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PAGE 8B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. AUGUST 11.2022
Pickens
County
Awards • Groups • Weddings • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Students • Reunions
Elizabeth Collins, daugh
ter of Sgt. David Collins,
holds a photo of her dad
while being surrounded her
family and American Legion
Riders last Saturday morning
before a Memorial Ride re
membering her dad.
The Pickens County hero
was killed in action on April
9, 2006 in Iraq by an impro
vised explosive device. He
was assigned to the 506th In
fantry Regiment of the 101st
Airborne. David's mom Lynn memorial.
Napoli, wanted to do a ride She teamed with the local
because he loved motorcy- American Legion Riders Post
cles and would be a fitting 149 to host a ride that would
benefit local causes and over This year's hinds will ben-
the years raised over $20,000 efit Phase II of Pickens Vet-
for the community. erans Memorial Park.
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David Collins’s dad Sammy, daughter Elizabeth and son
Sammy (helmet) are ready to ride.
David Collins's mother Lynn Napoli presented special
photos of David to his wife Tammy and dad Sammy.
Davis,
Hollingshead
Wedding
Reverend Johnny and
Pat Hollingshead an
nounce their marriage on
January 14,2022 at their
home in Jasper.
Johnny and Pat reside
at Brooks Hollow Apart
ments in Jasper. Johnny
is the pastor of
Maranatha Church and
has been for 11 years.
Johnny has seven chil
dren by his late wife,
Mary.
He has several grand
children and numerous
great-grandchildren.
Johnny is the son of the
late Carl and Geneva
Hollingshead of Mari
etta.
Pat is the daughter of
the late Kenneth and
Louise Fann, of Tate.
The wedding was
perfonned by Rev. Vic
tor Roberson and the
bridesmaid was Tammy
Hollingshead Forten-
bury.
Ride recognizes a local American hero
Friday, August 26,2022
6:30 pm 10:00 pm
Chateau Meichtry •
Family Vineyard and Winery
For event page and ticket sales, please go to
https://www.gacasa.org/red shoe party/ or click the QR Code below!
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Class of 1972
Reunion
Update
PHS Class of 1972 Reunion
Update: The reunion is still
on for Saturday, August
27th at 6 p.m. at the Jasper
campus of Chattahoochee
Tech. We won't be serving
a sit down dinner, but there
will be plenty to fill you up,
along with a cash bar and
the music we love. The
Class of 72 welcomes any
member of the Classes of
71 or 73 to join us. To con
firm your spot, please send
$25/person by July 31st by
mail to Sandra Whitfield
Brown at 1492 Camp Rd,
Jasper, GA or drop it off
with Jack Dunn at Jasper
Drugs. Any questions, con
tact Trina Boggus Boteler at
trina.boteler@gmail.com.
Apply Today
Our Mission:
To expose the youth of Pickens County to leadership
experiences by creating an environment where they can make
a positive impact on issues that affect teens.
All juniors and seniors are eligible.
Call the Chamber for the application and more information.
(706) 692-5600
Deadline for applications is Friday, August 12, 2022.
PICKENS COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
& VISITOR CENTER
Weight Loss Group
Choose to Lose - Weight
loss group meets at the Pick
ens County Community
Center Room #1 every Fri
day morning. Weigh in time
is between 9 a.m. and 9:30
a.m. Meeting runs from 9:30
a.m. to 10:30 a.m. No
charge. Call Pat Groves for
more information at 1-417-
413-8025.
Jasper Lions Club
The Jasper Lions Club
meets on the 2nd and 4th
Thursdays of each month at
7 p.m. in Walker Hall at the
First Baptist Church of
Jasper. For more informa
tion, call 706.253.LION
(5466) or email us at geor-
gialions@mac.com.
TOPS meets Mondays
TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) meets every Mon
day night at 5 p.m, Cool
Springs Baptist Church,
4671 Hwy 53E, Tate.
For information, call 706-
897-2376.
Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous
meetings are held on Mon
days, Tuesdays and Fridays
at 8 p.m. at Jasper United
Methodist Church, 85
Church Street Jasper, Ga.
Amateur Radio Club
The Jasper Amateur
Radio Club meets on the sec
ond Thursday of each month
at 7 p.m. at the Cornerstone
Church Auxiliary building,
145 Cornerstone Drive (off
Camp Road just east of the
Pickens County Community
Center).
All visitors are welcome
to attend. Each meeting has
a free presentation and dis
cussion of Amateur Radio
events or operating modes,
including Emergency Com
munications.
Come see how much fun
Amateur Radio can be!
Please visit our website at
www.jasperarc.com for more
details.
Attention Seniors
Come join other senior
citizens to play the card
game Pinochle at the Pickens
Senior Center open each
weekday from 8 a.m. - 1
p.m.
Food Ministry
Cool Springs Baptist
Church, partnering with
There’s Hope For The Hun
gry, offers non-perishable
food to those in need on
Thursday, August 11th, from
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. No ID re
quired. Services will be pro
vided inside, with Covid-19
precautions taken. Cool
Springs Baptist Church is lo
cated at 4671 Hwy. 53 East,
Tate, Georgia. Call (770)
735-2799 for more informa
tion.
Get to know the Marine
Corps League
The Marine Corps
League, North Georgia
Mountains, Detachment
1280, Jasper, Ga. invites all
active, reserve, retired and
honorably discharged
Marines and FMF Corpsman
to get to know the members
and consider joining them.
The Marine Corps
League Detachment 1280
foremost provides assistance
to Marines, Corpsman and
their families.
For more information on
the Marine Corps League,
what it does, and how you
can join, call 706-253-0459
or email
USMC1280@gmail.com
This week's recipe brought to you by
Rooster's Markets
54 Roosters Way, Jasper, GA • 706-301-8176
Fig Cobbler
Ingredients
l cup all purpose
l cup regular sugar
l cup milk
l stick butter
2 cups of figs chopped ***
‘" " "‘available at Rooster’s Market
Instructions
l. Chop the figs about 3 hours be
fore making the cobbler and put
V2 cup sugar on them and cover
them in the fridge.
2. Melt a stick of butter in the bot
tom of a medium baking dish
(around 6-8 inch size) baking
dish, mix flour, sugar, and milk,
pour into a melted butter dish,
then add the figs and stir it all up
in the dish.
3. Bake at 350 F until it just starts
to brown. Approximately 30 to 40
minutes.
Serve warm with some ice cream
or eat just as it is.