It’s hard to believe that last year’s March issue was the last B.C. issue. By “B.C.,” I mean before COVID. When we shipped the March issue off to the printer in mid February, we had no idea our way of life would be so drastically altered.
Amazingly though, our community held strong throughout the various lockdowns and we are finally seeing the “light at the end of the tunnel.” So many of our restaurants, resorts and retail businesses suffered months of being closed. So many of our neighbors experienced financial stress as well due to the pandemic, not to mention folks who may have lost a loved one. I know we are not totally “out of the woods” yet, but I just wanted to say how proud I am to call this place home.
Countless times over the last 12 months I have seen neighbors helping neighbors. Business owners helping other business owners. Friends helping strangers. This community welcomed folks trying to get out of the big cities. Many of those visitors will end up being residents.
That’s exactly what happened in March 1970. Glynn County was growing and in need of another dentist. My dad was graduating dental school and he and my mom came down to St. Simons Island from Kansas City, MO to check it out. They fell in love with the island and the people who lived here. And here we are still, 50+ years later! I look back over the last 50 years with fondness. And I’m looking forward with excitement to what’s ahead for us all!
