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Grand marshal honor ‘means a lot’ to Odum
When his service in World War II was over, Eddie Odum got off a bus in Savannah with his uniform and his duffel bag and only his girlfriend waiting on him. Sixty-five years later, with that girlfriend now his wife of 65 years, Odum will be riding in a Model A Ford on Saturday as the grand marshal in the Guyton Christmas Parade. "It means a lot, and it really means a lot to his children," ...
Veterans on Veterans Day
Staff Sgt. Gil Sheppard, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Sexton spoke with the Effingham Rotary Club on Veterans Day about their deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, the most recent deployment which began in March 2009. Sheppard and Sexton are joined by Leland Sanders, center, Rotary Club president.
Lamonte graduates from basic training
Air Force Airman 1st Class Wachovia S. Lamonte graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. She is the daughter of Zozavia Oliver ...
Play it forward
Steve Stephens of the Downtown Savannah Rotary Club and David Legasse of Rotary Savannah West spoke to the Effingham Rotary Club about Rotarians Play it Forward. Play it Forward is an opportunity for all Rotarians in the coastal Georgia region to join together in a collaborative annual Rotary fundraiser for the benefit of The Rotary Foundation. Talented Savannah area Rotarians will perform live on stage backed up by professional musicians. The next event will be ...
Exchange Club starts Empty Stocking campaign
The Exchange Club of Effingham County is beginning its annual Empty Stocking Fund drive. "Now is the time for all good citizens to come together and help fill the empty stockings in Effingham County," said Reggie Loper, the chairman of the annual Effingham Empty Stocking Fund. He said the current economic times are making it difficult for many families to put food on the table much less have the money to buy the family Christmas gifts." For the ...
At the art of the matter
With each painstaking application to the canvas, DAB is turning his view of a majestic treasure into a work of art. The Charleston, S.C.-based artist - he goes by DAB - is creating a painting that isn't simply oil on canvas or a watercolor. DAB paints in a relief style, with the features of the building and the grounds of the historic Effingham Courthouse actually protruding from the surface. And he's been working on this for a ...
HES making plans for its Olde Fashioned Christmas celebration
The Historic Effingham Society is planning an old-fashioned Christmas for the first Saturday in December. The event, Old-Fashioned Christmas, will be held on the grounds of the Living History Site in Springfield on Dec. 4 beginning at 6 p.m. It will include caroling, choir performances, ornament making, the lighting of the Christmas tree, s'mores making and a visit from Santa Claus. "It's going to be an old-timey Christmas," said HES President Richard Loper. "We'll have hand bells ...
City awards winners in Scarecrow contest
Three grand champions were crowned in the city of Rincon's 2010 Scarecrow Show-off. The grand champion in community spirit went to 21 Auto Repair and the grand champion in residential went to Charlie Curtis of West 6th Street. The Effingham Herald's Scare D. Crow was crowned grand champion in the business category. Uniqueness first place awards went to: Judy Clark, Market Street-Residential and Sonic Drive-in-Business. Originality first-place awards went to: Frank Owens, Lexington Avenue-Residential and Rincon Chiropractic-Business. ...
Strike up the band
B. V. Cooper of the Effingham Community Orchestra discussed the orchestra with the Effingham Rotary Club. There are currently 40 members who volunteer their time under the leadership of Andrea Huff, conductor. Anyone interested in putting their musical talents to work can contact the orchestra at effinghamcommunityorchestra@windstream.net.
United Way stops at Rotary
Effingham Sunrise Rotary heard Paul Mongin's presentation on the benefits of the United Way. Mongin is a loaned associate from Georgia Pacific who helps educate people about what the United Way does and helps the organization meet its financial goals each year. For more information about how you can get involved with the United Way of the Coastal Empire, call 826-5300.
Tallent visits Sunrise
Effingham Sunrise Rotary welcomed Joe Tallent's presentation on local drug screening capabilities here in Effingham County. Tallent is the rehabilitation and outreach manager for Effingham Hospital. To find out more information, contact Tallent at 754-0195 or email: tallejo@effinghamhospital.org.
Moving Wall at Rotary
Retired Sgt. Maj. Tony Supthin from the West Chatham Detachment of the Marine Corps League spoke to the Rotary Club of Effingham County about their sponsorship of the "Vietnam Moving Wall" in Pooler from Oct. 28-Nov. 1. The Moving Wall is a half scale replica of the Vietnam Wall, the Vietnam memorial in Washington, D.C. A group of Vietnam veterans put together the mobile version of the wall so that people across the U.S. could ...
Eitel completes AIT
Army Pvt. Wesley D. Eitel Jr. has graduated from the Fire Support Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The field artillery specialists serve in intelligence activities including target processing in field artillery, cannon battalions, division artillery, artillery and maneuver brigade and headquarters and fire support elements. The course is designed to train students to establish, maintain, and operate radio and wire communications and speech security equipment, including encoding and decoding messages. They ...
Turner promoted to senior master sergeant
Master Sgt. Darryl L. Turner has earned promotion to the senior non-commissioned officer's rank of senior master sergeant. Senior Master Sgt. Turner serves as the aircraft maintenance Superintendent working in the aircraft maintenance office at Savannah's Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Georgia Air National Guard. The CRTC is headquartered across the airfield from the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport. Senior master sergeants are key, experienced, operational leaders, skilled at merging their personnel's talents, skills and resources ...
State troopers starting Toys for Tots drive
ATLANTA-With the holiday season rapidly approaching, Col. Bill Hitchens, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, announced that the Department will again be collecting toys for the Toys for Tots Program. He said Georgia State Troopers, officers with the Department's Motor Carrier Compliance Division, and Capitol Police officers are teaming with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve for the 2010 Toys for Tots program. Collection boxes are being placed at the 48 Georgia State Patrol posts across ...
Articles by Section - Around Town
A remembrance of heroes past
Memorial Day is an occasion to remember the soldiers and service members who didn't make it home, but also the families who mourn their loss, Lt. Col. (ret.) Doug Andrews said.
A special delivery for soldiers overseas on Memorial Day
Ranie Harper of Rincon made a very special delivery for Memorial Day. She sent 260 homemade cards to the 1st Battalion, 214th Field Artillery, which is in the midst of a year-long deployment to Afghanistan.
Sunrise Rotary shines for Scouts
The Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club presented a $500 check to Frank Patterson, the Boy Scout district commissioner for Effingham County.
Sheridan completes basic training
Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexander J. Sheridan graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas.
Kessler crowned Forestry Queen
Ashtian Kessler was crowned Laurens County Teen Miss Forestry Queen.
New Boy Scout district begins in Effingham
A new Boy Scout district in Effingham County, called Twin Rivers, kicked off with its first official meeting on May 16.
Sunrise Rotary honors Rotarian of the Year
Pete Peterson, owner of Breland Well Drilling, was named the Rotarian of the Year by the Sunrise Rotary Club for his outstanding contribution of chairing the Rotary Club of Effingham Sunrise annual golf tournament, now in his 15th consecutive year.
Rotarians get tips on estate planning
Jeffrey Williamson with J. L. Williamson Law Group spoke to the Sunrise Rotary Club about "Estate Planning for Seniors: How to Keep From Dying Broke." Williamson explained Medicare does not pay for long-term care and long-term care costs were the biggest threat to wiping out wealth senior citizens may accumulate.
Family Connections grants awarded
Family Connection-Communities In Schools of Effingham County awarded $500 mini-grants to two local non-profits, the Effingham County Victim Witness Assistance Program and Hospice Savannah's Full Circle Center for Grief and Loss.
Ceremony set for Memorial Day
The community observance of Memorial Day will be held Monday beginning at 6 p.m., with guest speaker Lt. Col. (ret.) Douglas G. Andrews.
Arts council to hold kids’ summer camp
The Effingham County Council for the Arts invites children to enjoy its 2013 Summer Arts Camp.
Plant McIntosh kicks off ‘Treutlen 12’
Georgia Power's Plant McIntosh made a $1,000 contribution to help kick off Treutlen House's long-term fundraising effort, Treutlen 12.
ECCA thanks Effingham Hospital and Care Center
Dr. Barbara Prosser, CEO of the Effingham College and Career Academy, and Denise LaFlamme and Jessica Swindell, nurse instructors at the ECCA, presented a plaque to the Effingham Hospital and to the Effingham Care Center in appreciation of support to the ECCA nursing and general medicine students in meeting their clinical course work requirements.
Student gets a new ride
Michael Holton couldn't be happier about the new set of wheels he received just in time for his high school graduation.
Grovenstein earns statewide public health award
Effingham County Health Department Nurse Manager Cindy Grovenstein was named the recipient of the Maggie Kline Nursing Award by the Georgia Public Health Association. Grovenstein was presented with the award at GPHA's 84th annual meeting and conference held recently in Atlanta.
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