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Page 6B - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, December 13, 2001 Sam’s Club Donates Money To LCPS In October, Lee County Primary School held its annual Fall Car nival. Application for matching funds/grants was made by the Carnival Committee to the Sam's Club in Albany. Sam's Club has graciously donated $1,000.00 as a matching grant to Lee County Primary School. Pictured is As sistant Principal/Carnival Chair Mary O'Hearn receiving the check from Janel Gunn, Market ing/Membership Team Leader of Sam's Club in Albany. Funds will be used to purchase additional computers for the computer lab. LCPS appreciates the generosity of Sam's Club and their involve ment and interest in our commu nity. LEE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY P.O. BOX 485 ALBANY GEORGIA 31702 (229) 434-4500 November 2, 2001 Dear Residents: The Lee County Housing Authority will hold a public hearing on Thursday January 10, 2002 at 10 a.m. in the Leasing Office, 101 Turnkey Circle. The Lee County Housing Authority intends to update its Agency Plan for 2002. You are invited to attend the public hear ing and to provide comments on the proposed actions. Information relative to the items being considered at the public hearing is available for public review at the Lee County Housing Authority Leasing, 101 Turnkey Circle. 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INC. 5962 Zebulon Road »PMB 367 • Macon, GA 31210 P »1-800-470-0014 or 478-992-9867 ATTENTION LEE COUNTY CITIZENS The gate across the road that used to go to Burke’s Ferry has been removed by temporary restraining order. This road has been abandoned by the county for almost 40 years. This is known by the people who live in the area. Anyone that is concerned about the treatment of Lee County citizens and taxpayers in this situation should contact their commissioner and voice their opin ion. What is happening to the landowner in this situation can and may happen to you!!! Wake up Lee County and know the truth. Paid for by Lee County citizens who know that this has not been handled fairly by our local government. Lee County Learning Center Graduates The Lee County Learning Center, a satellite of Albany Technical College, had nine students who received their General Equivalency Diploma in November. The students attended either day or evening classes here in Lee County at the center located across the street from the Lee County Elementary School at 117 Starksville Road. This group had an age range from 16 to 50 years old. Students who master the GED receive the HOPE scholarship and can enroll in Technical Colleges or Liberal Arts Colleges. Two of the recent graduates have already enrolled and are pursuing careers in nursing and art. Former students of Lee County have been successful in obtaining scholar ships at Abraham Baldwin and some have entered Valdosta State College. Many students choose to pursue degrees at Albany Technical College. The GED is a passport to higher education. GED preparation classes are free and open to anyone who dropped out of school. Classes are held five days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Monday through Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Contact the center at 759-3040 for information on orientation dates and how to enroll. ~ « % jt. Wallace Visits LCPS House For Sale Birdie and Pete Long’s house on Griffith Rd Three bedroom, two baths, large great room, 20 x 40 in ground pool, screened back porch, large wired shop and irrigated yard. Located on three acre lot and close to Lee County Schools. Con tact Henry Studdard at 759-6892 or Walden - Kirkland at 436-8811. On Friday, December 7, some second grade classes at Lee County Primary School were shown the Olympic Torch that Jim Wallace carried in the Olympic Flame Torch Relay that started in Atlanta, Tues day, December 4. With the Winter Olympic Games opening in Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 8, 2002, the Olympic Flame began its journey again to the United States from its origin in Greece. Bonnie Blair an Olympic Gold Medalist in speed skating ac companied the Flame as it was flown over from Greece. It came to Atlanta because Atlanta was the last American city to host the Olympic Games. . Ha„ ftitiVi A A uto Repair PTTsrsrrnTT? , Ha, tliTiVi i me. Oil Change, Lube, & Filter Rotate & Balance / J ‘Oil Changes ‘Brakes Includes Check & Top Fluids & Free ‘New & Used Tires Safety Inspection. Most Cars & Light Trucks. ‘Tire Alignment & Balancing kmm Mi1A if# ‘All Types of Auto Repairs IIvUIM wM *Major& Minor Repairs I A J lAUTOGWf J I chna § WlERICftNI ■bsress V/SA ^2 ^ 'Computer Diagnostics ‘Imports Domestic See Wes Taliaferro, Edgar Webb or Jennifer Allison Check Our NEW TIRE PRICES 1554 US HWY 19 South (Across From Winn-Dixie) Mon.-Thurs. 7:30am-6:00pm, Fri.-7:30am-5:00pm 435-1291 Fax 436-7859 LEE COUNTY Invitation to Bid Sale and Removal of Houses on County- Owned Property December 4, 2001 The Lee County Board of Commissioners was awarded approxi mately $8,800,000 in federal funds to purchase 84 houses that were damaged by the 1998 flood. So far, Lee County has purchased 47 (56%) of these houses and most of them have been rebuilt and are in reasonably good condition. The county is in the process of pur chasing the remaining houses when the property owners are ready to sell them. Federal rules require the county to demolish or re move the houses after they are purchased and return the property back to natural open green space. In addition, the county must own the real property in perpetuity and no other structure can ever be built on the property . The Lee County Board of Commis sioners is accepting sealed written bids for the sale of 8 of these houses (not the real property). The successful highest bidder must then move the houses off the property and relocate the houses elsewhere and outside the 100 year flood plain. Scope of work, general conditions, bid form, and information about each house are available at the Lee County Clerk's Office, 104 Leslie Highway, Leesburg, Georgia 31 763 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or by calling (229) 759-6000 or by visiting the county's web site, www.lee.ga.us then clicking on the Bids/RFP button. If you choose to submit a written bid on one or more of the houses, your sealed bid must be marked, "Sealed Bid - House Sale" and delivered to the Lee County Clerk's Office at 104 Leslie Highway, Leesburg, Georgia 31 763 no later than 2:00 p.m. on Friday, De cember 28, 2001. All bids will be opened during a public bid open ing on Friday, December 28, 2001 at 2:05 p.m. in the County Clerk's Office. You are invited to attend this bid opening. No bids shall be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the bid opening. Each bidder must include in their sealed bid, a bid bond, or an irrevocable letter of credit, or a cashier's check in the amount of $1,000 per house payable to the Lee County Board of Commission ers from a company or bank authorized to do business in the state of Georgia. The successful bidder will have 90 days from the notice to proceed to complete this project. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids received and/or disregard informalities or irregulari ties in the bids received. If additional information is needed re garding this project, contact Ms. Christi Dockery of the Lee County staff at (229) 759-6000. 12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 12/27 These were the Games in 1996. The National Broadcasting Com pany (NBC) will be carrying the Winter Olympics and each NBC affiliate television station was to choose one member to carry the flame. Jim Wallace, newsman for WALB-TV, an NBC affiliate in Al bany was chosen to carry the torch. Each runner carried the torch 2/10’s of a mile. Mr. Wallace received the flame from a marathon runner from Puerto Rico, who through her marathons had raised $100,000 for leukemia, and he passed his flame to a fellow sportscaster from an At lanta television station. The torches carrying the flames were designed by Georgia Tech. The torch consists of three differ ent components: the body of the torch is copper, representing the past Olympians: a strip of alumi num, embossed with the phrase "Light the fire within", represents the new Olympians, and surround ing the flame was crystal so you could actually see the flame burn ing. This was a very special opportu nity for Mr. Wallace and LCPS ap preciates him sharing it with us. His daughter Shelly is in Kay Heath's second grade class at LCPS. Owens Completes Basic Training Marine Corps Pvt. Javaous R. Owens, son of Ruby Taylor, of Lee County, recently completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. Owens successfully completed 12 weeks of training designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally. Owens and fellow recruits be gan their training at 5 a.m., by running three miles and perform ing calisthenics. In addition to the physical conditioning program, Owens spent numerous hours in classroom and field assignments which included learning first aid, uniform regulations, combat wa ter survival, marksmanship, hand-to-hand combat and as sorted weapons training. They performed close order drill and operated as a small infantry unit during field training. Owens and other recruits also received instruction on the Ma rine Corps' core values - honor, courage and commitment, and what the words mean in guiding personal and professional con duct. Owens and fellow recruits ended the training phase with The Crucible a 54-hour team effort, problem solving evolution which culminated with an emotional ceremony in which the recruits were presented the Marine Corps Emblem, and were addressed as “Marines” for the first time since boot camp began. Owens is a 2000 graduate of Albany High School. PROPANE • FREE TANK SET, Connection & Inspection • 24 Hour Emergency Service & Delivery Locally Owned & Operated Since 1954 507 W. Broad Ave. Downtown 43S-M16 Farm • Home • Industry