PAGE 2 - HOGANSVILLE HOME NEWS - JANUARY 13, 2000
Crime Stoppers
Approve Rewards
The Board of Directors for
Troup County CrimeStoppers
approved two rewards worth
one hundred dollars at their
monthly meeting Thursday
night. The Board also received
the annual statistics for 1999.
The two rewards were for
caller codes number 473 and
4743 and both callers will
receive fifty dollars. Both
callers should now call the
Hogansville
Happemgs
Jessica Pridgen
Earns Bachelor
of Arts Degree
Jessica Gray Pridgen of
Greenville received a bachelor
of arts degree in religion at
LaGrange College Fall quarter.'
She is the daughter of Nancy
Gray.
A four-year liberal arts col-
lege affiliated with The United
Methodist Church, LaGrange
College offers 25 baccalaure-
ate degrees and master's pro-
grams in business administra-
tion and education• It is the old-
est independent institution of
higher learning in Georgia and
has an enrollment of about
1,000 students•
Cancer Society
Prig College
Scholarships
The American Cancer
Society has announced that it
will be providing college schol-
arship opportunities for chil-
dren with a history of cancer
again thi yea[ ......
Establ.ishext in 1999 by the
American Cancer Society,
Southeast Division Inc., the
scholarship program is desig-
nated to provide young cancer
survivors with the opportuni-
ty to reach their academic
potential and career dreams by
earning a college degree.
All scholarships are award-
ed at the discretion of the
American Cancer Society's vol-
unteer college scholarship
committee based on the stu-
dent's financial need, academ-
ic performance, community
service and leadership.
Priority is given to previous
American Cancer Society
scholarship recipients for
scholarship renewals. The
scholarship award is renew-
able with sustoined academic
performance and worth $1,000
toward tuition per year.
Crime Stoppers line again at
812-1000 to receive information
about how to pick up their
rewards.
DURING THE MONTH of
December, forty-four calls
came in to the Crime Stoppers
line. "lkvelve of those calls were
referred to the Troup County
Sheriff's Office, thirty-one
went to the LaGrange Police
Department and one was given
to an agency in Virginia.
Twenty-nine of the calls
were in reference to illegal
drug activity, seven gave infor-
mation on people wanted on out-
standing warrants and the rest
dealt with other crimes such as
theft and forgery.
DURING 1999, seven hun-
dred and eighty-six calls were
placed to the Crime Stoppers
line. Thirty-one of those calls
were approved for rewards
totaling two thousand, seven
hundred dollars•
Fifty-two percent of the
calls in 1999 were in reference
to illegal drug activity, twenty-
two percent involved warrants
and four percent each dealt
with theft, burglary and rob-
bery.
THE CRIME STOPPERS
Organization is a non-profit
group that depends on commu-
nity and business contributions
to make cash pay-outs. The
Board of Directors is made up
of local citizens and meets the
first Thursday of each month
at the LaGrange Police
Department. The public is invit-
ed to attend the meetings.
Leads Being
Sought in
Callaway High
Theft
Investigators with the
Troup county Sheriff's Office
are asking for leads in recent
theft at Callaway High School.
The theft occurred some-
time between the evening
hours of December 21 and the
morning hours of December 22.
Taken in the burglary were
several two way radios and
charges along with head sets,
stop watches and a number of
thirty-three cent stamps.
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MILESTONE CROSSED - Dr. Luke Gill and his wife, Duffey, pose
in front of the sign marking the Millennium Event where Gill corn-
plated 2,000 miles of daily walking. The Gills are Iongtime resi-
dents of the Manchester area and Luke is a professor of criminal
justice at LaGrange College.
Dr. Luke Gill Crosses
Milestone on Millennium
A Manchester area resi-
dent, Dr. Luke "Buzzy" Gill
decided last year that he
needed to make some
changes in his life.
Gill, who is a semi-retired
professor of Criminal
Justice and Social Work at
LaGrange College, did not
like the results of a routine
physical where the doctor
used the term "obese" when
recording his findings.
LIKE MANY OTHER
middle aged Americans,
Gill's lifestyle and eating
habits had resulteff.in,,t4e
addition of body fat around
his mid-section, making him
a prime candidate for heart
disease and other associated
health problems. He decid-
ed to give up a few of his
favorite, but not-so-healthy,
food choices and began a pro-
gram of daily walking.
Gill's wife, Duffey, a
Meriwether County Board of
Education employee, said
she is particularly proud of
his commitment to daily
exercise. "He never missed
a day, no matter how bad the
weather was or what we were
doing. He made up his mind
to do this and he stuck with
it."
Gill started logging the
miles in a pocket notebook
and realized he would be
approaching the 2,000 mile
mark somewhere near the
end of the year 1999. It was
then that he and his wife and
a group of friends decided to
make a millennium event out
of their walking.
HE AND DUFFEY were
about to celebrate their 16th
wedding anniversary on
December 31st, his 60th
birthday was approaching in
January 2000, and he would
become a Grandpa for the
first time in January of 2000.
The Gills and three other
couples traveled to Perdido
. Key Florida, which means
"Lost Island", where they
entered a Millennium
Marathon Run.
It was .around midnight
that Gill crossed the 2,000
mile mark on his own per-
sonal record, and began what
promises to be a great new
year.
GILL'S RESOLVE TO
begin his daily walking exer-
cise and modified eating pro-
gram has resulted in a total
of 65 pounds lost, improved
cardio vascular function,
and just overall feeling
great!
He plans to continue the
daily walking and is now
looking forward to his new
role as a grandfather, know-
ing he will soon be retiring
in the best shape of his life.
Make Your Mark on Millennium.
Plant Trees
NOKIA
C()'N N FA'r]'I N( J Pt!OPI.Y
Ten free flowering trees will
be given to each person who
joins the Arbor Day foundation
during January 2000.
The free trees are part of
the nonprofit Foundation's
efforts to support tree planti-
ng to commemorate the new
millennium.
THE TEN TREES are 2
White Flowering Dogwoods, 2
Flowering Crabapples, 2
Flowering Pears, 2 Washington
Hawthorns, and 2 American
Redbuds.
"These compact trees were
selected for planting in large
or small spaces," John
is an ideal way for fami =
do something personal a
itive to make the beginr
the new century and th
millennium," Rosenow a
THE TREES WI
shipped postpaid at theiuary
time for planting beryAz
February 1 and May 3 and
enclosed planting instruP h E
The six to twelve inch tr
guaranteed to grow or thd!uary
be replaced free of chararo a
Members also receiv-
scription to the Found
bimonthly publication, uary
es
Day, and The Tree Bool .-
• rl B,
reformation about tree thex
Rosenow, the foundation'spres- ng and care.
ident, said. "They will give your To become a memberuar
home• the beauty of lovely pink, Foundation and to recei-ho__l--a
white, and yellow flowers -- and free trees, send a $10 COv e L,
also provide winter berries and tions to TEN FREE FLO '
nest)rag sites for songbirds. ING TREES, National
Planting these trees -- Day Foundation, 100 |f.
which will beautify your home Avenue, Nebraska Cit1T.
and community for decades -- 68410, by January 31, 20 '
Links Plan Smorgasb
Of Prayer for January
'tr
serves as a chain of friesh
and service here and abres m
major focus of the chaplnt, l
the past year has been th dre:
Marrow Program. The cler:
links with other organiztn L
The LaGrange Chapter of
The Links, Incorporated will
observe the annual
Smorgasbord of Prayer
January 23, 2000 at 3 p.m. The
service will be held at Rust
Chapel United Methodist
Church in Greenville, the
Reverend Cortez Golphin,
Pastor.
The purpose of the service
is to spend time offering
prayers for all conditions of
humankind. This will enable us
to focus on those issues which
impact our lives on the local,
national and international lev-
els.
Local community leaders
are to participate on the pro-
gram as well as citizens
throughout the area. This pro-
gram ties in with Human
Relations Day and is part of the
International Trends and
Services Facet of The Links,
Incorporated. This organiza-
tion is a unit of the internation-
al Links, Incorporated and
such as Jack and Jill of An R9 -
to assist those who need a 're
ing hand, especially child EI
The president of theivill
organizations is Mrs. An ial a
Greene of LaGrange.!rb
International Facet is c ],e
by Mrs. Alice Malcol fat I
Grantville. Members , f
Meriwether County t de
include Links Mabel Mi t-
Mary Anderson, Gerry're
Washington and Anne W L[LJ
The public is invittvfl: ]
attend the program ar] aan
reception which foltew :r-
further informati6rr,-rn
contact Mrs. Greene at 70(P K,
1679 or Mrs. Malcolm aed
ee
583-2660. In addition, any[.
ste
within the area will be !:
-k. rr
to supply information abort:
service. '", t
Motorists Should
Cautious of Deer.00.
Seeing a deer on the side of
the road is not uncommon in
Georgia. In 1998,there were more
than 49,000 deer/car collisions
statewide.
"Many of the counties that
have a high number of deer/car
collisions also are some of the
fastest growing counties in
And Near Roadwa00d
Georgia• Increased develoe:dt
brings more roads and peop
what once was deer habitat, °n
WRD Senior Wildlife Biol,. a]
Nick Nicholson. s.
Coweta County had the r
est number of deer/car collSra
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GR.IFFiN
1303 West Taylor St.
(770) 412-9100
MANCHESTER
1140 Warm Springs Hwy.
(706) 846-2012
in 1998•
Hunters help control th
herd through regulated hu] "
seasons and harvest set by •
This method is highly eff,
in rural areas of Georgia. I.
"In areas where there is es
e(
population of deer, there are e(
• de
precautions that motonst de
take to help avoid ha¢ia.
,, st
deer/car collision, I:
Nicholson.
Motorists can reduce d
chance of hitting a deer blg
lowing these guidelines, p a
• Reduce speed in ,a
known to have a lot of deer. n¢
• Slow down if a deer is n:
ted on the road shoulder. De °]
unpredictable and may r c.
front of the vehicle, especial/ag
night.
• Deer often travel in m
If one crosses in front of you.
down the car, another deer l
is not far behincL
• Thepeaktimesofdeerr
ment are late evening, night
early morning. Watch road
ders closely in areas where
are a lot of deer during 5
hours. ]
Deer may use road sho
more during early spring and
summer when natural food
in short supply. Edges along (
sides, clover and grass are aO
tive foods when natural !."
crossings. Drivers shouldbe{ to
caution from Mid-Oc [|
through December.
For more informatio
deer/car collisions, contaI
closest WRD Game Manag I
Section or call (770) 918-64111
