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The led County ledger
Thursday, July 5, 2001 - Page IB
Gary Retzel received a yellow belt and Certificate of
Achievement to the rank of Sikyu in the art of
Shotokan Karate, from Don Kimsey, instructor. Gary
is the seven year old son of Michael and Wanda
Retzel. He is a second grade student at Lee County
Primary School.
Seminole Ramlins
By Jack Wingate
Once a person tells the world
that he or she is gonna run for a
public office, if there is a
skelliton in their closet it will
shure to come out in a big hurry.
To some folks it would be a
flood of skelliton sorty like
pushen a lawn mower over a
yellow jackets nest. Such is
whats gonna happen to Mrs.
Reno if she decides to run for
Gov. of Fla.
The lake has been in a
clearing mode since the last big
storms, but all of a sudden a
slug of dingy water came down
the Flint and Chattahoochee.
The clearing of those streams is
over for now. A fellow sed a
doe deer run halfway cross the
Hootch before sinking.
Most of the bass fishing this
week has been done by tourna
ment fishermen and few fish
was brought to the dock.
It seems that the lake is just
full of babies this time of year.
We have tons of thread fin shad
about as big as your little finger
nail, and seems a whole lot of
baby bream no bigger than your
thumb nail. We also are loaded
down with baby needle fish
about 4 to 6 inches long. These
small fish make it hard to
figure out the bait to use on
bass, perch, hybreds and
stripers.
The first of Wingate's Greater
Southeast Team Tournaments is
history. The catch was incred
ible. 295 fish weighed 783.78
lbs. The team of Bobby Smith
and Johnnie Kirkland was 10th
with 10 fish at 24.52, Randy
Weaver and Leon Weaver was
9th with 24.72, Robert Tindel
and Rick Tindal was 8th with
28.22, Buddy Lindsey and Gary
Baer was 7th with 29.98, Jerry
Kelly and Chris Sexton had
30.8 for 6th. Gerald Zorn and
Wayne Goff was 5th with 32.14,
Dave Krantz and Alien
Buckhalter was 4th with 37.031
Alan Lamb and Micky Smith
was 3rd with 39.18, Jackie
Hamric and Steve Holt was 2nd
with 42.81. The winning catch
was the Bainbridge team of Jim
Merritt and Brian Key with a 10
fish limit of 55.84 lbs. of bass.
They sed they culled fish both
days and all of their fish came
in on Carolina Rigs with
worms.
The first day big fish was the
team of Godwin and Smith
8.67, second day was Merritt
and Key with 8.87. The total
payout of $7500.00 was paid
out and the next tournament
will be held again on July 28
and 29.
Lee County Girls 14 and up All -Star Team
Lee County Girls 14 and up All -Star Team won The GRPA District III tournment in Moultrie. LCAS will
represent Lee County in the GRPA State tournment in Bainbridge GA on July 12 - 14th.
Pictured are: (front) Kalynn Murry, Cassie Sizemore,Whitney McDowell, Candice Couch, Kayla Deck, Megan
Childs, Ashley Keen, (middle) Ashtyn Bishop, Brittany Irving, Rebecca Wilson, Whitney Varner, Nichole
Griffin, Holly Beaty, Jennifer Irwin, (back) Juan Powell, Cindy Griffin and Kevin Childs.
Conservation Rangers Honored With Awards
The Georgia Department of
Natural Resources (DNR),
Wildlife Resources Division
(WRD) recently honored two
Conservation Rangers with
three awards. Cpl. David
Ruddell of the Albany Law
Enforcement Region received
both the Rocky Wainwright
Waterfowl Award and the 2001
State Ranger of the Year Award.
Cpl. Scott Glisson of the
Brunswick Law Enforcement
Region received the James R.
Darnell Award.
"The exceptional work of
these rangers makes it clear that
they are committed to the
department, the environment
and the citizens of Georgia,"
says WRD Chief of Law
Enforcement Col. Ron Bailey.
"They have shown that they are
highly capable of handling not
only the necessary in-the-field
duties, but also administrative
duties and information and
education programs as well."
WRD presents the Rocky
Wainwright Award in recogni
tion of a WRD Conservation
Ranger who makes outstanding
efforts towards waterfowl
conservation. It is named in
memory of WRD Conservation
Ranger Cpl. Rocky Wainwright,
who was dedicated to the
conservation of waterfowl. The
State Ranger of the Year Award
honors a WRD Conservation
Ranger whose efforts in
conservation law enforcement
have been exceptional over the
past year. The James R. Darnell
award honors the WRD
Conservation Ranger who is the
first runner-up for the State
Ranger of the Year Award.
Cpl. David Ruddell, the WRD
Conservation Ranger for
Thomas County, has had an
outstanding year with two
awards to his credit, the Rocky
Wainwright Waterfowl Award
Dr. David A. Wren
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and the State Ranger of the
Year. He began his career with
WRD in 1990 as a Conservation
Ranger and has worked in three
separate regions of Georgia.
His work this year includes
addressing 245 violations on his
own and assisting with 58
additional violations. Viola
tions included hunting big game
(such as deer or turkey) over
bait, not wearing the required
fluorescent orange, hunting at
night and 90 waterfowl viola
tions. David conducted 28
information and education
programs to civic groups,
sporting clubs and schools and
although he has volunteer
hunter education instructors in
Thomas County, he also
participates in all of the hunter
education classes in order to
introduce himself to the public.
He has worked extensively to
set up communications with
other WRD Rangers and Florida
Wildlife Officers to coordinate
patrols on both sides of the state
line, especially in regard to
waterfowl violations.
"Law enforcement is a vital
part of resource protection and I
strive to build an image, within
the community, of being firm
but fair with those who violate
the law," says Ruddell. "The
profession that I have chosen is
so much more than just a job, it
is a very important part of my
everyday life."
Cpl. Scott Glisson, WRD
Conservation Ranger for Glynn
and Camden Counties, adds the
James R. Darnell Award to his
list of accomplishments this
year. He is one of the official
K-9 handlers to represent the
Department and he and his
partner Remington have
assisted in many successful
investigations over the course of
the year, including game
violations and missing persons
cases. He also serves as a
charter member of the presti
gious DNR Honor Guard.
Some of his significant achieve
ments include being awarded
the Law Enforcement Medal of
Valor and the Federal Law
Enforcement's Training Center
Director's Award and twice
being nominated for State
Ranger of the Year.
"A Conservation Ranger is a
professional law enforcement
officer who has high morals and
ethics and is not self-serving,"
says Glisson. "I use this
guideline in my career and in
life, as a ranger represents all
law enforcement officers while
both in uniform and in everyday
situations."
For more information on the
Rocky Wainwright Waterfowl
Award, the State Ranger of the
Year Award or the James R.
Darnell Award, call the WRD
Law Enforcement Office at
(770) 918-6408.
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