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The ADVANCE, March 22,2023/Page 11B
EXOTIC LOCATIONS — Bill and Ann Bedingfield have en
joyed traveling together. When he worked for Coleman
Sales for 27 years, the couple and their daughter often
got to go to sales conventions all over the country, as
well as to exotic locales like the Caribbean.
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delivery nurse who is now
a Clinical Supervisor for a
home health company. She
married Ben Beck, a Vida-
lia High School educator,
Girls’ Head Softball Coach,
and also an Assistant Var-
sity/JV Baseball Coach.
“He teaches science and
is absolutely brilliant. We
could not ask for a bet
ter son-in-law,” Bill said.
The Becks have two chil
dren, Tyler “Ty,” 16, and
Chloe, 10. Bill also sees his
brother, Hibby, quite of
ten, since they are both in
Vidalia. Catching up with
David and Sidney is mostly
accomplished technologi
cally now.
Another of Bill’s goals
is whiling away as much
time as possible at his and
Ann’s getaway at Shellman
Buff in Coastal Georgia. In
2020 he and Ann assumed
ownership of the cottage at
Shellman Bluff that Bill’s
father built and have put
some time into fixing it
up. “It’s not fancy, but we
are proud of it and it’s the
place where we spend a lot
of time resting, playing and
fishing with friends and
family.”
His other goal is or
ganizing the thousands of
family photos, videos and
documents he and Ann
have accumulated over
the years. “I have about
38,000 photos now and
have hundreds of docu
ments already scanned,” he
said without a hint of be
ing overwhelmed. With his
love of family, history, and
technology, not to mention
his skill at organizing, Bill
will most likely accomplish
this feat, but he is not sure
what should be done with
the collection afterward.
He said he does not plan
on writing a book — at the
moment — but he does
have a couple of brothers
who are published authors.
RFP FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICES
CITY OF VIDALIA
You are invited to submit a proposal to the City of Vidalia, Georgia for the
following: Residential Curbside Solid Waste Collection Services
Residential Curbside Recycling Collection Services
Commercial Collection Services
Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope stating on the outside,
the vendor's name, address, the Request for Proposal Title (Residential
Curbside Solid Waste Collection Services) to:
City of Vidalia - City Manager 302 East First Street, Suite C
Vidalia, Georgia 30474
Submittal deadline
April 20, 2022, by 10:00 AM EST
To view the complete RFP, please go to www.cityofvidaliaga.gov/rfps
or visit the GA Procurement Registry website at https://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/gpr/.
Hand delivered copies may be delivered to the above address ONLY
between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday,
excluding holidays observed by the City of Vidalia.
The City of Vidalia may reject any and all submittals and reserves the right to
waive any irregularities or informalities in any submittal or in the submittal
procedure.
INVITATION TO BID
The Housing Authority of the City of Lyons, Georgia (LHA) will receive
bids for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and services required
to replace 10 (ten) heat pump systems, indoor and outdoor, located on
Cypress Street in Lyons, Georgia. All bids should be received no later than
4:30 PM on Friday, April 7, 2023 at the Lyons Housing Authority Admin
istrative Office located at 208 North Lanier Street in Lyons, Georgia 30436.
The contract will be awarded no later than 12:00 NOON on Monday, April
10, 2023.
Copies of Specifications and Contract Documents may be obtained from
the LHA Administrative Office. Interested contractors may call 912-526-
8504 or visit our office for more information. Our office hours are 8:30
AM - 12:00 Noon and 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM. Before submitting a bid, con
tractors who would like to schedule a time to visit the work site and view
equipment and address questions before preparing a bid, can contact Kev
in Taylor at 478-331-8900.
Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and
wages as set forth in the specifications must be paid on this job in accor
dance with the Davis-Bacon Act.
The Housing Authority of the City of Lyons reserves the right to reject any
or all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding.
No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to
the opening of bids without the consent of the Housing Authority.
Housing Authority of the City of Lyons
208 North Lanier Street Lyons, Georgia 30436
Shawnee M. Gunn, Executive Director Kevin Taylor,
LHA Clerk of Works
Photo by Mike Branch
JaShaun Powell drives against FPCA during his senior basketball season.
Powell
Courtesy ot RTCA
Robert Toombs
Christian Academy senior
JaShaun Powell was se
lected for the GIAA All-
Star basketball team. Pow
ell competed this past Fri-
Named
day and Saturday in Macon
on the Royal Blue Team.
JaShaun is a four time
All-Region player, a three
time All-State player, and a
1,500 point scorer. He has
definitely left his mark on
RTCA athletics.
Head Basketball
All-Star
Coach, Adam Callaway
said, “I am definitely proud
of him. He's come such a
long way since he first
moved to RTCA. JaShaun
is one of the best athletes
in the state and I know he
will represent RTCA well.”
VHS
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Boys Team Re
sults: Vidalia - 133,
Bleckley Co. - 82, Baldwin
H.S. - 67.5, Pierce Co. -
57.5, Jenkins Co. - 30, and
Hawkinsville - 1.
Girls Team Results:
Baldwin H.S. - 97, Vidalia
- 85, Bleckley Co. - 85,
Pierce Co. - 63, and Jen
kins Co. - 15.
Girls
Girls Top Performers:
Triple Jump - 1st Takaiya
Bacon-34-4 (PR), 2nd
Dashia Ford - 32-7 (PR),
Long Jump - 5th, Mischa
Wardlaw - 14-11 (PR),
Discus - 2nd Maniyah
Phillips - 84-9 (PR), Shot
Put - 2nd Shayla Bennett
- 36-1 School Record
(PR), 3rd - Emma Hum
phrey -30-2 (PR), lOOh -
1st Dashia Ford-17.37, 3rd
Ava Neesmith - 19.95
(PR), 100m - 2nd J’Miya
Hunt - 13.21, 400m -
2nd Mischa Wardlaw -
1:07 (PR), 200m -
2nd J’Miyah Hunt - 27:85
(PR)
4x200 Relay - 1st
Dashia Ford, Takaiya Ba
con, Kayden Love, J’Miya
Hunt - 1:53 (PR), 4x100
Relay - 2nd-Dashia Ford,
Mischa Wardlaw, Kayden
Love, J’Miya Hunt - 52:97
(PR), 4x400 Relay - 3rd
Hannah Pittman, Takaiya
Bacon, KiYell Mivens, Mis
cha Wardlaw - 4:53 (PR).
Boys
Boys Top Performers:
Triple Jump - 1st - Bran
don Beasley - 46-1
(PR), 3rd - Jamari Jer-
mon,43-5 (PR) 4th - An
tonio Barron, 42-8 (PR),
Long Jump - 1st - Bran
don Beasley - 21-9, High
Jump - lst-AJ Thomas, 6
feet (PR), 3rd - Jamari Jer-
mon - 5-8 (PR), Shot Put
- 3rd - Ayden Marin-Clark
- 42-1, Discus - 1st -
Ayden Marin-Clark
133-8 (PR), 11 Oh - 2nd,
Nahvie Berry-15.96, 100m
- 1st - Tyran Jacobs-10.99,
1600 - 4th - Seth Mac
Gregor - 5:02, 5th - Cash
Driggers - 5:10 (PR),
400m - 1st - Brandon Bea
sley - 51.1 (PR), 800m -
3rd -Andrew Hodges
-2:05.1 (PR), 200m - 1st -
Tyran Jacobs-22.82 2nd -
Antonio Barron - 22.87,
3200m -3rd - Seth Mac
Gregor-10:58 (PR), 300h
-2nd - Nahvie Berry -
41.41 (PR)
4x800 Relay - 2nd
Seth MacGregor, Hunter
Loosberg, Cash Driggers,
Andrew Hodges - 8:47
(PR), 4x200 - 1st, Anto
nio Barron, Brandon Beas
ley, Alton Boles, Tyran Ja
cobs - 1:29.7(PR), 4x100
- 2nd - Antonio Barron,
Alton Boles, Joshtin
Troupe, Tyran Jacobs -
43.76(PR), 4x400 - 3rd,
Nahvie Berry, Andrew
Hodges, Alton Boles, Jor
dan Johnson.
Both teams traveled to
Cochran on Tuesday to
take part in the Bleckley
County Invitational, and
will hit the road again on
Saturday to participate in
the Harmon Invitational at
Lowndes County High
School.
Fresh Deals on
Loran
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DELICIOUS MEATS
This week at Circle F
Fresh Hamburger *3.79 lb
Chicken Breast $ 2.99 lb
Rib End Pork Chops *1.79 lb
Center Cut Bone-in
Park Chops $ 3.49 lb
Rump Roast $ 5.Z9 lb
Chuck Roast *6.39 lb
Sirloin *5.29 lb
ety and the United Negro
College Fund and a mem
ber of the Atlanta Olympic
Committee, he was a char
ter member of the Atlanta
Sports Council. If that wasn’t
enough, he sold real estate on
the side, an astute business
man.
Under Jackie’s leader
ship the Atlanta Tipoff Club,
expanded the Naismith
Awards to the outstanding
college basketball players in
the nation, including wom
en. He spoke at basketball
clinics across the country—
“have basketball diagrams,
will travel.” Nobody has pro
moted the game ofbasketball
more diligently and more
successfully than this enter
prising man. If an award were
given for the Georgia indi
vidual who loves basketball
the most, it would have to be
fixed if Jackie didn’t win it.
Who is the beneficiary
of all this? The boys and girls
who matriculated at Greater
Atlanta Christian and indi
rectly, all basketball players,
coaches, and advocates in
our state.
When a coach gives of
himself to his kids, his con
stituency, and his commu
nity as Jackie Bradford has,
there are no losers.