Newspaper Page Text
PAGE 14A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. APRIL 28. 2022
Plants and volunteers recognized at KPB’s Earth Day on Main
Amber Goodrum (right) was recognized as a Star Vol
unteer for her work as a new member of the group. She is
shown with KPB leader Vered Kleinberger. Donnie Low was
also given this Star Volunteer honor but not in attendance.
The Queen of Adopt-A-Road Nancy LaChance (right)
who picks up Big Ridge Road, averaging 15 bags of trash
every month with a weird twist that the items she finds most
frequently are “poppy seed containers. ”
While not able to attend Carol Opdenhoff was recog
nized for 20 years of work as both a KPB board member
and office manager.
Aspiring spring gardeners take some of the more than
100 garden plants prepared by KPB board members to cel
ebrate Earth Day.
By Vered Kleinberger
KPB Board President
Keep Pickens Beautiful
hosted the first Earth Day on
Main this past Saturday at
their office, and everyone
who joined in the celebration
had a great time. The inten
tion of the day was to thank
the community for their sup
port of KPB throughout the
years, and that mission was
accomplished.
The weather was amazing
and there was lots going on in
town. KPB was happy to be
a part of the festivities. Some
of the day’s events included:
•Giving away almost 100
pepper, tomato, and eggplant
plants that their board mem
bers had grown from seed (if
you were a plant recipient,
please post photos of your
fruiting plant later this sea
son).
•Raffling two fig trees do
nated by North Georgia Fruit
Grower, a lemon tree donated
by Cheryl Stancil and Greg
Thomason, and two subscrip
tions donated by the Pickens
County Progress.
•Introducing people to Ed
ible Jasper and sending them
up Main Street to enjoy vari
ous gardens while stopping
in to support the businesses
offering Earth Day specials.
•Celebrating with the
groups who completed the
Main Street Scavenger Hunt
- this was not an easy task,
but two amazingly dedicated
groups found all of the an
swers.
•Meeting new and visiting
with old friends - KPB is so
grateful to the Pickens
County community.
Each year, Keep Pickens
Beautiful awards an Adopt-
A-Road volunteer with the
Elaine Thomason Memorial
Award who’s effort in keep
ing Pickens County clean
goes beyond the call of duty.
Thomason was a life-long
resident of Pickens County
and an active member of The
Pickens County Citizens for
a Clean Community (CCC),
later renamed Keep Pickens
Beautiful. Thomason was in
strumental in pioneering the
Adopt-A-Road program. In
March of 1999, the Elaine
Thomason Memorial Award
was created to honor her
service in keeping Pickens
County in pristine condition.
This year, nobody de
served the Elaine Thomason
Memorial Award more than
Nancy LaChance, the Queen
of AAR. In addition to doing
an amazing job keeping Big
Ridge Road clean, in the past
few months, she has built the
new Adopt-A-Road database
and online reporting portal.
This will enable KPB to bet
ter track the volume of trash
collected, and it makes it eas
ier for the AAR volunteers to
report their pick-ups. Check
out Nancy’s statistics:
•1st pick-up was April
2016 - Carried 57 thirteen-
gallon bags of trash off the
roadside.
•Number of months she
has picked up Big Ridge
Join Greenzo’s Green Gang!
©(IBENIO'S GREEN GUIDE
Greenzo is Great at Giving Guidance on Growing and Gaining Greener Goals
Why should you pick up litter?
• People are less likely to litter if an area is clean.
• Have pride in our community and contribute to its beauty.
• When everyone does a little, together a lot is accomplished!
How can you help?
• Join KPB’s Adopt-A-Road program.
• Work with your neighbors to keep your roadsides clean.
• Encourage your friends, family, and neighbors
to put their litter in the trash can.
Working together to
make a difference!
Adopt-A-Road
Sign up with KPB to adopt any
available road in the county to
help keep Pickens beautiful!
kPb
give A HOOTl DON'T pollute!
visit KeepPickensBeautiful.org for more information
KEEP PICKENS BEAUTIFUL
7
r:.- ' i
1 TUf/ 1
r. -
k
|F* -
The KPB board answers questions during the Earth Day celebration, which they hope to expand next year.
L-R: Bri Mazzotta, Kleinberger, LaChance, Bob Kenyan and Jenna Prince-Farmer. Not pictured - Kenny Woodard.
since 2016: 68.
•Number hours spent:
853.
•Gallons of trash re
moved: 14,924 gallons.
•Average number of bags
per month: 15.73.
•Item most likely to be
thrown out on Big Ridge -
Poppy Seed containers.
In addition to the Elaine
Thomason Memorial Award,
two additional awards were
given. KPB is grateful to
everyone who plays a role in
furthering the organization
and its mission to beautify
the Pickens community.
Carol Opdenhoff has been
involved with KPB for more
than 20 years, both as a board
member and as the office
manager; she has tndy been
the heart of KPB. The KPB
board and staff gifted her
with a hummingbird feeder
with the message of gratitude
for her many years of service.
Volunteers play an inte
gral role in Keep Pickens
Beautiful’s effectiveness.
This year, KPB created a new
award, the Star Volunteer
Award, and presented it to
Donnie Low and to Amber
Goodrum for ‘being out
standing and awesome.’ KPB
thanks all of the volunteers
who have participated in their
projects and programs
throughout the years, and
they look forward to meeting
more community members
on future adventures.
Keep Pickens Beautiful
hopes all of the attendees to
the first Earth Day on Main
celebration had a fun time,
and they look forward to an
other exciting celebration
next year.
KPB has one more event
scheduled for the 2022 Great
American Cleanup. Join
them this Saturday, April
30th from 10-12 as they
clean up Camp Road. Don’t
just comment on the roadside
litter in the county - help
make a difference, have some
fun, and meet new friends.
Watch the KPB website and
Facebook page for details.
For more information
about Keep Pickens Beauti
ful, visit KeepPickensBeau-
tiful.org
Sunrise Veterinary Hospital
welcomes Dr. Robert
Springer to
Dr. Springer is a 1990
graduate of UGA.
He has practiced
in the Jasper area
for the last 8 years.
We're so
excited to
welcome
him to
our team!
our practice!
ETTHHa
Valid through
May 31st, 2022
with Coupon
* BOARDING
SPECIAL:
April 11th through the
end of May 2022 -
$20 off 3 or more nights
of boarding.
Please call to make an appointment
to see Dr. Springer
SUNRISE VETERINARY HOSPITAL
(678) 454-5500
295 Shelby Lane, Jasper, GA 30143
Mon - Fri. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. -1 p.m.
WE’VE BEEN A PART OF
PICKENS COUNTY SINCE 2000
We’re the only true local community bank in
Jasper and Pickens County, if you haven’t
met us yet, come see why
we think local banking
means better banking.
15 Sammy McGhee Blvd
'■ ‘ : *.
65 Cove Road
3850 Camp Rd Suite F
706-253-9600
www.cbopc.com
Jasper, GA 30143
Lobby: Mon-Fri 9-5
Drive Thru: Mon-Fn 8-5
and Sat 8-12
t=J
' . . : ■ f : ■ i , ■ > • » . t t , • . . . . - € I 1 1.
Your Community. Your Bank.
Member
FDIC