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Satilla’s kindergarten students recently read a book titled ‘Pizza at Sally’s.’ Guess what? They even got to visit and make pizza at Sally’s Italian Restaurant. What a wonderful experience for the students and Chef Sally! -Submitted by Satilla Elementary School

The First National Bank Junior Board of Directors (FNBCC JBOD) held its second monthly meeting on Monday, September 8, 2014. Nominations for FNBCC JBOD elections were made by the board for the Chair, Co-Chair and Secretary positions. The consensus of the FNBCC JBOD was the following: Chairman, Neil Andharia; Co-Vice Chairwomen, Alexis McKinnon and Sarah Nugent; and Co-Secretaries, Kajal Patel and Adeline Thomason. -Submitted by First National Bank of Coffee County

West Green Elementary School’s second grade classes would like to extend a special thanks to Creative Frameworks of Brunswick for donating boxes of materials, as well as monogrammed bookmarks for students to use. -Submitted by West Green Elementary School

The Douglas Lions Club is planning its 15th Annual Big Buck Contest this year to be held on Saturday, October 18, at the Coffee High School Gym. The event will offer nine grand prizes and hundreds more including 100 guns, tree stands, flat-screen televisions, and tablets valued at over $100,000 during the early bird prize drawing at 6 p.m. and the main event at 8:45 p.m. Food vendors and a family fun carnival will open at 1 p.m. Grand prizes and sponsors include: a 2003 Jeep (Crosby of Coffee), a camo golf cart (Mike’s Golf Carts), a Big Green Egg…

On September 8, author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy visited West Green Elementary. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade, as well as their teachers, were mesmerized as Mrs. Deedy told them stories based on her life experiences and talked to them about how she gets her ideas for her books. Mrs. Deedy made many of the stories interactive with the children doing motions to act out the story. Mrs. Deedy also included sound effects as she told her stories, which enthralled the children. Everyone had a wonderful time and is looking forward to having Mrs. Deedy return in the future.…

Glynis Ann Rewis, age 48 of Douglas, passed away early Saturday morning, September 13, 2014, at her residence, following an extended illness. She was born May 1, 1966, to Gilford Dyal and Sandra Goinous Dyal. Survivors include her mother, Sandra G. Overstreet of Douglas; four sisters, Teresa Taylor of Perry, Florida, Kim Holland of Jesup, Denise Gaskins and Gina Jordan, both of Douglas; several nieces, nephews, friends, and other relatives. Memorial services will follow at a later date. Ricketson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Did you know that about one out of seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime? Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only lung cancer. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for prostate cancer in the U.S. for 2014 are that over 233,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed and over 29,480 will die because they didn’t get an examination or didn’t act soon enough. That’s why Coffee Regional Medical Center, Dr. Al Mazur, and Dr. Khondker Islam are teaming up to conduct low cost prostate cancer screenings…

The top sellers in a recent Westside Elementary School fundraiser were rewarded with plush animals on September 12, 2014. Congratulations to these students and special thanks to all the parents, family, and community members who helped to make the fundraiser a huge success. The following is a list of the top sellers beginning with the highest seller: Benjamin Gowen, Demarcus Fields, Jenna Graham, Carson Neeley, Collin Jowers, Emmalee Stevens, Bodie Jackson, and Nick Fussell. -Submitted by Westside Elementary School