Hannah Marney
The Union-Recorder
More than 300 people showed up for the Baldwin County
Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Military College Alumni Association’s 12th annual Will Robinson Memorial Run on Saturday at the North Baldwin Fire Department, braving the 40-something degree weather for a good cause.
“We had a great turnout and the weather was great though a bit chilly,” Baldwin County Sheriff’s Department Chief of Detectives Capt. Christopher Spires said.
Suzanne Ratliff with the GMC Alumni Association was happy with the cool weather and the support of the community and GMC students.
“Cold is better than rain. We were happy with the results, and it was a good turnout,” Ratliff said.
Some excellent times were posted for the 5K or 3.2 miles run, Spires said.
Baldwin High standout Franco Delaluz made it back-to-back wins at the Memorial this year, finishing the 5K in 16 minutes and 36 seconds, Spires said.
“That is a very fast run,” Spires said.
Katherine Lacksen was the female winner with a time of 27 minutes and 47 seconds.
Spires estimates about $11,000 was raised, though that was before paying the costs of the event.
The money raised will go toward two scholarships to Georgia Military College, one being in the name of Will Robinson and the other as a GMC Alumni Association scholarship. The remaining funds will go toward the D.A.R.E. program, Spires said.
T-shirts for the event are still available. Contact Spires at (478) 445-7108 for more information.
Winners in the other categories who received trophies:
— One mile “fun” run male winner — George Bowels
— One mile “fun” run female winner — Cherokee Henry
— Overall public safety winner — McKay Bloodworth with Georgia State Patrol with 23 minutes and eight seconds in the 5K run
— Overall male Baldwin County winner — Fred Eaton with 18 minutes and 13 seconds in the 5K run
— Overall female Baldwin County winner — Lindsay White with 24 minutes and 38 seconds in the 5K run
Winners in each age group were also recognized.
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November 17th, 2007
POF Name City Age Time
1 Franco Delaluz Milledgeville
17 16:36
2 Robert Bradham Macon 16 17:59
3 Fred Eaton Milledgeville 40 18:13
4 Clark Walker Hardwick 49 18:18
5 Jerry Herrin Milledgeville 46 18:29
6 Adrian Puebla (m) Milledgeville 15 18:37
7 Jason Hendrix Peachtree City 21 18:56
8 John Downey Milledgeville 26 19:55
9 Christian Hernandez Milledgeville 15 20:01
10 Katherine Lacksen Sparta 16 20:47
11 Larry Lacksen Sparta 13 21:08
12 James Bradham Macon 14 21:23
13 Shane Bloodworth Milledgeville 15 21:24
14 Jeff Lacksen Sparta 46 21:25
15 Will Lacksen Sparta 11 21:30
16 Rod Dudley Toomsboro 18 21:42
17 Brittley Blount Macon 17 21:57
18 Elizabeth Lacksen Sparta 15 22:09
19 Jerome Douglas Gray 49 22:09
20 Jason Maddox Milledgeville 27 22:14
21 Bennie Cullens Sandersville 60 22:23
22 Jaris Landham (f) 37 22:38
23 Alfred L Willis Rheem 49 22:40
24 MacKay Bloodworth (m) Milledgeville 33 23:08
25 Savannah Walker Macon 13 23:10
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School Spirit Award- GMC High School
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Female
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Time
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| One Mile | Dwain Swanson |
8:56
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Rebecca Eaton |
10:07
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| 5K Overall | Franco DeLaLuz |
16:56
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Katherine Lacksen |
20:50
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5K Baldwin County ![]() |
Fred Eaton |
17:42
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Angie Childre |
21:55
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| 5K Public Safety | Tony Holland |
36:47
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| 10 & Under | 1st place | Will Lacksen |
22:51
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Macy Watkins |
32:06
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| 2nd place | Josh Brown |
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Macie Ford | |||
| 3rd place | Thomas Resha |
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Ainsley Brookins | |||
| 11-14 | 1st place | Adrian Scott Puebla |
19:21
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Elizabeth Lacksen |
22:35
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| 2nd place | Larry Lacksen |
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Alexis Holsey | |||
| 3rd place | Jeremy Straughon |
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Lindee Lord | |||
| 15-19 | 1st place | Rod Dudley |
21:48
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Jennifer Thompson |
26:19
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| 2nd place | Travis Gilliland |
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Page Jackson | |||
| 3rd place | Clifton Wingfield |
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Erin McDade | |||
| 20-24 | 1st place | Jonny Digby |
18:47
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Claire Paletz |
35:18
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| 2nd place | Chris Speight |
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Jacinta Warren | |||
| 25-29 | 1st place | Matt Gentry |
21:51
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Hope Mullis |
26:57
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| 2nd place | Marcus Lillard |
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Amy Whatley | |||
| 3rd place |
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Tricia Archer | ||||
| 30-34 | 1st place | Donny Wallach |
19:23
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Carla Dabbs |
24:44
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| 2nd place | Ron McGowan |
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Lana Swanson | |||
| 3rd place | Marty Phillips |
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Jennifer Aldridge | |||
| 35-39 | 1st place | Jason Childre |
20:11
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Helene Eaton |
26:10
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| 2nd place | Harry Thompson |
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Nicki Sibilsky | |||
| 3rd place | Trey Britt |
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Sandra Prosperi | |||
| 40-44 | 1st place | Darrin Jacoby |
18:23
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Robyn Simpson |
32:05
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| 2nd place | Keith Griffin |
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Karen Jarrell | |||
| 3rd place | Ed Waddell |
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Andrea Hyatt | |||
| 45-49 | 1st place | Clark Walker |
17:51
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Stacie Goggens |
26:11
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| 2nd place | Jerry Herrin |
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Barbara Ezell | |||
| 3rd place | Jerry Worley |
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Young Bark | |||
| 50-54 | 1st place | Ronnie Kittrell |
22:25
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Mary Lacksen |
22:09
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| 2nd place | Ron McClung |
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Susan Pennington | |||
| 3rd place | Tommy Hillman |
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Gail Thomason | |||
| 55-59 | 1st place | Ronnie Owens |
37:48
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| 2nd place | Miles McDonald |
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| 60 & up | 1st place | Frank Eady |
22:57
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Wanda Aldridge |
32:24
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| 2nd place | Robert Culberson |
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Anne Sanchez Culberson | |||
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Pat Moss | ||||
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The 11th Annual Will Robinson Memorial Run will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at the North Baldwin Fire Department in Milledgeville
. The race is co-sponsored by MJWC and the Baldwin County
Sheriff’s Department, in memory of Deputy Will Robinson, who was killed in the line of duty.
Sign-up forms can be found here .
You can also get a form from the Milledgeville Junior Woman’s Club or the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office. For more information, contact Jennifer Cope (478) 457-7592 or Capt. Chris Spires (478) 445-7108.
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The 10th Annual Will Robinson Memorial Run will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2005 at the North Baldwin Fire Department in Milledgeville
, GA. The race is co-sponsored by Milledgeville Junior Woman’s Club and the Baldwin County
Sheriff’s Department, in memory of Deputy Will Robinson, who was killed in the line of duty.
To print an application for participation in the 10th Annual Will Robinson Memorial Race, please click here.
The MJWC is currently soliciting sponsors for this event; if you would like to participate, please contact Jennifer Cope at (478) 457-7592. In an effort to maximize our charitable contributions, and to better showcase our outstanding sponsors, there are now three giving levels:
Gold Badge Sponsor: $800 + (Benefits include- large business logo on race t-shirt, listed on all print advertisement, special recognition at race with plaque, 3 free t-shirts, & 3 free registrations)
Silver Badge Sponsor: $400- $799.99 (Benefits- medium business logo on race t-shirt, listed on all print advertisement, 2 free t-shirts, & 2 free race registrations)
Bronze Badge Sponsor: $200- $399.99 (Benefits- small business logo on race t-shirt, 1 free t-shirt, & 1 free race registration)
Proceeds from the race will benefit the Baldwin County Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, the Will Robinson Scholarship Fund, and many other local charities through MJWC.
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By Payton Towns III - The Union-Recorder
For nine years, people from Baldwin County
and other areas in Georgia have come together to run in remembrance of a deputy killed in the line of duty in 1995.
The ninth annual Deputy Will Robinson Memorial Run, which will be held Nov. 13, begins at the North Baldwin County Fire Department on Airport Road. Robinson was 26-years-old when he was killed in the line of duty Dec. 17, 1995, after stopping a robbery suspect.
The 5K (3.2 miles) race beginning at 8:30 a.m. The race will start at Lakeport Road and go from Lakeview Road to Newport Road and back to Lakeport. A one-mile fun run starts at 8 a.m. Proceeds of the event will benefit the Will Robinson Scholarship Fund, Baldwin County D.A.R.E. Program and other local charities.
Awards will be given out to the top three male and female runners in several age categories.
Awards also will be given to the overall public safety winner and male and female winner from Baldwin County. There will be a school spirit trophy given to the school with the most participants. Registration is $5. Shirts also will be sold for $15.
“It has really evolved into a large road race,” said Bill Massee, Baldwin County sheriff. “We have tremendous participation. We hope we have pretty weather and a large turnout.”
The event is being co-chaired by Catherine Dean, of the Milledgeville
Junior Woman’s Club and Det. James McCue of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office. Dean said approximately 500 people attended the event in 2003.
“The race not only honors the memory of Deputy Will Robinson, but it also funds a lot of great community programs,” Dean said. “That includes D.A.R.E. and the new gang program (Gang Resistance Education and Training), and it does a major contribution to Georgia Military College Will Robinson Scholarship as well.”
The money left over goes to projects the Milledgeville Junior Woman’s Club does throughout the year.
“This past year we did care packages for soldiers in Iraq,” Dean said. “We’ve made monetary donations to a lot of local organizations. We’ve given scholarships to underprivileged children to go to Allied Art’s summer camp. We’ve also assisted the S.A.F.E. (Successful Avenue for Family Enrichment) program ran by the solicitor general’s office for domestic violence. The rest of the money goes to various projects. One hundred percent of the money is used for charitable giving.”
Payton Towns III can be reached at (478) 453-1456 or by e-mail at newsroom@unionrecorder.com
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Community Service
(Milledgeville
, GA) - Georgia Military College received the 2003 Will Robinson Race School Spirit Award during the road race held Saturday, November 15, 2003. GMC Running and Cross Country Coach Stacie Goggans and 264 GMC Middle School and High School students participated in the eighth annual Will Robinson Memorial Race and raised $2,630.00 to benefit the event. The race has been held since 1996 to support several local charities and to honor a fallen hero, Deputy Will Robinson, who was killed in the line of duty, December 17, 1995. The School Spirit Award, given each year to the school with the most participants, is of special significance to GMC, as Will Robinson was a 1987 graduate of GMC High School.
Pictured left to right, Ansley Burgamy, Taey Wright, John Layfield, Jamie Lynn LeBrun, Coach Stacie Goggans, Kalin Paschal, John Jackson, and Megan Gillis.
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By Payton Towns III - The Union-Recorder
For the eighth year, people from Baldwin County
and other areas in Georgia will come together Saturday to run in remembrance of a deputy killed in the line of duty in 1995.
The eighth annual Deputy Will Robinson Memorial Run will be held Saturday beginning at the North Baldwin County Fire Department on Airport Road. Registration race day registration is $17. Groups of 10 or more will get a $10 per person discount.
Will Robinson was 26-years-old when he was killed in the line of duty Dec. 17, 1995, after stopping a robbery suspect.
Sheriff Bill Massee said he has been impressed with the number of people from around the state who have attended the race. The sheriff said Robinson would have been happy with the event.
“He would have been pleased with the number of young people in the event,” said. “It’s a good family event.”
The sheriff said Robinson’s family comes out to the memorial run each year. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and the Milledgeville
Junior Woman’s Club coordinate the event.
“We really want runners to come out,” said Det. James McCue. “All walkers are welcome. We have many people who come out and walk.”
According to McCue, the Business Interdisciplinary Studies at Georgia College
& State University has really helped with the event.
The 5K (3.2 miles) race beginning at 8:30 a.m. It starts at Lakeport Road and goes to Lakeview Road to Newport Road and back to Lakeport. A one-mile fun run starts at 8 a.m. Proceeds of the event will benefit the Will Robinson Scholarship Fund, Baldwin County D.A.R.E. Program and other local charities.
Awards will be given out to the top three male and female runners in several age categories: 10 and under, 11 to 14, 15 to 19, 20 to 24, 25 to 29, 30 to 34, 35 to 39, 40 to 44, 45 to 49, 50 to 54, 55 to 59 and 60 and over.
Awards also will be given to the overall public safety winner and male and female winner from Baldwin County. There will be a school spirit trophy given to the school with the most participants.
For the second year in a row, the design of the race shirt, which is given to each participant and donator, is being done by a D.A.R.E. student.
Applications for the race can be picked up at the BCSO.
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The seventh-annual Deputy Will Robinson Memorial Run occurred on Nov. 16 in Milledgeville
. The winners of the 5K run in the separate age divisions are as follows:
Jason Morgan, who finished first overall, won the overall male award with a 16:37 finish, while Ashlea Hutchins, who finished 20th overall, won the overall female award with a 21:44 finish.
In the masters male division, Clark Walker finished first with a 17:28 finish and Gayle Cofer finished first in the masters female division with a 22:48 finish.
The overall male Baldwin County
runner was Hunter Swearingen with a 20:31 finish and Ashley Holmes captured the overall female Baldwin County runner with a 31:12 finish. Marion Nelson won the overall public safety award for being the first public safety official to cross the finish line.
In the 10 and under division, Colby Smith, Audwin Bonner and Logan Colburn were the top finishers, while Aniysa Bruner claimed first in the female division.
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By Payton Towns III - The Union-Recorder
For the seventh year, people from Baldwin County
and other areas in Georgia will come together to run and remember a deputy killed in the line of duty in 1995.
The seventh annual Deputy Will Robinson Memorial Run will be held Nov. 16 at the North Baldwin County Fire Department on Airport Road. Registration before Nov. 13 is $15. Race day registration is $17. There will be a $10 per person discount for groups of 10 or more.
Lauren Deen of the Milledgeville
Junior Woman’s Club, Detective James McCue of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and Christine Giles of the Milledgeville Junior Woman’s Club are the co-organizers of the race.
Deen said participants could walk the race. “All walkers are welcomed,” she said.
The 5K (3.2 miles) race begins at 8:30 a.m. It starts at Lakeport Road goes to Lakeview Road to Newport Road and back to Lakeport. A one-mile fun run starts at 8 a.m. Proceeds of the event will benefit the Will Robinson Scholarship Fund, Baldwin County D.A.R.E. Program and foster care.
Will Robinson was killed in the line of duty on Dec. 17, 1995, after stopping a robbery suspect. Robinson was 26.
For the first time this year, the design on the back of the race shirt, which is given to each participant and donator, is the design chosen from a student contest at John Milledge
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