Pickens County progress. (Jasper, Ga.) 1899-current, June 23, 2022, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY. JUNE 23. 2022 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 11A M/5B TV IZ/MT Et>&£ Zviuuu& Fine Et>&e 8iMLt>iu& Fine Et>&e ZviLbiu& Fine Zunur Muvutaiu Hill Cumv. Et>&e Zvildiul. Fine Continued From 1A Old Videos multuous time. These great peeks into the past are from Jim VanSant and his family with notable exception the WSB-TV which was housed by Uni versity of Georgia. WSB-TV December 1967 www.youtube.com/watch?v= gAi vdhkOoPo&t=1988s Edge Building fire cleanup - In the 1940s, shot by Paul VanSant, who had a dentist office upstairs in the Edge building. Video is less than three minutes long and shows some good views of Main Street and the former county courthouse, which burned later. Speculation at the time is the draft office for World War II was upstairs in the Edge building, which also had all the ration cards allowing pur chases of war restricted items and were quite valuable and the fire was cover up over the theft of the cards. www.youtube.com/watch?v= xAeY s6LC3_g Archer Hotel fire - This one, another from Paul VanSant, is less than two minutes long, but shows a massive blaze that demol ished a hotel that stood where the Walgreens in Jasper now sits. The video information notes the exact date is not known, but this structure was replaced by the Archer Tourist Court, which later be came the Greystone Village. https://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=j Bzw3 iudAek Burnt Mountain Hill Climb 1952 www.youtube.com/watch?v= sgKluAU2xA8 Pickens County Civil Air Patrol before World War II This film was made in Jasper by Dr. Paul Vansant who was a dentist in Jasper. It shows planes coming and going from an airfield and people milling about. At the six minute mark is, Dr. C. J. Roper, and his wife Helen. He had and built Roper Hos pital in Jasper, that was for many years the only hospital in Pickens County, www.youtub e .com/watch?v= DqDLlF8bdGw This story can be found on line, at PickensProgress.com where all the links are active. School board meeting Continued From 1A Members of the Junior 4-H from Pickens Junior High School who placed in district competition included Reese Davis, Dylan Lo, Sarahi Flores, and Sheila Flores. with the current curriculum although it was described as "awkward to present." The board will explore other op tions following the 2022- 2023 school year. In light of the recent highly-publicized controversy surrounding sex education in other states, a board spokesperson reas sured parents that the local curriculum in all grade levels is "low key." The board also approved the fiscal year 2023 salary schedules, and Superintend ent Tony Young noted that every Pickens staff member has received "sizeable" salary increases in the past couple of years. He added that the newly approved salary schedule includes a $2,000 yearly increase for teachers, the result of recent legislation which was signed by Governor Brian Kemp this past spring. Several other housekeep ing chores were addressed by the board including ap proval of personnel and fi nancial reports, a fiscal year 2022 budget amendment, ap proval of a fiscal 2023 tenta tive budget, and approval of a FY23 substitute and para- professional bid. Then and Now by Maggie Shaw Good Vibes Maggie, a mother of five, new grandmother, wife, and former special education teacher, took up art as a way to relax. She began her artis tic journey in 2019, dabbling in watercolor projects. “But I still had two teenage boys at home at the time so I re ally got started in 2020 with the pandemic. I ordered a subscription art box and it had four watercolor projects a month and I really loved that.” That first subscription box was the spark that in spired her to join a Facebook group called “Share Art from the Heart” where members send their own art in the form of postcards to people in hospitals, nursing homes, or the recently bereaved. “It was just a nice way to sit down every night and prac tice my art and do one little postcard,” she said. The next April, Maggie joined “Acrylic April,” an online challenge where par ticipants commit to one small 8X8 painting a day for the entire month. Pictured left to right are members of the Pickens Cloverleaf (grades 1 through 5) 4-H group: Viridiana Val- dovinos, Otoniel Bautista, Amelia Hooker, and Natasha Flores. The Pickens contingent of 4-Hers was the most di verse group in district competition. Molly Hooker (9th grade) and Ryan Johnson (10th grade) were two members of Senior 4-Hers who also com peted in the District Project Achievement recently. Of the 42 different counties represented at district, Pickens had the highest percentage offirst place finishers, a phenom enal 88%. Amazon boxes or cereal boxes because that’s not ex pensive and those boxes were in the recycling bin anyway so if it turns out to be junk, it’s no big deal. It’s not precious.” To get started, Maggie recommends that folks “start doodling. Just try it. Look at YouTube videos. Find some art or artist that you like and check out their YouTube or an instructional video.” Her current favorite gen res are Cubism, Pablo Pi casso specifically, and street art. “I love Banksy. I really love street art because that’s just mind-blowing to me that you can create these amazing images using a spray can,” she said. “I grew up going to the Art Institute of Chicago. We went there all the time. I look at art online now a lot. I really like Pamela Vosseler’s art and Alex Garant - I’m ob sessed with both of them.” Maggie is married to Tom Shaw. They have five chil dren: Jake, Mollie, Riley, Carson and Oliver. Continued From 1A Plane the towing company for their help. The pilot was not injured. The aircraft is owned by Pickens Airport Authority member Ed Wood, who is a pilot but who was not flying at the time of the incident. The Progress contacted Wood, but he said he was not at the airport that day and did not wish to make comment at Continued From 1A July 4th first year was marketed as a “Regular Old Fashioned July 4th Celebration” and in cluded a variety of athletic events - like the greased pole this time. An ultralight aircraft crashed at the airport the morning of Tuesday, May 31, marking the second inci dent there in less than a month. The pilot was trans ported to a trauma center for injuries. Prior to these incidents, the most recent was in No vember of 2018 when a stu dent pilot and instructor crashed into parked cars at the airport. climb and greased pig com petition - and at noon a “Fish Dinner With Lemonade.” In the edition after the July 4th celebration, the Pickens Progress covered the event. See original report from July 6, 1939 below. Her favorite form of painting is mixed media, which can incorporate any thing from watercolor and acrylics to collage or other elements such as markers or pencils. “Anything goes in mixed media.” Some of her pieces may have a cheese cloth painted into it, or a tis sue or even a page from a fa vorite book. “I paint everyday, usually in overalls because I’m messy,” she quipped. For those wanting to jump into painting or any form of artistic expression, Maggie said “don’t be afraid.” “I was really afraid when I started and I thought things like, ‘Am I going to get laughed at?’ ‘Does this look like a kindergartener made it?’ But painting brings me so much joy and I’ve been laughed at before (and sur vived). What I found I think is people believe it’s cool that I’m doing it and I’m not criticized.” And painting, she said, does not have to be an ex pensive hobby, - using what is already around your home. “I often paint on Regular Old - Fashioned July 4th Celebration JASPER, GEORGIA The People of Pickens and Adjoining Counties are Cordially Invited to Attend an old Fashioned July 4th Celebration at Jasper. All kinds of Athletic events Including Racing, Jumping, Greased Pole, Greased Pig, etc., ending with a softball game in the afternoon. The Feature of the Day Will be an Address by A SPEAKER TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER Program 10 A. M.: Athletic Events Begin on High School Grounds. 11 A. M.: Address By a speaker to be announced Noon: Fish Dinner With Lemonade (TICKETS AT 25c PER PLATE) 2 P. M.: More Athletic Events and Softball Game. o i [JONS CLUB OF JASPER, GEORGIA Report from Pickens Progress July 6,1939 edition: “A Large Number Enjoy The Fourth at Jasper” Quite a large crowd attended the old fashioned Fourth of July celebration sponsored by the local Lions Club at Jasper. The feature of the day was an excellent address made by Dr. J. S. Thrailkill, presiding elder of the Dalton District of the Methodist conference. During his remarks Dr. Thrailkill, in discussing crime conditions in America, quoted the report of J. Edgar Hoover, chief G-Man, which showed that the annual cost of crime would wipe out the present national debt in three years. He was much more concerned with the cost of crime than current tax rates. He spoke of how America had been founded as a land of religious liberty, and one that the Supreme Court had formally declared a Christian land. He spoke of the hardships that our forefathers and foremothers had undergone to establish this religious freedom, but he expressed fear that now in our power and wealth we were forsaking our ancient religious ideals and believed that the future of the country lay in a return to the good of our fathers. Prof. T. W. Holley was master of ceremonies and he introduced Dr. J.S. Golden, who in a few appropriate words introduced the speaking, speaking of the interest with which the people of this section had followed the career of Dr. Thrailkill, since he had pastored the local Methodist charge. There were a number of athletic events, including foot races, sack races, climbing the greased pole and catching the greased pig furnished entertained for both old and young. Everybody seemed to enjoy the day to the fullest and appreciated the efforts of the Lions Club in furnishing the wholesome fun. The crowd was sane, sober and orderly in every respect.