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PAGE 16A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 2013
Crisis foreseen within Georgia’s
emergency food programs
Obituaries
CARES provides emergency food within
Pickens County. The Atlanta Community
Food Bank (a member of Feeding Amer
ica, the nation’s largest emergency food
provider) provides the infrastructure by
which some food is distributed to CARES.
While these interdependent programs are
not-for-profit entities and rely on volunteers
and donations to serve the needy, they also
rely on some federal funds.
According to Bill Bolling, executive di
rector of the Atlanta Community Food
Bank, food pantries throughout Georgia are
typically “underserved.” Bolling credits the
generosity of the business community and
churches throughout the state with meeting
the dramatic increase in demand induced by
the Great Recession. Yet he notes, “There’s
fatigue out there, we are being pushed to
our limit.”
According to Bolling, the state has 2,300
food banks within 159 counties and pro
vides food to supplement the very govern
ment programs which are at risk. He
estimates that at least half the families they
assist have a job. “We have always been im
partial to party. We appreciate the role the
federal government has played in feeding
families, but is it worth not feeding our
children, jeopardizing their health and their
education to make a point? What’s the end
game here? We do not have the resources
now, and we don’t have the reserves to ac
commodate gap in federal funding.”
Noting that uncertainty of the WIC re
serves Bolling concludes, “There’s a lot of
talk about [political] leveraging in Washing
ton, well, what are we really leveraging,
hungry infants and children?”
According to the USD A Economic Re
search Service, 16.9 percent of Georgia
homes (28.8 percent of Georgia’s children)
are ‘food insecure.’ This means they fre
quently do not know if they are going to
have the resources to eat. The service rates
Georgia as having the sixth highest rate of
hunger in the United States.
Hudgens: Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 6-12
Insurance and Safety Fire
Commissioner Ralph Hudgens
is joining forces with the Na
tional Fire Protection Associa
tion (NFPA) to remind
Georgians that Fire Prevention
Week is Oct. 6-12. The theme
this year is “Prevent Kitchen
Fires.”
Commissioner Hudgens and
fire personnel around the state
will be spreading the word
about ways to keep homes safe
and prevent kitchen fires. Addi
tionally, fire safety educators
will be teaching local residents
how to plan and practice escape
from a home in case a fire oc
curs.
The statistics are staggering.
Each year roughly 100 people
die as a result of home fires and
burns in Georgia, and more
than 200,000 individuals are
seen in the nation’s emergency
rooms for bum injuries. Thir
teen Georgians have died as a
result of unattended cooking
fires this year. In 2012, 14
Georgians perished from cook
ing fires.
According to the latest Na
tional Fire Prevention Associa
tion (NFPA) research, cooking
is the leading cause of home
fires. Two of every five home
fires begin in the kitchen - more
than any other place in the
home. Cooking fires are also
the leading cause of home fire-
related injuries.
Commissioner Hudgens em
phasizes the following safety
tips:
• Stay in the kitchen when
you are frying, grilling, broil
ing, or boiling food.
• If you must leave the
room, even for a short period of
time, turn off the stove.
• When you are simmering,
baking or roasting food, check
it regularly, stay in the home
and use a timer to remind your
self.
• If you have young chil
dren, use the stove’s back burn
ers whenever possible. Keep
children and pets at least three
feet away from the stove.
When you cook, wear cloth
ing with tight-fitting sleeves.
Keep potholders, oven mitts,
wooden utensils, paper and
plastic bags, towels and any
thing else that can bum away
from your stovetop.
• Clean up food and grease
from burners and stovetops.
For more information on
planned activities please con
tact your local fire department
or call Commissioner Hudgens’
Public Safety Education Divi
sion at 404-657-0831.
Report from County Line’s summer mission trip
By Laiken Owens
Intern Reporter
This past summer the County
Line Baptist Church youth
group went on a mission trip to
Palatka, Florida.
The purpose of the trip was
to, “To spread God’s word and
be a light for him,” said Hannah
Land, youth group member.
While there, the group built a
food pantry for a church and
worked on a future women’s
shelter.
“This year’s theme was
‘Foundations’ and how we
should have a foundation built
upon the Lord,” said Land.
“The verse that we focused on
all week was Luke 6:46-49,”
she said.
The group gave manual labor
on the sites everyday. Another
youth group member, Taylor
Boggus, said, “Although we
were not experts in the work
that we were doing, we were
still able to make a difference
for the people in the commu
nity.”
Every day they started with
morning devotions and had a
chapel service in the evening.
The group also had a few hours
after working and before bed
time to play games and con
verse together.
They had specific parts about
the trip they remember liking
and some parts they remember
not liking at all. Mya Hender
son, a mission trip participant,
said, “My favorite part was
probably texture spraying the
ceiling and pulling weeds was
the worst.” Land said, “My least
favorite part would have to be
spraying ceiling texture with
Mya and looking like someone
poured paint all over us by the
time we were finished.”
The group had fun working
together as well. “Singing Tay
lor Swift at the top of our lungs
while sanding a ceiling with our
designated staff member was
pretty great,” said Land.
The group even got to see an
old friend. “We visit her each
year and she always calls us
‘her little angels,” said Land.
This friend was a woman
named Ms. Mary, whom they
had helped during their first
mission trip in 2011. “It was a
blessing to see how much joy
she had,” Boggus said.
They all had a blast and
learned some very important
lessons while helping. “I guess
the message is that we’re all put
here as a family to love and
help one another,” said Hender
son.
Land said, “Helping some
one even if you know that they
will never be able to return the
favor, it is so rewarding.”
“We gave our time and ef
fort, but most importantly, we
tried to spread the love of Jesus
Christ,” Boggus said.
Uncharine
Stanfield
Mrs. Uncharine Stanfield, age
49 of Jasper, Ga., died Wednes
day, Oct. 2, 2013, at her resi
dence.
She is survived by her hus
band, Gary Stanfield, Jasper;
daughters and son-in-law, Leala
Stanfield, Jasper, Kate and Jerry
Keller, Mulberry, FL, and Beth
Stanfield, Manassas, Va.; sons,
Harmon Stanfield, Jasper, Doug
Stanfield, Cary, N.C., and Josh
Stanfield, Boulder, Co.; mother
and step-father, Nancy and Bob
Passetti, Susquehanna, Pa.; sister
and bother-in-law. Puna and TJ
Miller, Dunkirk, Md.; brother.
Peck Milbauer, Susquehanna,
Pa.; step-brothers, Jim and Frank
Passetti; step-sister, Barbara
Larsen; brothers- and sisters-in-
law, David and Maria Stanfield,
Suwanee, Ga., Rick and Kim
Stanfield, Gallatin, Tn., Bob
Stanfield, Hanford, Ca., Pat
Stanfield, Jasper, and Karen
King, Marietta; and grandson,
Ethan Stanfield, Cary, N.C. Sev
eral nieces, nephews and other
relatives also survive.
A memorial service will be
held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12,
at 977 Mullinax Road, Jasper,
Ga. 30143, with the Rev. David
LeGrand officiating. Arrange
ments entrusted to the staff of
Roper Funeral Home and Crema
tory of Jasper.
www.roperfuneralhome.com
Appalachian circuit
awarded funds
for additional
prosecutor
District Attorney B. Alison
Sosebee is pleased to announce
that the Appalachian Judicial
Circuit was awarded one of only
12 prosecutorial positions state
wide on Friday, Oct. 4, at the fall
meeting of the District Attorneys
for alternative sentencing courts.
In order to provide courts
with the critical funding neces
sary to support the growth of Ac
countability Courts in Georgia to
reduce the prison population.
Gov. Nathan Deal and the Geor
gia General Assembly passed
legislation that included funding
for additional prosecutors within
the State.
District Attorney Sosebee
states, “Being awarded a state-
funded position for an additional
prosecutor will allow this office
to not only continue to actively
support the Accountability
Courts in this circuit, but will
also permit this office to partici
pate in the growth of the alterna
tive sentencing court programs. I
would like to thank Speaker of
the House David E. Ralston for
his support of these programs
and for his assistance in being
awarded the funding for an addi
tional prosecutor for Gilmer,
Pickens and Fannin counties.”
The Appalachian Judicial Cir
cuit has one of the longest stand
ing Adult Drug Court programs
in Georgia. Since its implemen
tation in 2002, other alternative
sentencing courts have been es
tablished in this circuit, including
the Family Drug Court, Mental
Health Court and most recently
Veterans Court. These programs
entail frequent drug testing, in
tensive treatment, judicial over
sight and community supervision
and support. Sosebee states that
“the alternative sentencing courts
provide ways to protect public
safety and hold offenders ac
countable while providing of
fenders treatment for substance
abuse and mental health prob
lems.”
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Community Bulletin Board
Appalachian Beekeepers meeting
The Appalachian Beekeepers Association is made up of northwest
ern Georgians willing and able to share knowledge of, support for
and excitement about beekeeping. Young and old, experienced and
new, all are welcome; all will gain from their participation in our ef
forts. We offer seminars, training and events that will both enhance
your beekeeping experience, and give you the opportunity to learn
and grow in this all important endeavor.
Come meet us. Let’s explore what we can do together.We meet
every second Thursday (Oct. 10), 7 p.m., at the Senior Center in
Jasper. Coffee and snacks are on us. Questions? You can call me
(Laura Chumley) anytime at 678-314-3057.
Boys & Girls Clubs needs volunteers
The Boys & Girls Clubs provide safe places where children can
find learning, recreation and companionship in the afternoons and
evenings. We are seeking volunteers to share their time and experi
ences with our members. We’re open Monday- Friday, 2:30-6:30
p.m., serving children in grades 1-8. Do you have an hour a week to
spare? Do you have an interesting hobby, skill set or travel adventure
you’d like to share? We’re searching for volunteers to help with lit
eracy, general supervision of youth and teach special skills/projects.
Please contact Michele Brackin at mbrackin@ bgcng.org or call 706-
253-2582.
Jasper Amateur Radio Club meeting
The Jasper Amateur Radio Club meets on the first Thursday of
each month at 7 p.m. at the Cornerstone Church Auxiliary building,
145 Cornerstone Drive (off Camp Road just east of the Pickens
County Community Center).
All visitors are welcome to attend. Each meeting has a free pres
entation and discussion of Amateur Radio events or operating modes,
including Emergency Communications. Come see how much fun
Amateur Radio can be! Please visit our website at
www.jasperarc.com for more details.
Volunteers needed at Rescued Furniture Store
Volunteers needed for the Rescued Furniture Store which benefits
Pickens Animal Rescue. We are in need of volunteers to help with
furniture pickups 2-3 times per month. Donations are needed for the
Rescued Furniture Store of household goods and furniture. Donations
may be dropped off at the store at 371 N Main St., M-S 10-4. Call
770-893-8451 about volunteering.
Good Samaritan Health needs volunteers
Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center: Medical experience
not required. Good Samaritan is in need of volunteers in the following
areas: Greeter/escort, registering patients/making appointments, an
swering/making phone calls, medical records and social services. To
find out more about how you can give back to your community please
call our volunteer office at 706-253-4673 or e-mail: volunteer@good-
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