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PAGE 6A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MARCH 31.2022
Obituaries
Ricky Jackson
Ricky Lyle Jackson, 68,
of Jasper, Georgia passed
away Tuesday, March 22,
2022 at Piedmont Mountain
side Hospital. He was born
July 11, 1953 to Vernon and
Gerald Jackson in Fair-
mount, Georgia.
Ricky is survived by his
life-long companion, Judy
Mosley of Jasper; brother,
Steve Jackson of Jasper; sis
ters Melissa Ayers of Jasper,
Robin Chastain of Hinton;
niece and nephew, Bridget
Harkins of Jasper and Jeremy Jackson of Jasper. Aunts, un
cles, and a host of family and friends also survive. He was
preceded in death by his mother and father.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 24,
2022 in the Chapel of Roper Funeral Home with Stanley
Mulkey officiating.
Flowers were accepted or donations may be made to St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital or Shriners Hospitals for
Children.
Arrangements are entrusted to the staff of Roper Funeral
Home and Crematory.
Jackie Godfrey
Jackie Godfrey, 67, of Jasper, GA passed away Saturday,
March 12, 2022. No services are planned at this time. Care
and trust placed with In their Honor of Jasper Funerals and
Cremations, 481 Noah Drive, Jasper, Georgia 30143. 706-
253-5060
Benjamin Treadway
Benjamin Treadway, 73, of
Blairsville, GA, a United States
Marine Veteran, passed away
Thursday, March 17, 2022. Mr.
Treadway was inumed at Arlington Cemetery. Care and trust
placed with In their Honor of Jasper Funerals and Crema
tions, 481 Noah Drive, Jasper, Georgia 30143. 706-253-5060
Shirley Smith
Shirley Smith, 73, of Ball Ground, GA passed away Fri
day, March 18, 2022. No services are planned at this time.
Care and trust placed with In their Honor of Jasper Funerals
and Cremations, 481 Noah Drive, Jasper, Georgia 30143.
706-253-5060
R.D. Ash
R. D. Ash, 75, of Ball Ground, GA, A United States Navy
Veteran, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022. No services
are planned at this time. Care and trust placed with In their
Honor of Jasper Funerals and Cremations, 481 Noah Drive,
Jasper, Georgia 30143. 706-253-5060
Arthur Watkins
Arthur James Watkins, 81, of Ellijay, GA, passed away
Wednesday, March 23, 2022. No services are planned at this
time. Care and trust placed with In their Honor of Jasper Fu
nerals and Cremations, 481 Noah Drive, Jasper, Georgia
30143. 706-253-5060
James Kupchik
James M. Kupchik, 76, of Big Canoe, GA, a United States
Air Force veteran, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Memorial services are being
planned. Care and trust placed with
In their Honor of Jasper Funerals
and Cremations, 481 Noah Drive,
Jasper, Georgia 30143. 706-253-5060
Myrtle Rich
Myrtle Ruth Rich, 91, of Big Canoe, GA, passed away
Monday, March 28, 2022. Memorial services are being
planned. Care and trust placed with In their Honor of Jasper
Funerals and Cremations, 481 Noah Drive, Jasper, Georgia
30143. 706-253-5060
Notice of Regular Meeting
April 5, 2022
The Pickens County Board of Elections and
Registration will hold a regular scheduled
meeting on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022, at 6:30
p.m. in the Pickens Room at the County Ad
ministrative Building, 1266 East Church Street,
Jasper, GA 30143. The public is invited to at
tend.
Stacey Godfrey, Supervisor
Pickens County Elections and Registration
Pickens County Elections & Registration
83 Pioneer Road
Jasper, GA 30143
Office: (706) 253-8781
Fax: (706) 253-8782
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Pickens native builds
Titanic-sized Lego sets
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A view of the Titanic in progress, with a part of the detailed interior visible.
By Alex Goble
Staff Writer
agoble@piekensprogress.com
How many pieces does it
take to put the Titanic back
together again?
Well, if we’re talking
about Lego it takes 9,090
pieces, the second largest set
Lego has ever made.
Pickens native and orga
nizational wizard Teri Law-
son has been putting sets like
this one together for four
years now, saying it’s thera
peutic and makes good use
of her highly organized per
sonality.
“I have kids, and so when
my son Will was probably
eight or nine they came out
with Harry Potter Lego and
for Christmas one year he
got the entire village and a
Lego table and I put them all
together for when Santa
came.” Lawson said. “I en
joyed it then, but several
years went by and when
Lego came out with Hog-
warts Castle about four years
ago that was the first one I
bought for myself.”
The castle is a highly-de
tailed 6,020 piece set she put
together as her own project
after her kids were grown.
“Now whenever they come
out with any Harry Potter
Lego I get them. This went
on sale around midnight No
vember 1st and I stayed up
to make sure I ordered it,”
she laughed.
Lawson likes to do the re
ally big sets. In Lego speak,
big means the number of
pieces. A lot of sets that you
see at places like Target and
Walmart will be anywhere
from 300 to 2,000 pieces.
These larger sets range from
6,000 to 9,000 pieces.
“I’ve been doing this
about four years. I did Hog-
warts first, then they came
out with a 6,500 piece Taj
Mahal, then last year was the
Roman Colosseum and it
was a little over 9,000
pieces, and this was this
year’s and it’s about 9,100
pieces,” Lawson said, point
ing to her Titanic. “I just take
my time, but I was excited
about this one so it took me
three weeks,” she told me
with a smile.
It took her 30 to 40 hours
to finish the Titanic set, but
she can do a thousand piece
set in an hour or two.
She praised Lego for giv
ing good instructions and
packaging everything well.
The Titanic box holds
smaller boxes and plastic
pouches labeled in order, so
people know they’re going
to do 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. in that
order.
“They give good instruc
tions. I’m very detail-ori
ented, that’s why I make a
good accountant, so it’s just
following the instructions.
And it’s just relaxing to me.”
To compare, Lawson
showed me a faux Lego set,
where the blocks were
smaller and harder to manip
ulate and were not organ
ized. Just 2,500 pieces all in
one bag and she had to sort
every one.
“I don’t know what it’s
even called, but my daughter
gave me Sanford Stadium
in that, and it’s just the
smallest pieces you’ve ever
seen. Just these tiny little
pieces with horrible direc
tions and I just thought
‘this will not defeat me’ as
I worked on it.”
Her Titanic Lego set had
two strings that were
slightly off-length and a
white piece that was the
wrong size (she had a re
placement ready from an
other set).
When she runs out of
room to display her sets
Lawson carefully disman
tles each set, puts the
pieces in Ziplockbags, and
places them back in the
box.
Her next project is a
Lego globe, about half-
done at the time I spoke to
her, but knowing her pace
it might be finished by the
time the Progress goes to
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Suzanne Neville Fowler (R)
Pickens County Board of Education
District 2
Our county is at a pivotal point. Among
the many issues that will need to be ad
dressed in the coming months and years
are the population growth the county is ex
periencing and recovery from the pan
demic. These issues directly impact our
schools.
Population growth will lead to increases
in student enrollment. A number of new
and proposed housing developments are
underway or on the drawing board. These
developments include hundreds of new housing units, many (if not most) of
which will, at some point, include children. We must proactively plan for growth
in enrollment and maintain appropriate class sizes.
The pandemic sent shock waves throughout the economy. Schools were
not spared from the impact. Our students and teachers experienced disrup
tions in instruction (e.g., virtual versus in-person), as well as disruptions in
extracurricular activities. As a result, there were adverse impacts related to
student achievement and wellbeing. While this is not unique to Pickens County,
we have to address these matters in our school system, and build on the les
sons learned from our local experience.
The decisions of a school board have a ripple effect throughout a commu
nity. When children are affected, at a minimum their parents / caregivers are
affected (often siblings and extended family as well). Teachers, administrators,
and support staff all have families that are affected. I will work to ensure that
everyone enrolled in, or employed by, our school system feels respected.
Students need to feel safe and cared for, teachers and staff need to feel
supported, and parents/caregivers need to feel connected. When these needs
are met, our schools thrive and so does our county.
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