Newspaper Page Text
Page 10 — Wednesday, October 28, 2009, The Millen News
People in the News
Pvt. Charles Reynolds graduates
basic training
Army Reserve Pvt. Charles Reynolds has graduated from ba
sic military training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., under the
Split-option Enlistment Program to serve as a member of the
Army National Guard or Reserve.
The program allows students between their junior and senior
year of high school to attend basic training during the summer
after their junior year. After completing basic training, the re
cruits will attend National Guard or Reserve weekend drills while
still in school. The summer following graduation, the guards
men or reservists attend advanced individual training in the ca
reer specialty they selected at the time they enlisted.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army
mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and
received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military
weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and cer
emony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed com
bat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice
system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.
He is the son of Adell Reynolds of Millen and is currently a
student at Jenkins County High School.
Pvt. Brianna Joiner graduates basic
combat training
Army National Guard Pvt. Brianna M.
Joiner has graduated from basic combat
training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, the sol
dier studied the Army mission, history, tra
dition and core values, physical fitness and
received instruction and practice in basic
combat skills, military weapons, chemical
warfare and bayonet training, drill and cer
emony, marching, rifle marksmanship,
armed and unarmed combat, map reading,
field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first
aid, foot marches and field training exercises.
She is the daughter of Larry and Georgina (Cookie) Joiner of
Perkins. Her siblings are April Harrison of Dublin, A.J. Joiner of
Millen and Jeremy Dietsch of Long Island, N. Y.
Joiner is a 2009 graduate of Jenkins County High School.
Randy Hill speaks to
Millen Rotary Club
Randy Hill discusses possible
increases in energy costs because
of proposed environmental legis
lation at the Oct. 21, Millen Ro
tary Club meeting.
Byron Scogins receives VFW All American
Post Commander award
Local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post Commander Byron
A. Scogins, right, was recently presented the VFW All American
Post Commanders Award at a ceremony in Macon. Presenting
the award was the Georgia VFW State Commander, H. Dwayne
Epps, center, and VFW National Council Member, John Hancock,
left. Commander Scogins stated he was elated to receive this pres
tigious award but was quick to point out how very proud he is of
the total membership of Millen Post 2776.
National Donor Sabbath held Nov. 13-15
HAWK & ASSOCIATES, RC.
Victor C. Hawk Melissa Detchemendy
Need Help? Call:
478-982-4226 (day) or 706-294-4447 (night)
American Trial Lawyers Association
Southern Trial Lawyers Association
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Office located in The Millen News Building
856 £. Cotton Ave., Millen, GA
Augusta
Dental Center p c
J. Michael Scott HMD
National Donor Sabbath, held
Friday, Nov. 13, through Sunday,
Nov. 15, serves to educate faith
communities about the need for
organ, eye and tissue donors.
Regardless of religious affilia
tion, congregations and houses
of worship across the nation will
recognize the life-saving benefits
of organ donation.
LifeLink of Georgia is the
non-profit organ and tissue re
covery organization for Georgia
which facilitates the recovery of
life-saving and life-enhancing
organs and tissues for transplan
tation therapy. LifeLink works to
ensure Georgians are provided
factual information about dona
tion and understand how to des
ignate their donation decision on
the state’s organ and tissue do
nor registry. “National Donor
Sabbath is an annual event which
encourages our religious leaders
to take an active role in the or
gan donation decision and
spread the encouraging message
of Donate Life, said Kathleen
Lilly, Sr. Vice President/Execu
tive Director of LifeLink of
Georgia.
There are more than 100,000
Americans listed on the national
organ transplant waiting list in
cluding nearly 3,000 Georgians.
Scores more are in need of cor
nea and tissue transplants. Faith
communities can help the many
waiting for transplants by desig
nating their decision to become
an organ, eye and tissue donor
at www.donatelifegeorgia.org.
LifeLink of Georgia provides
free materials including bulletin
Cousins celebrate birthdays
From left, cousins Cheryl Cowart, Lois Stephens Parker and Donald “Bubba”
Perryman celebrated their 60 th birthdays this year. Family and friends are invited
to a birthday celebration 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Jenkins County Agricul
ture Center. (Photo contributed)
Lively from page 4
Strangely, all three flashlights
began to go dim as soon as we
were under the canopy of the
forest. We stumbled our way
along the edge of the creek
bumping into the cypress knees
sticking out of the mud. We
became entangled in hanging
vines. We splashed in the dank
water of the mudflats. We raised
such a racket that I was sure no
respectable ghost would waste
time on us.
I was wrong.
I actually felt the arrival be
fore I saw it.
Suddenly the fog was parted
by a blast of heat coming from
the top of the steep bank on the
opposite side of the creek. We
all looked up at the same time
and there it was.
The Rock Creek Burning
Woman Ghost, bursting aflame
against the dark sky.
Somebody screamed, one of
the girls I think.
Or maybe it was me.
Anyway, for several seconds
I stared at the fiery figure, para
lyzed by the sight yet fascinated
that it made absolutely no
sound.
No sound at all.
When I snapped to and
looked around I realized that I’d
been abandoned and decided on
the spot that being alone with
that thing was not a recom
mended course of action.
I lit out for the car. I think the
ghost chased me for a ways but
I outran her.
I also passed R.J., the fastest
boy on our team, like he was
crawling. I conferred with him
as to what had become of the
rest of our party and we made
another spot decision that they
were on their own.
Not to worry. All of them beat
us back to the Hornet.
We piled in and freighted fan
nies back to town.
You can believe this tale if
you want. That’s up to you. But
if you go looking for the Rock
Creek Ghost, I recommend you
take reliable flashlights.
You’ll need them
Happy Halloween, yall.
Don Lively is a retired police
officer and freelance writer. He
lives in Shell Bluff. Email Don
at Livelvcolo@aol.com.
Visit us online
www. themillennews. com
Lui.ilkflviiinrl ‘ tit AMltf Cftt* ¥1*4 D$cnUpr, fbitp, Cifl Mndic.nri
inserts and scriptural references
for faith leaders interested in
sharing information on this im
portant health issue. For more
information about National Do
nor Sabbath, to arrange an inter
view with a donor family mem
ber or transplant recipient, or
simply to learn more about or
gan and tissue donation contact
Tracy Ide at 800-544-6667 or
visit www.lifelinkfound.org.
SlmrfrW Extraction '■it'"
Slirjkd EiincTTMi I 7 S' Vl
I 'dill il;. Stip-tirls ijji
IMMEDIATE
DENTURES
■ ’"aeth EKtracteii
* Dnrdures br Partials imrrHiflilBty
■ Ifou neiergo iviUiKit your i
t A.1 Surgery 4 Erlradionsi
. sons fi our off- ne
Oernurt* - Knit Economy S«
SunhwH r-3 Sfl.™
l ullMdiinh
□ pert Mon-Fri 7r3fl AM
Nn An nrjtn Imflrvl
I All i (jftilK SI,
thiniiliivi.il AngHHta
i iwri«x Cr.-.in ■Ln.-i Iii.iiihI;.
706-721-4238 |
MILLEN BAPTIST CHI
Pancake Supper
5 pm-7 pm
Cost: $6 Children: $4-
Giant
Slide