About The Islander. (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (July 14, 2008)
PAGE 18, JULY 14, 2008, THE ISLANDER <Peto The house is awfully quiet this week! I guess it is a good thing since my beloved Braves are on the West Coast and that means very late nights for this faithful fan. I am thankful for no early morning appointments so I can sleep in (and my friends say when do you not sleep in?!) At least they won the game last night - at 1:15 am! When I stay up and they lose the game I am not a happy camper. Seemed like there were a lot more people at the Pier for the fireworks this year and all over the Island for the whole weekend. This Fireworks Fanatic really enjoyed the show. Looks like the cost of gas is keeping folks closer to home which is good for our local merchants and those of us who live here all the time can just enjoy staying home until after Labor Day! Glyndale Baptist Church extends sympathy to the family of Orvid Hamilton. St. Simons United Methodist Church welcomes new members Mary Varnell, Kevin, Holly, Aaron and Hope Lamb, Randy and Dianne Hollandsworth and Ronny and Mary Patty Gibson French. Pine Ridge Baptist Church extends congratulations to Jim and Sherle Beck in the birth of a grandson, Zachery Christopher Taylor. Flowers were placed in the church by Donovan and Jane Bottorff in honor of their 37th Wedding Anniversary. St. William's Catholic Church welcomes Mrs. Catherine Caauwe who began her official duties a Director of Religious Education on July 1. Con gratulations to Iris Scholten, grand daughter of Valerie and Ed Kehoe, for winning First Place in the Fleet Reserve Americanism Essay Contest. Flowers were placed in the church in honor of Brenda MacDonald and Marie Caauwe by Catherine Caauwe. Happy Anniversary to Constance and John Daley, Laurie and Greg Smilski and Audra Rizzi and John Gegg. Wesley United Methodist Church at Frederica extends sym pathy to Duane Shearer and family in the death of Duane's mother Sally Shearer. Sympathy is also extended to Jane and Michel Fraix in the death of her father Jim Wroton. The church has purchased a new Parsonage. Ed and Grace Nudd, Harry Reese and John, Laura and Camille Limburg are welcomed as new members. Members celebrate the birth of Virginia Martin Davis, the newest addition to the Eric and Fain Davis family. Congratula tions to Bryan and Ashley Adamson on the birth of a son, Walker Bryan. Calvary Baptist Church wel comes new members Joseph and Mar tha Mims and Rick Herndon. GRIEF RECOVERY WORKSHOPS ■h Present A FREE OPEN MEETING SUNDAY, J JL7 ZOVn — 3 PM (ytahtrmq.: Cfinwriaiifn C[)hS7). JCxys&jjj ffZ&y t/ewt KICK-OFF for 12-week Skill Workshop for RECOVERY to HAPPINESS! Ladies, gejitiemen t couples & youth welcome I Lf? Call 912 / 634-9527 ^ Attention all churches - send your church news or bulletin (if you are on line) to The Islander Newspaper at ssislander@bellsouth.net or fax 912-265-3699. Dead line is Thursday noon prior to the Monday publishing date. There is no charge for this service. For wedding, engagement, obituary announcements call The Islander News paper at 912-265-9654, fax 912-265-3699, or email ssislander@bellsouth.net There is no charge for this service. News from Local Churches From The Church Bulletins Altar flowers at Brunswick First United Methodist Church were given in honor of Missy and Rachel Morrison by Scott and Mac Morrison, celebrating their birthdays and Scott and Missy's 21st Wedding Anniver sary. Brunswick Christian Renewal Church extends sympathy to Fran ces Walker and family in the death of her son John Skipworth Savage and to Dennis Williams and his mother in the death of his aunt Ruth Ness. Congratulations to Pastor Ligon on the Anniversary of his Ordination and First Pastorate on July 5 - 53 years ago in 1955! Happy Anniver sary to Bill and Page Holder, Jim mie and Alice Wheeler, Marvin and Helen Minton and Yong and Kyung Ai Park. Susan Spader is welcomed as a new member of Arco United Meth odist Church. 16 members enjoyed the recent canoe trip and only 3 fell in the water! I will be wearing my other hat next week as we go to the Polls on Elec tion Day. Remember - if you don't vote then you don't count! We are so blessed to live in America and to be able to cast our ballots for the candi date of our choice and shame on you if you don't vote! More shame on you if you are not registered! VOTE! GOD BLESS AMERICA! □ Sterling Elementary selected as finalist in national video contest Sterling Elementary School has been selected as one of 100 finalists in a nationwide video contest spon sored by BigLots. If chosen as a win ner in the Lots2Give Video Contest, the school could receive from $2,500 to $10,000 to support two proposed after-school programs. Winners will be chosen based on the number of votes received at www. lots2give.com. Individuals can vote up to three times per day through the July 22 deadline. The site fea tures the video finalists, which can be searched by state to narrow the choices. Sterling Elementary School is one of six finalists from Georgia. "Chris Meshanko, our school counselor, produced the video that features our students talking about the after-school programs we would implement with the funds," said Kelly Howe, Sterling Elementary School principal. "With the two programs, Mustangs in Motion and Action Rule, we hope to inspire throughout the school year the kind of enthusiasm the students display in their video entry. We are trying to spread the word so that we can generate as many votes as possible." □ Join us for Craft time! Not just for kids! C raft time is a popular weekly activity. Multiply times a week, residents are invited to participate in scrapbooking, jewelry making, puzzles and a variety of other seasonal crafting activities. Variety is the focus of craft time and each new session brings new fun crafts. Call 280-0078 today to find out about all of the activities available to residents. Let Fairhaven make a difference in your life.
