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PAGE 8B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. AUGUST 27. 2020
• Weddings
• Birthdays
• Anniversaries
• Students
• Reunions
• People of Interest
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Lordo - Pickett exchange vows
Benefit for David Gilreath
The Strawberry Patch
A lady that lived here last
year planted strawberries in a
small raised garden and they
did very well and had many
strawberries on them. The
strawberries came up again
this year and the plants had
multiplied like you wouldn’t
believe. Again, the strawber
ries were plentiful.
I’ve been watching a little
lizard that lives in the raised
garden. There was only one
and he would lay and look at
me then run and hide. I
thought, “You look so lone
some, you need a girlfriend.”
A short time later, at the
other end of the garden, I
looked and saw another
lizard and low-and-behold a
girlfriend! Well, much to my
surprise, a few weeks ago, I
saw a real tiny lizard. He was
only half as big as my little
finger and I thought, “Wel
come to the strawberry patch
world,” and now to my de
light there is another sibling.
This evening I was looking
and out there were two iden
tical little ones... Twins!
When you live in a nurs
ing home, the world is very
small so you take pleasure in
the small things of nature.
I had a doctor’s appoint
ment in Canton this week and
as we returned home we took
the scenic route. To me, there
have been a lot of changes in
Ball Ground, not just Main
Street. The pharmacy parking
lot was full of cars. On up the
street, older homes had been
restored. There is a neat little
park at City Hall and on up
on Old 5 the old school looks
very forlorn but more of the
homes have been restored.
There is a row of new houses
which, long ago, was referred
to as “Row Houses,” which
are being built. We came on
up by the QT station and
Tony got me an ice cream. I
had been sick and couldn’t
eat ice cream but today I was
feeling better and this was a
great treat. I enjoy just being
able to talk with Tony as we
ride along.
Nowadays, our time to
gether is very limited. We
like talking of the fine people
that we have been fortunate
enough to live among in this
mountain country.
Weight Loss Group
Choose to Lose - Weight
loss group meets at the Pick
ens County Community Cen
ter Room #1 every Friday
morning. Weigh in time is be
tween 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
Meeting runs from 9:30 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. No charge. Call
Pat Groves for more informa
tion at 1-417-413-8025.
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Pork Loin
Submitted by Paulette “Polly” Mox-
ley of Sunnyside Farms
Visit Sunnyside Farms at Jasper
Farmers Market with other vendors
on Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to noon.
At Sunnyside Farms they raise non-
GMO beef, pork, chicken, lamb, and
farm fresh eggs.
4 lb. pork loin
1 Tbsp. fresh minced thyme
1 Tbsp. fresh minced oregano
1 Tsp. fresh minced rosemary
1 Tsp. fresh minced garlic
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 Tsp. kosher salt
1/2 Tsp. black pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place loin in large baking dish, fat
side up.
Whisk renaming ingredients to
gether and evenly coat top of loin.
Place dish in oven and cook for
approximately 1 1/2 hours (to 145
degrees internal).
Remove dish from oven, cover
loosely with foil and rest for 15
minutes before serving.
Have a recipe you would like to share with the community?
Send it to areinhardt@pickensprogressonline.com
Charles D. (“Chuck”)
Lordo and Betty C. Pickett
were united in holy matri
mony on Saturday, July 18,
2020.
The wedding was offici
ated by the Reverend Greg
Pope. Attendants included
the matron of honor, Beth
Kitchens Harmon and the
best man, is the son of the
groom, Michael Lordo. Ush
ers were three of the groom’s
grandsons, Alex and Trevor
Lordo and Nicholas DiPuma.
The bridal escorts were the
11-year-old twin grand
daughters of the bride, Ada-
lynn and Aubrey Pickett.
The remaining family
members in attendance in
cluded the groom’s daughter
and granddaughter, Leigh
Ann DiPuma and Emma
DiPuma as well as Adrianne
Lordo, the groom’s daughter-
in-law.
Readers of scripture dur
ing the ceremony were close
friends of the couple, Leah
Kelly and Laura Trousdale.
Vocalists included the cou
ple’s dear friend, LuAnn
Chambers, who sang a beau
tiful soprano rendition of
“Ave Maria.” Following that
was the groom’s grandson,
Nicholas DiPuma, who sang
“How Great Thou Art” and
brought many to tears.
Nicholas is a junior at Rein
hardt University majoring in
musical theater.
The happy event took
place at Club Tamarack in
Bent Tree. The marriage cer
emony was held in the down
stairs club room of Club
Tamarack. The couple’s dear
friend, Jeanette Buffalo,
turned the large club room
into a beautiful chapel-like
fantasy. The reception, which
included dinner and dancing,
was held in Club Tamarack’s
ballroom. The white covered
tables were each graced with
tall glass vases holding three
large calla lilies. Guests en
joyed a multi-course meal
created by Bent Tree’s Chef
Tulio and his team. The wed
ding cake was provided by
Jill’s Cakes and Bakes in Ball
Ground. Music was provided
by the three piece band, The
Bourbon Brothers.
The couple has made their
home in the bride’s home in
Bent Tree.
Books for the children of inmates goal of new ministry
By Dan Pool
Editor
dpool@pickensprogress.com
It’s odd to see a table of
brightly colored children’s
books sitting the lobby of the
county jail, but a new min
istry here believes their pres
ence can make an important
difference in the lives of chil
dren who have parents incar
cerated.
The table is manned by
volunteers from The Episco
pal Church of the Holy Fam
ily, who are part of Isabelle’s
Book Club, a ministry pro
viding free and popular chil
dren’s titles to any youth (the
books ranged from those for
the youngest readers up to
Harry Potter titles). The
books are donated by Barnes
and Noble for the program.
Pickens is the fourth
county where Isabelle’s Book
Club has a presence in the
county jail, after being
founded about five years ago
by north Georgia freelance
writer Denise Ray.
As the volunteers there
Monday said, there is no
catch, just free books chil
dren can leave with.
The initial plans is to have
their table in the lobby of the
Pickens jail on Camp Road
manned Monday mornings
and evenings (8:30 - 10:30
Isabelle’s Book Club at the Jail (l-r)- Major June Blackwell, Lt. Heather Wofford and
Major Mitch Yeargin from the sheriff’s office with Judy Wyndham, Kathy Ciomek, Kayla
Hollifield and Stacy Strongman from the book group
a.m. and 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.).
This time corresponds with
regular visiting hours at the
jail.
Ray said she was inspired
to start this ministry while
doing research for a master’s
degree in criminal justice.
There were numerous pro
grams to help prisoners and
some to help spouses of pris
oners, but none to address the
needs of the children. “The
kids needed an advocate,”
she said.
“In Georgia 1 in 28 chil
dren has a parent in jail or
prison. That is average of one
child in every classroom,”
Ray said. Numerous studies
show that kids who don’t de
velop reading skills by third
grade will fall behind and be
come much more likely to
drop out of schools and that
leads to a greater chance they
fall into a life that leads to
them being incarcerated as
well.
“I always tell the sheriffs
I meet with, ‘I hope I put you
out of business’ ” she said.
After hearing about the
program, Holy Family
Church, on Cove Road here,
took the lead in providing the
volunteers for the weekly
trips to the jail.
“We are here to get books
into children’s hands,” said
volunteer Stacy Strongman.
“A book can open doors and
opportunities forever.”
To support the ministry,
www.isabellesbookclub.org.
There will be a benefit for
David Gilreath on Saturday,
September 12 at Solomon’s
on the Creek, 300 Solomon
Lane, Talking Rock from 10
a.m. until ?
The bike ride is $25 per
bike, $5 per rider. Registra
tion starts at 10 a.m. Kick-
stands up at 11 a.m.
BBQ plates are $10 each
and include two sides, drink
and dessert.
There will be karaoke,
silent auction, raffle items,
cake auction, drawing for a
gun and a 50/50 drawing.
Proceeds go to help David
and his wife Denise with
medical expenses. David has
a rare disorder which caused
a large spinal fluid filled cyst.
This causes extreme pain,
spinal deformity, neurologi
cal damage and can lead to
organ failure, paralysis and
ultimately death. David’s sur
geons and Emory Hospital
require a $100,000 deposit
before they will do surgery.
Happy Birthday
Case Combs turned 10 on
August 24th.
Happy birthday!
Love you, Nana and PaPa
Families Anonymous
Families Anonymous is a
group for relatives and
friends concerned about the
use of drugs or related behav
ioral problems. It is a 12-step
recovery program offering
support to people whose lives
have been affected by a rela
tive’s or friend’s use of mind-
altering substances or related
behavioral problems.
Weekly meetings take
place on Saturdays at Fellow
ship Presbyterian Church,
389 Bent Tree Drive at 9:30
a.m.
For more information call
706-276-1850.
Special training to
Save the Hemlocks
On Saturday, September
12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Save Georgia’s Hemlocks
will offer an on-line work
shop on how to save endan
gered hemlock trees, a
beautiful and important fea
ture in our north Georgia
communities. Class will
begin with an overview of
the invasive insect called
hemlock woolly adelgid
that’s killing our hemlocks
and what can be done to save
the trees. Then it will provide
complete, practical instruc
tion covering the trees, the
bugs, assessing infestations,
cultural practices, chemical
treatments, biological con
trols, cost and safety, plus
volunteer training for assist
ing other property owners
and working on our public
lands.
REGISTRATION IS RE
QUIRED. We hope you’ll
plan to participate and learn
how to save these valuable
trees on your own property
and in your community. To
register and receive your
sign-in instructions, please
contact Donna at 706-429-
8010 or Donna@SaveGeor-
giasHemlocks.org no later
than noon on Friday, Septem
ber 11.
Free English classes
Happy Ramblers by Ann Park*/
Free online English class
and practice.
With shelter-in-place, the
free English practice and
classes have moved online.
The classes are each Mon
day at 6 p.m. for intermediate
level speakers and Thursdays
at 6 p.m. for beginner to high
beginner speaking levels.
Please call 706-692-0707
for a link to the Zoom class
and leave your email address
or phone number for a text.