Memory Lane; March 2, 2011

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From the March 2, 2011 edition of The Forest-Blade:

For loyal service
Retiring volunteer firefighter Bobby Hutcheson receives a plaque “for 29 years of loyal service and true dedication as a volunteer firefighter” at Swainsboro Fire Department. Presenting the plaque are City Administrator, Al Lawson, Assistant Fire Chief Mike Strobridge, Fire Chief Jerry Odum, and Mayor Ricky Stevens.



March is ‘National Peanut Month”’
Kristi Flowers 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade PE classes at DEA partnered with Emanuel County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee in collecting jars of peanut butter to celebrate “National Peanut Month” in March. This was also a Community Service Project for the school. The jars were given to the local food pantry. Peanuts are a valuable source of energy and contain six essential vitamins and seven essential minerals. They are cholesterol free and low in saturated fat. Peanut butter has a long shelf life, is consumed in 89% of USA households, and is a good staple for food pantries. Those students participating in the project were Taylor Dye, Corey Lane, Meghan Garity, Emily Gaston, Natalie Turner, Haley Parham, Olivia Turner, Kirby Watson, Suzanne Durden, Lacey Parham, Tom Todd, Miles Martin, Kristi Flowers, Dylan McNeely, Cassidy Curry, Macie Jukes, Logan Faircloth, Erica Thompson, Jessica Durden, Tyla Beasley, Chase Collins, and Ansley Bragg.

EGC receives scholarship check
Elizabeth Gilmer, Director of External Affairs at EGC, accepts a check from Pine Tree Festival Foundation members, Jen Meadows, Daisy Reeves, and Heather Cook. The check will be used for a scholarship for a student at East Georgia majoring in forestry or agriculture.