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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL SAFETY From page lA weather conditions. At the same time, they are also monitoring the conduct of their riders. Let’s recognize these hard-working, dedicat ed employees.” Schools have planned activities to thank their bus drivers. The Perry schools will have their annual Bus Driver Appreciation Breakfast for all their driv ers, hosted by Perry High. All Perry principals will be present on Oct. 23 to person ally thank the drivers. Centerville Elementary School will also provide breakfast for the driv ers who serve Centerville Elementary. Breakfast will be served from 8:00 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. in room 204 for drivers to stop by for a meal once their morning routes are completed. Parkwood Elementary School has a “Hats Off” theme this year. Parkwood drivers will be given a hat filled with an appreciation key ring, snacks and a cold beverage. Warner Robins Middle School will recognize their bus drivers with a spe cial token of appreciation, a gift selected especially for him or her. During National School Bus Safety week, the school system is placing special emphasis on bus safety, AGENTS From page lA first class of 15 graduates, they then go to high intensi ty drug training and a week long meth course, before being assigned. “All of my agents are already trained in meth,” Richardson said of his exist ing five agents. His office has worked a couple of cases with the Perry GBI office and participates in regional task forces in Cochran and Milledgeville. The 15 new agents will provide assistance to local law enforcement and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency in the areas of high est need for methamphet amine investigative work. Local law enforcement is STATE From page yA When Westfield defeated First Presbyterian 6-4 in the “if” game (the last two teams remaining, both with one loss), it was the only time on Saturday the Hornets went through a game without trailing. It all started when Westfield beat Tattnall Square in eight innings 3-2 after trailing 2-0 going into the seventh inning. FPD, which had disposed MURDER From page iA Durham made allega tions of being a battered woman and alledged it was an accident. “An attorney no longer in the office believed her and she pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter,” Lumsden said. “She then filed a habe as corpus, claiming she was not properly advised and the conviction was thrown out and we tried her again.” Lumsden said Durham again claimed to be bat tered, “but the jury didn’t believe her, since she spent several hours driv ing around town looking for him and one of the shots was in the back.” After the shooting, Lumsden said, “she took him to the hospital and made up a fictional sus pect, with a description for police.” The jury found Durham guilty as charged at trial of murder and the weap ons possession charge on March 18, 2004. She was sentenced to life, with five years probation on the weapons charge. Char-Broiled Sizzling Steaks t-7fKxftltt‘M7-4t77 including children getting to the bus, riding to school and disembarking in the after noon. Safety tips for par ents, children and drivers are provided online. Tips for parents Getting ready for school ■ Allow enough time in the morning for unhurried, calm school preparation. ■ Have children put everything they cany in a backpack/school bag so they won’t drop things along the way. ■ Have them wear bright, contrasting colors so they will be more easily seen by drivers or put a piece of high-visibility, reflective tape on coats and backpacks. ■ Help your children leave the house on time and allow for weather. Plan to arrive at the bus stop 10 minutes before the scheduled pick-up time. Walking to the bus stop ■ Walk your child to the bus stop. Have older chil dren walk in groups. There is safety in numbers; groups are easier for drivers to see. ■ If they must cross the street, tell your child to look left, right and then left again. They should do the same thing at driveways and alleys. Exaggerate your head turns and narrate your actions so your child knows you are looking left, right burdened with street-level meth dealers and must devote the bulk of their resources toward that type of enforcement. “Georgia is waging an effective battle against the scourge of methamphet amine with a strong local, state and federal coalition,” said Perdue. “An additional 15 agents on the GBI Meth Force will double the state’s efforts to combat meth and related crimes like burglar ies, assaults and even homi cides.” In Houston County, much of the crime has been direct ly attributed to meth use including theft, fraud and some violence as well as the possession, trafficking, dis tribution and manufactur ing charges. Meth use, sales and distri- of four-time defending champion John Milledge Academy, would then hand the Hornets the only loss of the day, 5-2. Westfield had a lead for the first time in the first elimination game with Tattnall Square, but the Trojans scored three runs in the top of the seventh for a 6-4 advantage. Caroline Pfohl started scripting her status as a folk hero with a pinch-hit solo home run in the bottom half. Pfohl had two more at Marshall, Collins face off By RATLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Is the Eighth District Congressional race about the people of the district or which part is in control of the House in January? In a debate this past week, incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, R-Macon, said the campaign is about who can best represent the people of the Eighth District. “I do my best to vote for the people of the district. I’m not wed to any partisan politics.” Former Congressman Mac Collins, R-Jackson, said the campaign is about who will control the house. “We need Congress to support the president. We do not need a Congress that will cut and run and increase taxes.” Marshall said “Congress needs people to work across the isle to get things done, like Joe Lieberman.” He said rural healthcare, agriculture and Robins Air Force Base are what are important to Middle Georgia. “I follow the lead of Georgians and do what’s right for people of this coun try.” Collins said he was “there for Robins with Sam Nunn in the Senate during the first base closures hearing in ’93 and again in ’95.” When asked about the role of representatives and the number one priority, Collins said, “security is the top pri 138854 and left. ■ Remind your children to walk on the sidewalks. If they have to walk on roads with no sidewalk, remind them to always walk against traffic and stay off the road as much as possible. Waiting for the bus ■ Don’t let your child play running games or push and shove at the bus stop. ■ Stay out of the road! Make sure your child is at least 10 feet (five giant steps) from the road while waiting for the bus. Boarding the bus ■ Warn children that if they drop something, they should never immediately pick it up. First, tell the driver and follow the driv er’s instructions. If a child bends over to pick up an object, he or she might not be seen by the driver. ■ Give your child a note (or follow school policy) if you would like the child to get off at a stop other than the one he is assigned. The driver is not allowed to let a child off at another stop without written permission. Exiting the bus ■ Encourage your children to secure lose drawstrings or other objects that may get caught in the handrail or door of the bus stop as they exit. ■ Six feet on either side of the bus and 10 feet in front of the bus are considered the “Danger Zone.” This is the bution in Georgia requires an ever-increasing amount of local law enforcement resources. Meth arrests in Georgia have increased by 96 percent since 2001. The addi tional agents will be funded with more than $1 million in the FYO7 Amended or FYOB budget cycle. The money will be used for the new Meth Force agents or the backfill of experi enced agents reassigned to the Meth Force. Richardson said his office is losing one agent to the task force and is sending agents to Savannah and Canton. “It would have been nice to have several people a few years ago,” Richardson said. “By giving law enforce ment tougher laws to address the dangerous prob lem of clandestine meth labs bats as the game went nine innings. She reached on an error in the eighth, but it was her hit in the ninth that won the game 11-10. “I couldn’t have done it without my team,” said Pfohl. “We’ve worked hard all year. Everyone encourag es everyone. I’m so excited.” Westfield had a four-run sixth inning to come from behind and beat FPD 6-5 to force one last game. Pfohl’s bat was again crucial with a two-run single. “We got on the comeback ority, then the prosperity of the people. To continue the strong economy the tax cuts need to be made per manent.” Marshall said the number one priority for him was “to protect and grow Robins Air Force Base. We don’t need someone who won’t support rural healthcare and agri culture.” When asked about the United Nations AIDS health funding, Marshall said the “Congress has com mitted to contribute $3 bil lion. The U.S. has to do its fair share.” Collins said he didn’t trust the UN with billions of dol lars, especially after oil for food. “Don’t dole it out, keep it in house,” he said, “like the president has done to “ Professional Products • Professional Advice” r 206© Watson Blvd. Warner Robins 478-922-1221 m u w w.l hcncslronl lolslorc.com LOCAL area in which it is most dif ficult to see children around the school bus, so remind your children to take five giant steps in front of the bus before crossing. ■ When you meet your child at the bus stop after school, wait on the side where the child will be dropped off. Children may dash across the street, excit ed to see you. Tins for students Walking to the Bus Stop ■ Make sure you leave home on time so you can walk to the bus stop and arrive at least 10 minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. ■ Always walk on the side walk to the bus stop; never run. If there is no sidewalk, walk on the left, facing traf fic. ■ When crossing the street, look left, right and then left again. If cars are blocking your view, go to the nearest corner to cross. Waiting for the Bus ■ While at the bus stop, wait quietly in a safe place away from the road. ■ Don’t play running games or push and shove at the bus stop. ■ Stay out of the road! Make you are at least 10 feet (five giant steps) from the road while waiting for the bus. ■ Line up away from the in Georgia, progress has been made in reducing the number of meth labs in our state,” said GBI Director Vernon Keenan. According to the DEA, the number of meth labs in Georgia dropped nearly one third from 2004 to 2005 and this trend is continuing in 2006. This has been attrib uted to the efforts of Perdue and the General Assembly to restrict access to precursor chemicals used to produce methamphetamine (anhy drous ammonia and pseudo ephedrine). In Middle Georgia, “the meth made here is mostly anhydrous,” Richardson said, “because the anhy drous ammonia is in use” in the farming industries here. “There’s some Red P in North Georgia.” wagon,” said head coach Rodney Culverhouse, who said his team often strug gled when it got behind in games during the regular season. At times he had to remind his players it was a state championship event, but for every dropped ball or missed scoring opportunity, there would be a catch or relay throw of the remark able variety and heads-up move on the basepaths. Culverhouse said there was no doubt Gilliam would be pitching as much as five in Eighth District debate at Perry prevent AIDS in Georgia.” When asked if the Republican’s have lost their conservative way, Collins said, “no, we have not. We have been able to cut taxes, grow the economy and have been reducing the deficit every month, lately,” adding that a lot of the costs of the war were unexpected. “We know who the money comes from,” Collins said. We need to make the tax cuts permanent.” Marshall said there is “way too much politics. We need to insist both sides need to get back to the business of the country.” When the issue of faith and politics came up, Marshall said “I like my job so much. I get to help people as I The Pest Control Store Store Hours: Mon - Fri 8-5 Sat 9-1 street as the school bus approaches. Boarding the Bus ■ Do not run alongside the bus while it is moving. Wait until it comes to a complete Btop and the driver signals for you to enter. ■ When the bus approach es, step back at least from the curb so the bus driver can pull up. ■ Enter the bus in line with the younger students in front. Hold the handrail while going up and down the stairs. ■ Go directly to a seat. ■ If you drop an item, never pick it up right away. Tell the driver first and fol low their instructions. If you bend over to pick some thing up, the driver might not see you. On the Bus ■ Stay in your seat while the bus is moving. ■ Let the bus driver con centrate on the road. Lots of students talking very loudly is distracting, and it’s the driver’s job to get you to school safely. ■ Never put your head, arms or hands out the win dow. ■ Keep the aisles clear someone may trip over a backpack or lunchbox. Exiting the Bus ■ Be aware of the street traffic around you. Drivers are required to follow certain rules of the road concerning school buses, but not all of Anhydrous (aka Nazi or Birch) describes the meth od used to manufacture the drug, utilizing the fertil izer as one of the ingre dients. The Red P method uses phosphorus (sometimes from Red Devil Lye) in the cooking of the drug. While labs are down, Keenan said, “Georgia is a major distribution point for meth smuggled from Mexico for the entire east coast of the United States. These additional agents will part ner with federal law enforce ment in metro Atlanta to combat this tremendous problem.” InAugust, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia announced that two of the largest federal seizures of crystal meth on the east coast were here in Georgia games if it came to that. He even consulted the father with the question, “Can she pitch five games?” Gilliam herself said, if she had to, she would have gone a sixth time, something she’s done as a travel ball player. “I’d have to have my defense behind me,” she said. Westfield’s previous state championship, the only other one in fastpitch not won by John Milledge, was in 2001 and was also a five game marathon. Only back go along. There’s no doubt we’ve gone too far in taking religion out of government.” Collins said “we should follow the founding fathers and keep the government out of the church, but not the church out of the gov ernment.” The candidates seemed to agree on a couple of issues like pensions for federal employees and the war in Iraq but had different ideas on what needs to be done. Both agreed with the National Association of Retired Federal Employees on retirement. “Retired employees should be treated the same as active employ ees,” Collins said. “It seems right to the same benefits to both,” Marshall Auto Home life Business Renters 00038787 Bi TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2006 them do. ■ Make sure there’s noth ing sticking out of your pock ets or backpack that could get caught on the handrail of the bus or the bus door as you exit. ■ If you have to cross the street, cross in front of the bus. Walk on the sidewalk to a point that’s at least five giant steps ahead of the bus before you cross. Make eye contact with the bus driver to be sure that the bus driv er can see you. ■ Stop and look before hurrying away from the bus at the end of the day. Tips for drivers ■ Be aware of school zone signage and reduce speed in school zones during posted hours. ■ Be ready to stop at all times. Children do not always notice oncoming traf fic. ■ Always try to make eye contact with children wait ing to cross the road. ■ Be patient and wait for children to complete their crossing before proceeding. ■ Stop when a STOP pad dle is help up by a crossing guard. ■ Never try to pass a bus that has stopped to let chil dren off. Wait until the stop sign on the side of the bus has been retracted before proceeding -174 and 341 pounds. This represents 234 kilos of meth seized in 2006 in two drug busts, compared to the 282 total kilos seized all of last year in Georgia. GBI estimates that 95 per cent of meth available in Georgia is now imported into the state from Mexico. “The biggest problem is no longer the homemade meth labs, but the drugs coming in,” Richardson said. “Mexican meth is cheaper, cleaner and easier to buy than it is to make.” In his 2007 budget pro posal, Perdue also includ ed $1 million for metham phetamine substance abuse treatment to treat approxi mately 200 adults with fami lies affected by the drug at about $5,000 each. then, the Hornets lost the first game and had to win four in a row Lana Mackey, an eighth-grader, pitched all five of those games. Culverhouse was the coach back then, so it must be asked what makes the title in 2006 particularly sweet. He said it would have to be the fact that he lost six start ers from last year, leaving him with only three players with any real state-tourna ment experience. “They got it quick now,” said Culverhouse. said. “It costs an awful lot of money, but we should find the money to do that.” As to the war, Marshall said, “we should stay in Iraq as long as we need to get the job done. The key in Iraq is Iraqis securing their own country. We have to devote the resources for that,” he added, suggesting Special Ops forces imbed with the Iraqi forces. “The last thing we need to do is cut and run.” “I wish the rest of your party thought that way,” Collins said. As to what to do in Iraq, Collins said, “We’re doing a good job of training in Iraq, but I think we need more of our personnel to rotate them in and out.” /instate You'ro in flood hands. Tenemos Agente Que Hablca Espanol! Lashley Insurance 1112 A Russel Pkwy (Regal Car Wash) 5A Warner Robins 478-922-3211 ;;