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Salem Community News
UPSON
BEACON
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
By Teresa Blasingame
We embrace the rec
ognition of academic excel
lence and outstanding
achievements. Let us con
gratulate some of our stu
dents on their academic
success. We are so proud of
each of you for the accom
plishments you have made.
Charlotte Flemings re
ceived the following rec
ognitions: Rigby Reader
Award, Yearly Perfect At
tendance, Awesome Artist
Award, Rockstar Award,
Certificate of Achievement
in Math, Yearly Honor Roll,
and Principal’s Honor Roll.
Charlotte’s guardians are
Mr. and Mrs. Greg (Teresa)
Blasingame.
Manny Waller gradu
ated kindergarten on Tues
day, May 21. His honors and
awards included the Super
Speller Award, Greater At
tendance Award, 200-plus
Words Award, Citizenship
Award, and he qualified for
the REACH program.
Manny’s guardians are Mr.
and Mrs. Roosevelt (Jean)
Render.
A'Sharee Price received
the following honors: High
est Average in Math,
Science, and Reading, All A
Honor Roll for the academic
school year, 15 Moby Max
Achievement awards, and
the Most Athletic Award.
A’Sharee is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Chadrick (Mil-
licent) Price.
Congratulations to two
rising sixth graders who
made the middle school
softball team: Kamira
(K’kay) Foster and Ash-
’Lynn Darnell. We’re so
proud of both of you.
Our prayers and sympa
thy go out to the following:
to the Mann family on the
passing of Ms. Kimberly
Mann; to the Sullivan family
on the passing of Mr. Fred
Lewis Sullivan; to the An
drews family on the passing
of Mr. Charles Andrews. We
wish you peace and comfort
during your time of sorrow.
Anniversary wishes are
extended to Greg and
Teresa Blasingame. They
will be celebrating their
23rd wedding anniversary
on June 2. Best wishes on
your special day.
Birthday wishes are ex
tended to the following:
Taveres Stinson, Andrew
Sadler, Kimberly Holmes,
Leslie Raines, Bridget Wil
lis, Trini Harp - May 29;
CITY OF
TH0MAST0N
TRASH AND
YARD WASTE
PICK UP
STARTING JUNE 2024
CARTS WILL BE
DELIVERED FROM
MONDAY, MAY 20.
Please refer to our website at
http://www.9flenv.com/thomaston/communitv-info
to see your scheduled pickup times.
YARD WASTE
Containerized yard waste will be
picked up weekly on the same day as
your trash pick up.
Yard waste service is not provided for
yard waste accumulated as a result of
a contractor.
AN landscape waste must be in a yard
waste bag, or in a GFL provided cart.
Bags most weigh less than 50 lbs.
Twice per month, please call for a
special pick up of limbs or bulk items
that will not fit in the container. Limbs
must be no larger than 5 feet long
and 6 inches in diameter. To learn
more, call us at 706.413.8188.
RESIDENTIAL
CART SERVICE
BULK ITEMS
Place residential cart by the road after 7pm
the night before or no later than 6am the
day of your pick-up.
Medical walkouts are available for qualified
residents.
Replace the cart back ai your residence
by 7pm on the day of pick-up.
All garbage must be bagged. Place the cart
so the handles are closer to the house.
PLEASE DO NOT PLACE THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR CART
CP Paint and oil
CP Construction debris
0 Demolition debris
0 Carpet
fi Tires, car batteries or parts
Twice per month, ptease call for a
special pick up of limbs or bulk items
that will not fit in the container. To
learn more, call us at 706.413.8188.
As your local solid waste
management experts, GFL offers
convenient, scheduled, full-service
home collection options for
customers requiring disposal of large
bulky items.
If you've got a fridge that's no longer
cooling or a washer thal's all washed
out, chances are you'll want to
replace them. When that time comes,
rather than lugging cumbersome
old units down to your local disposal
depot, give GFL a call and we'll take
your items away.
All you need to do is call us at
706.413.8188 to schedule your bulk
item pick up and we will remove the
items.
HOW TO BEST PLACE YOUR CONTAINER </
So we can serve you safely, please be sure to keep your container
AT LEAST 10 FEET AWAY FROM:
Mail Boxes Street Lights
Vehicles Electrical Posts
3ft.
V.
10ft.
CARTS WILL BE
DELIVERED FROM
MONDAY, MAY20.
Please refer to our website at
http://www.gflenv.com/thomaston/communitY-info
to see your scheduled pickup times.
CITY OF
THOMASTON
TRASH AND
YARD WASTE
PICK UP
STARTING JUNE 2024
YARD WASTE
Containerized yard waste will be
picked up weekly on the same day as
yourtrash pick up.
Yard waste service is not provided for
yard waste accumulated as a result of
a contractor.
All landscape waste must be in a yard
waste bag, or in a GFL provided cart.
Bags must weigh less than 50 lbs.
Twice per month, please call for a
special pick up of limbs or bulk items
1hat will not fit in the container. Limbs
must be no larger than 5 feet long
and 6 inches in diameter. To learn
more, call us at 706,413.8188.
RESIDENTIAL
CART SERVICE
Place residential cart by the road after 7pm
the night before or no later than 6am the
day of your pick-up.
Medical walkouts are available for qualified
residents.
Replace the cart back at your residence
by 7pm on the day of pick-up.
All garbage must be bagged. Place the cart
so the handles are closer to the house.
PLEASE Dfl NOT PLACE THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR CAST
0 Paint and oil
0 Construction debris
0 Demolition debris
0 Carpet
0 Tires, car batteries or parts
BULK ITEMS
Twice per month, please call for a
special pick up of limbs or bulk items
that will not fit in the container. To
learn more, call us at 706.413.8188.
As your local solid waste
management experts, GFL offers
convenient, scheduled, full-service
home collection options for
customers requiring disposal of large
bulky items.
If you've got a fridge that's no longer
cooling or a washer that's all washed
out, chances are you'll want to
replace them. When that time comes,
rather than lugging cumbersome
old units down to your local disposal
depot, give GFL a call and we'll take
your items away.
All you need to do is call us at
706.413.8188 to schedule your bulk
item pick up and we will remove the
items.
HOWTO BEST PLACE YOUR CONTAINER </
So we can serve you safely, please be sure to keep your container
AT LEAST 10 FEET AWAY FROM:
Street Lights
Electrical Posts
Mail Boxes
Vehicles
Green Today. Green For Life.
www.gflenv.com/thomaston/commijnity'info
Frangola Gray, Walter Phil
lip Prater, Patricia Mat
thews, Martha Williams,
Anthony Atwater - May 30;
Nyerika Banks, Aydn
Prater, Gilda Kendall - May
31; Chaz Raines, Elizabeth
Ivey, Bryant Searcy, La-
Quita Hayes, Donald Col
bert, Barbara Rollins - June
1; Gloria Walker, Ceandra
Jutesia Hollis, C. W.
Dumas, Alvin Lindsey -
June 2; Betty Worthy, Lu-
cious Brown, Shirlene Blas
ingame Carter, Lisa
Durham, Tyler Walker, Ro-
landa Ridley, Barry Gray,
Cynthia Miller, Dejuan Hol
lis - June 3; Gladys Miller,
Keyera Ellerbee, Demetris
Towns, Frank Howard,
Larry Banks - June 4.
Happy birthday to each of
you.
Thought for the day:
When you have a friend
who is going through a per
sonal storm, instead of
being the weatherman and
spreading the news, try
being an umbrella and cover
them with love.
Community News By Elaine Walker
Wonderful Wednesday
to Katina Alsobrooks, Tyra
Tarver, Nyasia Kendall, To-
nasis Walker, Carl Walker,
Edith Williams, Pat Smith,
George and Tess Austin,
Dessie Perdue, Mary Mat
thews, Connie Webb,
Johnny and Christie Brown,
Mable Brown, Charlie and
Carolyn Raines, Kona
Woodard, Yolanda Hill,
Marilyn Hassan, Susie Tun-
stall, Toni Porter, Earnes-
tine Wilson, and Joyce
Smith.
Birthday wishes are ex
tended to Bryant Searcy,
Mary Epps, Redundas Giles,
Willie Ward, Ishmael
Searcy, Joseph Payne,
Christie Hanson, Camilla
Woodard, and James Love
Jr.
The family of Kimberly
Mann would like to offer
our deepest gratitude for the
calls, prayers, visits, food,
and all acts of kindness that
have been extended to us
during our time of bereave
ment. We ask for your con
tinued love and support,
and we pray that the Lord
will bless each of you in a
special way.
Our prayers and sympa
thy are extended to the
family of Fred Sullivan. We
pray that God will continue
to bless you during your be
reavement.
Continued prayers are
extended to Ann Potts, Do
rothy Carthon, Clyde Mid-
dlebrooks, Elvis Searcy,
Loretta Braswell, Johnny
McGill, Janie Britt, Dapha-
ney Andrews, Juanita Chas
tain, Janice Johnson, Mary
Jo Pickard, Dorothy Mack,
Willie James Walker, Yas-
hika Walker, Lakeitha
Walker, Willie Albert Little,
Jennifer Sullivan, Georgia
Brown, Susie Curtis, Doro
thy Searcy, Jack Draine,
Margie Rhimes, Josephine
Fagan, Barbara Carter, Ber
nice Zeek, and Doris Ham
mock.
The Lincoln Park Fun
Camp will start on June 3,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You
may contact Paula Dawson
for more information.
Free Summer Meal Pro
gram: Children 18 and
under eat free breakfast and
lunch! Meals will be avail
able for children Monday-
Friday, beginning Tuesday,
June 4, and continuing
through Friday, June 28, at
the Lincoln Park Com
munity Center, noon to
12:45 P-m-
Watching Your Choles
terol. Your good health is
worth the effort:
•Avoid processed meats.
•Eat more high-fiber
foods.
•Use low-fat dairy foods.
•Limit foods high in cho
lesterol.
•Compare nutrition la
bels.
•Bake, roast, or poach
food. Do Not fry it.
•Use small amounts of
salad dressings.
WORDS OF WISDOM:
“Those who are wise
shall shine like the bright
ness of the firmament,”
Daniel 12:3.
When the light of the
world illuminates the earth,
His beauty will attract
people from every nation.
Poker Float,
Continued from Front
three stops between Sprewell
Bluff and the Highway 36
bridge to draw cards.
Winning prizes include a
new kayak, cash prizes, and
door prizes.
Three registration tiers
are available:
•$65 - Includes ticket
pack, float card, and 50/50
raffle.
•$55 - Includes ticket
pack and float card.
•$45 - Includes ticket
pack.
Early bird registration
ended May 10. All partici
pants registered before May
10 will be entered into a
contest to win a YETI Cooler
and are guaranteed a 2024
Poker Float T-shirt.
Participants are respon
sible for their own transpor
tation along the river
(kayak/canoe).
Preregistered partici
pants will pick up their
packets at the registration
tent at Sprewell Bluff Park
between 10:30 a.m. and
noon on Saturday, June 1.
Day-of registration will
also be held at Sprewell Bluff
Park between 10:30 a.m. and
noon.
Visit thomastonga-
chamber.com to register or
for additional information.
Additional 2024 Poker
Float rules are available at
www.upsonbeacon.com.
Kong,
Continued from 4A
tion. I keep seeing websites,
ads, reels, and shorts invit
ing our citizens to move to
other countries. Scandina
vian countries will even pay
moving and relocation ex
penses. In many countries
(Portugal, Costa Rico, Ca
nada, and Spain) they will
immediately give you cit
izenship and a passport just
by purchasing a home, and
just about all desirable loca
tions in the world will wel
come you if you just show
that you have a net worth of
$1 million.
The brain drain that
used to enhance our coun
try’s needs is being re
versed. Other countries are
directly targeting senior cit
izens with social security
benefits. In other words,
people are retiring and
moving to countries where
the cost of living is 75 per
cent less. $2,000 per month
will get you a beach house,
King of the Hill status, and
lots of helpers who will work
for less than $1 per hour.
About 10 million Ameri
cans are already take advan
tage of this difference in the
cost of living and living
abroad. The cost of health
care is 80 percent less in
most countries. Obtaining
citizenship often provides
expats with full rights, in
cluding voting and access to
government benefits as
these countries benefit from
the expertise and income of
Americans who move there.
Houston, we have a
problem.
