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WWW.BRANTLEYENTERPRISE.COM • 912-462-6776 • PO BOX 454 NAHUNTA GA 31553 • MAIN ST Bulk rate postage paid • Permit No. 24 • Nahunta, GA 31553 • ECR/WSS WEDNESDAY, SEPT 17, 2008 • VOL 35 • NO 38 • ONE SECTION • © COPYRIGHT 2008 THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE WWW.BRANTLEYENTERPRISE.COM T H I S W E E K . . . M O R E E T C P A G E 2 WEEKEND WEATHER Be the first on your block to have The Brantley Enterprise delivered to your computer each week at the same time it hits the streets in Nahunta! Call 912-462-6776 to find out how! God’s work Waynesville missionaries to Haiti face storm’s wrath SUNRISE AT THE BRIDAL BARN PHOTO BY WAYNE MORGAN Revival Lulaton Baptist will hold revival services on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday - Wednesday at 7 p.m. nightly. Brother Bob Richardson from Calvary Baptist will be the guest speaker. There will be special singing at each service. Homecoming Lulaton Baptist Church will hold homecoming services on Sunday, September 28 at 10:30 a.m. with a homecoming sing, preaching, and din- ner on the grounds, Bro. Robbie Gill will bring the message. Just desserts The Friends of the Library will hold a "Just Desserts” on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Ware County Public Library, 401 Lee Avenue, Waycross. Author of the book “Macedonia Passage: Dangerous Cargo,” Wright Gres will be on hand. Meeting The Satilla Community Services Board will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Board Room at 1007 Mary Street, Waycross. For more information, contact LaCretia Gassem at 449-7101. Scholarship pageant America's Perfect Girl National Schol- arship Pageant will be held in Atlanta on Friday through Sunday for girls ages, 0-18 month, 19-35 month, 3-4 yrs., 5-6 yrs., 7-9 yrs., 10-13 yrs., 14-17 yrs., and 18-26 yrs. For more information visit our website at www.americasper- fectgirl.com. Singles dance Southeast Singles Fellowship will have a dance on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Ag. Building at the corner of Hendry and Carter in Blackshear. For more information please call Betty at 285-5024, Nancy at 281-6026 or Faye at 458-2267. Sacred Harp sing The Sacred Harp sing will be held on Saturday from 7-9 p.m. at Hoboken Elementary School. For more infor- mation call David Lee at 458-2493 or Clarke Lee at 458-2268. Bake sale Hickox Praise and Worship Church youth group will have a bake sale in front the Piggly Wiggly Saturday from 9 a.m.-until. Proceeds will go to the youth and to the church building fun. Satilla cleanup A Rivers-A-Live-Satilla River cleanup will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cleanup will start at three locations, City of Woodbine Water- front Park, Satilla Grocery Parking lot on Hwy 82, and the Highway 121 boat ramp at the Pierce/Brantley county line. Volunteers ashould gather at 8 a.m. at one of these locations for instructions. For more information visit www.satillariverkeeper.org, www. GaDNR.org, or www.riversalive.org. Fellowship Nahunta First Baptist Church will hold a time for fellowship on Saturday, at 6 p.m. Local talent will be present- ing hymns, southern gospel, country gospel and praise. Roundtree reunion The Roundtree Family Reunion will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Fri Scattered T-Storms 82°/67° 40 % Sat Scattered Showers 81°/67° 30 % Sun Scattered Showers 82°/68° 30 % FAMILY DAZE A little trip down purse lane Page 5 Two missionaries from Waynes- ville, Emory and Mary Wilson, have been on mission in Gonaives on the island of Haiti since February help- ing friends Pastor and Rose Genada with their mission work. When Hanna came through, they called friends back home saying “Pray brother, the water is rising fast and we have taken the kids up to the second story of the orphanage.” Then a ship carrying 33 tons of U.N. relief supplies docked in Gonaives, Haiti on Friday, the first significant aid delivery to tens of thousands of people who have gone with little food or clean water for four days. Argentine soldiers worked through the night with heavy equip- ment to drop boulders into a gap that Tropical Storm Hanna tore in the pier, allowing the Trois Rivieres ship to dock, belching white smoke from its stack. Soldiers with assault rifles stood guard in the crumbling port while dock workers off-loaded 15 metric tons of relief supplies from the capital of Port-au-Prince. The aid from the U.N.’s World Food Program included bottled water, water-purification tablets, high-en- ergy biscuits, cooking oil and rice. Hurricane Hanna’s flood waters inundated more than half the homes in Haiti’s fourth-largest city when it struck on Monday, and corpses surfacing in the muddy wreckage as flood waters receded have raised the known death toll from Hanna in Haiti to 137. In Port au Prince, missionaries Pastor Genada and Rose, originally from the Philippines, had taken D.G., their 4 year old daughter, who was born during the floods of 2004, to a three story hotel just down the road from their house and church which had been flooded completely. Pastor Genada then made his way to the other orphanage, and stayed the next day and night on the roof top in the rain with the children there. The Genada’s have been in Haiti nearly 14 years where they operate a church, a school for the deaf, two feeding programs, an orphanage, a bakery in the area. The Wilson’s and Genada’s and the nearly 60 children they care for have very little food and are having to wait for assistance to reach them which may take days since See Haiti, page 2 Brain drain Brantley County Development Authority executive director Jeanie was on of several area leaders to meet with Okefenokee Technical Collage officials for a brain-storming session seeking ideas for speeding growth. More inside.

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God’s workWaynesville missionaries to Haiti face storm’s wrath

SUNRISE AT THE BRIDAL BARN PHOTO BY WAYNE MORGAN

RevivalLulaton Baptist will hold revival services on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday - Wednesday at 7 p.m. nightly. Brother Bob Richardson from Calvary Baptist will be the guest speaker. There will be special singing at each service.

HomecomingLulaton Baptist Church will hold homecoming services on Sunday, September 28 at 10:30 a.m. with a homecoming sing, preaching, and din-ner on the grounds, Bro. Robbie Gill will bring the message.

Just dessertsThe Friends of the Library will hold a

"Just Desserts” on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Ware County Public Library, 401 Lee Avenue, Waycross. Author of the book “Macedonia Passage: Dangerous Cargo,” Wright Gres will be on hand.

MeetingThe Satilla Community Services Board will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Board Room at 1007 Mary Street, Waycross. For more information, contact LaCretia Gassem at 449-7101.

Scholarship pageantAmerica's Perfect Girl National Schol-arship Pageant will be held in Atlanta on Friday through Sunday for girls ages, 0-18 month, 19-35 month, 3-4 yrs., 5-6 yrs., 7-9 yrs., 10-13 yrs., 14-17 yrs., and 18-26 yrs. For more information visit our website at www.americasper-fectgirl.com.

Singles danceSoutheast Singles Fellowship will have a dance on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Ag. Building at the corner of Hendry and Carter in Blackshear. For more information please call Betty at 285-5024, Nancy at 281-6026 or Faye at 458-2267.

Sacred Harp singThe Sacred Harp sing will be held on Saturday from 7-9 p.m. at Hoboken Elementary School. For more infor-mation call David Lee at 458-2493 or Clarke Lee at 458-2268.

Bake saleHickox Praise and Worship Church youth group will have a bake sale in front the Piggly Wiggly Saturday from 9 a.m.-until. Proceeds will go to the youth and to the church building fun.

Satilla cleanupA Rivers-A-Live-Satilla River cleanup will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cleanup will start at three locations, City of Woodbine Water-front Park, Satilla Grocery Parking lot on Hwy 82, and the Highway 121 boat ramp at the Pierce/Brantley county line. Volunteers ashould gather at 8 a.m. at one of these locations for instructions. For more information visit www.satillariverkeeper.org, www.GaDNR.org, or www.riversalive.org.

FellowshipNahunta First Baptist Church will hold a time for fellowship on Saturday, at 6 p.m. Local talent will be present-ing hymns, southern gospel, country gospel and praise.

Roundtree reunionThe Roundtree Family Reunion will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at

Fri Scattered T-Storms 82°/67° 40 %Sat Scattered Showers 81°/67° 30 %Sun Scattered Showers 82°/68° 30 %

FAMILY DAZEA little trip down purse lane

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Two missionaries from Waynes-ville, Emory and Mary Wilson, have been on mission in Gonaives on the island of Haiti since February help-ing friends Pastor and Rose Genada with their mission work.

When Hanna came through, they called friends back home saying “Pray brother, the water is rising fast and we have taken the kids up to the second story of the orphanage.”

Then a ship carrying 33 tons of U.N. relief supplies docked in Gonaives, Haiti on Friday, the first significant aid delivery to tens of thousands of people who have gone with little food or clean water for four days.

Argentine soldiers worked through the night with heavy equip-ment to drop boulders into a gap that Tropical Storm Hanna tore in the pier, allowing the Trois Rivieres ship to dock, belching white smoke from its stack.

Soldiers with assault rifles stood guard in the crumbling port while dock workers off-loaded 15 metric tons of relief supplies from the capital of Port-au-Prince. The aid from the U.N.’s World Food Program included bottled water, water-purification tablets, high-en-ergy biscuits, cooking oil and rice.

Hurricane Hanna’s flood waters inundated more than half the homes in Haiti’s fourth-largest city when it struck on Monday, and corpses surfacing in the muddy wreckage as flood waters receded have raised the known death toll from Hanna in Haiti to 137.

In Port au Prince, missionaries Pastor Genada and Rose, originally from the Philippines, had taken D.G., their 4 year old daughter, who was born during the floods of 2004, to a three story hotel just down the road from their house and church which had been flooded completely. Pastor Genada then made his way to the other orphanage, and stayed the next day and night on the roof top in the rain with the children there.

The Genada’s have been in Haiti nearly 14 years where they operate a church, a school for the deaf, two feeding programs, an orphanage, a bakery in the area.

The Wilson’s and Genada’s and the nearly 60 children they care for have very little food and are having to wait for assistance to reach them which may take days since

See Haiti, page 2

Brain drainBrantley County Development Authority executive director Jeanie was on of several area leaders to meet with Okefenokee Technical Collage officials for a brain-storming session seeking ideas for speeding growth. More inside.

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"Lions Club", 711 Columbus Street, Waycross. Bring your favorite dishes to share. Ice and paper products will be furnished. For more information contact Frank Roundtree 912-283-0186.

Cherokee confederacyThe American Cherokee Confederacy will hold a special chiefs of council meeting at the Chehaw Annual Meeting on Saturday at 1 p.m. with Prin. Chief William Rattlesnake Jackson for anyone with 1/16 or more of Indian heritage. There will be ap-plications for membership. For more information call 229-787-5722.

HomecomingTwin Rivers Missionary Baptist Church will hold its annual Home-coming on Sunday at 11 a.m. with guest speaker former Pastor Joey Taylor. A meal will follow the service.

Thomas reunion All descendants of Alfred and Lovie Thomas will hold their reunion on Sunday at Jesse Thomas residence on Hwy 301, 4.5 miles North of Nahunta. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Bring a covered dish. For more information call 462-6307.

Forestry tourTuesday is the deadline to register for the Forestry seminar and tour that will be held on Thursday, October 2 at the Brantley County Middle School. Registration will begin at 3:30 p.m. with the tour starting at 4 p.m. A sponsored meal will be served fol-lowing the tour. Please call the Pierce County Forestry Unit (912) 647-5471 for reservations. For more information call (912) 647-5471 or (912) 462-5611.

GED enrollmentBrantley County GED will have open enrollment on Monday, September 29 at the Adult Education Center, 125 Bryan St., Nahunta. The test for en-rollment will begin at 8 a.m. Please be on time. If you are under the age of 21, you must also bring the withdrawal form from your last high school. Ev-eryone must have picture identifica-tion, such as a driver's license. Classes are Monday thru Thursday, 8 a.m.

- 12:30 p.m. and Monday and Wednes-day, 5 - 9 p.m. Please call Peggy Justice at 912-462-7923 for more information.

Reunion meetingThe Brantley County class of 1964 will meet at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 26 at the home of Harry Edgy to plan their next reunion. For more informa-tion call Harry Edgy at 778-4972 or Myrle Lee at 462-5208.

School councilHoboken Elementary School will hold a School Council meeting on Tuesday, October 7 at 3:15 p.m. for all stakehold-ers.

Bayview singThe Sacred Harp Sing at Bayview Nursing Home will be held on Thurs-day, September 25 from 7-8 p.m. For more information call David Lee at 458-2493 or Clarke Lee at 458-2268.

Gospel singSpring Hill Missionary Baptist Church will have a gospel sing on Sat-urday, September 27 at 6 p.m. featur-ing Dixie Land Quartet. The church is located in Hoboken on Raybon Rock Rd. For more information call 458-2840.

Fall festivalGrace Community Church of God in Hoboken will hold a fall festival on Saturday, September 27 from 2 - 6 p.m. There will be free fun, food, games, and prizes.

PageantThe Glitzy tots and teens pageant will be held on Saturday, October 25 at the Brantley County High School. The pageant is for boys age birth-6 and for girls ages birth-21 yrs. Boys and girls ages birth-6 will register at 2 p.m. and the contest will begin at 2:30 p.m. Girls ages 7-21 will register at 4 p.m. and the contest will begin at 4:30 p.m. For more information call Tammy Richardson at 912-283-7967.

NHNNeighbors Helping Neighbors is cur-rently accepting donations for school clothes, furniture, school supplies, etc. They will be accepted at 130 Florida Avenue, Nahunta. Contact Rev. Jimmy or Ms. Barbara Bryant at 462-6340.

Head startBrantley County Head Start is accept-ing applications for the waiting list for the current program year. The center is licensed federal preschool program for eligible children ages 3-4. Priority goes to children with special needs and four year olds. For more informa-tion call (912) 462-6552 or visit the center at 1470 Bryan Street, Nahunta.

RevivalWaynesville Missionary Baptist Church will hold revival services Sunday, October 5 through Wednesday, October 8 at 7 p.m. nightly. Reverend Teke Dixon from Oak Hill Mission-ary Baptist Church will be the guest speaker. Nursery will be provided.

Youth meetingThe Southeast Georgia Youth Council will meet on Thursday, September 25 at 12:30 p.m. at the Southeast Georgia Regional Development Center, 1725 South Georgia Parkway West, Way-cross.

Dugout clubThe Brantley Co. Dugout Club & Brantley Co. Diamond Club will give away a different gun every Friday for a year beginning Friday, October 3 to raise money for an indoor hitting facility. The list of guns to be given away and winner each week will be posted at brantleybaseball.org Tickets are $100. For more information or to buy a ticket contact Mike Hendrix at 286-0041.

Fall festivalThe 9th annual Laura S. Walker State Park fall festival will be held on Saturday, October 18 from 6 -9 p.m. in shelters 3 and 4. Food and snacks will be available for purchase from the concession stand. There will be free marshmallows for roasting along with numerous carnival type games, hayrides and numerous other activi-ties for both children and adult. There is a $5 fee per vehicle, this includes your parking pass. For more informa-tion contact the park at 912-287-4900.

WorkshopsThe University of Georgia Small Busi-ness Development Center will hold two workshops entitled "Thinking of Starting A Business" from 6-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 25 in the Con-ference Room of the Small Business Assistance Center, 111 East Liberty Street in Savannah. The cost of this seminar is $50 if you pre-register and $60 at the door. For more information call 912-651-3200 or visit www.savan-nahsbdc.org.

Housing authorityThe Nahunta Housing Authority will hold their quarterly meeting on Thursday, October 7 at 12 p.m. at the housing authority in Nahunta. For more information call Julia Walker at 462-5680.

Okefenokee pageantThe Miss Okefenokee Beauty Pageant will be held on Saturday, September 27, at the Okefenokee Educational and Research Center, 500 Kingsland Drive, Folkston. The divisions will be birth to 22 yrs. Entry deadline was Saturday, September 13. After this date a $25 late fee will be charged. There is an admission charge of $6. To enter send information to Okefenokee Cham-ber of Commerce, 202 W. Main St., Folkston, GA 31537 or call 912-496-2536.

RevivalBrother Kenny Marr, Evangelist from Augusta will be in revival at Hickox Baptist Church beginning on Sunday, October 5 through Wednesday, Octo-ber 8 nightly at 7 p.m. revival services will begin in the Sunday morning service.

PageantContestants are being sought for the 2009 Miss Golden Isles and Miss Gold-en Isles Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant, preliminaries for the Miss Georgia and Miss Georgia's Outstand-ing Teen Pageant. Contestants must be between the ages of 13-24. Deadline for entry is Saturday, October 11. For more information, contact Ann Har-rell at 912-261-7940 or 912-269-2839.

Hunter education Hunter Education Classes will be held at the Brantley County Library Con-ference Room on the following dates: Monday, October 6 from 4 - 6 p.m., Tuesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 8 from 5 - 9 p.m. (must attend both nights), Thursday, November 13 from 5 - 7 p.m. and Thursday, Decem-ber 11 from 5 - 7 p.m. All students must register online for the classes at www.georgiawildlife.com and should follow any instructions given such as completing a CD or completing the internet portion of the class. Registra-tion ends 3 business days before each class.

OREMC auctionOREMC will hold an auction of surplus and salvage equipment at the headquarters office in Nahunta on Saturday, September 27. Many items will be offered to the general public for bid. Gates will open at 8 a.m. for inspection of items offered for bid, with sales beginning at 9 a.m. For more information contact Paul Bowers at 1-800-262-5131 or 912-462-5131 ext. 1156.

SocialSoutheast Singles Fellowship will have a social on Saturday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Troy's house. There will be Pound Bingo and finger foods. For more information please call Betty at 285-5024, Nancy at 281-6026 or Faye at 458-2267.

Georgia fairThe 2008 Georgia National Fair will be held Thursday, October 2 and will con-tinue through Sunday, October 12 at the fair grounds in Perry. This years fair will feature concerts by 38 Special,

Three Days Grace, Sugarland, Jason Aldean and more. Gates are openfrom 8 a.m.

- 10 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and

children under 10 are free with paying adult. For more information call 1-800-987-3247 or visit www.georgiana-tionalfair.com.

Taste of WareThe 2nd SAFE CASA Taste of Ware will be held on Saturday, October 4 from 12-4 p.m. in downtown Waycross. A silent auction will be held at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person. All proceeds benefit the CASA court-appointed advocate program. For more informa-tion call SAFE CASA at 912-283-7326.

Craft fairBrookman New Hope Methodist Church in Brunswick will hold their 2nd annual Craft Fair on Saturday, November 1. Their Women's Mission-ary Society is looking for crafters to participate in the fair by renting table space or setting up their own tables for a small fee. The money raised will go to educational missions for children. For more information contact Patti Wilcox at 912 264-6200 or [email protected] or call Libby Carter at 912 264-8460.

Lake WareCome Dance with us at Lake Ware in Waycross on Friday nights. Live entertainment by Dry Creek Band. Admission is $7.00 per person. BYOB , no coolers, and no bottles, cans only. Singles and couples welcome. For more information call 912-283-8858.

Starlight RanchStarlight Ranch is looking for volunteers and donations to help with the many activities at the ranch.

They also have openings in their free therapy and after school programs. A school to ranch ride program is available for participants. For more information call Tasha at 778-3976, leave message if no answer.

DonationsBrantley County Neighbors Helping Neighbors is currently accepting donations for sick children, cancer patients, and families in need. Some of the sick children have requested Chihuahua puppies, talking birds, etc. Any donation will be greatly appreci-ated. Please contact Ronnie Jacobs at 462-5214, Pat Tompkins at 462-7443, or Mert Dowling at 462-5455 for more information.

Reunion planningIf you are interested in helping to plan a Hickox School Reunion please contact Florrie Rozier Hardin at (912) 449-9729 or (912) 288-2538 or Roy Crews at (912) 473-2434.

CookbooksCookbooks created in memory of Carolyn S. Lewis are for sale at the Brantley County Library. The cost of the cookbook is $8 and all proceeds go to a memorial scholarship fund. For more information, contact Karen Lewis Harrell at 462-8483.

Business directorySupport Max Animal rescue and advertise your business. The Brantley County Business Directory produced by Brantley Office Supply & Services will advertise "Brantley County" only businesses. Proceeds from book sales will go to Max Animal rescue. Call 912-462-2677 or Lori Hartman, 912-458-3263 for further information.

OREMC programsOREMC offers safety and energy effi-ciency programs and demonstrations to schools and community and civic organizations in our service area. Their energy efficiency experts can offer tips that will help you save elec-tricity and stretch your budget. If you are interested scheduling a program for your group, please contact our office at 912-462-5131 or 800-262-5131 and talk with Craig Muchison (ext. 1147), David Smith (ext. 3319) or Linda Harris (ext. 1151).

World War IIThe Brantley County Historical Society’s World War II book is on sale at the Brantley County Library. You can also order one by mailing a check or money order to Brantley County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1096, Nahunta, 31553. The purchase price is $45.00 including tax, plus $5.00 for s/h. For more information call Dorothy Thomas at 912-265-7599 or email her at [email protected].

ClosetNeighbors Helping Neighbors has a clothes closet available at 135 Florida Avenue, Nahunta. Please call Rev. Jimmy and Barbara Bryant at 462-6340 for an appointment.

History bookThe Brantley County Pictorial His-tory Book is for sale at the Nahunta

Library. The cost is $65 including tax. If you wish to order, please send check or money order for $65 plus $5 S/H to Brantley County Historical & Preservation Society Inc., P.O. Box 1096, Nahunta, 31553.

Animal rescueMax's Animal Rescue & Humane So-ciety of Brantley County is currently accepting donations for puppy food, dry and canned and as always mon-etary donations are always needed for operations and for the building fund. Please specify where you would like your donation to be allocated. Contact Lori Hartmann Director at 912-458-3263. Charitable donations are tax deductible. Volunteer opportunities are available.

Clothes closetWaynesville Baptist is in need of clothes and shoes of all sizes for their clothes closet. The closet is open every Tuesday from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

DonationsNeighbors Helping Neighbors is accepting donations for a "Fire Fund" to help families when their homes are burned and destroyed by fire. Donations may be sent to Neighbors Helping Neighbors, c/o Fire Fund, P.O. Box 271 Nahunta, 31553.

Donate bloodThe Red Cross needs approximately 1,200 people to donate blood each weekday to meet the needs of approxi-mately 140 hospitals and healthcare facilities. Most people age 17 or older who weigh at least 110 pounds can give blood. For more information call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (448-3543).

Donations Concerted Services Inc., is accepting non-perishable food items, as well as cash donations, for a small food pantry. The food assistance will be persons/families who have emer-gency/crisis needs. Donations will be accepted Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. For more information call 912-462-5163 or 912-462-5263.

Fountain of hopeFountain of Hope meetings are held every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the GAP House, located on 110 N, across RR tracks and 1st house on left. For more information call Regina Hunter at (912) 778-5017 or Sherry Handley (912) 778-4805.

Fibromyalgia meetingsThe Coastal Georgia Fibromyalgia Support Group meets the first Tues-day of each month at 6 p.m. at Waynes-ville Baptist Church in Waynesville. For more information, call Alisha Hendricks at 912-778-4741.

MAMA meetingsThe Waynesville chapter of M.A.M.A. has open meetings at 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month at the GAP house in Atkinson, look for signs. They also show films and exhibits as presentations to the public by invitation. For more infor-mation call Regina Hunter at (912) 778-5017 or Sherry Lane (912) 778-3023.

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the rivers, compromised through mudslides, have over flowed their banks and joined the ocean to turn the town of Gonaives into a flowing river with roof tops crowded with people, acting as islands. To make the situation worse, Hurricane Ike moved through the area this past weekend dump-ing more rain in Haiti’s fertile Artibonite Valley, whose rivers funnel into Gonaives.

The houses, and all structures in the town of Jubilee Blanc, where the feeding program was being administered are gone, and the nearly 200 children in the feeding program and the administrators have not been ac-counted for.

Haiti’s government has few resources to help and rescue convoys have been blocked by flood waters. The United States delivered enough relief supplies for 20,000 people to the capital on Thursday, including health kits, plastic sheeting and water jugs, which will be followed by more aid as soon as officials figure out how to get it in.

The Genada’s home must be re-built from the ground, the Wilson’s apartment is standing but needs repairs, and they have all lost all their belongings. Beaver and Kathy Brooks, owners of Sunny Brooks Farm in Waynesville are taking donations in hope to raise funds here at home that can be a huge help in restoring the homes of the Genada’s and Wilson’s and helping the people of Gonaives. Mr. Brooks and Mike Nichols are hoping to get word this week that roads are passable so that they can fly into Port Au Prince with money, medical resources, mosquito repellent, air mattresses with pumps, sheets, towels and powder baby formula for the Genada’s, the Wilson’s and the children.

Donations may be sent to Much Ministries, Inc , c/o Sunny Brooks Market Place, RR 2 Box 725, Waynesville, GA 31566, make checks payable to MMI. Donations may also be sent to Christian Light Foundation, PO Box 23881, Jacksonville, FL 32241-3881, make checks payable to CLF with the memo line: Gonaives relief fund.

For more information call Kathy or Beaver Brooks at 912-778-5574 or visit muchministries.org.

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Shelly EmbreyShelly Fred Embrey, 77, of Waynesville, died Tuesday morning in Hospice of the Golden Isles, Brunswick following a lengthy illness Born in Randolph, Ala., his parents were the late John Williams Embrey and Liza Johns Embrey.He is also preceded in death by a grandchild, Jeremy Embrey, 3 brothers,Gene, Roy and William James Embrey, a sister, Betty Lou Embrey and ason-in-law, David Faircloth.He worked in Logging and Construction and was a Security Guard with theState of Georgia. He loved Hunting and fishing on the Altamaha River and was a member of Palmetto Pentecostal Church.He is survived by his Companion, Vila VanDeraa of Waynesville; his children and a daughter-in-law, Shelly Coy Embrey (Laura), Carol Jenell Embrey and Tonyia Sarah Faircloth Long, all of Brunswick; grandchildren, Maxx Melvin Williams III of Bruns-wick, Shelina Rogers (James) of Browntown, Erin Embrey, David and Brandon Faircloth, and Austin Garza, all of Brunswick; great-grandchildren, Nicholas & Madison Rogers of Browntown; 3 broth-ers, Robert Embrey (Dollie) of Waverly, Max Embrey (Christine) of Cox and Kay Embrey (Shelia) of Brunswick; a sister, Goldie Boyd of Brunswick; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.Graveside services were held Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Chapel ParkCemetery, Brunswick, with Rev. Bill Johns and Rev. Dewitt Fosterofficiating.Pallbearers were Tony Lane, Maxx Williams, Richard Vanderaa, Max Embrey, Kevin Head, James Rogers, Billy Joe Embrey and Benji Embrey.In Lieu of flowers, donations can be given to Hospice of the Golden Isles,1692 Glynco Parkway, Brunswick, GA 31525.

Herschel CrewsHerschel Crews, 85 of Winokur passed away Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was born June 5, 1923 to Samuel and Leila Hendrix Crews and had been a lifelong resident of Charlton County. Survivors include: Two sisters: Geraldine Jones and Idell Elder, both ofWinokur. Several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Elsie Mosley Crews. Funeral services were held Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Winokur Baptist Church with Rev. Reginald Herrin and Rev. Ion Johns officiating. Burial followed in Bethlehem Cemetery.

David ToothmanDavid G. Toothman, 57, of Waycross (formerly of Nahunta) passed away Friday (Sept. 5, 2008) at Kindred Hospital in Atlanta after a brief illness.He is survived by his parents, Julius and Doris Toothman, of Orange City, Fla.; one brother, Tracy Toothman, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three sisters, Patty Aldridge (Dwaine) of Nahunta, Lisa Jackson (Phillip) of Brunswick, and Anita Toothman; one niece, two nephews, other relatives and many friends.A memorial service will be held Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Wionna Park United Methodist Church in Waycross where he was a member.

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Johnson to wed KindleLB Johnson and Janine Sage of Brantley

are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Rebecca Johnson to Shane Kindle son of Lee and Wanda Kindle of Nahunta.

The bride elect is the granddaughter of Jimmy and April Lane of Hortense and Jane Rakes of Waynesville. Miss Johnson is a senior at Brantley County High School.

Mr. Kindle is a 2008 graduate of Brantley County High School. He is currently em-ployed by Seaboard Construction in Bruns-wick.

The Wedding will take place at 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 20 at Jekyll Island. A reception to be held afterward at the beach.

Invitations will be sent. All friends and relatives are invited to attend.

Satilla cleanup set for Saturday

Satilla Riverkeeper, Georgia Depart-ment of Natural Resources (DNR) and Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, along with key community volunteers, are organizing a Rivers-A-Live-Satilla River cleanup in several locations Saturday, September 20, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The cleanup will start at three locations, City of Woodbine Waterfront Park, Satilla Grocery Parking lot on Hwy 82, and the Highway 121 boat ramp at the Pierce/Brant-ley county line. Volunteers are encouraged to gather at 8 a.m. at one of these locations for instructions.

Rep. Mark Williams (R-178) and Rep. Jerry Keen (R-179) are the Honorary Ex-ecutive Chairs for this year’s cleanup. Reps. Williams and Keen will also be guest hosts of a cookout luncheon for volunteers and spon-sors that will take place at the Hwy 121 boat ramp. The cookout will begin at about 2 p.m. and prizes will be awarded in several fun and unique categories to help highlight the trash plight in local waterways. The Georgia Back-road Pickers will provide entertainment and all volunteers are encouraged to attend.

Local sponsors for the event including the cookout are Southland Waste Systems, Lowes of Waycross, Golden Isles Broadcast-ing, Walls IGA and Waycross Coca Cola. With-out their support this cleanup would not be

possible.This is an exciting event that brings

several local governments, state and federal governments, non-government organiza-tions, community businesses and concerned citizens together to work towards one com-mon goal. “It is exciting to see so many folks coming together to help bring awareness to the problem our trash that enter the Satilla,” said Gordon Rogers, executive director of Satilla Riverkeepers. “Although some of the trash enters the water accidentally much of it is actually left by people enjoying the river. Since the river and its tributaries belong to all of us and is woven into the very culture and economy of Southeast Georgia diligent care though efforts like this cleanup are essential to restore and protect the health of the Satilla.”

Cleanup volunteers, sponsors, equip-ment, and supplies are needed. Cleanup volunteers can work from the shore, kayaks and canoes, or small powerboats and trash containers will be provided. Volunteers are respectfully requested not to bring four-wheelers or other ATV’s.

For more information about the Satilla Riverkeeper’s effort to restore and protect the Satilla, and to educate her citizens on how to join in the effort, visit www.satil-lariverkeeper.org. For more information on the activities and services of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, visit www.GaDNR.org. For more information on the statewide activities of the Rivers-A-Live effort go to www.riversalive.org.

Prepare today to survive tomorrow

No one enjoys thinking about large-scale disasters and unexpected events, but the reality is disasters can and do occur in Georgia.

The good new is you have the ability to help your family make it safely through situa-tions such as natural disas-ters, pandemic outbreaks and terrorist attacks by preparing today.

You can equip your family to survive independently for the first 72 hours following a disaster by putting together a Ready kit that includes items such as water, nonperishable food, a flashlight with extra batteries, extra clothing and a NOAA weather radio.

It’s also important to de-velop a disaster preparedness plan with specific informa-tion about how to contact loved ones and reconnect if you are separated during a disaster situation.

Planning ahead will reduce anxiety during a large-scale emergency and will ensure that you have what you need until help arrives.

To find out more about emergency preparedness in Georgia, visit the Ready Geor-gia Web site at www.ready.ga.gov or contact Brantley County EMA.

Pair from CGCC receive honor

Walter Wright, Assistant Professor, Division of Applied Technology and Business and Cheryl Van Dyke, Director, TRIO Student Support Services at Coastal Georgia Community College, have been selected as Outstanding Advising Certifi-cate of Merit recipients in the Faculty Academic Advising Role category from the National Academic Advising Associa-tion (NACADA). The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated quali-ties associated with outstanding academ-ic advising of students or administration.

It is designed to honor individuals and institutions making significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising.

Walter and Cheryl will be hon-ored with this award in the Academic Advising Faculty Category in nation-wide competition this year. They will be honored and presented with this award in Chicago, Illinois at the an-nual NACADA National Conference in October.

Photo: Walter Wright, Assis-tant Professor, Division of Applied Technology and Business at Coastal Georgia Community College.

Photo: Cheryl Van Dyke, Director, TRIO Student Support Services at Coastal Georgia Community College.

A big splashKids at Melissa’s Little Friends Daycare in Hortense cel-ebrate back to school with a water day where they played in the water and ate watermelon. Special to the Enterprise

Library announcescard sign-up month

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Brantley County Head Start Program wants to make sure that your child has smartest card of all – a library card.

Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifetime learning.

“A library card has always been the most important school supply of all,” says Letta Cox, Resource Specialist. “Children and parents can come to the library to get home-work help and check out books, but they can also check out free music, DVDs and use the Internet to make after school life a little more fun. There’s a lot happening at the Brantley County Public Library.”

A recent study by the American Library Association also showed that families use libraries to spend time together. Forty-four percent of survey respondents report taking their children to the library for this reason.

A number of parents and twenty four children recently attended a Pajama (P.J.) Reading Party at the library. The children participated in a number of fun activities while the parents learned about the Head Start literacy programs and the public library resources.

Children, staff, and many of the parents wore their “p.j.’s” and brought along a fa-vorite stuffed animal. Ms. Priscilla Gibson from the library system read a number of interactive books to the children and then they got to draw pictures about the books

- they even had a puppet show. Each child re-ceived a “special library card” and learned how to scan and check out books. As they scan their card the library gave each child a free hardback book.

SRMC receives radiology accreditation

Satilla Regional Medical Center in Waycross has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Ultrasound, MRI and Mammography as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.

The ACR, headquartered in Reston, VA, awards ac-creditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of the practice. Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. They assess the qualifications of the personnel and the adequacy of facility equip-ment. The surveyors report their findings to the ACR’s Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a compre-hensive report.

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TALKING POINTS...Things you need to know

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By Arkadi Kuhlmann

If you’re like most Americans, you prob-ably don’t keep track of every single one of your assets on a regular basis. You might have family heirlooms in an out-of-state safe deposit box, which you haven’t opened in years.

Or stock that’s slowly appreciating in a past broker-age account you never use anymore.

Be careful. Someone might take that money right out of your bank -- and it would be per-fectly legal. In an increasingly common rev-enue grab, state governments troll for low-activity bank ac-counts and seize this “unclaimed property.”

How could such a travesty occur?

Every state has what’s known as an “escheatment” or unclaimed property law, which requires businesses to hand over abandoned financial assets to the government. Escheatable assets

-- including safe deposit boxes, savings ac-counts, stocks, and un-cashed payroll checks

Prescribed burningOver the next few months, you may notice

large smoke plumes in the sky. Many of the smoke plumes are from what natural resource managers call “control burns” or “prescribed burns.”

The technical definition of prescribed burning reads as follows, “fire applied in a knowledgeable manner to forest fuels on a specific land area under selected weather con-dition to establish pre-determined well-defined management objectives.”

There are several reasons a landowner may want to conduct a prescribed fire on their property. One of the most important is fuel reduction. Regular prescribed burning reduces natural occurring fuels within forest areas.

By reducing these fuels you reduce the risk of damaging wildfire that can not only threaten urban areas but can also be devastating to your valuable timber. Another very important reason to conduct prescribed fire is to control undesirable vegetation, especially in pine planted plantations. Controlling undesirables will greatly enhance appearance and improve access within the stand.

Prescribed burning is also the most afford-able, environmentally sound method for prepar-ing an area for seeding or planting. Harvest remnants may retain nutrients that could be used by new planting while inhibiting mechani-cal replanting. Prescribed burning hastens the return of nutrients to the soil and removes the brush for efficient replanting.

Also prescribed fire is highly recommend-ed for wildlife habitat management. Periodic fire tends to favor under story species that pro-vide excellent browse for wildlife. Openings for feeding and travel are also created. Prescribed fire promotes habitat for endangered animals and plant species. It also helps control many of the damaging insects and diseases within the stand and in turn promotes a healthy forest.

There are a few things you should consider before beginning your burn. First, prepare the area prior to conducting the burn to ensure the fire is confined with the boundaries of the burn unit. Next, make sure you provide a sufficient number of people and equipment on site during the burn. Always identify smoke sensitive areas such as roads, schools, towns, and hospitals before you burn as not to impact these areas.

As for weather, steady winds are important for success. Ideal wind speeds vary, but a 3-5 mph wind in the stand of trees is a minimum. Temperatures less than 60 degrees are gener-ally preferred, but higher temperatures may be utilized to meet specific objectives. Forest fuels such as pine straw, leaves, and grasses should have a moisture content of around 5-10 percent. Check the GFC weather forecast for fuel moisture contents.

You should always have a carefully written plan before executing your burn. This becomes a record of your past accomplishments and a guide for the next time you burn the same stand. Prescribed burning is a delicate process that should be managed and executed by certified prescribed burners, consultant foresters, or your local office of the Georgia Forestry Com-mission (GFC) can assist.

For more information contact your lo-cal GFC office at (912) 462-5611 or the Georgia Forestry Commission web page (www.gfc.state.ga.us). Always remember to obtain a burn-ing permit before doing any type of outdoor burning.

Have you checked your safe deposit box lately?-- qualify as abandoned after a pre-specified period of inactivity, the length of which var-ies by state.

The government is then supposed to identify and contact the rightful owners and reunite them with their property.That’s the

theory. In practice, state governments have taken to using the escheatment process as a fundraising tool. They now hire private contractors to go after abandoned assets

-- and pay them commission! After collection, most states make just a halfhearted attempt

to contact the rightful owners. And states sell off the assets as quickly as possible.

In 2006, state governments collected $5.1 billion in abandoned assets, up from $3.6 bil-lion in 2003. Nationwide, there is over $35 bil-lion of escheated properties in state custody. Less than a third will ever wind up back with its rightful owner.

At ING Direct, we’ve been forced to turn over nearly 15,000 “abandoned” accounts valued at nearly $4 million. Most account holders will never see their money again. The rest will get it back at a loss, as escheated assets generally don’t collect interest. That’s why we’re encouraging our customers to take the basic steps to ensure they don’t lose their savings, like checking their accounts and registered personal information at least once a year.

Many of the accounts were designated to minors, set up by parents for distant expenses such as college. Never mind the fact that these accounts are left alone on purpose

-- that’s how they grow. Escheatment laws are also out of touch

with modern banking. With online accounts, many customers simply sit back and let their wealth grow. Shockingly, this means forfei-ture, as escheatment laws require proactive contact steps.

People with unclaimed assets include such hard-to-find people as Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Willie Mays, and Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

It’s high time for legislators to recognize that a law intended to protect consumers is doing just the opposite. And concerned citizens should lobby their state legislators to make some basic reforms to the escheatment process.

(Kuhlmann is president and CEO of ING Direct USA.)

If you can’t cut it...From the Star-Tribune

“If you can’t cut it,’’ Neil Young sang, “don’t pick up the knife.’’

Lehman Brothers could no longer cut it, and the venerable Wall Street firm filed for bankruptcy-court protection Monday after a weekend of dramatic private- and public-sector deal making that reshaped the U.S. financial sector.

Taxpayers can take some solace in the fact that the federal government did not extend its bailout hand to Lehman. There has to be a penalty for businesses that take major risks and fail, and the Lehman bankruptcy should serve notice that the Federal Reserve is not the bank of last resort for each and every reeling financial institution.

The Fed moved in to help rescue Bear Stearns in March, and just last week it took control of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, but late Friday Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke re-portedly told Wall Street executives to solve their own problems without a Lehman bailout. “Moral hazard” — the idea that a party may handle risk dif-ferently if not exposed to its full effect

— “is something I don’t take lightly,’’ Paulson said during a brief Monday news conference.

Once a Lehman bailout was off the table, the regulators and Wall Street executives whose limousines clogged streets around the Fed’s New York of-fices were left to deal with the fallout. Knowing that its own fortunes were uncertain, Merrill Lynch was a willing seller, and Bank of America stepped in as the acquirer.

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A walk down purse laneScrapbooks, photo albums, home movies

“pshaw!” I say. If you want to take a walk down memory lane there’s nothing like look-ing into your own purse.

I’m not sure why this happens, but I sus-pect it’s because, for reasons unknown to us, once you become a mother purses are no lon-ger a simple fashion accessory, they become a receptacle of things we might need, have needed or, who knows, might one day need again. In other words, they become a type of leather catchall drawer with straps.

Oh sure, there are always exceptions. I’m strictly speaking from personal experience. For instance, several years ago when my kids were, oh, about seven and nine years old, I reached in blindly for a pack of gum and instead pulled out a leftover zwie-back cookie. Mind you, the very same zwie-back cookie that my son started in 1998. Yes, I’m still as shocked as you are.

And that’s not all. Further down, there was a toddler shoe,

an old mitten, and an extra disposable diaper. I also found a used ticket for entrance to an

amusement park, a leftover game token, and a pack of fuzzy teething biscuits. More re-cently, I looked through my purse and found ticket stubs from “Finding Nemo,” which hit movie theaters, um, five years ago. And, yes, there was the leftover zwieback cookie, which is practically fossilized now. But I just can’t quite throw it away. It’s practically an antique.

I know. I know. Some of you are probably out there thinking “Eeew, she’s got to clean out her purse more. I bet she has crumbs and old juu-juu bees stuck to the floor boards of her car, too.” And, yes, you’re right. But I digress.

But, in my defense, it’s not just me. Wom-en all over this planet are lugging around all sorts of things they don’t need anymore.

Take, for instance, my friend Julie, the mother of teenagers who recently found a pacifier and a tube of teething jell at the bot-tom of her purse.

On top of that, the other day a well-dressed mid-aged woman who was standing in front of me at the grocery store opened her purse to take out her wallet and a yellow giraffe rattle fell out. And so on and so on.

Of course I can always claim that I have no idea how these things got in my purse. Or I could chalk it up to one of the basic universal truths about purses: which is that every thing you save inside it starts out as being practi-cal or useful, but the very instant you’re not looking, disappears for a month or two then morphs into something either completely useless so embarrassing that you will never, ever take it out again.

Wisdom plus fries Forget about life in the fast lane. Every-

thing I know, I learned from working the drive-thru window.

First, face-to-face communication is everything. When it comes to getting things exactly right, machines suck. Do you know that “medium Sprite” sounds almost exactly like “meat that’s only white?” And when you send an e-mail telling me that someone I’ve worked with for years is simply “no longer with the company,” it sounds exactly like you just said, “and it’s time for you to find a new job, too!”

If we were talking face-to-face, I would know what your drink preference is, and I would know that I can rest assured that sweeping changes that I wasn’t aware of

– and certainly am not prepared for – are not on the horizon.

Second, you’ll always be judged on some things that shouldn’t matter.

One night, I got chastised because a secret shopper measured the temperature of my fries, and they didn’t meet corporate standards. My defense? If served in timely fashion by an employee who is truly happy to be doing her job, and who makes the cus-tomer feel great, three degrees aren’t going to matter.

I still got written up. Just like, every day, people judge your abilities on what you look like, what age you are, or maybe what one person wrote about you on the Internet. Even though that stuff doesn’t matter. So, I think of those misperceptions as mashed potatoes. Just beat at them until they smooth over. If you can’t, then throw them in the trash.

Third, cute things always poop, and that can get you in trouble.

One night just before closing, I heard an awful sound, and went outside to find three small, clearly starving puppies that someone had abandoned at our back door. I brought them into the warmth of our storeroom, fed them, created a makeshift overnight bed, and came back early the next morning to take them to the Humane Society.

Little did I know that one of the adorable little guys would jump out of the box in the middle of the night, poop under the bun stor-age bin, and sneak back into bed.

I didn’t find the poop, but a few days later, an inspector did. I fessed up and got fired.

Similarly, I’ve watched people – young and old – flirt with cute coworkers. I’ve seen really fun, really creative and cute advertis-ing campaigns that simply didn’t resonate with those outside of the creative realm, and were wastes of money. So, some people would advise you to avoid things that are too cute to resist – they might poop.

Not me. I say, if you do commit career suicide like I did, just make sure it’s worth it. I saved those puppies’ lives, and I’m proud of it. You might rescue someone from loneliness, and that’s great. Your ad might get someone to laugh who hasn’t done so in years. Some things are simply worth getting in trouble for.

Finally, I learned that for those who abuse authority, it will come back to bite them. The best cook we had got fired because he wouldn’t tuck his shirt in. Everyone knows that wasn’t the real reason. In this case, it was a simple fear that this cook was about to get promoted and the existing store manager moved to a different store. She didn’t want to go, so she made sure he was gone.

Two months later, she was transferred anyway – to the only store in our territory that was open past midnight. Last I saw her, my friends and I were cruising through at 2 a.m., and boy, did she look bitter!

So, while some things we did in fast food don’t transfer into real life – such as writing people’s complaints on a little index card, filing them away and forgetting about them

– other things do. I may have earned only minimum wage,

but the lessons I learned were worth a mil-lion bucks.

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Adventures of the Oak Street gang

I was sitting around the other day not

doing anything in particular, and loving every minute of it, when my favorite mail carrier handed me a stack of 10 bills and one lonely little letter that suddenly brought fond memories of my youthful days at Oak Street Elementary School in Flint, Michigan.

The letter was written by Joel Rash, who now lives in the neighborhood where I grew up.

Rash sent the letter after reading one of my Senior Moments columns about playing marbles while I was growing up in Flint in the 1940s and attending Oak Street School. The column was published in a Michigan newspaper.

“Bob,” Rash wrote, “I’m not much of a marble player, but I do live on Oak Street. The neighborhood has had its ups and downs over the last 30 years (OK, mostly downs) but it has a solid core of committed residents.”

Then he added, “Oak School is now in the hands of the Genesee County Land Bank, which is looking for a developer to convert it into a residential property.

I read that line again and I felt sad that the elementary school where I kissed my first girl and learned to play Red Rover, Come Over would soon be gone.

When I was a kid growing up in Flint, we were really into pranks. You name a prank and Butchie Bostator, Kenny Krewson, my-self and the rest of the gang probably tried it on some poor unsuspecting soul.

We weren’t really a “gang,” of course, I mean not like the Jesse James Gang, or those gangs that terrorized Chicago and lots of other cities during Prohibition.

Our pranks were more on the innocent side. We’d thumb through the telephone di-rectory for the number of a grocery store and then dial it up, and when someone answered we’d ask “Do you have pop in the bottle?” and they’d say “Yes, we do,” and we’d say, “Well, you better let him out because his wife wants him home for supper.” And then we’d hang up the phone and laugh our heads off.

In a variation to that prank, we’d call a store and ask “Do you have Prince Albert in the can?” and if the store person said “Yes, we do,” we’d say “Well you better let him out because his wife wants him home for supper.”

We were a zany bunch back then, that’s for sure.

One of the best places to test new pranks was the Michigan Theater where we could be found every Saturday watching 25-cent double features with six cartoons and a half-dozen or so news shorts.

We always sat in the balcony, and armed with 10-cent containers of popcorn that were roughly the same size as Rhode Island, we had great times at the movie house.

If a film got boring – and they often did – we’d amuse ourselves by flipping kernels of popcorn over the balcony railing and down on the poor, unsuspecting movie-goers below.

Yes, we were rather evil back then. Another prank we enjoyed involved

attaching a small mirror to one of our shoes and then wearing the device out to recess.

The purpose of the mirror was to enable us to look up girl’s dresses on the playground during recess.

Many years later we all realized how silly that was because we didn’t even know what we were looking for.

If our parents had only known what mischief we found to get into, I’m sure there would have been many more spankings doled out in my neighborhood of boxy, pre-World War II houses and streets that were paved with dirt.

Oh sure, there are always a few excep-tions like, say, wallets or lipstick, but, face it, when was the last time anybody actually ate the leftover breakfast sausage that they had wrapped in a napkin before leaving the res-taurant “in case someone gets hungry later”?

No one really knows why this happens. But we all know it’s no use explain-ing it to people who have neat and tidy purses.

But getting back to the contents of my purse.

Now an organized person would occasion-ally toss everything into the garbage can then and there. A halfway organized person would’ve sorted through at least some of the things and thrown them away. Me, I generally stuff everything back inside my purse.

“Why are you carrying your wallet under-neath your armpit and dangling the car keys from your pinky?” my husband asked one day.

“Why don’t you put them in your purse before you lose them again?”

But obviously then I wouldn’t have anywhere to put the kids’ CDs that we cart in the car, or their school homework or a water bottle, which I like to have in case of emergency thirstiness. I tried explaining that to him, of course, but he just stared at me blankly. Some people might think he thought I was crazy, but I know that it’s just that he couldn’t argue against my air-tight logic. I hope.

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Okefenokee Technical College offi cials and area chambers of commerce and development authority of-fi cials met recently at OTC to discuss ideas for community growth. Those attending the meeting included (front, L to R) Andy Brannen, OTC VP; Brenda Deroche, OADA; Robin Blachard, Waycross Chamber; Judy Hesters, OTC Director; (back, L to R) Jeanie Boland, Brantley Dev. Auth.; Debra Lee, Pierce Chamber; Sharon Dial, Pierce Chamber; Charlie Gibson, OTC Director; Pete Mills, OTC Exec. Director; Albert Thornton, Homerville

City Manager; Bud Morris and Fred Coley, Charlton Dev. Auth (not present for photo).

Community leaders representing area chambers of commerce and develop-ment authorities from Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Pierce, and Ware were invit-ed to an open forum meeting sponsored by the Economic Development department of Okefenoke Technical College on September 11, 2008. The purpose of the meeting was to inform participants of OTC’s services through the Economic Development de-partment and to solicit input about additional ways that

OTC can support economic growth in the communities that it serves.

The program, entitled “Economic Development: Op-portunities and Challenges,” included presentations by the following Okefenokee Tech staff members: Andy Brannen, VP for Economic Development; Charlie Gib-son, Director of Career Ser-vices; Pete Mills, Executive Director of Adult Education; and Judy Hesters, Director of Continuing Education. Participants were very complimentary about OTC’s programs and services and

provided valuable feedback and suggestions for future projects and classes.

Following the meeting, the group enjoyed a delicious lunch provided by Applebees of Waycross. OTC offi cials would like to thank all of the participants and Applebees for supporting the event.

Anyone interested in learning more about continu-ing education programs, training programs and free services for employers, or adult education should contact the OTC Economic Development department at (912) 287-5854.

OTC holds brain storming session for leaders

Wee Kids have big tea partyWee Kids had a Tea Party recently to end a two week lesson on friendship, sharing, and manners in Mrs. Sara Allen and Mrs. Lana Johns 3 & 4 yr. old class. The party was catered by Mrs. Gail Ray from the Rose Garden. Mrs. Gail donat-ed all the beautiful flower centerpieces which were given away to guests as door prizes. The teapots were borrowed from Elaine Watson from Country Comforts. The children enjoyed bite size cheese sandwiches, flower shaped brownies, fruit, and sweet tea.

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Unless lost in Atlanta, Georgia residents may not consider using a Global Positioning System on an everyday basis. For wildlife biologists, however, GPS technology means complet-ing conservation work faster, more effi ciently and for less money.

The fi rst GPS satellite was launched in 1978 but use has only been widespread in the last 15 years, after the technology was made available for civilians in the 1980s. Originally created for military applications by the U.S. Department of Defense, the satellite-based naviga-tion system is now helping wildlife agencies approach conservation strategies for everything from eagles and bats to rare plants and prescribed fi re with a new perspective.

“GPS technology has proven to be very useful in our annual aerial bald eagle nest-monitoring efforts,” said Jim Ozier, program manager with the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division’s Nongame Conservation Section. “By fl ying directly from nest to nest we are able to effi ciently use expensive airtime to gather accurate data across the entire state.”

Linked to a network of 24 satellites, GPS works in all weather conditions any-where in the world 24 hours a day. There are no subscrip-tion fees or setup charges, making it a cost-effective alternative for wildlife biolo-gists in the fi eld. Handheld devices have become a neces-sary addition for prescribed fi re crews, which must often navigate through dense for-est and disorienting smoke while working. The technol-ogy also helps researchers track changes in rare plant habitat such as mountain bogs.

In addition to locating and tracking existing habitat, GPS has other advantages.

“Potential new (eagle) nest locations can be entered into the GPS ahead of time and investigated along the route. And other items ofi nterest that we observe along the way, such as pocket gopher mounds or rock out-croppings, can be marked for future reference,” Ozier said.

“This system helps biolo-gists easily coordinate their research, helping to elimi-nate time-consuming double work.”

University of Georgia graduate student Matt Clem-ent has drawn attention this year for his work with bats in Georgia swamps. What most don’t know is Clement would be lost without his handheld GPS unit.

“Storing GPS locations helps you to return to the same place during future surveys,” he said. “This is especially important when a different person is trying to locate previously docu-mented (bat) populations in the future.”

Wildlife Resources biologist Trina Morris works closely with Clement, conducting surveys for rare bats. She agrees that GPS is a critical tool for fi eldwork.

“It is the best way to record accurate locations of populations of species of concern,” Morris said. “In the past, biologists would draw locations on maps by hand, and although often close, it’s hard to tell ex-actly where you are on a map when you’re in the fi eld.”

GPS units are also important tools for working in unknown territory. Most new units include the ability to upload topographic maps of the areas users will be visiting, a helpful feature in remote places.

Despite the advances in high-tech gadgets, fi eld work-ers should have a backup.

“There is always an error estimate with a GPS unit,” Clement said. “I can be at a

tree on day one and then on day two be at the same tree and my unit will say the tree I am looking for is 20 meters away.

“That is why you have to use a combination of tech-niques to do fi eldwork.”

“A GPS cannot replace a compass and paper maps,” Morris explained, “because sometimes it’s diffi cult to get a good signal in heavy tree cover or diffi cult terrain.”

Also, she said, electronic equipment is always subject to failure.

Georgia’s nongame wildlife license plates are a can’t-fail option for help-ing conserve rare bats and other nongame wildlife, native plants and natural habitats. The bald eagle and ruby-throated hummingbird plates are available for a one-time $25 fee at county tag of-fi ces, by checking the wildlife

license plate box on mail-in registrations and through online renewals (http://mvd.dor.ga.gov/tags).

Geor-gians can also donate to the Give Wildlife a Chance state income tax checkoff. Simply fi ll in any amount more than $1 on line 26 of the long state income tax form (Form 500) or line 10 of the short form (Form 500EZ). Contributions

can be deducted from re-funds or added to payments.

Both the programs are

Wildlife biologists use GPS to improve conservation measuresvital to Wildlife Resources’ Nongame Conservation Sec-tion, which receives no state

funds for its mission to help conserve wild-life not legally hunted, fi shed for or trapped, as well as rare plants and natural habitats in Georgia. Visit www.georgiawildlife.com for more information, or call Nongame Con-servation offi ces in Social Circle (770-761-3035), Forsyth (478-994-1438) or Brunswick (912-264-7218).

For details on The Environmental Resources Network, or TERN, a nonprofi t advocacy group for Nongame Conserva-tion, please call the Forsyth offi ce.

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FOR SALE: 3 bedroom, 2 bath doublewide mobile home, 1/2 mile south of Nahunta. $500 deposit, $550 a month. References required. Call 912-462-8988.

HOMES FOR SALE: HORTENSE, Drury Ln., 2BR Mobile Home, 2 acres, screened porch, $54,000; HERITAGE PLANTATION, off Hwy 110 W, 3 BR, 2 BA 1,382 SF on 1.2 acre lot,Spacious Living Room w/Laminate floors, oversized 2 car garage, Price Reduced $129,000; WAYNESVILLE, Jeff Rd., 3/2 Home on 4 acres, Laminate flooring, Spacious Kitchen and Dining, Rocking Chair porch, lots to offer, $150,000; HWY 110 WEST, 3/2 Homes of Merit Double-wide, Spacious home, 1.75 acre corner lot,additional 1.25 acres avail., $74,000; Call Johns Realty 912-462-6633.

LAND FOR SALE: Nahunta, Black-berry Rd., 1 acre lot, $8,500; LULATON, Harvest Rd, 1.2 acre lot, nicely wooded, $9,400; NAHUNTA, Robin Ln., 1 acre lot, close to the city limits, $10,000; HORTENSE, Spanish Oak Ln., 0.94 acre wooded homesite, $12,500; BRANTLEY/GLYNN LINE, Large lot, well, septic, power, & culvert, $15,500; WAYNESVILLE RD., 2+ acre homesite for site built homes, $11,500. Call Johns Realty 912-462-6633.

SHOP FOR RENT: 5,000 sq. ft. Call 912-550-8671.

FOR SALE: Acreage, 34.54 acres on Satilla Creek between Patterson and Hortense. Good high homesites, borders creek bed. Ideal for hunting pond sites, or just beautiful walking around landscape. Underbrush dress cleared with several hard woods remaining. Will divide into 17 acre parcels at $4,095 per acre. Whole parcel for $3,995 an acre. Call 912-638-6059 or email [email protected].

FOR RENT: Mobile Home, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, all electric, unfurnished with stove and refrigerator. Couple only. No pets. Call 462-5528.

FOR RENT: Mobile Home, 2 bedroom, unfurnished with stove, refrigerator and air. No pets. Call 462-5571.

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3 bdrm, 1 bath, den, large living room w/freestanding buck stove & cedar walls, laminate wood flooring on 1 acre land. Carport, roof over front porch, 2 outside sheds, 2 wells, garden spot, fruit trees, shrubbery, washer, dryer, freezer. Located about 1 mile north on Hwy 110 on right on the road that runs from 110 to Atkinson. Call 912-617-1114 to see. Asking $80,000.

Tire of Renting? Rent to Own! Nancy's Place Community. 2 Bdr Mobile Homes. 1992 Fleetwood 14X60 & 1989 Nobility 14X70. Central heat & A.C., each sit on 1/2 acre lot! Private, Quiet, Clean. Rules and regulations strictly enforced. No pets w/out pet fee. No Pittbulls. $1,500 down payment, $457.80 a month which includes water, taxes, insurance, and lot rent. For more information please call 1-912-778-3000. Located in Atkinson Comm. off 110 West, 2.4 miles on left, Drury Lane. Look for angel signs!

TransportationFOR SALE: 1993 Ford Mustang convertible. Fire engine red with black top. Perfect for beach: $3,000. Call 912-449-1148.

FOR SALE: 1999 freightliner FLD120 just had motor overhauled. $15,000. Call 912-778-4445 or 912-282-7008.

WE BUY JUNK CARS AND TRUCKS. $75 and up. Call Dennis at 778-4746 or 670-0088 or Charlie at 778-3635 or 670-1853.

FOR SALE: 1984 Dodge Panel truck, runs good, $250 Firm. Call 462-7821.

FOR SALE: 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Maroon with 6 cylinder, 4wd, low miles. $7,000. Call 912-449-1148.

RecreationalFOR SALE: 2006 Honda Foreman, 4X4, 37,000 miles, good condition. $4,500 OBO. Call 912-717-1400.

ServicesMULTITASK CLEANING SERVICE: Commercial & Residential floor & clean-ing services. Specializing in cleaning carpets & tile floors. Free Estimates. Christian owned and operated. Call 778-4270.

Electric Motor Repair: Waterpumps, swimming pool pumps, air compressors, fans, power tools, etc. All work reason-able and guaranteed. Call 282-0520, leave message.

House cleaning at reasonable rates. Call Barbara at 462-5284.

Housecleaning: Need extra help around the house? Honest, hardworking, dependable clean team. Very creditable references. Willing to travel if need be. Furnish own supples. Senior discounts. Available Mon.-Sat. 7a-3p. Call 462-6610.

SELLERS LAWN SERVICE: Serving all Camden County and surrounding areas. Edging, Mowing, Mulching, Trimming, Pressure Washing. Year Round. 10 plus years experience. Family owned and operated. Licensed and Insured. Commercial & Residential. Free Estimates. Home: 912-576 9302. Cell: 912 552-1474.

Help WantedPost Office Now Hiring! Avg. pay $20/hr or $57K/yr., Incl. Fed. Ben., OT. Placed by adSource, not affiliated w/ USPS who hires. 866-920-8421.

Baby Sitter Needed: From 6 p.m. on Fridays until 10 a.m. on Sundays. Two babies, 9 and 11 months old, to be kept in our home. Send resume via fax to 912-261-2679. Call 912-261-0306 for more information.

Southeast Georgia Regional Develop-ment Center is accepting applications for the position of program specialist. Responsibilities include establishing support groups for grandparents raising grandchildren, conducting community education activities related to services available to the elderly in an 18-county area, providing information and assis-tance to grandparents/relative caregivers, and collaborating with agencies/organiza-tions to meet needs of elderly. Must have a high school diploma and two years post-secondary education or four years related work experience. Excellent oral and written skills required. Group presentation and computer skills required. Job is located in Waycross. Valid driver’s license, motor vehicle report, criminal background check, and pre-employment drug test required. Beginning salary range $19,500 to $27,486 DOE. Excel-lent benefits. September 26, 2008 closing date for applications. Send resume to Southeast GA RDC, 1725 South Georgia Parkway, West, Waycross, GA 31503 or email [email protected] EOE 60+.

AgricultureFOR SALE: Pineapple Pears, call 458-3307.

Pets & AnimalsFREE kittens to nice home. Call 778-5488.

FOR SALE: Barred Rock pullets and chicks, Rhode Island Red pullets and chicks, Mallard duckings, Rowen ducklings, Blue Swedish duckings, Black Swedish ducklings, Buff duckings, and Brown Turkeys. Call 462-8087.

Miscellaneous WANTED: Used Pond Boat for floating in Pond, reasonable. WANTED: Ac-ceteleyne or MIG welder, reasonable. FOR SALE: Can lights, very reasonable. Call 458-3131.

CLOTHES, GIFTS & MORE is located 3 miles south of Nahunta on 301. Our hours are M-F 9-5 and Saturday 9-3. The 1st Saturday of each month is our 1/2 Off Sale. Some exclusions apply. We are now accepting consignment on spring and summer items. Remember, clothes must be clean and free of odor and stains. We will be taking clothes by appointment only. So please call ahead. Come and see us & bring a friend. Have a Blessed day! Ann, Trish, and Stephanie.

FOR SALE: 2005 Honda TRX 250 EX four-wheeler. Excellent shape, $2,000 OBO. FOR SALE: Garden tiller, older model, has not been run in 6 or 7 years, make offer. Call 912-286-0416 (Nahunta)

FOR SALE: Winter's just around the cor-ner! Tiara 3 person hot tub by Hyrdo-Spa. Two deep water seats and one recline position with head cushion. 32 jets (some fixed, others adjustable), adjustable waterfall, multiple setting underwater light, three setting jets control, automatic off timer with various settings, bubbler, econo- setting for heating, leather-type full size padded cover, greystone interior lining, faux redwood exterior paneling and steps. Tub has been kept indoors. In excellent condition. Purchased new for $3,800.00, sale price $2,500.00. Call 778-4524.

LOST and FOUND in Atkinson: Jewelry describe. Call 912-269-9909.

FOR SALE: Myers 1 hsp deep well pump, 1 adapter kit, 1 galvanized tank, like new, $244. Call 458-2442.

Finders Keepers, 106 Main Street, Nahunta. Open Tues. - Fri. 10-5:30 and Sat. 10-2. We have an overflow of men's clothing, girls 10-16, buy one get one 1/2 off. Daily 25%, 50%, and $1 specials! Plus, junior shirts and jeans name brands. Boys shorts 12-14 good selection. Tickets depreciate daily.

FOR SALE: Used refrigerator, $75. Call 912-256-6764.

Remain independent in your home with a Power Wheelchair! Free delivery and installation on all equipment! Hospital Beds, Rollators and Manual Wheelchairs, too. Beautiful Lift Chairs with motors only $579 and Wheelchair Lifts from $549 that attach to your trailer hitch. Serving all of South Georgia from Waycross. Call us at 912-285-8595. We are a licensed Medicare and Medicaid provider.

Celebrate fall with new accessories! Karen's Creations' new fall line of neck-laces, bracelets, and earrings are now in local stores. Handcrafted jewelry made with Swarovski crystals, gemstones (jade, tigers eye, etc.), glass, wooden and acrylic beads. Visit Finders Keepers weekly for new arrivals. The Painted Cat Studio (check out the new 'girls boutique') and The English Lantern both reward the drive to Hoboken. While in Blackshear, see Gail Brooker and April at Klassy Ragz. If in Waycross, Sarah's Closet carries my children's jewelry and visit Indigo Gifts for a unique shopping experi-ence. Please contact me at 462-8483 for special and custom orders. For your group, club or team I do matching group jewelry sets. Do you work in an office with other women who love jewelry? Call me with your favorite color or the color of your scrubs/uniforms, and I'll make something special just for you.

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FOR SALE: Beautiful brown, leather livingroom group for sale. Comes with softa, loveseat, oversized chair, ottoman, and two tables. Asking $950. ALSO: Like new, beautiful solid oak dining room table with eagle claw detail, includes 8 chairs. Asking $650. Call 778-3228 to see.

BABYSITTER: Stay at home mom wants to babysit in her Waynesville home. Available weekly. afterschool. some weekends. Call Terrie at 912-778-3543.

FOR SALE: 5 acres of land in Raybon Community on Florida Ave., Asking $30,000. Call 912-462-6560, leave message. ALSO: 1995 Buick Regal, Asking $2,000.

FOR SALE: 5 drawer dresser, best offer; Zena color t.v., older model, works good, no remote control, best offer; Tape player/changer for house stereo, best offer. Call Terry at 912-462-6770 or 912-552-7210.

Yard SalesYARD SALE: Saturday, Sept. 20, 8am-2pm. Atkinson Church of God of Prophecy, located by highway 82 at the playground and social hall area. Rain cancels.

Waynesville Volunteer Fire Dept. will be accepting donations year round for our semi-annual yard sales (no clothes please). We also help burnout victims throughout the year, and what we don't use, we sell. Contact Lucy Cathcart at 912-778-4551 or Jack Cathcart 912-266-7172 to make arrangements to deliver or we will also pick up.

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