Odds & Ends Police blotter The following accounts were taken from reports from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. Reports are available at www.columbiacountyso.org: Columbia County events Area Rotary clubs are helping raise money and collect "shelter boxes" through www.shelterbox.org. For information, call Pam Lightsey at (706) 840-2087. Pets of the week Heartsong Animal Rescue is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in Martinez that rescues from 10 counties. Columbia County DUIs George Ronald Cooke Jr., 24, of the 100 block of Silver Maple Road in Martinez, was charged with driving under the influence on Feb. 20, 2009, and was fined $1,224. Divorces Scott Smiley and Tammy Beam Smiley, Jan. 25, 2010. Property transfers Pillon Communities Inc. to Terry Irons and Susan K. Irons, 1439 Sawmill Trail, $205,798. Given a ride Wesley United Methodist Church's Car Ministry has provided its 203rd vehicle for a family needing wheels. The 2000 Toyota Camry went to the James and Cecilia King family. The Kings are occupants of Action Ministries' Columbia County transitional home. Pictured are Brent (from left), Brice, Cecilia and James King; Chris Dickey, of Wesley; and Rick Herring, of Augusta Urban Ministries. Vacation pictures Roy and Marie Ellis, of Evans, ride a camel near a bedouin encampment in the Judean Desert of Israel. They were visiting with a group from West Acres Baptist Church in November. Evans Middle School eight-graders visit nuclear plant On Dec. 4, Evans Middle School eighth-graders visited Plant Vogtle. The pupils learned about applying the energy concepts they had studied in science. Along with a guided tour of the nuclear power plant, they visited the simulator and saw how engineers are trained to operate the plant. As a culminating task, pupils got to choose among writing a song, designing a comic strip, creating a children's book or writing a letter to the president. Westmont Elementary School Honor Roll Second nine weeks honor roll. Greenbrier Middle School Honor Roll Second nine weeks honor roll.