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THEME: ASTRONOMY
ACROSS
1. Rises to the top when
milk boils
6. Lake in Provence
9. Tool storage place
13. Vast multitude
14. Id’s partner
15. Buzz Lightyear’s
buddy
16. Dostoevsky’s “The
17. Sports fanatic
18. “Bad news travels
fast’’, e.g.
19. Pick out
21. *Ours is the Milky
Way
23. In favor of
24. “ in Black’’ by
AC/DC
25. *Constellation Leo is
a big one
28. Do over
30. They’re sometimes
removed at youth, sing.
35. Mine deposits
37. Female equivalent of
“sir’’
39. Actress Watts
40. Lawn pest
41. *Galactic path
43. Tear in pantyhose
44. Arabian chieftain
46. Tropical edible root
47. Drug-induced state
48. Government collec
tors
50. Rock opera based on
“La Boheme’’
52. Army bed
53. “What’s the ?’’
55. Maiden name indica
tor
57. *Sky glow
60. *Point right above
you
63. Assassinated Bolshe
vik leader
64. Bovine sound
66. White heron
68. Fireplace
69.007 creator’s given
name
70. Recurrent element
71. A deadly challenge
72.Increase
73. A knight and his
noble
DOWN
1. Life energy in Chinese
philosophy
2. *Parts of eye that
makes star-gazing possible
3. Between Ohio and
Special to the Ledger
By Cathy Elliott
The sport of NASCAR
has certainly enjoyed its
share of epic battles.
Notable contests that
spring to mind include the
on-track thriller where
the second-place cham
pionship contender won
the race on a
gutsy last-
lap pass, and
took over the
points lead at
the same time.
Then there
was the
non-verbal
match-up
where a driver
communi
cated with
a NASCAR
official using
nothing more
than a couple of fingers,
one from each hand. And
who can forget the more
vocal, and nearly physi
cal, tussle between two of
the most highly-respected
ambassadors of the sport,
about as unexpected as
a cage match between
Strawberry Shortcake and
Blueberry Muffin?
All those things, sum
marizing the actions (and
antics) of Denny Hamlin,
Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon
and Jeff Burton, occurred
on a single day, during the
November 7 NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series AAA
Texas 500 at Texas Motor
Speedway.
The storyline from that
race that has garnered
the biggest headlines and
generated the most heated
discussion, however, is
another classic duel, the
long-standing feud be
tween “fish” and “cut bait.’
Ontario
4. WWII villain
5. * shower
6. Right alternative
7. Turkish military leader
8. Line dance
9. Comes with a value
meal
10. *Many thought this of
the 1969 moon landing
11. High-strung
12. Tie
15. Non-scholarship team
member
20. Set of fundamental
beliefs
22. “Think Globally,
Locally”
24. Pelt with missiles
25. *Halley’s celestial
Four-time and reign
ing Cup Series champion
Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48
team started the race at the
top of the driver standings,
with Hamlin and Kevin
Harvick in second and
third place, respectively.
Johnson didn’t race badly
at Texas — he finished
ninth -- but
“bad” is a
relative term
during the
Chase for the
NASCAR
Sprint Cup.
When the two
guys nipping
at your heels
both finish
ahead of you,
and one of
them wins the
race, that’s
bad.
A big part of the prob
lem was attributed not to
Johnson’s effort on the
track, but to his team’s un
inspired effort on pit road.
Stats indicate that midway
through the race, the No.
48 had lost 41 seconds and
11 positions in the pits. In
NASCAR’s time zone, 41
seconds is like the differ
ence between dog years
and human years; in other
words, not favorable for
the dog.
Gordon’s crew, on the
other hand, a team no
longer mathematically
eligible to take home the
title, rolled out consistent
pit stops all day, until their
driver was knocked out
of the race after a hard
crash under caution (see
Strawberry Shortcake and
Blueberry Muffin, above).
Gordon and Johnson
are teammates. Johnson’s
team had spent the day
body
26. Smell of baking
bread, e.g.
27. Teleprinter exchange
machine
29. *A shooting star does
this across the night sky
31. Don Johnson’s “
Bridges”
32. *Space shuttles land
with two booms
33. Carl Jung’s uncon
scious prototype of self
34. *It travels 186,000
miles per second
36. *Constellations are
stars that to form
shapes
38. Irish name of Ireland
42. 1000 kilograms
cutting bait, while Gor
don’s bunch, who came to
Texas ready to fish, were
left standing around with
a loaded tackle box and no
boat. What to do?
Duh. Chad Knaus, four
time and reigning NAS
CAR Sprint Cup Series
championship crew chief,
moved those seven anglers
over to his marina, on the
spot. A couple days later,
Hendrick Motorsports an
nounced the switch would
stand for the remainder of
the season.
The backlash has been
surprisingly negative.
Johnson supporters feel his
pit crew members, many
of whom have been with
him for all four of his title
runs, were treated disre
spectfully. After all, even
Abraham Lincoln knew,
and famously commented,
that changing horses in
midstream is probably not
the best plan for a success
ful crossing.
Gordon supporters
feel their driver has been
effectively robbed of his
whopping two remain-
45. Wove again
49. Neither
51. These are held to be
true
54. Chinese silk plant
56. *Number of planets
(sans Pluto)
57. Hokkaido (Japan)
language
58. Strong desire
59. California
60. An athlete strives to
be in the
61. Poplar, e.g.
62. Organic pigment with
iron
63. “He’s just a ”
65. It has acorns
67. Baseball great Wil
liams
ing chances to win a race
this season. Supporters of
the other 10 drivers in the
Chase contend you just
can’t do stuff like that; it
simply isn’t fair.
But “fair,” like “bad,” is
a relative term. In NAS
CAR, if there’s no written
rule against it, it’s fair.
When you’re running for a
championship, all bets are
off. “Wait and see” time is
over; now, you “recognize
and do.”
So Knaus did. He’s tak
ing a lot of heat for the
decision, but frankly, I can
see where he’s coming
from.
Former NASCAR Slim
Jim All Pro Series cham
pion Hal Goodson owns
and operates a service sta
tion about a mile down the
street from my office. Last
month when I went out to
the parking lot and my car
wouldn’t start, I called Hal
and he came over to take
a look. The verdict: My
battery, which had been
See NASCAR,
page 3C
Dave
by Dave Ramsey
Special to the Ledger
(prepping kids
for healthy habits)
Dear Dave,
We have two kids, ages
eight and
11. When
they get
some
money
we have
them take
out 10
percent
for tithes
or giving,
and 10
percent
for sav
ing. It’s
difficult
with the
younger one sometimes,
because all he wants to do
is spend money. And really,
what’s the point if he gets
ten dollars of putting away
just a dollar? How do you
convince a child this age
that it’s good to save?
Allen
Dear Allen,
First, I think you’ve got a
nice plan in place working
with them on saving and
giving. With a kid who’s
eight, you start out by ex
plaining it the best you can
on his level. Then, if he still
doesn’t want to do it, you
make him do it anyway.
Sometimes, as a parent, you
have to pull rank when it
comes to doing what’s best
for the kid.
Now, here’s the point of
saving, even if it’s only a
dollar. You want to make
sure you teach them a pat
tern of habits that will help
them win in life. When
your kids have homework
you make them sit down
and do it. Then, you help
them when they need help,
right? The point is you
want them to learn good
study habits, so that when
they get into high school
and beyond they can suc
ceed. That one dollar won’t
make him rich right now,
but getting into the habit of
saving - because his mean,
old dad made him do it
when he was a kid - will
make him wealthy one day!
You might try setting
goals for him, too. Lots of
younger kids have trouble
with the concept of saving.
But if you set some goals,
and let him save up a little
Says
bit of money and pay for
something himself, it will
be a real lesson for him. It
will show him that delaying
pleasure really pays off.
Make
sure you
start out
small,
with a
few easily
attainable
goals.
Then,
you’ll be
paving
the way
for bigger
things,
like sav
ing for a
car and
maybe even college!
—Dave
(landlord wants
protection)
Dear Dave,
I’m a new landlord, and
I have a question. In the
event of a lawsuit, what is
the best way to protect my
personal assets?
Carrie
Dear Carrie,
I’d go with a liability
umbrella policy of about
two million dollars. This
picks up where your liabil
ity leaves off on your car,
homeowner’s and rental
property lire and extended
coverage policies. It’s not
very expensive, either.
If you start to build a sub
stantial portfolio of invest
ment real estate, such as
houses, you might want to
begin putting every four or
five properties you buy into
a separate corporate entity.
I’d advise an LLC, which
is a kind of cross between
a sole-proprietorship and
a corporation. Plus, it has
some of the best charac
teristics of both business
types.
Each LLC is a separate
company with its own
checking account. If you do
all the paperwork properly,
and an LLC entity owns a
property where someone
falls and sues you, then
they can only sue for the
assets of that company.
—Dave
* For more financial help
please visit daveramsey.
com.Provide by Leesburg
United Methodist Church.
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I Flowers & Happy Birthday
Grade Duckworth
Compliments of
Leesburg Flower and Gift
Leesburg, Georgia
Phone 759-6917
Flowers may be picked up at Leesburg Flower and Gift
Happy Birthday To
November 18: Lauren Powell, Ruth Zimny, Stewart Warren, Jared
Price, Jason Roberts, Judy Dunnagan, Katrina Hadley, Ivy Gibbs,
April Graffam, Jared McGee, Darby Espy, Larry Faircloth, Abby
Sherman, Bryan Hicks, Jessica Wright, Crystal M. Doster, Gordon
Lewis; November 19: Joseph Askew, Rodgers Winters, Ruth Ann
Beach, Joycene Ojemakinde.Greg Hadley, Brittany Inlow, Raleigh
Carlson, Marlee Graham, Grace Herring, Kristen Gillis, Ivy Mill
er, Angie Korona, Jackie Ammons, Lisa Gillis, Jim Haire, Marquel
Wimbush, Guy Joiner, David Shoe, Winnie Beamon, Lindsay
Edwards, Timmy Sanders, Richard Mock, Chris Walker, Lisa
Catherine Jones; November 20: Lonkeria Wright, Laura Calhoun,
Lonkeria B. Wright, James Singleton, Christy Nelson, Michelle
Gibbs, Michael Housely, Maegan Thomas, Chance Styck, Paula
Lewis, Ed Matthews, Jacob Sills; November 21: Jewell Carr, Ryan
Tindell, Kim Ralich, Brittney Mathis, Alexander Householder,
Tammy Conley, Christy Wright, Charles Moore, Frances Knowles,
Jade Arrington; November 22: Brian Gosa, Willie F. Harrison,
Mallory Davis, Gail Prescott, Blake LeBanc, Jay Dukes, Kaitlyn
Parrish, Jan Warren, Bill Cannon, Donna Thomas, Lee McLeod,
Sarah Jeffcoat, Brittany Elizabeth O’Neal, Janice Halstead, Byron
Johnson, Oliver McClary, Ronnie Eugene Stripling; November
23: Hazel Toole, Emma Knight, Patsy Ivey, Samuel Ferrell, James
Isler, Jackie Halstead, Margaret Moore, Ruby Lee Hawkins, L.
Brandon Jones, Kathi Hetland, Taylor Eubanks, Dean Kistler, Deb
orah Langley, Debbie McCorkle, Bonnie "Michelle” Dean, Karen
Richter; November 24: Gracie T. Duckworth, Mandi Jones, Luke
Powell, Aaron Lyons, Andy Gubitti, Nan Pollock, Mona Woodard,
Amber Griffin, Terry Bowman, Dollie Patalivo, Jackie Thaggard,
Angie Dedge, Crystal Melton, Brett Smith, Phyllis Harcrow, Brent
Luckie, Ann Holland, J.W. Dixon, Nancy S. Jones
Happy Anniversary To
November 18: Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Entz, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Wills,
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Anglin; No
vember 19: Mr. and Mrs. David Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Mickey
Banks, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Harcrow,
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Gibson; November 20: Mr. and Mrs. Danny
Grebel, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cravey, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Liebold, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Todd Stone, Mr. and Mrs.
Rex Lamb; November 21: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Walker, Mr. and Mrs.
Lew Parker; November 22: Mr. and Mrs. Clay Stiles, Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Tanner, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Rhodes, November 23:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Joiner, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Goddard, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Wilson; November 24: Mr. and Mrs. Don Knight,
Mr. and Mrs. Benny Rish
On NASCAR: Fish or cut bait
Cathy Elliott