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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, September 21, 2011, Page 7A
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Three Master Gardeners work in the education garden at the Creekside Center of Chehaw
Park. Phyl Strawbridge, Shirley Ray and Patsy Stripling weed around the huge goldenrod
plant on a recent workday. Also working was Norris Wootton, not pictured. Sadly, goldenrod
gets blamed for allergies when in fact it is just a beautiful flower and the true allergen is
ragweed which blooms at the same time. The Creekside garden has a number of native and
ornamental plants. SOWEGA Master Gardeners are active in several counties in SW Georgia
maintaining gardens and planning new ones. Master Gardeners are also available to help
homeowners with landscape problems.
Sentences Issued In
Magistrate Court
You never
outgrow the need
for vaccines
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week
Chief Magistrate Judge
Jim Thurman issued
sentences in Lee County
Magistrate Court Septem
ber 6, 2011.
Miguel Rojas, charged
with theft by shoplift
ing, was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion except for three days
in jail and lined $1000.00.
Kimberlie Rose Miller,
charged with deposit ac
count fraud and disorderly
conduct, was sentenced to
12 months supervised pro
bation and lined $376.00.
Lisa Rena Bartlett,
charged with disorderly
conduct, was sentenced to
12 months supervised pro
bation and lined $376.00.
Kayla Ann Williams,
charged with disorderly
conduct, was sentenced to
12 months supervised pro
bation and to complete 40
hours community service.
Bruce Allen Watson,
charged with two counts
of disorderly conduct,
entered into the conditional
discharge program.
Denzel M. Robinson,
charged with disorderly
conduct, was sentenced
to 12 months supervised
probation and to complete
80 hours of community
service.
Dixie Owens, charged
with disorderly conduct,
was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion and lined $565.00.
Timothy Wayne Fritts
was charged with Dis
charging of firearms in
subdivision. The defen
dants’ charge of discharg
ing of firearms in subdivi
sion was Nolle Prosequi by
the prosecutor.
Ronald Gene Ketchum,
charged with public drunk,
was sentenced to 15 days
in jail. On a charge of fail
ure to appear in court, the
defendant was sentenced to
5 days in jail.
Carlo Montrel Malone,
charged with possession
of marijuana less than an
ounce, was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion and lined $975.00.
Adriene Rochele Covin,
charged with Possession
of Marijuana less than an
ounce, was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion and lined $975.00.
Matthew Aaron Young,
charged with disorderly
conduct, entered into the
conditional discharge
program.
Barbara Ann Crosby,
charged with cruelty and
neglect, was sentenced to
12 months supervised pro
bation and lined $295.00.
Steven Anthony Jordan,
charged with disorderly
conduct while intoxi
cated, was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion and lined $565.00.
John Henry Thomas,
charged with disorderly
conduct while intoxi
cated, was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion and lined $295.00.
Timothy Blade Collier,
was charged with depos
iting trash on public or
private property and allow
ing yard to be over grown.
The defendant’s charges of
depositing trash on public
or private property and
allowing yard to be over
grown was Nolle Prosequi
by the prosecutor.
Donna Ellen Bailey,
charged with disorderly
conduct, was sentenced to
12 months supervised pro
bation and lined $376.00.
Gunner Hendrick Gowan,
charged with possession of
alcoholic beverages under
21, was sentenced to six
months supervised proba
tion and lined $403.00.
John Russell Frazier,
charged with disorderly
conduct, entered into the
conditional discharge
program.
Michael Scott Gaebler,
charged with discharging
of offensive Matter, was
sentenced to 12 month
supervised probation
and lined $1048.00. On a
charge of failure to pay and
obtain business License,
was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion and lined $565.00.
Donald Nelson Draper
was charged with animal
at large. The defendants’
charge of Animal at Large
was Nolle Prosequi by the
prosecutor.
Lanta Jo Cook, charged
with disorderly con
duct, was sentenced to
12 months supervised
probation and to complete
80 hours of community
service.
James Dillon Wilson was
charged with two counts
of animal at Large. The
defendant was sentenced to
12 months supervised pro
bation and lined $160.00.
On a charge of no proof
rabies, the defendant was
sentenced to 12 months
supervised probation and
lined in $160.00.
Quinteesa A. Perry was
charged with two counts
of deposit account fraud.
The defendants’ charges
of deposit account fraud
were Nolle Prosequi by the
prosecutor.
Catja K. Draper, charged
with deposit account fraud,
entered into the conditional
discharge program.
William E. Reese,
charged with two counts
of deposit account fraud,
was sentenced on the first
count to 12 months super
vised probation and lined
$160.00 and pay restitution
of $88.72. On the second
count, was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion and lined $160.00 and
pay restitution of $93.86.
Timothy L. Moye,
charged with two counts of
deposit account fraud, on
the first count was sen
tenced to 12 months super
vised probation and lined
$160.00 and pay restitution
of $75.63. On the second
count, was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion and lined $160.00 and
pay restitution of $80.34.
Brian Jonathan Wing
field, charged with de
posit account fraud, was
sentenced to 12 months su
pervised probation except
for 30 days in jail and lined
$511.00 and pay restitution
of $325.00.
Dana Carol Cross,
charged with two counts
of deposit account fraud
on the first count was
sentenced to 12 months su
pervised probation except
for 60 days in jail and lined
$592.00 and pay restitution
of $350.00. On the second
count, was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion and lined $430.00 and
pay restitution of $300.00.
Floyd A. Martin, charged
with deposit account
fraud, was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion and lined $187.00 and
pay restitution of $126.00.
Bobby L. Sampson, Jr.,
charged with two counts of
deposit account fraud, on
the first count was sen
tenced to 12 months super
vised probation and lined
$295.00 and pay restitution
of $219.23. On the second
count, was sentenced to 12
months supervised proba
tion and lined $295.00 and
pay restitution of $247.32.
Patsy E. Span, charged
with deposit account
fraud, forfeited a cash bond
of $166.00. On a charge of
failure to appear, the defen
dant forfeited a cash bond
of $1000.00.
Ryan Ranew, charged
with two counts of deposit
account fraud, forfeited a
cash bond of $868.93 on
the two counts.
Barbara Ann Mullis,
charged with deposit ac
count fraud, forfeited a cash
bond of $2,136.03.
Jontanna Greene, charged
with deposit account fraud,
forfeited a cash bond of
$248.49.
Dani Tippins, charged
with deposit account fraud,
forfeited a cash bond of
$309.47.
Gamel T. Harper, charged
with deposit account fraud,
forfeited a cash bond of
$251.57.
Travis L. Banks, charged
with deposit account fraud,
forfeited a cash bond of
$533.51.
Nicole Shrie Miller,
charged with deposit ac
count fraud, forfeited a cash
bond of $807.00.
Sean Heffernan, charged
with deposit account fraud,
forfeited a cash bond of
$325.00.
Donna M. Griffin,
charged with deposit ac
count fraud, forfeited a cash
bond of $304.00.
Vontresa Jordan, charged
with deposit account fraud,
forfeited a cash bond of
$173.94.
Special to the Ledger
Vaccines aren’t just for
kids, adults need protec
tion too! September 18
kick starts National Adult
Immunization Awareness
Week and the Georgia
Department of Public
Health reminds Georgians
that you never outgrow the
need for vaccines.
Data from the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) show
adults remain largely
unvaccinated against
preventable infectious
illnesses. In fact, survey
results from the National
Foundation for Infectious
Diseases suggest that doc
tor/patient communication
challenges may be at least
part of the problem. The
survey reported one in live
adults believe vaccines are
optional for healthy adults
and 19 percent of those
surveyed believe vac
cination is generally not
recommended for adults
except for influenza or
travel-related vaccines.
“Roughly 95 percent of
the 50,000 Americans who
die every year from vac-
cine-preventable diseases
are adults,” said Dr. Anil T.
Mangla, Georgia Depart
ment of Public Health.
“By not getting vaccinated
as recommended, adults
are leaving themselves
needlessly vulnerable to
illness and potentially
spreading vaccine-prevent-
able diseases such as per
tussis (whooping cough) to
their friends, family and
colleagues.”
In 2010, 247 pertussis
cases were reported to
Georgia’s Department of
Public Health, with adults
accounting for 22 percent
of cases. In Georgia in
2010, 61.8 percent of adults
65 years and older received
an annual seasonal influ
enza vaccination. There
were nine deaths in Geor
gia among adults in 2010
from seasonal influenza.
In 2010, 64.4 percent of
adults in Georgia, 65 years
and older have received the
pneumococcal vaccination
within their lifetime. The
Healthy People 2020 goal
for pneumococcal and
seasonal influenza vacci
nation is 90 percent.
National Adult Immu
nization Awareness Week
is recognized to promote
among adults that they
are never too old for their
shots. Safe and effective
vaccines are available to
protect adults and children
alike against potentially
life-threatening diseases
such as tetanus, diphtheria,
meningococcal disease,
hepatitis A, hepatitis B,
shingles, measles, mumps,
rubella and varicella
(chickenpox). Many adults
are unaware of the po
tential risks of vaccine-
preventable disease, the
need for booster doses
or the availability of new
vaccines. So this Septem
ber, talk to your health
care provider or visit your
public health department
and find out if you’re cur
rent on your immunization
recommendations and get
immunized today.
The Georgia Department
of Public Health encourag
es all Georgians to protect
their friends, family and
themselves from vaccine-
preventable diseases by
getting vaccinated. For
more information on im
munization, visit http://
health.state.ga.us/pro
grams/immunization
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