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New agreement may spell end to water wars

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Represen tatives of water supply systems in Gwinnett, Forsyth and Hall coun ties finalized an agreement with the state Sept. 26 guaranteeing them water from Lake Lanier through 2050.

The long-term deal, first an nounced last month, closes the chapter on a major portion of the tristate “water wars” between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama going back to the 1990s.

“This landmark agreement is the final step in a 30-year-long process to secure water rights for Lake Lanier,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared during a ceremony at the state Capi

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Sheriff welcomes first class of UNG training academy cadets

CUMMING, Ga. — Four rows of Uni versity of North Georgia cadets stood at attention in the parking lot of a Forsyth County warehouse Oct. 3.

Standing in the chilly early October morning air, some of the 28 men and women looked nervous, some looked scared, but by and large most looked determined and eager for what was to come.

For the next 15 weeks, they will be part of a new experiment in Forsyth County, serving as the first class in a partnership between the University of North Georgia’s Criminal Justice pro gram and the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, aimed at giving law enforcement recruits a type of hands-on training and realistic experience, that wouldn’t be possible anywhere else.

At the new Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and UNG Advanced Public Safety Academy off Castleberry Industrial Drive in Cumming, recruits will spend months learning everything from how to hand cuff a suspect to the protocols for deescalating a situation, from some of the most experienced training officers and deputies in North Georgia.

“For several years we have fought to enhance the introductory training of our deputy sheriffs and those in the law enforcement profession,” Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman said. “Our singular goal is to provide the highest trained and best equipped deputy sheriff to protect Forsyth County or their respective com munities.”

Speaking to the cadets and a crowd at the academy on Monday, Freeman said Forsyth County is the first sheriff’s office in Georgia to have its own acad emy, but without the partnership with UNG and other surrounding agencies, it couldn’t have happened.

“We knew early on …. If we were go ing to be successful, if we were going to

make you the best you can be, then we had to have some really premier part ners,” he said.

Throughout their 15 weeks of train ing, 10 weeks to become certified officers and 5 of advanced training, cadets will learn from instructors from nine differ ent law enforcement agencies that have pledged their support for the project, including police departments in Al pharetta, Johns Creek, Cumming, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office and others.

“We cannot do this without you. But I promise you, what we will turn out you will be proud of, because you will be part of it,” Freeman said.

In addition to training new cadets, the academy will also be used by the sheriff’s office for other intermediate and advanced trainings throughout the year.

Throughout the warehouse there are multiple simulators, classrooms and training spaces, that can all be custom ized to what is being taught, said Capt. Rob Heagerty, head of the FCSO training

program.

The building also has a real patrol vehicle which can be used for demon strations and to augment other simula tions they might want to run, like the immersive five-screen simulation area, used to run use of force, de-escalation

and other types of training.

“Just think of it as a big toolbox,” Heagerty said. “To get their education, get their experience, and then the most important is realistic training … Educa tion is good. But getting repetitions in in real life training is best.”

Speaking directly to the cadets Mon day, UNG Criminal Justice Department Head Douglas Orr charged the new class of men and women to consider what they were embarking on and the weight of responsibility that was about to be placed on their shoulders.

Orr said many of the cadets would be scared in a few months when it came time to take their oath, but what they should be truly scared of is arresting an innocent person.

“The stakes are higher, expectations are higher,” he said. “Pease walk humbly and do justice.”

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Antique books abound at Roswell shop

ROSWELL, Ga. — Sonny Ideker wasn’t fond of reading growing up, but today, he spends most of his time surrounded by a grand collection of rare and an tiquarian books that hold rich history between their pages.

The 76-year-old is the owner of Son ny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Book seller inside City Antiques and Interiors in Roswell. The bookstore features an eclectic mix of decorative, general anti quarian books, most 100 years or older.

His collection ranges from “St. Gregory’s (Pope Gregory I.) Teachings on the Gospel” from 1493 to the 1987 “We the People,” an elephant folio work made in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. The shelves also include a variety of classics as well as works by authors such as William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allen Poe and Jane Austin.

And, if you just so happen to be looking for costume books from Russia, Turkey, England, Africa or Asia, he has those too.

“We’re called booksellers, but we are book showers,” Ideker said. “Our job is to find out your interest and show you books of interest. You decide if you want to buy or not. You can have a library and not one book looks like this, and it could still be a wonderful library. You should always buy what you want, not what someone tells you to buy.”

Ideker has been in the bookselling/ collecting business for over 25 years, but he said he doesn’t read for pleasure and never has, because of his dyslexia. How ever, that doesn’t stop him from trying to spark an interest in others, especially

From left, Sonny Ideker and Steven Martin bond over their passion for antiquarian books at Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquar ian Bookseller inside City Antiques and Interiors in Roswell.

children, whenever they visit his store.

“We show them the fore-edged painted books and have them say, ‘abra cadabra,’ because they’re magic,” Ideker said.

Before he was a collector, Ideker

was a U.S. Air Force pilot for 20 years and served in the Vietnam War. He was stationed in countries such as Korea, Thailand, Spain and Germany, where he was able to immerse himself in different cultures. When he retired, he was hired

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visited a bookstore or antique store. Then, one day his wife, who owned a home décor store, asked him to bring her back interesting books he happened to come across on one of his trips. He said she planned to use them to decorate.

“That’s how it all started,” Ideker said. “Once I was introduced to books, the people in England were so kind to me and willing to share their knowledge with me, ... and I just fell in love with the process.”

The first set of books Ideker bought was at a street fair in Brighton, Eng land, that had been in a fire. While they smelled, he said they were nice look ing. His wife didn’t quite feel the same, and the books never made it out of the garage, Ideker said.

As time went on, he learned what to look for in antiquarian books from his bookseller friends in Europe. The more he collected them, Ideker said the more they became a reason to get up in the morning.

Ideker said he probably sells more religious books than anything else be cause most early books were all religious in nature. But, his personal favorite is a French version of the New Testament and Book of Psalms from 1710 in which every psalm is put to music.

Somehow though, he says he doesn’t get attached to any one book.

“When someone buys a book, you see the person and you see the joy it brings them,” Ideker said. “So, it’s not like it’s just a financial transaction. There’s some emotion because you’ve met the person.”

Steven Martin, a business partner at Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Bookseller, said their customers are some of the most interesting people he’s ever met. They come from all walks of life, often oohing and aahing as they

move from shelf to shelf.

“It’s a good feeling to be able to provide something like this to the com munity,” Martin said. “Most people are not familiar with this sort of shop. The two words I hear constantly from outside the door are ‘wow’ and ‘amazing.’ A lot of people are afraid to come in or touch anything, but, I mean, the books are here, books are designed to be held. So, we’ll go through the process of educating them on how to hold a book or what to look for, and that’s neat when you can

open somebody’s eyes.”

Martin was a student at Kennesaw State University when he responded to a request to help porter a book fair. There, he met Ideker, and the rest is history. He says he’s in heaven being surrounded by the artistry, workmanship and crafts manship of every book in the store.

“Many of them are just as beautiful with the information on the inside as they are with the bindings on the out side,” Martin said. “There’s just so much to learn about everything in here. It’s nonstop. If I don’t know something, I’ll get up and grab a book.”

Martin said they don’t restore many of the books, but they do “feed” them to get them ready for sale, meaning they condition the leather to bring luster and life back into the bindings and protect them for future generations.

“Every book tells a story in one sense or another, whether it’s what’s in the book, what’s on the book, what’s written in the book or where it came from,” Martin said. “These books are special because, for the most part, they’ve been taken care of over the millennia and are ready for their new home. There’s a certain feel. I think they give off an energy in a sense. Maybe we sound a little silly, but they kind of do.”

Sonny Ideker Rare and Antiquarian Bookseller is at 700 Holcomb Bridge Road, No. 100 in Roswell. For more information, visit sonnyidekerbookseller. com or call 770-853-3311.

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Fall maintenance checklist

Leaves turning, tempera tures cooling and winter ap proaching means that it’s time to prep your household for the change of season. Post-summer months are the perfect time to prime your home for winter, especially in the South, where— finally—the weather is less hot and humid. The following list breaks down fall maintenance by specific checkpoints through out your house that benefit from periodic upkeep (or, at the very least, a routine assessment).

1. Windows and doors.

Air leaks can create a less-than-com fortable indoor environment and a higherthan-ideal gas and/or electric bill. You’ll want to check for places where the caulk or weatherstripping has worn down or dis appeared completely and replace singlepane windows with multiple-pane models or glass with spacers or filler gasses.

2. Gutters.

As your home’s exterior drainage system, gutters manage the amount of water that touches the foundation walls and external surfaces, and throughout the year, they accumulate debris that needs to be removed. To properly clean them out, all you need is a ladder, gloves, a bucket and a hose to rinse them down after all the sludge has been discarded.

3. Water lines and hoses.

When temperatures drop, leftover water in your pipes can freeze and dam

age your home’s irrigation system. While disconnecting and emptying your garden hoses is fairly simple, you may want to call a professional to winterize your sprinkler sys tem, as high pressure is often necessary.

4. Fireplace and chimney.

It’s important to keep fireplaces and chimneys clean and check them for damage. You’ll want to make sure that creosote doesn’t accumulate from burning wood (as it is flammable and contains toxins) and check for flue blockages as well as loose or broken joints.

5. Furnace.

Turn on your furnace before it’s actu ally necessary. Listen for strange noises, check for unusual smells and make sure your filter is fresh.

Whether you decide to run through the list yourself or hire a contractor, do ing a maintenance check now and tack ling a few small improvements means that you can truly relax during the holi days and enjoy your home for the way it makes room for friends and family. Just a few improvements can make a huge impact. If you need assistance renovat ing your home or have any other real estate needs, please contact Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty at 770.442.7300. We would be happy to assist you!

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Efforts at prognostication have equity market participants reacting to every tidbit of news, especially comments such as those made by Federal Reserve Chair man Jerome Powell at the Fed’s annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in August. Powell said that interest rates must be raised further to fight inflation, despite growing recession risk. Zwieg’s advice was for investors to align portfo lio strategies with the current trends in

monetary policies rather than against them. Simple, yes?

Not really. So-called “sophisti cated investors” are constantly sifting through the tea leaves, attempting to assess the meaning of data and news items and the potential impact on mar ket direction. The highly watched S&P 500 stock index dropped 4.2 percent in August. Oil prices continued a threemonth decline through August, good news on Main Street at the gas pumps, but dour news for Wall Street as Mr. Market saw a stronger chance of reces sion.

One of the best quotes about prognostication is the famous 2002 comment by U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also un known unknowns — the ones we don’t know we don’t know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tends to be the difficult

ones,” he said.

Rumsfeld was talking about evi dence purporting to link the govern ment of Iraq with the supply of weap ons of mass destruction and terrorist groups, but his thought process can also apply to guesswork relative to market trends.

September opens the political warfare floodgates leading up to the No vember elections. While most political advertising consists of trying to smear the opposition rather than tout spe cific fixes for the problems bugging the electorate, most politicians should heed the warning offered in 1992 by Demo cratic strategist James Carville, “It’s the economy, stupid.”

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tol. “For our growing population and job creators, this is a crucial asset.”

Forsyth County, which for years has been buying its water from the City of Cumming, was granted access to lake water last year. Plans are un derway for the county to draw its own water from a point at Tidwell Park off Pilgrim Mill Road, and it will return treated water from the Fowler Water Reclamation Facility. Full implemen tation of the plan could take up to 10 years.

The water wars originated when the U.S. Army Corps of Engi neers dammed the Chattahoochee River to form Lake Lanier in the 1950s. While the new reservoir was officially designated for flood control and recreation, it was not authorized as a water supply.

Florida dragged Georgia through the courts for years, challenging the legality of what became the largest water supply serving Metro Atlanta. A federal judge ruled in Florida’s favor in 2009, but Georgia eventually prevailed last year after taking the case twice to the U.S.

Supreme Court.

“Thirty years it has stretched out,” said former Gov. Nathan Deal, who fought the water wars on behalf of Georgia first as a Northeast Georgia congressman, then for eight years as governor. “[Kemp] finally got it to a conclusion.”

Rick Dunn, director of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, said the contract the water suppliers signed with the state Sept. 26 will yield at least 222 million gallons of water per day, 13% of the water in Lake Lanier at full pool.

Eighty percent of the water will go to the water supply providers in the three counties, while the other 20 percent will be held in reserve for future allocation, Dunn said.

The deal calls for the state to re imburse the Army Corps $71 million over 30 years, he said. Once that debt is paid off, the state will get perma nent storage rights to the water, he said.

This story is available through a news partnership with Capitol Beat News Service, a project of the Georgia Press Educational Foundation.

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