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PAGE 2B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 2020
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• Birthdays
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• Students
• Reunions
• People of Interest
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Attendees to the Marine Corp League #1280 Birthday Ball on November 7th. John Murray, front row with ribbon, is the detachment’s Marine of the Year. Marine Corps League
Detachment #1280 Commandant Bill Craig is at right front corner.
Jasper Lions Fill-a-Stocking taking
in-person applications, Nov. 21
Applications also available at several locations in the county
GRAMMY Museum in Atlanta
to highlight Georgia’s musical
heritage
Submitted by
Lions
the Jasper
It’s the most wonderful
time of the year, and with that
comes the Jasper Lions
Club’s Fill-a-Stocking pro
gram. This year has brought
many challenges, so in order
to aide those who need assis
tance with Christmas, the
Jasper Lions will be on hand
Saturday, Nov. 21, 10 a.m. -
noon to accept applications at
the old Jasper Motorsports
building (between the Clair-
mont Inn and the old Bargain
Bam), at the comer of Camp
Road and Whitfield Drive.
Here are a few things to
remember:
•The program serves chil
dren up to age 14 who live
full-time in Pickens County.
•Those who apply must
have custody of the children
whose names appear on the
application.
•Items will not be distrib
uted on Saturday — a time
has been assigned for pick
ups in December.
•Applications will be
available on Saturday —
simply bring a photo ID.
•Please wear a mask.
This is not the only oppor
tunity to apply for assistance.
Applications are also avail
able at Tate Elementary, Hill
City Elementary, Harmony
Elementary, Jasper Middle,
Pickens Junior High, Pickens
County Headstart, and on the
Lions Club’s website at e-
clubhouse.org/ sites/j asper_ga
/. Click on “Club Projects” to
download the parent instruc
tions and the application.
The deadline to apply is
December 15.
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.
English classes
via Zoom
In previous years, free
English Classes met at Pick
ens County Recreation Cen
ter every week. These classes
are still available, but on
Zoom. Beginning the week
of August 31, you may join
each Monday at 6 p.m. or
each Thursday at 8 p.m. for a
free 90 minute practice. The
Thursday class is a repeat of
the Monday class. Please call
706-692-0707 for the link.
Jasper Musicians
Fellowship
Looking for fellow musi
cians. Jasper Musicians Fel
lowship. Follow us on
Facebook.
Any experience with in
struments or vocals or just
music appreciation.
A peaceful environment to
make music, learn music,
share ideas and be creative.
Follow us on Facebook or
message Logan Bush for
more information.
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Pickens County Progress
706-253-2457
2021 Citizen of the Year
nominations sought
The Pickens County Chamber of Commerce is accepting
nominations for the 2021 Pickens County Citizen of the Year
Award.
This award is sponsored by ETC Communications LLC
and will be presented at the annual Chamber Winter Ball.
•Candidate must have a minimum of three years of con
tinued service, volunteerism, and philanthropic dedication
that enhances the quality of life in Pickens County.
•Candidate is a current resident and has lived in Pickens
County a minimum of five years.
•Candidate has exceptional ethical qualities and strives to
improve and preserve the community.
• No anonymous or self-nominations accepted.
If you would like to nominate a potential candidate, please
mail, email or hand deliver nominations to the Pickens Cham
ber at 500 Veterans Memorial Blvd., until 12 p.m. on Friday,
December 4th.
Tate Holiday Market Friday
The perfect holiday ladies night out can be found in Tate
this Friday evening as Tate’s local shops have joined forces
with local vendors to create a wonderful evening.
Tate Market Place will host holiday shopping, treats and
drinks will be on hand in Tate as stores will offer jewelry,
bags, clothes, beauty products, beauty bar specials, cosmetic
injectable sales, specialty women vendors and door prizes.
The event will ran from 6 p.m. -8 p.m.
Families Anonymous
Families Anonymous is a group for relatives and friends
concerned about the use of drags or related behavioral prob
lems. It is a recovery program offering support to people
whose lives have been affected by a relative’s or friend’s use
of mind-altering substances or related behavioral problems.
Weekly meetings on Wednesdays at King of Kings
Lutheran Church, 45 Appalachian Circle, Talking Rock (1
mile north of Jasper Walmart) from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Bring a lunch. For more information call 706-276-1850 or
mkc@etcmail.com
Happy
Ramblers
Loss
Miss Ann’s precious hus
band of 63 years, Truman,
passed away Wednesday, No
vember 11. Please remember
Ann, Tony, Cindy, Devon,
Anthony, Allison and all
other countless family and
friends as they go through
this very difficult time, which
was made all the more diffi
cult because of the times we
are in.
Because we know that
Miss Ann always put her love
for others before herself, we
know she will continue her
positive, uplifting, and joyful
articles as soon as possible.
Ruth Parker
Grand Reopening
at Gypsy Roots
Gypsy Roots will hold
their re-opening on Tuesday,
December 1st at 4 p.m. with
a ceremony by the Chamber
of Commerce.
The store is located at 744
Noah Drive, Suite 106 in
Jasper. 706-253-1717.
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
A Georgia nonprofit is
about to launch a fundraising
campaign for a planned
GRAMMY Museum in
downtown Atlanta that would
help train Georgia college
students for careers in the
music industry.
Georgia Music Accord,
which is co-chaired by At
lanta-based musician Chris
“Ludacris” Bridges and en
tertainment lawyer Joel Katz,
is looking for a mix of private
donations, corporate sponsor
ships and government fund
ing to build the museum near
existing downtown tourist at
tractions.
“We think this is some
thing that’s going to have a
tremendous economic impact
in Georgia,” Brad Olecki,
CEO of Georgia Music Ac
cord, told members of a state
Senate study committee
Tuesday.
The Senate Study Com
mittee on Music Workforce
Development has been meet
ing this fall to look for ways
to leverage Georgia’s rich
musical heritage into build
ing a thriving music industry
in the Peach State modeled
after the success of the film
industry here.
Olecki said by highlight
ing Georgia’s musical her
itage from James Brown to
the Allman Brothers Band to
R.E.M., the museum would
raise awareness of the state’s
huge contributions to Ameri
can music.
“Most people in Georgia
don’t understand how im
pactful the music industry
is,” he said. “We don’t pro
mote it enough ourselves.”
Besides the museum’s po
tential impact on tourism, the
project also would include
education and workforce de
velopment components.
Olecki said the museum
plans to create an education
curriculum for elementary
and secondary students to
stimulate interest in music
careers, both for performers
and non-performers.
“It’s not just about putting
instruments in kids’ hands,”
he said. “It’s about teaching
these young people there is a
job for them out in the music
world without being able to
play a single note.”
The museum would con
tribute to workforce develop
ment in Georgia by
enhancing the offerings of
the state’s colleges and uni
versities, including plans to
build a “scoring stage” that
could be used for mixing
music in films, TV produc
tion and video games.
“This way, scoring post
production won’t leave the
state,” he said. “We need to
keep these jobs and people
here.”
Keith Perissi, director of
the Joel A. Katz Music and
Entertainment Business Pro
gram at Kennesaw State Uni
versity, said 60% of the
program’s graduates stay in
Georgia to launch their ca
reers. The program is affili
ated with the GRAMMY
Museum.
“It’s a wonderful pipeline
... to our colleges and uni
versities,” Perissi said.
An agreement between
the Los Angeles-based
GRAMMY Museum Foun
dation and Georgia Music
Accord follows a $500,000
feasibility study underwritten
by the state and Fulton
County.
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Classic Roast Turkey
1 12- to 14-pound turkey (thawed if frozen)
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 onion, quartered
1 carrot, cut into chunks
1 stalk celery, cut into chunks
3 sprigs sage, plus 1 tablespoon chopped leaves
3 sprigs thyme, plus 1 tablespoon chopped
leaves
1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter
2 teaspoons paprika
Let the turkey sit at room temperature, 30
minutes. Position an oven rack in the lowest po
sition (remove the other racks); preheat to 350
degrees F.
Remove the neck and giblets from the turkey
and set aside for the gravy. Pat the turkey very
dry with paper towels and rub inside and out with
salt and pepper. Stuff the cavity with the onion,
carrot, celery, and sage and thyme sprigs. Tie
the legs together with kitchen twine. Put the
turkey on a rack set in a large roasting pan and
tuck the wings under the body.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low
heat; whisk in the paprika and chopped sage
and thyme. Let the paprika butter cool slightly,
then brush all over the turkey. Transfer to the
oven and roast 1 hour. Meanwhile, make Classic
Gravy.
After the turkey has roasted 1 hour, baste
with the drippings. Continue roasting, basting
every 30 minutes, until the skin is golden brown
and a thermometer inserted into the thigh regis
ters 165 degrees F, about 2 more hours.
Transfer the turkey to a cutting board and let
rest 30 minutes before carving; reserve the drip
pings for the gravy.