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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 3B
Church News - Continued
Visit Ahlberg Academy Saturday
Ahlberg curricula focuses on instilling faith,
traditional values, leadership, citizenship,
and patriotism - preparing each student for a
bright, independent future.
“We are excited about our new facility
now located in Nelson,” says John Ahlberg,
Rector and CEO.
The public is invited to attend the Grand
Opening and meet the staff and tour the
school. For more information call 770 735-
4853. The school is located at 185 Blue
Ridge Ave. Nelson, GA 30151-0035. Email
to: info@ahlbergacademy.com. Online:
ahlbergacademy.com
Continued: Minister’s Corner
little quirks as well as your
more admirable qualities. He
knows all about your past, in
cluding any skeletons lurking
in your closet. He is familiar
with your weaknesses as well
as your strengths. He has wit
nessed your proud achieve
ments and He knows all
about the times when you’ve
shamefully faltered. Nothing
about you, even in the inner
recesses of your heart and
mind, are hidden from Him.
Yet He still loves you.
At the same time, Jesus
loves you enough to inspire
you to be better than what
New times at
Adventist
Food Pantry
Adventist Community
Services Food Panty will
be held Wednesdays from
1-2 p.m. at Jasper Sev
enth-Day Adventist
Church, 600 Burnt Moun
tain Road, just past the li
brary.
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you are. Although He loves
you as you are, He wants you
to be the best you can be. He
desires what is good for you
and will encourage you and
enable you to possess it. He
not only guides you to follow
the best paths in your life, but
He makes you better as you
walk in intimate fellowship
with Him. The more you’re
around Him, the more you
become like Him. He can ac
tually transform your charac
ter and impart His own
wonderful qualities to you.
You won’t ever be perfect as
He is in this life, but you can
keep growing to resemble
your greatest of loves.
Jesus also loves you
enough to tell the truth. He
will be honest with you about
the way this world really is,
as well as about yourself. He
will let you know about the
reality of sin in order than
you can experience the joy of
salvation. He will point out
your personal sin and guilt so
that you can see your need to
receive forgiveness and
cleansing. He will give you
the hope of a glorious eternal
existence with Him in
heaven, but will also warn of
the reality of the awful
prospect of hell. He won’t
tell you that you’re safe and
good when you’re not. He’ll
love you enough to reveal the
issues in your life which
need attention so that He can
help you deal with them.
He’ll love you enough to dis
cipline you when you need it,
not simply to punish you, but
to correct you and to get you
back on the right track.
Jesus’ love for you is
more than a warm feeling
which may come and go over
time or depending on the cir
cumstances. He is fully com
mitted to you. He will tndy
love you forever, even if you
fail to receive His love or re
ject Him altogether. If you
refuse His love and face the
consequences in this life and
in eternity of doing so, it will
break His heart. He would do
anything for you. He would
give His very own life for
you. And that’s exactly what
He did. “Walk in love, as
Christ also has loved us and
given Himself for us, an of
fering and a sacrifice to God”
(Ephesians 5:2). “Christ died
for the ungodly...God
demonstrates His own love
toward us, in that while we
were still sinners, Christ died
for us” (Romans 5:6, 8).
No one loves you more
than Jesus. So if you’re look
ing for love, look to Him.
And if you’re already receiv
ing and experiencing the
blessings of His love, rejoice
in it, be grateful for Him, and
share His love with others.
Rev. Tony Elder is a North
Georgia native who serves as
a pastor and author of the
daily devotional book, Every
day Encounters with the
Lord ” and serves as the Ex
ecutive Director of the Na
tional Association of
Wesleyan Evangelicals. He
may be reached at
revtelder@aol. com.
This week in
Sports History
by Ethan Swiech
February 14 -
February 20
February 14th:
On this day in 2003,
Boston Bruins’ right winger,
Mike Knuble, set the NHL
record for the two fastest
goals to start a game. This
achievement took place dur
ing the Bruins’ 6-5 overtime
win over the Florida Pan
thers. Knuble got his first
netter at the 10-second mark
before striking again 17 sec
onds later. He also added two
assists and center, Brian Rol-
ston, scored the game-winner
at the 27-second mark of
sudden death.
February’ 15th:
On this day in 1994, Pitts
burgh’s Tom Barrasso be
came the NHL’s winningest
American-born goaltender.
Barrasso made 23 saves as
the Penguins downed the
Winnipeg Jets, 5-3. Tom Ter
rific earned his 253rd victory
while moving past Boston
Bruins’ legend, Frank Brim-
sek, who became the first
American netminder ever in
ducted into the Hockey Hall
of Fame in 1966. Barrasso
retired in 2003 with 369 wins
and he currently sits in third
place behind Ryan Miller, the
all-time leader, and John
Vanbiesbrouck.
February 16th:
On this day in 2019, Duke
Blue Devils’ head coach,
Mike Krzyzewski, became
the all-time winningest coach
in college basketball history.
Coach K’s record includes all
levels of NCAA competition,
both men and women.
Krzyzewski surpassed McK-
endree University hall of
famer, Harry Statham, with
his 1,123rd victory, which
came during Duke’s 94-78
win over North Carolina
State. Zion Williamson
recorded a game-high 32
points, R.J. Barrett logged a
triple-double of 23 points, 11
rebounds and 10 assists and
Tre Jones contributed 13
points with five dishes.
February 17th:
On this day in 2000, Car
olina Hurricanes’ head
coach, Paul Maurice, set the
franchise record for games
behind the bench, which in
cludes the team’s years as the
Hartford Whalers. Maurice
coached his 375th game with
the club, surpassing Jack
Evans in the process. Unfor
tunately, the Hurricanes were
shut out by the Montreal
Canadiens, 3-0. Maurice
spent 11 seasons in Raleigh,
where he compiled an overall
record of 323-319-80-46. He
even led the Canes to four
postseason appearances, two
division titles and a berth in
the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.
February’ 18th:
On this day in 1986, San
Antonio Spurs’ shooting
guard, Alvin Robertson, be
came the second player in
NBA history to post a
quadruple double. Robertson
registered 20 points, 11 re
bounds, 10 assists and 10
steals during the Spurs’ 120-
114 win over the Phoenix
Suns. He was the last San
Antonio player to accom
plish this feat until David
Robinson in 1994.
February 19th:
On this day in 1996,
Phoenix Suns’ power for
ward, Charles Barkley,
snatched the 10,000th re
bound of his career against
the Vancouver Grizzlies. Sir
Charles reached the mile
stone in the first quarter be
fore collecting 14 boards. He
also became the 10th player
in NBA history to tally
10,000 rebounds with 20,000
points as Phoenix outlasted
Vancouver in overtime, 98-
94.
February 20th:
On this day in 1993, the
New York Islanders’ organi
zation honored Billy Smith,
the club’s goaltender from
1972 until 1989, by retiring
his number 31. Smith was
the starting netminder on all
four of the Isles’ Stanley Cup
championship teams. He
even won the Conn Smythe
Trophy for his overall per
formance throughout the
1983 playoffs, which culmi
nated with New York claim
ing its fourth straight title.
Smith was inducted into the
Hockey Hall of Fame in ‘93.
New state record
Hickory Shad caught
on Ogeechee River
Christian Blake Jones
of Swainsboro, GA was
out targeting crappie
when he reeled in this
new state record hickory
shad. His catch, caught on
the Ogeechee River
(Emanuel County),
weighed 2 lb, 3 oz, and
broke a 25 year old record
(1 lb, 15 oz caught in
1995), according to the
Georgia Department of
Natural Resources’
Wildlife Resources Divi
sion (WRD).
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PHS wrestling 16th out of 45 schools
five consecutive matches. In the consolation
semifinals, Kaleb won the match in the final
tie-breaker to qualify for the third-place
match. Kaleb would lose to a senior from
Flowery Branch, but still finished the tour
nament placing fourth.
As a team, Pickens finished in 16th out
of 45 schools represented in 4A.
At right, Senior Andrew Burrell lost one
round shy of placing.
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Soccer: PHS boys versus Cherokee
Georgia House
committee
clears sports
betting bill
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
ATLANTA - Legislation
legalizing online sports bet
ting in Georgia passed a
committee in the state
House of Representatives
Tuesday.
The House Economic
Development & Tourism
Committee voted 20-6 in
favor of moving forward a
bill that enjoys the backing
of a coalition of Atlanta’s
four pro sports teams, the
Braves, Falcons, Hawks and
Atlanta United.
The teams need a way to
lure fans back to the games
after losing millions of dol
lars during the coronavirus
pandemic, said committee
Chairman Ron Stephens, R-
Savannah, chief sponsor of
House Bill 86.
“The stands are empty,”
he said. “That’s major losses
for these folks. Fan engage
ment is what sports betting
is all about.”
Under Stephens’ bill, at
least six operators such as
FanDuel or DraftKings
would be licensed by the
Georgia Lottery Corp. to run
online sports books in Geor
gia, paying application fees
of $50,000 and annual li
censing fees of $900,000.
The companies would
pay a tax of 14% of their ad
justed gross revenues. The
money would go toward ed
ucation, including the popu
lar HOPE Scholarships
program.
With demand for scholar
ships outstripping the lot
tery’s income, HOPE has
fallen $300 million in the
hole, Stephens said. Based
on the 14% tax, sports bet
ting could be expected to
generate more than $50 mil
lion a year in tax revenue.
The legislation would
prohibit Georgians under
age 21 from engaging in
sports betting. Wagering on
high school or college
games also would be forbid
den.
Bettors would have to be
physically located in Geor
gia to place a bet, a require
ment that would be enforced
with geofencing technology.
The bill has gotten push-
back from anti-gambling
groups.
Stephens said the Geor
gia lottery spends more than
$400,000 a year on pro
grams targeted to gambling
addiction, and a portion of
the revenue from sports bet
ting also would go to help
problem gamblers.
The bill moves next to
the House Rules Committee
to schedule a vote of the full
House.
photos/ Robin Dunn
Above, Jose Sanchez drives the ball downfteld.
Below, Will Finney battles for a head shot.
Pickens players sign
with Reinhardt
C J Murphy, the son of Charles and Concetta Murphy,
will continue his wrestling career at Reinhardt University
next fall. Congratulations to the Murphy family.
Jarod Whitmore, the son of Michael and Karla Whit
more, will continue his football career at Reinhardt Uni
versity next fall. Congratulations to the Whitmore family.
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Sam Stout, the son of Tonia and the late Mark Stout,
will continue his football career at Reinhardt University
next fall. Sam is pictured here with his family - sisters
Lucy and Molly and mom Tonya. Congratulations to the
Stout family.