Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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TIFTON TO OBSERVE
GA CITIES WEEK
EVENTS INCLUDE DOG PARK OPENING, ELECTRONIC RECYCLING
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Tifton
will be joining
cities
across
Georgia
to celebrate
Georgia Cities Week April 21-27
, with the theme
“Georgia's Cities: True Colors!”
Georgia Cities Week
, a brainchild of the
Georgia Municipal Association
, gives
cities
an
opportunity
to share
information
about the
valuable services
cities provide to residents and how cities
positively impact
their
quality of life
.
The
City of Tifton
has a full
schedule of events
planned during the week, including:
- Tuesday, April 23: Coffee with the Council, 7:30-9 a.m. at Mi-Lady Bakery. Residents are encouraged to drop by and meet with City Council members for coffee and conversation.
- Wednesday, April 24: Mock City Council Meeting with Tift County High students, 2 p.m. City Hall.
- Thursday, April 25: Grand Opening of Tifton's Dog Park & Touch-a-Truck Event, 5-7 p.m., Fulwood Park. The new dog park will be officially "unleashed," and numerous city vehicles, such as fire trucks and service trucks, will be on display for kids to see.
- Friday, April, 26: Movie on the Lawn: "A Dog's Way Home," 8:15 p.m., Fulwood Park.
- Saturday, April 27: Volunteer Clean-up Event, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Cato Knight Parking Lot. Residents may also bring used tires and electronics for recycling. Residents may only bring up to 10 tires that are up to 22 inches in size. Regarding electronics -- cell phones, computers, keyboards, VCR/DVD players, cables, cameras will be accepted, but not TV's or CRT computer monitors.
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SPRING CHORAL CONCERT APRIL 16
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The spotlight will be on the
top vocal talent
among the students at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
on
Tuesday, April 16
, when the School of Arts and Sciences presents its annual
spring choral concert
at
7 p.m.
in
Howard Auditorium
.
Open to the public at no charge, the concert showcases the
Concert Choir
, the
Chamber Singers
and the
ABAC Singers
. Dr.
Susan Kirby Roe
, a professor of voice and head of the ABAC Fine Arts Department, will conduct the concert. Dr.
Jennifer Huang
will accompany the students on the piano.
The
ABAC Singers
have performed at
Walt Disney World
on the
International Stage
at
EPCOT
, two
cathedrals
in
New York City
, the
World Trade Center site
and at
jazz festivals
throughout the
Southeast
.
The
Chamber Singers
have performed Gabriel Faure’s “Requiem” with Dr. Paul Neal and his choirs at
Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall
in
New York City
. The group also performs and tours throughout the
Southeast
, recruiting students for ABAC.
During spring
2017
, the group sang at
Walt Disney World
at the newly renovated
Disney Springs
at the
Waterview Park Stage
and performed with the
Albany Symphony Orchestra
and other college choirs as part of the
ABAC Performing Arts Series
.
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Piper, standing, and Norah Monfort hand J.T. Reddick Principal Jim Torell a donation check for more than $200. The check came from birthday money the twins received for books.
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TWINS USE BIRTHDAY TO HELP
J.T. REDDICK ELEMENTARY LIBRARY
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Norah and Piper Monfort
, students at
J.T. Reddick Elementary
, asked something special of their
birthday party-goers
last month. Instead of bringing presents, the
twins asked
their
family and friends
to
help them donate books
to their
school's media center.
With the guidance and support of their mom
Debby
, Norah and Piper let it be known that their
wish
was to
help
the
media center
and
provide books
to readers that would far outlast toys and gifts.
During their
birthday party
,
Norah and Piper
received
gifts
totaling well
over $200
. Since then, they have been working with Media Specialist
Jasmine McMillan
to
order
new
books
for the
Reddick library
.
Inside
each new book will be a
label
with
Norah and Piper’s names
and the
date
of the gift, so everyone who checks out the books will
know where they came from
.
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FORMER TIFTONITE & COUNTRY STAR JOHN BERRY COMPLETES TREATMENT FOR THROAT CANCER
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Country musician
John Berry
, left, a former
Tifton
resident, is seen with
Mike Delk
of
Tifton
this week.
Delk
, who has performed with
Berry
in the past, visited with
Berry
, who
completed
his
throat cancer treatments
on
Tuesday
in
Nashville, Tenn.
"
God
always has
perfect timing
,"
Berry
posted on social media. "This is my
dear friend
from
Tifton, Ga.
You're a great friend
Mike Delk
! You bless so many people with your
warm smile
and
genuine heart
!"
The
country music community
is gathering for a
benefit concert
to help
Berry
with his
medical bills
. Among musicians
announced for the April 23
concert in
Nashville
are
Vince Gill, Trace Adkins, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, the Oak Ridge Boys, T. Graham Brown, Suzy Bogguss, Jimmy Fortune, Tracy Lawrence, Exile, Anita Cochran, Billy
Dean, Bryan White, Darryl Worley, Restless Heart, Shenandoah
and Heidi Newfield.
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TWO TIFT COUNTY HIGH STUDENTS TO
REPRESENT COLQUITT EMC
ON WASHINGTON, D.C.
YOUTH TOUR
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Madison Newell
and
Gage Nichols
from
Tift County High School
have been selected to represent
Colquitt EMC
on the
2019 Washington Youth Tour
.
For a
week
beginning
June 13
, the two
students
will join more than
1,700
youths from across the
United States
to tour the nation’s
capital
and meet with their
respective
U.S. senators
and
representatives
.
The
Washington Youth Tour
is sponsored
nationally
by the
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
and
statewide
by the
Georgia Electric Membership Corp.
As Georgia’s
oldest leadership program
for
teens
, the Washington Youth Tour teaches
high school
students about
history, government
and the
importance
of
public service
.
The tour was inspired by
President Lyndon B. Johnson
who had encouraged
electric cooperatives
to send
youth
to the
nation’s capital
where they could actually see what the flag represents.
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JARED ROSS JOINS SGBC IN TIFTON
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South Georgia Banking Co.
announces the addition of
Jared Ross
, commercial lender and vice president, to its
Second Street
office in
Tifton
. He joins
SGBC
with more than
nine
years of experience in commercial lending.
Ross
is
a
Tifton
native and has experience helping both large and small businesses.
His
community
involvement includes serving on the
Downtown Development Authority
and leading the
Coastal Plain CASA
board of directors as chairman.
Ross
also serves on the finance committee at his church,
Mt. Zion Baptist of Chula
, and has served on the
Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce
board of directors and other local boards and committees.
Ross's wife,
Katelyn
, is also from
Tifton
, and they have a son,
Davis
. Ross holds degrees from
ABAC
and
Valdosta State University
.
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FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
GOLF TOURNEY ON SATURDAY
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The
7th Annual Tifton
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
(FCA) Family Golf Tournament
will be held
Saturday, April 13
, at
Spring Hill Country Club
.
This year's tournament is dedicated to the memory of
Tom Conner
, a long-time partner with FCA who died last year after battling cancer.
Anyone interested in participating as a sponsor or with a team may contact
Dereck Sumner
at
386-5595
or by email at
dsumner@cbcbank.com
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Tifton Grapevine
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Frank Sayles Jr.
Editor & Publisher
Bonnie Sayles
Managing Editor
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