Friday, September 13, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
|
|
|
'The Friday Night Football Show' team of, from left, Bryce Johnson, Render Heard and Chris Beckham took first place in the literacy Carnival of Knowledge on Thursday night.
|
|
TIFTON'S TOP 'TRIVIA-ISTS'
27 LOCAL TEAMS COMPETE IN ANSWERING TRIVIA QUESTIONS
|
|
The
Friday Night Football Show
team showed that they know more than just football by taking
First Place
at the
20th Annual Howard Center Carnival of Knowledge
on
Thursday night
, a
fundraiser
for
Tift County literacy
.
"The event was a
resounding success
, with about
150
people in attendance, coming together in
support
of
knowledge
and
literacy
," said organizer
Bonnie Sayles
, executive director of
Literacy Volunteers of Tifton-Tift County
.
Twenty-seven teams
of three people each
vied
for the
title
of
Tifton’s top trivia experts
. The
first place team
–
Friday Night Football Show
with
Chris Beckham, Bryce Johnson
and
Render Heard
– gets its name from a
radio program
that Beckham and Johnson host.
Another new team took
second place
, the
Tift County Foundation for Education Excellence team
comprised of Dr.
Bret Wagenhorst
,
Tyler Riddle
and
Andrew Marzen
. Taking
third place
was a team of
high school students
, the
Tift County High School Quiz Bowl Team
.
Joshua Abantao, Hays Jones
and
Jimmy Kemetait
are the three teenagers who took home prizes.
For the second year, an
audience-participation
event,
The Howard Q
, posed
questions
with
multiple-choice answers
to more than 100 participants. Beginning with easy questions and getting progressively harder, the game narrowed down to
two winners, Gabby Heard
and
Steve Carter
, the second time Carter has been a
Howard Q
winner.
The
two split
a
$1,000 prize
awarded by the
Howard Center
, which also
presented
a
$5,000 check
to
Literacy Volunteers.
Donations, including
purchases of "extra lives" and "second chances,"
enable the organization to
recruit, train and match tutors
with
clients
who
need help learning to read
or
preparing to take
the
GED
exam.
The
nonprofit agency
also
funds GED test fee
scholarships
for
Adult Education students
of
Southern Regional Technical College, Tifton Campus
.
The week of
Sept. 8-14
is
Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
in both
Tifton
and
Georgia
.
|
|
Second-place winning team was the Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence, with Dr. Bret Wagenhorst, Tyler Riddle and Andrew Marzen.
|
|
Third-place winner was Tift County High School Quiz Bowl team, represented by Joshua Abantao, Hays Jones and Jimmy Kemetait.
|
|
SRTC BREAKS 5,000 IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT
|
|
Southern Regional Technical College
(SRTC) has achieved
historic record
student
enrollment
for the seventh consecutive term – and for the
fall semester
, enrollment has hit a
record 5,052 students
.
The growth represents an
8.6 percent
increase in
total enrollment
, with a
9.4 percent
increase in
full-time equivalency
when compared with SRTC’s fall 2018 figures. The numbers are roughly
double
the
statewide average
enrollment growth across the
Technical College System of Georgia
(TCSG), which has expanded by about
4 to 5 percent
during the same time period.
“It’s a great time to be at
SRTC
,” said President
Jim Glass
. “This
extraordinary
pattern of
growth
is a direct result of the
dedication
of our hardworking and devoted
faculty
and
staff
. When students walk through the doors at SRTC, they are met by our
compassionate team
who are
focused
on
student success
. This team comes to work to serve students, and it shows.”
SRTC
, which has a large
Tifton campus
, continues to maintain
one
of the
largest dual enrollment programs
in the state, with about
2,000
students taking advantage of the opportunity to
earn college credits
while
still in high school
at
no cost
.
|
|
PART OF 18th STREET CLOSING
FOR TRMC TOWER CONSTRUCTION
|
|
A portion of
18th Street
, from
Lee Avenue
to
Old Ocilla Road
, will
close
on
Monday
,
Sept. 16
, for
construction
of the
new patient tower
at
Tift Regional Medical Center
in Tifton.
John Orr Drive
, which runs parallel to Lee Avenue and intersects with 18th Street, will
also be closed
to through traffic, and the
intersection
of
John Orr Drive
and
18th Street
will be
closed
.
Patients and visitors will
park
in the large parking lot on the
corner
of
20th Street
and
Old Ocilla Road.
To help accommodate patients, visitors and employees with the
new parking arrangements
,
volunteers
will provide
golf cart shuttles
from parking areas to the hospital. The shuttle service will be available
6 a.m.-8 p.m.,
as long as a volunteer is available. To be picked up by the shuttle service, call
229-353-CART
.
Once the portion of 18th Street closes, the
18th Street hospital lobby
will be
closed
as well. Patients, visitors and employees will be
redirected
to the
20th Street lobby
, where both the
information desk
and
gift shop
have been
moved
.
“We
apologize
for the
inconvenience
,"
said
Alex Le
, chief operating officer for
Tift Regional Health System.
"W
e look forward to being
better equipped
to meet the
needs
of the
community
once the new
patient tower
is
completed
. This will allow us to have a
larger emergency center
and
more private patient rooms
in the long run.”
Once the
tower
is completed, it will
add
approximately
263,000 square feet
to the existing hospital. The first floor of the new tower will house the new emergency center, with inpatient units, including a
new intensive care unit
, on the second, third, and fourth levels of the new tower.
|
|
TIFT FARMER BILL BRIM TO BE INDUCTED IN GA AG HALL OF FAME
|
|
This year’s
Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame
inductees have had an
impact
on
Georgians
from the dinner table to the fairgrounds.
Bill Brim
, a
Tift County farmer
and
advocate
for
Georgia agriculture
, and
Foster Rhodes
, instrumental in
establishing
the
Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter
in
Perry
, will be
inducted
into the
Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame
on
Oct. 4
at the 65th
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
(CAES)
Alumni Association Awards banquet
.
Brim
established himself as an
industry leader
when he, along with
Ed Walker
, purchased
Lewis Taylor Farms
in
1985
. Brim helped
transform
Lewis Taylor Farms into a
diversified transplant
and
vegetable production
farm operation.
When
Brim
became a co-owner of
Lewis Taylor Farms
, it had only 87,000 square feet of greenhouse production space. The farm now boasts
81 greenhouses
with more than
649,000 square feet
of
production
space.
With Brim’s expertise in
vegetable production
, he was a natural fit to
collaborate
with
scientists
from the UGA CAES in various research projects with far-reaching implications.
Brim’s
most
important attribute
may be his willingness to
speak his mind
and
stand up for farmers
at the state and federal levels. He served on the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency State Committe
e.
Rhodes
helped establish the
Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter
in Perry, working from the conceptual state in the
mid-1980s
to the
first Georgia National Fair
in
1990
. He served an important role in the fairgrounds’ early years as the
point person
in
securing
land
needed for the
agricenter
.
Since the
Agricenter
opened in
1990
, it has attracted approximately
22 million
people and made a
$1.5 billion economic impact
. Approximately
850,000
people visit the fairgrounds and agricenter annually, giving them some exposure to
agriculture
.
|
|
Pictured from left at the groundbreaking are Dean Lisa K. Nolan; state Rep. Clay Pirkle, R-Ashburn; former state Sen. John Crosby, R-Tifton; state Rep. Penny Houston, R-Nashville; and former state Sen. John Bulloch, R-Thomasville.
|
|
UGA TIFTON BUILDING VETERINARY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL FARM ANIMALS
|
|
The
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
(CVM) broke ground recently on a
new facility
on the
Tifton campus
.
The
UGA Tifton Farm Animal Veterinary Medical Center
will improve the CVM’s ability to serve Georgia’s
animal agricultural industries
and will strengthen the
South Georgia
region.
The
9,000-square-foot
facility will feature space for the
clinicians
in
Tifton
to perform both routine and specialized
food animal medical procedures
in a
controlled
and
safe environment
because of a large
hydraulic tilt chute
and
enclosed treatment room.
In addition, this facility will help
smaller producers have
access
to
advanced reproductive technologies
such as in-vitro fertilization. The college expects to offer additional services once the facility is completed in early
2020
. These services will likely include lameness treatments using the new tilt chute to address feet and leg problems in cattle, especially for bulls.
“The goal of this new facility is to
strengthen
our
support
of
farmers
and
producers
in this area and
increase
our
students’ exposure
to the
unique needs
of
South Georgia,
” said
Lisa K. Nolan
, dean of the
College of Veterinary Medicine
.
“It fits perfectly into the college’s
long-range plans
to
better serve
all parts of Georgia and to
encourage
our
graduates
to practice in
rural areas
. It will allow us to more efficiently deliver
veterinary services
to
livestock owners
and, with its proximity to our
Tifton Diagnostic Lab
, will
strengthen
the relationship between the
clinical
and
diagnostic
sides of veterinary medicine.”
|
|
BE A PEPPER IN OMEGA
ANNUAL FESTIVAL IS THIS WEEKEND
|
|
The
16th Annual Omega Pepper Festival is this
Friday and
Saturday,
Sept. 13 and
14, at
Ponder Park.
The
family-friendly event begins with a
Gospel Sing
tonight (Friday) from
6-10 p.m. Groups to perform include
The Faithful Servants, The Singing Apostles, the Omega Church of God Praise Team and
Happy Times Revival.
The annual
parade at
10:30 a.m. Saturday kicks off that day's many
activities, which include
competitions, vendors and music.
Several
bands will be performing –
three of them from
Tift County and some of the band members raised in
Omega.
Local bands include
Pancho and Lefty, the Last Chance Band and
SONDER. Visiting music acts include
Brittany Dené Braswell
, the
Rocky Creek Band and the NAJ Band.
|
|
REMEMBERING THOSE WHO
SERVED ON 9/11
Tifton city firefighters
did the
step-climber
in
full gear
at a local gym
Wednesday
in
honor
of those
firefighters
who
climbed
the
World Trade Center steps
on
9/11
.
At left is firefighter
Chris Thoma
s, and at right is firefighter
Samantha Diaz
.
In the middle foreground is Tifton Fire Chief
Bobby Bennett.
|
|
On hand for the Masonic Lodge of Tifton #47 and #745 F&AM Endowed Scholarship presentation are, front row from left, Dave Powell, Cole Talley, Marlee Talley, Dr. Deidre Martin, Lee Talley (father of scholarship recipients); back row, Howard Maddox, Robert Kicklighter, Bert Connell and Jeremy Hobbs.
|
|
MASONIC LODGE GIVES ABAC SCHOLARSHIPS TO TIFT GRADS
|
|
Two Tift County High School graduates
have been selected to receive the
Masonic Lodge of Tifton No.s 47 and 745 F&AM Endowed Scholarship
at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Marlee Talley
, a freshman education major, and
Cole Talley
, a freshman wildlife major, will receive the
scholarship
through the
ABAC Foundation
for the 2019-20 academic year.
Recipients of the scholarship must be
enrolled
full-time
at
ABAC
with a
grade point average
of
2.5 or higher
to receive or continue to receive the scholarship. The student must be a graduate of a Tift County school and demonstrate
high standards
of
character
and personal
integrity
.
The
scholarship
was created in
2016
through the leadership of
Lamar Jackson
and
Gerald Branch
and grew to become an
endowed scholarship
at ABAC with more than
$25,000
raised.
|
|
Music, Dancing, Food & More!
Taste original dishes from around the United States, Mexico, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Venezuela, Italia and the Dominican Republic.
Children's Carnival by BAM / Arts and Crafts / Exhibitors with information on Education, Health and more!
|
|
Entertainers:
Peruvian Apu Inka music/dancers, Grupo de Danza MexicaAzteca Tonacuauhtli, Dancer’s Pointe Dance Company, ABAC Cultura Latina, Nuestro Folklore & Nuestro Folklore Jr., Mariachi Garibaldi, Tifton County High School Spanish Club, Aposento Alto Band, TCHS Spanish Club, 501 Legion Star Wars group, Platanito the Clown, The International MEGA DJ from Hidalgo, Banda Los Rodriguez de Nuevo Leon, Banda Los Compas de Nuevo Leon
Sponsors:
Platinum –
The Howard Women’s Health Center
//
Gold –
Tifton Tift Co. Tourism Association; Tift Regional Medical Center, Coca-Cola; Georgia Power
//
Silver –
Southwest Georgia Bank; BB&T Bank //
Bronze –
Tifton Merchants Association; Synovus; South Georgia Banking Co.; Ameris Bank
//
Supporters –
Colony Bank; O’Reilly Auto Parts; Pappa John’s Pizza; Nashville Monument & Memorial, LLC //
Special Thanks –
Tifton-Tift County Public Library; City of Tifton; Tifton Police Department; Tifton Fire Department; Tift County Recreation Department; Tifton Gazette; Willis Signs & Graphics; Bob’s Flowers
RECUERDEN FESTIVAL de LA FIESTA DEL PUEBLO
,
Sabado 28 de Septiembre, En el Parque Central Fullwood de Tifton, De 10 de la manana a 10 de la noche, Carnaval para ninos, Comidas tipicas, Actividades de Arte, salud y educacion, Ademas de, Espectaculo de danza y baile, Entrada Gratis
|
|
RUTH'S COTTAGE THANKS DONORS
|
|
Nancy Bryan, left, executive director of
Ruth's Cottage domestic violence program and shelter, addresses donors at a reception
Thursday evening at the
Golf Club of South Georgia.
The Ruth's Cottage board
thanked donors to the organization's
new shelter and administrative offices under construction in
Tifton.
At right is
Lynn Lovett, who spearheaded the
fund drive. The new facility is
expected to be open in the coming year.
|
|
TO BENEFIT THE TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
|
|
YOUR WEEKEND
...at a Glance
FRIDAY, SEPT. 13
- Constitution Day Ceremony, 2 p.m., Chapel of All Faiths, ABAC, Tifton
- Omega Pepper Festival Gospel Sing, 6-10 p.m., Ponder Park, Omega
- Tift County High Football Blue Devils @ Crisp County High Cougars, 7:30 p.m., Cordele
- Tiftarea Academy Panthers @ Westfield School Hornets, 7:30 p.m., Perry
SATURDAY, SEPT. 14
- National Day of Remembrance for the Unborn, 10 a.m.-Noon, Chapel of All Faiths, ABAC, Tifton
- Omega Pepper Festival, 10:30 a.m., Ponder Park, Tifton
|
|
SEPT. 5
Johnny "Dale" Chambless, 57,
Tifton
Jack Wilkes Carter, 81,
Adel
SEPT. 6
Patsy Ann Vickers Spradlin, 87,
Irwinville
SEPT. 7
Florence Willingham Karsten Carson, 101,
Tifton
Rebecca “Becky” Faye Hutto, 80,
Tifton
Charles Henry "Charlie" Barker, 83,
Ray City
Lois Mitchell Brewer, 93,
Fitzgerald
Gary Robert Wilson, 65,
Quitman
SEPT. 8
Gerald Eugene Register, 78,
Ocilla
Sibble Faye Moore, 83,
Adel
Vonelle Reddecliff, 83,
Nashville
Molly McKenzie, 55,
Fitzgerald
Myles Rayford Cox, 65,
Ocilla
SEPT. 9
Colleen Burns Wright, 81,
Ray City
Katherine Marie Branch, 62,
Fitzgerald
SEPT. 10
Lynwood “Lyn” Ingram, 75,
Alapaha
Greta Revels Sinclair, 90,
Tifton
Santos Hernandez Coronado, 75,
Omega
Carolyn Whitley Stone, 77,
Fitzgerald
Cynthia Parker, 29,
Valdosta
SEPT. 11
Mitchell Wilcox Hunt Sr., 85,
Tifton
Juanita Patton “Pat” Doss, 89,
Tifton
Benjamin Leo Pritchard Jr., 67,
Sylvester
Sheila Sanders Sheppard, 55,
Fitzgerald
Max Tesney, 80,
Americus
|
|
Tifton Grapevine
e-published every Tuesday and Friday
Frank Sayles Jr.
Editor & Publisher
Bonnie Sayles
Managing Editor
|
|
|
A Service of
Sayles Unlimited Marketing LLC
,
Tifton, Georgia
|
|
See what's happening on our social sites:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
