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PAGE 4B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 14. 2023
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Thrift Store holds volunteer training
for 45 on numerous topics
Renasant Bank VP Mila Lane (front left) <6 Asst. Branch Manager Hannah Jones ed
ucate volunteers on how to prevent fraud, scams and identity theft.
By Suellen Reitz
Thrift Store Public Affairs
Anyone who has worked
in the corporate world with a
large employee base knows
that federal and state regula
tions require annual training.
If large enough, even non
profit organizations have the
same requirements.
The Community Thrift
Store of Pickens completed
this training requirement last
CTS President Surge T.
Bishop discusses active
shooter training with an at
tentive crowd of volunteers
Saturday with 45 volunteers.
The five-hour training
consisted of active shooter
awareness/reaction; safety,
fraud & identity theft aware
ness, and harassment training
including sexual, bullying,
race, gender and religious
bias.
Many of the volunteers
commented afterward of the
professional delivery
throughout the day. Atten
dees were presented frame-
able certificates showing
their completion of the
classes.
The active shooter train
ing held at CTS included a
walk through of exits should
an emergency happen. At
tention was brought to a high
alert when the crowd was
alarmed by loud shots fired
behind them by Master Pa
trol Officer Josh Bishop from
Gwinnett County Police
Dept. The multiple blanks
were fired from an AR15
rifle. For many, this was the
first time they had heard live
gun fire and the sound was
unforgettable.
Moving to the CARES
cafe next door, fraud training
was conducted by Renasant
Bank Vice President Mila
Lane and Asst. Branch Man
ager Hannah Jones. Numer
ous real life examples were
shared of how unsuspecting
victims of all ages can be
taken. The bank also pro
vided a delicious lunch for
everyone.
Safety training covered all
areas within a large work
place including awareness of
danger areas, lifting heavy
objects and medical emer
gencies.
Throughout the training,
humorous video clips and
door prizes were interspersed
to keep things moving.
Those volunteers who were
unable to attend will be given
the opportunity to view the
video portion of the training
at their convenience.
Don’t miss singer/songwriter Cat Ridgeway
Alzheimer’s benefit at Terraces Sept. 16
Alzheimer’s caregiver
Sterling Kenyon and the
Alzheimer’s Association
have teamed up for an amaz
ing night of entertainment
featuring singer/songwriter
Cat Ridgeway to benefit the
Cherokee County Walk to
End Alzheimer’s.
The Terraces at Big Canoe
concert will be September
16. The concert will raise
money for the Walk to End
Alzheimer’s and is a labor of
love for Kenyon, whose wife
Amanda was diagnosed with
early-onset Alzheimer’s at
age 63.
Recently voted Orlando’s
Best Rock Act, Ridgeway is
a powerhouse performer
known for her soulful vocals,
high energy and magnetic
stage presence. Her 2020 re
lease, ‘Nice to Meet You’,
marked her debut on com
mercial radio as a fully inde
pendent artist.
In Georgia there are more
than 150,000 people over the
age of 65 living with
Alzheimer’s disease and
more than 343,000 friends
and loved ones providing un
paid care for them.
Tickets are on sale at
www.bigcanoechapel.com/
programs/alzheimersTick-
ets will be $100 each and
will include a free com
memorative event t-shirt as
well as food and refresh
ments at the event.
The Emma "Grandma* *
Gatewood Story
Master storyteller, Anne Van Curen, presents a dramatic
interpretation of Emma Gatewood’s jounrey as the first woman
to solo hike the Appalachian Trail in 1955. She began her
journey at what is now Eagles Rest Park near Jasper, GA.
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Eagles Rest Park. September 23. 11:00 AM
7315 Monument Road, Jasper, GA
Rain or shine, limited seating so bring a camp chair
Stay afterwards and enjoy a hike on the Eagles Rest trails
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A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT SPONSORED BY:
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FOUNDATION *
CONSERVATION
MOUNTAIN
I liUST
North GA
Mountains
History Center
Ruth’s
Remembrances
Nicknames
My mother hated nick
names. So when her chil
dren were bom, she tried
to give us a name so that
none could give us a nick
name. Oh well, as I said,
she tried. Barbara became
“Bob,” Joyce (the red
head) became “Red.”
Later on, since I was bom
with a slight curvature of
the spine, I became
“Granny.” My twin
brother was the only one
that escaped the curse of a
nickname. A little later on,
for some reason, my
great-uncle Newton,
called me “Cow-Eyes”
every time he saw me. I
told one of my good
friends years ago about
my “Granny” nickname
and even today when she
sees me she says, “Well,
hello Granny.”
That brings us to our
children. You might know
them as Gerald, Jincy and
Amanda, but to us they
are Bubba, Sissy and
Nana. I didn’t realize
these were so ingrained
until Jincy started kinder
garten. My mother told
me that I needed to start
calling her by her name or
that she would be called
“Sissy” in school. I real
ized she knew, when it
was so difficult for me to
break the habit. But now,
what do the grandkids call
them? Bubby, Aunt Sissy
and Nana.
My husband even had
to grow up with a nick
name. Not many people
know his actual name. He
has always gone by Buck.
Several of his friends who
he grew up with had nick
names also. One was
Pokey. When I see him at
the grocery store, to me he
is still Pokey. I used to
work at school with a lady
and she told me her hus
band went by the name of
Frog. So one da the two
met and the introduction
went: “Buck meet Frog.
Frog - Buck.”
As we began having
grandkids, we pondered
on what we wanted to be
called. I wanted Mamaw
because that was what my
mother was to our chil
dren. But my son-in-law’s
mother claimed that. I did
n’t want to be called
Granny Parker because
that was my mother-in-
law and I didn’t think I
could ever live up to that
good lady. So we settled
on Papa and Nanny. That
was fine for the first three
until the fourth. When he
heard Nanny, I think it
went in one ear as
“Nanny” and came out the
other as “Minnie.” So that
is what he and his younger
brother call us. So as the
saying goes, ‘It doesn’t
matter what they call me,
as long as they call me.”
- Ruth Parker
Talking Rock Town
Council meeting
The Talking Rock town
council will meet at city
hall, September 14, at 7
p.m., with the work session
starting at 5:30 p.m.
Giddens named to
President's List at
West Georgia
The University of West
Georgia has named Natalie
Giddens to the Summer
2023 President's List.
The President's List is a
record of an elite class of
UWG Wolves who achieve
a 4.0 grade point average
for the semester.
Past recipients can be
found online at
https://www.westga.edu/ab
out-uwg/ student-academic-
achievement.
Reunions
106th Cagle Reunion
The Cagle reunion will be
held the first Sunday in Oc
tober at Bethany Baptist
Church. We will be eating at
12 sharp. Please tell any and
all relatives you might know
to attend the 106th. Cagle
Family Reunion.
Trammell Reunion
The Trammell reunion
will be held September 17th
at Mt. Vernon Baptist
Church in Dawson County.
Service starts at 11 and lunch
will follow in the fellowship
hall. Please bring a covered
dish, dessert and drink.
Model Railroad Club News
Model RR Club Youth Pro
gram
Tri-State Model Railroad
ers program for youths ages
9 through 17 resumes after a
summer break on Sat Sept 23
at 4 p.m. Youths having an
interest or wishing to test
their interest in the "World's
Greatest Hobby," Model
Railroading, are welcome -
Just remember your parent(s)
must be in attendance with
you! This meeting is held at
the Mineral Bluff, GA Depot,
150 Railroad Ave. For more
information see our website
at https.//tsmri.org/youth-
group or call 678-707-6551.
Model RR Open House
Tri-State Model Railroad
ers, located in the Historic
Depot, 150 Railroad Ave,
Mineral Bluff, will conduct
its next Open House on Sat
urday, Sept 23rd from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is in
vited to see this museum
quality representation of the
L&N Railroad's Hook & Eye
line from Marietta, GA thru
Blue Ridge and on to
Etowah, TN circa 1948-
1952. More info at 423-299-
3914 or Email to
tsmri@y ahoo. com
Tater Patch volunteers
If anyone is interested in
volunteering as an usher or
refreshment counter helper,
please email and put “volun
teer” in the subject line.
Someone will get back to
you, let you know more of
what’s involved, and find
out what date(s) you’d like
to help out.
taterpatchplayers@gmail.com
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.
Adventist Community
Services Food Pantry
The Adventist Commu
nity Services Food Pantry is
available the first four Sun
days of the month from noon
until 2 p.m.
Jasper Seventh Day Ad
ventist Church, 600 Burnt
Mountain Road, Jasper (just
past the library.) 706-253-
2782.
TOPS meets every Mon
day
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.
Cherie’s Sweet Tart Dessert
Ingredients
• 2 packages crescent rolls
• 3 tart apples (Granny
Smith) grated
• Cinnamon Sugar
• 1/2 stick butter
• 1 tub of whipped
cream cheese
• Canned vanilla icing
Directions
• Layer one can of cres
cent rolls on bottom of
lightly greased pan.
• Spread layer of cream
cheese on dough.
• Place grated apples on
cream cheese and sprinkle
with cinnamon and sugar,
place dollops of butter over
apples.
• Then layer a can of cres
cent rolls on top. Cook at 350
for 20 minutes or until
golden brown.
• Let cool 10 minutes,
spread icing on top.
Some 15 years ago as
Heart of the Home was being
filmed in various areas of the
country, I had to come up
with perfect quick recipe for
a fall program. This recipe
my friends is totally perfect
for these cool mornings un
less you are trying to diet.
Melts in your mouth and
there lies the problem.
You can eat about half of
this and not know you did it.
Super yummy and so very
simple.
We were filming in Pi
geon Forge and my cohost
that weekend was Melton
Campbell. Everyone knows I
am super sweet so I told him
he had to be the tart part of
the demonstration. I let him
grate the Granny Smith ap
ples. It truly is a yummy way
to start a Saturday or Sunday
morning.
You can make your own
cream cheese icing for the
topping or you can buy the
canned. We were showing
how easy it is to check into a
cabin with full kitchen and
prepare simple meals that
allow you to not only stay in
your p.j.s and enjoy the at
mosphere but save some
money by not eating every
meal out.
I have done this recipe
also using blueberry or peach
for filling too. Very easy to
"go with the flow" of what
ever is in season. This hap
pens to be apple season so
make the most of the amaz
ing local apples available in
north Georgia.
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.