|
Feb. 21,
Tifton Georgia
A service of
(478) 227-7126 Sayles Unlimited Marketing, LLC
|
|
TIFT'S TOP TEACHERS
ARE HONORED
This year's top teachers in Tift County were recognized Thursday night, Feb. 20, at the 23rd Annual Excellence in Teaching Awards banquet.
The recognition is organized by the Tift County Foundation for Educational Excellence and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Tifton, which has been sponsoring the event for 20 years.
 | |
VIDEO: Tifton Grapevine - Tift's Top Teachers
|
A dozen teachers were selected this year from the nominations received. They were awarded a plaque and $250.
This year's teachers being honored are:
Pre-K: Myra Smith, Darah Wells and Valerie Poppell
Eighth Street Middle School, seventh-grade math: Stacy Jones
Annie Belle Clark Primary, third-grade: Susan Nimmo
Omega Elementary, fifth grade: Shonta Walker
Len Lastinger Primary, K-third, GATE resource teacher: Dana Foster
Northside Primary, third grade: Pinkey Barr
G.O. Bailey Primary, kindergarten: Debbie Whitehead
Tift County High, AP science: Patti Barber
Tift County High, literature/ELA: Debbie Salter
Tift County High, U.S. history/social studies: Shelley Fandel
A total of 221 teachers have been recognized during the years, some more than once. Total award money given to teachers is $59,750.
|
DANCING STARS OF SOUTH GEORGIA
LOCAL 'STARS,' PROS TO DANCE FOR ALZHEIMER'S
 The Alzheimer's Association's "Dancing Stars of South Georgia" returns at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center.
"It will be a fun, glitzy, sparkly event for an important cause," says Dan Phillips, development director for the South Georgia Region of the Alzheimer's Association, Georgia Chapter. "The event will mimic an episode of ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' and will include food, drinks, dancing performances, and fun for everyone."
Local "stars" are paired with local professional dancers -- and this year's dancers includes a real star from the TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard."
This year's star dancers are:
 | |
CROSS
|
Charleston Carter -- Court administrator of the Tifton Judicial Circuit
Ray Cross -- A founding member of Veritas Laboratories in Tifton and former CEO of Affinity Health Group
Dr. Haley Clark -- Albany native & veterinarian who opened Leesburg Animal Hospital
Paige Harrell -- Valdosta State graduate & Albany native employed with
 | |
HARRELL
|
DOCO Credit Union
Emily Plummer -- Director of physician recruitment and physician relations at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
April Reardon -- Retired from P&G
Sandy Sims -- Senior partner with Sims, Fleming, Hudson & Crosby
 | |
REARDON
|
attorneys at law in Tifton
Sonny Shroyer -- Valdosta native who played "Enos" in the hit TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard," and has had roles in such films as "Smokey and the Bandit," "The Rainmaker" and "Forrest Gump."
 | |
SHROYER
|
Katie Tenneson -- Owner of Tenneson Nissan, with husband Cory, in Tifton
 | | SIMS |
They will be paired with pro dancers, who include Angie Stoecker,
Ashley Helton, Steven Cantrell, Gary Flower, Gail Barnard, Hannah Moore and Joe Lewis.
Tickets for the event are $125 and votes are $1 each. Money raised goes toward the
 | |
TENNESON
|
Alzheimer's Association for research and for programs and services in our community. The event raised more than $74,000 last year.
The Alzheimer's Association is the top nonprofit funder of Alzheimer's disease research in the world. Among many other services in 35 counties of South Georgia, the association provides a 24/7 Helpline for those needing information and consultation on Alzheimer's and related dementias, 1-800-272-3900.
For more information on the event and its dancers, call 1-800-272-3900, email Dan Phillips at [email protected] or visit www.dancingstarsofsouthgeorgia.com
|
TIFT COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
HAS 'WOMEN'S BUILD DAY' SATURDAY
Tift County Habitat for Humanity is having a "Women's Build Day" project on Saturday, Feb. 22. Volunteers will be adding a porch to a house that the group is building.
 No experience is necessary. Instruction will be offered on site; women with all skill levels areinvited to help. The build will last from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. and will be broken into shifts, depending on the number of volunteers. Tentative shifts are 8 a.m.-Noon and 1- 5 p.m. The organization is seeking five people per shift and no experience is needed.
|
|
|
TIFTON ROTARY SEEKING
'ETHICS IN BUSINESS' NOMINATIONS
The Rotary Club of Tifton is seeking nominations for its annual Tifton Rotary Ethics in Business Award to recognize a local business that has demonstrated exceptional ethical behavior.
"We began this annual award last year and the first recipient was Central Jewelers," says Tifton Rotary President Andy Borem. "The award was created to recognize those local businesses exhibiting high ethical behavior and a commitment to our community."
Criteria for the award, which will go to a business physically located in Tifton or Tift County, were
 developed by a committee of Tifton Rotary Club members. The nominated business must have consistently demonstrated high ethical standards of honesty and integrity in dealing with employees, customers and contractors while enhancing the economic well-being of the company and providing local jobs, opportunity and profits. In addition, the business must have participated in activities beneficial to the community beyond the provision of economic benefits of the business and must adhere to fair and truthful business practice reflected in the Rotary Four-Way Test: 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIP? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Nomination applications are available from the Tifton Rotary Club, which meets for lunch each Wednesday at the Tiftarea Conference Center on Highway 82, may be downloaded online at the Tifton Rotary website, http://www.tiftonrotary.org/index.html and at the Tifton Rotary Facebook page, Click Here! . Applications must be submitted and received by March 15. Nominations may be submitted by anyone other than an owner or manager of, or family member of an owner or manager of, the nominated business. Nominations must be mailed to the Tifton Rotary Club, PO Box 1354, Tifton, GA 31793 (attn: Rotary Ethics in Business Award). A committee of faculty and students from the ABAC business school will select this year's recipient.
|
FOR INFORMATION:
Food and arts & crafts vendors may contact Jessica Jones, 229-391-3927or[email protected]
|
SWEETHEART RUN...
  For information, please call Sommer Dunston
or Cindy Spurlin,
229.386.5200 /229.386.1412
|
|
KIWANIS ART & MUSIC SHOWCASE SET FOR MARCH 20
The Kiwanis Club of Tifton is having its annual Art & Music Showcase at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 20 in the Tift County High School Performing Arts Center.
 Students will demonstrate their talents in a competitive atmosphere to build self-esteem. The competition is open to Tift County students in public, private or home schools in grades 4-12. A student may enter only one category, music or art. Applications are available from art and music teachers in the schools, from Cassi Sylvester atTCHS, from Amy Henderson at Tiftarea Academy or from show coordinator Hal Henderson at 229-386-2237. Applications must be received by March 10. The local showcase is open to the public and there is no admission charge. The club will also announce the Kiwanis Arts Citizen of the Year at its showcase. For further information, contact Henderson, 229-386-2237. Nominations for the arts citizen award are due by Feb. 28. |
|
SENIOR DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM FEB. 26
 The Leroy Rogers Senior Center in Tifton is offering an AARP Driver Safety Program, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26.
The cost is $20 per person with a $5 discount for AARP members with card.
While updating your driving skills you may earn a discount from your auto insurance provider.
|
 | |
Summerlin and Salter
|
 | |
Koran, left, and Howard
|
 CHAMBER NAMES S.T.A.R. STUDENTS, TEACHERS At its monthly membership meeting Thursday, Feb. 20, the Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce recognized S.T.A.R. students and teachers from Tift County High School and Tiftarea Academy.
Student John Collin Summerlin and teacher Debbie Salter of Tift County High School; and student Greer Bullington Howard and teacher Jon Koran of Tiftarea Academy were honored and given plaques.
The Student Teacher Achievement Awards were presented by the Chamber's Business Education Partnership Committee.
|
|
READY FOR AN IRISH SPRING FLING?
 z The town of Sumner is hosting an "Irish Spring Fling" dance from 7-10 p.m. March 22, at the Sumner school gym. Admission is $5. Refreshments will be available for purchase Sumner, in Worth County, is just 15 miles west of Tifton on U.S. Highway 82. For information, call Sumner City Hall, 229-776-7384 or 229-848-3319. |
NEWS FROM ELSEWHERE
SOME THINGS WE FOUND INTERESTING...
Hey, my pulse is racing! Police apologize for erotic first-aid videos (UPI) Click Here!
No catfight here! Paperwork errors keep dog from running for mayor (UPI) Click Here!
It was an emergency to them... Man calls 911 over wife's stuck jacket zipper (Yahoo News) Click Here!
|
promote your business and services!
Multimedia Expertise!
*Digital *Social Media *Video *Print
Call Us Today!
478-227-7126
provider of the Tifton, Georgia
|
YOUR WEEKEND
At a Glance....
SATURDAY, FEB. 22:
- Sweetheart Run, 5k & 1-mile, 9 a.m., Rehabilitation Services of Tifton, Tifton.
- Women's Build Day, Habitat for Humanity, 9 a.m., call 229-392-7604, Tifton.
- Exchange Club of Tifton's "Bids for Kids" (televised auction), 5-10 p.m., Channel 11, Tifton.
- Tift County High Blue Devils basketball vs. Tri-Cities of East Point (state playoffs), 6 p.m., Tifton.
- Tift County Forestry Scholarship Pageant, 6 p.m., Tift Theatre of the Performing Arts, Tifton.
- Cajun Mardi Gras, 7 p.m., Our Divine Savior Catholic Church Fellowship Hall, Tifton.
- Hearts and Diamonds Gala, Tift Regional Medical Center Foundation, 7 p.m., UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center, Tifton.
SUNDAY, FEB. 23
- "Porgy and Bess" film, 3 p.m., Tift Theatre for the Performing Arts, Tifton.
|
Feb. 13
Belinda Monroe Watson, 48, Arabi
Feb. 14
James Leon Willis, 80, Ty Ty
Mary Ellen Rowan, 64, Valdosta
Oscar Jackson "Jack" Doss Jr., 75, Tifton
Robert H. "Bobby" Walker, 59, Mystic
Gene Register, 77, Fitzgerald
Feb. 15
James Eddie Railey, 74, Tifton
William Hubert (Bart) Cowart Sr. 77, Irwin County
Clarence Alexander Miller, 80, Sylvester
Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Storey, 68, Tifton
Ruth Vance Morley, 78, Ty Ty
Bobby Joe Sumner, 74, Ashburn
Randall Johnson, 64, Sycamore
Feb. 16
Lawrence D. Brown, 79, Tifton
Ruby Lee Goodman Stone, 81, Tifton
Henry M. Denmark, 72, Irwin County
Barney G. Douglas, 72, Sasser
Gertrude Trowell Burns, 98, Tifton
Archie Watson, 85, Fitzgerald
Theron Cook, 81, Ashburn
Feb. 17
Stephen E. "Steve" Hobbs, 58, Ty Ty
Norma Jean Jackson, 57, Tifton
Betty Cook, 80, Nashville
Roxanna "Roxy" Bundrick-Martinez, 32, Fitzgerald
Christopher Williams, Sylvester
Feb. 18
George Bradley, Sylvester
Feb. 19
Edna Hayes Wilkes, 92, Sylvester
Nancy Moore, 76, Nashville
Harold Jerome Moore, 81, Nashville
Ronald Winston Rowe, 64, Alapaha
Frank Robert Rodriguez, Jr., 68, Adel
Dorothy Flippo Kelley, 85, Ty Ty
Gwen Smith, 55, Fitzgerald
Molly Richardson Martenn, 76, Ashburn
Feb. 20
Jerry "Lindsey" Hill, 58, Eldorado
|
SERVING YOU WITH PROFESSIONALISM
BEFORE, DURING & AFTER THE SALE
Let Us Find Your Perfect Home!
Give Dwana Coleman a call today!
229-386-4222 or 229-821-1174
Blue Skies & Sunshine
Through Each & Every Real Estate Transaction!
|
|
|
|
|
