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HARRIS COUNTY JOURNAL - THURSDAY,
MAY 27,2010
UNITED
FENCE
PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Hamilton will hold public hear-
ings on the following dates for amending
the Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation
Control Act, adoption of a resolution and
ordinance for the National Flood Insurance
Program. Public hearings will be held on
Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 4:00 pm and
Monday, June 14th, 2010 at 6:30 pm.
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Dooley Visit Stirs Harris Connections
IT WAS A DOOLEY OF A
DAY - Ernest Koone III and
Garden Delights, garden and
nature shop in downtown Pine
Mountain, welcomed leg-
endary UGA Coach Vince
Dooley for a visit last week.
Dooley touched base with
Koone whose Lazy K Nursery
native azaleas and other
plants are a feature of the
Coach's Athens garden.
Dooley presented Koone
with an autographed copy of
his book, "Vince Dooley's
Garden: The Horticultural
Journey of a Football Coach."
Koone and Lazy K Nursery
are prominently mentioned in
the 2010 book. (The book was
extensively reviewed in
Sunday's Atlanta newspaper.)
Indeed, the book is a vir-
tual roll call of prominent
names in the world of horti-
culture, including Dr.
Michael Dirr (photography),
Dr. Allan Armitage (after-
word), and Steve Penley
(paintings and illustrations).
Vince Dooley was head
football coach for The
University of Georgia
Bulldogs from 1964 to 1988
and continued as athletics
director until 2004. His foot-
ball teams played in twenty
bowl games, won six SEC
championships and won the
national championship in
1980.
While he was director of
athletics, Georgia teams won
twenty-three national cham-
pionships and seventy-eight
conference team champi-
onships. Coach Dooley was
inducted into the College
Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
AMASTER GARDENER,
Dooley now approaches gar-
dening with the same com-
mitment and energy he once
devoted to football.
More recently the retired
Dooley has gained renown as
one of the region's finest gar-
deners. Dooley's place in the
horticulture world was per-
manently etched with the
introduction of camellia
Wince Dooley', as well as the
discovery of a unique
hydrangea variety growing in
his gardl, aptl.named
, Hydrangea macrophylla
'Dooley'.
Following the lead of his
mentors, respected horticul-
turalists at The University of
Georgia, Dooley has created
a spectacular garden around
the home that he and wife
Barbara have lived in since
1964. In "Vince Dooley's
Garden: The Horticultural
Journey of a Football Coach,"
Dooley tells the story of his
fifteen-year curiosity with
gardening, a curiosity satis-
fied by nothing short of a full-
time commitment to the pur-
suit.
The Dooley Garden is now
a popular destination with
dedicated gardeners.
Once again acclaimed
artist Steve Penley ("Dooley's
Playbook") has joined Dooley,
creating dozens of paintings
of landscapes and specimens,
all inspired by the beauty of
Dooley's garden.
SINCE HARRIS
COUNTY is home and head-
quarters for local and region-
al artists, let us include a more
hey Say.....
By Jeanne L. Koone ° 663-2671
publication recently, we were
struck with the preponder-
ance of this type advertising.
It's enough to turn us into
a nation of over-medicated
zombies, IF we buy the mes:
sages.
Have you noticed?
READER RESPONSE -.
Quite aresponse to last week'9
item about the importance of
"thanks."
One Reader confessed, "i
always have a horror of for-
getting to thank someone for
a gift or kindness." I, too,
have this feeling, "Did I write
the note, or did I just intend
to write it?" As if we don't
have enough worries, we:
make more for ourselves.
Then a number of HCJ
Readers expressed pleasure
at learning that our young
people are upholding stan-
dards of civilized society,
remembering the manners.
learned at their mother's:
knee.
We feel that most of
today's young people are 'the.
best' and are destined for:i
responsible citizenship - it's:
just that 'daily news cover-
By Jeanne L. Koone age' sometimes makes us feel
WELCOME TO HARRIS - Vince Dooley, right, legendary otherwise as it seems always
UGA football coach and athletic director, stopped in Pine to spotlight the few who are
Mountain last week to visit "Mr. Azalea," Ernest Koone III, 'otherwise.' The end-of-year
left, of Lazy K Nursery and Garden Delights. Dooley pro- Awards Program at Harrisi
sented Koone with a copy of his most recent book (copy- County High School bears out'
right 2010), Wince Dooley's Garden: The Horticultural this assertion; an impressive
Journey of a Football Coach," duly autographed. During numberofstudentswerehon,
the last 15 years Dooley has devoted himself to horticul- ored for achievement, andi
ture with the same dedication he gave to coaching• that is good news for us and!
for the future.
detailed mention of Penley. for recipes using this golden
He is best known for his bold orb - ice cream, cobblers, ALSO, we continue tO
and vibrant paintings of his- cake, salad, salsas, oh! so receive calls from Readers
torical and popular icons as many tempting dishes. BUT asking if they might be
well as landscapes. His art remember, nothing surpasses allowed to tour the Zen!
has appeared in galleries in the pleasure of eating a fresh Garden of Pine Mountain's!
Atlanta, Washington D.D., peach out-of-hand in its nat- Dr. Ellouise Connolly about
• €
and New York, and in public ural state, which They Say... wrote last
and private collections week. Although we have not
throughout the United States SUMMER TIME - You beenintouchwithDr.Cagain,
and Europe. know it's "the good ole sum- we suggest interested
Dooley's latest visit sent mer time" when the swim- Garden Devotees contact her
mebacksome 15 years in time ming pool at Roosevelt State directly.
when I looked out the window Park opens; and this it did last
and exclaimed, "There's a week with a Big SPLASH! It's a Date
man out there that looks just The pool is fed by pure water
like Vinee Dooley!" from a spring on Pine Monday, May 31 -
My eyes did not deceive Mountain, cold and clear. Memorial Day for the USA
me. It was Dooley and Dr. Headlines in the past will brinff visitors to our
Mulherrin, also of Athens, week's news stated that one. Cotultytoemjoythealanynat
who had journeyed to Lazy K of each four pools inspected , ural attractions as well as
Nursery especially to learn has to be closed due to dirty .... other venties (Wil'AhimaY
more about Native Azaleas water and other impurities. Safari, Callaway Gardens;
and other native plants that Not true for our Liberty Bell Roosevelt State Park, art and
are a specialty of this Harris pool that remains a favorite artists, shopping, a multitude
County nursery. Since that with Harris County folks, as of dining options and
first visit, the Coach turned well as with the thousands of overnight accommodations -
Horticulturist has paid peri- tourists who visit FDR State we seem to have unlimited
odic visits to Lazy K and to Park each year. features to make vacation
Garden Delights, its retail time enjoyable for our visi-
garden shop in Pine ADVERTISING - Drugs tors as well as for those of us
Mountain. seem to have replaced tobac- who are lucky enough to live
co as the comfort-substance here).
MORE GARDENING- offered to the American pub- Be sure to wear a smile
Georgia peach growers have lic. as you go about the County.
predicted (cautiously) a Remember some years Make our visitors feel wel-
bumper crop of this delec- ago when television, radio, come. The livelihood of many
table fruit that is a signature magazines, newspapers, bill- of our residents depends on
product of the State. boards were filled with slick these visitors.
According to growers the advertising touting the pleas- Check out Harris County
weather has been perfect for ures and 'benefits' of smok- Journal's "Things To Do" col-
peaches with plenty of chill ing, dipping, chewing...? umn for events of local inter-
hours and sufficient rain. est.
There have been so many NOW, check the airwaves Saturday, June 5-7:00 pm
peaches on the trees, that and you'll find a constant bar- at Suunyside, there will be a
some had to be removed by rage of promotions for drugs, combined monthly meeting
hand in order to insure that both prescription and otc and appreciation party to say
the remaining peaches, when (over the counter). This "thank you" for the support
reaching maturity, will be the advertising also is prominent and contributions from mem
desired size. Toomanypeach- in magazines, newspapers, bers of the community who
es on a tree mean smaller indeed in every media avail- made possible the new roof
fruit, able to the public. Turning on the historic school build-
Sobreakout the cookbook through a popular national ing.
By Jeanne L. Koone
A NEW ROOF! Members of.
Sunnyside Historical
Foundation, Inc., will celebrate
the new roof on the 1920.
schoolhouse at the June meet-!
ing of the group. After sever-,
al years of fund-raising efforts,
installation of the roof was com-
pleted last week. Dedicated
to preserving and maintaining
Harris County's first consolF
dated school, the Foundation
forges ahead with plans to
complete needed repairs to the
90-year old building that is list-
ed on the National Register of
Historic Places.
Another Lying Politician] How Could That Be?
Continued From Page 5A
looked dazed and confused
about the confrontation,
never said a word. The poten-
tially ugly scene gradually
died down as the soldier even-
tually stormed off.
What about the ugly scene
in the Connecticut U.S. Senate
race with Richard
Blumenthal, who lied (not
"misspoke") about serving in
Vietnam?
NONE OF THIS seems to
bother the Democrats. The
chairwoman of the
Connecticut Democratic
Party called the accusations
against Blumenthal "the low-
est kind of political smear."
That's right. I wonder if she
would have had the same
opinion if George W. Bush had
told the same lie? Silly me.
The White House offered
Blumenthal its complete sup-
port. Surprised?
And oh, by the way,
despite the controversy the
Connecticut Democrats
made Richard Blumenthal
their official U.S. Senate can-
didate last Friday night. The
prospects are good tha
Blumenthal will be taking his
seat in the Capitol's Senate
chambers in January.
That sound you hear is our
fallen Vietnam War soldiers
roUing over in their graves.
You may contact Joey
Loudermilk at joeytouder.
mllkyahoo.com
