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THURSDAY. JUNE 2. 2022 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 3A 5 th graders take educational tour through town Max Caylor of the Rotary Club of Jasper gives a history lesson about the Old Jail before students go inside for a look at the lower residential level and upper lever where inmates were held. “Jailers” were Terrence O’Reilly Bishop and Joshua Jacob Bishop, who were in character for the students on the tour. Terrence, (a.k.a. Sarge), spent 42 years as a sgt. major in the Army and Joshua is a police officer in Gwinnett County. By Angela Reinhardt Staff Writer areinhardt@piekensprogress.com Wednesday morning into the afternoon, motorists in the downtown Jasper area may have noticed a few gag gles of kids wandering around - crossing streets or walking along sidewalks. These weren’t trouble makers gone rouge, they were 5th grade Jasper Middle School students on an educa tional tour of Jasper (with teacher supervision, of course.) The classes of over 5th graders about to head into the Pickens County Courthouse for a tour and Q&A session with the magistrate and probate judges. 300 students visited seven different locations and got a big dose of history at each. On their tour students vis ited the Old Jail, where they learned about jail history and where Mary Cantrell (the sheriff’s daughter who lived in the jail in the lower-level residence when she was a young girl) told stories about her life there. “Jailers” in cos tume gave a tour of the upper level where inmates were kept. Students also visited the Oglethorpe Monument, the Quinton-Kirby Cabin, the Pickens County Courthouse, Pickens County Veterans Memorial Park where a flag folding and flag retirement ceremony were demon strated, the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce, and Lee Newton Park. Kenny Simpson, a 5th grade student, said, “I love hearing stories about the old jail from the lady who used to live there. The neatest thing Photos/Angela Reinhardt Students witness a flag retirement ceremony at the Pickens County Veterans Memorial Park during a daylong educational tour around Jasper. was getting to go inside of the courthouse. I have never been there before. I learned that I could be chosen to be a juror one day. I did not know about the 13 folds of the flags. I was respectful during the flag retirement ceremony and recited the pledge with the veterans.” Teacher Brian Ledford said, “It is a wonderful op portunity for our students to learn about the history of Pickens County firsthand from volunteers in our com munity.” Volunteers were at each location, including those from the Rotary Club of Jasper, Sequoyah Chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution, Pickens County Veterans Memorial Park, City of Jasper Fire De partment, the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce, Pickens Magistrate Judge Alan Morris and Pickens Probate Judge David Lind sey. Coach’s Cuts provided lunch to the volunteers. • Custom Embroidery • Direct to Garment Printing • Family Clothing Store C£L Enterprises, Talking Rock, &a 706-299-3149 Licensed: Pickens County Registered: Georgia rnGf/nm STORAGE • • • Sign Up Today! . ’ 404-662-9098 13372 Hwy. 53 E. . Marble Hill, GA 30148 knighttimestorage.com New breakthrough treatment solution for Osteoarthritis of the knee CHONC KNEE PUT Our process allows us to get to the real cause of your pain and help you achieve an active lifestyle. Call today for a one on one consultation with our highly trained and caring medical team. * - Joint Stillness Dilficulty walking or going up stairs Locking or popping Aches, pains, swelling Limited range of motion Instability 583 Highland Crossing 706-273-2607 Suite 100 Ellijay, GA 30540 Infinity Healthcare Have you been told that your knee is bone on bone and that surgery is your only option? You are not alone! We may have your solution. Using an FDA-Approved treatment program, our advanced medical team uses precision images and injections to lubricate and cushion the knee.
