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on throughout the year is the gen-erosity of local grocery stores, Tar-get and food drives, among others, to keep their shelves stocked with food. Last year, it received more than 5.9 million pounds of fresh produce and canned goods and dis-tributed these to some 300 partner agencies including the Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Clubs, and homeless shel-ters. Second Harvest pays for the transportation of the food, which Franklin refers to as “nominal.”

Along with the transportation fees, there are also operating costs, covered by donations and grants

and, according to Franklin, the “commitment of the community.”

In 1989, that commitment to help the less fortunate resulted in the creation of a program for youngsters that has been adopted on a nationwide level.

It started when two Garden City youngsters were spotted fi shing or-anges and milk out of a dumpster. When asked why there were doing that, the youngsters said they had no food at home and were trying to fi nd something to eat.

Stunned that children in the local community had to resort to such desperate measures, several people associated with Second Harvest stepped forward and start-ed Kids Café, an offshoot of Second Harvest that provides nutritional meals for the 21,000 school-age children from Chatham County who come from underprivileged homes. Along with meals, the chil-dren receive help with their home-work and have a safe place to go after school at any of 32 local sites. The food collected by the letter carriers will help provide meals for these youngsters during summer, when school meals and assistance aren’t available.

Franklin says they’re kind of proud Kids Café originated in Sa-vannah. “We had some innovators here,” she notes. Further refl ective

of that trend is the Lunchbox pro-gram, in which hot meals are taken to needy schoolchildren in Bulloch County. Crouch says there are plans to adopt this program around the country.

At the other end of the age spectrum, Second Harvest also has its Brown Bag for the Elderly program. Once a month, bags of groceries are taken to various area churches and community centers and distributed to needy seniors.

During these challenging eco-nomic times, when the loss of a job can place a strain on the family to the extent it doesn’t have enough money for food, the services pro-vided by Second Harvest become even more critical and in demand.

“We’ve seen an increase in need,” says Franklin, adding that donations haven’t declined. “Last year, there was a 27 percent in-crease in the people being served over the previous year. The support from the community is a lifeline. No donation is too big or small.”

Donated time is also welcome, to unload the bags of food collect-ed from the Letter Carriers Food Drive. The unloading will take place Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. at 2501 E. Presidents Street. Call (912) 236-6750 for further infor-mation.

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This Saturday, letter carriers will take back more than just re-turned mail to the post offi ce.

They’ll also take back bags of food that, for this one day, won’t require any postage to be deliv-ered. Distributing the food locally will be a non-profi t group that has done its part to address the hunger problem for the past 28 years and started a program for children that has been implemented throughout the country.

The Letter Carriers Food Drive is being held throughout the na-tion. This year’s theme is “Stamp Out Hunger.” Last year, the drive collected 73.1 million pounds of food across the country. In the Savannah area, 75,000 pounds of food was collected and given to the Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia for distribution in 21 counties.

Karen Franklin, director of de-velopment and marketing for Sec-ond Harvest, says it’s the biggest single food drive in the area, add-ing that it’s the most effi cient way to bring food from the community to the food bank. “It makes sense since they’re going to everyone’s home,” Franklin says. “They’re in-terested in the community. They live here too. Their support is ap-preciated, and we count on it.”

This Friday starting at 5:30 p.m., Paula Deen and her sons, Jamie and Bobby, will do their part for Second Harvest by sign-ing autographs prior to the Sand Gnats baseball game at Grayson Stadium. All that’s required is a jar of peanut butter, which will go to Second Harvest. “You’re help-ing in the community and doing something nice for someone,” says Mary Crouch, executive director of Second Harvest. “It’s a great gift for

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I hope ya’ll don’t mind me fi lling in this week, as Steve’s been feel-ing puny for the past several days. His tummy really, really hurts - bless his heart. However, as bad as he’s been feeling, he did manage to remind me to let you all know that he was able to get some police reports in this week’s paper. De-spite being “sooooo sick’ ... bless his heart, again, he managed to

squeak out, “Let ‘em know that there’s some really good ones.” So, there it is - make sure ya’ll read the police reports this week. But, before you start, I want you all to know that he hasn’t been able to even make himself a piece of toast for 5 days ... but he man-aged to read a gazillion police re-ports and type them in, just for ya’ll!

DO NOT forget your MAMA THIS SUNDAY! It’s Mother’s Day, May 10th! I made the statement when I was 15 that I wanted to grow up and have 3 daughters. Well, the Lord gave me the desires of my heart and I thank Him daily for the privilege of being Mama to the three most awesome young wom-en I know - Before I was a Mom ... Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immuniza-tions. I never accidentally left the house with a cloth draped over my shoulder.

Before I was a Mom, I had nev-er been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had com-plete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night (and sometimes, even into the day!).

Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child so doc-tors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin, a two-syllable word or one little, shaky step. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep, making sure I could see her chest expand-ing with each tiny breath. Over and over again.

Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn’t want to put her down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn’t stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. Before I was a Mom, I didn’t know the feeling of having my heart out-side my body. I didn’t know how special it could feel to feed a hun-gry baby. I didn’t know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn’t know that something so small could make me feel so im-portant, complete and happy.

Before I was a Mom, I had never

gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonder-ment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom. I never knew I would love being a Mom, so very much.

~ Author Unknown Happy Mother’s Day to each and every woman who has ever loved, cared for, and/or touched the life of a child.

Why they make Prozac ... A Mother passing by her son’s bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up...

Then she saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to ‘Mom’ With the worst premoni-tion she opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter.

Dear Mom:It is with great regret and sor-row that I’m writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with Dad and you. I have found real love with Stacy and she is so nice. But I knew you would not approve of her because of all her piercings, tattoos, tight motor-cycle clothes and the fact that she is much older than I am. Mom, I really do love her. Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a shack in the woods and has a stack of fi rewood for the whole winter. We share a dream of hav-ing many children.

Don’t worry Mom, I’m 15 and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I’m sure that we will be back to visit so that you can get to know your grandchildren.

Love, Your Son Paul

P.S. Mom, none of the above is true. I’m over at Dustin’s house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the report card that’s in my center desk drawer.

I love you. Call me when it’s safe to come home.

Regarding our front page story, I encourage you to donate food to this years Letter Carrier’s Food Drive. These donations help lo-cally in stocking the pantry at America’s Second Harvest Food Bank. And, if you are able, they need Volunteers this Saturday! The Food Bank would love to have your team of volunteers help them unload food from the mail trucks and begin the process of sorting and stocking the food to make it available to people in need. Please join them this Saturday, May 9th from 4-8 pm at the food bank at 2501 E. President Street, in Sa-vannah to take part in the “Stamp Out Hunger” campaign! Volun-teers should wear closed-toed shoes, and be at least ten years of age. They encourage volunteers to wear t-shirts that display company or civic group logos as this event is usually covered by the media. If you and/or your group can vol-unteer, please call Karen Franklin at American’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia at 236-6750, ext. #12. May you always be over-whelmed by the Grace of God rath-er than by the cares of life. Wish-ing you and yours many blessings!

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• What ingredients are mothers made of?1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and every-thing nice in the world and one dab of mean.2. They had to get their start from men’s bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

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• What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?1. His last name.2. She had to know his back-ground. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

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• Who’s the boss at your house?1. Mom doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to because dad’s such a goof ball.2. Mom. You can tell by room in-spection. She sees the stuff under the bed.3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

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• What does your mom do in her spare time?1. Mothers don’t do spare time.2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

• What would it take to make your mom perfect?1. On the inside she’s already per-fect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.2. Diet. You know, her hair. I’d diet, maybe blue.

• If you could change one thing about your Mom, what would it be?1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I’d get rid of that.2. I’d make my Mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

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Some days you have to ask yourself, my God, what if these people were Republicans? Democrats took back Con-gress in 2006 and the presidency in 2008 in no small part because of their ability to bang their spoons on their high chairs about what they called the Republican “cul-ture of corruption.” Their choreo-graphed outrage was coordinated with the precision of a North Ko-rean missile-launch pageant. And, to be fair, they had a point. The GOP did have its legitimate embar-rassments. California Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham and lobby-ist Jack Abramoff were fair game, and so was Rep. Mark Foley, the twisted Florida congressman who allegedly wanted male congressio-nal pages cleaned and perfumed and brought to his tent, as it were. Of course, it wasn’t as if Dem-ocrats were without sin. Louisi-ana Rep. William Jefferson was indicted on fraud, bribery and corruption charges in 2007, af-ter an investigation unearthed, among other things, $90,000 in his freezer. Then-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was busted in a prostitu-tion scandal. But that’s all yesterday’s news. Let’s look at the here and now. Barack Obama, who vowed he’d provide a transparent administra-tion staffed with disinterested public servants with the self-re-straint of Roman castrati, appoint-

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was put up for sale by the then-governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojev-ich. A congressional ethics board is investigating whether Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. tried to buy it. But you know what? We ain’t seen nothing yet. For starters, the real corruption isn’t what the media are ignoring or downplay-ing as isolated incidents. It’s what the media are hailing as strokes of bold, inspirational leadership. The White House, as a matter of policy, is rewriting legal contracts, picking winners (mostly labor unions and mortgage defaulters) and singling out losers (evil “speculators”), while much of the media contin-ue to ponder whether Obama is already a greater president than FDR. If a Republican administration, staffed with cronies from Goldman Sachs and Citibank, was cutting special deals for its political allies, I suspect we’d be hearing fewer FDR analogies and more nouns ending with the suffix “gate.” Take Obama’s “car czar,” Ste-ven Rattner. According to ABC’s Jake Tapper, Rattner is accused of threatening to use the White House to smear a Chrysler creditor if it refused to back the adminis-tration’s Chrysler bankruptcy plan. He’s also connected to a massive pension fund scandal involving the investment firm he used to run. It’s alleged that Rattner’s firm bought the less-than-worthless DVD dis-tribution rights to the achingly

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ket. The thing is, this has become the governing philosophy of the Democratic Party, from banking and cars to health care and now student loans. The federal govern-ment is taking over, and the cul-ture of corruption inevitably trick-les down. That in itself should be a scandal. Call it “Choochgate.”

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be towed. He finally threatened to arrest the man for obstruction and he gave the Officer the key. He then ordered the man out of the van so that he could issue the man his ci-tations. The man replied, “No, I’m good where I am.” The Officer had to tell him again to get him to com-ply. As he handed the man his cita-tions, (you’re gonna love this!), the man said “You’re just charging me because I’m guilty!” He then added “I can beat all these in court.” (He’ll be in court June 4th, at 1pm. Every-body go mark your calendar now so we can all go laugh at this clown when the Judge drops the hammer on him!)• A woman called Police and ex-plained that she’d let a Springfield woman move in with her until she could get a place of her own. She said the woman has since become argumentative and disorderly with her, and keeps coming up with ex-cuses on why she can’t move out of her home yet. She was advised on how to obtain an eviction notice.• A clerk at a local convenience store remembers the two women that came in and paid fog a $400 money order with what turned out to be counterfeit $100 bills and $50 bills, and for a second pur-chase with another phoney $100 bill. The fake bills passed the pen test and were dropped in the store’s drop box. The next shift manager removed the bills and noticed that two of the hundreds had the same serial number. Pooler detectives have the surveillance video and are reviewing it.• Remember Rep. Buddy Carter’s column on voting yes to make the driver’s test only available in Eng-lish... An Officer was directing traf-



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Many have commented on the life and legacy of Jack Kemp -- the former Buffalo, N.Y., congress-man, former vice presidential can-didate, former HUD secretary, for-mer professional football star and a friend for life to all those who knew him. I knew Jack and his family well. Our children grew up together. We belonged to the same church. Next to Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp was probably the most op-timistic Republican I knew. He was also a conservative advocate for civil rights long before many other Republicans would address that is-sue. This was because, as he said, it was difficult to oppose people you had showered with as an ath-lete. Kemp believed civil rights was a conservative issue. After all, don’t conservatives value people before government and don’t they want to liberate individuals from those things that limit their ability to succeed? Kemp saw ra-cial discrimination as one of those limiting things and he tirelessly campaigned against it. He even supported voting rights for the District of Columbia, though it would ultimately mean more Dem-ocrats in Congress. New York Times columnist Bob Herbert wrote that Kemp’s at-tempt to get his Republican Party to accept blacks and other ethnic minorities was “futile,” given the GOP’s “Southern strategy” in the 1960s and since. Kemp advocat-ed economic independence and strong families. Herbert suggest-ed that Kemp’s strategy should have been to embrace Democratic objectives -- i.e., bigger and ever-growing government -- to help blacks overcome discrimination and poverty. The Herbert and Democratic Party approach has deepened dependency on gov-ernment handouts. The Kemp ap-proach sought to make the poor self-sustaining and independent of government. In 1988, I attended a recep-tion hosted by Kemp during the Republican National Convention

in New Orleans. There may have been more African Americans at that event than in the entire GOP at the time. Kemp’s civil rights ac-tivism was not for the purpose of attracting black votes -- though he openly appealed to blacks that they would find a better home and a better future in the Republican Party. Rather, his civil rights ac-tivism flowed from his belief that when the Declaration of Indepen-dence says all are created equal, it actually means all. Kemp was way ahead of Re-publicans and Southern Demo-crats on race. He would visit hous-ing projects like the notorious Cabrini-Green in Chicago, a nest of poverty and gang activity that even Chicago police officers were afraid to enter. It is now in the process of being torn down and its residents relocated. Whatever replaces it should include a plaque with a tribute to Kemp. Kemp was an idea man, not caring who got credit so long as people’s lives were improved. He disliked those who demonized people on “the other side.” He saw all Americans on the same side and this put him at odds with certain people in his party who made enemies out of those who held different beliefs in order to raise money and attract votes. Some had a divide-and-conquer approach. Kemp’s approach was to unite for the benefit of all. This attitude was most evident during his 1996 vice presidential debate with Al Gore. Kemp be-gan his remarks by promising no personal attacks and pledging to conduct himself with civility. The approach angered some on the Right, who wanted blood, but Kemp was true to himself. Kemp regarded the football teams he played against as op-ponents, not enemies. His politics displayed the same attitude, which is why his opponents admired him on and off the field. It is also why his funeral Friday will be held at Washington’s massive National Cathedral (the service was moved from his church to accommodate the large crowd that’s expected). The cross-section of attendees will be a testimony to the value of his

approach to politics and to life. Jack liked people and if there was anyone who didn’t like him, he worked overtime to change their opinion. As Republicans hold public fo-rums on how best to rebuild their party, they could do a lot worse than consider the ideas and atti-tude of Jack Kemp. His approach to problem solving, not destroying opponents, ought to be the GOP’s strategy for building a better fu-ture ... and a better America.

(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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Dear Editor: We have lived in south Effing-ham since 1978 and have seen a lot of changes in our community, espe-cially in the last decade. The mass influx of home development in south Effingham and nearby west Chatham will no doubt lead to more dramatic changes in the next decade. They say change is indeed inevitable, and that we can only attempt to control and direct it in positive ways. Many south Effingham resi-dents are very aware of the race track in our midst, since we hear it nearly every day. Even though it has operated here for many, many years - there has been a marked in-crease in the frequency and noise level in the past 10-15 years, which we believe is more than reason-ably tolerable. It is time for us to exercise our rights as tax paying residents to request some controls and compromises from a business who’s rich clients come in from other states and communities to affect our quality of life with their

“fun hobby.” Afterall, what does the race track contribute positively to our community? As we are forced into con-stant awareness of the track, we’ve thought of a few suggestions for possible “compromises” - 1. Limit racing to weekdays, so we could have race/noise free week-ends when most families are home. 2. Put limits on the noise level to eliminate the most offensive ve-hicles. 3. or, limit the amount of days this noise level can be exceeded, and notify the neighborhood residents (by group e-mail?) so we can plan to be “away.” 4. Maybe it is time to consider a “nuisance tax” - what does this track pay in taxes compared to the surrounding residential commu-nity? (A reality check - any ONE of the

above would be a step in the right direction.)

These are compromises! After-all, we have been asked for years to compromise our peace and quiet - isn’t it time they were asked to compromise something, and be forced to accept they do not exist in a vacuum with no responsibility for their actions? We have a new county com-missioner in south Effingham, Bob Brantley. Please call him and let him know how you feel (the com-missioner’s office number is 754-2124). We are certain that this is an issue for area realtors, as well. If you feel the same as we do, please consider leaving your name with the commissioner’s office so we can form a group to bring about posi-tive change for a peaceful south Ef-fingham.

Claudia CollierSouth Effingham Resident

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fic about a quarter after 6am due to an accident on Quacco Road. A Savannah woman in a red Pon-tiac van ignored his signals to stop and kept driving towards the Offi-cer. The Officer began flashing his flashlight at the woman, but she continued moving forward. The Officer at last had to jump to the shoulder of the road, and slapped the hood of the Pontiac with his hand. The woman then pulled over, surprised. Of course, she didn’t speaky no English and could only produce a Mexican driver’s license. She was taken to jail for driving while unlicensed and for ignoring an Officer’s signal to stop.

• Officers arrived at the video store for a report of a disorderly person. One Officer had detained the man at his pickup truck by the gas pumps, while the others went inside to speak with employ-ees. The man said he’d gone in to rent a movie, and the clerk seized his ID and wouldn’t give it back to him. The clerk said she recog-nized the man from a previous visit where he’d been caught shoplift-ing and had been banned from the store forever. (At least, that’s the way I remember it from the Police Report, about three weeks ago.) She said she seized his ID and called Police when he attempted to check out, and the man became disor-derly. He was taken into custody for criminal trespass and taken to jail and given a $650 bond. (Have you never learned the lesson that you have to pay the price for the deci-sions you make??? You also shouldn’t have been driving, because I’m pretty sure you got a DUI for an accident in Bloomingdale not too long ago, too!)• Around 3am, an Officer found a man laying on the sidewalk at the

paint store on Pooler Parkway. The Officer walked over and nudged the man, trying unsuccessfully to wake him up. He poked him again, and the man finally came to, staring off into space, obviously wonder-ing where he was and why he was there. He began to walk away, and the Officer stopped him and asked for his ID. The man took off his boots and walked away again. As the Officer was telling him to come back, the man unzipped his pants and began tee-teeing. The Officer asked the man if he realized what he was doing was illegal, and the man said he knew. Of course, you can’t just stop peeing once you’ve started, so the Officer allowed the man to finish before taking him to jail for public drunk and disorderly conduct.• Officers were alerted to be on the lookout for a blue Toyota pickup that had left the Piggly Wiggly after the driver had shoplifted over $340 worth of meat. An Officer was pa-trolling on Pooler Parkway and

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BloomingdaleAlpha United

Methodist Church5 East Hwy 80 • 748-4062

Pastor 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 Bloomingdale

Cherry Street • 748-4017Rev. 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 Church

937 Mixon Road • 865-4505Dr. Bernard D. Carter

EffinghamInternational Worship Center

2836 Hwy 80 • 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

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 Church

62 Varnadoe Ave. • 964-5780Rev. 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 Baptist

4617 Louisville Road • 964-2683

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

Pastor Robert L. Miley

Silk Hope Baptist Church18 Tower Dr • 233-8424

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. William A. (Chip) Strickland

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 Church

1201 Noel C. Conaway Rd.Pastor Terry A. Wilson

Sand Hill Baptist1931 Sand Hill Rd. • 728-3681

Rev. Royce Hendry

South Effingham Community Church

289 Harley Road • 728-3810www.southeffingham.comDr. Charles G. Cooper, Jr.

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

Fountain of Life2836 Hwy. 80 • Faulkville • 704-1462

Pastor Joseph Clinton

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

Rev. Peter Vermeulen

Powers BaptistEden • 748-6288Travis Cowart, Sr.

PoolerBeth-El Alliance Church

Quacco RoadRev. Michael Owens

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 PoolerHwy 80 • 748-7521

Rev. 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 ChurctMeeting 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 Ricky Rushing

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.faith.presbychurch.net

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

Rev. Ron Hand

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.

Freedom Christian Center409 S. Laurel Street

Pastor: Cynthia Streeter Sundays@11AM • Wednesdays@6PM

www.FCCSpringfield.org

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 Douglas & Glenda Lane

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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“To make a long story short, don’t tell it.”

- God


MY ANSWERBy Billy Graham

Q: We’re brokenhearted, because the baby we’d looked forward to having for years died after only 10 days of life. I suppose we have lots of questions about why God let this happen, but my main question is this: Is our baby in heaven? Or can we really know? - Mrs. J.McD.

A: Yes, you can be assured that your baby is now in heaven, safely be-yond the sickness and pain of this world. Your grief is real, and it won’t go away overnight - but take com-fort in the fact that this little child is now in God’s presence forever. Whenever I’m asked a question like this, I think immediately of King David in the Old Testament. God described him in the Bible as “a man after my own heart” (Acts 13:22), and he ruled over Israel with great wisdom and courage. But as the years passed, David drifted away from God, and on one occasion he committed adultery with another man’s wife, named Bathsheba. She became pregnant, and in time she gave birth to a son. But almost immediately the child became very sick, and seven days later he was dead. During those seven days, David pleaded with God, ask-ing Him to spare the child’s life - but to no avail. David grieved for the child - but at the same time, he was confident that after his own death they would be reunited: “Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me” (2 Samuel 12:23). Thank God for His love - both for you and for this child. Thank God most of all for the hope we have of heaven because of Christ’s death and resurrection for us. Is your hope in Him?

(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.)

FruitsVineof the

Foundation with Christ . . .

Groundbreaking

B u i l d i n g a S t r o n g

N o w t h a t i s

Recently, our church family brokeground on the newest Church in theSavannah Presbytery. Come be a

part of our growth in West Chatham.

We invite you to worship with us each SundayChristian Education – 9:10 a.m.Worship Service – 10:09 a.m.

Why are we worshipping at 10:09 a.m.?For a hint, read Romans 10:9.

To find out for sure, visit us on Sunday mornings.

Rev. Ed Ayers, Pastor • Childcare Provided • Deaf Interpretation912-925-6441 • www.christpc.net • [email protected]

NEED PRAYER, DELIVERANCE OR HEALING?Through the Lord, Jesus

Christ, we are here for all those in need of Prayer.

Send prayer requests to:House of Prayer Ministries

P. O. Box 1924Springfield, GA 31329

or email: [email protected]

Southern GospelAt it’s BEST!

105.7Springfield • 330-4127

By: Mike Sharobim

Once upon a time, there was a child ready to be born. One day, the child asked God, “They tell me that you are go-ing to send me to the earth to-morrow. How am I going to live there being so small and help-less?”

God replied, “Among the many angels, I have chosen one just for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”

“But,” said the child, “here in Heaven I don’t do anything else but sing and smile. That’s what I need to be happy.”

God said, “Your angel will sing for you everyday and you will feel your angels love and be happy.”

“And,” said the child, “how am I going to be able to under-stand when people talk to me if I don’t know the language that men talk?”

“That’s easy,” God said, “your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will every hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”

The child looked up at God saying, “And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”

God smiled at the child say-ing, “Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.”

The child said, “I’ve heard on earth there are bad men, who will protect me?”

God put His arm around the child saying, “Your angel will defend you - even if it means risking her life!”

The child looked sad, say-ing, “But I will always be sad because I will not see you any-more.”

God hugged the child, “Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way to come back to me, even though, I will always be next to you.”

At that moment, there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard.

The child, in a hurry, asked softly, “Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel’s name.”

God replied, “You angel’s name is of no importance ... you will simply call her “Mommy”.”

“LITTLE ANGELS”

• Loaves and Fishes Interfaith Food Ministry will have its food pantry open on Thursday May 21st from 10 AM until 2 PM and on May 22nd 4 PM until 7 PM. Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry is located at Christ Presbyterian Church “The Church House”, 1743 Quacco Road (Pooler Parkway). Loaves and Fishes is available to help the needy of Pooler with food and other necessities. For further information please call 663-2294 or 349-4881. • “Suwannee River Boys with a Destinee” will be in Concert on Saturday, May 16th, 6-8 PM at Trinity Chapel UMC, 10th & But-ler, Tybee Island. For more infor-mation, please call 786-6377.

• Singles Group Meeting Single Life Ministries will meet on Saturday, May 16th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Rincon United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 810 Fort Howard Road in Rincon. A spaghetti dinner will be followed by game night. Contact Kay Zettler at 912-826-1201 for

further information.

• Discover VBS Down Under! Boomerang Express will be held at First Baptist Church of Rincon on June 8th - 12th, 9 AM - 12:15 PM. First Baptist is located at the cor-ner of Highway 21 and 6th Street in Rincon. Ages K5 - 5th Grade. Register online by May 31st, www.fbcrincon.com or call 826-5536.

• A Gospel Concert featuring the Cleghorns from Kathleen, Geor-gia will be held at Cokesbury United Methodist Church on Sat-urday, May 9th at 7pm. The church is located at 5411 Skidaway Road at DeRenne Ave.

• Chick-fil-A presents: Hope for “The Treutlen House”, featuring “The Nelons” in concert! $10 per person (suggested donation), a love offering will be received. ALL proceeds will benefit the “Treutlen House”. This event will be held at the First Baptist Church, 119 North, in Springfield, on Saturday, May 9th at 7 PM. For more infor-mation, please call 754-9797.

• Here are the planned sermons for the next several weeks at Rincon First Baptist Church: May 10 (Mother’s Day): What is a mother’s role in the home?May 17: Is traditional marriage just old-fashioned? May 24: Is Hell real?May 31: What is Heaven like?June 7: What good is the church?June 14: What does the Lord’s Sup-per mean?June 21 (Father’s Day): What is a father’s role in the home?June 28: What does baptism mean? • New church start up in Rincon is in need of musicians and sing-ers and sound and video people. Come and be a part of a new and exciting ministry in Rincon. Op-portunity to tour down the road. Contact Pastor Leslie at 407-0071.

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Prayer of the Week...Dear Lord, Train me in good common sense; I’m thoroughly committed to living your way. Before I learned to answer you, I wandered all over the place, But now I’m in step with your Word. You are good, and the source of good; Train me in your goodness. Lord, tell me your ways. Show me how to live. Guide me in your truth, And teach me, my God, my Saviour. I trust you all day long. Lord, remember your mercy and love That you have shown since long ago. In your great love revive me So I can alertly obey your every word.

The U.S.S. Astoria was a heavy cruiser that saw duty during World War II fought the Battle of the Coral Sea and at Midway, then was sunk in August of 1942 at the Battle of Savo Island. On board in the final fight for Savo was Signalman Third Class Elgin Staples. Sometime around 2 a.m. on the ship’s last day, Staples was blown overboard when one of the Astoria’s gun turrets exploded. In the water, wounded in both legs by shrapnel and in a state of near-shock, Staples was kept afloat by a narrow lifebelt which he had ac-tivated by a trigger. In his book The Grand Weav-er, Ravi Zacharias tells the fasci-nating story of what happened next. Four hours after being blown into the Pacific, Staples was picked up by a passing destroyer and returned to the Astoria. Even though the cruiser had been se-verely damaged, her captain was trying to beach the ship in order to save her. When his attempts failed, Staples found himself back in the water. By now, it was noon. “This time it was the U.S.S.

President Jackson that plucked him out of the water. On board, Staples studied the little lifebelt that saved his life twice that day. He noticed the belt was manu-factured by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, and carried a registration number. “Allowed to go home for a visit, Staples related his story to the family and asked his mother, who worked for Firestone, the purpose of the registration num-ber on the belt. She pointed out that the company was holding employees responsible for their work in the war effort and each worker had his/her own number. Staples recalled everything about that lifebelt, including the reg-istration number. As he called it out, his mother’s eyes grew large. She said, ‘That was my personal code that I put on every item I was responsible for approving!’ “His mother had made the belt which had saved his life twice.” By Chap Notes and passed along by www.christianvoices.org.

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Pooler-Maude Underwood, 85, went home to be with her Jesus, Wednesday morning, April 29, 2009 at St. Joseph/Candler Hospi-tal.

Ms. Underwood was born on Sep-tember 6, 1923 in Emmanuel County to the late Leola and Barney Underwood.Left to cherish her memory are two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Roach and Mrs. Idolene Moxley; brother, Lar-ry Underwood; and several nieces and nephews.Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the chapel of the funeral home conducted by Rev. W. H. “Buddy” Cribb followed

by a graveside service at 2 p.m. at Swainsboro City Cemetery in Swainsboro, Georgia.Friends may sign the online register book at www.stricklandandsonsfu-neralhome.comThomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Homes, West Chatham Cha-pel, was in charge of all arrange-ments.

Mary Elizabeth Dukes Strickland

Rincon - Mary Elizabeth Dukes Strickland, 90, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at home.The Liberty County native was a charter member of Southside Christian Church and a Deacon-ness. She was a co-founder of Electric Motor Service where she worked alongside her husband for over 50 years. She was a member of the Monday Morning Card Club for over 40 years, an active worker at Kicklighter Christian Camp, and was the organizer for the Dukes family reunion.She was preceded in death by her parents, Saxton Dukes and Stella Braddy Dukes, husband, Harry Grady Strickland, 10 siblings, and son-in-law, Jerry Tillman.Survivors include her daughters, Harriet Tillman of Rincon, Kath-ryn Monson (Eric Monson, III) of Beaufort, SC, and Elaine Nichols (Timmy Nichols) of Pomaria, SC; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchil-dren; sister, Lillian Piper of Tybee Island; and numerous nieces, neph-ews, and cousins.Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rincon United Method-ist Church. The Rev. Bill Ford and Rev. Larry Bird officiated. Pallbear-ers were Eric Monson, III, Billy Monson, Timmy Nichols, Matthew Nichols, Harry Tillman, and Mark Tillman.Interment was in Hillcrest Abbey East.Remembrances may be given to Rincon United Methodist Church, 107 Savannah Ave. Rincon, GA

31326 or Savannah Speech & Hear-ing, c/o Virginia Snedeker, 1206 East 66th St., Savannah, GA 31404.Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Home, Effingham Chapel, was in charge of all arrangements.

Mary Elizabeth Derrick Ahlers

Newington - Mary Elizabeth Der-rick Ahlers, 38, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 at East GA Regional Medical Center.The Effingham county native was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. She graduated from Ef-fingham County High School in 1989 and attended South College. She enjoyed being a caregiver to the elderly and children. She was pre-ceded in death by her father, Paul G. Derrick.Survivors include her husband, Pete Ahlers of Newington; mother, Doris E. Derrick of Clyo; sister-in-law, Margo Ann Ahlers of N. Myrtle Beach, SC; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Lu-theran Church.Interment was in Springfield Cem-etery Annex.Remembrances may be given to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 353, Springfield, GA 31329.Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Home, Effingham Chapel, was in charge of all arrangements.

Larry William Carnell, Sr.Larry William Carnell, Sr. passed away at Hospice Savannah, April 30th., 2009 after a short illness from cancer. His devoted family was by his side.He is proceeded in death by his fa-ther and mother Clarence and Pau-line Carnell of Newark, New York and his two brothers, Vaughn Car-nell from Virginia and Harold Car-nell from Texas.Surviving are his beloved wife, Catherine Barry-Carnell of Midway,

Georgia and his loving son Blake William Carnell of Warner Robins, Georgia, daughter-in-law Misty, and beautiful grand-daughters, Christina and Mace.He also has two other sons, Larry W. Carnell, Jr. and Dale Carnell and their families of Rose, New York. Other family members are his step-daughter Patty Gale and her hus-band Michael Gale of Rincon.Larry worked for many years at Savannah Tire as an Automotive Technician, George Williams Chev-rolet of Hinesville and most recent-ly at CarQuest of Hinesville deliv-ering parts throughout the area. He is also a member of the National Hot Rod Association. Funeral Services were held Mon-day, May 4, 2009 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Fairhaven Funeral. In-terment was at Forest Lawn Mem-ory Gardens.Contributions can be made to Hos-pice Savannah, P. O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416, www.hos-picesavannah.org.Please sign our on-line guest book at www.fairhavenfuneralhome.net.Fairhaven Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.

Mrs. Ruth Flowers DavisPooler-Mrs. Ruth Flowers Davis, 82, died Friday, May 1, 2009 at Hospice House.A Quitman County native, she lived most of her life in Port Wen-tworth and moved to Pooler three years ago. She was a devoted mem-ber of First Baptist Church, Port Wentworth, having taught Sunday School and was active in W.M.U. for many years. She was employed at Budget Rent-A-Car for a number of years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lacy Davis, six brothers, two sisters, and a grand-daughter.She is survived by one son, Ralph Davis (Bobbie Jean), and three daughters, Myrna Jean Kinsey, Delores Miller (Johnny), Elaine Ragsdale (Louis), all of North Carolina, twelve grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren, one sister, Estelle Barnes of St. Simons Island, and one brother, Britt Flow-ers, of Fayetteville, Georgia, and several nieces and nephews.Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 4th at the Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Home, West Chatham Chapel in Pooler. Interment was at Hill-crest Abbey West.Remembrances may be given to First Baptist Church, Port Went-worth, P.O. Box 4066, Port Went-worth, GA 31407 or to Hospice Sa-vannah, P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416-0190.Friends may sign the online register book at www.stricklandandsonsfu-neralhome.comThomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Homes, West Chatham Cha-pel, was in charge of all arrange-ments.

Beverly June BrownBeverly June Brown, 72, of Savan-nah passed away on Friday May 1, 2009 at Appling Health Care–The Pavilion, in Baxley.A native of Savannah, Beverly was a long-time member of the Savan-nah Country Twirlers Square Dance Club.She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion T. Brown and a grandson, James Bonner and is survived by 2 sons, Samuel V. (Ju-lie) Bonner of Bridge City, Texas and Barry (Leigh) Winkler of Kite, Georgia; 2 daughters, Paula (Mike) Myers of Baxley, Georgia and Rhonda (Rick) Moss of Savannah; a sister, Sandra Groby; 10 grand-children; 7 great-grandchildren + 1 soon to be; and life-long friend and cousin, Ruby Long of Claxton.Funeral Services were held at 11 A.M. Tuesday in the Chapel of Fairhaven Funeral Home with Rev. Alan McCoy of Sparta, Georgia of-ficiating. Interment was in Hillcrest Abbey West.

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May 7, 1923 – May 2, 2009Ruth Lucille McBurney McElveen, 85, of Pooler, died on May 2, 2009 at The Place at Pooler, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an ex-tended illness. A native of Barnesville, Ohio Ruth was valedictorian of her Bethesda High School graduating class and an honors graduate of Wheeling Nursing School in 1944. Affec-tionately called “Mac”, she was a practicing registered nurse for over forty years, having begun her ca-reer in Miami, FL at Jackson Me-morial Hospital and later retiring from Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, GA. She and her family lived in Miami, FL and Black Creek, GA before moving to Pooler, GA in 1964. A compassion-ate caregiver to many, Ruth always enjoyed sharing stories about her ballroom and swing dancing expe-riences, solving crossword puzzles, playing competitive card and board games---and teaching her grand-children all of these! A member of the First Baptist Church of Pooler, she was preced-ed in death by her husband, Wil-liam Carlous McElveen, her eldest daughter Sheryl McElveen Packer, and her sister Izola McBurney Kin-er.Surviving are her four daughters, Judith Mann of Raleigh, NC; Kathy Symonds and Cristy McElveen, both of Pooler; and Debra Stew-art of Midway; five siblings, Ralph McBurney of Columbus, Ohio, Robert McBurney of Worthington, Ohio, Dean McBurney of Ashland, Ohio, Martha McBurney Rinehart of Greenville, SC, Rhea-Mae Mc-Burney Setti-Ducati of Albany, NY; Nine grandchildren Krista (Tracey) Girardeau, Michael (Kim) Packer, Robert (Liz) Mann, Amy (Tim) Jar-kow, Holly (George) Ketchup, John (Amber) Stembridge, Julie Mann, Joey (Ashley) Stembridge, Matthew Symonds; five great-grandchildren: Jacob, Emily, Will, LJ, and Kaleb; and several nieces and nephews.Funeral services were held at 1 pm on Tuesday, May 5th in the Chapel of Thomas C. Strickland and Sons Funeral Home in Pooler. The Rev. Kenny Harrelson officiated and music was provided by Kim Packer and Angie Roberts. Pallbearers were grandsons Mi-chael P. Packer, Jr., John Robert Mann, Jr., John Stembridge, Joseph Stembridge, Matthew Symonds and Tracey Girardeau.Burial was in the Hillcrest Abbey West cemetery in Garden City. Remembrances may be given to:American Cancer Society6600 Abercorn St., Ste 206Savannah, GA 31405or Hospice Savannah P.O. Box 13190 Savannah, GA 31416Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Home, Effingham Chapel, was in charge of all arrangements.

Ms. Lynn Rawlings Nowell“Honey”

Bloomingdale-Ms. Lynn Rawlings Nowell, “Honey”, 53, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2009 as a result of injuries sustained in an automo-bile accident.Lynn lived in Bloomingdale all of her life and was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preced-ed in death by her father, Bill Rawl-ings.Survivors include two sons, Trey Nowell of South Guyton and Gregg Nowell of Bloomingdale; three grandchildren, Abbegail, Isabel and Breanna Nowell; mother, Barbara Rawlings of Bloomingdale; sib-lings, Karen Rawlings of Blooming-dale, Donna Rawlings of Savannah, Janna Blackwell of Statesboro, Billy Rawlings of Richmond Hill and Andy Rawlings of Bloomingdale as well as a number of nieces, neph-ews, aunts, uncles and friends.Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in the chapel of the funeral home with burial at Gravel Hill Cemetery. Rev. Devin Bell and Rev. Anna Kelly will officiate. Ac-tive pallbearers were Cody Rawl-ings, Kyle Rawlings, Todd Brinson, Dannon Dixon, Jeff Kirby and Brad Kirby. Honorary Pallbearers were the members of the Bloomingdale Fire Department.Friends may sign the online register book at www.stricklandandsonsfu-neralhome.comThomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Home, West Chatham Cha-pel, was in charge of all arrange-ments.

Alan R. SorrellsAlan Richard Sorrells, 43, of Savan-nah, husband of Kimberly “Kim” Ann Welch Sorrells, died Saturday evening, May 2, 2009, at Memorial Health University Medical Center.Born in Geneva, Alabama, he was a son of Barbara Jean Brubaker Sor-

rells and the late Kellor Bell Sor-rells. Alan was a member of Chevis Oaks Baptist Church and he and his wife own and operate Savannah Drain Service. He loved riding his motorcycle and playing poker. Alan was a devoted family man who en-joyed spending time and cooking out for his family.Surviving are his wife of 6 years, Kimberly “Kim” Ann Welch Sor-rells; three daughters, Lauren Moore, Tiffany Jones and Ashley Sturgill; two sons, Sean Sorrells and Frank Jones; his mother, Barbara Jean Brubaker Sorrells; one sis-ter, Shannon Sorrells of Ijamsville, Maryland; one brother, Kevin Sor-rells of Savannah, and two nieces, Danielle Sorrells and Deanna Sor-rells.The funeral service was held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Ser-vice conducted by The Reverend Eric R. Carpenter. Interment was private.

Mary Ann JonesTennessee - Mary Ann Jones, 66, died Sunday, May 3, 2009 at her home in Crawford, Tennessee.Mrs. Jones was born November 25, 1942 in Screven County to the late Lamar and Florrie Lee Murray. She was a retired truck driver and a member of the Monterey First Bap-tist Church in Tennessee.Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Harry Jones of Crawford, TN; sons and daughters-in-law, Randy and Robin Jones of Sander-sville and Bruce and Kim Jones of Guyton; and five grandchildren.Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the chapel of the funeral home with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gar-dens.Friends may sign the online register book at www.stricklandandsonsfu-neralhome.comThomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Home, Effingham Chapel, was in charge of all arrangements.

Mrs. Helen Hodges RollinsPort Wentworth-Mrs. Helen Hodges Rollins, 89 years old, passed away on May 5, 2009 at her home.Mrs. Rollins was born in Screven County and was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Walter P. Rol-lins. She and her husband helped to start seven Churches with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and were known for their generous hearts and loving sacrifice. Follow-ing Walter’s death in 2001, Helen’s work at Manna House in Rincon, ministry of prayer, and encourage-ment was appreciated by all who knew her.Survivors include her children, Nancy Conn, Bennie, Perry, John, Mark and Tim Rollins; 23 grand-children; 16 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and neph-ews.Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Thursday in the chapel of the funeral home with burial at Guyton Cemetery.Friends may sign the online register book at www.stricklandandsonsfu-neralhome.comThomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Home, West Chatham Chapel, was in charge of all arrangements.

Larry S. FriarLarry S. Friar, age 61, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 2, 2009, at his residence in Savannah. Larry was born and raised in Fonde, KY, and has lived in Savannah for over 30 years. He was a night Auditor for Wingate Inn. Larry was an avid golfer, and a member of Southbridge Golf Club and Bacon Park Golf Course with a handicap of 7. Larry is preceded in death by his wife Nina Friar and brother Bill Friar. He is survived by his brothers Jerry W. Friar of Savannah and Johney Friar of Auburn, GA, sisters Alice Morgan of Maryville, TN, Dreama Merwin of Savannah, and Kathy McKay of Rincon, niece Amber Derksen of Savannah, great nieces Gabrielle, Katherine, and Jacque-line Lawrence, all of Savannah, and many other nieces, nephews, and friends. There will be a Memorial Gathering of Larry’s friends and family at 6pm on Friday, May 8 at Fairhaven Fu-neral Home. Remembrances may be made in Larry’s name to Hospice Savannah. Please sign our online memorial at www.fairhavenfuneralhome.net Fairhaven Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

Merrill Shealey BurnsMerrill Shealey Burns, 74, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2009, in Alabama.Mr. Burns was a retired supervisor from the Savannah Sugar Refinery, and a member of the Bay Commu-nity Church.Survivors include his wife, Shirley S. Burns of Daphne, AL; a son, Brian Burns of Guyton; two sisters, Miri-

am Burns Riggs of Guyton and Eva Belle Pevey of Springfield.Graveside Services were held on Monday, May 4, 2009, in the Jubilee Cemetery, in Daphne, AL under the direction of Gilmer’s Funeral Home in Mobile, AL.Riggs Funeral Home in Guyton was in charge of all arrangements.

Miriam Virginia JenkinsRincon - Miriam Virginia Jenkins, 83, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at her residence.The Philadelphia, PA native moved to Rincon from New Jersey 20 years ago. She retired from RCA after 25 years. She was an avid bowler and a loving mother, grandmother, and sister. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Port Went-worth.She was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Worthy Jen-kins, Jr.Survivors include her 2 sons, Charles J. Rosley of Kansas City, MO, and Thomas E. Rosley of Stod-dard, NH; sister, Janet Murphy of Mickleton, NJ; 2 step-children, Donna L. Moore of Erlanger, KY, and Raymond A. Jenkins of Guy-ton; she had many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Sat-urday in the chapel.Interment will follow in Rincon Cemetery.Remembrances may be given to First Baptist Church of Port Wen-tworth, P.O. Box 4066, Port Went-worth, GA 31407.Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Fu-neral Home, Effingham Chapel, is in charge of all arrangements.


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Police brought K-9’s to the scene to track the passenger, but with $340 worth of steaks laying all around, they didn’t seem real interested in a man in a blue jeans.• Speaking of the dogs... a woman called Police after finding her bot-tle of prescription pills chewed up under her bed. Her dog is the sus-pected culprit, and was taken to a veterinarian to be checked out.• An Orlando Florida man was detained at a local convenience store after he tried passing a fake $100 bill. The bill didn’t pass the pen test, and Officers could see the faded picture of Abraham Lincoln in the background. The man said

he’d gotten the bill from his Orlan-do landlord and was on his way to Buffalo, New York with his family.• Just after 1am, an Officer was on patrol on I-95 and stopped a blue Toyota pickup that was weav-ing over the lane lines. The driver tried to convince the Officer that he was simply tired, but the Of-ficer noticed the strong odor of beer on the man’s breath. He had the man step out of the truck and grabbed his alco-sensor. The man saw that and said “I ain’t taking that.” The man then failed all of his walk and turn and one legged



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The 165th Airlift Wing contin-ues to accumulate the frequent fli-er miles in helping to fight the war against terrorism. On Tuesday, members of the unit headed over-seas once again, to Afghanistan.

The 165th Airlift Wing, an el-ement of the Georgia National Guard based in Savannah, has participated in air operations in Afghanistan as well as Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq and Oman. The latest mission had two C-130H aircraft departing from Tra-vis Field at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. One plane carried supplies, while the other transported 60 local airmen, op-erations and maintenance person-nel. Major Dave Simons, the 165th Wing’s public affairs officer, says the mission will last four months,

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land at smaller bases to transport supplies and perform rescue mis-sions and airdrops. So far, Simons notes, there haven’t been any problems, but the crews remain alert to possible danger. “They’re fully prepared to evade ground fire,” Simons says. “They go through a lot of train-ing.” Simons will spend more time in the air than on the ground in Afghanistan. “I’m going there for four hours to take photos,” Si-mons says. Commanded by Col. Hank Smart, the 165th dates back to 1962 and has some 900 members.

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stand tests, etc., finally admitting “I can’t do this.” The Officer placed him under arrest for DUI Refusal and then searched the truck prior to it being towed. Inside, he found a twelve pack of Busch beer stuck between the driver’s seat and the center console. Only four beers remained, which obviously means that Busch Beer tastes great! (Gotta get the Busch marketing people to send me some bucks for this cross promtion!) And the Florida man was taken to jail and given a $1300 bond amount.• There was apparently some kind of event at Oglethorpe Speedway last weekend, and a Garden City man was found driving around the track in a reckless manner. When the Officer got the man stopped, he told him he didn’t have a license and had been drinking all day. He was taken to jail, and his neighbor’s vehicle was towed from the scene.• Around 11pm, an Officer was in the parking lot at the Police De-partment when he spotted a red Grand Prix driving eastbound in the westbound lane of Hwy 80. He got the Hardeeville man pulled over in the Bank of America ATM exit lane. The man said he was lost and trying to find I-95. Apparently all the alcohol the man had been drinking wasn’t helping him. He was soon on his way to jail for DUI.

Effingham County Sheriff’s Office• A woman told Deputies she had her 1974 Chevy pickup listed on the Craigslist website for $1900. (No idea what that cost, but she could have listed it in the Spirit for 6 months for a flat $20.) She then received an email from a woman calling herself “God Will.” “God W.” told her she was disabled and

was unable to come and see the truck, but she wanted it anyway. She soon sent another email say-ing she was going to pay her $3000 for the truck, and insisted that the woman just keep the rest for her troubles. (Watch out for that red flag!) Several days later, the listee received a check in the mail for $5500, and another email telling her to keep $3000 of the check, but to forward the extra $2500 to Steven Norris in Detroit. Before she did that, she called he phone number on the check to verify the funds, and discovered the check had been stolen and should not be cashed. (As if the murderer on Craigslist wasn’t enough...)• Just after 4pm, a Deputy was southbound on Hwy 21 through Rincon when he noticed the blue Chevy pickup in the outside lane with an expired license plate. He ran the plate through his mobile terminal and confirmed that not only was the tag expired, but it had also recently been reported stolen in Port Wentworth. He made a traf-fic stop and asked the driver for his license and insurance. The man said he didn’t have his license with him, and the truck belonged to a friend. He handed over a Georgia



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By State Rep. Buddy Carter

Last November, while appear-ing before a Congressional inquiry in Washington, D.C., CEO’s of the Big Three auto companies were criticized and admonished for fly-ing on private jets to attend the meetings. The CEO’s were in Washington to request taxpayer bailout money to help keep their companies out of bankruptcy and, as is standard procedure for each company, flew on their companies corporate jet. Understandably, this did not sit well with members of the Congres-

sional committee. Several Congressman pointed out the irony of the CEO’s flying into Washington with tin cups in their hand and compared the scene to a guy showing up at a soup kitchen wearing a high hat and tuxedo. The three auto execs did not respond directly to the questions, but at least one, in a later trip to the nation’s Capitol drove a hybrid vehicle. While the reaction of the Con-gressman can be argued as being appropriate, especially in light of the reason the auto execs were

there, I wonder what the Congress-man would have thought if the conversation had gone something like this.

Congressman: Mr. Auto Executive, how did you get here today?

Auto Executive: Sir, I flew here on a Gulfstream IV jet built in Savan-nah, Georgia, by one of the most proud and dedicated workforces in our nation. Gulfstream employs over 6,200 workers in Georgia and, along with suppliers, accounted for over $655 million dollars in pay-roll in 2008. Sir, the Gulfstream IV jet is one of the finest jets made and, while it may seem inappropriate for me to have chosen this mode of trans-

portation for this meeting, busi-ness aviation is an essential busi-ness tool that provides a very real competitive edge to those who use it wisely. Furthermore Sir, business avia-tion is a vital component of gen-eral aviation, as it provides over 1.2 million high–paying, technical jobs whose collective earnings ex-ceed $53 billion. The ripple effect is multiplied as the sale and opera-tion of aircraft multiplies as they trigger transactions and create jobs elsewhere in the economy. Also Sir, general aviation con-tributes over $150 billion to the US economy each year and is a critical stimulus for the economy. In fact, general aviation manufacturing is one of the few remaining indus-tries contributing positively to the U.S. balance of trade. Sir, general aviation manufac-turing represents the best of cut-ting-edge design, investment and ingenuity. Even in the current eco-nomic climate, manufacturers are continuing to invest in the research and development of new products.

Congressman: Mr. Auto Executive, I certainly agree that business avia-tion contributes heavily to our na-tion’s economy, but how is it criti-cal to supporting and maintaining our nation’s infrastructure?

Auto Executive: Sir, business air-craft can use about ten times more airports in the U. S. than sched-uled airlines serve. Companies are building factories and using sup-

pliers where the business airplane can go. Business aviation keeps America connected and infuses urban and rural areas with much-need tax revenue and jobs.

Congressman: Mr. Auto Execu-tive, before long you may be trying to tell me that business aviation is a crucial part of the humanitarian support network in the U.S.

Auto Executive: Sir, volunteer pi-lots in the U.S. fly over 118,000 hours per year in support of chari-table and humanitarian efforts. In fact, in 2008 just four out of the hundreds of these organizations flew over 15,000 missions alone. Sir, while it may have been in-appropriate for me to have flown on a corporate jet for this particu-lar meeting, it should not reflect negatively on the business aviation industry that is a vital component of our nation’s economy and infra-structure.

Congressman: Mr. Auto Execu-tive, thank you for pointing out the many positive benefits that business aviation brings to our na-tion and thank you for supporting the proud and dedicated workforce in Savannah, Georgia, by flying a Gulfstream IV jet. Representative Buddy Carter can be reached at Coverdell Legislative Office Building (C.L.O.B.) Room 508, Atlanta, GA, 30334. His Capi-tol office number is 404-656-0213.

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When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint an-other one. When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you make my favor-ite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life. When you thought I wasn’t looking I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could al-ways talk to and I learned to trust in God.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you make ameal and take it to a friend who was sick, and Ilearned that we all have to help take care of each other. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don’t. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw how you handled

your responsibilities, even when you didn’t feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsi-ble when I grow up. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that some-times things hurt, but it’s all right to cry. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I learned most of life’s les-sons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, “Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn’t looking.”

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The congregation at Temple Hill Baptist Church in Clito, sang this on Mother’s Day, 2006. We thought some of our local churches may want to sing it in the Mother’s Day services this year as well!

Sung to the tune of “What a Friend We Have In Jesus”...

What a Friend We Have In Mother

What a friend we have in MotherWho will all our secrets shareWe should never keep things from herTell her all and she’ll be there.

Oh, what tender love she gives usWhen in sorrow or despairTell her gently, whisper softlyShe will listen, she’ll be there.

Day by day as she grows olderShe’s the nation’s guiding starDon’t forget the prayer she taught youYou will need them where you are.

Though her hair has turned to silverSend the flowers sweet and fairDrop a card or send a letterShe’ll be waiting, she’ll be there.

When her eyes have closed in slumberGently kiss her icy browFold her hands upon her bosomShe will rest in Heaven now.

When your days are dark and drearyAnd your cross is hard to bearDo not let your memory fail youThink of Mother she’ll be there.

-Author unknown

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