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The Millen News
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Winter Tips for Spring
With a few frosty mornings behind us, now is the time to do your
final trimming and pruning for the winter. Trim back the hydran
geas and your roses. A good rule is to trim back to about 6 inches
above the ground. Once you trim the shrubs, be sure to mulch them
for the winter. If you desire, you can plant snapdragons around
them for winter color, remember that if you keep the blooms
trimmed once the flowers die, the snapdragons will continue to
bloom.
Also now is a good time to trim your bearded iris, if you trim the
iris, do it so that the plant looks like a V. Remove any debris, dead
leaves and excess dirt from around the rhizomes. You can lightly
mulch them for the winter with pine straw. Just remember to re
move the straw in the spring.
If you have any water gardens or water features in your garden,
now is the time to also trim back the foliage to just below the water
level. Remember to keep the water levels in the features during the
winter to protect the root systems in the features.
Also clean your bird feeders and repair them if needed. The birds
need the extra food in the winter months since their food supply is
scarce and having the birds around the garden makes for enjoyable
viewing.
If you have trees in the yard such as pecan, oak and dogwoods,
you can use the leaves as mulch along with pine straw. When the
leaves decay, they put nutrients back into the soil.
Remember to join your local garden club for a wealth of informa
tion and fellowship with other garden enthusiasts .
CHRIMS NIGHT WITH ELVIS!
With
Jacob Eder, Elvis Tribute Artist
SATURDAY
^December 11th
4:00 pm
425 Highway 25 South - Millen, Georgia 30442
ELVIS
sing*i
The Wonderful World of Christmas
Junior Team members were Laura Gayle Dailey, Em-
malea Ellison, August Lowery, and Avery Wiggins.
Laura Gayle Dailey was high individual, (photo by
Carmen Bennett)
Middle school team members were Jaylee Bennett,
Kynlee Wallace, Brie Dryer and Kaylen Bragg.
They were the highest placing middle school team
in the competition, (photo by Carmen Bennett)
Jenkins County FFA
Veterinary Teams
compete in area event
The Jenkins County FFA Veterinary Science
Teams recently competed in the Area 4 FFA
Veterinary Science Career Development
Event. The event was held at West Laurens
High School. Both the Junior and Senior
Teams won first place and will advance to
the state finals in Fort Valley in February.
The middle school team placed fifth in the
area. Senior Team members were Marisol
Guzman, Peyton Merier, Adeline Bennett,
and Lohgan Walker. Adeline Bennett was
high individual. The Veterinary Science
CDE is a competitive activity that tests par
ticipants’ ability to apply veterinary science
knowledge and skill in practical settings as well as identify breeds, parasites and equip
ment. Participants also complete a written exam and respond to scenario questions about
current topics in the veterinary industry. Teams present to a panel of judges about the roles
and responsibilities of the veterinary team in a variety of situations involving patients
from companion animal to large animal. Pete and Carmen Bennett are the FFA advisors.
Pictured are Marisol Guzman, Peyton Merier,
Adeline Bennett, Lohgan Walker. Photo by Carmen
Bennett.
JCMS FFA competes
in floriculture event
The Jenkins County Middle School FFA
Floriculture Team recently competed
in the Area 4 FFA Floriculture Career
Development Event and finished 5th out
of 19 teams made up of both middle and
high school FFA members. The event
was held at West Laurens High School.
Team members Aubrey Davis, Molli
Teem, Kady Ann Richardson and Cayley
Linder identified floriculture and bedding
plant materials and identified ways to
treat unhealthy plants due to pests, nutri
tional, mechanical or chemical injuries.
FFA is a national organization of over
600,000 members preparing for leader
ship and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. FFA is an
integral part of the agricultural education program in public schools. The FFA mission
is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for
premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
Carmen Bennett is the JCMS FFA advisor.
Pictured are Aubrey Davis, Molli Teem, Kady Ann
Richardson, and Cayley wLinder. (photo by Carmen
Bennett)
Pictured are Caleb Bryant, Bailey Pendergast, and
Loden Suggs, (photo by Carmen Bennett)
FFA wildlife students
take home awards
Jenkins County FFA Students recently
competed in the Area 4 FFA Wildlife Com
petition held at West Laurens High School
in Dexter, Georgia. Caleb Bryant, Bailey
Pendergast, Loden Suggs and Reagan God-
bee finished 6th out of 30 teams from sur
rounding counties. Bailey Pendergast ranked
5th in the General ID portion and Reagan
Godbee was the runner up high individual in
the Whitetail Deer Management portion of
the competition.
The Wildlife CDE is designed to promote
wildlife management to students. Students
are expected to demonstrate skills based on
their instruction in wildlife management
courses, including wildlife management,
forestry, and natural resource management.
The contest includes team and individual
portions ranging from aquatics to game bird
management, including identification and
exams.
FFA is a national organization of over
600,000 members, with more than 42,000
student members in Georgia preparing for
leadership and careers in the science, busi
ness and technology of agriculture. FFA is
an integral part of the agricultural education
program in public schools. The FFA mis
sion is to make a positive difference in the
lives of students by developing their poten
tial for premier leadership, personal growth
and career success through agricultural
education. The Georgia Department of Edu
cation provides leadership and support for
the FFA as a service to the local agricultural
education programs. Pete and Carmen Ben
nett are the Jenkins County FFAAdvisors.
The Overall Winner of the 2020 contest was Ken and Angela DeLay. Photo by Mil
len News Archives.
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8. Jake and Kayla Sasser
3078 Old Eighty Rd.
9. Ollie and Karla
Moore’s Bam
3073 Old Eighty Road
10. Tamia Griffin Lovett
250 Washington Street
11. Kayley Bolton
536 Ada Drive
12. Jeana Jenkins
706 Bay Street
Tyler and Mary Alice
Kirkland
710 Jordan Avenue
Hubert and Dale
Reeves
805 Harvey St
A1 and Foye Knight
853 Harvey Street
Joshua and Lauren
Johnson
931 Harvey Street
Nicholas and Kimberly
Atkinson
712 Harvey Street
18.
Mason and Danielle
Davis
716 College Avenue
19.
Chris and Holly Smith
305 North Masonic St
20.
Southeastern Produce
Council
242 N. Masonic
21.
Millen UM Church
413 N. Gray St
22.
JC and Patsy Sherrod
326 N. Gray St
23.
Jerry and Patricia
McMillian
360 W. College Ave
24.
Southland Realty
155 N. Gray Street
25.
Round’s on Winthrope
537 E. Winthrope Ave
26.
Magnolia Junction
126 Daniel Street
27.
The Charm Bam
553 Cotton Ave
28.
The Cotton Gin
717 Cotton Ave.
29.
Team Insurance
728 E. Winthrope Ave
30.
Jenkins County Sr.
Citizens Ctr
998 College Avenue
31.
Chris and Lindsey
Oglesby
834 Cleveland Ave
32.
Perry and Bessie
506 Momingside Cir
33.
FGlandFfemah
Johnson
1039 Marilyn Circle
34.
Libby Williams
927 Progress Place
35.
David and Melinda
Bragg
1122 Grimm Avenue
36.
Kenny and Bonnie
Mosher
1043 Peachtree Place
37.
David and Penny
Tanner
957 Peachtree Place
38.
Oak Hill Baptist
3233 Oak Hill ChRd
39.
Charles and Kathy
Lindsey
3392 Oak Hill ChRd
40.
Oakley Hillis & The
Christmas Elves
3761 Hwy 17 S
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