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PAGE 2A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. AUGUST 17. 2023
Escape the indoors with Cub Scout Pack 20
Local Cub Scouts
welcome parents
to learn more
about sign-ups
By Carl Lundstrom
For Pack 20
Scouting is adventure,
family fun, outdoors, charac
ter, leadership and friends.
With their family and friends,
Cub Scouts in K-5th grade
complete age-specific activi
ties that are rewarding, teach
character and leadership
skills and are fun.
Escape the indoors. Cub
Scout Pack 20 is very en
gaged in many activities in
cluding hiking, fishing,
camping, STEM projects,
building and racing
Pinewood Derby cars, crafts
and more.
Cub Scouting encourages
family fun while providing
youth with a safe space to
make friends and challenge
themselves through age-ap
propriate activities.
It is a program where chil
dren and parents feel like
they belong to an organiza
tion that consistently rein
forces worthwhile values like
honesty, good conduct, and
respect for others.
Cub Scout Pack 20 is lo
5th grade, for 2023-24 scout
ing year:
• School Sign-Up Night,
Tate Elementary School,
Tuesday, August 22 at 6 p.m.
5630 Hwy 53, Tate, GA
• Meet the Pack - Sign-up
& Orientation, Scout Hut,
Sunday September 10th @ 3
p.m. - 1849 Steve Tate Hwy,
Marble Hill, GA
• Register online at the fol
lowing link: Applicant Type -
My ScoutingMake memories
with your child that will last
a lifetime.
Visit Pack 20 website
cubpack20.com for more in
formation. Email questions
to scoutmaster@bigca-
noechapel.com.
The local Cub Scouts offer kids the chance for numer
ous fun, safe outdoor activities.
cated in the mountains of
north Georgia. We’re home to
scouts from Jasper, Big
Canoe, Bent Tree, Marble
Hill, Tate, and Dawsonville.
The pack is chartered by the
Big Canoe Chapel.
SCOUT ME IN
Cub Scout Pack 20 has
multiple opportunities for
parents/guardians to sign-up
their children, ages K through
Pack 20 is unique in that unlike most packs, they don’t
conduct monthly den meetings at a church, school or office
- they hold meetings at the Scout Hut located in the woods.
Bryan Lawrence
Email: Bryan@Iaithturf.com
LANDSCAPING DESIGN & INSTALLATION
FERTILIZATION • WEED CONTROL
LAWN MAINTENANCE • DEBRIS CLEANUPS & MORE!
Longarm Quilting Services
for all Quilts
Computer guided edge to edge quilting
Amelia Broussard
Phone: 706-692-5663
770-490-2795
or e-mail: broussardcol@msn.com
Ga. Attorney General
warns of scams with
imposters posing as
law enforcement officials
ATLANTA, GA - Attor
ney General Chris Carr is
warning Georgians about in
creased reports of imposter
scams in which con artists
pose as law enforcement offi
cials in an attempt to steal
money from unsuspecting
consumers.
“Fraudsters like to play on
people’s emotions and use
scare tactics, such as threats
of arrest, to convince con
sumers to turn over their
money before they have a
chance to think things
through,” said Carr. “It’s im
portant that Georgians stay
informed of the latest scams
and proceed with caution
when receiving calls or mes
sages requesting payment or
sensitive information.”
The Attorney General’s
Consumer Protection Divi
sion has put together the fol
lowing descriptions to help
consumers better identify
some common law enforce
ment imposter scams.
Jury Duty Scam
Fraudsters, posing as
someone from the local po
lice or sheriff’s office, tell
consumers that they owe a
fine for missing jury duty and
must submit payment imme
diately - typically via gift
cards, mobile payment apps
or Green Dot MoneyPaks. In
another twist, scammers
claim there is a warrant out
for the consumer’s arrest due
to failure to respond to a jury
duty summons or federal sub
poena.
Parole/Probation
Program Scam
Con artists send letters to
inmates’ families that purport
to come from the Georgia
State Board of Pardons and
Paroles. The letters describe a
fictional 90-day parole/pro
bation program for early re
lease called “Intent
Supervised Parole Reinstate
ment Program,” which costs
$970. The inmate’s family
member receives a follow-up
phone call providing addi
tional details about the pro
gram and asking for an
up-front deposit.
Tips to Avoid Law
Enforcement Im
poster Scams
• Law enforcement agen
cies do not solicit payment
over the phone, allow for
arrangements to be made
over the phone to clear a war
rant, and will never ask for
payment for clemency con
siderations.
• No government agency
or law enforcement office
will ever ask you to make
payments with gift cards,
Green Dot MoneyPaks or
mobile payment apps.
• In most cases, law en
forcement will not call you if
a warrant has been issued for
your arrest. They usually
come to your home to serve
the warrant in person.
Before you respond to any
contact from a law enforce
ment office in which you are
threatened or asked to pay
money, hang up and then call
the verified phone number for
the law enforcement entity to
find out whether the call you
received was legitimate.
Report impersonation
scams to the appropriate law
enforcement agency, to the
Georgia Attorney General’s
Consumer Protection Divi
sion at (404) 651-8600 or
consumer.ga.gov, and to the
Federal Trade Commission at
reportfraud.ftc.gov.
706.692.9768
WELLNESS
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Newborn Checks
Anxiety
Same Day Sick Visits
Milestones
Depression
Asthma Care
Vaccinations
ADHD
Referrals
^Yearly Check-ups
Behavior Issues
Sports Physicals
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