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Steve’s Shorts ................................2Health & Wellness Directory ..............4Police Reports ...............................5

Pet of the Week ..............................7Professional Services ......................8Allison’s Corner ..............................9

Celebrations ................................ 11Obituaries .............................. 12-13Church Directory ........................... 14

Fruits of the Vine .......................... 15Cal Thomas ................................. 16Lots more great stuff ..............Section B

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By Stephen Prudhomme

Andy Schneider was in States-boro last Saturday as part of a tour promoting the backyard poultry movement. Rather than a chicken insurrection, it’s a growing hobby that provides a number of benefits including farm-fresh eggs, fertilizer and a pet alternative to the dog and cat. And that’s no chicken feed. Schneider, an Atlanta resident, is on an 18-city tour of the coun-try sponsored by Purina to educate people on raising chickens as pets. His stop in Statesboro included a broadcast of his radio show that is available to people around the world through the Internet. Schneider is an entrepreneur-ial businessman who has raised chickens as a hobby for a number of years. When a growing number of neighbors and friends asked for tips on how to start their own broods, he says a “light bulb came on.” Schneider started advertis-ing his services through Craigs List and notes that it took off from there. The majority of customers, he says, were soccer moms with their children. “A lot of kids think food comes from the store,” Sch-neider says. “I guess the mothers see this as an opportunity to edu-cate their kids on where it really comes from.” It wasn’t long before Schneider had a base of hundreds of chicken enthusiasts and formed the Atlanta Backyard Poultry Meetup Group, which meets at local restaurants on a regular basis and “talks chicken over chicken.” The chicken club movement subsequently took wing, and there are currently 30 of them around the country. With his growing popularity, Schneider started a radio show out of Sandy Springs focusing “on all things chicken” and featuring interviews with various guests associated with the burgeoning poultry movement. Schneider’s nickname is the “Chicken Whisperer.” “I needed to come up with a computer screen name,” Schneider explains. He says his nickname doesn’t have the same therapeutic connotation as-sociated with horses, although he points out that some people con-sider it therapeutic to watch chick-ens at play. Schneider says backyard poul-try has been around for a number of years but started booming sev-eral years ago, especially in urban

By Genevieve [email protected]

On Thursday, Aug. 28th, a special group of 14 children were treated to a salon day field trip at All About Hair in Pooler. The children and their caregivers from Pediatra have spent the last month learning about salons, so being able to come in and see hands-on the workings was a real treat. The children were able to sit in the chairs, put on the smocks, play with rollers, and watch as customers had their hair washed, cut, and styled. This was the first time that many of the children had been to a hair salon and you only had to take one look at their faces to see the excitement of the trip. Pediatra offers in-home pri-vate duty nursing and center based care for medically fragile children from birth to five years old who are unable to attend a regular daycare due to the fact that they require skilled nursing care. Run by nurses, Pediatra’s service area include anywhere within 30 miles from the center. Children are picked up by one of the three center buses and brought to the center where

they are given medicine, snacks, and whatever individual care they require. The center is just like any other daycare in that the children have lessons and themes and learn their shapes and colors, just as they would in a regular day-care. Pediatra prepares the chil-dren for school, because once they turn five, they leave the cen-ter and go to regular school. Every month, Pediatra plans a themed field trip for the children.

Janice Palmer, one of the nurses at the center and a regular at All About Hair, says that past field trips have included visits to the Pooler library and the Pooler Fire Department. During that trip, she says that a real fire call went out and the children were able to see the equipment in action which was “really exciting with all the lights and the sounds. They were excited.”

A CHILD’S FIRST HAIRCUTSalon Day Field Trip A Special Treat for Pediatra Kids

Effingham County Sheriff’s Office• Deputies were dispatched to a Midland Road residence where a man complained about a neigh-bor’s pigs damaging his yard and bushes. The Deputies lost sight of the pigs while waiting on Ani-mal Control, but caught up with them by following the damaged bushes and yards at other homes. The pigs were taken into custody, and one Deputy suffered a nasty cut to his index finger loading the pork in the patrol car. (I smell ba-con!!!)• Deputies responded to one of the high schools where a stu-dent refused to get up out of her seat in the media lab center for the assistant principal unless he called her by her name. The Deputies put the girl in a headlock and physically removed her from the chair. She was taken to the principal’s office and suspended pending expulsion from school. She was then taken to jail and ar-rested for disorderly conduct, dis-rupting public school, and felony obstruction for her fight with

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areas. He attributes the boom to the economy and the green move-ment. “People wanted a healthier egg,” Schneider explains. “They wanted to know where it comes from. Also, you can use the waste

TAKING WING Atlanta Man Promoting Backyard Chicken Movement

___________________________________Continued on page 5 The Chicken Coupe De Ville

Andy Schneider, the Chicken Whisperer

Xander Crawford plays with combs as his mother watches salon owner Allie Nichols trim his hair.

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Well, we’re back in our new/old office on South Rogers Street, just across the railroad tracks from the City of Pooler’s maintenance facility. We’re still trying to get everything organized, get the cables all shoved into the ceiling, and find a few missing files, but all in all, the move went pretty good. Most importantly, I think we’re going to have room to grow here [we actually took over our old office and the unit next to it!] and still have a good work flow in our office. Ya’ll come by and visit us sometime soon!

...It was eight years ago that we suffered our greatest tragedy, what we all refer to as 9/11. I’ll never forget the feelings of that morning, walking back into our office after watching the second tower get struck. I certainly thought we’d have caught and executed Osama bin Laden by now. These days, I wonder what we’d do with him if we caught him.

...Thankfully I had to work tonight and go to choir practice, so I missed The Bomma’s speech.

Did he really claim that he’d pulled our country back from the brink in referring to the economy we’re all still struggling through? The economy that’s now trillions more in debt thanks to him?!!

...Last Saturday’s Georgia game was disappointing, but Oklahoma State was ranked higher than we were, and our quarterback Joe Cox, fought wit the flu all the way out to Stillwater to be able to play in the game. I think he’ll be much better

this Saturday against the Chickens of South Carolina.

...Happy 3rd Birthday Kaleb!

...“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice!”

...Take care this week, stay safe, and in the words of the great Red Skelton, “May God Bless.”Talkin’

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The idea of bringing one’s work home often carries negative conno-tations, as it can intrude on family time and create stress.

A Pembroke woman has chal-lenged that notion and given new meaning to the word “caregiver.” For her efforts, she’s been nominat-ed for the Georgia Caregiver of the Year Award.

Helen Kendrick cares for a “men-tally challenged” woman, “Mary,” (name changed for privacy reasons) in her home. She met her while working at the Developmental Dis-abilities Day Program in Pembroke and for a number of years drove her to see her mother in Florida.

When her mother and a brother passed away within a year of one another, Mary lost touch with her remaining siblings. Arrangements were made for her to move in with the Kendrick family. Explains Ken-drick: “I worked at the center where she was and we attended the same church. She could not care for her-self. She needed a home.”

Mary’s lived with the Kend-ricks for 29 years. Kendrick refers to her as a “member of the family,” noting that they exchange playful comments about her birthday party and her love of money as a gift. Al-though the woman requires more care as she gets older and there are increasing concerns regarding her safety, Kendrick says she is like a child who will always be in her home.

When the state considered rec-ognizing Kendrick’s place as a Host/Life-Sharing Home earlier this year, thereby qualifying her for financial assistance, Kendrick further dem-onstrated her selfless attitude.

“Even if the home doesn’t pass inspection (it did) and I don’t get paid to care for Mary, she will re-main with me until her time of

passing or if she chooses to move,” says Kendrick, who didn’t receive any financial aid for 13 years of Mary’s care. “We all love her and do the best we can for her.”

Kay Sandt, residential coordina-tor for Coastal Home Care in Savan-nah, says Mary is unlikely to move. “She’s been given the opportunity to spend a night or two away from this physical location (Kendrick’s home) but always asks to return home.”

Kendrick says she was really taken aback when she learned she had won the regional caregiver competition and was in the run-ning for the state award. “I wasn’t expecting anything like this,” Ken-dick remarks. “I don’t think I’m do-ing anything that extra special to receive an award.”

Sandt doesn’t agree with that sentiment.

In her statement nominating Kendrick, Sandt writes: “The smiles and exchange of information from Mary during my home visits make me aware that a blessing is occur-ring daily from this caregiver by the name of Helen Kendrick. Please ac-cept my nomination off this award for someone that has given 29 years of herself and will continue to give of herself in an unselfish manner without seeking any self-serving compensation.”

Kendrick says she’s cared for other people in her home but couldn’t make it work on a long-term basis. Although she points out that some days can be challenging caring for Mary, Kendrick describes her as a “sweetheart who runs the house” and holds a special place in her heart.

“God put her in my life to be a blessing to me,” Kendrick says. “She’s special. There’s a connection. Until I can either no longer care for her or she finds a better placement, Mary’s got a home with us.”

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It all began in the days of the Civil War when Abraham Lincoln, one of history’s better-known presidents, noting the hardship and sacrifices by veterans of wars, was to have said: “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan.” In later years we were to hear from others, such as President Harry Truman during the Korean Conflict, who said: “The debt to the Heroic men and valiant wom-en in the service of our country can never be repaid.” A few years later it was Presi-dent Lyndon B. Johnson, during the Viet Nam era who stated, “Our government and our people have no greater obligation than to as-sure that those that have served their country and the cause of freedom will never be forgotten or neglected.” And the latest remarks from one distinguished leader, “…that in the end of the day, I must be able to look them in the eye and tell them truthfully that this generous and wealthy country has done everything possible for them.”- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates. No matter what political per-suasion or beliefs, Americans all are passionate about the govern-ment’s sacred responsibility to care for those who have borne its battles. Will someone please inform the Veterans Administra-tion? After a two-year battle and a myriad of correspondence with the Veterans Administration to ob-

tain service-connected compensa-tion, with no conclusion in sight, I turned to leaders of State… Sena-tors, Congressmen, military de-partment heads and military ser-vice organizations, which included The American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, etc. These organiza-tions have specific goals in help-ing to cut through the maze of red tape of VA benefits, health-care eligibility laws and other services that are due to them. With negative results, I have concluded that the Veterans Ad-ministration has in place a set of iron clad rules with a zero toler-ance. Protected by some gov-ernmental power, they leave ab-solutely no room for deviation or common sense or leeway for someone in management to make their own decisions. Typically stat-ed by one of our Representatives, “I do not have the power to over-turn or modify the Department of Veterans Affairs.” So, if our elect-ed legislators, whom we call “law makers”, do not have the power to make any changes to this invin-cible department, then pray tell, who and how were these regula-tions put into effect in the first place? Moreover, how do we re-verse them? Thousands upon thousands of veterans seeking help in navigat-ing through layers of bureaucratic red tape turn to their service or-ganization for help and usually as a last resort turn to their elected legislators. Only to find in the final analysis that all they receive from theses reps is, at best, highly pol-ished lip gloss in form of a secre-tarial service.

In other words: B.S. No one to my knowledge can penetrate the untouchable Veterans Depart-ment armor. Nor do they even try. After a series of disappoint-ments in dealing with the admin-istration, I now thoroughly concur with Senator Tom Colburn, R-Ok-la. and the ABC news report of August 28, 2008 on the workers at the federal government, labeled “Missing In Action”. This report tells us of the 2.6 million civilian workers on the federal payroll and the growing number of these workers who are absent without leave. Tracked across 18 government agencies from 2001 to 2007, the report indicated a complete lack of accountability and lack of disci-pline. And further points a finger at the Department of Veterans Affairs as being among the worst violators, yet this department continues to ask for more employ-ees. Is it any wonder that most veterans believe that the Veter-ans Affairs employees are under worked, overpaid and insulated from the consequences of incom-petence? It is this writer’s opinion that the employees in the Department of Veterans Affairs compensation sector lack the mindset and work ethic required for careful and compassionate consideration in dealing with the hardships some veterans go through. It’s a sad day in America when an agency specifically created to aid and assist the veterans of this country, cannot achieve its goals with more efficiency, while bail-ing out the rest of the globe and providing luxurious accommoda-tions to enemy combatants while neglecting our own Veterans.

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own personality. If you call them, they’ll come, just like a dog.” Chicks can be purchased from hatcheries and average $3 to $3.50 apiece. Custom-made chicken coops can run as much as $3,500. “It’s like any hobby,” Schneider notes. “You can get a Lionel train for $49 or one for hundreds of dol-lars.” Schneider notes that his grow-ing involvement with the backyard chicken movement is an example of how if you “put your heart and

soul into something, good things will happen.” Earning revenue from the promotional tour as well as his radio show, he says his main goal is to promote the great advan-tages of backyard poultry and not look too far ahead. “I’m taking it one day at a time,” Schneider says. “I’m hav-ing a great time what I’m doing. I meet so many nice people. I’m not counting my chickens before they hatch.”

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the Deputy. (It’s gonna be a long school year! ...Well, not for this stu-dent. I imagine one day in the not-too-distant-future, I’m gonna have to call this girl by her name in order to get fries with my hamburger!)• Apparently during the high school football game, a Deputy was trying to speak with an-other female juvenile who kept snatching away and cursing the female Deputy. The other Deputy grabbed the girl’s right arm to get her to stop fighting with her when a heavy set female charged onto the scene ordering him to “let her %#@%$ niece go!” The Deputy then placed that woman under arrest for disorderly con-duct and took her to jail. (And lost the key I hope!)• Around 3:30am, a Deputy made an investigative stop on a white Ford F 250 pickup on the west-bound on ramp to I-16 from Old River Road. The Deputy recog-nized that the woman driver was intoxicated, and had her submit to a series of field sobriety tests. The woman couldn’t keep from moving her head while following the Deputy’s pen in the first test. Then, in the walk heel to toe and turn test, she stepped off the line

on steps 3 and 5, then missed the heel to toe thing on steps 6, 7, 8, and 9, and on all nine steps back. She also wasn’t able to lift her foot and remain upright dur-ing the one legged stand test. She was taken to jail for DUI.• Just after 1pm, a Deputy was on the north end of Guyton when he noticed a black Mercury on Hwy 17 moving at a very slow rate of speed. He turned around to fol-low the car which soon turned onto a side road. With the Deputy following, the driver then ran the stop sign at the next intersection. The Deputy made a traffic stop and asked the driver how much he’d had to drink that day. “Noth-ing,” the man replied. The Deputy then asked how much he’d had the night before and he said he had. He then blew a .186 and was taken to jail for DUI. (Wonder what it would’ve been if they’d stopped him the night before!)• Among the items reported sto-len in Effingham last week... a tri-ple palm tree, the second one sto-len from a man’s yard this year.• The manager of an Effingham business told Deputies one of his employees found a woman’s debit card and set it in the com-pany safe until the woman could come back for it. She did the next day, but when she checked her account online, she found that someone had made $150 in pur-chases on it. She told the man-ager that, and he checked the sur-veillance video and caught anoth-er employee taking the card from the safe and using it to purchase a $100 phone card, and then two

$25 gift cards. He’ll be arrested soon.• While patrolling Hwy 21 south-bound, a Deputy found a Comcast work truck stuck in the ditch on the side of the highway. The en-gine compartment was on fire, and the Fire Department was called to extinguish the flames.• Among the other items report-ed stolen in Effingham County last week... a cane fishin’ pole from the back of a pickup truck. • Deputies responded to a Clyo home where a mom told Deputies her son was trying to take her car for the night, and she didn’t want him to because he was under the influence. The young man told the Deputies he was just wanting to take the car to his father’s house, but soon he began to curse the Deputies, dropping lots of “F” bombs on them. He was taken to jail for disorderly conduct when he couldn’t keep his big mouth shut.• Deputies responded to a Spring-field residence where a man told them his home had been burglar-ized and he was now missing a 60” plasma television along with several DVD movies. He said the only possible offender would be his former girlfriend, because he has a very aggressive dog inside his home, and anyone else who was inside would have been “eat-en alive.”• A woman called Deputies when her adult son cussed her out be-cause she told him he needed to take a bath. She added that he

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Leonard Spivey did not have the good fortune of landing in an apple tree after bailing out of his B-17 bomber, as did another mem-ber of his bomb group. Instead, he landed near some railroad tracks in Holland, sur-rounded by German soldiers and sailors and quickly taken prisoner. He would remain a captive some two years, liberated shortly before the end of World War II. An 88-year-old resident of a se-nior community located between Rio Vista and Sacramento, Califor-nia, Spivey attended a reunion last month of the 381st Bomb Group at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Mu-seum in Pooler. Also attending was Joe Walters, the airman who para-chuted out of his burning plane and landed in an apple tree in an orchard in Belgium and whose ex-ploits are chronicled in the Sept. 3, 2009 Spirit Newspapers. As with countless other men, Spivey joined the military after the attack on Pearl Harbor. A 21-year-old junior at the University of Cali-fornia Berkeley who had completed the two-year college requirement for Air Corps pilot training, he

signed up for the Air Force. One of his professors tried unsuccessfully to convince Spivey to remain in school until graduation. “Like many other young men in the aftermath of that attack, my zeal was too great to be dissuaded,” Spivey says. Spivey wanted to be a fighter pi-lot, but he says he fell behind in his training class and through mu-tual consent with his commanders signed up to become a navigator. He graduated third in his class as a second lieutenant. Following addi-tional training in the States, he was assigned to the 381st Bomb Group in England and flew 12 successful missions. Adding to the superstition of

13 being an unlucky number, Spiv-ey’s plane was shot down on his 13th bombing run, to a Luftwaffe airfield in Gils-Rijen, Holland in the late summer of 1943. With the plane’s right wing in flames after taking enemy aircraft and ground fire, Spivey bailed out of the nose hatch at 20,000 feet; he later learned the plane broke in half and the four gunners in the aft section were killed. Spivey headed toward the ground and “luckily dodged” some power lines before landing at the railway station in Schiedam, Hol-land. He didn’t have long to savor his landing. Recalls Spivey: “Uni-formed men were running toward me. In a silly attempt to hide I rolled in a shallow ditch nearby. This must have looked pretty com-ical to the German soldiers and sailors only a few yards away. One of them raised a potato masher grenade above his head and yelled “hande auf.” Spivey subsequently endured a series of train rides and inter-rogations that culminated with his incarceration at a prisoner of war camp in northeast German, near Poland. He remained there for nearly 18 months, occasion-

ally seeing some other members of his crew. As to the conditions at the prison, Spivey says he wasn’t abused or tortured by the German soldiers but the diet was just above starvation. Days were spent play-ing various games and plotting es-cape strategy. “There always was some es-cape plan being discussed,” say Spivey, noting that several soldiers escaped through a tunnel but were quickly recaptured right outside the prison. He adds that he never attempted an escape because he was closely watched in his role translating newspaper articles for from German to English his fellow prisoners. Spivey notes that news from home, along with talk of escape plans and camaraderie among the prisoners, helped to keep the morale up. At the end of January 1945, with Soviet troops approaching, Spivey and the other prisoners left Stalag Luft III, popularized in the movie, “The Great Escape,” and were forced to march in freez-ing cold temperatures to a prison camp in Moosburg, German, locat-ed near Munich. “Almost everyone got sick,” Spivey says. Three months later, Spivey’s im-

prisonment finally came to an end when General Patton came though and liberated the camp. Following the war, he went back to California and worked as a consulting attor-ney for various companies. Spivey didn’t land in an orchard, but he did become a farmer and operated one. When he looks back on his time in prison camp, Spivey says it bothered him a lot to be “cool-ing his heels” while the war went on. “I wanted to be part of the in-vasion,” he explains. “I knew that was going to happen.” Every Memorial Day, Spivey, the only living officer from his crew, travels to Holland to lay a wreath at the graves of three of his crewmembers who were killed. He describes it as a moving expe-rience, one that gives him time to reflect on his time in the military camp and his life afterward. “Everyone who has spent any length of time in a prisoner camp gains a much greater appreciation for leading a free life, self-deter-mination and the freedom to do things,” Spivey says. “As long as I’m alive and can walk around, I consider myself quite fortunate.”

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8 YEARS LATER Well, we may not be complete-ly settled... but we’re finally in our new/old office. The same location (plus an added bay) that we moved into July, 2001, just one year after the first issue of The Spirit de-buted. I am presently typing on my laptop that is propped on two small file cabinets. Maybe by next week I’ll be able to find my desk! Though the trauma of mov-ing and the aches and pains that go along with it cannot be denied, walking back into this office felt like coming home. The paint that I labored over some eight plus years ago still covers the walls and I love it just as much as I did when I de-cided on the colors back then! So many wonderful memories were hatched here, and we’re look-ing forward to many more. Just one tragic one in all those years, one that left everlasting effects - It was the morning of Septem-ber 11, 2001. While watching the morning news, Katie Couric and Matt Lauer were in the midst of de-livering the days headlines when they received a NEWS ALERT. They immediately displayed a video taken by a local witnessing a horrific event. There it was, the first plane smashing and explod-

ing into the Trade Center. I was in a state of shock all the way to work, silently praying that God would reach His hand down and comfort those who had fallen victim to this horrible accident. It would be a good hour before the word terrorism would dominate the TV screens, radio, headlines, and conversations everywhere. Upon arriving at work, I hur-ried next door to get an update, where I knew Donny Tuten had the news running all day. We were all kind of in a daze and trying to speculate about this tragedy. Just minutes later, while we were standing there, the second plane hit it’s target, followed by the news of the Pentagon and then the hor-rible demise of Flight 93. As I walked back to my office I felt sad and scared. We would learn later that that morning, the United States came under attack when four commer-cial airliners were hijacked and used to strike specific targets on the ground. And of course, 2,973 people tragically lost their lives. The rest of that day, and the days that followed were a blur. What a tragic day in America, one that will be embedded in the

minds of Americans forever. It was that day that loved ones were snatched away from their families, and comfort and security was sto-len from the rest of us. We’re still trying to heal eight years later. I will always remember - Thank you to all of our coura-geous and unselfish military men and women who continue to fight for our safety and freedom. The sacrifice has been overwhelming, I know, as I’ve watched the num-bers increase, counting our fallen Heroes. You don’t have to fight for me and mine, but you do, thank you from the bottom of my heart. May God bless and continue to protect you. And may God Bless America.

like you or me would’ve done, this Good Samaritan tried to flag the redhead down. But she’d al-ready hit the road, so the woman turned the card over to the near-est Policeman. • Ole boy thought he could get away with driving on the closed Memorial Boulevard road, but an Officer was waiting for him at the other end and stopped him, only to find that his Dodge pickup no longer had insurance. His truck was towed and he was given a court date to explain it to da judge.• Police are looking for a man in an orange hat, orange t-shirt, and blue jeans after he tried walking out of WalMart with a 19” flat screen TV he hadn’t bothered paying for. And for the life of me, I don’t understand why they don’t send me those surveillance video pictures of these crooks so I can show you who to be on the look-out for! (Tennessee fans, Clemson fans, Florida and Auburn fans to a lesser degree... I imagine the shop-lifter falls into one of these vile cat-egories! [Go Dawgs!])• The 911 system was the subject of much discussion at the Pooler City Council meeting Monday

night, as residents were pres-ent to complain that dispatchers couldn’t tell emergency respond-ers how to find their homes. This Police Report involved a dear friend of my family’s... Pooler Fire, Med Star, and an Officer finally re-sponded to the First Presbyterian Church where a woman needed assistance. They were delayed because the 911 dispatcher kept telling them it was a residence, rather than a church in a commer-cial shopping center. (Just more problems brought on by giving up our Chatham County Police De-partment to the City of Savannah! What a disaster that was for folks in the other municipalities and un-incorporated portions of Chatham County!)

• Here’s another photo I’d love to print in the paper... a woman realized a little too late that she’d dropped a twenty dollar bill while waiting in line at the prescription counter at WalMart. Security per-sonnel were able to call it up on the video surveillance system, and saw the woman in line behind her bending down, picking up the woman’s twenty, and walk-ing away with it. (There’s a case of bad Karma coming around for that woman... I wouldn’t wanna be standing too close to her during the next thunderstorm!)• Around 4:30am, an Officer stopped a black Silverado he’d spotted swerving from side to



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Following an August during which spirited town hall meetings across the nation were character-ized by public outcry against it, Congressman Jack Kingston ques-tioned President Obama’s contin-ued reliance on “public option” in health care reform. “The President gave a news sales pitch when the American people want a new product. It’s disturbing he hasn’t been listen-ing to anyone but his own spe-cial interest groups,” Congress-man Kingston said. “Whether the President agrees with them or not, alternatives exist. It’s time to stop ignoring them. It’s disappointing he cannot seem to get off the cam-paign trail and work toward a vi-able, bipartisan health care reform package.” Congressman Kingston be-lieves that the focus of health care reform should come by addressing

the ailments of the current system before placing a new government bureaucracy on top of it. By root-ing out waste, fraud and abuse in current government benefits, en-acting medical liability reform, and promoting preventive medicine, he believes costs can be brought down significantly. Allowing small businesses to band together to purchase insur-ance through Association Health Plans, equalizing the tax code to give individuals the same treat-ment as large corporations when purchasing health care and increas-ing competition by allowing Amer-icans to purchase insurance across state lines are just three ways to expand access to care according to Congressman Kingston. While final details remain elusive on a health care reform package, Congressman Kingston has vowed to vote against any

bill which he has not read in its entirety and which has not been made available for public review for at least 72 hours online. Kings-ton has posted links to legislative language, summaries, and other reading materials about health care reform on his website at http://kingston.house.gov/healthcare.

KINGSTON TO OBAMA: LISTEN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLECongressman urges President to work toward bipartisanship on health care

Rep. Jack Kingston

Regarding Polling The Race For Governor....Dear Editor, As one of Senator Eric John-son’s Gubernatorial Finance Chair-men, I felt compelled to comment on a number of recent newspaper articles discussing poll numbers for the 2010 governor’s race. The vast majority of voters will not pay close attention to candi-dates until the spring of next year. Therefore, polling responses, a year before an election, are sim-ply based on “name ID”. In other words, respondents simply answer with a name they recognize. Most of the time they do not know what the candidate stands for or even what their background is. At this

stage of the campaign, the per-ceived leaders simply have higher name ID. Former Governor Roy Barnes swamps lesser known Dem-ocrats. Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, who has been on statewide ballots four times, out-polls the other Republican candi-dates. At this point, voters do not have enough information to make a real decision. If polling a year out counted, then Rudy Guliani would have faced Hillary Clinton for President. Barak Obama was only a blip in the polls. In his first primary, an ob-scure State Senator named Sonny Perdue challenged an incumbent statewide constitutional officer and the County Commission Chairman of the largest GOP voting county. He didn’t scratch in the early polls, yet won the primary without a run-off. Casey Cagle was well behind the nationally known Ralph Reed in his race for Lt. Governor, yet beat him comfortably. Jack Kings-ton didn’t have a prayer in his first race for Congress if you believed the early polls. Early polls are only for political writers and junkies to talk about. Even the candidates’ campaigns don’t poll early. They wait until people start paying at-tention to the election because it is a waste of money this far out. If elections were held without campaigning, grassroots organiz-ing, fundraising, debating, and

advertising, then election winners would always be based on early name ID. In long elections such as this one, people often leave the frontrunners as they learn more about their options. In Georgia especially, “dark horses” in multi-candidate open races have a his-tory of winning. At this stage in any campaign, the best way to truly gauge how a candidate is gathering support is to watch his fundraising totals. In his first financial disclosure, Eric Johnson raised almost one million dollars in two months, the second highest total of any state-wide candidate from either party. The people that knew him believed in him and gave to his campaign. Other better known Republican candidates raised less than half of what Eric reported. People that knew them passed on supporting them. Time is on Eric’s side. He has the best campaign staff and the strongest grass roots organiza-tion. He has raised and preserved the most amount of money to buy advertising when it counts. Eric is campaigning 24/7. Watch the polls in April and May of 2010. That’s when they will start to mat-ter.

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side, crossing the fog line twice and the centerline once on Hwy 80. The Tybee Island man was very intoxicated, with slurred speech and very slow motor skills. The Officer had the man take the field sobriety tests. During the one legged stand test, where you’re supposed to raise one foot about six inches off the ground, point your toe straight out and count one thousand one, one thousand two, etc., this guy bent over, grabbed his foot, and began counting. The Officer let him try it again, and this time he lifted his foot off the ground, immedi-ately set it back down, and began

counting. (“Hey, this is easy!”) He blew a .229 and was taken to jail for DUI.• An Officer was investigating the accident at Hwy 80 and Parsons Street. One of the drivers said she’d lost her new insurance card, so the Officer put in a call to Pro-gressive, and found that her insur-ance had been cancelled back on March 28th. She was taken to jail.• If you’re gonna have keystone kops, you’ve gotta have keystone krooks to go with ‘em... Two men entered the convenience store, pointed a pistol at the clerk and demanded money. The woman opened the register and handed over an unknown amount of money. One of the offenders then grabbed four cartons and both fled out the door and ran away on foot. It’s noteworthy that one of the krooks is named Brandon, as his partner kept calling him by name during the armed robbery. (So, anybody know Brandon...


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Happy BirthdayTo a sweet Grandson,

Kaleb Hartley!Love, Granddaddy & Nan

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CongratulationsAaron Coombs and Audrey

Nicole Martin, both of Savannah

On the birth of their daughter,Lilly Marie Coombs

Born: August 10, 2009 @ East Georgia Regional

Hospital in Statesboro8 lbs. 7 oz. ~ 20” long

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2009Joshua & Darcy King on the

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To: Our United States Military Personnel,

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Let Us Remember...Rayford Denmark

Macon- Mr. Rayford Denmark, age 57 died Wednesday evening, Sept. 2, 2009 at Coliseum Medical Center in Macon. Mr. Denmark was a veteran of the

U.S. Marine Corp and retired from Georgia Pacific where he worked as a millwright. He was also an avid fishermanSurvivors include his wife of 35 years Mrs. Gloria Jean Denmark of Macon, son and daughter-in-law James L. and Anne Marie Denmark of Guyton, daughter and son-in-law Kristeen and Brian Wilson of Pembroke, sisters and brothers-in-law Ellen and Butch Thompson of Plant City, Fl, Sarah and Joe Beall

of Statesboro, Susanne and Tom-my Leggett of Pembroke, and Son-ja and Gene Anderson of Rincon, and four grandchildren Vanessa, Dale, William, and Colton.Graveside services were held at 2pm Saturday at Lawrence Church Cemetery with Rev. Dan Bryant of-ficiating. Flanders Morrison Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Melvin L. SpeirPembroke- Mr. Melvin L. Speir, age 82 died Thursday afternoon Sept. 3, 2009 at his home while sur-rounded by his family. Mr. Speir was a native and life-long resident of Pembroke. He retired veteran of WWII and as a merchant marine after 27 years of service. He later worked building railroad bridges with his brother, Henry at Coastal wrecking and Construction. Mr. Speir was a long-time member of First Baptist Church of Pem-broke, and enjoyed hunting and farming. Mr. Speir was predeceased by his daughter Melanie Lea Speir, par-ents Hery L and Mamie Rahn Speir, and brother Henry L. Speir, Jr.Survivors include his wife of 58 years Mrs. Dolores Kennedy Speir of Pembroke, 2 daughters and a son-in-law Joanne S. Burnsed and Delane S. and Dana Blocker, all of Pembroke, four sisters Fre-ida Ham of Forsyth, Joan Purvis of Kingsport, TN, Olivia Harvey of Pembroke and Sandra McBeth of Homestead, FL; one brother Shelly Shuman of Pembroke; 4 grandchil-dren Drs. Myra Burnsed and Mike Ammeron, Joel Burnsed, Jr., Mela-nie Blocker, and Jake Blocker; and several nieces and nephews.Funeral services were held at 3pm Sunday at First Baptist Church of Pembroke with Dr. Brad Butler of-ficiating. Burial was in Northside Cemetery with military honors observed. Pallbearers were Joel Burnsed, Jr., Jake Blocker, Mike Ammeron, Rick Shuman, Ronn Shuman, Russ Shu-man and Ronald N. Speir. Remembrances may be made to First Baptist Church Building, P.O. Box 1801, Pembroke, GA 3132 or to Hospice Savannah, P.O. 13190, Sa-vannah GA 31416. Flanders Morrison Funeral Home was in charge of the arrange-ments.

Jo Ann Manning HoltJo Ann Manning Holt, 69, passed away on Friday September 4, 2009 at her residence in Port Went-worth. Jo Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Betty & Jo Manning, Jr. and 2 brothers, Buddy Man-ning & James Manning. She is survived by her husband of nearly 35 years, Tim Holt; 3 sisters, Chris-tine Stephens of Waverly, Jean-nie Granade and Beth Coston of Brunswick; 3 sons, Paul Manning of Brunswick, Buddy Lange and Ricky Lange; uncle, Lucious Clark of Brunswick; aunt, Bobby Lindsay of Utah; cousins, Debra Blake of Utah, Georgia Ann Clark, and Kelly Taylor of Kingsland; numerous nieces & nephews.Arrangements are incomplete.Please sign our online guestbook at: www.fairhavenfuneralhome.netFairhaven Funeral Home was in

charge of the arrangements.

Elania Marie CanadyPooler-Elania Marie Canady, 8, passed away on Sunday, Septem-ber 6, 2009 at Memorial Health University Medical Center.Elania was born in Kileen, Texas and was a member of Bible Bap-tist Church in Savannah. She was a student at West Chatham Elemen-tary School. She loved swimming, horses, camping, fishing, tennis, chocolate cheesecake, singing and dancing and being a “little mom-my”. She is now living her dream.Survivors include her mother and step-father, Amy & Sgt. Gary Gray of Fort Bragg, NC; father and step-mother, Mike & Karen Canady of Pooler; siblings, Shane Canady, Morgan Allison, Gydeon, Justin and Heaven Gray; maternal grand-parents, Robert & Nan McArthur, Rick & Diane Sullivan and Melody & Gary Gray, Sr.; paternal grand-parents, Rick & Diane Canady and Jose & Daisy Lopez; maternal great-grandmother, Doris Rooks; paternal great-grandparents, John & Eleanor Hassell and a number of aunts, uncles and cousins.Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Thursday at Bible Baptist Church located at 4700 Skidaway Road in Savannah. Burial was at Effingham Memorial Gardens lo-cated at 880 Highway 119 between Springfield and Guyton.Remembrances may be sent to AFLAC Cancer Center at Scottish Rite for Brain Tumor Research, C/O Kate Kray, 5455 Meridian Mark Road, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30342 or to the Ronald McDonald House Charities, One Kroc Drive, Oak Brook, IL 60523Friends may sign the online register book at www.strick-landandsonsfuneralhome.comThomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Homes, West Chatham Cha-pel, was in charge of the arrange-ments.

Mr. Marvin Alfred TysonBloomingdale-Mr. Marvin Alfred Tyson, 82, passed away on Satur-day, September 5, 2009.Mr. Tyson was born in Effingham County to the late Birdie Eugene and Annie English Tyson. He was a member of Central Baptist Church, the Richard T. Turner Ma-sonic Lodge and the Operating Engineers Local 474. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines and he enjoyed music, fishing, honeybees and growing fruit trees, vegetables and home-made wine. He was known as the Piggly Wiggly Santa Claus and was also preceded in death by five brothers.Survivors include his wife, Eliza-beth Ann Tyson of Bloomingdale; daughters, Linda T. (Nestor) Ger-nay of Tybee Island, Charlotte T. (William Sidney) Jarrell of Wilm-ington Island and Marvelene T. Mohr of Wilmington Island; step-children, Laverne Opio of Texas, Becky Harrison of Richmond Hill, Lee Medlin of Rincon and Alan Hendrix of Alamo; five grandchil-dren and nine step-grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; brother, Donnie W. Tyson of Silk Hope; sis-ters, Eunice E. Smith of Savannah and Juanita Tyson Sparks of Ath-ens, TN and a number of nieces and nephews.Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday in the chapel of the funeral home with burial to fol-low at Hillcrest Abbey West Cem-etery on Dean Forest Road.Friends may sign the online

register book at www.strick-landandsonsfuneralhome.comThomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Homes, West Chatham Cha-pel, was in charge of the arrange-ments.

Mrs. Essie “Granny” CasonGarden City-Mrs. Essie “Granny” Cason, 87, passed away on Sat-urday, September 5, 2009 at Me-morial Health University Medical Center.Mrs. Cason was born in Pierce County. She had been a member of Central Baptist Church since 1955 and had worked in the nurs-ery for a number of years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Obed Ardell Cason and two sons, Jimmy and Joey Cason.Survivors include two grand-daughters, Kathy (Mark) Revenew of Pooler and Katlyn (Thomas) Hurstof Garden City; great-grand-children, Jordan Revenew, Ra-gan Revenew and Lawton Cason; sisters, Lucille Bennett of Jesup and Julie Keller of Blackshear; daughter-in-law and husband, Gail (John) Buttersworth of Pooler and several nieces and nephews.Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday in the chapel of the funeral home with burial to fol-low at Hillcrest Abbey West Cem-etery on Dean Forest Road.Friends may sign the online register book at www.strick-landandsonsfuneralhome.comThomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Homes, West Chatham Cha-pel, was in charge of the arrange-ments.

Mrs. Mary Ruth Youmans Dotson

Mrs. Mary Ruth Youmans Dotson, 74, died Monday, September 7, 2009 at her residence with her family by her side.Mrs. Dotson was born in Chatham County to late Levy Gray Youmans, Sr. and Fannie Mae Gibson You-mans. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Pooler 50 years were she worked in the Children’s Dept.She is survived by her loving hus-band of 52 years, Richard Dotson, Sr. of Pooler; two sons, Richard Dotson, Jr. of Miami Beach, FL and Jeffrey Dotson of Pooler; three sisters, Frances Seckinger of Rich-mond Hill, Patsy Sallette (Mickey) of Richmond Hill and Myrtle Hicks (Richard) of Rincon; one brother, Levy G. Youmans, Jr. (Joan) of Ma-con and several nieces and neph-ews.Funeral services were held on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Pooler with Dr. Frank Major and Rev. Jason Rowe offici-ating.Burial was at Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery on Dean Forest Road.In lieu of flowers the family ask that donations be made to Hospice Sa-vannah, P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416 or to First Baptist Church of Pooler Building Fund, P.O. Box 506, Pooler, GA 31322.Friends may sign the online register book at www.strick-landandsonsfuneralhome.comThomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Homes, West Chatham Cha-pel, was in charge of the arrange-

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Roger William Lewis, Sr.October 13, 1947 ~ September 10, 2008

“If Tears Could Build a Stairway”If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane,

I would walk right up to Heaven, and bring you back again.No farewell words were spoken, no time to say, “Goodbye”,You were gone before I knew it, and only God knows why.

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Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Abner Merritt

Pembroke- Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Abner Merritt, age 53 died Saturday Sept. 5, 2009 at his home. Mr. Merritt was a retired senior aviator with the U.S. Army with over 20 years of service. He flew Black Hawk helicopters and served in operations Desert Shield, Des-ert Storm and in Iraq during the global war on terrorism. His duty stations included Korea; Fort Ord, CA; Fort Bragg; and Kaiserlautern, Germany. Mr. Merritt was also the recipient of the Bronze Star. Since retirement, he served as staff spe-cialist at headquarters 6th Brigade of the U.S. Army Cadet Command. Mr. Merritt was an avid fisherman and enjoyed range shooting and traveling.Surivors include his wife Teri L. Merritt of Pembroke; one son Phillip K. Merritt of Pembroke; one daughter Sarah N. Merritt of Pembroke; two stepsons Michael Bibb of Pembroke and Christopher Torigian of California; one brother Charles Merritt of North Carolina; and 2 step grandchildren.Funeral services were held at 10am Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 in the cha-pel of Georgia Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Glennville with Dr. Jim Correll officiating. Flanders Morrison Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Samuel J. FoglerSamuel J. Fogler, 86, of Savannah, Died Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Hospice Savannah.He was born in Galveston, Texas, but was raised in Florida. He was a veteran having served in the US Navy, and worked as a Field Engi-neer for General Electric Co.He was a member of Oostanaula Lodge #113, F. & A.M.’s. in Rome, Ga; the Scottish Rite Consistory – Valley of Savannah, the York

Rite Commandery, and was Past President of the Greeters Unit of Alee Temple. He was honored by receiving the “Shriner of the Year Award” from Alee Temple.Preceded in death by grandchil-dren Ginger & Garrett Reagin.He is survived by his wife, Elo-ise NeeSmith Fogler, Savannah, Ga; daughter JoAnne F. Bea-vers (Frank), St. Petersburg, FL, sons Leo L. Fogler (Harriet), High Springs FL and Sam J. Fogler Jr. (Rose), Savannah, GA., 8 grand-children and 11 great-grandchil-dren.Shirley A. Ennis, Roy “Manzy” D. Bennett (Faye), Jr., Andrew “Cleve” Bennett (Sharon), Terry Dean Bennett , Teresa D. Carpen-ter (Ken), 9 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.Special caregiver and grandson Leonard Ennis.Visitation: 6 – 8 PM Thursday, September 10, 2009 at the funeral home.Funeral Services: 11:00 AM Friday, September 11, 2009 in the Chapel of Fairhaven Funeral Home, with Rev. Jim Rogers, officiating. Inter-ment will follow in the Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery.Remembrances: Hospice Savan-nah, Inc., 1352 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, GA 31406Fairhaven Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Ruby Olliff BennettRuby Olliff Bennett, age 87 passed away September 7, 2009 in Rich-mond Hill. She is survived by her daughter Joeann Woods (Hawley “Woody”) and sisters Ollie Shawver (Wally) and Claudine Dibble. Grandmother of Paula Williams (Greg) and Aaron Woods. Great Grandmother of An-thony, Hunter and Alex. Aunt to many nieces and nephews.Former owner of Oglethorpe Race Track, Olliff Grocery Store and Bennett’s Nursing Home.Miss Ruby will be remembered for loving the outdoors and working in her yard.Memorial Service: September 12, 2009 at the Fairhaven Funeral Cha-pel at 2:00 PM.Fairhaven Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Leo CarterLeo Carter, 85, of Garden City died Tuesday September 8, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Bacon

County, Georgia and lived most of his life in Garden City. He served in the U.S. Army, was a long time member of Woodlawn Baptist Church and retired from Union Camp Corporation after 35 years of service. He liked fishing and gar-dening.He is survived by his wife, Marie Carter of Garden City; 1 daughter, Betty Schwalls of Rincon; 1 sister, Culleen Eaton; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandsons.Contributions may be made to Hospice Savannah, Inc.Visitation: 6 – 8 pm Wednesday at Fairhaven Funeral Home.Funeral Service: 11 am Thursday at Woodlawn Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Johnson officiating. In-terment to follow at Hillcrest Ab-bey East.Fairhaven Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

George Marion FreyermuthSpringfield - George Marion Frey-ermuth, 87, died Wednesday, Sep-tember 9, 2009 at his residence.The Effingham County native was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church and Sunday School. He was a self-employed painter and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a member of the V.F.W. and the American Legion Post #209.Survivors include his wife, Clara Arnsdorff Freyermuth; son and daughter-in-law, Jerry & Sophie Freyermuth; granddaughters, Tara & Tim Aiken, Greta & Johnny Coleman, Serena & Adam Hard-en; great-grandchildren, Cassidy, Hunter, & Shelby Aiken, Jaci & John Daniel Coleman, and Ross Harden; sister, Maxie Kight; sister-in-law, Joanne Freyermuth; 3 niec-es; and 2 nephews.Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.Funeral services will be 11am Fri-day at Bethel Lutheran Church.Interment will be in the church cemetery.Remembrances may be given to Bethel Lutheran Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1022, Springfield, GA 31329 or Island Hospice, 100 Brampton Ave., Suite. 1 G, States-boro, GA 30458.Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Home, Effingham Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements.

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black guy, either short or tall and slender, last seen wearing a cam-ouflage jacket with a hood and a mask, and smoking Newport ciga-rettes.)• It’s gotten to where Craigslist is making our Police Reports more often than that old drunk woman used be in here... a woman con-tacted Police and explained that she’d gone on craigslist to post a negative review of a baby and kids store in Allenhurst. She had a bad shopping experience and wanted to warn other potential shoppers. But somebody was able to access her personal information, and be-gan adding that below her name on the site, including her hus-band’s name, his work supervisor, her address, etc. • A Garden City business paid their nut and bolt bill to the Ajax Company, where I used to work, but somehow, a St. Simon’s man obtained the check, changed the amount from $58 to $3800, and changed “Ajax Company” to his name and cashed the check. For-tunately, bank personnel required the man to put his thumb print on the back of the check, so the Po-lice know the man they’ll be haul-ing off to jail soon.• Another Pooler business had a problem with some checks... They’d left an employee’s payroll check in the mailbox outside the business. When the employee asked about it, the manager tried to stop payment on it, but it had already been cashed at a liquor store in downtown Savannah. The company is now out over $1500.• A Myrtle Beach man prepaid $40 for gas at a Pooler gas sta-

tion. His tank only held $32, and the clerk gave him $2 in change. He asked for his remaining $6, and she explained that he’d mashed the gas additive button, which left him getting only $2 in change. The man began to argue with her

and finally tried reaching through the change door opening to get his correct receipt. The clerk then called the man a non-citizen and told him he needed to go back home to Mexico! The man decid-




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BloomingdaleAlpha United Methodist Church

5 East Hwy 80 • 748-4062Pastor Anna Kelley

Ash Street Baptist Church310 Ash Street • 748-0902

Rev. Carlton Wiley

Bloomingdale Alliance Church501 West Hwy 80 • 748-6351

Rev. Ken Otto

Church of the Nazarene1116 East Hwy 80 • 748-9128

Pastor: David Horne

Journey ChurchMeeting at Bloomingdale Elementary,

Sunday mornings at 10:30amPastor Larry D. Wilson

224-6453

First Baptist Church of BloomingdaleCherry Street • 748-4017

Rev. Darrell Bailey

New Life Sanctuary1410 Pine Barren Road • 988-3598

Pastor Bryan M. Smith

Liberty Pentacostal ChurchLittle Neck Road

Life Springs Worship Center1105 E. Hwy. 80

330-0740Pastor Julie Stanley

Piney Grove Baptist ChurchHwy 80 • 748-5966

Pastor Belizaire Joseph

South Newington Baptist462 John Carter Road • 748-4831

Pastor Nathaniel Steve McCoy

St. John Divine BaptistHwy 80

Rev. Alphonso Piper

Westside Christian ChurchHwy 80 • 748-0309

Pastor Leonard Daughtery

Bloomingdale FellowshipChurch of God of Prophecy1501 E. Hwy. 80 • 748-2181

Pastor: Mark Minter

Firm Foundation Baptist Church937 Mixon Road • 865-4505

Dr. Bernard D. Carter

EffinghamInternational Worship Center

Marlow Learning Center • 748-7308Pastor Eddie Tomberlin

Berea Southern Methodist Church 2872 Noel Conaway Road

(GA 30 near Kolic Helmy Rd), Guyton

Silver Hill United Methodist Church Silver Hill Church Rd.

Pastor Al Fernandez

Clyo United Methodist Church Railroad St. at 3rd. Ave.

Pastor Al Fernandez

“The Lighthouse” of Effingham County

meeting at Rincon YMCA1224 Patriot Drive

856-0428Roland Dann, Pastor

Corinth Baptist Church290 Corinth Church Rd.

754-0032 • ShawneePastor Jeff Self

Mizpah United Methodist Church Clyo Kildare Rd • 754-1563

Pastor: Jose Velasquez

Garden CityCentral Baptist Church4010 Old Louisville Rd.

965-0752Rev. Kenny Harrelson

Count It All Joy MinistriesHighway 17

Michael Tucker

Wilder Memorial Baptist1 Gamble RoadRev. Tom Keller

Wildwood United MethodistGarrard Avenue

Pastor Lloyd Dees

Chapel in the Garden Presbyterian Church

Daren Russell93 Main Street • 964-5734

Living Hope Community Fellowship

5008 Augusta Rd. • Garden City(Hwy. 21 next to Dairy Queen)

965-0406Pastor Joyce C. Hall

Fairlawn Baptist Church 4719 Augusta Road • 964-4371Rev. Harold Edwards, Sr., Pastor

Church of Christ 4506 Augusta Rd. • 964-6443

Clifton Baptist Church100 Big Hill Rd. • 964-2335

Rev. Oddie Luckett

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness4869 Louisville Road • 964-1210

Dean Forest Baptist Church1524 Dean Forest Road

964-7369Rev. Larry Strickland

www.deanforestbaptist.org

Fellowship Assembly of God5224 Augusta Rd. • 964-4243

Pastor Gary Smith

First Baptist Church of Garden City35 Nelson Ave. • 964-0355

Rev. Ken Sharpe

Garden City Primitive Baptist126 Smith Ave. • 964-5014

Pastor: Elder Hugh Thompson

Jasper Springs Baptist Church62 Smith Ave. • 964-6864Pastor: Rev. Johnny Bowen

Garden City United Methodist Church62 Varnadoe Ave. • 964-5780

Rev. Dan Pegram

Elohim Christian Fellowship309 Main Street, Suite F

Pastor Leroy R. Kirkland III966-5005

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church41 Main Street • 964-1649

Rev. David Rasmussen

United House of Prayer For All People

4107 6th Street • 966-5522Elder Samuel Ransom

Oakland Missionary Baptist187 Burkhalter Rd. • 236-3439

Pastor Jerry Wright

Alpha & Omega Ministries4906 Pineland Dr.

Pastor James P. Witherspoon

Palm Grove Primitive Baptist2207 Shaw Avenue • 964-2080

Elder James W. Kicklighter

Everlasting Life Christian Church614 Hwy. 80W • 964-6003

Rev. Van Marie Green, Pastor

Trinity Church of God2202 Hwy. 80 • 964-8770

Frank Gupton

Oak Grove Missionary Baptist4617 Louisville Road • 964-2683

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church4285 Ogeechee Rd. • 234-1979

Pastor Robert L. Miley

Silk Hope Baptist Church18 Tower Dr • 233-8424

Interim Pastor: David Wainwright

Woodlawn Baptist407 Talmadge Ave. • 964-8676

Gary Johnson, Pastor

Woodlawn United Methodist2502 Hwy 80 • 964-0787

Sanford Brown

Zion Fair Missionary Baptist4123 First Street • 964-1322

Ronald Smalls

Parkway Church of Christ4360 Ogeechee Rd. • 234-4040

Clay Johnson

Silk Hope United Methodist 5212 Silk Hope Rd. • 447-5282

Guyton/MarlowFaith Ministries International

51 Central Blvd. (Hwy. 17)772-4849

Pastor, Bruce Meyers

Pine Street Baptist118 Lynn Bonds AvenuePastor: Chris Roberson

New Vision Pentecostal Church,

2355 Hwy 119 • 772-4417Pastor: Charles Bazemore

Pineora Holy Church of God460 McLaws Rd. • 232-6100

Pastor Ronnie Miles

Faith Baptist Church1951 Hwy 119 South • Guyton

Dr. Calvin Bradley, Pastor 772-5269

www.fbcguyton.org

Elam Egypt Baptist ChurchPaul Moore, Pastor

2166 Egypt Ardmore Rd • 754-5060Rev. Peter Vermeulen

United Methodist ChurchGa. Hwy 17 • MarlowRev. Peter Vermeulen

Hwy. 30 Church of Christ1952 Noel C. Conaway Rd.

728-3819John W. Wright, Jr.

Guyton Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)

301 Pine Street772-3478

Bethesda United Methodist3608 Midland Road • 728-3332

Pastor Matt Waldron

Guyton United Methodist401 Church Street • 772-5099

Rev. Rick Holt

First Baptist of Marlow2229 Central Ave. • 772-7438

Pastor Daniel Alexander(Minister of Gospel)

Pilgrim Missionary BaptistAssociation Education Center

Central (Hwy 17) & Simmons Rd.

Macedonia Baptist ChurchCentral (Hwy 17), Guyton

Pastor: Delmons White

Safe Haven Church/ MissionCentral (Hwy 17), GuytonPastor: Emmett Patterson

Liberty Christian Fellowship Church

302 Church Street • 772-5522John Tanner, Pastor

Royal Temple Holiness Church409 Samuel Small Dr. - 772-3498

Elder Verdie Banner

New Providence BaptistEric Palmburg

772-3590

New Hope Christian Church2420 Courthouse Rd. • 772-4499

Rev. Brad Proudfoot

Trinity Faith International Church

776 Kolic Helmey RoadPastor: Kaye Bell

Pineora Baptist Church131 Elkins Street • 772-3044Pineora (Corner of Ga. 17)Pastor: Bobby Braswell, Jr.

Countryside Baptist Church1201 Noel C. Conaway Rd.

Pastor Terry A. Wilson

Sand Hill Baptist1931 Sand Hill Rd. • 728-3681

Rev. Royce Hendry

South Effingham Community Church289 Harley Road • 728-3810

www.southeffingham.comPastor: Steve Canfield

Zion LutheranHwy 30 at Ga. Hwy 17

Marlow • 728-3430Pastor Barbara Koch

Meldrim/Eden/FaulkvilleMeldrim First Baptist

748-5220James Carlisle – Pastor

Solid Rock Baptist Church5th Street • Meldrim

Pastor: Greg McAlister

Church of ChristHwy 80

Faulkville Baptist ChurchHwy 80 • 748-7332

Pastor Albert Hill

Eden Baptist Church435 Dogwood Way • 748-2373

Rev. Jonah E. German

United Methodist ChurchMeldrim

Pastor: Rick Holt

Powers BaptistEden • 748-6288Travis Cowart, Sr.

PoolerBeth-El Alliance Church

Quacco RoadRev. Michael Owens

The Fountain Church International

131 Canal Street, Suite B • 704-1462Sunday: 8AM and 11 AM,

Wednesday’s POWER HOUR @ 7PMPastor Joseph Clinton

New Life Covenant Church1105 E. Hwy. 80 • 220-5244

Rev. Rodney A. Sprauve

Abundant Life Community Church (ELCA)

119 Canal St. Suite 104Just off the Pooler Parkway near

Cancun Mexican RestaurantWeekly Worship - Sundays at 10 AM

www.AbundantLifePooler.comPastor Seth Bridger

856-6871

Christ Presbyterian ChurchCoffee, Welcome with Worship

at 10:00 a.m.1743 Quacco Road • 925-6441

Rev. Ed Ayers • 713-1276

The Sycamore at West ChathamMeeting in homes on WednesdaysPastor Ric Smith • 596-4725

Lighthouse Baptist Church106 Pipemakers Circle • 748-1164

Pastor: Dr. Van Power

New Birth SavannahMeeting at West Chatham

Middle School Gym800 Pine Barren Road • 233-6755

Pastor: Kenneth K. Law

New Life Sanctuary1410 Pine Barren Road

Pastor J. S. Hartman • 572-6001

Heavenbound Baptist Church1014 Quacco Road • 921-1500

Rev. Gene Alderman

First Presbyterian Church Pooler (PCA)

329 Hwy. 80 East • 330-9415John Fender, Pastor

Faith Bible Baptist Church5137 Old Louisville Rd. • 964-7655

Dale Mathis, Pastor

Crossroads Worship CenterHwy. 80 at N. Rogers St. • 547-5101

Rev. Joe Hubbard

Calvary Assembly of God1007 West Hwy 80 • 748-5847

Daniel Webber, Pastor

Risen Saviour Lutheran1755 Quacco Road • Pooler

Worship: 10AM Pastor James Borgwardt

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church1285 Pine Barren West • 748-6016

Sunday Worship 10:30amRev. Dr. Robert LeFavi, Vicar

First Baptist Church of Pooler204 W. Hwy 80 • 748-7521

Sunday School: 10:45amMorning Service: 9:30am Evening: 6pm

Wednesday Service: 6:45pmRev. Otis Hill

Rothwell Baptist Church216 Rothwell Street • 748-7593

Rev. Devin Bell

South Valley Baptist ChurchRev. Barry Jackson

Pine Barren Road • 748-0279

Reaching For SoulsLocated in the All American

Glass Shopping Center on Hwy. 80478-494-0893

Pastors: Stanly & Angela Abraham

Trinity United Methodist ChurchCorner of North Newton St.& Benton Drive • 748-4141

Pre-School, 748-4410Pastor: Randy B. Nease

It’s Harvest Time Church409 W. Hwy. 80 • Pooler

748-1560Sundays at 11am

Pastors Greg & Donna Van Gorp

West Chatham Baptist ChurchSouth Rogers StreetRev. David Stanford

MorningStar Baptist Church131 Canal Street

(off Pooler Parkway)Pastor Tom Byerly

Savannah First Seventh Day Adventist

50 Godley Way • Pooler • 748-5977Rev. Mark Pioutrowski

Gateway Community ChurchNow meeting at the YMCA on Pooler

Parkway • 220-1074Pastor Matt Hearn

www.gatewaysavannah.com

Church of Christ in PoolerMeets at Quality Inn (behind

Burger King on Governor Treutlen Drive/I-95)

Services: 10AM-Bible Class11AM-Worship Service

Every SundayContact 912-966-2071

The Church at Godley Station(Meeting Sundays at 9am behind Home Depot on Pooler Pkwy)

Pastor Earnie PirkleAssoc. Pastor: Steve Dees

220-4440

Port WentworthBonnybridge Baptist Church

811 Bonnybridge Rd. • 964-0553Dr. Dan Hall, Pastor

Open Door Ministries at Joel’s Place13 North Coastal Hwy.

at Bonnybridge Rd. • 964-5001Pastor Neil Bush

Bible Connection Ministries410 S. Coastal Hwy. • 965-1101

Pastor: Alex Grant, Jr.

First Baptist Church of Port WentworthHwy 25 • 964-5811

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic ChurchHwy 25 • 964-0219

Father Michael J. Kavanaugh

North Salem Baptist955 Hwy 30 • 964-7933

Pastor Phil Hudson

Port Wentworth Alliance Church222 Cantyre Street • 964-4495

Pastor John Smith

Faith Foundation C.O.G.I.C.7 Cantyre Street • 964-0019

Pastor, Elder Earl Williams, Jr.

Port Wentworth Baptist231 Grange Rd • 964-0762

Real Life Christian Fellowship841 Crossgate Rd.

Pastor Paul L. Taylor, Jr.

Port Wentworth United Methodist201 Turnberry Street • 964-4210

Pastor: Tom Edwards

RinconEffingham Baptist Church1007 North Columbia Ave.

826-3794Pastor: Tom Davis

St. Mary’s Holiness Church205 Stokes Ave • Rincon • 826-4525

Bishop Billy Scott

Jehovah Shammah Assembly of God432 Blandford Rd. • 826-2173

Pastor Jackie Gordon

St. Luke’s Episcopal155 Goshen Rd. 826-3332

Worship Service, 9:00 amSunday School, 10:30 am

Rev Dr. Bob LeFavi

New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

130 Giles Avenue • Rincon • 826-2431Solomon J. Roberts, Sr. - Pastor

Living Faith Church of God3789 Noel C. Conway Rd.

Rev. Sean Faircloth728-8811

House of Prayer of RinconFort Howard Road in Rincon

Services: Sunday 11 AM & 6:30 PM826-2570

Pastor: Mildred Lake

Cornerstone Baptist ChurchLexington Avenue

Sunday: 10:45am • Wednesday: 7pm 754-9650

Pastor Duane Logsdon

Centerpoint ChurchMeeting at Effingham YMCA

1224 Patriot Drive Pastors David Rhoads & Mike Bassett

826-5521

Acts III Global Church604 Goshen Road • 826-2981

Pastor, Al Usher

Church of the Harvest434 Weisenbaker Rd. • 826-6461

Rev. Brunson

Goshen United Methodist ChurchHwy. 21 at Goshen Rd • 826-6088

Pastor Devin Schultz

Abercorn BaptistBaker Hill Rd. • 826-4213

Bryant TempleW. 6th St. • 826-2896

Ephesus Reformed Baptist826-4598 • Pastor Steve Thomas

Faith Presbyterian2000 Lexington Avenue

826-6880Rev. Mary Beene

www.faithpcusa.com

First Baptist of Rincon201 E. 6th St. • 826-5536

Dr. Bob Rogers

New Life Worship Center5509 McCall Road • 826-3832

Pastor Paul Flippo

First Christian826-2224

Minister Steve Parker

Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church

Blandford Rd. • 826-5259Rev. Jonah E. Jerman

Goshen Road Baptist1323 Goshen Rd. • 826-1826

Rev. Frank Hodges

Grace Community Church1094 Goshen Rd. • 826-4204

Pastor Wesley Corbitt

Marantha Assembly of God454 Weisenbaker Rd. • 826-5234

Rev. Mike Beck

Northside BaptistHwy 21N • 826-5346

Rev. Mike Jones

Rincon Church of GodHwy 21, Rincon

Pastor: DeWayne Merritt

Rincon Baptist Temple305 Weisenbaker Rd. • 826-5818

Pastor: Bro. Joe Springer

Rincon Church of Christ306 E. 4th St. • 826-5440

Rincon United Methodist107 Savannah Ave. • 826-5796

Sr. Pastor: Rev. Larry Bird

Journey Community Church5938 Ga. Highway 21 South

Pastor Michael Bassett754-9444

St. John’s LutheranHwy 21 at 7th St. • 826-5411

SpringfieldAgape Assembly of God

703 First St. Ext. • 754-6354Pastor: Shane Holcombe

New Testament Fellowship UPC307 South Laurel St. • 754-9782

Pastor: Walter Thomas

Bethel Lutheran ELCA1984 Hwy 21N • 754-6561Rev. Shelley Nelson-Bridger

Holy Samaritan Apostolic Church of the Living God

148 Rawls DrivePastor Isiah Brehler, Sr.

754-4234

First Baptist of Springfield1435 Hwy 119N • 754-3443

Rev. Jeff Rollins

Northside Church of God273 Church Row • 754-4801Pastor Reginald Anderson, Sr.

Life Baptist Church1541 Highway 21 South • 754-3148

Pastor Charles Powell

Gethsemane Baptist1102 N. Maple St.

754-7530

Holy Trinity Lutheran303 S. Laurel St. • 754-3353

Rev. Joe Copeck

Jerusalem Lutheran2966 Ebenezer Rd. • 754-3915

Rev. Elanor Russey

Laurel Hill Lutheran530 Laurel Hill Rd. • 754-6718

Rev. David Hendrix

New Bethel Pentecostal2402 Old Dixie Hwy • 754-1509

Darrel Childress, Pastor

New Hope Apostolic525 Ardmore Oaky Rd. • 754-4079

Mount Hope Missionary Baptist5083 Mount Hope Road

772-3280Pastor Leonard Lemon, Sr.

Angel Haven Outreach Ministry409 S. Laurel Street

407-0071 Pastors Carl and Leslie Canoy

St. Boniface Catholic Church1952 Hwy 21S • 754-7473Mass: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.Father Wes Lamb

St. Mathews Baptist218 Wallace Dr. • 754-3143

Springfield United Methodist209 Cleveland St.Rev. Ben Martin

Thomas Chapel AMESavannah Town Rd. • 754-1233

Turkey Branch United MethodistTurkey Branch Rd. • 754-0053Madison Morgan – New Pastor

Union Springs AMEUnion Springs Church Rd. • 754-

9460

Fellowship Bible Church841 Old Dixie Hwy. • 754-9645

Pastor Robert Quarterman

First United Pentecostal Church

1735 Grove Point Rd • 927-0569Rev. David A. Hodge

Southwest ChathamAmazing Grace Baptist Church5790 Ogeechee Road • 858-4362

Pastor: George Barron

Southwest Baptist831 Little Neck Road • 925-0699

Dr. Robert B. Peacock, Pastor

Chevis Oaks Baptist Church102 Sylvania Rd. at Chevis Rd.

925-3852Rev. Eric R. Carpenter

Bethel New Testament Christian Church

1295 Little Neck Road • 412-4995Pastor D.M. Nelson

New Vision Baptist Church2417 Louis Mills Blvd.

236-4841Pastor Gary Bradham

Savannah Holy Church of God707 Little Neck Road • 920-0042

Pastor: Rev. Ryan Ralston

Quacco Baptist Church215 Quacco Road • 925-3885

Pastor Barry Minsky

Southside Assembly of God401 Tibet AvenueRev. Jack Moon

Ft. Argyle Gospel Fellowship909 Ft. Argyle Road (Hwy. 204)Pastors Robert and Renea Jordan

748-4339

Holy Church of GodLittle Neck Road

Savannah Christian Church 55 Al Henderson Blvd.

Pastor Cam Huxford

Bethel Missionary Baptist 5863 Ogeechee Rd • 927-8044

Rev. Jerome Baker

Coastal Christian Center6073 Ogeechee Rd • 925-3166

Ron and Rosie Chambers

Holy Church Of God707 Little Neck Rd • 920-0042

Rev. Ryan Ralston

New Mount Olive Baptist835 Chevis Rd. • 920-1133

New Testament Missionary Outreach

102 Waynesboro Rd • 927-6368

Southside Church Of God50 Henderson Blvd • 927-4408

Pastor John A. Reyes

Spring Hill Baptist 44 Carol Way

925-7523

Shiloh Missionary BaptistFort Argyle Road • 927-3169

Rev. Nathaniel Bowles

North Bryan CountyAbundant Life Church of God

119 Wildwood Church RoadPembroke • 653-3696

Olive Branch Baptist Church

Olive Branch Road - EllabellPastor Clent Sullens

(912)858-3216

Northside Independence Baptist Church

458 W. E. Smith Road • PembrokePastor Jeff Spencer • 653-3088

www.nsbcpembroke.com

Gospel Baptist Church5126 Wilma Edwards Rd.

690-1066Pastor John Whitakerwww.gospelbaptist.net

Ellabell United Methodist Church

3079 Hwy. 204 • PembrokePastor: Rodney Body

858-2534

Christ Baptist Church 3580 Wilma Edwards Road

Ellabell • 858-2724Interim Pastor: Travis Cowart, Jr.

Faith Harvest Sanctuary 1237 Bill Futch Road • Ellabell

Tony Hewitt858-5446, church

Gospel Baptist Church 5126 Wilma Edwards Road

Ellabell • 690-1066Pastor John Whitaker

Ellabell First Baptist Church

3425 Hwy. 204W • 826-5003Pastor Keith Perdue

Pembroke United Methodist 102 College Street

653-2220Rev. Ricky Bishop

Bread of Life Holiness Church

#119 Cypress Bay Loop RoadPembroke

(912) 858-3161Prophet Walter Wright, pastor

Church of ChristHwy 204 • Ellabell

Min. Joseph Holloway, Jr.858-3283

First Baptist Church of Blitchton

5204 Hwy. 80E • BlitchtonRev. Darnell Barner • 858-3274

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The Holy Spirit Is Moving At Ardsley Park!And He’s moving us to change our worship hours just a

little! Starting Sunday, September 6th, our Sunday School will begin at 9:30am.

Also, we ask that when you enter our sanctuary before our 11am morning worship service, please begin praying that the Holy Spirit will be present in the worship service, and will touch your heart in a special way.

Join us after the morning service for a time of fellow-ship and refreshments in our social hall!

ARDSLEY PARK BAPTIST CHURCHBull at 56th in Savannah

For more information, please call us at 234-1256Rev. Sam Khalaf, Pastor

• Monday Worship at 11am • Sunday School at 9:30am • Evening Worship at 6pm • Prayer Meeting Wednesdays at 6pm

Southern GospelAt it’s BEST!

105.7Springfield • 330-4127

Prayer of the Week...Dear Lord, I admit that I am a sinner. I have done many things that don’t please you. I have lived my life for myself. I am sorry and I re-pent. I ask you to forgive me. I believe that you died on the cross for me, to save me. You did what I could not do for myself. I come to you now and ask you to take control of my life, I give it to you. Help me to live every day in a way that pleases you. I love you, Lord, and I thank you that I will spend all eternity with you.

Amen

MY ANSWERBy Billy Graham

Q: Please pray for me. I’m trying to be a good Christian now but it’s very hard, because I’m in prison and most of the men here don’t have any use for God. They just laugh at people who claim to be Christians. Please pray that I’ll not let the pressure get me down. - L.D.

A: Yes, it’s hard to follow Jesus when we’re surrounded by people who ignore Him and make fun of us for being Christians. Not only do they pressure us to give in to temptation, but it can be very lonely when they make fun of us or turn their backs on us. But listen: You are never completely alone if you know Jesus. When we come to Christ, He not only forgives us of all our sins but He comes to live within us by His Holy Spirit. And because He lives within you, He is with you every moment of the day - even in the midst of your prison cell. The Bible’s promise is true: “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5). Learn to turn to Him every day through prayer and the study of His Word, the Bible. Then pray - steadily and frequently - for those around you who need Christ. Many of them are dealing with deep issues in their lives (even if they won’t admit it) - feelings of guilt, failure, fear of the future, rejection, and so forth. Ask God to make them open to Christ, and to help you reach out to them with Christ’s love. Finally, ask God to help you find others who know Christ. You need them - and they need you. Jesus said, “Where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them” (Matthew 18:20).

(Send your queries to “My Answer,” c/o Billy Graham, P.O. Box 1270, Char-lotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit the Web site for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: www.billygraham.org.)

This was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista, Calfornia. He wrote this for his third grade homework as-signment, to ‘explain God.’ Wonder if any of us could have done as well?

EXPLANATION OF GOD: One of God’s main jobs is mak-ing people. He makes them to re-place the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn’t make grownups, just babies. I think be-cause they are smaller and easier to make. That way he doesn’t have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers. God’s second most important job is listening to prayers. An aw-ful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn’t have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off. God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So

you shouldn’t go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad’s head asking for something they said you couldn’t have. Atheists are people who don’t believe in God. I don’t think there are any in Chula Vista . At least there aren’t any who come to our church. Jesus is God’s Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn’t want to learn about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they cru-cified him. But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn’t know what they were doing and to for-give them and God said O.K. His dad (God) appreciated ev-erything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn’t have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did. And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to both-er God. Like a secretary, only more

important. You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you be-cause they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time. You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there’s anybody you want to make happy, it’s God! Don’t skip church to do some-thing you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn’t come out at the beach until noon anyway. If you don’t believe in God, be-sides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can’t go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He’s around you when you’re scared, in the dark or when you can’t swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids. But you shouldn’t just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases. And... that’s why I believe in God.

Passed along by Mark J. Parker

A LITTLE BOY’S EXPLANATION OF GOD

• Trinity Chapel United Methodist Church will be having a Southern Gospel Sing on Saturday, Sep-tember 19th, with The New Taylor Singers of Blackshear, Georgia, from 6 PM to 8 PM. Trinity Chapel UMC is located at 10th and Butler on Tybee Island. For more infor-mation, call 912-786-6377. A Love Offering will be collected.

• Back 2 School Bash at Ash Street Baptist Church! Saturday, Septem-ber 19th, from 11am-Until!!! 310 Ash Street (turn beside Post Office) in Bloomingdale. Come join us as we kick off a new school year!! Free music, games, raffles, food and drinks, including inflatables from Sun Country Amusements!! Come get to know and grow with us!! Hope to see you there! For more information, please call (912) 653-7461 or 748-0902.

• Bedrock Gospel presents New Project - Global Love, with a Sep-tember 18th release date in Char-lotte, NC. Holy Hip Hop Gospel Artist Tawana Ross will release her 3rd gospel album. Come out to show your support. Tawana is known for her passion for youth. Tawana is sought after around the world for her music and ability to reach today’s youth. Also featuring guest minis-ters and host Emcees: Evangelist Charkeita Anderson, Crucial, Elder Frank McBride, JayL, Evangelist Jean Cellent and Omega Spark. September 18, 2008 @ 8pm at Charlotte Immanuel Church of all Nation, 201 Grandin Road in Char-lotte, NC. Among her awards...2007- Received Best Female Rap artist at the Carolina Achievement Awards2007- Received Gospel Hip Hop Single of the Year “Bless the Lord” – Tiffany Awards2007 – 3rd place in the INSP Chris-tian Talent Search Hosted by Jason Crabb2008 – Received Artist of the year NC at Charlotte Holy Hip Hop Achievement Awards2008 – Nominated for the Best Up-coming Gospel Rap artist (Cigmas) For additional information, vis-it www.bedrockgospel.com.

• “The Lighthouse” of Effingham County is now meeting at the Rincon YMCA, 1224 Patriot, 856-0428. Pastor Roland Dann would like to invite everyone to our first Revival beginning September 13th at 6:30pm with Mike Dann as our guest evangelist! The Lewis Hard-en Community Choir from Guyton will be bringing our Special music on Sunday night. Everyone is in-

vited to attend!

• Saturday Night Live Worship Rincon United Methodist Church is celebrating Methodist Open House Month in Septem-ber. If you are looking for a church home, visit us for Sunday worship. At 8:30am we offer Praise and Worship at our Family Life Center, 810 Fort Howard Road. At 11am we offer a traditional style worship in our sanctuary at 107 Savannah Avenue. A special ‘Saturday Night Live’ service will be held on Sep-tember 12th at 6pm at the Family Life Center. The very dynamic Rev-erend Karen Prevatt will be the guest speaker. All are invited to at-tend.

• Womanless Beauty Pageant Come and see the most beauti-ful creatures in Effingham County! Rincon United Methodist Church will hold a Womanless Beauty Pageant Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Family Life Center, 810 Fort How-ard Road. A Taco Dinner will be served at 6pm followed by the lovelies strutting their stuff for your entertainment. Admission is $10, which includes the Taco Din-ner and Show. All are welcome to come and root for your favorite beauty. For information, call Leslie at 826-5796.

•Ardsley Park Baptist Church is having a Garage Sale fundraiser on Saturday, September 12th, from 7:30am til 2pm. Come for a huge selection of children’s toys and clothes, computer equipment, cell phone accessories, many col-lectible items, linens, Christmas items, and much, much more! Money raised will help to pay for a Christmas party the church is host-ing for the military and their fami-lies. The church is located at the corner of Bull and 56th, and the Garage Sale will be held inside the social hall where it will be nice and cool, and dry in the event of rain!

• Yard Sale Extravaganza Planned An indoor, air-conditioned, multi-family yard sale is being planned for Saturday, September 19th. The event will be held at the Family Life Center of Rincon United Methodist Church, 810 Fort Howard Road, from 8am to 2pm. Booth space is available for any family or business that would like to take part, at $20 per space, which will include a table and chairs. In addition to the sale tables, the church’s children will be spon-soring a baked goods sale, the youth will hold a car wash, and Family Ministries will hold a silent

auction of specialty items. There will be a representative on hand who will evaluate and purchase your unwanted gold, silver and coins. In addition, the “Cooks for Christ” kitchen volunteers will sell barbecue lunches. The funds raised at this extravaganza will benefit a soon-to-be-launched Pre-School program, children’s and youth activities, mission outreach and other activities of the church. Come out and find fabulous bargains and have a lot of fun and fellowship together! For general information and to rent a booth for your sale or to highlight your business or organization, call the church office at 826-5796 or e-mail Bridget Caldwell at [email protected].

• Awana at Rincon UMC Rincon United Methodist Church will offer the Awana pro-gram of Bible Study and activities on Sundays beginning Sept. 20th from 4pm to 6pm at the Family Life Center, 810 Fort Howard Road. The program is open to all children from age 2 through 5th grade, with activities geared to each age group. Youth in 6th through 12th grades are invited to join 24/7 Min-istries from 5pm to 7pm, also on Sundays beginning Sept. 20th. An annual fee of $35 covers all mate-rials. Reserve your child’s space at our website, rinconumc.com, or call Leslie at 826-5796.

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Who wrote the following: “We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent. We must dare to think about ‘unthinkable things’ because when things be-come unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless.” A “right-wing extremist” didn’t write these words, nor did a cable TV or radio talk show host. Sen. J. William Fulbright, the late Arkan-sas liberal Democratic senator and Bill Clinton mentor, wrote them in his 1966 book, “Arrogance of Pow-er.” The arrogance of power and disdain for average Americans is what fueled much of the dis-sent expressed in town hall meet-ings. Growing numbers of people see a small cadre of government, academic and media elites caring nothing about them, except when it comes to their tax dollars. Many, especially those who are conserva-tive and even worse, religious, are viewed by these elites as enemies of progress and sophistication. They are mocked as NASCAR-lov-ing, flag-waving, God-worshipping trailer trash. The people are getting the message and properly express-ing themselves by peacefully (and

loudly) assembling and petitioning government for a redress of their grievances. The latest of many examples of government arrogance has come in New Hampshire, of all places, where the state motto is “Live Free or Die.” A state judge has ordered a girl who was being educated at home by her mother to begin at-tending a public school because of the “rigidity” of her mother’s reli-gious views. The judge, Lucinda V. Sadler, said that the 10-year-old girl “needed to consider other worldviews as she matures.” The case developed as part of what appears to be a nasty fight between the girl’s mother, Brenda Voydatch and her father, Martin Kurowski. Kurowski filed a law-suit asking the court to place his daughter, Amanda Kurowski, in public school. The father doesn’t share the mother’s religious views. There are a number of issues in this case, not the least of which is the court’s attempt to define what represents an “extreme” religious view and what is more “main-stream.” A growing number of par-ents, including some in my family, home-school their children. My personal experience is that these kids get a better education, are bet-ter adjusted and easily gain entry

into college because of their supe-rior grades and seriousness of pur-pose, not to mention their charac-ter. Another issue is the appar-ent one-way street constructed by Judge Sadler. If a Christian girl ought to go to public school to learn about other views (this pre-sumes she does not know about them through study at home, read-ing a newspaper, or turning on the television), why shouldn’t the judge order a public school student to get a Christian-Jewish-Islamic- based education so that such a student might become acquainted with the Bible-Talmud-Koran? Many public school students used to be biblically literate before the ACLU and similar groups went to

court to challenge the teaching of religious beliefs in the classroom. Amanda’s mother retained the Alliance Defense Fund, the con-servative legal alliance that works to defend religious liberty, but meanwhile the girl has been forced by the court to sit in a fifth-grade classroom, which is a violation of her and her mother’s conscience and the First Amendment. In a letter to Henry Lee on Aug. 10, 1824, Thomas Jefferson wrote something that could be applied to the arrogant elites who have caused the rising anger in modern Ameri-ca: “Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: 1. Those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all pow-ers from them into the hands of the higher classes. 2. Those who iden-tify themselves with the people, have confidence in them, cherish and consider them as the most honest and safe, although not the most wise depository of the public interests...” I’m on the side of the people. The New Hampshire judge and the Obama administration are on the side of the elites. And that’s why so many are justifiably angry.

(Direct all MAIL for Cal Thomas to: Tribune Media Services, 2225 Ken-more Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, N.Y. 14207. Readers may also e-mail Cal Thomas at [email protected].)

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This past Labor Day marked the 275th Anniversary of the ar-rival of the Salzburgers to the new colony of Georgia in 1734. Local and German descendants, family, and friends gathered throughout the Labor Day weekend to com-memorate this portion of Georgia’s history. Members of the German Salzburger Society were present as well.

Of 20,000 Protestants expelled from the province of Salzburg in Germany, 300 came to Georgia. Fleeing from religious persecution, these 300 would settle Ebenezer, a small town on the bank of the Sa-vannah River. Starting over was a

difficult task but the Salzburgers pulled through despite tremendous sickness and difficult times. The weekends events began with the procession of Salzburger descendants and friends walking through the settlement and sing-ing the exile song which told the story of their journey. The town was full of descendants dressed in Salzburger attire demonstrating various period crafts, from candle making to crocheting to weaving. This coupled with the original buildings made you feel as though you had stepped back in time. Guests could visit the museum which stands on the site of the first orphanage in Georgia. Numer-ous artifacts that had been found throughout the settlement were on display inside. A Marketplatz was set up where you could purchase

jelly’s, jams, crafts, and baked goods. A walking tour of Ebenezer was also offered. There was an area set aside with period activities for the children visiting to step back in time and have a day in the life of a true Salzburg child. In front of the Kitchen House, two women (from K&M Baskets) wove baskets and on the grounds, Ebenezer Live had various wild-life tables set up. At the musket demonstration tent, two gentle-men made musket balls just as it was done in colonial times. Guests could visit with General Ogletho-rpe, Reverend Boltzius, and Mary Musgrove, who served as an inter-preter. A Thanksgiving service was held in the Jerusalem Lutheran

Church, which is the oldest surviv-ing intact building in Georgia. The bricks which comprise the build-ing were fashioned by the locals and made out of red clay. The highlight of the weekend was the unveiling and dedication of the life-size bronze statue of Rev. John Martin Boltzius (the spiritual leader of Ebenezer), as well as a book of letters written by Boltzius

to associates in Germany. The statue was sculpted by T.J. Dixon and James Nelson of San Diego. Descendants from the German Sal-zburger Society posed for a photo op with the newly unveiled statue. All in all it was an incredible weekend of history, family, and fun. Something the original Salz-burgers would be proud of.

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