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lliipjit Holidays from the slaft <>l the Houston Timrs-Journal on this Will. I It-. 24. 1997
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Ducks Unlimited means more Georgia Ducks
The ducks dn>p|K'il oul ol the
skies from .ill around f irst there
were dozens ot wihhJics. then mal
lards circled the area, gelling
lower and lower on each pass until
they too set their wings and glided
into the large pond they joined a
multitude ol geese that were honk
ing and swimming around the mil
let Was this some ducks unlimited
project m Canada ’ W hile I> V
does a 10l on good work to (’re
serve valuable wetland habitat
north ol the border, they are hav
ing a mighty impact in Georgia
through the marsh program
The scene described above hap
pen frequently on 22 marsh pro
grams m Georgia and more are
planned lor the future
II you build quality habitat, the
ducks will come, and that's the
basis lor the success ol the marsh
program in Georgia M ARSH
stands lor matching aid to restore
states' habitat l tnlci the program.
7.55? ol the money collected by
I) V m Georgia is returned to the
state wildlife resources division on
a one lor one matching funds basis
for waterfow l projects.
On the Georgia side, money to
fund marsh projects comes from
sales ot slate duck stamps In 1995
lor example. 17.771 of the 5.50
Georgia Walei howl Conservation
Stamps were sold The slate stamp
is required ol all waterfowl
hunters m addition to the federal
duck stamp
Completed marsh projects in
Georgia range from the 2 s acre
pond at Rum Creek, near Juliette,
to the sprawling 8.770 project at
Grand Bay WMA near Valdosta,
which is the largest marsh project
on the east coast.
Since 1987. when the lirsi
marsh impoundment at Rum
Creek was completed, the partner
ship between (ieorgia 1) V and the
state ol Georgia has completed 21
projects across the state.
Other MAR S H funded pro
jects include goose pastures along
Lakes West Point and Clarks Hill
I) V f und have also helped to
finance the construction and instal
lation ol more than 1.400 wood
duck nesting boxes on slate WMAs
hour new marsh ponds were
completed last year and they
include:
I > Horse Creek WMA: A road
here was rebuilt a-, a dike with a
water control structure in u to con
trol water and create about 110
acres of wetlands in Telfair
County along the Ocmulgce River
2> Cypress Creek A 7(H) foot
long dike, water control structure
and spilling has created about 50
acres ol emergent and shrub marsh
on Mayhaw WMA. The pond is
drawing mostly wood duck' with
a few puddle ducks dropping in
3) West Point WMAt The old
water control structure on Glovers
Pond was removed and a new one
was built into the dam This 90
acre pond is open to luck hunters
each fall on a quota basis
4 1 Joe Kun/ WMA Opened
recently, this WMA already has a
marsh pond. A beaver pond swamp
on a tributary of White Oak Creek
was drained and a PVC water con
trol device was installed to provide
water level control to about 50
acres ol forested wetlands
Repairs were also recently
completed at hishing Creek
WMA. Crockford Pigeon
Mountain WMA and Arrowhead
hatchery
Since the MARSH program
has begun, more than 1.5 million
has been spend to create or
enhance 14.000 acres of wetlands
habitation Georgia lor Waterfow l
species and this work could not
Daniel J. Smith, RNC, NP-C
Announces his relocation to % ||
North Macon oo
Internal Medicine W
Lesley Cown, MD Rhonda Bedell, MD
4035 Elnora Drive - Macon, GA 31210
Phone (912) 757-7878 Pager (912) 761-3575
Georgia
MA ’ RSH
Q Altamaha 4.500 a
Q Ansley-Hodges Memona Marsh 42 a
Q Arrowhead Hatchery 30 a
Q Blanton Creek 50 a
CD B F Grant I A It 90 a
O Clark Hill 30 a
Q Crocklord Pigeon Mountain 36 a
Q Dixon Memorial 1? a
0 Dya r Pasture 60 a
0 Fishing Creek 50 a
have been done without Ducks
l nhmited
f-or the past two years the DNR
budget has laced v . uts each ycai
and DV S SOS contiibution
ensures that priceless water low I
projects will continue
(ieorgia DV has about 15,011
members m 79 chapters across the
Lady Hornets fifth in tournament
By PHIL CL \KK
Timcs-Joiu nal S|Hirts
ALBANY The Wesitield
L.tdy Hornets rebounded Imm los
mg their opening game ot the
I)eerfield-W mdsot ( hristmas
Tournament by taking the fifth
place consolation game Irom
Sherwood Christian 45-41 Dec 22
Coach Billy Sellers told Ins
Hornets after the game. "Don’t
look at it like v.e vvon fifth place
I miked at it like we were 2-1 m the
tournament That was as giMid as
any team othet than the winners
The win wasn't easy Wesitield
tiHik an early lead with a 10-8 lirst
quarter advantage but had to tight
oil repeated challenges from the
Region 1 -AAA Lady Lagles At
halltmie. the Hornets had iik teased
the lead to eight points as
Stephanie Han ind Lina Arnold
combined to score nine points in
the second period
The Lady l agles began to ease
“Then Herod summoned the wise
men secretly and ... sent them to
Bethlehem, saying, “Go and
search diligently for the child ...
and worship him."
- Matthew 2:7-9
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1797 Houston Lake Road • 987-9071
S
Ipipp Grand Bay I. 11. 11l 6.730 a
0 Oconee 150 a
0 Rum Creek 25 a
0 West Point 20 a
(J) Horse Creek 110 a
(£) Cypress Creex 50 a
0 Glover's Pond 90 a
0 Joe Kurz 50 a
Q) Eulaula NWF 750 a
state Those chapters held 128 fund
raising events last yeai and grossed
I 7 million Nationwide. Georgia
|)V ranked No 2 in the dollars
raised compared to the duck stamps
sold in the state at 887 86 per
stamp
hu 1)1 members the results o!
then contribution are readily visi
h.uk into the game and finally
pulled even with 2 46 left m the
game on two tree throws by Rachel
Clow ct
Lindsey Crockett led the fourth
quarter heroics gunning two three
pointers and picking up nine ol hei
team-high 17 points
With the score tied at 40 Ban
hit a go-ahead basket Laura I'osey
connected on two tree throws to
raise the score to 4 i-40 Barr's tree
throw completed a five-point
Wesilicld run
Barr's |9 (Hunts led Westfield
and the Lady Hornets got a steady
10-point. 8-rebound perfonnancc
from sophomore Linda Arnold
The team unproved to 4-2 at the
break
Wesitield 4- \ii! Mai ild 2 Ban 19
I auia Posey ' l lain Matt 4 Jetimlet
Stew arl 2 Arnold 1(1
Sherwood Christian <4 l ■ Rachel
Cl wei 9 Kelley R >herts 2 Lindsey
Crockett I" Katie Womack I tosh
Morgan ' (ima M i/an '
Meadowdale
Learning Centers
John
Trussed
limes lournal
Outdoors
ble m bountilul ducks (lying into
21 MARSH projects It you
are a duck hunter, the duck season
runs through Jan 20. 1998. while
the grouse season runs from Jan
10-31. 1998
f rom my family to yours, have
a Merry Christmas'
i John Truwctl is a < oiitnbutmn
columnist fat the Tutu s-Journal.l
Lady Hornets drop
tournament opener
Bv PHIL CL ARK
Times-Journal Sports
ALBANY The Westfield
Lady Hornets dropped into the
consolation bracket of the
Deerfield Windsor Christmas
basketball tournament Dec 19.
losing their opener to class AA
Southwest Georgia 44-27
The Lady Hornets trailed by
just two pmnis a! halftime. 14-12.
bin the l ady Warriors scored 30
m the last halt to put the game
away
Westfield coach Billy Sellers
said they were in a zone defense,
and we jum couldn't do anything
to solve it This is definitely not
the way we wanted to open the
tournament
The Lady Hornets never scored
more than eight points in a single
quarter as they saw their record
even at 2 wins and two losses
Stephanie Barr managed a dozen
points to lead the Lady Hornets,
while SWG's young squad was
led bv Laura Balkcom. their only
senior Sophomore Allison
Simpson added 12 lot the Lady
Warriors, worse record improved
to 8-0 with the win
Wesilicld ■2"’ l Amy Harold I Laura
Coses 2 Siqihamc Ban 12 Lina Arnold
2 Claire Mart 4 Icnnitei Slew an 4 Beth
Ann Muiph 2
SW(I 44 Summer Williams 1 Laura
Balk.om D Amy hntmgci 2 Ashley
Simpson h kasla Kelley 2 Allison
Simpson 12 J< Kimhrcll IS
Hallltme score SW(i 14 Weulield
12 Three (vuni goals SWG 2 i Balkcom.
kimhrcll' Wesilicld none
0(b oaint Iftid* Sab a Cricft
T'was the day before Christmas, but there was no cheer.
No jingle bells jingled, no sound of reindeer.
The word had got out that Santa was sick.
There'd be no friendly visit from a sick St. Nick.
The people were sad; no gaiety sounded.
For Christmas had come, but Santa was grounded.
He walked down the street, and what should he see?
On a sign was printed, Dr. Brian Gillis, D.C.
Now Santa was not one to like a new tactic,
But all else had failed so he'd try chiropractic.
In a very short time, to judge by the clock,
He was in the adjustment room, talking to Doc.
"It must be the hurry, the tension and all.
I simply can't seem to get on the ball.
Life used to be easy, just toys, guns and whistles,
Now I have to dodge faU-oui, space ships and missiles.
"And Doc, take a good look at the size of this pack!
Have you any idea what it does to my back?"
Poor santa was miserable; just barely able
With the help of the doctor, to get on the table.
The doctor was gentle. Without fuss or tussle
he examined the vertebrae and relaxed the muscles.
He spotted the trouble, and then with a click
Started aligning the ailing St. Nick.
And Santa felt aches and pains slipping away.
In no time at all he began feeling gay.
His cheeks were rosy with a new found glow, ,
And a healthy Kris Kringle was rarin' to go.
As he went out the door, he threw the receptionist a kiss.
Why, it had been centuries since he'd felt good as this!
Then once more he shouldered the bag full of toys,
His heart overflowing with true Christmas joys.
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987-9666 fepiF
1204 Houston Lake Drive, Perry
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