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PAGE 2, SEPTEMBER 7, 2009, THE ISLANDER
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4-H places in Forestry competition
Kingston on budget numbers:
Our children deserve better
• Congressman highlights increasing deficit as
sign of out of control spending
Congressman Jack Kingston
(R/GA-1) used this week’s budget
numbers to renew his call for fis
cal restraint in Washington. The
numbers, contained in the Mid
Session Review released by the
Obama Administration, show the
deficit nearly doubling in the next
10 years.
“Our children deserve better,”
Congressman Kingston said. “We
cannot allow or afford for this out
of control spending to go unchecked.
Every dollar spent is a dollar that is
financed on the backs of our children
and the American people are fed up
with a government that spends too
much, taxes too much and interferes
too much with their lives.”
The Mid Session Review is the
Administration’s annual accounting
for the government’s budget out
look.
The analysis showed that the
Administration expects this year’s
deficit to top $1.6 trillion — the high
est single year since the World War
II era. According to the Administra
tion, the deficit will increase by $9
trillion over the next ten years.
The current federal deficit stands
at more than $11.7 trillion which,
according to the estimates, must
increase to more than $20 billion
in order to achieve the President’s
policy agenda. □
New hours for Neptune Park Fun Zone
On September 2, four students from Glynn County participated in
Forestry Judging at the Southeast District Regional Event held in
Reidsville at the Gordonia-Altamaha State Park. Glynn County earned
2nd place overall in the Junior Competition. Michael Elmore, an 8th
grader at Needwood Elementary, earned the 3rd highest place in
the individual competition. The 4-member team consisted of Jacob
Haymans and Alex Sines, 8th graders from Jane Macon Middle School,
Michael Elmore, an 8th grader, and Anne McCranie, a 7th grader,
from Needwood Middle School. Mark McClellan (left) of the Georgia
Forestry Commission volunteered his time to prepare these students
for this event. The 4-H'ers competed in tree identification (44 types of
trees), insect and disease identification (15 types), pacing and volume
board feet. This was the first time Glynn County was represented in this
event in about 10 years. For more information, contact Glynn County
4-H at 554-7577.
Sandy Dean to run for City Commission Seat
Effective immediately, the Nep
tune Park Fun Zone, St. Simons
Island, will be open on Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday only. The fol
lowing hours will be in effect until
further notice:
Fridays: 1:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Saturdays: 11:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Sundays: 1:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
The only exception to this will
be Labor Day, Monday, September
6, when the hours will be 1:00 p.m.
— 7:00 p.m.
Lap swim will still be available
Monday thru Thursday, 8:00 a.m.
— 12:30 p.m. through September.
Putt-Putt will remain open 7 days
a week, 1:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. until
further notice.
For more information on Nep
tune Park Fun Zone, visit www.
glynncounty.org/funzone. □
Sandy Dean has announced
her intention to run for the City's
South Ward Commission seat pres
ently held by Commissioner James
Brooks.
Dean said, "I am applying for a job
as a public servant, and you, the vot
ers, are the ones doing the hiring. If
you’re going to hire the right person
for the job, focus on the candidates’
qualifications, their understanding
of the issues that matter, and their
plans for handling those issues."
Dean is a retired business owner,
involved in travel and tourism, and
information technology manage
ment. She was involved with the
research and development of the
original Historic Preservation Ordi
nance, and is currently Chairperson
for the Tour of Homes in Historic
Downtown Brunswick.
Dean serves as a Board Member
of Defend Downtown Brunswick, is
an active member of the Golden
Isles Republican Women’s Club, Past
President and member of the Mag
nolia Garden Club, a graduate of the
Citizens on Patrol (COP) Program
and the Citizens Police Academy.
"I have been a voice for Brunswick
residents for years, attending meet
ings and bringing attention to issues
ranging from budget expenditures to
avoiding the expansion of the jail in
downtown," Dean said.
"I have a passion for my city, and
I am involved daily with all things
Brunswick."
Dean kicks off her campaign on
Wednesday, September 9 from 6
p.m. until 9 p.m. at 11127 Union
Street, Brunswick. □
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