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Proponents of Stone Mountain’s Community Improvement District had plenty to celebrate at a kickoff event on Sept. 15. 6

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and advocates are working hard to spread the word about breast health. 9

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Civil Rights Icon Mourned The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth March 18, 1922 – Oct. 5, 2011

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$4 million in HOST funds to go to cities By Mary Swint

The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, who was bombed, sprayed with fire hoses, beaten and repeatedly arrested in the fight for civil rights, died Oct. 5 in Birmingham, Ala. He was 89. A former truck driver who studied religion at night, Shuttlesworth became pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1953. He was an outspoken leader in the fight for racial equality and was responsible for inviting the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Birmingham in the 1960s at a pivotal point

DeKalb County has $4 million less than expected for transportation infrastructure improvements this year and has to delay half of the 16 projects that were slated for funding by its Homestead Option Sales Tax. Ted Rhinehart, the county’s chief operating officer for infrastructure, told the Board of Commissioners’ Planning, Economic Development and Public Works Committee on Oct. 4 that only $8.2 million of the $12.2 million from HOST revenue collected in 2010 would be available to the county. The rest will go to its cities after a ruling by the Georgia Supreme Court in July. Rhinehart recommended reducing funding by $4 million for

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Officer in fatal crash ordered to surrender Families seek answers in wreck that killed two By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

The last time Devron Cunningham spoke to his mother, Shelley Scott Amos, it was around 5 p.m. on Feb. 19. He was at their Decatur home on the Internet and her printer was acting up. “I called her and she walked me through it,” he said. Later that evening, he went to DaVido’s 375 Pizza and got her some of those fried chicken wings she loved so much. While he waited for her to come home, he nodded off on the living room couch. “Around 10 p.m., I thought I heard someone, but it wasn’t her,” he recalled Wednesday. He tried her telephone and it went to her voice-mail, but he thought nothing of it. And even though it was getting late, he said he wasn’t worried because she was out with Cheryl Blount Burton, her best friend of more than 20 years. The two became friends when his younger brother, Kashif Hinston, was in Little League. “They were like sisters in so many words,” Cunningham said. “They would go to parties together. They went to cookouts together. They consoled each other on their marriages. They were close.” Cunningham said he must have nodded off again because when the doorbell rang, it was past midnight. On his front step was what turned out to be a plainclothes DeKalb Police officer. His unmarked police cruiser was sitting on the street. The man asked him if Shelley Amos had been in an accident. “I said, ‘What are you talking about?’ ”

Devron Cunningham (above, center) hired lawyers Mawuli “Mel” Davis (left) and Robert Bozeman after his mother, Shelley Amos (far left), and friend Cheryl Burton were killed in February.

Cunningham said. “He finally came out and said it. When he said she didn’t make it, I dropped to my knees right there on the floor.” Later, Cunningham found out that Burton, who was driving the car, was also dead, and that the police report said she had run a red light.

the county to preserve the cruiser’s black box, which records information about the car’s operations. Robert Bozeman, who co-owns the firm with Mawuli “Mel” Davis, took the lead on the case. He said they hired a consultant to reconstruct the accident scene. “My expert disagreed with the police report,” he said. “You could see where the impact occurred and how far the car was crushed and thrown. It ended up across the street on a pole. You could not throw a car that far at 35 miles per hour.” Bozeman said that the county, claiming it is part of an ongoing investigation, did not release the contents of the black box, but by June, it had settled the case for the maximum insurance benefit. That same month, Kristina Hambie the county fired Kristina Hambie, the officer who was driving the car. At the time of the accident, Hambie, 25, was on duty but was not on an emergency call and did not have her blue lights on. It has been reported that Hambie, who had been with the department for three years, was on her lunch break. On Oct. 4, a DeKalb grand jury indicted her on two counts of vehicular homicide in the first degree, reckless driving, and violation of oath by a public officer. The indictment says that Hambie was traveling above the posted speed limit when her police cruiser slammed into the car driven by Burton as it pulled into the intersection of Covington Highway and Kensington Road in Avondale Estates. Amos, 56, was in the front passenger seat of the car. She died on the spot. Burton, 51, who lived in Stone Mountain, was pronounced dead at DeKalb Medical. Both women had just left an Avondale thrift store where they had been shopping.

When he saw the mangled wreckage of the white Nissan Ultima, Cunningham said he immediately had his doubts. “The car looked like you had stepped on a soda can,” he said. “For the car to be like that, the officer had to be speeding.” Cunningham hired the Decatur law firm of Davis Bozeman, which immediately asked Please see ACCIDENT, page 5

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Community John Shelton is returning to run DeKalb Medical DeKalb Medical’s new CEO is a familiar face. John Shelton, who was the hospital’s executive vice president and chief operating officer until last winter, is returning to the health system as its president and chief execuJohn Shelton tive officer. Shelton left DeKalb Medical in January for a similar position with the Mobile Infirmary, Alabama’s largest not-for-profit hospital. He will rejoin the health system in November. Announcing his appointment on Oct. 6, DeKalb Medical said that Shelton was instrumental in its revitalization during the past several years. It said he oversaw pivotal enterprise initiatives that included the opening of DeKalb Medical at Hillandale, the patient tower for maternity and surgical services at the North Decatur Road campus, a total campus renovation, the recruitment of physician specialists, and the introduction of the Joint Solutions Center and Heart and Vascular Institute. Oliver Lee, chairman of the system’s board of directors, said the board immediately thought of Shelton when former CEO Eric Norwood resigned last month. “John has a good record here,” he said. “He knows our system and has good relationships with the physicians and staff. We called him to see if he was interested in taking a step up to a CEO role, and to our delight, he was.”

“John has a good record here,” he said. “He knows our system and has good relationships with the physicians and staff.”

Great Cleanup of county back for two days Neighborhood activists, students, county workers, and other volunteers will hit the streets on Oct. 15 and Oct. 22 for the return of the Great DeKalb Cleanup. The Oct. 15 cleanup will focus on the Candler Road corridor. County employees and volunteers will document and remove illegally posted signs in the rights of way, remove litter including tires and grocery carts, conduct MARTA bus stop maintenance, and clear the roadway of old Georgia Department of Transportation materials. Partners for the cleanups include Keep DeKalb Beautiful, Rivers Alive, the DeKalb County Sanitation Department, the DeKalb County Sheriff ’s Office, the Solicitor-General’s Office, Code Enforcement, the Board of Health, Belvedere Neighborhood Association, East Lake Terrace Neighborhood Association, White Oak Hills Neighborhood Association, Greater Towers Community Association, and local schools and churches. It begins at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of

Last year volunteers helped clean up Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur as part of the Great Cleanup.

the old DeKalb Community Development Office at 1807 Candler Road in Decatur. The targeted areas will include Columbia Drive, Memorial Drive, Candler Road, Glenwood Road and Shoal Creek. Participants should wear old tennis shoes, rain boots or water shoes. The Oct. 22 cleanup begins at 8 a.m. and the staging area is the Flea Market at I-285 and Glenwood Road, 4525 Glenwood Road

Weekend closures for interstates Traffic snarls are returning to I-20 and I-285 in South DeKalb this weekend. The ramps from I-285 southbound to I-20 eastbound and from I-20 eastbound to I-285 northbound will be closed for bridgework this weekend. Weather permitting, the Georgia Department of Transportation will close the I-285 southbound ramp to I-20 east between 9 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday to apply polymer overlay material to the bridges. The I-20 eastbound ramp to I-285 northbound also will be closed between 11 a.m. Sunday and 5 a.m. Monday to apply polymer overlay material to the bridges. Detours will be in place for these ramps as well. One lane will be closed on Georgia 155 between I-285 and Snapfinger Road for milling and inlaying. The lane will be closed between 7 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday; 7 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday, and 7 p.m. Sunday and 5 a.m. Monday.

Final chance to dish on transit The final opportunity to offer input on the I-20 East Transit Initiative will be Oct. 8 at the Gallery at South DeKalb. MARTA has identified six transportation alternatives ranging from light to heavy rail and is seeking public input. Its staff will man a kiosk from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Center Court and residents can stop by to identify their favorite for enhancing east-west mobility and improve accessibility to residential areas and employment centers between downtown Atlanta and the Mall at Stonecrest. MARTA also held meetings in Lithonia and Atlanta. The Gallery at South DeKalb is at 2801 Candler Road in Decatur.

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“Many people must take jobs wherever they can get them. Must they really sacrifice or endanger their good health just to collect a paycheck?”

Sanctioning capital punishment is unchristian By Kevin J. Olveira

“Thou shalt not kill,” says the Holy Bible. Yet America calls itself a Judeo-Christian nation and sanctions capital punishment. Where does it say in the New Testament, under the grace of God, that the state has the right to take a Kevin Olveira man’s life? A man who proclaimed his innocence until the needle of death

was stuck in his arm. There was reasonable doubt in the Troy Davis case. Reasonable doubt is the core of the United States judicial system. Georgia totally disregarded the letter and the spirit of the law. When I read the Holy Bible, I read Moses was a murderer who became a great deliverer of the oppressed. King David was an adulterating murderer yet ... Jesus is called the son of David. And the Apostle Paul murdered masses of Christians, yet he found grace from the Lord to become a pillar of the Christian faith. What would have happened had the state killed

them? When we look at Jesus on the cross, crucifixion was Rome’s form of capital punishment, we also see an innocent man condemned to death. I’m not equating Troy Davis to Jesus. I’m making the point that the state does not have the right to kill people, especially people who have reasonable doubt on their side. Troy Davis was charged and convicted of murder of an off-duty police officer in 1989 in a very racially charged time in America and in Georgia specifically. Years later, witnesses recanted

their testimony because they were coerced into making condeming statements against Troy for a conviction to stand. Over the years, through the appeals process, more and more reasonable doubt came to light that Troy Davis was not the actuall killer of this police officer. Killing Troy Davis did not serve the justice system well. Police officers are valuable pillars to our society. We need them and I respect them! But AfricanAmerican men in this nation also are valuable to the nation. Kevin Olveira lives in McDonough.

Voting down smoking ban was misguided, shortsighted By Jeff Rader

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The primary mission of government is to protect the “health, safety and welfare” of its constituents, so the good health of DeKalb County’s citizens should be one of the Board of Commissioners’ highest priorities. That’s what makes the BOC’s Sept. 13 decision to vote down a proposal to ban smoking in all Jeff Rader public places, including parks and all businesses, disheartening. DeKalb has long been a leader in smoking cessation. The county’s existing ordinance bans smoking in all enclosed workplaces (including most businesses), but it exempts bars and adult entertainment establishments – basically any business that anyone 17 and younger cannot enter. The exemption is what the DeKalb County Board of Health, Commissioner Gannon and I sought to change. The current ordinance was established in 2003, and the state of Georgia followed with its own law patterned on ours in 2005. DeKalb’s

previous leadership success makes the Sept. 13 vote all the more disappointing. Earlier this year, the DeKalb Board of Health provided the BOC with model legislation extending the county’s current smoking ban to include all public and work places. The proposed ordinance change would also eliminate smoking in certain outdoor areas such as in public parks and near the entrances to buildings. Anyone who has had to run the gauntlet of secondhand smoke just to enter a store or office complex understands how important such a change would be. Unfortunately, it was not to be. The affected businesses – bars and adult entertainment establishments – claimed that a smoking ban would harm their bottom lines, and these businesses make themselves essential to some elected officials through their charitable work and campaign contributions. The merits of their argument were easily refuted, but in the end it didn’t matter. Their lobbying convinced Commissioners Sutton and May to recommend disapproval in committee, and Commissioners Johnson, Boyer and Watson to support their recommendation. In the end, only Commissioner Gan-

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non and I supported the Board of Health’s proposal. But I didn’t give up; I proposed an alternative that would delay implementation of the change for two years. That would give businesses time to retool and prepare for the new nonsmoking rules. Unfortunately, that plan was voted down as well. I don’t disagree with people who say customers who patronize bars make a conscious choice to enter the place and encounter smoke or smoke themselves. Smoking is a legal activity as well. I understand that. However, my concern lies with workers who must earn their living in a business where smoking indisputably puts them at risk. Now, some may say that these workers also make a conscious choice – they don’t have to work in a bar if they are concerned about their lungs. But I don’t think that’s really fair. Many people must take jobs wherever they can get them. Must they really sacrifice or endanger their good health just to collect a paycheck? Should you? No. If you work in an office or a store, the local and state law dictates that your workplace will be a nonsmoking environment. Why should

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a bartender or server’s workplace be any different? It is patently unfair that workers in certain industries be exposed to secondhand smoke, a major health hazard. Not only was the BOC’s vote against protecting these workers a disappointment, it was economically misguided. Hospitality workers are less likely to have health insurance, so the cost of their inevitable disease is shifted to the taxpayer and the insured. But more importantly, we are backing the wrong industry. DeKalb’s economic future isn’t in strip clubs and bars, and protecting their profits shouldn’t be one of the BOC’s priorities. DeKalb’s future growth will come from health-related industry and advanced technology. These types of businesses will appreciate a county government that is concerned about public health issues and does something to improve them. So, our effort to update our county smoking ordinance was defeated, but the story isn’t over. There are portions of the discussion, such as a ban on smoking in public parks, that the BOC may revisit. I hope that time is soon. Jeff Rader is the DeKalb commissioner for District 2.

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The final opportunity to offer input on the I-20 East Transit Initiative will be Oct. 8 at the Gallery at South DeKalb, 2801 Candler Road in Decatur.

While the suicides of athletes and celebrities are grabbing the headlines, anyone can be at risk and experts say families should be on the lookout for warning signs.

Five pastors, evangelists and elders will headline the “Called to Be A D.I.V.A.” empowerment conference at the Worshippers Interceding for Excellence Church.

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More action urged in local fight against breast cancer 9

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Neighborhood activists, students, county workers, and other volunteers will hit the streets on Oct. 15 and Oct. 22 for the return of the Great DeKalb Cleanup.

A high incidence of breast cancer is making DeKalb County notorious in metro Atlanta.

Supporters of the Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute will fellowship on Oct. 22 at the school’s annual fund-raising dinner.

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Discovering the splendor of Georgia’s state parks 13

People who are battling stress can get tools to help deal with the pressures of everyday life at a free support group at Saint Philip AME Church in Atlanta.

Kids of all ages learned how to live in Georgia’s great outdoors during Camping 101, a two-day adventure at Fort Mountain State Park in Chatsworth.

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“She always got on me about my driving and about wearing my seat belt. I just knew it wasn’t her fault.”

‘One of nation’s most courageous freedom fighters’ led remarkable life SHUTTLESWORTH,

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when televised scenes of police dogs and fire hoses being turned on black marchers illuminated for the nation the depth of racial animosity in the Deep South. On news of Shuttlesworth’s death, former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young called him “a tiger of a man.” “They knocked him down and rolled him Andrew Young down the street with fire hoses and he got right up and kept fighting,” Young said on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show” on Thursday. “He was both a saint and a wild man.” Young said that without Shuttlesworth, there would be no “Letter From a Birmingham Jail,” no March on Washington, no voters rights. “There would be none of the things we now enjoy,” he said.

The Revs. Martin Luther King Jr. (from left), Fred Shuttlesworth and Ralph David Abernathy talk with the press. Shuttlesworth invited King to Birmingham.

Shuttlesworth survived a 1956 bombing of his home, an assault during a 1957 demonstration, chest injuries when Birmingham authorities turned fire hoses on demonstrators in 1963, and countless arrests. He often told schoolchildren that he went to jail 30 or 40 times, not for fighting or stealing or drugs.

“I went to jail for a good thing, trying to make a difference,” he said. Shuttlesworth also helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In his 1963 book “Why We Can’t Wait,” King called Shuttlesworth “one of the nation’s most courageous freedom fighters..., a wiry, energetic and indomitable man.”

Though he was born near Montgomery, Shuttlesworth grew up in segregated Birmingham and fearlessly stood up to the city’s notoriously racist Commissioner Bull Connor. “We’re telling ol’ ‘Bull’ Connor right here tonight that we’re on the march and we’re not going to stop marching until we get our rights,” he told followers. In a May 1963 New York Times profile of Shuttlesworth, Connor responded to news that Shuttlesworth had been injured by the spray of fire hoses by saying: “I’m sorry I missed it. ... I wish they’d carried him away in a hearse.” In 2008, Birmingham honored Shuttlesworth by naming its airport after him. His statue stands outside the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Young said Shuttlesworth led a remarkable life. “You celebrate a life like this,” he said. “He lived to be 89 when he thought he would be dead at 29.” Funeral arrangements were not available at press time.

Families want to know why officer was speeding Suspect held in cell herself in on Monday, Hambie will have a formal arraignment phone store heists where she can enter a plea of “guilty” or “not guilty.” ACCIDENT,

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Cunningham said that they had to cut his mother out of the wreckage. “The coroner’s report said that every bone in her body was broken,” he said. “They said she died instantly so she didn’t feel any pain.” District Attorney Robert James said the two people lost their lives because of Hambie’s actions and that the evidence will be that she was not on an emergency call. “She has been ordered to surrender herself to authorities by Monday, Oct. 10,” he said. Cunningham said his mother did not deserve to die that way and that he was relieved at the news of Hambie’s indictment. “She will get to think about what she has done,” he said. “A lot of law enforceD. Cunningham ment think they are above the law, but they need to be held accountable to the maximum just like a regular civilian.” He said the officer has never reached out to his family. “Not once have we heard sorry from this woman,” he said. DA spokesman Erik Burton said that when she turns

Following that, the case will be assigned to a judge for trial. Terance Madden, the lawyer for the Burton family, said the entire situation is a tragedy. “It’s a sad situation all around,” he said Thursday. “It’s sad to see all the people who are paying for this.” Darrell Burton, who would have celebrated his 10th wedding anniversary with Cheryl Burton on Sept. 14, said he wants some answers. “A lot of wrong information went out when it happened,” he said. “They said she ran a red light and it was her fault. I am just relieved.” He said safety was very important to his late wife. “She always got on me about my driving and about wearing my seat belt. I just knew it wasn’t her fault.” He said he wants some closure. “I just want to know why the officer was in such a hurry that she took my best friend away from me,” he said. Cheryl Burton also has a son, Desmond Niceley, who is 24. Both families said that they will be in court during Hambie’s trial. Bozeman said that this case is one of those where you realize that what you are doing is right. “It feels great. It’s good for these families to realize that none of their mothers’ were at fault.”

DeKalb’s alleged cell phone store robber is in custody. Charles Hamm, 24, who is accused of robbing cell phone stores, was arrested by DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad and U.S. Marshal’s Special Task Force members on Oct. 5 at 2347 Glen Valley Drive in Decatur. He is accused of an armed robbery at Boost Mobile, 3950 Buford Charles Hamm Highway in Atlanta, on Aug. 31 and at Metro PCS, 7245 Rockbridge Road in Lithonia, on Sept. 14. Hamm also had an arrest warrant for an outstanding probation violation. He was identified by the victims of the robberies from a photo lineup and the stores’ video surveillance units. Hamm initially barricaded himself into the Decatur home occupied by a 73-year-old woman and two other young men. He was acquainted with all three. He came out of the house after an hour-long standoff and surrendered without incident. He was booked into the DeKalb County Jail at 2:28 p.m.

Many funding cuts proposed for transportation infrastructure projects HOST,

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eight projects. The largest cut is proposed for the school sidewalks projects in the Salem, Henderson and Flat Shoals corridors. The $850,000 reduction would delay right of way acquisition until 2012. He also is recommending cutting $650,000 from Lithonia Industrial Boulevard Extension Phase 3; $400,000 from the LaVista at Oak Grove project; $500,000 from the Church Street Trail Project; and $150,000

from the Stone Mountain to Lithonia Bike Lanes project. The full Board of Commissioners will have to approve the funding reductions, which will be up for discussion on Oct. 11. In 2000, the cities of Decatur, Chamblee, Doraville and Stone Mountain sued the county for breach of a 1998 agreement that had a formula for distributing HOST revenue for capital outlay projects to nine cities. The county claimed at the time that the agreement was unconstitutional and stopped revenue distributions pending the lawsuit.

DeKalb Finance Director Joel Gottlieb said the Georgia Department of Revenue recently informed the county the distribution to all the cities over the next six months would be just over $10 million. In August, the Revenue Department began distributing portions of the HOST funds to Avondale Estates, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Lithonia, Pine Lake and Stone Mountain. Dunwoody already was receiving a portion due to the legislation. The county used about $73 million from HOST revenue for property tax relief this

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“You will have to demonstrate that you don’t have the financial resources to repay the tax.” Over the past two months, the Stone Mountain Community Improvement District has cleaned and spruced up rights of way and made security and traffic upgrades.

Jobless discrimination targeted Employers who are refusing to consider people without jobs for vacancies have attracted the attention of Congress. U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson of Georgia and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut have called for a hearing Rosa DeLauro on the Fair Employment Opportunity Act that would ban hiring discrimination against the jobless. The two say that a growing number of companies have begun to require current employment in order to be considered for an available position. They say these discriminatory practices are eliminating employment opportunities for the jobless. Johnson and DeLauro sent a letter asking Rep. John Kline of Minnesota, the chair of the Committee on Education and the

Workforce, to consider the legislation. Since the introduction of the legislation this summer, indeem.com, one of the largest online employment sites, has eliminated any language stating that a job candiHank Johnson date must be employed to be considered for a job. President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act also includes this legislation. “With the national unemployment rate at 9.2 percent, we must do everything in our power to ensure that the 6 million Americans who have been unemployed for more than six months have a fair chance at employment,” the letter states. For more information, visit hankjohn son.house.gov.

Economic development director hired Charles Whatley is the new director of DeKalb’s Office of Economic Development. Whatley comes to the county with more than 20 years of professional experience in economic development, including six years as the manager of the Atlanta Development Authority’s Business Development Division and Charles Whatley as the director of Commerce and Entrepreneurship. He also spent 15 years as an independent consultant for clients in the United States,

Malaysia, India and Canada. Whatley is filling a position that has been vacant for more than a year. Maria Mullins, the department’s last director, took early retirement in August 2010. DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis, who announced Whatley’s appointment on Oct. 6, says his extensive background in economic development will enhance the quality of life for all who live, work and play in the county. The Office of Economic Development markets DeKalb through its database of investment opportunities and commercial and industrial properties.

Stone Mountain CID kicks off Stone Mountain’s Community Improvement District got a boost last month when Wells Fargo donated $5,000 to its economic development efforts during its kickoff. More than 100 people, including elected and other county officials, joined CID organizers for the Sept. 15 event at Stars & Stripes in Tucker. DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson said CID business owners should be commended for their vision and energy in focusing on the goal of self-improvement. “These are definitely new economic times, and it is good to see business and property owners pulling together to do what needs to be done and make things happen,” Johnson said. “Projects like the Stone Mountain CID can only be of benefit to the area and the county at large.” The county approved the formation of the CID in April. With the CID, commercial, industrial and office properties can dedicate a portion of property taxes for improvements of streets and sidewalks, parks and recreation,

storm water improvements, and parking facilities. Stone Mountain CID board Chairman Larry Callahan, CEO of Pattillo Industrial Real Estate, highlighted many of the CID’s objectives, which include public safety and general cleaning and upkeep of roadways. “The CID is saying that we’re not waiting on somebody else to do something,” he said. “We’re doing it as a community because there are things that only a community can do.” Callahan and CID President Emory Morsberger emphasized the overall focus on economic development and increased job creation within the CID. “Our goal is to see 2,000 new jobs come here by the end of 2013,” Morsberger said. “We are working with our government, education and business leaders to make that goal a reality within two years.” Wells Fargo President Quincy Sampson and Vice President Alan Dishman said they gave the $5,000 to support the CID’s efforts to raise the area’s economic vitality. For more information, visit www.stone mountaincid.com.

Offer in Compromise may provide tax relief for some filers The great recession is four years and counting. One of the unanticipated consequences of this recession has been learning survival skills to stay afloat – personally and business-wise. Emergencies, job losses, lower revenue, increased capital requirements have all contributed to a devastating effect on taxpayers and business owners. As a result, more taxpayers and business owners have not been able to pay tax obligations to the IRS and state taxing authorities. Increasingly, more and more people are finding themselves tapping into their 401(k) plan, SEP IRAs or company pensions to pay bills and keep a roof over their heads. For many business owners, it may come down to deciding whether to pay quarterly and annual tax requirements or use the funds to meet company payroll. As a result, tax liabilities with penalty and interest added on can easily run into the tens of thousands of dollars, making it insurmountable to resolve.

Tax Matters Johnny Harris

In addition, federal and state agencies are required to charge interest and penalties to outstanding liabilities, which further increase the amount owed by an additional 10 percent to 15 percent. If you received tax notices from the government requesting payment of tax obligations, it would be advisable to take the letters seriously and contact these agencies to address your tax situation. Left unresolved, these liabilities can result in enforced collections including tax levy and lien, judgments, and seizure of personal and business assets by the IRS.

For taxpayers and small-business owners who owe $10,000 to $100,000 or more to federal and state agencies and are unable to pay this commitment, there may be some relief in the form of an Offer in Compromise. The IRS and state Department of Revenue have recently begun offering this method to help struggling taxpayers and self-employed business owners and professionals cope with the effects of the economic slowdown and to keep people employed and businesses operating. If you find yourself in this predicament, you may want to explore the option of seeking to compromise your taxes and make a fresh start. The Offer in Compromise allows you to submit your application to one or both taxing authorities to negotiate a tax settlement that is manageable based on your financial situation. The process is often compared to filing a tax bankruptcy in the sense that the liability is reduced to an amount that you can afford

to repay while having an opportunity to get back on your feet. Is an Offer in Compromise right for you? To be able to take advantage of this opportunity to reduce your taxes, you will have to demonstrate that you don’t have the financial resources to repay the tax, that being forced to repay the tax in its entirety would create an undue hardship, and prove that you are not able to borrow the money from a lending institution. If your application is approved, you will have to promise to stay current on your tax obligation for the next five years, including filing all tax returns and paying any tax obligations by the due date. This little known tax resolution is a welcome relief for thousands of individuals and business owners who have been impacted by this economy and who would otherwise be faced with a heavy tax burden for years to come. Johnny Harris, MBA, CPA, practices in Decatur.

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Community Expos

at the Mall at Stonecrest Health, Wellness & Beauty Expo January 28, 2012

Dance & Summer Camp Expo March 31, 2012

Healthcare providers, insurance companies, ﬁtness instructors, spas, haircare & natural product providers, and others bring messages of good health and help empower residents to live more active lives. Exhibitors also offer health screenings, ﬁtness & product demos.

Dance & karate schools, cheerleaders, churches, tutors, YMCAs, and other summer activity providers offer options for parents seeking innovative and interesting programs for their children. Organizations offering services and resources to families are also invited.

Best of East Metro/Small Business Expo April 28, 2012

Businesses and entrepreneurs – from landscapers to lawyers, Realtors, ﬂorists, insurance and travel agents – showcase their goods and services at this expo, which also celebrates the winners of CrossRoadsNews’ “Best of East Metro” Readers Choice Awards.

Family & Back to School Expo August 4, 2012

Businesses and organizations serving families will showcase goods and services to help students have a successful school year. The expo highlights services from afterschool to private schools and options for adults looking to retool and sharpen their skills for new careers.

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You’ve got friends in the business Is your minority or woman-owned business ready for the inside track to success in the retail industry? We’re looking for stars like you! The Workshop at Macy’s is now accepting applications for our Spring 2012 Program. Select high-potential participants will take part in a 4.5-day intensive training course, led by Macy’s seasoned pros and star partners, and designed to help you succeed and sustain growth in the retail industry. For more information and how you can be a part of it, go to macysinc.com/workshop. Lisa Price, Founder of Carol’s Daughter

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“We want to shed light on the issue of domestic violence and the sometimes deadly effects of intimate partner abuse.”

Prevention project focuses on young people at risk for suicide While the suicides of athletes and celebrities are grabbing the headlines, anyone who is feeling hopeless and helpless can be at risk and experts say families should be on the lookout for warning signs. Adam M. Lesser, director of the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Project for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, said that nationally, the largest numbers of suicides are in middle-aged men, but the greatest rates of suicide are in youth and Adam Lesser the elderly. He said families and friends should take all the warning signs seriously and stay with the person and get them mental health care at school, a clinic or through the Georgia Crisis Hotline at 1-800-715-4225. Lesser said there are about 1,050 completed suicides each year in Georgia and 34,000 nationally, and 40 to 50 of the suicides each year in the state are youth ages 10 to 18. According to the Georgia Department of Education Student Health Survey, at least 15,000 Georgia middle and high school youth reported that they attempted suicide last year. “As triggering stressors in our society such as the economy, prolonged military interventions and victimization such as bullying continue or get worse, we should expect the number and rate of suicides to increase,” Lesser said.

Know the warning signs

Suicide warning signs include Feelings, Actions, Changes, Threats and Situations, which spell FACTS.

Feelings

n Hopelessness – feeling like things are bad and won’t get any better. n Fear of losing control, going crazy, harming oneself or others. n Helplessness – a belief that there’s nothing that can make life better. n Worthlessness – feeling useless and of no value. n Self-hate, guilt or shame. n Extreme sadness or loneliness – despair. n Anxiety or worry.

Actions

n Drug or alcohol abuse. n Talking or writing about death or destruction. n Aggression. n Recklessness.

The Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Project, named after the son of Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith who completed suicide as a young adult, provides funds to states, tribes, colleges and universities for suicide prevention activities with young people ages 10 to 24, Lesser said. Georgia has had one of the grants for three years and has targeted all young people 10 to 24 in Cobb, Gwinnett, Houston, Emmanuel and Habersham counties and highrisk populations such as Latinos, LGBTQ

n Trying to get access to weapons or pills.

Changes

n Personality – behaving like a different person, becoming withdrawn, feeling tired all the time, not caring about anything, or becoming more talkative or outgoing. n Behavior – inability to concentrate. n Sleeping pattern – sleeping all the time or not being able to sleep. n Eating habits – loss of appetite and/or overeating. n Losing interest in friends, hobbies, personal appearance. n Sudden improvement after a period of being down or withdrawn.

Threats

n Threats or statements like “I won’t be around much longer” or “You’d be better off

(alternative sexual orientations), juvenile justice, and active military and veterans across the state. Schools, churches and other organizations interested in suicide prevention can work to create safe places for all youth that are free from harassment and victimization, Lesser said. “They can also contact my office to learn about specific training in recognizing warning signs and referring at-risk youth or to help establish a Sources of Strength Peer

without me.” n Statements or questions like “How long does it take to bleed to death?” n Making plans, such as studying about ways to die or obtaining the means to selfinflict injury or death. n Suicide attempts.

Situations

n Getting into trouble at school, at home, or with the law. n Recent losses of relationships, opportunities, self-esteem or hope. n Changes in life that feel overwhelming such as divorce, moving or transitioning after graduation. n Being exposed to suicide or the death of a peer or family member under any circumstances.

Leader Team,” he said. The project has trained more than 1,000 adults as gatekeepers and more than 600 youth as peer leaders, and more than 22,000 students have been exposed to positive messaging activities in their schools. For more information, visit www.gspin. org or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK or the Georgia Crisis and Access Line at 1-800-715-4225 for assistance with a mental health referral in your community.

$6 million grant for diabetes study James, DA’s Office recognized ance Eminent Scholar. Researchers at Emory Yoon said patients with University School of Meddiabetes are frequently aficine have been awarded fected by PAD and DN, but $6.1 million to study two despite the increase in inciof the most common and dence of diabetes, no curdebilitating complications rent treatments effectively of diabetes. treat these conditions. Scientists are working “Even after patients to re-program cells taken achieve glucose control, diafrom the bone marrow betes can lead to long-term or peripheral blood of complications,” he says. patients with diabetes to Patients with PAD extreat neurovascular comperience blocked arteries plications such as periphin the legs and feet, which eral arterial disease and can lead to leg amputation diabetic neuropathy. Dr. Young-Sup Yoon’s team is The National Institute studying diabetes complications. in advanced cases. Because advanced PAD in diabetes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National frequently affects small vessels, conventional Institutes of Health, awarded the grant to intervention and surgical treatment are inefthe research team consisting of investiga- fective in many cases. DN, which damages the neural vasculators at Emory, Georgia Tech, the University of Alabama and the University of Califor- ture and neuronal cells, is the most common complication of diabetes, affecting 60 percent nia at San Diego. Principal investigators of the study, of patients. Growing evidence has shown that cells called “Cell Therapy for Diabetic Peripheral Neurovascular Complications,” are taken from a patient’s own bone marrow, Young-Sup Yoon, M.D., Ph.D., director of called bone marrow-derived endothelial stem cell biology and associate professor progenitor cells, can be effective in treating of medicine (cardiology) in Emory School various cardiovascular diseases and diabetic of Medicine, and Xiaodong Cheng, Ph.D., neuropathy by repairing blood vessels. For more information, visit http://bit.ly professor of biochemistry in Emory School of Medicine and a Georgia Research Alli- /yoonchengdiabetesresearch.

DeKalb District Attorney Robert James and the DA’s Office will be recognized on Oct. 11 by CEO Burrell Ellis and the Board of Commissioners for their work on domestic violence issues. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and an official proclamation will be presented by the Robert James board at 9 a.m. at the Maloof Auditorium to recognize the work of the DA’s office, which has received 468 domestic violence cases through September this year. In 2010, the office handled more than 600 domestic violence cases. James said the Domestic Violence Unit

and Victim Advocate Unit are essential for successful prosecution of the crimes in the county. “There are so many individuals who live in fear and silence as victims of domestic violence,” James said. “We want to shed light on the issue of domestic violence and the sometimes deadly effects of intimate partner abuse.” James said the units work tirelessly to ensure justice is served and that those affected by domestic violence find supplemental help and assistance. “Each year, an estimated 1.3 million women experience physical assault by an intimate partner,” James said. “We will continue to convey the message that domestic violence will not be tolerated in DeKalb County.”

Health screenings at Exchange Park Families and individuals can get information and screenings to help them physically, emotionally and spiritually at an Oct. 15 health fair at Exchange Park in Decatur. Flu shots will be offered at the 2011 Mind, Body & Soul Health Fair, which is free to attend. It takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the county’s new recreation center at 2771 Columbia Drive. Screenings include blood pressure, cho-

lesterol, back health and dental care. There will be workout demonstrations and skin cancer prevention demos as well as CPR and first aid demonstrations, plus games and giveaways. Organizers also are seeking service providers, information vendors and volunteers. For more information, visit http://Mind BodySoul2011.EventBrite.com.

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“Our job is to help move the public past the current breast cancer awareness mind-set toward taking meaningful action.”

More action urged in local fight against breast cancer A high incidence of breast cancer is making DeKalb County notorious in metro Atlanta. Komen Atlanta says the county has one of the highest breast cancer mortality rates in metro Atlanta and it is urging more action to fight the disease. Executive Director Kelly Dolan said the Greater Atlanta organization, which is affiliated with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, wants the community to shift from awareness to action this October, which is observed nationally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “We would like to see measurable increases in breast health screening and mammography rates throughout the year but realize that October is when most people think about breast cancer,” Dolan said. “Our job is to help move the public past the current breast cancer awareness mind-set toward taking meaningful action. There is also no better time to stress that early detection saves lives.” Nationally, research shows that fewer than 50 percent of insured women who are 40 and older are getting annual mammograms. “We would like to see measurable In DeKalb County, Komen Atlanta says increases in breast health screening and about 36.2 percent of women over the age of 40 have not received a mammogram in mammography rates throughout the year the past year. but realize that October is when most During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, people think about breast cancer.” the Atlanta affiliate is hosting a combination Kelly Dolan, Komen Atlanta of educational and fund-raising events to reach thousands of residents with vital breast health information. DeKalb County statistics n Oct. 8, Kroger Pink Ribbon Saturday takes In the Komen Atlanta 10-county service area, DeKalb County has: place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 25 metro Kroger n The second-largest population with 733,060 people. stores to raise money and awareness. Nine n The second-largest female population of 377,905 or 51.6 percent. DeKalb County stores in Decatur, Lithonia n The third-highest incidence rate of breast cancer among females and, based on trend and Tucker are participating. Volunteers will estimates, is expected to move to second place by 2014. distribute breast health information and acn The highest percentage of women being diagnosed at late stage breast cancer – 10.4 cept donations. percent compared to the service area average of 9.2 percent. DeKalb shares this ranking n A Pink Promise Partner Party will be held with Clayton County. on Oct. 27. Komen Atlanta Pink Promise n The third-highest mortality rate. Partners are individual patrons who have n The second-highest number of women not receiving a mammogram within the past agreed to make an annual donation at the 12 months. $1,000 level or above and corporations that n The third-highest number, or 18.2 percent, of uninsured women between the ages of have given $5,000 or above. Local physicians 18-64. also are encouraged to become Pink Promise n The largest amount of families living below the poverty line (11.8 percent), a rank Practices at the $2,500 level. shared with Clayton County. All contributions are used to fund screen– Source: Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate ing services and education programs in Komen Atlanta’s 10-county service area and to support cutting-edge research to find a cure. All major donors will be invited to a honor Meredith Baxter. The actress is a breast n Oct. 28-30 is Worship in Pink Weekend. About 75,000 metro Atlantans are expected thank-you party on Oct. 27 with guest of cancer survivor.

Registration for the 2012 Race for the Cure is now open. The annual event raises funds for cancer research.

to participate. Komen Atlanta invites local churches, mosques and synagogues to join its promise to end breast cancer forever by participating in the sixth annual observance. An expected 200 organizations will register with Komen Atlanta to receive packets of breast health information for each member of their congregation. The organizations are encouraged to discuss breast health with their congregations. Many make the day a celebration of survivors by inviting survivors to speak about their experiences and asking congregants to wear pink. n Registration is under way for next year’s 22nd Annual Komen Atlanta Race for the Cure on May 12. Once registered, participants can perform their fund-raising activities online by accessing their own personalized Race Center to create a personal page, manage an address book, send e-mails to friends and family, and monitor their fund-raising progress. Registration is $35 for adults and $15 for the first 750 children 12 and under. The program highlights the importance of early detection and provides information on where women can find low-cost and free mammograms. For more information, visit www.kom enatlanta.org or call 404-459-8700.

Stress reduction support group offers strategies for emotional health People who are battling stress tions based on sound scientific Roberts said. can get tools to help deal with the research that provide measurable Activities also include stress managepressures of everyday life at a free outcomes. ment, blood pressure monitoring, and whole support group at Saint Philip AME Roberts says research suggests body wellness and nutrition. Church in Atlanta. that adults who utilize brain gym Saint Philip is at 240 Candler Road, at the The Stress Reduction Support exercises will experience better Group meets Oct. 8 and every focus, a drop in blood pressure second Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. levels, and better concentration for in the Art Room of the Family Life Catherine Roberts improved and more active living. and Administration Center. “The support group was formed Dr. Catherine Roberts, a licensed profes- because the community, church members sional counselor who facilitates the session, and working parents expressed a need to have said it incorporates brain gym exercises for more information about staying emotionally adults. healthy with the declining economy, recent She said the exercises offer interven- state furloughs and high unemployment,”

“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. 5197 Salem Road Lithonia, GA 30038 Praise & Devotion Worship Service Sundays at 10 a.m.

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

770-981-2601 “We are building far beyond our years.”

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intersection with Memorial Drive. For more information, visit catrobicom pany.com or e-mail Dr. Catherine Roberts at c_roberts31@msn.com or call 678-6670774.

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“We know that the women who attended have received healing, restoration, deliverance and a greater perspective of who they are in Christ.”

Lowery celebrating 90th birthday Fans gathering for Sam Cooke Day Hall at the Woodruff Singers and movie Arts Center. stars will be in Atlanta CNN anchor Solefor the 90th birthday dad O’Brien will be celebration for legendthe host. ary civil and human Tickets are $50, rights pioneer the Rev. $75 and $100, and Dr. Joseph E. Lowery. proceeds benefit the Stevie Wonder, JenLowery Institute. nifer Holliday, the Blind Woodruff Ar ts Boys of Alabama, CiCenter is at 1280 cely Tyson, Tramaine Peachtree St. in AtHawkins, Peabo Bryson, lanta. For tickets, visit Dawnn Lewis and the The Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery’s birthday Atlanta Symphony Or- celebration benefits the Lowery Institute. the Woodruff Arts chestra are just part of the lineup for “His Center Box Office or www.loweryinstitute Words – Our Gift” at Atlanta’s Symphony .org or call 404-733-5000.

Entertainment panel offers insider view Aspiring music artists and entertainers can network with industry professionals at the Oct. 16 Industry Panel 101–Sunday Brunch at the Tupac Shakur Center. The event, co-hosted by the center’s community outreach director Carlos Coleman and Niki Simone, includes brunch provided by “Real Housewives of Atlanta” chef Darryl Taylor. There also will be a Music and Entertainment panel with a Q&A. Special guests include Jahleeka “Bititi” Morris of BET’s “Born to Dance”; celebrity choreographer Junella Sugura-Cooper; cast-

ing director Kim Tumey; fashion stylist Sammie Haynes; Bambadjan Bamba from the movies “Beginners” and “I Think I Love My Wife”; and attorney, writer and radio talk-show host Misty Oaks. The event is $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at www.cfoxproductionssundaybrunch .eventbrite.com. The Tupac Shakur Center is at 5616 Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain. For vendor information, e-mail patricklewis@cfoxproductions.com or call 1-866-919-6291, Ext. 101.

Church services celebrate women St. Timothy’s Episcopal and Union Missionary Baptist churches will be hosting separate Women’s Day celebrations on Oct. 16. Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin will be the guest speaker at St. Shirley Franklin Timothy’s Women’s Day service, which starts at 10 a.m. at the Decatur church. The Rev. Kimberly Jackson of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta will be celebrated during the service. St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church is at 2833 Flat Shoals Road in Decatur. For more information, call Alma James at 678-640-4760.

Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford, owner of Hillandale Medical Associates and first lady of First St. Paul AME Church of Lithonia, will be the keynote speaker at Union Missionary’s annual Women’s Day S. Vicks Crawford Program at 10:45 a.m. The theme for the Women’s Day Program is “Living the Abundant Life Through Prayer.” Union Missionary Baptist Church is at 2470 Bruce St. in Lithonia. For more information, contact Adrienne Randolph, Thelma Grier or Velzie Martin at 770-482-7088.

Gospel/pop impresario Sam Cooke will be honored with “Sam Cooke Day” on Oct. 14 at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain. During the fund-raising program, a proclamation issued by the Atlanta City Council will be presented to Cooke’s two surviving siblings, L.C. Cooke and David Cook, both of Chicago. Sam Cooke Featured speakers will discuss Cooke’s prominence in the history of American popular music as well as his contributions to the 1960s civil rights movement. The event, which starts at 11 a.m., is sponsored by the Sam Cooke Fan Club. Admission is $5 per person. Cooke, whose emotive singing style inspired a generation of pop performers, was born in Clarksdale, Miss., on Jan. 22, 1931, to

Annie Mae and Baptist minister Charles Cooke. He began his career singing gospel with his siblings in a group called the Singing Children. The Sam Cooke Day is one of several weekend activities the fan club is hosting as part of its sixth Sam Cooke Tribute. A buffet lunch and an afternoon bus tour of historic Atlanta sites, including a visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site in the Sweet Auburn District, will follow the program. The Sam Cooke Fan Club also will host a Friday night dance party and a dinner and show on Oct. 15 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, 265 Peachtree Center Ave. N.E. in Atlanta. Room reservations can be made by contacting the Marriott Marquis at 404-5210000 and requesting the Sam Cooke Fan Club rate of $139 per night.

‘D.I.V.A.’ returns with stellar lineup

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Five pastors, evangelists and elders will headline the Oct. 14-16 “Called to Be A D.I.V.A.” women’s empowerment conference at the Worshippers Interceding for Excellence Church in Scottdale. Kathern Thomas, the church’s senior pastor, will speak along with the church’s elder, Alicia Cardwell-Brown; author and evangelist Shuntray Shedrick; Dr. Inetta J. Cooper of Women-N-Power Ministries; and the Rev. Merilyn Davis of Kingdom Woman Ministries International. The free conference also will include performances by psalmists Theresa Morton and Kenekie Williams and evangelist Pamela Childs. Thomas, who started the D.I.V.A. – Di-

Merilyn Davis

Shuntray Shedrick

vine, Inspirational, Victorious, Anointed – conference seven years ago, said the conference is about empowering women with the Word of God. “We know that the women who attended have received healing, restoration, deliverance and a greater perspective of who they are in Christ,” she said. The 2011 conference kicks off Friday at 7 p.m., with sessions at 9 a.m. on Saturday and 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Participants will hear anointed teaching and engage in lively praise and worship. There also will be lunch and vendors. The church is at 3096 North Decatur Road. Participants can register at www .calledtobeadiva.com or call 404-455-6678.

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October 8, 2011

“The media center will now involve our students in a world outside of their own and show them that reading gives everyone a chance at success.”

Knollwood gets remodeled library, books and iPads By Carla Parker

Books and iPads just have a way of bringing out the best in everyone, and that’s what happened when Knollwood Elementary School cut the ribbon on its newly remodeled library on Oct. 5. Kids and teachers wore big smiles when they saw the 2,000 new books, 17 iPads, and the freshly painted walls, eco-friendly design, new furniture and carpet, all compliments of Target and the Heart of America Foundation. And the kids couldn’t wait to get their hands on the books and to try out the iPads. The new library was part of the Target School Library Makeover program, and Knollwood is one of 42 elementary schools nationwide getting library makeovers in 2011. Since 2007, the program has transformed 76 libraries in schools across the country. Dr. Sheila Hollins, the school’s principal,

said library will be a big help to her school of 400 students. “Each student will receive seven new books to take home,” she said. “The media center will now involve our students in a world outside of their own and show them that reading gives everyone a chance at success.” DeKalb Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, said using the latest technology is an important tool in educating children today. “Part of ensuring success is providing our students with the latest and greatest tools and technology to help them learn, achieve and grow,” she said. “Wouldn’t it be wonderful for every student to have an iPad of their own to take home with them and bring back to school?” Knollwood also got a Target Meals for Minds school-based food pantry. The pantry will allow all students and their families to choose from a variety of staple foods and fresh produce to take home.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Caiden, Jadien and Jordan Murphy discover some of the new books donated to Knollwood Elementary’s newly remodeled library.

Stephenson band needs cash for trip The Stephenson High School Marching Jaguars are coming up short. The band is less than two months away from its planned Nov. 20 trip to Hawaii to perform at the 70th commemoration of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and march in the Waikiki Holiday Parade in Honolulu, and it is more than $371,000 short. The Jaguars need $448,000 to cover air and ground transportation, meals, lodging, instrument shipping and storage costs for 140-band members, four band directors, seven executive board members and nine chaperones for the six-day trip. So far, band members have raised $76,800. Patreia Jones, the band’s vice president of operations,

said that it won’t go very far. “From what we collected, we can only ship the instruments,” she said Wednesday. In the past year, band members have sold Coca-Cola products, bedsheets, Krispy Kreme donuts, Honeybaked Hams and other products to raise money. Jones said the tough economy has taken its toll. “The students are even having a hard time paying their $370 band dues,” she said. “It breaks my heart.” Band director Quentin Goins said the band was supposed to make the trip to Hawaii in 2010 but was derailed by the economic recession. “The timing was bad,” he said. “The economy was bad, and ZIP codes 30058 and 30087, where a lot of our students reside, were hit hard with foreclosures.”

Fund-raising dinner for Kilombo Supporters of the Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute will fellowship on Oct. 22 at the school’s annual fund-raising dinner in Ellenwood. The dinner is being hosted by Sandra and Don Phoenix at their Thurgood Estate home. The 6 p.m. event will recognize regular contributors to the school, a presentation on the school’s successes in the past year

and a showcase of cultural relevance in education. Asiah Alghanee, a parent leader, said they also will recruit financial supporters. “We’re trying to get people to join the group ‘Commit 100’ where they commit to the school on a monthly basis,” Alghanee said. Tickets are $50. For more information, call 770-981-3305.

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Conference Highlights

» Panel Discussion for Parents: Improving Student Achievement...What is My Role? » Panel Members: Interim Deputy Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, a DeKalb County School Board Member, a principal, parents, and other community leaders » Math, Reading and Language Arts Workshops on all Grade Levels » Special Education Workshops » Early Childhood Workshops for Pre-K and K » Language Translators/Interpreters » Title I Parental Involvement Policy and Budget Update » Childcare for School-Age Children » Special Workshops for Middle and High School Students » Exhibitors from: DeKalb County Schools, Community Agencies and Educational Companies » Light refreshments will be served » Door Prizes (Donated by Exhibitors) For additional information, contact Jackie Marshall at 678-676-0376 or by email: Jackie_Marshall@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Chanice Oliver and Morgan Perdue, who recently graduated from Cedar Grove and Martin Luther King Jr. high schools, got $1,000 scholarships from the Comcast Foundation to help with college expenses. Chanice Oliver The two DeKalb students were among 1,878 who got Leaders and Achievers Scholarships that benefit students who strive to achieve their potential, are catalysts for positive change in their communities, are involved in their schools, and serve as models for their fellow students.

Oliver, who lives in Decatur, is majoring in business management at Georgia Southern. Perdue is studying nursing at Troy University. Oliver was active in the National Honor Society and Ninth Grade Morgan Perdue Academy Summer Orientation. Teachers called her a creative thinker with a probing and incisive mind. Perdue, who lives in Ellenwood, was active in the Narvie J. Harris Annual Dinner Theater. Teachers called her an excellent student who continued to give back.

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October 8, 2011

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The campers learned how to set up and tear down a camp and how to build, cook on and extinguish a campfire.

Campers discover the splendor of Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state parks

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Kids of all ages got close to nature and learned how to live in Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great outdoors during Camping 101, a two-day adventure at Fort Mountain State Park in Chatsworth. The Oct. 1-2 event was created to teach novice campers the basics of camping and encourage more people to explore and appreciate the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local, state and national parks. It was sponsored by Keeping It Wild, an outdoor-advocacy group, and REI, which provided tents, sleeping bags, cooking equipment and more for the beginning campers.

Essay contest on citizenship has $5,000 in prizes High school students and their teachers can win up to $5,000 in the American Citizenship Essay Competition. The students and teachers have until Dec. 15 to submit essays for the Bill of Rights Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national Being an American Essay Contest. The contest asks students to share their thoughts on the Constitution by answering the question: â&#x20AC;&#x153;How does the Constitution establish and maintain a culture of liberty?â&#x20AC;? Essay entries are due by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Dec. 15. Teachers must submit essays online at www.BeingAnAmerican.org for a chance to win cash prizes from a pool totaling $115,000. Teacher sponsors for each student winner also will receive a cash prize of $100. Winners will be announced in February 2012. For more information, visit www.Bill ofRightsInstitute.org/Contest.

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The campers, who ranged in age from 4 years old to the mid-50s, learned how to set up and tear down a camp, about basic safety practices and equipment, and how to build, cook on and extinguish a campfire. Special activities for the younger children included a bug safari during a hike to Fort Mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scenic overlook, from which four states can be seen, and of course hot dogs and Sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mores around the campfire.

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October 8, 2011

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