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The Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville will expand to
provide more burial spots for veterans throughout the sate.
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Cemetery
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expansion will increase the
acreage used to 65.
“It allows us to continue
honor the dignity and
memory of each veteran,”
Lavender said. “It offers an
honorable resting place for
Georgia veterans and their
families.”
Lavender said the
funding is specifically for
the Milledgeville cemetery.
An additional military
cemetery is run by the
GDVS, near Glennville in
Tattnall County.
Lavender said the
majority of the changes
would come in the ceme
tery’s D, E and F sections.
“We are proud to honor
the dignity and memory
of each person at our
cemeteries,” said GDVS
Commissioner Mike Roby,
in a July 11 press release.
“Offering a honorable
resting place to Georgia’s
veterans and their families
remains important to the
GDVS.”
The GVMC was opened
in 2001. The cemetery’s last
expansion was in 2011.
According to the press
release, 3,081 veterans,
spouses and eligible
dependents are buried
there, as of June 30. The
expansion will include
1,520 pre-placed crypts and
320 columbarium niches,
which are used for public
storage of urns, as well.
Wreaths Across America
The GVMC will host a
Wreaths Across America
ceremony at noon on
Saturday, Dec. 16.
Wreath donations are
done through the Wreaths
Across America nonprofit.
“Last year we were
able to have a wreath for
everybody’s grave, and that
will be our goal this year, “
Lavender said.
Lavender said many
volunteers participate in
the event, which includes
putting the wreaths on
the graves and holding a
ceremony at the beginning
of the event.
“They can start ordering
now,” she said. “We can’t
take the money here or
anything like that. It is all
done through Wreaths
Across America.”
Lavender said the ceme
tery has approximately
100 volunteers who help
during different times of
the year.
For more information on
Wreaths Across America,
visit http://www.wreath-
saerossameriea.org/ or
call 1-877-385-9504. The
wreaths can be purchased
online or through the mail.
Those who wish to
participate can also make
checks payable to Wreaths
Across America TM, PO
Box 249, Columbia Falls,
ME 04693.
The GVMC is open
daily from 8 a.m. to dusk.
Official hours of operation
are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Sidebar Requirements
for Burial
Veteran under rules
established by the VA
and separated under
other than dishonorable
conditions
A member of the
Reserves or National
Guard who was eligible
for retirement pay at time
of death. Also those who
would have been entitled
for retirement pay aside
from being under 60
qualify.
A member of the U.S.
Armed Forces, or a
reserve, who died in the
line of duty while on active
duty or training.
An eligible veteran’s
spouse may be interred
in the same plot as the
veteran, but a marriage
certificate is required.
An eligible veteran’s
dependent (unmarried,
under 21 or life-long
dependency on the
veteran) is eligible, but
documentation of eligi
bility is required
A copy of the veteran’s
DD 214 or other documen
tation verifying active
service must be furnished.
Ford
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been towards preparing
students for high-paying
and high-demand careers
such as manufacturing,”
he said.
Right now, close to
30 districts nationwide
are working with Ford
NGL, with the goal of
modernizing the future
workforce. Approximately
half of the 30 districts are
split between Georgia and
Florida. Putnam and Bibb
counties are also in the
process of becoming Ford
NGL districts.
Since 2012, eight Georgia
school districts have
implemented these plans
including: Newton County
(2012), Gordon County
(2014) and Barrow County
(2017).
Developing the plan,
according to Suddreth,
costs the community
$25,000. However, the
Technical College System
of Georgia covers 80
percent of the costs, and
the Baldwin County
Economic Development
Authority has agreed to
cover the remaining 20
percent, if the board moves
forward with the plan.
During the presentation,
Suddreth showed the
three areas Ford would
help transform in their
process. Those would be:
teaching and learning, the
secondary school experi
ence and business and civic
engagement.
When it comes to
transforming teaching
in learning, they would
specifically work on what
and how educators teach,
and how students learn, by
focusing on what occurs
in the classroom. The
secondary school experi
ence would focus on how
the school is connected
to the community and
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Todd Suddreth, a Ford Next Generation Learning
representative for the state of Georgia, gave a
presentation to the Baldwin County Board regarding
potential collaboration with the college and career
academy.
employers.
Finally, the main goal
with business and civic
is to focus on bringing
the entire community
together to work on student
academic success.
“As the school system
goes, so goes the commu
nity,” Suddreth said.
John Jackson, Chairman
of the Board of Education
and district 4 represen
tative, asked if the plan
would cover only the
high school or all grades.
Suddreth said that decision
was up to the county,
but other counties have
implemented the plan for
all grades.
Suddreth said Ford has
stressed the importance of
educating the workforce
for the last century.
“When Henry Ford was
in charge of the company,
he recognized that he and
the company needed to
make an investment in
schools,” he said. “The
reason they decided to
start investing in schools
was simply because
even loo years ago, the
workers didn’t have the
technical skills or employ-
ability skills needed to
working a manufacturing
environment.”
While no action was
taken, the board members
seemed to be in agreement
that the plan was a good
idea. District l Board
Member Dr. Gloria Wicker
said she believes the board
should move forward with
the plan.
Suddreth said they could
begin working on the plan
as soon as September with
board approval.
The first steps would
take between six months
and a year, and the first
actions could be imple
mented in the 2018-19
school year.
For more information
regarding Ford NGL, visit
http://www.fordngl.com/
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Every so often, do
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but not particularly helpful.
Empty the dishwasher and
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your child will go to school?
Are they going above and
beyond to ensure a quality
education is given?
Knowing what is
happening in Washington
is important, of course.
However, knowing how
your elected official voted or
what he is trying to imple
ment nationwide is just as
critical to know.
Events that occur in
Atlanta under the Gold
Dome are also worth
knowing. How the official
you elect votes on those
issues matters as well.
When it comes to those
events, understanding how
a decision will affect the
school system, the local
hospital, universities and
general well being is what
the local paper needs to
focus on.
When it comes to national
news, you will always have
national networks, niche
magazines and national and
international newspapers.
When it comes to what
happens in Atlanta or
Macon, you’ll always have
the regional television
syndicates and publications.
When it comes to
knowing what happens
in Baldwin County and
Milledgeville, you will have
the Baldwin Bulletin.
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