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PAGE 18, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009, THE ISLANDER
l^eto dSetos
I am taking a trip down memo
ry lane this week as we celebrate
43 years since God moved us to St.
Simons. Billy Jr. had just turned 5,
Beth was 3, Jim was not quite 1 and
John was bom four months later! We
have been greatly blessed by so many
special people who came in - and out
- of our lives over the years.
At the top of our list are The Island
er founders Elise Permar and Teensie
Bradshaw. Our lives were enriched by
time spent with them as they created
this wonderful paper. I am in awe of
what they were able to do before the
days of computers when everything
was done on a typewriter and clip art
covered the floor around Teensie's desk
where the paper was pasted together.
Pew News is the result of an evening
of talking about new ideas for the
paper when I opened my big mouth
and suggested a church news column!
Thank you, dear readers, for your
encouragement and kind words.
Calvary Baptist Church extends
congratulations to John and Lillian
Gabler on the birth of their son Daniel
Alexander, whose proud grandmother
is Eleanor Howell and proud great
grandparents are Bob and Josie How
ell. Sympathy is expressed to Ken
Anderson and family in the death of
his wife Emma Lou.
St. Simons United Methodist
Church extends sympathy to Dottie
Edmundson and family in the death
of her brother Larry Ray Waldrop in
Whigham, GA.
Flowers were placed in Glyndale
Baptist Church in loving memory of
Orvid Hamilton from his family.
Flowers were placed in Brunswick
First United Methodist Church in
loving memory of Dale Brewer by her
family.
St. Simons First Baptist Church
extends sympathy to Kathy McFar
land and family in the death of her
uncle Larry Keeling.
Flowers were placed in St. Wil
liam Catholic Church in memory of
Thomas W. Williams III by Josephine
Patty Gibson
Williams.
Frederica Baptist Church
extends sympathy to Mary Jane Miller
and family in the death of her father
Pete DeLoach in Savannah and to
Angie Bowdoin and family in the death
of her grandmother Evelyn Reddish.
Wesley United Methodist
Church at Frederica welcomes
new members Marty Fitzjurls, Misty
Leigh Williams and baby Mary Ford
Fitzjurls. Sympathy is expressed to
Lenoria Warner in the loss of her sis
ter and to the family of Eloise Otey,
former long time member of Wesley.
Flowers were placed in Pine Ridge
Baptist Church by Sam Webster
in memory of his Grandparents on
Grandparents Day. Sympathy is
expressed to Marie Reeves and fam
ily in the death of her mother Evelyn
Reddish.
My trip down memory lane is impor
tant as a reminder of God's love and
care as He directed our paths and I am
confident the best is yet to be!
Email your Church news to Patty at
pattymgihson@bellsouth.net or by mail
to 406 Whitfield Avenue, St. Simons
Island, GA 31522. □
Glynn Art festival
scheduled for
early October
Glynn Art Association will hold the
St. Simons Island Festival weekend on
Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and
11 This event is free and open to the
public.
Over 150 artists will exhibit their
artwork. Glynn Art Association also will
present a program of Gullah-Geechee
performances, workshops/demonstra
tions, and storytelling.
The Sea Island Singers, McIntosh
County Shouters, and Gospel Messen
gers will entertain and educate the
audience all day Saturday. Workshops
in netmaking/repairing and basket
weaving will round out the Gullah-
Geechee experience.
David Pleasant, Fulbright Senior
Specialist in the teachings of Gullah-
Geechee culture, will headline the per
formance on Saturday evening at the
Ritz Theater in Brunswick. Tickets for
this event are $10.
This program is supported in part
by the Georgia Council for the Arts
through appropriations from the Geor
gia General Assembly. GCA is a part
ner agency of the National Endowment
for the Arts. □
Attention all churches - send
your church news or bulletin (if
you are on line) to The Island
er Newspaper at ssislander@
bellsouth.net or fax 912-265-
3699. Deadline is Thursday
noon prior to the Monday pub
lishing 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.
View historical objects not usually
on display to the public
In 2008, the Coastal Georgia His
torical Society (CGHS) completed its
state of the art vault designed to
house the photographs, artifacts, and
documents that preserve the history
of coastal Georgia. Now, for the first
time, the public has a chance to dis
cover some of the historic objects not
seen on a typical tour of the historical
society’s museums.
On Tuesday, September 22, 4 p.m.
the first in a series of presentations
by curator Jenny Herring will bring
to light the 1891 Tybee Regatta Cup.
This stunning silver trophy was won
by Brunswick harbor pilot Duncan
Wright, captain of the yacht Gracie.
Visitors will hear about the tension
and excitement of this popular race,
and learn about boating culture in
the turn-of-the-century Golden Isles.
Those attending the presentation
series will also get a chance to uncover
some of the “behind the scenes” work
of the archives and museum. Topics
explored will include why certain
objects are important to preserve,
and how they become part of the
Coastal Georgia Historical Society’s
collection.
Herring will also explore some of
the ways in which an object like the
Tybee Regatta Cup can help us learn
more about the time and place in
which it is created.
This ongoing series of presenta
tions will take place on the third
Tuesday of the month in the A. W.
Jones Heritage Center at 620 Beach-
view Drive on St. Simons Island.
Admission is free for members of the
Coastal Georgia Historical Society
and $10 for nonmembers. Call 912-
638-4666 for information. □
Marsh’s Edge hosts “A Shrimp Fest and More
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On Friday, October 2
Marsh's Edge retirement
community on St. Simons
Island will host the
first annual “Shrimp
Fest and More, To
Catch the Cure” to
celebrate the efforts
of contributors to
the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundations’ search
for a cure.
The evening’s activi
ties include entertain
ment, music from saxo
phone player Michael
Hulette and a game called
“Go Fish.” The event is free to
the public and ushers in a weekend of
activities including the Eighth Annu
al Rich Products Corporation Golden
Isles Red-Trout Celebrity Classic
fishing tournament that also benefits
the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
The event will be held at the
Marsh’s Edge clubhouse from 6
— 8:30 p.m.
Those planning
to attend should call
Jeanine Yarbrough
at (912) 634-3072
or Joan Wilson at
(912) 634-8121 in
advance for infor
mation and reserva
tions. □
