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The Vol. 12 Edition 17 Free Thursday August 3, 2017

2017 Community Service Award Recipients

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National Recording Artist Howard Hewitt Performs At The Courier Eco Latino Newspaper’s 2017 Community Service Awards Event

Jeanella Pendleton Receives The 2017 Publishers Award

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Community Service Awards Photo Gallery

Annual Event Brings Out The Tri-City Community

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Black History Museum Commissions Local Artist

Keith Phillips Designs Rendering And New Logo For Museum Page 13

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THURSDAY August 3, 2017

A New Name has Surfaced In The Mayoral Mix For 2018

According to the street committee if one is to believe social media there appears to be growing support for Marshal Greg Countryman to throw his hat into the ring as a candidate for Mayor of Columbus, Georgia. The street committee finds it interesting that for an election scheduled for May 22, 2018, less than a year away, no one has come out publically stating that they are running. The street committee can assure you that by the time January 1 rolls around and the announcements are made, those candidates of the “Caucasian persuasion” who will declare their intentions will have already

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amassed a substantial war chest of campaign funds. Trust and believe while we are sitting around coming up with 101 reasons why one from our own community doesn’t deserve our vote “they” have already decided which individual from their community they are going to support.” Come January 2018 when we realize while “we” were socializing and fraternizing “they” were planning and strategizing it will be too late to come up with a candidate or the necessary funds to mount a credible campaign. If we are serious about running an african american for mayor it’s time to take James Brown suggestion and “Get On The Good Foot”.

Available now visit www.couriernews.org For The Doughton Report w/Semone Doughton as she interviews Stacy Abrahms Democratic Candidate For Governor Only on The Courier Eco Latino Newspapers Online CEL TV

REQUEST FOR BIDS

CHI Asset Management, LLC, a subsidiary of NeighborWorks® Columbus is accepting BIDS for new construction of a 2 BR, 1 bath cottage-style home to be built at property located at 4827 11th Avenue, Columbus, GA 31904.

The Scope of Work and plan may be picked up at NeighborWorks® Columbus’ office located at 18 11th Street, Columbus, Georgia 31901. Or you may request one be mailed or emailed to you by calling 706-324-4663, or emailing jvaughn@nwcolumbus.org.

In as much as this is a City of Columbus “HOME funded’ construction project, the contractor must be familiar with and adhere to HUD Section 3 requirements, which include monitoring labor issues, and public neighborhood’ notification.

Sealed Written Bids will be accepted until 10:30 AM (EDST) on the 27 JULY 2017. Bids will be opened at that time. You are not required to be present, but may, if you wish. Copies of the following documentation must be submitted with your bid: Current Business License State Contractor’s License Certificate of Qualifications Proof of Current Workman’s Comprehensive Insurance Coverage.

Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Bodily injury $300,000 each person; $300,000 each occurrence Property Damage $100,000 each occurrence Comprehensive Automobile Insurance Bodily Injury $300,000 each occurrence & person Property Damage $50,000 If you should need any additional information or have questions regarding this job, please call Joshua Vaughn @ 706-324-4663.

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Courier Eco Latino Newspaper *Any editorial content are the views of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of this newspaper, publisher or staff”

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A VIEW FROM A PEW

THURSDAY AUGUST 3, 2017

Things I’ve Learned...

I’ve learned - that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you’d better know something.

I’ve learned - that you shouldn’t compare yourself to the best others can do.

I’ve learned - that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I’ve learned - that it’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I’ve learned - that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I’ve learned - that you can keep going long after you can’t.

I’ve learned - that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I’ve learned - that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

From time to time I read something on the Internet that moves me. Not long ago I came across a piece that is attributed to Omar B. Washington. Now I don’t know who Omar is but his article entitled, “I Have Learned”, made me reflect on what I have learned over the years. Here is his list along with some of my own.

I’ve learned - that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

I’ve learned - that no matter how much I care, some peo-

ple just don’t care back.

I’ve learned - that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

I’ve learned - that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I’ve learned - that it’s not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts.

I’ve learned - that you should never ruin an apology with an excuse.

I’ve learned - that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.

I’ve learned - that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I’ve learned - that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I’ve learned - that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I’ve learned - that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down will be the ones to help you get back up.

I’ve learned - that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.

I’ve learned - that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I’ve learned - that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have.

I’ve learned - that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.

I’ve learned - that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it.

I’ve learned - that your family won’t always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you aren’t related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families aren’t biological.

I’ve learned - that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you are to learn to forgive yourself.

I’ve learned - that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

I’ve learned - that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I’ve learned - that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs

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the least.

I’ve learned - that just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do.

I’ve learned - that we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I’ve learned - that you shouldn’t be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I’ve learned - that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I’ve learned - that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.

I’ve learned - that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

I’ve learned - that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I’ve learned - that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

I’ve learned - that it’s hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people’s feelings, and standing up for what you believe.

I’ve learned - that people will forget what you said, and people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

What have you learned?

Wane A. Hailes

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St. James Missionary Baptist Church “Put God First”

August 3, 2017

P ROGRESSIVE F UNERAL H OME

5214 St. James Street Columbus, Georgia

Dr. Ralph W. Huling Senior Pastor

Church 706.687.6420 Residence 706.563.3256 Cell 706.315.5749

www.stjamesmsybaptist.com hrwhuling@aol.com

First African Baptist Church 901 5th Avenue

Columbus, Georgia

Sunday Worship Sunday School 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship 11A.M. Transportation Provided

Call 706-323-3367 Sr. Pastor Roderick Green

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Metropolitan Baptist Church

1635 5th Avenue . Columbus, Georgia 706.322.1488

Service Sunday School 9:30 A.M Monday Night Tuesday Bible Study Pastor Curtis Crocker, Jr.

Schedule Sunday Worship 11:00 A.M Prayer 6:00 P.M 12:00 P.M & 5:30 P.M

Mission Statement A growing church for growing Christians attempting to grow the Kingdom, one soul at a time.

Evergreen Covington, CEO

4236 St. Mary’s Road

Columbus, Georgia

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August 3, 2017

National Recording Artist Howard Hewitt Performs At Awards Event

By Wane A. Hailes The Courier

On Saturday July 22, 2017 the Columbus Convention and Trade Center was the place to be as national record-

ing artist and Grammy award winner Howard Hewitt performed to a sold out crowd for the Courier Eco Latino newspaper’s 2017 Community Service Awards annual event.

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Board Member Frank Myers Attempts To Coerce Former MCSD Employee To Sign Affidavit

By Wane A. Hailes The Courier School board member Attorney Frank Myers has been adamant, since his election to the Muscogee county school board, that the board be transparent not only with the citizens but within the school board. He has alleged time and time again “there has been criminal conduct committed in this school district with respect to Montravious Thomas and Roy Newman, who’s dead. One young man has no leg; the other man has no life…”

In a turn of events the Courier Eco Latino newspaper broke the story of how Frank Myers attempted to coerce a former Muscogee County employee into signing an affidavit alleging that there were possible mechanical problems with the bus and the possible cover up by the school district.

The report from the Columbus Police Department states that Frank Myers, the nine-member board’s District 8 representative, drafted an affidavit for a now-retired MCSD bus driver who

was his “source of information for possible mechanical problems with the bus and the possible cover up by the school district,” but that the retired employee “refused to sign the affidavit that Myers had drafted.”

In his report of the interview with the retired bus driver, which was conducted on Dec. 12, 2016, Officer Benjamin Shuler wrote that the retiree “refused to sign the affidavit because he had no direct or personal knowledge that bus 591 had mechanical problems. He stated that he felt like Myers was trying to make him a ‘whistle blower’ and get him involved in a ‘witch hunt.’”

Once again Myers continues to demonstrate tactics of intimidation, bullying and what some might suggest as his own actions of criminal wrongdoing.

Visit the Courier Eco Latino newspaper at www.couriernews.org or like us on facebook as we keep you updated on this story.

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The Courier Eco Latino Newspaper 2017 Community Service Awards 2017 Publishers Award Recipient Jeanella Pendleton

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Black History Museum Commissions Local Artist Keith Phillips According to Hailes the museum recently commissioned local artist Keith Phillips to design a new logo for the organization along with an artist rendering of what the facility would look like.

By Wane A. Hailes The Courier

We recently announced that the Columbus Black History Museum & Archives is poised and ready to step up to the next level – to become a museum and educational resource of local and regional stature. It was suggested that part of that effort includes the completion of a spacious new museum and the development of strategic partnerships with colleges, school systems, and other cultural and educational organizations that will expand the museums outreach and impact.

Wane A. Hailes, acting director of the museum reiterated, “I am well aware that I have been entrusted with a task of expanding on the vision of someone who, for more than a decade, gave his blood, sweat, tears and soul as a labor of love for his people.

Although we do have an internal deadline when we would like to be up and running again we would rather not be hurried in our effort to provide this community with a museum we all can be proud of.”

Phillips is an accomplished graphic, visual and layout artist with numerous examples of his work that can be seen prominently displayed around the TriCity. His work, as a part of K&K Designz, a business he has with graphic artist Kenneth Davis, is the creative excellence behind the layout and design of the Courier Eco Latino Magazine, a quarterly publication of the Courier Eco Latino newspaper.

“It will be important, as we move forward, and prepare to ask the community for their financial support, said Hailes, that we have something they can see as we ask them to visualize our plan for the museum. I am more than confident Keith will capture that vision. As we have reported we were recently offered the facility located on the corner of 6th Ave. and 8th. It will need extensive work on the exterior and interior of the building but the finished product should include ample collection storage areas, extensive galleries for both changing and permanent exhibits, a multi-purpose room and a museum store.”

“As I have said before the new Columbus Black History museums most important and wide spread impact, said Hailes, will come from its continuing role as a critical educational and cultural resource. The core mission of the Columbus Black History Museum – to educate people about African American art, history, and culture – is broad and inclusive. It will be a museum for the city, the state, and the region.”

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able de siesta y hora de acostarse, que podría incluir música de fondo, alimentación y acunar.

(StatePoint) Los padres que tratan con un bebé inquieto – especialmente uno que ha sido recientemente alimentado, cambiado y amado– están ansiosos por encontrar maneras de calmarlos.

Afortunadamente, una experta en el sueño de los niños, Kim West, una licenciada enclínica social, más conocida como La Señora del Sueño, ha ayudado durante más de 20 años a miles de familias a calmar suavemente y a dormir a sus pequeños inquietos. Para ayudar a mantener a su bebé feliz y tranquilo, Graco contrató a West para ofrecer los siguientes consejos relajantes: Aprenda las señales de sueño del bebé La mayoría de los bebés de hasta seis meses de edad sólo pueden estar despiertos durante aproximadamente una o dos horas antes de quedar exhaustos. Parte de la curva de aprendizaje es ser capaz de reconocer las señales típicas de sueño de un niño, de modo

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Consejos para calmar a bebés inquietos

que pueda moverlos a un espacio de sueño seguro tan pronto como sea posible. Estas señales pueden incluir bostezos, miradas fijas, inquietud, tranquilidad, pérdida de interés en el juego, frotamiento de los ojos y succión de mano. Un niño alerta o enérgico puede cambiar muy rápido de feliz a cansado a exhausto, por lo que estar pendiente del reloj también es importante. E sté preparado para moverse directamente a la hora de la siesta o la hora de acostarse tan pronto como observe las señales de sueño de su niño.

Reconozca los patrones de sueño del bebé Cuando su bebé tiene alrededor de tres o cuatro meses de edad, puede empezar a ver una pizca de formación de un horario en cuanto a dormir y despertar. Esto se debe a que el reloj interno de su bebé – el ritmo circadiano– está empezando a desarrollarse.

Observe este patrón, junto a las señales de sueño de su bebé, y cree una rutina agrad-

El tiempo y duración de la siesta son, a menudo, los últimos componentes que se desarrollan del horario de un bebé, por lo que quizás necesite usar más esfuerzo y técnicas calmantes adicionales por la tarde, cuando puede ser particularmente difícil conseguir que el pequeño duerma un poco.

Use movimiento para calmar El movimiento es un favorito de los bebés para calmarse porque probablemente les recuerda las sensaciones y seguridad del vientre de su madre. El movimiento a menudo hace lo que ningún otro tipo de calmante puede hacer, por lo que es una buena técnica para intentar. Meza al bebé en sus brazos cuando pueda; pero si necesita un descanso para hacer las cosas de la casa o durante períodos prolongados, considere usar un columpio. Dado que cada bebé es único, intente un columpio que tenga opciones múltiples de movimiento, como el Graco EveryWay Soother con balancín removible. Con 16 movimientos calmantes, seis velocidades diferentes, dos ajustes de vibración y 15 canciones y sonidos, los padres pueden crear un ambiente relajante personalizado para calmar a su pequeño. Como beneficio adi-

cional, el asiento del columpio se duplica como un balancín removible para mantener al bebé feliz y cerca de cualquier lugar de la casa. Este columpio está disponible exclusivamente en Babies “R” Us. Entienda la irritabilidad Los bebés lloran cuando están incómodos, aburridos, demasiado estimulados y con sueño.

Hay algunas cosas que puede hacer para tratar de averiguar por qué su bebé está lloran-

do. Más allá de las razones obvias de los pañales y las comidas, pruebe un cambio de ambiente. También puede intentar atenuar las luces, poner música de fondo, colocar a su bebé en un columpio u ofrecerle un chupete.

Estar preparado para adaptar sus estrategias calmantes a las necesidades individuales de su hijo puede ayudar a proveer, tanto a usted como a su bebé, días y noches más relajantes.

Solicitud de información pública para el Estado de Georgia Proyecto de Plan de Asignación del Fondo Fiduciario Nacional de Vivienda y FFY2017 / SFY2018 Plan de Acción Anual El Departamento de Asuntos Comunitarios del Estado de Georgia (DCA), de acuerdo con los reglamentos aplicables del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD), ha preparado una versión preliminar del Plan de Asignación del Fondo Fiduciario Nacional de Vivienda (NHTF) y su Método de Distribución. El NHTF proporcionará subsidios a los Estados para aumentar y preservar el suministro de viviendas dignas y seguras de vivienda con ingresos extremadamente bajos (ELI) con ingresos iguales o inferiores al 30% del ingreso mediano del área (AMI) y hogares de muy bajos ingresos entre 30 % Y 50% de AMI. El Plan de Asignación y el Método de Distribución de la NHTF se puede encontrar en: http://www.dca.state.ga.us/housing/housingdevelopment/programs/Nationalhousin gTrustFund.asp.

Todos los comentarios por escrito sobre este plan para su revisión y consideración deben ser enviados por correo electrónico a NHTF@DCA.GA.GOV. Todo correo postal debe ser recibido a más tardar el 8 de Agosto de 2017 a las 5:00 p.m.

Y se puede enviar a: ATTN: National Housing Trust Fund 60 Executive Park South NE Atlanta GA, 30329 Seminario Web de Audiencia Pública El propósito de la audiencia es solicitar información del público sobre la asignación del Fondo Fiduciario de la Vivienda Nacional. Discutiremos información general sobre el plan, las prioridades y las necesidades en las comunidades. La audiencia se llevará a cabo el Jueves 3 de Agosto de 2017 a las 2:00 p.m. en https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/643217984861784066.

Las revisiones al Plan de Acción Anual FFY 2017 / SFY2018 también están disponibles para su revisión y se pueden encontrar en: http://www.dca.ga.gov/communities/CommunityInitiatives/programs/ConsolidatedPlan.asp. Todos los comentarios por escrito sobre el Plan de Acción Anual para su revisión y consideración deben ser enviados por correo electrónico a housingplanning@dca.ga.gov. Todo el correo postal debe ser recibido a más tardar el 8 de Agosto de 2017 a las 5:00 p.m. y se pueden enviar a la dirección indicada anteriormente, con la excepción de la ATTN que se dirige a: ATTN: ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PUBLIC COMMENTS (PLAN DE ACCIÓN ANUAL COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS) El Departamento de Asuntos Comunitarios de Georgia se compromete a proporcionar a todas las personas igual acceso a sus servicios, programas, actividades, educación y empleo sin importar su raza, color, origen nacional, religión, sexo, estado familiar, discapacidad o edad. DCA proporcionará las ayudas y servicios auxiliares apropiados para proporcionar a las personas con discapacidades la misma oportunidad de participar y disfrutar de los beneficios de los programas, servicios y actividades.

Para una acomodación razonable, por favor comuníquese al (404)679-4840 o a través de la línea TDD al (404) 679-4915 o envíe un correo electrónico a fairhousing@dca.ga.gov.

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