Keeping the Bees
By Mary Ann Ellis At 510 Patterson Road, Baxley, Georgia, sprawls Gardner Apiaries. Fifteen-year-old Michael (Mike) Gardner actually became enamored with bees because he had an older friend who kept some. Michael would finish his chores and then visit his friend and the bees. The friends would hang out, watch the buzzing creatures, and study…
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By Mary Ann Ellis Born and raised in Baxley, ten-year-old Santina wanted to be a doctor so she could help people. She watched her father struggle with the adversities of diabetes and even helped him as much as she could. He was really sick; in 1984, he had renal failure and had to stop work…
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