Volume: Seven · Issue Eleven #1 When Information Matters November, 2014
Saying Goodbye To City Administrator Frederick Gardiner Several staff members gathered in the kitch‐
en area to share cake and punch with de‐ par ng City Administrator Frederick Gardiner
McDonough as he moves on in his career to become City Matters Administrator for East Point. City Administrator Gardiner came to McDonough from Griffin where he served as City Planner. He has moved the City of McDonough ahead in many areas during his 3 years at the helm of the day‐to‐day opera on of the City. Thank you for your leadership, your innova ve thinking, and for your friendship. In your new posi on, Mr. Gardiner, we wish you…..
In This Issue: Calm Seas and Blue Skies!!!! Page…………..1
Goodbye Mr. Gar‐ Mr. Gardiner stands next to a drawing
diner / Veterans’ by Community Development Director Breakfast Rodney Heard who has made it a prac- tice to do such a drawing for each de- Page…………..2 partment head as he/she has left that Miss Georgia USA & position with the City of McDonough. Miss Georgia Teen This particular drawing has to be USA Pageants shouting…”O Captain, My Captain.”
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Mayor greets Lorene Lindsey.. Comm. Chair Tommy Smith.
Pageant Winners /
Main Street’s Fall Fes val & Chili V Cook‐Off E
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R Rodney Heard (R) and his dad. A large crowd enjoyed breakfast. A N S
H O N Councilman Roger Pruitt (R). O The Mayor in a conga line. R
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McDonough 101 FIRE DEPARTMENT
Miss Georgia USAOn October 7, 2014
Fire Chief Steve Morgan and McDonough
Matters Miss Georgia Teen USA 2014Miss Georgia Teen USA, No- elle Hughley (Left) and Miss In McDonough for 3 Years Georgia USA Tiana Griggs. Having fun in ole ‘41? Cy was never shy. Putting the truck away.
Kim Greenwood (Center) is inter- viewed by ‘Talk of the Town.’
Photos by Taffini Guffie
Host and hostess for the evening are Paul Ossmann, CBS Atlanta, and Tiffany Fal- lon, Miss Georgia USA 2002.
2 Mayor BillyWelcome Copeland to McDonough!! Con nued on page 3
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AND THE 2015 WINNERS ARE…….
2015 Miss Georgia Teen USA McDonough Teen USA
Matters Mary Calkins
Miss Augusta Teen
2015 Miss Georgia
USA
Brooke Fletcher
Miss Peachtree City
Class Act talks to a customer.
M DONOUGH MAIN STREET PROGRAM G One of the bands play- A beautiful Great N M S P ing is The McDonough Dane attended too. Rhythm Section. Drum- mer Jeff Reeves keeps the beat. 2014 Scarecrow Contest— PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Pick up a removable Mc- Donough sticker at the Welcome Center for $1.00. Downtown Deli serves Stickers provided by the chili., and other vendors McDonough Main Street Main Street Fall Festival & Chili Cook-off braved the extreme cold. Program.
35 TAKING PRIDE IN Winners of the Scarecrow Contest were announced during this event. November LNO—11‐13‐14 McDONOUGH There were mul ple categories and winner levels in each.
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