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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 2020 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 5B
Church News
Christmas in the Mountains Dec. 12th
8th grade Nettes defeat Union
Six 3-pointers power offense to win
Everyone is invited to Christmas in the
Mountains at Tails Creek Community Build
ing, 75 Cross Road Church Rd., Ellijay on
Saturday, December 12th from 1-6 p.m.
Evangelist Winston Ledford, an anointed
man of God, will be preaching.
Gospel singers The Terrys, Skeeter Hind
man, Tonk Turner and Gary Winningham
will also be on hand.
There will be a Christmas dinner for
everyone to enjoy for free. Toys will also be
given to children. Clothes and household
items will also be given out.
For information, contact Faith Deliver
ance Ministry at 706-671-7988. Ask for Eve
lyn.
The 8th grade Dragonettes defeated Union
County Middle School utilizing a balanced
scoring attack and pressure defense.
The Nettes made six 3-point baskets in
the contest. Pickens had the hot hand in the
first quarter scoring 17 points to Union's 8
points. At halftime, the Nettes led Union
25-15. The second half was much closer as
Pickens only outscored Union 21-19.
Leading scores for the Nettes were
Brylee Deering with 11, Ellison Steinhauer
with nine, and Emmie Moore with seven.
Kelsie Davis, Haleigh Stalcup, and Jadan
Dean added six each.
Mt. Zion offers numerous
ways to connect
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place, so you can join us with confidence, that our facilities
and your time with us are as COVID resistant as possible.
Of course, for those who choose to join us online, we offer
multiple services through the week on FB live, YouTube and
an audio option on a phone streaming service. Please call
706.692.6315, or visit mtzionjasper.org for more informa
tion. Mt. Zion is located at 1036 N. Main in Jasper.
Adventist Commit"
nity
Food Pantry
The Seventh Day Ad
ventist Church in Jasper of
fers a food pantry open this
week on Wednesday from 1
p.m. until 2 p.m.
The church is located at
600 Burnt Mountain Road
(just past the library).
Minister’s Column - Continued from Church Page
t, lest you die.'" Then the ser
pent said to the woman, "You
will not surely die. For God
knows that in the day you eat
of it your eyes will be
opened, and you will be like
God, knowing good and
evil." So when the woman
saw that the tree was good for
food, that it was pleasant to
the eyes, and a tree desirable
to make one wise, she took of
its fruit and ate. She also gave
to her husband with her, and
he ate. -NKJV
In 2 Timothy 3, Paul tells
us that in the last days, per
ilous times shall come. We
are literally living in the
times that Paul foretold in
scripture. Just as the serpent
deceived Eve by altering the
truth to fit his devilish
agenda, there is a move that
is altering facts and rewriting
history in our day. Since
Americans are caring and
compassionate people, we
don’t want to accept that
someone would want to in
tentionally alter facts or mis
represent the truth to us.
As much as we may not want
to believe that deception is
rampant in America, we must
guard our hearts so that we
don’t believe false reports.
Someone may suggest,
“What is the harm in a few
facts being altered or the
truth not exactly being cor
rectly represented?” It may
seem harmless on the surface
but the truth being altered is
what caused mankind to fall
into sin and separated us
from God.
After we became separated
from God, humans discov
ered what death is. God
warned Adam not to partake
of the tree of knowledge, or
he would die. The serpent
told Eve that she wouldn’t
die. We now know that God
was speaking the truth, and
the serpent lied. Hearing and
believing lies might not im
mediately adversely affect us,
but over time, they can cause
disastrous results in our lives.
Now let’s get to the heart of
the matter. Instead of Eve
trusting what the Lord had
told Adam about the forbid
den tree, she chose to trust in
herself. Eve allowed her
heart to be her guide, and she
acted on her senses and not
on God’s warning.
Now that we are aware of the
devastation that can occur
when we believe lies as the
truth, we must be on guard so
that we’re not deceived. How
do we guard our hearts when
the Word of God instructs us
not to lean on our own under
standing? We are to place our
trust in God and His Word to
teach us the truth. Relying
fully upon God’s Word as the
truth will empower us to rec
ognize truth.
As we hide God’s Word in
our hearts, the more we can
know when something isn’t
truthful. Once we know the
truth from God, we will be
able to recognize truth, as
well as falsehoods and lies.
If there’s ever been a time
that we need to turn to God’s
holy Word and listen to His
instructions, it is now. God’s
Spirit will lead us through the
darkness and bring us into
His light.
[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. ]
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Sports
History
berths and two division
championships.
November 16th:
On this day in 1957, the
Oklahoma Sooners' football
team saw their NCAA Divi-
sion-I record 47-game win
ning streak come to an end.
The team that ended it was
the Notre Dame Fighting
Irish, who handed Oklahoma
a stunning 7-0 loss. Fortu
nately for the Sooners, the
setback was short-lived as
they won their final three
contests, including a 48-21
blowout of Duke in the Or
ange Bowl.
November 17th:
On this day in 1987,
Toronto Blue Jays' left-
fielder, George Bell, became
the first player in franchise
history to win the American
League's Most Valuable
Player award. He also be
came the first player to re
ceive the honor while
playing for a Canadian fran
chise. Bell completed the '87
campaign with a 0.308 aver
age, 47 home runs and an
AL-leading 134 RBI's. He
even made his first All-Star
appearance that year while
winning his third straight Sil
ver Slugger.
November 18th:
On this day in 1987,
Chicago Cubs' rightfielder,
Andre Dawson, became the
first player in major league
history to win an MVP award
despite playing for a last
place club. Although the
Cubs placed sixth in the Na
tional League East with 76
victories, Dawson didn't dis
appoint. "The "Hawk"
played 153 games while top
ping the National League
with 49 home runs and 137
RBI's. He also made his
fourth All-Star appearance
before capturing a Gold
Glove and Silver Slugger.
November 19th:
On this day in 1978, the
"Miracle at the Meadow-
lands" occurred at Giants
Stadium, where the New
York Giants hosted the
Philadelphia Eagles in a cru
cial NFC East matchup.
Playoff implications were on
the line for both teams and
the Giants were on the verge
of sending the Eagles home
unhappy. Giants' quarter
back, Joe Pisarcik, threw for
a pair of touchdowns while
his Philadelphia counterpart,
Ron Jaworski, tossed three
interceptions. Jaworski's
third pick, which came late
in the fourth quarter, ap
peared to ice the game for
New York. All Pisarcik had
to do was fall on the football,
which he did initially. How
ever, the Eagles' defenders
kept applying the heat, re
peatedly pouncing on Pisar
cik hoping for a miracle
fumble. The Giants' coaching
staff ultimately decided to
run out the clock with their
ground game rather than risk
losing Pisarcik to injury. It
was a gamble they took and
paid for dearly in the closing
seconds. Pisarcik handed the
ball to Larry Csonka, who
never got a clean handle. He
attempted to reel in the loose
pigskin, but never got the
grasp. Instead, it was
scooped up by cornerback,
Herman Edwards, who raced
26 yards for the eventual
game-winning score. The
Eagles were dead just sec
onds before and the Giants
had an obvious victory in the
bag. Instead, this freak play
led to Philadelphia winning
against diminishing odds,
19-17. For New York, this
game launched the beginning
of the end for its playoff
hopes. Before the miracle,
the Giants were still in con
tention at 5-6, but this loss
marked the first of four they
would suffer through their
last five games.
November 20th:
On this day in 1928, the
very first NHL game was
played inside the Boston
Garden, where the Boston
Bruins hosted the Montreal
Canadiens. An overall crowd
of 16,000 filled the seats for
this encounter, but it was the
Canadiens who exited with a
1-0 victory. The Garden
served as the home of both
the Bruins and Boston
Celtics for nearly seven
decades. Ironically, the
arena's last event was a pre
season game between the
Bruins and Canadiens in
1995. The facility closed its
doors shortly thereafter and
was eventually demolished
in 1998.
November 21st:
On this day in 1990,
Moses Malone reached the
25,000-point plateau for his
NBA career. Malone, who
was an aging center for the
Atlanta Hawks, poured in 22
points on eight of 13 shoot
ing. Despite his milestone
achievement, the Hawks
ended up falling to the Mil
waukee Bucks, 105-93. Mal
one left the NBA in 1995
with 29,580 points along
with 17,834 rebounds and
1,936 assists.
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Hot Seat
current amenities far supe
rior to anything which his
teams used. In addition,
Smart’s recruitment ranks
light years ahead of the
former head coach. The
powers that be in Athens
are not ready to replace
Smart. He is under con
tract through 2024 and his
buy out is nearly $20 mil
lion, so don’t expect him
be gone soon. He should
probably use those heated
seats in his new Ford
pickup often in prepara
tion for the next 14
months though.
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Dragons fall to Heritage
photos/ Robin Dunn
Andrew Burrell is surrounded by Heritage players as he works the ball downfield.
Devin Hand throws up a stiff-arm to hold off a defender. Hand had an interception in
the game to stop a drive by the Generals.
The Dragon defense held tight in the first half, but the
team found the second half tough going.
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Jr. High Wrestling
180# class Hayden Roland
went sailing over his head
and into the endzone for a
safety. Heritage not only cap
italized with the two points,
but took the great field posi
tion and momentum and put
together a drive that led to
seven more points. The score
would be the final points of
the contest. Heritage took the
23-7 lead and never looked
back.
The Generals held the
Dragon’s rushing attack in
check. Leading rusher, Jarod
Whitmore, was held under
100 yards for one of the few
times in his career at Pick
ens. Mykel Hand was
the leading receiver for the
Dragons with 34 yards on
three catches. Devin Hand
scored the lone touchdown.
Sophomore Kadyn Hampton
was a bright spot for the
Dragons, leading the defense
with 15 tackles. Jacob King
had a solid night with two
tackles for loss.
As expected, the end of
the 2020 season is as chaotic
as the rest of the year has
been. The playoff scenarios
play out like this: If the
Dragons win on Friday, they
are in the playoffs and possi
bly hosting as the #2 team
from the region. If the Drag
ons lose on Friday, their sea
son is over. This week’s
opponent is Northwest Whit
field. The Bruins come to
Jasper with a 7-2 record, and
will also be looking to lock
in their playoff ranking as
well. The Dragons need
everyone to pack out
Dragon Stadium Friday at
7:30, as Pickens will look to
make its 7th straight play
off appearance, a streak
that started in 2014.
nated their time to make the
tournament a success. A
tournament is a lot of work
to put on during a regular
season and 2020 provided
some challenges, but due to
the protocols in place to
keep everyone as safe as
possible the tournament
went on. At the end of the
day Coach Mullins and
Coach Tippens, who di
rected the tournament, did an
outstanding job providing a
safe and competitive event.
We couldn't have done this
without the school adminis
tration being there to support
our Dragons.”
The team will be in action
this Thursday the 19th vs.
Union at Pickens High
School’s old gym.
While the 2020 season is
sure to be an exciting one,
the Jr. Dragons are definitely
off to a promising start.