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The Wiregrass Farmer, January 15,2014 - Page 7
Classical guitarist returns to Ashburn for performance
On Friday Jan. 24 at 7 pm,
classical guitarist Jeff Bianchi
will give a one hour concert at
Ashburn First United
Methodist Church. Sponsored
by the Turner County Arts
Council, the event marks one
of his first performances of
2014.
As a native of Williamson,
New York, Jeff began perform
ing at weddings and cafes
while still in his teens. The
uniqueness of the classical gui
tar coupled with his profes
sionalism enabled him to stay
working over the years. As his
skills grew, he gave full con
certs throughout Western New
Sheriff Incident
Reports
2 simple batteries, 1 damage
to vehicle, 2 theft by taking, 1
agency assist, 1 ID fraud, 1
fraud/financial ID, 1 burglary,
1 damage to property,
Justin Dewayne Collins,
8691 Hwy 41, Sycamore,
charged with speeding, driving
without license on person and
open container, holding for in
vestigation.
Willie Lowe, Sebring, FL,
charged with speeding.
Robert Phillips, Auburn
Hill, MI, charged with speed
ing, reckless driving, 1st of
fense, turning signals required
and aggressive driving.
Ivan Francis, Atlanta,
charged with speeding, posses-
York. His hard work earned
him performances at the
Rantucci International Guitar
Festival as well as the nation
ally recognized Ithaca Guitar
Festival. His concerts contin
ued with his move to Atlanta in
the summer of 2002.
From 2005-2007 Jeff took a
hiatus to tour nationally with
Country acts Young Guns
(Nashville, TN) and Chace
Roberts (St. Paul, Minnesota).
As an electric guitarist, Jeff
toured much of North Amer
ica; playing clubs and dance
halls with capacity crowds. It
was an exciting time in his life
and was quite the adventure.
sion of marijuana.
Justin Kilpatrick, macon,
charged with speeding, reck
less driving, 1st offense and
improper/erratic lane change.
Ricky Demond Nelson, 733
W. Madison Ave., charged with
probation.
April Shemeka Dawson,
700 Ashton Place, Apt. 721,
holding for Coffee County.
Kevin Hall, Goodlesville,
TN, charged with failure to
drive within single lane and
DUI, 1st offense.
Phyneas Atchori, Atlanta,
charged with speeding and
driving with suspended or re
voked license, 1st offense.
Cortney Nichole Mc-
Dougle, 527 S. Main St.,
charged with 2 counts theft by
taking.
On his return home, Jeff re
sumed his solo performances.
By 2009, he was touring
throughout Georgia, playing in
places such as Savannah,
Tybee Island, Toccoa, Rich
mond, Duluth, and Hartwell.
Large, enthusiastic crowds
were the norm at these events.
These positive reactions to
gether gave him a goal to take
his music to a much wider au
dience.
On returning to Ashburn,
Jeff says " I am very excited to
be able work with the Turner
County Arts Council again. I
really enjoyed performing in
Ashburn last year. The people
Ashburn Police
Reports
4 fight/disorders, 5 dog
cases, 1 juvenile, 5 thefts, 6
criminal trespass, 1 prowler, 1
threat, 7 burglaries, 1 lost/mis
laid property, 1 child custody
case, 10 domestic problems, 1
gambling, 1 fraud
Frederick Guarino, 44,
Jupiter, FL, charged with driv
ing while license suspended or
revoked.
Brandon Frederick, 28,
Gainesville, FL, charged with
driving while license sus
pended or revoked.
Gloria Temple, 47, 231
Pearl Ave., charged with disor
derly intoxication.
Jessica Ray, 27, 950 North
St., charged with probation
were wonderful and it was a
fun evening. I was really happy
they asked me to come back!".
For more information, con
tact the Turner County Arts
Council at turnercoartscoun
cil@gmail.com, contact the
FUMC church office at 229-
567-2627, or visit Jeffs web
site at www.velvetguitar.com.
First United Methodist Church
is located at 406 N. Main
Street (Hwy 41) in Ashburn,
Georgia. The concert begins at
7:00p.m. Tickets will be sold
at the door, and are $5 for
adults; students are FREE.
CD's will be available for pur
chase.
warrant.
Kelly Finkley, 32, Colum
bia, SC, charged with speed
ing.
Deibis Perozo, 30, Miami,
FL, charged with speeding.
Takeysha Buchanan, 34,
Orlando, FL, charged with
speeding.
Wilian Valdez, 30, Fort
Lauderdale, FL, charged with
speeding.
Brooke Gordon, 22, Farm
ington, MI, charged with
speeding.
Tamara Williams, Jack
sonville, FL, charged with
speeding.
Gelacio Casado, 28, Rae-
ford, NC, charged with speed
ing.
Leena Mena,23,Savannah,
charged with possession of
marijuana, less than an ounce.
Will you help save a life?
Turner County 4-H is teaming up with American Red
Cross to help save a life. Come out to the Turner County Com
munity Blood drive at the Civic Center on Thursday
from 2-7 P.M. Please call the American Red
Cross at 1-800-733-2767 or go to
www.redcrossblood.org to set up
an appointment time. Please help
save a life by donating blood
Thursday.
School Menus
January 20 - 24
Monday - Jan. 20 MLK HOLIDAY
Tuesday Jan. 21
B - Grits, Sausage, Apple, Milk
L - Chicken Tenders, Low Fat Dipping
Sauce, WG Roll Or Chef Salad w/ Chicken
Tenders, Broccoli, Carrots, Strawberries,
Grapefruit
Wednesday Jan. 22
B - Blueberry muffin, Cereal, Strawber
ries, Milk
L - Ham, Cornbread Or Peanut Butter &
Jelly Sandwich, Turnips, Cornbread,
Yam Pattie, Banana, Sliced Peaches
Thursday Jan. 23
B - Chicken and biscuit, Apricots, Milk
L - Chicken Fajitas, Tortillas, Salsa, Ranch
Or Toss Salad w/ Fajita Strips, Brown Rice,
Green Beans, Black Eyed Peas, Pears,
Fresh Apple
Friday Jan. 24
B - Breakfast Bites, Apple, Milk
L - Pizza/WG Crust Or Pasta Salad w/Ham
Green Peas, Garden Salad w/Dress, Raisins,
Plums
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321 E. Washington Ave. 229-567-4367
Ashburn GA 229-567-4368 (f)
31714
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Cheryle Thompson Bryan
Attorney At Law
419 East Washington Ave • P. O. Box 229
Ashburn, GA
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355 McLendon St. • P.O. Box 825 Ashburn, GA 31714
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208 Main St. • Tifton
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Free vitamins for children
Flu Shots $25
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