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Reporter
May 21, 2008
Around Monroe County
Autumn Reye Copelan and Jay Ethan McLuen
Copelan, McLuen
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Copelan of Smarr announce the
engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter,
Autumn Reye Copelan, to Jay Ethan McLuen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James E. McLuen of Charleston, South
Carolina.
The bride elect is a 1998 graduate of Mary Persons
High School. She graduated from Georgia College and
State University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science
degree in psychology and graduated from the University
of Georgia in 2004 with a Master’s degree in social work.
She is employed by Oconee County Board of Education
as a Graduation Specialist at North Oconee High School.
The groom is a 1998 graduate of Madison County High
School. He attended the College of Charleston on a golf
scholarship before deciding to become a full-time profes
sional golfer.
The wedding is planned for June 14, 2008 in
Charleston, South Carolina. The couple will honeymoon
in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, then live in Athens.
Melissa Kristine McMichael and Charles David Ryser
McMichael, Ryser
Aaron and Kathryn McMichael of Emporia, Kansas,
David and Lisa Ryser of Forsyth and Ricky and Leslie
Deen of Juliette would like to announce the engagement
of their children Melissa Kristine McMichael to Charles
David Ryser. The couple was engaged February 14th,
2007.
The bride to be is a graduate of Emporia High School
and Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas. She
graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary
Education, English as a Second Language, Bilingual and
Multicultural education, and a minor in Spanish. She
teaches English as a Second Language to grades kinder
garten through fifth for the Kansas City Kansas Public
School District.
The groom to be is a graduate of Mary Persons High
School and attended Johnson County Community College
in Overland Park, Kansas. He is employed by Kansas
Locating as a sub-surface utility engineer for Kansas
Gas.
She is the granddaughter of Voyd and Janice Griffith of
Topeka, Kansas and Charles and Gay McMichael of
Newton, Kansas. He is the grandson of the late Charles
and Mary Gregory of Forsyth, Georgia.
The couple plan to wed on June 14th, 2008 at the Blue
Ridge Presbyterian Church in Raytown, Missouri.
Alexandra E. Byers
Byers
graduates
from GSU
Alexandra E. Byers of
Bolingbroke graduated
magna cum laude with a
bachelor of science degree
in nursing during the 2008
commencement exercises of
Georgia Southern
University on May 10. The
daughter of Beth and Bill
Byers of Bolingbroke, Alex
is a 2004 graduate of Mary
Persons High School. She
plans to begin her profes
sional nursing career in
China Painters at the Royal Palm
China painters Jeane Hawkins, Nan Rapilliard, Frances Mitchell and Willene McLeroy
showed their work during the group’s show hosted by the Royal Palm Cafe May 9.
Applications for driving
camp are due July 15
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia
Public Safety Training Center will be holding a safe
driving camp on Aug. 2 for ages 14-17. The camp will
run for one day and teach new drivers about driver
safety and the dangers of driving impaired. The camp
will consist of topics such as drugs that impair driving,
fatal vision, skid control and a driving simulator.
Anyone who wishes to attend should complete the
application and return it to the Monroe County
Sheriff’s Office either in person or by mail. Deadline
for applications is July 15, space is limited. The camp
does not cost anything and lunch will be provided. For
more information, please contact Captain Keith Corley
(994-7046), Deputy Michael Clay (478-258-2811) or
Deputy Clay Maddox (478-214-3482). Applicants will
be notified prior to acceptance.
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Reactions such as sneezing, congestion, and runny nose are
characteristic of seasonal allergies. Sensitization is the
process that occurs in individuals affected by hay fever, in
which the immune system identifies the allergen as a for
eign substance, and therefore produces an antibody, known
as immunoglobulin E (IgE), against that allergen. These
antibodies cause the release of substances such as hista
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Pseudoepedrine (Sudafed) is an oral decongestant avail
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by preventing the release of histamine.
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