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The chain-link fence around the former Wachovia Bank on Wesley Chapel, which violates overlay district ordinances, is temporary, the building’s owner says. 3

Fresh fruits and vegetables will find a home at the Mall at Stonecrest Plaza this fall when a Farmer’s Market opens there for six weeks. 5

With bedbug infestations on the increase, the Environmental Protection Agency has released a database of approved pesticides to battle the bloodsucking pests. 7

Fence under fire

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Ramp closures to cripple commute on I-20 east this weekend

The ramps from I-20 eastbound to I-285 will be closed this weekend as crews continue work on the ongoing resurfacing project.

Interstate and local motorists will find their I-20 east commute through south DeKalb County nightmarish this weekend. Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, weather permitting, Georgia Department of Transportation said that the ongoing I-20 resurfacing project will close ramps at Columbia Drive, and Evans Mill and Turner Hill roads. It will also cut off access from I-20 eastbound lanes to I-285 north and south. Thomas Parker, DOT’s area engineer, said that there will be significant delays throughout this corridor. “We would ask the public to avoid the area if possible,” he said. “And if they must drive through it, allow themselves extra time and be extremely careful.” The $28.6 million resurfacing project has been under way since June 18. It is resurfacing 9.8 miles of I-20 between Columbia Drive and Turner Hill Road. The project has snarled traffic and made the weekend commute difficult for residents and interstate travelers.

Weekend work wraps up at 5 a.m. on Monday. Motorists traveling eastbound on I-20 who wish to access either north or southbound I-285 should continue east on I-20; exit at Wesley Chapel Road (Exit 68), and return westbound on I-20 to I-285. The resurfacing will continue for two miles between Evans Mill and Turner Hill roads. The eastbound entrance ramp from Evans Mill to I-20 and the eastbound exit ramp from I-20 to Turner Hill will be closed throughout the weekend, as will the outside lane of I-20 between the two interchanges. The resurfacing project will continue on weeknights and weekends until temperatures get too cool to pave. It will be completed in the spring. Work hours are weeknights from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. and on weekends continuously from Friday night at 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Monday. For more information, call 511 or visit www.511ga. org.

Great DeKalb Cleanup Under Way County launches cleanup of ugly, neglected areas By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Get ready South DeKalb. It’s cleanup time. After years of litter and neglect of public spaces, DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis and the Board of Commissioners have launched the Great DeKalb Cleanup. The effort kicks off Oct. 9 at 7a.m. at the DeKalb Community Achievement Center, on Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur. The county says the cleanups will be held every weekend through Oct. 31. “As part of a committed effort to stabilize property values throughout the county, the Great DeKalb Cleanup will address areas of unincorporated DeKalb County that have not been maintained,” the CEO’s office said in a statement. “The cleanup is designed to have the maximum level of impact on the worst affected areas by encouraging the involvement and investment of the community in policing and maintaining these areas in the future.” The Great DeKalb Cleanup comes on the heels of a Sept. 25 CrossRoadsNews front page article that documented longstanding neglect of sidewalks and medians across south DeKalb County, including its commercial corridors and most travelled arteries. In its Aug. 28 issue, the newspaper also spotlighted an overgrown media on Turner Hill Road leading to the entrance to the Mall at Stonecrest. It was cut days later. The county’s Sanitation Department began the cleanup on Oct. 2. Crews cleared the kudzu-covered sidewalk on Flat Shoals Parkway pictured on the newspaper’s Sept. 25 front page, and picked up trash along portions of Flat Shoals and Wesley Chapel Road. Crews also mulched

Photos by Jennifer Ffrench Parkeer / CrossRoadsNews

Same sidewalk, a week apart. Since Oct. 2, this stretch of sidewalk along Flat Shoals Parkway near Snapfinger Road has a new look. DeKalb Sanitation workers mowed the weeds and trimmed back the kudzu, leaving a clean sidewalk for pedestrians and this happy cyclist.

portions of the median on Wesley Chapel Road. South DeKalb Neighborhoods Coalition president Gil Turman was on his way to a football game Saturday morning when he was pleasantly surprised to see people fanned out along Wesley Chapel Road and Covington Highway picking up trash. “I saw trucks,” he said. “I saw people, some looked like prisoners working off their fines, trying to do something to beautify this

ugly situation. I saw people picking up trash on these streets.” He said it was a beautiful thing to behold. Turman said that he is working with an organization of residents to put in place a plan to ensure that going forward, the county is better maintained. CEO spokesman Burke Brennan said that cleanup effor was part of the Sanitation Department’s scheduled cleanup.

On Oct. 9, county employees and community service workers will document and remove illegally posted signs on the rightof-ways, cut back overgrown weeds and shrubs, pick up litter and place debris near the roadway for sanitation pickup the following day. The Quality of Life Improvement (QOL)/ Great DeKalb Cleanup (GDC) Team will Please see CLEANUP, page 4

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Vote 2010

October 9, 2010

The caravans that will travel throughout DeKalb communities each weekend between through election day.

Church spotlighting School board members forum Election caravans voter education to prep voters The five canDeKalb reporter Voters can learn more about the candidates, issues and proposed amendments on the Nov. 2 ballot at an Oct. 13 voter education forum at Saint Philip AME Church in Atlanta. The “Your Future, Your Vote” forum takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Family Life and Administration Center. The interactive event will offer citizens an opportunity to get to know the candidates and the pertinent issues as well as provide background on the Georgia constitutional amendments on the upcoming ballot. Panelists include Helen Butler, Susan Somach, and the Rev. Kenneth Samuel. Dr. Hasan Crockett, a professor at Morehouse College and political consultant, will moderate. Crockett teaches state and local politics, American na- Hasan Crockett tional government, public administration, and African-American politics and legislative process. The church’s Lay Organization, which is conducting the forum, said a special appeal is being made to involve young adults who may not feel that voting is relevant to their lives. Eddie Williams, a member of the planning committee, said it is important for young adults to understand that voting is their “birthright” inherited from the many African-Americans who were lynched, spat on, fired from their jobs for fighting for the right to vote and who suffered retribution for exercising their right to vote. Light refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. before the forum. Saint Philip AME is at 240 Candler Road, at the corner of Candler Road and Memorial Drive. For more information, contact Bea Williams at 404-371-0749 or visit www.saintphilip.org.

didates vying for for the Atlanta DeKalb School Joournal ConstituBoard District 5 tion; and Southwest and 9 will face DeKalb High PTSA a panel of quesPresident Kevin tioners and parChenault will ask ents at an Oct. 12 questions. candidates forum CrossRoadsat Southwest De “Jay” Cunningham Jacques Hall Jr. News Editor and Kalb High School Publisher Jennifer in Decatur. Parker will moderDistrict 5 inate. Candidates also cumbent Jesse will take questions “Jay” Cunningfrom the audience. ham and chalThe forum will lengers Jacques take place during Hall Jr. and Dr. the PTSA meeting, Kirk A. Nooks, which starts at 7 Kirk A. Nooks Eugene Walker and District 9 inp.m. in the school’s cumbent Dr. Eugene “Gene” cafeteria. Walker and opponent Ella The forum will be 7:30 “Coach” Smith have all conp.m. to 9 p.m. firmed their attendance for The forum is sponsored the forum. by the PTSA, the Local School Kathy Mitchell, editor of Council and CrossRoadThe Champion; On ComsNews. mon Ground News Editor Southwest DeKalb High and Co-publisher Valerie Hill School is at 2863 Kelley ChaMorgan; Megan Matteucci, Ella Smith pel Road.

The DeKalb Democrats Unity Cabinet will begin canvassing neighborhoods on Oct. 16 to help get out the vote for the Nov. 2 general and special elections. The caravans will travel throughout DeKalb communities each weekend through Election Day to spur interest and participation in election for governor, statewide candidates, School Board and DeKalb district attorney. State Rep. Karla Drenner will lead the first caravan in the cities of Clarkston and Avondale Estates. The northbound caravan will leave at 10 a.m. from the DeKalb Democrats Unity Cabinet North Office at North DeKalb Mall, 2050 Lawrenceville Highway in Decatur. The second caravan will be led by DeKalb District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson and head through South DeKalb neighborhoods. The southbound caravan will leave at 1 p.m. from the DDUC’s South at the Gallery at South DeKalb, 2801 Candler Road, Suite 95 in Decatur. All statewide and local Democratic Party and nonpartisan candidates are invited to participate in the caravans. Communities that want to have the caravan visit their neighborhoods can contact Lisa Cunningham at 404-978-5433.

Early voting now available on Saturdays Starting Oct. 16, voters will be able to cast ballots for the Nov. 2 general election on Saturdays. The Saturday poll hours for Oct. 16 and 23 will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the DeKalb Elections Office, 4380 Memorial Drive in Decatur. The poll is currently open for early

weekday voting from 8 a.m. to 5p.m. During Advance Voting Week, Oct. 25-29, four additional sites will open with extended hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Additional voting locations for Oct. 25-29 are: n Clark Harrison Building, 330 West Ponce de Leon Ave., Room A, Decatur. n DeKalb County Fire Headquarters, 1950

West Exchange Place, Tucker. n Chamblee Civic Center, 3540 Broad St., Chamblee. n Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur. For more information, visit http:// web.co.dekalb.ga.us/Voter/default.html or call 404-298-4020.

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October 9, 2010

Community

“It doesn’t look good. I just assumed that there was some construction going on.”

Chain-link fence on Wesley Chapel violates county ordinance By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

The 6-foot chain-link fence now surrounding the former Wachovia Bank Building on Wesley Chapel Road is temporary. That is the word from new property owner Creed Pannell Jr., who will be operating the nonprofit Business Development Initiative out of the building. Pannell said he fenced the property to protect it from abuse. “They are trying to trash the place,” Pannell Creed Pannell Jr. said. “It’s for a beautification thing. I am trying to do things to improve it.” Wachovia donated the 4,000-square-foot building at 2533 Wesley Chapel Road to Pannell to operate his new nonprofit that will expose middle and high school students to the world of entrepreneurship. He held a ribbon-cutting with Wachovia officials and others on Aug. 5 but won’t begin operating BDI there until the end of the year. “I am trying to get it open by the end of the year,” he said. Since he took possession of the property, Pannell said he has found homeless people sleeping behind the building, adding that people litter the property and MARTA riders waiting on their buses often sit at his front entrance.

Creed Pannell Jr., who will operate the Business Development Initiative at the site, said he did not know about the ordinance that prohibits fences. He said the site was being trashed.

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“They have pulled up the outdoor carpet,” he said. “I planted spider plants and they dug them up. They pulled them out the ground. Basically, the fence is to keep them from abusing the area.” Pannell said he is trying to raise funds to erect a wrought-iron fence around the property. He didn’t apply for a county permit to erect the chain-link fence. If he had, he would have found out that the Wesley Chapel Overlay District ordinance prohibits fences along the business

Driver gets prison time in death of second-graders The Snellville woman accused in the Feb. 2, 2009, accident that killed 7-year-old Kameron Dunmore near Princeton Elementary School in Lithonia will spend a year in jail. A DeKalb State Court jury found 41-year-old Shirley Ogilvie guilty of second-degree vehicular homicide and failure to yield to a pedestrian on Sept. 29. Ogilvie was traveling in a school zone near Prince Shirley Ogilvie ton Elementary when she ignored a hand-held stop sign from a DeKalb Schools crossing guard and struck the second-grader in the crosswalk.

will make contact with the owner regarding violation.” Pannell said he didn’t know. “The company that did the fence for us never told us,” he said. District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson, in whose district the property is located, said the fence detracts from the corridor that he has been working with business owners to revitalize. “It doesn’t look good. I just assumed that there was some construction going on.”

Assistant nurse stole from elderly patients Monique Windley of Clarkston is going to tients while working in a private DeKalb prison for three years for stealing more than County assisted living facility. $10,000 from two elderly patients with cancer During the sentencing, Castellani and dementia. identified Windley as a predator and said Windley, 28, was sentenced Oct. 1 in DeKalb the community needs to be protected Superior Court Judge Robert Castellani’s from her. courtroom. As a condition of her sentence, WindShe stole more than $10,000 from the canley is prohibited from working in any elcer victim and even paid her utility bills out of der care facility and has to pay $11,350 in Monique Windley restitution. After she completes her prison the victim’s checking account. The former certified nurse assistant was term, Windley will be on probation for 12 years. found guilty of elder exploitation, theft by taking and Jeanne Canavan, DeKalb deputy chief assistant identity fraud. One of her patients suffered from demen- district attorney who heads the white-collar crime/ tia, and the other patient had cancer. She met her pa- elder exploitation unit, prosecuted the case.

Former city clerk charged in theft Former city of Lithonia assistant clerk Alisa Dent has been arrested in connection with the theft of $26,626 from the city. Dent, 23, is accused of stealing money when she learned that she was to be laid off. A December 2009 audit that flagged “the alleged misappropriation of cash assets” said that the city’s assets were not properly safeguarded.

corridor. According to the overlay district’s architectural regulations, “chain-link fences shall not be visible from the public right of way and metal or temporary awnings are not permitted within the district.” In addition, Madolyn Spann, DeKalb’s Planning and Development planning manager, said that fence permits are required for commercial properties. “In this instance, a permit would have been required,” she said Wednesday. “We

“The City reported to us that an employee allegedly misappropriated $26,626,” the audit said before recommending “strong internal control policies and procedures be adopted and implemented by the City government.” After an investigation by the DeKalb District Attorney’s Office, Dent was arrested on Oct. 4 on a charge of theft by taking by a government employee.

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Teams will deploy from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The Great DeKalb CleanUp kicks off Saturday on Flat Shoals Parkway. The road’s median at left, is overgrown with weeds.

Parker elected to newspaper industry board Jennifer Parker, editor and publisher of CrossRoadsNews, will be helping the Suburban Newspapers of America (SNA) grapple with the fast-paced technological advances and other issues impacting the newspaper industry. Parker was Jennifer Parker elected to the SNA’s Board of Directors at the association’s Sept. 21-24 fall Advertisers Conference in Philadelphia. The 15-member board manages the affairs of the community newspapers trade association. SNA represents more than 2,000 free and paid daily and weekly U.S. and Canadian newspapers with more than 22 million circulation. Parker joins a board comprising innovative and forwardthinking individuals representing some of the brightest minds in the newspaper world. SNA’s related companies include LocalPoint Media, the SNA Foundation, Classified Avenue and zip2save.com, an online deals and coupon website, that give community newspapers a competitive edge online for their advertising partners. Before co-founding CrossRoadsNews in 1995 with her husband, Curtis, Parker worked for major metro dailies in Atlanta, Charlotte and Jamaica. She is a graduate of Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. CrossRoadsNews, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, publishes 26,000 issues weekly and has audited readership of 102,800. For more information about SNA, visit www.suburban-news. org.

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consist of community service workers supervised by the Sanitation Department managers. Teams will deploy from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both weekend days. DeKalb Sanitation and Parks and Recreation departments will

supply community service workers with personal protective equipment and lawn maintenance equipment and tools, including weed eaters, hedge trimmers, rakes, and shovels. In the event of rain, the cleanup will default to the following weekend. Commissioner Larry Johnson is

Join the Great DeKalb Clean Up County crews and volunteers will conduct clean up on these dates: n Saturday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 10 at 7 a.m.: Flat Shoals Parkway (GA Highway 155) from I-285 to Snapfinger Road. Staging area: DeKalb Community Achievement Center, 4522 Flat Shoals Pkwy., Decatur. n Saturday, Oct. 16 and Sunday, Oct. 17 at 7 a.m.: Memorial Drive

(Ga. Highway 10) from Candler Road to Goldsmith Drive. Staging area: Bobby Burgess Building, 3630 Camp Circle, Decatur n Saturday, Oct. 23 and Sunday, Oct. 24 at 7 a.m.: Buford Highway (US 23/GA 13) from North Druid Hills Roads to Dresden Drive. Staging area: the shopping center just north of Buford Highway and Clairmont Road. n Saturday, Oct. 30 and Sunday,

Oct. 31 at 7 a.m.: Covington Highway (US 278/GA 12) from South Hairston Road to Klondike Road. Staging area: Covington Highway at South Hairston Road Teams will deploy from 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, visit www.onedekalb.com or call (404) 371-2881.

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Story on Jerk Competition winner inspiring What a wonderful article about the seventh-grader who took top honors in the Jerk Competition. More young people need to read this article so that they can be inspired to get away from that

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Facebook and this other madness that is out here and become more productive with their lives because it’s all about exposure for our children. I just want to applaud you and

School board members to be grilled at forum 2

Farmers market to open at Stonecrest 5

The five candidates vying for DeKalb School Board District 5 and 9 will face a panel of questioners at an Oct. 12 forum at Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur.

The Mall at Stonecrest will be sprouting fresh fruits and vegetables this fall with a farmers market on its plaza.

Chain-link fence violates county ordinance

also hosting a cleanup of Glenwood Road. He said Wednesday that his “Enough is Enough” cleanup will take place Oct. 16 at 9 a.m. Volunteers will gather at the Flea Market at 4525 Glenwood Road to cleanup the corridor. For more information call Johnson’s office at 404-371-2425.

Wireless device sends alert if a senior falls 6

The 6-foot chain-link fence now surrounding the former Wachovia Bank Building on Wesley Chapel Road is temporary.

Falls account for 70 percent of the accidental deaths within the elderly population, and U.S. lawmakers are using the changing of the seasons to highlight safety.

Assistant nurse stole from elderly patients 3

Cyclists show mettle at pedal for cancer charities 6

Monique Windley of Clarkston is going to prison for three years for stealing more than $10,000 from two elderly patients with cancer and dementia.

The 24 Hours of Booty road cycling charity event raised more than $163,000 in its Atlanta debut last weekend at Stone Mountain Park.

thank you for exposing us to some positive news amid all the madness that’s out here. Keep on doing what you are doing and thank you so much. – Gary Wyndham, Decatur

EPA enters bedbug fight

Families battling bedbugs now have a trusted source of information, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Ray Charles Performing Arts Center opens 8 During his life, music legend Ray Charles put his stamp on Georgia in song. This week, Morehouse College put his name on its new 76,000-square-foot music building.

S. DeKalb players atop stat lists 9 Seven weeks into the high school football season, some of South DeKalb’s high school football players have put themselves atop DeKalb’s stat leaderboard with big offensive numbers.

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October 9, 2010

Finance

“These clothes are all made with the thought process to make you look slimmer and taller.”

Farmers market to open at Stonecrest Attorneys offering free The Mall at Stonecrest will be sprouting fresh fruits and vegetables this fall with a farmers market on its plaza. Everything from collards to radishes, tomatoes, okra, peppers, broccoli, apples, potatoes, lettuces and mushrooms will be available. The six-week market, which opens Oct. 14, is a partnership of DeKalb County, Malcolm Cunningham Ford, Metro Foot and Ankle, Wonderland Gardens, Vaughters’ Farm at Arabia Mountain State Park, Georgia Organics Inc., and the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The groups are partnering to fight obesity, hypertension and diabetes by providing local, fresh, quality food to area residents. The market will open Thursdays

Fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables will be available starting Oct. 14 at a farmers market on the plaza at the Mall of Stonecrest in Lithonia.

The mall is at I-20 at Turner Hill through Nov. 18 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mall at Stonecrest be- Road in Lithonia. For more informatween the AMC Theater and Kohl’s tion, visit www.thefarmersmarket atstonecrest.com. department store.

‘Miss Tina’ clothing line debuts at Wal-Mart Tina Knowles, mother of Beyoncé, is coming to the Lithonia Wal-Mart on Oct. 9. Knowles, who has designed clothes for her famous daughter, will be at the Fairington Road store to promote her Miss Tina by Tina Knowles clothing line that hits select Wal-Marts nationwide and walmart.com this month. Jerome Adkins, the store’s general manager, said Knowles will be at the store at 2 p.m. It will be her only stop in Georgia. She also is visiting Wal-Marts in Dallas and Phoenix and in Los Angeles, Torrance and West Sacramento, Calif. Adkins said there will be a fashion show and shoppers will get a free Miss Tina tote and a professional photo with Knowles with the purchase of an item from the Miss Tina by Tina Knowles clothing line. The entire Miss Tina line is priced under $20. She originally launched the line in August 2007 on the Home Shopping Network and is now bringing it exclusively to Wal-Mart. It is named for Knowles, whose family and friends affectionately call her Miss Tina. The figure-flattering collection is designed to accentuate the positive aspects of

women of all ages and body types from size 2 to 20. Knowles said she created the line to look good on women because she knows from personal experience how frustrating it can be to find clothes that fit comfortably and are flattering. “These clothes are all made with the thought process to make you look slimmer and taller,” she says. “Every dress has some draping and ruching, everything has stretch, even the leather jackets. Sand-blasting on jeans? That’s not great for most figures and you won’t find it here.” The line is a product of Beyond Productions LLC, founded in May 2004 by Tina and Beyoncé Knowles. The partnership also provides licensing and brand management for Dereon, the junior lifestyle collection that debuted in 2006, and the House of Dereon, a contemporary women’s line introduced in 2005. Knowles, a Texas native, began her career owning and operating one of the most successful beauty salons in the Southwest. She is also an accomplished writer, fashion stylist, interior designer, and fashion consultant and costume designer on film projects like “The Pink Panther,” “Austin Powers’ Goldmember,” “Dreamgirls,” “Cadillac Records,” and box-office hit “Obsessed” released in April 2009.

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People with legal problems covering everything from family law to foreclosure can get advice from lawyers at an Oct. 16 Free Law Clinic at the South DeKalb YMCA. Lithonia-based attorneys Kimberly G. Blackwell, Muna H. Claxton and Tegra Watkins, who founded the Free Law Clinic in March 2009, will offer sessions between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Claxton said they will address the legal needs of the community in which they practice and live. Attorneys will answer questions about bankruptcy, home loan modifications, personal injury, employment and criminal law, and wills and probate matters. Participants can expect to receive a free one-on-one consultation with an experienced practicing attorney who specializes in the area of law needed to address their legal needs. Claxton said the Free Law Clinic will help make the legal community more accessible to the public. “Many people are reluctant to seek legal assistance because they believe they cannot afford an attorney or they are intimidated by the process of retaining an attorney,” she said. “This event will allow participants to meet attorneys who practice in their community as well as provide much-needed legal assistance to those who cannot afford it.” The South DeKalb Family YMCA is at 2565 Snapfinger Road in Decatur. Registration is required. For more information and to preregister, e-mail freelawclinic@gmail.com or call 678-667-3818.

Resume, job interview tips at family conference Job hunters can get tips on resume and job interview preparation at the three-day Beulah Family Enrichment Conference taking place Oct. 14 to 16. “Equipped to Win in 2010: Empowering, Encouraging and Engaging the Family” also will include information on the church’s Christian Education classes; workshops on bullying and health and wellness; and sessions on chair aerobics, line dancing and tai chi. The conference is free. Sessions start at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Beulah Baptist Church is at 2340 Clifton Springs Road in Decatur. For more information, call Glenda Lock at 404-241-3307.

Ousley boasts biggest yard sale Bargain hunters will find lots of deals at “Lithonia’s largest fall yard sale” on Oct. 16 at Ousley United Methodist Church. The 7 a.m.-to-4 p.m. event, which benefits missions through the United Methodist Women, will be on the church lawn. Vending space is available for $35; tables are not provided. The church is at 3261 Panola Road. For more information, visit www.ousleyumc.org or call 770-981-0180.

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October 9, 2010

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Wireless device sends Cyclists show mettle at pedal for cancer charities The 24 Hours of Booty road alert if a senior falls cycling charity event raised more

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Survivor Hourâ&#x20AC;? program that honored cancer survivors. 24 Hours of Booty was supported by more than 100 volunteers. Award winners included Team Keegan, which raised $12,085, and Beth Fulton, who raised $7,640. Events also were held in Charlotte, N.C., where it was founded, and in Columbia, Md. In its nine-year history, 9,199 riders have raised more than $5 million to help fight cancer. For more information, call 704-365-4417 or visit www.24hoursofbooty.org.

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Blood donors always in demand “Twilight” villains and Count Dracula are not the only ones who need your blood this Halloween, the American Red Cross says. Volunteer donors are the main source of blood used for transfusions that can save lives, and the Red Cross had a really difficult time recruiting enough donors this past summer. Summer’s extremely high temperatures kept donors inside, schools and colleges were not in session to hold blood drives, and a high number of donors failed to keep their appointments, the organization says. Regular donations are needed to maintain a safe and adequate blood supply for patients in local hospitals. This year as many as 4 million patients will need transfusions, including accident victims; people undergoing surgery; and patients receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer and other diseases. Most healthy people age 17 and older, or 16 with parental consent, who weigh at least 110 pounds are eligible to donate blood and platelets. Donors 18 and younger also must meet height and weight requirements. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-1767) or visit redcrossblood .org.

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EPA enters bedbug fight Families battling bedbugs now have a trusted source of information, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The agency said this week that it has created a new database listing all pesticides registered to battle bedbug infestations, which are on the increase. More than 300 different products are registered by EPA for use against bedbugs. Last fall, metro Atlanta homeless shelters battled bedbug infestations. And this fall, bedbugs emptied out a men’s dormitory at Reinhardt University in Cherokee County. More international travel and the ban on high-level Infestations of bloodsucking pesticides have been cited bedbugs are on the rise. in the re-emergence of the bloodsuckers and the increase in infestations. The EPA said that many people are turning to pesticides as a means of ridding their homes of the pest and it wants to help them find an appropriate pesticide for use. Pesticides are one of many tools that can be used in combating bedbug infestations. When used in a comprehensive approach that combines vigilance in monitoring, integrated pest management techniques, and other non-chemical control methods, registered pesticide products can help control a bedbug infestation. The new search tool will let consumers choose an EPAregistered bedbug product that meets their needs and is safe if properly used according to label instructions. Steve Owens, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, said that the new database will help Americans select a safe, EPA-approved pesticide to help rid their home of bedbugs. “While this tool ensures a safer way of dealing with bedbugs, chemical pesticides are most effective when used properly and in conjunction with practical steps like reducing clutter, covering mattresses, vacuuming and other methods,” Owens said. To search the database, visit www.epa.gov/bedbugs/product search. For tips on preventing bedbug infestations, visit www.epa .gov/bedbugs.

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“Ray Charles shared in the great vision of making Morehouse an integral part of the cultural fabric of Atlanta.”

Ray Charles Performing Arts Center opens By Carla Parker

During his life, music legend Ray Charles put his stamp on Georgia in song. This week, Morehouse College put his name on its new 76,000-square-foot music building. The historically black college cut the ribbon on the $20 million Ray Charles Performing Arts Center and Music Academic Building at the corner of Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. and West End Avenue in Atlanta in a ceremony attended by college officials, students and alumni, and Ray Charles Foundation officials. The center will provide students with a new home to learn, rehearse and perform in. Morehouse President Robert Franklin said the center is not just another building on the campus of Morehouse College, but a house to continue the legacy of the 12-time Grammy Award winner. “Ray Charles shared in the great vision of making Morehouse an integral part of the cultural fabRobert Franklin ric of Atlanta,” he said. “We’re grateful for the leadership gifts of Ray Charles and his legacy will live on in the Morehouse community.” Before his death on June 10, 2004, Charles committed $2 million to help Morehouse find, educate and inspire the next generation of music pioneers. Since then, Morehouse has received an additional $3 million from the Ray Charles Foundation. The building includes the 650-seat Emma and Joe Adams Concert Hall; a motorized orchestra pit; 12 faculty studios; nine prac-

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The $20 million Ray Charles Performing Arts Center and Music Academic Building at Morehouse College includes a 650-seat concert hall. Charles became a Morehouse supporter in 1995.

tice rooms; two rehearsal rooms; and three academic labs, including the David Geffen Keyboard Digital Music Lab. The concert hall, named for Charles’ longtime manager Joe Adams and his wife, Emma, will feature a new Steinway-D concert grand piano. The building also will include an electronic piano lab with 16 electronic pianos; a composition lab with preproduc-

tion workstations designed to teach students the art of arrangement and production; a listening acquisition lab; and a state-of-theart digital/analog recording studio. There is space for about 200 people to sit on blankets in front of the stage on the Eugene Mitchell Performance Lawn area on the backside of the building. Franklin called the offerings thrilling and said the building symbolizes a sense of unleashing creativity, genius and energy within the Morehouse community. “The energy that will radiate outward into the larger community,” he said. Charles’ relationship with Morehouse began in 1995 when he was invited to Atlanta to perform with the college’s jazz ensemble. He received an honorary degree from Morehouse and became a friend and supporter of the college.

Trees Atlanta celebrates 25 years at annual plant sale The Oct. 9 sale will offer 25 unique trees to mark Trees Atlanta’s 25 anniversary. Proceeds support the NeighborWoods program.

More than 1,000 unusual and hard-to-find tree and plant varieties will be on sale on Oct. 9 at the 11th Annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale in Atlanta. The 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. plant sale will include yellowwood, flowering dogwood and strawberry bush. In celebration of Trees Atlanta’s 25th anniversary, the sale also will offer 25 unique trees that will be available for the first time at the sale. Arborists and other tree experts will help homeowners pick the right tree for the right location. The full list of trees that will be available will be posted at www.treesatlanta.org. Proceeds will support Trees Atlanta’s NeighborWoods program, which plants more than 2,000 trees annually. The sale will be at Trees Atlanta’s LEED Platinum Certified Kendeda Center, 225 Chester Ave. in Atlanta. For more information, call Cheryl Kortemeier at 404-681-4895.

Dalai Lama returns to Emory The XIV Dalai Lama returns to the Emory University campus Oct. 17 to 19 as a Presidential Distinguished Professor. “The Visit 2010” marks the first time the Dalai Lama has been to Emory since 2007. The appointment and his visit this year are part of the continued outgrowth of the Emory-Tibet Partnership, which was founded in 1998 to bring together the best of Western and Tibetan Buddhist intellectual traditions. The Dalai Lama will participate in a series of public events, including programs on science research and meditation, creativity and spirituality; an interfaith dialogue; and a teaching for the Buddhist community on compassion. All events for “The Visit 2010” take place on the Emory campus, 201 Dolman Drive in Atlanta. For more information on the events and tickets, visit www.dalailama.emory .edu.

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“My goal is to score at least two touchdowns and have at least 200 yards a game.” Stephenson Middle School received the trophy for the best all-around athletics program among 20 middle schools at its Sept. 24 homecoming pep rally.

S. DeKalb players atop stat lists By Carla Parker

Seven weeks into the high school football season, some of South DeKalb’s players have put themselves atop DeKalb’s stat leaderboard with big offensive numbers. After five games, Cedar Grove High quarterback Jonathan McCrary led all quarterbacks in the county in passing yards with 1,458. The sophomore QB has a completion rate of 65.3 and threw for 14 touchdowns and three interceptions in Jonathan McCrary five games. McCrary’s best performance came against Houston County’s Veterans High on Aug. 28. He threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns in the 44-10 win. McCrary said that game was dedicated to the team’s former offensive coordinator, Jarrett Harper, who was killed in Missouri City, Texas. “He died a couple of weeks before that game, so we wanted to win that game for him,” he said. Harper, who returned to his hometown in Texas to coach with his father, was shot to death outside his home on Aug. 11. Because of his age, McCrary has no college scholarship offers yet, but he said Alabama State, Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia, and the University of Tennessee have shown some interest. O’Kenno Loyal, a Columbia High junior running back, has separated himself from the pack with his aggressive running style. In just five games, Loyal leads DeKalb running backs with averages of 195.3 yards per game and 9.9

yards per carry. “I don’t let anyone stop me from having at least 100 yards a game,” Loyal said. His sing le-game high came against Fulton County’s Langston Hughes High School, O’Kenno Loyal where he scored four touchdowns and ran for 320 yards. For the season Loyal has nine touchdowns and 955 rushing yards. He has scholarship offers from the University of Louisville, the University of Kentucky, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Mississippi. Leading DeKalb’s wide receivers with 12 touchdowns and 861 yards is M.L. King’s Demarco Robinson. In Demarco Robinson five games, the senior wide receiver has 34 receptions with a 7.5 game average. Robinson, who also returns kickoffs for the Lions, has two returns for touchdowns. Robinson’s game high came against Gwinnett County’s Collins Hill High on Sept. 10, where he had 10 receptions for 162 yards and three touchdowns in the 45-36 win. “My goal is to score at least two touchdowns and have at least 200 yards a game,” he said. Robinson has scholarship offers from the University of Louisville, the University of Minnesota, and Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va.

Wadsworth campus gets spruced up Wadsworth Elementary School’s eight-acre campus is looking more spiffy after 98 Hands on Atlanta volunteers spent Oct. 2 working with students and parents at the Decatur school. The volunteers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Jackson State University’s Alumni Association helped landscape the school grounds and planted several flower gardens throughout the property. They pulled weeds, mulched the Georgia Tech volunteers plant flowers at Wadsworth Elementary during Hands on Atlanta Day of Service. beds, mowed the grass, trimmed shrubs and planted drought-tolerant plants Crum spearheaded the application process. around the campus, and they made wooden and Home Depot and Wadsworth parents benches for the basketball court and play- donated plants and supplies. ground. Wadsworth Elementary, which opened Volunteers also spruced up the school’s two years ago, is one of the high achiever courtyard, which is home to an aquatic pond, elementary schools in DeKalb County. It tomato and squash gardens, and many differ- has earned a string of accolades, including ent types of plants that the school’s science recognition for Academic Excellence by forteachers regularly use to integrate into their mer State School Superintendent Kathy Cox lesson plans. in 2009. Its 2008-2009 fifth-graders earned The day of volunteer activity is part of a the county’s highest scores on the state’s 5th multi-phase campus improvement plan for Grade Writing Test. Four students placed first the Magnet School for High Achievers. in the county’s 2009 Social Studies Fair and This was the second year that Wads- went on to the regional competition. worth was chosen as one of the project sites Wadsworth students take Spanish class for Hands on Atlanta’s annual Great Day five times a week and strings, band and choof Service. School principal Dr. Cornelia rus classes three times per week.

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Stephenson Middle best all-around Stephenson Middle School has the best all-around athletics program among 20 middle schools. The Stone Mountain school won the third annual award for the 2009-2010 school year with a new high point total of 94.5. The Jaguars’ total was one-half point better than Miller Grove’s 94 in 2008-09. Ron Sebree, DeKalb Schools athletics director, presented the trophy to principal Obelia Hall and the coaches at their Sept. 24 homecoming pep rally in the school’s gym.

County championships in football and girls’ basketball, along with a runner-up finish in boys’ basketball, brought in 72 of the points tallied by the Jaguar athletes. Chamblee Middle finished second on the strength of county championships in boys’ basketball and girls’ track that contributed 51 of the school’s 84 points in the standings. Chapel Hill Middle, which won the inaugural award in 2007-08, finished third with 68 points. Miller Grove was fourth with 65 points, and Columbia rounded out the Top 5 with 64.5 points.

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