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Thursday, July 1 - July 7, 2010

Police Reports ...............................1Dining Guide .................................2

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By Frances Fronko “No Farms, No Food,” remains the standing motto at the Savan-nah State Farmers’ Market after 53 years in the city. Despite the sweltering heat this past weekend, it held its Summer Fun Fest on Sat-urday, June 26. “We wanted to get it together again so the community could come out and support Georgia farmers,” Kate Hamilton said of the event. Hamilton has been the mar-keting manager for over a year. The main force behind the “footwork and !yers,” she took on the event with much enthusiasm, but with a small staff and budget to match. Still, she managed to put together a good time for all while meeting her goals. “I have to mention Tom Ca-nady, who has been an agricultural inspector here for 10 years and now is retiring,” Hamilton said. “He cut over 40 watermelons for today.” Staffers Brenda Douglas and Kevin Bremillard ran tirelessly between vendors, events, and seem to especially enjoyed directing hot participants to free, cold fruit sam-ples. Edna Hill, a regular at the Mar-ket, recollected, “Thirty years I’ve

been coming out here. I worked out here 17 years. I brought my daugher as a child when I worked out there selling produce.” Her daughter, now a regular staffer and agricultural inspector, are one in the same. While Hill enjoyed her time in the shade beneath the sprawling market roof, children enjoyed free pony rides. Free “train” rides came in the form of someone’s ingenious method of transforming 50-gallon oil drums into “train cars,” and a golf cart into the engine. With Dixieland Cruisers of Savannah, former American Idol contestant Sabby Fisk enchanted listeners with guitar-playing and singing. Food, handcraft, and antique vendors always are a mainstay at summer events, and this one was no different. Hamilton made it very cost-effective for vendors to set up, however, compared to other local events that charge up to $50 per booth. “We had farmers from as far away as Statesboro, Clyo, and Spring"eld. Farmers set up for free,” Hamilton said. “Arts and crafts booths were $5, and it was only $4 for the Pinhookers. We wanted to help them make some pro"t.” Newcomers such as Mamas’

Jam N’ Jelly brought some of the best strawberry and peach pre-serves in a jar- really just like mama used to make. On the other hand Beards Creek Farms brought beau-tifully red watermelons, which is a staple at the summer fest, along with the featured summer fruits and vegetables put out by several farmers, including Georgia peach-es. Staple businesses such as Kes-sler’s Restaurant, resident to the

Market for over 50 years, wel-comed patrons with their friendly service and tempted them with their famous and reasonably-priced fried chicken dinners and choice of four sides. Side vegetables, such as corn on the cob, were purchased beneath the Market’s own roof. Charlie and Marion Stokes of Stokes Produce expected 3,000-4,000 patrons at this year’s festival.

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“We’re having a great weekend,” the Stokeses commented. “People know the economy. They’re buy-ing for winter and putting up the leafy greens and cukes we sell.” Their daughter-in-law, Pam Stokes, also maintains a non food related year-round business. Her Jenny’s Signs and Designs has been on the Market ground over 15 years. Vendors de"nitely put the crowning touches on the event Hamilton worked so hard to put together. “We put literally hun-

dreds of hour into this event. We de"nitely put in the midnight fuel for sure,” Hamilton quipped. “It’s been so much fun to serve the community and support Georgia farmers.” Savannah State Farmers Mar-ket is open year-round, Monday through Friday from 6am to 6pm, Saturday, 7am to 5pm, and Sunday 10pm to 5pm. It features seasonal produce, most picked the same day- farm to market. Check out pumpkins and Christmas trees this fall. Firm dates will be announced in The Spirit Newspapers as soon as they become available.

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STARTING THIS WEEK:“A SINGLE MAN”: Colin Firth earned bountiful critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for di-rector-screenwriter (and fashion world veteran) Tom Ford’s drama, based on the Christopher Isher-wood novel about a college profes-sor facing life without his suddenly deceased partner (Matthew Goode, “Leap Year”). Despite her own troubles, a friend (Julianne Moore) lends support, and one of the teacher’s students (Nicholas Hoult, “About a Boy”) displays uncom-mon interest. Lee Pace (“Pushing Daisies”) and Ginnifer Goodwin (“Big Love”) also star. DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; audio commentary by Ford. **** (R: AS, N) (Also on Blu-ray)

“BROOKLYN’S FINEST”: It echoes some other police sagas of recent years, but director Antoine Fuqua’s (“Training Day”) drama of several of"cers whose paths cross on the same crime investigation bene"ts from a strong cast. Richard Gere. Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke play New York cops whose personal plights are examined in the course of their working the case. Espe-cially notable are Cheadle’s scenes with Wesley Snipes, who channels the exciting unpredictability of his early screen work as a charismatic drug dealer. DVD extras: theatri-cal trailer; four “making-of” docu-mentaries; audio commentary by Fuqua; deleted scenes. *** (R: AS, N, P, GV) (Also on Blu-ray)

“THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO”: Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s mystery story gets a lengthy but effective adaptation,

as a man (Sven-Bertil Taube) tries to prove that his niece’s vanishing several decades earlier resulted in murder - and that another rela-tive was responsible. He recruits a couple of amateur sleuths (Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace), and what they discover draws many skel-etons out of numerous closets. The "lm is slated to get an American remake from “Fight Club” director David Fincher. *** (Not rated: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray)

“DRAGNET 1968 - SEASON 2”: Technically, this was the only sea-son of “Dragnet 1968” - the NBC series update had started a year earlier with (what else?) “Dragnet 1967” - but there’s no mistaking the ultraprocedural style the title indicates. Star and producer Jack Webb continues his iconic portray-al of tight-lipped Sgt. Joe Friday, who leaves the occasional doses of lightness to partner Bill Gannon (Harry Morgan) as the duo works the streets of Los Angeles to "nd and bust criminals. And, of course, in the fact-inspired stories: “The names have been changed to pro-tect the innocent.” *** (Not rated: AS, V)

“ER: THE COMPLETE 13TH SEA-SON”: The NBC medical drama was getting toward its home stretch - with two subsequent years to go - when this season introduced John Stamos as Dr. Tony Gates, whose arrival at County General stirs things up for a number of staff members ... particularly, Neela (Parminder Nagra). Change is in the of"ng for some of the other medics, too, including Weaver and Barnett (Laura Innes, Shane West). *** (Not rated: AS, P, V)

“HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL: THE FOURTH SEASON, VOL. 2”: Some fans waited so long for the DVD debut of this Western "rst shown on CBS, it’s undoubtedly very grati-fying that the video releases have kept coming so steadily. Richard Boone continues his suave, assured portrayal of Paladin, the San Fran-

cisco-based problem solver with the distinctive calling card letting prospective employers know he’s for hire anywhere. *** (Not rated: V)

COMING SOON:“THE BOUNTY HUNTER” (July 13): Gerard Butler has the title role as a fugitive chaser hired to pursue his own ex-wife (Jennifer Aniston), a reporter who doesn’t make the capture easy for him. (PG-13: AS, P, V)

“CHLOE” (July 13): A doctor (Ju-lianne Moore) takes drastic steps to con"rm whether her husband (Liam Neeson) is cheating on her in this drama from director Atom Egoyan. Amanda Seyfried also stars. (R: AS, N. P)

“GREENBERG” (July 13): Ben Stiller has the title role in writer-director Noah Baumbach’s come-dy-drama about a man who "gures out many of his life’s mysteries while on a trip across the country. (R: AS, P)

“OUR FAMILY WEDDING” (July 13): America Ferrera (“Ugly Bet-ty”) plays the bride-to-be in this comedy about the complications surrounding the nuptials. Forest Whitaker and Regina King also star. (PG-13: AS, P)

“COP OUT” (July 20): Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan star in director Kevin Smith’s action comedy about police partners with a special and personal reason for locating a miss-ing trading card. (R: AS, P, V)

“REPO MEN” (July 27): Jude Law and Forest Whitaker play futuristic recoverers of arti"cial organs the recipients can’t pay for - with Law’s character ultimately becoming a target himself. (R: AS, N, P, GV)

FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particu-larly graphic violence.

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Thomas Paine wrote, concern-ing our freedom; “That which we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.” That statement could be ap-plied to many things in our lives, whether it’s our freedom to own a gun and hunt or our freedom to worship, or even our freedom of speech. It does seem that, many times we “esteem these things too light-ly”, because many of us have “ob-tained” them at a price paid by someone else or one “obtained” at a very cheap cost to ourselves. When I think about that state-ment, I think of all of those who are overseas, who are paying the price for the freedoms that you and I are enjoying here and now. I’m so thankful that the soil that I turn is not full of land mines and the skies that I stand in awe of are not filled with bombers and fighter jets. I’m so thankful that I am not under a dictatorship and that my money and goods are not distrib-uted equally among everyone else.

The price of these freedoms was not obtained cheap, and nei-ther are they protected that way. As you have heard, “freedom is not free.” Outdoorsmen and outdoors-women ought to be the most pa-triotic people around and our children ought to be the same. We must not only teach them to hunt and fish and enjoy the outdoors, but to respect and honor those who carry a gun into a foreign land so we can carry one into a familiar one. But not only are our military protecting freedom, they are also providing it to any one who will take it. Why? Because freedom is not an American property and we are not its owners. We are simply one of its stewards. Freedom is a gift of God for everyone. To keep it to ourselves would be like having the cure for cancer and yet not sharing it with the world. Freedom makes us obli-gated. Sometimes the cure is pain-ful. Just ask those who have gone through chemotherapy or radia-

tion. But the pain will lead to a bet-ter life. May God bless all of those who enjoy freedom. May God bless all who yearn for freedom. And may God bless all of those who are protecting and providing freedom.

OUTDOOR TRUTHS(Editor’s Note: Outdoor Truths is a weekly sportsman’s article that appears in newspapers and regional maga-zines across 13 states in the South, and Midwest. It is a blend of observations and experiences that have come over time from being in God’s great outdoors. We’re proud to offer this column for the outdoor sportsmen in our area.)

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By C. Edward Wilson Wildcats hire former Chain Baseball Coach Stacy Bennett became the new baseball coach at Richmond Hill High School after approval from the Bryan County Board of Educa-tion. Bennett’s name was listed on the agenda for the Bryan County “Offer employment” list and was approved. Before becoming a coach in the Bryan County School System, applicants must "rst be approved by a vote of the board of educa-tion as a teacher, and then named as a coach. Bennet was hired as a business education teacher along with the head coaching position. Coaches are usually paid a stipend to take on the additional duties as a coach. Bennett played baseball at Armstong Atlantic State Univer-sity and spent three seasons in the New York Mets minor league orga-nization. Prior to coming to Bryan County, he was a teacher at Long County High School. One of the most outstanding credentials Bennett had that made him an overwhelming choice for the job was his association with the Chain Baseball Academy and the Southeastern Athletics Academy.

Around The Track The area coaches named the 2010 track athletes of the year for the Region and many Westside ath-letes made the team. Representing Groves, Ef"ngham County, South Ef"ngham, Savannah Christian, Richmond Hill and Bryan County were the below mentioned track athletes.

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First TeamLong jump - Richie Wilson, Groves, 24-feet, 1/2 inchHigh jump - Jonathan Watts, Groves, 6 feet, 2 inchesTriple jump - Melvin Wilson, Beach, 44 feet, 2 inchesShot put - Aaron Bennett, Liberty Co., 52 feet, 10 inches***Discus - Aaron Bennett, Liberty Co., 184 feet, 4 inchesPole vault - Timothy Jackson, Ef-"ngham Co., 11 feet, 6 inches100 - Josh Mercer, South Ef"ng-ham, Richie Wilson, Groves, 10.8200 - Kevin Jones, Groves, 21.63400 - Marlon Harris, Jenkins, 48.82800 - Shaquille Walker, Richmond Hill, 1:51.71600 - Russell Lawless, Richmond Hill, 4:29.83200 - Russell Lawless, Richmond Hill, 10.01.2110 high hurdles - Ausheen Wil-liams, Beach, 15.16300 intermediate hurdles - Albert Reddick, Richmond Hill, 39.964 X 100 relay - Groves, 42.14 X 400 relay - Groves 3:34.1

HONORABLE MENTIONBenedictine - Cinnegar WhiteBradwell Institute - Jahil Witt, Marsalis Jackson, Anthony Holsen-dolph, Chris SimpsonBryan Co. - Alex Cruz, Willie De-loach, Caleb Cannon, Jermaine ByrdCalvary - Ryan ThomasEf"ngham Co. - Michael JohnsonJohnson - Reggie WilliamsLiberty Co. - Keith LemaySavannah Arts - Brad SheltonSavannah Country Day - Kyle Scott, Nicholas JamesSouth Ef"ngham - J.B. BraswellWindsor Forest - Kenshard Hamil-ton, Jason Davis, D’Taviouis Coo-per *** Boy’s Track Athlete of the Year

2010 Girl’s Track teamGirls First Team

Long jump - Quintunya Chap-man (Bradwell Institute) 18- feet, 4 inchesHigh jump - Kimberly Williams (Bryan Co.) 5-feet, 2 inchesTriple jump - Tiffany Howard (Bry-an Co.) 35-feet, ? inchShot put - Jade Stokes (Windsor Forest) 42-feet, 5 inchesDiscus - Jana Jones (Liberty Co.) 123 feet, 8 inches100 - Shacurea Dowdy (Groves) 12.67200 - Quintunya Chapman (Bradwell Institute) 25.00***400 - Quintunya Chapman (Bradwell Institute) 55.57800 - Tiffany Howard (Bryan Co.) 2:23.961600 - Tiffany Howard (Bryan Co.) 5:41.973200 - Cori Wixon (St. Vincent’s) 12:41.7100 hurdles - Kwajelin Holsen-dolph (Bradwell Institute) 16.23300 hurdles - Kimberly Williams (Bryan Co.) 48.914 X 400 relay - Bradwell Institute 4:08.884 X 100 relay - Bradwell Institute, 49.22

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1 Thursday• The Liberty County Com-munity & Area Mass Choir on Thursday evening, July 1st at 7pm, is celebrating through music the 2010 Patriotic Con-cert at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, here in St. Johns Par-ish – renamed Liberty County – to commemorate the patrio-tism of the Midway Colonists. Who from the time of the Stamp Act became uncompromising Champions of Liberty. This free concert for the community will celebrate our heritage of Liberty and the founding of America presented by singers of all faiths from the area. The music presents how this land was built on the dreams and vision of her pioneers, who possessed a deep inspiration and an unfaltering vision for a nation where freedom reigns. These voices will describe the spirit of freedom that is woven deeply into the fabric of America’s history. Songs will be presented that acknowledge a

dream that only through such dedication could have been brought to life. This will also be a time to give thanks for this nation, unique in all of history. The public is invited to celebrate our heritage of liberty.

July

2 Friday• Savannah Commons Retire-ment Community invites you to join us for a Fourth of July Cookout! A Car Show will be provided by Jerry Bridgforth and friends. Friday, July 2nd, from 6pm til 8pm. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided. A suggested donation of $5 per person will be donated to benefit Memory Walk 2010.

Anytime• Foster Grandparent Program Needs Volunteers The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) is in need of volunteers to share their time

and talents in their communi-ties. We are looking for seniors age 60 and older to volunteer their time in educational facili-ties, Day Cares and other social service agencies 20 hours per week, working four or five days per week. FGP offers a mod-est stipend and assistance with transportation fee. For more in-formation, call Linda Fields 234-7842 or 238-2960, ext 123.

• Retired & Senior Volunteer Program Needs Volunteers Share your time and spe-cial talents with others, join the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, we need your help to help others. Through RSVP se-niors 55 and older serve in vari-ous community organizations 1 to 40 hours per week. Choose where you want to serve from the many local agencies we are affiliated with. Qualifications are to be 55, want to enjoy life and have the desire to share your personal talents with oth-ers. Volunteers are the Heart of America. For further exciting in-formation please call 234-7842 or Linda Fields at 238-2960, ext

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Church Directory ........................... 14

Fruits of the Vine .......................... 15

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As with many other businesses

in the area, Ronnie’s Restaurant has

been hurt by the economic down-

turn. Even its famous milkshakes

aren’t enough to prevent a drop in

business. Perhaps a new turbine plant

can shake things up and reverse

that downward trend. On Monday, Mitsubishi Power

Systems Americas Inc., announced

construction of a $325 million

steam and gas turbine plant at the

mega site in Pooler. Attending the

groundbreaking were Georgia Gov.

Sonny Perdue and Dave Walsh,

vice president of Mitsubishi Power

Systems. The plant, which will eventu-

ally hire 500 people, will be located

on a 119-acre tract that is part of

the 1,500-acre plus mega site, at

the intersection of I-95 and I-16.

It will manufacture and service gas

and steam turbines for Mitsubishi

Power’s customers in North and

South America. The turbines are

used in power plants to generate

electricity. The plant will be built in three

phases, with construction on the

!rst phase, consisting of the manu-

facture of gas turbine combustor

opponents to support operating

units in the Northern Hemisphere,

slated for this year. Hiring will be-

gin early next year, and the !rst

products are expected to come off

the line in fall. Ronnie’s Restaurant is located

on Dean Forest Road, just a short

distance from the mega site. On

Monday, several “bigwigs” in-

volved with the project came in for

lunch. Restaurant supervisor Jo Ann

Moore sees their presence and

what it signals as a positive devel-

opment. “This should help business,”

Moore says. “Construction work-

ers usually come in for breakfast

and or lunch. The employees wil

probably come here as well. I cer-

tainly hope so. Business has been

down.” Mitsubishi ends the saga of

!nding a tenant for the mega site

that began in 2003 with Daim-

lerChrysler deciding not to build a

$750 million plant that would have

produced vans. Subsequent efforts

to attract Kia Motors, Volksagen

AG and, most recently, Carbon

Motors to the mega site were un-

successful as well. Lynn Pitts, senior vice president

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Thomas F. Danello, MD

velopment Authority (SEDA), says

it’s “huge” to land Mutsibishi. Not-

ing the 500 jobs will pay an aver-

age salary of $60,000, he says the

“positive” cash bene!t to the city

of Pooler will be $6.5 million over

the next 20 years. Pooler’s “!nal four” competi-

tion for the plant included Tampa,

Charleston and Mobile. Pitts says

the readiness of the site and size

of the port and its supporting op-

erations were “signi!cant” factors

in Pooler’s selection. Another key

factor was the governor’s decision

in December to allow the mega site

to be divided into smaller parcels.

With Mitsubishi having set the

precedent, Pitts says he expects

other companies to follow suit.

That means, in the near future,

a bustling mega site and, most like-

ly, more customers at Ronnie’s Res-

taurant savoring their milkshakes.

SHAKING UP THE LOCAL ECONOMYMitsubishi Plant Should Help Boost Local Business

Ronnie’s Restaurant hopes business picks up with the arrival

of the nearby Mitsubishi turbine plant. Spirit

Henderson Golf Club is pleased to announce the 10th Annual Cha-tham County Amateur Champion-ship. The event will be contested Saturday, August 28th and Sunday, August 29th at Henderson Golf Club. The competition is open to all amateur golfers who are de-termined to test their abilities on Savannah’s premier daily fee golf course. The Championship will be a 36-hole competition and the entry fee is $150 per person. The entry

fee includes golf fees for tourna-ment days, range balls before each round, lunch each day, tournament gift, practice round green fee and gift certi"cates for winners in each !ight. The "eld will consist of 140 golfers and will be !ighted after the "rst round of play based on "rst round scores. Players will have three divi-sions to choose from, The Cham-pionship Division will be played from the Black tees, The Blue Tee Division will be played from the

Blue tees and The Senior Division will be played from the White tees. Champions will receive a Sports Coat with the Henderson Golf Club Logo, lifetime exemption in the Tournament and a invitation to the Champions Dinner following the tournament. If you are interested you can download the entry form by visit-ing our website. Please call the golf shop with any questions.

10th Annual Chatham County Amateur Championship

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