07.21 Ledger 01 - The Cherokee Ledger-News

24 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS LIFE JULY 21, 2010
AUTHOR: Kite to sign his
books in Canton July 23
FROM PAGE 23
“It was a full-time job,” he said. “Every aspect of
the book was done by me, so I truly learned a lot
about self-publishing.”
Through his interviews with residents from the
rural towns featured in the book, Kite said he came
away with an appreciation of small-town living.
Growing up, Kite said he enjoyed family trips to see
his grandmother in Roberta and to his grandfather’s
hometown of Ellaville.
“My dad used to take me around to the rural areas
in the South in Georgia, and I guess that gave
me an appreciation, seeing these off-the-wall
places, places no one else goes out in the middle of
nowhere,” he said. “It gave me an appreciation for
rural America. Where I grew up, compared to
places like the places in my book, there’s a lot more
culture. There’s also a lot more decay and there’s a
lot of personal stories, and the lack of someone being
there to record them, so that’s what I did.”
Through his travels, Kite said the towns he ended
up featuring in his book told their individual stories
through both words and photos.
“Time and time again, people would absolutely
love to share the story of where they’re from,” he
said. “I chose them based on not only the pictures,
the images I could get of the town, but also the history
that I could find, the story. Some towns had
great pictures, great images, great architecture,
but I could not find the story.”
When he’s not in class at Etowah High, Kite can
also be found at Kennesaw State University, where
he’s jointly enrolled, or serving as mascot for
sports teams both at KSU and at Etowah.
SPECIAL
Andy Kite, 17, of Woodstock, is seen here with his
book, “Vanishing Towns of Rural Georgia.” He will
sign copies of the book July 24 at Yawn’s Books &
More in Canton. Kite is a rising senior at Etowah High
School, and he also takes classes at Kennesaw State
University, where he is jointly enrolled.
For more information about the book, visit
www.vanishingtowns.com.
320 Hospital Road, Canton, GA 30114
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GREEN: Nonprofit offers helping hand
FROM PAGE 23
“Ninety percent of the people in
this area (East Africa) worship
trees, stones and mountains. We
were all amazed at how they accepted
Jesus,” Green said, noting
that through the two churches, the
people have the opportunity to partake
in classes, worship and enjoy
fellowship.
“I was blessed to be able to preach
a two-night open air crusade in this
land and share about Jesus.” In addition
to providing assistance medically,
spiritually and financially in
Africa, Never Alone touches those
in need right here in Cherokee
County, too.
In fact, Green said every month
the organization provides outreach
to those in the area.
“In March, our volunteers made
200 sack lunches for Cherokee
County residents in need; in April,
we helped paint 10 homes owned by
senior citizens in Woodstock; and
during the month of May we
cooked lunch, provided food boxes,
hair and nail care to over 60 women
for our annual ‘Mother’s Day Outreach,’”
Green said.
While Green’s efforts to provide
support locally and internationally
are noteworthy, he said it would
not be possible without the support
of community donations and coun-
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“We get our referrals from local
churches in Cherokee County. The
churches are very good about helping
people with basic needs of living,
but in these economic times,
unfortunately a lot of the churches
are hurting, too,” Green said,
adding that in order to continue to
support those in need, Never Alone
requested references from the
churches.
Green also said that a magnitude
of the churches in the area support
Never Alone by allowing the organization
to hold fundraisers at their
establishments.
“It has just come to us because we
relinquish ourselves to the economy,”
Green said. “We put $156,000
back in the county as direct outreach.
Everything that goes into
Never Alone, goes right back to the
people.”
According to Green a majority of
what he is able to complete in the
nonprofit is possible because his
wife of 23 years, Patricia, works
outside the home as a CPA.
“I am living a life of satisfaction;
rather than a life of success, and it
has been very rewarding,” he said.
For more information on Never
Alone Outreach, visit the Web site at
neveralone.org or call (770) 363-5272.
GARDEN: UERA teaches residents
FROM PAGE 23
The riverkeeper teaches
landowners how to manage the water
cycle, to prepare for drought, to
cultivate flowers and crops, and to
avoid erosion and stormwater
damage that causes siltation into
rivers and streams.
All the plants in the UERA office
garden are drought-tolerant, and
are a mixture of native and non-native
plants. A 550-gallon cistern collects
rainwater for reuse.
“It’s been full for a long time this
year,” Minick said. These cisterns
can be tied into a lawn irrigation
system or into a building’s plumbing
for use to flush toilets.”
The garden incorporates stones
and swales (flat even ditches,) with
sub-surface water infiltration boxes
buried underneath. The boxes
are made of recycled plastic and
basically serve to just hold open an
underground space where water
can collect and then filter gently into
the soil.
The office shows gardeners how
they can use socks filled with
mulch, along with fabric and mesh
soil supports to keep erosion and
stormwater damage from happening.
The parking lot next to the UERA
garden is constructed of Enviro-
Grid pavers, which can be covered
with rock. The system creates a
strong roadbed that won’t be damaged
by a large amount of rainwater.
Minick said that during the extremely
heavy rains Sept. 21 , 2009,
there was no damage to the UERA
gardens, as they were designed to
handle the heavy flow of rain.
A photo of the garden was featured
on a Coca-Cola World
Wildlife Fund (WWF) poster. WWF
has provided UERA with a grant to
control stormwater at canoe
launches being built along the river
in the county.
UERA provides a resource for information
on watershed pollution,
the protection of groundwater, the
importance of living things, including
fish, in the river, how
healthy soil helps plants.
For more information, visit
www.etowahriver.org.
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