2B The Forest-Blade • ummiEmaniielConntyLive.com • Swainsboro, Georgia • February 17, 2021
SCARBORO, BRIGHT, GOODMAN, AND McWHORTER
Seedling Garden Club visits
Main Street Market
For the monthly
meeting of Seedling
Garden Club, they met
on Monday, Feb. 8, at
Swainsboro Main Street
Market. Before the
meeting was called to
order, members enjoyed
browsing all the antique
garden tools and the
beautiful antique flower
vases that were on dis
play by vendors.
President Lucille
Braswell called the
meeting to order and
welcomed everyone.
Two new members
were welcomed. They
were Kathryn Fowler
of Soperton and Becky
Daniels.
In the business ses
sion, the treasurer's
report by Kay Peacock
and secretary's report
by Cheryl Goodman
was approved as pre
sented. Yonna Bailey,
yard of the month chair
man, reported due to
the weather, no yard of
the month was selected
for February. The club
discussed and voted not
to have a flower show
this year due to the un
rest still in the Covid-19
spread. The club voted
to continue to donate
$25 to The Garden Club
of Georgia's projects.
The club also voted to
plant a tree on Arbor
Day, Friday, Feb.19. The
tree will be planted at
Meadowlake Parkway
in honor of Swains
boro Mayor Charles
Schwabe.
President Braswell
appointed a committee
for officers for 2021-
2023 term. The commit
tee is composed of Lin
da Dekle, Kay Peacock
and Judy McWhorter.
Going by club's bylaws
names will be presented
at the March meeting,
voted on at the April
meeting and installed
at the May meeting.
Wanda Scarboro, club's
"bird watcher," report
ed that birds are dying
from salmonella from
bird feeders. This might
explain why you don't
see as many birds now.
President Braswell
introduced Michael
Bright, manager of
Swainsboro Main Street
Market, who presented
the program for the eve
ning. Bright opened his
presentation by singing
the song, "What a Won
derful World." If you
will listen to the words
of the song you will un
derstand why garden
clubbers work so hard
to promote their proj
ects. Using the words of
the song, clubbers say,
"I ask myself-What a
Don’t
Tolerate It
Wonderful World."
Bright stated this is
his seventh year as the
store's manager. He
was approached by
the Downtown Devel
opment Authority in
January 2013 and giv
en 90 days to improve
Main Street Market or
it would be shut down.
It now has more than
150 new visitors sign
its guestbook every
month. The interest of
the club's meeting was
Bright's Music Memo
ries Museum located in
side the market. Bright,
a 20-year music indus
try veteran, decided the
museum would be a
great accent to Swains
boro's already shared
music history. For in
stance, Hank Williams,
Jr. first performed on
stage of the Nancy Au
ditorium in Swainsboro
in 1968. One of the suits
once owned by Williams
is on display in the mu
seum. Bright shared his
large privately-owned
collection of auto
graphs, personal items
and personal clothing
owned by country, rock
'n roll and R&B singers.
You may ask, "What
has such a program have
to do with garden club?"
Well, to answer your
question, first, Main
Street Market is full of
antiques and history,
which garden clubs are
interested in, and if you
look at music, you can
compare and see how
music connects with
flowers. The club en
joyed the educational,
entertaining meeting.
Hostesses for the
meeting were Cher
yl Goodman, Wan
da Scarboro and Judy
McWhorter. Attending
the meeting were 12
members and 1 visitor.
The meeting ad
journed with Nancy
Lisenby winning the
raffle item. The club
makes sure it follows
the guidelines for meet
ings by wearing face
masks and social dis
tancing. Masks are re
moved only for picture
taking.
Seedling Garden Club
is a member of Nation
al Garden Clubs, Deep
South Region, The Garden
Club of Georgia, Inc. and
Oleander District.
February 16,1961
Walden is
'Outstanding Young
Farmer' for 1960
Billy Walden of near
Canoochee has been
named "Outstanding
Young Farmer of the
Year" in Emanuel
County. His selection
was announced last
Wednesday night at
the annual banquet
of the Swainsboro
Junior Chamber of
Commerce. Mr. Walden
and two runners-up,
Frank Wimberly of
Swainsboro and W.D.
Johnson of Twin City,
received plaques in rec
ognition of their "out
standing farming oper
ations". (visit emanu-
elcountylive.com to see
contestants photos)
Receives trophy
Flo Frederick, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E.A.
Drake, Norristown,
receives trophy for out
standing bowling skill
from "Woody" Wood at
Midtown Lane, Albany.
She had a 608 series,
the highest ever bowled
in an Albany Women's
League. The series was
bowled in the Working
Girls' League at Albany,
(visit emanuelcountylive.
com to see contestants
photos)
February 17,1971
Kindergarten enjoy
parties
The three kinder
garten groups of the
First United Methodist
Church enjoyed their
Valentine Party last
Friday. Each child had
a shoe box which they
called their "post office
box". Their names were
written in large print on
the end of the box and
each child tried to deliv
er his own Valentines to
their friends by match
ing the names on the
envelopes to the names
on each mail box. Fun
was had by all. Punch
and cookies were
served, (visit emanu
elcountylive.com to see
contestants photos)
Ready to go
Russell Giles and
Artis Ford get assistance
from Band Directors
Tom Durden and Elson
Tims, Jr. in mapping
out plans for the annu
al sale of Community
Birthday Calendars in
Swainsboro. The annu
al sale will be kicked
off by membrs of the
Swainsboro Fligh
School Tiger Band in
a canvass of the city
Monday evening, (visit
emanuelcountylive.com
to see contestants pho
tos)
February 18,1981
Examine drawings
Savannah archi
tect Richard Gilpin
explains drawings
of Swainsboro's new
retirement apart
ments to be construct
ed by the Swainsboro
Presbyterian Housing
Corporation Members
of the new corpora
tion's board of direc
tors. (visit emanuelcoun
tylive.com to see contes
tants photos)
Young shoppers
Wayne Hall, stock
manager at the local
Piggly Wiggly store,
talks with Mrs. Mattie
Jean Douglas during a
visit to the store by Miss
Thelma Trice's kinder
garten class. Among
students touring the
facility are Andre'
Mountain, Denise
Edenfield, and Tiffany
Gillis. Mrs. Douglas
served as a chaperone
for the students, (visit
emanuelcountylive.com
to see contestants pho
tos)
February 20,1991
Bypass selected hy
DOT
Georgia Dept, of
Transportation has
approved the "Alternate
A" plan for a highway
bypass for Swainsboro.
The bypass would be
west of Swainsboro
and would consist of
a two-lane rural road
way on a four-lane
right of way. The deci
sion is announced with
in the legal columns of
this issue of The Blade.
"Alternate A" was one
of several plans suggest
ed to provide the free
flow of traffic through
or around Swainsboro
as part of the pro
posed Developmental
Highway System,
which would provide
Interstate-type high
ways to rural sections
of Georgia now not
served by the Federal
Interstate System, (visit
emanuelcountylive.com
to see contestants pho
tos)
Official opening
Taking part in the rib
bon cutting ceremonies
for opening of the new
Hardee's restaurant are
Milton Gray, Ezra Price,
Robert Wiggins, owner,
Vicki Messex, area man
ager, Roy Kilpatrick,
Ellen Barrett, man
ager, Jeanette Hall,
Bob Wiggins, owner,
Frank Canady, Roy
Thompson, and Richard
McNeely. (visit emanu
elcountylive.com to see
contestants photos)
February 14, 2001
Seven Tigers take
first step toward col
lege careers on sign
ing day
Seven Swainsboro
Tigers took the next
step and inked letters
of intent to play football
at the college level on
National Signing Day,
Feb. 7, in the school's
media center. Five of
the seven, Brandon
Andrews, Titus Peebles,
Charles Silas, Damien
Coleman, and Jason
Samples signed with
Division I schools while
Cameron Brazzell and
Kyle Palmer signed
with Division II schools.
Andrews will play at
Georgia Southern, Silas
will be a Gamecock at
Lou Holtz's University
of South Carolina,
Peebles will play in the
Sunbelt conference at
Middle Tennessee State
University, Coleman
and Samples will both
help Troy State enter
the Division I ranks
as the school steps
up from Division II,
Brazzell is headed
to Tennessee and the
University of the South
at Sewanee, and Palmer
is headed to West
Georgia University in
Carrollton, (visit eman
uelcountylive.com to see
contestants photos)
Connie Thurman
featured in Atlanta
newspaper
Connie Thurman,
owner and operator of
Coleman House Inn
and Catered Creations
in Swainsboro, was
recently highlighted
in the Atlanta Journal-
Constitutions Chefs
of the South feature.
The article highlight
ed Thurman's accom
plishments including
the fact that she caters
several special events
for Georgia Southern
University, local civic
clubs, and organizations
at Catered Creations.
Thurman carves
Georgia Southern
College's Eagle logo
into chocolate and other
foods she prepares for
the school, (visit eman
uelcountylive.com to see
contestants photos)
February 16, 2011
1951 State
Champions!
Several members of
the Swainsboro High
School 1951 State
Champion baseball
team are A.W. Lawson,
Gene Stone, Doc
Claxton, Swainsboro
Mayor Charles
Schwabe, Cliff Walton,
Frank Wimberly, and
Billy Harrell. Mayor
Schwabe's father, Ed
Schwabe, was the coach
for this historic team.
Other members were
Charlie Waller, Roger
"Roddy" Rich, Oscar
Odum, Jack Lawson,
Elwin Coleman, Sewell
Youmans, Rene Kemp,
Carroll Patton, and
Frank Bagley. (visit
emanuelcountylive.com
to see contestants pho
tos)
SPS students make
'hats'
Swainsboro Primary
Kindergarten students
in Ginny Smith and
Yonna Bailey's class
had fun making "hats"
to celebrate a learning
focused on beginning
sounds. The "hats" plo-
aced on their "heads"
by their "hands" did
not flatten their "hair"!!!
(visit emanuelcountylive.
com to see contestants
photos)
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