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Threatens Good Times at West Point Lake
at nearby West Point
now being threatened by the
officials warned this week.
, theU.S. Army
Mobile District on
River system in western
are cn-
to suffer, the corps reported this
Point Lake continues to be
the dry weather and lack
lake ele-
) to levels that will "seri-
recreation."
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West Point Lake is currently near
628.2 feet above mean sea level (msl).
"Drought conditions and lack of
rain continue to impact the ACF River
system and lake side recreation users,"
said E. Patrick Robbins, chief of
Legislative and Public Affairs.
"These drought conditions have
persisted in the river basin since mid-
1998."
"AU Corps-managed reservoirs on
the ACF system support multipurpose
uses and demands," Robbins said.
These include water quality,
hydropower, recreation, navigation,
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water control, fish and wildlife.
Engineers have made every effort
to conserve water throughout the dry
period this year.
WHEN WEST POINT LAKE fails
below 629 feet recreation and public
safety impacts increase in significance
and actions are taken to identify haz-
ards and inform the public of poten-
tially dangerous conditions.
Water levels below 629 feet msl
have rendered developed swimming
areas unusable. About 40 to 50 percent
of private boat docks are unusable.
About 10 percent of project boat
launching ramps are impacted with
less than 6 feet of water on the end of
the concrete surface.
Other ramps have frequent silt
build-up. About 30 percent of courtesy
docks at ramps are unusable.
IN RESPONSE to these low water
conditions the West Point Lake opera-
tions manager and his ranger staff will
monitor designated swimming areas
for hazards; inform the public of lake
level forecasts and local issues such
as boating and swimming hazards;
keep marina operators informed; con-
tinue to monitor lake area on weekend
boat patrols; mark hazards as neces-
sary; monitor conditions at all boat
launching ramps; remove silt wherev-
er feasible and post closure notices as
appropriate; and identify closed ramps
and direct boaters to deeper ramps
through media sources.
West Point Lake was projected to
be near 628.5 feet by last weekend.
"Boaters should be especially cau-
tious as declining levels may reduce
clearance over underwater obstruc-
tions."
Whew!
Storms
Miss
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. ,, By Francet Robinson
BUY - Another good thing about living in Hogansville is being able to buy fresh_produce right on Main Street. A sum-
tradition is checking out the fresh vegetables offered by area farmers. Pictured are: Brianna Smith, granclclaughter of Alyce
l, Allyce and ReedAIlen of Hogansville, Mrs. Rair)water, and Heard County Farmers Charles Avery and Robert Avery.
And Mrs. Allen raise many vegetables, including tonatoes, squash, peppers, watermelons and cantaloupes.
th Shines With All-Stars
agalt
Smith, who
a year ago in basketball
at Callaway High
scored 11 points, all in the
to lead the North Ali-
a 103- 100 win over the
! All-Stars last week at the
Civic Center in
in the North-South
game.
who signed a scholar-
Play basketball with the
of Alabama, hit two 3-
and was honored as the
player in the One-
True Game-Smith:
Scored 11 points.
Honored As Best
Individual Player in One-To-
One toumamenL
The South squad roared back
late in the game to tie the score
at 94 after being down late, 87-72,
but the North took the victory.
Five other tournament play-
ers will join Smith in the
Southeastern Conference this
year.
Stephen Thomas, Chris
Daniels and Rashard Wright will
play for the Georgia Bulldogs;
Kyle Davis, who won the "Slam.
Dunk" contest will play at
Auburn; and Gerald Fitch, who
was a no-show at the tournament,
is headed to Kentucky.
OTHER SIGNEES are Robert
Swain heading to
Connecticut;Withertspoon is
going to Rhode Island; Andrew
Wilson will play at Florida State;
Gerald Riley will play at
Georgetown, and A.J. Meredith,
who was the tournament's MVP
is headed toNew Orleans.
FORMER Callaway Star
Demetrius Smith is shining on
a higher level.
.. He's At It Agai n
Bubba Odom Excells In High Power Rifle Competitions
Oztmr
James Hilton "Bubba"
finds himself at a shoot-
range nearly every weekend
like his father Hilton
St., Chief of Police in
has an "eye" for
shooting.
The elder Odom says he not
as good as he used to be due to
his age, but the younger Odom
says his dad is still good With the
gun.
Bubba, standing in what used
to be a bedroom now converted
into a trophy and gun room, said
the plaques and trophies doesn't
mean alot to him as does the
points he collects for winning.
He said each point represent
a dollar which he uses to pay the
annual dues.
Odom said he enjoys shoot-
ing in the "high power" compe-
tition class with high power rifles
which is sanctioned by the
National Rifle Association
(NRA).
He also shoots in pistol com-
petition which is sanctioned by
the International Practical
Shooting Assoctional (IPSC).
Odom is presently ranked
'number one' in pistol shooting
competition in the United States.
He said the sport has spread
tremendously as 50 countries
now participate in the competi-
tion. Among those participating,
he said, are the Philippines,
Brazil, Germany and France.
s OOOM, Pa Za
By Bry T Geter
Hoviile avoided major
'damage lastThursday evening as
gusty winds, lightning and rain
stormed unexpectedly through
the area.
According to Hogansville
Police Chief Hilton Odom only a
couple of places were without
electricity and the power was
restored quickly.
"Some limbs blew off on some
streets but no highways were
blocked," Odom said. "All in all,
the city fared pretty well."
Parts of nearby Meriwether
County suffered heavier damage.
ODOM SAID the area around
the truck stop iocluding the
Waffle House, the Shell Mart,
Chevron at the Humnfingbird
Station and the Hogansville Truck
Stop were withodt electricity
until 3 a.m. Friday morning.
This area is served by Troup
EMC. ,
According to Carol
Boatwright of the Georgia Power
Company more than 150,000 of
their customers were without
power during the peak of the
storm.
She id midwtern Georgia
was the hardest hit in the state
and Rome was the second hard-
est hit area.
Georgia Power crews worked
throughout the night to restore
power. As of Friday morning, only
12,000 customers were still pow-
erless. All customers were
restored by 7 p.m. Friday
evening.
CUSTOMERS of Troup EMC,
which serves Troup, as well as
Meriwether, Coweta, Muscogee,
Heard, Harris Counties in
Georgia and Chambers CounW in
Alabama were also hit hard.
Ken Pope of Troup EMC said
more than 5,000 meters out of the
24,000 were out of service in their
area.
He said additional man power
from around the state was called
in to help with restoration. He
said the last meter was restored
by Saturday night.
Library Activities
Hit Fast Pace Here
By Jane Cheatham Gottshall
Although the end of summer
may be in sight, the Hogansville
Library continues to offer a wide
variety of activities.
Tashiba Dunson is the win-
ner of the "Teen's Choice" draw-
ing last week at the library, with
the next drawing set for Friday.
The final drawing is Aug. 4.
The Library now has eight
computers available for patrons
for exploring the Internet and
creating documents using the
Microsoft Office Suite of pro-
grams for word processing.
For Internet use, the library
offers high-speed communica-
tions lines and resource guides
to assist patrons with finding the
information they need.
For reference and research,
the library has the Encarta
Encyclopedia 2000, Encarta
African Encyclopedia 2000,
Encarta World Atlas 2000, World
uanARV, page
By atom
CAREFUL-
James Hilton
"Bubba" Odom
checks out for
cleanliness his
favorite rifle, the
'space gun',
after a weekend
shoot.
