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The Upson Beacon Thursday, April 1, 2021 Page 3A The Gordy Files The Debbie McClain Version Sponsored by West Central Georgia Bank Community banking means better banking. SILVERTOWN BAI T. PARK AND THE UPSON T EE KNIGHTS... one of the greatest joys of living in Silver- town is when our UL Knights hit the Silvertown Ball Park for a game... it’s a treat to hear our National An them’s beautiful tune when the teams take to the field... and on a good day, we also get to see our flag waving freely above the park... such a beautiful site... Then the cheers follow and echo all over the neighbor hood... as a resident of Silvertown and being blessed to live just down the street from the park... Our Knights bring us a simple reminder that we do indeed live in the greatest country on earth... Go Knights! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, MARINE... Ian Geis, a 2019 Upson Lee High School graduate, is in the Marine Corps and has been deployed. His grandparents, Don and Pam Bussey, want to send Ian and his platoon a care package along with a little “thank you” note... We would like our community to help... Our Marines are requesting Slim Jims, protein bars, and hot Cheetos... If you would like to drop some supplies at the Upson Beacon, we will get them to Pam... Or contact Pam Bus sey on Facebook. This is one of those rare opportunities for us to thank our service members... I am in, how about you? CONGRATULATIONS TO JAMIE BROWN AND DIL- LION WATSON ON THE BIRTH OF THEIR DAUGH TER, MERRITT NELLE, WHO WAS BORN MARCH 23, WEIGHING SIX POUNDS AND FIVE OUNCES... And to Jonathan and Ansley Boyd on the birth of their son, Hutcherson Robert, bom March 18 weighing eight pounds and one ounce. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO RONNIE LOWE, WHO CELEBRATED HIS 74TH BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREETINGS ARE EXTENDED TO... Jenny Warrington, Azana Disola, Karsen Ruffin, Joyce Smith, Renee Barfield, Rhonda Shehee, Russ McGee, April 1... Pam Releford, Jackie Gillespe, Kristi Dye, Nick Grammer, Mal- com Neal, Gaylon Skipper, Mitch Yates, Robert Wilson, Gary Keith, Sandra Smith, Katie South, Nathan Gaskin, Cindy Blount, Debbie Ellis, April 2; Donna Adams, Emily Austin, Michael An thony, Holly Ransom, Biyan Winkles, Mary Blount, Shenna Brawner, April 3; Michael Cochran, Bea Dallas, Ken Thompson, Linda Goodin, Kathy Strickland, Daniel Wheless, James Cheek, Jayme Brown, Jamie Purgason, Kristi McAbee, Breanna Berry, Chrishundra Caldwell, April 4; Trent Fuller, Tim Hardeman, Hailey Storey, April 5; Dakarai Starks, Dona Traylor, Logan Kent, Mitchell Barfield, Ken Gulledge, Cynthia Gibb, Rhonda Curry, Mack Salter, Timmy Spires, April 6; Tima Grossman, Jo nathan Brodnax, April Everitt, Issiah Young, Garrett Wilson, Carlotta Santa Romana, Cheyanne Gunter, Tracey McGee, Neal Hood, Debbie McClain, April 7. We wish for all celebrating birth days many more happy and healthy ones. SAW THIS ON A BULLETIN CALLED GOOD NEWS AND THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH REPEATING... Hymns for All Professions... Dentist’s Hymn: Crown Him with Many Crowns... Weatherman’s Hymn: There Shall Be Showers of Blessings... Contractor’s Hymn: The Church’s One Foundation... Tailor’s Hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy... Golfer’s Hymn: There’s a Green Hill Far Away... Politician’s Hymn: Standing on the Promises... Optometrist’s Hymn: Open My Eyes That I Might See... IRS Agent’s Hymn: I Surrender All... Gossip’s Hymn: Pass It On... Electrician’s Hymn: Send The Light... Shopper’s Hymn: Sweet By and By... Realtor’s Hymn: I’ve Got a Mansion, Just Over the Hilltop... Massage Therapist’s Hymn: He Touched Me... Doctor’s Hymn: The Great Physician. WHEN YOU’RE PLANNING YOUR SUMMER ACTIV ITIES, PUT SPREWELL BLUFF PARK ON THIS LIST... The Bluff is beautiful and oh so peaceful... they have some great things going on this spring and summer. Visit Spre- well Bluff Park’s Facebook page for more information. SMART PHONE SMART BANKING Talk with us today about Mobile Banking. 1 WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA BANK Financial strength...in local hands. Main Office 617 N. Church St. (706) 647-8951 Downtown Office 101 W. Gordon St. (706) 647-8958 Thomaston North Shopping Center (706) 648-2225 FMCfi! www.wcgb.com Commission Honors Lady Knights Commissioners honored the Upson Lee Lady Knights basketball team last week by proclaiming Tuesday, March 23, 2021 as “All Gas, No Brakes” Lady Knights Day in Upson County. The proclamation, read by Chairman Norman Allen, noted the team’s first-ever region championship, unde feated 20-0 regular season, Head Coach Stephany Raines being named Region Coach of the Year, and sen ior Jakera Ellerbee being named Player of the Year. The proclamation further states the Lady Knights “overcame adver sity showing skills, true sportsmanship, persever ance, a positive attitude and... brought our com munity together and repre sented the community with pride.” Named in the document were players Ariel Adder- ton, Milea Caldwell, Jakera Lady Knight Coaches with the County Commission. Ellerbee, Tierney Ellerbee, Tykeria Geiger, Ka’Zyria Grantling, Damani Kenan, Kiara Marshall, Alonzea Montgomery, Jakhia Parker, Aziyah Perry, Ja- maiya Skelton, and Tyla Zellner, along with coach Raines and assistant coaches Christian McCra- ney and Juantez Hartsfield. Also honored in the pro clamation were managers Dajah Robinson and Emma Grace Cain, and bookkeeper Carol Davison. During the meeting, Joe Gazafy presented a $6,000 donation to the county, on behalf of the Upson Histori- Photo Submitted cal Society, to be used to ward operation of the Upson Archives. The annual donation from the historical society has been made to the archives since its inception in 1996. Photo Submitted Joe Gazafy presents a donation check on behalf of Upson Historical Society. New Books Available at HM Library Curry Skinnytaste Meal Prep by Gina Homolka Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines The Home Edit Life by Clea Shearer Paper Flower Note Cards by Emiko Yamamoto New books are available at the Hightower Memorial Library, located at 800 W. Gordon street in Thomas ton: The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin The Dark Heart of Flor ence by Tasha Alexander The Kaiser’s Web by Steve Berry Dark Sky by C.J. Box Win by Harlan Coben Fast Ice by Clive Cussler Tropic of Stupid by Tim Dorsey Later by Stephen King Robert B. Parker’s Someone to Watch Over Me by Ace Atkins NYPD Red 6 by James Patterson The Scorpion’s Tail by Douglas Preston The Affair by Danielle Steel Hush-Hush by Stuart Woods Adult Non-fiction: The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende Blackout by Candace Owens Slanted by Sharyl Atkis- son Everything Beautiful in Its Time by Jenna Bush Hager See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten The Full Plate by Ayesha For voting us your Favorite Store for Women’s & Children’s Clothing By: Rev. Dean Hemphill Clarks Chapel Baptist Church 176 Mathis Lake Rd. Thomaston, GA 30286 Christians are celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior. Believing that God raised His Son from the dead is how an individual becomes a Christian. We read in Romans 10:9 these words: “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” We see that the heart and confession work to gether. The confession must be backed up by the heart. We know from Matthew 7:21 that Jesus said, “Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of Heaven.” Someone might live in a garage and call himself a car, but it doesn’t make him one. Some attend a church and call themselves Christians, but that does n’t make them one. Once a sincere heart belief takes place and a heart believing confession is made ac cording to the scriptures, that individual is saved. Purchasing new clothes and hiding eggs may be a tradition for Easter, but the real meaning is that Jesus Christ got up from the dead with the authority over hell and death. Clarkschapelchurch.com 100,000 EGGS CHRIST CHAPEL Thifci Jy I/O 1 v 0 B 0 U T I Q U & % £ EGG DROP 115 W. 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