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July 15, 2009 

Volume 15, Issue 14 

Woodstock, GA 

THIS WEEK 

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RISING STAR: 

Emanuel drawing interest of 

college and pro scouts 20 

THE DARTER IS BACK: 

Federal government seeks 

comment on fish species 3 

ON TOP: 

Canton man climbs to top of 

Mount Everest 26 

INSIDE 

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 28 

CLASSIFIEDS 30 

CROSSWORD 14 

LAW & ORDER 9 

OPINION 6 

SPOTLIGHT 15 

RESTAURANT REPORTS 18 

SOAPBOX 7 

SPORTS 20 

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Officers raise $1,200 for explorer programs 

PHOTOS BY ERIKA NELDNER | LEDGER-NEWS 

TOP: Woodstock Ofc. Jarred Jackson slides into third base while Holly 

Springs Lt. Brannen Pruette fields the ball at the first Woodstock police 

vs. Holly Springs police softball game July 11 at Dupree Park. Woodstock 

police won the game, 20-11. 

LEFT: Pruette waits for the perfect pitch to hit. 

Officers raised $1,208 through concession sales and raffles. The money 

goes to the explorer units for both police departments. The explorer program 

is for youths who are interested in law enforcement. 

The Leading 

Voice of 

Cherokee 

County 

County slashes budget by $5 million 

Millage rate expected to stay the same 

BY CAROLYN MATHEWS 

carolynmathews@ledgernews.com 

Cherokee County commissioners 

decided July 7 to reduce the current 

budget by $5 million. 

“The Board of Commissioners 

cut the budget over $5 million last 

night to ensure that we have an opportunity 

to keep the millage rate 

for the general fund and fire dis- 

trict the same - no increase,” said 

County Manager Jerry Cooper. 

The county still will be required 

to advertise the 2009 millage rate, 

the basis for the 2010 county budget, 

because of a .680 technical increase 

due to the mandatory park 

bond millage being added on to 

county tax bills as a result of the 

$90 million park bond passed last 

year. 

However, this year’s millage rate 

for the general fund and the fire district 

will stay the 

same, coming in more 

than 1 mill less than 

the rollback rate, because 

of the size of the 

2009 tax digest, which 

has decreased 3.5 percent 

from last year. Cooper 

Therefore, taxes for 

that portion of the county tax bill 

actually will go down. 

Youths protest Canton parks ordinance 

BY CONSTANCE COOPER 

constancecooper@ledgernews.com 

Canton’s young people want to 

play. 

More than 20 people in their late 

teens and early 20s showed up at 

the July 9 work session of the Canton 

City Council to voice their opposition 

to the passive parks ordinance 

the city passed in April. 

They’ve organized a Facebook 

group, which has more than 1,200 

members, and have started an online 

petition. 

“How can the city of Canton, a 

city so set upon community and 

well being, take away something 

like the choice to play in a park?” 

Mark Sghaitti, 19, of Canton, 

asked the city council. “I guess the 

city would rather their young peo- 

ple loiter in Riverstone or join 

gangs.” 

Canton’s mayor and members of 

the city council say that the passive 

park ordinance was a necessary 

measure to keep people using 

the parks’ walking trails safe. Both 

Heritage and Boling parks were 

built to be passive, and sports 

games disrupt the parks’ intended 

use, officials say. 

“It would be comparable to 

building a walking trail through 

the middle of a football field and 

not expecting anybody to get 

hurt,” Mayor Gene Hobgood said 

of the sports that were being 

played in the grassy areas in the 

city’s two main parks that are encircled 

by walking trails. “The city 

has to look on the side of the safety 

of the residents.” 

CONSTANCE COOPER | LEDGER-NEWS 

Austin Swords (center), who has 

helped organize a group of young 

adults opposed to Canton’s passive 

parks ordinance, listens as City Attorney 

Billy Hasty defends the ordinance. 

Some Canton residents have 

written the city council to support 

the passive parks ordinance. 

SEE PROTEST, PAGE 10 

The current and proposed general 

fund millage rate is 4.381; the current 

and proposed fire district millage 

rate is 2.742, which also stands 

more than 1 mill below the 2009 rollback 

rate. 

Public hearings are scheduled at 

the Cherokee County Administration 

Building and Conference Center, 

1130 Bluffs Parkway at 11:30 

a.m. and 6 p.m. on July 21; and 6 p.m. 

on July 28. 

SEE BUDGET, PAGE 11 

Former cop 

sentenced 

for meth 

trafficking 

BY ERIKA NELDNER 

erikaneldner@ledgernews.com 

A former Georgia State Patrol 

trooper was sentenced earlier this 

month for his role in supplying 

methamphetamine in Cherokee 

County. 

Trenton David McWhirter, 37, of 

Canton, pleaded guilty to trafficking 

methamphetamine and possession 

of a Schedule I narcotic July 1 

in Cherokee County Superior 

Court. 

He was sentenced to 

30 years, with 12 to 

serve in prison, said Lt. 

Jay Baker, public information 

officer for the 

Cherokee County 

Sheriff’s Office. 

McWhirter is not al- McWhirter 

lowed to return to 

Cherokee, or any surrounding 

county, following his release from 

prison, until his sentence has ended. 

The case was prosecuted by 

Cherokee District Attorney Garry 

Moss. 

“The sentence was harsh as befits 

the crime which was committed,” 

Moss said. “Trafficking in methamphetamine 

is an offense that deserves 

a harsh punishment. It is an 

offense that is not treated lightly in 

this circuit. The possession of over 

6 ounces of such a destructive illegal 

drug suggests the connection to 

dangerous people intent on making 

an enormous, illegal profit on the 

backs of men, women and children 

who live in our community.” 

Moss said the banishment part of 

McWhirter’s sentence is “a tool that 

can be used where appropriate.” 

SEE METH, PAGE 11

2 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS NEWS JULY 15, 2009 

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County receives permission to initiate citizenship check 



Cherokee County has received permission from the U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use its system 

to check to see whether applicants for business licenses in 

the county are U.S. citizens or legal residents of the country. 

The county now is using its access to SAVE (Systematic 

Alien Verification for Entitlements), having 

received at the end of May a Memorandum of 

Agreement (MOA) from DHS in response to 

the 17 Memorandums of Understanding the 

county submitted in June 2008. 

The MOA is a requirement of the Georgia 

Security Immigration Compliance Act, and 

using the system to verify license applicants’ 

citizenship is estimated to cost the county $500 

to $1,000 a year, said County Manager Jerry 

Cooper. 

The county has been requiring applicants to sign an affidavit 

affirming U.S. citizenship, and now that document 

can be checked against the federal database. 

“Generally, the SAVE system will be used to verify legal 

status when a business, individual, etc. applies for a business 

or other license as included in the agreement,” Cooper 

said. He noted that the county’s use of SAVE in relation 

to those applying for government service could be expanded 

in the future. 

The MOA lists the following applications as subject to 

the agreement: Peddler/solicitor licenses, amusement activities 

licenses, occupational tax, pawnshop licenses, pool 



School-by-school test results 

are out for the Georgia Criterion 

Referenced Competency Test 

(CRCT). 

To see school-by-school results 

for first through eighth grades, 

visit www.cherokee.k12.ga.us. 

Click on “departments”and then 

“assessment.” 

room licenses, massage practitioner licenses, precious The act also requires all public employers and all govern- 

metal dealer licenses, adult entertainment establishment ment contractors and subcontractors to register and par- 

licenses, ambulance franchise licenses, wrecker licenses ticipate with E-verify (Employment Eligibility Verifica- 

and taxi/limousine licenses. 

tion/Basic Pilot Program), a program the county has had 

Post 3 Commissioner Karen Bosch said she thinks hav- in place for more than a year through its professional serving 

the system in place is a good thing. 

ices and construction contracts, which require compli- 

“I think it brings another level of security to Cherokee ance to citizenship verification as a condition of conduct- 

County and, ultimately, to the United States when we can ing business with the county. 

verify individuals asking to do business in our county,” County Commission Chairman Buzz Ahrens said he 

she said. 

doubted if there would be any legal challenges 

Post 4 Commissioner Derek Good called us- 

in regard to using the SAVE system, as the 

ing the system “a necessity.” 

county is following state law requirements. 

Cooper told commissioners earlier this year 

Bosch and Post 1 Commissioner Harry 

that there is a question as to whether applying 

Johnston said that, while they don’t feel the 

for business licenses can be classified as a 

county should be sued for following state law, 

public benefit, but he warned that local gov- 

they feel it could happen. 

ernments might be sanctioned for noncompli- 

“It’s not completely clear whether business 

ance. 

licenses constitute ‘benefits’ or not,” John- 

Bosch Mexican American Legal Defense and Edu- Cooper ston said. “We did not previously believe so; Good 

cation Fund (MALDEF) spokesperson Elise 

we see business licensing as a regulatory 

Shore said July 2 “if they’re going to be using SAVE so that function. But the state seems to be taking the position that 

businesses can go ahead and pay taxes, that’s not a proper business licenses are benefits. Until that issue is clarified, 

use of the SAVE system. It’s not a license or public bene- we intend to screen applicants using SAVE.” 

fit.” 

Debbie Seagraves, executive director of the American 

Several other metro counties are using SAVE, including Civil Liberties Union of Georgia and a Cherokee resident, 

Cobb, Gwinnett, Hall, Forsyth, and Athens-Clarke County, said that the county is trying to comply with what she feels 

but it is not yet widely in use across the state. 

is flawed state legislation. 

The 2007 Georgia Security Immigration Compliance “I think it is too soon to know all the unintended conse- 

Act, sponsored by state Sen. Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, requences and the impact this will have on the business comquires 

the citizenship check. The law requires verification 

of legal U.S. residence for public benefits and that the indimunity, 

but we will monitor the situation,” Seagraves said. 

vidual requesting the benefit is an adult. 

STAFF WRITER CONSTANCE COOPER contributed to this article. 

School-by-school figures released on CRCT tests 

District officials noted that the 

score reports may vary from 

what is used in the Adequate 

Yearly Progress (AYP) reports 

because AYP calculations delete 

students not continuously enrolled 

from October through 

March. 

Also, CRCT retest scores, from 

those third-, fifth- and eighthgrade 

students who had to retake 

the test to be promoted were 

not back from the state at press 

time, according to school district 

officials. 

Cherokee students this year 

made significant gains on the 

state-required test, that dictate 

whether third-, fifth- and eighthgrade 

students will be promoted. 

Results show that 83 percent of 

Cherokee County School District 

eighth-graders passed the 

CRCT mathematics test on the 

first administration, compared 

to just 73 percent last year. 

Last year, statewide scores on 

the eighth-grade math test were 

dismal, with a 60 percent firsttime 

pass rate. 

Additionally, the state invalidated 

last year’s scores for sixthand 

seventh-grade social studies 

after data showed poor alignment 

between the new Georgia 

Performance Standards and the 

actual tests 

System-wide, 143 students 

needed remediation in thirdgrade 

reading; 213 students 

needed remediation in fifthgrade 

reading; 359 students 

needed remediation in fifthgrade 

math; 85 students needed 

remediation in eighth-grade 

reading and 450 students needed 

remediation in eighth-grade 

math.

JULY 15, 2009 NEWS THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 3 



The Etowah, Amber, and Cherokee 

darters, in their fight against 

extinction, are raising their threatened, 

albeit controversial heads 

again this summer. The thing is, nobody 

knows exactly how many 

darters there are, and the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (FWS) at the 

direction of the Georgia Legislature, 

is counting. 

To determine the number of fish 

in a particular area, researchers 

put an electroshock device in the 

water, stunning the fish so that they 

float to the top, and biologists can 

take roll call, said Hickory Log 

Creek Reservoir Manager Cole 

Blackwell. 

As well as asking those “who 

know the river” to report on the 

number of darters in the waters of 

the Etowah River and its tributaries, 

the FWS has filed the Etowah 

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) 

in the federal register and is asking 

for public comment on the draft 

plan through Aug. 31, before it 

makes revisions for possible implementation 

in 2010. 

The darters, said Deborah Millsap, 

Etowah HCP Outreach Coordinator 

with the River Basin Center 

at the University of Georgia Odom 

School of Ecology, are the “canary 

in the coal mine” in regard to the 

health of the Etowah River Basin. 

They can only lay their eggs in the 

rocky bottoms of creeks, and they 

provide food for bigger fish. 

Since the amber darter was 

placed on the endangered list in 

1985 and new species, the Etowah 

and Cherokee darters were found 

and classified as threatened in 1994, 

the fish have caused a stir, adding to 

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Sewer Authority’s (CCWSA) Hollis 

Lathem Dam from $4 million when 

it was proposed to $22 million in 

1996 when it was finished. 

CCWSA General Manager Tom 

Heard said Yellow Creek water intake 

into the reservoir and release 

out of the reservoir have to be 

maintained at the same temperature 

for the fish to survive. 

However, Heard said the Etowah 

HCP is a good thing and that it 

would create a “fair playing field for 

each stream.” 

The plan, if implemented, is voluntary 

for local governments, and 

it would allow developers and others 

who disturb ground and impact 

streams in the basin to go through 

their local governments to formulate 

mitigation plans for the darter. 

Robin Goodloe, the FWS’ lead biologist 

on the conservation plan, 

said, “By protecting these fish, we 

are helping protect water quality 

and drinking water, recreation in 

Lake Allatoona and the quality of 

life of the people who live up there.” 

Thirteen local governments submitted 

the conservation plan to the 

FWS. They are Bartow, Cherokee, 

Paulding and Pickens counties, and 

the cities of Acworth, Ball Ground, 

Canton, Dawsonville, Dallas, Holly 

Springs, Roswell, Waleska and 

Woodstock. Holly Springs is considering 

having its name removed 

from the list. 

Local governments may opt out 

of the HCP, as Dawson and Forsyth 

counties have done. In those cases, 

individual builders and developers 

must work with the FWS prior to 

construction. 

“The HCP plan is not a bad idea,” 

Heard said. “It’s going to make 

things more streamlined in the permitting 

processes, so you know 

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that cost money.” 

Millsap said the plan is designed 

to make it easier to provide responsible 

development in the basin, and 

to streamline the process so that 

habitat management can occur at 

the local level. 

Cherokee County Manager Jerry 

Cooper said the board of commissioners 

adopted a resolution in October 

2006 supporting the Etowah 

HCP. The plan is included in Canton’s 

Hickory Log Creek Reservoir 

404 permit, because the county is 

supporting it, Blackwell said. 

“We are in the process of relocating 

darters in the footprint of the 

lake, costing us $38,000,” he said. 

“UGA is relocating them to (other) 

creeks with nets, tanks, and a 

truck.” 

Blackwell said UGA also is performing 

a $50,000 genetic study on 

the darters, as well as a $50,000 population 

management study, 25 percent 

of which will come at Canton’s 

expense. 

“The most costly thing is mitigating 

120 acres of buffer around 

streams where darters live,” Blackwell 

said. “I don’t know exactly how 

much that is.” 

However, some elected officials 

and members of the development 

community disagree about the necessity 

of the Etowah HCP. 

“This ain’t about the fish,” state 

Sen. Chip Pearson, R-Dawsonville, 

asserted. Pearson authored SR 304 

this legislative session, which requests 

the FWS fish count to determine 

the actual status of the darter. 

The resolution asks FWS to develop 

an environmental impact statement 

before further review of the 

Etowah Aquatic HCP. The move 

was co-sponsored by Cherokee senators, 

Sen. Jack Murphy, R-Cumming, 

and Sen. Chip Rogers, R- 

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was passed in the House, Pearson 

said. 

Pearson said that in 2007 he testified 

about the darter to the head of 

the endangered species division at 

FWS in Washington, D.C. 

“This is nothing about darters; 

it’s everything about limiting 

growth,” Pearson said. “This is the 

largest taking of private property 

since the removal of the Cherokee.” 

“It’s a land grab,” Murphy 

agreed, saying the HCP is a scheme 

to control growth. “I’m for protecting 

the environment if it’s necessary, 

but development doesn’t need 

to be further slowed in this economy.” 

Pearson said if the Etowah HCP 

is implemented, with a stated fish 

population of 650,000, it will cost 

more than $7,230 per fish. He said a 

plan like the HCP has never been 

implemented in this area of the 

country, and only biologists who 

formulated the plan will know 

what’s necessary for compliance. 

“Governments have adopted it 

because they don’t understand it,” 

Pearson said. “They approved it because 

they were told it would be easier 

for developers.” 

Pearson said the Etowah HCP 

could supercede local land use and 

zoning plans, because it limits impervious 

surfaces, even if the area 

being disturbed is already highdensity 

or commercial. 

The FWS has released a public 

notice that the first five-year status 

review of the three fish species will 

continue through Sept. 4. Extensive 

research on the small fish has been 

performed in the past by UGA, Kennesaw 

State University, Reinhardt 

College and the U.S. Geological Survey, 

the FWS said, stating that it 

wants all parties familiar with the 

river to submit information. 

Bill Schmidt, a representative of 

the Council for Quality Growth, 

which represents the development 

community, spoke before the Canton 

City Council regarding the 

Etowah HCP more than a year ago 

and offered his comments July 9. 

“The public comment period has 

opened and creates the opportunity 

for actual dialogue, which should 

have happened several years ago,” 

he said. “Further discussion will 

likely bring quite a bit of information 

to light. I personally think 

there are serious flaws and real options 

to be considered.” 

Canton Mayor Gene Hobgood, 

who holds a graduate degree in biology, 

said his city has signed on to 

back the protection plan, but he has 

some ambivalent feelings about it. 

He said he’s not thoroughly convinced 

the Etowah and Cherokee 

darters, which were found in Yellow 

Creek when the Hollis Lathem 

Dam was built, are actually new 

species. 

“That’s what made things go 

crazy (about the darters),” he said. 

“I wonder if they are truly a different 

fish. But, the bottom line is you 

have to do what the EPD and the 

wildlife folks say anyway, so are you 

going to let them dictate a plan for 

you?” 

Comments on the HCP may be 

mailed to the Fish and Wildlife Service’s 

Regional Office at 1875 Century 

Blvd., Atlanta, Ga., 30345, or emailed 

to david_dell@fws.gov. 

Written comments and information 

for the amber darter, Etowah 

darter and Cherokee darter fiveyear 

review may mailed to Robin 

Goodloe, Athens Field Office, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, West Park 

Center Suite D, 105 West Park Drive, 

Athens, GA 30606, e-mailed to 

robin_goodloe@fws.gov, or faxed to 

her attention at (706) 613-6059.


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Canton mulls city manager applications 



By the time Canton stopped accepting applications 

for city manager June 30, the mayor and city 

council had 61 candidates from 17 

states to review. 

“Of course, you have to go through 

and weed those out,” City Council Personnel 

Committee Chair Amelia Rose 

said. “But there are a lot of good applicants.” 

Twenty-eight of those applicants are 

from Georgia. 

The city had interviewed 12 candidates 

as of July 14, and Mayor Gene 

Hobgood said that no more interviews are 

planned. 

The job ad that the city posted on the Association 

County Commissioners of Georgia’s and the Georgia 

Municipal Association’s Web sites called for 10 

years experience as a city manager. The salary for 

the position is budgeted at $110,000 per year. 

Hobgood said that the city council has not set a 

date to hire a new city manager and that Canton 

Donors give money toward 

cat adoptions from shelter 

The Cherokee County Animal 

Shelter recently received $1,200 

in donations from two different 

people to go toward cat adoptions. 

The money toward adoption 

fees will be available on a firstcome, 

first-serve basis. 

The shelter is located on Univeter 

Road at its intersection 

with Chattin Drive in Canton. 

For information, call (770) 345- 

7270. 

Bridge on East Cherokee Dr. 

to close July 16-17 

The Cherokee County Roads 

and Bridges Department recently 

announced that East Cherokee 

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through traffic at the Etowah 

River Bridge, north of Ga. 20 and 

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and Ball Ground. 

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the bridge, but local access will 

be provided to businesses and 

residences up to the bridge from 

either end. 

There will be a posted detour. 

For more information, call (770) 

345-5842. 

Canton details senior tax 

application process 

In response to confusion over 

the application process for senior 

tax and garbage collection 

credits, Canton officials have 

posted signs detailing the application 

process at the city hall tax 

collection window. 

Senior residents can apply for 

a discount on their garbage collection 

when they reach the age 

of 62, which reduces the cost 

from $16.50 to $7.50 per month. 

would end its search “as soon as we find the perfect 

candidate.” 

Hobgood has served as city manager since former 

City Manager Rob Logan returned to the city’s 

chief financial officer position April 1. Logan 

served as CFO under former mayor Cecil Pruett 

before being promoted to interim city manager in 

Oct. 2007 and permanent city manager in May 2008. 

Logan was hired with the assistance of the University 

of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Public 

Policy. Hobgood said the city decided not to use 

the Vinson Institute in its current city manager 

search, because “it cost $7,500 last time to go with 

Carl Vinson, and we felt like we could do just as 

well with our own process.” 

City officials had attempted to use word of 

mouth to advertise the position in April and May, 

which Hobgood initially thought would expedite 

the hiring process. 

The city council interviewed and seriously considered 

two candidates last spring, one of whom 

they made an offer to. 

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Plans change for Canton fire station 



The city of Canton has changed 

its mind on moving forward with 

applying for federal stimulus funds 

to build a new fire station in Laurel 

Canyon, but officials say the station 

still will be built at some point. 

The deadline to apply for the 

funds from the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act was July 3. 

On July 7, the public safety committee, 

made up of council members 

Bill Bryan, Pat Tanner and 

Amelia Rose, decided not to submit 

the grant, citing the necessary 

money the city is lacking to staff 

the fire station, as well as any money 

above the grant funds that 

would be needed for construction 

overages and operations. 

“We don’t have the money for 

that right now. It was a tough decision,” 

said Bryan, who is the committee 

chairman. “It’s time the city 

of Canton stops buying things it 

can’t afford.” 

The city was planning to apply 

for a $2 million federal grant to 

fund the construction of an environmentally 

friendly fire station in 

the Laurel Canyon subdivision on 

Ga. 140. 

Bryan said the strings attached 

to the grant would require the city 

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The initial estimate for the new 

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additions to the station to make the 

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receiving the stimulus money 

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new fire station would require an 

additional nine firefighters. 

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fire station in Laurel Canyon but 

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whistles. It also has the land needed 

for the station. 

“We haven’t wavered on that,” 

Tanner said of building the Laurel 

Canyon station. “The city is still 

committed to doing that in the next 

year, maybe 18 months. Hopefully, 

circumstances will change for the 

city, and we will be able to build it 

ourselves.” 

“We didn’t have that much money,” 

Hobgood said. “We’re just wait- 

■■■ 

ing on getting that much money.” 

The city hopes to pay for the project 

with impact fees, but its impact 

fee collection hasn’t been what it 

was projected. 

“We don’t have anywhere near 

that much impact fees for that purpose,” 

Hobgood said. 

The city already has purchased 

the needed fire trucks for the new 

station, and it got a discount for 

purchasing more than one truck. 

“We actually purchased the 

trucks for the station a couple 

years ago,” Bryan said. “And some 

of the impact fee money is going to 

make payments on trucks. At the 

time, that was the best decision 

that was made. 

“Had we built the station with 

impact fees, we couldn’t have 

bought trucks. What good is a fire 

station without the trucks?” 

Fire Chief Dean Floyd said the 

city’s ISO rating (what insurance 

companies use to determine insurance 

prices) shouldn’t be affected 

yet. 

“I feel that right now it will not,” 

he said, adding an ISO inspection 

can be done at any time. “We don’t 

know when and what will trigger 

it.” 

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a child living in the home, and that 

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around 12:15 p.m. and charged with 

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OPINION 

6 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS MANAGING EDITOR: GERRY YANDEL JULY 15, 2009 

CHEROKEE VOICE 

■ 

ISSUE: Summer temperatures remain in the 90s ... making ice cream a good choice. 

QUESTION: What new flavor of ice cream would you invent? 

“Chocolate, with fudge and pecans.” 

Stanley Etienne 

Canton 

“The kind of vanilla they have at Dairy 

Queen, mixed with cherries.” 

“Chocolate with strawberries.” 

Octavio Rivera 

Cherokee County 

Tania Mora, 4 

Canton 

“Butter Pecan is already perfect. If you 

add anything to it, or change it, you've 

ruined it.” 

Cheetra Blackmore 

Ducktown 

“Chocolate, with cookies and cherries 

and strawberries.” 

Juana Sanchez 

Canton 

“It would be Breyer's ice cream, vanilla 

mixed with chocolate syrup and 

peanuts.” 

Myron Wilkie 

Ball Ground 

A couple 

Someone needs detention 

of weeks ago, there 

was a Soapbox entry taking 

after teachers and complaining 

that they get three months off 

at the taxpayers’ expense. 

It seemed like a typical anonymous 

rant, light on the facts, lessthan 

entertaining and actually 

pretty typical and repetitive. I didn’t 

think it was any big deal, particularly 

because most readers, I 

think, realize the Soapbox is nonsense 

and not worth worrying 

about because the comments are 

made safely behind the veil of 

anonymity. Who would care, I figured, 

as most people probably 

read the Soapbox for laughs and 

not to form real opinions about 

anything of relevance. 

As it turns out, plenty off people, 

primarily teachers, I am assuming, 

care. 

I have gotten several dozen responses 

to that one dumb comment, 

most of which I don’t put in 

the Soapbox, because they all repeat 

the same points: Teachers 

don’t get three months off; their 

pay is spread across the entire 

year; they work hard taking care 

of our kids; and they don’t get paid 

a whole lot to begin with. 

Similar dumb Soapbox comments 

have also been leveled at 

firefighters and cops during the 

three years I have been at the 

Ledger-News, and I think it is time 

someone said something about it. 

When it comes to whining about 

your taxes, leave the teachers, the 

cops and firefighters alone. 

Let’s get one thing straight right 

away: Teachers only get about six 

weeks off during the summer, not 

three months. In many cases, 

teachers also work with students 

over the summer at various 

camps, summer school and other 

endeavors. And, the teachers who 

take the entire time off deserve 

the break … even if that inconveniences 

working parents who rely 

on the schools to be state-sponsored 

child care for them. 

I realize it’s true that, as the taxpayers, 

we have a stake in how our 

money is spent by the government 

and the school board, but picking 

on teachers, cops and firefighters 

is the wrong approach. 

Starting salaries for police officers 

and firefighters varies between 

agencies, but it is in the low 

30s across Cherokee County. 

That is not a fortune, by any 

means, but when you take into account 

the jobs they do for us, we 

should be thanking them, not suggesting 

that if they don’t like the 

salary to find another job. 

I, for one, am very grateful that 

we have men and women who put 

their lives at risk for our safety for 

such a paltry sum. 

I can’t imagine what it would be 

like to have fight a three-alarm 

blaze in full 

gear in the 90degreesummer 

heat or 

have to enter a 

burning building 

for any reason. 

I also would 

not relish having 

to see and 

deal with the 

things our police 

officers 

deal with on a 

regular basis, 

nor would I 

want to start 

each shift with 

the realization 

that something 

DIALOGUE 

Gerry 

Yandel 

terrible could go wrong and end 

up with my being injured or killed. 

In fact, I am not sure I would 

want to do either of those jobs for 

even double the salary. So, it really 

isn’t a big mystery that our public 

safety people will move freely 

among agencies – here in Cherokee 

County and to other cities and 

counties – with the hope of increasing 

their salaries by a couple 

of dollars an hour. 

Teachers are a bit higher on the 

pay scale; someone coming 

straight out of college starts at 

about $40,000 a year in Cherokee 

County. 

And, although their jobs are far 

safer than those of police officers 

or firefighters, they are as demanding 

… if not moreso. 

Consider that, when school is in 

session – August through May – 

they report before the buses show 

■ ■ ■ 

up in the mornings and many of 

them are there well after the buses 

depart in the afternoons. When 

you add in after-school programs, 

staying late to work with students 

who need help, extracurricular activities 

and other school events, 

working more than 40 hours a 

week is probably the norm rather 

than the exception. 

Let’s also not forget the energy 

and stress involved with one or 

two adults having to keep the active 

minds of 20-30 youngsters occupied 

and engaged for the better 

part of the day. 

Those same adults are supposed 

to be teaching those groups of kids 

increasingly difficult lessons in 

reading, writing, math, history, 

science, social studies, etc. 

Oh, and, of course, there’s also 

the fun of dealing with the rages of 

adolescent hormones, the trials of 

social hierarchies, the emotions of 

growing pains and the plain, old 

rigors of just trying to be a kid. 

Suddenly, 40K a year doesn’t 

seem like such an exorbitant 

amount of pay, and six weeks off 

to recharge one’s batteries and get 

ready to do it all over again for another 

school year doesn’t seem 

quite so luxurious, does it? 

To be sure, teachers, police officer 

and firefighters are human, 

just like the rest of us, and there 

will always be bad examples and 

situations in their professions, 

just as there are in anyone else’s. 

But, to paint the entire profession 

as slackards, whiners, second-class 

employees or anything 

else derogatory while hiding behind 

the anonymity of the Soapbox 

is kind of cowardly. 

The reality is, our police officers, 

firefighters and teachers are, 

for the most part, overworked and 

underpaid. 

In fact, next time someone contemplates 

dissing teachers for getting 

a few weeks off during the 

summer, perhaps that person 

should go sit in the corner for a 

while and take a time out. 

Then, if they still feel the need to 

pick up the phone and make some 

uninformed crack about teachers, 

call me instead, and I will send you 

a dunce cap. 

LETTERS 

■ 

Examine all options for Building B 

Dear Editor, 

Much has been written about 

the Historical Society’s wish 

that the Cherokee County 

School Board renovate and continue 

using Building B, the former 

Canton Grammar School. 

Gerry Yandel made some excellent 

points in his editorial, 

and we share his concerns. 

We do not wish to burden the 

school system with additional 

expenses when unemployment 

is high and the quality of children’s 

education is at risk. 

However, if the school board is 

exploring options to demolish 

Building B (and possibly Building 

A) to construct a new administration 

building within the 

next 10 years, we would like to 

compare the costs and environmental 

impact of constructing a 

new administration building 

with renovating the existing 

ones. 

We feel that spending the taxpayers’ 

dollars wisely to renovate 

Building B and protecting 

our children’s education can 

both be accomplished. 

If asbestos exists, it will need 

to be mitigated whether the 

building is demolished or renovated. 

As far as the Americans with 

Disabilities Act compliance, exemptions 

may be allowed due to 

its historic status, or the school 

board could go forward with 

their original plans to build a 

tower to accommodate the elevator. 

We agree that there are many 

options that need to be explored 

before deciding to renovate a 

building. The Historical Society 

continues to want to meet with 

the school board to learn more 

about their needs and desires 

and the costs of renovation. 

Once more information is 

available and the condition of 

the building is evaluated, we can 

move forward to find other partners 

to either work with the 

school board or the community 

to renovate the building. 

We respect Mr. Yandel’s opinion 

and know that raising 

thought-provoking ideas is part 

of his job as a newspaper editor. 

If we followed Mr. Yandel’s advice, 

and “bowed out gracefully” 

before receiving all of the facts 

about the status of a publicly 

owned historic building, we 

wouldn’t be doing our job. 

Stefanie Joyner 

Canton 

(Editor’s note: Stefanie Joyner is the 

executive director of the Cherokee County 

Historical Society.)

JULY 15, 2009 OPINION THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 7 

Dear Editor, 

LETTERS 

■ 

Thank, don’t vilify, Cecil Pruett 

While I am not a resident of the 

city of Canton, I am writing to express 

my concern with discussions, 

articles and editorials concerning 

my friend Cecil Pruett and 

decisions made during his administration 

of 12 positive years as 

mayor of Canton. While not a city 

resident, I do have a great deal of 

interest as to what goes on in the 

city, as I conduct business, attend 

church and shop within Canton. 

I was gratified to see that Mr. 

Pruett recently wrote a letter to the 

editor, published June 24 (“Road’s 

impact fee plan was proper”) setting 

the Cherokee Ledger-News, 

Gerry Yandel, the community, the 

city council and the current, illus- 

trious mayor straight on the Reservoir 

Drive project. Mr. Pruett clarified 

the record rather succinctly. 

Perhaps if Mayor Gene Hobgood 

and the city council would work 

with as much integrity, foresight, 

planning and vision for the community 

as Mr. Pruett did for 12 

years, we would get beyond the petty 

innuendoes and move forward 

as a community. 

So far, all I see from the current 

administration is focus on the negative, 

no, can’t, won’t, don’t, stop, 

do nothing. I do not see much of a 

positive nature happening within 

the offices of the current mayor 

and city council. 

Mr. Yandel needs to do a bit more 

research before writing editorials 

full of half-truths, innuendoes and 

Tell Cherokee what you think. 

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dispersions on the likes of Mr. 

Pruett. Roads like Reservoir Drive 

do not get planned and built in a 

vacuum or without scheduling, focus, 

permitting, structured agreements 

and even attorney involvement, 

and the cooperation of many 

groups working together for the 

good of the community as a whole. 

Contrary to vilifying Mr. Pruett, 

we, as citizens, of this county and 

the city of Canton, need to thank 

Cecil profusely for his remarkable 

and numerous contributions during 

his terms as mayor. 

We need more people like Mr. 

Pruett in our local, state and national 

governments. 

Earl Thomas 

Waleska 

Ex-mayor’s letter dodged real issue 

Dear Editor, 

Over the last few months, the 

Ledger-News has uncovered 

many “suspect” actions by the 

prior administration of Canton. 

One of the issues reported was 

the agreement between the city, 

two developers and the former 

mayor’s church to fund Reservoir 

Drive. Apparently this issue 

struck a nerve with the former 

mayor, and he stepped back into 

the public light with his recent 

853-word letter to the editor 

(“Road’s impact fee plan was 

proper,” June 24) explaining impact 

fees to readers. 

Mr. Pruett’s letter, while eloquently 

written, did nothing to 

address the real issue reported in 

this deal, which was that the con- 

tract for this road was never put 

out for bid – a process driven by 

state law. He offered no explanation 

or justification why this nobid 

contract was awarded to the 

company where his campaign 

manager was employed as a project 

manager. 

The agreement for funding for 

the road gave the developers and 

the church reimbursements if the 

road came in under budget leaving 

the city paying full boat. This 

also went unexplained by Canton’s 

former mayor. 

Ironically, the former mayor 

wrote in his letter, “Growth 

should pay for itself and not be a 

burden on the existing tax digest.” 

How does he explain the 

$60 million tab he left behind to be 

picked up by citizens? 

I believe the good citizens of 

Canton are entitled to an explanation 

of the actions taken by the 

former mayor while he was in office. 

I also believe he should be 

held accountable for his actions 

while in office. 

Maybe the citizens of Canton 

should demand Cecil Pruett 

cough up the $4 million payment 

to the developer of the Bluffs for 

impact fee credits. After all, he 

signed a contract offering the impact 

fee credits three years before 

the city even had impact fees. 

He also signed this agreement 

without the consent or approval 

of council – another process driven 

by state law. 

Linda Flory 

Ball Ground 

Government agencies help cut costs 

Dear Editor, 

In response to the June 24 letter 

(“Pay your own way for health 

care”), there are a few points to consider. 

The writer is totally off base 

when she compares paying automobile 

insurance to health care. 

Those two expenses are unrelated. 

One is needed for transportation 

and is an option based on owning a 

car. Health care is a necessity for 

people as they age, no matter what 

their economic status. 

I can assume the writer has never 

had health problems, can pay 

her own bills, and has no children 

or can take care of any she has by 

paying all their expenses. She also 

has never experienced personal or 

family situations that would generate 

a need for help of any kind, 

from any government agency. 

The author can gain a world of 

experience by observing individuals 

who are not as fortunate as she. 

Has she ever visited nursing 

homes, veterans hospitals, homeless 

shelters or centers for abused 

women and children? Does she go 

to a church where assistance is given 

to those in need? 

There are valid reasons people 

need help from others, and we help 

others, indirectly, by supporting 

our government agencies through 

taxation. 

City, county, state and federal 

agencies have been in place longer 

than we have been on this planet. 

They have been established because 

of the need to help the citizens 

maintain an ordered way of 

life and to provide assistance in 

many areas. 

Government programs should 

not be viewed as “government interference,” 

and health care costs 

would not be lower if “everyone 

paid their own way” as the author 

envisions. If there were no agencies 

to police areas of our society, 

costs would skyrocket. 

Individuals will never have the 

power that agencies have to operate 

in a world where people pay for 

their own responsibilities instead 

of depending on others, as stated in 

that letter. 

Linda Bauer's logically written 

letter June 3 (“Every child deserves 

health care”) was based on 

her actual experience in the medical 

field and showed compassion. 

The June 24 letter stated no facts, 

and it appears to convey an “I don't 

want to pay anything unless it's my 

responsibility” attitude. 

They’re two very different points 

of view. I choose to be on Ms. 

Bauer's team. 

Kay Thompson 

Canton 

MUST needs clothing and linens 

Dear Editor, 

While the need for food items is 

top priority at Cherokee MUST 

Ministries, as a volunteer in its 

clothing department, I am writing 

about another important need: 

clothing and linens. 

Due to the economy, clothing donations 

have dropped significantly, 

while the need for clothing and 

linens has risen dramatically. You 

can help by checking your closets 

for clean in-season clothing, especially 

for boys and girls through 

teens. 

Look for blankets sheets, pillows 

and towels; our shelves are nearly 

empty. You can also help by buying 

a bag of new underwear or socks 

for men, women, boys or girls; our 

baskets are empty. 

If you have little time, send along 

a gift card, and we will shop for you. 

Another avenue of help is to get 

your church, neighborhood or organization 

involved in a drive. 

We welcome all donations with 

open arms Monday through Friday, 

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at MUST 

Cherokee, 141 W. Marietta Street, 

Canton. We depend on your kindness 

to help those less fortunate. 

Gloria Logan 

Woodstock 

• The only thing I need in Hickory 

Flat now is Cherokee Bank. 

• I’ve been reading the Ledger for 

years, and I’ve never heard anything 

positive out of the Deer Run 

subdivision. I’m really thrilled and 

glad I don’t live there. 

• Why strive to be rich and successful? 

Just live off the government 

like most people do. 

• A new study by the U.S. Congress 

found the illiteracy rate to be 

over 60 percent. But, they’re not 

concerned; they don’t read anything 

they vote on, anyway. 

• I’m a teacher, and our salaries 

are divided by 12 months. We don’t 

get three months off; it’s more like 

six weeks. And, we are educating 

the future. What is wrong with that 

person? 

• To the person who rescued all 

the turtles: Don’t you know there 

are starving children in this world 

who need that turtle soup? 

• I’m from Ball Ground, and I’m 

very proud of the downtown remodeling 

they’re doing. Everything 

is looking beautiful, and the 

administration is doing a wonderful 

job. There’s only three people I 

know that are unhappy about it. 

• A word to the wise for single 

men: Don’t ever kiss girls who 

work in a bank, because most of 

them are tellers. 

•Way to go, Mr. Texas. We can tell 

that you are a very nurturing parent. 

•I don’t understand all these cuts 

in education. What’s going on with 

all the Georgia Lottery money? 

•Thanks to the city of Woodstock 

for a great holiday. 

• If Obama can be allowed to be 

charismatic and such an elegant 

man, then why can’t Sarah Palin be 

acknowledged to be an attractive 

and smart woman? Go figure. 

• Is it me, or were the fireworks 

bigger when Cecil Pruett was mayor 

of Canton? 

• It’s a crying shame that a man 

has to lose his life in a Canton store 

because the trigger-happy Canton 

police can’t wait for a SWAT team 

to arrive. 

• Why can’t they at least finish 

part of the Sixes Road-Ga. 5 intersection, 

so you can get a right-turn 

lane? That would clear up traffic a 

little bit by letting people turn right 

instead of waiting for the one car 

turning left. 

• I guess you can say we’re all living 

in the DSA, that is, the Divided 

States of America. What did Abraham 

Lincoln say, “A house divided 

cannot stand?” 

• City of Woodstock needs to quit 

buying real estate and start paying 

their bills. 

• If teachers, police officers and 

firefighters think they are overworked 

and underpaid, why don’t 

they go find work elsewhere? 

•I know there’s been a lot of flack 

over my statement about “Woodstock 

police officer, don’t sit in my 

driveway.” I didn’t mean to upset 

anybody; I just don’t want him in 

my doggone driveway. If you folks 

want him in your driveways, more 

power to you. Go ahead; it’s your 

driveway, just like my driveway is 

mine. 

•To the person who thinks young 

people are too preoccupied with 

material things to pay attention to 

the government: First of all, it’s 

summertime. Second, we didn’t 

vote to be a part of this, because 

you have to be 18 to vote. 

• To the person who asked why 

people walk behind cars that are 

backing: It’s real simple, pedestrians 

have the right of way. 

• It is hard to keep your car from 

getting broken into when you lock 

the door and they break your back 

window out. 

•I watched Michael Jackson’s funeral, 

and I thought it was a beautiful 

funeral. It had some of the best 

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music I’ve ever heard, and I cried so 

much I used about 25 boxes of 

Kleenex. 

• The burglaries in the Law & Order 

column seem to be very, very 

extreme in their values, lately. I 

wonder if this has anything to do 

with the economy we’re all living 

with. It’s just unbelievable how 

they’ve all gone up. 

• Thank you to the city of Canton 

for the beautiful fireworks. 

• In regard to the starving horse: 

If you’ve got a problem with an animal 

cruelty case, especially in the 

case of an equine, call the Department 

of Agriculture. The head of 

the equine health division is Mary 

Greene; the phone number is (404) 

656-3713. The inspector for Cherokee 

County is Paula Sewell. 

• Michael Jackson was not just a 

singer, he was probably one of the 

most giving people in the world. I 

know of one sick child in particular 

he gave over $3 million to, just 

because he’s a giving person and a 

very sweet soul. As far as the allegations 

about child molestation, none 

of it was true. The reason everyone 

is so interested in him is because 

everyone loved him. 

• If I have to share the road with 

the bikers, why don’t the bikers 

have to share the stop signs and the 

lights? They slow me down, so I 

can’t get to the light, but they go 

through it. 

•Did Obama resign? I just read in 

the paper we have a man of character 

running our country. 

• If you consolidate the school 

bus routes and reduce the number 

of buses, all you will accomplish is 

that many children will have to 

ride the bus for well over an hour 

each way. 

• Fire Dr. Petruzielo and 10 of his 

county lackeys, and save the jobs of 

hundreds of good teachers. 

• Why do all these small towns, 

like Canton and Holly Springs, 

have a mayor and a city manager? 

Isn’t it the mayor’s job to manage 

the city? 

• For the teacher who feels she 

babysits: You need to get out of the 

school system and give your position 

to one of these poor teachers 

who lost their jobs this year who 

would really care about teaching 

our children. I hope my child is not 

in your class. 

• To the person complaining 

about the pot holes on Fate Conn 

Road: Don’t you know that during 

these times of austerity it’s the government’s 

new inverted speed 

bumps? 

• Everyone should be proud of 

Ball Ground and the progress 

they’ve made. The streets are looking 

great. It will look beautiful 

when it’s finished. The mayor and 

council have done a great job. We’re 

proud of them. 

• Are all these out-of-state cars 

paying taxes in Georgia? 

• I just want to point out that the 

Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department 

always looks so very professional 

in person and in photographs, 

for instance in the July 8 

cover story. I, as a citizen, appreciate 

the appearance of our deputies. 

And, I was in jail one time; they 

look good in jail, too. 

•If I lose my job because of the idiot 

that caused this accident, he 

should go to jail for life. 

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The Towne Lake Arts Center 

(TLAC) recently received a grant 

to participate in the National Endowment 

for the Arts Big Read for 

the second year in a row. 

The NEA partners with the Institute 

of the Museum and Library 

Services and Arts Midwest 

for the Big Read. 

The arts center received a 

$20,000 grant to restore reading to 

the center of American culture, 

which is the focus of the Big Read. 

“We are really excited and honored 

to be awarded our second 

grant for The Big Read by the National 

Endowment for the Arts,” 

said TLAC Artistic Director G. Lora 

Grooms. “It’s a wonderful program 

– the largest of its kind in 

the U.S. – and everyone at the NEA 

and Arts Midwest is very helpful 

and supportive to make sure each 

community has a success.” 

This year, the arts center, along 

with the Sequoyah Regional Library 

System, hope to provide free 

copies of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a 

Mockingbird” to all eighth-grade 

students, both in the Cherokee 

County School District and those 

who are home-schooled. 

The classic novel is required 

reading for the eighth grade. 

They also hope to provide reader’s 

guides from the NEA and 

Teacher Guides with classroom 

activities. 

“There is a wonderful stage 

adaptation by Christopher Sergel 

that we will be performing as part 

of our events,” said Grooms, who 

wrote the grant submitted. “We 

will also be going to the libraries 

and schools with special programs 

and assemblies featuring 

characters from the book.” 

Those who read the book will 

have the option of completing an 

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questions about how the book affected 

the reader, Grooms said. 

There also will be mock trials, 

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Grooms said. There also will be a 

teen mystery night. 

The TLAC chose “To Kill a 

Mockingbird” after polling Cherokee 

County teachers. 

“We contacted Dr. Carla Cohen, 

assistant superintendent of 

schools for Cherokee County, and 

Lisa Tucker, county 

literature/media specialist, and 

asked them to poll Cherokee 

teachers using the NEA Big Read 

Book List,” Grooms said. “They 

came back with about six books 

the teachers would like us to 

choose and we selected ‘To Kill a 

Mockingbird’ from their short 

list.” 

The arts center also will be distributing 

Spanish readers guides 

and Spanish versions of the classic 

novel. 

The TLAC also will be appealing 

to younger readers. “We are also 

doing a Little Read featuring 

‘Sneetches and Other Stories’ by 

Dr. Seuss, and there will be performances 

and assemblies featuring 

the themes of tolerance, prejudice 

and understanding people 

with special needs,” Grooms said. 

Grooms and others involved 

with the Big Read will be working 

with local city governments, the 

Cherokee Chamber of Commerce 

and local businesses. 

Any business interested in becoming 

a part of the Big Read 

should contact Grooms. 

Last year, the Big Read in Cherokee 

County reached more than 

5,000 students and adults in just a 

few weeks. The Big Read featured 

“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” 

last year. 

“Teachers reported students 

asking to read more books by 

Mark Twain and everyone who received 

one of the more than 2,000 

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• The Georgia State Patrol 

Post 28 in Jasper investigated 

seven traffic crashes in 

June in Cherokee County. 

Those crashes resulted in six injuries, 

said Sgt. 1st Class D. Pollock 

Jr. Troopers also issued 214 

traffic citations, including 13 

DUI arrests, 62 speeding tickets 

and 55 seat belt violations. 

Troopers issued 254 warnings. 

• Cherokee County sheriff’s 

deputies responded to a burglary 

call on Alex Street in 

Canton July 3. The woman 

said she returned home that 

morning to find her sliding patio 

door open, the report said. 

She told police she remembered 

locking the door before she left 

the night before. She went into 

her bedroom and noticed that a 

window had been broken, so 

she called police, the report 

said. Items missing from the 

home included several pieces of 

jewelry and electronics, the report 

said. The estimated value 

of the items stolen is about 

$5,000, the report said. No arrests 

were made at the time of 

the report. 

• A Canton man called Cherokee 

County sheriff’s 

deputies to his Univeter 

Road home July 6 in reference 

to a burglary. The man 

said that sometime during the 

past two weeks, someone broke 

the garage door off its hinges 

and tore down part of the wall 

in the back of the building to 

gain entry to the adjoining part 

of the garage, the report said. 

He said two red toolboxes containing 

several hand tools were 

taken, the report said. He gave 

police a history of renters who 

lived at the home but ended up 

moving out, because they were 

behind on rent, the report said. 

The estimated value of the 

items stolen is about $3,000, the 

report said. No arrests were 

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FROM PAGE 1 

“I use the park a good bit to walk. 

While doing this, I push my children 

in a stroller, and I usually have 

my young son riding his bike along 

side me,” wrote Jennifer Long. “If 

this park was active, it would be 

dangerous for my children.” 

Ward 1 Councilwoman Pat Tan- 

ner, who helped 

draft the passive 

parks ordinance, 

said that Canton 

has active options 

in Boling 

Park that need to 

be explored. 

Dizzy Dean Baseball 

and the 

Cherokee Youth 

Soccer Association 

(CYSA) use 

the park’s softball 

and soccer 

fields. However, 

the city has not been able to locate 

written agreements with either 

Dizzy Dean or CYSA for their use of 

the parks. 

“People say they are being denied 

access to fields controlled by 

these groups,” Tanner said. “If 

they are public fields, why can’t 

people be on them?” 

CYSA President John Brandeth 

said that his organization, which 

built and maintains Boling Parks 

soccer fields, is open to letting some 

groups use the fields. 

“When people talk to us, we don’t 

have a problem with that,” he said. 

“If they want to 

make the parks 

passive, that’s 

fine. Just don’t 

throw us off the 

fields we’ve built 

and maintained 

for the past 30 

years.” 

City Attorney 

Billy Hasty said 

the purpose of 

the passive parks 

ordinance was to 

“balance the interests 

of the people 

who use the parks.” 

Jessica Harrington, 19, of Ball 

Ground, who came to the meeting 

to show her support of active 

sports in Canton, thinks that “one 

side’s a lot heavier than the other.” 

Ward 3 Councilman and Parks 

and Recreation Committee Chair 

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Lester Cantrell said that the he 

wasn’t “trying to be some tyrant” 

about the parks. However, with an 

influx of non-Canton residents 

coming to the two parks to play 

ball, he thinks the passive parks ordinance 

was necessary.. 

“They were destroying our 

parks,” Cantrell said. 

But Harrington, who used to 

meet friends for Frisbee games in 

Canton’s parks, said it shouldn’t 

matter to the city council where 

she and her friends live because 

“we all went to high school in Canton.” 

Lucas Bazemore, 18, of White, 

thinks the fact that he lives in Bartow 

County shouldn’t stop him 

from playing sports in Canton. 

“(Canton) is a crossroads for us,” 

he said of his group of Frisbeeplaying 

friends. 

“This whole thing has gotten out 

of hand,” said Canton Director of 

Public Works David Cangemi, who 

maintains the city’s parks. “The 

parks were built passive. The grass 

wasn’t made for athletics.” 

When the parks ordinance was 

passed in April, the city council cited 

organized soccer games being 

planed by Latino groups in Heritage 

Park and Boling Park as one 

of the reasons the passive status of 

the parks needed to be enforced. 

Austin Swords, 20, of Canton, 

said in his city council address that 

“it seems as if the city is trying to 

mask its ageism and xenophobia 

against the more active Hispanic 

population.” 

Tanner, who is African-American 

and the sole minority member 

of the city council, was absent from 

the July 9 meeting. However, when 

Swords’ statement was relayed to 

her, she became incensed. 

“Being a minority, having lived 

through the Civil Rights Era, having 

marched with Martin Luther 

King, and having been discriminated 

against, I object to that comment 

being used,” Tanner said. “I 

don’t know how many times Mr. 

Swords (who is white) has experienced 

discrimination.” 

Swords and Sghiatti both told the 

city council that, in a struggling 

economy, active parks are more important 

than ever – as they present 

the only option for physical activity 

for many Canton residents. 

“(The passive parks ordinance) 

affects the young boy who wants to 

go throw a football with his dad because 

they live in an apartment 

and can’t throw it anywhere else, 

and it affects the family who wants 

to play a whiffle ball game and cannot 

because their backyard is too 

small,” Sghiatti said. 

“Many don’t have the means to 

afford gyms or country clubs,” 

What’s possible when 

you care completely? 

Swords agreed. 

Tanner said that she wants to encourage 

physical activity in the 

city and is especially concerned 

with ensuring that families can 

toss a ball in the park. 

“We may have to revisit decisions 

we’ve made in the past, and 

I’m not sure how we’re going to do 

that,” she said. 

However, Mayor Gene Hobgood 

doesn’t think that the parks ordinance 

needs to be revised. 

“Our police are not going to be 

giving citations to families who are 

picnicking and a father is throwing 

a football with his son,” he said. 

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CONSTANCE COOPER | LEDGER-NEWS 

TOP: WGCL interviews a group of 

Canton young adults who came to 

the July 9 Canton City Council work 

session to voice their opposition to 

Canton’s passive parks ordinance. 

LEFT: More than 20 people in their 

late teens and early 20s came to 

the July 9 Canton City Council work 

session to voice their opposition to 

the parks ordinance.


FROM PAGE 1 

At its July 7 meeting, the board 

unanimously approved the cut 

in both revenue and expenditures, 

and Cooper is expected to 

recommend an additional $1 million 

in cuts at the July 21 meeting. 

“As a result of the continued 

economic recession, we’re cutting 

the general fund $866,894,” 

Cooper said. “All departments 

will feel the pain.” 

Cooper said the cuts will be 

brought forward to be reflected 

in the 2010 budget. 

Phase one cuts to the 2009 

budget include $382,529 from 

Special Purpose Local Option 

Sales Tax (SPLOST) operations; 

$223,041 from the insurance premium 

tax fund operations and 

capital; $100,000 from the E-911 

fund; and $4 million from the impact 

fee funds. 

Cooper said the General Fund 

cuts provide for reductions in 

transfers to other funds, including 

$70,000 that Parks & Recreation 

would have received; 

$68,000 that senior services 

would have received; and $15,000 

that the animal shelter would 

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“I want to give you assurance 

our expenses will be under control,” 

he told commissioners. 

“Due to the economy, the cuts are 

recommended to ensure the fund 

maintains a year-end surplus 

balance to carry forward to 

2010,” he said. 

Cooper said the county could 

hold off on some projects, like a 

development service center that 

would provide software and a 

server for maintaining records. 

Revenues to the impact fee program 

have been cut by $4 million. 

The 2009 impact fee budget 

totaled almost $7 million and 

was based on average annual collection 

of $2.7 million, as well as 

reserves totaling $4.2 million. 

Impact fee expenditures would 

be cut by eliminating almost $1 

million in jail site improvements, 

another $1 million in fire 

department buildings, and $2 

million in road improvement expenditures. 

Taking revenues out of sales 

tax projected revenue and insurance 

premium taxes will result 

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BUDGET: General fund cuts total more than $860,000 

partment and roads and bridges, 

includes delays in filling job vacancies, 

freezing the sales tax 

capital program manager position, 

probably eliminating, as 

well as cutting, expenditures on 

In other business, the county commission: 

• unanimously voted to enter into agreements to purchase 

141 acres from Randy Thacker at $20,000 an acre 

off Allison Lane in Ball Ground; as well as 33.8 acres 

from Bradley Page at $64,029 an acre at 6781 Victory Drive 

in Acworth, both for active parks. Both closings are 

expected in early August. 

• scheduled a public hearing for comments on the revised 

draft conservation subdivision ordinance at 6 

p.m. on Aug. 4; 

• unanimously approved the Edward J. Byrne Memorial 

Justice Assistance Grant applications with a project 

budget totaling $306,846 when grants, provided by 

federal stimulus funds are awarded. They will be used 

for upgrades to courthouse security, courthouse network 

infrastructure, and other court-related projects; 

• unanimously agreed not to object to a notice of 2.72acre 

annexation at Toonigh Road and Old Ga. 5 by the 

city of Holly Springs. Proposed use is commercial. 

• unanimously agreed to accept a low bid of $34,230 by 

Power and Energy Services Inc. to maintain 36 county 

emergency generators; 

METH: Ex-cop was part of larger drug operation 

FROM PAGE 1 

“In this case, the sentence of probation 

includes banishment as a 

means to remove the offender from 

the area and people where he has 

committed repeated crimes. The 

intent is to create an environment 

in which the offender is less likely 

to repeat his criminal behavior,” 

Moss said. 

Agents with the Cherokee Multi 

Agency Narcotics Squad 

(CMANS), with the help of Cherokee 

sheriff’s deputies, arrested 

McWhirter Feb. 19, following an investigation 

and found 7 ounces of 

methamphetamine, ecstasy and 

other narcotics in his possession. 

“Seven ounces may not be a huge 

amount—it’s obviously traffick- 

ing—but imagine if he’s doing that 

two to three times a week,” said 

CMANS Deputy Commander Tommy 

Pinyan. 

McWhirter was found to be a supplier 

of methamphetamine in 

Cherokee County with “an organization 

of high-level Hispanic drug 

traffickers operating out of Gwinnett 

County,” Baker said. 

Following McWhirter’s arrest, 

drug offenders were finding that 

the meth supply in Cherokee was 

dwindling. 

“It made an impact in the community,” 

Pinyan said, adding that 

drug offenders have told agents 

that it has been harder to get the 

drug. “At least for that group (those 

speaking to agents), it’s been difficult 

to obtain meth while Trent was 

in jail.” 

Baker said that during the past 

two months, agents have been able 

to identify many of those involved 

in the organization with which 

McWhirter was working. 

All of those arrested, by CMANS 

and surrounding agencies, were 

charged with trafficking methamphetamine, 

Baker said. 

At the time of his most recent arrest, 

McWhirter was on probation 

for a 2004 methamphetamine arrest 

by CMANS. 

To report suspected drug activity, 

call the CMANS anonymous tip line 

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Cooper noted that the Homestead 

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• unanimously agreed to approve a resolution providing 

for the levy and collection of annual tax to provide 

funds for the payment of the principal and or interest 

on $52.8 million in Cherokee County School system general 

obligation bonds, at the request of the school district. 

• unanimously voted to abandon a portion of Henson 

Road right of way that is no longer needed due to roadway 

realignment; 

• unanimously denied holding a public hearing to appeal 

a denial of variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals 

in regard to Haley’s Mill Builders; 

• unanimously agreed to an out-of-court settlement 

with Christopher Morse Wescott of $10,500, regarding 

an arrest Wescott sued the county for; with the agreement 

that all litigation is dropped. County Attorney 

Angie Davis said the county’s liability insurance will 

cover the claim; and 

• discussed decreasing impact fees across the board in 

order to encourage development, with public hearing 

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that can be levied to property 

owners within the Canton Marketplace 

Community Improvement 

District (CID) and want to expand 

the district’s borders to include 

other property that Canton Marketplace 

LLC, a subsidiary of 

Sembler, owns. 

However, Mayor Gene Hobgood 

says the CID didn’t turn out as he 

expected. The mayor and some 

city council members want the 

CID to change the way it spends 

money if it grants the requests. 

A CID is a district in which commercial 

property owners elect to 

form a board that charges additional 

property tax. That tax is 

used for improvements and maintenance 

within the district. The 

Canton Marketplace CID consists 

of the Sembler Company, Target, 

Kohls and Lowes. 

Currently, the terms of the CID 

allow its board of directors to 

charge an additional 12 mills of 

property tax, and the entirety of 

that 12 mills has been budgeted to 

pay off debt the LLC incurred in 

building Canton Marketplace. The 

CID’s bond attorney, Marc Hughes, 

of the multinational securities 

and investment firm Jeffries and 

Company, wants the CID to be able 

to levy up to 25 mills so that the 

bond the CID is issuing to pay back 

Sembler will be more attractive to 

investors. Hughes said that the 

bond currently has “one-to-one 

coverage,” with the CID’s board of 

directors only being able to levy 

the amount of taxes needed to pay 

the bond debt. In order to make the 

bond marketable, the CID needs to 

be able to levy additional millage, 

he said, although Sembler Company 

representatives said they have 

no intention of increasing the 

millage beyond 12 mills. 

“We need the ability to levy additional 

mills, up to 25 mills, the 

maximum under Georgia law, to 

satisfy our investors,” Hughes told 

the city council at Canton’s July 9 

work session. 

Sembler Company executives also 

want to expand the CID’s 

boundaries to include all Canton 

Marketplace outparcels owned by 

Canton Marketplace LLC, including, 

Chick-fil-A and Olive Garden 

properties, a multi-tenant retail 

development anchored by Cheeseburger 

Bobby’s, and two undeveloped 

properties. Sembler executives 

say those properties weren’t 

originally included in the CID because 

the LLC had considered selling 

them. Instead the developer is 

issuing ground leases on the properties. 

Hobgood expressed concern 

that all of the CID’s revenue was 

going to pay back debt and that 

none was being used for maintenance 

and improvement projects 

in Canton Marketplace. Hobgood 

said that he supported the CID’s 

creation because he thought it 

would ensure that the development 

would be well-maintained. 

“We need to be true to the sales 

job you did that it was a benefit not 

just to the developer, but to the city 

long-term,” Hobgood said. 

“We need to have some incentive 

to raise the millage,” agreed Ward 

1 Councilwoman JoEllen Wilson. 

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The CID’s attorney, Sharon Gay, 

of Mckenna, Long and Aldridge, 

asserted that, because Canton 

Marketplace is a new construction, 

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be low. However, she said she 

would consider how the CID might 

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on that parkland. The YMCA was funded, in part, with parks and 

recreation impact fee money, CFO Rob Logan said; 

• discussed the Cherokee Youth Football Association’s request to 

use parts of Boling Park that have been designated passive for football 

and cheerleading practice four to five nights per week, from 5:30 

p.m. to 8 p.m. The organization says that it has used the park for practice 

for several years under an agreement with the former administration 

and was not aware that the park was passive; 

• at the request of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, 

passed a watershed protection ordinance that reiterates state 

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said the ordinance reinforces the Hickory Log Creek Reservoir 

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millage and would bring a proposal 

to the city council at its July 16 

regular meeting. 

Hobgood also has expressed concern 

that Target, Kohls and Lowes 

aren’t represented on the CID’s 

board. The seven-member board 

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• discussed progress on the removal of a retaining wall behind 750 

East Main Street. City Engineer Celia Klardie said the property will 

likely require a parking variance once the wall is removed; 

• heard an update from Klardie on a water booster pump station 

Canton is obligated by a contract with the city of Waleska to build. 

Klardie said the estimated cost of design for the project will be 

$29,000, and the cost to construct the pump station cannot be estimated 

until the design is complete; 

• discussed the stormwater utility credit technical manual, which 

would allow individuals, businesses and organizations that control 

their stormwater or provide environmental education to obtain 

credits on their stormwater fees; 

• discussed increasing the city’s hotel/motel tax from 7 percent to 

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• discussed a request by a local nonprofit to place a sign in Brown 

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14 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS COMMUNITY FEATURES JULY 15, 2009 

Church News items must be 

typed and submitted to The Cherokee 

Ledger-News the Wednesday 

before publication date. Send 

items by fax to (770) 928-3152 or email 

to editor@ledgernews.com. 

Please be sure to include the address 

of the event and a contact 

number. 

SPECIAL EVENTS 

• Allen Temple AME Church, 232 

Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock, 

will hold its annual church picnic 

July 26 after the 11 a.m. service. 


926-6348. 

• Sixes Presbyterian Church, 2335 

Sixes Road, Canton, will hold a 

“Sounds of Sixes Christian Concert” 

July 24 from 4 p.m. to 10 

p.m. The free outdoor concert will 

feature different Christian bands 

from the area. For more information, 

call (770) 704-0614. 

FUNDRAISERS 

• First Baptist Canton will hold a 

fall/winter kids consignment sale 

Aug. 14 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 

Aug.15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Some items will be half-off on Saturday. 

To register as a seller or for 

more information, call Teresa Ayers 

at (678) 525-6239. 

ACROSS 

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5 Broad tie 

10 Left the launch 

pad 

14 Slightest concern 

15 Juniper fruit 

16 Black, to Byron 

17 Cath. prelate 

18 Come apart 

19 Keycard receiver 

20 February greeting 

card request 

23 Baker or Bryant 

25 “Mamma Mia!” 

quartet? 

26 Bernese Alps 

peak 

27 “You __!”: 2008 

campaign 

catchphrase 

29 Four-time 

Wimbledon 

champ Rod 

30 Utah’s nickname 

34 Super Bowl 

highlights? 

35 “Hedda Gabler” 

dramatist 

36 Bauxite, to 

aluminum 

39 “Petticoat 

Junction” star 

43 Unrefined 

45 Submit, as a 

manuscript 

46 Kitchen bigwigs 

47 Braz. neighbor 

50 Sports venue 

51 Sue Grafton’s 

second Kinsey 

Millhone novel 

54 First name in 

daredeviltry 

55 “Yippee!” 

56 Leaves 

59 Actress Russo 

60 Strikeout king 

Ryan 

61 Continental 

currency 

62 Grounded fleet, 

briefly 

63 “Looks __ 

everything” 

64 Hang around 

DOWN 

1 Resistance unit 

2 MS-__ 

• Canton First United Methodist 

Church, 930 Lower Scott Mill 

Road, will hold a children’s consignment 

sale Aug. 28, from 9 

a.m. to 2 p.m., and Aug. 29, from 

9 a.m. to noon. For more information, 

contact Whitney Amos at 

whitneyhome@aol.com. 

• Pine Log United Methodist 

Church, 3497 Pine Log Road, Rydal, 

invites Cherokee County 

farmers to sell fresh produce. Vendors 

are welcome to set up free of 

charge in the gravel parking lot 

Tuesday mornings beginning at 7 

a.m. For more information, contact 

Pam Warth at (678) 848- 

5871. 

SINGING 

• Dogwood Hills Church, at Ga. 140 

and Land Road in Waleska, will 

host a free concert by Randall 

Bramblett and Willing Hearts July 

18 at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be 

served at 7:30 p.m. For more information, 

call (678) 574-0738. 

HOMECOMINGS 

• Little River United Methodist 

Church, 122455 Ga. 92, Woodstock, 

will hold its homecoming 

July 26. Former Pastor Bill Childers 

will be the guest speaker at the 11 

a.m. service, which will be fol- 

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5 “Dear” columnist 

6 Dish up 

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8 Think-on-yourfeet 

tests 

9 Wee one 

10 Nervous 

11 Accommodate 

12 At an earlier time 

13 Key in 

21 When doubled, a 

fish 

22 In apple-pie 

order 

23 Palindromic pop 

group 

24 Requirement 

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Reeboks 

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al. 

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dir. 

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hour 

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delivered, say 

37 Bridle strap 

38 Frequent Italian 

erupter 

39 Perplexes 

40 Standard Oil name 

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43 Leek cousins 

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lowed by lunch on the grounds. 

BIBLE STUDIES 

• Sixes Presbyterian Church, 2335 

Sixes Road, Canton, will hold a 

Walk Thru the Bible's New Testament 

Seminar July 26 from 10:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for ages 3 and 

older. Cost is $12 for seminar materials 

and lunch. Registration 

deadline is July 22. For more information, 

call (770) 704-0614. 

NEW PASTOR 

• The Toonigh Church of God, at 

Old Ga. 5 and Sixes Road, welcomes 

its new pastor, Steve Lamb, 

his wife, Rhonda, and his daughter, 

Brittany. Services are: Sunday 

School at l0 a.m.; worship at ll 

a.m. and 6 p.m.; and family hour 

on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. 

REVIVALS 

• Arbor Hill Baptist Church in Canton 

will hold a revival July 19-25. 

Morning services are at 10:45 a.m. 

and evening services are at 7:45 

p.m. Guest speakers are the Rev. 

Don Westry and the Rev. Johnny 

Padgett. 



will hold a summer revival July 30- 

31 at 7:14 p.m. For more informa- 

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“breakers” 

47 Despise 

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49 Corny joke 

reaction 

52 Novelist Jaffe 

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57 Historical period 

58 Salty bean 

sauce 

tion, call (770) 926-6348. 

• The 171st Holbrook Camp Meeting 

will be held at 2415 Holbrook 

Campground Road through July 

19. The daily schedule includes a 

children’s service at 9:15 a.m.; a 

prayer service at Macedonia 

Church at 10 a.m.; and worship 

services in the Arbor at 11 a.m., 3 

p.m. and 8 p.m. Guest ministers 

are Dr. Jimmy F. Orr, pastor of Palmetto 

Baptist Church, and the 

Rev. James Smith, pastor of Villa 

Rica First UMC, and the song 

leader is Robert Daniel, director of 

music and worship at Holly 

Springs United Methodist Church. 

CLASSES 

• Mountain View United Methodist 

Church, at the corner of Jamerson 

and Trickum roads in Marietta, 

will hold free financial meetings 

Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Discussions 

are open-ended and touch on 

topics such as job loss, foreclosure, 

bankruptcy and debt management. 

For more information, call 

(770) 928-0050, ext. 321. 

• Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1136 

Trinity Church Road, Canton, will 

offer a free introductory exercise 

class of pilates, stability ball, 

and/or strength training Monday, 

• Army Reserve Pvt. Eric W. 

Spitler has graduated from basic 

combat training at Fort 

Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During 

the nine weeks of training, the soldier 

received instruction in basic 

combat skills, military weapons, 

chemical warfare and bayonet 

training, rifle marksmanship, 

armed and unarmed combat, field 

tactics, basic first aid and field 

training exercises. He is the son of 

Cindy Spitler, of Woodstock, and a 

2008 graduate of Woodstock High 

School. 

• Air Force Airman Brett W. Hudson 

graduated from basic military 

training at Lackland Air 

Force Base, San Antonio, 

Texas. The 

airman completed an 

eight-week program 

that included training 

in basic warfare 

principles and skills. 

He is the son of Claire 

Hudson, of Charlotte, 

N.C., and John Hud- 

MILITARY 

Hudson 

son, of Woodstock, and a 2005 

graduate of Woodstock High 

School. 

• Matthew W. Goldey has been 

commissioned as a second lieutenant 

in the U.S. Air Force after 

completing the Air Force 

ROTC program and graduating 

with a bachelor's degree from 

the University of Alabama, 

Tuscaloosa. He is the son of Lynda 

D. Ward, of Woodstock. 

• Army National Guard Pvt. Jasmine 

D. Gary-Sosa has graduated 

from basic combat training 

at Fort Jackson, Columbia, 

S.C. During the nine weeks of 

training, the soldier received instruction 

in basic combat skills, military 

weapons, chemical warfare 

and bayonet training, rifle marksmanship, 

armed and unarmed 

combat, field tactics, basic first aid 

and field training exercises. She is 

the daughter of Shirley Gary, of 

Woodstock, and is a 2008 graduate 

of Sequoyah High School. 

• Army Pvt. Heiny B. Martinez 

has graduated from Basic Combat 

Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, 

Okla. During the nine weeks 

of training, the soldier received instruction 

in basic combat skills, military 

weapons, chemical warfare 

Wednesday or Thursday at 5:30 

p.m. Subsequent classes are $6 

each. For more information, call 

Sara at (678) 493-2649. 

PRESCHOOL 

• Community Christian School, a 

Ministry of Canton Community 

Church, has openings for 3-yearolds, 

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 

8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, 

call (770) 479-9535. 

• Antioch Christian Church 

Preschool, 3595 Sugar Pike Road, 

Canton, has openings for 2009-10 

for classes for kids six weeks old 

through age 4. For more information, 

call (770) 475-9628. 

• Little Blessings Preschool, 109 

Towne Lake Parkway, has openings 

in its 2009-10 Mothers Morning 

Out 3- and 4-year-old classes. 

For more information, call Donna 

at (678) 232-3131. 



Preschool is enrolling for 2009 – 

10 for age 18 months to 5 years 

old. Classes are Monday through 

Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with 

before and after care until 6 p.m. 


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and bayonet training, rifle marksmanship, 

armed and unarmed 

combat, field tactics, basic first aid 

and field training exercises. He is 

the son of Jacinto Martinez and 

Angelina Gomez, of Woodstock, 

and is a 2006 graduate of Woodstock 

High School. 

• Navy Seaman Recruit Randy D. 

Maxfield Fisher, son of Kristen 

R. Maxfield, of Woodstock, recently 

completed U.S. Navy basic 

training at Recruit Training 

Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During 

the eight-week program, Maxfield 

Fisher completed a variety of 

training, which included firefighting, 

water safety and survival, and 

shipboard and aircraft safety. Maxfield 

Fisher is a 2008 graduate of 

Sequoyah High School. 

• Army Pfc. Joshua S. Zuckero 

has graduated from basic combat 

training at Fort Jackson, 

Columbia, S.C. During the nine 

weeks of training, the soldier received 

instruction in basic combat 

skills, military weapons, chemical 

warfare and bayonet training, rifle 

marksmanship, armed and unarmed 

combat, field tactics, basic 

first aid and field training exercises. 

Zuckero is the son of Carol 

Zuckero, of Canton. 

• Nicholas A. Altunian has received 

an Air Force ROTC college 

scholarship offer to attend 

a selected host college or 

university. Upon graduation 

from college and completion of 

the ROTC program, the cadet will 

receive a bachelor's degree and a 

commission of second lieutenant 

in the Air Force. He is the son of 

Ruben Altunian, of Woodstock, 

and is currently a student at 

Etowah High School. 

• Air Force Airman Kyle R. Land 

graduated from basic military 

training at Lackland Air Force 

Base, San Antonio, 

Texas. The airman 

completed an 

eight-week program 

that included 

training in basic 

warfare principles 

and skills. He is the 

son of Lori Land, of 

Ball Ground, and a 

Land 

2007 graduate of Etowah High 

School.

JULY 15, 2009 COMMUNITY FEATURES THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 15 

Spotlight items must be typed 

and submitted to The Cherokee 

Ledger-News the Wednesday before 

publication date. Send items 

by fax to (770) 928-3152 or e-mail to 

editor@ledgernews.com. Please 

be sure to include the address of 

the event and a contact number. 

SPECIAL EVENTS 

• The city of Canton is one of almost 

1,000 communities worldwide 

participating in the second 

annual Worldwide Photo Walk 

July 18 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 

p.m. A group of up to 50 photographers 

will walk through 

downtown Canton to submit pictures 

for the event. The group 

will meet at the Canton Arts 

Center at 94 North St. and end at 

Patzcuaro Mexican Restaurant, 

361 E. Main St. There is no cost 

to participate; slots are limited. 

For more information or to sign 

up to participate, contact walk 

leader Gary Selden at (770) 380- 

2580. 

• South Cherokee Recreation Association 

Football and Cheer will 

hold the free NFL Pepsi Punt, 

Pass and Kick competition July 

25 at 2 p.m. as part of Family Fun 

Day at the complex located at 

6620 Old Ga. 5 in Woodstock. 

The competition is open to boys 

and girls ages 8-15, and there 

will be prizes for the top three 

contenders in each age group. 

All participants must show proof 

of age. For more information, 

contact Jon Maisano at (678) 

464-5122 or president@scraredskins.com. 

• The city of Holly Springs will 

hold Founder’s Day Aug. 8 from 

7 p.m. until just after dark at the 

Holly Springs Elementary 

School,1965 Hickory Road. There 

will be food, music, children’s activities 

and fireworks. For more 

information, call Karen Norred 

at (770) 345-5536. 

• The Cherokee County Republican 

Party will hold the “Raisin’ 

Cain Ball” Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. at 

the Cherokee County Convention 

Center, 1130 The Bluffs 

Parkway, Canton. The event is 

black-tie optional, and the 

keynote speaker is radio personality 

and former candidate Herman 

Cain. Dinner will be catered 

by Downtown Kitchen, and 

there will be music and dancing. 

Tickets are $65 each. For more 

information or to purchase tickets, 

visit 

cherokeecountygop.com. 

• The Ball Ground Business Association 

in conjunction with the 

Ball Ground Lyons and Optimist 

Clubs will hold a family fun night 

Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at Calvin 

Farmer Park. There will be food, 

pie-eating and watermelon 

seed-spitting contests, a free 

bounce house for kids, food 

from the Ball Ground Grill for 

sale and a free movie shown on 

a giant inflatable screen. Businesses 

are invited to sponsor a 

table for $150. For more information, 

call (678) 315-4411. 

• B 98.5 of Atlanta and Special 

Event Network will host a free 

outdoor movie event Sept. 5 at 

Hobgood Park. The featured film 

is “Hotel for Dogs.” Pre-movie 

festivities begin at 7 p.m., and 

the movie starts at dark. 

FUNDRAISERS 

• The Towne Lake Arts Center will 

hold a book fair at Barnes and 

Noble Booksellers, 50 Barrett 

Parkway, Marietta, July 17-19 

from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. There will 

be free activities and events, including 

arts and crafts, performances 

by the TLAC players, facepainting 

and storytelling. Tell 

the cashier you’re supporting 

CHEROKEE SPOTLIGHT 

■ 

the TLAC Bookfair and a percentage 

of the purchase will be 

donated directly to TLAC, a 

501(c)3 non profit organization. 


494-4251. 

• There will be a benefit singing 

for the family of Jimmy Wade, 

who died and had no insurance, 

July 18 from noon to 10 p.m. at 

the Ball Ground Community Center. 

There will be food and an 

auction, as well as performances 

by gospel groups, including 

Wanda Adams Group, Heavenly 

Spirits, Raymond Mashburn & 

Singers, Tommy and Beverly Lawson, 

Bernett Family, Jackie and 

Family and Ricky Field and Family. 

For more information, contact 

Freddy Reed at (678) 493-8157 or 

reedfamily101@yahoo.com. 

• The North Fulton Jaycees will 

hold “Christmas in July” July 26 

at the Woodstock Jaycees Clubhouse, 

216 Rope Mill Road. 

Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; the covered 

dish dinner begins at 5:30 

p.m. Activities include kids 

games, door prizes, a raffle, a 

cake walk, a covered dish dinner, 

Dirty Santa gift exchange and 

Christmas music. Bring a covered 

dish to attend the dinner, and 

the Jaycees are asking for donations 

of new, unwrapped toys 

for their Christmas assistance 

program. To participate in the 

Dirty Santa gift exchange, bring 

a toy to donate and a gift to exchange. 

For information, go to 

northfultonjaycees.com. 

• DiMola Family Chiropractic in 

Woodstock will hold “Feed the 

Hungry Day” July 15 from 9 a.m. 

to 6 p.m. All donations will go to 

Life Outreach International, and 

all donations are accepted. 

There will be complimentary exams, 

free ice cream, face-painting 

and free massages. For more 

information, call (770) 924-1995. 

• Tristan’s Dice Run, a motorcycle 

ride to benefit Angel Flight, will 

be held Aug. 16 at 10 a.m. The 

ride leaves Killer Creek Harley- 

Davidson in Roswell and will 

make several stops in North Fulton, 

Cherokee and Forsyth counties, 

before ending at Andretti’s 

in Roswell. At each stop, riders 

will throw dice to compile scores 

for prize money. The entry fee is 

$25. For more information, call 

(770) 452-7958. 

• The Cherokee Running Club will 

hold its annual Etowah River Run 

July 25 at Cherokee High School 

in Canton. The 5K begins at 8 

a.m., and the 1K fun run begins 

at 9 a.m. There will be prizes for 

the winners, goodie bags for 

participants and a finish line party 

that will include food, refreshments, 

and door prizes. All proceeds 

benefit the Anna Crawford 

Children’s Center, a program 

of the Cherokee Child Advocacy 

Council. Entry forms can 

be found online at 

www.active.com or by request 

via e-mail at 

dserr@bellsouth.net. 

CLASSES 

• The Cherokee Child Advocacy 

Council’s Parents HELP program 

is forming parenting classes, 

which will include parenting of 

infants and toddlers, active parenting 

NOW!, and parenting of 

teens. Classes will be held in the 

evenings for six weeks, and the 

cost is $25 per person and $40 

per couple. For more information, 

call Ginia Wood at (770) 

345-8100, ext. 222. 

GARDENING 

• The Cherokee County Master 

Gardeners and the Cherokee 

County Cooperative Extension 

Service will hold a Landscaping 

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Design Workshop Series from 7 

p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 20, 25 and 27 

and Sept. 1 at the Cherokee Senior 

Center, 1001 Univeter Road, 

Canton. Classes are designed for 

beginners and will cover: principles 

of landscape design; site 

analysis and drawing a design 

plan to scale; lawns for Georgia; 

trees and ornamental shrubs; 

and using native plants, annuals 

and perennials. The cost is $50 

per couple, and there is a limit of 

25 couples. Advance registration 

is required. For more information 

or to register, call (770) 479- 

0418. 

• The Cherokee County Master 

Gardeners will present the free 

seminar “Composting and Vermiculture” 

Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. 

to 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Center, 

1001 Univeter Road, Canton. 

Register by phone at (770) 479- 

0418, or online at www.ugaextension.com/cherokee. 

SENIORS 

• The AARP Chapter 2227 of Canton 

meets the second Wednesday 

of each month at 11:30 a.m. 

at Ryan’s Steak House on Ga. 5. 


428-3499. 

• The Woodstock Chapter of 

AARP meets on the second Tuesday 

of the month at various 

restaurants in and around 

Woodstock at 11:30 a.m. The 

meetings include lunch ($12), 

usually include a guest speaker 

and adjourn by 1:15 p.m. For 

more information, call Rich Sanford 

at (770) 926-1944. 

• The Cherokee County Senior Citizens 

Center’s satellite group 

meets every Thursday from 10 

a.m. to 2 p.m. at Heritage Presbyterian 

Church, 5323 Bells Ferry 

Road, Woodstock. Everyone age 

60 or older is invited to attend. 


445-7252. 

BLOOD DRIVES 

• Hillside UMC, 4474 Towne Lake 

Parkway in Woodstock, will host 

a Red Cross Blood Drive July 21 

from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

• Canton First United Methodist 

Church, 930 Lower Scott Mill 

Road, will host a blood drive July 

27 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Appointments 

preferred (770) 720- 

8254. 

REUNIONS 

• Etowah High School Class of 

1989 will hold its 20-year reunion 

July 25 at Shout restaurant 

in Atlanta. For more information, 

visit www.etowah89.com. 

• The Cherokee High Class of 

1979 30-year reunion will be 

held Aug. 15 at the Hilton Marietta 

Hotel and Conference Center, 

500 Powder Springs Street, 

Marietta. For more information, 

call (770) 345-2456 or e-mail 

spellscript@comcast.net. 

• The Class of ‘74 of Southwest 

DeKalb High School, in Decatur, 

will have their reunion Aug. 8 at 

the Roswell River Landing from 4 

p.m. to midnight. For more information, 

contact Linda Murphy 

Huhn at 

lindahuhn@gmail.com. 

RECREATION 

• There will be men's softball 

workouts for new players age 50 

and older at Hobgood Park, Field 

2, July 21 and July 23 at 7 p.m. 

and July 25 at 10 a.m. Senior fall 

leagues start Aug. 17-18. Visit 

www.cssasoftball.com to register. 


Bob Stec at (770) 479-9450 or Bill 

Kemp at (770) 265-0855. 

SEE SPOTLIGHT, PAGE 17 

Barnes and Noble 

PET OF THE WEEK 

■ 

Barnes (20176) and Noble (20177) are chocolate Labrador brothers. 

Barnes, right, is 1 year old, and Noble is 2 years old. Both are up-to-date 

on their shots, tested negative for heartworms, have been neutered and 

will be microchipped before adoption. They have been staying at the 

Cherokee County Animal Shelter since April 29. Visit them in Run 723. 

They can be adopted together for $100. Adoptions typically cost $75 for 

cats and dogs, and include the first round of shots, spay/neuter and microchip. 

The shelter is located on Univeter Road, and is open from 10 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call (770) 345-7270. 

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Car Garage; Outside Fireplace; Heavy Trim Thruout; Lots 

of Extras. Creekview School District. $549,900 

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■■■ 

• Cherokee County Chamber of 

Commerce Membership Manager 

Cori Watts recently completed 

her first year at the 

University of 

Georgia’s Institute 

for Organization 

Management, a 

four year nonprofit 

leadership training 

program. 

Through a combination 

of required 

courses and elec- 

tives, institute participants are 

able to enhance their own organizational 

management skills and 

add new fuel to their organizations. 

• Art teacher Laura Dunn, of 

Teasley Middle School, received 

an award of excellence 

for her participation in Youth 

Art Month 2008. The award was 

presented April 25 at the Georgia 

Art Education Association spring 

luncheon at St. Simons Island. 

• The Biotechnology Institute 

in Arlington, Va., named Amy 

Martin, a teacher at 

Creekview High School, in 

Canton, as a finalist for the 

2009 Genzyme-Life Technologies 

Biotech Educator Award. 

The award was established by the 

Biotechnology 

Institute to recognize 

leading 

high school educators 

who are 

bringing 

biotechnology 

to their class- 

Martin 

Watts 

rooms and encouraging fellow 

science teachers to do the same. 

The award was presented May 17 

during the Biotechnology Education 

Banquet at the Biotechnology 

Institute’s Conference on 

Biotechnology Education in Atlanta. 

Finalists were chosen from 

among more than 2,000 teachers. 

• Jeffery Melvin, pastor of 

Woodstock’s BridgePointe 

Church, has been honored 

Certainteed Shingles .30 yr Architectural ..$72 97 sq 

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PVC Brickmould 17’ ..............................$15 47 each 

Treated Decking ......8’ ......10’ .....12’ .....14’.....16’ 

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4” Primed Crown Moulding 16’...............$7 84 each 

6x6-8’ PT Landscape Timbers ........................$1125 26” Round Ext. Black Ballister .................$182 each 

#1 Used Crossties..................................$10 99 each 

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE 

with Parent to Parent of Georgia’s 

Community Impact 

Award. Parent to Parent is an organization 

that provides information 

and support to the parents 

of children with disabilities. 

Melvin was nominated for the 

award by Sharon and Scott 

O’Prey for his work on their 

daughter Adrienne’s person-centered 

planning support team. 

Melvin will receive a $500 grant 

to continue his work at Bridge- 

Pointe to build an inclusive environment 

for people with disabilities. 

• Associate Professor of Psychology 

Dr. S. Beth 

Russell, of Canton, 

received Reinhardt 

College’s 

Elizabeth Moss 

Bailey Faculty 

Mentor Award this 

spring. The award is 

given out annually 

to a faculty member 

who provides unwa- 

Russell 

vering dedication and commitment 

to the students of Reinhardt 

College. It is named for 

Elizabeth Moss Bailey ’28, a distinguished 

alumna, former professor 

and dean of women who 

helped create the college’s workstudy 

program. 

• Christine Lauer recently received 

a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox 

grant. The environmental 

science and biology teacher at 

Woodstock High School will use 

the proceeds to teach experimental 

design using plants. 

• Mary Laing, a 

Reinhardt College 

staff member for 

more than four 

years, received the 

2009 Reinhardt 

College Bridge 

Award at a faculty 

senate meeting on Laing 

April 14. Laing currently 

serves as support services 

coordinator in the Office of Fi- 

nance and Administration. She 

resides in the Lake Arrowhead. 

The award is given on a yearly 

basis to a staff member in recognition 

and appreciation of outstanding 

service and commitment 

to the faculty and students of the 

college. 

• Cherokee County Fire and 

Emergency Services promoted 

a firefighter during ceremonies 

at Station 

8, located in Holly 

Springs May 5. 

Mike Caglioni was 

promoted to the 

rank of sergeant. 

Caglioni came to 

work for the fire department 

in November 

2005. He lives in 

Waleska with his wife, Rollins, 

and his two sons, Carson and Tanner. 

• The Professional Association 

of Georgia Educators invited 

Cherokee educators Nick 

Zomer, of Dean Rusk Middle 

School, and Katie Sobelewski, 

of Creekland Middle School, 

to present at the organization’s 

June conference in Atlanta, 

“Designing Engaging 

Schools: How to put the joy 

back into teaching.” 

• The Department of Corrections 

presented Shannon 

Chastain with the Cynthia 

Floyd Award at the Fifth Annual 

GDC Awards program 

May 27 at Tift College 

in Forsyth. 

Chastain serves as a 

Sex Offender Specialist 

in the Canton 

Probation Office. 

The award was cre- 

ated to honor Cynthia 

Floyd-Rolle for 

her exceptional hu- 

Caglioni 

Chastain 

manitarian acts and personal sacrifice 

beyond the call of duty. 

Floyd-Rolle served as a Probation 

Officer for more than 15 years, 

until she died on March 1, 2001. 

8 1/4” Certainteed Cement Siding 

50 yr Warranty.......................$469 3 1/2” Primed Howe Casing................$.95 per ft


SADDLE CLUB 

• Cherokee County Saddle Club 

meets the third Wednesday of 

every month at Family Traditions, 

7830 Hickory Flat Highway, 

Woodstock. For more information, 

contact Tamma Trump at 

(770) 655-0819 or 

mswhinney@juno.com. 

QUILTING 

• Quiltin’ Time, 126 Barrett Road, 

Holly Springs, holds free “Sit and 

Sew” sessions each week. The 

quilts created by the Thursday 

group are donated to the Family 

Violence Center. For more information, 

call (678)493-2112. 

• The Cherokee Crazy Quilters 

meet Wednesdays from 10 a.m. 

to 2 p.m. at the Historic Rock 

Barn, 658 Marietta Highway, 

Canton. All are welcome, and 

fabric donations for charity quilts 

are appreciated. For more information, 

call Sandy Brannon at 

(678) 493-7229. 

SUPPORT GROUPS 

• Cherokee County Senior Services 

hosts a caregiver meeting the 

fourth Thursday of each month 

at 6 p.m. at Savannah Grand Assisted 

Living, 1835 Eagle Drive, 


call Stacy Trout at (770) 345- 

5320. 

• A diabetes support group meets 

every fourth Tuesday from 6 p.m. 

to 7 p.m. at Northside Hospital- 

Cherokee, Education Building, 

201 Hospital Road, Canton. For 

more information, contact Jean 

Elliott at (678) 493-1503 or 

jean.elliott@northside.com. 

• The Marietta chapter of PFLAG 

– Parents, Family and Friends of 

Lesbians and Gays – meets the 

fourth Sunday of every month 

from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Pilgrimage 

United Church of Christ, 

3755 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta. 

For more information, con- 

tact mariettapflag@gmail.com. 

• Northside Hospital-Cherokee 

holds a free drop-in breast cancer 

support group on the first 

Thursday of each month, from 10 

a.m. to noon, in the Educational 

Center. For more information, 

call (404) 843-1880. 

• A depression and bipolar support 

group meets the second and 

fourth Tuesdays of the month at 

7:30 p.m. at the community 

building behind Woodstock 

Community Church, 8534 Main 

St. For more information, call 

(770) 560-7112. 

• A cancer support group is held 

at Good Shepherd Lutheran 

Church, 1208 Rose Creek Drive, 

Woodstock, on the first and third 

Tuesdays of the month at 7 p.m. 


403-3610 or (770) 924-7286. 

• The Juvenile Diabetes Research 

Foundation’s Cherokee/Pickens 

Family Support Group meets the 

second Saturday of every month 

using one of the River Green subdivision’s 

amenity areas in Canton. 

For more information about 

juvenile diabetes or the family 

support group’s meetings, contact 

Tom Brodell at (770) 630- 

0987 or tom@brushwithart.com. 

• Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step 

group, meets every Tuesday at 7 

p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran 

Church, 1208 Rose Creek Drive, 


call Sherry at (770) 926-1889 

or Cindy at (770) 928-6554. 

• An Alzheimer’s support group is 

hosted at Woodstock Estates Assisted 

Living and Memory Care 

Community, 1000 Professional 

Way, Woodstock, the first Thursday 

of every month at 7 p.m. For 

more information, call (770) 926- 

0119. 

• An Alzheimer’s support group 

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CHEROKEE SPOTLIGHT 

■ 

for the caregivers of people with 

dementia and Alzheimer’s meets 

the second Thursday of the 

month at 6:30 p.m at The Terraces 

at Riverstone, 125 Riverstone 

Terrace, Canton. For more 

information, call (770) 880-6778. 

• An Alzheimer’s support group 

for the caregivers of people with 

dementia and Alzheimer’s meets 

the fourth Thursday of the 

month at 6 p.m at The Terraces 

at Woodstock, 756 Neese Road. 


924-2072. 

• Woodstock Hepatitis C Support 

Group meets the third Tuesday 

of every month from 7 p.m. to 9 

p.m. at Woodstock Community 

Church, 8534 Main St., Woodstock. 


(770) 720-8258 or e-mail bluemountaindreams@yahoo.com. 

• A support group for families of 

children with Autism Spectrum 

Disorders meets the second 

Wednesday of the month from 

10 a.m. to noon and the second 

Thursday of the month from 7 

p.m. to 9 p.m. at New Victoria 

Baptist Church, 6659 Bells Ferry 

Road, Woodstock. Childcare is 

not available. For more information, 

call (678) 493-4925. 

AA 

• A young people’s Alcoholics 

Anonymous group meets every 

Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 

123 at First United Methodist 

Church of Canton, 930 Lower 

Scott Mill Road. 

• “Friendship-In-Step” group 

meets Mondays through Saturdays 

at 9:30 a.m. at First United 

Methodist Church on Lower 

Scott Mill Road in Canton. 

• “The Road Home” group meets 

at 6 p.m. Mondays and Fridays at 

Antioch Christian Church, 3995 

Sugar Pike Road, Canton. For 


9628. 

• “United @ Noon” group meets 

at noon Mondays-Fridays at First 

United Methodist Church of Canton, 

930 Lower Scott Mill Road. 


479-6961. 

• “On the Rocks” group meets 

Monday and Friday nights at 8 

p.m. at Ball Ground United 

Methodist Church, 3045 Canton 

Highway, Ball Ground. 

• “Cherokee Choices” group 

meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 

8 p.m. at Waleska First Baptist 

Church on Ga. 140. For more information, 

call (770)735-3440. 

• “Canton Group” meets at 8 p.m. 

Tuesdays and Thursdays in Davis 

Hall at St. Clements Episcopal 

Church, 2707 Ridge Road, Canton. 


(770) 402-4220 or (770) 345-8482. 

• The schedule for Canton/ Waleska 

AA meetings is as follows: 

Monday-Saturday at First United 

Methodist Church, 575/140 exit, 

at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday at Our Lady 

of La Salette Catholic Church, 

Sam Nelson Road, Waleska, at 8 

p.m.; Monday at El Faro, 185 

Crisler St., Canton, at 8 p.m. 

(Spanish speaking). 

NAR-ANON 

• Nar-Anon, a 12-step support 

group for family and friends of 

substance abusers, meets Monday 

evenings at 7 p.m. at the 

Herb Shop, 161 Jackson St., Holly 

Springs. For more information, 

call (404) 218-0246 or (770) 704- 

9950. 

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Weight Loss Program • Prescription Skin Care Products 

Value of $30-$40. 

One coupon per 

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Register Now for Football 

& Girls Cheerleading! 

Registration ends July 29. 

Practices start July 20. 

Football 

• Ages 13-18 • Member of CSAA 

• Home & Private School Students* 

• Practices held at Noonday Park, 3-4 times a week 

*at a school that does not offer a sports program 

Girls Cheerleading 

• Grades 7-12 

• Practices held 

2-3 times a week 

Northside Christian Academy 

Providing families with HOPE for their children’s academic future 

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Editor’s note: Due to a backlog,the remaining 

health inspection reports from 

April and May are available on the 

Ledger-News Web site, ledgernews.com. 

Inspections are provided by the 

Cherokee County Health Department. 

Violations are divided into 

two categories: Risk 

Factors/Public Health Interventions 

(RF/PHI) categories and 

Good Retail Practices (GRP) Categories. 

Grades of C or U will require 

a follow up inspection. To 

contact the health department, 

call (770) 479-0444. 

YEN CHING II 

9105 Hickory Flat Highway, 

Woodstock 

Inspection date: June 2 

Current score: 85-B 

Previous score: 90-A 

Violations: Employee prepping 

raw shrimp must wash his hands 

after and before handling clean 

equipment or cooking food. The 

person in charge must ensure 

that all employees properly wash 

their hands at proper times and 

places (corrected). Several food 

equipment and food containers 

improperly stored dirty, and all 

food containers and utensils 

must be properly washed in 

soapy water at or above 110 degrees, 

rinsed and sanitized. Raw 

shrimp prep improperly done in 

the sanitize side of the threecompartment 

sink and must use 

the meat prep sink only. The 

meat sink must be accessible, 

and sheet pans must be removed, 

cleaned and properly 

stored. Three-compartment 

sinks, prep sinks and table surfaces 

very dirty and must be 

cleaned and sanitized every day 

to prevent build-up of grease 

and dirt, etc. Several door knobs 

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General Dentistry for Kids & Adults 

Dr. B. Hasnain, DDS, PC 

New Patient Special: $89.00 

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Medicaid and Peachcare for Kids 

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Wed 9-6, Thu 8-6, 

Fri 8-5, Sat 8-3 

Parafin for Pups! 

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(Drop off bin located inside Main Street Nail Studio) 

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Doggie Day Care 

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Boarding Suites 

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RESTAURANT REPORTS 

■ 

and reach-in cooler handles very 

dirty with build-up and must be 

cleaned and kept clean. 

WENDY’S 

2365 East Cherokee Drive, Canton 


Current score: 93-A 


Violations: Chemical rack stocked 

with chemical spray bottles improperly 

stored above ice scoop 

and ice bucket. The person in 

charge must ensure that all 

chemicals are properly stored. 

The person in charge corrected 

and relocated the chemicals. The 


that the storage rack is taken 

down from the wall and relocated 

in an approved location. 

Cloth sanitizer improperly discarded 

as waste in the threecompartment 

sink, and all wastewater 

must be properly disposed 

of in the mop sink. Dumpster improperly 

plugged with a foam 

type material and leaking refuse 

dirty water on the ground. The 


that the Dumpster is properly 

plugged. 

THE PLACE AT TOWNE LAKE 

1105 Parkside Lane, Woodstock 




Violations: Keep all food in coolers 

covered. Clean Coke dispenser 

nozzles. Make sure CO2 

intake stays locked. Properly label 

chemical spray bottles. All 

coolers need to be provided with 

accurate thermometers. Do not 

store scoop with handle in contact 

with food. Invert/cover 

plates, bowls, etc. Invert/cover 

single service articles. Need appropriate 

test strips for sanitizer. 

ROMA PIZZERIA 

8012 Cumming Highway, Canton 



Previous score: 82-B 

Violations: Cook improperly bare 

handing pizza toppings without 

gloves or suitable utensils. The 


that all food handling employees 

use proper utensils or gloves 

when handling ready-to-eat 

food (corrected). Flip top cooler 

improperly cold-holding at 44 

degrees and must be checked for 

compliance. Several food items 

at 44 degrees and the top portion 

of the flip top unit holding 

at 45-46 degrees and must cold 

hold all potentially hazardous 

food at or below 41 degrees. The 


that this unit is checked or reset 

to the proper temperature. Thermometer 

improperly placed in 

the back of the flip top cooler, 

and all thermometers must be 

placed up front to be easily read 

and accessible. All food handling 

employees must have their hair 

restrained with a ball cap or hair 

net. 

TECALI GRILL 

132 Riverstone Parkway, Canton 




Violations: Employee bare handing 

chips while filling a basket. 

The person in charge must ensure 

that there is no bare hand 

contact with ready-to-eat food 

and must use gloves or suitable 

utensils when handling these 

types of foods (corrected on site 

and scoop provided). Improper 

cooling method used to cool 

beans and must not stack food 

on top of each other while cooling. 

The person in charge must 

ensure that all food is properly 

handled and cools from 135 degrees 

to 70 degrees in two hours 

and 70 degrees to 41 degrees in 

four hours for a six-hour total. 

Only after the food temperature 

reaches at or below 41 degrees 

can they be stacked on top of 

each other (corrected). Wet towels 

improperly drying on top of 

can food and must be drying in a 

way not to contaminate food or 

equipment below (corrected). 

SUGAR PLUMS 

687 Marietta Highway, Canton 




Violations: Sugar scoop handle 

down in the sugar and must 

keep the handle from touching 

the sugar. Equipment in the tea 

room improperly stored on the 

floor and must be properly 

stored 6 inches off the floor for 

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cleaning and pest control. Restroom 

door not self-closing and 

must be repaired. The person in 

charge must ensure that the 

door is properly self-closing. 

Mops improperly stored and 

must hang for air-drying. 

WENDY’S 

154 Prominence Point Parkway, 

Canton 




Violations: Keep thermometers in 

coolers and make sure built-in 

thermometers are accurate. Do 

not wet stack metal storage bins. 

Post choking poster in patron 

area (no points deducted). 

SONIC 

11960 Ga. 92, Woodstock 




Violations: Employees observed 

bare-handing ready-to-eat food 

without gloves or suitable utensils. 

The person in charge must 

ensure that all food is properly 

handled. Several food containers 

improperly stored dirty and must 

be properly washed, rinsed and 

sanitized before storage. The 

wash water temperature at an 

improper temperature of 96 degrees 

and must be at or above 

110 degrees. The sanitizer solution 

at 0 ppm of QUAT and must 

be 200 to 400 ppm of QUAT sanitizer. 

The chemical dispensing 

system must be repaired because 

it is not providing sanitizer, and 

sanitizer must be provided. Wiping 

cloth sanitizer at an improper 

level of 0 ppm and must be 200 

to 400 ppm of QUAT sanitizer. 


that the sanitizer levels are 

correct. In-use utensils improperly 

stored in water and must be 

stored clean and dry. Several 

food containers improperly 

stacked wet, and must be stored 

clean and dry. Cutting board and 

reach-in cooler gaskets must be 

maintained in good repair. Knife 

magnets must be replaced with 

approved knife box. Goose neck 

spray nozzle leaking and must be 

repaired. 

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Current score: 55-U 

Previous score: 73-C 

Violations: Person in charge not 

performing duties in accordance 

with Ga. Food Code Page 28. Person 

in charge is responsible for 

proper food service operation at 

all times when designated as the 

person in charge. Employees observed 

handling trashcans and 

handling raw food items without 

washing hands before changing 

tasks. Employees were educated 

on guidelines during inspection. 

Employee observed handling prepared 

sandwich with bare hands. 

Bare-hand contact with ready-toeat 

food is prohibited. Raw egg 

mix stored directly above precooked, 

sliced deli ham in reachin 

cooler. All raw, potentially hazardous 

foods must be stored separately 

from ready-to-eat food 

(items relocated). Potatoes and 

condiment bottles stored on the 

floor. All food must be a minimum 

of 6 inches off the floor. 

Dirty pans and raw egg mix containers 

removed from service and 

not washed, rinsed and sanitized 

before being used for additional 

food prep. Person in charge educated 

on correct procedure. Dining 

tables were being wiped off 

with damp dirty cloth. Tables 

must be cleaned properly. Tables 

must be cleaned and sanitized. 

Consumer advisory with disclosure 

and reminder not posted at 

point of order for eggs, hamburgers 

cooked to consumer order. 

Advisory must be posted. 

Several potentially hazardous 

food items not held at 41 degrees 

or below for cold-holding (eggs 

on counter at 70 degrees; 

sausage patties at 92 degrees, 

precooked hashbrowns at 76 degrees; 

turkey on slicer at 56 degrees; 

roast beef on serving line 

at 44 degrees. Items were discarded 

or relocated. Cooked potato 

pieces on sheet pan at 78 degrees. 

All hot, potentially hazardous 

food must be held at 135 

degrees or above. Coffee stored 

under chemicals on wash side 

drain board of three-compart- 

ment sink. Relocate coffee to approved 

storage area. Wipe cloth 

solutions reading at 0 ppm of 

chlorine. Reset solution to 100 

ppm of chlorine for proper sanitation. 

Equipment legs sitting on 

dirty cloths and rags to stabilize 

equipment. Repair or replace 

table. Cutting board on prep 

cooler scored and stained. Replace 

or repair board. Three compartment 

sink being used for 

food storage and preparation 

surface. The three-compartment 

sink is to be used for cleaning and 

sanitizing equipment, utensils, 

etc. Covers missing on trashcan in 

women’s restroom. Replace cover. 

Handsink in back kitchen leaking 

into bucket underneath—repair 

sink. Inspection was requested by 

owner to be before June 18 per 

phone request received by Earlene 

Chapman, Cherokee County 

Environmental Health. 

MONTI’S FOOD EXPRESS 

2340 Towne Lake Parkway, 

Woodstock 


Current score: 90-A (re-inspection) 

Previous score: 55-U 

Violations: Employee observed 

preparing food while wearing 

watch. Jewelry on arms is prohibited 

when prepping food. Sanitizing 

cloth solution at 0 ppm of 

chlorine. Solution was reset and 

employee educated on proper 

test strip use for different sanitizer 

(repeat). Clean pans stored on 

same rack and below dirty pans. 

Store clean pans so that they are 

not subject to contamination. 

Food brushes with metal bands 

have areas where collection of 

food debris and bacterial growth 

can occur. Use rubber-banded 

brushes. Containers used for egg 

mixture observed with foil on 

rim. All food contact surfaces 

must be smooth and easily cleanable. 

Handsink in back kitchen 

still leaking. Repair sink (repeat). 

Floors under and behind equipment 

(corners) with dirt and debris. 

More detailed cleaning is 

needed. Shelf under microwave 

dirty and must be cleaned. 

LITTLE CAESAR’S 

12035 Ga. 92, Woodstock 


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Violations: Rack of 40 pizzas at 65 

degrees and no times marked 

when made or discard. The person 

in charge must ensure that 

the make time is properly marked 

on the charge system located on 

the cart. The person in charge 

must ensure that all foods using 

time as control are properly discarded 

after four hours from the 

make time. Outside Dumpster improperly 

left open and not 

plugged on the side drain hole. 

The light shield missing above the 

pizza make station and must be 

replaced. 

PUERTO VALLARTA 

5675 Bells Ferry Road, Acworth 


Current score: 88-B (re-inspection) 

Previous score: 65-U 

Violations: Properly date mark 

items in reach-in cooler. Properly 

label food once removed from 

original containers. Keep raw oyster 

tags for 90 days. Keep thermometers 

in all coolers. Must 

post most recent inspection report. 

Choking poster given. Repair 

holes in walls. Back door not 

self-closing. Door to outside cooler 

used for general storage not 

self-closing. Gap at back door between 

door and floor must be 

shielded to prevent rodent/insect 

entry. Reminder and disclosure 

not worded correctly. 

KAYSON’S GRILL 

300 Village Center Drive, 

Woodstock 



Previous score: 74-C 

Violations: Wiping cloth sanitizer 

at 0 ppm and must be 200 to 400 

ppm of QUAT sanitizer. The person 

in charge must ensure that all 

sanitizer solution is correct. Raw 

onions improperly stored next to 

raw burgers. All vegetable prep 

must be at the vegetable prep 

sink location only. Last score of 74 

not posted and must post all most 

recent inspection scores. The person 

in charge must ensure that 

the correct score is properly posted. 

Large container of chili at an 

improper temperature of 53 degrees 

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must cool from 135 degrees 

to 70 degrees in two hours and 

from 70 degrees to 41 degrees in 

four hours for a six-hour total. 

The chili must cool in shallow 

containers that are loosely covered 

until at or below 41 degrees. 


proper cooling methods are used 

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SPORTS EDITOR: BRANDON MICHEA | 770-928-0706 x203 FAX: 770-928-3152 JULY 15, 2009 

BRANDON MICHEA | LEDGER-NEWS 

While playing for the Cobb County-based 6-4-3 DP Baseball Academy’s 17-under team, 2009 Cherokee Ledger-News high school 

baseball pitcher of the year Kent Emanuel is grabbing the attention of college coaches and professional baseball scouts alike. After helping 

the 6-4-3 17U team reach the semifinals of the World Wood Bat 18U National Championships, June 30-July 6, the rising Woodstock 

senior tossed four innings of one-hit ball in a 10-1 victory during pool play of the WWB 17U National Championships, July 7-13. 

BY BRANDON MICHEA 

sports@ledgernews.com 

It’s a Thursday afternoon, and no more 

than 50 friends and family sit in the 

bleachers adjacent to the dugouts at the 

Walker School’s baseball facility. 

For most, it’s just an afternoon of quality 

baseball, watching a match-up between 

the Cobb County-based 6-4-3 DP 17-under 

squad and the Texas Blackhawks 

Black/Aguiar during pool play of the 

World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) 

17U National Championships. But, for 

those parked in the ‘Reserved Seating’ 

directly behind home plate, it’s another 

day of work. 

Their hats and logoed polo shirts tell 

the story – Georgia Tech, University of 

Georgia, University of Tennessee, Texas 

Tech, Auburn. The list goes on. And while 

several members of both squads are 

drawing interest, this day’s centerpiece 

stands on the hill. 

Unleashing his 87 to 88 mph fastball that 

he complements with a curve, changeup 

and split-finger, rising Woodstock High 

School senior Kent Emanuel gives the 

onlookers exactly what they have come 

to see, tossing four innings of scoreless, 

one-hit ball and striking out seven in a 

10-1 victory. 

“Kent’s one of those special kids that 

THE PROSPECT PULSE 

■ 

The ‘It’ Factor 

Emanuel’s star on the rise as he continues to dominant opponents 

THE EMANUEL FILE 

Age: 17 

Parents: Joanne & Steve 

Emanuel 

Height/Weight: 6-4/190 

Bats/Throws: Left/Left 

Positions: Pitcher/First Base 

School/Year: Woodstock/Sr. 

Pitch Options: Fastball, Curveball, Changeup, 

Split-Finger 

2009 Prep Stats: 55.2 innings, 6-2, 0.75 ERA, 

70K, 17 BB; .336 Avg., 17 RBI 

Travel Program: 6-5-3 DP Baseball Academy 

Colleges Interested: Georgia, Georgia, North 

Carolina, Auburn, Rice, many more 

has that thing called ‘It,’” 6-4-3 DP 

Baseball Academy founder and 17U coach 

Danny Pralgo said. “He’s got it in his 

heart and in his head, and, with that, he’s 

got a gift ... He can throw any pitch at any 

time in the count, and that’s what college 

and pro guys love to see. 

“On top of that, he has one of the best 

pickoff moves in the country.” 

But for Emanuel, Thursday’s turnout 

was the least of his concern. He talks 

to suitors over the phone on his own 

time and has an idea of who plans to 

see him pitch. However, once he crosses 

over the chalk and toes the rubber, 

only one thing matters. 

“I know they’re there,” Emanuel said of 

the scouts. “I really don’t need to look 

around to figure out who has come out to 

watch me. 

“I just focus on going out and pitching.” 

And that’s what, it seems, has everyone 

lining up, wondering how he could fit into 

their future. 

“He just turned 17, and he has nowhere 

to go but up right now,” said Pralgo, a 1988 

Lassiter High School graduate who played 

and coached for East Cobb Baseball before 

starting 6-4-3 DP Baseball Academy three 

years ago. “With what he’s doing against 

the best 18- and 17-year-olds in the country, 

and the fact that his body still has so much 

room to grow, they’re loving him. 

“He’s a special kid, and they all 

want him. Rice, Virginia Tech, Auburn, 

Georgia, Georgia Tech, UNC – all the top 

dogs around the Southeast and across the 

country would love to get a Kent as part of 

their program, but not only for what he 

does on the field. He’s a great student 

and just a great kid. If you can bring a 

player like him into your program, you’re 

bettering yourself.” 

For Emanuel, the mass attention is a 

slight change of pace from where he was 

a year, or even just three months ago, 

SEE FACTOR, PAGE 21 

YOUTH BASEBALL 

■ 

Heat 

wave 

Hobgood 10-year-olds 

capture state title 

BY BRANDON MICHEA 

sports@ledgernews.com 

Some of the greatest athletes in the 

history of sports have said that one 

learns more from a loss than a win. 

That seemed to be the case for the 

Hobgood Heat, Friday at Harmon Park 

in Canton. 

After reaching the title match-up 

of the double elimination Dizzy Dean 

10-year-old State Championship unblemished, 

the Heat ran into a wall on 

Thursday, losing a seven-run decision to 

the hot-hitting Powder Springs Indians, 

who rallied past the Rome Cyclones 

in the consolation final to reach the 

championship. 

But, coming back on Friday for the 

deciding contest, Hobgood rebounded to 

blank the Indians, 10-0, and capture the 

state crown. 

“We came out loose (Friday),” Heat 

coach Bobby Singer said of the difference 

between Thursday’s loss and 

Friday’s victory. “After winning four 

games in a row to make it to the championship, 

coaches included, we were 

extremely wound up and tight thinking 

(Thursday) was going to be the big win. 

SEE HEAT, PAGE 23 


Hobgood Heat catcher Tony Wineman 

looks to the dugout for instruction during 

the Dizzy Dean 10-year-old State tournament 

championship last week at Harmon 

Park in Canton. Wineman and the Heat 

defeated Powder Springs to capture the 

championship crown.

JULY 15, 2009 SPORTS THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 21 

FACTOR: Emanuel receives invite to East Coast Showcase 

FROM PAGE 20 

when he was the slightly lesserknown 

commodity facing the 

highly touted ace. 

They were situations he 

thrived in, just as he did July 4 in 

the opening round of elimination 

play of the WWBA 18U Nationals 

when he outdualed Oklahoma 

State signee Andrew Heaney, 

Tampa Bay’s 24th round draft 

pick, and the Southeast Texas 

Sun Devils out of Beaumont, 

Texas, 1-0, with a complete-game, 

two-hitter. 

“That game was probably the 

gutsiest game I have seen him 

throw,” Pralgo said of Emanuel, 

who uncharacteristically walked 

six batters in the contest. “That 

was against the toughest line-up 

we have faced this year – a 41-man 

roster with nothing but D-I 

signees and draftable guys. And 

facing (Heaney), that was a day 

where Kent said, ‘you’re pretty 

good, but I’m going to be better.’ 

“He dug deep and found a way 

out of every single inning, and 

that’s where you really see what 

a player is made of – when 

they're not 100 percent sharp, but 

Kent Emanuel 

not only brings 

a devastating 

arsenal of 

pitches to the 

mound, but has 

what 6-4-3 DP 

coach Danny 

Pralgo calls 

“one of the 

best” pickoff 

moves in the 

country. Throw 

in his defensive 

abilities, and 

Emanuel, who 

plays first base 

when he’s not 

pitching, offers 

the complete 

package to the 

college and pro 

scouts that line 

up behind the 

backstop every 

time he takes 

the hill. 

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they just dig deep.” 

He had a similar performance 

during the high school season 

when facing East Paulding’s 

Zach Wheeler, who was selected 

No. 6 overall in the 2009 Major 

League Baseball Amateur Draft 

by San Francisco. Despite taking 

a 1-0 loss, Emanuel threw a complete 

game, allowing no earned 

runs on four hits and striking out 

14, giving the scouts that turned 

out to see Wheeler a little something 

extra to think about. 

Now, Emanuel hopes to pay it 

forward. 

“These types of match-ups 

and tournaments have definitely 

made me a better baseball 

player,” said Emanuel, who 

worked 55.2 innings during the 

high school season, posting a 

6-2 mark with 0.75 ERA, 70 strikeouts, 

17 walks and a .158 opponent’s 

batting average. “I’m 

starting to be the guy that scouts 

are coming out to see, and, 

hopefully, someone else will 

want to face me so they’re getting 

the chance to get noticed.” 

It’s an opportunity opposing 

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pitchers should get plenty of next 

spring, especially after Emanuel 

attends the East Coast Pro 

Showcase for prep players, Aug. 

1-4, in Lakeland, Fla., as one of 

25 players on a roster of rising 

high school senior players from 

Georgia and north of Orlando. 

The annual invitation-only showcase 

features 150 players from 

more than 26 states and Puerto 

Rico that are divided into six 

teams and perform in front of college 

and pro scouts for four days. 

According to the showcase’s 

Web site, 83 players that attended 

the 2007 event were selected in 

the 2008 MLB draft, 20 of which 

were chosen in the top five 

rounds. Of the 2008 showcase 

attendees, eight were selected in 

the first three rounds of the draft 

in June, including Wheeler. 

Pralgo said he believes all the 

current success and attention is 

just the beginning for Emanuel. 

“I was fortunate while at East 

Cobb to have worked with guys 

like (Florida Marlins’) Jeremy 

Hermida and (Washington’s) 

Corey Patterson, so I’ve been 

around a lot of good players for a 

long time,” he said. “But Kent is 

as special as any of those guys, 

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that he’s going to be there [in the 

Major Leagues] – 5 to 10 years 

from now, we’re going to be 

watching this kid play this game 

for a long, long time.” 

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COUNTY WIDE 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 

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PERSONAL 267,138,843 254,784,272 274,414,914 297,896,357 313,414,637 327,128,900 331,827,103 

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GROSS M&O MILLAGE 5.250 5.125 4.935 4.739 4.547 4.400 4.381 

LESS ROLLBACK 0.125 0.190 0.196 0.192 0.147 0.019 -0.196 

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Edwards whistles Dixie for first ASCS Rebel win 

FROM STAFF REPORTS 

Ohio's Gary Edwards made the 

most of his weekend visit to 

Georgia by capturing his first 

career American Sprint Car 

Series feature win in Saturday 

night's 25-lap ASCS Rebel main 

event at Dixie Speedway. 

Edwards did it in dramatic 

fashion, racing into the lead in 

the final corner after Matt Kurtz 

suffered engine woes that denied 

a weekend sweep after taking his 

first win one night earlier. 

Edwards paced the opening 

seven circuits before Kurtz took 

command. Kurtz paced the field 

until losing power in the final 

corner, allowing Edwards to take 

the win. 

Kurtz limped across the stripe 

in second, with current series 

points leader Danny Martin, Jr., 

Bryn Gohn and Aubrey Black 

rounding out the top five. 

Martin and Matt Linder topped 

heat race action. 

In other events, Tony Knowles 

took the checkered flag in the 

Super Late Model feature, 

outrunning Craig Scott, Steven 

Endicott, Luther Jenkins and 

Lee Sutton, respectively. 

Chuck Padgett, meanwhile, 

captured the Crate Late Model 

victory. Scottie Pritchett finished 

in second, followed by Jimmy 

Long in third, Cass Fowler in 

fourth and Alan Brewer in fifth. 

In the Super Bomber feature, 

Chris Sizemore came away with 

the win. Greg Ledford finished as 

the runner-up, Roy Patterson 

placed third, Tony McDowell 

took fourth and Johnny Cloer, Jr. 

was fifth. 

Completing the list of winners, 

Justin Shipley won the Econo 

Bomber feature. Rounding out the 

top five were Daniel Brewer, Jeff 

Jacobs, Timmy Millwood and 

Johnny Morrison, respectively. 

Celebrating Family Night, 

Dixie hosts a full racing slate 

and bicycle racing this Saturday, 

with grandstand pricing 

discounted to $10 per person. 

For more information, visit 

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ASCS Rebel Region Results 

July, 11, Dixie Speedway, Woodstock 

Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 00-Danny Martin, Jr., 2. 4b-Bryn 

Gohn, 3. 24-Nick Bashford, 4. 82-Brian Maddox, 

5. 66-Dennis Lykins, 6. 83-Bob Auld, 7. 3x-A.J. Maddox. 

Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 1x-Matt Linder, 2. 57-Gary 

Edwards, 3. 92-Matt Kurtz, 4. 21-Aubrey Black, 

5. 36-Tim Perry, 6. 12b-Brian Eckley, 7. 6-Brad Wickham, 

8. 33-Joe Larkin. 

“A”Feature (25 Laps): 1.57-Gary Edwards,2.92-Matt 

Kurtz, 3. 00-Danny Martin, Jr., 4. 4b-Bryn Gohn, 

5. 21-Aubrey Black, 6. 83-Bob Auld, 7. 1x-Matt Linder, 8. 

12b-Brian Eckley, 9. 36-Tim Perry, 10. 66-Dennis Lykins, 

11. 82-Brian Maddox, 12. 24-Nick Bashford, 13. 3x-A.J. 

Maddox, 14. 33-Joe Larkin, 15. 6-Brad Wickham. 

ASCS Rebel Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Danny 

Martin, Jr. 562, 2. Matt Kurtz 508, 3. Bob Auld 441, 

4. Matt Linder 430, 5. Nick Bashford 402, 6. Tim Perry 

400, 7. Brian Maddox 386, 8. Aubrey Black 342, 9. Brad 

Wickham 330, 10. Frank Beck III 324. 

The Canton Stingers 

6-year-old all-star 

team won the 

Dizzy Dean District 

Tournament championship, 

last month in 

Waleska. Members of 

the team are: (front, 

from left) Mitchell 

Griffith, Trey Hopf, 

Grant Anderson, 

Evan Lance, Noah 

Nicholson, Landon 

Brown, (middle) Tyler 

Latimer, Justin 

Blalock, Jace Gilmore, 

Braesen Parker, 

Carson Mynatt, Austin 

Cagle, (back) Manager 

Toby Latimer and 

coaches Jeff Mynatt, 

Tom Grogan and 

Jason Hopf. 

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to be held at Cherokee County Administration Building and Conference 

Center, 1130 Bluffs Parkway, Canton, Georgia at the indicated times: 

July 21, 2009 at 11:30 AM, and 6:00 PM.


HEAT: Replogle tosses complete-game, four-hitter in win 

FROM PAGE 18 

But (Powder Springs) showed us 

they could hit. 

“(Friday), we came back well. 

We made every play. Every ball 

that was hit out here (Friday), 

we made the stop and threw 

people out.” 

And it really was just that 

simple for the Heat, who jumped 

out on top from the outset, 

scoring a pair of runs in the first 

and second innings. 

Leading off with a double off 

the fence, Pete McCoy came in 

to score on a sac fly by Joe 

Burnett. Austin Pearce then 

followed with an RBI single, 

plating Stephen Cason, who 

reached on a walk. 

In the second, Tony Wineman 

got things going with a single, 

setting the stage for Preston 

Link’s RBI double. Link later 

scored on a passed ball. 

Working through the heart of 

the order, the Heat began to pull 

away in the third, as Caleb Hill 

singled in a run and, after Matt 

Replogle reached on a two-out 

After Powder 

Springs pounded 

out 17 

runs against 

Hobgood on 

Thursday 

night, Heat 

right-hander 

Matt Replogle 

silenced the 

Indians’ bats 

on Friday, tossing 

a complete 

game, fourhitter 

in 

Hobgood’s 

10-0 state 

championship 

victory. 

Replogle and 

the Heat 

now head to 

Mississippi for 

the 10-year-old 

Dizzy Dean 

World Series. 

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error, scored on a wild pitch 

and a Powder Springs’ throwing 

error. With Replogle on third, 

Wineman and Harrison North 

drew back-to-back walks to load 

the bases for McCoy, who drew a 

walk of his own for an RBI. 

While the offense continued to 

do its job, Replogle took care of 

the dirty work on the mound. 

Facing the same Indians 

line-up that posted 17 runs the 

night before, Replogle held 

Powder Springs to just four 

hits and walked none over five 

innings of work. 

Meanwhile, the Heat added 

another run in the fourth with 

consecutive doubles by Pearce 

and Hill, and sealed the state 

title in the bottom of the fifth 

when an RBI single by 

Burnett scoring Wineman and 

an infield grounder by Pearce 

scoring McCoy halted the 

game by virtue of the 10-run 

mercy rule. 

“I keep telling these guys that 

they don’t have to make the great 

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play, they just have to make the 

good one, and (Friday), they 

did that,” Singer said. “Powder 

Springs hit the ball so well 

(Thursday), but we kept fighting 

back every inning. To me, that 

showed a lot of character, and 

I think that enabled us to come 

out (Friday) and know we could 

play with (Powder Springs).” 

Prior to defeating the Indians 

for the title, the Heat knocked 

off Canton, Sandy Springs, 

Powder Springs and Rome to 

reach the final. 

Looking to add another trophy 

to the shelf, the Heat, which 

defeated the Hobgood Storm in 

the finals of the Dizzy Dean 

District Tournament on June 23, 

head to Mississippi this week to 

begin play in the 10-year-old 

Dizzy Dean World Series. 

After watching his troops 

bounce back to win state, Singer 

said he’s confident in the way his 

team is playing. 

“Right now, they’ve convinced 

me that we can win anytime, any 

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Members of the team are 

Burnett, Cason, Ryan Chance, 

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Pearce, Replogle, Sam Singer 

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Woodstock’s Strickland finishes fourth in Georgia Amateur Championship 


Highlighted by a 3-under-par 68 

in the third round on Saturday, 

Woodstock’s Mark Strickland 

shot a 3-under 268 for the tournament 

to finish in a tie for fourth 

in the 88th annual Georgia Amateur 

Championship, July 9-12 at 

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Russell Henley, of Macon, fired 

back-to-back 4-under 67’s over 

the weekend to finish at 16-under 

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In winning his second title, 

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Sunday, tying Knox for fourth. 

Along with Strickland, J.P. 

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Former Reinhardt 

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Kings’ summer squad 


Former Reinhardt College 

men’s basketball standout Victor 

Stowes was recently named as a 

member of the Sacramento 

Kings’ 2009 NBA Summer League 

roster. 

Stowes, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound 

guard from Alexander City, Va., 

spent two seasons at Reinhardt. 

As a senior in 2007-08, he was an 

All-Southern States Athletic 

Conference selection after 

leading the Eagles in scoring 

(16.3 points per game), rebounding 

(6.1 boards a contest) and 

assists (4.0 per outing). In 2006-07, 

Stowes averaged 10.8 points, 

3.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists. 

The brother of NFL football 

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part of the American Basketball 

Association’s Atlanta Vision 

during the 2008-09 season. After 

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graduating from South Gwinnett 

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State University for one season as 

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Sacramento’s summer league 

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NCAA Division I institutions, one 

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26 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS JULY 15, 2009 

Chris Guest, of Canton, reached Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, this past spring. The avid adventurer has been climbing since he was a teenager. 



Reaching the world’s highest point has been a dream of 

Chris Guest’s since he was a child. This past spring, he fulfilled 

his childhood dream by reaching the world’s tallest 

peak. 

Guest reached the summit of Mount Everest May 22. He 

topped the peak just as the sun was rising. 

“I was climbing the last few hundred feet of Everest in 

the dark, and I was afraid I was going to summit in the 

dark,” Guest said. “Sure enough, as I got to the top dawn 

broke. I stepped out on the summit with the sun hitting 

me.” 

He said the inspiration for his climbing, which he started 

doing when he was 13 years old, was classical book of a 

mountaineer’s journey. 

Guest, now 49, of Canton, pulled a book off the bookshelf 

when he was 8 years old not knowing that it would inspire 

him to reach Mount Everest’s highest peak of 29,029 feet. 

He read the book “The Epic of Mount Everest: The Historic 

Account of Mallory's Expeditions,” written in 1926 by Sir 

Francis Younghusband. 

The book recounts George Leigh Mallory’s three separate 

expeditions to Mt. Everest in 1921, 1922 and 1924. Mallory 

vanished on that final expedition. His body was found 

in 1999. 

“I was captivated on it and did a book report on it,” said 

Guest, who is a mechanical engineer who works in industrial 

gases. “I was hooked. I wanted to climb Everest. When 

I was 12-13, I started hiking … ice and rock climbing.” 

His 35 years of experience were his conditioning for his 

great expedition up Everest, although the most recent trip 

wasn’t his first. He tried climbing the south side of Everest 

in 2000, but got injured before reaching the summit. 

“I failed because I blew my knee out,” Guest said. “I had 

to turn around and go down.” 

For his most recent journey, Guest said he chose the 

north side of the mountain, which proved to be more difficult. 

“I was motivated. I went on the other side this time,” 

Guest said. “I didn’t realize how much more dangerous the 

north side is.” 

The typical six- to eight-week journey took Guest exactly 

six weeks to complete. He left April 10, the start of his vacation 

from work. The people he summitted with started 

their journey in late March. 

“I had to do it faster,” he said. “I had to do it smarter.” 

Reaching the highest peak 

His vacation was scheduled to end May 21, but he didn’t 

quite make it. 

“I was a little over my holiday time, but my company forgave 

me,” he said. 

Guest began the journey with a friend of his from Canada, 

with whom he climbed Mount McKinley in Alaska last 

year. 

But he didn’t get to summit with his friend, because his 

friend wasn’t getting acclimated to the altitude as fast as 

Guest was. 

Everest is a deadly beast, and expeditioners must be prepared 

and careful when tackling it. Guest said he saw many 

people who didn’t get to complete their journey. 

“I came across a dead guy on the ropes at 28,700 feet,” 

Guest said. “There are a lot of dead people littered on the 

slopes. They’ve been there for one year, two years, five 

years, 30 years. Above 26,000 feet, they’re everywhere, I 

mean everywhere.” 

While climbing in the dark, Guest said he saw one man 

who they thought was a Chinese man who had died on the 

mountain recently. He came across the man who had his 

hand exposed, which is a sign of hypothermia. 

“When my headlight hit his hand, it bounced back like 

light hitting glass,” he said. “I said ‘I’m sorry. I’m sorry for 

your family.’” 

Most people who lose their lives above 26,000 feet are left 

there, because it’s not feasible for someone else to carry 

them down. Each climber has to be able to help himself to 

make it. 

“You’re in a very dangerous place. Everest is one dangerous 

mountain. It’s where no inexperienced climber should 

be,” Guest said. “You can’t be carried by anybody.” 

He continued his journey, and, at 9 p.m. May 21, he left the 

high camp to head for the summit. 

“I was climbing up to the top, and I thought we had left 

early,” he said. “Everyone was leaving early because the 

weather was collapsing; there was a big nasty storm coming 

on the 22nd in the late afternoon.” 

On the way up, Guest found himself in trouble. His oxygen 

mask froze, and he couldn’t breathe. 

“The valve froze up with ice. I couldn’t breathe. I was suffocating,” 

he said. “I wasn’t getting a lung full of air oxygen 

mixture. I was just getting pure oxygen. I wasn’t 

scared. I was concerned.” 

At first his Sherpa fixed him up with a new oxygen cylinder, 

but that wasn’t the problem. So the Sherpa used his hot 

breath to unfreeze the valve. 

“Just at the top, my oxygen system failed. The Sherpas 

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gathered around me. They gave me a new cylinder. I said 

‘that’s not it, I’ve got an iced-up check valve on my mask,’” 

he said. “So the Sherpa breathed through the hole in the 

mask, and I kinda joked about it because it was the worst 

breath I had smelled in my life. This guy probably hadn’t 

brushed his teeth in like 50 years.” 

As the ice chips hit his face, he kind of cringed about 

what he really thought the chips were. 

“Up there it’s a third of the atmosphere, and you’re not 

thinking right,” he said. “When he blew in the mask, all 

these ice chips hit me, but I thought he was eating a granola 

bar. I thought he was spitting food in my mask.” 

Just as he summitted, his mask froze again. But the pure 

sunlight at the Earth’s highest peak was all the help he 

needed. 

“The radiation is so intense at the high altitude, my mask 

defrosted,” he said. 

His stay at the top wasn’t a long one, because he saw impending 

danger in some clouds. 

“I looked over in the distance and saw some very high 

clouds in the distance. When you see bad high clouds at that 

altitude, it means high winds coming in,” he said, adding 

he spent 10-15 minutes taking pictures and headed back 

down. 

Just before one of the camps, the storm caught up to 

them. 

“Just above a camp, I got hit by the storm coming in,” he 

said, adding winds threw him and his Sherpa about 10 feet 

in the air. “We were just lifted off our feet and thrown into 

the rocks. The winds pinned us down. I said ‘we have to get 

back to our tents.’” 

That’s where their fuel, oxygen and water were. 

However, when they got there, they found that someone 

had stolen their oxygen tanks. But, luckily, his Sherpa, after 

a two-hour journey, found three oxygen tanks that he 

took, with permission. 

“He found a quarter of a butane canister so he could start 

on the stove,” Guest said. “He got a bag of ice and melted it, 

and we got two cups of water to drink. We had no food, but 

we didn’t need food. We hadn’t eaten in 24 hours. We just 

needed fluids.” 

The rest of the descent to the bottom was a quick one. 

“I had to rush back to get to an airstrip to fly back to the 

U.S.,” Guest said. 

A Mount Everest expedition isn’t a cheap one. Guest’s 

journey cost him about $23,000. 

There were three Westerners, four Sherpas, one cook and 

two cook boys on his expedition.


Katy Bechtel, a sixth-grader at Creekland Middle School, organized the 

third annual Fourth of July pet parade in her neighborhood of Hickory 

Woods in Canton. Neighbors and friends raised $126 for the Cherokee 

County Animal Shelter making a three-year total of $258. There were 

prizes for costumes and tricks, and a Petsmart employee came and gave 

some training tips. 

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Hickory Flat students Bella Bledsoe, 

Audrey George and Katie-Ann 

Lewis collected water bottles during 

the week of GCRCT testing in 

honor of Earth Day. The girls began 

their recycling campaign by emailing 

all the teachers of their 

plans and collected the water bottles 

from each classroom in the afternoons. 

They collected approximately 

300 bottles on the first day. 

Students participated in the GCSA State Leadership Conference at Jekyll 

Island April 1-4. Sequoyah was well represented at the conference. GC- 

SA members placed in seven of the 11 events where students competed. 

First Place Winners: Jessi Watkins – Graphic Arts; Justin Baka – Horticulture. 

Second Place Winner: Mario Sucar – Most Improved Young Man. 

Fourth Place: Monica Ponce – Floral Design; Alexis Allen – 

Community/Civic Project; Kimberly Nagy – Cosmetology/Nail Design. 

Fifth Place: Amanda Crum – School Project. Pictured, are, front row: 

Mario Sucar; Middle Row: Noah Huggins, Justin Baka, Harrison Jones, 

Mrs. Hembree (Advisor); and Back Row: Jessi Watkins, Mrs. Pope (Advisor), 

Kimberly Nagy, Twyla Graves, Monica Ponce, Amanda Crum, Alexis 

Allen, Amber Talley, Jasmine McWhorter. 

Boston Elementary held Saturday 

School 13 times as part of the 

school’s ExP Program. Students 

who had perfect attendance at all 

13 Saturday School sessions had 

their names entered into a drawing 

for a new bicycle. Pictured are 

the two lucky bike winners: thirdgrader 

Morgan Watson (left) and 

second-grader Joshua Garrett 

(right). The bicycles and helmets 

were donated by McDonald’s at 

the corner of Ga. 92 and Bells Ferry 

Road. 

Little River Elementary is proud to announce that its academic bowl won 

first place in the league and second place out of 22 participating schools 

for the county. Pictured here are back row: Miranda Lemal, Nikki Perez, 

Madhan Saiprased, Jackie Wong and Academic Bowl Coach Cassie Black. 

Front row: Taylor Hartzler, Anthony Talpas, Jordan Sollie, Shannon Bell 

and Adam Crivello. Andrea Peterson is not pictured. 


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Cherokee County Probate Court Judge Keith Wood presented a program 

on estates at the June meeting of AARP Chapter 2227 in Canton. Pictured, 

left to right, are Judge Wood, Chapter Co-Vice President Donald 

Sams and Chapter President Joey DuBois. The Canton Chapter meets at 

Ryan’s Steak House every second Wednesday of the month. 

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CHEROKEE SCRAPBOOK 

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Arts & Entertainment items 

must be typed and submitted by 

noon the Wednesday before the 

desired publication date. 

Send entries to 


or fax them to (770) 928-3152. 

AUDITIONS 

• The Towne Lake Arts Center, 

6576 Commerce Parkway, Woodstock, 

will hold auditions for 

“House at Pooh Corner” July 22- 

23 from 7 p.m. to 10 pm for ages 

8-17. Be prepared to sing and 

read from the script. Call (678) 

494-4251. For more information, 

to print an audition form or learn 

more about the parts, go to 

www.tlaclive.org. 



will hold auditions for “The 

Butler Did It” Aug. 18-20 from 7 

p.m. to 10 p.m. The roles are for 

ages 8 and older, and there will 

be cold readings only. Appointments 

must be made three to 

four weeks before the audition 

dates. To make an appointment 

call (678) 494-4251. For more information, 

to print an audition 

form or learn more about the 

parts, go to www.tlaclive.org. 



will hold auditions for the 

Improv Troupe Aug. 18-20 from 7 

p.m. to 10 p.m. The roles are for 

ages 8 and older, and there will 

be cold readings only. Appointments 

must be made three to 

four weeks before the audition 


call (678) 494-4251. For more information, 

to print an audition 

Briyana Guadalupe, of Canton, 

was crowned Hal Jackson’s Talented 

Teen International (HJTTI) of 

Georgia on June 6. Besides the title, 

she also won The Tasha Smith- 

Dixon Academic Achievement 

Scholarship Award for the highest 

GPA and the Miss Congeniality 

Award. For her talent, she performed 

a medley of “A Change Is 

Gonna Come” and “I Am Changing” 

before the crowd at Southern 

Polytechnic University. Briyana is 

the daughter of Brenda Guadalupe 

and an honor roll student at Sequoyah 

High School. She enjoys 

the performing arts, especially 

singing and acting. She is a member 

of the National Honor Society 

and attended the Presidential Inauguration 

as a Presidential Youth 

Scholar. As Hal Jackson Talented 

Teen International of Georgia, she 

will promote community involvement 

and be a role model to other 

young ladies. 

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

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form or learn more about the 

parts, go to www.tlaclive.org. 



will hold auditions for “Little 

Women” Aug. 18-20 from 7 

p.m. to 10 p.m. The auditions are 

for ages 10 and up, and participants 

must be prepared to sing a 

song that shows off their voices. 

Appointments must be made 

three to four weeks before the 

audition dates. To make an appointment 

call (678) 494-4251. 

For more information, to print an 

audition form or learn more 

about the parts, go to www.tlaclive.org. 



will hold auditions for “A 

Christmas Carol” and “The Little 

Drummer Boy” Sept. 15-17 from 7 

p.m. to 10 p.m. Participants must 

be prepared to sing a song that 

shows off their voices. Roles are 

for ages 8 through adult. Appointments 

must be made three 

to four weeks before the audition 


call (678) 494-4251. For 

more information, to print an audition 

form or learn more about 

the parts, go to www.tlaclive.org. 

GALLERY 

• Downtown Mission Gallery, 121 

Brown Street, Canton, features 

the work of local artists. The 

gallery’s regular hours are Tuesday 

through Saturday from 2 

p.m. to 7 p.m. A portion of all 

sales benefit The Art of Living. 

Art classes also are available. For 


A classroom at Ralph Bunche Center 

celebrated Earth Day by walking 

to the North Canton Fire Department 

to recycle materials they 

had collected. Pictured are Bo 

Ogunmuko, Natalie Rivas, Landon 

Litteral, James Litteral, Jacob Dumford, 

Lanie Roland, Priscila Castro, 

Zoey Bradley, Kalyssa Perna, 

MaryAnne Maloney, Keona Cucci, 

Jacob Williams, Marco Hernandez, 

Latrice Huntley, Dastin Hart, 

Janette Vasquez, Emma Hernandez, 

Charlie Ferguson and Sandra 

Williams. 

6961 or go to www.artwithamission.com. 

• The Gallery by VantagePoint 

Studios, 115 E. Main St., Canton, 

exhibits works by numerous 

award-winning local and international 

artists and photographers.The 

gallery is open Mondays 

through Saturdays from 9 

a.m. to 6 p.m. Through July 22, 

the gallery is featuring the exhibit, 

“Enchanting Treasure,” by 

Jean Davidson, Kathy Garrison 

and Teresa Ramsey. The event is 

free and open to the public. For 


4253 or go to 

www.vpsgallery.com. 

ON STAGE 



presents “Willy Wonka, Jr.” 

through Aug. 2. Shows are 

Wednesdays at 10 a.m., Saturdays 

at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sundays 

at 3 p.m. All seats are $8. 

Buy three tickets and get one 

free. For more information, call 

(678) 494-4251 or go to www.tlaclive.org. 



presents “That’s Entertainment,” 

a musical cabaret of songs 

and scenes from classic movie musicals 

and Broadway shows, Aug. 

7-16 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 

p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets 

cost $15 for adults and $12 

students/seniors. For more information, 

call (678) 494-4251 or go 

to www.tlaclive.org. 

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CLASSES 


6576 Commerce Parkway, 

Woodstock, is accepting registration 

for its fall drama classes, 

which are three-month sessions. 

The classes include materials, Tshirt, 

costume and a DVD of the 

final show. Small groups work 

with experienced teachers on 

the TLAC stage. New classes include 

Teen Improv Troupe, 

Broadway Troupe and Young 

Singers. Partial need-based 

scholarships are available. For 

more information, call (678) 

494-4251 or go to www.tlaclive.org. 


6576 Commerce Parkway, 

Woodstock, holds drama classes 

year-round for ages five 

through adult. Small, age-appropriate 

groups work on the 

TLAC stage with experienced 

teachers to learn skills for stage, 

film and auditions. For more information, 

call (678) 494-4251 

or go to www.tlaclive.org. 

CAMPS 

• The Towne Lake Arts Center 

presents summer drama camps 

through July 31, Mondays 

through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 

p.m. Senior campers ages 8-14 

will write, produce and perform 

an original play with music. Junior 

campers ages 5-7 perform a 

musical play based on familiar 

children’s stories. The fee is 

$250 and includes materials, Tshirt, 

costume and a DVD of the 

final show. Partial need-based 

scholarships are available. Get 

$50 off if you attend twice or 

bring a friend. For more information, 

call (678) 494-4251 or 

go to www.tlaclive.org. 

• Sixes United Methodist Church, 

8385 Bells Ferry Road, Canton, 

presents a singing and drama 

camp for age 3 through 12th 

grade July 19-23. The camp is 

from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A play 

will be presented on the last 

evening of the camp. For more 

information, call (770) 345- 

7644. 

• The Arts Alliance of Georgia, 

Inc. presents “ART'S UP" art 

camp at American Heritage 

Academy, 2125 Sixes Road, Canton, 

July 20-24. The cost is $125, 

and the camp runs each day 

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The camp 

is for ages 6-12. This art camp 

has a 12-year tradition of giving 

children experiences in drawing, 

painting, printmaking, multimedia, 

clay, weaving and fiber, 

and more. For information, email 

madhall@comcast.net or 

call (770) 500-8963 or (404) 509- 

8792. 

SPEAK UP!! 

Call the Soapbox at 

770-928-1055 

Leave a message and 

see it in print! 

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Going on Now! 

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(1/2 mile south of the library) 

770-926-1008 • Tue-Sat 10-6 

Accepting New Vendors & Consignments 

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Piedmont Physicians Group is 

pleased to announce the opening of the 

new Ball Ground office. 

Eden Fleming English, M.D. 

Internal Medicine 

Dr. English graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in biochemistry 

from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. She earned her medical 

degree from Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia and 

completed her residency in internal medicine at Atlanta Medical Center. 

Dr. English is board certified in internal medicine. 

Prior to joining Piedmont Physicians Group, Dr. English practiced at 

WellStar Physicians Group in Austell, Georgia. She has special interests 

in diabetes care, weight management and women’s health issues. 

Dr. English is a member of the American College of Physicians and the 

American Medical Association. She is married with two children and 

enjoys playing bridge and scuba diving. 

Office hours are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Now accepting new patients and same-day appointments are available. 

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Ball Ground, Georgia 30107 | 678-454-6800 

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MUSIC INSTRUCTION 

Private Piano Instruction 

In Your Home 

Classically Trained. 

2 Yearly Recitals. 

Call Harmoni’s Keyz at 

404-343-5685 

Also Available for Special Events. 

Enroll Now! 

And Join the Fun! 

Piano/ Keyboard Lessons 

Woodstock/ Hickory Flat Area 

Age 4 through Senior Adults 

Call Suzanne Hosea 

404-667-4733 (cell) 

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CLASSES 

Autumn Lynn’s 

Swimming Lessons 

Private Pool•••Canton area. 

Infants-Adults•••Small classes 

All Qualifications•••30 Yrs. Experience 

770-479-9593 

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REUPHOLSTERY 

CLASSES 

Day or Evening Classes 

Begin July 28th 

Carolyn Mills 

Certified Instructor 

For Information Call 

770-516-2562 

Art Lessons 

An Artists Touch Studio 

Ages 8-12 

Monday 

4:30pm to 6:30pm 

770-517-9688 

PETS FOUND 

Found small, neutered male, 

reddish brown dog, no collar or tags 

at 9500 Main St., Woodstock. 

Call 770-591-5474 

PETS LOST 

Lost: Female black cat “Jazzy”. 

Area of Victoria Downs Subdivision 

(Bells Ferry). July 4th. 

678-644-1544 

Lost Cat: Orange Long Haired Tabby. 

Answer to the name Jingle Bells. Male/ 

Neutered, 5 years old about 10 lbs. 

Friendly, but shy. Has distinctive 

allergic scabs/sores on outside of 

both ears. Last seen in Towne Lake 

Hills East Subdivision. Please call: 

678-445-5394 or 815-341-3898. 

Abby is an 8 yr old, 4 lb silver yorkie. 

She got out of her yard on Sat July 4th. 

She was wearing a black Missouri Tigers 

collar with her name and # on it, she is 

microchipped with AVID. She is kind of 

shy and may not come to you, please 

stay with her and call us no matter what 

time it is. We live in the Great Sky 

subdivision in Canton. We are 

offering a REWARD for her return. 

678-880-6028, 904-235-8265, 

904-537-0028 

PETS/GROOMING 

4 Your Pawz Only 

Pet Grooming 

Located in Hickory Flat 

Area, Hwy 140. 

For appointment, Mon-Sat. 

Call 770-841-4253 

Pick-up & Delivery Offered 

For Your Convenience. 

PET SITTING 

Elwell-7.19 

Affordable Pet Sitting 

In Your Home 

Reasonable Rates 

Bonded & Insured 

Call 770-367-2231 

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PETS FREE 

Black Lab Mix. 

Beautiful, sweet and loving 5 year old. 

Very friendly. Great dog to have. Good 

with people and other animals. 

Free to good home. 

770-366-4781. 

Mixed hound/ other. 

Black, white, and brown. 55 lbs. 

Affectionate, good with people & other 

dogs. Free to good home. 

770.366.4781 

VEHICLES FOR SALE 

GOLF CARTS FOR SALE 

GOLF CARTS: 

EasyRide-6.24 

200 CARTS TO CHOOSE 

FROM, 2006 48V $1650, 

2005 GAS $2200.00. 

EASYRIDEGOLFCARS.COM 

770-737-2221 

CAMPERS FOR SALE 

MUST SELL: 

Ready to go Hunters Special 

Located in Woodstock, GA. 

Contact: Wayne @ (404) 234-8843 

G.Yandel-1-5.7 

Awesome hunter's special! 

1995 Starcraft Leisure Star 240 CK 5th 

wheel. Easy to haul and maneuver. 

G.Yandel-2-5.7 

New air conditioning unit with 5 year 

warranty, new hot water heater, and 

new front door with secure lockset. 

Separate bedroom sleeps two 

and reclining couch sleeps one. 

Ready to go on the road! Won't 

last long at this low price. 

PRICE REDUCED! 

$3,250 

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BOATS FOR SALE 

Boat for Sale: 2006 Carvalle Bowrider, 

135 hp, IB/OB motor, trolling motor, 

bimini top, covers, depth finder, 

satellite radio, TN trailer, less 

than 30 hrs usage. $17,000. 

Cell 404-449-1799, 

Home 770-720-4601 

MERCHANDISE - WANTED 

“The Original Gold Party People” 

Celebrating our 25th year! 

We buy Gold, Silver, & Platinum at 

parties, corporate events, charity events, 

and one-on-one consultations 

As a large volume buyer we can pay 

YOU top dollar- Guaranteed! 

678-493-1755 

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Recycle Your Precious Metals For CASH 

GOLDHOUND 

We Buy Scrap & Unwanted 

Gold, Silver, Platinum & Coins 

770-479-0229 

Formally Stuff-n-Such 

2382 Marietta Hwy • Canton, GA 30114 

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 

Large Collection 

of Beautiful 

Lee Middleton Dolls 

For Sale. 

$80 Each. 

770-598-4748 

AIR COND/HEATING 

A/C Service 

Heating & Air Conditioning 

Service • Installation 

Low 30 Years Experience 

Prices! 770-778-8842 

FLOOR COVERING 

Carpet & Hardwood Flooring 

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• 20 Years Experience 

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This Space 

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Our classified ads reach over 42,000 

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For more info... 

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 

Virgilio Modica Sr. & Jr. 

Free Estimates 

Eye-9.17-Last-11.5 

Joe The Bargain Guy 

Washers $100 & Up 

Dryers $80 & Up 

Refrigerators $125 & Up 

Gold Dredge/ Extras at $385. 

678-760-2810 

Twin trundle bed, 2 twin 

mattress with bedframe. 

Great condition, $200. 

770-516-4710 

Wedding Dress 

J.Lst-1.2.08 

Size 4. Never worn. 

$100. 

404-434-4578 

Your Path 

to Great 

Savings! 

Find all types of 

gifts, collectibles & 

unique items 

with great prices 

without going to 

the mall or driving 

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Jacktrackstore.com 

YARD SALES 

Multi Family Sale 

Thurs, Fri, Sat, 8:00am 

Springfield Place Sub off Toonigh. 

Refrigerator, furniture, knives, etc. 

Huge Garage Sale 

7/17 & 7/18, 8am-2pm. 

209 Persimmon Trail, 

Woodstock 30188. 

Furn, tools, kit., etc. 

678-860-1294 

FINAL MOVING SALE. 

July 17th. 8-12. 

712 Thompson Falls Drive, Canton. 

Electrical Goods. Household items. 

Clothing. Books. DVDs. Furniture. 

Come and buy. 

Everything must go! 

HANDYMAN 

MODICA & SON HANDYMEN 

Italian craftsmanship 

Over 25 years experience 

Masonry • Concrete • Patio • Sidewalk • Tile Work 

Remodeling • Plumbing Repair • Screen Porches • Decks 

HOME IMPROVEMENT 

Sayers Brothers 

A Complete Home Improvement Co. 

Specializing In: Additions, Sunrooms, 

Screened In Porches, Whole House 

Renovation, Basement Finishing 

30 years Experience•Licensed & Insured 

Jim 770-737-5272 

(Cell) 678-468-6615 

PLUMBING 

No Job Too Small 

Licensed & Fully Insured 

404-483-4547 

www.ModicaAndSon.com 

The Home Handyman 

Master Plumber “Retired” 

•Plumbing Fixtures 

•Faucet & Toilet Repair 

•Water Heaters •Basement Plumbing 


Mike Riley 

770-735-6892 

YARD SALES 

Tag Sale at 

Summits Wayside Tavern! 

Saturday, July 25th, 10:00 am. 

Bring your own table to 

sell or come shop! 

770-924-5315 

www.summits-online.com 

PUBLIC 2-DAY AUCTION!! 

Southern Company ABSOLUTE 

Heavy Trucks & 

Equipment Auction. 

**On-Site & On-Line Auction** 

Dates: 

Wed July 15th @ 3:00pm. 

Thurs July 16th @ 10:00am. 

Address: 

5055 Oakley Industrial Blvd. 

Fairburn, GA 30213 

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Call: 770-357-2178 or 

678-898-3775 

Online Bidding provided by: 

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Huge Yard Sale 

Saturday, 9:00a-3:00p 

994 Wooten Drive, Canton. 

Patio Furniture, boys clothing, 

sofa, and much more! 

NakedSoapLogo-7.8 

Handmade 

Soaps & Bath Products 

Introducing 

Gettens Glassworks 

Visit us at the 

Woodstock 

Market & Show 

Saturday & Sunday 

August 1st & 2nd, 2009 

Located in the garden 

center of the old Wal-Mart. 

HELP WANTED NOTICE 

Clerical Help Wanted 

in home office in Woodstock for 

medical office support. 12-6p, Mon- Fri. 

Computer & customer service skills 

required. Medical business office 

experience preferred. 

Email resume or contact info to: 

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Looking for 3 hard working individuals 

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ROOFING 

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CONTRACTING 

Specializing in Customer Service. 

FREE Roof Inspections 

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ReRoofs & Repairs 

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We Accept Visa & MasterCard! 

770-924-9853 

TREE SERVICE 

AAA 

STEWART’S 

TREE SERVICE 

LANDSCAPING 

STUMP GRINDING 


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JULY 15, 2009 CLASSIFIEDS THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 31 

HELP WANTED NOTICE 

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN 

Are you sick of all warranty work, poor dispatch, 

lost sales due to parts, ineffective 

service advisors and lack of customer 

maintenance work? If you answered yes, 

qualified technicians with experience in all 

aspects of vehicle maintenance and repair 

should apply at Cherokee Ford Quick 

Lane and Tire Center located at 

195 Woodstock Pkwy, Direct 

Line 678-841-6969 

In-Home TUTORS Wanted: 

Math, science, language arts, 

foreign language, SAT/ACT test 

preparation, and special needs. 

Also; social studies, business, 

and economics. 

Set your own hours. 

Work with great students, K-adult. 

Summer hours available. 

Degreed, experienced and/or 

certified preferred. 

$18-$25 per hour. 

Alpharetta, Cumming, Roswell, 

Marietta, Acworth, Kennesaw, 

Canton, Woodstock, Cartersville. 

Learn more at: 

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Email resume to: 

jobs@accoladetutoring.com 

Accolade-Logo 

PART-TIME HELP WANTED 

Help Wanted- Ball Ground. 

Experienced grill cook, part time. 

New restaurant. Salary negotiable. 

404-791-8837 

FULL-TIME HELP WANTED 

Now Hiring Automotive Technician. 

ASE certifications a plus. Must have own 

tools and good driving record. Must have 

experience in all makes and models. 

Good pay and benefits. Full time needed. 

Call 678-947-6000 

Looking for Certified Phlebotomist 

for full time position at busy POL. 

Requirements: stick accurately and 

quickly about 80 patients/ day, collect 

specimens and process them through 

computer system, perform urine drug 

screens (certification a plus, but will train 

to certify) and be team worker/ people 

person. Monday through Friday, 

8:00am to 5:00p, no weekends, 

no holidays, no nights. 

FAX resume to: Attn: Lab Director 

770.479.8821 

Medical Technologist or Technician 

to work in busy POL in Canton, Georgia. 

Must be ASCP, NCA, or AMT certified. 

New grad ok. Phlebotomy skills a plus. 

Position is Full Time with benefits, 

hourly, Mon to Fri, no weekends, no 

holidays. Pay depending on experience 

and degree. Areas: Chemistry, 

Hematology, Urines and rapid Serology. 

Must be punctual and team worker. If 

not Technologist or Technician and 

certified, please do not apply. 

E-mail your resume to 

lmarquez@medassoc.com 

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Stylist for Back to School Help. 

Full time. Immediate Opening. 

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770-312-8431 

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Price reduced to $244,900; 5BR/3BA with 

stunning in-ground pool, outdoor fireplace & 

flagstone/stamp concrete patio. Fin bsmt with 

home office, bedroom & bath. Towne Lake Hills 

area. Pat at 770-262-5643 @ Alliance Realty 

James Bagwell 

Broker 

2800 Marietta Highway 


770-479-2167 

Stepless Brick Ranch. 3 BR/1 BA, 

family room w/fireplace, kitchen, 

breakfast area, separate DR, bonus 

room. 3 acres. Located in area of large 

homes of acreage. Just minutes to 

new schools. Convenient to shopping 

mall on Hwy. 20 & I 575. $209,000 

Traditional 2 story home. Light 

bright open floor plan, 3 BR/ 

2.5 BA, family room with 

fireplace, kitchen, breakfast 

area, separate dining room, 

2-car garage. Convenient to 

downtown Woodstock. $168,750 

We’re Not The Best In Cherokee Because We’re The Oldest... 

We’re The Best Because We’re The Best!! 

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HOMES FOR SALE 

HUD HOMES CHEROKEE 

C.Moody-6.24 

$135,000. Unbelievable Deal 

4BR/3BA. Vaulted Greatroom 

Rec Room. Great Neighborhood 

Call for list of all Cherokee Homes 

Special Financing Available 

Cathy Moody 770-401-3829 

cathymoody@bellsouth.net 

ERA Sunrise Realty 

$124,900; 2Br/2BA Ranch in Cartersville 

4-sided brick, formal dining, family rm, living rm 

& fully enclsed sunroom; Hdwd floors; Carport 

+ detached gar/bldg. No HOA dues; Owner will 

consider exchange for home in Woodstock. Call 

Pat @ 770-262-5643 @ Alliance Realty. 

Kingston Square 

B.Stinson-7.8 

5BR/3.5BA, 3 car garage. 

Swim/ tennis, HUGE kitchen with lake 

view, cul-de-sac, convenient to 

575/ shopping, check Craigslist 

and Buy Owner for pictures. 

770-592-8846 

REAL ESTATE WANTED 

!WE BUY HOMES! 

No fees, 

Fast Closings! 

We can help! 

We are experienced & 

very confidential! 

770-547-5190 

www.GoodDealProperties.com 

Homes Purchased In Cherokee 

30004 

125 Hopewell Chase Ct, 

Alpharetta 

Buyer: Carlos Devarona 

Sale Date: 06/12/09 

Sale Price: $238,000 

30102 

206 Oak Grove Way, 

Acworth 

Buyer: Edham Alicic 



2632 Mohawk Trl, Acworth 

Buyer: Steven Dowis 



244 Lake Forest Dr, Acworth 

Buyer: David Gerletti 



410 Goldi Ct, Acworth 

Buyer: Keith Givens 



2913 Emerald Ln, Acworth 

Buyer: Andrea Hogsten 



113 Tyson Woods Rd, 

Acworth 

Buyer: Henny Holbrook 



1046 Queensbury Run, 

Acworth 

Buyer: Erik Weber 



30107 

149 Cherokee Village Dr, 

Ball Ground 

Buyer: Joshua King 



2580 Reavis Mountain Rd, 

Ball Ground 

Buyer: Matthew Adams 



220 Sperin Rd, 

Ball Ground 

Buyer: Henry Voyles 



30183 

130 Indian Ridge Way, 

Waleska 

Buyer: Frank Pintozzi 



934 Cable Rd, Waleska 

Buyer: Wayne Whittenburg 



214 Lakeside Dr, Waleska 

Buyer: Dwight Carter 



30114 

820 Commerce Trail, 

Canton 

Buyer: Richard Albright 



214 Cole Ct, Canton 

Buyer: Josh Addison 



531 Winder Trl, Canton 

Buyer: Andrea Etheridge 



2640 Land Rd, Canton 

Buyer: Josh Gill 



261 Parc Dr, Canton 

Buyer: Bounkor Keonhoty 



1007 BridgeMill Ave, 

Canton 

Buyer: John Lovell 



145 Spring Way Sq, Canton 

Buyer: Shahryar Sabzevari 



318 Stoney Hollow Rd, 

Canton 

Buyer: Jennifer Woods 



REAL ESTATE WANTED 

Well-kept, Upscale 

Horse Farm Wanted 

for Lease, 

Lease/Purchase 

or Rent-To-Own 

by very experienced trainer 

with excellent resume. 

All options considered. 

Contact: 

horsepro@bellsouth.net 

HOMES FOR RENT/LEASE 

Canton: 3BR/2.5BA, 1 year old home. 

Huge master bedroom. New carpet, 

paint. $950/mo, $900/dep. 

770-720-8046 

Great location, Holly Springs. 

For rent/ lease. 4BR/3BA large back 

deck, spacious teen/ in-law suite with 

washer/ dryer. $1300/mo. 

912-253-8983 

Canton, near Bells Ferry. 

$875/ mo. Deposit broken down over 

two months. 3 or 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. 

Family room, sun room, recently 

upgraded. Some pets okay. 

Call 770-330-5353 

For Rent or Purchase/ Lease. 

$900 deposit, $900 monthly to rent. 

Will consider owner financing. 

1997 split level house with carport. 

4 bedroom, 2 full baths. 

770-887-5639 

Sixes/ Holly St. 3BR/2BA, 2 car garage, 

private fenced backyard, outside 

pet okay. Available August. Lease before 

7/15, receive $200 off first months rent. 

$850/mo. $950/dep. split over 2 months. 

770-655-0182 

30115 

103 Trinity Hollow Dr, 

Canton 

Buyer: Kyle Jett 



804 Beavers Rd, Canton 

Buyer: Joseph Colbert 



303 Evergreen Ct, Canton 

Buyer: Shane Feasel 



1016 Morgan Rd, Canton 

Buyer: Victoria Feldman 



300 Split Rail Way, Canton 

Buyer: Jeremy McAlister 



1017 Wyatt Rd, Canton 

Buyer: James Smallwood 



148 Grandmar Chase, 

Canton 

Buyer: William Spann 



822 Cotton Creek Dr, 

Canton 

Buyer: Douglas Weston 



30188 

104 Alice Bridge Way, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: James Jacobson 



603 Sorrell Way, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Edwin Blair 



720 Jett Rd, Woodstock 

Buyer: Shonda Hannah 



194 W Oaks Place, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Sandy Hinds 



307 Westover Dr, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Christopher Lutz 



598 Devon Brooke Dr, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Mark Matulevicus 



5111 Eubanks Rd, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Karen Miller 



306 River Run Terrace, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Haley Moore 



5001 Pine Creek Cir, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Ronald Redlinger 



110 Village Trce, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Maria Yabut 



30189 

3005 Ironhill Way, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Mary Milton 



111 Townview Dr, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Esther Ngugi 



300 Ascott Ln, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Benjamin 

Vandenbergh 




For Rent: 3BR/2.5Ba home. 

Woodlands Subd. GREAT amenties and 

new schools. $1200/month and 

$800/dep. Available 7/31. 

Call (404)432-9993 

3BR/1.5BA. Quiet street. 

Huge shade trees. Creekland, 

Creekview, Avery schools. 

$900/mo., $900/dep. 

770-720-8046 

July Rent FREE! $500 Move In Special. 

Half of duplex, downtown Woodstock 

in Woodstock Station. 2BR/1.5BA, two 

story. Recently refurbished, near 

cul-de-sac, nice yard, private patio, 

includes lawn care. $750 per mo. 

770-503-5897 

3BR/1.5BA house for rent. 

Quiet, nice yard, Broad St. Canton. 

$700. 678-918-8666 

Woodstock, Great Location! 

3BR/2.5BA Townhouse with attached garage 

in maintenance free, Swim/ Tennis 

Community. 1750 Sq Ft!! $1000/mo. 

404-578-2172 

Condo for Rent 3BR/3BA. 

Good Loc./ Adult Comm. 

$1050 per mo. 

Call 678-493-6801 

ORANGE SHOALS 

CHARMING 

EXECUTIVE HOME 

Lease $1,650.00 Mnthly to Own or 

buy $50,000 under 2007 appraisal at 

$249,900. Includes Association Fees. 

Like new 4BR/2.5Bth, Main Master 

BR brokers protected 

218 Morning Glory Ridge 

678-361-3183 

3BR/2BA, new paint, carpet, vinyl. 

DW Mobile Home on 1 acre. 

Discounted rent $750 plus deposit. 

770-722-2514 

MAKE OFFER! – JASPER (SADDLE RIDGE S/D) 

Spectacular mountain view on this 1+ acre lot. 

4 bedroom, 3 bath w/ master on main, finished 

basement. Beautiful stained cabinets, new professional 

paint job inside & out. Professionally landscaped lawn. 

Turn-key condition! Priced Reduced $169,650! 

FMLS# 3764587 

835 Bermuda Run, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Peter Azzarello 



415 Clubview Dr, Woodstock 

Buyer: Rodney Baldwin 



447 Woodruff Xing, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Keith Cole 



409 Falling Water Ave, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Charles Esposito 



3216 Eagle Watch Dr, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Wade Ezell 



301 Westbriar Way, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Steven Greeson 



608 Lexington Way, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Melissa Harris 



4002 Ironhill Ln, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Michael McKenna 



908 Santa Anita Dr, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Joseph Ochs 



106 Cottage Oaks Ln, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Sean Sowell 



119 Townview Dr, Woodstock 

Buyer: Alexander Vayntrub 



*Information on home sales is based on deeds filed with the Cherokee County courthouse. Data is provided by HomeOwner Data 

Services, Inc. For more information, call 770-925-9000. Not all home sales are published each week due to space limitations.



Whispering Trace Townhomes 

A.Kogut-Last-1.21(133Bently) 

Most For Your Money 

$775 Rent, $299 Deposit 

Large 3BR Townhomes 

2.5BA, 1 mile to I-575 

770-926-9236 

www.whisperingtrace.com 

New Listings Spotted! 

Acworth, Woodstock, Canton, 

Marietta, Kennesaw, Cumming, 

Alpharetta & more. 

2, 3, 4, 5 + bedroom rental/ 

rent to own Homes/ townhomes. 

Find your perfect spot! 

Full details & pictures! 

Helpful services too! 

therentalspot.net 

& theservicespot.net! 

Foreclosed Victims! 

Harbor Creek Apts 

Accepts Persons with 

Foreclosures on Their Credit. 

No App. Fee! 

Short term leases with no up charge. 

Utility transfer fee paid. 

FREE Cable, 

FREE Rent Specials! 

1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms. 

770-479-7744 

3BR/2BA Ranch home in Ball Ground 

with 2 large bonus rooms over garage. 

Master bedroom has sitting area. Master 

bath has jacuzzi. Completely repainted 

& new carpet CHA $1075/ plus deposit 

(678)848-4339 or (678)848-6178 

Holly Springs, 2BR/ 2BA. Stove, 

refrigerator, W/ D conn., water, 

garbage PU, lawn care included, 

newly remodeled. $550/ mo. 

770-345-5724 

SE Cherokee- 3BR, 2BA, 1100 s.f., 

2 scenic acres. No garage, NO PETS, 

$850/mo. $300 deposit. 

678-477-8777 

For Rent 3BR/2BA house 

in Canton $800.00 a month 

Call: 404-663-4323 

Canton: 3BR/2.5BA, 1 year old home. 

Huge master bedroom. New carpet, 

paint. $950/mo, $900/dep. 

770-720-8046 

MOBILE HOMES 

1&2 BR Mobile Homes from $125 per 

week. Next to Krogers/Hwy 92 

Acworth GA 30102. 770-926-8048 

Mobile Homes 

with utilities, $130/week & up. 

Also have R.V. lots. 

Fixed Income Rates. 

770-345-3093 

APARTMENT FOR RENT 

2BR/2.5BA,Woodstock, 

new carpet,Washer, Dryer 

$675/ $500 deposit. 

678-773-9781 

SPECIAL $500 moves you in! 

2BR $580. Units include brfst bars, 

oversize garden tub in master, all appliances, 

built in micorwave, w/d hook-up. 

"FREE" 10x10 storage unit. Jasper 

(678)773-7026. 

Unfurnished 1BR/1BA. Private 

drive & entrance, full kitchen. 

Utilities included. $700/mo. 

770-345-7646 

SUNDAY, JULY 19 • 2-5pm 

4783 Fincher Road (Hwy 108) 


OVER 5 ACRES • CARD GIVEAWAY 

$250,000 

Return to a simpler way of life! Resting on 

over 5 acres of wooded privacy, this delightful 

brick ranch home with a full basement offers a 

charming rocking chair front porch, screened 

back porch & wonderful stream! Vegetable 

garden area & deep woods! BACK TO NATURE 

THE EASY WAY! Buy now – Rates are low & 

take advantage of up to $9,800* in tax credits. 

*call for details 

Karen Keller, Associate Broker 

2008 Consumers’ Choice Award 

Cell: 770-845-6732 

Karen@KellerREI.com • www.KellerREI.com 

COMMERCIAL RENTALS 

FOR LEASE- WOODSTOCK. 

SMALL WAREHOUSE SPACES. 500, 

1000, OR 1500 SF. FROM $350/MO. 

BRIAN. CPR REALTY. 

404-734-1004 

FOR LEASE- WOODSTOCK. 

EXECUTIVE SUITES. ALL INCLUSIVE. 

VERY NICE. FROM $400/MO. 

BRIAN. CPR REALTY. 

404-734-1004 

COMMERCIAL FOR SALE 

For Sale: Brick 

Office Condo, End Unit. 

Reception area plus 4 offices. 

Former insurance agency. Riverstone 

Dr, 

Canton, GA 30114. 

Owner is licensed 

real estate agent in GA. 

770-355-2337 

SERVICES - CHILD CARE 

Excellent In Home Day Care 

College educated. Mother of 3. 

10 years experience. 

References upon request. M-F. 

(770)924-3623 

Child Care 

Infants to 5 year olds. 

My Home Available Aug 3, 7am-6pm, 

770-479-9895 

for more information. 

SERVICES-HAULING 

HAULING 

We Remove ANY 

Kind of JUNK 

You Have! 

Call 770-366-2758 

We Accept: Visa, MC 

Richard’s Hauling 

Trash - Old Appliances 

Yard •Brush 

Limbs •Scrap Metal 

678-234-3510 

770-928-6382 

Turn Your 

Junk Cars Into 

$CASH$ 

Will Pick Up 

Scrap Metal From: 

•Home •Auto Shop 

•Body Shop •HVAC •IND. 

Curt 

678-231-0782 

SERVICES - CLEANING 

KIM’S CLEAN SWEEP 

•Residential •Commercial 

•Free Estimates 

Kim Ledford, Owner 

Home Cell 

678-494-9607 678-233-7442 

SUNDAY, JULY 19 • 1-5pm 

FOR SALE 

298 Villa Creek Pkwy, Canton 

3 bedroom, 3 bath, master 

on main, sunroom, hardwood 

floors, plantation shutters, 

granite countertops, finished 

terrace level, 2-car garage, 

maintenance free living. 

For More Information, Call: 

770-720-4405 or 404-375-0490 

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SERVICES - CLEANING 

Marie’s Cleaning Service 

Licensed • Insured • Bonded 


770-479-6121 

SISTERS CLEANING 

SERVICE 

Complete Service 

Tailored To 

Your Needs! 

We’ll Earn Your Business 

No Contract Required ~ Licensed 

Bonded • Insured 

Call Today To Find Out What Clean 

Really Is! 

770-704-9445 

(serving Cherokee County Since 1999) 

• • 

• QUALITY CLEANING DONE• 

YOUR WAY 

WE TREAT OUR CUSTOMERS LIKE ROYALTY 

INSURED & LICENSED • 19 YEARS EXPERIENCE 

Misty, Owner & Operator 

770-529-8454 • 404-933-3730 

humblehandscleaning.com 

Professional Housecleaning Service 

Wow! Molly Maid was here! 

• Bonded, dependable and thoroughly trained. 

• You’ll get the results you want; we guarantee it. 

• Regular-weekly, alternate weekly, monthly, one 

time, prepare to sell, move in-out, deep cleans. 

Call today for your FREE in-home 

consultation and customized estimate! 

770-926-0036 

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SERVICES-ELECTRICAL 

CERTIFIED 

ELECTRICIAN 

Over 20 Years 

Experience 

No Job Too Small 

WAYNE 

404-446-8362 

Have an 

Upcoming 

Open House? 

Let Cherokee County 

know by placing 

your ad here! 

For pricing & details, 

call Melissa at 

770-928-0706, ext. 205, 

or e-mail 

melissad@ledgernews.com 

SERVICES-INTERIOR DESIGN 

Touch of Class Wallpapering 

•Removal •Hanging 

•Paint Ready •Painting 

18 years experience. 

Free Estimates. 

Debbie 770-998-8922 

SERVICES - CONSTRUCTION 

Metal Carports & Buildings 

$795 Installed! 

Call 770-480-0073 

jtbuildingsystems@comcast.net 

www.jtbuildings.net 

SERVICES - POOL/SPA 

ALL ABOUT 

POOLS & SPAS 

Complete Pool Service 

Including 

Installation & Repair 

•Pumps •Motors 

•Heaters 

•Vinyl Liners 


CPO Trained 

Mike Schlueter 

678-294-2670 

schluetermike28@yahoo.com 

Specializing in 

Replacement of Old Driveways 

Licensed & Insured - Since 1989 

Decorative Driveway Apron (Stone/Brick) • Driveways • Patios 

Sidewalks • Stone Work • Retaining Walls • Bobcat Grading • Hauling 

Paul Mabry, Owner, 770-592-3771 

www.getdrivewaysrus.com 

Free Estimates • Financing Available 

SERVICES - WINDOW 

SERVICES- REPAIR 

Morgan Appliance Service 

Specializing in: 

Kenmore & Whirlpool Appliances 

Used Appliances For Sale 

Serving Cherokee, 

North Cobb & South Pickens 

Call Jerry Morgan 

770-479-8422 or 770-363-8272 

Linton’s Furniture Repairs 

Since 1969 

•Customer Repairs 

•Refinishing 

770-605-5551 Susan 

770-345-0027 Danny 

Buy- Sell- Trade 

SERVICES - HOME 

Miller’s Painting 

& Pressure Washing 

Exterior/Interior 

27 Years Experience 

Referrals Available 

404-438-0150 

Small Job Handyman! 

Retired Professional Carpenter 


Improvements, Repairs, 

Custom Decks 

Call Tom 404 272 9954 

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Parking Pads •Pool Decks 

•Concrete Pressure Washing 

Small jobs welcome • References available • 18 years experience • Residential/Commercial. 

We specialize in removal and repair of broken or settled concrete. 

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BAGGETT PAINTING 

Commerical & Residential 

Interior & Exterior 

Sheetrock Repairs 

Wood Replacement 

Pressure Washing 

Wallpaper Removal 

Decks 

• Competitive Pricing 

• Licensed & Insured 

• References 

• Owner Operated 

770-735-1351 or 

cell#770-490-8351 

Over 20 

Aluminum 

Colors to 

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From! 

CHARLES 

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Gutter Service 

Since 1967 

• Gutter Installation 

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• Seamless 5 & 6 Inch 

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• Commercial Gutters 

• Aluminum Gutter 

Screens & Covers – 

Several to Choose From 

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•Bobcat Services 

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Licensed•Insured 

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Finished Basements • Decks 

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Interior Trim Carpentry 

Ceramic Tile 

Window & Door Replacement 

Bonded, Licensed & Insured 

Over 15 Yrs. Experience 

References Available 

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DAVE’S DECK RESTORATION 

We Make Your 

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Decks (Cleaned/Stained/Sealed) 

Several stain colors to choose from. 


770-842-9274 

Free walk gate 

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20% OFF 

Call for details 

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Or Fax it to: 770-928-3152 

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Replacements • Zoning • Humidifiers 


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Home Repairs 

30 Years • Local • Free Estimates 

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AFFORDABLE 

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Call for FREE Appraisal! 

No Job is Too Small or Too Large. 

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770-313-9368 

$40.00 

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ELECTRICIAN 

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404-909-4321 

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SERVICES - PAINTING 

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SERVICES - TREE 

Little Bear 

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• Complete tree removal 

• Care and quality assured 

• Storm Damage Specialists 

• Pruning / Shaping Specialists 

Sober & Drug Free 

Competitive Rates 

Fully Insured 

Free Prompt Estimate 

24 Hour Emergency 

Services 

404-975-9831 

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SERVICES - YARD 

AFFORDABLE 

ASPHALT PAVING 

•Driveways 

•Boat/RV Pads 

•Parking Lots 

David 678-350-4041 


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Your Reliable Choice 

All Your Lawn Maintenance Needs 

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678-794-6069 

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A & K Stump Grinding 

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