I have just updated the Meeting Schedule page with the dates, locations and planned programs for our 2015 meetings.  Please click Here to go to the Meeting Schedule page and to view our schedule.  Make plans now to attend these meetings.

Cary Campbell

Everyone should have recently received their 2015 membership renewal form by mail.  Due to increased costs and possible loss of some corporate support, the SCS/SNC Retirees Board of Directors has voted to increase dues for the first time in several years.

The dues for 2015 will be as follows:

1. Regular Members:
   • Employees retired from Southern Company with pension or long-term disability in the Birmingham area.      – Dues $15.00
   • Employees retired from Southern Company with pension or long-term disability outside of a 50-mile radius of the Birmingham area.  – Dues $7.50

2. Associate Members:
   • Spouse of a dues paying Regular Member – No dues required
   • Surviving spouse of a deceased Regular Member – Dues $7.50

3. Honorary Members:  Employees retired from Southern Company with a pension or long-term disability who are  physically unable to participate. – No dues required

Please return your registration form and payment to Mike Griggs, Treasurer, SCS/SNC Retirees, by March 31, 2015.

If you do not receive a registration form within the next few weeks, Click here to view and download a copy.

Just posted updated names, addresses and photographs of our new 2015 officers and committee chairs.  Check them out on our following website pages:

Leadership

Contacts

Bob Usry’s wife Janet passed away on Jan. 10, 2015.  Her visitation and funeral was on Jan. 14, 2014 in Augusta, GA.  Janet Johnson Usry was born on September 6, 1931 in Garfield, GA, to the late Nancy Lee and Daniel Crock Johnson. The family moved to Augusta when Mrs. Usry was a young child, where she graduated from Tubman High School. She was married to Robert Owens Usry on May 19, 1951 and gave birth to her only child, Debra, in May of 1952. Two years later, the family moved to Birmingham, AL. During the 53 years that Mrs. Usry spent in Birmingham, she was an active member of Woodlawn Baptist, Huffman Baptist and later, Meadow Brook Baptist. She was also active in various community activities: PTA, Garden Clubs and was an avid bridge player. Mrs. Usry enjoyed traveling with her husband. They traveled extensively after Mr. Usry’s retirement from Southern Company in 1992. She also loved spending time at the beach with her grandchildren. After her husband’s death in 2006, Mrs. Usry moved to Roswell, GA to live with her daughter and son-in-law. During this time, she was an active member of Johnson Ferry Baptist and continued to love to play bridge. Mrs. Usry is survived by her daughter, Debra Turner and son-in-law, Bob Turner; grandson, Matt Turner and his wife, Shannon; great-grandson, Anderson Turner; great-granddaughter, Sutton Turner; grandson, Michael Turner; great-granddaughter, Annabel Turner. She is also survived by two brothers and their families, Gene Johnson and his wife, Elaine; niece, Jennifer Price and her husband, Shane; great-niece, Ella Prince; brother, Ray Johnson and his wife, Linda; nephew, Chris Johnson and his wife, Cady; great-niece, Madison Johnson; great-nephew, Charlie Johnson. Mrs. Usry was a loving Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother who always showed a strong faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. She was a caring friend to all that knew her.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations can be made to Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, 955 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, GA 30068.

Here is a link to her obituary:  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/augustachronicle/obituary.aspx?n=janet-usry&pid=173831715&fhid=5407#sthash.Nd4yPVC1.dpuf

On Tuesday, January 6, 2015 4:08 PM, SNC Communications wrote:

Protective measures at Plant Vogtle:

SNC Communications was contacted by Meg Mirshak with The Augusta Chronicle for a statement on a report that the Concerned Citizens of Shell Bluff is planning to distribute potassium iodide tablets to residents around Plant Vogtle.

Michelle Tims responded with the following statement:

Southern Nuclear’s top priority is the safety and health of the public and our employees. We maintain comprehensive emergency preparedness plans that have been developed in accordance with federal requirements by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other oversight agencies designed to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of an emergency at any company nuclear facility.

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency coordinates protective measures for the public during an emergency. For questions on their protective measures during an emergency, please contact GEMA.