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Published by Permar Publications • P.O. Box 20539 • St. Simons Island, Ga. 31522 • 912-265-9654 • www.theislanderonline.com • ssislander@bellsouth.net
August 24, 2009 Established 1972 Vol 37 Issue 34
Parked or dumped?
By Pamela Permar
Shierling
They have become like old
friends.
For quite some time now
five large airplanes have been
parked on the ramp at Bruns
wick Golden Isles Airport.
All five of the planes are the
responsibility of Stambaugh
Aviation.
Three Boeing 727s are
parked on the east end of the
ramp and are highly visible as
you approach the airport from
the east. Two have been there
since spring 2008 and one has
been there since December of
the same year.
A fourth plane has been
parked on the west end of the
ramp since December 2008.
And the fifth 727 has been
parked on Glynn County Air
port Commission (GCAC)
property adjacent to the termi
nal since mid May 2009.
Glynco Manning Aviation,
the airport's fixed base opera
tor (FBO), is renting their ramp
space for four of the planes to
Stambaugh Aviation. The fifth
plane was parked on GCAC
property without permission
from the commission.
Mark and Scott Stambaugh,
owners of Stambaugh Aviation,
appeared before the GCAC
at the August 19 meeting to
explain why the planes needed
to continue to be parked on
Manning Aviation's ramp as
well as on airport property.
Both Stambaughs said that
the Airport should build more
ramp space because their busi
ness is expanding. "The only
(ramp) space available is on
Manning Aviation's ramp and
on the public ramp," Mark
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Brunswick-GI Airport
Time change for
Ballard ribbon cutting
Due to Glynn County sched
uling conflicts, the ribbon cut
ting ceremony for the new
County Recreation Depart
ment's main office and the
Glynn County UGA Coopera
tive Extension office has been
moved from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
on Wednesday, August 26.
Both offices are located in
the recently renovated Ballard
building on Old Jesup Road. □
Glynn Middle replaced
Glynn Middle School (GMS) principal, Ricky Rentz, (left to right) GMS P1A co-president
Jana Comer, School Superintendent Howard Mann, School Board chairman Millard
Allen and GMS assistant principal lorie Joiner, took time last week to give The islander
reporter a tour of the new school. More photos page 2. Islander Staff Photo
5th Annual Rockin'
Stewbilee set for
Oct. 10
The economy may be in a
slump, but that doesn't mean
the Golden Isles is going to let
it slow down the 5th Annual
Brunswick Rockin Stewbilee.
The festivities will begin this
year early Saturday morning,
October 10 with the Boys and
Girls Clubs of Southeast Geor
gia 5K Freedom Run and con
tinue with the popular Pooch
Parade, Brunswick stew tast
ings, Classic Car Show, and
full day of free concerts all held
at Mary Ross Waterfront Park
and the streets of downtown
Brims wick.
Come enjoy an authentic
taste of the Georgia coast with
the 5th Annual Brunswick
Rockin' Stewbilee. This full
day event promises to be fun
for the entire family.
Missing from this year's
event is the presence of a
headlining, nationally recog
nized band for the signature
Stewbilee concert. Organizers
felt that they needed to keep
Administration, staff and parents
happy with new Glynn Middle School
By Matthew J. Permar
Brunswick Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce chairman
Steve Swan, who is president of Seabaord Construction
Co., discusses plans for the 5th Annual Brunswick Rockin'
Stewbilee with local media and business leaders last
week, Islander Staff Photo
Government agencies are
used to being critiziced and
the Glynn County Board of
Education (BOE) is certainly
no exception.
But regardless of what you
might think of or say about the
local school board you've got to
admit they got it right with the
new Glynn Middle School on
Lanier Ave.
Open for classes for the first
time on Thursday, August 6,
the school had its share of
quirks and confusion, like any
school on the first day.
But Principal Ricky Rentz
and Parent Teacher Associa
tion (PTA) co-president Jana
Comer both said glitches were
minor, handled efficiently by
staff and, most importantly,
everyone loves the Glynn Mid
dle School Hurricanes' new
home.
Comer and Rentz, along
with BOE chairman Millard
Allen and School Superinten
dent Howard Mann meet with
The Islander last week to talk
about the school and take the
reporter (who is a Glynn Mid
dle or Glynn County Junior
High alum) on a tour of the
building.
Inside, the first thing one
notices about the new Glynn
Middle is the clean lines of the
building and the abundance of
natural light, particularly in
the common areas, coming in
through the large windows.
The landscaping, which
is still underway, is sparse,
but sod has been laid in areas
around the building for an
attractive, finished appear
ance. In addition, a large palm
tree that dominates the south
ern front corner of the building
was transferred to the new
school from the former Glynn
Middle site.
Walking in the front door
off the parking lot on the Lani
er Blvd. side of the building,
guests enter a long two-story
foyer-hallway that splits the
school down the middle. Stairs
to the second floor are on the
left.
The classes and all other
rooms are all contained indoors
with the sixth grade on the
first floor in the front side of
the building, the seventh grade
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Glynn Middle opens
the Brunswick Rockin' Stew
bilee going even in the face
of uncertain sponsorships and
reduced funding in the current
economic climate.
The largest single expense
involves the signing of head
line talent, transportation,
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5th Annual Stewbilee
