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Dr. DJ-Kyle Gay, had people dancing in the streets after the presentation was finished. Wait, isn’t dancing in the
street a song? (Photo by D. Hearn)
This year s event was held in the middle of front street with streets blocked off to welcome party goers. (Photo by
T. Busch)
is National
y Month at
the library
By Sharon Blank,
Special Contributor
for
The Times
Spring Break is here! What are you doing this
week? Whether you’re enjoying the outdoors or
looking for something to read or watch as you relax,
we’ve got plenty of options for you - and they’re all free at the library.
Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? We have a lot of poetry here at the
library for you to explore, from the classics by writers William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman
and Robert Frost to the sheer whimsical fun of the likes of Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss.
Come in and explore the amazing variety and depth of emotion that poetry embodies during
National Poetry Month.
April is also National Pet Month, and we can help you with that too! Whether you want to
know the best way to train your dog not to dig up your garden, whether to be worried that
your cat has been nibbling on your houseplants, or what kind of aquarium that betta fish you
just bought really needs, we can show you the resources you need to take the absolute best
care of your pet.
From Monday, April 17 until Wednesday, May 17, the library will be host to a traveling
exhibit called “Georgia’s Response to the Holocaust: Survivors and Liberators” which
examines the courage of those Georgians who survived the Holocaust or who helped to
liberate the camps. This exhibit is provided by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust,
in conjunction with the Georgia Public Library Service. We invite everyone to come and
leam the important lessons of the past, and discover some of the Georgians who were part
of that history.
Want to know more about what’s happening at the library? Head over to www.facebook.
com/jenkinscountymemoriallibrary and find out what other things are happening at the
library!
Well, that’s all for now - see you at the library!
Violence is no way to live or die
Diane Wasden, Special Contributor
for
The Times
She could identify with
hatred, sexual and physical
abuse.
By the evil in his eyes
and clenched fists that have
shaken her up hundreds of
times.
But now the courts have
granted her a restraining or
der.
For those of you who lash
out and inflict words as
weapons, and you know
who you are.
Wounds like these have a bigger impact than you think, they have the tendency to fester
And grow larger, creating a whirlwind of emotions.
Her memories can never be sold off or become old and forgotten. No, they can never be
erased from her mind!
One can spend a lifetime trying to measure up, trying to figure out and fulfill someone
else’s expectations.
Sure, he wants her to spread her wings and fly, but not high enough to fly away from him.
Pieces of him were all over her mind, when she thought she could throw them all away,
pieces of him got under her skin.
Terrifying thoughts of him run rampant through her mind....
Will next time be her last time here on earth? What will become of her babies? Who will
care for them?
Her trust has been abused, all her has fed her were his lies. She is reminded of life’s hardest
lesson-compassion.
This man has none in his heart. He is evil. He is the lion that preys on the antelope. He has
no conscience.
Then out of nowhere something unexpected happens, an unknown presence.
She can feel the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end, adrenaline starts racing through
her body.
Is it him? She hears something, she is not alone.
Someone is coming towards her but she can’t make the person out until it’s much too late!
She tried her best to run, he was like a tsunami full of rage!
After the beating, the pain of death is hard to bear.
Everyday an angel steps out of heaven and flies straight out of the sky.
The woman is barely breathing as the angel reaches her and slowly, she picks up the limp
body.
The woman softly asks, “do you have a minute. I’d like to confess my sins to you.”
The angel beings singing in a soothing voice and wraps her wings tightly around the woman,
“Not this time devil, you did not win! Her soul is going to heaven! She will never feel evil
again, her body shall be in silence, and her eyes no more shall ever weep.”
The woman’s journey was over and finished, as the gates to heaven slowly opened.
Greeted by God’s angels, the woman’s happier life was about to begin.
-Diane is a veteran and writes for several veteran’s publications.
Sexual
Assault
Awareness
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Child Abuse Prevention Month in April
to highlight importance of "Prevention
in Partnership"
Special
to
The Times
April is
National
Child Abuse
Prevention
[CAP]
Month, a time
when child
wellness and
child welfare
organizations
across the
United States
elevate the
importance
of creating
systems and
programs to
put children
and families
first. Prevent
Child Abuse
[PCA]
Georgia recognizes all community members have a role in ensuring children have positive
experiences and families have the resources they need when they need them, well before
they are in crisis. The theme of this year’s awareness and impact campaign, led by Prevent
Child Abuse America and its national network of state chapters, is “Building Together:
Prevention in Partnership.”
“It’s never been truer that communities today need to band together in collective ways
to help our families and children thrive. Too often, our society thinks of raising healthy
children as a parent or caregiver’s responsibility alone,” said PCA Georgia Executive
Director Jennifer Stein. “We all benefit when groups of people work together to collectively
care for children, and this April for Child Abuse Prevention Month, our team is dedicated
to bringing new and existing partners and supporters together to support local children and
families.”
Extreme stress and uncertainty for families may increase the risk of child abuse and neglect
raising the need to support families and prevent abuse before it occurs. Child abuse and
neglect are preventable, and all communities benefit when children and families are well
supported.
Throughout CAP Month, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, its national organization. Prevent
Child Abuse America, alongside other chapters, affiliates, and supporting organizations,
is using the metaphor of building blocks and construction to reinforce the concept that
prevention cannot and does not happen alone.
“Child abuse neglect and prevention only happen in partnership. During this year’s
CAP Month, our nationwide network is on a mission to show how friends and neighbors,
parents and caregivers, business leaders and elected officials, educators, and community
organizations all have a role to play in building bright, safe, and successful futures for
our nation’s children,” said Prevent Child Abuse America President and CEO Dr. Melissa
Merrick. “There are a number of ways you can get involved in this campaign and there are
also some everyday things you can do to help stop abuse or neglect before it starts.”
Prevent Child Abuse Georgia invites community members to help raise awareness and
impact through the following simple action items this April and beyond:
Wear blue on March 31, Wear Blue Day. to show support for children and families as
we build momentum leading into CAP Month. Post a photo or video on social media and
include the #WearBlueDay2023 hashtag.
Share the Find Help Georgia online resource hub with families. Users can search online or
talk to trained professionals who will connect them with supportive programs in their area.
Sign up for a training on preventing, recognizing, and responding to child abuse using the
Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children, Mandated Reporter Training, Connections Matter,
or Strengthening Families’ Protective Factors.
Plant a virtualpinwheel - the symbol of child abuse prevention - in your community via
Pinwheels for Prevention®. All donations are tax-deductible, and funds go directly to your
local state chapter to support local children and families.
Follow Prevent Child Abuse Georgia on social media and share our posts throughout the
month of April and beyond. Encourage friends and family to do the same. Use the hashtags
#BuildingTogether, #PreventionInPartnership, and #CAPMonth to signify your commitment
to helping children, families, and entire communities to thrive.
For more ways to get involved, visit CAP Month Georgia.
About Prevent Child Abuse Georgia
As the state chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia
provides statewide direction to build safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments
to prevent child abuse and neglect and has over 30 local councils located throughout the
state who advocate and implement prevention practices in their communities. PCA Georgia
is applying an intentional equity and racial justice lens to our work. A child’s race, ethnicity,
gender, family income, or neighborhood should not predict their future success and well
being. Visit PCAGeorgia.org to leam more.
About Prevent Child Abuse America
A leading champion for all children in the United States, Prevent Child Abuse America
is the nation’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to the primary prevention of child
abuse and neglect. Through its nationwide network of state chapters and nearly 600 Healthy
Families America evidence-based home visiting programs, the organization provides
services and resources that improve child health and well-being. Visit preventchildabuse.
org to leam more.
244th Kettle Creek
Celebration Held
By Dess Smith,
Special Contributor
to
The Times
East Fall Line
Region Compatriots
traveled to Wilkes
County, Washington,
GA, to attend the
244th Anniversary
of the Kettle
Creek Battlefield
Memorial Ceremony
on February 11, Alton McCloud, Bernard Martin II, Ben Martin, Larry Guzy, Dan
2023. The previous McMichael, Bernard Martin, Sr, Dess Smith III, Lee Herron, Steve
night we attended g u| .| <e
the Kettle Creek
Battlefield Association annual banquet in Washington at the Country Club. On Saturday
morning at 9:50, we participated in the Georgia Society Elijah Clarke Militia Honor Guard
Color Guard raising the 1776 Colors at the Courthouse. Then at 10:10 am the Color Guard
and Militia gathered at the Revolutionary War Monument to Salute and Honor the Wilkes
County Militia and all Revolutionary War Patriots. At 10:45 am we joined the parade around
the Square 2 times. At 11:15 am, the Brier Creek Artillery participated in the reenactment
of the Kettle Creek Battle behind the Court House. Then at 11:45 am we participated by a
3-round volley the lowering of the Revolutionary War Colors and raising the present-day
Colors in front of the Courthouse. At 2:30 pm, the celebration at the Kettle Creek Battlefield
begins. Because of inclement weather, it was held in doors at the City Recreation building.
The Brier Creek Artillery was stationed outside and fired a 3-round Cannon volley to end
the event.
As a lead-up to National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia hosted
its prevention partners at the State Capitol on March 20. Representatives from PCA Geor
gia, the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, the Georgia Essentials for Child
hood initiative, and local PCA Georgia councils gathered for a photo with Gov. Brian Kemp,
First Lady Marty Kemp, District 50 Sen. Bo Hatchett, and District 10 Rep. Victor Anderson. A
proclamation signed by Gov. Kemp commemorates April as National Child Abuse Prevention
Month. All Senate and House members received copies of A Vision for Child & Family Well-Be
ing in Georgia Our State’s Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Plan.
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