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PAGE 18, JULY 21, 2008, THE ISLANDER News from Local Churches From The Church Bulletins l^eto dSetos A week without baseball is like a week without sunshine! I even missed the All Star game in order to work with the election! Only a couple more days and they will be back playing again - hopefully my beloved Braves will be playing better in the second half. I still can't believe that Beth sat in the dentist's office with John Smoltz a couple of weeks ago and didn't get me an autograph. I really thought I had raised her better than that! There are still some Vacation Bible Schools scheduled this month so look around and enjoy a special week with your little people. The Georgians Quartet from Valdos ta will lead a Gospel Sing at Glyndale Baptist Church on Friday, July 25, at 7 p.m. Congratulations to John and Vickie Hamilton on the birth of their daughter, Madison Michelle, whose proud grandparents are Charles and Peggy Hamilton and Wanda Chilson and proud great grandmothers are Bobbie Jean Harper and Jackie Ham ilton. St. Simons Presbyterian Church welcomes new members Bud, Laurie and Colby Longley. St. Simons First Baptist Church has welcomed twelve people into mem bership so far this year - Christine Nor ris, Sam Norris, Anna Martin, Jimmy Tomlin, Betty Tomlin, Dr. Felix Haynes, Miriam Haynes, Melinda Ghormley, Rev Gigi Naeve, Rev Rory Naeve, Zoe Horton and Ora Jane Sawyer. St. Simons United Methodist Church extends sympathy to Ina Engel and family on the death of her father Dr. Marvin Engel, and to Mag gie Gallagher and famly on the loss of her husband Maurice (Mo). Brunswick First Baptist Church welcomes new members Caroline McArthur, Mark and Stephanie Weeks and Stephen Wilkes. Appreciation is expressed for Deanna Terry in celebra tion of her fourth anniversary on staff a Director of Missions and Evangelism. Brunswick First United Method- Patty Gibson ist Church extends congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Benjamin Eisen- trager who were married July 5. Mrs. Eisentrager is the former Cecilia Eliza beth McCollum and is the daughter of Hans and Jody McCollum and the granddaughter of Ed Blanton. Altar flowers were given by Tom, Claudia and Mason Schneider in celebration of their "family day" on July 11. Member Helen Nelson Tucker died June 29. Pine Ridge Baptist Church extends sympathy to Cleo Usher and family in the death of Oris Usher and to Sue Westberry and family in the death of W.C. Westberry. I was terribly disappointed at the voter participation in our election this week. Several leadership positions in local and state government were set tled at this Primary election due to no other party opposition in the General Election in November. Voting is a great privilege and responsibility and we are so blessed to live in a country where we can vote without fear from those who might disagree with our choice. Election officials have made it so conve nient and easy to vote absentee by mail - in person - early - late - rain or shine! There is a runoff on August 5 so check your calendar NOW and be a part of selecting our leaders. Many thanks to the wonderful dedicated poll workers who gave their time and talents to our community. GOD BLESS AMERICA. □ Health System names new budget manager Glynn County native Ginger Wallen has been promoted to the position of budget manager at Southeast Georgia Health System. Wallen graduated with a Bache lor’s degree in business administration from Georgia Southern Uni versity in 1991. Before joining the Health Sys tem as a staff accountant in .... 2003, Wallen Ginger Wallen worked in the financial and accounting fields at First American Health Care and SeaPack Federal Credit Union, both in Brunswick, as well as Newport Timber in Riceboro, Georgia-Pacific in Brunswick, and Tamary’s Fine Appar el for Women in St. Simons Island. 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. Red Cross recognizes life savers Summer Waves lifeguard Chad Strickland was scanning the wave pool in June when he spied a young girl in distress. Floating on a raft in the pool, the 12-year-old from Savannah was hav ing a seizure. Chad quickly pulled her to the “beach” area at the shal low end, where he observed that she was not breathing and had no pulse. Other lifeguards on the Summer Waves team administered CPR and were able to revive her before the EMTs arrived to transport her to the hospital. Summer Waves is an authorized provider of Red Cross lifeguard train ing, and all of the lifeguards had Members of the Summer Waves team from left: Chris Brown, Andrew Ratteree, Chad Strickland, and Ben Taylor. “Ginger brought a wealth of account ing and payroll experience to our team,” said Lisa Morgan, director of Finance. “Her responsibilities now include the budget process and monthly variance analysis, the payroll functions and some of the accounting functions, and I believe that she will do a fantastic job in her new role.” Wallen is the daughter of Cynthia Beggs of St. Simons Island and the late Rudolph Beggs, a former long time comity extension agent in Glynn County. She and her husband David have been married 13 years and have two children, Sarah, 11, and Jeffrey, 10.0 been trained by a certified Red Cross instructor. In early July, the Southeastern Coastal Georgia Chapter presented the lifeguards with a Red Cross cer tificate of recognition for Extraordi nary Personal Action for using life saving skills that saved a human life. The local chapter has also applied for the National Red Cross Certificate of Merit for the Summer Waves team. The local Red Cross chapter spon sors a variety of health and safety courses, including adult, infant, and child CPR/first aid training, babysit ter’s training, and water safety/life- guarding courses. □
