Friday, Dec. 6, 2019
Tifton, Georgia
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A TIFTON
HOMETOWN HOLIDAY
SATURDAY'S 21st CELEBRATION INCLUDES PARADE,
ENTERTAINMENT, CARNIVAL RIDES, 'ICE SKATING'
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Tifton's Hometown Holiday Christmas Celebration
has a full day of
holiday activities
planned this
Saturday, Dec. 7.
This is the
21st
annual celebration that includes the
Christmas Parade
, the
lighting
of the
city Christmas tree
(which workers set up this week at City Hall, as seen in the photo) and a multitude of
free entertainment
activities throughout
Downtown Tifton
.
"We are very
excited
about this year’s
Hometown Holiday Christmas Celebration
, and this year’s
weather
will be
perfect
," said
Abbey McLaren
, downtown development director.
"We’ve
added
a few
new rides
this year, and our
big attractions
such as the
zip line, ice skating rink and ferris wheel
will
all be back
. And, there’s no need to pick between the
SEC championship game
and the
Hometown Holidays parade
– you can do both by
watching the game
in a
downtown restaurant
,"
McLaren
said.
The
Christmas Parade
, with the theme
“March of the Toys,”
begins at
5 p.m.
with
Jack and Ann Stone
as this year's
grand marshals
.
Following the parade, the
city Christmas tree
is is
lighted
and
downtown activities
begin, including
free carnival rides, "ice skating," and live entertainment
on
three
stages
. UGA's
"Candy Cane Express"
will offer
tram rides
through
Fulwood Park's "Festival of Lights."
The
day begins
with the
Tifton Rotary Club's "Breakfast with Santa"
at
8 a.m. Saturday
at the
Tift County Recreation Department
on
Victory Drive,
and with the
Tifton Kiwanis Run for the Kids
at
8 a.m.
beginning near the corner of
Forrest Avenue and Fourth Street.
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TIFTON NATIVE AWARDED BEST NEWCOMER 2019 AT NATIONAL FILM & TV AWARDS
ACTRESS CAITLIN CARMICHAEL RECEIVES AWARD;
CEREMONY ALSO RECOGNIZES SHARON STONE, JENNIFER LOPEZ
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By FRANK SAYLES JR.
Tifton Grapevine
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Actress
Caitlin Carmichael
, a
Tifton
native who has acted in numerous
movies
and
TV
shows, on
Tuesday night
received the
"Best Newcomer 2019"
award
at the
National Film and TV Awards
at the
Globe Theatre
in
Los Angeles
.
The
National Film Academy
, which produces the
National Film Awards UK
, presented the awards, whose
recipients
were
chosen
by the votes of more than
5.7 million
film fans
worldwide
.
"I am so
thankful
for being
nominated
by the
National Film Academy
and to
everyone
who
voted
for me to win this
incredible honor
. I am definitely
blessed
and
grateful
to have
shared
the
same space
with the
talent
and
genius
that was in that
room
,"
Carmichael
told the
Tifton Grapevine
.
"My team at
Paradigm Agency
and my managers,
Adam Griffin
and
Samir Karar
, guide me in doing what I love, and
my family
keeps me
grounded
in my
faith
. I'm
proud
to say that I've
acted
since I was
three years old
. It's not what I do; it's
who I am
. And, I
can't wait
to see what
God
has in store
for me,"
Carmichael
said.
Carmichael
currently is the
female lead
in the
BYU TV
series
"Dwight in Shining Armor."
She has also had
roles
in such
films
as
"Epiphany," "Life Itself," "300: Rise of an Empire,"
and the
Netflix
film
"Wheelman."
She has also
appeared
in
numerous TV shows
, including
"Young Sheldon," "The Good Doctor," "The Mick," "Criminal Minds,"
and
"CSI: Miami."
Also at the
National Film and TV Awards
this week, actress
Sharon Stone
received the
Outstanding Contribution to Motion Picture award
for her film career, and
Jennifer Lopez
got the
Best Actress award
for the movie
"Hustler."
Quentin Tarrantino's
"Once Upon A Time in Hollywood"
received
Best Feature Film
, and
Tarrantino
also picked up the
Best Director award
for the
movie
.
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Tifton's Town Terrace "pink" Motel has been transformed into the "Kentucky Star Motel" for the movie being filmed there this week with Queen Latifah and Dennis Quaid on site.
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PUBLIC GETTING CHANCE TO MEET
'TIGER RISING' AUTHOR, FILM DIRECTOR
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As the feature movie
"The Tiger Rising"
continues
filming
in
Tifton
and
Thomasville
, the
public
is
invited
this
Sunday, Dec. 8
, to a
special conversation
with the
movie's director
and the
author
of the
book
upon which the movie is based.
Director
Ray Giarratana
and best-selling children's author
Kate DiCamillo
will be at the
Thomasville Cultural Center
at
4 p.m.
to share their journeys with
creating
the inspirational
story
for the
book
and now the
movie screen
.
Giarratana
has spent about a
decade
working to bring
DiCamillo's 2001 National Book Award finalist
to
film
.
Giarratana
has more than
30
years of supervising visual effects in such films as
"Godzilla: King of the Monsters," "John Wick: Chapter 3"
and several
Marvel
superhero films.
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DiCamillo
, 55, has
written
numerous
children's books
, including
"Because of Winn-Dixie"
and
"The Tale of Desperaux."
She has served as the
national ambassador for Young People's Literature
. DiCamillo grew up in
Clermont, Fla.
"The Tiger Rising"
is set in
Florida
, and the film stars
Queen Latifah, Dennis Quaid, Katherine McPhee, Christian Convery, Madalen Mills
and
Sam Trammell
.
Dennis Quaid
was
spotted in
the
snack bar
Thursday
at Tifton's
Spring Hill Country Club
and took this
photo
there with
Marie
McCant
.
Quaid
is an
avid golfer
and often seeks out new
golf
courses
.
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ABAC Ambassadors include, first row from left: Kendall Prescott, Cydney Slapa, Emily Owenby, Jaylee Bass, and Raegan Clack; second row: Hannah King, Claire Ryland, Charley Lollis, Abby Green, Ava Jane Teasley, and Emily Ralston; third row: Ja’Mi Barnes, Jarrett Mobley, Will Bostelman, Johnathan Strickland, and Jake Harris.
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ABAC SELECTS 16 STUDENTS AS AMBASSADORS
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Sixteen
students at
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
have been selected to
participate
in one of the most prestigious organizations on campus, the
ABAC Ambassadors.
Students serving as Ambassadors include
Hannah King
, a senior biology major from
Tifton
;
Abby Green
, a junior agricultural education major from
Montrose
;
Ava Jane
Teasley
, a freshman agricultural communication major from
Covington
;
Emily Owenby
, a freshman agricultural education major from
Blairsville
;
Cydney Slapa
, a freshman agriculture major from
Deltona, Fla.
;
Charley Lollis
, a sophomore agricultural communication major from
Perry
;
Jake Harris
, a sophomore agricultural communication major from
Hamilton
; and
Jaylee Bass
, a senior writing and communication major from
Adel
.
Other
Ambassadors
include
Claire Ryland
, a junior business major from
Tifton
;
Ja’Mi Barnes
, a sophomore social and community development major from
Tifton
;
Jarrett Mobley
, a senior agricultural communication major from
Covington
;
Emily Ralston
, a senior agribusiness major from
Bradenton, Fla.
;
Will Bostelman
, a sophomore business major from
West Point
;
Raegan Clack
, a sophomore nursing major from
Leesburg
;
Kendall Prescott
, a freshman agricultural education major from
Lake Placid, Fla.;
and
Johnathan Strickland
, a junior environmental horticulture major from
LaGrange
.
King
serves as
president
;
Bostelman
is
vice president
;
Owenby
is
secretary
; and
Teasley
is the
historian
for the
Ambassadors
, who assist the offices of the president, marketing and communications, and admissions by
representing
and
promoting
the
college
at community and college events. They work to maintain positive relationships among students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community.
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TRMC 'TREE OF LIFE' BENEFITS PATIENTS
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The
34th
annual lighting of the
Tree of Life
, which serves as a symbolic tribute to friends, family and lost loved ones during the holiday season, will be at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 12
at the
Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) Anita Stewart Oncology Center
at
1623 Madison Ave.
in Tifton.
Lights
on the tree may be
purchased
in
honor
or
memory
of a special person with all
proceeds benefiting
the
patients
of
Hospice of Tift Area
and the
Anita Stewart Oncology Center
. The event will include a
candle-lighting
ceremony, live
holiday music
, a visit from
Santa
and complimentary
refreshments
.
"It wouldn’t be the
holiday season
without the
Tree of Life
," said
Kristy Daniels
, Hospice of Tift Area director. "This is the
34th
year of this annual event, and it’s really become a
great tradition
. We want everyone in the community to bring their families and friends out to this event and support this great cause."
Daniels
said that
purchasing
a
light
for the Tree of Life in honor or memory of a person is a
tax-deductible
gift which will help Tift Regional’s
hospice
and
cancer patients
with
special needs
. She said the Tree of Life fund
assists
the hospital’s cancer and hospice
patients
who have
difficulty
paying utility bills
or need
special comforts
while
undergoing treatment
.
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Tifton Rotary President-Elect Rick Register stands with Glenda Kesser, who spoke on Alzheimer's Research.
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ROTARIANS SUPPORT ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH THROUGH DONATIONS
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Glenda Kessler
, chairman of the
"CART"
program for
Rotary District 6920
and former president of the
Camden County Rotary Club
, told the
Rotary Club of Tifton
on
Wednesday
that the program,
"Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust,"
has awarded
$8.2 million
in
50
grants to research institutions
investigating cures
and
treatments
for
Alzheimer’s disease
.
“This year we gave our first
$1 million
that was
divided
among
five researchers
,"
Kessler
said.
“I do have
experience
with
family members
with this
disease
. My maternal
grandmother
had
Alzheimer’s
before people knew the word. Then about
12
or
13
years ago, my
mother
began
showing signs
, and she died about two and a half years later. Her
symptoms
were
very scary, very bizarre
, and my dad handled it very well with humor.”
Others have had
to deal with it for
17-20
years, she said.
“
Alzheimer’s disease
is the
sixth leading cause of death
in the United States. It kills more than prostate cancer and breast cancer combined,” she said. About
140,000 Georgians
are suffering from this disease, and
tens of thousands
more are affected by other forms of
dementia
.
Alzheimer’s
is a
progressive disease of the brain
that leads to memory loss and affects ability to learn, to make sound judgments and to carry out daily activities. It may be present up to
20
years before symptoms appear, which is why
early detection
is
important
.
CART funds
are collected at all
Rotary Club
meetings, and the goal is that
100
percent of
donated funds
go to cutting-edge
Alzheimer’s disease research
. All administrative expenses of the fund are paid from interest earned from invested contributions.
The fund is chartered as a
nonprofit
organization in
South Carolina
, where
CART began
at the
Sumter Rotary Club
in
1995
.
The
first grant
was for
$100,000
in
1999
; the program is observing its
10th
anniversary of supporting
Alzheimer’s research
. More
information
may be found on the website
www.cartfund.org
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Photo by Peter Frey/UGA
Michael Toews, entomology professor and co-director of UGA's Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, and his graduate student team of Apurba Barman (foreground), Lauren Perez (background, left) and Sarah Hobby inspect sorghum plants near Tifton for signs of invasive sugarcane aphids.
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UGA TIFTON CENTER WORKING
TO STOP INVASIVE SPECIES
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The
Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
on the
UGA Tifton
campus is working to
track
—and
eliminate
—
4,300
non-native insects, plants and animals that are
wreaking havoc
on the
environment
and the
economy
.
The
University of
Georgia
center's origins stem from a
partnership
in the
mid-1990s
between two
UGA Tifton
professors –
Keith Douce
in entomology and
Dave Moorhead
in forestry. They were looking for ways to
enhance
their
work
using
information technology
. The result was the
Bugwood Image Database
, a collection of
high-resolution photos
focused on
forestry, integrated pest management, weeds
and other
invasives
.
To read
UGA's article
about the center's work
,
Click Here!
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LEARNING ENGLISH WITH HELP FROM SRTC, LITERACY VOLUNTEERS, ELKS LODGE
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Elizanilda do Rego
, left, and
Guilherme Bueno
from
Brazil
, two
English language learners
, hold
student dictionaries
donated by the
Tifton Elks Lodge
to
Literacy Volunteers of Tifton-Tift County
.
Do Rego, Bueno
and
Joara Candian
(not pictured) are
research scientists
working at the
University of Georgia's Tifton Campus
.
English language classes
are
offered free
of charge through
Southern Regional Technical College Adult Education
to anyone with
proper documentation
who wants to
improve
their
language skills
.
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CALLED TO CARE BEGINS FUNDRAISER
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Called to Care
, a local
orphan-care ministry
serving
20
counties including
Tift
and
Turner
, has kicked off its
End of the Year Campaign
to raise
$60,000
for the upcoming year.
The
mission
of
Called to Care
is to equip the
Body of Christ
to support
children, families and workers
by
ministering
through
adoption, foster care
and
missions
. The
vision
is for
every child
to be in a
Christ-centered loving home
.
In
2019
,
Called to Care Tift/Turner County
served
375
children. The organization gave nearly
$2,000
in international adoption grants and
$3,500
in international mission grants. Currently, there are
13
church partners helping serve
27
foster families and
110
children in
foster care
.
The
Ga.
Division
of Family and
Children
Services
calls
upon
Called to Care
when a new
child-care case
arises.
Called to Care
provides items the children will need, such as
toiletries, clothing, school supplies, beds, bedding
and a
Bible
.
Financial contributions
allows the organization to
minister to families
who have
needs
that may not be met otherwise.
Donations
are
tax deductible
and stay in the
local chapter
.
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YOUR WEEKEND
...at a Glance
FRIDAY, DEC. 6
- North Pole Express, 5 p.m., Ga. Museum of Agriculture, Tifton
- Glow in the Snow, 6 p.m., Nashville Community Center, Nashville
- Home Free in Concert: "Dive Bar Christmas Tour," 8 p.m., UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center, Tifton
SATURDAY, DEC. 7
- Rotary's Breakfast with Santa, 8-11 a.m., Tift County Recreation Department, Victory Drive., Tifton
- Kiwanis Run for the Kids, 8 a.m., corner of Forrest Avenue and Fourth Street, Tifton
- Wiregrass Kids: Storm Chasers, 1:30 p.m., Ga. Museum of Agriculture, Tifton
- North Pole Express, 5 p.m., Ga. Museum of Agriculture, Tifton
- Tifton Christmas Parade, 5 p.m., Downtown Tifton
- Hometown Holiday Christmas Celebration, immediately following parade, Downtown Tifton
SUNDAY, DEC. 8
- Merry Christmas for Tifton & Taste of Tifton, 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, Tifton
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NOV. 27
Martha L. “Marty” Snowden, 68,
Fitzgerald
Pearly L. “Buddy” Raffield, 91,
Ocilla
Elder Jimmy Bedingfield, 79,
Ocilla
Benjamin Floyd Weaver, 76,
Sylvester
NOV. 28
Michael Shane Gray, 31,
Brookfield
David L. Hall, 71,
Nashville
Jo Ann Coker Rutland, 79,
Tifton
Catherine Luckett Albright, 82,
Jacksonville, Fla.
NOV. 29
William Leroy Bass, 94,
Tifton
Kathy Bryant Argabright, 65,
Fitzgerald
Frances Williamson Rodgers Herndon, 83,
Cedar Crossing
Ronnie Culpepper, 54,
Quitman
NOV. 30
Jamie J. Law, 31,
Fitzgerald
DEC. 1
William J. “Bill” Reese, 76,
Worth County
Kathleen Hendley, 88,
Nashville
DEC. 2
Ruth Barnes Grist, 86,
Chula
Samuel Blakey "Blake" Brown, 84,
Tifton
Julian "J.B." Tyson Sr., 87,
Adel
Jo Beth Little, 89,
Enigma
Audrey Wright Shealey Cyr, 90,
Fitzgerald
DEC. 3
Cecil Eugene “Gene” Stinson Jr., 72,
Tifton
Ralph Smith, 64,
Fitzgerald
T. Terrell Cato Sr., 77,
Adel
Marcus Timothy “Tim” Parker, 62,
Fitzgerald
Charles William “Bill” Bryant Jr, 57,
Lenox
Ann Cring, 86,
Irwin County
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DEC. 4
Hildred Coker Goff, 79,
Tifton
William Monty “Billy” Creech Jr., 90,
Ray City
Bonnie Jane Vickers Gaskins, 82,
Lake Park
Robert “Bob” Zakrzewski, 77,
Nashville
DEC. 5
Geneva Grace Tompkins, 86,
Tifton
Erzsebet Godor, 85,
Fitzgerald
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