{"id":556,"date":"2009-09-10T17:13:38","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T21:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/ribbon-cutting-quarterman-road.html"},"modified":"2009-09-10T17:13:38","modified_gmt":"2009-09-10T21:13:38","slug":"ribbon-cutting-quarterman-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.okraparadisefarms.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/ribbon-cutting-quarterman-road.html","title":{"rendered":"Ribbon Cutting, Quarterman Road"},"content":{"rendered":"Chairman Paulk insisted that Gretchen cut the ribbon:\n<p>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/vfTt7aOvomg&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nBefore that, the crowd assembling:\n\n<!--more-->\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/3906861815\/\" title=\"Cathy Quarterman, Barry Robinson, Scott Dinkins, Mike Fletcher, John Quarterman, Matt Flumerfelt, Penny Dinkins, photographer, Joe Pritchard, David Quarterman, Ginger Paulk, Harold Buckholts by faul, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2458\/3906861815_afdaa062b5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Cathy Quarterman, Barry Robinson, Scott Dinkins, Mike Fletcher, John Quarterman, Matt Flumerfelt, Penny Dinkins, photographer, Joe Pritchard, David Quarterman, Ginger Paulk, Harold Buckholts\" \/><\/a>\n<p>\nLowndes County Commission Chairman Ashley Paulk&#8217;s remarks,\n&#8220;the job we&#8217;re in is listening to the public&#8221; (33M):\n<p>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/FdMO3jUSsmk&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nCommissioner Richard Lee&#8217;s remarks (part 1), &#8220;a better product, in the end&#8221; (83M):\n<p>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/MofeHwvJ4C8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nCommissioner Richard Lee&#8217;s remarks (part 2), &#8220;the discourse on it was very civil; very adult-like&#8221; (11M):\n<p>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/9GXnselNScs&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nJohn S. 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