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Milton launches Teen Victim Impact Program Details crash victims, survivors MILTON, Ga. – In late June, Milton Municipal Court launched the Teen Victim Impact Program, an educational initiative to reduce teen traffic violations and deaths in car crashes. Drivers under 21 accused of traffic violations in Milton may now attend the two-hour program in lieu of the sixhour defensive driving course traditionally offered to reduce driver’s license point deductions. The program is designed to give judges an educational initiative in lieu of or in addition to fines and probation. The objective, say its creators, is to get rid of the “it won’t happen to me” mindset and reinforce the need to wear seat belts. The program contains
real stories of teens killed in crashes, including one story of a teen survivor. “This has more real-life applications, and we felt it would be much more successful,” said Clerk of Court Brooke Lappin. Milton Chief Judge Brian Hansford brought the program to Milton after learning of its success in reducing teen fatalities elsewhere. Plans are underway to implement the same program in the Roswell Municipal Court, where he also presides. “I believe the court’s mission with young drivers is not necessarily to punish, but to preserve lives. I hope this program catches on in all of North Fulton and that more young lives can be saved,” he said. “Something this real can help prevent future fatalities.” For more information, visit www.tvip.org.
Ron and Paul Jarvis netted an 11-foot sturgeon while on a fishing trip in Canada.
Local 19-year-old catches huge white sturgeon in Canada First father-son fishing trip on Fraser River By SHANNON WEAVER shannon@northfulton.com
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MILTON, Ga. — When father and son Ron and Paul Jarvis of Milton traveled to the Fraser River in Canada, they hoped their first fishing trip together would be the trip of a lifetime. June 12, the first day of their trip, Paul caught an 11-foot-10-inch sturgeon weighing close to 900 pounds. The father-son duo were still reeling in a 6-foot sturgeon when one of the other lines pulled. The white giant then jumped out of the water
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toward their boat. “Most of the sturgeon come completely out of the water; you’ll see a 6-foot fish dancing on top of the water. But this one was so big, it just came out about halfway and fell over toward us,” said Ron. “It was 56 inches in circumference, so its head was huge,” he said. “And when we saw that, we all just gasped and said, ‘Oh my gosh, what have we got?’” The guide told them that there was less than a 2 percent chance of catching it. For two and a half hours,
despite Paul’s best efforts, the fish didn’t budge from the bottom of the river, more than once nearly pulling him overboard. But after another hour, Paul had completely pulled it into the boat. Paul heard about sturgeon watching the show “River Monsters.” “I heard how big they get and how much of a fight they put up, and just how amazing these fish are,” Paul said. “I’ve always wanted to try to catch one, or at least see one.” Paul is a rising sophomore at University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, and a graduate of Mill Springs Academy in Alpharetta.
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