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Thursday, April 8, 2021
The Upson Beacon
Salem Community News
By Claudette Fagan
binson252i. Thank you in ad
vance for your prayers, dona
tions, and support.
Special thanks to those
who came out to share in an
Easter dinner hosted by Clau
dette Fagan. Family members
enjoyed an afternoon of fun,
food, and fellowship. Having
such a giving spirit, dinner
plates were delivered to
friends who were unable to at
tend. There’s nothing like
family and friends.
Congratulations to Miss
Genesis Ivey, who was elected
sophomore class president at
Fort Valley State University.
Genesis is the daughter of To-
meico Colbert and Abner Ivey
Community News
environmental
2616 Waymanville Rd. • Thomaston, GA 30286
GFL/Waste Industries would like to
encourage Thomaston and Upson
County residents to be conscious of
how trash carts are placed at the
curbside for collection and how
trash is placed properly in the cart
for pickup. Customers should place
cart in the proper position for side
loader trucks to empty carts. Please
remember to place debris in a trash
bag prior to placing in the receptacle
and properly place cart on the curb
the night before pickup. Failing to
bag trash prior to placement in the
container, will cause excess
litter/debris on streets and yards. Do
not overfill the cart causing the lid
not to close. Trash carts should not
have bags on top of them or trash de
bris surrounding them. To report re
pairs for trash carts within the city
limits of Thomaston, please call
(706) 647-6633. If you live outside
the city limits and need to report a
repair for your trash cart, please
contact Upson County Solid Waste at
(706) 646-5439-
Transfer Station
will be open for
Residents of Upson
County and City of
Thomaston on the
following Saturdays
8 a.m. - noon.
April 10,2021
May 1,2021
June 5, 2021
July 10, 2021
August 7, 2021
September 11,2021
October 2,2021
November 27,2021
December 4/2021
January 8,2022
family of William and Laura
Blasingame, who lost every
thing in a house fire last week.
Let’s show our love on Sat
urday, April to at Olive Grove
Baptist Church, 3181 Olive
Grove Church Road, Roberta,
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. You can
mail donations to William
Blasingame at 3221 Olive
Grove Church Road, Roberta,
GA 31078 or Cash App: $Vro-
OUTDOOR. VARIETY MARKET
[LAZY J MERCANTILE]
Saturday, JlpriC24,10 JL.CM. - 4 P.M. • 323 5VChurch St.
Email Lazyjstudio@gmail.com for vendor information
Donations Needed! Give a
little. Help a lot. A community
drive-by will be held for the
Jr. We’re so proud of her.
Congratulations to the
newlyweds. Lisa Bentley-Ad-
derton and Aubrey Ivey Jr.
were united in holy matri
mony on Saturday, Apr. 3. We
wish them many years of hap
piness.
Our prayers and sympathy
go out to the following: To the
Williams family on the passing
of Mr. Joe Louis Williams; and
to the Hilt family on the pass
ing of Ms. Christine Hilt. We
pray that God continues to
strengthen them during their
time of bereavement.
Anniversary wishes are ex
tended to Homer and Gussie
Respress. They will be cele
brating their 44th wedding
anniversary on Friday, April 9.
Best wishes on your anniver
sary celebration.
Birthday wishes are ex
tended to the following:
Teresa Jones, Patrice Smith
Walker, Olivia Nakel Ivey,
Kendra Blasingame Mathis,
Betsy Jordan Prater, Dorothy
Hudson - April 8; Tony
Raines, Antoneonia Cleve
land, Marvin Little Sr., Samuel
Worthy, Melinda Chappell,
Charlotte Owens, Alphonso
Thomas - April 9; Steven An
drews, Edward Blasingame,
Ronnie Walker, Coleman
Dumas III - April 10; Johnny
Griffin, Carlene Davison, Kel
vin Blassingame, Kesha
Staton - April 11; Vivian
Brown, Patricia Napier, Rose
Lee Carter, Calvin Willis, Chris
Napier, Kenny Copeland -
April 12; Randy Jordan,
Angela Raines, Mikey Smith,
Elijah Blasingame, Jaquetta
Roddy, Tyson Davis, DaNasia
Preston, Shirley Thomas -
April 13; Roderick Winfrey,
Robert Smith, LaTorya Ham
mond, LaKeisha Wilder,
Brandon Colbert, Melissa Col
bert - April 14. We wish you
many more birthdays to come.
Thought for the day:
“If you cannot do great
things, do small things in a
great way.”
By Elaine Walker
Thankful Thursday to
Tyesha Snelson, Dacia Willis,
Archie King, Vay Walker,
Larry and Cora Little, Derris
McCraney, Christie Searcy,
Karema Sapp, Sharaine Fur-
low, Gamifran Butler, Carla
Thomas, Shawnquake Ste
wart, Lucile Matthews, Mary
White, Larry and Mary King,
Brenda Jackson, Jerry and
Junita Chastain, Mable Wil
son, and Brenda Chase.
Happy belated anniver
sary to Ira and Luela Carter,
and Bill and Joyce Middle-
brooks. Wishing them many
more blessed years of love
and happiness.
Happy belated birthday to
Javoris Brown and Tamara
Watts.
Birthday wishes are ex
tended to Henry Ward, Mary
Lewis, Mattie Thomas, Joan
Spivey, Gertrude Pye, Frances
Terrell, Audrey Matthews,
and Robert Smith.
Continued prayers are ex
tended to Ava Summer, Mary
Taylor, Charles and Daphney
Andrews, Clyde Middle-
brooks, Brenda Holmes,
Mielve Colbert, Annie Wor
thy, Mary Renders, Danita
Worthy, Rosa Mae Carter,
Ruby Andrews, Ida Little,
Winnie Drain, Loretta Bras
well, Rosa Drake, Earnestine
Walker, Sallie Respress,
Laura Brown, Annie Mae
Brown, Elvis Searcy, Ada
King, Dorothy Carthon, Kay
Searcy, and Charlie and Mild
red Prater.
The family of the late La-
keitha Weston extend sincere
appreciation for all of the love
and care shown during our
time of bereavement. Your
prayers, words of consolation,
phone calls and may acts of
kindness have been a source
of strength for our family.
Our prayer is that God will
abundantly bless each of you.
April is Autism Aware
ness Month.
We are excited to have our
granddaughter Alaina visiting
with us this week from Vir
ginia.
WORDS OF WISDOM:
Oh, taste and see that the
Lord is good. Those who seek
the Lord shall not lack any
good thing. Psalm 34: 8,10
Our father must look on
with enjoyment as we learn
how to enjoy and savor Him.
Our greatest privilege is to
enjoy God’s presence!
Meetings and Events
Email your Meetings and Events to
dlord@upsonbeacon.com. Charges may apply.
Arbor Day Celebration is April 14
The City of Thomaston Tree Board is set to hold its 2021 Arbor Day Celebration on Wed
nesday, April 14 at Greatest Generation Memorial Park. Two “Maple Autumn Blaze” trees have
been planted for Arbor Day and will be dedicated to City Clerk Gail Hammock in honor of her
upcoming retirement, after 42 years with the City of Thomaston.
Library Boards to Meet April 12,13
The Thomaston-Upson Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular quarterly meeting on
April 12 at 6 p.m. at Hightower Memorial Library. The Pine Mountain Regional Library Board
of Trustees will hold its regular quarterly meeting on April 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Manchester
Public Library. The public is welcome to attend both meetings.
BBQ Chicken Plate Sale April 17 to Support Chitlin Hoedown
Yatesville Senior Citizens and Community Club are sponsoring a BBQ chicken plate on April
17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Building in Yatesville. Take out only. BBQ chicken,
baked beans, slaw, and bread for $10 per plate, until sold out.
Artists Help Artists Tuesdays at TUAC Gallery
Artist of all kinds are invited to join others to work on individual art projects, share creative
knowledge and give back to the community. Join artists at the Thomaston-Upson Arts Council
Gallery on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. TUAC is located at 201 South Center Street in Down
town Thomaston.
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