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people 1/23 1/21/03 9:09 AM Page 1 r v Holcomb-Pierce September 23, 2002 was the blessed day in the lives of long-time best friends, Olivia Niccole Hol comb and Nathan Granville Pierce, when they were united in marriage at Inspiration Park near Bryson City, N.C. Inspiration Park is a treasured place of memory for both bride and groom as their friendship and love has been cultivated there over the past 20 years during the singing in the Smokies’ annual events. The bride is the daughter of Mike and Bavaria Holcomb of Bryson City. She is the granddaugh ter of Betty Mitchell and the late Raymond E. Mitchell and the great- granddaughter of Rachel Gunter, all of Bryson City. Her paternal grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Holcomb of Jasper, Ga. The groom is the son of Perry and Jackie Pierce of Lucedale, Ms. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. M.C.L. Pierce and the maternal grandson of Mrs. Bonnie Keel, all of Lucedale. Maid of honor was Heather Payne, cousin of the bride, of Bryson City. Bridesmaids were Amanda Payne Smith, cousin of the bride, Benton, Tn.; Rebecca Ball Millsaps, close friend of the bride, Bryson City; long-time friend Hope Stephenson Anthony of Bryson City; and Lynnesaye Newton, friend of the bride and fiancee of Nathan Holcomb of Burlington, N.C. Rachael Smith was flower girl and her twin sister Hannah carried the rings. Both are cousins of the bride. Continued on Page 2C Kennesaw State University Lauren Hope Childers and Marcie Mikles graduated from Kennesaw State University on Fri day, Dec. 20, 2002. The commence ment took place at the Atlanta Civic Center. Lauren received a Bachelor’s degree in Finance with a Minor in Business Law. She is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi Honor societies. Lauren gradu ated from Pickens High in 1998. Her parents are Danny and Carolyn Childers and grandparents are Dil lard and Laura Silver and Billy and Jewell Childers. Lauren, we are proud of you. Marcie received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and will be taking the CPA exam in May. She is presently employed with Land and Associates in Ellijay, Ga. Marcie has been residing in Pickens County for the past 20 years. She has a daughter, Ashley, and granddaugh ter, Alyssa Ruth. Congratulations. Jasper Forestry & Chipping, Inc. Wood Recycling Center 615 Gennette Drive Jasper, GA 30143 *Dump Site for Brush, Stumps & Logs *Mulch, Topsoil & Fill Dirt for sale *Chipping available on your site A (706) 253-1900 Doing business the “natural way" Need Mulch? Don’t wait until spring to begin those landscaping projects! Great for flower beds, ground cover & erosion control. Save $$$$ now! 20% OFF WHILE SUPPLIES LAST AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP LOAD SIZE REGULAR SALE PICK-UP TRUCK $30.00 $24 ONE TON TRUCK $50.00 $40 SINGLE AXLE TRUCK $100.00 $80 TANDEM DUMP TRUCK $125.00 $100 DELIVERED LOAD SIZE REGULAR SALE ONE TON TRUCK $160.00 $128 SINGLE AXLE TRUCK $200.00 $160 TANDEM DUMP TRUCK $250.00 $200 Free delivery within 15 mile radius - $1.50 per mile thereafter 6% Sales tax added to all products purchased Jasper Forestry & Chipping, Inc. 615 Gennette Drive Jasper, GA 30143 (706) 253-1900 THURSDAY. JANUARY 23, 2002 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 1B Joseph Brian Morgan graduat ed from Southern Polytechnic State University on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002. He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Con struction Management. He is a member of Sigma Lambda Chi Honor Society. Brian graduated from Pickens High School in 1997 and is presently employed with Skanska USA Building Co. in Atlanta. His parents are Karen Howard and Anthony Morgan of Jasper. Grandparents are Lawrence and Mable Brown of Jasper. Con gratulations from your family and friends. We are proud of you. Property return time here again Through April 1 The Pickens County Assessor’s office would like to remind all prop erty owners that the time for making returns on Real and Personal Proper ty is NOW for the upcoming 2003 digest. Now through April 1 is the time to notify our office of any additions or deletions to your property from the previous year. Our field staff is currently picking up new construc tion throughout the county from information that has already been provided. Our county has been growing the past 10 years and each year our growth seems to be more than the previous year. When you are grow ing at this pace, there is also a large amount of destruction of older buildings and older residences. In addition to the normal destruc tion, our county suffered a large amount of tornado damage in November. Some people were fortu nate enough to have their repairs done by Jan. 1 which is the valua tion date for each year’s digest. For the property owners who did not have their repairs done or who had a total loss of a structure, we want you to come by our office, 35 W Church St., Ste. 203 in Jasper, to fill out a return on what happened to your property during this unfortunate time. This is also the time to apply for the Homestead Exemption, through June 1. If you have any questions, please call us at 253-8700. Young Dads Program Knowing that “Dads are Awe some and Vitally Important” to the positive growth and development of their children, we meet each Tues day from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Old Tate Clinic to better prepare and educate our dads. Here are a few short words about “What MELD is;” MELD is group-centered, lots of information, learning by application and builds on the strengths of the participating dads. MELDs philosophy feels that dads can support each other, learn from each other, make informed decisions and cooperate with each other while maintaining our individ uality. If you are an expecting or new dad or a dad of several children and wish to learn more by sharing with other dads, then plan to join us Tuesdays for dinner at 6:30 fol lowed by our group time. If you have questions call Sam Rothermel at 770-737-6484. Tate Community Association The monthly meeting of the Tate Community Association will be held the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 in the community room. All members are invited to attend. Singles Single due to divorce, death or by choice? If you are 40+, this is for you. This is not a dating service or a match-making organization; it is a group of people that just need friends. Come be a friend and make new friends at Friends Anew at El Rey Mexican Restaurant on Jan. 23 from 7-9 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous Meetings are held from 8-9 p.m. every Wednesday and Saturday night at Northside Hospital in Can ton. Happy Ramblers Tuesday was the day for our regular monthly club meeting and it seemed like it had been a long, long time since our December meeting. We met at the home of Kay Johnson in Talking Rock and everyone brought a covered dish, so you can imagine all the good food that awaited this group. Seemed everyone had “newsy” things to tell and no one wanted to miss what the other one was telling. Most of the sick folks had improved and it is always good to hear good news. I think I counted about 10 desserts plus ham, chick en tenders, chicken pie, meatloaf, meatballs and maybe two other meat dishes, and veggies of every kind. How nice it is when friends get together to eat and talk. We answered the roll with a winter memory. One told of stand ing too close to the open fireplace and catching on fire and how her brother smothered the fire out with the quilts from the bed; another told of her husband building too big of a fire and catching the house on fire; others told of the cold nights with no heat in the bedrooms and having so much cover your could hardly move; washing diapers when they would freeze before they could be hung up; cold walks to school; Price Davis helping when the pipe from the heater fell; and many other interesting stories were told. For our game, Kay gave out 20 pennies to each person for an auc tion. When the gifts were shown you could bid as many pennies as you wanted or needed to get the gift. You never knew what might be put up for bid next, so you did n’t know if you should bid or save your money for something else. It was lots of fun to bid against each other and see if you had made a good choice in your spending. It was a good day together and we made plans for some outings before our next meeting which will be at the home of Nancy Collins in Jasper. — Ann Parks Blaine Masonic Lodge There is going to be a called communication for the purpose of conferring the entered apprentice degree on Thursday, Jan. 30. A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7. All qualified brothers are invited. Notice of Meeting The Board of Directors of the Marble Valley Friends will meet on the first Thursday of February at 7 p.m. at the Tate Communication Association meeting room. All members are invited to attend. Basketball Boosters The PCMS Basketball Boosters will have a BBQ dinner Friday, Jan. 23 from 4-7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The BBQ is furnished by Williamson Brothers and consists of BBQ, bread, slaw, baked beans, pickles, dessert and drink. Planning Commission Pickens County Planning Com mission meets the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Pick ens County Annex Courtroom. Commissioner’s Office Pickens County Commissioner’s office will be open on Tuesday afternoons from 5-6:30 p.m. for citi zens to meet with the commissioner. OH MY, MY, OH DEAR LORDY ON JANUARY 22ND SHERRY TURNS 40! Happy Birthday, Sher! From you know who WE (ONE TO roil! AUTO DETAILING Christian - Based startiog J 50 00 & up 770-289-4660 Graham Parker turned 7 years old on Dec. 26, 2002. He celebrated his birthday with friends and rela tives at the Jerusalem Community Center. A moonwalk kept kids and adults jumping for hours. Graham would like to give a special thanks to his Meme. NGCSU North Georgia College & State University conferred 260 graduate and undergraduate degrees, along with several associate degrees in nursing, during the fall 2002 com mencement in December. North Georgia College & State University is a public, co-education- al, comprehensive university, as well as the Military College of Georgia - one of only six senior mil itary colleges in the nation. Recognized by Kiplingers in the top 100 values in public higher edu cation, North Georgia is currently engaged in a major initiative, “Forg ing a Legacy of Leadership,” and offers the only minor in leadership among public universities in the state. The university, founded in 1873 in Dahlonega, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 50 academic and professional fields. The following local students were conferred degrees: Helen Buckelew, Master’s Public Adminis tration; Ashley Cagle, Bachelor’s Early Childhood Education; Brooke McArthur, Bachelor’s Special Education; Amy Mitton, Bachelor’s Nursing, all of Jasper; Keisha Hall of Talking Rock, Bachelor’s Physi cal Edu/Exercise Science. Benefit There will be a benefit on Jan. 25 at Fairmount Elementary School Gym to help pay funeral expenses for Doug Bunch. It will begin at 6 p.m. There will be food, cake walk, auction and singing. Please come and join in helping the family. Volunteers needed You can make a difference in a child’s life. Volunteer to have an ele mentary student read to you or help a young student learn basic math skills. Please contact Hill City Ele mentary at 253-1880. Alison Taylor VanSant turned 2 years old Nov. 24, 2002. She cele brated with a Scooby-Doo party. Taylor would like to thank everyone for all the wonderful gifts and for making her day so special. Her proud parents are Joey and Kimber ly VanSant of Hinton. Proud grandparents are Joe and Lucille Goss of Tate, Joe and Maxie VanSant of Jasper and John and Sandra Morrison of Hinton. Brenau University Elizabeth Swafford of Marble Hill was among the students named to the Dean’s List at Brenau Univer sity for fall semester 2002. Dean’s List students must maintain a 3.5 GPA while carrying a minimum of 15 semester hours of course work. Furman University Clayton B. Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton B. Burns Sr., and Ian P. Calhoun, son of Ms. Meg Cal houn, both of Big Canoe, were among the students named to the Dean’s List for fall term. Furman’s Dean’s List is composed of full-time undergraduate students who earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher on a 4-point system. Benefit There will be a benefit singing and BBQ Saturday, Feb. 8 from 4-9 p.m. at Ball Ground Community Center. Proceeds will be given to Wanda Jordan for medical and trav el expenses. Country, bluegrass and gospel music performers include CC Morgan, the Swaffords, Corner stone, Amanda Rampley and Haley Morgan-Smith. There will also be an auction for homemade cakes and other items. BBQ plates will be $5 from Two Brothers BBQ. Contact Marsha Malone at 770-402-8822 or 479-6939. This is sponsored by Faith Baptist Church Helping Hands. 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