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PAGE 2, OCTOBER 5, 2009, THE ISLANDER
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Local 177 holds Green Awareness Day
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 177
held a Green Awareness Day on Sat
urday October 3 at it New Jesup High
way office.
"We are helping educate the public
on how to make their homes and busi
nesses green by keeping them up to
date on the latest green technology,"
said E.D. Gornto, the Local's business
manager.
The union had its green trailer on
display. The trailer is a combined effort
of national organizations, including the
United Association of Plumbing and
Pipe Fitters, Mechanical Contractors
Association of America, Mechanical
Service Contractors
of America, United
States Green Build
ing Council and the
Green Mechanical
Council.
It offers a glimpse
at new and differ
ent styles of plumb
ing and heating
and cooling emits.
The Green Trailer,
available to the
Glynn County pub
lic last Saturday,
is equipped with
examples of the lat
est in green technol
ogy and is currently
traveling the U.S.
According to
Gornto, Local 177
has two instructors who are certified to
teach the green technology. "We have
already completed one class and have
another in progress," he said. The 177
Local 1 77 president J.J. Johnson takes Glynn County
School System Energy Manager Dave Raczynski on a
tour of the Green Trailer. Islander staff photos
is offering these classes so anyone who
is interested can become certified in
green technology relating to plumbing
and air conditioning. □
Brunswick Stewbilee History
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In 1988, a downtown Brunswick
street fair called the “Brunswick Stew
Jubilee” was organized by then-direc
tor of Main Street Brunswick, Phyllis
Taunton.
In 1989, Bill Powley of radio station
WMOG and Ken Trobaugh of Coastal
Bank, working through the Down
town Business Association, co-chaired
a committee to continue and enhance
the festival after Ms. Taunton left the
area. Trobaugh shortened the name to
“Brunswick Stewbilee.”
In 1990, the committee moved the
event to Mary Ross Park and the old
Farmer’s Market stalls located at the
southwest corner of Gloucester and
Bay Streets.
After Powley moved away and Tro
baugh “retired” from the Stewbilee, it
continued for another couple of years
with various individual volunteers and
help from the city. What it desperately
needed, but did not find at that time,
was a civic club or other organization
to really take charge of it on a continu
ing basis. So no Stewbilee was held for
Home of the
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Trobaugh
most of the 1990s.
In 1999, the Brunswick Kiwanis
Club was looking for a project. Then-
mayor Brad Brown encouraged them
to resurrect the Brunswick Stewbilee,
and finally the event had the continu
ing organizational support it needed.
Chaired by Kiwanian Ron Adams,
the 1999 Stewbilee brought in 21 cook
ing teams and 400 stew tasters. It was
off and running.
Adams continues to work on the
Stewbilee with the current Kiwanis
president each year. However, the
event has grown so much that they
primarily oversee the stew tasting and
the antique cars. There are now many
additional sponsors, some of whom
handle other parts of the festival, such
as the 5K Run and the Pooch Parade.
The entire group of events is now
under an umbrella organization,
Brunswick Stewbilee, Inc., co-chaired
this year by Susan Bates and Steve
Swann.
Additional information, including
contact persons for various events, may
be found on the website, brunswick-
stewbilee.com. The 2009 Brunswick
Stewbilee will be October 10, and it’s
not too late to be a participant.
The Stewbilee kicks off at 8 a.m.
Saturday morning with the Boys and
Girls Clubs of Southeast Georgia 5K
Freedom Run and continue with the
popular Pooch Parade.
All day events include Brunswick
stew tastings, Classic Car and motor
cycle show, arts and crafts, a kids fun
zone and full day of free concerts all
held at Mary Ross Waterfront Park
and the streets of downtown Bruns
wick.
Regional talent will be showcased in
a free, open-park concert all day Satur
day including Malarkey, Marshgrass
Bluegrass, WharfRatz, StringRays,
OSKAR Rockhammer, and Dennis and
the Menace.
The event is sponsored by, Southeast
Georgia Health System, The Bruns
wick News, Golden Isles Broadcasting,
Comcast, H20 Creative Group, Bruns
wick Kiwanis Club and the Brunswick-
Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce.
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