Samuel Baker Elected to Ohoopee River Soil and Water Conservation District

Samuel Baker was recently elected to represent Montgomery County on the Ohoopee River Soil and Water Conservation District. Baker is a full-time farmer, where he row crops cotton, corn and peanuts and also has a cattle operation. He is retired from the USDA-Farm Service Agency, where he worked for over 30 years. In addition to farming, he also serves as the Pastor at Saint Matthew Missionary Baptist Church in Mount Vernon. Baker and his wife Yvette reside in Ailey and have one daughter and one granddaughter. He will serve the Conservation District for a four-year term. The Ohoopee River Soil and Water Conservation District is a unit of state government that manages and directs natural resource management programs in Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler Counties. The District works with farmers, landowners, homeowners, and with other units of government to educate and actively promote programs and practices that support the conservation, and use and development of soil, water, and related resources. More information can be found at www.gacd.us/ ohoopeeriver.

EARTH DAY RECYCLING EFFORT HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL— The Earth Day Electronics Recycling Event was highly successful and helped make the world a better place, according to Ann Owens of the Chamber of Commerce. Over 75 people and businesses participated in the event by bringing their outdated electronics to the parking lot between People’s Bank and Chick-fil-A Thursday from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm. Ms. Owens said the panel truck was completely full when it left the parking lot at the culmination of the event. Tech 4 Success, a disabled veteran-owned small business from Augusta, supplied the truck and manpower to carry off the discarded electronic items to be recycled. This year’s event was coordinated by the Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Chick-fil-A, Sikes Paving andThe Advance. Pictured are Britt McDade, Fred Godbee, Jeff McLain and Patricia Johnson, a Tech 4 Success staff member, attempting to hoist a huge outdated electronic copier machine into the recycling truck.Photo by William Ledford, Jr.