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by Daniel Beauregard daniel@dekalbchamp.com

Ryan Weaver, owner of Kingdom Tattoo in Decatur, does some touch-up work on a regular customer. Weaver has been tattooing in the metro Atlanta area for nearly 15 years. Photos provided

by Daniel Beauregard daniel@dekalbchamp.com Ryan Weaver, owner of Kingdom Tattoo in East Decatur Station, said being in a band and getting tattoos seems to go hand-in-hand. When he had the opportunity to begin an apprenticeship at one of his favorite tattoo shops, Weaver said, he jumped at the chance, even though a band he was in was gearing up for a tour. The tattoo shop I was hanging out in a lot needed a replacement guy and they asked me if I wanted to apprentice. The more tattoos I got the more

interested I became in the history and the craft, Weaver said. In Weavers shop, located in Decatur off East College Avenue, the walls are lined with neatly framed art. Some of the pieces depict boldly colored eagles and ships, others show anchors, crowns and crosses fashioned in various styles. The pictures, also known as tattoo flash, are designs that have been painted by different tattoo artists throughout history. Much of the flash in Weavers shop has distinct stylistic characteristics reminiscent of the midcentury period, including the shops logo.

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County proposes new initiatives, pay raises for public safety personnel
During a Sept. 11 address, May announced sweeping changes to the countys public safety departments including DeKalb County Interim CEO Lee bonuses for all sworn public safety perMay said public safety personnel have sonnel, a tuition reimbursement program, not gotten a raise or any type of costpromotional pay increases and an agof-living adjustment since 2008 but that gressive hiring plan. will change over the next three years. This is our tangible way of saying May told public safety personnel and you are important to us, May said. first-responders during a Sept. 11 address May said he and his fellow commisthat over the past seven years as the cost sioners understand that over the past few of living, health care costs and pension years, public safety departments have costs increased, sworn public safety experienced shrinking staffing levels and personnels paychecks have stayed the pay checksdepartments have had to do same, in some cases even diminished. much more with less. There is not enough money in the Now let me be clear, we still have world to pay you what youre worth, great men and women protecting our May said. We know that there has not county but we have not given them the been any type of merit increase or costtools and resources to realize the greatof-living adjustment since 2008. ness that is within, May said.

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DeKalb County police and fire fighters lined up during the pledge of allegiance Sept. 11. Interim DeKalb County CEO Lee May announced new public safety initiatives during an address. Photo provided

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Teen charged with killing her 2-year-old sister rejects plea deal
by Carla Parker carla@dekalbchamp.com Lawyers for a 14-year-old girl facing murder charges for stabbing her 2-year-old half-sister rejected a plea deal Sept. 11, according to DeKalb District Attorney spokesman Erik Burton. Prosecutors offered TyAisa Jackson a deal that could have prevented her from serving a life sentence in prison if convicted. Jackson would have served 10 years of a 20-year sentence if she pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Jackson is charged with malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, cruelty to children in the first degree and making false statements for the Nov. 19 stabbing death of her 2-year-old sister Sasha Lamaya Ray. Under the deal, the teen would have remained in the Regional Youth Detention Center, where she has been since her arrest, until her 17th birthday when she would have been turned over to the custody of the state Department of Corrections, according to reports. She would have received credit for all the time in custody since her arrest. DeKalb County Police said the teen called her parents, saying Sasha was missing. When the parents returned home they began searching for the 2-year-old with the teens help. Sasha was found by her father, Shelton Ray, behind the home located on North Waldrop Trail in Decatur. After the teen was taken to the police station for further question, she called and confessed to her stepfather that she was Sashas killer, according to reports. A trial date has not been set.

Atlanta City Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong has formed a task force including DeKalb County and other stakeholders to improve emergency response calls in the area of unincorporated DeKalb County located in Atlanta. Photo by Carla Parker

Atlanta councilwoman forms task force to improve 911 calls


by Daniel Beauregard daniel@dekalbchamp.com For residents living in the part of Atlanta in DeKalb County, it might be a little confusing who to call if theres an emergency: Atlanta Police or the DeKalb County Police Department. Atlanta City Councilwomen Natalyn Archibong aims to change that confusion by forming a multijurisdictional task force to address concerns raised by residents. Archibong hopes the creation of the District 5 Atlanta-in-DeKalb Police Jurisdiction Task Force will find solutions to ensure that 911 calls are routed properly and emergency responders are dispatched more quickly. A recent 911 call in the Atlanta-in-DeKalb area which resulted in both Atlanta and DeKalb County police officers responding, as well as confusion over which police department should actually handle the call, prompted me to establish this taskforce, Archibong said. Through the work of this taskforce, we hope to conclusively resolve all barriers to our Atlanta-inDeKalb citizens calls being accurately and properly handled by the 911 call center. The task force will consist of 14 members, including representatives for Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Atlanta City Council President Caesar Mitchell, DeKalb County Interim lice Department arrived at the scene. Then there was a discussion between the responders of who should be the ones [responsible] for that area, Archibong said. It was an affirmation that the problem was unresolved. Archibong said the creation of the task force isnt meant to imply that Its interesting there havent already been multijurisdictional because we can discussions among the city, county and law enrespond to an forcement agencies in the area. address, and that There have been a lot of high-level conaddress could be versations recognizing that we have to have a in the county, but if cooperative approach, Archibong said. you come out to the Additionally, representatives from Grady sidewalk, where the Hospitals emergency response unit and American Medical Response incident occurred, emergency vehicles will be included on the task its in the city. force. DeKalb County PoNatalyn Archibong lice Chief Cedric Alexander said the issue is more complex than it seems, especially in areas that are bordering the Archibong, who reprecounty and city line. sents areas in East Atlanta Its interesting because and Kirkwood, said conwe can respond to an adfusion among 911 operadress, and that address could tors and first responders is something that has been oc- be in the county, but if you come out to the sidewalk, curring for years. Recently, where the incident occurred, Archibong said a resident its in the city. We still have called 911 from DeKalb got some work to do around Memorial Park, located on that because that has certhe border of Atlanta and tainly been a complex isDeKalb County, and firstsue, Alexander said. responders from both the Atlanta Police Department and the DeKalb County PoCEO Lee May, Chairman of the Atlanta City Council Public Safety Committee Michael Julian Bond, DeKalb County District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson and the Atlanta and DeKalb County police departments.

County school district receives $300,000 grant


The DeKalb County School District has received a $312,962 grant to provide services to 150 refugee and immigrant students to help improve their academic achievement in reading, language arts, math and science. The school board accepted the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant award during its Sept. 9 meeting. The DeKalb County School District has established a partnership with Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta (RRISA) to offer Safe Places for Youth to Learn and Grow, an after-school tutorial program designed to help refugee and immigrant youth in DeKalb County adjust socially and academically to the American school environment. DCSD certified teachers, cultural specialists from RRISA, service members from the AmeriCorps program, volunteers and community partners work together to implement this program in the three sites. The sites were selected based on the significant number of refugee and immigrant youth enrolled, low academic performance and high poverty rates. The program will serve high-need students and their families, 50 students per site, helping to bridge the gap in education and achievement by providing intensive academic support after school and on select Saturdays for a minimum of 12 hours per week during the school year and up to four weeks in the summer. Family literacy will be offered. The program will be available at The International Student Center, Druid Hills Middle School and Freedom Middle School.

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An estimated 100 people attended a criminal justice forum at New Birth church Sept. 11. Photos by Carla Parker

New Birth Pastor Bishop Eddie Long thanks forum panelists, which included DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown, Police Chief Cedric Alexander and Superior Court Judge Asha Jackson.

New Birth members receive education on the justice system


by Carla Parker carla@dekalbchamp.com Judges, sheriffs, district attorneys and police chiefs from DeKalb and Rockdale counties spent the evening Sept. 11 at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church explaining the criminal justice system and their roles in the system. The criminal justice forum was held to educate the congregation and the community on the criminal justice system and how it works, according to church spokesman Art Franklin. Many constituents do not know who their sitting Superior Court judge is and what his or her function is, Franklin said. Further, in light of the Trayvon Martin case, we discovered from many media reports and social media engagement that many people do not understand who the players are in the criminal justice system and what their function is from the sheriff all the way up to the Superior Court judges. We hope to shed some light and bring information to our people and hopefully inspire them to stay engaged in the political process. The forum panelists included DeKalb Police Chief Cedric Alexander, Sheriff Thomas Brown, DeKalb Superior Court Judges Gregory Adams, Tangela Barrie and Asha Jackson. Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett, District Attorney Richard Read and Judges David Irwin and Robert Mumford were also on the forums panel. Each panelist explained what he or she does on a daily basis and some of the aspects of his or her job and answered questions from the audience. One of the questions addressed to Brown was whether the Sheriffs Office plans to expand the DeKalb County jail. Brown said there are no plans of expansion. Fortunately, we dont need expansion, Brown said. [The jail] is designed to hold 3,900 inmates. Today, were probably averaging about 2,600 inmates. So we have room. Kathleen Neal from Decatur said the forum was very informative. I learned quite a bit of new things about the Superior Court system and things to just to be alert of, such as my rights as a citizen, she said. Its good to be able to have that knowledge to share with my community and also my family. New Birth pastor Bishop Eddie Long told attendees that it is important for them to understand how the justice system works so they can help those who get caught up in the system. People ask, Why are there so many African Americans caught up in the justice system? Well, because of ignorance, Long said. We dont understand it; we dont have the knowledge of it so we get caught up in various things because of the lack of information and the lack of concern. These ladies and gentlemen of these various professions offer themselves to give information so we can help one another and make sure that we are helping others that have issues...and not getting caught up in the system.

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management Public Advisory Interstate 85 & Oakcliff Industrial Court Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
September 5, 2013 October 5, 2013 Advisory Issue Date Advisory Close Date This advisory is issued to inform the public of a receipt of an application for a variance submitted pursuant to a State Environmental Law. The Public is invited to comment during a 30 day period on the proposed activity. Since the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has no authority to zone property or determine land use, only those comments addressing environmental issues related to air, water and land protection will be considered in the application review process. Written comments should be submitted to: Program Manager, Non Point Source Program, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, 4220 International Parkway, Suite 101, Atlanta, Georgia 30354. Type of Permit Application: Variance to encroach within the 25-foot Sate Waters Buffer. Applicable Law: Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act O.C.G.A. 12-7-1 ET seq. Applicable Rules: Erosion and Sedimentation Control Chapter 391-3-7. Basis under which variance shall be considered {391-3-7.05(2) (A-K)}: D Project Description & Reason for Initiating: The proposed project involves buffer encroachments necessary to rehabilitate an existing gravity sewer line. Three sections within the buffer will involve direct line replacement and will impact 676 linear feet of buffer along an unnamed tributary to North Fork Creek. The project is located near Oakcliff Industrial Court and south to Interstate 85 in DeKalb County. Project Location: This project is located in land lot 314 and 318 of the 18th district of DeKalb County, beginning at terminus of Oak Cliff Industrial Court and running south to Interstate 85 and continuing south to the confluence of the North Fork of Peachtree Creek for a total distance of approximately one mile. The Public can review site plans at 1580 Roadhaven Drive Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083. Phone 770621-7272.

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Id like to teach the world again


sic 8-ounce bottles, at the price of five cents, anywhere and everywhere G.I.s wanted the product, no matter what it cost the company. Cokes commitmentand the resulting expansions in product distributionboosted troop morale, as well as providing an active and daily demonstration of Americas can do attitude.As a result, in June 1943, General Dwight Eisenhower (later president), requested a shipment of materials and equipment to construct an additional 10 bottling plants, and 3 million more bottles of Coke, with an order for refill twice a month.To meet that demand, Coke established plants all across Europe and the Pacific Rim.By wars end, Allied military personnel had consumed 5 billion bottles of Coke. And American G. I. Joes and Janes werent the only fans of the product, once peacetime arrived millions of locals from across the globe had also developed a taste for the concoction shared with them on more than one occasion by a friendly G. I.To give the pause that refreshes to our men and women overseas with ease Coke created a global bottling network, and from the mid-40s through 1960, their number of bottling plants nearly doubled. No business is perfect, and that includes Coca-Cola, but then and now the company has an established a pattern and history of giving back, setting an example and doing more for its customers.More than 30 years ago, Coca-Cola helped to establish the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), which annually awards college scholarship dollars to outstanding Hispanic graduating high school seniors to support their college studies.The awards have grown in dollar amount and number, and in 2013, the HSF is distributing $300,000 in grants to outstanding Latino scholars nationwide. In major metro markets, in an effort to reach more potential scholars, Coke selected distribution and application site partners and sponsors.Here in North Georgia, that partner is the Atlanta Retailers Association (ARA). The ARA is an independent, faith-based trade association, composed of more than 900 individual members and their more than 1,100 convenience stores and gas stations.The ARA, which formed in 1995, is composed of Ismailia Muslims, predominantly originally from India, Pakistan and Southeast Asia. The ARA was a logical and complimentary partner for Coke in finding these outstanding scholars. In metro Atlanta this year, in excess of 200 applications resulted in seven Latino scholars from across the region receiving $20,000 in scholarship assistance. The ARA hosted the scholarship awards ceremony at their impressive headquarters building in Lawrenceville. Senior Coca-Cola executives and ARA board members were joined by State Representative Pedro Pete Martin (D-Duluth) in presenting the scholarships and oversized checks to the beaming scholars, their parents and several of their teachers and mentors.It was an inspirational afternoon. There wasnt a cool breeze or a crane camera to pull-back for the money shot, but on that sunny afternoon at the ARA HQ, watching those students, their families and community members mingle, noshing on a seven-layer cake (one for each scholar) and sipping on many of the ever expanding family of Coke products, it felt a little bit like I actually was up on that smiling hillside back in the day. So I want to congratulate those young scholars for setting such a fine example for their student peers, thank the Hispanic Scholarship Fund for being a good steward and selecting and recognizing many of our nations brightest and best students, commend the ARA for stepping up, mixing in and creating 1,100 points of distribution and collection for scholarship applications, and our own Coca-Cola Company for once again putting the whole thing in motion nearly a generation ago when race relations were hardly an easy topic to address or improve.And that entire topic can still be a hot mess.But thankfully, we can almost always count on the Coca-Cola Company and its ever growing list of local and global partners to do the right thing.And thats the real thing! Bill Crane also serves as a political analyst and commentator for Channel 2s Action News, WSB-AM News/Talk 750 and now 95.5 FM, as well as a columnist for The Champion, Champion Free Press and Georgia Trend. Crane is a DeKalb native and business owner, living in Scottdale. You can reach him or comment on a column at billcrane@ earthlink.net.

Id like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.renowned 1971 Coca-Cola commercial jingle refrain, sung by a couple of hundred young people from across the globe, gathered on a scenic hillside in Italy. If you have ever seen the CocaCola Companys Hilltop ad, most likely you remember it. For those who cant or havent, here is a link.It still makes me smile www.youtube.com/ watch?v=1VM2eLhvsSM. The ad was such a phenomenon that Coke assembled most of the original cast, as well as their children, atop the same hillside 20 years later for a Super Bowl follow upwww.youtube.com/ watch?v=Wqd5K5goiIo. Growing up in Atlanta, I have always been proud of our most visible and admired global corporate citizen.As former U.N. Ambassador and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young is fond of saying, Coca-Cola became so successful by frequently simply doing the right thing.At the outbreak of World War II, Coca-Cola was already being sold in 44 countries, on both sides of the conflict.CocaCola Chairman Robert L. Woodruff wanted to assure a supply of the clas-

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The legacy of 9/11


Twelve years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks were no safer but more of a police state.
Donald Kaul
Guest Columnist
Trade Center in New York. I immediately thought of that time decades before when a plane had plowed into an upper floor of the Empire State Building in a fog. This had to be some version of that. What a terrible thing, I said. I have a gift for understatement. As the morning wore on the bad news mounted. Another plane hit the Trade Center. Thousands dead. The Pentagon itself hit. There were reports of a fourth hijacked plane, possibly on its way to Washington, that crashed in Pennsylvania. At the end of the day, although we didnt realize it at the time, we had become a different nation one less confident and more fearful than the one wed been on Sept. 10, 2001. It was, as much as we hate to admit it, one of the greatest, most effective sneak attacks in the history of modern warfare. A handful of Islamic extremists armed with box cutters box cutters! in one swift strike had reduced to rubble the reigning symbol of American capitalism, set ablaze the headquarters of our military establishment, and come oh so close to putting a flying bomb into our nations political heart. Our days as a fat, dumb, complacent democracy were over. Within months wed gone to war in retaliation for the attack, even though the ghostly nature of our attackers made a coherent war one in which you were absolutely sure who your enemy was impossible. That was followed by another war, that one absolutely incomprehensible to many of us. In the meantime we subjected ourselves to an ever-increasing level of surveillance redolent of East Germany and a surrender of privacy more Orwellian than Jeffersonian. We became aware that modern warfare now includes the torture of prisoners and that the murder of civilians was part of its collateral damage. And while there were protests, we as a nation accepted all of it. Which is where we sit right now, 12 years on, no safer than we were but more of a police state. I had been very much against the presidency of George W. Bush. He was the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was happy when, at long last, the public picked Barack Obama, a much smarter fellow, to replace him. Obama, alas, has been a disappointment. Rather than reverse the bellicose foreign policies of BushCheney he has adopted a course I call Bush Lite. Hes a master of the half-measure. He repudiates wars but lets them go on a while because they are difficult to unwind. He tries to help friendly forces in the Middle East in their battles with oppressive regimes but not too much because, after all, who knows how friendly they really are? Most of all, he refuses to make his case. Take his health care plan, for example. You have heard 100 times more from the Republicans about what a bad idea it is than you have from Obama about its virtues. Most of what the Republicans are saying about it is nonsense but he doesnt take the trouble to point that out. So now he finds himself out on a limb, virtually alone, trying to sell his plan to punish Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad for using poison gas except that I dont know what the plan is. So far as I know, no one does. Hes reduced to reaching for a rescuing hand from that loathsome slug Vladimir Putin. Such is the legacy of 9/11. OtherWords columnist Donald Kaul lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. OtherWords.org

The 9/11 attacks comprise one of those events that you remember where you heard of it and how, like the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor was for old-timers and JFKs assassination was for middle-timers. I had recently retired (for the first time) and was sitting at an outdoor caf in Bethesda, Md. A stranger came up and said: A plane has just crashed into the World

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Champion of the Week


Glennis Foster
When Rozalyn Todd of DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts (DESA) needed a volunteer parent for a program at the school she approached Glennis Foster for help. Im volunteering here today because Mrs. Todd talked to me last week about her honeybee program and it was very interesting to me, Foster said Sept. 11 while volunteering at the school. She told me that she was going to be bringing in a beekeeper and that she would need some help setting up the honey for the kids. While a beekeeper talked to the students about the role of bees and the work of beekeepers, Foster, who lives in DeKalb County near Emory University, spent the day quietly making plates with bread and samples of various honey for the students to try. The mother of a keep all bees in hives now, she said. I did not know that. Although she does not volunteer with any other organizations, Foster said, What I plan to do this year is to be more involved with the school and volunteer because I just like to be a part of the kids learning and education. They are so excited when they get to talk to someone who is actually engaging and seeing that the things they are learning in the classroom really do have real world application, Foster said. Foster, a stay-athome mother of two, said she enjoys reading mysteries and spending time with her children and family. She said her time volunteering at the school is positive. It is a rich and rewarding experience, not only for you, but for the children and its also a great help to the teachers, Foster said.

Gladys Louise Abbott enjoys cards and visits at Medlock Gardens on her 100th birthday. Photo by Kathy Mitchell

Former Decatur School system employee celebrates 100th birthday


Family and friends crowded the event room at Medlock Gardens retirement home in Decatur to celebrate Gladys Louise Abbotts 100th birthday on Sept. 13. Abbott, a resident at Medlock Gardens, appeared to be having great fun as queen for the day as visitors greeted her in her cardboard tiara and a banner proclaiming the end of her first century. Born in Ft. Meade, Fla., the year Woodrow Wilson was sworn in as present of the United States and Ford Motor Company introduced the moving assembly line, Abbott attended Florida State College for Women before attending business school in Macon. She did secretarial work for several businesses before becoming secretary to the principal at Decatur High School, a job she retired from approximately 35 years ago. Pictures throughout the room told the story of her 100 years, more than half of which were spent with Gerald Abbott, whom she married in 1936. Her daughter, Martha Post, recalled that her parents had a favorite inn in the North Carolina mountains and enjoyed slipping away for a vacation as often as they could. The Abbotts reared their children in Decatur. Post recalled growing up in a loving home where her parents were both active in the Baptist Church. Gerald Abbott died in 1997, but they did get to be together more than 50 years, the daughter said. In addition to daughter Post, Abbott has a son, five grandchildren, five greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

sixth-grader in the Discovery program at DESA said this was her first time volunteering at the school. This is my daughters first year here, so this is actually my first volunteer experience, Foster said. Im really enjoying it and the kids are really excited. Foster said she also learned a lot about bees. I did not know that there were no more wild bees and the beekeeper said no bees live in trees anymore because of the pesticides, so they

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bonds. The city is also setting aside $1 million in reserve, which will help the city secure a healthy bond rating for future capital projects. In July, the council adopted an annual budget of $16,465,000 with a millage rate of 2.85 millsfar below the 3.35 mills cap established in the city charter. The new adjusted budget is $15,836,690. 

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Volunteers needed for Nancy Creek cleanup DeKalb County is hosting a stream cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Chicopee Park, 2709 Chicopee Drive, Doraville. Volunteers will assist in removing trash and debris from tributaries of Nancy Creek, which flows into the Chattahoochee River. Participants should be prepared to get in and out of the stream, wade in knee-deep water, and walk over rocks and logs. Closedtoe shoes are required. Hats, work gloves, bug repellent and old clothes are recommended. Anyone younger than the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian sign a permission slip. Children under the age of 16 must have a parent or guardian present. For more information or to register for the cleanup, contact Michael OShield, environmental education specialist, at (770) 724-1456 or by email at msoshield@dekalbcountyga. gov. 

Emory University Hospital wins nursing excellence award The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has awarded Emory University Hospitals Neurosciences Intensive Care Units with a Silver-level Beacon Award for exceptional nursing care through improved patient outcomes, as well as a supportive work environment. The Beacon Award for Excellence is a significant milestone for hospital units on the path to outstanding patient care through its nursing programs, while providing healthy work settings for its staff. Units that receive this national recognition serve as role models to other ICU hospital units. In 2010, the AACN updated the criteria for the Beacon Award to more closely align with the Magnet Recognition Program for nurses and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, by establishing varying levels for the awardbronze, silver and gold. Silver-level recipients demonstrate continuous learning and effective systems to achieve optimal patient care. Emory University Hospitals Neurosciences ICUs have been on a journey over the past few years to achieve this level of excellence through great nursing care, said Pam Cosper, specialty director of critical care at Emory University Hospital. This silver-level award just validates our commitment towards providing the best care to our patients and their families.

Forever Pink Foundation to host cotillion orientation The Forever Pink Foundation, Inc. will host a cotillion orientation for its Prevue of Celestial Pearls 29th Debutante Cotillion on Sept. 22, 4-6 p.m. at Beulah Missionary Baptist Church fellowship hall. The orientation is open to all high school juniors and seniors. The second part of the orientation will be held Oct. 19, noon-3 p.m. at Beulah. The church is located at 2340 Clifton Springs Road in Decatur. For more information, visit www.leo-foundation.com or email foreverpink@leo-foundation. com. Business association to hold inaugural golf tournament

CLARKSTON

Fall vegetable gardening class scheduled at library The Clarkston Library will host the presentation Fall Vegetable Gardening Tuesday, Sept. 24, 6-7 p.m. DeKalb Master Gardener Coordinator Sarah E. Smith Brodd says theres still plenty of time to plant fall veggies and she will show participants how its done. The Clarkston Library is located at 951 N. Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston. For more information, call (404) 5087175.

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City to add four more police ofcers The Brookhaven City Council voted unanimously Sept. 10 to amend its annual budget to hire four more police officers and set aside $1 million in reserve with no additional tax burden. Additional revenue led the city to decrease the budget by more than $628,000. The council, with assistance from the city manager, has worked hard to maintain a lean budget by implementing fiscally conservative spending practices, Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis said. We received more revenue than we anticipated. Some of that revenue will be used to hire four additional police officers and three more Georgia Criminal Information Center (GCIC) assistants. The GCIC team will allow the police department to answer residents calls 24 hours a day, in addition to running criminal histories and collecting

The Decatur Business Association (DBA) has announced its inaugural golf tournament, the 2013 DBA Open, will take place on Monday, Sept. 30, at the Smoke Rise Country Club in Stone Mountain with an 11 Community meeting and open a.m. shotgun start. house to focus on safety After the tournament, there will be a post party at The Solarium with The public is invited to learn about beer, wine, food, music, raffle and local injury prevention efforts during auction. The price of the party is a community meeting and open included in the registration fee. Nonhouse, Safety is No Accident, on golfers are welcomed to attend for Friday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The $25 each. location is the conference center at The registration fee is $125 for Georgia Piedmont Technical College, each player or $500 for a team of four 495 North Indian Creek Drive in players. The deadline for registration Clarkston. is Sept. 20 . To register, visit www. From 10 - 11:30 a.m., the meeting DecaturDBA.com. will highlight upcoming injury prevention initiatives in schools and communities. An open house will follow, offering networking, educational materials and a MARTA structural rehabilitation complimentary lunch. Attendees will work under way have the opportunity to win a door prize. In an ongoing effort to improve The DeKalb County Board of its stations, MARTA is undertaking Healths Injury Prevention, with a structural rehabilitation project at support from the Governors Office Doraville Station. The station will reof Highway Safety, is hosting the main open for revenue service during event. The organization reports that the project. injuries have major consequences To minimize customer impact, the for DeKalb County residents. For work at the station concourse and its example, motor vehicle crashes were parking deck will take place during the leading cause of death among late evening and early morning hours. persons 1 to 34 years old between Weather permitting, MARTA antici2002 and 2006, according to the 2010 pates completion of the project by Status of Health in DeKalb Report. January 2014. Registration is required by Sept. During construction, some parking 20 for the Safety is No Accident! may be restricted and station access community meeting and open may be modified in sequences. During portions of the project, select fare house. To register, contact Jessica gates and Breeze vending machines Anderson, health educator, Injury Prevention Program, DeKalb County may be closed or inaccessible. Customers are asked to follow directional Board of Health, at jlanderson@dhr. signs state.ga.us or (404) 508-7884.

LITHONIA

Laughter Yoga sessions to be held at Stonecrest Library Stonecrest Library will host Laughter Yoga sessions Thursdays, Sept. 26, Oct. 24 and Nov. 21. Whats so funny? Join us as certified laughter yoga instructors facilitate this series on the physical and emotional health benefits of laughing, states an announcement from the library. Sessions will be 10:30-11:30 a.m. All activities will be done either standing or sitting in a chair (no yoga mat required). Participants are advised to dress comfortably. The event is open to the first 25 participants. To register, call or visit branch. Stonecrest Library is located at 3123 Klondike Road, Lithonia. For more information, call (770) 482-3828.


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Trinidad and Tobago Association to hold Family Fun Day Trinidad and Tobago Association of GA Inc. will hold its annual Family Fun Day Saturday, Sept. 21, 2-8 p.m. at Wade Walker Park, 5585 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain. Admission is free and there will be food and drinks for sale. The event will include music and races, games and contests for all ages.

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DeKalb County first responders and elected officials remembered 9/11 victims at the 9/11 memorial in front of DeKalb County Public Safety Headquarters. Photos by Carla Parker

DeKalb County remembers 9/11 victims


by Carla Parker carla@dekalbchamp.com DeKalb County police officers, firefighters and elected officials gathered around the 9/11 memorial in front of DeKalb County Public Safety Headquarters to honor the first responders and all those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001. The county joined the nation in honoring the victims on the 12-year anniversary of the attack by pausing for a moment of silence 8:46 a.m. to mark the moment when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. An estimated 3,000 people perished that day, as two hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center in New York, another plane hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and another crashed into a field in Shanksville, Penn. The ceremony included a wreath laying at the memorial by members of the DeKalb Federation of Garden Clubs while a bugler played Taps. Police Captain N. Rutland sang America the Beautiful before the closing of the ceremony. DeKalb Police Chief Cedric Alexander said the anniversary of 9/11 means a lot to him not only as a law enforcement officer but as an American citizen as well. Its important to recognize the losses that took place on Sept. 11, 2001 and to not ever forget that in America when we came under attack, he said. Were still at war today as it relates to 9/11 so we have to honor and never forget the 3,000 people who lost their lives and the men and women in arms who went to war and are still at war for this country. DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson said coming together to remember the fallen also brings back the sense of togetherness that America had in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack. [The remembrance ceremony] shows the heart of America, Johnson said. It shows the heart of small-town America and our urban counties. A lot of love was [shown that day], a lot of people connected and Im hoping that those positive moments that came out of 9/11 can continue.

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Volunteers upgrade Jolly Elementarys library


by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com More than 60 FedEx volunteers teamed up with a nonprofit literacy advocacy group to upgrade the library at Jolly Elementary School in Clarkston Sept. 13. Theres nothing more impactful to a young person than to be introduced to rich literature and to be able to get 200 new books in the media center plus two to carry homeis very, very impactful, said Jolly Elementary Principal Bob Moseley. In addition to the donation of books, the volunteers created a reading corner in the library with comfortable furniture. The library was also painted and placards with the school districts character traits of the month, printed in English and various other languages, were hung around the library. Volunteers also painted murals throughout the school and beautified the entrance to the building.
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Students at Jolly Elementary School in Clarkston dressed up in their cultural garb to welcome FedEx volunteers who fixed up the schools library. Photos by Andrew Cauthen

School board tables Tapestry charter school vote


by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com A proposed charter school for autistic children in DeKalb County has sparked a debate about the relationship of public charter schools and their school districts. The DeKalb County Board of Education tabled a vote Sept. 9 on the proposed Tapestry Public Charter School, but not before a lengthy debate. According to its website, The mission of Tapestry Public Charter School is to offer an inclusive, individualized learning environment that is academically engaging, both for neurotypical students and those on the autism spectrum, and to create a positive school culture that empowers all students to take possession of their innate talents and become creative builders of their own future. Much of the discussion centered on whether the school district has the authority to cap enrollment at charter schools. School board member Karen Carter said she understands the need for a school such as Tapestry but is concerned that when we say yes to a charter school we need to know what were saying yes to in terms of expenses. Carter questioned how the district determines the cost of the various services it provides to charter schools. Joyce Morley said she is concerned about rushing to decisions instead of taking a thorough look atthe impact. It has nothing to do with Tapestry but charter schools across the board, Morley said. They come in and agree to one thing and then go over and above and beyond the number of enrolled students, then the system is required to make that up. Thats not fair to parents who dont have a choice of enrolling their students in a charter school or to taxpayers, she said. Interim school Superintendent Mike Thurmond agreed that the district needs to codify how it approves charter schools and what their impact is on the school district. The district needs a broader vision and a strategy and a process and a procedure to look at how charters or any other institution or innovation will impact, not just today, but the long-term viability of the DeKalb County School District, Thurmond said. Currently, the district does not have the capability of determining that impact or of conducting an objective analysis, he said. This is unchartered territory, no pun intended, Thurmond said. Thats the way it is today, but it cannot be that way going forward. Some board members, as John Coleman, voiced their support for Tapestry. It really encouraging to see a group of parents, community and staff members come together to support students in our school district with special needs like this, Coleman said. Board member Marshal Orson said, This is a population that is underserved by us and other school districts. Our middle schools and high schools really arent designed to accommodate students in a number of categories. It will define us as a leader and innovator in education, Orson said. It doesnt have to be everything that we do from the central office. We are prepared to embrace innovative ideas to ensure that every child does have an opportunity. Tapestry cofounder Devon Christopher said, The biggest thing that our school does that will be particularly engaging for our target population is its significantly smaller. Students will not change classrooms during the day and will have individualized focus. Each child will be learning at their academic level, she said. As an example, my child is quite exceptional, Christopher said. Hes autistic but also exceptionally gifted. He could not walk into Henderson Middle School. Theres just too many kids and the sensory stimulation from that buildingis more than he can take. Tapestry will provide her son, and others, with the necessary accommodations to reduce the impact on his education, she said. Each class will have 16 students and will be taught by a general education teacher and a special education instructor. The Tapestry school petition sets the schools enrollment at 224 through 12th grade but Christopher said the enrollment may go up to 250 students, recognizing that some students may have stay in school an extra year. The school board tabled action on the Tapestry proposal until no later than the boards Oct. 7 regular meeting, to the school district officials time to negotiate with Tapestry leaders on the charter schools contract.

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Tourism reps meet in Stone Mountain


by Gale Horton Gay Tourism officials from throughout the state gathered at Stone Mountain Park recently to learn how best to promote their locations, manage challenges and communicate with potential visitors. Some 500 representatives of convention and visitors bureaus, attractions, accommodations as well as ancillary businesses attended the Governors Tourism Conference at the Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort Sept. 10-12. I think continuing education is huge, said Julie Ford Musselman, executive director of Georgia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus. For many of those in this industry its very hard to find the time to do it. Building Tourism on a Solid Rock Foundation was the theme of this years conference, which was hosted by the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus. Its really important. There are so many changes in the way we market our communities to the visiting pubic, Musselman said. Officials representing tourism in Warner Robbins, Macon and Bibb County, Dublin, Augusta as well as Clayton, Gwinnett and DeKalb counties were in attendance. Musselman said every part of the state was represented. Gov. Nathan Deal, the keynote luncheon speaker on Sept. 11, said the states tourism industry is ranked seventh nationally and praised it for the economic benefits tourism brings. For the first time ever, the total economic impact of tourism in Georgia has jumped above $51 billion, Deal said. Tourism grows our economy not only by providing revenue and jobs, but also by creating an environment in which businessmen and women want to live and raise their families. Thats good for all of us, said Deal, adding that a surge in tourism results in hiring and the addition of more jobs. On Sept. 12, Joel Manby, president and chief executive officer of Herschend Family Entertainment which runs the attractions at Stone Mountain Park, was the Leadership Luncheon speaker. At the opening session, Georgia Department of Economic Development Deputy Kevin Langston shared with the group Georgia tourism success stories and talked about a new stage of a tourism advertising campaign. During the conference the 2013 award recipients, nominated by the Georgia tourism industry, also were announced. The DeKalb Convention and Visitors Bureau received the Al Burris Award for Creative Expression for its partnership in the production of We Are DeKalb Magazine. Laurie Rowe, owner of Laurie Rowe Communications, received the Larry Allen Tourism Leadership Award, given in memory of the late Larry Allen, general manager of Stone Mountain Park. Rowes public relations firm was honored for championing Georgia destinations. Other award recipients include: Athens Historic House Museum Association recognized for its annual Holiday Spirits Museum Theater Tour and the Golden Isles Convention and Visitors Bureau recognized with the Paul Broun Award for Marketing Initiatives. Sandra Deal, Georgias first lady, unveiled a new traveling art exhibit called Inspired Georgia. The exhibit features the works of 28 artists such as Howard Finster, Freddie Styles and Ruth Laxson whose works are part of Georgias state art collection. The governor also praised the industry for its emphasis on the arts. I thought it was common sense, said Deal of the pairing of tourism and art. Eighty percent of our tourists want some kind of cultural experience. He added that art and culture play a role in economic development in attracting corporations to choose Georgia for relocation. They want to know what are my employees and families going to experience if they come to this state, Deal said. Thats where the arts come into play. Marsha Priest Buzzell, executive director of Warner Robins Convention and Visitors bureau, said she finds tremendous benefit in attending the conference. No matter how long you have been in tourism, theres always something else you can learn, Buzzell said.

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Atlanta Gas Light warns of fake utility employee


Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) is warning customers of a scam, currently occurring in the Decatur and Marietta areas, in which a person is reportedly impersonating utility employees in an attempt to obtain customers account and personal information. AGL has received reports from several customers who said a man claiming to be a company employee knocked on their doors and stated he could lower their natural gas costs if they showed him their gas bills. The man, described as a male between 25 and 30 years old, was persistent and got irritated when customers refused the request, according to a statement from the company. Atlanta Gas Light is working with local authorities as they continue to investigate these incidents, according to the statement.

The company also is warning residents to take the necessary precautions to ensure their personal safety and protect their identity. According to the statement, AGL will never dispatch a representative to a residence to review a natural gas bill and whenever a field service representative or contractor is conducting business on behalf of Atlanta Gas Light, he or she will provide official company identification. Customers with concerns about someone claiming to be a utility representative should contact AGLs customer care center at 1 (800) 427-5463 to confirm that an AGL representative has been scheduled to perform work at their premises. Customers who believe they are a victim of this type of scam should contact their local police departments.

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management Public Advisory SNAPFINGER WOODS SANITARY SEWER ACCESS ROADS
September 5, 2013 October 5, 2013 Advisory Issue Date Advisory Close Date This advisory is issued to inform the public of a receipt of an application for a variance submitted pursuant to a State Environmental Law. The Public is invited to comment during a 30 day period on the proposed activity. Since the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has no authority to zone property or determine land use, only those comments addressing environmental issues related to air, water and land protection will be considered in the application review process. Written comments should be submitted to: Program Manager, Non Point Source Program, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, 4220 International Parkway, Suite 101, Atlanta, Georgia 30354. Type of Permit Application: Variance to encroach within the 25-foot Sate Waters Buffer. Applicable Law: Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act O.C.G.A. 12-7-1 ET seq. Applicable Rules: Erosion and Sedimentation Control Chapter 391-3-7. Basis under which variance shall be considered {391-3-7.05(2) (A-K)}: A Project Location: The proposed project involves buffer encroachments necessary to improve existing sanitary sewer maintenance access roads and associated stream crossings. Articulated concrete block mats will be installed to improve five existing dirt road stream crossings. The project is located near Snapfinger Woods Drive in DeKalb County and will impact 184 linear feet of buffer along Snapfinger Creek and unnamed tributaries to Snapfinger Creek. Project Description: The proposed site conditions will include the installation of 16ft heavy duty gravel road inside of a 20 proposed access easement. The surrounding site conditions will not be altered from the existing. All disturbed non-roadway areas and landscaping will be replaced in kind. Abandoned drives will be planted with approved materials and converted to wetland mitigation areas. County and state buffer encroachments will be required for sanitary sewer maintenance road access in order to gain access to different parts of the property that contain the overall sewer main. The Public can review site plans at 1580 Roadhaven Drive Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083. Phone 770-621-7272.

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neWs Briefs
Prosecutors dismiss murder charges after 12 years in prison
DeKalb County prosecutors have dismissed the charges against David Peralta, who has spent nearly 12 years behind bars for a crime prosecutors now say he didnt commit. Through subsequent investigation, it was concluded that Peralta was not guilty of the crime and that the victim was fired upon by a rival gang, officials from District Attorney Robert James office said. Additionally, two eyewitnesses who placed Peralta at the scene of the crime have since recanted.

Coblentz

CID, participating in many of its community planning and input sessions. She has the resources that we need to boost economic development efforts to attract hiring businesses to our available commercial, office and industrial spaces, Morsberger said. She is highly skilled and well regarded for her professional abilities and leadership. We greatly appreciate Rebekahs willingness to serve on our Board of Directors. Prior to working for NAI Brannen Goddard, Coblentz served in similar positions with Monarch Realty, Faison and Childress Klein, all within the metro Atlanta market. In these roles, she managed retail, office, industrial and medical spaces. Coblentz is a certified property manager (CPM). She received the CPM of the Year award in 2004 and was CPM Candidate of the Year in 2003. In addition to her property management experience, Coblentz is a licensed sales broker and is a past president of the Institute of Real Estate Managements Georgia chapter and a former officer for the organization.

for more information, visit dekalbwatershed.com/education.html or contact Michael OShield, environmental education coordinator at (770) 724-1456 or by email at msoshield@dekalbcountyga.gov.

Interim CEO Lee May as deputy chief operating officer. May said he appointed Williams to unite the commissioners and administration. Williams is overseeing

several departments and projects, including the $1.35 billion water and sewer overhaul. According to county officials, May has worked for the county since 1997.

Interim CEO appoints new deputy chief operating officer


Morris Williams, who served a long stint as chief of staff for the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, was recently appointed by

October 10, 2013, at the Chamblee Civic Center, 3540 Broad Street, Chamblee, GA 30341 at 6:00 p.m. to receive public comments regarding the following matters: 1) Text amendment to the following portions of Appendix A, Zoning Ordinance: Section 203, Additional application requirements; Section 204, Staff review and report; Section 205, Architectural design review; and Section 207, Planned unit development procedure. The purposes of these amendments are to revise the definition of planned unit developments to include properties of 2 acres developed with 2 or more existing and/or new principal structures, to provide for the expiration of approved Planned Unit Developments, to clarify the procedures that apply to Developments of Community Impact; to revise standards for minor modifications of previously approved Planned Unit Developments, and to make other editorial revisions. 2) Text amendment to Appendix A, Zoning Ordinance, Section 902 D. to provide that understory trees may be used for street trees where the proposed streetscape design conflicts with state law or regulations. 3) Text amendment to Appendix A, Zoning Ordinance, Sections 1002.A.1 to authorize the Development Director to make written interpretations of uses permitted within zoning districts. 4) Text amendment to the Alcohol Ordinance Section 6-4 Purchase and sales records to verify compliance with the percentage sales requirements. 5) Minerva Properties proposes to develop the subject property, Perimeter Park, located at 4251 North Peachtree Road and 2215 Perimeter Park Drive consisting of 20.1 acres zoned Corridor Commercial pursuant to a previously approved Planned Unit Development consisting of single-family attached residences, commercial development and amenity areas. Applicant requests variances to the following sections of the City of Chamblee Zoning Ordinance: Section 407(b) that requires a maximum of 15,000 sq. ft. of development of either residential or nonresidential shall be permitted to be built before the remaining use shall be required to be constructed. Residential or nonresidential uses shall not be permitted to be built in excess of 15,000 sq. ft. until the square footages of the remaining uses as required above in subsection A. are provided and a certificate of occupancy has been issued; and Section 1005.C.1. that requires open space including buffers, setbacks, sidewalk clear zones, sidewalk zones and open spaces shall be fully implemented prior to occupancy 6) TPA-Peachtree, LLC proposes to develop property consisting of 11.37 acres at 5070 and 5126 Peachtree Boulevard pursuant to a previously approved Planned Unit Development zoned Village Commercial (conditional), consisting of a mixture of residential, office, and commercial development. Applicant requests a waiver to Development Regulations Section 93.1(b) that requires concrete and steel framing for multifamily residential buildings of 3 stories or more. Applicant also requests variances to the following sections of the City of Chamblee Zoning Ordinance: Section 1007.D. that requires multifamily residential uses in the VC district to be located only directly above non-residential uses; and 1007.E. that requires a minimum of 80% of the residential units in a multifamily development to contain at least 1,000 sq. ft. 7) Oak Hall Companies proposes to rezone property fronting on Keswick Drive with tax parcel ID#s 18300-10-010 and 18-300-10-011, from Corridor Commercial (CC) to Neighborhood Residential -2 (NR-2) and tax parcel ID#s 18-300-10-013 and 18-300-10-047 from Neighborhood Residential -1 (NR-1) to Neighborhood Residential -2 (NR-2) for the purposes of developing 10 single-family detached residences on 3.381 acres. Applicant also requests variances to the following sections of the City of Chamblee Zoning Ordinance: Section 1004 that requires a minimum rear yard setback of 30 ft. for lots 9 and 10; Section 903.B. that requires a minimum front yard setback of 30 ft. for lots 6-10; Section 513 to allow private drives as the means of access for lots 1-5; and a waiver of the Subdivision Regulations, Sect. 4.3 that limits private driveways to serving two or fewer lots and states that private streets are not allowed in the City.

The Mayor and City Council of the City of Chamblee, Georgia will hold a public hearing on Thursday,

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Stone Mountain CID board of directors adds new member


The Stone Mountain Community Improvement District (CID) has announced the addition of Rebekah Coblentz as the newest member of its board of directors. Coblentz is a senior property manager with Atlanta-based NAI Brannen Goddard, where she is responsible for managing more than two million square feet of metro industrial and office service space, including properties in Tucker and the greater Stone Mountain CID area. Coblentz, a Tucker resident, was appointed to the CID board position by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, replacing Steve Craine, who recently retired. CID President Emory Morsberger said Coblentz adds to the organizations wealth of knowledge and capabilities related to commercial real estate and has been a strong supporter of the

DeKalb County seeking 2014 Art Calendar contest entries


The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management is looking for artistic elementary students from across the county to enter the 2014 Art Calendar Contest. The theme is What do you know about H2O? This annual contest awards 12 students in kindergarten through fifth grade during a special ceremony to be held at the Dec. 10 Board of Commissioners meeting. Entries are due by Oct. 21. Artwork ideas could include the water cycle; water/ wastewater treatment; the use of water in a persons daily life; reducing pollution; and conserving water. Submitted artwork must be drawn horizontally on 8.5-by-11-inch white paper. The artworks title, students name, school name, address, grade level, age, teachers name, teachers contact number and teachers email address must be printed clearly on the back of each entry. For complete rules or

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Above, from left, FedEx manager Robert Lewis, Clarkston Mayor Emanuel Ransom, Jolly Elementary Principal Bob Moseley and school librarian Jacqueline Keeten cut the ribbon for the new reading corner donated by FedEx volunteers who also landscaped the schools entrance. Photos by Andrew Cauthen

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Robert Lewis, a senior manager at FedEx, said, At FedEx we recognize that our impact is greater than the services we provide. We do that by striving to make a positive difference in the communities of our customers and team members. We recognize also that putting dollars to it is not the only part of it. We also have to roll up our sleeves, dig in and get in and make a difference. Moseley said the students and faculty are so appreciative of the work. Were very grateful. [The students] will remember this. Inserting impactful reading and literature in their lives at a young age really can change the trajectory of a kids life. For the schools 816 students, John Flynn, vice president of the Heart of America Foundations READesign, said the volunteers created a new comfortable, soft seating area with some wonderful bean bags, lounge sofa, reading chair and 200 brand new library books with 50 of those books focused on the cultures of the students here. I dont think you could put an exact dollar figure on all of the work and time and energy thats gone into this, Flynn said. We would consider it a priceless investment. Volunteers passed out books in the classrooms and read to the students. Judy Rosemond, Jolly Elementarys assistant principal, said, Reading is the foundation that children will need to take them to any level that they choose to go to. It allows them the opportunity to be competitive in a global society. You have no idea of what this experience means to us as administrators, as educators, as teachers in this building. The imprint that you are going to leave on the lives of our childrenthere is no money amount that you could put to that. Emily Pelton, executive director of Refugee Family Services, called the volunteers work an exciting, rare moment when we really see community coming together. You can see today how excited these kids are, Pelton said to the volunteers. Youve left this beautiful legacy of themselves and their culture here. Jacqueline Keeten, the schools librarian, said the volunteers exemplified the districts character trait of the month: respect. Our children told you what they wanted to see, said Keeten about the students from 35 language groups. They said they wanted to see themselves and their cultures in the books and throughout the school. You came in an honored them by doing exactly that.

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Sept. 13. Towers High School celebrated its annual Homecoming by parading down Columbia Drive with a full band and homecoming court. The Towers Titans faced off against the Clarkston Angoras at Avondale Stadium winning 26-7. Photos by Donna Turner

Rockettes dancers Joanna Richardson whos originally from Decatur, left, and Alina Duncan, right, show young DeKalb dance students Jessica Forsstrom and Francesca Herrera professional moves. Photo provided

Sept. 13. Construction workers rehab a building in Kirkwood on the corner of Hosea L. Williams Drive and Howard Street. Photo by Daniel Beauregard

Sept. 13. Hallford Stadium, Clarkston: Left, The Arabia Mountain Marching band performs during a football game while the Tucker Tigers mascot keeps the crowd entertained. Photos by Travis Hudgons

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Dunwoody interchange named a finalist in transportation awards competition


The Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) at Ashford Dunwoody Road and I-285 has been chosen as a finalists in the 2013 Americas Transportation Awards competition held by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The DDI, initiated by the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts (PCIDs), is among 10 finalists that received the highest number of overall points during four regional contests representing each part of the country.The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), a partner in the Ashford Dunwoody DDI, entered the project in the regional competition where it was selected a winner in the Ahead of Schedule, Small Project category. Now the DDI is competing for the grand prize and the Peoples Choice Award. The grand prize will be awarded by a panel of judges. The Peoples Choice Award will be decided by popular vote of the general public.Online voting began Sept. 4 and will continue through Wednesday, Oct. 2.Individuals are welcome woody Road Interchange. The PCIDs secured the funding from SRTA and DeKalb County for the engineering and design, which was completed by Moreland Altobelli, and GDOT funded the $4.6 million construction contract. Williams noted that preliminary before and after data shows that the travel time for northbound peak morning commutes has declined nearly 30 percent and the southbound afternoon commute time has decreased 22 percent. Safety has improved as well for both motorists and commuters, she added. Williams said the project was accomplished for approximately $6 million compared to a complete reconfiguration cost of $170 million and the project was completed ahead of schedule. The winners of both the grand prize and Peoples Choice Award will receive $10,000 each, which must be donated by those state DOTs to a charity or scholarship of their choice. The awards will be presented Oct. 20 at the AASHTO Annual Meeting in Denver.

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This aerial shot of Dunwoodys Diverging Diamond Interchange was taken in May. Photo provided

to vote up to 10 times a day for their favorite projects.To vote, to visit http:// americastransportationawards.org and click on the vote now button on the right side of the page. Were very pleased to see national recognition for Georgias first Diverging Diamond Interchange, said PCIDs President and CEO Yvonne Williams. We thank our DDI partners

GDOT, the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA), DeKalb County and the City of Dunwoodyfor joining together with us to reduce traffic congestion in a creative, cost-effective way. GDOT Commissioner Keith Golden called the Ashford Dunwoody DDI a great project. It was innovative and has proven to be very effective in relieving congestion

in the very busy Perimeter corridor of north Metro Atlanta, Golden said. To get it done ahead of schedule was a real benefit to us and the community as well. In 2009, the PCIDs invested $100,000 to hire engineering firm Moreland Altobelli Associates to find an immediate, low-cost way to improve safety and the extreme congestion at the I-285 and Ashford Dun-

Commissioners divided on how to streamline permitting process


by Daniel Beauregard daniel@dekalbchamp.com Interim CEO Lee May said DeKalb County has been struggling with streamlining its permitting processes for nearly a decade and he hopes that a new study will help change that. This is critical for our future in terms of our competitiveness for business, retaining business and being a friendly environment for new businesses, May said. We have been discussing this for over a decade so we want to see some resolve to this. Some DeKalb County commissioners are hoping that a $285,275 permitting improvement plan will help the countys Department of Planning and Sustainability make it easier for businesses to relocate or stay in the county. However, Commissioner Elaine Boyer expressed concern that the study is too expensive and said she cant justify spending that much money on what amounts to a ninemonth study. Its something that I believe can be done by management, Boyer said. Im not going to wait nine months for this problemwhich is severeto be fixed. Additionally, Boyer said she is disappointed in the DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce and others in the business community for not being more proactive in finding a solution to the permitting problems. Im disappointed that the business community has chosen, in my opinion, to be somewhat weak about this. I think that this is the wrong direction for DeKalb County, Boyer said. May said that the plan will be more than a study. During the first part of the nine-month period, he said, the vendor will analyze the countys business processes. The latter part of the study will be dedicated to helping the county implement best practices to streamline its permitting processes. Commissioner Boyer mentioned her unhappiness with certain organizationsshe stated their name I wontbut I would submit that we have them be a critical part of the monitoring of this so that they can also provide their input in terms of what is going on month-tomonth, May said. Leonardo McClarty, president of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, said he has been at the chamber for nine years and the countys permitting process is an ongoing problem. He said the main complaint he hears from local businesses is the amount of time it takes to have permits approved. I would say the number one issue has been time, McClarty said. It has just gotten to where complaints have increased. McClarty said the county has begun offering a permitting one-stopshop once a month that has helped businesses streamline the process to getting more basic permits but there are still a lot of problems. Like May, McClarty said the plan is more than a study and called it a process improvement plan. Additionally, he said Boyer is entitled to her opinion but that the business community has done a lot of work to try to improve its relationship with the county. I think that the business community has been a partner in this process. McClarty said. The business community has done its part in that it has verbalized to staff and to the elected officials what they see as the issues. May said in addition to the permitting plan, the county is working to increase the number of staff and inspectors involved in the permitting process. Also, May said county officials are discussing the possibility of allowing businesses to provide their own inspections from qualified private companies.

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With the countys current attrition rate, May said it is losing front-line personnel faster than it can hire. As soon as a new class of recruitments comes in, he said DeKalb County loses an ever-increasing number out the back door. According to county officials, over the past four years the county has hired 277 sworn police officer but lost more than 400 during that period of time through officers either retiring or taking jobs elsewhere. We have gone from 1,046 sworn officers in 2010 and project that we will only have 892 officers at our current pace, May said. DeKalb County Fire and Rescue is in the same predicament, May said, and has lost more than 236 firefighters during that same period of time. His new proposal will hire 480 new police officers and 300 firefighters over the next three years. May said hiring the new personnel will improve response times, give greater support to first-responders who may need backup and relieve some of the pressure public safety personnel experience from high call volume. Interim DeKalb County CEO Lee May announced several initiatives to improve Another part of Mays new plan public safety during a Sept. 11 address. Hundreds of first-responders and county that affects only police officers is the officials attended the address. Photos provided proposal of take-home car policies, an area which he said the county has lagged behind in. Agencies all throughout the metro area have adopted take-home car policies, May said. May said the county will also purchase 100 new vehicles each year for the next three years and police officers will be able to take theirs home. Having the cars at home, May said, will help increase law enforcement visibility in the area, give police an increased presence when they are on or off duty and saves the officers money from the cost of driving to work. Additionally, the policy will extend the life of the countys police vehicles because they will be used for only one shift, as opposed to three. In 2014, May said the county will begin offering public safety personnel up to $5,000 reimbursement in tuition to create a well-trained and educated workforce. Employees interested in being reimbursed must have at least one year of service for the county. Additionally, in 2013 sworn public safety personnel will also receive a one-time 3 percent bonus, which May said was introduced by Commissioner Larry Johnson and approved unanimously by the board of commissioners. This is an opportunity for us to make things right. Its an opportunity for us to do whats right related to our people of DeKalb, related to our employees here in DeKalb, May said. We recognize that you need the resources to be successful.

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Weaver said his favorite period of tattoo designs ranges from 1920 to 1960. Certainly tattoo pre-dates that time period but its just where my mind goes when I think of tattoos, Weaver said. This year Weaver said he began painting his own flash and so far has painted 10 sheets of original designs. Certainly, being a tattoo artist Id like to contribute and put my stamp on some artwork so people can see and know that Im on the same level as everyone before me, Weaver said. In the 1920s, tattoos were still considered somewhat taboo but Weaver said there was a large underground scene of people and a tattoo culture even back then. In some cases men would get tattoos covering their entire bodies that were able to be covered up under their clothes, much like the tattoos the Japanese Yakuza had that looked much like a robe. Weaver was 24 when he began tattooing almost 15 years ago. Before opening Kingdom Tattoo he worked at Timeless Tattoo in Atlanta for nearly 10 years. One of the biggest things that played a role in Weavers decision to open his own shop, he said, was having children. When his wife was pregnant with twinsthey also have a 4-year-oldhe decided to spend more time at home. Its enabled me to be a better dad and husband, and be more present with my family, Weaver said. I just didnt want to be coming home at 10:30 every night. So I close up here at eight oclock and I come and go as I please. Additionally, Weaver said his wife owns the salon Grow right next door and was using the space as a boutique when she found out she was pregnant with the twins. The week she opened she found out she was pregnant with twins, so no more lifting furniture or painting furniture, Weaver said. The majority of Weavers customers are people he has worked on before or those who schedule appointments. However, he said he occasionally gets people coming in to do something small or touch up a tattoos they already have.

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Former Superior Court candidate pleads guilty to defrauding investors
Michael Rothenberg, a former candidate for a seat on the DeKalb County Superior Court, pleaded guilty Sept. 11 to a charge of defrauding the owners of WinterHawk Energy and Development Corporation. This defendant stole from investors who trusted his judgment, said U. S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. His fraud is particularly egregious because he was involved in defrauding investors at the very time he was seeking to be elected as a DeKalb County Superior Court judge, and because he used a portion of the illegal proceeds to fund his political campaign. Ultimately, his fraud scheme was uncovered, and his quest to be elected ended in failure. Mark F. Giuliano, special agent in charge of the FBI Atlanta Field Office, stated, Investment fraud schemes often have at their core individuals who appear very credible. These schemes often end with those individuals being revealed as greedy and uncompassionate for those devastated investors whose trust they betrayed. Todays guilty plea will ensure that Mr. Rothenberg will be held accountable for his criminal actions. According to Yates, the charges and other information presented in court, Rothenberg, 35, of DeKalb County, deceitfully persuaded the owners of WinterHawk into investing a total of $1.35 million. Rothenberg represented that the invested money would be placed in a trust account he controlled and would be used to fund the trading of notes by large financial institutions. These notes, according to Rothenberg, would be split into tranches, and a 10 percent profit would be earned each time a note or tranch was traded. Rothenberg told the investors that the investment involved no risk. According to court documents, no investment existed and Rothenberg used the money paid by WinterHawk to fund his political campaign for a seat on the DeKalb County Superior Court as well as to pay personal expenses. Rothenberg ultimately was unsuccessful in his bid for a judgeship. The charge of wire fraud in this case carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 18.

Taste of Chamblee returns Sept. 28


The sixth annual Taste of Chamblee will bring together local and diverse restaurants, arts, live entertainment, childrens activities and more for the entire family to enjoy. This free entry one-day outdoor festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, from noon to 6 p.m. The event benefits the Chamblee-based Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, a nonprofit statewide provider of vision and hearing services for underinsured Georgians. The event is in partnership with the Chamblee Business Association in conjunction with the city of Chamblee. The festivities will be held on Chamblees Antique Row in front of city hall, 5468 Peachtree Road. Jim Ellis Auto Group Atlanta and DeKalb Convention & Visitors Bureau are among the sponsors of the festival, which will feature local favorites The Mad Italian, High Road Craft Ice Cream, and Maison Robert Fine Chocolates, along with more than 20 of Chamblees diverse culinary offerings. Attendees can purchase tickets for food and beverages for $1 each. Participating restaurants and vendors

will serve sample-sized portions ranging from one to four tickets per serving. New to the festival this year is beer garden sponsor Red Hare Brewing Company of Marietta, featuring brewed beer and malt beverages. While enjoying the offerings of Red Hare, attendees can enjoy the performances of the Taste of Chamblee Main Stage, packed with local talent, including dance crews, rock bands, and cultural performances displaying the diverse make-up of Chamblee and its surrounding areas. The festival also features a kids zone with interactive games and inflatables for kids of all ages; an Art Walk featuring local and regional artists offering paintings, photography, pottery, graphics, sculptures, jewelry and much more; and an antique car show displaying classic, antique and modified cars for a cruise in at 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.tasteofchamblee.com.

Scottdale Child Development and Family Resource Center names executive director
The Scottdale Child Development and Family Resource Center (www.scottdale.org) has named Maryum C. Lewis as its executive director. In her new role, Lewis will direct all operations, oversee staff, manage volunteers and strategize fundraising activities for the award-winning early childhood care and education organization based in the historic Scottdale community. We are delighted that Maryum has agreed to bring her considerable experience and talent to the center, said Keith J. Blair, the centers board chairman. She has over a decade of success in Atlanta working in leadership positions with organizations committed to high quality early childhood education. She is an accomplished fundraiser and understands how to in-

volve the business community in supporting education and enrichment programs for children and their families. The board conducted a thorough search and we are convinced she is the right person to lead the center into its next phase of growth. Prior to accepting her position at the Scottdale center, Lewis served as director of development at Quality Care for Children, a statewide childcare resource and referral agency, and as director of development for Genesis Shelter, a transitional homeless program for families with newborns that includes a fully licensed child development center. She is a member of the boards of the International Community School and Charis Circle, and is also on the executive committee for the Atlanta chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Lewis is a 14-year resident of DeKalb County and currently lives in Avondale Estates.

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Annas Bar-B-Que opens in Kirkwood


by Kathy Mitchell kathy@dekalbchamp.com The pungent tang of barbecue sauce and roasting meats has joined the bouquet of aromas along the strip of Hosea L. Williams Drive thats the heart of the Kirkwood Business District what many in the neighborhood are calling the small town in the big city. Atlanta City Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong and DeKalb County Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton were among those celebrating the grand opening of the communitys newest eatery, Annas Bar-B-Que, Sept. 7. Im here because its important to support new businesses in DeKalb, Sutton said. As presiding officer of the commission, I want to encourage development thats good for DeKalb County. Co-owner Lakesia Phelps, who grew up in the community, said she has long wanted to establish a business in the neighborhood she calls home. I know everyone here and my entire family is still here, Phelps said, but most importantly I always wanted to be an example for the young people around here. I truly believe that life is what you make it. I want to inspire young people to follow their dreams. The neighborhood apparently also is embracing the new restaurant, which opened Aug. 16 and already has regulars, according to Phelps. I have four or five people who come in every day, she said, adding that there are others who come in often enough to be familiar faces. The cozy dining area is decorated with what have become conversation pieces among customers waiting to be servedminiatures of antique vehicles from fire trucks to motorcycles to pickup trucks. I saw these and decided they would be perfect for the restaurant. They really say neighborhood. People love them. Kirkwood is an example of the kind of vibrant com-

Atlanta City Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong, left, and DeKalb County Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton, right, attended the grand opening of Annas Bar-B-Que to support business development in Kirkwood. Co-owner Lakesia Phelps, center, shows off some of the restaurants menu items. Photo by Kathy Mitchell

munity we all want to live inlivable, walkable, safe, Archibong commented. This is Atlanta at its best. Annas Bar-B-Que is a collaboration between two longtime friends, Phelps said.Her business partner, Alexander Coates, grew up in Atlantas Techwood community. Alexander always loved to cook on the grill at every event he knew about. Every time I would follow him just to taste test his food, she said. At the time, I worked as a personal trainer and I knew that grilled foods were healthy, so we came up with the idea of opening our own restaurant. Phelps said that although Coates cooking inspired the food at the restaurant, its actually prepared by regular cooks, including Phelps mother, who makes the peach cobbler and other dishes. Its a family business,

Phelps said. Even my kids (a 22-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son) help out. The restaurant features such barbecue classics as pork ribs, barbecued chicken, beef brisket and pulled pork along with turkey legs, turkey ribs and sausages. Customers can choose from among such side items as baked beans, potato salad, macaroni and cheese, collards and corn on the cob. The name Annas comes from a 3-year-old niece Phelps has helped to rear. I named it after her because she loves barbecued chicken and I thought the name would fit the neighborhood as a family-friendly place, said Phelps, who added that Anna also was her grandmothers name and people associate the name with the family. Annas Bar-B-Que opens in an area flourishing under Neighborhood Commercial (NC-3) Zoning, which was

secured in 2001 to allow for consistency in planning. In 2003, work began on Phase I of a $1.5 million streetscape project in the district that, coupled with earlier zoning changes, served to create an environment designed to attract small business and private commercial development to the area. The streetscape project increased pedestrian access by narrowing street crossings, slowing traffic, installing protected crosswalks and bicycle lanes on Hosea Williams, and building wider decora-

tive sidewalks. The visual elements of the project include historic street lighting, removal of several power poles, decorative brick pavers, trash cans and bike racks. The community has its own post office, a newly constructed fire station, a police precinct and public library. Among the shopping and dining options that have come to the area are day spas, furniture galleries, gift shops, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, real estate offices, professional/creative spaces and more.

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Beekeeper Tom Bonnell explains his favorite hobby to students at DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts. Photos by Andrew Cauthen

Left, Glennis Foster volunteered to help out with the presentation at her daughters school. Right, students learn about beekeeping before sampling various honeys.

Students sample various honeys and learn about beekeeping


by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com Rozland Todd is passionate about honeybees. On Sept. 11, the DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts teacher dressed as a honeybee in recognition of September being honey month. She even wore honeybee broaches and a matching yellow watch. The schools media center was decked out in honeybee bowls, serving trays and decorations. And honey flowed likewell, honey. There was royal jelly honey, sourwood honey, green apple honey, buckwheat honey, medicinal honey, acacia honey and neem honey. Honeybees are not just any kind of insect, Todd said. They are extraordinary insects. Can you think of an insect that we eat their by products? Its only the honeybee. [Students] have to understand that most of our agricultural crops, fruits and vegetables, will become very expensive if its not pollinated by the honeybees. Todd said many people do not know that the honeybee, which has been Georgias state insect since 1975, pollinates approximately 80 percent of what we eatfruits and vegetables. Todd said she recently received a $200 beautification and environmental education grant two build to bee hives at Panola Mountain State Park. Its fun, she said about beekeeping. Its educational and [students] are learning about ecology and pesticides that are killing important plants that we need. In addition to Todd, students heard from master beekeeper Tom Bonnell, who brought a manmade hive and various beekeeping paraphernalia. My favorite hobby is beekeeping, Bonnell said. Ive had a lot of hobbies in my lifetime but Ive never had one as fascinating or as interesting as beekeeping. Beekeeping is basically where weve artificially created a house for these bees to live in and we move them into that because...theyre mobilewe can move them around for pollination andno. 2, weve drenched this earth unfortunately with pesticides and there are no more feral bees that live in trees. Todd, who has been working with bees for 10 years, said students can learn a lot from bees. Bees work together as a team and [students] are learning to work together in cooperative groups, Todd said. If insects like the honeybee can work together to protect the queen and they are working together cooperatively, [students] have to work together cooperatively to learn, cooperate and grow.

Rozland Todd, a teacher at DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts, dressed as a honeybee during the Honey Month presentation.

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From left, DeKalb Early College Academy (DECA) Principal Sharon Riley Ordu receives an award from State School Superintendent John Barge. Right, state school board member Lisa Kinnemore praises DECA teachers and parents for the state recognition. Photos by Andrew Cauthen

DeKalb Early College Academy receives state recognition


by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com State School Superintendent John Barge visited the DeKalb Early College Academy (DECA) Sept. 6 to recognize it as a Georgia School of Excellence. Barge said the teachers should be praised for the honor. Teaching is the greatest profession on the planet because you have the opportunity that most others dont, Barge said. You have the opportunity to change the stories of each and every one of these children. Barge said he was incredibly amazed by the teachers ability to educate in the most difficult economic times we have ever seen in education in my 23 years in public education with teacher furlough days, teachers who have been laid off, larger class sizes and shortened school calendars. With all of that stress we have rolled out new standards, new evaluation systems, [and] new accountability systems, Barge said. We are asking you to do an awful lot of work and kind of build the plane as we fly. In the midst of all of that you have maintained the focus on these students and their achievement, Barge said. DECA was named a 2012 Georgia Schools of Excellence in Student Achievement by the Georgia Department of Education. The states Schools of Excellence program recognizes 28 schools that have shown the highest performance or highest progress. According to the Georgia Schools of Excellence criteria, qualifying schools are chosen from each congressional district for highest performanceschools that represent the top performing schools on the College and Career-Ready Performance Index (CCRPI); and highest progress schools represent the schools making the greatest gains on the CCRPI. DECA was recognized in the highest progress category. Established in 2006, DECA is the only Early College High School in the DeKalb County School District and one of 11 in Georgia. The school has a dual enrollment partnership with Georgia Perimeter College. Upon completion of the four years, students will receive their high school diploma and up to 60 credit hours of college credit with the possibility of earning an associates degree. DECA received a trophy from the state Department of Education, a $1,000 check from Georgia Natural Gas and its teachers will receive a stress free day from United Healthcare, during which massage therapists will come to the school and give massages to each staff member. This day about is DECA, said interim DeKalb school Superintendent Mike Thurmond. Its about your work, your determination, your commitment, your brilliance. Lisa Kinnemore, a state Board of Education member representing the Fourth Congressional District, congratulated the teachers. It takes a lot to invest in the kids

and Im sure they will appreciate it, Kinnemore said. In the future they will appreciate all of the hard work and effort that you have pulled out of them. I would also like to thank all of the parents because you have been committed to making sure that your kids get a top notch education, she said. DECA Principal Sharon Riley Ordu said she and her team were humbled to receive the award. And were going to stay true to this work and work even harder, she said. Now everyone can see the impact of a principals vision and a team that is willing to work with that principal to make the vision a reality. We will continue in our quest to do the very best for the children we serve each and every day. This is the pinnacle of success for me as a principal, Ordu said.

County library wins money for childrens and teens financial education programs
The DeKalb County Public Library was recently awarded $1,529 for its childrens and teens programs as the winner of the statewide Path2College Summer Reading Program Sweepstakes. The library had the largest percentage of registered users entered into the sweepstakes. For the past four years, the Georgia Public Library Service has partnered with Georgias Path2College 529 Plan to encourage reading over the summer months and remind families about the importance of financially preparing for future educational expenses. We are very pleased and encouraged to see so many of our parents entering the Path2College Sweepstakes and thinking about their childrens higher education. We are even more pleased that they are encouraging their children to continue to read during the summer and participate in Summer Reading, said Alison L. Weissinger, director of the DeKalb County Public Library. To learn more about the Path2College 529 Plan or to open a Path2College 529 college savings ac-

count, call (877) 424-4377 or visit www.path2college529.com.

State judge announces student art contest


DeKalb County State Court Judge Eleanor L. Ross has announced her third annual Division V Art Challenge Contest for middle and high school students in DeKalb County School District. In September 2011, Ross sponsored her first art contest for middle and high school students in the DeKalb school district. Newly appointed to the State Court bench and looking for creative ideas to promote her passion for children and her community, Ross conceptualized the art contest to encourage middle and high school artists to share their talent. I am amazed at how much talent these students have, she said. Every year, the submissions have gotten better and better. I believe that this contest is a means of helping artistic youth voice their thoughts and ideas. I am merely offering a platform for these students to shine. When so many art programs have been reduced or eliminated, this is an opportunity to support the arts as well as the talent

that exists in our community. I receive compliments daily about how wonderful the art is that is displayed in chambers and the jury room. Last year more than 15 DeKalb schools participated, with more than 36 submissions. This year the contest begins Sept. 30 and ends Nov. 7. The contest is cosponsored by Binders Art Supplies & Frames, represented by Stuart Shapiro. Information about the contest is being distributed to all schools by Dr. Don Roberts, the districts music coordinator. Students can submit a painting, a drawing, photography or collages. The submissions will be displayed for one year in the chambers and jury room of Division V. A middle and high school winner will be selected for each category, and the prizes range from a $100 gift card from Binders for the grand prize winner to a $15 dollar gift card for third place. Participants will be notified by Nov. 21 of the date for the awards reception, which will be held in the DeKalb County Courthouse. Please direct any questions to Michelle L. Beck at mlbeck@dekalbcountyga.gov or (404) 371-2300.

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DeKalb County School Board is selling the Hooper Alexander property as-is through a competitive sealed bid process. The property is located at 3414 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30032 and contains a 68,900 square feet school facility on approximately 8.1 acres. Sealed Bids, from Bidders, will be received by the DeKalb County Board of Education (the Owner) at the Sam A. Moss Service Center, 1780 Montreal Road, Tucker, Georgia 30084, until 12:00 Noon local time on Monday, November 25, 2013 for all labor, materials and services necessary for both projects. Bidding Documents may be obtained by Bidders at: http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/solicitations/ All questions about this Advertisement for Bids must be directed in writing to Stephen Wilkins, Chief Operations Officer not later than Friday, November 8th, 2013 at 12:00 Noon. Contact Mr. Stephen M. Wilkins, Chief Operations Officer, Sam Moss Center, 1780 Montreal Road, Tucker, Georgia 30084.; email: dcsd-ops-bid-questions@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us; Fax 678.676.1350. Except as expressly provided in, or permitted by, the Bidding Documents, from the date of issuance of the Advertisement for Bids until final Owner action of approval of contract award, the Bidder shall not initiate any communication or discussion concerning the Project or the Bidders Bid or any part thereof with any employee, agent, or representative of the Owner. Any violation of this restriction may result in the rejection of the Bidders Bid. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, and to waive technicalities and informalities. Site visits are scheduled for Tuesday October 29th, 2013 at 9:00 am and Tuesday November 5th, 2013 at 9:00 am.

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Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon visited Woodward Elementary to talk to students about leadership and his Spoonful of Hope Foundation.

Students participated in a hula-hoop contest before Sean Weatherspoons arrival.

Falcons Sean Weatherspoon visits Woodward Elementary


by Carla Parker carla@dekalbchamp.com Woodward Elementary students had a special visitor Sept. 10. Atlanta Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon stopped by the school to speak with fifth graders about leadership and the importance of giving back to the community. Weatherspoons SPOONful of Hope Foundation partnered with Georgia United Credit Union and Star94 Radio for a school supply drive and his visit to Woodward was in follow-up to the school supply donation made to the school in August. Weatherspoon said its important for children to learn about those matters at an early age. The youth are our future and I feel like if we start when theyre young it will have a better effect on the Sean Weatherspoon poses for pictures with Woodward administrators and representatives from Star94 Radio and Georgia United. Photos by Carla outcome [of their lives], he Parker said. I love children, being nities and resources to reach spoon said. middle school students with ence for the students to hear around them and having a their full potential. Its goal is Some of those events the basic items needed to from someone outside of the good time, seeing them smile to impact the lives of more include SPOON Feed a begin the school year; and a school building talk about and just speaking positive to than 150,000 at-risk AtlantaFamily, which provides youth football camp. the importance of leadership them. area children and youth by low-income families with Woodward assistant prinand the importance of eduThe SPOONful of Hope the end of 2015, according to an all-expenses paid trip to cipal Venessa Truitt said cation, she said. We were Foundation was created in its website. a fun venue in Atlanta for a meeting Weatherspoon was honored to have him here at 2011 and its mission is to We get into the commuday; Hope in a Backpack, great experience for the stuWoodward Elementary. provide low-income and innity and host events to help which provides an estimated dents. ner-city youth with opportuthose in need, Weather300 inner-city, low-income It is an awesome experi-

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Each week The Champion spotlights former high school players from the county who are succeeding in athletics on the college level.

A Towers defensive goes up to defend a pass thrown by Clarkston quarterback Jordan Douglass. Photo by Carla Parker

Towers remains undefeated


by Carla Parker carla@dekalbchamp.com The Towers Titans continued their winning streak Sept. 13 with a 26-7 win over Clarkston at Avondale Stadium. The Titans improved to 3-0 on the season, passing the total number of games won (two) in the past three seasons. The last time Towers had a winning record was in 2009 when the team has gone 7-4. Since then, Towers went 1-9 twice and 0-10 last season. First year head coach James Holloway said it feels pretty good to have a winning record. I think were kind of doing what we set out to do in the beginning of the season, which was to change the culture of the program, instill a little bit more discipline and come out and win, he said. Weve been pretty successful at winning right now. The defense has played a major role in Towers winning streak, allowing only 7 points in the three games, including shutouts against Jackson and South Atlanta. Holloway said the defense is more responsible and disciplined than in the previous seasons. Were just trying to play good sound footballassignment football, he said. The Titans got off to a good start in the game against Clarkston, forcing Clarkston to punt in its opening possession. Towers moved to the end zone in its opening possession on a long touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Demetrice Gilbert to senior wide receiver Daemyon Hassell for a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Towers next touchdown came in the third quarter when Gilbert scored on a quarterback sneak. He also ran into the end zone on the two-point conversion attempt to give the Titans a 14-0 lead.

Sophomore Torrance Marable extended the score to 20-0 in the fourth quarter with a 9-yard rushing touchdown. Gilbert and Hassell connected for the second time of the game on a 10-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to give Towers a 26-0 lead. Clarkston (1-3) scored late in the fourth quarter when quarterback Jordan Douglass connected with fullback Treyvon Odom on a 10yard touchdown pass to bring the final score to 26-7. Even with the third consecutive win, Holloway said his team has to get better to improve to 4-0. Today, I felt like it was a sloppy game for us but we managed to come out with a victory, he said. If we go back to the drawing board and do what we were doing in the beginning then well be successful. Towers will face Douglass (12) Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. at Lakewood Stadium.

Mike Davis, South Carolina (football): The sophomore running back from Stephenson rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown in South Carolinas 35-25 win over Vanderbilt Sept. 14. Davis also had three receptions for 67 yards.

Kenneth Gilstrap, Middle Tennessee State (football): The senior cornerback from Miller Grove had eight tackles and an interception in Middle Tennessee States 17-15 win over Memphis Sept. 14.

Jonathon Mincy, Auburn (football): The junior defensive back from Southwest DeKalb had six tackles and two pass deflections in Auburns 24-20 win over Mississippi State Sept. 14.

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The No. 1 ranked Tucker Tigers racked up 288 yards of total offense in the first half on the way to a 46-12 Region 6-AAAAA victory over the Arabia Mountain Rams at Hallford Stadium Sept. 13. Running back Elijah Sullivan scored a pair of touchdowns and had 71 receiving yards in the first half for the Tigers as they built a 32-0 lead at halftime. Wide receiver Dominick Sanders had a 75-yard touchdown run and running back Devin Towns went 39 yards for another score in the first half. Tucker improved to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in region play. The Rams (1-2, 0-2) managed just 107 yards of offense in the first half, 93 yards coming from quarterback Trevous Reynolds, who was 9 of 13 passing. Arabia Mountain managed to reach Tiger territory twice in the first half, but never advanced deeper than the Tigers 41. Mays 36, M.L. King 28 The No. 4 ranked Martin Luther King Jr. Lions fell behind 21-6 to Mays and were unable to rally; they and lost 36-28 in the Region 6-AAAAA game at Lakewood Sept. 14. The Lions (2-1, 1-1) suffered their first loss in region play since the 2011 season, spanning 22 games. Stockbridge 18, Columbia 7 Malik Bryan scored three second half touchdowns to lead the Stockbridge Tigers (3-0) to an 18-7 over the Columbia

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Tigers roll, Lions fall


Eagles (1-2) at Panthersville Stadium Sept. 13. The Eagles had a 7-0 lead at halftime, but Stockbridge took the second half kickoff and drove 60 yards with Bryan scoring the first of his three touchdowns from 19 yards out to close the gap to 7-6 as the point after kick was short. Stockbridge took the lead as Bryan scored from 20 yards out for a 12-7 advantage. He iced the game with 2:54 to play with his third touchdown of the game. Cedar Grove 39, Redan 7 The Cedar Grove Saints won their third consecutive game after a season opening loss to Tucker with a 39-7 victory over Redan Sept. 14 at Hallford Stadium. The Saints go into the bye week with a 3-1 record with victories over Columbia, Douglass and Redan as they prepare for Region 6-AAA play in two weeks. Lovett 41, Marist 38 The Marist War Eagles had a 28-13 lead heading in the fourth quarter, but the Lovett Lions scored 15 unanswered points to tie the game at 28 all and send it into overtime. Both teams scored a touchdown in the first overtime to send the game to double overtime. After Marist kicked a field goal in double overtime to go up 38-35, Lovetts Willie Candler ran two yards to the end zone to give Lovett the 41-38 win in an impressive comeback. The defeat was the second consecutive loss for Marist, who falls to 1-2 on the season.

The Atlanta RBI softball team, which consists of six players from DeKalb, defeated the Houston RBI team 4-3 to claim the 2013 RBI World Series title. Photo provided

by Carla Parker carla@dekalbchamp.com

DeKalb players lead Atlanta RBI team to softball championship

When entering a championship tournament as the No. 4 seed with a 1-4 record the odds are against that team holding up the championship trophy at the end. But the Atlanta Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) team defeated those odds Aug. 14 in Minneapolis, Minn. when it defeated Houston 4-3 to claim the 2013 RBI World Series titleits eighth in tournament history, and the most of any softball team. Atlanta RBI head coach Richard Lee said it felt great to come out of the World Series tournament with the championship title. When you come back and win the whole tournament that feels really good, Lee said. The win was sweeter for the team because the team was short-handed going into the tournament. Pitcher LaKaylin Lee, a Miller Grove High School junior and the coachs daughter, was the lone pitcher on the 10-person roster. She didnt pitch until the teams first playoff game Aug. 13 to keep her arm fresh, according to coach Lee. She was really scheduled to play in the outfield before we left Atlanta, Lee said. For some reason two other pitchers didnt make the trip and we had to depend on her. LaKaylin pitched four straight games, including the championship game. She retired three Houston batters in the top of the seventh inning to seal the victory for Atlanta. I was very proud of her because she stepped up and said she could do it and she did it, Lee said. She didnt let the team down. LaKaylin ran into trouble twice in the game. In the first inning, she gave up a leadoff base hit to Houstons Caitlin Moerbe, who scored on a Mercedes Mejia triple to give Houston a 1-0 lead. That lead did not last long for Houston. Kayla Cato, a junior at Druid Hills High School, hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first, scoring LaKaylin, who led off with a single, to give Atlanta a 2-1 lead. Cato made the score 3-1 when she crossed the plate on a grounder up the middle from Decatur High School graduate

Chelsea Hall. Atlanta took a 4-1 lead in the fourth inning, as Kendalyn Arceneaux scored on a wild pitch. The game took an emotional turn for Atlanta when Danika Stevens took a tag to the face mask as she attempted to score on a fielders choice. The tag caused her to fall hard and bang her head on the ground. Stevens left the game in an ambulance with concussion symptoms. With only nine active players, Stevens spot in the lineup became an automatic out. Lee said he became emotional after the incident. I ended up shedding tears, he said. I couldnt even talk. It hurt me. All of my players said, Coach, we got your back. And I said, Lets do this for Danika. And they did, but not before giving Houston a chance to get back in the game. Trailing by three at the top of the sixth, Moerbe led off for Houston and scored to cut Atlantas lead to 4-2. Lauren Molina followed that by scoring on a Mejia base hit to bring the score to 4-3. LaKaylin ended the threat, retiring the next three batters in the seventh to give Atlanta the victory. RBI is a youth baseball program operated by Major League Baseball. The program is designed to provide young people from underserved and diverse communities the opportunity to play baseball and softball. The program was created by John Young in 1989 in Los Angeles, and now serves more than 200 communities. Lee has been the coach of the Atlanta RBI team since 2000 and said the program means a lot to the girls and the community. It gives the girls an opportunity to continue to play softball and gives them the opportunity to travel and go out of town, he said. A lot of our players have never been on a plane before and its great for them to be able to ride [a] Delta [airplane] and go to a site to play ball and have fun. Lee said they also do other activities at the World Series tournament, including community service, go to theme parks and major league baseball games. Its one of the best trips to take, he said.

Week 4 Results Friday, Sept. 13 Tucker (3-0) 46, Arabia Mountain (1-2) 12 Greater Atlanta Christian (3-0) 45, Chamblee (2-1) 0 Towers (3-0) 26, Clarkston (1-3) 7 Stockbridge (3-0) 18, Columbia (1-2) 7 Hebron Christian (2-0) 36, Cross Keys (0-3) 20 Stephenson (3-0) 62, Dunwoody (0-3) 6 SW DeKalb (1-2) 14, Lakeside (1-2) 7 Miller Grove (2-1) 34, North Atlanta (0-3) 0 Stone Mountain (2-1) 36, Wesleyan (0-3) 35 Decatur (3-0) 14, Greenville (0-3) 7 St. Pius X (3-0) 41, Thomson (0-2) 14 Saturday, Sept. 14 Cedar Grove (3-1) 39, Redan (0-3) 7 Druid Hills (2-1) 34, Therrell (0-3) 28 Douglass (1-2) 26, McNair (1-2) 14 Mays (2-1) 35, M.L. King (2-1) 28 Open: Lithonia (1-2)

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Tucker 46, Arabian Mountain 12


Photos by Travis Hudgons

Arabia Mountains Troy Stewart (8) pursues Dominick Sanders.

Greg Phillips (1) is tackled by Stephen Reynolds.

Tuckers Elijah Sullivan breaks through the crowd for a touchdown. Elijah Sullivan (20) tries the free himself from a tackle attempt by Arabia Mountain defenders.

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