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Leg Pain when diagnosed early. It is most common in men and women over the age of 50. with a slightly higher inci dence in men. Smokers and people with diabetes, high blood pres sure or high cholesterol lev els are also at risk of PVD. A simple screening test, involving a comparison of blood pressure in the arms and the ankle will deter mine the likelihood of the disease. Medical therapies for Perkins That’s where Joan found the angel and gingerbread man cookie cutters she bought for 25 cents as a gift for my sister. Kristina-the baker. Lea and her family are planning a move to a house right across the street. And. right across the street. Sherri Bixler. who is about to leave with her family on a mission trip to Africa, had another moving sale was going on. I had already bought a Tribble n't tell anyone about it. And the golfer who hit his balls so high he would holler "four God." Norman Carter tells some mighty good golf jokes in his Pobiddy Joke Book. Tommy Bolt, a great golfer who had a terrible temper, was playing in the Masters. He was famous for throw ing clubs. He got to the 18th hole and had a shot to the green of about a hundred yards. He asked his caddy what club he thought he should hit. The caddy said, “Either your two iron or four wood." Bolt said. "But I'm not but a hundred yards out." The caddy replied, “I know but that's all you have left except for your driver and putter." Norman tells about play ing golf several years ago with a very wealthy con tractor from Alabama named Mr. Newell. “One day we were on the course and Mr. Newell said. Letters employee assaulted her. hitting her several times on her her head with a piece of a brick. The reason behind the aggravated assault of which Brock Johnson, 19. is being charged has not been determined, though it is assumed robbery was the motive. Johnson has a criminal record. He had just been released in May from a rehab "boot camp" after being sentenced in October or November of last year to serve a 6-year sentence due to being arrested for "pos session of marijuana with the intent to distribute" and "manufacturing marijua na." He had not been made to serve the full sentence and was put in boot camp for this was his first serious offense. He was released from boot camp due to bed space availability. According to rumors, the parole board which released him basically looked at his case number and gave him an "early out" for his crime was the lesser of two evils. They did not, according to hearsay once again, check into his background, his mental, emotional, and physical status. They saw numbers, not a name. He sits now in the Bleck ley County Jail awaiting punishment for this crime. He can move around in his cell and out in the "yard." He eats three meals a dav. Home delivery for a year is just $21.40. Call 987-1823. Continued from page 1A PVD currently include med icines designed to improve blood flow, as well as phys ical therapy and structured exercise programs. Stop ping smoking is essential, • and control of diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol will also reduce the risk of PVD. For more information regarding PVD and the screening program at the Houston Healthcare com plex, please call Health- Source at 923-9771. Continued from page 4A few little things by then, but it was at the Bixlers' that I finally succumbed to yard sale fever. I left with mv arms full of stuff I had never known I needed, and Joan did too. (She even wound up loading the pine straws from their front yard into the trunk of her car. ) Anyway, if you haven’t checked out the yard sales before, I recommend it. See you next Saturday morn ing! Continued from page 4A “Norman. I'm going to get me some new clubs." I said. "Well, that’s fine." The next time I saw him I asked. "Did vou get the clubs?” He said, "Yeah, I bought three." said." What do you mean you bought three? Why did n't you buy a whole set?" He said. "Well, I bought Green Island, Ponte Vedra and Hilton Head." This guy was playing golf so badly lie told his partner he thought he would go home and drown mmselt. His partner said, “You can't do that. You can't keep your head down long enough." And finally, this young girl went to take her first golf lesson. The pro asked her if she knew anything at all about golf. She replied. “I know a lit tle bit. but I'm no Chrisey Evert." Good golfing, you golfers! Hope your game is better than mine. Continued from page 4A People in the community of Cochran and Bleckley County and even the mid dle Georgia area are angry. Some have even offered to give Johnson a "taste of his own medicine." One resi dent said. "I have three words String Him Up!" That's not the answer. Educating ourselves on how the "system" works is a beginning. Getting the facts concerning parole proce dures is a beginning. Donna M. "Gerry" Hol land. Johnson's victim, lies in an intensive care unit in a Macon hospital with wires and tubes hooked to her. She can barely move without help, and is pro gressing slowly toward recovery. Find out why someone like Brock Johnson with a reported history of being "extraordinary mean" was considered the lesser of two evils and was let out of jail. Allow the legal system to work. Vote when necessary. Be constructive instead of destructive. Encourage your repre sent atives to do what is necessary in making pris oners become more than just numbers. Gerry Holland is more than just another victim of a senseless crime she is a wife, a Nana and a moth er. In fact, she's my Momma. Continue to remember us in your prayers, Becky Holland Cochran Jt J? • BHnM^Kyy'^4;;,. WHAT IT WAS ln this photo taken last year at the Georgia National Fair grounds, local day-care students are Area day-care students to be guests at Paso Fino horse show Special to the Home Journal Again this year, day care centers, assisted living homes and schools have been invited to be guests of the Paso Fino Horse Associ ation during their Grand National Championship Horse show and Sale at the Georgia National Fair grounds in Perry. Each group wall attend the show in the Reaves arena, and Houston SAT scores near state average Special to the Home Journal Scores were released last week by the College Board for the Class of 1999 who took the SAT. The average SAT scores for Houston County students were 483 on the verbal and 482 on the math, for a total of 965. This is comparable to the state averages of 487 on the t rot*V^; or»rl AQO om Over 70 percent of Hous ton County seniors took the SAT. 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O 1999 Martin Stnour Paints* Special Photo escorted to the horse show by Paso Fino association member Allen Struthers of Bend, Ore will then be given a tour of the horse barns, where horse owners can answer questions. Special litera ture such as coloring books and breed information will be given out. According to A 1 Berry, a spokesman for the Paso Fino Horse Association, more than 15 groups have already signed up to attend the show, including the dents’ scores are reflected in the average. The state's par ticipation rate was 63 per cent and the nation’s partici pation rate was 43 percent. The number of students tak ing the test is important to consider when interpreting SAT scores because statisti cally. as the number of peo ple taking the test increases, • 1 < -1 .. ~1:~. ~ iJi C» IUIU LO v in ic,. Perry High School 1999 SAT scores were • Verbal 452 • Math 458 • Total 910. 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