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The ADVANCE, Morch 8, 2023/Page 15A
Wheeler County Show Team
Finishes the Season in Perry
On Wednesday, Febru
ary 22, 2023, the Wheeler
County Show Team trav
eled to Perry to show their
pigs at the Georgia Junior
National Livestock Show.
Showmanship began on
Thursday morning. Layla
Vann placed 5th in Third
Grade Showmanship.
Honorable mentions for
Keaton Pickle (9th grade),
Zoey Vann (9th grade),
and Clay Ryals (3rd grade)
were all penned in their
showmanship heats.
The barrow show be
gan on Friday morning
with purebred barrows
followed by crossbred bar-
rows. In class 1, Layla Vann
placed 9th with her Duroc
followed by Briley Row
land placing 2nd in class 2.
Layton Spires placed 5th in
class 11 with his crossbred
barrow. Weston Pickle took
7th place in class 15, then
Layla Vann placed 2nd in
class 16. Keaton Pickle fin
ished 4th in class 23 while
Molly Bridges was 8th in
class 33. Finishing up our
barrows was Jaxson Der-
riso placing 7th in class 41.
Anna Beth Ethredge
started off the gilt show by
winning class 1 with her
duroc and going on to take
3rd overall in division 1. In
class 3, Zoey Vann placed
10th with her duroc gilt
and 7th in class 12. Molly
Bridges was also in class 12,
and she placed 8th. Keaton
Pickle finished 10th in class
33, and Anna Beth Eth
redge finished the gilt show
with 3rd place in class 41.
On Sunday, the show
team competed in the
Georgia Bred Show. Layla
Vann placed 8th in class 6
with her duroc barrow, and
Jase Brown won the class.
He went on to be the 3rd
overall purebred barrow.
In class 9, Layton Spires
was 7th. Layla placed 8th
in class 11, and Zoey Vann
finished 4th in class 20.
These students got
their pigs around Octo
ber, and they have worked
diligently each day to make
sure their animals were fit
ted and exercised to perfec
tion. This show pig project
not only teaches students
how to care for their pigs,
but it also teaches them
teamwork, responsibility,
and record keeping skills.
Working with the show
team provides an opportu
nity for teamwork in a fam
ily-oriented environment.
The agriculture teachers
that support these live
stock projects are Bryant
Oliver, Les Bateson, and
Hannah Henry. The 4-H
program director is Nicole
Thornton.
Layla Vann placed 5th in 3rd grade showmanship.
Anna Beth Ethredge won Class 1 with her Duroc. She
went on to 3rd overall in division 1.
Jase Brown won class 6 at the GA Bred show and also
won 3rd overall purebred,
SPAYGHETTI DINNER - Several volunteers, along with city
officials from Lyons and Vidalia, worked to plate and
serve 500 spaghetti dinners during the fundraiser.
SOAPS
continued from page 1A
Ingley shared her
gratitude for a multitude
of sponsors, which in
cluded - Leader of the
Pack Sponsor J&B’s Rare
2 Well Done; Top Dogs:
Paul Thigpen Automo
tive; Ingley, Roper, Moore
& Co., LLC; Dr. Henry
and Wanda Cline; Big
Dogs: Altamaha Bank and
Trust; Brown’s Jewelry;
City of Vidalia; Georgia
First Bank; Mark Mill
er/ Southeastern Paper
Company; McDonald’s/
Findlay Investments; Me
morial Health Meadows
Hospital; Mount Vernon
Bank; Randy Sparks, Gary
and Sharon Tapley/Lyons
Finance; Tybee Partners,
Inc.; Benny and Michael
Varzi and Mikhail Konev;
Merrill Lynch - The Varzi
Group; Vidalia Federal
Savings Bank; Good Dogs:
People’s Bank; Carol Rice,
Reid and Sheri Threlkeld;
Jim and Marcia Cherry;
Andy and Jennifer Clarke;
Stephanie Williams/Red
Door Design and Publish
ing.
About SOAPS
Since reorganizing
in 1999, SOAPS has re
homed over 19,500 stray
and abandoned animals
from Toombs County and
the surrounding area. The
organization has also pro
vided numerous vouchers
to pet owners to help with
the cost of having their
dog or cat sterilized.
The nonprofit organi
zation is funded through
volunteers and donations,
as several individuals with
a heart for animals work
together to help every pet
find a loving home. The
annual “Spayghetti” Din
ner is just one way that
SOAPS gains funding for
this effort.
For more information
on SOAPS, visit the orga
nization’s website, at www.
sweetonionaps.org. Dona
tions can also be mailed
to SOAPS, P.O. Box 210
Vidalia, GA 30474.
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PARLOR RECEIVES BOOST GRANT - Parlor, a design and marketing company that re
cently moved into the Downtown Vidalia area, was presented with a Downtown Vida
lia Association Boost Grant at the Coffee Before Hours event on March 1. These grants
are available to help fund the renovations of Downtown Vidalia businesses. Parlor de
signs logos and other media to promote businesses and organizations locally, nation
ally, and internationally, L to R: Jenn Martinez, Valerie McLendon, Corbin Howard, Zac
Moore, Eric Smith, Tonya Parker, Nick Overstreet, Terri Humphrey, and Heather Davis.
Student
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — J.D. Dickerson Primary School has announced the Stu
dents of the Month for February. These students show pride at J.D. Dickerson and rep
resent the PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) motto and schoolwide
expectations: Be Responsible, Be Respectful and Be Safe! (L to R): Back Row: Bryson
Reed, Journee Wideman, Kennnedi Wickstrom, Ja'kell Johnson, Rylan Nichols, Faith
Rivers, David Geiger, Kyndall Powers; Middle Row: Rylee Mitchell, Tripp Moon, Khloey
Tooke, Layla Butler, Sammie Meeks, Kylia Outlaw, Parker Copeland, Maleigha Antho
ny, River Anderson; Front Row: Kaylie Miller, Bryson Lewis, Aria Hodges, Eziah Hallman,
Emma Salters, Kenzie Lumley, and Aniya McArthur, Not Pictured: Tessley Boutwell.
Ella Hernandez Blaine Jordan Sebasf-ian Holmes
Kindergarten bth Grade 12-fh Grade
Case Calhoun Alayda Anderson Amily Mixon
1st Grade 7+h Grade 12-fh Grade
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