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Wesley - DeReus Engagement Announced Special to the Ledger John and Sue Wesley, of Leesburg, Georgia, announce the engage ment of their daughter, Jessica Wesley to Ryan DeReus. Mr. DeReus is the son of Cherry DeRe us, of Leesburg, Geor gia, and Mike DeReus, of Albany, Georgia. The couple will exchange their wed ding vows November 10, 2019. The 3:00 p.m. ceremony will be held at the Wheeler House in Ball Ground, Georgia. Miss Wesley is the granddaughter of the late Jim and Ruth Scharbach. She is a graduate of Lee County High School and Albany Technical College. She is employed by North east Georgia Medical Center. Mr. DeReus is the grandson of Don and Marie DeReus of Al bany, Georgia and the late Claire Granado. He is a graduate of Lee County High School and attended Albany Technical College. He is employed by D H Pace. The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, July 31, 2019, Page 7A Lee County Elementary School We are “LEE”ders! Special to the Ledger By Holly Black, LCES Principal LCES is an excellent place for students to de velop their “LEE”dership skills of Learning, Encouraging, and Excel ling. Learning: Lee County Elemen tary School prides itself on a friendly family learning environment. With an excellent staff of office employees, cus todians, food service em ployees, paraprofession- als and teachers, we are committed to providing the best for our students. Our PTO is a great way to get involved. Par ent volunteers help with numerous educational events throughout the school year such as Fam ily Nights, Book Fairs, Mistletoe Mall, and Field Days. The tardy bell will be ringing at 8:05 AM this year! Please keep this in mind when dropping students off in the morn ings. Students need to be in the classrooms ready for school prior to 8:05. You may drop your child off as early as 7:30. We encourage you to drop your child off early to decrease the anxiety and frustration that run ning late can cause. We urge you to follow our drop off/pick up guide lines. When everyone follows these procedures, it provides not only a safer method of dropping off/picking up students but a faster one. LCES welcomes new staff members Suzanne Bond, Cassie Bradley, Richard Collins, Hol- lyanne Craft, Susan Crosby, Amiee Griffith, Derik McDowell, Sharon Mills, Debbie Perry, and Danielle Whitaker. Encouraging: In addition to academic skills, we teach social skills with an emphasis on respect. Through the implementation of our character education program that includes 7 Mindsets and PBIS, we model respect for yourself, for others, and for the environment. Cooperative games in PE, guidance lessons with the counselor, and conflict resolution ses sions with specialists from Aspire all assist in this endeavor of teaching respect while working together. At LCES we celebrate our differences and similarities. This mutual respect for others’ dif ferences and similari ties maintains both our uniqueness as individu als but also our connect edness to each other in our LCES Family. Students are encour aged to get involved in the many opportunities outside of the classroom that LCES offers The Hoop Shoot, archery team, Odyssey of the Mind, spelling bee, book clubs, field day, and art contests provide students with competi tive opportunities. Our spring Talent Show and Family Night perfor mances provide every child an opportunity to step on stage and be in the spotlight. Excelling: Lee County Elemen tary School remains a leader in the area of academic success. Students take pride in goal setting and then surpassing those goals. In addition to scor ing well on standard ized tests, our students perform well in and out of the classroom. Many of our students receive Honor Roll, Principal’s Scholar, and Superinten dent’s Scholar each nine weeks. Good behav ior and work ethic are also recognized at our school. Awards such as, Student of the Month, Spirit, and Perfect At tendance also provide individual recognition to our students. Students need to be well prepared to excel. Reading nightly with your child for twenty minutes can make a world of difference in his or her education. Another key to excel ling at school is stay ing informed. Students should use their agenda to write down assign ments and upcoming tests. The agenda is also a great way for parents and teachers to com municate. The cost for a planner is $6.00. Other items you may wish to purchase are the class t-shirt for $8.00 and a recorder for $4.00. We are looking for ward to a great year! See you at Open House August 6th 4:00-5:30. 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In wheat-related cases, the common carriers of the pathogens are cookie dough, cake batter and raw wheat flour. The most recent outbreak started in May and was linked to wheat flour contaminated with E. coli 026 bacteria. Three brands of contaminated all-purpose flour were found at grocery stores in eight states, to date. So far, 21 cases of E. coli 026 infections have been reported. In 2005, 26 cases in the U.S. were linked to cake- batter ice cream and in 2008 a cluster of cases in New Zealand were con nected to an uncooked baking mixture. In all of these cases, the patho gen was Salmonella. In 2009, an E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak resulted from consumption of raw cookie dough. “In the past, the reason we warned people not to eat cookie dough was not because of the flour, but because of the raw eggs,” said Francisco Diez, di rector of the UGA Center for Food Safety located on the university’s cam pus in Griffin, Georgia. Submitted Photo An increase in illnesses that trace back to wheat products has prompted scientists in the UGA Center for Food Safety to search for ways to eliminate pathogens in raw wheat without affecting the quality or taste of the staple food. In wheat-related cases, cookie dough, cake batter and raw wheat flour are common carriers of foodborne pathogens. “The two main patho gens linked to wheat products are Salmonella and E. coli.” Diez says these cases could have been prevent ed if the flour had not been consumed raw. “Flour is not meant to be consumed raw and cookie dough is still raw flour. You have to avoid consumption of foods that contain wheat flour unless they are baked, fried or cooked otherwise,” he said. “For the most part, as long as you bake what you make with the flour, you should be okay.” According to the Cen ters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it can take two to eight days for the body to present symptoms after ingesting the bacteria. For some people, like children and those who are immunocompro mised, the illness can lead to serious symptom and even kidney failure. UGA Cooperative Extension Food Safety Specialist Elizabeth An dress advises consumers who have flour from the recent recall not to use it and to discard it. If the flour was stored outside its original bag, she says to thoroughly wash and dry the flour container before using it again. “Eating raw doughs, batters or any recipe that contains raw flour can make someone sick,” she said. “Children and oth- See UGA, Page 8A "IT'TU.: U ■ '• Her First Day of School! She’ll Teh You All About It! Can You Hear Her? Ralph Jackson will help make sure you do! YOkif Ck oose Ralph Jackson? Experience • Service • Pricing Trust, Honesty, & Integrity OPEN MON.-THURS. 8:30am-4:30pm; FRI. 8:30am-3:00pm Ralph Jackson Hearing Aid Services, Inc. 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