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DAWSON COUNTY BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
DAWSON COUNTY BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
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DIRECTOR OF REVENUE Leah Nelson PUBLISHER Stephanie Woody ADVERTISING SALES Tim Anderson marketing@dawsonnews.com CREATIVE SERVICES Chelsea Sunshine, Magazine Design Claudette Keeley, Ad Design April Seymour, Prepress
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Dawson County Sheriff’s Office Learn about the Sheriff’s Office services.
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University of North Georgia Description here taking up this space.
Tax Accounting Firm of Christine Hinton, CPA Need an expert?
John Megel Chevrolet See what services they have to offer. Restaurant Listings Local restaurants are hiring.
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DAWSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 706-344-3636 www.dawsoncountysheriff.org
SHERIFF JEFF JOHNSON Sheriff Jeff Johnson and the Dawson County Sheriff ’s Office provide several programs to make our community stronger. NRA’s Refuse To Be A Victim® program teaches the tips and techniques you need to be alerted to dangerous situations and to avoid becoming a victim. The Citizen’s Police Academy is a free, informational course that educates members of the community about the roles and responsibilities of the Dawson County Sheriff ’s Office. Participants receive weekly training about the varied functions of law enforcement. The Dawson County Sheriff ’s Office offers an elderly watch program. Officers work with the Senior Center to identify senior citizens who do not have family members who can check on their welfare during severe weather. The Dawson County Sheriff ’s Office offer Citizens Firearms Training and proudly supports your Right to Keep and Bear Arms. As an advocate of safe and responsible gun ownership, the Sheriff ’s Office offers training designed to impart safe and effective weapon handling and use. The CHAMPS program is the core crime prevention program offered to our children. The Dawson County Board of Education requires all 5th grade students to participate in this program. Shop with a Cop offers children the opportunity to purchase Christmas gifts for themselves and/or family members. As a continuing effort to strengthen our community, an emphasis is being placed on neighborhood watch programs. Sheriff Jeff Johnson acknowledges, “No one knows their neighborhood better than those who live in it. We ask our residents to be our eyes and our ears. JUNE 2021
We are proud and honored to serve the Dawson County community. It is the mission of the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office to protect the lives and property of our people through professional, progressive, and proactive service. We shall serve with compassion and respect while seeking solutions to improve quality of life, liberty, and safety for all.
We appreciate your support and look forward to continuing to serve you! Visit us on Facebook @ Dawson County Sheriff’s Office Dawsonville, Ga www.dawsoncountysheriff.org Non-Emergency 706-344-3636 Sheriff Jeff Johnson
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TAX ACCOUNTING FIRM OF CHRISTINE HINTON CPA 706-522-3025 ChristineHintonCPA.com
CHRISTINE HINTON The Tax Accounting Firm Of Christine Hinton CPA serves Dawsonville, Georgia, and all surrounding areas. Member of the Georgia Society of CPA’s (GSCPA), We are a full-service Tax Accounting & Business Consulting Firm. We know our clients need solid financial and business guidance to both save on taxes and run their business in a more efficient and profitable way. As a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) it is our job to help our clients minimize taxes and maximize profits. We provide a wide variety of accounting, tax and financial management services tailored to meet the needs of our business clients. We encourage our clients to keep us informed when they are going through changes in life like getting married, divorced, having children or purchasing a new house. At the same time, we will keep you informed of the tax law changes throughout the year to ensure that you are taking advantage of All tax incentives. To better meet the needs of our accounting and tax clients throughout the Dawsonville Area, we also have individualized custom services for small businesses that include Financial Services, Payroll Services, as well as Accounting and Bookkeeping services. We look forward to being our clients part-time CFO, and advising them and working with them to relieve some of the pressures of building and running a small business. Our accounting firm is known for the quality of its service. Our firm’s reputation reflects the high standards we demand of ourselves. Our primary goal as a trusted advisor is to be available to provide insightful advice to enable our clients to make informed financial decisions.
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Have a Question about an Accounting or Tax Issue?
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Christine Hinton CPA Owner
C: 706-522-3025 F: 678-550-7765 Christine@ChristineHintonCPA.com ChristineHintonCPA.com We are known for the quality of our service and the high standards we set for ourselves. Our primary goal is to help our clients make informed financial decisions.” - Christine Hinton
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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA Founded 1873 140+ programs of study go.ung.edu/spotlight1
SHIFTING THE PARADIGM UNG’s Institute for Healthy Aging provides academic and community programming to enhance quality of life for older adults in north Georgia. Dr. Pamela Elfenbein has always had a passion for working with older adults. Now, as director of the Institute for Healthy Aging at the University of North Georgia, not only is Elfenbein providing UNG students with opportunities to expand their understanding of gerontology – the comprehensive study of aging and older adults, she is working to change the paradigm about aging on a broader level. “At the turn of the 21st century, a new life stage emerged – young/old, 65–75, where, for the most part, people are healthy; they’re not ready to retire. It’s this new stage of life that the institute’s efforts focus on,” Elfenbein said. The idea for the institute bubbled up from conversations among UNG leadership during planning sessions about potential degree programs for the future. “We recognized if we approached the older phase of life as a medical problem to be solved, we exacerbate how rapidly they decline,” said Dr. Chaudron Gille, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, adding the notion of 60 being old is a stereotype that doesn’t match with today’s reality. “We need to have a shift.” Elfenbein helped establish the Center for Healthy Aging in 2018 (elevated to Institute in 2020) to help orchestrate that shift. JUNE 2021
Considering about 30% of the population in north Georgia will be 65 and older in the next decade, the institute’s mission is timely and relevant. The institute oversees UNG’s academic offerings in gerontology, including a gerontology minor and certificates in gerontology for both undergraduate and graduate. The institute also coordinates intergenerational programming, events and research, including lectures, workshops, an oral history project and the annual Wisdom Project 2030 leadership educational series. “This is a big idea,” Elfenbein said. “We just have the courage to stand up and say we can do it.”
The University of North Georgia is part of the University System of Georgia and is designated as a State Leadership Institution and The Military College of Georgia. With about 20,000 students across five campuses located in Blue Ridge, Cumming, Dahlonega, Gainesville and Oconee, UNG is one of the state’s largest public universities.
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JOHN MEGEL CHEVROLET Monday-Friday 9 AM - 8 PM Saturday 9 AM - 7 PM 706-525-7007 www.megelchevy.com
COME SEE US FOR ALL YOUR SALES AND SERVICE NEEDS John Megel Chevrolet is owned by one person not by a group or a Mega Car franchise Organization. They proudly serve North Georgia and work hard to make every potential customer feel appreciated. We strive to maintain the image of the perfect car dealership: one with helpful employees, honest pricing and a large selection of new and used cars and trucks. Our philosophy of the welcome to our family experience flows right into our state-of-the-art facility built with the outdoors person in mind. The lodge look and atmosphere of our dealership boasts three fireplaces and a rustic appeal that will set even the most avid hunter, fisherman or just the outdoor enthusiast at ease. We have over 400 years of combined experience through our managers, sales, support, and service staff. We are proud sponsors of Ducks Unlimited, Delta Water Foul, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, North American White Tail, Quails Unlimited, National Wildlife Turkey Federation and many others! Supporting our love for the outdoors by sharing stories and dreams of what we all love so very dearly makes the buying experience that much more enjoyable; making and keeping customers and friends for years to come. Proud owner John Megel and his son Jonathan Megel invite everyone to come in and experience the John Megel way of doing business.
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