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The Millen News, Wednesday, July 22, 2009 — Page 3
Play Ball!
The Millen News traveled
with members of the East
Georgia Tigers baseball
team, from left, Tyler Tay
lor, Dee Brown, Coach
Adam Lane, Juan
Vasquez and Gresham
Conway to Pensacola, Fla.
where the team played in
the USSSA Elite World
Series Baseball Tourna
ment. (Photo contributed)
Farm & Home
By Wade Parker
County Extension Coordinator
Growing and producing a to
mato in a garden seems like a
very hard task these days.
Growing up, my granddaddy
used to make tomatoes hand
over fist. He would just set the
transplants out, put a wooden
stake or metal grate around
them, water, spray as needed
and we would have plenty of
tomatoes. However, growing
tomatoes has increasingly be
come more challenging. We
have tomato spotted wilt to
contend with, root rot diseases
Wedding
AgLine: Tomato Gardening
and even different strains of
stink bugs that can be difficult
to control. Nevertheless, we
will continue to try to grow to
matoes even under adverse
conditions.
Fertilizer can work wonders
on tomatoes! However, apply
ing the wrong kind of fertilizer
can lead to tall and fruitless
plants. I have observed tomato
plants being 8-9 feet, have
healthy leaf tissue and not have
a single tomato on it. This prob
lem could be reduced or no pol
lination, however, many times
people give their tomatoes too
much of a good thing. In par
ticular, liquid fertilizer will
cause the plant to put out in
credible growth but hold back
on reproducing. You want the
plant to reproduce, because
that’s where the fruit comes
from. Too much fertilizer will
cause blooms to abort, and no
blooms means no tomatoes.
The key to growing tomatoes
is to fertilize at planting and
not again until the plant pro
duces dime-to-quarter size
fruit. Once the plants have
been established, a small
amount of 5-10-15 would be
appropriate. This analysis con
tains only 5% Nitrogen, which
is considered a better fit.
Tomatoes are like any other
crop, they must be carefully
managed. Homeowners need to
make sure they spray for dis
eases and insects at least every
two weeks. This will not con
trol spotted wilt problems, but
will assist you in controlling
leaf spot diseases, worms, and
stink bugs.
Hope your tomato growing
goes well, feel free to call the
Extension Office for further
information.
Johnson, Baughman
unite in marriage
Together with their parents,
Pamela Johnson and Benjamin
Baughman would like to an
nounce their recent wedding, a
private ceremony that took
place on July 4, 2009, at the
Overlook Inn on Fort Mountain
near Chatsworth, Georgia.
Mrs. Baughman (Johnson) is
the daughter of Emma Lee
Parker Johnson of Millen, Geor
gia, and the late Richard
Johnson of Cordele, Georgia.
She received a B.A. in An
thropology from the University
of Georgia in 2001 and an M.A.
in Anthropology from the Uni
versity of Alabama in 2005.
She is employed as an Ar
chaeologist with the Georgia
Department of Transportation in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Baughman is the son of
Gary Baughman of Dover,
Ohio, and Sherrie Baughman of
Zoar, Ohio.
He received a B.A. in History
from Marietta College in 2000
and an M.A. in History from
Washington State University in
2003.
He is employed as the Senior
Curator of the Georgia Sports
Hall of Fame in Macon, Geor
gia.
The couple resides in Griffin,
Georgia, with their dog, Hobie,
and cat, Zeke.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Baughman
B.L.A.S. T.
Cheer
Camp held
The Jenkins County
Afterschool B.L.A.S.T. pro
gram and Summer Apprentice
program recently hosted a
“Summer Cheer Camp” for
students who attended the
Jenkins County Elementary
School (JCES) B.L.A.S.T. pro
gram and were in the Cheer
Sports Camp class.
These students planned and
designed a “cheer” camp dur
ing their project-based
afterschool program during
the school year. The Jenkins
County High School (JCHS)
apprentice participants actu
ally used the plans that JCES
students had developed and
turned them into a real cheer
camp.
The JCHS apprentice par
ticipants assisted and had fun
along side the JCES students
as they learned cheers, chants
and a dance, all of which were
centered around preparing for
and succeeding on the CRCT.
The students participated in
various activities during the
week which included button
making, bracelet-making and
making posters and banners.
Kim Alsup, group leader.
B.L.A.S.T. Cheer Camp and Summer Apprentice participants are, from left, first row:
Jakayla Williams, Mariah Murray, Zaria Ford and Tionna Carrie; second row: Janae
Evans, Jarkese Moye, Justin Sapp and Maddie Miller; and third row: Zandra Lake,
Jena Branch, Abby Whitt, Vashti Sheppard and Ayana Walker. (Photo contributed)
provided other enrichment ac
tivities during the camp such
as team-building, improving
self-esteem and working to
gether. Jacinda Dixon and
Bernadine Cosby also helped
“Rock the CRCT” during the
camp.
On June 17, the cheer camp
participants performed their
CRCT Prep Rally for their
family and friends, and the end
of the day, participants and in
structors really did have a
“blast”!
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Correction
The names of Christopher C. and Rhonda Gail Graham were
mistakenly listed on the Delinquent Property Tax List published in
last week’s edition of The Millen News. The Jenkins County Tax
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Library Board to meet July 23
The Screven-Jenkins Regional Library Board will be meeting 4 p.m.
Thursday, July 23, at the Jenkins County Memorial Library. The pub
lic is invited to attend.
Calling all fishermen!
The Bo Ginn Aquarium at Magnolia Springs State Park will spon
sor a Bass Tournament and Open House with registration for the tour
nament getting underway at 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. The Open House,
a musical program, weigh-in and filming gets underway at 7 p.m.
The tournament entry fee is $25 with $15 being used to ftind the
winning pot. First place wins $50; second place, $30; and third place
$20. The aquarium gets $10. Participants may fish anywhere they
desire all day. The first place winner’s catch will be placed in a tank in
the aquarium with their name on a plaque as the tournament winner.
Instructions will be given to participants at registration as to handling
of the bass.
Admission to the aquarium will be free, but donations will be ac
cepted. Refreshments will be served, and children can play on
Kellwood’s Noah’s Ark and feed the fish. A musical program consist
ing of local and out-of-town musicians will be enjoyed, and a video
company will be on hand to film the event. The video will be used to
promote the aquarium.
For additional information, call (478) 982-4196.
Friends of Magnolia Springs State Park
to meet July 30
Friends of Magnolia Springs State Park will meet 7 p.m. Thursday,
July 30, at Shelter #2 at the park. Refreshments will be served. All
interested citizens are invited to attend.
Lady War Eagles Varsity Softball tryouts
are Aug. 1
Jenkins County High School will host softball tryouts 9 a.m. Satur
day, Aug.l at the Jenkins County Recreation Department. A current
physical and parent permission form are available at the school and
must be on file with the athletic department before hying out. If you
have any questions please call Coach Chance at (706) 871-3487.
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