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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”! Reserve Your Seat for the QuickBooks® Seminar Coming to Waynesboro! Valuable Seminar on QuickBooks® Financial Software Useful information for all users 9:15 ajn.to 5:00 pan. Thursday, July 30,2009 Capital City Bank Learn How To • Use QuickBooks to buy you more time • Focus on best opportunities to save time and money • Learn to prepare your own payroll • Much. much more!!! 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 Commissioner’s Office extends a sincere apology for the error. Only $69 for Training, Materials and Lunch For Information or Registration, Call Mantlow & Mobley at (706) 554-7758 Sponsored by ‘ cauro JVlANTLOW & JVIOBLEY QuickBooks Tax Accounting £sf Consulting PmAihriijOr QuickBooks* is a registered trademark of Intuit Datebook 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. HAWK & ASSOCIATES, RC. Victor C. Hawk Melissa Detchemendy Need Help? Call: 478-982-4226 (day) or 706-294-4447 (night) American Trial Lawyers Association Southern Trial Lawyers Association Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Office located in The Millen News Building 856 E. Cotton Ave., Millen, GA Single Ectmumy Demure Augusta Dental Center p c J. Michael Scott DMD Lee !i, \U'jii. rf f /Jr CttJi Vie.; MC, D*icnML. OrtiL*:. 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