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PAGE 2B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 2021
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“Strong biblical women” coming
in Mountain Light’s Sunday message
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.
If you would like to re
serve a seat, please visit our
website (mluuc.org) for more
information on how to attend
during the COVID-19 Pan
demic.
On Sunday, February 21,
Rev. Marti Keller will give
her sermon, "Hamantschen
and Heroines." The signifi
cance of Purim lies not so
much in how it began but in
what it has become: a thank
ful and joyous affirmation of
Jewish survival.
Purim also offers a
chance, on the cusp of
women's history month, to
showcase strong biblical
women and those who came
after.
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 for fellowship.
Come grow with us in Christ!
Sunday Worship
February 21 st - 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.
A Practiced Faith:
Building Upon the Rock
Matt. 5:1-12; 7:24-29 ^
Wednesday Worship
February 24th - 7:00 p.m.
Stunning Contrasts:
Temporal vs. Eternal Needs
Matt. 26:6-13
^ 45 Appalachian Circle, Talking Rock
B ' 706-301-9191
First left turn off US 515
North of Philadelphia Rd. in Jasper P5
www.kingofkingslcmsga.org • kingofkingslcmsga@gmail.com
Kins of Kings
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Women’s Bible study starting at
Jasper United Methodist in March
All ladies are invited to a seven-week
Bible study on Ephesians called “For His
Glory: by Marian Jordan Ellis.
We will meet in-person, March 7, 14, 21,
28 and April
11,18 and 25 from 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Each
week, we will watch a video and have a dis
cussion plus share some yummy snacks and
fellowship. There will be some home
work during the week as we
delve in the wonderful book of Ephesians and
learn how we are each God’s Masterpiece. To
sign up or if you have questions, please con
tact Laura Smith at
lauramcsmith@gmail.com or Teal Sanders at
tsanders@jaspemmc.org.
We will need to order the
study workbooks by mid-February, so hope
to hear
from you soon.
Open house Saturday at
new Christian school
John Ahlberg, Rector and CEO, at far right, and the stu
dents, staff of the new school in Nelson welcome the public
to find out more Saturday. See ad on page 12A.
The Ahlberg Academy
(formerly the TLE Academy)
is hosting an open house Sat
urday, February 20th from 3-
5 p.m. in Nelson.
With its’ model as a “One-
room school house for the
21st century,” the K-12
Ahlberg Academy was
founded in Marietta in 2005.
Since then, graduates have
gone on to achieve higher ed
ucation and graduation in
medicine, working for
NASA, the arts and science,
and as successful business
owners and management
leaders.
For 17 years, the Ahlberg
Academy has brought a qual
ity, accredited education to
our Georgia youth.
The award-winning
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By Rev. Tony Elder
As we observed Valen
tine’s Day this past week
end, were you looking for
love? Or were you cele
brating a love that you’ve
already found? In either
case, I would like to point
you to the perfect person
for the occasion. And I do
mean perfect.
He outshines any of
the characters in those
Hallmark love stories. As
you may have guessed by
now, I’m referring to
Jesus.
Jesus knows absolutely
everything about you and
still loves you anyway. He
is aware of your strange
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On Hitting
Bottom
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“God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble. ”
Psalm 46:1 NIV
I t is common to hear people say
that before someone can seriously
undertake recovery from
addiction they must “hit bottom.” But
there are several problems with this.
One is that we really don’t know
when someone has hit bottom. Is it
after they are charged with driving
under the influence, or when they
find themselves homeless and living
on the streets, or after they have
overdosed and almost died? Even
then, we can always wonder if there
might be a “deeper” bottom. No one
really knows where the bottom is, or
if there might be many bottoms, or if
the pit is literally bottomless. Another
problem with this way of thinking, is
that these so-called bottoms usually
find us physically, emotionally, and
spiritually weak, and it might be
better to start our recovery with
some reserves of energy. Rather than
digging the whole even deeper,
maybe we should start the work of
recovery while we still have the
resources to do so. People using
drugs and alcohol are playing a
dangerous game with their lives, and
this idea that you have to hit bottom
before you can recover and regain
your health may encourage some to
keep using and even to exacerbate
their problems with increased
consumption. God is there to help us
at any and every point in our lives,
and God is not waiting for us to “hit
bottom” to help us. So whatever
problems you are facing, start dealing
with them today and use every means
at your disposal to start recovering
now! “I have the right to do
anything,” you say—but not
everything is beneficial.
—Christopher Simon
Cornerstone Church
of Jasper GA
140 Cornerstone Dr.,
Jasper, GA
9:30 A.M.
SPEEDBURGER, INC
Fresh Cooked Barbeque
Fresh Chicken Cooked To Order
Dine In Or Carry Out Service
Phone In For Carry Out Service
612 East Church St., Jasper
706-692-5136
COOL SPRINGS
' BAPTIST CHURCH
4671 HWY 53 East, Tate, Georgia
(770) 735-2799 A
Sunday School 9:45 am ”
Worship Service 11:00 am ^
www.coolspringschurch.com
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING CO., INC.
700 South Main Street, Jasper
(706) 692-3533
www.densonhvac.com
744 Noah Dr., Jasper
Franklin 706-692-3402
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*All Loans Subject to Our Liberal Credit
Policy and Limitations, If Any. 1 st Franklin
Financial Corporation, Georgia Residential
MortgageLicensee #5656, NMLSR #141654
JASPER DRUG STORE AND GIFTS
JASPER PHOTO CENTER
£Kodak YOUR
“Good Neighbor Pharmacy”
Prescription Specialists
“More Than You Can Imagine”
1 North Main Jasper, GA 706-692-6427
Richard F. Buhl, D.D.S
Specialist in Orthodontics
Changing the world one smile at a time
South Main St. • Jasper, GA 30143
705- 692-7989 Fax: 706-692-0228
706- 253-7989 www.orthodonticsbybuhl.net
Two locations in Jasper:
820 S. Main St. and 1305 Old Philadelphia Rd.
706-692-5900
FREE ESTIMATES
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MK MOUNTAIN
CITY AUTO PARTS
706-253-2657
521 North Main Street
Jasper, GA 30143
We deliver daily
after 4:00p.m.
NeWyORKTSTYLE 744 Noah Dr #116
Jasper, GA 3-143
706-253-0800
“Your Neighborhood Pizzeria ”
fOOFING &
Restoration
Georgia
Mountains
Hospice
706-253-4100
70 Caring Way • Jasper, GA
Jasper TV & Appliance
Top Brand Appliances
Guitar Strings & Accessories
Generac Generators - TV Antennas
Appliance Parts - Infrared Heaters
935 East Church St. • 706-692-5611
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MIKE DENSON
PARTNER/AGENT
NORTON-DENSON INSURANCE, LLC
RO. BOX 787
150 NORTH MAIN STREET
JASPER,GA30143
706-692-6451
FAX: 706-692-6452
mdenson@nortoninsurance.com
Harmony Henderson
Exclusive Agent
Personal Financial Representative
Allstate
3850 Camp Road, Ste.B
Jasper, GA 30143
Phone 706-253-5800
Fax 706-842-6922
Cell 678-234-8134
harmonyhenderson@allstate.com
www.allstate.com/harmonyhenderson
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Owner
HEATING ml COOLING PO Box 811
77D-B94-7423“ Jasper, GA30143
HEATING.COOLING.GEOTHERMAL
SERVICE AND Licensed & Insured
INSTALLATION jyoungac@yahoo.com
Mon-Th: 7am-9pm, Fri-Sat: 7am-10pm, Sun: 7am-9pm
70 Foothills Parkway (770) 893-1000
Marble Hill, GA30148 foothillsiga.com
Cagle Funeral Home
3 64 E. Church Sheet • Jespei, Georgia 30143
Office (706)692 6615
Sunrise Memorial Gardens & Chapel Mausoleum
Office (706) 692-4349
Obituary Line (706) 253-6399
Helen Cagle Fax (706) 692-9399
CONTRACTORS, INC.
GRADING, HAULING & DEVELOPMENT
1204 West Church Street ~ JASPER, GEORGIA 30143
706-692-3400 • Fax 706-692-3405
H&R
BLOCK
Chuck Wigington
770-893-7217
cwigington@ellijay.com
Stephen Wigington
770-893-8699
swigington@etcmail.com
AVAILABLE YEAR-ROUND
HRBLOCK.COM
SEAN
MCNEAL, CPA
FRANCHISEE
675 Noah Dr.
Ste. 104
Jasper, GA 30143
Office: 706.692.3178
Fax: 706.692.6405
sean.mcneal@hrblock.com
NCM
Nancy Cochran Maddox Attorney at Law, P.C.
Two Locations to Serve You:
23 Mary Street 489 Highland Xing #202
Jasper, GA 30143 East Ellijay, GA 30540
706-253-3707 706-276-3707
maddoxlaw@etcmail. com ell ij ay @mac. com
www.nancymaddox.com
Mauldin
TRASH SERUICE
Residential • Small Commercial
706-337-2603 • 706-625-4053
2331 Hwy. 411, SE Renee Mauldin
Faimount, GA 30139 Wesley and Tyler Mauldin
DAWSONVILLE
METAL PRODUCTS
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Your Metal Roofing Specialist
706.265.3099
82 Etowah River Rd.
Dawsonville, GA
CENTURY 21.
Lindsey & Pauley
LYDIA SPINK
REALTOR*
O: 706-692-3533
C: 770-851-7494
Lydia@LydiaSpink.com
www.century21jasper.com
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Jasper, GA 30143
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Rebecca Aaron
152 Don Westbrook Ave S
Jasper, GA 30143
706-692-0349 phone
706-692-0046 fax
sales@dev -designs .com
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Super Seryj Co
Door Co., Inc.
102 Philadelphia Lane, Jasper
(706) 253-3634
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Tate Medical
ASSOCIATES, LLC
Frank Guarnieri
O: 706-692-9826
C: 404-825-2675
CITGO Station
45 E Church St.
Jasper, GA 30143
Nancy Lefever, MD
Nance Karr, NP-C
Vanessa Womack, MD
Melissa Harlacher, NP-C
Barbara Bond, ND-MHN
88 Clinic Road
P.O. Box 680
Tate, Georgia 30177
Historic Tate Hospital
Phone 678-454-3331
Fax 678-454-3332
Quality Work at an Affordable Price
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70 Plus Years Experience
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706-407-4566
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Furnishings, inc.
Phone:706-692-3283
Fax: 706-253-3773
25 H. Mullins Ct.
Jasper, GA 30143
Blake Loggins
Owner/Agent
Home • Auto • Life
Business • GL • Work Comp
Commercial Auto
Bonds
C: 770.823.0044
O: 706.253.4646
bloggins@etcmail. com
LHP®
PS.- 1 ,
736 South Main Street
Jasper, GA 30143
Alan Horne, Jr.
Agent
95 Whitfield Drive, Suite F
Jasper, GA 30143
Bus: 706-692-2888
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Your HomeTown Market!
Jams • Jellies • Produce
Local Honey • Pickled Goods
Oils & Vinegars
54 Rooster’s Way
Jasper, GA
706-301-8176
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over 30 years!
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Wallace K. Welch, MBA, CPA, CIA
PARTNER
JASPER OFFICE
PHONE (706) 253-3700
FAX (706) 253-5973
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PHONE (706) 515-2000
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706-454-2300 4875 Hwy 53 E.
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Travis Key
Mortgage Loan Originator
NMLS 546409
Regions Mortgage
293 East Church Street
Jasper, Georgia 30143
Phone (678) 314.0346
Fax (706) 253.6415
Cell (678) 908.7654
travis.key@regions.com
regionsmortgage.com/traviskey
Burgers • Wings • Salads
Dinner Plates • Homemade Desserts
Monday thru Saturday
10:30 to 8 p.m.
Closed Sunday
3411 Hwy. 53 East
Jasper, GA 30143
770-735-3993