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Page 10A, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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4-H’ers attend Cloverleaf camp
Last month nineteen
campers from Lee County
traveled with neighboring
4-H’ers from Sumter County
to spend a week at 4-H
Cloverleaf camp. After a few
hours on the road the group
stopped in Atlanta to experi
ence lunch at the Varsity.
From there the group trav
eled to their final destination
of Wahsega 4-H Center near
Dahlonega. The Lee County
delegation was greeted by
other 5th and 6th grade
campers and leaders from
the Southwest District. Dur
ing the week campers were
supervised by Extension
Program Assistants Bridget
Howard and Elaine Spencer,
and Lee County Extension
Coordinator Doug Collins.
Each day campers at
tended educational classes
including herpetology. In the
herpetology class campers
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held snakes and learned
about their different char
acteristics in one part of the
class and then learned about
the variety of other reptiles
and amphibians found in
the mountain ecosystem.
Another class was forest
ecology. Wahsega has an ex
tensive assortment of nature
trails that loop away from
the 4-H Center and into the
Chattahoochee National
Forest. The varied terrain in
cludes valleys, hills, springs,
and streams. Counselors
discussed the wide variety of
fauna found in the mountain
ecosystem. Other activities
included the climbing wall,
the zip line, swimming,
playing in the waterfall and
tubing down a river. Camp
ers also enjoyed volleyball,
IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE
Vote fulv 15th. together we can achieve real
change for Lee County.
RACHALS
Candidate for Sheriff
“DEDICATED TO SERVING
ALL OF LEE COUNTY”
•25 yrs. Experience
• Proven Leadership
• Committed to Service
• Honest
• Trustworthy
25 Yr. Ga. P.O.S.T. Certified Officer
1989-2007 served Lee County Sheriff’s office
1982-1989 served Albany Police Department
Officer of the Year Awards—APD and L.C.S.O.
Ironman Award- L. C. S. 0.
Training -
• Jail Operations
Firearms
• ASP Baton
Use of Force
• Supervision
Use of Deadly Weapon
• Interpersonal Communications
S.W.A.T
• Crash Victim Extrication
Accident Investigations
• Clandestine drug Labs
Advanced ICS
• Computer Training
Vehicle Pullovers
• Impaired Driving
G.C.I.C.
• Community Oriented Policing
National Response Plan
• School Violence
Radar Certification
• Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs
Criminal Procedure
• Juvenile Procedures
Hate Crimes
• S.R.T. and C.E.R.T
Crime Scene Processing
• Crisis Intervention
Officer Survival
• Search Warrants & Affidavits
Traffic Enforcement Network
• Patrol Drug Enforcement
Terrorism
• Mounted (equestrian) patrol
Special Weapons & Tactics
• Family Violence
DUI Enforcement
• GA. Criminal Code
Interviews & Interrogations
• More ...
Questions, comments, or request for t-shirts,
bumper stickers, window clings or yard signs
at: drachals@aol.com
Campaign Office located at:
104D Century Rd. (corner of US19)
Leesburg, Ga. 31763
229-888-9233
“My wife Melissa and I have lived in Lee County for
26 years. Our two daughters, Danielle Rachals Rudd and
Daphne Rachals, live in Lee County. Both attended and
graduated from Lee County Schools and will soon be
graduating from Georgia Southwestern State University
with degrees in education and psychology. We have two
wonderful grandchildren, Hunter and Christal, and son-in-
law Michael Rudd!
I have dedicated 18 years of service to Lee County,
and I am excited about the opportunity to dedicate more.
I am seeking the office of sheriff for the job, not for the
position. I believe the citizens of Lee County deserve a
sheriff who is personally accountable, available, and will
work for all the citizens of Lee County.
As Sheriff I would work diligently to strengthen working
relationships with other local, state and federal agencies
to keep our community safe; work continuously, employ
ing modern techniques, to keep drugs off our streets and
out of Lee County on an ongoing basis.
The Sheriff’s Office would be more involved with the
Lee County School System, interacting with the children
from Kindergarten through High School. We would imple
ment the Dare Program for the younger ages; work with
other local agencies on the Explorer Program for Middle
School and step up our connection with the High School
ages with Real Action Education, presenting films and
speaking on the consequences of mixing drugs, alcohol,
and speeding while driving; visit schools and let students
know that the Sheriffs Office open door policy extends to
them; set up a website for all citizens to access informa
tion concerning court dates, court cases, sex offenders
registry and any other information citizens might need;
eliminate wasteful spending and pursue State and Fed
eral Grants to help provide the most modern technology
available to fight crime and supplement tax payers dollars;
provide a professional and accountable Sheriff’s Office for
the Lee County citizens making sure that all citizens are
treated fairly.
Be assured as Sheriff I will serve and protect all citizens
of Lee County. My number one goal is to keep our com
munity safe. Thanks for your support and do not forget to
vote July 15th!”
basketball, dances and mak
ing new friends. During the
week campers were divided
into family groups led by
counselors. The families
competed during the week
with class attendance, cheers,
chants, yells, clean-up, skit
presentation, recycling of
plastic bottles, and good
sportsmanship, for the cov
eted pot of gold. The family
receiving the award was rec
ognized on Friday morning
just prior to departure. The
Lee County girls from Cabin
#9 received the Clean Cabin
Clover award for having the
cleanest cabin out of the six
teen cabins at the center. For
more information about this
or any other 4-H activity, you
may call Elaine Spencer at
759-6025.
Slappeys
Announce
Birth of
Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. John Slappey
announce the birth of their
daughter, Sawyer Ann. She
was born June 10, 2008, at
Phoebe Putney Memorial
Hospital. Sawyer weighed
7 lbs. 14 ounces and was 20
in. long. The proud grand
parents are Alan and Susan
Dismuke, Mark and Carol
Slappey, and Benjie and
Elaine Deloach. Great-grand
parents are Richard and
Yvonne Bush of Leesburg
and Bennie and Emma Lee
Deloach of Baxley, GA.
Mrs. Slappey is the former
Amanda Deloach of Sylves
ter, GA.
Albany
Tech’s Child
Development
Center named
Center of
Distinction
Special to the Ledger
Bright from the Start, a
division of the Georgia De
partment of Early Care and
Learning recently renewed
the Center of Distinction
classification for Albany
Technical College’s Child
Development Center. The
Center of Distinction award
is given to child care centers
that meet a designated level
of quality care for children
0-4 years old.
Bright from the Start is
responsible for meeting the
child care and early edu
cation needs of Georgia’s
children and their families.