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Tips for celebrating St. Pat's Day downtown
The following is some information and tips for those heading to downtown Savannah to celebrate St. Patrick's Day during the next couple of days:
Student fundraiser for leukemia patient
Members of the Richmond Hill High School National Honor Soceity hosted a fundraising garage sale Saturday for Dylan Moore, the Richmond Hill 9-year-old battling leukemia. Funds raised were not available at presstime.
Clydesdales at Fort Stewart until Thursday
Ten calm, imposing Budweiser Clydesdale horses, their human handlers and one 6-month-old playful Dalmatian pup named Brewer are guests of Fort Stewart this week. The Clydesdales have been a crowd-pleasing part of the Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade for several years.
Freshman raising $5,000 for well in Africa
Sam Lilley is on a mission. The 14-year-old Richmond Hill High School freshman made a commitment last summer to raise $5,000 to help build a well in a remote village in Africa.
Guardsman to join agribusiness team
Georgia Guardsman Command Sgt. Major Randall Parker is looking forward to helping make children smile in a war-ravaged country that also has long been wracked by opium use and trafficking.
Local girl goes to camp
Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind camper Jessica Lanier of Bryan County recently received a $150 check from the Pembroke Lions Club. The money will send her to the Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind in Waycross in July. For more information about the camp, visit www.glcb.org or contact the local Lions Club.
Audition for local Chevy commercial
At a time when everyday individuals are receiving numerous opportunities to display their talents on hit shows like "American Idol" and "America's Got Talent," Coastal Chevrolet is presenting one for area residents with the Coastal Empire's first-ever dealership talent search.
RHHS graduate to share cancer story at St. Baldrick's
While she has some experience as a barber of sorts, serving mankind as a physician might be Jennifer Smith's destiny.
Community events will benefit Dylan Moore
Area residents soon will have several ways of chipping in to assist Dylan Moore, the Richmond Hill 9-year-old boy who was diagnosed with leukemia late last year.
County GOP convention is Saturday
The Bryan County Republican Party will hold its annual convention at 9 a.m. Saturday at Southern Image Restaurant at 3881 Hwy. 17 in Richmond Hill.
Cubans await reality of change
Been to Cuba lately? It's not likely that you have. And even given the changes President Barack Obama recently made in the U.S. government's prohibition on travel to Cuba, Americans aren't likely to be vacationing on the balmy Caribbean island anytime soon. It's still illegal for ordinary American tourists to make the trip. Journalists, however, can get a special "license" to go, and 12 members of the Inland Press Association recently spent a week in ...
Park gets spruce up with native plants
Members of the Richmond Hill Garden Club recently planted native plants at the Duval Henderson Park south of Richmond Hill. The garden club maintains a butterfly garden along with several bluebird houses at the park.
Marriage panel at Coastal Community Christian Church
The bride, dressed in a long, ivory gown, and her tuxedo-clad groom showed not a hint of nervousness.
Scouts mark history around Hill
Members of Boy Scout Troop 527 recently erected 11 historic markers throughout Richmond Hill.
The history of St. Patrick's Day
One of the things that most surprised me when I moved to Coastal Georgia was the enthusiastic celebration of St Patrick's Day – which comes around once again next week.
Articles by Section - Lifestyle
Milk and cookies are addictive
In ancient times, before "inventive spelling," young minds were required to learn phonics and spelling rules. We even had word lists on which we were tested weekly - words we not only had to spell correctly but define and use properly in a sentence.
Exchange Club seeking WWII vets
The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill is planning a World War II Remembrance Program on May 22. The guest speaker will be Paul Grassey, a B-24 pilot with the 8th Air Force; having flown 13 combat missions during the war.
Bill supposed to help parks, communities
The recently signed Rural Tourism Protection Act helps Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites meet budget challenges and aids communities dependent on the tourism provided by the state's parks, historic sites or outdoor recreation areas within their communities, according to state Rep. Debbie Buckner, D-Junction City, who wrote the bill.
Club spruces up library sign
The Pembroke Garden Club recently completed a beautification project at the Pembroke Library. The club thanked Ernest Hamilton from the Honey Wagon Company for donating the pine straw.
Tri-tip beef is a cut above
I have drooled while watching The Food Network's Bobby Flay and others cook a piece of beef called a tri-tip. Now that I've cooked and eaten one, I know why I was drooling.
Cirque du Soleil a welcome throwback
Last week, I enjoyed an evening at the Civic Center when the Cirque du Soleil made its first visit to Savannah.
Lectures on McIntosh County history
McIntosh County historian Buddy Sullivan will give two free lectures on key periods in the county in Darien.
Miss Georgia South applications sought
Applications are being accepted for the 2014 Miss Georgia South Pageant on July 13 in Adel.
Nuts deliver vitamins, healthy stuff and taste good
When told the Americans were hopelessly surrounded at Bastogne, Belgium, and ordered to surrender on Dec. 22, 1944, the 101st Airborne Division's acting commanding general, Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe responded iconically to the German commander by saying, "Nuts!"
Horoscopes for week of May 8-14
April 20 to May 20: Just when you thought you had everything planned to the smallest detail, you get some news that could unsettle things. But a timely explanation helps put it all back on track.
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