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Scholarship Friends & helps send Neighbors Cats’ Burse Meet to Shorter Hope Gentry Page 1B Page 1C TTHEHE DDAILYAILY CCITIZEITIZENN Wednesday,July 29, 2009 •Dalton, Georgia •www.daltondailycitizen.com • 50 Cents THINGS Soldier’sbody arrives today TO CHECK member of the 48th Infantry Home, 138 Melrose Drive,from 6 Services for sergeant killed Brigade Combat to 9. Mass of Christian Burial will OUT Team of the be celebrated Thursday at 11 a.m. Georgia Army at St. Joseph’sCatholic Church. A ON THE in Afghanistan are Thursday National Guard graveside service will be at 3 INSIDE based in Colonial Hills Memorial Park at BY JAMIE JONES Sgt. Raymundo“Ray” Morales, Cedartown. 3005 RauschenbergRoad. [email protected] 34, waskilled July 21 when the His body is On Thursday,aprocession will Bar in Dalton gets license Humvee he wasriding in rolled scheduled to begin at the funeral home at 10:30 suspended after its fourth The body of afallen Dalton sol- overinamilitary convoynear arrive at the air- violation of the city alco- dier is expected to arrive at the Methar Lam, Afghanistan. port at 10:30 Morales hol serving ordinance in Dalton Municipal Airport this Morales, a1992 graduate of a.m. Visitation three years. morning. Murray County High School, wasa is tonight at Ponders Funeral ¢ Please see FUNERAL, 7A See page 3A Columnist Ron Hartsays recent remarks by the pres- ident reveal the real Sales tax Obama. See page 4A holiday Afew simple steps can help attract butterflies to your garden. starts See page 3C FROM TODAY’S Thursday BY RACHEL BROWN FORUM [email protected] “Where would Dalton be Paper,glue and pencils are the top- without the continuous selling items store manager Mike generosity of so manyof Pemberton sees flying offthe shelves our affluent citizens who every year at Dalton’sOffice Depot. givenot only their money, Despite this buttheir time and talent as INSIDE year’seconomic well?” recession, I Alook at what’s Pemberton says he “With all the growth and exempt and what has hired extra staff newbuildings at Dalton isn’t. for the back-to- State College,why can’t Page 6A theybring backthe school season and Roadrunners?” expects “very brisk sales” for this week’ssales tax holiday. See page 2A The annual state-issued halt of all state and local sales taxes on clothes, school MISTY WATSON/The Daily Citizen supplies and some electronics begins at Tangled Up 12:01 a.m. on Thursday and ends at WEATHER midnight Sunday. Forecast: Showerslikely Mia Smith, from left, Diamond Chastain, Meaghan Doheny, Bailee Crossen and Peyton Walnut Square Mall companymar- Today’sHigh: 83 Maret, upcoming sixth-gradersatNew Hope Middle School, react as theybreak free of keting director Catharine Pangratz eachother while trying to come out of a“human knot” during Camp Kodiak at the school advises customers to knowwhich items Tonight’sLow:68 on Tuesday. The human knot is ateam-building exercise where students are supposed to are subject to the sales tax break before Details, Page 12A untangle themselves without letting go of eachothers’ hands. See storyonpage5A. shopping. It’salso helpful to plan ahead and arrive early since some items are expected to sell out early,she said. INSIDE “In Georgia, per item dollar limits Classified..............4B Lowery named Officer of Year Comics..................5C BY MARK MILLICAN ¢ Please see HOLIDAY,6A Crossword..............4C [email protected] Dear Abby...................5C Horoscope.............4C MatthewLowery deflected praise for the part he played in Lottery..................2A resolvingakidnapping last November. Movies..................4C “There were five other officers with me,”Lowery said after receiving the Dalton Police Department’s Officer of the Year Obituaries...............11A award for 2008-2009. But it washis fellowofficers who nominat- Opinion................4A ed Police Officer 1st Class Lowery for the award, and the depart- Sports......................1-3B ment’scommand staffmade the selectionbasedonhis defusing of the situation. “It wasayoung girl who wastaken by someone the family knew,”said Parker of the call the department got from Bartow County authorities. “Officer Lowery spotted the vehicle and called officers for help. He stopped the car,discovered the young girl and made an arrest. He then stayed with the girl until her fam- 7 69847 00001 6 Police Officer 1st Class Matthew ily came from Cartersville. His response to the kidnapping Lowery, right, is recognized as the ensured she wassafe. 2008-2009 Dalton Police Officer of the “If your fellowofficers vote for you, that’sasgood arecom- Year by Chief Jason Parker.Lowery mendation as you can find.” “I’m certainly flattered that my fellowofficers chose me,”said received the awardatthe Public Safety Lowery,who has been on the Dalton police force for eight years. DENTURES Commission meeting on Tuesday. Dick Lowrey out of the running William B. James, D.D.S. BY CHARLES OLIVER in the current economy,tobedis- is not adecision Imade lightly.It [email protected] tracted from my job,” said is not something that Iwant to do MISTY WATSON/The Daily Citizen Tues. &Thur.9-12 &4-6 Lowrey, who is president of butsomething Ifeel Ineed to do.” Dalton City Council member Smith &Green Construction. Lowreysaid that, likeother AveryDixon, 8, of Resaca, helps Dick Lowreysays he will not “I want to emphasize that I areas of the economy,the con- his sister,AshleyJackson, 16, 706-483-4022 seek re-election this year. have been very pleased with struction business has been hit find abookbagatJCPenneyon “It’ssomething I’ve given everybody on the council and on Tuesday. Georgia’ssales tax holi- serious thoughttoand talked to the staff,”Lowreysaid. “It has daystarts Thursdayand runs ¢ Please see LOWREY,2A 706-278-8020 my staffabout. Ijust can’tafford, been agood experience, and this through Sunday. 110 Depot St. Early BirdDinner Steaks •Seafood •Pasta Dalton, GA 30720 4-6 pm Daily 706-226-3160 $10 Menu LOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS – FOR JULY 28 Georgia: Cash3Midday: 7-6-3; Cash4:1-5-8-2; Cash3Evening: 6-9-2; TYOUR Mega Millions:4-17-24-25-48,MegaBall: 34 A Tennessee: Cash 3: 8-1-7, Lucky Sum: 16; Cash 4: 8-3-7-9, Lucky Sum: SERVICE PAGE 2 27; Evening Cash 3: 9-6-4, Lucky Sum 19; Cash 4: 0-5-0-3, Lucky Sum: 8 Ourmailingaddress: 2A Wednesday, July 29, 2009 P.O. Box 1167 Dalton, Ga. 30722-1167 Ourshipping address: ODAY S ORUM 308 S. Thornton Ave. T ’ F ODAY S ITIZEN Dalton, Ga. 30720 Editor’snote: Please he didn’trealize howmany laughing. Iagree about the T ’ C keep your comments as ignorant people there were in Cotillion. It’sbeen going on NAME: Justin OurWeb site: brief as possible.Get to the Dalton until he started read- for ahundredyears. Let Campbell www.daltondailycitizen.com point! Longer comments ing the forum: He’sreading them enjoyit.” should be submitted as let- the forum ... looking for AGE: 19 To visitus: ters to the editor.Ifyou words from the wise.” Well, Mr.Editor,you HOME: Calhoun Our offices are locatedonthe include aname, please finally had enough and got it west side of the intersection of spell it. Call (706) 272- “I neverthought Iwould offyour chest? Ilove it.” FAMILY:Parents, Thornton Avenue and Morris 7748 to reach Today’s agree with Espy, butIagree Linda and Paul Street in downtownDalton. Forum. with him on canceling all “This is to the people of those events listed in the RockyFace’sBlue Mountain Campbell We’re open 8a.m. until 5p.m. WORK/SCHOOL: Monday through Friday. “It’ssad about Sgt. paper.” subdivision: Please obeythe Morales being killed in county leash laws. Iwas O’Charley’s/education How to call us: Afghanistan. Iserved with Editor: Iwas joking. chased back into my car by him for six years in Co. C, four neighborhood dogs. In major at DaltonState Mainnumber: 706-217- 108th Armor.Hewas an out- “I am aChristian, butthe the past Ihavecontacted PLAY:Watching NEWS standing soldier and agood Lord doesn’twant us arguing Animal Control with no NASCAR and NFL (That’s 706-217-6397) guy.” about the Bible. We need to results. Does anyone have a Whenyou’renot sure with whom lay offthe newspaper about suggestion without hurting football, being a you need to speak, our operator “In regards to swine flu, the Bible verse and quit try- these dogs?” GordonCountycom- will makesure you’retransferredto theyshould install hand san- ing to shove verses down munity coach the person who can best help you. itizers at each school and people’sthroats. One day “Where would Dalton be makesure each student uses theywill stand before the without the continuous gen- HE SAID:“What Delivery: 706-272-7705 them.” Lord and hopefully by then erosity of so manyofour doesn’t kill us makes Our staffcan take your subscrip- theywill feel likewedo.” affluentcitizenswho give us stronger.” tion and delivery-relatedcalls “With all the growth and not only their money, but from 6a.m. to 5p.m. Monday newbuildings at Dalton “If George Bush’smouth their time and talent as through Friday, and from 6a.m. State College, whycan’tthey is moving he is lying.” well?” to 10 a.m. Saturday and bring back the Sunday. Roadrunners?” “The American people “Thanks to the Conasauga If asubscriberismissed, call by must unite for this country to Bass Club for the kids fish- Lowrey: Council 10 a.m. on weekdaysand “Is there anybody in survive.” ing day.Itwas nice to see weekendsfor re-delivery. Whitfield County who can someone do something for ¢ Continued from page 1A He said council business Call if you needto: come and pick up twobuz- “The owner of the bikini someone else.” typically occupies between zards and twobabies? coffee shop said he wasa ¢ have us redeliver your news- hard by the recession.