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This Week: Sports

Issue 18

Athens Academy tennis in state final four

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From the Oconee to the Apalachee

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Finals, and Final Four The Oconee County boys tennis team (top) advanced to the Class AAA state championship, which is Saturday at the Clayton County Tennis Center, while the North Oconee girls and boys tennis teams (pictured below) advanced to this week’s Final Four in the Class AAAA state tournament, which started on Tuesday (which happened after press time). Class AAAA state finals are Saturday. See story, page 3.

Thursday, May 5, 2016

No real timeline for proposed US 441 road improvements

By Rob Peecher

TheOconeeLeader.com

The message from the state Department of Transportation to about two dozen Oconee residents at a meeting last week about the proposed road improvements to US 441 through Bishop and the south end of the county came down to a simple shrug of the shoulders.

Albert Shelby, a state program delivery engineer with GDOT, said several times during the hour-long citizens advisory committee meeting that the state hasn’t yet made any decisions about what will happen with the 441 corridor from south of Watkinsville to the Morgan County line. Shelby said typically GDOT would not have even formed a citizens advisory committee yet.

“Under a typical GDOT timeline, we wouldn’t even be sitting here tonight. This is way premature for us,” Shel-

Classic City Yankees teams with tournament titles

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In Brief Caterpillar plant named state’s large manufacturer of the year The Caterpillar construction equipment manufacturing facility straddling the AthensClarke and Oconee county lines off U.S. Highway 29 has been named the state’s 2016 Manufacturer of the Year in the large manufacturer category by Gov. Nathan Deal.

The award was announced during the recent Governor’s Awards Luncheon at the Georgia International Convention Center, marking the 22nd year that Manufacturing Appreciation Week has been observed in Georgia. The annual awards luncheon, held this year on April 21, is part of Georgia Manufacturing Appreciation Week, co-hosted by the Technical College System of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

“The manufacturing arena is one that we take great pride in because it is one of those sustained elements of a state’s economy and of a nation’s economy,” Deal said in a news release on the award. “In fact, we have seen some 511,200 new private sector jobs created in the state of Georgia [since 2011], and of that total, 40,600 of those have been in the manufacturing sector.”

Caterpillar opened its local facility in 2013 and has 1,700 employees.

by said. “We don’t know anything yet. There are still a lot of options on the table.”

Shelby said the citizens advisory committee was formed earlier than normal at the request of state Rep. Chuck Williams who wanted to make sure GDOT was communicating its plans with the community.

About a dozen people are on the committee – property owners and other community representatives including Bishop Mayor Johnny Pritchett.

Though some of the citizens present at the meeting expressed concerns that a bypass around Bishop or 4-laning US-441 could lead to commercial growth, Shelby stressed that GDOT is still conducting what he called “special studies” to look at traffic patterns, environmental impact and other Please see ‘441’

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ROB PEECHER/The Oconee Leader Oconee County residents met last week about the proposed road improvements to US 441 through Bishop.

Utility Dept. projects focus of Oconee commission meeting

By Mike Sprayberry TheOconeeLeader.com

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The Oconee County Board of Commissioners met last week and discussed a number of upcoming and ongoing Utility Department projects as well as some potential changes to the county’s Ethics Ordinance.

Several Utility Department projects were discussed and two, an expansion of the sewer system to Bogart and the county’s Water and Wastewater Master Plan, were slated for further discussion and action at the Commission’s May 3 meeting. Proposed revisions to the county’s Ethics Ordinance were also discussed and public hearings planned for May 31 and June 7.

“The Bogart sewer expansion is something we’ve been working on with the city for some time as a joint venture

between the city and the county,” said Melvin Davis, Chairman of the Oconee County Board of Commissioners. “We received the plans and advertised them for the Bogart sewer expansion which would take a sewer line from Main Street in Bogart, assist with Benson’s sewage and go up to the Bogart Library.

“Then, it would also be able to connect some of the buildings in that area to county sewer, primarily the Parks and Recreation facilities, perhaps the ACTS (Area Churches Together Serving) building, maybe the converted schoolhouse from the old Bogart School System and the Community Center.”

Utility Department Director Wayne Haynie also recommended Carter & Sloope, Inc. to Please see ‘Commission’

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Finding punishment for kids no easy task for parents One of the worst parts of parenting is having to punish your child. I hate it, and I always have hated it.

So I’m constantly looking for ways to punish my children that will be more enjoyable for me.

This week I had to punish my 16-year-old. Nathan is the hardest of my children to punish because he is such a good hearted person and he takes his punishments very, very seriously.

When I say to Nathan that he has disappointed me, it crushes Nate in his heart – and that crushes me.

Take Harrison, my 20-year-old. When Harrison was younger, it was pointless to punish him because he never altered his behavior. He knew when he did things that disappointed me, he was almost always doing the exact same things I did when I was his age. So Harrison was always very matter of fact about it.

His attitude went something like this: “Yes, I disappointed you. And in general, I wish that had not happened. But I’ve done nothing more or less than what you did when you were my age, and therefore we will go on with our lives much as we did before. I will do something again in the future to make you mad, and you will get over it, because you used to do the same thing when you were a kid.”

My youngest, 14-yearold Robert, doesn’t care if I am disappointed or angry. Any punishment I dictate to him – in his view – is a character flaw on my part.

Robert, even when he knows he is wrong, refuses to accept or admit to himself or anyone else that he has made an error.

If I punish Robert, he views it entirely as a personal failing on my part that he must suffer – another nuisance he must endure because he occupies this planet with people who are wholly and completely inferior to him.

Because Harrison is a grown man, I don’t punish him any longer. And it would do no good to punish him because he merely accepts it as the downside of his genetics.

Because Robert is impervious to punishment,

I don’t punish him any longer. It would do no good to punish him because it only makes him think less of me.

So the only one of my sons who ever gets punished is the one it hurts most to punish: Poor Nathan, who takes his punishments so personally.

This week, Nathan was being punished because of his grades. Specifically, a zero in an English class.

I yelled myself hoarse – which is how I always discuss their grades with my sons – and then began searching for the best way to punish Nate. Something creative. Something he would hate. Something that would be directly related to his failure to read a book and write about it.

“If you ever want to see your phone again,” I said – clutching his iPhone so tight I nearly added another crack to the screen – “You will read my latest Jackson Speed novel and write a report on that.”

My sons have never read any of my novels, but they instinctively know that they hate them.

“It’s just weird that my dad wrote it,” Nathan says to explain why he and his brothers won’t read my books.

They complain that the books contain “adult content.” My oldest son, who was 19-years-old at the time, once ran from the room when I was reading a scene aloud from one of my books. Granted, in the scene, a character was reading from Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, and Walt wrote some very graphic poetry, but it was Walt Whitman’s “adult content” that had my son fleeing in terror.

Nevertheless, whether it’s my writing or Walt’s poetry that offends them, the boys don’t read my books.

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To the Capitol

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Athens Academy’s Severen Brown took second place in Oconee County the 2016 Congressional Art Competition, which was announced recently by Rep. Jody Hice. More than 52 pieces of artwork from students throughout the 10th District of Georgia were submitted in the competition. The grand prize winner was Bianca Robinson, a senior at Mill Creek High School. The winning piece, titled “Reflection,” was made from charcoal. Brown’s entry was named “57 Chevy.” “Each year, it’s a thrill to see high school artists in the 10th District showcase their talents,” Hice said. “Every student involved in this competition deserves special recognition, and I hope that they will all continue to enrich our community with their outstanding artistic abilities. I want to congratulate this year’s winners Bianca, Severen, Bethany, and Dana, and I look forward to seeing Bianca’s artwork in the Capitol.”

Construction begins at Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Thanks to donors who have provided support for the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation’s Capital Campaign to-date, construction has begun on the back left corner of the historic gym known as “Rocket Hall”, an important structure with a long and rich Oconee County history.

The area of the facility under renovation is one which has been identified by OCAF’s Board as a critical issue in need of immediate renovation. Demolition of the deteriorated space started mid-April and restoration will take place over the next two months. Special attention is being paid to maintaining the historical aesthetic of the building and providing a long-term solution to water drainage issues.

OCAF has entered into a contract with Structural Resources, Inc. to perform the restoration work, and use of dumpsters for the project are being donated by Oconee Waste Transport.

In spring of 2015, OCAF which provides quality art programming to the citizens of Oconee County and the Northeast Georgia area, announced the first major capital campaign in its 21 years of existence, with a goal of $1.8 million to be raised. The money will be used to repair and upgrade OCAF’s three facilities, providing much-needed structural and safety improvements, including roofing, flooring, and HVAC and electrical concerns.

With these improvements, they will have the ability to greatly expand programs by adding art classes and studio workspace, as well as providing additional exhibits.

Photos by Michael Pitts Renovation to Rocket Hall, an important structure with a long and rich Oconee County history.

‘Commission’ complete engineering, design, bid and construction phase services for the Bogart sewer expansion as well as professional services to forecast and plan for the Water and Wastewater Master Plan.

The cost of the task order for the Bogart sewer expansion is not to exceed $140,500. The cost of the task order for the update of the Water and Wastewater Master Plan is not to exceed $50,200.

Haynie’s updates and recommendations also addressed plans for one of the county’s water treatment facilities.

Continued from page 1 “The other thing (Haynie) brought us up-to-date on is where we are in the process with the company expanding the Calls Creek treatment plant,” said Davis. “This is an ongoing project. We know what it is going to look like because of the preliminary concept, but we need to know the final cost, as far as what will be coming to us.”

The Board of Commissioners was also presented with proposed revisions to the county’s Ethics Ordinance at last week’s meeting. The revisions would affect the Board of Ethics and the duties of the Special

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Master.

“That gives the Special Master, the attorney that deals with personnel issues and ethics complaints regarding Board members, better direction on how to handle that without undue influence,” Davis explained. “Especially if the Special Master sees no issues, he or she can address it quickly.”

The proposed revisions to the Ethics Ordinance were to be further discussed at the Board of Commissioners’ May 3 meeting and advertised for public hearings on May 31 and June 7.

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issues, and at this stage GDOT isn’t yet planning to 4-lane this section of 441.

Shelby said the scope of the project could include anything from a bypass around Bishop to turn lanes, traffic signals or widening.

In the early 1990s, as part of the Governor’s Road Improvement Program, a plan to widen US-441 through Georgia from North Carolina to Florida was approved. However, when the recession hit and growth projections changed, Shelby said GDOT decided to take a second look at the uncompleted projects.

The money for the project will come from state funds, so Shelby said the project will not require federal approval, and that will speed up the timeline. Even so,

the tentative schedule Shelby provided at the meeting calls for right-of-way acquisition to begin in two years and construction to begin in the spring of 2021.

For his part, Pritchett said he hopes to see a bypass go around Bishop, even if it’s a bypass for tractor trailers.

“I really feel like it needs to be bypassed for us to survive as a town,” Pritchett said.

Shelby said it is likely that before next year additional people could be named to the citizens advisory council, and he stressed that if the residents of Oconee County reject the proposed road improvements GDOT will abandon the plan.

“We’re not going to force anything down anybody’s throat,” Shelby said.”

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This Week: Track

WARRIORS l TITANS l SPARTANS l WOLVERINES l LIONS

May 5, 2016

‘It is a huge moment for us’ The following members of Oconee County’s track and field team qualified for the state meets in last weekend’s sectionals: n Oakley Thurmond (pole vault) n Ashley Thomas (200M) n Nicole Pachuta (800M, 1600M) n Caroline McArthur (800M) n 4x400 (Caroline McArthur, Nicole Pachuta, Kaitlyn Corral, Oakley Thurmond) n Deric Stephenson (shot) n Ethan Brown (shot) n Michael Miller (discus) n Chase Major (400M) n Jake Hadden (800M) n Michael Hans (1600M, 3200M) The following members of North Oconee’s track and field team qualified for state in last Saturday’s lightning-shortened sectionals: n Kyle Poole (discus) n Conner Krieger (discus) n Harper Sigler (1600M) n Thomas Moore (1600M) n Mackenzie Morse (1600M)

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North Oconee tennis teams

Titans, Lady Titans qualify for Final Four for first time

By Matthew Caldwell TheOconeeLeader.com

Throughout the history of North Oconee’s tennis program, there have been several players who have gone on to play at the collegiate level.

They have won several region championships but the thing the Lady Titans and Titans have never done is advance to the semi-final round of the state tournament.

That changed last Friday.

The Lady Titans beat St. Pius in the Elite Eig ht and the Titans beat Grady in the Elite Eight to both advance to this week’s Final Four in the Class AAAA state tournament.

“This is a program first on both sides. It is a huge moment for us,” said head coach Michael Williams. “This is a fantastic day for the team and the program and the school, and it’s great to be a

Titan.”

Both the Titans and Lady Titans also won the Region 8-AAAA championship last month.

“We didn’t know what to expect from Grady. They brought it, as any team at this level should.

Every single one of our lines pulled their weight today. It was good to see some of our depth pull its weight. Today showed the guys’ team that any position can lean on the one next to it if they see a player that is a lot stronger or having an off day. Today we saw a lot of talent and that depth came in strong today,” Williams said. “(The Lady Titans) have had a great season. The score reflects a lot of things. To say 6-0, 6-1, we always like those blowout victories but it’s about keeping your focus throughout the match. Sometimes that doesn’t reflect in some scores. Our one

doubles, although they didn’t come out on top, showed a lot more mental fortitude today than in the last match and the match before that. Ansley pulled it out and had a pretty tough second set.

Kate in that second set struggled but came back. When you run into that adversity and have to overcome it, that is where you are growing as players. That is what I was proud of – to see them overcome that.”

The Titans were on the courts first with a start time an hour earlier than the Lady Titans’ match.

John Knight at No. 3 singles was first off with a 6-3, 6-0 win.

Doster Chastain and Quint Breedlove were next off with a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles. Elijah Bullock clinched the match at No. 2 singles with a 6-1, 6-4 win.

“It is a very big deal. I am really happy to be here and hopefully

we can make it all of the way.

Athens is one of the best places in the state for tennis. We all live around here and are friends with each other. It’s a great team effort to win together,” Bullock said.

“The guy was really good. The second set was close but I managed to pull it out. It was close, though. Today I was able to get to the net pretty well and finish at the net.”

The Lady Titans got a quick point against St. Pius as Hannah Daniel won at No. 2 singles 6-0, 6-0. Kate Dukes won her first set at No. 3 singles 6-0 and closed out her match with a 6-4 win in the second set to give the Lady Titans a 2-0 lead.

Ansley Hardeman was up a set at No. 1 singles and eventually won her match, but it was the No. Please see ‘NOHS tennis’

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Oconee County’s tennis team celebrates following their 3-0 win against Sonoraville in the Final Four last Friday. Connor McCarthy won at No. 1 singles 6-1, 6-4. Landen Benson and Andrew Davis won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 doubles. Jake Boran and Malachy Mejias clinched the match at No. 3 doubles with a 7-5, 6-2 win. The Warriors will play for the Class AAA state championship Saturday at the Clayton County Tennis Center. The Warriors last qualified for the championship in 2008 and 2009. The match is scheduled to start around 11 a.m. For more coverage (stories, photo galleries) of the Warriors’ run through the postseason and photo galleries of the matches, see theoconeeleader. com. Pictured are head coach Derek Hon, Connor McCarthy, Malachy Mejias, Clay Malcom, Landen Benson, Jake Boran, Andrew Davis and Gabriel Young following their win against Sonoraville in the Final Four last Friday.

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Spartans qualify for Final Four

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Oconee advances to Sweet 16

MATTHEW CALDWELL/Oconee Leader

Athens Academy’s boys’ tennis team qualified for the Final Four of the Class A private school state tournament with wins against Galloway in the Sweet 16 and Walker in the Elite Eight last week. Alex Boyette, Magill Bauerle and Rolf Reynolds all won 6-0 against Galloway. Bauerle, Reynolds and Hatton Abernathy/Elijah Gabriel earned wins against Walker. The Final Four was played earlier this week. For more coverage, see theoconeeleader.com.

Titans advance with win against Woodward, Lady Titans season ends

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The North Oconee Lady Titans had their season come to an end last Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to Woodward. Erin Roche scored off a corner kick late in the first half. They ended the season with a 12-3-1 overall record. The Titans traveled to Atlanta to play Woodward in the first round last week and a late goal by German Ventura helped give the Titans the 1-0 win to eliminate Woodward, the team that ended the Titans’ season last year. It was the sixth straight win for the Titans, who played at Cairo earlier this week in the second round. For more coverage, see theoconeeleader.com. Pictured is senior Jessica Turpin clearing possession in the second half.

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The first round was a success for Oconee County’s soccer teams. The Lady Warriors won 9-0 against Cedartown and the Warriors won 8-0 against Rockmart to advance to this week’s Sweet 16. The Warriors hosted Westminster earlier this week and the Lady Warriors hosted Decatur. For more coverage online (stories, photo galleries), see theoconeeleader.com. Pictured is the Lady Warriors taking a team shot with the region championship trophy following their win against Cedar-

Lions rout on way to Final Four Westminster Christian Academy dominated Holy Ground Baptist last Friday in the opening round of the GICAA Division II-A state tournament. The Lions won game one 15-0 and the second game 14-0 to advance to the Final Four, which is Friday and Saturday against Crosspointe Christian at WCA. CJ Smith allowed one hit and Harrison Ricketts threw a no-hitter. The winner advances to next weekend’s state championship round. If the Lions advance, they will host the championship. The last time they hosted the championship was two years ago when they ended the season as state champions. Pictured is Xander Haymore hitting a double in the first game of last Friday’s doubleheader.

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WCA teams qualify for Final Four

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The Westminster Christian Academy soccer teams came away with victories in the first round of the GICAA Division II-A state tournament. The Lady Lions beat Cherokee Christian 4-0 last Thursday and the Lions beat Harvester Christian 4-1 last Friday. Hadley Kirsche (pictured scoring her first goal) had two goals for the Lady Lions. Emily Moore scored on a PK and Kinley Phillips, who drew a foul to set up the PK, also scored. Calvin Koslowsky had two goals and one assist for the Lions. Josh Russell and Luke Phillips both had a goal. Brett Reeves and Jack Dobson both had an assist. The Final Four was earlier this week at WCA. For more coverage online (stories, photos), see theoconeeleader.com.

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Yankees 9U, 11U teams win tournament championship, 8U team finishes second

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The Classic City Yankees had three teams participate in the CamSports Silver Spikes Classic in late April and two of the Yankees teams came away with tournament championships, and the other finished second. The 9U Yankees and 11U Yankees won the championships in their age brackets, and the 8U Yankees finished second in their age bracket. Pictured top left are the 9U Yankees – coach Asif Qadri, coach Brent Rollins, coach Adam Bradley, (middle row) Peyton Knowles, Thomas Ferland, Eli Frost, Mac Bradley, Matthew Clausen, Porter Drudge, (front row) Carson Fuchs, Carson Rollins, Zakariyya Qadri and Michael Fabris. Pictured on the top right are the 11U Yankees – (back row) coach Asif Qadri, coach Jamie Ivester, coach Bruce Kelly, (middle row) Tripp Kelly, Hunter Huff, Evan Ivester, Bryce Peppers, Nicolas Hurley, Tyler Greene, Zac Chapeau, (front row) Cole McClean, Byrd Carter, Sam Higgins, Kalen Qadri and Drew Stephens. Pictured on the bottom left are the 8U Yankees – (back row) coach Will Chafin, coach Charlie Hynes, coach Brent Rollins, (middle row) Ben Chatham, Landyn Dykes, Hayden Barnes, Nicholas Pollack, Will Chafin, (front row) George Chisholm, Henri Hynes, Camron Rollins, Brody Wiepking and Harris Chafin.

‘NOHS tennis’ 2 doubles team of Amanda Bounds and Charlotte Hudson who won the third point for the Lady Titans with a 6-1, 6-2 win to clinch the victory for the team.

“It is really exciting because I am a freshman and have never been this far,” Hudson said. “I think we have a lot of really good players. We are really deep and I am excited to see what we can do.”

“My team being able to do this well and advance farther than our system has is really exciting. It is great we can go as a whole team instead of just boys or just girls so we can all experience it together,” Bounds said.

Bounds said this was the best match her and Hudson have played together this season.

“We were working together. Whenever we would get down, we cheered each other up,” Bounds said. “We were telling ourselves to try our best. It doesn’t

Continued from page 3 matter who we are playing or when we are playing. We just have to play our best and do what we can.”

The Lady Titans played Woodward and the Titans played Carrollton earlier this week in the Final Four.

Williams said the team has done a good job this season of playing the ball and not worrying about the opponent they are facing.

“Woodward took us out on the girls’ side last year so we have a little bit of an ax to grind. Their coach came and scouted us today, which was kind of encouraging,” Williams said. “It is just the name on a jersey and a name on a bus that rolls up. We are just playing the ball. Once we stop thinking about these teams as The Buford University or The St. Pius or The Marist or The Woodward, we can beat anyone out here. We are just playing the ball and playing a person in front of us.”

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The Professional Services Directory is Oconee County’s best source for finding painters, plumbers, landscapers, roofers, and other skilled local service providers.

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