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Historical Society Clean-up For JuaFest Saturday, April 20th, 9 a,m, Kiwanis Club Golf Tournament Thursday, April 25th oJkview Gralf Club Thursday, April 18,2013 2 Sections, 14 Pages The. Voice, off CicuuffoicL County tinea> 7927 f f?l&o beZuiruf (pytjon. & ^Peoc/v Co. J Crawford Woman At Boston Marathon Decision To Enjoy Race May Have Saved Her Life BY WILL DAVIS Special to The Post A Crawford County woman was running in Monday’s Boston Mara thon when her husband heard that a bomb had gone off at the finish line. He anxiously called to check on her. Dana “Kitty” Robinson, 37, of Hopewell Road in Culloden, was coasting along in downtown Boston and answered the call. Her husband, Casey Robinson, asked if she heard what had happened. Kitty Robinson, a mother of seven children ages 3-15, said she knew nothing — what was the problem? Her husband told her the news. Not knowing what to do, she kept running. At 3:22 p.m., she hit the last checkpoint, the 40-kilome ter mark, with a time of 4 hours, 36 minutes and 22 seconds. It was a slow time for her by design. She had decided this year, in her sec ond Boston Marathon, not to rush, but to just enjoy the race, as much as one can enjoy a marathon. If she hadn’t, she would have been at the finish line much earlier. Maybe about the time the bombs went off. And then, a half mile from the finish line, everyone just stopped. Word spread through the crowd that runners and spectators needed to turn around and walk the other way. No one else could finish the race. Robinson, who heard the third blast, later determined to be a bomb detonated by police, com plied. Meanwhile, Kitty Robinson’s mother and sister were on a Boston subway on their way to meet her at the finish line. It too had stopped and they were told about the bombs as they de-boarded. Thankfully, both parties had cell phones and they were able to contact one another and reunite in the mass confusion of downtown Boston. Casey Robinson is the director of maintenance and facilities at Camp Grace in Crawford County, a Christian camp for underprivi leged children. He said he’s so glad his wife had her cell phone this year so they could communicate even while she ran. Last year, in her first Boston Marathon, she had no phone. Still, he said it’s hard not to be with her like he was last year. He said he hopes her plane is able to fly to Atlanta on Tuesday without delay. Robinson has a lot of Monroe County ties because he worked at Camp Kaleo in the county for four years before going to Camp Grace. The guess among his friends is that he’s eager to hold her in his arms at the airport on Tuesday. “You’re not kidding,” said Casey Robinson. “It’s killing me not to be with her.” Dana “Kitty” Robinson The Georgia Post, the Voice of Crawford County since 1921, was awarded first place by the Georgia Press Association for outstanding achievement in the advertis ing profession. The Post’s 2012 Hometown Christmas special edition placed first statewide in the 2012 Advertising Excellence Contest. “To receive first place state wide is quite an accomplishment,” Publisher Victoria “Vicky” Simmons stated. “We are so honored. We only entered two categories and to get first place just blows us away. We are very proud of this award and hope that our community and loyal readers take pride in it as well. We strive to put out the best publication possible every week which is sometimes difficult with only two employees. This award is a testament to our advertisers that we care how their ad looks and take pains in de signing their advertisements. We say thank you to everyone who helped make this special edition possible.” Pictured are Simmons and Abigail Adams. Arrest Made In Theft From Vehicles Raines Named Principal At CCES; System Getting New School Bus On April 5th and 7th, 2013, Crawford County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to two separate incidents in volving theft calls on Hayes Farm Road and Fair Play Hill Road. These calls were entering automobiles by force with several items be ing taking at both locations. This investigation lead to the arrest of Michael Keith Beavers, 29, by Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputies on April 8, 2013. At the time of this Press Release, Beavers is being held at the Bibb County LEC on other charges. Crawford County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have obtained (2) warrants for Entering an Automobile. By Abigail Adams The Georgia Post On Tuesday, April 9th the Crawford County Board of Education met with a BB&T bank representative who says the bank would like to do business with the school system more efficiently. Also they announced an addition to their bus fleet coming soon and announced Paris Raines as the new elementary school principal. The meeting of the BOE started with a representa tive from BB&T bank, Lisa Castro-Poveda, from Macon. She visited the board to talk about how the school system and the bank could do busi ness together more efficiently by changing two of their interest bearing accounts to non-interest bearing accounts. Board member, Lee Sand ers, questioned what the system would get out of changing these accounts. Pov- eda answered that the system and the staff members would continue to receive the ef ficient service they have been receiving for years. She stated that the bank has been losing money on the accounts held by the school system because they are so large and regula tions on accounts of that size have changed over the last few years. Sanders was not convinced that the route presented to them by Poveda was the best and suggested that the board bid out for different banks to take on the school system’s accounts. “While BB&T is trying to find the most profitable way to do business with us (the BOE), it is our job to find a more profitable way to do business as well,” Sanders stated before he made the mo tion to look at other banking services. The motion carried with board member Jake Howell in opposition. An out of state field trip is being planned for 13 high school students to Bryson City, North Carolina. The trip will take the group to Chero kee, NC, where the Trail of Tears begins. The goal of the trip is to help make the history they have learned in class a real experience. The board ap proved the trip unanimously. A new bus will soon be added to the Crawford County fleet. It will be a handicap accessible bus. The school system already has two buses which are handicap acces sible and this third will help make the trip to Macon to take handicapped children to the different schools there, such as the Academy for the Blind. The bus comes from Yancey through Bluebird and will only require $23,000 in SPLOST money to cover the necessary additions. The board approved the bus bond bid with Sanders not voting due to a conflict in interest in the matter. As the meeting went into board member reports, Sand ers brought up a matter that has been discussed in other meetings, the issue of up and coming technology being used in classrooms. He stated that he is seeing more use of technology in classrooms through the state and he would like to be sure that the Craw ford County school system is prepared to take the next step into the new era. He suggested See, RAINES, Page 10 On Tax Deadline Day, April 15th, the Modern Woodman of America gave a lasting gift to the community. Members of Chapter 741 and Chapter 16439 planted a Chinese Pistache and an oak tree in David Bailey Park. A Sasanque was planted at the Civic Center in Roberta. Through the Plant A Tree Program and the help of its members, Modern Woodmen has planted thousands of trees across the United States. For more information contact Betty Harris at 478-836-4475 or Evelyn Harris at 478-836- 4573. Pictured are Russell Harris, Joanne Hamlin, Charlie Harris, Betty Harris and Evelyn Harris.
