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The ADVANCE, March 10, 2021/Page 2A
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Who are the Baby Boomers?
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person born during the years from tion,
1946 to 1964, years with an extraor- cal m
dinary increase in the population’s men!
birthrate. Around nine months af- and 1
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can soldiers returned home, women ally s
— who no longer needed to work in pneu
the factories to help supply goods
for the military and who had put ,—, 3
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sion (1929 - 1939) and
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the nation’s population W
were boomers.
For more than 70
years the current identity of the
United States as the land of oppor
tunity, prosperity, and dreams has
been shaped by boomers. Upbring
ing by their strong parents — who
had survived two world wars and
the Great Depression and who were
very conscious of thrift and wisely
Creation, innovation, inven
tion, and production: Technologi
cal medical advancements in equip
ment, procedures, medications
and vaccines for diseases that used
to kill thousands every year glob
ally such as typhoid fever, tetanus,
pneumonia, measles, malaria, flu,
diphtheria, chicken pox,
-— polio, and whooping
-M ’WoSt* cough; Space explora-
w * tion, technological ad-
\ - ? vances, computers, in-
ipp": ternet, cellphones; Fun
I and entertainment from
“*■ Disney World to cinemato-
0 » graphic brilliance of sev-
j eral directors, script writ
ers, and producers; Mass
production of goods and
services; Global harmony as
never before.
With their hardworking, solu
tion-oriented approach they fo
cused on technology-driven inno
vative approaches to streamlining
business operations and sociocul
tural reform. The way they shaped
the nation in such a short time
services;
using resources — created a pool of when other nations failed to cre-
visionary, competitive individuals ate comparable improvements for
with a strong sense of democratic their citizens, definitely deserves
values and a passion for the Ameri- respect from future generations,
can Dream.
Blaine Jordan, left, and Declan Carney, right, with their artwork that has been chosen
to be displayed at the 2021 Capitol Art Exhibit during the month of March.
“Creativity is not canceled this
year!” according to the Georgia
Art Education Association
Congratulations to
Blaine Jordan and Declan
Carney, students of the Art
by Gwen Studio, for their
artwork being chosen for
the 2021 Capitol Art Ex
hibit. March is Youth Art
Month, and the Capitol Art
Exhibit in Atlanta annually
kicks off the month’s focus
on art and art education
in Georgia. The purpose
of the annual exhibit is to
bring to the forefront stu
dent art talent and is a pres
tigious honor where stu
dents from all over Georgia
present their talents. Ac
cording to art teacher
Gwen Davis, “Teachers
who are members of the
Georgia Art Education
Association (GAEA) can
submit only two selections
each year, and for me it is
often difficult when there is
so much talent from which
to choose.”
Before Covid, in prior
years the student artwork
submitted was exhibited in
the Sloppy Floyd Building
across from the State Capi
tol Building in Atlanta.
The artwork was available
for many to enjoy with an
open house as part of the
exhibit agenda. During the
open house, our Legisla
tors were invited to come
over and greet the art stu
dents and interact with
them. Presenting their art
in this manner encourages
legislative support for art
education in Georgia to be
continued.
As the GAEA states,
“Creativity is not canceled
this year!” This year’s ex
hibit will be a digital ex
perience and “The Video
Exhibition will be released
on March 15, 2021.” We
are in special times, and the
artwork virtual exhibit will
still be shared with our leg
islators, along with a video
some teachers are submit
ting thanking our legisla
tors for their support.
The GAEA is “a profes
sional organization of art
educators in Georgia af
filiated with the National
Art Education Association.
The mission of the Georgia
Art Education Association
is to advocate for the high
est quality visual arts edu
cation and provide for the
advancement of knowledge
through service, leadership
and research.”
City of Vidalia Issues Notice
of Sanitary Sewer Overflows
The City of Vidalia
has issued a public notice
following sanitary sewer
overflows that were dis
covered following recent
extended rainfall events
around the area.
An overflow was dis
covered at 9:54 a.m. Tues
day, March 2, at the City of
Vidalia’s lift station num
ber 26 (Pleasure Court).
Approximately 330,000
gallons of raw sewage dis
charged into an unnamed
tributary of Rocky Creek
before ceasing at 1:33
a.m., Thursday, March 4.
The city cleaned up the
debris, limed and placed
signage in the area, and
is making plans to upsize
the lift station to handle
the flow.
A pop off valve near
Darby Court was discov
ered at 6 p.m., Tuesday,
March 2, which released
raw sewage into an un
named tributary of Rocky
Creek. Approximately
124,500 gallons of raw
sewage was released be
fore ceasing at 11:40 a.m.,
Thursday, March 4. The
City of Vidalia cleaned
up the debris, limed and
placed signage in the area,
and is replacing deformed
sewage pipes that the city
has discovered since the
spillage.
A City of Vidalia
manhole near lift station
number 2 (N. Maple Dr.)
was discovered releasing
raw sewage at 2 a.m. on
Wednesday, March 3. The
raw sewage release did
not result in any exposure
to waters of the state. The
overflow, which released
approximately 30,000
gallons of sewage, ceased
at 4:23 p.m. Thursday,
March 4. The City of Vi
dalia has cleaned up the
debris, limed and placed
signage in the area, and is
waiting on the arrival of
the main pump for lift sta
tion 2 to be installed.
COVID-19 Update
Monday, March 8 w A
Number of Confirmed Cases/Hospitalizations/ Deaths
(Cumulative from March 2020)
Toombs County. 2793/164/87
Montgomery County. 710/40/19
Treutlen County. 622/51/19
Wheeler County. 452/35/21
Meadows Regional Medical Center COVID-19 Patient Census
Monday, March 8:6 COVID patients in-house
COVID adm issions over the last seven days, 3-1-21 to 3-7-21): 5
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Fisk Jubilee Singers),”
which also set the record
for longest-running single
in Billboard Country Air
play history at 57 weeks.
Atkins recently performed
on NBC’s TODAY Show,
GMA’s Strahan & Sara,
and FOX & Friends. Rod
ney’s latest single “A Little
Good News” is available
now.
Danielle Bradbery,
the twenty-four-year-old,
multifaceted artist will
open before Atkins on Sat
urday night. She continues
her career evolution after
her sophomore album I
Don't Believe We've Met
(BMLG Records), featur
ing the hit “Sway.” Launch
ing a new musical chapter
last year with “Never Have
I Ever” which she co-wrote
alongside Laura Veltz and
David Hall Hodges, Brad
bery garnered over 15 mil
lion global streams to date.
She continues to
broaden her impressive
range and deepens her
connection with her Mex
ican heritage by enlisting
Latin GRAMMY® nomi
nated artist KURT for a
Spanish version of her
latest single “Never Have
I Ever.” The singer/song-
writer also recently col
laborated with Diplo and
Zac Brown on a new song,
“Hometown,” for Diplo’s
latest Country album
released last year. Fine-
tuning her unique sound
since getting her start win
ning Season 4 of NBC’s
The Voice, Bradbery has
earned multiple award
nominations and toured
globally with Kane Brown,
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Bogey & the Viceroy
Blake Shelton,
Brad Paisley,
Miranda Lam
bert, and more.
Opening
bands on Sat
urday include
Clayton Hack
le and the DIL-
LIGAF County
Band. Advance
tickets are only
$15 and maybe
purchased at
https:/ / www.
freshtix.com/
events/2021-
vidalia-onion-
festival-concert-rodney-
atkins-and-danielle-brad-
bery. Tickets at the gate
will be $20.
On Friday night at
the Onion Festival Street
Dance, the featured band,
Bogey & the Viceroy, will
cover classic soul from
every era along with retro
rock/pop to today's cur
rent chart-toppers. Open
ing Friday night is a home
town favorite, the Tiger
Creek Band.
Fireworks will be dis
played at both the Friday
Night Street Dance and
the Saturday Concert, and
Danielle Bradbery
both events will be held
at the Vidalia Regional
Airport to provide more
room for social distancing.
Andy Woodruff, 2021
festival chairman, stated,
“Entertainment Chairman
Tim Jones worked many
hours to put the schedule
together for the Saturday
Concert and the Friday
Night Street Dance. The
entire festival committee
is working very quickly
now to pull everything
together to hold a festival
that will include most of
the popular events. Keep
checking for updates at Vi-
daliaOnionFestival.com.”