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♦ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2006 6A Middla Georgia Technical College sponsored the Business After Hours for Warner Robins, Perry, Hawklnsvllle, Peach and Dooly County Chambers of Commerce Dec. 14. During that time, the organiza tions also teamed up with the local KidsYuleLove chapter to collect toys and monetary donations for fami lies in need. The chambers and the college collected close to SI,OOO in cash and enough toys for more than 200 families in the Middle Georgia area. Pictured are: Lori Comeau, Lola Williams and Leigh Ann Lee, from KidsYuleLove, and Vance Shepherd, WDEN Radio. Contributed TREE From page iA slopes or under power lines where no other crops will grow. ■ For every real Christmas tree harvested commercially, two-to-three seedlings are planted in its place. ■ This year more than 36 million American families celebrated the holidays with the fragrance and beauty of a real Christmas tree. ■ Real trees are a renew able, recyclable resource. ■ Just one acre ‘of Christmas trees produces the daily oxygen require- CONCERNS From page iA Commissioner Walker said, “if you take it out of one hand it has to come from the other.” The local officials had sim ilar objections to a property tax freeze. Sanders said it is an equity issue - some pay a level of valuation 50 percent, 100 percent or more than others on similarly value property. “It’s unfair because they benefit just because they’ve lived there longer,” Thomson said. Eidson said “it was anoth- ROBBERIES From page iA with party to a crime of armed robbery and was later released to a parent. Police are seeking two additional black males in connection with the incident and the investigation is con tinuing. The second incident Tuesday was at Rocky’s Food Mart, 404 S. Pleasant Hill Road. At 8:50 p.m., Tuesday, officers responded HOOPER From page Coaching Enables a Leader to Go Farther, Faster.” Stanley asserts: “You may be good. You may even be better than everyone else. But without a coach you will never be as good as you could be.” As I think back on my career, I wish that I had available to me a good men tor or coach to whom I could safely say, “Hey, I’m about to undertake this situation I’ve never faced before. Will you help me think through it?” A beneficial coach doesn’t know all the answers, but can help your leaders build the skills they’ll need. Help your future leaders know that feeling of success in overcoming significant chal lenges. Without a guided investment of time and ener £!■■*' wife 'y '?• *’• j3pvT -jpfFaSaßWr u <_ j i a- j. > ment for 18 people. Young trees in their rapid-growth years have a high rate of photosynthesis, thus pro ducing more oxygen than older trees. Also, after the holidays, a Christmas tree has many uses: ■ Place the Christmas tree in the garden for use as a winter bird feeder and shel ter. Use orange slices and bird seed to attract birds. ■ Christmas trees can be mulched and used in the garden or along natural pathways. ■ Sunk into fish ponds, trees make excellent refuge and feeding areas. er attempt where smaller cities would be legislated out of existence.” Commissioners Gail Robinson and Jay Walker thought some consideration should be given to seniors. Walker said, “senior citizens on fixed incomes should not be forced to move out of their home because they can’t pay the increased taxes.” O’Neal said he didn’t know where the equity is. “It’s an issue that has come to a head. We can’t keep putting it off.” He said in Georgia, “we are lucky, we have the lowest average age and 6.7 percent revenue growth.” to a reported armed robbery. Four black males reportedly entered the business and robbed the clerk of cash at gunpoint and then fled the scene on foot. The clerk sustained a minor injury during the inci dent that did not require medical attention. Anyone with information concerning either Tuesday night inci dent is asked to contact Det. Scott McSwain of the Warner Robins Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 929-6908. gy, they’ll never be as good as they could be. As your organization’s leader, you create the envi ronment in which compe tent individuals will flour ish. Consider providing a systematic leadership devel opment process to the lead ers working in your organi zation! They’ll appreciate it, and you’ll realize that you’ve provided some real help! 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