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Forestry commission expects big
response for 10th CRP sign-up
The Georgia Forestry Com¬
mission is expecting "a good re¬
sponse from landowners" when the
10th signup for the Conservation
Reserve Program is held March 4-
15, according to Larry Thompson,
the Commission’s coordinator for
the cost-share incentives programs.
This signup, and others to come, is
a result of Congress enacting the
1990 Farm Bill last November.
Although more than 13,000
Georgia landowners now participate
in CRP as a result of nine previous
signups since the federally-financed
program began in 1985, Thompson
said there are many others who
could qualify for the tree-planting
provisions in the conservation pro¬
ject. The program says landowners
an annual rent for ten years on
highly erodible farm land that is
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D.A.R.E. completes first 17 week course and graduates students
Pictured above is the staff of D.A.R.E., Jackie Givens, School Supt. Gene Sheets and Hunt Elementary
Principal Henry Cooper during the D.A.R.E. graduation ceremonies held last week. Each student was
given a diploma and encouraged to keep the spirit and commitment learned during the 17 week long
program.
D.A.R.E. holds first graduation
By Stacey Shy
February 21 was a special night
for the fifth grade students at Hunt
Elementary. The first Peach County
D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance
Education) graduation was held
Thursday night in the auditorium.
About 250 students wore
D.A.R.E. T-shirts and received
framed certificates of achievement
from officers Sgt. Jimmy Yancey
and Officer Cynthia Hammond.
Students performed songs and
skits to show their stand against the
use of drugs and to their commit¬
ment to the D.A.R.E Program.
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The Leader-Tribune Wednesday, February 27, 1991
planted in trees or grasses.
In the forthcoming signup,
cropland must have been in cultiva¬
tion in two of the five crop years of
1986 through 1990 and have an
erosion rate of 2T or greater to qual
ify for the tree planting provision.
Thompson said certain land es
tablishcd to filterstrips is also eli¬
gible under the program. He de¬
scribed filterstrips as croplands adja¬
cent and parallel to streams having
perennial flow, seasonal streams, or
water bodies including sink holes.
The forester also listed cropland
having evidence of "scour erosion"
caused under certain flood condi
lions as eligible for tree planting,
unless it is not recommended by the
Soil Conservation Service, the or¬
ganization that determines soil
Jackie Givens, basketball player
for Fort Valley State College ladies
team and is the NCAA leading
scorer in women's basketball, chal
lenged the D.A.R.E. graduates to
remain drug free. She also urged
them to avoid the pressures to begin
using drugs.
A letter was also read to the stu
dents from First Lady Barbara
Bush, commending them for their
participation in the D.A.R.E
Program.
Special D.A.R.E Bears were
presented to Cindy Baldwin and
Joshua Elliott for writing the two
best personal essays in the fifth
v i i • odibility criteria under the pro
gram,
Although the signup in March
is under the supervision of the
Agriculture Conservation and Stabi
lization Service and is held at local
ASCS offices across the state, the
Forestry Commission will be on
hand to assist landowners interested
in the tree planting provision,
Thompson said some lands that
qualified in several previous CRP
signup periods are ineligible in the
tenth signup, including wetlands,
pasture lands and land established to
trees, unless they were planted
within the previous 12 months,
Additional information on
planting trees under the CRP is
available at all offices of the Geor
gia Forestry Commission, or call
toll free 1-800- GA TREES.
grade. Other winners include:
Chasity Banks, Kinetra Bottom,
Amy Bowman, Tori DeGraw,
Lawanda Felton, Dawn Gibson,
Sammie Haugabook, Quena
McGhee, Jennifer Minor, Cedric
Ogden, Darrius Owens, Aire'
Simmons, Dedreah Williams,
Alecia Wyler,
As a parent, I would sincerely
like to thank Sgt. Yancey and
Officer Hammond for their dcdica
tion to this important program.
There was so much enthusiasm
coming from the students that I’m
sure you have left a lasting impres
sion!
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The first "Apple" is unveiled at Hunt Primary
The children and parents of Hunt Primary School have been busy saving grocery receipts as Principal
Carolyn Sampson has just ordered the third computer for the school. Last week saw the unveiling cere¬
mony for the #1 computer.
Hunt Primary earns first Apple
The boys and girls at Hunt
Primary School assembled in the
HPS Auditorium on Friday, Feb.
22, for an Unveiling Ceremony.
This special occasion had everyone
speculating about who would get it,
when would they get it, and who
would keep it.
Principal Carolyn Sampson,
greeted the total school boy and let
the devotion. She then referred to
the school's motto - "Think BIG - I
CAN", based on the story of The
Little Engine That Could. She said
that, when Piggly Wiggly chal¬
lenged the schools to earn a free
computer, we accepted it thinking
that we could earn at least one. But,
now due to our hard working boys
and girls, we are working on #3. We
have already ordered computer #2.
We decided to have fun as we
worked on this task and began
"friendly competition" between
grades. At the end of the first re-
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porting period in October, the
Kindergarten classes had brought in
the most green register receipt
tapes. By the end of the second re¬
porting period in December, the
Second grade classes had brought
the most. Our final reporting period
was in February, and the Second
grade won again. A treat was given
to all students in the winning grade
at the end of each three reporting
periods. The Second graders have
earned the privilege to check out
the Macintosh first from the Media
center. This computer will be acces¬
sible and may be checked out by all
grades.
Mr. Dan Wright, Piggly Wiggly
manager, and Mr. Walker, co-man¬
ager assisted with the unveiling of
the new Macintosh Classic. Mr.
Wright commended the students for
earning the "first computer" in
Peach County. He appreciates the
patronage and brought an Apple for
each student (725) to keep apples
on their minds.
Mrs. Lindsey, Coordinator, in¬
troduced a very special person who
is a tremendous asset to the Hunt
Primary Volunteer program, Mrs.
Cindy Harmon. She has been re¬
sponsible for adding, highlighting,
and bundling the register receipts
that had to be mailed in a specified
manner.
Remarks were given by Doris
Wilkinson, Curriculum Director and
Phil Ballard, Assistant Principal.
The program concluded with a spe¬
cial HPS cheer. This was also a re¬
minder to keep working hard for
computer #3. The deadline for
green receipts is March 5. The
cheer also thanked mom, dad,
friends and neighbors, and everyone
that helped. We look forward to our
second Unveiling Ceremony very
soon.