‘I’m a Terrapin’ Northwest Whitfield’s Delic commits to Maryland —1B THE DAILY CITIZEN Tuesday,june 23, 2009 •Dalton, Georgia • www.daltondailycitizen.com • 50 Cents THINGS TO CHECK OUT ON THE 3 INSIDE Letter writer Shilrley Brindle has an opinion or two about Medicare and she isn’t afraid to share them. See page 4A The Iranian government Misty Watson/ The Daily Citizen continues its crackdown on protesters.President Obama remains tight Darlene Harksley of Atlanta reacts as the cold water from the boaters put their boats in the river just off Old Highway 411 in lipped on the matter. Coosawattee River washes up on her boat as she hits a rapid southern Murray County. Monday morning during Paddle Georgia. Several hundred See page 6A Who woN the 17th annual FCA Golf tourney? Paddle Georgia draws 300 here See page 1B BY MARK MILLICAN “It spread to my spine and nervous system, “crawler,” a mobile buggy that gets him and his [email protected] and I became paralyzed from the waist down,” kayak down river banks. Special hard rubber, FROM TODAY’S the 43-year-old said Monday on the third day of waterproof wheelchair wheels ordered from Having grown up on a lake and around the Paddle Georgia, an eight-day canoe and kayak California carry his kayak, and a fifth wheel FORUM rivers of Rome, paddling a boat seemed to come trip sponsored by the Georgia River Network, a helps him maneuver himself into the water. natural for Alan Crawford. citizens watchdog and awareness organization. Crawford said since his rebirth as a paddler, “Wild turkeys have But after an MRI scan four years ago detect- “Now I have leukemia, but I didn’t want to give the thing he enjoys most on trips like Paddle hatched at Prater’s Mill. ed sarcoidosis — an inflammation that produces (paddling) up. So I went home (after a launch) Georgia is what he once took for granted — see- Yo u can see them in the tiny lumps of cells — in his lungs, Crawford and started doodling — drawing up little ways I ing people enjoying the river. fields behind the Prater found himself watching from the river bank as might be able to get my boat through the rough house.” others launched their boats on the same trips he terrain to the river.” used to take. The sketches developed into what he calls his ➣ Please see PADDlE, 2A “In regard to Larry Sampson’s comment about mobile homes in Murray County: My chil- Tiny dancer dren were raised in Dalton to join mobile homes and all have their college degrees.IN fact, one teaches in the Murray County school system.” Rome-based See page 2A WEATHER commission Forecast: Sunny Today’s High: 92 Tonight’s Low: 68 BY CHARLES OLIVER quartered in Dalton, provides plan- Details, Page 12A [email protected] ning and development services for Whitfield, Murray,Fannin, Gilmer The city of Dalton will leave the and Pickens counties. The Coosa INSIDE North Georgia Regional Valley RDC, headquartered in Development Center and become Rome, provides those services for Classified..............6B part of the Northwest Georgia Floyd, Polk, Gordon, Chattooga, Comics..................5B Regional Commission,Mayor Bartow, Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Paulding and Haralson counties. Crossword..............4B David Pennington said Monday. The state has been trying to The RDCs are funded by member Dear Abby..................5B merge the NGRDC with the Coosa governments and by contracts with Horoscope.............4B Valley RDC into the Northwest the state to provide various servic- Lottery..................2A Commission for more than a year. es. Movies..................4B “We’ve looked at this thing, and The NGRDC board has chosen to remain independent, and the Obituaries..............10A after discussions with the (Georgia Department of Community Whitfield County Board of Opinion................4A Affairs), what is going to happeN as Commissioners “at this point” Sports......................1-3B of July 1 as far as the state of wants to remain in the NGRDC, Georgia is concerned our entire said Mike Babb, who is both a MISTY WATSON/ The Daily Citizen area will be encompassed in that member of the NGRDC board and Coosa Valley area,”said Christin, 9, twirls during a number on Monday at the Dance Pennington. ➣ Theatre of Dalton’s camp for girls at Cherokee Estate. The North Georgia RDC, head- Please see DAlTON, 3A 7 69847 00001 6 Restaurants cited for serving to minors BY MARK MILLICAN It was a driver’s license that showed she was 21. phony IDs. He said the employee who served [email protected] I asked her all the right questions you’re sup- illegally will continue to be employed. posed to ask — weight, height — and it had her “OperatioN ID Please” officers issued cita- Six Dalton restaurants were cited for serving picture on it.” tions to the following restaurants and employ- alcohol to underage individuals Friday night, Pierce said the ID looked valid to him, so ees: ■ Northwest Georgia Trade and the employees who did the serving must when he gave the ID back to the employee who Blues Train Cafe at 312 S. Hamilton St., &Convention Center appear in Municipal Court. was serving alcohol he did not tell her to refuse Tiffany Michelle Whilton of 302 Sagamore One business owner said the Dalton Police service. Drive in Dalton. Booths ■ tat Department used “entrapment” techniques to get “As soon as she was served the police came Iron Gate Pizzeria at 239 N. Hamilton St., Star an underage person served. in,”he said. “We stick to the books around here, Amanda Nicholle Kott of 604 Murray Hill $ “Two girls came in, and one of them had a and I take this very seriously. I’m not really Drive,Apt. B, in Dalton. 25 fake ID,”said Dave Pierce, owner of the Iron proud (of the citation), but in a way I think it’s Call The Daily Citizen Gate Pizzeria. “She was refused service. The entrapment. If you’re going to try and bring business downtown, don’t try to shut us down.” 706-217-6397 other girl showed (what looked like) a valid ID. ➣ Please see MINORS, 2A Pierce said employees are trained to detect CHECKERS •SPICY CHICKEN All-AMERICAN SELECTION99 ¢ 99 ¢ •HOT DOG •HAMBURGER lOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS – FOR JUNE 22 ATYOUR Georgia: Midday Cash 3:1-1-5, Cash 4: 4-2-8-5, Evening Cash 3: 1-3-3, Cash PAGE 2 4: 1-6-0-8, Fantasy 5: 35-12-17-2-34 SERVICE Tennessee: Midday Cash 8-7-1: Lucky Sum: 16; Cash 4: 6-4-1-0, Lucky Sum:11; Evening Cash 3: 7-1-3, L-Sum: 11, Cash 4: 8-6-8-0, Lucky Sum: 22 Our mailing address: 2A Tuesday, June 23, 2009 P.O. Box 1167 Dalton, Ga. 30722-1167 Our shipping address: TODAY’S FORUM 308 S. Thornton Ave. Dalton, Ga. 30720 Editor’s note: Please “Dr. El-Najjar out at the Our Web site: keep your comments as college is awful quiet on the brief as possible. Longer chaos in Iran. 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Alan Crawford of Rome,who is paralyzed from the waist down, is lowered into Hosiery Mill, owned by G.L. If a subscriber is missed, call by the Coosawattee River by Jay Deville,back left; Patrick Phelps, back right; and and Fred Westcott. It was “People need government 10 a.m. on weekdays and Joe Cook Monday morning as several hundred boaters put in the river off Old bought out by Real Silk of oversight. That’s what hap- weekends for re-delivery.