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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."
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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!
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