Ruth's Cottage Gets Grant

AUG. 28, 2018

Tifton, Georgia

478-227-7126

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RUTH'S COTTAGE GETS BLOCK GRANT

$750,000 TOWARD NEW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FACILITY

Tift County is getting a $750,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) toward a new domestic violence shelter and administrative facility for Ruth's Cottage and the Patticake House.

Gov. Nathan Deal made the announcement the other day as part of more than $40 million in federal assistance for 60 Georgia communities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allocated the funding to Georgia's CDBG program, administered by the Ga. Department of Community Affairs.

"The CDBG program enables cities and counties to direct federal funding to address critical community needs and revitalize the local economies that need it most. By investing in smaller cities and rural areas, we are preparing an even brighter future for all of Georgia," the governor said.

Ruth's Cottage has plans for a $1.6 million, 11,200-square-foot building to move all of the domestic violence prevention initiatives under one roof. Currently, the non-profit agency is spread across five buildings in the community.

The new building will also increase the shelter's beds from 12 to 25 and would have several apartments for women with children and for men.

The Ruth Cottage board has a capital campaign underway to raise the remainder of the building's cost.

Regarding the CDBG, state Sen. Greg Kirk, R-Americus, whose district includes Tift, said he is glad that the grant program includes funds for "a domestic violence shelter in Tift County. Above all else, it's important that our citizens feel safe, and providing a shelter for victims of domestic abuse is a huge step in ensuring this. I'm thankful for everyone who had a helping hand in making this possible."

Among other CDBG grants the governor announced are $750,000 for the City of Ocilla for multi-infrastructure improvements, $703,400 for the City of Sylvester for sewer improvements, and $415,265 for Turner County to make street and drainage improvements.

CONCERT A THANK-YOU TO TIFTON

FOR CAMPUS' 100 YEARS


Sidney Cromer Photography

The University of Georgia's Tifton Campus has begun its nearly year-long celebration of its centennial in the Friendly City, and on Saturday the campus threw an outdoor concert-lawn party to thank the community.

Country music star Keith Anderson, seen at left and above, performed along with special guest James Otto on the Tifton campus' front circle.

UGA Tifton Assistant Dean Dr. Joe West says there will be other events, many of them internal, leading up to the big public centennial celebration finale next May 3.

CROSS COUNTRY BLUE DEVILS PLACE AT TALLAHASSEE INVITATIONAL

The Tift County girls and boys Blue Devils cross-country teams traveled to Tallahassee last Saturday to participate in the Cougar Invitational. Despite an early departure and a long bus ride, the student athletes performed well.

The girls team under Coach Kristin McElroy placed fourth out of 19 teams in a highly competitive meet. Emily Golden (fourth) and Ainsley Toews (21st) both made the Top 25 podium.

The young boys team finished 14th out of 19 with Bryce Stephens leading the way in 67th.

The next cross country meet is Saturday at the Jekyll Island Invitational.

WANTED

Part-time

NURSERY WORKER

Tifton First United

Methodist Church

107 W 12th St., Tifton

Tifton First United Methodist Church has an opening for a nursery worker. This is a part-time position

available after September 18.

Regular schedule is 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sundays. Wednesdays from 6-8:30 p.m. is optional.

The hourly rate is $10 per hour.

Applicants must be at least 21, meet background check for working with children, learn and enforce the Safe Sanctuary policy, and must be able to work with a wide range of people in a personable and friendly manner.

Interested persons should send a letter of application stating their experience, qualifications

and relevant information to:

FUMC Church Secretary

Re: Nursery Worker

107 W. 12th St.

Tifton, GA 31794

THE TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION PRESENTS THE

Dinner-Dance Fundraiser for the Public Library

Thursday, Sept. 13

UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center

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AREA STUDENTS GRADUATE DURING ABAC'S SUMMER TERM

A total of 59 students completed the requirements for graduation from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College at the end of the summer term. Twenty-three of those graduates received bachelor's degrees.

Area graduates, include:

Tifton: Sofia Fitzgerald, Associate of Science; Savannah Brooke King, Associate of Science with Merit; Linda Esmeralda LeBlanc, Associate of Science in Nursing; Dallen Lance McLemore, Associate of Science with Distinction; Laurajane Elizabeth O'Rear, Bachelor of Science Nursing;

Jesse Michael Page, Associate of Science; Alexandra Anne Rippy, Bachelor of Science Nursing, Magna Cum Laude; Kaitlin L. Tucker, Associate of Science with Honors; Brentley Temple Yamnitz, Associate of Science.

Ty Ty: Charley Dillard, Associate of Science.

Ashburn: Latoya P. Office, Associate of Science.

Fitzgerald: Hadley Dean Driscoll, Bachelor of Science Business and Economic Development;

J.P. Mathis, Associate of Science; Jaycob Hunter Whitley, Bachelor of Science Business and Economic Development.

Norman Park: Anna Leigh Sutton, Associate of Science with Merit.

Ocilla: Jahwaan Louis Miller, Associate of Science.

Omega: America Leon, Associate of Science with Merit.

Sylvester: Stephanie Brianne Kincaid, Bachelor of Science Nursing.

VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT FAIR

SET FOR THURSDAY

Coastal Plain CASA in Tifton is hosting the 5th Annual Volunteer Recruitment Fair for local non-profit organizations.

The event will be held 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Tift Regional Community Events Center, 1657 Carpenter Road.

The fair's purpose is to inform the community about ways folks may serve as volunteers to local nonprofits.

For information, contact Darcie Norton at 229-386-9765 or [email protected]

AG MUSEUM GETTING 'SHEEPISH'

Handcrafted porcelain sheep, representing breeds from around the world, by Colin Richmond will greet visitors in an exhibit "Colin's Creatures: A World of Sheep," beginning Sept. 8 in The Gallery at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture.

"Colin's handcrafted creatures are made from a unique combination of materials including porcelain, cast-able stone and imported Steiff woven fur," said Museum Curator Polly Huff.


Colin Richmond with some of his sheep.

"All these materials are chosen for their quality and ability to imitate the characteristics of each animal. From developing and making his own porcelain to hand-forming every mold, all of Colin's creatures are labor intensive -- but it's a true labor of love."

A dozen years in the corporate world, an MBA, and a brief stint in consulting were enough to drive the Asheville, N.C.-based Richmond into life as an entrepreneur. Six years after starting his business in 1985 and after three fabric-related product lines, he had an idea for a collection of moiré fabric angels, although he knew nothing about porcelain or carving.

"Colin grew up in a creative family where everyone assumed you could do anything until you proved otherwise," Huff said. "He just dived in and later began designing and carving animals. Twenty-seven years later, Colin's creatures are in private collections across the country and internationally."

Huff said the artist's fascination with sheep began in 1991 when he read about some antique German sheep figures that were mixed medium as were his moire fabric angels.

"His knowledge of sheep at that time was limited to what he'd absorbed from the James Herriot series of books and programs," Huff said. "He began his research with breeders' associations and later expanded to visiting farms and attending sheep shows in the U.S. and the U.K."

TIFTON HOSTING RESEARCH FIELD DAY FOR COTTON AND PEANUT FARMERS

The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams are co-sponsoring a research field day on Wednesday, Sept. 5, in Tifton.

The event begins at 8 a.m. at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center then moves on to the RDC Pivot and Ponder Farm to view research trials. Attendees must RSVP by Friday, Aug. 31, at [email protected] or call 229-386-3006.

The tour showcases current research funded by the respective commissions. The goal is to provide an educational environment for cotton and peanut farmers and give them the opportunity to directly question researchers.

Chairmen of the peanut and cotton commissions, Armond Morris and Bart Davis, respectively, say the event gives farmers the opportunity to interact with other farmers and industry representatives while observing research programs which they help fund.