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The True Citizen, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 — Page 3
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Senior Center expands programming
with ceramic classroom and fitness center
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
The Waynesboro Senior
Center is planning a slew of
new events and classes for
members of the community
age 55 or older.
Director Kimberly Mathis
said the building closed March
20 due to the pandemic. Cur
rently, renovations include
a new walk-up pavilion and
an addition that will provide
classrooms for ceramic instruc
tion, computers, crafts, a fitness
area and a larger congregation
space. Originally, the construc
tion was going to be conducted
around the activities, but since
it was already shut down work
ers began renovations freely.
The improvements are slated
to be completed by mid-July.
Mathis plans to re-open the
doors shortly afterward.
“When the seniors are
dropped-off they will stay
completely dry, if it’s raining
when they walk up,” Director
Kimberly Mathis said of the
new pavilion.
The renovations are funded
through the $750,000 Commu
nity Development Block Grant
the County received from the
Georgia Department of Com
munity Affairs. The County
will provide a 10% match,
according to Assistant County
Manager Adam Flakes.
Mathis and Program Assis
tant Sherry Moody are working
to bring many new activities
to the center and hope to see a
diversified group taking advan
tage of the no-charge events.
The ceramic classes will in
clude working on a kiln and
participants will be encouraged
to create their own designs.
“I think a lot of people will
like doing other things be
sides eating meals and playing
bingo,” she said. “I would love
for people to come and do
ceramics.”
The pandemic closed the
building, but it did not stop
the center from reaching out.
Mathis said seniors have been
meeting and participating in
activities on the lawn. A poll
taken during a recent outdoor
paint party showed that out of
44 participants, everyone had
been vaccinated at least once.
Although the center attempt
ed to work through social
distancing requirements, staff
could not offer sit-down meals.
They delivered the food to
clients instead. Many seniors
still missed out on the social
interaction. As the number of
COVID-19 cases decrease,
there is an air of excitement
about the new activities the
center will offer.
“We are going to have tread
mills, bikes, exercise classes,
line-dancing and so many other
things that members of the
community can take advantage
of,” Mathis said.
The senior center is holding
a bingo game June 8 inside the
office park building. There will
be an outside celebration the
week of the 4th of July. Senior
Renovations at the Waynesboro Senior Center include a new
walk-up pavilion and an addition that will provide space for a
fitness area and ceramics classroom. At right, Kimberly Mathis
took on the role of Director of the senior center in 2019.
prom will be July 29 in the of
fice park building with a theme
of “a day in paradise.”
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
UNG
Hannah Eckerman of
Waynesboro has been named
to the President's Honor Roll
at the University of North
Georgia (UNG) for achiev
ing a 4.0 grade point average
during spring 2021. Students
enrolled in 12 or more credit
hours in bachelor's degree
programs who achieved a
4.0 grade point average were
named to the list.
Efren D. Martinez of Millen
made the spring 2021 Dean's
List at UNG for achieving
at least a 3.5 grade point
average, carrying 12 or more
credit hours in one semester
and having no grade lower
than B.
CRYSTAL WIMBERLY
Crystal Wimberly of Hephzi-
bah has been named to South
ern New Hampshire Univer
sity's Winter 2021 Dean's List.
Full-time students who have
earned a minimum grade-point
average of 3.50 while taking at
least 12 credit hours are named
to the list.
PHI KAPPA PHI
Several Augusta University
students were recently initiated
into The Honor Society of Phi
Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest
and most selective collegiate
honor society for all academic
disciplines. Inductees include
Alanna Carris and Joshua
Grant, both of Hephzibah, and
Megan Williams of Louisville.
They are among approxi
mately 30,000 students, fac
ulty, professional staff and
alumni to be initiated into Phi
Kappa Phi each year. Mem
bership is by invitation only
and requires nomination and
approval by a chapter. Only
the top 10 percent of seniors
and 7.5 percent of juniors
are eligible for membership.
Graduate students in the top
10 percent of the number of
candidates for graduate degrees
may also qualify, as do faculty,
professional staff and alumni
who have achieved scholarly
distinction.
KATELYN MARUCA
Katelyn Maruca of Waynes
boro was named to the Spring
2021 Dean's List at Berry Col
lege. This list honors students
who earned an academic aver
age of 3.5 or better on a 4.0
scale while carrying a class
load of at least 12 hours during
the semester.
CROSSWORD
Program offers free medical and dental clinic
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
The East Central Georgia
Innovative Readiness Train
ing Program, comprised of
Reserve and National Guard
assets, will be in Waynesboro
June 10-17 offering access to
no-cost medical, dental, op
tometry and pet services.
The clinic will be held at the
Burke County High School
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
purpose of the training is to
prepare service members for
deployment.
Example of services include
eye exams and single vision
glasses, dental filings, extrac
tions and general medical
consultations. Veterinarian ser
vices will include basic health
assessments and spays/neuters.
All services are provided at
no cost. There is no residency
Miss Jessie
requirement for participation.
No identification is required.
The program is offered through
a partnership among the U.S.
Armed Forces, local, county
and city governments, local
public health departments and
the CSRA Regional Commis
sion.
For more information con
tact Andy Crosson at 706-210-
2000 or acrossson@csrarc.
ga.gov.
Continued from front
has changed during Holmes’
lifetime. Law enforcement
officers have become wiser
and more adept at catching the
perpetrators.
“Back in those days if
you did a crime, it may be a
year or longer before anyone
found out, but now if you do
something today, they will find
it tomorrow,” she said.
One hundred and five years
is quite a journey for anyone.
It is faith that has brought her
through the pain and disap
pointments associated with the
ups-and-downs of life.
“I learned to accept that the
Lord can do things that nobody
else can do,” she said. “If I got
sick then I would ask the Lord
to ease my pain.”
She credits reading the Bible
to providing her with comfort.
Comprehending Jesus Christ’s
journey gave her a better un
derstanding of her own life.
She expresses gratitude for all
that she has, right down to the
hands that are now withered
and curled by age.
Sometimes people think their
life is harder than it really is,
Holmes said. People struggle
to stay focused on the positive.
They fail to see the blessings
they have received.
Sometimes, it is difficult to
differentiate between needs
and wants. Holmes pointed
out that people’s needs have
changed over the decades. Life
has gotten more complicated.
“Let’s serve God more,” she
said is the one piece of ad
vice she would give the entire
world. “Let us treat one another
better than ever before. I’ve got
feelings and you have feelings,
so let’s try and treat others like
you want to be treated, and I
believe the Lord would bless
us more.”
Holmes does not take for
granted that she survived the
COVID-19 pandemic even
though the vims claimed the
lives of so many people young
er than her. Her son, Everett
Holmes, said that in spite of
her advanced years, she con
tinues to live her life as if she
is supposed to serve others.
She persists in encouraging
people to do the right things.
Many people look to her for
guidance.
The one word that best de
scribes his mother is “ethical,”
he said. It would be difficult for
her to do something that was
unethical. She will forever be
known as a righteous woman.
“She is still telling young
sters to tow the rope and go
the right way,” he said. “We are
blessed to have her to direct our
paths. That is the Jessie Holmes
legacy.”
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12) Slip away secretly
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24) Powerful group
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27) Like some opposites
28) Monopoly turn
30) French door sections
32) Junkyard buys
34) Suffix with "hippo"
35) Did some cobbling
37) Show concern
38) Fish story
40) Fall off the wagon
41) Sanitation department service
43) English course, for short
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