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100-year journey
Born the same year as Ronald Reagan and Roy Rogers,
Ellis Freeman is still going strong
Daughter Rebecca Freeman Adams, left, helps the birthday honoree with cards and gifts. His wife, Maxine, is
seated next to him. Photos by Kathy Mitchell
A granddaughter had a photo plaque made as a birthday
gift.
by Kathy Mitchell
According to family members, Ellis Free-
man for most of his life has preferred walking
or bicycling to riding, is careful to include lots
of fruits and vegetables in his diet and has never
smoked or drank alcohol. Its paid off. On July
23, Freeman celebrated his 100th birthday.
Surrounded July 23 by friends and family at
a Dunwoody restaurant, Freeman was the center
of a celebration that included a cake with his
image on it, gifts and the traditional singing of
Happy Birthday. When the guests sang the verse
that asks, How old are you? Freeman grinned
and shrugged playfully.
Among the gifts was a garland of 100 $1 bills
from his oldest grandson, Scott Freeman.
What are you going to spend it on? a guest
asked.
Freeman answered, Peanut butter.
Its his favorite food, said his wife Maxine,
with whom he celebrated a 75th wedding anni-
versary in December. She said the two of them
met on a streetcar when they were teenagers but
waited until he graduated from Morehouse Col-
lege in Atlanta before they married.
The Freemans lived in St. Joseph, Mo., until
20 years ago when they moved to Stone Moun-
tain.
In Freemans lifetime, two world wars have
occurred, 17 U. S. presidents have been sworn
in and four states have been added to the union.
Not only were rocket ships, televisions and
computers new in his lifetime, but so were mo-
tion pictures with sound, frozen food and peni-
cillin.
Freeman said the frst U.S. president he
clearly remembers is Herbert Hoover, but he
has special memories of the year a man from his
home state of MissouriHarry Trumanbe-
came president. Asked if he had ever expected
to live to see a Black man elected president,
Freeman shook his head. No, he answered
with a big smile. That was a shockBarack
Obama, the 44th president of the United
States.
Freeman was something of a trailblazer
himself as one of the nations frst Black Civil
Service examiners, a position he was named
to after many years as a clerk with U.S. Postal
Service.
Dad worked at night and slept during the
day, recalled Freemans son Gregg. We al-
ways had to be quiet around the house. Even
when he was awake at home he spent time
memorizing addresses in the postal area as-
signed to him, according to his son, who added,
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Upset over a change
in their holiday policy,
DeKalb County Police of-
fcers in a blog have called
for a slowdown in ticket-
writing. County offcials
are taking notice.
Beginning Labor Day
2011 (how appropriate),
we will be forced to burn
our vacation time after
the county has chosen to
reduce the amount of va-
cation time we can carry
over, said an anonymous
person on the DeKalb Of-
fcers Speak blog.
Jeff Wiggs, president
of the DeKalb Fraternal
Order of Police, said his
organization does not
endorse any type of ticket
writing slowdown or work
slowdown.
Were still enforcing
the law, Wiggs said. This
is not free rein on [Inter-
state] 285. Were still go-
ing to pull you over. Were
still going to write you a
ticket.
At issue is how the po-
lice department assesses
holidays. In 2002, the po-
lice department changed its
standard work week from
fve eight-hour days to four
10-hour shifts.
With that change there
was an agreement that of-
fcers would be given the
holidays equivalent to their
work day, DeKalb Police
Chief William OBrien
said.
Thats what weve
been doing since 2002,
OBrien said.
And for the past nine
years, that policy has been
inconsistent with county
code, according to Benita
Ransom, the countys hu-
man resources director.
Every other county depart-
ment assesses an eight-
hour value to each of the
countys 10 holidays.
Police work four 10-
hour days, Ransom said.
They were assessing the
holiday at a value of 10
hours. If, for whatever rea-
son, they couldnt use their
holidays, they were bank-
ing 100 hours of holiday
pay as opposed to 80 hours.
We are attempting to
correct that, Ransom said.
The shift you work does
not determine the value of
the holiday.
Under the new policy
which is being reviewed
by the Board of Commis-
sioners, when offcers take
a holiday or bank it, it will
have a value of eight hours,
even though their work day
is a 10-hour shift.
To cover the additional
two hours, offcers will
have to use two extra hours
of vacation as compensa-
tion time, Ransom said.
Employees in other
county departments
E-911, sanitation, sher-
iffs offcework alternate
shifts and are following the
policy, except the police
department, Ransom said.
We have to treat ev-
erybody the same, she
said.
OBrien said the policy
change has caused dissen-
sion among the troops.
When they get sus-
pended, they get suspended
for 10 hours, OBrien
said. When they take va-
cation days, theyre taking
10 hours of vacation.
What theyre upset
about now is were now
changing it nine years into
the game, OBrien said.
The normal work day for
offcers needs to be prop-
erly defned.
Commissioner Elaine
Boyer, who was on the
Board of Commissioners in
2002 when the police work
week changed, said she
was unaware of the policy
change.
Were getting the
blame for it, Boyer said.
Although people dont
realize we dont hire and
we dont fre anyone in the
county except for the staff
we may personally have.
The morale is down
and the offcers think were
continually kicking them.
And we dont even know
about it, said Boyer, who
directed county staff to
prepare a written report on
the policy change and its
history.
Commissioner Larry
Johnson said the board
will have answers for the
police department before
the policy is implemented
on Labor Day.
Were not trying to
stop somebody from mak-
ing a living, Johnson said.
Thats not our intent.
Wiggs said he hopes
that things will be re-
solved and the offcers
be taken care of like they
should be.
Weve been kicked.
Weve been slapped in ev-
ery direction. We continue
to do our job, Wiggs said.
We are at rock bottom. We
are losing offcers left and
rightveteran offcers that
are leaving because they
are simply fed up.
The Champion Free Press, Friday, August 5, 2011 Page 3A
Local News
Local police forces affected by proposed bill
Three county detention offcers arrested after inmate mistreated
by Nigel Roberts
Congressional lawmakers and law
enforcement offcials promise to keep
up the pressure against a federal appro-
priations bill that would eliminate fund-
ing for Community Oriented Policing
Services, or COPS.
In July, the U.S. House Subcom-
mittee on Commerce, Justice, Science
and Related Agencies approved a
FY2012 appropriations bill that ex-
cluded funding for the COPS program.
The bill now heads to the House foor
for further consideration. The Senate
has not yet taken up the appropriations
measure.
DeKalbs law enforcement agen-
cies have benefted from the more than
$13.5 billion distributed through the
COPS grants, which began under Presi-
dent Bill Clintons administration.
In 2009, Vice President Joe Biden
and U.S. Attorney General Eric
Holder announced the distribution of
$1 billion in COPS grants to police
departments to hire and rehire offcers.
Georgias law enforcement agencies
received $31 million of the grant to
pay the salaries of 184 police offcers.
DeKalbs share was $3.1 million
used to hire 15 new offcers.
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D
Ga.), who represents most of DeKalb
County, stands frmly with those who
oppose the elimination of COPS fund-
ing. He said these grants are critical for
the safety of families and communities.
Now is not the time to turn our
backs on our local law enforcement of-
fcers, Johnson said. At a time when
states are struggling to balance their
budgets, they need federal support to
ensure they have the resources they
need to keep their communities safe.
COPS is vital to this equation.
At a time when DeKalblike other
countiesis in the grip of a historic re-
cession, police departments need these
federal funds to prevent layoffs and to
hire new offcers. Last October, John-
son presented Doraville Police Chief
John King and then-Mayor Ray Jen-
kins with a COPS grant of $385,000 to
hire two additional offcers.
King said, This type of funding is
critical for our departments mission.
He emphasized the importance of the
funds to law enforcement offcials who
risk [their] lives on the streets every
day.
News of the possible elimination
of COPS funding was also unwelcome
news beyond DeKalb. U.S. Reps. Dave
Reichert (R - Wash.) and Bill Pascrell,
Jr. (D - N.J.), co-chairs of the biparti-
san House Law Enforcement Caucus,
spearheaded a campaign that resulted
in 115 House members signing a letter
that voiced opposition to the subcom-
mittees appropriations bill.
I understand that in a time of lim-
ited resources tough choices need to
be made, but the federal government
should never ignore its most important
responsibility to its citizens, providing
safety and security, Reichert said in a
statement. The local law enforcement
offcers that keep our homes and busi-
nesses safe deserve continued invest-
ment.
If the House passes the appropria-
tions bill without COPS funding, it
still faces opposition in the Senate.
In a statement, following passage in
the House subcommittee, Sen. Frank
Lautenberg (D N.J.) noted that the
funds have kept police on the beat for
many years. Lautenberg is a member of
the Appropriations Committee that au-
thorizes COPS funding in the Senate.
Republican efforts to zero out
funding for the COPS program are en-
dangering the ability of our police de-
partments to stop violence and prevent
crime, he stated. I am committed to
fghting in the Senate to support COPS
funding and to oppose these reckless
House cuts.
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Notice is hereby given than a General Election for the City of Clarkston will be held
on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 to elect three (3) Council Members to the Clarkston
City Council. The term of office is four (4) years and the elected officials will be
sworn in at the January 2012 meeting of the City Council.
Persons wishing to qualify for this election may file a notice of candidacy with the
Municipal Election Superintendent at Clarkston City Hall, 3921 Church Street, from
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. beginning Monday, August 29, 2011 through Friday, September
2, 2011. Qualifying fee for council is $105.
Voting will take place at Clarkston International Bible Church, 3895 Church
Street, Clarkston, GA from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Any person who is a resident of
the City of Clarkston and who is registered at least thirty (30) days prior to this
election with the DeKalb County Board of Registrations and Elections as an elector
within the City of Clarkston shall be eligible to vote in this election. Deadline for
voter registration is October, 11, 2011.
Application for absentee ballots may be made by mail or in person to the Absentee
Ballot Clerk, DeKalb County Elections Division, 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300,
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amended, pertaining to municipal elections, this 4th day of August, 2011.
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CITY OF CLARKSTON
Martial arts
instructor
indicted on
child rape
charges
By Andrew Cauthen
A Lithonia martial arts
instructor and a 2012 Olym-
pic hopeful has been indicted
on three counts surrounding
the alleged rape of a girl at
his school.
Adrian Thomas Spellen,
owner and head instructor
of Powerkicks Martial Arts,
located at 3026 Miller Road
in Lithonia, is accused of two
counts of rape and one count
of aggravated child molesta-
tion.
The grand jury indictment
stated that Spellen, 27, who
lives in Ellenwood, commit-
ted an immoral and indecent
act to a child under the age
of 10, injuring her.
The rapes allegedly oc-
curred in May and June of
this year.
These allegations are
extremely serious and we will
continue to work to ensure
justice for the victim and her
loved ones, said DeKalb
District Attorney Robert
James in a statement.
According to Spellens
company website, he has been
competing and training in tae
kwon do for nearly 20 years.
He is a certifed instructor, has
black belt, and has coached
38 state and regional champi-
ons, and fve national cham-
pions. Spellen is a fve-time
national champion and won a
silver medal at the 2010 South
American Games in Medellin,
Colombia.
Spellen has been released
on a $100,000 bond and or-
dered not to have any contact
with minors except for family
members.
by Andrew Cauthen
Three detention offcers
from the DeKalb County
Sheriffs Offce were ar-
rested July 25 after being
accused of mistreating an
inmate.
After an internal in-
vestigation, offcers Nel-
son Seals, Jean Bruno
and Deborah Grier were
charged in connection with
the May 15 incident when
a verbal altercation began
with an unnamed inmate
over use of the restroom.
The argument between
Seals and the inmate, who
had been arrested on a
disorderly conduct charge,
turned physical. For his part
in the incident Seals was
charged with misdemeanor
simple battery and a viola-
tion of oath of offce.
The Sheriffs Offce
investigation revealed that
Bruno and Grier witnessed
the incident and failed to
stop it or properly report
it to their supervisors. Be-
cause they failed to act and
protect the inmate, the of-
fcers were charged with
violation of oath of offce.
All three offcers have
been suspended without
pay pending termination.
The Sheriffs Offce learned
of the incident July 22
when a letter was received
from the inmates attorney
detailing the allegations.
Additionally, detention
offcer Emmett Kater was
terminated for violation of
oath of offce and offcer
Jean Silivus was terminat-
ed for refusing to cooperate
with sheriffs investigators.
Two other employees face
suspensions.
I will not tolerate
abuse by any of my offcers
against any person that they
are sworn to detain prior to
or thereafter their day be-
fore a judge, DeKalb Sher-
iff Thomas Brown said in a
statement.
Adrian Thomas Spellen
The Newslady
Power of the people and the press
Budgeting for ignorance
by Jim Hightower
Columnist
A burned out abandoned property
on South Hairston Road in southeast
DeKalb County has been cleaned
up thanks to the persistence of
some residents of the Kings Ridge
subdivision and CBS Atlanta News,
Channel 46.
Recently, CBS Atlanta reporter
Michelle Marsh interviewed
Joel Edwards, vice president of
the Kings Ridge Neighborhood
Association, and Gil Turman,
president of the South DeKalb
Neighborhood Association,
about the neighborhood eyesore.
The two men, along with Kings
Ridge Neighborhood Association
President Charles Peagler, went to
the media because of inaction on the
part of the county.
Edwards said hes tried
repeatedly to get the Code
Enforcement Office to do something
about the blighted property but just
kept getting the runaround. The
charred remains of a house had been
a blot on the landscape for seven
years. It was a safety hazard and a
dumping ground littered with old
tires, mattresses, couches, carpets
and other trash. It was also infested
with rodents.
Edwards and Peagler had been
trying for years to get the county
to do something about the eyesore.
For the past two years, the two men
had been working directly with
Code Enforcement Director Nancy
Funny Lawrence to no avail. Her
office claimed they could not locate
the owners and had no way of
finding them.
Enter Channel 46. After
interviewing Edwards and Turman,
the reporter was able to not only
find the property owners within a
couple hours, but interview them
and got an agreement to cleanup
the mess as well. Last weekend
the Tucker couple who owned the
property had the burned out hulk
razed. Two huge trash dumpsters
could be seen on the property filled
with debris ready to be hauled off.
Edwards, Turman and Peagler
are all members of the Code
Enforcement Task Force that has
been working closely with county
officials trying to get relief from the
trash and blight that plagues South
DeKalb. A new code enforcement
ordinance remains in Commissioner
Sharon Barnes Suttons Public
Safety Committee with no apparent
movement toward passage in sight.
Turman says the commission has to
begin responding to the will of the
people.
This all raises the question: How
could a reporter find the owners
of the property within hours when
Code Enforcement couldnt find
them in years? Edwards says it
was the power of the people and
the press that made the difference.
Peagler says its indicative of the
countys lax attitude toward code
enforcement.
This burned out property might
be thought of as a seven-year-
itch that didnt get scratched until
the press got involved. Peagler
says there are two more blighted,
abandoned properties on South
Hairston and he wonders whether
code enforcement will be able to
find these owners. Inquiring minds
want to know. Perhaps once again
it will take the muscle of persistent
people and the power of the press to
spur some action and get results.
Steen Miles, The Newslady, is a
retired journalist and former Geor-
gia state senator. Contact Steen Mi-
lies at Steen@dekalbchamp.com.
Will Rogers said that when Con-
gress is in session, the public gets the
same panicky feeling as when the
baby gets hold of a hammer.
Rogers observation can also be
applied to the mayhem that has bro-
ken out in various smash-happy state
legislatures. All across the country,
right-wing zealots are wielding their
little ideological hammers to destroy
common sense and wreck the common
good. These anti-government extrem-
ists are going after everything from the
basic rights of workers to our crucial
environmental protections.
Their most shameful assault, how-
ever, is on our public schools. Theyre
not merely clobbering teachers and
shattering education budgets; theyre
after the very idea of public educa-
tion. A few years ago, Debbie Riddle,
a boneheaded Texas legislator, asked:
Where did this idea come from that
everybody deserves free education?
The Republican then sputtered, It
comes from Moscow, from Russia. It
comes straight out of the pit of hell.
She was hooted down then, but
this year, her Kafkaesque ideological
extremism has moved from the legisla-
tive fringe to the center of the Republi-
can majoritys agenda. Using the huge
budget deficit (which they created)
as their excuse, Texas GOP lawmak-
ers and the Republican governor are
cavalierly slashing our states historic,
constitutional commitment to provid-
ing an efficient system of public free
schools.
Even as student enrollment is
growing exponentially, these ideo-
logues are whacking the states school
budget by $4 billion. Worse, they are
terminating the law that gives our
public schools top budgetary priority,
based on how much we need to spend
to educate our children. No more en-
titlement, they scream, as stupidly as
they can.
Unfortunately, Texas is not the only
state putting budgetary ideology over
school kids and undermining our entire
societys future. As the old bumper
sticker puts it: If you think education
is expensive, try ignorance.
Jim Hightower is a radio commen-
tator, writer, and public speaker. Hes
also editor of the populist newsletter,
The Hightower Lowdown.
The most shameful assault in state legislatures
these days is on our public schools
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Shredding the safety net
by William A. Collins
Americas wealthy,
Thats for sure;
Why then pauperize
The poor?
Theres widespread poverty in
America today, though its some-
times hard to see how bad it is.
Real estate development tech-
niques and zoning rules, plus a
healthy dollop of discrimination,
force most poor people to live and
work in neighborhoods many of us
dont often visit.
As a rich guy, let me tell you
I havent seen any poor people
around my gated community,
quipped Comedy Centrals Stephen
Colbert in a recent segment. He
also skewered a report from the
right-wing Heritage Foundation that
portrays U.S. poverty as a misno-
mer since so many poor Americans
own both microwaves and refrigera-
tors.
But poverty is a major problem
in the United States. About 15 per-
cent of the population lives below
the official poverty line, which
at $22,350 for a family of four is
pretty destitute to start with, and
median family income is declining.
In some ways its actually better
to live in a poor region of the coun-
try because prices there are lower.
In other ways, rich regions are pref-
erable because there are more jobs.
But because of income segregation,
poor kids are pretty likely to attend
crummy schools no matter where
they live.
Luckily for the poor, some
presidents try to make a difference.
Thus, over the decades we have
built the programs that constitute
the U.S. safety net. Examples in-
clude welfare (currently known as
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families), public housing, un-
employment compensation, food
stamps, Medicaid, heating assis-
tance, earned income tax credits,
and subsidized school lunches.
But now, the safety net is tat-
tered. States and the federal govern-
ment, for want of adequately taxing
the rich, are broke. Services for the
poor are getting decimated.
Safety net expenditures help us
maintain our shaky claim to be-
ing a civilized nation. That claim
was once important to Americans.
Now, however, our president and
Congress not only support waging
wars of conquest abroad but also
shredding our safety net at home.
As a result, homelessness is on the
march, unemployment is epidemic,
and obesity rages in low-income
quarters where cheap, unwholesome
food is all that many citizens can
afford.
This helps explain why James
Verone recently got into the news.
Hes the guy from North Carolina
who passed a bank teller a note
demanding one dollar. Upon receipt
thereof he sat down to await the po-
lice. Duly carted away he explained
that he badly needed health care and
had to go to jail to get it. Being a
nonviolent offender, he will likely
be released soon as his state closes
its prisons to free up cash, and thus
will once again be allowed to die at
his own convenience.
With so many people impov-
erished, you might think that this
would be a self-correcting political
problem. The rascals responsible
for this problem are easy enough
to spot. We can just vote them out,
right?
But thats not so easy. Voting is
constantly being made harder for
the poor. Many states have tight-
ened voter identification require-
ments, effectively levying poll
taxes, while others have increased
the inconvenience of registration. In
many places, a criminal record may
disqualify you for good. Besides,
if youre poor or struggling to feed
a family, you often have higher
priorities on Election Day. Like
working.
And so, while our major corpo-
rations are squirreling away hordes
of cash, much of it overseas, the
ranks of poor Americans are grow-
ing. Republicans prefer to protect
the rich. President Barack Obama
hasnt gotten around to ending the
wars he inherited, and has started
new ones. Serious cuts therefore
have to come from services, and
that means from you-know-whom.
As long as the poor remain invis-
ible and voiceless (a likely prospect
to say the least), homelessness and
hunger will continue to grow. Aid
agencies might as well distribute
beds that fit into old cars.
OtherWords columnist William
A. Collins is a former state repre-
sentative and a former mayor of
Norwalk, Connecticut. http://other-
words.org
As long as the poor remain invisible and voiceless, homelessness and hunger will continue to grow
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There are those who will tell
you that the debt ceiling crisis is
a bipartisan production and both
sides are to blame.
Dont believe them. This has
been from beginning to end a Re-
publican Party party. Theres no
good reason for it none oth-
er than the panic in the hearts of
Republican lawmakers who, when
they look over their shoulders, see
people with teabags in one hand
and pitchforks in the other.
The commentators who say
that the two sides were for so long
unable to come to an agreement
are laughable.
Its as though your unpleasant
neighbor has come to your door
and said: Give me your dog.
No, you say. I like my
dog.
If you dont give me your
dog I will shoot him, the neigh-
bor says.
You cant do that. It would
be wrong, you say.
At which point the neighbor
shoots your dog. You take him to
court to seek justice and the judge
says, It seems to me your dog is
dead because you two couldnt
reach an agreement.
How would you feel about
that? Like a Senate or House
Democrat, I suppose.
There should be no bargaining
to raise the debt ceiling. Raising
it isnt optional. Its something
you have to do, like paying at
the checkout counter or making
a mortgage payment. Its not as
if the government is authorizing
new expenditures. Were paying
for things weve already bought.
How hard is that to understand?
Hard, apparently, for Repub-
licans. (Although I must say,
the dumbest thing I know about
Barack Obama is that he once
voted against raising the debt
ceiling when he was a senator to
make a cheap political point. He
says now that he regrets the vote.
Ya think?)
The key difference between
Republicans and Democrats in
this confict is taxes. Obama and
the Democrats want to raise taxes
just a little bit on well-to-do in-
dividuals and corporations who
are getting special tax breaks they
neither need nor deserve. Think
ethanol subsidies.
Were not even talking about a
haircut here. Were talking about
an eyebrow trim.
Not on your life, say the Re-
publicans. If this were a Shake-
speare play, theyd proclaim:
Not a farthing, not a sou shall be
taken from the richest of us, lest
they cease producing the jobs we
all love so. We shall take money
from the undeserving poor in-
stead.
Like the 14 million unem-
ployed, presumably, or the 10 mil-
lion or more working at part-time
jobs that pay only a fraction of
what they made before the Bush
meltdown.
There are a lot of people hurt-
ing out there, people who cant
pay their mortgages or rent, who
dont have money to buy clothes
for their kids, who have nowhere
to turn if they get cancer or an-
other serious illness.
Those are the people depen-
dent on the government services
that the Republicans would cut
and cut and cut some more.
Not everyone is in dire cir-
cumstances, of course. The New
York Times recently covered a
new upscale trend parents fy-
ing their children to remote sum-
mer camps in private jets.
A private air service manager
in camp country says business is
up 30 percent this year, with as
many as 60 jets disgorging camp-
ers at the Augusta, Maine airport
on a given day.
At the same time, Forbes
magazine reports that the richest
400 people, who used to pay 30
percent of their income in taxes,
now pay an average of 18 percent,
thanks to the Bush tax cuts. And
thats on much higher incomes.
Well, theyre creating jobs for
private jet pilots. Ill give them
that.
One of the ironies of the situ-
ation is that Obama, a lousy nego-
tiator, gave the Republicans pretty
much everything they wanted
with his initial deal. It wasnt
good enough for them.
I once heard comedian Dick
Gregory say: You White people,
you dont want half of every-
thing; you dont want three-quar-
ters. You want it all.
He must have been talking
about Republicans.
Blame the No-Way Party for
the debt ceiling collision
Commentators who say that the two sides were
almost unable to come to an agreement in the
debt talks are laughable.
Budget, GM plant priorities for new Doraville mayor
I went to Mayor Pittmans swearing in and I noticed as a citizen that the
council was very cold to her. Many in my community have discussed will
they (the council) try to sabatoge Donnas tenure with political bickering
like what we see in D.C. By the way, Donna did not win based on name
ID...if that were the case, she would have lead and/or won the frst night.
She won because many of us got sick of the BULLY TACTICS employed
by the Gilman campaign and the obvious bias towards her and her back-
ground. Donna has lived in our community for 30 years - her opponet 4
years. Donna worked as a police offcer for many years, which is good
when public safety is a top issue. Donna is raising her family in Doraville,
which is good because she is vested in our community and wont move
at a drop of a dime. Donna we support you!! YOU are the one who ran a
positive and issue-based campaign....were not fooled.
Ted posted this on 7/31/11 at 1:23 p.m.
Doraville has a history of being VERY political and most votes seems to
be based more on politics and who is presenting the issue rather than
the issue itself. My fear is these council members who strongly support-
ed Carole will now try to do what they can to make Donna look bad for
the November election. I actually will be shocked if they act professional
and dont do this. As a long term resident, I am sick of what is good for
the city taking a back seat to politics and personal conficts.
Stephe posted this on 7/30/11 at 11:39 a.m.
Doraville to cut police department staff, council
members pay
No dice here! Doraville will simply have their cops continue to steal
money on 285 and Peachtree Industrial Blvd. I am glad that Peachtree
Corners is incorporating as it will keep Doraville from annexing just to
have more limited access highway lanes in their city. I wonder if Doraville
PD will take the lead that DKPD is doing and slow down their tickets.
Only time will tell
Dominique Huff posted this on 8/1/11 at 1:54 a.m.
I dont know what to think of this. Ive been avoiding going to Doraville
or giving any of their businesses money since Doraville Police give out
more tickets than all the movie theaters in the US combined. Will their fee
mongering get worse or better?
J posted this on 7/29/11 at 3:26 p.m.
Noisy neighbor a never-ending nuisance
Sometimes the law doesnt work folks. Always try it frst but really, youd
be better off returning the favor only worse. They have to sleep some
time.
Tom in Atlanta posted this on 7/28/11 at 12:41 p.m.
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Tamara Chong
Tamara Chong
was looking for an or-
ganization that could
help her nephew ob-
tain a GED. After an
extensive search, she
found Literacy Vol-
unteers of Atlanta. It
provided such great
service for her that she
decided to become a
volunteer.
Literacy Volunteers
of Atlanta (LVA) was
founded in 1986 and is
the only organization
in Atlanta that provides
one-on-one tutoring at
no cost to students. It
serves Fulton, DeKalb,
Cobb and Gwinnett
counties.
Its target group is
adults 18 and older
who read at Level I,
the lowest of five lev-
els described by the
U.S. Department of
Education. According
to a recent National
Adult Literacy Survey
(NALS), 17 percent of
Georgias population
lacks basic prose lit-
eracy skills.
This includes indi-
viduals who could not
be tested because of
language barriers.
Chong is originally
from San Francisco
and now lives in Litho-
nia. She has been a
volunteer at Literacy
Volunteers of Atlanta
for a year.
Her goals include
making students feel
comfortable, helping
people achieve greater
success and helping
students get a degree.
We have a lot of
individuals who cant
speak English but
numbers are a univer-
sal language. There is
no language barrier,
Chong said.
In the past, she
taught children with
special needs. Her
work included helping
and teaching children
who needed 24-hour
watch. Her teaching
experience makes her
a valuable asset to
LVA.
Chong primar-
ily works with people
ranging from 18 to
60 years old, most of
whom are immigrants.
The organization uses
TABE, a teaching aid
that helps adult learn-
ers. It is compliant with
higher institutions such
as DeKalb Technical
College.
Most students are
refugees from Afri-
can nations. Students
eventually go to two
year schools and [be-
yond]. My purpose is
to make them get the
concept [of what is
taught].
She teaches basic
math skills such as ad-
dition, subtraction and
multiplication.
by Andrew Cauthen
A tougher smoking ban could drive
customersand businessesout of the
county, if passed.
It would ruin our business, said
Terri Fischer, owner of Strokers, an adult
entertainment bar in DeKalb County. Cus-
tomers could go to Fulton County and get
the same services. The big money people
are going to go where they can smoke.
Thats the message of some local busi-
nesses owners and hundreds of petitioners
to DeKalbs Board of Commissioners,
which is expected to vote on a measure
on Aug. 9, pushed by the DeKalbs Board
of Health, to toughen the countys current
smoking ordinance.
The proposed ordinance amendment
would ban smoking in free-standing bars,
adult entertainment establishments, parks,
playgrounds, entrances and exits to build-
ings, outdoor entertainment venues and
outdoor service lines, such as the waiting
line at an ATM.
The ordinance would also reduce the
number of rooms a hotel can designate for
smoking from 25 percent to 10 percent.
The changes are too much, Fischer
said.
You cant smoke in your apartment,
Fischer said. You cant smoke in your
condo thats attached to another condo.
Fischer said she just wants the county
to leave businesses alone and allow them
to operate under the business licenses they
were granted.
The county just keeps messing with
us, Fischer said. We havent done any-
thing illegal. It seems like were always
having to fght the county. Its just not
fair.
If the proposed smoking ordinance
passes as it is written, Fischer said, she
will appeal the boards decision.
Its really going to affect our busi-
ness, Fischer said. We would have to
appeal.
But the Board of Health does not
believe a tougher smoke-free ordinance
would hurt business.
Areas around the county similar to
DeKalb County that have implemented
tough smoking bans have not had negative
economic impacts, said Karen Robinson-
Salley, a media specialist with the Board
of Health.
Robinson-Salley said the proposed or-
dinance is just a more comprehensive ver-
sion of the law already in place, closing
some gaps in it.
The Board of Health recognizes that
residents have the right to choose whether
they smoke, Robinson-Salley said.
People are allowed to make choices,
but the freedom of others should not end
with a cigarette, Robinson-Sally said.
We would hope people would make the
healthy choice.
Business owners wary of
tougher smoking ban
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The DeKalb County Community Development Department is
conducting a Public Hearing to present the proposed 2012 Annual
Action Plan/Budget and to solicit public questions/comments.
Public Hearing
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 6:30 PM
Proposed Budget/Annual Action Plan
Maloof Auditorium
1300 Commerce Drive
Decatur, GA
DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS 2012 ANNUALACTION
PLAN/BUDGET FOR HUD FUNDS
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

420-296493
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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
Georgia, DeKalb County
Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by a Security
Deed executed by Wayne K. Dawson and Teresa G. Simmons to Bank
South Mortgage, Inc. dated November 15, 1994, and recorded in Deed Book
8385, Page 372, DeKalb County Records, said Security Deed having been last
sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. by
assignment, securing a Note in the original principal amount of $121,450.00,
the holder thereof pursuant to said Deed and Note thereby secured has declared
the entire amount of said indebtedness due and payable and, pursuant to the
power of sale contained in said Deed, will on the first Tuesday, September 6,
2011, during the legal hours of sale, before the Courthouse door in said County,
sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the property described in
said Deed, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 66 of
the 16th District of DeKalb County, Georgia, being known as Lot
7 of Shadow Rock Lakes I Subdivision, as per plat recorded in
Plat Book 98, Page 2, DeKalb County, Georgia Records, which
recorded plat is incorporated herein by reference and made a
part hereof.
Said property is known as 942 Shadow Ridge Trail, Lithonia, GA
30058, together with all fixtures and personal property attached to
and constituting a part of said property, if any.
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes
(including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable), the
right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be
disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any
assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants,
and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.
The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not
prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and
audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed.
Notice has been given of intention to collect attorney's fees in accordance
with the terms of the Note secured by said Deed.
Said property will be sold as the property of Wayne K. Dawson and Teresa
G. Simmons, the property, to the best information, knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, being presently in the possession of Wayne K. Dawson and
Teresa G. Simmons, and the proceeds of said sale will be applied to the
payment of said indebtedness and all the expenses of said sale, including
attorney's fees, all as provided in said Deed, and the balance, if any, will be
distributed as provided by law.
Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A. as Attorney-
in-Fact for Wayne
K. Dawson and
Teresa G.
Simmons
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Program prepares jobseekers to enter
workforce and counties to attract businesses
by Nigel Roberts
Melvin Everson has a
challenging but rewarding
mission. With Georgias
unemployment rate soaring
to alarmingly high levels,
his job is to manage the
states effort to improve job
training and marketability
of its workforce.
As director of Work-
force Development, Ever-
son travels extensively
throughout the state to
spread the word about
Georgia Work Ready. He
has appeared at town hall
meetings with DeKalb
County offcials, colleges
and other venues in the
countysuch as a recent
Urban League eventto
encourage students and
workers to obtain a work
ready certifcate.
Launched in 2006,
Georgia Work Ready is
a collaborative effort be-
tween the state and private
sector businesses to not
only improve job skills
but also drive economic
growth. The Work Ready
certifcate is the back-
bone of the initiative.
This free assessment
measures both core skills
and work habits. It evalu-
ates an individuals abilities
in applied math, reading
for information and locat-
ing information. And the
work habits portion mea-
sures work-related attitudes
and behaviors in areas that
are trainable and coach-
able, such as carefulness,
cooperation, discipline and
drive.
Work Ready certif-
catesawarded at bronze,
silver and gold levelsver-
ify workers readiness level
to potential employers. For
those who want to improve
their work skills, the state
also offers free training
programs that enable career
growth and job success.
Much of the initia-
tive is driven by industry,
Everson explained, adding
that numerous jobs in the
state are unflled because
workers lack fundamental
job skills. He stated that
more than 900 businesses
in Georgia, including large
companies such as Atlanta
Gas Light, now require po-
tential employees to have a
work ready certifcate.
Another facet of the
initiative operates at the
county level. DeKalb is on
its way to becoming a Cer-
tifed Work Ready Com-
munitya designation that
identifes a county as able
to supply the demand for
a skilled workforce. Ever-
son stated that he expects
DeKalb to achieve all the
criteria for the designation
by the end of the year.
Obtaining the designa-
tion could be instrumental
in driving economic growth
in the county because it at-
tracts companies searching
for a qualifed workforce.
An important component of
the Work Ready Commu-
nity tag is demonstrating a
commitment to improving
public high school educa-
tion and graduation rates.
Since Gov. Nathan
Deal appointed him to lead
Georgia Work Ready, Ever-
son has encouraged high
school seniors to take the
skills assessment. He said
that about 95 percent of
students who take the as-
sessment complete college
or some other post second-
ary training program. So
far, more than 250,000 high
school students throughout
the state have taken the
assessment, Everson re-
ported.
Going forward, Everson
said he would like to see
students as early as ninth
grade taking the assess-
ment test. There needs to
be a new paradigm, he
stated. We need to expose
students early to the idea
that obtaining a four-year
degree is not the only path
to success.
He said they could earn
a good living with training
in automotive or aircraft
technology, as well as a
number of other technol-
ogy-based career felds.
Everson pointed out that
about 40 percent of jobs in
the future will require tech-
nical trainingnot a four-
year degree. Those jobs
are already going unflled
because were not prepar-
ing students for them, he
added.
Everson emphasized
that the Workforce Devel-
opment initiative is not
a temporary program but
one that will be needed
well into the future. Other
states are looking at what
Georgia is doing to see
how they could implement
similar initiative, he said.
This is the genesis of what
needs to be done. Its very
much needed.
To fnd out more about
the locations of testing fa-
cilities and other Workforce
Development resources
in DeKalb, visit www.
gaworkready.org/counties/
view/44.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
City of Doraville
2011 Municipal Election
Notice is hereby given that in accordance with O.C.G.A. 21-2-132 (a) (1), the
qualifying fees are set for the City of Doraville as follows:
Councilmember District 1 $ 432.00
Mayor $2,100.00
Qualifying for the offices listed above will begin on August 29, 2011 and end on
September 2, 2011. Hours of qualifying are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Municipal Election will be held on November 8
th
, 2011.

CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY OF STONE MOUNTAIN

Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with O.C.G.A 21-2-540, a special election
shall be held in the City of Stone Mountain for the purpose of submitting to the voters
the following question for approval or rejection: Shall the governing authority of the City
of Stone Mountain, Georgia be authorized to permit and regulate package sales by retailers
of both malt beverages and wine on Sundays between the hours of 12:30 PM and 11:30
PM. The special election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011.

All persons who are not registered to vote and who desire to register to vote in the special
election may register to vote with DeKalb County Board of Elections and Voter
Registration, 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, Decatur, GA 30032 through the close of
business on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
on Election Day.
by Andrew Cauthen
As DeKalb County officials
work to implement their new
budget that required cuts in all
departments and a 26 percent tax
increase, public safety remains
at the forefront.
DeKalb Sheriff Thomas
Brown has asked the countys
Board of Commissioners to re-
store 70 Sheriffs office posi-
tions that were eliminated when
the board voted in July to abol-
ish all vacant positions in the
county.
Brown told the board on July
26 that all of the 70 positions
which include 12 deputy sheriffs
and 35 detention officersare
critical for his office.
I dont have to tell you how
short we are at the jail, Brown
said. I have already exhausted
my overtime account.
Before the board voted to
eliminate the positions, the
Sheriffs office had already in-
terviewed 35 detention officers
who have been offered jobs,
Brown said. Additionally, offers
were made to eight detention of-
ficers who are in class to become
deputy sheriffs.
This board has taken a real
strong stance toward public
safety, Brown said. As the po-
liceboth state and county po-
lice agenciescontinue to make
the large number of quality of
life and local county ordinances
arrests, I think it is important
that we have enough people to
manage the large group of peo-
ple that are coming in.
The board deferred voting on
the restoring of the positions but
is considering a resolution that
would specify 250 vacant posi-
tions to be abolished at a savings
of $15.7 million. No Sheriffs
office positions are on the list.
Among the 250 positions are
181 positions from the DeKalb
County Fire Rescue department.
There are vacancies right
now, said Fire Chief Eddie
OBrien. I dont think were
losing any more actual employ-
ees.
The positions are unfilled
because the fire rescue depart-
ment is in the process of out-
sourcing its ambulance service.
The department has received
information from seven potential
vendors and will soon begin de-
veloping a request for proposal
for the service.
Business-wise, its a whole
new model well be doing,
but the care will still be there
through a private vendor instead
of us, OBrien said.
Sheriff Thomas Brown
330-297810 8/4jh
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Board of the Georgia
Commission for Service and
Volunteerism will meet for its
regularly scheduled Quarterly
Board Meeting on Tuesday,
August 9, 2011, from 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. in the Board Room at the
Georgia Department of
Community Affairs, 60
Executive Park South, Atlanta,
Georgia. For more information
and directions, please call 404-
327-6846.

Clarifcation
The article Lithonia am-
phitheater gets new life that
appeared in the July 28 is-
sue of The Champion and
the July 29 issue of Cham-
pion Free Press states that
Jason Lary received a
$50,000 community devel-
opment block grant through
the city of Lithonia for reno-
vations and upgrades at
Lithonia Amphitheater. In
fact, the city of Lithonia
received a $107,000 Com-
munity Development Block
Grant from DeKalb County,
a portion of which is to fund
some renovation work at
the Lithonia Amphitheater.
The city of Lithonia, not
Lary, is the recipient of the
grant and has solicited bids
for the project. A contract
has not yet been awarded.
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Decaturs fourth and ffth graders all under one roof
Decaturs brand new 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue will house
all of the Decatur school systems fourth and ffth graders.
Photo by Daniel Beauregard
by Daniel Beauregard
daniel@dekalbchamp.com
P
rincipal Bruce Road-
en, of City Schools
of Decaturs new 4/5
Academy, said that he re-
membered not too long ago
we were out back turning
dirt and praying that the
school would be done on
time.
The school was fnished
on time and on Aug. 2 it
opened its doors to more
than 500 fourth and ffth
graders.
Located off Fifth Av-
enue in Oakhurst, the new
building replaced the old
Fifth Avenue Elementary,
which had sat empty for
the past few years.
A school has stood in
this neighborhood since
about 1911 and on Fifth
Avenue since 1924,
Roaden said. We wanted
to bring this whole corner
of this neighborhood back
to life.
The school, which was
a year and a half in the
making, cost a little more
than $8 million and is the
frst new school to be built
in the Decatur system in
more than three years.
Like the old Fifth Av-
enue, the 4/5 Academys
colors are still red and
black and the mascot is a
falcon, but Karen Newton
said that everything else
looked totally different.
It was only two sto-
ries, not three. The cafete-
ria was in the basement,
Newton said of the old
building.
Newton, the schools
international baccalaure-
ate program coordinator,
taught fourth grade at Fifth
Avenue in 2004 while
Oakhurst Elementary, her
home school, was being
renovated.
I like the whole four
and fve concept and to see
that idea continue and grow,
and for a building to be
built for the teaching of just
fourth and ffth graders is
very exciting, Newton said.
Newton said that hav-
ing a school for all fourth
and ffth graders in the
system would make their
transition to middle school
easier and give them a
chance to get to know each
other beforehand.
Before, all of the
fourth and ffth graders
were at different schools
and when they came to-
gether at the middle school
they just had their own
separate clique, Newton
said.
Greg and Nicole Cole-
son, who have a daughter
attending fourth grade at
the academy, said that they
thought the building and its
features were beautiful.
It really feels like a
right of passage a little bit,
[having her] move from
elementary school into this
four and fve academy,
Nicole said of her daugh-
ter.
Greg said that he un-
derstood the concept of
having a school strictly for
fourth and ffth graders be-
cause it is a very formative
time in a childs life.
Going from third to
fourth grade is a big differ-
ence. When theyre in K-3
theyre still little babyish
kids but now theyre much
more interactive and have
complex thoughts, Greg
said.
Nicole added that most
teachers she spoke with
about the four and fve con-
cept also said it was a good
idea because the students
get to be the oldest and the
youngest at their school
more times.
It gives them more
opportunities to be leaders
throughout their childhood
education, Nicole said.
The only downside the
Colesons saw was that they
lived two miles away. Greg
said that, for some parents,
having their child attend
the academy could be a
tossup because they might
rather have their child at-
tend a K-5 school thats
closer to their house.
I work with the walk
and roll program with the
schools and thats going to
be a big challenge to get
kids to walk and ride their
bike to school, Greg said.
But we were looking at a
tandem bike today.
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Decaturs fourth and ffth graders all under one roof
County commission, school
board districts to be redrawn
by Andrew Cauthen
DeKalb Countys districts
for the Board of Commission-
ers and school board will be
redrawn by the local legislative
delegation in time for a special
session of the state legislature
that begins on Aug. 15.
Changes in population
counts uncovered by the 2010
Census are driving the redis-
tricting for the Board of Com-
missioners, while a new state
law limiting the size of school
boards is affecting the number
of school districts in the county.
The major population
changes occurred in District 3,
which decreased by nearly 12
percent; and in District 5, which
increased 24 percent.
District 3 will have to
gain population, said Kathie
Gannon, commissioner for the
countys Super District 6. Dis-
trict 5 will have to lose some
population.
District 3 is going to have
the same population base,
the same neighborhoods, but
theyre going to add more,
Gannon said. And they will
add areas that are adjacent to
them right now.
In altering the districts,
which cannot have more than a
5 percent deviation in popula-
tion size, the legislature will
have to make sure we main-
tain communities of interests
and make sure the districts are
compact, said Rep. Howard
Mosby of the 90th District.
Because the population
deviation in the countys two
super districts is less than 1 per-
cent, we really dont even have
to touch those districts, Mosby
said. If they want to horse-
trade some stuff, thats fne.
Because of a bill passed
by the state house in April, the
countys school board will be
reduced from nine members to
seven.
Mosby said the local leg-
islative delegation will prob-
ably redraw the school board
districts to eliminate two of the
seats held by board members
who are up for reelection this
year. Those seats are currently
held by Donald McChesney,
Paul Womack, Jr., Thomas
Bowen, and Dr. Pamela A.
Speaks.
Another idea would require
the legislature to pass a law
that actually allows everybody
on the school board to run in
2012 and stagger the districts
from that standpoint, Mosby
said. Thats one of the
thoughts being considered.
But Mosby said that is
not the best idea.
You dont want ev-
erybody to come up at one
time, Mosby said. Well,
some of yall might want
them to. You dont want it
all to come up at one time
because you need some conti-
nuity there.
We will be looking at
ensuring that there is some
rationality and staggering
of the school board seats,
Mosby said.
Mosby said the redistrict-
ing process ensures equal
representation in government.
This is all about the
one man, one vote, Mosby
said. All of this is about the
reallocation of resources.
The more votes you have for
a particular thing that you
want, the better your chances
are of getting that thing, dol-
lars, [and] resources, what-
ever it is.
Commissioner Kathie Gannon explains how DeKalb County
school and commission districts will be changed during the
redistricting process. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
Two men arrested on child
molestation charges
Two brothers were arrested in connec-
tion with the sexual assault of a special needs
13-year-old girl, DeKalb County Police Depart-
ment spokeswoman Mekka Parish said.
Charlie Burton III, 25, and Lapraver Bur-
ton, 18, each have been charged with one count
of aggravated child molestation, Parish said.
The victims mother reported the girl miss-
ing on July 19. According to the police report,
the victims mother said her daughter had a bad
attitude during the day and left the house at 8
p.m. on July 19. Police later found the girl walk-
ing on the street near her home off South Indian
Creek Drive, picked her up and took her back to
her house. The girl then told police she had been
sexually assaulted.
The girl told police she was approached by
two men and was coerced to go home with them
and engage in sexual acts with both suspects. She
was later dropped off by the men near her home,
Parish said.
The Burtons were arrested on July 25, ac-
cording to police.

Pair sentenced on federal
arson charges
Noelan Dudley, 26, of Lithonia and Bran-
don Dobbs, 25, of Decatur were sentenced
July 28 on federal arson charges, according to
a U.S. District Attorneys Offce spokesman.
Both pleaded guilty in April to setting fre to a
tax preparation and loan fnance business in a
DeKalb County strip mall.
Dudley was sentenced to serve 37 months in
federal prison followed by three years of super-
vised release. Dobbs was sentenced to serve fve
years in federal prison followed by three years of
supervised release, according to U.S. District At-
torneys Offce spokesman Patrick Crosby. Both
men are required to pay restitution of approxi-
mately $2.16 million, Crosby said.
Former DeKalb police offcer
pleads guilty to federal charges
Forty-one-year-old Donald Bristol, a for-
mer DeKalb County police offcer, pleaded
guilty July 22 in federal district court on charges
that while he was employed with the DCPD he
helped others possess and hide a stolen vehicle,
he unlawfully accessed government information
and he lied to federal agents.
The incidents began in April 2010, according
to federal court documents. Bristol helped two
separately charged defendants hide the fact that
the car they were using was stolen, according to
U.S. District Attorneys Offce spokesman Pat-
rick Crosby. Bristol was indicted in May on 10
counts, the most serious of which carry a maxi-
mum sentence of 10 years in jail and a fne of up
to $250,000.

Bond denied in child
molestation case
A DeKalb County Superior Court judge
recently denied the bond of a former DeKalb
County school teacher who is accused of
providing alcohol to and molesting three young
male students. Casey Thomas, who taught at
Miller Preparatory Academy during the time
of the alleged incidents, has been charged with
seven criminal counts, including aggravated
child molestation, aggravated sodomy, cruelty to
children and contributing to the delinquency of a
minor.

Ellis elected vice president
of national board
DeKalb County Chief Executive Offcer
Burrell Ellis recently was chosen frst vice presi-
dent of the County Executives of America at its
annual board meeting in Oregon. CEA represents
nearly 700 counties in 45 states that operate un-
der a county executive government structure,
and works directly with the principal decision-
makers in all areas of the federal government to
ensure the concerns of counties and their resi-
dents are addressed at the national level.

Dunwoody Police make
burglary, robbery arrests
The Dunwoody Police Department recently
arrested two men for three separate burglaries
and another for armed robbery of a bank, spokes-
man Sgt. Mike Carlson said.
Timothy Woznick, 30, and Michele Hon-
aker, 27, were arrested in connection with the
burglaries that happened since July 11, police
said. Woznick was charged with three counts of
burglary and Honaker was charged with theft by
receiving stolen property. Dunwoody police are
working with other agencies to determine if the
pair is responsible for other burglaries outside the
city.
Also, 45-year-old Gregory Leitschuh was
arrested July 28 in connection with the armed
robbery of a Fidelity Bank that happened June
29. Leitschuh was arrested after a being stopped
by police for an expired tag, Carlson said. A
weapon, an exploded dye pack and money were
found in the car, according to police.

Exchange Park Recreation
Center opens
The grand opening of the Exchange Park
Recreation Center was made offcial July 25 with
a ribbon cutting. The county broke ground on the
$6.3 million, 31,000-square-foot facility in May
2010 and the project was funded by the 2006 Park
Bond program. The new center can accommodate
up to 966 people and features a suspended indoor
walking track, gymnasium, ftness facility, and
game room, resource center with computer lab and
multi-purpose and meeting rooms.

by Andrew Cauthen
A former economic developer
for the city of East Point has ac-
cepted the Lithonia city administra-
tor position.
Gerald Sanders, who was the
second choice for the position, was
the director of business and eco-
nomic development for the city of
East Point from 2001-09.
I decided to give it a shot,
Sanders said Aug. 1.
While in East Point, Sanders
stimulated over $400 million of
new commercial, industrial and resi-
dential investments, according to
his resume.
Sanders also created over 2,500
jobs serving as project manager for
[the] 500-plus acre Camp Creek
Parkway redevelopment district,
his resume states.
Sanders, who left the East Point
job when the city began downsizing
its government, said his priorities
will be operating effciency and fs-
cal accountability for the city.
I want to bring good govern-
ment back to this city, said Sand-
ers, adding that he has a reputation
of being a turn-around professional.
Sanders said he is concerned
about Lithonias overall image.
You cant just make sure that
the trash is being picked up and
that you have good police service,
Sanders said. Image is important.
I am looking forward to bring-
ing a little bit of glory to the area,
Sanders said.
Prior to working in East Point,
Sanders was the managing direc-
tor of economic development for
DeKalb County from 1997-2001.
Sanders, who lives in Conyers with
his wife and two daughters, also
worked for eight years in Fulton
County government from 1985-93.
Sanders earned two masters
degrees from Georgia State Univer-
sity: in public administration and in
business administration.
Lithonia city offcials originally
offered the position to Franklin T.
Etheridge, who was the city ad-
ministrator of Pembroke, Ga., from
2009 to 2011.
But Etheridge, who was chosen
from a feld of approximately 20
candidates, said the salary was not
enough for him to move 200 miles
to Lithonia.
I was really looking forward
to that opportunity, said Etheridge,
who has a masters degree in public
administration from Troy State Uni-
versity. But the total package was
not fnancially feasible.
For a salary of $40,000, the
full-time city administrator would
be responsible for the day-to-day
operations of the Lithonia, includ-
ing the oversight of the city govern-
ments departments and their daily
operations.
The third fnalist for the Litho-
nia position was Deborah Cates
Godfrey, of Snellville, who was an
administrative operations manager
for DeKalbs parks and recreation
department from 2005-08.
After city offcials fnish con-
ducting a background check on
Sanders, the council will vote on
whether to approve hiring him.
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Celebration Continued From Page 1A
He took his work very seriously.
He taught me to take work seri-
ously.
His daughter Rebecca Free-
man Adams recalls that despite
his busy work schedule, her father
cheerfully made himself available
to drive her to such high school ac-
tivities as cheerleading practice.
Family members portrayed the
centenarian as a thrifty, but gener-
ous man who used everyday events
to teach his children and grand-
children. Once when I was a child
I was doing my homework in his
study, recalled Freemans grand-
daughter Jasmine Langevine. I
started playing with his clock. Like
most of his things it was very old.
I broke it. Instead of admitting it, I
tried to hide the broken clock.
Freeman quickly fgured out
what happened, Langevine re-
called. He made me memorize a
Bible verse that I still remember
Proverbs 20:11, Even a child is
known by his doings.
Langevine, who is now a f-
nancial literacy instructor, credits
her grandfather with instilling the
fnancial and moral principles she
now lives by. He taught me the
10-10-80 principle. Of what you
earn, you give 10 percent to the
Lord, you save 10 percent and
the remaining 80 percent you can
spend. He raised a family using
that principle. My grandmother
was able to stay home for 27 years
and raise her family because my
grandfather managed his money
well, she said.
Among the presentations at the
birthday party was a proclamation
from 4th District Congressman
Hank Johnson, declaring July 23
Ellis Barney Freeman Day. Accord-
ing to Gregg Freeman, another spe-
cial acknowledge is on its waya
birthday card from President
Obama.
During the party Freeman was given a proclamation from Congressman Hank Johnson. Grandson Scott Freeman presents a garland of 100 $1 bills.
The Champion Free Press, Friday, August 5, 2011 Page 14A Health
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF DORAVILLE, GEORGIA:
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-3, notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of
Doraville, Georgia will be reviewing an Amendment to the City Charter by Ordinance to revise
Section 2.12 of the Charter to eliminate the hearing appeal rights for employee terminations. The
Doraville City Council will hold a public hearing on August 15,2011 to allow the citizens to voice
their opinion regarding this proposed amendment prior to its adoption on that date. A copy of this
proposed amendment is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Doraville, Georgia and in
the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia for the purpose of
examination and inspection by the public.

by Mike Stobbe
ATLANTA (AP) Chick-
enpox vaccine has dramati-
cally cut deaths from the dis-
ease, especially in children,
according to a new U.S. gov-
ernment study proclaiming
an important public health
victory.
Researchers from the
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) found
that chickenpox deaths fell
from an average of 105 per
year to 14 after the vaccine
had been available for a doz-
en years.
Deaths declined in all
age groups, but the drop was
most significant among chil-
dren.
To see the near elimina-
tion of chickenpox deaths
in this country is very ex-
citing, said Jane Seward,
a CDC official who co-
authored the paper. She
has been involved in the
agencys chickenpox vaccine
program for 15 years.
The report was released
online July 25 by the journal
Pediatrics.
Chickenpox is caused
by a virus and is highly
contagious. Symptoms in-
clude an itchy skin rash and
fever. Most children suffer
no more than that, but some
suffer complications like
skin infections, swelling of
the brain and pneumonia.
Severe cases are more com-
mon among adolescents and
adults who get it for the first
time. Also, the viruscalled
varicellacan reactivate
in people later in life and
cause a painful illness called
shingles.
While rarely fatal, chick-
enpox was very common be-
fore the vaccinenearly one
in 10 pre-adolescent children
would get it in a year, said
Dr. Eugene Shapiro, a Yale
University expert in infec-
tious disease.
In 1995, the government
first recommended that all
children get a dose of chick-
enpox vaccine. One dose
turned out to be about 86
percent effective. A second
dose is now recommended.
The new CDC study
looked at national records
for deaths attributed to
chickenpox. In the five years
before the vaccine, an aver-
age of 105 Americans died
of the virus annually. By
200712 years after the
vaccinethe annual death
toll had dropped to 14, and
almost all were adults.
The vaccine deserves
credit for the decline in
childrens deaths, Seward
said. Its also likely cut
adult deaths because there
are fewer infected children
around to spread it to adults,
she added.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) offcials are warn-
ing people to stay cool, hydrated and
informed to prevent illnesses and
injuries as cities across the Midwest,
South and East Coast continue to is-
sue heat warnings and watches.
Extreme heat can lead to very
high body temperatures, brain and
organ damage, and even death. On
average, 675 people die from com-
plications related to extreme heat
each year in the United States more
than tornadoes, hurricanes, foods,
lightning or any other weather event
combined.
Extreme heat affects all of us
but the most vulnerable are the el-
derly, those who work or exercise
outdoors, infants and children, the
homeless or poor, and people with
a chronic medical condition, said
Christopher Portier, director of
CDCs National Center for Environ-
mental Health. Taking precautions
to stay cool, hydrated and informed
helps to prevent serious health ef-
fects such as heat exhaustion or
heat stroke during this massive heat
wave.
Heat-related deaths and illness
are completely preventable yet every
year many people succumb to the
effects of extreme heat, according to
CDC offcials. People suffer heat-
related illness when their bodies are
unable to compensate and properly
cool themselves. Offcials of the fed-
eral agency said that common sense
practices can keep people safe and
healthy during the scorching days of
summer. Here are tips from the CDC:

Stay cool
Air-conditioning is the No. 1
protective factor against heat-related
illness and death. If a home is not
air-conditioned, people can reduce
their risk for heat-related illness by
spending time in such air-conditioned
public facilities as shopping malls and
libraries.

Stay hydrated
Drink cool non-alcoholic bever-
ages and increase your fuid intake
regardless of your activity level; in-
crease your intake hourly if you are
outdoors working or exercising. Drink
more water than usual and dont wait
until youre thirsty to drink. Make
sure your family, friends and neigh-
bors are drinking enough water.

Stay active
Doing too much on a hot day,
spending too much time in the sun
or staying too long in an overheated
place can cause heat-related illnesses,
especially during sports and recre-
ational activities.
Take breaks; stay hydrated
and move physical activities to the
cooler parts of the day if they cant be
moved indoors, said Linda Degutis,
director of CDCs National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control. We
encourage people to continue sports
and recreational activities as much as
possible during this heat wave, but
take the necessary steps to prevent
heat-related illness and injury.
Be sure to gradually increase
exercise frequency, duration and in-
tensity to allow your body to adjust to
the heat if you are just getting started
or returning to practices (e.g. football
or band rehearsals). Its also a good
idea to have an exercise partner or
practice partner and watch for signs
and symptoms of heat illness in each
other. If leading organized activities,
follow established guidelines from
schools, sports organizations or medi-
cal organizations regarding changing
or canceling activities to prevent heat
illness, and alter practices to remove
the need for heavy safety gear (e.g.,
football pads) on hot or humid days.

Stay safe
Even short periods of high tem-
peratures can cause serious health
problems, debilitating injury or death.
Never leave infants, children or pets
in parked cars. Check on people who
are overweight; they may be prone
to heat sickness because of their
tendency to retain more body heat.
Those who suffer from chronic con-
ditions such as heart disease or high
blood pressure, or who take certain
medications, such as for depression,
insomnia or poor circulation, may be
affected by extreme heat. Know the
symptoms of heat disorders, overex-
posure to the sun and be ready to give
frst aid treatment.

Stay informed
Check your local news for ex-
treme heat warnings and safety tips,
or sign up for free weather alerts to
your phone or e-mail from websites
such as www.weather.com/mobile.
Visit www.cdc.gov for tips for pre-
venting heat sickness, keep an eye on
your friends, family and neighbors
and be aware of weather and heat
safety information.
GBI: Prescription drug abuse
overdoses rise
DECATUR (AP) An analysis of autopsies
by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has
found a 10 percent increase in the number of
prescription overdose deaths in 2010 com-
pared to 2009.
The analysis shows that the number of
drug overdose deaths involving only prescrip-
tion drugs jumped from 508 in 2009 to 560 in
2010. It also showed that 68 other deaths were
attributed to a combination of prescription and
illicit drugs.
In all, there were 729 drug overdose deaths
in 2010. Most of those deaths were found to
be accidental, but about 9 percent were deter-
mined to be suicides.
The analysis of the GBI Medical Exam-
iners drug overdose autopsies involves 152
counties. The study does not include several
metro Atlanta counties, including Fulton,
Cobb, Gwinnett and DeKalb.
CDC: Stay cool to stay healthy as temperatures soar
Chickenpox deaths plummeted since vaccine
A child seeks relief from the heat from
a chilled mist at an outdoor festival.
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Granite Transformations
combines locations
Granite Transformations of South Atlanta and Gran-
ite Transformations of North Atlanta have combined
stores and are now in a larger facility on DeKalb Tech-
nology Parkway. By combining our south side and
north side showrooms, we will be able to provide our
customers with a larger product selection, better ser-
vice and an overall greater experience, said Granite
Transformations of Atlanta President Josh Katterhein-
rich. Were excited about the move and look forward
to continue providing our clients with the products
and services theyve come to know and enjoy over the
years.
GT of Atlanta will now have six full-time designers
to serve customers across the Atlanta area. These de-
signers will cater to each individual clients needs and
bring the showroom to their homes, including samples
of countertops, backsplashes and cabinet doors as well
as pictures of previous projects, Katterheinrich said.
Granite Transformations entered the United States
market in 2001 and now has almost 100 showrooms
across North America. GT of Atlanta is the third largest
of its North American franchises.
DeKalb County to host
small-business summit
DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis recently an-
nounced that the county will host a free small-business
summit on Thursday, Aug. 18, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. at the
Conference Center at DeKalb Tech, 495 North Indian
Creek Road, Clarkston.
The summit is a part of the countys ongoing effort
to promote the growth and development of small busi-
nesses in DeKalb County, according to county officials.
Business owners attending the summit will hear from
professionals on accessing capital, conducting busi-
ness with DeKalb County, stabilizing and training their
workforce, evaluating their total compensation plan,
enhancing business through information technology and
entertainment in DeKalb.
The event is being co-hosted by the CEOs office
and the departments of community development, infor-
mation systems, planning and sustainability, purchasing
and contracting, workforce development and the offices
of Neighborhood Empowerment and Economic Devel-
opment.
Those interested in attending must register online at
http://dekalbsummit2011.eventbrite.com, or by contact-
ing the Office of Economic Development at (404) 687-
2730.
by Kathy Mitchell
R
etailers look to back-to-school ac-
tivity to improve their bottom line
much the way they anticipate holi-
day shopping. If industry experts are cor-
rect, retailers wont be too disappointed
this year. The National Retail Federation
(NRF) reports that the nations economic
slump has slowed, but not stopped, back-
to-school spending.
According to the NRF 2011 back-to-
school survey conducted by BIGresearch,
families with children in grades K-12 will
spend an average of $603.63 on apparel,
school supplies and electronics, within a
few dollars of last years $606.40 average.
Total spending on grades K-12 nationally
is expected to reach $22.8 billion, and
combined K-12 and college spending is
expected to reach $68.8 billion, making
back-to-school the second biggest con-
sumer spending event for retailers behind
the winter holiday season that includes
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New
Years.
Families arent opposed to spend-
ing on what they need, but parents want
their children to take a good look around
at what they already have before deciding
what to buy for back to school this year,
said NRF President and CEO Matthew
Shay in a news release. Retailers under-
stand consumers are extremely focused on
value and are taking this opportunity to
offer substantial savings on merchandise.
Locally, the malls in DeKalb County
report that they are seeing a spike in
spending as the first day of school ap-
proaches. Tene Gallemore in the market-
ing department at the Gallery at South
DeKalb said she already has seen an
increase in foot traffic at the mall and
expects an uptick in back-to-school shop-
ping that will increase over the next three
weeks.
John Liu, marketing manager for Pe-
rimeter Mall in Dunwoody, said that in
the past two years there were large back-
to-school shopping turnouts at the mall.
If the last years were any indication, we
should be fine, he said. Perimeter Mall
is planning to lure young shoppers with a
shop til you rock concert Aug. 20.
NRF reports that although the worst
of the recession is over, a shadow of in-
security still remains when it comes to
how the economy will impact consumers
back-to-school plans. According to its sur-
vey, 39.9 percent of Americans are com-
pensating for the economy by purchasing
more store-brand or generic items. Ap-
proximately 29.8 percent are comparison
shopping more online and 50 percent are
shopping for sales. Additionally, nearly
half of survey respondents43.7 per-
centsaid the economy is forcing them to
simply spend less in general.
Average spending per shopper nation-
ally is expected to be $220.60 for clothing
and $88.99 for school supplies, a slight
decrease from last year. The survey also
indicates that families will spend an aver-
age of $104.53 on shoes, a slight increase
over last year.
The Gallery at South DeKalbs Gal-
lemore said she has seen spikes in the sale
of footwear, clothes and accessories.
Even in a down economy,
school spending continues
Education

REVISED June 2011

PUBLIC NOTICE

DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS OF
DISABLED STUDENTS

The DeKalb County School System, Department of Special Education,
announces its intention to destroy records that were developed to
provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in DeKalb
County Schools. This notice is in compliance with the federal, state and
local policy.

Records will be destroyed on October 1, 2011 based on the following
criteria:
Students who graduated with a high school diploma in 2010.
Students who became twenty-two (22) years old between
June 1, 2009 and June 1, 2010.
Students with disabilities born during 1986 who graduated
with a Transition Diploma, Certificate of Performance
or reached maximum age of 22.
Students who became deceased between January 1, 2010 and
December 31, 2010.

These records will be destroyed as they are no longer needed for
educational planning purposes.

The parent, legal guardian or the student (18 years old or older) may
request records prior to destruction by contacting the Special Education
Records Office at 678-676-1802. You will be required to produce
identification or provide verification data to acquire these records.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF DORAVILLE, GEORGIA:
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36353, notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Doraville,
Georgia will be reviewing an Amendment to the City Charter by Ordinance to revise Section 2.07 of the
Charter to decrease the compensation for City Councilmembers from $1,200 per month to $700 per
month effective on January 1, 2012. The Doraville City Council will hold a public hearing on August
15,2011 to allow the citizens to voice their opinion regarding this proposed amendment prior to its
adoption on that date. A copy of this proposed amendment is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City
of Doraville, Georgia and in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia for the
purpose of examination and inspection by the public.

GPC Botanical Garden creator
wins award of excellence
George Sanko, professor emeritus of Georgia
Perimeter College in Decatur and creator, director
of education and chief executive offcer of the col-
leges Botanical Garden, has been honored with a
national award of excellence from National Garden
Clubs Inc., the largest volunteer organization of its
type in the world.
As a biology professor at Georgia Perimeter
College, Sanko took a three-acre tract of land on
the campus that was overgrown with privet, briars
and trash and transformed it into what is recognized
as one of the top gardens in the nation. Sanko was
instrumental in creating the Ferns of the World
in the GPC garden, which contains more species of
ferns than any other garden in the United States The
garden also features native plants from across the
nation.
Sanko is a leading expert on native and drought-
tolerant plants and guest lecturer to plant societ-
ies and environmental groups throughout Georgia
and the Southeast. He earned a bachelors degree
in chemistry and masters degrees in biology and
education from Clemson University and has worked
toward a doctorate in botany at the University of
Georgia in Athens.
Agnes Scott receives $1 million
grant from Coca-Cola Foundation
Agnes Scott College has received a $1 million
grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation for its sus-
tainable and community initiatives.
We support education and youth development
organizations that teach young people about the
countless opportunities they have to better their
communities. Most importantly, we support pro-
grams that truly empower youth to go out and create
positive change, Lori George Billingsley, vice
president of community relations at Coca-Cola Re-
freshments said.
The Coca-Cola Company awarded more than
$2 million in grants to 20 organizations across the
country during the second quarter, with 80 percent
of the funds beneftting education and youth devel-
opment programs. The other grants support pro-
grams dedicated to community, diversity and inclu-
sion; active, healthy living; water stewardship and
community recycling.
Two more Agnes Scott students
named Fulbright scholars
Agnes Scott College can now add two additional
winners to this years already impressive list of U.S.
Fulbright Fellowships, a prestigious scholarship to
research or teach abroad.
Marile Bolin, class of 2010, received a
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA)
to teach English in South Korea and Susan
Constantine, director of corporate and foundation
relations at Agnes Scott received a Fulbright
International Education Administrators grant to
study in Germany.
by Daniel Beauregard
daniel@dekalbchamp.com
Students who planned to
attend Peachtree Hope Char-
ter School may have another
chance at a charter education
after the school withdrew its
petition from DeKalb County
Schools and failed to submit
one to the Georgia Depart-
ment of Education (GDOE)
by deadline.
Ivy Preparatory Acad-
emy, an all-girl school in
Norcross, has petitioned the
GDOE to become a state
special-charter school to
create two academies in
DeKalb, one for girls and
one for boys. The applica-
tion to the GDOE will come
up during an Aug. 10 board
meeting.
Earlier this month, Ivy
Prep petitioned the DeKalb
School Board for a charter
but was denied on grounds
that it had not found a loca-
tion. Peachtree Hope with-
drew its charter application
at the same meeting.
Ivy Prep co-founder An-
gelia Howell said that the
DeKalb board had not sub-
mitted in writing its reasons
for denying the school char-
ter status. However, Howell
said that the charter was
denied at frst by Gwinnett
County Schools and sees the
recent vote by the DeKalb
board as all part of the pro-
cess.
We submitted the ex-
act application to the state
board that we submitted to
DeKalb, Howell said.
According to Howell, the
school may now have found
a location in which to oper-
ate: the building off Memo-
rial Drive that was occupied
by Peachtree Hope.
Howell said students
who were planning to attend
Peachtree Hope may have a
chance to attend Ivy Prep. If
the state board approves the
school on Aug. 10, it will be
several days after the school
year has already begun,
which could create some dif-
fculties.
More than 600 stu-
dents that were enrolled at
Peachtree Hope are now
scheduled to be placed back
into the DeKalb County
School System in schools
within their attendance
zones.
We will certainly have
to have a lottery but it does
offer hope to the students,
Howell said.
Peachtree Hope students may
have second chance with Ivy Prep
AROUND DEKALB
ATLANTA
College prep workshop
plans announced
A free admissions and college prep
workshop for students in grades 8 12 and
parents is scheduled at Emory University,
Goizueta School of Business, 1300 Clifton
Road, Atlanta. The event will be held on
Sunday, Aug. 28, 1-4 p.m.
Presenters include: Stephanie EspyAt-
lanta native, founder of MathSP, and gradu-
ate of MIT, UC Berkeley and Emory Uni-
versity; Elisa Bucknercollege admissions
counselor, scholarship expert and founder
of Access2Admission; Timothy Fieldsas-
sociate dean of admissions and multicultural
recruitment, Emory University; and Erik
LipsSenior assistant director of the ofce
of nancial aid, Emory University
There is no charge to attend; however,
advance registration is required. To register
for the Knowledge for College workshop,
visit www.MathSP.com. Registration closes on
Aug. 26. For more information visit the Knowl-
edge for College Facebook event page.
Final Jazz on the Lawn of
season announced
The Callanwolde Fine Arts Centers
nal Jazz on the Lawn concert for the
summer series will be held Friday, Aug.
12, at 7:30 p.m. and will feature Gwen
Hughes. Attendees are encouraged to
arrive early and bring a blanket and a picnic.
In case of rain, the concert will be moved to
Callanwoldes indoor courtyard. Tickets are
$15 advance purchase online at TicketLeap
and $20 at the door. Parking is free and on-
site. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center is located
at 980 Briarcliff Road, NE, Atlanta. For more
information, call (404) 872-5338 or visit
www.callanwolde.org.
AVONDALE ESTATES

Auditions upcoming for fall
semester Childrens Choir
Auditions are upcoming for the fall 2011
semester of the Avondale Childrens Choir.
Auditions are by appointment only between
4-6 p.m. on Aug. 9, 11, 16 and 18. The Ap-
prentice Choir is for children in rst and sec-
ond grades (ages 6-7) and the Advanced
Choir is for children in third through eighth
grades (ages 8 to 13). The fall semester be-
gins Sept. 6 and ends after the Christmas
Holiday Concert in December. Contact mu-
sic director R. Mark Green at markg@afbc.
com or (404) 405-5593 for more information
or to schedule an audition.
CLARKSTON
Grant helps convert tennis
courts into national model
A grant from the United States Tennis As-
sociation has helped convert the citys mu-
nicipal tennis court to a USTA 10-and-under
junior facility model. The Southern section
of the USTA is implementing the program in
each of the nine states in its jurisdiction and
the Clarkston court is the rst in the country
to complete the conversion, according to
Clarkston city manager Keith Barker.
The USTA grant allowed the city to repair
and resurface its tennis facilities. After the
courts have been converted, a tennis pro-
fessional will be selected to market and ad-
vertise the programming, which will include
play days, tennis festivals, lessons, match
skills play, parent-child events and USTA ju-
nior team tennis.
DECATUR
Soil and water conservation
meeting announced
The DeKalb County Soil and Water
Conservation District monthly meeting will
be held on Friday, Aug. 12, at 10 a.m. at
the Clark Harrison Building, 330 W. Ponce
de Leon Ave. in downtown Decatur. For
additional information, call (770) 761-3020.
Animal services task force to
hold public meeting
The DeKalb County Animal Services Task
Force is seeking public opinion on several
proposed initiatives to improve public health,
safety and code enforcement related to animal
services in the county. The proposed initiatives
seek to increase adoptions of abandoned and
lost animals, encourage responsible pet owner-
ship, improve the conditions of animals under
the countys care and reduce euthanasia rates
at the animal shelter.
A series of meetings has been scheduled
and the next event is Aug. 11, 5-7 p.m., at the
Lou Walker Center at 2538 Panola Road in
Lithonia.
DUNWOODY

Free family movie announced
Dunwoody area residents are invited to
Brook Run Park for a free outdoor event fea-
turing the PG Disney release Mars Needs
Moms on Friday, Aug. 19. Families may
bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic bas-
kets for this evening of free entertainment
that includes pre-movie activities. The movie
will begin at dark, approximately 8:45 p.m.
Movie concessions will be available. Com-
cast, the ReelzChannel and City of Dun-
woody Parks and Recreation are sponsoring
the event as part of the citys Movies Under
the Stars series in which family friendly-lms
are presented on a 45-foot outdoor movie
screen. Brook Run Park is located at 4770
North Peachtree Road, Dunwoody.
LITHONIA
Church to hold ancestral
walk, farmers market
The community is invited to gather at the Main
House of Lyons plantation by the South River in Li-
thonia on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 8:30 a.m. for the sixth
annual Ancestral Walk sponsored by First Afrikan
Presbyterian Church. This spiritual walk will celebrate
the ingenuity, determination and condence of the Flat
Rock families who maintained farms, schools, stores
and churches in the face of adversity, according to
church ofcials.
After the Ancestral Walk, a Farmers Market will
be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the grounds of First Af-
rikan Church. The event will include live blues music,
healthy cooking demonstrations, a sh fry, vendors
and local farmers providing the community with the
best of the seasons harvest.
There will be playgrounds, balloons and popcorn
for the children. Event-goers are invited to tour the
churchs community garden along with participating
in rafe drawings throughout the day. The Ancestral
Walk and Farmers Market are free events.
First Afrikan Church is located at 5197 Salem
Road, Lithonia. For more information, visit www.
firstafrikanchurch.org or call (770) 981-2601.
STONE MOUNTAIN
Event marks nations 49th
anniversary
Trinidad and Tobago Association of Georgia
Inc. recently announced A Night of Pure El-
egance, a formal dinner/dance in celebration of
the 49th anniversary of the Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago. The event will be Saturday, Aug. 20,
7 p.m. - 2 a.m. The keynote speaker will be Deputy
Consul General Garth Lamsee of the Republic
of Trinidad and Tobago. Tickets are $50 or $35
for students. The dinner/dance will be held at the
Lion of Judah Event Center, 6202 Memorial Drive,
Stone Mountain. For tickets, call Alan at (404)
210-9493, Carlos at (404)931-6602, Joyce at
(678) 602-2424, Michelle at (347) 495-9281 or
the organization at (678) 318-1460.
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by Robert Naddra
robert@dekalbchamp.com
T
he University of South
Carolina football team will
have one of the largest
DeKalb County contingents
of any school if scholarship com-
mitments made in the offseason
come to fruition.
Lithonia senior Joe Harris, one
of the top offensive linemen in the
state, became the fourth DeKalb
football player to commit to a schol-
arship with the Gamecocks. Har-
ris, who committed during DeKalb
County media day festivities July
27, joins Gamecock commitments
T.J. Holloman of St. Pius, and
Kyle Fleetwood and Carlos Hood
of Stephenson.
The Gamecocks have a his-
tory of signing top players from the
county. Former teammate Cedric
Cooper is a freshman at South
Carolina, as is former Southwest
DeKalb defensive back Sharrod
Golightly.
South Carolina is a good
place to go to, said the 6-foot-4,
285-pound Harris. I wouldnt have
made it without [my teammates.] I
feel blessed and humble.
Harris had nearly a dozen
scholarship offers from Atlantic
Coast Conference and Southeastern
Conference schools, as well as Big
10 schools Purdue and Minnesota.
Harris said he chose South Carolina
over Alabama, Georgia and Missis-
sippi State.
[Georgia coach Mark] Richt
came to the school and personally
offered me a scholarship, Harris
said. That made an impression on
me. But South Carolina has a good
program.
Just a few days before Harris
announcement, Dunwoody quarter-
back/defensive back Justin King
committed to Tennessee. Dunwoody
coach Jim Showfety said King like-
ly will play defense in college.
Twenty-two DeKalb football
players have made commitments
to play college football. Student-
athletes can sign national letters of
intent during the national signing
period in February.
Stephenson, which had 29 play-
ers sign on National Signing Day
2010, already has 11 players who
have made their scholarship choice
this season. Among them, running
back Mike Davis has committed to
Florida and linebacker Raphael Kir-
by has committed to Miami (Fla.).
Two players each have made
commitments from Tucker, Marist
and Columbia, according to DeKalb
Schools athletics spokesman Mark
Brock.
by Robert Naddra
One game features two of the
top quarterbacks in the state and
the other pits two of the top teams
in the state.
Tucker vs. Stephenson (Aug.
12, 7 p.m., Hallford Stadium) and
M.L. King vs. Cedar Grove (Aug.
13, 7 p.m., Panthersville Stadium)
highlight a long list of preseason
football scrimmages in DeKalb
County in preparation for season
openers at the end of the month.
Tucker, which won a state
championship in 2008, advanced
to the Class AAAA semifinals
last season. The Tigers have gone
undefeated in the regular season
for three of the past four years.
Stephenson, which in recent years
has had more than 20 players
annually sign scholarships, has
won at least eight games for six
straight seasons. The Jaguars have
qualified for the playoffs every
year since 2000.
M.L. King senior Jonquel
Dawson broke three DeKalb
County passing records last sea-
son. He threw for 3,611 yards
and 41 touchdowns and improved
his career passing totals to 5,383
yards. Saints quarterback Jona-
than McCrary passed for 3,031
yards and 24 touchdowns last
season as a sophomore. Cedar
Grove finished 8-5 last season, its
deepest playoff run since finishing
14-1 and making the title game in
1991.
The top matchup featuring an
out-of-county school is Columbia
at Morgan County, Aug. 12 at 7
p.m. Morgan County had one of
the best turnarounds in the state
last season, going from 1-9 in
2009 to 8-3 in 2010. It was the
Bulldogs best record since 2005.
Columbia also had a breakout
season in 2010, going 6-4 for the
most wins in a year since 2005.
Preseason scrimmage schedule
(all games at 7 p.m. unless noted)
Friday, Aug. 12
Clarkston at Towers, 5:30 p.m.
Tucker vs. Stephenson (Hallford)
McNair vs. Carver-Atlanta
(Grady)
Dunwoody at Marietta
Arabia Mountain at Meadowcreek
Redan at Shiloh
Columbia at Morgan County
Miller Grove vs. Mundys Mill,
7:30 p.m. (Twelve Oaks)
Stone Mountain at Cedar Shoals,
7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 13
Druid Hills vs. Lakeside, 2 p.m.
(Adams)
Cross Keys at Loganville Chris-
tian, 5 p.m.
M.L. King vs. Cedar Grove (Pan-
thersville)
Chamblee vs. North Atlanta, 7:30
p.m. (Grady)
Harris chooses South Carolina at media day
Marquee matchups top football scrimmage list
Lithonia offensive lineman Joe Harris commits to South Carolina over Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi State. Photos by Travis Hudgons
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by Robert Naddra
Discipline, character, morals and
hard work.
Football coaches around DeKalb
County preach those four virtues
as a way to build and maintain a
winning program. Redan coach
Clint Lawrence is among a group
of coaches beginning their second
season as a head coach in the county
who is using those principles as a
foundation at his school.
Football practice offcially be-
gan Aug. 1 although teams have
been preparing for the upcoming
season with unoffcial workouts and
conditioning programs all summers.
Preseason games involving DeKalb
teams are Aug. 12-13 and the regu-
lar season begins with an Aug. 15
matchup between Tucker and South-
west DeKalb.
Lawrence, a Redan graduate in
his frst head coaching job, led the
Raiders to a 5-5 record in 2010 after
the team won three games over the
two previous seasons.
The frst season was probably
easier because there werent many
expectations, Lawrence said. Now
the spotlight is on us and people are
expecting us to win. This is a very
diffcult region and teams we were
competitive with all have gotten bet-
ter.
The biggest difference in this
years team, Lawrence said, is a
change of attitude.
We changed the culture of the
program, Lawrence said. The
guys know how to work hard and
they know whats expected of them.
Defnitely, our leadership is better
this year.
For example, Lawrence said,
team members originated a player
bonding night once a week, which
has helped off the feld.
Five other frst-time coaches
join Lawrence and are beginning
their second season as head coach
in DeKalb CountyJames Soza at
Chamblee, Marcus Jelks at Litho-
nia, Tywanois Lockett at McNair,
Damien Wimes at Miller Grove and
Marvin Jones at Towers. Lawrence
posted the best record among the
group in his frst season.
Region 6-AAAA members Li-
thonia, Miller Grove and Chamblee
combined to win only nine games
last season while Towers was 1-9 in
Region 5-AAA.
Two other coachesJim Show-
fety at Dunwoody and Mike Car-
son at M.L. Kinghave previous
head coaching experience but are
beginning the second season at their
respective schools.
Changing the culture is not the
issue at Dunwoody, rather learning
to win in Class AAAA after several
successful years in AAA. The Wild-
cats averaged eight wins a season
in the four years before Showfetys
arrival in 2010. The Wildcats were
6-4 last year and closed the season
by winning six of their fnal seven
games after starting the season 0-3.
Dunwoody allowed only nine points
in its fnal four games last season
and shut out state power Marist 20-
0.
Dunwoody joins Redan and
several other teams fghting for four
playoff spots among 11 teams in Re-
gion 6-AAAA.
I hope our momentum carries
over from last season, Showfety
said. We have a good group of se-
niors and weve worked hard in the
offseason. We have great commu-
nity support and I think everyone is
excited for the season.
At Redan, Lawrence is hoping
last years 5-5 mark plus a pre-
season win in 2010 has helped to
rekindle community interest in the
program. Redan won a state cham-
pionship in 1979 and Lawrence
played on two playoff teams in the
mid 1990s.
We know what it takes to win,
Lawrence said. Weve told the kids
that they can be trend setters and
they can make their own traditions.
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