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Thursday, April 1, 2021
The Upson Beacon
Salem Community News
By Claudette Fagan
Spiritual thought
for the week:
When we are faced
with difficult problems, we
give up on life. Remember,
there is a God, and He
loves us unconditionally.
The first thing we need to
do is acknowledge the
problem. Tell God all
about your situations, and
leave it there. Often, we
worry about what people
would say. People are
going to talk whether we
do good or bad. You need
to forgive yourself because
the heavenly father for
gives us for all our sins. We
can’t change the past, but
we can have a brighter fu
ture with God. Finally, we
need to invite Christ into
our life. Once we do that,
we are a new creature. We
can have joy. Happy
Easter.
Congratulations to
Courtney Blasingame on
her recent honors at the
athletic banquet. She was
the recipient of the Iron
Eagle Award. As described
by Coach Eunice Barner,
who presented the award,
“Courtney is one of the
hardest workers on the
court who leaves it all on
the floor. She rarely gets a
break unless she is in foul
trouble or she’s rolled that
ankle.”
Courtney also received
the Willie F. Worsham Cit
izenship Award. This
award was presented to
Courtney for being an ex
emplary student on and off
the court. She not only
shows leadership on the
basketball court, but also
shows leadership in her
school and in her com
munity. Courtney is also a
scholar athlete who has
maintained an A average
and was named to second
team all-region. We are so
proud of her, and we look
forward to hearing great
things about her in the fu
ture.
Continued prayers for
the sick and shut in: Mr.
Sollie (Zorro) Ivey, Mr. T.
R. Hosley, Mrs. Rosa J.
Drake, Mr. Dennis (Jack
Mack) Caldwell, and Mr.
Wilson (Shot Dog) Raines
Jr.
Our prayers and sym
pathy go out to the follow
ing: To the Dixon family
on the passing of Mr. La-
zarion Quartese Dixon; to
the Towns family on the
passing of Mr. Robert Lee
(Bobby) Towns. We pray
that God continues to
strengthen them during
their time of bereavement.
Anniversary wishes are
extended to J. W. and Pam
Bentley. They will be cele
brating their 26th wedding
anniversary on Friday,
Apr. 2. We hope your spe
cial day is an enjoyable
one.
Birthday wishes are ex
tended to the following:
Bobbie Jean Barnes,
Tomas Gresham, Evelyn
Harris, Andre Blasingame,
Alan Johnson, Eric Jor
dan, Claressa Davis,
Wanda Lassiter, Seretha
Hobbs - Apr. 1; Tony
Lamar, Vanessa Hughley,
Stanley Kimble, Destini
Turner, Jarreau Walker,
Kendra Fagan, Tomeka
Chaney, Pam Wonnum
Releford - Apr. 2; Gai-
nelle Blasingame-
Johnson, Lethia Sneed,
Cheryl Jones, Noah
Wilder, Arthur Edge Jr.,
April Cotton, Kelmin Blu-
ford, Steffan Walker, Den
nis Colbert, Kera Ellerbee,
Al’leigh Daniely, Amani
Glover - Apr. 3; Phyllis
Kimble, Tamela Raines
Smith, Katrina Lamar,
Robert Blasingame - Apr.
4; Terry Cochran, Francis
McGee, Yvette Blassin-
game, Jaliyah Durham,
Alonzo Howell - Apr. 5;
Martisha Russaw, Eugene
Heflin, Tori Perry, Mary
Loomis, Makiyah Walker,
Leo Honore - Apr. 6; Ly-
toisha Respress, Gail
Green, Sherri Perdue
Rhodes, Ronald Lewis,
Donald Lewis - Apr. 7. We
wish you many more
birthdays to come.
Thought for the day:
Even if you’re on the
right track, you will get ran
over if you keep sitting
there.
Community News
By Elaine Walker
Thankful Thursday to
Tony Walker, Lonnie and
Dorothy Searcy, Jamie
Torbert, Shirley Bentley,
Eddie Mae Daniel, Mary
King, Shirley Skelton,
Martha Willis, Ann Mims,
Edith Williams, Sarah Wil
lis, Mary Weston, Walter
and Cynthia Holmes,
Charles and Patricia
Walker, Lonnie and Ida
Walker, Willie and Lewi-
stine Smith, Lois Brooks,
and Linda Hammock.
Continued prayers are
extended to Kay Searcy,
Charlie and Mildred
Prater, Dorothy Carthon,
Elvis Searcy, Ada King,
Earnestine Walker, Laura
Brown, Sallie Respress,
Annie Mae Brown, Ear
nestine Battle, Loretta
Braswell, Alton Dawson,
Winnie Drain, Ida Little,
Ruby Andrews, Rosa
Drake, Quan Allen, Fannie
Lou Searcy, Rosa Mae
Carter, Danita Worthy,
Mary Renders, Annie
Worthy, Mielve Colbert,
Branda Holmes, Clyde
Middlebrooks, Daphney
and Charles Andrews,
Mary Taylor, and Ava
Summer.
Belated birthday
wishes are extended to
Issac King and Mary Mat
thews.
Happy 18th birthday to
Traniece Crafter.
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Birthday wishes are ex
tended to: Clara Penny-
man, Dianasis Walker, and
Nancy Brown.
The members of New
Lincoln Park A.M.E.
Church would like to say
thanks to Pastor Ralph
and First Lady Emma
Searcy for the delicious
dinner on Sunday, March
28. They celebrated
Members Appreciation.
Special thanks to Mr.
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The family of the late
Ezekiel Sneed, Jr. extend
sincere appreciation for all
the love and care shown
during our time of be
reavement. Your prayers,
words of consolation,
phone calls, and many acts
of kindness have been a
source of strength for our
family. Our prayer is that
God will abundantly bless
each of you.
Our prayers and sym
pathy are extended to the
family of the late Hildred
Haygood. We pray that
God continues to
strengthen them during
their time of sorrow.
Be healthier, be hap
pier. There’s a lot you can
do to promote mental
health and happiness in
day-to-day life. Call a
friend, work a puzzle, take
a walk. Physical activities
can have mental-wellbeing
benefits.
WORDS OF
WISDOM:
I Still Believe
in Amazing Grace,
That There Is
Power in the Blood,
That He Walks with Me
And He Talks
With me
That Because He Lives,
I Can Face Tomorrow,
All because of
The Old Rugged Cross
Jesus did it Because He
Loves Us!
Happy Easter!
The EM A Digest:
Watches and Warnings
A quick note about things
you should know in emergencies
district4heath.org
By Martha Anne McCarty
Upson EMA Director
Watches and warnings.
You hear this often when
severe weather threatens,
but just what do they
mean?
A WATCH is just ex
actly what is says. Watch
out for developing weather.
These usually last for sev
eral hours in duration be
cause a weather front is
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Alerts will send this type of
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Thank a Farmer
By Hailey Robinson
UGA Extension Office
Agriculture is all
around us. It is what we
eat, what we wear, and
how we live our lives.
According to the Cen
sus of Agriculture, in the
two counties of Upson and
Lamar, there are more
than 540 farms covering
over 80 thousand acres.
The leading commodities
in the area include poultry,
forage, and cattle produc
tion.
Recently I had the op
portunity to judge a
contest where students
submitted papers on the
topic, “What would
happen if there were no
farmers or ranchers.” The
students definitely did
their research and found
products that we use every
day that we would no
longer have available if
farmers were not produc
ing it. They listed different
vegetables, fruits, meats,
clothing, shelter, and med
icines that we would not
have readily available. It
put into perspective, for
these kids, what life could
be like if there were no
farmers.
When this topic comes
up in discussion, it is a
perfect example of a “look
ing at the glass half full or
half empty” situation.
Most might list the neg
atives from the loss of
farmers; what material
“things” we would lose, the
shortage in food supply,
and the drastic changes
that would have to be
made - the “glass half
empty” point of view.
I prefer to look at it
from a glass half full per
spective - all the products
and services provided by
farmers. All the hard work,
time, and dedication they
put into their crops, for
ages, and livestock. The
way they endure trials and
tribulations, like extreme
weather and pests, but still
devote their lives to pro
viding food, shelter, cloth
ing, and opportunities to
everyone in the United
States and the world.
If you think back 20,
50, even too years ago
there were a lot less job
options, and a lot more
farm workers. The farmers
we had then and the
farmers we have now, have
given us the opportunities
to expand our knowledge
base and broaden our ca
reer horizons.
Let’s take the time to
thank our local farmers
and producers for their
strength. The strength to
work 365 days a year to
produce the everyday con
veniences that we have
come to enjoy. I, myself,
am not a farmer, but I am
honored to have the op
portunity to work with
those individuals who are.
In the future, how will you
answer that question:
What would happen if
there were no farmers or
ranchers? Will you view
the glass half empty, or
half full?
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