This week, Elmer Walker, a volunteer prison minister, was asked to answer the questions: 1. What do you feel is your greatest achievement? Being faithful to my family. 2. What, to you, is perfect happiness? Having a healthy family and making many memories with my grandkids. 3. What one material possession would you save in the event of a fire (assuming your family was safe)? My Bible. 4. What's the best advice you've ever been ...
March 22: 'Seussical' the musical – Richmond Hill High School will bring Dr. Seuss' characters to life in a production of "Seussical" at 7 p.m. March at Richmond Hill Elementary School. Advanced tickets are $5 for students and $8 for adults. At the door, tickets will be $6 for students and $10 for adults. For more information, visit the school's website at www.rhhs.bryan.k12.ga.us.
Richmond Hill Community Theatre will perform an adapted version of Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" March 23 at the John W. Stevens Wetlands Education Center in J.F. Gregory Park. Performances will be at
By Caitlyn Boza Most young musicians can only dream of performing on late night television. But for Jose Morales of Richmond Hill, dream will become reality Thursday night when he and three fellow Georgia Southern University drummers will accompany country music singer Elizabeth Cook on the Late Show with David Letterman. "I never, ever thought I'd get the opportunity to play on David Letterman or on national television," said the 22-year-old senior communication arts major. ...
Jose Morales, a student at Georgia Southern University from Richmond Hill, answers this week's questions:
March 14: Harlem Globetrotters – The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Savannah. Check out their amazing basketball skills and theatrics at 7 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center in downtown Savannah. Ticket prices vary. To purchase tickets or find out more, visit www.harlemglobetrotters.com.
Currently here in beautiful Coastal Georgia, we have little to complain about compared to most of the country, a lot of which has been hit by snowstorms, and also compared to my native Northern Europe, which is having its usual cold, wet and dreary winter.
Pembroke Garden Club has had several recent events, including its meeting in January and an Arbor Day tree planting in Pembroke on Feb. 15.
Dogs get cancer, too. That's why the American Cancer Society is hosting Bark For Life, a canine event to fight cancer, Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at J.F. Gregory Park. "Cancer is cancer," said Bark For Life organizer Civility Bowling. "It affects everyone. It doesn't matter if you have two legs or four. Our goal is to raise awareness and promote research to help fight it." According to the National Canine Cancer Foundation, cancer will ...
This week Sara Jane Fogarty, community manager for the American Cancer Society, answers the questions:
March 6: Book club – Join the Richmond Hill Public Library book club at 11 a.m. to discuss "The Orphan Master's Son" by Adam Johnson. The meeting is free and open to the public. The only membership requirement is a library card. To join or learn more, contact Carol Yarley at 756-3580 or caroly@strl.info.
Heavy rain and lightning didn't put a damper on the 2013 Ogeechee Riverkeeper awards gala Saturday at Fort McAllister Historic State Park.
Jesica Mnieckowski, outreach director for the Ogeechee Riverkeeper, answers the questions this week:
Feb. 28: Tax assistance – Volunteers from VITA and AARP will be available to provide free tax help for older taxpayers and people with low and moderate incomes from 3-6 p.m. at the Richmond Hill Public Library. For more information, call 447-5577.
There is a lot to be said and learned about any purposeful commercial business that requires organized systems and procedures. One of them is a cafeteria.
The Richmond Hill History Museum isn't shabby per se. In fact, it's in much better condition than one might expect given it once housed a bevy of kindergarteners in the 1940s and '50s, and later the office workers of a bustling paper company. Sure, it needs a shiny new coat of paint, and yes, the chimney happens to be a tad leaky. Even the tightest of ships needs a little upkeep every now and then.
Sarah Volker, president of the Richmond Hill Historical Society, faced the questions this week:
June 14: Teen night under the stars - Jump N' Jacks offers a night of movies, music and dancing for Bryan County teens from 7:30-11 p.m. each Friday. Kids of all ages are welcome for pizza, soda, movies and games. The cost is $20 for admission and includes pizza, soda and a $10 game card.
Eight year-old Richmond Hill resident Emma Williamson has spent the last three years learning the art of jujitsu in hopes of earning her junior black belt.
"Get your mind right and your body will follow."
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