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The Courier Herald YOUR NEWSPAPER [email protected] • www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040 • 272-5522 Volume 100, No. 248, Pub. No 161860 75 CENTS Tuesday, October 21, 2014 Obituaries .......... 2a Editorial ............ 4a Weather............ 5a Sports........... 1b,2b Classifieds.......... 3b Entertainment ....... 4b Index Photo courtesy Chuck Warzyn A leisurely stroll with the family dogs through a neighborhood park on a warm evening -- a pastoral alternative to contemporary electronic clutter. Happy Tails All in the family By CHUCK WARZYN Special to The Courier Herald Over the years, Rebecca and her two children -- Coby, age 13, and Hope, age 12 -- had fos- tered dogs but had not had dogs of their own. When they moved to Dublin, they decided it was time to bring a perma- nent dog into their family. So, they paid a visit to the Dublin/Laurens County Ani- mal Shelter. “We fell in love with Sweet- ie” a mixture of chow and gold- en retriever, Rebecca says. They filled out the adoption papers, brought the dog home, and changed her name to Em- ma. “She’s an extremely high en- ergy dog so we keep her well stocked with bones and toys,” Rebecca says. After allowing Emma to set- tle in, they realized the new family member would be hap- pier with another dog in the home. Back to the shelter went the family, where they saw Red, a male chow mix. “He was very calm and laid back and we realized he’d be a perfect complement to Emma.” So, Red returned to the fam- ily home, where they changed his name to Teddy. “Emma seemed pretty hap- py when we brought him home,” Coby says. “Emma definitely is the dominant of the two,” Rebecca says. “She loves to play fetch Schuber to LCBOE: Work on facility plan By PAYTON TOWNS III Dr. Mickey Schuber, from the Geor- gia Department of Education Facilities Division, said the Laurens County Board of Education needed to start working on their Facility Plan. Schuber showed the board, which included two future board members Kathy Sweat and Brenda Hilton, what the plan was, gave them a list about the systems needs and then projected numbers of enrollment five years down the road. The information was talked about during a called board meeting Monday night. “What you need to do is get feed- back,” Schuber said. “Need to know about the size of the schools and how you feel about big schools versus small schools. You need to look at those and decide what is more important for you...The primary thing the board has to determine is how to structure the schools.” This was a first step for the board, which has until March 15, 2015 to come up with a Facility Plan to give to the state. “We are about to begin the process of developing a Facility Plan, and tonight’s orientation was a very good primer as to the different parts of a Photo by Horace Austin Holmes leaves the field after being ejected vs. East Laurens. The ejection carries an additional one-game suspension. Holmes out for Friday night DHS coach’s ejection means he must sit vs. Swainsboro Treutlen man guilty of molesting pre-teen By PAYTON TOWNS III A Treutlen County man was sentenced to 20 years serve seven after a Treutlen County Jury found him guilty of child molestation and simple battery. According to a Dublin Judicial Circuit press re- lease, the jury deliberated for approximately 20 min- utes on Oct. 14 before re- turning a guilty verdict on Keshawn Rozier. "Child molestation is a heinous crime, and its im- pact upon its victims and their families cannot be overstated," Deputy Chief Assisted District Attorney Brandon Faircloth said. "Those that commit these crimes will be punished se- verely and put where they can no longer prey upon the young." Rozier, who had sexual intercourse with a girl who was only 12 years old, was discovered by the girl's grandmother. In his attempt to leave the home, Rozier pushed the grandmother against a dresser. Caller ID spoofer preys on LC woman By PAYTON TOWNS III A Laurens County woman's phone rang. She went to it and checked to see who was calling. It was a number she rec- ognized - it was hers. "We got a phone call and what was showing on the caller ID was our own name and telephone number," the woman said. She called her telephone company and they weren't surprised. "They told me it's called "Caller ID Spoofing" and we would have to call the FCC," the woman said. "They give you the information and tell you how you can file a com- plaint on a computer. I'm sure we can file a complaint on a computer, but in the mean time, you will probably have all kinds of folks who highjack somebody's tele- phone number. There's a lot of mischief that can be caused. I think people should know about this to alert peo- ple. … This could cause a major problem. "I have not heard about it before, seen it on TV or in the newspaper," she added. "I'm really frustrated because every time you turn around it is something else happen- ing. I don't know why (her phone company) couldn't do something about it." The woman said they re- ceive a lot of scam calls or calls with people wanting to sell stuff. "If I don't recognize it, I don't answer it," the woman said. "That's why I have caller ID." According to the Better Business Bureau, scammers are using caller ID spoofing technology to impersonate the phone numbers of local businesses, neighbors and other people. On its website, the BBB wrote that many potential victims recognize the num- ber on their caller ID. They answer the phone and it's a robo call. Victims had report- ed several different phishing scams. One was a recording prompting people to verify their credit card number un- der the guise of lowering their interest rates. Because many reject calls from unfamiliar numbers, scammers are trying to pose as familiar businesses, gov- ernment organizations or people. According to the BBB, Holmes will serve a one game suspen- sion this week in the game at Swainsboro after being ejected last Friday night in the win against East Laurens at the Shamrock Bowl after the sideline received two warn- ings. “It’s not something I am looking forward to but those are the rules,” Holmes said. “It’s not something you can appeal and the GHSA has made its ruling.” The suspension falls under GHSA rule 2.72 that states the following: Any player, coach, or team attendant who is ejected from a GHSA contest shall be suspended from all levels of competition (i.e., varsity or sub-varsity) in that sport or activity (regular season or playoffs) until the period of suspension has expired. (a) Ejections are based on judgment calls by an official and are not reviewable or reversible. (b) A coach shall have no role nor be in attendance at pre-contest warm-ups or ac- tivities, and shall not be in attendance at contests until the period of suspension has expired. (c) A player or team attendant may not be on the competitive area nor in the team bench area during any contest until the pe- riod of suspension has expired. (d) The period of suspension resulting from an ejection will expire as follows: (1) Football: after the individual has been withheld from the next-scheduled game at the level at which the ejection oc- curred (and all contests at any other lev- el). “We had an earlier penalty during the first quarter when an official ran into one of our players on the sideline, which is a sideline infraction,” Holmes said. “The same official ran into one of our players in the second quarter for our second sideline infraction. Two sideline infractions in a game leads to the head coach being eject- ed from the game with two unsportsman- like penalties. There is a line on the side- line where players are not supposed to be beyond. We have to be a better disciplined team and be where we are supposed to at all times. We will deal with the sideline is- sue in whatever way we need to." With the longtime Irish coach not being able to make the trip to Swainsboro, Holmes has tabbed Lance Helton. “Lance took over the play calling last week in the second half and as assistant head coach will take over the play calling and head coaching duties on Friday,” Holmes said. By JAMES TIDWELL Sports Editor On Friday, the Dublin football team will have a much different look on the side- lines. For the first time in his career, Dublin Head Coach Roger Holmes will not be in attendance at a football game. “It’s not something I am looking forward to but those are the rules. It’s not something you can appeal and the GHSA has made its ruling.” — Roger Holmes See TAILS page 8a See ID page 8a See BOE page 8a Photo by Payton Towns III Schuber speaks to the LCOBE during Mon- day’s called board meet- ing. Tell It! of the Day: Go Baybay! Way to set a record. Great person on the field, and a great man off the field. Board has until March 15, 2015 to submit new plan to state Police Beat: Man shot by a BB gun in front yard, 5a
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . 2aEditorial . . . . . . . . . . . . 4aWeather. . . . . . . . . . . . 5aSports. . . . . . . . . . . 1b,2bClassifieds. . . . . . . . . . 3bEntertainment . . . . . . . 4b
Index
Photo courtesy Chuck Warzyn
A leisurely stroll with the family dogs through a neighborhood park on awarm evening -- a pastoral alternative to contemporary electronic clutter.
Happy Tails
All in the familyBy CHUCK WARZYNSpecial toThe Courier HeraldOver the years, Rebecca and
her two children -- Coby, age13, and Hope, age 12 -- had fos-tered dogs but had not haddogs of their own. When theymoved to Dublin, they decidedit was time to bring a perma-nent dog into their family. So,they paid a visit to theDublin/Laurens County Ani-mal Shelter.“We fell in love with Sweet-
ie” a mixture of chow and gold-en retriever, Rebecca says.They filled out the adoption
papers, brought the dog home,and changed her name to Em-ma.“She’s an extremely high en-
ergy dog so we keep her well
stocked with bones and toys,”Rebecca says.After allowing Emma to set-
tle in, they realized the newfamily member would be hap-pier with another dog in thehome. Back to the shelter wentthe family, where they sawRed, a male chow mix.“He was very calm and laid
back and we realized he’d be aperfect complement to Emma.”So, Red returned to the fam-
ily home, where they changedhis name to Teddy.“Emma seemed pretty hap-
py when we brought himhome,” Coby says.“Emma definitely is the
dominant of the two,” Rebeccasays. “She loves to play fetch
Schuber to LCBOE: Work on facility planBy PAYTON TOWNS IIIDr. Mickey Schuber, from the Geor-
gia Department of Education FacilitiesDivision, said the Laurens CountyBoard of Education needed to startworking on their Facility Plan.Schuber showed the board, which
included two future board membersKathy Sweat and Brenda Hilton, whatthe plan was, gave them a list aboutthe systems needs and then projected
numbers of enrollment five years downthe road. The information was talkedabout during a called board meetingMonday night.“What you need to do is get feed-
back,” Schuber said. “Need to knowabout the size of the schools and howyou feel about big schools versus smallschools. You need to look at those anddecide what is more important foryou...The primary thing the board has
to determine is how to structure theschools.”This was a first step for the board,
which has until March 15, 2015 tocome up with a Facility Plan to give tothe state.“We are about to begin the process
of developing a Facility Plan, andtonight’s orientation was a very goodprimer as to the different parts of a
Photo by Horace Austin
Holmes leaves the field after being ejected vs. East Laurens. The ejection carries an additional one-game suspension.
Holmes out for Friday nightDHS coach’s ejection means he must sit vs. Swainsboro
Treutlenmanguilty ofmolestingpre-teen
By PAYTONTOWNS IIIA Treutlen County man
was sentenced to 20 yearsserve seven after a TreutlenCounty Jury found himguilty of child molestationand simple battery.According to a Dublin
Judicial Circuit press re-lease, the jury deliberatedfor approximately 20 min-utes on Oct. 14 before re-turning a guilty verdict onKeshawn Rozier."Child molestation is a
heinous crime, and its im-pact upon its victims andtheir families cannot beoverstated," Deputy ChiefAssisted District AttorneyBrandon Faircloth said."Those that commit thesecrimes will be punished se-verely and put where theycan no longer prey upon theyoung."Rozier, who had sexual
intercourse with a girl whowas only 12 years old, wasdiscovered by the girl'sgrandmother.In his attempt to leave
the home, Rozier pushedthe grandmother against adresser.
Caller IDspooferpreys onLC woman
By PAYTONTOWNS IIIA Laurens County
woman's phone rang. Shewent to it and checked to seewho was calling.It was a number she rec-
ognized - it was hers."We got a phone call and
what was showing on thecaller ID was our own nameand telephone number," thewoman said.She called her telephone
company and they weren'tsurprised."They told me it's called
"Caller ID Spoofing" and wewould have to call the FCC,"the woman said. "They giveyou the information and tellyou how you can file a com-plaint on a computer. I'msure we can file a complainton a computer, but in themean time, you will probablyhave all kinds of folks whohighjack somebody's tele-phone number. There's a lotof mischief that can becaused. I think people shouldknow about this to alert peo-ple. … This could cause amajor problem."I have not heard about it
before, seen it on TV or in thenewspaper," she added. "I'mreally frustrated becauseevery time you turn aroundit is something else happen-ing. I don't know why (herphone company) couldn't dosomething about it."The woman said they re-
ceive a lot of scam calls orcalls with people wanting tosell stuff."If I don't recognize it, I
don't answer it," the womansaid. "That's why I havecaller ID."According to the Better
Business Bureau, scammersare using caller ID spoofingtechnology to impersonatethe phone numbers of localbusinesses, neighbors andother people.On its website, the BBB
wrote that many potentialvictims recognize the num-ber on their caller ID. Theyanswer the phone and it's arobo call. Victims had report-ed several different phishingscams. One was a recordingprompting people to verifytheir credit card number un-der the guise of loweringtheir interest rates.Because many reject calls
from unfamiliar numbers,scammers are trying to poseas familiar businesses, gov-ernment organizations orpeople.According to the BBB,
Holmes will serve a one game suspen-sion this week in the game at Swainsboroafter being ejected last Friday night in thewin against East Laurens at the ShamrockBowl after the sideline received two warn-ings.“It’s not something I am looking forward
to but those are the rules,” Holmes said.“It’s not something you can appeal and theGHSA has made its ruling.”The suspension falls under GHSA rule
2.72 that states the following: Any player,coach, or team attendant who is ejectedfrom a GHSA contest shall be suspendedfrom all levels of competition (i.e., varsityor sub-varsity) in that sport or activity(regular season or playoffs) until the periodof suspension has expired.
(a) Ejections are based on judgmentcalls by an official and are not reviewable
or reversible.(b) A coach shall have no role nor be in
attendance at pre-contest warm-ups or ac-tivities, and shall not be in attendance atcontests until the period of suspension hasexpired.(c) A player or team attendant may not
be on the competitive area nor in the teambench area during any contest until the pe-riod of suspension has expired.(d) The period of suspension resulting
from an ejection will expire as follows:(1) Football: after the individual has
been withheld from the next-scheduledgame at the level at which the ejection oc-curred (and all contests at any other lev-el).“We had an earlier penalty during the
first quarter when an official ran into oneof our players on the sideline, which is asideline infraction,” Holmes said. “Thesame official ran into one of our players inthe second quarter for our second sidelineinfraction. Two sideline infractions in agame leads to the head coach being eject-ed from the game with two unsportsman-like penalties. There is a line on the side-line where players are not supposed to bebeyond. We have to be a better disciplinedteam and be where we are supposed to atall times. We will deal with the sideline is-sue in whatever way we need to."With the longtime Irish coach not being
able to make the trip to Swainsboro,Holmes has tabbed Lance Helton.“Lance took over the play calling last
week in the second half and as assistanthead coach will take over the play callingand head coaching duties on Friday,”Holmes said.
By JAMES TIDWELLSports Editor
On Friday, the Dublin football team willhave a much different look on the side-lines. For the first time in his career,Dublin Head Coach Roger Holmes willnot be in attendance at a football game.
“It’s not something I am looking forward to but those are therules. It’s not something you can appeal and the GHSA has made
its ruling.”
— Roger Holmes
See TAILS page 8a
See ID page 8a
See BOE page 8a
Photo by Payton Towns III
Schuberspeaks tothe LCOBEduring Mon-day’s calledboard meet-ing.
Tell It! ofthe Day:Go Baybay! Way to seta record. Great personon the field, and a greatman off the field.
Board has until March 15, 2015 to submit new plan to state
PoliceBeat:Man shot bya BB gun infront yard, 5a
DEAR ABBY: I would liketo weigh in on your responseto “Day Care Drama in Indi-ana” (Sept. 1), whose neighborscreams at the children in herday care. I worked for 25 yearsinvestigating serious com-plaints, many involving verbalabuse, against day careproviders for my state’s licens-ing agency. It is critical forthis reader to contact Indi-ana’s licensing agency andmake a complaint.
Verbal abuse is extremelydamaging to young children,and parents are often reluc-tant to believe their providerwould subject their children tosuch cruelty. Also, if yourreader is hearing screaming,there could easily be hittingtaking place as well.
If your reader were to ap-proach the children’s parentsindividually as you advised,they would likely discounthim/her as a “cranky neigh-bor.” However, if the licensinginvestigator were to pay a vis-it and interview the older pastand present children, as we doin our state, the providerwould be cited — or closeddown — and the findingscould be presented to the par-ents by an objective party. —RETIRED BUT CON-CERNED
DEAR RETIRED BUTCONCERNED: Thank you forcorrecting me. Many readersagreed that this situationshould be reported immediate-ly to the agency that monitorsday care centers. To remainsilent and allow the abuse tocontinue would also be childabuse.
Many also suggested con-tacting Child Protective Ser-vices and afterward following
up to make sure this issue hasbeen investigated. If not, thelocal police should then be no-tified.
DEAR ABBY: I have beendating “Brenda” for threemonths. For the most part ithas been amazing. I knowshe’s the woman I want tomarry and be with for the restof my life.
I would do anything for her,which is why I’m having ahard time. We had a great sex-ual relationship until a weekago, when she decided shewants to wait until we aremarried to have sex again. Forme, sex is an extremely impor-tant part of a relationship. Ifeel close to Brenda physicallyand emotionally through sex.Now that she’s refusing, Idon’t feel as close to her.
Brenda cites her religiousfaith and setting an examplefor her kids as the reasons shenow wants to wait. I’m havinga hard time understandingher point of view and am look-ing for guidance from you oncoping with the loss of some-thing so valuable to me. Obvi-ously, I am willing to wait un-til marriage, but how do I dealwith this until then? — DIS-APPOINTED IN RENO
DEAR DISAPPOINTED: Ifyou are confused about your
lady friend’s “180,” I thinkyou’re justified. If her reli-gious beliefs prevented herfrom having sex before mar-riage, she wouldn’t havejumped the gun — and I’m as-suming the two of you weren’tmaking love in front of herchildren. Her change in be-havior may be an attempt tohasten the date of your wed-ding.
However, because you nolonger feel as close to her, puton the brakes and start pre-marital counseling. The firstsubject on the agenda shouldbe a frank discussion aboutsex and what it means to bothof you. It will help you under-stand each other better beforeyou commit for a lifetime, be-cause three months isn’t verylong for a couple to date, andyou really don’t know Brendavery well yet.
Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips, andwas founded by her mother,Pauline Phillips. Contact DearAbby at www.DearAbby.comor P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange-les, CA 90069.
BY MICHAEL ROIZEN,M.D., AND MEHMET OZ,
M.D.England’s first book of eti-
quette, “The Book of the Civ-ilized Man,” set behaviorstandards for 14th-centurynobles, and many of theguide’s admonitions are stillaccepted as good manners to-day: “When food is hidden inyour mouth, let your tonguenot minister to words.” “Sit-ting at table as guest, youshould not put elbows ontable.” And, of course, “Saythank you to your host.”
In fact, good manners areso important that 700 yearslater, folks still explore howthey affect your relationshipsand your individual well-be-ing. A recent Australianstudy reveals that if you likesomeone and want to becomehis or her friend, you shouldfind a good reason to say“thank you.” That makes itmuch more likely that yournew acquaintance will stay
in touch with you. And aHarvard study found thatpeople who were thankedusually looked for new oppor-tunities to be helpful to oth-ers, and the good will multi-plies. Other research hasfound that friendships andpositive social relationshipsstrengthen your immune sys-tem, boost optimism and in-crease longevity.
So make expressions ofgratitude part of your every-day routine. It’s good for yourhealth and self-esteem, andwill increase your circle offriends. And to get started,you can give thanks that youdon’t have to follow all theetiquette advice from thatancient English text: “Do notattack your enemy while heis squatting to defecate”;“Don’t mount your horse inthe hall”; and “if you wish to
belch, remember to look upto the ceiling.”
Mehmet Oz, M.D. is hostof “The Dr. Oz Show,” andMike Roizen, M.D. is ChiefWellness Officer and Chair ofWellness Institute at Cleve-land Clinic. To live yourhealthiest, tune into “The Dr.Oz Show” or visitwww.sharecare.com.
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Funeral services for Julian‘Andy’ Anthony Perry, age 55will be held at 11 a.m. onWednesday, October 22, 2014in the Chan Stanley MemorialChapel of Stanley FuneralHome and Crematory with in-terment to follow at DublinMemorial Gardens. Rev. AlSoles will officiate.
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One of Laurens County'smost inspirational figures wasDon Smith, a veteran of theCold War in Vietnam. InNovember of 1963, Lt. Smithwas gravely injured in an autoaccident. He was completelyparalyzed. In 1967, Smith, astandout athlete in the U.S.Navy and at JacksonvilleState, began coaching footballat East Laurens High School.Coach Smith coached footballteams in the Dublin RecreationDepartment league for manyyears, was named as NationalCoach of the Year, named ashonorary coach of the NCAABasketball Tournament, com-mended by President Nixon,named Georgia Jaycee's Manof the Year, ordained as aBaptist minister and named asone of the top five young menin Georgia in 1970.Willie Hall, a native of
Montrose, was named a cap-tain of the University ofSouthern California footballteam. He was also chosen theteam's Most Valuable Playerand selected to the All Pac-10Conference team. Hallreceived the ultimate collegiatefootball honor when he was aFirst Team NCAA AllAmerican. Hall played in the1971 Shrine East West Gameand the 1972 College All StarGame. Drafted in the secondround of the 1972 NFL draft,Hall played at linebacker fortwo seasons for the Saints(1972-3) and four seasons withthe Oakland Raiders (1975-78.)Willie Hall led the stalwartRaider defense in their victoryin Super Bowl XI.
In 1976, football starHerschel Walker played hisfirst high school game outsideof Johnson County at theShamrock Bowl, a game inwhich he was held to negativeyards rushing. Walker washeld to -8 yards rushing in the1977 game.Michael Wright, a West
Laurens running back, wasnamed as the school's firstmember of the All State (AAA)football team in 1979. DavidWilliams was chosen as TrinityHigh School's first All Statefootball player in 1977. WillieJones, a former Dublin resi-dent and F.S.U. linebacker,was chosen to theAll Americanteam in 1978 and played forthe Oakland Raiders, who wonthe Super Bowl in 1981.
Dallas Allen, of MorehouseCollege, was a member of the1978 NCAA Division III cham-pionship team in the 440 relaysand an All-American in track.After graduation, Allen playedin several exhibition gameswith the Atlanta Falcons.Allen, coach of Westlake HighSchool, was honored as havingcoached the most active NFLfootball players (6) during the2005 season. Steve Edwardswas chosen to the All S.I.A.C.football team in 1979.Trinity High School won the
state football championship in1980Former Dublin football star
and Division 1-AA AllAmerican, Taz Dixon, tied aNCAA record by playing onthree national championshipfootball teams with theGeorgia Southern Eagles. Hewas joined by former Dublinteammate John Wilson, whoplayed on the 1989 and 1990championship teams. ScottHagler, one of the greatestplace kickers in South CarolinaGamecock history, kicked in afew games with the SeattleSeahawks. Hagler succeededformer Irish teammate TonyGuyton as captain of theGamecock football team.During the 1980s, Derrick
Harris, Jon Helton, ClintHarris and Brian Labella, werenamed to the first team All-State football team. Labellawas named as the kicker forthe all-classification team in1989.Joe Moran, a former resi-
dent of Dublin and captain ofthe 1925 and 1926 VirginiaTech Hokies, was inducted intothe Virginia Tech Athletic Hallof Fame in 1991. ChrisPlummer and Michael Joneswere the first and only twoEast Laurens Falcons to benamed to the All State footballteam in 1991 and 1992.Dublin All State linebacker
Ron Rogers ended his career in1997 as the third leading tack-ler in Georgia Tech history, the
MVP of the East-West ShrineClassic, and a 6th round draftchoice of the Baltimore Ravens.During the 1990s, David
Pritchett, Nathan Dardy (twotimes) and Chris Cauley , bothof Dublin, were also named asa first team All-State footballplayers. Brian Williams,Gerald Carr, Darrell Stokes,Patrick Horne, McKinleyWright and Rodney Thomas ofWest Laurens were selected asfirst team players on the allstate team. Marcus Brown, aWest Laurens defensive back,was named to the all classifica-tion team in 1990.Ryan Taylor, who was the
1994 Defensive Player of theYear, was a star linebacker forthe Auburn Tigers and playedtwo NFL Seasons with theCleveland Browns andOakland Raiders.Ben Claxton started at cen-
ter for Ole Miss, a rarity for atrue college freshman. Hesnapped the last offensive playof the century in football andwas named to the pre-seasonAll SEC team.Travis Smith, a former West
Laurens footballer, ended hiscareer as the holder of manyreceiving records atPresbyterian College and theSouthAtlantic Conference andas a member of the 2000 and2001 All American team.Ben Claxton, a 5th round
draftee of the Denver Broncos,was named as a 2nd Team AllSEC as a center.James K. Davis, Jr., a for-
mer Oconee High School foot-ball coach, retired from theGeorgia Power Company. Inhis thirty-three years of serviceat Georgia Power, Davisbecame the company's highestranking African-American cor-porate officer.In 2002, Coach Roger
Holmes instilled a spirit in thecommunity of football fanswhich had been unrivaled infour decades. The DublinIrish, picked by most experts tohave a break-even season, won
the team's first ever appear-ance in the State Semi Finalsat the Georgia Dome on its wayto a 14-1 season. The onlyblemish on the team's bannerseason came with a tough lossin the state championship.Quintez Smith was namedAAA Player of the Year, andHolmes was voted AAA Coachof the Year. Five players,Brian Mimbs, MauriceJohnson, Quintez Smith, ErikWalden and Brian Wallacewere named as all state play-ers, a record for any LaurensCounty school.The dream season of the
2005 Dublin Irish football teamended prematurely with anupset loss to Cook County inthe second round of the stateplayoffs. The Irish (12-1)scored 549 points during theregular season, setting aGeorgia high school record.The Irish finished the seasonwith 621 points as the onlyteam in Georgia high schoolhistory to average more thanfifty points per game. TheIrish established the greatestmargin of victory in a seasonwith a 51.75 to 2.5 spread. TheIrish defense posted the secondlowest points allowed total in aregular season with the onlyscore being a late field goal inthe ninth game of the season.The Irish set regular seasonrecords for the most gamesscoring more than fifty points(5), most games scoring morethan forty points (9), mostgames scoring more than fivet0uchddowns (10), most touch-downs scored (76) and fewesttouchdowns allowed (0).Defensive End Chopper Foskeywas named to the AAAll StateTeam.Demaryius Thomas, a wide
receiver from West LaurensHigh, made the team as well.Thomas Barnes and BrianWilcher of the Irish werenamed as honorable mentionmembers. Quintez Smith, for-mer Dublin High back sopho-more defensive back of U.T.Chattanooga, was named tothe All Southern Conferenceteam.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 4aThe Courier Herald
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Anyone who has watched enough prep footballwill tell you, a holding penalty could be calledagainst the offense almost every single play.That sort of logic was behind an official’s decision
Friday night, which sent Dublin High School headcoach Roger Holmes off the sidelines from Dublin’srivalry matchup with East Laurens. And will keephim off the sidelines again this week.The rule in question deals with play-
ers/coaches/personnel standing outside their desig-nated area on the sideline.In the case of last week’s game, Holmes said a
sideline official ran into a player on two separateoccasions. During each, the official chose to call anUnsportsmanlike Conduct penalty: a 15-yardoffense. The pairing of two UC calls resulted inHolmes’ ejection.Holmes will be the first to admit the players were
not where they were supposed to be. And that hisstaff needs to do a better job of policing their side-line moving forward.The caveat in all of this is that the referee had
the ability to use his discretion to offer a warning.Thus far, there hasn’t been any word as to whetheror not a warning was provided prior to the penal-ties.Anyone who has spent more than five minutes on
the sideline of a prep game is likely to hear theback-and-forth between a sideline judge, playersand coaches about the need for the latter to “Getback!” There is even a staff member designated the“Get back” coach. Rarely, if ever, are UC penaltiescalled for this infraction—save a fight—because theofficials are typically more concerned with on-fieldaction.The Irish broke the rule, so Holmes and his team
must suffer the penalty that accompanies theinfraction.But if we’re going to be sticklers, then let’s just be
sticklers.The hope should be that we see an uptick in the
number of holding penalties called by this samecrew in future games. For all those who will bestuck having to watch such a slow-moving game,good luck and God speed.Rules are rules, after all.
— Jason Halcombe
What it was, was football: Part 2
For more history ofLaurens County go to thedigital edition of the CourierHerald or see my blog atwww.dublinlaurenscountygeorgia.blogspot.com.
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SSoouutthh CCaarroo lliinnaa,, oonn ssttoopp--ppiinngg EEbboollaa iinn WWeesstt AAffrriiccaa::The United States seems to
be suffering from extremeexposure to Ebola - not to thevirus itself but to the viralspeculation about the dangerit poses to Americans. It's timeto calm down.Ebola is an intrinsically
frightening disease. It's a ter-rible way to die, and that nat-urally heightens fears aboutcontracting the disease.But so far, only one person
has died of the disease in theUnited States, a man whotraveled here from Liberiaafter contracting Ebola in hishome country.The number could rise.
Several Americans have beenexposed to the disease and areunder close watch by healthauthorities.But all indications are that
the United States is fullyequipped to treat those whoget Ebola and stop the spread
of the disease before itbecomes anything close to anepidemic. We have the doctors,the health facilities, the isola-tion rooms, the protocols tolimit contact with patients byhealth workers and the basicequipment needed to keepthem safe.The real crisis is in Africa,
particularly the three WestAfrican countries where thedisease is quickly spreading -Liberia, Sierra Leone andGuinea. The death toll as ofTuesday was nearly 4,500 peo-ple from about 9,000 cases ofinfection, according to theWorld Health Organization.But the situation could
grow much worse. WHO offi-cials warn that the death rateamong those with the diseasehas increased from half tonearly 70 percent, and thatthere could be 10,000 cases aweek within two months.If Americans want to pre-
vent Ebola from coming here,the best way to do that is tohelp battle the disease at its
epicenter in west Africa. Thethree countries where the epi-demic is raging have almost nochance of stopping the spreadof the disease without outsidehelp.We need to be concerned
about Ebola but not simplyabout the possibility that itmight immigrate to the UnitedStates. It is both a humanitar-ian and strategic priority tohelp Africa contain and haltthis epidemic and to help savethe lives of tens of thousandsof vulnerable people there.
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NNoobbllee PPeeaaccee PPrriizzee wwiinnnneerr::The Nobel Peace Prizes
recently awarded to a 17-year-old Pakistani girl and anIndian man should inspire theleaders of their countries toend their decades-long, dan-gerous struggle over Kashmir.The time to find a peaceful
future for Kashmir is now.Violence between Pakistan
and India along the disputed
Kashmiri border has escalatedlately into the worst fightingbetween the nuclear-armedcountries in more than adecade, causing U.N.Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to say he "deplores theloss of lives and the displace-ment of civilians on bothsides."Such statements are fine,
but action is more important.One Nobel recipient is
Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan,a fearless advocate of girls'education who was shot by aTaliban gunman. The other isKailash Satyarthi of India,who works to end child laborand to free children from traf-ficking. Both have providedbetter models than their coun-tries' leaders, who can't seemto end their battle over beauti-ful Kashmir. Since Pakistanbecame a separate nation in1947, the year India achievedindependence, the countrieshave fought several wars, atleast two of them overKashmir. In 1999, India and
Pakistan came to the edge of anuclear conflict over this dis-pute.The future of Kashmir
should have been the focus ofinternational diplomacy longbefore now, but over and overthis matter has tended to getshoved off the radar screen.The result has been a simmer-ing conflict, disrupting thelives of Kashmiris and provid-ing opportunities for extrem-ists to make trouble.The latest violence has
struck heavily populated civil-ian areas. Indian andPakistani officials have beenblustering about who is toblame and who won't talk towhom until this or that hap-pens.No doubt India's defense
minister was near the truthwhen he said Pakistan "hasclearly been the aggressor" inthe latest flareup. Pakistanhas tended to allow it (or tolook the other way) whenextremists use bases inside itsborders to launch attacks in
Kashmir. But neither side isinnocent, and both need out-side help to extinguish the vio-lence.The latest fighting comes
after terrible summer floodingin the region. The governmentof Jammu and Kashmir is nowresponding to that dire situa-tion by ordering constructionof prefabricated houses forfamilies left homeless.Humanitarian concerns aloneshould drive Indian andPakistani officials to follow theexamples of the newest Nobellaureates and work for peace.Instead, the people of
Kashmir get wars and rumorsof wars but little assistancefrom the world community,which would pay an atrociousprice if the latest outbreakover Kashmir escalated into anuclear conflict.There are battles in many
places in the world, but thisone contains the seeds of glob-al catastrophe and must besettled.
Editorial Roundup...
Our Take:If rules are rules,
then let’s call holdingevery play
Tuesday, October 21, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 5aThe Courier Herald
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Per the CH, Mage So-lar predicted 350 employ-ees. How many do theyhave today?
Dublin has a good foot-ball team, but a terriblehot dog.
Jesse Jackson and AlSharpton are ordainedministers, and Jacksonhas a seminary degree.Dr. King earned a PhDand was an ordained min-ister. Likening them toCharles Manson showsyour racism.
You can lie all youwant about dead cousinsand dead relatives, butyour voter suppressionlaws will not stand.
Go Baybay!Way to seta record. Great person onthe field, and a great manoff the field.
You need to lookclosely at what MichelleNunn stands for. And onemore thing, why does shenot have her husband andher children's last name?Instead, she's riding herdaddy's coattails.
The Bible says weshould turn our cheek.
Our church had agreat time at the LaurensBaptist Association meet-ing. However, not nearenough chairs. When youhave enough advanced no-tice have enough chairsfor them.
I'm watching theGovernor's debate.Nathan Deal actually de-grades and belittles peo-ple who don't vote Repub-lican. He's basicallytelling half the state theycan take a hike if theydon't like it.
Tell It!
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A Dublin man was enjoyingtime with some friends andfamily in the front yard of ahouse when he was hit by aBB around 10:23 p.m. Oct. 3on South Jefferson Street. The man said several un-
known black men startingshooting BB guns from thewooded area next door. Theman was struck on the leftside of his neck. The man re-fused medical treatment.- A vehicle was damaged at
Shamrock Apartments onSouth Jefferson Street on Oct.4.- Nine unauthorized trans-
actions were made on a debitcard between Oct. 3 and 5.- A 15-year-old girl student
at Dublin High School wascharged with simple assaultafter throwing another stu-dent on the ground and hittingher in the face.
Laurens CountySheriff's Office
- A 2000 Toyota Camry wasstolen between Sept. 26 and29 on Lauren Wood Road.- A four wheeler was not re-
turned on Sherwood Estateson Sept. 29.- A deputy responded to a
harassment call on CauthenLane on Sept. 29.- A washer, dryer and push
mower were stolen from a lo-cation on Highway 80 in Mon-trose.- A deputy responded to
West Kaitlyn Court in EastDublin in reference to a dis-pute on Sept. 26.- Ten silver spray guns, one
adjustable wrench, one needlenose pliers and one silverguide rail for a agriculturereel were stolen from propertyon Nathaniel Drive in East
Dublin on Sept. 26.- Money and consumable
goods were stolen from ahouse on Ashland Court onSept. 18.EEddiittoorr ’’ss nnoottee:: TThhiiss iinnffoorr--
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Police Beat
Man shot by a BBgun in front yard
Tuesday•Dublin Kiwanis Club at 12:15 p.m. at The Dublin Coun-try Club. •AA I Am Responsible Group Contact, 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. •NA We Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street,East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.•Unity House (Family Recovery Support Group) at John-son Lane on VA Grounds, Bldg. 8; 6-8 p.m. Contact: Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce (478) 272-5546 orLinda Bailey at CSB of Middle GA (478) 272-1190.•Overeaters Anonymous meet at 6:45 at 912 BellevueAve. Contact 279-3808.•TOPSmeeting 6 p.m. at Pine Forest UMC, 400 WoodsAve. Contact info 275-7505. •South-Central GSRA Chapter of the Georgia State Re-tirees Association will meet on the 4th Tuesday of eachmonth at the Laurens County Library Auditorium, 11 a.m.We invite all retired and soon to retire state employees tojoin us. Please contact Tommy Craft at 272-7820 for moreinformation.
Wednesday•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275-8259,1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. (Open)•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, EastDublin, noon.•Civitan Club every Wednesday at noon at the Golden Corral.
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TTooddaayy iiss TTuueessddaayy,, OOcctt.. 2211,,tthhee 229944tthh ddaayy ooff 22001144.. Thereare 71 days left in the year.TTooddaayy''ss HHiigghhlliigghhtt iinn HHiissttoorryy::On Oct. 21, 1944, during
World War II, U.S. troops cap-tured the German city ofAachen (AH'-kuhn).OOnn tthhiiss ddaattee::In 1797, the U.S. Navy
frigate Constitution, alsoknown as "Old Ironsides," waschristened in Boston's harbor.In 1805, a British fleet com-
manded by Adm. Horatio Nel-son defeated a French-Spanishfleet in the Battle of Trafalgar;Nelson, however, was killed.In 1879, Thomas Edison
perfected a workable electriclight at his laboratory in Men-lo Park, New Jersey.In 1917, members of the 1st
Division of the U.S. Armytraining in Luneville (luhn-nay-VEEL'), France, becamethe first Americans to see ac-tion on the front lines of WorldWar I.In 1945, women in France
were allowed to vote in parlia-mentary elections for the firsttime.In 1959, the Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum, de-signed by Frank Lloyd Wright,opened to the public in NewYork.In 1960, Democrat John F.
Kennedy and RepublicanRichard M. Nixon clashed intheir fourth and final presiden-tial debate in New York.In 1964, the movie musical
"My Fair Lady," starring Au-drey Hepburn and Rex Harri-son, had its world premiere atthe Criterion Theater in NewYork.In 1967, the Israeli destroy-
er INS Eilat was sunk byEgyptian missile boats nearPort Said (sah-EED'); 47 Is-raeli crew members were lost.
In 1971, President RichardNixon nominated Lewis F.Powell and William H. Rehn-quist to the U.S. SupremeCourt. (Both nominees wereconfirmed.)In 1986, pro-Iranian kid-
nappers in Lebanon abductedAmerican Edward Tracy (hewas released in August 1991).In 1991, American hostage
Jesse Turner was freed by hiskidnappers in Lebanon afternearly five years in captivity.Ten years ago: An Associat-
ed Press poll found PresidentGeorge W. Bush and his oppo-nent, Sen. John Kerry, lockedin a statistical tie for the popu-lar vote. Emerson College stu-dent Victoria Snelgrove, 21,died hours after being shot inthe eye with a pepper-spraypellet fired by police trying tocontrol a raucous crowd out-side Fenway Park, where theBoston Red Sox had won theAmerican League champi-onship. The St. Louis Cardi-nals defeated the Houston As-tros 5-2 to take Game 7 of theNational League champi-onship and advance to theWorld Series.Five years ago: Northwest
Airlines Flight 188, an AirbusA320, flew past the Minneapo-lis airport by more than 100miles before turning aroundand landing safely; the pilotslater said they'd been distract-ed while talking about theirschedules. Authorities foundthe body of missing Florida 7-year-old Somer Thompson in aGeorgia landfill (Jarred Har-rell later pleaded guilty to kid-napping, rape and murder, andwas sentenced to life in prisonwithout the possibility of pa-role). Pulitzer Prize-winningjournalist Jack Nelson of theLos Angeles Times died inBethesda, Maryland, at 80.
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Dublin’s Mayor Best proclaimsOct. 23-31 Red Ribbon WeekPictured are Mayor Phil Best Sr. and representatives of The Georgia Red Ribbon Campaign
during a recent proclamation signing declaring the week of October 23-31, 2014 as Red RibbonWeek. The Georgia Red Ribbon Campaign is part of the nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign spon-sored by the National Family partnership to call attention to the devastating effects of drug andalcohol abuse on individuals, families, and communities. Businesses, government, law enforce-ment, schools, religious institutions, service organizations, youth, medical facilities, senior citi-zens, military personnel, sports teams, and individuals demonstrated their commitment to drug-free, healthy lifestyles by wearing and displaying red ribbons during this week-long campaign.(Special photo)
THE NEXT 24 HOURS
THURSDAY
Sunrise 7:40 a.m.
FRIDAY
Sunrise 7:40 a.m.Chilly start to the morn-ing with lows in the low40s. Highs will only get
into the low 70s. Nochance of rain and onlylight breeze forecast.
Hi 75Lo 52
No rain in the forecast.Highs in the mid 70sand lows in the mid
40s. Winds light out ofthe N at 7 mph.
MONDAY TUESDAY
Hi 76Lo 48
Sunrise 7:42 a.m.
Sunrise 7:41 a.m.No rain in the forecast.Highs in the mid 70sand lows in the mid
40s. Winds light out ofthe N at 7 mph.
A slight rain chance butsun still dominates.
Highs in the upper 70sand lows in the upper
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 6aThe Courier Herald
Hometown NewsMail to: Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040
Submit online at www.courier-herald.com • Email: [email protected] • Phone: 272-5522
Southwest Laurens Elementary studentsreceive dictionaries from Dublin Rotary
Student Dictionary ProjectProviding third grade students in Dublin, Laurens County and Trinity
Christian School with student dictionaries. - Dublin Rotary Club, BubbaEast, President.
Ethics subject oflatest Gov. debateATLANTA (AP) — Gov.
Nathan Deal questionedwhether Democrat JasonCarter's leadership andfaulted his legislative record,while Carter attacked the in-cumbent over a high unem-ployment rate and accusedhim of an ethics scandal.The sharpest exchange
during the televised debateSunday came after Deal wasasked about a recent Carterad focused on the governor'spersonal financial turn-around. Deal reported a $2.3million loan in 2010 and anet worth of $3.9 million thisspring. Deal credited theturnaround to the $2 millionsale of a salvage yard heowned to a firm called Co-part, which owes the stateabout $74 million in salestaxes.Recent polls have showed
a very close race betweenDeal, a 72-year-old formerstate senator and congress-man, and Carter, a state sen-ator and the 39-year-oldgrandson of former PresidentJimmy Carter.Carter has accused the
governor of getting richwhile the state's middle classfell behind. Deal called theattack a typical "liberal"view of private enterprise."They have disdain for
people like me and my part-ner some 25 years ago, in-vested by borrowing againstour assets to make a busi-ness start," Deal said. "Weworked with that businessfor over two decades meetingweekly payroll, somethingthat Sen. Carter has neverdone."Deal said he put his as-
sets in a blind trust after be-ing elected and then repeat-ed his call for a court to de-termine what the companyowes to the state."He was run out of Con-
gress to avoid an ethics scan-dal," Carter shot back. "It is
a pattern. It is a practice."A House ethics investiga-
tion found that as a con-gressman, Deal urged stateofficials to preserve a stateprogram that did businesswith the salvage yard heowned. Deal resigned fromCongress before the commit-tee issued a final report say-ing Deal "may have" violatedrules and standards of con-duct.Deal questioned why state
and local Democrats inDeKalb County haven't giv-en Carter a leadership postand faulted the two-termsenator for not authoringbills or budget amendments."His colleagues who know
him best have never givenhim a position of leadership... he has been on bills, but hehas never been the primaryauthor of a single piece oflegislation that has everpassed," Deal said.Carter attempted to re-
spond before being cut off bythe debate moderator. Earli-er, he said Deal's attack wasan attempt to "pass thebuck.""This state has lan-
guished long enough with novision," Carter said.The state's preparation —
and Deal's credibility — forthe Ebola virus' occurrencein the U.S. was at the centerof another charged exchange.Deal has been criticized forsuggesting that the virus canbe killed by water. After be-ing attacked by the othercandidates, Deal said thestate's health officer misin-formed him.Hunt, the former CEO of
a nanotechnology company,said he offers a contrast tothe two politicians with legalbackgrounds, and pledged tocut the state's unemploy-ment rate to 5 percent byeliminating employmentpenalty taxes.Election Day is Nov. 4.
Submarine huntsends Cold Warchill across BalticSTOCKHOLM (AP) —
Sweden's biggest subma-rine hunt since the dyingdays of the Soviet Unionhas put countries aroundthe Baltic Sea on edge.In a scene reminiscent of
the Cold War, Swedishnaval ships, helicopters andground troops combed theStockholm archipelago for afourth day Monday forsigns of a foreign subma-rine or smaller underwatercraft that officials suspectentered Swedish waters il-legally.While Sweden hasn't
linked any country to thesuspected intrusion — andMoscow denies involvement— the incident sent a chillthrough the Baltic Sea re-gion, where Russian forceshave been accused of a se-ries of border violations onland, sea and air in recentmonths."Closely following events
in the Swedish territorialwaters, may become a gamechanger of the security inthe whole Baltic Sea re-gion," Latvian Foreign Min-ister Edgars Rinkevicswrote on Twitter.Swedish military offi-
cials say there have beenthree sightings of the elu-sive craft since Friday. OnSunday they released aphotograph taken at a dis-tance of what they saidcould be the mystery vessel— a dark speck surroundedby foaming water.Military spokesman Jes-
per Tengroth said morethan 200 personnel were in-volved in the operation, butstressed that unlike Swe-den's submarine hunts inthe 1980s, the military was-n't using depth charges orother anti-submarineweapons.The search made head-
line news in countriesacross the Baltic region in-cluding in Estonia, Latviaand Lithuania, three for-mer Soviet republicsspooked by Russia's inter-vention in Ukraine.Estonia stepped up sur-
veillance of its territorialwaters, with the border
guard looking out for "po-tential anomalies,"spokesman Priit Parknasaid.In Lithuania, the events
in Sweden sparked con-cerns over the safety of afloating natural gas importterminal currently beingtransported on the BalticSea to the Lithuanian portof Klaipeda. The terminalwill be key to Lithuania'splans to reduce its relianceon Russian energy.Meanwhile, Russian me-
dia suggested the Swedeswere overreacting. TheNezavisimaya Gazetanewspaper even speculatedthat the submarine huntcould be a ploy staged bythe Swedish military toboost its defense budget,which has undergone a se-ries of cuts since the ColdWar.The official government
newspaper RossiiskayaGazeta questioned whetherthere was any submarine atall, noting the Swedes had-n't found anything."Either Sweden's echo lo-
cation equipment is work-ing badly or, as the old say-ing goes, the eyes of fearsee danger everywhere,"the paper said.A Defense Ministry offi-
cial quoted by the Tassnews agency pointed fin-gers at a Dutch submarinethat participated in an ex-ercise with the Swedishnavy last week. Theunidentified official sug-gested Sweden should save"taxpayers' money" and askthe Netherlands for an ex-planation.The Dutch navy said
that the submarine leftSweden on Thursday andhad been in Estonia sinceearly Friday. In Sweden,Armed Forces spokesmanPhilip Simon said theDutch submarine was notwhat triggered the Swedishsearch.In 1981, a Soviet sub car-
rying nuclear weapons wasstranded off Sweden'ssoutheastern coast, causingan 11-day diplomatic stand-off before Swedish authori-ties allowed the submarineto return home.
SWLE announcesStudents of MonthSouthwest Laurens Elementary an-nounced "Wendy's" Students ofthe Month. Pictured, from left,Kaylee Dodge, Kindergarten; Dian-na Currie, first grade; Trinity Black,second grade; Lailah Coneway,third grade; Maci Brown, fourthgrade and Jayden Rogers, fifthgrade. (Special photo)
Tuesday, October 21, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 7aThe Courier Herald
Hometown NewsMail to: Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040
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Southwest Laurens Elementary studentsreceive dictionaries from Dublin Rotary
Student Dictionary ProjectProviding third grade students in Dublin, Laurens County and Trinity
Christian School with student dictionaries. - Dublin Rotary Club, BubbaEast, President.
Construction beginson artificial reef in GulfNEW ORLEANS (AP) —
Most South Louisiana an-glers couldn't care less aboutfishing structures in the Gulfand big bays this time ofyear. They don't hold a lot offish in the autumn and win-ter, and you'd have to driveover a whole bunch of speck-led trout and redfish to get tothem anyway.So the removal of the
Pickets in Ship Shoal 26 isn'treally in the forefront of anyangler's mind right now, butit likely will be again whenthe sun is a whole lot closerto the Tropic of Cancer.The oilfield platform will
be entirely gone, but therewill be a new artificial reef inits place. Construction is be-ginning this week.As part of the project,
workers will deploy roughly14,000 tons of 4-inch lime-stone over three specific ar-eas. The reefs will be de-signed to protect and main-tain depressions in the Gulffloor that developed overyears of scour from swift cur-rents wrapping around thelegs of the old Pickets plat-form.Part of the funding for the
project is coming from thestate's Artificial Reef Devel-opment Fund, which hasbeen raided by the Legisla-ture in recent years. Anamendment that would pro-vide the fund with constitu-tional protection will be onthe Nov. 4 ballot.Saltwater fisheries biolo-
gist Randy Pausina, assis-tant secretary of theLouisiana Department ofWildlife and Fisheries, saidthe scour holes were themain reason the Pickets wasso productive for anglers forso many years."Speckled trout and red-
fish are typically associatedwith low- to mid-relief struc-tures that provide a refugefrom currents, where theycan remain without expend-ing energy while preying onfood as it is carried acrossthe structure," he said. "Thismakes this area a particular-ly important fisheries habi-tat."In addition to the dollars
from the Artificial Reef De-velopment Fund, the projectis also receiving fundingfrom the Coastal Conserva-tion Association, Apache Cor-poration and Fieldwood En-ergy. Fieldwood purchasedthe structure from Apache,and was responsible for itsdecommissioning.Removal of the structure
was required by federal law.According to CCA execu-
tive director David Cresson,construction of the new reefshould take no longer than amonth.The new reef is the 10th of
its kind to be funded throughthe Artificial Reef Develop-ment Fund, and is the 14thto receive funding from CCA.Marker buoys will be
placed at the site of the Pick-ets reef after construction.
Canadian Pacificends CSX deal talksBy The Associated PressCanadian Pacific Railway
has ended talks with U.S.counterpart CSX about apossible combination andplans no more discussions.The railway operator did
not say on Monday why itended talks, but it did notein a brief statement thatregulatory concerns appearto be a major deterrent forrailroads considering combi-nations.A CSX spokeswoman did
not return calls Mondaymorning from The Associat-ed Press seeking comment.Several reports had sur-
faced recently that CSXCorp. had rejected a mergeroffer from Canadian PacificRailway Ltd. Both railroadsdeclined to comment on thedeal talk, but CSX CEOMichael Ward did say lastweek that the SurfaceTransportation Board,which regulates freight railprices, would likely take acautious approach to consol-idation because there areonly six Class I railroads inthe U.S. and Canada.Jacksonville, Florida-
based CSX Corp. operatesmore than 21,000 miles oftrack in 23 Eastern statesand two Canadianprovinces. Other large rail-roads include NorfolkSouthern, Union Pacific,BNSF and Canadian Na-tional.Ward also said last week
that past railroad mergersin the 1990s lead to poorer
service after the deals as thecompanies worked to inte-grate the different railroads.Canadian Pacific said
Monday that it believed thatregulatory approvals wouldbe achievable for the rightdeal.Railroad lobbyists have
told Congress that the in-dustry is struggling to keepup with a sharp increase infreight rail demand createdin part by an oil frackingboom and two years of un-usually bountiful harvests.Shippers have complainedthat widespread delays infreight rail shipments arehurting an array of indus-tries.Canadian Pacific said
that a "pro-competition, cus-tomer-friendly" railwaycombination that also focus-es on safety is a solutionthat could not be ignored onits merits by regulators. Therailroad operator added thatthe industry's significantproblems "will only worsenover time if solutions aren'tput in place immediately."CSX shares fell 3.1 per-
cent, or $1.06, to $32.80 inMonday morning tradingwhile broader indexes werelargely flat. The stock hadclimbed about 18 percent sofar this year, as of Friday'sclose, while the Standard &Poor's 500 index rose about2 percent.U.S.-traded shares of
Canadian Pacific were down$1.46 to $198.04 in morningtrading.
In this May 16, 2012 photo, Canadian Pacif-ic Railway locomotives move cars at a railyard in Calgary, Alberta. Canadian PacificRailway on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 said it hasended talks with U.S. counterpart CSX abouta possible combination and plans no morediscussions. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jeff McIntosh)
Tuesday, October 21, 2014/Dublin, Ga/Page 8aThe Courier Herald
Buddy Ball a successCarter Haskins is seen getting a final word of encouragement from his
dad. Oct. 11 was a morning to remember. It was a fun filled day designedespecially for children with special needs (ages 3-18) who live in LaurensCounty. Middle Georgia Buddy Ball is a baseball game for children withspecial needs who would not ordinarily have the opportunity to partici-pate in team sports. Thanks were given to Michelle Hagenson for herwork in coordinating the event, as well as to the volunteer buddies andcoaches but especially to the players who made this day a huge successin the first annual event. (Special photo)
Dublin After Five presents‘Health and Hydration’
Special toThe Courier HeraldLadies, we are told by the
experts that our bodies areabout 75 percent water.That being the case, should-n’t we know what is in thewater we are drinking?
You can discover justthat at the monthly meetingof Dublin After-Five Con-nections on Thursday, Oct23 at 6:30 p.m. at theDublin Country Club.
Belinda Deese and Mar-garet Pippin of Dublin aregoing to share how some-thing as simple as changingthe water you drink canchange your health. Wateris essential to hydrate our
bodies, flush toxins, supporthealthy digestion and elimi-nation, support brain func-tions and other organs ofthe body.
Belinda says that youwill be amazed at the manybenefits, properties and col-ors of water needed to im-prove your health. She in-vites everyone to bring in asample of the water youdrink for testing whether itis from your tap, well, orbottled.
To entertain us in songwill be Dianne Reece, a cor-porate office employee ofFarmer’s Furniture, whohas been singing sincechildhood. In her opinion,
music is the universal lan-guage.Joan Mathews from Cony-ers is our keynote speakerfor the evening. She willshare with us how her life ofinstability became a life ofpeace and purpose. Livingwith peace and purpose isfar better than pretense ac-cording to Joan, a lively andhumorous speaker who hasexperienced and overcomemany of the toughest curveslife can toss us, includingcancer.
Reservations are neces-sary and may be made bycalling Emily at 875-4544 orMarge at 875-3948 by noonon Oct. 21.
More scenes from the second Farm FestPhotos by Jason Halcombe
Facility Plan and how thosenumbers and ideas are deter-mined,” said Laurens CountySuperintendent Rob Johnson.“We are starting over and thiswas our starting point. Webrought in our two new boardmembers. Dr. Schuber did agreat job of presenting a verycomplicated process of applyingfor and earning state funds forrenovations, modifications andnew constructions.”
The board needs to decide if
they want to have grades sixththrough eighth or fifth througheighth are together.
“There’s some combinationswe’ve got to look at,” Johnsonsaid. “We have to decide on thebasics and go back to square one.We need to determine what wewant our schools to look like.”
Right now, Schuber said thelocation of potential middleschool buildings on the east orwest side isn’t an issue.
“This has nothing to do withlocation,” Johnson said. “Thatwould occur after we have a
plan. … We need to decidewhat’s best for our students. Ifwe keep our focus on what’s bestfor our students, everything elsewill fall into place. What’s hap-pened is, I think we’ve taken ourmind off of what’s best and aretrying to answer all of thesequestions down the road. We’vegot to answer what is best forour kids and what kind of envi-ronment do we want our chil-dren to succeed in, grow in andmature in as young students.Whatever that plan is, we needto proceed. ”
Once that happens, Schuberwill be able to help the boardmore. Johnson said it is impor-tant to get a plan done as soon aspossible.
“We don’t have any time towaste,” Johnson said.
Board chairman MarcusClements would like to have theboard meet again soon to startthe process.
“I will be in touch about thenext meeting,” Clements said.“I’m trying to find a time we canget together for two or threehours.”
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whereas Teddy is not as muchinto it and tends to stay in thebackground and watch Emma.”
While Rebecca, Coby andHope are gone during the day,the two dogs have the run of theback yard, which is enclosed bya chain link fence and a privacyfence. For shelter, they share adog house.
Rebecca describes the twonewest members of the familyas “good security dogs. … Em-ma is the playful one but she’salso very defensive and barks alot.” Both don’t hesitate to barkat any strangers walking by,and “they join in the choruswhen other dogs in the neigh-borhood bark.”
The family feed Emma andTeddy dry food twice a day.
“We take turns feedingthem,” Hope says. “My brotherfeeds them in the morning andI feed them at night.”
“Teddy had food issues atfirst but those have slowly gone
away,” Rebecca says. “We feedthem outside and place theirdishes about 10 feet apart.”
On most evenings, the fami-ly goes for a walk through theneighborhood and around anearby city park. Depending onRebecca’s work schedule, theywalk anywhere from a half hourto about 45 minutes. Both dogswalk well on leashes though“Emma is a little harder to con-trol,” Rebecca says. “Hope takesTeddy and Coby walks Emma.”
Hope sums up how the hu-man members of the family feelabout the canine members.“They’re playful, they’re lov-able, and they’re adorable,” shesays.
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dogs and cats waiting to beadopted at the Dublin/LaurensCountyAnimal Shelter and oth-er shelter information, log on todublinlaurenshumanesoci-ety.org, or check out the Hu-mane Society’s Facebook page,or phone 478-272-5341.)
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Georgia partisans feud over voter registrationATLANTA (AP) — Amid a scramble
for political supremacy in rapidlychanging Georgia, Democrats and Re-publicans are pointing fingers over thehandling of as many 50,000 voter regis-tration forms as the Nov. 4 electionlooms.
The dispute pits one of the state'shighest ranking Democrats and theminister of the church where the Rev.Martin Luther King Jr. was once thepastor against the Republican secretaryof state, with the two sides headed tocourt this week.
Leaders of the New Georgia Projectsay the group gathered about 86,000voter registration forms, focusing on mi-nority, younger and otherwise disen-gaged citizens. Those would-be votersare likely to lean Democratic, thoughthe organization is technically nonparti-san.
But now the group's leaders say they
cannot find about 40,000 of those nameson official voter lists maintained by Sec-retary of State Brian Kemp, a Republi-can, with 10,000 more names listed as"pending."
With help from national civil rightslawyers, the organization has suedKemp and several Georgia counties instate court.
"We want them to process forms asthe law requires, and then document areason for any applicant being deniedregistration, with that person being in-formed in writing as to why they aren'teligible," said state House MinorityLeader Stacey Abrams, an Atlanta De-mocrat who leads the group.
A hearing is scheduled for Fridaymorning in Atlanta.
The lawsuit comes after Kemp pub-licly launched an investigation ofAbrams' group, alleging it submittedforged applications. State officials later
said they confirmed 25 forgeries, about3/100ths of 1 percent of those Abramsand her allies say they collected.
Abrams' efforts are at the heart ofDemocrats' strategy to capitalize on de-mographic shifts — the state has be-come more urban, younger and lesswhite — and make GOP-run Georgia aSouthern presidential battlegroundalongside North Carolina and Virginia.
The test runs ahead of 2016 are pend-ing Senate matchups between DemocratMichelle Nunn and Republican DavidPerdue, along with the governor's racebetween Republican incumbent NathanDeal and Democratic state Sen. JasonCarter, former President JimmyCarter's grandson.
Kemp calls the lawsuit "frivolous."He maintains that all applications havebeen processed and that all eligible vot-ers will have access to ballots for theNov. 4 election.
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Complete packageWillis powers Dublin rushing attack
with over 100 yards and pair oftouchdowns in win over Falcons
By JAMES TIDWELL
Sports Editor
Before last Friday, the last time the Dublin
football team hosted East Laurens in the
Shamrock Bowl, the Falcons came away with
their first win in the series.
That wasn’t lost on the Irish this time
around.
That was something we used to motivate
ourselves all week,” Dublin running back
Johnny Willis said.
The junior made the most of the motiva-
tion as he rushed for 143 yards on nine car-
ried with two touchdowns and earned this
week’s Heart of Georgia Player of the Week
honor,
“I couldn’t have done any of it without my
teammates and offensive line and I always
make sure I thank them,” Willis said.
Going into the game, the running back
knew East Laurens was an aggressive squad
and the plan was to take advantage of that
when possible.
“They really like to pursue the ball and
are very aggressive and we thought we could
cut back when they over pursued and there
would be plays there and it was,” Willis said.
“I was able to use my vision and cutback
and make some big plays.”
Dublin Head Coach Roger Holmes wasn’t
surprised by the night his junior had.
“He is a complete back and can block, run
with power and has really good vision,”
Holmes said.
“He doesn’t run into the line timid and he
has a burst of speed.”
Dublin running back Johnny Willis (19) rushed for 143 yards on ninecarries with two touchdowns in the Irish’ win over East LaurensFriday in the Shamrock Bowl. (File photo by Horace Austin)
East LaurensRunning back Kevin Lovettscored the Falcons lonetouchdown Friday againstDublin.
TrinityQuarterback WyattPayne rushed for 76 yardson 21 carries and passed for108 yards on 8-of-22 withone touchdown.
Photo by Horace Austin
Photo by Mary Frances Flanders
“They really like topursue the ball andare very aggressiveand we thought wecould cut back whenthey over pursuedand there would beplays there and itwas.”— Johnny Willis
Photo by Horace Austin
Johnny Willis
West LaurensRunning back DariusBradford rushed for 145yards on 27 carries.
Photo by Bali Smith
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Eight Eagles named toPhil Steele PublicationsMidseason All-Sun Belt
Special to the Courier Herald
CLEVELAND, Ohio –Eight Eagles were named toPhil Steele PublicationsMidseason All-Sun BeltTeams.
The list included four first-team selections representedby senior center ManreySaint-Amour, senior offensivetackle Garrett Frye, sopho-more running back MattBreida and senior linebackerEdwin Jackson. Sophomorequarterback Kevin Ellisonand senior guard headed upthe second-team picks for theEagles with sophomore line-man Jay Ellison and seniorsafety Deion Stanley on thelist for the defense.
Georgia Southern had thehighest number of student-athletes on the combined first-and second teams.
The Eagle offensive line,with Daves, Frye and Saint-Amour honored on the PhilSteele Publication lists, hashelped Georgia Southernrecord the nation’s top rushingaverage, currently at 372yards per game. Frye hasstarted every game in the lastthree years with Saint-Amourwith 30 starts. The experi-enced unit, including Daves,has pushed for three of the toprushers in the Sun BeltConference and is ranked sec-ond nationally with only .57sacks allowed per game thisseason.
Breida and Kevin Ellisonare ranked first and second in
rushing in the Sun BeltConference with 15 rushingtouchdowns combined. BothBreida and Ellison haverecorded four games with 100-or more yards rushing whileEllison also has thrown forfive touchdowns.
Georgia Southern’s defenseearned three places on thefirst and second teams withEagles’ tackles leader Jacksonon the first team. The senior,who has three games withdouble-digit tackles, ranksseventh in the Sun Belt with8.3 tackles per game. Stanleyranks in the league’s top 10 inboth interceptions with threeand passes defended with five.The veteran is a four-yearstarter with 45 games in theEagle backfield. SophomoreJay Ellison shares the teamlead for tackles for loss withfour and has two sacks on theyear.
The Eagles head to Atlantafor their first-ever meetingwith in-state and Sun Beltrival Georgia State Saturday,October 25. Kickoff is at 2 p.m.
Georgia Southern Athleticsprovides up-to-date informa-tion on all its sports throughits official website,GSEagles.com, through socialm e d i achannels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia SouthernEagles and Android appEagles GATA. Fans can followCoach Willie Fritz on his offi-cial twitter account,@CoachWEFritz.
Special to the Courier Herald
STATESBORO – The calen-dar has turned to October, andthat means basketball seasonis right around the corner.
The Georgia Southernwomen's basketball team com-pleted its first full week ofteam practice in HannerFieldhouse. Their first game isless than a month away, anexhibition contest againstCoastal Georgia Nov. 6. at 7p.m. in Hanner.
"Our veterans have set thetone in terms of the intensityand energy level needed day inand day out, and I'm pleasedwith the eagerness of ourfreshmen to compete andmake adjustments on the fly,"said women's basketball coachChris Vozab.
Vozab also announced thatsenior Anna Claire Knight,junior Sierra Kirkland andredshirt sophomore AlexisSams will serve as the teamcaptains this season. Knightwas a second-team All-Southern Conference selectionafter averaging 15.9 pointsand 4.9 rebounds a game, andKirkland tallied 5.4 pointsand 5.8 rebounds in 31 con-tests. Sams started the firsttwo games before an injury
forced her out for the rest ofthe year.
There are quite a few newfaces at practice as sevenfreshmen are getting theirfirst taste of college basket-ball. A large part of the nucle-us from last year's team alsoreturns from last season,including three of the top-5scorers and rebounders.
The Eagles enter the SunBelt Conference, a historicallymulti-bid women's basketballleague, and will play a 20-game round-robin conferenceschedule – all doubleheaderswith the men's team.
Season tickets are on salenow for a substantial savingsof the single-game price.General admission seasontickets start at just $65 withreserved seats available start-ing at $90. Fans can purchasea reserved combo ticket formen's and women's games for$120.
Georgia Southern Athleticsprovides up-to-date informa-tion on all its sports throughits official website,GSEagles.com, through socialmedia channelsfacebook.com/GSAthletics andtwitter.com/GSAthletics. Topurchase tickets call 1-800-GSU-WINS.
Knight, GSU finishfirst week of practice
Anna Claire Knight (24) of Dublin and theGeorgia Southern Women’s Basketball teampractice for the first time. (Photo by MarcGignac of Georgia Southern Athletics)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)— Looking back, HutsonMason isn't so sure an earlyseason loss to South Carolinawasn't the catalyst Georgianeeded to play up to the levelit thought it could.
If nothing else, theBulldogs quarterback knowshe and his teammates are farmore appreciative now oftheir return to the nationalspotlight following their fifthwin in a row — 45-32 overArkansas on Saturday.
It was the second dominat-ing road win in a row for No.9 Georgia (6-1, 4-1Southeastern Conference),which is now in firm control ofthe SEC East Division.
The Bulldogs have a one-game lead over Missouri withthree conference gamesremaining, and they alreadyhold the head-to-headtiebreaker over the second-place Tigers thanks to lastweek's shutout victory inColumbia.
"Anything in life seems tomean a little bit more to youin life when you lose it andget it back," Mason said. "So,we really know how preciousthat is, to be able to control
your own destiny ... If we keepthis train on track, we can dosomething special, and Ithink most guys understand.It's special to be on the road toAtlanta."
Georgia has climbed backin the SEC championship andCollege Football Playoff dis-cussion despite playing itslast two games without sus-pended running back ToddGurley. Even without theonce-Heisman hopeful, theBulldogs have put togethertheir two most complete per-formances of the seasons.
Coach Mark Richt saidGeorgia has treated theGurley suspension like aninjury, and the running back'sunderstudy — Nick Chubb —more than lived up to theleading role on Saturday.
The freshman had a careerday against the Razorbacks,rushing for 202 yards and apair of touchdowns on 30 car-ries. His 43-yard touchdownburst through the heart of theArkansas defense put theBulldogs up 24-6, helping fuela 31-0 second quarter thatlead the way to a 38-6 half-time lead.
"I think we're becoming a
good team," Richt said. "I'mnot really sure we're a goodteam yet, but we're gettingthere."
While Chubb once againearned the headlines, toppingeven his 174 total yard per-formance against Missouri, itwas the continued emergenceof the defense that hasGeorgia suddenly at the cen-ter of any SEC championshiptalk.
The Bulldogs forced fourArkansas turnovers, includ-ing a 54-yard fumble returnfor a touchdown by DominickSanders in the second quar-ter. Georgia has now forcednine turnovers in its last twogames, which Richt creditedto the secondary and defen-sive coordinator, JeremyPruitt.
Richt said the Bulldogscalled a softer, less aggressiveapproach early in the season— particularly against SouthCarolina — in order to makethe defense easier to under-stand for the youthful second-
ary. That changed followingthe 38-35 loss to theGamecocks.
"I think Jeremy was like,'Whether we're ready or not,we've got to play ball a certainway,'" Richt said. "Little bylittle, guys have improved, Ithink."
Georgia's next test comesafter a bye week against reel-ing Florida, which suffered ahumiliating 42-13 loss athome to Missouri onSaturday.
Despite the Gators woes,Bulldogs linebacker LeonardFloyd said he isn't about tooverlook the Georgia rivalwhen the teams play inJacksonville on Nov. 1.
Nor is he about to forgethow far Georgia has comeafter its early loss — or howfar it still hopes to go.
"Basically, they're in theway," Floyd said of theGators. "They're in the way ofus getting to the SEC champi-onship."
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W L T Pct PF PADallas 6 1 0 .857 196 147Philadelphia 5 1 0 .833 183 132N.Y. Giants 3 4 0 .429 154 169Washington 2 5 0 .286 151 183
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MondayPittsburgh 30, Houston 23
Thursday, Oct. 23San Diego at Denver, 8:25 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26Detroit vs. Atlanta at London, 9:30 a.m.St. Louis at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Seattle at Carolina, 1 p.m.Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Miami at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Chicago at New England, 1 p.m.Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.Oakland at Cleveland, 4:25 p.m.Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.Green Bay at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 27Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
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Toronto 5 1 .833 —Brooklyn 3 1 .750 1Boston 4 3 .571 1½New York 2 3 .400 2½
Philadelphia 2 5 .286 3½Southeast Division
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Record Pts Pv1. Mississippi St. (43) 6-0 1 ,480 12. Florida St. (14) 7-0 1,433 23. Mississippi (3) 7-0 1,404 34. Alabama 6-1 1,235 75. Auburn 5-1 1,231 66. Oregon 6-1 1,142 97. Notre Dame 6-1 1,133 58. Michigan St. 6-1 1,066 89. Georgia 6-1 1,055 1010. TCU 5-1 962 1211. Kansas St. 5-1 905 1412. Baylor 6-1 858 413. Ohio St. 5-1 753 1314. Arizona St. 5-1 643 1715. Arizona 5-1 639 1616. Nebraska 6-1 537 1917. Oklahoma 5-2 461 1118. East Carolina 5-1 445 1819. Utah 5-1 437 2020. Southern Cal 5-2 356 2221. Clemson 5-2 283 2422. West Virginia 5-2 272 NR23. Marshall 7-0 184 2524. LSU 6-2 177 NR25. UCLA 5-2 118 NROthers receiving votes: UCLA 110, LSU67, Duke 45, Kentucky 36, Minnesota 36,West Virginia 27, Washington 22, GeorgiaTech 11, Arkansas 10, Louisville 7, Rutgers7, Iowa 6, Colorado St. 3, N. Dakota St. 3,South Carolina 1, Virginia 1, Wisconsin 1.Others receiving votes: Duke 108,Oklahoma St. 91, Minnesota 61, ColoradoSt. 12, Louisville 4, Missouri 4, Stanford 4,Maryland 3, N. Dakota St. 3, Texas A&M 1.
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TIME TO PLAY BALL!
By BEN WALKERAP BASEBALL WRITER
Alex Gordon, Lorenzo Cain and the go-go-go Kansas City Royals
played perfect ball to zip through the playoffs. Plus, they recently flattened Buster Posey and his Giants.
So how come this bunch that’s rapidly become a fan favorite all across the country isn’t the favorite against San Francisco in the World Series?
“When I look at the Royals, I see a team on a terrific run. There was magic on their side, where everything they did went absolutely right,” said Las Vegas oddsmaker Johnny Avello, head of the sports book at the Wynn.
“But I don’t get into the ‘darling’ stuff,” he said.
“I have to encompass everything and figure out who's the better team, and that's the Giants.”
We’ll see what’s next in this tight, tense postseason starting Tuesday night when the seasoned Giants visit the fresh Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
A pair of teams with dominant bullpens, the talent to make tremendous catches and a touch for grinding out key runs.
Both of them wild-card teams, too. Of course, come this late in October, no one is really a wild card anymore.
Reigning NL Championship Series MVP Madison Bumgarner, former World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval and Giants manager Bruce Bochy are aiming for their third rings in five seasons.
At 39, Tim Hudson is headed with them, going to his first World Series title. A four-time All-Star with 214 wins, he left his longtime home in Atlanta to sign with the Giants last November.
Hudson was swayed by an intangible that he’d seen from the other side — San Francisco’s knack for playing especially well at this time of year.
“They know how to win when it matters. There’s something different whenever this team gets in the playoffs. They know what buttons to push. They know what guys need to do in certain situations. That’s all that matters,” Hudson said.
“That’s why I’m playing, that’s why I’m here, that’s why I decided to come to the Giants,” he said.
Already 8-0 this postseason, the Royals are back in the Series for the first time since George Brett and Bret Saberhagen helped them win it all in 1985.
There were a lot of lean years in the interim.
Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt, the winning pitcher in the NLCS clincher against the Cardinals, played for
Kansas City from 2002-06 — the Royals lost 100 games in three of those seasons.
“Well, I’m sure there’s a lot of excitement,” Affeldt said. “There’s a lot of people that have been fans for a long time in that area and been waiting to see this since 1985.
“When I played there, I think they thought they were overdue then, and that was, I don’t know, seven, eight years ago,” he said.
“There’s going to be some energy in that stadium. And they have remodeled it ... it’s pretty impressive to see the amount of blue in these seats during those games.”
Affeldt and the Giants got a close-up of these Royals in August, getting swept in a three-game series at Kansas City.
Gordon homered twice in the series, outfielder Nori Aoki threw out two runners in an inning, the Royals stole seven bases in a game and they beat Bumgarner, Hudson and Tim Lincecum.
“It doesn’t matter what it was,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “This is a whole different ballgame now. This is the World Series. This isn’t a three-game series in August.”
Yost, by the way, grew up in the Bay Area rooting for the Giants.
Even though they met two months ago, there’s not a lot of history between the teams. They faced each other only twice in spring training in Arizona and the Royals haven’t played in San Francisco since 2005, back when Barry Bonds was the biggest name in town.
Closer Greg Holland, Mike Moustakas and the Royals will be at AT&T Park for Game 3 on Friday night.
It was 25 years ago that an earthquake minutes before Game 3 rattled Candlestick Park and postponed the World Series between the Giants and Oakland Athletics.
The Series shift means no designated hitter in the NL park, costing Royals DH Billy Butler a spot. Yost spent most of his career in the NL, coaching in Atlanta and managing in Milwaukee.
“It’s a fun style. I’ve never really managed two styles in one series,” Yost said.
“It’s a different type. There are a lot more things that are involved.”
Seasoned Giants vs.
fresh Royals‘This is a whole
di�erent ballgame now.
This is the World Series. This
isn’t a three-game
series in August.’
Ned Yost Kansas City Royals manager
AP PHOTO/JEFF CHIU
In San Francisco, a walk-off three-run homer in Game 5 sent the Giants to the World Series and the Cardinals
back to St. Louis.
AP PHOTO/MATT SLOCUM
Kansas City Royals celebrate after eliminating the Baltimore Orioles in four games straight to advance to
the World Series.
HOW THE TEAMS MATCH UP
KANSAS CITY SAN FRANCISCO
A QUICK LOOK AT WHERE THE GAMES WILL BE PLAYED
TWO ROADS TO REACH THE WORLD SERIES
STARTS: Tuesday, Oct. 21SERIES: Best of 7 gamesTIME/TV: 8:07 p.m. Eastern; FOXFIRST GAME: At Kansas City
THE REST OF THE SCHEDULE: Game 2 — Oct. 22 at Kansas CityGame 3 — Oct. 24 at San FranciscoGame 4 — Oct. 25 at San Francisco
*Game 5 — Oct. 26 at San Francisco*Game 6 — Oct. 28 at Kansas City*Game 7 — Oct. 29 at Kansas City
* IF NEEDED
Name: Kauffman StadiumSeating Capacity: 37,903Left Field: 330 feetCenter Field: 410 feetRight Field: 330 feetFence Height: 8 feetHistory: The Kansas City Royals completed their 42nd year playing at Kauffman Stadium. It was built in 1973 and underwent a $250-million renovation prior to the 2009 season. The ballpark includes a 7,000-square-foot Hall of Fame opened in 2009.
Name: AT&T ParkSeating Capacity: 41,503Left Field: 339 feetCenter Field: 399 feetRight Field: 309 feetFence Height: Varies from 8 feet to 25 feetHistory: AT&T Park opened in 2000, replacing Candlestick Park. It was the first privately financed ballpark since Dodger Stadium opened in 1962. Giants owner Peter Magowan pushed for the park to keep the Giants in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTSKANSAS CITY ROYALS
STATISTICS AND STORY FROM AP; PAGE DESIGNED AND BUILT BY POSTMEDIA EDITORIAL SERVICES
110th WORLD SERIES
Kansas City RoyalsAL Championship Series
vs. Baltimore Orioles
Best of seven games DATE SCOREGame 1 W Oct. 10 8-6 (10)Game 2 W Oct. 11 6-4Game 3 PPD Oct. 13 RainGame 3 W Oct. 14 2-1Game 4 W Oct. 15 2-1
AL Division Series vs. Los Angeles Angels
Best of five games DATE SCOREGame 1 W Oct. 2 3-2 (11)Game 2 W Oct. 3 4-1 (11)Game 3 W Oct. 5 8-3
AL Wild Card vs. Oakland Athletics
One game DATE SCORE W Sept. 30 9-8 (12)
San Francisco GiantsNL Championship Series
vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Best of seven games DATE SCOREGame 1 W Oct. 11 3-0Game 2 L Oct. 12 4-5Game 3 W Oct. 14 5-4 (10)Game 4 W Oct. 15 6-4Game 5 W Oct. 16 6-3
NL Division Series vs. Washington Nationals
Best of five games DATE SCOREGame 1 W Oct. 3 3-2Game 2 W Oct. 4 2-1 (18)Game 3 L Oct. 6 1-4Game 4 W Oct. 7 3-2
NL Wild Card vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
One game DATE SCORE W Oct. 1 8-0 (12)
AL CHAMPIONS NL CHAMPIONS
Kansas City Royals All Playoffs Combined
BATTERS AVG OBA AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB CS E Colon 1.000 1.000 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Willingham .500 .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hosmer .448 .556 29 5 13 2 8 7 8 0 1 0 Cain .353 .378 34 9 12 0 4 2 6 2 0 0 Escobar .278 .297 36 5 10 1 3 1 6 1 0 0 Aoki .259 .344 27 6 7 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 Moustakas .241 .267 29 6 7 4 5 1 6 0 0 1 Butler .222 .303 27 2 6 0 5 4 4 1 0 0 Gordon .222 .400 27 3 6 1 9 6 11 3 0 0 Infante .207 .294 29 1 6 0 1 4 9 0 0 1 Perez .118 .143 34 1 4 0 2 1 8 0 0 0 Dyson .000 .143 6 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 Nix .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Gore — — 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Team Totals .259 .331 282 42 73 8 40 30 62 13 3 2
PITCHERS W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Collins 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Duffy 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Frasor 2 0 0.00 4 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Davis 2 0 0.96 8 0 0 9.1 5 1 1 0 2 10 Herrera 0 0 1.08 7 0 0 8.1 6 1 1 0 2 10 Holland 0 0 1.13 8 0 6 8.0 3 1 1 0 5 10 Guthrie 0 0 1.80 1 1 0 5.0 3 1 1 0 2 2 Vargas 1 0 2.38 2 2 0 11.1 5 3 3 3 4 8 Finnegan 1 0 4.15 5 0 0 4.1 4 2 2 0 3 3 Ventura 0 0 4.85 3 2 0 13.0 12 7 7 2 4 8 Shields 1 0 5.63 3 3 0 16.0 21 10 10 3 5 15 Team Totals 8 0 2.93 8 8 6 80 61 26 26 8 28 69
San Francisco Giants All Playoffs Combined BATTERS AVG OBA AB R H HR RBI BB SO SB CS E Arias .500 .500 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Morse .500 .500 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Susac .500 .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vogelsong .500 .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Hudson .333 .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sandoval .326 .396 43 6 14 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 Posey .302 .354 43 4 13 0 5 3 4 0 1 0 Belt .286 .409 35 5 10 1 6 8 8 0 1 0 Ishikawa .269 .345 26 2 7 1 7 3 5 0 0 0 Pence .256 .341 39 5 10 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 Panik .239 .271 46 4 11 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 Crawford .211 .279 38 5 8 1 5 4 9 0 0 1 Blanco .159 .229 44 4 7 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 Perez .154 .267 13 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 Brown .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bumgarner .000 .083 11 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 Duffy .000 .000 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Peavy .000 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Petit .000 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Team Totals .244 .313 361 41 88 5 37 36 58 3 3 3
PITCHERS W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Affeldt 1 0 0.00 7 0 0 6.1 2 0 0 0 2 2 Casilla 0 0 0.00 7 0 4 6.2 2 0 0 0 3 5 Lopez 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 Petit 2 0 0.00 2 0 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 4 11 Bumgarner 2 1 1.42 4 4 0 31.2 19 6 5 2 5 28 Peavy 1 0 1.86 2 2 0 9.2 6 2 2 1 6 5 Romo 1 1 1.93 7 0 0 4.2 4 1 1 1 0 3 Hudson 0 0 3.29 2 2 0 13.2 14 5 5 1 0 13 Vogelsong 0 0 5.19 2 2 0 8.2 9 5 5 1 4 5 Machi 0 0 7.71 4 0 0 2.1 3 2 2 2 0 1 Strickland 1 0 8.31 4 0 1 4.1 5 4 4 4 1 5 Team Totals 8 2 2.18 10 10 5 99 68 25 24 12 26 81
Georgia appreciative of surge after early loss
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Dec. 21): You’ve got more going foryou than you realize. Don’t com-plain when you should be showingyour positive side and presentingthe ideas you want to pursue. Don’tlet someone bully you into doingsomething that goes against yourprinciples. 4 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You will feel at odds aboutthe different choices you are given.Don’t complicate matters by beingtoo analytical. Something eitherworks for you or it doesn’t. Do whatbest suits your current situation anddon’t look back. 2 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18): Jump into action. Take care oflegal, financial, medical and con-tractual matters. Now is not thetime to let someone else speak for
you. Only you can express what youwant successfully. Love is on therise and a promise can be made. 5stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March20): Consider a partnership if it willstabilize your financial situation. Letyour intuition guide you in mattersthat concern documentation, com-mitment and contractual partner-ships. Don’t let aggressive actionunnerve you or lead to an uncom-fortable situation. 3 stars
Birthday Baby: You aredetailed, original and exciting. Youare loyal and dedicated.
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CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY:Matt Dallas, 32; Kim Kardashian,34; Carrie Fisher, 58; Judge JudySheindlin, 72.
Happy Birthday: Keepingup won’t be a problem, but makingdecisions will be. Don’t be dauntedby what others do or say. Focus in-ward and strive to do what suits youbest. Steer clear of demanding indi-viduals trying to squeeze you out ofyour precious time, money or otherthings that matters to you. Keepyour ideas fresh and each move youmake unexpected. Your numbersare 6, 13, 19, 26, 32, 39, 48.
ARIES (March 21-April19): You’ll be questioned about yourrelationship with someone. It will bedifficult to hide the way you feel.Stick to the truth, but only revealwhat’s absolutely necessary. Keep-ing busy will help you avoid an un-comfortable situation. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May20): Focus on cutting corners andstaying within your budget. Refrainfrom letting anyone talk you intosomething you don’t feel comfort-able doing. Someone isn’t beingstraight with you. Bide your timeand be diplomatic and professionalin your dealings. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June20): It’s time to start something new.Pamper yourself or get out and as-sociate with people in your industry.Embrace obscure and unusual ac-tivities, and spend time with peoplewho can offer you a different per-spective on the way you can dothings. 5 stars
CANCER (June 21-July22): Take off if trouble develops. It’sbetter to be safe than sorry. Now isnot the time to meddle or get in-volved in something that has thepotential to put you in a compro-mising position. Focus on projectsyou can do alone. 2 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):Take over if things need to be ac-complished at home or in yourcommunity. By taking a positive po-sition, you will gain respect and winfavors. Love is in the stars, andcommunication will lead to an inter-esting offer. 3 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22): Focus on what’s most impor-tant to you. Don’t flaunt your goodfortune or someone will show jeal-ousy and offer discord in place ofpraise. Proceed with your plans se-cretively and try to avoid interfer-ence. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Let the energy of the day pull youalong. Welcome change and initiatewhat you want to see unfold. It’s a“take charge” kind of day, so don’twaffle or let someone else takeover. Show your strengths and im-prove your weaknesses. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.21): Step up to the plate and call theshots. If you work hard, you will getthe backing you need to reach yourgoals. Don’t let red tape slow youdown. There is plenty you can dowhile waiting for approval. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
