketballcoach Dennis Felton last week,who knew that his replacementcould possibly be the winningestbasketball coach in NCAA history.The volatile Bobby Knight,

according to a column in theAtlanta Journal-Constitution,would give strong consideration tobecoming Georgia’s new coach ifoffered the job.Whether Georgia wants to pur-

sue is Knight is unclear.

Georgia president MichaelAdams didn’t comment on Knight,instead telling the AJC Georgia is“looking right now at everbody inthe country who might be avail-able.”One of Georgia’s top players,

junior Albert Jackson, said hewould welcome Knight.“I would have to have a coach of

that caliber,” Jackson told the AJC.“You have a Hall of Fame coach,you have somebody like that, allyou can do is be happy.

“If Bobby Knight wants to comein here, I’d be more than happy.”Knight won three national titles

at Indiana before spending eightseasons at Texas Tech.Knight has been a college ana-

lyst for ESPN this season.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—Thewinning play of the SuperBowl was right out of aschoolyard.Scamble right, scramble

left, find someone open.The perfect unscripted

ending to a game of improb-able swings.Their Steel Curtain shred-

ded, Ben Roethlisberger andSantonio Holmes impro-vised the 6-yard touchdownwith 35 seconds left thatgave the Pittsburgh Steelersa record-setting sixth SuperBowl victory, 27-23 over theArizona Cardinals on Sun-day night.“Great players step up in

big-time games to makeplays,” said Holmes, thegame’sMVP. He said he toldRoethlisberger that he“wanted to be the guy tomake the plays for thisteam.”And he was.Holmes grabbed the ball

with both arms stretchedfully above his head in theback right corner of the endzone, his toes barely drag-ging inbounds.He fell, sat up and cra-

dled the ball like the prizeit was.This thriller certainly

matched last year’s upset ofthe NewEngland Patriots bythe New York Giants thatended with Plaxico Burress’TD catch – with 35 secondsleft, too.But this one was even

wilder. With the last tension-packed seconds tickingaway, a kneeling Roethlis-

berger held coach MikeTomlin’s hand as KurtWarn-er led one last, but futile,drive.“These guys just don’t

blink,” Tomlin said. “Theydeliver. It’s never going to bepretty or perfect, if you will,but they have a great deal ofresolve.”

The Steelers (15-4), win-ning their second SuperBowl in four seasons, led 20-7 in the fourth quarter, onlyto see Warner and the Car-dinals stage a remarkablerally to go in front 23-20with2:37 remaining.

By Ross JohnsonSports Writer

The Troup girls’ basketball teamstarted strong, but has now hit a bit ofa rough patch.The Lady Tigers, who only won

three games last season, surprised allof Region 2-AAA by winning four oftheir first six region games and 11overall.Troup has fallen off of late, how-

ever, losing its past three gamesdespite each being close contests.A week-long break should be wel-

comed by both the girls’ and boys’teams, as the they won’t face anotheropponent until Friday at Shaw.Lady Tigers head coach Caroline

Sellers said her team has some thingsto work on with the incoming break.“We need to regroup and fine-tune

some things,” Sellers said after herteam's two-point loss toCarver last Fri-day. “I’ve beenwanting to do that. Thiswill be our opportunity.Hopefully,we'llbe able to beat (Carver)when it counts(in the region tournament).”

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Could Bobby Knight be Dogs’ new coach?

Hitting a rough spot

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Hontz,GilbertprevailLady Tigers

hope to snaplosing skid

Wildcatsget wins

Steelers win on last-minute TD

� High school basketball: A look at this week’s basketball games

� Super Bowl: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23

Kevin Eckleberry / Daily News

Troup guard Tanisha Jackson beats Carver’s defense down the floor during Friday’s game.Although theLady Tigers rallied late, they fell short and dropped their third straight game.

Callaway boys’ coach Terry Hayes rallies his players late inSaturday’s win over Macon County. Callaway faces regionrival Heard County on Tuesday.

AP photo

Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger celebrates with his teammates after throw-ing a game-winning touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes.

� Wrestling

� Basketball

This week’s gamesToday

Green Pastures at Dawson Street,6 p.m. (boys only)

TuesdayHeard County at Callaway, 6 p.m.LaGrange at Northside, 6 p.m.Heritage at LaGrangeAcademy, 6

p.m.Dawson Street at Oak Mountain, 6

p.m. (boys only)PraiseAcademy at Lafayette Chris-

tian, 6 p.m.Friday

Callaway at Jordan, 6 p.m.Columbus at LaGrange, 6 p.m.Troup at Shaw, 6 p.m.LaGrange Academy at Flint River,

6 p.m.Monroe Academy at Dawson

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tain, 6 p.m.Saturday

Callaway at Crawford County, 6p.m.LaGrange at Heard County, 3 p.m.LaGrange Academy vs. Furtah

Prep at Philips Arena, 1 p.m.

Bo Heath will be one of the seniors hon-ored on senior night at LaGrange Acade-my on Tuesday.

Arizona wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald celebrates his go-ahead touchdown catch in the fourth quarter.

From staff reports

LaGrange High’s JustinGilbert and Callaway’s Bran-don Hontz returned homeSaturday evening withchampionship medals inhand.Both wrestlers took the top

spot in their respectiveweight class at a tournamentat Bowdon High.Gilbert won every match

by pin en route to winningthe 140-pound weight class,while Hontz won the 130-pound class.BradenDuke added a sec-

ond-place finish for La-Grange, while Callaway’sRyan Kiss was third at 112pounds.Gilbert hasn’t lost since the

Area 2-AAA duals in Colum-bus on Jan.16.“I hope he’s peaking at the

right time,” Weathers said.Hontz, meanwhile, has

only lost one match all sea-son.LaGrange will host the

Area 2-AAA traditional meeton Saturday.LaGrange finished second

to Columbus in the areaduals.“It’ll be a tough tourna-

ment,” Weathers said. “Co-lumbus is by far the front-runner. They’re very, verygood.”The Troup Tigers will also

participate in Saturday’stournament.

From staff reportThe Dawson Street Chris-tian SchoolWildcats handledLafayette Christian 83-37Friday night.TheWildcats stormed to a

27-6 lead after the first quar-ter, and they were up 57-23at the half.Dawson Street led 77-32

Troup’s boys’ team is hop-ing the week off doesn’t slowits momentum.After starting 1-6 in theregion, the Tigers have wontwo straight games.By the time the LaGrangeteams visit Northside onTuesday, they will have hada week off.The Grangers will thenhost Columbus on Fridaybefore heading to HeardCounty Saturday in a non-region rivalry game.On Tuesday, the Grangers(6-2 in Region 2-AA) andPatriots (6-3) will play forsecond place in the region.The Grangers have wonsix of their past sevengames, with the only loss inthat stretch coming at Shaw,which leads the region withan 8-1 record.Also on Tuesday, the Call-away Cavaliers have a keyhome test against HeardCounty.Heard County is second inthe region at 10-2, but theCavaliers are right behindthem at 8-3. In January,Callaway won at HeardCounty, handing the Bravestheir first loss of the season.“We’ve got a big gamecoming up,” Callaway coachTerry Hayes said after Sat-urday’s win over MaconCounty. “We'll have to playbetter. Heard County is real-

ly good.”Callaway’s teams finishthe week on the road Fridayat Jordan and Saturday atCrawford County.LaGrange Academymighthave the biggest game of allarea teams this week. If not,it’s definitely in the biggestvenue.The Warriors are headingto Philips Arena in Atlanta toplay Furtah Prep on Satur-day. The girls tip off at 1 p.m.while the boys start at 3 p.m.The teams will stay after-ward to watch the Hawksface the Clippers.“The kids, that’s all they'retalking about,” said boyshead coachMatt Dalrymple.“They’re so excited.”Before those games,LaGrange Academy’s teamshost Heritage on Tuesdaybefore visiting Flint River onFriday.Tuesday the seniors onboth LaGrange Academyteams will be honoredbefore the start of the boys’game.Dawson Street will beplaying three games in fivedays this week. TheWildcatshost Green Pastures tonightbefore heading to OakMountain on Tuesday. Daw-son Street will also hostMonroe on Friday.Lafayette Christian Schoolwill host Praise Academy onTuesday and head to OakMountain on Friday.

through three periods.NickWilburn led DawsonStreet with 27 points, whileTravis Jennings scored 19.DequinceyWilliams added13 points and eight steals,while Zack Cullers scored 11points.Jacorey Carter scoredeight points and pulleddown 13 rebounds.On Saturday, theWildcatsbeat Solid Rock 60-26 fortheir fourth straight win.

Dawson Street put it awayearly, taking a 22-4 lead afterthe first quarter.Wilburn had a big nightwith 25 points, while Jen-nings and Cullers scored 16and 10 points, respectively.Williams had six pointsand nine steals, and Carterhad 10 rebounds.TheWildcats improved to15-3 overall and 8-2 in GISARegion 4-A.The Wildcats host GreenPastures Academy at 6 p.m.today in a region game.

Warner hit All-Pro receiv-er Larry Fitzgerald in stridefor a 64-yard touchdown andthe lead. Already owning aslew of postseason receivingmarks this year, Fitzgeraldsped down themiddle of thefield, watching himself out-run the Steelers on the hugevideo screen.Fitzgerald could onlywatch from the sideline asRoethlisberger engineered a78-yard drive to win it inwhat resembled Heinz FieldSouth. With waves oftwirling Terrible Towelsturning Raymond JamesStadium into a black-and-gold tableau—Steelers fanssupporting their belovedteam, the economy bedamned— Pittsburgh’soffense rescued the title.“I knew it was a touch-down 100 percent,” Holmessaid, even though it had towithstand a video review.“My feet never left theground. All I did was standup onmy toes and extendedmy hands.”And hauled in the passthat punctuated anotherPittsburgh championship,adding to those won in the1974, ’75, ’78, ’79 and ’05seasons.The stunning swings over-shadowed Pittsburgh line-backer James Harrison’srecord 100-yard interceptionreturn for a touchdown toend the first half. That lookedlike the signature play untilthe final quarter, when bothteams shook off apparentknockout punches to throwhaymakers of their own.Big Ben and Holmesstruck the last blow, andwhenWarner fumbled in the

final seconds, the Cardinals’dream of winning their firstNFL crown since 1947 weregone.“I said it’s now or never, Itold the guys all the filmstudy you put in doesn’t mat-ter unless you do it now,”Roethlisberger said. “I’mreally proud of the way theyresponded.”The Cardinals (12-8), play-ing in their first Super Bowland first championshipgame of any kind since 1948,lost their composure afterHarrison’s heroics. They hadthree penalties to keep Pitts-burgh’s 79-yard drive going,a 16-play march that endedwith Jeff Reed’s 21-yard fieldgoal for a 20-7 lead.And they couldn’t getFitzgerald free until verylate. But boy did he get free.The All-Pro who alreadyhad set a postseason recordfor yards receiving and hadfive touchdowns in the play-offs was a nonentity until an87-yard fourth-quarter drivehe capped with a leaping 1-yard catch over Ike Taylor.He made four receptions onthat series on whichWarnerhit all eight passes for all theyards.And then he struck swiftlyfor the 64-yarder that putArizona within minutes of aremarkable victory—a vic-tory that never camebecause of the resilience ofthis Steelers team.“I’m disappointed for ourteam,” said Cardinals coachKenWhisenhunt, the offen-sive coordinator in Pitts-burgh when the Steelerswon the 2005 title. “This is agroup of men that I’m veryproud of. They played veryhard in circumstances wherenobody believed in them.”

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Kurt Warner and hisageless arm painted a fourth-quarter mas-terpiece. It just wasn’t quite enough.The Arizona Cardinals’ improbable play-off run ended with Santonio Holmes’ tiptoecatch in the end zone with 35 seconds toplay and a 27-23 Super Bowl triumph forPittsburgh.Warner went down flinging, though, com-pleting 14 of 19 passes in the frenzied final15 minutes for 224 yards.“I am just really disappointed for him thatwe didn’t get this win,” coach KenWhisen-hunt said.Warner was deprived of one last heave tothe end zone. He went back to throw fromthe Steelers 44 and was hit. The ball cameloose for what officials said was a fumblethat Pittsburgh recovered with 5 secondsremaining. Officials did not review the play.“I was surprised they didn’t,” Warner said.“I really felt like my arm was moving for-ward … I would have thought they wouldhave at least taken a look at it.”Warner has been in three Super Bowls,and all of them went down to the wire, thefirst with a victory for St. Louis over Ten-nessee in the 1999 season, the second witha last-second loss for the Rams against NewEngland in 2001.And now this one.“I have been fortunate to be a part of threegreat Super Bowls,” Warner said. “I am def-initely proud of it. Would I have liked to winmore than one? Of course, but I am proudthat I have been able to come to these gamesand be part of some of the greatest SuperBowls ever.”He knew that just putting up this kind offight was amoment to be savored for a fran-chise long the cellar-dwelling laughingstockof the NFL.“I’m so proud of this football team. I thinkthat’s probably one of the reasons it does-n’t hurt as much as it could have,” he said,“because these guys exceeded expectations,they were so fun to play with. I can’t sayenough about the season that we had.”

Now he is a free agent. The 37-year-oldquarterback’s contract with the Cardinalsexpired when the season ended. The Car-dinals say they want him back and say hewants to be back.But in the aftermath of his third SuperBowl, Warner was noncommittal.“I don’t know if I’m going to play nextyear,” he said. “I haven’t thought about that.I’m going to enjoy what we just accom-plished as a football team. I’m going to enjoythis year. I’m going to enjoy this great gamethat we just played in. And I’m going to takesome time away from the game and then I’llmake that decision.”Warner completed 31 of 43 passes for 377yards and three touchdowns, with one his-torically costly interception. Picked as NFLman of the year before the kickoff for hisgoodwork off the field, he left the gamewithstatistics that stand with anyone who hasever thrown a Super Bowl pass.The 31 completions were one shy of NewEngland quarterback Tom Brady’s SuperBowl record and tied Buffalo’s Jim Kelly forsecond.Warner now holds the top threemarks foryards passing in a Super Bowl, previouslythrowing for 414 yards in 2000 against Ten-nessee and 365 yards against New Englandin 2002.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – SantonioHolmes sat on the grass alongside theend zone – legs outstretched, headbowed, arms wrapped tightly aroundthe ball.He’d come too far to let go.The kid who once sold drugs on astreet corner had grown up to becomeMVP of a most remarkable SuperBowl.Holmes, who overcame his grittychildhood in rural south Florida, madea brilliant touchdown catch with 35seconds left to give the PittsburghSteelers their record sixth Super Bowltitle, a 27-23 victory over the ArizonaCardinals on Sunday night.“I dared the team,” Holmes said.“Just give me the ball, give me thechance to make plays and I will do itfor you.”He was true to his word on the 6-yard winner.After a pass to the left corner wentthrough Holmes’ hands, Ben Roeth-lisberger lofted the ball toward theright corner, over the hands of not one,not two, but three Arizona defenders.Holmes leaped to get it—and some-how managed to drag both feet inbounds, his toes barely scraping thegrass before he tumbled out ofbounds.The official threw up both arms –touchdown! – and Holmes sat out ofbounds for several seconds, lookingdown at a ball he didn’t want to giveup.His teammates piled on top of him,celebrating a game that will go down

as one of the greatest in Super Bowlhistory.The referee took a look at the replayto make sure Holmes had control ofthe ball and got both feet down. Thethird-year receiver never had anydoubt.“I knew it was a touchdown 100 per-cent,” he said. “My feet never left theground. All I did was stand onmy toesand extend my hands.”Amazingly, Holmes’ catch came atexactly the same point – 35 secondsremaining – as Plaxico Burress’ 13-yard touchdown catch in last year’sSuper Bowl, giving the New YorkGiants their upset of the unbeatenNew England Patriots.That finish was a classic. This onewas even better.“The first read was the runningback in the flat, but he wasn’t open,”

Roethlisberger said. “Then I was goingto try to bang it to Hines (Ward, MVPof the 2006 Super Bowl), but some-one was closing in on it and I was alittle nervous about it. It wouldn’t havebeen a touchdown. I looked back,scrambled a little bit and saw ‘Ton’ inthe corner. I tried to throw it high sohe was going to catch it, or no onewas.“Luckily, he made a heck of a play.”Holmes was so good – nine catchesfor 131 yards, four of them on the win-ning 78-yard drive – that he actuallymanaged to outshine teammate JamesHarrison, who seemed to be a shoo-in for the MVP award through threequarters.“Santonio is a guy who just loves todeliver in big moments and biggames,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlinsaid.

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WILDCATS FROM 9

BASKETBALL FROM 9

SUPER FROM 9

Warneramazingin loss

He just wanted the ball� Super Bowl MVP: Pittsburgh receiver Santonio Holmes

AP photo

Pittsburgh wide receiver Santonio Holmes was named the MVP of theSuper Bowl. Holmes caught the game-winning pass with 35 seconds left.

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Kurt Warner threw for 224 yards in thefourth quarter on Sunday, but it wasn’tenough to beat Pittsburgh.

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Arizona’s Bertrand Berry looks on while Pittsburgh’s play-ers celebrate a Super Bowl victory.

Holmesmakesmost of chanceon final drive

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Harrison goes 100 yards

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) – First clay, then grass.Now Rafael Nadal hasproven he can win on anysurface, entrenching his holdon the No. 1 ranking.The former crown princeof tennis is now the “King ofAustralia” – to quote oneSpanish newspaper headline– after outlasting Roger Fed-erer in five gritty sets in theAustralian Open final Sun-day for his sixth Grand Slamtitle.Now, Nadal can lookahead to Roland Garros,where he already controlscenter court.“Everything was very spe-cial,” the Spaniard said. “Ididn’t have time yet to enjoythe title because I am tootired.”There will be plenty oftime for that.Not quite the way Federerenvisioned things when hestarted a run to what hehoped would be his record-tying 14th Grand Slamchampionship. The 27-year-old Swiss star, renowned forhis placid demeanor oncourt, began sobbing after-ward during the awards cer-emony.“God, it’s killing me,”lamented Federer, who hassaid he still can't get used tohearing himself introducedas the second-ranked playerin the world after a record237 weeks at the top.

� GOLF: Kenny Perryfinally finished off CharleyHoffman in a playoff, mak-ing a 22-foot birdie putt onthe third extra hole Sundayin the FBR Open.After Perry bogeyed thefinal hole of regulation to setup the playoff, the twobogeyed and parred the firsttwo extra holes. Perry thenrolled in the long putt on the332-yard, par-4 17th to endthe second straight playoffin the event.Perry closed with a 2-under 69 to match Hoffman(67) at 14-under 270 at TPCScottsdale. It was the 13thPGA Tour victory for Perry,the 48-year-old Kentuckyplayer who won three timeslast year and played on thewinning U.S. Ryder Cupteam.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – JamesHarrison didn’t win theDefensive Player of the Yearaward by making plays likethis. He’s a sacker and a run-stuffer, not a long-distancerunner.Didn’t matter. Harrisonwent the distance on a 100-yard interception return —one of the greatest plays inSuper Bowl and Steelers his-tory—to swing the NFL titlegame on Sunday night whenit appeared the Arizona Car-dinals were ready to take thehalftime lead. The Steelerswent on to win their record

sixth Super Bowl, 27-23.On a first-and-goal playfrom the Steelers 2 with 18seconds left in the half,Warn-er threw a short pass over themiddle intended for AnquanBoldin, who had made twocatches for 11 yards on theprevious two plays.Harrison, the Steelers’right outside linebacker,read the play perfectly andcut in front of Boldin tomake the interception at thegoal line and take off up theArizona sideline. The All-Prolinebacker was slowed twiceon either side of the 50, with

Warner himself trying andmissing to make the tackle,before being hauled downby Larry Fitzgerald’s face-mask tackle—but not beforethrusting the ball across thegoal line.“We were basically on amax blitz,” Harrison said.“Kurt had to get it out and sohe had to throw a quickslant in or out and I guessedon it, basically just shiftedout, flowed out, and hethrew it straight to me. Afterthat, it was about my team-mates helping me get to theother end.”

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to do insurance examsin the LaGrange -Newnan area. Musthave computer.

Fax to 770-754-1097Att: Patti. or email to

[email protected]

Medical

AUTOMOTIVETECHS NEEDED

Must be experienced.Must have tools,Valid driver licenseand transportation.Monday-Friday

References RequiredSerious inquires only

706-905-1050

Mechanics

ROUTE DRIVERSCompany vehicle,

cash daily, must havevalid drivers license.Go geters only.Call Sandy706-883-8686

Jean Harris, V.P ofHuman Resources atjean.harris@tencate.

com.No phone calls

please.

Help Wanted -General

EXPERIENCEDPRODUCT

DEVELOPMENTENGINEER

Textile ManufacturingCompany in UnionCity, Georgia seeksexperienced ProductDevelopment Engineerto develop new prod-ucts and provide

technical expertise formarketing efforts.

BS Degree Textile orChemical Engineering

and five yearsexperience. Expertisewith aramid fibers is

preferred.Interested applicants

should emailresumes to

Help Wanted -General

DRIVERSNEEDED

Local U.S Mail RouteClass A CDL. Five

years plus experienceClean MVR

Call 904-874-8339

Drivers & Delivery

6000 Employment

A MUST SEENewly renovated mo-bile homes starting at$150 per week, all utili-ties provided including

cable , no pets.706-298-1460

TWO BEDROOMTWO FULLBATH

absolutely no pets.706-812-0056

Rentals

FURNISHEDNICE, CLEANTwo bedroom706-884-7747

NiceTwo Bedroomin city park. $375

monthlyplus $150 deposit.One also in country.(706)882-8276

TWO BEDROOMTWO BATH

No pets. References.(706)882-3691

Rentals

4000 ManufacturedHousing

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

THREE BEDROOMTWO BATH

With two bonusrooms.

116 Hampton GreenDrive. $1000 month$1000 Deposit706-333-0631

THREE BED-ROOM

TWO BATHHUGE FENCEDIN YARDDunson Street $575706-884-5857

86 TERRACEDRIVE

(Lees Crossing Area)Two BedroomOne Bath

$650.00 Rent$650.00 Deposit(706) 594-8682

Houses for Rent

RENT TO OWNGREAT LOCATIONBetween I-185, Exit42, LaGrange, andI-85, Exit 14 andconvenient to KIA!Three bedroom, plusBonus Room, Two FullBaths, Great Room,Fireplace. Squarefootage at over 1800S.F. Plus Basement atover 1800 S.F.Lots ofAmenities.Rent at$1400 a month.NEGOTIABLE.

Call 706-718-1523To See

50 GLENDA DRIVEThree Bedrooms,

One Bath.$450 a month.706-333-6401

HOUSES FORRENTat

www.spinksandyates.com706-883-1111

NEW CUSTOM HOMEThree bedroom, 2 1/2bath with bonus room,2500 square feet.Call Signature

Homes 706-884-8642

HOGANSVILLENewer three bedroom,two bath. Granite andStainless. $895

month(706) 302-6858

HOMES FORRENT

$200-$750MALLORY REALTY706-884-3336

905 TAFT STREETTWO BEDROOMONE BATH

Completely remod-eled, $425 a month,

$400 deposit941-704-0937

707 PINEYWOODSDRIVE

LaGrange SchoolDistrict.

Three bedroom, 2.5bath, 2700 Square feet

706-302-2200

Houses for Rent

10,000 Square FootBuilding

With offices andloading dock

Industrial Park Area$1700 per month706-845-6578

Commercial

ONE AND TWOBEDROOM

APARTMENTSAVAILABLE!

All apartments havecentral heat and air,appliances, washer/dryer connections andblinds. Convenientlylocated in town closeto shopping and

schools. Deposits willvary based on credit

history.Call now for detailsand be sure to ask

about our SPECIALS!Durand Properties,Inc. 706-883-3481

AUTUMN RIDGEAPARTMENTS

Formally VersaillesOne Two andThree bedroomAPARTMENTS"Move in Special"Clean, appliancesincluded close toschool's, shoppingand hospital.706-884-3357

The GardensApartments

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

Apartments /Townhouses

Valley's NewestApartment Homes"The Verandas"

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

AMBERWOODAPARTMENTS

Now accepting appli-cations for lovely onebedroom apartments.Rent based on in-come. Must be 62 orolder, handicapped ordisabled. Apply in per-son at 815 NorthGreenwood or call884-0174. Equal Hous-ing Opportunity. Handi-cap accessible.

Apartments /Townhouses

3500Real Estate Rentals

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

Land (Acreage)

NICETHREE BEDROOM

TWO BATHBuilt in 2000 plentyof room with splitbedroom floor planand two downstairsunfinished rooms.

Home has new paint,new kitchen and bath,vinyl, and one car

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

PRICE REDUCEDMOVE IN READY!

$85,000.00;Three bedroomTwo bath

Bank ownedproperty at

95 Margaret Way,Hogansville Georgia;

appraised at$110,000.00;

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

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

NEW HOMES FORSALE

at www.danric.com706-523-1658

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

PRICE REDUCEDANXIOUS TO

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

Houses For Sale

918 GREENVILLESTREET

Six room, twobath house, newroof and flooring,16x240 storage

building Fenced backyard.$60K.

706-302-0302.

For Sale By Owner

4000 Square Feetfor lease.

Great for office, day-care, or kindergarden,

with kitchen102 Corporate Park

Court.706-523-1545

Commercial

3000 Real Estate Sales

2005 FREE STARFIVE DOOR VANFully loaded

$8450706-883-7274

Vans

2008 14x8 EnclosedTrailer

Brand new. Great formotorcycle or work.Three doors, $2500.706-884-1621

7x12 HAULMARKENCLOSED CARGO

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

Utility Trailers

2000 CHEVROLETSILVERADO

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

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

$20,500Or BestOffer

706-845-0357

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

2001 FORD F-1504X4

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

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

all power, toolbox,20 inch

chrome wheels,sunroof, slidingrear glass.

$12,500 or best offer706-845-1611

2000 FordRanger

Extended cab, fourdoor, stepside, 3.0 li-ter, V-6 engine, auto-matic, air, all power,tilt, cruise, bedliner,rear slide window.82,500 miles $4800.334-863-5910

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

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

One Owner1996 Dodge Ram V8Magnum Laramie

$3500706-884-8996706-402-8997

Trucks

2000 HondaPassport

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

2000 FordExpedition

Eddie Bauer BlueGreat condition looksgreat runs great allservice up to date

168K milesOnly $4500

1-706-905-1050

1998 ChevroletS10 Blazer

Excellent conditionwhite all service up todate 191k miles only

$3800Please Call

1-423-255-4499

Sport Utility

2000 MACKFLAT BED TRUCK8 'x 24 ' BODY148K MILES

6 CYLINDER DIESELEXTRA NICE $8,500

706-845-6309

Commercial /Industrial

1967 FORD S.W.BRanger Pickup

352 V-8 three speedon the column original

$3600706-333-9197706-884-6775

Classic / Antique

2000 350 SuperDuty DuallyCrew Cab

Electrical box, over-head ladder rack

$4900. 706-302-7265

2002 SilverHonda Accord EX

two door, six, cd, 124kmiles, sunroof, greatcondition. $7,500706-594-5604

Autos CLASSIFIEDS GETRESULTS

884-7314

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