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Wednesday, May 2,2018
Community
Orange things on cedar trees indicate fungal disease
If you have any cedar
trees on your property, you
may have recently noticed
several bright orange,
slimy balls growing from
the branches. These
growths are the fruiting
bodies of a fungal disease
called cedar-apple rust,
known to scientists as
Gymnosporangium juni-
per-virginianae.
Cedar-apple rust is one
of the most fascinating
fungal diseases we encoun
ter. It is interesting because
it requires two host plant
species, cedar and apple, to
fully complete its life cycle
each year.
This fungus survives
through the winter on
cedar trees, having been
infected the previous year.
Fungal spores from infect
ed apple trees travel to
cedar trees by wind and
animal movement and
infect cedar needles and
buds. Small, almost unde
tectable growths develop
on the cedar branches,
which enlarge in the spring
during moist weather.
These galls swell and pro
duce orange jelly-like
growths called telial horns.
During a very wet spring,
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CLARK MACALLISTER
Columnist
like what we are experi
encing in 2018, these bil
liard ball-size galls can
seem to cover up cedar
trees.
The telial horns, named
so because they represent
the telial stage of the fun
gus life cycle, produce
spores that are spread by
air, water and birds to
infect apple and crabapple
trees up to several miles
away. After infection
occurs, symptoms appear
as small yellow to orange-
color, circular spots on the
leaves and fruit. The
undersides of the leaf spots
exhibit hair-like, raised
fruiting bodies, which will
send spores out to infect
cedar trees. Severe infec
tions of apple or crabap-
ples trees will result in
leaves and fruit dropping
from the trees.
With any fungal disease,
the most important ques
tion is how to manage it.
Cedar-apple rust rarely
causes long-term damage
to cedar trees. It is usually
not recommended to spray
a fungicide on a cedar tree,
as most are too big, and the
damage is minimal.
However, you can lessen
the severity of future dis
ease by picking off all of
the galls that you can
reach. Of course, most
people find this a more
pleasant task after the
gooey orange telial horns
have dried up.
Apple trees are a differ
ent story. It is important to
protect your fruit crop if
you expect to enjoy any
fruit at harvest time. It is
recommended in apple
trees that have been previ
ously infected with cedar-
apple rust that they be
sprayed with myclobutanil,
sold under the trade name
of Immunox. This chemi
cal can be alternated with
Captan for a broader spec
trum of fungal control.
Clark MacAllister is the
Dawson County exten
sion agent. For more
information, call
(706) 265-2442.
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Tiger Den Players end season
performing Caribbean play
By Jessica Brown
jbrown@dawsonnews.com
The senior Tiger Den Players finished
out their high school acting careers on a
high note as they performed their spring
musical last month.
The Performing Arts Center was trans
formed into a tropical island as the
school’s drama program treated audiences
to “Once on This Island,” a charming one
act musical featuring Caribbean rhythms
and ensemble storytelling.
“Once on This Island,” a 1990
Broadway musical, tells the story of a
young girl named Ti Moune, played by
senior Alexis Bagley, who journeys across
her island to find her love Daniel, played
by senior Collin McGinnis. With the help
of mischievous gods, Ti Moune uses the
power of love to bridge together people of
different social classes on the island.
The minimalist set consisted of wooden
pallets and palm fronds with lights serving
as clouds in the background.
“We just got moving lights so we’re
really excited to use those,” said Director
Mallory Nonnemaker.
And the moving lights played an integral
part of the performance as they were used
to simulate storms, sunsets, island paradise
and give the dastardly Demon of Death,
Papa Ge, a proper villain entrance.
In less than two hours, the cast packed
20 songs and multiple dance numbers cho
reographed by Emily Topper into a stellar
performance.
“I love the ensemble work in the show.
Really the ensemble is more important
than the lead characters in the show
because they’re the ones actually telling
the story through the songs and dialogue
and the narration,” said senior Bronwynne
Hill, who played Asaka, Mother of the
Earth. “I like being part of that and seeing
everyone come together and grow through
it.”
The show was special for Hill, who has
dreamed of playing Asaka since she was
nine years old after seeing “Once on This
Island” performed at a theater festival she
attended.
“I’ve always loved ‘Mama Will Provide’
which is the song I sing which is awesome.
I’ve been wanting to do this show ever
since I was about nine years old. I always
knew that if I did it I would end up being
Asaka,” said Hill. “It’s really cool to be
able to play one of my dream roles as my
Jessica Brown Dawson County News
Senior Bronwynne Hill finished her
last show at DCHS performing her
dream role. She played Asaka,
Goddess of the Earth, a role she has
wanted to play since she saw "Once
on This Island" performed at a the
ater festival when she was a little
girl.
last show in high school.”
For junior Kat Mulberry who played
Daniel’s fiancee Andrea, the show had a
different significance for her as it helped
her overcome many challenges and hard
ships she’s faced during the school year.
“When I found out we were doing this
show I actually would listen to the
soundtrack and it helped me get through
whatever I was going through,” said
Mulberry. “I think music speaks to people
in a way that words can’t because music
has always done something to me that I
never expected.”
The show’s finale, “Why We Tell This
Story,” really resonated with Mulberry.
“It’s just an amazing song and Little Ti
Moune (played by Maddie Castleberry) -
this is her first show and she’s doing so
well and she just, she makes me happy
when she gets her stuff right and it makes
me ten times happier when I get my stuff
right because knowing that she’s so amaz
ing and sweet and cute,” said Mulberry.
The curtain closed on the Tiger Den
Players 2017-18 season April 21 after four
successful shows of “Once on This Island.”
And while the seniors prepare for their
upcoming graduation, the underclassmen
will continue to carry the torch and prepare
for next year’s productions.
Dawson Events
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by fax at (706) 265-3276 or via email at editor@dawsonnews.com.
COMMUNITY
Dawson County Library
will be host to the Atlanta
Zoomobile from 3:30 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. May 3. A
trained educator will pres
ent three live animals, bio
facts such as bones and
fun activities for young
learners.The event is
open to grades K-12 only
and is free. Registration is
required and opened
Monday, April 9.The
library is located at 342
Allen St. in Dawsonville.
The Amicalola
Regional Farmers
Market will kick back up
again with opening day
May 4.The market will be
open from 3:30 to 7 p.m.
each Friday at Veterans
Memorial Park, 186
Recreational Road in
Dawsonville. If you are
interested in becoming a
vendor email Clark
MacAllister, county exten
sion agent, at clarkmac@
uga.edu.
The City of
Dawsonville is hosting a
Friday Feast & Fun Food
Truck event from 5 p.m. to
8 p.m. Friday, May 4.The
event will be held down
town on Bill Elliott Street
and Tucker Avenue. Food
truck vendors, a bouncy
house and slide, face
painting, balloon animals,
corn hole and a booth
from Outside the Lines art
studio will be among the
festivities.The event will
be held weather permit
ting.
Michael Buchanan pres
ents "Writing for the
Screen" workshop from
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 5 at the
Dahlonega Funeral Home
Community Room located
at 20 Gibson Road in
Dahlonega.The event is
open to the public and
cost is only $35 per per
son. Seating is limited
and early registration is
advised. Buchanan is a
writer, actor and movie
producer best-known for
hisThe Fat Boy Chronicles
(book and movie). His
workshops are in demand
and show writers how to
tell their stories through a
screenplay.The event,
sponsored by the
Dahlonega Literary
Festival, is an expansion
of his one-hour workshop
at DLF in March.
Registration is now open
at www.literaryfestival.
org.
The Georgia Racing
Hall of Fame invites the
public to the 9th annual
Memorial Day Car Show
and Heritage Festival from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,
May 26 (rain date May 27
or May 28). Registration
for vehicles begins at 8
a.m. The fee is $20, and
there are 23 trophies to be
awarded. Set-up for
Heritage Day Vendors
begins at 7:30 a.m. with a
fee of $20 (food vendors
call for pricing). Anyone
with Heritage Items to
demonstrate or show will
not be charged a fee. For
car show information, call
Benny at (706) 864-4026
or Linda at (770)560-3167;
for Heritage Day
Information, call Sandra at
(706) 864-4026 or Faye at
(770) 893-8230. Contact
the museum at (706) 216-
7223.