Glad Garden Club
returns to Sudie
A. Fulford Center
The Glad Garden Club
held its regular meeting
on February 8, 2021 and
is very proud to be able
to return to the Sudie
A. Fulford Community
Learning Center located
just inside the main gate
on the beautiful campus
of the East Georgia State
College. The Learning
Center has been closed
for several months due to
the COVID-19 pandem
ic but is now open with
current COVID-19 guide
lines in place. Each room
is set up to make sure
that visitors are socially
distanced and face masks
are to be worn at all times
while in the building. The
club is very thankful that
the center is once again
available as the accom
modations are peaceful
and picturesque. Mem
bers were also greeted by
a new director. Founding
Director Jean Schwabe
retired in December but
has left the center well
cared for. Harley Smith
is the new coordinator
of communications and
the Fulford Center. Smith
started her education at
EGSC and later finished
her degree at Georgia
Southern University, ma
joring in journalism and
public relations. She was
also Miss EGSC in 2013.
Smith has worked at
WTOC as their multime
dia journalist but came
back to her roots at EGSC
in 2019 as communica
tions coordinator, then
easily moved into her
new role after Schwabe
retired.
The meeting was called
to order at 10 a.m. by Pres
ident Sylvia Durden. She
was happy to announce
and introduce new mem
ber BeeBee Connell of
Swainsboro. Old friends
are precious and price
less but new members
are important and dear.
Inspirational message
was given by Carolyn
Brown referring to Mat
thew 25:25, "and I was
afraid and went and hid
my talent in the ground".
Words of encourage
ment: Don't let the cir
cumstances of what is
happening cause you to
lose your talent and gift
ing to others.
Margaret Sweet shared
an interesting presenta
tion about the Franklin
Tree. Franklinia alatama-
ha, commonly called the
Franklin Tree, is indige
nous to Georgia. Genus
name honors Benjamin
Franklin. It is Ameri
ca's first rare tree. John
Bartram was appointed
Royal Botanist for North
America by King George
III in 1765. In that same
year John Bartram and
his son William discov
ered this tree growing in
a 2-3-acre tract along the
banks of the Altamaha
River. The Franklin Tree
has never been observed
growing in any other
place than along the Al
tamaha River. In a return
trip in 1773, Bartram col
lected seed from this site
and brought it back to
Bartram's garden in Phil
adelphia where the tree
was successfully grown.
This tree has been extinct
in the wild since 1803. It
isn't even known precise
ly why this tree disap
peared in the wild. It has
been perpetuated only by
cultivation by (all plants
derive from the seed col
lected by Bartram) not
only because of its rari
ty but also because of its
attractive flowers and
foliage. Its genetic base
is quite narrow because
all plants/trees currently
in existence in the world
come from the seeds col
lected by the Bartrams.
Correspondence was
reviewed as thank you
notes were received.
Among them was a thank
you from Kristin Hall for
the club's donation to the
Barbara and Tobe Karrh
Community Arts Center
home of the Historic Dix
ie Theatre. The theatre
first opened in 1934 and
not only ran contempo
rary films but a variety of
vaudeville acts. Its doors
closed in the late '60s and
generally remained emp
ty until the proprietor
W.M.Karrh's grandsons,
Bill and Jim, donated the
property to the City of
Swainsboro for redevel
opment into a communi
ty arts center. For further
information go to www.
KarrhCenter.com
Due to COVID-19, Oc
tober District Meeting
was cancelled this past
year, so awards were giv
en to presidents at dis
trict board meeting. Glad
Garden Club is proud
to have won several
awards, as a designated
small club of under 29
members, at the National
Garden Club, the Deep
South Region, and the
Garden Club of Georgia
level. Club members are
in hopes and pray to be
able to have more real
meetings to celebrate
and have fellowship with
dear friends that they
have been unable to meet
with this past year due to
COVID-19.
Plans are in the works
to plant a tree as an Ar
bor Day celebration in
April. Discussion was
also had on what the
club may do as a fund
raiser this year. This will
probably involve the
community. Future trips
and programs were dis
cussed as there are many
COVID-19 guidelines to
be followed.
Glad Garden Club follows
strict CDC guidelines and
protocols but if you would
like to have some great fun
with a great group of sassy
seniors, Glad Garden Club
members are your type.
Glad Garden Club attempts
to meet every second Mon
day of the month September
through May at 10 a.m. at
the Sudie A. Fulford Com
munity Learning Center
unless otherwise notified.
The Glad Garden Club
is a member of the Nation
al Garden Clubs Inc., Deep
South Region, the Garden
Club of Georgia Inc., of the
Oleander District.
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DADDY- DAUGHTER ATTENDEES
SECRD holds annual
Daddy-Daughter Dance
Over 40 couples enjoyed this year's Daddy-Daughter Dance hosted by Swainsboro-Emanuel County
Recreation Department Friday evening, February 12. The annual event was held in the Recreation
Department Gym with limited attendance due to Covid-19 guidelines. The event was for girls ages 4 and up
and their father or an adult escort. The girls enjoyed an evening of socializing and dancing to a variety of
music provided by disc jockey Joey Crapps. Refreshments were also served throughout the evening.
PAM AKRIDGE PRESENTS CHECK TO OWENS
Owens wins New Year
Resolution contest!
This year's winner of The Forest-Blade's annual New Year Resolution contest
was Wanda Owens. She was awarded $100 for participating in this year's con
test! Be sure to stay on the lookout for more ways to play and win with The Blade!
Emanuel County's Covid-19 virus
and vaccine update
According to the coun
ty commissioners' up
date on Tuesday, Febru
ary 16, the total active
cases of COVID-19 in
Emanuel has decreased
from 49 to 19 since
last week's COVID-19
update report.
The report on February 9
was as follows:
• 49 active cases
• 2,357 confirmed cas
es
• 2,228 recovered cases
• 80 deaths
This week's most up
County Board of Com
missioners is the Eman
uel County Weekly
COVID-19 Vaccination
Update. This data is the
most up to date and is
provided in a joint effort
by the Emanuel Med
ical Center, East Geor
gia Healthcare Center,
Emanuel County Health
Department, Shop-
Rite Pharmacy, and the
Emanuel County Board
of Commissioners.
The most recent report
regarding 1A+ vac-
ty office will update in
formation as soon as it is
received. Be sure to fol
low the Emanuel Count
Board of Commission
er's Facebook page and
turn your notifications
"ON".
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"How many more times do I
have to tell you before you
remember what I'm trying to
teach you?" asked Jim’s Dad.
"Probably as many times as
it takes for’me to see what's in
it for me," answered Jim.
Most of us have been
involved in similar "discus
sions." Some "lessons" are
more difficult to learn than
others if we see no immediate
benefits.
So it was with the Children
of Israel. Psalm 78 begins with
a plea from God: "Oh my
people, hear my teaching!"
Notice that God is pleading
with His people to hear Him.
There is a difference between
listening and hearing. We
often listen but do not hear. So
God emphasized that fact:
"listen to the words of my
mouth."
Of course we want to know
what He means when He asks
us to "listen to the words of
my mouth."
Then, as now, many only
listen when any speaker has
anything to say that has value
to’them - even God. If we do
not believe that the words of
the speaker - even God - will
benefit us personally and
tangibly we will not hear their
voice. Sadly, what was true
then is true today.
God spoke to the Israelites
many times on many different
occasions through many dif
ferent individuals and unex
pected miracles. Yet, His
message did not penetrate
into the depth of their hearts
and make a lasting impression
in their lives. They seemed to
forget the importance of His
teachings and paid a price.
If we listen to and obey His
Word, He will reward’us.
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is as follows:
• 19 active cases
• 2,370 confirmed cas
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• 2,271 recovered cases
• 80 deaths
Statics reported in the
February 9 and Febru
ary 16 reports reveal
a decrease of 30 active
COVID-19 cases; an in
crease of 13 confirmed
cases; an increase of
43 recoveries; and a
stagnant death rate.
Newly implemented
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postings of Emanuel
cinations was made
Tuesday, February 16,
and was as follows:
Total vaccinations
administered: 3,016
Total to have received the
first vaccination: 2,354
Total to have received the
second vaccination: 662
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rect information, with
data coming from differ
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