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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 2004 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 13A
Quarter horse racing
begins in Pickens County
Ready to race - event organizers say the track is ready, racers are preparing and interest in build
ing in the Marble Trials horse race.
Organizers of the Marble Trials
to take place at Appalachian Downs
on October 2 held an exciting
warm-up horse race on Saturday
September 4, to make sure prepara
tions are in place for the historic
race that is coming up during the
Marble Festival.
Spectators from as far away as
Alabama and horse owners alike
gathered at the racetrack, which is
on Red Bird Way just down the hill
from the Tate Mansion.
Race committee chairman Larry
Kent Butler, of the Butler-Cape
House and Seventy-four Ranch
matched his horses with those of
Terry White and Miguel Azarte
from the horse race track in Ring-
gold, Georgia. And each of the rac
ing stables won a race, Butler’s
“Hawks Blue Sue” on the first race
and “Durazno” (the Peach) of the
White/Azarte stable won the second
race.
Butler says people are calling
from around the southeast, saying
they want to enter horses in the first
annual Marble Trials.
Turf manager Matt Kinzer, of
Kinzer Nurseries says, “The grass
track is sound.”
For more information about the
race, and special accommodations
being offered for horses and guests,
call the Butler-Cape House and Sev
enty-four Ranch at (706) 692 0123.
Miss Georgia Marble Pageant
to be held this Saturday
Final preparations are underway
for the 2004 Miss Georgia Marble
Beauty Pageant which is scheduled
to begin at 12 p.m., Saturday, Sept.
18. It will be presented at the Pick
ens High School auditorium.
Director Tim Prather reports antici
pation for another great pageant!
“In addition to the several ladies
that have already registered, we’ve
had numerous phone calls and
emails pertaining to the pageant
indicating that we are expecting
several lovely ladies to participate
in this great event again.”
If anyone is still interested in
participating in the Miss Georgia
Marble Pageant, the final deadline
is approaching fast. Tim reports
that the last and final date to regis
ter will be this Friday, Sept. 17. We
will not accept walk-ins the day of
the pageant. It is important for us
to know the number of participants
as soon as we can for the planning
phase. All of our participants
receive awards, so it helps us
greatly to get everyone registered
as soon as possible.
Everyone is invited to come out
and enjoy a delightful event and
support these lovely ladies as they
enter the stage. All proceeds from
this event goes to the benefit of the
Bethany-Salem Volunteer Fire
Department.
Who will be crowned 2004
Miss Georgia Marble? Last
year’s winner is pictured here.
A host of lovely ladies will
enter again this year.
Gospel Singing
A big gospel singing will be be
held Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. until 4
p.m. in the Jasper park by the
Chamber of Commerce. Chicken
plates will be sold between 11 a.m.
and 4 p.m. Everyone invited.
Class Reunions
Class of ‘79
PHS class of 1979 will have
their reunion on Saturday, Oct. 9
from 6-12:00 p.m. at the Tate
House. Friday, Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m.,
Family Night at the Pickens High
School Lunchroom. For more info
call Brady Girard at 692-9280 or
Jeff Bennett at 770-380-3999.
August Teller of the Month
Community Bank of Pickens County
is please to announce that our August
“Teller of the Month” is Brianne Wright.
She has been with the bank for 3 years
and is a great asset to the teller line and
the drive thru.
Member FDIC
Class of ‘84
PHS class of 1984 will be hav
ing their 20th reunion on Sept. 25.
Everyone (including children) are
invited to picnic at the Bent Tree
Beach Pavilion from 11-3. Bring a
covered dish. There will also be
an informal adult gathering on
Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. at Club 53.
Please RSVP Susan Davis, 706-
253-6256; Cindy Heath, 692-
3005; or Stacia Mullins, 253-
1001.
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