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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 2015 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 9A
Keep Pickens Beautiful insalls new officers for 2015
On January 5, the KPB
Board of Directors welcomed
all new and returning board
members at its annual Awards
Dinner. The Elaine Thomason
Award was given to Mike
Haviland for his Adopt-A-
Road efforts by collecting 110
bags of trash from our roads.
The Outstanding Member
Award was given to Diane
Kinzer for her continuing ef
forts to educate the students of
Pickens County of the impor
tance of maintaining the
beauty and quality of their en
vironment. Diane is a teacher
at Hill City Elementary
School and has served as a
KPB Board member since
2011.
A major KPB initiative,
Adopt-A-Road, under the
leadership of Bart Connelly
was very successful in 2014.
Fourteen volunteers or groups
picked up 247.5 bags of litter
from approximately 62.5
miles of Pickens County
Roads. Everyone in the
county owes a debt of grati
tude to the volunteers who
performed this service in
2014.
The Board of Directors for
2015 are: Bart Connelly, Lynn
Cooper, Fran Dodd, Susan
Anderson, Vered Kleinberger,
Angel Price, Carol Opden-
hoff, Mary Ann Rentz, A1
Rothe, Ron Jager and Codi
VanAtta. Gloria Proudfoot is
our office manager. Our of
fice, 56 South Main Street, is
open on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday from 9-2. Call us
at 706-253-3600 if you have
questions or comments. Visit
our website at keep pickens-
beautiful.org. Find us on
Facebook at:
https://www.face
book.com/groups/KeepPick-
ensBeautiful
The community is encour
aged and welcome to attend
our monthly meeting at the
sheriff’s office conference
room on the first Monday of
the month at 6:30 p.m.
Right: New officers were
elected at the Keep Pickens
Beautiful (KPB) annual
meeting. Seated l-r: Fran
Dodd, secretary/treasurer;
Mary Ann Rentz, vice-presi
dent; and Vered Kleinberger,
president.
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How many legs does your angel have?
Submitted by Leslie Elliot
Angels on Horseback
This has been a puzzling
question among those of us
that volunteer and love An
gels on Horseback. Some
times we see the angels as the
students, sometimes the
horses, but mostly we see the
angels at Angels on Horse
back to be the volunteers! So
the answer is 2 legs.
We remind the volunteers
all the time they are the heart
and soul of this riding pro
gram for individuals with
mental, emotional or physical
disabilities. Without their
support we could not perform
the amazing benefits we offer
our students at the program.
Volunteers here do all kinds of
things. It’s a matter of choice.
Grooming, tacking, sidewalk
ing, leading, feeding, solicit
ing donations, fundraising,
speaking, office work, writing
grants, mowing, sawing,
blowing, tractoring, public
speaking, being on the board,
writing articles, cleaning tack,
doctoring horses, breaking ice
in the troughs in winter, horse
training, setting up the arena
for lessons, operating the
sound system, cleaning the
sensory trail, feeding treats,
beach parties, horseshows,
learning about all things
horsey, tack room art, build
ing mounting ramps, building
feed rooms, loving life and
hanging out with others that
love the same things you do.
Spring session begins Sat
urday, March 7, 8-12. Other
lesson days are Tuesday, 2:30-
6:30 and Friday, 3-6. Spring
session ends May 23 with a
horseshow.
Volunteer training will be
February 14 and 28. Both
days will be 10-1. Returning
volunteers are asked to please
attend one of these trainings
and new volunteers please at
tend both. There is much to
learn about your role in help
ing with horses and lessons
pertaining to safety our #1 pri
ority.
Volunteer applications can
be downloaded on our web
site angelsonhorseback.org.
You may also download our
Volunteer Manual found on
the website. Read and famil
iarize for an easier training!
Check out the website to
read current volunteer experi
ences. You will have your
own experiences soon!
Angels on horseback is
seeking veterans who have
time to work with our horses.
We are interested in what you
have to offer. Please don’t
think you don’t have some
thing to offer. Call me, Leslie
Elliott, 770 355-5726, and let
me tell you what you can do
at angels on horseback. No
riding experience necessary.
We want you!
Questions? Leslie Elliott at
lbeatl@tds.net or 770 355-
5726. Karen Davis is our vol
unteer communicator,
kdavis@docugi lity.com or
404-372-6018.
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classifieds
706-253-2457
Volunteers are the heart and soul of Angels on Horseback.
Talking Rock business
By Ralph O. Dennis
Contributing writer
The Talking Rock City Coun
cil conducted their monthly
meeting with their usual efficient
manner. The coimcil awarded the
firm of Grant and Hatcher, CPA,
the contract for the annual city
audit. The cost of the audit will
be $1,075. They discussed the
clearing of the property that had
been purchased for the future
City Hall and fire station. Work
has slowed on the tree removal
because of a backup at the mill
and the inability of the lumber
company to offload the timber
The work will resume soon.
Once the timber is removed, the
city will need a work day to
grind and spread the smaller
limbs that are left.
The council gave the task of
checking for better rates of return
on the city’s certificate of deposit
to Cheryl Sams. She will check
on the rates and was authorized
to move the funds to the financial
institution with the best rates.
The generator at the city hall
has died. The council will look
into replacing it with one that
might be able to be moved to the
new city hall when it is built.
They should have the prices and
recommendations at the next
meeting. In a similar area, the
council heard a report from the
Maintenance Department on the
progress of the needed repairs
around town. The repairs and up
grades to the restrooms at the
park are complete and should
save the city money.
The Great American Cleanup
is to be held in April. The council
agreed to have the city garbage
trucks make an extra run to take
larger items that are not residen
tial garbage (washing machines,
used equipment and similar
items).
NORTHSIDE CHEROKEE
Neurology
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provides the empathetic care you deserve, and proudly offers a wide range of
diagnostic and treatment options to treat the full spectrum of disorders of the nervous
system, from the simplest to the most complex.
Treatments offered for:
• Headaches
• Dementias
• Parkinson’s disease
• Stroke and TIA
• Neuromuscular diseases
• Multiple sclerosis
• Epilepsy
Two convenient locations:
145 Riverstone Terrace,
Suite 102
Canton, GA 30114
900 Towne Lake Parkway,
Suite 302
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1 Exit 8
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Restaurant
Report
Submitted by Jan
Stephens
Inspected: 1/30/15
Pueblo Cantina
25 Luke Carver Dr., Jasper
Current Score: 95-A (re
quired re-inspection)
Previous Score: 74-C
Violations:
1. Observed pan of water
in the hand-wash sink, mak
ing the sink inaccessible. The
hand-wash sink must be ac
cessible at all times. The pan
was relocated.
2. Ice scoop on top of ice
machine. The scoop must be
in a container, not on a dirty
surface. Scoop was taken to
be cleaned and sanitized.
Inspected: 2/2/15
Wendy’s
1853 Hwy. 53 W, Jasper
Current Score: 97-A
Previous Score: 91-A
Violation:
Observed pan soaking in
the vegetable sink. This sink
is for washing vegetables and
can be
used for no other purpose.
The sink was cleaned.
Inspected: 2/3/15
Dos Margaritas
28 Bill Wigington Pkwy.,
Jasper
Current Score: 91-A
Previous Score: 97-A
Violation:
Observed rice in the steam
table at 98 -101 °F. The cook
stated that the rice had been
without heat for about one
hour after it was cooked. The
rice was pulled for reheating
to 165°F for 15 seconds.
After cooking, if the rice is
not needed, it must be cooled
to 41°F within 6 hours. It
must not drop below 135°F if
it is to be held hot.
Inspected: 2/5/15
Jasper Middle School
339 W Church St., Jasper
Current Score: 100-A
Previous Score: 91-A