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♦ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2006
Arbor Day Foundation uttering trees
Special to the Journal
Ten free trees will be given
to each person from Georgia
who joins the National
Arbor Day Foundation dur
ing September.
The free trees are part of
the nonprofit foundation’s
Trees of America campaign.
The 10 trees are the
American Redbud, White
Pine, Sugar Maple, White
Flowering Dogwood, Pin
Oak, Red Maple, Birch,
Silver Maple, Red Oak and
Colorado Blue Spruce.
“These trees were selected
to provide benefits every sea
son of the year in Georgia:
lovely spring flowers, cool
RABIES
From page iA
Area horse owners may
well want to be sure their
horses are vaccinated, how
ever, and Dana Cole, Public
Health Veterinarian for
the Georgia Department of
Human Resources Public
Health Division, recom
mends the vaccinations for
all horses.
Cole makes her recom
mendation despite the fact
that rabies isn’t common in
horses.
“We see one, maybe two
cases of equine rabies in a
five year period,” she says,
“but we know that we have
rabies, in raccoons and bats
and we do encourage the
vaccination for horses.”
The issue has been in
the news recently because
a horse recently brought
to a major horse show in
Tennessee, where it had pos
sible contact with hundreds
of other horses as well as
their handlers and owners,
died of rabies.
Georgia health officials are
requesting that any Georgia
residents who attended
the Tennessee Walking
ABUSE
From page lA
her infidelity and his parent
ing their son.”
According to the incident
report, deputies responded
about 1:43, p.m., Sept. 2, to
the Sherry Lane trailer park
in reference to a battery. The
father said the mother came
at him with a knife at which
time a fight ensued.
She reportedly told the
deputies he jumped on her,
knocking her head into a
wall and biting her on the
ring finger, all of which
occurred in the direct vicin
ity of the child.
TRACT
From page lA
Zoning Commission to its
next meeting on Oct. 10
meeting.
The issue was tabled by
the city planning commis
sion at the developer Donald
Faith’s request as he was not
able to attend the meeting.
About 20 resident had
turned out to speak against
it and outside City Hall after
the meeting, they said the
rezoning would negatively
affect them with addition
al and unacceptable traf
fic in the Lake Joy Road
area including Highway 96,
Scarlett Drive, Twelve Oaks
Drive and Lovom Circle.
Residents said the R-4
FINALIST
From page iA
“Each challenge requires
the young scientist to rely
on their broad range of sci
entific knowledge in order
to explore and understand
Qantas offers chance to win travel prizes
STATE POINT MEDIA
Qantas Airways is re
launching an online travel
sweepstakes serving up daily
and weekly prizes. To enter
to win one of the daily and
weekly South Pacific travel
prizes, entrants can register
through a simple Instant
summer shade, spectacular
autumn colors, and winter
berries and nesting sites
for songbirds,” Foundations
president, John Rosenow,
said. “They will add to the
proud heritage of Georgia’s
106 Tree City USA commu
nities.
For almost three decades
Tree City USA has sup
ported community forestry
across Georgia, and planting
these trees will make this
tree-planting tradition even
stronger.”
The trees will be shipped
postpaid at the right time
for planting between Oct. 15
and Dec. 10 with enclosed
Horse National Celebration
from Aug 23-31, call the
Tennessee Department of
Health Public Information
Line at 866-355-6129 if they
possibly had contact with
this horse, a 3-year-old geld
ing from Missouri, which
was buckskin (cream to tan)
in color, with a black mane
and tail.
The horse, according to
reports from the Tennessee
public health officials, devel
oped severe neurological
signs Aug. 28 and was eutha
nized. Tests later confirmed
that the animal had rabies.
Approximately 150,000
persons attended the show.
At the Georgia National
Fairgrounds, where thou
sands of horses arrive
throughout the year for
a variety of regional and
national horse events, GNF
Livestock Director Jim
Floyd says that all horses
are inspected on arrival and
that state equine health offi
cials from the Georgia Dept,
of Agriculture make inspec
tions frequently.
Sick animals are not
allowed at shows, Floyd
says.
Horse owners must pres
ent certification that their
According to the report,
the father suffered a small
cut to the back of his hand
and a severe bite mark to his
right forearm. The mother
suffered a small cut to her
ring finger. And the child
suffered a couple of scratch
es to his nose as a result of
the fight. No medical atten
tion was sought by either
party.
The fight reportedly
occurred in several rooms
throughout the residence
resulting in several broken
pieces of kitchen furniture
and appliances.
The only non-participant
witness was the woman’s
5-year-old nephew, who
zoning was an inappropriate
use of the land, was illogical
and inappropriate to have
the multi-family property
surrounded by single-family
homes of significant value
and is not consistent with
the surrounding communi
ties.
Residents’ concerns
included the higher density
R-4 and possible multi-fam
ily developments, increased
traffic and crime, water
run-off, noise and decreased
property values.
They were concerned about
trespassing on property sur
rounding and including the
pond in the center of their
subdivision, which they said
would be an obvious tempta
tion for children and become
today’s health issues. The
students will be presented
with a wide range of experi
ments to test their scientific
skills.”
The activities will be
taped for broadcast on the
Discovery Channel.
Message conversation on
the Qantas Web site at www.
Qantas.com/us. Top prizes
include an island cruise on
the Great Barrier Reef aboard
Coral Princess Cruises; a
train journey through the
Australian Outback and
more. Deadline for registra
tion is Sept. 29.
planting instructions.
The six to 12 inch trees
are guaranteed to grow or
they will be replaced free of
charge.
Members also receive a sub
scription to the Foundation’s
colorful bimonthly publica
tion, Arbor Day, and The
Tree Book with informa
tion about thee planting and
care.
To receive the free trees,
send $lO membership contri
bution to Ten Trees, National
Arbor Day Foundation, 100
Arbor Avenue, Nebraska
City, NE 68410, by Sep. 30.
Or join online at arborday.
org.
horses have had the Coggins
test for equine infectious
anemia, a deadly horse dis
ease, which has become rare
due to rigorous testing. It
is illegal in most states to
transport a horse without
proof of a negative Coggins
test.
When it comes to rabies,
however, vaccinations are
recommended but not
required by law for horses.
The same is true of West
Nile Virus and Eastern
Equine Encephalitis.
There are vaccines and
they are strongly recom
mended but not a legal
requirement.
Paul A. Blake, State
Epidemiologist for the
Georgia Division of Public
Health notes in a public
report that the department
does not consider it “eco
nomically feasible nor justi
fied from a public health
standpoint” to vaccinate all
livestock against rabies.
However, Georgia Public
Health officials do recom
mend vaccinations for ani
mals in petting zoos and
those who are “particularly
valuable” or have frequent
contact with humans, such
as show animals.
reportedly “could not say
who started the fight.”
According to the incident
report, they were not arrest
ed on scene as the 2-year-old
child has medical conditions
that require parental assis
tance.
She was allowed to take
the child and stay with her
mother until divorce pro
ceedings, started by the
father, are finalized.
The warrants were taken
later in Magistrate Court
and mailed out. Yolanda
Austin was being held with
out bond as of Sept. 14.
No warrant had been
taken out against the father
at this time.
a major problem for pond
property owners to prevent
the trespassing.
They said their subdivi
sion had already been com
promised when the local
government allowed streets
to be opened to through traf
fic.
Such rezoning would be
would be a further insult,
add further hazards and be
considered very detrimental
to this group of voters and
homeowners, they said.
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Central Gwinnett shuts out Demons
By JAMES TIDWELL
Journal Staff Writer
After a tough loss against
Northside last week, Warner
Robins took to the road to
get back on the winning
track.
Central Gwinnett, how
ever, was not in a hospitable
mood as the Black Knights
shut out the demons 17-0
behind a pair of touchdowns
by sophomore running back
Diante Drake.
Warner Robins drops to
1-2 with the defeat, while
Central Gwinnett improves
to 1-1.
After a scoreless first
quarter, the Black Knights
scored with 7:28 left in the
HORNETS
From page jB
Jimmy Intorcia alone
accounted for 114 rushing
yards on 14 first-half totes.
Tattnall Square answered
the Westfield touchdown on
its next drive with a seven
play series covering 61
yards. And like the Hornet
drive, all plays were on the
ground.
On first down from
the Hornet 39, Matthew
Mcßride read the delay draw
and stopped Intorcia for a
four-yard loss. But on the
next play Intorcia shed a
number of tackles running
left and scored. The Hornets
kept the lead, though, 7-6 at
3:04 of the first quarter as
the PAT kick fell short.
Westfield had what it
didn’t need for its next
possession, both a botched
kickoff return and a fumble
recovered for lost yards on
third down. Tattnall Square
took the next punt at its
own 48 and grounded out
another all-rushing scoring
drive. The visitors converted
BEARS
From page jB
The Patriots finished the
half losing 23 yards, and
when the Bears smelled
out the Patriots fake field
goal, Houston County killed
Berkmar’s scoring opportu
nity, and Houston County
led 14-0 at the half.
O’Neal’s third touchdown
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second quarter as Drake
dashed in on a 13-yard run.
Drake added his second
touchdown of the evening
in the fourth quarter on
a 29-yard run with 2:35
remaining in the game.
Central Gwinnett senior
kicker Devin Sabina pro
vided the only other points
of the night on a field goal
with 4:55 left in the fourth
quarter.
Warner Robins strug
gled to get anything going
offensively all night as
the Demons were held to
113 yards rushing on 38
attempts. Senior running
back Dewayne Jackson led
the way for Warner Robins
third down three times in
its 10 plays.
Layson, on two plays,
dropped back to throw
but kept moving forward
instead. The second time he
did it resulted in a six-yard
touchdown at 8:31 of the
second quarter. He tried to
score the two-point conver
sion with an outside run, but
was kept out by Re vis.
So the lead was just 12-
7. But it was soon 19-7
when the Trojans returned
another punt to its 34. To
make matters worse for
Westfield, senior lineman
Jeremy Rowland was on the
trainer’s table having a leg
tended to for most of the
second quarter. He and Zach
Young returned to the field
for the second half walking
on crutches.
The Tattnall Square
defense recorded a sig
nificant sack on the next
Westfield drive. It led to a
punt to the Trojans and a
series beginning in Hornet
ground. On first down from
the 31, Intorcia charged to
the end zone for his second
touchdown. With Hobby’s
capped the Bears’ 73-yard
scoring drive on the open
ing possession of the sec
ond half. O’Neal rumbled 31
yards on the first play from
scrimmage and 10 plays
later scored from 14 yards
out. The kick for the point
after failed, but the Bears
led 20-0. O’Neal rushed for
117 yards in the second half.
His curtain call was a 15-
yard run in the fourth quar-
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with 58 yards on 16 car
ries.
The passing game proved
equally ineffective as senior
quarterback Mark Wright
finished with 3 of 11 pass
ing for 22 yards and one
interception.
The Demons finished
with six penalties for 60
yards, while the Black
Knights committed seven
infractions for 71 yards.
Both teams put the ball
on the ground throughout
the contest with Warner
Robins fumbling three
times, losing none, and
Central Gwinnett dropping
the ball four times, losing
one.
PAT, Tattnall led 33-7 at 6:27
of the third quarter.
That was the end of the
night for Intorcia, who
rushed 16 times for 155
yards, and Layson, whose
final tally was eight rushes
for 104 yards.
Justin Henry came off the
Trojan bench to score an 11-
yard touchdown in the third
quarter.
In the fourth quarter,
Westfield recovered two
more fumbles, another one
coughed up by Green. Greg
Pearson made a recovery on
the second play of the quar
ter on the Tattnall 43. The
Hornets made a few sub
stitutions of their own, and
John Thomas Rust got his
team back on the board three
plays after the takeaway.
Quarterback Casey Young
threw a 30-yard touchdown
pass to Rust at 10:18 left
to play. Revis converted the
PAT kick.
Harrison Gore scored
Tattnall Square’s final touch
down with 4:28 remaining,
but 275-pound Steven Peake
broke through the line to
block the PAT.
ter to cap the scoring for the
game.
His scoring jaunt came
after a 10-yard run was
called back for holding.
Taylor Jones kicked three
extra points in the game.
Although Berkmar fin
ished the game with 219
yards passing, the Patriots
managed just two yards of
total offense in the fourth
quarter.
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