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Page 2 —Wednesday, April 15, 2009, The Millen News JCHS senior named recipient of Walter Harrison Scholarship Graduating high school senior Lindsey Caitlin Hall has been awarded the 2009 Walter Harrison Scholarship by Planters Electric Membership Corporation (EMC). The $1,000 scholarship is designed to recognize stu dents who demonstrate academic merit and tal ent and a commitment to community service. “The Walter Harrison Scholarship helps our most de serving students financially and offers them encouragement to pursue their academic goals and dreams,” says Planters EMC General Manager Matt Brinson. Planters EMC sponsors and awards the prestigious scholar ship annually to deserving high school students and college un dergraduates who are involved in their community and possess exceptional academic ability and potential demonstrated by their high school performance, grade point average, SAT score and scholastic honors. The candi dates’ need for financial aid is also a consideration. The $1,000 awaixl can be ap plied to any accredited two or four-year university, college or vocational-technical school in Georgia. Hall has been accepted to Georgia Southern University and plans on pursuing a career in the medical field. “There is something about the body and all of its systems work ing together that amazes me,” commented Hall. "This is why I have chosen to do something in the health field.” Hall is the daughter of Terri Bolton and David Hall of Millen. Hall has an impressive aca demic record which includes leadership positions in the Jenkins County FFA chapter and membership in the Beta Club and Interact Club. She also has earned Georgia Certificate of Merit Scholar and Rotarian Scholar and was named to the Honor Roll and Principal’s List. In addition to her academic pursuits, Hall has helped with FFA community service projects that benefited the local Bethany Home and needy families, and organized a local blood drive and canned food drive for Jenkins County High School. The Walter Harrison Scholar ship was created in 1985 by the board of directors of Georgia EMC, a trade association repre senting the 42 electric coopera tives, Georgia Transmission Corp. and Oglethorpe Power Corp. The scholarship is named in honor of Millen native Walter Harrison, a pioneer in the rural electricity movement and a leader at the local, state and na tional levels in electric coopera tive programs. The scholarship is funded by Georgia’s electric cooperatives, including Planters EMC, the National Rural Electric Coopera tive Association and the Georgia Rural Electric Supply Corp. Since 1985, more than $125,000 has been awarded to students through the Walter Harrison Scholarship Program. Planters EMC is an electric distribution cooperative provid ing electricity and related ser vices to 12,000 members-own- ers in Burke, Bulloch, Effingham, Emanuel, Jenkins, Richmond and Screven counties. Lindsey Hall was awarded scholarship honoring rural electrification pioneer and Millen native. DAT teams raises $1,120 The Jenkins County Red Cross DAT team, under the leadership of Glenn Campbell, has raised $1,120 to help with local disaster relief. The HEROES Campaign is a grass roots campaign designed to raise awareness and funds for disaster relief. Throughout the month of March, the members of the DAT team held several events, including collection sites at many local businesses. They worked very hard throughout the month to let the community know how they respond when a disaster strikes. Other members of the team include: Dakota Anderson, Ebony Scott, Glenn Campbell, Austin Wagoner, Tyler Wagoner, Harold Moore, Bessie Sharpe. Not pictured were Gordon Sasser and Haley Lindsey. (Photo taken by Dale Wagoner) Dr. Johnson opens office here Dr. Kenneth Johnson, an or- t h o p e d i c surgeon with East Georgia Or th o p e d i c Center, will begin seeing patients in Millen on Tuesday af ternoons beginning Tuesday, April 21, at 960 College Av enue. Dr. Johnson is a native of Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth College with honors and received his medi cal degree from Boston Uni versity Medical Center. His in ternship in General Surgery was performed at Rhode Is land Hospital and his resi dency in Orthopedic Surgery at Boston University Medical Center. Professional affilia tions include membership in the American Academy of Or thopedic Surgery and the Medical Association of Geor gia. To schedule an appointment, call (912) 871-6742. Millen News goes to Kentucky The Millen News traveled dur ing the week of spring break to Lexington, Ky. with Lindsey Hall and Hunter Bolton to visit their brother, Dustin Hall. (Photo contrib- INVITATION FOR BIDS SliAL I D BIDS for the ctHistnictjcm of the Cotton A\ cane Streetscape Improvement Project, liereinailer referred it> hy project rsjine ms: GADOT Project No: TFJvQ0A6-O(J(J&38) CAIKH IH.N&frti&38 COTTON AVI-NUE STRELT3CAPK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Jenkins County, Genreta t dntract lime; 180 calendar days HUL; 7% will he received ;it this office until 2:00 riujiSday, Ajifil 30, 3004 bids will be received by: I'heClty of Millen hcnelrtutler referred to ,ns the NliR itt die office of: The City of Millen AI IN: Mr. II. Lamar lain: loth. fits Manager PO Bos 429 Millen, Georgia 30442 Ai ^Ineh time All EtiJiwill bo publicly <i|wned arid read in ihc presence n I‘those interested. All work shall I* in accordance with lit comtaict document as prov ided by W.ft [bole I ngineers, tnc . here inafter referred flailhe l-nLLincur, All bidders bdbtn filing hl(L muse be prc-qLmJiflod with die Georgia Department of fnmspoflaian only if bid is entrater than 52,(HKl.(M>0,0n. Copies of the Conldttt Documents may be examined diring regular business honrsal the office Of: W R. I dole hngineers, lire City of Millet) I 1 W. IJodiie L>h ision Plan Rioin I DOS Broad Street. Suite 200 Aug u si a, (lA 3tWQl 919 College AvenMia 1281 Broad Street Miifcd,GA30442 Augusta, 6A 3G901 f'ft’ \ugusta Builders I scliiinyc: Room A(IC Builders Exchange l'\V Dodge Division Plan I2fr2 Merry Street Augusta, (iA 3040J 1440 I'hc iNdiange. Nte 300 JOOU EiLsenhower Drive, SteG Atlanta,GA 30339 vo. ah, < ra Turn Copies mo> he obtained nl the office of W.R Took - I ngineers, Inc, upon payment cf S2(KUKl (NON RETURN AHJ E e for each sei. Bids shall he addressed lo Hie City of Milten, \1 I N; Mr It I artior Fitireloth. City Manager, PC Box o2't L Millen. Georgia 30442. Jiurkim: the envelope “Bid for COl ION AVJ M I SIRE LFSC APE UMPJtOVf ■ MEN l PROJECT,' 1 A, 10% Bid Bond is required tube submitted in a separate envelope so marked along with ihc bidder's qua!iil eal ifflts: a ItHC* Pcrtbnfiancc Bond and a 1 Itffb Payment Bond will lie required Ihr award Payment will bo made to the (Amlraeinf each calendar month based on the estimated work complete in plate as prescriljed hj the '.tajidred specifications, Relainagc as prescribed by the standard specifications will be w i 111 held, filial pay men ltd'; mil i mlts withheld will Hot he ITiLirje u 111 il llK‘ engiileei' has Writ tied tilat I lie wurk ru 1 - been stLiisfactoriEy completed and accepted. \ MAN3)ATOFD Pie-EiLiE meeting w ill he held I oesday. Aprils. 2009, at 1:00 In (Hetifiiee of ilie City of Millen, 91'H ulLge Avenue. Millen. GA (he deadline for questions is Friday. April 24,2009, at 11:00 a.m. Guest inns are lobe submitted In willing facsimile 1706-7 22-6219>, email rrbaisden/r. 1 w-rtadaLcuiii, iff mail 1 to WPC 'IrafleFnjtinem. Inc., no verbaliphoftcconvetsstiicmswill beacceptable. rk 1 0 WNER reserves ihc right ti > reject any or all bids anti in waive technicalities and informalities,. It is the wish of the (Kvner that ml reality business be given the opportunity to bid cm the various parts of the work I his desire on the part or ilte Owner 6 not intended in restrict or liinrt qompective bidding or » increase Lite costof the work. J lie(lwiter strtnortta healthy free market sy stem tha( seeks 1o include rcs|HHisihle busi nesses and provide saflipEe opportunity for business, growth;®^ developmenL. No bn] may be w illtdrawn front a period bf sixty days i (4U after ihc date and Lime set tor the receipt of bids. 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