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MARCH 7, 2002
Local students place in History Day competition
Winners of the History Day
competition at Augusta State
University received recogni
tion for their hard work and
knowledge following the pro
gram Feb. 23 at Washington
Hall.
The contest took several
forms including history
projects and performances,
with displays including the
treatment of women in Af
ghanistan and a study of hip
hop music, said Dr. Wayne
Mixon, professor of history and
chair of the department of His
tory and Anthropologyat ASU.
Winners include: e Junior
historical papers - Cathy
Henderson, Episcopal Day
Border Battles headline Winter Wars 2002 tournament
OnMarch 16,2002, Augusta,:
Georgia will play host to a
major martial arts sportsevent
that will prominently feature
“Border Wars” in the ring as
pre-eminent kickboxers from
Georgia and South Carolina
will face each other for “brag
ging rights” and much more.
Winter Wars 2002 will be held
on March 16 at the Augusta
State University Athletic Com
plex.
Augusta Martial Arts
Academy’s Mike and Elizabeth
Carlson, who were recently
voted “Promoters ofthe Year”
for 2001 by kickboxing’s larg
est and most active sanction
ing body, the International
Kickboxing Federation (IKF),
Thurmond calls for extended unemployment benefits
ATLANTA
The Georgia Department
of Labor announced March
1,2002 that metro Augusta’s
unemployment rate declined
seven-tenths percentin Janu
aryto4.4 percent,down from
5.1 percent in December. The
area’s jobless rate was 4.1
percent in January of 2001.
The area’srate declined be
cause some jobs were added
in the construction indus
try, and some workers in
trade and services who had
been off their jobs in Decem
ber returned to work.
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AUGUSTAFOCUS
School; e Senior historical pa
pers — Elyssa Sanrier, Green
brier High School; e Junior
media group - Ricky Stindt,
David Lucas, Brandon Staples
and Chad Singleton, Spirit
Creek Middle School; e Senior
individual media—Megan Clark,
Greenbrier High School; e Se
nior group media - Holly
Vinson, Jennifer Peters and
Lindsay Patchan, Greenbrier
High School; e Junior group
performances- Kisara Martin,
Kasie Newman, Tiffany Parker
and KatlyneJones, Spirit Creek
Middle School; e Senior indi
vidual performances-Tameka
Little, Greenbrier High School;
e Senior group performances —
are gearing up for their big
gest event yet. The event will
feature IKF and Professional
Karate Commission (PKC)
sanctioned professional and
amateur full contact/Ameri
can rules kickboxing bouts
and International Sport Com
bat Federation (ISCF) sanc
tioned amateur and profes
sional mixed martial arts
matches.
The evening fights will come
after adaytimekarate tourna
ment, also sanctioned by the
PKC. Continuous point spar
ring, forms, weaponsand grap
pling divisions for all ages and
belt levels will be available.
Also during the day, three
time Ultimate Fighting Cham
Meanwhile, the state’s un
employment rate rose to 4.4
percent in January, up from
4.3 percentin December. The
state’s jobless rate was 3.5
percent in January of 2001.
January of 2002 figures show
that 93,700 jobs were lost in
Georgia in the past 12
months.
“The continuing loss of jobs
and rise in unemployment is
bad news for Georgians trying
toreenter the workforce,” said
state labor commissioner
Michael Thurmond.”lt is es»
pecially dispiriting tothose who
Kimberly Carter, Erin Stinson,
Jackie Hawkins and Crystal
Carey, Greenbrier High School;
e Junior individual projects -
Chris Blanco, Episcopal Day
School; e Junior group projects
- Michael Smith and Forrest
Usry, Episcopal Day School;
Senior individual projects —
Ellica Moore, Greenbrier High
School; e Senior group projects
- Nathan Klose and Randy
Kitchens, Greenbrier High
School.
Winnersadvancetothestate
competition April 27 in Macon,
Ga.
Thethemethisyearwasßevo
lution, Reaction, Reformin His
tory. More than 200 students,
pion Dan “The Beast” Severn
will host his ultimate grap
pling seminar.
But it will be that night
when the “Border Wars” and
other battles at WW 2202 will
truly begin. The main event of
the evening will feature Kevin
“Hurricane” Hudson of
Lyman, S.C. against “Light
ning” Lane Collyer of Atlanta,
Ga.ina contest for the vacant
IKF U.S. Heavyweight Kick
boxing Title. Will the “Hurri
cane” blow Collyer away, or
will “Lightning” strike
Hudson? Fans will have to
come to Augusta to see.
In ahighly anticipated ama
teur bout, Steven “Wonder
boy” Thompson, of Simpson
have exhausted their benefits.
In the past 12 months, the 26-
week safety net for 82,000 of
these workers who were put
out of work through no fault
of their own has run out. Had
itnot been for the tragicevents
of September 11, many of these
people would have never lost
their jobs or would have gone
back to work by now.
“For the sake of these unfor
tunate Georgians and their
families, unemployment ben
efits need to be extended an
other 13 weeks to give employ
erstheadditional time needed
thelargest numbertodate, par
ticipated in the event, part of a
national competition. Schools
participating included Episco
pal Day School, Saint Mary on
the Hill, Spirit Creek Middle
School, and Cross Creek and
Greenbrier high schools.
A voluntary American his
tory exam for juniors and se
niors was also administered.
Those who passed the exam
receive three credit hours in
historyiftheyattend ASU after
graduation.
Studentswho passed theexam
include: Samantha Crews,
Olivia Lane, Melissa Lewis and
Megan Rice, all of Cross Creek
High School.
ville, S.C. will face Atlanta,
Ga.’s Reuben Lopez in a
cruiserweight kickboxing
match up. Of course, many
other bouts are schedule and
will be announced as fighters
are confirmed.
Last year, WW 2001 was a
veritable “Who’s Who” in the
martial sports world in atten
dance. WW2002 already prom
ises more of the same, with
IKF and ISCF president Steve
Fossum scheduled to come to
the Garden City for the event.
For more information, con
tact the Augusta Martial Arts
.Academy by e-mail at
amaa@prodigy.net, telephone
at 706.855.5269, or fax at
706.855.7119.
to recover and begin hiring
again.lcallonthe Congressto
expeditiously focus on this is
sue and pass a benefits exten
sionin time to help these work
ers stay afloat until the eco
nomic tide begins to flow.”
Georgia had 3,840,400 jobs
in January, down by 93,700,
or 2.4 percent, from 3,934,100
in January of 2001. A total of
56,900 jobs were lost in trade
and services, 31,100 in manu
facturing, and 5,400 in con
struction.
Labormarket dataare avail
able at www.dol.state.ga.us.
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Local sorority holds auditions
for scholarship showcase
AUGUSTA, GA
Members of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Inc., are cur
rently accepting live audition
requests and videotapes for
their Annual Talent Schol
arship Showcase where S2OOO
inawards will be offered. Au
ditions are open to talented
studentsthroughout the Au
gusta area.
Students should send a
non-refundable videotape or
live audition request to:
LaVettaJones, Talent Schol
arship Showcase, c/o Lucy
Craft Laney Museum of Black
Augusta Theatre Company
announces next production
The Augusta Theatre Com
panyisproud toannounce their
next production of “Grace and
Glorie” by Thomas Ziegler.
Beautifully written and stun
ninglyrical, “Graceand Glorie”
is a heartfelt play about two
strong, stubborn women, who
unexpectedly forgeadeepbond
despite their disparate back
grounds. Grace, a feisty, 90
year old, terminally ill woman
plans tospend her final daysin
her ramshackle cabin in
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Moun
tains. Grace has no use for
Glorie, a hospice volunteer as
signed to her care. As the two
women get to know each other,
they drop their masks and re
veal that they have far more in
common than onemight think.
Partridge Inn hosts murder
mystery dinner theatre
The Partridge Inn in asso
ciation with the Augusta The
atre Company is proud to
present a return engagement
of “Just Desserts,” the cur
rent installment of “ Murder at
the Partridge Inn.” an excit
ingaudience participation mur
der-mysterydinnertheatre. In
“Just Desserts,” Judge
Reginald Percy Cogsworth
Ironsideis judging the entries
in the charity bake-off. As he
samplesthe finalists’ desserts,
History, 1116 Phillips Street,
Augusta, GA 30901. Include
your name, address, phone
number, school, and grade.
If avajjable send a non-re
turnable photo. Entry forms
are available at area schools
or at'the Lucy Craft Laney
Museum of Black History (fax
# 724-3566). Entry deadline
is Friday, March 15, 2002.
Finalists will perform at 7
p.m. Friday, April 26, 2002
for the Talent Scholarship
Showcase at Augusta State
University Performing Arts
Theatre.
Performances are March 22
through March 30, 2002, at the
Bon Air Ballroom, 2101 Walton
Way (acrossfrom the Partridge
Inn). Curtainisat 7:30 p.m. on
Thursday, March 28, and Fri
days, March 22, and 29, 2002.
Curtain is at 8 p.m. on Satur
days, March 23, and 30, 2002.
Matinee curtain is at 3 p.m. om:
Sunday, March 24, and Satur
days, March 23, and 30, 2002.
Eveningticket pricesare sls
for adults, $lO for studentsand
senior citizens (60 and older),
and matinee ticket priceis $lO.
Ticketscanbepurchased online
at www.augustatheatre.com,
or at the door. Call the box
office for moreinformationand
reservationavailability at (706)
481-9040.
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Miss Polly Peabody and the
audiencetoferret outtheclues
and catch a killer before he or
she can strike again.
The performance at the Par
tridge Inn is Sunday, March
10, 2002, with Grand Dinner
Buffet served at 7:30 p.m. and
curtain at 8:30 p.m. Tickets
are $35 per person. Call the
Partridge Inn at (706) 737-
8888, ext. 201 for more infor
mation and reservations.