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I’ll say it bluntly: If you’re celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day without an Irish drinking song playlist, you’re doing it wrong.

I’m sure the Irish drinking song has a long and rich history, but let’s be honest: Most of us don’t care about the “noble tradition” so much as we enjoy that rollicking accent, Irish humor and getting happily tipsy. Despite the fact that most Irish drinking songs have dead-depressing lyrics, you can’t help but feel unreasonably cheerful when you hear them — especially, as I stated before, you’ve gotten happily tipsy while listening.

Now, I happen to be an amateur connoisseur of Irish drinking songs, and my boyfriend has a wonderful knack for finding great versions of some of the best ones. I am far from an expert on the subject, but if you need a wee bit o’ help starting your drinking song playlist, I’m more than happy to lend a hand.

1. "Finnegan’s Wake," by The High Kings — This one is a staple of many an Irish drinking song playlist.

Tim Finnegan falls off a ladder and his family members, believing him dead, carry him into bed and rally the community for his wake — where they proceed to mourn, get outrageously drunk and, in true Irish fashion, start a brawl. There’s “lots of fun at Finnegan’s wake” in any version of the song, but The High Kings’ iteration is infectiously lively and catchy.

2. "Whiskey in the Jar," by The High Kings — Another must-have on your playlist, this one’s an adventure tale of a highwayman who robs a rich army captain and then gets duped and betrayed by a pretty girl. Like any good Irish song, it’s got plenty of fun innuendo if you’re willing to look for it. “She stole away me rapier” — did she now? Maybe you should have kept it in your pants — er, sheath. Anyway.

3. "The Old Dun Cow," by Harry O’Donoghue — The local pub catches fire! What do you do? Most

people would evacuate, or help put out the fire. In this song, a group of men barricade the cellar while it’s unguarded and try to drink it dry, racing the fire (and, later, the firemen). You thought you were good at keg stands? You’ve got nothing on these guys, and this version by a favorite Savannah artist is unparalleled.

4. "Seven Drunken Nights," by Celtic Thunder — The fellow in the song stumbles home drunk for a week and discovers items clearly belonging to another man strewn around his house. What makes it wonderful, however, is that in each chorus, the wife creates a completely outrageous lie to convince her husband he doesn’t see what he thinks he sees. “What are these boots doing under the bed?”

“Dear, those are flowerpots.” “They have laces.” “…Yes. Yes they do.”

5. "Space Shanty," by The Senate — This obviously isn’t a traditional Irish drinking song, but it’s done in a similar style. I wrote about The Senate’s hilarious lyrics several months ago, and I stand by what I said: “Space Shanty” is clever, funny and perfect for your intoxicated shenanigans. Reach for the whiskey, boys.

Reach for the skies.

6. "Another Irish Drinking Song,"

by Da Vinci’s Notebook — Again, clearly not an authentic Irish song, but its shameless riffing on the tradition is riotously funny. All the verses are full of Irish stereotypes, puns and allusions to other songs or stories.

Not that you need to get the references to enjoy the song. My favorite line: “Irony is what befell my greatgrand-uncle Sam. / He choked upon the very last potato in the land.”

There are, of course, more Irish drinking songs than there are redheads in Ireland, but this list should suffice to get you started. You’re welcome — and have fun!w

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Brittani Howell Conference, Mical Whitaker’s In the time I would have African American poetry spent laying out an extra edition night, and Twelfth Night, in addition to of Connect, I’ve put a few balls in a reading by author Jared Yates Sexton, motion that I think readers are going to who gives us an exclusive first look at enjoy. (I know we’ve enjoyed working his recently released short story colon them.)

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Connect Studio Sessions bring you We plan to make this podcast a exclusive acoustic sets from Statesboro’s monthly feature, so look for our next very own hometown musicians. So far, episode in April. And feel free to give we’ve had Daniel Navarro, Brendan us suggestions about what you’d like to Sapp and Samarie Palmer from Ten hear on the podcast, and how we can Mile Creek, and Jason Parker of The make it better. We’re having a lot of fun Paper Arcadia stop in and perform two with it, but really, this podcast is our or three original songs, in addition to gift to you. We want to know what you giving the audience insight into the think. history and writing process behind each Naturally, all these updates are a lot piece.

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The panel of speakers is part of the University’s Leadership Lecture Series, developed to expose students to insights from world-class leaders.

“This panel of speakers will certainly open the eyes of our students to the current political climate and help to educate them on the issues they will be voting on in the fall,” said Teresa Thompson, Ph.D., the University’s vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.

During more than 50 years working as a professional journalist, Ted Koppel has embodied the term “eyewitness to history” through his coverage of important historical events including President John F. Kennedy’s funeral, Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign and Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama — to name a few. Over the course of 26 years as anchor and managing editor of Nightline, Koppel became the longest-serving news anchor in U.S. broadcast history.

In 2012, New York University named Koppel one of the “100 outstanding journalists in the United States in the last 100 years.” When he left ABC News after 42 years, he was the most honored reporter in that network’s history, having received more “Overseas Press Club” awards than the previous record holder, Edward R. Murrow, and eight “George Foster Peabody” awards. Koppel has won 12 Columbia-DuPont awards, television’s equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize. He has also been awarded 42 Emmys, including one for lifetime achievement.

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'The sickness of now': Author talk with Jared Sexton Jared Yates Sexton is a professor in Georgia Southern University’s Department of Writing and Linguistics, but he doesn’t just teach creative writing. He’s a published author, with a novel and several short story collections to his name. In fact, he just released his latest book with Split Lip Press at the end of February.

Featuring 25 new pieces, the book is called I am the Oil in the Engine of the World, and Sexton gave Connect Statesboro an exclusive first look. This is part of the interview.

CS: What can we expect from this particular book?

JS: It's weird. I think that's the best way to explain it. This is actually my first collection of just strictly experimental work. My other books have sort of had more traditional stories, and also more surrealistic, experimental stories.

This one is, basically, the weirdest stuff I've ever written.

CS: When you say experimental, what does that mean?

JS: It depends. Some of them are formally experimental; some of them are what I would like to call "surrealistic" writing, which is where stuff happens that normally would not. I guess I would explain it as sort of heightened, weird prose.

When I approach something that I find kind of insane, I like to raise up the prose a little, so it gets kind of weird too. There's also a couple of little science fiction pieces in here.

CS: Does this make it a departure or different somehow from the stories you've done in the past?

JS: I've always kind of messed around with this a little bit. … I'm really fascinated by the idea of narcissism, or more specifically cultural narcissism. I feel like the world rewards that in weird ways, both personally and also culturally,

so this is more focused on that. I've always sort of tiptoed around the idea, and this is definitely much more of a focused attempt on that.

CS: There are 25 pieces, and one of the reviews I read talked about how you're kind of addressing "the American disease," and the "sickness of now." Do you ever come to a conclusion about what that is? Or is it (the book) exploring several different ideas?

JS: You know, I think that's the interesting thing about it: I don't think you CAN actually diagnose that. I think the larger problem this thing is getting at is we kind of live in a weird, schizophrenic society now. I think our technology, our experiences and our culture revolve around so many different things at once that a lot of people now are experiencing a sort of disconnect from reality. They have their own reality and they sort of exist, and they're also putting on airs for the world around them, as opposed to who they actually are. They're sort of walking around as though they're their own social media avatars. So a lot of this, I think — I hope, knock on wood, that I got this in some way — I think a lot of this is about the confusion between what reality is, and what reality is in the way that people live their lives.

CS: Looking at a lot of the reviews, people tie your work very centrally to geography. They talk about how it's looking at parts of America that don't get a whole lot of light shone on them. Someone referred to both the Midwest and the South; I think someone used the phrase "Rocky Mountain Cold" to describe something you'd written, some part of your prose — JS: I like that. I really like that.

CS: Yeah, it was chilling and kind of — bleak? But I think some of your

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stories kind of go for that. So what are you looking at when it comes to America? Are they off-base looking at that geographical tie?

JS: No. You know, it's funny — I originally come from Indiana, but I come from Southern Indiana, which has a whole lot more in common with the South than it does the Midwest. It's like this weird sort of migration that combines the two.

So I'm very interested in that, and they also share these socioeconomic ties. You have poverty. You have people who have been affected by economic influences that they have nothing to do with, they have no ability to control — you have trade deals, you have economic movements, things like that. It is a little depressing, but I actually think we do people a disservice by not talking

about it.

There's this term — it's kind of a gross term, I think — and they call it "fly over." We have all these fly-over states, which basically says that the only places worth being are these major urban centers: New York, Los Angeles, Houston, all that. I think, actually, it's almost like Siddhartha before he walked outside the gates. We have these people who are suffering, and as long as we don't realize that they're suffering and at least pay attention to them, that suffering will never be addressed.

I come from a very, very poor background, so I'm very sensitive to the idea that these people are not being represented. And I actually think, in a lot of different ways, these stories about cities and about

affluent people, there's a certain sort of malaise to it, but it's almost like they're suffering because of a lack of suffering. They almost feel like they should be suffering more than they are, and then you have these other stories about people who are literally being tossed out of their homes.

They're cutting their medicine in half, their kids are being brutalized by police or they're being thrown in jail, and you have all these actual, physical representations of that suffering — I don't know why more people don't pay attention to it. I'm actually more shocked when people are sort of surprised by people who are interested.

CS: So much of your subject matter isn't too terribly far beyond imagination. It's very rooted in things that have happened or could happen.

JS: Yeah. I always joke with my students, there's this really useful lie in fiction. By using the veneer of fiction, you can get away with anything. You can tell any story, you can make any ambition, you can basically admit your sins on the page, and you can hide behind this idea that everything is fiction.

Of my own work, I would say 90 percent of it is either autobiographical or it's an extension of something I've experienced or some sort of philosophy that I hold.

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CS: Going with that, when your work focuses so much on what someone else would describe as "parts of America that don't get to be seen," where do you get your ideas? Because your subject matter seems to be something that you have to go looking for, since it's kind of out of the public focus, or out of the public eye.

JS: Well, I'm really lucky. Where I'm from — I actually had a conversation with a buddy of mine the other day — we refer to it as "getting out." I come from a very small town — just a little over 3,000 people, depending on the census — and there's nothing going on.

I love my hometown, and they're doing their best to rebuild it, but I was lucky enough to get out. I was lucky enough to get an education — racked up a ton of student debt, but that's another story — but I was able to climb my way out and find my way into middle-class America, straight from working class to middle class.

I'm very lucky now to not be

experiencing those types of things, but in the years it took for it to happen, I watched a lot of really bad stuff. And the thing is, people talk about economic suffering like it's some sort of statistic, but the symptoms of economic suffering are really, really dreadful. It's violence. I would go so far to say it's the root of misogyny and racism and sexism, all these things I think are actually side effects of them. I look back on a lot of my time back in Indiana, back in being from a really poor family, and I saw some really grotesque things.

I saw a lot of horrific, awful things.

A lot of their stories find their place either from that or sort of what I would consider to be my struggle to have moved away from that.

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One ssssssseriously crazy festival For most people, the sight of a snake up close is cause for alarm, annoyance and even fear. But at Claxton’s annual Rattlesnake and Wildlife Festival, snakes are the main attraction — and in the right setting, they’re not that bad up close.

Now on its 49th year, the Rattlesnake and Wildlife Festival, previously known as the Claxton Rattlesnake Roundup, is one of Georgia’s top 10 longest-running festivals. They’ve celebrated this event on the second month of March since 1968.

Within its lifespan, the event has gone through a lot of changes while still preserving the original fun and spirit of its festivities. One major alteration

— made in 2012 by the Evans County Wildlife Club, the event organizers — was the change from a "roundup," which led to the deaths of many rattlesnakes and other species, to a more ecologically friendly celebration with a greater emphasis on educating people about wildlife conservation. After lobbying from various environmentally conscious groups, the festival organizers recognized how much more beneficial it would be for the festival and for the environment to cease the rounding of rattlesnakes during the event.

Despite this modification, the event can still give visitors their thrills from rattlesnakes. Among the rattlesnakes

included is the eastern diamondback, which is the largest rattlesnake in the world.

“Being so close to a big snake is a bit of a thrill,” Paul Wadman, a visitor from a previous festival, said. “I especially enjoyed watching the milking. Seeing the venom get extracted from the snake is a remarkable thing to watch.”

The Rattlesnake and Wildlife Festival, which historically attracts approximately 15,000 visitors to Claxton, will feature a variety of vendors and activities. Snake milking and handling demonstrations will also take place, allowing visitors to observe these creatures up close and personal.

Other activities available for people to enjoy include a beauty pageant for a Miss Claxton Rattlesnake & Wildlife Queen, a parade in downtown Claxton, fried food, children’s rides, arts and crafts vendors and live music and entertainment.

Organizations from throughout Georgia will be in attendance at the festival to encourage wildlife conservation for visitors, ensuring that the event is both entertaining and educational.

Among those organzations are Zoo Atlanta, Department of Natural Resources, Brian Staples' Safari Zoo, Quails Unlimited and The Georgia Southern University Wildlife Center.

The Georgia Southern Wildlife Education Center has arranged for flight shows featuring bald eagles and other birds in past festivals at Claxton.

The festivities will take place March 12–13 at the Evans County Wildlife Club, located on 501 Cedar Avenue, Hagan, Georgia. Admission is $7 and free for kids under five years old and under. Saturday hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and on Sunday, the festival will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.w

It's a wild ride in 'Beach Buggy Racing' Vector Unit, the publisher more. The environments and developer behind the are not only colorful but game Beach Buggy Racing, entertaining and well laidhas created a kart-racer out. that is ridiculously fun and The racing is very challenging. Rivaling the impressive for a price tag of likes of Mario Kart, Beach only $9.99, and would be a Buggy Racing holds its own must-buy if it offered online Tim Webb against the best of the genre multiplayer. The game offers and shines well above its tons of content small price tag. Players from power-ups, REVIEW can compete in various special abilities, challenges which include 'Beach Buggy Racing' custom vehicles Championship Challenges, and many different Daily Challenges and even a characters. Players Career Mode. can customize Developer + Publisher: the vehicles and Although the game is Vector Engine upgrade the cars named Beach Buggy Racing, in career mode to the racing takes place in all Platforms: Andriod, Xbox One, iOS, Playstation 4, kinds of environments — become the king Microsoft Windows Phone including the beach. Players or queen of the will race across tiki huts, temples, buggy racing. jungles, volcanoes, icebergs and much I didn’t find many negatives with

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Don't let its low price tag fool you: 'Beach Buggy Racing' is worth every bit of its $10, and then some.

Beach Buggy Racing. Its graphics are very appealing and gameplay is highly addictive. The game successfully integrates split-screen local multiplayer, all while holding 60 frames per second; however, it totally lacked any online multiplayer. If the game had online multiplayer and the ability to play other gamers across the world at any given moment, Beach Buggy Racing would be a must-buy. Also, the game can become very frustrating in singleplayer mode as AI controlled racers will have a habit of making a comeback

in the final seconds of a race.

This title was one of the best indie games I have ever played on any console. I would have easily paid a full price of $59.99 for this game, even without the online multiplayer portion. If you have anyone to play with for the local multiplayer, the game will be even more enjoyable.

Any gamer who loves Mario Kart but doesn’t have a Nintendo console should make this game a must-buy for sure. At only $10, Beach Buggy Racing is quite the steal.w

Anything can happen during March Madness tournament. Georgia Southern was able to lock themselves into the Sun Belt’s eight-team field two weeks ago, and had a shot at a top-four seed that is rewarded with a first-round bye — but the Eagles had two tough road games to get through if they wanted to earn Brown one of those byes.

The Eagles played at red-hot, secondplace UL-Monroe Thursday night, but dug themselves an early hole as the Warhawks jumped out to a 20-4 lead.

But Southern didn’t lie down — some late first-half hot shooting closed the gap to five at halftime. Unfortunately, the Eagles could get no closer and Monroe kept them at arm’s length the rest of the way to win 83-76.

UL-Monroe beat Georgia State Saturday night to finish the season on fire. The Warhawks have won 12 of their

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Drinking Irish coffee is a St. Patrick's Day tradition many revelers enjoy. Few may indulge in Irish coffee throughout the year, but this special concoction can be a great way to warm up after attending a St. Patrick's Day parade in the often chilly March temperatures. (For people who don't live in the South, anyway.)

Cocktails made with coffee date back a long way, but Irish coffee does not have to go back too far to trace its history. In the mid-20th century, chef Joe Sheridan was working in Foynes, County Limerick, when a group of United States-bound travelers found themselves stranded due to inclement weather that grounded their plane. Whether he was trying to warm them up or wake them up after their ordeal, Sheridan served the passengers coffee with a little bit of Irish whiskey mixed in. When the group inquired as to what they were drinking, Sheridan reportedly told them, "that's Irish coffee."

Irish coffee has now taken on many variations across the globe, but those who want a more traditional taste of Irish coffee this St. Patrick's Day can prepare the following recipe courtesy of A.J. Rathbun's "Good Spirits" (Harvard Common Press).

Irish Coffee 1 1/2 oz. Irish whiskey 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup 6 oz. fresh hot coffee Whipped cream (optional)

1. Add the whiskey and simple syrup to a mug.

2. Fill the mug with hot coffee. If that something extra is desired, top with whipped cream.

capable of, the Eagles will be a tough out for anybody in the conference. Winning four games in four days is a tall task, but if Georgia Southern wants to punch its first ticket to the Big Dance since 1992, that’s the job ahead of the Eagles.

The good news on that front is Georgia Southern has gone deep on its bench playing 9 or 10 — and sometimes more — players in the rotation all season long.

You can’t win four in a row unless you win the first one. And that first one will be at 6 p.m. (EST) Thursday against No. 5 South Alabama (13-18, 8-12). Should the Eagles advance, they would face No. 4 UL-Lafayette (16-13, 12-8) at the same time Friday evening for a chance to earn a shot at No. 1 Little Rock (27-4, 17-3) in the semi-finals, to be held at 2 p.m.

Saturday afternoon. The championship game will be held Sunday at 1 p.m.

(EDT).

The Sun Belt protects its higherseeded teams with byes and doublebyes. Personally, I like that format, but it makes life really hard on anybody outside the top four simply because they won’t have any legs under them if they were to find a way to make it to Sunday.

Even Saturday’s semi-final games would pit a lower-seeded team playing its third game in as many days against one of the fully rested top two seeds.

The Eagles are a long shot. But it’s also March. Let’s create some Madness.w

No coffee? Try one of these yummy cocktails instead.

The Green Monster • • • •

1 part pineapple rum 1 part apple liqueur 1 part melon liqueur 2 parts pineapple juice Mix well over ice.

The Shamrocker • • • • •

2 oz. raspberry vodka 1/2 oz. melon liqueur 1/2 oz. Triple Sec Splash of cranberry juice Splash of orange juice Mix ingredients with ice and garnish with a lime.

Irish Espresso Martini • 2 oz. espresso vodka • 1 oz. Irish Cream • 1 oz. brewed coffee Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass.

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Welcome to March. For college basketball fans, it’s almost a reflex to follow the word March with a word that very simply sums up what happens during this month: Madness.

Anything can happen.

Unlikely dreams can come Alex true or championship hopes can be crushed. It’s an emotional roller coaster ride as teams’ seasons come to an end one by one — with almost each game played, one team goes home for the offseason. Seniors play their final games. Teams praying to be this year’s Cinderella each take their turn trying on that glass slipper. There’s nothing quite like it anywhere else in sports. It’s March Madness, and we get to sit back and enjoy it for the next few weeks.

The first step for many teams is simply making it to their conference

final 13 games. That’s the kind of basketball teams want to be playing going into tournament time.

There was still a very slim chance the Eagles could climb their way into the No. 4 spot on Saturday, but they needed a lot of help along with a win at UL-Lafayette.

By the time Georgia Southern tipped off Saturday night, other games had gone final and the Eagles had not gotten the help they needed — so they were locked in as the No. 5 seed no matter the outcome of the game. The Ragin’ Cajuns won the game 87-78, and the Eagles’ regular season wrapped up with an overall record of 14-16 and a 10-10 mark in conference play.

So Georgia Southern has dropped two games in a row, and three out of five heading into the tournament. That’s not exactly carrying a wave of momentum into New Orleans. If you want to add to the doom and gloom, we can look at the Eagles’ side of the bracket and see first-round opponent South Alabama, followed by UL-Lafayette and ArkansasLittle Rock, who would be waiting and rested should the Eagles advance.

Georgia Southern is a combined 0-6 against those teams this season.

But it’s March. And as we said before, anything can happen.

This young Eagle team may not know any better. If Southern gets hot and plays the solid defense we have seen it is

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Exhibit explores 'The Things We Keep' Allison Tierney’s exhibit, “The objects — from carpet to fabric remThings We Keep,” is on show at the nants to doorframes to AstroTurf — Contemporary Gallery at Georgia could be evocative of a variety of things Southern University’s Contemporary to a variety of viewers.

Gallery of the Center for Art & Theatre “Everybody’s relationships to objects through March 25. are different,” said Tierney, who is also With bright colors, geometric shapes influenced by the do-it-yourself, or and pleasing shadow planes, Tierney’s D.I.Y, culture. “When you participate in artwork is easily accessible if not necesD.I.Y, you are imbuing an object with sarily easily discernible. elevated value,” she said. “I’m interested Her work features materials both in putting value back into discarded playful and austere, oftentimes juxobjects, things tossed or deemed valtaposed within one piece: straight ueless.”

To that end, Tierney makes use of lines bleed into pools of dripped paint and tight patterns devolve into hazy the waste produced by her creative proboundaries. The show also toes the cesses, such as paint drips, paper towels line between high art and the everyday and fabric scraps. “I try to repurpose object in a way that feels inclusive, even that back into my work, and that work within a gallery setting. becomes a snapshot, or archive, of my Tierney studied practice.”

As displayed at the both ceramics and painting, and the disContemporary Gallery, ‘I'm interested in these archives take the tinctions made between the two have influenced putting value back shape of a series of shadow her artwork. boxes filled with colorful into discarded “Dishes, bowls, ribbons of painter’s tape, plates and mugs all dust from the studio floor objects, things serve utilitarian pureven, occasionally, a tossed or deemed and poses,” Tierney said. strand of hair.

“They are seen as craft Also nearby are a series value-less.’ because they have a of wooden crates, which Allison Tierney, artist use, as opposed to fine contain globs of excess art, which is just for paint, scraps of cloth and looking at. I’m blurring other mysterious detritus. that line a little, bringing objects of Tierney likes that viewers cannot necesfunction into pieces that become fine sarily see everything inside, and tends art.” “to withhold a little from the viewer,” One painting does feature a porcareful not to “give everything up right celain plate, embedded within a painted away.”

“I’m interested in how people react,” canvas. Another, across the room, she said, “realizing they’ve been looking includes a square of beige carpet, and at a paper towel.” to the left of it, the curved wooden arm It is not always by withholding that of a chair lays inset into another canvas.

The carpet and armchair pieces are Tierney surprises. In one corner, there works that began with an intention — hangs a green and gold woven tapestry, in this case “defining a room, breaking it the warp and weft of which loosen as down to its most basic function” — but it lengthens. The tapestry eventually extends beyond the wall, escaping from sometimes, Tierney said, she just “holds its expected trajectory, spilling onto the onto things because they look interfloor. esting, and eventually they’ll work their It calls to mind a rug or placemat, a way in.”

In fact, if there is one thing every familiar textile. We might, in another piece in the show has in common, it setting, be expected to experience it is the foraged, or found, object. Those through touch, but we “can’t really walk

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Allison Tierney's exhibit, "The Things We Keep," reinvents the way we look at and interact with the everyday objects we take for granted. The gallery is on display through March 25 in the Contemporary Gallery of the Center for Art and Theatre at Georgia Southern University. on it because it’s in a gallery space,” Tierney said, referring to this confusion as an “internal struggle.”

Tierney’s emphasis on textiles, craft, and home goods does give a “very subtle nod” to the politics of the domestic sphere, and builds upon the mid-century feminist practice of bringing domestic objects into museums in order to redefine their value.

But to Jason Hoelscher, gallery director and assistant professor of art, Tierney is taking it a step further, “removing the ambiguity” from displaying found objects as art by “adding them to traditional forms.”

“The picture plain with paint is very traditional,” Hoelscher said, “but embedding everyday items and crafts into that traditional art context is transformative.”

Even without a background in art history, D.I.Y, throwaway culture or feminism, Hoelscher believes that every viewer can enjoy the exhibit.

“Sometimes, your non-art-trained observer thinks there’s something they are missing,” said Hoelscher, but while “Allison’s work can certainly be appreciated from an art school/art theory perspective,” people of all stripes will “encounter beautiful, sensuous objects” within “The Things We Keep.”

“With every step you take toward this piece, the shadows and images

vary,” Hoelscher said, as we stood before what was, for me, the real showstopper: a large triangular installation comprised of dozens of smaller, pennant-like triangular wood scraps that, from a distance, seem to be identical in size and shape.

Coming closer to the piece reveals, though, that the triangles are different in color and thickness. Some still bear the construction markings of strangers and the shadows truly are complex, fluctuating.

So although “The Things We Keep” does photograph beautifully, Hoelscher believes that Tierney’s work is bestappreciated in-person. For him, this exhibit is a welcomed, visceral experience in what has become a highlydigitized art world: an opportunity to engage in real time and real space with pieces that actually change depending upon how you look at them.

“Photographs can’t do the works’ complexity justice,” he said, and I can attest now that words can’t, either. For my part, it took me a while to hunt those paper towels down, but I did find them, and when I realized what they were, my nose was nearly touching them.

“The Things We Keep” is on show through March 25 at the Contemporary Gallery. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.w

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day on River Street

Merry music of St. Patrick's Day

Since 1813, Savannah has been celebrating its Irish heritage on St. Patrick's Day. Now the second-largest celebration in the United States, the city's St. Patty's Day parade attracts over 300,000 visitors each year.

This year's parade will begin at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 17, and the St. Patrick's Day Celebration on the River festival along historic River Street will keep the party going all weekend long.

This year, if you plan to drink alcohol on the streets during St. Patrick's Day weekend, you'll need a wristband. For your how-to guide to enjoying the party with pint in hand, keep reading.

What do I get with the wristband?

With the wristband, you get to listen to live entertainment and enjoy your adult drinks to-go while you walk around the biggest party of the year. If you only plan to drink in a bar, you don’t need a wristband, but if you plan to join the rest of the revelers in the street, it’s required.

Where do I get one? You can get your wristband at one of the 23 booth locations downtown. (See the handy little map below.) Signs will help direct you to one of the white sales tents.

Credit cards will be accepted at select booth locations. Someone will check your ID — so don’t leave that behind!

Make sure to hold on to your ID because bars and restaurants are still required to check them, even if you have a wristband on.

How much do they cost? You can buy yours for $5 each day. However, you only need a wristband if you plan to drink in the control zone, otherwise known as party central. The control zone is the 36-block area of historic downtown Savannah set aside for the biggest part of the year (again, check out our fancy little map). Also, wristbands will not be required during Thursday's parade, but they will be needed starting 6 p.m. after the parade is over.

Do I have to purchase a wristband each day? Alas, yes. There will be differently colored wristbands for each day of the festival. Select wristband locations will be open as early as 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 17. Visit riverstreetsavannah.com for a full list of locations and sales times. Wristband enforcement hours are: Thursday, post-parade until midnight; Friday, 10 a.m.–midnight; and Saturday, 10 a.m.–midnight.

What happens if I forget to get a wristband for the biggest party of the year? You could face a fine and court costs totaling up to $67. Not worth it!

You'll be as sad as the little leprechaun

on page 22.

What else do I need to know before I get my drink on? To drink on the streets, you need to have your beverage in what Savannahians call a “traveler” — that’s a plastic cup that holds 16 ounces or less. Bottles and cans of alcohol are not permitted on the street. Many restaurants will provide you with to-go cups if you wish to take your alcohol with you.

Where is the money going from the wristband sales? Throwing the biggest party in Savannah, paying the bands, cleaning up after you’re long gone — that takes a pretty penny.w

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Your spring break binge-watch guide No travel plans? Never fear: Hit Hell's Kitchen, Stars Hollow and more are just a click away

Daredevil:

spinoff, we get to see the slow, cringing struggle of an actual well-meaning person “break bad.” Better Call Saul is the best kind of spinoff: It’s able to stand strong as its own property.

Better Call Saul isn’t just a dessert for Breaking Bad enthusiasts — it’s a whole extra entrée for both fans and newcomers to devour.

Flaked:

When Netflix’s Daredevil came out last year, it impressed us all with its darker tone, gory shots and mature subject matter. It was the bleach we needed to erase the memory stain that the Ben Affleck Daredevil movie left on our brains. Season 2 will conveniently be released in concurrence with spring break on March 18, and will introduce new comic book characters who have had their own horrible movies released in the early 2000s: The Punisher and Elektra, played by Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead) and Élodie Yung (Gods of Egypt), respectively. Catch up on Season 1 if you haven’t already, and prepare for the rollercoaster ride of Season 2.

If you enjoy Daredevil, be sure to watch Netflix’s other Marvel show, Jessica Jones, which continues the precedent set by Daredevil in delivering upon us memorable characters in a gritty, occasionally unforgiving setting.

Will Arnett has already done tremendous voice work in the Netflix original Bojack Horseman. Now he’s teaming up with Netflix again, starring in the eight-episode comedy Flaked.

Arnett will play Chip, a former alcoholic turned self-help guru who lives in Venice Breach. Fans of sharp, witty comedy should be excited for this upcoming Netflix original — which is set to be released on March 11 — since Mitch Hurwitz, the creator and executive producer of Arrested Development, is attached to the project as well.

If you end up finishing Flaked, check out either Bojack Horseman or Arrested Development. The former is a hilarious animated show that’s also one of the most stunning, truthful representation of depression shown on television. The latter is a cult comedy that was ahead of its time and canceled too soon, despite its array of absurd characters.

Better Call Saul:

Gilmore Girls:

Captivating as he was, Walter White was always inherently bad.

Repressed and neutered, maybe, but he was always bad from the start. Better Call Saul follows criminal lawyer Saul Goodman six years before he became entangled in the meth-related exploits of Breaking Bad. In this prequel

Unless you’ve been living under a rock since January, you’re probably aware that Netflix has fronted the money to bring back Gilmore Girls from the cancellation grave. The revived series, tentatively called Gilmore Girls: Seasons, will consist of four 90-minute episodes and will

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We know the fat lady has sung for 'Mad Men,' but if you're looking for a good spring-break binge and you haven't seen this one, you might want to put it on your queue. feature the return of the original showrunner and creator, Amy ShermanPalladino.

For years I’ve heard arguments over who Rory should have ended up with: Dean, Jess or Logan. I have no prior knowledge of these men to pass judgement on them, and maybe you don’t either, but this spring break will allow us to catch up and do exactly that before the revival is released next year.

If Gilmore Girls ends up striking your fancy, and you end up watching all seven seasons before spring break is over, check out Parenthood — a funny, heartwarming show following the Braverman clan and their respective families. Netflix has all five seasons available for binging.

Mad Men During my freshman year of college, the final season of Breaking Bad was a television phenomenon. People would have viewing parties in their dorm rooms the night each episode of the final season aired. The final season of Mad Men, another popular AMC show, went by largely unnoticed. The character arcs of Don Draper, Pete Campbell, Peggy Olson and others on the show concluded with considerably less cheer and discussion than those of Breaking Bad. Now that Netflix has acquired the whole series, this spring break, you and your friends can travel back to the 60s and binge on alcoholism, advertising and sexism.

If you don’t want to leave the 60s

after watching Mad Men, turn your sights on the Netflix exclusive, Narcos, a crime thriller set in the late 70s.

Narcos follows drug lord Pablo Escobar and his rise in the cocaine trade, as well as DEA agent Steve Murphy and his attempts to apprehend Escobar.

It’s a nice substitute for Breaking Bad; fans who wish to make the transition from meth to cocaine will definitely be satisfied.w

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If you fell behind on your bingewatching itinerary this semester, or if you're in between shows, we have a few suggestions. Netflix and Amazon Prime are rolling out new shows and seasons this month, and a few big streaming releases are on the horizon.

Be prepared, and check out these suggestions from streaming and culture guru Kenneth Lee:

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Take your dog to college New doggy training course is being taught on Georgia Southern's campus weeks of age. Two of Sprando’s five dogs — Wicked, a border terrier, and Viva, a border collie — visit nursing homes, dorms, residence halls and libraries as registered therapy dogs, offering de-stressing and companionship. Sprando also actively competes with her pets in various events, from Obedience to barn hunt, to tracking and conformation.

“No matter how much training a dog has, we work from square one and build,” Sprando said of her upcoming class. “We take it nice and slow and easy and positive.” She has the unique ability to “adapt to the level of each dog,” so even if your dog “has a bunch of training already,” Sprando is ready to “push them.”

And if your dog is antisocial, no worries there, either: Dogs are not allowed to interact with one another in Sprando’s class. They can socialize all they want outside of class, but “dogs on leash are different animals,” she warned.

Enrollees in Sprando’s Beginning Dog Obedience Training will learn the basics, such as different ways to have their dog sit, lay down and stay, as well as how to walk on a loose leash, which Sprando acknowledged “takes a while.” Dogs will also know to come when called and how to be biddable, which essentially means they “do your bidding, what you want them to do,” said Sprando. Pretty much what you’d expect from an obedience class, but Sprando’s class also covers “housing, keeping, feeding and living with a dog, not just training it.”

Furthermore, because Sprando teaches her classes outside, she is able to “bring obstacles so that individuals can have real-life experiences applying what they teach their dogs.” There will be tunnels, jumps, ladders and tippy boards, and each week will offer something different.

“In my class, the humans learn a lot, too, about their own level of patience, and the gestalt of the task — how to break it down into smaller component parts,” she said. Sprando’s

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Everyone needs a good education, including your four-legged friend. Leslie Sprando's new obedience class is open for registration at Georgia Southern University, and the course is open to any and all who want to participate — not just Georgia Southern students. classes also help “people see how a dog can transform in just a matter of weeks.”

“If [owners] have put in the effort,” which includes regular homework, their dogs ought to be able to pass the Canine Good Citizenship Test, which is one step toward becoming a therapy dog, said Sprando. But, she clarified, not all dogs are suitable for that role. “I like to say that therapy dogs are born and not made.”

Bound for therapy dog glory or not, after these seven weeks, dogs could be ready to compete in rally obedience, or agility. “If someone takes this class and they want to go further,” Sprando said, “I can take them anywhere they want to go.”

Dogs must be at least 14 weeks of age and have vaccination records and current rabies documentation.

Owners, please come to class with a leash that is not retractable and not metal, and a collar with a buckle that fits tightly but still allows for further tightening. You’ll also want to arrive with a pocketful of treats that your pet is wild about. Sprando encourages participants with children over 7 years old to bring their kids to class, saying, “I’ve had some kids train rings around adults.”

Held Tuesday afternoons at the MC Anderson Pavilion Field from 6–7 p.m., the course costs $159 for seven classes.

Registration is open until 2 p.m. on March 22, the day of the first class.w

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Forget Cesar Milan — Statesboro has its very own dog whisperer: Leslie Sprando. Every Tuesday from March 22 to May 3, she will be teaching Beginning Dog Obedience Training through Georgia Southern University’s Division of Continuing Education.

Sprando’s love of dogs goes back to early childhood, when instead of having an invisible human friend, she was always accompanied by an invisible canine. When she was five, the family got a real Airedale terrier, who, like a Disney companion, pulled Sprando’s sled and held pages for her in her books.

“Man made a lot of things — espresso machines, jets to the stars — but by far the best invention in my mind is dog,” said Sprando. “You think about the diversity and depth and breadth of the work dog does for man . . . I think we have yet to completely understand how much they can actually do.”

Sprando, a retired school psychologist, has been training dogs since 1983, a few years after she first adopted a “difficult dog.” She used William Campbell’s Jolly Routine while training Geraldine, a shepherd who was “showing reactive defense reflex mechanisms” — that is, biting out of fear. The Jolly Routine calls for silly behavior in response to canine fear, which often presents as wide eyes, flattened ears and tense, or licking, lips.

“Negativity does not really work well with dogs,” said Sprando, whose class is focused on positive reinforcement techniques. “They just do not understand human anger. But they do know human laughter.” So when Geraldine showed fear, Sprando would “change the subject! Laugh at [her], jump up and down, act silly,” she said. Geraldine went on to receive two United Kennel Club titles, and was the first shepherd to win two Obedience titles.

These days, Sprando raises border terriers, shows them, and sells the whelps, or puppies, with which she begins social conditioning at four

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ZODIAC

CLUES ACROSS 1. Sold at a higher price 8. Instill fear 13. Can be domesticated 14. Oohed and ___ 15. Make too simple 19. Plutonium 20. Necessary for breathing 21. Make happy 22. Mythological bird 23. A baglike structure in a plant or animal 24. Put on __ 25. Type of dough 26. Blushed 30. Celestial object 31. Point __ National Seashore 32. Purplish red 33. Towards the mouth or oral region 34 Portuguese musical genre 35. Steals 38. Acts insincerely 39. City in Belarus 40. Anticipates 43. Paris airport 44. Deal with 45. No (Scottish) 47. Opens lock 48. Central parts 49. Sheep disease 50. Indicates position 51. Doing many things at once 55. Khoikhoin peoples 57. Informal alliance between countries 58. Long poems 59. The state of being poorly illuminated

CLUES DOWN 1. Portico 2. Delicacy 3. Punish with an arbitrary penalty 4. Household god (Roman) 5. Public television station 6. __ Lilly, drug company 7. Degraded 8. Free from danger 9. Low bank or reef of coral 10. Exclamation of surprise 11. Lies down in rest 12. Give an education to 16. Provides 17. Fat from a pig 18. Belonging to a thing 22. Branches of a bone 25. Having a cheerless aspect or disposition 27. Edema (archaic) 28. Bo __, Ò10Ó 29. Unfledged or nestling hawk 30. Surrenders 32. Type of dessert

34. Planted with trees 35. Washington town 36. Listen in 37. Inwardly 38. Chinese province 40. Garrison 41. Converts thermal energy to mechanical work 42. Holy people 44. Lowest point between two peaks 46. Boundaries 48. Utter obscenities 51. ___ and cheese 52. Member of the cuckoo family 53. Type of microscope 54. ___ and Barbie 56. Michigan

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Pets

Services

Sporting Goods

Don’t Breed or Buy While Homeless Pets Die

Computer Services

KILL BED BUGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/KIT. Complete Treatment System.

Available: Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com

Red Nose Pitbull puppies

General Merchandise

Shots and wormed up to date, Mother on premises.

Call 912-678-5934

Huge Clearance!! Prices as low as $1.00. Worn Threads, 515 Denmark. M/W/F(10-2), Thrursday (2-4), Tue/Sat (10-12). 489-5204.

COMPUTER REPAIR/VIRUS REMOVAL Full Tune Up! $75

Lost Apple I-Pad

lost in vicinity of Southern Manor or East Georgia Hospital.

It has blue cover. if found please call 912-+764-3744.

Lost Care Keys

Fits Toyota Highlander. Lost in Vicinity of Ocean Galley and Big Lots. Call 912-865-2684.

Pets & Animals Lost and Found Pets

lost Brown Wallet

Call 706-526-7388 if found.

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This Months Special

Think Adoption First!

Spay and Neuter!

Adopt@countyshelter 912-764-4529, www.petfinder.com,

www.statesborohumane.org

@912-681-9393 Low-cost spay/neuter, free transport: SNAC 843-645-2500 www.hhhumane.org

Great Pyrenees Pups.

Extra large loyal & protective family friend.

Ideal for farm or ranch.

First shots/worming. $250/each.

Parents on premises.

912-531-3441.

Windows 10 Free lessons with service I will come to you!!

Simply Southern Kennel has Yorkies, tiny Chihuahua’s, Shihtzus Poodles, miniature Dachshunds, and other breeds available

www.simplysouthernkennel.com

Call 912-536-2726

912-618-8104 Jobs Employment Wanted

Carpenter Specialist

If you need any work done in Carpentry, electrical, plumbing, framing, flooring or painting.

Call Leroy White. 541-1260.*

Residential & Commercial Cleaning

REMEMBER: To check with The Bulloch Need quality residential / cleaning? Also do County Animal Shelter, commerical move in /move out cleaning.

301 North. If you have Call today for quote. Licensed & bonded. 912-481-4290 lost a pet. 764–4529.* thetidyway@gmail.com.

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Bulloch County

Commercial Electrical Superintendents Electricians, Apprentices and Helpers

needed for long term work in the Statesboro area. We offer Stability, Chance to Grow, Top Pay, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Health Insurance and 401(K) with Company Match.

Must be dependable with good work ethic & have transportation.

Email resume to: jada.dailey@aceelectric.net Fax Resume to 912-681-2193

Human Resources/ Medical Records

Position available at Browns Health and Rehab Center, must have experience with payroll, workman’s comp, insurance, filing medical records, experience in a nursing home setting is preferred. Please apply in person 226 South College St. Statesboro, Ga.

CLAUDE HOWARD LUMBER CO., A LUMBER MANUFACTURER IN STATESBORO, GA SEEKS NIGHT SHIFT POSITIONS--EXPERIENCED MILLWRIGHT Successful candidate for millwright will have experience in a manufacturing environment; hydraulic and pneumatic systems analysis and repair, installation, repair and maintenance of automated transport systems, rotating equipment installation, alignment, balancing and repair, welding and fabricating experience and other related mechanical experience. FAX RESUME ATTENTION: Dianne Hill 866-209-3525 or email dianne@howardlumbersupply.com

Saturday Tutorial PRE-K-8th Grade

Is you child struggling in school? Does your child need to be challenged? Immediate help is available! 912-764-9282, 813-909-6067. SAT/ACT prep.

Howard Lumber and Hardware is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk.

Please send resume to dianne@howardlumbersupply.com or fax to 866-209-3525.

EOE Drug Free Workplace.

CMA/LPN

Position for busy OB/GYN practice. Fax resume to 912-681-1344 or mail: PO BOX 428 Statesboro, Ga 30459.

Do you need childcare?

MACHINE OPERATOR

CLAUDE HOWARD LUMBER COMPANY, INC. LO CATED IN STATESBORO, GA HAS IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR MACHINE OPERATOR. Please fax resume 1-866-209-3525, email to dianne@howardlumbersupply.com. Or apply in person at Howard Lumber Supply, 600 Gentilly Road EOE Drug Free

J D Heating and Air

looking for full time HVAC Technician, Installers and Service guys. Experience a plus, good driving record.

Back ground check. Salary + full benefits. Call 912-5872773 or email jdheatingair@ bulloch.net.

Help Wanted

Accounts Payable Clerk

5/acre lots. Turf Rd. 6 miles to Statesboro. Nevils/SE School District. & 29,500 Owner Finance w/$1000 down. 6% interest. $241.00/month 15 years. 912-657-4484

Jobs Available: CNAs, all shifts, LPN (Charge Nurse), Dietary Aid. Please apply in person, 226 South College St., Statesboro. Application available with the HR office.

Facility number 912-764-9631.

I would love to keep your children in your home. Available 6am until 4pm. MondaySunday. 2-5 years experience, references available.

912-306-0567.

MACHINE OPERATOR

CLAUDE HOWARD LUMBER COMPANY, INC. LO CATED IN STATESBORO, GA HAS IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR MACHINE OPERATOR. Please fax resume 1-866-209-3525, email to dianne@howardlumbersupply.com. Or apply in person at Howard Lumber Supply, 600 Gentilly Road EOE Drug Free

Public Health Nurse Bulloch Co. Health Department, Statesboro, GA

Line-X Southeast Customs Help Wanted

Mechanic or 12 Volt wiring person. Experience required, own transportation. Apply in person 801 South Main St. Suite B. Statesboro. or email linex@nctv.com.

Competitive Salary - Great Benefit Package No Weekends – No Nights – Holidays Off See our website at www.sehdph.org/jobs2.htm EOE

Candler County mini-farms 12-23 acres. Ask about owner financing!

Pam Chance, Keller Williams Realty 912-2328580 or 912-429-2715

Public Works Department

Leaf & Limb Collection Driver

For Rent

62 & OLDER AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS RENTS are 30% of adjusted gross income. One Bedroom Apartments Total Electric, Central HVAC. Water, Garbage, Sewer, Pest Control Included.

RETIREMENT COMMUNITY McFadden Place In Savannah, seeks an Experienced Cook with shifts Apartments, Pembroke, GA. 912-653-3113 ranging from 6am-2pm or $12.04/hr + Competitive Benefits.

Must apply online @ www. statesboroga.gov Equal Opportunity Employer

2pm-7pm. Previous experience in working with Senior Adults.

Call 912-898-8880; Fax 912-898-0087 ————————————— ———————

RETIREMENT COMMUNITY In Savannah, seeks C.N.A with exp. with Senior living. Call 912-898-8880; Fax 912-898-0087

Available NOW! 2 BR 2 BA Duplex. $550 per month.

Washer/Dryer.

Lawn maintained for you. Close to GSU campus and town.

Call 770-330-1497.

Beautifully

We are looking to hire a Restored plumber for a local service Large 14x17 and repair company. Applicant 1 bedroom, kitchen, must have at lease 5 years of & full bath experience, a clean driving record and be able to pass a office space with bathroom. background check.

9 E. Grady St Please email your resume to: Zoned: arkplumb@yahoo.com.

Commercial /Residential Application deadline is 912-678-5542 March 21, 2016

Real Estate Homes For Sale

Country Home for Sale

Brick ranch, 1600sqft, 3bed, 1bath, 21.2 acres, fenced land, pond and outbuildings. Refurbished completely. Pecan orchard, 8 miles from Statesboro.

912-682-2199 912-842-5033.

COUNTRY LIVING

3 bedroom, 2 bath home, Hwy 80 W. $750/month + $750/deposit. No pets. Call Judy 912-852-5450

Duplex for Rent

Perfect for one. Quiet 1 bed-

o room, 1 bath duplex. No l smoking, no pets. $912-481r 8755. % 5

Cars/Trucks/Vans

EFFICIENCY APARTMENT

Utilities included $85.00 weekly. Call 912-587-5418.

2013 VW Passat SEL 46. Ex condition 30,500 mi, garage kept, auto, cruise, nav, camera leather-heated seats, sunroof, all power opts, all maintenance performed. $17,900. 703-909-8082 or 912-587-4545.

Quiet Living

1 bedroom unfurnished or Studio Furnished Conveniently located near Statesboro Mall . Visit or call Mill Run 912-489-8402

2015 Nissan Altima 4dr Automatic, 2200 miles, Gray/Charcoal, Remote start, Siriusxm radio, Zero Gravity seats, backup camera, Special Edition,$18,500 Bryan 912-536-3176

South Main

6 bedroom house for lease or sale. Begin lease June or August. Details 912-682-7468.

This Apartment is for you!

Statesboro

Large one bedroom, full size apt. All inclusive. 223 Lanier Dr. Call now 912-681-3291

Wise Choice Realty 2 bed/1 bath starting at $695 3 bed/2 bath starting at $850 912- 681-9473 Statesboro, GA www.wisechoicerentals.georgiamls.com

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St. Patrick's Day is ripe with traditions and history, much of which is largely unknown to the celebrating masses. Do us a favor and use the following trivia to educate those masses (aka your drunk friends).

O People in Ireland have been celebrating the feast day of St. Patrick on March 17 since sometime during the ninth or tenth century. Its celebrated on March 17 because St. Patrick is believed to have died on March 17, 461.

O Some lore regarding St. Patrick says he raised people from the dead.

O St. Patrick's Day falls during the Christian season of Lent, when many practicing Christians abstain from eating meat. However, these Lenten prohibitions of meat are typically lifted on St. Patrick's Day, when celebrants are allowed to indulge in traditional Irish meals, which may include Irish bacon.

O Though many assume corned beef is a traditional Irish dish, it's not. In fact, corned beef was used by Irish immigrants in New York City as a substitute for Irish bacon, which was more expensive.

O About 13 million pints of Guinness are consumed each St. Patrick's Day. That's double the amount consumed on other days.

O Irish soda bread gets its name from the use of baking soda instead of yeast as a leavening agent.

O Nearly 35 million U.S. residents claim Irish ancestry.

That number is seven times the population of the entire country of Ireland. The U.S. Census Bureau notes that there are more than 144,000 current U.S. residents who were born in Ireland.

O There are about 60 churches and cathedrals named for St. Patrick in Ireland. One of the most famous is St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.

O Three-hundred species of plants are considered clover, a grass-like plant. Bees frequently use clover flowers as a prime source of pollen for honey production.

O The Druids helped establish the clover as a Celtic charm, and other folklore indicates clovers helped people see fairies and chase the little sprites.

O The word "leprechaun" is derived from the Irish "lu chorpain," meaning "small body."w

GOT A COMPLAINT? CONCERN? JUST WANT TO LET OFF SOME STEAM OR GET PEOPLE TALKING? CALL THAT BLOWS AT 912.489.9479 AND LET US KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND.

PISCES (Feb. 20– March 20) — Refuse to be pushed by someone bullying you. Sharing personal secrets will lead to a nasty rumor that will put you in a precarious position.

Listen instead of talking.

ARIES (March 21– April 19) — Protect what you've worked so hard to acquire. Don't lend money or possessions. Take control by knowing what you want and strategically negotiating on your behalf.

TAURUS (April 20– May 20) — Sharing your knowledge will lead to a liaison with someone who is exceptionally well informed and connected. A face-to-face meeting is your best option.

GEMINI (May 21– June 20) — Avoid criticism as well as being taken advantage of. Set guidelines and keep the balance in order to get things done and feel good about your position and reputation.

CANCER (June 21– July 22) — Plan and present what you have to offer with precision and clarity.

Don't expect everyone to agree with you. Gravitate toward those who show interest and want to get involved.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22) — Accept whatever challenge comes your way and do your best to display strong leadership. Don't let your ego stand in the way of your progress. Be open to suggestions made and help offered.

VIRGO (Aug. 23– Sept. 22) — Partnerships will need an adjustment.

At work or at home, be willing to meet people halfway to ensure that you maintain equality in every relationship.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 23) — Don't worry about what everyone else is up to when you should be taking care of your emotional and physical wellbeing. Make personal changes that will bring you peace of mind.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24– Nov. 22) — Jump into an innovative situation ready to take on whatever challenge comes along. Mental stimulation coupled with talented people will lead to an interesting prospect.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23– Dec. 21) — Stay focused on what's important. Don't let situations spin out of control. Contain your emotions and avoid indulgent behavior that could lead to disaster instead of solutions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22– Jan. 19) — Don't worry so much about what other people are doing. Your goal is to follow through with your plans and to make the changes that will ensure your happiness and success.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20– Feb. 19) — Take a new look at an old idea in order to see how you can turn it into a workable project with updates that were not available to you in the past.w

Holli Deal Saxon NO LOITERING (UNLESS YOU'RE A GHOST) — While most know the local legend of the historic Harville House, the family that owns it does not tolerate trespassers and claims the rumors of its haunting are false.

Last week, a deputy saw a car parked in front of the house and saw two women walking back to the car. They said they had left the car because they had to

use the bathroom. One was arrested for an outstanding warrant.

HITCHHIKING: YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG — A woman driving caught driving down Highway 301 South with one leg hanging out of the car was cited for having no insurance.

IT’S A TRAP! — A Southern Pines Apartments man called police after being swindled out of money via an online dating scam.w

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