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THURSDAY. JANUARY 28. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 3B
Church News - Continued
“Inherent worth and dignity”
at Mountain Light Sunday
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8th grade Nettes finish season
in second place
Being concerned with the
health and safety of our
beloved community, Moun
tain Light UUC now live-
streams our Sunday services
on Zoom. However, for those
who prefer gathering in per
son, we have limited seating
available in our sanctuary on
some Sundays. If you would
like to reserve a seat, please
visit our website (mluuc.org)
for more information on how
to attend during the COVID-
19 Pandemic.
On Sunday, Rev. Jennifer
Dalton will deliver her ser
mon, "The Inherent Worth
and Dignity." One of the
foundational principles of
Unitarian Universalism is
that we affirm the inherent
worth and dignity of every
person. But what does that
mean, and how does it look
in these troubled times in
which we live?
Mountain Light UUC,
2502 Tails Creek Road (GA-
282 West), in Ellijay, wel
comes guests of all faiths,
ethnicities, and gender iden
tifications. Our worship serv
ice begins at 10:30 a.m. Join
us at 10 a.m. for fellowship
scored 15 points and held Pickens to four
points. White County would take a 30-11
lead at the half. The second half saw more
scoring from Pickens, who scored 24 points
in the half. White County continued its of
fensive attack by scoring 25 points in the
second half.
The Lady Warriors held on the beat the
Nettes 55-35. Ellison Steinhauer led all
scorers with 17 points.
Pickens finishes its season with a second-
place finish in the region and a record of 13
wins and three losses.
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Dragons spend week on the road
Continued: Minister’s Comer
tivity) speaking to our hearts in times of dis
couragement. If we fail to discern that Satan
is tempting us, we could fall right into his
trap. It's a fact of life; every one of us will
have bad days. It’s how we respond to bad
news that will determine whether we come
through them victoriously.
We must realize that Satan is after our
confidence in God. If he can manipulate our
feelings through tragedy, then he stands a
better chance of deceiving us. This is why we
must guard our hearts in times of disappoint
ment and heartache.
If we lose our confidence in the goodness
of God, this can weaken us in our faith
stance. Are you weak in your faith today? If
so, then receive this as a word of confirma
tion that God knows right where you are, and
He has given you this message to strengthen
your faith.
Beware of anything that enters your life
that could cause you to lose confidence in
God or His Word. We must guard our hearts
against negativity, so we don’t give place to
Satan and slip in our faith walk. As the writer
of Hebrews tells us, we are not of those who
drawback, but we believe until our faith be
comes sight. Stay strong!
Asa Dockery is a resident of Ellijay, and is
a published author who has been writing
devotions for more than 11 years. Asa is
also the host of Keys to Kingdom Living
Television program.
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Gartrell: On Henry Aaron’s legacy
market guys like Willie Mays or a young
Reggie Jackson. Aaron was simply a better
baseball player though, and his statistics say
it loudly and clearly.
Henry Aaron lived a remarkable life dur
ing a time which is nearly impossible for my
generation and those generations since to
comprehend.
His life should be on the big screen. The
many biographies and autobiographies about
this man captivate readers, but unfortunately,
few people take the time to read more than a
headline these days. Perhaps, we should.
This week in
Sports History
by Ethan Swiech
January 24 -
January 30
January 24th:
On this day in 1962,
Jackie Robinson became the
first African-American indi
vidual ever elected to the
Baseball Hall of Fame. As
most of us know, Robinson
broke major league baseball's
color barrier in 1947, but let's
take a deeper look at the sta
tistics and credentials. He
spent his entire 10-year ca
reer with the Brooklyn
Dodgers, with whom he
recorded a 0.311 batting av
erage with 137 home runs
and 734 RBI's. Robinson also
made six All-Star appear
ances while twice leading the
National League in stolen
bases. He was the Rookie of
the Year in 1947, the National
League's batting champion
and Most Valuable Player in
1949 and World Series cham
pion in 1955. Robinson's
number 42 was retired by the
Dodgers' organization in
1972 and all of major league
baseball in 1997. He even be
came a Yankee Stadium
Monument Park nominee in
2007
January 25th:
On this day in 1995, the
Chicago Blackhawks played
their first game at the United
Center and defeated the Ed
monton Oilers, 5-1. Every
Chicago goal came unan
swered, including two power
play and one shorthanded,
which came courtesy of cen
ter, Bemie Nicholls, at the
2:20 mark of the third. In
fact, each goal came off the
stick of a different player, in
cluding right winger, Joe
Murphy, who scored the very
first goal in the new building.
Murphy's netter took place at
the 11:33 mark of the second,
one of three Chicago goals
scored within that frame. De
fenseman, Chris Chelios, cel
ebrated his 33 rd birthday
with a goal and assist of his
own and Jeff Shantz found
the net at the 27-second mark
of the third.
January 26th:
On this day in 1992, the
Washington Redskins cap
tured their third Super Bowl
title in franchise history. The
Redskins scored 24 unan
swered points before posting
a 37-24 rout over the Buffalo
Bills in Super Bowl XXVI,
which took place inside the
Minneapolis Metrodome. Joe
Gibbs became the first head
coach in NFL history to win
three Super Bowls with three
different quarterbacks. Joe
Theismann and Doug
Williams were the first two
and Mark Rypien became the
third. Rypien, who was bom
in Calgary, also became the
first foreign-bom individual
to win the Super Bowl MVP
award. He overcame an early
interception by completing
18 of 33 passes for 292 yards
and two touchdowns. One of
Rypien's scores went to Gary
Clark, who made seven re
ceptions for 114 yards. Hall
of fame wide receiver, Art
Monk, added seven catches
of his own for 113 yards and
running back, Gerald Riggs,
scored twice. Washington's
defense applied numerous
hits on Bills' quarterback, Jim
Kelly, sacking him five times
while intercepting four of his
passes. Two of those picks
came courtesy of safety, Brad
Edwards, and the Redskins
registered a total of five take
aways. With Kelly contained,
Buffalo's weapons were lim
ited, particularly Thurman
Thomas, who was held to 13
yards on 10 carries. Thomas
missed the first series of the
game because of a lost hel
met, so that was probably a
sign of things to come, not
just for the All-Pro running
back, but for the Bills too.
This loss marked Buffalo's
second of four straight Super
Bowl defeats.
January> 27th:
On this day in 1969,
Chuck Noll was hired as the
head coach of the Pittsburgh
Steelers. Noll had an out
standing resume as an assis
tant coach, working for Sid
Gillman's Los Angeles/San
Diego Chargers and Don
Shula's Baltimore Colts. He
served under some of the
game's greatest coaches be
fore becoming one himself.
Four years later, Noll turned
the Steelers into AFC Central
Division champions and two
seasons after that, the team
won its very first Super
Bowl. Noll led Pittsburgh to
three more titles during the
seventies and the Steelers be
came known as the team of
the decade. He retired from
coaching in 1991 with an
overall record of 209-156-1
for both the regular season
and playoffs. Noll also
guided the Steelers to 15 win
ning seasons, 12 postseason
appearances and nine divi
sion championships. He won
the 1972 UPIAFC and 1989
Maxwell Club Coach of the
Year awards as well. Noll
was inducted into the Pro
Football (1993) and Pitts
burgh Pro Football (2011)
halls of fame.
January 28th:
On this day in 1960, the
Dallas Cowboys and Min
nesota Vikings joined the
NFL as expansion franchises.
The Cowboys' inaugural sea
son took place eight months
later, but they lost their first
10 games before finishing 0-
11-1. Dallas eventually estab
lished itself as one of the
league's top organizations,
becoming the second team in
league history to win five
Super Bowls. The Vikings'
first campaign arrived in
1961, where they posted a 3-
11 record, but they turned
into a successful franchise as
well. Despite all the glory,
Minnesota became the first
team in NFL history to lose
four Super Bowls.
January 29th:
On this day in 1936, the
Baseball Hall of Fame had its
first-ever class of inductees.
This list of names included
Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson,
Christy Mathewson, Babe
Ruth and Honus Wagner.
These men were in the hall,
but no ceremonies or
speeches took place until the
institution's grand opening in
1939.
January 30th:
On this day in 1971, the
UCLA Bruins' basketball
team launched their fabled
88-game winning streak by
beating UC-Santa Barbara,
74-61. The Bruins captured
two undefeated campaigns
and three straight national
championships during their
remarkable run. Unfortu
nately, all good things have
to come to an end at some
point and it finally did for
UCLA. The Bruins' impres
sive string was snapped dur
ing a narrow 71-70 loss to
Notre Dame on January 19,
1974.
Kadyn Hampton for the Dragons in the game against
Ridgeland where the Dragons brought home a 73-52 win.
course of the contest.
The Dragons then traveled
to Tunnel Hill to take on
Northwest Whitfield. The
Bruins jumped out to a 16-13
lead in the first quarter and
never looked back. The score
was 36-28 at the break.
Northwest came out firing on
all cylinders in the third quar
ter, outscoring Pickens 20-
13. The Dragons made a late
push in the fourth quarter, but
were unable to close the gap.
The final score saw Pickens
fall 74-61. Noah Sutton led
the Dragons in scoring with
14 points. Luke Rogers also
had a solid night with 13
points of his own.
On Saturday, the Dragons
completed a three-game road
trip as they headed to Daw-
sonville. The Tigers jumped
out early on Pickens, and
never let up. The score at the
half saw Pickens trailing 24-
38. In the second half, Daw-
sonville continued their push
by putting up 42 points to the
Dragons 39. The final score
saw Pickens take the loss 80-
63. Luke Rogers was the
team’s leading scorer with 14
points in the contest.
This week, the Dragons
will take on North Murray
and Southeast Whitfield.
Tips to avoid food-poisoning
By Molly Hooker
Pickens County 4-H
[For kid friendly tips on
food safety, see this week’s
Kids Page 8A]
Did you know that one
out of six Americans gets
food poisoning per year?
Many Americans are unedu
cated about food poisoning.
Food poisoning is created
when raw meats and raw
vegetables are in contact
with each other. You can pre
vent food poisoning by fol
lowing four steps: clean,
separate, cook, and chill.
Cleaning in the kitchen is
one of the most important
places to clean. Germs can
survive in many places on
your food, hands, utensils,
cutting boards, and counter-
tops. Germs are the main
reason food poisoning
thrives. Many people do not
know that you need to wash
your cutting board after you
cut raw meat and want to
chop vegetables or fruit on
that cutting board. If you do
not wash the cutting board
the juices from the cutting
board sink into the raw veg
etables and contaminates
them. Many people also
think that it repetitive to talk
about washing hands, but in
a recent study, 65 percent of
consumers did not wash their
hands before starting meal
preparation. So be sure to
follow this simple process:
•Wet your hands with
warm running water and
apply soap.
•Rub your hands together
to make a lather and scrub
them well. Be sure to scrub
the backs of your hands, be
tween your fingers and under
your nails.
•Continue rubbing hands
for at least 20 seconds -
about the time it takes to sing
the “Happy Birthday” song
twice.
•Rinse your hands well
under running water.
•Dry your hands using a
clean cloth or paper towel.
Remember, foodborne
bacteria can’t be seen, tasted
or smelled. These microor
ganisms can make you sick if
ingested, and they spread
through contact with cutting
boards, utensils, countertops
and food - so ready, set,
clean.
Separating foods is very
helpful when cooking with
meat and raw vegetables and
fruits. It helps prevent food
contamination. Separating
foods helps keep food clean
and prevents further contam
ination. Improper handling
of raw meat, poultry, seafood
and eggs can create an invit
ing environment for cross
contamination. As a result
harmful bacteria can spread
to food and throughout the
kitchen leading to a food-
borne illness. Here are some
basic principles to follow in
the grocery store and at
home. In the Grocery Store,
separate raw meat, poultry,
seafood and eggs from other
foods in your shopping cart.
Place these products in sepa
rate plastic bags to prevent
juices from getting on other
foods. If you use reusable
grocery bags, wash them fre
quently in the washing ma
chine. Get it straight, it’s
safer to separate. At home,
separate raw meat, poultry,
seafood and eggs from other
foods in the refrigerator.
Place them in containers or
sealed plastic bags on the
bottom shelf of the refriger
ator. If you are not planning
to use these foods within a
few days, freeze them. Get it
straight, it’s safer to separate.
Cooking foods to their
proper temperature is a valu
able skill in cooking. The
U.S. food supply is one of
the cleanest in the world, but
many people get food poi
soning because their foods
are not cooked properly.
Each piece of food has its
own temperature it needs to
heat up to before it can be
consumed.
Color and texture are not
reliable indicators of whether
food has reached a high
enough internal temperature
to destroy pathogens. Ac
cording to USD A research,
one in four hamburgers turns
brown before reaching a safe
internal temperature.
•The best way to ensure
safety is to use a food ther
mometer.
It is also handy to have a
temperature guide close by
for reference. You can find
one at: https://www.fight-
bac.org/food-safety-
basics/the-core-four-practice
s/
Chilling foods is very im
portant. Temperatures of 40
°F or below will slow the
growth of foodborne bacte
ria, which can grow rapidly
at warmer temperatures. It’s
important to chill foods
promptly and properly to
prevent the growth of harm-
fill microbes. Here are some
good tips to remember:
When frozen foods (espe
cially meats) are left out it
causes them to spoil. When
you go to a restaurant and
have leftovers you need to
put them in the refrigerator
within two hours. If the tem
perature is 90°F or above, cut
this time down to one hour.
Separate large amounts of
leftovers into shallow con
tainers for quicker cooling.
Do not overstuff your refrig
erator. Cold air must circu
late to keep food safe. Know
when to toss: you can’t tell
by looking or smelling
whether harmful bacteria
have started growing in your
leftovers or refrigerated
foods.
Check out the Safe Stor
age Times chart for storage
guidelines of different foods.
Following these rules will
help stop the spread of food
poisoning. For more infor
mation, you can go to The
University of Georgia exten
sion website:
https://www.fcs.uga.edu/ex-
tension/food-keep-food-safe-
at-home, the website of the
Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/food-
safety/keep-food-safe.html,
or fightbac.org.
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