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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, October 26, 2016, Page 3A
Johnson - Tolar
Engagement
Announced
Special to the Ledger
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Wendell Johnson of
Leesburg, Georgia are
pleased to announce
the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Mer
ritt Lee Johnson, to Mr.
Thomas Bryant Tolar,
son of Ms. Abby Mills
Emery of Tallahassee,
Florida, the late Mr.
Franklin Brent Tolar
and stepson of Mrs. Sara
Beth Tolar of Quincy,
Florida.
The bride-elect is the
granddaughter of Mrs.
Billy Gene Manning of
Feesburg, Georgia and
the late Mr. Manning,
the late Ms. Mary Helen
Johnson, and the late Mr.
Maxie Wendell Johnson.
Miss Johnson is a
2008 graduate of Fee
County High School.
She received a Bachelor
of Science degree in
Exercise Science from
Auburn University, and
was a member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma sorority.
She is currently pursu
ing a nursing degree at
Darton State College.
The future groom is
the grandson of Ms.
Janet Harrison Mills of
Tallahassee, Florida,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
E. “Cooter” Mills, of
Bainbridge, Georgia,
and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Tolar of Quincy, Florida.
Mr. Tolar is a 2008
graduate of Robert F
Munroe Day School. He
received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Ap
plied Science, Natural
Resource Management
from Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College.
He is employed with
the Georgia Forestry
Commission in Camilla,
Georgia as a forester.
An April 1, 2017 wed
ding is planned at First
Presbyterian Church in
Albany, Georgia.
Lee County Farm
Bureau F armer
Member Meeting
Special to the Ledger
The Fee County Farm
Bureau will hold its
Annual Farmer Member
Meeting at 6:30 PM on
Tuesday, November 15,
2016, at the Fee County
Farm Bureau Office
located at 145 Robert B.
Fee Drive in Feesburg.
A Historic Halloween
Special to the Ledger
By Gail Drake
It was October 31.
The young man walked
hurriedly through the
streets toward the center
of town, clutching his
rolled up document un
der his arm. He noticed
some townspeople were
preparing for the feast of
All Hallows’ Evening.
While the holiday had
started as a pagan Celtic
festival, the church had
adapted it as a liturgi
cal holiday to honor the
dead, specifically the
saints and martyrs. It
was a chilly day in Ger
many, and he pulled his
hood over his partially
shaved head, and tight
ened his cloak.
As he came to the
center of town he saw
the tall edifice of his
destination. The place
where public notices
were posted. He paused
as he thought again about
the risk he was taking.
This could cost him his
reputation—and his liveli
hood. Then his heart
burned within him as he
thought again about the
social injustices he had
seen. No, he could not
turn a blind eye to this
corruption.
The monk arrived at
the door of the building,
then reached in his pock
et and took out a hammer
and nails. He unrolled
his long document, then
carefully nailed the top
of the document to the
door of the castle chapel.
The paper unfurled and
he fastened the sides so
it could be clearly read.
The title leaped out. “The
Disputation of the Power
and Efficacy of Indul
gences.” So now they
were legally published on
Wittenberg Chapel - all
95 Theses.
One thesis in particular
stood out. “Why does not
the pope, whose wealth
today is greater than the
wealth of richest Crassus,
build the basilica of St.
Peter with his own mon
ey rather than with the
money of poor believ
ers?” There it was, and
a popular sentiment, too.
The Pope had decided to
finance the renovation of
the cathedral in Rome -
by collecting money for
pardoning sins, called
“indulgences.” That
practice goes against all
that the Bible teaches
about God’s holiness and
grace, thought Martin. It
was just a lie to fleece the
poor.
And so on Halloween,
1517, a hitherto unknown
Roman Catholic monk
named Martin Futher
posted his provocative
protest against the most
powerful force at the
time—the Roman Catho
lic Church. Within a few
weeks his 95 Theses were
copied and published
across the continent.
Then he was summoned
before the Imperial Diet
(assembly), the regional
ecclesiastical court. For
centuries, the European
justice system included a
court of exclusive juris
diction - the ecclesiasti
cal courts of the church,
that disciplined their
leaders and members.
This court judged not
just deeds, but beliefs.
While an American trial
is comprised of dueling
attorneys and a judge,
with a jury that is mute,
the ecclesiastical court
was a tribunal of jurors
who all interrogated the
defendant. And there
stood Martin
Futher as they
all demanded
that he recant
and disavow
his objec
tions.
Futher re
sponded that
he would - if
they could
prove from
“scripture
and right
reason” that
he had made
a mistake, but otherwise
he could not recant.
Then another tribunal,
then another. Finally, a
“papal bull” (order from
the pope), stating he had
been ex-communicated
from the church. Mean
while, Futher translated
the Bible into the com
mon German language.
His message of salvation
“by faith alone” was
shared
across Eu
rope, help
ing to fan
the flames
of the Prot
estant Ref
ormation,
eventually
realigning
the politi
cal power
structure
in Europe.
And so
the history
of Europe was turned
that day... by a small
town monk, with a piece
of paper, attached to a
wooden door, on Hal
loween, 1517.
Editor’s Note: Gail
Drake practices probate,
adoption and juvenile
court law in Albany. GA
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Of Illicit Discharge
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Special to the Ledger
When it rains storm
water hits hard surfaces
such as paved park
ing lots, rooftops and
roadways instead of
soaking into the ground
naturally. The stormwa
ter picks up oils, grease,
pesticides, fertilizers
and even bacteria and
viruses from pet waste
on its way to the storm
drainage system. Storm
water that enters the
County’s storm drainage
system is not treated at a
wastewater treatment fa
cility. Instead it empties
directly into creeks, riv
ers, wetlands and ponds,
depositing any pollutants
picked up along the way.
Fess than 1% of the
world’s water supply is
fresh water that is ac
cessible for human use
and it is replenished by
stormwater. Did you
know that 1 gallon of
oil can contaminate up
to 1,000,000 gallons
of water? Illicit dis
charges and dumping
are actions that illegally
introduce contaminants
into a waterway. Human
activities that can lead
to stormwater pollution
include vehicle wash
ing and maintenance in
parking lots, dumping
trash or waste water into
storm drains, and allow
ing runoff from pressure
washing to enter storm
drains. Anything that
goes into the storm sew
ers that’s not stormwater
is considered “illicit,”.
Fee County’s ordi
nance pertaining to an
illicit discharge reads as
follows:
No person shall throw,
drain, or otherwise dis
charge, cause, or allow
others under its con
trol to throw, drain, or
otherwise discharge into
the Fee County separate
storm sewer system any
pollutants or waters con
taining any pollutants,
other than stormwater.
According to the
United States Envi
ronmental Protection
Agency (EPA), pollution
found in stormwater
runoff (also referred
to as “nonpoint source
pollution”) is the biggest
threat to the quality of
the nation’s waterways.
Illicit discharges have
the potential to cause
excessive harm to the
environment and private
property due to flooding.
Remember - The drain
is just for the rain!
If you see something,
you’re invited to say
something. On weekdays
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
call the Code Enforce
ment Office at 229-759-
6000 or go online to
www.lee.ga.us to com
plete a complaint form.
After hours, you can
call the non-emergency
dispatch center phone
number, 229-759-6012.
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