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Wednesday, June 19,2013
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Train rides would foster tourism in city
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Proposed train rides would take passengers from Theatre by theTrax in downtown St. Marys to company-owned private
property near Borrell Creek.
Executives from Boatright
Industries, owner and opera
tor of St. Marys Railroad, St.
Marys Little Theatre, The
atre by the Trax and St. Marys
city officials recently met to
discuss the creation of an ex
cursion train to run out of St.
Marys.
“Boatright Companies is
known for its community in
volvement in the many mar
kets they serve,” said Barbara
Ryan, chair of St. Marys Little
Theatre. “Shane Boatright
(founder and CEO of Boa
tright Companies) has been a
generous supporter of the St.
Marys Little Theatre, and
now his team has come up
with a great idea to help fos
ter economic development in
St. Marys while adding to the
assets of our community.”
Preliminary plans are for
the excursion train to run
from Theatre by the Trax to
just beyond the Borrell Creek
Bridge and disembark passen
gers for an entertaining expe
rience at the Boatright
Companies-owned land
there. Train experiences al
ready in discussions include a
Pumpkin Patch Ride, Polar
Express, Wild West and Peter
Cottontail Express. Ulti
mately, the planning group
would like to produce “A Day
Out with Thomas the Tank,”
an event that has drawn hun
dreds of thousands of people
in other markets.
“The extent of a train ride
experience is only limited by
our imagination,” said Ryan,
who will help develop the ex
cursion experiences.
Boatright’s consultant, Jim
Garnett, president of the
Heart of Dixie Railroad Mu
seum in Calera, Ala., said it is
important that the train ride
go to a place that is not acces
sible by car. Doug Vaught,
owner of Theatre by the Trax,
agreed.
“Only 6 percent of the en
tire population have ever rid
den a train,” Vaught said.
“The St. Marys Railroad ex
cursion adventure will give
everyone a chance to know
what it’s like to ride the rails,
and at the end of the ride,
there will always be a fun hap
pening to enhance the whole
experience.”
The tentative arrangement
is for St. Marys Railroad to
provide the locomotive,
driver and passenger cars,
and St. Marys Little Theatre
will provide creative develop
ment and people for enter
tainment and event
supervision.
According to Boatright, his
staff will immediately go into
the building and/or acquisi
tion of open flat cars with
metal seats and a cover that
will hold about 50 passengers
each. Two or three such rail
cars will be readied before
the first excursion, which
may be the Pumpkin Patch
(in October), or even sooner
if rail cars are readied before
that time.
“Mr. Boatright is very
community minded, and
starting an excursion train in
St. Marys is a win-win op
portunity for the railroad and
the community,” said Paul
Pleasant, general manager of
St. Marys Railroad.
The Heart of Dixie Rail
road Museum has had great
financial success with its ex
cursion train adventures, ac
cording to Garnett. With a
Birmingham metro area pop
ulation similar to Jack
sonville’s, St. Marys Railroad
Excursion train planners
project a similar success given
that there is no other train
experience within the “area
of dominant influence” that
defines the regional market.
“Adding this exciting at
traction to our list of already
impressive tourist draws for
our region, including Cum
berland Island and Okefeno-
kee Swamp, will make St.
Marys more competitive for
the lucrative tourism dol
lars,” Ryan concluded.
Locally shot film seeking
If you’ve ever wanted to
be in the movies, perhaps
this is your chance.
The Coastal Georgia
Film Alliance (CGFA) has
put out a call for extras for
the filming of “Preserve,”
an apocalyptic story that
takes place 170 years after a
disaster has driven human
ity underground. Survivors
finally emerge to the surface
and seek safe harbor in an
unwelcoming world.
The film alliance is seek
ing adults between the ages
of 18 and 55 who are physi
cally fit, as they will be play
ing roles that require
running. According to
CGFA talent coordinator
and vice chair, Barbara
Ryan, the scene calls for be
tween 60-75 extras, all on a
volunteer basis.
“Participants will be
asked to wear their grungi-
est ‘survival clothes,”’ Ryan
said. “And on-site makeup
artists will do the rest to
bring the illusion to life.”
Ryan said the signup for
extras will be on a first-re-
spond, first-enrolled basis.
“This is the first movie
we’ve coordinated where
we’re encompassing the tal
ents of our newly enrolled
alliance partners of Liberty,
McIntosh, and Charlton
counties,” Ryan said.
“Glynn County and north
east Florida residents are
welcome as well, so we’re
expecting a big response.”
“Preserve” was written by
Wayne Degan and is being
directed by Brandon Her
ron, both residents of
Coastal Georgia.
Doug Vaught, CGFA
chair, has been assisting the
filming of “Preserve” for
approximately six weeks,
and has been impressed.
“Much of the film is
being made in St. Marys on
Obituaries
MILLER — Mrs. Margaret
Elizabeth Miller, age 83, of the
Billyville Road Community in
Woodbine passed away unex
pectedly Thursday, June 13,
2013, at her residence.
No services are planned at
this time.
Coastal Camden Funeral
Home in Kingsland is in charge
of Mrs. Miller’s arrangements.
SEIGLER — Marijane Dyal
Seigler passed away on Sat
urday, June 15, 2013, at home
with her family.
Born in Jacksonville, Fla.,
on Sept. 27, 1937, she was
the daughter of Elmer and
Florrye Dyal. She was prede
ceased by her parents, her
husband, L. Norman “Sonny”
Seigler, and two sons, Parrish
and Marshall.
She is survived by her
daughter, Kathryn Seigler of
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and
her loving cousins.
“Midge,” as she was known
to her family and friends, was
a graduate of Holton Arms in
Alexandria, Va., attended
Hollins College and graduated
from the University of Florida
in 1960, where she was a
member of Alpha Delta Pi
sorority.
Donations in her memory
can be made to the Friends of
the Talbot Islands State Parks,
12157 Hecksher Dr., Jack
sonville, Fla. 32226, or the
charity of one’s choice.
Private family services will
be held at a later date.
Those interested are invited
to share her life story at
www.oxleyheard.com.
Oxley-Heard Funeral Direc
tors is in charge of arrange
ments.
River City Community Animal Hospital is a not-for profit 501 (3)c
organization that offers low cost spay/neuter of dogs and cats to our
clients. Additional services, such as vaccinations and deworming, may
also be provided (to our surgical clients only). Please view our website
at www.rccah.org for more information or by calling our appointment
line at (904) 733-8123. Due to our limited space available, we only
take appointments.
Kingsland, GA • Wednesday, June 19
Pet Supplies Plus, 6500 Highway 40 East, St. Marys
Jacksonville, FL • Thursday, June 20
Petco, 11900 Atlantic Blvd #213-218
Brunswick, GA • Wednesday, June 26
Pet Supplies Plus, 211 Golden Isles Plaza, Brunswick
Waycross, GA • Thursday, June 27
Tractor Supply Co.
2103 Memorial Dr, Waycross
‘River City
Community
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extras for June 23
the old paper mill site-in
fact, the site actually in
spired the writing of the
film,” Vaught said. “And
scenes are being filmed in
surrounding counties as
well.”
Vaught went on to say
that the film alliance and
the movie producers are
very grateful to the trustees
of the paper mill property
for allowing the film to be
made without any compen
sation to the property.
“This is the kind of com
munity spirit that will come
back to us tenfold as we
continue to pursue projects
that ultimately can make a
difference in economic de
velopment for our region,”
said Vaught.
Anyone who would like to
be considered for an extra
on June 23, should email
barbara@coastalgeor-
giafilm.org to be pre-regis-
tered. Applicants can
familiarize themselves with
the film by going to
www.facebook.com/pre-
servemovie.
The film site is located at
1100 Osborne Road, St.
Marys, Georgia. Call 912-
729-1103 for additional in
formation.
Attention Parents of
Homeschool and Private
School Students!!
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) requires that the local school
system discuss with parents available
services for students identified with a
disability or suspeced of having a
disability. If you would like to consider
services for students with disabilities
through a formal meeting or through
conference call, please contact
Dr. Tawana Tucker, Special Education
Director, 311 South East Street, Kingsland,
GA 31548, 912-729-5687 for more
information.
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