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Page 2B, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Public Notice
for Tax Appeal
The Lee County Board of Equalization
will meet on Tuesday July 8, 2008 at 6:
00 PM and on Thursday July 10th at 6:
00 PM at the Lee County Administration
Building, 2nd floor conference room for
the purpose of hearing scheduled Tax
appeals as presented by appraisal staff
of Lee County Tax Assessor's Office.
Sara Clark, secretary
Lee County Board of Equalization
Rapids Swimmers Claim Classic
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Special to the Ledger
The Flint River Rapids, of
Lee County, and Georgia’s
only LTSA-Swimming Level
2 swimming program recent
ly won the Kirt Myers Blue
Tide Classic. The Rapids
won the 2007 edition of the
Classic and looked to grab
the team trophy again this
year. Competing against sev
eral other Southwest Georgia
swimming programs; the
Rapids defeated runner up
Americus Blue Tide by 33
points.
Leading the way for the
Rapids were several of Geor
gia’s finest swimmers. Taylor
Withers, a Georgia All-Star
swimmer won the Sr. Men’s
division with two first place
finishes in the hotly con
tested category. Withers won
the 25 yard freestyle and was
first in the 100 yard freestyle
in 52.95 seconds. Withers is
qualified for the Georgia Sr.
State Championships in July.
Megan Schoenberger, an
other Georgia All Star swim
mer for Flint River, won
the Sr. Women’s division
with five first place finishes,
sweeping the 25, 50, and 100
freestyle events, along with
the 50 backstroke and 50
breaststroke events. Schoen
berger is also qualified for
the Georgia Sr. State Cham
pionships in July. Megan
broke her own team record in
the 25 freestyle as well
Haley Kerrey, also a Geor
gia All Star swimmer was
Sr. Women’s runner up with
a first place finish in the 100
individual medley. Kerrey is
qualified for the Georgia Sr.
State Championships in July,
and will be competing in the
50 and 100 freestyle events,
along with the 100 breast
stroke and 200 individual
medley.
Collin Cooper, a Georgia
Jr. State Qualifier, was 13-14
boy’s division winner taking
five first place finishes. Coo
per won the 25, 50, and 100
freestyle events, as well as
the 50 breaststroke and 100
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individual medley events.
Cooper tied for high point
swimmer of the meet with
teammate Casey Schoen
berger. The younger sibling
of Megan Schoenberger
looked to follow in her older
sister’s wake and grabbed
five first place finishes in
the 13-14 girl’s division.
Schoenberger claimed her
own team record in the 25
freestyle as well.
Other up and coming
members of the Rapids
made their own contribu
tions as well; Nicole Fye,
ranked number 1 in Georgia
in the 400 meter freestyle
among 9 year olds and 3rd
in the LIS in 200 meter
butterfly for 9 year olds;
showed her ability in the
short events with first place
finishes in the 25 backstroke
and 100 freestyle, setting a
team record in the first and
a meet record in the latter
event. Fye is qualified for
seven events in the Georgia
Junior State Championships
to be held in Savannah in
July. Hannah Goodman and
Reese Fye both age 6 won
their respective divisions for
the Rapids each taking wins
in four events.
In all Flint River had 21
swimmers who achieved
Meet All-Star status by fin
ishing in the top four in their
respective age-groups. Rap
ids All-Stars were Rebekah
Takash 4th 6 and under
girls, Kara Alexander 3rd 8
and under girls, Sabrina Chu
4th 8 and under girls, Jackie
Groarke 3rd 11-12 girls,
Morgan Kerrey 4th 13-14
girls, Amanda Burnette 4th
Sr. Women, Sean Groarke
3rd 6 and under boys, Joseph
Mazzola 4th 6 and under
boys, Caleb Bloodworth 2nd
8 and under boys, Benedict
Enario 4th 8 and under boys,
and Jefferson DeMott 3rd
11-12 boys.
Other swimmers who par
ticipated and helped to rack
up a total of 52 personal best
times were Jessica Lopez
age 8, Haleigh Goodman
age 4 and Olivia Mazzola all
three participating in their
first swimming meet ever.
Lillian DeMott age 8 scored
in three events as did team
mate Bernadette Takash age
6. Hannah Takash scored
in 5 events in the 8 and
under category. NJCAA All
American Sarah Gilmore
got back into the swim of
things with 5 top 6 finishes
including a 3rd in the 100
yard individual medley for
Senior Women.
The Rapids also highlight
ed three Master swimmers
who contributed to the win
ning effort. Rapids Assistant
Coach Jeanne Fye, a former
National qualifier and Penn
State Alum. Took 3rd in the
Senior Women’s division
setting an open FRR team
record in the 50 yard but
terfly, where she took first
place. Chris Chu normally
tests himself in triathlons,
but stuck to the swimming
this time around contribut
ing to two first place FRR
Senior Men’s relays. Eugene
Lupinski tied with team
mate Taylor Withers for the
Sr. Men’s Champion while
showing some of his old
swimming form from his
days as a standout backstro-
ker for Penn State. Lupinski
won four events including
the 50 freestyle, 50 butterfly,
50 breaststroke and the 100
individual medley.
Flint River will next attend
the ATAC Long Course
Invitational in Tallahassee,
Florida.
Healthy Life
Izzie Tindall
By Izzie Tindall
The Basics of
Disability Etiquette
More than 54 million
Americans—friends, co
workers and neighbors—
have a disability.
Yet many of us
are unsure if,
when or how to
help, or even how
to engage ap
propriately with
someone with a
disability. Here
are some basic
reminders about
using good sense and good
manners that may prove
helpful. If you’re ever unsure
about what to do or say, just
ask the person who has the
disability!
Ask before you help. Just
because someone has a
disability, don’t assume she
needs help. If the setting
is accessible, people with
disabilities can usually get
around fine. Adults with dis
abilities want to be treated
as independent people. Offer
assistance only if the person
appears to need it. And if
she does want help, ask how
before you act.
Be sensitive about physi
cal contact. Some people
with disabilities depend
on their arms for balance.
Grabbing them—even if
your intention is to as
sist—could knock them off
balance. Avoid touch
ing a person on the
head or touching his
wheelchair, scooter
or cane. People with
disabilities consider
their equipment part
of their personal
space.
Think before you
speak. Always speak
directly to the person with a
disability, not to his com
panion, aide or sign lan
guage interpreter. Making
small talk with a person who
has a disability is great; just
talk to him as you would
anyone else. Respect his
privacy. If you ask about
his disability, he may feel
like you are treating him as
a disability, not as a human
being. However, many indi
viduals with disabilities are
comfortable with children
asking them about their
condition.
Don’t make assumptions.
People with disabilities are
the best judge of what they
can or cannot do. Don’t
make decisions for them
about participating in any
activity. Depending on the
situation, it could be a viola
tion of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) to
exclude people because of
a presumption about their
limitations.
Respond graciously to
requests. When people who
have a disability ask for
an accommodation at your
home or business, it is not a
complaint. It shows they feel
comfortable enough in your
presence to ask for what
they need. And if they get a
positive response, they will
probably come back again.
Most individuals with
disabilities may benefit
both physically and psycho
logically from an exercise,
but must first contact their
physician for medical
clearance before beginning
an exercise program. The
Albany YMCA offers Chair
Exercise, Water Aerobics,
Jump Start, and Personal
Training which may be
appropriate for individu
als with disabilities. For
more information on these
programs, or how to live a
healthy life, contact Izzie
Tindall, Senior Program Di
rector at 436-0531 ext 212.
On the Water With Scott Suggs
Shade Fishing
Most people think that
catching big bass in the
summer is more difficult, but
it doesn’t have to be. Much
like anything else that has to
spend all day outside during
the hottest part of the year,
bass will look for a shady
place to hang out. Finding
these places is the first step
towards catching more than
a sunburn during the sum
mer.
Shade fishing will pay off
on big lakes, farm ponds,
backwater sloughs and
creeks in the middle of the
day where it is common
to find bass holding on the
shady side of boat docks, in
the shade of walkways lead
ing to boat docks and piers
and in the shade of pilings
on the side of boat docks and
piers. Aquatic vegetation
like weeds and grasses also
create shade that hold bass
during the middle of the day.
When it comes to a bass’s
summertime hangout, the
thicker, denser cover is the
most likely place to find fish.
I have the most success
when fishing soft plastics
and jigs in big water shade.
Pitching a Berkley Power
Bait Power Worm or Power
Lizard under a boat dock can
cause a bass attack. These
two lures also can catch
bass in the grass. To catch
big bass in the middle of the
day in the summer months,
fish a heavy Berkley Gripper
Football Head Jig tipped
with a Power Bait Chigger
Craw that will punch a hole
in the thick grass. Then let
the bait fall.
When I fish a jig in the
grass, I’m primarily fish
ing the lure on the fall and
watching my line to see the
strike. A heavier jig results
in a faster fall, which is more
likely to produce a reaction
strike. If the lure hits the
bottom, shake your rod tip
to make the bait quiver. If a
bass doesn’t attack the bait
within 10 seconds of its lay
ing on the bottom, then I reel
the lure in and make another
cast.
If a finesse approach in the
shade doesn’t provide the
action, topwater baits can be
equally effective in warm
water. Regardless of the
time of year or the day, you
can usually find some bass
holding on shoreline cover in
shallow water, and most of
the time they will bite a top-
water bait. Experience with
depthfinders will also allow
you a third option in the
summer, fishing for struc
ture-oriented bass in deep
water on bottom breaks,
humps, drop-offs and ledges.
Some anglers will only fish
where they see bass holding
close to or on the bottom of
the depthfinder. But more
experienced anglers will
fish the bottom breaks and
humps because they know
that many times the bass will
hold just under or beside bot
tom cover, and you might not
spot them on a depthfinder.
Though it may be the hot
test time of the year around
most of the country, it never
hurts to take some time and
think about what the fish are
doing and why they do it.
Look for things in the lake
that are likely to have appeal
to a bass and focus your
efforts on those areas. You
might be drenched in sweat,
but this time of year can
produce some of the year’s
best fishing it you approach
it the right way.
Scott Suggs is the 2007
FLW Champion and the first
angler in professional bass
fishing to win $1 million in a
single tournament.