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County’s early retirement package proving popular By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

DeKalb County’s early retirement package is proving popular with county employees. On Tuesday, with the April 16 deadline on the offer still 10 days away, 598 people had already said yes. Commissioner Connie Stokes, the Board of Commissioners’ budget committee chairman, called it “a great response.” “We are still about protecting jobs but we are excited by the response,” she said Thursday. Commissioners were hoping that 551 of the eligible 1,217 employees would take the package at a savings of $10 million to $17.5 million. Facing a $100 million shortfall in revenues, the county – which has 7,900 employees – offered the early retirement program to

help balance its 2010 budget. It is offering a lump-sum cash payment and an additional two years of service on the pension of employees with 10 years of service. Eligible employees must be 50 years and older with 10 years of service, or employees of any age who have 25 years of service. County spokeswoman Shelia Trapier Edwards said that 657 of the eligible employees had returned their forms through Tuesday. With the level of the response so far, Dr. Michael Bell, the county’s finance director, said there won’t be a need for a second offer to lure employees. “It looks like a very well-received program,” he said Thursday. “Maybe people are getting more confident about the economy.” County officials had worried that the

program might have been a hard sell in an economy with a 10.9 unemployment rate. “We were afraid that people might not want to leave if they feel they may not be able to find other jobs,” Stokes said. “But there is also a lot of uncertainty and they don’t know what might happen, and what we may have to do.” DeKalb Watershed Management was leading the departments with the most employees. It had 79, followed by the Sheriff ’s Office with 76, the Police Department with 71, and Fire and Rescue with 63. Dr. Francis Kung’u, director of Watershed Management, said he knew ahead of time that he had a lot of qualified employees who might accept the offer. “A lot of people have been here for 25 to 30 years,” he said.

Watershed Management has 750 employees. When the longtime employees depart, Kung’u said they will have to ensure that they will have coverage for the county’s 5,200 miles of sewage and water lines. Sheriff Thomas Brown has said that the loss of 76 employees will leave the jail, which has 828 people, understaffed and unsafe. He said that he will have to resort to overtime to cover the jail and other duties. Employees who take early retirement will leave the county by May 31. Stokes said that the county is determined to have a good transition as the employees leave. “We are talking to the administration about how we develop a transition plan so that we do not hire everybody back as consultants,” she said.

Wastewater plants await funding to increase capacity By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Even though the design for the expansion of two wastewater treatment plants in South DeKalb was completed on schedule last month, their construction is not on the fast track. DeKalb Commissioner Lee May, who heads the Board of Commissioners’ Planning Economic and Public Works Committee, said the $755 million expansion of the Snapfinger Waste Treatment Plant in Decatur and the Pole Bridge Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lithonia can’t progress until the board approves its Capital Improvement Program. “The improvements are part of a bigger program,” he said Thursday. “It is $1.7 billion to $2 billion with 83 projects.” Dr. Francis Kung’u, director of the county’s Watershed Management Department, said that they are hoping the commissioners will approve the bond funding for the construction by June so the project can go to bid in late summer or early fall. “We hope to start construction in first quarter 2011,” he said. Despite the administration’s aggressive schedule, May said he and committee members Jeff Rader and Kathie Gannon, are wading their way through the plan, program by program. “A great many of them we just have to have,” he said. “But we can’t go for the bond until the CIP is approved.” With population growth, the county is under the gun to expand the treatment plants. The 140-acre Snapfinger Plant o Flakes Mill Road was built in 1963 with a capacity of 2 million gallons a day. By 1983, its capacity had increased to 36 million gallons a day. David Hayes, the plant’s assistant superintendent, said the aging plant, which works round the clock, is now close to its volume limit, handling 30 million gallons of sewage daily.

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David Hayes, assistant plant superintendent at Snapfinger Wastewater Treatment Plant in Decatur stands alongside an aeration tank built in 1963 when the plant had a capacity of 2 million gallons a day. Today, the plant, which has a capacity of 36 million gallon, is processing 30 million gallons a day. Proposed improvements will take it to 54 million gallons daily. Once funded, the expansion will be built along the tree line at left.

“We are nearing capacity,” he said. Hayes said many of plant’s parts are no longer available and replacements have to be custom made at great cost. “The new facility will be half the size and will treat twice as many gallons a day using less energy,” he said Thursday. The Snapfinger Plant’s improvement is estimated to cost $375 million. It will increase capacity to 54 million gallons. If begins construction early next year, it

will be completed in 2014. The Pole Bridge Creek Plant on 690 acres on Browns Mill Road, was built in 1973 with a capacity of 3 million gallon per day. It was expanded to 20 million gallons in 1990. It’s proposed expansion to 39 million gallons a day is estimated to cost $380 million. If construction begins in 2011, Kung’u said it is slated for completion in 2015. May said the planned improvements are to provide capacity for the future.

He said his committee is working to have the CIP approved before June but that the bond may not issued by then. May said commissioners are also viewing the $2 billion CIP as a stimulus package for the county. “I want to make sure that DeKalb businesses have a strong opportunity to vie for this,” he said. “And that any company that gets any of it, hires DeKalb County residents.”

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“An accurate and complete count positions DeKalb to get its fair share of the more than $400 billion of available funds to support vital local services.”

GSU professor DeKalb still lags in returning 2010 Census form County residents continue to lag should call the Questionnaire Assistance Help their census form. Not participating in the to seek District 7 the DeKalb nation in returning 2010 Census forms. Center at 1-866-872-6868. A representative census, results in a population under-count 60 percent of DeKalb’s from the Questionnaire Assistance Help Cen- which will cause the County to miss out on Commission seat formsOnhadThursday, been returned, compared to the ter will mail another form to the residence, billions of dollars in federal aid. Dr. Kathryn Rice has thrown her hat in the ring for the DeKalb Commission Super District 7 seat. Rice, who lives in Stone Mountain, announced her candidacy for the seat being vacated by Commissioner Connie Stokes on April 6. Stokes is running for the 4th Congressio- Kathryn Rice nal District seat held by Hank Johnson. Rice, a college professor and a past president of the Hidden Hills Civic Association, says she wants to help create the communities we want and need. “The need includes more jobs, greater business diversity, additional revenue, lower taxes, and better infrastructure,” she said. She said her doctorate in public policy specializing in economic development from Georgia Tech and George State University prepares her to address that need. She teachers at Georgia State University, Rice, a 30-year DeKalb resident, says that she will work with educational leaders in DeKalb County to improve performance and structures. “I will encourage homeownership to build sustainable neighborhoods and work to limit activities that lower property values,” she said. Rice is the second candidate to declare for the seat. Willie Mosley, Jr., who ran against Stokes in 2006, has filed declaration of intention with the DeKalb Election to run for the seat as well. Qualifying will be April 26 to 30. The primary will be July 20 and the general election will be Nov. 2.

national rate of 64 per cent. Census Day was April 1 and county officials have been urging residents to complete and return their 10-question form. For the 2000 census, only 75 percent of DeKalb residents returned their forms which impacted the amount of feredal funds that came t the county for roads, schools and other infrastructure, Super District 7 Commissioner Connie Stokes, who chairs the DeKalb Complete Count Committee, said last week the county has been getting reports from residents who have not received Connie Stokes forms. She said that households that have not received a census form may obtain one from any DeKalb County Public Library or Questionnaire Assistance Centers. For a complete listing of Questionnaire Assistance Centers in your area, visit www.2010census.gov. This week, the U.S. Census Bureau did a second “drop” of forms. Households that do not receive a census form after April 12

Local return rates The national participation in the 2010 Census was 64 percent on Thursday. Here’s how DeKalb and neighboring counties stack up: County DeKalb Rockdale Fulton Henry Gwinnett

2010 60 63 58 66 62

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and will even send it to a P.O. Box. Residents who did not mail their census forms by the April 1 deadline are still urged to do so. Between May and July, census takers will begin to visit households that did not return a questionnaire by mail. Stokes said that it is important that every resident in DeKalb County fill out and return

“An accurate and complete count positions DeKalb to get its fair share of the more than $400 billion of available funds to support vital local services like health care, schools, law enforcement, and transportation,” she said. For more information, visit www.census. gov.

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Johnson to kick off re-election drive DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson is kicking off his re-election campaign on April 10. Johnson, who was first elected to the DeKalb Board of Commissioners in 2002, is seeking a third term. The kickoff takes place 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the new McDonald’s at the corner of Candler and McAfee Roads in Decatur.

Johnson, who was unopposed for his second term, is active in the community. Last year, he was voted best commissioner in the CrossRoadsNews Best of East Metro Readers’ Choice Award. Qualifying for the 2010 elections is April 26 to 30. The primary will be July 20 and the general elecLarry Johnson tion is Nov. 2.

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Former CEO Vernon Jones and his lawyers are calling last week’s verdict in the racial discrimination lawsuit against the county “victory,” and because of the low amount of the award they are considering Vernon Jones challenging the punitive awards. A six-member predominantly white federal jury awarded $185,000 in damages on April 1 to former parks department employees Michael Bryant and John Drake, who are white. They were among

four former employees who sued the county and Jones, his executive assistant Richard Stogner and former parks director Marilyn Drew. The other two employees, former parks director Becky Kelly, who is also white, and Herbert Lowe, who is black, got nothing. Dwight Thomas, one of Jones’ lawyers, said that he considering posting verdict challenges because, punitive damages are not to be awarded without compensatory dam- Dwight Thomas ages. He also said that the plantiff lawyers are not entitled to $2 million in fees.

He said they are only entitled to twice the amount of the damages awarded. Thomas also said that the plantiffs should be liable for former assistant county administrator Morris Williams’ legal fees since he was exonerated. “We have until May 2 to post,” Thomas said Wednesday. “If we can sit down and resolve those issues, we will, but if we can’t we will go back to court.” Jones and Thomas said that the plaintiff ’s had sought up to $18 million in an arbitration hearing in January. Before the case went to trial, some DeKalb Commissioners had favored settling it for $4 million. “If they had we would have been

out more than $6 million,” Jones said. “It was clearly a victory for us. This was sympathy award.” Jones is adding the county’s legal bill of $2.5 million to that amount. Even if the verdict stands, Jones and Stogner are not likely to pay any money out of pocket for personal liability awarded against them. Thomas said the county maintains $50,000 insurance on its employees and because the award against Jones and Stogner was $27,750 each, the county’s insurance company will pick up the tab for the two. Drew was found liable for $55,500 which exceeds the cap. DeKalb County will pay $74,000 of the total.

Environmentalists anticipate rebirth of controversial bill By Deborah Alberto

A bill that activists said would have unfairly tipped the scales in the state’s favor when it comes to appealing environmental cases died in committee last week, but environmental advocates said they won’t be surprised if they see it again next year. Senate Bill 486 would have impacted cases involving landfills, marinas and any businesses in the state that require environmental permits to set up shop or do business. Supporters said they were simply trying to address an imbalance in the law due to historical accident, but environmental attorney Justine Thompson said the bill died because “even when it comes to Republicans, there is something distasteful about trying to influence the judicial system.” Thompson, an attorney and director of Green Law, said that under SB 486, an administrative law judge would have had to defer to state Department of Natural Resources employees during the appellate process, removing the ability of independent administrative judges to act as neutral finders

of fact and law. But while the judge would have had to defer to the agency for technical guidance, the judge would still have the final say. Patricia Barmeyer, a partner with the law firm King and Spalding, said the state Department of Natural Resources and the Environmental Protection Division are treated differently than other agencies. “For other agencies that have their cases heard before the Office of State Administrative Hearings, the agency has the right to revoke, reject or modify” permits in the appellate process, said Barmeyer, lead counsel for Longleaf Energy Associates, a group associated with the permitting process for a New Jersey-based LS Power company. The proposed bill came in the wake of an appeal by Friends of the Chattahoochee of a preconstruction permit issued by the EPD. The appeal would have allowed Longleaf to build a coal-fired energy plant in Washington County. Friends of the Chattahoochee, which won the appeal, is opposed to the plant, and cites research showing the long reaching effects of

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acid rain and other pollutants from coal fired energy plants. LS Power and Power 4 Georgians backed the bill, which was sponsored by Ross Tolleson (R-Perry). An administrative law judge affirmed the issuance of a permit to build the coal-fired plant last year, but deferred to the state in evaluating whether emissions limitation controls were sufficient under Best Available Control Technology Limits imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Friends of the Chattahoochee appealed to the Georgia Court of Appeals, stating that under the law, the judge was not entitled to defer to the permit issuing agency. The Court of Appeals agreed. Current rules require the administrative law judge to consider the facts anew, without deference or presumption of correctness to the EPD’s decision, and to render an independent decision. In essence, the appellate court’s opinion said the judge should “not substitute its equally reasonable determination for the [EPD] director’s reasonable determination.” Thompson is relieved the bill stalled, but expects to see the legis-

lation again. “We saw the same bill last year,” she said last week. If the legislation is passed next year, it could impact businesses and others seeking review court decisions pertaining to projects potentially impacting the environment including landfills, power plants or any other group seeking environmental permits. “If you are a developer, it can hurt your chances to appeal the denial of a permit,” Thompson said. Only12 percent of environmental cases are brought by environmental activist groups, she added. The rest are businesses, developers and others who seek appellate review in permit denials. “This is one of the most particular special interest bills I have seen,” Thompson said. “It’s a small group pushing the legislation that will affect a lot of people. Congress set up the Clean Water Act because they wanted checks and balances. At some point, all government agencies need some level of oversight. So, I guess if you are 100 percent trusting of all your government’s actions, you would be OK with this.”

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Dr. Kathryn Rice has thrown her hat in the ring for the DeKalb Commission Super District 7 seat.

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Twitter followers can help local PGA Tour star Stewart Cink “Twee Off” to raise funds for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

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Jamaal R. Addison, the first soldier from Georgia to die in the Iraq war, will be remembered on April 18 at Lakeside High School.

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Addison, a Tucker native who graduated from Lakeside High in 1998, was killed when his military convoy was ambushed.

1st soldier killed in Iraq to be honored Jamaal Addison Motivational FoundaJamaal R. Addison, the first tion, will be 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. soldier from Georgia to die in NBA Hall of Famer Walt Bellamy the Iraq war, will be rememwill be the guest speaker. He will bered on April 18 at the 7th Anjumpstart the Foundation’s fundraisnual Remembrance Celebration ing efforts. at Lakeside High School. Addison’s mother, Patricia Roberts, Addison, a Tucker native started the foundation in October 2003 who graduated from Lakeside to support a learning environment for High in 1998, was killed in Jamaal Addison children and families to foster personal Iraq on March 23, 2003. The 22-year-old former honor student was growth and build character. Lakeside High is at 3108 Briarcliff Rd N.E. in killed when his military convoy was Atlanta. For more information, call Brenda Winambushed. The remembrance, hosted by the ston at 770-940-0979.

Hidden Hills overlay to be unveiled Hidden Hills residents will see the final draft of the Greater Hidden Hills Overlay Code they have been working on for more than two years on April 20. The Atlanta Regional Commission and the DeKalb County Planning and Development Department will unveil the document at a meeting at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia. The overlay code will offer residents and property owners in the zone control over

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the kinds of businesses that settle in their community and the look of their commercial areas. The 15 neighborhoods making up the proposed Hidden Hills Overlay District are home to aging infrastructures, rampant foreclosures and declining housing stock. The area is made up of neighborhoods along Redan, Panola and South Hairston roads and Covington Highway. For more information, contact Jan Costello at hhcamail@yahoo.com.

Johnson to greet voters at open house for new campaign office Congressman Hank Johnson will open his new campaign office on April 10 on Panola Road in Lithonia. Johnson, a Democrat, is running for a third term to represent the 4th District, which includes portions of DeKalb, Rockdale and Gwinnett counties. The grand opening Hank Johnson will be 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 3054 Panola Road. Overflow parking will be in the Lowe’s

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have climbed by 86 percent compared to the weekly average before passage of the Recovery Act.” The SBA will continue to encourage Congress to act on other proposals the president has put forward, including higher SBA loan limits and refinancing for commercial property mortgages to help thousands of small businesses avoid potential foreclosure. As part of the Recovery Act enacted on Feb. 17, 2009, the SBA received $730 million to help small businesses, including $375 million to increase the SBA guarantee on 7(a) loans to 90 percent and to waive borrower fees on most 7(a) and 504 loans. The funds for these programs were exhausted on Nov. 23, and an additional $125 million was provided in December. Those funds were exhausted in late February, and an additional $60 million was exhausted late Friday. Eligible small business loan applicants, in consultation with their lenders, may choose to be placed in the queue for possible approval of a Recovery Act loan when funding becomes available. For more information, visit www.sba. gov. Bo for dy C all ollis Collision Services: veh ion icle • DEDUCTIBLE ASSISTANCE s • LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY • LOW RATE RENTAL

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The grants start at $25,000. In 2008, Wal-Mart stores, Sam’s Club locations and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $7.8 million in cash and in-kind donations to local organizations and communities throughout Georgia For more information, visit www.walmartfoundation.org.

Soles4Souls seeking shoe donations Soles4Souls, a national shoe charity organization, is collecting new and lightly worn shoes through April 22 at Arbor Place Mall to give to children and adults worldwide who lack shoes. The recycling campaign is an Earth Day project with Arbor Place Mall in Atlanta. Annually, an estimated 300 million pairs of shoes end up in U.S. landfills while more than 300 million children in the world don’t own a single pair. Since 2005, Soles4Souls has given away more than 7 million pairs of

new and gently used shoes to people in 125 countries, including Haiti, Kenya, Nepal and the United States. Wayne Elsey, Soles4Souls founder and CEO, said recycling shoes is a great way to observe Earth Day. “This initiative will not only help put shoes on the feet of the millions worldwide who need them, but it also furthers the global effort to reuse,” he said. For more information visit www.giveshoes.org.

Forum looks at Workshop offers fair housing law home buying info Real estate agent Judge Parker will discuss the Fair Housing law at an April 10 forum hosted by the DeKalb NAACP at the Stone Mountain library. The 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. discussion will cover how to protect yourself from being a victim of discrimination during your search for housing. The library is at at 952 Leon St. in downtown Stone Mountain. For more information, call 678-7554661.

Prospective home buyers and homeowners in crisis can get help at a workshop on April 17. The NACA workshop will be 2 to 4 p.m. at Rainbow Park Baptist Church in Decatur. The nonprofit Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America, established in 1988, helps homeowners to renegotiate better mortgage terms with their lenders. Rainbow Park Baptist Church is at 2941 Columbia Drive. For more information, call 404-377-4545 or visit www.naca.com.

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Work-ready grads can share stories Webinars to teach financial literacy Job seekers who have earned a Georgia Work Ready Certificate can share their stories and vie for a $100 prepaid card and bragging rights under a campaign launched this month by Gov. Sonny Perdue. The Share Your Success initiative spotlights individual job seekers who improved their career prospects by earning the certificate. Work Ready participants can compete for job seeker of the month. “Work Ready equips Georgians with the skills, training and the certification needed to confidently seek employment,” Perdue said. “Georgia’s workers know firsthand how involvement in the Work Ready initiative has improved their employment opportunities. The Share Your Success campaign gives them the opportunity to tell their stories.” The Governor’s Office of Workforce Development will select the most compelling success story each month to be featured on the main page of the Georgia Work Ready Web site. Winners will receive a $100 prepaid card to assist with job search or education-related expenses to recognize their accomplish-

ments. The first job seeker of the month will be selected in May. To participate, certificate holders should visit gaworkready.org to submit a brief essay on how earning a Work Ready Certificate has led to improved career options and employment opportunities. By sharing their stories, they can help others realize the value of improving their core job skills and equipping themselves for better job opportunities. More than 100,000 Georgians have earned Work Ready Certificates. Certificate holders also can take advantage of skills gap training – personalized, online education sessions designed to help improve skill levels and assessment scores. Job seekers interested in taking the Work Ready Assessment or learning about skills gap training can visit www.gaworkready.org to find assessment and training locations near them. In the past 10 months, more than 4,800 Work Ready Certified Georgians have found employment. Georgia’s Work Ready initiative is based on a skills assessment and certification for job seekers and a job profiling system for

Internet-savvy small-business owners can take advantage of a SBA Webinar series on April 14 and 21 in recognition of National Financial Literacy Month. Topics include the importance of financial education and practical tips on money and financial wellness. Participants will learn basic money management and financial skills for today’s business world. On April 14 at 11 a.m., Jennifer Matthews, president and CEO, Creating Financial Literacy LLC will speak on “Spring Is Here! Planting Seeds to Grow Your Own Money Tree.” At 3 p.m., Starrlese Jones, a financial

management specialist with the division of financial integrity in the Office of Federal Assistance Management, will discuss “Your Money, Your Choices, Your Future.” On April 21, Jennifer Lane, a certified financial planner with Compass Planning Associates, will speak at 11 a.m. on Personal and Business Money Management. At 3 p.m., Margo Mitchell of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling will speak on Identity Theft. For more information, visit www. ReadyTalk.com. Click “join a meeting” and enter access code 3761101. Then dial 1-866740-1260 and enter access code 3761101, followed by the pound key.

Funds available to help with energy bills Low-income families can get up to $350 from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to help them pay their utility bills. The nonprofit Partnership for Community Action Inc. is taking applications for those who have not previously applied for LIHEAP since November 2009. Eligible applicants must meet federal poverty income guidelines and must have a picture ID; proof of income for all household members 18 years of age and older for the last 30 days, and for 90 days if they have ir-

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“I was always of the mind that people went to sleep at night. I was surprised to find people roam all night long.”

Waffle House Museum chronicles rise from humble beginnings By Deborah Alberto

When the first Waffle House restaurant opened in Avondale Estates in 1955, waffles were 40 cents and a Coke sold for 10 cents. To find those prices today, you’ll have to visit the Waffle House Museum in the same building at 2710 E. College Ave. where they were first served. The walk down memory lane – which opened in late 2008 – is re-created with replicas of the furniture, menus, dishes, pots and pans; the original Remington printing calculator; and the notebooks and business plan of founders Joe Rogers and Tom Forkner. History buffs and fans of the 24-hour restaurant’s waffles, pancakes, hash browns, cheese ’n’ eggs, and bacon can tour the facility on April 11, or they can schedule family and group tours with 48 hours’ notice. On the tour, visitors will find interesting and little-known facts about the popular restaurant chain. For instance, Rogers, 90, and Forkner, 91, still go to work every day in Waffle House’s corporate offices in Norcross. They became fast friends in the early 1950s when Rogers moved to Avondale Estates and Forkner sold him a house for $14,000. Rogers had worked for Toddle House, a 24-hour, seven-day per week breakfast restaurant based in Memphis, Tenn. The real estate guy and the restaurant guy put their business and food acumen together and created one of America’s favorite eateries serving good food fast and cheap. But the initial plan was not as far-reaching as it eventually became. Kathy Bruce, Forkner’s niece and a Waffle House communications representative, said the duo decided they would build 10 restaurants, then go fishing. “Now, there are 1,600 restaurants and

As this exhibit (above) shows at the Waffle House Museum in Avondale Estates, the restaurant’s breakfast menu has changed very little over the years. Founders Tom Forkner and Joe Rogers (left) still go to work every day in Waffle House’s corporate offices in Norcross.

they have never been fishing,” she said. The restaurant started with a concept – family-friendly service and good fast food. “They didn’t want a takeout like McDonald’s; they wanted you to come in and sit,” Bruce said.

An original 1950s menu on display at the museum contains most of the same items on the menu today. Kelly Thrasher, a company public relations representative, said everything is similar, except the prices. “The owners’ philoso-

phy is, ‘If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.’” Over the years, the menu was refined. Tbone steaks replaced filet mignon, and they ditched the pear salad. The switch to T-bone steaks happened innocently enough. The restaurant ran out of the filets one day and an employee ran to the local grocery market and couldn’t find any. She bought T-bones instead, and the customers loved it. An interesting fact from the tour is that in 1955, everything at the restaurant – except the Heinz ketchup and Cokes – was homemade. Bruce said the drink deal started with a handshake with Coca-Cola. “They still have a handshake deal with Coca-Cola,” she said. The company remained private but began selling franchises in the late 1960s. Today Waffle House is an American icon, mentioned in movies, songs and talk shows. A museum video tells the restaurant’s story with recollections from the likes of television talk-show host Jay Leno and Kid Rock, who made the news for a fight at a DeKalb County Waffle House. The founders also explain their concept and original thinking. “If you can think of a single good thing, you can put a lot of people to work,” Forkner said, but admits that he wasn’t initially sure the 24-hour concept would work. “I was always of the mind that people went to sleep at night,” he said. “I was surprised to find people roam all night long.” Nine-year-old Sky Vinson from Kennesaw had fun flipping artificial eggs and finding out about the restaurant’s history while on a recent visit. “It’s cool,” he said. The museum will open Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. Admission is free. To schedule a group tour, call 770-326-7086.

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April 10, 2010

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In its 2009 Georgia Data Summary, the state Division of Public Health found that 24 percent of third-grade children are obese.

Groups PowerUp to fight state’s childhood obesity epidemic Georgia has the third-highest percentage of obese and overweight adolescents and teens in the country, and a coalition of metro organizations wants to turn that trend around. The Resurgens Charitable Foundation and its partners have created PowerUp, a campaign aimed at combating the state’s childhood obesity epidemic through behavior modification with respect to physical activities and health and nutrition education. A recent report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that Georgia – at 37.3 percent – has the thirdhighest percentage of obese and overweight 10to 17-year-olds Kay Kirkpatrick in the nation. Dr. Kay Kirkpatrick, president of Resurgens Charitable Foundation, said that recent statistics are startling, adding that they “call us to act now.” “We see a public health disaster on the horizon as all too often, overweight children become obese adults and face a lifetime of struggle with chronic health issues,” said Kirkpatrick, who is also co-president of Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta. She said that the campaign is not only critical for each individual

PowerUp, which promotes health and fitness in Georgia’s youth, expands metrowide in the fall. The campaign calls for behavior modification toward physical activities and health and nutrition education.

child it will touch but also for the future of Georgia. The first PowerUp program was launched in the YMCA AfterSchool programs with students from seven metro Atlanta schools. It incorporates the YMCA’s Youth Fit for Life program for children ages 5 to 12. The 12-week program consists of cardiovascular exercises three times per week in the form of non-competitive activities and cooperative games. It adds resistance training twice a week using resis-

tance bands and includes health and nutrition education. Dr. Jim Annesi, the YMCA’s director of Wellness Advancement, said that it’s no secret children are getting less active. “We realized they need to have physical outlets that are not strictly based around athletics. By starting children down the right path early in life, our data has clearly shown dramatic improvements in health risks in those children we’ve been able to reach. After age 12, habits

become firmly entrenched and it’s tough to break them.” He said that training in behavioral skills such as goal setting, progress tracking, and productive self-talk helps students increase their physical activity beyond the program. In addition to expanding metrowide in the fall, PowerUp also will be searching for more programs and affiliations as it looks to add to its roster of activities aimed at promoting total health in Geor-

gia’s youth. The PowerUp team includes the Georgia PTA; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation; Kennesaw State University; fitAtlanta Magazine; the Health Education and Communication Center of Atlanta; the Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; Georgia State Board of Education; and the Governor’s Office. In its 2009 Georgia Data Summary, the state Division of Public Health found that 24 percent of third-grade children are obese. The Healthy People 2010 national goal is to reduce obesity among children and youth ages 6 to 18 to 5 percent. Recently, 52 percent of Georgia’s 5th- and 7th-grade students did not pass a cardiovascular health assessment. Nationally, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that the prevalence of obesity has tripled among children and adolescents and more than doubled among adults between 1980 and 2004. Currently, nearly one in three children and two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese. Resurgens Charitable Foundation was formed in 2001 to raise funds in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. It now focuses on youth health and fitness and raises funds to build specially designed “all abilities” playgrounds for children in metro Atlanta. For more information, visit www.resurgensfoundation.com.

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Oral cancer for Walk for Wishes screenings for Adults, children and pets can put on their free at Emory walking shoes for the seventh annual Walk for Wishes on April 17 at Atlantic Station. The fun and healthy event will raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama to grant the wishes of metro Atlanta children with life-threatening illnesses. There will be entertainment, refreshments and testimonials from â&#x20AC;&#x153;wishâ&#x20AC;? children and families. Participants who raise at least $100 in sponsorships will receive a free Walk for Wishes Tshirt. Festivities and registration begin at 8:30 a.m., and the walk kicks off at 10:30 a.m. in Central Park.Â For more information, visit www.walkfor wishes.org or call Ali Dunn at 770-916-9474.

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“With the decline in the economy, many women do not have health insurance so there is an increased need and urgency for breast health services.”

Three DeKalb breast care programs get grants from Komen Three DeKalb organizations serving minority women with breast cancer programs will share $315,170 in grants from the Komen Foundation. Breast health programs operated by DeKalb Medical’s Wellness on Wheels Mammography Project in Decatur, Boat People SOS in Chamblee, and the Center for Pan Asian Community Services in Doraville were among 26 metro Atlanta programs receiving $2.2 million in grants from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate. The group announced the grants on April 5. The Atlanta affiliate also is providing $600,000 to support national research efforts to find a cure. Kelly Dolan, Komen Atlanta’s executive director, said that providing financial support to breast cancer organizations is one of the group’s most important functions. “With the decline in Kelly Dolan the economy, many women do not have health insurance so there is an increased need and urgency for breast health services in our community,” she said. The organizations were chosen based on their anticipated amount of impact on the community in breast health screening, education, navigation and support. Many of the recipients have more than one breast cancer program to meet the needs of its patients and provide services to underserved populations including uninsured and underinsured women, minorities and breast cancer survivors. DeKalb Medical WOW is a mobile health unit providing prevention education, clinical breast exams and mammography screenings

DeKalb Medical’s Wellness on Wheels Mammography program gets a $150,000 grant from the Komen Foundation.

to underserved residents of DeKalb. It gets $150,000. The program partners with refugee agencies and community organizations to provide breast cancer screening to the community despite language, cultural and financial barriers. Follow-up is provided for any abnormalities detected. Boat People SOS, which offers culturally and linguistically appropriate breast cancer programs tailored to the needs of the Vietnamese American community of Greater Atlanta, gets $44,545. Its goal is to reduce the number of Vietnamese women experiencing adverse outcomes from a breast

cancer diagnosis by providing referrals and raising public awareness of breast cancer among Vietnamese communities throughout DeKalb, Gwinnett, Clayton, Fulton, Cobb and Rockdale counties. The Center for Pan Asian Community Services, which got $120,625, offers support through Asian Breast Care for Asian American Women and through Korean Cancer Alliance and Resources for Empowerment. Other metro grant recipients include Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Atlanta Lesbian Health Initiative, Center for Black Women’s Wellness, Family Health Enterprise, Georgia

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April 10, 2010

Winning artwork from all congressional districts will be displayed in the tunnel leading to the U.S. Capitol building for a year.

Artists can vie for congressional scholarships Talented high school students can compete for scholarships and a chance to display their work at the U.S. Capitol in the 2010 Congressional Art Competition, sponsored U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson’s office. The deadline for original paintings, drawings, collages, prints, mixed media, photography and computergenerated art is April 28. The competition is open to residents of the 4th District, which includes DeKalb and portions of Rockdale and Gwinnett counties. For contest rules and criteria, visit hankjohnson.house .gov/services/artistic-discovery.shtml. Winning artwork from all congressional districts will be displayed in the tunnel leading to the Capitol building in Washington for a year. The top three 4th District winners will be eligible for $2,500, $5,000 and $10,000 scholarships from the Art Institute of Atlanta or a $1,500-a-year scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design. The grand prize winner will receive transportation for two to Washington for the ribbon-cutting event to unveil the 2010 winners. More than 650,000 high school students have been involved with the nationwide competition since it was launched in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. For more information, contact Eric Hubbard or Betty Dixon at 770-987-2291.

Tianning Fan of Lakeside High School was the District 4 winner in the 2009 Congressional Arts Competition.

Six from DeKalb are Nat. Merit Scholars Six DeKalb high school students have been named National Merit Scholars and will share in $2 million in scholarships awarded nationwide. The college-bound students – William Bennett, Southwest DeKalb; Shaina Fuller, DeKalb School of the Arts; Camisia Glasgow, Decatur High; Aaryn Gloster, Tucker High; Kristen Johnson, Druid Hills High; and Yesuto Shaw, who is home schooled in Stone Mountain – will each get $2,500 scholarships. They are among 800 outstanding black American scholars awarded Achievement Scholarships. More than 160,000 students entered the 2010 National Achievement Scholarship Program when they took the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test as high school juniors. In September 2009, approximately 1,600 of the highest scorers were named semifinalists on a regional representation basis. The scholarships are funded by the nonprofit National Merit Scholarship Corp. and 35 corporate organizations and professional associations. The 2010 awards mark 46 annual competitions in which more than 30,300 participants will have received scholarships for undergraduate study totaling more than $95 million. For more information, visit www.nationalmerit.org.

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Finger-lickin’ good fried fish and lots of knickknacks will be available on April 16 and 17 when the TeaCup Young Ladies Ministry Inc. Girls Mentoring Program hosts its annual Fish Fry & Yard Sale fund-raiser in Decatur. The event helps the 5-year-old faithbased nonprofit raise funds to empower and

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Avondale’s IB enrollment ends April 16 Parents have until April 16 to enroll their children in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program at Avondale Elementary School. The program, which began in December 2007, offers preschoolers to fifth-graders standards-based instruction to ensure academic success. Avondale Elementary is located at 10 Lakeshore Drive in Avondale Estates. For more information, visit www .dekalb.k12.ga.us/support/ib.

enrich the lives of girls ages 8 to 20. It offers them educational assistance and training in etiquette and manners, among other things. The program promotes abstinence from sex, drugs, smoking and violence and helps build character and self-esteem. Vendor space is available for $20. Call Cynthia Wright at 770-316-9013.

KAPsi scholarship deadline looms College-bound seniors have until April 15 to apply for three scholarships totaling $4,500 from the KAPsi Foundation of Decatur. The $2,000 Ernest Vicks Excellence Scholarship will be awarded to a student with 3.6 and above GPA. The $1,500 Chairman Achievement Scholarship will go to a 3.0 to 3.5 GPA; and the $1,000 KAPsi Achievement Scholarship will go to a student with a 2.5 to 2.9 GPA. Scholarships awarded by the Decatur-based nonprofit can be used for books or tuition. Applications are available at www.kapsifoun dation.org. For more information, call Neshanta Banks at 678-467-9448.

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“Most people don’t know that soccer provides more scholarship opportunities than any other sport in college except football.”

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The South DeKalb YMCA’s Jaguar Soccer Club has picked up another title: 2010 Piggly Wiggly Shootout champs. The club also won the 2009 Georgia State Recreation Soccer title.

Fountain of Life Community Center has received a $5,000 grant from Wachovia Bank to help fund its youth, individual and family programs. The Decatur-based nonprofit has worked with at-risk youth and other underprivileged individuals in DeKalb, Clayton and Fulton counties and other metro Atlanta areas since 2004. Stella Thomas, executive director, says its goal is to reduce crime, drug and alcohol use, illiteracy, violence, incarceration, and poverty among youth by encouraging them to value themselves and freedom. Upcoming events include a summer enrichment program, which features workshops on leadership, entrepreneur-

Jaguars capture Piggly Wiggly title South DeKalb’s Jaguar Soccer Club is the 2010 Piggly Wiggly Shootout champions. The U10 boys and U14 and U12 boys and girls teams from the club, which is based at the South DeKalb YMCA in Decatur, claimed the titles at the March 20-21 games in Charleston, S.C. Club President Andre Deas said the tournament, coming on the heels of their 2009 Georgia State Recreation Soccer Championship, was a great experience for the kids. “This tournament gave our organization a chance to see how we match up against teams outside of Georgia,” he said. “I’m proud to say we competed in every match.” The U12 boys claimed the championship and the U14 boys were runners-up in their respective divisions. The four-year-old Jaguar Soccer Club formed in fall 2006 at the South DeKalb Y to expose children to soccer.

Led by coach Deas, himself a product of the Y, the club has grown from 25 boys and girls to more than 100 players, ranging in age from 3 to 14. Deas said they have a lot of good, talented kids in the organization. “If they continue to make the commitment to improve their skills while maintaining good grades, many could receive college scholarship offers. Most people don’t know that soccer provides more scholarship opportunities than any other sport in college except football.” The club is considering creating a U16 team so that area high school players can play competitively with a local organization and continue to develop their skills. For more information on recreational soccer, contact the South DeKalb YMCA at 770-987-3500. For competitive travel soccer, visit the Jaguar Soccer Club’s website at www. sdyjaguars.com.

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Certified Teacher Career Fair Lithonia High School 2440 Phillips Road Lithonia, GA 30058 May 1, 2010 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. The DeKalb County School System is seeking Highly Qualified CERTIFIED Teachers. This Certified Teacher Career Fair is open to those who meet the following requirements… • Individuals who hold a professional teaching certificate in specified content areas Early Childhood Early Childhood (P-5) Gifted Endorsement

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