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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 5B
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Awards • Groups • Weddings • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Students • Reunions
Celeste Montero
named to Dean's List
PHS 1965 Class Reunion
Celeste Montero of Ball
Ground is among the nearly
1,100 cadets and students
recognized for their academic
achievements during the
spring 2021 semester.
The dean's list is a recog
nition given to cadets and
students who are registered
for 12 or more semester
hours and whose grade point
average is 3.20 or higher,
with no grade of I (Incom
plete) and no grade below C
for work in a semester.
Academics at The Citadel
are divided between five
schools: the Tommy and Vic
toria Baker School of Busi
ness, the School of
Engineering, the School of
Humanities and Social Sci
ences, the Swain Family
School of Science and Math
ematics and the Zucker Fam
ily School of Education.
Our 55th class reunion
was planned to happen last
year. Lo and behold Covid
struck and it was cancelled
along with a lot of other
scheduled events. This year,
however, Wayne and Joyce
Anderson decided that
enough was enough already
Barry Page graduates
from Valdosta State
Barry Page of Jasper, has
earned the Education Spe
cialist in Coaching Pedagogy
in Physical Education from
Valdosta State University.
Page is among more than
550 students who completed
their degree requirements
during Summer Semester
2021.
"I am incredibly proud of
our graduates for having the
dedication to overcome
countless obstacles, includ
ing this ongoing global health
crisis, and to finish strong
and reach this significant
milestone," said Dr. Richard
A. Carvajal, president of
VSU. "I am similarly so
proud of the world-class fac
ulty and staff who supported
these students through life
changing teaching, mentor
ing, advising, research,
community engagement op
portunities, and much more
on their journey to this spe
cial day."
Wayne and Joyce Anderson opened up their farm for the PHS Class of1965 reunion
in August.
and generously offered to
host our reunion outside at
their farm. So, on Saturday,
August 21st we met at Wayne
and Joyce’s for a wonderful
get together. Wayne and
Joyce provided the delicious
barbecue with all the fixins.
Our class planning commit
tee got together and did a
great job of organizing and
providing desserts. One even
brought her birthday cake to
share, the setting was calm
and serene with tables set up
by the lake.
Around 40 classmates and
spouses attended. Many good
memories were revived,
sweet and precious loved
ones remembered and a re
ally great time was had by
all.
Thanks, Wayne and Joyce,
for your generosity and will
ingness to host this year’s
class reunion.
Happy Ramblers
Progress coloring contest winner
by Ann Park a
Trains
Attention Seniors
Come join other senior citizens to play the card game
Pinochle at the Pickens Senior Center open each weekday
from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
51st Class Reunion
The class of 1970 will celebrate their class reunion on Sat
urday, October 30th at the Pickens County Recreation Com
munity Center, 1329 Camp Rd., Jasper from 5- 8 p.m.
We are inviting all people who were members of the class
and anyone who attended with us. To RSVP or if you have
questions, contact Teresa Tatum Abernathy at
ttabemathy@gmail.com
Jasper Lions Club
The Jasper Lions Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Thurs
days of each month at 7 p.m. in Walker Hall at the First Bap
tist Church of Jasper. For more information, call
706.253.LION (5466) or email us at georgialions@mac.com.
TOPS meets every Monday
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday
night at 5 p.m, Cool Springs Baptist Church, 4671 Hwy 53E,
Tate. For information, call 706-897-2376.
We can hear the trains
sometimes from here at
Grandview and I enjoy it.
I’ve told before about us
coming to Georgia from Ten
nessee on the train. Mama
tried to get us to behave I’m
sure. I loved the water on the
train because it was drank
from a little, round cone-
shaped cup. If you drank that
much water you, of course,
needed to go to the bathroom.
At that time, there was no
holding tank on the train. I
opened the lid, stood up and
watched the crossties go fly
ing by. What fun!
I still love the trains. In the
fall of the year, they had a
train that started in Atlanta
and came up all the way to
the loop out from Etowah.
We would go to Atlanta just
to ride the entire trip. Tom
carried a huge lunch - coun
try ham and biscuits, old-
fashioned tea cakes and all
sorts of this type of food.
Tom would call out all the lit
tle whistle stops like
Toonigh, Westbrook, Eller-
gap, Carnes Mill, Talona, etc.
It was a wonderful day
packed with fun. We, of
course, rode all the train rides
in the amusement parks near
us. The Smokey Mountain
train ride leaving from the
Old Jarrett House Hotel and
FIRST ANNUAL TRIPLE ‘B’ CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT
Don’t miss this opportunity to
have a great time & to help
BPWC raise funds to care for
homeless pets in our community r .J
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
SUNDAY 12:00 -5:00p.m.
RAIN DATE 11-21-21
Join us at E0€KS0U1D BBEfiteS. CO. to cheer on the teams
as they compete for the top spot! Enjoy games and exciting raffles.
Cold Rock Solid Brews and delicious food from &
will be available for purchase.
Single(one player) - $25.00 *
Team of 2 players - $50.00 *
*Each will get one( 1) Select RSB brew
with registration
Only 8 teams will be able to compete.
Registration By Oct. 20
REGISTER, RAISE FUNDS & MORE INFORMATON
ABOUTTHIS EVENT VISIT:
https://www.be-pawswecareinc.com/
barks-brews-bags-cornhole-fundraiser
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BREWING CQ.
345 Gilmer Ferry Rd, Ball Ground, GA
SCAN ME
TO
the Bryson City train ride.
You could have your lunch
from the hotel or they would
provide you a sack lunch that
you could eat at the stop by
the river. There was an old
coal mine that ran a ride
somewhere in Virginia and
we, of course, rode that. An
other was from Boone, North
Carolina just out to the depot.
Truman didn’t enjoy many
things but he would go on
these rides if we wouldn’t be
gone but two or three nights.
I always wanted to ride
the train that runs out of Du
rango, Colorado and looks as
though it just hangs on the
side of the mountain. I never
got to do it but I have a dear
friend who is the president of
the college out there so I
would have a great opportu
nity to do that ride now.
We took an Alaska trip
and I got to do many things
that I had wanted to for a
long, long time. One of the
rides there was riding up to
where the gold mine was. We
rode the glass-domed train
and got to sit on the top level
and even got to eat our lunch
sitting up there and had such
a different view. We were on
the train ride two different
days.
I will never forget these
train rides that meant so
much to me.
Toys for Tots
needs help
Local charity looking
for office space to store
donated toys
Toys for Tots is seeking a
building or store front in
Pickens County to accept and
store toy donations. If you
are able to assist or have sug
gestions please call Bill
Craig, commandant of Ma
rine Corp. 770-316-9616.
Congratulations to Thomas A. for winning the Progress
Coloring Contest from the September 9 issue.
SNIP - Spay-Neuter Initiative
Certificate Sale Oct. 2
Be-Paws We
Care will host a
low cost
spay/neuter certifi
cate sale on Satur
day, October 2
from 9:30 a.m. -
noon in the Pick
ens Room in the
Pickens County
Administration
Building (enter at the lower
level in the rear of the build
ing), 1266 E. Church St.,
Jasper.
Certificates are only avail
able to Pickens County resi
dents. The cost is just $35 for
any cat and $45 for any dog.
This fee includes rabies vac
cination, post op pain meds
AM
and a nail trim.
Low in
come, military and
senior citizen pric
ing is available.
Please no
pets, certificate
sale only.
Purchased
certificates must
be redeemed at All
the Fixins, 310 Gilmer Ferry
Rd., Ste. B, Ball Ground.
Questions? Contact
bepawswecare 19@gmail.co
m
Only cash will be ac
cepted. Exact change would
be appreciated. You must
present a valid Pickens
County ID.
Weight Loss Group
Choose to Lose - Weight
loss group meets at the Pick
ens County Community Cen
ter Room #1 every Friday
morning. Weigh in time is be
tween 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
Meeting runs from 9:30 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. No charge. Call
Pat Groves for more informa
tion at 1-417-413-8025.
This week's recipe brought to you by
Rooster's Markets
54 Roosters Way, Jasper, GA • 706-301-8176
Seven Layer Dip
1 (16 ounce) can refried beans (traditional va
riety)
1 (4.5 ounce) can chopped green chiles,
undrained
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, plus ***
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice for avocado
layer ***
2 teaspoons chili powder
% teaspoon ground cumin
Salt
3 avocados, halved, pitted, flesh spooned out
***
1 cup sour cream
'A cup mayonnaise
1 cup Rooster’s Market Blazin' Habanera Salsa
(drain to equal 1 cup if salsa is especially
runny)
% cup sliced canned black olives, drained
1 cup grated pepper Jack cheese
'A cup thin sliced red onion ***
Directions
Mix beans, chiles, 1 Tb. of lime juice, chili pow
der, cumin, and a pinch of salt in a small bowl.
In a second small bowl, mash avocados with a
fork; stir in remaining 2 Tbs. lime juice and 1/2
teaspoon of salt to make guacamole. In a third
small bowl, mix sour cream and mayonnaise.
Spread bean mixture, then guacamole, then
sour cream mixture, and finally salsa over the
bottom of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate or similar
size pan. Sprinkle with olives, then cheese.
(Dip can be covered and refrigerated up to 2
days) To serve, sprinkle with red onion.