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Jehovah s Witnesses have sent more
than 5,000 letters to
Pickens residen ts during pandemic
they appreciate the effort. One elderly gentle
man, who lives alone, will call the congrega
tion members to talk, saying he welcomes the
chance for conversation. One of the youth
members has taken it upon herself to send
drawings to all residents in a senior care fa
cility. Littlefield said
they anticipate returning to regular door-to-
door ministry at some point, but they won’t
rush it. “Expect us to be some of the last peo
ple getting back to routine,” he said. “We re
spect life and don’t’ want to jump the gun and
knock on doors when some may not appreci
ate that.”
Want a letter or a call from the Jehovah’s
Some of the cards sent by a young mem
bers of the Jehovah’s Witnesses congrega
tion — many to residents of a senior
housing facility.
Witnesses, simply go to jw.org, go to the
About Us section and Request a Visit. The in
formation will be sent back to the local con
gregations to follow up with you.
Spring revival
Trinity Baptist Church would like to in
vite everyone to our spring revival from
April 25 thru April 30.
Sunday service will start at 6:30 p.m. and
Monday thru Friday services will start at 7
p.m.
Assisting our pastor Rev. Michael Spurr
Jr. will be Rev. Michael Millwood and
Michael Cantrell.
Rev. Michael Spurr Jr. and Trinity Baptist
Church invites everyone to our Commun
ion and foot washing service Sunday, April
18, at 11 a.m.
Everyone is welcome and especially or
dained preachers, deacons and pastors.
Jesus told His disciples to “do this in re
membrance of Me.”
Trinity Baptist Church is located at 1566
Thompson Rd. Dawsonville Ga.
Musical program planned
at Mountain Light
On Sunday, April 18, Mountain Light
UUC will have our pledge drive along with
a musical program.
Mountain Light UUC has live-streaming
services and allows in-person attendance
following pandemic protocols (virtual-only
presentations will be viewed on monitors).
If you would like to attend, please visit our
website (mluuc.org) for more information on
how we are operating during the COVID-19
Pandemic.
Mountain Light UUC, 2502 Tails Creek
Road (GA-282 West), in Ellijay, welcomes
guests of all faiths, ethnicities, and gender
identifications. Our worship service begins
at 10:30 a.m. Join us at 10 for fellowship.
Families Anonymous
Does someone in your family have a
drug/ alcohol/ behavioral problem? Can you
see what this is doing to you?
Families Anonymous offers free help.
Weekly meetings on Wednesdays at King
of Kings Lutheran Church, 45 Appalachian
Circle, Talking Rock (1 mile north of Jasper
Walmart) from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Bring a lunch. For more information call
706-276-1850 (after 5 p.m.) or mkc@etc-
mail.com
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Minister’s
an all-too-regular basis. It’s
not like there aren’t bloom
ing flowers of Christlikeness
in your life. Through your
faith in the Lord and the
presence of the Holy Spirit
working in you, you do ex
hibit some of those good
qualities and actions which
should characterize a true
follower of Jesus. However,
the weeds keep coming too -
another outburst of temper,
more harsh words, giving in
to the temptation to lust
again, another plunge into
worry and hopelessness, an
other lie, or countless other
spiritual intruders. All too
often their presence gets in
the way, overshadows the
godly aspects of your life,
and distracts from your mis
sion.
In one sense, we will always
be battling weeds in this life.
Satan will try to plant seeds
of temptation to hinder us
and choke out the fruit of the
Spirit springing forth from
our relationship with Jesus.
We will continually need to
Corner
“put to death the deeds of the
body” (Romans 8:13) and
“put off the old man with his
deeds” (Colossians 3:8-9).
Nevertheless, wouldn’t it be
even better to keep the weeds
from showing up in the first
place? Instead of having to
constantly be pulling them
up after they’ve burst forth
and caused a problem, is
there some way to keep so
many from taking root and
coming to the surface?
Maybe that’s the problem.
We tend to deal with what’s
on the surface when we need
to look deeper. The Bible in
dicates that our words and
actions spring forth from
whatever is going on in our
innermost being - in our
hearts and minds. The weeds
in our lives don’t just pop up
out of nowhere.
They have often taken root in
our desires, our thoughts, and
our attitudes. Instead of just
pulling weeds, maybe we
need to ask our Master Gar
dener to do some work in the
soil of our hearts. He can
take away some of those
wrong desires that pull us off
track, instead instilling in us
a greater desire to do what’s
right and to please Him. He
can give us such love for
Himself and for others that it
will overshadow our affec
tion for those lesser things
that tempt us. He can renew
our minds as we focus less
on other things and more on
Him and His Word.
Don’t just keep pulling
weeds. Go deeper. Where is
your heart? What do you
love most? What are you
thinking about? How does
your attitude need to change?
Let’s allow the Lord to get
underneath the surface in our
lives and deal with the real
issues.
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 Na
tional Association of Wes
leyan Evangelicals. He may
be reached at
revtelder@aol.com.
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Gartrell: On Turkey Hunting
was in your sights when the
gun misfired will return in
your mind often for the rest
of your days.
Have you practiced with
every call enough to be con
fidently proficient with it? I
mean; with a gobbler at 75
yards, do you trust yourself
and that call to make the final
sound which gains his com
mitment? If not, maybe you
should practice more or leave
that new call at home.
Are you a “run and gun”
guy (or gal) who listens for
the gobbles at first light and
tries to close the distance and
set up before the bird flies
down from the roost?
Are you a “rooster” who
tries to locate a bird at dusk
via sound (gobble) as he is
roosting in a tree overnight
and you return as close as
possible to the bird in the AM
to call?
Are you instead, a single
spot hunter who places a
blind in a high traffic area for
turkeys and calls periodically
whether you have heard any
gobbling or not?
Everyone has his or her
individual preference, but I
suggest that you change up
your methods periodically.
Often the birds are less vocal
in many areas for various rea
sons particularly where pred
ators like coyotes are more
prevalent. In those cases, the
first two methods will not
work. If you know turkeys
are on a property but aren’t
hearing them, try a blind
setup, call very lightly and
wait. Wait longer in the
morning than usual and try
some afternoon hunts.
Have you located a bird
which ignores your calls or
hangs up because he has a
flock of hens with him? That
situation is a fact of life in
turkey hunting.
If the old boy is roosting
in practically the same spot
every night and you clearly
have him patterned, try an
evening setup and catch him
returning to the roosting area.
Another strategy which has
succeeded repeatedly for me
is set up and try to call him
even with a large group of
hens. If you manage to call
the hens within range, he
should follow too. If not, let
him go away with his girl
friends and continue to hunt
in that same spot for the re
mainder of the morning.
Every bird for a mile around
heard all the racket which
they made coming off the
roost and reforming their
flock, therefore satellite birds
(younger gobblers but still
long beards) often prowl the
area during the next couple of
hours for stray hens. Light
yelps and a decoys work
great in such a situation.
The key element is pa
tience. As I get older and fat
ter and lazier, being patient
comes more easily for me
and my success as a turkey
hunter has improved greatly.
This week in
Sports History
*i>A
by Ethan Swiech
April 11 - April 17
April 11th:
On this day in 1975, the
New York Islanders won
their first postseason series in
franchise history. Of course,
this happened long before the
club established itself as an
early eighties NHL dynasty
by winning four straight
Stanley Cups. Anyway, the
Isles advanced following a 4-
3 overtime victory over the
New York Rangers in Game
three of the Preliminary
Round. The walk-off goal
was scored by J.P. Parise,
who found the net 11 sec
onds into the extra period.
April 12 th:
On this day in 1955, the
very first major league base
ball game took place in
Kansas City. The Athletics,
who moved out of Philadel
phia during the offseason,
treated their new fans to a
smashing debut by defeating
the Detroit Tigers, 6-2.
Kansas City broke a tie by
scoring four unanswered
runs, a string capped by cen
ter fielder, Bill Wilson’s
eighth inning solo shot. Wil
son finished a perfect three-
for-three and scored three
times while starting pitcher,
Alex Kellner, tossed four
scoreless frames to earn the
win.
April 13th:
On this day in 1953, the
Braves played their first
major league game as repre
sentatives of Milwaukee.
The franchise spent over
eight decades in Boston, so
the move from Beantown to
Brewtown was a different
experience. However, the
Braves wrote a new chapter
by posting a 2-0 win over the
Cincinnati Reds. Max
Surkont got the start and re
sponded by surrendering
three hits in the complete-
game shutout. Milwaukee
got all its offense on a pair of
RBI-singles from Sid Gor
don and Jack Dittmer.
April 14th:
On this day in 1955, El
ston Howard became the first
African American to play a
regular season game for the
New York Yankees. Howard
made his major league debut
in the sixth inning, checking
in at left field. He also had a
single in his only at-bat, but
the Yanks fell to the Boston
Red Sox, 8-4. Howard be
came a 12-time All-Star, six
time World Series champion,
two-time Gold Glover and
1963 American League Most
Valuable Player. His number
32 was retired by the Yan
kees’ organization in 1984,
the same year he became a
Monument Park nominee.
April 15th:
On this day in 1954, the
Baltimore Orioles played
their first home game, an en
counter with the Chicago
White Sox at Memorial Sta
dium. The O’s defeated the
Sox in a 3-1 victory that was
bolstered by a pair of
homers, one by catcher, Clint
Courtney, and the other by
third baseman, Vern
Stephens. Courtney’s took
place in the third while
Stephens’ blast occurred in
the fourth. Baltimore starter,
Bob Turley, tossed a com
plete game, allowing seven
hits while striking out nine
batters.
April 16th:
On this day in 1987,
Michael Jordan joined Wilt
Chamberlain as the only two
players in NBA history to ac
cumulate 3,000 points in a
single season. The Chicago
guard reached the plateau by
going off for 61 points, but
the Bulls fell to the Atlanta
Hawks, 117-114. Jordan
completed the 1986-87 cam
paign with 3,041 points,
which was his career-high
before retiring for good in
2003.
April 17th:
On this day in 1969, nine
days after playing their first
regular season game in fran
chise history, the Montreal
Expos saw their very first no
hitter in club history. The
hurler that had the privilege
of tossing this no-no was Bill
Stoneman, whose victim was
the Philadelphia Phillies.
Stoneman allowed five
baserunners and registered
eight strikeouts during the 7-
0 blanking.
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