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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 2020 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 7B
Church News
Mt. Zion services - Continued from Church Page
to represent the 1.5 million child victims of
the Holocaust; Mt. Zion will contribute to
this noble gesture with 500 plants. As the
bulbs go into the soil, we will be reading bi
ographies of children who lost their lives in
that dark period of history.
For those who do not feel safe and com
fortable enough to be in our services, we
stream at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays, and
7 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. Our serv
ices and Bible studies can be viewed on our
website, mtzionjasper.org, Mt. Zion Jasper
Facebook page, You Tube and an audio op
tion is available through a special service we
offer called Phone Live Streaming. Please
call 706.692.6315, or visit mtzionjasper.org
for more information. Mt. Zion is located at
1036 N. Main in Jasper.
“Come thou with us, and we will do thee
good." (Num. 10.29)
Minister’s Column - Continued from Church Page
of blind Bartimaeus, Jesus
came to not only heal us of
sickness and disease but to
also set us free with any
mindsets that may be associ
ated with our physical ail
ments. All my life I’ve only
heard Bartimaeus called,
“Blind Bartimaeus”, as if his
condition was a part of his
identity.
It seems, the longer some
one suffers with a physical
ailment, the more apt for
them to assume their condi
tion as part of their identity.
The medical field even
names people according to
their illnesses. Why is this
practice so prevalent and
even accepted in society
today? When did our condi
tion ever become who we are
and not just something that
we are suffering with in our
lives?
If what I am addressing
today by the direction of the
Holy Spirit is speaking to
you, then the Lord has great
news for you. Whenever
Jesus stopped in response to
Bartimaeus’ plea for help, we
read where the people told
him that Jesus was calling for
him to come to Jesus.
Once Bartimaeus heard
that Jesus was calling him to
come; by faith, Baritmaeus
threw off his garment. There
is a reason why Mark men
tioned the fact the blind man
threw off his outer garment.
There is another term for this
garment which is used in
scripture that is commonly
known as a “beggars’ coat”.
It was a part of people’s iden
tity. The blindness limited
what Baritmaeus was able to
do physically, so he had to re
sort to asking others for help.
As long as he wore this
outer garment, he was telling
others to have mercy on him
and to help him in his condi
tion. This all ended the day
that Jesus passed by his way.
From the moment that
Bartemaeus heard that Jesus
was near, he began to cry out
to Him to have mercy on
him. After they told him that
Jesus was calling for him, his
faith caused Baritmaeus to
throw off his “old identity”
along with the garment.
Because he was willing to
throw aside his garment, he
was letting everyone there
that day know that he was no
longer going to be blind or a
beggar. In response to Jesus’
invitation, he declared that
his complete trust was in
Jesus and not in his condition
to gamer mercy from others.
Therefore, Bartimaeus,
not only showed faith that
Jesus would heal, but that
Jesus was going to set him
free from the poverty that
blindness had brought upon
him. In other words, he had
faith that Jesus was going to
make him whole. This is ex
actly what Jesus wants to do
in all of our lives, make us
completely whole.
In order to allow the Lord to
do this for us, we too, must
put off our old man accord
ing to Ephesians 4 and
Colossians 3 and put on the
new man by faith. Our phys
ical condition shouldn’t be
our identity as God’s chil
dren. God is our heavenly
Father and we get our iden
tity from Him through Christ.
Today, the Lord wants you to
know that He desires to make
you whole.
[Pastor Asa Dockery of
World Harvest Church North
is a resident of Ellijay, and a
published author who has
been writing devotions for
more than 11 years. Asa is
also the host of Keys to King
dom Living Television pro
gram. ]
Continued from Page IB
Gartrell:
Braves Roster
to spell or temporarily re
place any of the starters.
Reliever Shane Greene
($6.25 million) is an intrigu
ing possibility especially if
the door closes on Mark
Melancon ($19 million), and
unless the 36 year old Melan
con is willing take a two year
deal for $4-5 million per sea
son, that door just slammed
in Atlanta. It is likely that
Greene who was a closer in
San Francisco could com
mand a salary north of $12
million in 2021, so again, the
Braves could and perhaps
should cut bait there. The
team still has a wealth of
arms in its bullpen without
Melancon and Greene, but
would the quality be a good?
Ultimately, the big fish free
agent remains Marcell
Ozuna ($18 million) who
tndy has not signed a big
money, long term deal yet
during his career, and this
year is probably his last shot
to do it. General manager
Alex Anthopolous made it
clear that he wants the 31
year old slugger back in a
Braves uniform but at what
cost?
Certainly, Ozuna looked
quite happy in Atlanta and
brought energy and leader
ship to the team. Would the
organization offer a three
year $80 million contract
with an option for a fourth
year? Would he accept?
He is a hot commodity.
The Twins outbid Atlanta
for Josh Donaldson (34 years
old) with a four year $92 mil
lion contract after 2019, so
unless Ozuna really wants to
stay in Atlanta, he will get
more money elsewhere.
Since MLB has already said
that pitchers will bat in the
NL next season, the chances
of an AL team throwing
ridiculous money at Ozuna
are all but a sure bet.
While this free agent mar
ket is not loaded, several
solid veteran players are
available who could some
what fill the Ozuna void and
offer some protection in the
lineup for Freddie Freeman
for less money. Yasiel Puig,
Michael Brantley, J.D. Mar
tinez, Yoenis Cespedes and
my preference Starling
Marte (if Miami doesn’t ex
ercise its option) might find
themselves in Atlanta instead
of Ozuna.
The Braves move toward
2021 without a tndy experi
enced veteran starting pitch
ing on the staff at all which is
uncharacteristic of the organ
ization, therefore I suspect
that finding a replacement or
two for Hamels’ intended
role becomes a priority. Ob
viously, Trevor Bauer stands
atop everyone’s wishlist and
I hope Atlanta joins the bid
ding mix.
Charlie Morton, Marcus
Stroman, Robbie Ray, Chris
Archer, and Adam Wain-
wright present affordable tar
gets for this offseason as
well.
In the next edition, we can
dissect the arbitration eligi
ble players and players al
ready under contract and
look at the 2021 payroll
numbers for the returning
players.
Photos such as thisAnhinga fill the new website through
a cooperative agreement with the Georgia Nature Photog
raphers Association.
Continued from Page IB
Birding
Trails
The Colonial Coast Trail
includes 17 sites stretching
from Fort Pulaski National
Monument and the beaches
of Tybee Island south to
Cumberland Island National
Seashore and the swamps of
the Okefenokee. Shorelines,
salt marshes, old rice fields,
woodlands, tidal rivers and
freshwater wetlands offer an
array of habitats that show
case unique communities of
birds and other wildlife. The
trail includes federal, state
and local sites that provide
the opportunity to encounter
wildlife, connect with nature
and visit historic places.
“Promoting outdoor recre
ation and wildlife conserva
tion is part of our mission at
the Wildlife Resources Divi
sion,” said Rusty Garrison,
division director. “We’re ex
cited to introduce a more ac
cessible platform for Georgia
Birding and Wildlife Trails
and encourage more people
to discover the fascinating
natural and cultural resources
that Georgia has to offer.”
The Georgia Birding and
Wildlife Trails website intro
duces each trail site with ac
cess tips, a map, a list of
amenities, wildlife highlights
and a link to eBird hotspots.
Wildlife viewing resources
include a printable species
checklist with seasonality
data, as well as information
on birding basics, Georgia
Audubon chapters, citizen
science projects, bird curric
ula and conservation organi
zations. A new program logo
showcases the great blue
heron, a familiar species
found throughout the state.
The app can be down
loaded on mobile devices
through the Apple or Google
Play store.
The program improve
ments provide the foundation
for updating DNR’s Southern
Rivers Birding Trail, devel
oped in 2003, and for adding
new trails to encourage
wildlife viewing in Georgia.
While travel can be a chal
lenge during the pandemic,
getting outside is a great way
to recreate responsibly and
enjoy nature. Tips are avail
able at responsible-recre
ation.org.
Visit georgiabirding-
trails.com to learn more
about Colonial Coast Birding
Trail sites, brush up on bird
ing basics, download the mo
bile app and print a species
checklist to carry with you.
Continued from Page IB
Sports
History
36-yard score, which took
place in the second quarter.
Rice retired following the
2004 season with career-
numbers of 1,549 catches,
22,895 yards and 197 touch
downs.
November 4th:
On this day in 1951, the
New York "Football" Giants
and New York "Football"
Yanks squared off in a "Bat
tle of the Big Apple". This
contest saw back-to-back
kickoffs returned for touch
downs, both of which came
in the third quarter. Giants'
hall of fame defensive back,
Emlen Tunnell, struck the
first blow from 100 yards
out. Yanks' halfback, Buddy
Young, retaliated with a 90-
yard score of his own, but the
Giants bested their inner-city
competition, 37-31.
November 5th:
On this day in 1959, the
brand new American Foot
ball League announced its
original eight franchises.
These teams included the
Boston Patriots (New Eng
land), Buffalo Bills, Dallas
Texans (Kansas City Chiefs),
Denver Broncos, Houston
Oilers (Tennessee Titans),
Los Angeles Chargers (who
moved to San Diego in 1961
before relocating back to LA
in 2017), New York Titans
(New York Jets) and Oakland
Raiders (Las Vegas Raiders).
The AFL's first two champi
onships belonged to the Oil
ers, who defeated the
Chargers both times.
November 6th:
On this day in 1869, Rut
gers and Princeton faced
each other in the very first
organized American football
game, which took place in
New Brunswick, New Jer
sey. The overall attendance
reached about 100 people
and those spectators saw
Rutgers pull out a 6-4 win.
These same two teams met
on the canvas again two
weeks later and Princeton got
its revenge with an 8-0
shutout.
November 7th:
On this day in 1943, the
New York Giants and Detroit
Lions battled to the last
scoreless tie in NFL history.
Both teams combined for
nine first downs, six comple
tions, 31 passing yards and
214 yards of total offense.
Think about this for a sec
ond! The defenses played ex
tremely well, but neither
offense could put together a
drive that could've produced
a potential game-winning
field goal? These teams were
either completely bad during
the season or just completely
unlucky on this particular
day.
Continued from Page IB
Winter trout options
photo/DNR
It may seem odd at first thought, but winter may be the perfect time to go trout fishing
in Georgia at a delayed harvest stream. See list of streams in article below.
•Toccoa River located on
U.S. Forest Service land up
stream of Lake Blue Ridge in
Fannin County (from 0.4
miles above Shallowford
Bridge to 450 feet above the
Sandy Bottom Canoe Ac
cess).
•Amicalola Creek on the
Dawson Forest Wildlife
Management Area (from
Steele Bridge Road down
stream to Georgia Hwy.
53).
•Smith Creek downstream
of Unicoi Lake (Unicoi State
Park).
•Chattahoochee River in
Atlanta (stocking currently
delayed-see note below; Sope
Creek, downstream of John
son Ferry Road, downstream
to the Hwy 41 Bridge).
•A portion of the Chat
tooga River (from Ga. Hwy.
28 upstream to the mouth of
Reed Creek) on U.S. Forest
Service land bordering South
Carolina.
“During delayed harvest,
anglers on these five streams
also are restricted to single
hook, artificial lures” Thom
son explains. “When May 15
■rolls around, the general reg
ulations to designated trout
waters then apply.”
As the 2020-2021 delayed
harvest season begins, Thom
son also wants trout anglers
to note one exception from
the typical DH stocking regi
men, “To kick off delayed
harvest season this year,
catchable trout can be caught
in the delayed harvest sec
tions of Amicalola Creek,
Smith Creek, Chattooga
River, and the Toccoa River.
Due to the US Army Corps of
Engineers’ need to lower
Lake Lanier’s water level for
dam repairs, and the associ
ated high flows in the Chatta
hoochee River below Morgan
Falls Dam, we will not stock
the Chattahoochee River de
layed harvest section until
fishable conditions return to
the river. Please subscribe to
our weekly stocking list to re
ceive a weekly notification
about which delayed harvest
streams have been stocked.”
In addition to the excellent
fall fishing opportunities that
these delayed harvest streams
provide, other Georgia
streams offer ample year-
round trout fishing. These
streams are:
•Noontootla Creek Water
shed: This watershed offers
high-quality fishing for wild
brown and rainbow trout,
with many of its tributaries
offering a chance at a wild
brook trout. Both Noontootla
and its tributaries are man
aged under an artificial lure
only regulation and have a
16” minimum size limit in
order to “recycle” the 8”-12”
trout that make up most of
the population.
•Dukes Creek: This
stream, located on the Smith-
gall Woods-Dukes Creek
Conservation Area, offers
year-round trout fishing by
reservation (706-878-3087).
All fish caught here must be
released immediately and an
glers can only use artificial
lures with barbless hooks.
The stream offers a great
chance at a trout over 20
inches, so bring your camera
for a quick shot before re
lease. Best time to fish is
after a rain, which reduces
water clarity and increases
trout feeding activity.
•Chattahoochee River: For
trout fishing close to metro
Atlanta, the Chattahoochee
River downstream of Buford
Dam offers diverse fishing
opportunities, from stocked
rainbow trout to trophy wild
brown trout. The Chatta
hoochee River National
Recreation Area parks offer
good bank, wading and boat
ing opportunities. The river
will be stocked with rainbow
trout throughout the year to
keep angler catches high. An
artificial-only section exists
from Buford Hwy (Hwy 20)
to Medlock Bridge. The best
fishing conditions are low
flow when the river is clear to
slightly stained.
•Some additional and no
table fall trout fishing oppor
tunities exist in the Toccoa
River downstream of Lake
Blue Ridge, Tallulah River,
and the Chattooga River.
Anglers must possess a
current Georgia fishing li
cense as well as a trout li
cense to fish for these
beauties. By purchasing a li
cense, fishing equipment, and
other related items, you and
your fellow anglers have
helped fund sport fish
restoration programs for
years thanks to the Sport Fish
Restoration Act. This Act al
lows funds accumulated from
a federal excise tax on fishing
equipment and related items
to be directed to activities
that benefit recreational an
glers. A portion of these
hinds is provided to the Geor
gia Department of Natural
Resources based on several
factors, including the number
of paid sporting licenses. An
glers may also purchase a TU
vehicle tag to directly con
tribute to Georgia’s trout
management program. Funds
from TU tag sales are spent
directly on trout feed, trout
hatchery equipment, trout
stream restoration, and other
trout-related expenses. Sport
Fish and TU tag funds make
the following activities possi
ble: managing sport fish pop
ulations, raising freshwater
fish in hatcheries and stock
ing them in public waters,
maintaining and operating
public fishing areas, and
building boat ramps, fishing
piers, and much more.
For free Georgia trout
stream maps, stocking lists,
trout fishing tips and other
trout fishing information,
www.georgiawildlife.com/Fi
shing/Trout.
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