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Page 2, May 20, 2019, The Islander
Coastal Outreach Soccer holds annual fundraiser
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St. Simons Rotary to Host Taps at Twilight
The St. Simons Island Rotary
Club will present Taps At Twilight
Memorial Day Concert and Tribute
on Monday, May 27, beginning at
6:45 p.m.
St. Simons has been proud to host
this event for 28 years as a meaning
ful way
for the
Golden
Isles to
gather to
gether to
honor the
men and
women
who have
fallen in
the ser
vice of
our coun
try, those
who have
valiantly
served
and re-
turned
and those
who are
serving
today.
Music
will be
provided
by the
Golden
Isles
Commu
nity Concert Band, followed by the
National Anthem led by vocalist
Terry Clayton. This will be followed
by the posting of the colors, a wreath
presentation and invocation.
The Memorial Day address will be
given by Lt. Col. Kenneth M. Dwyer,
Commander, U.S. Garrison Hunter
Army Airfield, GA.
Lt. Col. Dwyer has served in a
variety of command and staff posi
tions throughout his career. His op
erational deployments include four
tours to Af
ghanistan
in support
of Operation
Enduring
Freedom.
He has
earned a
Bachelor in
Health and
Exercise
Science and
a Master’s
in Defense
Analysis
from the
Naval Post
Graduate
School. He
has earned
the Expert
Infantryman
Badge, Com
bat Infan
try Badge,
the Air As
sault Badge,
Ranger Tab
and Special
Forces Tabs.
Following
his address, Terry Clayton will lead
the audience in a sing along of “I am
Proud to Be an American”.
The community is encouraged to
bring chairs, blankets and picnic
baskets, if desired.
Lt. Col. Kenneth M. Dwyer
Sen. Ligon announces Essay Contest winners
Sen. William Ligon an
nounced the winners of
the 2019 National Day of
Prayer Essay Contest. All
high school students in the
Third Senate District were
invited to participate. Stu
dents were asked to write at
least 500 words to “Describe
Times, Both Past and Pres
ent, When American Gov
ernment Leaders Turned
to Prayer and How They
Encouraged Citizens to Join
Them.”
First place prize went to
James Ian Carpenter, an
11th grade student at Bruns
wick High School. Carpen
ter, who came in second in
the 2018 contest, was deter
mined to try once more and
was awarded with a $300 check for his
first place finish. Parker Schoenauer, a
9th grade student at Frederica Acad
emy, won second place and received
a check for $200. Alyssa Santiago of
Brantley County High School won third
place and received a check for $100.
“I am pleased to see that we have
Ian Carpenter.
Provided photo
some budding writers in our Third Dis
trict who enjoy history,” said Sen. Ligon.
“I believe the National Day of Prayer is
a unique opportunity to encourage stu
dents to research this nation’s religious
history so they will better understand
its importance in the founding of this
nation and why religious liberty is key
to maintaining a nation of free people.”
More than 100 people attended Friday’s “Breakfast of Champions” to support the
soccer and after-school programs of Coastal Outreach Soccer (COS). Darius Slay,
Detroit Lions cornerback, NFL, and Brunswick local, spoke to the kids and adults
in the audience about motivation and work ethic. COS is helping 238 Brunswick
kids stay in school and achieve this year, from elementary school through high
program.
Photos courtesy Betsey Weltner
school. Robert
Wright, a 7th
grader at Glynn
Middle School,
shared his story,
“As an only child,
I felt alone until I
got involved with
COS. Now I have
a team.” Robert is
an honor student.
Above: Second
from left Darius
Slay, with the COS
students.
Right: Two
brothers: Neshiak
Cohen, 13, Glynn
Middle School,
currently in COS;
Anthony Walker,
21, Univ of South
Carolina, went
through COS
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