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by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com he environmental group monitoring DeKalb Countys watershed problems does not believe the county is doing enough to address the problem of grease in sewage pipes. They do a little bit of public outreach in schools and at community association meetings when they can get an invitation, said Jacqueline Echols, president of the South River Watershed Alliance (SRWA). In a letter to Lisa Jackson, an administrator with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the SRWA stated that the language in the consent decree fails to accurately depict the magnitude of the countys fats, oils and grease (FOG) problem and that the proposed solution is inadequate. The consent decree is virtually silent on when and how FOG will be reduced in DeKalb County, the letter states. Last year, in a proposed consent decree with the EPA, the county agreed to pay a $453,000 penalty for excessive sewage spills. Since 2006, there have
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Environmentalists say county needs to address grease in pipes

Since 2006, there have been approximately 1,000 sewer spills in DeKalb County. So far this year there have been more than 150 spills. For an interactive map showing the date, location, cause and amounts of this years spills, visit The Champions website at www.championnewspaper. com. Map by Andrew Cauthen
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by Daniel Beauregard daniel@dekalbchamp.com n 1992, Army Sgt. Danny Ingram answered Yes to a letter that would forever change his life, a letter sent to him by his commanding officer in response to one he had written a few days earlier supporting gay military members being allowed to serve openly. Ingram had answered Yes to the question, Are you gay? and in a few weeks the military had begun his discharge proceedings. Now, 50-year-old Ingram is the national president of American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER), a non-profit association of active, reserve and veteran service members dedicated to full and equal rights to all present and former service members of the U.S. Armed Forces. We believe that lifting the ban was just another step in civil rights in this country, Ingram said. Ingram, who lives in DeKalb County and also works full-time at Georgia Tech, said the military has
Gay DeKalb County veteran speaks about repeal of Dont Ask Dont Tell
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been approximately 1,000 county sewer spills. So far this year alone, there have been more than 150 spills. In the consent decree, the county also agreed to implement a $600,000 stream cleanup project, focusing on debris removal from parts of the South River, South Fork Peachtree Creek and Snapfinger Creek. The proposed consent decree is a resolution of a joint federal and state complaint filed against the county for violations of the Clean Water Act and the Georgia Water Quality Control Act. A federal judge has yet to accept the consent decree. To reduce the FOG problem, the SRWA believes county officials should identify the hot spots in the county and launch an aggressive outreach efforts in those areas, Echols said. You have to do something different when you see what youre doing isnt working, Echols said. The solution to FOG is a lot of public education. There is no silver bullet. The SRWA wants DeKalb County to be held accountable in the consent decree for improving the FOG problem. The emphasis in the consent decree does not come close to narrowing See Grease on Page 13A
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Business leaders and DeKalb superintendent talk about future of school system
force. We need to make sure that our DeKalb-based comNew DeKalb County panies have a quality workSchools Superintendent Dr. force, that people are able to Cheryl Atkinson spoke to come inparticularly those business leaders and DeKalb that might not be going to County School officials on collegeand have the basic Oct. 3 about her vision for skills to go to professional the school system and how school or to go to work imbusiness leaders could help mediately, McClarty said. her fulfill that vision. McClarty said he and AtAtkinson, the featured kinson had been in several speaker at the DeKalb meetings throughout the County Chamber of Compast week and the chamber merces monthly luncheon is continuing its partnership described what she hoped to with the DeKalb County be the future of the school School System. system. One of the things we Who of us is going to talked about is continuing step up for DeKalb County the things that we started. children? Atkinson asked. As an example, last year we The superintendent elab- had a principal shadow day orated on some of the prob- to get business leaders inlems she thought schools volved in the schools themwere facing, both countyselves that way they could wide as well as nationally. actually see whats going Atkinson said that students on, McClarty said. in the classroom need more McClarty said business access to technology. leaders spent the shadow Technological advances day asking questions and eshave made our ability to tablishing new partnerships communicate and colwith the schools in their laborate with those around community. He also said the the globe easy. We have to chamber will continue to prepare our children for this have forums to allow school global, fast-paced, rapidly officials to share their changing world, Atkinson thoughts or visions with the said. business community. She also said it was imMcClarty said he and portant to have students Atkinson had also spoken learning a second language about the possibility of as early as possiblerather having a business advisory than waiting until theyre in group that meets regularly high schoolso they will be with school officials. able to compete on a global Naturally, as Dr. Atkinscale. son gets settled in and gets President of the DeKalb her feet wet, well come to Chamber of Commerce her with things that we want Leonardo McClarty said to do, but we also expect connecting the business that she would come to us community with educators with things as well, Mcis important because the Clarty said. success of the school system directly impacts the workby Daniel Beauregard daniel@dekalbchamp.com
Bobbie R. Sanford, widow of Porter Sanford III, along with grandson Jason Kennedy Sanford, admires the portrait of her husband that was unveiled Sept. 29 at the performing arts and community center that bears his name. Also on hand for the eventwhich included a reception, a video on Sanford, tributes and performanceswere DeKalb County Chief Executive Ofce Burrell Ellis, County Commissioner Stan Watson and others. Sanford opened the rst minority-owned real estate business in DeKalb County and was the rst African-American presiding ofcer of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners. The center, located on Rainbow Drive in south DeKalb County, opened in 2008. Photo by TooWah RaAtum
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Police search for suspects in three separate shootings

by Robert Naddra robert@dekalbchamp.com DeKalb police are searching for suspects in three separate shootings that left one person dead and four others wounded. All three incidents happened Sept. 26-28. William Smith, 51, a truck driver from Indiana, was shot and killed inside his truck at a truck stop at 2605 Bouldercrest Road. Robbery is believed to be the motive, according to Lt. Pam Kunz, DeKalb County Police spokeswoman. Nothing was stolen from Smiths trailer, she said. Police also are searching for two suspects in connection with a carjacking and shooting at a Citgo gas station at 2630 Gresham Road. One suspect is described as 21-23 years old, 5-foot-8 and 150 pounds, with dreadlocks. The other is described as 21-23 years old, 5-9 and 140 pounds, with a short haircut. Both suspects were seen wearing all black clothing during the incident, which happened Sept. 27 at 1 a.m. The suspects attempted to take Anthony Lewis vehicle. Lewis ran away and was shot in the back, according to police reports. He remains hospitalized at Atlanta Medical Center. Three teenagersa 15 year-old female, 17-year-old female and a 17-year-old malewere shot Sept. 28, at approximately 10:40 p.m. outside an apartment complex at 2000 Farrington Village Drive in Lithonia. There was a crowd of people outside the complex, Kunz said, and the shots were fired from an unknown person. There was no initial evidence of an altercation before the gunfire, Kunz said. The 15-year-old was treated and released from an area hospital, and the other two victims were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, Kunz said. Investigations are ongoing in all three incidents, Kunz said.
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Marbut Road in Lithonia closed on Oct. 8
Marbut Road at the CSX railroad crossing (west of Lithonia Industrial Boulevard) will be closed to through traffic between Lithonia Industrial Boulevard and Charles Gates Drive on Saturday, Oct. 8, 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. The closure is required to replace railroad cross ties and rails at the crossing. head injury while in the care of Alexander on July 15, 2010. The child died in the hospital three days later. A medical examiner determined that she had also sustained trauma to her arms, liver and pelvis.
Leadership DeKalb announces Class of 2012

Leadership DeKalb has selected 52 members for the Class of 2012 to complete a 10-month training program, educating the leaders about issues facing the community. With representatives from business, education, healthcare, social service agencies and government, including established and emerging leaders, this class will join more than 1,000 graduates of the program over its 25-year history. Every year, we strive to unite a diverse group of leaders from different walks of life in DeKalb County who exhibit a desire for influential leadership and dedication for a positive change in the community, said Sara Fountain, executive director. Nearly half of the class members
Decatur man sentenced to three years probation for tax fraud

A Decatur man was sentenced to three years probation for his role in a tax fraud scheme. Keith Lamone Richard, 40, pleaded guilty in May, along with two other defendants, to the charge of conspiring to defraud the United States government by filing false tax returns, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office. Richard and his conspirators filed 123 claims between December 2005 and March 2007 and received more than $1.6 million in returns, according to U.S. Attorneys Office spokesman Patrick Crosby.
are from governmental agencies, social service entities or educational organizations which set this program apart from most community leadership programs around the County. During the 10-month training program, the class will be informed on issues in the community such as history, diversity, justice, government, education, economic development and transportation, and health.
Alexander sentenced to life in prison

DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams sentenced Robert Alexander to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Alexander, 30, was found guilty of felony murder, first degree cruelty to children and aggravated battery in a case involving the death of a 2-year-old girl. The victim, Diamone Wilson, suffered a lethal
Parent pulls gun at Arabia Mountain High School

Two parents were involved in an argument at Arabia Mountain High School on Sept. 27, causing one of the parents to pull out a gun, according to school officials. In a letter sent home to
parents, Principal LaShawn McMillan said that prior to the beginning of school, one of our parents was verbally threatened by another parent in the student parking lot. In the midst of the conversation, one of the adults brandished a hand gun, McMillan said. According to DeKalb School System spokesman Walter Woods, DeKalb County Schools Police is investigating the incident and Chief Jeanette James said the investigation is ongoing.
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Finally and a word of caution!

finally the Ellis administration and our county commissioners made it happen. Art center supporters paid for the portrait. I wont use space in this place to dredge up all the reasons why a proper dedication had not occurred until now. The important thing is that it finally happened. Mrs. Bobbie Sanford, the commissioners widow, sons and other family members were on hand for the unveiling along with some 300 invited guests. By all accounts it was an inspiring occasion. Kudos to David Manuel who is now at the helm of the day-today operations of the PSPAC. He has an impressive background in the arts and is already showing his worth with the venues being brought to the center. Mrs. Sanford credits Manuel with sparking the effort to get the portrait of her late husband in the center, which was opened in December 2008. The portrait unveiling also launched the new Porter Sanford Performing Arts and Community Development Corporation, a non-profit that will raise funds to support the center. Individuals can join the centers Inaugural Circle for a donation of $100 or more to the PSPACDC. All that said, a word of caution to the Ellis administration and our current crop of commissioners. It is a performing arts center. While it is fine to use the facilitys meeting rooms and auditorium for important community gatherings and county functions, we should not get in the business of entering into short- or long-term contracts to rent out the centers auditorium for religious uses, specifically church services. Already, the auditorium has been tapped by a large congregation that once held services in DeKalb before moving to Atlanta. Apparently the Atlanta location didnt suit the needs of the church and now said church has its sights set on the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Centers. The ink may be drying as we speak. No, no, no! While the rent might be an attractive revenue stream in this struggling economy, that rent simply does not offset the costs of the wear and tear on the facility and its grounds, not to mention the Pandoras Box it opens for possible lawsuits. Rent to one church and it must be rented to another house of worship. Its only fair. Keep our beautiful performing arts center for the arts. To preserve the intrinsic values for which the center was created and the legacy of the man who worked tirelessly to bring the center to fruition ought to trump the few dollars to be gained from a church rental. What church you ask? The name of the congregation is not important. The desire is not to single out any particular church. It is the principle. There are many facilities and storefronts this congregation could use, while deciding its next permanent location. Our tax-dollar funded PSPAC should not be one of them. Mr. CEO, commissioners, proceed with caution! Steen Miles, The Newslady, is a retired journalist and former Georgia state senator. Contact Steen Miles at Steen@dekalbchamp.com.
A portrait of the late DeKalb County Commissioner Porter Sanford is now hanging in the lobby of the Rainbow Drive performing arts center that bears his name. It is a fitting tribute to a man who championed the arts and many other projects in south DeKalb. It is because of Commissioner Sanfords zeal and tenacity that $3 million in seed money was made available for the construction of the $17 million center, which is a jewel in the south DeKalb community. While the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center was named and opened nearly three years ago, there was not a proper dedication until last week. The unveiling of the portrait was long overdue and
What will you do about code compliance and other issues

Note: In the interest of timeliness, a paragraph referencing the Sept. 27 commission meeting was deleted by the editor.
Letter to the Editor
Fellow Citizens, I realize that we are in a crisis, involving job loss, home foreclosure and most of us are struggling to survive. However, I believe the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners has lost its way and we are about to be burdened even more with fines and liens imposed on our property by the DeKalb Board of Code Compliance. Please allow me to explain. Our CEO created an Advisory Council on Code Compliance, which recommended the creation of a Board of Code Compliance that would have the authority to hear cases and issue fines. Some commissioners want a provision that allows the county to impose liens on a property if the fine is not paid. If approved, the board or county would come back recommending
liens and fines on our homes by merely leaving a notice at the doornot in a time in which thousands of us are not working and ten thousands of us are losing our properties. Plus the county is not doing it to solve other problems that contribute to code violation. At a time when we struggle to find work and keep our homes, this is not the time for any added burden. Thousands of us will end up standing in line at Recorders Court for four or five hours being treated as less than citizens. I believe the Board of Commissioners has lost it way because there are other issues that need the attention of an Advisory Council. What about initiatives to encourage, support and bring jobs and businesses to DeKalb County Initiatives to review regulations that have created an anti-business environment
Initiatives to address Black on Black crime in our communities Initiatives to address the record number of burglaries in our area that are causing our area to be undesirable. What impact did the school situation have on jobs and businesses in DeKalb County? What do we do about the level of vandalism and theft of catalytic converters, copper wiring and air conditioning units at our churches, homes and cemeteries? What do we do about thousands of tons of trash illegally dumped in every dark spot, including parks and cemeteries, and the thousands of liquor bottles thrown on lawns and streets? What do we do about the excessive number of inoperable fire hydrants in our communities? How do we create pride in citi-
zens that makes them want to keep up their property? Could there be a relationship between low money flow and the appearance of ones property? Could liens and fines cause the loss of even more homes in our communities? Could liens and fines end up with entire pockets or communities being vacant because of issues beyond the owners control like burglaries and thefts? How do we take back the southside of DeKalb County from negative elements? I believe what we need in DeKalb County is a Solution Tour. Where the Board of Commissioners seeks answers from citizens on how to address all issues. The tour needs to be encouraged and citizen-friendly. Respectfully, Joe Bembry
The Champion Free Press, Friday, October 7, 2011
A mile in my shoesThe Buddy Walk

with all of her senses. In later life she became a suffragist, pacifist, vocal opponent of President Woodrow Wilson and even an early supporter of birth control, as well as a worldrenowned advocate for the disabled. In 1920, Keller helped found the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Keller met every U.S. president from Grover Cleveland to Lyndon Johnson and was close to many world famous personages of her day, including Alexander Graham Bell, Charlie Chaplin and Mark Twain. Keller never let her physical limitations limit her world view and never allowed the many things she could not do prevent her from all the many things she coulda bold life example for us all. Barclays younger sister Olivia has Down syndrome, a lifelong developmental disability that was referred to in less-enlightened times as mental retardation or mongoloidism. Our Olivia is happy, healthy and high functioning and her world view and spirit teach us all something new, or reinforce the most important things in life almost daily. There are 300,000 Americans currently living with Down syndrome, and millions more who share their lives as parents, siblings, family, caregivers, teachers, therapists and friends. Each year, the primary fundraiser for the Down syndrome community, as well as our most significant act of community visibility is the Buddy Walks. Last year Buddy Walks across the country raised $9.5 million providing education, medical and family support services in the communities where those dollars were raised. Metro Atlanta has one of the nations largest Buddy Walks, with more than 3,000 each year walking, running, rolling or strolling supported by the occasional cane or wheelchair, as well as the love of their family, friends and team members. This years walk is Sunday afternoon, Oct. 9, at 3:30 p.m. in Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. Though Olivia is only 4, this is her fourth Buddy Walk. Every child crossing the finish line in the Buddy Walk receives a gold medal. You will be torn between smiles and tears as you watch those tiny faces and their looks of pride and accomplishment. Each walker assembles a team, and seeks support from both individual donors and businesses. All monies raised here benefit the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta. There is a friendly fundraising competition among the walkers, teams and their coaches. Olivia & Company, our little team (20-plus walked with us last year), has raised slightly more than $2,000 and is currently in fourth place. Not bad for a 4-year old. Among the contributions I was proudest to see, Olivias sister Barclay, a college freshman, took time from her busy new schedule, and college students strained pocketbook, to contribute $50 of her own money in support of her baby sister. And though the Buddy Walk does fall on an SEC football weekend, Barclay will make it back to Atlanta for the Buddy Walk. You too can of course be a Buddyor a virtual Buddyand join this short walk, http://buddywalk.kintera.org/faf/home/, and no gift is too small. Registered team walkers also receive a T-shirt, free stuff and a great picnic lunch, which precedes the walk. There are plenty of family-friendly activities, arts and crafts for the kids and a unique opportunity to walk a mile in someone elses shoes, while gaining an entirely different and perhaps quite joyful perspective of what that might be like. If you arent smiling or perhaps simply even more thankful for the blessed good health of your own children on your way home, send me a note and I will gladly repay your registration fee. It will be a wonderful day either way, and we would love to share it with you.
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All about me may be silence and darkness, yet within me, in the spirit, is music and brightness, and color flashes through all of my thoughts.Helen Keller (18801968) in one of her 12 published works, The Open Door, 1957. Recently leaving my oldest daughter Barclay at her new home in Auburn University was a day of wide-ranging emotions. But I had to smile when I discovered her new home was the Keller Dormitory, named for Helen Keller, a native of Tuscumbia, Ala. You likely know Keller as the spirited deaf/blind girl from the book, play and movie The Miracle Worker. But there is so much more to her story. Keller became the first blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree from a college or university. Having lost her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months, Keller did have memories of the world
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Free the college football market

College football pretends it's about boola-boola, but it's really all about ka-ching ka-ching.
players. Except that the education many of the athletes receive isnt worth the price of a movie ticket. Colleges take a Republican view of things. That means anything the corporations do to make money is fine and dandy, while anything the workers do is greedy and possibly illegal. Howard Cosell, the great if sometimes obnoxious sports journalist, once said: The last thing in the world a college or university should be concerned with is being No. 1 in football or basketball if the price one pays for that is the corruption of character and the undermining of true student morale on campus. Robert Maynard Hutchins, the president of the University of Chicago at the time, said essentially the same thing in fewer words when he had his school drop football in 1939. Football, he explained, has the same relation to education that bullfighting has to agriculture. His old school has since taken up football again, though now at a truly amateur level, Division III. Hardly anyone goes to the games but they have great cheers. The New York Times recently relayed this splendid example: Themistocles, Thucydides The Peloponnesian War, X-squared, y-squared H2SO4 Who for? What for? Who we gonna yell for? Go Maroons! Now thats a cheer alumni can be proud of. They say you cant pay college players because youd then have to pay all athletes on campus, which would be unaffordable. Thats probably true. The solution, however, (short of following Chicagos lead) is capitalism. Let boosters, supporters, shoe companies, whoever, pay the kids over the table. Some athletes would play for the money, some for the love of the game, others for the education. The most zealous of fans would have a sense of helping their schools without feeling guilty. What you would lose in amateurism you would more than gain in honesty. You either believe in free-market capitalism or you dont. OtherWords columnist Donald Kaul lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. www.otherwords.org
The burlesque show that is college football has gone about as far as it can go. Each fall it arrives clothed in garments of academic integrity (the players are scholar-athletes, dont you know) only to peel them off one at a time as the year goes on. This year the show has arrived on the scene buck-naked with its academic integrity packed away in a trunk somewhere. A striptease without the tease is mere pornography. College football pretends its about boola-boola, but its really all about kaching ka-ching. Recent months have seen a wave of scandals hit one big-time program after another, with traditional powers like the University of Southern California, the University of Alabama, Auburn University, Ohio State, and North Carolina State either censured or about to be. All involved payments to players in one form or another. Yet even while asserting the sports essential innocence, college presidents and athletic directors began a game of musical chairs trying to rearrange college football conferences so that their respective schools could dip deeper into the river of television money that flows through campuses. Traditional rivalries, geographic proximity and common sense all went by the wayside in the money grab. And it isnt over yet. The University of Michigan, a not atypical athletic powerhouse, recently spent a quarter of a billion (thats with a b) dollars to renovate its 84-year-old football stadium. This is in addition to building a new indoor football practice facility to replace the old one, as well as adding a recruiting center, a basketball practice facility, a baseball stadium, and a matching softball field. Did I mention the new soccer field or the renovations of the ice hockey and basketball arenas? It all demands money, and football is the bigin some cases onlydollar magnet on the athletic scene. What makes it such a brilliant business plan is that they dont have to pay the players. Oh, the athletic departments buy the student-athletes scholarships and say thats the equivalent of pay for
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I-85 express toll lanes open Oct. 1

Great, now we can pay for the same strech of road twice. Ranks right up there with the access control lights as a boondogle. Tom posted this on 9/29/11 at 2:16 p.m
Environmentalists say county needs to address grease in pipes

$2.4 million grant to fight obesity. So all of the grease must be on the bodies as excess weight and not in the pipes. Also, County will soon start spending the $1.3 BILLION for sewer repairs. Of course no oversight as to how the money is spent. Flash .... M-B dealers are putting more inventory in the showrooms. This cannot be true. The County just got a Dundevil posted this on 9/28/11 at 5:25 p.m
Students start fundraiser to help pay friends medical bills

Its fantastic that friends are trying to help out, but what they can contribute is a financial drop in the bucket. The question is why should they have to do this? Why should one have to go in debt and face financial ruin over health problems that were not ones fault? When are we, as a nation, going to get our priorities straight and provide healthcare that is affordable and accessible to all. Garcia posted this on 9/27/11 at 8:31 p.m.
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Ralph Godfrey
Peachtree Airport to area hospitals. One day a week, the 84-year-old Godfrey also delivers Meals-onWheels to DeKalb residents. I get more out of it than Im sure any of them do, Godfrey said. Godfrey said that delivering meals is satisfying because he gets to help people from one extreme to the other. You show up and some people are too sick to eat and others are just unable to leave the house, Godfrey said. Godfrey said that in most cases, he is the only person they will see that day, so just chit-chatting or helping them change a burned out light bulb can make all the difference. He also works for the Chattahoochee National Park Service once a week. Godfrey said when he first started volunteering he used to do a lot of trail work at various parks because he liked the outdoors. I like being outside because I had desk jobs all my life. I used to do a big amount of heavy work but now I do anything they want me to do, Godfrey said. Godfrey said that growing up, he didnt volunteer too often because he felt like there wasnt enough time, but since hes retired he has all the time in the world. Life keeps you busy. I didnt just want to quit working after retiring though. I was in good health and now I have time to help other people, Godfrey said.
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A student massage therapist at the Atlanta Professional Institute, located off Sams Street in Decatur, admitted to fondling a woman's breast during a massage. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Woman sues massage student, school for inappropriate touching incident

by Daniel Beauregard daniel@dekalbchamp.com A woman is suing a student massage therapist who admitted to fondling her breast during a massage and the Atlanta Professional Institute (API) in Decatur, where the incident alledgly occurred last May. According to a police report, on May 14, 2010, Sonya Smith went to API to redeem a gift certificate she had received for a $15 massage. After redeeming her gift certificate, Smith was led to a room where Jamall Young, a student massage therapist waited. According to police, Young asked her to strip down to whatever clothes she felt most comfortable in. Smiths attorney Rod Dixon said that she undressed down to her underwear and lay on her back on the massage table. Young then began to massage her right side. As he was moving over to the left side he grabbed her left breast and immediately started [fondling] it, Dixon said. She then pushed him away and got dressed and went to the front desk to make a complaint. After Smith made her complaint, an off-duty police officer present at the school was called to hear both Smith and Youngs side of the story. According to the police report, Young then admitted to the officer he had assaulted Smith. Since the off-duty officer was out of her jurisdiction, Decatur Police were called to API. Smith recounted her side of the story to Decatur police, but Young had already left. Young was arrested several months later and charged with sexual battery. He later pleaded guilty in DeKalb County Superior Court and was sentenced to 20 days in jail and 12 months probation. API President James Garner said Young was terminated the day the incident happened. Smith is suing both Young and API, claiming the school had knowledge that Young made inappropriate sexual contact with at least one other person during the course of a massage, prior to the May 14, 2010, incident. According to Dixon, the civil case is in the discovery phase and should be moving forward in the next several weeks. His client declined to comment for this article and API declined to comment on the pending lawsuit. In his response to the civil case [Young] denied any wrongdoing and put forth a different version of what occurred, Dixon said of Youngs pretrial testimony.
For 39 years Ralph Godfrey worked for Equifax before retiring. Throughout this time he raised a family and led what he considers a very busy life. Now, giving back to the community has become his full-time job. Godfrey, who lives in Dunwoody, has lived in DeKalb for 35 years and volunteers for several organizations five days a week. When I retired from the business world I was looking for volunteer work and I was on Clairmont Road and saw a sign for Angel Flight Soars requesting volunteers, Godfrey said. Without even knowing what Angel Flight did, the New York City transplant called to offer his services and found out that the organization offers free medical flights throughout the Southeast to those in need. He has been volunteering for Angel Flight for the past 12 years and said, although its not as exciting as being a pilot, I work there three days a week doing whatever they ask me to do. This ranges from doing data input to giving patients rides from DeKalb-
If you would like to nominate someone to be considered as a future Champion of the Week, please contact Kathy Mitchell at kathy@DeKalbchamp.com or at 404-373-7779, ext. 104.
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Free house, more than 100 years old, available in Brookhaven

by Daniel Beauregard daniel@dekalbchamp.com A block from the MARTA station on Peachtree Road in Brookhaven sits a house that was built in the early 1800s that has been passed down through eight generations of Lynda Martins family. The estate started out as a farm, and was later rezoned in the 1960s as a commercial property. As a result of the rezoning, Martins family began renting the home out for events and giving tours several times a month. Martin and her sisters Elaine and Monique decided several years ago that the family needed to move the house and sell the property. The family is now offering the home free of charge to be relocated. When land is in this highly developed of an area you can no longer rent out a quirky old house and keep it going. The taxes keep going up and maintaining an old house is expensive, Martin said. Were all getting older and it would be nice to find it a nice safe place. When younger, Martin and her family lived for several years in the servants quarters in the back of the house and she spent a lot of time there throughout her childhood. Now, she said that the family wants to do everything they can to keep the house in DeKalb County. The house is considered the oldest standing house in DeKalb County by the DeKalb History Center. There was also an old family cemetery on the property that was moved several years ago. Everyone would love to have it stay here but it takes money to move it and take care of it, Martin said. Martin said that she would like to see the house go to a non-profit in the area or even to someone who could turn it into a community arts
The Goodwin House in Brookhaven is thought to be one of the oldest standing houses in DeKalb County. Owner Lynda Martin and her family are trying to find someone to take it and keep it in DeKalb County. Photos provided
center. Another factor that played into the sisters decision to get rid of the house was that there isnt anyone for them to pass it down to because all of their children have moved away. Ive cried buckets of tears. I sound pretty straightforward about it now but Im not. Its just not good for the long-term viability of the house, Martin said. Until January the house will still be open for tours given by Martins father on the third Sunday of every month from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Martin said that if no one from DeKalb County is able to take it, they will most likely give it to someone in another part of the state. Its lasted eight generations and it would just be wonderful for it to have a place in DeKalb County and it could be used by the community, Martin said.
Residents say new code enforcement ordinance not strong enough

by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com DeKalb has a new code compliance ordinance, but residents who have complained for years about the cleanliness of the county say the law needs more teeth. The ordinance, passed by the Board of Commissioners on Sept. 27, creates separate fines based on the form of notice given to alleged violators. If a property owner is notified personally of the court hearing for code violations, the Recorders Court could levy a maximum $1,000 fine or 120 days in jail, or both. A maximum $500 fine could be imposed if a citation is served by mail, posted on the propertys premises or published on the Recorders Court website. This is a welcome improvement over what we had, said Recorders Court Judge Nellie Withers. Our frustration has always been that, unfortunately, people are really good about dodging the officer, not opening the door, refusing to take the citation, being an absentee landlord. From April 2009 to April 2010, Recorders Court judges dismissed approximately 50 percent of code violation cases because there was no personal service. This rectifies that problem, said Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton, who chairs the committee that studied the ordinance. Now, if the person is not there [or] if they refuse to open the door, and personal service is not given, there are provisions here for other forms of service. This opens the door for continued adjudication. Once notice is given, alleged violators are then obliged to attend a hearing on the case. If they dont come, on proof of notice, the hearing goes on in their absence, Withers said. Beginning January 2013, Recorders Court fines will prevent applicants from renewing business licenses or permits for land use change. In addition to possible fines, property owners with continuing violations can face probation with a very real potential for jail time, Withers said. You will keep your grass cut, Withers said. You will get your house fixed. You will move those cars off. You will stop doing the repairs in your front yard. But residents attending the commissioners meeting where the ordinance was passed said the law does not go far enough. Community leader Joe Arrington said of the ordinance at best its a very weak diversion from facing major reform from cleaning up the county. We still have the same major problems we had 10 years ago, Arrington said. Lets turn it into Keep DeKalb Nasty instead of Keep DeKalb Beautiful. Arrington was part of a code compliance task force that met for a year to recommend changes to the code enforcement ordinance. Some members said their suggested ordinance was weakened. We worked for months on this code compliance to clean up this county, said task force member Charles Peegler. We worked very hard. You watered it down. It does not even look like the original proposal we sent to you. The task force recommended that a code compliance board, made up of residents, be given the authority to review cases and hand out fines of up to $1,000 per day per fine. The Board of Commissioners county operations and public safety committee nixed that idea. Theres no teeth in it, said Joscelyn ONeill, neighborhood watch coordinator for Greater Towers Community Association, about the ordinance. Code compliance is what the people need in DeKalb, ONeill said. We pay for it. We look forward to it. At one time we called it DeKalb Beautiful. It is not DeKalb Beautiful anymore. We have too much trash, too much weeds and we have too many violators. Commissioner Jeff Rader said the new code compliance ordinance is a necessary but not necessarily sufficient effort to address the larger body of recommendations that the task force made. When places look well cared for, you dont see any petty violations then people dont feel entitled to undertake more extensive crimesproperty crimes and violent crimes in well-maintained neighborhoods, Rader said. This makes code compliance really a foundation of a more extensive law enforcement strategy. Commissioner Kathie Gannon told residents to continue to work for code compliance improvements. There is still a lot left to do in code compliance, Gannon said. We have a lot of teeth yet to put in our various codes.
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CALL FOR AND NOTICE OF CITY OF DUNWOODY, GEORGIA NOVEMBER 8, 2011 BOND ELECTION
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF DUNWOODY, GEORGIA:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 8 day of November, 2011, an election will be held in the City of Dunwoody, Georgia (the City) at which time there will be submitted to the qualified voters of the City for their determination the question of whether or not City of Dunwoody General Obligation Bonds in one or more series (the Bonds), payable from the levy of a tax, resulting from an increase in the millage rate imposed on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the territorial limits of the City, shall be issued by City in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $33,000,000 for the acquisition and remediation of land to be used for parks and greenspace and the costs associated therewith (Land Acquisition Project). The Bonds relating to the Land Acquisition Project, if approved by the voters, may be issued in whole or in part in one or more series in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $33,000,000, and would bear interest at a rate or rates not to exceed 7.0% per annum, payable semiannually until paid. Such Bonds, if approved by the voters, shall mature or have principal payable in the years and the principal amounts as follows: Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Principal Amount 645,000.00 655,000.00 665,000.00 675,000.00 690,000.00 705,000.00 Year Principal Amount 720,000.00 740,000.00 765,000.00 790,000.00 820,000.00 850,000.00 Year Principal Amount 885,000.00 925,000.00 960,000.00 1,005,000.00 1,050,000.00 1,100,000.00 Year Principal Amount 1,150,000.00 1,205,000.00 1,265,000.00 1,325,000.00 1,395,000.00 1,465,000.00 Year Principal Amount 1,540,000.00 1,625,000.00 1,710,000.00 1,795,000.00 1,890,000.00 1,990,000.00
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The Bonds, if approved by the voters, shall contain such other provisions for redemption, registration and other matters as may be specified by the City in a subsequent resolution or ordinance. If the Bonds are authorized by the requisite number of qualified voters, then the City shall levy, a tax, resulting from an increase in the millage rate imposed on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the territorial limits of the City in sufficient amount to pay the principal of and interest on said Bonds and their respective maturities and the proceeds of such Bonds shall be held by the City separate and apart from all other of its funds and shall be used by the City for the purposes and to accomplish the undertakings hereinabove set forth. The ballots to be used at said election shall have written or printed thereon substantially the following: YES NO [ ] [ ] Shall land be acquired and remediated for parks and greenspace by the City of Dunwoody through the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $33,000,000?
The regular places for holding said election shall be at the regular and established voting precincts and election districts of DeKalb County, Georgia within the City and the polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the date fixed for the election. Those residents qualified to vote at said election shall be determined in all respects in accordance with the election laws of the State of Georgia. THE CITY WILL NOT CONDUCT ANY PERFORMANCE AUDIT OR PERFORMANCE REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO THE BONDS AS SUCH TERMS ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 36-82100, OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED. In accordance with the provisions of Section 36-82-1(d) of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, any brochures, listings or other advertisements relating to the Bonds issued with the knowledge and consent of the City, as evidenced by a resolution adopted by the City, will be deemed to be a statement of intention of the City concerning the use of the bond funds. This notice is given pursuant to a resolution of the City adopted on July 25 , 2011. CITY OF DUNWOODY, GEORGIA By: Ken Wright, Mayor By: Sharon Lowery Clerk of the City of Dunwoody, Georgia, as Municipal Election Superintendent
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CALL FOR AND NOTICE OF CITY OF DUNWOODY, GEORGIA NOVEMBER 8, 2011 BOND ELECTION
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF DUNWOODY, GEORGIA:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 8 day of November, 2011, an election will be held in the City of Dunwoody, Georgia (the City) at which time there will be submitted to the qualified voters of the City for their determination the question of whether or not City of Dunwoody General Obligation Bonds in one or more series (the Bonds), payable from the levy of a tax, resulting from an increase in the millage rate imposed on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the territorial limits of the City, shall be issued by City in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $33,000,000 for the improvement to the park system in the City and the costs associated therewith (Parks Project). The Bonds relating to the Parks Project (the Park Bonds), if approved by the voters, may be issued in whole or in part in one or more series in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $33,000,000, and would bear interest at a rate or rates not to exceed 7.0% per annum, payable semiannually until paid. Such Bonds, if approved by the voters, shall mature or have principal payable in the years and the principal amounts as follows: Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Principal Amount 645,000.00 655,000.00 665,000.00 675,000.00 690,000.00 705,000.00 Year Principal Amount 720,000.00 740,000.00 765,000.00 790,000.00 820,000.00 850,000.00 Year Principal Amount 885,000.00 925,000.00 960,000.00 1,005,000.00 1,050,000.00 1,100,000.00 Year Principal Amount 1,150,000.00 1,205,000.00 1,265,000.00 1,325,000.00 1,395,000.00 1,465,000.00 Year Principal Amount 1,540,000.00 1,625,000.00 1,710,000.00 1,795,000.00 1,890,000.00 1,990,000.00
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The Bonds, if approved by the voters, shall contain such other provisions for redemption, registration and other matters as may be specified by the City in a subsequent resolution or ordinance. If the Bonds are authorized by the requisite number of qualified voters, then the City shall levy, a tax, resulting from an increase in the millage rate imposed on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the territorial limits of the City in sufficient amount to pay the principal of and interest on said Bonds and their respective maturities and the proceeds of such Bonds shall be held by the City separate and apart from all other of its funds and shall be used by the City for the purposes and to accomplish the undertakings hereinabove set forth. The ballots to be used at said election shall have written or printed thereon substantially the following: YES NO [ ] [ ] Shall the park system of the City of Dunwoody be improved by the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $33,000,000?
The regular places for holding said election shall be at the regular and established voting precincts and election districts of DeKalb County, Georgia within the City and the polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the date fixed for the election. Those residents qualified to vote at said election shall be determined in all respects in accordance with the election laws of the State of Georgia. THE CITY WILL NOT CONDUCT ANY PERFORMANCE AUDIT OR PERFORMANCE REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO THE BONDS AS SUCH TERMS ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 36-82100, OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED. In accordance with the provisions of Section 36-82-1(d) of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, any brochures, listings or other advertisements relating to the Bonds issued with the knowledge and consent of the City, as evidenced by a resolution adopted by the City, will be deemed to be a statement of intention of the City concerning the use of the bond funds. This notice is given pursuant to a resolution of the City adopted on July 25 , 2011. CITY OF DUNWOODY, GEORGIA By: Ken Wright, Mayor By: Sharon Lowery Clerk of the City of Dunwoody, Georgia, as Municipal Election Superintendent
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Medical examiners office does more than pronounce deaths

by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com The job of the countys medical examiner often is unnoticed until its needed. And there are misconceptions about what the medical examiner does. DeKalbs chief medical examiner is not a coroner. Theres a difference. In Georgia, the coroner is an elected position. Since its inception during the Middle Ages, the coroner would literally show up with a scroll that pronounced that you were deceased, said Pat Bailey, director of the countys Medical Examiners Office. The requirements arent that vast. DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett and Cobb counties use a medical examiners system in which medical doctors perform certain state-mandated forensic death investigations. Under the Georgia Death Investigation Act, examiners are required to investigate deaths involving sudden collapses, motor vehicles, homicides, suicides, accidents, drug or alcohol overdoses, drownings, or any other nonnatural deaths. When the medical examiners office receives notification of deaths from law enforcement officers and medical facilities, they must determine whether the death warrants an investigation. There are natural deaths that occur, Bailey said. If we have a documented history of that natural deathif there are no other circumstances that may have contributed to the deathwe attribute it to the natural death and it does not become a medical examiners death. For example if the deceased has a history of cancer, congestive heart failure or diabetes, the medical examiners office does not investigate those cases. Were not here simply to satisfy somebodys scientific curiosity, Bailey said. Were here to ascertain and provide loved ones with an actual cause of death. Bailey said when most people think of autopsies, they think of full dissections of deceased bodies. Actual autopsies may be limited to an external examination, Bailey said. It could be something as simple as an external examination with an acquisition of blood for toxicology [to determine] whether or not alcohol may have played a part. Sometimes the autopsy could be a limited, localized dissection, Bailey said. For example, if the case is a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the dissection would be restricted to that region of the body. We dont feel it necessary to do a full autopsy on every body that comes in here, Bailey said. Were not looking to intrude. We only do it as necessary to complete our investigation and case. If you were involved in a traffic accident it is obvious to the doctor [and investigator] that multiple blunt impact injuries caused your death, Bailey said. We dont take it any further than that. Gerald Gowitt has been DeKalbs chief medical examiner since 2000. He has also worked as a medical examiner in Fulton County and for the state of Georgia. Hes got a wealth of experience and a wealth of knowledge, Bailey said. To keep personnel costs down for the county, Gowitts services are provided under a $660,000 contract which he uses to pay seven people and funds any additional staff or testing needed. Bailey has asked the countys Board of Commissioners to add $140,000 to Gowitts contract to properly fund him. That request is still being considered by the board. It costs him to provide those additional personnel and that doesnt cost us anything, Bailey said. The medical examiners office has 16 county employees, including investigators, laboratory and clerical staff. The office also has medical doctors who have forensic pathology training. The investigators conduct interviews and scene assessments,
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Gerald Gowitt has been DeKalbs chief medical examiner since 2000 and oversees the investigations of approximately 1,700 cases a year. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
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Family members of deceased persons are never asked to identify loved ones in the countys morgue (left). Investigators rely on dental records and forensics for identification purposes. A skull (right) sits on a shelf in a storage room, lightening up a usually somber job. Photos by Andrew Cauthen
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gather and interpret evidence on a scene and interact with law enforcement officials. The office investigates approximately 1,700 cases a year and Gowitt said he testifies in approximately 25 court cases each year. In court, Gowitt said the he may be asked to present findings and opinions about the cause of death, the possibility of activities after fatal injuries, the order in which events may have occurred and the potential for bleeding after certain injuries. Were acting as a witness, Gowitt said. Theoretically, it [is] on behalf of the state. I like to look at it as on behalf of the deceased. The buildings housing the medical examiners offices and county morgue are located on Kensington Road. There, families of the deceased can meet with medical examiner personnel in a comfortable space akin to a living room. Unlike what happens in television shows, they are never taken to a room where a drawer containing a body is opened for their identification. The morgue doesnt look a whole lot different than a surgical suite that you might see at Northside Hospital or St. Josephs Hospital, Gowitt said. We lobbied the county very hard in the 1990s to not have a facility that looked like something out of a monster movie, Gowitt said. We figure the people that are coming here are coming here at a very bad time in their life. They shouldnt have to come to a rundown, dumpy place.
DeKalb County Wants to Hear From You Regarding the Proposed Franchise Agreement Renewal with Comcast Cable Communications
Send your comments and/or concerns regarding Comcasts current performance under the current franchise agreement and/or the future cable-related needs and interests of your community to cable@co.dekalb.ga.us.
The Champion Weather

Seven Day Forecast THURSDAY
Sunny High: 79 Low: 54
Oct. 6, 2011
Today's Regional Map Weather History
Oct. 6, 1985 - A tropical wave, later to become Tropical Storm Isabel, struck Puerto Rico. As much as 24 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. Severe flooding and numerous landslides resulting from the rain claimed the lives of about 180 people. Oct. 7, 1989 - Morning thunderstorms in central Texas drenched San Antonio with 3.1 inches of rain in six hours, causing local flooding in northeastern sections of the city. Temperatures dipped below the freezing mark from the northern Rockies to the Upper Mississippi Valley. Dunwoody 77/53 Lilburn Smyrna Doraville 78/54 78/54 78/54 Snellville Decatur 79/54 Atlanta 79/54 79/54 Lithonia College Park 80/54 80/54 Morrow 80/54 Union City 80/54 Hampton 81/55
In-Depth Local Forecast

Today we will see sunny skies with a high temperature of 79, humidity of 53%. East wind 5 to 10 mph. The record high temperature for today is 95 set in 1954. Expect mostly clear skies tonight with an overnight low of 54. The record low for tonight is 42 set in 1932.
FRIDAY
*Last Weeks Almanac

Hi Lo Normals Precip Date Tuesday 83 67 79/60 0.00" Wednesday 80 61 79/60 0.00" Thursday 83 60 78/60 0.00" Friday 78 60 78/59 0.00" Saturday 67 49 78/59 0.00" Sunday 68 47 78/58 0.00" Monday 74 42 77/58 0.00" Rainfall . . . . . . .0.00" Average temp . .65.6 Normal rainfall . .0.84" Average normal 68.6 Departure . . . . .-0.84" Departure . . . . .-3.0
*Data as reported from De Kalb-Peachtree Airport
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Mostly Sunny High: 76 Low: 56
MONDAY
Partly Cloudy High: 78 Low: 59
TUESDAY
Mostly Sunny High: 76 Low: 58 Full 10/11
Local Sun/Moon Chart This Week

Day Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Sunrise 7:35 a.m. 7:35 a.m. 7:36 a.m. 7:37 a.m. 7:38 a.m. 7:38 a.m. 7:39 a.m. Sunset 7:15 p.m. 7:14 p.m. 7:13 p.m. 7:11 p.m. 7:10 p.m. 7:09 p.m. 7:08 p.m. Moonrise 4:15 p.m. 4:47 p.m. 5:16 p.m. 5:45 p.m. 6:13 p.m. 6:43 p.m. 7:14 p.m. Moonset 2:37 a.m. 3:35 a.m. 4:31 a.m. 5:26 a.m. 6:20 a.m. 7:15 a.m. 8:10 a.m. New 10/26
Tonight's Planets
Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Rise 8:03 a.m. 8:41 a.m. 2:36 a.m. 8:23 p.m. 8:04 a.m. 6:42 p.m. Set 7:32 p.m. 7:54 p.m. 4:26 p.m. 9:41 a.m. 7:39 p.m. 6:50 a.m.
WEDNESDAY
Partly Cloudy High: 74 Low: 55 Last 10/19
First 11/2
Local UV Index
National Weather Summary This Week

The Northeast will see scattered showers and thunderstorms today, isolated showers and thunderstorms Friday and Saturday, with the highest temperature of 83 in Fairfield, Ill. The Southeast will see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms today through Saturday, with the highest temperature of 93 in Winter Haven, Fla. The Northwest will see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies today through Saturday, with the highest temperature of 90 in Medford, Ore. The Southwest will see mostly clear skies today and Friday, isolated thunderstorms Saturday, with the highest temperature of 106 in Gila Bend, Ariz.
Weather Trivia
Is it true that thunder makes milk go sour?
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Answer: No, it is just an old wives tale.
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StarWatch By Gary Becker - The Handy Planisphere

With the temperate and clearer evenings of fall now upon us, Id like to suggest a handy little tool that will make your sojourns under the vault of the heavens more enjoyable. The device is known as a planisphere, and it is the most efficient, non-computerized way to create a personalized portrait of the heavens for your travel destinations or the backyard. They are inexpensive, about $10-$20 in a plastic version, and flat, so they pack well or store efficiently on a bookshelf. And most importantly, they work. An inner circle containing the 24 hours of the day rotates around an outer fixed circle which contains the days of the 12 months. The view of the heavens is oval-shaped, showing the sky in all directions. If you match the hour of the night with the day of the year, a correct representation the sky at that moment is achieved. To use a planisphere, simply look down upon it, holding the direction in which you are viewing closest to you. The heavens in front of you will be mimicked on the planisphere quite accurately, but much smaller in size than the real sky. Planispheres always give the standard time representation of the firmament. Since most of us are on Daylight (Saving) Time, subtract one hour on the planisphere to achieve the most accurate results. If its 11 p.m., EDT, set the planisphere for 10 p.m. which would be the correct standard time. Planispheres are also designed for specific latitudes which cannot be altered. If you are planning a trip to Australia, a planisphere purchased for 40 degrees north latitude would be useless in Oz. Also forget about planispheres with glow-in-the-dark stars. They dont work very well and you will still need a flashlight for illumination. Bookstores like Barnes and Noble always carry a few planispheres on their science shelves. My favorite is the huge blue and yellow Levy planisphere, 16 inches in diameter. Good sky watching! www.astronomy.org
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Routine breast exams are crucial

by Linda Torrence Women, especially AfricanAmerican women, shouldnt delay their breast exam whether it is October or any other month. There is a particularly deadly breast cancer that, according to recent research, disproportionately strikes and often kills AfricanAmerican women at a younger age. Unfortunately, not many women have heard of this peculiar breast cancer since it is still in the early stages of research. This disease is called triple negative breast cancer. Most frightening of all, this type of breast cancer has one of the poorest survival rates. It is among the most aggressive forms of breast cancer with limited treatment options. Triple negative is less responsive to traditional treatments of breast cancer. In a population study, researchers at the Emory Winship Cancer Institute found that almost 47 percent of breast cancers in African American women younger than 55 were triple negative. The study further revealed that African American women are almost three times more likely than White women to have triple negative tumors. Additionally, it indicates that almost 20 percent of all breast cancers in Georgia are diagnosed in the metro-Atlanta counties of Fulton and DeKalb, where 50 percent of the female population is African American. Most revealing is that these two counties alone accounted for almost 40 percent of all newly diagnosed invasive breast cancers and 42 percent were diagnosed before the age of 50. For the past six years Atlanta, considered an ideal community for triple negative research, was the successful recipient of a $2.2 million research endowment fund through the Jean Sindab Project for Triple Negative research. Those funds are no longer available in Atlanta as they were withdrawn from Winship in May. Though limited research is still under way in Atlanta and around the country, Dr. Veena Rao at Morehouse School of Medicine is among a few leading researchers who are struggling to secure funding for triple negative research to help give more women, including African Americans, greater hope to live longer and more productive lives. Thankfully, through the diligent and persistent efforts of these dedicated researchers there is hope that someday a targeted therapy will be developed to treat this very complicated and deadly disease. The bottom line here is we should not relegate this allimportant exam to any designated month. We must be diligent about our health every month, especially if there is a family history of breast cancer. Footnote: The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill in an Aug. 29 press release announced a recent research grant award of $19.3 million in funding from the National Cancer Institute. During the five-year research project UNC will partner with Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Boston University in the most ambitious study to date of breast cancer among younger African American women and to understand why African American women younger than 45 are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive types of breast cancer than are women of European ancestry.
Scientists work to develop robots as rehab assistants

Scientists at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology will develop a therapeutic robot to help rehabilitate and improve motor skills in people with mobility problems. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the scientists a $2 million research grant over four years through its Division of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation. The project is called Partnered Rehabilitative Movement: Cooperative Human-robot Interactions for Motor Assistance, Learning, and Communication. Our vision is to develop robots that will interact with humans as both assistants and movement therapists, explained principal investigator Lena Ting, Ph.D., associate professor in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. We expect our project to have a long-term impact on quality of life of individuals with movement difficulties, such as those caused by Parkinsons disease, stroke, and injury, by improving fitness, motor skills and social engagement. The robot developed through the project could enhance, assist and improve motor skills in humans with varying motor capabilities and deficits. Other applications of the technologies and theories developed could include the design of prosthetic devices or sports robots that entertain and improve fitness. The researchers also believe their work will advance understanding of how the brain controls movement and other functions. Madeleine Hackney, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine (geriatrics) in Emory University School of Medicine is co-principal investigator of the project. Co-PIs at Georgia Tech are biomedical engineering assistant professor Charlie Kemp, Ph.D., and assistant professor of interactive computer science Karen Liu, Ph.D. The scientists will begin their work by studying how humans use their muscles to walk, balance and generate force signals with the hands for guidance when moving in cooperation with another person. They will study rehabilitative partnered dance, which has been specifically adapted to help improve gait and balance in individuals with motor impairments. The partnered dance is based on tactile and motor cooperation between two individuals. Prior work by Hackney showed that participation in partnered rehabilitative movement improved balance and walking skills in individuals with motor deficits due to Parkinsons disease. The goal is to then program a humanoid rehabilitation robot to perform a partnered box step, which is a defined pattern of weight shifts and directional changes, solely based on interpreting movement cues from subtle changes in forces between the hands and arms of the robot and the person. Over the course of the project, the team will test their models of human sensorimotor coordination, cooperation and communication by demonstrating the robots ability to participate in the box step as a leader or follower and adapt its movements to the motor skill level of a human partner.
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had a long history of excluding different groups. When President Harry Truman suggested integrating Blacks into the military in 1948, Ingram said the top military chief was Omar Bradley, a WWII hero. Ingram said Bradley and the entire military completely opposed integration at the time. They said it would harm recruitment, damage morale and immediately affect military readiness, the same thing they said about repealing Dont Ask Dont Tell (DADT), Ingram said. In this instance though, you had the support of the military and that was different. Ingram said throughout the past week he made the statement, The United States is more free today than it was on Monday, countless times to nearly everyone he saw. He said that the repeal took two people willing to put their reputations on the line President Barack Obama and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen. Recently, Ingram attended a conference to speak about the repeal of the law and shared the stage with his former commanding officer Col. Kelly Himenez. Ingram said, aside from the repeal of the law, Himenezs kind words toward him helped him gain closure for his discharge 20 years ago. It felt like the circle had come back around again. We were like two comrades who had come home, Ingram said. Ingram is too old to re-enlistone of the options for those who were discharged under the lawbut he said there is still a lot of work to be done. He described the repeal as a small step in the right direction. Were committed to getting transgender service in the military. Just like the ban, other countries have already done it and if they can do it, we can do it, Ingram said. There are also policy tweaks that Ingram mentioned, such as how the Department of Defense lacks a policy that states, We will not discriminate against sexual orientation. If a group is not included in that statement, your only route is to go to the commanding officer, which could be the person doing the discriminationother than that you have to go to the judge advocate general, Ingram said. He explained that many people wouldnt bother to take the complaint that far be-
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the problem, Echols said. If its not in the consent decree, it wont get done. Its such a no-brainer to go after the FOG problem, Echols said. The problem with grease in the sewer system is that it is an impediment to the easy travel of the sewage, said Joe Basista, the countys watershed department director. Approximately 70 percent of the countys sewage spills are caused by FOG. Thats why were concerned about FOG, Basista said. Once grease is in the pipes, there are two things that happen. Most gets to the sewage system where it is broken down, Basista said. Its the grease that doesnt get to our treatment facility thats the problem. Basista said some spills can be prevented by increasing the cleaning of the sewer system. We have begun to clean the system more regularly, Basista said. Thats a requirement of the consent decree. Our efforts on FOG will only increase as we get into the consent decree, Basista said. The consent decree is going to require us to be proactive. One way the county addresses the FOG problem is through an ordinance that requires all food service establishments to maintain grease interceptors to prevent fats from entering the sewer system. County FOG compliance inspectors routinely inspect the approximately 2,000 food service establishments, checking their permits and inspecting the grease traps. The inspectors also audit the restaurants records for the grease interceptors to ensure regular maintenance and disposal. Another way the county attacks the FOG problem is through a public education campaign. The best way to solve FOG is to not allow it in the sewer system, Basista said. We encourage people not to pour grease down the drain. The watershed department spreads its antiFOG message through newspaper, radio and movie theater advertisements. Additionally representatives from the department speak at community meetings and schools. We tell students, Go home; talk to your parents; dont put grease down the drain, Basista said.
Ingram stands in front of a "Lift the Ban" sticker shortly after his discharge proceedings began in 1992.
cause an enlisted person wouldnt want to go over the chain of command. Another issue Ingram commented on was the number of cases in the Supreme Court involving DADT. If it was unconstitutional now, it was then, and what does that say about the possibilities of my retirement. I dont think anybody is talking about that right now but I think that is still a reality, Ingram said. Although there is still work to be done, Ingram said he was happy the law has been overturned and hopes someday he might be recognized by the military as a retiree. However, he said he had to go back to work the following Monday. Ive used up absolutely all of my vacation time taking trips to Washington, he said with a chuckle.
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Native American storyteller hosts writing workshop and storytelling session at DeKalb Schools
by Daniel Beauregard daniel@dekalbchamp.com Students filled the cafeteria at Dresden Elementary on Sept. 29, sitting cross-legged and quiet on the floor and paying close attention to Donna Marie Todd as she began to tell them the story of Greyfeather. Greyfeather was a Cherokee Indian who was taken into the woods by the men of his tribe one day on a hunting expedition. The trip, led by the red chief and the white chief, was the ceremony in which Greyfeather would become a man, Todd told the children. Todd, who is part Cherokee, was invited by the Organization of DeKalb Educators (ODE) to tell her story Greyfeather and the Bear, and present writing workshops to three schools in the DeKalb County School System. We put this on in three different parts of the county, ODE President David Schutten said. You need to expose kids from low income households to as much as possible and the PTAs at these schools dont have the money to do that. So, thats why were doing it. Other schools Todd visited were Meadowview and Rowland elementary schools. Schutten said all the schools she visited were Title I schools. As Todd told her story, children participated by singing songs and song before the assembly ended. The second part of the day with those students was teaching them the creative process of writing, Todd said. Using Greyfeather and the Bear as an example, Todd explained to students how the sequence of a story worked and led them through imaginative exercises so they could create their own character. Todd said that children today dont get enough imaginative play. She likes to spend a lot of time working with children and getting them to use their imaginations to create something of their own. I love to see kids start to use their imaginations and realize early success in their writing. And once they get going its hard to stop them, Todd said. Todd said with the recent cuts in education funding both nationally and state wide, arts programs are usually the first to go. She said this was unfortunate because those are the types of programs that engage the students in higher thinking skills. ODE does a great service by bringing things like this to schools, Todd said. My favorite thing about storytelling is sharing the great truths of life with these kids, who need to hear them, and helping people discover their own creativity.
Native American storyteller Donna Marie Todd visited Dresden Elementary and told them a story about courage and overcoming fear. Todd also held a writing workshop with students. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
clapping their hands, while listening to a story focused on character building. The character trait is courage and it also teaches the lifestyle of the early Cherokee Indian tribes. This is one of eight character trait stories I have written for elementary students to help schools fulfill the federal mandate for character trait education, Todd said. Todd explained that young Greyfeather learned that everything tak-
en from nature must be given back and how to overcome his fear with courage. The moral of the story is that courage comes through doing the right thing and living through your fear, Todd said. Todd has traveled the Southeast for the past 12 years as a professional storyteller. She wrapped up her story, telling how Greyfeather overcame his fear of a giant bear and she led the children in one last
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DeKalb County School announces four seniorlevel appointments The DeKalb County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve four senior-level appointments recommended by Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson on Sept. 21. The board appointed Kathleen Howe as deputy superintendent of curriculum and instruction, Kendra March as deputy superintendent of school leadership and operational support, Gary Brantley as chief information officer and Walter Woods as executive director of communications. Howe, currently an education consultant, served for five years as director of curriculum and instruction of pre K-12 communication arts in the Kansas City Public School System. She will also receive a doctorate in curriculum and teaching from the University of Kansas in December. March, a doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, currently serves as principal of Westerly Hills Academy in Charlotte, N.C. She is also a member of the Strategic Staffing Initiative, which is designed to improve student achievement in low-performing schools throughout the 125,000-student district. Brantley has served as chief information officer for Lorain City Schools, Atkinsons previous system. Prior to that, he served for four years as executive director of technology for the Ohio Department of Aging. Woods is vice president in the corporate division of Cohn & Wolfe public relations, which currently serves as external communications counsel for DeKalb Schools. Atkinson noted that these are initial changes and more central office changes are likely to follow in the coming weeks and months. DeKalb County superintendent to hold parent roundtable meetings The DeKalb County School System will be holding parent roundtable meetings Oct. 20, through Nov. 3, with new Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson. All meetings are scheduled 7 - 8 p.m. and will be held at McNair High School on Oct. 20, Columbia High School on Oct. 25, Dunwoody High School on Oct. 27, Miller Grove High School on Nov. 1 and Stephenson
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Construction Resources expands indoor slab gallery

To offer remodelers, decorators, homeowners and builders an expanded choice of full-slab products, Construction Resources has expanded its indoor slab gallery by 35 percent. The gallery, located at 224 Rio Circle in Decatur, is now 20,000 square feet. Handpicking the slab that will be used in a project is an incredibly valuable experience, said Mitch Hires, co-owner of Construction Resources. Due to variations in color and veining of natural products, designers and homeowners want to ensure the correct material will be used. Slabs are fully displayed in the indoor gallery, showcasing their unique attributes for buyers to view, rain or shine. Construction Resources will now offer full slabs of the new Cambria Waterstone collection, Vetrazzo recycled glass surfaces, an expanded selection of Calacutta Gold marble, French limestone and a more exciting color palette of exotic granites. Additionally, buyers can find sinks, faucets, exotic stone and tile and a wide range of Cambria colors at the gallery. Construction Resources stocks more than 3,000 slabs and 2,000 remnants at its indoor slab gallery and outdoor slab yard. This allows customers to pick materials from on-site inventory and participate in the slab layout process by placing templates or digitized drawings on slab surfaces prior to fabrication. As a result, customers who select an onsite slab enjoy quicker lead times and installed prices at this one-stop-shop for kitchen and bath needs.
James Joyce Irish Pub becomes Hail Mary Sports Pub

by Kathy Mitchell kathy@dekalbchamp.com support from the city government and from the community and that will continue. A landmark Avondale Well still be a local familyEstates restaurant, The James friendly pub. He said the Joyce Irish Pub, closed brief- new establishment would ly and was reborn this week have such activities as famas the Hail Mary Sports ily bingo night and would Pub. After nine years as an include a childrens menu. Irish pub, the restaurant on Although there will be Avondale Road shut down a new menu it will include the first weekend in October some favorites from The and is reopening Oct. 6 with Joyce, as the old restaurant a sports pub concept. was affectingly called by its We studied the comregularsincluding fish and munity and its demographchips and shepherds pie. But ics and decided that a sports there also will be such pub pub would be a great model grub as chicken wings. for this area, said Blake This clean, non-smoking Hawkins, president of Hail restaurant and pub will ofMary Sports Pub Holdfer everything you need to ing Partners and owner of watch your favorite matches the Hail Mary Sports Pub and games in comfort, in Grayson, for which the Hawkins said. Avondale Estates eatery has The Hail Mary Sports been modeled. Pub is a smoke-free throughHe said that even with out with the exception of the the overhaul, much would uncovered patio area. It will be the same. Were keephave new high-definition flat ing the same staff and screen televisions and will be managementwe have a showing all sports daily. great team, Hawkins said. The Gwinnett County Weve always had great pub with the same name that served as the model for the new Avondale Estates Hail Mary Pub was recently named The Best Sports Pub in Gwinnett by Gwinnett Magazine. We always knew that it was a pretty special place, but this award came as a complete surprise, Hawkins said, and, of course, were delighted. The publication will highlight its winners as part of its 2011 Best of Gwinnett in the magazines November issue. Celebrations marked both the end of the old concept and the beginning of the new one. New and long-time patrons alike were invited for a final chapter farewell weekend bash, as the pub named for one of Irelands most famous writers faded into history. The Hail Mary Sports Pub held a soft opening on Wednesday, Oct. 5, and reopens officially on Oct. 6. A ribbon-cutting ceremony by the City of Avondale Estates is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7.
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Church of Christ at Bouldercrest will hold its October Not By Bread Alone Community Breakfast forum on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 8 a.m. Attorney Melvyn Williams will speak on several aspects of Georgias criminal justice system, including the importance of making good choices, how certain crimes can affect a young person for years down the road, the importance of keeping a clean criminal/arrest record and the Georgia penal system. A $5 donation is requested for breakfast. Church of Christ at Bouldercrest is located at 2727 Bouldercrest Road, Atlanta. To RSVP, e-mail info@nbbalone.org or call (404) 622-9935. For more information, visit www. nbbalone.org.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sisters By Choice group was founded by Dr. Rogsbert Phillips to discuss medical issues surrounding breast cancer with recently diagnosed patients and survivors. The vision of the organization is to be a leading provider of programs and efforts that increase breast cancer education and awareness, to deliver detection and treatment services, especially to the underserved and at-risk population; and to provide support and counsel to individuals diagnosed with breast cancer and their families. Members of the Stone Mountain-Lithonia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are working with various organizations to provide support and encouragement in this effort. Donations of custom gift baskets of items for inspiration are provided to the patients. Organizers anticipate 250 guests at the event. For additional information, contact Zenna Farley Williams at (404) 226-5011 or courtesy@smlacdst.org
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Dearborn Park plans to be discussed

A public meeting to discuss plans for improvement, maintenance and usage diversity of Dearborn Park will be held Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be hosted by the DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs Department and The Friends of Dearborn Park. The meeting will be held at the park pavilion at 1301 Deerwood Drive in Decatur. For more information, contact Revonda Moody at (404) 294-2890.
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MARTA to host public meeting at mall in south DeKalb
MARTA riders will have their final opportunity to provide feedback on the best transit alternative to implement in the I-20 East corridor on Oct. 8 at the Gallery at South DeKalb. It will be an informal event with an informational kiosk where the public can drop by the display table at any time 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about the I-20 East Transit Initiative, speak with project team staff, provide input and feedback and comment on the six transit alternatives. The staffed kiosk event will be in the malls Center Court, 2801 Candler Road, Decatur. For more information on the project, visit www.itsmarta.com/I20-east-corr. aspx.
Church offers job preparation workshop

The public is invited to attend a Job Preparation Workshop to be held at the Gresham Park Christian Church on Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. 2 p.m. The workshop will provide information on resume and cover letter preparation, application tips, researching employers, preparation for job interviews and job fairs, and tips on improving skills. Information on local agencies offering job assistance will also be available. Gresham Park Christian Church is located at 2819 Flat Shoals Road, Decatur. Call (404) 241-4511 to register for the free workshop.
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Citywide yard sale announced
A citywide yard sale will be held on Saturday, Oct., 15, from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the First Baptist Church lawn in the village of Stone Mountain. Set up begins at 7:30 a.m. on the day of the saletables will not be provided. A limited number of 10 foot by 10 foot spaces under the pavilion are available at $20 each on a first come, first served basis or 10 foot by 10 foot lawn spaces can be rented for $10 each. For a fee of $5 for city residents or $10 for residents in adjoining areas in close proximity to the city limits, individuals or groups may have their yard sale listed on the Yard Sale Trail map. A list of Trail participants will be given out to shoppers who visit the pavilion and lawn on the day of the sale. For more information, contact Susan Coletti at (404) 444-5607 or City Hall at (770) 498-8984. There will be no food vendors, no refunds and no rain date.
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Youth basketball program offered
The City of Doraville Recreation Department will offer youth basketball programs for boys and girls ages 5-16. The program consists of practices and games in various divisions based on players age. Registration will take place at the Forest Fleming Arena beginning Monday, Oct. 3, and continue through Friday, Nov. 18. Registration will be held from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. (Monday through Friday). The city is also seeking volunteer coaches to assist with the league. If interested in becoming a coach, contact Ramond Mosley at (770) 9363850. For additional information on programs offered by the recreation department, contact Scott Rodgers at (770) 936-3850
Bus trip to King Memorial dedication announced

The DeKalb County branch of the NAACP is sponsoring a bus trip to Washington, D.C., for the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. The bus departs Saturday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. (report time 5:30 p.m.) from the Super Inn Motel, 4200 Wesley Club Dr., Decatur. It returns Monday, Oct. 17, at 6 a.m. The cost is $106 per person; the total is due before seats are assigned. For additional information or to reserve a seat, contact the NAACP DeKalb County, at (404) 241-8006 or call President John Evans at (404) 213-8510.
ART Station offers Ghosts sampler

ART Station in Stone Mountain Village recently announced Out to Lunch at ART Station, a new series that strives to create a fresh and stimulating monthly lunchtime option for area residents and business professionals. Each Out to Lunch presentation showcases a performance, lecture or art experience and offers a boxed lunch for a ticket price of $10. On Monday, Oct. 17, noon - 1 p.m., the Out to Lunch at ART Station presentation is A Tour of Southern Ghosts, A Sampler Plate. ART Station storytellers offer a ghostly sampling of haunting tales from the 26th annual A Tour of Southern Ghosts. Those who want the presentation only without lunch may purchase tickets for $5. Water, ice tea and lemonade will be provided at no additional charge. Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more two days in advance. For additional information, call (770) 469-1105 or visit www.artstation.org. ART Station is located at 5384 Manor Drive in historic Stone Mountain Village.
Film on food choices to be shown

New Hope Seventh-Day Adventist Church is hosting a free viewing of the film Forks Over Knives on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Exchange Recreational Center, 2771 Columbia Dr., Decatur. This film features the physician that Bill Clinton mentions in his CNN segment. The church will offer each attendee a free copy of the magazine that has an interview with the physicians shown in the film and copies of a few of the recipes. The doors open at 6 p.m. In addition, New Hope will host a free healthy cooking class on Sunday, Oct. 23, at the New
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The third annual Champions A Just for You Eternal Love & Support Day is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20, 7 p.m. at Fairfield Baptist Church-Family Life Center, 6133 Redan Road in Lithonia. The goal of the program is to provide support and encouragement to the women of Sisters By Choice, survivors and their families. The event takes place annually in October for
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Stephensons Mike Davis (28), left photo, stiff arms a Luella defender as he ran for 165 yards and three touchdowns. Jafar Mann, right photo, registers one of his 10 tackles during the Jaguars 35-14 win. Photos by Bruce James
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Columbia 21, Stone Mountain 7: The Eagles took advantage of six Pirates turnovers and claimed the No. 2 spot in Region 5-AAA, Division B. Sophomore Greg Jones intercepted two passes as the Eagles (3-2, 2-1) picked off Stone Mountain quarterback Markuss Eligwe three times. The Pirates also lost three fumbles. Eagles quarterback Jabari Menefee threw touchdown passes to Keithon Redding and Mials Woodberry. Also, Kenno Loyal rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. The Pirates had more than 200 yards total offense, but turnovers kept them from mounting a challenge. The lone score for the Pirates (4-2, 1-2) came on a 25-yard pass from Eligwe to Tamarick Johnson. Druid Hills 23, North Atlanta 21: The Red Devils kept their playoff hopes alive as Ben Wheeler kicked a 36-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining for the winning score. Wheeler also had two punts longer than 55 yards and averaged 49 yards per punt. Back-up quarterback Kyle Simmons played well as did tailback Dia Andrews, who rushed for 40 yards on the gamewinning drive. The defense was led by Devaughn Robinson and Damani Deabetham. The Red Devils face Riverwood (3-3, 2-1) on Oct. 7. Cedar Grove 29, Towers 14: The Saints (4-2, 3-0 Region 5-AAA, Division B) trailed 1413 at halftime but scored twice in the final seven minutes to secure the win. Marlon Coley ran for a touchdown and Jonathan McCrary passed to Xavier Cooper for the other score. Also, the Saints had fumbles returned for touchdowns by Josh Austin (47 yards) and Bryson AllenWilliams (40 yards). The Saints ran only 18 plays on offense but the defense forced five turnovers. Sean Johnson and Jeremy Langston also played well on defense for the Saints, who face Arabia Mountain on Oct. 7. M.L. King 16, Valdosta 3: The Lions (5-0, 2-1 Region 2-AAAAA) held Valdosta to only 19 yards in the second half to preserve the win. Jonquel Dawson passed for 211 yards and a touchdown, and ran for another score. Blake Tibbs, who caught the 35-yard touchdown pass, had eight catches for 150 yards. Carlos Garrett led the defense with 11 tackles and two sacks, while Kendarius Whitehead, Alan Carson and Ronald Thomas each had six tackles. Also, Giles Best had an interception. Stephenson 35, Luella 14: Mike Davis rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Jaguars 318-yard running game. T.J. Moon added 134 yards and one touchdown for the Jaguars (5-0, 2-0 Region 2-AAAAA). Also, Pernell Whitehead scored on a 60-yard kickoff return and Wisdom Nzidee made all five of his extra point attempts. Defensively, Jarontay Jones and Raphael Kirby each had 11 tackles and combined for 5.5 sacks. Jafar Mann and Darrieon Herring added 10 tackles each. The Jaguars played well up front on both sides of the ball as offensive lineman Steve McKenzie graded 85 percent and had 10 key blocks. See Highlights on Page 19A
Five softball teams earn state berths

game on Oct. 3, Chamblee defeated Tucker 9-1 to earn a berth in the state tournament for the second year in a y keeping is own softball row. Aijah Crockett hit a home run playoff streak alive, Dunand had two RBIs to lead the Bullwoody ended another one Oct. dogs. Crockett, with three homers on 3 in the Region 6-AAAA tournament the season, has hit home runs in two at Marist. straight games and is batting .600. The Wildcats qualified for the Marist and Lakeside finished state tournament for the third straight first and second in 6-AAAA in the season with an 11-6 win over South- regular season and received first west DeKalb. After a 3-9 start, the round byes in the region tournament, Wildcats have won eight of their past which ends Oct. 6. The pair also 10 games through the first round of automatically qualify for the state the region tournament. The loss kept tournament. the Panthers from advancing to the For Marist, Ashlyn Johns went state tournament after six straight ap- 6-for-6 in the final two regularpearances. season gameswins over Southwest Elyse Ferguson leads the WildDeKalb and Chambleeand Grace cats on offense with a .500 batting Packer was the winning pitcher in average. On the mound, Stacy Ward both. carried a 3.65 earned run average Lakeside ended the regular seainto the region playoffs and had 78 son with six shutouts in its final 11 strikeouts in 71 innings pitched. regular season games and is led by In the other Region 6-AAAA Marie Collop and Susanne Boden. by Robert Naddra robert@dekalbchamp.com
Collop is 10-1 with a 1.65 ERA and boasts a .627 batting average with 39 RBIs. Boden leads the county with a .767 batting average, and has four home runs and 32 RBIs. St. Pius is the only other team in DeKalb County to qualify for state. The Golden Lions beat Cedar Grove 15-0 in three innings and Riverwood 12-0 in the 5-AAA tournament to qualify for state. The 5-AAA tournament also ends Oct. 6. Against Cedar Grove, St. Pius Rebecca Ponce de Leon struck out nine batters and allowed one hit. The Golden Lions carry momentum into the state tournament, having won six of their past seven games through the Riverwood contest. The marquee feat during that span was a 2-0 win over rival Marist. Ponce de Leon struck out nine and Natasha Sherrod drove in both runs with the Golden Lions only hit of the game.
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St. Pius 46, Riverwood 6: Geno Smith ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns, and had an interception on defense as the Lions (6-0, 3-0) had 345 yards total offense, including 257 yards rushing. Logan Rosbrough, Trey White and Nick Ruffin each rushed for a touchdown. Defensively, Jacob Hambrick had 11 tackles and Will Crochet had nine and blocked a punt. Michael Sikorski also had an interception. Tucker 60, Douglass 8: Dallas Rivers made the most of his four carries, scoring three touchdowns and gaining 44 yards for the Tigers (5-0 overall and in Region 6-AAAA) on Sept. 26. Yusuf Minor also scored three touchdownson runs of 14 and 10 yards, and on an 82-yard kickoff return. Jacob Sealand caused a fumble and had four tackles on defense, and San Charles Zachary had three tackles and caused three fumbles. Also, Deitrick Dukes recovered a fumble and returned it 52 yards for a touchdown. He also caught a touchdown pass. Marist 21, Carver Atlanta 6: Myles Willis had a schoolrecord 32 rushes for 249 yards and a touchdown for the War Eagles on Sept. 27. Jason Morris 1-yard touchdown run, his second of the game, with 2:06 remaining in the game, sealed the win for Marist (4-1 overall and in Region 6-AAAA). Morris finished with 116 yards rushing. Defensively, Michael Toner had five tackles and William Curran had four.
Tucker senior linebacker Jacob Sealand, who has committed to a scholarship to Vanderbilt, mixes raw emotion with sharp instincts to lead the Tigers defense. Photo by Travis Hudgons
More than meets the eye

Tuckers Sealand a talented mix of athletics and academics
cipher what was going on really separates him from most other linebackers. Sealands knowledge of the game, his intensity and his high academics earned him a scholarship offer from Vanderbilt, among many other schools. Sealand will bring a 3.8 grade point average to Vandy, as well as a truckload of leadership skills he hones on and off the field. Away from football, Sealand is a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Young Life and Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Tucker. He also is a teacher cadet, and spends time twice a week going to an elementary school to assist a teacher and work with the students. In addition, Stephens takes players to Livsey Elementary before school on Thursdays to help the teachers there. My dreams were never to play in the NFL, Sealand said. My dream was to play in the SEC and have a good job after that. I plan on taking advantage of being at Vandy. Stephens, in his fifth season at the school, has been a big influence to his players both on and off the field. Tucker is 54-6 under Stephens and he led the Tigers to their only state title in 2008. And it has made a large impression on Sealand. I definitely see what coach Stephens does in a bigger way, Sealand said. He influences all of us. He in-
he first game of his junior season changed everything for Jacob Sealand. All the clutter in his mind about learning formations and transferring what he learned in practice to the game were gone. He started having fun. After my first sack against Southwest DeKalb it just happened, said Sealand, a senior linebacker at Tucker. I started celebrating, looking like a fool jumping around out there, but I was having fun. I didnt ever really notice how intense I was until people told me they couldnt talk to me on Fridays. Tucker coach Franklin Stephens and opposing coaches know there is much more substance to Sealands game that the occasional celebratory growl after making a big play. Hes an important part of a strong defense for the No. 1 Tigers. Hes a very intelligent kid and football player, Stephens said. He plays extremely hard and has the intanglibles. Stephens noticed a difference in Sealand during spring practice. I watched the way he was reading different plays, Stephens said. The speed of his feet and his ability to de-
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stills a work ethic in you that you cant get rid of. Stephens saw that work ethic in full force this past summer from Sealand. He and the rest of the team endured summer conditioning workouts that consisted of three days of weight training and three days of running each week. You can tell a lot about a kid by the way he handles conditioning, Stephens said. He pushes himself through the pain of conditioning at an extremely high level. He stood out more and more this summer. The conditioning, plus the physical and mental maturity over the past two seasons has helped Sealand develop into one of the top linebackers in the state. Through the first five games Sealand leads Tucker in tackles and fumbles caused. Seland has come a long way since being told he wasnt ready for varsity as a sophomore. There was a mental wall I couldnt break through, Sealand said. Before junior year, mentally I worked a lot harder and knew I was a better player. I decided to pick up the intensity and have fun. Hes been doing that ever since, and is the emotional leader of the team along with standout Josh Dawson. I just want to have fun hitting people, Sealand said.
SOFTBALL
Lithonia: The Bulldogs won their final three games of the regular season to finish 8-8 and ensure their first non-losing season since 2005. The Bulldogs defeated Mays 14-1 on Sept. 29 to accomplish the feat. Raghe Brown hit for the cycle (single, double, triple and a home run) and had five RBIs. On Sept. 26, Jasmine Hutchinson drove in seven runsa three-RBI triple and a grand slamin a 17-9 win over Stone Mountain. Also, pitcher Alexis Terry struck out 12 batters in an 11-8 win over Redan. The three-game winning streak completed a successful turnaround as coach David Hill took over the program three days before the start of last season and the Bulldogs finished 2-14. See Highlights on Page 20A
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Lakeside: The Vikings locked up the No. 2 seed in the Region 6-AAAA tournament by winning their final three region games. Marie Collop struck out all 15 batters she faced in an 11-0, five-inning win over Tucker. Sophia Baur-Waisbord had three hits and scored four runs while Collop and Susanne Boden each had two hits and two RBIs. The Vikings also beat Southwest DeKalb 9-4 and Stone Mountain 14-3. Against Southwest, Collop had three hits and scored four runs while Megan Brickhouse had two hits and two RBIs. Collop also was the winning pitcher and struck out 11. In the win over Stone Mountain, Caroline Bryant, Jazzmin Neal and Boden each drove in two runs. Marist: After a 2-0 loss to St. Pius on Sept. 26, the War Eagles ended the regular season with wins over Southwest DeKalb (13-1) and Chamblee (13-0). Ashlyn Johns went 6-for-6 in the two games. Grace Packer was the winning pitcher in both games and allowed only two hits in each. Packer and Maddie Jewell each had three hits against Chamblee. Chamblee: The Bulldogs ended the regular season with an 8-7 win over Southwest DeKalb. Aijah Crockett hit a home run for the Bulldogs. Southwest DeKalb: The Panthers lost their final three regular season games and entered the Region 6-AAAA tournament as the No. Arabia Mountain sophomore Jonathan Jones, who returned a previous 6 seed. In a 9-4 loss to Lakeside on Sept. 26, kickoff for a touchdown, is corralled by a Woodward Academy defender. Trenece Nash drove in three runs and Ashley The Rams fell short 34-31. Players wore pink sweatbands or towels in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Photo by Travis Hudgons Parker had three hits.
CROSS COUNTRY
DeKalb County Race 1, Sept. 27 Boys: Team scores: Dunwoody 42, Tucker 46, Redan 74, Clarkston 118, Stephenson 128, Arabia Mountain 138. Top five individuals: 1. Adam Christopher, Dunwoody, 17:54.73; 2. Blake Tiede, Dunwoody, 18:16.62; 3. Leiso Tumbo, Clarkston, 18:56.70; 4. Hussein Sadik, Clarkston, 19:01.24; 5. Sean Purcell, Tucker, 19:05.91. Girls: Team scores: Dunwoody 54, Stephenson 64, Redan 75. Top five individuals: 1. Christian Pryor, Cedar Grove, 21:40.81; 2. Jordan Minter, Tucker, 22:22.36; 3. Kayla Pryor, Cedar Grove, 22:33.84; 4. Emma Curtis, Dunwoody, 25:16; 5. Corshe Stanley, Arabia Mountain, 25:19.09 DeKalb County Race 2, Sept. 27 Boys: Team scores: Stone Mountain, 26, Chamblee 45, Towers 97. Top five individuals: 1. Nahome Abera, Stone Mountain, 17:23.63; 2. Alex Krupp, Chamblee, 18:00.23; Rahiim Aponte, Miller Grove, 18:03.08; 4. Abdullah Ahmed, Stone Mountain, 18:14.44; 5. Clauvis Chishibanji, Stone Mountain, 18:27.56. Girls:Team scores: Chamblee, 15.. Top five individuals: 1. Maddy Wetterhall Chamblee, 21:42.81; 2. Becca Reid, Chamblee, 24:31.47; 3. Caroline Friedman, Chamblee, 24:39.24; 4. Margaux Villinger, Chamblee, 4:55.66; 5. Vicky Corbett, Chamblee, 25:59.06.
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