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2 - COASTAL COURIER (Hinesville, Ca.) -SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2018 CALL 912-876-2566 TO SUBSCRIBE Sound off Moments in history ... Call 876-3733. These opinions are not the Courier’s. Callers are not required to identify themselves, so we can verify neither sources nor motives. You may also anonymously submit a comment online at http:// coastalcourier.com/forms/ soundoff. “Congratulations on Chick-Fil-A by not opening on Sundays. A former company was a company that was never open on Sundays and they were a blessed company by staying closed on Sundays.” “You know it is very disturbing to see how many people are so proud of Donald Trump, that they want to blame the Coastal Courier for everything. The thing about is that these people are coldhearted prejudice and they love Donald Trump in spite of all the things they can see with their own eyes if they have them open. This man doesn’t deserve to be president. Coastal Courier keep doing your good work, we love your paper and were going to keep getting it.” “I had a small problem with my car I bought from J.C. Lewis Ford in Hinesville. The service manager Nikki went out of her away and above and beyond the call of duty to make sure this problem was taken care of and everybody needs to do business with her because she is a wonderful person.” “I think Toys for Tots is really great but there is one big problem. You have kids living out in trailer shacks and there are no cars for them to get in line and get those toys. Someone needs to do research and see where these kids are and actually get these toys out to them. There are a lot of people who know where they are and can help. This is really important because these kids get nothing.” “Yes, it’s starting to look like Trump’s house of cards is starting to fall down. Maybe for Christ mas, giving the American people a Christmas present by resigning would be nice. “When Liberty County call for an evacuation of an area due to a Hurricane they need to shut off the power and gas to that area. For you have people that are addicted to computer games and won’t leave their desk top computers and will stay in their homes and mobile homes during a bad hurricane. For I know people who get cranky if their computer game time is interrupted.” “Fifth grade parents at Lyman Hall know what is going on with your kids and grades. My son told me that on the last day before Christmas break they had many students in the hall doing makeup work. Is admin aware of this non sense? Were parents notified?” “In 2013 Trump said the president should be held accountable and fired for a Government shutdown. Trump has had three Government Shutdowns in 2018.” PHOTO FROM OUR WEBSITE CALENDAR DEC. 29 - JAN. 3 Dec. 29 The 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Observance begins with the 2019 Grand Marshal Installation at 12 p.m. Dec. 29 at the Historical Dorchester Academy, 8787 E. Oglethorpe Hwy, Midway. Call 912-977-5106. Hinesville Library is holding an "Es cape to the New Year" event for ages 12-18 at 3 p.m. Dec. 29. The event is a time travel escape room adventure. A free class on childbirth is offered at Wayne Memorial Hospital Dec. 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria conference room. The class is ideal for those expectant mothers 25 weeks pregnant or later by the class date. Those interested in regis tering may do so by calling 912-530- 3118. Topics of the class will include the normal process of pregnancy, la bor and delivery with an emphasis on conscious prepared childbirth. Stress is placed on a medically safe delivery in the hospital under the direction of a physician. Additional topics covered are infant care and infant feeding. Attendees are encouraged to invite a support person to the class. Liberty County School System's Win ter Break is Dec. 24- Jan. 6. Dec. 31 A yoga class for beginners and experienced yogis is 6:40-7:40 p.m. Mondays at the Hinesville Public Library. Bring a mat or towel, a yoga block if you have one, a water bottle and hand towel. Wear comfortable clothes. Call 912-368-4003. Al-Anon Family Group meets at 5 p.m. every Monday at the Fraser Cen ter, 203 Mary Lou Drive, Hinesville. Call the center at 369-7777. HISTORY On Dec. 29, 1170, Archbishop Thomas Becket is bru tally murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights of King Henry II of England, apparently on orders of the king. The Christian world was shocked, and in 1173 Becket was canonized a Catholic saint. On Dec. 30, 1853, the U.S. minister to Mexico and the president of Mexico sign the Gadsden Purchase in Mexi co City. The treaty established the final boundaries of the southern United States. For $10 million, the U.S. acquired 30,000 square miles of land in what is now New Mexico and Arizona. On Dec. 31, 1879, in the first public demonstration of his incandescent light bulb, American inventor Thomas Alva Edison lights up a street in Menlo Park, New Jersey. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company ran special trains to Menlo Park in response to public enthusiasm over the event. Bingo at the Fred L. Ginter Post 168 of the American Legion, 1121 W. Oglethorpe Highway, Hinesville, is at 6:45 p.m. Mondays. Call 977- 3355. Boy Scout Troop 410 meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays in First Presbyterian Church's social hall. The Narcotics Anonymous group "A Better Perspective" meets from 8-9 p.m. Mondays at 201 E. Gen. Stewart Way, Hinesville. Women Heart Hinesville Walking Group for women with heart disease walks 8:30-9 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Liberty Regional Medical Center, 462 E.G. Miles Pkwy., Hinesville. Call 912- 369-9400 or go to www.libertyre- gional.com. Jan. 1 The Hinesville Library hosts an open technology lab at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Call 912-368-4003 or go to www.liveoakpl.org. The Hinesville Rotary Club meets at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday at La Quinta Inn and Suites on Ogletho rpe Highway in Flemington. For information, go to hinesvillerotary. org. The Hinesville public library has sto ry time for children ages 0-5 at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Call 368- 4003 or go to www.liveoakpl.org. Boy Scout Troop 475 meets at 7 p.m. and Cub Scout Pack 475 meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at St. Stephen Catholic Church social hall, 399 Woodland Dr., Hinesville. Email troop475.hinesville@gmail.com. Ankle and Foot Associates,481 Elma G Miles Pkwy, is hosting a shoe drive to benefit the SOAR Re-Entry Center. All new or gently used shoes can be dropped off at the office. The collection is currently ongoing. Call 912-432-7236. The 2019 Liberty County Emanci pation Proclamation Observance program is 12 p.m. Jan. 1 at First Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Riceboro. The speaker is Pastor Rich ard Hayes of New Day Community Church in Walthourville. For addi tional information, contact Rev. Dr. Hermon Scott, Emancipation Com mittee president at 912-368-2258 or Lana Walthour at 912-369-3407. Jan. 2 The Liberty County Department of Family and Children Services board meets at 2 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month in the DFCS office, 112 W. Oglethorpe Hwy., Hines ville. Next is Jan. 2. Call 912-370- 2555. The Red Cross is holding a blood drive from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Hinesville Masonic Lodge 271 & VA Clinic, 500 E. Oglethorpe Hwy. The Red Cross is holding a blood drive from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Liber ty Regional Medical Center, 462 E. G. Miles Pkwy. Diversity Health Center has a support group for diabetes patients 4-6 p.m. each month's first and third Wednesday at the center, 303 Fraser Dr., Hinesville. Next is Jan. 2. Call 944-877-2227. The Midway-Riceboro Library hosts an open technology lab at 5-6:30 p.m. every Wednesday. The Liberty County YMCA offers hip hop fitness classes 6-7 p.m. every Wednesday. Call 912-369-9622. Melting Pot of Art, conversation about art at Southern Sweets Cafe and Bakery, 112 S. Commerce, is 10-11 a.m. Wednesdays. Call 912- 332-7555 or look on Facebook. The VFW Post 6602 is holding a steak night every Wednesday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the VFW's build ing, 931 Hwy. 196 W., Hinesville. Food is $16 for veterans and mem bers, and $18 for others. Dinner includes hand-cut steak, baked potato, vegetable, salad, roll and tea. Family dining available and call-in orders welcome. Weekly entertainment available. JAN. 3 Hinesville Library's Lego Club is 4-5 p.m. every Thursday. For ages 5 and up. Hinesville City Council meets at 3 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month in City Hall. Public welcome. Next is Jan. 3. Call 912- 876-3564 or go to www.cityof- hinesville.org. A support group for military families who are grieving the loss of a child meets from 6-7 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Soldier Service Center. Next is Jan. 3. Call 912- 767-2467. Hinesville Masonic Lodge No. 271 F&AM meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at the lodge. Next is Jan. 3. Call 876-9161. LIBERTY RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY OF EmANCIPATION Proclamation President Abraham Lin coln issued the Emancipa tion Proclamation on Jan uary 1, 1863. The 156th anniversary of the procla mation will be observed on New Year’s Day. The proclamation was important in that it helped change the focus of the Civ il War, according to battle- fields.org. The website states the primary focus of the war was to preserve the union. However, after the procla mation was issued, freeing enslaved persons became an important aim of the war, according to battlefields.org. “Although the procla mation initially freed only the slaves in the rebellious states, by the end of the war the proclamation had influ enced and prepared citizens to advocate and accept aboli tion for all slaves in both the North and South,” states the website. “The 13th Amend ment, which abolished slav ery in the United States, was passed on December 6th, 1865,” reads battlefields.org. Here in Liberty Coun ¬ ty, the 2019 Liberty County Emancipation Proclamation Observance program will be held Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 at noon, at First Zion Mission ary Baptist Church in Rice boro. The speaker for the occa sion is Pastor Richard Hayes of New Day Community Church in Walthourville. For more information, contact Rev. Dr. Hermon Scott, Emancipation Com mittee President, at 912- 368-2258, or Lana Walthour at 912-369-3407. 7° 14 2% Miss your Paper? 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