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Ellis touts regional transit

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

CEO Burrell Ellis (far left), meets members of the audience after his State of the County address at the Maloof Auditoriumon Jan. 10.

“We have a lot to gain, mostly in transit improvements,” he said. “This is a great return on our investment.”

As the 157 transportation projects are built, Ellis said they will create jobs and jump-start the region’s economy.

“This is a regional stimulus plan,” he said, “and that’s why it is so important that we pass this transportation referendum. That’s why it is so important to both our present and our future.”

But critics of the referendum – who include a majority of DeKalb commissioners – say DeKalb’s share doesn’t go far enough.

They wanted rail to the Stonecrest area, but only $225 million is earmarked in the

DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis has given notice that he will be fighting for the penny sales tax Regional Transportation Referendum that will be on the ballot in July and for the re-election of President Barack Obama.

During his State of the County address at the Maloof Auditorium on Jan. 10, Ellis said that DeKalb taxpayers are getting their full share of resources and that the referendum is both historic and necessary.

DeKalb will get $1.2 billion from the $6.14 billion referendum divvied up in October by a panel of regional leaders that included Ellis.

He said that only $800 million in sales taxes will be raised in the county.

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Dog owner gets 16 months in mauling case Erin Ingram’s grandmother, Sandra Stovall (from far left), and her parents Tawonna and Tommie Ingram listen to the sentence handed down to Twyann Vaughn.

Dad, young victim say jail sentence not long enough

By Carla Parker

Twyann Vaughn, owner of the pit bulls that mauled an 8-year-old Erin Ingram, will spend the next 16 months in jail.

A DeKalb State Court jury convicted Vaughn on Jan. 6 after just more than three hours of deliberations.

Vaughn was convicted of two counts each of reckless conduct, violation of the county’s vicious dog ordinance, and failure to have the dogs immunized for rabies.

Judge Dax Lopez sentenced her to 16 months Twyann Vaughn in jail and 36 months on probation. Vaughn was facing up to five years in prison, the maximum penalty.

The injuries to Erin, who was mauled in front of her Lithonia home on March 9, 2010, were so extensive that doctors amputated a portion of her left arm to save her life. The dogs also bit her right arm and leg.

Vaughn reported to the court on Jan. 9 to begin serving her sentence. She will be in jail for her son’s graduation from Lithonia High School in May. Before the sentence was handed down, she asked the judge for leniency so that she could lobby for stricter animal control laws, something that Lopez agreed would be part of her sentence.

“What can I offer her from jail?” Vaughn told the judge. “What can I offer my son from jail? All I want to do is help.”

Tommie Ingram, Erin’s father, said Vaughn should have received a lengthier sentence.

“I wasn’t cool with the sentence at all,”

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he said. “She should have at least gotten two years. A year for each dog.”

Erin, now 10, told WAGA/Fox 5 television news that Vaughn should have received life in prison.

“I was near death,” Erin said.

Solicitor General Sherry Boston, who prosecuted the case herself, said she was pleased with the guilty verdict and the message that the “community will not tolerate those who are reckless and irresponsible

with their pets.”

“This tragedy was avoidable,” Boston said. “Sadly, the combination of reckless conduct and aggressive dog behavior had life-changing consequences for young Erin Ingram and her family.”

Erin was not in the courtroom for the verdict, but her mother, Tawonna, read Erin’s statement, in which she described how the attack changed her life forever.

“When I wear long sleeves shirts it hangs

off my left arm and people stare at me,” she said in the statement. “It also affect me in school because kids always want to make fun of me because my arm is amputated.”

In his closing statements, Vaughn’s attorney, Gerald Griggs, argued that the case was civil, not criminal. He also said that the crate that housed the dogs was secure and in good condition.

“No one knows how the dogs got out,” he said.

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“Our role is to approve or not. If you want the CEO’s power, then run for the office.”

Ellis, commissioners at odds over interim planning director

By Mary Swint

DeKalb County has swapped one interim planning director for another.

On Jan. 9, CEO Burrell Ellis announced that he had appointed Gary Cornell to replace Andrew Baker, who had been in the position for 18 months.

Baker, who is the department’s deputy director of planning, became interim director in June 2010 when former Director Patrick Ejike took early retirement.

Some county commissioners favor making Baker the new planning director, but Ellis and Commissioners Jeff Rader and Kathie Gannon want Cornell for the permanent position.

Faced with opposition to Cornell’s appointment from a majority of commissioners, Ellis withdrew the nomination at the board’s last 2011 meeting on Dec. 13.

But in late December, Ellis named Cornell interim director.

The disagreement erupted in a heated argument between the two camps during the Jan. 10 Board of Commissioners meeting when Cornell, in his new position, brought a rezoning matter to the board.

Larry Johnson, the board’s presiding officer, questioned whether Cornell’s appointment was legal without the board’s approval.

“I don’t want someone speaking who is not legally allowed,” Johnson said. “I don’t want to mess up zonings.”

It was suggested that all the zoning items on the agenda be deferred to the board’s next meeting to give the Law Department time to investigate the matter and make a ruling.

Later, Johnson said only the commissioners make zoning decisions and he was afraid someone could challenge the legality of a decision later due to Cornell’s appointment, which had not been approved by the board as required.

He also said he did not get to interview the three other applicants.

District 1 Commissioner Elaine Boyer said the interim appointment by Ellis “was

“There is no such position in any of our job descriptions for our thousands of employees that says interim director. That’s typically a label that is put on top of someone’s original job position to designate what their responsibilities are on top of what they have.”

District 5 Commissioner Lee May

not done in good faith.”

District 5 Commissioner Lee May called it “an inappropriate, irresponsible back-door move by the CEO.” He said it’s irregular to bring someone from the outside and name him interim director because there is no such job title in the county.

“What you are doing now is bring someone from outside and put them in that position,” he said. “There is no such position in any of our job descriptions for our thousands of employees that says interim director. That’s typically a label that is put on top of someone’s original job position to designate what their responsibilities are on top of what they have.”

Appointment initially withdrawn Ellis first sought the board’s approval of Cornell’s appointment in a Nov. 22 letter to Johnson. When the appointment was discussed by the board’s Planning, Economic Development and Public Works Committee on Dec. 12, Johnson said he would prefer to promote Baker to provide stability since Chief Operating Officer Richard Stogner plans to leave in July.

Boyer said a majority of the commissioners informed Stogner that Cornell’s appointment to the planning director’s position would not be approved and asked that it be withdrawn to avoid a public fight.

The CEO withdrew the appointment at the board’s Dec. 13 meeting, its last in 2011.

But in late December, Baker found out he had been replaced by Cornell in a telephone call from Cornell.

Ellis said that Baker has returned to his previous deputy director’s position.

Rader, the District 2 commissioner, supported and pushed for Cornell’s appointment.

He appointed Cornell as District 2’s member to the volunteer DeKalb Planning Commission for four years during his first term of office. He said Cornell is “one of the most highly regarded planners in Georgia.”

“He is the most accomplished person ever nominated to this position,” Rader said.

Cornell has 33 years of professional experience in city and regional planning, including seven years as director of the Gwinnett County Planning Division and seven years as the principal transportation planner for the Atlanta Regional Commission.

After the board’s Jan. 10 meeting, Rader said that he and others in the community have been pressing the administration to appoint an outside candidate for 18 months.

“They let several candidates get away [hired by others],” he said. “I never asked Ellis to nominate Cornell or to appoint him to another post after his nomination was withdrawn.”

“The PEP Committee [on which Johnson serves] unanimously recommended confirmation of the nomination, and I was frankly shocked when four members of the commission indicated they would not vote to approve the committee recommendation,” Rader said.

Johnson later said Cornell was not the “best fit” for the planning director position.

Rader said that action convinced him that the commissioners opposing Cornell’s nomination were motivated by political opposition to Ellis and a desire to keep the Planning Department weak and vulnerable to manipulation.

“They were not acting in the best interests of the county,” Rader said. “I believe that their position on the Org [Organizational] Act is similarly motivated, and I won’t help

them achieve an invalid objective.”

During the Jan. 10 meeting, Rader criticized fellow commissioners who were engaged in “petty power struggles” with the administration and yet did not exercise powers they already had, such as appointing an internal auditor.

Boyer said she was surprised by Rader’s “venom.”

Bickering called detrimental Gannon, who represents Super District 6, said commissioners are not the county administrators.

“Our role is to approve or not,” she said during the meeting. “If you want the CEO’s power, then run for the office.”

Gannon decried the bickering as detrimental.

“These are the kind of things the rating agencies and the public look at and say, ‘These people can’t work together,’” she said.

Ellis went to the podium and insisted on speaking to the commissioners.

He said Cornell was most qualified and that he would renominate him for the permanent position and the commissioners would have an opportunity to vote. He said there was precedent for appointing an interim planning director.

He also said he asked Cornell to meet with each commissioner.

When May tried to bring the appointment up for a vote, Rader normal coursed it, causing it to be postponed until the next meeting in two weeks.

Gannon questioned whether the board could legally bring up an agenda item that the CEO had withdrawn in December.

After the meeting, Gannon said some commissioners opposed Cornell’s appointment because he would be too independent and they will not be able to control him.

The commissioners deferred voting for two weeks on another resolution calling for a change in the law to give them power to approve purchasing policies. Gannon said they wanted some feedback from the purchasing director before voting.

Critics say county’s share doesn’t go far enough, urge rail for S. DeKalb CEO,

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referendum for the I-20 East corridor, which MARTA says it will use to build park-andride transit centers in South DeKalb. To build rail, the corridor needed $500 million.

Opponents have vowed to work to defeat the referendum.

Ellis said Tuesday that he is ready to roll up his sleeves to work to get the job done.

“There was once a saying, ‘As goes DeKalb, so goes Georgia,’” he said. “So we are going to make that mean something again.

Let’s be an example for the region and the state as we move forward on the big issue of our time – transportation.”

To make it happen, Ellis said that he is going to get busy.

“In line with our ONE DeKalb Votes initiative, I am going to visit every corner in this county to discuss the importance of voting and registering new voters because as goes DeKalb, so goes Georgia,” he said to applause.

DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson, who opposes a referendum without rail, was in the audience. He said he is going to work to get rail to South DeKalb added, and if it’s not, he won’t Larry Johnson support it.

“My position has been consistent,” said Johnson, the Board of Commissioners’ presiding officer. “Rail has to be included for me to vote on it. That is a personal choice.”

Commissioner Lee May said his position also has not changed and that he cannot per-

David Fisher / Special

DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis called the Regional Transportation Referendum “a regional stimulus plan” in his State of the County address on Jan. 10 at the Maloof Auditorium.

sonally vote for a referendum that does not produce rail for I-20 in its first 10 years.

“I am still against this transportation referendum,” he said. “It still doesn’t allow for rail to extend down I-20. South DeKalb and Central DeKalb are still being ignored in this referendum.”

May said that the lion’s share of the

projects coming to DeKalb will go to the northern portion of the county that is in the city of Atlanta and will not benefit the lion’s share of DeKalb’s taxpaying citizens.

“So we will find ourselves in a position where we will be paying two percent in sales tax for transportation and not getting any direct benefit from it as well,” he said.

May did not attend Tuesday’s address by the CEO, but he said on Thursday that he will do just as Ellis and the Metro Chamber of Commerce say they will be doing.

“They say that they are going to educate the voters about the benefits, and we will educate them to the reality of the referendum and how it will affect them,” he said. “Over 85 percent of the county won’t benefit and we will be paying two percent in sales taxes.”

May acknowledged that the referendum supporters and the Metro Lee May Chamber of Commerce will be better funded than those who want rail for I-20.

“They are raising $8 million for their efforts,” he said. “We won’t have that kind of funding, but a grass-roots education effort can be done.”

In the wide-ranging address, Ellis highlighted county progress on a number of initiatives undertaken by his administration, including its success selling bonds for its water project; its trash to gas and cash project; and streetscape improvements to major corridors like Memorial Drive, Candler Road and Buford Highway funded by $60 million in federal and state transportation money.

Ellis said that DeKalb has always been at the forefront of vision and leadership in metro Atlanta.

“DeKalb citizens created the most progressive and modern county government in Georgia, supported the MARTA penny, backed Grady Hospital, and should approve this referendum now,” he said.

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“We must continue to make necessary investments in the human capital and physical infrastructure of our county.”

New Lithonia mayor to deliver State of the City Fresh from her swearing-in as Lithonia’s new mayor this week, Deborah Jackson will deliver a State of the City address on Jan. 15 at a Lithonia Community Celebration.

The event kicks off at 3 p.m. at the Antioch-Lithonia Missionary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

Jackson and newly elected council members Darold Honore and Shameka Reynolds were sworn in Jan. 9 by Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Carol Hunstein and joined council members Pat Miller, Tracey-Ann Williams and Ric Dodd in the council’s first meeting of the year.

Jackson said her State of the City address will “highlight the community’s vision for re-creating a sense of place, celebrating our heritage, reconciling some of the challenges of the past, and developing a vibrant future.”

The celebration will include performances by the First Afrikan Church Drummers “Ngoma Lungundu” featuring the Sihle Dance Group; Tap Cheer Wildcats, a youth

Deborah Jackson is sworn in as Lithonia mayor by Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Carol Hunstein as A. Laura Durojaiye and City Clerk Leah Rodriguez look on.

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step group from the Terraces at Parkview Apartments in Lithonia; and Quantavious Jones, a seventhgrader at Lithonia Middle School

The address will be followed by who will sing the national anthem.

Mistress of ceremony is the Emmy a reception at 4:40 p.m. The FellowAward-winning journalist Karla L. ship Hall is at 2152 Rock Chapel Road in Lithonia.

Winfrey.

Johnson to serve as presiding officer for another year District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson has been elected presiding officer of the DeKalb Board of Commissioners for another year.

Larry Johnson Lee May, who represents District 5, was re-elected as deputy presiding officer.

Johnson said he was pleased by his fellow commissioners’ vote of confidence.

“We have a number of challenges facing us this year and together, I feel, we will be able to discharge our duties and continue to provide a high level of service to our constituents,” he said in a Jan. 10 statement.

The board’s challenges include a shortfall in revenues and balancing

a budget recommended by CEO Burrell Ellis.

“We have to look at the budget recommended by the CEO and make the necessary adjustments that will result in a fair and equitable budget,” Johnson added. “We continue to look at ways to reorganize the staffing levels to ensure we take advantage of salary savings and technological advancements that will result in streamlined governmental operations.”

Johnson also made key committee assignments: n May as chair of the Finance, Audit and Budget Committee with Commissioners Elaine Boyer and Sharon Barnes Sutton as committee members. n Boyer as chair of Employee Relations and Community Services with Commissioners Stan Watson

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and Jeff Rader as committee members. n Rader as chair of Planning, Economic Development & Public Works with Johnson and Watson as committee members. n Barnes Sutton as chair of County Operations & Public Safety with May and Commissioner Kathie Gannon as committee members.

Johnson said the next 12 months will be rocky.

CEO Town hall in Ellenwood DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis will update residents on county matters at a town hall meeting on Jan. 24 in Ellenwood.

Ellis will meet residents at 7 p.m. at Cedar Grove High School

Dad, young victim say jail sentence not long enough 1

School system shake-up continues

Twyann Vaughn, owner of the pit bulls that mauled an 8-year-old Erin Ingram, will spend the next 16 months in jail.

DeKalb Schools’ chief financial officer, and purchasing manager have been reassigned from positions they held for years.

Boston marks first year as solicitor general 5

Community servant Moore was active to the end 8

If the situation wasn’t so tragic, last week’s verdict in the Erin Ingram dog biting case would have been cause for celebration for DeKalb Solicitor General Sherry Boston.

Sophie Louise Wing Moore was in her 80s when she moved to Stone Mountain from Philadelphia, but neither her age nor her new surroundings stopped her from being the community servant she always had been.

Marchers protest cell towers planned for DeKalb schools 6 More than 100 students, parents and residents took to the street to protest construction for a cell phone tower at Briarlake Elementary and Margaret Harris schools.

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“We’ve got a tough budget and a tough year ahead of us,” he said.

“But even in the midst of tough economic challenges, we must continue to make the necessary investments in the human capital and physical infrastructure of our county. We must ensure that once the recession is behind us, DeKalb County is poised to attract new residents, new employers and new jobs.”

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at 2360 River Road.

The meeting is the first of 11 that Ellis will host across the county through March 27. For more information, call Burke Brennan at 404-371-3688.

Aging baby boomers can stay fit on the cheap 11 Staying active and healthy can be costly, but by putting some thought into it, savvy baby boomers can stay in shape with a few low-impact exercises on the cheap.

8-year-old finalist needs votes in peanut butter contest 12 If at first you don’t succeed, try again.

That is what Maleah Dubose did after failing to make the top 10 in the 2011 Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest.

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King Weekend celebrated at Saint Philip 13

In the battle of the bulges, lack of sleep could be thwarting your weight loss goals, a new study finds.

Civil rights activist Cornel West will be among speakers at the Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend at Saint Philip AME Church.

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Kilombo Academic & Cultural Institute..........15 Macy’s......................................................... 3, 7 MARTA............................................................ 5 North DeKalb Mall.........................................12 Rainbow Park Baptist Church.........................13 South DeKalb YMCA......................................15 The Herb Lady...............................................15

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“I got to roll up my sleeves and get into the trenches to make the community know that I will advocate for them.”

Boston marks first year as solicitor general with conviction

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

If the situation wasn’t so tragic, last week’s guilty verdict in the Erin Ingram dog biting case would have been cause for celebration for DeKalb Solicitor General Sherry Boston.

The Jan. 6 verdict came on the eve of her first anniversary in the position and crowned a very busy year in office.

Boston, who was appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue on Dec. 30, 2010, his last day in office, took office on Jan. 7, 2011.

She succeeded Robert James, who left midterm to become DeKalb’s district attorney.

It’s been a whirlwind every since.

Looking back on the year this week, Boston said it went by very fast and that she is very proud of her accomplishments.

Among them – maintaining a balanced budget in a challenging economy, creating the first Special Victims Unit in the county; establishing new pre-trial diversion and community alternative programs; hiring the county’s first-ever full-time community prosecutor; and settling the office’s first nuisance abatement case and securing a $3,500 donation to the Women’s Resource Center as settlement.

But the icing on the cake was securing a conviction and justice for Erin, the 8-year-old girl who was mauled outside her Lithonia front door by two vicious pit bulls.

The third-grader’s badly injured left arm had to be amputated to save her life.

Twyann Vaughn, who owned the pit bulls, was sentenced to 16 months in jail for not restraining the dangerous dogs.

Boston, who was a practicing attorney and part-time Dunwoody municipal judge when she edged out six others for the solicitor general appointment, will seek election to a full four-year term in November.

Boston said the dog-biting case was one of 13,000 cases that land in her office annually but that it had the most profound effect on her – a mother with two small daughters, a lawyer and employer.

She tried the case herself and said it gave her the opportunity to get back in the courtroom, which she really loves, and to work with people she doesn’t normally work with.

But most importantly, she got to advocate on behalf of a

Sherry Boston was appointed

by Gov. Sonny Perdue in December 2010 to succeed Robert James, who left midterm to become DeKalb’s district attorney.

victim, in this case a young girl and her family.

“I got to roll up my sleeves and get into the trenches to make the community know that I will advocate for them,” she said.

Since the trial, Boston said her office and her FaceBook page have been inundated with feedback about the case.

People have been thanking her for prosecuting the case.

“They are saying they have the same problem in their neighborhood,” she said.

“If before they thought no one would advocate for them, they now know that we will.”

Boston said the case has become a hot-button issue and that she has been contacted by Georgia lawmakers interested in strengthening the vicious dog law.

Under current law, dog biting can only be prosecuted as

a misdemeanor.

“They want to see how the law may or may not have tied my hands,” she said.

Boston said they may consider making a distinction between a dog bite and the type of mauling suffered by then 8-year-old Erin.

“When someone is mauled within inches of their life, maybe that should be a felony,” she said.

As a parent of daughters 3 and 5 years old, Boston said she can only imagine what it must have been like for Tommie and Tawonna Ingram to explain to their daughter when she woke up why they had agreed to amputate her arm.

“No mother should have to do that,” Boston said.

“As a mother, that definitely tugged at my heartstring,” she added.

METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Notice of Public Hearings – Jan. 24 & 26, 2012 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will hold public hearings for the purpose of considering

Proposed Bus Service Modifications for April 24, 2012 Proposed routing and adjustments for the following bus routes: Route 1 – Centennial Olympic Park / Coronet Way: The temporary re-routing implemented June 18, 2011 to improve bus turn movement is proposed to become the permanent routing.

Route 12 – Howell Mill Road / Cumberland: The temporary re-routing implemented June 18, 2011 to improve bus turn movement is proposed to become the permanent routing.

Route 32 – Bouldercrest / Georgia Aquarium: is proposed to terminate service at Five Points Sta-

tion after 7:30 pm on all service days. The segment from Five Points Station along Marietta Street, Jones Avenue, Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, Spring Street, Pine Street and West Peachtree Street to Civic Center Station will be discontinued after 7:30 pm on all service days.

Route 86 – Fairington Road / McAfee Road:

The re-routing implemented December 17, 2011 due to

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the closure of the Evans Mill Park and Ride lot is proposed to become the permanent routing. From Evans Mill Road and Mall Parkway, Route 86 will continue Mall Parkway, Left-Stonecrest Trace, and Left-Mall Loop Road to bus shelter at Mall at Stonecrest which will be the new terminus for Route 86. The segment along Millwood Lane will be discontinued.

Route 115 – Covington Highway / South Hairston Road: The re-routing implemented De-

cember 17, 2011 due to the closure of the Evans Mill Park and Ride lot is proposed to become the permanent routing. From Covington Highway and Evans Mill Road, Route 115 will operate via Left-Evans Mill Road continue Main Street, Left-Max Cleland Boulevard and Right-Swift Street to Main Street which will become the new terminus for Route 115. The segment of Evans Mill Road south of Covington Highway, Mall Parkway and Millwood Lane will be discontinued.

Thursday, Jan. 26

55 Trinity Avenue, Atlanta 30303

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Riding MARTA: Bus route 49 from Five Points Station.

Special bus shuttle also provided.

Riding MARTA: Walk one block west of Decatur Rail Station.

7:00 p.m.

Community Exchange: 6-7 p.m.

Copies of the proposed bus service modifications will also be available at MARTA’s Office of External Affairs, 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30324 during regular business hours, Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For formats (FREE of charge) in accordance with the ADA and Limited English Proficiency regulations contact (404) 848-4037. For those patrons requiring further accommodations, information can be obtained by calling the Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 404 848-5665.

In addition, a sign language interpreter will be available at all hearings. If you cannot attend the hearings and want to provide comments you may: (1) leave a message at (404)

7:00 p.m.

Community Exchange: 6-7 p.m.

848-5299; (2) write to MARTA’s Office of External Affairs, 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30324-3330; (3) complete an online Comment Card at www.itsmarta.com; (4) or fax your comments no later than February 3, 2012 to (404) 848-4179.

All citizens of the City of Atlanta and the counties of Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton and Gwinnett whose interests are affected by the subjects to be considered at these hearings are hereby notified and invited to appear at said times and places and present such evidence, comment or objection as their interests require.

Beverly A. Scott, Ph.D. General Manager/CEO

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January 14, 2012

“It’s very evident that neither T-Mobile nor the Board of Education cares about the students.”

Marchers protest cell towers planned for DeKalb schools More than 100 students, parents and residents took to the street on Jan. 7 to protest the impending start of construction for a cell phone tower at Briarlake Elementary and Margaret Harris Comprehensive schools.

The chanting group marched to a T-Mobile store at the intersection of LaVista Road and I-285.

The 5K walk was organized by No Briarlake Tower LLC, made up of parents and neighbors of the schools. Organizers said they held the walk to generate awareness about how T-Mobile is using a “perceived loophole” in the zoning code process to gain access to residential areas.

Stephanie Byrne, the group’s president, said there are county codes governing the placement of cell towers.

“T-Mobile is violating that code while hiding behind the DeKalb County Board of Education,” she said. “We urge TMobile to do the right thing and find alternative locations for their cell towers.”

The DeKalb School Board approved the construction of cell towers at nine elementary, high and comprehensive schools in July 2011. Seven of the schools are located in south

with T-Mobile on Dec. 8.

Over the life of the lease, the company will pay the school district just over $2.3 million in rent.

The schools slated for cell towers are Flat Rock and Princeton elementary and MLK Jr. High in Lithonia; Briarlake and Narvie J. Harris elementary in Decatur; Smoke Rise Elementary in Stone Mountain; Jolly Elementary in Clarkston; and Lakeside High and Margaret Harris Comprehensive School in Atlanta.

Opposition to the agreement continues to grow, but Byrne said the School Board has made no effort to meet with them to discuss the issue.

“It’s very evident that neither T-Mobile nor the Board of Education cares about the students,” she said. Byrne said they intend to file a lawsuit against T-Mobile.

Parents and residents marched to a T-Mobile store at LaVista DeKalb NAACP President John Evans said the NAACP Road and I-285 on Jan. 7 in opposition to the cell towers. is encouraging parents to file a lawsuit. “[The NAACP] thinks ultimately we should stop them DeKalb County.

School Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson and then-School before they start building them,” Evans said. “The one thing Board Chairman Thomas Bowen signed the 30-year lease that will bring it to an end is to take it to court.”

Drew Charter awarded $1 million East Lake-based Charles R. Drew Charter School now has just over a million dollars to create a STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics – program.

The school won the $1,050,000 grant from the Race to the Top Innovation Fund this week. It is one of 11 schools statewide benefiting from the $19.4 million competitive grant program.

Gov. Nathan Deal, who announced the grant recipients on Jan. 11, said the fund provides a unique opportunity for communities to collaborate and leverage their expertise to develop innovative solutions in education.

“We set the bar high in the first round, and the applicants selected for Round Two awards rose to the challenge,” Deal said.

“These projects provide big-scale potential

for developing our greatest resource and ultimately, ensuring Georgia’s competitiveness.”

Drew Charter was the only DeKalb County school on the list. Its grant will be spread out over three years.

Through the Innovation Fund, the state awards grants to partnerships between local education authorities or charter schools, institutions of higher education, businesses and nonprofit organizations that develop or implement innovative and high-impact programs aimed at producing positive outcomes for students.

Drew Charter School Partners of Innovation are Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology. For more information, visit www.opb.georgia.gov.

School system shake-up continues Marcus Turk, who was the DeKalb Schools’ chief financial officer, and purchasing manager Uladia Taylor have been reassigned from the positions they held for years.

Turk, a 15-year employee with the school system, and Taylor were Marcus Turk reassigned to other positions in the central office, but school system spokesman Walter Woods would not say what they are.

The personnel shake-up comes in the wake of an audit of top-level positions undertaken by Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson, who joined the district last August.

“The audit is a part of the superintendent’s 90-day plan, which ends on Jan. 24,” Woods said, adding that more changes are expected in the next 30 days. He said it was unclear who will fill both positions until permanent replacements were hired.

Atkinson also made key changes in September, replacing chiefs of curriculum and

instruction, school leadership and operational support, and chief information officer.

Woods would not comment about the specifics surrounding the reassignment. Turk and Taylor earned $164,000 and $103,000, respectively. Turk became CFO under former Superintendent Crawford Lewis, who was indicted on corruption charges in 2010.

A consultant has been reviewing positions and salaries. The first report, due Jan. 13, will focus on administrative positions from the central office, principals and assistant principals. The second report, due March 15, will assess the rest of the district’s 15,000 positions.

Atkinson said at the Jan. 9 School Board meeting that once the audit is complete, her team will present a “plan for reorganization and ways that we believe will drive greater resources and talent to the school level.” Some changes will be immediate while others will be addressed through a “strategic plan.”

Woods would not say if firings will take place. Those reassigned have the option to renew their contract or leave on their own.

Walker elected School Board chair to unite the entire board behind The DeKalb Board of Education this single goal. I’ll act in the best has a new leader. interest of the schoolchildren and Dr. Eugene “Gene” Walker, the to put all other concerns aside.”

District 9 School Board member, is Walker joined the School Board the new chairman of the board. after a December 2008 special elecWalker, who has been on the tion to replace the late Elizabeth board since 2008, was elected chairAndrews, who died while in office. man Jan. 9 with a 6-3 vote from He was re-elected in November fellow board members. He succeeds Eugene Walker 2010.

District 6 board member Tom Walker is a former state senator, former Bowen, who was chairman for three years. chairman of the DeKalb Development AuBowen was elected vice chair.

Walker said he was humbled and honored thority, former member of the state Board to be selected. He said his goal is to continue of Pardons and Paroles, and former associate superintendent of DeKalb Schools. He served improving learning and instruction.

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Open house at Museum School The Museum School of Avondale Estates is hosting a number of community information meetings and open houses before its recruiting for the 2012-2013 school year kicks off in February.

The Avondale-based charter school is hosting a meeting at the Covington Library on Jan. 17. It will have open houses at its 3191 Covington Highway location on Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. and Jan. 25 at 9 a.m.

Priority will be given to children living in attendance lines for Avondale, Knollwood and Midway elementary schools.

The Museum School currently serves 200 students in kindergarten through fourth grades and will add a grade per year through eighth grade. The DeKalb School Board approved a five-year charter for the school on

Oct. 10, 2011.

The free 2-year-old public charter school will accept applications between Feb. 1 and 15. If the school receives more applications than spots available, a public lottery will be held on Feb. 18, and admission offers will go out the same day. Families have 15 days to notify the school of their intent to enroll.

Katherine Kelbaugh, the school’s principal, said they are looking forward to showing off the school’s teachers, students and unique curriculum.

“We are excited to introduce our school to a new group of prospective families,” she said.

The community information meetings began on Jan. 9. For more information, visit themuseumschool.org.

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“When she spoke, she would say what was on her mind; if it pertained to you, she didn’t hold back.”

Community servant Sophie Moore, 97, was active to the end

By Donna Williams Lewis

Sophie Louise Wing Moore was in her 80s when she moved to Stone Mountain from Philadelphia, but neither her age nor her new surroundings stopped her from being the community servant she always had been.

Even at the age of 96, she continued to attend the meetings and functions of her organizations, family members said.

Moore died on Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2011. She was 97 years old. She dedicated her body to the School of Medicine at Emory University.

A memorial service, open to the public, will be held Jan. 14 at 11 a.m. at Antioch AME Church, 765 S. Hairston Road in Stone Mountain.

Moore had just become tired, said her daughter-in-law, Diane Sydney Moore of Dunwoody. “She’d never been in a hospital up until about eight years ago when she had her first heart attack,” she said.

Sophie Moore was the last child of 11 children born to Joseph and Frances Wing on Nov. 9, 1914.

She married James Charles Moore in 1935. Of this union were born her children – Jacqueline, Theodore and Wayne.

During their youth, she served as a Sunday school teacher, Brownie leader, den mother and PTA president.

During her 25 years of service with the federal government, she received several awards for her accomplishments. She served as a lay reader at St. Simon, the Cyrenian Episcopal Church in south Philadelphia. She was an active member of the Urban League Guild and was active in Toastmasters (formerly Toastmistress) for more than 20 years, serving in every locally elected office.

Sophie Moore moved to Stone Mountain

of Negro Women and served as its chair for voter registration. She was the group’s oldest member.

She was also a member of the nowdefunct Soapstone Center for the Arts’ Senior Line Dancers group and its “Red Hatters” group. She was a past president of the DeKalb AARP chapter.

She held lofty positions in both the Order of the Eastern Star and the Daughters of Isis.

She was proud of her independent living at Antioch Manor Estates, an active senior living community at Antioch AME. She moved there when it opened and lived there for about six years until her health declined and she moved back in with her son and daughter-in-law, who recently moved to Dunwoody.

Sophie Moore was soft-spoken and gentle, but she was also the “iron hand finger in the white glove,” her Atlanta grandchildren — Wakeelah Roach, Wafiyyah Moore and Marie Moore — wrote in an obituary that collected family memories.

“When she spoke, she would say what was on her mind; if it pertained to you, she didn’t hold back,” they wrote. “She believed in giving it to you straight, there were no cutting corners in anything and her expectations were very high. … She was a person that believed in being on time, to never be late to any occasion and with any preparations she always took her time. She instilled in us to always have an organized plan in everything you do, follow through with your commitments.”

Sophie Moore is survived by her three children, Jacqueline, Theodore and Wayne; in 1998 to live with her son, Wayne, and his secretary of its senior group. two daughter-in-laws, Kareitha and Diane; wife, Diane. She became a faithful member She was active in several committees of seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren of Antioch AME, serving for three years as the DeKalb Section of the National Council and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

A memorial service for Sophie Louise Wing Moore, who died on Christmas morning at age 97, will be held on Jan. 14 at Antioch AME Church. She was an “iron hand finger in the white glove.”

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Wellness

January 14, 2012

Tobacco and its smoke contain more than 60 known carcinogens and account for at least 30 percent of all cancer deaths.

Workshop to explore diet, health Adults can find out how their eating habits may be hurting their health at a Jan. 21 workshop at the APEX Museum.

Stone Mountain-based Compassionate Nurses is hosting “Digging Your Grave With Your Teeth” from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The educational program will explore a natural, holistic approach to health problems plaguing African-American communities.

Discussions will center on hypertension, heart disease and diabetes and also will address joint pain, stress, obesity and cancer.

“Digging Your Grave With Your Teeth” is taken from a quote by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, the late leader of the Nation of Islam, on the effect of diet on health.

Participants can learn more about poisons in foods, how to read food labels, losing 30 pounds, and hidden sugars. The session also will tackle stress management and provide a free adult health clinic offering blood pressure screenings and health literature. A naturopathy specialist will be on hand.

Sister Betty Muhammad Ali, founder of Compassionate Nurses, is the organizer.

After working in various hospital settings, she noted that African-Americans still have

the highest statistics for diabetes, cancer and heart disease.

The group felt that a greater emphasis was needed on education about natural holistic health and wellness, redirecting clients back Betty Ali to God’s green earth.

Many of the illnesses that the community faces can be traced back to junk food and fast food, which are loaded with cancercausing chemicals, the group said. A 40-minute film dealing with this subject matter will be shown.

The group offers workshops throughout the year. Members volunteer at health fairs and offer free blood pressure checks and consultation.

Space at APEX is limited and the cost is $10 in advance, $15 at the door. For online payments, visit www.compassion atenurses.com. The APEX Museum is at 135 Auburn Ave. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information, e-mail dekalbhealth@yahoo .com or call 404-587-0957.

Class to focus on breast health Breast health issues will be explored at a Jan. 19 class at DeKalb Medical at Hillandale in Lithonia.

Dr. Yara Robertson will lead the discussion, “Breast Health Tips and News,” from 6 to 7 p.m. in Yara Robertson the Community Room.

The breast surgeon will talk about the

most important steps women can take to ensure early detection of breast problems and will cover the different diagnoses and innovative treatments for a wide range of breast health issues.

The event and parking are free, but registration is required. Light refreshments will be served.

The hospital is at 2801 DeKalb Medical Parkway. For more information or to register, visit www.dekalbmedical.org or

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Most of the nutrients that may be protective – including antioxidants, fiber and folic acid – can be found in fruits and vegetables. Strive for at least five servings a day.

Take steps to cut cancer risks Individuals and families can take control of their health and reduce their risks of cancer by making a number of lifestyle changes.

Among them, quitting smoking, controlling portion sizes, eating fresh fruits and veggies, limiting processed foods and staying active: n Don’t smoke. Tobacco and its smoke contain more than 60 known carcinogens and account for at least 30 percent of all cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. Tobacco smoke is harmful even if you breathe it secondhand, and it seems to magnify cancer risks when combined with other substances, especially alcohol.

Kicking the habit has almost immediate benefits. If you quit before age 50, your chances of dying in the next 15 years are cut in half compared with people who continue smoking. And it’s never too late: Quitting after age 50 still substantially reduces your risk of early death.

Dr. David S. Rosenthal, director of Harvard University Health Services for 23 years and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, said abstaining from tobacco products is the best move.

“Avoiding use of tobacco is the first and foremost way to reduce cancer risks,” said Rosenthal, who is stepping down at the end of the academic year to care for cancer patients full time. n Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Many studies point to this or that nutrient as the next big thing in cancer prevention. But the truth is, researchers have trouble nailing down the exact impact of any one element in the diet, Rosenthal said.

Here’s what’s clear: Most of the nutrients that may be protective – including antioxidants, fiber and folic acid – can be found in fruits and vegetables. And food substances that may increase your risk of cancer, such as fat and nitrites (compounds normally found in cured meats), are usually absent in produce. Bottom line: Studies suggest that people who eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day have lower cancer rates than those who eat fewer.

n Don’t rely on supplements. Just because

foods with certain nutrients have been shown to lower cancer risks doesn’t mean those nutrients will do the same when consumed in a pill. Nutrients often work in combination with each other, so an isolated supplement may not provide the same benefits.

Plus, many compounds in food are not well understood, suggesting they may have as-yet unrecognized benefits. What’s more, the high doses found in many supplements may be harmful. In one study, beta carotene supplements were found to raise lung cancer risks in smokers. n Stay physically active. Moving your body helps reduce cancer risk in a number of ways.

It helps you process food more quickly so your colon is exposed to fewer carcinogens.

Vigorous physical activity also may decrease the exposure of breast tissue to estrogen.

And it could even reduce concentrations of growth factors that may initiate cancer. n Practice safe sex. Fortunately, sex itself won’t cause cancer, but sexually transmitted viruses and bacteria might. For example, HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is linked with several forms of cancer, including Kaposi sarcoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The human papillomavirus, or HPV, can cause cervical cancer. Certain types of chronic hepatitis infections, which can be transmitted through sex, may raise your risk of liver cancer. n And of course, get recommended screenings such as mammograms and colonoscopies.

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Lack of sleep may foil weight loss In the battle of the bulges, lack of sleep could be thwarting your weight loss goals, a new study finds.

In the study published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of Chicago found that partial sleep deprivation (defined in the study as four hours a night) alters the circulating levels of the hormones leptin and ghrelin, which regulate hunger and appetite.

The result: a big increase in appetite among the participants who got less sleep and a surge in their desire for candy, cookies, chips, nuts, bread and pasta – not exactly

waist-maintaining foods.

Sleep experts at the National Institutes of Health recommend that most adults get seven to eight hours of sleep a night and most teenagers, nine hours.

If you feel drowsy during the day, even during your usual activities, you probably aren’t getting enough sleep.

And if you fall asleep within five minutes of lying down, you’re likely sleep-deprived and may be inadvertently priming your body to gain weight.

For more information, visit www .YourHealthNow.com.

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Wellness

Overweight people who walk 30 minutes a day, five days a week, can reduce their risk of diabetes by nearly 60 percent, AARP says.

Aging baby boomers can get – and stay – fit on the cheap Staying active and healthy can be costly, but by putting some thought into it, savvy baby boomers can stay in shape as they age with a few low-impact exercises on the cheap.

Consumer specialist Kate Forgach, who has written about senior issues for 11 years as a Cooperative Extension specialist, says there always seems to be a new exercise trend designed specifically for Kate Forgach her generation.

Fitness guru Jane Fonda with her slinky leotard and goofy leg warmers kicked off a movement for a generation that plans on living longer and better. But Forgach says that aging has its disadvantages, including the inability to perform high-impact aerobics or scale mountains in several bounds.

“And so was born an entire industry designed to keep baby boomers in shape without eliminating precious cartilage or boring us stiff,” she said.

Like many of us, Forgach says she is always looking for low-impact workouts that don’t hurt her wallet, so she offers the following money-saving tips on the journey to physical fitness: n Go it alone. It takes discipline to maintain your own workout schedule, but joining an expensive health club isn’t really a necessity.

We tell ourselves paying for membership will force us to exercise, but the thinning crowds after January attest to the fallacy of

Walking regularly with a friend or participating in a benefit walk can be a great motivator.

this concept.

n Bring it home. More than 10 million

Americans use elliptical trainers as they’re a knee-friendly cross between cross-country skiing and stair climbing. An equal number prefer a reclining stationary bike, according to Charlene Laino of WebMD. Both machines reduce stress on joints while eliminating the aching-back syndrome.

Fortunately, a lot of people buy such

equipment, then use them as expensive clothes hangers. That means you should never have to buy a new machine. Craigslist is just filled with ads for home exercise equipment, and some dealers offer refurbished machines. The key is to give it a whirl before handing over your cash or you, too, might end up with a pricey coat rack.

If you don’t already have an MP3 player, this should be your second investment.

Nothing impels you through a home workout like hot tunes or an hour-long podcast of “Car Talk.” You can find free shipping codes for Best Buy and other retailers on such sites as FreeShipping.org, allowing you to skip the stuffy retail outlet and avoid paying for delivery charges. n Stay limber. Stress is not only the province of youth, nor is muscle elasticity. Yoga helps soothe frayed nerves, improves flexibility and, not incidentally, provides a great aerobic workout. Pilates has many of the same advantages, but without all that nirvana stuff.

There are countless DVDs and CDs to lead you through these exercises at home, but it’s important to be selective. You want an instructor who gives detailed instructions, like “keep your stomach flat,” “push away from the floor,” etc. You don’t want to fall into sloppy habits as this can lead to strained muscles without the desired impact. n Get outside. Recumbent road bikes are fairly expensive, but you can always pick up a traditional bike for cheap at garage sales, thrift stores, FreeCycle.org or the inevitable Craigslist. If you have shoulder or back prob-

lems, invest in high-rise handlebars and have a professional adjust the bike to your body shape and size.

Naturally this is a fair-weather exercise, but there’s an added advantage in that you can save on gas by biking to work. n Walk it off. It costs nothing to cruise the neighborhood, checking out houses for sale while listening to music that moves you.

Walking regularly with a friend is a great motivator and maintaining a conversation while keeping a steady pace allows you to monitor the amount of exercise you’re actually getting. An article in AARP reports overweight people who walk 30 minutes per day, five days per week, can reduce their risk of diabetes by nearly 60 percent.

For bad weather, a secondhand treadmill is a good investment and, according to the Mayo Clinic, exerts about the same force as an elliptical machine. n Pump it up. My girlfriends and I used to play a garage sale game to see who could first spot a set of weights for sale. Even if you just add weights to your arms and legs when walking, you’ll increase your body strength while getting a good cardio workout. n Mix and match. Performing just one form of exercise won’t ensure you stay fit. A full regimen combines strength, flexibility and balance training (the latter provided by yoga and Pilates). Mixing it up each day also keeps the doldrums away.

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Caffeine may limit your body’s ability to boost blood flow to your heart during a workout.

Drinking coffee before workout may cause harm Don’t chug-a-lug that cup of joe before you lift, lunge or log a mile on the treadmill, researchers caution.

Caffeine can hinder your workout and possibly harm your health.

A study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology says that coffee, America’s favorite pick-me-up, is more of a downer.

A team of Swiss researchers recently found that the 200 milligrams of caffeine in just two cups of coffee consumed about one hour before a workout limits your body’s ability to boost blood flow to your heart during that workout.

This could impede your performance and even cause health problems if the flow of blood to your heart is already limited by heart disease.

Why the lack of flow with joe?

The scientists speculate that caffeine may block certain receptors in the walls of blood vessels, interfering with the normal signaling process that causes them to dilate in response to exercise.

People with heart disease who consume caffeine before exercise should check with their doctors.

For more information, visit www .YourHealthNow.com.

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January 14, 2012

“My mom is Asian descent and my dad is from the South.

So I just combined the two cultures.”

Eight-year-old finalist needs votes in peanut butter contest

By Carla Parker

If at first you don’t succeed, try again.

That is what 8-year-old Maleah Dubose did after failing to make the top 10 finalists in the 2011 Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest.

This year, the story is very different. The Cedar Grove Elementary third-grader is a top 10 finalist in the contest and has a shot at winning a $25,000 college scholarship from Jif. Maleah’s Kung “POW – Peanutty Oh Wow” BBQ Chicken Sliders entry is vying for first place with sandwiches from around the country.

Her sandwich consists of skinless boneless chicken breasts covered in Jif Creamy peanut butter and barbecue sauce between a dinner roll.

Maleah, who lives in Conley, began cooking with her father, Tracey, when she was just 4 years old. Her mother. Upenda, said she began by beating eggs and graduated to more complex tasks over the years. Now breakfast is her most favorite meal to make.

Maleah Dubose’s Kung “POW – Peanutty Oh Wow” BBQ Chicken Sliders entry is competing for first place with sandwiches from around the country.

Maleah said her chicken sliders were inspired by her parents’ nationalities.

“My mom is Asian descent and my dad is from the South,” she said. “So I just combined the two cultures.”

The sandwich, which also has soy sauce, vegetable oil, chopped green onions and crushed red peppers, takes her 10 minutes to fix, but it took her awhile to make it perfect.

“We had to change up the ingredients a few times to get the taste right,” Upenda Dubose said.

Maleah heard about the contest last year from her second-grade teacher, Julia Hill, who made it a requirement for her class to sign up for the contest.

“In order to make education and learning relevant and meaningful, I encourage my students to step outside the box and take opportunities to be advocates of their own education,” Hill said.

Maleah was determined to re-enter the contest, and to her surprise, her second-grade teacher became her third-grade teacher, and

“WHAT A CAST, WHAT A ‘BLAST’ An exhilArAting evening.”

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Hill assigned the contest again.

Her mother said she was shocked when they got the call just before Thanksgiving in November that Maleah had made the top 10.

“Maleah was happy, but not shocked,” she said.

Maleah needs lots of help to win. She is asking family, classmates, friends and the community to vote for her sandwich at www. jif.com through Jan. 20.

If she makes the top five, she gets a trip to New York City to compete before a panel of

judges. The grand prize winner will receive a $25,000 college fund and a Jif Peanut Butter gift basket. The four runners-up will each receive a $2,500 college fund and a Jif Peanut Butter gift basket. The remaining online finalists will each receive a Jif Peanut Butter gift basket worth $50.

To vote, visit www.jif.com, then click on the green tab titled JIF Sandwich Contest.

Click on vote, register and click “My Vote” under Maleah D. from Conley, Ga. Voters must be over the age of 13 and can vote once a day through Jan. 20.

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U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson and DeKalb School Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson will be grand marshals.

The DeKalb NAACP’s 10th annual King Day parade begins at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 in the city of Stone Mountain.

Marchers don’t have to preregister.

King Weekend at Saint Philip Civil rights activist Cornel West will be among speakers at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend at Saint Philip AME Church in Atlanta.

Other speakers for the “Discovering New Cornel West Possibilities” weekend are a former congressman and author, the Rev. Dr. Floyd Flake, and the church’s senior pastor, the Rev. William Watley.

The activities kick off on Jan. 14 with a King Breakfast at 9 a.m.

Flake, senior pastor at the 20,000-member Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York, will speak at the breakfast. He is co-author with wife Elaine of “Practical Virtues: Everyday Values and Devotions for African American Families.”

On Jan. 15, Watley will bring the message at the 7:45 a.m. service.

Watley, who succeeded the Rev. Dr. George Moore last year, has served as a visiting professor at the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, New York Theological Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary as well as a guest lecturer at Harvard University, Payne and Turner Theological seminaries.

West, who is also a philosopher and Princeton University professor, will speak at the 11 a.m. service.

The political activist is author of the influential book of essays, “Race Matters,” published in 1993, a year after the Los Angeles riots. He has appeared in the sequels to the sci-fi blockbuster “The Matrix.”

Saint Philip is at 240 Candler Road.

For more information, call 404-371-0749 or visit www.saintphilip.org.

March in annual MLK parade Churches and other religious institutions can join civic, community and political organizations in the DeKalb NAACP’s 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Rally in Stone Mountain.

The parade through the streets of the city will take place on the national holiday, which is celebrated this year on Jan. 16.

The national holiday commemorates the Jan. 15, 1929, birthday of the civil rights icon.

The parade will take off at 12:30 p.m. from the MARTA parking lot on Fourth Street.

Parade organizer Sarah Copelin-Wood says marchers don’t have to pre-register.

“They just need to show up,” she said, adding that participants should gather at 11:30 a.m.

Marching bands from Cedar Grove, Clarkston, Martin Luther King Jr., McNair and Stone Mountain high schools will participate, and 4th District U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson and DeKalb School Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson will be grand marshals.

Copelin-Wood, who is also the DeKalb District 3 School Board member, said participants are encouraged to carry banners

Fairfield Baptist to honor King “The King and I” is the theme of Fairfield Baptist Church’s annual King Day Program on Jan. 15.

The program, which is presented by the Lithonia church’s Deaconess Ministry and Kingdom Kreation, is part of the 10:45 a.m. worship service.

It celebrates the King of Kings – Jesus

Christ – and his effect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Throughout January, Fairfield youth have been participating in workshops centered on the principles of nonviolence.

Fairfield Baptist is at 6133 Redan Road.

For more information, visit http://fairfield baptistchurch.org or call 770-482-7660.

“Come on and be a part of the vision” First Afrikan Church is an Afrocentric Christian Ministry that empowers women, men, youth and children to move from membership to leadership in the church, community and the world.

Praise & Devotion Worship Service Sundays at 10 a.m.

Join us for Bible Study Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

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celebrating King’s legacy.

King, a Baptist pastor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is the most well-known leader of African-Americans’ struggle for civil rights in the 1960s. He would have been 83 years old on Jan. 15.

He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., at the age of 39. He was in Memphis to support a march of sanitation workers who were protesting unequal wages and working conditions.

Today, 50 states and 100 countries worldwide celebrate his birthday.

The NAACP marches in Stone Mountain because in King’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech, he said: “Let freedom ring from the curvaceous peaks of California! But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!”

A rally immediately follows the parade in the Champion Middle School gym at 5265 Mimosa Drive in Stone Mountain.

For more information, e-mail CopelinWood at schoolsandcommunity@yahoo.com or call 404 371-1490.

More volunteers needed as tutors for Whiz Kids Volunteers are needed for the Whiz Kids community tutoring program sponsored by the Partnership Ministry of Hillside Presbyterian-Decatur and First Presbyterian-Atlanta.

The tutorials take place at Snapfinger Elementary School in Decatur on Wednesday afternoons and are considered an essential component of the Partnership Ministry’s community and “fairness in education” outreach.

Volunteers are asked to donate one hour per week tutoring an elementary student. The program has double the number of students who have requested tutoring compared with tutors.

For more information or to volunteer, e-mail fpc_hillside@bellsouth.net or call the Rev. Connie Lee at 404-228-7741.

First Afrikan Ma’at program Men and women can help the Men of Ujima ministry at First Afrikan Presbyterian Church in Lithonia kick off their Ma’at Bonding Series on Jan. 21.

The program, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., takes place at the Salem-Panola Library at 4137 Salem Road.

Film, food and fellowship will be focused on the divine unifying power of Ma’at.

First Afrikan Church is at 5197 Salem Road. For more information, visit firstafri kanchurch.org or call 770-981-2601.

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