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Sparkle in the
Park
Friends of Little Ocmulgee
State Park is sponsoring
a drive through holiday
event, December
17-January 2. The park will
be decked out with lights
and decorations and will
offer lots of opportunities
for photos. There is no fee
for the event but the $5
park pass is required.
'‘Never worry about
the size of your
Christmas tree. In the
eyes of children, they
are all 30 feet tall.”
- Larry Wilde
Operation
Santa Paws
SOAPS (Sweet
Onion Protection
Society) is
conducting its
annual Operation
Santa Paws to collect
donations for animals
in area shelters.
Donations can include
blankets, pet food, kitty
litter and more. Call 912-
537-2900 for information.
By Amber Nagle
Contributing Writer
Looking to close
out the year with an in
teresting interview, I took
an assignment to find and interview the
Grinch, that mean-spirited hermit creature
featured in Dr. Seuss’s classic tale, “How the
Grinch Stole Christmas!” I soon realized
that merely finding the Grinch would be as
hard as finding a needle in a haystack.
I couldn’t find him on Google, Face-
book, or Twitter. I finally turned to Seuss’s
book and looked for clues, and there it
was in black and white—the Grinch’s last
known address was in a cave high atop
Mount Crumpit.
I found Mount Crumpit on a map,
grabbed my vaccination card and boarded
an airplane for Vancouver in Brit
ish Columbia, Canada. I travelled
north to a town called Squamish.
From there, locals directed me to the six-
mile Deep Ends Trail through Crumpit
Woods.
Seuss’s book noted that Mount Crumpit
had an elevation of 3,000 feet near a place
called Who-ville. However, the climb was
actually only about 900 feet but with some
sections of the trail being so steep that they
literally took my breath away.
When I finally reached the summit, I
saw him — the Grinch — leaning against
the side of his cave and studying me as I ap
proached. After brief introductions, he invit
ed me into the cold, damp hollow he called
home.
The creature’s sparse furnishings were
dusty and covered in layers of spiderwebs.
I noticed a loveseat with two large pillows
pushed against one wall below two signs that
read, “Home Sweet Home” and “Bless This
Mess.” A dog bowl sat on the dirt floor with a
Please see Grinch page 12A
Legislative
Luncheon
The Greater Vidalia
Chamber of Commerce
is hosting its annual
Legislative Luncheon on
January 6 at 11:30 a.m.
at First Baptist Church in
Vidalia. Tickets are $45
and now available by
calling the Chamber
at 912-537-4466 or by
email at ambero@
greatervidaliachamber.
com. Speakers will include
U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, state
Senator Blake Tillery and
State Representative
Leesa Hagan.
Quilts and
Quilters
Wanted!
The Altama Museum is
hosting a quilt show in
February. Handmade
submissions both new
and vintage/antique are
sought. If you would like
to submit a quilt, please
call 912.537.1911 or
email altama@bellsouth.
net no later than January
15.
IN THIS ISSUE
Editorials Page 5A
Obituaries Page 7A
Local Funeral Director's
Campaign Inspires Renewed
Interest in Pinecrest Cemetery
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Photo by Deborah Clark
WOMAN'S CLUB DONATION - Local funeral director Ron Hall, second from left, accepts a $20,000 donation from the Vidalia Woman's Club
represented by Leanne Richardson, far left, and Rebekah Arnold. Members of the Pinecrest Cemetery Committee II looking on are, from
left, Harry Moses, Bill Bedingfield and Charles Andrew. The donation will be added to the fund Hall established to pave the roads in the
historic cemetery.
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By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkadvance@gmail.com
A funeral director’s cam
paign to improve roads at Vi-
dalia’s Pinecrest Cemetery has
gained momentum — and even
broadened in scope — after a lo
cal volunteer group expressed in
terest in the futures of Pinecrest
and two other historic city cem
eteries.
Several months ago, Vidalia
funeral home owner Ron Hall
established “The City of Vidalia
Pinecrest Paving Project.” Hall,
who donated $10,000 in seed
money to the private campaign
to repair and resurface roads
within the cemetery, obtained
a quote of $169,500 from a lo
cal contractor to accomplish
the paving. So far, the fund has a
balance of $57,000 that includes
Hall’s donation and a recent
gift of $20,000 from the Vidalia
Woman’s Club.
Hall explained that many
residents think that the City
of Vidalia owns the cemetery.
While the city purchased acre
age to create the cemetery in
1907, and still owns a portion
of the cemetery, over time the
majority of the site has been
sold to families for burial plots.
Many of the families who have
Please see Pinecrest page 2A