PAGE 18, JULY 21, 2008, THE ISLANDER
News from Local Churches
From The Church Bulletins
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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.
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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. □
