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The Wiregrass Farmer, December 6,2017 - Page 3
OCTOBER CHARACTER KIDS
1st Grade: A’Aliyah Hightower, Ayuana Holmes, & Ka’lirea Miller (not pictured:
Ma’Kynsie Harper & Addie Watson)
2nd Grade: Martavious Williams, Kaylee Lambert, Ahmad Ewing, Kalyla McKinley
3rd Grade: Jalen Robertson, Vanessa Olguin, Kaitlynn Fields, & Jeremiah Hillmon
(not pictured: Chasity McCoy
5th Grade: Brad Ponder, Ania Bateman, & Ethan Nipper (not pictured: Erica Peak)
Researcher wants information
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
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.cokerl951@gmail.com
TCES Celebrates October Character Kids of
the Month-Responsibility
The 2017-18 Character Kid of the Month
program at Turner County Elementary School is
designed to recognize students who have mod
eled the appropriate character trait of focus
monthly. Students who were selected by their
teacher as Character Kid of the month were pre
sented with goody bags, ice-cream cups, and a
juice which were provided by our PTO. They
also received a free kid’s meal card provided by
a local restaurant. These students were also pre
sented with certificates displaying their name
and the character trait of focus and a pencil.
The character trait of focus for the month of
October was Responsibility. Students who were
selected as TCES’ Character Kid of the Month
for October are pictured and listed as follows:
Kindergarten: Lance Buchanan, Kingston Buchannon, Clarisa Briones, & Khloe
Farmer (not pictured: Kolton Pack)
4th Grade: Zion Dixon, Alexandria Taylor, Corbin Butler, & Kyreese Jackson (not
pictured: Tyi-Kirrra Akins)
BRIEFLY
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are a non profit that every year
raises money, food, and toys
for families in need here in
Turner County. We have a bam
full of over 100 decorated
trees, Santa Clause, fire pit for
roasting marshmallows, etc.
You can read more about us on
our Facebook page Festival of
Christmas Trees.
Animal control
Anyone who needs the
Ashburn Animal Control de
partment should call 567-0313.
All calls routed through the
dispatch center. This applies to
Ashbum residents as well.
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Attention
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Is your home in this area?
DOES IT NEED REPAIR?
DECEMBER 4, 2017
APPLICATION INTAKE
The City of Ashbum will begin accepting housing applications for its I
CHIP 2017-101 Grant from owner-occupants at 8:30 aan. on
December 4, 2017 for owners hying within the following
neighborhoods only:
Bounded by S Lee St, Orange Ave, Peach Ave 7 Walnut Ave, Knight
Awe, Kennedy Ave, Barber Ave, Hanner Ave.
Assistance will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis
by contacting Lauren Sandbach. of the Southern Georgia Regional
Commission at {229) 333-5277 after 8:30 a.m. on December
a. 2017 to be placed on the housing list/waiting list.
PLEASE SEE AD IN 11/29 ft 12/6 The Wiregrass Farmer
On August 1, 2017, the
City ef Ashbum was
awarded a Comm unity
HOME investment
Program Grant in the
amount of $306,000 to
provide decent, safe,
energy efficient and
affordable housing to low-
moderate income
individuals living in
substandard housing
within the target are3.
rffgardlro of race, color,
national origin, nllglon, wr,
familial itabir, disability or ag*.
relating to fiandicappad
occassib llity Or forcrign
language should contact City
Clark Shoroa Hickman before
Dec ember 4, Ml 7.
&
PLEASE CONTACT:
Lauren Sandbach
Southern GA Regional
Commission
at (229) 333-5527 for more
information
PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF ASHBURN
ACCEPTING HOUSING APPLICATIONS
CHIP #2017-101
The City of Ashburn will begin accepting housing applications for its CHIP 2017-101 Grant from owner-occu
pants at 8:30 a.m. on December 4, 2017 for owners living within the following neighborhoods only:
Bounded by: S Lee St, Orange Ave, Peach Ave, Walnut Ave, Knight Ave, Kennedy Ave, Barber Ave, Hanner
Ave.
On August 1,2017, the City of Ashburn was awarded a Community HOME Investment Program Grant in the
amount of $306,000 to provide decent, safe, energy efficient and affordable housing to low-moderate income
individuals living in substandard housing within the above target area. It is anticipated that six (6) owners will
be helped by this grant for rehabilitation and/or reconstruction of their residences.
Assistance will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis by contacting Lauren Sandbach of the Southern
Georgia Regional Commission at (229) 333-5277 after 8:30 a.m. on December 4, 2017 to be placed on the
housing list/waiting list. You may also leave a voicemail for Lauren Sandbach after that time and date, or a
message with the receptionist. Calls received before that time and date will not be included on the list. An ap
plication will be mailed (or may be picked up) after placement on the list that must be fully completed and re
turned, in order to participate.
The City of Ashburn is committed to providing all persons with equal access to its services, programs, activi
ties, education and employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability
or age. Persons with special needs relating to handicapped accessibility or foreign language should contact
City Clerk, Sheree Hickman, before December 4, 2017. This person can be located at the City of Ashburn City
Hall, 259 East Washington Street, Ashburn, GA 31714 and is available between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, or you may call (229) 567-3431. Persons with hearing dis
abilities may consider using the Georgia Relay Service, at (TDD) 800-255-0056 or (Voice) 800-255-0135.