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The Wiregrass Farmer, November 22,2017 - Page 3
Alberson weds Lassiter in Tifton ceremony
Ashley Brooke Alberson and Richard Alexander Keith Las
siter were united in marriage on Saturday, November 4,2017 at
The Peach Bam at TimberMill Acres in Tifton, Ga. The ceremony
was officiated by Mr. Bradley
Arbo.
The bride is the daughter of
Thomas and Stacie Alberson of
Ashbum. She is the granddaugh
ter of Lorraine and Charlie Wal
lace, the late Steven Clayton,
Danny and Linda D’Hollosy,
and Alan and the late Jennifer
Alberson. She is a 2011 graduate
of Turner County High and a
2015 graduate of Valdosta State
University with Bachelors of
Science in Nursing. She is a reg
istered nurse and works in
Tifton, Ga.
The groom is the son of
Tammy and Johnny Pate of Ash-
burn and Kevin and Claudia
Lassiter of Sylvester. He is the
grandson of Robin and Linda
Whittington, Jerry and Marcia
Lassiter, Tommy and Carolyn
Pate, Joan and Billy Dalrymple,
and Jim and Brenda Jennings. He is a 2012 graduate of Turner
County High School and 2014 graduate of Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College with a degree in Industrial Maintenance and
works in Valdosta, Ga.
The bride was escorted down the aisle by her father. She wore
a Kenneth Winston mermaid silhouette with a sweetheart neck
line and semi-cathedral train, with beautiful corded alencron lace
on tulle over a layer of chantilly lace. Her bouquet was an as
sorted floral mixture of white, lavender, and plum.
The matron of honor was
Taylor Morrison of Leesburg,
and the maid of honor was
Melissa Coleman of Tifton.
Bridesmaids were Katie Lan
caster, Kaylee Harden, Niki
Hilton, Katy Livesay, and Sarah
Kester. The junior bridesmaid
was Miss Brooklyn Alberson,
sister of the bride. They were
dressed in dusk colored floor
length dresses and carried an as
sorted floral bouquet of white,
lavender, and plum to match the
bride. The flower girl was Miss
Tinzley Hilton and she was
dressed in an ivory lace and tulle
knee-length dress.
The best man was Nicholas
Lassiter of Ashbum, brother of
the groom. The groomsmen
were Justin Wiggins, Mitchell
Morrison, Dillon Ward, Dylan
Ray, Ethan Myers, Colt Myers,
Bradley Alberson, brother of the bride, and Blake Alberson,
brother of the bride. Ring bearer was Master Folsom Wiggins,
nephew of the groom.
After a honeymoon in the Dominican Republic, the couple
will reside in Ty Ty.
LIHEAP starts Dec. 1
Coastal Plain Area EOA, Inc. will be accepting appointment
calls for Heating Assistance for residents in Turner County on
Dec.l. The phone lines are open 24 hours a day, residents may
start calling to schedule an appointment Dec. 1 at 6 AM or
schedule online.
Appointments will be taken by telephone or online at
http://coastalplain.cascheduler.com until the allotted appoint
ments have been made for Dec. 2017. There will be no ap
pointments made the week of Dec. 25-29. All Turner applicants
will be seen at the Turner County Community Service Center,
124 East College Street, Ashburn and must bring the follow
ing:
• For all household members that are 18 years old or older:
Proof of income for all household members for the past 30 days
• Proof of Social Security Numbers for each person in the
household
• Last/current month’s heating bill for the household
• For all household members that are 18 years old or older:
Current proof of citizenship or legal immigrant status (state is
sued picture identification (ID) such as: driver’s license, ID
card, voter registration card, passport, military ID, etc.)
• If receiving SSI, Social Security, Pension, VA Benefits, or
Worker’s Compensation the 2017 award letter is required
If applying for assistance with gas or propane, the current
electricity bill is also needed.
All applicants must meet the federal income poverty guide
lines.
The appointment line will close periodically based on the
availability of funds.
To make an appointment, please call (229) 234-4129
CITY OF REBECCA
PROPOSED RATE INCREASE
Effective Date: 1-20-2018
Researcher wants information on POWs
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alexander Keith Lassiter
“Grateful for it for the rest
of my life,” said Radbert
Kohlhaas, with a smile. He
was a former German Army
prisoner of war (POW) at
Camp Gordon, Georgia.
POWs in Georgia? How
could a POW be grateful for
being captured and brought to
Georgia? During World War II,
many Georgians witnessed the
enemy in their backyards. Ger
man and Italian prisoners cap
tured in far off battlefields
were sent to POW camps in the
United States.
With the end of the war in
1945, Georgia had five base
(larger) camps and about 40
branch (smaller satellites)
camps. The base camps were
located at: Camp Gordon (Au
gusta); Camp Wheeler
(Macon); Camp Stewart (Sa
vannah); Camp Benning
(Columbus); and Camp
Oglethorpe (Oglethorpe).
Georgia’s branch camps ex
tended to many areas of Geor
gia and to South Carolina,
North Carolina, and Florida.
There was even a POW
work detail of 40 German sol
diers at Augusta National Golf
Course (Home of the Masters)
who changed the golf course
from a temporary cow pasture
to the splendid golf course we
know today.
The over 12,000 German
and Italian POWs in our state
during WWII is an unfamiliar
story to many Georgians and,
in fact, to most Americans. No
book has been written about
this Georgia story... until now.
Two retired Department of the
Army historians are working to
COOK
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the table. Laila Reynolds
I think 2 hours will cook a
turkey. I think it needs to be
100 degrees in the oven. Rem
ington Layfield
I think you will put it in the
oven for 1 degrees to have a
turkey for Thanksgiving. That
is how to cook a turkey. Kalie
Minshew
My mom can cook turkey
for 40 minutes and hours.
Kiara Gibbs
Find the turkey and put it in
the oven. Wait for a second you
take it out and eat it. Zaylen
Hillmon
I know how to cook a
turkey and they are so good
and tasty. I put it in the oven at
80 degrees and we eat the
turkey. It was so good and my
family likes it. London Grad-
dic
I know how to cook a
Thanksgiving turkey. I am
ready to eat the turkey. I put it
in the oven and then I eat it.
Tianah Howard
First you get a turkey then
you cook it. You get the family
ready. Ah'Mazyn McCoy
I like turkey because it is
good. It is my favorite. I like
turkey and the turkey goes in
the oven. I didn't think it was
in there because it got burnt.
The turkey was very hot. She
had to go to the store.
A'Aliy ah Hightower
I cook my Thanksgiving
turkey. I put my turkey in the
oven and I put it on twenty
minutes and then I need to tell
you it is hot. 20 minutes is too
hot. Lenaya Johnson
LIFT
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Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
at J&J Weight Room in Tifton.
He lifts for an hour and a half,
max, in the mornings before
going to work.
“I love it. Fove it, love it.
There are good people in there
in the morning. We all work
out and then go to work,” he
said. “It’s a great gym to work
in.”
The new world champion
gives part of the credit for his
records to his workout partner,
John Davis.
“I’ve got a great partner. A
super great partner. He pushes
me,” Mr. Dunn said.
Mr. Dunn also competes in
the USA Powerlifting Federa
tion.
COMING NEXT
Next year, if Mr. Dunn com
petes, he moves up to the next
age group. He said he’s look
ing forward to the challenge
and, more importantly, setting
another world record and beat
ing his own record on the
bench press.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
2017 Community Development Block Grant
The City of Rebecca is considering applying to the Georgia Department of Community
Affairs for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of up to $750,000. These
funds must be used to primarily benefit low and moderate income persons.
The activities for which these funds may be used are in the area of housing, public facili
ties, and economic development. More specific details regarding eligible activities, plans
to assist displaced persons (if any), the estimated amount of funds proposed to be used for
activities to benefit low and moderate income persons, and the rating system will be pro
vided at a public hearing, which will be held at 6:00 P.M. on November 30, 2017, at City
Hall, 51 N. Railroad Street, Rebecca, Georgia.
The putpose of this hearing will be to obtain citizen input into the development of the ap
plication and to review progress on the previous CDBG grant(s), if applicable. The City
of Rebecca is committed to providing all persons with equal access to its services, pro
grams, activities, education and employment regardless of race, color, national origin, re
ligion, sex, familial status, disability or age. Persons with special needs relating to
handicapped accessibility or foreign language should contact Lynn Reed, City Clerk, be
fore November 30,2017. This person can be located at Rebecca City Hall, 51 N. Railroad
St., Rebecca, Georgia, and is available between the hours of 9:00 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1:30
p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, except holidays, or you may call 229-643-
7212. Persons with hearing disabilities may consider using the Georgia Relay Service, at
(TDD) 800-255-0056 or (Voice) 800-255-0135.
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The paper is available online Tuesday afternoon.
Just $24 a year, anywhere in the world!
save and publish Georgia’s
WWII story. If you have any
photographs, letters, newspa
per articles, notes, interviews,
and memos on WWII POWs in
Georgia, please contact Dr.
Kathryn Coker
at k .coker 1951 @ gmail .com
Citrus
production
Turner County Young
Farmers is hosting a workshop
about citrus production on
Tuesday, December 5 at 6:30
p.m. This workshop is free and
open to the public. TCYF is
providing supper for partici
pants. Georgia Citrus Associa
tion president Findy Savelle
will discuss why citrus should
be considered as a commercial
crop and also discuss new va
rieties that have been devel
oped for our area. Please
RSVP by Nov. 29th to Dennis
Kendrick at
dkendrick@tumer.kl2.ga.us or
229-567-7271 to reserve your
spot for the meal.
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