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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. • Leading new life-saving cardiac intervention program at Upson Regional Medical Center starting December 2020 • Treatment of heart failure, rhythm disorders, and preventive cardiac care VOTING: For DA underway FROM PAGE ONE UGA: Internship offered; deadline to apply is Jan. 31 FROM PAGE ONE 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. Our staff is"A"mazing! We're proud to announce we scored an A for our Leapfrog Safety Score. 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. Receiving such a high score makes us proud. Keeping you safe also makes us very happy. NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED UPSON Regional Medical Center The big-city hospital that's right in your backyard pikecountygeorgia.com Stay Updated 24/7 Above, student Sarah Smyly works with Carol Picard, a Re search Professional in the Plant Pathology department. Below, students, including several from Pike, have taken part in the internship program at the UGA Griffin campus. • Varicose leg vein treatment including radiofrequency ablation S CARDIOLOGY 612. W. 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