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TheTrue Citizen, Wednesday, March 23,2011 — Page 5
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CRAZY IS AS CRAZY LIVES
By Ronda Rich
In my life. I’ve done some
crazy things, things that defy
reason and in retrospect lead
even me
to say,
“ What
was I
think-
ing?”
There
was that
Sunday
morning
drive I
once took with legendary race
car driver, Dale Earnhardt. I
thought we were going for a
simple spin around Daytona In
ternational Speedway, just to see
how the steep embankment felt.
But the mischievous Earnhardt
had other ideas. We climbed
into the pace car and he took
off like he was on the final lap
of the Daytona 500, trying to
pass Jeff Gordon for the win.
Earnhardt was never one for
holding back.
I am quite certain we were
going 300 mph, even though the
Pontiac Trans Am could sup
posedly register only 160 mph.
Earnhardt, though, could find
horsepower where no one else
could. As the concrete wall of
the first turn threatened to smash
through my window - it was
within two inches of the car -1
swallowed hard and promised
God that if he delivered me
safely back to pit road, I would
be wiser with the flesh and
blood he had given me.
It would be neither the first
nor the last time I didn’t keep a
bargain with God, even when
he kept his end of the deal.
When you die, some say your
life flashes before your eyes but
I believe it’s possible that when
you think you’re going to die,
your broken promises to God,
flashes before you. It has been
my experience that he likes to
get his point across, one way or
the other.
Take, for instance, the day I
broke the Earnhardt promise
with the full thrust and enthusi
asm of my being. I didn’t just
break it. I broke it wide open in
a no-holds-barred way. It
started like this:
My friend. Chip, called and
with a touch of mischief in his
voice, announced that he could
get me a ride on one of the World
War II bi-planes that was part
of the Red Baron Pizza Squad
ron. They were cute, open cock
pit planes that had been used for
training during the last great
world war.
“Really?” I was interested.
“Yeah.”
“Sign me up.”
The squadron was going to be
in Athens, Georgia, so I drove
over, suited up and climbed in.
Somehow I’d forgotten that as
a young, reporter that I had done
something similarly when I rode
in a stunt plane with racer Bill
Elliott. While in the air, he
turned off the plane and began
a deadfall nosedive. Seconds
before we hit the tops of tall,
Georgia pines, he restarted the
engine and pulled the plane up.
I know. I should have learned
a long time ago. But remember:
God gets even. He reminds us
of our stupidity at the most in
opportune times.
The pilot strapped me in,
checked my helmet, then
mumbled, “Hang on, tight.”
He wasn’t kidding.
At first, it was a nice flight
with the scenic view of birds but
then two other biplanes pulled
Jim Shumard
By Rev. Dr. Jim Shumard
Rector, St. Michael’s Episcopal
Church
How often have you heard
yourself or others say these
words when something bad hap
pens to
them or
you? Have
you ever
thought
about the
theology it
might re
flect? In
order to
answer
that we might ask ourselves if
we have ever said those words
after something really good
happened to us. Sometimes it
might be more appropriate for
WHY ME LORD?
us to say, “Why not me Lord?”
Why did the tsunami/ earth
quake/ nuclear accident/hurri
cane/any tragedy not strike us?
After all we are no better or
worse than the people victim
ized in Japan, New Zealand or
Haiti. “Why me Lord?” reflects
an old fashioned Biblical theol
ogy which implies that God re
wards good people and punishes
bad people. We still hear some
preachers declare that to be true
when they attempt to give a rea
son for such big events.
The entire Book of Job
struggles with the question of
suffering. Most of the book is
written in poetic form, which
gives us a clue that it was writ
ten with the purpose of engag
ing the question of suffering in
a deeply sensitive manner. The
Book of Job clearly wants to
confront that traditional theol
ogy of suffering and through the
characters of the four friends of
Job we hear of almost every
platitude and explanation of suf
fering that we can come up with.
I have probably heard about
every platitude there is and
though the speakers are usually
attempting to comfort the suf
fering one, like Job, no com
fort is found.
The climax of the Book of Job
is in the face to face encounter
with God, where Job faces his
and our own ignorance. The
Book gives no answer to the
question of suffering and leaves
us to face God in person. When
we profess our faith, we must,
Looking Back
up close, wings almost touch
ing, the pilots signaled to each
other and video of my broken
promises to God started to roll.
They performed loops, ham
merheads and, worse of all, bar
rel rolls. In laymen terms, this
would mean me hanging upside
down in a plane, thousands of
feet in the air, secured by shoul
der harnesses that could, in pos
sibility, break and drop me on
top of someone’s trash can or
clothes line. Remember: I was
in an open cock pit.
I did not think of the ones I
loved and would leave behind.
I did not think of mistakes or
regrets.
Here’s exactly what buzzed in
my mind, “I thought I was
smarter than this.” My fingers
clung to the side of the cockpit,
wondering how much holding
on I could do.
This time I didn’t bother to
make any promises. I just asked
for mercy. Despite my stupid
ity, I got it.
Ronda Rich is the best-sell
ing author of What Southern
Women Know (That Every
Woman Should). Visit
www. rondarich. com
with the apostle Paul, have the
humility to confess how little we
really know. Let us remember
during this holy season of Lent
that Christians believe that God
chose to suffer Himself and
when we or any theologian ask
God, “Why YOU Lord?” Chris
tians believe the answer to be,
“Because I love you!”
Have a Holy Lent. I look
forward to meeting many of you
during the ecumenical Holy
Week services here in
Waynesboro.
Dr. Jim+
“For now we see through a
glass darkly; but then face to
face.” I Corinthians 13.12 KJV.
You may contact Rev.
Shumard at
stmichaelswaynesboro.org
Burke County property transfers for 2011. The date indicates
when the transaction was recorded in the Burke County Clerk’s
office.
• La Visa Brantley to James Robinson, Jan. 14, 2.07 acres,
map and parcel # 057-034H, $10,000
Louis Carpenter Estate to George W. Gunn and Evelyn Gunn
Young, Jan. 11, 28 acres, map and parcel # 086-037, $44,000
• Melvin L. Eacho to Kenneth R. and Rachel M. Miles, Jan.
26, 4.98 acres, map and parcel # 022-032A, $15,000
• Louvenia Alicia Gordon to Willie Dorothy Davis, Jan. 25,
0.1 acre, map and parcel # W03-045A, $17,500
• Louvenia A. Gordon to Willie Dorothy Davis, Jan. 25, 0.1
acre, map and parcel # W03-040, $17,500
• Laura M Gravelle et al to Joan P. Winningham et al, Jan. 14,
20.84 acres, map and parcel #053-003, $42,102
• KPA, Inc. to Tony L. Loop, Jan. 21, 76, 96, 63, 19, 89, 28
acres, map and parcel # 015-004X, 004Y, oo4Z, $390,000
• Carlton Lord Estate to Wheeler Oliver Lively, Jan. 6, 0.9
acre, map and parcel # 108-A-028, $30,000
• Queensborough National Bank and Trust to Steven S., Lisa
A., and Justin Scott Moody, Jan. 20, 0.64 acre, map and parcel
#105-021, $47,500
• Queensborough National Bank and Trust to Steven S., Lisa
A., and Justin Scott Moody, Jan. 20, 2.65 acres, map and parcel
#105-055, $10,000
• La Visa Bentley to James Robinson, Jan. 14, 2.07 acres, map
and parcel # 057-034H, $10,000
• Brannen & Son Inc. to Riverside Gin and Storage, Inc., Feb.
14, 7.09 acres, map and parcel# 027-002C, $6,027
• Brashear Development Corporation to Tony Davis, Jan. 28,
10.89 acres, map and parcel # 009-014J, 014K, $32,125
• Brashear Development Corporation to Norman Lester
Newsome, Jan. 28, 5 acres, map and parcel # 108-001U, $25,000
• Jimmy Dewaye Burton to Steve Al Toole, Jan. 27, 90 acres,
map and parcel #102-038, $133,000
• Louis Carpenter Estate to George W. Gunn and Evelyn Gunn
Young, Jan. 11, 28 acres, map and parcel # 086-037, $44,000
• Donald E. Crawford to Jeremy and Sara Brown, Jan. 28,
3.42 acres, map and parcel #064-030H (part of), $41,500
• Burke County Development Authority to Purification
Cellutions LLC, Feb. 1, 8.52 acres, map and parcel # 073-001D,
$425,000
• Diversified Management Group to Tawanza V. Smith, Feb.
6, 2.23 acres, map and parcel #014-004P (part of) $7,400
• Sara Duncan to Rita Anderson, Feb. 21, 0.33 acre, map and
parcel #W12-033, $68,000
• Bernard S. Dunstan Jr. to Bryon B. Mangum Jr., Feb. 8,
96.74 acres, map and parcel #008-039 (part interest), $100,000
• Melvin L. Eacho to Kenneth R and Rachel M. Miles, Jan. 26,
4.98 acres, map and parcel # 022-032A, $15,000
• Jeffrey D Fasick to Jason A and Laura V. McKerley, Feb. 10,
0.46 acre, map and parcel #074B-078, $140,000
• Louvenia Alicia Gordon to Willie Dorothy Davis, Jan. 25,
0.1 acre, map and parcel # W03-045A, $17,500
• Louvenia A. Gordon to Willie Dorothy Davis, Jan. 25, 0.1
acre, map and parcel #W03-040, $17,500
• Laura M. Gravelle et al to Joan P. Winningham et al, Jan. 14,
20.84 acres, map and parcel # 053-003, $42,102
• Betty R. Hardie to Robbie M. Jenkins Boyd, Jan. 28, 0.95
acre, mpa and parcel # 114-007C, $10,000
• Thomas Glen Hawes to George W. Gunn and Everlyn Gun
Young, Feb. 3, 6 acres, map and parcel #086-036 (part of) $9,000
• Louis Hrabovsky dba Burke Land & Investments to Jimmie
L Neville, Feb. 9, 2.74 acres, map and parcel # 042-002E, $9,000
Burke Happenings
WHS Class of 1959
10 Years Ago March 21,2001
Longtime state court solicitor Marion Cotton announced his
resignation to be effective April 30. He had served in the posi
tion since 1979.
Two rabid raccoons were found in Burke County. Stephen
Murray of the Burke County Health Department advised all
petowners to have their pets vaccinated.
Three Burke County families were recognized as among the
best peanut growners in the state by the Georgia Extension Ser
vice. The were Sam and Julie Story, Steve and Donna Bailey
and Randy and Patricia Chandler.
25 Years Ago March 20,1986
Burke County Commissioners were proposing a $6.8 million
budget for 1986.
Children playing at the site of major drainage construction on
Shadrack Street had caused more than $10,000 in damage, ac
cording to Reeves Construction Co. Beavers living in the drain
were also hampering progress on the project.
Pre-operational tests at Plant Vogtle Unit 1 cooling system
was successfully completed.
Mrs. Henry C. Hopkins was honored on her 90th birthday by
friends and family.
50 Years Ago March 23,1961
Mel J. Tanner was named assistant county agent for the Uni
A Public Meeting of the
Savannah River Site
Citizens Advisory Board
Located at:
The Partridge Inn
2110 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30904
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
Public comments are accepted at
various times during the day
Monday, March 28, 2011
1:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.
Combined Committees Meeting
• In-depth Committee Overview by all
CAB Committee Chairs
• Recommendation Discussion
*Allpresentations are subject to
change
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 4:15p.m.
Full Board Meeting
Technology Development and
Deployment
Governors Nuclear Advisory Council
Presentation
Site Safety Overview
H-Canyon & HB-Line Future Options
FY Budget Request & IPL
Rev 16 Mitigating Risks
Call us at: 803-952-7884 or email us at: srscitizensadvisoryboard@srs.gov
Visit us online at: www.srs.gov/general/outreach/srs-cab/srs-cab.html
versity of Georgia Extension Service.
More than 30 people were homeless after 11 homes were de
stroyed by fire in Waynesboro. Firemen were hampered by a
lack of water in the low income neighborhood known as “Yel
low Town.”
The Rev. Delbert E. Bordeau accepted the post of pastor at
Bethel Baptist Church in Alexander.
Pintchucks Department Store offered Confederate uniforms
for sale as part of the Civil War Centennial Celebration.
75 Years Ago March 20,1936
Incumbent Burke County Ordinary Joseph Law defeated chal
lenger H. Cliff Hatcher by a vote of 933-591 in the Democratic
Primary. Other winners included Seperior Court Clerk H.M
Blount, Sheriff J.L. Herrington and Coroner W.C. Lewis.
“Charlie Chan’s Secret” starring Warren Oland was playing at
the Grand Theatre.
Members of the class of Waynesboro High and Industrial School
are looking for addresses or phone numbers of fellow class
mates. If you have any contact information, call Mary Gainer
Kelly at 706-871-1247, Ruby Jackson Mack at 706-554-5693 or
Mae Ida Bennett Birt at 706-554-7109. They are trying to plan
a reunion for August.
SCLC
A Jefferson County Georgia Chapter Burke County Circuit
meeting will be held 4 p.m., Friday, March 25, at the Burke
County Library, located on Highway 24 in Waynesboro.
Democratic Party
The Democratic party of Burke County has canceled its March
24 meeting and rescheduled for 6 p.m., Thursday, April 7, at the
Burke County Courthouse.
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