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PAGE 6A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MAY 18. 2023
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By C. Ray Smith
Commander American
Legion Post 149
Pickens American Legion
Post 149 is pleased to an
nounce Eleina Bryant and
Jack Resetar have been se
lected to attend the American
Legion’s nationally recog
nized leadership action pro
gram for students June 11-17,
2023.
The program is a highly
regarded comprehensive one-
week course in state and local
government and is a program
of the American Legion De
partment of Georgia.
It will be held at Valdosta
State University. It is a “lead
ership action program” where
qualified rising high school
seniors take part in a practical
government course.
It is designed to develop a
working knowledge of the
structure of government and
to impress upon the citizens
the fact that our government
is just what we make it.
Students from the Georgia
program will be selected to
attend the national program in
Washington D.C. Those who
have attended regard the pro
grams as a life changing
event.
Eleina Bryant is a rising
senior at Pickens County
High School. She is actively
involved with the Pickens
County Youth Leadership
Program sponsored through
the Chamber of Commerce.
She plays varsity soccer and
runs varsity track. She is cur
rently rostered to the USYS
Georgia State ODP soccer
team and plays for Georgia
Impact’s 06 Girls’ National
League PRO soccer team.
Eleina is an active volun
teer of the Ronald McDonald
House Charities and serves
the local community through
various volunteer activities of
Love Bugs of North Georgia
Volunteer Family.
Eleina has several soccer
scholarship offers for her
study in political science and
aspires to be an attorney.
Jack Resetar is a rising
GREAT CAREERS
SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY.
The City of Jasper is now accepting applications for the following positions:
$60k - $80k - see job description on
(1) Building Code Official
www.jasper-ga.us
('ll PT Administrative Assistant in Planning & Zoning - 20 hours a
week 10am - 2pm at $16.00 per hour. (No benefits)
(31 Mandated Police Officer - Starting pay is $46,912.00 - 84 hours
within a 2-week period - paid bi-weekly, Night shift/Split shift 1 hour
incentive at regular rate
(2) Certified Water Plant Operator III- (night shift)- Starting pay
$16.00 (based on experience) - (12 hours each day) 7 days on 7
days off, 7 hours straight pay for shift differential each week - paid
bi-weekly
(2) Water Distribution Technician - Starting pay $16.00 hour - 40
hours a weekpaid weekly, rotating 7 days on call with additional 7
hours at straight time nights and weekends required for shift differ
ential.
(1) Public Works Technician - Starting pay $16.00 an hour - 40 hours
a week- paid weekly, rotating 7 days on call with additional 7 hours
at straight time nights and weekends required for shift differential.
(1) Fire Marshal - Pay Range: $52k - $58k -40 hours week - paid
weekly
(3) Firefighter EMT- $52,534.02 - $56,572.78 - 24 hr on/ 48hr off
schedule
(3) PT Firefighter EMT - (No benefits) $16.00 per hour
Documentation is required for education and experience to
determine exact pay. All positions will be provided a uniform to work.
Interested applicants can find detailed job descriptions on our webpage
at www.iasper-ga.us under Human Resources. Fill out the appropriate
application (police is the only separate one- everyone else fill out the
main city application), provide a cover letter and resume. All
references, Professional and Personal, should not be related to you. A
complete and detailed application will be considered over one that is
incomplete. All positions require a valid driver's license as you will be
driving a city owned vehicle while on the clock. Police officers will be
given a vehicle to take home (with a maximum radius milage).
Benefits for Full Time positions include Medical - Tier amounts, Dental
- 100% employer paid for employee only, Vision - Tier amounts,
Short-term - 60% weekly income, Long-term - 60% weekly income
and AD&.D Insurance. Employer-Paid Retirement, Employer-Paid Life
Insurance (Employee-25k, Spouse $5k, Children $2500. Per child),
Employer-Paid Police Officer Annuity and Benefit of GA retirement
and GA Firefighter Pension, Hartford Firefighter Cancer Coverage.
Accrual paid Sick, Vacation and (13) Holidays Leave.
Positions will be open until filled. If your
application is chosen to move forward you will
receive an email (that is listed on your
application). Email is our prime way of
communication as some phone carriers block our
main line number.
Once you have completed these requests submit
them to Stacy Johnson, Human Resources at
siohnson@iasper-ga.us and my direct line is
706-301-5004 if you have any further questions.
Eleina Bryant and Jack Resetar, shown with Legion Post Commander C. Ray Smith.
The local youth will attend the American Legion’s Georgia leadership action program.
senior at Veritas Classical
School. VCS provides a non-
traditional school environ
ment that partners with
parents to communicate the
truth, train the mind, and cul
tivate hearts in a Christ hon
oring atmosphere.
Jack maintains an un
weighted 4.0 GPA as an Ad
vanced Placement (AP) Rigor
Student. Jack is an Eagle
Scout from Scouts BSA
Troop 20 in Marble Hill. He
is a varsity three year Letter-
man with the Pickens High
School Swim Team and
served as a Sea Dragon Cap
tain this past year.
The week before Jack at
tends the Legion program he
will be in Annapolis, MD. at
tending the United States
Naval Academy Summer
Seminar. The program is de
signed to prepare the partici
pants for becoming a
midshipman for the Naval
Academy.
Jack's aspirations are to at
tend one of the military acad
emies and to serve his
country as an officer in the
military.
Home Depot comes through for Veterans Park
Bricks of Honor still
available, update on
Phase II
Pickens County Veterans
Memorial Park was blessed
to be selected as a service
project by our local Jasper
Home Depot store.
The veteran’s park was
one of several that was se
lected by Home Depot to
perform community work
throughout Pickens County.
The Home Depot is so gen
erous with its time and sup
port for our community.
The Veterans Memorial
Park concrete foundation
was pressure washed by
Robin Leonard and Home
Depot employees. You could
not ask for a better collec
tion of folks who care about
veterans and the community
they serve.
Home Depot works to
improve the homes and lives
of veterans, constantly im
proving by giving back to
the communities they are
proud to call their own.
This beautification of the
park will go along with the
upkeep of the veterans park
to continue honoring veter
ans.
We are still adding Bricks
of Honor at the park. We
presently have 957 Bricks of
Honor. You can support this
veteran’s park by donating a
Brick of Honor to a veteran.
The Brick of Honor is for all
regular service members of
the military, National Guard,
and Reservist. You do not
have to be a Pickens County
resident.
How do I donate a
Brick of Honor?
You will find applica- Home Depot employees at work pressure washing the
tions for Bricks of Honor, on veterans park.
our website at www.pick-
ensvetmemorial.com, Con
tact us at 706.253.0501 or
email pickensvetmemor-
ial@gmail.com. Donations
are tax-deductible.
Update on Expansion
(Phase II) of Veterans
Memorial Park.
We have been working
on moving the veteran’s
monument currently located
in front of the Pickens
County Courthouse to the
Veterans Memorial Park.
This will allow the Veterans
Memorial Park to be all-en
compassing for honoring all
veterans in one location.
There are 55 Pickens
County Veterans’ names
who gave their lives in de
fense of freedom for Jasper,
Pickens, and our country on
this monument. The expan
sion will have etchings in
finished black granite mon
uments of veterans in photo
realistic uniforms of various
wars.
We have been raising
hinds to construct the expan
sion. We presently have
supporters who are doing
pro bono for this endeavor.
Unfortunately, we have been
delayed in obtaining the site
plan. Once we have the site
plan we will be starting the
construction.
We want to personally
thank all our supporters who
have donated to this cause.
If you wish to donate to
this expansion, please send
your donations to PCVMP,
POB 2181, Jasper, Ga
30143, or PayPal.
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