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The Forest-Blade • ummiEmaniielConntyLive.com • Swainsboro, Georgia • February 10, 2021 3B PAM AKRIDGE PRESENTS CHECK TO D. JONES Jones wins $160 in monthly giveaway Kristi Jones was the winner of The Forest-Blade's January give-a-way celebrat ing 160 years. Pictured is Debbie Jones, Kristi's mother, receiving the check. In honor of The Blade's 160th anniversary, we will be giving away $160 each month through different promotions, and in December we will give away $1600! Fall 2020 Dean's List at Georgia State University Georgia State University has named outstanding students to the Fall 2020 se mester Dean's List. To be eligible for the Dean's List, de gree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State during the fall or spring term with no incompletes for the semester. Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all classes taken at Georgia State. Students from our area include: Cynthia Salinas of Stillmore, studying / majoring in Pre-Psychology, was one of the students to make placement on Geor gia State University's Fall 2020 Dean's List. Georgia State University an enterpris ing urban public research university is a national leader in graduating students from widely diverse backgrounds. The student body of nearly 52,000 demonstrates that students from all backgrounds can achieve at high rates with unsurpassed connections to the city's business, government, nonprofit and cultural organizations. Bright celebrating seven years as manager of Main Street Market The Downtown Main Street Market has Read more on the web- Development Authority of Swainsboro approached Michael Bright in January 2013. They gave him 90 days to improve Main Street Market (MSM). If not, they were going to close it down. Within those 90 days, more than 30 dealers moved in, and by the end of the year 2014, the 12,000-square- foot building was filled with more than 60 deal er booths and a waiting list. The rest is history. Despite being closed for more than a month in 2020 due to Covid, Main Street Market is break ing records. When they opened back up on May 1, it was the largest month in sales ever for Main Street Market since Bright took over as manager, and sales have been increasing every month since. As a matter of fact, MSM has more sales in 2020 than in 2019, and that's includ ing being closed due to Covid. January is usu ally the slowest month of the year, but January 2021 is now the largest month in sales ever with in the past seven years. MSM has more than 150 new visitors sign their guest book every month, and 250 guests signed it just in January 2021. Visitors from all 50 states and 16 countries have signed the guestbook since the 2014 opening of Main Street Market. MSM also has seen their Facebook following grow to more than 8,000 followers. The Music Memories Museum located inside been a draw, helping to bring in visitors. It was recently acknowledged as a must-see tourist attraction on the website roadsideamerica.com The museum is Bright>s private collection, and it>s one of the largest private collections of autographs, personal items and personal clothing once owned by country music, rock 'n roll and R&B singers this side of Nashville, TN. Bright was in the music industry for more than 20 years. He decid ed the museum would be a great accent, being Swainsboro has a lot of local music history such as Hank Williams Jr.'s first time performing on a stage in Swainsboro in 1958 at the age of 8. He performed on the Nancy Auditorium stage with his mother, Aubrey Williams. You will see a personal suit once owned by Hank Williams Jr. in the local music history display. You will also see items in the museum once owned by Elvis Presley Buddy Holly Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lee Lewis, Janice Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Aritha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Kenny Rogers, and Dolly Parton. There are also hundreds of other items, and it's no cost to view the muse um. Main Street Market is located at 215 West Main St. and is open six days a week, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. site www.musicmemo- riesmuseum.com or face- book.com/ musicmemo- riesmuseum. There is, perhaps, no more reas suring picture of God's presence and protection than that of a shepherd leading and protecting his flock. That image from Psalm 23 brings us comfort and assurance whenever we face insecure moments when our lives are filled with uncertainties. It brings to memory the grace, goodness, mercy and might of our God. In bringing Psalm 77 to a con clusion our author presents a picture of the Good Shepherd - the One who was with the children of Israel and of the One who could come as Redeemer and one day Ruler. He writes, "You led your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron." Can you picture what he wanted those who read this Psalm to visualize in their minds? Seas writhing and con vulsing, drenching rains falling from dark clouds that covered their path; skies that cried out and echoed with deafening thunder; flaming arrows flying above their heads; a whirlwind with noise and lightning; earth quakes that shook the ground under their feet. He wanted to remind them that through it all and in it all was their Cre- ator-Sustainer-God who not only brought them into exis tence and would not let them perish, but had a plan and purpose for their lives. Here then is what the Psalmist said to them then and is saying to us today: "Whenever life seems to be coming to an end it is only the beginning for My chosen. I am your Shepherd and will love you and lead you. You are mine and no one can take you from me! I'll always be with you." Visit us at: SowerMinistries.org PS 177 LINCOLN A member of TE Redding Enterprises, LLC - & Metier Ford 122 Kile Road, Swainsboro 237-7811 Toll Free 1-856-889-FORD QtMa ^obe/tfgfiau/ Our "Cook of the Week" is Stella Robertshaw. She and her husband, Lew is, live in Yorkshire, England. The couple owns a plantation in Emanuel County and visits as often as possible. While here, they enjoy cooking and spending time with close friends, George and Gail Williamson. Here are three recipes Stella shared. Hope you enjoy! — From the kitchen of Stella Yorkshire Pudding 4 tablespoons plain flour 2 eggs quick dash of milk Mix all ingredients with water added slowly to make a mixture that pours. Meanwhile, add olive or vegetable oil to a baking tin. Place tin in a hot oven until oil sizzles, then add batter mix to tin. Bake for 15 minutes, or until batter rises. Don't open oven door until cooking is finished or it will sink! In Yorkshire, we eat it with gravy either before or with roast beef. From the kitchen of Stella Wylde Green Chicken 6 chicken breasts 2 tbsp peanut butter 2 cloves garlic chopped 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp dried mustard 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp chili sauce 1 tbsp dark rum or wine vinegar 1/2 pint water Mix peanut butter, garlic half the oil. Lay the chicken in dish, pour over mixture and leave to stand for at least 30 mins. In a large frying pan heat rest of oil, add mustard, paprika. Tip chicken with marinade into pan and saute until colored. Cut them into pieces in pan and add chili sauce, rum and water and cook over a low heat until cooked through (usually 10 mins). Serve with new potatoes or rice and green salad. From the kitchen of Stella Jam Buns Jam 8 oz self-rising flour 4 oz sugar 4 oz butter legg V This recipe is at least 100 years old and has been made by all the gen erations of my family! Mix all ingredients except jam, like you would mix pastry. Roll into rounds (like a sausage shape). Cut into biscuit shapes and stick your finger into middle of each one and plop in some jam. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Leave to cool before burn ing your throat! J
