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Editorial
From the
Editor’s Desk
-Joe Brady
The Sylvania Times,
Editor
The other day I caught
myself using one of
Granny’s cliche’s and it
dawned on me just how
much wisdom is passed
along through these catchy
phrases. Is this a Southern
thing? Granny used one
to forecast the weather,
“red sky at night, sailor’s
delight, red sky in mom,
sailors be warned.” These small words of wisdom seem to
stick in our memories like glue such as “don’t look a gift
horse in the mouth” or “I’d rather know a thief than a liar,
cause a thief will leave you with a little something.” That
was one of Granddaddy’s personal favorites and one I use
most of the time.
Laziness has always been the topic of countless idioms-”
don’t let the grass grow under your feet” and “idle hands do
the devil’s work.” I inherited a lot of traits from Granny, but
one was her disdain for whistling. It drives me up the wall
and a friend of mine. Dale Wiggins will do it whenever we
are in the same room. As a cousin of mine said the other day
at the auction house, “that Womack comes out in you.” Let
me tell you, the Womack comes out and I think a little L.P.
Mons. Whistling grated on Granny’s nerves worse than any
thing not to mention she thought it terribly mde for a young
lady to whistle. So, one afternoon while we kids were play
ing, one of my female cousins put her two fingers on either
side of her mouth and let out a whistle that I swear they can
still hear in Emmalane. Granny immediately jumped from
her rocking chair on the porch and stomped over to Rhonda,
“whistling woman, crowing hen, fit for the devil but not for
the men!” She bellowed as her finger wagged in Rhonda’s
face. I don’t think Rhonda has ever whistled again.
These phrases are the embodiment of life’s little lessons
that have been passed down through the ages much like folk
music. We use these cliche’s without really understanding
their true meanings. For instance, whenever Granny did
not approve of someone or felt you were consorting with
people that you shouldn’t she would admonish, “mess with
trash and you’ll get it in your eyes.” It took me years to fully
understand the importance of that one. We have all heard the
more common, “he down with dogs and get up with fleas.”
Granny’s was just a little more to the point.
So, the next time you use a cliche’ take time to understand
its full importance and remember the ones we use today will
be remembered tomorrow. But in the meantime, “take time
to smell the roses.” That’s all for now, take care!
“I think if you were Satan and you
were settin’ around trying to think
of something that would bring the
human race to its knees, what you
would probably come up with is
narcotics” — Comae McCarthy, No
Country for Old Men
In previous issues we spoke of a
couple of other epidemics affecting
our society, but one certainly at the
top of the list is that of drug abuse
and misuse. Looking at just opioid
pain medications alone, we find a
A Word From The Doc
Dr. Kyle Gay
“There is life after opioid addiction”
national economic burden of $78.5
million a year and see 128 people
die every day.
Of course, pain medications have
their place, as anyone with signifi
cant pain will attest, but we have to
be realistic as to our expectations of
symptom relief. Rarely is the goal
to be completely pain-free but rather
getting pain to a more tolerable level
and improving quality of life and
increased function is more realistic.
I’ve seen many patients that
admit to thinking everyone on pain
medications are addicts, until they
developed chronic pain issues of
their own. Yet the sobering reality is
that 1/4 of opioid users will misuse
their medication and as high as 10%
may develop a problem with them.
State-wide databasing on prescrip
tions and quantity limits have shown
modest effects as the street market
of pain medications continue to sup
ply those with a need or desire.
Lasting Love
Pastor Bill Kent
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of
the greatest basketball players of
all time. He still stands head and
shoulders above past and current
players to this day. He combined
speed, strength, ability, intelligence,
and his trademark skyhook shot to
become the all-time leading scorer
and he won 6 NBA Championships.
For 20 seasons, he continued to play
at a very high level and helped the
Lakers win his last championship at
age 37. Kareem was wealthy enough
to walk away from basketball ten
years earlier, but he loved the game
too much to stop sooner.
When people dedicate themselves
to reaching the top of the mountain
in their chosen profession for the
long-term, they inspire us but all of
us reach a point where we can lon
ger do what we once did. However,
God stands alone as someone who
never loses his strength. "Have you
not known? Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the LORD, the
Creator of the ends of the earth, nei
ther faints nor is weary. His under
standing is unsearchable. He gives
power to the weak, and to those
who have no might He increases
strength," (Isaiah 40:28-29).
God's everlasting love gives
comfort and assurance as we face
difficulties daily. When the Prophet
Jeremiah went through terrible
times, he gained confidence to con
tinue because he knew God never
weakens and never sleeps. God's
love continues to flow even when
everyone else leaves and everything
else falls apart. "The LORD has
appeared of old to me, saying: Yes,
I have loved you with an everlasting
love; Therefore, with lovingkindness
I have drawn you," (Jeremiah 31:3).
If we ever doubt the strength of
the love of God, then we look to the
Cross and see the depth of His love.
Christ shed his own blood willingly
for us. Jesus did not retreat from
his suffering. He went through
everything necessary to secure
our salvation. "In Him we have
redemption through His blood, the
forgiveness of sins, according to
the riches of His grace," (Ephesians
1:7). Bill Kent, Pastor of Memorial
Baptist Church, Sylvania.
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Dear Editor:
I would like to utilize your
forum to invite our com
munity to a wonderful event
scheduled for our students. A
VERY Special Field Day will
take place on April 29, 2022,
at the Screven County Rec
reation Department located
on the Millen Highway. This
event is an Olympic Field
Day for 75 of our students
K-12 and the members of
the Screven County TASC
Program in which they
participate in athletic events
in the morning complete with
ribbons and then in the after
noon the children participate
in “artsy/crafty” activities.
This is an event that our
special needs students look
forward to each year and
they are always excited to
see members from the com
munity who are willing to
give their time to participate
with them. 5 years ago, we
initiated the “Mentor” pro
gram in which each athlete
was assigned a member
of the community as their
personal mentor. I was told
it was too ambitious and that
we would never get enough
volunteers but come game
day we had exactly what we
needed as we have had every
year since. OUR community
has never let us down.
I am asking your readers to
please help us to have one
mentor for every athlete by
signing up to be a mentor
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for this event. This involves
arrival at the Screven
Recreation Department by
8:40 AM on Friday, April
29th to sign in and be given
an assigned student athlete,
escorting the athlete around
the fields for games and be
ing their cheerleader at each
event.
We appreciate all the as
sistance from local organi
zations in helping us as we
prepare for this event. We
would also like to thank the
staff of the Screven County
Recreation Department for
use of their facility and all of
the assistance for setting up
to prepare for our April 29th
event. This is the community
coming together to make a
difference in the lives of our
children!
If you would be like to
be a mentor for one of our
children please contact Pam
Reddick-Collins at 912-451-
2100 or email your name
and number to pcollins@
screven.kl2.ga.us to sign up
by no later than March 10,
2022. If you are unable to be
a mentor and would like to
come and simply share the
joy, we would love to have
you as well! I assure you it
will be a day well spent and
filled with blessings for you!
Sincerely,
Pam Reddick-Collins
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