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City of Lithonia honors and celebrates veteransby Carla [email protected]

Many of Li-thoniasWorld I andWorld WarII veterans,

hose living and those bur-ed, were never recognized

for their service to theircountry.

On Nov. 10, the city ofLithonia took time out tohonor and celebrate morehan 120 veterans at the

City of Lithonia InauguralSalute. The event includeda parade from LithoniaMiddle School to the BruceStreet African AmericanCemetery. The paradefeatured Navy veteranTheodore Arthur Bry-ant Jr. as grand marshal;unior ROTC units from

Arabia Mountain, LithoniaMartin Luther King Jr.,Miller Grove high schools;and marching bands fromClarkston, Cross Keys,and Stone Mountain highchools.

The parade was fol-owed by a Celebration of

Living and Fallen Veteransceremony at the Lithoniashistoric Black cemetery.Col. Brent Bracewell,director of the Joint Staffof the Georgia NationalGuard, was the keynotepeaker.

Bracewell spoke abouthe shared sacrice of

veterans and the reasonhey serve.

The short answer isfor the love of county, he

See Veterans on Page 19A

said. The long answer is itis based on the values andbeliefs that have motivatedAmerican ghting men andwomen.

The event was coordi-nated by the Friends of theLithonia African AmericanCemetery. Barbara Les-ter, a former Lithonia CityCouncil member, begancleaning up the cemetery in2001 and recording namesof the deceased veterans.

In April, ROTC cadetsfrom Arabia Mountain

High School recorded theinformation on the tomb-stones and formed a list ofAmerican war veterans,many of whom were neverrecognized for their servicebecause of the countrys his-tory of segregation.

The list included Navyveteran and shipwreck sur-vivorLanier W. Phillips,who died March 11, 2012.Phillips joined the Navy in1942 where he cooked andcleaned because Blackswere not allowed to serve

on battle grounds.In 1946, Phillips sur-

vived the wreck of the USSTruxtun off the coast ofNewfoundland in Canada.He was the only Blacks tosurvive.

Dr. Vonzia Phillipsspoke at the ceremony abouthow her father and otherveterans laid the groundwork and we all stand ontheir shoulders.

Its only tting thatwe honor them not just onVeterans Day but on every

chance and every opportu-nity we get to do so, shesaid.

Comedian Chris Tuck-er, grandson of Bryant,was brought to tears whenhe thanked his grandfatherand other veterans for theirservice.

Im so proud of him,he said. I wouldnt be ableto do the things that Ivedone if it wasnt for him and

Arabia Mountain High School Air Force Junior ROTC, left, and Lithonia High School Junior ROTC units participated in the City of Lithonia Inaugural Veterans Day parade.

DeKalb County Commissioner Stan Watson, center, and Lithonia Mayor Deborah Jackson, left, presented Navy veteran Theodore ArthurBryant Jr., right, a proclamation as his grandson, comedian Chris Tucker, far right, looks on. Photos by Carla Parker


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The Champion Free Press, Friday, Nov. 15, 2012 Page 2ALocal News

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Volunteers from Sodexo, Publix and Kroger delivered morethan 4,000 turkeys to the DeKalb County Jail Nov. 9 in supportof the Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless (HFTH) organiza-tion. Each year HFTH provides Thanksgiving meals to morethan 40,000 people in need. Elizabeth Omilami, CEO of HFTH,said 2012 marks the organizations 43rd annual holiday dinnercelebration. DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown said volun-teers have been using the jails kitchen to prepare for the dinnersince well before he became sheriff and it had become a tradi-tion. The HFTHs annual Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at theGeorgia World Congress Center on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22,

from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Photos by Daniel Beauregard


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Brookhaven prepares for runoff electionby Daniel [email protected]

Newly-formedBrookhavens recent elec-

ion yielded only one clearwinner for a city councilpost. Real estate broker andbusinessman Jim Eyre willepresent residents in coun-

cil District 2.Residents will vote for

he rest of Brookhavenscity ofcials Dec. 4 in aunoff election which willake place less than two

weeks away from the dateet for the ofcial establish-

ment of the city.After Brookhaven resi-

dents voted in favor of city-hood July 31, GovernorNathan Deal appointed avolunteer commission tohelp ease the formation of anew government.

Kim Gokce, aBrookhaven resident andco-founder of The Cross

Keys Foundation, is on theve-member commission.Gokce said a runoff wasexpected and the commis-ion will continue to do

groundwork for the cityuntil all of Brookhavenselected ofcials are chosen.

Gokce said the majortems are the requests for

proposals (RFP) for cityervices that are required to

be submitted no later thanNov. 23 at 3 p.m.

That will be the focusbetween now and the run-off; making sure the in-

egrity of the RFP processcontinues, Gokce said.

The day after the elec-ion, Gokce said they wereequired to submit a report

of the commissions nd-ings to all of Brookhavensnewly-elected ofcials.Since only one was elected,Eyre was provided with the

preliminary report.He got the commission

report, Gokce said. Eventhough its not requiredwell have an additionalreport to provide to all theelected ofcials.

Eyre, a board member ofthe Brookhaven-PeachtreeCommunity Association,received 54.63 percent ofthe overall vote.

I cant tell you howgood that feels,Eyre said. WhatI want to do is getup to speed on theBrookhaven Com-mission reportImgoing to start lookingat the reports on theRFPs.

Since the ofcialestablishment of thecity is Dec. 17, al-most a month away,Eyre said he has ahead start to becomefamiliar with thecommissions nd-ings and review thedifferent services thathave been proposed.

Eyre also said thathe thinks the rstthing he and his col-leagues should do,after theyve been

elected, is to begin workingon a budget for Brookhav-ens rst year.

The city is going togrow but for year one,weve got to get the cityon strong footing with a

balanced budgetwevealso got to put away somereserves, Eyre said.

During the time lead-

ing up to the July election,residents for and againstthe creation of Brookhavenvoiced their concerns. Eyresaid the debate was con-tentious at times but now,as far as hes concerned,Brookhaven YES and NOwent away July 31. Eyresaid he would do his bestto form a good workingrelationship with his fellowcouncil members.

Ive told all my fellowcouncil candidates that Ihave the best interest ofBrookhaven in mind, Eyre

said. If its the best forBrookhaven then lets get itdone.

Each term of ofce lastsuntil 2015.

Ive told

all my fellow

council

candidates

that I have the

best interest of

Brookhaven in

mind. Jim Eyre

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Trailblazers

Congressman Hank Johnsonnd CommissionerStan Watsonut on a grand affair recently, hon-ring seven giants among womenn DeKalb County.

Last year they honored Presi-dent Obamas federal appoin-ees in the Southeastmen and

womenincluding former DeKalbDistrict Attorney Gwen Keyes-Fleming who is now the southeast

egional director of the Environ-mental Protection Agency.This year it was all females,

women who have made stellarccomplishments in their careersnd contributed mightily to the

beloved community. In fact, theTrailblazer Awards event wasnearly an all-girl show, save for acouple of really exceptional, spir-it-filled male mimes.

It was an upbeat, inspirationaltribute to automobile dealerJuan-ita Baranco, florist Alice Bussey,senior activist Carleen Cumber-batch, bankerCharleneFang,community activist SarahFitts,Leadership DeKalb retired direc-torSara Fountain and formerDeKalb CEO and former state Sen.LianeLevetan. Champion News-paperPublisherCarolyn Jerni-gan Glenn was the program guide.Yours truly brought the occasionwhile remarks on leadership wereprovided by realtorBobbie San-ford and acknowledgements by

Superior Court ClerkDebra De-Berry. The invocation was givenby Dr. Betty Jones,Pastor of theCounty Line United MethodistChurch,and the benediction bypastorGrace Washington of Love

Life Christian Fellowship Church.To a nearly full house in the

auditorium of the Porter SanfordPerforming Arts and CommunityCenter, the aforementioned women

were given their due for breakingdown formerly impenetrable glassceilings and for their selfless workin the community.

Notably, Fang is the first fe-male director for the Hip SingChinese business organization inits 150-year history. Levetan wasDeKalbs first female county com-missioner and later became ourfirst female chief executive officer.Among the seven women there ismore than 200 years experience intheir chosen fields and in serviceto the DeKalb and metro Atlantacommunities.

There are many women inDeKalb who work tirelessly forthe betterment of our commu-nity. Champion publisher CarolynGlenn is certainly one of themand in the humble opinion of this

writer should have been one of thewomen honored when one consid-ers that there are few Black ownednewspapers that have the distinc-tion of being the legal organ. That

said, the women honored last weekare extremely deserving. Theychallenged the bastions of maledominance to excel in corporate,governmental, business and civicpursui ts. Theirs are stories of cour-age, dedication and integrity. It isfitting that their accomplishmentsbe recognized and applauded.They have created a lasting legacythrough their work and commit-ment.

Thank you Congressman John-son and Commissioner Watsonfor shining the spotlight on ourDeKalb sisters.

Steen Miles, The Newslady,is a retired journalist and formerGeorgia state senator. ContactSteen Miles at [email protected].

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One Mans Opinion

The Many can elect, after the Fewhave been nominated.essayistand political commentatorWalterLippmann (1889-1974), who waswice awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

Congratulations, Mr. President.voted for the other guy. That said,will now ask that you lead by your

own campaign mottoForward,and I am offering to help. Regard-ess of who folks voted for, most

Americans want a handful of verybasic actions from their federal gov-ernment. They want both major po-itical parties, the White House and

Congress, to work toward solvinghe problems that plague our nation.

Your candidacy, campaign team,upporters and contributors all sharen the credit for your victory. And

hopefully, by Jan. 20, and yourecond inauguration, the American

people, as well as our leaders, willbegin to focus more on our manyimilarities and common concerns,

and much less on our differencesand the small number of issues

which so deeply divide us.I do not envy you, nor would

I have envied Gov. Romney, thetasks ahead of you during the nextfour years. The coming fiscal cliffand budget sequestration, potentialgutting of our military, crumblinginfrastructure and a deficit by yourown administrations current projec-tions expected to grow by anothertrillion dollars each of the next fouryears, are just a few of the chal-lenges which lie ahead.

That said, we remain the envyof western civilization, and the bea-con of liberty for parts of the worldstill helmed by despots, dictators orThird World governments withoutreach or resources. Our economythough battered remains among the

worlds most productive, and ourinnovation and ability to squeezemore from a dollar is again gainingthe attention of many of the worldsmanufacturers.

Fiscal cliff/sequestration cutsPerhaps dust off a copy of the

Simpson/Bowles Commission Re-port, or call a meeting of the grow-ing U.S. Senate Gang of Six torapidly jump start reasoned discus-sions about nearly $4 trillion in longterm budget cuts, offset by revenueenhancements. Given the depth ofthe hole we are in, a good place tostart might be $10 of cuts, for every$1 in new revenue. A budget freeze,across the board at all levels is also

worthy of consideration, as each fu-ture federal budget typically presup-poses spending growth in the rangeof 5-7 percent.

Two parties on Capitol HillYou won your first term with a

mandate, receiving almost 9 mil-lion more votes than you receivedthis election cycle. Last time, theAmerican people also gave youragenda a super-majority DemocraticCongress in both chambers. But the2010 mid-terms gave the GOP astrong majority in the U.S. House,and this election did not changethat.

Though you have joked aboutwooing House SpeakerJohnBoehner (R-Ohio)or SenateMinor-

ity LeaderMitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) with dog walks and carwashes, it is time instead for seriousdiscussion of ideas and propos-als from both sides of the aisle, asPresident Bill Clinton so success-fully delivered welfare reform, witha GOP Congress, and along withthen House SpeakerNewt Gingrichdelivered two balanced budgets, notincluding Social Security transferpayments.

Walk the WalkAs you already know from your

first term, it is much easier to makecampaign promises about balancingbudgets, reducing unemployment,growing the job base, closing Guan-

tanamo Bay, etc. than it is to actu-ally do those things once in office.

Having read or watched speech-es by F.D.R., T.R., J.F.K. and oth-ers, I can say you are almost with-out White House peer in terms oforatorical ability. Clinton was morecharming and disarming, and Rea-gan was consistently funnier, butyou have an ability to inspire andeven possibly to become a transfor-mational leader. There is no doubtin the minds of more than half ournation that you can talk the talk al-most better than anyone can. Yourchallenge now is walking the walk.

Your place in history is guaran-teed now, your legacy and ultimate-ly your success as president will bedetermined by your ability to lead

us to compromise, reach a middleground and perhaps several yearsof mutual self-sacrifice to right thewrongs of over-wrought deficitspending and restore our nation toresponsible and reasonable fiscalgood health.

Bill Crane also serves as a po-litical analyst and commentator forChannel 2s Action News, WSB-AM

News/Talk 750 and now 95.5 FM, aswell as a columnist forThe Champi-on, Champion Free Press andGeorgiaTrend. Crane is a DeKalb native andbusiness owner, living in Scottdale.You can reach him or comment on acolumn at [email protected].

Help wanted: A uniter, not a divider

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Champion ofthe Week

If you would like to nominate someone to be

considered as a future Champion of the Week, please

contact Kathy Mitchell at [email protected] or at(404) 373-7779, ext. 104.

Warren Lovingood

The following comments are pulled straight from our website and are not ed-ited for content or grammar.

Georgia voters pass charterschool amendmentHow about because we have been funding them foryears and years with decreased results? DeKalb hasproven that more money DOES NOT give better re-sults. When was the last time you saw DeKalb closea school because it wasnt performing?

Rae posted this on 11/8/12 at 7:47 p.m.

I guess many parents, like myself, are ready for achange in the schools systems. These changes maynot happen while MY children are still in school, buthopefully can benefi t someone. In my county, I trulyfeel that the CONTROL needs to be taken awayfrom the good ol boys . I dont feel that the localcontrol has been benefi cial for my children. I havehad issues with the local school board, and hadno where else to go, because the buck stops withthem.

Evie posted this on 11/7/12 at 3:09 p.m.

$430 million dollars from Ga. taxpayers in the next5 years to pay for this. Why not fund all that moneyinto the current schools systems?

Dawn posted this on 11/7/12 at 2:43 p.m.

Decatur resident War-ren Lovingood said hehelps people because hebelieves thats what Godwants him to do.

Teresa Lady T Ham-ilton, who operates LadyTs Homeless Ministry,nominated Lovingood asChampion of the Week,

saying he has been astrong leader in that orga-nization for more than twoyears.

Lovingood collectsdonations of money anditems homeless peopleneed and helps distrib-ute the items. Last weekwhen the temperaturedropped, we got togethersome blankets, warmclothing, food, water andother things people in thestreet need and got thosethings to them, he said.Im retired now and I havethe time, so I help all Ican.

Hamilton said of Lovin-good, He is the mostdedicated man I have everknown. Whenever I go outto the streets to feed thehomeless, he is alwaysright there. He helps to

gather all the donationsfrom his church, he helpssort out the toiletries forthe hygiene kits that wegive out, he donates badlyneeded finances to theministry, he prays like aman at every site thatwe go to, he ministers tothose who need encour-aging. He is a God-sentto this ministry. Oh how

I wish I had about 10 ofhim. So much could getdone. When he is sick,which is very rare, he findsa way to help out still.

Lovingood said he doesnot judge those he meetsin the streets or speculateon the circumstances thatled to their situations. Arecovering alcoholic whostoped drinking more than30 years ago, Lovingoodworks with others tryingto overcome addictionsthrough Alcoholics Anony-mous and the Overcom-ers Ministry at his church,Spirit and Truth Sanctuary,formerly The Cathedral ofthe Holy Spirit, where heserves as a deacon.

No service is too smallfor Lovingood, who saidhe sometimes goes outand picks up trash thatfolks who call themselvesgrown-up drop in thestreet.

The other day I sawa little girl about 5 years

old with a bag picking uptrash in the street, Lovin-good said. Maybe whenI try to do whats right, itinspires others, even theyoungsters in our commu-nity.

Hamilton said Lovin-good is one of a kind.


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ATLANTALakeside Foundation to

sponsor race

The Lakeside Foundationwill hold its Viking 5K RoadRace Saturday, Nov. 17, atLakeside High School. Theevent will include a 5K (3.1miles) race starting at 8 a.m.and a one-mile Fun Runstarting at 8:30 a.m. Thecommunity is invited to par-icipate.

Both serious and occa-sional runners are welcome.Registration is $25 per per-son. Participants can registeronline at www.active.com or

www.Lakeside Foundation.org. Check-in and late reg-stration will be 7 - 7:45 a.m.on race day at the LakesideHigh School Fine Arts Build-ng, 3801 Briarcliff Road,Atlanta. For the safety ofhe runners, no pets, inline

skates, skateboards or bikesare permitted.

A fresh Thanksgivingurkey will be awarded tohe top two overall male

and female winners and topmasters, male and female.Other awards will be given in

age categories. Top finish-ers in each age group will beentered into a drawing for alat screen TV. All proceedswill support the LakesideFoundation and programs toenhance education, athlet-cs and the arts at LakesideHigh School.

Church holding evergreensale

Shallowford PresbyterianChurch is holding its annualevergreen sale of fresh trees,wreaths and roping to ben-efit the Shallowford YouthMinistries and help fundscholarships and the sum-mer choir tour.

Fresh, live trees and

greenery will be cut from thenursery in North Carolinaone day before delivery to

Atlanta. Fraser fir trees areavailable in various sizesand start at $48. Fraser firwreaths start at $16, Fraserfir roping starts at $20 andwhite pine roping starts at$15. All purchases have amoney-back guaranteed.

Evergreens can be or-dered online at www.shal-lowford.orgclick EvergreenSaleor call (404) 321-1844 should be ordered bySunday, Nov. 17, and will beavailable be picked up Sat-urday, Dec. 1, in the churchparking lot. Home delivery

is available for an additional$20.Shallowford Presbyterian

Church is located at 2375Shallowford Road, Atlanta.

DECATURDeKalbs clerk of superiorcourt to hold adoptionday

DeKalb County Clerk ofSuperior Court Debra De-Berryand Georgia Depart-ment of Human Resources

DeKalb Adoptions Divisionof DFACS have partnered toparticipate in National Adop-tion Day Friday, Nov. 16, aspart of National AdoptionMonth.

The ceremony finalizingseveral adoptions will takeplace in the Judicial Towerof the DeKalb County Court-house on the fifth floor inCourtroom 5D, beginningat 9 a.m. Following the cer-emony, a celebratory eventwill be held in the Maloof Au-ditorium at 1300 Commerce

Drive in Decatur.November is recognizedas National Adoption Monthto focus attention on childrenin the child welfare system

who are in foster care wait-ing to be adopted.

The Honorable JudgeGregory Adams will officiatethe adoptions and serve asone of the guest speakers.

I am delighted to part-ner with Judge Adams andDeKalb DFACS for such awonderful and inspiring cel-ebration, DeBerry said.

For more information,contact Fayron Woodleyinthe adoptions, appeals andpassports division of the Of-fice of the Clerk of SuperiorCourt at (404) 687-3873.

Library to show SnowWhite and the Huntsman

Toco Hill-Avis G. WilliamsLibrary, as part of its FridayMovie Series, will showSnow White and the Hunts-

man, starring Kristen Stew-art and Charlize Theron,Friday, Nov. 23, 1:30 - 3:30p.m. The 2012 movie israted PG-13 and runs 127minutes. Toco Hill-Avis G.Williams Library is located at1282 McConnell Drive, De-catur. For more information,call (404) 679-4404. TheFriday Movie Series featuresa mix of new releases andold favorites. When available,movies are presented withclosed captioning to assistthe hearing impaired.

Commissioner to host14th annual Tree of Loveprogram

DeKalb County Commis-sioner Larry Johnson ishosting his 14th annual Treeof Love initiative. The Treeof Love is a holiday celebra-tion to assist children living inDeKalb who because of their

circumstancesfoster care,single-parent, low-incomehousehold, etc.may nothave a merry Christmas.

This is what Christmas

is all about, helping and giv-ing to others, Johnson said.The holiday season is agreat time for people to giveback to the community andhelp someone in need.

Johnson began this initia-tive at South DeKalb Mall in1999. Since that time, morethan 7,000 children havebeen adopted through the

Tree of Love. Children beingassisted by the Departmentof Family and Children Ser-vices and from the commu-nity at-large have been therecipients of the Christmasgifts secured through the

Tree of Love.The kick-off for the event

will be Saturday, Nov. 24,beginning at noon at the Gal-lery at South DeKalb Mall,2801 Candler Road, Deca-tur. The community, businessowners and churches are in-vited to come out and take achilds name from the Tree ofLove. Gifts will be due backSaturday, Dec. 15, when theannual Tree of Love Christ-mas Program will take placeat South DeKalb Mall begin-ning at noon.

Individuals and groupsinterested in showcasingtheir talents and participat-ing in the Christmas programin December can contactJohnsons office at (404)964-4936.

Author returns to speak atchurch

AuthorAnne Lamott re-turns to First Baptist ChurchDecatur Monday, Nov. 19,for her second appearancethis year. She delighted afull-house crowd when shespoke in June, and now shereturns with an inspiring and

compelling new book, Help,Thanks, Wow: The Three Es-sential Prayers. In this book,this prize-winning author(Traveling Mercies, Imper-

fect Birds) focuses on threesimple prayers that are criti-cal to help get through toughtimes, difficult days and thehardships we all encounter,according to an announce-ment from the DeKalbCounty Library System. Herreaders know well Lamottsfunny and perceptive writingabout her own faith throughdecades of trial and error,and no one will want to missher prescription for theseprayers: asking for accep-tance from a higher power,appreciating what we havethat is good, and feeling aweat the natural world that sur-rounds us. Insightful, honest,

deeply personal, this bookmay be her best yet.Doors will open at 6 p.m.

and the program begins at 7p.m. Guests will be receivedon a first-come, first-seatedbasis. First Baptist ChurchDecatur is located at 308Clairemont Ave., Decatur.

TUCKERHandwriting expert tospeak at library

Author and graphology

expert Josh Batcheldorwill be at the Tucker-ReidH. Cofer Library Saturday,Nov.17, 2 - 4 p.m., to tellthose in attendance whattheir handwriting revealsabout their personalities.He is the author of severalbooks on this topic and haspresented numerous pro-grams to business and civicgroups. No registration is re-quired. Tucker-Reid H. CoferLibrary is located at 5234LaVista Road, Tucker. Formore information, call (770)

270-8234.

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FOOTBALLFANS!

The rich history and cul-ure of Lithonia and the Ara-

bia Mountain Heritage Areawill be showcased during theGeorgia Trust for HistoricPreservations Arabia Moun-ain Expedition Nov. 17.

On Saturday, participantswill have the opportunity toour the homesteads of some

of the areas earliest settlers,discover relics of the granitequarrying industry whileexploring the mountain, and

earn about the areas histori-cally Black community ofFlat Rock.

Participants will begin theday by picking up registra-ion packets 9:30-10 a.m.n the ladys parlor of the

Lithonia Womans Club, abuilding constructed in 1928with locally quarried gran-te. Lithonia MayorDebo-

rahJackson will welcomeparticipants with openingemarks and there will be a

brief presentation about theArabia Mountain Heritage

Areas natural and culturalhistory.The Lithonias Womans

Club is located at 2564 Wig-gins St., Lithonia.

At noon, participants willbe served a boxed lunch athe Monastery of the Holy

Spirit, a religious commu-nity established in 1944 byTrappist monks who traveledfrom Kentucky to Cony-ers on a monastic journey.Guests will explore the1960s Abbey Church, tourhe new Monastic Center and

Historic Museum and see the

bonsai nursery and gift shop.Fr. Methodius will give ahort presentation and over-

view of the Abbey Church.Guests will spend the rest

of the day exploring the his-tory and culture of Lithoniaand Arabia Mountain Heri-tage Area, where they willdiscover unique sites includ-ing Rockdale Countys his-toric Smyrna Campgroundand Presbyterian Church. Es-tablished in 1827, the churchstill hosts annual camp meet-ings that bring worshippersto the 30-acre campus, com-

plete with historic cottages,tabernacle and cemetery.

Guests will also exploreArabia Mountain, a granitemonadnock (isolated rockmountain) similar to StoneMountain and Panola Moun-tain. Owned and quarried

by the Davidson family formuch of the 20th century,the mountain was donatedto DeKalb County in the1970s to be enjoyed as a na-ture preserve. Visitors to themountain will experience itsunique ecosystem and seeevidence of the areas oncethriving granite industry.

The day ends with aspecial closing reception atthe Housworth Homeplace,a beautifully restored cot-tage built in the 1890s bymembers of the Housworthfamily, one of the earliestfamilies to settle in the area.In 2005, the cottage was soldthrough The Georgia Trustsrevolving fund and lovinglyrehabilitated. Participantswill tour the house and itsoutbuildings before attend-ing a closing reception in the

barn and gardens.On Sunday guests can

opt to take part in the ArabiaMountain Expedition BikeTour Challenge, a 24-mileguided bike tour that will

begin in downtown Lithonia

and follow paved trails con-structed by the PATH Foun-dation. Sites on the bike tourinclude the Lyon Plantation,Vaughtners Farm, ArabiaMountain and granite ruins.

Saturdays Arabia Moun-tain Expedition is $35 forGeorgia Trust members and$40 for non-members andincludes lunch and the clos-ing reception. Sundays bikeride is $30. The cost for bothdays is $65. For more infor-

mation or to register, visitwww.GeorgiaTrust.org orcall (404) 885-7817.

by Daniel [email protected]

A prisoner who was re-leased after

serving morethan 10 yearsfor armed rob-

bery is headedback to prisonagain for threat-ening to kill hismother.

DanielAlonzo Myerswas living inthe Scottdalearea with hismother after being paroledFeb. 28, 2011, from a lifesentence for armed robbery.Upon his release, Myers

moved into the home of his81-year-old mother, GladysMarie Headrick.

Myers pleaded guiltyNov. 5 to committing onecount of terroristic threatsand one count of abusing anelderly person. According toAssistant District AttorneyAngel Riley, Myers receiveda sentence to serve one yearin prison, with an additionalfour years of probation uponhis release.

In 1990 Myers was con-victed of drug and weapons

charges, and committingarmed robbery. According tocourt documents, after My-ers moved in with his motherhe began to become verbally

abusive.Headrick repeatedly asked

Myers to leave and he re-fused, in one case threatening

to kill her and cut up

her body into little piec-es, according to courtdocuments.

Prosecutors said thatHeadrick had been liv-ing in fear since her sonhad moved in after be-ing paroled.

According to a docu-ment from the GeorgiaState Board of Pardonsand Paroles, on Oct. 15,2011, Myers became

irate when his mother againasked him to move out.

She was frightened andshe called the defendants

son, Joshua Myers, and hecame over to the house, thedocument states.

When Headricks grand-son arrived he saw his fatherarguing with Headrick andheard him say he was goingto get a Mossberg [shotgun]and start blasting.

According to the docu-ment, another family memberalso heard the threat andcalled 911. When police ar-rived on the scene Myersadmitted he became angrywith his mother but denied

threatening her.A judge has also orderedthat upon his release, he isto stay away from the victimand her house.

MyersThe Lyon House near Lithonia will be one of the stops of a tour showcasing the heritage of Lithonia.File Photo


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Special tax districts couldfix aging water, sewer pipes

DeKalb Schools ordered to payback misspent Title I funds

Aninitialdraftcopyoftheproposed2013OperatingBudgetfortheCityofChambleewillbeavailableforreviewatCityHallonThursday,November15,2012.Acopyoftheproposed2013OperatingBudgetfortheCityofChambleewillbeavailableforreviewatCityHallonFriday,December7,2012.ApublichearingontheproposedbudgetwillbeheldonMonday,December10,2012at6:00p.m.intheCivicCenter,3540BroadStreet.Anypersonswishingtobeheardonthebudgetmayappearandbeheard.

TheCityCouncilwilladoptthebudgetonTuesday,December18,2012.Themeetingwillbeginat7:30p.m.andwillbeheldintheCivicCenter,3540BroadStreet.

CITY OF CHAMBLEE PUBLIC NOTICE

by Andrew [email protected]

Neighborhoods inDeKalb County with failingor aging water and sewersystems could get somerelief from a plan beingconsidered by the Board ofCommissioners.

Some of these systemsare plagued with agingpipes and undetected leakswhich, in some cases, haveed to water and sewer billsn the thousands of dollars

per customer.Weve got some com-

munities that are strugglingbecause of this, Commis-sionerLee May said. Theyneed some help. This is amechanism to address someof the aging infrastructuren some of these residenc-

es.A plan to allow special

tax districts to help areaswith private water and sew-er systems to upgrade thosesystems is under review bycounty staff and commis-sioners.

The county currentlyuses special taxing districts

for a variety of improve-ments, including the instal-ation of street lights, said

Ted Rhinehart, the coun-tys deputy chief operatingofcer over the infrastruc-ture group.

The tax districts are oc-casionally used to extendpublic sewer systems toareas that are still on septictank systems, he said.

Now the county is -nalizing an ordinance thatcould allow special taxdistricts for the few areaswhere there are some ag-ngprivate water lines

or sewer lines, Rhinehartsaid.

Under the ordinance, theBoard of Commissioners

would agree to enable theseneighborhoods to get a new

system under a public/pri-vate partnership, Rhinehartsaid.

If a majority of residentsin neighborhood want orneed a new water or sewersystem, an engineer wouldstudy the issue, develop acost estimate of the systemand the county would de-termine a split of the costsfor the Board of Commis-sioners to review, Rhinehartsaid.

If the measure is ap-proved by commissioners,property owners would geta lien put on their propertyuntil their portion of thecost for the upgrade is paid,Rhinehart said.

For example, if the costof upgrading an areaswater or sewer system is$5,000 per lot, the countycould agree to a 50/50 splitof the cost. Property ownerscould then agree to accepta $2,500 property lien for adecade while the money isbeing paid off.

The plan is not just forprivate water and sewer

systems, Rhinehart said. Insome cases, a communitymight have infrastructureproblems in public systemsand be dissatised with thecountys Band-Aids.

The property ownersmay want a new systeminstead of the Band-Aids,he said.

We dont have a lotof these, Rhinehart said.Most of our neighborhoodswere built to standards orbuiltin a way thats notdifcult to maintain.

The communities withthis problem are not con-centrated in a particular partof the county, but are hereand there, he said.


The Georgia Department of Education(GDOE) has asked the DeKalb CountySchool District (DCSD) to pay back near-ly $1 million in misspent Title I funds.

Each year GDOE takes a randomsampling of expenditures to audit Title Ifunds, which provide federal funding toschools in low-income areas.

In March, as part of its sampling,GDOE selected DCSDs Communities InSchools (CIS) contract. Like many othermetro Atlanta school districts, DCSD hasbeen under a CIS contract since 2008.

This year, [GDOE] deemed that theCIS services provided in the contract didnot qualify as an allowable activity, a

DCSD press release stated.As a result, the district is required to

repay $885,000 from its general fund tothe GDOE to resolve the issue. School of-cials said since the expenditure had notbeen cited in the past four years, the dis-trict had no indication it was unallowable.

DeKalb Schools spokesman Jeff Dick-erson said the districts Title I administra-tion is currently undergoing restructuringto ensure more accountability in the fu-ture.

The rules can shift from year to year,Dickerson said. Were working on justdoing a better job internally and stayingon top of the Title I regulations as theychange.

Dickerson said that to pay for the fundsthe district will need to make adjustmentsin its budget. However, during the DeKalbCounty School Boards Nov. 5 meeting,ofcials reported that the district is cur-rently bringing in revenue at a faster ratethan in the past.

Additionally, GDOE has ordered thedistrict to repay approximately $25,000 ofexpenditures that are unrelated to the dis-tricts CIS contract, which brings the totalto $910,000.

Margo DeLaune, title programs direc-

torfor GDOE, echoed Dickerson and saidthere are an enormous number of regula-tions for a district as large as DCSD tofollow.

Its not unheard of that someonewouldnt be aware of the non-allowablecosts, DeLaune said. I believe [DCSD]had a new Title I director when we did themonitoring.

DeLaune said some of the expendi-tures that werent allowed include usingthe funding to monitor student attendanceand deal with behavioral issues, which isa responsibility of the district. Addition-ally, DeLaune said DCSD also used somefunding to work with outside groups forgrant-writing purposes.

Id hope that this will help them torealize that they need to be very careful

in looking at certain contracts, DeLaunesaid. These were spot checksdistrictshave a massive number of purchase orderseach year with Title I money and we justhappened to pull this particular contract atthis time.

According to Gregg Stevens, a mem-ber of GDOEs legal team, DeKalb is inthe process of responding to the ndingsof the audit. However, Stevens said thatDCSD doesnt agree with some of thendings contained in the report and hasresponded with a rebuttal, which GDOEdenied.

Due to that denial, [DCSD] is goingto have to respond to us again or completethe corrective action, Stevens said. Thecorrective action is the district repayingall of the misused funds.

Stevens said the GDOE will not ap-prove the FY2012 Title I budget until allndings of the audit have been addressed.

Generally, if a district rebuts andGDOE denies the rebuttal the districtwill then complete the required correc-tive action. We have not heard back fromDeKalb on the last rebuttal denial, Ste-vens said.

Dickerson said the district is in the pro-cess of responding to GDOEs requests.

File Photo


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Green space will replace abandonedgas station on Columbia Driveby Carla [email protected]

A section of Columbia Drive willoon be getting a facelift.

An abandoned gas station at 890Columbia Drive, next door to theFriends School of Atlanta, will bedemolished and turned into greenpace after the East Decatur Green-

way acquired the title to the propertyon Nov. 6.

The East Decatur Greenway is anonprofit organization whose mis-ion is to preserve green space, buildafe bicycle and walking paths, and

promote environmental educationn this densely populated part of

DeKalb County. Michele Ritan,director of East Decatur Greenway,aid the abandoned gas station and

convenience store has been a publiceyesore for more than a decade.

Its covered with graffiti and theot is overwhelmed by weeds and

kudzu, she said. In addition, the

property has environmental con-amination of soil and groundwater.Thousands of people drive by thisproperty every day, and its on thewalk to school for children who at-end the Friends School of Atlanta

and the Waldorf School.The U.S. Environmental Pro-

ection Agency (EPA) Region 4Brownfields program will conducta Targeted Brownfields AssessmentTBA) on the property. The TBA

program is designed to offer local

governments and some nonprofitorganizations environmental as-sessments of brownfield propertieswithout going through the longercompetitive process of applying forthe assessment grants, which are of-fered on an annual cycle.

EPA will remove the three un-derground storage tanks and the

slab of the former convenience storeto conduct more accurate soil andgroundwater sampling. They alsoplan to remove the kudzu, privet and

wisteria; and introduce native plants,and protect the natural waterwaythat borders the property.

The property, along with sev-eral adjacent small plots, will cre-ate more than two acres of greenspace that can be used by severallocal schools, the Forrest Hills andMidway Woods neighborhood as-sociations, Columbia PresbyterianChurch, Methodist Childrens Homeand residents of the area.

Ritan said the goal is to transform

the community eyesore into a placeof beauty for current residents andfuture generations.

Its a wonderful thing for thecommunity and will be a big boost,she said.

The project was in danger of be-ing on hold because East DecaturGreenway originally had to wait

until January to acquire the property,which would have caused it to missthe deadline for the EPA to come into do the TBA. If the group had not

gotten the title in time it would havelost the grant money from the EPA.East Decatur Greenway secured

the title in time with the help of staterepresentatives Stephanie StuckeyBenfield and Karla Drenner,DeKalb County commissioners Ka-thie Gannon and Larry Johnson,and SheriffThomas Brown.

Drenner said its important to getrid of the abandoned gas station be-cause of the environmental problemsit will cause with the leaky under-

ground storage tanks.The environmental problems

with those only get worse overtime, she said. Even though youmay not know from a visual pro-spective, it would be just an eyesore,but its what happens undergroundthat we should be concerned aboutbecause those gasoline products getcaught up and spread pollution un-

derneath the ground.Johnson said the residents have

been working for years to clean upthat area.

Weve missed grant applicationsand deadlines and we finally wereable to get the right nexus to makeit happen, he said. So, Im justhappy to get rid of one more eyesoreand do something thats going tobe positive for the community andbuild the unity that we try to build inthat area.

Waman French, head of theFriends School of Atlanta, said he isalso happy East Decatur Greenway

was successful in purchasing theproperty and turning it into a greenspace.

Its going to improve our physi-cal environment and clean up thedeserted gas station, he said. Welook forward to working with theneighborhood associations and EastDecatur Greenway to help beautifythe area.

Ritan said the demolition will be-gin Nov. 26.

Its a wonderful thing for the communityand will be a big boost.

Michele Ritan

REUSE REDUCE RECYCLE

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Brownelds program conducted a Targeted Brownelds Assessment on the abandoned gas station at 890 Columbia Drive.Photos provided


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DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis reminds you

of the Best Practices for Proper Disposal of

Plumbing and sanitary sewer systems are simply not designed to handle the F.O.G. that accumulatesin pipes. When it gets into the pipes and hardens, blockages occur and cause sewage to backup andoverow out of manholes or into homes. This is expensive for you, and for the County.The damages caused by fats, oils and grease in the sewer system are costly to repair. Over time,they increase the costs of our water and sewer services.

F.O.G. enters plumbing through garbage disposals, sinks and toilets. It coats the inside of plumbingpipes and also empties into DeKalb Countys sewer system. Here are three simple guidelines to help

keep F.O.G. out of our pipes and sewers:

1.

2.

3.

POURfats, oils or grease into a sealable container, allow it to cool and throw it

in the trash. Do not pour down the drain or toilet.

SCRAPEplates and cookware before washing. Do not throw scraps of any kind

down the drain. Instead, place them in waste containers or garbage bags.

WIPEexcess grease from all plates, pots, pans, utensils, and surfaces with a

paper towel before washing. Throw the greasy paper towel away.

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Former DeKalb Policeofficer killed in hit-and-run

A second law enforcement

ofcer residing in DeKalbCounty has been killed in theine of duty this month.

Henry County PoliceOfcerElginDaniel, anEllenwood resident and for-mer DeKalb County Policeofcer, was killed by a hit-and-run driver late Nov. 5,according to police and newseports.

Daniel, 53, and anotherdriver stopped to assist a mo-orist whose car had run out

of gas on North Henry Boule-vard near Stockbridge.

Daniel and the otherdriver, John Cook, a road-ide assistance worker, were

both struck by the hit-and-rundriver.

Daniel, who had workedfor Henry County for twoyears, retired from theDeKalb County Police De-partment after 25 years.

In a joint statement,DeKalbs Public Safety Di-ectorWilliam Z. Miller andnterim Police ChiefLisa

Gassner said, We wouldike to extend our condo-ences to the Daniel family

and the Henry County PoliceDepartment on the tragic lossof Ofcer Elgin Daniel. Our

hearts are especially heavysince Elgin served honorablyon the DeKalb County Policeforce for 25 years before re-tiring as a Lieutenant in 2010.He left an indelible mark on

the hearts and minds of hisfellow ofcers. He will for-ever be remembered as a manwho always encouraged oth-ers to challenge themselvesand strive to live a life of ex-cellence.

On Nov. 3, a Lithonia manwas one of two Atlanta Policeofcers killed Nov. 3 whentheir police helicopter crashedduring a nighttime search fora missing 9-year-old boy.

OfcerShawn A. Smiley,40, of Lithonia, died on im-pact in the crash.

DeKalb Police sayfather shot infant son

(AP) DeKalb County Po-lice are searching for a fatheraccused of shooting his infantson in the leg.

Detectives said that the5-month-old child is recover-ing at Childrens Healthcareof Atlanta-Egleston.

Police in DeKalb Countysaid the shooting happenedearly morning on Nov. 4 ata home in an unincorporated

part the county, south ofStone Mountain. Authoritiessaid the circumstances of theshooting are unclear, and they

want to speak with the childs19-year-old father, KeymonJackson, to learn how it hap-pened.

Police say theyre search-ing for the father, whom they

say is wanted on severalcharges related to the case,including reckless conduct,tampering with evidence andpossession of a firearm by aconvicted felon.

Lithonia to holdcommunityThanksgiving event

The city of Lithonia willhold its annual communityThanksgiving service on Nov.18 at 5 p.m. at Antioch-

Lithonia Missionary BaptistChurch, 2152 Rock ChapelRoad.

Several churches, includ-ing Lithonia First UnitedMethodist Church, Fishersof Men, First St. Paul AMEChurch, Higher Level Wor-ship Church, will join for theservice and dinner.

For more information,contact (770) 482-8136.

Stone MountainVillage to hold annualChristmas parade

The annual Stone Moun-tain Village Christmas parade

and reworks will be heldNov. 23 in the historic villageof Stone Mountain.

Festivities run from 4-8p.m. Friday, Nov. 23. Theparade starts at 6 p.m. and

includes bagpipers, the am-phibious duck from StoneMountain Park, classic carsand motorcycles, elves, mer-chant cars and oats, choirmusic and the ConundrumsWomens Drumming group.Pony rides, marshmallowroasting and a letter writingstation for letters to Santa willbe available from 4-8 p.m.Santas arrival in the paradeand the lighting of the treeare highlights before the re-works extravaganza at 7:30p.m.

For more information,contact Susan Ryles, execu-tive director of Stone Moun-tain Main Street and Down-town Development Authorityat (770) 413-0607.

Churches seek to helpto feed families

Big Miller Grove BaptistChurch and Greater Piney

Grove Baptist Church arejoining forces to have a great-er impact on sharing withneedy families this Thanks-giving.

For the rst time in manyyears, our food pantry wastotally emptied, said PastorRichard C. Flippin of Great-er Piney Grove. For over 15years, we have provided thisservice to the community. Weare slated to distribute over300 food baskets on next Sat-urday (Nov. 17) beginning at7 a.m.

Those who would like tohelp can contact PastorChi-anti Mitchell at [email protected] or Flippinat [email protected].

News Briefs


12/24


Holiday fair returns to Decatur schooln a longtime tradition that also is one of its biggest fundraisers ofhe year, the Waldorf School of Atlanta held its annual Holiday Fair

Nov. 10. The event, held on the schools campus on Columbia Driven Decatur, featured handcrafted items, food, music, puppet shows,he Enchantment Shop where children can shop without their par-nts, a gift mart and childrens activities such as jump rope makingnd candle dipping. Photos by Kathy Mitchell


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The Champion Free Press, Friday, Nov. 15, 2012 Page 13A

County considers new top manager

Send your comments and/or concerns regarding Comcasts current performance underthe current franchise agreement and/or the future cable-related needs and interests ofyour community to www.dekalbcountyga.gov.

DeKalb County Wants to Hear From YouRegarding the Proposed Franchise Agreement Renewal

with Comcast Cable Communications

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The Northeast will see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies today through Saturday,

with the highest temperature of 78 in Germantown, Md. The Southeast will see

partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a few showers today through Saturday, with the

highest temperature of 84 in Ft. Myers, Fla. The Northwest will see mostly clear to partly cloudy

skies today, isolated showers Friday and Saturday, with the highest temperature of 62 in Colville,

Wash. The Southwest will see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies today through Saturday, with

the highest temperature of 83 in Gila Bend, Ariz.

THURSDAY

Mostly Cloudy

High: 54 Low:42

Full

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The Champion Weather Nov. 15, 2012Seven Day Forecast

Local UV Index

WEDNESDAYMostly Sunny

High: 61 Low: 45

TUESDAY

Partly Cloudy

High: 58 Low:44

MONDAY

Partly Cloudy

High: 59 Low:41

SUNDAY

Mostly Sunny

High: 59 Low:40

SATURDAY

Partly Cloudy

High: 58 Low:40

FRIDAY

Partly Cloudy

High: 60 Low:42

In-Depth Local Forecast Today's Regional Map

Sunrise

7:09 a.m.

7:10 a.m.

7:11 a.m.

7:12 a.m.7:13 a.m.

7:14 a.m.

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Sunset

5:34 p.m.

5:34 p.m.

5:33 p.m.

5:33 p.m.5:32 p.m.

5:32 p.m.

5:31 p.m.

Moonset

7:29 p.m.

8:35 p.m.

9:42 p.m.

10:47 p.m.11:50 p.m.

Next Day

12:51 a.m.

Moonrise

9:02 a.m.

10:02 a.m.

10:55 a.m.

11:41 a.m.12:21 p.m.

12:57 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

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www.WhatsOurWeather.com

Weather History

Nov. 15, 1987 - Thunderstorms

spawned 22 tornadoes in eastern

Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.

A tornado moving out of

northeastern Texas killed one

person and injured 96 othersaround Shreveport, La. This

tornado also caused more than

five million dollars in damage.

Weather Trivia

Tonight's Planets

What doesNOAAstand for?

Answer: Nationa l Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration.

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National Weather Summary This Week

Local Sun/Moon Chart This Week

StarWatch By Gary Becker - Leonids, This Week

Today we will see mostly cloudy skies with a high

temperature of 54, humidity of 82%. Northeast

wind 5 mph. The record high temperature for

today is 79 set in 1993. Expect mostly cloudy

skies tonight with an overnight low of 42. The

record low for tonight is 19 set in 1969.

Nov. 16, 1988 - A powerful low

pressure system in the north

central United States produced

high winds across the Great

Lakes region, with wind gusts to

60 mph reported at Chicago.

Heavy snow blanketed much of

Minnesota, with 11 inches

reported at International Falls.

The second of three great fall meteor showers, the Leonids, is now upon us, and this year, two periods of activity, the morning of Saturday, November 17 and just after mid-

night on the morning of Tuesday, November 20, are predicted. Leonid meteors in past years have looked like snowflakes raking across the chilled November sky. The out-

burst of 2001 for the East Coast saw bright meteors flashing the ground like strobe lights. All of this earlier activity was created by the return of the Leonidsparent comet,

Tempel-Tuttle, in late February of 1998 and the streams of dross which were shed from the comet on other earlier passages around the sun. This year, the meteor rates will

be nothing like the events of a decade ago, but the US, especially the East Coast, is in the favored location to see Leonid activity on the order of 5-10 meteors per hour, peaking around

4:30 a.m. EST on the morning of November 17. The moon will have set early on the previous evening. Then there is the possibility of another sli ghtly more significant but shorter outbursthappening from the dust trail created by the comet in the year 1400. This will occur for the East Coast just after midnight on the morning of November 20. Rates are expected to be between

10-15 meteors per hour, but unfortunately, Leo will just be rising in the east, suppressing rates to probably less than half of this number. It gets progressively worse the farther west one

goes. Europe is best posed to witness this uptick in meteor activity if it does occur. Observing meteors during late fall and throughout the winter months can be a real fight to stay warm.

Once head, hands, or feet surrender to the cold, all is lost. The best advice is to bundle up, and then bundle up some more. Face east after 2 a.m., and look near the zenith. Fast meteors that

seem to radiate from Leos head, also called the Sickle of the Lion (map online), will be Leonid meteors. www.astronomy.org

Rise Set

Mercury 7:36 a.m. 5:45 p.m.

Venus 4:37 a.m. 4:05 p.m.

Mars 10:00 a.m. 7:44 p.m.Jupiter 6:40 p.m. 8:51 a.m.

Saturn 5:38 a.m. 4:42 p.m.

Uranus 3:09 p.m. 3:23 a.m.

3 50 - 2 4 6 8 107 9 11+

UV Index

0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate,

6-7: High, 8-10: Very High

11+: Extreme Exposure

Atlanta

54/42

Decatur

54/42

Doraville

53/42

Dunwoody

52/41 Lilburn

53/42

Snellville

54/42

Lithonia

55/42

Morrow

55/42

Smyrna

53/42

Hampton

56/43

Union City

55/42

College Park

55/42

*Last Weeks Almanac

Date Hi Lo Normals Precip

Tuesday 50 44 66/46 1.06"

Wednesday 49 41 66/46 0.08"

Thursday 62 36 66/46 0.00"

Friday 68 32 65/45 0.00"

Saturday 70 35 65/45 0.00"

Sunday 67 40 65/45 0.00"

Monday 68 47 64/44 0.00"Rainfall . . . . . . .1.14" Average temp . .50.6

Normal rainfall . .0.96" Average normal 55.3

Departure . . . . .+0.18" Departure . . . . .-4.7*Data as reported from De Kalb-Peachtree Airport

by Andrew [email protected]

DeKalb CEO BurrellEllis wants to hire Fulton

Countys manager for theop management position inDeKalb.

Zachary L. Williams,he Fulton County manager

since 2008, would take overhe executive assistant posi-ion for the DeKalb County

government if approved byhe countys Board of Com-

missioners.Williams is being consid-

ered to replace the outgoingRichard Stogner, who hasannounce he will resign Jan.4.

Williams is an experi-

enced public leader with over20 years of progressive lead-ership and a demonstratedability to achieve board goalsand organizational resultshrough effective personnel

management and account-ability, according to theesolution from Ellis ofce.

He is a problem solverwith strong written and oralcommunication skills whohas consistently leveragedanalytical capabilities to de-vise and implement innova-ive policies and procedures,

he resolution stated.From 2004-2008, Wil-iams worked as the assistant

county administrator forBroward County, Fla. He hasalso worked as the assistant

city manager for the city ofCoral Gables from 2003-2004.

Williams worked in Bro-ward County from 1993 to

2003 in various roles includ-ing assistant to the countyadministrator, informationsystems and fixed assetsmanager, and assistant direc-tor/chief of staff for com-munity services/emergencymanagement.

Williams earned a bach-elors of science degree andmaster of public administra-tion degree from Califor-nia State University, LongBeach, in 1991 and 1994,

respectively.As county manager for

Fulton County, Georgia, Mr.Williams oversaw the opera-tions of the largest county in

Georgia serving nearly onemillion residents, employingover ve thousand staff, andmanaging a budget of $1.2

billion, the resolution stated.After a 30-minute ex-

ecutive session during of itsNov. 13 meeting, the Boardof Commissioners decided6-1 to defer voting on Wil-liams hiring until next Dec.4.

CommissionerLeeMaysaid the Board of Commis-

sioners is taking its time tomake sure we are makingthe right decision for DeKalbCounty.

The executive assistant is

generally speaking, like acounty manager, May said.This is the professional whowould handle the day-to-dayoperations of the county.

In DeKalbs form of gov-ernment, the CEO makes arecommendation for the ex-ecutive assistant position andthe Board of Commissionersmust approve it.

The board received theCEOs recommendation forthe rst time on Nov. 6.

Weve had a week thatits been on our agenda,May said. Its being de-ferred just to hammer outsome more details regarding

the contract and some otherconcerns about this very im-portant position.

We take our time withthis position because thisis that person that makessure that county services arerendered. This is the mostimportant position that wehave, May said. We wantto deliberate and make surewe are making the right deci-sion with right person underthe right terms.


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Florida A&M offers $300,000to end hazing lawsuit

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)An attorney for the family

of a Florida A&M Univer-ity drum major who diedfollowing a hazing incidentaid Nov. 8 that a $300,000ettlement offer from thechool is insulting.

The amount offered ishe maximum amount the

university can pay withouteeking approval by the

Florida Legislature.Attorney Chris Chest-

nut said the offer showedhat the university wasnterious about resolving the

case with Robert Cham-pions family. Chestnutwouldnt say what amounthe family would consider

acceptable.Three hundred thou-

and dollars is substantivelyow, Chestnut said.

The schools settlementoffer was made less than aweek after efforts at all-daymediation failed in Orlando.

It is our hope that thisettlement will be accepted

and can in some way help inhe healing process for the

Champion family and theentire FAMU community,

aid RichardMitchell, anattorney for FAMU.Champion, a gradu-

ate of Southwest DeKalbHigh School, died nearly ayear ago after being beatenby fellow band membersaboard a bus parked outsidean Orlando hotel.

Champions parents leda lawsuit contending uni-versity ofcials did not takeaction to stop hazing evenhough a school dean pro-

posed suspending the famedMarching 100 band justdays before their son died.The lawsuit also alleges thatchool ofcials fell short in

enforcing anti-hazing poli-cies.

LarryRobinson,

FAMUs interim president,would not comment directly

on the offer.We are in negotiationsand we are working withour legal team to move thismatter forward, said Rob-inson, who was in Sarasotaattending a meeting of thestate board that oversees theuniversity system.

In September FAMUasked a judge to throw outthe Champion lawsuit. Thatcourt ling said the lawsuitshould be dismissed onseveral grounds, includingthat Champion should haverefused to participate in haz-ing events and should havereported it to police.

The university also saidat the time that taxpayersshould not be held liable forChampions decision.

The scandal surroundingChampions death continuesto haunt the school.

The band has been sus-pended for the academicyear, and the longtime banddirector and universitypresident have resigned. TheFlorida Board of Governorsis expected this month to

release the results of a year-long probe into whether topuniversity ofcials ignoredwarnings about hazing.

The rst of more than adozen defendants chargedin Champions death lastmonth entered a plea of nocontest to third-degree felo-ny hazing. Ten other FAMUband members face felonyhazing charges, while twoothers face misdemeanorcounts for alleged roles inChampions hazing

University ofcials haveresponded by putting in along line of new policies,including new requirementsfor band membership andnew requirements for allstudents at the school.

NoticeofavailabilityofProposed2013Budget,BudgetPublicHearingand2013BudgetAdoptionClarkstonCityCouncil

TheCityofClarkstonProposed2013BudgetwillbeavailabletoviewontheClarkstonCityWebsite(www.cityofclarkston.com)andcopiestoviewwillbeavailableattheClarkstonCityHallandtheClarkstonPublicLibraryonNovember6,2012. TheClarkstonCouncilwillholdaPublicHearingsonTuesday,November27,2012,startingat6:30pm,attheClarkstonCityHall,3921ChurchStreetforthepurposeoftakingpubliccommentonthe2013ProposedCityofClarkstonBudget.TheCouncilwillvotetoadopttheClarkston2013BudgetattheirregularCouncilMeetingonDecember4,2012at6:30pm.Thepublicisinvitedtoattend.


A recent audit sheds lighton the budget problemsthe DeKalb County SchoolDistrict (DCSD) has facedin recent yearsbut school of-cials are refus-ing to releaseit.

The nd-ings of theaudit, whichwere presentedat a Nov. 12DeKalb County SchoolBoard meeting, show thatin 2010 and 2011, some of

the staff cuts ordered by theboard may not have beencarried out.

Jeff Dickerson, aspokesman for DCSD, saidhe wasnt in a position to

comment on the ndings ofthe audit. He said he wascondent that the forensicaudit, performed by rmKPMG, will be releasedand posted on the districtswebsite as soon as board

members are able to get upto speed on its contents.

Im sure it will be re-

leased once theyve hadan opportunity to read andunderstand its contents,Dickerson said.

Additionally, Dickersonstated that the audit was

performed to provide moretransparency so theres noreason why it wouldnt bereleased.

Although ofcials wontrelease the audit, it wasleaked to WSBTV. The doc-

ument reportedlystates that duringFY 2010 and FY2011, the sal-ary expendituresof the districtexceeded the

budget by morethan $20 millionand $30 million

respectively.The document also states

that 150 central ofce per-

sonnel cuts were ordered in2010 but DCSDs nanceand human resources de-

partments differ on thenumber of those cuts actu-ally carried out.

Im sure it will be released once theyve had an

opportunity to read and understand its contents.

Jeff Dickerson

Robert Champion


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Two Decatur Town Center, 125 Clairemont Ave., Suite 235, Decatur, GA 30030

404-378-8000 www.DeKalbChamber.org

The Voice of Business in DeKalb CountyDeKalb Chamber of Commerce

Checkers comes to the Mall at Stonecrestby Kathy [email protected]

Ali Parsa came to Geor-gia from his native Iran inthe 1970s in pursuit of a

civil engineering degree.He took a job in a fast foodrestaurant to support him-self while he was in school.Two things happened thatchanged his life. A 1979revolution resulted in theoverthrow of the shah ofIran, making it unsafe formany Iranian nationals suchas Parsa to return to theircountry. Parsa also discov-ered that he loves the res-taurant business.

I enjoy dealing withpeople, meeting people,making customers happy,

he said. Parsa switchedhis major to business andlaunched a career in whichhe has managed and ownedseveral fast food franchises.When a hamburger res-taurants he was managingclosed because the chainwent public and changedits national business model,Parsa started looking aroundfor a new franchise. Hesettled on Checkers, a fast-food hamburger chain start-

ed 25 years ago in Tampa,Fla., that in 1999 mergedwith Rallys bringing thenumber of restaurant to al-

most 800 nationwide.Parsa said two things

made him want to workwith Checkers. He discov-ered that the chief executiveofcer at Checkers is Rick

Silva, whom he had knownat another hamburger chain.I really like and respectthis man. He was someone

I was excited to be workingwith again.

Also, he said, I reallylove the food. We have thebest burgers in the busi-ness and the best fries in

the business. Were knownas a hamburger restaurant,but we also have hot dogs,chicken wingsand its allgreat.

Parsa said he also feels

Checkers restaurants givecustomers good value. Ifyou have just a little changein your pocket, you can stillget something to eat. Thatsimportant during toughtimes, he said.

Checkers is known forits stand-alone double drive-through restaurants, butParsa went in a different di-rection. He became the rstfranchisee to open a Check-ers unit inside a mall. Hehas threeone in LenoxMall, one in Peachtree Cen-ter Mall and now one in the

food court at the Mall atStonecrest.

The Stonecrest loca-tion has been open for twoweeks and Parsa said of itssuccess, so far, so good.He said he waited a longtime for a Stonecrest loca-tion to open up. This isa great area. There are somany young families withchildren. This is one of thebest malls in the Atlantaarea. People drive from oth-

er parts of the metro Atlantaarea to shop here. Thereare ve anchor stores and ahuge movie theater. Its real-ly the place to go, especiallyon weekends.

People are used to see-ing drive-through Checkersrestaurants, Parsa said,but theyre surprised anddelighted to nd one in themall. They ask, Is this re-ally a Checkers? Is it thesame menu?

Parsa said people oftenask him why he prefers es-tablishing restaurants insidemalls even though the rentis higher and the mall con-trols the hours. I like thesafety of being in a mall,he said. Every mall has se-curity. I dont have to worry

about someone botheringmy customers. I dont haveto worry about my employ-ees walking out to a darkparking lot at the end of ashift.

He said heavy trafc atthe mall means dozens ofpeople will always be walk-ing by. People alreadyknow and like the Checkersbrand, and like the option ofbeing able to choose it at themall.

People are used toseeing drive-throughCheckers restaurants,

but theyre surprised

and delighted to find

one in the mall. They

ask, Is this really a

Checkers? Is it the samemenu?

Ali Parsa

Owner Ali Parsa, photo at left, who was rst to place Checkers restaurants inside malls, said he likes the excitement and security at a mall. Parsa recently opened a Check-rs in the Mall at Stonecrest. Photos by Kathy Mitchell


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In the recent Nov. 6 electionGeorgia voters passed Amendment, which allows the state to authorizeharter schools that have been denied

by local school boards.During the contentious debate sup-

porters and opponents of the amend-ment spoke out about the issuesfacing Georgias students, includingAutumn Smith, a seventh-grader atDeKalb County charter school IvyPreparatory Academy.

I attended a Black Caucus meet-ng and I didnt like how the adults

were acting toward each other,

Smith said.Smith had been invited to speak athe Georgia Legislative Black Caucus

Annual Conference. While she wason the podium speaking, Smith saida woman was reading over her shoul-der and telling her not to ask certainquestions. She also said the modera-or continually cut other speakers off.

Me being a child, I thought theywere going to listen, Smith said.When my friends and I talk wedenitely argue but its a lot more re-pectful than what I saw in that roomhat night.

Smith decided to write a letterabout her experience at the meeting,

which was eventually published. Shewas later featured in an ad supportinghe amendment, where she read fromhe same letter.

What she said in her ad came

directly from her words, said RaeAnne Harkness, Smiths mother. Itwas all adults ghting and we weretired of the kids not having anythingto do with it.

Harkness said the charter schoolbattle has completely changed bothher and her daughters life. Duringthe time leading up to the elections,Harkness said she saw the best andthe worst of people but always triedto remain positive.

I have seen the dark side in thepeople ghting against this that willdo anything and say anything, Hark-ness said.

Every time we took childrendown to the capitol someone wasalways criticizing that and saying,They should be in school, they cantdo this; but its about them and theylearned more doing that then theywould in a classroom, Harknesssaid.

There is still a legislative processthat must take place before the statewill be allowed to authorize and fundcharter schools but Smith said she is

just glad the amendment passed.Right now Im happy because

Im in a great school and things aregoing good. But, I get concerned

about the people around me becausethe kids in my neighborhood dont

have an equal opportunity like me,Smith said.

Smith is zoned to attend CliftonElementary School and ColumbiaMiddle School. In her letter, Smithsaid she lives in a neighborhoodwhere the behavior, education and

parent resources arent up to the stan-dards she has been taught to expect.

Thats not going to change andtheyre just going to pass that on totheir kids, Smith said. I wish wecould just change the culture in the

public schools but thats not going tohappen.

At Ivy Prep, which is located off

Memorial Drive, Smith said all of herteachers are extremely involved, un-like those at her previous schools.

Here you can email themyoucan call their cellphones and if youneed to contact your teacher abouta questionno matter how smallit istheyre there for you, Smithsaid.

Smith said that after the letter shewrote was published, it made hermore passionate about her schooland her desire to be heard. She saidit took a lot of perseverance but be-lieves that people really want to hearwhat children think about the educa-tion system.

If youre struggling, write aboutyour school and you never knowwhat might happen. If youre scaredto speak you can writetheres al-ways a way, Smith said.

Student perseveres to make hervoice heard during charter debate

Autumn Smith and her mother Rae Anne Harkness stand in front Smiths school Ivy Preparatory Academy, a DeKalb County public charter school. Smith became a vocal sup-porter of Amendment I, which allows the state to authorize charter schools, after she attended a legislative meeting. Photos by Daniel Beauregard

Smith is reading a letter she wrote in support of charter schools to legislatorsand is being recorded for a radio commercial in support of Amendment I. Photoprovided


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Devon Christopher said her9-year-old son is extremely brightbut because he has Aspergers dis-order its difcult for him to be in atraditional classroom setting.

Aspergers is an autism spec-trum disorder, which means her sonhas difculty with social integrationand has sensory issues.

Many of these children are quitebright but just have some problemswith some of the social norms,Christopher said.

Christophers son recently start-ed middle school at Evansdale El-

ementary. She said since the schoolis so large, its difcult for him toget from class to class; she also saidhe spends much of his day in a re-source type class.

I started looking at privateschool options and there are noinclusive private school options,Christopher said.

What Christopher means byinclusive is a school that teachesstudents with and without autismin the same classroom setting. Shesaid currently, there isnt a schoolthat offers that type of education inGeorgia.

Were not going to be teach-ing any different information thanyou would nd in a normal publicschool, Christopher said, and

studies have shown that inclusion isreally the best option. DeKalb hastraditionally done a very good jobof inclusion but they stop at fthgrade.

While Christopher was talkingwith several of her friends aboutconcerns one friend whos afliatedwith the Georgia Charter SchoolsAssociation (GCSA) suggested that

she explore the option of creating acharter school.

I sent out a yer asking if any-body was interested in talking aboutthis and I started elding calls; Iprobably talked to well over 100people, Christopher said.

When she noticed there was aneed for such a school in DeKalbCounty, Christopher and othersformed a nonprot board and senta letter of intent to create Tapes-try Charter School to the DeKalbCounty School District (DCSD).

Weve had in-depth conversa-tions with every board member andeven the ones that arent typicallyfor charter schools havent given us

any pushback, Christopher said.According to Christopher, cur-

rent data shows that one out of 88children is diagnosed with autismand one in every 54 boys; she saidthe numbers have drastically in-creased over the past decades.

The kids learn differently andthe statistics are horrible in terms ofsuccessonly one in three wind uphaving a job, Christopher said.

The GCSA gave the board ameeting place and it is now in theprocess of developing a curriculumand a charter petition to submit toDCSD. Christopher said the board

is partnering with several universi-ties including Kennesaw State Uni-versity and the University of WestGeorgia to develop the curriculum.

Members of the Tapestry Char-ter School board will speak duringthe public comments portion of thenext DeKalb County School Boardmeeting. Christopher also said thatThe Tapestry Band is in the processof looking for a facility to housethe middle school, which will adda grade each year and offer an openlottery enrollment.

Originally, Christopher said sheand the other cofounders looked atsome of DCSDs vacant buildingssuch as the old Heritage Elementary

School, but most either need toomuch work or have already been of-fered to another school.

What were looking at now arevacant church buildings and ourhope is well have something ham-mered out by the rst of the year,Christopher said. Hopefully wellget the support of the school boardin doing this.

Tapestry Charter School is host-ing its rst fundraiser on Dec. 3from 7:30 - 9 p.m. at NapoleonsGrill, located at 2836 LaVista Roadin Decatur.

I started

looking at

private school

options and

there are no

inclusive privateschool options.

Devon Christopher

Startup charter to include studentswith, and without, autism in classroom

Education BriefsAstronomy professorawarded NSF grant forstudent research

Chris De Pree, Agnes Scottprofessor of astronomy, has beenawarded a National Science Foun-dation research grant for $200,000

to study the formation of massivestars.

Students are an integral part ofthe research plan, a press releasefrom the college states.

The grant will support the anal-ysis of data from the Jansky VeryLarge Array (VLA) radio telescopen New Mexico and provides funds

for students to conduct researchduring the school year and over thesummer.

With the help of students, DePree is working to understand theenvironments of young massivestars in Sagittarius B2, a region

close to the center of the MilkyWay Galaxy. Giant clouds of gasand dust in Sagittarius B2 blockthe view of traditional opticaltelescopes but the hidden regions

of massive star formation can beviewed with radio frequency tele-scopes like the VLA, De Pree said.

DCSD gets new schoolbuses

The DeKalb County School

District (DCSD) will be adding 49new buses to its eet this year, withno impact on the districts generalbudget.

The buses, which hold 72 pas-sengers each, were paid for withfunds from the Georgia Depart-ment of Education and the GeorgiaState Financing and InvestmentCommission. The DeKalb CountySchool Board voted in October topurchase the buses.

Currently, DCSD maintains aeet of more than 850 buses. Ac-cording to a press release from thedistrict, DCSD buses travel 11 mil-lion miles each year, transporting

62,000 students each day.The total cost of the buses,

which were purchased from YanceyBus Sales, is $3.7 million.


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VeteransContinued From Page 1A

he generation before me. We shouldnever take for granted the freedomweve got,

Lithonia MayorDeborah Jacksonalso recognized the sacrice veterans

n ghting for America, but also notedhat the country must nd other wayso resolve differences without war.

I believe that we must nd a way,as they say in the old Negro spiritual,o study war no more, she said. We

owe it to those who already made theacrice to resolve differences and

conicts without resorting to war.The ceremony co

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