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Editor,

 

I am writing to request support for the Richmond Hill High School Odyssey of the Mind Team as we attempt to secure funding to attend the 28th Annual World Finals competition.

Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students. Students apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. Their solutions are presented at competitions on the regional, state, and world level. Thousands of teams from throughout the United States and from approximately 25 other countries participate in the program.

In March, three teams from Richmond Hill High School won at the regional competition, and on April 21st, the teams won two first place and one second place awards at the Georgia state competition level. Two of these teams will now compete at the World Finals held May 22-27 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.

Our needs are especially great as the school system is unable to provide us with any funding at this time.

- $7968 Registration, room and board for 14 students and 2 coaches ($498 each)

- $7070 Motor coach bus estimate

- $15038 Total expenses for World Finals and transportation costs

Odyssey of the Mind challenges students to solve problems. In the future, these same students will answer questions that have not yet been asked.

Any financial assistance the community can provide would be greatly appreciated. Please make checks payable to RHHS Odyssey of the Mind. You can reach me at 727-3690. Thank you.

 

Sincerely

Debbie Squires

 

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Dear editor: Another election cycle is finally over and the voters of Bryan County have spoken. We will have three new county commissioners in January 2011.
My congratulations go out to Jimmy Henderson of District 5, Carter Infinger of District 4 and Wade Price of District 2. I look forward to working with them as we continue to take care of the business of the county.
All three races were contested, which gave the voters a choice of who they wanted as their commissioner. Those who did not prevail in this election are to be applauded for offering themselves as candidates.
Our county owes a debt of gratitude to retiring commissioners Rick Gardner with eight years of service, Blondean Newman with eight years of service as a commissioner and 30 years as tax commissioner, and Toby Roberts with 18 years on the county commission.
These three spent many hours establishing policies and procedures for our county government and many meetings with state and local officials to achieve the best possible outcomes regarding our county on numerous issues. Their many years of experience will be sorely missed.
I well remember the first time I ran for public office and lost. Sometimes those who are not elected are the winners because they don’t have to go to all the meetings – that is said with tongue in cheek, of course.
After my loss, someone sent me the following quotation from President Theodore Roosevelt, which I keep on the wall in my office:
“It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
And my wish for all the citizens of Bryan County is to have a truly blessed Christmas and a prosperous and happy New Year’s.

Jimmy Burnsed
Chairman
Board of commissioners

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