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I appreciate the opportunity afforded me, as well as the other citizens at last Tuesday night’s BOC meeting, to discuss the much-needed county support of Putnam General Hospital. Four minutes only provided enough time to tell the background of how important PGH is to the citizens of Putnam. I told you part of the story of my family’s interest, and how important my dad felt the need for us to give back a portion of our blessings to help meet the needs of Putnam’s citizens. Four minutes did not allow enough time to tell you that his first wife, the mother of my sister Allene, died at childbirth due to lack of proper medical care. Nor my mother and father having to carry a 6-year-old out of the county to a hospital when gangrene threatened not only my foot and leg, but my life, after a drunk driver at a red light in town rammed his vehicle into the back of the pickup where I sat.
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He will hear me on the phone – usually a land line – as I talk to a television executive. Sometimes, the president of the network.
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My flight from Atlanta to Washington’s Dulles International Airport was taxiing to the gate as I reached for my phone to turn it on. I had a long layover before boarding my next flight to France. I figured I could check my email and find out if anyone needed me while in the air. My phone finally cycled-on and text messages and emails began to come through. A subject line appeared: “Sad News.” I opened the email and the first lines read: “Dear Friends of George, It is with a heavy heart that we send the news that George passed away this morning.” It took a moment for the news to sink in, but it still didn’t seem real. George Heiring passed away, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. His memory will always be a blessing.
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Nicknames! Aren’t they great? Whether you’re a fisherman, hunter, gym rat, sports fanatic, baseball or football player, even a golfer, nicknames serve us well. It’s a guy thing, I believe. After all, I rarely hear of a woman giving or calling another woman by a nickname unless it’s quiet obviously a compliment. Of course, I could be wrong about this.
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In the spring of 1775, a band of American colonists were fighting British troops not for their independence but to protest the rules of the British. Later in the year, as the fighting worsened, it became a matter of fighting for independence and breaking from the tyranny of the Empire.
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There comes a time in most of our lives when we are faced with difficult and sometimes very unpleasant circumstances that may not leave us any choice but to just deal with it the best way we can.
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“Community theatre creates a magic that you can’t find anywhere else.” – Annie Bollen
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The University of Georgia Chapter of the National Football Foundation recently paid tribute to one of its most loyal friends, Phil Niekro who played in the Big Leagues for 24 years, becoming one of the biggest names in the sport’s history.
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