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PAGE 16A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 2015
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Savings
payments.
In order to secure a lower in
terest rate the loan was issued in
the Pickens County Water Au
thority’s name.
“Since the bond issue is in the
authority's name with an inter
governmental agreement with
Pickens County it has the full
faith and credit of the county as
security, which makes it more at
tractive to lenders,” Harvey said.
County water department di
rector Larry Coleman said issu
ing the bond in the authority’s
name is one more step towards
the county’s ultimate goal of
making the water authority an in
dependent, self-sustaining entity
similar to the Cherokee County
Water and Sewerage Authority.
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Leachate
with Advanced Disposal was at
the Highway 515 site, which sits
directly off the interstate on a dirt
road with nothing else nearby.
Lechate was pumped from the
tanker truck into the city’s
sewage system through a stan
dard manhole cover. From there
the leachate heads to the water
treatment facility on Montview
Road.
“I want to be clear that there
is not going to be any additional
volume or more tanker trucks,
and that these trucks discharge
into the sanitary sewer facility
off Highway 515,” said Hall in
an attempt to ease the minds of
residents who live on the same
road as the city’s wastewater
treatment facility. “We are not
getting back into the pumper
truck business.”
In 2013 Montview Road resi
dents were in an uproar about the
volume of septic pumper trucks
that traveled up and down the
road, which they said degraded
their community because of the
foul odor and heavy traffic those
trucks created. The city no longer
accepts waste from septic com
panies outside of Pickens.
Hall said he could not give an
estimate as to how much his de
partment’s revenue would in
crease as a result of the rate hike
because the quantity of leachate
is directly related to precipita
tion.
“If we have a dry year we
could on have as much revenue
as we had last year, which was
very wet,” he said. “We had
about six million gallons then,
but if it’s dry this year we could
have four million. You just don’t
know.”
A truck carrying leachate from Advanced Disposal’s Eagle Point Landfill in Ball Ground pumps
the landfill runoff into the City of Jasper’s septic system. The leachate will eventually make its way to
the city’s wastewater treatment facility. Tickets that show the amount of leachate pumped are placed in
the mailbox by disposal workers.
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Trees
as any commercial theatre. Nar
ration by Native American actor
Wes Studi—at times on screen
himself—and background music
by Charlie Wayne Watson, the
film’s music director, a flautist
playing a primitive instrument
were an integral part of the film’s
fine aura.
The film concerned itself with
the Stewards’ history with the In
dian Marker Trees. Through the
organization’s 12-year existence
it has morphed from volunteers
building paths through the forest
to a dedication to learning about
the history and meaning of the
mystery trees and the culture un
derlying their existence.
They exist in a variety of lo
cations throughout the United
States. 2,000 trees have been
identified in forty states. The film
featured interviews with and
statements by elders from a vari
ety of tribes—our own Chero-
kees and Muscogee-Creeks and
those of tribes to the west, Co
manche, Ute, Osage, and others
The film answered the ques
tion as to why the existence and
meaning of the trees has been rel
atively hidden during the years
since white men appeared:
telling the new settlers about the
trees was taboo.
The film, via the interview
with the elders, delineating the
three reasons why the Native
Americans left the marker frees:
to provided direction to water, to
signal the location of shelter, and
to define trails—the great, but
hidden, highways crossing the
nation.
Finally, the film and Don and
Bob Wells explained the role of
modem technology in finding
new trees: Google Earth to ini
tially find suspected trees and the
Global Positioning System to fa
cilitate on-ground location.
Don ended the presentation
by describing the Stewards’ up
coming travels to contact fellow
devotees of the trees in the U.S.
upper Midwest—and then in
vited the members of the audi
ence to adjourn for refreshments
and to purchase DVDs of the
film and the Steward’s book
Mystery of the Trees.
The idea behind the Stewards’
on-going endeavor and the fact
that they had made such a movie
to further their interests com
bined with my own reactions to
it and my observation of the rapt
audience left me with a sort of a
mystical feeling about the time
and the people and the life they
led. One cannot help comparing
it with our own time.
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STAR
sors for the STAR Program.
For over 25 years, the Opti
mist Club of Jasper has been the
local sponsor of the STAR Pro
gram in Pickens County. The
local program imder the Optimist
sponsorship is the largest and
most unique STAR programs in
this statewide event. The Opti
mist not only recognizes the
STAR Student and Teacher, but
another 9 STAR Student and
Teacher finalists. These 10 Pick
ens High School seniors have
achieved the highest point scores
on the Scholastic Aptitude Test,
known as the “SAT,” and are in
the top 10 percent of the senior
class. Each of the students in
turn chose a teacher that has con
tributed the most to their
achievements and academic suc
cess.
The banquet will be held at 7
p.m. at Chattahoochee College,
100 Campus Drive, Jasper. The
Woodbridge Inn has catered this
event since the Optimist Club
started this unique program and
will again this year. Anyone in
terested in attending the banquet
should e-mail the Optimist Club
at pickensstar@etcmail. com.
The cost to attend the banquet is
$22 per person.
Ms. Cathy Cox, president of
Yoimg Harris College and former
Georgia Secretary of State will
be the guest speaker for this
year’s banquet.
The 2015 Star Student/
Teacher & STAR finalists are:
Andrew Haygood - STAR
Student and Michael Oubre -
STAR Teacher
The Mousetrap at Reinhardt
February 20-22
All Seats - $12.50
There’s been a minder! Writ
ten by Agatha Christie, The
Mousetrap follows the murder of
Maureen Lyon. The news of the
minder is taken lightly by Mollie
and Giles Ralston who have re
cently converted Monkswell
Manor to a guesthouse. Side
tracked by a paralyzing snow
storm, the inexperienced Ral
stons are nervous to be hosting
their first guests, but they are de
termined to make a go of things.
While waiting for the guests to
begin arriving, Mollie listens to
a radio report about the Lyon
minder, which notes that police
are looking for a man in a dark
overcoat who was observed near
the scene. Follow along as the
characters must figure out who
the murderer is!
Notice
Good Samaritan Health and
Wellness Center needs volun
teers. We always need doctors,
dentists, pharmacists, lab techs,
nurses and others with medical
experience. And we always need
help with greeter escorts, making
appointments, phone calls, office
work, medical records and social
services. To find out more about
how you can give back to your
community please call our vol
unteer office at 706-253-4673 or
e-mail: volunteer @good-
samhwc.org
Notice
Marble Valley Friends meet
the first Thursday of each month
at 7 p.m. In the winter months
they meet at Tate Community
Room and summer at the Old
Tate Gym.
Old Tate Gym Rental
Through the efforts of Marble
Valley Friends, the Old Tate
Gym is available for community
use. The gym, built in 1925 and
now on the National Registry of
Historic Places, is suitable for a
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
A PROCLAMATION
GEORGIA DAY
The State of Georgia was founded by General James Edward Oglethorpe, who
received a Royal Charter for establishing a colony in honor of King George II
and led 116 people from England on the HMSAnne, landing near present-day
Savannah on February 1 2, 1 733; and
George Walton, Button Gwinnett, and Lymon Hall each signed the Declaration
of Independence on behalf of Georgia, which later became the fourth state to
ratify the U.S. Constitution on January 2, 1788; and
Since its founding 282 years ago, Georgia has grown to over 9 million people
and has progressed from a rural state to a commercial, financial, and cultural
center for the Southeast region and our nation; and
Georgia’s magnificent natural beauty from the mountains to the seashore, its
many historic wonders and sites, and its distinctive cultural heritage are all
reasons to celebrate this great state; and
All Georgians are invited to rediscover our natural, cultural, and historic
wonders and sites, and to encourage people throughout our nation and the
world to recognize the people, institutions, and historic events that have
shaped Georgia’s significant place in our country’s history and global
commerce; now
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim
February 12, 201 5, as GEORGIA DAY in honor of our state’s 282 nd anniversary
and call upon all Georgians to celebrate our proud and rich heritage.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the
Executive Department to be affixed this 23«* day of January in the year of our
Lord two thousand fifteen.
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TEST
CHIEF OF STAFF
Georgia Day Proclaimed
Please join us in celebrating the State of Geor
gia’s 282nd Anniversary on February 12, 2015.
Submitted by: Sequoyah Chapter, National
Society of Daughters of the American
Revolution, Jasper, GA.
variety of gatherings and activi
ties. To check on the gym’s
availability and suitability for
your plans or to arrange a rental
date, call 678-454-5477 and
leave a message. Someone will
return your call quickly.
Volunteers needed
Volunteers needed in the ac
tivities Department at Grand
view Health Care Center. We
need individuals as well as
groups that would like to make a
difference in the lives of our res
idents. If you can donate at least
an hour of your time each month
or quarterly, please contact Ac
tivities Director Sounya Stokes
at 706-692-6323.
Coin Collector’s Club
The Pickens County Coin
Collector’s Club meets at the
Dean Center at Amicalola EMC,
544 Hwy. 515, Jasper, across
from the Bargain Barn, on the
first and third Tuesday of each
month at 6 p.m. For more infor
mation call Butch at 770-324-
8724.
Medical Center & Gilmer Nursing Home
LPN
Resident Care
Coordinator
Will assist in assessing the
needs of each individual
resident’s condition upon
admission and aid in
developing a comprehensive
care plan. Provide direct
resident care, responsible
for assuring plan of care
is carried out through
performance and leadership.
Assist with risk management
program fall prevention and
incident monitoring.
Apply online.
www.northgeorgia
medicalcenter.com
STAR Finalists
Jesse Brooks - Christi Hob-
good
Johnson Collins - Joe Wright
Ryan Evans - Lynn Cantrell
Savannah Friedman - Gail Cul-
breth
Abygayle Gibson - Lisa
Payne
Kari Henke - Robbie
Cheatham
Olivia Parker - Nikki Towery
Brad Rutledge - Sue Gibbons
Kyle Watters - Bobby Timms
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Pickens County Progress
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Phone: 678-796-8578
Appalachian Children’s
Emergency Shelter
A safe and nurturing home for children in need
Phone: 706-253-2375
Fax: 706-253-1127
www.acespickens.org
aceshelter@gmail.com
ACES depends on donations and financial support from the community.
We provide safe, temporary housing for children who have been removed from their homes
by DFACS.The shelter can always use regular donations of household items:
Paper Products
• Toilet tissue
• Facial tissue
• Napkins
• Paper towels
• Paper plates
Cleaning Supplies
• All Purpose Cleaner
• Window Cleaner
• Toilet cleaner
• Bleach
• Hand soap
• Dryer Sheets
• Sponges
• Kitchen towels
Grocery Items
• Juices (apple/grape)
• Fruit snacks/cups
• Fruit (apples, oranges, bananas, etc.)
• Nuts
• Small cookie packs
• Applesauce
• Macaroni and cheese
• Tomato sauce
• Lemon juice
• Healthy snacks
Personal Care Items
• Shampoo/Conditioner
• Hair styling products
• Body wash
• Facial wash
• Acne products
• Deodorant
• Feminine products (pad/tampons)
• Chapstick
Other Supplies
• Trash Bags (tall kit. & small bath.)
• Sandwich and quart size bags
• Freezer bags
• Plastic wrap
• Aluminum Foil
Call us at 706-253-2375 or
e-mail aceshelter@gmail.com
to discuss donations.
Financial donations can be sent to:
ACES
P.O. Box 786
Jasper GA 30143