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THURSDAY. JANUARY 19. 2017 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 13A
You Can’t Scrap the Internet
There’s nostalgia in scrap-booking:sitting down with our
loved ones to look through old photos and creations of days-
gone-by. The smell of the paper, the faded colors of photos,
hand-written notes, and the need to turn each page with
care - it makes the whole experience more real.
You just don’t get that feeling of connection browsing
through old social media posts, if you saved them at all.
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Valdosta State
announces Dean's List
Valdosta State University
is proud to announce its Fall
2016 Dean's List. Students
who achieve a semester
grade point average of 3.50
or higher on nine or more se
mester hours with an institu
tional grade point average of
3.00 or higher are recognized
by being placed on the
Dean's List. Developmental
studies, transients, and grad
uate students are not eligible
for Dean's List status.
More than 1,600 students
earned a spot on VSU's Fall
2016 Dean's List, including
the following:
Chloe Veronica
Czarowitz of Talking Rock
Kelah Mackenzie Hen
don and Brandon Lee Lit
tle, both of Ball Ground.
North Georgia an
nounces President’s,
Dean's Lists
The deans of each of
UNG's five colleges - the
College of Arts & Letters, the
College of Education, the
College of Health Sciences &
Professions, the Mike Cot
trell College of Business, and
the College of Science &
Mathematics - announced the
names of those students who
made their respective lists for
fall 2016.
Dean's List recognition is
achieved by having a 3.5
grade point average, carrying
12 or more credit hours in
one semester and having no
grade lower than B.
From Ball Ground
Mackenna Reddy
Emily Hughes
Elizabeth Fritze
Coran Tatum
Callie Austin
Andy Massey
Laura Millwood
Hayley Hunter
Kori Fowler
Emily Fraysier
Asher Sutherland
Madison Dionne
Sarah Disharoon
Makenzie Spivey
From Jasper
Juliann Thornton
Meghan Wright
Jolie Bauer
Bridget Bowie
Michaela Brocker
Chandler Turner
Anna Walker
Eleanor Boothe
From Talking Rock
Katie Tippens
President’s List
University of North Geor
gia President Bonita Jacobs
recognizes more than 1,300
students who achieved a 4.0
grade point average during
the fall 2016 semester.
Students enrolled in 12 or
more credit hours in bache
lor's degree programs who
achieved a 4.0 grade point
average were named to the
President's Honor Roll. Stu
dents enrolled in associate
degree programs who met the
same level of achievement
were named to the President's
List.
From Jasper
Ashton McWhirter
Amber Shields
Andrew Relyea
Ashley Green
Crystal Buckingham
Emma Hoffbauer
Sarah Adams
Sarah Barnes
Olivia Lullie
Emily Walker
Kimberly Walker
Lauren Daniels
Leigh McCook
Ball Ground
Autumn Johnson
Michelle McAdams
Rebekah Conner
Sawyer Henderson
Wesley Sparks
Birth announcement
Israel Lee would like to
announce the birth of his
brother, Anthony Isaiah,
bom August 5, 2016 at Pied
mont Mountainside Hospital.
He weighed 71bs 13.9 oz and
was 20 3/4 inches long. His
parents are Kenneth and
Karen Duncan.
His grandparents are
Jimmy and Patricia Duncan,
Donny O'Neal and Theresa
Parker.
Great grandparents are
Orene Outland, Ernestine and
David Odom, Florence
O'Neal, along with many late
grandparents.
Shorter announces
Dean’s List
Shorter University has an
nounced students named to
the dean’s list during the fall
semester of 2016. To achieve
this honor, students must
have been enrolled full time
and have earned at least a 3.5
grade point average for the
term.
Students named to the
dean’s list include:
Michael Edwards, a sen
ior business administration
major and Joseph Farist, a
sophomore management
major, both from Ranger.
Founded in 1873, Shorter
University is a Christian uni
versity committed to excel
lence in education. Annually
ranked as a best Southeastern
college by the Princeton Re
view, Shorter offers tradi
tional bachelor’s degrees in
40 areas of study, online
courses and degree programs,
undergraduate programs for
working adults, and master’s
degrees. Shorter is online at
www.shorter.edu.
PHS hosts AP, Honors
and Move on When
Ready Info session
Pickens High School will
be hosting an AP, Honors and
Move on When Ready Infor
mation Night on January
23rd from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in
the new performing arts cen
ter.
Dining this event you will
hear from current AP and
Honors students and teachers
about the different course op
tions available at PHS. We
will also be joined by repre
sentatives from local post
secondary institutions that
will share information about
the dual enrollment opportu
nities through Move on
When Ready. In addition,
there will be a brief college
financial planning presenta
tion given and further infor
mation will be available.
Brush Creek Trail
Hike Jan. 25
On Wednesday, January
25 come hike Brush Creek
Trail. The Brush Creek Trail
provides an easy/leisure hike
of 7 miles that begins at Boyd
Gap overlooking the upper
Ocoee River put-in and de
scends through pine forest
and even passes low-grade
coal deposits. After two
miles, the trail turns east and
continues on the west side of
Upper Ocoee Lake, with
some views of the lake.
Contact hike leader Hank
Baudet at 706-946-4318.
Beginning Backpack
ing class Feb. 7
On Tuesday, February 7,
6:30 p.m. join us for a class
on beginning backpacking.
Travis Crouch, AT and
BMT section hiker and
owner of North Georgia
Mountain Outfitters, will
conduct a class for beginning
backpackers and for anyone
who would like a chance to
benefit from his considerable
experience. He will discuss
backpacking techniques,
equipment options, and
strategies for a safe and en
joyable hiking. In March and
April, the Benton MacKaye
Trail Association will con
duct beginning overnight
hikes for the “graduates” of
the class.
For further information or
to register for the class, con
tact Ken Cissna at kcissna AT
usf.edu or 706-636-1741 or
Travis Crouch at travis AT
hikenorthgeorgia.com or
706-698-4453 T
The class will be con
ducted at North Georgia
Mountain Outfitters, 14244
Hwy 515 N, Suite 1200 Elli-
jay, GA 30536; 706-698-
HIKE(4453), approximately
three miles north of Ellijay
on highway 515. See
http://www.hikenorthgeor-
gia.com.
Happy Ramblers
It was a strange week
weather wise. Last Sunday
church was cancelled in our
churches and this Sunday
many folks only wore a light
weight sweater to church. I
was very glad of all warm
days and of all the moisture
that fell, rain or snow.
I always write a Christmas
poem for our family and
mention every name and
what is going on in their lives
(if I know). This year for the
first time since the 80s I did
n't write one. I was just not
able to sit down long enough
to get my thoughts all gath
ered together to write it, but I
told them I would have it
later. So I have gotten started.
It is not anything but just a
kind of update on family but
those old ones have become
a history of family. I think of
the fun I used to have when
oft times Sue and I would
make up verses and say some
of the funny things we would
not have really used for any
thing, poking gentle fun at
different ones. This was done
all because of Mama, who
would write beautiful poems
for the family just on a piece
of tom paper bag or what
ever was handy at the time.
Hers were lovely and I wish
we had kept them but she
would just read them over
and throw them away.
It is such pretty weather
and being outside is so pleas
ant. Once again I got to bum
a few leaves, but it was just a
few and a constant effort to
keep them burning because
only the very tip top of the
pile was dry at all. I look for
ward to spring and getting to
bum these and once again see
ground!
Ann Parks
Volunteer to help
rescued pets
Are you looking to meet
folks in the area and volun
teer in a fun and friendly at
mosphere? The Pickens
Animal Rescue Thrift Store
(formerly named: Rescued
Furniture store)-a NON
PROFIT store existing to fi
nancially support the Pickens
Animal Rescue Ranch, is
looking for volunteers to staff
the store. We strive to have
two volunteers each shift, 10-
1, 1-4 Mon.-Sat. Please con
tact us through our Facebook
page or Jean jhanely@etc-
mail.com. 419-601-2521.
Inspired 2 Design, a local
website design company, is
accepting applications for
their annual 2017 Gifted
Website. This tradition began
in 2008 when the company
was approached and asked if
they could redesign a site for
a charity, only the catch
was...the organization had
no money in the budget.
Since then John and Linda
MUST Ministries is re
leasing program statistics that
show almost 30,000 people
struggling in poverty turned
to them for help and hope in
2016. About 80 percent of
those served were women
and children, according to
MUST President and CEO
Ike Reighard.
"Most people have some
misperceptions about those
living in poverty," Reighard
said. “More than two-thirds
of those served by MUST are
younger than age 18.”
As MUST faces 2017, it
needs significant community
financial support to sustain
the food, housing and jobs
programs that pull people out
Volunteer for
Meals-On-Wheels
The Pickens County Sen
ior Center needs volunteers
to deliver Meals-on-Wheels.
Mileage is paid at 500 a
mile.
Please call 706-692-6133
or e-mail Kbolt@NG-
CAinc.com
Lullie, owners of the market
ing company, look forward to
gifting a website each year to
an organization that’s making
a difference in the commu
nity.
“Last year we were able to
help the Holiday Market in
Jasper with a new website,”
said Mrs. Lullie. “We were
happy to provide the group
with a tool to register ven-
of instability. MUST’s ratio
of administrative costs to
program costs is among the
best in the country, and Char
ity Navigator ranks it at its
highest 4-star rating in finan-
dors, sell tickets and get the
word out about the event that
raises money for needs in
Pickens county.”
If you know of a charita
ble organization in need, they
can find and complete the ap
plication on the company’s
website www.inspired2de-
sign.com or on Facebook.
The deadline for submission
is January 31, 2017.
cial performance. MUST also
was ranked a top-100 non
profit in Georgia by Atlanta
Business Chronicle.
“When you give to MUST
Ministries, you are helping
thousands of children—like I
was—have a future,” said
Schneyder Destine, CEO of
Bexiam and a former MUST
client. “You are giving us a
hand up, not a hand out. You
are making a way for us
when we see no other way.”
Supported by almost
10,000 volunteers, MUST of
fers food, housing, employ
ment services and clothing to
individuals and families liv
ing in poverty and homeless
ness. The organization’s
services include three food
pantries that distribute more
than 213,000 pounds of gro
ceries each year, an employ
ment services program that
put 468 people back to work
last year, and clothing closets
that distributed more than
338,000 articles of clothing.
MUST also provides
Cobb County’s only walk-up
emergency shelter, which is
currently forced to turn away
an average of 225 women
and children seeking shelter
each month due to lack of
space.
To learn more or to donate
now, go to www.mustmin-
istries.org.
Betting On A Better Future
A Fundraiser for PCAP
^ Casino Night ^
Craps Poker Blackjack Roulette
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$1,000 Casino Money
Heavy Appetizer Buffet
Complimentary Drink
Prizes Galore
Tax Deduction
Club Tamarack at Bent Tree
March 18, 2017
7 -10:30 pm
Tickets—$50/person
Call PCAP Offices at
706-253-6488
Original Girl Scout
Cookie
Submitted by the Girl Scouts
of America
1 cup butter
2 Tbs. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
Cream butter and sugar; add
well-beaten eggs, then milk,
vanilla, flour and baking powder.
Roll thin and bake in a quick
oven (375 degrees). Sprinkle
sugar on top.
Makes 6-7 dozen.
Modem day tips; Refrigerate bat
ter for at least one hour before
rolling and cutting cookies. Bake
in a quick oven for 8-10 minutes
or until edges begin to brown.
Have a recipe you would like to share with the community?
Send it to areinhardt@pickensprogressonline.com
MUST in need of support to sustain
poverty programs next year
About 80 percent of the almost 30,000people struggling
in poverty who were helped by MUST Ministries in 2016
were women and children. More than two-thirds of those
served were younger than age 18. (MUST Ministries photo)