Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation recognized renovations at UGA Tifton's H.H. Tift Building, seen in photo, and its Agricultural Research Building.
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UGA TIFTON RECEIVES PRESERVATION AWARD FOR RENOVATIONS
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The
H.H. Tift Building
and
Agricultural Research Building
on the
University of Georgia's Tifton campu
s have received an
Excellence in Rehabilitation
award from the
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
.
The awards were among
29
presented
Friday
recognizing the
best of preservation
in
Georgia
during the organization's its
42nd annual Preservation Awards
ceremony. Assistant Dean
Joe West
accepted the award on behalf of the campus.
Also receiving
Excellence in Rehabilitation
awards were the
Coleman-Talley
office building in
Valdosta
, the historic
Thomasville Post Office
, the
New Albany Hotel
and the
Leesburg Train Depot.
Excellence in Rehabilitation
recognizes projects that make
compatible
use of a building through
repair, alterations or additions
while
preserving features
that convey its
historic value
.
The UGA
and
agricultural research buildings
, constructed in
1922
and
1937
respectively, had suffered significant
deterioration
. The
exteriors
of each building were
restored
to the original designs. The existing brick and stucco were repaired and cleaned. The
wood windows
of the
Tift Building
and
steel windows
of the
Agricultural Research Building
were
restored
and
reglazed
. Original features such as
beadboard ceilings
and
wainscoting
were also
preserved
.
Kehoe Iron Works
in
Savannah
received the Georgia Trust's
Marguerite Williams Award
for the
project
with the
greatest impact
on
preservation
in the state.
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MARATHON STREAK CONTINUES FOR TCHS TEACHER BEEMAN
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RUNS IN HIS 42nd CONSECUTIVE
BOSTON MARATHON
Tift County High School
teacher
Mike Beeman
ran his
42nd
consecutive
Boston Marathon
on
Monday
, ranking
fifth
in consecutive runs among
active runners.
Beeman
is pictured with his daughter,
Melanie
(TCHS class of
2014
) who accompanied him on the trip.
He was one of more than
30,000
participants in this year's marathon, which was punctuated with
intermittent rain
showers.
The all-time
Boston Marathon record
for finishes is held by marathon legend
Johnny Kelley
with
58
.
Kelley
competed in the
Olympic
games in
1936, 1940
and
1944
, and
was
84
years old when he ran his final
Boston Marathon
in
1992
.
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JAZZ MUSICIAN PERFORMS THURSDAY
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Vocalist and trumpeter
Byron Stripling
will take the stage at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
on
Thursday, April 18
, in the
final performance
of the year for the
ABAC Presents! Performing Arts Series
.
The artistic director and conductor of the highly acclaimed
Columbus Jazz Orchestra
, Stripling will perform with the
ABAC Jazz Ensemble
at
7 p.m.
in
Howard Auditorium
. The event caps off the day-long
ABAC Jazz Festival
which features
11
high school jazz bands.
Stripling
gained fame with the
Count Basie Orchestra
. He has played and recorded with the bands of
Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Louis Bellson and Buck Clayton
as well as the
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
and the
Carnegie Hall Jazz Band
.
Performing arts series season-ticket holders are asked to be seated by
6:45 p.m.
for the performance. A limited number of tickets to the performance are available at
www.purplepass.com/ABAC
or by calling
229-391-4895
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APRIL'S TIFTON BEAUTY SPOT
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Keep Tift Beautiful
is recognizing
John and Kathy Reinhardt's
residence at
1018 College Ave. N.
for the r
esidential Beauty Spot of the Month
.
Olive Garden
restaurant
at 1208 U.S. Highway 82 is the month's
commercial Beauty Spot
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TIFTON GIDEONS PROVIDE BIBLES FOR NEW TIFTON HOTEL
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Several members of the
Tifton Gideons Camp
met last week with the
leadership team
of Tifton's new
SpringHill Suites by Marriott
for a
ceremony consecrating
the
Bibles
that have been placed in the
hotel's rooms
.
Dr.
Robert Lynch
offered
prayer
over each Bible following a
brief history
of the
partnership
between
Gideons
and
local hotels
, and examples of how
Bibles
placed in
hotel rooms
have
transformed
lives and even caused people with suicidal intent to
choose life
instead.
Gideons International
began in
1898
when two men were asked to share a hotel room in
Boscobel, Wis.
, and one man explained that he had
promised
his
late mother
that he would
read the Bible
every day. The other man
joined
in with the
evening devotions
.
In
1908
, the
first hotel
to have a
Gideon-placed Bible in every room
was
dedicated
and since then it has been the group's
mission
to offer every hotel
free Bibles
for each
room
. Funds for the Bibles are provided by
gifts
from
local churches
and
individuals
who support the
ministry
.
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ABAC STUDENTS COMPETE IN NATIONAL CONTEST
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Members of the
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College chapter
of the
National Agri-Marketing Association
(NAMA) traveled to
Kansas City, Mo.
, recently and competed in a national marketing competition.
More than
30
student NAMA chapters from across the nation participated in the preliminary round of the National Agri-Marketing Association’s annual conference and trade show.
ABAC
was
one
of only
12
teams to
advance
to the
semifinal
round.
The ABAC team consisted of
eight students
involved with this year’s project, marketing
Breezy Bovine
, a mobile, solar-powered cooling unit that utilizes fans to cool cattle on feedlots in a more productive way. The team spent several months conducting market research, writing the marketing plan and developing a presentation.
The
NAMA
team from
ABAC
included (first row, pictured from left) Advisor Dr.
John Lai
,
Taylor Mock, Loren Lindler
, Dr.
Audrey Luke-Morgan
, advisor; (second row):
Audrey McGee, Lauren Braddy, Jennifer Mizell, Gabrielle Ius
; (third row):
David Cheek, Branson Beasley
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The local
"SELF"
organization –
"Seniors Enjoying Life Forever"
– will hold its
monthly dance
on
Friday, April 19
.
Doors open at
6 p.m.
at Tifton's
Leroy Rogers Senior Center
on Second Street. All participants are asked to bring a
food dish
. Dinner is at
7 p.m.
, and dancing begins at
8 p.m.
with the
Fred Hand Band
.
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SOUTHEASTERN TURFGRASS CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON TRENDS, HYBRIDS
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The
73rd annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference
will be held on
Thursday, April 25
, at the
University of Georgia Tifton
campus.
The conference’s morning session begins at
8 a.m.
at the
UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center
. The afternoon session starts at
1 p.m.
at the
turfgrass plots
in the center of campus and feature presentations from
UGA faculty
who specialize in
turfgrass breeding.
Information presented during the conference will highlight the latest
trends
in turfgrass breeding, says
Brian Schwartz
, turfgrass breeder at UGA Tifton. A key issue right now is
cost efficiency
, he says.
“In the past, the prettiest turf with the most input was fine, but now people are really leaning towards an
acceptable turf
with
little to no input
,” he said. “A grass doesn’t need to be the most beautiful thing if people don’t have to do much to it.”
Schwartz will speak about UGA’s efforts to develop the right
hybrids for homeowners
,
golf course superintendents and sports field managers
. He will also discuss the progress on creating a
more resilient zoysia grass
.
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