serving lillian and surrounding area since 1995 where
TRANSCRIPT
Board meeting of the Lillian Action Committee will be held at theLillian Perdido Bay Library at 2 p.m. on April 26, 2021. The public is invited.
Where pride, tradition and unity go hand-in-hand
April 1, 2021 Lillian, AL 36549
Serving Li l l ian and surrounding area since 1995
Volume 25 Number 4
As we’ve learned over this past year, life seemsto be all about adapting and overcoming. And itseems those lessons will continue for The Lillian.
After ourMarch issue wasprinted, welearned the printfacility we havebeen using foryears inOpelika/Auburn will be closing. This issue cur-rently in your hands will be the last one printedthere and now our staff faces the challenges ofmoving forward.
First and foremost, this does NOT signal theend of your free, monthly community newspaper.Not at all. This newspaper is overseen by the LillianAction Committee and when the group met afterhearing about the printer’s decision, all were inagreement that we will adapt and overcome. We arestill gathering information, getting quotes and de-termining costs as we move forward. But rest as-sured, we are making decisions based on continuingto publish this newspaper.
Secondly, there will be some changes to thelook of the newspaper. It may be a different size andshape, but we will still be relying on local colum-nists, organizations and businesses to help providecontent and advertising. We are a newspaper for ourcommunity from our community. You’ll find thesame types of news and information in the pages,it may just look and feel a little different in the com-ing months.
Third, we still appreciate those who advertisewith us. We couldn’t do this without you, and weknow that every one of those businesses who ad-vertise in our pages understand the value and im-portance of keeping it local. Some of the ads mayalso look different because as we change the sizeof the pages, this means the size of the ads changeas well. We don’t plan to increase our advertisingrates at this time, but every new print company wehave contacted has warned of rising newsprint costsas well as transportation costs in getting it here.We’re in this together, and we will do everythingwe can to keep our rates the same for as long as weare able.
And don’t forget that this newspaper has beenonline since 2018. We are fortunate to have the Lil-lian Community Club help us by hosting our pages.Go to lilliancommunityclub.com and then click onThe Lillian link. We will continue to put our pagesonline, but again, it will look different. You can findan entire year’s worth of editions on the site.
You will still be able to pick up your copy at thesame locations in Foley, Elberta, Lillian and Pen-sacola. Our racks will remain in the same locationsbut if you own a business and would like to havepapers on hand for readers to pick up, let us know.
Adapt and overcome, growing pains, new nor-mals - whatever you want to call this, please be pa-tient as we begin a new format and routine.
The important thing to know is The Lillian hasbeen a big part of our community for over 25 yearsand we’re not going to let this hurdle get in the way.
Changes Ahead ForThe Lillian Newspaper
From the ManagingEditor
By Janel Smith
By Janel SmithWith the recent opening of Perdido Bay Med-
ical Group, Lillian residents welcome anothermedical professional to our community.
Dr. Daniel Spriggs is now seeing patients inhis office at 34463 US Highway 98, Suite G. Thegroup currently includes Dr. Spriggs, two med-ical assistants and an office manager. Additionalhealth care providers will be brought in as neededin the future. Care can be provided in the office,at home or via telehealth. For patients coming tothe office, personal waiting areas are providedfor everyone’s safety.
“I began making housecalls in the Lillianarea five to six years ago,” said Spriggs. “I im-mediately noticed it was a fascinating place withan abundance of diversity and a wonderful mixof people. The bay is beautiful and the people arewarm and welcoming. The opportunity came upto have an office in a great location and I choseto relocate to south Baldwin County.”
“The residents of the area deserve good pri-mary care without having to leave the area,” hecontinued. “It is an opportunity to provide carein all settings at the same time. The Perdido BayMedical Group is the culmination of years of ex-periences.”
Spriggs went to elementary school in Ohio,high school and college in Michigan and medicalschool in Washington, D.C.
Trained as a family doctor, in his early days,he delivered a lot of babies, took care of babiesand children and later specialized in adolescentmedicine, starting a school clinic in a middleschool.
He was also sports medicine doctor for manyyears, taking care of athletes of all ages, withsome professional sporting events included. Hewas an educator with the University of South Al-abama College of Medicine, teaching medical
students and residents, directing the Family Prac-tice Residency there for several years.
He later specialized in typical adult medicinewhile in practice for a hospital in Mobile. Whilethere, he focused in caring for special needs in-dividuals, mainly those with intellectual impair-ments but also those with physical needs, mentalillness and developmental issues.
And for the past 11 years, he has worked ex-clusively as a house call physician, specializingin caring for adults with multiple complex healthproblems. Many were elderly and received pal-liative care or hospice for terminal illness.
Combiningall these areasof expertiseinto familymedicine hasbeen his goal.“I am unaffili-ated with anypractices orhospitals. Istopped takingcare of hospitalpatients about 15 years ago when hospitalistswere invented. I realized I could not be in twoplaces at the same time,” he said.
He states the biggest challenge his practicefaces is providing the best care possible whilebeing 30 minutes or more from specialists and ahospital. But he is confident of his abilities tomitigate that issue.
According to Spriggs, three things allow himto provide care in a way that meets the needs ofthe community. First is his 35 years of experiencein finding solutions.
Second is having an ‘old school family doc-tor’ mentality. The patient-doctor relationship is
Perdido Bay Medical Group Opens Practice
Perdido Bay Medical Group has opened in Lillian, offering family medical care through in-officeappointments, housecalls and telehealth visits. Led by Dr. Daniel Spriggs, center, his staff also in-cludes medical assistants Donyelle Smith, left, and Jade Ingrao.
n Medical, continued on Page 7
The LillianPage 2 April 1, 2021
NEW LOCATION9717 Co Rd 91Lillian, AL 36549
The Car Barn
Collision & PaintingWelding • Wiring • Fiberglassing
Body Shop • RestorationStorage: In and Outside
Cliff Collier Cbarn Music
“Bama Troubadours”[email protected]
(251) 962-3704Email: [email protected]
GENE FELL14820 BISHOP TRACELILLIAN, AL 36549
DOZER WORK • BACKHOE WORKLOADER WORK
DEMOLITIONHAULINGASPHALT
SANDDIRT
FORESTRY MULCHES
OFF: (251) 962-2574GENE: 424-5234
FAX: 962-3477
Kelly BennettTraveling Sharpening ServiceCall (850) 572-5254
Sharper Knives 4 UOn Site Service or Free Pickup & Return!
Kitchen Cutlery, Pocketknives, Scissors/Shears,Yard Tools & Fillet/Skinning/Boning Knives
Split Oak FirewoodAL (251)961-3380
FL (850)554-0358
RICHARD
HOLMAN
Funeral Home & Crematory
HWY 59 ROBERTSDALE, AL • 947-7781
• Nation-Wide Transfers •• Crematory •
• Pre-Need • Monuments •
Family OwnedSince 1965
TAX PREPARATIONSERVICES
REASONABLE RATESFREE ELECTRONIC FILING
HAVE A TAX PROBLEM?LET’S TALK!251-962-2050
KOVACSACCOUNTING SERVICE
CAROL KOVACS, CPA, EA27 YEARS EXPERIENCE
PRESSUREWASHING
Free EstimatesLocated in Lillian
Let me do thedirty work!
MM aa rr kk SS mm ii tt hh601-508-0219
email:[email protected]
Submit your news articles, club notes,photos, etc. by email to
The Optimist Club of Perdido Bay will hostthe annual Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, April3, at Lillian Recreational Park. Boys and girlsages one through 12 will meet at 10 a.m. infront of the pavilion to get instructions.
After the hunt, theEaster Bunny will beavailable for photos withindividuals and families.Hot dogs and beverageswill be provided for thefamilies.
Children must be ac-companied by an adultand everyone is asked to wear a mask when notable to social distance from others.
Area churches are donating the stuffed eggs.For information, contact Jean Reed at (931)808-1043.
Local artists will be sponsoring an arts andcrafts festival in Lillian from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, April 17, at the Lillian CommunityClub.
As a fundraiser for the Lillian VolunteerFire Department, the event will showcase about30 vendors, several food trucks and musical en-
tertainment. A fire truck will be on display forchildren to enjoy as well as a smoke room fordemonstration. Two Old Guys will providemusic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the festivalwill also feature a silent auction, raffles and a50/50 drawing. For more information, [email protected].
Sam and CJ Cross enjoyed posing with theEaster Bunny in 2019. Mr. Bunny was disap-pointed he couldn’t visit Lillian in 2020, but isanxious to see all his friends the Optimist Clubof Perdido Bay invites to the spring party at theLillian Recreation Park.
Easter Egg Hunt onApril 3 at Lillian Park
Arts and Crafts Festival to Benefit LVFD
The Optimist Club of Perdido Bay will behosting their 20th annualKids Fishing Rodeo onSaturday, April 24.
Girls and boys fromages 2 to 15 are welcometo participate from 9a.m.to noon at Schaff Pond,located at 32695 BartelSt., Elberta.
Awards will be given in several categories.Those attending should bring their own chairs,poles and bait. Some poles and bait will be
available. Bass and crappie may be kept but catfish
will be catch and release. The required permis-sion forms will be on hand at the pond.
Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be avail-able. All children and teens must be accompa-nied by an adult and everyone will be asked towear a mask when they are not able to be so-cially distant from others.
Schaff Pond can be found by heading northon County Road 93 for one mile, then go weston Bartel Road for .4 mile, the pond will be onthe right.
Fishing Rodeo for Kids Planned on April 24
Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church willbe observing Maundy Thursday on April 1 witha 9 a.m. Bible study, followed with a service at10:15 a.m. with Holy Communion. Lunch willbe served afterwards.
Good Friday service will be held at 10:15a.m. April 2.
Easter Sunday service with Holy Commun-ion is set for 9 a.m. April 3 with a potluck to fol-low.
Lutheran Church Announces Easter Services
The LillianApril 1, 2021 Page 3
The Lillian Action Committeeand the staff of The Lillian newspaperhave announced the availability of a$500 tuition grant scholarship for aLillian high school senior.
The group renewed the programlast year after taking several years off.The award will be given to a studentwho will be continuing their educa-tion this fall at a trade school, two-
year or four-year college or univer-sity.
Eligible students must have a Lil-lian/36549 address on file at theirhigh school and must be a 2021 highschool graduate from an area schoolor home school.
All applications must be mailedto The Lillian, P.O. Box 1088, Lillian,and must be submitted by May 15,
2021. Entries received after that datewill not be considered.
Committee members will verifythe residency and graduation date ofeach candidate and all eligible appli-cants will then be entered in a draw-ing.
The name of one student will bedrawn during July 4 events at the Lil-lian Community Club. Should July 4events be cancelled, the committeewill draw the winner’s name at theirquarterly meeting in July.
The $500 grant will then be paid
directly to the school after the studenthas enrolled for the fall term.
The application form appearsbelow and will also be available fordownload on the newspaper’s website. To access the paper online, go towww.lilliancommunityclub.com thenclick on ‘The Lillian’ link at the topof the page.
Jameson Miller was the 2020scholarship winner and he attendedGeorge Stone Technical College inPensacola for the heating, ventilationand air conditioning program.
Lillian Action Committee, Newspaper Again Offering $500 Scholarship
Please printNAME ___________________________________________
PHONE __________________________________________
ADDRESS ______________________________________________________________________________
(Applicant MUST have a Lillian 36549 zip code on their school record for theirsenior year of high school to apply)
HIGH SCHOOL __________________________________(Applicant MUST be a 2021 high school or home school graduate)
NAME OF THE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR TRADESCHOOL YOU WILL BE ATTENDING IN FALL 2021____________________________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS OF SCHOOL LISTED ABOVE____________________________________________________________________________________________________Grant will be paid directly and only to the above institution after the student has enrolled.
PLANNED MAJOR/COURSE OF STUDY__________________________________________________
APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE _______________________Signature authorizes the Lillian Action Committee to verify residency and gradua-tion records with schools.
APPLICANT SHOULD ALSO SUBMIT A CURRENT HEADSHOT TO THENEWSPAPER. EMAIL A CLEAR PHOTO TO [email protected].
Lillian ActionCommittee
2021 TUITION GRANTAPPLICATION
Sponsored by
The Lillian &
PLEASE FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO APPLY:• Properly completed application MUST be returned and postmarkedto The Lillian by May 15, 2021. Applications received after this datewill not be considered.• Application MUST be submitted by mail to The Lillian newspaper,P.O. Box 1088, Lillian, AL 36549.• Submit a photo headshot by email to [email protected]. Thestudent’s photo will appear in the newspaper as the winner is an-nounced.• Questions may be directed by email to [email protected].• All eligible applications will be placed in a drawing to win the $500tuition grant provided by Lillian Action Committee and The Lillian.
The Lillian
Food Pantry ThanksDonors, CommunityI personally want to thank all thechurches, organizations and peoplewho donated non-perishable fooditems to Shepherd of the Bay’s foodpantry. The non-USDA room at thefood pantry is filled. This food willhelp feed so many men, women andchildren. So far this year, we aver-age 35 to 40 family units, or 80 to100 people.
Please help spread the word thatSOTB’s food pantry is open the sec-ond and fourth Tuesday of the monthfrom 9 to 11 a.m. No one goes away
without food. We are an equal oppor-tunity provider. Thank you personallyfor what you the community do forour food pantry.
Charlotte Bailey
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS POLICYThe Lillian adheres to the following Letter to the Editor guidelines:• All letters must be signed and have contact information should we have
questions.• No letters will be accepted regarding homeowner associations.• Your submission must be legible and limited to 300 words or less.
The LillianPage 4 April 1, 2021
The LillianWhere pride, tradition and unity go hand-in-hand
---P.O. Box 1088Lillian, Alabama 36549
ADVERTISINGINFORMATION
The Lillian newspaper is amonthly paper. Advertisementsmay be dropped off at the LillianPerdido Bay Library, mailed toThe Lillian, P.O. Box 1088, Lil-lian, Alabama 36549 or emailed [email protected].
Advertisement inquiries can bedirected to Julie McManus at 703-217-2874 (cell). Office hours are 9a.m. to 5 p.m.
Available sizes for advertisementsare:~ Full page: 9.5" wide x 15" tall~ Half page: 9.5" wide x 7.75" tall~ 1/4 page: 4.75" wide x 7.75" tall~ 1/8 page: 4.75" wide x 3.75" tall~ #2: 4" wide x 6" tall~ #3: 3" wide x 3.5" tall~ Business card: 3.5" wide x 2" tall~ Classified: maximum 35-40 words
The Lillian is not responsiblefor the factual content of ads or ar-ticles submitted to us.
LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR
Letters are welcome but mustbe signed and include contact in-formation should staff have anyquestions. No letters will be ac-cepted regarding property ownerassociations' problems.
POLICYThank you for your articles
and news items, but due to spacelimitations, some submissions maynot be included in this issue. Theywill be included in a future issuewhen possible.
The editorial board has theright to deny any articles or ads notsuitable for this publication.
ARTICLE OR OBITUARYINFORMATION
We gladly accept news and in-formation from the community.Please submit by:~ Mail to P.O. Box 1088, Lillian, Ala-bama 36549~ Fax: 251-961-3529~ Email to [email protected]~ Drop off at Lillian Perdido Bay Li-brary (in yellow folder)
DISCLAIMERThe content of articles and let-
ters to the editor do not necessarilyreflect the opinion of the editor,the board of directors for The Lil-lian or the Lillian Action Commit-tee.
We are also not responsible forthe business practices of our adver-tisers.
DEADLINES ANDCONTACTS
The deadline for the May issueof The Lillian is April 21.
Send an email to [email protected] for informationon articles.
Call Julie McManus at 703-217-2874 or [email protected] for adver-tising information.
The Lillian Editorial BoardExecutive Editor: Sally McKinneyManaging Editor: Janel SmithEditing Board Members:Rosemary Boccard, Nancy Scott,Gloria Cramp, Jackie Reid
Lillian Action CommitteeOfficers
President: Sally McKinneyVice President: Rosemary BoccardSecretary: Nancy ScottTreasurer: Florence McLendonBoard members: Gloria Cramp,Jackie Reid
Don’tMissAn Issue!
Subscriptions are available for$20 for a year (12 issues).
Name _____________________________________
Address ___________________________________
City _________________ State ________ Zip _____
Submit your payment with this form toP.O. Box 1088, Lillian, AL 36549
The Lillian
Yes, S’ter. No, S’ter. Walking tothe “cloak room” reciting the “timestables.” Wondering if nuns wearroller skates because they just seemedto glide across the floor. Being threat-ened that bad behavior will go onyour “permanent record.” Picking upstray pieces of paper or rubbish eventhough you didn’t drop it. Walking inlines in silence to recess.
These are just some of my mem-ories after 13 plus years in Catholicschools.
Those of you who attendedCatholic school probably relate. Oth-ers have probably heard the stories.
Catholic schools have changed insome ways, but they still provide out-standing education for boys and girlswhose parents want them to get thatlittle bit extra, inspiring young livesto pray, serve and lead.
We are very fortunate to have St.Benedict Catholic School in Elberta.They have been providing a caringand engaging Catholic-Christian ed-ucation in the Benedictine traditionfor 100 years.
You may be familiar with some ofthe alums, former Probate Judge TimRussell, Foley Mayor RalphHellmich, Alfred M. Neumann, Jr.,MD, and Father Paul Zoghby, pastorat St. Margaret of Scotland Parish inFoley.
Although the Benedictine Orderof nuns who began the school is nolonger serving in the community, theschool has a staff of dedicated menand women who seek to provide highquality education with a Christianbase to all students of any religion.Just recently the school was namedBest Private School in BaldwinCounty and Best Pre-School in Bald-win County.
The standards are high and thestaff and students strive each day tomeet them.
The school has small class sizesserving students of all faiths in PreK3to Grade 8.
The student-teacher ratio is 12:1while Alabama public schools is 18:1.St. Benedict is blessed with coun-selors and school resource teachersfor reading and math.
The vast curriculum includes allthe favorites, reading, writing andarithmetic, as well as the newbieSTEM (Science, Technology, Engi-neering and Mathematics.) The Ro-botics group has even won stateawards in the past.
Approximately 30% of the stu-dents are non-Catholic. The tuition is
affordable and financial aid is avail-able. Plus the students learn in a lov-ing and nurturing environment.
As the pandemic has affectedmany sections of our community, St.Benedict has not been exempt.Fundraising efforts have been cur-tailed in a variety of ways, so I amasking you now to help keep this top-notch Christian school continue intothe future, providing quality educa-tion to boys and girls of all faiths.
Want to learn more about St.Benedict? Go online to www.saint-benedict.net. Call the school at 251-986-8143 to arrange for the staff togive you the “Grand Tour.”
You have an opportunity to helpout at the 48th Annual German Festi-val on April 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Due to Covid, a modified event isscheduled, but you can still partici-pate in the raffle, German food, bakesale and more.
An on-line raffle is available atwww.saintbenedict.net, just click onthe German Festival information.Tickets are $100 each with prizes of$7,000, $2,000 and $1,000.
Yep, I know $100 is a lot ofmoney, but I’ll bet you can find threefriends who will contribute $25 each.If your ticket is pulled, each couldpocket $1,750, $500 or $250. Not abad return on a $25 investment inchildren.
Plan a special meal for that dayand stop by the St. BartholomewParish Hall to pick up your yummylunch from 10 a.m. to 2:30. In-personand curbside pickup will be availableand of course, with Covid safety pro-tocols. Choose German sausage withor without sauerkraut for $6. Add po-tato salad for $3 and a canned drinkfor $1. Homemade German dessertswill be available until sold out. Facemasks and social distancing required.
If you don’t want to participate ineither the raffle or the food, any sizedonation will be greatly appreciated.Private schools are an important partof our communities.
We are fortunate to have one as aneighbor.
Let’s all help St. Benedict to con-tinue on its path of sending our young‘uns on to pray, serve and lead us intoa better tomorrow.
Just aThoughtor TwoBy SallyMcKinney
Supporting LocalCatholic Education
The Lillian Women’s Club wasorganized in 1961 with LillianWilliams as the group’s first presi-dent. The club would have celebrated60 years, but has not met in over ayear due to Covid-19. Club officersand members have voted to disband.
LWC would like to thank the Lil-lian Perdido Bay Library, Lillian FireDepartment, Baldwin County Mu-
seum and Lillian Community Clubfor all the help they have given overthe years.
Club members voted to givetreasury money to worthy causes theysupported each year, including theLillian Volunteer Fire Department,Lillian Perdido Bay Library, BaldwinCounty Museum and Lillian Recre-ational Park.
Lillian Women’s Club Disbands
The LillianApril 1, 2021 Page 5
Submit your news articles, club notes, photos,etc. by email to [email protected]
for our next issue!
BOAT FOR SALE ~ $12K2005 CAROLINA SKIFF 198DLX2005 90HP YAMAHA 4 STROKEORIGINAL FACTORY PACKAGE
INCLUDING TRAILER,ONE OWNER, GOOD CONDITION,
READY TO FISHCAN BE SEEN IN LILLIAN850-572-5254
Phone 706-816-1241
LILLIAN FELLOWSHIPA Reformed Congregation
Together for the Gospel of Jesus Christ11737 COUNTY ROAD 99www.lillianfellowship.org
Inside Sunday Worship at 9 a.m.(socially distanced)
Drive In Service at 9 a.m.via radio at 90.1 FM
Rev. Dean Conkel
The Perdido Grand Dame Red Hats heldtheir St. Patrick’s Day party at the Span-ish Cove RV Clubhouse on March 9.Hostesses Vickey Massey and Lorri Roitshared a Red Hatter survival kit and andRed Hat word search. The organizationvoted to give $50 to the Baldwin CountyYouth Orchestra fundraiser concert onMarch 28. The group’s next gatheringwill be Tuesday, April 13. If you are inter-ested in joining, call Judy Wargo at 586-383-1206. In attendance were, front,from left, Mary Margaret Ayres, BarbaraDixon, Melissa Scott, Ruby Wellman andLorri Roit. In back, Waynette Brown, San-dra Jurries, Diane Gilbert, Priscilla West-gate, Dotti Mau, Este Donnenwirth, IngaPetit, Judy Wargo and Vickey Massey. Notpictured was Lorraine Standish.
Grand Dame Red Hats Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
I have the honor of celebratingthe lives of those who pass fromthere temporal lives to their eternallife in heaven. It is a sacred butheavy responsibility walking besidea family as they “travel through thevalley of the shadow of death.”
Every funeral makes us contem-plate the reality of Christ’s revela-tion about eternal life that followsour earthly experience. As Jesuscompleted His earthly ministry, Heprepared the disciples for His depar-ture. He told them with clarity, “Iam the resurrection and the life.Whoever believes in Me will liveafter death.”
Jesus demonstrated the validityof His astonishing statement by call-ing forth Lazarus from the dead.Shortly after transferring Lazarusfrom the dead to the living, human-ity’s Savior paints a beautiful pic-ture of heaven by describing ourfuture home as “mansions” whereChrist-followers dwell with our fab-ulous Father forever. In John 14:2-3, Jesus promised, “In my Father’shouse there are many mansions. Ifit were not so, I would have toldyou. I go to prepare a place for you.If I go and prepare a place for you,I will come again and receive you toMyself, that where I am you may bealso.”
I believe in heaven for three rea-sons. First, our feelings tell us thereis more life beyond this life. Thisworld is only a tiny appetizer andthe big main course is coming.Solomon explained, “God has seteternity in our hearts.” (Ecclesiastes3:11)
Second, fairness tells us there isa heaven. It is hard to imagine thatAdolf Hitler, a hate-filled killer, andCorrie ten Boom, a love-filled res-cuer, share the same eternal destiny.Jesus declares, “The King will sayto those on his right hand: Comeand inherit the kingdom preparedfor you from the foundation of theworld. Then He will say to those onhis left hand: Depart from Me into
the everlasting fire prepared for thedevil and his angels.” (Matthew25:34, 41)
Lastly, faith compels us to agreewith David, “I will dwell in thehouse of the Lord, forever.” (Psalm23:6) Ultimately, Jesus said it, I be-lieve it and that settles it. Friend,Heaven is real. But what does itlook like? God’s word reveals asplendid description of heaven inRevelation 21. “I saw the holy city,the new Jerusalem, coming downout of heaven from God prepared asa bride, adorned for herhusband.” Heaven is indescribablybeautiful like a breath-taking bride.Nothing we could ever imagine willcome close to the splendor ofheaven.
Be sure to make your reserva-tion for heaven by following Jesus’instructions in John 14:6: “I am theway, the truth and the life, and noone comes to the Father exceptthrough Me.” Jesus’ startling state-ment of being humanity’s singularSavior is not an invitation to a de-bate but a declaration of ultimate re-ality.
You will live forever. Eternity istoo long to be wrong. Get it right bychoosing to follow Jesus. MakeJesus your personal way, truth andlife. That happens when youhumbly turn from your sin andchoose to make Jesus your personalSavior to follow every day and inevery way. Then let the reality andsplendor of heaven motivate you toshare the amazing good news thatJesus is the Resurrected Savior whoinvites everyone to follow Him nowand forever.
Our Eternal Home in Heaven
TheMethodistMessageBy Rev.Daniel Randall
The LillianPage 6 April 1, 2021
Over 40 yearsof service to
Baldwin CountyFIREMAN’S
PEST CONTROLP.O. Box 306 • Lillian, AL 36549 • 251-962-2261
Specializing inTermite and PestControl Services
“Serving South Baldwin & Escambia Counties Since 1976”
Alabama251-961-3380
CELL850-554-0358
Florida850-453-8824
CELL850-554-4095
• Total Tree Removal• Stump Grinding• Forestry Mower• Lot Clearing
• Beast 3680 Horizontal Grinder • Bucket Truck• Bobcat Service
• Mulch & Firewood• 24 Hour Emergency Service8500 Lillian Hwy., Pensacola, Florida
Florida Master Logger # 47005
Hard To Open or StickingSliding Glass Doors?
SLIDING GLASSDOOR REPAIR
Fixing:• Jammed Doors
• Dirty Tracks• Bent Tracks
Mark Smith601-508-0219
email: [email protected]
Save $$ ~ Located in LillianWork Guaranteed ~ Free Estimates
No need to replace the entire door!
People in need near Lillian can now take advan-tage of free food in the Blessed to Blessings box lo-cated at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The box islocated at the west entrance to the church parkinglot.
Started by Lori Keelin, the first box was locatedin Robertsdale. The idea has caught on and severalothers have popped up all over the county.
Here’s how it works. The boxes are placed ineasily accessible locations and filled with non-per-ishable food and basic hygiene items. Those in needcan come and take the items they need and miracu-lously other items appear, donated by loving com-munity participants who place items in the box.
Other area locations include:• Bay Minette: First Presbyterian Church, 18200
Hwy. 104 W• Elberta: Elberta Pharmacy, 24980 State St.• Elsanor: MaMaw’s • Gulf Shores: Dr. Wayne Martin, 245 Club-
house Dr.; White Have Insurance, 2201 Oyster BayLane; Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, 308E. 22nd Ave.
• Miflin: Miflin Community Center, MiflinRoad
• Orange Beach: J & M Tackle, 25125 CanalRd.
• Robertsdale:18601 E. Silverhill Ave.
• Boxes of PopTarts • Regular size contain-
ers of peanut butter• Small containers of
jelly • Nuts• Medium jars of
spaghetti sauce • Any kind of pasta, in-
cluding spaghetti• Ramen • Mac and cheese or
easy stovetop meals• Apple juice or any
drinks that do notneed refrigeration
• Instant grits, oatmeal • Boxed cereal • Small containers of
powdered milk• Boxed scalloped or
au-gratin potatoes• Canned tuna, chicken,
Vienna sausage, sar-dines, Spam
• Jar gravy or gravypackets
• Dried peas, butterbeans, rice
• Cans of chili, soupthat would be popu-lar with children
• Canned vegetables,corn, peas, potatoes
• Chips, crackers, cook-ies, mild salsa
• Smaller sizes ofcondiments likeketchup, mustard,salt and pepper
• Jerky • Dried or canned fruit• Jarred baby food, dry
formula • Bandaids, ointment,
soap, deodorant,sunscreen, any smalltoiletries, femininehygiene items, tooth-paste, travel sizeshaving cream, ra-zors, sanitizing lo-tion/wipes
• Baby wipes, diapers
Blessed to Blessings Box Now Available in Lillian Suggested Items to Donate
A Blessed to Blessing box has been placed inLillian in the parking lot of St. JosephCatholic Church. Those in need of non-per-ishable food and other staples can stop by andtake items they need. And those wishing to do-nate can simply place items in the box. A listof suggested donations is at right.
Windows 10 has a default appcalled Your Phone. This app allows youto add/connect your Android devicewith Windows 10. Once connected,you will be able to send text messages,view notifications of your Androidphone and see the last 25 images onyour Android phone from your PC.
Connecting your Android phonewith Windows 10 using Your Phone iseasy. Launch the Your Phone app fromthe Start menu. If the app is not in thestart menu, download it from the Mi-crosoft Store. Click the get started but-ton to continue. You will be asked to
log in with your Microsoft account aswell as your phone number. Microsoftwill text you the link of the companionapp that needs to be installed on yourcell phone.
Once you get the message, click thelink to install the app (Your PhoneCompanion) on your phone. Once in-stalled, launch the Your Phone Com-panion app. You need to log in withyour Microsoft account to connect yourAndroid phone with Windows 10 PC.
Tap the ‘My PC is ready’ link sinceyou have logged in with your Mi-crosoft account on your PC.
To see the images, click the pho-tos menu. The images you see here arestored on your phone. You can copythem to your PC by dragging them tofile explorer or right-click andselect ‘Save As.’
For texts, click the messages menuand the texts appear on your phonechronologically. You can click the newmessage button to write a new textmessage.
Click the notifications menu andyou will see your phone notificationshere if you haven’t opened them onyour phone.
ConnectingYour Phone toWindows 10
TheMouseByJosephOakley
The LillianApril 1, 2021 Page 7
The LillianAdvertise Hereand Reach More
Customers! Call Julie McManusat 703-217-2874
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
Sunday School OpportunitiesSunday School (all ages): 9:15 a.m.
Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Contact us at34421 Barclay Avenue/PO Box 178
Lillian, AL [email protected]
You may call the church office at 251-962-2180
Weekly Bible StudyOpportunities
Adult Men and Women 18 years and up:• Monday at 6 p.m.:
Dinner/Bible study in Family Life Center• Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.:
Dinner for all ages/Adult Prayer Meeting/Biblestudy in the sanctuary
Youth and Kid’s Activities in the Family Life Center
**Free childcare is provided during all Bible studies andservices at our church.**
Pastor: Josh ThompsonWorship Leader: Beverly Thompson
Children’s Director: Debbie Sweppenhiser
If you’re close to retirement,you’ll have several financial issuesto consider. But you’ll want to payattention to one of the most impor-tant of these issues: health care costs.How can you prepare yourself forthese expenses?
First, get an early start on esti-mating health care costs. More thantwo-thirds of those planning to retirein the next 10 years say they have noidea what their health and long-termcare costs will be in retirement, ac-cording to an Edward Jones study.And some people don’t worry muchabout these costs, which may be con-siderable, thinking that Medicarewill pay for most of them.
While Medicare does covermany medical expenses, it also hasits own costs. You probably won’tpay a premium for Part A(inpatient/hospital coverage), sinceyou likely had this cost deductedfrom your paycheck when you wereworking. But if you are hospitalized,you’ll have to pay deductibles andcoinsurance (the percentage of costsyou pay after you’ve paid your de-ductible). Part B (doctor’s visits) re-quires a premium, deducted fromyour Social Security checks, and youmust pay an out-of-pocket de-ductible. After you meet this de-ductible for the year, you typicallypay 20% of the Medicare-approvedamount for most doctor’s services.And when you enroll in Part D (pre-scription drug plan), you will likelyalso have to pay a monthly premium,an annual deductible and coinsur-ance or copays.
To help pay for the Medicare de-ductible, coinsurance and copay-ments, you may want to getsupplemental insurance, known asMedigap. Premiums for Medigapvary, depending on the plan youchoose.
As an alternative to originalMedicare, you could select MedicareAdvantage (sometimes called PartC). Medicare Advantage plans areoffered by private companies ap-proved by Medicare, but the benefits
and costs vary by plan. These plansgenerally will incorporate MedicareParts A and B and will provide addi-tional medical coverage, such as pre-scription drugs.
When you incorporate all theabove, the annual out-of-pocket costsfor traditional medical expenseslikely will be about $4,500 to $6,500per year, per person - not insignifi-cant, but certainly a number that canbe addressed by careful planning.
But there’s one more expense tokeep in mind: long-term care. Theaverage cost of a private room in anursing home is more than $100,000per year, according to the insurancecompany Genworth. And Medicaretypically pays few of these expenses.
Clearly, between regular medicalcosts associated with Medicare orthose not covered by it, and costs re-sulting from the possible need forlong-term care, your health care billscan mount. To meet these costs, youneed to plan ahead - and take action.
For example, it’s essential thatyou incorporate health care expensesinto your overall financial strategy.You can also work with a financialprofessional to run some “what-if”analyses to see if your strategywould be derailed by a potentiallong-term care stay. And the profes-sional you work with may be able tosuggest specific protection vehiclesthat can help you meet the costs oflong-term care.
The best time to prepare for yourhealth care costs during retirement iswell before you retire. So, if youhaven’t already started, now is thetime to do so. When it comes to pay-ing for health care, the fewer sur-prises, the better.
Start Planning for Health Care Costs
FinancialFocusBy Jason M.Kozon of Edward Jones
important and is the thing most people desire in their primary care provider. Third, he is willing to use technology to help manage information, im-
prove communication and be more efficient. He believes technology doesn’thave to make the relationship less personal, and he refuses to accept imper-sonal care as an option.
The office renovations were complicated by the Covid-19 pandemic andHurricane Sally, but the practice opened its doors on March 3.
Spriggs and his wife, Sonya, designed and furnished the office and didmost of the work on the remodel.
“We are proud of the facility. I am most thankful to my wife for her sup-port and hard work leading up to this. It was a long, difficult, but excitingprocess and I am thankful,” Spriggs said.
Perdido Bay Medical Group can be found online at www.thepbmg.comor by calling 251-961-0784. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday.
n Medical, continued from Page 1
The LillianPage 8 April 1, 2021
KAECHELEMOTOR SERVICE
P.O. Box 187Elberta, Alabama 36530Phone (251) 986-5219
How to makea lasting
impression.Since 1949 MANNING
JEWELRY
207 W. Laurel Ave., Foley ~ 943-4771
Because there isa difference
RB ELECTRIC LLCLicensed & Insured
RJ BuckleyMaster ElectricianResidential/Service
35263 Cypress AvenueLillian, Alabama 36549
P J PLUMBINGWEEKDAYS & WEEKENDS 24/7
SERVING BALDWIN CO. &SURROUNDING AREAS (251) 504-0457
35 YR. MASTER PLUMBER/GAS FITTERLICENSED/BONDED
NEW CONSTRUCTION, REMODELS, REPIPE JOBS,WATER HEATERS, GAS LINES, UNCLOG SEWER LINES
Need To Borrow Medical Supplies?You can borrow medical supplies for free! Lillian American Legion Post #48 has
a 'lending closet' that stocks many useful items, including wheelchairs, crutches, walk-ers, hospital beds, potty chairs, etc. Please contact Bill Burns at 251-978-3440 or Dar-rell Ochs at 251-961-1291. Check here before you buy or rent. Donations may bedropped off at Twice Upon A Time thrift shop and the Lillian Community Club.THANK YOU! ~ Individuals who have items borrowed from the closet and no longerhave a need, please call and return the items to the Legion. ~ Individuals willing todonate unused items can call and we will pick them up.
The LillianAdvertiseHere and
ReachMore
Customers!
CallJulie McManusat 703-217-2874
The 2020-21 fundraisingletters were mailed atthe end of September.Addresses were providedby Baldwin CountyRevenue Commis-sioner's Office.
If you had a problemreceiving your letter,call the fire station at962-2696 and leave amessage. Your donationis tax-deductible. We arerequesting a donation of$75 per household and$150 per business.
Membership Registration Form 2020-2021Please print
Name _________________________________________________________911 Street Address ______________________________________________
________________________________________________Mailing Address (if different from above) ___________________________________
________________________________________________Phone _________________________Lillian Volunteer Fire Department ~ 11331 County Road 91 S, Lillian, AL 36549
The Lillian Volunteer FireDepartment responded to 86calls dispatched by the 911 op-erators in February including61 medical assistance, 6 publicassists, 8 motor vehicle acci-dents, 3 brush fires, 3 structurefires and 5 fire alarms/investi-gations.
Some Lillian citizens haveput together an event to benefitLVFD at the Lillian RecreationPark on Saturday April 17,from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Therewill be many local vendors,food trucks, raffles, live enter-tainment and more. Pleasecome and support your localfire department on this specialday.
As mentioned last year,Chief Nick Dewhurst put to-gether a training plan to incor-porate Fire Fighter One classfor all LVFD fire fighters plusseveral volunteers from Per-dido Beach and Elberta depart-ments. Because of theextensive materials in thiscourse, classes were divided
into four modules. Module 1was completed in October2020, and we are now in theearly stages of Module 2.Hopefully we have all mod-ules completed by the end ofthe year or early next year.This is not an easy task for thevolunteers. Not only do mostof them have a full time joband spend most of their sparetime volunteering at the de-partment, they are now givingup Tuesday and Thursdaynights to ensure they have allthe skills to effectively fightstructure and brush fires. Thedepartment and the commu-nity are extremely blessed tohave such dedicated men andwomen.
We have been very fortu-nate to be awarded grants foressential equipment. Among
the items received was aLUCAS machine. Althoughwe did buy one a couple ofyears back, we were presentedwith another device. SinceChief Dewhurst is usually firston scene, we agreed it wouldbe beneficial for him to carrythe second one in the chief ve-hicle. The LUCAS devicehelps provide high-quality andsafer chest compressions. Thisenables us to eliminate fatigueand individual variation fac-tors and there is no longer aneed for switching CPRproviders every two minutes.In addition to the LUCAS,LVFD was awarded a regionalgrant for new MSA G1 SCBA.Thank you Rosinton Fire forcoordinating the grant andthank you Sunbelt for the greatservice.
Lillian VolunteerFire DepartmentBy Goretti Lysek
Training Continues for Local Firefighters
Volunteer firefighters with the Lillian and Perdido Beach departments attended class togetherfor recent Fire Fighter 1 (Module 2) training.
Lillian First BaptistChurch will be smokingBoston butts for MemorialDay weekend and offeringthem for purchase. The cost is
$30 each. Orders must be in by May
15 by calling the church officeat 251-962-2180 or by sendingan email to lillianbap-
[email protected]. Proceeds from the meat
sale will go toward funding ayouth trip to see the ark inKentucky.
First Baptist Church Holding Fundraiser
The LillianApril 1, 2021 Page 9
CHIT CHAT
Please submit your news articles, club notes,event updates, photos, etc. to
[email protected] for our next issue!
Coastal 360 LLCReal Estate Sales
Gwen VigonYour Neighbor and Local Realtor
Licensed Real
Estate Broker
Alabama ~ Florida
Reputation for top dollarand quick sales!
~~~~~~Call to set up a
FREE consultation!~~~~~~
We go above and beyondto sell your home
Services include:Staging ~ Marketing
Open Houses ~ RepairsPainting ~ Power Washing
Yard Work ~ Simple Updates~~~~~~~~
Christ will deliver us if we obey Him.Hear. Believe. Repent.Confess. Baptism.
Innerarity PointChurch of Christ13250 Gulf Beach Hwy.Pensacola, FL 32507Sunday worship 10am and 6pm
Bible study for all ages Sunday 9amand Wednesday 6pm
Some of you Lillian newcomersmay wonder why there is a caricatureof me at the column heading. In thelate 1990s, all of The Lillian colum-nists had a caricature portrait done ofus by Bud Morris, a syndicated car-toonist from Dayton, Ohio. I am thelast one from that time. Bud was atalented man and we were fortunateto have him volunteer his expertise toour newspaper.
What most people in the U.S.aren’t aware of is when Congresspushes a bill with a specific namethat Americans recognize and relateto, it isn’t always what it seems. Thenwhen a group of politicians don’tvote for it, the opposing politicianscry that those who voted against thebill don’t care about the Americancitizens. But here is why someonewouldn’t vote for it - the bill is full ofwasteful junk spending that us tax-payers have to pay for in the end.
A recent example of this is theCovid-19 $1.9 trillion bill. Guess
what? Only 9% of that bill goes to-ward anything Covid-19 related. Thebill was actually closer to $2 trillionbut they thought it would sound bet-ter if they said 1.9. They are politi-cians after all.
Some of the things included wejust couldn’t live without, like the$100 million to build a tunnel underthe bay in earthquake prone Califor-nia. I think someone with at least halfa brain pointed out the bad decisionto do that, so now it will go to someother Golden State nonsense project.This time to a project that our billion-aire tech folks in Silicon Valley ben-efit from. You know, the people whocensure your political views on socialmedia. Other things include millionsto the Endowment of the Arts, severalmuseums and the list goes on and on.Americans could have a huge bar-beque party with all of the PORK.
It is estimated all legal Americancitizens could have received a checkfor $52,000 and it would be morebeneficial than putting us deeper indebt with nonsense. Remember, gov-ernment does not have money. Themoney comes from us, the taxpayersand loans that probably won’t evenbe paid off in a hundred years.
“All ambitions are lawful exceptthose which climb upward on themiseries or credulities of mankind.”- Joseph Conrad
Bits andPiecesBy JackieReid
Chit Chat is a column for you.Take this opportunity to brag a little,share a little, and have fun with birth-days, anniversaries, vacations, grand-children and family visits.
Happy birthday wishes in Aprilgo out to Jean Miller, Ron Parks, Do-lores Price, Agnes Humble, LindaAycock, Don Dieterman, JudyCovert, Bob Kupferes, JeanneKeenan, Bill Duncan, Bernard Essip,Jack Bateman, Eldon Bass, Lila Sell-ers, Pat Morris, Dill Castella, KenSanders, Patricia Henderson, MarionSchillinger, Hadley Verret, ChuckCanaday, Cliff Yuettner, JohannaMartin, Teresyta Rybarski, Wes
David Verret and David Danson.Celebrating wedding anniver-
saries in April are Jim and CarolPeale (1962), Dick and Mary Ayres(1963), Steve and Allyson Greer(1987), John and Jamie Pugh (2006),Carl and Bobbie Benoit (2007) andBill and Linda Sepac (2007).
If you would like to add or deleteinformation from the Chit Chat col-umn, please [email protected], mail it toThe Lillian, P.O. Box 1088, Lillian,36549 or place a note in our yellowfolder at Lillian Perdido Bay Library.
The deadline for the May issue ofThe Lillian is April 21.
The LillianPage 10 April 1, 2021
Lillian Perdido BayLibrary CornerBy Betty Bovat
MOORE FASTENERS& MORE INC.
12958 Deer Acres Lane, Elberta, AL 36530Monday - Friday 7am - 5pm ~ Saturday 8am - 3pm
Call us 251-961-1625www.moorefasteners.com
Providing quality products andservice to the marine, auto, RV
and farming industries.Delivery available!
12770 S. Perdido St. (corner of Hwy. 98) Lillian, AL 36549Office: 251-962-4336
www.lillianumc.org Email: [email protected]
DRIVE-IN WORSHIPSundays at 8:30 AM
Park in the beautiful pecan groveand turn radio to FM 104.9 orbring a camping chair and sit
under the shade!
If you are unable to attend you canview livestream or at your convenience at:
LillianUMC.org orhttps://www.facebook.com/LillianUMC/live
ARE YOUMoving to LOVELY LILLIAN?A FOR SALE BY OWNER?Use GULF SHORES TITLE!
We specialize in helping FSBOs and areSouth Baldwin’s Most Experienced.
One of our closing agents will assist youthroughout the process!
Call us at 251-968-6185Fax us at 251-968-4004
Come see us at305 N. Cedar Street in Foleyor 100 Cove Avenue in Gulf Shores
Visit our website where you can orderyour title work online atwww.gulfshorestitle.com
Jim Owen, President
First off, thank you to Lillian foryour support of Post 48. Going intothe ham dinners this year we reallydid not know what to expect, and itturned out we were only down 10-15% because of Covid-19, so weconsider this a success!
We also had a lot of new Legion-naires working the dinners this year.We hope we got better as each dinnerwent by. Also, thank you to the Le-gionnaires and wives who workedand all who contributed those won-derful desserts.
Your contribution helps accom-plish presenting two students in theJRROTC program with awards, sup-porting two students from ElbertaHigh School for Alabama BoysState, assisting veterans with wheelchair ramps, presenting the Veteran’sDay program and supporting themedical closet.
This month our post will be pre-senting awards to students in the JR-ROTC. The military award will bepresented to Cadet Juliana Breau andthe Academic award will go to CadetOm Patel.
The awards will be presented atRobertsdale High School on April22.
Our post membership is down to80%. If you have not renewed yet,please do not forget. And if youknow of a local veteran who is not amember, please encourage him tojoin. Without their support the Amer-ican Legion will cease to exist.
Post 48 maintains a medicalcloset for the community. You do nothave to be a veteran to use our closet.There is absolutely no charge to usethe equipment, although donationsare accepted.
Every Wednesday from 9 to 11a.m. many of our members drop bythe American Legion Building 48next to the Lillian Community Club.
This is a time when volunteersmay be building ramps, reworkingcomputers, helping with the land-scape, or cleaning and restocking themedical closet. Or we might be justhaving a cup of coffee. Drop by andjoin us.
Lillian AmericanLegion Post 48By Wayne B. Lavallee, Adjutant
Legion PresentingAwards to Students
The library has hardback and pa-perback books for sale all the time,at a slightly higher price than our bigbag sale in February and August.The library is still open three days aweek, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-day from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The library has an abundance ofchildren’s books for all ages. We planto be at Market in the Park on Satur-day, April 17, to donate a few ofthose books to the children at the
event. So parents, it’s time to start plan-
ning to attend the “Market in thePark” on April 17.
We welcome all patrons and en-courage anyone who has not visitedthe library to please stop by and goon a tour of our Lillian library.
It’s larger than you may think.Other than books and check-out ma-terials, we have computers and afax/copier/printer for use.
Library Giving Away Kids’ Booksat April 17 Market in the Park
Although the preparation time isabout an hour, not including cooking,the wait and effort are well worth it.This dish has fantastic taste and a va-riety of texture as well as eye appeal.
6 slices bacon, cut into 1-inchpieces
2 broiler-fryer chickens cut up.As an option, use skinless and bone-less thighs and breasts cut in bitesized pieces. This is easier to bothprepare and eat.
2 tsp salt1/4 tsp pepper2 medium size onions, chopped2 cloves garlic, minced3-4 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced2 16 oz. cans stewed tomatoes1/4 cup minced parsleySeveral drops or to taste hot
sauce1 cup croutons
Fry bacon until almost crisp, re-move from pan and dry on a papertowel. Leave fat in the pan.
Dry the chicken pieces andshake in a bag to coat with mixtureof flour, salt and pepper. Save excessflour mixture. Brown chicken, sev-eral pieces at a time in bacon fat andplace pieces in 12-cup shallow bak-ing dish. Sauté onion and garlic inthe same frying pan. Stir in savedflour mixture. Stir in tomatoes, pars-ley and hot sauce to boiling, stirringconstantly. Spoon sauce mixture overchicken and bake in a 350 degreeoven for 1 hour and 20 minutes withcover on baking dish. Uncover andsprinkle with bacon pieces andmushrooms and bake another 10minutes. Just before serving, sprin-kle on croutons. Serve over noodles.
Adventures in EatingBy Ken Sanders
Chicken Marengo
The LillianApril 1, 2021 Page 11
Their Messiah had been crucified.The One they had followed was takendown from a shameful cross and laidin a tomb. The Teacher who had de-fended Mary of Bethany after she hadbroken open her expensive jar of per-fume in worship. The Savior who hadcast the seven demons out of MaryMagdalene, had been arrested, cruci-fied and buried. And now, it was Sun-day. “Toward the dawn of the firstday of the week, Mary Magdaleneand the other Mary went to see thetomb” (Matthew 28:1).
They and a few other womenwere waking up. They had work todo. Gathering their spices to anointhis body, they set off.
On their way to the tomb they dis-cussed, “Who will roll away the stonefor us from the entrance of thetomb?” (Mark 16:3). They had noidea how they would get a stone likethat moved out of the way. But theywere women who had walked withJesus. And a stone standing in theway would not keep them from mak-ing their way toward him.
They kept walking with theirspices, with their heartache, with eachother, on a mission. That stone wouldbe taken care of one way or another.When they arrived, they “found thestone rolled away from the tomb, butwhen they went in they did not findthe body of the Lord Jesus” (Luke24:2–3). That impossibly heavy stone
had been moved. But there was an-other problem, one they could nothave foreseen, the overwhelmingheartbreak that turned out to be theirsalvation: Jesus was not there. Insteadthe women were met by angels.“Why do you seek the living amongthe dead?” the angels asked. “He isnot here but has risen!” (Luke 24:5–6)
How many times have I lookedfor life in places where only the deadlive?
Like many of us, I have steppedinto caverns where the rich, powerfuland popular preside looking for lifeand I find only death. And then thewhisper comes, why are you lookingfor life here?
Look for Jesus. Nothing is life ex-cept the life he gives.
Of course, these women were ac-tually looking for Jesus. They werejust in the wrong place. They hadmisunderstood or maybe they had notheard all the way.
Perhaps they had forgotten. Theangel stood to remind them: “Re-member how Jesus told you that theSon of Man must be delivered intothe hands of sinful humans and becrucified and on the third day rise”(Luke 24:6–7). “And they remem-bered his words” (Luke 24:8). Whatwords of the Savior have you forgot-ten? Which of his promises have younot believed? Return to God’s word
and remember. Because in the remembering we
know where to find Jesus.After Mary and the women heard
about Jesus’ resurrection, they sharedthe good news. The angels instructed,“But go, tell his disciples” (Mark16:7).
The disciples finally came to thetomb, as heartbroken over the deathof Jesus as the women were.
After Peter and John found thetomb empty, they went home. Maryremained.
Mary sat with her tears longenough to peer into the tomb and seesomething the men had not seen. An-gels. They asked her why she wascrying. She gave the most telling an-swer: “They have taken away myLord” (John 20:13). Not the Lord,or the disciples’ Lord,or Israel’s Lord, but my Lord. MaryMagdalene was close enough to Jesusto tell the angels that Jesus was hers.And when another man, whom shethought was the gardener, asked herthe same question, she begged him tohelp her find Jesus’s body.Not the Lord, or the disciples’ Lord,
or Israel’s Lord, but my Lord. Then the gardener revealed him-
self as the risen Lord Jesus. Many mornings I prayed the Lord
would help me be a more effectivegoer and teller of this good news. Wehave been charged with sharing thegospel. These women were the firstto go and tell. Are you going? Areyou telling about the Savior?
This year on Easter, I pray wewould take our unique place withJesus - that we would rise out of beda few minutes earlier to meet withhim.
I pray we will not let immoveableobstacles keep us from journeying to-ward him, but will trust him to takecare of the impossible.
I pray we will stop looking forlife among the dead, and find it in theperson of Christ. And most of all, Ipray we will share the good news.
You can be a one-of-a-kind,uniquely gifted disciple of Jesus. Towhom will you go and tell the goodnews?
MovingForwardBy Rev.Tina LockettChurch of the Advent
Look for Jesus this Easter Season
The LillianAdvertising and
Article DeadlinesIssue Month DeadlineMay 2021 April 21June 2021 May 19July 2021 June 16
The LillianPage 12 April 1, 2021
ELBERTA ANIMALHOSPITAL
27817 US Hwy 98 East • Elberta, AL 36530
AMY L. PASZKOWSKI, DVM(251) 986-6400
[email protected] Hour Answering Service
April 1 Leflore (Area) 4, 6:30 p.m. AwayApril 2 Daphne 12 p.m. AwayApril 8 Leflore (Area) 2:30 p.m. HomeApril 3 Murphy 2:30 p.m. HomeApril 9 Bayshore Christian 5:30 p.m. HomeApril 13 Baker 6 p.m. Home
Elberta High School2020 Warrior
Baseball ScheduleHome games played at Lillian Recreational Park
April 2/3 Warrior Classic V TBA HomeApril 12 Leflore V 5 p.m. AwayApril 15 BC Rain V 5 p.m. AwayApril 13 Fairhope JV/V 5 p.m. HomeApril 16 Spanish Fort Tourney V TBA AwayApril 20 Robertsdale JV/V 4:30 p.m. HomeApril 30 Area Tourney V TBA Home
Elberta High School2020 Warrior
Softball ScheduleHome games played at Lillian Recreational Park
Episcopal Churchof the Advent
SUNDAY SERVICE AT 10 AM
April 1Maundy ThursdayService - 5:30pm
34425 Highway 98Lillian
251-210-3982Tuesday, Thursday
& Saturday10am to 2pm
[email protected] www.AdventLillian.org
Advent Thrift Shop
12999 County Road 99, Lillian, AL(1.5 miles south of Hwy 98)
Please join us for our church and healing services.The Rev. Tina Lockett, Vicar
April 2Good FridayService - Noon
April 4Easter Service
10am
THANK YOU TO OUR ADVERTISERS!We appreciate their support of our community newspaper!Please let them know you saw their ad in The Lillian!
The Lillian Volunteer Fire Department reminds youto be sure your house numbers are visible from the
street, especially after dark.
The LillianApril 1, 2021 Page 13
BAYSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH33677 Hwy 98, Lillian, AL
251-256-0226
We would like to invite you to join us as we sing praisesto and worship our Lord Jesus Christ.
Worship TimesSunday Bible Study 9:15am
Morning Worship 10:30amChurch Training 5:00pmEvening Worship 6:00pm
Tuesday Men's Prayer Breakfast 8:00amWednesday Prayer and Bible Study 6:00pm
www.baysidebaptistlillian.orgwww.bbclillian.com
ELBERTA DENTALRICHARD LEVERETT, DMD
251-986-350024851 STATE STREET, SUITE 7 • ELBERTA
Orally SpeakingBy Richard Leverett, DMD
When To Take a Child to the DentistAccording to the American
Dental Association, a child needsto be examined by a dentist be-fore their first birthday. Before theage of two, the regular six-monthrecall pattern needs to be estab-lished. Even though they havebeen seen by a pediatrician, adental office can make a child ap-prehensive with bright lights,noises and equipment. Parentsand the dental staff need to dotheir part in relieving the child’sanxiety. The more relaxed thechild patient is, the better theirexperience.
In my office, we make everypatient of any age as comfortableand at ease as possible. This isparamount. A well-trained dentalclinician can evaluate the pa-tient’s anxiety level and is trainedto employ procedures to lessenthat anxiety.
When a parent has an ap-
pointment, we ask they bringtheir young child to watch andbecome accustomed to proce-dures and surroundings. We giveboth the adult and child theirown toothbrushes, floss andtoothpaste. After this, we appointthe child to have a “happy visit.”
During this visit, they sit inthe chair, operate the controls,hold the dental mirror, and squirtthe water and air. We attempt touse a mirror to look at their teeth.If all goes well, the hygienist letsthem handle the hand piece thatbrushes their teeth. This allowsthem to let their teeth ‘be given abath.” If there are any signs ofanxiety at any point, the appoint-ment stops. They are given an-other appointment and we try toproceed to other steps at the nextvisit. The idea is to bring themalong slowly and once they arecomfortable, we proceed gently.
BOBE’S GARAGE10% OFFWITH AD(excludes tires)
SERVICES: • FRONT END ALIGNMENT• BRAKES • TUNE UPS • OIL CHANGES• A/C REPAIR • GENERAL MAINTENANCE• DIAGNOSTICS • TRANSMISSIONS ACCESSORIES: • UWS • GEAR ALLOY• LED LIGHTS • WEATHER TECH • WARN• WHEELS/TIRE • EXHAUST • ROUGH COUNTRY • AND MORE
EST. 1930
TWO LOCATIONS:10261 Sorrento Rd.Pensacola, FL 32507
850-455-0455~~~~~~
30135 US Hwy 98Elberta, AL 36530251-961-1686
Services
Miscellaneous
DIVERSIFIED CLEANING SERVICE - A+ rating w/ the BetterBusiness Bureau (25 yrs). Residential, commercial, carpets, win-dows, pressure washing, etc. Serving Baldwin & Escambia Coun-ties (Lic. 107840). Low overhead customer savings. For moreinfo, text or call 850-712-7191.
PET SITTER: Dependable, responsible and loves all animals.Years of experience. Will provide pet references upon request.Call Susan at 850-281-5557 or 251-962-3523. I look forward toloving and taking care of your pets.
KNIFE SHARPENING SERVICE: 850-572-5254 KitchenCutlery, Pocketknives, Fillet/Skinning, Scissors & Tools. FreePickup/Return. On Site or Greer's CashSaver 2nd Sat. eachmonth. [email protected]
Classified AdsDo you have something to sell or a business to promote?
Consider advertising in The Lillian classifieds! $9 a monthfor 35-40 words. Discounts offered for ads running 3, 6 or12 months. Must adhere to our classified ad format and nopictures. Ads also appear in our online edition of the paper.Contact Julie McManus at 703-217-2874 or by email [email protected]
RV SITE FOR LEASE: Almost A Park Senior RV Park, 10351Co. Rd. 83, Elberta. Only one site available, must sign year lease.Large site, full hook ups, free laundry, mailbox with key. 85 ft x45 ft lot plus shed. $225 per month plus power. Lots of trees andflowers, seniors only. 251-987-1195 or 251-752-0415.
LOCAL PET CARETAKER: Perdido Pets - very reasonable andreliable. Call for rates. 901-568-6491
ROOF REPAIRS: Minor/major inspections, $35. Limb removal,yard clean-ups. Call Anthony at 850-437-3375.
REPTILE COLLECTOR would like to meet other collectors inthis area to trade, sell, buy reptiles of all types. Have 2 cornsnakes, 1 ball python, 2 Asian box turtles male and female. 850-437-3375.
THANK YOU TO OUR ADVERTISERS!We appreciate their support of our community newspaper!
Please let them know you saw their ad in The Lillian!
The LillianPage 14 April 1, 2021
AlabamaNotaryService
Now available byappointment onlyLois Lindt
251-942-2288
OPENDAILY AT
7AM13110 Lillian Hwy.Pensacola, FL 32506 Fridays 7AM - 8PM
Sat.-Thurs. 7AM-2PM
Ron & Shelly Burch* Owners *
(850) 455-5252
Home StyleCooking
* Daily Specials *Serving Beer & Wine
Lillian Veterinary HospitalBeth Williams, DVM
Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
33940 Hwy. 98, Lillian, AL
• Surgical Laser Services• Bathing
• Boarding
NEW CARPET INSTALLED: Carpet, Pad & Labor Included
ROLLSOR
REMNANTS
$1.88 Sq. Ft.Plus Tax
The Carpet MarketPLUS: HUGE
SELECTION OF
REMNANTS!
LUXURY VINYL PLANKINSTALLED AS LOW AS$3.99 square foot
Pensacola’s Only 5 Star Floor Covering Store!HHHHH
HOURS:MON. - FRI.: 8 to 5
Saturday byappointment only
850-478-55558344 Lillian Hwy.
Pensacola, FL 32506www.carpetmarketpensacola.com
OBITUARIESVernon Lowe
Vernon L. Lowe, 90, a native of Mississippi and a resi-dent of Lillian, passed away March 12, 2021.
He served as a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Lil-lian, was an active Master Mason for 65 years as a memberof the Azalea Lodge in Mobile and the Lillian Lodge and amember of the Scottish Rite.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lowe.Survivors include his daughter, Cheryl (Russell)
Dempsey of Lillian; two grandchildren, Kim (D.J.) Frankof Elberta and David Dempsey of Robertsdale; great-grandchildren, Jordanand Conner Frank and Teah and Chaz Dempsey; one great-great-grandchild,Meah Kelly; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Services were held on March 17 at First Baptist Church of Lillian. Inter-ment followed in Pine Rest Memorial Park.
Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Elberta, was in charge of arrangements.
Lowe
Lillian Masonic Lodge 925 mem-bers expressed sadness at the loss oflongtime Mason Vernon Lowe.Lowe, who passed away March 13 athis daughter’s home in Lillian, servedas a charter member and first Wor-shipful Master of the Lillian MasonicLodge 925 in 1987.
The Worshipful Master of the Al-abama Masonic Grand Lodge pre-sented Lowe with his 65-year pin at aceremony in December 2020. Thiswas the first-time the WorshipfulMaster of the Grand Lodge of Ala-bama has visited the Lillian lodge.
Lowe had a distinguished careeras a Mason. He was initiated on Oct.3, 1955, as Master Mason (third de-gree mason). Having become an En-tered Apprentice on Aug. 29, 1955, hewas initiated as a Fellow Craft onSept. 19, 1955. His early training oc-curred within the South Ann StreetLodge 898 in Mobile, now namedAzalea Lodge. He also served in eachleadership position while at there, in-cluding Master of the Lodge.
After Lowe moved to Lillianfrom Mobile, a small group of Ma-sons got together in 1985-86 and dis-cussed the possibility of establishinga lodge in Lillian. Lowe continued hismembership in the Azalea Lodgewhile working to get the LillianLodge started.
Lowe also held a position of lead-ership in Lillian every year since thelodge was formed in 1987. His as-signment this past year was ceremo-nial as he experienced health issues.
When Lillian Masonic Lodge 925was officially recognized in 1987,Lowe transferred his membership toLillian. He was elected the first Wor-shipful Master of the lodge andserved as the primary trainer of newapplicants into Masonry in Lillian.
Masonry was important to himand showed in how he lived his life.According to Lowe, “Masonry is ded-icated to the Brotherhood of Manunder the Fatherhood of God usingthe tools and implements of ancientarchitectural craftsmen symbolicallyin a system of instructions designedto build character and moral values inits members.”
He had heart surgery last year andrecovered. He then experiencedCovid-19 and recovered. His finalvisit to the lodge was in Decemberwhen he was presented his 65-yearpin. He gave thanks to everyone whoattended this ceremony in typical Ver-non Lowe style. It was never abouthim.
Freemasonry is the oldest andlargest fraternal organization in theworld with over 3 million Freema-sons in North America. As Lowe usedto say, “The organization has secrets,but isn’t a secret organization. Ma-sonry’s single purpose is to makegood men better.” He exemplifiedthat in his lifetime of service at hischurch, lodge and community.
Lillian Masonic LodgeBy Jeff Keener
Masons Pay Tribute to Lowe’s Service
The LillianApril 1, 2021 Page 15
BLUE ANGEL TIRE AND AUTOMOTIVE1431 South Blue Angel Pkwy., Pensacola
“YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR ALL YOURAUTOMOTIVE AND TIRE NEEDS”
Domestic, Imports and RV Repair24 MONTH WARRANTY PARTS AND LABOR
SERVICES WE PROVIDEOil and Lube Service/FilterChangesTune UpsBG Induction System ServiceFront End RepairClutchesCluster RepairTire Sales and Installation (All Brands)
Air Conditioning and HeatingStarters and AlternatorsTransmission Service and repairWindshield Wiper Blade
ReplacementElectric Window RepairComputer DiagnosticsBelt Replacement
Cooling System ServiceEngine RepairWheel AlignmentNitrogen Tire InflationVehicle/Trip Inspection
RV, BOAT & TRAILERSTORAGE AVAILABLE
$10 OFF SERVICEOF $100 AND OVER
WHEN YOU MENTIONTHIS AD
CHILDREN ANDPETS WELCOME
Electrical and Diesel Technician On SiteGetting ready for an RV trip? Be sure to get your engine and generator oil changed!!
WE HONOR EXTENDED WARRANTIES
850-457-1333MONDAY-FRIDAY 7am to 5pm ~ Call for an appointment
Because of Covid-19 and the gen-eral economy, many folks have beenthinking about changing jobs or ca-reers. It may have crossed your mindthat it would be a good time to startyour own business, be your own bossand choose your own hours.
Starting a business can be simpleor complicated, depending on whatyou envision for your business. I sug-gest you always start small. It is mucheasier to upgrade than to downsize.You may decide later it was not agood decision at all, and if you keepit simple at the outset, it is easier todisengage. So let’s talk about somebasics involved in starting your ownbusiness.
First, think about the type of busi-ness entity you think will work bestfor you and whether you will hire em-ployees. You also have to think aboutwhat risks you are taking by operat-ing a business and where you will getthe money for start-up and for dailyoperations until it starts to make aprofit.
Most people have some skill or ahobby they feel could become prof-itable, and that is always a good placeto start. You need to start a businessdoing something that you like or loveto do. If you still have a job, start ona small scale, part-time. You can al-ways expand if you find you have theright fit.
There are basically four types ofbusiness entities to consider – soleproprietorship, partnership, S Corpo-
ration or C Corporation. If you areworried about liability, you also canform a Limited Liability Company(LLC). The IRS considers the LLC adisregarded entity and will treat it asa sole proprietorship or a partnership,depending on the number of “mem-bers” owning the business.
Based on the type of entity youchoose, you may have to register itwith the IRS, the state, and the localgovernments where you plan to dobusiness. So if you start out simplywith a sole proprietorship, there willbe a lot less paperwork, annual filingsand fees than if you start with anyother business organization.
Focusing on the sole proprietor-ship as a starting point, it has the ad-vantage of simplicity and lowadministrative cost. However, it willnot provide liability protection. Toget limited liability protection, start asingle-member LLC. However, if youprovide a personal service, it is pos-sible that the LLC may not protectyou from all negligence claims. Inthis case, it might be safer to get lia-bility insurance.
The key attributes of a sole pro-prietorship include the following pos-itives and negatives:
• Only one level of tax is im-posed.
• The owner can employ his chil-dren under 18 and save on employ-ment taxes.
• Deducting a home office re-duces the net profit of the business.
• The owner can hire his/herspouse and provide medical insur-ance to the spouse and family.
• All business income is subject toself-employment (SE) tax.
• Contributions to retirementplans for the owner are not businessdeductions and therefore are includedin income subject to SE tax. How-ever, the owner may be able to con-tribute more to his/her retirementaccount through establishing a SEP(Simplified Employee Pension).
• Fringe benefits for the ownerare not allowed as a business ex-pense. The owner may qualify forself-employed health insurance de-duction, but it is not a deduction thatwill reduce SE tax.
• Unless you conduct your busi-ness like a business, the IRS mayconsider your activity a hobby andnot allow any business expenses toreduce your taxable income.
This means keeping goodrecords, having a separate businesschecking account, charging businessexpenses clearly separated from per-sonal expenses and carefully account-ing for all business income.
Do some serious research beforeyou hang out your shingle. Considerwho will be involved in your busi-ness, what type of business organiza-tion works best for you and what thestate and local requirements are forconducting your business. Also seri-ously consider your risk factors.Check the library and bookstores for
reference material and talk to otherswho are operating a business to seewhat might be in store for you andlook for good software to help withthe recordkeeping. There are manyIRS publications for the new businessowner including Pub 334, tax guidefor small business; Pub 535, businessexpenses; Pub 583, starting a busi-ness and keeping records; and Pub3402, taxation of limited liabilitycompanies. Good luck and much suc-cess in your new venture!
I hope this information is helpful.If you have any specific questions orareas of interest you would like ad-dressed in future columns, my emailis [email protected]. Use“Let’s Talk Taxes” as the Subject.
Know the Risks When Starting Your Small Business Let’sTalkTaxesBy CarolKovacsCPA, EA
Advertise Here andReach MoreCustomers!
CallJulie McManusat 703-217-2874
The LillianPage 16 April 1, 2021
LOOK FOR US NEXT
MONTH!The Lillian will have a new lookwith our May 2021 issue.Available at the same locations
throughout the area!
LILLIAN COMMUNITY CLUB34148 Widell Avenue •• Lillian, Alabama 36549
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 A.M. until 11 A.M. •• (251) 962-3366 & Lounge (251) 962-3966Email: [email protected]
LCC Officers & Board of DirectorsMark Carpenter - President
David Bergsland - Vice PresidentLee Hoffman - TreasurerJoelle Pagel - Secretary
Wayde UlrichJames StatonJennifer WaidTom O’Day
Mark LinscombSteve Duckworth
LCC Banquet FacilitiesBEST RATES IN THE AREA!The Grand Hall accommodates
up to 250 peopleState-of-the-Art Full Kitchen
Non-smoking
RV CONVENIENCE SITES(Pay in Lounge or Office)Members: $15/DAYGuest: $25/DAY
Located behind LCC
LOUNGE HOURSSunday thru Thursday11 A.M. - 10 P.M.
Friday and Saturday11 A.M. - 11 P.M.
Bloody Mary Sundays$1.50 from 11-3
BANDS:Jeri Trio - April 2
Jimmy Smith - April 4Big Jake - April 9
Robert Broom - April 11Southern Star - April 16Jay Hawkins - April 18
T-Bird & Fat Cats - April 23Relentless - April 25Heartstrings - April 30
$5 COVER CHARGE FOR NON-MEMBERS WHEN IN THE HALL
Check our web page forupdates to upcomingevents. Please like uson our Facebook page.www.LillianCommunityClub.com
Prepared by Sandy Fuller
Trivia on Thursdays,
April 1, 15 & 29
6:30 P.M.Come out and share your knowledge
Prizes will be given!
LCC Catfish Dinner ~ $10Friday, April 9 5-6:30 P.M.
Catfish, french fries, grits, hushpuppies, bakedbeans, coleslaw, dessert and coffee or tea.
MUSIC: Big Jake in the Lounge
DARTS -SATURDAYS
6 P.M.
KaraokeApril 22
at 6:30 P.M.
CommunityCalendar
April 1 - Lillian Recreational Park meets the first Thursday of the month, 5 p.m. in the park conference room
April 3 - Easter Egg Hunt for ages 1-12, 10 a.m., LillianRecreational Park, details on Page 2
April 7, 14, 21 & 28 - Weight Watchers meets every Wednesday in the auditorium of the First Baptist Church on Barclay Street, weigh-in at 10:30 a.m., meeting beginsat 11 a.m.
April 12 - LASAR meeting, 7 p.m. second Monday of each month,Barclay Street
April 13 & 27 - Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church Food Pantry, 9 to 11 a.m., second and fourth Tuesday of month
April 17 - Arts and Crafts Festival to benefit Lillian Volunteer FireDepartment, 9am to 4 p.m., Lillian Community Club
April 17 - Market in the Park, 8 a.m. to noon, Lillian Recreational Park
April 19 - American Legion Post 48 meeting, 7 p.m. thirdMonday of each month, Lillian Community Club
April 20 - St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, 9 to 11 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month, St. Joseph Catholic Church
April 24 - Fishing Rodeo for kids ages 2-15, 9a.m. to noon, Schaff Pond, sponsored by Optimist Club of Perdido Bay, details on Page 2
Please email meeting and event dates, times and locations [email protected]
The Mobile Civic Center and theMobile Cruise Terminal were turnedinto drive-thru vaccination centers bythe Mobile County Health Depart-ment (MCHD) to administer Covid-19 vaccinations. Six large-scalevaccination events were scheduledduring the first quarter of 2021.
Lower Alabama Search and Res-cue (LASAR) joined the MobileSheriff and Po-lice Departmentsas well as the Na-tional ReserveCorp to supportMCHD duringthose events.
T w e l v eLASAR members helped at eachevent with patient check-in, verifica-tion of eligibility and paperwork, co-ordinating walk-in and vehiclequeues and final checkout.
Commander Ray Hogans said,“The MCHD staff were great peopleto work with. They took extreme careto make sure LASAR and other sup-port people were safe and welltrained for jobs assigned.” He alsosaid the LASAR team members pres-ent were able to get their vaccina-tions.
• Rope training is scheduled forApril 10. This course will cover knot
rigging and high angle rescue trainingfor all LASAR members. Radio com-munication training is also scheduledfor April 10. This course will coverradio use during mission and non-mission operations.
Boat, diver and another largeSAR joint training event are beingplanned for May or June.
LASARBy Donna Johnson
Members Assistwith VaccineClinics in Mobile
Twelve Lower Alabama Search andRescue members helped with recentCovid-19 vaccination clinics in Mo-bile, assisting sheriff and police de-partments as well as the NationalReserve Corps.