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Dad teaches son to turn lights on
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ark Baynes was trained in the art of servant leadership from his earliest memories. As the adopted son of Jack Baynes, an electrical engineer in Macon, Ga., Baynes assisted his dad as they lit up the town. It didn’t matter if it was a ball field, a park or a community center, if it needed lights, Jack Baynes was the volunteer to make it happen. On one ABOVE occasion, when Mark AND was 15, his BEYOND dad decided that it was Patty Jo time to Sawvel light up the ■■■high school football field. Mark operated the walk-behind Ditch Witch trencher. “I really didn’t want to be there. It was hard work in the Georgia summer heat, and I didn’t appreciate the value of serving others,� Mark admitted. But before long, his father’s example and his Boy Scout training kicked in and Mark learned a valuable lesson. For his Eagle Scout project, Mark rallied some volunteers to restore a greenhouse in the public gardens. “I learned that it is hard to get people to show up, but once they do, they forge a friendship. Working together on a common project creates a memory that you keep forever,� Mark said. By the time he was 28, Mark was working with a different kind of light. As a college pastor and recent graduate with a Master of Divinity degree at Beeson Divinity School in Alabama, he organized a mission trip to Seattle to restore a community center on the Suquamish Indian Reservation. This time, it was the son who asked the father to help. “Somehow it morphed from one security light to lighting up the entire downtown and tennis courts,� Mark said with a laugh. On the day the project was completed, the Indians held their annual Chief Seattle Days, and both Baynes men and the other volunteers witnessed the joy as thousands of Indians shook their hands and thanked them for accomplishing something they had only dreamed of for decades. In spreading the light of God’s word, Mark Baynes eventually incorporated music – Celtic style. As a songwriter, vocalist and musician, one of Baynes favorite outreach missions happened in Aberdeen, Scotland, where he lived before moving to Kernersville. Baynes volunteered in a soup kitchen and then played spiritual music. “These people coming in were needy, neglected, and defeated. Then, to see them light up with a glimmer of hope as they felt the music gave me an awesome feeling of joy,� Baynes said. PATTY JO SAWVEL is a freelance writer from Kernersville.
Griffith museum unveils items from ‘Goober’ MOUNT AIRY – Items donated by actor George Lindsey will be unveiled in a public ceremony at Mount Airy’s Andy Griffith Museum on Friday at 11 a.m. Lindsey, who played the lovably bumbling mechanic Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show� has donated several key wardrobe items from his famous role. “It’s an honor for me both to have my stuff on display and also that people want to see it,� Lindsey said. “Of course, this ‘stuff’ was on TV a long time – and still is. Generations of TV watchers continue to love Mayberry and all its characters. I’m proud to have portrayed one of those characters. The love is mutual.� Lindsey, who lives in Nashville, Tenn., is unable to attend the unveiling, but Mount Airy resident Betty Lynn, who played Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show� will be in attendance. Lindsey’s donation comes less than a month before Mount Airy’s 21st annual
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Yesterday’s Bible question: Did God say He would remember His everlasting covenant when He looked at the rainbow? Answer to yesterday’s question: Yes. “And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.� (Genesis 9:16) Today’s Bible question: Who was Lot’s father?
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George Lindsey (right) played filling-station employee Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show.� Mayberry Days festival, Sept. 23-26. Organizers predict it will be the largest festival yet as Oct. 3 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic show. Located at 218 Rockford St., the museum is home to the world’s largest collection of artifacts and memorabilia of native son Andy Griffith. For info about the unveiling, museum or
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