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THURSDAY. JUNE 2. 2022 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 7A
Damaris Landaverde, public health nurse in Pickens,
receives Maggie Kline Nursing Award
Damaris Landaverde, RN,
public health nurse for the
Pickens County Health De
partment, was presented with
the Maggie Kline Nursing
Award by the Georgia Public
Health Association (GPHA)
at their annual conference
held recently at Jekyll Island.
The award honors Maggie
Kline who for years coordi
nated the continuing educa
tion program for public
health nurses in Georgia.
GPHA annually presents
the award to recognize a new
public health nurse or a pub
lic health nurse specialist
who exceptionally fulfills the
nursing role in service deliv
ery to public health clients
and families.
The Pickens County
Health Department and
North Georgia Health Dis
trict are proud to affirm that
Ms. Damaris is a truly de
serving recipient of this
year’s award and congratu
late her for this honor.
The GPHA award biogra
phy that was included in the
Maggie Kline Nursing Award
presentation stated:
Damaris Landaverde
began her nursing career in
August 2021 at the Pickens
County Health Department
shortly after completing
Nursing School. Prior to at
tending nursing school
Damaris worked within the
WIC program for Public
Health.
Damaris is a new nurse
with the drive and desire to
become a well-trained public
health nurse and if the first
six months of her nursing ca
reer is any indication as to
what she will be able to ac
complish over the years to
come, Public Health will be
blessed to have her as part of
the Public Health Nursing
Section.
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photo/North Georgia Health District.
Damaris Landaverde was awarded the Maggie Kline
Nursing Award for her exceptional work in the field.
Optimists recognize Legion of Character students
TOWN OF TALKING ROCK
Thursday, 2 June 2022
Town Hall @ 7 pm
Council Meeting Agenda:
I. Call meeting to order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Mayor Announcements
IV. Approval of April 2022 Minutes
V. Approval of April & May Financial Report
VI. Summary of Maintenance
Old Business:
A. Wildcat Timber Review
B. Heritage Days Update
New Business:
A. Vote for Talking Rock Building Inspector - Tony Hawf
B. Wildcat Timber Land Development
C. Vote for selling the Talking Rock Storage Building
D. Vote on Heritage Day’s Budget
E. Vote on Town Improvement Priority and Budget
F. Town’s Trash/Dumpster Update
G. Town Clerk
VII. Adjourn:
Next Council Working session, Thursday 7 July 2022 at 5:30 pm, followed
by Town Council meeting will be at 7:00 pm.
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Submitted by Hayden Pass national has as one of its core character in our youth,
for the Optimist Club purposes to aid and encour- In keeping with this part of
The Optimist Club Inter- age the development of good its mission the Optimist Club
Legion of Character recipients
7th Grade
Joseph Goss, Jade Fitzgerald, Trai Hyer,
Regan Ludington, Tug Stephens, Cather
ine Mathisen, Jedidiah Lanford, Jadyn
Walker, Caleigh Hofford, Sophia Dens-
more, Lauren Cox, Mailey Rat
cliff, Hayden Padgett, Charlie Belins,
Ruby Flatt, Cheyenne Jervis, Tanner
Bail, Mark Miranda, Peyton Prince, and
Addison Waters
8th Grade
Miah Norton, Abby Thompson, Phoebe
Collette, Brooke Soulis, Savannah
Cantrell, Emily Mayfield, RJ Mullins,
Kaylee Pack, Rowan White, Noah
Miller, Josie Hamrick, MacKenna Jarrett,
Daniel (Levi) Reeves, Brianna Dixon,
Carson Lind, Journie Jarrett, Nathan
Rapp, Eric Tomas, Fern Gonzalez Her
nandez, Mabell Mercure, and Landon
Mathes
of Jasper founded the Le
gion of Character in 2018 to
recognize students in the 7th
and 8th grades who exhibit
good citizenship and charac
ter traits.
The Club requested nom
inations by the teachers for
students in each grade that
best displayed the following
while a student this year at
PJHS to be included in the
2022 Legion of Character:
1) being courteous and
truthful 2) being recognized
by peers for a positive out
look and general optimism
3) being help fid to other stu
dents and to faculty 4) con
tributing to good discipline
and study habits in their
classes 5) encouraging oth
ers and congratulating them
on their successes 6) work
ing steadily to improve
themselves and others 7)
having generally done their
best while at PCHS 8) being
trustworthy by practicing
honesty, keeping promises,
and following through on
commitments 8) doing what
is right even when it is diffi
cult 9) showing respect by
treating others the way that
they want to be treated 10)
being on the active role of
the school as a full time stu
dent 11) accepting respon
sibility for their own actions.
The Optimist Club
wishes these exceptional
students much success in the
future! The students were
recognized at the School’s
Awards Night on 5/25. The
club thanks the parents and
teachers for the essential
role they have played in
forming our
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