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Advisory for another Tybee beach
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Associated Press
Updated: Aug 18, 2011, 4:12 PM
Published: Aug 18, 2011, 4:13 PM

TYBEE ISLAND — The Chatham County Health Department has placed a beach on Tybee Island under advisory after tests showed a high bacteria count.

The Savannah Morning News reports (http://bit.ly/qWWBlq ) department spokeswoman Sally Silbermann says the advisory area covers the northernmost part of the island at the mouth of the Savannah River from the end of Polk Street beach to the jetty.

Silbermann said Wednesday tests from samples taken Tuesday show water in the area contains a high level of enterococci bacteria, which increase the risk of gastrointestinal illness in swimmers.

The department advises against swimming or wading in the area. It says fish caught there should be washed with fresh water and thoroughly cooked before eating.

Tybee's Strand Beach was placed under a similar advisory last week. That advisory was lifted Friday.

 

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Fit Kids Fest set for Saturday, focuses on childhood obesity
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Special to the News
Published: Aug 22, 2012, 11:55 PM

SAVANNAH — Childhood obesity is a growing concern across the nation.

Georgia is not immune to this epidemic. Nearly 40 percent of the state’s children classified as overweight or obese, which is the second-highest child-obesity rate in the U.S.

The Junior League of Savannah is working to draw awareness to the issue here in the Coastal Empire by hosting the Fit Kids Fest from 2-5 p.m. Aug. 25 at Daffin Park’s Optimist Stadium.

The event is free and open to kids in grades k-6 as well as their parents.

The event will include interactive stations focused around the Choose My Plate and Let’s Move! initiatives. Station themes include a build a jump rope, an obstacle course and Let’s Move! dance instruction. There will also be a snack-food demonstration that incorporates the Association of Junior League International’s Kids in the Kitchen program.

Parents will have an opportunity to participate through health screenings provided by Memorial University Medical Center and a cooking demonstration utilizing locally sourced ingredients by celebrity chef Michele Jemison.

Nonprofit organizations also will be available on site with information about various area programs and services.

“At the very heart of the mission of the Junior League is ‘improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.’ We certainly see Fit Kids Fest as an opportunity to educate the public on how to fight childhood obesity,” league President Lisa Pinyan said.

The Savannah Sand Gnats will award free tickets to their 6 p.m. game following the Fest to the first 250 youth participants and are offering discounted tickets ($6 each) for the rest of the family.

For more information, call 912-790-1002.

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