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Page 6A,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Mel Brooks Movie Night at Rylander Theater Special to the Ledger The Friends of the Rylander Theatre pres ent Mel Brooks Movie Night featuring: History of the World, Part I and Young Frankenstein Saturday, September 11 at 7 pm at the Rylander Theatre, Downtown Americus. The Friends of the Rylander Theatre pres ent a Double Feature of laughs. Two of Mel Brooks’ most loved— and most irreverent- comedies shown back to back in a historic theatre setting, “History of the World, Part 1” and “Young Frankenstein.” Both films typify the witty and bawdy humor for which director Mel Brooks is known. In “History of the World, Part 1” Brooks attempts to cover the history of mankind from the dawn of time and the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of comedy vignettes. Known for its star- studded cast, the film features Brooks himself in several roles, Gregory Hines, Dom DeLuise, and Harvey Korman. While “Young Franken stein,” starring Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn, is the hilarious story of the American grandson of the infa mous Dr. Frankenstein. The younger Franken stein is invited to Tran sylvania and struggles to shake off the stigma of his family name. While there he discovers the process to reanimate a corpse and does so— along with teaching it to sing and dance as well. History of the World, Part 1 begins at 7 pm followed by a brief intermission and Young Frankenstein immedi ately after on Saturday, September 10, 2016. The bar and concessions will be open for patrons during this event. Both films are Rated R and are not intended for young audiences. Special to the Ledger By Norman Winter UGA Extension You can spot ‘Lime Sizzler’ firebush in a landscape from a mile away! Well, that may be a slight exaggeration, but the new ‘Lime Sizzler’ definitely grabs atten tion. Ever since firebush was declared a Texas Superstar winner 20 years ago, it has captured the fancy of gardeners, hummingbirds, butter flies and bees. Now with the addition of ‘Lime Sizzler,’ gardeners have gone gaga. Botanically speaking, ‘Lime Sizzler’ is known as Hamelia patens and is native everywhere from South Florida to the West Indies, Mexico and Central America. It was actually discovered at a nursery in South Texas, and the plant was then patented. It is so exotic and showy that it seems that the entire green industry wants it in its product line, includ ing the Southern Living Plant Collection. The shocking green and yellow foliage would probably be enough to make gardeners desire the plant, but add the trumpet-shaped, red- orange flower so loved by pollinators, and it’s really more than a plant geek like me can stand. I’ll be honest, though — I have never met a firebush I didn’t like. ‘Lime Sizzler’ is more compact, in the 4-by-4- foot range. Across most of the country, it will be grown as an annual and, truthfully, it’s a most worthy value for your gardening dollar. The firebush, which is also called “hummingbird bush” and “scarlet bush,” is related to coffee, gardenia and the colorful Double Feature: $15 and tickets are available online at rylander.org. Individual Movie: $10 each and tickets must be purchased directly through the Box Office. This event is eligible for Friends Membership complimentary tickets. To reserve your tickets, please call or visit the Box Office, Tuesday— Friday, 11 am-4 pm. ixora. Technically, it is a zones-9-to-ll plant, but will return most years in zone 8. Here in Savannah and the low country, it is a trooper. In the University of Georgia Coastal Botani cal Gardens, ours are 4 to 6 feet and, indeed, have attained that shrubby look, even after dying to the ground. Our ‘Lime Sizzlers’ were planted late this spring from 1-gallon containers and are now 2 feet by 2 feet. Even at this size, I can spot them across the garden. In addition to the ‘Lime Sizzler,’ we grow the typical green form and several plants of the ‘Firefly’ variety. ‘Fire fly’ firebush has smaller leaves and more yellow showing in the blossoms. We also grow the ‘Ba hama’ firebush, Hamelia cuprea, that has glossy leaves and much larger flowers, almost reminis cent of an esperanza or tecoma, but more bell shaped. When the torrid temperatures of August arrive, many gardeners look for plants that are as tough as nails when it comes to heat and drought conditions. I am happy to say that the fire bush fits the bill. Once established, it is very heat and drought tolerant and will grow in almost any well-drained soil. Follow me on Twitter @CGBGgardenguru. For more information about the Coastal Botanical Gardens, go to www. coastalgeorgiabg.org/. 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Leading the charge locally is the Marine Base, spending like it fights—with great vigor. Wouldn't be as bad if so much wasn't wasted and it wasn't borrowed money. See a request to rezone 21 acres near the new Marlow Extension from commercial to residential. I thought we wanted enhanced commercial not make it easier to build more houses. Why did we build the road? Decided Hermine was a Democrat, promising a lot and delivering little. A couple of inches of rain would have been real nice. A recent comment stated that Obama wants a federalized police force. It is worse than that, He has declared that conservatives are "extremists" and "terrorists". He wants a United Nation police force in America to combat these conservatives "terrorists"! Valdosta State gets a $2 million grant to provide "full ride" scholarships to children of migrants. Wish my citizen children could get some of that. Think folks in the big cities pay big property taxes? Think again. Cobb County seniors don't pay any school tax. How much do you pay? The word of life is Jesus. 1 John 1:1 An argument for SPLOST is all pay—rich and poor, legal and illegal, welfare or not. This is exactly the argument made for the Fair Tax. Eliminate income and other taxes and take away politician's ability to reward friends and punish enemies. How many of the school board members rode a bus for a week? Parents of students riding the bus where the deputy was involved with the "disruptive" student should demand the school system and sheriff's office inform the public of any findings. It is time for everyone to be held accountable including "disruptive" students. I am thankful the bad weather passed us by. Why was new buses and air conditioners not ordered for the start of school? Where is the priority for the children's welfare. Lee County citizens attend the next commission meeting and tell them that we do not want to out source emercemcy 911. We should take care of our own health, life and welfare. This column is designed to allow readers to give praise about events and/or accomplishments or to express their opinion about factual statements. Negative personal opinion about individuals will not be printed. Send brief comments by e-mail to dquinn@leecountyledger.com, by fax to 759-6599 or by phone to 759-2413. A-1 Pools For all your Pool needs Build Pools And ^ Replace Liners! We Offer Financing On Above Ground Pools Inground & Above Ground Pools! starting at $1,500.00 • Inground Construction , Vinyl Liners/Fiberglass Inground Pools ^ • Above Ground Pools/Decks starting at $15,000.00 • Liner Replacement/Repairs Liner Replacement • Repair Service/Maintenance starting at $2,000.00 Leesburg, GA (229) 344-4419 Submitted Photo LCMS West students would like to thank the PTO volunteers, teachers and administration for a wonderful “Back to School Dance” held on August 26. The gym was decorated with neon lights and students dance to the beat of D.J. Juwan Wilson. Students enjoyed the door prizes, dance contests, photo booth, and the concessions.