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Page 2A, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, December 18,2019 Photo by Derryl Quinn LCMS West Team Force Speaks To Commissioners Team Force students from Lee County Middle School West shared the importance of the Bob White Quail with the Lee County Commissioners during their meeting December 10th. Pictured with LCMS West Team Force on the back row are Chairman Billy Mathis, Commissioner John Wheaton, Commissioner George Walls and Vice chairman Rick Muggridge. Submitted Photo Lee County High School is proud to announce the Governor’s Honors Program district nominees for this year. From left to right is Dev Patel, Jude Mullins, Sophia Lin, Jackson Ellsworth, and Will Tomlinson. Congratulations to these students! The GHP Program is a 4 week residential summer program for gifted and talented high school students at Berry College. It offers instruction that differs from typical high school classrooms and provides students with academic, cultural, and social enrichment. These students are now eligible to continue the next step in the application process. Lee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to 114 Calls Lee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to 114 calls during the week of De cember 8 - 14, 2019. EMS Responses EMS responded to two calls for abdominal pain/ problems. EMS responded to one call for air medical transport EMS responded to five calls for breathing problem. EMS responded to four calls for chest pain (non-traumatic). EMS responded to two calls for convulsions/ seizure. EMS responded to three calls for diabetic problems. EMS responded to seven calls for falls. EMS responded to five calls for fire standby. EMS responded to two calls for hemorrhage/ laceration. EMS responded to two calls for medical alarm. EMS responded to one call for overdose/poison ing/ingestion. EMS responded to two calls for psychiatric problem/abnormal be havior/suicide attempt. EMS responded to 13 calls for sick person. EMS responded to eight calls for stroke/ CYA. EMS responded to 14 calls for traffic/transpor tation incidents. EMS responded to six call for transfer/interfa cility/palliative care. EMS responded to three calls for traumatic injury. EMS responded to two calls for unconscious/ fainting/near fainting. EMS responded to one call for unknown prob- lem/person down. EMS made 83 respons es for the week. Fire Responses Fire department re sponded to two structure fires. Fire department re sponded to three activat ed alarms. Fire department re sponded to nine MVC calls. Fire department re sponded to 15 calls to assist EMS. Fire department re sponded to one call to stranded boater. Fire department re sponded to one call that was canceled. Fire department responded to 31 calls during the week. Lee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to 114 calls during the week of De cember 8 - 14, 2019. 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Additional gains were recorded in employment and wages and salaries, as documented in the “2018 Economic Benefits of Forestry in Georgia” report. “The state’s forest industry supports more than 148,000 jobs in Georgia,” said Georgia Forestry Commission Director Chuck Wil liams, “and each of them contributes significantly to our quality of life. From everyday prod ucts such as lumber and paper to environmental services such as clean air, clean water and wild life habitat, Georgia’s forests impact everyone.” Highlights of the report show Georgia’s forest industry: • generated $977 mil lion in state government revenues. • provided $110 million for the state budget (an increase of 12% over 2017). • continues to be led by the pulp and paper industry sector with 61% of output, 36% of employment and 44% of compensation paid to employees. The report shows the top three employment regions in Georgia for forestry related jobs are Atlanta, Southern Geor gia, and Coastal Georgia. These areas account for almost half of the forestry related jobs in the state. Georgia boasts more than 24.5 million acres of forestland, with almost all of its timber- land (23.9 million acres) privately owned. Forest growth exceeds removals by 48% annually. Timber is growing at a rate of 65 cubic feet per second, or two tons per second. To read the 2018 report and learn more about the services of the Georgia Forestry Commission, visit GaTrees.org. ( a 9 Allison Snow Allison Snow - 3rd Grade ELA Special to the Ledger Mrs. Allison Snow joined our 3rd grade ELA department this school year. Mrs. Snow did her student teaching at KPS and has been teaching for 9 years. Being a youth leader at her church, a mother of three children, and a teacher, her entire life has been devoted to help ing children. Mrs. Snow is also currently seeking her master’s degree from Georgia Southwestern State University. We are excited to have her in the TOES family.
