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Page 2B - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, July 5,2001 Heritage, from Page 2B "Even with a community-based charter. AGE was restricted to doing business in four southwest ern Georgia counties," he said. "Products also were greatly re stricted. Without the change, we simply could not have continued growing as we have been doing in recent years,” Bettis continued. “Also, perhaps most impor tantly, HeritageBank will be able to diversify through subsidiaries that offer such financial services as the sale of insurance and bro kerage products, again providing additional sources of revenues for future growth. Earlier this year. AGE itself was named the region's best financial institution for the seventh con secutive year by the readers of The Herald’s “Best of the Best” competition. Lordy\ Lordy Diane Turned 40 July 1st Happy Birthday Unemployment Insurance Benefit To Increase LAND SURVEYING 1 (229) 759-1199 Boundary SurveysSub Divison DesignsTopographic Surveys Site Plans Construction Surveys Rezoning Plats OPEN 9:00-5:00 Monday - Friday COME CHECK US OUT TtRRtLL ACADEMY 995-4242 Registration is open (K4-12) COME AND JOIN US FORAN OPEN HOUSE July 29th 2:00-4:00p.m. Terrell Academy is an accredited school and has a nondiscrimination policy PROPERTY #501 ~ 312 S. SLAPPEY BLVD. Zoned Commercial. Large Frontage. PROPERTY#SC2~31 OS.SLAPPEYBLVD. Zoned Commercial. High Traffic Count. PROPERTY #503 -1407 BONNY VEW DR Zoned Residential Rental Property PROPERTY #504 704-712 RESIDENCE AVE. 5 RENTAL PROP. & MINI-MARKET. PROPERTY #503 191 ± ACRES/INDIAN CREEK Timber Tract/ Development Property. Zoned Multi-Family Dwelling. Borders World Famous Stone bridge Country Club. PROPERTY #506 - 102 AUGU8TA CT. LEESBURG, GEORGIA 3283 Sq ft, 3br 2 bath Duplex In excellent neighborhood In Southern Lee County. PROPERTY #507 -109 CAMBRIDGE DR. LEESBURG, GEORGIA 1800 +/- sq ft house In quiet area In Southern Leo County, 4br 2 bath, large back and front landscaped yard, privacy fence carport. In ground Pool w/ new liner. Highly Motivated Seller. PROPERTY #508 CYPRESS POINT CIR., LEESBURG, GEORGIA 2 Residential Lots In Lee Co. PROPERTY #509 - SANDY BEACH RD., LEESBURG, GEORGIA 1 Acre Residential Waterfront lot on Klnchafoonee Creek. High Lot with beautifully sloping features to back of lot. Well Is already in place. Exceptional home site. PROPERTY #510 406 STATION CROSSING ROAD 2 Story. 2132 sq. ft. 2 Br. & 2 Bth Duplex All Properties To Be Sold From The Merry Acres Conference Center Several Commercial & Residential Properties Available Watch for PeachState Auction Group, Inc. signs! 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"The increased benefit will help unemployed workers pay their bills until they find a new job in our state” said Thurmond, “helping to keep Georgia's workforce in place until the economy regains momentum.” The increase applies only to those who file claims for unemployment insurance on or after July 1. To be eligible, recipients must have lost their jobs through no fault of their own and must be actively seeking employment. Under the Georgia Workforce Reinvestment Act of 1999. the maximum unemployment insurance benefit has increased gradually from $244 to $284 over the past three years. People wanting to learn more about the state's unemployment insurance program should visit any of the 53 Georgia Depart ment of Labor's career centers throughout the state, or its Web site www .dol.state,ga.us Members Of FSA State Committee Are Named Public Invited To Assist With Archeoligical Dig Kolomoki Mounds State Historic Park invites the public to assist with archeological excavations along with Tom Pluckhahn from the University of Georgia. Pluckhahn is here this summer performing excavations in the area sur rounding the mounds. The dates of excavation are July 16-20 and July 23-27. Excavations will run from 7 a.m. until 12 p.m. on these dates. Participants should bring old clothes, gloves, and water. All finds will remain with the State of Georgia. There is no charge for this program, but you must pre-register by calling the park office at 229- 724-2150. Kolomoki Mounds State Historic Park is located six miles north of Blakely, GA. off US 27. The U.S. Department of Agriculture named five state committee members for Georgia. All will serve until December 31, 2001. FSA state committees are responsible for the general direction and supervision of state FSA programs. The committee keeps farmers informed of Agency program activities and resolves appeals and complaints. Members maintain cooperative relation ships with the agribusiness community. The Georgia state committee members are as follows: • John "Duke" Fane, Jr.. from Fort Valley, is chairperson of the committee. He is president of Southern Orchard. Inc.. a grower of peaches and pecans ; • Albert S. Cagle, from Canton, is a vice-president of Cagle's Dairy. Inc., and Etowah Maid Dairies, Inc., dairy producer /processor operations; • Harry L. Kemp, D.V.M., from Camilla, operates a livestock business that includes 100 head of brood cows and 600 sows; • Jessie L. Rhodes, from Glennville, operates a 200-acre farm producing collards, cauliflower, sweet corn, and other crops; and • H.B. "Pete" Waller, from Bloomingdale, has a diverse 700-acre farm that includes cattle, com, soybeans, and strawberries. FSA ensures the well-being of American agriculture, the environment and the American public through efficient and equitable administration of farm commodity programs; farm ownership, operating and emergency loans; conservation and environmental programs; emergency and disaster assis tance; domestic and interna tional food assistance and international export credit programs. $6.8 Million Approved For River Navigation U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop says House passage of the Energy and Water Appro priations Bill Thursday (June 28)— including $6.8 million to continue full U.S. Corps of Engineers' dredging of the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers- represents a big step forward in efforts to preserve commercial barge traffic in southwest Georgia while addressing environmental concerns. This represents a $5.6 million increase over the amount recommended by President Bush for maintaining navigation on the Apalachicola- Chattahoochee-Flint rivers system, the Second District Congressman pointed out. Speaking on the House floor, Representative Bishop told his colleagues that past dredging has been “environmentally messy," causing "anguish" along parts of the river system, especially in the Florida panhandle. However, he added, better management of the upstream dredging can alleviate environmental concerns. He said the Corps' full dredging should be continued to preserve the economic benefits. "Commercial barging on the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint rivers is an important issue for our region's economic infrastructure, and I am pleased to see the increased level of funding approved by the House Appropriations Committee." he said. He pointed out that the ports of Bainbridge and Columbus support 548 jobs and more than $15 million in wages, and generate revenue totaling more than $40 million, adding that "these rivers must remain navigable if we are to continue to see these economic rewards." The House Appropriations Committee called for increased funding levels for several navigational projects, including the Georgia river system, in the $28.7 billion Energy and Water Appopriations Bill it reported out for consideration by the full House. All of the committee recommendations on dredging were accepted without opposi tion. The measure is now before the Senate following passage in the House. AMERICA’S FIRST HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY “Mortgages that Make Living Easier • Debt Consolidation • Pay-off Interest Credit • 3% Down 1st Time Home Buyer • Home Improvements • Cash Out • College Tuition • Construction Loans • Slow Credit Accepted • Self-employed Borrows! Investors 10% down, 7.5% interest stated income OK Good Credit. 2nd Mortgage up to 125 % Value NO RISK OR OBLIGATION APPLICATION FREE i Frank Hines 420-0021 Kim Bateman The Executive Center GA Residential Mortgage Licensee -j216 Dawson RD. • Suite206 Husband Stands Strong I am told, I don't need the world to know how you feel about me; I need for you to show me. But, I really want the world to know how God has truly blessed me. For the fifth time since we wed in September of '97, I've had 5 major surger ies. The first surgery was only 5 days after we wed. I can recall the 2nd only beings months after the first. Then we were faced with 1 each year. I think with the most recent one being the hardest of them all. Hard for me, but easy for you. It's hard for me because, I am upset with the fact that you've had to go through this so many times. You constantly remind me this is what husbands are supposed to do. I have a hard time dealing with my situation, because when we met; I was so full of life so full of energy and ready to conquer almost anything. I had a sizeable salary that matched yours, and we could've made most of our dreams come through. But the surgeries changed everything. Now, I have limitations, which have changed me for the rest of my life. I make a fourth of the money I used to make when I met you and most of the time it's hard for me to endure activities for any duration of time. To me it's as if you married me being one way; but shortly thereafter you ended up with a different woman. What amazes me the most; is that you never complain. You never even mumble a harsh word about my circumstances, You just keep telling me, baby it's okay and you keep insisting that my only concern should be with my healing process. Each operation you've been through it all. Taking time out to make sure the nurses treat me right and making sure if I need any assistance you'll be the one I can lean on. You make me face the difficulties and the serious ness of my condition, but you won't allow me to have a pity party for myself. There’s always an encouraging word from you. You rationalize the fact that my wife is sick and at all costs; I AM GOING TO BE THERE FOR HER. Willie, you've been there in every imaginable way that you could be. I know without a shadow of doubt that when we took our marriage vows you meant them. When people get ATTENTION!!! INTRODUCING A 24 HOUR DAYCARE!! * Tired of daycare centers closing at 5:00pm? *Can’t find a babysitter? *Do you work odd hours or want some time alone? WELL.. WE HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU !!!! INTRODUCING EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTER FOR KIDS located at 1919 Palmyra Road * 24 hours a day, 7 days a week * nutritious snacks/meals *christian learning *quality childcare *drop-ins welcome Call*229-903-0700 Enroll your children today!! (limited space available) ALL ARE WELCOME (Equal Opportunity Daycare Provider) married the vows are easy to say when you are all dressed up and there is a crowd around. But, how many of us are ready to go through the sickness or whatever God brings our way as husband and wife? Willie, I know with your actions your vows were not just merely rehearsed for the crowd to hear. They were from your heart and for me. So, I want to thank you for being my husband in every sense of the word-especially when it comes to all those mountains of surgeries we had to face. So. you're probably going to tell me again, Cat this isn't about people knowing what I do for you; but about you being my wife and showing me you appreciate me. But, when God gives you such a wonderful blessing you can't keep quite about it. I hope that whatever comes our way as husband and wife that I am able to stand as strong as you have. With all my love Catherine Gammage Area Students Named To LaGrange College Dean's List Focal students were named to the FaGrange College spring semester dean's list: Celia Cain Franklin and Julian William Strickland. Students who maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.6 while taking a minimum course load of 12 hours are eligible for this honor. A four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church, LaGrange College is ranked in the top tier - and as one of the top 10 "best values" among Southern liberal arts schools by U.S. News & World Report. The college is the oldest private institution of higher learning in Georgia and has an enrollment of about 1,000 students.