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Homecoming
Lulaton Baptist Church will hold
homecoming services on Sunday,
September 28 at 10:30 a.m. with a
homecoming sing, preaching, and din-
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will bring the message.
Just desserts
The Friends of the Library will hold a God’s
work
"Just Desserts” on Thursday at 7 p.m.
at Ware County Public Library, 401
Lee Avenue, Waycross. Author of the
book “Macedonia Passage: Dangerous
Cargo,” Wright Gres will be on hand.
Meeting
Waynesville
The Satilla Community Services
Board will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. in Brain drain missionaries
the Board Room at 1007 Mary Street,
Waycross. For more information,
contact LaCretia Gassem at 449-7101.
Brantley County Development Authority executive director Jeanie was on of several area leaders to meet with
Okefenokee Technical Collage officials for a brain-storming session seeking ideas for speeding growth. More to Haiti face
inside.
storm’s wrath
Scholarship pageant Two missionaries from Waynes-
America's Perfect Girl National Schol- ville, Emory and Mary Wilson, have
arship Pageant will be held in Atlanta been on mission in Gonaives on the
on Friday through Sunday for girls island of Haiti since February help-
ages, 0-18 month, 19-35 month, 3-4 yrs., ing friends Pastor and Rose Genada
with their mission work.
5-6 yrs., 7-9 yrs., 10-13 yrs., 14-17 yrs.,
When Hanna came through,
and 18-26 yrs. For more information they called friends back home
visit our website at www.americasper- saying “Pray brother, the water is
fectgirl.com. rising fast and we have taken the
kids up to the second story of the
orphanage.”
Fall festival Okefenokee pageant as officials figure out how to get it in.
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Library announces
FREE ESTIMATES
David G. Toothman, 57, of Waycross (formerly of Nahunta) passed A recent study by the American Library
away Friday (Sept. 5, 2008) at Kindred Hospital in Atlanta after a Association also showed that families use
brief illness.
He is survived by his parents, Julius and Doris Toothman, of card sign-up month libraries to spend time together. Forty-four
percent of survey respondents report taking
their children to the library for this reason.
Orange City, Fla.; one brother, Tracy Toothman, of Grand Rapids, September is Library Card Sign-up A number of parents and twenty four
Mich.; three sisters, Patty Aldridge (Dwaine) of Nahunta, Lisa Month, and the Brantley County Head Start children recently attended a Pajama (P.J.)
Jackson (Phillip) of Brunswick, and Anita Toothman; one niece, Program wants to make sure that your child Reading Party at the library. The children
two nephews, other relatives and many friends. has smartest card of all – a library card. participated in a number of fun activities
Studies show that children who are while the parents learned about the Head DEMARUS JOHNS
A memorial service will be held Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 2
p.m. at Wionna Park United Methodist Church in Waycross where
read to in the home and who use the library Start literacy programs and the public PAINTING
perform better in school and are more likely library resources.
he was a member. to continue to use the library as a source of Children, staff, and many of the parents
Nahunta
lifetime learning. wore their “p.j.’s” and brought along a fa- www.richardspaint.
“A library card has always been the most vorite stuffed animal. Ms. Priscilla Gibson com
Call important school supply of all,” says Letta
Cox, Resource Specialist. “Children and
from the library system read a number of
interactive books to the children and then Owner
The Georgia Tobacco parents can come to the library to get home-
work help and check out books, but they can
they got to draw pictures about the books
- they even had a puppet show. Each child re- Demarus Johns
Quit Line also check out free music, DVDs and use the
Internet to make after school life a little more
ceived a “special library card” and learned
how to scan and check out books. As they
Bus. (912)496-7961
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Things you need to know
Prescribed burning
Over the next few months, you may notice
large smoke plumes in the sky. Many of the
smoke plumes are from what natural resource
managers call “control burns” or “prescribed
burns.”
The technical definition of prescribed
burning reads as follows, “fire applied in a
knowledgeable manner to forest fuels on a
specific land area under selected weather con-
dition to establish pre-determined well-defined
management objectives.” ROBERT F. PAGE
There are several reasons a landowner 1944-2001
may want to conduct a prescribed fire on their
property. One of the most important is fuel Publisher Emeritus
reduction. Regular prescribed burning reduces
natural occurring fuels within forest areas. Michelle Lartz Ken Buchanan
By reducing these fuels you reduce the risk
of damaging wildfire that can not only threaten Office Manager Editor and Publisher
urban areas but can also be devastating to
your valuable timber. Another very important
reason to conduct prescribed fire is to control
undesirable vegetation, especially in pine
planted plantations. Controlling undesirables
will greatly enhance appearance and improve
access within the stand.
Prescribed burning is also the most afford-
able, environmentally sound method for prepar-
ing an area for seeding or planting. Harvest
remnants may retain nutrients that could be
used by new planting while inhibiting mechani-
cal replanting. Prescribed burning hastens the
return of nutrients to the soil and removes the
brush for efficient replanting.
Also prescribed fire is highly recommend-
ed for wildlife habitat management. Periodic
fire tends to favor under story species that pro-
vide excellent browse for wildlife. Openings for
feeding and travel are also created. Prescribed
fire promotes habitat for endangered animals
and plant species. It also helps control many of
the damaging insects and diseases within the
stand and in turn promotes a healthy forest.
There are a few things you should consider
before beginning your burn. First, prepare the
area prior to conducting the burn to ensure
the fire is confined with the boundaries of
the burn unit. Next, make sure you provide a
sufficient number of people and equipment on
site during the burn. Always identify smoke
sensitive areas such as roads, schools, towns,
and hospitals before you burn as not to impact
these areas.
As for weather, steady winds are important
for success. Ideal wind speeds vary, but a 3-5
mph wind in the stand of trees is a minimum.
Temperatures less than 60 degrees are gener-
ally preferred, but higher temperatures may
be utilized to meet specific objectives. Forest
fuels such as pine straw, leaves, and grasses
should have a moisture content of around 5-10
percent. Check the GFC weather forecast for
fuel moisture contents.
You should always have a carefully written
plan before executing your burn. This becomes
a record of your past accomplishments and a
guide for the next time you burn the same stand.
Prescribed burning is a delicate process that
should be managed and executed by certified
prescribed burners, consultant foresters, or
your local office of the Georgia Forestry Com-
mission (GFC) can assist.
For more information contact your lo-
cal GFC office at (912) 462-5611 or the Georgia
Forestry Commission web page (www.gfc.state.
ga.us). Always remember to obtain a burn-
ing permit before doing any type of outdoor
burning.
period of inactivity, the length of which var- off the assets as quickly as possible.
“If you can’t cut it,’’ Neil Young sang,
If you’re like most Americans, you prob- ies by state.
In 2006, state governments collected $5.1 “don’t pick up the knife.’’
ably don’t keep track of every single one of The government is then supposed to billion in abandoned assets, up from $3.6 bil- Lehman Brothers could no longer
your assets on a regular basis. You might identify and contact the rightful owners and lion in 2003. Nationwide, there is over $35 bil- cut it, and the venerable Wall Street firm
have family heirlooms in an out-of-state reunite them with their property.
That’s the lion of escheated properties in state custody. filed for bankruptcy-court protection
safe deposit Less than a third will ever wind up back with Monday after a weekend of dramatic
box, which you private- and public-sector deal making
its rightful owner.
haven’t opened that reshaped the U.S. financial sector.
At ING Direct, we’ve been forced to turn
in years. Taxpayers can take some solace in
over nearly 15,000 “abandoned” accounts
Or stock the fact that the federal government did
valued at nearly $4 million. Most account
that’s slowly not extend its bailout hand to Lehman.
holders will never see their money again. There has to be a penalty for businesses
appreciating in The rest will get it back at a loss, as escheated that take major risks and fail, and the
a past broker- assets generally don’t collect interest. That’s Lehman bankruptcy should serve notice
age account why we’re encouraging our customers to take that the Federal Reserve is not the bank
you never use the basic steps to ensure they don’t lose their of last resort for each and every reeling
anymore.
savings, like checking their accounts and financial institution.
Be careful. registered personal information at least once The Fed moved in to help rescue
Someone might a year. Bear Stearns in March, and just last
take that money
Many of the accounts were designated week it took control of Freddie Mac and
right out of your to minors, set up by parents for distant Fannie Mae, but late Friday Treasury
bank -- and it expenses such as college. Never mind the fact Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal
would be per- that these accounts are left alone on purpose Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke re-
fectly legal. In -- that’s how they grow.
portedly told Wall Street executives to
an increasingly Escheatment laws are also out of touch solve their own problems without a
common rev- with modern banking. With online accounts, Lehman bailout. “Moral hazard” — the
enue grab, state many customers simply sit back and let their idea that a party may handle risk dif-
governments wealth grow. Shockingly, this means forfei- ferently if not exposed to its full effect
troll for low- ture, as escheatment laws require proactive — “is something I don’t take lightly,’’
activity bank ac- contact steps.
Paulson said during a brief Monday
counts and seize People with unclaimed assets include news conference.
this “unclaimed Once a Lehman bailout was off
such hard-to-find people as Angelina Jolie,
property.”
the table, the regulators and Wall Street
Brad Pitt, Willie Mays, and Los Angeles
How could executives whose limousines clogged
mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
such a travesty streets around the Fed’s New York of-
It’s high time for legislators to recognize
occur?
fices were left to deal with the fallout.
that a law intended to protect consumers Knowing that its own fortunes were
Every state is doing just the opposite. And concerned
theory. In practice, state governments have uncertain, Merrill Lynch was a willing
has what’s known as an “escheatment” or citizens should lobby their state legislators to
taken to using the escheatment process as seller, and Bank of America stepped in
unclaimed property law, which requires make some basic reforms to the escheatment
a fundraising tool. They now hire private as the acquirer.
businesses to hand over abandoned financial process.
assets to the government. Escheatable assets contractors to go after abandoned assets
(Kuhlmann is president and CEO of ING
-- including safe deposit boxes, savings ac- -- and pay them commission! After collection,
Direct USA.)
counts, stocks, and un-cashed payroll checks most states make just a halfhearted attempt
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FAMILY ticket stubs from “Finding Nemo,” which when was the last time anybody actually ate from your pinky?” my husband asked one day.
hit movie theaters, um, five years ago. And, the leftover breakfast sausage that they had “Why don’t you put them in your purse before
SEE IT
had abandoned at our back door. I brought
them into the warmth of our storeroom, fed
MY WAY
them, created a makeshift overnight bed, and
came back early the next morning to take
them to the Humane Society.
BY CINDY DROOG Little did I know that one of the adorable
little guys would jump out of the box in the
Wisdom plus fries middle of the night, poop under the bun stor-
age bin, and sneak back into bed.
I didn’t find the poop, but a few days later,
Forget about life in the fast lane. Every- an inspector did. I fessed up and got fired.
thing I know, I learned from working the Similarly, I’ve watched people – young
drive-thru window. and old – flirt with cute coworkers. I’ve seen
First, face-to-face communication is really fun, really creative and cute advertis-
everything. When it comes to getting things ing campaigns that simply didn’t resonate
exactly right, machines suck. Do you know with those outside of the creative realm, and
that “medium Sprite” sounds almost exactly were wastes of money. So, some people would
like “meat that’s only white?” And when you advise you to avoid things that are too cute to
send an e-mail telling me that someone I’ve resist – they might poop.
worked with for years is simply “no longer Not me. I say, if you do commit career
with the company,” it sounds exactly like you suicide like I did, just make sure it’s worth it.
just said, “and it’s time for you to find a new I saved those puppies’ lives, and I’m proud of
job, too!” it. You might rescue someone from loneliness,
If we were talking face-to-face, I would and that’s great. Your ad might get someone
know what your drink preference is, and to laugh who hasn’t done so in years. Some
I would know that I can rest assured that things are simply worth getting in trouble for.
sweeping changes that I wasn’t aware of Finally, I learned that for those who
– and certainly am not prepared for – are not abuse authority, it will come back to bite
on the horizon. them. The best cook we had got fired because
Second, you’ll always be judged on some he wouldn’t tuck his shirt in. Everyone
things that shouldn’t matter. knows that wasn’t the real reason. In this
One night, I got chastised because a case, it was a simple fear that this cook was
secret shopper measured the temperature about to get promoted and the existing store
of my fries, and they didn’t meet corporate manager moved to a different store. She
standards. My defense? If served in timely didn’t want to go, so she made sure he was
fashion by an employee who is truly happy to gone.
be doing her job, and who makes the cus- Two months later, she was transferred
tomer feel great, three degrees aren’t going anyway – to the only store in our territory
to matter. that was open past midnight. Last I saw her,
I still got written up. Just like, every day, my friends and I were cruising through at 2
people judge your abilities on what you look a.m., and boy, did she look bitter!
like, what age you are, or maybe what one So, while some things we did in fast food
person wrote about you on the Internet. Even don’t transfer into real life – such as writing
though that stuff doesn’t matter. So, I think people’s complaints on a little index card,
of those misperceptions as mashed potatoes. filing them away and forgetting about them
Just beat at them until they smooth over. If – other things do.
you can’t, then throw them in the trash. I may have earned only minimum wage,
Third, cute things always poop, and that but the lessons I learned were worth a mil-
can get you in trouble. lion bucks.
We weren’t really a “gang,” of course, I
mean not like the Jesse James Gang, or those
gangs that terrorized Chicago and lots of
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Our pranks were more on the innocent
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Wildes earns special recognition from Air Force special investigations office
Special Agent Alec Wil- leadership as well as foreign Wildes doubled intelligence also part of a joint operation Wildes also spent 6
des, son-in-law of Wes and dignitaries. reporting and benchmarked with other state and federal months deployed to Kyrgyz-
Lawana Degive of Nahunta, The Department of the Detachment 105’s antiter- law enforcement agencies stan working counterintel-
works for the Air Force Of- Air Force recently presented rorism Eagle Eyes program, that arrested 17 individuals ligence, counterterrorism,
fice of Special Investigations an award for exemplary by utilizing TV, radio, and who were illegally working and criminal investigations,
(OSI), which is the federal civilian service to Wildes in newspaper. on Robins AFB. He inves- working with host nation law
investigative agency for the recognition of his exemplary While at Robins AFB, tigated several fraud and enforcement and intelligence
US Air Force. service while assigned to the he was the lead agent in public corruption cases and services. During his deploy-
OSI is a federal law Air Force Office of Special In- a double homicide, which his efforts resulted in over 20 ment he was the lead agent
enforcement agency serving vestigations, Detachment 105, resulted in the conviction federal indictments and over on an alleged kidnapping
the Air Force all over the Robins AFB, from February and death penalty sentence
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2007 dollars recovered
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world. OSI agents investigate 4, 2004 to June 8, 2008. of the suspect. Wildes was the United States. return of an officer.
felony level crimes, fraud During this period, Wil-
against the Air Force, carry des served in progressively
out a counterintelligence challenging positions culmi-
and counterterrorism mis- nating in being named the
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FOR SALE: 1993 Ford Mustang
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Yard Sales Fill Dirt
YARD SALE: Saturday, Sept. 20, Bulldozer work
convertible. Fire engine red with black CLOTHES, GIFTS & MORE is located
8am-2pm. Atkinson Church of God of Landscaping
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hours are M-F 9-5 and Saturday 9-3.
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Septic tank
Joe Dog Trucking
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or 670-0088 or Charlie at 778-3635 or and stains. We will be taking clothes by
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