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Guilty as Charged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Behind the tallest and possibly the most frightening shadow in Bryan County stands Sheriff Clyde Smith. The once cowboy turned commercial shrimp boat captain turned law enforcement officer is the longest current standing public servant in Bryan County.
Interwoven in History – Glen Echo. . . . . . . . . . . 38 Towering old-growth trees cast shadows down onto the dirt country road, which was formerly a Colonial era trading route called Red Bug Road. Glen Echo was built in 1773 on land given in a royal crown grant of four hundred acres from King George III to Abraham and Israel Bird and Hugh Bryan. It is remarkable that Glen Echo has managed to endure 240 years and the hardships of two wars and still remains standing.
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When the wheels started turning in The Ford Plantation member Ralph Eagles’ head, it would take a few years before the wheels were actually turning on Henry Ford’s old Fordson tractor… but turn they now do. After about three years, dozens of phone calls, hundreds of emails and countless hours, a collaboration among Ralph, Ford member Ben MacMillan and The Ford Plantation Club brought the old tractor back to life. “When we bought this place as founders, the tractor was here,” says Ralph. “There weren’t many remnants of Ford that weren’t stolen, taken or whatever else. The tractor was too big for
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anybody to take, so I think that’s the only reason it was left here.” A native of Detroit, Ralph now spends about seveneight months a year at his home in The Ford Plantation. He says he has always had a special place in his heart for Ford Motors, and like many from the Motor City, he feels a kinship with Henry Ford and the Ford family. He has a fondness for the land here and its history. Almost immediately, he fell in love with the property during his first visit in 1997. Because of these connections, he felt inspired to let others know of the tractor on property.
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Above: the tractor, at The Ford Plantation when the restored tractor was unveiled. (Photo courtesy of Ford member Tom Sawyer.) Right: The tractor is unveiled at Ford—from left, Ralph Eagle, Bruce Anderson and Ben MacMillan. (Photo courtesy of Ford member Tom Sawyer.)
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legacies&lore ✴ At a member meeting about three years ago, Ralph recalls, “I stood up and I said, ‘My name is Henry Ford. This is my house. And I don’t like the way everybody’s treating my tractor.’” After that meeting, Ralph made a deal with the Club Board to have the tractor “lent” to him for five years so that he could get it running again. Ralph then enlisted the help of Ben MacMillan, owner of MacAljon, Inc., who provided the space and personnel to work on the tractor. Ben, in turn, enlisted the help of employee Bruce Anderson, MacAljon’s chief mechanic, who “worked on it for about a year and a half off-and-on when he had spare time,” says Ben. Finding the parts and knowledge needed to refurbish this 1928 Fordson tractor — a brand that is not in production today — took some digging. “I got online and I found a place in Escanaba, Michigan, way up north, and of all things, they have every part to every Fordson tractor,” says Ralph. “Without finding this place in Escanaba, we probably wouldn’t have ever gotten this done. There’s only one place in the world that carries those parts.” Every effort was made to save the original parts of the tractor. “The seat should have been thrown away, but Bruce figured Henry Ford sat in that seat, so he got it fixed,” says Ralph. Original parts also include the steering wheel, the block, the wheels and the frame. The transmission was completely redone, but the transmission housing is original. On a bright, sunny day in late October 2012, the newly refurbished tractor was revealed at The Clubhouse, in front of quite a few surprised and delighted members and guests. As to the future use of the tractor, members of the community may get a glimpse of it soon. “I’ve been asked by the Mayor if we could use it in the annual Richmond Hill Christmas Parade,” says Ralph. Ford Plantation members can also expect to see the tractor at future events on property. q
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Behind the tallest and possibly the most frightening shadow in Bryan County stands Sheriff Clyde Smith. The once cowboy turned commercial shrimp boat captain turned law enforcement officer is the longest current standing public servant in Bryan County and the longest standing sheriff in the Atlantic Judicial Circuit. With 19 years wearing the sheriff ’s badge under his holster, we thought it was time to get to know our sheriff outside of his duties and responsibilities to the citizens of this county.
Clyde’s mother, Maude Moore Smith, came to Richmond Hill with Henry Ford from Fort Myers, Florida, when she was just 16 as part of the crew needed to work the new mill. His father, Willie H. Smith, a farmer and carpenter, was from Richmond Hill. “I’m telling you what they told me,” jokes Clyde. One of four children to Maude and Willie, Clyde was born and raised in Richmond Hill, spending most of his time hunting and playing in the woods as a young boy. “We spent more time in the woods than anywhere else – there wasn’t really anywhere to go except the Crossroads, and that was a long way from my house!” Clyde says. He went to school in Richmond Hill, and graduated in 1962. Clyde spent many summers as a kid in Florida working on a ranch, tending to the livestock. “I was always around horses and cattle growing up. My brother was down in Florida, and after graduation I moved down to work on a ranch too. I was a cowboy!” he beams about his past. I can tell this is at the heart of his character immediately.
Florida, and Clyde decided to dismount his saddle and try his hand at authority with a position at the Osceola County Sheriff ’s Department. This was during the time when Disney began to purchase land for the massive resort that would change the ranching town of Kissimmee, Florida forever. Shortly thereafter, Clyde was drafted in the Army but wouldn’t stay long. “They sent me home because my feet were too flat!” Returning to Georgia, he was hired by the Savannah Police Department on January 1, 1966. Here begins his legacy… Two short years would pass before Bryan County Sheriff Kyle Smith (no relation) passed away and Clyde would have his first job as a deputy sheriff in Bryan County, Georgia. In 1968, there were just two deputies and the sheriff, Harry Williamson. Clyde manned the north end of Bryan County and Carlos Jones manned the south end of the county. “Oddly enough, this office [Richmond Hill Reflections] is where Carlos lived.” Clyde looks around our office as I gather his life story. Speaking volumes
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from questions about his life to mine as he genuinely seems to want to get to know me too – asking me about the photos and quotes hanging on the wall behind my desk. Clyde wouldn’t stay long with the Bryan County Sheriff ’s Department before returning to the Savannah Police Department for almost 10 years. During this time, he would meet Dorothy, his wife of 28 years. “We met at the Krispy Kreme on Skidaway Road,” he recalls. “So you were eating a doughnut?” I ask with a grin. “You know what they say about cops and doughnuts!” “Yeah, I guess I probably was!” he laughs. “We have four kids between us and seven grandkids – all boys but one.” Pride shines through his eyes as he talks about them all. Briefly leaving the law enforcement arena, Clyde ran a shrimp boat in the early 80s before returning to the saddle for one last stint as a cowboy. “It’s not an old man’s job,” he laughs about the ending of the days of running a 10,000-acre ranch back in Florida. “The hot sun and all outside.” In 1991, Bryan County Sheriff Tim Page hired Clyde and three years later on April 7, 1994, upon Page’s resignation, Clyde was sworn in on his first of five successful consecutive races for sheriff. “There was not another candidate after that year. I felt I could do the job… and here we are.” He hopes to continue his duties as sheriff through at least one more term after the current one. “It’s official because we posted that on Facebook when I won the election last summer,” he jokes, but I know he is serious. When I ask about the legacy he hopes to leave behind, he answers, “I hope to be the person remembered as the one who did the best he could do and did things right.” “Someone will have big shoes to fill,” I say. Clyde looks down and laughs, “Yep, size 14’s!” “I’m not sure what it is about him,” his wife Dorothy says of the sheriff. “He’s a good
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man. From that first 10-cent cup of coffee at the doughnut shop, I knew he was an honest man. I was working at the steamship line downtown when he was working in Savannah; he would leave notes on my car all the time!” She’s giddy still after all of these years. “It has been a long, heart-wrenching road,” Dorothy says about what it’s like being the sheriff ’s wife. “We go to bed with the phone; he is on call 24/7. When those calls come in during the middle of the night, I sit up and wait on him to get home. I’ve ridden with him too many times to tell a friend that their family member has died… most of the time, he goes to tell the families when a tragedy occurs – but he wouldn’t have it any other way.” I can’t help but shiver at the thought of that kind of visit from him. “Under his instruction, he is notified of anything happening in this county,” she adds. “When they aren’t calling me, I take care of my home and my animals,” says Clyde. And there it is again, another beaming smile escapes when he mentions his animals. Clyde and Dorothy have three dogs and 10 horses. His grandchildren love to visit and roam the property on golf carts and horseback. “You aren’t gonna take any photos are you?” he asks. “Why of course we are – and some good ones,” I tell him, “with your horses!” The sheriff ’s ears perk and his eyes light up. “Which ones?” he asks. “Who’s your favorite?” I reply. “Well you can’t have favorite children. I need to get them cleaned up… Saddle on or off ? I think we will use my colts; they are brother and sister, three and four years old. We might do them together!” The sheriff was enthused when talking
about his ponies. When it came time for the photo shoot, I watched him move the horses around the pasture and could immediately sense his very firm but loving nature. It is more than obvious that these creatures are very much at the heart of his world. From his youth to today, it seems as if two things have been consistent: horses and the law. When it comes to keeping criminals out, Clyde Smith, the sheriff, is firm; when it comes to seizing drugs from our streets, firm; when it comes to keeping our courts secure, firm. The tall, frightening shadow that you don’t want to meet if you’re on the wrong end of the law is guilty as charged of all these things. There is much honor in the title of sheriff. He is the highest constitutional officer in the county; his duties of legal, political and ceremonial nature are what keep him on call all day, every day. His 44 deputies protect the property and safety of everyone in Bryan County. As his daughter Kelli puts it, his work ethic on all accounts is intense. But, Clyde Smith, the animal-loving grandpa, is a gentle, honest, loving soul who works hard each day to serve Bryan County and his family to the best of his ability. “I thought this was gonna hurt worse,” he says as we conclude. But I’m not quite done. “One last question… I have to know. Just how tall are you?” I ask. “Well, I was 6' 4", but last time I was measured I was 6' 2"… It’s normal to lose your height to gravity as you get older,” he laughs. The sheriff might have shrunk a little over time, but it’s easy to see that his commitment to this county, his compassion for its residents and love for his family and animals have only grown. q R IC H M O N D H I L L R E F L E C T IO N SM AG . C OM 2 7
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T By Kenneth Dixon Photos by Kenneth Dixon and Courtesy of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Claudia Christiansen The moment I turned onto Bird Cemetery Road in Ellabell, Georgia, for the first time, I knew I had stumbled upon a fascinating and very special place in my family’s history. Towering old-growth trees cast shadows down onto the dirt country road, which was formerly a Colonial era trading route called Red Bug Road. Farther along, the road leads to a private gated cemetery which contains the burial plots of numerous family members whose connections to each other are closely interwoven, some of them being second and third cousins. To the left of the cemetery, you can just make out an old farmhouse sitting under a large live oak tree draped in Spanish moss. This house, called Glen Echo, is what piqued my interest in historic preservation and encouraged my passion to pursue a career in it. The plantation is the ancestral home of the Bird family, who were some of the first families to settle in what is now upper Bryan County, Georgia. The first time that I saw the house, I instantly felt an intense connection to it. It has been owned by the same family for over 200 years, and I am descendant of the Bird, Smith and Morgan families that have owned it. It’s in my blood. Glen Echo was built in 1773 on land given in a royal crown grant of 400 acres from King George
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III to Abraham and Israel Bird and Hugh Bryan. The house is an exquisite example of early Plantation Plain style, and is the oldest house in all of Bryan County. A rather interesting feature of the house is its vibrant blue shutters and trim – a color commonly known as Haint Blue that is rooted in Southern culture and used for trim and porch ceilings on buildings to ward off “haints” or ghosts. While it has managed to retain its basic Plantation Plain form – two rooms over two rooms, with windows on all sides to allow sunlight and ventilation – it has undergone many changes. The front facade now has a hip-roofed porch when the original would have certainly been a shed roof, and the shed rooms that are always found on the rear of houses of this type have been removed, replaced by a long kitchen wing. It is not certain who actually built the house, but it was likely built by a son of Burgund Bird, as it descended in his son Sylvanus Bird’s family and it was built on land granted to his other son Abraham Bird. The Bird family was quite influential
in the early days of the state, and descendants of the family remained active in Bryan County politics into the 20th century. Israel Bird, a brother of Sylvanus Bird, owned a large plantation on the Ogeechee River. He served as a captain of the Georgia Militia in the Revolutionary War, and signed the Georgia Declaration of Independence on July 20, 1770, in Effingham County. He was a member of the Executive Council in 1789, and served as a justice of the peace for Bryan and Bulloch counties. However, it seems as if not every member of the Bird family shared Israel’s Patriot sympathies. His brother Sylvanus Bird was also a large plantation owner, although he was closer to his neighbors who were prominent English officials. It is not clear if Sylvanus was a Loyalist or if he simply chose not to take sides during the conflict, but he would pay dearly for his decision to remain neutral. On the night of January 27, 1779, he was mortally wounded in a fictitious “Indian raid” on his home by American rebels, and he died a few days later.
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His sister, Margaret Bird Harn, was scalped and murdered along with her one-year-old child. The rebels then set fire to the house and barn and carried off three horse-loads of valuable effects. A noteworthy fact about the Bird family is their connection to the Richmond Hill area. Margaret Bird Harn was the wife of John Harn, who owned Dublin Plantation, a large rice plantation on the Ogeechee that is currently the site of The Ford Plantation. Harn planted the live oak avenue that leads to the main house built by Henry Ford. He planted the avenue in the shape of a letter “H” for his last name. Albert Glenn Smith was the Civil War era owner of Glen Echo. His father, a man of Salzburger descent named Joshua Smith, married Isabel Bird in 1824. Smith held the rank of major in the Confederate Army and trained troops at Fort McAllister. As the Union Army approached Bryan County in Sherman’s March to the Sea, earthen breastworks were set up around the house and property to protect it from the invasion. The house was spared from the torch for unknown reasons, but the livestock were driven off and all of the outbuildings, including slave cabins, were burned.
It is remarkable that Glen Echo has managed to endure 240 years and the hardships of two wars and still remains standing. Very few buildings from the 18th century survive in Georgia largely due to negligence or fire, and the house is the only building from that century still in existence in Bryan County that I have found. It has been the home to the same family in its entirety and has been a witness to many events – Indians, British soldiers, the Union Army and the births, marriages and deaths of its occupants. Its brilliant blue shutters and white clapboards serve as a reminder of its age, and it should be revered for its durability. My hope is that this extraordinary house will be able to stand the test of time and sit in quiet dignity in its live oak and moss-hung kingdom for many more centuries. q
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Abraham J. Heschel said, “A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children… But the affection and care for the old… are the true gold mines of a culture.”
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Three years ago the quality of life for seniors in Richmond Hill was transformed when Brenda Garrett accepted the job as Richmond Hill Senior Center’s site manager. Founded in 1983, the Senior Center was a “lost” organization with a meek membership of 15 seniors. Since Brenda took over, the Senior Center has grown to over 50 members and continues to grow weekly. “When I accepted the job, I really thought hard about getting our name out there and re-creating our image,” recalls Brenda. “My goal was to have the membership grow, to have the community more involved… I wanted it to be open to everybody and for all seniors to walk into the center and feel welcomed.” The facility itself (located at 9930 Ford Avenue) consists of two floors brimming with activities, including a large flat screen TV, a Wii, an exercise room with a bike and hand weights, a quilting/crochet room, an arts and crafts room, a library, a game room, a sunroom, a gazebo, a boutique, a kitchen and a dining room. Members are welcome to visit the center anytime between 10 am and 2 pm, as well as attend scheduled daily activities like bingo, personal training, health, nutrition and wellness programs, dance, movies, music entertainment, arts and crafts, holiday parties and much more. “We continue to add new activities to our calendar,” says Brenda. “I think it’s important to keep our members active and young at heart. We want the seniors to develop and maintain a positive mental attitude, be challenged and be creative.” 4 6 R IC H M O N D H I L L R E F L E C T IO N S
In addition, the center offers other services to its members: homedelivered meals, weekday lunches, free baked goods on Tuesdays and transportation. Membership is free of charge and is open to individuals ages 60 and up. Although a lively and active community exists within the four walls of the center, the relationships and active lifestyles transcend the building. “I envisioned a center where the members would have a social connection outside of the center. On weekends they’d go out to eat and get together. They have finally started doing that, and it’s really amazing,” Brenda remarks. Brenda credits the growing membership to more than just her vision and hard work: “We moved locations last April to a larger facility. That has helped [membership] a lot.” Although the new building was provided by the County, more than just moving in was required. It became an all-consuming project for Brenda and her close friend, Alton Hope, better known as “Cotton.” “When I first started, the new building was in the works. [Cotton’s] wife had recently died and he wanted to carry on her lifelong mission of giving. He offered to help renovate and paint the building. We literally threw our lives into it.” After renovations were complete, the center was stocked (through a “stock the center” fundraiser, sponsored by Ella’s and Reflections magazine), and move-in was only days away when the process came to a sudden halt. “We were stopped for about a year because of fire codes. We had to work out of the old center, which was too small for
our growing membership. It was a mess, but everything happens for a reason, and now we have this beautiful building,” says Brenda. Brenda has one job title, but from the start she pretty much did just about everything. From remodeling the new building, to overseeing and executing center activities, Brenda’s hands and heart are deeply woven into every facet of the center. “Before I hired Lu Ann, our activities coordinator, I was doing it all, plus working out in the community, plus trying to meet people… I discovered you can’t do it all. And those seniors keep you busy! I am constantly working, learning new things and evolving the center to accommodate the members. Even at home, I am constantly researching, but that’s how it should be.” Brenda credits the facility’s success to more than just her hard work. From the County to the community, to her dedicated volunteers, contractors and activities coordinator, to the seniors themselves, and last but not least, to her always-willing-to-help husband Larry Garrett, Jr., Brenda believes that the center could not run without these remarkable individuals. “The County has been really good by providing the facility and what we need. The community has been great at reaching out. [And] I now have an activities coordinator, thank God! She is amazing… she helps me so much… she has a lot of experience and brings so much to our programs.” Two organizations vital to the Senior Center’s success include the 4 7 R IC H M O N D H I L L R E F L E C T IO N S
Pembroke Jail and Experience Works. “The County contracts the Pembroke jail to cook food, which is picked up and served Monday through Friday at the center. They do a really good job. Albert, from Experience Works, places our seniors in various settings to learn different jobs and duties,” explains Brenda. As for her husband Larry, he is the essence of a supportive partner. “I work my husband to death! We have a lot of parties, and he’s always cooking for them. He’s on my email list and the other night he came home and said ‘I see I’m grilling hamburgers for the seniors.’ I said, ‘Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you.’ He’s so willing to help. I couldn’t do it without him. He’s my biggest supporter.” Larry’s family owns the Shell House restaurant and donates food for the Senior Center’s parties, including oysters for the annual Christmas oyster roast. Brenda’s enthusiasm and love for the senior community permeate the building and the seniors themselves. It is a love, a dedication and a belief that originated far before Brenda took over the center. “I have always had a passion for seniors. Growing up, my mother would take me when she visited the sick from church, home-bound and people in the nursing home… My compassion was instilled by her. She taught me to never be 'afraid' of the sick, disabled or elderly – a [fear] that I often see in people.” Brenda recognizes that her life is about giving to a larger cause, a cause that is so often forgotten: “I LOVE working for a cause R IC H M O N D H I L L R E F L E C T IO N SM AG . C OM 4 7
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involvement in the community. The Senior Center is hosting their first Senior Adult Awareness Event at J.F. Gregory Park on May 3rd in order to celebrate the month of May, which is Older American’s Month. Brenda describes the event: “The theme is ‘Seniors in Paradise.’ We will have games and booths for different businesses within the community. We are looking for sponsors, vendors and participants – any businesses that have services or merchandise to benefit seniors. We are also looking for $100 sponsors for T-shirts and advertisement. This will be our first annual event.” The biggest challenge Brenda identifies for the Senior Center is transportation. Although limited transportation is available for individuals traveling to and from the center, it is less flexible, and there is no form of transportation equipped for larger numbers. Because of this challenge, Brenda’s ultimate goal is to learn how to write grants. “I want to find a grant, so we can have our own transport or bus, and one of us [will] drive it so we never have to worry about it, especially for day trips. That’s my ultimate goal. It would really open up the possibilities,” she says. Brenda and Lu Ann are actively working together to reach this goal. No doubt transpor5 0 R IC H M O N D H I L L R E F L E C T IO N S
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tation will be added to the Senior Center’s many services in the future – stay tuned! Brenda’s genuine, selfless and life-giving spirit is striking. She continually looks outward, praises others, recognizes her many blessings and identifies herself as part of a community that is larger and more important than herself. “We are very blessed,” affirms Brenda. “The facility is beautiful, everyone is very proud of it and it’s just getting bigger and better every day. We are blessed to live in such a wonderful community. We are very proud of our beautiful building that the County has provided for us. Our member count is rapidly climbing. Life is good!” Brenda is a true gold mine of our culture and of our Richmond Hill community. Let’s join her in becoming gold mines of our community, through learning from, giving, serving and loving our seniors. q ✴✴✴✴✴ Editor’s Note: For more information about the Senior Center, including donations and volunteer opportunities, check out the Seinor Center's Facebook page, contact Lu Ann Willis at lwillis@ymail.com or Brenda Garrett at rhseniorcenter@yahoo.com, or call 912.756.2783.
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Follow your dreams… We’ve all heard this at some time in our lives. Although this is commonly given as one of life’s instructions, “following your dreams” can be a lot trickier than it seems. When we reflect upon our youth, we remember the things we once declared we would be: singer, dancer, astronaut, doctor, maybe even president! Somewhere along the road, however, the dreams we once had get lost in reality. While some of us form new dreams or find different things that we want to pursue, many simply give up their passion as they enter the “real world.” This is not so with one lifelong resident of Richmond Hill, Jillian Yontz. Jillian was a member of Richmond Hill High School’s (RHHS) competitive cheerleading team for her entire high school career. She was so passionate about the sport that she continued to competitively cheer in college. Now a senior at the University of Georgia, Jillian is a member of the elite UGA All-Girl Competitive Cheerleading Club. The earliest cheerleading competitions began in the late 1960s. Since that time, the sport has gained notoriety for daring routines that include advanced tumbling, tossing and stunting. Competitive cheerleading has exploded in popularity over recent years. As the sport grew in popularity, the stunts, tumbling and skill level of the cheerleaders participating also evolved. While those early competitions may have showcased cheerleaders dancing and doing their best pyramids, today’s competitions feature high pyramids and tosses, advanced tumbling by most (if not all) members of the squad and complicated routines. To get to the level of competition that is displayed today, cheerleaders practice for years and start as early as five and six years old.
Jillian’s initial inspiration to become a competition cheerleader was when her older sister, Barbara, made the team at RHHS. She recalls, “I can still to this day remember making her the ‘congratulations’ sign that I hung on our front door to greet her when she got home. Everyone in my family was so proud, and I knew that all the work she had done to get ready for try-outs had paid off.” Jillian admits that she is a pretty competitive person herself. “While I admired Barbara’s achievement, I began to practice cheers and attempt to learn dances.” Jillian became completely hooked on the sport of competition cheerleading while watching Barbara’s first competition. She decided that she would do everything she could to get onto the team. With the help of Barbara, her friends and the support of her family, Jillian was successful in making the team her freshman year, and she hasn’t stopped cheering since. Jillian fell more and more in love with the sport of cheerleading throughout her four years on the high school team. While searching for colleges, she knew that due to her passion for the sport, she would continue to cheer throughout her college years as well. Upon making the UGA team, Jillian knew that she had accomplished a personal goal, and she has continued to improve as a cheerleader. Along with the squad, Jillian practices four times a week on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. Their devotion to the sport has definitely paid off. The UGA Competition Cheerleading Club placed third at the Cheersport Nationals Cheerleading Competition in Atlanta and made it to the finals at the National Cheerleaders Association Nationals in Daytona Beach, Florida. This year, they placed first, making them the 2013 Cheersport Champions in the R IC H M O N D H I L L R E F L E C T IO N SM AG . C OM 5 5
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have been able to be where she is today without the support of her friends, family and her community. “My parents taught me the importance of hard work, perseverance and a ‘never give up’ attitude,” says Jillian. “My older sister Barbara set the bar high for me with school and sports. Even when she was off at college, she continued to push me to make the most of my time in high school and was only a phone call away if I needed some sisterly advice. Growing up I wanted nothing more than to be like my big sister. My younger sister Hannah is probably a more talented athlete and better student at age 13 than I am at age 23. From the moment she was born, I made it my personal goal to be the type of person she would look up to, showing her the importance of doing well in school, being a good friend and using your God-given talents to the best of your ability. “The community of Richmond Hill has to be the hometown with the biggest heart. Without the influence of coaches and teachers and the support of local businesses, I would never have been able to pursue such amazing opportunities. I am honored to say that I am a product of my environment,” Jillian adds. Although pursuing your passions takes a large amount of commitment, Jillian says: “If you love what you do and you’re willing to put in the work, you’ll have some of the best times of your life.” Jillian sends a special thanks to the businesses from Richmond Hill that supported her special opportunity: Low Price Contracting, C.S. Hurd Electrical Contracting, Ella’s, Plantation Lumber and Hardware, Stella Rose, Aspinwall Engineering, LLC, Henderson Law Firm, LLC, Richmond Hill City Center, Boost By Design, RE/MAX Accent, The Pink Closet, RPI Residential and Papa’s Pizza To Go. q
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home&garden ✴ building dreams Houses tell a story about their inhabitants; after all, they are the places where our lives unfold. And every home reveals something about the people who choose to live there – especially when that home is custom built. Local builder John Hopkins’ customers are nearly all drawn to his specialty – taking outdoor living to a new level. John and his wife Linda came to this realization – that outdoor living was the way forward for JCH Coastal Lifestyle Homes – on a trip to South Carolina and Florida in 2005. As builders like to do, the couple toured lots of homes while there in search of inspiration. “Every once-in-awhile, you will see something and say ‘I got it! That’s it!’ And that is what happened to Linda and me on that trip,” says John. “All of the homes had these outdoor living spaces, which really made them feel complete. And then when we were in Florida, we noticed that many homes had basic screened-in porches – you know, to keep the bugs out – but nothing as elaborate as the South Carolina highend lanais that inspired us.” John explains how he had always “followed the sun” in the early days of his career in construction, moving his family to live wherever the work happened to be. “We started out in the Atlanta area, but we’ve lived all over the country: Houston, Oklahoma, Denver, Seattle, Nashville…” In 2003, John and Linda began building in Georgia as JCH Coastal Lifestyle Homes, discovering Richmond Hill soon after. “What a blessing! I’ve lived all over; there is no place like Richmond Hill,” exclaims John. “Most towns you go to don’t live up to what they look like on the outside. Here, within three months, we had become locals – which is an amazing feeling. You see the same people at the grocery store [and] wherever you get your hair done… you can be friends with your doctors and dentists… that doesn’t happen everywhere.” When the couple came to Richmond Hill, they knew that not only had they found their place in the world, but also a place to build their company on the principles and dreams they developed throughout the years. They used the inspiration they discovered in the outdoor living spaces of South Carolina and Florida and created a defining element for the homes they would build in Georgia. “These spaces
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help define our company,” John beams. “There were porches, but not a place the whole family could enjoy.” So outdoor living spaces became their passion, an enthusiasm which they communicate and share with their customers, by listening and making suggestions which are right for each family’s tastes, and lifestyle. “We design our homes to open up to the outdoor areas – usually using double and triple doors, making the home feel larger and the outdoors feel like it is part of the home,” says John. “People who move to Richmond Hill from another region are surprised to learn that they can use their outdoor space nine to 10 months out of the year.” There are a lot of people who like to entertain outdoors. John says, “I tell my clients, ‘When you move here, you should expect company. People like to visit Richmond Hill and the coast!’ I joke about running a hotel at our home. We don’t get many invites to Atlanta from our long-time friends… they all want to come here.” Embracing their tagline, Let Us Build Your Dreams, John and Linda Hopkins work very hard to keep the passion alive in their company. By learning their clients’ likes, dislikes, personalities and their passions, the duo will find a way to incorporate the outdoors into each and every one of their custom homes the right way, no matter the budget. ( John informs me that he has not built a house without an outdoor fireplace in over five years!) John says the best thing about his career is getting to know the people and witnessing their excitement about building their new home and knowing it is where their lives will unfold. “It’s all about family and building a place where they want to be, for generations to come.” q
This smaller, intimate setting is perfect for family enjoyment. room and just behind it, a beautiful lanai for dining. economical.
John and Linda use their own home as their company's model home. Each and every weekend, they open the doors to potential clients. Walking through the great room, you notice the house naturally opens itself to the outdoor area through three sets of French doors. The scene is set for a party and up to 100 people could show up, but John reassures me that with the doors open to the with beautiful features:
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The concept of the Victory Garden began during World War I and continued throughout World War II. The wars placed demands on the food supply with agricultural labor being recruited into military service. Charles Lathrop Pack organized the National War Garden Commission which launched the War Garden Campaign – a concept where people could help the supply of food greatly by cultivating private and public lands, resulting in over five million gardens. During the course of World War II, over 20 million Americans planted “Victory Gardens” and produced up to 40% of all the vegetable produce. Today, many are undertaking the challenge whether it be a modest container of tomatoes or a full-fledged sufficient garden. My love for gardening, I believe, was genetically inspired but lay dormant for much of my youth. My grandfather, who lived in a brownstone in Brooklyn, had a very small backyard surrounded by tall buildings. Every year he would judiciously tie up the branches on his one fig tree, wrap it in burlap and put it to bed for the winter. His space for gardening was a very small area; they grew fresh basil and other herbs, and maybe a few tomato plants, but that was all. My wife’s grandparents lived on Long Island and they had a much larger garden that produced fresh vegetables all season. Over the driveway, they had a large wooden trellis where they grew grapes and made their own wine and vinegar. My wife, to this day, is always comparing my tomatoes to the “ugly tomatoes” that her grandfather grew! Ugly tomatoes are those Heirloom tomatoes that were grown before the hybrid varieties available now. They are often misshapen, can be very large, not perfectly red with blotchy color. Heirloom tomatoes taste much better than the modern varieties available today. It is hard to grow the Heirloom varieties here in Coastal Georgia because of the disease issues prevalent with our climate. The varieties I grow are not quite as good as the old-time Heirlooms, but are still much better than anything you can buy. As a young boy, I did not care much for gardening. My job was to cut the grass, weed the beds, rake leaves and other general maintenance items in our yard. Needless to say, I would rather have been on the water or playing with my friends. When my wife and I moved to Atlanta in 1975, we bought a new house with a good-size yard. I wanted a vine-ripened tomato that actually tasted good. After clearing an area, we planted our first garden and had fresh vegetables the entire time we lived in Atlanta. The taste difference between the fresh
vegetables that I grow and what you can buy locally keeps me in the garden. My Atlanta garden was quite extensive, and along with the vegetables, it was filled with perennial plants and unusual flowers. It took a great deal of time to keep it looking good. When we retired and moved to Richmond Hill, I was going to have a small garden with a low maintenance yard. That concept did not work out as planned, and I am right back to the big garden, and as you can tell from all the planting in my yard, I am headed to having lots of maintenance again. Oh, well! Using the boards from an old deck we replaced, I built four raised bed boxes in our new yard, loaded them up with soil and planted our first vegetables. Little did I realize that we would have herds of deer feasting on all the newly planted seedlings. I could just imagine the deer telling all their white-tailed friends about the raised bed buffet at the Izzo’s house. I tried numerous deer repellents, which included human hair from the barber shop, scented repellents and even Dial soap hanging on a string. My neighbor got great delight watching my feeble attempts to keep nature out of the garden. After the squirrels ate the bar of soap, I put up a six-foot fence. The original wooden raised bed planter boxes along with 20 large nursery containers now share space within the enclosure. R IC H M O N D H I L L R E F L E C T IO N SM AG . C OM 7 3
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I’ve Learned Many Tricks for a Victorious Garden ▶ By using a combination of containers and rows, you give yourself flexibility to move things around to rotate your crops. It is always recommended to rotate crops to avoid disease issues. For instance, you should not plant tomatoes in the same place two years in a row. ▶ Grow tomatoes in containers to avoid many of the disease issues that we have if we plant tomatoes in the ground. In Coastal Georgia, we have many different types of bacterial and viral wilts in the native soil that can cause problems. By growing in commercially purchased potting soil, the problems can be avoided because the soil is sterile out of the bag. ▶ Limited space for a garden should not deter your efforts. Anyone can grow fresh produce in a limited space. Every spring, I give some of my greenhouse-grown vegetable transplants to one of the local artists here in Richmond Hill. He has very limited space and grows wonderful eggplants, peppers and tomatoes in planters behind his shop. One 4΄x 8΄ raised bed planting box can be built for less than $50 and will provide your family with fresh vegetables all year.
Getting Started
▶ First of all, start small.
▶ Plastic storage tubs, old nursery containers, half whisky barrels or decorative flower pots all make suitable planters. Numerous container growing systems are available online and many are available as a kit. Make sure there are holes poked through the bottom for drainage. In the larger containers, I like to put old packing peanuts or recycled Styrofoam in the bottom third of the container. This makes the planted container much lighter, provides good drainage and allows me to move the pots easily.
What to Grow If you are going to try growing tomatoes, the small, fruited varieties (Cherry Tomato) are easiest and do best in a container. Container vegetables that do well in our area in the summer are cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, beans, peppers and eggplant. In the fall, you can plant broccoli, cauliflower, collards, lettuce, arugula and other cool season crops. Most of the local nurseries and big garden centers have great seed selections or sell transplants.
More Information
For more information on vegetable gardening, I frequently use the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences website www.caes.uga.edu. Go to the site, click on the publications tab and ▶ Mulch the plants using pine straw or wheat straw for good results. you will find hundreds of short articles and tips on growing vegetables. Example: Potatoes that are exposed to light will turn green and For more information on how to start a small “Victory Garden” in containers or on how to build a small 4΄x 8΄ raised bed planting box, become inedible; covering them with straw blocks out the light. visit RichmondHillReflectionsMag.com and click blogs for a step-by▶ Find a sunny location, water and watch your plants grow. step guide with pictures. q ▶ Fill the container with potting soil and plant your vegetable selections.
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Having an inherent passion and a desire to grow an idea into fruition is not necessarily a unique characteristic. What sets one person apart from another comes when the individual actually takes the time and assumes the risks involved in following through on their passion. I met such a person a few weeks ago. She is driven, creative, wise beyond her 24 years and destined for success. Her name is Gianina Gabriel, and she owns and operates a fabulous new handbag (and more) company called “Well-Loved,” based right here in Richmond Hill. Gianina is a graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago and she proudly holds a bachelors degree in Fine Arts with emphasis in Fashion. She is not a native Low Country gal, but rather a northerner now planting her roots here in the creative and cultured South Georgia. Her parents still reside in the house that she grew up in on the south side of Chicago, and her family is one of those that could easily star in the Publix commercials... where everyone is loving, supportive, smiling and encouraging. Her husband is overseas right now with the US military, and Gianina spends her days growing her business while he is away serving our country. Gianina's passion for her craft is evident from the first moment you meet her. She exudes an air of excitement as she talks and smiles humbly, knowing deep down that she does have something very special with Well-Loved. The evolution of this vision began a few years back. Gianina explained to me that after her sophomore year studying fashion, she was very discouraged and feeling lack-luster in the inspiration department. “The fashion industry can be very cut-throat and it just started to take its toll on me,” Gianina recalls. Being the creative soul that she is, she wanted to feel alive again. So, her remedy was making a dress – building something with her hands and doing it just for herself, not to meet any requirements or receive a passing grade, but rather to just create. This was her striving to rejuvenate the creator inside herself. The dress she hand-sketched, stitched and created was a serious labor of love. The result was the rebirth of her imagination and an undying itch to use her hands in the creative process. Reflecting on her years in college, Gianina explained to me, “The fashion industry is often a reminder of everything you’re not...” and it became clear to me as I listened to her talk that her genuine passion is to make people feel good, despite “picture perfect” fashion that is often taught in formal settings. I could easily identify with her and her message. Well-Loved was birthed from a myriad of life experiences, but the foundational key for Gianina is to make people feel good and give them a quality
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bag they can rely on and take with them through life’s journeys. Yes, it is still fashion, but it is fashion with the purpose of making everyone who carries a Well-Loved bag feel good and feel good enough. The majority of the Well-Loved Bag Collections are made with leather. Gianina explains to me that her choice of using leather is strategic and intentional. She believes that leather, “Acts as a life journal and changes shape and feel over time.” I learned that she has adopted the “cooking with love” philosophy when she creates her handbags. Let me explain. Gianina asked me during our interview if I were to make a cake for a friend in need, just to show love, how would I make the cake? She reminded me that I would use only the best ingredients; I would take my time and make it right and I would package it in such a way that my love was evident from the first glance to the last bite. I certainly agreed with her suggestions and assumptions, as that is exactly what I would do. This thought process is the same one Gianina has adapted and consistently uses when she creates her Well-Loved bags. She uses only the finest materials and she takes her time using stitching where others may use glue – just one example of her extra steps of love. She intends for these bags to be well loved over a period of time. Some of the “ingredients” you will see in these bags include scarves or chains as handles, bows as ties and vintage buttons for snaps. The exterior of any Well-Loved bag is fashion forward, while the interior is functional and comfortable. The bags are lined with vintage tees, affording the bag owner several places to compartmentalize their goods, as well as offering them an inviting and familiar interior. Most of us have that old “well-loved” t-shirt we enjoy wearing around the house. Gianina makes the parallel to life that, “The exterior of the bags are what you want to show the world... your outer self, that is pretty and put together. The inside of the bag is what you want to keep close to your chest... the softer side, where you store everything important to you.” “Well-Loved” is the perfect name for a genuinely loved product. With her inherent passion and creativity, Gianina’s business seems destined for success. In fact, Well-Loved has recently partnered with Perc Coffee to create some custom pieces that will be sold at the Coffee Fox in downtown Savannah as well as on Gianina's official website. The Well-Loved Bag Collections include wallets and bags of varying sizes for both women and men. Gianina also takes custom orders for brides, gifts or otherwise. You will definitely want to check out the Well-Loved site Well-Loved.com and get your hands on something “well-loved” and created just for you! q
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If you’ve ever planned a vacation to Walt Disney World, you know that the planning process can be overwhelming. You scramble to contact everyone you know for advice, then hop online to do in-depth research on the best time to go, the best resort for your family, which rides to hit first and which to avoid – the list is endless! Recognizing that this planning process can be daunting, Disney formed the Walt Disney World Moms Panel in 2008 to provide a forum for guests to get their questions answered. In September 2012, thousands of hopefuls from around the world submitted applications for a seat on the panel. From the many passionate applications, our own Richmond Hill resident Jackie Gailey was one of 19 new moms and dads selected to join the existing panelists on the 2013 Disney Parks Moms Panel. Jackie was beaming from ear to ear when she met me at a local coffee shop to tell me her story. Wearing a quilted pink Disney Parks Moms Panel jacket and discrete diamond Mickey Mouse-themed earrings, necklace and tennis bracelet, Jackie’s bubbling enthusiasm was contagious. “I’m feeling kind of magical this morning,” she smiles brightly, “because I’ve already answered a couple of questions on the Moms Panel website and I love starting my day that way.” Having just taken her seat on the panel in January of this year, she is obviously still overwhelmed to realize that her dream of being a panelist has come true. Jackie has applied for the panel every year for the past five years. “I was actually on vacation with my family at Walt Disney World when I got the email saying that I had made it to round three for the first time in five years of applying… I really thought I was going to explode into pixie dust!” she exclaims. “Then in November, I got a phone call saying that I was one of 19 chosen from a pool of up to 14,000 applicants! It boggles my mind when I think of how many 8 4 R IC H M O N D H I L L R E F L E C T IO N S
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the site before beginning her from-home customer service job – I soon realize that the Moms Panel position is unpaid. She participates purely because she loves Disney and loves to help people. “The thought of helping people plan their Disney vacation… that’s my calling,” Jackie says emphatically. “I’m a people-person. We need to help each other. I love it!” Jackie fell in love with Disney on her first visit to Disneyland with her family in 2003. After that first wonderful visit, she began planning more vacations to Disneyland and Walt Disney World. “I would come home from work every night and read the questions on the Moms Panel [after it was formed]. With all the research I was doing, I thought ‘I would love to be the person who answers those questions.’ I saw the value of being able to get advice from real people who’ve been to the parks with their families and have experience,” Jackie recalls. At the time, Jackie and her family were living in Seattle, Washington, a city that she has called home for most of her life. When her husband Jerry’s job as a field service engineer with Iris Diagnostics led the family to move to Richmond Hill in July 2010, Jackie was thrilled that it brought her within a few hours of Walt Disney World. Before being selected to join the Moms Panel, Jackie had already begun to fulfill her desire to help others plan their Disney vacations by starting a blog, Jackie’s Magical Moments. “I originally started my blog with the intent of sharing tips with families about things that made a trip easier with kids,” says Jackie. Even since joining the Moms Panel, Jackie has continued her blog. “I like to be out there and connected with people. I like to put what I learn to good use and relate the things that made our lives easier.” When I asked Jackie how many times she’s been to Walt Disney World, she answers with a chagrined smile, “I’ve lost count!” She says she goes every chance she gets, often grabbing her kids (11-year old Molly and 15-year old Zach) off of their school busses on Friday afternoon and loading them in the car for a spontaneous trip. She tries to do something new each time to keep the “magic” alive. In fact, as I interviewed Jackie on a Friday morning, she was already planning a quick trip to Walt Disney World the next day in order to meet friends gathering there for the Princess Half Marathon weekend – despite the fact that she had just returned six days earlier from a week-long family vacation at the park!
With so many Disney trips under her belt, Jackie is a natural for the Disney Parks Moms Panel. It is all about helping others have the same wonderful experiences that she has had. And, she’s quick to point out to me that the name “Moms Panel” is used loosely. There are moms, dads, grandparents and people without children on the panel – the name is just meant to imply someone to whom you can ask anything and who is willing to help. Visitors to the Moms Panel site can either pose a general question or can specifically choose to question Jackie (or another panelist). When the panelists visit the site, they can choose which questions to answer based on their personal experiences with Disney. I asked Jackie how often she visits the site to answer questions – after all, I’m thinking, she has a job and family and does this as a volunteer. But Jackie doesn’t view her role as a panelist as one more item on her to-do list. It is her passion. “I’m kind of a stalker,” she replies to my question with a grin. “I love it so much! I [go on the site] several times a day… a couple of times in the morning before work and several in the evening. It’s a way to fill in the downtime at home with a little bit of pixie dust!” While Disney thanks its panelists with a week-long Disney vacation for four each year, Jackie says that she would do it for free. “I couldn’t be happier to be a part of the [Disney] organization,” she says. “I would do this every single day for the rest of my life if I could. When someone’s spending thousands of dollars on a Disney vacation and I can help them have a good experience, it makes it that much more gratifying. I can’t imagine my day without it.” q
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Whether it’s a pair of Chanel sunglasses you seldom wear, a few dresses your daughter outgrew or the hallway mirror that you’re tired of looking at, your once-loved pieces can be rediscovered and cherished by someone else. Consignment shops seem to be the new craze. Repurposing is a trend that is taking precedence over lavish, excessive purchases. “Recessionistas” (budget-conscious fashionistas) everywhere are embracing consignment in an effort to stretch their dollars. Let’s face it, redecorating your living room or a brand new wardrobe may not be the highest priority in your budget, but shopping or selling on consignment could help you hit the reset button on your style and make money too! Currently, there are five consignment shops in Richmond Hill alone. The Pink Closet specializes in quality women’s clothing with designer labels like Chanel, True Religion, Louis Vuitton and Tibi. Dena Lopez, the shop’s owner, doesn’t want her store to feel secondhand. Her goal is to familiarize the customer with designer fit and quality without retail prices. Another Debut also concentrates on women’s clothing, but as store owner Ardra Greene explains, “It’s about relationships; this is a people business. People want a connection.” She likes to help customers rework their style and show them how to put outfits together. She is not necessarily concerned with brands, but does look for cute, clean and stylish clothing. The Furniture Parlor consigns furniture and home décor. The store owner, 9 0 R IC H M O N D H I L L R E F L E C T IO N S
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Every recessionista knows that shopping consignment is smart. “The craze has been here for years, and the media is just now catching up,” says Dena from The Pink Closet. When you are looking for an item that you will only wear once, extravagance isn’t necessary. Someone, somewhere else already spent a ton on a prom dress, wore it once and now you can reap the benefits of it because it’s hanging in your local consignment shop. The same is true for a wedding dress, a tux or suit, a party dress or an evening gown. Debut it again. “[Consignment] still has to overcome some stigmas, but it’s so fun,” adds Ardra of Another Debut. Consignment is also great for replenishing your wardrobe with pieces that will last. “The icing on the cake is that you’re not paying retail — replenishing without [over] spending,” says Dena. What about items that were only used for a short period of time? Women spend a fortune to feel good during pregnancy, and are happy to discard their maternity clothes afterwards. And of course, children grow so fast that many of their clothes and shoes have barely been used. “Kids don’t necessarily wear things out,” says Renee at Twinkle, Twinkle Little Shop. As your own kids grow quickly, consignment is a smart choice for such a short investment. Furniture consignment is also popular. “People aren’t buying with credit as much; they are getting back to things that last — like wood.
are watching their budget, and this is a great way to redecorate,” she continues. It doesn’t have to be new to be perfect. Selling consignment is a wise choice for your budget and the environment. The recycling aspect of consignment has an admirable quality to it. By placing your used items in a consignment shop, you are essentially recycling them, and often will make more money than through a garage sale. Every shop works their split a little differently, so make sure you ask. The percentages could be 60/40, 50/50 or 40/60. Once your pieces are sold, it’s automatic cash for you — which you might decide to recycle back into the consignment shop! If your pieces don’t sell, most owners will contact you for the option of picking your items back up or donating them to charity. With consignment, it’s good to know that the items are not wasted but creatively placed with a new owner, plus you’ll have a bonus in your wallet! Local consignment shop owners appreciate the community they know they depend on. “Richmond Hill is the perfect balance of supply and demand,” says Ardra of Another Debut. “Richmond Hill [residents] want to support the local community,” adds Kathleen at All Things Possible. While patronizing local consignment shops does help support our local business community – as well as being budgetfriendly and good for the environment – the bottom line is: It’s FUN. The disposable mindset has passed, and they want a good fair price,” So, add a refresh button to your closet or home today and consign. says Kelly at The Furniture Parlor. “With the economy, lots of people It’s contagious! q R IC H M O N D H I L L R E F L E C T IO N SM AG . C OM 9 1
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When Henry Ford came to Ways Station, it was an impoverished sleepy little town suffering from a depressed economy. Ford hired locals to manage his extensive agricultural operations and to teach and work in the schools that he built; he also built a sawmill, a vocational trade school, churches and community buildings. “Mr. Ford was very nice. He wanted everybody to have a job, a home… something to call their own,” says Gracie Greene, who is known to many as “Mrs. Dolly.” “That was Ford. He made it possible for you to get it.” Ford brought Richmond Hill into the twentieth century. It was the height of the Depression era when Gracie Greene and Bernice Clark aka “Miss BB” were hired by Henry Ford. Miss BB started as a dishwasher and worked her way up to a cook in the Rich9 4 R IC H M O N D H I L L R E F L E C T IO N S
mond Hill School lunchroom. Gracie kept the school superintendent, Mr. Nash’s, children at the “teacherage” – where they lived, just across from the school. “There were no interviews,” says BB. “They must have looked at how we carried ourselves and knew we would do a good job.” Both ladies recall how good the food was that was provided for free to the children and teachers at Richmond Hill School. For most, it was the best meal they would have all day. “We grew gardens in the big field behind the cafeteria – corn, beans, potatoes, peas!” says Gracie. “Everybody looked forward to their spring gardens… yes, Lord! They were good vegetables. We seasoned with fat back of course.” “When the school closed, we would can stuff up,” adds Miss BB.
“I met Mr. Ford for the first time when he came over to the lunchroom with the principal. He ate about two or three slices of my cake… yep, he came back for seconds,” laughs Miss BB. “That was many years ago.” Miss BB will celebrate her birthday on April 23rd. “I’m up in my 80s, I don’t remember what kind of cake it was,” she chuckles. “We cooked on wooden stoves,” BB says. Gracie chimes in, “Now that is good eating! You don’t know good until you’ve eaten on a wooden stove!” Biscuits were prepared most of the time with the lunches at the school, but more than biscuits, both ladies agree that one of the best things to eat – that everyone should know how to cook in the South – is cornbread! “We used to eat cornbread with almost every meal,” Gracie recalls. When Henry Ford died, the town would forever be changed, again. “Our bread, butter and oil was in that man,” Gracie says of Mr. Ford. “He did a lot for everybody. This town is still reaping the benefits from his philanthropy.” Miss BB would go home when the school changed hands and Gracie would be hired by the County Board of Education as a school bus driver. Today, Gracie and BB enjoy spending time at the Richmond Hill Senior Center, where they share time reminiscing about the days gone by – and they still enjoy a good piece of cornbread! q
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RICHMOND HILL REFLECTIONS ADvERTISER DIRECTORY A ll T h ings Chocol ate. . . . ............................ 52
Kel l er Wi l l i a m s : M el i s s a E ver ett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
R PI Res i d en ti a l , I n c. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
A ll T h ings Possi bl e. . . . . . . ............................ 82
K l ea n K a r p e ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
S ava n n a h Q u a r ter s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
A llure Laser Center. . . . . . . ........................... 29
L a Na pol er a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
S ew M u ch B a g g a g e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
A n o th er Debut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... 61
L a u r el Ho m e Fu r n i s h i n g s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
S h o r el i n e L a n d s ca p e. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ATA Mar ti al Ar ts. . . . . . . . . . . .......................... 26
L avend er H i l l S p a S a l o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
S k i n E s s en t i a l s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Augie' s Pub & Gri l l . . . . . . ............................ 28
L ea hy A r t G a l l er y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
S n a p o l o g y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Awa ken ing Yog a S tudi o. . ...........................82
L i f e M oves D a n ce S tu d i o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
S o u th C o a s t M ed i ca l : D r. Fi s cher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ba dco ck Home Fur ni shi n gs...................... 26
Lloyd D Mur ray, Sr., Attor ney at Law, P.C.. 108
S o u th C o a s t M ed i ca l : D r. H o ff man. . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Ba lb o & Greg g, Attor neys a t L aw, P.C.......77
L oca l O r g a n i c M o m s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
S o u th ea s ter n B a n k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Ba rker & Associ ates I nsu r a nce.................. 88
L ow Cou ntr y E ye C a r e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
S p a C r es t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Ba rks.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... 52
M cDona l d ' s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
S ta te Fa r m : Jay K i g h t. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Bla n kenshi p Spor ti ng Go od s..................... 98
M emor i a l M ed i ca l C en t er. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
S ter l i n g L i n k s G o l f C o u r s e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Bo o st by Desi gn. . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... 21
M u ng o Ho m es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
S u p er i o r Fi n i s h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
C a p ita l Car pet Cl eani ng. ........................... 44
M y Gr a nd f a th er ' s Pl a ce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
T h e Fo r d A ca d emy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
C a r p et S tore Pl us. . . . . . . . . . ........................... 44
New Coven a n t Pr es byter i a n C h u r ch . . . . . . . . . . 83
T h e Fu n cti o n a l Tr a i n i n g C en ter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
C h a th a m Or thopaedics... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Notes Pi a n o S tu d i o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
T h e Fu r n i tu r e Pa r l o r. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Christy Carroll Balbo, Attorney at Law, P.C.... 30
O g eechee M a r i n e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
T h e M a g n o l i a G r i l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
C o a sta l Empi re Peri odonti cs..................... 59
O pti m O r th o p ed i cs : D r. K a m a l es en . . . . . . . . . . 50
T h e Pi n k C l o s et. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
C o a sta l Endodonti cs. . . . . . ......................... 100
Pa d g ett I n s u r a n ce A g en cy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
T h e S a l o n o n Fo r d Avenu e. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
C o a sta l Georgi a Veter i na r y Ca r e............... 31
Pa d g ett T il e a n d Wo o d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
T h e S ava n n a h B a n k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
C o b b les tone Photog raphy......................... 31
Pa tti Tod d Ph o to g r a p hy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
The Urgent Care Center of Richmond Hill.... back cover
C o lo n y Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... 28
Paw pa r a z z i ‌ A D o g B o u ti q u e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Va u g h t O r th o d o n t i cs. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
C o p en h aver Dental . . . . . . . . ...................... 5, 102
Per fect Po o l s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Wa ter way s Town s h i p. . . . . . . . . . . . .. inside front cover
C o ur tn ey Camp-Hi ghsmith Denti s tr y....... 106
Per s ona l To u ch C o l l i s i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
W h eel s Au towo r k s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
D er m a tol og y & S k i n Cancer Center...... 13, 48
Pl a n ta ti o n Lumb er & H a r dwa r e.................. 3
W i l l ow S a l o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
D evelo pment Authori ty of B r ya n Cou nty.. 82
Pr emi er Jewel r y D es i g n s : A i s h a D u d l ey. . . . . 49
Ya tes A s tr o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
E RA Kel l y Fi scher : S and r a Davi s.............. 19
Pr ovi d ent O B / G Y N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Y M C A o f C o a s ta l G A . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
E sp resso Hi l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... 21
R E / M A X A ccen t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Fish Ta l es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................... 60
R E / M A X A ccen t: A l i ce S teya a r t. . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71
Fo r t McAl l i ster Mari na. . ........................... 60
R E / M A X A ccen t: Jo h n C l a r k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
G & L Resi denti al Desi gn......................... 21
R E / M A X A ccen t: L yn n e B ayen s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
G. Ben jami n Massey, DM D, P.C................ 52
R E / M A X A ccen t: M a u r een B r ya n t. . . 28, 53, 71
G eo Vis ta Credi t Uni on............................ 96
R E / M A X A ccen t: Ter es a C owa r t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
G eo rgia Game Chang ers........................... 20
R E / M A X S ava n n a h : L i n d a B a r ker. . . . . . . .71, 110
G eo rgia Liv i ng at Home. .......................... 29
Red B i r d D es i g n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Gibson/Lovell HVAC.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Ref l ecti on s Power Wa s h i n g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
G ra n t Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... 18
Richmond Hill / Bryan County Chamber of Commerce...88
H & L Ti re & Auto Re pa i r......................... 1
R i chmond H i l l A n i m a l H o s p i t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
JC H C o astal Li festyl e Ho mes..................... 2
R i chmond H i l l S en i o r C en ter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Jeff' s Beverag e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................98
R i chmond H i l l S wi m C l u b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Keller Enter pr i ses. . . . . . . . . ........................... 37
R i chmond H i l l ' s B es t C l e a n er s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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