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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, August 31, 2005, Page 7B
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Pictured on the front row are Wesley Daughtry, Matthew Howard, Luke Earley,
Dillon Erickson, and Elisha Keifer. Picutred on the middle row are Wayne
Earley, Tyler Ramsey, Brandon Erickson, and J.J. Ramsey. Pictured on the
back row are Pack Leaders Todd Keifer, Ron Howard, Darin Erickson, Jerry
Ramsey, and Bert Earley. Not pictured are Drew Woolard, Andrew Ragsdale,
John Woolard, and Jeff Ragsdale
Cub Scout Pack 210 Enjoys
Tropical Camping Weekend
Special to the Ledger
On August 13 and 14
members of Cub Scout Pack
210 (and their famlies) left
Leesburg for their second
annual “Tropical Camping
Weekend”. We had planned
to go several weeks ear
lier and camp on St. George
Island, Florida as we did last
year, but hurricane Dennis
had other plans for us. After
Dennis wiped out the camp
grounds on St. George we re
scheduled to a later weekend
and moved further west to the
campgrounds at St. Andrew’s
state park just outside Panama
City Beach, Fla.
Due to the unforeseen
change of schedule, many
of the boys from Pack 210
were unable to go this year
but those that did had a great
time. There was plenty of
fishing, swimming, good
food, seashell collecting, and
just plain relaxing on the
warm sand and all without
a shark in sight. Even the
weather was cooperative,
holding back any rain until
we were all well on our way
back to Leesburg Sunday
night.
The weekend was not all
play however. In addition
to earning their “Tropical
Camping” badge, the Scouts
worked towards many of their
other advancement require
ments such as the “Leave No
Trace” badge, map reading,
swimming, hiking, and many
others.
Cub Scout Pack 210 meets
the 4th Tuesday of every
month at the Leesburg United
Methodist Church (just
behind the courthouse). Meet
ings start at 7 p.m. For more
information about weekly
individual Den meetings or
to request a membership ap
plication please contact Darin
Erickson (878-6614) or Ron
Howard (435-9727)
Video Games Parents
And Kids Agree On
(NAPSI)-With hundreds of
titles on the market these days,
finding video games that are
safe and appropriate as well
as fun for their kids to play
can be confusing for parents.
Luckily, there are helpful
resources on the Internet that
can make these decisions as
easy as child’s play.
For example, a reputable
Web site devoted to family
fun has set up a program to
provide parents with the infor
mation that is most relevant to
them.
To help parents eliminate
much of the guesswork
involved when purchas
ing video games for their
children, the Video Game
of the Year awards pro
gram at FamilyFun.com
(www.familyfun.com) recog
nizes games that are suitable
for youngsters. But what good
is a video game if your kids
aren’t playing it? The second
part of the program focuses on
the fun and playability factors.
That’s because children as
well as parents are involved
in all stages of the evalua
tion. They test factors such
as fun, playability as well as
value and age appropriateness.
And the online reviews are
available year-round for access
anytime parents and kids are
shopping for games.
The awards showcase games
rated E and E10+ and include
reviews from both parents and
kids with detailed information
about each game to help you
make the right choice.
These awards are divided
into handheld and console
categories, in addition to age
subcategories for games suit
able for 6 to 9 year olds and 10
to 12 year olds.
A sister program to Fami-
lyFun magazine’s renowned
T.O.Y. Awards, the Video
Game of the Year prize is
awarded by Family Fun.com.
Last year’s top honors were
taken by THQ’s “Power
Rangers: Dino Thunder” and
Activision’s “Shrek 2.”
Produced by Disney Online,
FamilyFun.com is the premier
online family resource for cre
ative solutions, that combine
award-winning content and
related community features
focused on great ideas, practi
cal advice and “fun stuff to
do.” You can learn more on
line at www.familyfun.com/
videogames.
What does FFA
Means to Me
Special to the Ledger
By: Matt Brown, LCMS
FFA President
FFA is an organization,
which we, as a group of
members, go to places such as
the Sunbelt Ag. Expo, the Ga.
National Fair, and many other
various places. At the Sunbelt
Ag. Expo we observe exhibits
that relate to agriculture and
the FFA. The Perry Fair holds
the annual tractor pull. The
tractor pull competition allows
us to construct a small tractor
of our own. It is where we pull
a tractor along a small course
with a wagon. Tape is added
to the wagon each pull to see
which tractor can handle the
most weight.
Matt Brown
FFA is also a chance for the
eighth graders to teach 6th and
7th graders what agriculture
means. The eighth graders
are role models to the younger
FFA members. We can help
the members with informa
tion on plants, trees, and our
environment.
GEORGE (SMITTY) JOHNSON
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Go Back To School
Without Allergies!
Special to the Ledger
Fall means going back to
school. For allergic children,
that may mean absences due
to problems related to aller
gies, hay fever or asthma.
According to the Asthma
and Allergy Foundation of
America (AAFA), asthma ac
counts for 14 million missed
school days annually and an
estimated two million school
days are lost each year due to
allergies, with an indirect cost
reaching nearly $4 billion.
To prevent children’s al
lergy and asthma symptoms
and minimize the number of
missed school days, make the
indoor environment at home
healthier by using a humidi
fier to make sure that the air
is not too dry and a room air
cleaner to reduce airborne
particulates such as tobacco
smoke, dust and pollen.
According to the Asso
ciation of Home Appliance
Manufacturers (AHAM), a
portable air cleaner, certified
for its Clean Air Delivery
Rate (CADR) may significant
ly reduce the level of airborne
pollutants in a home. [I don’t
think 10% is a high enough
number to make this a strong
point] According to an AH AM
study, 57% of air cleaner own
ers say that their air cleaners
have had a large impact on
the quality of indoor air, and
32% state that their air cleaner
has led to an improvement in
their health and/or the health
of other household members
including children.
If You Rent,
Buy State Farm
Renters Insurance
Before purchasing an air
cleaner, measure the square
footage of the room you want
to treat so that you’ll be able
to select an air cleaner of
the appropriate size for your
room. You’ll also want to
consider air filtering effi
ciency. Look for the CADR
seal on the product packag
ing—it indicates that the air
cleaner has been tested for its
performance and shows how
well it reduces pollutants such
as tobacco smoke, pollen and
dust in a suggested room size.
Compare the CADR infor
mation on different air clean
ers. First look at suggested
room size. Then refer to the
dust, tobacco smoke and
pollen CADR numbers. The
higher the numbers, the faster
the unit filters the air. If the
room size and CADR rat
ings are the same across two
products, their air filtering
performance is similar. You
can then weigh the impor
tance of product features, such
as noise and design, to find
an air cleaner that fits your
needs.
There are resources that
can help you to select an
appropriate air cleaner. Log
onto www.cadr.org chttp:
//www.cadr.org/> or call 800-
267-3138 to obtain a Consum
ers Guide to Selecting an Air
Cleaner.
STATE FARM
INSURANCE
J.W. Cooper Agency
229-432-9134
The Mechanic's Corner
Worried about the person who is selling
you a car7 Not sure the car isn't stolen or
previously involved in a wreck? Then ask the
vendor whether they would mind you taking
a photograph of them with their vehicle. A
genuine person might think you were weird,
but would be happy enough to comply. A thief
would run a mile. This also works for receiving
personal checks.
House for Sale
4 Bedroom, 3 Bath home
located on 3.8 acres.
Highway 19 frontage
in Century Road area.
Zoned commercial,
can be divided.
Ideal for assisted living.
Possible financing.
Call Henry Studdard at 759-6892
or Walden-Kirkland at 436-8811.
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