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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 2015 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 11A
From the Progress files
Turning Back the Pages
From February 16,
1995
Two escape from Pickens
County Jail
Jackie Lumas, 42, and Alan
Cannon, 29, were discover miss
ing from the jail cell they shared
with two other inmates at the
Pickens County Jail on Feb. 10.
The sheriff said the two dug a
hole underneath a bunk to make
their escape. The tunnel was very
small and one prisoner had a
rather difficult time getting
through and since the hole was
strategically placed under a bunk
it remained unseen to the jailer
during his rounds.
Cannon was picked up at Mt.
Calvary Apartments in Tate Feb.
11, and Lumas was picked up
Feb. 13 in Forsyth County.
• ••
Home building boom contin
ues in Pickens
Year end totals show that 339
building permits were issued for
single-family houses during
1994, up 66 from 1993.
Figures compiled by the
Greater Atlanta Home Builders
Association, which t racks build
ing starts in a 20-county Atlanta
metro area, saw the number of
building permits issued during
1994 for new homes increased
by 24 percent in Pickens over the
1993 total, the second highest in
crease among the 20 counties,
following Barrow at 32 percent.
• ••
Computer bulletin board
comes to Jasper
Riding the wave of a high
tech frenzy that has been sweep
ing the nation, a free computer
networking system is now being
set up in Jasper—and all you
need is a modem.
Chris Farmer, a freelance pro
grammer, noticed a trend of peo
ple in the area buying computers.
“There’s obviously a large num
ber of computer users in this
area. I hope this will sort of give
them an area to play in,” he said.
Farmer, whose system has
1,200 megabytes of games and
demonstrations of computer soft
ware, will offer unlimited service
24 hours a day.
Farmer will supply clients
with the ability to both send and
receive electronic mail.
• ••
Debate team wins 3rd in state
This years PHS Debate Team
has performed admirably. The
top team, consisting of Michael
Carver and Dan Lindsey (both
seniors), wone their way to 3rd
in the State in the AA Devision
Toummament, made it to the fi
nals at the Milton and UGA
Opens, and completely won the
Thomas County Central Tourna
ment to qualify for All-State in
the spring. Christina Sloan and
Caroline Jones also broke to the
finals at UGA, and Sloan paired
up with Michael Moore to break
to the finals at Thomas County
Central.
• ••
Obituaries
Ellen Q. Whitmore, Gary
Chastain, J.T. Sutton, B.L.
Lively, F. Marion Fricks, Claude
E. Fitts, Geraldine Woody, Mrs.
Hazel Goss, Carl Green.
• ••
Pickens student wins statewide
poster contest
Wesley Weaver, a student at
Pickens County Middle School,
is the winner of the statewide
poster design contest sponsored
by the Georgia Law-Related Ed
ucation Consortium.
Weaver was presented with
the award at the Annual
Statewide Law-Related Educa
tion Conference held in Macon
on Jan. 27. The theme was
“LRE: Stop Violence; Promote
Peace.” The winning design is
being used on the official poster
to promote Georgia Law-Related
Education Week in May. The
posters are distributed to schools
and supportive institutions across
the state.
• ••
Keith and Tammy Moody, of
Jasper, announce the birth of a
daughter, Megan Nicole, Jan. 14
at Northside Hospital.
• ••
Jeremy and Shannon Mullins,
currently of Fort Hood, Tx., an
nounce the birth of a son, Jesse
Lamar, Dec. 31, 1994.
• ••
Dub and Angie Allen an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Brandi Kristina, Dec. 12,1994 at
Kennestone Hospital.
Red Cross “Heroes” start fundraising efforts
This March, which is cele
brated nationwide as Red Cross
Month, a group of local “Heroes”
is working hard to help the Red
Cross continue its services in the
Northwest Georgia communi
ties.“Heroes” in Floyd, Gordon
and Bartow Counties will be can
vassing the area for volunteer
fundraisers and donations to sup
port Red Cross services.
For many years, volunteers
with the American Red Cross of
Northwest Georgia have been
heroes to thousands of people
throughout the area, lending aid
during times of disaster, support
ing military families and training
citizens in lifesaving CPR and
first aid skills. The Hero
fundraising campaign is being
chaired this year by Amy De
laney and Sam Thomas, both of
Calhoun. If you would like to
volunteer as a “Hero” fundraiser,
you can contact the chapter or
one of three team captains; Gor
don County Team Captain - An-
American
Red Cross
gela Hammond of Century Bank
of Georgia; Floyd County Team
Captain - Kaytlin Greenley of
Coosa Valley Credit Union and
Bartow County Team Captain -
Erick Housch of United Commu
nity Bank of Adairsville.
At the end of the Heroes
Campaign, the American Red
Cross of Northwest Georgia will
be recognizing community he
roes in several categories at our
1st Annual Red Cross Heroes
Breakfast on April 2. If you
would to nominate someone as a
community hero, please contact
the chapter at 844-536-6226 or
via e-mail at Jeffrey.put
nam@redcross.org for a nomina
tion form. Nominations are due
no later than March 6.
“Heroes for the American Red
Cross” is a grassroots campaign
where local business people,
school groups, church groups,
civic clubs and individuals
pledge to raise $ 1,000 for their
local Red Cross chapter. This
year, the American Red Cross of
Northwest Georgia hopes to raise
$50,000 during this campaign to
support Red Cross services in
cluding disaster relief, assistance
for fire victims, emergency mili
tary communications, first aid
and CPR training and disaster
preparedness information for our
community. All money raised
will support your neighbors
throughout Northwest Georgia.
Currently the “Heroes for the
American Red Cross” is being
sponsored by Mohawk Indus
tries, State Mutual Insurance,
Nance Industries, Midland Com
munications, Inc. and the Chero
kee Capital Fair Association.
About the American Red
Cross:
The American Red Cross
shelters, feeds and provides emo
tional support to victims of dis
asters; supplies about 40 percent
of the nation's blood; teaches
skills that save lives; provides in
ternational humanitarian aid; and
supports military members and
their families. The Red Cross is
a not-for-profit organization that
depends on volunteers and the
generosity of the American pub
lic to perform its mission. For
more information, please visit
redcross.org or visit us on Twitter
at @RedCross
and Healing Center
Horn's: Tuesday - Friday ... 10-5
1924 Hwy. 53 W. • 706 - 253 - 1200
Full Service [drive out available)
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HEALING!... There is healing in getting away to the peace of the
woods and sitting around the camp fire with family and friends. PLUS:
If you need prayer for anything, come ask and we will pray for your
need, and believe GOD will answer as promised. Mark 11:24, Mark
16:17,18
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South Cherokee/Jasper
Driver Improvement (r=
Clinic #2102
1623B E. Church St. - Jasper, GA 30143 • (706) 692-1632
JASPER CLASSES
New Driver Training # 555 $400
30 hrs. classroom/6 hrs. Behind-the-Wheel
March 28 Saturday
March 30 Monday
March 31 Tuesday
April 1 Wednesday
9:00a - 4:00p
8:30a - 5:30p
8:30a- 5:30p
8:30a- 5:30p
“ Special classes can be arranged with 5 students or more"
Defensive Driving #2102 *95 (1 day/6 hr course)
Feb. 21 Sat. 9am - 4pm Mar. 28 Sat. 9am - 4pm
Dl l/kisk Reduction #10053 *355 (3 day/20 hr course)
Feb. 28
Sat. 9am - 6pm
Mar. 21
Sat. 9am - 6pm
Mar. 1
Sun. 9am - 6pm
Mar. 22
Sun. 9am - 6pm
Mar. 2
Mon. 6pm-10pm
Mar. 23
Mon. 6pm-10pm
*DUI/Risk Reduction students required to pre-register & take NEEDS
ASSESSMENT prior to attendance. Assessments & Registration
every Thursday 3p-8p or by appointment.
Call or Go Online to Pre-Registrer
or for more lnformation(706) 692-1632
www.SouthCherokee.com
Other convenient location to serve you: Woodstock.
TEA Party Talk - Is this your cup of tea?
The hopper is full! The 2015
Georgia General Assembly is
working feverously on a multi
hide of proposed bills for the cur
rent session - some good, some
not so good. On the agenda are
bills concerning water, minimum
wage, child safety, transporta
tion, taxes, driver licenses to ille
gals, education, HOPE, elections,
just to name a few.
We have several speakers
scheduled for our next monthly
meeting, all coming to talk about
the proposed legislation being
discussed at the Georgia Gold
Dome and at the U.S. Congress
in Washington, D.C. Our own
Mick Fritz will update us on
Agenda 21, the North American
Union, and why he thinks today
is “the best of times!” And
Larry Toney will bring us up-to-
date on coming events of the
Pickens County GOP. There are
other speakers, yet to be con
firmed on the TEA Party pro
gram agenda for our February
meeting, which will be held at
the Chattahoochee Technical
College on Tuesday, February
24. Beginning at 6:30 we will
have a Meet & Greet, with the
program beginning at 7.
Please join us for this most in
formative session. Contact
penny.barker22@gmail.com for
further information.
Mick Fritz will speak at the TEA Party’s next meeting Feb. 24.
Restaurant Report
Submitted by Jan Stephens
Inspected: 2/6/15
Subway
1069 Traveler’s Rest Rd.,
Jasper
Current Score: 92-A
Previous Score: 87-B
Violations:
1. Observed several open
drinks on the prep table; em
ployee drinks must have a lid and
straw. The drinks were dis
carded.
2. Deli meat thawing in a con
tainer of water; to properly thaw
meat, either place in a cooler or
immerse in cold water that is
continuously running and
spilling over. This may be done
in a 3-comp sink that has been
cleaned and sanitized both before
and after thawing. The deli meat
was placed in the cooler.
3. Single service articles
stored under exposed drainage
line at the hand wash sink. No
food or food service equipment
can be stored under exposed
drainage lines.
Mary Ann’s
408 E Church St., Jasper
Current Score: 90-A
Previous Score: 94-A
Violations:
1. Observed dressing on the
stream table at 101°F and meat-
loaf in the holding cabinet at
130°F. Both items were from the
previous day and were not re
heated properly. The items were
in the units for less than one
hour, so were pulled and re
heated to 165°F. Person in charge
must ensure that potentially haz
ardous food is properly reheated
to 165°F.
2. Observed employee wipe
gloves for ready-to-eat food on
her apron. Never touch clothing
or body with gloves that will be
used for RTE food. The em
ployee washed hands and
changed gloves.
Inspected: 2/9/15
Coach’s Cut Hoagies
140B Mark Whitfield St.,
Jasper
Current Score: 100-A (opening)
Inspected: 2/10/15
Polar Vortex
28 Bill Wigington Pkwy.,
Jasper
Current Score: 97-A
Previous Score: 100-A
Violation:
Observed open bags of dry
goods in storage. After opening,
the food must be tightly sealed in
a food container. The dry goods
were placed in a sealed con
tainer.
North Gate Station Restaurant
Group
88 North Gate Station Dr.,
Marble Hill
Current Score: 100-A (opening)
Revive Us Again
[opening
TuesdaYi
March 3
Furniture Consignment
Now
Accepting
Consignments
Limited to
"lightly used"
furniture, home
decor, art & rugs
“Don’t Yard Sale It...Consign It”
14 Mark Whitfield Street
Jasper, GA 706-253-1418
“The Voices of Lee
Join us in worship at
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
This Lord’s Day, February 22 at 11:00 AM
1036 N. Main, Jasper, GA - 706.692.6315 - mtzionjasper.org