Friday, April 12, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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VIDEO:
Congressman Austin Scott of Tifton accuses White House and Congress of "abandoning our farmers."
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PARTISAN BICKERING
DELAYS DISASTER AID
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Congress
has
adjourned
for
two weeks
without approving
billions
in
disaster aid
for parts of the
Southeast, Midwest and Puerto Rico
–
six months
after
Georgia
and
Florida
took
direct hits
from
Hurricane Michael
.
The
disaster aid
package is
mired
in
politics
as both
Republicans
and
Democrats
blame each other for the impasse. The
sticking point is
additional aid for
Puerto Rico. The
American territory is still
struggling with the aftermath of
back-to-back hurricanes in
2017.
After
President Trump criticized additional aid to
Puerto Rico, most
GOP lawmakers have
declined to back
more aid for the island.
Senate Democrats have then
refused to OK the total
aid package
without more
Puerto Rico funding.
All this prompted Congressman
Austin Scott, R-Tifton, to take to the
U.S. House floor
Tuesday to
lambaste both sides for
playing politics and "
abandoning our
farmers."
"The
president and
vice president personally came down and
promised help. I was there. For months, we’ve stressed the
magnitude of the
damage to our colleagues and for months, we’ve been
promised that this was a
priority for the
White House and
congressional leadership from
both sides of the aisle,"
Scott said.
“To this day, OMB (
Office of Management and Budget
)
hasn’t
even submitted a
request
for
disaster assistance
. Calls to
White House staff
have gone
unheeded
. And but for
one Tweet
on
April 1
, it seems the
president
has
moved on
.… And then last week, the
Senate
showed how
truly ugly
and
partisan politics
had become,
voting down
measures that would have brought
billions
in
federal relief
to
communities
in my home state of
Georgia
."
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FRED'S CLOSING 159 STORES; TIFTON TO REMAIN OPEN
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Discount chain
Fred's
is
closing 25 stores
in
Georgia
, which are among
159
underperforming stores across the country being
shuttered
by the
end of May
.
While the
Tifton Fred's store
on North Tift Avenue appears to be
safe for now
, among the
Georgia
stores being
closed
are ones in
Adel, Cordele, Camilla, Quitman, Thomasville, Bainbridge, Blakely, Hinesville
and
Brunswick
.
The
Memphis-based
company announced
Thursday
it looks to
reduce
its
store footprint
and
"evaluate strategic alternatives."
The stores being closed represent nearly
29
percent of Fred's
557
stores and are located in
13
states.
Sales
at Fred's stores fell
4.9
percent in the first nine months of
2018
, compared with a
year earlier
.
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10th ANNUAL EVENT ON SATURDAY
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The
Tiftarea YMCA's 10th Annual Tour de Tifton/Ilse Boyette Memorial Charity Bike Ride
is set for 8 a.m.
Saturday, April 13
.
The ride begins and ends at the
TIftarea YMCA Hunt Park
on 1823 Westover Road. There will be a beginner's
11-mile
course, intermediate level
25- and 45-mile
, and
62- and 100-mile
century routes for advanced riders.
Participants completing either of the century courses will receive a special gift.
Lunch
will be provided.
Proceeds
benefit
Tiftarea YMCA programs
and
scholarships
for
underprivileged youth
, and the
book fund
for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
nursing students
in memory of
Ilse Boyette
.
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GEE HAW WHOA BACK RODEO NAMED BEST
BY PROFESSIONAL COWBOYS ASSOCIATION
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The annual
Gee Haw Whoa Back Rodeo
last weekend at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
has been named the
Best $750 Rodeo of 2018
by the
Professional Cowboys Association
.
Niki Vanderslice
(pictured)
, president of the
ABAC Alumni Association
, accepted the award on behalf of ABAC and its alumni. Nearly
2,000
spectators attended this year’s rodeo during
homecoming
weekend.
Gee Haw Whoa Back
rodeo events included saddle bronco riding, bareback riding, bull riding, team roping, calf roping, steer wrestling, break-away roping and barrel racing.
The
rodeo
is
sanctioned
by the
Professional Cowboys Association
. It features the
4L & Diamond S Rodeo Company
.
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HEALTHY KIDS DAY SET APRIL 27
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On
Saturday, April 27
, the
Tiftarea YMCA
,
Tift Regional Health System
and several
community partners
will hold the annual
Healthy Kids Day
, the
Y’s national initiative
to improve
health
and
well-being
for
kids
and
families
.
The
free
community event from
10 a.m. to noon
will be at the
Tift Regional Community Events Center
, connected to the
YMCA
on
Carpenter Road
.
“
Healthy Kids Day
is an opportunity to ignite children’s imaginations so that they can imagine what they’ll accomplish this summer,” said
Richard Shoniker
, health and wellness director for the
Tiftarea YMCA
.
“The event features activities such
BMI screenings
and
blood pressure checks
for every child,
raffles, prizes, cycle obstacle courses, inflatables
, to motivate and teach families how to develop and maintain healthy routines at home throughout the
summer
months.”
Shoniker said
"Star Wars"
characters with the
Georgia 501st Garrison
will be available. Attendees will be able to interact and snap photos with
characters
such as
Darth Vader
,
storm troopers
and
TIE fighter pilots
.
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'THE MEADOWS' WILL BE ALIVE WITH JAZZ
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Student musicians in
11 high school jazz bands
from across the state will perform
Thursday
,
April 18,
at the
ABAC Jazz Festival
on the campus of
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Each of the bands will perform in
free mini-concerts
beginning at
10 a.m.
and continuing until
3:45 p.m.
Jazz bands will represent
Tift County, Colquitt County, Americus-Sumter, Lanier County, Thomas County Central, Valdosta, Lee County, Berrien County, Thomasville, Riverdale and Hampton
. The
ABAC Jazz Choir
will also perform at
noon
.
Sponsored by the
Department of Fine Arts
and the
ABAC Arts Connection
, the
Jazz Festival
promotes jazz education. The bands will perform in
The Meadows
in the center of campus.
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TIFT SCHOOLS' PARENTS WORKSHOP
TO FOCUS ON 'JUULING'
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A
workshop
for
Tift County parents
about the effects of
JUUL Labs' e-cigarettes
is scheduled for
12:10 p.m. April 15
at the
Tift Regional Community Events Center
next to the
Tiftarea YMCA
on
Carpenter Road
.
"This
workshop
is to
help parents understand
the
effects
of
'JUULing,'
which is a
new vaping trend
," says
Mari Smith
, parent liaison at
Tift County High School
.
Dr.
Rebecca Staub
, a practicing
pediatrician
in
Tifton
, will be
leading
the
workshop
.
Attendees
must
RSVP
at
229-387-2475, ext. 8601
.
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'DAY IN WOODS' SATURDAY OFFERS FREE ACTIVITIES
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"A Day in the Woods"
– a day of
free forest, wildlife and craft activities
, begins at
1 p.m. Saturday, April 13
, at the
Gaskins Forest Education Center
, 3359 Moore Sawmill Road,
Alapaha
.
Following the
activities
from
1-5 p.m.
, is a
bring-your-own food cookout
from
5-7 p.m.
; a
nature walk
,
7-9 p.m.
; and an
astronomy event
,
9-10:30 p.m.
This is the
fifth
year of this non-commercial
community event
. There will be more than
30
activities related to
forestry, wildlife,
and
traditional crafts
and
history
are scheduled, including archery, fishing, tree identification, animal print identification, native plant identification, paper making, basket making, pine-cone bird feeders and wildlife calls.
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GET A DRIVER SAFETY REFRESHER
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The
Leroy Rogers Senior Center
, 315 West 2nd St., Tifton, is hosting a one-day
AARP Driver Safety Program, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, May 16.
AARP
developed the
six-hour classroom refresher
to help drivers
50
years and older to
improve
their skills and
prevent
crashes. It covers age-related
physical changes
,
rules of the road
and
updates
on
changes in the law
.
And, you
may be eligible
for
up to a 20 percent discount
from your
automobile insurance
provider. Cost of the class is
$20 per person, with a
$5 discount for
AARP members with
card.
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TRUCK & TRACTOR PULL RETURNS THIS WEEKEND
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The
Agricultural Engineering Technology Club
at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural Colleg
e is hosting the annual
spring truck and tractor pull
nightly through
Saturday
,
April 13,
at the ABAC Pull Track.
Gates open at
6 p.m.
, and pulling begins at
7 p.m.
tonight, Friday, April 12
. On
Saturday
,
April 13
, gates open at
5 p.m.
, and pulling begins at
6 p.m.
Highlighting the truck and tractor pull will be ABAC’s own
Altered Allis
in the competition this
weekend
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Fitness consultant Ogie Shaw of Oregon speaks with Tifton Rotarians.
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FITNESS CONSULTANT OFFERS ROTARIANS WAYS TO MAKE EXERCISE EFFECTIVE
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Oregon’s
"
longest living fulltime
fitness consultant
" shared
Wednesday
with the
Tifton Rotary Club
four
ways
to make
exercise
solve America’s
obesity
epidemic.
Ogie Shaw
, executive director of Community Fitness Leaders and president of Ogie Shaw Fitness in
Beaverton, Ore.
, has put
10,000
people on exercise programs during
43
years as a
national health consultant
and has given
4,000
speaking programs on fitness motivation including a TED Talk.
“Much of what I’m going to tell you flies in the face of what you’ve been taught about
exercise
,”
Shaw
said to a captivated audience.
The
fitness movement
started in the
1950s
when the
military
found that an alarming number of
military recruits
were
failing fitness
entrance exams. Experts conducted tests finding that
57
percent of
American kids failed
a basic
fitness test
. Only
7
percent of
Europeans
and
5
percent of
Australians
failed the same tests.
“We couldn’t find another place on the planet that had anywhere close to a
57
percent
failure rate
on this test,”
Shaw
said. The statistics are worse now. “
Last year
a study showed that in
cardiovascular fitness
, of
50
nations in the world,
our kids
ranked
47
th
.”
The two
biggest objections
to
exercise
are: We don’t have
time
, and we don’t know how to
stay motivated
.
“You would think that with all the medical and fitness leaders who care would meet in a conference to learn, but we are
not trained to deal
with your
objections
.
“What we’re
trained
to teach you is how to
make exercise fun
,” Shaw said. “One thing I’ve learned is, if it’s
fun
, you’re
not doing it right
.”
Three factors make
exercise effective
:
intensity, duration and frequency
. “These three are more important than fun,” he said.
The
four ways
to
make exercise work
are:
1) Work out every day
. “You don’t have to make a decision after you make that one decision.”
2) Work out first thing in the morning
. “You have more control over your schedule in the morning.”
3) Confine your workout to 20 minutes or less.
“The more you work out the more likely you are to injure yourself, and then you won’t work out.” And
4) Work against resistance
. “If you don’t get tired, then nothing good you’ve ever learned about exercise will take place.”
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YOUR WEEKEND
...at a Glance
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
- Donate Life Flag-Raising Ceremony, 9:15 a.m., Tift Regional Medical Center, Tifton
- Goin' Hog Wild Car, Truck & Bike Show, 6 p.m., UGA Tifton Conference Center, Tifton
- Truck & Tractor Pull, 7 p.m., Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton
SATURDAY, APRIL 13
- Tour de Tifton bike ride, 8 a.m., Tiftarea YMCA Hunt Park, Westover Road, Tifton
- Wiregrass Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-Noon., Ga. Museum of Agriculture, Tifton
- Goin' Hog Wild Car, Truck & Bike Show, 9 a.m., UGA Tifton Conference Center, Tifton
- Spring Fling & A Garden Symposium, 10 a.m., Welcome Station, Downtown Tifton
- Artful April, 10 a.m., Plough Gallery, Tifton
- Easter Eggstravaganza & Brunch, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Tifton
- Annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by UGCLife & Tift County Recreation, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m, E.B. Hamilton Complex, Tifton
- 'A Day in the Woods,' 1 p.m., Gaskins Forest Education Center, 3359 Moore Sawmill Road, Alapaha
- Family Easter Egg Hunt, 4 p.m., Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church, Tifton
- Truck & Tractor Pull, 6 p.m., Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton
- Living Last Supper, 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, Tifton
SUNDAY, APRIL 14
- This is God: An Easter Cantata, 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Tifton
- Living Last Supper, 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, Tifton
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APRIL 4
Paul Henry Demange Jr., 80,
Tifton
Marie Luke Simpson, 87,
Fitzgerald
Jean Apperson Yarbrough, 87,
Sylvester
APRIL 5
Joseph W. “Billy Joe” Roberts Sr., 77,
Tifton
Frankie Horne Ledbetter, 77,
Adel
Michael Kevin "Mike" Ray, 51,
Nashville
Patricia “Patsy” Ann Cantrell, 71,
Fitzgerald
APRIL 6
Milton Craven Law, 69,
Chula
Paul William Sumner, 82,
Lenox
John C. Lewis Sr, 65,
Worth County
Joe Girone, 93,
Albany
APRIL 7
Lois H. Griffin, 91,
Sparks
Billy Hugh Tyson, 79,
Nashville
APRIL 8
Gail Tindall Chambless, 73,
Tifton
Melba Montgomery, 89,
Morven
APRIL 10
Betty "Carol" Taylor Montgomery, 73,
Tifton
Martha Callaway Day, 89,
Tifton
Rodger William Swann, 78,
Nashville
John Powell Fordham, 76,
Valdosta
APRIL 11
Henry Grady Snipes, 96,
Sylvester
Frances Reaves, 92,
Quitman
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