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Sep 22, 2017

Arts and Flowers Garden Club held meeting

October meeting. This will be held Oct. 12 at the Washington Carnegie Library.Also attending were Sue Colbert, Helen Dashnaw, Linda Free, Sue Garrett, Kay George, Shari Gray, Sue Gray, Sue Harper, Jan Hicks, Judi Hill, Bonnie Jones, Becky Kremp, Rosie Palmer, Jennie Richardson, Bev Spillman, Cheryl Thomas, Pat Thompson, Vicki Wright and Phyllis Miles. (Washington Times Herald)

Apr 13, 2017

Ivy Green's Gardens are Featured

Dennis ShererColbert County TourismTUSCUMBIA–People from around the world who tour Ivy Green marvel at the beauty of the gardens surrounding the birthplace and childhood home of Helen Keller.The gardens are maintained by Shoals Master Gardeners.On Thursday, April 20, the Master Gardeners will share stories about how the gardens at Ivy Green were transformed from a basic landscape into one that dazzles during a seminar at Helen Keller Public Library, 511 N. Main St., Tuscumbia. The free seminar, which includes a tour of the gardens, begins at 2:30pm and is open to the public.Dennis Balch said before Shoals Master Gardeners revitalized the gardens in 2006, the landscape at the historic home was drab.“It was a neglected landscape,” she said. “It was mostly just the lawn and the trees and some overgrown shrubs.”Now the gardens are filled with flowers, herbs and neatly pruned shrubs that reflect the landscapes that surrounded many southern homes in the late 1800s when Helen Keller was a child.Betty Balc... (courierjournal)

Oct 21, 2016

Arts and Flowers Garden Club get together

She provided instructions so members could make their own flower pots. Also attending were Sue Colbert, Linda Cornelius, Helen Dashnaw, Sue Garrett, Kay George, Janet Goodwin, MaryLou Gotwald, Sue Gray, Sue Harper, Kathleen Harris, Jean Hoffman, Bonnie Jones, Shirley Jones, Becky Kremp, Tunia McClure, Linda Myers, Fran Neal, Rose Palmer, Jan Smith, Cheryl Thomas, Jan Wake, Joan Colbert and Coleen Swartzentruber. (Washington Times Herald)

Apr 22, 2016

Flowers: Sorry, but women who have abortions are murderers

United States on the Republican ticket, and so he feels the need to make at least an attempt at “pro-lifiness,” to paraphrase Stephen Colbert. At a recent town hall meeting with Chris Matthews, Trump tried to ingratiate himself with the conservatives by saying what he thought they wanted to hear: that he could see his way clear to punishing women who had abortions. </p><p>Now I am not a fan of Donald Trump, but I am really sick and tired of people using abortion as some weapon against anyone who has the guts to say it's murder, and that when you murder someone you deserve to be punished. </p><p>The touchy-feely members of the pro-life community never say this, of course. They use the sort of language that makes me scream, even though I travel with them, the sort of “everyone is a victim” mantra that somehow makes the woman soliciting the abortion and the baby who will never have a future equal in their pain. </p><p>I'm sorry, but I don't buy it. I think that women are as responsible as the abortion doctors in seeking to end to innocent human life, and if that makes me heartless, so be it. But I am nothing if not consistent. </p><p>What I cannot stand are the people who say abortion is indeed murder, but who want us to have absolute compassion for the women who engage in the activity. One of my friends, a very smart woman who has a nuanced and sophisticated vi... (The Ledger)

Feb 3, 2016

Bay Area News Group

Jackson 1 0-2 2, Henderson 1 0-0 3, Fragas 1 1-1 3, Becker 5 2-4 12, Gallagher 3 0-0 7. Totals 17 5-11 44. Bentley Hood 11 1-4 23, Jiba 5 1-2 13, Colbert 1 1-2 3, Turner 1 2-2 4, Greenfield 1 0-0 2, Bryan 2 2-8 7, Jackson 2 0-0 4, Clark 2 0-0 4. Totals 25 6-22 60. VC          7          15          8          14--          44 Bentley          15          20          12          13--          60 3-point shots: Beckton 2, Lopez, Henderson,Gallagher; Jiba 2, Bryan. BVAL Pittsburg 57, Antioch 40 Pittsburg (12-6, 2-0 BVAL) Calbert 5 0-2 12, McRaven 2 5-6 9, Page-Gray 1 0-1 2, Northern 0 0-2 0, Pierce 0 1-2 1, Malone 6 1-1 15, Udoh 2 0-0 4, Edmerson 3 4-6 10, Fox 1 0-0 2, Wright 0 2-2 2. Totals 20 13-22 57. Antioch (4-13, 0-2) Tanner 0 1-2 1, Wilson 2 0-0 4, Harris 2 4-10 8, Sires 1 1-2 3, Smith 1 4-7 6, Curry 0 4-8 4, Durham 2 0-0 4, Johns 1 0-0 2, Forbes 2 4-5 8. Totals 11 18-34 40. Pittsburg          10          10          20          17--          57 Antioch          6          8          8          18--          40 3-point goals: Malone 2, Calbert 2. Fouled out: Fox. Liberty 79, Deer Valley 76 Liberty (14-3, 1-1 BVAL) Scott 4 4-4 13, Wise 2 0-0 4, Dutt 4 4-5 14, August 5 9-9 21, Smith 6 3-3 15, Toomey 3 2-2 8, Ruff 2 0-0 4. Totals 26 22-23 79. Deer Valley (9-7, 0-2) Sturgis 2 8-9 12, Vixen 1 0-1 2, Walker 4 2-4 10, Oha 9 2-7 21, Long 3 0-0 7, Hardy 0 2-2 2, Boardman 3 3-6 9, Banford 0 2-2 2, Manning 5 1-2 11. Totals 27 20-33 76. Liberty          19          19          19          22--          79 Deer Valley          24          18          15          19--          76 3-point goals: Dutt 2, August 2, Scott; Oha, Long. Fouled out: Toomey, Boardman. Freedom 76, Heritage 70 Heritage (15-3, 1-1 BVAL) Wallace 5 13-13 23, Mack 2 1-4 5, Augliera 5 0-0 13, Dennis 3 4-6 10, Ford 3 2-2 8, Hancock 1 0-0 2, Ned 3 3-4 9, Totals 22 23-29 70. Freedom (12-4, 2-0) Stokes 5 0-0 11, Guy 1 3-4 5, T Collins 3 2-3 9, D Collins 5 12-14 22, Pierce 4 0-1 8, Gray 1 0-0 2, Ketchel 6 3-3 16, Fauolo 1 1-2 3, Totals 26 21-27 76. Heritage          25          16          16          13--          70 Freedom          15          18          18          25--          76 3-point shots: Augliera 3, Stokes, T Collins, Ketchel. Fouled out: Pierce. Technical: Pierce 2. Highlights: F -- Ford 3 blocked shots, D Collins 10 rebounds, 3 blocked shots. DFAL Dougherty Valley 58, Miramonte 51 Miramonte (13-6, 3-2 DFAL) Ionescu 6 4-4 16, Ricksen 1 0-0 2, Anderson 4 1-1 9, Hocking 5 5-8 16, Shastri 2 0-0 5, Jiannatone 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 10-13 51. Dougherty Valley (18-1, 5-0) Grabow 3 7-8 14, Manansala 4 3-5 11, White 2 0-2 4, Hoskins 1 2-2 4, Srini 4 4-6 13, Samra 5 3-3 13. Totals 19 19-26 58. Miramonte          10          13          16          12--          51 Dougherty          15          14          13          17--          58 3-point goals: Ionescu, Hocking, Shastri; Grabow, Srini. Fouled out: Ionescu. Highlights: M-Ionescu 11 rebounds, 3 blocks. DV-Hoskins 7 rebounds; White 5 rebounds; Samra 5 rebounds. Campolindo 63, Acalanes 51 Campolindo (8-9, 2-2 DFAL) Yamamoto 4 3-4 14, Hicks 3 0-0 8, Beeri 0 0-0 0, Kroichick 1 2-2 4, Caprio 2 0-0 5, Young 2 0-0 4, Strother 5 2-2 12, Clarke 6 0-1 16. Totals 23 7-9 63. Acalanes (8-10, 1-3) McKendell 1 2-2 5, Marlow 5 2-3 15, Hill 1 0-0 3, McNamara 2 2-2 8, Nall 3 3-3 9, Rowell 4 0-0 11. Totals 16 9-10 51. Campo          17          15          22          9--          63 Acalanes          9          17          12          13--          51 3-... (San Jose Mercury News)

Feb 3, 2016

FILKINS, Robert H. Jr.

Marietta. After that, he began a career in the insurance business with the Travelers. From there, he went out on his own and established Filkins Colbert & Associates in 1973. That company continues today with his son. Visitation will be held on Sunday evening at 4 - 6 pm at Winkenhofer Pine Ridge in Kennesaw, GA. The Funeral Mass will be at St. Catherines Catholic Church in Kennesaw at 10:30 am Monday, February 1st. The family asks that in lieu of flowers that donations be sent to St. Vincent DePaul ... (Marietta Daily Journal)