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The ADVANCE, January 6,2021 /Page 2B
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Photo by Mike Branch
Ty Dailey scoops a shot up as the Indians battle with Mount De Sales,
TOMM SCHOOL
Photo by Mike Branch
Matt Hill floats a shot up and in for the Indians during their game with Mount De Sales.
VHS
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Girls vs. Tattnall
The girls fell behind
early in the game and
were down 16-5 at the
end of the first period.
Vidalia closed it to 16-14
in the second, but Tattnall
didn't let up.
In the third VHS
trailed 41-27 and Tattnall
took the win 53-40.
Boys vs. Jefferson
It was a battle be
tween these two teams.
Dailey took the reigns for
VHS with 35 points in the
game as he led the Indi
ans to a close, 61-59 win
over Jefferson. Clements
added 11 points in the
victory and hit some key
free-throws down the
stretch.
Girls vs. Veterans
The Lady Indians
played a good game
against the larger 5A
school, losing by just
three points.
The Lady Indians
trailed 14-6 at the end of
the first quarter, 22-16 at
the half and 33-22 after
the third period. VHS fell
in the game 44-41.
Jaynia Bobbitt scored
14 points, Roundtree had
12 points and Diamond
McCray added 11 points
in the loss. The Lady In
dians fell to 3-6 on the
season.
] The Indians started
the game with the lead
16-6 after the first period,
but in the second Wilkin
son began to come back
with VHS on top 31 -25 at
halftime.
Wilkinson County
took the lead in the third
period and led 50-44 by
the buzzer. Vidalia fought
back and took the lead in
the fourth but came up
short, losing the contest,
67-63.
Dailey scored 29
points to lead the Indians,
Whited added 17 points
and Hill posted 10 points.
The Indians fell to 6-3 for
the season.
This week VHS
hosted Toombs County
on Tuesday after press
time and will be back in
action on Friday when
they travel to Woodville-
Tompkins with games
starting at 6:00 p.m.
There will only be two
fans allowed per player in
the stands, but the game
can be listened to on 98Q.
Loran
continued from page IB
ner. Enhanced by a rum
and Coke, his repertoire
ranged from a full blown
story with graphic details
to spontaneous one-lin
ers. This would always
continue throughout the
evening meal.
He would take the
time to talk pitching,
even when a stranger
walked into his dinner
group and posed a ques
tion. He treated strang
ers as if they were old
friends. He never met a
charity he didn’t patron
ize. He gave of himself to
a public, which adored
him.
There was some
thing paradoxical about
him, however. Ever the
Court Jester, even in un
familiar company, the
times of enduring rap
ture for him was the time
spent fishing alone. His
home on Lake Lanier ap
propriately anchored on
a cove became known as
’’Niekro’s Cove.”
It yielded abundant
fish over time, to not
only to him and his beau
tiful wife, Nancy, but also
to other anglers. Weath
er permitting, he often
arose in the morning and
went out on the lake by
himself for a couple of
hours. Baseball and lev-
Announcement of
Scrap Tire Amnesty Event
On November 5, 2020, Montgomery County was awarded a Scrap Tire
Abatement Grant from the Environmental Protection Division (EPD)
of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. In accordance with
the terms of the grant, the Montgomery County Board of Commission
ers will be hosting a Scrap Tire Amnesty Event. This will be a five-day
event.
The Scrap Tire Amnesty Event will begin on Monday, January 18, 2021,
and end on Friday, January 22, 2021. The hours of the event will be from
7:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. on each day of the event. This event is open to
the public for Montgomery County residents only. The drop-off site for
the event will be located at the Montgomery County Solid Waste Center,
300 Earthsaver Drive, Ailey, Georgia 30410. Earthsaver Drive is located
next to the Georgia Forestry Commissions Office on U.S. Highway 280.
The public will need to follow certain rules when dropping off scrap
tires at the event site. Car and truck tires will be accepted, as well as
ATV (all-terrain vehicle) tires. A limited number of commercial truck
tires will be accepted. Ten commercial truck tires will be accepted per
household address. The County reserves the right to stop accepting
commercial tires during the event. All tires must be dismounted from
any wheels and free of debris. County staff will be available to assist the
public at the drop-off site.
Again, this event is only for the public, not for commercial businesses.
Proof of residency, such as a driver’s license or current utility bill, will
be required to dispose of tires for free during the amnesty event.
Should you have any questions, please contact:
County Manager Brandon Braddy at the Montgomery County Board
of Commissioners’ Office, 310 West Broad Street, Mount Vernon,
Georgia, 912-583-2363.
Leland Adams, Chairman
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
December 17, 2020
ity were then trumped by
solitude. He loved spring
training when the Braves
trained at West Palm
Beach, which was only
57 miles from the rich
fishing waters of Lake
Okeechobee. When he
played for the Yankees,
and lived in Manhattan,
he spent his off days at
lakes within a couple of
hours of his apartment.
From a vintage con
versation with him, I
recorded this vignette,
which is the essence of
Niekro the athlete, the
seasoned competitor:
“You go out there and
knock me down five times
in a row, but the next day
I’m going to come back
at you. I’ll get you sooner
or later. I’ve had to accept
a lot of losses, but when
I walk off the mound to
the shower in the second
inning, I still won’t let
myself be defeated. (The
batter) was a better man
that day or that at-bat,
but he knows I will come
back again. He knows
that I’m going to get him
eventually. Everybody
knows what I am doing.
Everybody knows I will
be throwing the knuckle
ball. The manager knows
it, the infielders and the
outfielders know it—ev
erybody on the opposing
team knows it. Even the
fans know it.”
It was more fun being
around Phil Niekro than
any “great” athlete I have
ever known. In the end,
the measure of a man is
his heart. Knucksie was
a good-hearted man. His
passing leaves many with
broken hearts. The only
way for you know a tear
just splashed on my key
board is for me to tell
you. I am happy to con
firm that just happened.
Star Patient Roy Jody with Rachel Peterson, ANGP-C, right, and Jessica Overstreet, LPN, left.
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November appointment, Roy's levels were down to 7%.
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