Meet 1st Lt. John Russell Young, Company G, 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, Wardack Providence, Afghanistan
By Sid Riley
As you read this story, John Russell Young, son of Lionel and Sheilia Young of Jackson County, is a long way from home. He is busy in a far away land, helping keep America safe and free from attack from those who wish us harm. We should all take every opportunity to honor him and those like him for their service as they risk their lives on our behalf.
John and his group were recently featured in an October issue of the “Blackanthem Military News”, a widely read military publication. John and his platoon were depicted providing security coverage for welders as they welded grate covers into place over roadway drainage portals. By welding these covers, the enemy is prevented from using these culverts as hiding places for IUD’s, and thus passage is made much safer for military traffic using the roadways.
Lt. Young attended Bay High School in Panama City. He attended Florida State while working as a police guard on Panama City Beach and at the Airport. He earned a BA in Criminal Justice, and moved to Jackson County in 2000.
He is now serving his third tour of duty in the Middle East. He has served in Egypt, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He left his home here in January to begin a one year tour in Afghanistan. John is a
paratrooper with jumpmaster qualifications. He has twice received the “Soldier of the Year” awards from the 82nd Airborne. After completing OTS and Ranger Training, he was assigned to the 10th Mountain Corps.
John has always wanted a military career, following in the path of his Grandfather Col. Arthur McGovern, who served in WW I and WW II. After he retires he plans to move back to the family home in Jackson County.
His parents, Lionel and Sheilia Young previously operated an automotive business in Panama City. He sold the business and he and Sheilia traveled the oceans in a sailing adventure for several years. When they returned in 2000, they purchased 20 acres in Jackson County, and Lionel built their home. They are active in several local organizations. Lionel was the Committee Chairman for the organization and planning of the recent “Marianna Day Fall Festival and Re-enactment”.
Lionel and Sheilia are both very proud of their son, John. When he returns to Jackson County from this tour of duty in Afghanistan, we should all take time to honor and thank him. Meanwhile, pray for his safety.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
What a Halloween!
Jackson County was replete with festivals, haunted houses, and events on this year’s Halloween night.
By Sid Riley
This year there seemed to be more organizations, churches, and communities engaging in recognition of the Halloween holiday. In addition to the normal goblins, angels, and spidermen ringing doorbells for treats, the city streets, church parking lots, state parks, and community lodges were full of weirdly dressed citizens enjoying themselves.
The ancient festivals which developed into the Halloween observance we have today originated before the birth of Christ, in both the Celt society which occupied Ireland and parts of Europe, and the Roman society. Both cultures developed a festival period around the end of October, which recognized the conclusion of the harvest period, and also honored their ancestors. The Celts dressed in animal skins with heads draped over their body. They felt that at these occasions fortunes could be accurately told.
The Romans also celebrated two festivals at this time of year. They had the Feralia which honored the dead, and the honoring of the Goddess, Ponoma who was symbolized by fruit, normally the apple. It is believed that this was the origin of bobbing for apples during Halloween.
As Christianity spread across Europe after the death of Christ, around 800 AD Pope Boniface created a holiday which was intended to combine the Celtic and Roman festivals into a more religious oriented event. He proclaimed the day as “All Saints Day”, which was referred to as “All Hallows”, in the English of the period. This later evolved into Halloween.
Locally, in Jackson County almost every community had festivals and fun events in full swing on a beautiful, harvest moon, fall evening. These included:
Marianna Halloween Events-
First Baptist “Hallow Him” Festival:
The membership of the First Baptist Church turned out in large numbers for their fall festival which was designed to give the Halloween holiday a religious overtone. Clinton street, the church parking lots, and the tennis courts were full of games and fun things to do.
Evangel Worship Center Fall Festival:
This event had things popping at the Citizens Lodge Park arount 8:00 PM, as a huge crowd assembled to enjoy church music, games and a crowd thrilling fireworks display.
Harmony Lodge Annual Haunted House:
In support of Masonic youth programs, the local Harmony Lodge had an exciting “haunted house” in full operation on Jefferson Street in downtown Marianna.
Caverns Park Annual Festival:
With the assistance of “Friends of the Park” the Caverns State Park staff opened the gates for their annual fall event. The theme was historical, with Indian lore, civil war living history re-enactors, and Halloween oriented cave tours for the crowd. It was rumored that “Big Foot” was roaming the woods, and there were several sightings of the beast.
Sneads Halloween Events “Safe Halloween Open House:
This event was sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 241. Their lodge building was a stopping spot for the trick or treat groups as they provided refreshments and treat bags.
Malone Halloween Events –
“Friendship Baptist Church Open House and Harvest Festival”:
Friendship Baptist sponsored their third Annual Harvest Festival event in downtown Malone in front of City Hall. There were many games, live music, and a festival atmosphere as many Malonians turned out for the event.
The best part of this approach to celebrating Halloween is that it provides an evening of entertainment and good clean, safe fun for hundreds of kids.
By Sid Riley
This year there seemed to be more organizations, churches, and communities engaging in recognition of the Halloween holiday. In addition to the normal goblins, angels, and spidermen ringing doorbells for treats, the city streets, church parking lots, state parks, and community lodges were full of weirdly dressed citizens enjoying themselves.
The ancient festivals which developed into the Halloween observance we have today originated before the birth of Christ, in both the Celt society which occupied Ireland and parts of Europe, and the Roman society. Both cultures developed a festival period around the end of October, which recognized the conclusion of the harvest period, and also honored their ancestors. The Celts dressed in animal skins with heads draped over their body. They felt that at these occasions fortunes could be accurately told.
The Romans also celebrated two festivals at this time of year. They had the Feralia which honored the dead, and the honoring of the Goddess, Ponoma who was symbolized by fruit, normally the apple. It is believed that this was the origin of bobbing for apples during Halloween.
As Christianity spread across Europe after the death of Christ, around 800 AD Pope Boniface created a holiday which was intended to combine the Celtic and Roman festivals into a more religious oriented event. He proclaimed the day as “All Saints Day”, which was referred to as “All Hallows”, in the English of the period. This later evolved into Halloween.
Locally, in Jackson County almost every community had festivals and fun events in full swing on a beautiful, harvest moon, fall evening. These included:
Marianna Halloween Events-
First Baptist “Hallow Him” Festival:
The membership of the First Baptist Church turned out in large numbers for their fall festival which was designed to give the Halloween holiday a religious overtone. Clinton street, the church parking lots, and the tennis courts were full of games and fun things to do.
Evangel Worship Center Fall Festival:
This event had things popping at the Citizens Lodge Park arount 8:00 PM, as a huge crowd assembled to enjoy church music, games and a crowd thrilling fireworks display.
Harmony Lodge Annual Haunted House:
In support of Masonic youth programs, the local Harmony Lodge had an exciting “haunted house” in full operation on Jefferson Street in downtown Marianna.
Caverns Park Annual Festival:
With the assistance of “Friends of the Park” the Caverns State Park staff opened the gates for their annual fall event. The theme was historical, with Indian lore, civil war living history re-enactors, and Halloween oriented cave tours for the crowd. It was rumored that “Big Foot” was roaming the woods, and there were several sightings of the beast.
Sneads Halloween Events “Safe Halloween Open House:
This event was sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 241. Their lodge building was a stopping spot for the trick or treat groups as they provided refreshments and treat bags.
Malone Halloween Events –
“Friendship Baptist Church Open House and Harvest Festival”:
Friendship Baptist sponsored their third Annual Harvest Festival event in downtown Malone in front of City Hall. There were many games, live music, and a festival atmosphere as many Malonians turned out for the event.
The best part of this approach to celebrating Halloween is that it provides an evening of entertainment and good clean, safe fun for hundreds of kids.
Do You Need Money For Christmas Shopping??
As a special Holiday promotion, there are three advertisements within this issue which contain coupons for special local drawings which will be held on December 18, just prior to Christmas. Find the entry coupons located in these advertisements and drop them in the drawing box at the advertiser’s store. You can enter once per week and thus increase your chances. Two drawings are for $500, and the other is for $250! Someone who shops locally will win these prizes. It might as well be you.
Sunrise ARC Group Homes- Good or Bad for County?
South of Grand Ridge on Highway 69, A new center for mentally handicapped is about to open. Many locals are upset over methods used to start operations.
By Bo McMullian
The neighborhood is adamantly opposed to it but apparently there is little the adjoining homeowners can do. Two group homes for the mentally ill are opening in Jackson County. The first will open this month and the other is scheduled to open the first of next year. They are located six miles south of Grand Ridge on State Road 69. Sunrise ARC, a non-profit group out of Leesburg, has purchased and is now renovating one home and is expecting to close the purchase on the other in two weeks, CEO John Askew told the Jackson County Times on Tuesday.
Beginning just two months ago, Sunrise has done all the work without appearing at any public meetings or even contacting the Jackson County Commission or its community development office. It turns out they didn’t have to, since both homes will include only six clients. The law provides that residential group homes with six or less residences are considered single-family units and are thus “non-commercial.” (Fla. Statutes 419.001(2))
That is precisely what Community Development Director Joan Schairer told Marianna attorney Guy Green in a letter late last month. Green has been retained by nearby homeowner Cecil Scott. Green’s office said Monday that “no lawsuit has been filed, yet.”
When asked if Sunrise often opens group homes without telling the community, Askew said, “Generally we do inform them when the area is high-density population and there are homeowners associations. Since this area is so sparsely populated, we didn’t.”
But the Scotts, the Yoders, the Millers, the Barfield’s and others who asked not to be named in this article are resentful of Askew’s attitude, and they don’t consider themselves sparsely populated at all. Especially the Barfields. “They’re trying to ram this down our throats,” Monk Barfield told the Times on Monday. “They were working on this before we knew anything about it,” his wife Kathryn added. “We moved back here from Jacksonville to get away from all that over crowding, and now we have this! We’re both in our mid-70s, what about our security?”
A small stand of pines is all that separates the Barfield’s homestead from the almost finished group home which was sold to Sunrise by Hershel and Carolyn McCroan for $260,000. “The high chain-link fences that surround the property and the high-tech security systems are frightening,” Monk said.
The other home will be on property to be sold to Sunrise by Dwight and Missy Dykes. That site is on the opposite side of S.R.69, the west side, from the McCroan property, and is more than 1,000 feet from the other group home, as the law requires. The McCroan site is to include six women aged 25 to 40 and the Dykes site is to include six men aged 18-22, Askew said.
Without question, the Sunrise group has its ducks in a row, and very neatly. It should; it is run by a former Marianna man, John Askew, a social worker at Sunland Training Center in the late 1960s. “Back in the days of Harry Howell and Charles Cox,” he said. Askew has helped Sunrise run its six group homes in Lake County for the past 20 years. During those 20 years and more, the state of Florida has closed five of the original seven Sunlands with only the Marianna and Gainesville facilities remaining. In 1967, Askew said, those seven held more than 7,000 clients and today the two house less than 1,200. This shortfall created the need for more of these homes.
These local group homes will house clients similar in disabilities to those currently cared for at Sunland, Askew said. Commonly, these clients have Down’s Syndrome, autism and seizure illnesses. He promised none would come from jails and prisons, but that some could come from Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee,….but not from the forensic or criminal wards. He said in all his 20 years with Sunrise, he has had zero problems with clients getting into trouble with the law.
“They’re too busy,” he said. “We keep them that way. And they are watched around the clock by trained personnel.” With about 14 persons on staff around the clock at each home. Sunrise expects to employ about 45 persons. Funding comes from Medicaid, and donations from the private sector with no state or federal grants, Askew said.
“We’re good neighbors,” Askew said when asked about lingering resentments by the homeowners. “We invite them all to come and visit us. We’d love to be part of the community.”
By Bo McMullian
The neighborhood is adamantly opposed to it but apparently there is little the adjoining homeowners can do. Two group homes for the mentally ill are opening in Jackson County. The first will open this month and the other is scheduled to open the first of next year. They are located six miles south of Grand Ridge on State Road 69. Sunrise ARC, a non-profit group out of Leesburg, has purchased and is now renovating one home and is expecting to close the purchase on the other in two weeks, CEO John Askew told the Jackson County Times on Tuesday.
Beginning just two months ago, Sunrise has done all the work without appearing at any public meetings or even contacting the Jackson County Commission or its community development office. It turns out they didn’t have to, since both homes will include only six clients. The law provides that residential group homes with six or less residences are considered single-family units and are thus “non-commercial.” (Fla. Statutes 419.001(2))
That is precisely what Community Development Director Joan Schairer told Marianna attorney Guy Green in a letter late last month. Green has been retained by nearby homeowner Cecil Scott. Green’s office said Monday that “no lawsuit has been filed, yet.”
When asked if Sunrise often opens group homes without telling the community, Askew said, “Generally we do inform them when the area is high-density population and there are homeowners associations. Since this area is so sparsely populated, we didn’t.”
But the Scotts, the Yoders, the Millers, the Barfield’s and others who asked not to be named in this article are resentful of Askew’s attitude, and they don’t consider themselves sparsely populated at all. Especially the Barfields. “They’re trying to ram this down our throats,” Monk Barfield told the Times on Monday. “They were working on this before we knew anything about it,” his wife Kathryn added. “We moved back here from Jacksonville to get away from all that over crowding, and now we have this! We’re both in our mid-70s, what about our security?”
A small stand of pines is all that separates the Barfield’s homestead from the almost finished group home which was sold to Sunrise by Hershel and Carolyn McCroan for $260,000. “The high chain-link fences that surround the property and the high-tech security systems are frightening,” Monk said.
The other home will be on property to be sold to Sunrise by Dwight and Missy Dykes. That site is on the opposite side of S.R.69, the west side, from the McCroan property, and is more than 1,000 feet from the other group home, as the law requires. The McCroan site is to include six women aged 25 to 40 and the Dykes site is to include six men aged 18-22, Askew said.
Without question, the Sunrise group has its ducks in a row, and very neatly. It should; it is run by a former Marianna man, John Askew, a social worker at Sunland Training Center in the late 1960s. “Back in the days of Harry Howell and Charles Cox,” he said. Askew has helped Sunrise run its six group homes in Lake County for the past 20 years. During those 20 years and more, the state of Florida has closed five of the original seven Sunlands with only the Marianna and Gainesville facilities remaining. In 1967, Askew said, those seven held more than 7,000 clients and today the two house less than 1,200. This shortfall created the need for more of these homes.
These local group homes will house clients similar in disabilities to those currently cared for at Sunland, Askew said. Commonly, these clients have Down’s Syndrome, autism and seizure illnesses. He promised none would come from jails and prisons, but that some could come from Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee,….but not from the forensic or criminal wards. He said in all his 20 years with Sunrise, he has had zero problems with clients getting into trouble with the law.
“They’re too busy,” he said. “We keep them that way. And they are watched around the clock by trained personnel.” With about 14 persons on staff around the clock at each home. Sunrise expects to employ about 45 persons. Funding comes from Medicaid, and donations from the private sector with no state or federal grants, Askew said.
“We’re good neighbors,” Askew said when asked about lingering resentments by the homeowners. “We invite them all to come and visit us. We’d love to be part of the community.”
Champion Motorsports ...Start Your Engines
Marianna’s new business, Champion Motorsports, was begun by two men who met while attending church. Co-owner Larry Cobb, a 1977 graduate of Marianna High School and part-time missionary to the far ends of the earth, ran Cobb’s Front End auto shop in Marianna for 20 years until selling it. He sold in part to free up time for his mission work in places such as China and Haiti. “That’s my calling,” he said Tuesday during a Jackson County Times interview.
Cobb sold his business five years ago and bought rental property. This enabled him to leave for weeks at a time on “foreign missions.” Then he met Mike Turner at New Hope Baptist Church near Marianna. With Turner’s experience running a motorcycle shop in Atlanta, they decided to use some of the old Barnes Tire property, across U.S. 90 from Winn-Dixie, and open a new shop
Nov. 7, this Saturday, is the grand opening. “Free food, a live band and free “give-aways” will be included in the event”, Turner said.
Services offered at the new business will include truck and car accessories, motorcycle and ATV service and repair, wheels and tires, custom painting, performance upgrades and “full camo wraps” for vehicles, Turner said. They even have leather apparel and helmets for the Harley crowd.
So, when you see the crowd as you drive down Lafayette in Marianna this Saturday, stop in and take a look at the new business in town….and enjoy the food while you are there.
Cobb sold his business five years ago and bought rental property. This enabled him to leave for weeks at a time on “foreign missions.” Then he met Mike Turner at New Hope Baptist Church near Marianna. With Turner’s experience running a motorcycle shop in Atlanta, they decided to use some of the old Barnes Tire property, across U.S. 90 from Winn-Dixie, and open a new shop
Nov. 7, this Saturday, is the grand opening. “Free food, a live band and free “give-aways” will be included in the event”, Turner said.
Services offered at the new business will include truck and car accessories, motorcycle and ATV service and repair, wheels and tires, custom painting, performance upgrades and “full camo wraps” for vehicles, Turner said. They even have leather apparel and helmets for the Harley crowd.
So, when you see the crowd as you drive down Lafayette in Marianna this Saturday, stop in and take a look at the new business in town….and enjoy the food while you are there.
Chipola Ford…Part of A Winning Company
Local dealership is proud to be part of Ford Motor Company organization, a privately owned and operated auto manufacturer.
By Sid Riley
This week Ford Motor Company announced third quarter profits of over one billion dollars. While General Motors and Chrysler are in the midst of a restructuring process, emerging from bankruptcy after selling significant portions of their corporations to the U. S. Government and the United Auto Workers, Ford remains an independent producer and marketer of automobiles.
Actually, Ford wisely began the restructuring process in 2005 and is now prepared to operate efficiently in today’s struggling market environment. Ford closed and combined plants, trimmed their overheads, and even developed a strong, unified upper management team after “weeding out’ those top level executives who could not adapt to the new approaches. They thus eliminated roadblocks within their corporate bureaucracy.
Through these efforts the giant corporation became a more productive, efficient company. They simultaneously developed product lines which meet the demands for fuel efficiency while providing the type of performance the American consumer wants. They have also reduced inventories throughout their processes, and have simultaneously improved delivery performance from the factory. What used to be an eight to ten week delivery cycle has been shrunk to a four week cycle. This enables dealerships to operate with less on site inventory, thus saving money throughout the process.
By anticipating the needs of the market and becoming a leaner, better organization before the current market decline occurred, Ford is now positioned to take a leadership role in the industry.
When the story was released about Ford’s quarterly profits, the Jackson County Times decided to interview one of the owners of our local Chipola Ford, Will Rogers. We felt it would be interesting to get his perspective of what is going on in the automotive industry as it relates to Jackson County.
“In my opinion, Ford has demonstrated a high level of professional ability at its upper levels as it dealt with problems within the industry”, Rogers stated. “The foresight they used in obtaining capital, reducing waste and overhead costs, and moving their product designs in the right direction for the new demands of the public are all now paying off for them, and for their dealerships.”
“We have a great product group which offers outstanding gas mileage while maintaining size and power. Our trucks remain leaders in sales for the industry, while our lineup of automobiles covers a wide range of size and pricing. We feel we are ‘on the mark’ for the world of today. Another area where Ford has helped dealers has been the continued availability of financing through Ford Credit. While GMAC was significantly reduced and altered, a situation which negatively impacted many of their dealerships, our financing programs have always been here,” Rogers continued.
“Many people do not realize that an auto dealership is actually five businesses. When they are all operating normally, it is easy to be profitable. However, when two or three are suffering, things can get tough. New Car Sales, Used Car Sales, Service, Parts, and Body Shop, are all actually separately functioning businesses. During the worse months of this current decline, our sales suffered for several months, but the strength of our Service and Parts businesses kept us from getting into trouble. Thankfully, for the past several months all parts of our business are again performing at reasonable levels. I’m not saying sales are back up to what we expect, but they have improved significantly and that part of the business is carrying it’s own weight,” Rogers explained.
“We consider ourselves a family here at Chipola Ford. We spend more time here working together than we spend at home. We try to look out for each other, and that makes our dealership stronger and better. We have made changes which improved our operations and reduced costs, but we never were forced to lay off or fire anyone because of the market. We have let normal attrition reduce our staffing somewhat, but we have worked to enable everyone to keep their job…even during the worse months. Hopefully, that is all behind us now, and we are all looking forward to a great future for our dealership and Ford Motor Company.”
By Sid Riley
This week Ford Motor Company announced third quarter profits of over one billion dollars. While General Motors and Chrysler are in the midst of a restructuring process, emerging from bankruptcy after selling significant portions of their corporations to the U. S. Government and the United Auto Workers, Ford remains an independent producer and marketer of automobiles.
Actually, Ford wisely began the restructuring process in 2005 and is now prepared to operate efficiently in today’s struggling market environment. Ford closed and combined plants, trimmed their overheads, and even developed a strong, unified upper management team after “weeding out’ those top level executives who could not adapt to the new approaches. They thus eliminated roadblocks within their corporate bureaucracy.
Through these efforts the giant corporation became a more productive, efficient company. They simultaneously developed product lines which meet the demands for fuel efficiency while providing the type of performance the American consumer wants. They have also reduced inventories throughout their processes, and have simultaneously improved delivery performance from the factory. What used to be an eight to ten week delivery cycle has been shrunk to a four week cycle. This enables dealerships to operate with less on site inventory, thus saving money throughout the process.
By anticipating the needs of the market and becoming a leaner, better organization before the current market decline occurred, Ford is now positioned to take a leadership role in the industry.
When the story was released about Ford’s quarterly profits, the Jackson County Times decided to interview one of the owners of our local Chipola Ford, Will Rogers. We felt it would be interesting to get his perspective of what is going on in the automotive industry as it relates to Jackson County.
“In my opinion, Ford has demonstrated a high level of professional ability at its upper levels as it dealt with problems within the industry”, Rogers stated. “The foresight they used in obtaining capital, reducing waste and overhead costs, and moving their product designs in the right direction for the new demands of the public are all now paying off for them, and for their dealerships.”
“We have a great product group which offers outstanding gas mileage while maintaining size and power. Our trucks remain leaders in sales for the industry, while our lineup of automobiles covers a wide range of size and pricing. We feel we are ‘on the mark’ for the world of today. Another area where Ford has helped dealers has been the continued availability of financing through Ford Credit. While GMAC was significantly reduced and altered, a situation which negatively impacted many of their dealerships, our financing programs have always been here,” Rogers continued.
“Many people do not realize that an auto dealership is actually five businesses. When they are all operating normally, it is easy to be profitable. However, when two or three are suffering, things can get tough. New Car Sales, Used Car Sales, Service, Parts, and Body Shop, are all actually separately functioning businesses. During the worse months of this current decline, our sales suffered for several months, but the strength of our Service and Parts businesses kept us from getting into trouble. Thankfully, for the past several months all parts of our business are again performing at reasonable levels. I’m not saying sales are back up to what we expect, but they have improved significantly and that part of the business is carrying it’s own weight,” Rogers explained.
“We consider ourselves a family here at Chipola Ford. We spend more time here working together than we spend at home. We try to look out for each other, and that makes our dealership stronger and better. We have made changes which improved our operations and reduced costs, but we never were forced to lay off or fire anyone because of the market. We have let normal attrition reduce our staffing somewhat, but we have worked to enable everyone to keep their job…even during the worse months. Hopefully, that is all behind us now, and we are all looking forward to a great future for our dealership and Ford Motor Company.”
Fifty Years of Keeping Things “In The Pink”
Hospital Auxiliary celebrates fifty years of service at Jackson Hospital By Sid Riley
The local “Pink Ladies” began assisting visitors, patients, and the hospital staff at Jackson Hospital in 1959, with Livy Hightower as the first President. This week they celebrated that accomplishment.
The current President of the organization is Elizabeth Saunders. Her mission statement as President includes the auxiliary meeting the needs of all those involved including physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The goal is to create a positive, caring environment for all who enter the hospital. “We seek to promote love and hope in every heart of each individual who demonstrates a need for assistance or support,” Elizabeth states emphatically.
The Pink Ladies Motto is
“Without God We Can Do Nothing”.
The Jackson Hospital Auxiliary currently has fifty two members. Officers and Directors meet monthly, and there are four general membership meetings during each year. It is a self governing organization of volunteers who render service to the hospital and the patients and their families.
Through the years, the Auxiliary has constantly provided logistical and financial support to the hospital and the medical community. They have done everything from renting hospital beds and wheel chairs, assisted in inoculation and screening programs, provided gift shop carts visits to rooms, in the hospital, manned the reception desk, escorted patients, managed the gift shop, provided nursing scholarships, sponsored the candy striper program for young girls ages 14-18, and assisted the Salvation Army and the Red Cross. They have answered every perceived need for their help at the hospital.
Last year the Auxiliary volunteers donated 8,919 hours of their work time to the hospital. All in the spirit of Love and Giving!
During the reception celebrating fifty years of service, two members were recognized for their many years of continuing involvement in the organization. They were Hilda Brawley and Pat Ouzts.
So, the next time you enter the lobby at the Hospital and the pretty lady dressed in a pink smock greets you, please give her a big smile and tell her how much you appreciate what they do. A “thank you” goes a long way.
The local “Pink Ladies” began assisting visitors, patients, and the hospital staff at Jackson Hospital in 1959, with Livy Hightower as the first President. This week they celebrated that accomplishment.
The current President of the organization is Elizabeth Saunders. Her mission statement as President includes the auxiliary meeting the needs of all those involved including physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The goal is to create a positive, caring environment for all who enter the hospital. “We seek to promote love and hope in every heart of each individual who demonstrates a need for assistance or support,” Elizabeth states emphatically.
The Pink Ladies Motto is
“Without God We Can Do Nothing”.
The Jackson Hospital Auxiliary currently has fifty two members. Officers and Directors meet monthly, and there are four general membership meetings during each year. It is a self governing organization of volunteers who render service to the hospital and the patients and their families.
Through the years, the Auxiliary has constantly provided logistical and financial support to the hospital and the medical community. They have done everything from renting hospital beds and wheel chairs, assisted in inoculation and screening programs, provided gift shop carts visits to rooms, in the hospital, manned the reception desk, escorted patients, managed the gift shop, provided nursing scholarships, sponsored the candy striper program for young girls ages 14-18, and assisted the Salvation Army and the Red Cross. They have answered every perceived need for their help at the hospital.
Last year the Auxiliary volunteers donated 8,919 hours of their work time to the hospital. All in the spirit of Love and Giving!
During the reception celebrating fifty years of service, two members were recognized for their many years of continuing involvement in the organization. They were Hilda Brawley and Pat Ouzts.
So, the next time you enter the lobby at the Hospital and the pretty lady dressed in a pink smock greets you, please give her a big smile and tell her how much you appreciate what they do. A “thank you” goes a long way.
Tea Party Meeting
Monday, November 16, 2009
VETTING PROCESS ON
CANDIDATES BEGIN
6:00 PM at Ag Center on Hwy. 90. Speakers will be Carl Meece and Eddie Hendry who are running against Allen Boyd in 2010 for the House of Representatives Seat. Come out and ask them the tough questions and get involved!
VETTING PROCESS ON
CANDIDATES BEGIN
6:00 PM at Ag Center on Hwy. 90. Speakers will be Carl Meece and Eddie Hendry who are running against Allen Boyd in 2010 for the House of Representatives Seat. Come out and ask them the tough questions and get involved!
CHIPOLA’S ‘MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940’ OPENS NOV. 5
Chipola College Theater will present the Musical Comedy “Murders of 1940,” Nov. 5-8.
The play runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. The play contains adult humor which may not be suitable for children.
Tickets—$7 for adults and $5 for 18 and under—are available in the Chipola Business Office. Phone credit card sales are offered at 850-718-2220. Chipola students and employees get a free ticket with ID.
This ingenious and wildly comic romp pokes fun at the more ridiculous aspects of “show biz” and the corny thrillers of Hollywood’s heyday. The show is a nonstop barrage of laughter as those assembled (or at least those who aren’t killed off) untangle the mystery of the “Stage Door Slasher.”
As the actors and director prepare their performance, a blizzard cuts off any possible retreat, bodies start to drop in plain sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases, and accusing fingers point in all directions. The bumbling police inspector snowshoes in to investigate and the mystery is solved in the nick of time. The “Slasher” is unmasked, but not before the audience has been treated to a sidesplitting good time and a generous serving of the author’s biting, satiric and refreshingly irreverent wit.
Several local actors were cast in the following roles: Sarah Lovins as Helsa Wenzel, Piper Williams as Elsa Von Grossenkruelen, Austin Pettis as Michael Kelly, Ben Grande as Patrick O’Reilly, Mark Lent as Ken De La Maize, Breanna Kneiss as Nikki Crandall, Aven Pitts as Eddie McCuen, Kristina Lopez as Majorie Baverstock, Matthew Van Buren as Roger Hopewell, Kayla Todd as Bernice Roth and Joe Evans as the radio voice.
For information, call Theatre director Charles Sirmon at 850-718-2227, or email sirmons@chipola.edu
The play runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. The play contains adult humor which may not be suitable for children.
Tickets—$7 for adults and $5 for 18 and under—are available in the Chipola Business Office. Phone credit card sales are offered at 850-718-2220. Chipola students and employees get a free ticket with ID.
This ingenious and wildly comic romp pokes fun at the more ridiculous aspects of “show biz” and the corny thrillers of Hollywood’s heyday. The show is a nonstop barrage of laughter as those assembled (or at least those who aren’t killed off) untangle the mystery of the “Stage Door Slasher.”
As the actors and director prepare their performance, a blizzard cuts off any possible retreat, bodies start to drop in plain sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases, and accusing fingers point in all directions. The bumbling police inspector snowshoes in to investigate and the mystery is solved in the nick of time. The “Slasher” is unmasked, but not before the audience has been treated to a sidesplitting good time and a generous serving of the author’s biting, satiric and refreshingly irreverent wit.
Several local actors were cast in the following roles: Sarah Lovins as Helsa Wenzel, Piper Williams as Elsa Von Grossenkruelen, Austin Pettis as Michael Kelly, Ben Grande as Patrick O’Reilly, Mark Lent as Ken De La Maize, Breanna Kneiss as Nikki Crandall, Aven Pitts as Eddie McCuen, Kristina Lopez as Majorie Baverstock, Matthew Van Buren as Roger Hopewell, Kayla Todd as Bernice Roth and Joe Evans as the radio voice.
For information, call Theatre director Charles Sirmon at 850-718-2227, or email sirmons@chipola.edu
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