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Page 2A - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, November 8, 2001 LCHS Players Take 7th Consecutive Region Title The Lee County High School pionship title in region one-act Palladium Players theatre troupe competition. The players produc- has once again secured a cham- tion of Jeffrey Hatcher's REWARD - LOST DOG 2 year old yellow lab missing from Callaway Lakes area If you have seen him or have any information Please Call 883-8687 SIZEMORE LAW OFFICES W. James Sizemore, Jr. Attorney At Law Personal Injury J Criminal • Family Law / Divorce A General/Business Law * Conveniently Located in Downtown Leesburg 101-A Walnut St 759-0430 Victor #reene - iPfjotograpljer (229) 846-6154 fj Lee County, Georgia jtfj Weddings, Portraits, etc. "SOCKDOLOGY" placed first in the field of seven Region 1- AAAAA schools. Lowndes County High captured the runner- up title, and Colquitt County High placed 3rd. Lee County's Diana Garcia was named one of the ten-member All-Star Cast, and the group earned recognition for excellence in costuming. Most notably Emily Kitchens and Joseph Wade of the LCHS cast were named Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively. The competition was held in Moultrie's Withers Civic Audito rium on November 1st. This championship title furthers a tradition of region-level wins for Lee County - 9 in the 10 years of Robby Davis' tenure theatre di rector. The group has gone on to win the State Champion title for the last four years in a row. Davis admits that the past record places unusual pressure on the group as they move on to this year's state competition on November 10th. "Sure there's pressure. It's pal pable. But we have this philoso phy- 'We cannot insure success, but we can deserve it.' We don't aim to win. Never have. We aim to surmount the obstacles of trav eling a show to competition and pull off a well executed perfor mance that we're proud of. That's where the satisfaction comes from." "Sockdology," a new play by Jeffrey Hatcher, debuted at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in 1999. The play examines the a assassination of President Lin coln from the point of view of the of the actors performing at Ford's Theatre that fateful night in April of 1865. The company, led by the ■1 Specialty; Old Masters Black & White Simpdij, DELIVERS Starts Today Nov 1st Thurs, Fri, Sat, & Sun. PIZZA, SUBS, SALADS Call For Schedules 446-0655 1588-B Hwy. 19S, Leesburg 10-minute stress management LUXIVA® Moisture Rich Facial Treatment Engage in a weekly refresher course for stressed and fatigued skin ... LUXIVA Moisture Rich Facial Treatment is an intensive moisturizing treatment that leaves skin noticeably smoother, softer and revitalized. 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Daniel Bass plays Secretary of War Edwin M Stanton who conducts the inves tigation into the assassination and immediately suspects Keene's ac tors as conspirators. "All actors," Davis points out, "were suspects in the days and weeks following the murder." Rounding out the cast are Josh Stripling, Brady Hamlin, Andrew Humphries, Lynwood Smith, Stephen Goss, and Eric Clausen. There is a pro duction of crew of some 25 stu dents who assist with the monu mental effort of staging the fast- paced play. This crew is led by stage managers Elizabeth Walters and Ashley Torres and crew chief Cornelus Miller. Traveling to the state competi tion imposes a huge financial bur den on the theatre program. "Our program is essentially self-sup porting. Traveling to the region competition was expensive. Go ing to state competition will be twice much," says Davis. The group's booster club plans to re double its efforts to solicit spon sorships from companies and in dividuals in the community. The fundraising plans include an ad ditional public performance of "SOCKDOLOGY" this Thurs day, November 8th at 8:00 p. m. in the school's Clay Auditorium. "We have several levels of spon sorship established and each comes with its own perks," Davis adds. Interested sponsors of the theatre arts program are invited to call the theatre office at 229- 759-9005. Adult tickets are $7.00, and student/child tickets are $5.00 In observance of November as Retired Educators Month, Leesburg Mayor Bob Boney signed a proclamation recognizing the contributions made by educators in the local community. Pictured with Mayor Boney are Mary Green, Publicity Chairman, Ruth Goodson, President-elect, and Barbara Akridge, President of the Lee County Retired Educators Association. Retirees Stay Involved Special To The Ledger There are over 50,000 retired educators in Georgia who are re tired from Georgia public schools, colleges, universities, libraries and other education agencies. The Georgia Retired Educators Association has 15,000 mem bers, many of whom: • Grew up in the Great Depres sion when nothing was wasted, everything was used until used up, or “made-do”, and some teachers were paid in scrip or not at all. • Entered the field of Educa tion for love of learning and for love of children and youth. Sustained by their Faith, the vast majority of retired educators approached their task positively, even passionately, trusting God, speaking affirmatively, giving generously or themselves, their time and own funds to help boys and girls. Serving Georgia Retired Edu cators since 1958, the Georgia Retired Educators Association is an organization that enhances re tirement and fulfills the indi vidual. Some of the purposes are: • To promote the economic, so cial, and professional status of retired educators and the ex change of information of value to them. • To promote passage of legis lation beneficial to retired edu cators of Georgia. • To promote the advancement of high quality education to en able educators to maintain their interest in education and their field of specialization. • To promote the involvement of retired educators in commu nity service and the decision making process in the state and local communities. • To promote a plan for active educators to begin preparing well in advance for retirement. The Lee County GRE would like to say thank you to all present and retired educators for dedicating your life to public education. You have seen many changes in education and educa tion reform over the years. You know that positive reform only happens for our children and employees when we stay in volved in the process as retired educators you are ambassadors to the world for public education. You can go places where those who are still teaching cannot. Together we will help preserve public education for our children. Leesburg Police Files Weekly Report Leesburg Police Chief Charles Moore reports that officers worked several cases during the past week including cases for wanted person, traffic violations, criminal trespass, theft by taking, larceny, and possession of mari juana. 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