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(Above) At the Mayor’s Masters Reception on Monday, April 6, two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw has an emotional pause during his remarks to honor his long-time friend and caddie, Augusta native Carl Jackson. (At Right) Augusta Mayor Hardie Davis presents a crystal ‘key to the city’ to Augusta native Carl Jackson, a long-time golf caddie who has caddied 53 Masters Tournaments, including 39 years for golfer Ben Crenshaw. The Mayor also declared the day as “Carl Jackson Day.” Jackson, 67, is the first nongolfer to be so honored. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

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rom John Shippen to Tiger Woods and Renee Powell to Charlie Sifford, AfricanAmericans have played a significant role in the growth of golf, both on and off the course. Here is a timeline marking some of the many memorable moments in the history of African-Americans in golf.

1896: John Shippen, whose father was African-American and whose mother was Shinnecock Indian, plays in the second U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, where he worked as a caddie, at the age of 17. Some of the professional players threaten to boycott the event when they discover his race, but back down when USGA President Theodore Havemayer defends Shippen and another entrant, Shinnecock Indian Oscar Bunn. Shippen ties for sixth and wins $10. He goes on to play in five more U.S. Opens.

1899: George Grant, a dentist in Boston, invents the modern wooden golf tee.

1922: Joseph Bartholomew begins his career as a golf course architect by creating a new course at Metairie Golf Club in his native New Orleans.

Because of the club’s segregation policy, however, he is never allowed to play the course. He goes on to create several public courses in the New Orleans area, but isn’t allowed to play them, either, for many years.

1926: Robert Hawkins stages his first tournament for African-American players. He stages another in 1927, and in 1928 creates the United Golf Associations, which ultimately established a tour for players excluded from PGA events.

1939: Clyde Martin is named head professional at the segregated Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C. He would go on to become Joe Louis’ golf instructor.

1946: Returning home to East Canton, Ohio, after serving in the U.S. Air Force, William Powell is denied a G.I. loan for his plan to build a golf course. Powell secures funding from two African-American physicians while his brother takes out a second mortgage on his home, and builds Clearview Golf Club with his own hands. He becomes the only AfricanAmerican to build, own and operate a golf course.

1948: William Powell’s Clearview Golf Club opens to the public as a nine-hole course.

1948: Bill Spiller is denied entry into the Richmond Open, and spends many years fighting the segregation policies in golf.

1948: Ted Rhodes becomes second

A little known Black history fact in African American golf history is thatJoe Louis -- the 1938 heavyweight champion who knocked out the German Max Schmeling -- also chipped at the PGA’s color barrier at a 1952 San Diego Opening. The organizers of the opening allegedly didn’t know there was an PGA Caucasian-only clause. When they learned of it they challenged it under a sponsor’s exemption when Louis qualified for the tour as an amateur golfer. As an amateur golfer, he was the first African American to play in an PGA tour event. The fight for inclusion became Joe Louis’ cause.

At left (R-L) Joe Louis, Teddy Rhodes, Bill Spiller and an unidentified golfer.

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African-American to play in the U.S. Open.

1956: Ann Gregory, a dominant female player, becomes the first African-American player to enter the U.S. Women’s Amateur.

1957: Charlie Sifford wins the Long Beach Open, an event co-sponsored by the PGA and with a field including many white players.

1961: Charlie Sifford becomes the first African-American player to earn a PGA Tour card. He wins the 1967

Greater Hartford Open Invitational and the 1969 Los Angeles Open, as well as the 1975 PGA Seniors’ Championship and the 1980 Suntree Classic on what is now the Champions Tour.

1961: The PGA of America removes its “Caucasian-only clause,” opening the door for all players to participate in professional golf tournaments.

1963: Tennis great Althea Gibson becomes the first African-American to compete on the LPGA Tour.

1964: Pete Brown becomes the first

African-American player to win a PGAsanctioned event, the Waco Turner Open. He also wins the 1970 Andy Williams San Diego Invitational.

1975: Lee Elder becomes the first African-American to play in the Masters.

He misses the cut, but goes on to win four times on the PGA Tour and eight times on the Champions Tour.

1978: William Powell expands Clearview Golf Club to 18 holes.

1979: Calvin Peete wins the 1979 Greater Milwaukee Open, the first of his 12 career PGA Tour victories. Peete was the most prolific African-American winner until Tiger Woods came along.

1979: Lee Elder becomes the first African-American to play in the Ryder Cup. 1986: Harold Dunovant, a Life Member of The PGA of America, establishes the National Black Golf Hall of Fame.

1986: The PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship is created to elevate the game of golf in minority colleges and universities by giving them a chance to compete in a championship because of being denied opportunities to compete in NCAA collegiate golf events.

1987: The first PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship is conducted at Highland Park Golf Course in Cleveland, Ohio.

1990: Businessman Ron Townsend becomes the first African-American member of Augusta National Golf Club, site of the Masters.

1994: Tiger Woods wins the first of his three straight U.S. Amateur titles.

1996: Tiger Woods wins NCAA Division 1-A individual title as a member of the Stanford golf team. A few months later, he turns professional and ties for 60th place in his debut at

in Los Angeles creates “the Charlie Sifford Exemption” for a player who represents the advancement of diversity in golf.

2009: The PGA of America bestows posthumous membership on Bill Spiller, John Shippen and Ted Rhodes, and honorary membership on Joe Louis.

2010: The PGA and USGA join together to create a centralized repository for artifacts and documents related to the history of African-Americans in golf.

2011: Joseph Bramlett becomes the first player of African-American descent to make the PGA Tour since Tiger Woods

In 1961, Charlie Sifford becomes the first African-American player to earn a PGA Tour card. He died in February of 2015.

Shady Rest in N.J. was the first African-American club of its kind ~ offering daytime sports and nighttime socials On fine summer days, the Packards and Studebakers would pull up Jersualem Road in Scotch Plains, and men lugging golf clubs and women in crisp tennis whites would bound into the Shady Rest Golf and Country Club.

They’d play nine holes, or watch their kids practice on the clay tennis court, or go skeet-shooting.

Maybe they thought of nothing but the prospect of cocktails on the wraparound porch, Miss Lillian’s famous fried chicken and potato salad in the club dining room, or the big band that would play in the ballroom later that evening.

Nothing unusual about wellto-do Americans enjoying a summertime idyll. Except that all

the members at Shady Rest were African-American, and this was the 1930s.

Shady Rest was the first AfricanAmerican golf and country club in the United States. There were other black-owned or operated golf courses at the time, but none combined golf with other amenities typically associated with country club life, such as tennis, horseback riding, locker rooms and a dining room, according to Lawrence Londino, a Montclair State University professor who produced a documentary called “A Place For Us” about Shady Rest, and John Shippen, the resident golf pro who is believed to have been the first American-born golfer to play in the

U.S. Open.

“I guess we didn’t at the time, but now we know how important it was,” says Annie Westbrook Brantley, 88, of Roselle, who grew up near Shady Rest and who met her husband there in 1938, while Duke Ellington played “One O’Clock Jump.”

The clubhouse, which dates to the mid-1700s, began life as a farmhouse.

It briefly served as a tavern until 1900, when the Westfield Golf Club turned the surrounding farmland into a golf course, according to Ethel Washington, the history programs coordinator for the Union County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.

When the Westfield club merged with a Cranford club, plans were drawn to build a new 18-hole course

at what would become the Echo Lake Country Club. A group of African-American investors called the Progressive Realty Co. bought the property in 1921 and opened Shady Rest.

The Jerseyland neighborhood around the club was predominantly African-American, but the club drew members from across northern and central Jersey, with guests driving in from as far as Manhattan and Brooklyn for a day in the country.

Shady Rest also featured prominently on the Jersey musical circuit, drawing big names like Ellington, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, and Newark’s Sarah Vaughan.

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the Greater Milwaukee Open. He goes on to win two PGA Tour events and be named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.

1997: Tiger Woods becomes first African-American to win the Masters as well as the youngest winner, and his

2007: Charlie Sifford receives the Old Tom Morris Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

2008: Renee Powell becomes the first female African-American golfer to receive an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

2008: Junior Bridgeman becomes the third African-American to serve on the PGA Board of Directors, following a former NBA standout career and becoming a respected restaurant entrepreneur.

2009: The Northern Trust Open

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John Shippen may have been the first American-born golf pro, not just African-American pro, because until 1896, when Shippen made his professional debut at the U.S. Open at Long Island’s Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, only European-born players had ever competed. Despite a threatened boycott, Shippen played in the tournament, coming in fifth.

12-stroke margin of victory also sets a new Masters record. He goes on to win the PGA Tour money title for the first time, and captures his first PGA of America Player of the Year Award and PGA Tour Player of the Year Award.

1999: Bill Dickey is honored as the PGA Distinguished Service Award winner.

2000: Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open and British Open to become the youngest player to complete the career Grand Slam. He goes on to win nine times on the PGA Tour in 2000 alone.

2000: Dr. Obie Bender, president of the Clearview Legacy Foundation, becomes the second African-American to serve on the PGA Board of Directors.

2001: Tiger Woods wins the Masters to complete the “Tiger Slam,” giving him all four major championship trophies at the same time.

2001: William Powell’s Clearview Golf Club is named a National Historic Site.

2003: Renee Powell is named The PGA’s First Lady of Golf.

2004: Charlie Sifford becomes the first African-American to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

2005: Tiger Woods reassumes the No. 1 spot in the world ranking, and remains there for over 245 straight weeks.

2006: Charlie Sifford becomes the first African-American golfer to receive an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the Univ. of St. Andrews in Scotland.

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Evan Lux, a musician who attends Charleston School of the Arts, plays the violin during First Friday festivities in downtown Augusta. Photo by Vincent Hobbs

Warm weather First Friday celebrants Chase Lanier, an artist who describes his work as “organic repetition�, works on his canvas during a live art session with several other artists held at The Pizza Joint during First Friday festivities in downtown Augusta.

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Garden City Jazz celebrates National Jazz Appreciation Month by bringing music and arts into neighborhoods, creating new opportunities and venues for creative expression and collaboration. For 2015, the team presents JAZZ MASTERS. Jazz Masters is a pop-up jazz club in downtown Augusta, the result of a collaboration with the Jessye Norman School of the Arts. The space will be operational from April 7-11 only and will feature live classic jazz music in a listening room environment – very much like those popular in New York, San Francisco, London, Paris, etc.

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PEOPLE FEATURE

Kayla Pr

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onsider the humble tennis ball. Round, bouncy, yellow-colored and tucked away in the safety of a comfortable can. We can all agree that a tennis ball really doesn’t do much on its own. It’s a rather simple, plain object. But let that same brightly-colored ball get thrown high into the air for a serve with a tennis racket held by Kayla Dawn Price, and that tennis ball becomes a precision projectile, blazing over the net towards an opponent scrambling around

Richmond Academy senior Kayla Price poses for a photo at Newman Tennis Center. Price, 18, is the top-seeded women’s singles player at the school and has been offered a tennis scholarship to attend Alabama A & M University.

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Ranked as the number one tennis player for ARC during her freshman, sophomore and junior years, Price only relinquished that top status this year to incoming freshman Katherine Sherman, who is also recognized as one of the best players in the state.

ARC tennis coach Chris Hughes has coached Price for the past two years. “Kayla is an incredible asset to our team and the school.

She provides valuable senior leadership on a team that is young,” Hughes shared. “She has been deep in the state tournament with our school and through region tourneys. She provides experience and tips for those younger players going through tournament play for the first time.”

Coach Hughes is impressed with Price’s growth as a leader and mentor. “I have seen Kayla grow more as a leader, more so than any tennis skills. She is always going to be a fierce competitor and a strong force on the courts, but it’s the things she does off the courts that impress me and others so much. I have enjoyed watching her grow as a person the last couple years.”

Tennis teammate Josie Guitton, a junior, describes Price as an amazing athlete. “She’s very aggressive and such a team player! She’s always encouraging her teammates on and off the court.”

Price has gone far beyond the typical role of student athlete.

When Congressman Rick Allen visited the school, Price, serving as school ambassador, gave the U.S. Representative a comprehensive tour of the oldest school in Georgia. She also was selected as a winner in the annual Arthur Ashe Essay Contest, sponsored by the U.S. Tennis Association, while she was still a sophomore student.

UPW spent some time with Price to get her insight into her foray into tennis and to see what future plans are in the works for this fascinating young woman.

willingness to persevere inspires me to be the best I can be — regardless of the situation.

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I definitely admire Serena Williams.

She’s such a fighter and that’s something we both have in common. I love that about her! Her determination and willingness to persevere inspires me to be the best I can be – regardless of the situation. — Kayla Dawn Price Interview and Photos By Vincent Hobbs When did you first pick up a tennis racket and how did you become interested in the game?

I was nine years old. I first picked up a tennis racket at the Boys and Girls Club of Augusta when my brother and I saw that they had two courts in the back. The Club would take us to practice at Mach Academy about once a week and I eventually joined the Academy on my own. It’s funny because I never thought in a million years I’d be playing tennis, but ever since then, I fell in love!

We’ve heard that you’ve been offered a tennis scholarship. Tell us some details about this achievement.

I was contacted by the coach from Alabama A & M and he was very interested in having me play for the team. He paid for my visit to the school, the cost of my stay, and my parents and I were taken to lunch and dinner. On top of that, I was offered a 90% scholarship! It was a great and humbling experience. I’m also interested in attending Kennesaw State and will be making a visit to the campus to meet with coaches.

Who are some of the pro tennis players that you admire?

I definitely admire Serena Williams. She’s such a fighter and that’s something we both have in common. I love that about her! Her determination and

Varsity sports such as football and basketball receive most of the recognition and acclaim as competitive sports programs in high schools. Do you think that tennis gets overlooked as a competitive sport? If so, how can awareness of the sport increase?

Sometimes, I do feel that tennis gets overlooked, since it’s not the most common sport. It’s so unfortunate, especially if you have a solid tennis team that has better results than the more familiar sports teams. I feel that people can become more aware of the sport if the schools recognized our wins. Maybe that’ll persuade others to become a part of the team!

Do you have a particular style of playing tennis?

If I must say, I don’t. If I had to categorize myself, I’d say that I’m an “All-Around” player. I have great offensive strategies, along with great defensive strategies, which really helps me prepare for just about anything swinging my way — no pun intended.

Are there other sports that you participate in, either at ARC or in the community?

No, not really. Tennis has really been 90% of my life.

I’ve been devoted and I don’t plan on changing that anytime soon!

What are some of your hobbies?

I love to dance, sometimes sing, make DIYs (Do It Yourself projects), talk on the phone, and use Instagram - things of that nature.

What are some of the subjects you are interested in studying in college?

I plan on being a physician assistant (PA). Since the schools I want to go to don’t have that particular major, I’ll probably go into nursing. I like the whole health science field. I love anatomy and I think it’s so interesting find out how and why the body works in so many different ways.

Describe a typical day for Kayla - ten years from now. How do you envision your life?

I’m a PA (physician’s assistant) at a doctor’s office, working with patients. I drive a nice car and have a beautiful home. I envision myself as a well-established, independent young woman with a strong and independent name for myself. I plan on having my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and possibly working towards my Doctorate. I will accept nothing less than success and with the help of God, I’m determined to do so!

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Sealed proposals from contractors will be received for the Willis Foreman Elementary School Renovations Project # B-14-025-0290 by the County Board of Education of Richmond County at the address below until 3:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. No extension of the bidding period will be made.

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Bidding documents may be obtained through the office of the architect: Cheatham, Fletcher, Scott Architects, 420 ½ Eighth Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901, (706) 724-2668. Applications for documents together with a refundable deposit of $350.00 per set should be filed promptly with the architect or request a link to download documents direct from the architect. Bidding material will be forwarded (shipping charges collect) as soon as possible. The full amount of deposit for one set will be refunded to each prime contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening bids. All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating cost of reproduction of documents upon return of same in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening bid.

Bidding documents may be obtained through the office of the architect: Virgo Gambill, 2531 Center West Parkway, Ste. 200, Augusta, Georgia 30909, (706) 736-3661. Applications for documents together with a refundable deposit of $100.00 per set should be filed promptly with the architect or request a link to download documents direct from the architect.

Bidding material will be forwarded (shipping charges collect) as soon as possible. The full amount of deposit for one set will be refunded to each prime contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening bids. All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating cost of reproduction of documents upon return of same in good condition within ten (10) days after date of opening bid.

Contract, if awarded, will be on the lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty-five (35) days after time has been called on the date of opening.

Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Personal checks, certified checks, letters of credit, etc., are not acceptable. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.

BID LIST: The Richmond County Board of Education maintains a bid list for many categories that are let for bid each year. Contact Amy Bauman in the Business Office (706) 826-1298 or at baumaam@boe.richmond.k12.ga.us for additional information concerning the bid list.

To promote local participation, a database of sub-contractors, suppliers, and vendors has been developed by the Program Manager, GMK Associates. Contact Jeanine Usry with GMK Associates at (706) 826-1127 for location to review and obtain this database Bids shall be submitted and addressed to: Dr. Angela D. Pringle, Superintendent Richmond County School System 864 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia 30901 Attention: Mr. C. Gene Spires, Controller

Contract, if awarded, will be on the lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty-five (35) days after time has been called on the date of opening.

Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Personal checks, certified checks, letters of credit, etc., are not acceptable. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.

BID LIST: The Richmond County Board of Education maintains a bid list for many categories that are let for bid each year. Contact Amy Bauman in the Business Office (706) 826-1298 or at baumaam@boe.richmond.k12. ga.us for additional information concerning the bid list.

To promote local participation, a database of sub-contractors, suppliers, and vendors has been developed by the Program Manager, GMK Associates.

Contact Jeanine Usry with GMK Associates at (706) 826-1127 for location to review and obtain this database Bids shall be submitted and addressed to: Dr. Angela D. Pringle, Superintendent Richmond County School System 864 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia 30901 Attention: Mr. C. Gene Spires, Controller

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Sealed proposals from contractors will be received for the Glenn Hills Elementary School Renovations Project B-14-023-2054 by the County Board of Education of Richmond County at the address below until 3:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, April 30, 2015, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. No extension of the bidding period will be made.

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COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF RICHMOND COUNTY The Richmond County School System will accept bids and request for proposals until 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2015, for the following:

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Ambulance and EMT Service RFP #15-715 Annual Financial and Compliance Audit RFP #15-719 Football Clothing 2015 Bid #375 Football Equipment 2015 Bid #376 Softball Equipment 2015 Bid #379 Softball Uniforms 2015 Bid #377 Volleyball Equipment 2015 Bid #381 Volleyball Uniforms 2015Bid #380 Electronic Contract Management Solution RFP @15-720

Bid specifications may be obtained by contacting Amy Bauman in the Business Office at 706-826-1298, on our web site at www.rcboe.org, or at the Richmond County School System, Central Office, 864 Broad Street, 4th Floor, Augusta, Georgia 30901.

The Richmond County School System reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OF RICHMOND COUNTY By: Dr. Angela D. Pringle, Secretary

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Public Notice to Owners/Developers of Rental Housing in Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia The Augusta Housing Authority (AHA) will accept proposals from developers for a new construction project to incorporate an allocation of up to 15 Section 8 Project Based Vouchers for rental properties in Augusta-Richmond, Georgia.

The Project Based Voucher Program provides long-term rental assistance through Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments contracts for rental properties occupied by low and moderate income persons. The property must meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements, AHA’s selection policies, and other scoring criteria. The purpose of this Project Based Voucher Program project will be to provide rental assistance to those Owners providing housing for persons meeting the criteria under the Americans with Disabilities Act Settlement Agreement between the Department of Justice and the State of Georgia. In order to be eligible for this program, families must be receiving or eligible to receive continuous voluntary highly targeted community based supportive services through the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities. Families will also be eligible for housing under this program if they are covered under the Money Follows the Persons Program.

Information packets describing AHA’s Project Based Voucher Program, the selection and scoring criteria, etc. may be obtained by contacting Sirena Rogers, Director of Administration, at (706)312-3112, or by picking up an information packet at AHA’s Administrative Office, 1435 Walton Way, Augusta, Georgia.

AHA will accept proposals through May 1, 2015. AHA estimates that it will provide funding for up to 15 Project Based Voucher Program assisted units, but reserves the right to allocate more or less units, depending on the number and quality of the proposals it receives.

AHA will only consider those proposals submitted in response to the guidelines in the “Project Based Voucher Program Assistance Plan” as described in the information packet. AHA also reserves the right not to award any units.

Equal Housing Opportunity The Housing Authority of the City of Augusta, Georgia By: Jacob L. Oglesby, Executive Director

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