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Thursday, June 10, 2021
The Upson Beacon
Salem Community News By Claudette Fagan
Continued prayers for the
sick and shut in: Mrs. Pagie
Mahone, Mrs. Evelyn White,
Mrs. Doris Smith, Ms. Kattie
Harris, Mrs. Laura Blasing-
ame, Mr. Brandon Murphy,
Ms. Brenda (Red) Hollis,
Mrs. Doris Wells, and Mrs.
Annette Blasingame.
Our prayers and sympa
thy go out to the Thomas and
Sams family on the passing
of Ms. Kianna T. Sams. We
pray that God continues to
strengthen them during their
time of bereavement.
Belated anniversary
wishes are extended to the
following: Eugene and Wil-
lene Heflin celebrated their
40th wedding anniversary on
Sunday, June 6. Marcus and
Patrice Green celebrated
their 23rd wedding anniver
sary on Sunday, June 6. Dar
ryl and Patty Bentley
celebrated their 12th wed
ding anniversary on Sunday,
June 6. Wendell and Martha
Simmons celebrated their
45th wedding anniversary on
Sunday, June 6. We hope
they all had a wonderful an
niversary celebration.
Anniversary wishes are
extended to the following:
Bryan & Reundra Harris will
be celebrating their 18th
wedding anniversary on
Monday, June 14; Stanley
and Sharon Carnell will be
celebrating their 25th wed
ding anniversary on Monday,
June 14; Stanley and Tara
Blasingame will be celebrat
ing their 30th wedding anni
versary on Tuesday, June 15;
Kevin and Taleda Prayer will
be celebrating their ninth
wedding anniversary on
Tuesday, June 15. Best
wishes on your anniversary
celebration.
Birthday wishes are ex
tended to the following: La-
Tonya Toombs Blasingame,
Loretta Braswell, Nazyiah
Flemings - June 10; Kelly
Raines, Ed Hammond -
June 11; Alsie Durham, Shon
Colbert, Crystal Pendleton
Shahid, Sylvester Jones,
Sibyl Cox, Millicent Fergu
son, Maryline Braswell Wil
lis, Kalisa Bluford, Makela
Russell, Monte’ Green, Clara
Robinson - June 12; Wanda
Hillman - June 13; Anthony
Bloodser, Christopher Fagan,
Kenneth Hart - June 14;
Caleb Raines - June 15;
John. F. Ivey Jr., Mike How
ard, Michael Evans, Billy
Walker, Danielle Ivey - June
16. We wish you many more
birthdays to come.
Thought for the day:
When you’re tempted to
lose patience with another,
think how patient God has
been with you.
Community News
By Elaine Walker
Happy belated birthday
to Eamestine Zellner, Pastor
Harry Clark, Ishmael Searcy,
Hubert Hartsfield, Gwen
Copeland, and Nakia
Walker.
Birthday wishes are ex
tended to Valerie Searcy, Lo
retta Braswell, Aira Braswell,
and Lamandia Atwater.
Congratulations! Class of
2021, Upson Lee, especially
to: Zykia Buffin, Stephanie
Carriker, Stevie Carriker,
Cesley Character, Salandra
Crafter, Brianna Daniel, Arn-
mairah Green, Kedrianna
Alston, Bendarious Jones,
Leatuvious Maines, Jyke-
vious Searcy, Devontae Skel
ton, Extavious Skelton,
Alexis Trice, and Fre’Neshia
Vinson.
The good old summer
time with summer’s arrival,
park paths may beckon.
That’s great! Walking and
other weight bearing activ
ities may be good for your
bones.
Thankful Thursday to
Mary Weston, Mary Mat
thews, Shanquake Stuart,
Jerry and Janice Walton,
Kayla Walton, Carl and Joan
Trice, Gloria Hollinshed,
Mary King, Debbie Brown,
Georgia Worthy, Jeff and
Sherin Sutton, Wendy
Carter, Christie Searcy, Jas
mine Drake, Willie and Deb
bie Quiller, and Billy and
Barbara Quiller.
Continued prayers are
extended to Rosa Drake,
Ruby Andrews, Loretta
Braswell, Kay Searcy, Laura
Brown, Dorothy Carthon,
Elvis Searcy, Earnestine
Walker, Tyra Bowlee, Char
lie and Mildred Prater, Ida
Little, Mary Smith, Ava
Summers, Sharon Mack,
Fannie Lou Searcy, Martha
Reeves, Kate Harris, and
Annie Worthy.
Congratulations to Ar
chie and Dacia King, who got
married on Saturday, June 5.
WORDS OF WISDOM:
Blessed are the pure in
heart, for they shall see God.
Matthew 5:8
$1,000 REWARD
for safe return or information
leading to safe return.
Lost Family Pet... Hickmon Fork Road/
Sunnyside Area. This little fella was the same
one that was shot and left for dead a couple
years ago. He recovered and has been doing
very well. He is so loved by his family. Please
call (706) 741-2676 if you see him. The
family wants him back.
School’s Out for
1
Summer!
Have a Happy,
Healthy, and
Fun Summer all
Season Long!
From Exploring
Downtown to
Relaxing at The
Bluff, The
Possibilities are
Endless Right
Here at Home.
Upson County COVID-19 Update
Upson County reports
3,499 positive COVID-19
cases with 131 deaths as of
noon last Tuesday, accord
ing to the Johns Hopkins
University & Medicine Co-
ronavirus Resource Center.
Numbers reflect five
new cases (down from 11
last week) and no new
deaths (down from two
last week) since Tuesday
one week prior. During that
time, Upson’s per capita in
fection rate increased
slightly from 13.32 to 13.34
cases per 100 residents.
Pike County, at 12.7 per 100
residents, and Lamar
County, at 11.02 per 100, are
the only Upson-adjacent
counties also exceeding 1-
in-10 infection rate. Taylor
is at 9.89, Monroe at 9.91,
and Meriwether at 9.7 per
100.
Johns Hopkins Corona-
virus Resource Center re
ports Georgia with
1,126,397 ( U P 6,125 from
last week) positive cases
and 20,986 (up 325 from
last week) deaths as of
noon last Tuesday.
Johns Hopkins lists the
following confirmed cases
for counties bordering
Upson: Monroe, 2,693 ( U P
12) cases with 100 (no
change) deaths; Pike, 2,327
(up 13) with 42 (up one)
deaths; Lamar, 2,057 ( U P
three) with 58 (up one)
deaths; Meriwether, 2,046
(up seven) with 88 (no
change) deaths; Taylor, 802
(no change) with 26 (no
change) deaths; Crawford,
656 (up one) with 21 (up
one) deaths; and Talbot,
493 (no change) with 18 (no
change) deaths.
The EMA Digest: Weather Lore
“A quick note about things you should know in emergencies”
By Martha Anne McCarty
Upson EMA Director
Something a bit different today.
What does mother nature tell us about
the weather? Plenty of old proverbs can
give us clues about the coming weather.
•Red Sky in the Morning, Sailors
Take Warning.
Red Sky at Night, Sailors Delight.
A red sky in the morning indicates
that storms and rain can be expected
within 24 hours, whereas a red sky at
night indicates clear skies for the next
24 hours.
• When the Dew is in the Grass, Rain
will Never Come to Pass.
When Grass is Dry at Morning
Light, Look for Rain before the Night.
Dew forming overnight indicates
fair weather, whereas no dew forming
indicates rain.
•A summer fog for fair, a winter fog
for rain.
Ground fog in summer indicates fair
weather, whereas ground fog in winter
forecasts rain.
•Clear nights - cold days
This is especially true in winter,
early spring, and late fall, and especially
after a rain.
•Whenforests murmur and moun
tains roar, close your windows and
shut the door.
When sound travels long distances,
expect rain soon.
•When ditch and pond affect the
nose, look for rain and stormy blows.
When storms draw near, odors in
crease.
•Trees showing the undersides of
their leaves foretell rain.
•"When High meets Low it doth
blow."
Meaning, when high pressure meets
low pressure, strong winds are forecast
soon.
•If a circle forms ‘round the moon,
it will rain very soon.
Ice crystals high in the atmosphere
appear as a halo around the moon, in
dicating approaching rainy weather.
•The Fishing Proverb (as best I re
member it):
When wind blows from the east, it
is neither fit for man nor beast.
When wind blows from the north,
do not go forth.
When wind blows from the west, it is
best.
When wind blows from the south,
the bait will go straight to his mouth.
Reasonings: Easterly winds usually
bring cool, quirky weather. Northerly
winds bring the cold. Westerly winds
bring fair weather. Southerly winds in
dicate good weather.
•The higher the clouds, the better
the weather.
•“Some folks are weatherwise, but
most are otherwise.” -Ben Franklin,
late 1700s
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