Lifestyle Section
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Teachers slimed, 'snaked' for Haiti relief Diamond Elementary School students learned Friday that every penny has precious value when many pennies for a good cause are added together. |
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Garden club helps plant daffodils in park Members of the Morning Glory Garden Club, helped OMI workers plant daffodils Jan. 20 as part of a state beautification project. The plants were placed around the Blue Star Highway marker at Main Street Park. Club president Judy Shippey said there are more beautification projects coming up, including a tree planting ceremony Feb. 19. The Morning Glory Garden Club is a member of the State Garden Clubs of Georgia. |
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New Day donates to Manna House New Day Outreach Ministry donated $150 and eight boxes of food to the Manna House in Hinesville on Thursday. The church asked members to collect food items to help replenish Manna House’s supplies, which dwindled during the rough holiday season. Many people contributed. |
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Dorchester volunteers recognized Bill Austin and Deborah Robinson’s devotion to preserving one of Liberty County’s most historic sites has been recognized by the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries. Austin and Robinson were named the 2010 volunteers of the year for their work with Dorchester Academy in Midway. |
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Students raise thousands for Haiti relief Some enterprising Liberty High School students whipped together a quick campaign for Haiti relief that netted more than $5,000 last month. The students presented the funds to local Red Cross representatives on Monday at the high school. For the complete story, pick up a copy of Wednesday's Courier. |
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Georgia rodent sees early spring; not Phil LILBURN - If Georgia's groundhog can be believed, the chilly winter is about to give way to an early spring. Gen. Beauregard Lee gave his annual Groundhog Day prognostication Tuesday morning from his home at the Yellow River Game Ranch. The prediction was delayed when Gen. Lee got away from his handlers and hid, then climbed a fence behind his mock-mansion home. |
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Hi Fidelity crowns pageant queens The Hi-Fidelity Civic Club hosted its annual holiday pageant on Dec.12, at Midway Middle School. The theme for the pageant was “Diamonds in the Stars.” |
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Scouts, dads have annual Freeze-Out Boys Scouts from all over the area came together last weekend in Long County, to commemorate the 30th annual Father/Son Freeze-Out campout. |
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Seniors hear of disaster relief group “Our mission is to serve Christ in crisis and we will do that by taking care of the most precious thing that God gives to a family and that is their children,” Bob Sprinkle said at the January meeting of Goldenheirs. |
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Laid-back centenarian celebrates life Many centenarians attribute their longevity to a zest for life and constant activity, but friends and family of 100-year-old J.C. “Junior” Campbell say it is his easy-going, laid-back approach to life that has kept him going for so long. |
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Bike ride publicizes, fights teen suicides A bereaved father who, at one time, rarely left home has traveled more than 6,000 miles by bike to heal his broken heart and to prevent other parents from experiencing the heartbreak of teen suicide. |
