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The ADVANCE, June 9, 2021 /Page 14A
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(L to R): Row 1: Makayla Sapp, Jodi Kramer, James Poppell, Miguel Santiz-Perez; Row 2: Tami Gonzalez, Rose Quin
tero; Row 3: RJ Florez, Grace Holt, Carolina Medel, Destiny Pfifer; Row 4: Nyima Joseph, Riya Patel, Hailey Morgan;
Row 5: Bailey Hutchins, Amari Atkins, LaLane Angeles; Row 6: Brittney Bryant, Adelyn Williams, Kaleigh Howard; Row 7:
De'arika Jackson, London McDonald, Keishay Smith, Madison White; Row 8: Denzel Cannida, Not pictured: Reagan
Burton, Braylie Davis and AnnaBeth Martin.
Toombs 4-H’ers attend Jr./Sr. DPA
Rise Up with 4-H was
the theme for this year’s
Southeast District 4-H
Project Achievement held
May 31 - June 1, 2021,
at Rock Eagle 4-H Cen
ter. Twenty-seven middle
and high school students
from Vidalia and Toombs
County schools joined
over 300 others from
across Southeast Georgia.
This event and competi
tion were very different
from years past. The event
was held later in the year,
it was reduced from 3 days
to 2 days, and many of
the normal activities did
not take place. It was still
a very fun and eventful
couple of days for Toombs
County 4-H.
The project competi
tion had two parts. First,
members were scored on
a project portfolio detail
ing activities completed
during the 2020 calendar
year. Second, members
presented a demonstra
tion in their project area.
The scores from the two
segments were combined
for the total score.
Sixteen Toombs
County senior members
in (grades 9-12) attend
ed this year’s competition
for a chance to represent
the Southeast District at
State 4-H Congress in July.
In projects with 8 or more
contestants, sweepstakes
trips are awarded.
Placing first were Bai
ley Hutchins (Physical,
Biological, and Earth Sci
ence) and Landon Mc
Donald (Flowers, Shrubs,
and Lawns). They will
both advance to State
Congress in July. Second
place participants were
Brittney Bryant (Food for
Fitness), RJ Florez (Fes
tive Food for Health),
Tami Gonzalez (Family
and Consumer Science),
Grace Holt (Communica
tion), and James Poppell
(Companion Animals).
Riya Patel (Safety) placed
third. Receiving honor
able mention were Amari
Atkins (Performing Arts
- Dance), LaLane Angeles
(Performing Arts - Vocal),
Denzel Cannida (Com
puter Information Tech
nology), Kaleigh How
ard (Food for Health and
Sport), Jodi Kramer (Per
forming Arts - General),
Hailey Morgan (Fruits,
Nuts, Vegetables), Keishay
Smith (Dairy Foods) and
Adelyn Williams (Public
Speaking).
In the Junior Divi
sion, eleven members par
ticipated. First place par
ticipants included Braylie
Davis (Health), Carolina
Medel (Food for Healthy
and Sport), Rose Quintero
(Crafts), Destiny Pfifer
(Physical, Biological, and
Earth Science), Miguel
Santiz-Perez (Internation
al), Makayla Sapp (En
tomology), and Madison
White (Better Breakfast).
De’arika Jackson (Work
force Preparation) placed
second. Reagan Burton
(General Recreation) and
Nyima Joseph (Work
force Preparation) placed
third. AnnaBeth Martin
(Dog Care and Training)
received honorable men
tion.
Extension staff mem
bers accompanying the
group included Cheryl
Poppell, 4-H Coordinator;
Riley Wimberly, 4-H Edu
cator; and Madison Britt,
4-H Intern. Carol Hester
also attended as volunteer
leader.
For more informa
tion about 4-H in Toombs
County, contact the local
office at 912- 526-3101 or
visit Toombs County Ex
tension online at http://
www.ugaextension.com/
toombs/.
Lyons
continued from page 3A
ris-Williams that “there's
no connection between
what you have planned and
what has been happening
in some of our neighbor
hoods. I don’t want you to
think that it is implied. We
have the Real Squeal, the
Soap Box Derby, we have all
types of community events
and this is another one
that’s a great celebration
and you are doing it right
and there’s no reason to an
ticipate any of the problems
that we’ve had in some of
the private neighborhoods.
I don’t think any of those
folks will drift over and
cause problems, and if they
do, our Police Chief is go
ing to be there to stop that. I
look forward to your event.”
Hall continued his re
port with a request by the
Toombs County School
Board that the water tank
on City property located
next to Toombs County
High School be painted to
remove the LYONS letter
ing and replace the lettering
with a two-color flying T
stencil. They have also re
quested the area below the
catwalk be painted Toombs
County Red. The esti
mated cost is $54,000. The
Toombs County School
Board has agreed to reim
burse the City for all costs.
Council approved the re
painting of the water tank
and the catwalk.
The Council also ap
proved an amendment to
the capital budget for the
fiscal year 2021 in order
to appropriate $80,000
for emergency repair of
the City’s U.S. Highway 1
North well so that the City
can continue to provide po
table water within the City.
In other business,
Chief Walker reported that
on June 14-18 the Lyons
Police Department will
host the statewide Drug
Abuse Resistance Educa
tion (DARE) conference at
Partin Park. Walker invited
the Council to attend this
training and certification
event.
A ribbon cutting for the
Disk Golf course at Partin
Park is planned for June 17
at 5 p.m. behind the Octa
gon House at the Park. The
July Council meeting is re
scheduled from July 6 to the
13 because of the Fourth of
July holiday week.
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Rebekah Hilton of Vi-
dalia has earned a Bachelor
of Science in Industrial De
sign with Highest Honors
from the Georgia Institute
of Technology in Atlanta.
Hilton was among
approximately 4,435 un
dergraduate and graduate
students who earned their
degrees during the Spring
2021 semester and were
recognized during the In
stitute's 260th Commence
ment exercises May 7-8,
2021, at Bobby Dodd Sta
dium.
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