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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008
30,000 high-performance trucks.
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Making a difference one community at a time.
The NEW Waste Management
With a massive North American presence that includes lots of
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wonder that the NEW Waste Management is such an active
member of this community?
Of course, we owe our reputation for making a difference to “
the partnerships we’ve developed with each community we
serve, to enhance its quality of life.
We’re especially proud of our vigorous and growing
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To serve you better we have extended our hours.
Beginning July 29 th at our Athens location only:
Open until 7pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays
NOW WITH 3 LOCATIONS!
ATHENS
1765 Old West Broad St.,
Bldg. 1, Suite 200
706.208.0451
COMMERCE
BJC Specialty Suite
209 Mercer Place
706.208.0451
ROYSTON
Royston Diagnostic Center
928 Franklin Springs St.
706.245.7502
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Banks couple travels 7,000 miles in RV
North
to Alaska
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BY PHYLLIS MCCONNELL
Thirty-two days and over 7.000 miles,
my dream had been fulfilled. I'd met a
lady 18 years ago who traveled all over
the world. I'd ask her where she'd been
that was the most exciting and most
beautiful place she’d ever seen. The
sparkle of joy I saw in her eyes that day,
I knew I had to go where she recom
mended without hesitation, “Alaska.’'
Our friends, David and Margaret
Ledford, have traveled all the states
except Hawaii and Alaska. They started
planning over a year ago to go to Alaska
and asked Ralph and me to go. May 31,
we embarked on this much anticipated
journey!!
Their ll year-old grandson, Caleb,
went with us as far as Idaho, where
he would spend a month with his
other grandparents. We drove through
Tennessee, St. Louis, and saw where
tornados had touched down in Iowa.
We began to see some really pretty
landscapes. We could not take our eyes
off the road or we would miss some
thing! Lots of antelopes and elk. We all
sung, “Oh give me a home where the
antelopes roam.”
As we approached Jackson Hole,
Wyoming, we began to see snowcapped
mountains. We went over the steep
Teton Pass; it seemed our RV was work-
LANDSAT
GLACIER
Phyllis and Ralph
McConnell landed
on a glacier at
the base of Mt.
McKinley dur
ing their recent
adventure to
Alaska.
HOnE FOR 32 DAYS
This RV was home for Phyllis and Ralph McConnell for 32 days, and over 7,000 miles, during their
recent adventure to Alaska.
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ing overtime to reach the top. What an
awesome sight! We threw a few snow
balls! It was scary going down the pass
as our brakes started smelling hot. I told
David, “If you’re worried don’t tell me
until we reach the bottom!”
When we reached Caleb’s grandpar
ents, Cutter and Kara Lee, we camped
out in their yard two days. They showed
us some beautiful country. Fields and
fields of rich dirt where they had already
started planting track loads of potatoes.
We saw waterfalls, bear gulches, lakes
and a river that came out of the side of
a mountain. They told us that we just
had to visit their small town drugstore
in Rexburg to get the best blueberry
milkshakes in the world. We got so
much more! A lady from Georgia made
our milkshakes and the hometown feel
ing we received was so warm. We
were laughing and having fun and the
customers that came in gave us advice
about our Alaska trip. Be sure to take
lots of bug spray and film. That was one
of the best stops and fun experiences of
our trip.
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AT START OF ALASKA HIGHWAY
Phyllis and Ralph McConnell are shown at Dawson Creek, the start
of the Alaska Highway. The McConnells traveled 7,000 miles dur
ing their trip to Alaska.
BEAR SIGHTING
Phyllis and Ralph
McConnell and
their friends trav
eling through
Alaska spotted this
bear. They were
not harmed but
read in the next
day's newspaper a
report of two bear
attacks.