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2 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, April 1, 2009
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Scott Advances to
National Competition
Anthony Scott
Anthony Scott, an
eleventh grader at Groves
High School and member of
the school's Rebel Repertory
Theatre, has advanced to the
English Speaking Union of
the United States' (ESU)
National Shakespeare com
petition.
Anthony won first
place in the regional round
held March 12 against stu
dents from area public and
private schools.
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Competition will be held
April 25-28 in New York
City. The winner will receive
a scholarship to the British
American Drama Academy's
Midsummer Conservatory
Program in Oxford, England
this summer.
The runner-up will be
awarded $1,000 from the
English-Speaking Union,
and the third place winner
will receive $500 from The
Shakespeare Society.
Each year 16,000 stu
dents and 2,000 teachers
from 60 ESU Branches par
ticipate in the Shakespeare
competition.
The program is
designed to help high school
students develop their com
munications skills and
appreciation of language and
literature, through the study,
interpretation and perform
ance of Shakespeare's mono
logues and sonnets.
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Mercer Named One of Georgia’s Most
Distinguished Sons
L-R: Sen. Eric Johnson, Dianne Thurman
In a Commendation
issued on Georgia Day, 2009,
Georgia Governor Sonny
Perdue named John Herndon
“Johnny” Mercer one of
“Georgia’s most distin
guished sons....”
The Georgia legislature
also honored the entertain
ment legend, who was bom in
Savannah.
Governor Sonny Perdue, Nancy Gerard, Rep. Ron Stephens, and Sen.
Lester Jackson III.
Senate Resolution 66 Senate, and State
66
and House Resolution 203
state in part, “celebrating the
life and memory of music
icon Mr. John Herndon
Mercer on the occasion of the
centennial year of his birth.”
Keen to honor Mr.
Mercer, State Senator Eric
Johnson introduced Senate
Resolution 66 in the Georgia
Card of
Thanks
From
Ethel Smalls
Family
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like lo extend a heartfelt wnrd n| thanks In everyone fnr
supporting our family during our hiss. Wc Would like in
thank all neighbors, friends and loved ones for their
kind thoughts, prayers, telephone culls, flowers, food,
visits and immense acts ol kindness Your kind and
liioughlful expressions of synipalhy are deeply appreci
ated and gratefully acknowledged- Our prayer is that
God may continue to bless each of you just as your
prayers have blessed us.
Again we Thank You,
From (lie Children & Family nf Ethel I.. Smalls
Representative Ron Stephens
sponsored House Resolution
203 in the Georgia House of
Representatives.
Senators Lester Jackson
and Jeff Mullis were also
sponsors on SR 66. State
Representatives Burke Day, J.
Craig Gordon, Mickey
Stephens, Earl Carter, and
Bob Bryant were additional
sponsors on HR 203.
In further tribute to
Johnny Mercer, Senator Eric
Johnson presented the Senate
Resolution personally to
Dianne S. Thurman in the
Senate Chamber on Thursday,
March 19, 2009.
Mrs. Thurman is chairperson
of the Johnny Mercer
Centennial Committee, and
received the Resolution on
behalf of mayor of
Savannah, Otis S. Johnson,
and the Centennial
Committee.
Nancy Mercer Gerard,
Johnny Mercer’s niece,
attended the presentation.
Perhaps most famous
as the man who wrote the
words of the southern lulla
by, Moon River, the beloved
Georgia native and entertain
ment legend is posthumously
honored as “Man of the
Year” during the 2009
Johnny Mercer Centennial.
For more info on the
Centennial events, visit
www.j ohnnymercercenten-
nial.com.
Bill to Prevent
Exploitation of People
with Dementia
House Bill 457, intend
ed to prevent exploitation of
persons with dementia by
making it a felony crime,
was passed by the Georgia
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In Remembrance of
Jesse Scott
Although you have Gone
The Memories Live On!!
Sadly Missed By
Your Loving Wife Shirley.
Daughters- Tanya & Danielle,
other family and friends
IN MEMORY OF
RAYMOND
PALMER
August 13. 1*224 -
March 29,2005
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You have left us, but you're siill in our hearts
We love you very much
Your wife, t ilfie
Children, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren,
Sitter. Brother,
and other relatives and friends
Services subcommittee and
is being heard by the Rules
committee.
The Alzheimer's
Association, Georgia
Chapter supports HB 457
and is urging advocates to
call their legislators today.
The guilty plea entered
today by Frederick Barton
illustrates how important HB
457 really is.
Barton pleaded guilty to
defrauding a 90-year-old
woman with Alzheimer’s of
nearly all of her life savings.
Today’s hearing has
made news but unfortunate
ly, there are many more cases
of exploitation that never get
press coverage.
The exploitation of persons
with dementia is a common
problem and the Alzheimer's
Association and its con
stituents are working very
hard to get a bill passed that
protects these vulnerable per
sons and their families.
The Alzheimer's
Association applauds
Representatives Allen Peake
and Buddy “Earl” Carter for
sponsoring the bill and its
amendment, and showing
Georgians their concern for
this egregious problem.
If you would like fur
ther comment on this impor
tant issue, please contact
Ginny Helms, Vice President
of Programs, Services and
Public Policy for the
Alzheimer's Association,
Georgia Chapter.
The Alzheimer's
Association, Georgia
Chapter’s mission is to elim
inate Alzheimer’s disease
through the advancement of
research and promotion of
brain health, and to enhance
the care and support for all
individuals, their families
and caregivers.