...bar will remain open one hour later than the kitchen, Mr. Hunt said. Know of a restaurant opening, closing, changing their menu? Call Emily Sollie, 823-3340, fax her at 722-7403 or e-mail her at esollie@augustachronicle.com.

...have your own -- especially with a laptop, you can take it with you to class, or sit outside with it on a nice day," she said. Emily Sollie covers teen issues. She can be reached at (706) 823-3340 or esollie@augustachronicle.com.

...near Madison, Ga. The total contract price for the Morgan County rest stops and the Columbia County improvements is about $13 million, Mr. Merritt said. Emily Sollie can be reached at (706) 823-3340 or esollie@augustachronicle.com.

...openings at the tops of slides where strings or ropes could catch. S-hooks on swings should be closed, and mechanisms on moving equipment should be covered. Emily Sollie can be reached at (706) 823-3340 or esollie@augustachronicle.com.

...water whenever possible. Use energy-efficient light bulbs. Emily Sollie can be reached at 823-3340 or esollie@augustachronicle.com. Frank Witsil can be reached at 823-3352.

...couldn't go because we had to be out of town for a business meeting," she said. "It's been fun. I hope next year we're free that weekend so we can go." Emily Sollie can be reached at (706) 823-3340 or esollie@augustachronicle.com.

...between them. This allows us to consolidate support services; it's more efficient and we're able to disperse information to the entire staff at once." Emily Sollie can be reached at (706) 823-3340 or esollie@augustachronicle.com.

...she claimed self-defense, explaining that he had beat her during their 20-year marriage and that he had threatened to kill her the night she shot him. Emily Sollie can be reached at (706) 823-3340 or esollie@augustachronicle.com.

...of the history behind the Fourth of July. I used to know everything about it -- I know I learned it -- but I forgot it all." Emily Sollie covers teen issues. She can be reached at (706) 823-3340 or esollie@augustachronicle.com.

...first lady, who attended the luncheon. "These young people definitely appear to be on the right track." Emily Sollie covers teen issues for The Augusta Chronicle. She can be reached at (706) 823-3340 or esollie@augustachronicle.com.