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PAGE 2A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. JUNE 30. 2022
Celebs to get pie in face to help
animal charities and Thrift Store
Sheriff Donnie Craig City of Jasper Manager Sonia Jammes County Public Safety Director Sloan Elrod
By Suellen Reitz
Public Affairs Officer
Community Thrift Store
Everyone loves animals.
Man’s best friend and all...
even if you don’t have a pet
of your own, it’s hard to re
sist adorable puppies and kit
tens.
Here in Pickens County,
that love for animals is over
flowing with the number of
nonprofit agencies that exist
to help our furry friends.
Pickens Community
Thrift Store, located at 110
Samaritan Dr. decided to add
a new element to their second
annual Christmas In July
Festival which will be held
on July 16 from 10 a.m. - 3
p.m.
They wanted to help some
of our local nonprofits di
rectly with proceeds from the
festival. Something everyone
could support and get behind.
What better than our pets?
In addition to live music,
free food, hayride and games
along with fantastic Christ
mas decor available at rock
bottom prices and of
course... Santa with gifts for
the kids...there will defi
nitely be an animal vibe
throbbing so strong it will
surely touch our hearts.
Pickens nonprofit groups
supporting animals will be
there sharing how they make
a difference in the lives of
our future pets. Visitors will
have the opportunity to adopt
a pet on site.
All cats and dogs will
have everything ready to
go... shots, spayed or
neutered, and even a micro
chip to keep from getting
lost. Only thing missing is
you. If you already have your
pets, bring them along for
free rabies shots.
To help raise funds which
will be equally distributed
among all of Pickens animal
organizations, we originally
planned to have a dunk tank
and pie throwing station with
minimal costs to the crowd to
join in on the fun.
Several known faces
stepped up to face the water
or pie foil of cream. That idea
grew to even more with a
super push for donations be
fore the festival by using well
known celebrities from both
Jasper and Pickens County.
Pickens Sheriff Donnie
Craig, Pickens Public Safety
Director Sloan Elrod, and
Jasper City Manager Sonia
Jammes all agreed to take the
hit for the cause and are hop
ing to help raise $2,500 for
our pets.
When asked what they
thought of the efforts to raise
awareness and funds for our
animals, all agreed there
could not be a more worthy
cause. Donation jars can be
found in all city and county
offices, local banks, the
Chamber, Community Thrift
Store and the numerous pet
organizations throughout
Pickens. If you would like to
write a check, please make it
out to Community Thrift
Store and on the for line,
write Pickens Pets.
Each of the three celebs
will have the opportunity to
select their official pie
thrower.
Sheriff Craig has chal
lenged his staff with the
promise of throwing honors
to be awarded to the highest
donor. The big event will
take place at 12:30 on stage
at the festival site behind the
store.
It was decided that the
dunk tank might take away
some of the lime light, so the
plug has been pulled...at
least for this time. We’re
hoping those who already
signed up for the plunge will
be up for a pie instead.
Our other celebs and
wanna be’s will be up for the
toss a pie immediately fol
lowing those on stage.
A published schedule will
be available on site if you are
looking for someone special
to share your pies.
And for those who dare, a
second pie station will be set
up for anyone who always
dreamed of being hit in the
face with a pie for a good
cause.
Don’t miss this great fam
ily fun community event.
Bring a pet or get one there
and tell your friends to join
you. Saturday, July 16 from
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. behind the
thrift store. Help us meet our
goal and even go beyond our
wildest expectations. Your
pets will thank you.
The Lodge at Stephens Lake
welcomes Jessi Barton as
community relations director
Jessi Barton joins The
Lodge at Stephens Lake,
Jasper’s newest senior liv
ing community.
Barton comes with over
nine years of experience in
the senior living industry,
having worked in inde
pendent living, personal
care, assisted living, and
memory care.
She loves building pro
fessional partnerships in
the community. Her pas
sion is helping seniors and
their families navigate their
time of transition by being
a trusted resource.
“My goal is to always
be a guide for families in
such an overwhelming
time in their lives and to
help them find the solution
that works best for them,”
says Jessi. She added, “It is
such an honor to join the
Pickens County commu
nity and the team at The
Lodge at Stephens Lake.”
Jessi, a Gilmer County
native, is an Argentum-cer
tified senior living sales
counselor, holds a profes
sional certificate in geron
tology, and is an
Alzheimer’s Association
volunteer, focusing on
training law enforcement
and public safety on de
mentia.
When Jessi is not serv
ing seniors, she and her
husband love traveling,
often with their two
Labradors. She is also a
member of the First Moun
tain City Jeep Club and a
JeepFest supporter.
For more information
about The Lodge at
Stephens Lake, visit:
https ://thelodgeat-
stephenslake.com/.
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4-Her Molly Hooker makes top seven in
state Festive Foods for Health project
Submitted by Pickens
County 4-H
The Pickens County 4-H
Office is proud to announce
that Senior 4-Her Molly
Hooker has been ranked in
the top seven of the state in
the Festive Foods for Health
project and is vying for the
number one spot in late July.
This is not a one-day compe
tition.
It is a journey that starts
the year before. Molly’s jour
ney started in January of
2021 with her project work,
placed first in the district in
March, food preparation
demonstration in June, and
will end at Georgia 4-H State
Congress in July.
In 4-H youth are chal
lenged to pick an area of in
terest and leam more about it
through research, tours, and
interviews. Then they must
share what they’ve learned
with younger 4-Hers and
community members. Fi
nally, they perform commu
nity service and exhibit
leadership skills in various
ways.
4-Hers go to the district
competition where they give
a presentation in their project
area. For food projects this
does not come in the form of
a speech, but it is a hands-on
demonstration of food prepa
ration. In Molly’s project,
Festive Foods for Health, 4-
Hers prepare a healthy dish
which reflects an interna
tional flair or is a special oc
casion dish. Molly prepared
Hawaiian chicken with
pineapple salsa. Judges
looked at her skilled work
such as knife skills, her
knowledge of My Plate and
major nutrients found in each
portion, the correct place
ment of flatware, the finished
product, lab and time man
agement, and Molly’s ap
pearance.
Molly won first place in
the district and now advances
to the state competition.
This past weekend Molly
traveled to Rock Eagle to
complete the hands-on por
tion of the state level compe
Molly was given ninety
minutes to chop, mince, slice,
and dice all ingredients; cook
the dish, prepare a table set
ting, and clean all dishes.
She had to present her com
plete meal with a proper
table setting. Molly made her
dish with ease. When judges
asked her nutrition questions,
she really stood out among
her peers.
The next step on the jour
ney is to travel to Atlanta for
State Congress in late July
where she will be joined by,
not only those in her cate
gory, but all the different dis
trict project winners at the
senior level of Georgia 4-H.
She will complete part
two of the competition which
is an interview with profes
sionals in the area, similar to
a job interview. This score
will be combined with the
score from the hands-on por
tion and the winners an
nounced in the ballroom at
the state congress.
Molly Hooker demonstrating her recipe of Hawaiian
chicken with pineapple salsa is in the running for state
honors at the state 4-h Congress in July.
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