Friday, June 21, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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IT'S SUMMER AND
THE DAY IS LONG
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Today is the
longest day of the year; in
Tifton, there will be
14 hours and 12 minutes of
sunlight.
The
s
ummer solstice – when the
North Pole reaches its
maximum tilt toward the sun, and the sun appears at its
highest point in the
northern sky – occurs at
11:54 a.m. today (Friday).
The
solstice is the
first day of
astronomical summer but, of course, here in
South Georgia we are already a
month into
meteorological summer.
Tifton kicks off
"astronomical summer" on
Saturday night with the "
Rock the Block" downtown street party. From
6-10 p.m. Saturday in the heart of
downtown across from City Hall,
live music, games, water slides, kids activities, food and adult
beverages will be available.
The popular regional band
The River will be
performing; the
evening will be
capped with a
fireworks display over downtown. Attendees may bring
lawn chairs and
blankets.
Enjoy the
summer while you can.
After today, the
days will start getting
shorter as the sun sets earlier each night. On
Saturday, there will be
two fewer seconds of
daylight than on Friday.
Daylight will continue to
shorten until the
winter solstice on
Dec. 22, the
"shortest day" of the year.
But then, each
day will
get longer by the
second or minute or so, and
ultimately, the
long, hot summer will
come once again.
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SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OPENING A TIFTON BRANCH
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Second Harvest
of South Georgia, the
leading hunger-relief organization in the region and the
second-largest food bank in the
state,
is
opening
a
Tifton branch
.
The
Tifton location will encompass
two warehouses totaling
50,000 square feet near
Interstate 75. The
g
rand opening
is expected in the
first week
of
September
, say Second Harvest officials.
The
food bank is currently serving
75 agencies in
eight counties surrounding
Tifton, and the organization says
Tift County is the
natural hub to serve and grow those areas.
Frank Richards, Second Harvest CEO and director, said the
Tifton location will be fully stocked with
freezers and coolers. Future
plans include installing a
commercial kitchen operation and a
"kids cafe.”
Second Harvest
had its
beginnings
in
1982
when a group of volunteers from several
Valdosta
churches formed the
Unity Food Bank
with the goal of giving community
non-profits
easy, affordable
access
to
foods and services
necessary to carry out their
charitable
work.
The organization has
expanded
and
transformed
into
Second Harvest
, becoming
independent
and
nationally accredited
. It serves a
12,000-square-mile
region of
30
counties. In addition to its
Valdosta headquarters
, there is a
branch
in
Thomasville
and now, soon in
Tifton
.
From those locations,
Second Harvest
serves more than
400
partner agencies through a variety of
programs
including the
Food Bank, Kids Cafe, Mobile Food Pantry
and
Teachers’ Harvest
.
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USE 'F.A.S.T.' TO REMEMBER STROKE WARNING SIGNS
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One way to
remember the
three warning signs of a
stroke is to use the acronym
"FAST," says Dr.
William Kaiser, a
vascular surgeon with
Tift Regional Medical Center.
F = Face: Does
one side of the
face droop?
A = Arm: Does an
arm drift downward?
S = Speech: Can the person
repeat a simple phrase?
T = Time: If there are
symptoms, it is
time to
call 911 because
time is
essential when
treating a
stroke,
Kaiser told the
Rotary Club of Tifton on
Wednesday.
The
treatment includes
improving blood flow to the
brain by
removing the
blockage, he said.
Kaiser
, who has been with
Tift Regional Medical Center
for the past
16
years, noted that he is
not an internist or neurologist
but Kaiser is
involved
in
prevention
as well as
treatment
.
He said there are
two types
of
strokes
:
ischemic
and
hemorrhagic
.
Ischemic stroke
is caused by an
interruption
in the
blood supply
to the
brain
, such as a
clot, blockage or plaque build up
in the
carotid artery
.
Hemorrhagic stroke
is caused by a
burst blood vessel
in the brain.
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TIFTON HOSTS DISTRICT POLICE TRAINING
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On
Wednesday
, Tifton City Manager
Pete Pyrzenski
and Police Chief
Buddy Dowdy
hosted
a
training session
and
luncheon
for the
First District of the GACP (Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police.)
There were
27
participants representing
20
different agencies.
Trainers
included
Crystal Lockhart
from the
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
, who discussed
Uniform Crime Reporting
trends
and the
National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
, a relatively new reporting system which
enhances
the existing
crime reporting
system.
The implementation of
NIBRS
is
mandated
by
state and federal law
and
must be used
in order to
qualify
for
federal aid and grants
.
Also speaking was Senior Training Manager
Marty Smith
of the
Georgia Public Safety Training Center's Tifton campus
. Smith discussed
training-related issues
and suggested things that
police chiefs
and
sheriffs
could do to
develop
and
foster
the
basic police academy student
.
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VOLUNTEERS MAY HELP WITH SWEET CORN GLEANING ON SATURDAY, JUNE 29
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The
Society of St. Andrew
is calling upon
volunteers
in the
Tiftarea
to help with
gleaning sweet corn
on
Saturday, June 29
.
A
farm
in
Sumner
, near
Tifton
,
tithes 10 percent
of its
corn fields
each year for
gleaning
for
local churches, agencies and groups
to
feed
their
hungry
neighbors.
Volunteers
may
help
the
Southeast Georgia Glean Team
pick the
corn
; groups that
minister
to the
hungry
in the community may also help and
pick corn
for their
distribution
.
The
gleaning
will begin at 8 a.m.
Volunteers
need to
call Sandi Newman
at
229-386-5800.
Since
1983
, the
Society of St. Andrew
has
salvaged fresh, nutritious produce
from farms – produce that otherwise would be left to rot – and
delivered
it to
agencies
that
serve the needy
.
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DFCS HOSTING FAMILY REUNIFICATION EVENT
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The
Tift County Division of Family and Children Services
(DFCS), in conjunction with
Northside Baptist Church
, is hosting a
Reunification Celebration
called
“Families to Families,”
about
children
in
foster care
and how the
community
can help
reunite
the
kids
and their
families
where possible.
The
event, which includes
dinner, will be
5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at
Northside Baptist Church.
Reservations are necessary and may be made to
Anisia.Clark@dhs.ga.gov
A
panel of
families who have
reunited with their children will
discuss situations
encountered along the way. The
host speakers will be former Georgia First
Lady
Mary Perdue
and
Tom Rawlings
, the new state DFCS director.
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MIMS KIDS COMPLETES WELLNESS/GARDENING CAMP
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The local
Mims Kids
nonprofit group just completed its week-long
Wellness and Community Gardening Camp
in
Tifton
.
Eleven
campers (
"Young Sprouts"
) had a week of fun-filled
educational opportunities
under the
direction
of
Penny Peters
,
gardening/art teacher at
Matt Wilson Elementary.
The
campers
helped
build
a
raised garden planter
,
planted vegetables and flowers
, made
healthy snacks
and learned about
recycling
.
Field trips
to
Lewis Taylor Farms
, the
Ga. Museum of Agriculture
and the
Tift County Canning Plant
provided
hands-on experiences
in
farming
and
agriculture
.
Campers
also got a chance to spend a day at
Wild Adventures theme park
in
Valdosta
.
The
Harley Langdale Jr. Foundation
awarded a
grant
to
Mims Kids
for its
wellness/gardening project
this year.
M.Jay Hall
coordinated the camp for
Mims Kids
.
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CHAMBER NAMES JUNE AMBASSADOR
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Jody Benson, left,
of
Georgia Premier Services
was named the
Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce’s Ambassador of the Month
for
June
. She receives the award from the Chamber's
Membership Services Chair
Chris Cutts
. The ambassadors
represent
the
Chamber
at
special events
throughout the year.
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UGA PRODUCES BOOK ON TIFTON CAMPUS IMPACT
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In recognition of the
University of Georgia Tifton campus’ centennial
, a
book
has been
published
to
document
the campus'
research and impact.
The book,
“A Century of Impact: From Experiment Station to Campus,”
spans
100
years of
agronomic research
and
history
, including
rescuing
the
Southeast peanut industry
from the
death knell
of
disease
; moving
livestock production
from
subsistence to abundance
; providing
blueberry varieties
to
Jackie Onassis
; and
breeding turf
for
global venues
such as
World Cup
soccer games and
Super Bowls
.
Dr.
Joe West
, UGA Tifton's assistant dean, organized the first efforts to create the centennial book in
2016
, gathering input from
Tifton faculty
and
staff
. Three years later, the finished volume documents the
influence
of
research, extension
and
academic programs
offered in
Tifton
, dating back to when the campus was known as the
Coastal Plain Experiment Station
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SENIORS TO 'SHAKE A LEG' TONIGHT
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The
Leroy Rogers Senior Center
in
Tifton
is the site for this
Friday's dinner and dance
sponsored by
SELF
–
Seniors Enjoying Life Forever
.
Attendees are asked to bring their
favorite food dish.
Doors open at
6 p.m.
, with dinner at
7 p.m.
, and dancing following at
8 p.m.
to
"golden oldies"
performed by the
Fred Hand Band.
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YOUR WEEKEND
...at a Glance
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
- Watermelon Festival, Friday-Sunday, Georgia Veterans State Park, Cordele
- "SELF" Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Leroy Rogers Senior Center, Tifton
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
- Wiregrass Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-Noon., Ga. Museum of Agriculture, Tifton
- Painters on the Porch, 10 a.m., Plough Gallery, Tifton
- Cook County Centennial Fun Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Reed Bingham State Park, Adel
- Rock the Block street party, 6-10, p.m., Downtown Tifton
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JUNE 13
Brother Willie Thomas Heath, 77,
Nashville
Wendy Marlin, 39,
Sylvester
JUNE 14
Eugene Jones Jr., 59,
Sylvester
Larry Dale Edens, 56,
Nashville
Rudolph Felton "Buck" Rowe, 83,
Nashville
JUNE 15
Vickers Henry Daughtrey, 66,
Tifton
Katherine Price Mancini, 75,
Osierfield community
JUNE 17
Connie Diane Beck Wilcox, 58,
Tifton
Charles E. Culpepper, 77,
Sylvester
Gerald Walsh, 75,
Fitzgerald
Lavada Meadows Starke, 71,
Hahira
JUNE 18
Betty Etheredge Golden, 84,
Tifton
John Robert Leidner, 67,
Tifton
Helen Marie Gaskins Garren, 75,
Valdosta
Betty Ann Garrison, 71,
Fitzgerald
JUNE 19
Jessie Dean Dover Bishop Davis, 82,
Fitzgerald
Robert "Bob" Eugene Hunnewell Sr., 79,
Quitman
JUNE 20
Frank Eugene Gaughf, 82,
Sumter, S.C.
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