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Martin Kumi grew up ina poor family in his nativeountry of Ghana.

His family was so poorhat his mother could not

afford to buy him a pair ofhoes, so Kumi walked mileso school and church bare-oot. One day, 8-year-old

Kumi was heading to schoolbut was running late.

I was running and Ididnt know that there wasa knife on the ground, and

stepped on it, Kumi said.The knife cut my feet, and I

was really bleeding.Kumi said he thought he

was going to die because aimilar incident happened to

a friend and his friend died.Kumi said he remembers go-

ng to his mother and askingher to take him to a doctoro seek medical attention.

My mom just looked atme and said, we dont haveood to eat. If God dont heal

you, youre going to die,Kumi said. To hear yourmom say things like thatittuck to me.

Kumi, who is now 38,aid he remembers praying

and telling God that if heives, he will make sure thatvery child will have a pair

of shoes. Due to a disease in

his feet, a doctor was prepar-

ing to amputate Kumis feet.However, the day before thesurgery, Kumis fatherwhowas living in AtlantacalledKumis mother.

She told him the doctorwas going to cut my feet off,Kumi said. My dad brought

me [to Atlanta]. He took meto Grady [Hospital], and Ithank God for Grady today. Ihave both of my feet.

Kumi returned to Ghanato visit for the first time in2005, and he took 10 pairsof shoes, including MichaelJordansneakers, with himon the trip. When he got toGhana, Kumi said there wasa large number of people inhis home village to see him.

I thought they werethere to see me, but theyhad a different agenda. Theywanted my shoes, Kumi

said. Every time I went tothe bathroom one pair ofshoes was gone.

It was then that Kumirealized how desperatethe people of Ghana werefor shoes. In 2007, Kumifounded The Soul Project,a nonprofit organizationthat collects new and gentlyworn shoes to give to thosein need.

Like Kumi when he was achild living in Ghana, mostchildren and adults in WestAfrican countries have no

shoes. If they do have shoes,

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Countys form of government may not changey Andrew [email protected]

A change in DeKalb Countys form

f government is not going to happen.That was the consensus of theDeKalb County Operations Task

orce during its Aug. 13 meeting.Rep. Mike Jacobs said he believes

hat the form of government needs toe changed, but the reality isthe

will is not there among the delega-ion.

We can just acknowledge thatnd move on, Jacobs said. One ofhe things that we need to do is ap-roach thedelineation of powers. It

s perfectly fine for us to address howhe county operates vis--vis the CEOnd the commission.

Sen. FranMillarsaid the countys

legislative delegation will not be will-ing to entertain a change in the formof government. Theres no appetiteto change it. Politically, I dont think

well change the form of governmentin the General Assembly.Interim DeKalb CEO LeeMay

convened the 17-member panel inJune to study the effect of municipal-ization and annexation on the finan-cial, business, zoning and quality-of-life impact on residents and countygovernment operations; the effec-tiveness of the current governancestructure of the county; ethics andtransparency in county operations;the equitable distribution of Home-stead Option Sales Tax proceeds andlegacy pension costs between DeKalbCounty and its cities.

The task force will make recom-

mendations that will be forwardedto the Georgia General Assembly inDecember.

This form of government de-

bate, said DeKalb County Commis-sioner JeffRader, is primarily [about]how we divide power between electedofficials[and] is primarily a politi-cal issue. That is a difficult issue to re-solve in the current political context.

To address the form of govern-ment, the discussion should focus onimproving the countys organizationalact to increase accountability andtransparency, Rader said.

Commissioner Sharon BarnesSuttonsaid, When we talk abouttransparency and delineation of pow-ers, thats not the only problem, shesaid. There is a problem in the pro-cesses.

Commissioners have had difficultygetting answers to questions from theadministration, Sutton said.

Access to information, the abil-

ity to work, the ability to actually doyour job, the ability to have the powerto do the things you are responsibleforthose are the things that we needto address, Sutton said. Its not somuch whos in charge, but its how weare going to work together.

Former Decatur mayorBill Floydsaid he has not been involved incounty government and doesnt un-derstand how it works anyway.

But I think in order to changesome of the culture thats built up inthe county, youre going to have tolook at changing the structure of gov-ernment, Floyd said.

y Kathy Mitchell

Not all opera is performedn lavish theaters with fullrchestra pits to audiences

n formal evening attire. Inact, thanks to Capital City

Opera Company (CCOC),erformances are staged onniversity campuses, arts

enters and even in local res-aurantsseveral in DeKalbCounty.

We strive to bring operao all segments of the popu-ation and people are veryeceptive, said Cory Colton,

CCOCs current boardresident, who noted that

many of the opera companyserformances are sold out.

Now in its 31st season, therganization estimates thatach year, it engages an aver-ge of 60 singers and reachespproximately 40,000 peoplehrough its various programs.ts annual schedule includes

more than 100 programs justor children.

Capitol City Opera Com-any was founded in 1983

by classically trained vocalistDonnaAngel, who recentlyreceived a lifetime achieve-ment award from OperaVolunteers International. An-gel started the organizationto provide other classicallytrained singers in the Atlantaarea the opportunity to learnand perform complete op-

era roles, and to continue todevelop their post-graduatevocal and acting skills on aprofessional level. Accord-ing to CCOCs website, it isthe only opera company inthe Southeast that primarilyhelps local singers and artistsestablish their careers.

We perform a wide rangeof opera from grand operato light comic operettasallof them are very well re-ceived, noted Colton, who isoriginally from Georgia andreturned to his native stateafter a musical career in NewYork City. He said such wide-ly known operas as GiacomoPuccinisMadam Butterflyand Georges Bizets Carmenalways draw a particularly

wide audience. He recalledthat the cast was once sur-prised to learn that a famousopera singer was in the audi-ence at one of CCOCs per-formances.

The opera company stagesperformances at venuesthroughout the metropoli-tan Atlanta area, including

Callanwolde Fine Arts Cen-ter. Its upcoming scheduleincludes a performance ofEngelbert HumperdincksHansel and Gretelat Ogletho-rpe Universitys Conant Per-forming Arts Center on Sept.6. A childrens opera basedon a classicGrimmbrothersfairy tale, Hansel and Gretelwill be sung in English andis condensed to a child-friendly one hour, accordingto an announcement fromCCOPC.

Also at Oglethorpe will befully staged performances ofThe Merry Widowon Sept.5-7. The Merry Widow, acomic operetta in three actsby Franz Lehar, has not beenseen in Atlanta since 1988,

according to CCOC. Sung inEnglish, the operetta is beingdirected by CCOCs artisticdirector Michael Nutter.

CCOCs trademarkedDinner and a Diva programstarted 22 years ago in an At-lanta restaurant and 10 yearsago moved to Petite Aubergein Toco Hills as its main

venue, though some perfor-mances are held at Sugo res-taurant in Johns Creek. TheAugust Dinner and a Divafeatured highlights from Gi-useppe Verdis grand operaLa Traviataat both venues.

Colton explained thateach Dinner and a Diva pro-gram includes a multi-coursemeal with operatic selectionsbetween courses. Somepeople come as couples orindividuals and some comein groups that get together tosocialize and enjoy opera. Wehave some people who havebeen coming to our perfor-mances for a long time, hesaid, adding that CCOC hasarranged special performanc-es for groups of 60 or more.

Initially, a restaurantinvited us to perform operaselections and the eventswere quite popular. When wehad to move from that res-taurant we starting lookingfor a place that had perfor-mance space and, of course,was open to the idea, Coltonsaid. We ended up in Toco

Hills.In addition to its goal ofproviding performing oppor-tunities for emerging musi-cians, CCOC strives to buildan appreciation for opera inthe community. As part ofDinner and a Diva, the audi-ence receives a talk on thework, which may includeinformation on the storyline,the composer and the timesduring which the opera is set.

Another program manyCCOC fans look forward to,Colton said, is the holidayseason Boars Head Feast,at which diners are servedtraditional Christmas fare asthey listen to costumed sing-ers.

Highbrow music comes to the masses

Members of the DeKalb County Operations Task Force say there is no political will to change the countys form of government. Photos by Andrew Cauthen

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by Lauren [email protected]

Ray Hillapplied for 30 schol-arships.

As a student at Georgia Pe-rimeter College (GPC), he hadhis sights on Morehouse Collegeafter he completed his associ-ates degree. He had the grades,the volunteer experience and theinternships. He was only con-cerned about paying for it.

A GPC, Hill was hoping tochannel his love of music into adegree. But sitting in his first in-troduction to psychology class,something clicked. He wanted to

help people by using music, andpsychology was the way to do it.Time and again in his schol-

arship hunt he received no reply,or form letters assuring him hewas a qualified candidate butyet didnt get any scholarshipmoney.

Morehouse accepted him andoffered Hill a band scholarship,where he marched and playedeuphonium and alto saxophonein the iconic House of Funk. Butone day, after a performance,Hill walked off the field andturned on his phone.

When I opened the email

I was expecting another formrejection, he said. But, it said Ihad been accepted.

Hill was selected as part ofthe United Health Foundation(UHF)s Diverse Scholars initia-tive. The scholarship, which isjointly sponsored by the Con-gressional Black Caucus andUHF, aims to get more multi-cultural students such as Hillinto the healthcare field. Thescholarship covers $8,000 per

academic year and is granted to10 students each year.

According to the UHF, while13 percent of the Americanpopulation is Black, the ethnicgroup represents only 4 percentof physicians, 5 percent of nurs-es and 5 percent of dentists. Thestatistics for Latinos and NativeAmericans are similar.

Valencia Johnson was the2013 valedictorian of TowersHigh school. Since her first sci-ence class, she said, she washooked. After volunteering in ahospital pathology department,she realized she wanted to gointo forensics.

The science and medi-cal field has long been a fieldwhich is underrepresented byminorities, she said in an email.I want to do my part to help in-crease the number of minoritiesentering the science and medi-cal fields. During the courseof my career, I plan to mentoryoung men and women who areinterested in science and healthfields.

Johnson is a rising sopho-more studying biology at theUniversity of Georgia and is an-other scholarship recipient. LikeHill, Johnson said getting the

award was a relief.The Louis Stokes HealthScholars Award has been a bless-ing in my life, she said. It hasallowed me to be able to concen-trate on my schoolwork, and nothave to worry so much aboutfinances.

Hill said he is also aware ofthe lack of diversity in the medi-cal field. He added that diversegroups can require nuancedhealthcare.

I took an African-AmericanPerspectives in Psychology

course at Morehouse, Hill said.It taught me that certain groupsshould have psychology cateredto their needs. Its a lot of re-sponsibility as well, you are atthe forefront of the issues thatare happening with that race.You have to look at everythingfrom a general standpoint whileunderstanding the individualstandpoint as well.

Hill is currently a psychol-ogy major at Morehouse witha minor in neuroscience. He isinterested in the ways mentalhealth impacts physical health,as well as the impact music hason mental health. He has doneresearch on the physical changesthe brain goes through as a re-sult of Alzheimers disease.

Hill recently returned froma campus visit at the Universityof California Los Angeles andsaid he will be applying to thePh.D. programs in neuroscienceat UCLA and Yale.

Johnson said she wants tointern next summer at a govern-mental agency, and eventuallygo to graduate school for a mas-ters in biology.

Being a part of the program

has opened my eyes, Hill said ofhis scholarship. Attending thediverse scholars forum was oneof the most amazing things inmy college career: networkingwith different students, meetingthe panelists and learning theirinsights. It brought everythingfull circle I was able to get thestep-by-step process, this is howwe did it and this is how we gotto where we are.

Students receivehealthcare scholarships

Decatur residents Ray Hill and Valencia Johnson werewarded two of 10 Louis Stokes Health Scholars Awards for014-2015. The scholarship aims to close the diversity gap

n healthcare by providing minority students with fundingowards health and science studies. Photos submitted.

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ONE MANS OPINION

Still mad, bad, zig-zag Zell

Yeah hes bad, mad Zig-ZagZell, Mountain Man with a Rebelyell! Badder than Speaker Tom, andmeaner than a Junkyard Dawg!,yrical parody of Bad, Bad LeRoy

Brown,poking fun at then Lt. Gov.Zell Millerin 1989 at the GeorgiaPress Associations Cracker Crumble.

Georgias longest servingieutenant governor, two-term

governor, father of the HOPEScholarship and on the short listof Georgians who have served asgovernor and U.S. Senator, ZellBryant Milleris one of a kind. Theormer Marine, history professor andcholar, sometime poet, lyricist andountry music fan is doggedly loyal,

profoundly stubborn and possessesan unmatched internal weather vaneor sensing shifting political winds.

In 1990, after 16 years asieutenant governor, Miller bested

a strong Democratic field ofandidates for governor, including

Atlanta MayorAndrew Young, statehouse appropriations committee

hairman Bubba McDonald andtate Sen. Roy Barnes. After bestingYoung in the primary runoff, Millerwon a lopsided victory that fall overState Houseminority leaderJohnny

Isakson. Millers second termreelection win was a squeaker, after

he incorrectly read Georgians desireto remove the stars and bars of theConfederacy from the state flag.

The summer of 2000 broughtthe tragic and untimely death ofU.S. Sen. Paul Coverdelldue toa brain hemorrhage. DemocraticGov.Roy Barneswould name atemporary successor, followed bya special election to fill the fouryears remaining in the unexpiredterm. Barnes appointed Miller asinterim senator. A short specialelection campaign followed, andMiller promised to serve in the spiritof Coverdell, the Republican he wasseeking to replace. At the time few

knew how true those words wouldbe. Miller easily trounced formerU.S. Sen.Mack Mattingly, a tiredretread GOP standard bearer, andtook his seat in the Senate joiningfellow Democrat, Sen.Max Cleland.

Miller found a highly polarizedSenate and Capitol Hill much moreintractable and fractious than hisworst days tussling with GeorgiaHouse SpeakerTom Murphy in theGeorgia General Assembly.

The nation would soonexperience the devastating trauma of9/11, and Sen. Miller was inspired bythe response and strong leadership

of another former governor, nowPresidentGeorge W. Bush. Despitehis stinging criticism of Bushs father,and his nomination of then-ArkansasGov. Bill Clintonas the Democrats

choice for president in 1992, Bush Jr.and Miller became fast and lasting

friends.Bush selected Miller, a Democrat,to give the nomination speechfor his re-election at the GOPConvention in 2004. After amemorable and humorous speech,firing some devastating shots atthe Democratic nominee, Sen.John Kerryof Massachusetts,Miller had a contentious liveinterview on MSNBC with hostChris Matthews. Loud noise inthe convention hall and Matthewsirritating style of interrupting hisown guests before they can answerquestions stoked Miller into all butchallenging Matthews to a duel. It

was great political theater.Miller finished Coverdells term,

true to his word, voting frequentlyas Coverdell would have most likelyvoted himself, and in late 2004,he returned to his North Georgiamountain home.

Since then he has largely onlyreturned to the public eye toperiodically endorse or support GOPcandidates.

When his former opponent,Isakson ran for the U.S. Senate tosucceed him, Miller graciouslyoffered his support, as well as thebulk of his senior staff, still running

Isaksons office to this day. Millerresurfaced last year to pay homage tothe 20th anniversary of his belovedHOPE scholarship. And now, Millerhas resurfaced again with a cane and

a slight pause in his step as well as areturn to his old Marine Corps flat-

top.Miller has his true-blue loyaltystreak on display, as well as hislifelong Democratic roots, byendorsing the U.S. Senate candidacyof nonprofit executive MichelleNunn(also the daughter of hislongtime colleague and ally, formerSen.Sam Nunn). But Miller issticking with GOP incumbentGov. Nathan Deal, a fellow NorthGeorgian, and whom Miller hadserved with in the Georgia StateSenate, over Democrat Jason Carterin the governors race.

So, in 2014, Miller is advocatinga path taken by an increasing

number of Georgians, in voting asplit ticket, and putting more stockin the individual candidate thanthe political parties which backthem. Whether I agree with hisendorsements or not, I cant help butthink my friend and mentor, Zig-ZagZell is getting out front in the rightdirection, all over again.

Giveem hell, Zell.

Bill Crane also serves as a politicalanalyst and commentator for Chan-nel 2s Action News, WSB-AM News/Talk 750 and now 95.5 FM, as wellas a columnist forThe Champion,

Champion Free Press andGeorgiaTrend. Crane is a DeKalb native andbusiness owner, living in Scottdale.You can reach him or comment on acolumn at [email protected].

Bill crane

Columnist

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Nomophobia:Wheres my phone?

Nomophobia.You probably have never heard

he word beore, but you know whatt is. Its that condition that causes

you to text and drive. Or read anemail on your cellphone while cross-ng a street. Or check messages on

your device while on a date withyour significant other who is alsochecking messages on a device.

Its that eeling when you are aminute rom work only to realizehat youve lef your phone at home,

causing you to go back home toetrieve your device even i you areate or workagain.

(Give me a minuteI just got anemail on my phone.)

Its that panic you experiencewhen your battery has less than 10percent power lef and you orgotyour charger.

Nomophobia, which is an abbre-viation o no-mobile-phone pho-bia, is simply the ear o being outo mobile contact. Its that unnaturalattachment to your cellphone, and itaffects most o us.

(Waitanother email.)And i you ever think your phone

s ringing or vibrating when its not,hats a condition called cellphone

vibration syndrome, which could be

a sign o a more serious technicaladdiction.

In a national survey conductedby Harris Interactive, 63 percent oAmerican cellphone owners (or are

they owned by their cellphones?)said they would be upset i they lefhome without their smartphone.Ninety-seven percent o mobilephone owners say they check theirphones occasionally in the presenceo amily and riends. Nine percentsaid they check their phone everyfive minutes.

(Hold on a secI need to plugin; my batterys down to 31 percent.)

According to the survey, the ma-jority o Americans admitted thatthey usually dont go an hour with-out checking their phones. In surveyby the Huffington Post and YouGov,

64 percent o people between theages 18 and 29 have allen asleepwith their tablet or cell phone in bedwith them.

Tis mobile phone addiction,according to Dr. David Green-field, an assistant clinical proessoro psychiatry at the University oConnecticut School o Medicine, in-

volves a dysregulation o dopamine,a neurotransmitter that regulatesthe brains reward center, motivatingpeople to do things they think theywill be rewarded or doing.

Greenfield is the ounder othe Center or Internet and echnol-ogy Addiction which aims to helpthese addicts plug back into lie.

Every time you get a notifica-tion rom your phone, theres a little

elevation in dopamine that says youmight have something thats com-pelling, whether thats a text mes-sage rom someone you like, anemail, or anything, Greenfield said

to Business Insider. Te thing isyou dont know what its going tobe or when youre going to get it,and thats what compels the brain tokeep checking. Its like the worldssmallest slot machine.

(Phone notification: somebodyjust retweeted somebody else.)

A couple o psychologists believenomophobia should be added to theDiagnostic and Statistical Manual oMental Disorders (DSM), which isthe bible o mental health.

Mobile devices can have adangerous impact on humanhealth. Further research is needed,

above all academic and scholarlystudies, to investigate more in depththe psychological aspects o nomo-phobia and to provide a standard-ized and operational definition o it,NicolaLuigiBragazziand Giovan-ni Del Puenteo the University oGenoa wrote in their DSM proposal.

(Greatmy battery is back up to51 percent.)

Greenfield said that constantlyreceiving likes on your tweets orInstagram photos creates this alsesense o sel-importance.

Tat eeling youre going to misssomething i youre not constantlychecking is an illusionmost partso our lives are not relevant to oursmartphones, Greenfield said.What happens on our devices is not

reflective o what happens in reallie.

(Wells Fargo just notified me thatmy gas bill has been paid.)

Tere are ways to address no-

mophobia. You could attend a digi-tal detox program, which promotesthe idea that a cold-turkey unplug-ging will cure tech addiction.

Experts say addicts should es-tablish guidelines or when its ap-propriate to use smartphones: Donttext and drive. Dont take yourphone into the bathroom. Dont useyou phone when with riends.

Or, with available smartphoneapps that record how much timeyou spend on your smartphone eachday, you could use technology tohelp monitor your smartphone ad-diction. (What could go wrong with

that?)O course, theres an app or that.

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Michelle Shawof StoneMountain said she en-

joys helping and meetingpeople.

I also enjoy doing ad-ministrative tasks that oth-er people would find cum-bersome or boring, saidShaw, who is the coordina-tor of DeKalb ChristianHome Educators (DCHE)of which she has been amember since 2004.

DCHE is a home-

school support group thatoffers a variety of socialactivities for homeschoolchildren andalso groupactivities that familiescant offer themselves suchas spelling bees, sciencefairs, geography bees, so-cial studies fairs and mathevents, Shaw said of theorganization, which hasapproximately 50 memberfamilies.

I homeschool my ownchildren, and I wanted tobe able to provide a goodenvironment for them andalso help other familiesas they homeschool theirchildren, said Shaw, who,along with her husbandAlan, has five children.

In addition to DCHE,Shaw volunteers with Ce-dine Bible Camp in SpringCity, Tenn. For five toseven weeks each summer,Shaw is a dining roomhostess for the camp andassists with registration.

Shaw volunteers as aBible quizzing coach withLilburn Alliance Church,

a board member of theDeer Creek homeownersassociation, and a churchadministrator for ChristFirst Community Church.She also helps with theForest Park Missions fooddistribution program.

Usually I see a needthat I am able to assist

with and if I believe thatGod is calling me to spendmy time fulfilling thatneed then I will do that,said Shaw, who earned aneconomics degree fromHarvard College and a lawdegree from Harvard LawSchool.

I believe that whenGod has given you certaingifts you should use themto help others, Shaw said.

People who are think-ing about volunteeringshould think about whythey want to do it, shesaid.

When you volunteer,especially if has to do withworking with people, youshould make sure thatyoure really trying to meetthe needs of the peopleand not just your ownneeds, Shaw said.

Everything shouldbe done out of a heart oflove and concern for oth-ers, because people cantell why youre doing whatyoure doing, she said.

It is important whenyou volunteer to haveyour priorities in order,Shaw said. Make surethat youre first focusingon your relationship withGod and then taking careof your family and thenreaching out to others andhelping others.

If you would like to nominate someone

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Senior citizens across thecounty want to know whenheir new senior centers will

open.A group of seniors who

attended the Aug. 12 meet-

ng of the DeKalb CountyBoard of Commissionersdemanded answers aboutwhen construction on threeenior centersin north,

central and south DeKalbwould be completed.

We have been madepromises, said Joyce Wrightof Decatur, who is a memberof the South DeKalb SeniorCenter. We would like toknow the truth. What is thedelay of our building? Wehave heard promises andpromises and promises.CEO LeeMaypromised thatuly 14 we would be in our

building. I dont think hemeant2014. I think he re-ally means2015 because itooks like we are never goingo get there.

Paul Greshamof Deca-ur said the seniors of south

DeKalb are very disappoint-ment that our elected [offi-cials havent] informed us onhe progress that the centers making.

We are old enough toknow that when theres dirtpiled up in the parking lot

and no one is working, wecant go into the center,Gresham said.

They continue to tell uswere going into the centernext month, Gresham said.That could be consideredsenior abuse. Next year thistime, some of us will notqualify to attend the seniorcenter.

DeKalb County press sec-

retary BurkeBrennansaidcounty officials are sensitiveand understanding and hearthe seniors concerns.

May spoke with severalof the seniors today thatshowed up at the meetingand listened to their con-cerns and will be meetingwith them on this topic inthe near future, Brennansaid.

Although the projects arebehind our original time-tables, Brennan said, theyare going to get done; weve

just had a series of unfore-seen events and delays thatwere not factored into theoriginal estimation.

The Central DeKalbSenior Center, located at1340 McConnell Drive inunincorporated Decatur, isapproximately 99 percentcomplete, Brennan said.

What were doing thereis finalizing the punch list,he said. The overall build-ing is of outstanding quality;were proud of it. This seniorcenter is going to offer a lotfor the seniors that frequent

it. Were expecting to havea grand opening date within

the next week, so that one isgood to go, Brennan said.

The South DeKalb SeniorCenter, located at 1931 Can-dler Road, is approximately85 percent complete, Bren-nan said.

It was originally slated tobe open in March.

It might not look likeit from appearances, butmost of what you see there[undone] is cosmetic, Bren-nan said. The big stuff isalready done. The structureis in placethe foundation,building structure, walls,roof. The unfinished busi-ness includes sidewalks,completion of the parkinglot, some electrical andplumbing, paint, flooring,landscaping.

Were working diligentlywith all of the parties tobring this project to comple-tion, said Brennan, addingthat the center should becompleted in three months.

Located at 3393 MaloneDrive, the North DeKalbSenior Community Centerwas scheduled to be openAugust 2014 but has experi-enced some delays, includ-ing unforeseen soil condi-tions, unseasonably heavyrainfall, groundwater issuesand multiple subcontractorissues.

This center is 40 percentcomplete.

We have some substan-tial structural work remain-ing, Brennan said. We

Unforeseen delays stallconstruction on senior centers

Although county ofcials say the South DeKalb Senior Center is 85 percent complete, a sign on the propertynnounces a stop work order issued Aug. 14. Photo by Andrew Cauthen

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AROUNDDEKALBAtlantaConcert to benefit anti-nuclear group

Rock the Bomb is the theme of the No NukesYall Jamboree concert event to benefit NuclearWatch South.

Aviva & the Flying Penguins will headline thevent which also features Ex-P.A.N.D Band, Susan-

nah Masarie, Think Speak, Wing, Bluegrass FlashMob, Joanne Steel, Local Establishment, Fuiste andacquelyn Howard.

The concert will be Saturday, Aug. 23, 4-11 p.m.The cost is a $10 donation for adults, $5 for stu-dents and children are free. The event will be heldat the Lake Claire Community Land Trust, 280 Ari-ona Avenue, Atlanta.

Nuclear Watch South (nonukesyall.org) is amostly volunteer, grassroots environmental grouphat works to shape nuclear policies and raise pub-ic awareness of nuclear weapons, nuclear reactors,

and nuclear waste.

Avondale EstatesCity to host yard sale

Avondale Estates will host its first CitywideYard Sale Sept. 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. House-holds can hold a yard sale on the day of theevent. Participants have until Aug. 29 to bringa $15 registration fee to city hall. After theale, several nonprofit organizations will comehrough the city to pick-up any leftover items

you wish to donate. Participating householdshould be ready for their first shoppers by 7:45

a.m., and should begin clearing off their prop-erty by 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.avondaleestates.org/events.

Labor Day race specifics released

Avondale Estates will host its 36th AnnualLabor Day 5K Race and 1 Mile Race Sept. 1.Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., the 1-mile racewill start at 8:30 a.m. and the 5K race will beginat 8 a.m. To register the day before the race,visit active.com. For more information, contactKaren Holmesat (404) 294-5400 or [email protected].

BrookhavenBrookhaven wins award

Brookhaven was recently awarded the Dis-inguished System for the Exemplary Systemsn Government Award by the Urban and Re-

gional Information Systems Association. Since

980, this award has recognized achievementsn the use of geospatial information technologyhat have improved the delivery and quality of

government services. The award competition is

open to all public agencies at the federal, state

or provincial, regional and local levels.

ChambleeKeswick Drive sidewalk to close for six months

Construction near Chamblees Keswick Parkwill impact sidewalks in that area. Construc-tion crews will use portions of the park near thetennis court to park vehicles. The constructionwill close off an area of sidewalk near the 3500block of Keswick Drive for the next six months.

Developers are building a high-end subdivi-

sion on vacant land near Keswick Park. Theland abuts the park.Chamblee city councilman Tom Hogan

said on his Facebook page: I suggest we usethe Keswick Park issue as a call to action forthe city to get serious about creating a masterpark plan with land, assets and programmingWe need to review all of our park space, createsome connectivity, and invest.

ClarkstonRegistration opens for Tour De Casa

Registration is open for the first Tour DeCasa, a 10-kilometer bike ride benefitingDeKalbs Court Appointed Special AdvocateProgram (CASA). CASA trains volunteerswho then serve as officers in DeKalbs juvenilejustice system. The volunteers serve as courtappointed advocate to children in the juvenilejustice and foster care system.

The ride will raise money to train morevolunteers. Entrance is $20 in advance foradults, $10 for children ages 11-17 and free forchildren under 10. Tickets are $25 for adultsand $15 for youth at the event. Tickets can bebought in advance at tourdecasa.eventbrite.com. Additional information can be found by

calling (404) 378-0038 or emailing [email protected].

DecaturThe Wylde Center to host seed saving andsharing event

The Wylde Center (www.wyldecenter.org)will host Save your Seeds and Share on Sat-urday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon at theOakhurst Garden, 435 Oakview Road, Decatur.

Attendees will receive information on howto save seeds, share and swap seeds and taste

summer produce including tomatoes, okra,peppers, eggplant, beans, squash and more,grown in the Wylde Center gardens.

Faculty and students from the University ofNorth Georgia will be on hand to explain about

Saving Appalachian Gardens and Storie, a sig-

nature initiative of the Georgia AppalachianStudies Center at the university. Through theprogram, students collect, grow, bank, save andshare heirloom seeds of the Southern Appala-chians, and create visual and performance artbased on the stories of the seed keepers. TheUNG representatives will tell stories, demon-strate how to save seeds and provide attendeeswith seeds from the SAGAS program to takehome.

There is no cost to attend, but those inter-ested are asked to RSVP in advance at bit.ly/SaveYourSeeds.

DunwoodyDetails of Brook Run Trail opening announced

Runners, walkers, riders and people of allabilities are invited to join the city of Dun-woody in celebrating the grand opening of theBrook Run Trail at Brook Run Park. Partici-pants should gather at the parks trailhead near4770 N. Peachtree Road at 9:30 a.m. The three-kilometer race (or, a little more than a mile anda half) is not timed and there is no entry fee.

LithoniaFlat Rock Archive announces new hours

The Flat Rock Archive is now open Tuesday,Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Flat Rock Archive is a research centercontaining records, artifacts and historicalinformation about the slaves and their descen-dants who lived and still live in the communityof Flat Rock.

The tour of the slave cemetery will be Tues-days at 2 p.m. only or by appointment.

For more information, contact the Flat RockArchive at (770) 797-5625.

Stone MountainSoutheast DeKalb road closures announced

Rockbridge Road between Rock ChapelRoad and South Deshon Road will be closedto through traffic beginning at 6 a.m. Sept. 7through 9 p.m. Sept. 9 to repair Stone Moun-tain Creek Bridge. Road closure signs will beposted in the area advising of constructionwork and traffic detours.

For more information, contact Byron E.Guthrie, president of B.E. Construction Com-

pany Inc., at (404) 286-2277.

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Restaurant Inspections

Establishment Name: Ledet RestaurantAddress: 447 North Indian Creek Drive, Suite ICurrent Score/Grade: 83/BInspecon Date: 08/14/14

Observaons and Correcve AconsObserved PHFs (diced tomatoes, feta cheese) holding at

temperatures above 41F in prep top cooler. Informed PIC allcold held potenally hazardous foods must be kept at 41For below. PIC states cooler was serviced yesterday, 8/13/14.Ambient temperature of cooler 53F. Informed PIC if cooleris unable to hold foods at 41F or below, it will have to bereplaced. Advised PIC to discard feta cheese and place dicedtomatoes on ice bath. COS- PIC placed tomatoes on ice bathand discarded cheese.Observed PIC engaging in food prep with watch on wrist.Informed PIC with the excepon of a plain wedding band,no jewelry is allowed on the hands arms or wrists whileengaging in food prep. Advised PIC to remove watch. COS-PIC removed watch.Observed inspecon report from 1/8/14 posted in facility.Informed PIC most current inspecon report must be postedfor public view. Advised PIC to post most current inspecon

report.No lighng available in walk in cooler. Informed PICadequate lighng is required in food preparaon and storageareas. Advised PIC to have light bulb replaced.No shield on light in main kitchen area above 3compartment sink. Informed PIC light must be shielded orshaerproof in food preparaon and storage areas.

Establishment Name: China PandaAddress: 4919 Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 206Current Score/Grade: 92/AInspecon Date: 08/14/2014

Observaons and Correcve AconsDamp wiping cloths stored on counter tops. COS-towelsplaced in buckets. Wiping cloth soluon was 0ppm chlorine.COS-more bleach added now 100ppm chlorine.Pans/food containers stored wet. PIC advised to allow dishesto air dry before storing or stacking.Cung board is in poor condion, heavily stained. PICadvised to resurface cung board. Look into a cung boardscraper/renisher.Walk in cooler shelves and other storage shelves are heavilyrusted..Walk in cooler shelves unclean. PIC advised to clean.Mop sink faucet leaks when the cold & hot water is turnedon. Walls near the mop sink are unclean with splaer.Employee items stored above the meat sink. PIC advised tokeep personal items below and away from restaurant items.

Establishment Name: Hot WinglantaAddress: 1353 Brocke Road, Suite P

Current Score/Grade: 84/BInspecon Date: 08/14/2014

Observaons and Correcve AconsObserved employee wipe nose and connue to cooking shon grill without washing hands. Informed PIC hands mustbe cleaned and properly washed before engaging in foodprep and immediately when hands become contaminated.Advised PIC to wash hands before connuing to food prep.Observed employee eang fried rice and consumingbeverage in main kitchen area. Informed PIC eang is notallowed in food preparaon/ storage areas. Informed PICdrinking in food prep areas is permissible, but must be donethrough a single service cup with a lid and straw. Advised PICto place lid and straw on cup and ulize dining area to eatfoods. COS- PIC discarded rice and beverage.

Observed wet wiping cloth on prep top counter. InformedPIC wiping cloths must be stored in approved sanizingsoluon between use. Advised PIC to place wiping cloth insanizing bucket. COS- PIC placed cloth in sanizing soluon.

Law enforcement officers sentencedfor protecting drug dealersby Carla [email protected]

Six former DeKalb law

nforcement officers, in-luding a MARTA police of-icer, were among 13 peopleentenced to federal prisonast week for accepting thou-ands of dollars in cash pay-

ments to provide protectionduring staged drug dealshat were part of a federal

undercover operation.The officers sentenced

were former DeKalbCounty police officersDennis DurenandDorian Williams;ormer Stone Moun-ain police officer

Denoris Carter; for-mer MARTA officerMarquez Holmes;and former DeKalbSheriff jail officersMonyette McLaurinand Chase Valentine.

According toUnited States Attor-ney Sally QuillianYates, the undercoveroperation arose out ofa Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearmsand Explosives (ATF)nvestigation of an

Atlanta area streetgang in August 2011.ATF agents learnedrom an individual

associated with thegang that police officerswere involved in protectinghe gangs criminal opera-ions, including drug traf-icking crimes.

According to a cooperat-ng individual, the officers

while wearing uniforms,driving police vehicles, orotherwise displaying badg-sprovided security to the

gang members during drugdeals.Three individuals, who

were not law enforcementofficers, provided the co-operator with the names ofpolice officers who wantedo provide security for

drug deals, according toYates. Once these officerswere identified, FBI andATF agents arranged withhe cooperator for the of-icers to provide securityor drug transactions that

were described in advance tonvolve the sale of multiple

kilograms of cocaine.The police officers, usu-

ally wearing uniforms anddisplaying weapons and

occasionally in their policevehicles, patrolled the park-ing lots where the deals tookplace and monitored thetransactions, according toYates. These transactionswere audio and video re-corded.

Duren, 32, of Atlanta,was sentenced to seven yearsin prison to be followed

by five years of supervisedrelease. According to theU.S. Attorneys Office, Du-ren provided protection forwhat he believed were fourseparate transactions in theAtlanta area that involvedmultiple kilograms of co-caine in 2011. Duren and aco-defendant accepted cashpayments totaling $8,800

for these services. Durenpleaded guilty to one ofthose deals, which occurredin November, according tothe U.S. Attorneys Office.

Williams, 25, of StoneMountain, was sentencedto seven years in prison tobe followed by five yearsof supervised release. TheU.S. Attorneys Office saidWilliams provided protec-tion for what he believedwere three separate trans-actions that involved mul-tiple kilograms of cocainein 2013. Williams and his

co-defendant accepted cashpayments totaling $18,000for their services. Williamspleaded guilty to one of

those deals.Holmes, 45, of Jonesboro,was sentenced to five yearsin prison to be followedby five years of supervisedrelease. Holmes providedprotection for what he be-lieved were four separatetransactions that involvedmultiple kilograms of co-caine in 2012, according

to the U.S. AttorneysOffice. Holmes and aco-defendant acceptedcash payments totaling$9,000. Holmes pleadedguilty to one of thosedeals that occurred onNov. 8, 2012.

McLaurin, 37, of At-lanta, was sentenced tosix years in prison to befollowed by five yearsof supervised release. In2013, McLaurin provid-ed protection for whathe believed were twoseparate drug transac-tions in the Atlanta areathat involved multiplekilograms of cocaine.During a meeting todiscuss future drug

transactions, McLaurinfalsely represented thathe was a deputy em-ployed by the DeKalbSheriffs Office, even

though his position as a jailofficer ended in 2011. Forhis services, McLaurin anda co-defendant were paid$12,000 in cash. He pleadedguilty to one of those deals.

Valentine, 44, of Cov-ington, was sentenced totwo years, nine months inprison to be followed by fiveyears of supervised release.

In 2013, Valentine helpedMcLaurin and another co-defendant, Gregory LeeHarvey, provide security forwhat he believed were drugdeals. Like McLaurin, Valen-tine falsely represented him-self to be a DeKalb CountySheriffs Deputy, eventhough his position as a jailofficer ended in 2010.

Valentine provided secu-rity for one undercover drugtransaction in 2013. Valen-tine pleaded guilty to thatone deal.

The police

officers, usually

wearing uniforms

and displaying

weapons, patrolled

the parking lots

where the deals

took place.

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Oslushla Smith, Kemontay Cullins, Cu-trez Johnson and Kayla Dixonhave been

indicted for the series of events that led to thedeath of 9-month-old KenDarious EdwardsJr.

Smith, 19; Cullins, 18; Johnson, 16; andDixon, 20; have been identified as membersof the Bloods gang. They face a combined 13counts, including malice murder, felony mur-der and violation of street gang terrorism andprevention act.

Smith, Cullins and Johnson were report-edly called to a party May 3 at an apartmentcomplex in Stone Mountain to assist AlexisMalone, 17, an acquaintance, who was hav-ing an altercation. Smith, Cullins and Johnsonallegedly fired several rounds, killing 32-yearold Michael Phillips.

According to a release from the DeKalbDistrict Attorney, Smith purportedly worriedthat Malone was going to cooperate with au-thorities in revealing information about Phil-lips death. Smith, Cullins and Johnson thenlured Malone and Dixon to a remote area,where, according to the indictment, Malonewas killed by strikes to the head with a rockand shot.

Possibly in retaliation for Malones death,Devin Thomas, 18, and Marco Watson, 36,allegedly kicked down the door at the homewhere Smith and Johnson lived on To LaniFarm Road in Stone Mountain. Thomas andWatson shot three women, Tracy Smith, Tan-

yika Smithand Taniqua Clark. Tracy Smithis the mother of Tanyika Smith, Oslushla

Smith, and Johnson. Tanyika Smith was hold-ing her infant son, KenDarious Edwards Jr.,who died due to the shooting.

by Carla [email protected]

Brookhaven resident and busi-ness owner Tim Nama announcedAug. 5 that he will run for the va-cant Brookhaven District 2 City

Council seat.Nama, who serves as chairman

of the citys zoning board of appeals,resigned from his position to run forthe council seat. Nama announcedhis decision to the run for the openseat in a news release.

After much encouragement andlengthy discussion with my family,I have decided to take my serviceto the people of Brookhaven to thenext level, Nama said. As a citywe are still young. We have a lot ofpotential, but there are many chal-lenges as well.

The District 2 seat became open

after former city council memberJim Eyreabruptly resigned in April.His resignation came after he criti-cized reports that city taxpayers paidcity manager Marie Garretts salaryand consultant fees for more than ayear.

In June, the city council passed

a resolution authorizing a specialelection for the vacated council seat.The special election will be heldduring the general primary electionon Nov. 4. Potential candidates canqualify for the race Aug. 19-24.

Nama is the only person to an-

nounce his intentions to run for theseat.

A native of the recently incorpo-rated city, Nama was on the boardof Citizens for North DeKalb andhe worked with Brookhaven YES, a

grassroots group that campaigned toincorporate Brookhaven.

Together, our community islaying a foundation for the future,Nama said. My time as chairman ofthe Zoning Board of Appeals showsme we have issues that need to be

addressed to protect the integrityand quality of our neighborhoods. Iwant to bring my experience to thecity council to make sure we have atop notch planning system in placethat will protect and enhance ourneighborhoods while giving clearrules to builders.

Nama, his wife Staceyand theirthree children live in the AshfordPark neighborhood. He is a smallbusiness owner involved in home-building and real estate investing.

As a father of three small chil-dren, our parks are extremely im-portant to me, Nama said. Parks

are where our community comestogether. After years of neglectfrom DeKalb, it will take time, butIm convinced we can have the bestparks in the metro area.

Business owner to run for vacant Brookhaven council seat

Tim Nama with his wife, Stacey, and their oldest son Miller.

had an environmental site study done on theproperty but it failed to turn up that there werehese large concrete pillars that were buried

beneath the surface that had to be removed.That was an unexpected delay and ex-

pense, he said. That was a huge setback onhat project.

The countys revised estimate has this proj-ect complete by the end of the year, Brennan

aid.Once completed, each will be a5,000-square-foot facility with amenitiesncluding community meeting rooms, a com-

puter lab, a fitness area and more. Addition-

ally, each center will include classrooms toaccommodate the various activities requestedby the community and a dining hall seatingapproximately 120.

At an approximate cost of $5 million each,the senior centers are being paid for using U.S.Housing and Urban Development CommunityDevelopment Block Grant funds.

We are taking action to get these projects

back on track, Brennan said. The good newsis that all of them are progressing and, oncecomplete, each one is going to be an asset tothe community and a state-of-the-art facilityfor all of our seniors to enjoy.

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Cracks and other damage are visible on the yet-to-open South DeKalb Senior Center. Photos by Andrew Cauthen

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Brookhaven:Most exciting place in Georgiaby Carla [email protected]

If you are looking foromewhere to have a goodime, then Brookhaven ishe place to be, according to

a real estate blog.Movoto.com ranked

Brookhaven as the mostexciting place in Georgia,

ahead of Atlanta, whichcame in at No. 2.

Decatur also made theist coming in at No. 7. Nat-

alie Grigson, staff writer forMovoto.com, said the list isbased on research on Geor-gia from the U.S. Census.

She said they gatheredhe 50 largest places in thetate, and then used the

2010 Census and businessistings to research each ac-

cording to a list of criteriahat included nightlife, live

music, active life options,arts and entertainment, fast

food restaurants, percent-age of restaurants that arenot fast food, percentage of

residents ages 18 to 34, andpopulation density.

Next, we ranked eachof our places with a scorefrom one to 50, in each ofthe above criteria; the lowerthe number, the better thescore, Grigson said. Weaveraged these rankingsinto an overall Big DealScore, where the lowestscore was our most excitingplace, which in this case,was Brookhaven.

According to the re-search, Brookhaven has ahigher percentage of youngpeople than Atlanta (39.26

versus 34.13). The newlycreated city also has morenightlife, music venues, andarts per capita than Atlanta.

Whether youre walkingfrom Slice of Brookhaven orThe One Sushi + to Yebo orHoustonsor to any num-ber of the other restaurants,... youre bound to run into

somebody, Grigson said.Brookhaven Mayor J.Max Davissaid the city is

very pleased to be recog-nized as the most excitingplace in Georgia.

As residents, we knowthe excitement of living ina bustling, thriving city, butits also good to see somemetrics about what every-one who visits Brookhavencan sense and feel, Davissaid.

Decaturs lower rankingis due to the lack of youngpeople living in the city. Thecity ranked 41st out of the50 largest places in the state.However, the city rankedthird in the categories ofboth nightlife and arts, sec-ond for its dense population(4,527 people per squaremile), and first for its num-ber of active life options percapita.

Also in the top 50 placesfrom DeKalb County areTucker (No. 15), Dunwoody(No. 22), North Druid Hills

(No. 36), Redan (No. 46)and Candler-McAfee (No.47).

Movoto.com ranked Brookhaven as the most exciting place in Georgia, citing the citys young population percentage, nightlife, music venues and arts. Photos provided

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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 profoundinsights and hope for a positive reunion.

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Photos brought to you by DCTV

Herbie, a 3-year-old cat, lounges at the Pet Supermarket at Toco Hills. Herbie was struckwith a pellet gun BB in the spine and paralyzed in his back legs. He accompanies hisowner to the store each weekend to help get other homeless cats adopted. Photo byLauren Ramsdell

South DeKalb seniors attended a recent DeKalb County Board of Commissioners meeting tond out why their new center isnt open yet. See story on page 6A. Photo by Andrew Cauthen

Stephenson QB Dewann Ford Jr. puts the moves on Tucker Highs Avery Phillips during its Battle of the Catscrimmage game Aug. 16. Photo by Travis Hudgons

Victoria Brown serves the ball for Redan High School during theinaugural DeKalb County Spikefest Tournament. Photo by Travis Hudgons

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Several ethics complaints dismissed against county leadersy Andrew [email protected]

Ethics complaints against DeKalbCounty Commissioners Jeff Radernd Stan Watsonhave been dis-

missed.The ethics board found that the

omplaint was unspecific, althought was inflammatory and defama-ory, said Rader after the complaintgainst him was dismissed. Theyound that it didnt have enoughpecifics for them to act on, so Imlad it was dismissed for that rea-on.

The complaint against Rader,iled by Timothy Brantleyof Deca-ur, alleged that Rader defrauded

DeKalb County residents by usinghis position as a commissioner to il-egally enrich himself and his formermployer, Jacobs Engineering.

When he was first elected, Raderaid, he sought and received fromhe ethics board an advisory opinionn how to avoid conflict of interestegarding his employment.

Ive conducted myself consistent

with that advisory opinion, Radersaid. I actually sought the opinionbefore I took office, knowing thatthat could be a conflict.

Gene Chapman, the ethic boardsattorney, said, There [are] not spe-cific instances or facts showing thatMr. Rader received kickbacks. Ifthose facts are true, you have subjectmatter jurisdiction. The problem isthat those facts are very vague andambiguous.

Rader said the filer of the com-plaint never entered a request forany records through the Open Re-cords Act or any other means to beable to discover evidence. He didnteven go through the motions of try-ing to get evidence before he madethese defamatory accusations.

The ethics complaint againstWatson, filed by DeKalb residentRheaJohnson,alleged that the

commissioner used his county pur-chasing card for personal purchasesand was tied to a corruption case inSouth Carolina involving bribes.

The ethics board also dismissed acomplaint against the DeKalb Coun-

ty Board of Commissioners andinterim county CEO Lee May. Thatcomplaint alleged the commission-ers and interim CEO interfered withthe ethics board by creating paid po-sitions to work for the board.

A complaint against Sheriff JeffMannconcerning an alleged assaultwas dismissed because the board de-cided that it does not have jurisdic-tion over the sheriff s department.

It is gratifying to see that ourrevitalized Board of Ethics is pro-ceeding deliberately, responsibly andrapidly to process the concerns ofour residents, May said, in a state-ment. There was never a doubt inmy mind about the propriety of myactions, but the point is that com-plaints can be vetted thoroughlythrough an independent organiza-tion.

An ethics complaint against

Commissioner KathieGannonisstill being considered by the ethicsboard, which decided that it had the

jurisdiction to investigate the allega-tions.

An ethics complaint against

Commissioner Elaine Boyerandher assistant Bob Lundsten, is stillunder preliminary investigation.

Attorney Vic Hartman, who hasbeen investigating the allegations forthe ethics board, said he has enoughinformation for the ethics board toconsider in a preliminary hearing.

Ethics Board chairman JohnErnstsaid he will set the prelimi-nary hearing for mid-September.

Rader said he could not predictwhether more ethics complaintswould be dismissed.

Theres a wide range of com-plaints and each of them will have tobe considered on their own merits,Rader said.

Although the complaint againsthim was frivolous, Rader said thepublic deserves a venue, when theydont have to go through some poli-tician in order to get someone to

review their concerns.The ethics board is a benefit forDeKalb and we are well advised toremember that venue is available tothe public, Rader said.

he DeKalb County Ethics Board is in the process of considering several complaints against county leaders. Photo by Andrew Cauthen

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most of them are worn downnd have holes in them.

Since the project launched,t has distributed more than00,000 pairs of shoes to thosen need in the United States,

Ghana, Liberia, Haiti andamaica. Kumi has partnered

with schools and churchescross metro Atlanta to sharehis story and to encouragepeople to donate shoes thathey do not wear anymore to

people who need them.I want people to under-

tand that shoes are very im-portant, Kumi said. My goals to just change the world

one pair at a time becausehere are millions of peopleround the world who dont

have shoes to wear to walk tochool or church, Kumi said.

The Soul Project has part-nered with Greater Travelers

Rest Church in Decatur for ahoe drive every Saturday in

August at the church from 10.m. to 2 p.m. Kumi said he

hopes to collect 50,000 pairs

of shoes to distribute to peo-ple in Liberia and Ghana. Hehas collected at least 22,000so far.

For me to get those shoesI need people from schools,churches, the community andnon-profit organizations to

help me, he said. Im tryingto send them by the end ofOctober.

Kumi visited Liberia inJanuary and distributed al-most 30,000 pairs to childrenin adults. He promised toreturn to Liberia this monthwith more shoes, but becauseof the Ebola outbreak, he hasdelayed his trip.

He plans to travel to Ghanain December and then deliverthe shoes to Liberia.

People are trying to runaway from [Ebola] but at thesame time they dont have

any shoes on their feet whiletheyre running, he said. If Ican get 50,000 pairs of shoes,that will be a blessing.

he Soul Project has collected 22,000 shoes so far. The Soul Project is host-ng a shoe drive at Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church in Decatur every

Saturday in August.

Some children in Africa walk around every day with bare feet or in shoes inerrible condition.

Hundreds protestMissouri police shootingby Andrew [email protected]

People held signs that read Dontshoot, Veterans 4 Justice, and Justicefor Mike Brown, during an Aug. 14 rallyin Decatur where hundreds protestedthe fatal shooting of an unarmed Blackteenager in Ferguson, Mo., by police.

According to the Associated Press,Michael Brown, 18, was shot after an

officer encountered him and anotherman on the street. Ferguson police saidone of the men pushed the officer intohis squad car, then physically assaultedhim in the vehicle and struggled with theofficer over the officers weapon. At leastone shot was fired inside the car.

The struggle then spilled onto thestreet, where Brownwas shot multipletimes.

Since the Aug. 9 shooting, there havebeen multiple protests in the St. Louissuburbsome of which have been metwith tear gas, rubber bullets and smokebombs from police armed with military-style equipment.

The Decatur protest was organized viasocial media by college student KeleneLee of Crabapple.

I was on Twitter a lot following whatwas happening in Ferguson and I saw[an activist who] called people to just gettogether and try to channel our angerinto some kind of action, Lee said. I feltinspired.

Lee said she hopes the rally willinspire the participants to get connectedwith their communities.

So many people spoke today becausepeople are angry, and people want to letout their rage, Lee said. When you addanger and focus, you get momentum.Thats what I hope is going to happen.

Not only are we here to mournMichael Brown and all other victims ofpolice brutality, we have thought of manyother ideas to take action, Lee said.That is what I hope for.

One of the impromptu speakers wasNathan Knight, president of the DeKalbChapter of the Southern ChristianLeadership Conference.

Im here today because Ive beenat this same position over 65 or 70times in my life, Knight said. Changedoesnt come from group action likethis. Change comes because you go intoyour community, and you fight for theright to vote, you fight for other peoples

rights and you vote. You get out and youselect people to make a difference in yourcommunity.

Knight said he saw communities goup in flames in the 1960s.

We saw the same thing in the 70s,he said. When RodneyKinggot beatdown in California, we had all of thisall over again. But the change that cameout of that, that lived and lives today arethe men and women that sought afterpolitical office, and they decided thatthey wanted to make a difference.

Cedric Alexander, DeKalb Countysdeputy chief operating officer of publicsafety, went to Ferguson Aug. 16.

While there, he planned to meet withthe local police chiefs and start havingdialog with them around how they canbetter improve relationships with theircommunity so that theyhopefully,avoid some of the missteps that theyexperienced over the last week.

Alexander said he would look at themistakes that had been made and whatcould have been done a whole lot better.

The footage that weve all seenacross the country is going to become alearning tool for law enforcement acrossthe country that in certain situationsyou dont have to make that strong of apresence, he said. Were going to learnbetter ways in which we manage crowds

better that are protesting peacefully.

Staff writer Carla Parker contributed tothis story.

Protestors march in Decatur after a White police ofcer fatally shoots an unarmed Black teenager inFerguson, Mo. Photo by Andrew Cauthen

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Thanks to a gift fromMeredith McCoyd, allixth-grade students at Ren-

froe Middle School will haveheir own school iPads to

use in the classroom.McCoyds donation cov-

ers three-fourths of the$91,000 total of to buy thePads, while the City Schools

of Decatur will cover thecosts of rolling storage cartsand applications the stu-dents will use.

We want to see the kidsyncing their iPads up to the

board, sending their docu-ments up to the board so theclass can see themits prettycool stuff, said Renfroeprincipal Derrick Thomas.We have been on the front

end of the iPad initiative fora while so the one-to-onehing is just icing on the

cake.The one-to-one thing

means that each sixth graderwill have an iPad that is his

or hersnot to take home,yet, but to carry around dur-ng the school day and useo interact with teachers and

other students. A similarprogram is in place at CitySchools of Decaturs 4/5Academy.

Sixth-grade humanitieseacher Suzanne Eptinghad

already integrated iPads intoher instruction last year asa part of a pilot feasibilityprogram. Each student usedan iPad during class that washared with other studentsn other class periods. Ept-ng said the program wasuccessful.

For me, I dont like us-ng a lot of paper, Im not

good at organizing paper,he said. I can organize my

computer all the livelongday. I was so excited to learnabout different learningmanagement systems where

could have my students in-eract with me.

Epting said she has usedhe iPads for quizzes, writ-ng assignments and giving

feedback to students. In

October 2013, she said, shedidnt make a single papercopy of an assignment. Inaddition to teaching stu-dents the material, Epting

said, they taught her moreefficient tips and tricks forusing the technology.

Before last year I hadnot used a tablet one time,she said. When we started Iwas a little apprehensive, butthey were really great. It wasnice to open up that dia-logue with the students sothey could take ownership,and they were offering stuffup to me as I was offeringinformation to them.

Heather BorowskiisCity Schools of Decatursdirector of instructionalmedia and communications.She said that the iPads canalso bridge the gap betweenhome and school, keepingparents informed on whattheir children are learning.

Once kids reach middleschool, theyre not exactlysaying, Hey, let me tell youabout my day, she said. Ifeverything is online and theparent can log in and seewhats happening, they feelmore at ease and connectedto the teacher and the class-

room.Parents and students getdifferent logins for Edmodo,a free social learning ap-plication Epting uses in herclasses. There is no privatemessaging and the teachermoderates all discussions.The new iPads, which willbe leased over a three-yearperiod, will be integratedinto other instruction areas,not just humanities.

Epting said her studentsalso have used Pages, Ever-note and World Book Mo-bile in her instruction. Forexample, one assignmentbroke students into groupsbased on reading levels.Instructions were giventhrough Edmodo on theiPads. Students used linksEpting selected to researchNAFTA and its effect onUnited States-Mexico rela-tions. Through comments,text boxes and presentations,Epting said the students arewriting more because theydont have to put pen to pa-per and instead type.

It just opens up a new

world of possibilities forwhat you can do as far asresearch, which is a big partof our [International Bacca-laureate] practice, as well as

Sixth grade humanities teacher Suzanne Epting said she has incorporated iPads into her instruction atRenfroe Middle School with success. Photo provided

Renfroe Middle Schoolto get iPads for allsixth-grade students

writing and reflecting backon this writing, Epting said.

Instead of sometimesoutdated informationpublished in a large ency-clopedia, students can getup-to-the-day informationfrom World Book. They cancollaboratively write andedit right on the iPad, andget feedback from a teacher

in real time. Over the courseof a week and a half, Eptingsaid, students get their firstresearch project done.

Renfroe uses several dif-

ferent milestone rubrics,including International Bac-calaureate, Common Coreand the state mandated cur-riculum.

All the standards are hitin that week and a half, Ept-ing said.

Currently, seventh- andeighth-grade students atRenfroe also use iPads,

but only in the humani-ties classrooms. When theiPads are leased and arriveat the school, the sixth-grade humanities iPads will

be dispersed into the othergrades classrooms. Thedistrict does plan to expandthe one-to-one program intoseventh and eighth gradethrough its yearly budget ordonations such as McCoyds.

We are just so apprecia-tive to Mrs. McCoyd, this isan incredible gift, Borowskisaid. Its been in our district

strategic plan to add sixthgrade but with the economictimes we werent sure if wecould pull it off.

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One of the newest schools in DeKalbCounty is also one of the most unusual.Tapestry Public Charter School, whichopened Aug. 11, will educate neurotypicalchildren and those on the autism spectrumn inclusive classrooms.

According to Tapestrys website, 62.7percent of students with any disability aremainstreamed into inclusive classrooms, butonly 41.2 percent of children with an autismpectrum condition are.

It was not difficult to sell the concept toparents of kids with special needs, maybeon the autism spectrum but for it to benclusive we had to have all kinds of kids

here, said Tonna Harris-Bosselmann, oneof the cofounders of Tapestry. Some of thegreatest heroes I think are the families andhe kids who do not have special needs who

have other options that they think are justas good, but they really wanted to exposeheir children to true diversity. They wantheir kids to become more compassionate,olerant world citizens, developing not onlyhe kind of literacy you get in the classroom

with reading and writing but where you un-derstand true differences.

Tapestry will be housed in the educa-ion wing of Northeast Baptist Church on

Chamblee Tucker Road. The school featurescollaborative-style desk arrangements, deskchairs that swivel and are comfortable, anda sensory room where children who mightneed to cool down can regulate their emo-ions.

Teacher Alison Faulknerhas done it all,rom being a field scientist to a high schooleacher of general education students. How-

ever, she was looking for a more inclusiveand challenging environment in which toeach. She is the math and science teacheror Tapestrys first sixth-grade class, as well

as spearheading the school garden projectand teaching art.

There are elements in traditional publicchools that are missing that I saw in themodel that Tapestry is presenting, she said.[They] were very appealing on a profes-ional level and also in a personal level.

Though she hasnt previously taughtchildren on the autism spectrum, Faulknersaid, she has received training and resourcesthrough Tapestry and is excited for anychallenges that come up.

I do see inclusion as one of those thingsthat is talked about a lot in public schoolsystems and its attempted a lot but its notalways very successful, she said. I thinkTapestry is going to hit the mark on it andprobably exceed what is expected.

Tapestrys principal, Amanda Chilvers,comes most recently from an administra-tive position at the Atlanta Area School for

the Deaf. Over her 15-year career, she hasworked with children with special needsand served as a school psychologist.

Chilvers was initially a member of Tapes-trys advisory board as a charter school, itwas started much like a business but ap-plied for the principal job and was selected.

I believe that the system has taken aturn and we need to connect with studentsmore and make [the system] more student-centered, which is what Tapestry does,Chilvers said. And, we are teaching thestudents to be self-advocates, not just be-ing told what to do but so they know howto solve problems in life and be a lifelonglearner.

Rising eighth grader Miles Bosselmann

said he is excited to start math classes atTapestry. His aunt, Mary Harris, was tour-ing the building with him.

I think Tapestry is going to be an amaz-ing start for a lot of people just for the diver-sity and giving these childrenboth neuro-typical and special needsall that a diverseschool can offer, she said.

DeKalb Board of Education member JimMcMahonattended the ribbon cutting forTapestry Aug. 7. He said he is a proponentof local control.

We have always isolated people. We doit in society all the time I think person-ally its important to see it to believe it andunderstand it, he said. Here, you have

neurotypical students with kids that are onthe autism spectrum. They understand thateveryone has challenges, and we can workthrough this, and its a win-win in my opin-ion.

New charter school opens to neurotypical, autism-spectrum students

Cofounders Tonna Harris-Bosselmann and Devon Christopher cut the ribbon at Tapestry Public Charter School, opening this school year.

From left, Mary Harris and her nephew Miles Bosselmann touredthe school, which is being hosted by Northeast Baptist Church onChamblee Tucker Road.

Liliana Sandfort swings in the indoor recreation area at Tapestry PublicCharter School. Photos by Lauren Ramsdell

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Shrimp cocktail for $1.80. Beef Wellingtonfor $7.95. Strawberries a la Romanoff for $1.30.

Those were a few of the offer-ings when Petite Auberge cele-brated its 40th anniversary Aug.

14 by offering invited gueststhe opportunity to dine at 1974prices.

I want born yet when thisplace opened, remarked onediner who could barely believeshe was getting to try escargotsfor $1.80. Ive always wanted to

try it; I guess this is the night.Michael Gropp, the restaurants general man-

ager, explained, These dining specials are ourway of saying thank you to our loyal customers,and our new ones, for 40 years of patronage. Henoted that industry research shows that three infive restaurants close or change owners after justhree years so he is especially proud that Petite

Auberge has continued to thrive after four de-

cades.Petite Auberge is a family-owned restaurant

hat has been continuously operated by the Groppfamily since 1974, It has been a landmark in theToco Hills shopping center.

Another area restaurant celebrated its 40th an-niversary in similar fashion. Mellow Mushroom,which started with a single store in Atlanta, heldWay Back Wednesday in mid-August, offering

customers pizza, Coca-Cola products and evenbeer at 1974 prices. Now with 170 locations in 18tates, Mellow Mushroom said its longest continu-

ally operating restaurant opened in 1978 in theEmory University area.

by Kathy Mitchell

Two businesses, bothwith European influence, inAugust joined the more than170 establishments that makeup Perimeter Mall.

Perimeter Mall now has arestaurant that John Liu, themalls marketing manager,said brings a British flavorto our existing assortmentof restaurants. The Pub Pe-rimeter, where serversmaleand femalewear plaid kilts,offers what owners call atrue British Pub experience.

That experience startseven before diners enteras the exterior, with UnionJacks waving in the breeze,is modeled after the classiccorner pubs of London. Theinterior design features furni-ture and accessories shippedover from the United King-dom with a handcrafted baras the centerpiece.

At the bar are featuresservers seem eager to pointout. Theres a pour yourown beer wall,that allowscustomers topull their owndraughts and pay by theounce from a selection of

more than 25 British, Euro-pean and American beers.The bar is also home to awide variety of whiskeys, in-cluding 18 varieties of singlemalt scotch, served from op-tic pourers that are part of aninverted pouring system thatoriginated in Europe.

In true pub fashion, theglassware varies from beerto beer, each with its ownunique glass, allowing gueststo properly savor their fa-

vorite brew. Such details giveThe Pub a genuine ambiencenot found in many Ameri-canized pub concepts, statesan announcement from thebusiness.

Its signature dish is thatBritish standard fish andchips, which appears on themenu alongside other BritishIsle inspired offerings suchas Scotch egg (a hardboiledegg wrapped in sausage andfried), bangers (sausages)and mash (potatoes) andshepherds pie. There arealso items more familiar to

American palates such as pubwings and classic hamburg-

ers.The Pub Perimeter, partof The Tavern RestaurantGroup founded by NickSandersin 1973, is one of 12The Pub restaurants in theUnited States and the first inGeorgia.

The Swedish clothingstore Hennes & MauritzorH&Malso opened its new-est store in Perimeter Mallthis month.The approxi-mately 26,000-square-footstore features clothing forwomen, men and childrenfrom newborns to 14 years,including accessories, linge-rie, sports apparel and a plus-size line.

H&M classifies itself asa fast fashion store. Fastfashion is a term used in theclothing retail business todescribe the practice of mov-ing quickly from the designphase to the manufactur-ing and sales phases to offerconsumers current fashiontrends at lower prices.

A spokesman for H&Msaid the company stands outfor its commitment to envi-

ronmentally friendly prac-tices. Offering what it callssustainable fashion, H&Mstates that it is the largestuser of organic cotton in theworld and is committed tousing only organic and recy-cled cotton in all of its collec-tions by 2020.

H&M also claims to bethe first fashion companyto roll out a global garmentrecycling program, designedto help save natural resourcesand contribute to a reducedenvironmental impact. Cus-tomers are invited to donateold and unwanted pieces ofclothingany brandwhenthey visit the store.

Considered one of largestclothing businesses world-wide, H&M has more than2,300 stores in 43 countries.Daniel Kulle, U.S. presidentfor H&M, said, Georgiacontinues to be a growingmarket for H&M. The Pe-rimeter Mall store is the thirdin the Atlanta area.

Restaurant patronsdine like its 1974

ropp

New dining, shopping optionscome to Perimeter Mall

The new H&M in Perimeter Mall is one ofmore than 2,300 stores worldwide.

The exterior is modeled after classiccorner pubs of London.

At The Pub, wait staff wear plaid kilts,adding to the British ambiance.

At its special celebration, Petite Auberge offered TroutAlmondine, top, for $5.95 and Medallions of BeefTenderloin, bottom, for $6.95.

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