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THE ISLANDER, MARCH 23, 2009, PAGE 5
UGA Women's Gymnastics Coach
to speak at *Y* Tribute
Disaster drill
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“The drill provided training for par
ticipants, while testing communica
tions and coordination among the vari
ous organizations,” explained airport
commission media contact Jett Lam-
kin of Lamkin and Lamkin Communi
cations, Inc.
Addressing the media in a briefing
just prior to the drill, Glynn County
Airport Commission Executive Direc
tor Steve Brian said, “We do this every
three years and each time we put in a
twist to test for something different.
Today we are testing communications
and response time. The drill will cause
issues for airport security and local
police and medical teams.”
According to Brian, the drill was
evaluated and critiqued by officials
from GEMA (Georgia Emergency
Management Agency), FLETC (Feder
al Law Enforcement Training Center),
the Red Cross and officials from air
ports in Valdosta and Daytona Beach,
Fla.
The drill was planned out in detail
and was set up as a crash of a 50 pas
senger Canadair Regional Jet 200,
Flight 4623 with approximately 1,500
gallons of jet fuel.
Passenger and crew information
included 35 passengers, 2 pilots and 1
flight attendant.
The injured included 18 critically
injured, 14 walking wounded or minor
injuries, 3 uninjured and 3 fatalities.
The drill plan even included weath
er conditions.
Some of the people who volunteered
to act as crash victims were even
taken to the Southeast Georgia Health
System’s emergency room. Brian said
it was unclear how much of the drill
would actually take place at the ER
because. He said it would depend on
how busy the hospital was with real
cases.
Brian said, in addition to the drill,
the airport has an emergency disaster
plan in place.
In the event of a real airplane crash,
Brian said, there would be a short pre
liminary press briefing at the airport
followed by a press conference at the
Stellar Center off 1-95 Exit 38 three to
four hours later.
He said there would be no access to
the site, other than emergency person
nel, until officials from the National
Transportation Safety Board arrived.
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Airport Commission
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out for bid, will complete the Phase
I drainage project and replace the
entire apron aircraft parking area
with concrete that will structurally
support corporate jets. Fencing and
airfield security lighting also are
included in the Phase II work.
Phase I construction is, according
to Guy New, facility manager of the
Glynn County Airport Commission,
ahead of its projected July finish
date.
Phase I construction will provide
current and future drainage between
the secondary runway and the paral
lel taxi way on the eastern side of the
airport. Funds for the construction
were provided by an aviation grant.
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Air Force Academy Band
brings Jazz to the Ritz
Golden Isles Arts and Humanities
Association (GIAHA) and the Bruns
wick-Golden Isles Chamber of Com
merce will present the U.S. Air Force
Academy’s premier jazz ensemble, the
"Falconaires," in a special free concert
at the Ritz Theatre, Downtown Bruns
wick, Friday, April 10 at 7 p.m.
As one of the Air Force’s two pre
mier jazz ensembles, the Falconaires
have brought the great sounds of Big
Band Jazz to national audiences for
more than 50 years. This group of 18
full-time jazz musicians specializes in
the best of past, present and future by
performing traditional and contempo
rary big band jazz. To this mix, “Falcs”
members add their own compositions
and fresh orchestrations.
The band has appeared prestigious
events including the Monterey and
Clearwater Jazz Festivals and Musicfest
Canada, in addition to numerous per
formances at International Association
of Jazz Educators’ Conferences. Fal
conaires members are some of the most
sought-after clinicians and performers
in America. A driving force in the jazz
world, The Air Force Academy Bands’
Falconaires play a major role in culti
vating our national heritage through its
only indigenous musical genre, jazz.
The performance is also sponsored
by Reagin Printing, the Brunswick
News, and the Islander Newspaper, in
conjunction with the following local vet
erans organizations: American Legion
Post 9, American Legion Post 317,
American Legion Post 166, American
Legion Post 507, Disabled American
Veterans Chapter 36, Fleet Reserve
Association Branch 30, Marine Corps
League Det 716, Golden Isles Chapter
Navy League, Military Officers Asso
ciation of America, Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 2588, Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 4092.
The concert is free but advance pass-
University of Georgia women’s gym
nastics coach Suzanne Yoculan will be
the guest speaker at the 11th Annual
YWCA Tribute to Women Leaders lun
cheon which will be held Tuesday, May
12, noon, at Jekyll Island Convention
Center Hartley Auditorium.
Now in her 26th and final year as
women’s gymnastics coach Yoculan has
developed teams that regularly draw
large crowds and netted nine NCAA
championships, 16 Southeastern Con
ference titles, and 20 NCAA Region
meets. No other program in the country
has been able to maintain the level of
success that she has produced for her
beloved “Gym Dogs.”
Yoculan has been named National
Coach of the Year five times during
her career. She has a weekly television
show during the season, has authored
a book on collegiate gymnastics, and
speaks nationwide on motivation, lead
ership, team chemistry, and health.
Beyond the gymnasium floor, how
ever, Yoculan has become an ardent
es are required. Passes may be picked
up at the following locations begin
ning March 17: Ritz Theatre, Chamber
of Commerce office, Brunswick News
offices (Brunswick); Pat’s Hallmark
shop (St. Simons Island); Jekyll Island
Welcome Center. For more information,
call GIAHA at 912-262-6934. □
and articulate spokesperson in the cam
paign to focus on eating disorders — the
dirty little secret among many female
athletes today. She recognizes that one
of the most influential people in a young
gymnast’s life — frequently even more
than parents — is the coach, and with
the glory comes the awesome respon
sibility to care for her charges. “The
very compulsive nature that makes
these people excel in athletics is the
same thing that can lead to an eating
disorder,” she said. The antidote, she
explains, is a heavy dose of self-esteem,
proper communication and motivation,
and team chemistry where each team
member understands and embraces her
unique role.
Her interests off the gym floor have
included Special Olympics, the Athens
United Way, Habitat for Humanity,
and the Athens Regional Medical Cen
ter’s Breast Health Center.
Tickets may be purchased at the
YWCA or the St. Simons Island Pat’s
Hallmark Store. Proceeds go to fund sev
eral programs at the YWCA of Bruns
wick including the aquatic program,
water safety and swimming instruction,
and the Young Women’s Career Adven
ture Program — an incubator program
for tomorrow’s leaders, and the child
care center. For additional information
contact the YWCA at 265-4100 or go to
www.ywcabrunswickga.org. □
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