{"id":1679,"date":"2011-08-03T10:17:35","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T14:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/okra-and-workforce-development-vlcia-19-july-2011.html"},"modified":"2011-08-03T10:17:35","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T14:17:35","slug":"okra-and-workforce-development-vlcia-19-july-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/okra-and-workforce-development-vlcia-19-july-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"Okra and Workforce Development @ VLCIA 19 July 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"People keep mentioning the okra gift, and George Rhynes was kind enough\nto video it for\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kvci.blogspot.com\/\">\nhis blog, K.V.C.I.,<\/a>\nso here it is.\n<ol>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/6004922739\/in\/photostream\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6017\/6004922739_6290296fe0_m.jpg\"><\/a>\n<li>\nI suggested to VLCIA as I earlier did\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/07\/timing-confusion-john-s-quarterman.html\">\nto the Lowndes County Commission<\/a>\nthat they hang up a clock so people can see how much more\ntime they have to speak.\nYou can see Crawford Powell lurking in the doorway. Joyce Evans was also\nin the hallway at this VLCIA meeting.\nThat&#8217;s 2 out of 3 voting Lowndes County\nCommissioners.\nMaybe VLCIA will get organized enough to find chairs for them next time.\n<li>\nI pointed out Project Excel is\n<a href=\"\/blog\/category\/cca\">\nthe private prison CCA wants to build\nin Lowndes County<\/a>, and I still owe VLCIA a letter about why I think that&#8217;s a bad idea.\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/6005457870\/in\/photostream\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6025\/6005457870_25ba9b9d27_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nFinally, I gave new executive director Andrew Schruijer a present.\nCrawford Powell suggested it was potatoes.\nNope, this time it&#8217;s okra!\nPicked it myself that morning.\n<\/ol>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EW9NvnBmhsE\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n\n<!--more-->\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EW9NvnBmhsE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\n<br>\nRegular Meeting, Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority (VLCIA),\n<br>Norman Bennett, Tom Call, Roy Copeland chairman, Mary Gooding, Jerry Jennett,\n<br>Andrea Schruijer Executive Director, J. Stephen Gupton attorney, Allan Ricketts Project Manager,\n<br>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 19 July 2011.\n<br>\nVideos by George Boston Rhynes for K.V.C.I.\n<\/small>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EW9NvnBmhsE\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EW9NvnBmhsE\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\nThe rest of the video is G. Norman Bennett advocating\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/07\/wiregrass-tech-town-hall-on-a-soft-skillswork-ethics-curriculum-8-august-2011.html\">\nWiregrass Tech town hall on a soft skills\/work ethics curriculum 8 August 2011<\/a>.\nWiregrass Tech is one of the keys to local workforce development.\nIf you&#8217;re interested in that, please go.\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"People keep mentioning the okra gift, and George Rhynes was kind enough to video it for his blog, K.V.C.I., so here it is. 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