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Coaches who nurtured a generation of athletes honored By Ken Watts

DeKalb coaching legends Ray Bonner and Buck Godfrey, who nurtured a generation of DeKalb football and track talents and transformed lives in the bargain, were honored in front of an enthusiastic crowd of residents and elected officials on April 6. The men, who had a hand in sending athletes to the Olympics and to the NFL, were presented with plaques and showered with words that brought them to tears. DeKalb Commissioner Stan Watson, who orchestrated the honors during his monthly community meeting at Chapel Hill Middle School, said he wanted to pay tribute to the men because the community didn’t get to do it when they retired from the DeKalb School System. Please see COACHES, page 2

Ray Bonner, who coached football and track at Columbia High in the 1980s, was honored for his work with DeKalb youth.

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Buck Godfrey, the district’s winningest high school football coach, retired in February after 31 years at Southwest DeKalb.

Kroger closing Rainbow Village store

Kroger has operated a supermarket for 38 years in Rainbow Village shopping center.

Supermarket, plaza owner fail to come to terms By Ken Watts

The Rainbow Village Kroger supermarket that has served Candler Road neighborhoods for 38 years will close May 3, leaving behind longtime customers along the Rainbow Drive, Candler Road and Columbia Drive corridor. Rosalyn Edwards, who has been shopping at the store since 1988, heard about the impending closure on April 7 and was appalled that the company was closing the store without notifying its customers. “There’s no sign or anything letting the people in the community know that the store will be closing,” she said. “I do understand that the store is old and needs renovations but as citizens, we deserve to know if the store is closing.” Ever since Kroger opened its Chapel Hill Commons store on Flat Shoals Parkway in 2000, rumors have persisted that the company was shuttering the Rainbow Drive/ Candler Road store. The departure will leave the corridor with two grocery stores – Piggly Wiggly and Big Bear. A Wayfield Foods store closed in February 2010 after 20 years at the CandlerMcAfee shopping center. This week, Kroger and Caldwell Properties, owners of Rainbow Village shopping center, pointed the finger at each other. In an April 2 statement forwarded to CrossRoadsNews on April 8 after a reporter made inquiries, Kroger said the store is closing because “Kroger and the property owner have been unable to reach an agreement on requested building improvements and lease modifications.” Kroger spokesman Glynn Jenkins said the owner of the plaza notified Kroger on March 15 that it will not renew the store’s current month-to-month lease.

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The statement did not elaborate on the specific improvements Kroger was seeking. But Michael Caldwell, Caldwell Properties CEO, said it was Kroger’s decision to leave the shopping center it had anchored for decades. “We made an aggressive offer to get them to stay,” Caldwell said. “Commissioner Larry Johnson, his Chief of Staff Margaret Britton and I met with Kroger’s real estate manager Fahmi Hashish on March 14. We offered to go to the DeKalb Development Authority and get them to approve bonds to finance a complete redo of the shopping plaza and an upgrade of the Kroger space.” Caldwell said Hashish called back a few days later saying Kroger declined the offer. Johnson, whose Commission District 3 includes the Candler corridor, backs up Caldwell’s account of the meeting. He said Wednesday that Kroger’s decision to leave is going to end up being their loss. “That location has been a money-maker

for them for a long time,” Johnson said. “Now some other retailer will get to take advantage of the shopping center’s renovation plans and incentives.” Kroger is the second anchor to leave the aging shopping center. Grady Health System, which operated its South DeKalb Health Center there since 1996, closed in July 2010. Yvonne Jobe, 70, was ready to stage a neighborhood demonstration Monday to persuade Kroger to stay but now isn’t sure who to target. “Somebody’s lying,” said Jobe, who has been shopping at the store for as long as it has been open. Caldwell Properties is planning to lease space to a Family Dollar next to the Kroger space, which angers residents. “We already have four discount stores in a three-mile radius,” Jobe said. “So why would he want to do that to our neighborhood?” The Rev. A.C. Bolden, who was shopping

at the center on Monday, said losing the neighborhood supermarket is like losing a good neighbor. “This is one of the oldest Krogers in the Atlanta area,” he said. “I know just about everybody that works in that store. I’ve been knowing them for the longest.” Others say they’ve come to depend on the store’s discount program and low prices on prescription medications. Jane Griffin, who has been shopping at the Rainbow store for 35 years, is a frequent customer. She said it is convenient to have a grocery store nearby. “There are times when I go to the Kroger at Belvedere Plaza on Memorial Drive,” said Griffin, who lives near Columbia High. “But this is closer to me. I like it and it’s very necessary.” Mark Watson, 38, says he’ll find another store but worries about the seniors, like Please see KROGER, page 5

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April 13, 2013

“Don’t come back to visit me if you don’t have your degree. Don’t come back if you’re not successful.”

Eco-friendly goods, services at Green Expo DeKalb County’s annual Green Expo on April 20 will include organic gardening, solar heating and other eco-friendly topics. The expo, which is in its sixth year, takes place 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Georgia Piedmont Technical College Conference Center in Clarkston. District 6 Commissioner Kathie Gannon, who is host, says there will be dozens of experts and green businesses and organizations to assist participants in adopting a more earth-friendly lifestyle. “Each time we host the expo, I become more excited about the opportunities it presents to build green businesses and increase the public’s awareness of the simple ways to sustain a cleaner environment,” she said. The expo will feature products and services that use

recycled materials and promote energy conservation, water conservation, solar energy, environmental education and alternative fuels as well as other eco-friendly products. There will be workshops on organic gardening, backyard composting, tree selection and planting, assembling rain barrels, energy conservation, and aqua-ponic gardening. There is a $40 charge to build your own rain barrel. Electronic recycling and document shredding stations also will be on-site. There will be activities for children, food trucks and live music. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is at 495 N. Indian Creek Drive. For more information, contact Davis Fox at dfox@dekalbcountyga.gov or 404-371-6353.

Recycle old electronics Residents, businesses, churches and schools can recycle and learn about the proper disposal of electronic waste at a communitywide recycling fair on April 20 at IMS Electronics Recycling in Decatur. The family-friendly event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is being held in honor of Earth Day, which will be observed on April 22. Items accepted are computers, keyboards, cable cords, laptops, mice, servers, audio-visual equipment, hand-held electronics, and small household appliances. The event is free with the exception of TVs and CRT monitors, which will be accepted for $10 each. The California-based company has launched a campaign to recycle 1 million pounds of obsolete electronic waste. It has opened its third facility in Georgia. IMS Electronics Recycling is at 5235 Snapfinger Woods Drive. For more information, visit www.IMSElectronics.com or call 770776-4214.

Godfrey, Bonner sent athletes on to college football, Olympics, NFL COACHES,

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“They are two African-American men of great character who had a profound effect on young men and women in DeKalb County, molding them into responsible and productive adults and parents who are passing those values on to their own kids,” Watson said. Bonner coached football and track at Columbia High in the ’80s, where he helped set Gwen Torrence on her path to winning two gold medals in the 1992 Barcelona Games and three golds in the 1996 Atlanta Games, before moving to Alabama A&M. He returned to high school sports in the 2000s, coaching football at Cedar Grove. Godfrey, who coached at Southwest DeKalb High most of his career, is DeKalb’s winningest high school football coach. Several of his players went to the college ranks and pro football. One athlete, sprinter Terrence Trammell, won silver medals in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. Between them, the coaches have 56 years of service to the DeKalb School System. Antonio Render, who played football at Columbia in the late 1970s and later starred at UGA, said Bonner affected so many lives. “He was not only a great coach, but he was a father figure, a great mentor and great friend and we all have such respect for him,”

“One word that best describes both of them is ‘loyal.’ They were very loyal to their teams, to the kids and to their schools.” Clemente Gordon, former Southwest DeKalb quarterback

he said. Render was among a dozen former players and track athletes who surrounded Bonner at the ceremony. They said they are successful parents, professionals and entrepreneurs because of his influence on their lives. Torrence, who lives and does business in Lithonia, said Bonner inspired her to run track at Columbia. She said her heart’s desire always has been to do hair. “When I got a scholarship to go to the University of Georgia, I said, ‘What’s that got to do with me doing some hair?’ because that was my dream to be a hair stylist. Coach said, ‘Gwen, you’re so talented you need to go to school,’” she said. “He kept pushing me, kept saying I could be an Olympian. Lo and behold, 30 years later, I’m a three-time Olympian, five-time Olympic gold medalist.” The married mother of two opened a hair salon after retiring from track. She has been in business for 13 years.

Sam Crenshaw, 11Alive TV sports anchor, presented the coaches with plaques from Watson and his Community Cabinet commending them for their dedication to the county’s youth. State Rep. Howard Mosby, DeKalb House Delegation chairman, presented them with outstanding citizen awards from the Georgia secretary of state. Bonner, who retired Feb. 28, was moved to tears. “Everybody thought I was a good coach,” he said. “I wasn’t a good coach. I had great players and they made me look good, even when I wasn’t.” Bonner urged the school system to find ways to teach moral and ethical values in the classroom for kids who may not be getting the training at home. “If we don’t put the right things in them, we’re gonna lose all our kids – black, white, Latino or whatever.” Godfrey retired in February after coaching Southwest DeKalb athletes to powerhouse status for 31 years. The Panthers won a AAAA state championship in 1995. He compiled a record of 273 wins and 89 losses. He said character always counts more than records. “Wins and losses in life aren’t determined by a scoreboard,” said Godfrey, who sent 277 players to colleges on scholar-

ships – 214 of them went on to graduate. “These [former players] behind me know I’m passionate about education,” he said. “Don’t come back to visit me if you don’t have your degree. Don’t come back if you’re not successful. And successful means being able to be a good citizen, being able to take care of a family if you’ve got one, and present yourself like a man or a woman.” Godfrey thanked his coaching staff, praising them as teachers who cared about young men and reinforced positive values. Former SWD quarterback Clemente Gordon said the two men represent the pinnacle of high school coaching. “One word that best describes both of them is ‘loyal,’” he said. “They were very loyal to their teams, to the kids and to their schools. I know for a fact that coach Godfrey had plenty of opportunities to go other places and make more money. And in a society that’s so money driven, that says a lot.” Gordon said Godfrey came along at a time when he needed guidance, then passed him on to one of the greatest college coaches, Eddie Robinson at Grambling State. He was drafted in 1990 by the Cleveland Browns. Johnathan McCray, Bonner’s quarterback this season, signed to play at Vanderbilt. Both coaches plan to work on writing projects in retirement.

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“It’s time for everyone to realize this is one DeKalb and we need to work together to make it the best it can be.” Road resurfacing and new landscaping coming for ugly Candler Road medians.

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Candler Road to get $7.2 million makeover Candler Road will get a $7.2 million face lift this year. The 3.7-mile corridor between Memorial Drive and I-285 will be resurfaced and landscaped. The DeKalb Board of Commissioners accepted a $1.7 million contribution from the Georgia Department of Transportation for the project at its April 9 meeting. Federal and DeKalb Homestead Option Sales Tax funds will account for the rest.

Margaret Britton, chief of staff for District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson, said the work will start as soon as GDOT gives the go-ahead. Kemi Construction was the successful bidder for the project. It will resurface and restripe the road and install drought-resistant plants. Construction will take three to six months depending on the weather. After the vote, Johnson thanked GDOT

Commissioner R.L. Brown and DeKalb COO Ted Rhinehart for efforts to secure the funding. “This is a great project,” Johnson said. “With it we are working toward improving the appearance of the Candler Road corridor, the gateway to South DeKalb.” In 2009, the county completed a $4 million streetscape project, Candler Road Pedestrian and Landscape Enhancement project, that installed sidewalks, pedestrian

crosswalks, and lampposts and benches along the corridor. It is part of a $10.4 million streetscape improvement project that began in 2007 with improvements at the Candler Road/Glenwood Avenue intersection. No plan was put in place to care for the plants installed in the median and most of them died. It was unclear at press time whether the new improvements will include a plan to maintain the landscaping once installed.

South DeKalb residents urged to attend Lakeside city meeting By Ken Watts

Lakeside City Alliance organizers are meeting in larger quarters on April 18 to accommodate the big crowds they expect. The 7-to-9 p.m. meeting will be in the Carlos Community Center in Atlanta. Cityhood guru Oliver Porter will be the featured speaker. He is author of “Creating the New City of Sandy Springs: A 21st Century Paradigm.” At its last meeting on March 25, more than 200 people were turned away by fire marshals because they could not fit in the 400-seat auditorium at Tucker Middle School. Alliance spokeswoman Susan Meyers said Carlos Center can accommodate more people. “Due to huge crowds and interest in cityhood, we had to find a very large facility,” she said. Because of the impact of cities on unincorporated areas like South DeKalb, com-

munity leader Joel Edwards is urging South DeKalb residents to attend the meeting and make their feelings known. Edwards, vice president of the Kings Ridge Homeowners Association, says cityhood advocates aren’t being honest when they claim they want local control of vital services. “We’re served by the same county down here on the south side,” Edwards said. “So why are they raising hell? The streets in the Lakeside area are a lot cleaner than those in South DeKalb. We’re the ones who should be upset. I think they just don’t want to be under a black government.” Edwards said he’ll express those views at the meeting if he gets the opportunity. “It’s time for everyone to realize this is one DeKalb and we need to work together to make it the best it can be,” he said. The Carlos Community Center at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral is at 2500 Clairmont Road in Atlanta.

Ted Rhinehart departs DeKalb assumed the position of deputy Ted Rhinehart, DeKalb’s chief COO with responsibility for Public operating officer of infrastructure, Works, Watershed, Parks, Facilities, is leaving the county on April 30. Airport, Libraries, Geographic InRhinehart, who joined the formation Systems, and Cooperacounty in 2002, announced his tive Extension departments. resignation on April 10. His departure comes about a He is leaving to join a leading month after Watershed Manageenterprise software company after ment Director Joe Basista’s resigna25 years in the public sector. Ted Rhinehart tion took effect on March 8. Basista DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis wished said he was leaving for personal and family him the best. “Ted has had a remarkable 10-year career reasons and had “no plans to take another in DeKalb County,” said Ellis, who appointed position elsewhere.” Watershed Management has been the him COO of his administration in 2009. Rhinehart joined DeKalb government in subject of a yearlong grand jury probe into 2002 as Public Works director and in 2009 contracting practices.

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“We want to be able to look out for the community, and for our families as well.”

DeKalb Sanitation workers want to unionize By Jessica Smith

After a year of complaining about work conditions and low pay, DeKalb County sanitation workers want to unionize. More than 60 of the county’s approximately 450 sanitation workers took their case to the DeKalb Board of Commissioners at its April 9 meeting. The workers, wearing their fluorescent safety shirts, packed the Maloof Auditorium to present a petition with more than 400 signatures asking them to let them unionize. Charlene Dennis, who has driven a DeKalb sanitation truck for 10 years, told the commissioners that they want to be heard. “We want to be able to look out for the community, and for our families as well,” she said. Sanitation workers have expressed job concerns since August 2012 when they began talks with Teamsters Local 728. Emmanuel Kilpatrick asked the BOC to listen. “We do everything you ask us to do,” he said. “We need you to hear us out. We’re hurting right now.” Like other county employees, sanitation workers who pick up and transfer residential and commercial garbage to the county-owned Seminole Landfill in Ellenwood twice a week and recyclables once a week have not had a pay increase in seven years. Workers complain of poor working conditions, shoddy equipment and hazardous material in the garbage they handle. They say that reduction in the number of days of some employees has left some trucks with one worker when safety mandates two per truck. Kilpatrick said they do their jobs despite cutbacks and pay freezes.

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DeKalb Sanitation workers, who have not had a pay increase in seven years, want to join the Teamsters union.

“No matter if we’ve got one man or two men; we bust our butts to make DeKalb County look good every day,” he said. CEO Burrell Ellis, who attended Tuesday’s meeting, briefly addressed the workers and acknowledged their contributions. He also reminded them about his policy implemented in December 2011 that directs department heads and Cabinet staff to remain neutral during unionizing efforts. Commissioners said they sup-

port the right to join a union, but a vote to acknowledge the union is unlikely to happen anytime soon. A Georgia law that prohibits union dues from being automatically deducted from employees’ paychecks is an obstacle. County officials said they want to work with workers to address safety concerns. District 5 Commissioner Lee May, the presiding officer, said he and the commissioners will set up a meeting in the next few weeks to

address specific concerns. Quenton Hoskins, a 10-year sanitation driver, said unions build character and would help the county. “Since this whole thing started, I hope that not only the board, but the citizens that we serve have seen that our quality of work hasn’t diminished,” he said. “Hopefully that’s a testament that being recognized as a union wouldn’t diminish the quality of work that we do on a daily basis.”

Residents favor fewer trash pickups, no hike in fees Sixty-three percent of DeKalb residents favor fewer trash pickup days over paying $40 more per year in garbage collection fees. At 16 public meetings and in an online survey, more than 1,400 residents said they would take one trash collection day over a proposed $40 increase in their annual garbage fee.

Since 2006, residents have paid $265 per year for garbage collection. To sustain two garbage collections a week plus recycling and yard waste collection, the county was seeking the increase. Ted Rhinehart, the county’s deputy chief operating officer for infrastructure, told county com-

Urban Redevelopment public hearing set Residents can learn how DeKalb County plans to expand the boundaries of its Urban Redevelopment Area at an April 24 public hearing at the Maloof Center Auditorium in downtown Decatur. The meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m., also will address how to amend the Urban Redevelopment Plan. Maloof Auditorium is at 1300 Commerce Drive. For more information, visit www.onedekalb.com.

missioners this week that a clear majority of residents said they would rather have garbage collections reduced to once a week rather than pay the additional $40. The scientific survey of 400 households done by the Kennesaw Research Center had almost the same results. In that survey, 62 percent favored reducing service

over the fee increase. Rhinehart said the Sanitation Department will lose $5 million this year because of rising fuel costs and the addition of new compressed natural gas trucks. CEO Burrell Ellis’ administration is expected to make a recommendation to commissioners in a couple of weeks.

Input sought on transportation plan DeKalb residents still have time to offer input concerning the Comprehensive Transportation Plan at public meetings and an online session this month. The plan considers all modes of transportation, transportation needs and resources. Meetings are scheduled for: n April 16 – 6:30 to 8 p.m. at McNair High School Cafeteria, 1804 Bouldercrest Road S.E. in Atlanta. n April 18 – 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Emory Uni-

versity Winship Ballroom, Dobbs University Center, 605 Asbury Circle in Atlanta. n April 20 – 10 a.m. to noon at Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Public Library, 5234 LaVista Road in Tucker. n April 22 – 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Berean Christian Center Fellowship Hall, 2201 Young Road in Stone Mountain. n April 23 – 6:30 to 8 p.m. Interactive Online Meeting. Visit the project Web site to register: www.dekalbtransportationplan2014.com.

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Fagan says Walmart will take possession of the building on May 6. The store’s grand opening is set for June 12.

Hiring center open for new Stone Mountain Walmart By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

The hiring center of the new Stone Mountain Walmart Supercenter opened April 10 at Georgia Piedmont Technical College and is taking applications through May 12. Dan Fagan, manager of the new store at the intersection of Memorial Drive and South Hairston Road, said they are looking to hire 150 to 250 fulland part-time associates. He said the bulk of ap- Dan Fagan plications will be taken at Walmart.com/apply, at kiosks in the hiring center and at nearby Walmart locations. DeKalb Workforce Development also is screening applicants. Director Sheryl Chapman said there are plenty of computers for applicants to use to complete applications. Fagan, a 23-year Walmart employee who relocated from Alabama to open store #3188, said the hiring center is open primarily for people who don’t have access to computers. He told residents at an April 9 commu-

Gerald Smith, one of the job seekers interested in working at Walmart, attended a community meeting on April 9 at the Wade Walker YMCA.

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nity meeting hosted by District 4 Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton at the Wade Walker YMCA that the new store is an excellent location. He said he had visited the store, which is in the final stage of construction, and “everything is absolutely beautiful.” “It will be the best store in North Georgia as long as I am there,” he said. Walmar t broke g round on the

149,000-square-foot building last year. It is expected to generate $4.9 million in sales taxes. The company says that in its 2011 financial year, it paid $82.7 million in state and local taxes. It says its full-time hourly associates make an average wage of $12.43 per hour and that it matches a dollar for dollar up to 6 percent for employees who contribute to the company’s 401(k) plan.

Opportunity zones sought for South DeKalb By Ken Watts

DeKalb will be seeking Georgia tax incentives to help spur business growth in about 15 opportunity zones in the southern half of the county. Charles Whatley, the county’s economic development manager, said opportunity zones, which are administered through the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, are one of the best business growth tools. “It’s a tax credit of $3,500 per new employee to Georgia for five years, adding up to $17,500 for that period,” he said. For example, a company expanding its business and creating 10 new jobs in a DeKalb opportunity zone could earn $175,000 in tax incentives over five years. “This credit is available to all companies that create jobs,” Whatley said during an April 11 round-table discussion held as part of the South DeKalb Business Association’s Economic Development Bus Tour of South DeKalb. Other panelists include Georgia Power Area Manager John Kelly, McBride Research Laboratory President Cornell McBride, and Selig Enterprises Vice President Kent Walker. During the tour, about 50 entrepreneurs and county leaders got a close-up look at strong businesses in the Park Central Industrial Park, Panthersville and Stonecrest areas. Whatley said he learned firsthand of the power of opportunity zones to transform depressed neighborhoods when he managed the Atlanta Development Authority’s Business Development Division.

“One of my projects was the Porsche deal,” he said. “We provided an opportunity zone in Hapeville for the planned North America Headquarters of Porsche.” The headquarters is being built on the old Ford plant site, abandoned for seven years near the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport International Terminal. The Porsche facility is expected to employ about 400 people when it’s completed by the end of 2013 and is expected to spark a surge in new business growth in that area. Whatley believes opportunity zones could spur significant development in South DeKalb. “Our application will include Stonecrest, Snapfinger Road, Panthersville, Stone Mountain Industrial Boulevard, East Ponce and Bouldercrest. So all of our key job centers will be included,” he said. The application process is rigorous and competitive, and Whatley said it will take time to implement. Whatley said the county’s Geographic Information System recently upgraded its system enough to make an effective application possible. The Department of Community Affairs, which approves new zones, demands detailed demographic information about the proposed sites. “For 15 zones, we’ve got about 10,000 parcels to identify and collect data on,” Whatley said. “DCA requires data about foreclosures, crime statistics, code enforcement and building permit activities in each proposed zone. So it’s a lot of legwork and not just a simple matter of drawing maps.” He said his office will submit applications by the end of May. DCA will determine the timetable for approval.

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those in the nearby Magnolia Circle senior community, who are used to walking to Kroger and will be forced to shop farther from home. “Some of them are disabled and they depend on other people [for transportation] and those other people might not have time to carry them,” he said. Eighty-seven-year-old Verla Harris, who was outside the store on Monday, said she is ready for the change. “My caregiver is inside shopping,” she said from a parked car on the lot. “I already have a way to get where I have to go.” Jobe, who has lived in the neighborhood since 1973, said she is not giving up. “We want to keep the store open, especially for the seniors who have supported it all these years,” she said. Gabriel Barker, another customer, said seniors along Candler had the option of taking the bus to the Rainbow Village Kroger. “This Kroger is on the MARTA route. The store on Flat Shoals Parkway isn’t,” he said. In the short term, Johnson said his office

will get the word out to seniors about available shuttle services in the neighborhood that can help seniors get to other supermarkets. Johnson said plans for the renovation of Rainbow Village center are moving ahead as part of the county’s larger $18 million revitalization plans for the Candler Road corridor. Those plans include street resurfacing and sprucing up medians. “We’re in talks with a number of retailers about filling the Kroger space, including high-end vendors like Whole Foods,” Johnson said. “We’ll also explore innovative ideas like establishing a food co-op or farmer’s market at Rainbow Village that would take advantage of the many community gardens in South DeKalb. Our office and Mike Caldwell will discuss the possibilities in meetings with the homeowners associations near the shopping center.” He said residents should call his office at 404-371-2425 for the time and location of meetings. Caldwell confirms efforts to find a new anchor tenant. “But that’s not an overnight process. It could be weeks or even months before a deal is reached.”

Fagan says he is looking for associates who have experience and leadership qualities and are customer-oriented. It is helpful for applicants to indicate the positions they are applying for. The hiring center is in Building D4 and buildings 219 and 220 on the Georgia Piedmont Campus, 495 N. Indian Creek Road in Clarkston. It is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Monday to Friday. The meeting was attended by Walmart market and human resources manager Lonnie Thigpen and Dr. Harold Jackson, partner in Atlanta-based public relations firm Jackson Heath Group. To questions from the audience, the Walmart officials said job applications will stay active in their system for 60 days. Applicants within a 20-mile radius of the new store will be screened for positions. Fagan says Walmart will take possession of the building on May 6. The store’s grand opening is set for June 12. As part of the grand-opening festivities, Thigpen said the store will distribute $25,000 to $30,000 in grants to nonprofits in its service area and qualified groups are encouraged to apply.

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April 13, 2013

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BeltLine running series aims to help residents stay healthy Registration is Runners and walkers can step up their fitness routines now open for the and bring awareness to Atlanta BeltLine resources with a Northside 5K series of running events and a lifestyle challenge. on April 27. The Registration is now open for the 2013 Atlanta BeltLine running series Running Series, which kicks off with the Northside 5K on now includes April 27 and includes a new Atlanta BeltLine Active Lifestyles a lifestyles Challenge and a Southeast 8K in September. challenge and There also will be the Southwest 5K in July and the Easta Southeast side 10K in December. walk/run in The Northside 5K walk/run begins at 8 a.m. in the scenic September. Tanyard Creek Park. It goes through Tanyard Creek, Howard and Ardmore parks and along streets in the Collier Hills, Collier Hills North and Ardmore Park neighborhoods. The Lifestyles Challenge rewards participants for their fitness accomplishments. Runners and walkers earn points for participating in the Running Series events and partner events, and they can challenge themselves to earn additional points redeemable for prizes from some of Atlanta’s favorite venues. Valarie Wilson, executive director of Valarie Wilson the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, said the expansion means more opportunities to motivate people to get moving on the BeltLine. “One of the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership’s goals is to The nonprofit Atlanta BeltLine is a $2.8 billion redevel- corridor circling downtown and connecting many neighengage the community in becoming active and leading opment project that will provide a network of public parks, borhoods directly to each other. For more information and healthier lifestyles,” she said. multi-use trails and transit along a historic 22-mile railroad registration, visit Run.BeltLine.org or www.BeltLine.org.

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health insurance, have limited The role of “Navigators” who English literacy, or are living will help consumers understand the with disabilities, Navigators new Health Insurance Marketplace will serve an important role in and insurance options under the ensuring people understand the Patient Protection and Affordable health coverage options. They Care Act is being clarified with a will provide accurate and improposed new rule. partial assistance to consumers The Centers for Medicare & shopping for coverage plans. Medicaid Services released the proMarilyn Tavenner Navigators are a significant posed rule on April 3 outlining standards that Navigators in Federally-facilitated component of efforts to enroll Ameriand State Partnership Marketplaces must cans in the Marketplace. CMS, under the meet and clarifying earlier guidance about Department of Health and Human Services, will ensure that all consumers who the Navigator program. Navigators are organizations that will need customer service can receive it from provide unbiased information to consumers trained professionals. In addition to Navigators, consumers about health insurance, the new Health Insurance Marketplace, qualified health plans, will have access to a call center, where cusand public programs including Medicaid and tomer service representatives can provide referrals to the appropriate state or federal the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tav- agencies, as well as certified application enner said Navigators will be an important counselors and agents and brokers. Open enrollment in the Marketresource for consumers who want to learn about the new Marketplace under Affordable place begins Oct. 1, 2013. Coverage begins on Jan. 1, 2014. To access the Care and apply for coverage. Millions of Americans will be eligible for proposed rule, visit http://www.regula new health coverage opportunities in 2014. tions.gov/#!documentDetail;D=HHS_ For those who are not familiar with FRDOC_0001-0492.

Bret Witter, co-author of “Until I Say Goodbye: My Year of Living With Joy,” will be at the Carter Center on April 23. Witter, who lives in Decatur, helped former Palm Beach Post journalist Susan Spencer-Wendel pen the memoir that chronicles her life and the decisions she has made since being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in June 2011. Spencer-Wendel was 44 when she got her diagnosis for the neurodegenerative disease that destroys muscles and inevitably causes paralysis and death. With a devoted husband and three young children, she was told she only had one year of health remaining. She quit her job as a journalist and spent time with her family. As her health declined, Spencer-Wendel, who lives in West Palm Beach, Fla., took her sons, Aubrey and Wesley, to Cyprus, the Bahamas, the Yukon and Hungary to swim with dolphins and her teenage daughter, Marina, to shop for a wedding dress at Kleinfeld’s bridal shop in New York City, knowing that she may not be around to attend her wedding. Witter will speak at 7 p.m. in the Carter Presidential Library and Museum Theater. In addition to “Until I Say Goodbye,” he has collaborated on “The Monument Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History” and New York Times best sellers “Dewey: The Small-Town

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“Whether somebody moves into our community or not, we are there to help them.”

Emeritus delivering meals to at-risk senior citizens Locally, meals Thousands of seniors in DeKalb and are made at across the country will get a hot nutritional Emeritus at meal through May 1, compliments of EmeriDecatur and tus at Decatur. delivered to The assisted living facility, located at 475 seniors. Irvin Court, says it will deliver 10,000 meals The campaign over three months. goes through Its “10,000 Meals in 60 Days” campaign, May 1. launched March 1, will hand-deliver meals to home-bound seniors to help alleviate nutritional deficiencies. The Decatur facility is one of 470 Emeritus communities in 44 states working together to achieve the 10,000 meal goal. In DeKalb County, more than 20 seniors will benefit. A 2004 study by the American Academy of Family Physicians found that one in 10 seniors in America suffers from poor nutrition and 3.7 million American seniors who live on their own are malnourished. Anna Callender, Emeritus regional director of sales and marketing, says the meal campaign is their way of making sure all seniors are cared for and in a safe environment. “Whether somebody moves into our community or not, we are there to help them,” she said. Seniors who are malnourished face a weakened immune system and weight and energy loss and are hospitalized more frequently than those with a proper diet. Those most at risk for nutritional deficiencies generally have a fixed income or are physically unable to prepare their own food. Callender said a neighbor, friend or family member can nominate at-risk seniors 65 meals are prepared by a registered dietitian sees in a day,” Callender said. “We just want friendly ear to listen and talk to.” years or older for the meal delivery. to be able to provide a little extra support, For more information or to nominate a The meal program includes Salisbury on staff at an Emeritus facility. “We may be the only person that senior maybe that social interaction, and just a senior for a meal, call 404-299-6600. steak, mashed potatoes and corn bread. The

Seminar explores father’s role A fatherless child’s desire to understand the parent’s absence from his or her life and the significant role that fathers play will be explored at an April 20 seminar at the Atlanta History Museum. The two-part “Why Did My Daddy Leave?” seminar is sponsored by the Fatherless Generation Foundation. It takes place at 11 a.m. in the Torri Evans Kennedy Auditorium. Torri J. Evans, the foundation’s founder and CEO, will moderate the discussions. Her foundation says Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics show that 85 percent of all children who show behavior disorders come from fatherless homes. Evans was 31 years old when she found her biological father. She launched the foundation in 2009 and says her full-time mission is “healing the broken places the fatherless experience has created.” The foundation seeks to reunite fathers and their children by providing resources and

services that strengthen, support and sustain the growth of family values and relationships. It facilitates a Peer Group program, a fatherhood mediation process, husband-and-wife mentor teams, and tutoring. Since its inception, the foundation has helped 1,300 children through Peer Groups, mentored 167 fatherless children, and reunited 37 fathers. Several of the 37 children ages 8 to 11 it is working with at the Brookhaven Boys & Girls Club will speak during the seminar’s first hour. The second hour will be spent with fathers to get an understanding of why some fathers are choosing to be absent. The seminar is free to attend, but registration is required at http://wdmdlatl .eventbrite.com. The Atlanta History Museum is at 130 W. Paces Ferry Road N.W. in Atlanta. For more information, visit www.tfgf.org or call 404-343-8490.

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“We are very proud of our city and are working to make it more attractive for the residents and visitors.”

Lithonia lines Talk of ordinary people doing extraordinary things up fun activities NBC News correspondent Bob Dotson will discuss day” for his reports that celebrate the inspirational stories “American Story: A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People of everyday Americans. He has crisscrossed the country for Doing Extraordinary Things” on April 17 at the Carter more than 40 years in search of people who have quietly but for Cities Week profoundly changed lives and the country for the better. In Center in Atlanta. Residents of all ages can help Lithonia celebrate Georgia Cities Week April 20-27 with a flurry of activities. Events include a 3-on-3 basketball tourney, talent show, bingo, volunteers recognition, and a wine stroll with jazz. The theme, “Where the Action Is,” reflects the growing presence of Georgia cities in TV and movie productions. Mayor Deborah A. Jackson said the observance provides an opportunity to showcase the city and celebrate the community. “We are very proud of our city and are working to make it more attractive for the residents and visitors,” Deborah Jackson she said. Activities include: n April 20 – 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in front of 6920 Main St.; Youth Talent Show: 3-5 p.m. in front of 6981 Main St.; Rock In Lithonia: 7 p.m.midnight on Main Street. n April 23 – Tea Time With Seniors: 1011 a.m. at the Bruce Street Senior Center, 2484 Bruce St. n April 24 – Elected Officials “Meet & Greet” and Community Service Recognitions: 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Lithonia Woman’s Club, 2564 Wiggins St. n April 25 – Bingo Night: 6-9 p.m. at Stone Manor Events Facility, 3113 Church St. n April 26 – Family Movie Night: 7:309:30 p.m. at 6967 Main St. Alley. n April 27 – Community Cleanup and Furniture Drive: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Market on Main: 1-3 p.m. The celebration will end with a Wine Stroll and Rock In Lithonia, featuring local jazz artists on Main Street, from 7 p.m. to midnight. Georgia Cities Week is sponsored by the Georgia Municipal Association, a voluntary nonprofit that provides legislative advocacy, educational, employee benefit and consulting services to its 510 member cities. For more information, call 770-482-8136.

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His talk at 7 p.m. in the Day Chapel is among free events in April that feature stories of inspiration, exploration and political institutions. Six million people tune in to watch the Emmy Awardwinning “American Story With Bob Dotson” on NBC’s “To-

this powerful collection, Dotson compiled dozens of the human interest stories featured on his segment. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum is at 441 Freedom Parkway. For more information, visit www .jimmycarterlibrary.gov or call 404-865-7100.

Couple to co-chair DeKalb Medical Foundation board Power couple Judy and Bob McMahan are co-chairing the DeKalb Medical Foundation board of trustees. The foundation is the fundraising arm. The McMahans, who will celebrate their 50th Judy McMahan wedding anniversary this year, will lead the foundation in its mission to raise funds and charitable gifts to improve access to quality health care. They are replacing Bob Wilson, who served as foundation chair for the past 13 years. Wilson stepped down in March to in-

crease involvement on the DeKalb Regional Health System board of directors as vice chair and Quality Committee chair. The McMahans’ history with DeKalb Medical runs deep. Judy McMahan foundBob McMahan ed the foundation in 1990 and served twice as chair. She started volunteering to deliver flowers to patients in 1976. She’s a four-time cancer survivor who chose DeKalb Medical as her hospital, not only for her cancer treatment but also for the deliveries of her two daughters and grandson. She

said the hospital is “sort of my ‘baby.’” During her previous tenure, she helped raise more than $27 million for state-of-theart diagnostic and treatment equipment and expansion of the ER and cancer services at North Decatur and Hillandale. “I am delighted to come back to the board in this capacity and be a part of this amazing time at DeKalb Medical,” she said. Her husband said DeKalb Medical is able to offer more to its patients and the community because of the foundation. Its 2013 campaign is seeking to raise $2 million for cancer service expansions at the two campuses. For more information, visit www .dekalbmedical.org.

Stephenson High needs Weatherman to train earth-conscious volunteers clergy on preparedness Stephenson High is hosting a Community Recycling and Service Learning Event on April 20 to get folks in the spring-cleaning spirit. During the 10 a.m.-to-4 p.m. event, the Stephenson Community Council is encouraging residents to recycle electronic equipment and ink cartridges. There also will be a community garage sale in the school’s back parking lot and document shredding from 10 a.m. to noon at Publix at 380 N. Deshon Road. The event includes a “Cutlery for Homeless Community Service Learning Project” in which residents can donate plastic cutlery for local homeless shelters. Pine Ridge, Rock Chapel, Princeton and Wynbrooke elementary schools and Champion and Stephenson middle schools are working on the community volunteer project. The council also is recruiting volunteers for its Outdoor Classroom Renovation Project at www.stephensoncommunitycouncil.org. Stephenson High School is at 1701 Stephenson Road in Stone Mountain. For more information, visit www.stephensoncommunity council.org or call 678-472-9545.

WSB-TV weatherman Glenn Burns will talk to DeKalb faith leaders about emergency preparedness on April 15 at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta. Burns, chief meteorologist and science editor for Channel 2 Action News’ Severe Weather Team 2, is teaming up with the DeKalb Emergency Management Agency for the session designed to help clergy keep their Glenn Burns congregations safe. Burns is a member of the American Meteorological Society and holds the new Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval. He has been with WSB-TV since 1981. The noon-to-1 p.m. event is part of the county’s monthlong celebration of National County Government Month. This year’s theme is “Smart Justice: Creating Safer Communities.” Callanwolde Fine Arts Center is at 980 Briarcliff Road N.E. For more information, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/ncgm.

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April 13, 2013

Youth

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Fourth-grader answers call of the earth, plants garden By Jessica Smith

Ask any fourth-grade boy what he wants to be when he grows up, and chances are “athlete” or “rap star” will roll right off the tip of his tongue. Ten-year-old Ahmarreon Goodman has other plans. Typical grade school pastimes like watching cartoons or playing video games don’t interest this Toney Elementary student. Until a few short weeks ago, scant little seemed to interest Ahmarreon. He was acting out and spending a lot of time in the principal’s office for disrupting class. But after a particularly troublesome day, a concerned teacher pulled him aside to talk and discovered his true passion. Farming. David Schutten, who has been mentoring Ahmarreon for a month, was a little surprised. “What kid says he wants to be a farmer?” said Schutten, who is also president of the teachers group Organization of DeKalb Educators. Schutten decided to do something about it. On March 29, he and Ahmarreon helped plant the Decatur school’s first vegetable garden. Schutten, a retired teacher, spends his time in schools across DeKalb volunteering and mentoring students. He met Ahmarreon on March 1 after reading to the school’s weekly third-grade reading club during the annual “Read Across America” event. “He was coming up the hall with the assistant principal and he looked upset, so I asked him what was wrong,” Schutten said. “We started talking. I asked him, ‘What are your goals in life?’ That’s when I found out he wanted to be a farmer.” Ahmarreon said he has wanted to be a farmer for most of his life. “I always wanted to be a farmer since I was 3 years old,” said Ahmarreon, who visited his first farm in Miami in 2006. “Farmers always have good gardens and they have animals and tractors for their crops.” Schutten was impressed with Ahmarre-

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David Schutten with Ahmarreon Goodman (at left and above left) and Ashton Andrews, Trevis Cain, Victor High and Jamarcus Wheeler establishing a garden at Toney Elementary School.

on’s passion. He gave him books and videos on agriculture and a journal to list his favorite plants and their germination rates. Ahmarreon happily dug in the dirt in a sunny 8-foot-by-2-foot plot in the back of the school. “We have to put the mulch over here,” he said on March 29, his hand covered in rich Georgia soil. “We have to spread it in [the box] because it helps it grow.” As a reward for a going through a week without being sent to the principal’s office, Schutten allowed him to invite four classmates – Ashton Andrews, Trevis Cain, Victor High and Jamarcus Wheeler – to help plant the garden. “Next we put the stuff in here,” he said. “We’re planting lettuce, beets, carrots, radishes.” Schutten helped the boys select vegetables and herbs – tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, pole beans, string beans, beets, radishes, onions, thyme, rosemary and marjoram as well as annual flowers, sunflowers and African daisies – they could harvest before the last day of school on May 23. He said kids need an outlet besides the classroom at school and he is using the garden as a teaching moment. He said the young gardeners will track how long and when the

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plant germinates. “Sometimes we go off into the history of a certain vegetable,” Schutten said. “This whole thing kind of falls into science and is a learning experience beyond what they’re learning in class.” Ahmarreon said carrots are his favorite vegetable. “They’re good and they have green on top, and green’s my favorite color,” he said. If he has any left over after dinner, Ahmarreon says that he makes compost to help the plants grow faster. “If it’s worms in the garden, you can put bananas in there, lettuce, leftover food that you didn’t eat and mix it all together,” he explained to a visitor. “Except spaghetti! That stuff is going to make the compost bad.” Ahmarreon said anyone can use compost for a garden, but “you’ve got to have worms!”

He said he goes to the garden every day and waters it. “I can’t wait to see the plants grow,” he said. Schutten likes the life lesson that Ahmarreon and his pals will take away from the experience. “Kids actually getting their hands in the soil and finding out where food comes from, as opposed to going to the grocery store and getting it,” he said. “That’s a big deal.” As for Ahmarreon’s agricultural aspirations, Schutten said it can become a reality, even though he lives in a county with few farms. “I give all kids the same advice,” Schutten said. “If you’re really serious about something, start learning about your career now to see if that’s really what you want to do. The more information you get ahead of time, the more prepared you’ll be for the job.”

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV4188-7 ++ Randolph Allen Person filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on April 5, 2013 to change the name from: Randolph Allen Person to Tamez Randolph Allen Antoine Person. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed. Dated: April 3, 2013 Randolph Allen Person Petitioner, Pro se 3201 Henderson Mill Road 19-C Atlanta, GA 30341

Plaintiff Vs. Jamila Badruddin Defendant TO: Jamila Badruddin By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated April 4, 2013, you are hereby notified that on April 2, 2013, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: David L. Pitts jr, 4828 White Oak Trees, Stone Mountain, GA 30088. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of March 29, 2013. Witness the Honorable Clarence Seeliger, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 5th day of April, 2013.

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by publication dated March 29, 2013, you are hereby notified that on March 26, 2013, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Denisha Bailey-Porter, 1484 Bouldercrest Rd Apt. 29, Atlanta, GA 30316. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of March 29, 2013. Witness the Honorable Gail C. Flake, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 2nd day of April, 2013.

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