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I..if,II,,.,II,.11 Mill I.II.I..I 4*2 “All FOR A DC 301 GEORGIA NEWS>APSi PROJECT ATHENS UNIV OF GA GA 30602 the American Flog "Will To Win" See page 8 ' bright dun The mg the Year ■ ( / r.XV retirement ? « T ceremony. See page 3 * Above the Fold f fft ly E M LllriTO i 9 126 Issue No. 35 Legal Organ For Peach County, City of b °e Homeless. Bullying _ II Policies By Victor Kulkosky News Editor At its regular monthly meeting held last week, the Peach County Board of Education approved several new or revised policies ranging from treat¬ ment of homeless students to adjust¬ ments to the dress code. Assistant Superintendent Jim O'Shields addressed the board con¬ cerning the school system's new pol¬ icy on homeless students. He said action on the policy had been delayed for an extra month after school social worker Stephanie Buford received input that the policy needed greater Continued to page 10. Winners of the Nightmare on Main Street Costume Contest 0-1 - 1st Place; Blairc Tennille; 2nc Mace; Kinnley Chavira; 3rd Place; Dominic Castro 2-3 - 1st Place: Stetson Crane; 2nd Place: Keygan Tranna; 3rd Place: Brielle Decker 4-5 - 1st Place. McKenzie Davis; 2nd Place: Savanna Sissons; 3r£ Place: Dakota Childers 6-7 - 1st Place; Ada Bergsprom; 2nd Place: Walker Helms; 3nJ Place: Madison Joiner 8-9 - 1st Place: Timothy Leonnig, Placed 2nd Place: Tinsley Jones; 3rd Calli Meeks ' st ... * ilf ii bbf ,n , I2°& Up - 1st Place: Disputed: Place] 2nd Place; Katy Vorisck; 3rd Vincenza Geiser Winners of the Lions Club Costume Contest O- 4 years of age- 1st Place Logan Johnson; 2nd Place Karah Gibbs; 3ni Place Hillard Shaw 5-8 years of age -! Ist Place Thomas Johnson; 2nd Fteen Kaliyah Jones; 3rd Mace Nora Hortman 9-12 years of age - 1st Place Vivian Alcanter; 2nd Place Alyssa Skipper: 3rd Place Jay lee McDonald The Uont Club Fall Festival win ners! The Lions would like to express a big * you hs all whe attended and, to off who worked tirelessly . I ’ 9 % ♦ / (Pv gL± ▼ i i MSS’# J % MKKh—J Members of the Sonic Sounds Dulcimer Club entertain guests at the annual Veterans Day Breakfast held last Saturday at American for free, Legion while Post 76 on Highway 49 in Fort Valiev. Veterans ate others paid $6 a ticket for a hearty breakfast of pancakes, biscuits, grits, sausage, bacon, coffee and tea. The breakfast raises funds to support send Peach the Georgia County War High Veterans ROTC students Home in to Milledgeville, leadership training, and other to Post activities. About 140 people had breakfast, served by Post members and tupporters Earnhardst, including JoLee Earnhardt, Henson, Betty Susan Franklin Henson, and Delia Jordan, Jo James Hardison. Photo Victor Servimi Peach ( tntnfs lor Over 100 Years I Peach Publishing Peach County's Newspaper American Flag Retire In Veterans Day Ceremony . I tm- Stjm *. * ■M fl m J H f LJ* I I . I V 1 'r j| 9 jf I v ;; Members of Boy Scout Troop 59 prepare an American Flag for retirement, following a detailed procedure that specifies how to fold the flag, followed by burning. Photo by Mark Walker By Harace Holloman Intern for The Leader Tribune With precision and delicate care, the Bov Scouts of America Troop 59 set pieces of the American I lag amongst an open flame in a flag retiring ceremony ;lt American Legion Post 76 annual Veterans Day service. The event was held at Everret Square » ,ark and su pp° ners ga,hered on ,hc lawn ;mnmd ,he Veterans Monument with r *eld chairs to listen to the service. I his is a Veterans Day celebration we always have each year in honor of the veterans who have served our country,” said Commander James Earnhardt. Guest speaker Colonel Bryant Culpepper a retired Army Reserve judge, spoke on the importance of honoring soldiers on Veterans Day. “If it wasn’t for the American fight¬ ing man we wouldn’t have the country we have today; we might not even have a country at all,” said Culpepper. “I think the least we could do is once a year take time out and remember and think about the people that have been faithful to our country. The traditional Placing of the Wreath" ceremony, where participants replace the wreath at the Monument site, featured Ann Lanter and Betty Franklin, widows Post bag pipe player preformed “Going Home" followed by a rendition of “Taps” over a loud speaker. Later the Boy Scouts of America retired a flag that had never flown over American soil. The flag was originally the foreign country of Cambodia when an American civilian bartered with a local citizen and brought the flag back to its country of origin. The ritual and importance of retiring a flag was not lost on Assistant Scout Master Ken Day. “The scouts that we have this teaches them that it’s not all fun and Civil War Coates Alive to, | *j| r Vivian Alcantar, left, watches intently as Ms. Janie Stump prepares to open the Civil War diary of her great-great-grandfather, Lt. William t, Kilten, and two letters he wrote to his wife while in a Union pnion camp. Her father, Dr. Jason Shirer, is at the lower right. Students in the Gifted Program of the Peach County Schools got a close look at the 147-year-old diary as part of their ongoing unit on the Civil War. Photo by Victor Kulkosky By Victor Kulkosky News Editor Each year, students in the Peach County Schools gifted program get a rare opportunity to see history up close. The opportunity comes cour- games, a zation for America, they get to learn what are flag stands for," said Day. Day, who is also a retired war veteran, spent 9 years in the Marine Core and served as a Sargent in E-5. "To me Boy Scouts is a way that I can help young men grow up to become good men, coming out here and seeing all the veterans makes me happy to be an American," said Day. The Veterans Day memorial con¬ cluded with Hot dogs and drinks Continued to page 5. tesy of man who's been dead for 147 years. Gifted teacher Janie Stump brings her father. Dr. Jason Shirer, up from Savannah each year bearing a valuable package: the Civil War diary and let ters of his great grandfather. William November 9,2011 Re-elected Victor Kulkosky News Editor Voters in Byron and Fort Valley gave incumbents new terms and said “yes" to ballot questions expanding the availability of alcoholic bever ages. Larry Collins was re-elected as Mayor of Byron, defeating challenger Mike Love. This will be Colllins' fifth term as Mayor and third in a row. Also in Byron City Council races, James Richardson defeated Al Harper and Farrell Bass ran unopposed. Byron voters also approved two ballot questions on Sunday alcohol sales. One to allow package sales on Sunday and another to allow liquor by the drink on Sunday. Fort Valley voters re-elected incum bents Beth Collins to an At-large City Council seat; she beat challenger and former Councilman Norman Fitzgerald. Mayor Pro-tern John Ezell defeated Tony McGhee for an Hast Ward City Council seat. At-Large Utility Commissioner Dollie Horton ran unopposed, as did West Ward City Councilman Jimmy Barnes. Fort Valley voters approved a ballot question that will now allow liquor drink in the city. Supporters of the measure pushed it as a way of attracting restaurants and increasing employment and tax revenue. ° n Results Mayor Larry Collins 336 Mike Love: 250 City Council Post 1 James Richardson: 386 Al Harper: 179 Sunday Alcohol by the Drink Yes: 350 No: 229 Sunday Alcohol Package Sales Yes: 356 No: 225 Fort Valley Contested Results City Council At-Large Beth Collins: 361 Norman Fitzgerald: 207 City Council East Ward John Ezell: 164 Tony Mcghee: 80 Liquor by the Drink Yes: 323 No: 247 E. Killen, a Confederate officer who died in a Union prison camp in 1864. Killen was a farmer from nearby Henderson in Houston County. “He was a good man,” Jason Shirer told the gifted students gathered in a Continued to <ge 5,