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You have a six and a jack. For a cup ofcoffee, which one goes behind my back?Eddies Trick Shop ownerBob McKinnonaid, demonstrating the first magic trick heearned.

In the 1970s, McKinnon was a salesmanfor an industrial chemical company and heused his card tricks as an ice breaker whenhe spoke to prospective clients. At the time,McKinnon said there were more than 100ndustrial chemical businesses in Atlanta.

I went into a magic shop one day andbought a little card trick. Soon, I bought abatch of them and that became my calling

card, McKinnon said.McKinnon would introduce himself and

when someone asked him for a card hed gointo the routine then give them the cards andteach them how to do the trick.

When I went back the second time tothese customers theyd say, Gee, my kidhas been pestering the life out of me, whydont you come up with another trick?McKinnon said.

Soon, McKinnon began developing moretricks so that each time he went to see acustomer he had a new trick to show them.He then began packaging the tricks he didand selling them to magic shops. One of theplaces he sold his card tricks to was EddiesTrick Shop in Marietta.

Bob McKinnon, owner of Eddies Trick Shop in Avondale Estates, demonstrates how to do variousmagic tricks for customer Turner Kurzweg. Photos by Daniel Beauregard

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DeKalb elementary students show improvements on CRCT

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by Andrew [email protected]

Students in DeKalb County SchoolDistricts (DCSD) third, fourth andfth grades made improvementsn 11 out of 15 content tests on the

2012 Criterion-Referenced Compe-ency Tests (CRCT).

Decreases were seen in third-grade language arts, math and sci-ence, and fth-grade science. Ofhose areas, the biggest decrease

was in third grade science, whichdropped from 70 percent of studentsmeeting or exceeding the standardsn 2010, to 65.1 percent in 2012.

We know that there are someareas for growth and we want tofocus on those areas and we plan oncontinuing to show improvementsas weve done in the past, saidTrenton Arnold, a regional super-ntendent for DCSD.

The unique thing about DeKalb

s weve got schools all over the dis-rict that are doing extremely well,

Arnold said. We just want to high-ight those and focus on howweeplicate that in all of our schools.

Third grade

In DeKalb County, 85.6 percentof third-graders met or exceededtandards for reading. In English/anguage arts the percentage was

79.8; math, 65.1; science, 65.1; andocial studies, 73.1.

For third-grade reading, allDCSD schools had more than 62

percent of their students meeting orexceeding the CRCTs standards.The percentages ranged from 62.3percent at Indian Creek to 100 per-

cent at Ashford Park, LeadershipPreparatory Academy and Vander-lyn. In addition to the three schools

with perfect scores, 28 schools had90 percent or more students meetingor exceeding the standard.

All schools had at least 57 per-cent of their third-grade studentsmeeting or exceeding the English/language arts portion of the assess-ment test, except MeadowviewElementary. At that school, 49.2percent of the third-graders met orexceeded the standards. All 41 ofthe Museum Schools third-graderswho took the test met or exceededthe standards.

In third-grade math, 16 DeKalbCounty schools had less than 50

percent of its students meeting orexceeding the CRCT standards formath.

The ve lowest performing el-

ementary schools for third-grademath were Stoneview, with 39.3percent of third-graders meeting or

exceeding the standard; Knollwoodand Bob Mathis, 36.8 percent; Pa-nola Way, 36 percent; and Mead-owview, 32.2 percent.

The ve top-performing schoolsfor third-grade math were Vander-lyn, 96.4 percent; Dunwoody, 95.9percent; Austin and Ashford, 93.3percent; and Fernbank, 92.2 percent.

Fourteen schools had less than50 percent of its third-graders meet-ing or exceeding the science stan-dard.

The lowest performing wereIndian Creek, 39.5 percent; Mead-owview, 39 percent; Panola Way,

38.7 percent; Snapnger, 38.5 per-cent; and Knollwood, 15.9 percent.Eight schools had 90 percent or

more students that met or exceeded

the science standards, with thetop schools being Fernbank, 96.9;Vanderlyn, 96.4; Oak Grove, 95.1;Austin, 94.3; and Montgomery,94.2.

For third-grade science, the per-centage of students failing to meetthe standards increased from 29.9percent in 2010 to 34.9 percent in2012. The number of students thatmet or exceeded the standards formath dropped from 69.9 percent in2010 to 65.1 in 2012. In science,the number meeting the standardsdropped 5 percent from 2010 to65.1 percent.

Eight schools had 90 percentor more of their students meet orexceed the standards for all tests.Those schools include Vanderlyn,Austin, Dunwoody, The MuseumSchool, Leadership PR, Fernbank,Oak Grove and Montgomery.

Panola Way, Knollwood, Mead-owview and Snapnger had less

than 50 percent of its students meet-ing or exceeding the CRCT stan-dards for three tests.

Fourth grade

For fourth-graders, 86.9 percentmet or exceeded standards for read-ing. The percent was 82.3 percentfor English/language arts; math, 70;science, 69; and social studies, 68.1.

All DCSD elementary schoolshad at least 62 percent of their stu-dents to meet or exceed the stan-dards for reading.

For reading, the top-performing

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Old rumination: If a tree fallsn the forest and no one hearst, did it make a sound? No one

witnessed what happened whenGeorge Zimmerman shot andkilled Trayvon Martin. We doknow that Zimmerman saw ayoung Black man in his neighbor-hood and declared him in violationof being in space where he did notbelong, hunted him down and shothim dead.

The tree fell on Saturdayuly 13, 2013, when a jury of six

women decided Zimmerman wasnot guilty of second degree mur-der or manslaughter. When thatree came crashing down, the loudhud reverberated from the White

House to the Waffle House. Heren the United States in 2013 a

grown man can gun down an un-armed teenager walking home andwalk free.

The news was devastating tomost but expected by many who,despite holding out hope for adifferent outcome, knew that the

tate failed to prove its case. Froma strictly legal point of view, theury has spoken. From a moraltandpoint what does that say

about us? It says that we are stilla nation of racial intolerance anddouble standards. We should stopburying our heads in the sand pre-

tending that race doesnt matter. Itdoes. The question is what are wegoing to do about it?

From a historical standpoint,

young Trayvon Martin violated alaw that has long been in place.As a young girl in the early 60s,I witnessed enforcement of theselaws when we would travel fromIndiana to Mississippi to visitfamily. Police would invariablystop us and demand to knowwhere we were going. I was al-ways outraged because we clearlywere not violating the written lawsof speeding, etc. But the unwrit-ten law that was equally enforcedis that police needed to knowwhere African Americans were go-ing, who they were going to seeand for what reason.

A little like slaves havingto carry papers when out on theroads so that they could be ac-counted for. Trayvon Martin brokethose unwritten laws. He couldntbe accounted for and apparentlyprotested when being followed forno apparent reason. His indigna-tion was real, just like mine a cou-ple generations before him. Thedifference is I had my father toprotect me. Trayvon was all alone.

President Obama was so onpoint when he said Trayvon washim a few years ago. Any youngBlack man can give you chapter

and verse of being followed, hav-ing people clutch their purses,lock their doors and cross thestreet, not to mention drivingwhile Black. Because of popularmedia and the sad reality of un-bridled violence, many young Af-rican American males are feared.

The president also asked a pro-found question when commentingon the jury verdict. What wouldthe jury have done if Trayvon was

armed and shot Zimmerman infear of his life? My answer is thatit is a sure bet the verdict wouldhave been decidedly different.

University of Iowa professorStephanie Jones-Rogers wrote avery compelling article recentlyabout the history of Black malesbeing deemed criminals for sim-ply moving around in what shecalled White space. The articlewas called If Only Trayvon HadFreedomPapers. In it the profes-sor wrote in part, Southern lawsdefined Black movement throughspace as a criminal act. Southernlaws defined Black bodies merely

existing in space as a criminal actand empowered and emboldenedevery White person to survey,police, and punish Black bodieswithout cause and without impu-nity. This is the legacy that wemust consider as we reckon withGeorge Zimmermans decision tokill Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26,2012. This is why Zimmermancould imagine Trayvon being upto something simply because hewas moving through space. This iswhat underlay Zimmermans deci-sion to identify Trayvon Martin asa threat to White safety, hunt him

down and shoot him dead.The tree came crashing down,but this time it has forced us totake a real hard, critical look atourselves, all of us. There is al-ways hope. In the midst of allthe talk about racial discord, Ireceived a thinking of you card

from a friend since kindergarten.That would be well over a halfcentury ago.

My lifelong friend is a Polish

Catholic who just felt a need toreach out to me. She avoided theelephant in the room and perhapsnot knowing what else to say, hercard described in great detail howthe neighbors tree fell and brokethe fence in her yard, narrowlymissing her home.

My daughter was with me asI read the note. I just howled withlaughter and remarked how re-ally old we are when an entirecard describes a tree falling withbranches and bark strewn all overand how they had to hire a treeman to clean it all up. Then myfriend went on about the sweltering

heat. I read in between the lines.My friend does not understand

racism. She has not practiced itnor has she had to live with it.She merely wanted me to knowthat our friendship remains intact.What a beautiful world this wouldbe if more people, l ike two oldwomen of faith a Polish Catholicand a Black Baptist had only tolament a tree failing down on afence and the weather, not peoplekilling each other because of fearand ignorance, not overflowingprisons, children dying, hunger,homelessness, greed or corruption.

A tree fell and we know it. So letus speak in great detail about thework to clean it up.

Steen Miles, The Newslady, is aretired journalist and former Geor-gia state senator. Contact SteenMiles at [email protected].

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There ought to be a better lawThe Trayvon Martin verdict shows that with Stand Your Ground laws,

its your word against theirs and theyre dead

I wasnt too surprised whendo-it-yourself vigilante GeorgeZimmerman was found not guiltyof murdering TrayvonMartin.The trial took place in Florida,after all.

You have to be pretty stupid oreckless or both to be found guilty

of murder in Florida.If you want to kill someone in

he Sunshine State, all you have todo is get him or her alone and thenprovoke them into threateningyou. At that point, you can pullout a gun and shoot them dead,ater saying that you felt your life

was in danger.And if you get them really

alone, you dont even have toprovoke a threat. You can just sayyou were threatened. Its yourword against theirs and theyredead. Perfect crime.

RememberColumbo, thequirky and long-running TVmystery series starring PeterFalk? Columbo would have beenout of a job if he tried to exercise

his funky detective skills inFlorida.

Only two people know whatreally went down that night, andone of them is unable to tell hisversion of the events. Zimmermanmade sure of that.

His story is that he sawMartin, a Black teenager, actingsuspiciously in a communitywhere Zimmerman was trollingfor miscreants. He followed thekid for a while, reporting theyoungster to the 911 operator.Then, acting against the advice of

the operator, he got out of his carand started to follow the youngman on foot.

Eventually, Zimmerman said,he stopped and began walkingback to his car. At which point,the defendant claimed, Martinjumped out from some bushesand attacked him, knocking himdown and repeatedly beatingZimmermans head against thesidewalk. Fearing for his life,Zimmerman pulled out a gun hedbeen carrying all this time andshot Martin, killing him.

That was his story. The jurybought i t, though I cant imaginewhy. (Actually, I can imaginewhy, but Im not going to say it. Itmight start a riot.)

This is a cockamamie storyfrom start to finish.

In the first place, Martin wasa skinny kid and Zimmermansan older, burly guy. If they got ina fight, youd bet on the biggerfellow, particularly if he fanciedhimself a kind of cop.

In the second place, there wereno bushes for Martin to jump outof. Pictures show the site to beclear of foliage.

In the third place, anexamining doctor said thatZimmermans head wound looked

as though it were the result of asingle blow, not repeated bashing.In other words, at every

point that could be checked,Zimmerman lied. In addition,he lied to the judge about hisresources at his bail hearing, forwhich he was jailed again.

Yet the jury seemed to believehim.

This is what I think happened:Zimmerman got out of his carto follow Martin more closelyand, perhaps, harass him. Martin,nervous (wouldnt you be?),turned to confront him. MaybeZimmerman accosted the youngman, maybe he didnt.

In any case, thinking he wasacting in self-defense, Martin

popped the bigger man, knockinghim down, all the while yelling forhelp.

Zimmerman, panicked now,pulled out his gun and shot hisassailant. Then he called the copsagain.

I think that plays.However, its no more than a

fiction, a work of the imagination.Were I a juror, I would not act onthe assumptions I made there.

As a matter of fact, I wouldnot vote for a guilty verdict onthe charge of murder. By Florida

law, the evidence did not provebeyond the shadow of a doubtthat Zimmerman murdered Martin.

Its a really stupid law.Given the opportunity, I might

vote for a manslaughter verdict(getting out of the car againstexpert advice puts him somewhatat blame for what happened later).But the prosecution was so lame Idoubt Id get the opportunity.

As President BarackObamapointed out, we are a nation oflaws.

Justice has nothing to do withit.

OtherWords columnist DonaldKaul lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.OtherWords.org

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Champions of the WeekAnn Rosenthal

If you would like to nominate someone to be considered as a

future Champion of the Week, please contact Kathy Mitchell at

[email protected] or at (404) 373-7779, ext. 104.

City of Briarcliff Initiative raisesmoney to begin cityhood studyby Carla [email protected]

The City of Briarcliff Ini-iative has raised $30,000 for

a study that will determinewhether the area is feasibleo support city services.

The group made the an-nouncement on its websiteand said that more than 98percent of the donationscame from private residentsand neighborhood associa-ions, including the Medlock

Area Neighborhood Associa-ion, which donated $1,000.

Under Georgia law theremust be a study of the possi-bility of any new city to pro-vide the services it requiresand pay for them. This study

costs $30,000 and must beconducted by a recognizedorganization such as the CarlVinson Institute at the Uni-versity of Georgia.

The group will use theCarl Vinson Institute to con-duct the study. According tots website, the Carl Vinsonnstitute provides educa-ion, assistance, research,

policy analysis, and publi-cations to assist public of-

cials in serving citizens inGeorgia and throughout theworld.

The proposed city of Bri-arcliff would include mostof unincorporated DeKalbCounty inside I-285, I-85,and borders the city limitsof Decatur and Atlanta. Thecity overlaps much of the

proposed map of the Lake-side City Alliance, whichalso raised $30,000 for itsstudy last month, but addsneighborhoods and sectionsleft excluded in the Lakeside

proposal.According to its web-

site, the City of BriarcliffInitiative was organized byneighborhood residents tolook into establishing a new

city government in centralDeKalb County as a meansof improving governanceand promoting the quality oflife in the community.

The group said they arenow seeking additional fund-ing for continuing operationssuch as promotions, printedmaterials and yard signs. Todonate, visit www.briarcliff-ga.org/donate-now.

Giving back to thecommunity is very impor-tant, said Ann Rosenthal,president of the newlyformed Tucker CommunityImprovement District (DIC)and of her own consultingcompany.

Although the positionleading the Tucker CID isa paid job, Rosenthal wasa volunteer member of theTucker CID formation com-mittee before the organiza-tion was founded.

Volunteerism is some-thing that was instilled inme as child, Rosenthal

said. Both my father andmy grandparents were veryinvolved in the community.While they didnt hold elect-ed ofces, they were veryinvolved in ensuring that ourcommunity was the best that

it could be. I believe verystrongly in that and I believein carrying it forward.

The Athens native isan Atlanta Civic Leaguemember, board memberof the Atlanta chapter ofPeople to People and is a2000 graduate of LeadershipDeKalb and 2003 graduateof Leadership Georgia. Shehas served on the YMCAnational governmental affairscommittee, 2005-2007; andthe DeKalb County commu-

nity relations commission.Rosenthal is a former EmoryUniversity collegiate adviser.

She is a member of theBlack-Jewish Coalition, aprogram through the Ameri-can Jewish Committee,which hold s a retreat everytwo years to get AfricanAmericans and the Jew-ish community in a room,Rosenthal said.

Especially now, with allthe things that are going onin society around race, itsimportant to have this dia-logue, she said. The Black

and Jewish communitieshave an awful lot in com-mon.For fun, Rosenthal said sheloves to travel, play ten-nis, golf, explore, go on new

adventures and play withour loveable little 3-year-olddachshund.

Rosenthal and husbandDudley Blevins have beenmarried four years. She haslived in Tucker for four anda half years and in DeKalbfor more than 20 years.

Its very important thatwe get engaged and get in-volved in the community sothat we can play an activerole in shaping our com-munity, shaping our young

people so that we can makeit a better place, Rosenthalsaid.

Our society is so pas-sive and everybody wants tocomplain about something,but very few people want todo something about it, shesaid. Thats probably one ofmy biggest pet peeves.

I used to have a friendthat would say, Dont cometo me with a problem. Cometo me with a problem andthen haveyour recom-mendations for solving it,Rosenthal said. I believe

wholeheartedly in that andthats how I try to deal withthe challenges both in mywork and in my community.

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AVONDALE

ESTATES

DeKalb Choral Guild tohold auditions

The DeKalb ChoralGuild is holding auditionsor all voice parts Aug. 12nd 19. Led by new music

director/conductorDonaldA. Milton, the AvondaleEstates-based chorus willffer several concertshis season, including the

Georgia Young Composers

Festival nale concert. Tochedule an audition, call678) 318-1362 or [email protected]. Auditions will be heldt Avondale Estates Baptist

Church, 47 Covington Hwy.,Avondale Estates. Thisvenue is also the chorusehearsal and concert home.

For moreinformationbout the DCG visit www.

dekalbchoralguild.org.

BROOKHAVEN

Registration for MurpheyCandler girls softball open

Fall 2013 registration forhe Murphey Candler Girls

Softball Association is nowpen for old and new play-rs. Registration closes July8 and all payments are dueuly 29. The cost is $175 forU, 10U and 12U leagues.

There is $10 fee per addi-ional child, a $20 DeKalb

County nonresident fee and$25 late fee. Fees cover allosts to run each league, in-luding eld operations and

maintenance, umpires anduniforms (visor, jersey andocks). A $25 nonrefundableegistration fee is includedn the league fees. Teams

will be selected Aug. 10 andractice will begin the same

day. For information aboutayment, email treasurer@

mcgsa.com.

CLARKSTON

Police to host NationalNight Out

Clarkston Police Depart-ment will host the 30th an-

niversary of National Night

Out on Aug. 6 at MilamPark from 7-9 p.m. NationalNight Out is a nationwideevent that brings residents,

businesses and civic andneighborhood organizationstogether to support localanti-crime programs and tostrengthen police and com-munity partnerships.

The event will includeactivities for children, freefood, public safety vehicledisplays, a Bat-mobile,Sponge Bob and a freeschool supply giveaway. Mi-lam Park is located at 3867

Norman Road.

DECATUR

Back-to-school health fairannounced

NAACP DeKalb CountyBranch and DeKalb CountyCommissionerLarryJohnson are sponsoring aBack-to-School Health FairSaturday, Aug. 3, 11 a.m.-4p.m. The health fair will beheld at The Gallery at SouthDeKalb Mall, 2801 Candler

Road, Decatur. For moreinformation, call (404) 241-8006 or email [email protected].

Readers invited to talkabout favorite books

The Decatur Library isholding its annual ReadersChoice session Wednesday,July 31, 7-8:30 p.m. Librarypatrons are invited to talkabout books they have en-joyed reading during the lastyear and would recommendto others. The Decatur Li-brary is located at 215 Syca-more Street, Decatur. Formore information, call (404)370-3070.

Shade Brigade aims tohelp seniors weather heat

With summer heatingup, an effort is under way toassist those who are amongthe most susceptible to itsdangers. Emeritus at Deca-tur is deploying its ShadeBrigade to help local seniorsweather the high tempera-

tures in coming weeks.The Shade Brigade, com-posed of Emeritus staff, will

visit seniors homes to bring

coolers lled with water,popsicles, fruit and juice.The team will also checkon the seniors wellbeing,provide heat-related safetytips and invite the seniorsto Emeritus at Decatur for afree meal and time to cooloff in the air conditioning.

The heat of summercan be more than unpleas-ant; it could be deadly, saidEmeritus at Decatur Execu-tive DirectorJenny Dobbs.We want to do what we canto help as the temperaturesrise.

People 65 and older aremore prone to heat stress forseveral reasons, accordingto the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention.They are less able to ad-just to sudden temperaturechanges, more likely to havea chronic medical conditionthat affects how the bodyresponds to heat, and morelikely to be taking medica-tions that affect the bodysability to regulate tempera-ture or perspire.

The Shade Brigade

reects Emeritus SafelySomewhere philosophy, inwhich we do our best to en-sure that seniors are livingin safe, purposeful environ-ments whether they residewith us or elsewhere,Dobbs said. Along withEmeritus at Decatur, Emeri-tus Senior Living communi-ties nationwide are takingpart in the Shade Brigade,with the goal of assistingmore than 5,000 seniors incoming weeks.

Emeritus at Decatur islocated at 475 Irvin Court,Decatur. To suggest a se-nior for a visit by the ShadeBrigade, contact Emeritusat Decatur at (404) 299-6600 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Lets Move DeKalb Expoto address obesity

The third annual LetsMove! DeKalb, cospon-sored by CommissionerLarryJohnson andC.H.O.I.C.E.S., is scheduledfor Saturday, July 27, 10

a.m.-3 p.m.The Lets Move! DeKalb

Expo is childrens nutrition

education and physical ac-

tivity event designed to helpraise awareness of child-hood obesity.

The theme of the eventis a Back To School Fit-ness. The expo consists oflearning labs that reinforcethe message of makinghealthy choices every day.The event will demonstrateback to school routines thatare healthy and affordableenough to be sustain year-round. The expo will featuretness activities for everyage, onstage musical perfor-mances, and health and t-ness exhibits. Children willalso receive school supplies.

This event, which ispart of First Lady Mi-chelle Obamas nationalLets Move! Campaign,is free and will be held atExchange Park Intergenera-tional Center, 2771 Colum-bia Drive, Decatur.

Additional sponsors in-clude the DeKalb CountyDepartment of Health, Ful-ton DeKalb Hospital Au-thority, Share Our StrengthsCooking Matters, Stepp

Stewarts Active 8 and Kids& Teens Primary Health-care.

This annual event is partof DeKalb Countys ongo-ing efforts to build healthiercommunities by getting resi-dents moving.

Library to host bookdiscussion

Wesley Chapel-WilliamC. Brown Library will hosta discussion of the bookWhen the Thrill Is Gone

byWalter Mosley Tuesday,July 30,6-8 p.m. Fundingfor the program is providedby the Friends of the WesleyChapel-William C. BrownLibrary. WesleyChapel-William C. Brown Libraryis located at 2861 WesleyChapel Road, Decatur. Formore information, call (404)286-6980.

LITHONIA

Autism support group tomeet

Our Childrens Story, asupport group for families

of children with autism and

otherspecial needs, willmeet at the Redan-TrottiLibrary Saturday, July 27,10-11:30 a.m. TheRedan-Trotti Libraryis located at1569 Wellborn Road, Litho-nia. For more information,call (770) 482-3821.Church announcesMonday enrichment series

In its four-week Marvel-ous Mondays EnrichmentHour series, Mount Pleas-ant Baptist Church has an-nounced its schedule of vis-iting pastors for its Mondayevening services beginningAug. 5. In order of appear-ance, they are PastorJerryBlackof Beulah BaptistChurch in Decatur; PastorMarvin Sapp of LighthouseFull Life Church in GrandRapids, Mich.; PastorJamalBryant of EmpowermentTemple Church in Balti-more, Md., and Bishop PaulS. Morton of ChangingA Generation Full GospelBaptistChurch in Atlanta.

Doors will open at 6 p.m.

for the 7 p.m. services. Seat-ing is limited and there isno registration. The publicis invited. Mount PleasantBaptist Church is located at3600 Snapnger Road, Li-thonia. Clinton McFarlandis the pastor.For more infor-mation, visit www.mtpleas-antatl.org.

STONE

MOUNTAIN

Subdivision to hold yardsale

Greystone Woods sub-division is having a yardsale Aug. 3, 9 a.m. 5 p.m.The sale will feature furni-ture, gently worn clothingand more. To get to the salefrom Stephenson Road, turnat Old Greystone Drive andleft at Old Greystone Courtto arrive at the subdivisionof 141 units. The yard salewill be on Old GreystoneCourt, Kala, Alice and Rice

Square.

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Judge halts CenturyCenter annexation

In East Atlanta corridor,crime knows no boundaries

by Carla [email protected]

A DeKalb County Superior Court judge has

issued a temporary restraining order against thecity of Brookhaven a day before the city councilwas scheduled to vote on the proposed annexa-tion of Century Center.

Chamblees acting City ManagerMarc John-son conrmed July 23 that Judge Courtney L.Johnson issued the temporary restraining orderand a hearing will take place no less than 20 andno more than 30 days from July 22.

Until the results of the next hearing [theBrookhaven City Council is] allowed to discussit but not take any vote, he said.

The city was scheduled to vote July 23 on theannexation after the Brookhaven Planning Com-mission voted July 18 in support of rezoning theCentury Center ofce complex into the city.

On June 21, Highwoods Properties led an

application with Brookhaven for Century Cen-ter to be annexed into the newly created city.According to Jim Bacchetta, vice president ofHighwoods Atlanta Division, the annexation re-quest was based on the quality of the servicesavailable.

The planning commissions vote came a weekafter two citizen groups, the Citizens for Cham-blee Committee and Dresden East Civic Asso-ciation, set up a petition against the annexation.According to the petition, if Brookhaven annexesCentury Center, Chamblee will be unable to pro-vide some services to more than 11,000 residents.

The entire Dresden East and Clairmont areaand surrounding neighborhoods will be left with-out a commercial tax base to support them, thepetition read. The negative impacts will be felt

in Chamblee, Doraville, Brookhaven and all ofthe surrounding neighborhoods. This will be badfor all of DeKalb County.

Chamblee residents will vote in a scheduledreferendum on their annexation of Century Cen-ter in November. Johnson said a bill that waspassed states that Century Center would be a partof Chamblee.

We had been trying to work and send noticesto Brookhaven to wait until after the election totry and annex Century Center but they seem in-tent on doing it, he said.

Brookhaven Community Development Direc-torSusan Canon said the planning commissionvoted in support of rezoning the Century Centerproperty with an additional condition after re-viewing a staff report from the city and holding a

public hearing.The condition was in addition to several con-

ditions recommended by the city, she said.According to the planning commissions rec-

ommendation, any change in roadway pattern,building footprint or any deviation in proportionsof residential, commercial or retail space in de-viation from what is required in the PC-3 Dis-trict ordinance is to be considered a substantialchange that must require approval by the Plan-ning Commission and City Council.

Canon said the potential rezoning will rec-ognize the existing development and includes amaster plan for future development.

It also gives the city control to ensure thatthe development ts into the citys comprehen-sive plan, she said.

The property is bound by Clairmont Road,Century Boulevard, Century Parkway and In-terstate 85 South. Highwoods Properties ap-plication requests to annex about 120 acres intoBrookhaven.

Gang leaders convicted of committingbrutal crimes in DeKalb, Gwinnett countiesby Daniel [email protected]

Four members of the inter-national gang known as MS-13were convicted in federal courtJuly 16 of multiple murders,attempted murders, armed rob-

beries and rearms offenses inDeKalb and Gwinnett counties.

The defendants were theleaders of MS-13, an interna-tional gang known for its gratu-itous murders, U. S. AttorneySally Quillian Yates said. Theyspread fear throughout the com-munity by killing suspected rivalgang members and others whocross their path.

Miguel Alvarado-Linares,Ernesto Escobar and DimasAlfaro-Granados were convict-ed of Racketeer Inuence andCorrupt Organization (RICO)conspiracy involving murder,which carries a sentence of lifein prison. The three were also

convicted of committing a vio-lent crime in aid of racketeering,which also carries a mandatorylife sentence.

Jairo Reyna-Ozuna was

convicted of RICO conspiracy,which carries a sentence of up to20 years. All of the defendantswere convicted of rearms of-fenses.

According to Yates, MS-13is an international gang that hasoperated in Atlanta since 2005.During the course of the inves-tigation, which ended in 2010,

more than 75 gang memberswere arrested, charged, and/ordeported.

Yates said the MS-13members were organized intocliques. Each clique had aleader who conducted weeklymeetings where members dis-cussed their crimes against rivalgang members and their plansto retaliate against their rivals.The leader also collected moneyfrom gang members to buy gunsand post bail for jailed members.Yates said some of that moneywas also sent back to gang lead-ers in El Salvador and Honduras.

The gang members also sold co-caine, court documents state.

During the trial, prosecutorspresented evidence that linkedthe four leaders to a host of

crimes.In December 2006, when

another MS-13 gang memberwanted to quit the gang, Alvara-do-Linares and Alfaro-Granadosordered him to kill a rival gangmember as a condition of leav-ing. On Christmas Eve 2006 thatgang member, following orders,shot at a car on Highway 316

that he believed contained rivalgang members. The passenger,Angel Gonzalez, 20, was killed.Although the shooting took placein Gwinnett, police believe thegang member began followingthe car in DeKalb County.

Additionally, although its notcharged as a substantive count

but listed as an overt act in theRICO charges, Escobar was ar-rested in DeKalb County June 9,2008, in possession of two re-arms (one which was stolen) andmarijuana.

The sentencing for Alvarado-Linares, Escobar, Alfaro-Gra-

nados and Reyna-Ozuna will bescheduled at a later date beforeU.S. District Judge Richard W.Story.


DeKalb County Police De-partment spokeswoman MekkaParish said a recent outcry fromresidents has caused DeKalbCounty Police to begin a coordi-nated effort to combat crime inthe East Atlanta area.

Recently, police have seenan uptick in crime in what theycall the East Atlanta corridor,consisting of neighborhoodssuch as the East Atlanta Village,Oak Village, East Lake Terrace,East End, Kirkwood, East SideWalk, as well as the areas nearGresham, Fayetteville and Boul-dercrest Roads.

More than 300 residents at-tended a July 15 meeting aboutcrime in the area. In response tothe meeting, Parish said DeKalbCounty Police ChiefCedric Al-exander has added an additional25 ofcers to work with theAtlanta Police Department anddevelop a more visible presencein the area.

Crime knows no boundar-ies, Parish said.

Parish said police have al-ready seen nearly a 43 percentdrop in crime in the areas. Manyof the crimes being committed inthe DeKalb County area are bur-

glaries, Parish said.However, areas in East Atlan-

ta located a stones throw awayfrom the county line have seenmore violent crimes. Recently,a resident was robbed by twomen, one brandishing an AK-47-style assault rie and the other a

pistol, while walking home fromEast Atlanta Village.

Additionally, there have beenthree killings in the East Atlantaarea in the past few months.

Patrick Cotrona was shotand killed while walking withsome friends to a bar May 25.Atlanta Police ofcials said Co-trona, 33, was shot in the abdo-men as he and two of his friendswalked along May Avenue at

approximately 11 p.m. One ofCotronas friends was also shotin the leg.

According to police, the gun-man then jumped into the pas-senger side of a waiting car andsped away. The suspects are also

believed to be connected to othercrimes in the area. Police saidthe two other killings appear to

be robberies gone wrong.Several months ago Grant

Park resident Saman Balkha-nian, 22, was shot while walkinghome from an Atlanta Bravesgame.

Balkhanian, who was walk-

ing down Grant Street, said henoticed two people followinghim while he walked and didntthink anything was unusual untilone of them pulled out a gun andshot him in the face.

They just looked like somekids, Balkhanian said.

Police Chief Alexander saidthat many of the less violent

property crimes are being com-mitted by young teens betweenthe ages of 13-19.

Some of them belong tofragmented kinds of groups thatsome refer to as gangs.We ar-rest them and they get right backout, Alexander said. Weremaking the arrests but its almostlike a revolving door where we

just try to stay as vigilant as wecan.Alexander said he sent in sev-

eral ofcers to spend more timedoing high-visibility patrols,especially in neighborhoods withreported burglaries and violentcrimes.

Were just going to continueto be vigilant on our part andmake sure that the people wholive in those communities get the

police protection that they de-serve, Alexander said. Weveseen some dramatic drop in someof our property crimes.

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Two men stealing copper pipesfrom a house in the Smoke Rise

ommunity were interrupted July3 when a real estate agent stoppedby to show the house to prospectivebuyers.

The men took some cop-per and did approximately$3,000 in damage to thenew air conditioning andheating unit, said DianneR. Dougherty, a Realtorwith Realty Associates ofAtlanta, who surprised theburglars.

I was going to showa house and meet a clienthere, Dougherty said. I

arrived about ve minutes

early, so I went to the backdoor where the lockbox is,opened up the back door and couldhear a lot of noises going on in thebasement.

Dougherty did not go into thehouse. Instead, she went around tohe side to look through a basement

door. She noticed a truck parked inhe yard.

Then the next thing I know, two

guys are running out to the truckand jumping in it and taking off,Dougherty said. I was trying toyell at them, butsanity hit andsaid, They may have a gun. So I

ducked behind the fence when theypealed out of there.The suspects, described as two

White males in their early 20s withslim build and dark hair, drove a

beige, later model Ford F150, ingood condition.

Dougherty said, Its just re-ally unfortunate that we have somany empty houses that are gettingthe copper taken out of them. [Thethieves are] causing more problems

for homeowners that are just tryingto sell.

The Smoke Rise house was partof an estate sale of a two-time WWIIPurple Heart recipient.

It just makes it harder on thefamily when theyve just had the fa-ther pass and now theyve got to put

up with this, Doughertysaid.

Dougherty said bur-glars are not gettingmuch money for the cop-

per.Its just senseless

stupidity, Doughertysaid about the incident,which was the third onein Smoke Rise in the pastfew weeks.

This was not the rsttime Dougherty has

encountered a crime inprogress as a real estate

agent.In 2009, after Dougherty and her

husband sold a house in GwinnettCounty, they went to the house afterthe closing to retrieve the lockbox.

When the couple got out of theirvehicle, two men with a gun ran outof the garage, Dougherty said. Al-though the Doughertys did not know

it at the time, the men had kidnappeda girl and were keeping her in thehouse.

They knocked me over the headand both of them attacked [my hus-

band], Dougherty said. He put upa struggle but they pistol whippedhim and he went unconscious.

The men took Dougherty to thefront room of the house.

They kept kicking me and point-ing the gun in my face, she said.

The men eventually left the cou-ple alone in the house.

That incident taught us we needto be safer, Dougherty said, addingthat now she never goes to show ahouse without her husband.

Realtors need to be careful andpeople who are renting houses and[are] meeting a tenant, they reallyneed to be careful and have someone

with them, Doughtery said.Were all as Realtors trying to

think of a way that we might notifythe police when there is an emptyhouse so that they would have it ona list and somehow we can get the

police to watch them more, shesaid. When we do have homes ina neighborhood that are for sale, Ithink that the neighbors need to beaware and be on the watch out.

Realtor interrupts copper theft in Smoke Rise

I was trying to yell at them,

butsanity hit and said, They

may have a gun.

Dianne R. Dougherty

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Dunwoody will cel-ebrate the grand opening ofPhase I of the Brook RunPark multi-use trail with a

Wheel-a-Palooza and PedalParade on Aug. 3.Phase I is 0.7 miles of

he 12-foot-wide and 3.3mile concrete trail. The trail,which is behind the play-ground and skate park insideBrook Run Park, is designedas a recreational facility topromote connectivity be-ween city parks, neighbor-

hoods and area businesses.This loop around Brook

Run Park will be a part of aarger trail that were build-ng that will connect Brook

Run Park to the new parksn the Georgetown area that

were also constructing rightnow, said Brent Walker,Dunwoodys Parks andRecreation manager. Whenall of that is completed, therail will run from North

Peachtree Road throughBrook Run Park, all the wayacross Shallowford Roadand then over to Chamblee-Dunwoody Road for a totalof three to three and a halfmiles of trail.

The trail will includepark benches, trash cans,

bridges, guard rails and helpocators, which will be four

digit numbers that will bepaced out along the trail.

Walker said help locators

will have a specic numberthat will not be duplicatedon future trails in the city.

If someone is feelingbad or gets injured they cancall 911 and the police willhave maps that show whereall of those are on the trail,Walker said. So if someonehas to call 911 they can tellthe operator what numberthey are near and EMS cannd them immediately.

The parks and recreationdepartment will also build anew dog park. The dog parkis currently in the back ofthe park and will be relocat-ed to the front of the park.

Well have a connectortrail for people to take theirdogs to the open play area,Walker said. There willalso be a restroom facility in

the dog park.There is also a ditch near

the trail to control storm wa-

ter. Last year, more than 20residents from the LakeviewOaks subdivision, which iswest of Brook Run Park,led a restraining order, say-ing water runoff from thetrail would threaten theirproperty. On Feb. 4, Supe-rior Court Judge TangelaBarrie lifted an injunctionshe placed on the projectDec. 13, 2012, a few daysbefore city crews werescheduled to clear trees tomake room for the trail.

The water from the area

was owing to that neigh-borhood, Walker said. Sowhat we did is put in thisditch. So now it collects wa-ter coming off the trail and

takes it down to the creek.So we diverted all thatstorm water to go aroundtheir homes.

The department wasalso able to preserve a thirdof the 337 trees identied

for removal in its construc-tion plan. The city plans topartner with Trees Atlanta tohelp plant 300 trees in cityparks.

Construction for Phase IIof the trail will begin some-time in the future. The cityalso plans to add basketballand tennis courts, a sandvolleyball facility, eventlawn and several pavilionsthroughout the park.

Brook Run Park is the

largest park in Dunwoodywith a total of 102 acresand an estimated 60 acresof wooded park space, in-cluding an estimated 12,000trees.

The grand opening event,

which will begin at 10 a.m.,will be held at the trail en-trance located between theplayground and skate park.The event will include abike and vehicle decoratingcontest, parade competi-tion followed by prizes,giveaways and frozen treatsprovided by King of Pops.The decorative wheel pa-rade and contest is open toboth children and adults andtrophies will be awarded in

Dunwoody to host grand opening of Brook Run Trail Phase 1

See Trail on Page 11A

Phase I of the Brook Run Park multi-use trail will open Aug. 3. Photo by CarlaParker

PINK PONYS

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300,000 visitors to the Pink Pony annually,

which generates revenue for local Gas Stations,

Hotels, Restaurants and Eateries.

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Robert Maloof, brother of rst county CEO, dies

Searching for Our Sons and Daughters:

For a programming guide, visit www.yourdekalb.com/dctvNow showing on DCTV!

Finding DeKalb Countys MissingStories of our missing residents offer profound

insights and hope for a positive reunion.

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elect categories for the topnon-motorized decoratedwheeled vehicles.

Children ages 12 andyounger are invited to deco-ate their bikes, wagons,cooters or wheelchairs to

compete for the top prizen the following childrens

categories: Most Colorful,Most Creative and BestTheme. Teens and adultscan also join in the competi-ion and an award for the

Most Creative entry in thisage group will be given.

The decorative wheelcompetition is free to enterand participants in both agegroups must register on-ite or by emailing parks@

dunwoodyga.gov prior tohe event. For more infor-

mation, rules and a detailedchedule of events, visit

www.dunwoodyga.gov orcontact Edie Damann, mar-keting and PR manager, at678) 382-6712 or edie.da-

[email protected].

TrailContinued From Page 11A


There would be no Man-uels Tavern if there was noRobert.

Thats what Brian Maloof,

owner of Manuels Tavernon North Highland Avenue,wrote in a Facebook postabout his uncle, RobertMaloof, 76, who died July 19.

Robert Maloof fell grave-y ill while on vacation in

Florida. He was taken to thehospital where it was discov-red through exploratory sur-

gery that he has a massive in-fection that has compromisedhim greatly, Brian Maloofwrote in a July 19 Facebookpost. Robert Maloof passedaway while Brian was wait-ng for permission from his

uncles family to post the an-nouncement about the illness.

Brians father, ManuelMaloof, DeKalb Countysrst CEO, asked Robert towork with him at Manuels in957.

Manuel and Robert werehe odd couple of business

owners, Brian wrote. Theirdifferences prevented ex-remes; they balanced each

other and kept Manuelsunning. They argued about

prices, trendy fern stuff, fancymenu items and music in the

bar.

On any business deci-sion they usually had oppo-site opinions but somehowworked things out, Brianwrote. The one thing theyalways agreed on was to havea place of comfort and rest for

the customers, a smoky sanc-tuary of relief, a living roomof peace. Their brotherly loveand bickering made Manuelsthe place it is to this day.

During Manuels politicalcareer Robert ran Manuelsfulltime.

Robert is the fun thatManuel was not, Brian saidabout his uncle. He is thehappy handshake and smile.He is the one that asks howyou doing and really caresabout the answer. He is thecaring, softer side of Manuels

Tavern. Robert is the joy.Robert Maloof, who at-

tended Marist High Schooland Georgia University,served in the 48th Division ofthe Georgia National Guard.

He was a member at St.

Johns Melkite CatholicChurch and later of Immacu-late Heart of Mary CatholicChurch, both in Atlanta.Maloof founded several char-ity golf tournaments and wasa member of the St. Pius HighSchool Athletic Association.

After retiring, Maloof andhis wife of 48 years, CarolMurray Maloof, relocated tothe North Georgia Mountains.

In addition to his wife, heis survived by his sons Jef-frey Robert Maloofand wife,Joann, of Marietta, and Ste-

phen Murray Maloofand hiswife, Karen, of Atlanta; fourgrandchildren; two sisters;and many nieces and neph-ews.

Hundreds of friends andpatrons commented about

Robert Maloof on the Manu-els Tavern Facebook page.

Tammy Rakestraw Pyr-dum wrote that she has suchvery fond memories of a kindand gentle giant.

I worked at the bankwhere Manuels did businessmany years ago, she wrote.It was always the highlightof our day when Robertcame to make the deposit. Hebrightened the lobby with hissmile and kindness. He wasfunny, kind and always madeeveryone feel special. We as

a group frequented the Tav-ern many an afternoon. Myhusband and I met there manyyears ago. Robert alwaysmade everyone feel welcome.And oh the stories he couldtell. Rest in peace, Robert.

You were loved by so many.The memorial service for

Robert Maloof will be July 29at The Cathedral of Christ theKing in Atlanta. The tavernwill be closed during the dayand reopened at 6 p.m. forregular business.

In lieu of owers, contri-butions can be sent to IHMCatholic Church, attentionIHM Capital Campaign Fund,P.O. Box 546, Murphy, N.C.28906.

The Northeast will see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms

today through Saturday, with the highest temperature of 87 in Salisbury, Md. The

Southeast will experience mostly clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms

today through Saturday, with the highest temperature of 97 in Vicksburg, Miss. In the Northwest, there

will be mostly clear skies today through Saturday, with the highest temperature of 102 in Lewiston,

Idaho. The Southwest will see mostly clear to partly coudy skies with a few thunderstorms today through

Saturday, with the highest temperature of 110 in Bullhead City, Ariz.

Weather History

July 25, 1956 - The Andrea

Dora sank in dense fog near

Nantucket Lightship, Mass.

The Swedish-American liner,

Stockholm, rammed theship 45 miles off the coast

of Massachusetts. Fifty-two

people lost their lives.

July 26, 1987 - Thunderstorms

developing along a cold front

produced hail two inches in

diameter in McHenry County,

Ill. and wind gusts to 70 mph

at Auburn, Maine. A wind

gust of 90 mph was recorded

at Blairstown, N.J. before the

anemometer broke.

Weather Trivia

What weather disaster

causes the most deaths? ?Answer:Flooding.

Detailed Local Forecast

Today we will see mostly sunny skies with a

30% chance of showers and thunderstorms,

high of 89, humidity of 58%. Northwest wind

5 mph. The record high for today is 102 set in

1995. Expect partly cloudy skies tonight witha 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms.

THURSDAYIsolated T-storms

High: 89 Low: 71

FRIDAYIsolated T-storms

High: 90 Low: 71

SATURDAYScat'd T-storms

High: 86 Low: 70

SUNDAYScat'd T-storms

High: 87 Low: 69

MONDAYMostly Sunny

High: 88 Low: 70

TUESDAYSunny

High: 91 Low: 72

WEDNESDAYPartly Cloudy

High: 89 Low: 71

Local Sun/Moon Chart This Week

Day

Thursday

Friday

SaturdaySunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Sunrise

6:44 a.m.

6:45 a.m.

6:46 a.m.6:47 a.m.

6:47 a.m.

6:48 a.m.

6:49 a.m.

Sunset

8:42 p.m.

8:41 p.m.

8:41 p.m.8:40 p.m.

8:39 p.m.

8:38 p.m.

8:37 p.m.

Moonrise

10:37 p.m.

11:13 p.m.

11:48 p.m.No Rise

12:25 a.m.

1:03 a.m.

1:43 a.m.

Moonset

10:01 a.m.

11:05 a.m.

12:07 p.m.1:06 p.m.

2:04 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

3:53 p.m.

Last

7/29

New

8/6

First

8/14

Full

8/20

Last Week's Local Almanac

Date Hi Lo Normals Precip

Tuesday 88 71 90/71 0.00"

Wednesday 91 67 90/71 3.39"

Thursday 88 67 90/71 0.04"

Friday 90 71 90/71 0.00"

Saturday 85 68 90/71 1.01"

Sunday 88 71 90/71 0.27"

Monday 85 70 90/71 0.23"

Rainfall. . . . . . . . 4.94" Average temp. . 78.6

Normal rainfall. . 1.20" Average normal 80.5

Departure .. . . . +3.74" Departure . . . . . -1.9

Local UV Index

3 50 - 2 4 6 8 107 9 11+

UV Index

0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate,

6-7: High, 8-10: Very High,

11+: Extreme Exposure

The Champion Weather July 25, 2013Seven Day Forecast Todays Regional Map

Tonights Planets

Rise Set

Mercury 5:27 a.m. 7:22 p.m.

Venus 9:14 a.m. 10:22 p.m.

Mars 4:47 a.m. 7:10 p.m.

Jupiter 4:43 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

Saturn 2:04 p.m. 1:12 a.m.

Uranus 11:54 p.m.12:24 p.m.

National Weather Summary This Week

StarWatch By Gary Becker - Two Gems in Sagittarius

Two weeks ago, I spoke about Scorpius the Scorpion, with its reddish heart star, Antares, dominating the southern sky around 11 p.m. Far off to the right of Antares is Saturn

in the SW. Follow the body of the Scorpion as it curves to the left to form the tail and stinger. To Scorpius left lies Sagittarius the Archer. If you witness a centaur, resplendent

with bow and arrow drawn to kill Scorpius, may I suggest therapy; however, if you see a really cool teapot complete with handle, lid, and spout, youll be visualizing something

which is considerably easier to see. A map is available at the URL below. One of my favorite open clusters of the heavens, M7, is located between the tail of the Scorpion and

the spout of the teapot. If dark enough skies prevail, it is an easy naked eye target, especially if viewed with averted vision. The problem is its closeness to the horizon, only 15

degrees at its highest point (40 degrees N. latitude). View at 11 p.m. Often M7 goes unnoticed behind trees and buildings, or blends with pockets of horizon hugging light pollution and haze.Binoculars will reveal this gem with its stars splattered over a region nearly six times the area of the full moon. Its size is certainly a function of its closeness to the Earth, only 1000 light years

distant. M7s age has been estimated to be about 220 million years. You cannot view M7 without taking in the beauty of its slightly fainter neighbor, M6, above and to the right. At a distance of

1500 light years, M6 is a more concentrated grouping of stars than M7. It is also about half of M7s age. Open clusters are sites where star generation has occurred. They differ from the older,

larger globular clusters which formed in galaxies during the rough and tumble early days of the universe. Some astronomers believe that globulars were actually the rst galaxies to form, and

then were cannibalized into the larger galactic structures that we see today. www.astronomy.org

Dunwoody

87/70Lilburn

88/71

Snellville

89/71Decatur

89/71

Morrow

90/71

Hampton

91/72

Union City

90/71

College Park

90/71

Atlanta

89/71

Doraville

88/71

Smyrna

88/71

Lithonia

90/71

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The Tucker Community

Improvement District (CID)introduced its board of di-rectors and its preliminaryagenda on July 17.

Bill Rosenfeld, presi-dent of Rosenfeld JewelryLTD in Tucker, was electedchairman and John Martin,owner of State Farm Insur-ance agency in Tucker, waselected vice chairman. Otherboard members elected aregeneral civil practice at-torney Will Arroyo, Har-old Smith of Handy AceHardware, Trust Properties

ownerLou Brown, Bank ofNorth Georgia Vice Presi-dent and Branch ManagerMichele Weston and Tag-garts Driving School Presi-dent/ownerBarry Schrenk.

In its rst business meet-ing, ARC Inc. PresidentAnn Rosenthal was electedpresident of the Tucker CID.Annie Gibson Ervin fromKaiser will serve as trea-surer and Luanne Smithfrom the Bank of NorthGeorgia will serve as sec-retary. Ervin and Smith areserving the organization as

volunteers.The Tucker CID of-

cially launched on Feb. 27.A CID is district in whichcommercial property own-ers vote to tax themselvesto raise funds for variouscommunity improvementprojects.

Along with electing thenew board members, thegroup also adopted its 2013millage rate at 3 mills.

This is typically lowerthan other rates set by otherarea CIDs, Rosenfeld said.

We rmly believe that theTucker CID will give usthe funding source neededto change our area into athriving activity center that

provides positive economicdevelopment and supportsthe lifelong community thatis Tucker.

Tucker CIDs prelimi-nary goals include a studyof Lawrenceville Highwayfrom I-285 to Hugh HowellRoad for beautication andstreetscape improvements;producing a punch list ofroad and signage improve-ments needed as well asclean-up efforts within theCID; and expanding theCID.

Great things are happen-ing here in Tucker, Rosen-thal said. From the LivableCommunity

Initiative, Main Streetrenovation and the LifelongCommunities, the TuckerCID will not only enhancebut enrich what is alreadytaking place here in Tucker.

Four months after theTucker CID kicked off,

some Tucker residentslaunched the City of Tuck-er 2014, a website support-ing the mission of turning

Tucker into an incorporatedcity. Rosenthal said the city-hood initiative will not haveany impact on the CID.

We work well withthe county and should thecityhood initiative come tofruition then we will workwell with the city, she said.The two work hand andhand.

The Tucker CID is alsoseeking volunteers to serveon its beautication commit-tee, economic developmentand stakeholder CID expan-

sion recruitment committee,public safety committee andtransportation committee.

To volunteer, call AnnRosenthal at (404) 245-3584 or visit www.tucker-cid.com.

Tucker CID announces new board members

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PUBLIC NOTICE

DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS OF

DISABLED STUDENTS

The DeKalb County School District, Department of Special Education,

announces its intention to destroy records that were developed to

provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in DeKalb County

Schools. This notice is in compliance with the federal, state and local

policy.

Records will be destroyed on October 1, 2013 based on the following

criteria:

Students who graduated with a high school diploma in 2012. Students who became twenty-two (22) years old between June

1, 2011 and June 1, 2012.

Special Ed. Students born during 1988 who graduatedwith a Transition Diploma, Certificate of Performance

or reached maximum age of 22.

Students who became deceased between January 1, 2012 andDecember 31, 2012.

These records will be destroyed as they are no longer needed for

educational planning purposes.

The parent, legal guardian or the student (18 years old or older) may

request records prior to destruction by contacting the Special Education

Records Office at 678-676-1802. You will be required to produce

identification or provide verification data to acquire these records.

percent of their test takersmeeting or exceeding thetandards.

For the English/languagearts portion of the test,all schools had at least 50percent of their students to

meet or exceed the stan-dards. Several schools hada perfect score: Vanderlyn,Dunwoody, The MuseumSchool, Kittredge Magnet,Wadsworth Magnet, Fern-bank and Oak Grove

Seven schools had lesshan 50 percent of their stu-

dents meeting or exceedinghe math standards. Theynclude Redan, 49.4; Toney,

47.6; Meadowview, 47.5;ndian Creek, 44; Stonev-ew, 43.2; Flat Shoals, 41.8;

and Midway, 40.7.

The top schools forfourth-grade science wereThe Museum School, Kit-redge and Wadsworth, each

at 100 percent; Vanderlyn,99.1; and Dunwoody, 97.5.

Ten schools had lesshan 50 percent meeting or

exceeding the science stan-dards. Among them wereKnollwood, 35.2; Toney,38.1; Snapnger, 40.7; In-dian Creek, 40.8; and Co-umbia, 44.8.

Fourth-graders made biggains in social studies. Thepercentage of students who

met or exceeded the stan-dards jumped 7 percentagepoints to 68.1 percent from2010 to 2012.

Nine schools had 90percent or more of theirtudents meet or exceed thetandards for all tests. Thosechools include Vanderlyn,

Austin, Dunwoody, TheMuseum School, Kittredge,Wadsworth, Robert Shaw,Fernbank and Oak Grove.

Toney Elementary hadess than 50 percent of itstudents meeting or exceed-

ng the CRCT standards forhree tests.

Fifth gradeSimilar gains were made

n fth-grade math and so-cial studies. In math, 79.2percent of students met orexceeded the standards in2012, compared to 71.8 in2010. All DCSD elementarychools had more than 50

percent of their studentsmeeting or exceeding thetandards.

The Museum School,Kittredge and Wadsworth

each were at 100 percent.Vanderlyn had 99 percenthat met or exceeded thetandards and Dunwoody,

96.4.

In social studies, therewas a 10 percent gain from2010 to 2012 in the numberof students who met or ex-ceeded the standards, up to66.2 percent.

At 100 percent were The

Museum School, Kittredgeand Wadsworth. Also inthe top ve for social stud-ies were Austin, 98.9; andVanderlyn, 97.9.

Eighteen schools hadless than 50 percent meet-ing or exceeding the socialstudies standards. Amongthem were Indian Creek,28; Panola, 32.5; Mead-owview, 33.3; Idlewood,37.7; and Redan, 40.7.

There were also 18schools with less than 50percent meeting or exceed-

ing the science standards.The ve lowest-performingschools were Midway, 27.1;Indian Creek, 27.3; FlatShoals, 32.8, Meadowview,33.3; and Columbia, 36.5.

The top-performingschools for science wereThe Museum School, Kit-tredge and Wadsworth, eachat 100 percent; Austin, 98.9;and Vanderlyn, 96.9.

Five schools had 100percent meeting or exceed-ing the standards for read-ing: Austin, The MuseumSchool, Kittredge, Wad-

sworth and DeKalb Acad-emy. Only one school hadless than 50 percent of itsstudents meeting the read-ing standards: Indian Creek,47.3.

The top schools for fth-grade English/language artswere The Museum School,Kittredge and Wadsworth,each at 100 percent; Dun-woody, 99.1 and Vanderlyn,99. No school had less than50 percent of its studentsmeeting the English/lan-guage arts standards.

Eight schools had 90percent or more of theirstudents meet or exceed thestandards for all tests. Thoseschools include Vanderlyn,Austin, Dunwoody, TheMuseum School, Kittredge,Wadsworth, DeKalb Acad-emy and Fernbank.

Indian Creek had lessthan 50 percent of its stu-dents meeting or exceedingthe CRCT standards forthree tests.

Editors note: This is the

rst of a two-part serieslooking at the results of

the 2012 CRCT. The nextinstallment, focusing ongrades six-eight, will bein the Aug. 1 issue ofTheChampion.

Bill Rosenfeld, front row center, president of Rosenfeld Jewelry LTD in Tucker, was elected chairman of the Tucker CID. TheTucker CID introduced its board of directors and its preliminary agenda on July 17.

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Tricks Continued From Page 1A

After going there a few times the owneraid he was looking to retire and his wife

wanted to move to Florida, McKinnon said.In 1978, McKinnon bought Eddies

Trick Shop, which at the time was littlemore than a small room on the Marietta

Square. It has since grown into a9,000-square-foot establishment that sellseverything from theatrical makeup (it is theargest supplier of theatrical makeup in the

county) to fake poo.Inside the warehouse in Avondale

Estates, which also boasts a retail area,he walls are lined with masks: President

Barack Obama, Chewbacca the wookiefrom Star Wars and the infamous maskdepicting former President Richard Nixonwith a comical, oversized nose. Behindhe counter near the cash register is a wall

dedicated to all the card tricks McKinnonhas developed over the years. The shop alsohas clothing, pendants and scarves from allof the houses in J.K. Rowlings famousHarry Potterseries.

McKinnon said getting into the magicbusiness was a gamble, especially becausehe didnt know anything about it, but thatall in all it worked out pretty well. His

children Michael, Kathy and Frankall helprun the stores and warehouse and McKinnonalso teaches magic in his spare time.

As Naomi Kurzweg and her son Turnerwalk into the store, McKinnon energeticallyasks, Do you do ball and square? Turner

nods and tells McKinnon that he forgot hiswand when he came into the shop yesterday.Hes been in here every day this week

buying new tricks, Naomi said. Hes got abunch of the rope ones and the balls and thecards.

Naomi said her son shows the tricks toall his friends.

While chatting, McKinnon casuallymentions that he teaches magic andsometimes, it can be just what a child needsto come out of their shell.

This one man came in with his daughterand she was only 7. He said, Can you helpmy daughter, shes so shy. By the end ofthe magic course the students get up anddo a show for their parents and friends. Shewas fantastic, you couldnt believe it wasthe same girl, it really brought her outshecould do something nobody else could doand it made her special, McKinnon said.

Finish out the summer with outdoor activities

The summer is almost gone and familieswill soon be returning to their daily workand school routines, but dont worry, there

are still plenty of fun things left to do around thecounty. Here is a list of movie nights, festivalsand a book fair for your enjoyment. And withback to school shopping nearing, these events are

easy on the pockets.

BBQ, Blues & Bluegrass Festival - Aug. 17Decaturs 13th Annual Festival will open at

4 p.m. with live music until 10 p.m. Kids 10 andyounger are admitted free; and 11 & older cost$10 in advance ($15 at the gate day of festival.Note that no outside coolers will be permittedon the site. Harmony Park in the OakhurstCommunity is located on East Lake Drive andOakview Road, Decatur.

www.decaturbbqfestival.com

Candler Park Movie Nights - Aug. 10, Aug. 24Candler Park Movie Nights are free and

take place in Candler Park at dusk. Upcomingmovie night features are: Aug. 10 The Lorax,Aug. 24Pee-Wees Big Adventure, Sept. 7FerrisBuellers Day Off, Sept. 21Field of Dreams

Movie night is produced by Friends ofCandler Park.

www.candlerpark.org

DockDogs World Championship Qualifier -July 26 - 28

DockDogs is the worlds premier canineaquatics competition; it will take place at StoneMountain Park. Participate with your dog orsit back and enjoy the dock jumping caninecompetition. On-site registration is limited andthe cost is $30 per team.

www.stonemountainpark.com

AJC Decatur Book Festival - Aug. 30 Sept. 1This Labor Day Weekend, mingle with

300 authors, attend a reading or book signing,listen to live music and poetry, enjoy cookingdemonstrations and fine wine, and participatein fun activities for the entire family. Thefestival takes place from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily indowntown Decatur at 101 E. Court Square.

www.decaturbookfestival.com

Yellow Daisy Festival - Sept. 5 - 8The Yellow Daisy Festival is an arts and

crafts festival held in Stone Mountain, whichfeatures bands, food and crafts. Stone MountainParks entrance fee is $10 per car and the eventis free. The festival hours are Friday, 4 p.m. - 7p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; and Sunday,10 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. Take Exit 39B off I-285and travel east on Hwy 78 to Exit 8 to StoneMountain Park.

www.stonemountainpark.com

Eddies Trick Shop has comical Nixon masks, fake poo and everything in between. Photos by Daniel Beauregard

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County seeks comments on North Indian Creek Drive Improvements

DeKalb County detention ofcers leave in wake of investigation

Chamblee City Council accepts city managers resignation


Seven DeKalb CountyRegional Youth DetentionCenter (RYDC) ofcershave left their jobs after athree-week investigationfound they violated securitymeasures while working thenight shift.

The Department of Juve-nile Justice CommissionerAvery D. Niles announcedthe conclusion of the inves-tigation July 16. While thenvestigation was underway,

the six corrections ofcersand their supervisor weresuspended with pay.

Before the conclusion of

the investigation, three ofthose ofcers resigned. The

remaining four were dis-missed.

According to Niles, thecorrections staff failed toenforce the centers securitypolicies and allowed theincarcerated youths to roamabout their units at night.

The shift supervisor andseveral of these night shiftofcers actually watched theyouths enter and exit the de-tention center housing unitsat-will and without staffsupervision after lights-out,Niles said. Our ofcers areentrusted with ensuring ouryouth receive their meals,health care and educationin a secure environment sothey can successfully tran-

sition back to schools oremployment in their com-

munity.Department of Juvenile

Justice (DJJ) ofcials saidthe investigation was the re-sult of evidence brought tolight by Department of Cor-rections (DOC) investiga-tors working on an unrelatedcase at the facility.

The DOC Investigatorsdetermined the case theywere originally assignedat DeKalb RYDC was un-founded and unsubstanti-ated, said Niles. But bybeing alert and thorough intheir observations, the in-vestigations team uncoveredevidence of a night shiftstaff security problem whichrequired immediate exami-

nation.All DJJ youth were ac-


The Chamblee City Council votedunanimously July 22 to accept theesignation of its former City Man-

agerNiles Ford.According to acting City Man-ager and Police ChiefMarc John-on, the city council voted to accept

Fords resignation and give him eightmonths severance pay.

The Chamblee City Council an-nounced during a recent meetingthat it lost condence in Ford as theyvoted to end his contract during lastmonths council meeting.

Johnsonhas been named acting

city manager, a position he held be-fore Ford was hired in 2011.Earlier this month, Ford, who was

suspended with pay, appealed thecouncils decision to end his contract.

At the June 18 meeting at which

Ford was suspended, council mem-bers also reportedly stated that theyhad lost condence in Fords leader-ship abilities.

Councilman Dan Zangerwouldnt go into detail about the

reasons Fords contract was beingterminated.Dr. Ford is a good man for whom

I have a great deal of respect. I amvery sorry that we [have] to deal withour current situation, Zanger said.

Before becoming city manager,Ford served as the re chief for thecity of Lincoln, Neb., for four years.Prior to that he was the deputy rechief of Fulton County, Georgia from2003-07.

Johnson said he doesnt knowwhen the city will begin searchingfor a new city manager and he willremain acting city manager until themayor and city council hire a newone.

counted for at the DeKalbRYDC. A replacement cor-rections staff was immedi-ately assigned. There were

no incidents and no injuriesreported as a result of thesecurity violation.

DeKalb County is invit-ng residents to review and

comment on its tentativeplans to improve nearly 1.6miles of North Indian CreekDrive. A public informationmeeting is scheduled forThursday, Aug. 1, from 4-8p.m., at the Clarkston Com-munity Center, 3701 College

Ave., Clarkston.The project includes theaddition of center-left turnanes and bicycle lanes withmproved pedestrian cross-

ings on North Indian CreekDrive between RockbridgeRoad/North Decatur Roadand Church Street. To ac-commodate these improve-ments, the two through laneswill be changed to a singlethrough lane in each direc-tion.

Detailed information

about the project will be ondisplay and available to thepublic. The display will alsobe available for review for10 days after the meeting

at DeKalb County PublicWorks, Transportation Divi-sion, 1950 West ExchangePlace, Fourth Floor, Tucker.

Representatives will bepresent to answer ques-tions. Residents can com-

plete and leave a commentcard or mail written com-ments about the project to

Nikki Reutlinger, PE., At-kins, 1600 River Edge Park-way, Suite 600, Atlanta, Ga.30328.

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Grecian Gyro opens Dunwoody location

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Grecian Gyros fth Atlan-a location ofcially opened

on Dunwoodys ChambleeDunwoody Road in early July.An Atlanta-based fast-casualestaurant, Grecian Gyro, de-cribes itself as specializingn freshly made gyro wrapandwiches, salads and sides

prepared in authentic Greekulinary tradition.

We have been trying tond a location in this area foryears, said Pano Koulouris,one of the owners. We liven Tucker and come to Dun-

woody quite a bit. I knew thiswould be a great place to be.When I saw that this locationwas available, we jumped ont.

He said the restaurant al-eady has a strong customer

base because of the other lo-ations, and sales have been

brisk at the Dunwoody loca-ion since it opened.

FounderNick Koulourisopened the rst Grecian Gyron 1982 in Hapeville with

$50 in his pocket, a dreamn his heart and his familysecret sauce recipe lockedightly in his head. His goal

was to deliver the best gyrosand Grecian fare reminiscentof what he grew up eating andooking as a young man in

Kalamata, Greece, accordingo material published by theestaurant.

During his 30 years inbusiness, Koulouris, alongwith his two sons George andPano, has expanded GrecianGyro to locations in ForestPark and Tucker in addition

to the original Hapeville loca-tion. The restaurant has beenvoted Atlantas Best Gyro,in Atlanta magazines reader-ship survey.

In addition to its classicgyro, the restaurant offers aselection of made-to-orderwraps from traditional grilledchicken and souvlaki to veg-gie wraps and its recentlyintroduced Grecian-style tunasalad. The sandwiches featureNicks Grecian Sauce, whichis described as a delicious al-ternative to the typical cucum-ber-yogurt dressingmadefrom a secret family recipewith a tangy blend of Mediter-

ranean herbs and spices. Themenu also includes vegetariandishes, traditional sides suchas dolmades and hummus,Greek salads, and hand-cutGrecian potatoes.

In 2009, the Koulourisbrothers announced plans toagain grow their operationfurther and have negotiatedfranchise agreements withinthe Georgia market and arelooking at opportunities tobroaden their reach to a va-riety of areas in the state.Their rst franchise storeopened recently in JohnsCreek. Owners say the fran-chise restaurants will offerthe same dedication to qual-ity food and service that NickKoulouris has instilled withinthe company for the past 30years.

The interior dcor of the1,400-square-foot Dunwoodylocation is unique in that theKoulouris family has builtthe dining tables themselvesand the chairs have been de-signed to encompass the feel

of an old world Grecian caf.The one-of-a-kind wall dcorincludes a photo by TerryStephens of the original Gre-cian Gyro sign in Hapeville,old barn windows that framea photo of Athens, Greece andmore.

Pano Koulouris said thecity of Dunwoody has beenwelcoming and supportive.The day we opened, themayor came by and had lunchwith us. He wanted to know ifthere was anything they coulddo for us. People here havebeen just great.

Mall to host back-to-school event

Northlake Mall is hosting a Back-to-School Party forall Kidgits Club members on Saturday,Aug. 3. Familiescan see the latest back-to-school trends on the runway, playschool trivia games and more in the malls center courtSaturday, Aug. 3, 2-5 p.m. The event is free for Kidgit Clubmembers. Others can pay $5 and get a one-year member-ship and a T-shirt.

During the Back-to-School celebration, Simon KidgitsClub will host a Kidgits Face of Northlake competition forchildren ages 18 months to 10 years. Three winnersonefrom each age categorywill be chosen to participate inmall activities throughout the year, act as spokespeople atSimon Kidgits events at Northlake and have their pictureon display in the mall for a year. Winners will also receiveat $25 gift card to one of the malls department stores and aphoto shoot for the displays. Contest details are at http://bit.ly/FaceofNorthlake.

Northlake Mall is located at4800 Briarcliff Road, At-lanta.

Seminar to focus on stafng and leadership

DeKalb County Public Library, in partnership withThe Leadership Academy, is offering a series of classes,titled The Entrepreneur Endeavor, on starting and runninga successful and protable limited liability company orcorporation.The classes are designed to provide supportto individuals interested in starting their own business aswell as current entrepreneurs seeking ways to enhance theirbusiness. The nal session in the current series, Stafngand Leadership, is being offered Saturday, July 27, 2:30-3:30 p.m., atStonecrest Library. Call or visit the branchto register. Stonecrest Library is located at 3123 KlondikeRoad, Lithonia. For more information, call (770) 482-3828.

ano Koulouris says the restaurants Dunwoody location is doing well. Photo by Kathy Mitchell

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Two Lakeside High juniors develop apps, earn tablets at campby Andrew [email protected]

Receiving a tablet com-puter was like getting paido go to summer camp.

Thats very cool, said16-year-old Sang-ChanKim, a rising junior at Lake-ide High School, about his

new Samsung Galaxy Note10.1, given to each of the 30

metro Atlanta high schooltudents who participated ina two-day Samsung MobileApp Academy at GeorgiaTech July 10-11.

In its second year, themobile application acad-emies, held around thecountry, are free for eligiblehigh school juniors and se-niors interested in science,echnology, engineering and

mathematics (STEM).The camp tries to fo-

cus on the design/creativeide of designing apps, for

example, brainstorming, get-

ing ideas from other apps,Kim said. And they try toeach you to go through the

whole procedure of creat-ng apps. You have to draw

wireframes and things likethat.

Kim said before the camphe had designed some appsas a small-scale personalproject, but I havent reallyconcentrated on the thingsthat go before program-mingthe design aspect.So its a good opportunityto experience all sides of thecreation process of an app.

Kim said one day whenhes working for a companyhe hopes designing apps isgoing to be really useful forhim.

A member of the Fern-bank Science Centers ro-botics team and leader ofa computer science club atLakeside High, Kim learnedof the camp through hismath and computer scienceteacher.

The camp applicationwas a simple procedure,Kim said. The applicationasked for extracurricular

and academic information.Potential participants alsohad to briey tell why theywanted to attend the camp.

During the camp, Lake-

side High rising juniorSamWiley, 16, said he waslearning about the extrathings that need to go intothe design and marketing ofan app before you actuallygo into the coding and pro-duction.

Before I thought youhave an idea and you gostraight to it. But werelearning you have to have a

problem and a set audiencethat youre designing it for,said Wiley, a member of hisschools math team and cho-rus, and a bass clarinetist inthe marching band.

Theres extra psycho-logical things that go intoit like a mood that youretrying to make the audiencehave when theyre usingthe app. Im learning aboutbrainstorming processes andhow you design it beforeyou start any of the coding.

In the camp, the partici-pants are divided into teams

that are given an objectiveto solve.

Our problem is thattheres not enough interestin soccer in America, Wiley

said. Were trying to designan app that creates moreinterest in soccer, so weretrying to make watchingsoccer more interactive andinteresting to gain a wideraudience for it.

The Lakeside studentssaid the tablet computerswere very helpful during thecamp.

Were basically just

using the [tablet] to brain-storm, Kim said. Its agood tool to draw out stuffand then share les witheach other.

Wiley said the device isvery useful for collabora-tion.

We can send les to thegroup and share them andedit each others.

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