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THURSDAY. JUNE 16. 2022 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 9A
Hughes family selected
for next Habitat home
Leann Hughes and her children, Monica
and Brian, were chosen to be Homeowner
#21.
Leann will meet with our construction
chairman, Ray Champitto, in the upcoming
weeks to finalize the plans and then construc
tion will begin.
Thank you to all of our donors and volun
teers who will make this dream of home own
ership a reality for the Hughes family.
If you would like to participate in helping
this family with the build, we are always
looking for volunteers. Please contact Debra
Cook, our executive director, at 706-253-
2393 if you would like to become a part of
this exciting journey.
Georgia Power tests hydrogen
fuel blend for power plant
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
ATLANTA - Georgia
Power completed a demon
stration project this week
blending hydrogen with nat
ural gas at the utility’s Plant
McDonough-Atkinson in
Smyrna.
The project was the first
to test a blend of 20% hydro
gen in a natural gas turbine in
North America. The blend
produced a 7% reduction in
carbon emissions at a plant
that burned coal until switch
ing to gas a decade ago.
Georgia Power, a sub
sidiary of Atlanta-based
Southern Company, worked
in partnership with Mit
subishi Power.
“This monumental hydro
gen demonstration project at
Plant McDonough-Atkinson
is another example of how, at
Georgia Power and Southern
Company, we are building
the future of energy today,”
said Allen Reaves, senior
vice president and senior
production officer at Georgia
Power.
“This demonstration helps
pave the way for long-term
clean and carbon-free use for
already existing infrastruc
ture. Making these smart in
vestments today on behalf of
our customers ensures we
can continue to provide
clean, safe, reliable and af
fordable energy as Georgia
grows and thrives for
decades to come.”
The Washington, D.C.-
based Electric Power Re
search Institute (EPRI), an
independent non-profit en
ergy research and develop
ment organization, supported
the development of the proj
ect. EPRI researchers were
on-site during the testing,
and the organization will
publish a detailed report on
the testing and results later
this summer.
"Accelerating low-carbon
technology development is
essential to achieve net-zero
targets by mid-century,” said
Neva Espinoza, vice presi
dent of energy supply and
low-carbon resources at
EPRI.
“This successful hydro
gen demonstration test rein
forces the significant,
game-changing role that this
and other low-carbon tech
nologies can play to help
reach economy-wide decar
bonization.”
Two years ago, Southern
Company announced a long
term of reaching net-zero
carbon emissions by 2050.
Mitsubishi Power pro
vided full turnkey service for
the project including engi
neering, planning, hydrogen
blending hardware, controls,
and risk management.
The project built upon
Mitsubishi Power’s hydro
gen combustion experience
and ongoing hydrogen com
bustion development at the
company’s facility in Hyogo
Prefecture, Japan. Mitsubishi
recently announced it will es
tablish the world’s first cen
ter for testing
hydrogen-related technolo
gies.
This story is available
through a news partnership
with Capitol Beat News Serv
ice, a project of the Georgia
Press Educational Founda
tion.
Lawson Self Storage
Al Lawson 1188 Talking Rock Rd
Office 706-253-1188 Jasper, GA 30143
Cell 770-893-7221 allawson3@gmail.com
VOTING
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Primary Runoff
Monday- Friday
June 13th- iyth
8 am- 5 pm
Pickens County Recreation Center
1329 Camp Road
Jasper, GA 30143
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Primary Runoff
Tuesday June 21st
7 am- 7 pm
At your assigned precinct
For questions or concerns
please contact the Pickens
County Board of Elections at
706-253-8781.
Happy day for a new homeowner - Seated: Monica Hughes, Leann Hughes, Brian
Hughes. Standing: Debra Cook, executive director; Monique Vinelli, president; Donna
Torres, treasurer; Ray Champitto, construction chairman.
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Tough
conversations
During the course of rais
ing our children, there are a
number of times when we are
faced with having tough con
versations with them. These
occur during transitional
times in a family such as a di
vorce, the death of a pet, or
when teens begin dating.
In today’s world, parents
are now faced with tough
conversations about mass
shootings, particularly those
in schools. Many parents do
not know what to say and
they feel it’s better to not
speak about them, however,
ignoring it will not make it
pass. Experts say it's impor
tant to have those conversa
tions, in an age-appropriate
way, as many children and
teenagers may find out about
the shooting online or hear
inaccurate information from
friends.
According to the National
Association of School Psy
chologists, high profile acts
of violence, particularly in
schools, can confuse and
frighten children who will
look to adults for information
and guidance on how to react.
They offer these things par
ents can do to help their chil
dren.
Reassure children that
they are safe. Emphasize that
schools are very safe. Vali
date their feelings. Explain
that all feelings are okay
when a tragedy occurs. Let
children talk about their feel
ings, help put them into per
spective, and assist them in
expressing these feelings ap
propriately.
Make time to talk. Let
their questions be your guide
as to how much information
to provide. Be patient; chil
dren and youth do not always
talk about their feelings read
ily. Some children prefer
writing, playing music, or
doing an art project as an out
let. Young children may need
concrete activities to help
them identify and express
their feelings.
Early elementary school
children need brief, simple
information that should be
balanced with reassurances
that their school and homes
are safe and that adults are
there to protect them. Give
simple examples of school
safety like reminding chil
dren about exterior doors
being locked, child monitor
ing efforts on the playground,
and emergency drills prac
ticed during the school day.
Upper elementary and
early middle school children
will be more vocal in asking
questions about whether they
truly are safe and what is
being done at their school.
Discuss efforts of school and
community leaders to pro
vide safe schools.
Upper middle school and
high school students will
have strong and varying
opinions about the causes of
violence in schools and soci
ety. They will share concrete
suggestions about how to
make school safer and how to
prevent tragedies in society.
Emphasize their role in main
taining safe schools by fol
lowing school safety guide
lines, communicating any
personal safety concerns to
school administrators, and
accessing support for emo
tional needs.
Review safety procedures.
This should include proce
dures and safeguards at
school and at home. Help
children identify at least one
adult at school and in the
community to whom they go
if they feel threatened or at
risk.
Observe children’s emo
tional state. Changes in be
havior, appetite, and sleep
patterns can indicate a child’s
level of anxiety or discom
fort. In most children, these
symptoms will ease with re
assurance and time. Children
who have had a past trau
matic experience or personal
loss, suffer from depression
or other mental illness, or
with special needs may be at
greater risk for severe reac
tions than others. Seek the
help of mental health profes
sional if you are at all con
cerned.
Limit television viewing
of these events. Limit televi
sion viewing and be aware if
the television is on in com
mon areas. Adults also need
to be mindful of the content
of conversations that they
have with each other in front
of children, even teenagers,
and limit their exposure to
vengeful, hateful, and angry
comments that might be mis
understood.
Maintain a normal rou
tine. Keeping to a regular
schedule can be reassuring
and promote physical health.
Ensure that children get
plenty of sleep, regular
meals, and exercise.
Most importantly, remem
ber that these tough conver
sations and teachable
moments are not fixed
events. Children need to be
able to circle back for future
discussions and processing to
help them over time.
[Mary Migliaro, M.Ed. is
an educator and Parent
Mentor. She may be reached,
m arym igl iaro @a ol.com.]
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