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Doug Cameron and Darrell Holcomb
Peach Belt gets new
District Executive
By Hallie Rigdon
The Peach Belt District, Central
Georgia Council, Boy Scouts of
America, welcomes a new District
Executive to the District.
Darrell Holcomb, 28-year-old
veteran Scouting professional from
the Gulf Coast Council in Pen¬
sacola, has recently been hired by
Central Georgia Council to work in
the Peach Belt and Thunderbird Dis¬
tricts. . ,
Six year veteran Doug Cameron
has been transferred to Milled
geville, to the Oconee District.
Darrell is an Eagle Scout and
grew up in Charlotte, North Car¬
olina. He is a graduate of Kennesaw
State College with a degree in mar¬
keting and has a psychology minor.
Darrell and his wife, Lisa, are get¬
ting settled in Warner Robins where
she will be a special education
teacher in the Houston County
school system.
"Council is seeking to provide
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Mac Collins to be in
town October 21
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Mac Collins
Mac Collins, the Republican
candidate challenging 3rd District
U.S. Rep. Richard Ray, will be the
guest of honor at a reception on
October 21 at the Evans-Cantrell
House from 6-8 p.m.
The public is cordially invited to
meet the candidate and ask him
questions about his platform.
A lifelong Georgia resident,
Collins is founder and proprietor of
Collins Trucking company, Inc. in
Jackson.
He served two terms as State
Senator from the 17th District. In
the Senate he served on the eco
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Leader-Tribune Wednesday, October 7,1992
service coverage with fewer peo¬
ple," said Cameron, "and that is
why Darrell will be covering two
districts." Economic necessity has
even hit Scouting and "leaner and
meaner" is the result.
Darrell believes in Scouting and
has chosen it as his career. "It is a
good program that can teach the
youth leaders of tomorrow," he
said.
"I look very forward to meeting
all the volunteers and members of
the community," he said.
A rather shy and somewhat quiet
man, Darrell was a very successful
District Executive in Pensacola and
brings a wealth of talent and ability
to the Middle Georgia area. He has
been awarded the Super Pro and In¬
ner Circle awards for his achieve¬
ments.
Cameron will be missed by the
Peach Belt District people but ap¬
pear to be in good hands with Dar¬
rell Holcomb.
nomic development and tourism
committee, the small business and
tourism subcommittee and the edu¬
cation and public safety committee.
Collins sponsored and passed leg¬
islation requiring children of welfare
recipients to stay in school or lose
their benefits.
As State Senator, the candidate
voted against two proposed budgets
because he felt they were exces¬
sively funded with tax increases.
"Government is over-regulating
and under-protecting American bus¬
iness," Collins said. "Let's get the
government off the backs of bus
mess.
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NOTICE
The Peach County Board of Commis¬
sioners will hold a Public Hearing on
Maintenance & Operations Budget for
F/Y 1992-1993 at 7:00 p.m., October 7,
1992 in the courtroom, Peach County
Courthouse, Fort Valley, Georgia.
Thomas J. Franklin
County Clerk
Peach County Hospital
continues in the black
By Kevin Osborne
The Hospital Authority ann¬
ounced a net gain of just over
$65,000 at their meeting last Thurs¬
day, October 1-. This included an
operating gain of about $16,000.
They also stated that the census is
13.05 people per day, which they
said is well above the budget. The
hospital’s cash collections for last
month were $415,280 and they
reported that the emergency room
had 1093 visits, they completed 47
surgeries and had five deliveries.
The rehab unit had a census of
15.12 people per day and it will
begin to receive reimbursement in
the near future. The first check
from Medicaid will be about
$100,000 and they expect to receive
about $28,000 every week after
that.
The unit also received a letter from
the daughter of a lady who had a
NYSP to begin Oct. 10th
The winter phase of the National
Youth Sports Program (Extended
NYSP) will begin on October 10th
at Fort Valley State College. The
program is for youth between the
ages of 10 and 16 and any child
who will be 10 years old before
Hunt Elementary students
hold ’Parade of Books n
Students in Mrs. Clarington's
fourth grade class at Hunt Elemen¬
tary School performed a "Parade of
Books” in the Hunt Elementary
School Media Center.
The students were allowed to pick
books of their choice and then
dressed up as the main character in
the book they read.
The children gave their perfor¬
mance in front of Mrs. Davis' fourth
grade class. The children marched
to the front of the class one by one
and gave an account of the book
and a basic plot outline.
As an added bonus, students will
be allowed to use this project as
part of their "Book-It" program,
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stroke on September 11. The
daughter, Mrs. Pat Myers, is from
Macon and her mother is from
Tifton. After being in the Tift
County Hospital for a week, the
mother was moved to the Central
Georgia Rehabilitation Unit in Fort
Valley.
The letter said, "I did not know
the facility was there, but after we
were told there was not a space in
the Rehab on Northside Drive, we
looked into mother going to Fort
Valley...! wanted to tell you how
impressed I was with the facility.
Everyone was so helpful, courteous
and very encouraging to my mother
and me. Ram Shanani and Amy
Macomber ...gave her the inspira¬
tion and motivation that she needed
to make her want to get well. She
still has a long way to go, but I did
want you to know how much she
was helped by being in Fort Val
ley.
March 20, 1993 being eligible for
the program.
The program will operate from
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on Saturdays
and will be held in the Woodward
Gymnasium. For more information
call 825-6207 or 6208.
sponsored by Pizza Hut. The pro¬
gram is designed to interest chil¬
dren in reading.
Some of the students appeared as:
"Adam" in Honey I Blew Up the
Kids, Leonardo DaVinci, "Henry"
in The Mystery Cruise, A.J. Foyt,
Boy Scouts of America, Cinderella,
Snow White, Wolfman, Cheryl in
The Mermaid of the Dangerous
Shark, Melissa Lewis of The Little
Girl With Seven Names, Thumbeli
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Mystery.
The Librarian at Hunt Elementary
is Mrs. Tanner and the assistant is
Mrs. Futral. The principal is Mr.
Henry Cooper.
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L.B. Hayes
Fort Valley Police Department
welcomes new patrol officers
Fort Valley Police Department
recently acquired the services of
two new police officers. In an
effort to acquaint the citizens of
Fort Valley with these law enforce¬
ment personnel, we would like to
introduce them.
L.B. Hayes is a 36 year old
Macon County resident who has
joined the force as a patrol officer.
Officer Hayes brings with him nine
years of law enforcement experi¬
ence, most recently as a sergeant
with the Oglethorpe Police Depart¬
ment. Officer Hayes did a three
year tour of duty in the U.S. Army
as a member of the Eighth of the
48th.
Although he continues to
reside in Macon County, he feels
that Fort Valley is a "nice communi¬
ty" and is enjoying working here.
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with Mark Riley as he formerly
served with the Fort Valley Fire
Department before joining the
police department.
Officer Riley is a 25 year old
native of Perry. He graduated from
Perry High School, where he played
football and ran track. He resides
in Fort Valley with his wife and two
children.
Officer Riley is presently
scheduled to attend the Police
Academy at Macon Tech beginning
on October 12. He too is enjoying
his employment with the Fort Val¬
ley Police Department, and is
"looking forward to Police Acade¬
my training."
We welcome these two out¬
standing young men and hope that
they will continue their service with
our community.