Dalton pitcher Escaped pet Erwin to join python strangles mates at Milligan child in Florida —1B —7A TTHEHE DDAILYAILY CCITIZENITIZEN Thursday,july 2, 2009 •Dalton, Georgia •www.daltondailycitizen.com • 50 Cents THINGS ICE launches crackdown TO CHECK for every worker — the agencytold other investigative work, OUT Targets illegal workers members of Congress in an e-mail Immigration and Customs 3 Wednesday. Enforcement said. ON THE BY SUZANNE GAMBOA gration enforcement on the Immigration officers served Employers are required to keep INSIDE Associated Press Writer employers who hire illegalwork- “Notices of Inspection” to 652 the I-9 forms and must check the ers. businesses, the Homeland Security authenticity of documents provid- WASHINGTON — The Obama Immigration and Customs Department said. By comparison, ed by the employee. The administration launched investiga- Enforcement has begun notifying 503 such notices were issued to Homeland Security Department Wagon Train parade set tions of hundreds of businesses businesses of plans to audit their I- businesses last year,the agency said. Businesses were chosen for forFridaythrough down- around the country Wednesday as 9forms — employment eligibility inspections based on leads and ➣ Please see ICE, 7A town Chatsworth. part of its strategy to focus immi- documents that employers fill out See page 6A Oscar-winning actor Karl Dalton Utilities Malden dead at 97. See page 8A Columnist Walter Williams to start making writes about the Bill of Rights,and whythe Founding Fathers knew theyare so important. fuel from algae See page 4A Biodiesel facility will be firstofits kind BY CHARLES OLIVER [email protected] Dalton Utilities hasn’tstruck oil, FROM TODAY’S butthe companymay have about the next best thing. FORUM This fall the utility plans to start apilot project to produce biodiesel from wastewater on its land appli- “I just passed asheriff’s cation system along the Conasauga officer smoking in his vehi- River. cle and then he turned “Weare working on the design around and pulled some- now,”said Mark Marlowe, Dalton body over,isthat what Utilities’ vice president of water we’repaying them for, to smoke?” and wastewater engineering. “We hope to start construction in the fall “Enjoythe Dalton driving or winter of this year,and complete experience,from stop light construction in fall or winter.The to stop light.” MATT HAMILTON/The Daily Citizen startup will takeseveral months. But it should be fully operational Rising Dalton High junior YeaJee Bae holds her bronze See page 2A by the spring of 2010.” medal forthirdplace she wonatthe National Leadership The pilot facility will be about Cultures of algae strainsfrom and Skills Conference as her graphics artteacher Nancy an acre in size, capable of treating Dalton Utilities wastewater WEATHER Hallsworthholds acopyofBae’swinning advertising roughly200 to 500 gallons of are seen at the University of design. wastewater aday with algae that Georgia Biorefineryand Forecast: Sunny will feed on the nutrients in the Carbon Cycling Program. Today’sHigh: 90 water. Tonight’sLow:63 DHS student has The utilityhas partnered with the University of Georgia in the Details, Page 12A “So you are not competing with effort. And K.C. Das, director of providing food,”hesaid. ‘talent off the charts’ the university’sBiorefinery and Das said theyexpect to get about INSIDE Carbon Cycling Program, says the 430 to 450 gallons of biodiesel per BY JAMIE JONES Dalton High School, who facility will be the first of its kind in acre per year to start. And larger Classified..............5B [email protected] accompanied her to the competi- the nation. facilities may be able to makeeveN Comics..................9A tion in Kansas City,Mo. “A typ- Das says algae has several more. Crossword..............8A The atmosphere YeaJee Bae ical ad agencyhas some noise, advantages overother sources of “The target is 2,000 gallons (per biodiesel, such as soybeans or trees acre per year),”Das said. Dear Abby.................9A worked in during the advertising some music to foster the creative design skills competition at the side. It (the competition) wasa or waste vegetable oils. By contrast, asoybean field Horoscope.............8A National Leadership and Skills very large room with twoother “It’savery fast-growing organ- might produce 60 to 75 gallons of Lottery..................3A Conference last week wasworlds competitions going on.” ism. Youcan easily produce about biodiesel per acre per year. Movies..................8A away from the hustle and bustle After almost eight hours of five times more biomass per acre If everything goesasplanned, per year than you can produce out Obituaries.............10A of areal life ad agency. hands-on work and written tests, Dalton Utilitiesplanstobuild a “They’re working in total of aforest,”said Das. Opinion................4A silence,”said NancyHallsworth, Marlowe said another advantage Sports......................1-4B Bae’sgraphic arts teacher at ➣ Please see AWARD,6A is that the algae is not afood crop. ➣ Please see ALGAE, 3A Jonestakeshelm Calhoun holds 7 69847 00001 6 of Dalton Magazine funeral for BY CHARLES OLIVER plan to keep the format pretty [email protected] much the same. We have fallen soldier some good regular features, Readers may notice a such as ‘On the Menu,’which BY SUSAN KIRKLAND change in the latest issue of showcases an area restaurant, Calhoun Times Dalton Magazine, on stands and ‘Southern Bookshelf,’ now. which highlights books by Servant. Leader.Passionate. Jimmy Espy, who served Southern authors.” Those were the themes of 1st Sgt. John as editor of the magazine for Anative of Dalton, Jones Blair’sfuneral Wednesday at Trinity Baptist the past twoyears, has hand- graduated from Dalton High Church in Calhoun. Hundreds of family, ed offthe reins to Jamie School in 1995. He receiveda friends,soldiers, airmen, deputies and law Jones, a10-year veteran of degree in journalism from the enforcement filled the sanctuary,balconyand monster.com The Daily Citizen. University of Georgia before lobby to pay homage to aman described as pas- and The transition has been returning to Dalton to work at sionate about his family,his friends and his THE DAILY CITIZEN under wayfor acouple of The Daily Citizen. Jamie Jones, a10-year vet- country. Working Together! months. eran of The DailyCitizen, “It really came together has taken on the job as edi- 706-272-7707 • 706-272-7703 for this issue,”said Jones. “I ➣Please see JONES, 3A tor of Dalton Magazine. ➣Please see FUNERAL, 6A Great Steaks & Hours: Sun.-Thur.11am-10pm Fri. &Sat. 11 am -11pm “All YouCan North Cleveland Hwy. 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Longer comments Ourshipping address: should be submitted as let- “I would liketothank 308 S. Thornton Ave. ters to the editor.Ifyou David Ridleyand the road Dalton, Ga. 30720 include aname, please spell department for the good job it. Call 706-272-7748 to theydid on Smyrna Church OurWeb site: reach Today’sForum. Road.” www.daltondailycitizen.com “My husband wasalmost “My family of three was hit by awrecker that wasfly- with Alliant Insurance for 12 Our offices are locatedonthe ing down Cleveland Highway years, butmyhusband lost his west side of the intersection of on arecent Sunday.” job and tried to get individual Thornton Avenue and Morris with them and theydropped Street in downtownDalton. “It saddens me deeply us. We nowhavetoleave We’re open 8a.m. until 5p.m. what our country is coming Dalton with Blue Cross.” Monday through Friday. to. The vision of our founding fathers and the vision of “I just passed asheriff’s How to call us: Barack Obama are twoentire- officer smoking in his vehicle Main number: 706-217- ly different things.” and then he turned around NEWS and pulled somebody over, is “Since the passage of the that what we’re paying them (That’s706-217-6397) credit card bill, the interest on for,tosmoke?” Whenyou’renot sure with whom my credit card went up 90 you need to speak, our operator percent. Thank you, Mr. “It looks likethe will makesure you’retransferredto Obama.” Republicans have anew view the person who can best help you. on family values, do as Isay, Delivery: 706-272-7705 “Whydon’tthe Whitfield not as Ido.” County prisoners do more Our staffcan take your subscrip- picking up and mowing? I “Was that SharoN tion and delivery-relatedcalls knowthe employees’ hours Randall’spicture in Sunday’s from 6a.m. to 5p.m. Monday have been cut back, butthe paper? If so, she has totally through Friday, and from 6a.m. prisoners can do the work.” changed. Looks likemoving to 10 a.m. Saturday and to Las Vegashas done her Sunday.