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Page 2A,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, March 27, 2019 TAXRETURNS LCHS Distinguished Alumni Award Nominations Being Accepted Personal • Corporate Partnerships • Estates Trusts Tim Hunter CPA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT CONSULTANT (229)759-1040 www.timhuntercpa.com Special to the Ledger The Lee County High School Distinguished Alumni Committee is pleased to announce that it will be accepting nomina tions for its 2019 LCHS Distinguished Alumni Award. The purpose of the Lee County High School Distinguished Alumni Award is to recognize outstanding alumni of Lee County High School who have maintained a high standard of excellence and distinguished themselves through their work, per sonal accomplishments, or in the lives of others. These individuals exem plify the ideals of the Lee County School System and the community it serves, and should be held as role models for current and future Lee County High School students. Award Criteria • Must be a Lee County High School graduate at least 15 years prior to nomination. • Award may be given posthumously. • Nominees will have distinguished themselves through their work, per sonal accomplishments, or in the lives of others and is noted in his/her field of endeavor or recognized for his/her expertise and accomplishments. • Nominees must be in good standing in their community, past and present. • Nominees will have demonstrated positive leadership and service or contributions to commu nity or society. • There will be a maximum of 7 individu als selected each year as Distinguished Alumni. • Once a nomination is made it will be reconsid ered on an annual basis. Nomination Process and Timeline The nomination may be submitted by a friend, family member, or col league. All nominations must be postmarked/deliv ered no later than June 1, 2019 and must be submit ted by mail or in person to the Lee County Chamber of Commerce, 100-B Starksville Avenue, North, Leesburg, GA 31763. In addition to the nomi nation form, it is required that two letters of sup port of the nominee be included, completed by individuals other than the nominator, and must be included with the nomina tion form. Also, a resume of the nominee and sup porting documentation should be included with the nomination form. Nominations will be reviewed by the Distin guished Alumni Com mittee. This committee consists of representatives from (1) The Lee County Retired Educators (2) Lee County Family Con nection (3) Community- at-large (4) Lee County School System. Applications are avail able at the Lee County Chamber of Commerce or Lee County High School front office or online at the Lee County School System website: http:// www.lee.kl2.ga.us, the Lee County Panoptic website: http://www.lee. kl2.ga.us/lchs/yearbook. html, Lee County Fam ily Connection website: www.leecountyfamily- connection.org, and the Lee County Chamber website: http://www. leechamber.net/. You can also request an applica tion be emailed to you by contacting Lisa Davis at ldavis@lee.ga.us or Bill Turoski at billturoski@ synovus.com. For further information please contact Lisa Davis with the Lee County Chamber of Commerce at 759-2422, or Bill Turoski with Synovus Bank at 430-7034. 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Near The Fairgrounds 229-436-1507 Special to the Ledger by Gail Drake Off the southern coast of France, a young merchant sailor named Edmond Dantes guided his vessel the Pharaon into port, returning to Marseilles to marry his beautiful fiancee Mercedes. He was flush with the news of his promotion to cap tain. In his hand he held two objects. His dying captain had charged him to deliver a package to a comrade of the exiled Napolean Bonapart, and a letter to an unidentified man in Paris. As Edmond and his fiancee pursued wedding festivities, he noticed two men huddled in a cor ner—Danglars, another merchant sailor jealous of his promotion, and Mon- dego, a rival for his bride’s affections. On the eve of his wedding, suddenly some soldiers arrested him - for treason as a Bonapartist traitor. Edmond was stunned! He had never participated in any political activ ity. He was taken before the magistrate, Villefort. Edmond explained his status and was assured the case would be quickly discharged. He showed the package and letter to Villefort - and the mag istrate’s face turned gray. Immediately the letter was tossed into the fireplace - to destroy evidence that could hurt Edmond, said the judge. He directed Edmond to return the next day after a night in jail. The next morning Dantes was brought before the judge - who quickly sentenced him to life imprisonment. Shack led, he was loaded into a boat and rowed over to the famed Chateau D’lf, an island fortress prison. No opportunity to see the evidence or respond to the charges. No opportunity to face his anonymous accusers. No opportunity for a fair hearing before an impar tial jury or judge. And so begins “The Count of Monte Cristo,” Alexandre Dumas’ classic story of injustice, revenge, forgiveness and hope. Such was the judicial sys tem in France and much of the world, in contrast to the liberties protected by the U.S. Constitution. The Fifth Amendment provides, “No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty or property with out due process of law.” As Americans we take for granted fundamental freedoms imbedded in our foundational documents. But injustice has existed since men walked this SPRlPlKLER UPGRADE Gain greater water efficiency and save thousands in energy bills by converting to low-pressure sprinkler technology. Valley B Irrigation will ensure every drop of water works to your advantage. Schedule a sprinkler package review today! VRUEy^f Leesburg 229-331-6335 Camilla 229-330-0234 CA1090 J&B Morgan 229-849-4785 valleyirrigation.com earth. On the eve of Passover, over 2000 years ago, a teacher and healer called Jesus was praying with his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane. Suddenly a mob accosted him in the middle of the night with swords and torches, ar rested him, and marched him over to the house of the high priest. A large gathering of angry Jewish leaders was assembled, shouting accusations. Accusation after accusa tions—but they were all inconsistent. Jesus had been arrested without an established charge! Then the accused was denied an opportunity to answer each allegation. Finally a man shouted, “I heard him said he would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days.” “I heard him say that too,” shouted another. “Blasphemy!” shouted the priest, “Why do we need any more witnesses? He is worthy of death!” But the criminal indictment writ ten over his head on the cross? “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” This illegal midnight court was a violation of so many of their own proce dural rules: no nighttime trials during feasts, ac cused men were given an opportunity to prepare a defense, no bribery of wit nesses (they paid Judas), and a night had to lapse before a death verdict. The U.S. Constitution follows the Christian Judeo ethic of “fundamen tal fairness” that requires “due process of law.” Part of that legal process includes the right to know in advance the charges brought against the ac cused and the opportu nity to answer. Edmond Dantes, an innocent man, was denied a just hearing and given a life sentence. The trial of the Christ also began with a violation of established proce dural rules that resulted in a death sentence. How grateful Americans should be for our fundamental rights and freedoms. “Establish justice in the courts” Amos 5:15 Gail Drake practices probate, mediation and children’s law in Lee County.
