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PAGE 6B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MARCH 18. 2021
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.
Church News
Gospel singing in the mountains
Everyone is welcome to a gospel singing
in the mountains. Free admission. Blairsville
Community Building, 129 Union County
Rec. Road in Blairsville next to Butternut
Creek Golf Course, on Saturday, April 10th
from 1-5 p.m.
Groups and singers will be: The Terrys,
1st Step Ministry with Darlene & Bro.
Lewis, Gary and Ronda Winningham,
Skeeter Flindman and Vivian and others.
Free sandwiches, chips, drinks and desert
to everyone.
For more information or directions call
Faith Delivery and Outreach Ministry, Evan
gelist Evelyn Adams 706-671-7988 or Matt
Leonard 678-913-4212, community build
ing.
Continued: Minister’s Corner
started. Fie wouldn’t try to
make any turns. And when
he got ready to stop or felt
like the bike was going to tilt
over, instead of putting his
leg down to catch himself, he
virtually hopped off the bike
so as to avoid taking a tum
ble.
It was clear that while he
might still require a few
pointers about riding, more
than anything else he needed
to build up his confidence to
overcome his fears of falling.
Similarly some of us could
probably use more confi
dence when it comes to our
journey in following Christ -
not more confidence in our
selves or our abilities, but
more confidence in Flim. We
often think of it more in
terms of trust or faith. We
may have begun a life of
traveling along that pathway
with Flim as our Savior, but
we still tend to be very tenta
tive about pedaling down
those roads in which Fie
leads us.
We often feel incapable of
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obeying God’s guidance
when it comes to making any
significant turns or changes
from the direction we’re ac
customed to going. We move
along very slowly, even
when the Lord is encourag
ing us to press ahead more
urgently. We’re hindered
from making more progress
because of our fear of stum
bling and falling.
The Bible tells us that our
journey through life is one of
faith. “The just shall live by
faith” (Romans 1:17). We
need to trust that the Lord
will help us to navigate those
twists and turns we en
counter along the way - and
we’ve been facing many of
those over the past year.
When the Lord urges us
to move forward, we don’t
have to hold back. We can
trust that Fie will be with us
as we shift our lives into a
new gear. And all along the
way we can have faith in the
One whom the Bible says is
able to keep us from falling
(Jude 24). We can trust that
when we have to thrust our
leg out to steady ourselves
that He will uphold us and
keep our feet from slipping.
However, even when we do
take an occasional tumble,
He’ll be there to pick us up
and help us get back on the
road again.
When some people con
sider the idea of “living by
faith”, they imagine a life
filled with constantly taking
high-risk leaps of faith. They
see it as being like a spiritual
Evel Knievel, the famous
motorcycle daredevil.
Granted, there may be times
when the Lord will not only
get us out of our comfort
zones, but challenge us to do
things that seem difficult, if
not impossible. He may call
us to jump over some Grand
Canyon in our lives.
However, most of the
time living by faith will sim
ply involve the low-risk ped
aling along in our everyday
lives as we trust the Lord to
help us maneuver over the
little bumps in the road, suc
cessfully make those turns in
a different direction, and
climb those challenging hills
- to keep faithfully following
Him through our course in
life.
Let’s not be afraid to fol
low wherever the Lord is
leading us. Let’s take off our
training wheels and trust
Him to help us go whichever
direction and at whatever
speed He desires. Let’s live
by faith in Him.
Rev. Tony Elder is a North
Georgia native who serves
as a pastor and author of the
daily devotional book,
Everyday Encounters with
the Lord ” and serves as the
Executive Director of the
National Association of Wes
leyan Evangelicals. He may
be reached at
revtelder@aol.com.
This week in
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Sports History
by Ethan Swiech
March 14 -
March 20
March 14th:
On this day in 1986, Rod
Higgins became the first
player in NBA history to
dawn jerseys for four differ
ent teams in the same season.
After previous stops in Seat
tle, San Antonio and New
Jersey, Higgins’ final desti
nation was Chicago, where
he played five games for the
Bulls. The journeyman for
ward retired in 1994 with
7,011 points, 2,819 rebounds
and 1,254 assists.
March 15th:
On this day in 1989, the
New York Rangers’ organi
zation honored former goal-
tender, Eddie Giacomin, by
retiring his number one. Gi
acomin went 267-172-89
with a 0.905 save percentage
and 2.74 goals against aver
age during his 11 seasons in
the Big Apple. He also
played in six All-Star Games,
shared the 1971 Vezina Tro
phy with teammate, Gilles
Villemure, and became a
member of the Hockey Hall
of Fame in 1987.
March 16th:
On this day in 1996, the
Montreal Canadiens bid their
official farewell to the storied
Forum by playing their first
game at the Bell Centre. Vin
cent Damphousse scored
twice in the first period, in
cluding the first goal in Bell
history, along with a power
play netter. The Canadiens
also received power play
goals from Mark Recchi and
Pierre Turgeon, both of
which took place in the third.
Martin Rucinsky tallied three
assists while Valeri Bure and
Vladimir Malakhov notched
two apiece. When it was
over, Montreal took care of
the New York Rangers, 4-2.
March 17th:
On this day in 1962,
Glenn Hall became the first
Chicago Blackhawks’ goal-
tender to win 30 games in a
single season. Hall hit the
mark during Chicago’s 3-1
victory over the Toronto
Maple Leafs. He completed
the 1961-62 campaign with
31 victories, which was also
the first of four 30-win sea
sons he would rack up during
his time with the Black-
hawks.
March 18th:
On this day in 1945, Mau
rice “Rocket” Richard be
came the first player in NHL
history to score 50 goals in a
season. Richard reached the
milestone even when it ap
peared he would fall short.
The Rocket went into the
regular season finale against
the Boston Bruins with 49
goals, but was coming off an
eight-game scoreless streak.
Two periods went by and
there was still no 50th for
Richard. He finally hit the
magic number with 2:15 re
maining and everybody re
joiced as the Canadiens
downed Boston, 4-2.
March 19th:
On this day in 1981,
Danny Ainge went coast to
coast in an East Region
Semifinal game between
Brigham Young and Notre
Dame. Ainge took an in
bounds pass and zig-zagged
his way through the Irish de
fense for the buzzer-beating
layup, which gave the
Cougars the 51-50 upset.
This game-winning shot also
catapulted BYU into the
Elite Eight, where it fell to
Ralph Sampson and the Vir
ginia Cavaliers.
March 20th:
On this day in 1918, the
NHL was introduced to the
Stanley Cup Finals for the
first time when the Toronto
Arenas took the ice against
the Vancouver Millionaires,
winners of the Pacific Coast
Hockey Association. This
contest saw the Arenas take a
3-0 lead, thanks in large part
to the two goals and assist
recorded by defenseman,
Reg Noble. Toronto ended
up winning, 5-3, before tak
ing the series in five games.
Continued from Page IB
Baseball team faces NW Whitfield next
After giving up one ran to open the game,
Pickens answered back with an eight run
first inning. Central would score two runs in
the top of the second, but would be
outscored once again when the Dragons
plated four in the bottom half. Pickens
would add four more runs in the third inning.
At that point, Pickens led 16 to 3. Central
would not go away. Over the last four in
nings, the Lions scored 10 runs, but were
closed out in the top of the 7th.
The scoring for Pickens came thanks to
the hot bats of Hunter White, Drake Sutton,
Connor Shouse, and Anthony Antinozzi,
among others. Shouse was also the winning
pitcher in the game. White took one the dis
tance in the third inning to add to the Pickens
lead, and went 3 for 4 in the game.
After jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the first
inning, Pickens gave up two runs to start off
the second. The Lions then added three more
runs to start off the third. The game would
stay locked at 5-1 until the 7th inning when
Central would plate three more runs. Pickens
would answer back with a run in the bottom
half, but it wasn’t enough. The final score
saw Pickens fall 8-2.
Jackson Moore was the losing pitcher for
the Dragons, and JP Nunn threw five innings
in relief work. Anthony Antinozzi went 2-3
at the plate to lead the Dragons offensively.
Next up for the Dragons is a region se
ries against Northwest Whitfield.
Continued from Page IB
Turkey season opens Saturday
duction was strong in this
area. The Blue Ridge Moun
tain region also saw contin
ued increases in poults per
hen, indicating promise of a
good harvest. Unfortunately,
the Piedmont region of the
state, where many of our
hunters focus their efforts,
saw a drop in reproduction in
2019, indicating fewer adult
birds in the woods. Con
versely, reproduction in the
Coastal Plain was slightly
up, which hopefully is a
good sign for hunters in the
southern half of the state.
With a bag limit of three
gobblers per season, hunters
have from Mar. 20 through
May 15 to harvest their
bird(s).
Georgia Game Check: All
turkey hunters must report
their harvest using Georgia
Game Check. Turkeys can
be reported on the Outdoors
GA app (www.georgiaw-
ildlife.com/outdoors-ga-
app), which now works
whether you have cell serv
ice or not, at gooutdoorsge-
orgia.com, or by calling
1-800-366-2661. App users,
if you have not used the app
since deer season or before,
make sure you have the lat
est version. More informa
tion at
www.georgiawildlife.com/H
arvestRecordGeor-
giaGameCheck.
Hunters age 16 years or
older (including those ac
companying youth or others)
will need a hunting license
and a big game license, un
less hunting on their own
private land. Get your li
cense at www.gooutdoorsge-
orgia.com, at a retail license
vendor or by phone at 1-800-
366-2661. With many pursu
ing wild turkeys on private
land, hunters are reminded to
obtain landowner permission
before hunting.
The Georgia Chapter of
the National Wild Turkey
Federation has donated more
than $6,000,000 since 1985
for projects that benefit wild
turkey and other wildlife.
The NWTF works in part
nership with the Wildlife Re
sources Division and other
land management agencies
on habitat enhancement,
hunter access, wild turkey
research and education. The
NWTF has a vital initiative
called “Save the Habitat,
Save the Hunt,” focused on
habitat management, hunter
access and hunter recruit
ment.
Continued from Paee IB
Tennis
team
Update
Senior Chloe lmbriano for
PHS
The team is in the heart of
the season with region play
heating up. They are sched
uled to play Cedartown,
Central Carroll and North
west Whitfield at home and
Southeast Whitfield on the
road.
You can check out the re
mainder of the schedule on
the team’s Facebook page at
PHS Dragon Tennis.
CARES Spring Golf Classic
coming in May
Submitted by
Chris Rumble
CARES Executive Director
CARES
In 2020, CARES for Pickens County gave
away over a half million pounds of food.
Yet, still, one in five children in Pickens
County lives with food insecurity. There re
mains so much more to be done.
Please join us at our “First Ever CARES
Spring Classic” and help us keep the love
flowing in 2021. At CARES, our reason for
existing is “Sharing Love and Life’s Essen
tials.” It starts with loving each other and
then loving Pickens County in tangible ways.
We provide counseling, food and financial
assistance to those in need in our community.
Our amazing family of volunteers and
part-time staffers are committed to helping
others reach that "next place" in their life
journey. We take our convictions and turn
them into action and find a lot of joy and fun
along the way.
And that is what the CARES Spring Clas
sic is all about: Coming together with friends
to have a lot of fun while raising a lot of
money to help a lot of people.
We will be offering five fun contests with
amazing prizes. The winner of the Putting
Contest will get a brand new PXG Bat Attack
Gen 2 Putter. Our Longest Drive Contest
winner will get a brand new Cobra Cart Bag.
The one Closest to the Pin will win a brand
new Yeti Hopper Flip Cooler. Everyone who
hits our Mystery Celebrity will win a dozen
Custom CARES golf balls. Finally, if you hit
a Hole in One on the 17th hole, you will win
a car from Shottenkirk Ford in Jasper.
Please visit www.caresforpickens.com
and click on "CARES SPRING CLASSIC"
in the menu and join us on May 17 at Crystal
Falls. Registration for corporate sponsored
teams is happening right now. Open registra
tion for independent teams and private indi
viduals will begin on April 15. It is going to
be an epic day, but it will not be quite as good
without you.
Sassafras Literary
Exchange to meet March 18
Submitted by the
Sassafras Literary
Exchange
Attempting to re-emerge from a
darkened season caused by the world
wide pandemic, the Sassafras Liter
ary Exchange is planning their
March meeting. Writers who have
been hiding under a rock like every
one else for the last year are urged to
come out and share their stories at
the Sassafras gathering.
It is scheduled to take place on the
evening of Thursday, March 18 at
6:30 p.m. It is to be held in the Ap
palachian Folk School in Jasper on
D.B. Carroll Street behind the Old
Jail.
If you have a story you would like
to share, make several copies to pass
around and come on down. We are
an informal group of people who are
interested in writing. We've been
around for over 40 years. Some of
us are published, some not. But we
like to hear good stories and want to
encourage others to write. We don't
bite. And if you have a story to tell,
we'll listen. Our group can also pass
along some helpful hints to anyone
with a bent for the written word.