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Resident's Name. C/o Lee County
A Teen Health Fair was conducted by Dr. Michelle
Hyla of Lee County Medical Arts Center and Gloria
Barton of Lee County Library on July 24. Dr. Hyla
specializes in pediatrics and adolescent medicine.
Other agencies that participated in the teen health
fair included Greenleaf, Network of Trust, Dougherty
County DUI & Defensive Driving School, Phoebe
Putney Food & Nutrition Department and Miss Albany,
Rebecca Carr.
The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, August 2, 2001 - Page 5B
Lee County Health Care News
By: J. Long
Lee County Health Care would
like to welcome the following
new staff members: Brooke Tiner,
Certified Nursing Assistant ;
Amanda Barthel, Dietary,
Courtney Weldon, Licensed
Pratical Nurse; Frances White,
Certified Nursing Assistant; and
Tammy Anderson. Certified
Nursing Assistant. Welcome!!
LCHC would like to extend a
special thanks to all the volun
teers that come and lighten the
day for our residents. Mr. Jim
Luttrell. Mr. Bobby Brooks, Mr.
Ralph McGill Mrs. Wilma Smith,
First Baptist Church, Ms Corrie
Ellis, Ms. Amy Edwards, Ms.
Ashley Watson, Ms. Leigh Ann
Blanton. Ms. Lacey Barfield, Ms.
Melissa Miller and Ms. Ruth
around your home, please donate
the bottles to Lee County Health
Care at 214 Main Street. Thank
you.
Health Care, Room No . 214
Main Street, Leesburg, GA.
31763.
Senior citizens observed July birthdays at the R.S.
Boney Center. Pictured are David Bowden and Grace
Everett. Mike Malone, Lula Bell McGruder, Margaret
Smith and Lenora Norris are not pictured.
Dupas. Thank you for your con
tinuous time and effort.
Congratulations to Ella Allen
for receiving C.N. A - in the Spot
light. Good job Ella. A big con
gratulation goes to Dot Jackson
for receiving Employee of the
Month.. This is a great honor and
Dot Jackson deserves the recog
nition.
LCHC would like to thank the
members of the Junior Volunteer
Team for a job well done during
this summer. The residents and
staff have enjoyed you all being
a part of the resident’s lives.
Remember that Family Coun
cil meets quarterly. If you are a
family member and would like to
attend, please contact Robbie
York at 759-9236.
Thank you for all the donations
that we have received. Without
donations from the community
the activities would be slim.
However, our lady residents are
in need of fingernail polish. If you
have old fingernail polish lying
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ATTENTION LEE COUNTY CITIZENS
The gate across the historic Burke's
Ferry Road has been removed by
temporary restraining order, The
Burke's Ferry Road litigation is now in
the judicial system, Understand that
the landowners are not citizens of
Lee County and reportedly use the
land for timber production, It is the
opinion of some Lee County citizens
that it is merely recreational prop
erty, with access to both Lake
Blackshear and the Flint River, Friends
and business associates of the
owners are among the privileged
few to enjoy some of the most
beautiful scenery Lee County has to
otter,
If this acquisition of a public road
from the citizens of Lee County is
allowed to be upheld, there is noth
ing to prevent other "high rollers"
from purchasing large tracts of land
in our very popular county and
mimicking the actions of these non
residents.
Wake up Lee County and know the
truth, The owners contend that the
road is only a "logging road", Take a
few minutes and drive up to Burke's
Ferry Rood, then make an informed
decision for yourself, This road is
better built, and in better condition,
than many of the county maintained
roads that we citizens live on, The
owners of the land, through which
Burke's Ferry Road meanders, are of
the opinion that since they own all of
the land surrounding the road, they
should have the only access to it,
Get real, Most of the roods in exist
ence have to go through
somebody's land!
When driving down Burke's Ferry
Road, the term "Green Space"
comes to mind. Standing at the end
of the road and gazing at the beau
tiful Flint River flowing lazily down
stream, a vision of a park appears,
open to all Lee County citizens.
Much has been made of the new
park areas being constructed in
various subdivisions in the southern
part of Lee County, Think how nice it
would be to have such an area in
the northern part of the county,
Imagine a picnic area, a boat ramp,
maybe a gazebo and some park
benches, What a beautiful, serene
place it would be! Why should we,
the Citizens of Lee County, be
denied access to an area that could
provide so much enjoyment for
everyone; especially, by those who
would come to our county and
arbitrarily close an historic road that
has existed for many, many years?
Paid for by concerned Lee County citizens who opine that this has not been
handled properly by the local government that refuses to restore this historic
public road back to the citizens of Lee County, to whom it justly belongs.
The Department of Juvenile
Justice recognizes that today's at-
risk youth exhibit multiple prob
lems that produce many chal
lenges. As a result, no one human
service delivery agency can meet
their many needs. Coordination
and collaboration between agen
cies must exist in order for chil
dren to receive the maximum of
services This is more easily ac
complished if service delivery
areas are congruent among agen
cies. Knowing this, the Depart
ment of Juvenile Justice has re
organized its Community Correc
tions Districts to Coincide with
the service delivery regions uti
lized by the Department of Hu
man Resources.
To ensure a viable span of su
pervision and de-centralize ad
ministrative functions, five re
gions and twelve districts have
been established. The purpose is
to develop and facilitate multi
agency planning and initiatives
Albany’s
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Rate
Increases
State Labor Commissioner
Michael Thurmond said that the
unemployment rate in the metro
Albany area increased six-tenths
percent in June to 5.7 percent, up
from 5.1 percent in May. The
area's jobless rate was 7.2 percent
in June of 2000.
The rate was up in June because
some manufacturing and con
struction workers were tempo
rarily laid off and more people
entered the job market.
Georgia 's unemployment rate
also increased six-tenths percent
in June to 4.1 percent, matching
its highest level in nearly a year.
The rate was up from 3.5 percent
in May. It was 4.4 percent in June
of 2000.
"The combination of layoffs
and slowing job growth are hav
ing an impact," Thurmond said.
"We've experienced a net loss of
20,000 manufacturing jobs over
the past year and many of those
workers are in retraining or still
trying to find replacement jobs.
Added to that are 25,000 more
people entering the job market.
Many of the new job seekers are
See Rate Page 7B
that better serve the children and
youth in their areas.
Ms. Natilyne Young was re
cently appointed Regional Ad
ministrator for southwest and
middle Georgia including the
Macon, Albany, Columbus and
Thomasville areas. She holds a
Bachelors of Arts degree in Soci
ology and a Masters in Public
Administration. Ms. Young has
over 25 years experience with the
agency including serving as Re
gional Administrator where she
supervised 10 detention centers.
Ms. Young's duties will include
providing administrative support
to the three District Directors in
her region.
Mr. Clayton Mims has been
named Director of District 10,
which will cover Baker, Calhoun,
Colquitt. Decatur, Dougherty,
Early, Grady, Lee, Miller,
Mitchell, Seminole. Terrell, Tho
mas and Worth Counties. The
lines of the District served by Mr.
Mims remains largely un
changed. He has worked for the
Department of Juvenile Justice
for almost 30 years.
Through their leadership, the
DJJ staff of District 10 will focus
on better collaboration and ser
vice delivery among child serv
ing agencies.
Flowers and Happy Birthday
Ashley Archer
Compliments of
Leesburg Flower and Gift
Walnut Street Leesburg, Georgia
Phone 759-6917
Flowers may be picked up at Leesburg Flower and Gift
WISHES A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
August 3: Susan Lansdon, Mike Butts, Kris Cheshire, Amy Knight,
Wayne Liebold, Jason Jones, Dorothy Rhodes, Melissa Sandefur, Frances
Perry, Juanita Jenkins, Ella Mae Gardner, Michael Engram, Bose Phillips,
Jr., Davis C. Gardner, Mark Henderson; August 4: Lauren Butts, Ellen
Branch, Buddy Stickler, Noah Nance, Ed Meeks, Sommer Statham, Anne
Scott, June Eubanks, Bev Harris, Meagan Owens, Sara Collier, Ira Bland,
Billie Jo Cox, Leigh Hill, Carol Longson, Lucy Coleman, Gail O’Mary,
Christopher Lightfoot, Leyla Trulen, Ed McClendon, Kimerbly Ann
Bartlett, Priscilla Wright, Barbara L. Barber, Courtney E. Ormerod,
Melvina A. Stickler; August 5: Gary Potter, Melanie Melton, Seketha
Cannon, Frances Blanchard, Dencie Etheridge, Larry Marchbanks, Mike
Hayes, Jerry Barber, Brian Long, Gayle Johnston, Lula Clower, Troy
Massey, Amy Jack, Hugh Stovall, Jr., Debbie Kilgore, Sue Moore, Darry
Taylor, Jr., Keri Rowe, Russell Bullington, Linda Durden, Corey Nichols,
Larry Richardson, Sue Smith; August 6: Greg Potter, Rob Brooks, Clara
Reed, David Bishop, R.C. Heath, Tasha Kearce, Lee Stanley, Mary Beth
Williams, Michelle Starnes, David Bowden, Charles Burnett, Nan
Watson, Vicky L. Jones, Patti Savelle, Dana Griffin. Michele Ditty
Samantha Bessolo. Tommy C. Jones, Velma W. Taylor. Deanna Norman,
Robert Spurlock. Ronald Rowe, Jr., Hope Dutton. Robin Taylor; Au
gust 7: Ashley Archer, Helen Bradley-Burr, Ariana Binder, Jesse Tiger,
Joni Flangan, Beth King, Wallace Willis, Cynthia McNeal, Gene Murphy,
Katie Cooper, Evelina Sloan, Morris Guy Monkus, Jon-Michael Lybrand,
Laura Paige, Terry Wilkerson, James D. Cook, Sherry Hasty, Candice
Wells; August 8: Elizabeth Watkins, David Bentley, Alice Rachel, Andy
B. Cherry, Jessica Hatcher, Mikel Wentzell, Harmon Mim, Pam Barfield,
Homer Lingefelt, Donna Dibbell, Randy Bruce, Geardline Hartley,
Jamiques Smith, Roy Fritts, Brent Gunter, Jim Austin Odom, Kimberly
Carter, Lisa Morris, Joe Fleming, Tommy Sanders, Johnnie H. Miller,
Kay King, Robin M. Lewis, Earnest Adaway, Dennis Parker, Tracy Ar
cher, Irene McNeice, Courtney Broome, Lindsay Brooke Tompkins,
Courtney Toms, Sandy Toms, Melissa Venable, Bill Earl, Joan Morris,
Suzanne Asmus; August 9: Eric Carlson, Dylan Thrower, Rachel
Matheny, Lisa Isler, Julie Taylor, Trey Cato, Nancy Rumph, Anita
Hambric, Robby Sanders, Buddy Brettel, David Elemore, Toni Glover,
Jim Markovich, Dawn Bryant, Bill Doyle, Bruce P. Otruba
WISHES A HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO:
August 3: Mr. and Mrs. John Kerce, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Kennedy, Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby Head, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Knight, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Greely, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sellars; August 4: Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Thrower, Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeReus, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Collins, Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby Robinson, Jr. , Mr. and Mrs. Dave Moore; August 5:
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pastizzo, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker, Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Daniel, Mr. and Mrs. Perley Eppley, Mr. and Mrs. Joey Salter,
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wade Willis, Mr and Mrs Randy Joiner; August 6:
Mr. and Mrs. Larry R. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Lavan Kennedy, Mr. and
Mrs.Mike Welch; August 7: Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs.
Jamie M. Valdez, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Poupard, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilson,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Cribb; August 8: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Skandamis,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Feits, Mr. and Mrs. James Sizemore, Mr. and
Mrs.Scott Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Brown; August 9: Mr. and Mrs.
Robin Chester, Mr. and Mrs. Randy Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Unger,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hartley
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