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♦ WEDNESDAY, JULY2S, 2007
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Keep Centerville Beautiful presented the yard of the month award for July to the Ham
family. From left, is Mark and Jill Ham, KCB member Wanda Fowler, and Corey and
Jamie Ham.
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Keep Centerville Beautiful presented the yard of the month award for June to Lorretta
Hunte. From left, is Hunte and Fowler.
State DOT holding public meetings
Special to the Journal
This summer the Georgia
COT will hold public meet
ing? in areas all across
the state to discuss the
Stat'; Transportation
Improvement Program in
rural areas.
According to a release from
the GDOT, “you will want to
get involved and participate
in one of these public meet
ings.”
“Public meetings aid us
gaining an understanding of
the public’s needs and desires
for transportation improve
ments around the state,”
said State Transportation
Planning Administrator
Angela Alexander. “These
meetings also allow us an
another opportunity to meet
face-to-face with the people
that use our transportation
system every day,”
The STIP is a listing of
federally-funded transpor
tation projects within the
state that are expected to be
funded during fiscal years
2008-2011.
Projects include highway,
bridge, public transit, bike,
pedestrian, railroad projects
and other improvements.
The STIP public meetings
are scheduled for July and
August and GDOT, per the
release, urges the public to
attend one of the 13 meet
ings being held in various
locations across the state.
In September, the Draft
STIP will be presented to
the State Transportation
Board for adoption and
then the STIP will be sent
to the Federal Highway
Administration for approv
al.
The Georgia Department
of Transportation is com
mitted to providing a safe,
seamless and sustainable
transportation system that
supports Georgia’s economy
and is sensitive to both its
citizens and its environ
ment, the release reads.
For more information
regarding meeting times
and locations please see the
schedule provided on the
next page or visit: www.dot.
state, ga. us/dot/plan-prog/
planning/programs/.
Georgia Department of
Transportation District
Meeting Information for the
Draft State Transportation
Improvement Program
District One (N.E.
Georgia)
Thursday
■ Franklin County Justice
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■ 7085 Highway 145
■ Carnesville
■ 4-7 p.m.
Aug. 9
■ North Georgia Technical
College
■ Dining Hall Annex
■ 1500 Highway 197
North
■ Clarkesville
■ 4-7 p.m.
District Two
(Tennille)
July 31
■ Dublin Mall
■ 2005 Veterans
Boulevard
■ Dublin
■ 4-7 p.m.
Aug. 6
■ Milledgeville Mall
■ 2400 North Columbia
Street
■ Milledgeville
■ 4—7 p.m.
District Three (West
Georgia)
July 31
■ Carroll County Chamber
of Commerce
■ 200 Northside Drive
■ Carrollton
■ 5-7 p.m.
District Three
Aug. 2
■ Georgia DOT District 3
Office
■ 115 Transportation
Boulevard
■ Thomaston
■ 5-7 p.m.
Aug. 6
■ Milledgeville Mall
■ 2400 North Columbia
Street
■ Milledgeville
■ 4-7 p.m.
District Four
July 30
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■ Colonial Mall Valdosta
■ 1700 Norman Drive
■ Valdosta, GA
■ 4-7 p.m.
Aug. 6
■ Albany Mall
■ 2601 Dawson Road
■ Albany
■ 4-7 p.m.
Aug. 7
■ Tifton Mall
■ 458 N. Virginia Ave
■ Tifton
■ 4-7 p.m.
District Five (Jesup)
Thursday
■ Georgia DOT District 5
Office
■ 204 North Highway 301
■ Jesup
■ 5-7 p.m.
District 6
July 31
■ Carroll County Chamber
of Commerce
■ 200 Northside Drive
■ Carrollton
■ 5-7 p.m.
Aug. 7
■ Georgia DOT District 6
Office
■ 500 Joe Frank Harris
Parkway
■ Cartersville
■ 5-7 p.m.
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Diabetes is serious, but manageable disease
Special to the Journal
Diabetes is a serious dis
ease that doesn’t have a
cure yet, but, according to
the Georgia Department of
Human Resources Division
of Aging Service, it can
be managed by individu
als taking an active role in
their own health. According
to the department, thpre
are more than 170,000
adults over the age of 65
in Georgia with diagnosed
diabetes.
The department is pro
viding tips to older adults
on managing their diabe
tes.
“We encourage older
adults to take charge of
their health by managing
their diabetes with meal
planning, regular physical
activity and weight con
trol so they can achieve
safe, healthy, independent
and self-reliant lives,” said
Maria Greene, Director of
DAS.
DAS is encouraging
seniors to eat a well bal
anced diet that includes lots
of fresh fruits and vegeta
bles, grains and whole
wheat breads, reduce
their fat intake, limit
alcohol consumption, and
never skip a meal because
Employee of the Quarter
this may cause blood sugar
levels to drop.
They should also sched
ule regular dpctor s vis
its, eye exams and dental
appointments, get regular
flu shots in winter, and stay
physically active.
They should check their
feet for sores or irritations
and choose shoes that fit
well and are comfortable to
walk in. And if they smoke,
they should consult their
doctors for a plan to help
them quit.
In 2005, Georgia had
100,000 older adults age 65
to 74 with diagnosed dia
betes compared to 60,000
in 1994.
For persons age 75 and
older, there were 71,000
in 2005, compared to
20,000 in 1994, according
to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Georgia s aging population
is one of the most signifi
cant trends affecting the
state today.
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boomers, the generation
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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
The White Columns
Home Owners
Association, accord
ing to a release, would
like to congratulate
James Farmer 111 for
achieving Yard of the
Month for the month of
June. Farmer,of James
Farmer Designs, lives
at 103 White Columns
Drive. He is a profes
sional landscaper and
his yard, according
to the association,
“is a fine example of
his work. Thank you
Mr. Farmer for all the
hard work you put
into your yard, which
makes White Columns
Subdivision a more
beautiful place to live.”
Contributed/Bruce Avery
Executive Director
of Heart of Georgia
Hospice, Tim Poole,
presents Betty Swint
with the Employee of
the Quarter award for
the third quarter of
2007. Swint is the nurse
manager at Serenity
Gate, an in-patient
Hospice unit located
in the Perry Hospital.
She has been with
Hospice for two years.
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born between 1946 and
1964, will celebrate their
65th birthdays. Georgia s
population aged 60 and
older is expected to increase
81.6 percent between 1990
and 2010.
Those 85 and older are by
far the fastest growing age
group; they will increase by
264.9 percent by 2010.
Diabetes causes the body
not to produce or properly
use insulin, which is neces
sary for the body to be able
to use sugar or glucose.
There are two categories
of diabetes: type 1, which
is found mostly in children,
and type 2, which is usually
associated with obesity and
occurs mostly in adults.
To learn more about dia
betes and other chronic dis
ease management, visit the
Live Well Age Well website at
http ://www.live wellage well.
info or call DAS and the
Aging Network toll-free at
1-866-55-Aging 1-866-552-
4464. You may also visit the
CDC website at http://www.
cdc.gov/diabetes.
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