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FREEP•RESS A PUBLICATION OF ACE III COMMUNICATIONS • Secular and sacred events celebrate the coming of Easter by Kathy Mitchell welcome the spring holiday. (678) 886-8722. [email protected] Here is a sampling. Callanwolde’s aster Sunday will Family portraits and more Eggstravaganza Callanwolde’s Eggstravaganza. Photos provided dawn a little later in Decatur Eggstravaganza returns to than usual this year. Distinct Profi les Pho- Callanwolde Saturday, April advance or $12 at the door. (404) 872-5338 or visit www. In fact, the latest day tography will provide a free 23, 10 a.m. – noon. A family Adults are admitted free. callanwolde.org. thatE Easter can come (based Easter event for children with favorite for years, Callanwol- Tickets can be purchased on a complicated calculation egg decorating, candy, door de’s Easter egg hunt features online at TicketLeap. All pro- Dinosaur Egg Hunt at Fern- involving the full moon and prizes and a professional fam- thousands of eggs, a live per- ceeds benefi t the Callanwolde bank the vernal equinox) is April ily portrait for all who attend. formance by EnzoClown, dance program. The Fernbank Museum is 25, and this year it comes in Although the portrait is free, Atlanta Braves game tickets In case of rain the event offering a day of springtime just under the wire on April there is a $9 sitting fee. This and prizes, arts and crafts and will be cancelled. No onsite family fun with its second 24. event takes place on Saturday, a chance to meet the Easter parking will be available. annual Dinosaur Egg Hunt Arriving on the fi nal April 23, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Bunny. Families are invited There will be free parking and Saturday, April 23. This Sunday in April, Easter is Sunday, April 24, 1 - 5 p.m. to bring Easter baskets and shuttle bus service beginning year’s Dinosaur Egg Hunt likely to have warm weather Distinct Profi les Photography cameras for a fun day in Cal- at 9:30 a.m. at the Emory will feature age-appropriate with lots of fl owers bloom- Studio is located at 4185-A lanwolde’s beautiful gardens University Briarcliff Campus, timed egg hunts, thousands of ing. There will be a variety of Snapfi nger Woods Drive, and grounds. 1256 Briarcliff Road, one- prize-fi lled eggs and special both festive and sacred events Decatur. For more informa- The charge for children half mile north of Callanwol- activities, including an infl at- across DeKalb County to tion, call Robert Gray at 12 and younger is $10 in de. For more information call able dragon slide, Radio Dis- See Easter on Page 13A Awards program puts spotlight on high achieving volunteers “I’m not looking to change the at the Arabia Mountain Preserve. A world; I’m just looking to change my former engineer with the military community,” said award recipient and with the U.S. Forestry Service, Luma Mufl eh in a recorded message Tom Smith has developed countless at the second annual DeKalb County projects to make the nature preserve CEO’s Community Hero Awards safer and more enjoyable. His wife, Ceremony April 10. Her statement in addition to helping with the captured the spirit of those honored. outdoor projects, has written articles Held at the Callanwolde Fine about the preserve and maintains a Arts Center in Atlanta, the event scrapbook that chronicles the history recognized community achievers of the area. selected by a committee composed Another couple, J.W. and of individuals representing a cross Althier Eady were selected for the section of the county. DeKalb County Neighborhood Empowerment Award. CEO Burrell Ellis, who hosted the After a series of break-ins in his event, called the ceremony “our way neighborhood, J.W. Eady decided he of celebrating community service in had had enough. “They were kicking DeKalb County and thanking those down doors and taking TVs right off who contribute to make DeKalb a Mistress of Ceremonies JaQuitta Williams, left, and DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis, the wall,” he recalled. better place to live, work and play.” fl ank Neighborhood Empowerment Award recipients J.W. and Althier Eady. He and his wife organized The Television news anchor JaQuitta Other organizations at which (CPACS), the fi rst, largest and Parks of Stonecrest Neighborhood Williams was mistress of ceremonies she volunteers include Greenforest longest-standing service providing Watch Program. After they rallied for the event. McCalep Christian Academy, Habitat agency focused on Asian Pacifi c their neighbors to be eyes and ears Community Service Award for Humanity, Morehouse Medical Islanders in the Southeast. Founded for community safety, crime in the recipient Ozie Jackie Adams was School, the University of Georgia on the belief that “people need area decreased signifi cantly. The recognized for her more than 40 DeKalb Cooperative Extension people,” CPACS health and social Eadys expanded their neighborhood years of volunteer service in the Service, the National Association service to clients who struggle with improvement efforts to secure a grant fi elds of education, health care and of Educators, the American Library cultural and language barriers. to support clean-up and beautifi cation community outreach. Adams, who Association, the Community The Environmental Change campaigns that included improving began volunteering in local schools Achievement Center, Golden Living Award was presented to Tom and the look of vacant lots and common when her children were young and Center and her own church, Ebenezer Killian Smith, a couple who have areas. continued to do so long after they Baptist. logged more than 4,800 volunteer Mufl eh, along with Fugees Family went to college, said, “What we do Another Community Service hours during the past 10 years to Inc., the non-profi t organization for our children today will determine Award went to the Center for Pan make DeKalb County a greener that she founded, was honored as what our tomorrow will be like.” Asian Community Services Inc. place. Most of their efforts have been the recipient of the Youth Volunteer See Volunteers on Page 13A NEWS The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 2A City of Clarkston gets a makeover by Daniel Beauregard had to redo our bid hearing [email protected] because Howard had left out the federal guidelines, After several years so that put us back a couple of hard work the City of of weeks,” Hadlock said. Clarkston is finally seeing “So, we changed it to July 4 its efforts to beautify the and we’re going to push for city bear fruit, and what bet- [that]. It would be nice to ter time could there be for it have some kind of [celebra- than spring? tion] this year.” The city has just finished The project, which cost dredging the lake off Nor- approximately $800,000, man Road and stocking it was paid for by the city of with several types of fish, Clarkston and the DeKalb and building a public dock. County Community Devel- “We went in and put opment Department through about 3,000 little bluegill the use of the county’s Com- and then about 400 catfish munity Development Block A city employee stocks the lake with fish. Photo provided came next about a week lat- Grant Recovery Program er, and we’re going to put in (CDBG). maybe 800 or 1,000 large- The facilities will in- mouth bass,” Vice-Mayor clude a new pool and kid- Warren Hadlock said. die pool, both of which are According to Hadlock the wheelchair accessible, an lake, which is still owned by extended poolside patio area homeowners, was a public/ for receptions, bike racks private venture. DeKalb and a new separate building County owns the largest to house the pool pumps and portion of it, the city paid equipment. for a portion of it through Both Hadlock and Mayor storm water funds, and the Emanuel Ransom said that residents came up with ap- one of the reasons they think proximately $42,000. the county was so forthcom- The city wants residents ing with funding was they to wait a year before they realized people from all start fishing to allow the fish over DeKalb would use the to mature. While they’re pool, not just residents of waiting they can walk across Clarkston. the street and visit the Mi- “When we went to lam Park Pool. DeKalb County they were The city has chosen Proj- elated when we said we ect Manager Larry Kaiser wanted to build a new pool, of CIS Inc., to the oversee because our pool services construction of the new more DeKalb County resi- pool, which will begin in the dents than it does Clarkston next few weeks. residents,” Ransom said. “I don’t know what The city has also re- would be holding [construc- ceived a $10,000 grant from tion] up from starting within the Georgia Soil and Water the next week or so…we Conservation Commission may have to approve the to reintroduce native species contract in a vote by the of trees into the Friendship council but I can’t see why Forest Wildlife Sanctuary, it would be more than a and part of it will be used to week,” Hadlock said. create an outdoor classroom. The pool was originally “We’re seeking some slated to open on Memorial help on writing a curriculum Day but the date was pushed that would be appropriate back as the city dealt with for [elementary] and middle the death of former Mayor school in particular,” Had- Howard Tygrett, who died lock said. of a sudden heart attack last “We changed our purpose year. and our direction from that “We were shooting for of a recreational park to that Memorial Day but things, of a wildlife sanctuary…and needless to say, got snagged that’s been very helpful in up by Howard’s death; we bringing crime down too.” www.championnewspaper.com The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 3A Library reopening forces reduced hours by Andrew Cauthen Decatur Library in downtown [email protected] Decatur. Brookhaven, Embry Hills, Gresham and Lithonia- After being closed for Davidson libraries will no nearly two years, the Hair- longer be open on Fridays ston Crossing library has re- and Saturdays. Wednesday opened, but at a cost. and Thursday night hours “We had to cut hours at have also been eliminated at all libraries in order to get some libraries. enough staff to be able to Library officials plan to finally open Hairston Cross- open two other libraries: ing,” said Janet Florence, Salem Crossing in May and public information officer for Stonecrest in early June. the DeKalb County Library Future projects include li- System. braries in Ellenwood and Hairston Crossing was Brookhaven. There are also closed in the summer of 2009 plans for a Northeast Plaza li- as the library expanded into brary in Chamblee, but those an 18,000-square-foot branch plans are pending until a site with room for 53,000 vol- is chosen. umes. Patrons at the newly expanded Hairston Crossing Library say they are glad to be able visit their The new libraries are be- The library has a 100-seat neighborhood library again. Photo by Andrew Cauthen ing funded by a 2005 bond meeting room, 12-seat con- completed of a new building. outreach program was elimi- with six staff vacancies. referendum in which taxpay- ference room, a study room, The facility will be located at nated and two employees Library hours were also ers voted to set aside $54.5 youth services area, teen area, 1917 Candler Road and will from the book processing reduced in all locations. The million to expand the library an audiovisual collections be part of a mixed-use devel- center were reassigned. That library board cut all Sunday system. area and magazine collec- opment with a senior center center was already operating hours, except at the main tion area. The library has 38 and senior housing. computers for public use, But public outcry, galva- and a computer lab with 12 nized by 12-year-old Sekondi computers. Patrons can avoid Landry, compelled the li- lines by using self-checkout brary board to decide to keep stations in the library. Scott Candler open. Like all DeKalb County “We are going to make departments, the library board every effort to keep it open was mandated by the DeKalb until Scott Candler can move County Board of Commis- to the new branch,” Florence sioners to cut its budget. The said. “We are keeping our fin- library system had to cut 8.9 ger on the situation. We’ll see percent from its budget. where things are at the end of Library officials had the fiscal year.” planned to close the Scott The library board made Candler Library until later cuts in other areas. The Li- this year when construction is brary Take-Out community William Miller named DeKalb’s E911 director DeKalb’s will save the county public safety $150,000 a year. director has as- “This is another sumed a new example of tightening role: director our belts to keep ex- of the county’s penses low,” Ellis said E911 center. in a statement. William Historically, Miller was DeKalb’s E911 Center appointed by was under the man- DeKalb County agement of the police Chief Executive Miller department. Under Officer Burrell Miller, the center be- Ellis to take on the responsi- came a separate division. bility for day-to-day opera- “I see my foremost job tions of E911. This job func- duty as one of creating, dis- tion will be in addition to his seminating and implementing other duties as public safety innovative ways of protecting director, in which he oversees all of DeKalb County,” said the police, fire, emergency Miller in a statement. “In management, animal services, my new role, I will continue recorders court and medical to reach out to communities examiner departments. and the business sector to im- Ellis said Miller’s ap- prove public safety for all of pointment to the E911 role us in DeKalb County.” OpiniOn The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 4A The Newslady Birth the baby Enforcement Initiative hammered neighbors in Fulton, our state neigh- Kings Ridge; Joscelyn O’Neil, out over the past several months by bors in Florida, to effective methods Greater Towers Community; Wil- concerned citizens and the Ellis ad- employed as far away as west coast liam O’Neil, Greater Towers Com- ministration. states of California and Washing- munity; Brenda Pace, East Lake The Code Enforcement Initia- ton. The recommendations to the Terrace; Charles Peagler, Kings tive began anew several months commissioners not only include Ridge Homeowners Association; back with a 45-member task force best practices in enforcement with and Cynthia Tucker, Safari Woods led by then Commissioner Connie volunteers, feet on the street and Neighborhood Association. Stokes. Those 45 people were made in the judiciary, but also suggested These individuals have spent up of community representatives, revenue streams to fund the initia- countless hours and shown uncom- It’s time to birth the baby. For law enforcement, the courts and tive through existing means such as promising dedication to the goal of nearly nine months a dedicated staff. A core group of 10 community business license compliance. Also, making DeKalb look as appealing group of citizens has been meeting, people emerged from that initial the recommendations have been as other metro counties. It is a mat- discussing, fussing and suggesting assemblage. They have done their appropriately vetted and pass legal ter of community pride, safety and ways to clean up and enhance the due diligence with the administra- muster. There are no excuses not to economic development. Not all of aesthetic appeal our county. You’ve tion’s law department, April Atkins move on the recommendations and us have pride in our community and read rants here on several occasions of the CEO’s staff and CEO Ellis move expeditiously. so we need laws in place to help our about the ugly signs, abandoned himself. A word of thanks to the neighbors who don’t know or don’t cars, shade tree mechanics, burned The administration bravely took 10-member Code Enforcement care about what we look like. out vacant buildings, tall grass and its licks, some harsh tongue lash- Advisory Committee. They are: A cross section of the communi- weeds, trash and unsightly big rigs ings, even got some black eyes and Chairman Gil Turman of the South ty with the help of staff have carried rolling to illegal stops in too many hurt feelings, but never lost sight of DeKalb Neighborhood Association; this baby thus far and gone through neighborhoods. the citizens’ stated goal – Clean up Joe Arrington of PRISM (Pride the labor pains. Commissioners, it’s On April 19, our seven commis- DeKalb by all legal means neces- Rings In Stone Mountain); Robert time to birth this baby! sioners had an opportunity to show sary. Blackman, The Meadows Hom- Steen Miles, The Newslady, is a us the genuine concern we know Best practices have been eowners Association; Johnny Cole, retired journalist and former Georgia they have for the “look” of DeKalb gleaned from states north, south, Creekwood Hills; Beverly Dabney, state senator. Contact Steen Milies at by voting unanimously for a Code east and west, as close as our county Highland Park; Joel Edwards, [email protected]. www.championnewspaper.com The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 5A One Man’s Opinion I’m a Mom & Pop, Mr. President fretted over whether to give raises and virtually all of these folks are receiv- Ask the PTAs and Little League bonuses, pay all your vendors or pay ing one or more types of government Association presidents who are their your quarterly taxes on time. It’s a assistance. sponsors. Ask the Girl Scouts or the tough juggling act in the best of times. Most of the small business folks Boy Scouts who they can count on for Gut the economy, tighten credit I know are struggling to meet their regular support. Talk to the head of tighter than a vise, and treat any re- payrolls, and trying to manage their your local chamber of commerce and quired governmental license or form businesses solely on its cash fl ow. We ask them who most frequently steps question or late payment as an attempt can make six fi gures on paper, but not up and takes more on to help build a to “steal” from the same government open a credit line for $20,000, caus- better community. I will make an al- offering you virtually get nothing in ing many of us to use credit cards and most sure bet that those folks own and “The business of America is return—and that is the current hand their exorbitant interest rates to paper operate small businesses. business,” President Calvin being dealt to a majority of small over the bumps in monthly income And when we are being asked Coolidge, America’s 30th President businesses. streams. daily to dig deeper, fi ned and penal- (1923-1929) In the past few months I’ve Yet if I was sitting in my living ized for any late scrap of paperwork, watched a framer that I have done room, watching a fl at screen I can’t or asked to sit in line for hours to I am a Mom & Pop, a small busi- business with since the 1980s cash afford, and sipping a Bud Light while renew a business license, automo- ness, an entrepreneur. My company out and retire, a two-generation fam- drawing unemployment, I would have bile registration and tag, etc., is it is a two-year-old enterprise, and one I ily Mexican restaurant shut down none of those government created too much to ask that we can speak to hope to build and sell, or later leave to after 28 years (un-employing the worries. I might lose my home and people and not just voice mail, or that my children. It puts a few roofs over entire family), along with our two lo- my family might go hungry, but at our federal government employees our heads, plenty of food on our table cal Blockbusters video stores, several least the feds won’t come put a lien or treat us as customers and without and clothes on our backs. In a couple chain restaurants and even a commu- foreclose on the property and haul me such disdain, or that when you are of months, it will help put my oldest nity bank all vanish. off to debtor’s prison. being asked to tighten your belt, suck daughter through college. Their reasons for closure and We have evolved into a nation it up and take a furlough day or two Small business receives a great business loss varied slightly. But that rewards victims and those who in these tight times, please know we deal of applause for being the work actually consider hiring one new full- can’t, and penalizes and often slaps have all already been there, done that horses of our economy, and the pri- time employee, and you nearly triple those who do. I am a regular chari- and got the T-shirt way ahead of you. mary driver of economic and job your annual government paperwork table giver, and serve on numerous growth. But I’m telling you, nearing and tax bill. Many small businesses non-profi t boards, as well as help to Bill Crane is a DeKalb County three years into self-employment and as a result are overly reliant on part- raise thousands each year for a wide native and business owner, living in running a small four-person shop, the time help, interns and independent variety of civic and charitable causes. Scottdale, Georgia. He also serves as federal, state and local governments contractors. But the non-profi t arena, including chief political analyst and commenta- combined are trying to kill us. I know dozens who are unem- our churches, is practically the only tor for 11Alive News and WSB Radio, The nodding row can begin now ployed, underemployed and a few area where government rewards good News/Talk 750. Contact Bill Crane at among the many of you who have who are simply exhausted from look- behavior and choices by not taxing or [email protected]. sweated a payroll, paid yourself last, ing and have retired early. And yet regulating.

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National Public Radio mollify their critics. The following comments are pulled straight from our website and is having a tough time. by Donald Kaul Did I mention that It’s being beaten up and Columnist NPR was smart? It is, are not edited for content or grammar. knocked down, its good and if there’s one thing name dragged through conservatives hate, it’s DeKalb to take out short-term loan the mud. that. When the misleading smart. Just look at their It hurts to watch stum- footage of the conversa- favorite spokespersons– Um, remind me again how much the county paid ble after bumble by exec- tion got out, Schiller was Sarah Palin, Michele as a result of Stogner being found guilty?? Seri- utives of this smart radio dismissed. NPR’s CEO Bachmann, Mike Pence, ously, does this make sense at all? network. (It’s still smart if as well. I can see dismiss- Steve King. No Mensa you listen to it, but behind ing the fundraiser–he group they. the scenes, oh my.) was a poster child for the NPR is one of our –TiQuavious Jones posted this on 4/17/11 at 4:39 a.m. It started with the Juan Society of Effete Liberal most important cultural Williams affair. Wil- Snobs–but firing the CEO institutions. It’s worth Great! The Commissioners have pawned the liams–who, incredibly is just giving in to the bad every penny we spend on county. enough, was both NPR’s guys without a fight. it. More than 27 million house conservative and people listen to public But wait, there’s more. –DeKalb Offi cers posted this on 4/17/11 at 2:25 a.m. Fox News’ house liberal– Another tape revealed stations each week. This told the Fox audience that yet another fundraiser in- is up 58 percent in the he got nervous when he structing the fake donors past decade. Only 37 saw people who looked on how to use a donation percent of them describe Decatur public housing gets upgrade like Muslims board his to fudge their taxes. (If themselves as liberals; 28 plane. that were a crime, every percent define themselves The comment raised a as conservative or very They should all be left homeless. I don’t care. tax adviser would be in However, I am sick and tired of working to pay dust-up. In the fight that jail, but it does seem kind conservative. followed, Williams was of cheesy for NPR to do NPR’s not an arm of taxes to pay for a bunch of deadbeats’ housing. fired. (Weep not for him, it.) As of this writing, she the Democrats, as Fox is dear friends; Fox immedi- has been placed on leave. of the Republicans. It’s –Tronsleim posted this on 4/16/11 at 11:08 p.m. ately hired him full-time But expect a trip to the not even that liberal. Its for $2 million.) guillotine soon. staff is made up mainly The firing raised an- of liberals, probably, but I think it is great that this renovation took place! One is tempted to With the housing market being very unstable, more other dust-up and the quote the great philoso- they are also professionals executive who fired him pher Casey Stengel who, who seek to do an hon- people are renting and therefore there is a need for “resigned.” after watching his New est job of telling what’s nice apartments to meet the needs of those who It’s surprising that a York Mets butcher their happening in the world– have lost their houses due to the economic insta- prominent African-Amer- way to another loss, said: straight. That’s called bility. They look amazing! ican journalist would ap- “Can’t anybody here play journalism. Fox News pear to endorse a form of cannot be accused of that this game?” –John Evan Miller posted this on 4/14/11 at 3:49 .m. racial profiling. I didn’t The Republicans in sin. think Williams should Congress have responded If the federal govern- have been fired for his to all of this by voting to ment were to take away Former court clerk has Alzheimer’s, wants job comment, and I didn’t cut off federal funding NPR’s subsidy, the net- back think the editor should for public radio. Being work would survive. It’s have been let go either. I realistic, they’d do that not that much money. But believe in second chances. being a public institution If that is true, can I invalidate my divorce? May- anyway. Conservative be she did not know what she was signing. Then came the Ron politicians, most of whom is important to its mis- Schiller affair. Schiller, couldn’t find their public sion. It enforces a respon- NPR’s top fundraiser, radio station on the dial, sibility that private insti- –Loxly posted this on 4/13/11 at 11:09 p.m. was lured into a meeting hate public radio the way tutions don’t share. with two men posing as vampires hate the light. We don’t need a liberal Where in the Name of God do you see these wealthy Muslim donors. NPR officials have version of Fox. We need Heavily edited clips from something much, much types of things and in an abundance almost every pretty much stood there week I might add except in DeKalb County! the secretly videotaped and taken the abuse with better than that. And we meeting showed him de- mild complaint. I think have it–if we can keep it. Great Comments Loxly & David! Can anyone nouncing tea partiers and they’re afraid if they believe this mess? Republican activists as defend themselves, con- Tune in to “As DeKalb Turns” - Steven Speilberg Islamophobic, “seriously servatives will get even OtherWords columnist could not make up a better “Horror Tale” ! racist,” and a little dim. angrier with them. Donald Kaul lives in Ann It’s always dangerous But they will never Arbor, Michigan. www. to blurt out the truth like otherwords.org. –JerryMyer Jackson Jr posted this on 4/13/11 at 11:34 p.m. www.championnewspaper.com The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 7A

Police break-up 2 Yolanda Faye Stewart major drug pipelines Champion of the Week by Andrew Cauthen nered with the U.S. Drug Mills received the cocaine I’ll come for Christmas [email protected] Enforcement Administration, he distributed for Smith, ac- after I’ve finished help- according to Nicole March- cording to the indictment. ing at Hosea Feed the Suspected cocaine dealers and, chief assistant district Smith allegedly received Homeless.” took “a big hit” when police attorney. cocaine from Augustin J. At Easter, she said, broke up an alleged drug The suspects were indict- Romero, Franscisco Rodri- she works in the Chil- ring in south DeKalb County ed by a grand jury before the guez-Garcia, and Heriberto dren’s Corner, where that resulted in the arrest of sting, Marchand said. Serna-Soberanis, who pos- youngsters from home- 19 people on April 12. “When you remove the sessed the processed cocaine less or underprivileged “We have completely pipeline…it takes awhile at a house at 7126 South families receive Easter obliterated two different drug for the bad guys to recover,” Goddard St. in Lithonia. baskets and other gifts pipelines,” DeKalb County James said. The indictment summa- as well as clothing and District Attorney Robert The indictment describes rizes 344 segments of cell entertainment. “We James said. “We’re talking Shantavious Mills and phone conversations, most also teach them leader- about a big hit. Derrick Smith as the al- involving Mills, in which Although Yolanda ship, responsibility and “We’re not talking about leged drug ring leaders, with callers are allegedly coor- Faye Stewart earns survival skills. It’s such nickel and dime dealers,” several others acting as dis- dinating the distribution of her living as a tax pre- a joy to be able to up- James said. “We’re talking tributors: Gregory Barber, cocaine. parer and April is her lift people’s spirits that about a pipeline.” Edward Jerod Boddie, Ja- In one conversation on busiest time of year, way,” Stewart said. During the course of the maal R. Cox, Elton T. Dew, Feb. 15, Mills allegedly talks she still makes herself Officials at Ho- two-month-long investiga- Kenny Bernard Frazier, with Barber about the arrest available to volunteer sea, which initially tion, officers seized more Donald Griffin Jr., Mi- of two brothers. In the phone at the Hosea Feed the fed homeless men than 20 kilograms of cocaine chael Lee, Rafaell Lemons, call, Mills says “everyone Hungry Easter Day at Thanksgiving and and $250,000, James said. Dominque Joseph Mackie, needs to be careful,” the in- Dinner and Block Party. Christmas and now The suspects were indict- Cornelius Fred Mills, Eric dictment states. A volunteer with the serves families year ed on two counts of violating Lanier Monday, Demetrius During a March 3 phone organization for more round, say that they the Racketeer Influenced Smedley, Lamaze Wil- call, Mills and Barber alleg- than 11 years, Stewart were inspired to add and Corrupt Organizations- liams, and Carlos Wright. edly “talk about snitching said Hosea Feed the an Easter event after Acquiring Property through Using various locations, and people getting locked Homeless was called a little girl asked if they a Pattern of Racketeering “including his mother’s up.” to her attention by a could get her a dress to (RICO) Act. They face vari- house, Shantavious Mills Five days later, Mills co-worker at a former wear to church on Eas- ous charges of distribution would communicate with and Boddie allegedly argue job who used to col- ter Sunday. The Easter and trafficking of cocaine, his accomplices in order because Mills claims that lect regularly for the Sunday event includes and illegal use of a cell to inform them of when he has lost money dealing charitable organiza- not only a meal but phone during the distribution cocaine was available, ne- with Boddie. Mills also says tion. “She would warn also the services of a and trafficking of cocaine. gotiate price, take orders for “Boddie is stupid for dealing us that she would be medical clinic, clothing, The arrests were the result cocaine, and discuss ways to dope out of his house,” the coming around to col- hot showers, a phone of a sting operation in which avoid arrest,” the indictment indictment states. lect in a few weeks. I center, barber and officers from DeKalb’s dis- alleges. would always give, but beautician services, trict attorney’s office part- On several occasions, I decided to learn more ministry, musical enter- about what they did. I tainment and more. was so inspired by [the Stewart said that organization’s founder] Hosea Feed the Home- Hosea Williams. He less has “the best vol- did so much; he had unteers in the world. such a heart to help Some of the supervi- others. I wanted to do sors have been there more than just make a 15 years or more. contribution. I wanted We’re like family. We to get involved.” eat together; we pray Stewart, a resident together.” The holiday of Stone Mountain, events, she said, “are said she spends va- just awesome. People cations and holidays who see a few min- volunteering with the utes of it on television organization. “My fam- can’t begin to appreci- ily lives in Birmingham, ate how wonderful it is just two and a half when you’re there in hours away. They know person.”

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Area pharmacies Former CIA analyst to to offering up-to-date in- Olympics. His areas of ex- opportunities, housing, speak on Middle East formation on festivals, live pertise include arthroscopic health care, education and offer free health music and dining events, and reconstruction of the fi ling Veterans Adminis- screenings affairs DECATURdash also pro- shoulder and knee, arthros- tration claims. vides practical informa- copy of the hip, knee, and Participating organiza- The “To Your Health” Ray McGovern, a for- tion about getting around elbow, sports medicine and tions include but are not free health screening pro- mer CIA analyst, will speak town, a City Schools of general orthopaedics. He limited to: The Georgia gram, sponsored by CVS at the Atlanta Friends Meet- Decatur calendar, city received his medical degree Department of Veterans Pharmacy, comes to Stone inghouse, 701 West Howard government and civic as- from the Medical College Service, the Georgia De- Mountain and Decatur on Ave., Decatur, on May 2, on sociation meetings as well of Georgia in Augusta, and partment of Defense, the April 30, May 1 and June the topic “How to Stop End- as a searchable dining, en- completed his residency at Veterans Benefi ts Admin- 4-5. less War: Iraq, Afghanistan, tertainment and shopping the Medical University of istration and the Veterans The program offers Libya and Beyond.” Mc- directory. South Carolina in Charles- Health Administration. participating adults $150 Govern is now an outspoken Available for iPhone, ton, S.C. The expo will be held worth of free screenings for critic of U.S. foreign policy, iPad, iPod Touch, or An- in the college’s main con- diabetes, blood pressure, speaking and writing on droid based mobile de- ference center. Participat- cholesterol, bone density Middle East developments. vices, DECATURdash is Veterans and Armed ing veterans can register, (osteoporosis) and vision. During his 27-year career offered free through both receive more information Doctor consultations and as a CIA intelligence offi cer, the iTunes App Store and Forces Expo coming and view a map at http:// medication reviews with a McGovern worked under the Android Marketplace. to DeKalb Tech hankjohnson.house.gov/ CVS pharmacist are avail- seven presidents, from John DECATURdash also has veteran-index.shtml. Pre- able. Dental and chiroprac- F. Kennedy to George the ability to send alerts, Rep. Hank Johnson is registration is encouraged. tic screenings and referrals H.W. Bush. He was one also known as “Push” sponsoring the 2011 Vet- for mammograms and pap of President Ronald Rea- notifi cations, to its users. erans and Armed Forces Come prepared: smears are also available gan’s intelligence briefers This feature will be used Expo on Friday, April 29, at in select locations. No ap- from 1981-85. During the by city government and DeKalb Technical College • For onsite assistance, a pointment is necessary. administration of President management in the event in Clarkston from 10 a.m. to government issued photo George H.W. Bush, McGov- of “Code Red” emergen- 3 p.m. ID and a copy of form Here is the schedule for the ern was one of the senior cies in the community. “We owe our service DD214 are required. DeKalb screenings: CIA analysts who prepared members, their families and • To speak with a repre- April 30, Noon - 4 p.m. the President’s Daily Brief all our veterans an immea- sentative about a claim • CVS/pharmacy, 7207 (PDB). Local doctor named surable debt,” said Johnson, for VA compensation Rockbridge Road, Stone Since 2002, McGovern’s to sports panel a member of the House benefi ts, bring copies Mountain articles and op-eds criticiz- Armed Services Commit- of recent VA correspon- • CVS/pharmacy, 1140 N ing U.S. foreign policy have tee. “I’m holding this expo dence or decisions and appeared in United States Resurgens Orthopae- to ensure veterans and their any evidence that sup- Hairston Road, Stone dics physician Dr. Shaun Mountain and international newspa- families receive their full ports the claim. Copying pers, including The Boston L. Traub was named to a benefi ts.” facilities are not avail- new panel of the U.S.A. May 1, Noon - 4 p.m. Globe, The Christian Sci- The event is being held able onsite. ence Monitor, The Miami Track & Field (USATF) in conjunction with DeKalb • For assistance with a • CVS/pharmacy, 7207 Georgia Association that Rockbridge Road, Stone Herald, and The Interna- County government, but all home loan, bring mort- tional Herald Tribune. He will provide care for ath- veterans, military person- gage documents and re- Mountain letes competing in Geor- • CVS/pharmacy, 1140 N has been interviewed on nel and their families from cent correspondence. CNN, The Charlie Rose gia events. Traub, who throughout the Fourth Dis- Hairston Road, Stone practices at the Resurgens Mountain Show, and The News Hour trict are welcome. with Jim Lehrer. Mc- Decatur and Snellville Veterans, military per- offi ces, is among a panel June 4, Noon - 4 p.m. Govern works with Tell the sonnel and their families Word, a publishing arm of of experts that includes a will receive free information Clayton MBA in • CVS/pharmacy, 1144 S. physical therapist, chiro- Indian Creek Road, Stone the ecumenical Church of about available services and RockdaleRockdaleRockdale the Saviour in inner-city practor, pediatrician and on-site assistance with ben- Mountain massage therapist. rockdale.clayton.edu/mba/ • CVS/pharmacy, 2444 Washington, D.C. efi ts, including employment USATF Georgia As- Classes start in May! Wesley Chapel Road, De- sociation is the governing catur Decatur launches body of track and fi eld, cross country, long dis- CHRIST June 5, Noon - 4 p.m. app offering event tance running and race • CVS/pharmacy, 1144 S. walking in Georgia. 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Your competitor is likely a member! DeKalb Chamber of Commerce 100 Crescent Center Pkwy., Suite 680. Tucker, GA 30084 (404) 378-8000 www.DeKalbChamber.org www.championnewspaper.com The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 9A Legislature passes police millage bill by Andrew Cauthen was a top priority on the of the DeKalb Fraternal Or- which the Board of Com- Commissioners voted to cut [email protected] county’s Board of Commis- der of Police, said he hopes missioners sets the millage, $33.64 million from the ad- sioners’ legislative agenda the bill’s passage “will Wiggs said. ministration’s proposed bud- DeKalb County property for this year. restore the money that is “We’re hoping they will get to avoid a tax increase. taxpayers will soon be able “Public safety is of ut- needed for first responders.” do the right thing and re- In that vote, the police de- to see how much they are most importance to county A designated millage rate store our budget,” Wiggs partment’s budget was cut paying for police services. residents, and this bill for police services is good, said. by 4.46 percent. On the last day of the provides assurance to our but it depends on the rate at In February the Board of 2011 legislative session, the citizens that their tax dollars Georgia State Senate gave used to fund the critical DeKalb County the author- mission of our police de- ity to list the millage rate for partment will be protected basic and non-basic police from crippling budget cuts services as separate line during the tough financial IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT items on the county’s prop- times facing our county,” erty tax bill. Commissioner Lee May DeKalb County 2008-2012 Consolidated Plan for House Bill 607, which said. authorizes the change, was Commissioner Larry HUD Programs and the 2012 Annual Action Plan passed 50-0 by the Senate. Johnson said the bill was If signed by Gov. Nathan a good step for the county. Deal, the police millage “We have heard what GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS FOR rates will be detailed on the our constituents want and The United States Department of Housing and Urban 2011 property tax bills. are pleased that the state Development (HUD) 2012 FUNDS In the line items, basic legislature has moved to police services will be com- make this happen,” John- posed of services performed son said. After May 2nd, 2011, the DeKalb County Community Development Department will begin by the uniform division, Commissioner Sha- accepting applications from faith-based organizations, community organizations, and traffic unit, park patrol, ron Barnes Sutton said non-profit agencies interested in applying for Community Development Block Grant criminal investigation divi- the bill “will provide the (CDBG) and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funds for the Year 2012. Additionally, we sion and crime scene inves- county another tool to will accept requests from municipalities, citizens and other entities. All applications or tigation unit of the DeKalb continue to provide the CDBG and ESG County police department. best public safety services requests are subject to future HUD funding for these programs. Non-basic police ser- for our citizens.” applications and general information may be obtained beginning May 2, 2011, at the vices will be composed of The bill also allows the DeKalb County website; www.dekalbcountyga.us or at the following location: services performed by the county to “show our deep aerial support unit, SWAT appreciation and com- DeKalb County Community Development Department team, bomb squad unit, in- mitment to the men and 150 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 330, Decatur, Georgia 30030 telligence and permits, K-9 women in our police de- Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM division, gang task force, partment,” Commissioner drug task force, homeland Stan Watson said. The deadline for submitting completed applications: security and emergency “I will call the gover- management division of the nor to ask him to sign the Friday, June 3, 2011 police department. bill,” Watson added. ______The police millage bill Jeff Wiggs, president Application/Information/Technical Assistance Workshop

Commissioners contemplating Date/Time Location open government Thursday, April 28, 2011 Wesley Chapel Library 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM 2861 Wesley Chapel Road by Andrew Cauthen government departments Decatur, Georgia 30034 [email protected] to document how it imple- This meeting is very important given the funding reductions in the various programs! ments laws and policies; The DeKalb County formalize all departmental Public Hearings Board of Commissioners procedures; and follow wants to improve the trans- those guidelines until they The DeKalb County Community Development Department parency and accountability are revised, Rader said. is conducting two Public Hearings. of the county administra- “You should be able to tion. know why your permit is Date/Time Date/Time Under consideration by turned down or not acted Monday, May 9, 2011 at 6:30 PM Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 6:30 PM the board is a resolution to on in a reasonable time seek local legislation that period,” Rader said. would ensure “openness of The legislation would Community Needs Proposed Budget/Annual Action Plan county government and con- also implement a fine of Maloof Auditorium Maloof Auditorium sistency for the implementa- up to $2,500 for any coun- 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA tion of county rules, proce- ty employee or elected The purpose of this public hearing is to We will present the proposed Annual Action dures and standards.” official that knowingly solicit input from the public regarding Plan, proposed budget and solicit public Commissioner Jeff Rad- violates the accountability community needs and priorities. We will questions and/or comments. er, author of the resolution, bill. discuss general information concerning said the functioning of the “If somebody decides the 2012 Annual Action Plan submission county government is incon- to skip steps…or is incon- process as well as HUD updates and sistent. sistent [currently] there changes. If approved the legisla- are no repercussions,” EQUAL HOUSING tion would require county Rader said. OPPORTUNITY Neuman

Page 10A The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 www.championnewspaper.com Clarkston officials choose city manager candidates by Daniel Beauregard Gardiner, director of including community down to10; and then we several e-mails in response [email protected] planning and development development, finance, looked at those 10 and to the candidates and all of services of Griffin. planning and zoning, narrowed it down to five them have been positive The City of Clarkston Vice Mayor Warren redevelopment, code interviews and after that, and outline the various chose on April 13 three Hadlock explained that the enforcement and public down to three,” Hadlock achievements of the final candidates for its new city manager position works. said. applicants. newly created city manager would shift some of the The city manager According to Hadlock, According to City Clerk position. power of the government will also be responsible the mayor and the city Tracy Ashby, all of the Clarkston Mayor from the mayor to the city for developing policy council will be interviewing applicants submitted their Emanuel Ransom held a council and city manager. recommendations and the final candidates and a resumes by Feb. 14 and special executive session on “It’s something that providing administrative decision should be expected the three finalists where April 8 to discuss potential many of us have been support for the city sometime next week. chosen from a list of 28. candidates for city manager lobbying [to have] for years council as well as annually “We had to have their Applicants were required to and finalists were chosen the and we passed a motion preparing and submitting names published and they have at least five years of following week. in the council to send that a proposed budget to the all consented to have them experience as an assistant The finalists areKeith forward to the legislature in mayor and city council. published…it gives the city manager, city manager Barker, former chief January,” Hadlock said. “We had a committee [residents] a chance to or city administrator and operating officer for DeKalb The duties of the city of other city managers, look them up and [give us a four-year degree in County; David Clabo, manager would include a citizen and an attorney feedback],” Hadlock said of management, administration former city manager of oversight of departments vet those [28 original the finalists. or a similar field. Dallas, Ga.; and Frederick and functions of the city, candidates] and edit them Hadlock said he received

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He also said I find fascinating. I think it’s marily about union he said first, emancipation second,” 75,000 volunteers to join that for the most part, much a testimony to the continuing that, in his view, the war Gallagher said. the Union Army; Virginia of the south remains steeped power and allure of the lost would have never happened Over the next four years had voted to secede from the in the lost cause tradition and cause,” Gallagher said. if it weren’t for slavery. the park and memorial asso- Union and North Carolina, the Stone Mountain Memo- The Stone Mountain Me- “Without slavery related ciation will be hosting events Tennessee and Arkansas rial is a perfect example of morial Carving was a project issues there wouldn’t have and lectures to commemo- would soon follow. The war that. nearly 60 years in the mak- been secession and a war and rate the sesquicentennial an- had begun. “It’s interesting to me ing; work began on the carv- [some] people in the North niversary and recognize sig- This was the history that [the memorial] came ing in 1915, was completed believe that too…the war nificant events that happened that set the scene for Stone so late, so much later than in 1972 and is a culmination [was] to save the union, not throughout the war. Mountain Park’s Sesquicen- all of the other monuments of the creative efforts of to kill slavery, but eventually tennial Commemoration on April 16, at the park’s Ante- bellum Plantation. “This is a historic mo- DeKalb County Wants to Hear From You ment in the history of Geor- Regarding the Proposed Franchise Agreement Renewal gia and this is a fine place to experience such a historic with Comcast Cable Communications moment,” Mark Baxter, Send your comments and/or concerns regarding Comcast’s current performance under chairman of the Stone Moun- the current franchise agreement and/or the future cable-related needs and interests of tain Memorial Association your community to [email protected]. said as he described the events leading up to the war. The Champion Weather April 21, 2011 Baxter spoke of the key role Georgia played in the devel- Seven Day Forecast In-Depth Local Forecast Today's Regional Map Weather History Today we will see partly cloudy skies with a April 21, 1958 - Portions of opment of a new constitution THURSDAY for the Confederate states. 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, Montana were in the midst of Scat'd T-storms high temperature of 77º, humidity of 61%. The a spring snowburst. Snowfall “Within a year, other High: 77 Low: 62 Dunwoody states joined the new govern- record high temperature for today is 88º set in 75/61 Lilburn amounts ranged up to 55 1987. Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight with Smyrna 76/62 inches at Red Lodge, 61 ment…but while all of this FRIDAY Doraville a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. 76/62 76/62 inches at Nye Mine, and 72 was being done the states Isolated T-storms Snellville Decatur inches at Mystic Lake. that remained in the old gov- High: 75 Low: 61 *Last Week’s Almanac 77/62 Atlanta Date Hi Lo Normals Precip 77/62 ernment, the United States, 77/62 April 22, 1989 - Twenty- SATURDAY Tuesday 77 54 72/49 0.06" Lithonia regrettably from my point seven cities in the central Mostly Sunny Wednesday 75 47 72/50 0.00" College Park 78/62 of view, initiated a military United States reported High: 82 Low: 61 Thursday 77 45 73/50 0.00" 78/62 campaign to overturn this Morrow record high temperatures for new government,” Baxter Friday 71 57 73/50 0.81" 78/62 SUNDAY Saturday 68 52 73/50 0.24" Union City the date. The high of 96 said as he introduced Dr. degrees at Omaha, Neb. was Mostly Sunny Sunday 74 43 73/51 0.00" 78/62 Gary Gallagher. Monday 78 45 74/51 0.00" an April record and the high High: 81 Low: 59 Hampton Gallagher, who grew up Rainfall ...... 1.11" Average temp . .61.6 of 100 degrees at Lubbock, 79/63 Texas equaled their record in Colorado, is now a Civil MONDAY Normal rainfall . .0.81" Average normal 61.5 for April. War professor at the Univer- Mostly Sunny Departure . . . . .+0.30" Departure . . . . .+0.1 sity of Virginia and has writ- High: 81 Low: 55 *Data as reported from De Kalb-Peachtree Airport ten or co-authored nearly 20 Local Sun/Moon Chart This Week Tonight's Planets books on the subject. He said TUESDAY Day Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Rise Set that there are a lot of com- Sunny Last Thursday 7:08 a.m. 8:08 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:32 a.m. First Mercury 6:43 a.m. 7:25 p.m. mon misconceptions about High: 78 Low: 54 4/24 Friday 7:07 a.m. 8:08 p.m. 5:40 p.m. 5:08 a.m. 5/10 Venus 5:50 a.m. 5:32 p.m. Saturday 7:05 a.m. 8:09 p.m. 6:51 p.m. 5:44 a.m. the war. Mars 6:34 a.m. 6:55 p.m. WEDNESDAY Sunday 7:04 a.m. 8:10 p.m. 8:04 p.m. 6:22 a.m. “The war is a far more Jupiter 6:58 a.m. 7:35 p.m. Mostly Sunny Monday 7:03 a.m. 8:11 p.m. 9:16 p.m. 7:04 a.m. complex story than it was New Full Saturn 7:03 p.m. 6:56 a.m. High: 79 Low: 51 Tuesday 7:02 a.m. 8:11 p.m. 10:27 p.m. 7:51 a.m. even when I was in gradu- 5/3 5/17 Uranus 6:13 a.m. 6:17 p.m. ate school…I still think the Wednesday 7:01 a.m. 8:12 p.m. 11:32 p.m. 8:43 a.m. single most important influ- Local UV Index National Weather Summary This Week Weather Trivia ence on how Americans un- The Northeast will see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies today, scattered showers Can there be thunder in derstand the Civil War is the and thunderstorms Friday and Saturday, with the highest temperature of 69º in a snowstorm? film Gone with the Wind,” 0 - 23 4 5 6 798 10 11+ Patuxent River, Md. The Southeast will see isolated thunderstorms today, mostly ? Gallagher said. clear skies Friday and Saturday, with the highest temperature of 91º in Valdosta, Ga. The Northwest UV Index This might sound sur- will see scattered rain today, mostly clear to partly cloudy skies Friday and Saturday, with the high- Answer: Yes, although this does 0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate, not happen frequently. prising to some but Gal- 6-7: High, 8-10: Very High est temperature of 66º in Medford, Ore. The Southwest will see mostly clear skies today through lagher said that, at least in 11+: Extreme Exposure Saturday, with the highest temperature of 95º in Artesia, N.M. www.WhatsOurWeather.com the popular understanding of the war, this film seems to StarWatch By Gary Becker - Training Solar Time True (apparent) solar time has been used as the basis for time-telling devices since ancient cultures employed it to create calendars for planting and harvesting. The ease of best illustrate the way people determining the sun’s highest position in the sky always led to a precise measurement of solar noon and consequently, apparent solar time. However, it was only accurate have simplified something so for the exact longitude upon which the measurement was based. A few degrees to the east or west would change the local solar time. As railroading gained popularity in the complex. British Isles in the early 1800’s, east-west train schedules were forced to reflect local times as well as travel times, and it became almost impossible to merge the two into “It’s just a powerful workable timetables. During this same era, ships were becoming faster, necessitating more accurate international maritime shipping schedules. Mariners began running into similar issues image—a land of cotton and when calculating time based upon the moon’s position while on the sea at night. In 1851, Sir George Airy, England’s Astronomer Royal, established the Greenwich Meridian, zero degrees cavaliers as it says at the be- longitude, as the standard for measuring time. It became especially important to railroaders who accurately were able to base their timetables from Greenwich Mean Time instead of appar- ent solar time. By the 1880’s, over two-thirds of the world’s shippers were using the Greenwich Meridian as their standard. As its popularity grew, it was clear that an official system for ginning—and it’s really hard time measurement was needed. This was established in October of 1884 when U.S. President Chester A. Arthur convened the International Meridian Conference in Washington to agree to get beyond that for a lot of upon a time reference. The 41 delegates from 25 nations selected the Greenwich Meridian as the new international Prime Meridian due to its popularity of use. This is the standard that we people,” Gallagher said. still use today. This article was written for StarWatch by Rudy Garbely of Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA. www.astronomy.org Place Your Ad Here! hEalth The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 12A CDC: Half of U.S. adults take vitamins, supplements by Mike Stobbe participants what supple- ments they took, but also ATLANTA (AP) About asked to see the bottles to half of U.S. adults take verify their answers. vitamins and other dietary Use of multivitamins— supplements—a level that’s the most popular supple- been holding steady for ment—crept up to nearly 40 much of the past decade, percent. new government figures Most people who take show. vitamins and other supple- But the data also show a ments are educated, have booming number of older good incomes, eat pretty women are taking calcium. well and already get the nu- Federal officials released trients they need from their figures April 13 showing diets, the surveys suggest. that the use of dietary sup- “It’s almost like the plements has grown since people who are taking them the early 1990s when it was aren’t the people who need about 42 percent. The data them,” said Regan Bailey, shows use leveled off in a nutritional epidemiologist 2003 through 2008, with with the National Institutes about half of adults 20 and of Health. older taking at least one di- Federal surveys have etary supplement. only recently started ask- The biggest change was ing people why they take for calcium. Two-thirds of supplements, Bailey said. women 60 and older take it, The government sup- up from 28 percent in the ports some supplements early 1990s. as an option for certain Experts note the ranks people—such as iron for of the elderly have been women who are pregnant, growing, and include many folic acid for women think- women who have been en- ing of getting pregnant and couraged for years to take calcium for older women. calcium to help protect But health officials say against osteoporosis. people should talk to their The information comes doctors first, and consider from national, in-home sur- enriched foods that can ac- veys in 1988-94 and 2003- complish the same goal. 08. The surveys in the past Much of the new data decade included more than is in a Centers for Disease 2,000 people each year. In- Control and Prevention re- terviewers not only asked port released April 13.

Measuring oxidative stress can predict risk of atrial fibrillation Measuring oxidative stress may catheterization at Emory (average In the Emory study, 38 of 629 ment of the heart. help doctors predict the risk of de- age 63) for three years. patients developed atrial fibrilla- In collaboration with Dean veloping atrial fibrillation, the most Atrial fibrillation is a risk factor tion. People with high levels of the Jones, professor of medicine and common heart beat irregularity. for stroke because it causes ineffec- amino acid cystine in their blood director of the Emory Clinical Bio- Research from Emory University tive pumping and pooling of blood, at the start of the study were 2.1 markers laboratory, the researchers School of Medicine has identified a which may lead to blood clots in the times more likely to develop atrial focused on cystine, the oxidized or connection between oxidative stress heart’s upper chambers (the atria). fibrillation over the next three years, used-up form of cysteine, a major and enlargement of the heart’s left The risk of atrial fibrillation in- even after correcting for traditional antioxidant in the blood, whose atrium, which leads to atrial fibril- creases with age, and 3 to 5 percent risk factors. The presence of mitral presence can be measured readily. lation. of people older than 65 have atrial regurgitation (heart valve leakage) “Our results suggest that in- The data was presented earlier fibrillation. and being a male also increased the creased oxidative stress promotes this month by Emory cardiology High blood pressure, obesity, risk of developing atrial fibrillation. remodeling of the heart and enlarge- researcher Nima Ghasemzadeh at diabetes, smoking and previous Oxidative stress is an imbalance ment of the left atrium, which can the American College of Cardiology heart disease are all risk factors for in cellular metabolism connected increase the likelihood of atrial meeting in New Orleans. Working atrial fibrillation. Yet the symptoms with cardiovascular disease. Oxida- fibrillation,” Ghasemzadeh said. with Arshed Quyyumi, profes- of atrial fibrillation, such as rapid tive stress reflects a breakdown in “Studies targeting oxidative stress sor of medicine and director of the heart rate, palpitations and shortness the body’s ability to regulate reac- markers may have a valuable effect Emory Cardiovascular Research of breath, can be episodic and vari- tive oxygen species, which have in reducing atrial fibrillation risk.” Institute, Ghasemzadeh followed able in severity and are not always essential functions but can also con- 629 patients undergoing cardiac reported in routine check-ups. tribute to remodeling and enlarge- www.championnewspaper.com The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 13A

Easter Continued From Page 1A ‘[I] use sports ney AM 590, Charlie the Dragon mascot, temporary tattoos, game corner and Georgia Bubbleman. Hunts to get their for youngsters 4 and younger start at 10:15 a.m. and again at noon. There will be a hunt for youngsters 5 attention–if you to 8 years old at 10:45 and one for children 9 through 12 years old at 11:15. At 12:45, there will be a fam- don’t have their ily hunt for all ages. Advance registration is required to participate in a timed egg hunt. The Dinosaur Egg Hunt is included with museum admission for pre- attention you registered visitors and is free for members. Space is limited. The Fernbank Museum is located at 767 can’t teach them Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta. For more information, visit www.fernbankmuseum.org. anything.’ Easter at Villa Christina – Sid Catlett Villa Christina’s rose gardens will be fi lled with colorful Easter eggs and blooming fl owers, as the Dunwoody restaurant hosts its annual Easter Sunday Brunch on April 24, 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. The brunch will feature foods from made-to-order omelets and Sid Catlett. Photo by Travis Hudgons Belgian waffl es to seafood, prime rib and homemade pastas along with an array of desserts. Children’s activities will include an egg hunt, arts & crafts, Former NBA player teams up face painting and a Moonwalk. Parents may want to bring a camera, because the Easter Bunny will be on hand to pose for photos. Reservations are required. with DeKalb church to help kids The brunch costs $45 for adults and $25 for children 6 to 12 years old, and is free for children years old n 1965, the DeMatha Catholic High School racial segregation is not the prevalent factor that and under. Villa Christina is located at 4000 Summit basketball team defeated Power Memorial keeps the youth from advancing. He believes Boulevard, Atlanta. For reservations or more infor- High School of New York, with then Lew Al- there are various life factors that can derail one’s mation, call (404) 303-0133 or visit www.villachris- cindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), for its sec- dream, and he wants to help get them back on tina. Iond national championship in a game many called track. “The greatest high school basketball game ever.” He will have an opportunity to reach many Events in Avondale Estates Sid Catlett started for DeMatha and played children this summer. Avondale Estates will hold its Spring Extrava- against Alcindor. Allgood Road United Methodist Church ganza Easter weekend, starting with the annual Eas- Catlett, 62, who went on to play in the NBA announced Catlett would be the sports director of ter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 23. The egg with the Cincinnati Royals, now resides in Stone its summer camp. hunt, a city-sponsored event, will be held at Lake Mountain devoting his time to mentoring chil- “Because of his athletic ability and having Avondale for children 10 and younger. dren. been a former Peace Corps volunteer I felt he Following the Easter Egg Hunt in front of the “[I] use sports to get their attention–if you would bring a lot to the table. Sid is well educat- Community Club at 10:45 a.m. the Board of Mayor don’t have their attention you can’t teach them ed and an excellent administrator,” said Mattie and Commissioners, Lake Avondale Advisory Board anything,” said Catlett. Hudgons, camp director. and city staff will hold the ribbon cutting ceremony Originally from Washington D.C., Catlett According to Hudgons, the camp’s goal is to for the grand opening of the Lake Avondale Project. grew up during the times of racial segregation. integrate academics and sports to make a well- At 11 a.m. canine friends get to join in the fun His father “Big” Sid Catlett was a legendary rounded child. at the Avondale Estates Spring Dog Parade. Area jazz drummer that played with such acts as Catlett said there are “intangible values in residents are invited to bring their dogs to the front of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Louie sports” such as disciple, teamwork and dedica- the Community Club, where the parade, sponsored Armstrong. In 1996 he was inducted into the tion, skills that he said today’s youth are lacking. by the city of Avondale Estates and the ad hoc dog Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame. “Our desire is for children, at the end of park committee, starts. Awards will be offered for: Catlett credits his father and his surround- camp, to leave with a sense of growth academi- Best Costume, Best Owner/Dog Duo, Most Spirited/ ings for giving him his drive and determination. cally, athletically and spiritually,” Catlett said. Enthusiastic and Best Behaved. Costumes are not “Young people were hungry to achieve,” prima- The Allgood UMC Summer Camp is from required to participate. For a registration form and rily due to the fact that Blacks were not given the May 23 - Aug. 5. For more information, call guidelines, visit www.avondaleestates.org. same opportunities as their White counterparts (404) 292-1987 or visit www.allgoodsummer- There will be a parade in Avondale Estates on he said. But in today’s world, Catlett noted, camp.com. Easter Sunday, April 24, but it won’t be quite like the one in the old Fred Astaire-Judy Garland movie Easter Parade. This will be the city’s annual Antique Continued From Page 1A Car Parade. Hosted by the Antique Automobile Club Volunteers of America, the participants will line up beginning at Award. Jordan-born Mufl eh took a wrong turn on them to be informed and involved in their 1 p.m. for the parade that starts at 2:30 p.m. on South her way home one day and noticed neighborhood communities. After discovering that many Avondale Road and ends at Willis Park where the youngsters trying to play soccer despite have no GaRRS listeners are veterans of the U.S. armed cars remain for display. uniforms and inadequate equipment. She has not forces and that Georgia is home to the largest only organized the child survivors of war into number of blind veterans in America, GaRRS Stone Mountain Park Sunrise Service four soccer teams, but also has provided support began offering services especially for this Stone Mountain Park will hold its 67th annual and structure to help them and their families. The audience. Easter Sunrise Service April 24 at 7 a.m. The Stone youngsters, who are African and Asian, northern The DeKalb County Veteran Affairs’ Advisory Mountain Ministerial Association will present two and southern Sudanese, Muslims—Sunni and Board also received a Vanguard Award for its simultaneous, non-denominational Easter services at Shi—and Christians, participate regularly in after- work during the past decade to “enhance the the top of Stone Mountain and at the Memorial Hall school tutoring and other academic enrichment public’s knowledge and appreciation of the Terrace. Park gates and Summit Skyride open at 4 activities. contributions and sacrifi ces of military veterans.” a.m. Services begin at approximately 7 a.m. Visitors Vanguard Award winner Bill Davis volunteers Among the group’s accomplishments is are asked to allow an extra hour or more for large at Georgia’s only closed-circuit radio broadcast overseeing the development and construction crowds. Vehicle entry to the park is $10 for a one- to Georgians who are blind, visually impaired of the Veterans Memorial at Brook Run Park day permit or $35 for annual permit. Church vans or printed word disabled. Through Georgia in Dunwoody. The group also organizes annual and buses enter free. Round-trip Skyride fees are $9 Radio Reading Service (GaRRS), more than Memorial Day and Veterans Day observances, for adults and $7 for children 3-11 and $5.50 one- 200 volunteers read newspapers, books and feed the homeless events, job fairs and greeting way. There are no fees for the walk-up trail to the magazines to nearly 16,000 Georgians, allowing returning soldiers at the airport. EducatioN The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 14A Superintendent Woodward Elementary candidate pulls out experiments with science by Daniel Beauregard [email protected] by Daniel Beauregard not an enormous amount of [email protected] community support.” One of the candidates This may be the case in the running to become Students filled the au- now, but people like Gokce DeKalb County School Sys- ditorium of Woodward and Precia Carraway, who tem’s new superintendent Elementary amid smoke helped fund several of the decided to remove her name and flying beach balls. One science assemblies, are try- from consideration on April child slid across the floor on ing to change that. 15. a chair that hovered centi- “I got more into experi- Gloria Davis, currently meters from the ground, as mental science when I was superintendent for the De- if it were a hovercraft. younger…I had a middle catur Public School District The students weren’t bat- school teacher who believed in Decatur, Ill., said that tling some terrible polter- kids lost interest [in science] several of factors played a geist. They were all watch- by the time it was ‘too cool role in her decision, most ing attentively as Jason for school,’” Carraway said. importantly, finishing what Raines, creative director Carraway, who grew up she started in the Decatur of Big Thinkers Science on a small military base, School System. Exploration, performed sci- said that she is worried kids “I’ve had a very large ence experiments in front of in the United States aren’t contention of people here them. seeing science as an oppor- who wanted me to stay and “The goal of it is to get tunity and she wants to “get finish some of the projects the kids all in one place, do them while they’re young” that I started working on some fun stuff, and after and continue to feed their and that played a large role in my decision,” Davis said. it’s all over say to the kids, Jason Raines, creative director of Big Thinkers Science Explora- interest in it. ‘Guess what, you just did tion, demonstrates science experiments at Woodward Elementary. “I want them to have a “I wish them much suc- science for over an hour and Photo by Daniel Beauregard reason to continue with sci- cess and I know moving for- it was fun wasn’t it?’ And opportunity for every child.’ have made AYP over the ence and not just think, ‘It’s ward the board will be do- they all say, ‘Yeah!”’ Raines We have seven schools [in past few years. something I have to learn.’ ing the best job they can in said. our area]; five elementary “These are high- I don’t want to hear the choosing the right candidate Raines was at the school schools, one middle school performing schools but question, ‘Why do I have to to lead the district.” as part of a partnership with and one high school. Every they’re looked at as failing learn this?’” Carraway said. The board will now the Cross Keys Foundation, one of these schools shares schools…So, what it means Gokce said that hope- choose between remaining a non-profit advocacy or- something in common… to us to have this particular fully the group can schedule candidates Arthur Cul- ganization that helped find high poverty,” said Kim type of assembly is creating a few more science as- ver, superintendent of the the funding to bring Raines Gokce, founder of the Cross an opportunity that doesn’t semblies before the school Champaign School District and his experiments to five Keys Foundation. exist in the attendance year runs out. If not, he in Champaign, Ill., and Lil- elementary schools within Gokce said that people area,” Gokce said. “The said, they will pick up right lie Cox, superintendent of the Cross Keys High School have a common misconcep- demographics, the language where they left off at the Hickory Public Schools in attendance zone. tion that the schools in the barrier and the poverty or beginning of the new school Hickory, N.C. “Our tagline is, ‘every area are failing schools. low income has created an year. However, nearly all of them environment where there is Lithonia student awarded Gaines fellowship by Daniel Beauregard Sigma National Honor So- CALL 811 [email protected] ciety. Thomas was recently BEFORE YOU inducted into Golden Key The University of Ken- International Honors Soci- tucky (UK) Gaines Center ety and named to the Dean’s for the Humanities has List. In addition to acting selected 11 undergradu- as a research assistant at DIG ates, including Dorneshia the university, she is also a Thomas, of Lithonia, member of Baptist Campus as new scholars in UK’s Ministry. Gaines Fellowship Program Gaines Fellowships are for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 given in recognition of Safe Digging Is No Accident: Always Call 811 Before You Dig academic years. students’ outstanding aca- Thomas, a 2009 gradu- demic performance, abil- ate of Martin Luther King ity to conduct independent Jr. High School, is a sopho- research, interest in public more at UK majoring in issues and desire to enhance psychology. She is also vice understanding of the hu- One FREE, easy call gets your utility lines marked president of networking for man condition through the AND helps protect you from injury and expense. The CATalyst Team (UK’s humanities. The Gaines Fel- In Georgia, it’s the law. Diversity Education Team), lowship carries a stipend of a graduate of the Emerg- $2,000 in a scholar’s junior www.Georgia811.com ing Leaders Institute and year and $3,000 in their se- a member of the Phi Beta nior year. BuSiNESS The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 15A Jeans that don’t give women the blues now have their own retail space by Kathy Mitchell right. In the nine years “We dare our customers had for less at PZI’s end- [email protected] that PIZ Jeans has been in to fi nd a better fi tting pair of-the-quarter warehouse business, it has become of jeans,” said Claire Jason, sales. Over the past 60 years such a success story that who added that the pants The couple also blue jeans have gone from Inc. magazine selected it as are “engineered” for a announced this month that work clothes to casual one of its fastest growing woman’s curves. Judging actress and reality show wear to high fashion. Once private companies in from the testimonies on star LisaRaye McCoy is apparel for cowboys and America. the PZI website, the jeans partnering with them and farmers, denim clothing The Jasons now are are just what many women introducing her own line, became the rage among changing not only the have been searching for. the LisaRaye Collection. “I teens before becoming a way jeans are made, but While the “hourglass” believe in this jean line,” universal choice for men, the retail environment in shape that the PZI fi t was the star of LisaRaye: The women, boys and girls of which they’re offered. designed for is common Real McCoy, said in a news all ages. After making the among African-American release. “It contours the Once nearly everyone products available in women, the Jasons say that body and holds us in. It has was wearing jeans, fashion such department stores as they are fi nding women stretch to it. I’ve designed conscious women began Macy’s and online, they from many ethnic groups some really pretty designs.” looking for jeans that look recently opened The Denim who say they are delighted Jeans in the LisaRaye good and fi t well. Many Suite, a retail area on Hugh with the fi t. The jeans are collection are in her searched without success. Howell Road in Tucker available in sizes from 4 to signature color—white. DeKalb County magistrate where customers receive 18 and lengths that range Eleven offi cial models judge Claire Jason shared “personal fi ttings and the from short to extra long. for the LisaRaye collection their frustration. After VIP treatment,” Claire She said that although were chosen from among decades of wearing ill- Jason said. the jeans are crafted of the more than 3,000 applicants, fi tting jeans, she said, she Denim Suite customers same materials and with the none of whom were and her husband, Daniel, are measured and assisted same attention to design professional models. decided there’s a market for in fi nding exactly the fi t and stitching detail as other The Jasons, who jeans that fi t women with they need. The showroom, designer jeans, the Jasons continue to have active smaller waists, but fuller created from what had been decided that because they law practices, say they are hips, rear and thighs. They warehouse space, has a are marketing the jeans especially proud that they founded Perazzi Apparel lounge atmosphere where to “every woman” they built the business without Co. and its fl agship product, women are encouraged would price the product going into debt. “That’s the PZI Jeans, to appeal to that to come in friend groups accordingly. Available in secret,” Claire Jason said. market. and make a fun outing of a price range from $70 to “Don’t quit your day job.” Apparently they were shopping for jeans. $130, the jeans also can be

Women whose shapes aren’t typical of those of professional models are selected to model the PZI line. Photos by Kathy Mitchell Students, teachers, staff and visitors joined representatives of Radio Disney in dancing in celebration of Glen Haven’s victory in the fitness challenge. Photo by Kathy Mitchell

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The city also received a Tree City available;100 percent of profi ts will Furman is a 13-year veteran from USA Growth Award for demonstrat- be used for TeaCup programs to the Cobb County Police Depart- ATLANTA ing progress in its community for- benefi t young girls in the community. ment. He has been assigned to the Church to honor longtime pastor estry program. The Tree City USA For details, visit www.TeaCupYLM. Community Outreach Unit since the program is sponsored by the Arbor com (click on the donate button police department began, and has Saint Philip A.M.E. Church will Day Foundation in cooperation with and pay via Pay Pal) or call Ceme- been instrumental with starting the honor The Reverend Dr. George the National Association of State trice Metts at (404) 246-2935. Dunwoody Police Explorer Unit. He Moore and his wife, Nettie Mae Foresters and the USDA Forest Ser- has also been active with Special Lewis Moore, on Saturday, April vice. Walks to be throughout May Olympics Georgia by organizing 30, with a celebration program in Avondale Estates has met the the inaugural Special Olympics Car the sanctuary at 5 p.m. followed four standards to become a Tree Area residents are invited to Show in Dunwoody, which raised by a reception at 6:30 p.m. in the City USA community. Tree City join Walk For Lunch, described by more than $5,000. Furman was also Marcia Moss Fellowship Hall in the USA communities must have a tree organizers as “a fun and out-of-the named a 2010 Public Safety Cham- Family Life Center. This celebration board or department, a tree care box lunch hour walking program pion by the DeKalb Police Alliance program is the fi nale in a year-long ordinance, a comprehensive com- that includes healthy lunches, daily last year. series of special retirement programs munity forestry program with annual goodies and benefi ts local children.” Espinoza joined Dunwoody from honoring pastor Moore’s 55 years expenditures of at least $2 per cap- Walkers can pre-order healthy the DeKalb County Police Depart- in the ministry and more than 40 ita, and an Arbor Day observance lunches from local restaurants for ment. He has been assigned to years as senior pastor of Saint Philip and proclamation. $5. Walk For Lunch-Decatur takes uniform patrol since the department A.M.E. Church. place May 3–26 with walks on Tues- began. He has been an active fi eld During Moore’s years as pastor, days and Thursdays. Walks are training offi cer and organized the Saint Philip relocated from Reynold- one and two miles, anytime during “Christmas for Kids” program for stown in l977, when the church had DECATUR 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Register at the past two years. Espinoza was 182 members. Current membership Take Back the Night in 20th year www.walkforlunch.com for $25, $1 named DeKalb Police Offi cer of is more than 7,000. The church of which will be given to the Decatur the Year by the DeKalb County Bar now has a sanctuary with a seating The 20th Take Back the Night Education Foundation. Association last year. Both offi cers capacity of more than 2,500 as well 5K Race will be held April 23 at have also instructed the “It’s Party as a Family Life Center that includes Agnes Scott College in Decatur at Time and it’s No Game” drug and administrative suites, recreation fa- 5 p.m. The family-friendly activity DUNWOODY alcohol awareness program for the cilities, a nursery, a teen center, an raises awareness about rape and Dunwoody launching eighth graders at Peachtree Charter arts and crafts room, a bookstore, a benefi ts the DeKalb Rape Crisis governmental Explorers program Middle School. computer lab and more. Center (DRCC). Saint Philip is located at Candler DRCC supporter State Rep. Dunwoody is starting a Law Road and Memorial Drive at 240 Stephanie Stuckey Benfi eld has and Government Explorer Post, LITHONIA Candler Road, SE, Atlanta. For been recruiting her Capitol col- a program designed to acquaint more information, call (404) 371- leagues to participate in the race, young people with the nature and Church announces Easter 0749. which she said is even more impor- complexities of local government. Sunday events tant this year because statewide The Explorers program encourages budget cuts have hit organizations youth to seek government careers Ousley United Methodist Church AVONDALE such as DRCC particularly hard. by providing experience in all gov- has announced that Easter Sunday, The event will include awards, a ernmental departments. April 24, at the church will begin with pizza party, live entertainment, face Teens can join the Explorer the Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. There ESTATES painting and a gently used jewelry post to gain insight into a variety of will be Easter breakfast at 7 a.m., prepared by the men of Ousley. At 8 Children’s choir to give concert and accessory sale. The DRCC programs that offer leadership, life Clothesline of T-shirts designed by skills, character education, service a.m., immediately following break- fast, the church will hold its Children The 80-voice Avondale Children’s sexual assault survivors will also learning and hands-on career ac- be on display. An after-race party is tivities. The program is centered on and Youth Easter Extravaganza. The Choir: A Community Choir of Excel- fi nale will be a worship experience lence, Artistry and Musicianship planned at Eddie’s Attic patio. careers such as government and Take Back the Night is part of civic service; municipal code and that will include pageantry, music presents its annual Spring Concert and preaching. on Tuesday, April 26, at 7 p.m. in the the Decatur Grand Slam Challenge, law; public works; economic devel- which encourages runners to par- opment; social and human services; Ousley United Methodist Church, auditorium of the Avondale Estates where Rev. McCallister Hollins is First Baptist Church. Concert selec- ticipate in four of six Decatur races. and more. For more information on the Grand The City of Dunwoody is host- senior pastor, is located at 3261 Pa- tions include classical works, spiritu- nola Road, Lithonia. als, folk songs and selections from Slam, visit www.decaturga.com/ ing an Explorer recruitment night on the Broadway hit musical Annie! teamdecatur. Tuesday, May 3, at Dunwoody City Doors open at 6:30 p.m. A recep- Register in person for Take Back Hall, beginning at 6 p.m. Teens who tion will follow the performance. The the Night at any Big Peach Running are interested in joining this program OAKHURST event is free and open to the pub- Company store or online at www. should attend with their parents. lic. Avondale Estates First Baptist active.com. For more information Questions should be addressed to Oakhurst jazz nights Church is located at 47 Covington about the 2011 Take Back the Night Edie Damann at edie.damann@ Road, Avondale Estates. Race, visit www.dekalbrapecrisis- dunwoodyga.gov or (678) 382-6712. Every Thursday in April from 7-9 center.org or call (404) 377-1429. p.m. there will be a candlelit jazz Arbor Day Foundation recognizes Two police offi cers to be concert on the lawn of the Old Scot- city promoted tish Rite Children’s Hospital at 321 Mentoring organization to hold West Hill St., Decatur, GA. People Avondale Estates recently was yard sale Two Dunwoody Police Depart- attending are encouraged to bring recognized by the nonprofi t Arbor ment offi cers have been selected to a blanket (no lawn chairs), keep an Day Foundation as a Tree City USA TeaCup Girls Mentoring Orga- be promoted to sergeant. Offi cers eye on their own children at all times community for its commitment to nization is having its annual Com- William “Rusty” Furman and Fidel and make sure not to trample the urban forestry. Avondale Estates has munity Yard Sale Fundraiser April Espinoza were selected by Chief new fl owers beds on the neighboring earned this national recognition for 29 - 30, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 5000 Billy Grogan and will begin a fi eld Solarium grounds. For more infor- 27 years. Snapfi nger Woods Dr., near Miller training program prior to their as- mation please visit www.oakhurst- Road, Decatur. Vendor space is signment on uniform patrol. jazznights.com. www.championnewspaper.com The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 17A

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DISCLAIMER SPoRtS The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 18A Former Redan star waits for chance with Rockies by Phil Dorian Nelson became the first major leaguer with a go-ahead steal of home in the eighth inning or Most Major League Baseball teams re- later since a Cleveland player did it in 2003. quire their players to wear neckties when After 18 years in Tucson, Ariz., the Rock- they’re traveling to and from the ballparks, ies moved their spring training site to Salt both home and away. So when Colorado River Fields on Talking Stick, a Native-Amer- Rockies manager Jim Tracy told Chris Nel- ican reservation in Scottsdale, Ariz. The state- son to “keep a tie in your luggage” while he’s of-the-art facility, which the Rockies share playing for the AAA Sky Sox in Colorado with the Arizona Diamondbacks, is a draw in Springs, it was more than just fashion advice. itself. Bus loads of fans come to tour the ball- Nelson, 25, was the Rockies No. 1 draft park and catch a game. pick in 2004 (ninth overall) out of Redan Nelson said that during spring-training High School, where he had been named a more than 100 fans told him that his steal was first-team High School All American by both the most exciting event of the 2010 season at Baseball America and USA Today, and was Coors Field (Denver home of the Rockies). Louisville Slugger’s High School Player of It is the lot of backup players to bide their the Year for Georgia. time in AAA, but call-ups of the best of them He’s well remembered by Redan’s prin- are frequent and common. Nelson has all the cipal Greg Goodwin, who was the Raiders tools to earn a stint on the big-league club. He baseball coach from 1989-2000, and why can play three infield positions, and he hits not—as a senior, Nelson batted .582 and had with more power than any other of the Rock- eight homers, 36 RBIs and 25 stolen bases. ies’ backup options. Drafted as a shortstop, Nelson has been In the final spring training game, he broke groomed to play second base – and some third up a no-hitter with a double leading off the – beside Troy Tulowitzki, the Rockies’ all- ninth inning. star shortstop who is signed through 2020. At As for the move from shortstop to second Colorado Springs, Nelson will likely play all base, while he acknowledges that there’s “a three positions for the Sky Sox, and judging little bit more footwork at second,” he han- from his stint with the Rockies last year, he’s dles the position confidently. “The infield is a short hop from the major league club. Chris Nelson is starting the season with the Colorado the infield to me,” he said. Rockies' AAA affiliate, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. Last season, he was called up on June 19 Photo provided Nelson sees the distance between Colo- and again in September. He has appeared in rado Springs and Denver as just another short 17 games at the major league level, batting ies’ 18-year history, though there had been 14 step in a career path that began when he was .280. But it was one play that earned Nelson other steals of home. The difference is sig- very young. a spot in the Rockies record book. On Sept. 9 nificant: the other 14 involved another player “Baseball has been my whole life since he stole his first base in the majors, a straight attempting or threatening to steal second base I’ve been growing up,” he said. He’s pleased steal of home in the eighth inning against from first on the same play. Nelson’s steal oc- that the Rockies have faith in him and he’s Cincinnati to give the Rockies a 6-5 lead. curred with no back-up steal attempt. looking forward to unpacking that major It was the first straight steal in the Rock- According to the Elias Sports Bureau, league necktie very soon. Three Columbia girls basketball players sign scholarships by Robert Naddra [email protected] An attendee at Columbia’s girls’ basketball scholarship signing ceremony April 13 summed up the significance of the event with a simple sen- tence. “It was hard, but it was good,” the man said. The reference was to the change of culture instituted by basketball coach Chantay Frost, who just completed her third season at the school. All seven senior girls basketball players over the past two seasons at Columbia have signed scholar- ships—six for basketball and one for ROTC. Signing basketball scholarships this year were Destinee Smith to the University of North Florida and Christina Gamble to the Air Force Academy. Hope Kelley signed an ROTC scholarship to Tuskegee University. The signings were among the first in DeKalb Columbia senior basketball players signing scholarships were, from left, Christian Gamble (Air Force Academy), County during the NCAA’s late basketball signing Destinee Smith (University of North Florida), and Hope Kelley (ROTC scholarship to Tuskegee University). Photo period, which ends in May. by Robert Naddra “I call this a payday,” Frost told her players at for two reasons—to win and to get a scholarship.” ter during the early signing period, including the gathering. “It’s a celebration of all your hard Frost said she has encouraged her players Aneesah Daniels of Redan (Alabama), Jasmine work and a testament to your desire to be a part of to participate in summer leagues and has used a Camp of Chamblee (Stanford) and Persephone the program.” strength and conditioning coach and a shooting Goodwin of Southwest DeKalb (South Carolina Frost led the Eagles to their first state champi- coach to help prepare her players. State). onship in 2010 and the team returned to the state “Coach set out to change things and the main Among those who have signed recently dur- tournament this past season. goal is to get everyone into school,” said Gamble, ing the late period are boys players Chris Daniels “We changed the culture and let everyone a 5-foot-10 forward. “It was pretty hard, but it was of Columbia (Georgia Southern), and Chamblee’s know that basketball was not just an extracurricu- pretty fun.” Fred Miller (South Carolina-Upstate) and Victor lar activity,” Frost said. “We told the kids you play Several DeKalb players signed over the win- Bowden (South Carolina-Aiken). www.championnewspaper.com The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 Page 19A DeKalb High School Sports Highlights BASEBALL shutouts and has seven on the Tigers, while Claire (second in the 100 hurdles, Marist won the pole vault the season. The Jaguars Brisse (who leads the team third in the 200 hurdles) and and Ashleigh Rasheed of enter the Class AAAAA with 14 goals) and Daijah Nikkia Jefferson (second Decatur won the triple jump. Lakeside: The Vikings state playoffs as the No. 3 DeRamus each scored one in the 300 hurdles, third in went 3-1 on the week to seed from Region 2. goal. the 100 hurdles). In the boys improve to 15-7 overall and meet, Redan’s Alex Dyer 7-4 in Region 6-AAAA. Dunwoody: Facundo TRACK & FIELD won the shot put. GYMNASTICS After an 11-1 loss to Gerdi scored fi ve goals Dunwoody on April 12, the as the Wildcats (12-2) Carrollton Relays: The Spartan Classic, Norcross: Dunwoody: Junior Oksana Vikings won three in a row, beat Stephenson 2-0 and Southwest DeKalb girls won The St. Pius girls placed Casey qualifi ed for the beating Carver Atlanta 11-1, Southwest DeKalb 8-0. the event on April 16 with second in the meet and won GHSA state gymnastics Redan 13-11 and Lithonia Rodrigo Vereria also had 99 points and Redan scored three individual events. championships on the 14-4. Against Carver, two goals against Southwest 63 points to place third. For Shelby Ashe won the discus uneven parallel bars. The Andrew Doestch pitched while Ian Angstadt, Eddie Southwest, Morgan Snow and the shot put, while state meet will be held three shutout innings and Gallego and Nefi Albanes won the 100 meters, 100 Elizabeth Pettit won the April 29 at Westminster in struck out fi ve to earn each scored one. Angstadt hurdles and was second in 1600. Atlanta. Casey placed 11th the win. Sean Wilson, also had a goal against the triple jump. Greciana among 98 competitors in the Jonathan Whittington, Stephenson. Goalkeeper Cooper won the 800 and McEachern Invitational, state qualifying meet April Langston Williams and Gray LaRose has eight the 1600. The Panthers Powder Springs: Two 16 with an average of 8.55 Sam Brannen each had two shutouts and has allowed also won the 4x100 relay. DeKalb athletes won on the uneven bars. The hits. Kyle Newsome had a only six goals in 14 games. Redan’s top girls performers individual events in the girls Wildcats placed 14th among two-RBI hit in the top of the The Wildcats are the No. 3 were India Hammond meet. Peyton Cambas of 38 teams in the qualifi er. eighth to break a 10-10 tie seed from Region 6-AAAA for the decisive runs against and will play at Clarke Redan. Wilson pitched out Central on April 27 in of a bases-loaded jam in the fi rst round of the state the bottom of the inning to playoffs. preserve the win. Against Lithonia, Daniel Comer led Tucker: The Tigers (12- the offense with a home run 5-1) tied Stone Mountain and fi ve RBIs. Jimmy Dilz 1-1 in a game shortened also had a home run for the by weather on April 15. Vikings and Adam Hall The Tigers, which also was the winning pitcher. beat Decatur 2-0, have qualifi ed for the Class Dunwoody: The Wildcats AAAA state playoffs as the beat Carver-Atlanta 16-0, No. 4 seed from Region Lakeside 11-1 and Lithonia 6-AAAA. They will play 15-1. Cam Young led the at Habersham Central in offense with eight RBIs, the fi rst round. Mohamad including a home run and Alsaadi scored the goal three RBIs against Carver. on an assist from Josiah He also drove in three runs Saydee against Stone against Lakeside. Charlie Mountain. In the win over Madden drove in three Decatur, Chin Mang scored runs against Lithonia, while both goals on assists from Adam Julian, Blaine Josimar Olmos and Austin Broth, Chris Hale and Hoods. Tucker's Rebecca Winn (4), top photo, scored three goals in the Tigers' 7-0 win over Stone Mountain Young each had two RBIs. on April 15. Against Carver, Zach GIRLS SOCCER Tonner, Wes Bancroft and Logan Elliot each had two RBIs. James Farnell was Chamblee: The Bulldogs the winning pitcher against (13-3) concluded the regular Carver, earning his second season with a 3-1 win over straight shutout. Bancroft Grady for its best season struck out 10 to earn the in school history. Taylor win against Lakeside and Smith scored two goals Elliot struck out seven in and Nikki Ruffi n had one. four innings to earn the win The Bulldogs fi nished 10-1 against Lithonia. in Region 6-AAAA and are the No. 2 seed from the BOYS SOCCER region in the Class AAAA state playoffs. The Bulldogs Stephenson: The Jaguars will host the No. 3 seed set a school record for wins from Region 8 in the fi rst in a season with 12 after round April 26. defeating Miller Grove 2-0 on April 12. Yohana Tucker: Rebecca Winn Pekehaimanot and Rashid scored three goals as the Alarapa each scored one Tigers (8-6-1) beat Stone goal in the win. The Jaguars Mountain 7-0 and are (12-3-1) also beat Clarkston guaranteed a winning season 1-0 on a goal by Delvin for the fi rst time since 2005. Bickham. Goalkeeper Maricruz Catalan added Claire Brisse, left, heads the ball back in the right direction, while Tucker's Laura Alvarado, right, (8) tries to maneuver past a Stone Kevin Welsh earned both two goals and an assist for Mountain player. Photos by Travis Hudgons Page 20A The Champion Free Press, Friday, April 22, 2011 www.championnewspaper.com Eight seniors leave with Making their point 1,000 career points by Mark Brock Daniels fi nished with 1,342 points after scoring 367 in 2011 to average Eight DeKalb County public school 14.7 points per game. She reached seniors fi nished their basketball ca- 1,000 points with 27 points in a win reers this season with more than 1,000 over North Atlanta on Nov. 11. Paige DeKalb County fi rst team points. Three juniors also reached the concluded her career at Redan with career milestone in 2011 and will be 1,294 points as she posted 416 during all-state selections looking to add to their totals during the the 2011 season. She needed 122 points (chosen by Georgia Athletic Coaches Association) 2012 season. entering the season and used a 17-point Two senior boys reached the performance in a 72-30 win over Litho- 1,000-point plateau this season. Algie nia in December to reach the milestone. BOYS Key of Columbia entered the season McNair’s Katrice Harris ended her William Goodwin, Jr., Southwest DeKalb needing just 10 points to eclipse the career with 1,231 points. She scored Algie Key, Sr., Columbia mark and did so with 10 points in the 359 points in 2011. Brandon Morris, Jr., Miller Grove Eagles’ season opening 76-36 win over Martin Luther King Jr.’s Keyonna Keenan Palmore, Jr., Paideia Arabia Mountain on Dec. 12. Key fi n- Benton wrapped up her career with ished his career with 1,358 points in 1,172 points, including 350 points as Tony Parker, Jr., Miller Grove four seasons. a senior in 2011. She scored 17 points Jordan Price, Jr., Southwest DeKalb The other senior boys player to top against Stephenson to reach the mile- Tahj Shamsid-Deen, Soph., Columbia the 1,000-point mark was Stephen- stone. son’s Jonathan Tinch. He scored 22 Columbia’s Destinee Smith totaled GIRLS points in the second round of the Class 339 points this past season to end her Jasmine Camp, Sr., Chamblee AAAAA state playoffs to fi nish with career with 1,023 points. Smith scored 1,018 career points. 17 points in a second-round state play- Danielle Clark, Soph., Stone Mountain Six senior girls fi nished their ca- off game for her 1,000th point. Aneesah Daniels, Sr., Redan reers with more than 1,000 points. Miller Grove’s Tony Parker along Zuri Frost, Jr., Columbia Chamblee’s Jasmine Camp scored with Southwest DeKalb’s William Kaliyah Mitchell, Soph., Stephenson a total of 1,376 points. She scored Goodwin and Jordan Price, all ju- Kierra Paige, Sr., Redan 330 points in 2010 to climb over the niors, also reached the 1,000-point club Destinee Smith, Sr., Columbia 1,000-point mark as a junior and added in 2011. 260 points as a senior. Parker scored 561 points this sea- Emma Ucinski, Jr., St. Pius Redan had a pair of seniors, son, Goodwin tallied 503 and Price had Aneesah Daniels and Kierra Paige, a career-high 516 points. accomplish the feat this season.

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