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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 18,2023
Nominations Being Accepted
for SCI’s Legends, Leaders,
and Life Well Lived Award
Senior Citizens, Inc.
(SCI), a nonprofit dedicated to
enhancing the quality of life for
area seniors, is seeking nomi
nations for its annual Legends,
Leaders, and Life Well Lived
Award. This award honors peo
ple who have contributed sig
nificantly to their community,
who inspire others by the dif
ference they have made to their
communities, and who best ex
emplify a life well lived.
Nominees must be at
least 70 years old and live with
in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham,
or Liberty counties. Nominees
may be an individual or a cou
ple. Self-nominations are al
lowed. Honorees must be able
to attend the awards luncheon
on May 18.
Nomination forms
are available at the SCI office
and online at seniorcitizen-
sinc.org/legends. Completed
forms may be submitted online
or mailed/delivered to SCI at
3025 Bull Street, Savannah,
GA 31405. To be considered,
nominations must be received
by January 31.
For more details or
sponsorship information for
the Legends, Leaders, and
Life Well Lived Award Lun
cheon, please contact Anne
Cordeiro at acordeiro@senior-
citizens-inc.org or at 912-236-
0363.
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***NOTICE OF QUALIFYING FEES
AND PERIOD***
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 21-2-131 (a) (l), Notice is hereby
given that the following qualifying fees were set by the
City of Savannah in their January 12. 2023, meeting:
Posilioii/Scal
Qualifying Fee
(3%)
Salary
Mayor
S 1,710.00
($57,000.00)
Alderman
S 750.00
(525,000.00)
(Post 1, at-largc)
Alderman
S 750.00
($25,000.00)
(Post 2, at-large)
Alderman
S 750.00
($25,000.00)
(District 1)
Alderman
S 750.00
($25,000.00)
(District 2)
Alderman
S 750.00
($25,000.00)
(District 3)
Alderman
S 750.00
($25,000.00)
(District 4)
Alderman
S 750.00
($25,000.00)
(District 5)
Alderman
S 750.00
($25,000.00)
(District 6}
Qualifying dates (period) shall begin on the Third
Monday in August, for said election on the following
dates and location listed below:
Monday through Thursday, August 21-24, 2023,
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday, August 25, 2023,8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
To qualify for the City of Savannah Municipal Election,
a candidate must file paperwork with:
Clerk of Council’s Office, City Halt, 2 Hast Bay
Si reel, First Floor, Savannah, GA 31401.
City of Savannah
Mark Massey
Election Superintendent
912-651-6441
clerk o fcounctl@savannahga.gov
Historic First Bryan Baptist
Church to Receive “Preserving
Black Churches” Grant
The National Trust
for Historic Preservation’s
African American Cultural
Heritage Action Fund has an
nounced its first round of Pre
serving Black Churches grants
totaling $4 million in awards
to 35 churches! Historic First
Bryan Baptist Church of Sa
vannah, Ga was selected from
1,266 proposals. The national
grant will assist First Bryan
with restoration projects to
include roofing, plaster and
stained-glass windows that will
enable the building to witness
another two centuries of Amer
ican history.
Brent Feggs, direc
tor of the African American
Heritage Action Fund stated,
“What’s exciting about this
first round of Preserving Black
Churches grantees is that this is
the action fund’s largest gift to
date. Our decision to announce
today was driven by our desire
to honor the life and impact of
Dr. Martin Futher King, Jr.,
who among many things was
a visionary preacher who lev
eraged the pulpit to fuel the
fight for freedom and justice in
America.’’
Pastor Lolita Hickman Retires
Reverend Folita F.
Hickman, Pastor of Trinity
Baptist Church of Savannah,
Georgia, is retiring effective
January 31.
Pastor Hickman was
called to ministry in 2004. Af
ter earning her Master of Di
vinity (M.Div.) degree at the
Samuel DeWitt Proctor School
of Theology Virginia Union
University, she was ordained
to the Gospel Ministry at Mt.
Calvary Baptist Church in
Rockville, Maryland. She and
her husband, Norval Joseph
Hickman relocated to Savan
nah and affiliated with Con
nor’s Temple Baptist Church
in 2007. She served more than
three years as assistant to Pas
tor Bennie R. Mitchell and as
Interim Pastor for nine months.
In mid-2012 God
called Pastor Hickman to plant
and pastor a new church. Af
ter much prayer and medita
tion, she responded, “Amen!”
She organized Trinity Baptist
Church in October 2012. She
was blessed to hold Trinity’s
inaugural worship service Jan
uary 6, 2013 in the Chapel of
Adams Funeral Service. Trinity
purchased the property located
at 902 W. 36th Street in Febru
ary 2015.
During her tenure,
Pastor Hickman served on
Mayor Van Johnson’s Faith
headers Task Force in response
to the COVID-19 pandemic,
helping to develop Re-open-
ing Guidelines for Houses of
Worship. She also served as:
Financial Secretary of the In
terdenominational Ministerial
Alliance (IMA); Moderator
of Area III of American Bap
tist Churches of (ABCOTS),
including Georgia North Car
olina and South Carolina; and
first female Pastor of a congre
gation to become a member
of Berean Missionary Baptist
Association. She worked with
the Savannah Alliance of Pas
tors and the Savannah Area In
terfaith Justice Ministry. Pastor
Hickman is a member of Gam
ma Sigma Omega Chapter, Al
pha Kappa Alpha sorority and a
Fife Member of the NAACP.
Now, after 10 years
of devoted, compassionate
service—pastoring, preaching,
teaching, and evangelism, God
is doing a “A New Thing.’’ All
are invited to worship with the
Trinity Baptist Church Family
as they celebrate:
The Church and Pas
tor’s Tenth Anniversary, Sun
day, January 22 at 10:45. The
Reverend W. James Nelson,
Pastor Emeritus of Holy Spirit
Futheran Church will bring the
message.
Reverend Hickman’s
final message as Pastor of Trin
ity Baptist Church Sunday,
January 29 during morning
worship. To God be the Glory!
Chief Lenny Gunther Sworn-In
As Permanent Police Chief
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Police Chief Lenny Gunther and wife Jessica
Chief Gunther is a
proven leader who is commit
ted to installing proven po
licing strategies, technology,
and practices to SPD,’’ said
City Manager Melder. “Chief
Gunther has already made
meaningful adjustments at the
Savannah Police Department
that have increased morale,
improved recruitment and re
tention, and most importantly
advanced our ability to fight
and prevent crime. Chief Gun
ther has also earned the trust of
our community, which is criti
cal to the success of any police
chief.’’
Chief Gunther joined
the Savannah Police Depart
ment as a patrol officer in 2001
and moved up through the
ranks to his most recent posi
tion of assistant chief in 2019.
He also served in the U.S.
Army Reserve for eight years.
Gunther holds a Master of Arts
in Business and Organization
al Security Management from
Webster University and is a
graduate of the FBI National
Academy.
Remarks were also
made by SPD Interim Assistant
Chiefs, DeVonn Adams and
Robert Gavin. Chief Gunther’s
three sons - Caleb, Aiden and
Fucus took part in the pinning
ceremony. Savannah Clerk of
Council, Mark Massey admin
istered the Oath of Office. A
presentation was made to Chief
Gunther’s wife Jessica.
Great Opportunity for
Middle-High School Students
-100 Black Men of Savannah,
Inc.
The 100 Black Men
of Savannah is actively recruit
ing 11-18-year-old students in
the Greater Savannah area for
our 2023 Jr. Investment Schol
ars program. This is a fantas
tic opportunity for students to
learn about the stock market
and financial literacy while
investing in a simulated stock
market game.
Students will receive
a $100 stipend upon comple
tion of the program and will
be eligible to compete in the
National contest with prizes of
$500, $750, and $1,000!
If you have or know
of a student in the Greater Sa
vannah Area interested in the
program, please use the fol
lowing link to register them:
https ://lnkd .in/g Adx3FnJ
Sessions will begin
on 1/18/2023 @ 4 pm via a vir
tual platform.
Reclaiming Our Indigenous
Power Series: Plundering the
Dream, Hiding the Nightmare 4
“Don’t Sleep Through The
Revolution”, (King, 1966)
A Martin Luther King Re
membrance beyond approved
celebrations, dreams or tropes
Thursday, January 26th -
7 PM - Beach Institute,
502 E. Harris Street
FOCUS (purpose as in NIA):
An exploration of
Good masters, kindly philan
thropist and Revolution - in
light of a genuine Reparations
consciousness.
Come participate in
a evening of him, commentary
and lively dialogue on gener
ally omitted or avoided MFK
concepts.
Poetry, prayers, spo
ken word, word worlds/word
WHIRFS encouraged. Par
ticipatory regionally specific
music by Drumfolk Shout &
Music Society. Vignettes by
the Creatively Maladjusted
Players.
Freedom is the Heart
to Make Revolution!
A WWS Which Way Savannah
initiative
WWS executives: Dr. David
Pleasant, Dr. Simona Perry
READ the FIBERATOR!
Savannah Speech & Hearing
Center Announces
Communication Help for
Adults After Stroke
Savannah Speech
& Hearing Center (SSHC) is
glad to announce the upcom
ing Communication Help for
Adults after Stroke (CHATS),
a service-learning experience
and partnership between SSHC
and the speech-language pa
thology graduate program at
Georgia Southern’s Armstrong
Campus.
CHATS will occur
during the Center’s weekly
“Speak Easy’’ stroke and TBI
survivor support group each
Friday from 10:00 AM - 11:30
AM, January 27th through
April 28th at Savannah Speech
and Hearing Center, 5414
Skidaway Road, Savannah, GA
31406.
Open to survivors,
their families, and caregivers.
All are free.
To find out more
about the “Speak Easy’’ sup
port group or CHATS, contact
Jenna Harcher, Outreach Co
ordinator at 912.355.4601, ext
132 or jharcher@speechand-
hearingsav.org.
Started in 2009,
CHATS provides speech-lan
guage pathology students with
a unique learning experience
while supporting the speech,
language, and cognitive func
tion of community members
living with the consequences
of stroke.
City Market Savannah Begins
Improvements to Continue
Preservation
The Cities Beloved Historical Attraction to Receive Capital
Improvements
Green Room Partners
has entered into an agreement
to recapitalize and reorganize
the ownership group who had
held City Market Savannah
since 1985. Key individuals
who have been with ownership
and property management for
over twenty years remain in
their leadership roles and will
be conceptualizing and imple
menting the capital improve
ments.
Initial improvements
for 2023 include an updated
branding and creative expres
sion, additional marketing
and event initiatives for City
Market, more directional sig
nage and wayhnding to clearly
define the boundaries of City
Market, and a new restaurant
from local restauranters Bar
nard Hospitality Group. In
addition, City Market has also
installed improved security
cameras, added brighter exteri
or lights and is in the planning
stages for improved landscap
ing and streetscaping.
“We are dedicated
to the continued success and
preservation of City Market
and its tenants. There are many
new real estate developments
that have opened in the last
few years in Savannah, and we
want to ensure that this histor
ical gem remains a top desti
nation for locals and tourists
alike for years to come.’’ said
Robert Tulloch, co-founder
Green Room Partners. “We
are approaching the capital im
provements thoughtfully and
with respect to the legacy of the
property.’’
Upon plan approv
al from the City of Savannah
last fall, City Market began
limiting pedestrian access to
the main courtyard on Fri
day and Saturday from mid
night to 4 a.m. The carefully
planned configuration of the
fence creates a pathway to the
three businesses that are open
past midnight, while closing
the main courtyard for access
to the other 37 businesses that
are closed for the evening. This
change provides more direc
tion to those guests wanting
to find a nightlife spot at City
Market while helping maintain
the security of the property and
closed businesses after mid
night.
As a result of Savan
nah’s preservation movement,
these historic storefronts and
warehouses have thrived over
hundreds of years. Today, City
Market continues to be the
home to some of the Historic
District’s most popular restau
rants, art galleries and shops.
For more information on City
Market, visit savannaheitymar-
ket.com.