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Rosemarie Swindal of Hinesville traveled to Engelberg, Switzerland in June. The picture was taken from the Kilchli viewpoint in the Brunni Alpine Range, elevation 6,000 feet. In the background is Mt. Titlis, elevation 10,000 feet. - photo by Photo provided.

Greene joins Century 21
Century 21 Ways Station has announced Jolonda T. Greene has joined its firm as a sales associate. She will specialize in residential property sales in the Liberty, Chatham and Bryan counties.
Greene just successfully completed extensive training and licensing through the Century 21 national Create 21 program, Graduate Realtor Institute — Course I, and Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council.
Century 21 Ways Station is a full-service real estate brokerage company specializing in residential, commercial, fine homes, recreational properties at 10200 Ford Avenue, Suite 103 in Richmond Hill.
Century 21 Real Estate LLC www.century21.com is the franchisor of the world’s largest residential real estate sales organization, providing comprehensive training, management, administrative and marketing support for the Century 21 System.
The system is comprised of more than 7,800 independently owned and operated franchised broker offices in 42 countries and territories worldwide. Century 21 Real Estate LLC is a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation.

Pate graduates training program
Coast Guard Seaman Michael D. Pate, a 2004 graduate of Faith Baptist Christian Academy, Ludowici, recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N.J.
During the eight-week training program, Pate completed a vigorous training curriculum consisting of academics and practical instruction on water safety and survival, military customs and courtesies, seamanship skills, first aid, fire fighting and marksmanship. A major emphasis is also placed on physical fitness, health and wellness. Pate and other recruits also received instruction on the Coast Guard’s core values - honor, respect and devotion to duty - and how to apply them in their military performance and personal conduct.
Pate will join 36,000 other men and women who comprise Coast Guard’s force.
Men and women train together from the first day in the Coast Guard just as they do aboard ships and shore units throughout the world. To reinforce the team concept, Pate, and other recruits were trained in preventing sexual harassment, drug and alcohol awareness, civil rights training, and the basics of the work-life balance, as well as total quality management.


Barnes graduates officer training
Cecil J. Barnes II has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky.
The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the ultimate goal of becoming an Army officer. College students experience and examine the Army without incurring an obligation to serve in the Army or ROTC, and are eligible to receive two-year college scholarship offers and attend the Advanced ROTC Course at their college.
Cadets are observed and evaluated during classroom and field training exercises to determine their officer potential in leadership abilities and skills.  The cadets are trained to have a sound understanding of traditional leadership values during the challenging, motivating “hands-on” training.
The training develops well-disciplined, highly motivated, physically conditioned students, and helps improve the cadets’ self-confidence, initiative, leadership potential, decision making, and collective team cohesion. The cadets receive training in fundamental military skills, rifle marksmanship, small arms tactics, weapons training, drill and ceremony, communications, combat water survival training, rappelling, land navigation and squad-level operations field training.
The cadet is a student at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah.
He is the son of Cecil J. and Michele Barnes of Hinesville.
Barnes is a 2005 graduate of Faith Baptist Christian Academy, Ludowici.

Tift to star in play at Averitt Center
Kristyl Dawn Tift, a native of Hinesville, will be starring in a play at the Averitt Center for the Arts in Statesboro. She holds a MFA in acting from the New School for Drama, a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Georgia Southern University, and is presently an assistant professor of theatre at GSU.
About the play
Blessed Assurance: It is the turbulent Freedom Summer of 1964. Olivia, the cook for the Whitehouse cafe’ turns a rural southern town in Mississippi on its head when she marches up the courthouse steps demanding to register to vote.
The play will take place at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19-20, and at 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Averitt Center for the Arts in The Emma Kelly Theater 33 Main Street, Statesboro.
The cost is $10 for adults, and $8 for children, 12 and under.
For tickets and more information, call (912) 212-2787.
Sponsored by African-American Business Owners Coalition.

Leachman attends summer seminar

Justin Leachman, a senior at Bradwell Institute, attended the Summer Leader’s Seminar this past June at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. During his week there, he experienced intense leadership, military, physical, ethical, and academic training. Leachman was one of only 800 similar students chosen to attend this seminar.

Mudd graduates officer training
Sophia C. Mudd graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as “Operation Warrior Forge,” at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
The 33 days of training provide the best possible professional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of military life, administration and logistical support. Although continued military training and leadership development is included in the curriculum, the primary focus of the course is to develop and evaluate each cadet’s officer potential as a leader by exercising the cadet’s intelligence, common sense, ingenuity and physical stamina. The cadet command assesses each cadet’s performance and progress in officer traits, qualities and professionalism while attending the course.
Cadets in their junior and senior year of college must complete the leadership development course. Upon successful completion of the course, the ROTC program, and graduation from college, cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army, National Guard, or Reserve.
The cadet is a student at Fort Valley State University, Ga.
She is the daughter of Sylvia Ann and stepdaughter of Dexter S. Andrews of Hinesville.
Mudd is a 2004 graduate of Liberty County High School.

Powers graduates combat training
Army National Guard Pfc. Pierre Powers has graduated from Basic Combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
He is the son of Micheal Powers of Riceboro.

Frasier graduates basic training
Army National Guard Spec. Astacia D. Frasier has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.
Frasier is the daughter of Laucenia Frasier of Hinesville.
The specialist graduated in 2003 from the Bradwell Institute, and received a bachelor’s degree in 2007 from Georgia State University in Atlanta.

Fleming completes basic training
Air Force Airman Jonathan J. Fleming has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and special training in human relations.
In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Fleming is the son of John Fleming Valdosta and Cheryl Bailey of Hinesville.
The airman is a 2007 graduate of Liberty County High School.

Camacho-Rosa graduates basic
Army Reserve Pfc. Nelisa M. Camacho-Rosa has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.
She is the daughter of Carmen M. Rosa of Hinesville.
Camacho-Rosa is a 2007 graduate of Liberty County High School.

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