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PAGE 6B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MARCH 11.2021
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Baseball team off to hot start
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Golf teams in action
Murray County 14-4 but fell to the Wheeler
Wildcats 16-2.
The Dragons have also swept a two-game
series with their rivals to the north, the
Gilmer Bobcats. The Dragons won a
blowout in the first game 13-3. The second
contest was a hard-fought win on the road.
Pickens escaped Ellijay with a 4-3 victory.
This week marks the beginning of region
competition.
The Dragons will play a three-game se
ries against each of their region opponents
for the remainder of the season.
Up first for Pickens are the Lions from
Central High School. Central comes into the
series hosting a 5-2 record on the year.
The two teams will face off in Carrollton
on Tuesday followed by a double header
back in Jasper on Friday night.
Young Life Sporting Clay Shoot April 16
Pickens Young Life will hold a sporting
clay shoot on Friday, April 16 at Garland
Mountain Sporting Clays, 2618 Garland
Mountain Trail, Waleska.
Registration fees are $600 for a four
member team; $150 for an individual regis
tration (individual registrants will be as
signed to a team).
Amenities included: One round of sport
ing clay: 100 targets over 12 different sta
tions. Ammunition included. Breakfast bis
cuit with coffee, BBQ lunch, entered to win
fabulous raffle prizes.
Please bring 12 or 20-gauge shotgun, eye
wear and ear protection. Guns, eyewear and
ear protection are available for rent at Gar
land Mountain Sporting Clays.
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Church News
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County last Thursday. The group put on a Both groups have a full schedule of
great performance but fell just short of top- matches this week as the season heats up.
pling the Indians.
stray into sin and remain
saved. The gift of grace is
given to those who humble
themselves so that they can
draw near to God and not be
consumed.
In the scripture above,
Moses is hiding out in the
desert after he had killed an
Egyptian. It is in this context
that the Angel of the Lord
appeared to Moses as a flam
ing fire. When the presence
of God filled the bush,
Moses noticed that it was on
fire, but the bush wasn’t con
sumed. The Lord was
demonstrating to Moses how
His grace empowers us to be
filled with His divine pres
ence and not be destroyed by
His power.
Exodus 20 : 18-21, Now all
the people witnessed the
thunderings, the lightning
flashes, the sound of the
trumpet, and the mountain
smoking; and when the peo
ple saw it, they trembled and
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stood afar off. Then they said
to Moses, "You speak with
us, and we will hear; but let
not God speak with us, lest
we die." And Moses said to
the people, "Do not fear; for
God has come to test you,
and that His fear may be be
fore you, so that you may not
sin." So the people stood afar
off, but Moses drew near the
thick darkness where God
was. -NKJV
God had instructed Moses to
bring His people to Mount
Sinai so that He could make
Himself known to them. In
stead of the Israelites being
excited to have an encounter
with their God who had de
livered them from the land of
bondage they were very
afraid.
Although God meant them
no harm, they pulled away
from His presence out of
fear. The Lord wanted them
to develop Godly fear that
would keep them from sin,
not be afraid of Him. It’s
worth noting that God al
lowed them to have this ex
perience with Him while He
was giving them His Law.
The purpose of having laws
is to keep people from doing
wrong and being punished
for their transgressions. He
was demonstrating to them
and us that we can only
please Him through His pres
ence and grace, not by keep
ing commandments.
After the people told Moses
that they didn’t want the
Lord to speak to them, they
told him to speak with God.
As the people looked on,
Moses ascended the Mount
of God and entered His pres
ence but wasn’t consumed.
This event should have made
the people curious, but it did
n’t. Why didn’t they have a
desire to be in God’s pres
ence like Moses?
How is it possible that Moses
wasn’t afraid, but chose to
draw near to God? Remem
ber, he had seen the fire of
God burning in a bush and it
wasn’t consumed. Since
Moses humbled himself and
obeyed God, he was granted
grace to approach God and
not be destroyed.
We don’t overcome sin in
our lives by trying to quit it.
We stop sinning when we
humble ourselves and re
ceive God’s grace to draw
closer to God. It is the pres
ence of God in our hearts
that keeps us from sin, so
that we can have the pleasure
of being in God’s presence
unashamed.
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 Tel
evision program.
This week in
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Sports History
Xa
by Ethan Swiech
March 7 -
March 13
March 7th:
On this day in 1996,
Magic Johnson became the
second player in NBA his
tory to record 10,000 assists.
Magic came off the bench
and achieved this milestone
during the LA Lakers’ 102-
89 victory over the Sacra
mento Kings, a contest that
saw him finish with seven
dishes. He also added 15
points and five rebounds in
30 minutes of floor time.
Johnson retired with 10,141
assists, a total that currently
ranks fifth on the all-time list
behind John Stockton (the
all-time leader), Jason Kidd,
Steve Nash and Mark Jack-
son.
March 8th:
On this day in 1996, Utah
Jazz head coach, Jerry Sloan,
won his 500th NBA game
after his troops defeated the
Houston Rockets, 109-89.
Utah won behind the play
making abilities of John
Stockton, who registered 25
points with 15 assists, and
Karl Malone, who tallied 17
points. Jeff Hornacek also
contributed 14 points on five
of 10 attempts from the field.
Sloan accumulated an overall
total of 1,223 victories in
both the regular season and
playoffs during his 23 sea
sons in Salt Lake. He was in
ducted into the Naismith
Basketball Hall of Fame in
2009.
March 9th:
On this day in 1995, a
major league baseball fran
chise was awarded to the city
of Tampa Bay and the club
became known as the Devil
Rays. Since their inception,
the Rays have won 90 or
more games seven times.
Tampa also made six trips to
the playoffs, clinched three
division titles and won two
American League pennants,
with the most recent one
coming last season. That run
saw the Rays defeat the Blue
Jays, Yankees and Astros en
route to the World Series,
where they fell to the Los
Angeles Dodgers in six
games.
March 10th:
On this day in 1984, the
25th annual Southeastern
Conference Basketball Tour
nament concluded at
Nashville’s Memorial Gym
nasium. This silver anniver
sary championship game saw
Sam Bowie’s top-seeded
Kentucky Wildcats post a 51 -
49 victory over Charles
Barkley’s Auburn Tigers.
This gave the Wildcats their
15 th conference title in
school history.
March 11th:
On this day in 1917, the
National Hockey League
witnessed its very first post
season game when the
Toronto Arenas faced the
Montreal Canadiens. Left
winger, Harry Meeking,
recorded a hat trick while
leading Toronto past the
Canadiens, 7-3. This was a
two-game set and Montreal
took the second contest by a
score of 4-3. However, the
series went to the Arenas
since the Canadiens were
outscored by a 10-7 count.
March 12th:
On this day in 1981,
Philadelphia Flyers’ center,
Bobby Clarke, became the
third player in franchise his
tory to net 300 goals. He
achieved this milestone dur
ing the second period of the
Flyers’ 9-4 win over the De
troit Red Wings, which took
place at the Philadelphia
Spectrum. Clarke spent his
entire 15-year NHL career in
Philadelphia, where he col
lected 358 goals and 1,210
points through 1,144 games.
His number 16 was retired by
the Flyers’ organization in
1984, the same year of his re
tirement, and he became a
member of the Hockey Hall
of Fame in 1987.
March 13th:
On this day in 1960, the
National Football League’s
Chicago Cardinals moved to
St. Louis, where they would
spend almost three decades
before relocating to Phoenix,
Arizona in 1988. The Cardi
nals won two Western Divi
sion titles along with a pair
of league championships
during their time in the
Windy City. In the Gateway
City, the Cards made the
playoffs three times while
winning consecutive NFC
East crowns in 1974 and
1975.
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Band students receive honors
9-10 Honor Band
'Levi Kuyper, 12th chair
clarinet;
'Jerry Knight, 17th chair
clarinet;
Mary Forrester, 1st chair
trombone;
Baylee Gaddis, 2nd alter
nate clarinet;
Conner Williams, 1st al
ternate tuba.
Of the 13 students we had
audition at 1st round audi
tions, eight of ours advanced
to the final round All-State
auditions. Over 600 students
auditioned for our district.
These students are:
Eli Galligan, horn
Conner Williams, tuba
Piper Duncan, oboe
Mary Forrester, trombone
Owen Galligan, percussion
Luis Gonzalez, trombone
Levi Kuyper, clarinet
Jerry Knight, clarinet
And finally, we had two
students selected for the All-
State Band. One thousand
nine hundred students tried
out for the All-State Band
and two of ours were se
lected. Although the All-
State Band will not meet in
person this year due to
Covid, their selection to the
All-State Band is a huge ac
complishment. The students
selected were:
Mary Forrester, 2nd chair
trombone; and Eli Galligan,
6th chair horn.
Congrats to all of these
students on their outstanding
musical accomplishments.
Soccer teams battle NW Whitfield
On Friday, March 5th,
the boys’ and girls’ varsity
soccer teams faced-off
against NW Whitfield in the
second region game of the
season.
It was an extremely
tough battle, leaving both
teams with a region loss.
Although the games did not
bode well in our favor, we
were able to take a moment
to celebrate and honor our
seniors.
We are very proud of our
senior athletes and greatly
appreciate the dedication
each of them has given to
the soccer program over the
years.
photo/Robin Dunn
#13 Caleby Bryant comes down the field in a tough
region game against Whitfield County.
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Gartrell
However, well traveled vet
erans Jason Kipnis (.167)
and Sean Kasmar Jr (.500)
are competing for a roster
spot too.
With a little more than
two weeks left until opening
day, the roster remains unde
cided, so the intensity in
creases for the final roster
spots.
Legal Notices
In the outfield, rookie Chris
tian Pache and Ender Incia-
rte look to platoon in 2021.
Neither of them show much
offense yet, but the veteran
Inciarte (.286) is batting bet
ter than normal in spring.
Pache (.250) who’s stellar
defensive ability is well es
tablished too still lags at the
plate, but he only has four
major league at bats to his
name. Worth noting too, the
much heralded rookie out
fielder Drew Waters is bat
ting .500 in limited spring
action. Michael Harris
(.400) and Trey Harris (.667)
may enter the conversation
with strong showings during
spring training too.
As expected and pro
jected by me months ago,
rookie William Contreras
(23 years) is making the
strongest claim for backup
catcher in 2021. He is bat
ting.667 with an ops of
1.467 so far. Get used to see
ing this kid behind the plate
in Atlanta for many years to
come.
Finally, the utility infield
spot appears in good hands.
We have already seen Johan
Camargo is capable but in
consistent offensively. This
27 year old performed well
in winter ball and seems the
favorite for a roster spot.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
PICKENS COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: Sandra Joan Haygood
Weaver
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2021-ES-038
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
To any and all inter
ested persons or unknown heirs
and to whom it may concern:
Charlie Weaver has petitioned
for Charlie Weaver to be ap
pointed Administrator of the es
tate of Sandra Joan Haygood
Weaver deceased, of said
county. All interested persons
are hereby notified to show
cause why said petition should
not be granted. All objections to
the Petition must be in writing,
setting forth the grounds of any
such objections, and must be
filed with the Court on or before
April 12, 2021.
BE NOTIFIED FUR
THER: All objections to the Peti
tion must be in writing, setting
forth the grounds of any such
objections. All objections should
be sworn to before a notary
public or before a Probate Court
Clerk, and filing fees must be
tendered with your objection,
unless you qualify to file as an
indigent party. Contact Probate
Court personnel for the required
amount of filing fees. If any ob
jections are filed, a hearing will
be scheduled at a later date. If
no objections are filed, the Peti
tion may be granted without a
hearing.
Judge of the Probate Court
David W. Lindsey
50 N. Main Street
Jasper, Ga. 30143
706-253-8755
(47-50)
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR THE COUNTY OF PICK
ENS
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: WENDY LOUISE
CURRY, Petitioner
CIVIL ACTION FILE NUMBER
2021-SU-CV-83
NOTICE OF PETITION TO
CHANGE NAME
Notice is hereby given that
WENDY LOUISE CURRY, Peti
tioner, filed her Petition in the
Superior Court of Pickens
County, Georgia, on the 23rd
day of February, 2021, praying
for a change in the name of Pe
titioner from WENDY LOUISE
CURRY to WENDY LOUISE
WADE.
Notice is hereby
given pursuant to law to any in
terested or affected party to ap
pear in said Court and to file
objections to such name
change. Objections must be
filed with said Court within thirty
(30) days of the filing of said pe
tition.
This 3rd day of March, 2021.
Jennifer Jordan, Clerk, Superior
Court of Pickens County, State
of Georgia
Prepared by: Sarah K.
Owensby, Attorney for Peti
tioner, GA Bar No. 456266
(47-50)