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Page 2 — Wednesday, February 4, 2009, The Millen News
Volunteers needed for Anthrax exercise
By Deborah Bennett
Millen News Editor
The East Central Health Dis
trict (ECHD), the Jenkins
County Health Department
and the Jenkins County Medi
cal Reserve Corps (MRC) will
conduct a “Strategic National
Stockpile (SNS) Anthrax
Drive-Thru Full Scale Exer
cise” Saturday, May 30, at the
Jenkins County High School,
433 Barney Avenue.
A community orientation on
this exercise will be held noon
- 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11,
at Cindy’s Cafe on Cotton for
the purpose of recruiting local
volunteers to assist and sup
port response and recovery ef
forts.
This event will test the abil
ity of the district, Jenkins
County Health Department
and Jenkins County Medical
Reserve Corps to respond to an
anthrax event affecting Jenkins
County residents. The event
will also meet requirements set
by the Center for Disease Con
trol and Prevention regarding
the distribution of medical
supplies through the Strategic
National Stockpile.
For more information about
this exercise and volunteering,
contact Pam Drake, Jenkins
County nurse manager at (478)
982-2811 or Julie Chance,
Jenkins County Family Enrich
ment Center director at (478)
982-8004. You may also con
tact the district office at (706)
667-4275.
Perdue announces region Work Ready grants
Governor Sonny Perdue re
cently announced $1.6 million in
federally-funded grants to four
Georgia regions working toward
earning Work Ready Region sta
tus. These regions bring together
their assets and leaders to create
regional talent pools targeting
existing strategic industries and
to increase economic develop
ment opportunities.
“By aligning our assets and
working collaboratively to at
tract and grow jobs in our state’s
strategic industries, Georgia
Work Ready Regions are mak
ing our state a more attractive
destination for companies,” said
Governor Perdue. “This effort is
reaping great rewards and I am
happy to be able to add the four
new regions.”
The four new Work Ready
Regions grant recipients include
South Georgia for bioscience.
East Central Georgia for energy,
Metro-Atlanta (Western Innova
tion Crescent) for bioscience and
South Central Georgia for ad
vanced manufacturing. Addi
tional counties may be added to
some regions as the Work Ready
Region process proceeds. The
counties include Atkinson, Ben
Hill, Berrien, Brooks,
Burke, Clayton, Cobb, Coffee,
Colquitt, Columbia, Cook,
Echols, Fulton, Glascock,
Hancock, Irwin, Jefferson,
Jenkins, Lanier, Lincoln,
Lowndes, McDuffie, Richmond,
Screven, Taliaferro, Warren,
Wilcox and Worth.
The potential Work Ready
Regions will each receive a
$400,000 grant to assist in in
creasing the skill level of its
workforce. Specifically, increas
ing the number of individuals in
the workforce holding a Work
Ready Certificate, ensuring each
county in the region earns Certi
fied Work Ready Community
status, encouraging local em
ployers to complete Work Ready
job profiles and developing in
dustry specific career pathways
for the emerging, transitioning
and existing workforce. An im
portant component of their work
will be aligning regional avail
able workforce work readiness
skill levels to those needed to fill
strategic industry jobs.
“By developing a pipeline of
qualified workers, Georgia can
ensure that companies will have
one of their most important re
sources for continued growth
and innovation,” said Governor
Perdue. “Our Work Ready Re
gions are establishing career
pathways that lead to life-long
learning among our citizens and
a bright future for our employ
ers.”
Each regional effort is being
led by a local businessperson
associated with the strategic in
dustry, according to Debra
Lyons, director of the
Governor’s Office of Workforce
Development (GOWD). This
leader will work closely with
GOWD through the Work Ready
Region academy to ensure con
tinuity of efforts among the vari
ous regions, and will assemble
an industry network to ensure the
region’s work plan meets the
needs of the industry, both cur
rent and future.
Sheriffs Corner
Wednesday, Jan. 28, depu
ties of the Jenkins County
Sheriff’s Office responded to
a call of a missing juvenile.
Upon investigation, it was
learned than a 6-year-old
child who is autistic had left
the home on foot, walking
with the family dog, and
could not be located.
Sheriff’s deputies, assisted
by concerned citizens, Millen
Public Safety Director
Dwayne Herrington, Emer
gency Management Agency
Director Bob Fields, Jenkins
County volunteer firefighters
and Department of Natural
Resource Rangers, tracked
the child and dog down the
roadway into a wooded area
on a hunting club road. He
was soon located safe and
sound.
Police Blotter
The Millen Police Depart
ment reported the following in
cidents this week.
Thursday, Jan. 22
Charles Everett Williams of
304 Georgia Avenue was
charged with safety restraint
violation-adult, stop sign vio
lation, expired tag/no tag, no
insurance, driving with a sus
pended driver’s license-first of
fense and suspended, canceled
or revoked motor vehicle reg
istration.
David Lee Carter of 419
McComb Dr. was charged with
an outstanding probation war
rant, theft by shoplifting-first
offense, possession of cocaine
and possession of drug-related
objects.
Friday, Jan. 23
David Lee Bostic of 327
Palmer Row was charged with
Oxendine offers homeowners tips in conjuction
with Severe Weather Awareness Week
Severe Weather Awareness
Week in Georgia is currently on
going through Friday, Feb. 6, and
Insurance Commissioner John
Oxendine wants to remind
homeowners of some important
insurance tips to protect their prop
erty from tornadoes, flooding and
other weather-related hazards.
While tornadoes can occur at
any time of year if atmospheric
conditions are right, March, April
and May are considered prime
months for tornadoes to
strike. Last March, tornadoes
caused severe damage across the
state; insured losses came to $250
million.
“Georgia’s tornado season is just
around the comer, and we want all
Georgia consumers to be familial'
with steps they should take to mini
mize property damage and finan
cial hardship caused by storms,”
Oxendine said.
Oxendine offers these remind
ers and tips.
While a standard homeowner’s
insurance policy covers damage
from high winds and tornadoes, it
does not cover damage from
flooding. A separate policy must
be purchased through the National
Flood Insurance Program, and can
only be purchased if your commu
nity participates in the national
program. However, a standard
mobile home policy can cover
damage caused by floods. Check
your policy.
Tips to protect yourself
from healthcare fraud
Make a list of all valuables, fur
niture, electronics, et cetera, and
photograph or videotape your
possessions. Keep copies of the
list, photographs and videotape in
a safe place outside your home. If
your home is damaged or de
stroyed in a natural disaster, it may
be difficult for you to tell your in
surance agent what you lost with
out proof.
Keep your insurance policy
numbers and your agent’s phone
number in a safe place, as well. If
disaster strikes, contact your agent
or insurance company immedi
ately.
Protect your property from fur
ther damage. For example, if your
roof is damaged, cover it with a
tarp to prevent water damage from
subsequent rain. Most policies will
not cover such damage.
Make sure you understand the
By Don Gay Sr.
SMP Outreach Coordinator (Vol
unteer), Georgia Cares
Only visit your personal doctor,
hospital or clinic for medical help.
Only they should make referrals
for special equipment, services or
medicine.
Never show anyone your medi
cal or prescription records without
first talking to your doctor or phar
macist.
If someone calls and tries to
threaten or pressure you into some
thing - simply hang up the phone.
If someone comes to your door
and says they are from Medicare
or some other health care company
shut the door.. .It’s shrewd to be
mde!
Do your homework and talk to
your health care provider before
buying or investing in internet
“cure-all” or “miracle” products or
services.
Don’t keep mail in your mail
box for more than one day. People
steal personal information right out
of your mailbox.
Rip up or shred your Medicare
or other health care papers and
other important documents before
throwing them away. Crooks go
through the trash!
Treat your Medicare and Social
Security numbers like credit cards.
If someone offers to buy your
Medicare or social security num
ber, don’t do it.. .it’s simply not
worth it.
Remember that "Medicare”
doesn’t sell anything.
Follow your instincts-if it seems
too good to be true, it usually is!
If you suspect an error, fraud or
abuse related to health care, gather
the facts and report it.
ALWAYS read your Medicare
Summary Notice (MSN) or health
care billing statement. Your Medi
care Summary Notice is the piece
of mail stamped “This is Not a
Bill” that comes in after you get
medical care.
Look for three things on your
billing statement: Charges for
something you didn’t get; billing
for the same thing twice; and ser
vices that were not ordered by the
doctor.
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ARCHU ECTHAL BID REQUEST
The Jenkins County Board of Commissioners is
requesting bids from architectural firms on the
renovation restoration of the Jenkins County
Courthouse. Items andwhich should be included
in this bid are predesign, preliminary design, contract
documents, bidding process and contract
administration.
Bids should be received in the Commissioners’ Office
no later thin January JO, 2099 at 5:00 p.m. The Board
will open and rc\ iew the bids in hand at their regular
monthly meeting to be held
Tuesday, February 17th* 2009 tit 7 :00 p.m.
flic Jenkins County Board of Commissioners reserves
the right to reject any or all bids. Bidders will be
notified as to the bids reced ed and the firm which is
awarded the bid.
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Sheriff Robert Oglesby
said, “We can all be proud of
the cooperation between all of
our local agencies. At times
like these, the citizens of
Jenkins County can be proud
of our folks, working together
toward a common goal.”
an outstanding probation war
rant and possession of cocaine.
Saturday, Jan. 24
Doretha Young of 211 W.
Winthrope Avenue was
charged with public drunk and
aggravated assault-family vio
lence.
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If you have questions about
property insurance, you can call a
representative of Commissioner
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