Note: This page is left as it was originally presented ... the loving efforts of a group who tried ... but could not save Radium Casino ... so they destroyed a treasure ... but never will they ever be able to strip our memories ... at least not until our generation is gone ... like our beloved Radium.

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• You would like to see the casino remain as a permanent part of Radium Springs.
• Legislation is being prepared by Representative Sanford Bishop, which will allow the Casino to remain.
• If you are writing to Rep Bishop: That you truly appreciate the effort he is making to save this significant and beautiful building.
• If you are writing to Senators Miller or Chambliss:  That you appreciate the prior efforts they have made to save the building. It would be good to note that we need them now more than ever in expediting the passage of appropriate legislation to save the building and that time is running out on us and that if necessary they might need to ask the FEMA and GEMA for another extension of the demolition mandate. 
• If you are writing to any other senator or congressman: That you are asking that they support the legislation. That time is of the essence of your request because the Casino will be destroyed beyond any hope of salvation if the legislation is not passed and signed by the end of October. 
• Repeat your request for support for the legislation and thank them for their assistance.

  If you have a personal or business letterhead, please use it. If you don’t have a letterhead, just create one in business letterform. Handwritten letters from individuals have more impact. But if you prefer to use a computer or a typewriter, that’s OK.  It is important that these be paper-generated letters and not e-mail. Can you imagine the impact that a staff member walking into the congressman's office with a 6 inch think stack of letters on the same subject?  Our own on Miracle on Radium Springs Road!!!!

Sign the letter in your own personal handwriting, put a stamp on the envelope, and let the U.S. Post Office deliver our voices!

For Dougherty County folks and for AHS students, create separate letters to all three of the following:

Regardless of where you live, we welcome your support.  We encourage you to write your own congressman or senators, and you can get those addresses from the following link:

http://www.governmentguide.com/main.adp

Be sure to clearly specify what the Radium Springs Casino is and why it is important, if you are not writing to one of the three Georgia legislators.  Also, feel free to forward this to friends who have been touched by the beauty of Radium.  We need your support if the Casino is to remain for this generation and generations to come! 

Thanks for your help.

Radium Springs Casino Preservation Group 

Formed April 12, 2003

A small group interested in the preservation of the Radium Springs Casino met in Albany at Double Gate Country Club on Saturday, April 12, 2003, as guests of Morgan Murphy.  It was another step into the future, a future we hope will include this historical building, loved by so many, for so long. 

In the interest of Radium, two Albany High School alumni, Morgan Murphy and Lamar Clifton, not only created the book, Skywater, featuring history and photos of  Radium, but have worked tirelessly for many years, investing their time, money, and hearts in saving Radium.  Several of us who hold the same desire stepped forward to additionally offer our time, our energy and our hearts, and the Radium Springs Casino Preservation Group was formed on April 12, 2003.

In addition to Morgan and Lamar, those in attendance were Marion Hay, Buster Wasden, Joe Rossman, Lynne Garrison Johnson, Bonnie Dorough, Richard Harper, Sharon Smith Spies, Paul Murray, Bill Mills and Beverly Smith Zacharias. The group was advised that it would take an act of congress to save Radium. Marion Hay and Joe Ed Rossman will generate letters to Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Sen. Zell Miller and Congressman Sanford Bishop asking that they introduce appropriate legislation in the United States Congress which will allow the Casino to be saved.  This letter will be signed by the newly formed committee, the Radium Springs Casino Preservation Group, and submitted personally within the next week or 10 days.  We will seek legal help, if we find it necessary.  Joe Ed, as an attorney, has offered his services as a gift - however, he has suggested that we need legal counsel in the area of property, FEMA, etc.  Hopefully, help will come from Albany.  This is a WORKING committee, chaired by Morgan Murphy, and we welcome anyone interested in giving their time and support to saving the Casino ... people who find it personally repugnant that the magic of Radium could be destroyed by the very city that created it.

Paul Murray, Morgan Murphy (chair), Richard Harper, Sharon Smith Spies	Lamar Clifton, Marion Hay, Bill Mills, Paul Murray	Beverly Smith Zacharias, Buster Wasden, Joe Rossman, Lynne Garrison Johnson

New members of the Radium Springs Casino Preservation Group discuss the game plan.

Richard Harper, Don Kea, Sharon Smith Spies, Mary Dale Vansant Kea and Joe Ed Rossman	Beverly Smith Zacharias, Don Kea, Sharon Smith Spies, Mary Dale Vansant Kea and Joe Ed Rossman

After the meeting several of the members visited Don and Mary Dale Vansant Kea.

Pavillion gone ...	View into Springs - water above island!	The jaws of death ... waiting ...
Steps to nowhere ...	Sidewalk to upper patio ...	More views ...
Island and bridge under water	Diving pier	More ...
No diving!!!	She is sadly in need of us ...

Radium Springs and Casino, April 12, 2003

Richard Harper, Beverly Smith Zacharias, Sharon Smith Spies,  and Joe Ed Rossman	AHS Alums: Richard Harper(54), Sharon Smith Spies (58), Joe Ed Rossman (55) and Keith Wright (80) who asked if we were part of the destroy Radium Committee - we answered ... NO!  We are a part of the SAVE RADIUM COMMITTEE!  Nice to meet a new comrade!!!

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