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PAGE 8A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. JULY 20. 2023
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Dungeons and Dragons at the library
Summer Discovery Finale
July 19, 2 p.m.
Join us at the Pickens
County Library on July 19 at
2 p.m. as we celebrate the
Summer Discovery Finale
with Wildlife Wonders. We
will meet and learn about so
cial and pack animals. All
ages are welcome, children
must be accompanied by an
adult.
Family Board Game Night
July 20, 4p.m.
Starting at 4 p.m., stop by
the Pickens County Library
for a night of various board
games. Highlights include
Settlers of Catan, Monopoly,
Apples to Apples, Chutes
and Ladders. All ages wel
come. Children must be ac
companied by an adult. No
registration required.
Adam Boehmer, Juggler Ex
traordinaire!
July 21,3 p.m.
Come to the Pickens
County Library and witness
first hand the amazing talent
of Adam Boehmer as he
wows you with his juggling
expertise. Highly entertain
ing and engaging, prepare to
be astounded. All ages wel
come. Children must be ac
companied by an adult. No
registration required.
Dungeons and Dragons 5e
July 27, 5p.m.
Calling all Adventurers.
Your campaign awaits.
Whether this is your first
game or you're a seasoned
player, join us at the Pickens
County Library for a Sum
mer One Shot. This program
is for adults ages 18 and
older. No registration re
quired.
Themed Adult Book Club
July 30, 3 p.m.
Meet us at Pendley Brew
ing Company for Themed
Book Club. This month's
theme is All Together Now.
Ages 21+ encouraged. Stop
by Pickens County Library
or email moores@seqlib.org
for helpful discussion ques
tions and more information.
No registration required.
Pickens County Library
Announcements
Free WiFi at Pickens
County Library
Did you know that you
can access the Pickens
County Library WiFi without
even entering the building?
It’s true. The Pickens County
Library has both indoor and
parking lot WiFi that is avail
able to use for free.
Back to School with Chatta
hoochee Technical College
August 3, 6p.m.
Have you ever wanted to
go back to school for your
GED or brush up on business
soft skills? Join us to leam all
about the free educational
courses available to you and
about the Adult Education
AGENDA
PICKENS COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY - JULY 20, 2023 - 5:30 PM
1266 East Church Street - Jasper, GA 30143
Commission Conference Room - Suite 168
1. Call to Order
2. Opening Remarks
3. Prayer
4. Pledge of Allegiance
5. Amendments to Agenda
6. Recognitions
7. Consent Agenda
8. Old Business
9. New Business
A. Approve Employee Handbook Changes
B. Approve MOU with North Georgia
Community Action, Inc.
C. Approve Mobile Home Decal Resolution
D. Town of Talking Rock Annexation Request
(Tax Parcel 010 061)
E. Dissolution of IGA with City of Jasper for City
Parks
10. Quarterly Finance Report
11. Action Items
A. Approve Minutes
* Work Session Meeting - June 15, 2023
* Regular Meeting - June 15, 2023
* Called Meeting - July 6, 2023 (2022
Audit Presentation)
B. Accept Larry Brown’s Resignation on the
Elections Board
C. Appoint Richard Frady (Republican) to the
Elections Board
D. Reappoint Tim Jordan to the Water and
Sewer Authority Board
E. Reappoint Wendall Turner to the Airport
Authority Board
F. Rezones
RZ-190472-SRNG, LLC
Carlan Road
AG to SA
10.99 acres
Parcel #057 010 007
RZ-190491 Woodstock Church of Jasper
Hwy 53 West
NC to HB
7.76 acres
Parcel #031 070
RZ-190493 Southern Rambler Ranch, LLC
Sandy Bottom Road East
HB to AG
153.51
Parcel #051 033
RZ-190494-Jesse Meffert-Doug Sherrill as
Agent
Roland Road
AG to HB
19 772 acres
Parcel #053A 101 002 and 053A 101 003
12. Guests/Comments
13. Closing/Commissioner’s Comments
14. Executive Session
15. Approval of Executive Session Minutes
16. Adjourn
Program at Chattahoochee
Technical College. This pro
gram is for adults. No regis
tration required.
Homeschool Meetup
August 7, 10:30 a.m.
Gather together with our
area's homeschool commu
nity. Students can expect a
storytime and group meeting
followed by age-appropriate
breakout group activities.
Family Storytime
August 9, 16, & 23
10:30 a.m.
Join us at the Pickens
County Library for Family
Storytime with Miss Hannah.
We will have a theme with
stories, songs, and a craft. Be
sure to join us for a fun
morning. No registration re
quired. Children must be ac
companied by an adult.
Making Magic Together:
Magic Show
August 10, 4p.m.
Come to the Pickens
County Library and be
amazed and entertained by
The Great Carey Huddlestun,
Magician, Making Magic To
gether. Highly entertaining
and engaging, prepare to be
astounded. No registration
required. Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
Medicare Information
August 15,1 p.m.
What is Medicare and
how does it work? Turning
65 means there's a lot of in
formation but where do you
start? Join us at Pickens
County Library for a
Medicare educational session
designed to help seniors an
swer their Medicare ques
tions. No registration
required.
Teens Cook! Banana
Pudding Edition!
August 17, 6p.m.
This class is a fun and in
teractive cooking program
designed to teach teenagers
how to make delicious ba
nana pudding from scratch.
In this class, students will
leam how to select the right
ingredients, measure and mix
them correctly, and cook the
pudding to perfection. This
program is for teens. No reg
istration required.
Strollers and Stories
August 18, 10:30 a.m.
Attention Caregivers: Join
us at Lee Newton Park for a
walk and talk, a nature activ
ity, followed by a story time.
No registration required.
Children must be accompa
nied by an adult.
Themed Adult Book Club
August 22, 10:30 a.m.
Meet us at the Pickens
County Library for our
Themed Book Club. This
month's theme is "Based on a
Tme Story." Stop by Pickens
County Library or email
moores@seqlib.org for help
ful discussion questions and
more information. This pro
gram is for adults. No regis
tration required.
On July 13th, The Jasper Lions Club hosted Lion Robert Lique from the Ellijay Lions
Club. He is the Zone C Chairman and the 18L Director of The Georgia Lions Club Camp
located in Way cross.
He gave us a update on the camp. It has served Georgians who are visually impaired
since 1976. For more information, go to glcb.org. For more information about the Jasper
Lions Club, call 706 253 LION, or georgialion@mac.com.
Pictured are Lions Ken Austin, Glenn Mullinax, Robert Lique, and Margo Austin
Sassafras writers
group to hold
meeting
For inspiration, fellow
ship and a sharing of the
work of fellow writers, the
Sassafras Literary Exchange
has scheduled their July
meeting. It will be held
Thursday, July 20 at 1 p.m.
The meeting will take place
in the side room at Johnny's
Pizza, 744 Noah Drive in
Jasper.
Writers are encouraged
to attend and share their
work with fellow writers,
who will give feedback.
There will also be discus
sion about Sassafras Liter
ary Exchange’s new
website, an exciting devel
opment for the club.
We hope to see all you
fellow writers there.
TOPS meets every
Monday
TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) meets every Mon
day night at 5:30 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.
Service Club
The Pickens Community
Service Club meets every
2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7
p.m. downstairs in the
county administration of
fice.
Morris Family
Reunion
July 30
The Morris family re
union will be held on July
30th at Amicalola Falls
State Park.
Hope to see everyone
there.
WORK SESSION AGENDA
PICKENS COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY - JULY 20, 2023 - 4:30 PM
1266 East Church Street - Jasper, GA 30143
Commission Conference Room - Suite 168
Items for Discussion:
1. Planning & Development
Updates
2. Department Head Updates
3. General Discussion
4. Adjourn
Historical Society to host
Civil War author/speaker July 20th
Gerald Flinchum will be the next speaker in the popular
Drinking and History Series sponsored by the Pickens His
torical Society at Pendley Creek Brewery Thursday, July
20th at 7 p.m. Author and Historian Flinchum will be speak
ing about the Guerilla Warfare in Georgia during the Civil
War. The event is free.
Stories and
recipes from the
kitchen
by
Cherie Martin
ETC’s Heart of the
Home host
Recipes from a dear friend
Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix well and place 1” balls on uncreased cookie sheet.
Press with tine of fork. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes.
Can use Splenda, powdered sugar or regular sugar. Cool
and serve with Mayfield vanilla ice cream.
Creamsicle Punch
1 gallon vanilla ice cream
1 gallon orange sherbet
2 liter ginger ale
One of my favorite things from hosting a cooking show
and later a talk show was meeting people. A precious viewer
dear Joyce Kems loved sending me recipes.
On a Sunday afternoon many years ago I tried a couple
of her super simple and super yummy samplings.
There was a tiny problem as I read the recipe for cookies
I thought oops. I was convinced she forgot to tell me it
needed flour. Sure fooled me because the amazingly
yummy and super simple cookie recipe has no flour.
Both of these are wonderful ways to get the kids and
Grandkids in the kitchen.
Precious Joyce has gone to heaven but not before she
Blessed many lives including mine.
Tune in to The Cherie Show Monday through Thurs
day 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and midnight on ETC TV 3 from Ball
Ground to Turtletown.
Check out our programs for more recipes and fun on You
Tube Cherie Martin or Cherie Martin Heart of the Home.
Longarm Quilting Services
for all Quilts
Computer guided edge to edge quilting
Amelia Broussard
Phone: 706-692-5663
or e-mail: broussardcol@msn.com
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