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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, February 20, 2019, Page 5A :: Y ig ■ - fifi . M [. mV 1 1* j ' | n ■ 1 Submitted Photo Pierre Robert Chapter Daughters of the American Colonists attending Eighty-Fifth State Assembly in Augusta, Georgia pictured left to right are Associate Member Karen Griffin, Treasurer Dawn Hamill, Past Regent Ann Garner, Registrar Brenda Bush, First Vice-Regent Martha Hill and Regent Sandi Driskill. Thank You Southwest Georgia The Albany a ©30ge8®©033P HERALD Air Conditioning & Heating Co. 'teesburq Mr 1723 Philema Rd., Albany, GA AMflCMI SfowcttMcl www.leesburgair.com • 888-8222 HEATmG » a, r conditioning Pierre Robert Chapter DAC Eighty-Fifth State Assembly Attends Pictured left to right are State Second Vice- Regent Sandi Driskill, National President Mary C. Armstrong and State Regent Thelma Kilpatrick at DAC State Assembly in Augusta, Georgia. Special to the Ledger The Georgia State Society Daughters of the American Colonists met for their Eighty- Fifth State Assembly at the Augusta Marriott in Augusta, Georgia. Members of the Pierre Robert Chapter attend ing were Regent Sandi Driskill, Vice-Regent Martha Hill, Treasurer Dawn Hamill, Regis trar Brenda Bush, Past Regent Ann Garner and associate member Karen Smith Griffin. Members attended the Candlelight Din ner on Friday evening and welcomed Na tional President Mary C. Armstrong. State Regent Thelma Kilpat rick presided over the event. State officers gave reports which in cluded a report by State Second Vice-Regent Sandi Driskill. This was followed by Chapter Regents reporting their chapter’s activities for 2018. National President Mary C. Armstrong presented a power point presentation about one of her projects “Poplar Forest, a New Path to Jefferson.” This is a home of Thomas Jef ferson located in For est, Virginia, where he shaped his thoughts and cultivated the ideas that would influence a new nation. Mary’s goal is to make Poplar Forest more accessible to visitors with signage and im proved roads. During the Saturday meeting chairmen gave reports and presented awards. Pierre Robert Chapter received ten awards and was recog nized for outstanding newspaper articles and photos in the Fee Coun ty Fedger. Awards re ceived were: First Place for Fargest Monetary Donation to Colonial & Genealogical Records, First Place Chapter Do nation National Head quarters Endowment Fund, Tie Greatest Mon etary Donation to the Historic Fandmarks and Memorials Fund, First Place Fargest Percentage Increase in Membership, 2nd Place Most New Members 2018, 100% Chapter Subscriptions to Colonial Courier, 2018, Second Fargest Number Registered State As sembly 2019, Certificate for Stamps for Wounded Warriors, Third Place Chapter History Book and Appreciation for Contributing Genea logical Books to Focal Fibraries. State Chaplain Jerry Singletary conducted a Memorial Service for daughters deceased dur Students named to Georgia State University’s Fall 2018 Dean’s List Special to the Ledger To be eligible for the Dean’s List, degree seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State during the fall or spring term with no incompletes for the semester. Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all classes taken at Georgia State. Students from your area include: Cameron Brown of Leesburg Jaquetta Davis of Albany Jonathan Kim of Al bany Joseph Reeder of Albany Kiersten Jones of Albany Kawahjahlin Rogers of Albany Leticia Prates of Al bany Leslie Sosby of Leesburg Michael Blaise of Albany Maria Mohammed of Leesburg Muzamil Mohammed of Leesburg Nigel Walton of Al bany Puja Patel of Albany Skyler Glass of Leesburg Tomia Williams of Albany On November 27th, 2018, Textron Special ized Vehicles, owner of Dixie Chopper, stopped production of the world’s fastest lawn mowers but will continue to manufacture parts. This means that any mow ers sold or that will be sold will continue to be covered by a full factory warranty, and replace ment parts will continue to be available. Textron Specialized Vehicles has also slashed prices in an effort to move out the remaining stock, making now the best time ever to buy a Dixie Chopper mower! Neil Wingfield of Wing field Ag & Lawn said this manufacturer price Georgia State Uni versity, an enterprising urban public research university, is a national leader in graduating students from widely diverse backgrounds. reduction is allowing him to sell mowers un der dealer cost. Now you can buy a residential Di xie Chopper for the price of a box store mower. Commercial mowers are also being sold for thou sands less; for example, a 60” Blackhawk which listed at $8,549 has now been slashed to $5,965. If you’ve ever wanted to be a Dixie Chopper owner, now is a great time to buy one and save like never before! Don’t wait, they won’t last long at these prices, and word is spreading fast. Stop by Wingfield Ag & Lawn at 366 US Hwy 19 South in Leesburg before it’s too late. (Paid Advertisement) Dixie Chopper Ceases Mower Production And Slashes Prices ing 2018. Among those memorialized was Fran ces Cherry Bishop of the Pierre Robert Chapter who passed away May 13, 2018. 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