Time for Temple Israel kosher corned beef fundraiser

VALDOSTA, Ga. — Temple Israel hopes to feed more than 10 percent of the Valdosta population with the annual Kosher Corned Beef Sandwich fundraiser. The area Hebrew congregation has set a goal of making and selling more than 6,000 sandwiches this weekend, said Harriet Messcher of Temple Israel. “Over 6,000 sandwiches were sold last year and we’re hoping to match that this year,” Messcher said. If tradition holds, it won’t be enough sandwiches. For several years, Temple Israel has said it can make no more sandwiches, then finds a way to increase the supply to meet the demand. Though it takes months of planning, approximately 50 area families within the congregation make and sell enough sandwiches to feed 10 percent of Valdosta within a three-day period. But the sale started with the hope of selling a few hundred sandwiches to raise money for the temple and to benefit area charities. The sale is happening later this year because of recent renovations to Temple Israel’s Baytree Road site. The sale grew to sell thousands of sandwiches annually and raise thousands of dollars for various organizations. The sandwich sale’s popularity, organizers said, can be attributed to the sandwiches’ consistency and simplicity. Each year, ticket holders know what they are getting. There’s only one marquee menu item. For a $12 advance ticket, a purchaser receives a third-pound of kosher Hebrew National corned beef sandwich, chips, dill pickle, drink, a dessert, and condiments. That’s what patrons received during the sale’s first year. That’s what they will receive this year. The sandwich is $15 when purchased during the days of the sale at the Temple Israel site. While the sale is a Valdosta tradition, South Georgia is a rare success for similar sales. Other cities have tried similar sales but many have failed. Charleston, S.C., offered a diverse menu with several items; it stopped sandwich sales after the first year, according to Temple Israel. Pensacola, Fla., wanted to deliver the sandwiches; this did not work. In Valdosta, the sale works well with the simple prospect of good food and good causes. A portion of the proceeds this year goes to Horseback Heroes, Inc., Messcher said. Community residents are invited to volunteer with the preparation and sale by calling (229) 244-1813.

 

‘Dancing Stars of Dalton’ to raise money for Alzheimer’s Association

DALTON, Ga. — The “Dancing Stars of Dalton” event is on Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Dalton Convention Center. Mirroring the popular television show “Dancing With the Stars,” the event pairs local Dalton residents with professional dancers to raise money by gaining votes in a one-night dance competition. All proceeds benefit the Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. To vote for your favorite star and to purchase a table to the event, visit www.dancingstarsofdalton.com. Each vote costs $1. For more information, contact Nancy Whaley at (706) 264-1599 or nwhaley@alz.org.

 

Law officers investigate man found dead in tub

MOULTRIE, Ga. — Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Sunday in his bathtub by a relative who became concerned after he did not answer his door and water was covering his yard. An autopsy for William A. Stripling, 55, is scheduled for Tuesday at a Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime laboratory, Colquitt County Coroner Verlyn Brock said. Stripling’s sister went to his residence in the 100 block of Gene McQueen Road at about 10:30 a.m. She and a friend forced a window open on a door and were able to get inside. She found her brother unresponsive in the tub. After the autopsy in Macon police should know more, said Jamy Steinberg, special agent in charge of the GBI’s Thomasville office. The Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office requested the agency’s assistance. The water in the yard was believed to be from the overflowing bathtub, he said.

 

Georgia College presents ‘An Uncertain World’

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. —  “An Uncertain World” is the theme for an electronic music concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27 in the McComb Building.“Sound Sculptures XII” will feature original, stimulating compositions by Georgia College students, directed by David Johnson and Douglass Bassett.Admission is free but a $5 donation is encouraged. All proceeds benefit music scholarships or the GC Department of Music through the GCSU Foundation, Inc.

For more information email david.johnson@gcsu.edu or call 478-445-8289. 

 

Cook Senior Living Center awarded certificate of achievement for quality measures

ADEL, Ga. — Cook Senior Living Center, a service of Cook Medical Center in Adel, was recently awarded a certificate of achievement by the Alliant Quality group. The local nursing home was presented with the award for achieving the National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative measure of success, which is a Quality Measure Composite Score of less than six in 2016. Alliant Quality is a health care consulting organization dedicated to improving the quality, safety and integrity of health care. Since 1970, Alliant Quality has provided a broad array of services to public and private organizations to increase the value, effectiveness and accessibility of health care. For more information about Cook Senior Living Center, visit www.cookmedicalcenter.com.

 

Wings over Suwannee returns Friday

LIVE OAK, Fla. — The second Wings over Suwannee fly-in festival returns to the Suwannee County Airport this weekend. The three-day event starts Friday at 7 a.m. and will feature full days of events Friday and Saturday before a shortened schedule for Sunday. There is free admission and free on-site camping available. The Live Oak chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association will be hosting a Young Eagles rally during the fly-in, offering free flights to children, ages 7-17. The program, which requires a parent or legal guardian present to sign up, is designed to engage children into aviation. There will also be hot air balloon and helicopter rides available, weather permitting, with the hot air balloon flights scheduled for 7-8 a.m. Friday and Saturday and possibly again at 7 p.m. Saturday night. Helicopter rides, airplane rides and powered parachute rides will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Among the seminars being taught Saturday include Getting your Seaplane Rating, Affordable Flying with the Suwannee Valley Flying Club, Responsibilities of Aircraft Ownership and Aviation Weather. Saturday will also feature skydivers at 2 p.m., a paper airplane contest at 2:30 p.m. and the Bryan Wainwright Band playing at 3:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m. There will also be classic cars, kiddie rides and vendor booths. Wings over Suwannee is sponsored by the Suwannee County Tourist Development Council, EAA Chapter 797 and the Suwannee County Airport.