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Police Reports ...............................1Allison’s Shorts ..............................2Lettes to the Editor ..........................6

Dining Guide .................................7Obituaries ....................................8Professional Services ......................9

Fruits of the Vine .......................... 10Church Bulletin Board .................... 10Church Directory ........................... 11

Health & Wellness Directory ........ 12-13Jonah Goldberg ............................ 13City Council Reports ...................... 14

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Evan Rose has been around music much of his life, starting as a 4-year-old singing the Star War’s theme with “perfect pitch” and lat-er performing with his parents in a bluegrass band. A number of years have passed since Rose served as musical ac-companiment to Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, but he’s still traveling to different musical “gal-axies,” some of which are far, far away. A resident of Guyton, the 19-year-old Rose plays the man-dolin and sings in a !ve-piece bluegrass band that also includes Larry Gillis, formerly of the Gillis Brothers. Rose joined the band in 2007, after the !ddle player broke his hand. The group does 20 to 30 shows at bluegrass festivals around the country and in Canada. They travel by bus, throughout the spring and summer, and are some-times are on the road for two to three weeks at a time. “It gets really, really old being on the road,” Rose says. “I miss being home, in my comfort zone. Still, it’s a lot of fun. The stage per-formance is the highlight of the trip.” Rose isn’t getting rich from his music. During the winter months, when he doesn’t perform much, Rose works at FedEx, in Savannah and Aiken, with his father. “A mu-sician’s paycheck isn’t always the best,” he notes. “Still, I make pretty good money.” Rose is quite familiar with the life of a traveling musician. When he was 7, Rose went on stage with his parents, who had formed the Lonesome Whistle Band. Having already established his ability as a singer through his “Star Wars” renditions, Rose next looked for an instrument to play. He chose the mandolin.“The guitar was too big,” Rose ex-plains. “Later, I learned to play the guitar and bass. I was largely self-taught. By the grace of God, I was a singer.” Rose is one of seven children, and his mother, Rebecca, says he was the one who jumped up !rst. Sitting on a milk crate when he !rst started performing on stage with his parents, Rose !t right in with his “perfect pitch” and ease in front of the crowd. “Whether he played in front of 30 people or 30,000 at the Texas Coliseum,

Evan was never nervous,” Rebecca notes. “Nothing bothered him.” For the next nine years, Rose was home-schooled and traveled with the band. Although he missed out on some things, Rose recalls he had a lot of fun being with his family, traveling and meeting a “bunch of people.” He says he nev-er remembers being nervous when performing in front of an audience. “I was kind of a natural on stage,” Rose remarks. When he was 16, Rose returned home after his parents stopped touring and began exploring other kinds of music. He says it was a good thing, allowing him to broad-en his musical horizons.Although he maintained a strong

passion for bluegrass, Rose, in-spired by such groups as Queen, Led Zeppelin and Nirvana, worked on establishing his own sound when it came to alternative rock. The songs he wrote and performed, playing all the instruments except drums, feature “very tight harmo-nies” and deal with “love and loss.” Rose, who has made one solo CD and played on seven others, hopes to eventually land a record deal and perform as a solo artist. Songwriting remains his pas-sion. “I can’t get enough of writing songs,” Rose says. “It’s my favorite thing to do. It’s all I know. I don’t

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Steve’s at choir practice tonight, so he asked me if I’d fill this space, AGAIN! Can you believe it? Ha, neither can I! I think he’s already forgot about last time ..."Tonight’s Special?Tasty Beef Tidbits Smothered In A"Sa-vory"Gravy""As I got home last night,"around 8:45, my youngest daughter felt the need to remind me that, “There is no food in this house. There is"NOTHING to eat!” And, that was right after I dropped my pocketbook down. She was looking at me like I could twitch my nose or snap my fingers and ... voila!"“Yes, there is something, Allary. It might not be your preference or your favorite, but if you are hungry enough, there’s something to eat,” I told her. She huffed as she walked out and shut the front door. She returned maybe

15 minutes later with a bag of frozen pizza rolls in hand. Now, there’s a nu-tritious dinner."Steve, on the other hand, will eat po-tato chips or cashews, occasionally a cheese sandwich, if I’m not home or don’t cook. I could have roast and potatoes from last night or"a ham from the night before that in the frig"- doesn’t matter. Steve is a anti-leftover-ite. Thus, cheese and bread or a hand-ful of nuts to cap off the day."Regardless,"EVERYONE knows that I work late on Tuesdays and Wednes-days, and even if I didn’t, soup and a sandwich will fill the hole in a pinch.""Now, it’s true that it’s been awhile since I"went and bought a boatload of groceries, but I do swing by and do the pickup thing several times a week on the way home (as money permits). There was certainly"something that she (and he)"could’ve eaten. She (they)

would’ve just had to look past the chip and snack baskets."Young people these days (and hus-bands)! How would they have ever survived the depression? Not to men-tion that I’m not the only one that has directions to the local grocery store."I reckon they think the grocery fairy has forgotten where we lived ..."Now, my furry children are much more appreciative ..."Before I had fully drank my first cup of coffee this morning I was being stared at by 4 4-legged furry pooches. Yep, breakfast time, and right on schedule. As I reached way down into their food container (while they were watching me), the food scoop came up with only a dozen or so"morsels on it. Divide that by 4? That will never work. Uh-oh ... they were still watching me. Mental note: Need to get more pooch food at lunch."“Hey, I have an idea girls! Ya’ll wanna TREAT (key word, and they even recognize it when I spell it)?!” Tails started wagging crazy-like. Thankfully the bribe worked and bought me some time."I swung by the grocery store"at lunch and grabbed their favorite in the big bag. “You buy a lot of dog food,” the cashier said. “Yep, ya gotta prioritize,” I told her, and we both laughed."As I lugged the big bag out balancing it on my shoulder, I thought, “If it’s so obvious that my favorite cashier has noticed that I buy ALOT of dog food, she’s probably noticed that I don’t buy a heck of a lot of ‘real food’. She’s probably also noted that I buy an over abundance of coffee, feminine prod-ucts (3 daughters plus me), Aleve (the big bottle), and lots and lots of Pepto Bismol. “It’s you AND the majority of the other Americans, too, Allison,” I"reassured myself."I filled up all the dog’s food bowls when I got home and they sat pa-tiently and waited until I finished filling the last one. I stepped back and they charged the dishes - you’d have thought that it had been days since they had last been fed instead of since yesterday evening."They were so happy, wagging their tails"and even stopped periodically to look up and convey a ‘thanks, Mom’. Wow, that’s a far cry from young’uns or a husband who will swear there’s nothing to eat unless it’s sitting on the counter, cooked upon the stove, or al-ready on a plate."Unlike Steve,"who refuses to eat left-overs (I could live off them), and Al-lary who swears there’s NOTHING to eat in the house 3 days after I actually buy groceries, these loyal family mem-bers eat the same thing day after day after day and act like I’m serving them a steak every time! That’s apprecia-tion, and with very little clean-up."It’s a win-win!"So, I’ve decided that the next time I’m confronted with “there’s nothing to eat in the house”, “I don’t want that”,”I don’t like that”, “Hmm, what else is there?”, etc., I’m gonna"serve"them the kitchen special, a nice big bowl of beef, liver and cheese flavored morsels ..."with a nice, warm, savory"gravy. It’s a hit by popular demand, and no one has complained about it yet! Woof!"Don’t forget to send your special some-one a message in our Valentine’s Day issue! Deadline is next Tuesday, Febru-ary 9th. Messages will appear in our February 11th issue and it’s just $10 per message."Wishing you all an extra blessed up-coming week!

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think about eating or anything.” Rebecca says she’d like to see her son go as far as he possibly can with his music and prays that the thousands of songs he has in his

head will get out in his lifetime. Although it’s hard for her to be im-partial, Rebecca says she truly be-lieves her son has a special talent when it comes to music. “Evan has the ability to write a little verse, put a bridge to it and add music,” Rebecca says. “When you hear it, you say that’s how I felt

or how I feel. You wonder how he knows what you’re feeling. He has a love for music and the desire and potential to make it big. Whether that break comes tomorrow or in 10 years…” There’s another reason to think Evan will make it big. The “Force,” after all, is on his side.

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MY ANSWERBy Billy Graham

Q: What do you think happens to us when we die? I don’t think any-thing does, because once we die that’s the end of everything for us. I’m sure you don’t agree, but what are your reasons? -- T.H.

A: Deep within us is a yearning for eternity -- a feeling that life doesn’t end with the grave, but there must be life after death. Even if we deny it (as you do), we still wish it were true. Where did this inner yearn-ing come from? Plants and animals don’t have it but we do -- and the reason is because God put it there. You aren’t just a body and a mind; God also gave you a soul or spirit, and even when your body and mind die, your soul lives on. Your soul came from God and is a sign of His presence within you -- and just as God can’t die, neither can your soul. As the Bible says, God “has also set eternity in the hearts of men” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). But the Bible gives us an even stronger reason for believing in life after death -- and that is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Think about it: How could we know -- really know -- that there is life after death? We’d know it only if someone died and entered eternity -- and then came back to tell us about it. And that’s what happened with Jesus Christ. He died and was buried -- but on the third day He came back from the dead to assure us of eternal life. Jesus Christ conquered death -- and because He did, we don’t need to fear death any longer. Ahead of us is heaven, if we know Him! By faith commit your life to Christ, because He alone gives us hope -- for life today, and for eternity.

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PRAYER OF THE WEEK...Dear Lord, We know that we need You, we know there is no true wisdom, or peace or provision apart from You that is worth seeking. Thank You for today, for the chance that today offers, to know you better, to see your hand, to experience your grace and to ask for your help. Like the psalmist, each of us has our own issues, things that we’re waiting for, although I think for some of us, the whole souls waiting in silence thing may be a struggle as silence is drowned out by the end-less battering of doubt and fear reminding us of all of our problems and all that can go wrong. And yet we know the salvation we hope for will come from You. While our faith says we will not be shaken, some of us feel shaken, fragile like the leaning wall or tottering fence, unable to withstand any more pressure. We pray for your strength that you would be that strong fortress around us, that you will shore up the ground as solid rock beneath our feet. We pray for deliverance for ourselves and those we love, we pray for our neighbors and co-workers and those all around the world who look to You for relief. We pray for deliverance from sickness and pain, deliverance from heartache and loneliness, deliverance from confusion, conflict and fear and all the things that leave us weak and wobbly. Help us to trust in You at all times, to set our hearts on You and live out of a place of confidence in You, so we can be refreshed and energized as we wait for You, for your power and your salvation. In Jesus name, Amen.

FAITHFUL In the country of Armenia, in 1988, Samuel and Danielle sent their young son, Armand, off to school. Samuel squatted before his son and looked him in the eye. “Have a good day at school, and re-member, no matter what, I’ll always be there for you.” They hugged and the boy ran off to school. Hours later, a powerful earth-quake rocked the area. In the midst of the pandemonium, Samuel and Danielle tried to discover what happened to their son but they couldn’t get any information. The radio announced that there were thousands of casualties. Samuel then grabbed his coat and headed for the schoolyard. When he reached the area, what he saw brought tears to his eyes. Armand’s school was a pile of de-bris. Other parents were standing around crying. Samuel found the place where Armand’s classroom used to be and began pulling a bro-

ken beam off the pile of rubble. He then grabbed a rock and put it to the side, and then grabbed another one. One of the parents looking on asked, “What are you doing?” “Digging for my son,” Samuel an-swered. The man then said, “You’re just going to make things worse! The building is unstable,” and tried to pull Samuel away from his work. Samuel just kept working. As time wore on, one by one, the oth-er parents left. Then a worker tried to pull Samuel away from the rub-ble. Samuel looked at him and said, “Won’t you help me?” The worker left and Samuel kept digging. All through the night and into the next day, Samuel continued digging. Parents placed flowers and pictures of their children on the ru-ins. But, Samuel just kept working. He picked up a beam and pushed it out of the way when he heard a faint cry. “Help! Help!” Samuel listened but didn’t hear anything

again. Then he heard a muffled voice, “Papa?” Samuel began to dig furious-ly. Finally he could see his son. “Come on out, son!” he said with relief. “No,” Armand said. “Let the other kids come out first because I know you’ll get me.” Child after child emerged until, finally, little Armand appeared. Samuel took him in his arms and Armand said, “I told the other kids not to worry because you told me that you’d al-ways be there for me!” Fourteen children were saved that day because one father was faithful. How much more faithful is our heavenly Father! Whether trapped by fallen debris or ensnared by life’s hardships and struggles, we are never cut off from God’s faith-fulness. He is true to His character. He is reliable and trustworthy and can always be counted on.

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BloomingdaleAlpha United Methodist Church

Pastor Anna Kelley

Ash Street Baptist Church

Rev. Carlton Wiley

Bloomingdale Alliance Church

Rev. Ken Otto

Church of the Nazarene

Pastor: David Horne

Journey ChurchMeeting at Bloomingdale Elementary,

Sunday mornings at 10:30amPastor Larry D. Wilson

First Baptist Church of Bloomingdale

Rev. Darrell Bailey

New Life Sanctuary

Pastor Bryan M. Smith

Liberty Pentacostal ChurchLittle Neck Road

Life Springs Worship Center

Pastor Julie Stanley

Piney Grove Baptist Church

Pastor Belizaire Joseph

South Newington Baptist

Pastor Nathaniel Steve McCoy

St. John Divine BaptistHwy 80

Rev. Alphonso Piper

Westside Christian Church

Pastor Leonard Daughtery

Bloomingdale FellowshipChurch of God of Prophecy

Pastor: Mark Minter

Firm Foundation Baptist Church

Dr. Bernard D. Carter

EffinghamInternational Worship Center

Marlow Learning CenterPastor Eddie Tomberlin

Berea Southern Methodist Church

Silver Hill United Methodist Church Silver Hill Church Rd.

Pastor Al Fernandez

Bible Based Lutherans of Effingham

Blandford Elementary School

Pastor Andy Krey

Clyo United Methodist Church Railroad St. at 3rd. Ave.

Pastor Al Fernandez

“The Lighthouse” of Effinghammeeting at Rincon YMCA

Roland Dann, Pastor

Corinth Baptist Church

Pastor Jeff Self

Mizpah United Methodist Church

Pastor: Jose Velasquez

Garden CityCentral Baptist Church

Rev. Kenny Harrelson

Count It All Joy Ministries

Michael Tucker

Wilder Memorial Baptist

Rev. Tom Keller

Wildwood United Methodist

Pastor Lloyd Dees

Chapel in the Garden Presbyterian Church

Daren Russell

Living Hope Community Fellowship

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Pastor Joyce C. Hall

Fairlawn Baptist Church

Rev. Harold Edwards, Sr., Pastor

Church of Christ

Clifton Baptist Church

Rev. Oddie Luckett

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness

Dean Forest Baptist Church

Rev. Larry Stricklandwww.deanforestbaptist.org

Fellowship Assembly of God

First Baptist Church of Garden City

Rev. Ken Sharpe

Garden City Primitive Baptist

Pastor: Elder Hugh Thompson

Jasper Springs Baptist Church

Pastor: Rev. Johnny Bowen

Garden City United Methodist Church

Rev. Dan Pegram

Elohim Christian Fellowship

Pastor Leroy R. Kirkland III

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Rev. David Rasmussen

United House of Prayer For All People

Elder Samuel Ransom

Oakland Missionary Baptist

Pastor Jerry Wright

Alpha & Omega Ministries

Pastor James P. Witherspoon

Palm Grove Primitive Baptist

Elder James W. Kicklighter

Everlasting Life Christian Church

Trinity Church of God

Oak Grove Missionary Baptist

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church

Pastor Robert L. Miley

Silk Hope Baptist Church

Rev. Jonathan E. Phillips

Woodlawn Baptist

Woodlawn United Methodist

Sanford Brown

Zion Fair Missionary Baptist

Ronald Smalls

Parkway Church of Christ

Clay Johnson

Silk Hope United Methodist

Guyton/MarlowFaith Ministries International

Pastor, Bruce Meyers

Pine Street Baptist118 Lynn Bonds AvenuePastor: Chris Roberson

New Vision Pentecostal Church,

Pastor: Charles Bazemore

Pineora Holy Church of God

Pastor Ronnie Miles

Faith Baptist Church

Dr. Calvin Bradley, Pastor

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Elam Egypt Baptist ChurchPaul Moore, Pastor

Rev. Peter Vermeulen

United Methodist Church

Rev. Peter Vermeulen

Hwy. 30 Church of Christ

John W. Wright, Jr.

Guyton Christian Church(Disciples of Christ)

301 Pine Street

Bethesda United Methodist

Pastor Matt Waldron

Guyton United Methodist

Rev. Rick Holt

First Baptist of Marlow

Pilgrim Missionary BaptistAssociation Education Center

Macedonia Baptist Church

Pastor: Delmons White

Safe Haven Church/ Mission

Pastor: Emmett Patterson

Liberty Christian Fellowship Church

John Tanner, Pastor

Royal Temple Holiness Church

Elder Verdie Banner

New Providence BaptistEric Palmburg

New Hope Christian Church

Rev. Brad Proudfoot

Trinity Faith International Church

Pastor: Kaye Bell

Pineora Baptist Church

Pastor: Bobby Braswell, Jr.

Countryside Baptist Church

Pastor Terry A. Wilson

Sand Hill Baptist

Rev. Royce Hendry

South Effingham Community Church

www.southeffingham.comPastor: Steve Canfield

Zion Lutheran

Pastor Barbara Koch

Meldrim/Eden/FaulkvilleMeldrim First Baptist

James Carlisle – Pastor

Solid Rock Baptist Church

Church of ChristHwy 80

Faulkville Baptist Church

Pastor Albert Hill

Eden Baptist Church

United Methodist ChurchMeldrim

Pastor: Rick Holt

Powers Baptist

Travis Cowart, Sr.

PoolerBeth-El Alliance Church

Rev. Michael Owens

The Fountain Church International

Sunday: 8AM and 11 AM,

Pastor Joseph Clinton

New Life Covenant Church

Rev. Rodney A. Sprauve

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Pastor Seth Bridger

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Lighthouse Baptist Church

Pastor: Dr. Van Power

New Birth Savannah

Pastor: Kenneth K. Law

New Life Sanctuary

Heavenbound Baptist Church

First Presbyterian Church Pooler (PCA)

John Fender, Pastor

Faith Bible Baptist Church

Dale Mathis, Pastor

Crossroads Worship Center

Rev. Joe Hubbard

Calvary Assembly of God

Daniel Webber, Pastor

Risen Saviour Lutheran

Worship: 10AM Pastor James Borgwardt

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church

Sunday Worship 10:30amRev. Dr. Robert LeFavi, Vicar

First Baptist Church of Pooler

Rev. Otis Hill

Rothwell Baptist Church

Rev. Devin Bell

South Valley Baptist ChurchRev. Barry Jackson

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Trinity United Methodist ChurchCorner of North Newton St.

Pastor: Randy B. Nease

It’s Harvest Time Church

Sundays at 11am

West Chatham Baptist ChurchSouth Rogers StreetRev. David Stanford

MorningStar Baptist Church131 Canal Street

Pastor Tom Byerly

Savannah First Seventh Day Adventist

Rev. Mark Pioutrowski

Gateway Community ChurchNow meeting at the YMCA on Pooler

Pastor Matt Hearnwww.gatewaysavannah.com

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Every Sunday

The Church at Godley Station

Pastor Earnie PirkleAssoc. Pastor: Steve Dees

Port WentworthBonnybridge Baptist Church

Dr. Dan Hall, Pastor

Open Door Ministries at Joel’s Place13 North Coastal Hwy.

Pastor Neil Bush

Bible Connection Ministries

First Baptist Church of Port Wentworth

Rev. John Ashworth

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

Father Michael J. Kavanaugh

North Salem Baptist

Pastor Phil Hudson

Port Wentworth Alliance Church

Pastor John Smith

Faith Foundation C.O.G.I.C.

Pastor, Elder Earl Williams, Jr.

Port Wentworth Baptist

Real Life Christian Fellowship

Pastor Paul L. Taylor, Jr.

Port Wentworth United Methodist

Pastor: Tom Edwards

RinconEffingham Baptist Church

Pastor: Tom Davis

St. Mary’s Holiness Church

Bishop Billy Scott

Jehovah Shammah Assembly of God

St. Luke’s Episcopal

Sunday School, 10:30 amà Rev. Liam Collins

New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Living Faith Church of God

Rev. Sean Faircloth

House of Prayer of RinconFort Howard Road in Rincon

Pastor: Mildred Lake

Cornerstone Baptist Church

Pastor Duane Logsdon

Centerpoint ChurchMeeting at Effingham YMCA

Acts III Global Church

Church of the Harvest

Rev. Brunson

Goshen United Methodist Church

Pastor Devin Schultz

Abercorn Baptist

Bryant Temple

Ephesus Reformed Baptist

Faith Presbyterian

Rev. Mary Beenewww.faithpcusa.com

First Baptist of Rincon

Dr. Bob Rogers

New Life Worship Center

Pastor Paul Flippo

First Christian

Minister Steve Parker

Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church

Rev. Jonah E. Jerman

Goshen Road Baptist

Rev. Frank Hodges

Grace Community Church

Pastor Wesley Corbitt

Marantha Assembly of God

Rev. Mike Beck

Bible Based Lutherans of EffinghamBlandford Elementary School

Pastor Andy Krey

Northside Baptist

Rev. Mike Jones

Rincon Church of God

Pastor: DeWayne Merritt

Rincon Baptist Temple

Pastor: Bro. Joe Springer

Rincon Church of Christ

Rincon United Methodist

Sr. Pastor: Rev. Larry Bird

Journey Community Church

Pastor Michael Bassett

St. John’s Lutheran

SpringfieldAgape Assembly of God

Pastor: Shane Holcombe

New Testament Fellowship UPC

Pastor: Walter Thomas

Bethel Lutheran ELCA

Holy Samaritan Apostolic Church of the Living God

Pastor Isiah Brehler, Sr.

First Baptist of Springfield

Rev. Jeff Rollins

Northside Church of God

Pastor Reginald Anderson, Sr.

Abundant Life Church

Pastor Don Burkhalter

Gethsemane Baptist

Holy Trinity Lutheran

Rev. Joe Copeck

Jerusalem Lutheran

Rev. John Barichivich

Laurel Hill Lutheran

New Bethel Pentecostal

Darrel Childress, Pastor

New Hope Apostolic

Mount Hope Missionary Baptist

Pastor Leonard Lemon, Sr.

Angel Haven Outreach Ministry

Pastors Carl and Leslie Canoy

St. Boniface Catholic Church

Mass: Saturday, 5:00 p.m.

Father Wes Lamb

St. Mathews Baptist

Springfield United Methodist

Rev. Ben Martin

Thomas Chapel AME

Turkey Branch United Methodist

Madison Morgan – New Pastor

Union Springs AME

Fellowship Bible Church

First United Pentecostal Church

Rev. David A. Hodge

Southwest ChathamAmazing Grace Baptist Church

Southwest Baptist

Dr. Robert B. Peacock, Pastor

Chevis Oaks Baptist Church

Rev. Eric R. Carpenter

Bethel Baptist Church

Pastor Eddie Deas

New Vision Baptist Church

Savannah Holy Church of God

Pastor: Rev. Ryan Ralston

Quacco Baptist Church

Pastor Barry Minsky

Southside Assembly of God

Rev. Jack Moon

Ft. Argyle Gospel Fellowship

Pastors Robert and Renea Jordan

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Rev. Jerome Baker

Coastal Christian Center

Ron and Rosie Chambers

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Rev. Ryan Ralston

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Pastor John A. Reyes

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Rev. Nathaniel Bowles

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Pastor: Lonnie Oglesby

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Pastor Clent Sullens

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Christ Baptist Church 3580 Wilma Edwards Road

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Dr. Larry Sauls

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Pooler Pooler City Council met Mon-day night with only Councilman Allen unable to attend due to a conflicting work schedule. Mayor Lamb opened the meeting with the invocation, and remembering Mr. Frank Howard and his family dur-ing his illness. In the Finance Report, Coun-cilman Burke made a motion to pay $110,000 in 2009 bills still outstanding, and Council passed that unanimously. He then made a motion to pay $182,763 in 2010 bills, which also passed. In Public Safety, Councilman Royal said the Police Department had handled 1136 calls since the last Council meeting, bringing the year to date total to 2288. The Fire Department handled 158 total re-sponses in January. Chief Simmons added that he’d met with the SC-MPD Police Commander and the 911 Steering Committee regard-ing the problems we’ve had with our 911 service. He believes most of those problems have been re-solved. He also noted that the De-partment has received a $210,245 grant to upgrade their breathing apparatuses. (Maybe that’s breath-ing apparati?) In the Parks, Trees, Streets and Drainage Report, Councilwoman Benton said the crews are keeping up with the grass cutting, and are still picking up lots of garbage on the side of our streets... 67 thirty three gallon bags in the last two weeks. The recycling center remains open six days a week. And yard debris pickup will be between Feb. 22nd and Feb. 26th. Call 748-4600 to schedule pickup at your home. Benton added that city crews have handcleaned 11,320 feet of ditches in the city to keep drainage working well. Councilman Wall said the Sew-er Department had repaired one lift station and made six grinder pump calls the past two weeks. He also

explained that the city’s water tow-er next to the fire station on Rogers Street is going to be taken down soon. It doesn’t hold water any lon-ger. Councilwoman Black said youth basketball teams are playing 20 games a week. Tumbling began with 75 participants. And you can sign your kids up for baseball, soft-ball, t-ball, and soccer now through Feb. 14th at www.poolerrec.com. The city is also starting a men’s in-dustrial/church league. Contact the recreation department for details. Ms. Jackie Carver gave Coun-cilman Allen’s Building and Zoning Report, noting there had been 8 new single family building permits issues, bringing the year to date to-tal to 16. She also asked Council to make a motion to name Larry Ol-liff to a second term on Planning and Zoning. Of course, there was no opposition as Larry does a great job on the Board. Mayor Lamb then stepped down front to make several pre-sentations. He began by recogniz-ing former Councilman Wayne Seay and his wife Betty. Wayne served on Council for 13 years, and Mayor Lamb presented him with a nice plaque. Mr. Seay said “This is a wonderful city. We’ve got the best employees anywhere! I came here in 1946, and the city has to-tally changed. We’ve got so many things going for us, especially the wonderful people in Pooler. I don’t think you’ll ever find any better anywhere.” Mayor Lamb then recognized former Councilman Travis Cow-art, who also served about thirteen years, though not consecutively. “He had the distinction of serving under three different Mayors,” said Mayor Lamb. Travis remembered his time on Council, noting “When you’re right, nobody remembers, and when you’re wrong, nobody for-gets!” Everyone laughed with him on that point. “I’d like to thank

three men who are no longer with us, but they gave me a lot of en-couragement to run for City Coun-cil... Mr. Henry Mincey, Mr. Joe Wilson, and Mr. Ralph Cox.” The Mayor then recognized Ralph Wright, the Parks and Trees Superintendent. “We’re pleased to present Ralph with his ten year pin,” said the Mayor. “He gives hard work above and beyond what’s called for, and we’re grateful to him for all he does.” Councilwoman Benton noted that “The Pooler Garden Club couldn’t get along without Ralph’s help,” she said, noting that “Ralph’s a Master Gardener, and an organic gardener.” Ralph said “It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years. I find my work rewarding and challenging, and I totally enjoy it. I also enjoy the people I work with.” Finally, Mayor Lamb recog-nized Lee Williams, a Captain with the Pooler Fire Department. “Lee’s a big part of our Fire Depart-ment and our First Responders!” Lee kept it short, saying that “I re-ally do enjoy coming to work ev-eryday!” Karen Robertson, Director of the Pooler Chamber of Commerce was present. She thanked Mayor and Council for their support of the Chamber, and noted that a Business After Hours was com-ing up in February at Frames and Games. In Old Business, Council wast-ed no time in approving on Second Reading the new “No Jake Brak-ing” ordinance for tractor trailers in the city limits. In New Business, Council ap-proved the site plan for a new 10 screen Royal Cinema on Towne Center at Godley Station, right next to the bowling alley. Con-struction will begin within a cou-ple of weeks, and should be com-plete and open in 6-10 months. Next, Council approved the 2010 Service Delivery Strategy, which is an overview of all the ser-vices provided by the city, includ-ing water, fire protection, police protection, sewage, garbage pick-up, etc. This is mandated by the Department of Community Affairs. Finally, Council approved a resolution calling for four year terms for Mayor and Council. This was discussed in their retreat last week in Atlanta, and this was just the first step. It will have to be approved by the state legislators over Pooler, including Sen. Buddy Carter and Rep. Ann Purcell, and will also be put on the ballot as a referendum to be approved by the people. Mayor Lamb then opened the meeting up for discussion by citi-zens, and Leo McDonald suggested that somebody take a nice picture of the water tower before they tear it down and post it in the lobby at City Hall. Wayne Seay then noted that the water tower was built in 1946, and back then, you could see it all the way from the Effingham Chatham County line on Hwy 80. Jackie Carver reminded Coun-cil of the Census Committee meet-ing on Thursday afternoon, Febru-ary 11th at 4pm at City Hall. It’s important that all of Pooler’s citi-zens are counted, as this will have a major impact on the amount of SPLOST monies Pooler gets, as well as Federal grants. Council then adjourned into an Executive Session to discuss per-sonnel matters. Council meets on the first and third Monday of every month at City Hall at 6pm. The next meet-ing will be Monday, Feb. 15th, and the public is encouraged to attend.

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