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2 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, December 23, 2009
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
MLK Observance Day Association
Recognizes Theme Winners, Parade
Marshals, and Civil Rights Honoree
Pictured left to right are Brittany Strobert, Malcolm Gordon, Johnny Drayton, Parnell
Jones, Carolyn Blackshear, Joe Addison, and Dajure Robinson.
The Martin Luther
King, Jr. Observance Day
Association held its Annual
Honoree’s Reception on
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Sunday, December 13, in
which they recognize theme
winners and marshals, and
civil rights honoree for the
MLK Day parade. The
reception was held in the
King-Frazier Ballroom at
Savannah State University.
"A Dream of Change,
A Future of
Accomplishment", is this
year’s them created by
Brittany Strobert of Robert
W. Groves High School,
12th grade; Second Place,
"One Man, One Dream, Our
Future" by Dajure
Robinson of Robert W.
Groves High School, 9th
grade; Third Place,
"Excellence Outweighs
Longevity when Making
Dreams Come True by
Malcolm Gordon, of Butler
Elementary School, 5th
grade.
Parade Marshals are
Mrs. Parnell M. Jones and
Mr. Joe Addison, and Mr.
Johnny J. Drayton, Civil
Rights Honoree, were be
honored.
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Chatham County is Georgia’s 77th
Certified Local Government
Chris Clark,
Commissioner of Natural
Resources, has announced
that Chatham County recently
became Georgia's 77th
Certified Local Government
(CLG).
The National Park
Service, U.S. Department of
Interior, has confirmed the
determination.
Chatham County passed
a historic preservation ordi
nance in 2005 and appointed
citizens to serve as its historic
preservation commission
(HPC). The HPC has had a
good relationship with the
numerous communities,
preservation organizations,
and with the many preserva
tionists throughout Chatham
County. In addition, Chatham
County has been working dili
gently for the past four years
to incorporate historic preser
vation into their local plan
ning process. The HPC and
their staff have done much to
educate the public on the
numerous benefits of historic
preservation planning.
Chatham County, one of
Georgia's largest in popula
tion, contains numerous local,
regional and nationally signif
icant historic properties.
These diverse historic proper
ties range from early 18th
century houses to Post World
War II American Small
Houses that later developed in
the greater area of Chatham
County. With hundreds of
properties, some contributing
to National Register of
Historic Places districts,
Chatham County has con
tributed greatly to Georgia's
overall architectural treasures.
Most recently, the James and
Odessa Rourke, Jr., Raised
Tybee Cottage on Tybee
Island, was listed on the
National Register of Historic
Places in September of 2009.
The CLG program
extends the federal and state
preservation program to the
local level, expanding the
scope of local responsibilities
and opportunities for preser
vation. Participation requires
the community to create a
preservation ordinance that
establishes a design review
commission.
Chatham County is now eligi
ble for federal grants adminis
tered by the Historic
Preservation Division,
Department of Natural
Resources. These grants may
be used for a variety of preser
vation activities, including
historic resource surveys and
nominations, educational and
promotional activities and
publications, heritage tourism
studies and predevelopment
plans.
For more information,
please visit our Web site at
www.gashpo.org or contact
Leigh Bums, Preservation
Planner & Certified Local
Government Coordinator, at
404-651-5181 or
leigh.bums@dnr.state.ga.us
Letter to the Editor-
ANote of Thanks
Oh, Give thanks unto
the Lord for He is good! My
soul boasts in the goodness
of our Lord.
To the Savannah com
munity and to the officers of
the General Missionary
Baptist Convention of
Georgia, I greet you all in the
name of our Lord and
Saviour, Jesus Christ.
I would like to extend a
hearty "thank you" for your
loving kindness and tender
mercy during the Homegoing
Celebration of my late hus
band, Dr. Frederick A.
Fearbry.
It is easy for people to
loosely say they love others
but when the day of testing
comes, it is not so easy to
show it. You passed the test
of loving kindness.
I was both amazed and
overwhelmed at the respons
es from you, our friends in
Savannah and those beyond.
I really did not know we
were loved so much.
Mrs. Cynthia Fearbry
I must commend the
patriarchs of this community,
Moderator Matthew Southall
Brown, Sr. and Pastor Ricky
Bready. They assisted me
extensively with the tedious
planning of the Wake Service
and Homegoing Celebration
from beginning to end.
I have been forever
impacted by their spiritual
wisdom and knowledge. To
the two of you, I say, "Thank
You!" I am grateful.
My gratitude is also
extended to the New
Movement Choir and others
who participated in the Wake
Service.
Many thanks also to the
Savannah Metropolitan
Police Department for the
prompt, and courteous serv
ice and professional manner
in which they organized the
crowds. Special thanks to
Thankful Baptist Church's
Officers Darien Mitchell,
Tonia Reid and Odari Gibbs.
One of my husband's
long time friends, Pastor
Willie A. "Bill" Jones was a
consistent presence through it
all. He handled what he felt
was necessary for his friend's
family. He was a great help.
After all, what are true
friends for? Thanks Bill for
your loyal and dedicated sup
port.
Thank you to the
Thankful Baptist Church
See Letter to Editor, page 7
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