Thursday, March 31, 2016 YOURThe NEWSPAPER [email protected] Courier• www.courier-herald.com Drawer B, Court Square Station, Dublin, Georgia Herald 31040 • 478-272-5522 Volume 102, No. 64, Pub. No 161860 In today’s edition Dublin man wanted for stabbing whileBy PAYTON TwalkingOWNS III Police down responded to streetFairview with whatSunday he was stabbed. Th e Dublin Police are looking Park Hospital to investigate the A woman said Roberson and Porter’s for a 21-year-old Dublin man stabbing. the victim were friends. Guide to who allegedly stabbed a 35-year- The man said he was walking She added that Roberson was old man last Sunday morning. near Woodrow and Elm streets constantly picking on the victim. Dedric Roberson is wanted for when he was confronted by The hospital staff told officers Hunting the aggravated assault of a 35- Roberson and then stabbed by that the victim's stabbing was & year-old man that happened him with a sharp object in his not life threatening. around 9:20 a.m. Sunday in the back near the left shoulder Anyone with information can Fishing Woodrow Street and Elm Street blade. call the DPD at (478) 277-5023. in Middle Georgia area. The man said he didn't know Going overseas Special photo Days After will be returning to perform during Aprilʼs First Friday event. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. This Saturday will also serve as kick-off for the weekly farmerʼs market which will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Days After returning to perform duringBy SANDY AFirstLDRIDGE FridayCardholders this weekwill determine the The second First Friday of the sea- amount of purchase and will receive Photo by Clay Reynolds son takes place Friday at 7:30 in wooden tokens worth $1 or $5 - two Students and chaperones on the trip include (back l-r) Gerald Smith, Luke Kolbie, Dublin's beautiful Bicentennial Park tokens for every dollar purchased. on Madison Street with the local rock With those tokens, they can purchase Camille Hatchett, Jordan Moulis, Jackson Brack, Payne Davenport, Beatriz Lleras, Do- band Days After playing favorites fresh-picked produce, local honey, lores Byrne (International Committee Chair - not traveling) and (front l-r) Jessica Cork, from the 60s through the 90s. homemade breads, preserves and Krista Loyd, Laura Lee Miller, Emily Harrison and Hannah Edwards. Comprised of local businessmen, other food items - some produced us- Days After is fronted by Matt and ing organic farming methods. Luke Jones. This band was the first The Double Dollars program is to entertain First Friday patrons sev- made possible by the Wholesome eral years ago when the popular Wave Foundation, a national private event began. Days After has since be- foundation making locally grown, Local students, chaperones heading come a favorite among First Friday healthy, sustainable foods available visitors. to all communities. A Georgia chap- By CLAY REYNOLDS "We playfully refer to them as our ter of the Wholesome Wave Founda- to Jes sicaOsaki, Cork can't count the numberJapan of times she's beenfor eight“It’s really intimidatingdays and scary at house band," says Main Street Direc- tion was established in 2008. back to Japan since she visited for the first time at the age the beginning to go to a foreign coun- tor Tara Bradshaw. "They always do Ginny Crowson, program coordi- of 14. such a good job. They are a talented nator for Main Street Dublin, is excit- Now a corporate communications director for the try, but the people are so excited to bunch, and we can always count on ed about what the market has in American arm of international manufacturing giant YKK, have the students there and share them to provide some great rock and store for the 2016 season. "This sea- headquartered in Japan, she originally fell in love with roll entertainment." son we will focus on bringing a de- the country and its people during a six-week visit through their culture. And it’s a great Should April showers happen, the lightful experience to everyone who an exchange program in the summer of 1991 that she opportunity for the American venue will simply move indoors to visits the market, as well as ensuring credits for sparking her career interest in Japanese rela- Theatre Dublin, which Bradshaw we have local growers with quality tions. students to share their culture says has in the past proven to be "a products." "I remember being very nervous," Cork said, "but that as well.” really fun indoor concert." Crowson continued, "We have en- experience was completely life-changing." Beside the ever-popular First Fri- tertainment planned for almost every On Saturday, she'll be returning to accompany 12 first- — Jessica Cork day event, the Saturday farmers market Saturday including a chil- timers from Dublin, who will spend eight days there as market also returns to kick off its dren's play area and music. We also part of Dublin's sister city exchange program with Osaki, experience. 2016 season. From 7:30 a.m. until will have special programs through- Japan. Like Dublin, Osaki - formerly known as Sambongi For example, people in Japan typically don't wear 12:30 p.m., fresh fruits and vegeta- out the year like cooking demonstra- - is the location of a major YKK manufacturing plant. The shoes indoors and expect visitors in homes, restaurants bles as well as freshly prepared foods tions and children's crafts." two forged a sister-city relationship in 1998 and have ex- and even places of business to remove their footwear be- and some arts and crafts fill the ta- A children's Garden Workshop changed reciprocal groups of students on a yearly basis fore crossing the doorway. On the more obscure side, new- bles for customers under the large will be held at 9:30 a.m. on April 16. since 1999. A group from Osaki last came to Georgia dur- comers must also be aware of bathing rituals. Baths, in pavilion in Bicentennial Park. Erin Garden Club is scheduled to ing March of last year. Dublin sent its most recent ex- Japan, are intended not for washing, but relaxation. One New this year, according to Brad- teach children how to plant. Children change group to Japan in April of 2013. is expected to have cleaned oneself thoroughly and rinsed shaw, is that the market accepts will take home what they have plant- "I'm excited about the relationship that we have, not away all soap and shampoo before entering the bath to credit, debit and EBT cards. "We are ed that day following the workshop. just with YKK, but with the Japanese culture," said soak. also doubling EBT dollars thanks to A celebration of Earth Day will Dublin City Councilman Gerald Smith, who will be trav- Being on top of these unwritten rules, like the proper Wholesome Wave Georgia and take place at the market on April 23 eling with the group and visiting Japan for the first time. manner in which to address someone, is an advantage for Fairview," she said. presented by Keep Dublin-Laurens "I'm anxious to get to see Osaki." first-time visitors, although difficult to grasp right off. Market on Madison will partici- Beautiful. Children will also enjoy ac- The group will spend the majority of their trip in and "It's really intimidating and scary at the beginning to pate in the USDA's Supplemental tivities chosen for them that day. around Dublin's sister city, but will also visit Tokyo, the go to a foreign country," Cork said, "but the people are so Nutrition Assistance Program A calendar of events may be found Japanese capital, and Sendai, the largest city in Osaki's excited to have the students there and share their culture. (SNAP), formerly known as the Food on the website marketonmadi- Miyagi Prefecture. They depart Atlanta on Saturday and And it's a great opportunity for the American students to Stamp Program. SNAP helps reduce son.com. will return on Tuesday, April 10. share their culture as well." food insecurity or hunger for low-in- The market, managed by the Cork, by now a veteran of the Japanese experience, has The nine local students who will take part in the trip come households. Downtown Development Authority, led a number of training sessions with the nine students represent three local high schools, and were selected Households in the SNAP program is open every Saturday, April through and three chaperones taking part in the trip on the types through an application process administered by the City can now use EBT (Electronic Benefit October, 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. It of things to expect in a culture to which they're complete- of Dublin's international committee. The students select- Transfer) cards to purchase fresh pro- is located downtown on West Madi- ly new. Many of the Japanese customs they'll be expected ed were Jackson Brack, Emily Harrison and Jordan duce and other food items at the mar- son Street behind Theatre Dublin. to observe are things better learned ahead of time than by ket - and every EBT dollar will be See JAPAN page 3a doubled. Accident spills fruit cups acrossBy JAMES TIDW EI-16LL inbroke Twiggs down on the side of the interstate JEFFERSONVILLE - It is not un- and waiting to be repaired since the common to see a fruit cup spill on an night before when it was hit by another Index aisle in a grocery store. tractor-trailer traveling east bound on Obituaries .