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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, September 28, 2011, Page 7A
Healthful, Fun And Swap-proof School Lunches
Special to the Ledger
(NAPS)—To help parents
and caregivers faced with
the ever-challenging task
of preparing healthful
school lunches that kids
will actually eat. Regis
tered Dietitian Sarah Wally
offers a few tips:
• Include all food groups.
A balanced lunch is a
healthful lunch. Follow the
MyPlate meal- planning
model and pack a serving
or two from each of the fol
lowing categories: grains,
vegetables, fruit, dairy and
protein. Vegetables and
fruits should account for
roughly half of the meal.
• Keep foods safe. Mak
ing sure hot foods stay hot
and cool foods stay cool is
imperative to keep food-
borne illness at bay. Insu
lated thermoses are a great
option for storing soups
or warm pasta. Adding a
frozen juice box to your
kid’s lunch bag creates an
instant ice pack to keep
cool items chilled and it
will defrost just in time to
enjoy at lunch. As a bonus,
just 4 ounces of 100% juice
counts as a serving (half a
cup) of fruit.
• Get the kids involved.
Asking your children to
help plan their weekly
lunches lets them feel
important and in control.
Share with them your
criteria for a healthy lunch
and then give them some
options to choose from.
Kids will enjoy a break
from repetitious lunches
and learn a bit about creat
ing healthful meals.
• Lise lunchtime as a way
to connect. A handwritten
note can be a surprising,
sentimental way to recon
nect with your kids. Lise
a napkin to write a few
words of encouragement
before that after-lunch test
or important soccer game.
It can make their day.
Recipe for a Healthful
Lunch Box
• Choose whole grain
breads and crackers for
added fiber.
• Pack 100% juice,
providing vitamins, miner
als, and beneficial plant
compounds called phyto
nutrients.
• Stick to low-fat or fat-
free dairy products.
• Help your kids to “eat
the rainbow” by offering
a variety of colorful fruits
and vegetables.
Learn More
For more information,
log on to www.fruitjuice-
facts.org.
The lunch you pack for
your child can be one
she’ll like and good for
her, too.
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The Lee County Board of Commissioners held a Community Development Block Grant Award
Presentation Tuesday, September 27. The award presentation was at 147 Livingston Road,
Smithville, Georgia, at the corner of U.S. Hwy 19 N and Livingston Road. They will receive a
$356,000 and the county will also match the grant to complete the paving project. Chairman
Duffy said this will benefit the people living on Livingston, mail carrier, school buses and
public works. Pictured are Smithville City Councilman James Champion, Vice-Chairman
Rick Muggridge, Commissioner Betty Johnson, Smithville Mayor Jerry Myrick, Smithville
Councilwoman Willie Mae Davis, Chairman Ed Duffy, Commissioner Bill Williams and Public
Works Director Mike Sistrunk.
County Commissioners
Approve Road Projects
During the county com
mission meeting Tuesday
night, the commissioners
approved the paving of sev
eral roads. These projects
are either in SPLOST IV.
V or VI. The road projects
will be funded from DC A,
GDOT, SPLOST V and the
recent bond approved by
the board of commission
ers.
Livingston Road and
stormwater improve
ments will cost #356,373
in CDBG grant funds and
$223,300 in SPLOST V
and bond funds.
Flowing Well Road
(Stocks Dairy to White
Pond) will cost #100,000
in state funds, Westover
Road from Ledo to Fussell
Road will cost $150,000
in state funds, $285,000 in
SPLOST V and bonds.
Palmyra Road resurfac-
Langleys
Announce
Birth Of
Son
Scott and Britten Langley
announce the birth of their
son, Davis Michael Lang
ley, on September 1, 2011
at 1:23 p.m. At birth, he
weighed seven pounds and
four ounces. He was 19 and
a half ounces long.
His grandparents are
Jimmy and Wanda Langley
of Leesburg and Jimmy
and Cathy Clifton of
Albany.
ing of 1.36 miles will cost
$111,000 in state funds.
Donald, David, Thomas,
Ragan and Lane paving
will cost $600,000 in
SPLOST V funds.
Armena Road design will
cost $8,000.
Forrester Parkway
design will cost $40,000
in SPLOST V funds.
Westover Road design from
Fussell Road to Forrester
Parkway.
Kinchafoonee Creek
Road extension design
will cost $8000. Re-route
Highway 32 design will
cost $8,000.
The public works depart
ment will do the storm
water construction and
grading on a number of
the projects. The use of the
public works department
will reduce the cost.
The Transportation Im
provement Act projects are
included for preliminary
engineering.
The commissioners also
approved the Transporta
tion Investment Act list of
projects for the 14 county
area which includes Lee
County. The implemen
tation of these projects
depends on approval by
the voters next summer.
Voters will be asked to
approved an additional one
percent sales tax that will
be devoted to road projects
in the 14 county area. With
approval of the voters, Lee
County and Leesburg will
be the recipients of funding
for several projects.
$10,000 will be allocated
for Forrester Parkway Ex
tension and improvements.
This project is anticipated
to open up land for new
development and reduce
traffic on Liberty Express
way.
$2,098,950 will be used
for Kinchafoonee Creek
Road extension. This
project is anticipated to
improve traffic flow and
connect two state routes
(State Route 3/LIS 19 and
State Route 133.
$565,000 will be allocat
ed for side walk improve
ment on Main Street in
Leesburg. This project will
improve connectivity be
tween neighborhoods and
businesses.
$561,000 bridge replace
ment at State Route 118 at
Muckaloochee Creek. This
project was identified as a
priority by the county com
mission.
$770,000 is designated
for bike and pedestrian
travel on State Route 195.
This project is anticipated
to improve connectivity
between neighborhood and
businesses.
$1,000,000 is designated
for Starksville improve
ment. This project is
anticipated to improve con
nectivity between neighbor
hood and businesses.
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