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Page 4A - Pike County Journal Reporter - Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Opinions
Geiger’s Counter: Attack life with
H igh school
seniors compris
ing the Class of
2021 are preparing for
commencement exer
cises in which they will
listen to some soon-to-be
forgotten speeches and
walk across the stage to
receive a diploma. This
is the culmination of long
years of hard work and,
of course, a lot of fun,
too.
The Class of 2021 has
been forged in the fire.
They have survived the
COVID-19 pandemic that
paralyzed this nation for
months. It bred fear. It
bred distrust in govern
ment and elected offi
cials. But, it made all of
us who lived through it
stronger for the experi
ence.
It is my fervent prayer
we never have to experi
ence such a thing again.
Graduates, you are
living in a new, post
pandemic age. You need
not necessarily live on,
or commute to, a col
lege campus to get your
next diploma. Distance
learning has been around
for a long time but the
pandemic has forced
the development of new
technology that has
made it easier.
Many of your peers
are rethinking college
altogether.
Learning a trade
and plying it can
be very lucra
tive. Consider
technical school.
You might con
sider Georgia’s
burgeoning film
industry. Mili
tary careers are
also attractive
and offer college
options while
you serve.
Whether you go to col
lege or technical school
or not, get a job. Even a
part time job will do. At
this very moment, small
businesses are begging
for workers. It is a good
time to get in on
the ground floor. Be
willing to work hard
to make yourself in
dispensable to your
new employer.
Give 110% at this
job and everything
you do. If you are
willing to work
hard, you have the
vast majority of the
people beaten from
the start. Employers
value hard work and they
will notice those who are
willing to do it.
Here is some more ad
vice. Attack life with gus
to. Seize the day every
day. Each dawn brings
with it new opportuni
ties. Be on the lookout
for those that dovetail
with your ambitions. You
become whom you hang
out with so hang out with
achievers.
Where ever you
end up, stay positive.
The world already has
enough people who
are not happy if they
don’t have something
to complain about. Take
this old adage to heart: ‘If
you can’t say something
nice, don’t say anything
at all’. Nobody - not even
another whiner - likes a
whiner.
Remember that good
things rarely happen
after midnight. Again,
GEIGER’S
COUNTER
Walter Geiger
Editor & Publisher
gusto
be careful of whom you
hang out with and where
you hang out. Have fun
but don’t become a sta
tistic.
Find a careful bal
ance between work and
play. Be an early bird.
Get up and get after it
every morning. The right
people will notice.
Finally, never miss an
opportunity to do a good
deed for another. You
will see good manifest in
your life as a result. Bad
deeds are likewise multi
plied and come home to
roost. So do good.
Congratulations on
your graduation. Good
luck and Godspeed!
LETTERS T
THE EDITOR
What’s for dinner?
Taking the COVID-19
vaccine is a choice, not
a lawful mandate, so
why are bureaucrats
and politicians trying
to force everyone to get
vaccinated? It’s similar
to mask shaming when
all credible scientific
evidence shows masks
do not stop people from
being infected by or
transmitting the coro-
navirus. Now, we know
thousands who have
received the four differ
ent vaccines in America
and abroad have died
and many more have
suffered serious side ef
fects. Why are the media
representatives, gov
ernment bureaucrats,
corporate executives,
and politicians lying to
Americans when the
pharmaceutical cor
porations were given
immunity? It’s like these
parasites are colluding
to censor critical infor
mation, knowing people
are being used as guinea
pigs for vaccine data.
And this abuse of power
and reckless endanger-
ment is why folks don’t
trust our leaders.
Here is wisdom to live
by: “Those who rush in
die first, but those who
proceed with caution
live on.” Honestly, we
don’t know what the
eventual effects of these
vaccines will be and that
is why every American
has a right to receive
or reject the vaccine
without subjugation. For
every pathogen eventu
ally goes through ‘Herd
Immunity’ and over time,
panic dissolves as thera
pies and immunizations
improve. The problem
is our media and politi
cians love to use fear
as a means to an end
which generally involves
a power grab that op
presses individual rights.
Thereby, prolonging the
coronavirus pandemic
with draconian policies
helps the democrats at
the expense of citizens
who are fed up with
their Orwellian non
sense. Inasmuch, while
the people are rebelling
against this hostile take
over, our multinational
corporations are funnel-
ing billions of dollars to
democrats and estab
lishment republicans
coffers while they con
tinue their treasonous al
liances with the Chinese
Communist Party, Ameri
ca’s second greatest foe,
the first being ignorance.
At the same time, every
government agency is
being politicized as a
mechanism against dis
sent by the Democratic
Party.
Nonetheless, it is like
watching the same rerun
over and over “What’s
for Dinner” for high
risk individuals should
get vaccinated and our
healthy youth don’t need
to be vaccinated, but the
rest should make their
own choice based on
personal circumstances
and beliefs. America is
not Communist China
even though the Demo
cratic Party, some estab
lishment Republicans,
a predominantly liberal
media, an oppressive big
tech and an unscrupu
lous Wall Street are try
ing to move our nation
in that direction. Mean
while, this Anti-American
movement being pushed
by democrats and their
allies is using divisive
ideas such as ‘systemic
racism,’ ‘racial eq
uity’ and ‘Critical Race
Theory’ to divert atten
tion away from their
nefarious activities. For
a divided America gives
these unpatriotic elites
more power to impose
their agenda upon a dis
contented majority. And
if the people continue to
be blinded by the smoke,
they will be burned
by the fire set to ignite
tribal warfare which an
antagonist group toward
democracy intentionally
started.
SINCERELY,
JAMES L. NOBLES
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Four Pike County Eagle Scouts will graduate in 2021 after starting as Cub Scouts in primary school and working their way
through the Scout ranks, including (l-r) Joshua Boronkas, Nathan Brumbeloe, John Sulewski and Andrew McDaniel.
to earn Eagle rank, graduate together
Four Scouts
Pike County High
School will have four
very special Eagle Scouts
graduating in 2021,
Joshua Boronkas, Na
than Brumbeloe, Andrew
McDaniel and John
Sulewski. These four
boys started Cub Scouts
together in Primary
School with Pack 103 in
Meansville. This gave
them the opportunity to
attend numerous cam-
pouts, summer camps,
derby car races and field
trips to learn many skills
and earn their ranks
and achievements along
the way. Each of them
earned their Arrow of
Light rank, which was
the highest rank in Cub
Scouts. After crossing
over to Boy Scout Troop
37 in the fifth grade, they
continued their journey
together, earning each
of the seven Boy Scout
ranks on their path to
Eagle Scout.
To achieve the rank of
Eagle Scout, they had to
earn all of the required
merit badges, outdoor
skills and leadership
requirements. After this,
each one had to plan,
organize and complete
an Eagle Scout service
project to benefit the
community. John’s
project was cleaning up
the Pirate Trail, remov
ing the old broken bridge
and making it a safer
place for people to visit.
Andrew built a triple bin
composting system to
be used with the raised
gardens at the Spalding
County Senior Center.
Joshua built huge wood
en benches with planters
for the residents and
family members to use
at Brightmoor Nursing
Center. Nathan cleaned
and repaired the fencing
at Fincher Cemetery and
had a monument placed
honoring the veterans
buried at the cemetery.
To implement these
projects, they learned
how to formally submit
their plans to the BSA
Council office for ap
proval to proceed,create
a budget, raise the neces
sary funds for any ma
terials needed, organize
volunteers, oversee the
entire process to comple
tion and then report the
results back to the coun
cil office by documenting
all the details.
They all worked hard
and put in countless
hours the past 12 years
to earn their Eagle Scout
rank and will be wearing
their Eagle Scout cords
during graduation along
with other honor cords.
Andrew and Joshua are
graduating from South
ern Crescent Technical
College this year and al
ready have jobs lined up
while Nathan and John
are heading off to college.
Their proud parents are
Jamie and Tammy Mc
Daniel, John and Laura
Sulewski, Eddie and Tif
fany Boronkas, Chad and
Gina Lynch.
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IFGRADUATION CREATES AM EMPTY MEST
AT HOME, HOW WILLYOU PEAL WITH IT? *g|
MAEHEMM
u Wtiatamce
sewing room my
girl's bedroom
will make!”
LUCKY MMN
“I'm not
losing a son -
I’m gaining*
man cave!”
EEAWILDURD
“Imagine-life
without his socks
and underwear
topickupl”
KENT FlGGER
“Empty?!! My
oldest is 50-
an 1 still hasn't
moved out!”
AT PIKE
BY DWAIN W. PENN
100 YEARS AGO
May 20,1921: Pass a Law: When M.D. finds new
disease, Pass a Law! Got the mumps or enfermests,
measles, croup of “expertisus?” Lest we all should
fly to pieces, Pass a Law! Goodness sakes, but ain’t it
awful? My, what are we going to do? Almost anything
ain’t lawful and the judge is human, too! Pass a Law!
75 YEARS AGO
May 23, 1946: A new concrete and steel bridge
would soon replace the old wooden one at Elkins
Creek on the Zebulon-Concord highway. Wainer
Construction of Valdosta hoped to begin work, but
the railroad strike could delay delivery of steel.
50 YEARS AGO
May 20, 1971: Southern Tech in Marietta an
nounced its annual bathtub race on Saturday, May
22. Student John Strickland, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Strickland Jr of Concord was the driver of
the tub hosted by the Delta Tau Phi fraternity.
25 YEARS AGO
May 22,1996: Zebulon police chief Bob Lummus
authorized a sting operation with an undercover
drug officer and teenage deputy to see if any of seven
Zebulon businesses sold alcohol to minors. A Flash
Foods and a Giant Mart clerk were arrested plus own
ers of Chevron and BP, with citations and fines given.