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41354 11/30 & 12/14
Notice of Rezonlng
City of Perry
Georgia
Notice is hereby given:
the Perry City Council will hold a
public hearing on Tuesday, January
2, 2007 at 6:00 p.m, in the Perry
City Hall for the purpose of receiving
any comments relative to a rezoning
petition. This petition requests to
Rezone 0.55 acres from City of
Perry R 3, Multi-Family Residential
District to City of Perry C 2, General
Commercial District for property lo
cated at 1532 Houston Lake Road
and described as follows:
All that tract or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in Land
Lot 81 of the 11th Land District of
Houston County, Georgia known
and designated as Parcel "B", con
taining 8,977 square feet, and Par
cel ”C”, containing 15,010 square
feet, as shown on a plat of survey
prepared by Lee R. Jones, Sur
veyor, dated September 1, 1995 and
recorded in Plat Book 47, Page 145,
Clerk's Office, Houston Superior
Court. Said plat and the recorded
copy thereof are hereby made a part
of this description by reference
thereto.
41920 12/14 & 12/28
Notice of Rezoning
City of Perry
Georgia
Notice is hereby given:
the Perry City Council will hold a
public hearing on Tuesday, January
2, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. in the Perry
City Hall for the purpose of receiving
any comments relative to a rezoning
petition. This petition requests to
Rezone 12.86 acres from City of
Perry Rl, Single-Family Residential
.District to City of Perry R-2A,
Single-Family Residential District for
property located Between Quinelle
Drive & Frank Satterfield Road
and described as follows:
All that tract or parcel of
Jand situate, lying and being in Land
Lot 230 of the 13th Land District of
Houston County, Georgia known
and designated as Parcel "B", com
prising 12.86 acres, according to a
plat of survey of said property enti
tled "Survey for Perry Club Council",
prepared by Milton Beckham Co.,
certified by Milton Beckham, Geor
gia Registered Land Surveyor No.
1031, dated January 26, 1972, re
vised May 16, 1973, a copy of which
is of record in Plat Book 16, Page
177, Clerk's Office, Houston Supe
rior Court. Said plat and the re
corded copy thereof are hereby
made a part of this description by
reference thereto.
41921 12/14 & 12/28
lien PROBATE
lIOU NOTICES
NOTICE
HOUSTON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
Jason Winters has peti
tioned to be appointed Administrator
of the estate of Theron Odie Win
ters, deceased, of said County. The
petitioner has also applied for waiver
of bond and/or grant of certain pow
ers contained in O.C.G.A.
§53-12-232. All interested parties
are hereby notified to show cause
why said petition should not be
granted. All objections to the petition
must be in writing, setting forth the
grounds of any such objections, and
must be filed with the court on or be
fore on December 18, 2006. If any
objections are filed, a hearing will be
scheduled at a later date. If no ob
jections are filed, the petition may be
granted without a hearing.
WITNESS THE HONORABLE
JANICE D. SPIRES
By: Michelle L. Elvins, Clerk
41163 11/22-12/14
NOTICE
PROBATE COURT OF
HOUSTON COUNTY
Re: PETITION OF Bobby and
'Lossie Glover TO PROBATE IN
SOLEMN FORM THE WILL OF
Maggie Rounds, DECEASED,
’UPON WHICH AN ORDER FOR
•SERVICE WAS GRANTED BY
THIS COURT ON November 29,
'2006
TO: Unknown Nieces and Nephews
and all and singular the heirs of said
decedent, and to whom it may con
'cern:
• This is to notify you to file
objection, if there is any, to the
above referenced petition, in this
Court on or before January 8, 2007.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objec
tions to the petition must be in writ
ing, setting forth the grounds of any
such objections. If any objections
are filed, a hearing will be scheduled
at a later date. If no objections are
filed, the petition may be granted
without a hearing.
WITNESS, the Honorable Janice D.
Spires, Judge
By: Michelle L. Elvins, CLERK
41467 12/7-12/28
PETITION FOR
TEMPORARY LETTERS OF
GUARDIANSHIP OF MINOR
IN THE PROBATE COURT
" OF HOUSTON COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF Deja Thomas,
Larry Thomas, Jr., & Kara Robinson,
MINOR *
ESTATE NO. 2006-GM-0116
PETITION FOR TEMPORARY LET
TERS OF GUARDIANSHIP OF MI
NOR
Lenora Brooks, TEMPORARY
"MBS
GUARDIAN(S)
DATE OF SECOND PUBLICATION:
December 14, 2006
TO: Larry Thomas
You are hereby notified
that a petition for the appointment of
a temporary guardian has been filed
regarding the above-named minor.
All objections to the Petition de
scribed above either to the appoint
ment of a temporary guardian or the
appointment of the petitioner(s) as
temporary guardian(s), must be in
writing, setting forth the grounds of
any such objections, and must be
filed with this Court no later than 14
days after this notice is mailed, or 10
days after this notice is personally
served upon you, or ten days after
the second publication of this notice
if you are served by publication. All
pleadings must be signed before a
notary public or Georgia probate
court clerk, and filing fees must be
tendered with your pleadings, unless
you qualify to file as an indigent
party. Contact probate court person
nel at the below address/telephone
number for the required amount of
filing fees.
********* NOTE: If a natural guardian
files an objection to the creation of
the temporary guardianship, the Pe
tition will be dismissed. If a natural
guardian files an objection to the ap
pointment of the petitioner(s) as
guardian(s), or if a parent who is not
a natural guardian files an objection
to the petition, a hearing on the mat
ter shall be scheduled at a later
date.
JANICE D. SPIRES PROBATE
JUDGE
By: Michelle L. Elvins, CLERK
ADDRESS
P.O. BOX 1801
PERRY, GA 31069
TELEPHONE
478-218-4710
41468 12/7- 12/14
NOTICE
HOUSTON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
Sharon T. Stich has peti
tioned to be appointed Administrator
of the estate of Ryan Stich, de
ceased, of said County. The peti
tioner has also applied for waiver of
bond and/or grant of certain powers
contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232.
All interested parties are hereby no
tified to show cause why said peti
tion should not be granted. All objec
tions to the petition must be in writ
ing, setting forth the grounds of any
such objections, and must be filed
with the court on or before on Janu
ary 3, 2007. If any objections are
filed, a hearing will be scheduled at
a later date. If no objections are
filed, the petition may be granted
without a hearing.
WITNESS THE HONORABLE
JANICE D. SPIRES
By: Michelle L. Elvins, Clerk
41808 12/7- 12/28
CITATION
PROBATE COURT OF
HOUSTON COUNTY
RE: ESTATE OF MANUEL KALEB
ABARCA, JR., (FORMER)
MINOR/WARD.
Date of Publication, if any:
December 14th, 2006
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The conservator(s) of the
above estate, has/have applied for
Discharge from said trust. This is to
notify the above interested party(ies)
to show cause, if any they can, why
said conservator(s) should not be
discharged from office and liability.
All objections must be in writing, set
ting forth the grounds of any such
objections, and filed with the above
Probate Court, (address) P.O. Box
1801, Perry, GA 31069 on or before
January 15th, 2007, said date being
more than 30 days from the date of
publication, or if personally served,
then 10 days from the date of such
sen/ice. All pleadings must be
signed before a notary public or pro
bate court clerk, and filing fees must
be tendered with your pleadings, un
less you qualify to file as an indigent
party. Contact probate court person
nel at the below address/telephone
number for the required amount of
filing fees.
If any objections are filed,
a hearing will be scheduled for a
later date. If no objections are filed,
the petition may be granted without
a hearing.
Janice D. Spires
PROBATE JUDGE
By: Kim Willson
PROBATE CLERK/DEPUTY
CLERK
ADDRESS
P.O. Box 1801
Perry, GA 31069
TELEPHONE
478-218-4710
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Money; injury leads Braves to release Giles, Reitsma
' By Travis Haney
Morris News Service
ATLANTA - One of the
Atlanta Braves’ fan favorites
is now looking for employ
ment.
Because of the team’s
payroll challenges and his
declining statistics, start
ing second baseman Marcus
Giles’ contract was non
tendered Tuesday, officially
making him a free agent.
The Braves also non-ten
dered Chris Reitsma’s con
tract because of health con
cerns about the right-handed
reliever. Reitsma had nerve
transposition surgery in late
July.
Teams had until midnight
to inform the league office
which players they intended
to non-tender.
Atlanta GM John
Schuerholz had already told
both Giles and Reitsma of the
team’s decision by Tuesday
afternoon, and so the team
announced the news early.
“We have to make these
decisions,” Schuerholz said.
“They’re not easy, they’re
not comfortable, they’re not
enjoyable. But our job is to
use our resources to put our
best team on the field.”
Schuerholz conveyed
Monday through an e-mail
that players are non-ten
dered, generally, for two
reasons: One being “finan-
Roommate to influence Johnson’s decision
Atlanta - imagine
being both Calvin
Johnson’s teammate
and roommate right now.
Picture yourself sleeping
a screen pass away from
the man who can make you
a better player just by his
being on the field.
Visualize yourself routine
ly kicking back and watch
ing some late-night TV or
playing Playstation 2 at mid-
night with
the man
who could
mean the
difference
between
contend
ing for a
confer
ence title
and bowl
eligibility
next sea
son.
,
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Adam Van
Brimmer
Morris News Service
Think about being Taylor
Bennett ... and the daily
temptation to pressure col
lege football’s best wide
receiver to pass up NFL mil
lions to return to Georgia
Tech for his senior year.
Could you resist like
Bennett - who’s only the
heir apparent quarterback
at Georgia Tech next season
- has the last few months?
“I told myself I wouldn’t
talk to him about it,”
Bennett said, “until after
the bowl game.”
That will give Bennett 14
days to work on his roomie.
The NFL Draft application
deadline for underclassmen
is Jan. 15, 2007, two weeks
after Georgia Tech plays
West Virginia in the Gator
Bowl.
Many think Bennett
stands a better chance of
getting the Alabama coach
ing job than talking Johnson
into another year of cheap
pizzas and Madden football
Rudd comes out of retirement to race for Yates
Ricky Rudd will come
out of retirement to
drive in the Nextel
Cup Series next year.
One year after walking
away from the sport, Rudd
will drive for Robert Yates
Racing as Dale Jarrett’s
replacement. Yates will
change the car number from
88 to 28, the original number
when he bought the team
from Harry Ranier in 1989.
Rudd is the latest driv
er to return to the sport
after retiring. Bill Elliott
did it three years ago; Mark
Martin continues to do it
after celebrating his “Salute
to the Fans” tour in 2004.
By bringing Rudd, 50, out
of retirement, Yates will
rial considerations” and two
being “concerns regarding
health, especially with play
ers recovering from sur
gery.”
Giles, 28, fit cleanly into
the first category, Reitsma
neatly into the second.
The Braves did not want
to pay Giles the $5 million
to $6 million he was set to
receive in 2007, his final
year before becoming a free
agent. The team is cutting
things awfully close to their
budgeted SBO million pay
roll, making moves such as
Tuesday’s a necessity.
“It’s what we must do if
we’re managing this team
and this roster and this
financial roster appropri
ately,” Schuerholz said. “It
wasn’t a pleasing circum
stance, but it was under
stood by both.”
The move “wasn’t com
pletely out of the blue,” said
Giles’ agent, Joe Bick. Nor
was the decision received
harshly, Bick said shortly
after getting off the phone
with Giles.
“I don’t think it’s a slap in
the face,” Bick said. “They
made a judgment on what
they could do financially
and how that translated to
what he does on the field.
Obviously, they thought that
it wasn’t a match.”
Since his All-Star season
in 2003, Giles’ numbers had
challenges.
Johnson is, NFL folks
whisper, a “once-in-a-gen
eration player.” Potentially
the top pick in the draft
depending on the team in
that spot. No lower than
fifth overall, guaranteed.
“I’m encouraging him to
leave,” deadpans Bennett
before cracking up.
Nothing else about
Bennett’s face and body lan
guage betrays his thoughts
about Johnson’s future. He
doesn’t roll his eyes or snort
at the mention of Johnson
returning.
What is a foregone conclu
sion to outsiders - Johnson’s
gone - is in doubt to one of
the wide receiver’s closest
confidants.
Johnson says he has not
and will not contemplate
next year until after the
bowl game.
He has spent three years
telling everyone who asks
he intends to play four years
for the Yellow Jackets. Head
coach Chan Gailey spent 16
years coaching in the NFL
and predicts instant pro
stardom for Johnson. Yet he
still assumes Johnson will
return.
“Sure we do,” Gailey said
Sunday.
And so do I.
It takes a contrarian to
know a contrarian, and
Johnson is a modern-day
Galileo in cleats.
He picked Georgia Tech
and catching passes from
Reggie Ball over Georgia
and highly regarded quar
terbacks David Greene and
D.J. Shockley.
He is a guy who, given the
choice last summer of help
ing design environmentally
friendly luxury condos or
building a better third-world
toilet, picked the dirty job.
He is the anti-star, unwill-
have two cars on the cir-
cuit. David
Gilliland
will drive
the No. 38
Ford, and
both cars
are expect
ed to be
sponsored
by candy
maker
Mars.
Rudd
NOTEBOOK
Don Coble
Morris News
Service
once drove for Yates, win
ning three races and posting
34 top-fives. He closed the
doors on his own race team
in 2000 to drive for Yates,
then he left after three sea
sons to compete at the
time - at Wood Brothers
been in decline as his sal
ary increased. In 2006, he
hit a career-low .262 in 141
games.
Giles battled through a
variety of minor injuries
and said repeatedly that
he wasn’t comfortable hit
ting in the leadoff spot after
years of batting second.
But in his six years in
Atlanta, Giles’ scrappy play
in the field and child-like
verve is what endeared him
to many Braves fans, espe
cially younger ones.
The Braves tried to trade
Giles several times to sev
eral teams “for months,”
Schuerholz said, but every
attempt was unsuccessful.
“We talked for months
with teams and weren’t able
to make a trade,” he said.
“Maybe (the other teams)
felt like his salary had got
ten too high. I can’t really
speak for them.”
Several teams, including
San Diego and Boston, are
thought to be interested in
the now-unattached Giles.
Bick said Giles was some
what disappointed to reach
the end of his Braves’ ten
ure, but that he was hopeful
about his future.
“I think there will be a
significant level of interest
in Marcus,” Bick said.
Martin Prado, Pete Orr,
Willy Aybar and Kelly
Johnson figure to be in the
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Georgia Tech junior wide reciever Calvin Johnson (21) has
to decide on entering 2007 NFL Draft.
ing to demand attention - or
more touches in Georgia
Tech’s offense - despite
being featured in Sports
Illustrated and anointed as
the college football’s most
talented player by TV ana
lysts.
He comes from a loving,
close-knit family that val
ues education. Johnson’s
mother, Arica, works for the
Fulton County schools and
has a doctorate degree.
Calvin’s older sister,
Erica, graduated from Clark
Atlanta University and is in
medical school.
And he is loyal. Johnson
has given Georgia Tech more
than any one player can be
expected to.
Racing.
Elliott plans to make sev
eral selected starts next
year, while Martin will
drive selected races at Ginn
Racing.
ONLY WHEN I LAUGH:
Jimmie Johnson and Greg
Biffle both made it through
36 regular season races and
two all-star events without
getting a scratch. Both, how
ever, have been injured dur
ing the off-season.
Biffle suffered a separat
ed shoulder while testing
last week at the Las Vegas
Motor Speedway; Johnson
broke his wrist while play
ing around on a golf cart in
Central Florida.
Biffle and Kyle Busch were
THURSDAY, OECEMBER 14, 2006 »
mix to fill Giles’ spot at sec
ond.
Because none of those
players have much experi
ence, Atlanta has also been
working to find a new sec
ond baseman through a
trade. The Angels’ Chone
Figgins, who also fills the
need for a leadoff hitter, and
Pittsburgh’s Jose Castillo
have been recently discussed
in potential deals.
Schuerholz seemed uncon
cerned that the Braves do
not have an obvious choice
to hit leadoff, noting that
the regular season is still
months away.
“I still don’t know how
this 25-man roster is going
to look,” he said. “We’ll have
a leadoff hitter, that’s for
sure.”
Reitsma, the 28-year
old who began the year as
the team’s closer, had an
astronomical 8.68 ERA in
27 games this past season
before learning he had a
rare medical condition that
required a nerve to be moved
in his pitching arm.
Reitsma, who is expect
ed to be healthy by spring
training, might be in line
for an incentive-based deal
- maybe even from the
Braves. Schuerholz said
the team would talk with
Reitsma and his agent about
restructuring his contract
for less money.
Gailey says Johnson is as
valuable an ambassador for
the program as he is catch
ing passes.
And Johnson has one year
of eligibility remaining.
His roommate hopes
Johnson takes advantage
of it. Bennett won’t harass
Johnson about his future
from Jan. 2 through the 15.
He won’t threaten to poison
his mouthwash or spike his
shampoo with Icy Hot.
But Bennett will convey a
message to his roomie every
chance he gets.
“We could do magical
things if (you) come back,”
Bennett will tell Johnson.
Don’t worry, Taylor, he
will.
testing new tires for the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Co. when Biffle blew a tire
and smacked the first turn
wall. Before the crash, Biffle
said the re-designed track
was fast, but very bumpy.
Johnson was playing in
Mike Hampton’s charity golf
tournament in Lecanto on
Monday. He was sprawled
atop a golf cart when he lost
his grip and fell.
“I wasn’t holding tight
enough, landed awkwardly
on the ground and heard a
little pop,” Johnson said.
While both will spend the
holidays recovering, they are
fexpected to be ready to test
at the Daytona International
Speedway in January.
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