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8 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS NEWS SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 Place Your Advertising Message Here for LESS THAN A PENNY per household! * SAVE $50 * Take $50 OFF purchases over $500 through 9/24/08 with this ad! HOURS: Tues–Fri: 11–7 Sun: Noon–6 Mon: CLOSED Shift rates into low Pick up the phone and before you know it, we could bring down your car insurance rates—big time. With average annual savings of $369,* no wonder over 4,000 drivers a day shift to State Farm. ® Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. ® CALL FOR A QUOTE 24/7. 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Daily average based on 1.5 million drivers switching to State Farm in 2007. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Indemnity Company P080103 04/08 Bloomington, IL statefarm.com ® ■■■ ■ Troopers from the Georgia State Patrol Post in Jasper investigated four traffic accidents in Cherokee County during the month of August. Those crashes resulted in three injuries. Troopers issued 215 traffic tickets including five for DUI, 120 for speeding, 22 for seat belt violations and two child restraint violations. Troopers conducted one safety education presentation in the county. ■ Woodstock police are looking for suspects who reportedly stole some items from a Home Depot on Ga. 92 and LAW & ORDER ■ Lightning fire destroys home TIM CAVENDER | SPECIAL The Sept. 8 storms that passed through Cherokee County caused several public safety incidents. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire (pictured) at about 5:45 p.m. near Interstate 75 and Ga. 92 in the southwest part of the county. Residents told fire officials that there was heavy lightning in the area. The one-story home was abandoned at the time of the fire and was fully involved when firefighters arrived, said Tim Cavender, director of public affairs for Fire-ES. The house was destroyed. Another call came in 10 minutes later regarding a structure fire in Towne Lake. The fire was extinguished before it could cause extensive damage. Fire officials believe lightning caused both fires, Cavender said. There also were calls about fallen trees and downed power lines due to the storm. attempted to return the same items at the Home Depot on Sandy Plains Road. The complainant said the suspects entered the store and took two Makita combo kits, two deadbolt locks, two lock sets and two door closers and put them into the cart. One of the suspects walked to the outside garden and hid one of each of the items among the plants, the report said. The same suspect went to the register and paid for the items left in the cart and the other suspect left the store. The suspect who paid for the items gave the receipt to the second suspect, and he went back inside the store and took the items hidden in the plants, the report said. One of the items was returned with a receipt for cash at the Sandy Plains store, and another item was returned without a receipt for store credit, the report said. The other items were not returned at the time of the report. The items involved total more than $900. ■ Canton police arrested a woman Sept. 4 after she allegedly stole more than $700 worth of merchandise from Belk on Riverstone Parkway. The loss prevention officer told police the suspect took bags from behind a register and placed items into the bags, the report said. The loss prevention officer stopped the woman before she could leave the store. The loss prevention officer told police the woman attempted to steal $751 in clothes, jewelry and other merchandise. Stephanie Darlene Jones, 39, of East Ellijay, was arrested and charged with felony theft by shoplifting, the report said. ■ Cherokee County sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary Sept. 6 on Chesnut Walk in Canton. The homeowner said someone entered his home and took two Microsoft XBox gaming consoles and a 37-inch flat screen TV, the report said. He told police that the suspect could have entered the home through the front door or rear basement door, which apparently are easy to access even if locked, the report said. There also were two notebook computers, XBox games and movies that were not stolen from the residence, the report said. The estimated value of the items taken is about $1,000.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 NEWS THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 9 Hill angry about veteran home closing BY CAROLYN MATHEWS carolynmathews@ledgernews.com The Georgia Department of Veterans Service says that due to state budget cuts, it will have to close an assisted living facility for veterans in Milledgeville, but local state Rep. Calvin Hill, R-Canton, says the decision is unconscionable. In a recent news release, Commissioner Pete Wheeler, of the Georgia Department of Veterans Service (GDVS), recommended suspending domiciliary care at the Georgia War Veterans Home, which serves 80 residents that the GDVS says are “self-sufficient and not in need of daily skilled nursing care.” Public Information Manager Brian Zeringue with the GDVS said the move will allow the department to comply with Gov. Sonny Perdue’s directive of a 10 percent departmental budget cut, saving $2.5 million. Hill, a Marine Corps veteran and a member of both the Ga. House Appropriations Committee and the Budget and Fiscal Oversight Committee, wrote Wheeler a letter asking him to rethink his decision. “It has come to my attention that the Georgia Department of Veter- River Clean-up in Woodstock set for Sept. 27 Rivers Alive Cleanup Day will be held at Olde Rope Mill Park on Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to noon. Call (770) 592-8311 for more information. Ward 4’s Collins to host town hall meeting Sept. 18 Woodstock’s Ward 4 Councilwoman Tracy Collins will host a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Woodstock Community ans Service has recommended suspension of domiciliary care at the Georgia War Veterans Home in Milledgeville Ga.,” Hill said in the letter. “While we realize the need to make budget cuts during these tight times, I strongly disagree with your decision to make this particular cut as it will severely and negatively impact our veterans.” Hill asked Wheeler to look at other areas in his budget that would not have such a negative impact on the veterans and make cuts elsewhere. Hill copied his letter to Perdue, who has asked the state gov- ernment to cut back to address an estimat- Hill ed $1.6 billion shortfall in this year’s budget. “You’ve got to stand up for veterans and draw the line somewhere,” Hill said Sept. 10. “These people need assisted living. We can’t dump these people in the streets and balance the budget on their backs.” Hill said the governor has given department heads the authority to make cuts, and some have stopped buying cars or initiated furloughs. “We need to look at where else NEWS BRIEFS Center, 108 Arnold Mill Road. ■ Health district offers free flu vaccines Officials of the North Georgia Health District will be giving free flu shots in October to adults age 18 and older at drive-by flu shot clinics held by public health departments in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield counties. A limited supply of influenza vaccine was purchased for the Drive-by Flu Shot Clinics with Minor Home Repairs and Maintenance Pressure Washing • Gutter Cleaning General Labor • Debris Removal Licensed and Insured ■■■ we can cut. Maybe if Wheeler can’t find a way to cut any further, he needs to tell the governor to look at another department,” he said. Closure of the home is slated for Dec. 1. “I’m on the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee; we’ll reconvene before the end of the year and discuss this,” Hill said. Wheeler said in the release that the War Veteran’s Home staff will make an effort to help the current residents find a new home, and that the residents are getting more than 90 days notice. He said the decision to close the home would affect the fewest veterans. Hill said that every veteran, and every citizen needs to take action to make sure the Georgia War Veterans Home does not close. “I ask all of you who agree with my concerns to call, write and email the commissioner and governor with your respectful comments,” Hill said. Wheeler can be reached at: Pete Wheeler, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Veteran’s Services, Floyd Veterans Memorial Building, Suite E-970, Atlanta, Ga. 30334 or gavetsvc@vs.state.ga.us. Perdue can be reached through the state Web site, gov.georgia.gov. funds from a previously announced Public Health Enhancement Grant awarded to the health district. Flu shots will be given in Cherokee County Oct. 7-8 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Riverstone Plaza Shopping Center in Canton. Flu shots will be given in Pickens County at Harmony Elementary School, 550 Harmony School Rd., Jasper, Oct. 9 from 9 a.m.t o 4 p.m. For more information go to www.nghd.org or call the Canton health office at (770) 345-7371 or Woodstock at (770) 928-0133. 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