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Newspaper Page TextSHie Aiiuancg The ADVANCE, June 16, 2021 /Page 3A 2021 Vidalia Kiwanis Club Scholarship recipients This year, the Vidalia Kiwanis Club is proud to have awarded ten scholar ships, amountingto $7,500, to graduates from our local schools. Each year, stu dents from Montgom ery County High School, Robert Toombs Christian Academy, Toombs County High School, Vidalia Heri tage Academy, and Vidalia High School are eligible to apply. (Home school grad uates are also eligible to ap ply to the William Hooker Scholarship.) The scholar ships are named in honor of the memory of some of our community leaders and are listed, along with this year’s recipients, below. • Stephen A Brown Scholarship ($500) - Makenna Rakes, VHS • William Hooker Scholarship ($1000) - Riley Gail Hammock, VHS • Thomas P Hutcheson Scholarship ($1000) - Jamiya Farmer, VHS • Kiwanis Club Family Scholarship ($500) - Landry Mead, VHS • R.E. Ledford Schol arship ($1000) - Milagro Fussell, VHS • Cliff Poe Scholarship ($500) - Kaylie Gunter, VHS • Cliff Poe Scholarship ($500) - Koby Scott, TCHS • Dr. Larry Smith Scholarship ($1000) - Makenzie Sager, TCHS • J.R. Trippe Scholar ship ($1000) -Jackson Crawley, VHS • Dorothy L. Warthen Scholarship ($500) - Ryan Norfleet, VHS Scholarship background: 1. Stephen A Brown Scholarship - A dear friend, in order to honor the 1999 Vidalia Citizen of the Year and past President of the Vidalia Kiwanis Club, es tablished this scholarship this year to recognize Ste phen A. Brown. “Steve” was best known for his unique laugh and his words of encouragement. 2. William A. Hooker Scholarship - The family of William A. Hooker III, a sixth-grade student at J.R. Trippe Middle School at the time of his accidental death in 1987, began this scholarship in his loving memory. (Brewton-Parker College) 3. Thomas P. Hutcheson Scholarship - The Vidalia Kiwanis Club, in order to provide a means for the community to hon or one of its distinguished citizens and a Kiwanian, es tablished this scholarship to the name of Thomas P. Hutcheson. 4. Kiwanis Club Fam ily Scholarship - In order to recognize the contribu tions of our local members, the Vidalia Kiwanis Club established this scholarship for a child or grandchild of active or long-time club members in good standing. 5. R.E. Ledford Schol arship - The Vidalia Ki wanis Club, in order to honor one of its distin guished former presidents, established this scholarship in the name of Roscoe E. Ledford. 6. Cliff Poe Scholar ship - In order to recognize and honor, during his life, its only living charter mem ber still a member of the club, the Vidalia Kiwanis Club renamed the Kiwanis Club Scholarship as the Cliff A. Poe Kiwanis Club Scholarship. In September of 1990, the board of di rectors approved awarding an additional Cliff A. Poe scholarship each year. 7. Dr. Larry Smith Scholarship - This scholar ship was established in the name of Dr. Larry Smith in order to provide a means for the community to hon or one of its distinguished citizens and a Kiwanian who died an untimely death. (University of Geor gia) 8. J.R. Trippe Scholar ship - This scholarship was established in 1981 by a community-wide commit tee, which chose to honor the memory of a former Superintendent of the Vi dalia City School System by creating a scholarship. The Vidalia Kiwanis Club was asked to be the admin istrator of the fund which has provided a scholar ship every year since 1982 in honor of Kiwanian J.R. Trippe. 9. Dorothy L. Warthen - In January of 2008, the family of Dorothy Warthen began this scholarship in her honor. Mrs. Warthen faithfully served the com munity as a teacher in the Vidalia City School System for twenty-two years. The Vidalia Kiwanis Club was asked to administer the scholarship. Applications for the 2021-2022 school year will be provided to the school guidance offices in Novem ber of this year. Please see your school’s advisors to apply. Proud to put people first with the Second Draw PPP Our lenders issued over 165 loans to local businesses that have helped save thousands of jobs in our community. Peoples Bank 2301 E 1st St., Vidalia, GA 30474 • 912-537-9900 299 West Liberty Ave., Lyons, GA 30436 • 912-526-8171 912-524-2000 www.ourpeoplesbank.com Hometown People, Hometown Spirit Showcasing Greater Vidalia A Rip-Roarin’ Success The 2021 Showcasing Greater Vidalia event host ed by the Greater Vidalia Chamber of Commerce drew a crowd of some 400 people and raised approxi mately $120,000 (gross revenue) for Chamber programs, said Chamber spokesperson Debbie Ev ans. The western-themed event was held Friday night at the Vidalia Community Center. Titled “How the West Was Won,” the eve ning featured an auction of items donated by some 200 area businesses and individuals. The showcase provided an opportunity for Chamber members to network and to market their products and services. Attendees attired in outfits reminiscent of the Old West enjoyed a buffet of Tex-Mex treats and music prior to the auction Photos by Deborah Clark HOWDY PARDNER, Above — Wendi Cason and T.J. Walker welcome a visitor to the Com munity Hospice Booth at the Showcasing Greater Vidalia event, Chamber members like Hospice, Meadows Memorial Health Hospital and Optim, set up booths to focus on their pro grams and services. HOW THE WEST WAS WON, Right — That's Vidalia City Manager Nick Overstreet (behind the false mustache) and his lovely wife, Jennifer, who are enjoying fhe Showcasing Greater Vidalia western-themed fundraiser Fri day night at the Vidalia Commu nity Center. ask Nfi* Ms. Magnolia a Letters have been edited for length and clarity. Dear Ms. Magnolia, Two years ago, a young driver who was texting while driving crossed the line into the lane of my daughter and caused a three-car accident. They were in slow traffic and no one was killed, but two other drivers ended up in the hos pital, and the at-fault driver lost her li cense for a while and still has insurance problems. She would have had many more problems if her lack of responsi bility had killed someone. She didn’t take the warnings seriously and usually texted when she drove, according to her friend, who was a passenger in her car at the time of the accident. Please share these tips with your readers: Silence your phone when you are driving. If you must use the phone, for heaven’s sake pull off the road and stop the car. If you are using a naviga tion system, set it before you start the car. If necessary, ask a passenger to navigate for you, make or take a call or send a message. And don’t be a distraction yourself. Don’t call or text someone when you know they are driving. Mom Dear Mom, Thank you for your tips. Phone calls and text messages are the most common forms of distracted driv ing; 48 states and D.C. have banned texting while driving. If you’re rid ing with a distracted driver, remind them that road safety is the top prior ity. And if they’re still distracted, it’s okay to ask them to stop or pull over for your safety. Speaking up could save lives. Distracted driving can come at a hefty cost and isn’t worth taking the risk. If you have a question for Ms. Magnolia, please mail it to P.O. Box 669, Vidalia, GA 30475, or e-mail to msmagnoliaadvance@yahoo.com. Lyons continued from page 1A Authority has been work ing to remove lead paint from older units for some time, but the recently awarded funds will expe dite the process. “We have been using money from our capital funds as we could, but this will allow us to focus directly on the paint removal.” She said the process is expensive since experts must be employed to perform the abatement. Gunn oversees 130 apartments spread out over 11 sites in Lyons. A lot of this housing was built in the 1960s when lead-based paint was still in use. She said future work will in volve unit exteriors since the Authority has complet ed interior abatements. Although lead-based paint was banned for resi dential use in 1978, HUD estimates that about 24 million older homes still have significant lead-based paint hazards today. While most public housing has already undergone abate ment, there are still some properties where lead- based paint remains, and where hazards have devel oped. Lead-contaminated dust is the primary cause of lead exposure and can lead to a variety of health prob lems in young children, including reduced IQ. learning disabilities, devel opmental delays, reduced height, and impaired hear ing. At higher levels, lead can damage children’s kid neys and central nervous systems and can even be deadly. “In order to be healthy, it’s important to have a healthy home,” said HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “Protecting families with young children from lead and other health hazards is an important part of HUD’s mission, and we don’t take it lightly. HUD is committed to President Biden’s directive to priori tize environmental justice and equity for disadvan taged communities.”