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2 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 6, 2010
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
West is Liberty County’s First Black
Female Bailiff
Marguerite West
Liberty County has its
first African American
female Bailiff. Marguerite
West made history when she
began her first day as a
bailiff on October 19, 2009.
West took the post after
a very distinguished military
career. She served in the
Army National Guard on a
AGR tour which required her
to report to duty on daily
basis. As a full time man
ning soldier (AGR program),
she served 11 years in the
program in New Jersey, end
ing her tour to follow her
husband at the time to
Georgia. Upon her arrival,
West enlisted in the GA
National Guard and was a
part time soldier for five
years. During that time, she
joined Savannah Technical
College’s phlebotomy pro
gram then Altamaha Tech
College’s CNA program.
After completion of these
programs West applied for a
AGR position in the GA
National Guard and was
hired on as a Unit Supply
Sergeant once again in the
full time manning which
allowed her to complete nine
additional years and in
January 31, 2008, West
retired with a total 26 years
military service.
West’s duties as a
bailiff include building and
maintaining good relation
ships with all court-related
personnel, ensuring court
room security, conducting
courtroom searches. She is
also responsible for arrang
ing the delivery and re-deliv-
ery of prisoners, and ensur
ing their custody before,
during, and after court
appearances. She must also
protect the judge from distur
bances and protect the court
room by demanding court
room discipline.
West is the mother of
two wonderful sons David A.
West, 17, and Daniel A.
West, 14. West has also made
a name for herself as a free
lance photographer in
Liberty County.
“ The bailiff job is part
time but it allows me to take
an active role in a city that I
have come to love,” West
says.
She's Back: The Author Behind the
Pen, Dorothy R. Roberts-Futch
Dorothy Roberts- Futch
Educating and guiding
children are tasks that simply
cannot be neglected as they
are the future. A series of
touching stories await young
readers in All About Life: A
Collection of Children
Stories, the new children's
book authored by Dorothy R.
Roberts-Futch and released
by Xlibris.
Filled with drama and
lively illustrations, All About
Life: A Collection of
Children Stories will teach
young readers many impor
tant lessons that deal with
family, friendship, religion,
and values.
To introduce the new
book to the community, a
reception will be held on
January 16, 2010, 4 p.m.-7
p.m. at the Georgia Infirmary
Rehabilitation Center. The
public is invited to attend to
meet and greet the author as
she discusses her latest work.
Ms. Roberts-Futch will auto
graph copies of her book dur
ing the reception.
Dorothy Rosetta
Roberts-Futch (known to her
family and friends as "Dot")
was born in Savannah,
Georgia to Tillman N. Frazier
and Eloise Frazier-Heyward.
She is the second oldest
daughter of six girls (two
deceased). She is a graduate
of Alfred E. Beach High
School. She is the mother of
one adopted daughter, and
the grandmother to several
grandchildren.
Dorothy recently retired
from the Georgia Infirmary
Day Care Center where she
was employed for 30 years as
a physical therapy assistant.
She is an active member of
Bethel A.M.E. Church where
she is a member of the Senior
Choir, Stewardess Board #3,
and a Sunday School teacher.
For those of you who
have not heard or read her
works, she has published
three volumes of poetry enti
tled Poetic Expressions from
the Heart (Vol. 1, 2 and 3).
She has just completed work
on her fourth volume of
poems which will be avail
able early next year. Her
poems are a gift from God,
and all tell of life experi
ences.
Her poem My So-
Called Friend in the Bottle
has helped many who strug
gled with additions - physi
cally and spiritually.
For more informa
tion, you may contact her at
912-231-8024 or email her at
poeticexpressionslO@yahoo.
com.
City Offers Free Prescription Drug
Discount Cards
The City of Savannah
introduced a program that
will provide residents with a
new tool that offers some
relief from the high cost of
prescription drugs.
The City is making free
prescription drug discount
cards available to residents
through a partnership with
the National League of
Cities (NLC).
The discount cards
offer average savings of 20
percent off the retail price of
commonly prescribed drugs.
The discount cards
may be used by all residents
of Savannah and have no
restrictions based on the res
ident’s age, income level, or
existing health coverage.
The card can be used
when purchasing prescrip
tion drags at more than 50
pharmacies around
Savannah, as well as at more
than 60,000 participating
retail pharmacies across the
country.
Residents only have to
show their discount card
when purchasing medication
at one of the participating
pharmacies. There is no
enrollment form required to
get a card, no membership
fee of any kind, and city res
idents and their family mem
bers can use the card any
time their prescriptions are
not covered by insurance.
In the current economic
climate when many people
are watching what they
spend, the prescription dis
count card will offer signifi
cant savings on the purchase
of prescription medications.
Regardless of
whether an individual has
prescription coverage, the
program can make it easier
for residents to afford the
drugs they need to deal with
a short-term illness, or stay
healthy by managing a
chronic condition.
For more informa
tion contact the Public
Information Office at 651 -
6410.
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Award, Kappa Delta Pi, an
International Honor Society
in Education, Adult Literacy
Educator of the Year
Literacy Action Inc., and the
Georgia Council of the
International Reading
Association Inc. 2007 Beach
Institute Education Award.
Dr. Stephens is the
Organizer and Life Member,
Savannah Chapter of Top
Ladies of Distinction, Inc.,
she is a member of Kappa
Delta Pi, and International
Honor Society in Education,
International Reading
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