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‘GEORGIA’S BEST WEEKLY”
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Week of Sept. 24,2008 - Sept. 30,2008 • Vol. 36 No. 32 • www.savannahtribune.com • 912-233-6128 • Fax: 912-233-6140
Full Military Honors
for Tuskegee Airman
Lt Col Charles W.
i( A-Train ” Dryden
ATLANTA
Lieutenant Colonel
Charles W. Dryden
(USAF-Retired),
who passed away
on Tuesday, June
24, 2008, in
Atlanta, GA, will
be given full mili
tary honors at the
interment which
takes place at
Arlington National
Cemetery on
September 24,
2008. The forty- Lt Colonel Charles W. Dryden
five minute cere
mony takes place at 9:00 a.m.
Guests attending the ceremony should arrive at
the Arlington National Cemetery at 8:30 a.m. to
receive directions to the site of the interment.
Charles Walter Dryden was bom on September
16, 1920, in New York City to Jamaican parents,
Charles Levy Tucker Dryden and Violet Buckley
Dryden. In his book, A-Train: Memoirs of a Tuskegee
Airman, Dryden recalls, 'Air'pwane! Air'pwane!” is
how this two-year-old, tearing paper into bits and
throwing them into the air, told the world that he
wanted to fly airplanes.” And after many a trial and
tribulation, flying airplanes is what Chuck Dryden
did. He lived out his dream. And then he lived to
write about it. After his book was published, he real
ized a renaissance in his career and enjoyed the
celebrity which his stellar career afforded him.
Following graduation from Peter Stuyvesant
High School in New York City Dryden earned a BA in
Political Science from Hofstra University and an MA
in Public Law and Government from Columbia
University. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of
See Lt Colonel Charles W. Dryden, page 17
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Savannah Memory Walk Festival-
Johnson Square-Saturday, Sept. 27
Join Mayor Otis Johnson, County Commissioner
Chairman, Pete Liakakis and Assistant DA, David
Locke for the Alzheimer's Association's 7th Annual
Memory Walk Saturday, September 27 in Johnson
Square, downtown Savannah from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
People across Coastal Georgia are invited to partici
pate in this year's event to raise awareness and funds
for Alzheimer's care, support and research programs.
This inspiring event calls on volunteers of all ages to
become Champions in the fight against Alzheimer's
and help support Programs and Services in our local
communities. Come enjoy great music by Bucky and
Barry, BBQ from Sticky Fingers, and fun for all ages!
Start your team today or make a donation by vis
iting the Alzheimer's Association at www.geor-
giamemorywalk.org or call 912-920-2231 for more
information.
To Ensure Triumph,
It Takes All Of Us
Early Voting Gets Underway
Registration Deadline is October 6
Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson and other community leaders were among those taking advantage of Early Voting.
S avannah Mayor Otis
Johnson, along with
other Savannah leaders
and residents voted early in
person on Monday, September
22nd.
Although Early Voting
has started for the November 4
Election, citizens may still
register until October 6 and
vote in this historic election.
This is the first election
under GA’s new laws which
allows people to absentee vote
in person without giving a rea
son. An historic voter turnout
is expected this year which
means long lines on election
See Early Voting, page 20
Judge Tammy Stokes Elected President of the
Municipal Court Judges Council of Georgia
At the June business meeting of
Georgia's municipal court judges, the
judges elected the Honorable Tammy
Stokes as their President of the
Municipal Court Judges Council of
Georgia. Judge Stokes serves as
Chatham County Recorders Court Judge,
Judge Tammy Stokes (right)
having been appointed by the City
Council and Chatham County
Commission in 2004. It is of note that
she is Chatham County's first African
American woman judge. She is also the
first African American woman to serve
as President of Georgia's Municipal
Court Judges Council.
Georgia has 400 Municipal and
local courts where the judges conduct
non-jury trials and are authorized to
impose sentences and fines in accor
dance with applicable law. Each year, the
Municipal Courts in Georgia handle
more than 1.2 million filings, and its
judges conduct several hundred thousand
hearings and trials annually. The
Municipal Courts generate sufficient rev
enues to not only support the operation
of the judicial branch of government in
the state but also return significant gen-
See Judge Stokes, page 3
The Big Show Savannah -
Celebrating the Spirit of
Savannah
McCants to Keynote
Spirit of Excellence
Black Business Awards
One of the icons to be spotlighted
First African Baptist Church
A Great Festival for One of
Savannah's Great Streets
Local business leaders,
entertainers, artists, religious
leaders, elected officials, com
munity and neighborhood
activists and the general public
are set to help highlight the cul
ture and heritage of Savannah and
the Coastal Area.
Slated for Friday thru
Sunday October 31- November 2.
2008, along the Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd., from Gwinnett
Street, north to the Earl T.
Shinhoster Overpass, adults and
children of all ages will be able to
join in the merriment and enlight
enment of the first annual THE
BIG SHOW SAVANNAH-
Celebrating the Spirit of
Savannah. The 2008 theme is
Live Green - Save the Planet.
“In addition to highlighting
the history and culture of the
Savannah area, it will also be a
great opportunity to call attention
See The Big Show, page 17
Gerry
McCants is the
keynote speaker
for The Spirit of
Excellence Black
Business Awards
6th annual celebra
tion of African
American busi
nesses and extraor
dinary individuals
on Saturday,
October 18, 6:30
pm at Savannah
Marriott Gerry McCants
Riverfront. Gerry
is living proof of this year's theme “We Are On The
Move”!
Gerry McCants is president of McCants
Communications Group, Inc. headquartered in
Greensboro, North Carolina. He formerly was president
of Thomas-McCants Media, Inc. for more than 18 years.
See Spirit of Excellence, page 18
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