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Fernbank offers brain explorationA glowing 8-foot tall model of the subcortical brain sits in the center of the exhibit to illustrate how language and decision-making are processed. Photos by Ashley Oglesby

by Ashley Oglesby [email protected]

Ahuman brain is small enough to hold in one’s hands. It weighs approximately 3 pounds and is mostly made upof water. Yet a brain can compose a symphony, design anairplane engine or predict the path of a planet in orbit.

This summer, visitors at Fernbank Museum can take a closerook at the brain — the modest organ that is sometimes de-cribed as the world’s most complex structure. The new interac-ive exhibition, Brain: The Inside Story, will be on view through

Aug. 23. Associate Professor of the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia

State University Laura Carruth said, “Anyone who is excited abouthow the human body works needs to attend this exhibit becausehe brain is the core of how our bodies function.”

She added, “New neuroscience discoveries are being madeall the time, yet there is still so much to learn about the brain.This exhibit will help people discover and appreciate how one3-pound organ can do so many amazing things.”

The exhibit is divided into seven sections: introduction, intro-ductory theater, your sensing brain, your emotional brain, yourhinking brain, your changing brain and your 21st century brain.

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Monthly arts celebration draws diverse performersby Kathy MitchellWhen librarian Stephen

Thomas’ nephew asked himor ideas for an “it’s cool to

be smart” project, Thomasconsidered what would beeducational, yet fun andexciting. “I am a student ofhistory so I thought abouthe Harlem Renaissance

of the 1920s when Blackpeople were expressinghemselves in art, litera-ure and music. I thought it

would be great to create anopportunity for people tocome together for all sortsof artistic expression.”

From that thought,Thomas started Scribes &Vibes, which met initially ina Conyers coffee shop. Themonthly program quicklyoutgrew that space andcrossed the county lineo the Stonecrest Libraryn Lithonia. “The DeKalbCounty library system hasbeen wonderfully support-ve,” Thomas said. “The

people here really embracehe idea that a library is so

much more than a place tohouse books. It’s a placeor the community to comeogether. Teresa Totter has

been especially helpful.”Totter, now program

and services coordinator forhe DeKalb Library System,ecalled that Stonecrest

Library, where she onceworked, has an auditoriumwhere performers wouldnot disturb library patronswho came to read or use acomputer.

“Scribes & Vibes is anopportunity for local artistso get exposure before ariendly and supportive au-

dience,” Totter said.

Described by a libraryannouncement as “amonthly celebration of thearts,” each session starts ina meeting room at 1 p.m. with an authors’ hour dur-ing which book authorsmake brief presentationsand chat with visitors. Atthe July session, there weresix presenters who had written children’s books,fiction and nonfiction works.

At 2 p.m., the eventmoves to the auditorium, where in a variety showformat, poets, musicians,dance groups—even a vi-sual artist—took the stagein turn. The host was Beth-sheba Rem, a spoken wordperformer known profes-sionally as Queen Sheba.

Rem, who has beenhosting the event almosta year, said when Thomasasked her to be part ofScribes & Vibes she readilyagreed. “It’s a really excitingthing he’s doing here. Ste-

phen knows a lot of peoplein the arts community. Thisis a beautiful facility anda wonderful opportunity,especially for young, emerg-ing artists.”

“We get a wide varietyof participants, male andfemale, children to seniorcitizens, with music, poetry,prose, visual arts. We’vebeen approached by a quilt-ing club and others withforms of artistic expressionthat you might not readilythink of. Approximately 90percent are African Ameri-cans, but I think that justreflects the demographicsof the area. We welcomeeveryone,” Totter said.

She said the program

has been “overwhelmed with the number of re-quests” and each three-hourtime slot, including theone hour devoted to writ-ers, fills quickly. There’s noscreening process and newand established artists mayparticipate. “As long as the work is within the library’sstandards as suitable for afamily audience we let thempresent,” Totter said.

Some months there is atheme. For example, Aprilhad a poetry theme and June had a music theme.Scribes & Vibes first cameto the library in February2013 as a Black History

Month event but was sopopular it has become aregular offering, held thesecond Saturday in eachmonth.

Thomas explained thatartists aren’t given a timelimit, but he has foundthem respectful that thereare others waiting to takethe stage. “They limit them-selves to one or two songs,poems or performancepieces without being in-structed,” he said.

“This is a great opportu-nity to share my gift,” saidZakiya Harmony , an edu-cator, who also sings andplays musical instruments.

“I recently taught myselfto play guitar and this ischance to try out my skill infront of an audience.”

Brandy Bryant , whosaid she has been attendingScribes & Vibes sessions al-most from the inception, on July 11 brought a collectionof drawings. Visual artists who participate in Scribes & Vibes may place their workon exhibit in the library fora month.

“This is so successful, Ican easily see it spreadingto other library branchesthroughout the county,”Trotter said.

Public Notice DeKalb County School District

Te DeKalb County School District offers career and technical education programs for all students regard-less of race, sex, religion, national origin or disability, including those with limited English proficiency ingrades 9-12. DeKalb School’s career and technical education programs allow students to choose an area of interest inhigh school from the 17 career clusters listed below. Each cluster includes multiple career pathways.

1. Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

2. Architecture and Construction3. Arts, AV/echnology and Communications4. Business Management and Administration5. Education and raining6. Energy7. Finance8. Government and Public Administration9. Health Science

10. Hospitality and ourism

11. Human Services12. Information echnology 13. Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security 14. Manufacturing15. Marketing16. Science, echnology, Engineering, Mathematics17. ransportation, Distribution and Logistics

Persons seeking further information concerning the career and technical education offerings andspecific pre-requisite criteria should contact:

Dr. Delmas L. Watkins, Career echnical and Agricultural Education DirectorDeKalb County School District

1701 Mountain Industrial BoulevardStone Mountain, GA 30083

[email protected]

Inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies should be directed to:Ronald Ramsey, Chief Legal Officer Dr. Jennifer Jackson Allen, Coordinator

DeKalb County School District DeKalb County School DistrictOffice of Legal Affairs Office of Student Support1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard 5871 Memorial DriveStone Mountain, GA 30083 Stone Mountain, GA 30083678-676-0391 [email protected] [email protected]

Visual artist Brandy Bryant brings artwork to show at the JulyScribes and Vibes session.

Stephen Thomas, right, welcomes singer/guitar playerZakiya Harmony.

Spoken word artist Bethsheba Rem, known professionallyas Queen Sheba, hosts the monthly celebration of the arts.

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Dorsey Brooks dead at 100by Carla [email protected] Brooks, the

father of Tucker baseball,”died July 15.

Brooks, 100, died at hishome in Hoschton around6 a.m., according to his for-mer player Phil Hudson.

“He was at home in thearms of [his wife] Dianne when he died,” Hudsonaid.

Brooks started the base-

ball program at Tucker HighSchool after he was hiredn 1947 to develop the ath-etics program. During his5-year tenure, Brooks ledhe Tucker baseball team to3 consecutive region titles

and a state championship in956, the first state title for

Tucker.When he formed the

athletic program, Brookswas a one-man show, coach-ng football, basketball,baseball and track. He also

assisted with the girls’sports program before morecoaches were hired. He didall of this while maintainingand preparing the field.

Tucker renamed itsbaseball field after Brooksin 2014 and held a cer-emony in his honor. Tuckerbaseball coach Vince Byamsonly knew Brooks for ashort period but said he willremember Brooks for hisintegrity.

“All of his former players

knew what kind of honor-able man he was,” Byamssaid. “It was more than justbaseball; it was more of himbeing that father figure andbeing that role model forthe community.”

Brooks also was a partof the creation of the Tuck-er Little League program.He handled the correspon-dence and interfaced withLittle League headquartersto get Tucker sanctioned.He spent nearly 30 years as

an educator—in Tucker andCarrollton—before retiringin 1976.

He returned to hishometown of Jefferson, andin 2006 created and fundedthe Incentive Reward Pro-gram at Jefferson MiddleSchool to assist “at risk”children in the community.

Funeral services wereheld for Brooks July 18 in Jefferson. Byams said theteam will “probably haveanother ceremony in re-

membrance of him” at thebeginning of the 2016 base-ball season.

During the baseball fieldrenaming ceremony last year, Brooks said Tucker would always feel likehome.

“I’ve lived [in Tucker];three of my four children were born here, so I feellike Tucker is a part of myhome and I appreciate whatthey have done,” Brookssaid.

Suspect arrested in Exxon homicide

DeKalb County Policehomicide detectives havecharged 24-year-old Rickey

Westbrook of unincorporatedDecatur with murder in theshooting death of 54-year-oldHarry Wells.

Wells was working as aclerk at the Exxon located at4101 Memorial Drive whenhe was shot to death on July13. Police believe a disputebetween the two led to theshooting.

At approximately 4 a.m. DeKalb County Police of-ficers received a call of person shot at the conveniencestore. When officers arrived, they found a clerk suffer-ing from a gunshot injury, according to police spokes- woman Mekka Parish.

Wells, a part-time pastor and father of six, died of

the gunshot injuries.“There are some preliminary indications that thesuspect walked into the store and…pulled out a weap-on, fired, striking that clerk,” Parish said.

Tips from the community assisted detectives in theinvestigation that led to the identification and arrestof Westbrook. Surveillance video obtained from thescene is being held as evidence in the case and willnot be released.

Lithonia woman pleads guilty to stealing staterestitution funds

Daynna Gregory , the last of three defendantscharged with stealing state restitution funds, has

pleaded guilty.Earlier this year, Tammi Stephens, 37, of Forsyth,and Richard Cantrell, 54, of Marietta, also enteredguilty pleas to theft of public funds and conspiracy.The charges stem from a check fraud scheme to stealfrom a victims’ restitution fund controlled by the Geor-gia Department of Corrections where Stephens andGregory formerly worked as an account paraprofes-sional and an accounting clerk, respectively.

Each of the defendants pleaded guilty before U.S.District Court Judge Steve C. Jones. Cantrell was sen-tenced on July 10 to two years in prison followed by

NEWS BRIEFS

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Dorsey Brooks died July 15 at his home. Brooks was honored by the Tucker baseball team, which renamed itsaseball eld after Brooks in 2014. Photo by Travis Hudgons

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I was born and rearedn South Carolina. I am a

proud Southerner. Oh, and’m Black.

So I beg to differ thathe battle flag of the Con-

federacy is a symbol ofSouthern pride. At leastt does not represent the

pride and heritage of allSoutherners.

There are many support-ers who say the Confed-eracy—the failed, defeatedand conquered Confederacyhat the flag represents—

was founded on the prin-ciples of states’ rights andnot slavery.

Perhaps it would behelpful to read some of

he declarations of the se-ceding states when theyformed the Confederacy.• Georgia, 1861: “The

people of Georgia hav-ing dissolved their po-litical connection withthe Government of theUnited States of America,present to their confeder-ates and the world the

causes which have led tothe separation. For thelast ten years we havehad numerous and seri-ous causes of complaintagainst our non-slave-holding confederateStates with reference tothe subject of Africanslavery….The prohibitionof slavery in the Territo-ries is the cardinal princi-ple of this organization.”

• Mississippi: “Our positionis thoroughly identified

with the institution ofslavery—the greatestmaterial interest of the

world. Its labor suppliesthe product which con-stitutes by far the largestand most important por-tions of commerce of theearth. These products arepeculiar to the climate

verging on the tropicalregions, and by an im-perious law of nature,none but the Black racecan bear exposure to thetropical sun.”

• South Carolina, 1860:“We affirm that theseends for which this[United States] Govern-ment was instituted havebeen defeated, and theGovernment itself hasbeen made destructive

of them by the actionof the non-slaveholdingStates. Those States haveassumed the right of de-ciding upon the proprietyof our domestic institu-tions; and have deniedthe rights of property es-tablished in fifteen of theStates and recognizedby the Constitution;

they have denouncedas sinful the institutionof slavery…. They haveencouraged and assistedthousands of our slavesto leave their homes; andthose who remain, havebeen incited by emissar-ies, books and pictures toservile insurrection.”These texts, courtesy of

The Civil War Trust (Civil- war.org), a nonprofit or-ganization devoted to thepreservation of America’shallowed battlegrounds, areprimary sources—not con-

jecture or interpretation.These are the words ofthose who decided to formthe Confederacy, which the

battle flag in question rep-resents.

The flag is a symbol of adefeated government thatformed to protect its rightto keep slaves. Just as wedon’t fly the flags of Britain,Spain or any other coloniz-ing country over our statecapitols, the Confederateflag should not have such a

place of honor.But the flag should not

be destroyed or criminal-ized. It should remain inmemorials such as StoneMountain Park and muse-ums and on TV shows suchas Dukes of Hazard. Weshould remember the Con-federacy, not to glorify it,but as we do the events ofthe Alamo, the Holocaust,the ethnic cleansing in Bos-nia and other dark periodsof human history.

The flag should be keptas a reminder of when ourhouse was divided and

when one group of peoplebelieved it had the God-granted authority to en-

slave another.Please remember the

flag, even let private citi-zens and businesses fly it.

Just don’t glorify it anddon’t fly it on governmentproperty. It’s offensive tomany and it doesn’t repre-sent Southern pride for allSoutherners.

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A Confederate’s taleIn 1852, George Wash-

ngton Scott found his wayto the Florida panhandle,by way of Pennsylvania. Heassembled 1,000 acres, inLeon County, not far frommodern day Tallahassee,primarily for growing cot-ton.

In the nonmechanized,tractor-free 1850s, Scottwould rely heavily on slaveabor to work his familyplantation. When the CivilWar broke out, Scott joinedthe Confederate Army, ris-ng to the rank of colonel.

Scott’s leadership gavethe Confederacy some of itsmost recognized victoriesn later stages of the war,

during the battles of NewPort (to defend Tallahas-see) and the later Battle ofNatural Bridge, in the earlyspring of 1865.

Despite superior forcesn both conflicts, Scott’s

cavalry held the Union fromadvance. After the southost the war and Command-ng Confederate General

Robert E. Lee surrenderedat Appomattox, Va., in April1865, Scott went on to runfor governor of Florida as aDemocratic-Conservative in1868. Scott lost, in a closecontest.

Unhappy with his politi-cal fortunes, and unable tomanage the 1,000 acres byhimself, Scott moved hisarge and growing familyfirst to Savannah and laterAtlanta where his busi-nesses would flourish. Hisagricultural work on his

Florida plantation hadbeen considered a modelfarm. Scott had constructeda 16-foot waterwheel, runby a pond on his land, and

the attached mill whichprocessed his corn, sugarand cotton. He came up

with a revolutionary fertil-izer, which combined cot-tonseed with bone meal.

He moved to Atlanta andDecatur’s east side, pur-chasing hundreds of acres,and eventually establishingtwo textile mills and be-coming one of the region’slargest employers.

Scott and his family ac-quired most all availableland between what is nowClarkston, to the east, and

Avondale Estates, to the west. The area becameknown as Scottdale.

Scott sought a finishingschool for his daughters,though at that time, noneexisted in the area. Scottmade a gift of more than$100,000 to Presbyterianminister Frank Gaines, who

led the modest DecaturFemale Seminary in 1889,and the school’s name waschanged in honor of Scott’smother, Agnes Irvine Scott to the Agnes Scott Insti-tute. That gift was equiva-lent to millions in today’sdollars. Scott had 10 chil-dren and heirs, and the ma-

jority of his daughters mar-ried prominently, includingtwo girls marrying into the

wealthy and politically con-nected Candler family. Colo-nel Scott died in 1903 andis buried in the DecaturCemetery.

Mary Scott Candler would have a son, ScottCandler Sr., who went on

to become the sole com-missioner of DeKalb Countyfor 16 years (1939-1955);and for 17 years was mayorof Decatur. Scott Candleris credited with securingthe Doraville General Mo-tors Plant, building outthe DeKalb County Water& Sewer System, creatingits library system as wellas establishing countywideparks and recreation, fireand police protection andsanitation/waste manage-ment services. “Mr. DeKalb”

would later become chair-man of the Georgia PublicService Commission andGeorgia Railroad Commis-sion.

Candler’s paternalgrandfather, Colonel Milton Candler also served in theConfederacy, and later theGeorgia General Assemblyduring Reconstruction. Col-

onel Candler later servedas a U.S. Congressman rep-resenting what was thenGeorgia’s 5th CongressionalDistrict.

The point of this sum-mation of the many ac-complishments of twoprominent DeKalb Countyfamilies with Confederateroots is that their serviceduring the Civil War did notdefine their lives. But theircollective accomplishmentsdid bring us Agnes ScottCollege, Scott Boulevard,Candler Road, the ScottCandler Water TreatmentPlant, Scott Candler Library,and even my modest home-town of Scottdale.

I would hate to see allof that history, legacy andcontribution acknowledge-ment erased, in an effortto white-wash portions ofhistory which may causeus discomfort or have anyidentifiable Confederatelineage.

History is what it is— warts and all. Efforts toerase or rewrite historyonly further divide us.

This was a tale of butone Confederate, and there

were thousands. While theCivil War often split fami-lies, it also resulted in thefreedom of what is nownearly 25 percent of thepopulation of our great na-tion.

These stories still havechapters to be written,not pages to be torn outor erased from memory.There are descendants of

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these and other families,all across Georgia, and allacross the South, doinggood things, as well assome bad things, to this

day. And such is the human

condition, both Yankee andConfederate. In 150 years,much has changed, but thatsimple fact has not.

Bill Crane also serves as a political analyst and commen-tator for Channel 2’s Action

News, WSB-AM News/Talk 750and now 95.5 FM, as well asa columnist for The Cham-pion, Champion Free Pressand Georgia Trend. Crane isa DeKalb native and business

owner, living in Scottdale. Youcan reach him or comment ona column at bill.csicrane@

gmail.com.

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FORREST TUFF

See Sanitation on page 9A

For Forrest Tuff , volun-eering comes naturally.

His father, Ulysses Tuff ,s pastor of The Way, The

Truth and The Life ChristianCenter in Decatur.

“I started out doingmissions work with thechurch,” Tuff said.

Tuff is a communityambassador for youth-Spark Inc., a “movement ofpioneers, youth and adultsalike, committed to end-ng child sex traffickinghrough the power of pre-

vention,” according to thegroup’s website.

He is also member ofhe American Heart Asso-

ciation and produces filmsor his father’s church.

In 2004, he started hisown business, One VisionProductions, a multimedia

production company basedin Clarkston.

“That aspect of givingback seemed to always findits way into my business,”Tuff said. “There were com-panies that needed stuff orpeople that needed things,and I would use my talentsand resources to get thingstogether.

“It naturally stayed with

me,” he said.Tuff said his volun-

teerism spirit evolved last year when he learned ofPresident Barack Obama’s Volunteer Service Award,

a program that recog-nizes volunteers who haveachieved the required num-ber of hours of service overa 12-month time period orcumulative hours over thecourse of a lifetime.

Tuff ’s company becamea certifying organization forthe award, overseeing andcoordinating local volun-teers in the program.

“Now we’re using itas an incentive for otherpeople to get involved incommunity service,” Tuffsaid. In the program, par-ticipants who perform 60to 500 hours of community

service receive a personal-ized certificate, an officialpin, medallion or coin anda congratulatory letter fromthe president of the UnitedStates.

“Sometimes it’s easierto get people to do stuff with that kind of incentive,”Tuff said. It’s a great pro-gram so we became a partof it and we use that when we talk about doing com-munity service. It gets themmotivated.”

Tuff said volunteerism“creates a certain type ofenvironment of selfless-ness.

“Sometimes when youare in a state of constantlytaking, taking, taking, youdon’t realize the benefitsof helping others,” he said.“When you do that, other

doors open up for you.“It makes you feel

good,” Tuff said. “WhenI give I actually feel goodabout doing it, so that’s thebenefit for me. I just try to

encourage other peopleto do it. I think it createsa good energy, definitelystrengthens the economyand it just empowers peo-ple.

“Giving back should bea priority for all,” Tuff said.“It’s an awesome way tocreate good karma for your-self and for others. I thinkit’s something you shouldpartake in no matter what you field or profession is.”


More than 170,000 householdsn unincorporated DeKalb and thecities of Brookhaven, Dunwoodyand Lithonia are getting adjustedo once-a-week trash and recycling

pickup.Once-a-week collection of gar-

bage, recyclable materials and yardrimmings for all single-family resi-

dential customers within the divi-ion’s service area began on July 6.

Billy Malone, director of theanitation division said, “It’s taken

us three years to get to this point–going through surveys, neighbor-hood meetings, meeting with theboard of commissioners, meeting

with the CEOs and the administra-ive staff to get the program to

where it is.”He said, “Now we’re rolling out

he program and it’s a little confus-ng getting the word out to the cus-omers and the customers actually

understanding their day of collec-ion…”

Malone said there was a glitchn the software that predominantlyaffected residents on the east sideof DeKalb. He said, “Most of thepeople, especially on the east sideof town didn’t get populated in ourSoft-Pak software which providesour routing system. [The informa-ion technology divison] has workedo try to resolve these issues with

our vendor that supplies theseoutes and this will also be worked

out.”

He added, “We do make mis-takes. We will correct that goingforward, and we will try to touchbases with all the customers asquickly and expediently as possibleso that everybody knows what daythey’re supposed to put their trashout at the curb.”

The new collection model aimsto reduce the cost of trash pick-up services while maintaining thecounty’s sanitation fees at $265 a year, the same rate it’s been since2006.

DeKalb County Sanitation offi-cially launched the “Rolling Forwardto One” one-day-a-week sanitationcollection service change program

on May 28.Since then, Public Information

Officer Pauline Andrea said, thedivision has hosted more than 100community forums to “educate thepublic on the program and also toreceive their feedback and heartheir concerns, including the launchof their website, door hangers anda one month run of a public serviceannouncement that played morethan 7,000 times at all the theatersin DeKalb County.

Andrea advised any residents who need more information ontheir new sanitation collection service day to contact the division’scustomer service team.

As a part of the Rolling Forwardto One initiative approach to recy-cling and solid waste management,each DeKalb County resident willbe issued a green 65-gallon garbageroll cart by the end of August.

Malone said once all the rollcarts have been delivered the divi-sion will begin phase two of theprogram, which focuses on right siz-ing containers that residents wantfor their garbage and recycling.

He said the department will re-purpose 55 employees.

“We will repurpose the crewsthat are left over from the twice-a- week garbage pickup to other use-ful purposes including litter abate-ment,” he added.

The sanitation division’s for-

mer collection methods requiredcollectors to pick up, on average,two 32-gallon containers or bagsof garbage each day from 1,000residential households. With thenew program residents will be giventhe option of downsizing to 35- or45-gallon garbage rolls carts at noextra charge or switch to a 95-gal-lon garbage roll cart for a one-time$15 upgrade fee.

The county will also distributean 18-gallon recycling bin and bluerecycling bags. Residents can alsoupgrade their recycling bin to a blue65-gallon recycling roll cart for aone-time $15 fee.

Each cart has a radio frequencyidentification wafer, which identifies

County sanitation division responds to concerns

Director of the Sanitation Division Billy Malone shares details of the Rolling Forward to Oneplan at the launch event in May.

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Atlanta VA Medical Center to host town hallmeeting with veterans

The Atlanta VA Medical Center will host itsmonthly town hall meeting to address the concernsof local veterans on Saturday, July 25, in the PeteWheeler Auditorium from 9 to 11:30 a.m.

Veterans interested in attending the town hallmeeting must RSVP to Gregory Kendall at [email protected] or at (404) 321-6111, extensions5385/4068/6968.

The event is limited to the first 100 individuals.f capacity is reached, veterans will have the op-ion to sign up for the August meeting. Lunch and

ours of the facility will follow the presentation andquestion-and-answer session.

The medical center is located at 1670 ClairmontRoad, Atlanta.

Decatur

Book drive, sh fry announced

The Atlanta Metro chapter of the NationalHook-up of Black Women and the Ladies’ Circleof Gresham Park Christian Church holdinga book drive and fish fry Saturday, July 25,

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Gresham Park ChristianChurch, 2819 Flat Shoals Road, Decatur.

Community members are urged to donatebooks, especially those with inspirationalhemes that are suitable for children and teens.

Bibles, cookbooks and educational materialsare needed as well as family and educationalmagazines. The event also is a scholarship fun-draiser.

The church phone number is (404) 241-4511.

Black women’s group to hold open house

Decatur-DeKalb chapter of the National Coali-

ion of 100 Black Women is looking for women witha passion for community service, leadership andpublic advocacy.

Since its inception more than 20 years ago, thischapter has hosted activities focused on leadershipdevelopment, political, health and economic aware-ness, with a specific emphasis on enhancing thequality of life and lifestyles of Black women.

An open house for membership will be heldThursday, July 23, 6-8 p.m., at the Omega WorldCenter, 3951 Snapfinger Parkway, Decatur.

To attend, RSVP at www.eventbrite.com/e/mem-bership-open-house-tickets-17779513002.

For more information, contact Donna Payne,vice president of membership, at (706) 250-0353.

Let’s Move! DeKalb back-to-school event returnsDeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson, Center

Helping Childhood Obesity In Children End Success-fully Inc. (C.H.O.I.C.E.S.) and Fulton-DeKalb Hospital

Authority are joining forces for the Let’s Move!DeKalb back-to-school event. This annual event will

take place Saturday, July 25, at Exchange Intergen-erational Recreation Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission and parking are free. Participantsshould be ready to exercise while learning aboutnutrition in healthy, engaging ways. Last year’sevent drew crowds of more than 1,400.

Children will receive back-to-school supplies when they participate in fitness activities and nutri-tion education games. There will also be onstagetalent performances for all ages. The goal of thisevent is simple: teach families back to school rou-tines that are healthier and affordable enough forthem to sustain all year round.

Exchange Intergenerational Recreation Center islocated at 2771 Columbia Dr., Decatur.

Dunwoody

Dunwoody police gain state certifcation

On Tuesday, July 13, the Georgia Association ofChiefs of Police recognized the Dunwoody PoliceDepartment with the department’s initial state cer-tification for meeting more than 100 professionalpolice standards. The award was presented to thepolice department during a Dunwoody City Councilmeeting.

“The certification process opened our depart-ment up to intense scrutiny by an outside organiza-tion to determine if the department’s policies andprocedures are patterned after nationally acceptedbest practices,” said Dunwoody Police Chief BillyGrogan. “After a thorough review, the Dunwoody

Police Department was awarded state certifica-tion through the Georgia Association of Chiefs ofPolice. This certification is validation that the highstandards we hold our staff to is aligned with na-tional best practices. Members of the DunwoodyPolice Department have faithfully served Dunwoodyfor over six years and I hope this achievement willinstill even greater public confidence in our agencyand staff

The Dunwoody Police Department met 129standards set forth by the Georgia Association ofChiefs of Police.

Lithonia

DeKalb NAACP and fraternity to hold back-to-school boot camp

DeKalb NAACP and the DeKalb chapter of Alpha

Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will their third annual back-to-school boot camp and parent rally Aug. 1.

“The purpose of the organizers is to empowerparents to take control of their children’s educationand give students information that will help themhave a successful school year,” states an announce-ment about the event.

The event will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Litho-nia High School, 2440 Phillips Road, Lithonia. Theparent rally will be from 9 to 10 a.m.

Parents who register and attend workshops areeligible for free school supplies as supplies last. Toregister, visit www.2015backtoschoolbootcamp.eventbrite.com.

For more information, contact Lance Ham-monds, DeKalb County NAACP, at (404) 241-8006 [email protected].

DeKalb group to host back-to-school driveDeKalb For Seniors will hold host its 2nd

annual Back-to-School celebration July 31 atthe Lou Walker Senior Center. The 12:30 p.m.event will include food and entertainment.DeKalb For Seniors is collecting school suppliesuntil the day of the event. The supplies willbenefit Stoneview Elementary in Lithonia. TheLou Walker Senior Center is located at 2538Panola Road in Lithonia. For more informa-tion, contact Donna Dees at (678) 982-9805 [email protected], or Kandra Dallas at (770)322-2932 or [email protected].

Countywide

DeKalb commissioner to hold District 1conversations

DeKalb County District 1 Commissioner Nancy Jester will hold a series of one-on-one conversationmeetings throughout her district.

The events are free and open to the public. Lo-cal business leaders will provide space for the meet-ings.

“While there is no obligation to purchase any-thing we encourage you to enjoy some of their finefood and drinks,” an announcement from Jester’soffice stated. The conversations will be held:• Thursday, July 30, 7-8 p.m., The Old Tucker Foun-

tain - 2329 Main St., Tucker• Wednesday, Aug. 5, 6-8 p.m., Vintage Pizzeria,

5434 Peachtree Road, Chamblee• Wednesday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Cafe

Intermezzo, 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dun- woody

• Thursday, Aug. 13, 6 to 8 p.m., Chick-fil-A, 3967Lavista Road, Northlake

• Saturday, Aug. 15, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., SugarShack, 4058 Peachtree Road, Brookhaven

• Wednesday, Aug. 19, 6 to 8 p.m., Cafe Intermez-zo, 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody

• Thursday, Aug. 20, 6 to 8 p.m., Han IL Kwan, 5458Buford Highway NE, Doraville

• Saturday, Aug. 22, 10 to 11:30 a.m., PaneraBread, 2100 Henderson Mill Road NE, LaVistaHills.

AROUNDDEKALB

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Cliff Valley School seeks Clairmont Road improvementsby Andrew [email protected]

Cliff Valley School, an independent institu-ion serving grades K-8, has a plan to improveraffic safety on Clairmont Road.

The school, located at 2426 ClairmontRoad, Atlanta, has applied for a special land usepermit (SLUP) to expand its parking lot and re-ocate the driveway access off Clairmont Roadn the single-family residential district. No new

buildings or expansions of the existing schoolre proposed in the plan.

Michael Edwards, head of the Cliff Valleychool, said the SLUP request “is about improv-

ng safety for our community.”Edwards spoke at the July 17 DeKalb County

Board of Commissioners, meeting, where com-missioners agreed to defer a vote on the re-quest until July 28.

“It will improve safety and traffic flow onClairmont for the thousands of motorists whouse it each day—at no expense to taxpay-rs,” said Edwards, adding that more than 900

people have signed a petition in support of theproject.

The proposed project will relocate the cam-pus’ entrance, widen Clairmont Road to allowor additional turn lanes and add parking.

Edwards said Clairmont Road traffic has in-reased by 55 percent since 2007.

“A lack of turn lanes means no safe place forpeople who wait to turn,” Edwards said. “Driv-rs try to get around cars. Traffic backs up andccidents occur.

“Our parents report feeling unsafe,” Ed- wards said. “We observe accidents and manyclose calls in front of our school.”

In 2014 there were 13 rear-end collisions onClairmont at Cliff Valley and Black Fox Drive, hesaid.

The school submitted its proposal to theGeorgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)for review.

“GDOT has reviewed plans three times nowand identified the driveway location in our SLUP[request] as the best and safest for all users,”Edwards said.

Taxpayers would not have to foot the bill forthe improvements.

“We are providing the land to GDOT andpaying for all construction,” Edwards said.

The project would add 53 parking spaces tothe school’s campus.

“This is not a parking lot project,” Edwardssaid. “It’s about safety. Parking is a nice sidebenefit for us.”

A review by county planners states that “itappears that the proposed parking lot expan-sion, driveway relocation and access improve-ments on Clairmont Road (with a center leftturn lane and right deceleration lane on Clair-mont Road) will enhance ingress and egress tothe subject property and will improve trafficcapacity along Clairmont Road by reducing thenumber of stopped vehicles in through-traffic.”

Cliff Valley’s plans also call for a 6-foot-high wall along the western portion of the property,as well as a 10-foot-wide landscape buffer alongthe southern and western property lines to

provide additional screening for adjacent single-family homes.

“Our detailed landscape plan preserves allmature trees on the lots and adds over 100 newtrees,” Edwards said. “We are adding trees andplantings that will create a lush buffer of pri- vacy…for us and neighbors.

“We take pride in our campus,” he said. “We want our campus to enhance the character ofClairmont and add to the beauty of the area.”

Additionally, the school wants to improvepedestrian safety by adding more sidewalks onand off the school’s property.

Cliff Valley will put $50,000 in an escrowaccount for the Sagamore Hills Neighborhood

Association to use for sidewalks and traffic-calming measures.

“Our project is an opportunity to improvesafety, traffic flow and pedestrian access on thispart of Clairmont Road, a major thoroughfare inDeKalb County,” Edwards said. A few residentsopposed the plan.

Laura Ray , a Sagamore Hills residents, said,“I have never been in favor of locating a schoolon this busy section of Clairmont due to trafficflow and safety issues.

“I have never been in favor of the steadyerosion of the residential character of thisarea,” Ray said. “Parking lots, pretty flowers andearthen beams are a poor substitute.”

Ray recommended that the school work

with local businesses to use their parking lotsas overflow lots and use shuttles as needed.

three years of supervised release.Stephens will be sentenced on July 31. Gregory, 41, of Lithonia, will be sentenced on Sept. 24 at2:30 p.m.

According to the charges andother information presented in

court, from September 2013 to June 2014, Stephens and Gregory were employees in the Geor-gia Department of Corrections’

banking unit where they wereresponsible for issuing checksdrawn on a restitution fund setup to compensate victims ofother crimes. The defendantscarried out a plan to steal victimrestitution by having Stephens

and Gregory use their accessto the fund to issue fraudulentchecks payable to a flower shopowned by Cantrell, who was not

a department employee. Thechecks were purposely issued toCantrell’s flower shop to hide thedefendants’ involvement in thetheft. Cantrell agreed to use hisbusiness to launder the stolenmoney.

After printing the fraudulentchecks, Stephens and Gregoryaltered the Department’s financialrecords to further disguise their

theft. Stephens and Gregory is-sued 29 fraudulent checks to theflower shop, which were thendelivered to Cantrell, who cashedthem and split the proceeds withStephens and Gregory. In total,the defendants stole more than

$232,000 in restitution funds, which they then spent on a vari-ety of retail purchases.

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Cliff Valley School ofcials want to relocate the school’s driveway to improve trafc in the busy area. Photos by Andrew Cauthen

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by Justin Beaudrot

On a hot and sunnyafternoon in the Decaturarea, U.S. Navy Petty Officer3rd Class Ralph Troupe andhis wife of two years, Jo-hanna, were given the giftof a house.

Inspired by his fatherand uncle, both retiredNavy men, Troupe spentix months on tour in Iraqerving as a medical techni-

cian assisting surgeons. Hewas honorably dischargedn 2009.

Troupe experiencedinancial troubles. He was

iving with a friend when heearned about the Homeson the Homefront programun by Operation Home-ront. Troupe applied for

a house, and on July 15was handed the keys to hismortgage-free house.

“We are excited, grate-ul and overwhelmed byhe home award,” Troupeaid. “We never thought

we would be homeown-ers. This is going to helpus build a foundation formy family and also help us

move forward in paying ourdebt and becoming debtree.”

All of this was madepossible by Wells Fargo andOperation Homefront.

Jamee Lawson, commu-

nications consultant withWells Fargo, said, “Prop-

erty donations are part ofWells Fargo’s longstandingcommitment to give backto communities. WellsFargo knows how impor-tant homeownership is tofamilies and the strengthit brings to communities.We are proud to be able tosupport veterans who havebravely served our countryin this way.”

Jason Moody , public re-lations specialist with Oper-ation Homefront, said, “Sofar, Operation Homefronthas given away over 460

homes to military familiesnationwide, which includesover 120 donated by WellsFargo. In 2014, OperationHomefront has awardedover 130 homes. We planon awarding 100 homes in2015.

“It is a great feeling anda humbling experience tobe able to take part in pre-senting the Troupe family with keys to a mortgage-free home,” Moody said.

Troupe has a bachelor’sdegree in computer infor-

mation systems, and hopesto pursue graduate schoolonce his family is financiallystable. He and his wife areexpecting a baby boy inSeptember.

Avon

Veteran receivesdonated home

Real estate agent Dara Waycaster speaks with the new homeowners.

he household the cart wasassigned to. The sanitationdivision agreed to repair

any damaged lids, wheels orhandles.The county has also

added a tipper, a mechanicalift operated by hydraulics,o the trucks to assist with

emptying roll carts sincehe majority of the county’s

workers compensation casesare reported from sanitationdepartment employees.

With the tipper installedhe drivers can operate the

arm from inside the truck.

A robotic arm retrieves thecart, unloads the contentsand returns the cart to its

original location.For additional informa-tion or to address concernsabout the program, contactthe department at (404)294-2900 or [email protected]. Ad-ditionally, frequently askedquestions and informationon the sanitation collectionservice change can be foundby visiting www.rollingforwardtoone.

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Notice of Public Hearing

The Mayor and City Council of the City of Chamblee, Georgia will hold a public hearing on Thursday,

August 13, 2015, at the Chamblee Civic Center, 3540 Broad Street, Chamblee, GA 30341 at 6:00 p.m. to

receive public comments regarding the following matters:

1. 2015V‐12: Steve Ellis, on behalf of 5018 Buford LLC requests variances from the following provisions

of the City of Chamblee Unified Development Ordinance, in order to provide for a multistory retail

and commercial building to be constructed on property consisting of approximately 2 acres zoned

Corridor Commercial (CC) at 5030 and 5018 Buford Highway, 3114 and 3122 Chamblee Dunwoody

Rd., being DeKalb County tax parcels 18 297 02 025, 18 297 02 017, 18 297 02 021, and 18 297 02

002 in Chamblee, GA zoned Corridor Commercial:

Sec. 230‐2 that requires a minimum of 80% impervious surface.

Sec. 230‐30 that requires the first floor to have a minimum floor‐to‐ceiling height of 18 feet.

Sec. 250

‐22

that

requires

that

dumpsters

be

placed

in

the

rear

yard

and

located

five

feet

from

the property line if the adjoining property is zoned nonresidential and five feet from all

applicable buffers if the adjoining property is zoned residential.

Sec. 320‐21 that requires that rows of head‐to‐head parking provide a five‐foot grass strip

separating the wheel bumpers.

2. 2015V‐13: Bill Brantley, on behalf of Ed Voyles Kia requests a variance from the following provision of

the City of Chamblee Unified Development Ordinance to construct a secondary building sign to be

located at 5647 Peachtree Blvd consisting of 3.32 acres, being DeKalb County Tax parcel 18 309 02

094 in Chamblee, GA zoned Corridor Commercial:

Sec. 260(b)(2) requires that properties occupied by a single business or multiple businesses

sharing common space (i.e., not a planned center): one principal freestanding sign and one principal

building sign on each street frontage with a curb cut.

3. 2015V‐14: Timothy Connolly, II, on behalf of SSP Peachtree, LLC, requests a stream buffer variance in

accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 310 of the City of Chamblee Unified Development Ordinance

with respect to property at 5126 Peachtree Boulevard, being DeKalb County tax parcel 18‐300‐10‐016

containing 3.356

acres

and

zoned

Village

Commercial,

conditional.

4. 2015Z‐04: The Chamblee Mayor and City Council proposes to consider an ordinance to repeal the

current Official Zoning Map, as amended, and replace it with a new Official Zoning Map dated August

18, 2015 as provided in Section 280‐(b)(1)a.1. of the City of Chamblee Unified Development

Ordinance.

5. 2015TA‐04: The Chamblee Mayor and City Council proposes to amend the City of Chamblee Code of

Ordinances, Appendix A, Unified Development Ordinance, Chapter 110, Art. 1., Section 110‐3

“Definitions” to insert a definition of the term “Convertible Space” and Chapter 240., Article I.,

Section 240‐1. “Table of Permitted and Prohibited Uses” to add a new use, “1.3.1. Convertible Space”

and indicate that such use shall be permitted in the following zoning districts: CC, VC, TOD, and MU‐

BC.

6. 2015TA‐05: The Chamblee Mayor and City Council proposes to amend the City of Chamblee Code of

Ordinances, Appendix A, Unified Development Ordinance, Chapter 240., Article I., Section 240‐1.,

“Table of Permitted and Prohibited Uses”, and Article 3., “Supplemental Use Standards” to allow the

use, “Places of Worship and Places of Assembly” in Zoning Districts NR‐1, NR‐2 and NR‐3, subject to

certain Supplemental

Use

Provisions.

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Team Decatur wants people to get activeby Carla [email protected] employees and

esidents have come to-gether as one team to getactive, and they want oth-ers to hop on board.

Team Decatur hostedts “Get Active!” kick-off

event July 14. The eventkicked off a free eight-weekraining program offeredhrough Sept. 23 to prepare

for the Kaiser Permanente

Corporate Run/Walk 5K andFitness Program.

The program includesweekly fitness tips, train-ng schedules for beginning

and experienced walkersand runners, and concludeswith the 5K Walk/Run. TeamDecatur members also get afree T-shirt to wear duringhe race.

Team Decatur—a groupof Decatur residents, em-ployees, and friends whoparticipate in the race—was formed in 2010.

“It was really just a wayo get the community to-

gether and start expandinghe whole idea of active liv-ng,” said Cheryl Burnette,

assistant director of Deca-tur Active Living. “It’s morethan just going to the gym. Anybody can walk a 3-milerace as long as they start working on it and training.”

Burnette said TeamDecatur started doing thekickoff to raise awarenessabout the race. The eventalso included a health and wellness expo for the com-munity.

“[The event] also helpspromote the businesses,”

Burnette said. “We havea lot of health businessesand health related things inDecatur, so we’re all aboutpromoting that too.

“I think people are veryexcited,” Burnette said. “Alot of the people that arehere have already signedup and some haven’t, and Ithink they’re just coming tocheck it out and see what’sgoing on.”

Michael Harbin, co-cap-tain of Team Decatur, saidthe team has grown since2010.

“We started with 130people and now we have,on a consistent level, 200people each time we go

Dance class demonstrations, health and wellness information and more were on hand at Team Decatur’s “Get Active!” kick-off event July 14 at the Decatur Recreation Center. Photos byTravis Hudgons

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and do the KP event,” hesaid

Team Decatur also hasa “Grand Slam Fitness Chal-

lenge, which allows peopleto participate in four of six5K Decatur-based races tohit a grand slam.

“That’s kind of how[Team Decatur] has grown,”Harbin said.

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Photo brought t you by DCTV

DeKalb County begins one-day-a-week sanitation collection service July 6, 2015

Residential customers will have same-day garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection

For more info, call or visit:

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www.rollingforwardtoone.com

Lissa Smith-Cote and her boys pose with two Chick-l-A cows for Cow Appreciation day.

he herd of Chick-l-A cows walk around theestaurant and greet customers as they ate.

Youngsters strike poses in the photobooth atChick-l-A.

As a part of the Northlake Festival, Atlanta Chick-l-A cows crowded the La Vista Road storeocation to celebrate Cow Appreciation day.

Members of the national garden club march in the rain at the Fourth of July pa-rade.

DeKalb Board of Education member Stan Jester and County Commissioner NancyJester greet residents as they stroll through the parade.

The Dunwoody Fourth of July parade usually sees about 30,000 people. This yearapproximately 18,000 residents showed up this year in the rain.

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County commissioners approvemidyear budget changesby Andrew [email protected]

DeKalb County District Attor-

ney Robert James asked countycommissioners to restore approx-mately $200,000 in funding for

four public integrity unit jobs. James wants funding for two

attorneys, an investigator and aparalegal for the unit that inves-tigates allegations of wrongdo-ng by elected and appointed

officials. The positions had beenapproved by commissioners in2014, but when the positionswent unfilled, the funding wasremoved.

James said recent high-profiletrials kept him from filling thepositions. “Those are the posi-

tions I don’t farm out. I fill thempersonally.”

The public integrity unit ini-tially was formed on a temporarybasis, James said.

“The hope was that once youfinish the school system case,there won’t be any more publicntegrity [cases], and you can

send [the staff] back to do what

they do,” James said.“That’s not been the reality,”

James said. “When the schoolsystem case was over, there was

another investigation. While thatinvestigation was going on, sev-eral other investigations camedown. What we thought wasgoing to be a temporary need,turned into a permanent need,and I was never able to restorethose positions.”

Because there was no fundingfor the unit, James said, to formit he had to “cannibalize” otherunits such as the gang and sexualtrafficking units.

“The gang unit is not as largeas it should be…because I had topull people,” James said. “I didnot have a public integrity unit

but we had public integrity is-sues.

“I am asking for you to stopthe bleeding…so I can servethe citizens of DeKalb County,” James said. “This would allow ourpublic integrity people to just dopublic integrity.”

James’ request was part of theproposed midyear budget adjust-

by Carla [email protected]

When former Brookhaven CityCouncil member Jim Eyre resignedfrom his council seat in 2014, hedid not give a clear explanation ofwhy he stepped down.

His resignation came after hecriticized reports that city managerMarie Garrett was paid both a sal-ary and consultant fees for morehan a year. However, comments

he made at a community meeting

n May give further explanation ofwhy he resigned.

During a DeKalb Strong eventon May 14, Eyre warned those inhe proposed city of LaVista Hills

of what to expect when living in anew city. A video of Eyre’s presen-ation was posted July 1 on Save

Tucker from Lakeside City blog.The blog was created by op-

ponents of LaVista Hills, which in-cludes areas and commercial prop-erty that are located in what somebelieve is the Tucker community.

During the May 14 meeting,Eyre spoke on issues faced on when

establishing Brookhaven’s govern-ment and warned attendees onwhat to expect if LaVista Hills isncorporated.

Eyre began his speech by dis-

closing that he was also on the “NoCity Brookhaven” before Brookhav-en became a city. He explained whyhe became a councilmember de-spite opposing cityhood.

“I decided that I would try myhand at solving some of the issuesthat we said would be problematic,and unfortunately those issues be-came problematic and I’m no lon-ger a city council member,” he said.

Eyre pointed out that many pro-ponents of cityhood say a new cityis not a new layer of government.

“Complete and utter phooey,”

he said. “The mayor of a city is thesame as the CEO of DeKalb County. You got a council as a commission,a city manager as a county man-ager, a city clerk as the county clerk

and it goes on down the line. Basi-cally, you’re stacking another layerof bureaucracy on what is alreadythere and the layer that is alreadythere will not go away. It will stillbe involved in your life day in andday out.”

Eyre said citizens would pay ad-ditional franchise fees. He also saidthere will be confusion over whoprovides which services. However,his overall speech focused on howmuch control top city officials willhave, such as no independent eth-

ics board.“All ethics go through the city

attorney,” Eyre said. “There is noindependent board, no indepen-dent commission. It’s run throughthe city attorney, the city managerand ultimately if it gets to the levelof being a problem it goes to thecity council.”

He urged those at the meetingto read and understand the citycharter.

“At the end of the day, the citycouncil approves it if they’re givena chance,” he continued. “I can’ttell you how many times when

we were given ordinances we were given agreements that hadnot been completely negotiated,but we’re asked to approve themsimply because they needed that

rubber stamp. They’ll say, ‘Don’t worry about it. The mayor and thecity manager will finalize the nego-tiations after you approve it.’ Themayor carries a lot of power and alot of authority, and also, more im-portantly, he has the opportunity—through the appointments that hemade—to basically set up the cityand either give it direction or set itoff afloat on the sea of uncertaintygoing forward.”

Eyre told those at the meetingto look at all the people who are

supporting the city efforts becausethey will be most likely running thecity and sitting on boards.

“If you don’t see the quality ofleadership, if you don’t see the typeof vision that you will like to see forthe city, then maybe it’s not time[to become a city],” he said. “That’sthe problem we had in Brookhaven.Unfortunately, there is just no vi-sion. The people that are in chargeare looking out and are not see-ing…they’re not making 50-yeardecisions. They’re making three tofive-years decisions because that’sthe horizon of their term. There is

nobody that is willing to step upand take a position and say, ‘I maynot win because of this, but thisis where I think we need to be 50 years from now.’”

Former Brookhaven councilman speaks on cityhood

See Retreat on page 20A

County ofcials discuss proposed midyear budget changes during a retreat. Photos by An-drew Cauthen.

Right, Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson smiles during her rst commission meeting as,center, Commissioner Jeff Rader looks on.

Eyre

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by Andrew [email protected]

It all comes down to an.

In Pine Lake, there isa petition to change thename of a street from For-est Road to Forest Road.

With two r s, the roadcould refer to Nathan Bed-ford Forrest , who servedas a Confederate lieuten-ant general during the CivilWar.

After the war, Forrest isbest known as having been

a prominent figure in theoundation of the Ku Klux

Klan, a group composed ofmostly Confederate veter-ans committed to violent

ntimidation of Blacks,northerners and Republi-cans. He was ‘grand wizard’until he ordered the disso-ution of the organizationn 1869,” according to a

biography by the Civil WarTrust.

“There are some peo-ple who are sure that it’snamed after Nathan Bed-ord Forrest,” said Pine Lake

Mayor Kathie deNobriga.This is the part of the

city—of the county—asso-ciated with Stone Mountain

and the resurgence of theKlan there. So there’s someeason to believe it could

be named after NathanBedford Forrest. We don’tknow and there’s no way ofknowing for sure. Regard-ess, the residents on thetreet want to change it.”

In a blog about PineLake, former resident Dal-as Denny described Forrest

as a brilliant military leaderwith a reputation stainedby “what many historiansconsider a massacre ofBlack Union soldiers at Fort

Pillow, in Tennessee” andby his role in the forma-ion of the Ku Klux Klan”

and killing of Black votersand White Republicans todiscourage Blacks from vot-ng and running for office.

A petition is under wayn Pine Lake to change thetreet’s name by dropping

an r .“The city doesn’t have

he authority to change atreet name,” deNobrigaaid. “People who live onhe street do.”

To be considered byhe DeKalb County Boardof Commissioners, the pe-ition must be signed by

more than 50 percent of

the residents of the road.“Whether the original

name is a misspelling or atribute to Nathan BedfordForrest is and will remainunknown,” the petitionstates. “We believe theproposed name change willpositively impact our cityand its reputation as a wel-coming community.”

DeNobriga said she sup-

ports the petition.“I think it’s an impor-tant symbolic step for themto take, and I support it100 percent,” she said.“For many African Ameri-cans and their allies, beingspelled with two rs doesbring up Nathan BedfordForrest even if that wasn’tthe intention.”

Not everyone supportsthe name change proposal.

There has been some“pushback” in Pine Lake,the mayor said. “It’s verymuch like the current con-

versation about the [Con-federate] flag.”

Pine Lake CouncilmanGeorge Chidi also supportschanging the name.

“It’s a fascinating and weird problem,” Chidi said.“All the other roads in PineLake are named for flowersor trees.

“There’s still an argu-ment about whether thatForrest Road is actuallynamed for Nathan BedfordForrest or not,” he said.“I’m reasonably certain it

is, but no one labeled it assuch, so you have to ex-trapolate about what wasknown about the communi-ty at the time. We know we

had some big-name Klans-

men living in the town.”One such person, Chidi

said, was James Venable.From 1963 to 1987,

Venable was the impe-

rial wizard of the NationalKnights of the Klan, whichhe organized. Venable’sancestors settled in StoneMountain, which was thesite of a 1915 rally thatrevived the Klan. Ven-able, who was the mayorof Stone Mountain Vil-lage from 1946 to 1949,used the mountaintop andnearby family land for an-nual Klan rallies, accordingto his 1993 obituary in the New York Times.

“There was a racial ele-ment living here,” Chidi

said. “They’re not herenow. They haven’t beenhere for a long time but wesuspect that’s the reason”the road is named Forrest.

“Anything that is as-sociated with racism is notreflective of the communityas it stands today,” Chidisaid. “This is the least racist

place I’ve ever been in mylife.”Chidi said the move

to change the street’sname started “more thana year ago, way before theCharleston shooting, waybefore any of the argu-ments around the flag.”

“Pine Lake’s got acheckered past when youlook at its racial historyand its relationship withthe community aroundit,” Chidi said. “That pastdoesn’t reflect who we areright now.

“Small statements likethis…help the city long-term,” he said. “I think itbuilds our relationship withthe community.”

Pine Lake’s dilemma: Two rs or one

Pine Lake residents are wondering whether a street was named for a KuKlux Klan leader. Photo by Andrew Cauthen.

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For three years the DeKalbCounty School District has optedto use a universal screener to

identify students who may be atrisk for poor learning outcomes.Board of education members

voted on July 13 at the DeKalbCounty Board of Education meet-ing to renew its contract with Re-naissance Learning and continueusing STAR math and STAR earlyliteracy as a district-wide univer-sal screener.

Renaissance Learning is acloud-based assessment, teachingand learning solution with morethan 950 employees and cus-tomers in over one-third of U.S.schools and more than 60 coun-tries worldwide.

The screeners are the most widely used computer-based diag-nostic assessments for determin-ing early literacy and numeracy

progress for emerging readers ingrades PreK-3.

Dr. Morcease Beasley , execu-tive director of curriculum andinstruction, said the screenershave the capability of identifying

strengths and weaknesses of chil-dren at all levels of skills mastery.“Schools use this data to

identify students that have gapsor deficits in reading and in mathrelative to basic skills and ofcourse to provide acceleration,”Beasley said.

The renewal of the annualcontract amount is estimated notto exceed $645 million that willbe allocated from the curriculumand instruction general fund. Theprices of the screeners are basedon student counts.

The district’s purchase wouldinclude the installation of STAR

early literacy at 83 schools in thedistrict. STAR math and STARreading will be installed in 128schools.

Beasley said, “This screener will allow schools and instruction-al staff to identify students withearly intervention needs, provideacademic support to those stu-dents and to assist them in reach-

ing proficiency levels as quickly aspossible.”“It has been useful as we have

been improving reading and mathscores and closing gaps that stu-dents may have relative to thebasic skills in those content areas which impacts all other impactareas,” he added.

According to Beasley’s report,during the implementation of thescreener this year, 84 percent ofthe district’s students, grades sec-ond through ninth took the STARReading. First grade probablereaders increased 31 percent fromFall to Spring indicating a readi-

ness for second grade.The report also indicated that

STAR data was used to identifymath as an area of focus for the

school district’s math initiativeand math scores grew consis-tently with yearly expectations.Elementary school math scoresincreased by six percent.

Schools superintendent Ste-

phen Green said he was not fa-miliar with the program but saidbased on Beasley’s presentation itappeared that “this is somethingthat has helped us deliver thekind of results that we want tosee.”

He said, “I’ll have to do someresearch on what’s worked in thepast and honor that if it has been working but also supplement where it is not.”

Green said he will continueto be “vigilant in this process andmaking sure that all programsthat we select are actually helpingus achieve the outcomes that we

want for students and judge theefficacy on the basis of that.”

School district renews screener contract

DeKalb Chamberof Commerce towelcome schoolsuperintendent

DeKalb Chamber of Commerce will host the official welcome recep-tion for more than 150 distinguishedguests in attendance to meet andsupport Dr. R. Stephen Green, thecounty’s new school superintendent.This event is in partnership with theDeKalb County Board of Education.

The reception will take place theevening July 29, at the DeKalb CountyBoard of Education, Administrative &Instructional Complex in Stone Moun-tain.

“We are very excited to have Dr.Green joining DeKalb County Schoolsas the new superintendent, said Kat-erina Taylor, president of DeKalb

Chamber of Commerce. “I’m familiar with his past school system, havingbeen educated myself in kindergartenthrough 12th grade in the Kansas City,Kansas Public School System. It willbe great to be a part of what he willbring to the table.”

Green previously served as thesuperintendent for Kansas City PublicSchools for nearly four years. Duringhis leadership, he helped the schoolsystem earn provisional accreditationfrom the state, balance three consecu-tive budgets and pass financial auditsand stabilize enrollment.

by Kysa Anderson Daniels

Georgia Perimeter College’sGPC) Decatur campus is getting

connected to the South RiverTrail System, bringing the entireouth DeKalb County community

greater access to nature and fit-ness options.

Construction crews are gear-ng up for the final stretch ofhe project featuring a 3.1-mile,ree-lined concrete trail leadingrom the west side of Georgia

Perimeter College’s Decatur cam-pus on Clifton Church Road andconnecting to Gresham Park. Thecompleted South River Trail Sys-em will stretch 5.5 miles fromhe Atlanta Radio Control Club

on Constitution Road to GPC.Trailhead parking will be at En-renchment Creek Trailhead onnternational Park Drive.

“I grew up riding horseshrough this property,” recalled

Rick Bertaccini, the Georgia Pe-imeter facilities manager who

has worked with Lewallen Con-truction and the PATH Founda-ion during the last 18 monthso complete the $2.3 millionederally funded DeKalb County

project.The trail’s development is

part of the DeKalb County Mas-er Plan created in 2000 underhe leadership of PATH, a non-

profit group focused on develop-ng interlinking greenway trails

hroughout metro Atlanta forcommuting and recreation.

Jonathan McCaig, a PATH

Foundation project manager,said this piece of the South RiverTrail System is funded throughthe Georgia Department ofTransportation enhancementprogram and sponsored byDeKalb County and PATH. Theproject concept began in 2002and received funding 10 yearslater, with construction begin-ning last year.

“PATH is excited about finish-ing this connection to GeorgiaPerimeter College,” McCaig said.“This piece gets the South RiverTrail System one step closer toconnecting to the Atlanta Belt-line and Monastery of the Holy

Spirit in Conyers. Only 11 milesare left to make the connection.”

The 3.1-mile trail connectionto Georgia Perimeter includesa recently completed 260-footboardwalk-styled bridge overDoolittle Creek.

The trail annex is welcomenews to Deborah Walker whotakes daily walks through ex-isting paved paths that weavethrough GPC’s Decatur Campus.“I think it’s wonderful,” she said.“It’s just so convenient.”

Project managers expect tocut the ribbon on the newest ex-tension of the trail sometime inSeptember.

PATH Foundation cuts trail through GPC’s Decatur campus

Shonda Bolton exercises on new trail and bridge (in background) leading from Geor-gia Perimeter’s Decatur Campus. Photo by Bill Roa

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with wires and streams oflight projected overheadto imitate electrochemicalsignals that move along

networks of the humanbrain. Other features ofthe exhibit include a 6-foottall homunculus, a humanfigure with larger-than-lifeproportions that highlightshow much of the brain isdevoted to the sense oftouch in different parts ofthe body; a multimedia

video encounter with amodel brain that lights upbrain regions used by astudent dancer audition-ing for The Juilliard School;a neuron gesture tableshowing how brain cells

connect and communicate with each other; a glow-ing 8-foot-tall model of thesubcortical brain that illus-trates how the mind pro-cesses language, memoryand decision making; anda deep-brain stimulationimplant, the first of its kindon display in a museum.

The exhibit also incor-porates a brain lounge,artistic interpretations ofthe brain created by visualartists and other interac-tive activities to enhance

people’s understanding ofthe brain and its functions.It also highlights new tech-nologies used to study thebrain and conditions suchas Alzheimer’s disease andParkinson’s disease.

“We’re thrilled to haveBrain: The Inside Storyat Fernbank this summer.The exhibition providesa wealth of informationabout the body’s mostcomplex organ, while atthe same time it’s fun andfeatures hands-on activi-ties that visitors of all ages

will find fascinating,” saidBobbi Hohmann, Fern-bank’s vice president ofeducation, collections andresearch.

model of the human brain.

This media installation features a face projected on an oval surface. In loops, the face exhibits human expressions: anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadnessand surprise. Photos by Ashley Oglesby

A Fernbank guest stands next to a brain-teaser game aimed to demonstratehow brain cells connect and communicate with each other.

This odd-looking character is a model of how the brain managesthe sense of touch and shows that touch centers for the hands andmouth are especially large.

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FLEXIBILITY

Blended beverage store owner expects smooth sailingby Kathy Mitchell

Smoothies, although apopular current food choice,aren’t a fad, according toDeidra Evans, owner of a

Smoothie King store thatopened recently in downtownDecatur.

“Smoothies have beenaround for more than 40years,” Evans said, notingthat Steve Kuhnau, founderof Smoothie King, openedthe first smoothie bar in NewOrleans in 1973. “The producttook off immediately and itspopularity has continued togrow.” Smoothie King’s web-site states that since 1989,t has been named the No. 1

franchise in its category 20times by Entrepreneur Maga-

zine.The Smoothie King fran-

chise has grown to more than650 locations across threecontinents, according to thecompany’s website, which re-counts the history of the thickbeverage made of blendedfresh fruit and other ingre-dients. Kuhnau, the websitestates, began blending variousnutrients, proteins and freshfruit to combat allergies andother health conditions fromwhich he suffered. “His healthmproved so dramatically that

he became a true believer ingood nutrition,” the site re-ports.

“I’m from New Orleans sothis company especially ap-pealed to me,” said Evans,adding that she was lookingfor a business to operate afterretirement. “This is a greatproduct, and it’s really a goodfit for me.”

Evans said she moved toGeorgia to accept a businessposition, but because Hur-ricane Katrina in 2005 de-stroyed the family home andprompted many in her family

to move away, she has hadno incentive to move backto Louisiana. “Smoothie Kinggives me a connection withmy hometown,” she said.

Evans said that she is es-pecially impressed with thechanges the current CEO, WanKim, has made. “He gave thestores a fresh look with a newogo and added some inter-esting new ingredient possi-bilities such as Greek yogurt.Customers can say ‘make it

skinny,’ meaning make it nosugar. I like it more than ever.”

Kim was first introducedto Smoothie King as a studentat the University of Californiaat Irvine in 2001. He liked the

product so much, accordingto the Smoothie King web-site, that in 2003, when hereturned to his native SouthKorea, he opened the firstSmoothie King store outsideof the United States. In 2012,he bought the company fromKuhnau.

Despite the change inownership, the company’squest has remained “to makeliving a healthier, more activelifestyle delicious and nutri-tious.” Evans explained thatsome customers are seekingto lose weight, some want

more energy and some simply want to move toward includ-ing more fruits, vegetablesand nutrients in their diets.The more than 70 standardcombinations are created withthe customer’s fitness goals inmind and enhancers and sup-plements can be added, shesaid. Customers may choosegluten-free, dairy-free, veganand other special diet op-tions. The company motto is“Smoothies With A Purpose.”

“Decatur is an ideal placefor Smoothie King. It’s such a

health-conscious area. Peopleare serious about fitness.It’s a great place in so many ways—great people, great res-taurants, wonderful culturalopportunities,” Evans said.

She noted that when shedecided to open a Decaturstore she was “dead set” onthe West Ponce de Leon loca-tion. “My store is right nearthe square, near DecaturHigh School and several otherschools. It’s an area wherepeople love to walk and bike.Now they can stop in forsomething delicious and nutri-

tious,” Evans said. She addedthat she plans to open twomore Decatur Smoothie Kings.

July 16, the date of thestore’s “soft opening,” sawa steady stream of custom-ers. “There were people whostopped by even before weopened to ask when they would be able to come inand buy a smoothie,” Evansrecalled. She has scheduled agrand opening for Saturday, July 25.

The new shop is near the Decatur square and several schools and ofces.

On the day of the soft opening, employees were busy with a steady stream of customers.

A sign invites early birds to start the daywith a smoothie.

The menu offers more than 70 standard combinations

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Coaches and players from the22 teams talked about their offsea-on preparation during the 15th

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