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The Courier HeraldThursday, August 21, 2014

Police BeatWomen stealbaby outfit, 5a

WeatherHeat index over100, late stormspossible, 5a

AbbyCousin’s tag-along kids pushlimit of bride’sguest list, 2a

HometownTCS seniors takepart in camp———NWLE fourth,fifth graders visitThe Moving Wall,7a

LadiesDublin CWChosts luncheonto showcasetalents and gifts,6a

HEART OFGEORGIA

INSIDETODAYFOOTBALL 2014

HEART OF GEORGIA BAND PREVIEWS: EAST LAURENS BAND OF GOLD

Photos by Payton Towns III

Senn leads the Band of Gold through drills.

Top Ten talent showcase

"We are excited about this year and we are expectinggood things from the football team. We're expecting to

play that fight song more this year. We are hoping to playit a lot."

— Jonathan SennELHS Band Director

By PAYTON TOWNS IIITaping two sticks together, East Laurens

Band of Gold director Jonathan Senn has hisstudents do drills on a breezy August after-noon.It's the first day of practice since the

band's camp in late July. And if they remem-ber the show they learned during camp, theymore than likely won't be at practice too long."We don't stay out here for our health,"

Senn told the band at the beginning of prac-tice. "We stay out here for perfection. We getit perfect, we head to the house."East Laurens has approximately 77 mem-

bers. Senn said this year's halftime theme isTop 10 music from the last three or fouryears."We've taken those songs and made a med-

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Band of Gold bringingTop 10 hits to the field

Healthy Start takes‘Ice Bucket Challenge’

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIMembers of Healthy Start and oth-

er Public Health members gathered atthe Healthy Start House Wednesdayafternoon to get doused with a bucketof ice water.The group, who was challenged by

Cathy Morris, chairman of Heart ofGeorgia Healthy Start Coalition, is-sued the challenge on behalf of theirformer co-worker Doris Donaldson,who was their Lactation coordinator.

Unemployedrate inches to11.4 percent

By JASON HALCOMBEThe region's unemployment rate rose one

percent in July, up to 11.4 percent accordingto the Georgia Department of Labor.The Heart of Georgia Altamaha, which

includes Laurens County and most of itssurrounding counties, saw unemploymentrise to within one-tenth of one percent ofrates from 2013, which were 11.5 last year.And those figures kept the region alonewith the highest unemployment rate in thestate.According to Labor Commissioner Mark

Butler, the increase was due to seasonal fac-tors including temporary layoffs in educa-tional services. Many of those, however,Butler added have since returned to theirjobs.Butler's office also reported that they re-

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CSB offeringhelp for thosewho need it

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIOfficials at the Community Service

Board of Middle Georgia want people toknow that they can come to them if theyare depressed or need to seek assistancewith drugs.After the wake of actor Robin Williams

suicide on Aug. 11, officials wanted tomake sure the community knew that theyare in this community to help."We want to make sure that the com-

munity is aware of all that we have avail-able, so that Laurens County citizens andthose in the surrounding counties know sothat we don't have people end up likeRobin Williams," said Dina McDonald,special projects coordinator at CSB. "Wewant to make sure people know that weprovide services for mental illness, sub-stance abuse and developmental disabili-ties. It's sad that a celebrity like him diesthat way and it gets in the spotlight. Youdon't want it to happen."Tina Clements, program manager at

CSB, said it's important for people toknow that suicide can be preventedthrough treatment, education and publicawareness."Suicide is the 11th leading cause of

death in the United States," Clementssaid. "Ninety percent of those people thatcommit suicide, have been diagnosed withmental illness and substance abuse is alsoa risk factor for suicide. We have thoseservices available here and we are the an-chor program for the Suicide PreventionCoalition here in Dublin. We want peopleto know that our services are here andthat suicide is 100 percent preventable."McDonald said the coalition began four

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Townsend Brothers earns KDLB quarterly awardThe Business and Industry Beautification Committee of Keep

Dublin-Laurens Beautiful, Inc. awarded Townsend Brothers Fu-neral Home with its Clean and Beautiful Business Salute. Thequarterly award recognizes businesses that understand the visualappearance of their business has a direct economic impact on ourentire community. All businesses are eligible to be selected andanyone can call the KDLB office at 478-277-5094 to submit a rec-ommendation. The business is inspected for cleanliness of theirgrounds, including the back of their property and dumpster areas.The property must be well groomed and visually attractive. TheCourier Herald has partnered in this project as well as the Dublin-Laurens Chamber of Commerce. Winners will be announced inThe Courier Herald and at the Chamber Business Afters Hoursevent quarterly. Pictured are members of KDLB and TownsendBrothers Funeral Home. (Photo by Mary Frances Flanders)

Photo by Tom Turner

Healthy Start volunteers were doused Wednesday as part of their Ice Bucket Challenge.

Group raises funds in honor of coworker fighting ALS

See ICE page 3a

Mary Jane HillFuneral services for Mrs.

Mary Jane Hill, of Montrose,will be held on Saturday, Au-gust 23 at 11 a.m. at theMount Tilla Baptist Church,2424 Highway 441 North inDublin. Interment will fol-low in the Dudley MemorialCemetery. ReverendKendrick Mack will officiate.

Mrs. Hill, who passed onAugust 17, 2014, was bornon March 16, 1916, to thelate George Watkins andLala (Ashley) Watkins ofWilkinson County.

She was the daughter of13 children. She was joinedin holy matrimony to the Mr.Lewis Thomas “Salem” onMarch 20, 1931. To thisunion nine children wereborn.

She was preceded indeath by five children, Clin-ton Hill, George Lewis Hill,Edgar Eugene “Gene” (Hat-tie) Hill, and Freddie Joe“Red” Hill, all of LaurensCounty, and Tommie Hill ofFt. Myers, Florida.

Mrs. Hill leaves to cher-ish her loving memories herdevoted children and spous-es; Bonnie (Fred) Lattimoreof Montrose, Janice Harrisof Dublin, Jack (Lois) Hill ofMiami, Florida; and Clyde(Mildred) Hill of Dublin; onebrother, Olyn (Shirley)Watkins of Macon; one sis-ter, Mabel Jones of Macon;two daughters-in-law, CoraHill of Ft. Myers, Florida,Gloria Hill of East Dublin;two sisters-in-law, DorothyWatkins of Nicklesville, andEmma Watkins of Miami,Florida; 25+ grandchildren,including Randy Hill ofMaryland, Marie Hill ofMontrose, whom she raised;48+ great grandchildren;and a host of great-greatgrandchildren, nieces,nephews, relatives andfriends.

The family will receivefriends at 927 Chappell MillRoad in Montrose. ServicesBy Dudley Funeral Home ofDublin. Post condolences atwww.servicesbydudley.com.

Kenneth LynnNewsome

Kenneth Lynn Newsome,51 of Swainsboro, enteredinto eternal rest, Tuesdayafternoon, August 19, 2014from injuries he sustainedon his job.

Mr. Newsome was born inEmanuel County, January23, 1963 to Roy Eugene andBessie Mae Lindsey New-some. Mr. Newsome hadlived in Emanuel County forthe past 11 years. Prior tothat he lived in Johnson andLaurens County. He was selfemployed in construction.Mr. Newsome was a memberof Oaky Grove BaptistChurch.

Mr. Newsome was preced-ed in death by his father,Roy Eugene Newsome; threesisters, Betty Jean New-some Sanders, Marsha Gor-day and Evon Newsome Per-ry.

Funeral services will beheld at Oaky Grove BaptistChurch, Friday morning,August 22, 2014 at 10 a.m.Interment will follow at thechurch cemetery. Rev. TomAdkins and Rev. Harry Had-den will be the officiatingministers.

Mr. Newsome is survivedby his mother, Bessie MaeLindsey Newsome; fourstepsons, Daniel Vaughn(Tammy) of Swainsboro, An-drew Roberts of Swainsboro,Solomon Riner of Swains-boro, and Jonathan Riner ofSwainsboro; one daughter,Jayme Shay of Dublin; twostep daughters, ChristinaEvans (Jonathan) of Rei-dsville, and Hope Riner ofCary, N.C.; two sisters, De-bra Giles of Dublin, andJanice Godbee (Richard) ofBartow; one grandson,Bryson Shay of Dublin, fourstep grandchildren, numer-ous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be heldThursday night, August 21,2014 at Oaky Grove BaptistChurch from 6-8 p.m.

Brantley-Powell FuneralHome is in charge ofarrangements for KennethLynn Newsome.

Robert A. HollimanFuneral services for Mr.

Robert A. Holliman, 74, ofMiami, Florida, will be heldon Saturday, August 23 atnoon at the Wabash Churchof God, 500 Telfair Street,Dublin. Burial will follow inthe Dudley Memorial Ceme-tery.

Mr. Holliman was born onMarch 13, 1940 in Dublin toMr. Robert and Mrs. JuliaSmith Holliman. He attend-ed Telfair ElementarySchool and graduated fromOconee High School inDublin in 1958.

He served in the UnitedStates Army in the eighty-second Airborne Division atFort Braggs, North Caroli-na. At an early age, Mr. Hol-liman joined the FirstAfrican Baptist Church inDublin where he attendedSunday School and BaptistTraining Union and sang inthe Youth Choir and partici-pated in the youth activitiesof the church.

Mr. Holliman was the fa-ther of a son, Mr. RobertWillis. He later married IdaBell Isaac and to this unionwas born four children; An-thony, Jeffrey, the lateRonald and Vickie.

On August 8, 1969 hemarried Annie Lee Brown,his present wife. He latermoved to Miami, Floridawhere he attended MountCarmel Baptist Church. Hewas affiliated with the Ma-sonic Lodge Number Twen-ty-Three.

For many years, he wasemployed with Southern Pa-per Company where he re-tired. He then was employedwith Rider’s Trucking Com-pany where he worked untilhe became ill.

Mr. Holliman is survivedby a loving wife of 45 years,Mrs. Annie Lee Holliman ofMiami, Florida; four chil-dren, Robert (Vickie) Willisof Dublin, Anthony (Gaile)Holliman of Maple Shade,New Jersey, Jeffrey (Ya-neeke) Holliman of LauderHill, Florida, Vickie (Benny)Young of Savannah; 14grandchildren, Jeffrey Jr.,Zakiya, Zouve’, Zena,Naeem, Krystal, Benny,Karah, Dayna, Alissia, Ni-keea, Phillip, Arlanda andRobin; a number of greatgrandchildren; one brother,Charles F. (Dovie) Hollimanof Dublin; one aunt, Mrs. In-ell Whitfield of Miami, Flori-da; one nephew, Marcus Hol-liman of Dublin; and a hostof cousins and friends.

Mr. Holliman will beplaced in the church onehour prior to services.

Services by Dudley Fu-neral Home of Dublin.Please post condolences atwww.servicesbydudley.com.

Doris “Ellen”Williams

Funeral services for MissDoris “Ellen” Williams, 76,of Dublin, will be held onSaturday, August 23 at 2p.m. at C.D. Dudley Memor-ial Chapel. Reverend EarlHicks will officiate.

Burial will follow in theDudley Memorial Cemetery.

Miss Williams departedthis life on Sunday, August17, 2014.

She was born on August24, 1937 to the late Mr.Isaac Williams, Sr. and thelate Mrs. Easter ColemanWilliams.

She was one of 16 chil-dren born to this union, allof which preceded her indeath.

Early in adulthood, shemoved to the NorthernStates settling in FortWayne, Indiana.

She was an avid baker; of-tentimes, she shared her

recipes with family mem-bers.

She fellowshipped at thePilgrim Baptist Church inFort Wayne, Indiana.

In 2007, she returned toDublin in the care of her de-voted niece, Mrs. AnnieRuth Carter.

At the time of her demise,she resided at ShamrockNursing and RehabilitationCenter.

She leaves to cherish hermemories: sister-in-laws,Mrs. Martha P. Williams ofEast Dublin, Mrs. MarianLucille Williams and Mrs.Lessie Williams, both of Mi-ami, Florida; a host ofnieces, nephews, and otherrelatives; a devoted caregiv-er niece, Mrs. Annie RuthCarter; a devoted great-nephew, Mr. Chase Williamsof Rochester Hills, Michiganand a supportive niece, Mrs.Wanda Williams Wilcher ofDublin.

The family will be receiv-ing friends at the home ofher niece, Mrs. AnnieCarter, 910 Martin LutherKing Drive, Dublin.

Services by Dudley Fu-neral Home of Dublin.

Post condolences atwww.servicesbydudley.com.

James Michael“Mike” Soles

Mr. James Michael“Mike” Soles passed away onWednesday, August 20, 2014at Savannah Hospice House.

Funeral arrangementsare incomplete at this time,but will be announced laterby Stanley Funeral Homeand Crematory DublinChapel.

To sign the online registerbook please visitwww.stanleyfuneralhome.com or call the 24 hour Stan-ley Funeral Home and Cre-matory obituary line at (478)272-0106 to hear the latestfuneral updates.

DEAR ABBY: I am beingmarried later this year, andI'm planning my guest list.My cousin "Emily" has fiveyoung children who I'mmaking an exception to in-vite. She lives across thecountry, so she's starting tobook her plane reserva-tions.

Emily just announcedthat she's being remarriedand her fiance has threechildren he shares joint cus-tody of.

Am I obligated to invitethree children I have nevermet? This is causing a lot ofgrief between me and my fi-ance because Emily as-sumes that they are all wel-come. Please advise. -- D.C.IN NYC

DEAR D.C.: Call CousinEmily. Explain that yourguest list is limited and thather five children -- to whomyou are related -- are the ex-ceptions.

No other children havebeen invited to the wedding,and you would prefer to getto know her fiance's chil-dren under less stressfulcircumstances.

Emily's wrong to assumeshe can include anyonewhose name wasn't on herwedding invitation. Thechildren can stay with theirmother or grandparentsduring the time their fatherwill be away.

DEAR ABBY: My hus-band prefers leftovers tosandwiches for his worklunch.

He generally takes themin reusable plastic bowlsthat claim to be dishwasherand microwave safe.

After a short time, thesebowls become terriblystained. Not only are theyunsightly, but sometimesthey harbor odors.

Even though they havebeen thoroughly washed,they seem unclean. We havenoticed this happens moreoften with tomato-basedfood like spaghetti or barbe-cue.

I have tried soaking thebowls overnight in dish-washing detergent and evenusing a small amount ofbleach, but the stains re-main.

Is there a way to removethe stains and odors, ormust I continue to buy newbowls and throw the stainedones out? -- BOWLEDOVER IN ALABAMA

DEAR BOWLED OVER:According to "Haley'sHints," by Graham andRosemary Haley (NewAmerican Library), if yousoak the bowls and lids incold water for five minutesor more before putting the

leftovers into them, you canprevent the staining fromhappening.

And the odors can be re-moved by placing crumplednewspaper inside them andputting the tops on beforestoring them. (This is alsoan effective way to deodor-ize shoes.)

DEAR ABBY: My daugh-ter just got remarried to aman who has a 10-year-oldson. I don't know the boy atall.

What is the appropriatename he should call me? Mydaughter already has twoboys from her first marriageand they, of course, call meGrandma.

I don't feel comfortablehaving her new stepson callme Grandma. Any sugges-tions? -- NAMELESS INNEW YORK

DEAR NAMELESS: Isyour heart really so closedthat you would tell that boyhe isn't welcome in it? Iurge you to be more accept-ing of this child, or you mayget a name that isn't fit fora family newspaper -- andnot only will the boy be us-ing it, but also his father.

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips,and was founded by hermother, Pauline Phillips.Contact Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.

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ley out of them," Senn said.The songs for the show will

be "Locked Out Of Heaven,""Die Young," "All Of Me" and"Starships."

"It's more contemporaryand definitely upbeat," Sennsaid. "We are hoping that thewhole crowd will enjoy it. Ithink it will be a good show."

Drum major Molly Leeagrees.

"I love the music," she said."Those are songs that will con-nect with the crowd. I want tohear how the crowd is going torespond. My favorite part isthe music we're playing."

Senn said they were able toget a lot done during bandcamp.

"It was phenomenal," hesaid. "It was one of the fewtimes that we were able toplay and move the entire showby the end of camp. Usually,you don't progress that far. It'sfar from perfect, but it is anextremely good start. Withfestivals coming up towardthe end of September, thisstart is going to make it a loteasier to stay with the 1 (rat-ings) we've been getting."

The band is made up ofmostly juniors.

"This is a really goodgroup," Senn said. "We arehoping that we can capitalizeon their knowledge and exper-tise."

Lee is beginning her firstyear as drum major.

"It's been an experience,"she said. "I really love it. Ithink I've found my calling inlife. I really like to conductand I want to teach kids mu-sic."

Lee admits that she'll prob-ably be nervous when theband takes the field in thefirst football game.

"I will miss being on thefield, marching around andplaying the music," Lee said."Not being able to play themusic is what I miss the mostright now."

Thankfully, the first gamewill be at home.

"That will help a lot," Leesaid. "Having my family thereand having my friends sup-porting me and the band willbe good.

"I love to show off theband," she added. "We are avery talented group and (themembers) they love what theydo and they put their heartand soul into it. We're not verybig, but quality overridesquantity."

As for the football season,Senn is hoping they'll be ableto have a good year as well aswatch some good football.

"We're going to be in thestands cheering on the Fal-cons," Senn said. "We are ex-cited about this year and weare expecting good thingsfrom the football team. We'reexpecting to play that fightsong more this year. We arehoping to play it a lot."

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years ago, and was able tostart with a grant from thestate.

"This area was a high pro-file in suicide stats for thestate," McDonald said. "Thatqualified us for the grant. Thecoalition is still strong, but wedon't have as much involve-ment from the community aswe could and we want peopleto aware of it."

She said anyone can attendthe coalition at 11:30 a.m. onthe fourth Tuesday in Build-ing 5 on the CSB campus.

Lisa Montford, deputy di-rector for Behavioral Healthat CSB, said school-aged stu-dents get picked on, and does-n't know what they are goingthrough. Communication is abig key.

"We have a strong connec-tion with our Suicide Coali-tion through the highschools," McDonald said. "Wehave this center here but notmany people don't know aboutus. We want people to knowthat we are here. Anyone cancome here for help."

McDonald said they areplanning an event for nextmonth which is known as Na-tional Recovery Month. Moredetails about the event will bereleased soon, she said.

At the beginning of theyear, the CSB had its Carfcertification survey renewedfor another three more years,McDonald said.

Montford said they haveservices for children andadults. In Laurens County,any adult can come in be-tween the hours of 8 a.m. and3 p.m. for open access andhave an intake done withoutan appointment. From time totime, appointments have to bemade. In Eastman, people cando open access Monday andWednesday at the satelliteclinic.

Children are seen by ap-pointment in Building 4. If it'san emergency, the person maybe seen.

"Many times we've seenpeople who have been as-sessed before," Montford said."We'll have a mental healthprofessional assess them andthey could possibly see aphysician that same day."

They have Quentin's Place,which is a crisis unit. Acutemental health crisis anddetox from substances aretreated there, which is located

on the CSB campus. There is-n't a crisis unit for children.They can refer them out ifthey have to.

"We try to treat in the com-munity, rather than send chil-dren or adults away to an in-patient or a residential facili-ty," Montford said.

Clements said they havenew Intensive Family Inter-vention services which focuson helping the youth and fam-ily to improve and strengthenthe family unit.

A second-year programcalled the Community Sup-port Team is an intensive be-havioral health service forpeople with severe mental ill-ness.

The Intensive Case Man-agement is a new service of-fered which consists of provid-ing environmental supportand case coordination essen-tial to helping a person im-prove their functioning, gainaccess to necessary services,create an environment thatpromotes recovery.

They accept United HealthCare, Blue Cross/Blue Shield,Medicaid, Medicare and all ofthe Medicaid CMOS as wellas serving the indigent popu-lation, Montford said.

"We have a sliding fee scaleand they can certainly comehere," she said. "The fee isbased on their income. Rightnow we receive some statedollars that assist in the ex-pense for adults with no in-surance coverage. For chil-dren, that is not an option. Wedon't get any assistance fromthe state to provide servicesfor kids, which is really sad.There is a great need forthat."

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ceived 2,813 new claims for un-employment insurance in theregion, down by 363 from June.

"Most of the decrease inclaims came among workers inmanufacturing who returnedto their jobs," Butler said."There were 2,918 claims filedin July 2013, down 3.6 per-cent."

Unemployment for othercounties in the region included:Bleckley County at 14.8 (downfrom 15.8 in 2013), DodgeCounty at 13.4 (up from 12.1 in2013), Johnson County at 13.4(up from 13.3 in 2013), Mont-gomery County at 10.7 (up

from 9.9 in 2013), Treutlen at14.5 (up from 13.7 in 2013),Twiggs at 10.1 (down from 11.6in 2013), Wilkinson County at9.0 (down from 9.8 in 2013)and Wheeler County at 12.4(up from 10.2 in 2013).

According to Labor Depart-ment statistics, Metro Athenshad the lowest area joblessrate at 6.6 percent, while theHeart of Georgia-Altamaha re-gion had the highest at 11.4percent. Meanwhile, Georgia’sseasonally-adjusted unemploy-ment rate for July was 7.8 per-cent, up from 7.4 percent inJune. The rate was 8.3 percentin July a year ago.

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She recently retired fromHealthy Start because shewas diagnosed with ALS(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)also referred to as "LouGehrig's disease.”

Margaret Turner, directorof Healthy Start, a partneredagency with The Heart ofGeorgia United Way, was hap-py to respond to the challengeto honor Donaldson. Turnersaid that Donaldson’s motherhad ALS.

“I thought it would be real-ly neat to have some friendshelp out with this,” Turnersaid. “We called on our staff,and since we’re part of publichealth, I went over to the Dis-trict Health office and also thehealth department. I foundout that some of them have (arelative) who has ALS. It’s arare disease but the aware-ness is bringing it out.

“But Doris is so special tous and we want to honor herand bring awareness to this,"she added. "So little is knownabout this disease especiallythe cause of it and the treat-ment. We did this to let herknow that we are supportingher.”

And with Wednesday’s af-ternoon temperatures near100, it was a pretty good dayto take the challenge.

“This is a good day to dothis,” Turner said. “Especiallyus who are the ones beingdumped on. It’s going to feelgood.”

Donaldson, who was unableto attend the event, was gladthey did the challenge for her.

“I feel good that they aredoing this in my honor,” Don-aldson said. “I love them alland thank them very much. Itseems like everybody hassomeone they know who hasit. They need to come up witha cure. I hope they will use themoney to do research.”

The Ice Bucket Challengehas gone viral. It even has itsown Wikipedia listing, whichstates that charitable dona-tions for ALS have soared.

Last week, the ALS Associ-ation said it had received$15.6 million in donations.The association only had $1.8million during the same timeperiod last year.

Celebrities and even formerPresident George W. Bushtook the challenge, with some

help from his wife Laura.Bush then challenged formerPresident Bill Clinton.

Morris saw the challengeonline and thought this wouldbe good. Morris can’t do thechallenge for medical reasons,but reached out to friends tosee if they would be dunkedfor her.

“I’m going to pay $100 anddonate it to ALS if somebodywill be dunked for me,” Morris

said. “Margaret took the chal-lenge and pretty soon we hada whole crowd willing to do ittoo.”

Just before the 14 womenwere soaked, they got achance to challenge somebodyelse. Some of them challengedmembers from MentalHealth, The United Way agen-cies, the hospital, Boys &Girls Club, the Dublin PoliceDepartment and Dublin Mid-

dle School.After getting the bucket of

ice water dumped on them,the women grabbed towelsand dried off just before athunderstorm threatened tohit the area. No matter what,they were happy to be helpinga good cause.

“The water felt absolutelyawesome,” Turner said.“Hopefully this will help alot.”

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A sequence of events from Wednesday’s Ice Bucket Challenge.


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Georgia, on expressions offaith:On any given fall Friday

night, you’d be hard-pressed tofind a football field in theSouth without a bowed head ora bent knee.But even before the season

begins in a few weeks, theissue of prayer on public highschool fields was put in thespotlight last week when ahumanist group accusedChestatee High School of“unconstitutional infusion ofreligion into the high schoolfootball program.”In its letter to the school,

the Appignani Humanist LegalCenter, the legal arm of theAmerican HumanistAssociation, wrote that coachesare leading and participatingin prayers and that Bible vers-es are printed on workout

sheets and cheerleading ban-ners. All this amounts to gov-ernment-endorsed religion, thegroup argued.Yet the humanist center’s

effort to parachute in and dic-tate policy has, so far, back-fired. The community outpour-ing of support for the coachesand players has mostlydrowned out dissenters. Otherschools have held prayer gath-erings in support, and socialmedia pages and links havebeen created to celebrate thecause.We agree no school should

force prayer or religiousexpression on anyone. By allaccounts, no one at Chestateehas crossed that line. Yet wealso agree individual studentsshould be free to express theirbeliefs, whether they pray toJesus, Allah, an ancestral godor none at all.There is a difference

between talking about faithafter class with a student whohas initiated that discussionand preaching the Gospel infront of 20-plus young peoplewho aren’t allowed to grabtheir bags and step out of theroom.Guidelines on what teachers

can discuss on school groundslean toward limiting theirspeech altogether to ensure astudent never feels the schoolendorses certain beliefs. Butteachers should not lose theirown religious identities simplybecause they speak to impres-sionable young minds.Everyone’s beliefs should be

respected. Discussion aboutreligion, however, should notbe discouraged. The only wayfor a Christian to understand aMuslim’s beliefs, and viceversa, is to hear them first-hand and learn about them.

———

August 17The Augusta (Georgia)

Chronicle on Veterans act:The $16-plus-billion emer-

gency fix for the scandal-plagued Department ofVeterans Affairs is designed todo a lot of things.It is intended to help hire

more doctors and nurses; buildmore VA facilities; and make iteasier for veterans to get healthcare from non-VA providers.What it won’t do is start to

reform a culture that rewardsliars, punishes whistleblowersand shields itself from scrutinywith a bureaucratic brick wall.That would require the abil-

ity to quickly and easily fire bademployees, which this recentlyapproved bill doesn’t do.“Throwing money at the VA

won’t solve their problem,” saidU.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan. “A fundamental change inculture and real leadership

from the president on down isthe only way to provide thequality, timely care our veter-ans deserve.”The media have ballyhooed

provisions enabling the VA sec-retary to immediately termi-nate senior executives - anauthority new Secretary BobMcDonald should have anyway.But the measure signed recent-ly by President Obama doesnothing to streamline the ter-mination process for the VA’srank-and-file civil serviceemployees.As many as 1,000 veterans

may have died while languish-ing on secret waiting lists at VAfacilities nationwide, includingin Augusta. Considering thedepth and breadth of the scan-dal, one would assume at leastsome mid- to low-level employ-ees also should be held toaccount.After all, the falsified and

omitted records and cover-upsthat led to the preventable vet-eran deaths - and $100 millionin pay bonuses for VA adminis-trators over a three-year period- clearly bear the fingerprints offederal employees at multiplepay grades.Reforming the VA requires

overhauling its employee cul-ture, from the top down and thebottom up.If lawmakers are serious

about reform, they shouldchange the way governmentemployees are evaluated, pro-moted and disciplined. Andthey should start at the VA,where decisions by governmentworkers literally can be a mat-ter of life and death.Otherwise, the $16 billion

VA bill is nothing but a rewardfor failure, and it’s only a mat-ter of time before the next scan-dal arises.

Our Take:

Editorial Roundup...

For those who haven’t flipped deep enoughinto today’s edition, a few pages south of thiseditorial the 2014 Heart of Georgia Footballpreview can be found in all its glory.It may sound unbelievable, but we havearrived on yet another two-three monthstretch of Friday nights filled with long runs,scoring drives, defensive stops, touchdownsand plenty of sideline and stadium celebra-tions.As a Roger Holmes paraphrase goes:There’s nothing like South Georgia football.And he’s right.From the camaraderie forged from sharedpractice time in the July and August sun, tothe nights of shouting fight songs from theschool bus on the ride home during awaygames, the memories made the next 12Friday nights will last some folks an entirelifetime.Here’s to hoping that those memoriesforged over the next three months are happyones for all four of our schools.And, whether you’re Irish, Raider, Falconor Crusader, support all our local schoolsbecause the kids who comprise these teams,bands and cheer squads will one day be ournext doctors, lawyers, friends, family andcoworkers.Let’s make this season serve as a reminderto those students and student-athletes thatthere is nowhere else like right here to live,raise a family and watch some top-notchfootball.From everyone at The Courier Herald,good luck to: Dublin, East Laurens, WestLaurens and Trinity.And to each: GO TEAM!

— Jason Halcombe

By DR. JACK E. BROWNIf you make good use of and continue

to improve those abilities and thatknowledge you now possess, your useful-ness in this life under God may be ofsome importance to your fellow crea-tures...Without the almighty power ofthe Spirit of God, enlightening yourmind, subduing your will, and continual-ly drawing you to himself—you can donothing. Be not afraid to go to him asyour Father—your Friend and yourGod...To Him be the Glory Forever.—God of Our Fathers, compiled and

edited by Josiah Benjamin Richards.Reading Books, Reading, Pennsylvania,1994, p. 89.One week after the above letter was

writter to his daughter Susan, Elias

Boudinot, one of America’s foundingfathers, was named President of theContinental Congress. “He later becamethe U.S. Congressman from New Jersey”and was founder and President of theAmerican Bible Society. While he wasPresident of the Continental Congress,he made this statement:“Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy-

self” —Let it then (as workmanship ofthe same Divine hand) be our peculiarconstant care and vigilant attention toinculate this sacred principle, and tohand it down to posterity...Good govern-ment generally begins in the family, andif the moral character of a people oncedegenerate, their political charactermust soon follow.—America’s God and Country

(Encyclopedia of Quotations), compiledby William J. Federer. Fame Publishing,Inc., 1996, p. 60.Historical research into the content of

the speeches given byAmerica’s foundingfathers indicates that 34 percent of theirquotes came from the Bible. The over-whelming majority of America’s founderswere of the Christian faith as evidencedin their lives and in their words. EliasBoudinot was a godly father and a godlystatesman. His faith was lived out in hispublic life of dedicated service to hiscountry. May his kind increase.

—Information came from a speech byhistorian David Barton entitled“America’s Godly Heritage” delivered in1992.

Elias Boudinot: ‘Godly fatherand American statesman’

Pres. Barack H. Obama1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.Washington, D.C. 20500(202) 456-1414

Gov. Nathan DealState CapitolAtlanta, Ga. 30334(404) 656-1776

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle240 State CapitolAtlanta, Ga. 30334(404) 656-5030

Sen. Saxby ChamblissWashington, D.C 20510(202) 224-3521

Sen. Johnny IsaaksonUnited States Senate120 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510Tel: (202) 224-3643Fax: (202) 228-0724One Overton Park, Suite 9703625 Cumberland BlvdAtlanta, GA 30339Tel: (770) 661-0999Fax: (770) 661-0768

John BarrowCongressman2202 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515(202) 225-2823

Ross TollesonGeorgia State SenatorDistrict 20121 D State CapitolAtlanta, Ga 30334(404)656-0081Fax (404) [email protected]

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I know a pastor that hastold lies to some mem-bers of his church. Hecuts his grass on Sunday.

At one time, Obama hadthe head of this ISISmilitant group and he lethim go. It makes you won-der which side he is on,doesn't it?

Major league baseballplayers, just becauseyou can grow a bearddoesn't mean that youshould.

It's a disgrace how thepolice officers in thiscountry are treated.How they are ridiculed.How safe would you be ifall the officers quit?

When driving in EastDublin, please slowdown. We have too manykids in the roads that don'tpay attention when theyare out playing.

Regarding Democratsspeaking up for peo-ple’s rights and Republi-cans speaking up for bigbusiness: Democrats speakup for excessive welfareprograms. Republicansspeak up for and supportbusiness creation and ex-pansion which creates jobsfor unemployed people.

Somebody said Republi-cans always praise war.Republicans recognize thatwar is sometimes neces-sary. They highly supportour military, but criticizebad presidential decisions.There’s trouble in Iraq dueto Obama’s premature andexcessive removal of com-bat troops.

“The impossible be-comes possible when weshine the light, tell thetruth, and empower theAmerican people.” –TexasRepublican Senator TedCruz

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Today in History By The Associated Press

Today is Thursday, August21, the 233th day of 2014.There are 132 days left in theyear. Today’s Highlight in

History:On August 21, 1944, the

United States, Britain, theSoviet Union and Chinaopened talks at DumbartonOaks in Washington thathelped pave the way for es-tablishment of the UnitedNations. (The talks concludedon October 7.) On this date:In 1614, Transylvanian

Countess Elizabeth Bathory,believed complicit in thekillings of dozens, possiblyhundreds, of young womenand girls, was found dead atage 54 nearly four years afterbeing sealed off in her castlechambers.

In 1911, Leonardo da Vin-ci’s “Mona Lisa” was stolenfrom the Louvre Museum inParis. (The painting was re-covered two years later inItaly.)Ten years ago: The Inter-

national Gymnastics Federa-tion ruled that South KoreanYang Tae-young had been un-fairly docked a tenth of apoint in the all-around gym-nastics final at the AthensOlympics, costing him thegold medal that ended up go-ing to Paul Hamm (hahm) ofthe United States; however,

the ruling did not change thefinal result in which Yang re-ceived the bronze.Five years ago:A wildfire

broke out north of Athens,Greece; in the days that fol-lowed, the blaze spread, char-ring 80 square miles beforebeing extinguished. A high-level delegation of North Ko-rean officials paid their re-spects to late former SouthKorean President Kim Dae-jung. One year ago: Former

space shuttle astronaut C.Gordon Fullerton, 76, died inLancaster, California. Musicpromoter Sid Bernstein, 95,who booked such top acts asJimi Hendrix, Judy Garlandand the Rolling Stones andbrought The Beatles toCarnegie Hall in 1964, diedin New York. Today’s Birthdays: For-

mer football player Pete Ret-zlaff is 83. Actor-directorMelvin Van Peebles is 82.Playwright Mart Crowley is79. Singer Kenny Rogers is76. Actor Clarence WilliamsIII is 75. Rock-and-roll musi-cian James Burton is 75.Singer Harold Reid (TheStatler Brothers) is 75.Singer Jackie DeShannon is73. Thought for Today:

“Old age is the most unex-pected of all the thingsthat happen to a man.” —Leon Trotsky (1879-1940).

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A store employee said thewomen separated in the storeand got out before they couldbe stopped. Both women gotinto a gray Nissan Sentra.The items were valued at$16.

- A man cashed a fraudu-lent check at a store on NorthJefferson Street on July 26.

- Items were taken with-out the owners permission onJuly 30 on Romine Court.

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- Kitchen cabinets, stove,sink and bathroom cabinetand sink were stolen from ahouse on Brower Court be-tween July 23 and Aug. 2.

- A red four-wheeler Hondawas stolen from Academy Av-enue on Aug 3.

- Jewelry and a box ofbank checks were stolen froma mailbox on Shy Street inDexter on July 19.

- A Verizon Tablet wasstolen from a house on Tuck-er Road between June 1 andJuly 25.

- A deputy met with a Lau-

rens County woman in refer-ence to an unauthorizedwithdrawal from her accountat her bank on VeteransBoulevard between July 21and 25.

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Women steal undergarments, baby outfit from local store

Thursday•The Evening Branch of the Dublin Lions Club at 6:30p.m. at the CNH Tractor Plant on Firetower Road. •Stevens/Forstmann Retirees at the Cloverleaf Restau-rant in East Dublin.•AA I Am Responsible Group, Contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m. •AA 24 Hour Group, contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street,East, Dublin, 8 p.m.•NA We Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street,East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.•Nar-Anon - Living Not Existing Group, Olivet BaptistChurch, Nursery Provided, 1689 Hwy 19 S., 6:30 p.m., contact997-9011•Celebrate Recovery (a Christian based Recovery meeting)meet each Friday at 7 p.m. except the last Friday of eachmonth, a supper meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Meetings areheld at the New Vision Fellowship across from the old Krogerstore. Call 278-0710 or 290-1322 for further information.•Hand in Hand Cancer Support Group strength and so-lutions for patients and families. Middle Georgia Cancer Cen-ter at 5:30 p.m., 207 Fairview Park Dr. For more informationcall (478)-275-1111.

Friday•The Exchange Club of Laurens County at 7 a.m. at theElks Club. 275-6244. •Dublin Serenity Al-Anon Family Group, 1515 Rice Ave.Dublin (use back entrance) Friday 6:30 p.m.•Dublin/Laurens Commission on Children, Youth andFamilies (Laurens County Family Connection) Board of Di-rectors. Call (478) 296-9141.•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 8 p.m. •NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, noon, 629 BroadStreet, East Dublin.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

THE NEXT 24 HOURS

FRIDAY

Sunrise 7:00 a.m.

SATURDAY

Sunrise 7:00 a.m.Mostly sunny. A 20 per-cent chance of p.m. t-storms. Highs in theupper 90s. In the

evening, a 20 percentchance of rain/t-storms.Lows in the mid 70s.

Hi 90Lo 71

Mostly sunny. A 20 per-cent chance of showersand t-storms. Highs inthe upper 90s. In theevening, a 20 percentchance of rain/t-storms.Lows in the mid 70s.TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

Hi 90Lo 73

Sunrise 7:02 a.m.

Sunrise 7:01 a.m.Partly sunny. A 50 per-cent chance of show-ers and t-storms. Highsin the upper 90s. In theevening, a 20 percentchance of rain/storms.Lows in the lower 70s.

Partly sunny. A 30 per-cent chance of show-ers and t-storms. Highsin the lower 90s. In theevening, a 20 percentchance of rain/t-storms.Lows in the lower 70s.

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Sunrise 6:59 a.m. Sunset 8:11 p.m.A 20 percentchance of p.m.thunderstorms.

Heat index readings103 to 107.

Sunrise 7:00 a.m.Partly cloudy.Patchy fog aftermidnight. Lows in

the mid 70s.

A 20 percent chanceof showers and thun-derstorms in the

afternoon. Highs inthe upper 90s.

TODAY TOMORROW

Ocmulgee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.88” Latest observed valueRivers

Partly sunny with a 20percent chance of

showers and thunder-storms. Highs around90. In the evening,partly cloudy. Lows

around 70.

Partly sunny with a 20percent chance of

showers and thunder-storms. Highs in thelower 90s. In the

evening, partly cloudy.Lows around 70.

Sunrise 7:02 a.m.

Hi 91Lo 70

Sunrise 7:03 a.m.

TONIGHT

99° 74° 98°

Hi 98Lo 74

Hi 97Lo 75

Hi 97Lo 72

Oconee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.42”

YOUR COURIERHERALD

LOCAL 7-DAY

NEWS DIGESTThe Laurens County Family and Children Services Board Meeting

The Laurens County Family and Children Services Board Meeting will be held Thursday, August 28 at 9 a.m. at the Laurens County DFCS Board Room.

Board Chairman William Slade and DFCS Director Cecilia Schenck will preside.The Agenda will be as follows:

* Call To Order* Invocation

* Social Services Statistical Reports* OFI/TANF/Employment Services Updates

* Old Business* New Business

* County Funds Report* Adjourn

The Laurens County Commissioners workshopThe Laurens County Commissioners Workshop will be held on

Monday August, 25 at 7 p.m. at the Commissioner’s Office.

Unique ProgressiveSociety Celebrates 50Years of Service: TheUnique Progressive Soci-ety Club will celebrate its50th Anniversary Cele-bration on Saturday, Au-gust 23 at 4 p.m. in theFirst A.B. FellowshipHall at 405 Telfair Street.Rev. Vernon Lloyd, a well-known seminarian andwriter will be the keynotespeaker. Tickets are $20and that allows theUnique Progressive Soci-ety Club to offer a $500Scholarship to a deserv-ing senior from DublinHigh School, West Lau-rens or East LaurensHigh School each year.

The Perry Reunion:The Perry family willmeet together Sun., Aug.24 at Oconee BaptistChurch on Old ToomsboroRoad. Lunch at 12:45p.m. in the dining room.Bring a covered dish.

COMMUNITYEVENTS

Places to go. People to see. Things to do.

U.S. changing no-fly list rulesWASHINGTON (AP) —

The Obama administration ispromising to change the waytravelers can ask to be re-moved from its no-fly list ofsuspected terrorists bannedfrom air travel.

The decision comes after afederal judge’s ruling thatthere was no meaningful wayto challenge the designation,a situation deemed unconsti-tutional. In response, the Jus-tice Department said the U.S.will change the process dur-ing the next six months.

The government’s policy isnever to confirm or deny thata person actually is on the no-fly list, citing national securi-ty concerns.

The no-fly list is one of thegovernment’s most controver-sial post-9/11 counterterror-ism programs because of itslack of due process, long criti-cized because people cannotknow why they were placedon the list and lack an effec-tive way to fight the decision.

“It’s long past time for thegovernment to revamp itsgeneral procedures,” said Hi-na Shamsi, an attorney withthe American Civil LibertiesUnion.

Shamsi is among the attor-neys who represent 13 plain-tiffs who sued the federal gov-ernment over the current pol-icy, saying it violates theirconstitutional right to dueprocess.

So far, the government isoffering few details about up-coming changes. The appealsprocess, known as redress,was started in 2007.

The government receivestens of thousands of applica-tions a year, according tocourt documents.

But 99 percent of thosecomplaints are unrelated tothe terror watch lists, the cur-rent director of the TerroristScreening Center, Christo-pher Piehota, said in a No-vember 2010 declaration re-lated to a California no-fly listlawsuit.

At the time, Piehota wasdeputy director of operationsat the center, which deter-mines whether someone is ap-propriately on a terror watchlist.

In 2013, 752 redress com-plaints were shared with theTerrorist Screening Center,according to information pro-vided by the government in aseparate federal lawsuit outof Virginia.

Formal complaints led theU.S. to remove 100 peoplefrom a broad terror watchlist, the no-fly list and a sepa-rate list of people who requireadditional screening at air-ports, the government said.

It described the 752 com-plaints as just 1 percent of thetotal redress requests, indi-cating it received about75,000 that year.


Middle Georgia Family Dentistry28 Erin Office Park, Dublin, GA 31021 • (478) 272-1933

Dr. Herring is looking forwardto serving our community by

providing quality dental care for his

patients. He is currently accepting appointments and will begin seeing

patients onAugust 4th.

Middle Georgia Family Dentistry would like to welcome to their staff

Trent Herring, DMD

Picured Left to Right: Tracy W. Gay, DMD; Jon W. Barden, DDS; Trent Herring, DMD; John L. Whittle, DDS

Ladies PageMail to: Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia 31040

Submit online at www.courier-herald.com • Email: [email protected]• Phone: 272-5522

Dublin CWC hosts luncheon to showcase talents and giftsSPECIAL TO THE

COURIER HERALDDo you have a hobby,

skill or activity that bringsjoy to your life?Perhaps you enjoy cro-

cheting, painting, garden-ing, poetry, singing, quilt-ing or playing a musical in-strument.Maybe your gift is one of

helping and serving tobring encouragement toothers.All ladies are invited to

a special luncheon event onThursday, August 28, from11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. atthe Dublin Country Club tocelebrate the talents andgifts that all have been giv-en.Anyone who would like

to display a craft or specialitem that you have created

is invited to come early andadd it to our display for theenjoyment of all in atten-dance.If you are blessed with a

voice to sing or the abilityto play a musical instru-ment, we invite you toshare your talent with us.Ladies are invited to

come join us for a deliciouslunch and a fun program,whether you choose toshare your talents, or sim-ply enjoy the gifts sharedby others.Please contact Trista at

478-484-7789 if you wouldlike to perform as part ofour program.Perhaps you have a gift

that you simply haven’t yetdiscovered.Our guest speaker,

Glenda Smith, recently

learned that her talent forwriting and art had beenhiding all of her life – evenfrom her!Smith had been a sys-

tems analyst and consul-tant for several large com-panies in the Atlanta area.She has been a popular

speaker, bringing a mes-sage of hope and encour-agement to ladies whostruggle with events fromthe past.She shares how it is pos-

sible to get past the pastwhen the past is overdue.Now, having discoveredher hidden gifts.Smith has written a

book for children.And she is currently in

the process of writing asecond book.This event is sponsored

by the Dublin ChristianWomen’s Connection andthe cost is $15, inclusive.Reservations must be

made by Monday, August25, at 5 p.m., by calling An-gela at 864-5775 or MaryElizabeth at 864-3501.A free nursery is provid-

ed, and reservations for thenursery must be made atthe time you call.Please honor your reser-

vation, cancel it or give itto a friend.Our appreciation goes to

Tracy’s Beauty Shop forsponsoring our nurseryand to Custom Shower ProGlass for sponsoring ourinvitations.Invite a friend and come

help us celebrate the manytalents and gifts of theladies in our community! Guest speaker Glenda Smith (Special photo)

Dublin After Five presents ‘Creating a New You’SPECIAL TO THE

COURIER HERALDLadies, are any of you

stuck in the past? Manytimes we are and don’teven realize it.When this happens, we

usually stay there until wecome to a realization andsee our need to move be-yond the past and into thepresent.Glenda Smith, from

Snellville, is going to sharewith us how it is possible to

get past the past evenwhen it is past overdue. Atone time, that was exactlywhere she found herself,but concluded this missionimpossible situation had tobe turned around to mis-sion possible.According to Smith, the

rewards are unimaginable.She does use her imagi-

nation, however to writestories and poems andeven has a book in theprocess.

Even if you aren’t stuckin the past, you will wantto join us for our monthlyDublin After-Five Connec-tion meeting at the DublinCountry Club on Thursday,August 28 at 6:30 p.m.We have a great pro-

gram line-up for all ladiesin our area.Keep in mind; the meet-

ings are open to any lady,including our youngadults. There are no duesor memberships.

We are sponsored byStonecroft, a non-denomi-national international or-ganization whose purposeis to meet the needs ofwomen while helping themmake great connections.To sing for us is a young

lady, Ashley Shepherd,who is a college student inthe nursing program atMiddle Georgia State Col-lege.Our special feature lady

is none other than Brenda

Holloway who is a native ofDublin and known bymany for her piano playingsince she is often called onto perform at variousevents.Holloway is currently

the counter manager ofClinique in the DublinMall.She will be presenting

ideas for creating healthyskin and give us tips on us-ing the proper colors tobring out the radiance we

all like to have.Reservations are neces-

sary for the dinner meetingand may be made by call-ing Emily at 875-4544 orMarge at 875-3948 by noonon Tuesday, August 26.The cost of the dinner

buffet is $15 inclusive.Reservations must be hon-ored, cancelled or given toa friend. We extend specialthanks to Morris Bank forsponsoring the invitationsfor August.

Pet-friendly dating sites match up people, poochesLOS ANGELES (AP) —

On these dating sites, apassion for pets will helpyou find more than justpuppy love.Sites like PetsDat-

ing.com and YouMustLove-DogsDating.com havefound a new niche as sin-gles flock to computers andsmartphones to find rela-tionships, connecting dogowners to potential mateswho enjoy long walks inthe dog park and slobberycanine kisses as much asthey do.Many of the sites en-

courage users to bringtheir dogs on first dates tobreak the ice or size up ca-nine chemistry.Many dating sites cater

to religious, cultural andpolitical preferences, butwon’t focus as heavily oninterests like pets, musicor travel, said KarenNorth, a professor of socialmedia at the University ofSouthern California’s An-nenberg School of Journal-ism.

“If you find somebodywith the same lifestyle pas-sion, you don’t have to startout at square one,” Northsaid.When Joanie Pelzer

signed up with a dog-friendly online dating ser-vice a few years ago, shewas honest about her Chi-huahua — he likes peoplemore than other dogs,craves attention, stealsfood and can’t stand to ridein the backseat of a car.Even a man who loved

animals as much as she didcouldn’t keep up with herdog’s quirks.On their first date, her

Chihuahua, Hubbell, stolethe man’s breakfast as theydrove from New York Cityto Long Island. They onlyhad one more date.“I still wonder if Hubbell

didn’t have something to dowith that,” said Pelzer, 47,an actress who runs herown social media companyand met the man on Pets-Dating.com.Despite that setback,

having a common interestsuch as pets can help thesearch for love.“Having a theme that is

... about one’s passionmakes it feel like you arelooking for a needle in asmaller and far more rele-vant and appealinghaystack,” said Michal AnnStrahilevitz, a professor ofmarketing at Golden GateUniversity in San Francis-co.The founder of one of the

dog-focused dating ser-vices, YouMustLoveDogs-Dating.com, agreed.“Dogs on first dates are

amazing icebreakers,” saidKris Rotonda, who startedup the site last year thatnow has 2 million mem-bers. “You find out right offthe bat how everyone in arelationship will fit in.”But other veterans of

the dating-service industrysay focusing on a canineconnection only adds an ex-tra hurdle to finding love.“When you consider how

challenging it already is to

find someone who offerswhat you are seeking in aromantic partner, and whoseeks what you are offer-ing, and where there is alsomutual chemistry, and thetiming is right ... you haveto wonder who in theirright mind would want tomake it even more chal-lenging by insisting on ca-nine chemistry,” said TrishMcDermott, who spent 10years as the dating expertand spokeswoman forMatch.com.McDermott points out

that new love is hardenough to foster, withoutany added issues.McDermott’s concerns

won’t change Pelzer’s plansto return to PetsDat-ing.com. She remembersunpleasant run-ins withdates from sites that don’tcater to animal lovers —once a man nudged herpooch off the couch.“That was the last time

we were together,” Pelzersaid. “You don’t do that tomy dog.”

In this May 5, 2014 photo provided by DanaHumphrey, Joanie Pelzer poses with her dogHubbell, a 9-year-old Chihuahua, in New York. (APPhoto/Dana Humphrey)

Taylor Swift to release new album on Oct. 27NEW YORK (AP) —

Taylor Swift is saying good-bye to country music, fornow.The singer says she is

releasing her first full-length pop album on Oct.27.The 24-year-old revealed

this news during alivestream via Yahoo! onMonday.She stated that “1989,”

named for her birth year, isher “first documented offi-cial pop album.”The first single is the up-

beat jam “Shake It Off,”which she debuted duringthe livestream and was re-leased Monday.She danced happily in a

cropped white top and skirtwith the audience as thesong played.Swift called her upcom-

ing fifth album a “rebirth.”“We made the most soni-

cally cohesive album I’ve

ever made,” she said of“1989,” which was avail-able for pre-order on Mon-day.Swift’s last effort was

2012’s “Red,” which sold1.2 million copies in itsfirst week.Swift said she was main-

ly inspired by late ‘80s popmusic when recording“1989” over the past twoyears.“I woke up every day ...

not wanting, but needing tomake a new style of musicthan I made before,” shetold the audience.The singer also pre-

miered the music video for“Shake It Off” during thelivestream.The song was produced

by Max Martin and Shell-beck, who helmed the Swifthits “We Are Never EverGetting Back Together”and “I Knew You WereTrouble.”

This Aug. 10 file photoshows Taylor Swift atthe Teen Choice Awardsat the Shrine Auditoriumin Los Angeles. (Photoby Jordan Strauss/ Invi-sion/AP, File)


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Trinity Christian School Senior Camp 2014SPECIAL TO THE

COURIER HERALDFor the past several

years, Trinity ChristianSchool’s Bible DepartmentChairperson, ChuckGrooms, has planned aleadership and spiritualretreat for the senior class.

During that weekendthe senior class traveled toEpworth by the Sea locat-ed at St. Simons Island.

The students participat-ed in many team buildingactivities, leadership ses-sions, and other spiritualevents that help them pre-pare for a successful senioryear of high school.

This year the camptheme was “The Idols WeHave in Our Lives”.

Pictured is this year’s senior class. Front row: Abby Belote, Segan Hampton, Cleve Warnock, Luke Price, May Williams,Haylee Darsey, Allison Dollar, Annabelle Veal, Sydney Shriver, Breanna Allen, Brooke Grove and Carly Blum. Second row:Austin Zueck, Jace Green, Whiatt Smith, Brenton Rosa, Cam Soles, Derek Torres, Michaela Barr, Macey Smith, BrookeAllen, Hannah Young and Emily McDonald. Third row: Kaleb McLeod, Chase Bassett, Ty Rogers, Seth Morton, Richard Har-rison, Matt Chambers, Patrick Whittle, Wyatt Payne and Mason Purser. Not pictured: Sydney Bozeman, Brooke Wilson andRagan Wyatt. (Special photo)

NWLE 4th and 5th graders visit The Moving Wall

Fourth and fifth grade students from Northwest Laurens Elementary School visited the Moving Wall on August 15. (Special photos)

Warnock CMM, HITCM-PP, of Dublin, passed the PAHCOM exam forHealth Information Technology Certified Managers for Physician Practice

SPECIAL TO THECOURIER HERALDProfessional Associa-

tions of Health Care OfficeManagement sharingknowledge since 1988

Mrs. Margie WarnockCMM, HITCM-PP, ofDublin, has successfullypassed the PAHCOM na-tional certification exami-nation for Health Informa-tion Technology CertifiedManagers for PhysicianPractice (HITCM-PP).

Warnock is one of thevery first in our industry to

achieve this certification.The Professional Associ-

ation of Health Care OfficeManagement (PAHCOM),administers the examina-tion.

The examination’s pur-pose is to validate theknowledge and skills of of-fice managers of smallgroup and solo physicianpractices throughout thenation.

The comprehensivethree-hour examinationchallenges the candidate’sknowledge of nine subject

areas that includeHIPAA/HITECH,EHR im-plementation, Health in-formation Exchange.

As well as a host of oth-er topics that are necesaryto run an effective and effi-cient physician office prac-tice.

Technology has becomeand integral component ofmedical practice manage-ment and the HITCM-PPexamination motivatescandidates to be creative inresolving conflicting de-mands in today’s increas-

ingly complex physicianpractice environment.

PAHCOM is a nationalassociation with headquar-ters located in Florida.Membership consists ofhealth care office workersin small group practiceswith medical, dental, os-teopathic, and allied sci-ence professions.

The primary focus is onambulatory care practices.

For more informationabout PAHCOM, you mayvisit their website atwww.pahcom.com.

NEW YORK (AP) — Be-hold the cascade of babyphotos, the flood of funnykid anecdotes and thesteady stream of schoolmilestones on Facebook.It all makes Sonia Rao, a

stay-at-home mother of a 1-year-old in Mountain View,California, “a little uncom-fortable.”“I just have a vague dis-

comfort having her photo-graph out there for anyoneto look at,” says Rao.“When you meet a new per-son and go to their account,you can look them up, lookat photos, videos, knowthat they are traveling.”At a time when just

about everyone and theirmother — father, grand-mother and aunt — is in-tent on publicizing thenewest generation’s earlyyears on social media sites,an increasing number ofparents like Rao are buck-ing the trend by conscious-ly keeping their children’sphotos, names and entireidentities off the Internet.Reasons for the baby

blackout vary. Some par-ents have privacy and safe-ty concerns. Others worryabout what companiesmight do with their child’simage and personal data.Some simply do it out of re-spect for their kids’ autono-my before they are oldenough to make decisionsfor themselves.“I have a no tolerance

policy,” says Scott Stein-berg, a St. Louis-basedbusiness and technologyconsultant who has morethan 4,800 Facebookfriends. Steinberg says heshares no photos, videos orany information about hischild.“If I don’t want some-

body to know about mychild, to take an active in-terest in them, to recognizethem in a city street or asthey are leaving the school-yard, the easiest way to dothat is to not have any

identifying information outabout them,” he says.As for Rao, she says she

is otherwise active on Face-book, and even had an In-stagram account for herdog before the baby wasborn.She’s happy posting pho-

tos of the canine, but notthe many snapshots of herdaughter and the dog to-gether —no matter howcute they are.Rao does share baby pic-

tures, via email or text, butonly with close friends andfamily.Facebook, for its part,

encourages parents to usethe site’s privacy setting ifthey want to limit who cansee their baby photos andother posts.It’s possible, for exam-

ple, to create a group ofclose friends and relativesto share kid updates with.But that’s not enough forsome users.New parents Josh Fur-

man and his wife, AlishaKlapholz, are “very protec-tive” of their newborn. TheSilver Spring, Marylandcouple believes it’s in theirdaughter’s best interest tolimit her Internet presencefor as long as possible. Assuch, they haven’t postedher legal name on Face-book and don’t post photosof her on the site. Instead,they share her Hebrewname and also came upwith a nickname to use juston Facebook. They askfriends and family to do thesame.“In 2014 we sort of feel

like the repercussions ofsharing private data are to-tally unpredictable,” saysFurman, a doctoral candi-date in history at the Uni-versity of Maryland.Like his wife, Furman is

very active on Facebook.Even so, he says “our childisn’t capable of making de-cisions about what detailsof her life she’d like toshare or not.” So they are

waiting until she can.A big reason parents are

wary, even if they use socialmedia sites themselves, isthat the companies “havenot been very transparentabout the way they collectdata about users,” saysCaroline Knorr, parentingeditor at the nonprofitCommon Sense Media,which studies children’suse of technology.“Facebook’s terms of ser-

vice and privacy (policies)— no one reads it, it’s tooobscure.”Some parents look back

to their own childhoods,when they were able tomake mistakes without ev-idence of those blunders

living on —forever— on-line.“I had the choice of what

I wanted to reveal pub-licly,” says Wasim Ahmad,journalism professor atStonybrook University andfather of a newborn son.“I’d like to, as much as Ican, retain the possibilityof choice for him.”Two days after his son

was born, Ahmad boughtthe website domain withhis son’s name.“I’m going to make it a

private website with apassword so family can login” to see updates, he says.“When he gets old enough,I’ll probably give him thekeys.”

The parents hasten tomake clear that they haveno problems with otherpeople who post their ownbaby photos.“Many of our close

friends put up photos oftheir kids and we love see-ing them,” says Furman.“This is just a decision thatwe made for our child, andpeople have been respect-ful.”People have shared baby

photos since the dawn ofthe camera, and storiesabout kid’s shenaniganslong before that.Parents who decide to

keep photos of their chil-dren and other data off so-cial media say they stillwant to share those things,but they are bothered bythe idea of online perma-nence.“I think my parents told

embarrassing stories aboutme as a child at cocktailparties, no doubt. Butthose can’t be brought backup now — or if they are, it’sto a small audience and notthe whole world,” says AmyHeinz, who regularlyshares anecdotes about herthree children on her blog,usingourwords.com.To protect the privacy of

her children, she refers tothem in blogs by nick-names — Big, Little andPink. At first, she didn’tuse photos of their faces,but she’s eased up.“I am always conscious

that what I’m posting is af-fecting more than myself,”she says.Parents who enforce

strict blackout rules arestill very much in the mi-nority. In a 2011 survey, 66percent of Generation Xparents (people born in the1960s and ‘70s) said theypost photos of their chil-dren online, while morethan half said they haveshared news about a child’saccomplishment online.The poll was part of theLongitudinal Study of

American Youth at the Uni-versity of Michigan’s Insti-tute for Social Research.Aisha Sultan, a fellow at

the institute when the pollwas conducted, thinks theresults might be different ifthe same questions wereposed to respondents today.“Back (then) there was-

n’t a lot of conversationabout this,” says Sultan,who is a nationally syndi-cated parenting advicecolumnist at the St. LouisPost-Dispatch. “When par-ents first started joiningFacebook in large numbersit wasn’t the primary con-cern. We felt like we werein control of information wewere sharing with friendsand family.”Facebook’s privacy blun-

ders over the years, not tomention frequent updatesto its confusing privacypolicies, changed all that.Now, Sultan says, parentsare much more aware ofthe little control they haveover their personal dataonline.Lawmakers have begun

to pay some attention tothe issue, too.A new California law re-

quires online services, web-sites or apps that collectpersonally identifiable in-formation to remove con-tent that minors have post-ed, if requested. The mea-sure goes into effect nextyear.“It’s a good start, but I

don’t think it replaces a lotof parental conversation,regulation and oversight,”Sultan says.She should know. Re-

cently, her sister had a ba-by.Not thinking about it,

Sultan posted a photo ofher newborn niece on herInstagram account, whichis locked and only includesclose friends and family.“I got in big trouble with

my brother-in-law,” shesays. “He said... ‘Please askbefore you do that.”


Parents opt to keep babies off Facebook

In this Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014 photo providedby Wasim Ahmad, Ahmad, left, and his wife,Lakshmi Ramsoondar-Ahmad, pose with theirnewborn son in Merrick, N.Y. Two days after hisson was born, Ahmad bought the website do-main with his son’s name. “I’m going to make ita private website with a password so family canlog in” to see updates, he says. “When he getsold enough, I'll probably give him the keys.”(APPhoto/Courtesy Wasim Ahmad, Scott Stamile)

U.S. home constructionjumps 15.7 percent in JulyWASHINGTON (AP) —

U.S. home construction re-bounded in July, rising toan eight-month high andoffering hope that housinghas regained momentumafter two months of de-clines.Construction increased

15.7 percent in July to aseasonally adjusted annualrate of 1.09 million homes,the Commerce Departmentreported Tuesday. That wasthe fastest pace since No-vember and followed de-clines of 4 percent in Juneand 7.4 percent in May.Applications for building

permits, considered a goodsign of future activity, alsoshowed strength in July,advancing 8.1 percent to anannual rate of 1.05 million,after declines of 3.1 percentin June and 5.1 percent inMay.The July rebound re-

flected strength in single-family home construction,which rose 8.3 percent, andin apartment construction,which was up 33 percent.The strength in July was

led by a 44 percent rise in

construction starts in theNortheast. Housing con-struction was up 29 percentin the South, recoveringfrom a 26.8 percent plungethe month before blamed inpart on heavy rains in thatpart of the country. Salesrose 18.6 percent in theWest but fell 24.8 percentin the Midwest.Economists noted that

the July performance wasmuch better than expected,and June was revised sig-nificantly higher, both goodsigns for the future.Sal Guatieri, senior

economist at BMO CapitalMarkets, said solid jobgrowth and a recent declinein mortgage rates werehelping boost construction.But he said weak wagegrowth and tight lendingstandards were still de-pressing activity, especiallyamong first-time buyers.A report Monday indicat-

ed homebuilders are feelingmore confident about theirsales prospects, a hopefulsign that home construc-tion and sales of newlybuilt homes could pick up

after stalling in recentmonths. The National As-sociation of HomeBuilders/Wells Fargobuilder sentiment indexrose in August to 55, up twopoints from a revised 53 forJuly.Readings above 50 indi-

cate more builders viewsales conditions as goodrather than poor. Builders’views of current sales con-ditions for single-familyhomes, their outlook forsales over the next sixmonths and traffic byprospective buyers all in-creased in August, bright-ening the outlook.Housing, while still a

long way from the boom ofthe last decade, has beenrecovering over the pasttwo years. Though newhomes represent only afraction of the housingmarket, they have an out-size impact on the economy.Each home built creates

an average of three jobs fora year and generates about$90,000 in tax revenue, ac-cording to data from theHome Builders.

In this Wednesday, July 30, 2014 photograph, a builder works on the con-struction of new homes in Belmar, N.J. U.S. home construction re-bounded in July, rising to the fastest pace in eight months and offeringhope that housing has regained momentum after two months of de-clines. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Crusaders face rival Trojans in season openerBy JAMES TIDWELL

Sports EditorFor new Trinity Head

Football Coach MattHammett, the moment he hasbeen waiting for his wholecoaching career is finallyarriving tomorrow.

The first-year head coachwill be leading Trinity onFriday in his first career gameas the top coach as JohnMilledge comes to CleveWarnock Field in theCrusaders’ season opener at7:30 p.m.

“It’s something you alwayslook forward to and will be avery special moment for mewalking out onto the field forthe first time as a head coach,”Hammett said.

The 28-year-old coach willnot only be sharing themoment with his wife and twoboys, but family and friendsfrom his hometown,Jacksonville, Fla.

“There are going to be about25 coming up fromJacksonville, Fla. for thegame,” Hammett said. “Thereisn’t anything that could be

better than a packed CleveWarnock Field against a rivallike John Milledge on openingnight.”

But once the initial emo-tions pass, which Hammettadmits will include jitters, thecoach says it will be football asusual and back to business.

“Once the game starts, itwill be just another footballgame,” Hammett said.

He is well aware that get-ting a win in his first time outas a head coach will not be aneasy task.

“John Milledge is a verywell coached football team byCoach J.T. Wall and will be atough challenge for us,”Hammett said.

According to Hammett, theTrojans run a 3-5-2 on defenseand an I-formation with vari-ous sets including pro, duceand trip sets.

“They will give us a lot ofdifferent looks on offense andwe have to make sure we aredisciplined on defense andmake sure we are where weare supposed to be,” Hammettsaid.

John Millidge will be led onoffense by senior quarterbackColby McCommon and seniorrunning back Cody Miller.

“They are a run first teambut capable of passing theball,” Hammett said.

To keep the Trojans incheck, Hammett says he willbe counting on Seth Morton onthe defensive front, RylandMcCoy at linebacker andWyatt Payne to lead theCrusaders defense.

On defense, a pair of sen-iors, defensive end ChaseRegister and defensive tackleJordan Bush, will lead JohnMilledge up front.

“They are their best playersand we are very fortunate tohave our best two linemen,Seth and Luke going upagainst them,” Hammett said.

Hammett is hoping withthe Trojans’ two defensive line-men neutralized, the Trinityoffense can get on track early.

“We want to be able toestablish the running gameearly and run everythingthrough Wyatt Payne,”Hammett said.

Dublin hosting Laney in Shamrock Bowl kick off season

By JAMES TIDWELLSports Editor

West Laurens football fanshave been waiting for all year– the kickoff of the 2014 foot-ball season.

The Raiders will be goingon the road for their seasonopener as they travel to takeon traditional South Georgiafootball power Thomasville.

“We are very excited andit’s going to be a great envi-ronment to play in,” WestLaurens Head Football CoachStacy Nobles said. “It’s goingto be a hostile crowd but it’swhat you live for.”

Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m.at Veterans MemorialStadium in Thomasville.

This will be the third timethe two have faced on the grid-iron with the Bulldogs win-ning the previous matchupsand holding a 2-0 series lead.

“They have a great tradi-tion and will be a tough chal-lenge for us on the road,”

Nobles said.According to Nobles,

Thomasville will have a newquarterback under center insenior Kenneth Hayes andrunning back in seniorJalandin Jones, who trans-ferred from Cairo.

“They both looked reallygood on film and we are goingto have to account for them,”Nobles said.

In a scrimmage againstMitchell County, Hayes ledThomasville by throwing for69 yards and running for 66yards with touchdown runs of25 and seven yards in the firsthalf. Jones finished with 75rushing yards to lead theBulldogs.

Nobles knows his youngdefense will have its handsfull dealing with theThomasville attack.

“Our defense is inexperi-enced and will have to playdisciplined football and be intheir lanes and positions they

need to be,” Nobles said.One advantage will be thesimilar multiple offense theRaiders run added Nobles.

“They are a run firstoffense but that can pass theball out of the gun,” Noblessaid.

The Bulldogs will also havea familiar look for WestLaurens in its 3-4, 3-3-3 stackformations.

“We run something similarin defense so it won’t be any-thing we haven’t seen before,”Nobles said.

Nobles added that thestrength of the Thomasvilledefense lies in its defensivefront. Being able to control theline of scrimmage with ayoung offensive line will bekey to giving quarterbackGarrel Quainton and runningbacks Darius Bradford andGreg Colvin time to makeplays.

West Laurens opens 2014 seasonon the road against Thomasville

Trinity first-year Head Football Coach Matt Hammett, left, and theCrusaders take on John Milledge Friday at home in the season opener.(Photo by James Tidwell)

The Dublin Irish is hosting long-time rival Laney Friday night in the Shamrock Bowl in the 2014season opener. (Photo by Alan Barfoot)

The West Laurens Raiders travel to South Georgia to face ThomasvilleFriday in the season opener. (Photo by Bali Smith)

By JAMES TIDWELLSports Editor

Dublin Head Football Coach Roger Holmes knows what hap-pens on Friday.

“It’s football time and everyone across the state has beenwaiting for it,” Holmes said.

The Irish will be opening the 2014 season in Dublin againstlong-time rival Laney at 7:30 p.m. and Holmes is hoping theShamrock Bowl is full of Irish faithful.

“We are even going to make it easy for the fans,” Holmessaid.”We are having six home games this year and they will beable to buy season tickets for all six games at the gate on Fridaynight for $40 and will save $2 buying tickets for each game.They will also be saving time and won’t have to wait in lineevery game by buying the season tickets.”

This will mark the 11th game in the Dublin-Laney series,which the Wildcats lead 7-3, and according to Holmes will fea-ture a classic Laney squad.

“It’s a typical Laney team. They are very athletic and have alot of speed,” Holmes said. “They have an attack defense thatputs pressure on you. They have a run first offense but they areexplosive and can hurt you on any play.”

Those playmakers on offense include last year’s leadingreceiver who has moved over to quarterback in Vicen’teThompkins and speedster Danye Washington, who has beenclocked 4.49 seconds in the 40-yard dash and will play widereceiver and return punts.

Holmes knows his team needs to be in position in all phasesof the game to contend with the Wildcats.

“We have to be disciplined and make sure we are where weneed to be,” Holmes said.

Holmes added the Irish did get encouraging news on theinjury front with Ladarius Boston, Latroy Lewis and KawanusJackson only suffering sprains and deep bruises instead of seri-ous season ending injuries as feared in the scrimmage last weekagainst Washington County. Anderson Brihm suffered asprained ankle and will go for as long as he can on Friday, saidHolmes.

One unexpected area of concern Holmes and every coach inthe state will have to contend with is the extreme heat wavethat has hit the state this week.

“Our conditioning will be a big key,” Holmes said. “We havemade it through all spring and summer without the high heatand it hits the week the season starts. It’s not something wehave been able to prepare for but neither has Laney or any otherteam. Just have to hope cramps don’t become an issue.”

AMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 73 52 .584 —Toronto 65 62 .512 9New York 63 61 .508 9 1/2Tampa Bay 61 65 .484 12 1/2Boston 56 70 .444 17 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GB

Kansas City 70 56 .556 —Detroit 68 56 .548 1Cleveland 64 61 .512 5 1/2Chicago 59 68 .465 11 1/2Minnesota 55 70 .440 14 1/2

West Division W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 75 50 .600 —Oakland 74 52 .587 1 1/2Seattle 68 58 .540 7 1/2Houston 54 73 .425 22Texas 49 77 .389 26 1/2

Wednesday’s GamesTexas 5, Miami 4Philadelphia 4, Seattle 3Toronto 9, Milwaukee 5N.Y. Mets 8, Oakland 5Houston 5, N.Y. Yankees 2Detroit 6, Tampa Bay 0L.A. Angels 8, Boston 3Baltimore 4, Chicago White Sox 3Cleveland 5, Minnesota 0Colorado 5, Kansas City 2

Today’s GamesHouston (Keuchel 10-8) at N.Y. Yankees(McCarthy 4-2), 1:05 p.m.Cleveland (Kluber 13-6) at Minnesota(P.Hughes 13-8), 1:10 p.m.Detroit (Price 12-8) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 8-6), 1:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 11-4) at Boston(R.De La Rosa 4-4), 7:10 p.m.

Friday’s GamesBaltimore (Gausman 7-4) at Chicago Cubs(Arrieta 6-4), 2:20 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 9-8) at N.Y.Yankees (Greene 3-1), 7:05 p.m.Houston (Peacock 3-8) at Cleveland(Carrasco 5-4), 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Smyly 7-10) at Toronto(Stroman 7-4), 7:07 p.m.Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-4) at Boston(J.Kelly 0-1), 7:10 p.m.Kansas City (Ventura 9-9) at Texas (Lewis8-10), 8:05 p.m.Detroit (Ray 1-3) at Minnesota (Milone 6-4),8:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 3-7) at Oakland(Gray 12-7), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division

W L Pct GB Washington 72 53 .576 —Atlanta 66 61 .520 7Miami 63 63 .500 9 1/2New York 60 68 .469 13 1/2Philadelphia 56 71 .441 17

Central Division W L Pct GB

Milwaukee 71 56 .559 —St. Louis 69 57 .548 1 1/2Pittsburgh 65 62 .512 6Cincinnati 61 66 .480 10Chicago 54 71 .432 16

West Division W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 71 57 .555 —San Francisco66 58 .532 3San Diego 59 66 .472 10 1/2Arizona 53 74 .417 17 1/2Colorado 50 76 .397 20

Wednesday’s GamesTexas 5, Miami 4Philadelphia 4, Seattle 3Toronto 9, Milwaukee 5N.Y. Mets 8, Oakland 5Washington 3, Arizona 2Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 3San Francisco 8, Chicago Cubs 3Colorado 5, Kansas City 2San Diego 4, L.A. Dodgers 1

Today’s GamesArizona (Miley 7-9) at Washington(G.Gonzalez 6-9), 4:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco 0, 5innings, comp. of susp. game, 5:05 p.m.Atlanta (Teheran 11-9) at Cincinnati(Holmberg 0-0), 7:10 p.m.San Francisco (Bumgarner 13-9) atChicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-10), 8:05 p.m.San Diego (T.Ross 11-11) at L.A. Dodgers(Kershaw 14-3), 10:10 p.m.

Friday’s GamesBaltimore (Gausman 7-4) at Chicago Cubs(Arrieta 6-4), 2:20 p.m.San Francisco (Hudson 8-9) at Washington(Fister 12-3), 7:05 p.m.St. Louis (Wainwright 15-7) at Philadelphia(K.Kendrick 5-11), 7:05 p.m.Atlanta (Minor 5-8) at Cincinnati (Latos 4-3), 7:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Locke 4-3) at Milwaukee(Gallardo 8-6), 8:10 p.m.Miami (H.Alvarez 9-5) at Colorado(F.Morales 5-6), 8:40 p.m.San Diego (Despaigne 3-4) at Arizona(Collmenter 8-7), 9:40 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Niese 7-8) at L.A. Dodgers(Haren 10-10), 10:10 p.m.

PRESEASON AMERICAN CONFERENCE

EastW L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Jets 2 0 01.000 38 27Miami 1 1 0 .500 30 30New England 1 1 0 .500 48 58Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 49 54

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Houston 1 1 0 .500 32 39Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 35 30

Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 44 47Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 36 40

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 2 0 01.000 60 33Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 35 36Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 12 13Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 56 66

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Denver 2 0 01.000 55 16Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 57 67Oakland 1 1 0 .500 33 36San Diego 1 1 0 .500 41 48

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants 3 0 01.000 64 55Washington 1 0 01.000 23 6Dallas 0 2 0 .000 37 64Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 63 76

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 2 0 01.000 57 48Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 23 42Carolina 1 1 0 .500 46 36Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 24 36

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 2 0 01.000 54 47Minnesota 2 0 01.000 40 34Detroit 1 1 0 .500 39 39Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 37 27

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 1 1 0 .500 60 30Seattle 1 1 0 .500 57 35San Francisco 0 2 0 .000 3 57St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 31 47

SundayDenver 34, San Francisco 0Carolina 28, Kansas City 16

MondayWashington 24, Cleveland 23

TodayPittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

FridayCarolina at New England, 7:30 p.m.N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.Jacksonville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Oakland at Green Bay, 8 p.m.Chicago at Seattle, 10 p.m.

SaturdayTampa Bay at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.Dallas at Miami, 7 p.m.Tennessee at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.Minnesota at Kansas City, 8 p.m.New Orleans at Indianapolis, 8 p.m.St. Louis at Cleveland, 8 p.m.Houston at Denver, 9 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 24San Diego at San Francisco, 4 p.m.Cincinnati at Arizona, 8 p.m.

BASEBALLMajor League Baseball

MLB — Upheld the San Francisco protestof Tuesday’s game against Chicago atWrigley Field, making it a suspended gameto be completed Thursday.

American LeagueBOSTON RED SOX — Activated C DavidRoss from the 15-day DL. Recalled OF-1BAlex Hassan from Pawtucket. Optioned CDaniel Butler and RHP Steven Wright toPawtucket (IL).TAMPA BAY RAYS — Activated OF WilMyers from the 60-day DL. Optioned INFVince Belnome to Durham (IL). TransferredOF Jerry Sands from the 15- to the 60-dayDL.

National LeaguePITTSBURGH PIRATES — ReinstatedRHP Gerrit Cole from the 15-day DL.Optioned INF Brent Morel to Indianapolis(IL).SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reinstated OFCameron Maybin from the restricted list.Optioned INF Jace Peterson to El Paso(PCL). Designated LHP BobbyLaFromboise for assignment.

American AssociationQUEBEC CAPITALES — Sold the contractof RHP Leondy Perez to Atlanta (NL).

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

ATLANTA HAWKS — Announced CharlesLee and Ben Sullivan have been added tothe coaching staff.

FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed DTDarnell Dockett on injured reserve. SignedDL Isaac Sopoaga and DL Ryan McBeanto one-year contracts.BUFFALO BILLS — Placed LB StevensonSylvester on the injured reserve list.INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Traded K Cody

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TODAYCYCLING3:30 p.m.

NBCSN — USA ProChallenge, stage 4, atColorado Springs, Colo.

GOLF9 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour,Czech Masters, first round,part II, at Prague

2 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, TheBarclays, first round, atParamus, N.J.

6:30 p.m.TGC — Web.com Tour,Portland Open, first round, atNorth Plains, Ore.

1:30 a.m.TGC — LPGA, CanadianPacific Women’s Open, firstround, at London, Ontario(delayed tape)

5 a.m.TGC — European PGA Tour,Czech Masters, second round,part I, at PragueLITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

3 p.m.ESPN — World Series, elimi-nation, teams TBD, at SouthWilliamsport, Pa.

7:30 p.m.ESPN — World Series, elimi-nation, teams TBD, at SouthWilliamsport, Pa.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

1 p.m.MLB — Regional coverage,Houston at N.Y. Yankees orDetroit at Tampa Bay

7 p.m.MLB — Regional coverage,Atlanta at Cincinnati or L.A.Angels at Boston

NFL FOOTBALL7:30 p.m.

NFL — Preseason, Pittsburghat Philadelphia

TENNIS1 p.m.

ESPN2 — WTA, ConnecticutOpen, quarterfinal, at NewHaven, Conn.

3 p.m.ESPN2 — ATP World Tour,Winston-Salem Open, quarter-finals, at Winston-Salem, N.C.

WNBA BASKETBALL7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Playoffs, confer-ence semifinal, game 1, teamsTBD

9 p.m.ESPN2 — Playoffs, confer-ence semifinal, game 1, teamsTBDYOUTH OLYMPICS GAMES

7 p.m.NBCSN — Swimming, atNanjing, China (same-daytape)

FRIDAYAUTO RACING

8 a.m.NBCSN — Formula One,practice for Belgian GrandPrix, at Spa

11 a.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup,practice for IRWIN Tools Nightrace, at Bristol, Tenn.

1:30 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup,“Happy Hour Series,” finalpractice for IRWIN Tools Nightrace, at Bristol, Tenn.

3:30 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR, NationwideSeries, pole qualifying forFood City 300, at Bristol,Tenn.

5:30 p.m.ESPN2 — NASCAR, SprintCup, pole qualifying for IRWINTools Night Race, at Bristol,Tenn.

7:30 p.m.ESPN — NASCAR,Nationwide Series, Food City300, at Bristol, Tenn.

BASKETBALL7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Men’s nationalteams, exhibition, Puerto Ricovs. United States, at New York

BOXING9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Junior mid-dleweights, Austin Trout (26-2-0) vs. Daniel Dawson (40-3-1),at Temecula, Calif.

10 p.m.FS1 — Featherweights, GuyRobb (13-1-0) vs. RonelGreen (10-0-0); heavyweights,Gerald Washington (13-0-0)vs. Nagy Aguilera (19-8-0);junior featherweights, ManuelAvila (15-0-0) vs. Sergio Frias(15-3-2), at Fairfield, Calif.

CYCLING3:30 p.m.

NBCSN — USA ProChallenge, stage 5, WoodlandPark to Breckenridge, Colo.

GOLF9 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour,Czech Masters, second round,part II, at Prague

2 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, TheBarclays, second round, atParamus, N.J.

6:30 p.m.TGC — Web.com Tour,Portland Open, second round,at North Plains, Ore.

8:30 p.m.TGC — Champions Tour,Boeing Classic, first round, atSnoqualmie, Wash. (same-daytape)2 a.m.TGC — LPGA, CanadianPacific Women’s Open, sec-ond round, at London, Ontario(delayed tape)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL2:15 p.m.

WGN — Baltimore at ChicagoCubs

7 p.m.MLB — Regional coverage,San Francisco at Washingtonor Atlanta at Cincinnati

NFL FOOTBALL8 p.m.

CBS — Preseason, Oaklandat Green Bay

11 p.m.NFL — Preseason, Chicagoat Seattle (joined in progress)

SOCCER9 p.m.

NBCSN — MLS, Real SaltLake at Dallas

TENNIS1 p.m.

ESPN2 — WTA, ConnecticutOpen, semifinal, at NewHaven, Conn.

3 p.m.ESPN2 — ATP World Tour,Winston-Salem Open, semifi-nal, at Winston-Salem, N.C.

7 p.m.ESPNEWS — WTA,Connecticut Open, semifinal,at New Haven, Conn.YOUTH OLYMPICS GAMES

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Today

@Cincinnati 7:10 PM SPSO

Friday

@Cincinnati 7:10 PM FSSO

Saturday

@Cincinnati 7:10 PM FS1

Sunday

@Cincinnati 1:10 PM FSSO

East Laurens High

School Booster Club

membership driveThe East Laurens High School

Athletic Booster Club is holding its

annual membership drive. The meet-

ings are held the first Monday of each

month at 7 p.m. at the high school.

For more information, contact Gail

Johnson at 478-272-1113.

Dublin Touchdown

Booster Club BBQ and

MeetingsThe Dublin Touchdown Booster

Club will be holding a BBQ on Aug. 21

from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. out in front of the

Dublin Mall. Tickets are $9 and South

Pit BBQ will provide the food. Dublin

Touchdown Booster Club will hold

meetings every Monday night at 6:30

p.m. at the Shamrock Bowl Field

House and encourage parents and

etc. to attend. For more information,

contact John Strickland at 478-278-

6173 or Quincy Simpson at 478-456-

0646.

Dublin Touchdown

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Season Tickets The Dublin Touchdown Club sea-

son ticket sales will continue this

week. Those needing to buy season

tickets or upgrade season tickets to

reserve seating (including chair

backs) may contact Sally Battle at

478-278-3261 through Friday. If you

are unable to catch up with Mrs.

Battle during the week, she will be

located under the pavilion at the

Dublin Touchdown Club Tailgate from

5:30-7 p.m. Touchdown Club mem-

berships, which include two season

tickets, a Touchdown Club parking

pass, and two tickets to the season

ending banquet, are $150. You may

upgrade the season tickets from the

membership for $10 each for reserve

seating. A regular season ticket is $40

each. The Irish open the season this

Friday against former region rival,

Lucy C Laney High School from

Augusta, in the Shamrock Bowl start-

ing at 7:30 p.m. This is the first of six

home games for the Irish this sea-

son.

Charles Johnson

Foundation Middle

Georgia InitiativeThe Charles Johnson Foundation

Middle Georgia Initiative is currently

offering high school students in

Middle Georgia the opportunity to

attend the 2015 Black College Expo

in Atlanta on March 28, 2015. The

Charles Johnson Foundation will pro-

vide students with a chartered bus,

food and admission to the event at no

cost. As a native of Middle Georgia

and former student-athlete at

Hawkinsville High School, Johnson

has found great success in the NFL

as one of the leading members of the

Carolina Panthers. One of Johnson’s

many passions is to give back to the

Middle Georgia community, especial-

ly in the areas of education and ath-

letics. Registration forms will be avail-

able throughout the Fall 2014 semes-

ter. Space is limited and parental con-

sent is required. For more information

on the Charles Johnson Foundation

and its community and educational

initiatives, please visit

www.CharlesJohnsonFoundation.org

or contact Meredith Geisler at 703-

740-5015 or

[email protected] or

Katherine O’Toole at

[email protected].

Stringers needed The Courier Herald is looking for

stringer reporters and photographers

for sports. Contact Jason Halcombe

at 478-272-5522, ext. 222 or jhal-

[email protected].

TodaySoftball

Trinity at Robert Toombs, 4 p.m.East Laurens at Dublin, 5 p.m.Perry at West Laurens, 5:55 p.m.

FridayFootball

John Milledge at Trinity, 7:30 p.m.West Laurens at Thomasville, 7:30 p.m.Laney at Dublin. 7:30 p.m.Portal at East Laurens, scrimmage, 7:30p.m.

SoftballWest Laurens vs Columbus, 4 p.m., vs.Norrthside-Warner Robins, 5:30 p.m. atNorthside-Warner Robins, Brawl in the Fall Dublin vs. Heritage, 5 p.m. StatesboroBattle in the Boro

SaturdaySoftball

Dublin vs. Statesboro, 9 a.m., StatesboroBattle in the BoroWest Laurens vs. Bryan County, 9 a.m., vs.Stratford, 1 p.m., at Houston County, Brawlin the Fall

MondaySoftball

West Laurens at Houston County, 5:55p.m.

PITTSBURGH (AP) —The Atlanta Braves held atwo-run lead as Alex Woodcruised into the eighthinning after seven shutoutinnings. A sixth-straightwin was inevitable for theBraves against a seemingly-listless Pittsburgh Piratesteam that had lost sevengames in a row.

Then the script flipped.Wood issued a walk to

Gaby Sanchez and allowed adouble to Travis Snider, andwas removed from thegame. Jordan Waldenentered and allowed each ofhis inherited runners toscore and tie the game inthe eighth.

In the ninth, JustinUpton dropped a routine flyball to left-centerfield in theninth inning which set thestage for Gaby Sanchez’sgame-winning sacrifice flythat capped a late-inningcomeback as the PittsburghPirates defeated the AtlantaBraves 3-2 on Wednesdaynight.

“We make that play 99 1-2 out of 100 times,” Atlantamanager Fredi Gonzalezsaid.

With Upton and hisbrother B.J. in centerfield,they played deep in order toprevent a run scoring fromfirst base on a double.Marte’s drive split them per-fectly.

“We both got there at thesame time,” Justin Uptonsaid. “I took the lead andtried to go get it, and it justtipped off the end of myglove.”

David Carpenter (4-4)took the loss after allowingan unearned run to cross.Jordy Mercer led off with asingle and Starling Marte’sfly ball to left-centeradvanced him to third,where Mercer tagged up onSanchez’s flyout.

Pittsburgh’s win snappeda seven-game losing streak,and ended Atlanta’s five-game winning streak.

“To get the two to tie it upthen some help and to win,”manager Clint Hurdle said,“yeah, it’s a real nice shot inthe arm.”

Upton drove in a runwith a single in the firstinning after Jason Heywardwalked and FreddieFreeman singled. Upton’ssingle extended his hittingstreak to 11 games.

After allowing a double toEvan Gattis leading off thesecond, Pittsburgh right-hander Gerrit Cole retiredthe next 12 batters he facedbefore Heyward singled inthe sixth.

Heyward scored again ona RBI single by ChrisJohnson for a 2-0 Atlantalead, and finished 1 for 3

with a walk and two runsscored.

Josh Harrison led off thefirst with a double, but waspicked off by Atlanta left-hander Alex Wood. He wasruled out on a replay-reviewthat overturned a safe callon Alex Wood’s throw over.

Pittsburgh didn’t placeanother man in scoring posi-tion until the eighth inningwhen Wood issued a walk toSanchez and Travis Sniderdoubled before Wood record-ed an out.

Jordan Walden enteredand allowed each of hisinherited runners to score.Chris Stewart broughtSanchez home with a RBIgroundout to first base andSnider scored on a wildpitch as Walden walked NeilWalker.

Mark Melancon (2-3)worked a 1-2-3 ninth to earna win.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Braves: SS AndreltonSimmons (hip) started forthe Braves after he wasremoved from Tuesday’sgame. ... RHP ShaeSimmons (right shouldersoreness) is shut down forthe near future after he feltsoreness following his sec-ond rehab outing withTriple-A Gwinnett.

Pirates: RHP CharlieMorton (hip) says his injuryis a sports hernia. He wasplaced on the disabled listMonday, retroactive to Aug.16, with what the teamcalled right hip inflamma-tion. Manager Clint Hurdlesaid the plan is to “try tocalm the hip down.” Mortonwill likely see a doctor soonand a return-to-pitch pro-gram for this season is stilla possibility. ... SS ClintBarmes (groin) went 1 for 4with a two-run home run inhis second rehab game withTriple-A Indianapolis.

ON DECK

Braves: Atlanta contin-ues its road trip with athree-game series at GreatAmerican Ballpark againstthe Cincinnati Reds. RHPJulio Teheran (11-9, 3.06ERA looks for his firstcareer win against the Redsand LHP David Holmberg(0-0, 16.88 ERA)

Pirates: Pittsburghreceives an off-dayThursday as the Piratestravel to Milwaukee for athree-game set over theweekend with their division-rival Brewers. LHP JeffLocke (4-3, 3.73 ERA)matches up with RHPYovani Gallardo (8-6, 3.32ERA) Friday night, whoLocke previously lost a deci-sion to June 8 at PNC Parkwhen the Brewers won 1-0.

Pirates rally tobeat Braves 3-2

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Apple’s stock bounces back to hit a new highSAN FRANCISCO (AP) —

Apple’s stock touched a newhigh Wednesday, reflectinginvestors’ renewed faith inCEO Tim Cook’s ability tooutwit the competition andexpand the technological hitfactory built by the late SteveJobs.The milestone represents a

dramatic turnaround insentiment since Apple’sshares reached its previoussplit-adjusted peak of $100.72in September 2012. Afterpeaking at $100.77.Wednesday morning, sharesslipped 3 cents to $100.50,giving Apple a market valueof $602 billion — by far morethan any other publicly heldcompany. Apple’s stock hadfallen to a split-adjusted

$55.01 in April 2013 to wipeout about $300 billion inshareholder wealth amidworries that the Cupertino,California, company had runout of ideas without Jobs asits mastermind. The anxiety escalated as

sales of iPhones and iPadsslowed amid the growingpopularity of less expensivesmartphones and tabletcomputers made by SamsungElectronics and other rivalsrelying on Google’s freeAndroid software.Now, Apple prepares to

release the next version of itsiPhone this fall and investorswait for Cook to deliver on hispromise to introduce aproduct that will open up newopportunities.

The breakthrough iswidely expected to be asmartwatch that will includesensors to help peoplemonitor their health. Hewingto its secretive ways, Applehasn’t provided details aboutits upcoming products. Cook, though, has been

raising hopes that Apple ispoised to create a new productcategory for the first timesince the iPad’s release fouryears ago. “We’ve got somegreat things that we’reworking on that I’m very, veryproud of and very, veryexcited about,” he toldanalysts in April. Anticipationfor the next iPhone already isrunning even higher than theusual frenetic buildup. Thedevice is expected to feature a

display screen of at least 4.7inches, an upgrade likely tospur many Apple fans to scraptheir old models for a morespacious version. Analysts arealso enthused about Apple’sefforts to immerse its devicesand services even more deeplyinto people’s lives by creatinga system that syncs theiPhone with display screensin autos and implanting ahealth-tracking system in thenext version of its mobilesoftware due out this fall. Thenew software, called iOS 8,could also work with asmartwatch, if Apple doesrelease one. Apple’s stock hasbounced back with the help ofsome financial engineering,too. The company’s boardvoted in April to spend an

additional $30 billion buyingback Apple’s stock andapproved an unusual 7-for-1stock split.The split, completed last

month, was Apple’s first innine years. The rally is avindication of sorts for Cook,whose every move is viewedthrough the prism of whatJobs might have done if hewere still alive and runningApple. Jobs groomed Cook ashis successor before he died inOctober 2011 after a longbattle with cancer. Apple’sstock has nearly doubledsince Cook became CEO,slightly outpacing the roughly70 percent gain in theStandard & Poor’s 500 duringthe same stretch. Cook hasdone some things that most

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board increased the amountbeing spent on Apple’s stockunder pressure from activistinvestor Carl Icahn, whobegan accumulating his 0.8percent stake in the companylast summer when the stockwas hovering around a split-adjusted $60. In a Tuesdaypost on his Twitter account,Icahn reminded his 175,000followers that he consideredhis investment in Apple to beone of his “no-brainers.”

Less shake from artificial quakes, fed study saysWASHINGTON (AP) —

Man-made earthquakes, aside effect of some high-techenergy drilling, cause lessshaking and in general areabout 16 times weaker thannatural earthquakes with thesame magnitude, a newfederal study found.People feeling the ground

move from induced quakes —those that are not natural,but triggered by injections ofwastewater deepunderground— reportsignificantly less shakingthan those who experiencemore normal earthquakes ofthe same magnitude,according to a study by U.S.Geological Surveygeophysicist Susan Hough.

Distance matters in thisshaking gap, however. Forpeople within 6 miles of thefault, artificial and naturalquakes feel pretty much thesame, she said.Hough studied similar-

sized man-made and naturalquakes in the central andeastern United States from2011 to 2013, comparing thereported magnitude to whatpeople said they felt in theUSGS electronic “Did YouFeel It” survey. She found that while two

different types of temblorsmay have had the samemagnitude as measured byseismographs, they haddistinct differences in whatpeople said they felt.

The way artificial quakesfelt was equivalent onaverage to a natural quakethat had a magnitude 0.8smaller. Sometimes the difference is

even bigger. Hough said a 5.3August 2011 man-madequake in Trinidad, Colorado,actually felt like a 4.0 quake,which is about 90 timesweaker, based on thethousands of responses in the“Did You Feel It” surveysystem. The study, publishedMonday in the Bulletin of theSeismological Society ofAmerica, looked at quakes inOklahoma, Colorado,Arkansas, Texas and Ohio. Itincluded a 5.7 quake inPrague, Oklahoma, in

November 2011 that injuredtwo people and damaged 14houses, which Hough said feltlike 5.1 magnitude naturalquake. Man-madeearthquakes have become abig concern recently ashydraulic fracturing, orfracking, and other drillinginjects wastewater deepunderground. Scientists saythat sometimes triggers shiftsalong existing and previouslyunknown faults. Oklahoma has had more

than 300 earthquakes ofmagnitude 3 or more —strong enough to feel locallybut too weak to cause damage— since Jan. 1. Before 2007,Oklahoma averaged only onequake a year of that size.

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