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8B ♦ 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. • Vehicle Accident? • Back Pain? • Headache? CHIROPRACTIC HAS HAD GREAT SUCCESS TREATING THESE CONDITIONS Pi ■ m. ■ Dr. Brian Gillis, D.C. We accept most major insurances and numerous HMO & PPO plans. m VISA LOCAL 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 I. "laßt IP If treatment is indicated it could be at little or no cost to you because Workers' Compensation and most insurance companies cover chiropractic care to policy limits. CENTER Call (478} 987-9666 1207 Houston Lake Drive, Perry, Georgia l or more information or a tour of Summerhill Call Carol Baxter at: ( C 8) WMIOO SOO Stanley Street • Bern, (»/\ 3!()(i‘) • On-The-Job Injury? • Neck Pain? • Hip Pain? WHY ARE YOU SUFFERING, WHEN CARE IS SO CLOSE? 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- Come Home To Summerhill! 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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. 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