By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe Laurens County Sher-

iff's Office will hold a Women'sFirearm Familiarization andPersonal Safety training laterthis month.The training will take place

on Oct. 24 at 8:30 a.m. at theGeorgia State Patrol Post at533 Southern Pines Road.Participants will be on a

first come first served basis,and the class size is limited."We've done this training

before," said Sheriff Bill Har-rell. "If folks are planning to goto it, they need to call in atimely manner. We filled up 21/2 hours after it was an-nounced last time."People need to bring an un-

loaded handgun and ammuni-tion with them. The gun needsto remain in a locked vehicleuntil the classroom trainingadjourns and everyone travelsto the sheriff's firearms range."This training will help

them shoot," Harrell said. "Wewant to make sure folks are fa-miliar with their weapons toknow what to do and not do onthe gun range. We'll try tohave hand-to-hand training al-so."During the training, Dis-

trict Attorney Craig Fraser ora representative will speak toall participants concerning ap-

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Avoiding the Career Academy rumor millMiscommunication, lack of communication, at heart of gossip surrounding HGCCAEEddiittoorr ’’ss nnoottee:: This is the second

in a three-part series detailing fund-ing issues tied to the Heart of Geor-gia College and Career Academy.BByy DDAAHHLLIIAA AALLLLEENNA standoff between the Heart of

Georgia College and Career Acade-my board and the Laurens CountyBoard of Education over ownershipof the old West Laurens High Schoolbuilding has led some school systemofficials to question the wisdom oftheir financial support for the acad-emy and has spawned rumors thatcirculated through the local busi-ness community for several months.Career Academy CEO Tiffany

Lofton said that the whole issue hascome out of a breakdown in commu-

nication. “There really is no drama,”she said. “We have a strong relation-ship with the Laurens Countyschool board. They have great stu-dents, and we’re happy to have themhere.”Laurens County School Superin-

tendent Dr. Juli Alligood, however,recently has expressed some con-cern about that school system’s in-vestment in the career academy.Currently, 39 ninth and tenthgraders from East and West Lau-rens high schools take morningclasses at the career academy. Theremaining 50 are from Dublin HighSchool. “We might have to rethink the

long-term nature of the partner-

ship,” she said. “We want our stu-dents to have this educational op-portunity, but we have to balancebeing good stewards of tax dollars.Is it worth the cost for so few stu-dents? With all we offer (at thecounty high schools) some of the ser-vices are duplicated.”Of the classes offered at the ca-

reer academy, only three are notavailable through the county highschools’ Career, Technology andAgriculture Education (CTAE) pro-gram or though dual enrollmentwith Oconee Fall Line TechnicalCollege whose property abuts thecareer academy site, she said. A listof CTAE classes in the county highschools shows 24 taught entirely on

the high school campuses, seven inconjunction with OFTC and three atthe career academy.Those three programs, however –

advanced engineering, healthcareand logistics distribution – are justthe beginning, Lofton said. Themost imminent addition to the cur-riculum is a robotics class. In 2014-15 – the career acade-

my’s first year with students – fiveLaurens County ninth graders at-tended. The remaining 29 camefrom Dublin High School. This year,the career added a tenth-grade pro-gram that more than doubled thestudent population. Next year, therewill be an 11th grade level, Loftonsaid, adding, “By the fourth year, we

will be teaching ninth through 12thgrades.” The Laurens County and Dublin

City school boards have worked withand provided financial support forthe career academy through memo-randa of understanding since theacademy’s chartering in 2011 – or somembers of all three boardsthought. However, coming to lightwithin recent months is the factthat while the Dublin school boardand the career academy board dohave a signed MOU, the countyschool board and the career acade-my does not have one – and neverhas. Negotiating such an agreement

BByy PPAAYYTTOONN TTOOWWNNSS IIIIIIThe American Red Cross

is always helping otherswhen a disaster strikes.The local American Red

Cross is called on to help vic-tims of house fires, help setup shelter if the coast isevacuated due to a hurricaneas well as other tragedies inthe area. "The American Red Cross,

here in this area, primarilytakes care of disasters in ourcounty and the surroundingcounties," said Peggy Bentz,Disaster Program Managerof the American Red Cross ofCentral Georgia. "The mainthing we concentrate on isanyone who has been affect-ed by a disaster such as ahome fire. We have volun-teers go out and assist thesefamilies with their immedi-

ate emergency needs," whichconsist of lodging, food andclothing. The Red Cross hasto make sure they can openshelters. "It could be a tornado that

hits one side of town and wehave to evacuate a neighbor-hood," Bentz said. "It couldbe a coastal evacuation. Wehave identified, along withour partners, shelters thatwe will be using. We havepartners that we've madearrangements with to feedthose people."Besides going to disasters,

the Red Cross will also par-ticipate in training exercisesthat the local law enforce-ment and rescue agenciesparticipate in."We'll be there to make

sure they stay hydrated,"said Bentz, who has beenwith the Red Cross for eightyears. They also have their own

training in which they learnwhat they need to be pre-pared for when a disasterstrikes.The Red Cross is the only

agency that helps get mes-sages to members in the mil-itary who are overseas."Red Cross is the only

agency that can relay mes-sages to military families,"Bentz said. "That was set up

Living United: The United Way Series

Photo by Payton Towns III

Shelly Stancil, with the Red Cross, helps with a fire alarm campaign.

Red Cross looking to helpthose in need after a disaster

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LCSO hosting women'sfirearm, safety training BByy PPAAYYTTOONN TTOOWWNNSS IIIIII

The drive shaft on a trac-tor trailer fell loose, causingit to dump diesel fuel on theroad between Jackson Streetand Madison Street in Down-town Dublin late Saturdaymorning.Dublin Fire Chief Pat Bal-

lard said the drive shaftbroke the fuel line in half,which dumped the fuel on theroad. The fire departmentblocked the road betweenJackson Street and MadisonStreet while work was doneon the road."The leak was patched

with plumbers putty so thatwe could get the truck whereit could be towed off," Ballardsaid. "We had to block theroad because of the diesel fu-el, which is real greasy."The Georgia Department

of Transportation was calledto the scene to put sand in thestreet. Ballard was happythat this happened on Satur-day, and not during the busywork week. "That would have caused a

major mess," Ballard said.See TRAINING page 8a

See RUMOR page 8a

It’ll be alright, Uga...Thirteen-month-old Rhett Bozeman tries to console his family's front porch Uga statue after a bruisingloss to Alabama. "Win or lose, he's a Bulldog for life!" said dad Andy. Email your scenes to tch-news77@gmail.com and they may be featured in an upcoming edition.

Broken drive shaft shuts down Downtown street

"Of course the good thing is traffic could bedetoured around that area. It was better forthis to happen on a Saturday, that's forsure."

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The Dublin Fire Department blockedboth sides of Jackson Street after atractor trailer broke down Saturday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.(AP) — Crew memberstrained regularly in calm wa-ters to handle the lifeboatswould instead likely havestruggled against buffetingby huge 50-foot waves, a ves-sel taking on water and list-ing to one side and winds theCoast Guard estimatedreached 140 mph. Life raftscan get torn apart. Lifeboatsbecome impossible to dropinto the sea.The options would have

quickly grown limited for thecrew of the El Faro containership last week as HurricaneJoaquin approached."Sometimes circum-

stances overwhelm you. Youcan do all the planning youwant," said Steven Werse, aship captain and secretary-treasurer of the MasterMates and Pilots Union inLinthicum Heights, Mary-land. The union is not affili-ated with the El Faro's crewor owners."Without power, the ship

is really at the mercy of thesea," Werse said.On Monday, four days af-

ter the ship vanished, theCoast Guard concluded itsank near the Bahamas inabout 15,000 feet of water.One unidentified body in asurvival suit was spotted,and the search went on forany trace of the other crewmembers. The search wascontinuing into Tuesday.Survival suits are de-

signed to help seafarers floatand stay warm. But even at awater temperature of 85 de-grees, hypothermia can setin quickly, Coast GuardCapt. Mark Fedor said. Henoted that the hurricane hadwinds of about 140 mph andwaves topping 50 feet."These are trained

mariners. They know how toabandon ship," Fedor said.But "those are challengingconditions to survive."The ship, carrying cars

and other products, had 28crew members from the U.S.and five from Poland.Coast Guard and Navy

planes, helicopters, cuttersand tugboats searched acrossa 300-square-mile expanse ofAtlantic Ocean near CrookedIsland in the Bahamas,where the ship was lastheard from while on its wayfrom Jacksonville, Florida, toPuerto Rico.A heavily damaged

lifeboat from the El Faro wasdiscovered, with no oneaboard, Fedor said. Alsospotted were an oil sheen,cargo containers, a partlysubmerged life raft — theship carried five rafts, eachcapable of holding 17 people— life jackets and life rings,authorities said.Phil Greene, president

and CEO of Tote ServicesInc., said the captain had aplan to sail ahead of the hur-ricane with room to spare.Greene said the captain,

whose name has not been re-leased, had conferred withthe El Faro's sister ship —which was returning to Jack-sonville along a similar route— and determined theweather was good enough togo forward.

"Regrettably he suffered amechanical problem with hismain propulsion system,which left him in the path ofthe storm," Greene said. "Wedo not know when his engineproblems began to occur, northe reasons for his engineproblems."The last message from the

ship came Thursday morn-ing, when the captain report-ed the El Faro was listingslightly at 15 degrees instrong winds and heavy seas.Some water had enteredthrough a hatch that poppedopen, but the captain toldcompany officials the crewwas pumping it out.The Coast Guard was un-

able to fly into the ship's lastknown position until Sunday,because of the fierce hurri-cane winds.Bernard Ferguson, a com-

mercial fisherman who wasat his home on Crooked Is-land during the hurricane,said it must have been anightmare for the crew."It's impossible for any

kind of vessel to take thatkind of beating for thatlength of time, maybe anhour or two, yes," Fergusonsaid. "But taking 36 hours ofbeating, there's no way."Anxious family members,

gathered at the Seafarersunion hall in Jacksonville,tried to remain optimistic,but some wondered why theship sailed into such a potentstorm."What we've all ques-

tioned from the very start iswhy the captain would takethem through a hurricane ofthis magnitude, or any hurri-cane," said Barry Young, un-cle of crew member ShaunRiviera.Fedor said the National

Transportation Safety Boardand Coast Guard will inves-tigate the sinking. The CoastGuard did not immediatelyrelease safety records re-quested by The AssociatedPress for the ship and itscompany.

DEAR ABBY: I have afriend whose 11-year-oldgrandson stays overnight withher sometimes on the week-ends. She has only one bed-room, and I'm concerned be-cause he still sleeps with herin the same bed.I have mentioned it to her

many times, and she saysthere is nothing wrong with it.I even purchased a nice airmattress, very easy to inflate,which she accepted but doesn'tuse. I'm upset by this situa-tion. I know she sometimessleeps in revealing nightclothes, although I don't knowif she does when her grandsonis there.I find this sick and twisted.

I am counting on you to set myfriend straight and save thisyoung boy from future turmoil.-- PROTECTIVE IN WASH-INGTONDEAR PROTECTIVE:

There is an old French sayingthat approximately translates,"Evil be he who thinks evil ofit." I see nothing sick or twist-ed about a boy who occasional-ly stays with his grandma andshares her bed, particularly ifthat's the way it has alwaysbeen.When he grows so big that

the bed becomes too crowdedfor his comfort, I'm sure he'lllet Granny know. Ultimately,the boy's parents are the onesresponsible for his safety. It'slikely they know about and ap-prove of the sleeping arrange-ments.

DEAR ABBY: With online

dating becoming popular witholder people, I have a question.Most of us who were mar-

ried for a number of years andhad a good mate learned a lotabout how to make life excitingand are experienced about sex.When we meet someone onlineand start to become involved,how and when would it be theright time to bring up the sub-ject of sex?For those of us in our later

years, sex is usually differentthan when we were 35. Thenthere's the subject of STDs.Can we bring that up? In ruraland small towns, older women,unlike younger women, areshy about talking about sex.When we start to get seriouswith someone, shouldn't we

find out what they are willingto do and what they won't? --LOOKING AHEAD INNORTH CAROLINADEAR LOOKING AHEAD:

Your letter will be of interest toanyone who has been out ofthe dating scene for a longtime. The subject of sex shouldbe addressed once you arecomfortable with a person andthere is a mutual attraction.Both people's sexual historiesshould be talked about beforeyou "do the deed." (If you can'ttalk about it, then you should-n't do it.) When it does happen,insist that protection is used.Too often people assume

that because there's snow onthe roof that there isn't fire inthe furnace. News flash: Olderfolks can and do have activesex lives. So if you're going to"play," be prudent. Some se-niors have been shocked tolearn they were infected withan STD because they assumedtheir partner was safe.

Dear Abby is written by Abi-gail Van Buren, also known asJeanne Phillips, and wasfounded by her mother,Pauline Phillips. Contact DearAbby at www.DearAbby.com orP.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles,CA 90069.

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In "Young Frankenstein"(1974) Gene Wilder plays aneuroscientist who inherits acastle complete with a typicalmad scientist's laboratory. It'sfilled with lots of weird med-ical devices (and a monster)from his grandfather, Dr.Frankenstein. Those deviceslead to hilarity. But for themillions of people who usemedical devices to monitorblood glucose, blood pressureand respiration, to provideoxygen and insulin or to getrelief from pain, home medicalequipment is serious business.The invention of these self-

regulated devices (these days,they often send the data toyour doctor) can offer you in-dependence and save youmoney. A pilot project at the

Cleveland Clinic found thatremote monitoring increasedthe average number of daysbetween office visits by 71 per-cent for diabetic patients andby 26 percent for hypertensivepatients. Nationally, remotepatient monitoring alone is ex-pected to save around $197billion in the next 25 years.But devices come with risks

if they aren't manufacturedcorrectly or if you don't usethem properly. To protectyourself from equipment sna-fus (or worse):--Always get a prescription

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Sunken ship hadenough lifeboats, butstorm overpowered it

4 children, 1adult killed ininterstate crashMIAMI (AP) — Four chil-

dren and one adult fromGeorgia were killed in an In-terstate 10 crash in the Flori-da Panhandle, according tothe Florida Highway Patrol.A Honda Civic with six

people inside was headedeast on Sunday afternoonwhen the vehicle crossed thecenter line for an unknownreason and skidded into theoncoming lanes, according toa crash report.A westbound pickup truck

hit the car's passenger side,ejecting all six occupants, thecrash report said.Sabrina L. Turk, 32, was

critically injured. Her 43-year-old boyfriend, LysanderSmith, and four children,ages 3, 6, 7 and 15, werekilled, according to the re-port and a highway patrolspokesman.The Highway Patrol ini-

tially said Turk was drivingthe car but later issued anamended report saying it wasnot immediately clear whowas driving.No one in the car was

wearing a seat belt, the re-port said. They were all fromWinder, Georgia.FHP spokesman James

Johnson said Turk remainedin critical but stable condi-tion at a Tallahassee hospitalMonday, and troopers hadn'tbeen able to speak to herabout the crash. There wasno indication of drug or alco-hol use, but Turk didn't havea valid driver license, John-son said.Johnson said the children

were not properly restrainedin the back seat of the smallcar, but he pointed out thatthe extent of the damage tothe car was so great that seatbelts or car seats likelywouldn't have saved the chil-dren.The pickup overturned but

came to rest upright, thecrash report said. The driverand two of his passengerssuffered minor injuries, anda third passenger was seri-ously injured, troopers re-ported. All four occupantshad been wearing seat belts.

High-profile attorneysurrenders law license

amid probeATLANTA (AP) — A promi-

nent Atlanta attorney has sur-rendered his law license, re-solving a State Bar of Georgiaethics investigation that be-gan in 2011.The Atlanta Journal-Con-

stitution reports that theGeorgia Supreme Court onMonday issued an opinionthat Tony Axam agreed in2010 to act as a "paymaster"for a client in which he wouldreceive $5,000 for each trans-action he facilitated.The court said Axam ad-

mitted that he violated twoState Bar ethics rules: Hefailed to hold client funds inan account separate from hisown personal account andfailed to maintain a clienttrust account. Both of theseviolations subject a lawyer todisbarment.

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NWLE Student Council officers and BETA Club officers recently attended “Step Up and Lead”,Georgiaʼs premier Student Leadership Conference. The conference was presented by Georgia As-sociation of Elementary School Principals, Georgia Association of Middle School Principals, andUniversity of Georgia Extension and Georgia 4-H. The event was held at Rock Eagle. After an in-teractive session describing what a good leader is, the students attended three different small groupsessions. Session 1 explored the importance of crucial presentation skills with a focus on publicspeaking. NWLE officers discovered various personality profiles in Session 2, determined theirown, and understood how important each type is in a team. Finally, Session 3 allowed the youngleaders to practice team building skills through a series of group challenges. The students wereserved a fabulous lunch and ended the day visiting the Rock Eagle Effigy Mound. (Special photos)

Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC) announced Kim-berly J. David as its new Vice President of Economic Develop-ment.“I am honored and extremely excited to join the great team at

Oconee Fall Line Technical College and the Technical CollegeSystem of Georgia,” said David. “I look forward to workingalongside business and industry to enhance existing trainingand to create new efforts in retaining a qualified workforce.”As the Vice President for Economic Development, David will

work closely with local businesses, development authorities andother agencies across OFTC’s 11-county service area. She is re-sponsible for ensuring OFTC delivers high quality, customizedtraining and continuing education programs that support the lo-cal industry needs.A Sandersville native, David returned in the summer of 2010

to join the Archway Partnership as an Archway Professional.Previous to that position, David worked as the program manag-er for the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce and the StateMedical Education Board.After receiving her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Val-

dosta State University in 2003, David went on to obtain a mas-ter’s degree in public administration at Georgia College andState University.David is involved in several community organizations. She

serves as Public Relations Chair for the Sandersville RotaryClub, an advisory board member and secretary of the Washing-ton County unit of Boys & Girls Club of CSRA and is a memberof the Washington County Chamber of Commerce Youth Lead-ership Committee.

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Some folks said that Earland Eleanor were seeingthings. They said the couplehad seen things that did notor could not exist. And, to topit all off, Earl and Eleanorlived in a haunted house forsix years. And, theyunabashedly told several peo-ple of the strange and myste-rious goings on inside theirold antebellum home andstrange things in the sky.

Earl and Eleanor didn'tlive the easy life at first. Theylived in public housing forawhile before Earl decided totake up farming full time.They bought an old housewhich had been built beforethe Civil War. Earl spentmost of his adult years in col-lege and the Navy. He knewonly a little about farming, sohe took classes to learn moreon how to make a living inagriculture.

Eleanor took accountingclasses to learn how to man-age the farm's books. AsEarl's farming business con-tinued to grow and grow, hebegan to pay it forward byserving others.

It was on Friday morningSept. 14, 1973 when Earlstopped in at the Dexter CafÇto say hello to his goodfriends, Levi and his bride -the former Miss Collins. Hecame to Dexter and Dublin tofind out how could help thepeople here and make somenew friends.

Eleanor had kin peoplehere in times past. Eleanor'sgreat grandfather was born inLaurens County and lived ona large farm at the southwestcorner of the Old Macon Roadand Highway 338 near whathas long been calledLybrand's Store.

Earl and the coffee drink-ing crowd talked about crimeand the recent robbery of theKnight State Bank in Dexter.They also talked about thedangerous traffic on Highway257 and the alarming numberof accidents and deaths alongthat twisting thoroughfare.

As Earl was comparingDublin and Dexter as similarto his own hometowns, hetold the folks in Dublin thathe was definitely planning toget out of political office for

good.Then a newspaper reporter

asked Earl about a potentiallyembarrassing event whichhappened in Earl's past somefour years before. Somehowthe story of the event hadleaked out.

Earl told the reporter thathe saw a blue, disc-shapedobject during a visit to Leary,Ga. near Albany while Earland about a dozen members ofthe Lions Club were standingaround outside of the schoolcafeteria just after dark on acold, fair, winter night wait-ing for the meeting to start.

"All of a sudden, one of themen looked up and said,'Look, over in the west!' Andthere was a bright light in thesky. We all saw it. And thenthe light, it got closer andcloser to us. And then itstopped, I don't know how faraway, but it stopped beyondthe pine trees. And all of asudden it changed color toblue, and then it changed tored, then back to white. Andwe were trying to figure outwhat in the world it could be,and then it receded into thedistance," Earl remembered.

Earl and the men watchedfor about 10 minutes or so asthe mysterious object, whichEarl described as about thesize of a full moon, flew about30 degrees above the horizon.

Earl's military trainingtold him to run to his car, pullout his tape recorder and dic-tate exactly what he hadobserved.

That day in Dublin Earlremembered the object as avery remarkable sight, butbegan to discount the sight assimply "an electronic occur-rence of some sort."

It was on that day inDublin when the NationalInvestigations Committee on

Aerial Phenomena (NICAP)wrote to Earl about the mys-terious object which he sawback on Jan. 6, 1969. Fourdays later after he left Dublin,Earl filled out a form in hisown handwriting detailingwhat he observed was a UFOin January 1969 and mailed itback to the NICAP.

Later people tried to dis-count Earl's sighting as theextraordinarily bright planetof Venus above the horizon.Earl retorted by stating thathe was somewhat of an ama-teur astronomer and what hesaw was definitely not Venusnor any known heavenlyobject. Seven years after thatJanuary 1969 sighting, onlyone person could be foundwho was present that night.And, he told authorities itlooked something like "aweather balloon."

Earl and Eleanor had longmoved out of their old haunt-ed house for some 14 years.But the folks in town kepttalking about the house.Today they still talk about thehouse, which Earl andEleanor recently had pre-served as one their county'soldest and most historic hous-es.

The house was known tohave been haunted since theend of the Civil War. Thesources of the apparitions aresaid to be Union soldiers whowere killed while hiding inthe house. Others in the townsaid the house was a stop onthe Underground Railroadwhere escaped slaves came tofind refuge.

"I never saw any ghosts - Idon't believe in them - but Iheard something in the atticevery night that sent shiversup my spine. Those eerie nois-es gave me goosebumps,"Eleanor said back then.

"One day while my son wasplaying he found two loosebricks in the attic fireplace.When he picked up the bricks,he discovered a room beneaththe fireplace, four feet deepand six feet wide. There wasnothing in the room but achair," Eleanor recalled.

Unlike Earl's story aboutseeing a UFO, most folks intown tended to believeEleanor's story about theirhaunted house because someof them saw the secret roomswith their two seeing eyesand heard the mysteriousnoises with their very own lis-tening ears.

Earl kept his promise toleave office. But, he could notresist his yearning to get backinto politics. After winninghis next election, Earl contin-ued to maintain that what hesaw was not an astronomicalobject nor was it a weatherballoon. After all, this observ-er was more than a peanutfarmer from SouthwestGeorgia. This man was agraduate of the United StatesNaval Academy, who spent 10years in the Navy - part of thetime as a nuclear engineer.

At the time of his visit toDexter and Dublin, Earl wasconsidered to be a highly cred-ible witness. After all, he wasthe Governor of the State ofGeorgia.

A little more than threeyears later, James EarlCarter was elected as the 39thPresident of the UnitedStates. Joining him in yetanother very old house inWashington, D.C., said to behaunted by the commander inchief of the Union Army dur-ing the Civil War, was hiswife Eleanor Rosalyn Carter,a great granddaughter of aLaurens County man, DruryMurray.

Oh, by the way, those dearfriends of Carters in Dexterwere Cecil Leon Passmore, Jr.and Faye Passmore.

So now you now know thestory of the day when thefuture President of the UnitedStates first publicly admittedright here in Laurens Countyto a reporter for the AtlantaConstitution that he reallydid see an unidentified flyingobject.

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The Georgia GeneralAssembly is continuing itshunt for more tax revenue,and this after jacking up thestate gas tax and adding tothe bed tax during its mostcurrent session for highwayand transportation projects.Now, it's after the lodgingindustry again, only this timeit is looking at house and cot-tage rentals.

Meanwhile, other commit-tees are mulling over the ideaof allowing casinos and pari-

mutuel betting in Georgia, allin the name of generatingmore revenue for state cof-fers. Their justification fordoing so: Georgians arespending money in casinos inother states.

When is enough ever goingto be enough? The answer, ofcourse, is never, not as long asgovernment thinks it must beall things to all people.Taxpayers can only stand somuch.

Here's a novel idea statelegislators ought to consider:cut spending. At the veryleast, try moving tax-dollarsfrom nonessential pile one tononessential pile two or three.

Do taxpayers really have tospend millions of dollars onnew boat ramps and restroomfacilities at boat ramps,investments that are just col-lecting dust due to nonuse?

Admittedly, there aremany essential investmentsthe Georgia GeneralAssembly must make yearafter year with tax-dollars,public school education beingtop among them. Education isnot, nor should it ever beagain, one of the nonessentialpiles from which funds can bemoved or rerouted. The stateis still playing catch-up, andthe recent Great Recessiondid not help matters any.

But there are scads ofother budget areas where tax-dollars would not be missed ifmoved to another pile.Former Gov. Zell Miller knewhow to shake the tree to findthem when the need arose. Ifnothing else, legislators oughtto ask him how he managed.

How nice it would be foreveryone if state legislatorsinvested more time figuringout how to spend what thestate is getting and less timeon exploring other potentialsources of taxes. And make nomistake about it — "user fees"are taxes.

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Rainfall totals and flood records con-tinue to be broken in South Carolina, asthe weather event tied to HurricaneJoaquin slowly retreats off into theAtlantic Ocean.According to officials, the rain totals

are unlike any seen in the Low Countryin a millenia, and it will take yearsbefore the region returns to its pre-hur-ricane state of being.There is already an outpouring of sup-

port from across the nation, as peopletry to ensure that nothing close to theevents surrounding Hurricane Katrinatake place in South Carolina.It is easy to sympathize or show empa-

thy to the people affected by this latestnatural disaster, but more than ourhearts should pour out to flood victims.Whether its making and mailing off

care packages and dry goods, or makinga donation to one of the many non-prof-it agencies aiding victims in the region,or even taking a few days off from workto offer a helping hand, there is alwaysmore we can do than simply look withpity from afar.Let’s set ourselves apart by doing

more than a minimum for those in needbecause one day we could be the onescrying for help in hopes of being heard.Don’t let the Carolina flood victims’

cries fall silent against our ears. Help inyour special way today.

— Jason Halcombe

More than our heartsshould pour out to SC

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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. David Perdue B40D Dirksen Senate OfficeBuildingWashington, DC 20510Phone: (202) 224-3521Fax: (202) 228-1031

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SYRACUSE,N.Y. (AP)—AnAmerican Airlines pilot becamegravely ill while flying fromPhoenix to Boston and laterdied, but his first officer calmlytook over and safely landed theplane in Syracuse, airline offi-cials said.

One hundred forty seven pas-sengers were onboard whenCapt.Michael Johnston, 57, was

stricken. Doug Parker, chair-man and chief executive officerof American Airlines Group,said in a statement that John-ston "passed away while atwork."

American Flight 550 leftPhoenix at 11:55 p.m. Sundayand was diverted mid-flight,landing shortly after 7 a.m.Monday. After the captain be-

came ill, the first officer tookover.

"American 550. Medicalemergency. Captain is incapaci-tated," the first officer told theSyracuse airport tower, request-ing a runway to land. In arecording of his exchange withthe tower, he expressed concernover whether ambulance medicscould get on the plane quickly.

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IItt wwoouulldd aappppeeaarr tthhaattRRuussssiiaa iiss,, once again, a stepahead of the good old USA. Ican see the day when they con-trol Syria and Iraq, defeatedISIL, and have eyes on therest of the Middle East. Theymay allow Iran to first do awaywith Israel before taking over

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Michael James Durden,31, of Rockledge, wascharged with theft byshoplifting at Walmart onSept. 16.

An employee saw Durdentake several fishing luresand a fishing reel. The em-ployee said Durden took thereel from the package andconcealed it in the pockets ofhis shorts. He then put sev-eral fishing lures in his pock-ets.

Durden paid for otheritems at the register, but didnot pay for the reel or lures.

- An 18 inch bat wasthrown through a window ata house on Hillside Drive onSept. 16.

- James Cody Keene, 22,of Dublin, was charged withoperating unsafe vehicle,giving false name, address orbirthdate to law enforce-ment, and driving while un-licensed at Family Dollar

parking lot on Telfair Streeton Sept. 16. The officerstopped the vehicle, a blue1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee,because it was travelingdown the road with a flattire.

Taylor Saige Kersey, 21,of Dublin, was charged withobstructing or hindering lawenforcement officers.

- Jimmy Underwood, 66,of Dublin, was charged withburglary on Wabash Streeton Sept. 16.

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- Someone tried to stealan air conditioner unit at ahouse on Old HawkinsvilleRoad in Dudley between

Sept. 16 and 17.- A deputy talked with a

Dublin woman about fraudu-lent activity on North Jeffer-son Street. The activity hap-pened between July 1 andSept. 17.

- A deputy met a Rock-ledge woman on RockledgeRoad in reference to criminaltrespassing on Sept. 17.

Editor's note: This infor-mation is public record andwas taken from reports of theDublin Police Departmentand the Laurens CountySheriff's Office. These reportsdo not reflect on the guilt orinnocence. An "arrest" doesnot always indicate incarcer-ation. Readers are cautionedthat people may have similarnames. Police Beat does notidentify minor children, vic-tims of sexual assault, suicideattempts or medical condi-tions. Cases dismissed do notappear if the newspaper isnotified before deadline.

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Rocklege man arrested for tryingto steal fishing reel and lures

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•Dublin Ladies Golf Association at Dublin Country Club beginning at 10 a.m. (everyfourth Tuesday of the month except for June, July and December).•Dublin Kiwanis Club at 12:15 p.m. at The Dublin Country Club. •AA I Am Responsible Group Contact, 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m.and 8 p.m. •NA We Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, 6:30 p.m.•Unity House (Family Recovery Support Group) at Johnson Lane on VA Grounds, Bldg.8; 6-8 p.m. Contact: Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce (478) 272-5546 or Lin-da Bailey at CSB of Middle GA (478) 272-1190. •Overeaters Anonymous meet at 6:45 at 912 Bellevue Ave. Contact 279-3808.•TOPS meeting 6 p.m. at Pine Forest UMC, 400 Woods Ave. Contact info 275-7505. •South-Central GSRA Chapter of the Georgia State Retirees Association will meet onthe 4th Tuesday of each month at the Laurens County Library Auditorium, 11 a.m. We in-vite all retired and soon to retire state employees to join us. Please contact Tommy Craft at272-7820 for more information. •The Laurens County Democratic Party holds its regular monthly meeting at theLaurens County Library Auditorium between 5:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. on the second Tues-day of every month. All members and guests are invited to attend.

Wednesday•AA I Am Responsible Group contact 272-5244 or 275-8259, 1515 Rice Ave., 5:45 p.m. and8 p.m. (Open)•NA We Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, East Dublin, noon.•Civitan Club every Wednesday at noon at the Golden Corral.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF DUBLINGENERAL ELECTION AND SPECIAL ELECTION

for MAYORCOUNCILMEMBERS for WARDS 1, 2, 3 & 4

SCHOOLBOARD MEMBERS for DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3 & 4SCHOOLBOARD MEMBER - AT LARGE

Notice is hereby given that the City of Dublin GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 from 7 A.M. until 7 P.M. at the Stubbs Park Gym on Calhoun Street. The polling place is accessible to the handicapped and any voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the voter’s choice, other than the voter’s employer or officer or agent of voter’s union.

EARLY VOTING will be from Monday, October 12, 2015 through Friday, October 30, 2015 during the hours of 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. in the Laurens County Registrar’s Office at 117 E. Jackson Street, Suite A. To request an application for an ABSENTEE BALLOT, you may call the Laurens County Registrar’s Office at 272-2841.

The GENERAL ELECTION will be to fill the term of the Mayor and Wards 1, 2, 3 & 4 Council Members and Education District 1, 2, 3 & 4 Board Members.

The SPECIAL ELECTION will be to fill the term of School Board Member - At Large.

DATE OF ELECTION: Tuesday, November 3, 2015

EARLY VOTING: Begins October 12, 2015 Ends October 30, 2015

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Saxon Heights holds first APTT meetingSaxon Heights held its 1st APTT (Academic Parent Team) meeting/workshop on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 5:30p.m. At the team meeting, teachers modeled activities that parents can do at home with their children. Theteacher also presents academic performance data for all parents then give parents individual informationabout their own child's performance. "Thank you, parents, for attending our 1st APTT meeting and support-ing Saxon Heights," said teachers. (Special photos)

Pictured with Dublin Mayor Phil Best is God in Motion, a connect group with World Harvest Church of Dublin,under the leadership of Dr. Farris Cox. Mayor Best has joined with them by signing a Proclamation whichdeems October 17, 2015 the day of "Keeping Dublin Laurens Beautiful from the Inside Out as God In Mo-tion Goes Green." God in Motion will be picking up and recycling trash in an effort to clean up illegal dump-ing grounds. In the coming days, volunteers will be knocking on the doors of local businesses and reachingout to members of the community in hopes of sponsorships either by the pledge per pound of trash that iscleaned up or by flat donation. The deeper beauty in this lies in the fact that as our community joins togeth-er to clean out the trash, the funds that are raised will be used as outreach to fill the hearts of those in need!"Mark your calendars and please support Keeping Dublin-Laurens Beautiful From the Inside Out as God InMotion Goes Green," said the mayor. For more information on how to either volunteer or sponsor/donate,please contact Kelly Cole (706) 424-6038. (Special photo)

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going forward will depend onwho ultimately will own theformer high school building.The county school board deed-ed it to the career academyboard a year ago but nowwants it back to reroof theportion of the building stillused by the school system.The central issue is the lengthof a lease that would insurethe career academy’s contin-ued occupation of the build-ing. “Our board is pretty res-olute about getting the build-ing back,” Alligood said.

PPrrooppoosseedd bbuuddggeettiinnccrreeaasseess tteennssiioonnRecently, the relationship

strained further when Loftonpresented her proposed 2015-16 operating budget to herboard. The budget includedthe anticipated $125,000 incash anticipated from theLaurens County school boardbut omitted the in-kind ser-vices provided by the schoolsystem. “I don’t see us pullingout our kids, but we want ourcontribution to be acknowl-edged,” Alligood said.Lofton said she was not

aware that the county schoolboard had not approved the fi-nancial contribution, and shedid not have the numbersshowing the values of the var-ious in-kind services that theschool system provides to in-clude them on the budgetsheet.Without a signed MOU, the

county school board cannotlegally support the careeracademy. Nevertheless, Alli-good said she was disturbedby the omission of the in-kindservices previously provided.A revised budget now showscash financial support of$212,989.68 from the DublinCity school board and$125,000 from the countyschool board. It also shows$525,360.96 in-kind supportfrom the county school sys-tem. The in-kind services are

listed as follows:• $12,276 – property

/building insurance paid bythe school system• $3,600 – estimated cost

to transport county schoolstudents to and from the ca-reer academy for half-dayclasses• $2,000 – breakfast on

site for the career academystudents• $15,000 – janitorial ser-

vice for the building thathouses the career academyand includes space still occu-pied by the school system• $376,560 – facility main-

tenance including reroofingthe portion of the buildingstill used by the county schoolsystem (if the deed to theproperty is returned to thecounty school system)• $3,000 – lawn care• $10,000 – technology

support for the career acade-my• $74,000 – in technology

equipment• $9,950 – salary for a

part-time teacher• $18,974.96 – utilities

(power, water, sewage)The career academy budget

breakdown of the Dublinschool system’s $212,989.68financial support is as follows:• $141,350.77 – CEO and

teacher salaries (All exceptthe one part-time teacherfunded by the county schoolsystem are city school systememployees.)• $10,813.33 – FICA at

7.65 percent of salaries)• $20,170.75 – Teachers

Retirement System of Georgia(14.27 percent)• $2,835 – state health

benefits• $819.83 – Workers’ Com-

pensation (.58 percent)• $6,500 – travel• $500 – cell phones • $30,000 – note payable

(to pay the city of Dublin forhaving run utilities to the ca-reer academy site)The career academy expen-

ditures anticipated in the2015-16 budget include a lineitem of $10,000 earmarked fora fund-raising event. Loftonwas not specific about the na-ture of the fundraiser but saidthat a major event wouldhave to carry up-front costs tobe successful.Both Alligood and Dublin

School Superintendent Dr.Fred Williams said that theycannot cover this line itemfrom their budgets because itwould be an illegal expendi-ture of the tax dollars thatfund their budgets entirely.Williams said he pays most ofthe city school board’s sharedirectly from his business of-fice. The county school boardprovides funds upon receiving

requisitions from the careeracademy. “Our board wouldn’tapprove such a requisition,”Alligood said.

RRuummoorrss sspprriinngg ttoo lliiffeeAs word of the tension be-

tween the county school systemboard and the career academyseeped out, mostly throughmembers of both boards whowould not talk to newspaper re-porters for the record, the busi-ness community began to hearthat the school system was re-fusing to support the careeracademy. First, rumor had it that the

county school board had decid-ed not to fund their portion ofthe career academy. Next, itwas said that county school sys-tem employees sneaked over tothe career academy as if in thedead of night to reclaim chairsthey had given to the careeracademy and that students ar-riving for breakfast had noplace to sit in the lunchroom orclassrooms. Then it was heardaround town that Lofton hadbeen locked out of parts of herown building. Better communications be-

tween the school system andthe career academy could haveresolved the issues before theybecame problems, Lofton said.Alligood said she began get-

ting calls from members of theDublin-Laurens DevelopmentAuthority members and otherbusiness owners and even ca-reer academy board members.“As I have tried to explain topeople who have called me, ‘Ithought I had made it clear thatthe chairs in the middle of thiswere on loan to the career acad-emy,” she said.When Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle

came to visit the career acade-my several weeks ago, Alligoodsaid she answered the requestfor chairs by sending 30 or sobrand new, still-in-the-boxchairs over to the academy forthe event along with word thatshe would have them picked upthe following day. “I had pur-chased those particular chairswith grant funds. I couldn’t givethem away,” she said.After forgetting in the course

of starting the new school yearto have the chairs picked up, Al-ligood sent a crew over to thecareer academy to get them –not in the middle of the night,however. Breakdown of commu-nication, Lofton said again. Ap-parently, either one party did

not notify or the other party didnot get the message.Upon learning that the

chairs were in the lunch roomfor students to use at breakfast,Alligood said she had lunch-room tables with attached seatspulled out of storage and deliv-ered to the career academylunchroom. The loaner chairswere then moved to classrooms,so Alligood said she sent the ca-reer academy 30 classroomchairs.Alligood said she learned of

the need for chairs just beforethe career academy board meet-ing where the matter of thechairs came to that board’s at-tention.When career academy per-

sonnel found locked doors intheir building, apparently no-body had notified anybody andnobody had asked anybody why.After the fact, Alligood said thatthe doors had been locked afterthe leaking roof made the gymfloor, in particular, unsafe.Finally, a career academy

board member questioned Alli-good about the wisdom of trans-porting career academy stu-dents from their home highschools on school buses with al-ternative school students. Theword had gotten out that someparents feared for their chil-dren’s safety. However, Alligood said she

told the questioning boardmember that no parent hadcontacted her with concern.“The Diamond Academy is notan alternative school in the tra-ditional sense,” she said. “Stu-dents who need to movethrough high school quickly be-cause of external circumstancescan do that there. Besides, theyhad already ridden togetherfrom wherever they boarded thebus to ride to their high schoolto transfer to the career acade-my/Diamond Academy bus.” Alligood said she plans to be-

gin attending economic devel-opment authority meetings andwill be accompanied by at leastone of her principals. “The Lau-rens County Board of Educa-tion is the second largest em-ployer in Laurens County. Weimpact the economy,” she said.“I’m not sure the community isaware of what our schools do.” Lofton is not discouraged.

“We have three entities whowant to work together. Juli andFred are great leaders. We’llcome out stronger for this,” shesaid.

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by the federal government.There is a lot of work that goesbehind it. Our people are doingsome in-depth research and re-ally working hard."

The funding they get fromThe Heart of Georgia UnitedWay plays a big part.

"It helps these families be-gin their recovery," Bentz said."TUW Executive Director JohnDraper has always comethrough with any supplies thatwe need," Bentz said. "He hasbacked us on many fundraisersthat we've done in the past.He's kept us going, especiallywith the snacks."

Added Draper, "It's an ex-ample of another one of ouragencies, the Food Bank in thiscase, helping others."

Bentz said they have alsostarted helping veterans at theCarl Vinson VA Medical Cen-ter.

"We've formed relationshipswith our VA through snackbags," Bentz said. "We helphomeless veterans and thosecoming in for doctor’s appoint-ments. We provide them withsnack bags and hygiene bags."

The Red Cross started itsnew client assistance programon Wednesday.

"I'm pretty excited aboutthat," Bentz said. "We put thefunds on the client assistancecard. They are in charge oftheir own recovery. They canspend these funds on thingsthat they feel is necessary fortheir recovery. It's very excit-ing that they get to be active intheir own recovery."

The Red Cross is alwayslooking for volunteers.

"We love volunteers. Theyare the backbone of thisagency," Bentz said. "Withoutvolunteers we can't get out anddo the things we need to do toservice these families. We needvolunteers that are willing tosit behind a computer and addin some information. There is alittle training to it, but not thatdifficult. We always have peo-ple here who are willing tohelp."

They have approximately 34volunteers. In a year, they helpapproximately 52 families.

Most of their work is withhouse fires.

"That's because it's winterand the heat gets turned up,"Bentz said. "People will bringin alternative means of heatand that may cause a housefire. We have been goingaround in the different commu-nities handing out smoke de-tectors for our home fire cam-paign. We want to bringawareness. We don't want an-other death under our watchbecause of a fire.

"You need to check yoursmoke detectors and checkyour batteries," she added. "Ifyou need someone to help withyour smoke detectors, callthe Red Cross. We can sendsome volunteers out to help dothat."

The Red Cross is in need ofmonetary donations.

"We have been reallyblessed with water andsnacks," Bentz said. "We reallyneed monetary donations."

Anyone interested in help-ing can call the Dublin RedCross office at (478) 275-1754.

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personnel will present infor-

mation on personal safety andfirearms familiarization.Anyone interested should

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By RODNEY MANLEYSports EditorThe football season so far hasshaped into a rebuilding year atTrinity Christian, and while thevarsity has taken a few lumps, theschool’s youngest Crusadersdished out more than a fair sharein their games.The Trinity Elementary Schoolteam wrapped up a 5-1-1 seasonon Saturday, defeating BullochAcademy 7-0 on the road toavenge its only loss.After dropping the opener 19-0 to Bulloch, the Crusaders shutout four straight opponents andscored 79 unanswered points.The streak ended with a 6-6tie at John Milledge, but theTrinity team of third-, fourth- andfifth-graders responded with the season-endingshutout.“When we played that first game, we just weren’tready,” said coach Tim Traxler. “After that game werealized there were some changes to be made as faras who was playing what positions. We didn’t loseafter that game.”The roster grew from 20 players as season ago to37 this year. Fifteen players are fifth-graders.“That is a pretty good group of guys — and girl,”Traxler said.Fifth-grader Reece Raymer, the offensive tacklewith the pony tail, considered playing a season agoand followed through this year, Traxler said.“She picked up the game well. After the first cou-ple of games, you realize she’s tough and she’s gonnaget up there a block. She did a good job for a first-year player.”Reece was one of several new fifth-grade players,though some had played together since second gradewhen they were called on for “fifth-quarter” sessionof games.All five of the team’s wins were shutouts. Theother wins were over John Milledge , 7-0; BrentwoodAcademy, 19-0; and Fullington, 33-0 and 20-0.Traxler’s coaching staff included offensive coordi-

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Hart: Braves ‘will be better’ following 67-win finishATLANTA (AP) — The lasttime the Atlanta Braves finishedbelow 70 wins was 1990, whenthey were in a rebuildingprocess based on pitching.The reward came morequickly than anyone could imag-ine: A 1991 World Series berththat was the start of 14 consecu-tive postseason berths.The Braves again are build-ing on pitching. Following a 67-95 finish, good for fourth in theNL East, there are no expecta-tions of an immediate turn-around to compare with 1991’sworst-to-first drama.President of baseball opera-tions John Hart said Monday“We will be better” in 2016. Heoffered hope that “maybe” therecould be an improvement of asmany as 15 to 20 wins.Hart also offered this realitycheck: “We can’t overhaul theentire offense.”One problem is the lack ofupper-level prospects amongposition players.The strength of the team washighlighted in the final three-game sweep of St. Louis. JulioTeheran, Shelby Miller androokie Matt Wisler were thestarting pitchers in shutouts. It was fitting that the seasonclosed with little offense inWisler’s 2-0 win. After unload- ing Justin Upton, JasonHeyward, Evan Gattis andMelvin Upton in the offseason, the underpowered offense fin-ished last in the majors inhomers. The Braves were 17-49

when scoring two runs. Far toooften, standout pitching was theonly path to wins.Hart, manager FrediGonzalez and newly named gen-eral manager John Coppolellareviewed the season on Mondayand looked ahead to 2016, theteam’s last season at TurnerField. The building process isgeared toward the 2017 debutin SunTrust Park.Here are some things toknow about the Braves’ plansfor 2016:RELIEF IS COMING: Askedabout the team’s plan for freeagency, Hart said, “The bullpenis going to be a priority.” Aftertrading closer Craig Kimbrelbefore the season, Jason Grilliperformed well as his replace-ment. The bullpen fell apartafter Grilli’s season-endingAchilles injury and the trade ofhis backup, Jim Johnson. “We’renot going to get caught wherewe don’t have any experience,any depth, in the bullpen,” Hartsaid. The Braves will monitorthe recoveries of Grilli and ChrisWithrow, who has had TommyJohn and back surgeries, beforelooking for relief help.CATCHERS, OLD AND

YOUNG: A.J. Pierzynski could bedifficult to re-sign after hitting.300. At 38, he was expected tobe a backup. ChristianBethancourt, 24, couldn’t holdthe job. The Braves haven’tgiven up on Bethancourt. Hartsays there is “no denying thelevel of skills” possessed by theyoung catcher, but he added “atsome point he has to seize it.”Hart said it is important to havethe right catcher for a youngpitching staff. It wouldn’t be asurprise to see the team look forhelp at the position.PATIENCE WITH OLIVERA:The Braves paid a high price,including left-hander AlexWood and second baseman JosePeraza, when they acquiredthird baseman Hector Oliverafrom the Dodgers on July 30. Hehit .253 with two homers in 24games with Atlanta. Gonzalezsays Olivera, 30, needs moreexperience in the majors.Olivera, who is from Cuba, willplay winter ball in Puerto Rico.“I think you’re going to see himget better and better each year,”Coppolella said. The team willpay Olivera $32 million over

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Quinn has something to say to official duringthe first half of Sundays win over Houston .

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Braves rookie Adonis Garcis (24) celebrates one of two home runs he hitagainst the Cardinals on seasonʼs final day.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — CoachDan Quinn has been trying to get the AtlantaFalcons to start games fast.His message seems to be taking effect.In Sunday’s blowout win over Houston,the Falcons did as he instructed, avoiding asluggish first half by taking care of the ball onoffense and taking it away on defense.“For us, it was going to be about the ball, sofor us to be plus-four and convert on someopportunities ‚Äî all units improved,” Quinnsaid Monday. “That’s our goal going forward.”Quinn’s halftime talk to the team wasnothing like last week’s when Atlanta trailedby 11 at Dallas and had to rally in the fourthquarter for the third straight week.This time, the Falcons were up 28-0.Turnovers — no miscues by the offense, aninterception by Jonathan Babineaux and twofumble recoveries by Desmond Trufant —were the reason why.“The coaches give us a great game plan,and we go out and execute it,” Trufant said.“We believe in each other, and it’s really start-ing to show.”Turnover margin was one of Quinn’s big

themes at the start of training camp, and hewill repeat it again this week when theFalcons (4-0) host Washington (2-2).He wants the ball-hawking skills toimprove. Strong safety William Moore hastwo of the team’s four picks, but no Atlantacornerback yet has an interception.“That’s a real challenge as we go throughit,” he said. “Can we keep finding small waysto improve? For us it was going to be aboutthe football this last week. Can we get moreturnovers? Can we take care of the ball betterthan we ever have?Offensively, Atlanta found a new way towin.Three-time Pro Bowl quarterback MattRyan didn’t even need a big contribution fromJulio Jones, who began the game leading theNFL in yards from scrimmage but caught justfour passes for 38 yards.With Jones facing double-team coverages,Ryan used other weapons. No. 3 receiverLeonard Hankerson caught six passes for 103yards and a touchdown. Running backDevonta Freeman had five catches for 85yards.

“There were some adjustments by theirsafeties, playing over the top help and givingyou advantageous looks to the other side tokind of force you to throw to other guys,”Ryan said. “I thought our other guys steppedup and did really well.”The Falcons are among the league’s mostefficient, ranking second in third-down per-centage and first in red-zone touchdown per-centage.But just as importantly, the offense isn’tgiving the ball away. Atlanta has yet to lose afumble this season and Ryan hasn’t thrown aninterception since Week 1.Notes: OLB Justin Durant left the gamewith an injured elbow and did not return. Hewill meet with doctors again Thursday. ... RBTevin Coleman will return to practice onWednesday. He missed the last two gameswith bruised ribs. ... Quinn said rookie FSRobenson Therezie played well in his firstcareer start, getting a pass breakup and miss-ing no tackles. Therezie, an undrafted freeagent from Auburn, replaced Ricardo Allen,who missed the game with a sprained leftknee.

Fast-start Falcons

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Coach Tim Traxler congratulates the team on its 19-0 victory over Brentwood.Ty Orr (below) runs behind blocks by Henry Williams, Reece Raymer and Mat Carswell.

SuccessfulCrusadeTrinity Elementaryteam ends seasonon a roll, shuttingout five opponents

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Quinnʼs message of starting games fast is getting through to Atlanta

The Associated PressGeorgia Southern hasreturned to the top of thenational rushing chart.The Eagles ran for a sea-son-high 455 yards inSaturday's 51-31 win atLouisiana Monroe, pushingtheir average to 377.4 a game.Their second straight 400-yard rushing game, and thirdof the season, allowed them tomove past Baylor for the lead.Featured back Matt Breidais on pace to better his num-bers from a year ago, when heran for almost 1,500 yardsand 18 touchdowns. Throughfive games he's averaging148.6 yards with 10 TDs.He's among five GeorgiaSouthern players rushing for44 or more yards a game.Willie Fritz's triple-optionoffense has the Eagles run-ning on 82 percent of theirsnaps. They've scored 22touchdowns on the ground inthe last four games.Last year, the program'sfirst in the FBS, the Eagles ranfor a nation-best 380 yards agame while winning the SunBelt Conference.Some other notable statis-tical feats:THIS TACKLE MAKESTACKLES: CJ Johnson ofKentucky, who had a total of18 tackles through fourgames, made a career-high 19against Eastern Kentucky.That was the most by a defen-sive lineman in the countrythis season and most by aKentucky lineman since atleast 1992.200 CLUB: Six runningbacks went over 200 yards,led by Ohio State's EzekielElliott with 23 carries for 274vs. Indiana.

Another bigday pushesGSU back totop in rushing

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

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W L T Pct PF PADallas 2 2 0 .500 95 101N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 102 82Washington 2 2 0 .500 78 79Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 78 86

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Carolina 4 0 01.000 108 71Atlanta 4 0 01.000 137 93Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 72 117New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 86 104

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Arizona 3 1 0 .750 148 73St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 74 89Seattle 2 2 0 .500 87 71San Francisco1 3 0 .250 48 110

Thursday, Oct. 1Baltimore 23, Pittsburgh 20, OT

Sunday, Oct. 4N.Y. Jets 27, Miami 14Chicago 22, Oakland 20Indianapolis 16, Jacksonville 13, OTN.Y. Giants 24, Buffalo 10Carolina 37, Tampa Bay 23Washington 23, Philadelphia 20Atlanta 48, Houston 21Cincinnati 36, Kansas City 21San Diego 30, Cleveland 27Green Bay 17, San Francisco 3St. Louis 24, Arizona 22Denver 23, Minnesota 20New Orleans 26, Dallas 20, OTOpen: New England, Tennessee

MondaySeattle 13, Detroit 10

Thursday, Oct. 8Indianapolis at Houston, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 11Chicago at Kansas City, 1 p.m.St. Louis at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Tennessee, 1 p.m.Seattle at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Arizona at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.New England at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y.Jets

Monday, Oct. 12Pittsburgh at San Diego, 8:30 p.m.

2015 Postseason Baseball GlanceWILD CARD

Tuesday, Oct. 6: Houston (Keuchel 20-8) atNew York (Tanaka 12-7), 8:08 p.m. (ESPN)Wednesday, Oct. 7: Chicago (Arrieta 22-6)at Pittsburgh (Cole 19-8), 8:08 p.m. (TBS)

DIVISION SERIES(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)

American LeagueKansas City vs. New York-Houston

winnerThursday, Oct. 8: New York-Houston win-ner at Kansas City, 7:37 or 8:07 p.m. (FS1)Friday, Oct. 9: New York-Houston winner atKansas City, 3:45 p.m. (FS1)Sunday, Oct. 11: Kansas City at New York-Houston winner, 4:10 p.m. (MLBN)x-Monday, Oct. 12: Kansas City at NewYork-Houston winner, TBA (FOX or FS1)x-Wednesday, Oct. 14: New York-Houstonwinner at Kansas City, TBA (FOX or FS1)

Toronto vs. TexasThursday, Oct. 8: Texas (Gallardo 13-11) atToronto (Price 18-5), 3:37 or 4:07 p.m.(FS1)Friday, Oct. 9: Texas (Hamels 7-1) atToronto, 12:45 p.m. (MLBN)Sunday, Oct. 11: Toronto at Texas, 8:10p.m. (FS1)x-Monday, Oct. 12: Toronto at Texas (FOXor FS1)x-Wednesday, Oct. 14: Texas at Toronto(FOX or FS1)

National LeagueAll games televised by TBSSt. Louis vs. Pittsburgh-Chicago winnerFriday, Oct. 9: Pittsburgh-Chicago winnerat St. Louis, 6:45 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 10: Pittsburgh-Chicago win-ner at St. Louis, 5:37 p.m.Monday, Oct. 12: St. Louis at Pittsburgh-Chicago winnerx-Tuesday, Oct. 13: St. Louis at Pittsburgh-Chicago winnerx-Thursday, Oct. 15: Pittsburgh-Chicagowinner at St. Louis

Los Angeles vs. New YorkFriday, Oct. 9: New York (deGrom 14-8) atLos Angeles, 9:45 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 10: New York (Syndergaard9-7) at Los Angeles, 9:07 p.m.Monday, Oct. 12: Los Angeles at New York(Harvey 13-8)x-Tuesday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles at NewYorkx-Thursday, Oct. 15: New York at LosAngeles

NASCAR Sprint Cup LeadersThe Associated PressThrough Oct. 4

Points1, Matt Kenseth, 3,000. 2, Joey Logano,3,000. 3, Denny Hamlin, 3,000. 4, CarlEdwards, 3,000. 5, Martin Truex Jr., 3,000.6, Kurt Busch, 3,000. 7, Jeff Gordon, 3,000.8, Brad Keselowski, 3,000. 9, Kyle Busch,3,000. 10, Ryan Newman, 3,000.11, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 3,000. 12, KevinHarvick, 3,000. 13, Jamie McMurray, 2,098.14, Jimmie Johnson, 2,086. 15, PaulMenard, 2,075. 16, Clint Bowyer, 2,048. 17,Kasey Kahne, 770. 18, Aric Almirola, 767.19, Kyle Larson, 718. 20, Greg Biffle, 706.

Money1, Kevin Harvick, $7,516,246. 2, JoeyLogano, $6,753,072. 3, Jimmie Johnson,$5,869,890. 4, Denny Hamlin, $5,594,892.5, Matt Kenseth, $5,319,874. 6, BradKeselowski, $5,132,219. 7, Dale EarnhardtJr., $5,109,475. 8, Jeff Gordon, $4,860,974.9, Martin Truex Jr., $4,458,606. 10, ClintBowyer, $4,426,347.11, Ryan Newman, $4,393,328. 12, GregBiffle, $4,322,721. 13, Aric Almirola,$4,243,954. 14, Jamie McMurray,$4,238,524. 15, Austin Dillon, $4,076,897.16, Trevor Bayne, $4,056,610. 17, AJAllmendinger, $3,850,681. 18, Kyle Larson,$3,834,584. 19, Kurt Busch, $3,807,641.20, Carl Edwards, $3,793,458.NASCAR Sprint Cup-AAA 400 Results

SundayAt Dover International Speedway

(Start position in parentheses)1. (15) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 400 laps,48 points.2. (13) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 400, 43.3. (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 400,41.4. (11) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 400, 40.5. (18) Aric Almirola, Ford, 400, 39.6. (17) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 400, 38.7. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 400, 38.8. (27) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 400, 36.9. (19) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 400, 35.10. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 34.11. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 400, 33.12. (10) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 400, 32.13. (20) Greg Biffle, Ford, 400, 31.14. (16) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 400, 30.15. (3) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 400, 29.16. (8) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400, 28.17. (7) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 400, 27.18. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400, 26.19. (6) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 399, 25.20. (26) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 398, 24.21. (24) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 398, 23.22. (28) David Ragan, Toyota, 398, 22.23. (21) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 398, 21.24. (22) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 397, 20.25. (14) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 397, 19.26. (25) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 396, 18.27. (30) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 395, 17.28. (31) Cole Whitt, Ford, 394, 16.29. (23) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 394,15.30. (32) David Gilliland, Ford, 394, 14.31. (29) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 393, 13.32. (35) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 393, 12.33. (40) Reed Sorenson, Ford, 391, 11.34. (37) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 391, 10.

35. (42) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 390, 0.36. (41) Josh Wise, Ford, 389, 8.37. (38) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 387, 7.38. (36) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 386, 6.39. (43) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 380, 0.40. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, engine,365, 0.41. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 364, 3.42. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford, accident, 346, 2.43. (39) Jeb Burton, Toyota, accident, 186,1.

BASEBALLAmerican League

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Named BillyEppler general manager.OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Promoted BillyBeane to executive vice president of base-ball operations and David Forst to generalmanager.

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Fired pitch-ing coach Mike Harkey.MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Announcedthe contracts of first base coach MikeGuerrero, pitching coach Rick Kranitz,bench coach Jerry Narron, outfield coachJohn Shelby and bullpen coach Lee Tunnellwill not be renewed.WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Fired man-ager Matt Williams, bench coach RandyKnorr, pitching coach Steve McCatty, hittingcoach Rick Schu, third base coach BobbyHenley, first base coach Tony Tarasco,bullpen coach Matt LeCroy and defensivecoordinator/advance coach MarkWeidemaier.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Waived G DanielNwaelele.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed OLRonald Patrick to the practice squad.Released OL Andrew McDonald from thepractice squad.DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived LB KeithSmith and DT Ken Bishop.INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released QBJosh Johnson. Signed CB Shaun Prater.JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed GBrandon Linder on injured reserve.MIAMI DOLPHINS — Fired coach JoePhilbin. Named Dan Campbell interimcoach.NEW YORK JETS — Signed WR KenbrellThompkins to the practice squad. ReleasedWR-KR Walter Powell from the practicesquad.WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed DEFrank Kearse. Waived LB TerrancePlummer. Signed WR Issac Blakeney andLB Lynden Trail to the practice squad.Released LB Sage Harold from the practicesquad.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

NHL — Suspended San Jose F Raffi Torres41 games for interference and an illegalcheck to the head against Anaheim F JakobSilfverberg during an Oct. 3 preseasongame at Anaheim. Placed Montreal F ZackKassian in Stage Two of the SubstanceAbuse and Behavioral Health Program(SABH) of the NHL and NHLPA.

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The Associated PressThe Major League Baseballplayoffs begin this week, startingtonight with the AmericanLeaguewild-card game at YankeeStadium.Big stars Andrew McCutchen,Prince Fielder and Zack Greinke,familiar faces David Wright,Johnny Cueto and AdamWainwright and top rookies suchas Kris Bryant fill the rosters ofthe 10 teams that reached thepostseason.A look at some of the themesgoing into October and beyond:LET'S GET WILDThe Yankees and Astros openthe postseason in New Yorktonight with Masahiro Tanakapitching against Houston aceDallas Keuchel in the AL wild-card game. Tanaka has beenslowed by a hamstring injurydown the stretch, but before thathe had emerged as the Yankees'most dependable starter.Keuchel, meanwhile, is a 20-game winner who has beenamong the AL's best pitchers allseason. Of particular note withthis game at hitter-friendlyYankee Stadium: Keuchel gave uponly 0.66 homers per nineinnings this season, second-bestamong qualifying AL startersbehind Minnesota's Mike Pelfrey.ACES ON DECKThe Cubs and Pirates workout in Pittsburgh to prep forWednesday night's NL wild-cardgame and one of the most antici-pated postseason pitchingmatchups in the last few years.Chicago calls on Cy Young Awardcandidate Jake Arrieta, who won22 games and was at his bestdown the stretch. He threw hisfirst no-hitter on Aug. 30 beforeposting a 0.39 ERA in sixSeptember starts. Gerrit Colegoes for Pittsburgh, coming offcareer bests for wins (19), ERA

(2.60) and strikeouts (202).CURSED KERSHAW?: ClaytonKershaw has been the game'sbest pitcher in recent years dur-ing the regular season, but hasstruggled mightily in the postsea-son. The Dodgers ace is 1-5 with a5.12 ERA in 11 career playoffappearances (three in relief),including four mostly miserablestarts against the Cardinals over

the last two Octobers. The three-time Cy Young winner won't haveto worry about St. Louis until theNL Championship Series, if at all,and instead turns his attentionthis week to an NL Division Seriesshowdown versus the Mets,against whom he posted an 0.56ERA in two starts this season.FIRST-TIMERS: Jose Bautistais a home run champion, Jose

Altuve is a hit machine and JakeArrieta is the top winner in themajors. They'll put somethingelse on their resumes this week,too — their first postseasonappearances. Altuve and Astrosrookie teammate Carlos Correa,Arrieta and Cubs sluggersAnthony Rizzo and Bryant, youngMets aces Matt Harvey, JacobdeGrom and Noah Syndergaard,Yankees star Masahiro Tanakaand Dodgers newcomer CoreySeager also make their playoffdebuts.FRIENDLY CONFINES: Couldthis be the year the century-plustitle drought ends on the NorthSide of Chicago? When the Cubslast won the World Series in1908, Roosevelt was president—Theodore Roosevelt. Theyhaven't even reached the WorldSeries since 1945, two yearsbefore baseball's championshipwas televised for the first time.But with Bryant and Arrieta,hopes are high at Wrigley Field,the quaint ballpark that movedinto the 21st century this yearwith a renovation that included— gasp! — a 3,990-square footvideo board above the left-fieldbleachers and a smaller one inright. With the Series extendinginto November, the Cubs hopefans everywherewill bewatchingas the ivy along the outfield wallsturns red and brown.A-ROD IS BACK:Written off bymany last year during his one-season drug suspension, AlexRodriguez returned this year andcarried the Yankees' lineup early.Shifted from third base to desig-nated hitter, he hit .250 with 33homers and 86 RBIs. He passedWillie Mays for fourth on thecareer home run list, reached3,000 hits and settled a disputewith the team over a multimillionmarketing payment. But aroundthe time of his 40th birthday in

late July, he went into a slumpand tailed off badly. A-Rod hit.216 after the All-Star break anddrove in just three runs in hisfinal 18 games.DH NEEDED: Runs will be at apremium in the National League,which featured a deep Cy YoungAward field of pitchers mostly oncontending teams. The Cubs'Arrieta (22-6, 1.77 ERA) will facethe Pirates' Cole (19-8, 2.60) inthe wild-card game. After that,the Mets will take on the Dodgersin a series that features deGrom(14-8, 2.54), Syndergaard (9-7,3.24) and Harvey (13-8, 2.71) forNew York and Kershaw (16-7,2.13, 301 strikeouts) and Greinke(19-3, 1.66) for L.A.

Kershaw aims at redemption, stars set to debut

CHICAGO (AP) — KrisBryant hasn't played a singlegame in the postseason butalready he's a winner.In a news release, MajorLeague Baseball says thatmoreMajestic jerseys bearingthe Chicago Cubs star rook-ie's name have been soldfrom the league's online shopthan any other player.Major League Baseballsays the 23-year-old Bryant isthe youngest player and thefirst rookie to ever top the listin the five years the rankingshave been released.The Cubs and the Giantsare the only teams with morethan two players on the list.Cubs' first baseman AnthonyRizzo is No. 8, the Giants haveMadison Bumgarner at No. 2,Buster Posey at No. 3 andHunter Pence at No. 7.

MLB: CubsʼBryant jerseyis top seller

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BACK IN THE POSTSEASONYankeesʼ Alex Rodriguez returns to the playoffs

after his drug suspension.

MIAMI (AP) — Joe Philbinwas fired Monday four gamesinto his fourth season as coach ofthe Miami Dolphins, and one dayafter a flop on an internationalstage that helped to seal his fate.Tight ends coach DanCampbell, who has been with theDolphins since 2010, was pro-moted to interim coach. He hasno previous head coaching expe-rience."I'm not here just to finish theseason up," Campbell said."That's not my plan. We're com-ing here to win games. It's stillearly. We have time to turneverything around. But we can'twait."The Dolphins (1-3) lost theirthird game in a row and turnedin their fourth consecutive lack-luster performance when theywere beaten Sunday in Londonby the archrival New York Jets,27-14.Midseason head coachingchanges are unusual in the NFL,but few will accuse owner

Stephen Ross of impatience. Heignored calls to fire Philbin inDecember after the Dolphinsfaded to finish 8-8 for a secondsuccessive season.But doubts only grew this sea-son regarding Philbin's inabilityto motivate players with hisbland demeanor. Campbell saidhe respected Philbin but plans tomake practices more intense."This is my sixth season withthe Miami Dolphins, and this isthe most talented roster we havehad in those six years," Campbellsaid. "We have plenty of talent.”Ross said the decision to firePhilbin was difficult."I don't believe we were per-forming at the potential wehave," he said. "I felt this was thetime to make this decision. Ihaven't seen a lot of improve-ment. I see the same old, sameold. My goal is still to make theplayoffs. I felt this was the bestopportunity we have — to pickDan Campbell as our headcoach."

Dolphins coach Joe Philbinfired 4 games into season

nator Charles Coleman, defensivecoordinator Boots Vinson andassistant coaches Bill Bailey andRandall Coleman.The team included BrysonBarrs, Michael Dent, FordChilders, Jack Polhill, KadeThompson, Carson Shepherd,Ben Polhill, Luke Bailey, HenryWilliams, Daniel Hester, WillGeorge, Seth Morris, HamptonGrosch, Matthew Williamson,Nelson Loyd, Jack King, LawsonSmith, Jim Coleman, Ty Orr, ZaneShirley, Boots Vinson, BradenLoyd, Blake Kendrick, CooperDasher, Peyton Edney, ShreyPatel, Thomas McMichael, BenHelton, Grayson Powell, MaddoxDrake, Reece Raymer, WillBishop, Mat Carswell, Gene Hue,Dylan Brooks, CameronShepherd and Dawson Bell.

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Riverview will host the DublinMoose Lodge Golf Tournament onSaturday, Oct. 10, with an 8 a.m.shotgun start for the four-manscramble. Entry is $45 per player,with mulligans available at two for$5. Cash prizes will be awarded tothe first-, second- and third-placeteams in each flight. Special prizesalso given for a hole-in-one on all par3s, and for longest-drive and closest-to-the-pin holes. A fish dinner will beserved at the Moose Lodge after thetournament, where prizes will begiven. To register or sponsor a hole,call Tommy Cobb at the MooseLodge at 272-1818. Golfers can alsocall 275-4064 or 272-2601 for moreinformation.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Kam Chancellor saw the ballexposed and threw a punch.By knocking the ball free from Calvin Johnson,Chancellor may have created a wild swing in wherethe Seattle Seahawks will finish this season and pro-vided another bit of officiating controversy on aMonday night in Seattle."It's good to have Kam back. To have him makethat play was pretty cool," Seattle quarterbackRussell Wilson said.Chancellor punched the ball free as Johnson wasabout to score, the saving play in Seattle's 13-10 winover theDetroit Lions onMonday night.WithDetroiton the verge of capping a 91-yard drive with the go-ahead touchdown with less than 2 minutes remain-ing, Chancellor came from the side and punched theball from Johnson's arm as he was being tackled byEarl Thomas. It bounded into the end zone where itwas guided over the back line by K.J. Wright for atouchback, making it Seattle's ball at the 20.It created a massive swing in the standings.Instead of both Seattle and Detroit sitting at 1-3 —assuming the Lions scored and held on — the

Seahawks evened their record at 2-2 while Detroitsits at 0-4 for the first time since 2010.But, as is the case with Monday night games inSeattle and specifically that end zone, officiating con-troversy followed. Wright should have been calledfor an illegal bat for hitting the ball out of the endzone, NFL VP of Officiating Dean Blandino told NFLNetwork. The penaltywould have given the ball backto Detroit at the Seattle 1.No flags were thrown, and on the ensuing pos-session, Russell Wilson found Jermaine Kearse for50 yards on third down. With Detroit out of time-outs, the Seahawks ran off the final seconds."The back judge was on the play and in his judg-ment, he didn't feel it was an overt act so he didn'tthrow the flag," Blandino said. "In looking at thereplays, it looked like a bat so the enforcementwould be basically we would go back to the spot ofthe fumble and Detroit would keep the football."The non-call came in the same end zone whereGolden Tate caught his infamous "Fail Mary" whenSeattle beat Green Bay on a Monday night threeyears ago.

five years. “That’s a real valuefor what we think he will be,” hesaid.GARCIA PART OF PLANS:Adonis Garcia, another thirdbaseman from Cuba, hit twohomers in Sunday’s 6-0 win tofinish with 10. Gonzalez saidGarcia, also 30, will have achance to play in the outfieldand even as a backup first base-man.UPDATE ON MINOR: Hartsaid left-hander Mike Minor,who had season-ending surgeryin May to repair the labrum inhis left shoulder, is “up andthrowing.” Minor can reclaim aspot in the rotation in springtraining if he proves the shoul-der is sound. “A setback wouldnot be good,” Hart said.

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Another strange call in Seattlesends the Lions home with loss

GROTON, Conn. (AP) —As NASA contemplates amanned voyage to Mars andthe effects missions deeperinto space could have onastronauts, it's tappingresearch from another outfitwith experience sendingpeople to the deep: the U.S.Navy submarine force.The space agency is

working with a militarylaboratory at the submarinebase in Groton, Connecticut,to measure how teams copewith stress during month-longsimulations of space flight.While one travels through

outer space and the other theocean's depths, astronautsand submariners face many ofthe same challenges. Isolatedfor long stretches of time,they rely on crewmates fortheir lives in remote,inhospitable environments."We have a shared interest

with the Navy in teamresilience," Brandon Vessey, ascientist with NASA's humanresearch program, told TheAssociated Press. "When youstick people together for along period of time, how arethey going to do?"The Navy research that

piqued NASA's intereststarted about five years agowhen the Groton-based NavalSubmarine Medical ResearchLaboratory, at the request ofthe submarine force, beganexamining ways to maketactical teams work togetherbetter.Through observation of

submarine crews, the Navyscientists developed a way toevaluate how teams areperforming. The study singledout important team practicesincluding dialogue, criticalthinking and decision-makingand developed a way to assesshow teams respond tosetbacks. The research wasmade available more than ayear ago to submarines'commanding officers, but ithas not yet beeninstitutionalized by the Navy."If this tool can identify

precursors of when a team isabout to change, that'sparticularly what we'rehoping for," said Jerry Lamb,the lab's technical director.The experiment with

NASA is expected to begin inJanuary or February. Thespace agency is taking abigger interest in humanbehavior issues as it pursuesthe capability to send humansto an asteroid by 2025 and toMars in the 2030s.NASA is using a capsule

about the size of a two-bedroom apartment at theJohnson Space Center inHouston to study howastronauts might perform andbehave during lengthymissions. Four volunteers at atime live and work for 30 daysat a time aboard the habitat,known as the HumanExploration Research Analog,which includes an airlock andis supported by a smallversion of mission control.Video and audio recordings

of the subjects from theexperiment with the Navy labwill be sent to scientists in

Connecticut for their analysis.Ronald Steed, a former

submarine commander whoparticipated in the Navy'sresearch, said the experienceaboard a space ship willresemble that ofsubmariners more as ittravels farther into spaceand faces a longer delay incommunications with Earth."Like a submarine

commander can't always callto shore, you can't just callback to Earth for advice," hesaid. "The commander'sgoing to have to have a set oftools that let him or her lookat the crew and make adetermination about wherethey are."

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