The document discusses the Humane Society of South Coastal Georgia's foster care program. The program aims to find temporary homes for animals needing extra medical care or those too young to be adopted permanently. Potential foster families are screened to ensure they are a good match for the animals. Fostering helps socialize animals, provides medical treatment, and prevents overcrowding at the shelter. Animals that are recovering from surgery, illness or injury are eligible for fostering.

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Fostering a furry friend
Saturday, Feb. 18
• Cassina Garden Club will Program gives Animals that are eligible for foster care
include puppies and kittens too young to
pet lovers a
open the historic tabby slave cab- be adopted permanently. “They may need
ins on Gascoigne Bluff from 10 to be bottle fed or they may be waiting for
a.m. to 1 p.m. and the Harrington surgery,” McEwan said.
chance to help
Graded School from 10 a.m. A mother cat or dog can also be fostered
to 3 p.m. on St. Simons Island. with its litters. Other candidates are fearful
Details: 638-5791. or shy animals in need of socialization.
animals in need
• Fort Frederica National Animals, like Maximillion, who are recov-
Monument, 6515 Frederica ering from surgery or an injury are also an
Road, St. Simons Island, will host option, as are ones with disabilities.
its 276th anniversary with a Liv- The society also allows fostering for
ing History Festival from 10 a.m. By LINDSEY ADKISON animals with a treatable illness, such as
to 4 p.m. Details: 638-3639. The Brunswick News heart worm or a cough. That way, the
• Fort King George State animals still get free medical treatment
Historic Site, 302 McIntosh The tan dog gently leaned his head from the humane society. In addition, any
Road SE, Darien, will host a against the wall of his kennel, careful not animal might be fostered when the shelter
ranger talk, scavenger hunt and to disturb the bandage around his ears. becomes overcrowded.
geocaching event from 10 a.m. When April McEwan entered the room, Oftentimes, a person takes a pet home
to 3 p.m. his eyes lit up. under the society’s Foster-to-Adopt pro-
• H.A.R.T. will host its annual “This is Maximillion,” McEwan said as gram and becomes a full-fledged member
meeting at 1 p.m. in room 205 she led the dog from the Humane Society of a family.
of the Darien Outlet Center. of South Coastal Georgia’s medical room. “Typically, Foster-to-Adopt cases in-
Speaker will be Bob Chris- “He’s such a good boy.” clude dogs that are being treated for heart
tiansen, president of the Atlanta As the society’s adoption specialist, Mc- worm disease or dogs/cats with medical
Animal Alliance. Ewan has become close to Maximillion. conditions. Through our Foster-to-Adopt
• Jekyll Island Campground Uneasy at first, his spirits rose quickly as program, the pet ‘parent’ has all intentions
Winter Guests will host a McEwan patted his head. “He had surgery of officially adopting the pet as a ‘furever’
pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 on his ears, but Dr. (Missy) Weaver says family member,” she said.
a.m. that he’s on the mend.” Bobby Haven/The Brunswick News Before the society lets an animal leave,
• Trailhead Center, 104 First While Maximillion recovers, he needs April McEwan, adoptions specialist at the Humane Society of South Coastal Geor- potential foster parents are screened to
St., Darien, will host Nettye to have extra attention. That’s where the gia, pets Maximillion, one of the dogs available for the society’s foster program. ensure that they are a proper match.
Evans of Brunswick at 10:30 a.m. society’s foster program comes into play. “Anyone interested in fostering pets
She will speak on her collection The group is looking for loving, temporary for cats, kittens, dogs and puppies in their home to an animal in need, you prepare for (the society) can submit a foster ap-
about the Tuskegee Airmen. homes for animals like Maximillion who homes. Some animals can be in a home the animal for adoption into a permanent plication for review. Once reviewed, an
need a little extra care. for as little as two weeks, while others may home, as well as help prevent overcrowd- appropriate match will be made. Appropri-
Sunday, Feb. 19 “We do prefer he be adopted, but foster need care for many months. The average ing in our adoption center. (The humane ate matches are made based on pet needs,
• Coastal Georgia Audubon care is better than staying (here),” McEwan stay for a foster pet, McEwan says, is two society) is always looking for more foster foster parents’ lifestyle and foster parents
Society will host its 9th Annual said. to four weeks. homes, especially throughout the busy requests, as well as what potential foster
Team Birding Event. Participants “Foster parents” provide temporary care “By offering your time, energy and spring and summer seasons,” she said. parents can provide.”
will meet at 8:45 a.m. in front
of the Jekyll Island Conven-
tion Center Campus. Details:
270-2995. How N., Glynn
County. The
society is
• Zelda,
likely a golden
retriever mix,
• Wish-
bone, a
mixed
in water,
but is
restless
Tuesday, Feb. 21
• Brunswick Golden Isles
Christian Women’s Connec-
to help open from
noon to 5
about to begin
treatment for
breed dog
who is
because
of her
p.m. Tuesdays heart worm. restless lengthy
tion will host a Timely Tax Tips through Satur- She will be Bowser because of Suzi stay.
Brunch at 10 a.m. at Epworth Baysey Zelda
View descrip- days. Contact available for his lengthy • Suzi,
by the Sea, 100 Arthur J. Moore tions of avail- April McEwan, Foster-to-Adopt stay, but minds a Stafford-
Drive, St. Simons Island. Details: able foster animals on the adoption specialist, at about Feb. 24. well after he settles in. shire bull mix with high en-
275-8624 or 222-0473. Humane Society of South 264-6246, ext. 109, or at • Miss Eloise, apparently • Bowser, a fun and playful ergy who is restless because
• College of Coastal Georgia, Coastal April@Adopt- a poodle mix, who dog who is restless of her lengthy stay.
3700 Altama Ave., Brunswick Georgia’s PetsNow. is mostly deaf and because of his • Tilly, a
will show the 1990 film “Miller’s Facebook com. blind. lengthy stay, shy dog who
Crossing,” at 7 p.m. in the Stem- page. Appli- Among • Baysey, a but who would has steadily
bler Theater. Details: 279-5781. cations are animals 12-year-old, black- be a great com- become
• Golden Isles Woodworkers available at in need and-white cat, who panion. more
will hold its monthly meeting at the society, of foster is able to maneu- • Ester, a comfort-
7 p.m. at 272 Edgewater Drive, 4627 homes ver easily, despite Labrador mix able and
Southern Landing Subdivision, Miss Eloise U.S. 17 are: her age. Ester who likes to play confident.
Wishbone
Brunswick. Featured will be a Tilly
demonstration on bandsaws.
New hairstyles heat up as season begins to change
BY SARAH LUNDGREN cially among women with longer amount of mousse to get the look of people bring in a picture of Kim
The Brunswick News locks. “For longer hair, adding without the crunch. Kardashian and say, ‘I want this
layers and subtle waves is always Both stylists have been applying dark color,’” she said.
With spring arriving in just in – that fresh off the beach look,” a variety of colors to clients’ hair. If a new cut or color is a bit too
weeks, salons around the Golden Garrison said. Along with the laid-back style of much change for spring, both styl-
Isles are busy helping women get Indigo Sahlberg, stylist at Studio loose waves, the ombré dye-job is ists recommend trying a variety of
the new-for-the-season looks they 1604, 1604 Newcastle St., Bruns- popular, a la celebrities like Ra- braids.
want. wick, finds the tousled look to be chel Bilson and Giuliana Rancic. “Braids are definitely in. There’s
Teana Garrison, a hair stylist at popular, as well, no matter what The look, with grown-out roots a fishtail braid, the twist braid,
Studio 412, 412 Ocean Blvd., St. length of hair. that fade into the rest of the hair even an across-the-crown braid
Simons Island, has some tips on “It’s just soft waves, not any- color, allows for a bit longer time that looks like a headband,” Gar-
popular cuts, colors and styles she thing too fixed. For straight hair, between salon visits. rison said.
expects for the spring. use a roll brush on your ends, hot But Garrison has seen some bold If these are too elaborate, Sahl-
For a popular cut, Garrison says rollers, or even a big curling iron,” colors as well. berg suggests a twist on the simple
bangs are the rage right now. she said. “You don’t have to curl “Red and strawberry blondes braid.
“You can try short and piecey, the whole head, just mainly the are very in right now. Even bright “Take a small, simple braid
slanted and long bangs, or even ends.” neon colors, for any type of style, and intertwine it with a few more
blunt, straight-across bangs,” she If you already have a bit of curl are popular,” she said. amongst the hair on your head. If Nick Nichols/The Brunswick News
said. to your hair, Sahlberg suggests At Studio 1604, Sahlberg has you want an up-do, just try mixing Teana Garrison styles a customer’s hair at Studio 412
With temperatures warming up, allowing your hair to air dry and seen another dramatic color asked a few little braids throughout it,” on St. Simons Island. Garrison said “beachy” hair is
“beachy” hair is popular, espe- scrunch the hair with a small for by many of her clients. “A lot she said. popular with temperatures warming up.
Now the great theological debate can finally come to an end
It’s been almost 30 years since deep theological discussion. After agreement with Daddy. I let him used previously. “But he wasn’t proves it.
Debbie and I, as school girls, Ronda all, has the color of Solomon’s fight the battle for me. Still, she talking about himself. He was After decades, the debate was
began the great debate. Over Rich skin ever crossed your mind? did not waiver. When Daddy talking about a woman.” about to come to an end. I called
the ensuing years, we have each She argued her point. “David died, I inherited the debate and A few days later, I decided Debbie and said, “I’m running
stood firmly on what we be- was his father and David was have, thus since, carried on it was time to get serious with the white flag up the pole.”
lieved to be true. There was no red-headed and ruddy complex- valiantly. It’s been a vigorous my research. I pulled out every First, she asked for me to hold
compromising, moving or being Dixie Divas ioned.” battle of wills and knowledge. It’s translation of the Bible that I on while she got a recorder and
reasonable. “But Bathsheba, his mother, been energetic because Debbie have. Now, as I have stated on nu- then she said, “The humbleness
One night all those years ago was Egyptian.” Plus, most is a great intellectual and I am a merous occasions, I am a reader of you lately is truly amazing.”
when I was hanging out at her in complete shock. Her eyes grew importantly, I believed that if great know-it-all, some would say of the King James Bible. I love It’s bittersweet as the great
house, which I did a lot in those wide and firmly she said, “Solo- my daddy said it, it was true, a great smart aleck. But I have the language. I sought help from debate ends. Even the victor was
days, I commented, “Did you mon was not black.” especially when it came to the stuck to my guns. Daddy would a King James study Bible and sad, saying, “It was so much fun.”
know that Solomon was black?” “Yes, he was.” I marched over Bible because he read and studied be proud. the New Living Translation and We agreed, though, we would
We were always playing Trivial to her Bible, picked it up and read it every day. The debate would rear its head learned, lo and behold, Solomon carry forth with the “hyphen-
Pursuit and Bible Trivial Pursuit from the first chapter of Solomon “Listen, I respect your daddy at the oddest times such as the did write it but Debbie was right ated” debate, a disagreement that
so I had come up with this new where he had written, “I am black and I’ve learned a lot from him other day when Debbie brought – he was not referring to himself. has lasted a mere 20 years.
piece of knowledge from Daddy’s but comely.” I read on where he about the Bible but he’s wrong it up and, again, we started it. I I pulled Daddy’s Bible – a Sco- Stay tune for more on that.
sermon the previous Sunday. He talked of being deeply tanned on this.” quoted the scriptures verbatim. field Reference King James – and — Ronda Rich is the author of
had preached about the equality by the sun. Now, that I take the So, the multi-year, multi- “This is exactly what Solomon saw why he believed that because “What Southern Women Know
of races and pointed out that the time to think back on it, it really generation debate began. She wrote.” there were no notes otherwise. (That Every Woman Should).”
wisest man that God ever made was pretty extraordinary that two and Daddy even debated it while Suddenly, she had a new piece Solomon may have been black Visit www.rondarich.com to sign
was black. She swirled her head young girls would get into such a I would just sit there and nod in of ammunition, one she had not but that is not the scripture that up for her weekly newsletter.
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