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PAGE 8B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. APRIL 29. 2021
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Bledsoes clinicians at
Georgia Horse Fair & Expo
Carl and Tammy Bledsoe at the 1st annual Georgia
Horse Fair & Expo held in Conyers on Saturday, April 17.
From American Equine
Awareness
What’s in it for the horse?
This is a question Carl Bled
soe asks when working with
horses. He focuses his work
on both the rider and the
horse to develop a working
partnership that benefits both
partners.
Carl and Tammy, owners
of Carl Bledsoe Horseman
ship in Talking Rock, Ga.,
appeared at the Georgia
Horse Fair & Expo as the
gaited horse clinicians.
Carl works with all breeds
and disciplines and he and his
wife, Tammy, have made it
their life's mission to speak
out against the mistreatment
and misconceptions of the
Tennessee Walking Horse
and bring awareness to this
amazingly talented and toler
ant breed as well as all the
other gaited breeds.
They also work with own
ers to help horses with rehab
and strength development
needs.
Have a Heart fundraiser can
help homeless pets and get you
a vacation in Blue Ridge
Winner to be drawn
at Farmers Market
May 29th
Want to get away to a
Blue Ridge cabin AND help
homeless pets at the same
time? For just $10 you can.
Enter for a chance to win
a two night stay at Sunsets on
Sunrise cabin in beautiful
Blue Ridge. Your contribu
tion will make a huge impact,
whether you donate $10 or
$500. With every $10 dona
tion, your name will be en
tered in the raffle to win the
1st place prize of a two night
stay at a 3 bedroom, 3 bath
cabin in Blue Ridge. The
cabin features stunning long-
range mountain views and
amazing sunsets and two
decks from which to enjoy
them.
Gift baskets valued at
more than $250 each are also
featured for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th
place prizes for the
fundraiser.
Donate online by 5 p.m.
on May 28 th at
https://www.be-pawswe-
careinc.com/have-a-heart-
fundraiser OR via PayPal:
bepawswecare 19@gmail.co
m
You may also mail checks
to Be-Paws We Care (must
be postmarked by May 24th)
to 361 Oaklands Dr., Talking
Rock, Ga. 30175
Visit the Be Paws We
Care tent at the Jasper Farm
ers Market on May 8th to
register in the raffle as well.
Winning tickets will be
picked on May 29th at the
Farmers Market at 10 a.m.
Winners need not be pres
ent to win.
Be a Tater Patch star
and see a show for free
By Nan Nawrocki
Tater Patch Players is
looking for some volunteer
help on our upcoming show
nights. The recent gap in our
shows has meant that we've
lost some of our regular
“Front of House” volunteers.
Who are they? Well, they're
the first faces you see when
you come to the theater, and
the ones that tell you good
night when you go home.
They are your ushers and
your concession and box of
fice helpers.
It's not just handing out
beverages and popcorn,
though. Our Front of House
volunteers make sure every
thing is ready before the first
audience member arrives.
Checking the seating area,
getting the playbills ready,
putting the candy and bever
ages out for our patrons.
They make sure everyone is
in the right seats and look
after the audience from cur
tain up till they exit to get in
their cars. This happens on
share night (dress rehearsal)
and all nine shows of a pro
duction. For the upcoming
Funny Little Thing Called
Love, that's May 6, 7, 8, 14,
15, 21, 22 in the evening.
Volunteers would need to be
in place by 6 p.m. And for the
matinees May 9, 16, 23,
being in place at 12:30 p.m.
So yes, they have to arrive
early, about 90 minutes be
fore showtime, and some of
them stay until the last patron
has left, then walk the theater
and pick up the dropped
playbills or occasional bever
age can or bottle that was left.
But in return, they get to see
the show for no cost. And
they become a very impor
tant part of our Tater Patch
family. When someone
comes to a show, they will
enjoy, laugh, and applaud the
actors, set and costumes, but
it's the people in the lobby
that interact and talk with our
theater-goers. These Front of
House volunteers are the
public face of what we do. If
you're interested in giving it
a try, please email taterpatch-
players@gmail.com and put
“Front of House” in the sub
ject line, or call us, and leave
a message. Someone from
the volunteer group will get
back to you and answer your
questions.
Celeste Montero
of Ball Ground
awarded gold stars
for fall 2020 at
The Citadel
Celeste Montero of Ball
Ground is one of the more
than 650 cadets and students
recognized for their academic
achievements during the fall
2020 semester.
Gold stars are awarded to
cadets and students at The
Citadel who achieved a 3.7
grade point average or
higher. Cadets and students
who achieve gold star recog
nition are also placed on The
Citadel's dean's list.
The Citadel offers rigor
ous academic programs
through its sixteen academic
departments that are organ
ized into five schools. One of
the newest departments is
The Citadel Department of
Intelligence and Security
Studies which is also becom
ing one of the most popular
programs overall. With its
commitment to ethical lead
ership as well as excellence
in the classroom, The Citadel
is uniquely qualified to offer
a curriculum in the emerging
field of Intelligence and Se
curity Studies.
The Citadel, with its
iconic campus located in
Charleston, South Carolina,
offers a classic military col
lege education for young
men and women focused on
leadership excellence and ac
ademic distinction. The ap
proximately 2,400 members
of the S.C. Corps of Cadets
are not required to serve in
the military, but about one-
third of each class earn com
missions to become officers
in every branch of U.S. mili
tary service. Citadel alumni
have served the nation, their
states and their communities
as principled leaders since
1842. The Citadel Graduate
College, founded more than
50 years ago, offers dozens of
graduate degree, graduate
certificate and evening un
dergraduate programs in the
evening or online. Consecu
tively named Best Public
College in the South by U.S.
News & World Report for ten
years and No. 1 Best Public
College for Veterans in the
South for three years. Learn
more about Our Mighty
Citadel here.
GriefShare ministry
at King of Kings
GRIEFSHARE, a nonde-
nominational grief recovery
support group, meets Sun
days from 2 to 4 p.m. at King
of Kings Lutheran Church.
Address: 45 Appalachian
Circle, Talking Rock, GA.
Individuals experiencing
grief are invited. To request
additional information, leave
a message with the church at
706-301-9191, or search on
line at https://www.kingofk-
ingslcmsga.org/griefshare
Boling among 350 student presenters
at Piedmont Symposium
Deana Boling of Jasper presented at the Piedmont Uni
versity Symposium on April 14.
From Piedmont University high-profile event embodies
the Piedmont Promise "prac-
More than 350 students deal" pillar by providing re
participated in the third an- search opportunities for
nual Piedmont University students.
Symposium on April 14. The Among the student pre
senters was Deana Boling of
Jasper, Ga.
Topics like how primary
teachers feel about virtual
learning and the differences
in salary, media attention,
and amenities based on gen
der in sports were timely.
Others sought answers about
the accuracy of wearable de
vices that track steps, what it
takes to make a film from
scratch with no money, and
"Solving the Dating Prob
lem."
Participants presented
their findings to other stu
dents, faculty, and staff at lo
cations across the Demorest
campus and in Athens. Most
were face-to-face with stu
dents answering questions
about their respective topics,
while other presentations
were virtual.
Students were given feed
back via digital "Liongrams."
Praise ranged from "amaz
ing" to "master's level qual
ity."
A harvest can include more than vegetables
Master Gardeners Plant Sale May 8th
Heather Giambra harvesting a Deutzia shrub from the
author’s yard.
By Dee Boggus
Pickens County Master
Gardener
When I tell people that I
am going to “harvest” trans
plants from my sister’s land
scape, they often respond
with the comment “You
mean you are going to steal
plants from her yard?” Of
course, I would never attempt
this nefarious activity with
out her permission (even
though for an avid gardener
like me this behavior is pretty
much innate). Propagating
free plants from plants that
grow offshoots or that can be
divided or is one of my fa
vorite garden activities. That
is why I am so happy to be
involved with the Pickens
County Master Gardeners
Hometown -Home Grown
Plant Sale this year. Many or
my MG friends are busy
propagating all the plants that
will be sold at the sale... and
we are having a blast!
When Heather Giambra
approached me about sharing
some of her Deutzia off
shoots, I was enthusiastic.
Deutzia is not a well-known
shrub, but it is one of my per
sonal favorites. Deutzias in
clude about 60 different
species and all are very orna
mental and low maintenance.
The bush works great as a
stand-alone specimen or in a
hedge row and will even pro
vide effective erosion control
on a slope. Deutzias are de
ciduous in our planting zone,
having a rounded shape of
arching branches with bright
green foliage that turns bur
gundy in fall. Around May
the shrub is covered in fra
grant white or pink blossoms
(sometimes double) that at
tract pollinators and the re
sulting small fruits attract
birds in later seasons. Other
than some light pruning in
summer after blooming,
Deutzias are pest free and
somewhat deer resistant.
They grow just fine in our
soil in full to part sun.
Altogether the Pickens
Master Gardeners are offer
ing close to 100 varieties of
herbaceous perennials,
shrubs, small trees, fruit,
herbs, and annuals for sale
this year. We are proudly
calling this our Hometown -
Home Grown Plant Sale and
it will be held on Saturday,
May 8 from 7:30 a.m. to
noon in the Veterans Memo
rial parking lot. Plant pur
chasers do not have to
reserve and prepay for selec
tions this year, as the sale is
first come, first serve. You
can visit our office in the
Chamber of Commerce
building or call 706-253-
8840 for more information
about plants for sale or visit
http://extension.uga.edu/cou
nty-offices/pickens.html. You
can also visit the Pickens
County Master Gardeners on
facebook or E-mail:
ugel227@uga.edu or pick-
ensmg@tds.net for more in
formation.
Sons of the American
Legion meeting
The Sons of the American
Legion (Squadron 149) meet
the last Thursday of every
month at 5 p.m. at 111 Air
port Business Ct., Jasper, GA
30143.
Coin Club Group
The Pickens County Coin
Club meets the first and third
Tuesdays of the month at
5:30 p.m. with an auction
starting at 6:30 p.m. at Cor
nerstone Church, 140 Cor
nerstone Dr., Jasper, Ga.
30143.
All ages welcome and you
don't have to be a member to
attend. For more information
contact Chris Paire, cptxag-
gie@yahoo.com, 678-770-
0118.
Smoked Salmon
Pinwheels
2 burrito style spinach wraps
4-6 ounces cream cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1/2 tablespoon chives
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
2-3 cups spinach
4-6 ounces smoked salmon
In a small bowl combine cream
cheese, dill, chives, and garlic powder.
Mix until well-incorporated and
creamy.
Lay out both wraps and evenly
spread the cream cheese onto each
one, leaving about a half inch of room
around the edges. Spread the cream
cheese out to the edge on one side, as
you’ll use this side to “seal” the pin-
wheel.
Evenly distribute the spinach between
your two tortillas, followed by the
smoked salmon.
Tightly roll up each wrap, tucking
in the ends as you go. It’s important to
roll these as tightly as possible so that
the pinwheels stay together when cut.
With a small serrated knife cut the
edges off of each wrap, and then cut
each one into 1/2 inch rounds. You
should get about 14-16 pinwheels, 7-
8 per wrap.
Have a recipe you would like to share with the community?
Send it to areinhardt@pickensprogressonline.com