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Page 16, August 26, 2019, The Islander Football in the heat Local sports journalist Dave Jordan has been writing a column for us for some months now and frankly I don’t recall whether I ever made an official announcement to that effect, welcom ing him to The Islander. But it doesn’t matter if I’m forgetful because I’m a boss, not “the” boss, but a boss. So, to that point, welcome aboard Dave, we’re looking forward to a long, productive partnership together. And speaking of productive, Dave talked to Pam and I over lunch at Tra- mici a while back with an idea that we really liked. Starting next Monday, September 2 we will have Dave’s new ‘Football page’ in the paper every week. It’s not like our old ‘Football Con test’ page - that turned into a money losing proposition - this new one will feature sports news, info and scores of our local high school teams, Glynn Academy, Brunswick High and Fred erica Academy, along with the Uni versity of Georgia Bulldogs and other SEC teams and maybe some Georgia Tech stuff for all you Yellow Jackets readers. I know you’re out there. The page will be sponsored by some great local businesses like Frosty’s Grill - the new burger joint on Mallery St. run by the fine folks at Southern Soul; Parker’s convenience stores - al ways clean, well stocked and some of the cheapest gas prices in town; Geor gia Beach Rentals - luxury vacation properties by Benji Bennett and his mother Wanda; and Hildy’s Pizza - the island’s newest pizza joint located on Ocean Blvd. one block east of Mal lery St. So, in preparation for our’s and Dave’s upcoming football page, he and Pam and I had lunch, again, last week, again at Tramici, to talk it over. During the conversation I men tioned to Dave that I had gone to the Glynn Academy - Valdosta scrimmage at Glynn Stadium a couple weeks ago. I commented on how hot it was and Dave made what I thought was an excellent point - it’s much too hot for high school kids to be playing football in August in south Georgia. And it’s because school starts so early. When my friends and I were grow ing up we went back to school in Sep tember, after Labor Day. Football season, as I recall, started later in the month when it was a least a bit cooler, maybe down in the low 80s, but at least not in the high 90s. I know it must have been hot in Orlando for the Florida - Miami on Saturday, but at least those guys have the big sideline fans that blow a cool mist on the players. I know those in the tourism indus try don’t like school starting early in August because it cuts down on family Publisher The Islander EDITORIAL vacation time, but maybe the state high school athletics folks should con sider starting football season a little later in the year, when the weather is not so hot. Parting shot My parting shot this week is once again going to be at golf carts. As someone with a college degree in Golf Course Operations, who spent more than a decade working on three different golf courses, it is unfathom able to me that people want to drive a small, slow, wide open, completely unprotected vehicle on a public road that was designed and built for cars and trucks. It amazes me even more when people drive golf carts on the roads at night. And when it’s home from the bar? Let Jesus take the wheel is all I can say. And my amazement is carried to way past the Nth degree when I see things like I saw a week ago on my way to work... I was the third car behind a golf cart on Demere Rd. - I was heading north to Brunswick and caught up to the cart between Mallery St. and Sky- lane Dr. I politely blew my horn two or three times indicating there were plenty of places for the cart to pull over - by now there a half dozen cars lined up behind me and I’m not afraid to use my horn when the situation calls for it. Anyway, the driver of the cart im politely and illegally ignored me and continued all the way to the Frederica roundabout where he turned right, in front of Southern Soul. He stopped to let a car back out and as I went past heading on to Brunswick, I looked over, and there, sitting on one of the back, rear facing seats was a man holding an infant in his arms and lap - AN INFANT!!!! The child could not have been 2 years old. For a grown adult to believe for one second that that was safe, is absolute ly ludicrous. People like that should not... well, I won’t say anymore, I’ll let you figure it out. Anyway, on July 17 the Glynn County Commission approved the new Golf Cart Ordinance. It goes into effect 90 days from that date. I haven’t had a chance to read it all the way through yet, but I believe it sends violators to Magistrate Court and gives the Judge some latitude to punish. It will be interesting to see if and how it will be enforced. Independent Living • Assisted Living • Memory Care • Skilled Nursing • Rehab MARSH’S EDGE ON ST. SIMONS ISLAND 136 Marsh’s Edge Lane • St. Simons Island, GA 31522 (912) 324-3028 • Marshs-Edge.com 1=14,
