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Cake Café Atlanta owner Ardra Tippett says a sweet something can make life a bit more bearable, and her Candler Road shop is ready to fill the bill. 6

During National Farmers Market Week, consumers are encouraged to support these sources of fresh, nutritious and affordable local food. 7

A renowned exhibit marking the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible will close out its national tour at a Rockdale County library in 2013. 9

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Overgrown weeds force walkers to use Lyons Road instead Even though there were sidewalks along portions of Lyons Road and Browns Mill Road in Lithonia, members of First Afrikan Presbyterian Church could not use them on Aug. 6 when they took an ancestral walk from the Lyons Plantation to the Flat Rock Archives. The reason: Much of the sidewalk was overrun by lush weeds and grass. In some instances, the weeds were tall enough to cover some of the small children on the walk that retraced the steps of former slaves who worked the plantation and lived in Flat Rock when they were freed. All across South DeKalb, sidewalks, curbs and many public rights of way are overrun with weeds and gook that have built up along the curbs because of years of neglect.

Walkers opt to use the street over a sidewalk overrun with weeds on Lyons Road in Lithonia. Years of neglect have left many South DeKalb sidewalks covered in bushes and ugly gook.

Andrew Baker, the county’s interim director of Planning and Development, provided the county code section that requires residents to maintain the public space directly in front of their property and homes. According to Code Section 18-38(d): “Owners and tenants of property or structures abutting a street, sidewalk, lane or parking area on which the property or structure abuts shall maintain the property or structure clean and free of garbage and trash; however, county maintenance responsibility for public rights of way shall not be diminished by this section.” DeKalb Code Enforcement has not been enforcing the codes. A task force of county residents has been pressuring the Board of Commissioners to pass tougher codes.

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DeKalb uniting to fight for I-20 Rail Project At a news conference Tuesday at Maloof Auditorium in Decatur, DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis, flanked by County Commissioners Larry Johnson and Sharon Barnes Sutton, urges inclusion of the I-20 Rail Project on the Atlanta Regional Roundtable’s list of projects for a 2012 referendum.

Leaders vow to defeat referendum if it’s not restored By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

A coalition of DeKalb elected officials, community leaders and residents says it will vigorously oppose the 2012 referendum for a 1-cent transportation sales tax unless the proposed I-20 Rail Project is included on the list of projects to be funded. At an Aug. 9 news conference at the Maloof Auditorium and afterward at the Loudermilk Center in downtown Atlanta, members of the coalition sent a strong message to the Atlanta Regional Roundtable’s Executive Committee. That message is that DeKalb has been investing in public transit for 30 years with its 1-cent sales tax for MARTA, and it’s time to get a return on that investment. Advocates of the proposed 5.4-mile I-20 rail line, from the Indian Creek MARTA station to Wesley Chapel Road, say it will bring jobs to the region and will relieve traffic congestion by serving people in DeKalb, Rockdale, Newton and Walton counties. DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis said inclusion of the I-20 Rail Project is critical to getting the referendum passed in the region. “We must have that rail line going to south DeKalb County,” he said. “This was the No. 1-rated line by the MARTA board and we need to make sure that this area of the county and of the region is served.” Voters in DeKalb and nine other metro Atlanta counties will decide in July 2012 whether to approve a 1-cent sales tax to pay for $6.14 billion worth of new projects of regional importance. The tax would last for 10 years and raise an estimated $7.2 billion, of which $6.1 billion will be spent on the selected projects. The remaining $1.1 billion would be spent by the counties and cities where the tax

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“We have had studies and everything else. It’s the improvements that is needed. So far nobody has heard our cry. Either you have I-20 corridor on your list or we are going to do everything in our power to kill it.” John Evans, President DeKalb NAACP

was raised on local transportation projects of their choice. By state law, the Executive Committee, comprising mayors and county commissioners, must settle on a recommended list of projects by Aug. 15. It tried to approve the list on Aug. 11, ahead of Monday’s deadline, but failed to reach agreement. The full Regional Roundtable will vote on the final list for the referendum on Oct. 15 as mandated by law. Ellis, who sits on the Regional Round-

how much of the $6.14 billion should be set aside for roadwork versus transit. DeKalb officials were hoping for a 60-40 distribution for transit and roads, but the committee favors a higher percentage for roads. Fulton County, which also has supported MARTA with a penny sales tax for the past 30 years, also has threatened to oppose the referendum unless other counties chip in for a new regional transit system. The I-20 rail extension, estimated to cost $522 million to build, would take about six years to complete. A $700 million Clifton Corridor transit line that would connect train stations at Decatur and Lindbergh made it onto the Executive Committee’s list of priorities. The DeKalb coalition wants both projects to be on the Executive Committee’s final

table, said that getting the I-20 Rail Project on the list makes good sense. “If we are going to address traffic congestion in the Atlanta region, we have got to start with transit and we’ve got to go to those areas where people live, where the greatest concentration of people are, and we’ve got to move people to the jobs centers,” he said. “And this is what we have here.” The stakes are high and the five-member Executive Committee, which includes Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd, has been wrestling with Please see RAIL, page 5

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New library building taking shape on Candler Road The $5.3 million building that will house the Scott Candler Library is taking shape on Candler Road. Workers have been busy on the construction of the 12,000-square-foot facility that will replace the 8,700-squarefoot Scott Candler branch, which has been located at 2644 McAfee Road for 47 years. Officials from the DeKalb Public Library and county government broke ground on the building on Dec. 17 next door to the Candler Road Senior Center. It is expected to open in spring 2012. The 3.5-acre property at the intersection of Candler Road and Melville Avenue will be a mixed-use development housing the library, a new senior center, and senior housing. The new library will house a collection of 30,000 volumes and will have a 90-seat meeting room, special areas for children and teens, and 27 public access computers. Its construction is funded by a $54.5 million Park Bond Fund approved by voters in 2005.

Construction crews are working to get the replacement branch for the Scott Candler Library ready for spring 2012.

Makeover for Ashford Dunwoody Teen indicted in The busy I-285 interchange at Ashford said DDIs can be implemented faster and cousinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death Dunwoody Road will be getting a multimil- cheaper than rebuilding entire structures. lion-dollar makeover. The Georgia Department of Transportation said this week that it has launched a $4.6 million â&#x20AC;&#x153;diverging diamond interchangeâ&#x20AC;? that will significantly improve safety and traffic flow. With DDI, traffic on Ashford Dunwoody across I-285 will be switched from driver-side right lanes on the bridge to driver-side left lanes, providing simpler, safer ingress to and egress from the interstate. Â DDI originated in France, and this will be its first application in Georgia and only its seventh in the nation. It was first implemented in Missouri in 2009. Today there are DDIs in Utah, Tennessee and Louisiana. DOT also plans DDI projects at select I-85 interchanges in Gwinnett County. Â DOT Commissioner Vance C. Smith Jr.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe DDIs are going to enable us to make meaningful, relatively inexpensive improvements at clogged interchanges without having to expend huge amounts of money,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And where they have been done, crashes have declined and traffic movement across interchange bridges has improved markedly.â&#x20AC;? The Perimeter Community Improvement Districts and DeKalb County provided funding for project design work. The project, which will be done by E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. of Snellville, was one of 18 projects awarded by the department totaling more than $34 million. For more information on DDI, visit www. divergingdiamond.com. For more information on the project, visit www.dot.ga.gov.

Library rescinds furlough days DeKalb Library employees who were facing three furlough days through October have received a reprieve. The library said Aug. 10 that it was rescinding the furlough days that were set to start Aug. 18 to cope with budget shortfalls. It also withdrew the furlough days set for Sept. 15 and Oct. 20.

Instead, the system said that library employees will take three unpaid holidays â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Labor Day, Veterans Day and the day after Thanksgiving. The libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of trustees approved the furloughs on July 12. Library Director Alison Weissinger said the furloughs would have saved the county $120,000.

Sixteen-year-old Charlie Robert Oliver of Lithonia has been indicted on murder charges in the shooting death of his 8-yearold cousin. A DeKalb County grand jury indicted Oliver on Aug. 9 on felony murder and aggravated assault counts in the death of Solomon Zellner. The rising second-grader at Fairington Elementary School was shot on July 6 at his Salem Glen Road home in Lithonia. Police said Solomonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother was in the home at the time of the shooting but not in the same room. Solomon died the next morning and Oliver was arrested. In a first court appearance July 7, Oliver said the shooting was an accident. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love my family and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my family. It was an accident. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all I have to say.â&#x20AC;?

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Can you blame teachers and principals for cutting corners, particularly when the teachers are threatened with their jobs?

Cheating scandal goes beyond teachers, principals I would like to comment on Mr. Miller’s point [Aug. 6, 2011 Forum] concerning the cheating scandals and No Child Left Behind. I agree with Mr. Miller in every aspect because this act put pressure on many principals and teachers. It caused the stakes to go higher and dangled many incentives to those teachers or schools that did well. But the problem I saw with this was that schools in many black communities were doing poorly due to low funding, overworked teachers, passive parents, and the mixing of students who were competent of the work being taught with those that weren’t competent along with many other vices. Now, I’m not in favor of what happened with the scandal, but can

Shouldn’t we find it a problem when a parent goes off on a principal or teacher for sending a child home because her daughter is wearing a low-cut halter top with leggings and a thong, but goes to the media and complains of negligence on the school when her child is sexually assaulted? you blame teachers and principals for cutting corners, particularly when the teachers are threatened with their jobs? It’s like being forced to make bricks without straws. I agree with Mr. Miller that parents, politicians and students should be held accountable for the poor performances that have taken place in these schools. Too many politicians who’ve asked to

be elected/re-elected make emptybin promises that they will help to improve schools but they’re nowhere to be found or it becomes third tier. But what I do find contradicting are the many parents who expect the school to raise and discipline their child, and when the school does commence with discipline, the parent blows up at the administra-

tive staff. Shouldn’t we find it a problem when a parent goes off on a principal or teacher for sending a child home because her daughter is wearing a low-cut halter top with leggings and a thong, but goes to the media and complains of negligence on the school when her child is sexually assaulted? I’m tired of hearing that the white man or another race is causing our kids and our communities not to thrive when the onus is on us. So to all the teachers and educators, who are being innocently scrutinized but are genuine in their teachings, don’t be discouraged and keep up the good work. Anthony Edwards lives in DeKalb County.

Story on weeds in South DeKalb spurs Web commentary I would like for DeKalb County to start making persons who post illegal signs on the ramps and streets to be fined. It is an eyesore and it gets worse. This would also generate income for the county. There is so much trash everywhere along Hillandale Drive and in the vicinity of Wal-Mart. I feel that businesses in these areas should also be responsible in helping to keep this area trash-free. I have also seen the shopping carts discarded along Panola and Thompson Mill Road area. There is a lot of revenue that the county could make if code enforcement laws were strictly enforced. We really can do better! – Margaret Kendrick

Finally, light on the issue Well, finally. Someone else besides me has decided to shine a light on the problem on the southside. For years, I have been sending e-mails, writing letters to the editor and making calls to the county regarding the catch basins, most recently within the last two months. I have been told that the county does not have street sweepers, my community has to qualify for this service, etc. I called about the four-foot high weeds along Midway Road, Covington Highway corridor and they were finally cut. It’s amazing that even before Dunwoody

How many times have we seen people throw trash from their cars onto the streets? How many times have we seen people walking from the bus stops and dropping their McDonald’s cups/bags into the street? was a city, they never seemed to have this issue. I understand that we are in a budget crunch; however, this problem has been going on for far too long. My solution is to send, along with the water bill, a notice to every resident that they are responsible for cleaning the debris from the catch basin in front of their homes. – Dee Dee

Need to address trash While running errands today in the LaVista Road area of DeKalb, I noticed that the curbs were also overgrown with weeds, etc. But, what I did not see was the TRASH. I pointed this out to my daughter and we noticed and commented about the way the roads and medians were kept while we traveled LaVista to Henderson. Again, we noticed weeds, etc., but no TRASH. As soon as we hit the exit ramp from I-285 to Flat Shoals Parkway, my daughter exclaimed “OMG”! I responded with a What is it? And she stated, “Momma, you’re right. Look at all of the

TRASH.” Now, while the county can come out and cut down the weeds, etc., we the residents of the southern end of the county must do something about the TRASH. It is embarrassing. We can do better. – Bernadette W. Cotton

Citizens have role as well Excellent article. My daughter and I were having this same conversation this morning as I drove down River Road. Of course we know that DeKalb County government is not performing as it should; however, we cannot ignore the role that the citizenry plays in keeping our communities clean. How many times have we seen people throw trash from their cars onto the streets? How many times have we seen people walking from the bus stops and dropping their McDonald’s cups/bags into the street? While we can make our voices heard at election time as it relates to our current county government, are we having the same conversations with our friends and neighbors regarding the appearance of our communities? Government cannot fix all of the ills of our communities; WE have to do it. Having said that, I am volunteering to be part of a “Clean Up South DeKalb” task force. Anyone else interested in helping? – Bernadette W. Cotton

Opposition to gasification plant flawed on several levels I strongly support the wood chip gasification plant as a DeKalb County citizen and as the consultant who filed the application. I retired as the director of Planning and Development for DeKalb County and understand zoning and land-use matters. My involvement and support of the biomass project has always been driven by environmental safety and economic development. I have reviewed the data the opposition group cited as evidence that this plant is unsafe, but the data is flawed on a number of levels. Their data was not comparing apples to apples. There is a distinct difference between processing wood chips and municipal solid waste. The opposition’s data draws

The nation is embracing these new technologies as the industry of the future. ... DeKalb County must embrace green technologies if we are to prosper as a community. Patrick Ejike

no distinction between our process of gasification/pyrolysis and burning of wood chips. Cities all across the nation are now embracing these same technologies. Los Angeles recently announced it was funding the building of a pyrolysis/gasification plant to turn the city’s municipal solid waste into electricity. California has some of the toughest environmental regulations in the country.

Phoenix and Palm Beach, Fla., both announced new gasification/ pyrolysis projects to use MSW to generate electricity. There is an active gasification plant located less than three miles away in Conyers. The University of South Carolina has a plant next to the school of engineering and within one mile of the state capital building. The nation is embracing these new technologies as the industry

of the future. The plant brings environmentally safe jobs that cannot be exported. The plant in Lithonia will help to reduce greenhouse gases according to an independent study. DeKalb County must embrace green technologies if we are to prosper as a community. I offered to meet some members of CHASE to discuss their concerns and exchange data but they declined my invitation. I believe that if the members of CHASE review our process and technology, as the governments and citizens of 180 other communities have done, they would come to a different conclusion. Our project will process only wood chips. Patrick Ejike is CEO of Aku-Bata Group LLC.

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“To think that DeKalb County would be ignored after being a leader in the region and not get back the investment into the area is inconceivable.”

Fund raisers under way to honor 9/11 heroes and victims With the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center coming up, DeKalb residents can eat, drink and play golf and help DeKalb Fire Rescue and Police departments raise funds for a memorial honoring the victims who perished on Sept. 11, 2001. The local officers are working with the 9/11 Memorial Project to ensure that the first responders and everyone else who died during and as result of the terrorist attacks will never be forgotten. The fund-raisers include an Aug. 24 event at Avellino’s Pizza, 902 W. College Ave. in Decatur. It takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. On Aug. 25, a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and Fund-raiser co-hosted by DeKalb Commissioners Stan Watson, Larry Johnson, Lee May and Sharon Barnes Sutton; DeKalb School Bard members Dr. Eugene Walker and Jay Cunningham; and the DeKalb NAACP takes place 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Arizona’s, 2940 Stonecrest Circle in Lithonia. On Aug. 26, the Police and Fire departments are hosting a 9-Wine and Dine Golf Tournament at Sugar Creek Golf Course from 5 to 9 p.m. The golf course is at 2706 Bouldercrest Road in Atlanta. The 9/11 Memorial Project, which pays homage to the 343 New York firefighters,

Firefighters swarmed the World Trade site after terrorists flew two passenger airplanes into the building on Sept. 11, 2001. Many of the first responders died when the twin towers collapsed.

60 New York and Port Authority police officers, and civil citizens, is spearheaded by firefighter Doug Harms. The memorial of a Phoenix wing rising from the ground will include a sculpture by artist Curtis James Miller and a piece of steel from the World Trade Center.

The memorial will be located in front of DeKalb Fire and Police Headquarters in Tucker. For more information or to donate, visit www.dekalb911memorial.wordpress.com or contact firefighter Doug Harms at 404579-1964.

Board of Commissioners’ resolution urges inclusion of I-20 corridor RAIL,

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draft list on Aug. 15. On Thursday, the Executive Committee could not reach agreement on a list that included $250 million for I-20 rail. That hastily revised list of projects totaled $6.56 billion. The final list of projects can’t exceed $6.14 billion. The referendum’s final project list will be approved by Oct. 15. Tuesday’s news conference followed a unanimous resolution passed that morning by the DeKalb Board of Commissioners “strongly urging the Executive Roundtable Committee to include the I-20 East Rail Project on the $6.1 billion proposed project list in order to receive support” for the referendum and new 1-cent sales tax. District 5 Commissioner Lee May, who was an early opponent of a referendum that does not include the I-20 Rail Project, said DeKalb has supported MARTA for 30 years with a penny sales tax and that rail will bring jobs and jobs will bring a better quality of life for all of the citizens of DeKalb County. “We have been good, strong regional partners,” he said. “Today we stand to say that we have to have that investment returned to DeKalb County. If I-20 is not included, we will find ourselves in a place where we are paying 2 cents on the dollar for transportation and for transit and we will get no direct benefit from that. That is unacceptable.” The coalition includes community activists, leaders of civic and homeowner associations, educators, residents, School Board members, union members, the NAACP, and local and state representatives and senators.

‘We need rail to develop’ Treymaine Stuckey, a bus rider from Lithonia, stood with the coalition at the news conference and rode a MARTA bus to the Executive Committee meeting at the Loudermilk Center afterward. Stuckey said he is taking a stand for the I-20 Rail Project because it takes him an hour and 15 minutes from his apartment on Fairington Road on the 86 MARTA bus to get downtown. “That’s too long,” he said. “It’s really a strain on families who have to go to work. It makes sense to have the I-20 Treymaine Stuckey rail.” Stuckey said he already is envisioning skyscrapers and businesses following the rail line to South DeKalb. “We need rail to develop,” he said. “Everything keeps getting sucked up out of our community. A lot of people feel we don’t have political power to make stuff happen, but we do.” Commissioner Stan Watson said the coalition championing the I-20 Rail Project is broad and deep. “This is a collective effort to say no to anything that does not include the I-20 corridor going down to Stonecrest mall,” he said. “We stand in firm agreement that this is going to happen.” District 2 Commissioner Elaine Boyer, who usually opposes tax increases, said a lot of people would wonder why she would stand with the coalition.

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She said she grew up in DeKalb, graduated from Clarkston High, and her family is invested in MARTA. “We’ve been paying the penny, and to think that DeKalb County would be ignored after being a leader in the region and not get back the investment into the area is inconceivable,” she said. Boyer, who is the county’s longest-serving commissioner, said not giving credit to DeKalb County for its investment and forward thinking is just wrong. DeKalb NAACP President John Evans called the Executive Committee’s exclusion of the I-20 corridor “a disgrace.” “We have to go and tell everybody that there is no way, shape, form or fashion that we will support that additional penny transportation tax if the I-20 corridor is not included,” he said. David Schutten, president of the Organization of DeKalb Educators, said the referendum will not pass the region without DeKalb County coming out in force in favor of it. “This will not only benefit citizens in DeKalb,” he said, “it will benefit citizens in Rockdale, Henry, Walton and Newton as well.” During public comment at the Executive Committee’s meeting, DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson read the Board of Commissioners’ resolution and Evans told committee members that he is going to work hard in DeKalb and Fulton to defeat the referendum if the I-20 corridor is excluded. After the news conference, elected officials and residents rode a MARTA bus to the Executive Committee’s meeting at the Loudermilk Center.

Evans told committee members that he is talking about a group of people who have been left out for years. “We have had studies and everything else,” he said. “It’s the improvements that is needed. So far nobody has heard our cry. Either you have I-20 corridor on your list or we are going to do everything in our power to kill it.” Viola Davis, founder of the Stone Mountain-based Unhappy Taxpayer Voter group, said that with its 30-year penny tax, DeKalb already has invested $6 billion in transportation and that DeKalb and Fulton counties will pay twice as much and get the smallest returns. “We are tired of y’all two options, and that is either bend over or lay down,” she said. “We don’t want to bend down or lay down no more. We don’t want to give y’all no more tax money.” Former DeKalb School Board member Zepora Roberts told the committee that the I-20 corridor should have been at the top of its priority list. “You want us to pay regionally, but we get no regional consideration,” she said. “That is unacceptable and unfair.” Roberts said hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on studies and it is now time for action. “We need you to do the right thing,” she said. “We need some action with our monies. If not, all energies and efforts will be put forth to defeat the additional 1-cent tax in DeKalb County. You can take that to the bank.”

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Job fair, town hall to address black unemployment crisis Dozens of corporate employers and governmental agencies are expected at an Aug. 18 job fair and town hall meeting on the black unemployment crisis with U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson and John Lewis as hosts. Hank Johnson The 9 a.m.-to-5:30 p.m. event takes place at Atlanta Technical College, 1560 Metropolitan Parkway S.W. On-site registration begins at 8 a.m., but job seekers also can register online at hankjohn son.house.gov. Counselors will share information on résumé writing and preparing for an interview as well as offer tips on changing careers.

DeKalb hosts seminars for small businesses Funeral home executive Gregory B. Levett Sr. will be the keynote speaker at the Small Business Summit on Aug. 18 at the DeKalb Tech Conference Center in Clarkston. The summit, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., is part of DeKalb’s ongoing effort to promote the growth Gregory Levett Sr. and development of small businesses in the county. It is free and open to the public; however, registration is required. Levett is the founder, owner and chief executive officer of Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home Inc. As a DeKalb business owner, he has served families of all nationalities throughout metro Atlanta for more than 30 years. The Scottdale funeral home also serves as corporate headquarters; there are three other locations – in Decatur, Lawrenceville and Buford. Levett and his family have donated more than $1 million to charities and organizations. At the summit, small-business owners will hear from professionals on accessing capital, conducting business with DeKalb County, stabilizing and training their work force, evaluating their total compensation plan, and enhancing business through information technology and entertainment in DeKalb. DeKalb Technical College Green Technologies Academy tours will be provided during lunch. Hosts are the CEO’s Office and the departments of Community Development, Information Systems, Planning and Sustainability, Purchasing and Contracting, and Workforce Development and the offices of Neighborhood Empowerment and Economic Development. The Conference Center at DeKalb Tech is at 495 N. Indian Creek Road. To attend, register at http://dekalbsummit2011 .eventbrite.com or call 404-687-2730.

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There will be green jobs training opportunities, and job seekers who have been incarcerated will get information on re-entering the work force. Participants will learn how to apply for available federal jobs; receive John Lewis information about Georgia’s Work Ready Program, the GI Bill and on-the-job training for veterans; and get special tips for the over-55 job seeker. Ten members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.), Al Green (D-Texas) and Maxine Waters (DCalif.), will attend the daylong event. The caucus tour also includes stops in Detroit

on Aug. 16, Miami on Aug. 22-23, and Los Angeles on Aug. 30-31. In an Aug. 9 statement, Johnson said that African-American unemployment tops 16 percent – and in many cases is even higher among young men, and that the CBC, along with other progressive caucuses, is one of the few groups on Capitol Hill talking about creating jobs and the plight of the long-term unemployed. “By hosting job fairs at home and proposing jobs legislation in Washington, we in the CBC continue to fight to ensure there are immediate economic opportunities in underserved communities,” Johnson said. The caucus has launched a “For the People” Jobs Initiative to raise awareness and garner support for House Resolution 348,

which calls on Congress to pass more than 40 bills proposed by the caucus to help alleviate the unemployment crisis. Johnson said Republicans have not brought a single jobs bill to the floor since taking over the House in January. “Meanwhile, many communities we serve are seeing unemployment rates above 16 percent,” he said. This will be his fourth jobs fair since 2009 and his first with caucus partners. MARTA Bus Route No. 95 will bring participants down Metropolitan Parkway directly in front of the school. For more information, contact Betty Dixon at betty.dixon@mail.house.gov or visit hankjohnson.house.gov and click on For the People Jobs Initiative.

Cake Cafe owner adds sweet touch to Candler Road By Brenda Camp Yarbrough

A little something sweet can make the stresses of modern-day life a bit more palatable, says Cake Café Atlanta owner-operator Ardra Tippett, who was inspired by her grandmother, “Madear,” the late Peccola Tippett. Tippett said Madear’s f avo r i te s ay i n g w a s “Something made with your hands comes directly from your heart,” and that she used baking as a way to mend fences and bring people together. It’s no surprise that Ardra Tippett Tippett began baking when she was in sixth grade. “My grandmother taught me that there was nothing more special to give someone than a handwritten letter or a homemade dessert,” she said. Tippett, who lives in Atlanta-in-DeKalb, has been baking professionally for 10 years. She opened Cake Cafe at 368 Candler Road almost three years ago and creates all the recipes for the sweets in her shop. The shop offers specialty cakes and cupcakes, including Strawberry Swirl, Red Velvet, butter cream cheese and German chocolate cakes; Key lime, sweet potato, pecan and apple pies; peach, apple, blackberry and sweet potato cobblers; gourmet popcorn in sweet and savory flavors, including pizza, toffee, sour cream and chives, and orange glaze; and poundcakes including Juicy Lemon Strawberry Swirl and Bacardi rum cake. There are also brownies and soft-serve ice cream. For the past two months, customer Elaine Clark of Decatur has been trying to sample everything in the store. “It’s just good cake,” said Clark, who was picking up a poundcake Thursday evening. “I have also had the Key lime cake, the brownie and the strawberry cake.” Tippett says that creating sweets is rejuvenating and inspiring for her. “Baking is an art and it takes patience and love,” she said. “If you are going to be an entrepreneur, you shouldn’t do it for the money – you should do it for the love ... the passion or the strong sincere desire to offer a

Buick, Food & Wine Magazine, Travel + Leisure, and Marcus Samuelsson, the “Top Chef Masters” winner, for two days. She said Cake Café Atlanta has become a loving hub on Candler Road that provides a resource for Wi-Fi access, small meeting rooms, free monthly customer appreciation activities and a nonprofit organization – the Taste Love Foundation – that provides birthday cakes to children up to 18 years of age whose parents are incarcerated, deceased or in shelters. “We believe that every kid’s birthday should be celebrated no matter what challenges the family is facing,” Tippett said. Cake Café is also a sponsor of the McNair Jennifer Ffrench Parker / CrossRoadsNews High School football The Candler Road bakery offers specialty cakes and cupcakes, pies team. and cobblers, and gourmet popcorn in sweet and savory flavors. “The community is product or service to your community.” everything to a business and a people,” she Tippett, who is a former senior “Pink said. “The stronger the community is, the Cadillac” sales director with Mary Kay Cos- stronger your business is. It takes a commumetics in DeKalb County, says too many nity to build a business, and if something is people are so concerned with making a lot given to you, you should be required to give of money that the customers’ needs become back to it, like tithing.” secondary. Cake Café is open Monday through Her sweets shop was recently featured Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more in a Buick Regal Discovery Tour commer- information, visit www.cakecafeatlanta.com cial, and Tippett did a show at the W with or call 404-284-0106.

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Farmers markets expanding as demand for local crops grows By Elisha Smith

Even though National Farmers Market Week ends on Aug. 13, farmers markets are expanding to communities across the nation at an amazing rate. This year, more than 1,000 new farmers markets have been created nationally. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2011 National Farmers Market Directory, 7,175 markets operated throughout the United States this year, up from 6,132 last year, as more farmers are marketing their products directly to consumers. Farmers markets are good for rural communities. They bring farmers and consumers together to create a stronger local economy; provide consumers with fresh, nutritious, affordable local food; and create opportunities for family farmers and ranchers – especially beginners – to diversify their operations and sell what they produce.

Make sure you visit your local farmers market this week and return often. To find a farmers market near you, check out the directory at http://apps.ams.usda.gov /FarmersMarkets. If you don’t have a farmers market nearby, help create one in your community. Get started by calling the Farm Bill Helpline at 402-687-2100 for more information about available assistance, then check out the Farmers Market Promotion Program at www.ams .usda.gov/fmpp. Farmers Market Promotion Program grants provide an excellent opportunity for farmers, gardeners and rural communities to recoup some of the costs of establishing a farmers market, promoting an existing market or other direct-to-consumer food marketing as well as satisfying the need for fresh, nutritious food in places where people hunger for that access the most. Elisha Smith is the media and outreach associate for the Center for Rural Affairs.

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Run/walk through Virginia-Highland helps fund lung cancer programs By Brenda Camp Yarbrough

The Free to Breathe run/walk on Aug. 20 continues a mission Decatur resident Amy Waggoner started last year in memory of her friend and law partner, Elyse Aussenberg, who died of lung cancer in February 2010. The event, which begins with registration at 7 a.m. in John Howell Park in Atlanta, features a 5K run/walk plus a 1-mile walk. Waggoner, a family law attorney, said that after Aussenberg’s death, she learned that lung cancer receives less research funding than other major diseases. She turned her grief into advocacy by organizing Atlanta’s first Free to Breathe run/walk, which attracted 555 participants. “We were thrilled with the turnout for the inaugural Free to Breathe 5K in 2010,” she said. “We had a great turnout and fundraising success, and it was exciting to be coming together for such an important cause.” Last year’s event raised more than $37,000 for the research, education and awareness programs of the National Lung Cancer Partnership. Waggoner is seeking to bring the com-

by Aug. 15. Event-day registration is $30. All proceeds help support National Lung Cancer Partnership programs. This year’s goal is to raise at least $50,000. Top individual fund-raisers and fundraising teams will be acknowledged on event day. Awards will be presented to the top overall male and female 5K finishers and the top finishers in age divisions. T-shirts and goody Amy Waggoner bags are guaranteed to all pre-registered (above) started participants. the Atlanta Free There will be an honor/memory wall at to Breathe run/ the event, and participants can bring photos, walk after her mementos and thoughts to share on it. friend and law The 5K will be a certified run/walk partner died of through historic Virginia-Highland. John lung cancer. Howell Park is at Virginia Avenue and BarOnline registration at www.FreeTo nett Street near Inman Middle School. For munity together for a second time to help provide hope to those affected by the disease, Breathe.org is $25 and closes on Aug. 17; mail- more information or to donate, sponsor or the state’s No. 1 cancer killer. Lung cancer in registration is $28 and must be received volunteer, visit www.FreeToBreathe.org. caused 11,849 premature deaths in DeKalb County from 2002 to 2007, according to the 2010 Status of Health in DeKalb Report. Her mantra is from an old proverb: “If not me, then who? If not now, then when?” The rally begins at 8:15 a.m. and the run/ walk starts at 8:30.

HEARMe Project serves refugees East African refugees and other new Americans will soon be able to get news and information, including on health-related topics, broadcast in their native language from the HEARMe Project and Sagal Radio Services. The immigrants and their Atlanta neighbors will collaborate to create on-air, online, and onstage productions promoting health and cultural competency in their community. HEARMe, or Health Education via Airwaves for Refugees, melds African storytelling with American dramedy. Listeners learn from the struggles and triumphs of realistic characters, written and voiced by community members in their own

languages, as they work to become healthy, integrated members of their metro Atlanta community. Sagal Radio Services is a communitybased nonprofit organization that broadcasts weekly radio programs in English, Somali, Swahili, Amharic, Karen and Bhutanese-Nepali. By providing programming in these native languages, Sagal Radio helps newcomers face the challenges of life in American society and become healthy, active, and informed members of their communities. HEARMe Project partners include Emory University and WRFG 89.3 FM Atlanta. For more information, visit www.sagalradio .net.

Doctor to discuss knee replacement from the Massachusetts Institute of Former knee/hip patients will Technology in biomechanical engishare personal experiences at a free neering. He attended the New York doctor-led community talk on joint University School of Medicine and replacement on Aug. 25 at DeKalb did his internship at Albany MediMedical at North Decatur. cal Center in Albany. He completed The one-hour session, led by his orthopedic surgery residency at orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jeff Traub, Albany Medical Center. begins at 6 p.m. in the theater. A tour of the Joint Solutions Traub, who specializes in knee Jeff Traub Center begins at 5 p.m. and shoulder surgery, will discuss DeKalb Medical is at 2701 N. Decatur the latest advances in the treatment of knee conditions and pain, and patients will answer Road. For more information, visit www questions and talk about their experiences. .dekalbmedical.org/Main/ClassesandEvents. Traub has an undergraduate degree aspx. Call 404-501-TALK (8355) to register.

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Youth Tyson: School System will be ready for SACS The DeKalb School System is on track to complete its institutional progress report for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools by its Oct. 1 deadline. Interim Superintendent Ramona Tyson told School Board members on Aug. 8 that the progress report is 78 percent complete and will be done ahead of time before SACS visits the school district in mid-October. Ramona Tyson “By Aug. 12 the institutional progress report will be submitted by staff to the legal department for a review in preparation of providing a draft to the [school] board by Sept. 1,” Tyson said. “It is our intent to submit that report to SACS by the first of October.” On March 3, SACS presented the school district a list with eight recommendations as a “road map” to gain full accreditation in 2012. On the list: completing its redistricting and consolidation process, hiring a new permanent superintendent, fixing the administration of state standardized tests, and re-establishing its strategic planning process to guide the district’s future direction. The SACS recommendations came after a special five-month review that followed a turbulent year that saw the indictment of three district employees, including former Superintendent Crawford Lewis and Chief Operating Officer Pat Reid on racketeering and other charges in connection with the district’s billion-dollar construction program.

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Three schools get grants for transformation By Carla Parker

superintendent for teaching and learning, said the funds will help Clarkston, McNair and Towturn around the schools. ers high schools have received “These schools will utilize the $800,000 to $1,000,000 from funds to secure resources, techthe School Improvement Grant nology, extra staffing, etc., to help for fiscal year 2012 to transform turn around their school,” Beasthemselves into high-performing ley said. “All of the schools have schools. shown progress, but we’re working Clarkston received $881,675, Morcease Beasley diligently to ensure that we obtain McNair received $800,986, and Towers significant increase in all of those schools in received $1,381,803. The Georgia Board of all subject areas.” Education approved the funds for Towers The funds from the federal Elementary on June 9, and Clarkston and McNair were and Secondary Education Act, are awarded approved on July 21. to Title I schools identified for improvement, Dr. Morcease Beasley, interim deputy corrective action, or restructuring to help

them make adequate yearly progress and exit improvement status. The three schools were identified as the school district’s lowest-achieving schools. Clarkston has made AYP once in four years. McNair and Towers have not made AYP in four consecutive years. Each school was required to identify one of four intervention models to implement – Closure, Restart, Turnaround or Transformation. All three schools identified the Transformation model, which focuses primarily on comprehensive curriculum reform, job-embedded professional development, extended learning time, and other approaches to reform.

Clarkston Community Center a hub for fitness Physical fitness opportunities are available for children and adults at the Clarkston Community Center. The soccer field and basketball court are open to children and youth of all ages every Friday from 4:30 p.m. until dark. All play is “pick-up” or recreational, and there is no charge to participate. To confirm availability of the field or basketball court if weather is questionable, call the center at 404-508-1050. For more

information on the activities, call Bobby King at 678-592-4068. Tai chi classes that focus on fitness and wellness are available on Tuesdays. The classes incorporate simple relaxing moves designed to strengthen the body while soothing the mind and spirit. No previous experience is necessary and sessions are suitable for all practitioners and fitness levels. The class meets 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. The first two classes are free, then $10 per

month or $25 for three months. Stacey Moore is the program coordinator. For more information, call 404-508-1050. For an energetic workout, try Zumba classes at the center, held every Sunday afternoon from 2 to 3. The fast-paced, dance/ aerobic exercise routine is gaining in popularity. Classes are drop-in, and the fee is $10 per class. For more information, visit www.clark stoncommunitycenter.org.

Campaign seeks schools ready to embrace clean air The Clean Air Campaign is seeking a few more schools to join 13 other DeKalb schools in becoming a Clean Air School. Schools that sign up can help students learn about the impact that pollution can have on air quality, become stewards of

clean air, and make a positive impact on the environment. Last year, the Clean Air Campaign worked with more than 300 schools across Georgia through its Clean Air Schools program that motivates students and parents to play a role in improving the air quality within their schools and community. The DeKalb schools that joined the campaign were Austin Elementary, Briarlake

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“The library is one of the few institutions that is truly for everybody, regardless of age, income level or personal interests.”

Conyers library to host touring Bible exhibit Bible scholars, history buffs, the faithful and the curious can learn about the origins of the 1611 King James Bible when a renowned exhibit comes to Rockdale County for the final leg of its U.S. tour in 2013. The Nancy Guinn Memorial Library in Conyers has been selected as the culmination destination for “Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible” in May 2013. The national tour launches this fall in Washington in commemoration of the King James Bible’s 400th anniversary. Ro ck d a l e Co u n t y Commission Chairman Richard Oden said he was proud that the county was one of only three locations in Georgia selected to host the exhibit. The Kennesaw State University Research and Richard Oden Service Foundation and the Tifton-Tift County Public Library are the others. “While Rockdale is home to many Christians, citizens of all beliefs can benefit from the rich culture and history the exhibit offers,” Oden said in a statement released Aug. 10. The National Endowment for the Humanities approved Rockdale’s Nancy Guinn Library as an official destination and included a $2,500 grant to assist with future costs. “Manifold Greatness,” which draws on the deep resources of the Folger Shakespeare Library and Oxford University’s Bodleian Library, tells the little-known story of one of the most widely read and printed books in the history of the English language. Alice Cintron, Rockdale County’s grant writer, said the county was a prime candidate for the tour due to the library’s major expansion and renovations funded through SPLOST and completed last year. The enhanced library can host large-scale art and cultural exhibitions in its redesigned meeting room, measuring nearly 3,000 square feet. “Opportunities to host an exhibit of this magnitude are scarce,” Cintron said. “The specific improvements we made allowed our library to stand out from the competition and take advantage of this historic occasion.” In conjunction with the exhibit, the library intends to develop five educational programs around the following themes: “The Bible as Religion,” “The Bible as Literature,” “The Bible as Family Artifact,” “The Bible as History” and “The Bible as Artistic Object.” Daryl Fletcher, interim director of the Conyers-Rockdale Library System, said the exhibition is the beginning of many good things to come. “The library is one of the few institutions that is truly for everybody, regardless of age, income level or personal interests,” Fletcher said. “The King James translation has had a tremendous impact on the fine arts as well as on popular culture,” Fletcher said. “Whether it be the lyrics of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ or common phrases such as ‘Out of the mouths of babes,’ ‘How the mighty have fallen,’ and ‘At

“Manifold Greatness” explores the origins and impact of the 1611 King James Version of the Holy Bible. The Conyers library will host the exhibit on the final leg of the tour in 2013.

my wit’s end,’ its influence is undeniable.” Cintron said that the vast array of religious institutions in the county played a pivotal role in securing Rockdale’s approval. Rockdale boasts nearly 300 churches within its borders, or roughly two churches per square mile. She said the commission chairman has always shared his vision for an interfaith community. “When I was informed of this unique grant opportunity, I knew pursuing it would further support the chairman’s vision. Notwithstanding, the positive financial impact to the county and national exposure are added bonuses,” Cintron said. Local church leaders, theology experts, library organizations and historical societies wrote letters to the NEH, expressing their support and desire for the exhibit to come to Rockdale. “The whole community rallied together,” Cintron said. “We’re a really diverse county in terms of religion, but our varying denominations kept the momentum going to win this grant.” While the exhibit will highlight and interpret the King James Bible as a sacred text, the exhibit will appeal to citizens of all beliefs, as it seeks to communicate on both a spiritual and an educational level. The exhibit and related programs will be free and open to the public. Exhibit hours will coincide with normal library operating hours: Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact the Nancy Guinn Memorial Library, 864 Green St. in Conyers, at 770-388-5041 or visit www .manifoldgreatness.org.

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Writer and humorist Cathy Lee Phillips will be the keynote speaker and vocalist at a special program on Aug. 28 at Lawrenceville Road United Methodist Church in Tucker. The 7 p.m. pro- Cathy Lee Phillips gram in the sanctuary is presented by United Methodist Women. Phillips, who was raised on a farm in Newnan, Ga., draws upon farm life in the South for her inspirational parables – “humor with a message.” The president of Patchwork Press Ltd. is the author of four books of motivation and ministry and is an awardwinning writer for the Evangelical Press Association – Higher Goals in Christian Journalism. Her books include “Honey, There’s a Cat in the Freezer!” “Silver in the Slop! And Other Surprises,” and “Aging, Ailments and Attitudes.” Phillips was nominated for Georgia Author of the Year in 2001 for “Gutsy Little Flowers.” Lawrenceville Road United Methodist Church is at 3142 Lawrenceville Highway. For more information, visit www.cathy leephillips.com or http://lrumc.com or call 770-939-3717.

Fire safety class for all worship centers Churches, mosques, temples and other worship centers in DeKalb can learn about fire safety for their buildings from the DeKalb Fire Rescue Department’s Public Education Unit. Free classes on “Fire Safety at Your Worship Center” are being offered weekdays during business hours. They will cover arson, the leading cause of fires at worship centers, and topics such as faulty wiring, housekeeping hazards, insufficient warning signs and extinguishment. The one-hour class is ideal safety training for clergy teams, security, daily operations staff and daytime group meetings. For more information or to schedule a class, call Kristi Hill at 770-414-2124.

Ray of Hope hosting health clinic at SWD Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur is holding its annual Hope Through Health Clinic on Aug. 27 at Southwest DeKalb High School. The 9 a.m.-to-2 p.m. clinic will provide free quality health care services to metro residents. Non-medical support services include distribution of food and clothing. Southwest DeKalb High is at 2863 Kelley Chapel Road in Decatur. For more information, visit rayofhope .org.

Vicks-Crawford leads AME group Church worldwide. First Saint Paul AME Church’s Her husband, Dr. Marvin L. first lady, Dr. Sherell Vicks-CrawCrawford Sr., is senior pastor of ford, is the new connectional First Saint Paul AME in Lithonia. director of the Young People’s DiThey have two children, Claire and vision of the Women’s Missionary Marvin Jr. Society of the AME Church. Her installation service was Vicks-Crawford, who is an conducted by Bishop James Davis. internal medicine physician, was Her husband, children, mother elected on July 30 in Orlando, Fla. S. Vicks-Crawford Claretha Vicks, sisters Teresa GivShe will lead in policy-making and program development for the Young ens and Tywanna Vicks, other relatives and People of the African Methodist Episcopal members of First Saint Paul attended.

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lease for 36 months, with $0 due at signing, including $0 security dePosit, 10,500 miles Per year, 20¢ Per mile thereafter with aPProved credit. includes tax, tag, and title.

24.95

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