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Page 2A— Wednesday, October 6, 2021, The True Citizen
Exchange Club fair opens Tuesday
From Staff Reports
Next Tuesday, the Waynes
boro Exchange Club continues
years of fair fun when the gates
to this year’s event officially
open.
On the heels of last year’s
cancellation due to the CO-
VID-19 pandemic, attendance
during the 2021 event is im
perative.
“We really need the commu
nity to come support our fair,”
said Exchangite Bob Mallard.
“We raise this money to help
send our local students to col
lege, but if we don’t have the
attendance at the fair, we don’t
have the funds for scholar
ships.”
The fair, scheduled for Oct.
12-16, will open each night at
5:45 p.m. and on Saturday at
3 p.m., with the exception of
Tuesday, when gates will open
early at 4 p.m.
Armbands for unlimited
rides Tuesday-Thursday will
be $20, and fairgoers may
purchase two armbands and
on Wednesday for $25 (must
purchase two for the discount).
On Friday and Saturday, arm-
bands are $25.
Fan-favorite rides will return
again plus the addition of a new
ride Mallard said is called the
KMG Freakout. On Saturday,
the SKYY Band, featuring
Waynesboro Police Chief Wil
lie Burley, will perform to
close out the fair.
According to Mallard, gate
admission is $3 per person,
and is $1 for anyone under 36
inches. All proceeds from gate
admissions and Exchange Club
food and candy booth sales
are used to provide the schol
arships to local high school
seniors. Each year, the club
awards thousands of dollars
to deserving students in the
county.
Local citizens will once
again have an opportunity to
show off their skills while earn
ing prize money in the fair’s
exhibition contest. The exhibit
hall will be open for submis
sions this Sunday, Oct. 10, from
1:30-4 p.m. Categories include
sewing projects, ceramics,
wreaths, baked goods, wood
work, photography and more.
The contests are open to chil
dren and adults, and the guide
lines are available on the fair’s
Facebook page or by calling
the Burke County Extension
Office (706.554.2119) or Rich
ard Bailey (706.554.9883).
Exhibits must be picked up on
Sunday, Oct. 17, at which time
prizes will be distributed.
Exhibits must be current
(made within the last 12
months), and while submitters
can have multiple entries under
the section and class, only one
entry is allowed per lot.
Local farmers pray for bountiful harvest
The annual Blessing of the Harvest breakfast is sponsored by the Farm Bureau.
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
This year, local farmers
have not had to deal with dry
weather causing havoc on their
crops.
The Farm Bureau hosted its
annual Blessing of the Harvest
Breakfast September 30 at the
Burke County Office Park.
Local farmers gather for fel
lowship and prayer every year
before they begin their harvest
season, said Loan Operations
Specialist of Ag Georgia Farm
Credit Dominee Thomas.
“It just makes you feel good
because this is what we do, we
ag,” she said of the gathering
and laughed. “We need all the
prayers we can get.”
Congregating in small
groups while they ate, the lo
cal farmers spoke about crop-
related issues.
Brad Edenheld grows corn,
cotton and peanuts and said
rain this growing season has
showed up plentifully and in a
timely manner. Sardis farmer
Mike Chandler said his row
crops consisting of the same
staples have benehtted tremen
dously from the rain that fell
prior to the harvest season. His
crops are partially irrigated and
the rest depend upon natural
rainfall. There is some disease
showing up late in the peanuts,
he said, but finds it control
lable as long as he stays on
schedule with fungicides. The
hefty amount of rainfall may be
contributing to a need for more
fertilizer in sandier places, but
other than that he reported
no major problems. Waynes
boro cattle farmer Chad Flake
agreed that this has been a great
hay season.
Jody Prescott works the land
with his sons Robert and Sid.
They deal in hay and cattle.
“We have 800 acres of hay
and 700 acres of cattle,” Jody
said and agreed with Chandler
that this season has been an
extremely high-
yielding year. “I ®EE
am hoping we FARMERS,
have some dry 8A
Early voting starts Tuesday October 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Voters may also cast their votes on two Saturdays, October
16 and October 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Burke County
Board of Elections will begin sending out absentee ballots
Tuesday October 12. Absentee ballot applications will be
accepted until 5 p.m. October 22. A drop box for absentee
ballots will be located at the Board of Elections office on
the first floor of the Historic Courthouse Monday through
Friday and on Saturday October 16 and Saturday October
23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All Waynesboro’s voters will cast
their ballots at the Office Park polling site November 2 from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m., including those from District 5 who are voting
in the special election to fill Board of Education Chairman
Johnny Jenkins’ vacant seat.
Barefield
other people, he said.
“She has always been there
for us,” Susan said nodding in
agreement. “She is just a kind,
caring person.”
True Citizen Editor Roy
Chalker, Jr. said that Ruby’s
sweet personality and attitude
made her a favorite of the com
pany’s customers.
“People still call and come
in asking for and about her
and remember her gracious
ness. When it came to helping
out, whether it be co-workers
or customers, Miss Ruby was
always there.”
Ruby’s family gathered at
her home for the celebration.
Relatives traveled from as far
away as Texas and Florida to
celebrate the centenarian’s life.
Continued from front
“She didn’t want to have
one, but we talked her into it,”
Susan said of the party. “She
doesn’t like to be the center of
attention.”
Ruby believes that God
should be the center of atten
tion in each person’s life. The
secret to longevity is trying to
do the right things, she said. It
is a lesson she impressed upon
Susan as a child.
It’s been a long journey
and she says she has made
mistakes, but Ruby says she
did the best she could.
“Live right and stay on the
right road, and you will be
alright,’’she said is the advice
that she would give to the rest
of the world.
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