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Page 2A - Pike County Journal Reporter - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
PHOTOS BY JEFF SHERIFF
Above left, members of American Legion Post 197 take part in a Flag Retirement Ceremony to honorably retire worn and tattered American flags. Pictured are (l-r) Jason Patten, Bryan Richard
son, Bill Walker, Neal French, Stephen Golias and Stefan Huckaby. Above right, Post 197 members raise the American flag prior to the Flag Retirement Ceremony at the Post 197 property on
Meansville Road in Zebulon.
American Legion Post 197 holds Flag Retirement Ceremony
PHOTO BY BRYAN RICHARDSON
One hundred seventy four worn and tattered American flags
were honorably retired during a recent Flag Retirement Cer
emony hosted by the Pike County American Legion Post 197.
Due to the pandemic,
the Pike County Ameri
can Legion Post 197 had
to cancel its annual June
14, 2020 Flag Day and
Flag Retirement Ceremo
ny. As a result, Post 197
accumulated 174 flags
from the community that
were old, faded, tat
tered and/or frayed and
needed to be honorably
retired.
On Saturday, Jan.
9, 2021, the American
Legion Family 197 con
ducted a Flag Retirement
Ceremony at the Post
pavilion and patio next
to Post building. The
ceremony commenced
at 4 p.m. The program
master of ceremonies
was Post 197 Com
mander Bryan Rich
ardson. The program
included opening and
closing prayers by Sons
of the American Legion
Squadron 197 Chaplain
Bart Brock and American
Legion Auxiliary member
Melissa Patten; Flag Fold
ing Ceremony conducted
by Post 197 Color Guard
Stephen Golias and Ste
fan Huckaby; the posting
of a casket size U.S. flag
by the Legion Family 197
Color Guard consisting
of Post 197 members
Stephen Golias, Stefan
Huckaby, Matt Germain
and Sons of the Ameri
can Legion Squadron
197, Jason Patten; and
the playing of the Nation
al Anthem. The program
also included the official
Flag Retirement Ceremo
ny by selected officers
(Commander Bryan
Richardson, Senior Vice
Commander Bill Walker
and Junior Vice Com
mander Stephen Golias)
of Post 197 and everyone
present had the chance
to be a part of giving
each flag an honorable
retirement.
“Taps was played in
honor of all who died de
fending our national flag
and all it represents. The
ceremony was intended
to retire each flag with
honorable disposition
by fire. The weather was
chilly and cloudy, but no
rain,” said commander
Richardson. “The com
munity can continue to
leave their old flags for
retirement in the Flag
Drop Box in front of
the Post. Pending the
status of the COV1D-19
pandemic, the next Flag
Retirement Ceremony is
scheduled for Flag Day
on June 14, 2021.
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UGA: Internship offered;
deadline to apply is Jan. 31
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Students are assigned
to work with a researcher
and their staff on campus
for 30 hours per week,
typically Monday through
Thursday from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. They learn about
research ongoing in that
department, how to use
state-of-the-art labora
tory equipment and work
in the field, as well as
completing their own re
search project under the
guidance of their mentor.
Students spend Fridays
with fellow Young Schol
ars and visit various re
search areas, participate
in college preparatory and
career related workshops,
visit scientific research
facilities and play interac
tive games to give them
a chance to know each
other.
YSP concludes each
year with a pre-collegiate
conference at the Univer
sity of Georgia campus
in Athens. Students have
the chance to interact
with other YSP students
from the Athens and Tif-
ton campuses, stay in the
dorms, learn about the
UGA admissions process
and take part in behind
the scenes tours of vari
ous university depart
ments.
Students interested
in participating in YSP
must be 16 years old and
have completed their
sophomore year of high
school by the program
start date of June 7,
2021. Graduating seniors
must be accepted as an
incoming freshman to the
University of Georgia to
participate.
The online applica
tion for the program
closes January 31, 2021
and in-person interviews
for finalists will follow.
Selected interns will be
notified by April 1, and
the program will run
from June 7 to July 16.
For more information
about Young Scholars,
visit www.ysp.caes.uga.
edu.
PHOTO BY JENNIFER TAYLOR
Claude Hollis was the grand marshal for the
annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Pike
County. Due to COVID-19 precautions, there was
no program following the parade and partici
pants were not allowed to walk in the parade.
Republican candidate Marie
Broder is currently serving as
District Attorney and prior to
that served as Assistant DA. She
was appointed to the office to fill
a vacancy left when former DA
Ben Coker became a Superior
Court Judge for the Griffin Judi
cial Circuit.
Democratic candidate Rev.
Dexter Winbush is also running
for the DA office. He is a private
attorney in criminal and civil
litigation and practices law in
Fayetteville and Griffin.
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At Upson, our patients'safety is always a critical component in everything we do.
This dedication to keeping our patients safe has just been recognized with a Leapfrog Score of"A"for safety.
Patient safety and our resulting A Score means protecting our patients from errors, injuries,
accidents, and infections. And to that end, two major accomplishments we've attained are:
No Ventilator Associated Events or Hospital Acquired C. Diff cases.
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