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April 29, 2009 

Volume 15, Issue 3 

Woodstock, GA 

THIS WEEK 

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CELEBRATION: 

Creekview soccer squads earn 

first state playoff wins 18 

TORNADO SEASON: 

Find out what’s needed to be 

prepared for storms 15 

20-YEAR POWWOW: 

Native American festival to 

be held Mother’s Day 23 

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 26 

CLASSIFIEDS 27 

CROSSWORD 12 

LAW & ORDER 9 

OPINION 6 

SPOTLIGHT 13 

RESTAURANT REPORTS 10 

SOAPBOX 7 

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The fountain ... and youth 

CONSTANCE COOPER | LEDGER-NEWS 

Friends Jessie Schroeder (left), 5, of Marietta, and Gracie Branhan (right), also 5, of Woodstock, enjoy Woodstock’s 

fountain at the city’s Earth Day celebration, which featured a free concert with Steve Lusk, a moonwalk 

and exhibitions by the city’s stormwater and parks and recreation departments. The fountain, which uses 

reusable water, was recently turned back on after being shut down for two years due to drought conditions. 

The Leading 

Voice of 

Cherokee 

County 

Cobb EMC officials under investigation 

BY ERIKA NELDNER 

erikaneldner@ledgernews.com 

Cobb County and state law enforcement 

agents are looking into 

business dealings of an electric cooperative 

that serves tens of thousands 

of Cherokee County customers. 

Cobb Electric Membership Corporation 

(EMC) serves 37,000 customers 

in Cherokee. A spokesman 

for Cobb EMC said service would 

not be affected by the investigation. 

“Electric service will not be impacted 

by this in any way at all,” 

said Chip Stewart, of Cookerly 

Public Relations. 

On April 22, investigators with 

the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office 

and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation 

searched the Cobb EMC offices 

in Marietta, as well as the 

homes of its CEO, Dwight Brown, 

and three members of its board of 

directors: Larry Chadwick, David 

McGinnis and Frank Boone. 

Investigators were looking for 

documents related to Cobb EMC 

and its subsidiary Cobb Energy 

from 1997 to now, bank records of 

Brown and his wife, and documents 

related to Cobb Energy, Cobb 

EMC and eight other companies, as 

well as two individuals, Buster Sylar 

and Anis Sherali. 

“The offices of Cobb EMC CEO 

Dwight Brown and several directors 

were searched at the initiation 

of the Cobb County district attorney,” 

said Cobb EMC legal representative 

Chuck Clay. “While seem- 

County officials deal with stimulus funds 

BY CAROLYN MATHEWS 

carolynmathews@ledgernews.com 

Cherokee County Commissioners 

unanimously approved Commission 

Chairman Buzz Ahrens’ 

motion to postpone taking federal 

stimulus funds to rehab foreclosed 

homes, opting to study the paperwork 

surrounding the money for 

two more weeks, even though the 

Georgia Department of Community 

Affairs deadline for accepting the 

funding already has passed. 

The commission also voted to apply 

for $507,000 of federal stimulus 

funds in order to buy eight replacement 

vehicles and dispatch software 

for the county rural transportation 

program. 

County Manager Jerry Cooper 

said he is “leery” of the Neighbor- 

hood Stabilization Program (NSP) 

funds, because the rules don’t seem 

to be clear. The county already has 

applied for the $3.1 million it is eligible 

for in NSP funds, which are part 

of the $153 million provided to 

Georgia under the 

Housing and Economic 

Recovery Act of 

2009. 

The intent of the program 

is to stabilize residentialneighborhoods 

blighted by fore- Cooper 

closures by buying and 

repairing run-down homes and repairing 

them to sell or rent. An 

amount of up to 10 percent of an 

NSP grant and up to 10 percent of 

program income earned may be 

used for general administration 

and planning. 

The money Cherokee would receive 

would allow it to fix up about 

25 homes, as well as hire an administrator 

to run the program. Eligible 

homebuyers would be offered 

“soft second mortgages” through 

the program, enabling them to better 

afford the homes. The homeowner 

wouldn’t have to pay anything toward 

the soft second until the house 

was resold, at which time the money 

represented in that loan would 

go back to the NSP program. 

“I’m not sure whether this program 

could become a liability,” said 

Post 2 Commissioner Jim Hubbard. 

“I want to wait and study it.” 

Post 1 Commissioner Harry Johnston 

said the NSP program, in his 

opinion, would be “an opportunity 

that would be a shame to waste.” 

SEE STIMULUS, PAGE 14 

ingly dramatic in its purpose and 

execution, most of the documents 

requested are already in the court’s 

possession. Given that the issues 

raised by eight plaintiffs in a recently 

settled (civil) lawsuit, which 

were thoroughly investigated by an 

independent Special Litigation 

Committee and which found no 

wrongdoing, it remains to be seen 

what additional issues the DA believes 

exist. All involved have been 

very cooperative.” 

SEE EMC, PAGE 16 

Planners give 

annexation 

thumbs down 

in Canton 

BY CONSTANCE COOPER 

constancecooper@ledgernews.com 

The Canton Planning and Zoning 

Commission has voted unanimously 

to recommend that the city 

council deny the annexation and 

rezoning of 101 acres that lie outside 

of the city’s and county’s 

agreed-upon growth boundary line 

– despite the fact that approving 

the annexation would help Canton 

complete its Hickory Log Creek 

Reservoir. 

The property’s owners – brothers 

Paul, Tyler and Scott Crafton – are 

asking the city council for permission 

to build 150 single-family 

homes on their land. 

The Craftons’ property is the 

subject of a condemnation lawsuit 

brought by the city and its partner 

in the reservoir, the Cobb County- 

Marietta Water Authority 

(CCMWA). Canton and CCMWA 

are attempting to get mitigation 

easements required by the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers by condemning 

25 acres of the brothers’ 

101 acres. 

Because of its size and scope, the 

construction of the Hickory Log 

Creek Reservoir necessarily destroyed 

some wildlife habitat. The 

Corps requires the city and 

CCMWA to obtain mitigation easements 

to offset the environmental 

impact of the project. 

The city and CCMWA have struggled 

to obtain the mitigation properties 

before the May 31 deadline 

for the reservoir’s completion. Anticipating 

being unable to do so, 

they now are in the process of applying 

for a deadline extension. 

SEE CANTON, PAGE 17

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Although Woodstock’s city center 

may not as bustling as it was 

when the problem arose, downtown 

merchants will soon have 

the additional parking they’ve 

lobbied for years to get. 

On April 20, the Woodstock City 

Council voted 5-0 to 

approve the purchase 

of a 23,000square-foot 

parking 

lot next to Morgan’s 

Ace Hardware in 

downtown. 

Ward 1 Councilman 

Randy Brewer 

was not present at 

the meeting. 

The lot will have up to 40 spaces, 

as well as a walk-up ATM. The 

city will pay $300,000 for the property, 

and City Manager Jeff Moon 

expects it will cost an additional 

$80,000 to $100,000 to pave it. The 

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in property tax, resulting from increases 

in property value, in an 

area to pay for development 

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Moon hopes the lot can be completed 

within 90 days of closing. 

According to the city manager, 

the lack of parking 

on the Hedgewood 

side of Main Street 

was a major factor in 

Cinco Mexican Cantina’s 

decision not to 

open a restaurant in 

downtown Woodstock. 

Moon However, Moon Peppers 

said, the opening of 

Pure Taqueria, which is taking 

over the spot slated for Cinco, is 

not predicated on parking. 

“Additional parking was not a 

requirement prior to opening,” 

Moon said. “However, they did express 

concern for the future when 

the retail shops are occupied at a 

higher percentage.” 

In other business, the city council 

voted 5-0 to authorize Moon to 

spend up to $44,014 for flooring at 

the new city hall annex; 

During its work session the city 

council also: 

• discussed sewer charges for 

commercial properties with landscaping 

that the city requires to 

be watered; 

• discussed options for a bond to 

repair the city’s stormwater 

problems immediately instead of 

waiting the eight to 10 years it 

would take to fix the problem 

with revenue as it comes in; and 

• heard an update from DDA Director 

Billy Peppers on Downtown 

Woodstock Day, held April 

18. Peppers said that approximately 

250 people came to the visitor’s 

center that day. 

Donations sought 

for homeless babies 

Two Cherokee County businesses 

are collecting items for 

metro Atlanta’s homeless babies 

and children through the 

Young Lives Drive taking place 

through May 4. 

My House, a Cherokee County 

shelter for toddlers and babies, 

is a beneficiary of the drive. 

The annual drive is a communitywide 

effort to collect essential 

baby items, such as diapers 

(size 1 and larger), baby wipes, 

baby food and baby formula. 

Local participants include the 

G. Cecil Pruett Community Center 

Family YMCA in Canton 

and Salon and Spa Venessa in 

downtown Woodstock. 

Both locations are being used 

as collection and drop-off sites 

for donations. 

All items must be new and in 

original packaging. All contributions 

are tax-deductible. 

For more information, call 

(678) 775-1401 or go to 

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Electronics recycling day 

set for May 2 in Canton 

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151 Elizabeth Street, Canton. 

Some items will be accepted at 

no charge, including, but not 

limited to, computer monitors, 

microwave ovens, computer 

CPUs and stereos. 

There will be a $10 charge for 

each television. 

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projection TVs, refrigerators, 

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APRIL 29, 2009 NEWS THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 3 

Local seniors compete in olympics 



Keeping pace with Cherokee 

County’s senior citizens isn’t easy. 

Over the past two weeks, 75 seniors 

participated in 12 sports 

events at the third annual Cherokee 

County Senior Olympics. 

Events included everything 

from swimming to bocce ball to 

billiards. 

“Y’all about wore me out,” Betty 

Rice, Woodstock’s recreation 

services manager told the seniors 

at the April 24 closing ceremony. 

According to County Commission 

Chairman Buzz Ahrens, who 

spoke at the closing ceremony and 

also competed in the olympics, 

keeping up with an aging population 

is one of the biggest challenges 

Cherokee County faces. 

By 2030, the county’s senior population 

is expected to grow from 

30,000, or 15 percent of residents, 

to 100,000, or 25 percent of residents, 

Ahrens said. Anticipating 

that shift, the commission chairman 

is working to draft long-term 

plans for housing, transportation 

and activity centers to serve a 

graying Cherokee. 

“We want to be ahead of the 

curve,” he said. 

Ahrens plans to use some of the 

funds from the $90 million parks 

bond approved by voters in November 

to create recreational facilities 

for active seniors. 

A 2006 survey by the University 

of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute 

indicates a need for these types of 

amenities. Fifty-two percent of 

the respondents, who were all 

over the age of 55, reported exercising 

three or more days per 

week. 

Allison Chandler, who spearheaded 

the Senior Olympics, feels 

that the active adult population isn’t 

always given the attention it 

deserves. She hopes that the Senior 

Olympics will help change 

that. 

“So much is done for seniors in 

need,” she said. “But you do have 

active seniors.” 

Chandler said that three things 

have been proven to help slow aging 

in seniors: learning, exercise 

and socialization. The olympics, 

she said, combines all three of 

these. 

Rice agrees that activity is critical 

to keeping seniors young. 

“It’s a proven fact that when seniors 

are kept active, dementia sets 

in slower,” she said. 

Sen. Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, 

who spoke at the closing ceremonies, 

had high praise for the Senior 

Olympics. 

“It’s events like this that really 

make a community,” Rogers said. 

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Ten illegals nabbed during traffic stop 



An illegal immigrant and nine 

people he might have been trafficking 

into the country were taken 

into custody April 23 following 

a traffic stop. 

Cherokee County sheriff’s 

deputies stopped a pickup on Interstate 

575 near Towne Lake 

around 10:30 p.m. and found nine 

people hiding under blankets in 

the bed of the truck, said Major 

Ron Hunton, of the Criminal Investigation 

Division. 

During the investigation, receipts 

and other items were found 

indicating that Alexander Nieves 

Lopez, 23, entered the country 

around Arizona sometime last 

week and had been driving crosscountry 

ever since, Hunton said. 

Lopez also had a large amount 

of cash, but Hunton 

declined to say how 

much. 

He said it seems 

like Lopez might 

have been paid to 

bring these people in- 

to the United States. 

“It appears to be 

human trafficking at 

Lopez 

this point,” Hunton said. “He certainly 

could have been paid by 

someone, whether it was these individuals 

or not, it’s a possibili- 

vandalized March 27 and April 3, 

said Major Ron Hunton, of the 

Criminal Investigation Division. 

Hunton said the teens, who were 

between 14 years old and 16 years 

old, damaged 40 tombstones, 

burned church hymnals and damaged 

the air duct system. 

The estimated cost of the dam- 

age was about $100,000. 

The teens, who turned themselves 

in to police April 23, were 

charged with burglary, vandalism 

to a place of worship, arson and 

criminal damage to property, 

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scene and took custody of nine individuals 

for further investigation 

and deportation. 

Lopez was charged with several 

traffic violations, including driving 

without a license, as well as 

giving a false name to police. 

Lopez was being held at the 

Cherokee County jail and awaiting 

pick-up by ICE. 

The sheriff’s office turned all of 

their information over to ICE officials 

for further investigation. 

Teens cause $100,000 in damage to church 

Teen arrested for threatening 

two local eateries 



Police have charged a 16-year-old 

Marietta boy in an incident that 

shut down two local fast food 

restaurants during spring break. 

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s 

Office charged the teen, whose 

name was not released due to his 

age, with two counts of transmitting 

a false public alarm, which is a 

felony. 

“The only motive we can find is 

he did it for kicks,” said Major Ron 

Hunton, of the Criminal Investigation 

Division. 

Hunton said the teen called several 

numbers making prank calls 

but didn’t threaten any of the other 

businesses. 

“There was no direct connection 

between him and these businesses,” 

Hunton said. 

Sheriff’s deputies and Woodstock 

police were called to the Mc- 

Donald’s on Towne Lake Parkway 

April 9 just after 11 a.m. regarding 

a threat made. The manager of the 

restaurant called 911 to report a 

bomb threat. While officials were 

investigating the first threat, another 

threat was called the Taco 

Bell at Eagle Drive and Putnam 

Ford Road. 

Woodstock police said someone 

called the Taco Bell warning people 

to get out within 20 minutes or 

they “were going to die,” officials 

said. 

A bomb-sniffing dog was called 

in to search both locations, and no 

explosive devices were found. 

“It’s a big deal, not only because 

of the obvious, but these businesses 

were closed, and about a dozen 

law enforcement officers were involved,” 

Hunton said. 

Hunton said he didn’t have an estimate 

of how much it cost law enforcement 

to respond to the incident. 

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Tornado caused $4.1 million in damages 



The local office of emergency 

management estimates that the 

April 19 tornado caused more 

than $4.1 million. 

A damage assessment released 

last week shows that 66 homes 

were affected by the EF-1 tornado 

that hit Ga. 92, Coleman’s 

Bluff Drive and Dials Drive in 

the late night hours. (See related 

article, Page 15.) 

Robby Westbrook, director of 

the Cherokee County Sheriff’s 

Office Division of Emergency 

Management, said 43 homes suffered 

major damage and 10 

homes were destroyed. 

He estimated the total damage 

for Cherokee County to be $4.1 

million. 

The tornado had wind speeds 

of 90-100 mph and hit the Ga. 92 

corridor just after 11 p.m. 

Straight-line winds downed 

power lines and trees, causing 

many residents to be without 

power and roads to be blocked. 

Master Gardeners holding 

annual plant sale May 2 

The Cherokee County Master 

Gardeners will hold their annual 

plant sale May 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 

p.m. at the Senior Center, 1001 Univeter 

Road, in Canton. 

The group will be selling 

drought-tolerant plants, butterfly 

garden plants and many others. 

They will also host tours of the 

demonstration garden, and master 

gardeners will be available to 

answer gardening questions. 

For more information, call Marcia 

Winchester at (770) 592-4022. 

Cherokee Senior Services 

seeking food donations 

Cherokee County Senior Services 

is in need of items for the 

food pantry. 

Items needed are canned meats 

(tuna, stews, chicken, etc. …). and 

paper products. 

Donations can be dropped off at 

1001 Univeter Road, Canton. 

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Mohamed and Molly Habib’s home in Misty Mountain subdivision, located 

on Patton Court near Dials Drive, suffered extensive damage during 

the April 19 tornado that hit during the late night hours. Several trees 

crushed the Habibs’ house and car. 

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OPINION 

6 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS MANAGING EDITOR: GERRY YANDEL APRIL 29, 2009 

CHEROKEE VOICE 

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ISSUE: April 29 marks 100 days in office for Barack Obama. 

QUESTION: How has President Obama done in his first 100 days? 

“I'm not impressed.” 

David Garner 

Canton 

“He sounds good on TV, but, in reality, 

it's not really working.” 

“I'd say middle of the road.” 

Kim Stone 

Hickory Flat 

Michelle McKinney 

Holly Springs 

“I don't have a clue yet.” 

Rodney Holbrook 

Canton 

“I guess he's doing fair, considering the 

shape it was in when he got there.” 

Ray Vickery 

Holly Springs 

“I'm in favor of a few of the things he's 

done, but the majority, no.” 

Tammy Sloan 

Canton 

O ne 

Etowah Valley’s road to nowhere 

of the responsibilities and 

obligations of publishing a 

weekly opinion column, at 

least the way I see it, is that one 

should be open to dissenting viewpoints 

and be willing to change 

one’s mind – and say so – when the 

situation calls for it. 

This, I think, is one of those situations. 

I had previously written a column 

supporting the approval of 

the Etowah Valley project, formerly 

know as Canton West, based on 

the fact that a lot of people in our 

county could use the work right 

now. 

While I still feel that the project 

could provide a lot of jobs for a lot 

of people in Cherokee who are in 

the building industry, I’m having 

second thoughts about the project. 

Perhaps I got a little bit rusty 

from having the residential 

growth in the county all but dry up 

when the mortgage meltdown occurred. 

Luckily, our Cherokee County- 

Municipal Planning Commissioners 

didn’t get rusty when the 

Etowah Valley case came before 

them earlier this month for a public 

hearing and subsequent discussion 

that lasted about two hours at 

the new county administration 

building. 

The commission at that time voted 

to table the application for a second 

public hearing, which is currently 

scheduled for May 5 at 7 p.m. 

Opponents of the project who 

spoke at the first public hearing 

raised a number of points, some of 

which were further expounded upon 

during the planning commissioners’ 

discussion afterward, that 

caused me to re-assess my feelings 

about the project. 

At issue was whether the project 

should have to be re-reviewed 

through the DRI (development of 

regional impact) process, what 

would happen if PEC had to bail 

out of the project for economic reasons, 

why 428 units of residential 

senior living weren’t included in 

the unit count of about 2,800 for the 

2,300-acre proposal, the potentially 

hazardous flexibility of RD-3 and, 

most importantly, the true status of 

the proposed four-lane parkway. 

Unfortunately, the RD-3 zoning 

classification is what it is. RD-3 

zoning is subject to a wide range of 

densities – from three units an acre 

to six units an acre – and we have 

seen developers in the past come 

back before commissioners to increase 

their RD-3 density for economic 

reasons. If the RD-3 classification 

is too open-ended, it should 

be revisited and fixed, but to penalize 

a developer on the front end for 

wanting to use a valid classification 

would be like charging someone 

for DUI when they drove up 

sober to a liquor store to buy booze. 

Likewise, I don’t see the seniorliving 

units, which would be rezoned 

under the Office and Institutional 

classification, as being a 

deal-breaker, either. Although 

there will be some separate homes 

as part of the senior complex, the 

idea is that seniors would eventually 

move from those to assisted 

living and full-time care units. 

That kind of component would 

have no impact on the schools, and 

almost none on traffic and services, 

such as police and fire. 

But, the question about a new 

DRI review, particularly in light of 

the current 

parkway status, 

is another 

matter entirely. 

DRI reviews 

are done by the 

Atlanta RegionalCommission 

(ARC) 

and, when appropriate, 

as in 

the case of 

large residentialdevelopments, 

by the 

Georgia RegionalTransportationAuthority 

(GR- 

TA). The ARC 

weighs a devel- 

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Gerry 

Yandel 

opment’s regional impact on infrastructure, 

the environment, how it 

fits into the area’s land use plan for 

long-term growth and other factors. 

GRTA evaluates the proposal’s 

impact on traffic and whether 

current road systems need improvement 

to support the anticipated 

influx of new residents. 

Although the ARC’s decisions 

are not binding, most communities 

weigh them heavily when deciding 

on rezoning issues for a proposal. 

GRTA, on the other hand, 

can withhold state and federal 

transportation funds if a developer 

and a community decide to ignore 

its decisions and conditions, 

which typically entail road improvements 

to handle additional 

traffic and vehicle trips brought on 

by large developments. 

In a letter sent April 7 to Cherokee 

Planning Director Jeff 

Watkins, the ARC said a re-review 

was not necessary, because the 

scaled-down version of Canton 

West did not meet the requirements, 

based on land use and the 

size and scope of the proposal, to 

warrant a new DRI review under 

the ARC’s rules. 

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However, the letter also stated: 

“ARC strongly recommends that 

Cherokee County and the developer 

identify new funding sources 

for this transportation project and 

work with the city of Canton to request 

an administrative modification 

to the RTP (Regional Transportation 

Plan) in regards to this 

project.” 

GRTA’s response was even less 

equivocal. “If there are substantial 

changes to a plan, we expect 

the developer to discuss them with 

us – especially if they affect one of 

the conditions,” a GRTA 

spokesman told me. “If the 

changes are significant we would 

want to re-evaluate the DRI. Our 

DRI staff is going to follow up with 

the city.” 

The city has already spoken; last 

week Canton, which appears to 

want nothing to do with Etowah 

Valley whatsoever in light of the 

city having about 3,000 empty 

homesteads already looking for 

owners, formally removed the 

Etowah Valley parkway from its 

RTP. 

Furthermore, it is highly doubtful 

the city will allow any type of 

road connected to the project to be 

constructed within its city limits ... 

which pretty much foils about 75 

percent of the conditions and requirements 

for road improvements 

GRTA has said are necessary 

for the project to proceed. 

GRTA’s assessment was based 

on a four-lane road being put between 

Ga. 5 and Ga. 108 to handle 

the majority of the project’s expected 

traffic, but PEC has said it 

only plans to build a two-lane road, 

as per its original deal with Canton 

under Mayor Cecil Pruett. While 

there are no state or federal funds 

attached to the parkway project – 

which would need an additional 

$25 million or more to be widened 

to four lanes – GRTA’s findings 

should not be discounted, particularly 

by anyone who lives in the 

area and intends on being able to 

drive anywhere around there in 

the future. 

Everyone else in Cherokee 

should let their commissioners 

know how they feel about the county 

possibly approving the proposal 

and being on the hook to pony up 

$25 million of taxpayer money to 

put the appropriate four-lane road 

out there. 

Perhaps the planning commission 

did PEC a favor by tabling the 

application for a second hearing – 

as opposed to recommending denial 

outright – but I’ll reserve judgment 

on that until after GRTA 

takes another look at it … even 

though no one asked them to do so. 

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Turn off the TV and be productive 

Dear Editor, 

Media in America has begun to 

ensnare most of the kids who live 

there. It has produced so many 

new means of entertainment that 

many kids and young adults spend 

an average of 45 hours a week using 

some sort of electronic entertainment 

or communication device. 

It has gone too far, and some type 

of reform is needed, but focusing 

on what parents and their children 

can do to limit how much time they 

spend using media devices by find- 

ing other, more fulfilling, things to 

occupy their time is where it 

should start. 

I think the most effective way 

would be to simply not have a television 

in the house other than in 

the sitting room, den, living room 

or anywhere that the entire family 

will know that someone is watching 

the TV at any one time. 

Perhaps a more subtle approach, 

which might prevent any confrontations, 

would be to remove 

the cable box but not the entire TV 

from the room. A house could have 

just broadcast TV; it has very few 

channels, so there is less chance to 

have immoral programming on. 

I also believe that the use of the 

Internet on a cell phone is a waste 

of time and can lead to disaster 

when a person can watch any TV 

show they want whenever they 

want to watch it. 

At the least, these simple guidelines 

can help me, and they can 

surely help others. 

Daniel Bailey, 15 

Woodstock

APRIL 29, 2009 OPINION THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 7 

Dear Editor, 

I would like to share my experience 

with the response to a 911 call 

by the Cherokee County emergency 

squad over the Easter weekend. 

My wife and I were visiting my 

daughter in Canton, when, all of a 

sudden, just before dinner, my 

wife lost consciousness and 

slumped down to the floor. 

She lay over, and her eyes rolled 

back, and she would not respond 

in any way. 

A member of the family immediately 

called 911, and a fire truck 

and ambulance pulled up to the 

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Thanks, Cherokee 911 

house within minutes, and five 

corpsmen were at her side in no 

time. 

They took over and made some 

tests and had her sitting up in a 

chair within a short time. They 

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were all very professional and 

could not have been nicer. 

They had her talking and feeling 

great before they left and offered 

to transport her to the hospital 

if we felt she needed further 

tests. 

I would just like to say that 

Cherokee County should feel extremely 

lucky to have such capable 

employees, and the people 

there should be secure knowing 

they can get such good response 

when and if the need arises. 

More knowledge is more power 

Dear Editor, 

The recent letter, “Knowledge 

is power; we need some (April 

15),” was impressive; I learned 

much from it. 

I like the observation, “Knowledge 

is power. Knowledge of 

someone else's ignorance amplifies 

that power exponentially.” 

It’s a gem! We can combine that 

with, “Power corrupts, therefore, 

exponentially amplified 

power leads to exponentially 

amplified corruption.” 

Examples: 

•Those in-the-know (no regulations) 

sold subprime mortgages 

to “dolts,” then sold those mortgages 

bundled to other dolts running 

big businesses (Citigroup, 

etc.), who then bought credit default 

swaps from AIG, some of 

which were passed to Lehman 

Bros., and so on .… Meanwhile, 

the fast-buck operators collected 

millions in commissions along 

the daisy chain, big business re- 

Big brother Obama is watching 

Dear Editor, 

I’m old enough to remember 

when George Orwell’s “1984” (a 

science-fiction novel about a society 

that turns into a totalitarian 

nightmare) was required 

reading in eighth grade. 

By now, everyone’s familiar 

with the line, “Big Brother is 

watching.” 

But, there are two other references 

that need repeating in the 

age of Obama. 

First, a rewriting of history 

takes place. One example: When 

Obama says, “The world came 

together and defeated the Soviet 

Union.” This is revisionist histo- 

Dear Editor, 

The recent tea parties were an 

affront to our citizens and a 

gross misinterpretation of our 

historical revolt against being 

taxed by Britain without representation. 

They were completely scripted, 

organized and paid for by two 

groups with the most to lose: corporations 

that continue to offshore 

our employees and avoid 

taxes by setting up shop in other 

‘The people (of Cherokee 

County) should be secure 

knowing they can get such 

good response when and if 

the need arises.’ 

ported record profits, CEOs 

bagged obscene compensations, 

and Republican politicians declared 

the economy in great 

shape thanks to their leadership. 

So here we are. 

• The letter-writer deplores the 

general public’s ignorance, 

which he attributes to the “despicable 

and outrageous state of 

our (United States?) school system” 

that turned out Obama supporters. 

Generally, public 

schools are worst in Southern 

states, where Obama lost; apparently, 

“dolts” did not vote for 

him. 

• Lacking “some critical basics” 

(like knowing U.S. history?), 

Republican Gov. Rick Perry 

is threatening secession by 

Texas – looks like “dolts” are 

falling for it. 

• Economics, trickle-down version: 

Republicans promise that 

untaxed wealth of the rich will 

lead to investment. Remember 

ry at its best. 

Eastern Europe fell to Communism, 

and Western Europe developed 

a policy of “go along to 

get along,” in the hopes of being 

conquered last. 

Only Reagan and Thatcher 

stood up to the Soviet Empire, 

but an accurate version of history 

is not conducive to Obama’s 

new world order. 

Second, a rewriting of the English 

language called “newspeak” 

is adopted. Sound familiar? The 

war on terror is now called 

“overseas contingency plan,” 

terrorism is now called “mancaused 

disasters,” wasteful 

The bitter taste of tea 

countries, and high-net-worth 

individuals that don't want to return 

their tax cuts or return to a 

world where they contribute to 

eliminating our tax debt. 

The only partying was done by 

mega-media outlets, like Fox, to 

bolster their viewer ratings, and 

mega-millionaires, like Hannity 

and the rest, as another setting 

to sell books and promote their 

own net worth. 

If we're genuinely upset with 

Joe Bradford 

Sea Island 

those demand/supply curves in 

Economics 101 showing that supply 

(investment) responds to increase 

in demand, not the other 

way? So, now corporate money is 

spent on million-dollar 

makeover of executive bathrooms. 

• What would you call those 

who believe that tax cuts (mostly 

for the rich) are the solution to 

every economic problem? Yeah, 

let them cut the taxes of the unemployed. 

• Disappearing buyers are followed 

by disappearing jobs and 

businesses; the economy 

shrinks. What’s the Republican 

solution? Make the last remaining 

spender disappear and cut 

federal spending. Then we can 

join the revival tent. 

So there. Knowledge is power, 

use it. 

William Haffner 

Ball Ground 

spending is called “investing,” 

and spending more money (in 

his first 60 days) than the 43 previous 

presidents combined is 

“fiscal responsibility.” 

Thanks to “newspeak,” 95 percent 

of us will get a tax-cut 

(when 40 percent don’t pay income 

taxes at all), and Obama 

has already tripled the national 

debt, but promises to cut it in 

half in 10 years. (Huh?) 

If Orwell were alive today, he 

would say, “1984 is a science-fiction 

fantasy, not a blueprint.” 

Bob DelGiudice 

Woodstock 

our taxes, the place to start is 

with our local and state representation, 

who are shifting taxes 

to the middle class, paying volunteer 

wages to the people that 

educate our children and the 

people who keep us safe, and 

spending disproportionate 

amounts on themselves, buildings 

and pavement. 

Patrick Thompson 

Woodstock 

• How will cutting parapros 

make a difference in the budget 

when they are the lowest-paid employees? 

• Why are some of the best veteran 

teachers in Cherokee County 

being asked to resign while teachers 

with less experience and less 

qualifications are being offered 

contracts? Where are our priorities, 

and can you spell nepotism, Dr. 

P? 

• Thank you to the Cherokee 

County Sheriff’s department for 

doing something about the speeding 

on Wade Green Road. 

• School buses wouldn’t need 

cameras if hoodlum parents would 

discipline their children and teach 

them respect for their elders, as 

well as others. 

• The BridgeMill HOA should 

prioritize their attorney funds and 

spend them enforcing lawn maintenance 

and annual HOA collection 

rather then harassing homeowners 

with beautiful yards that 

have unauthorized flagpoles. 

Please do not spend my money on 

this frivolous lawsuit. 

• Amazing, it took the Obama administration 

and the Democrats to 

teach the GOP how to organize on 

the Internet. Wow. 

• You’re right, knowledge is power, 

and the problem was, we had 

years of Mr. Bush, supported by 

those persons who have no education 

and are also the ones serving 

in our military, God rest their poor 

souls. 

• I think we should all go out to 

eat at a school cafeteria, because 

their health reports are always perfect. 

• As a citizen of the city of Ball 

Ground, I am quite pleased with 

the direction the police department 

is going. I feel very safe and 

very comfortable and very proud of 

the job that they’re doing. 

• Hey, Dr. P, instead of getting rid 

of the parapros, who are at the 

front line teaching our children, 

how about getting rid of all the layers 

of fat, like all the excess assistant 

principals we have. We don’t 

need two and three assistant principals 

at each school. When I was a 

kid, we had one principal and one 

assistant; it worked fine. 

• Wake up, No. 2: Bush knocked 

over the trash can, but Obama is 

the one trying to pick up the trash 

that Bush spread around. 

• The hummingbirds are back. 

Time to get those feeders out. 

• The county buys land for 

$25,000 per acre and questions city 

growth patterns. Holly Springs 

buys land for $150,000 per acre and 

annexes far from their city center. 

Which one is working responsibly? 

• Hey Cherokee County, want to 

save money? Turn off your lights 

at night at the new county administration 

building on Bluffs Parkway. 

• President Obama picked North 

Carolina to win the NCAA tournament. 

It looks like he finally got 

something right. 

• I think the parents of the kids 

with the ATVs and motorcycles on 

Scott Road need to keep them on 

their own property and quit making 

a mess on mine. 

• To the Language Police: If 

there’s anything worse than a dangling 

participle, it’s a run-on sentence. 

Police yourself. 

• Thanks, Obama, for raising the 

cigarette tax. I had to take my 

daughter out of ballet so I could afford 

cigarettes. Now, I have a feeling 

that she’s going to be a Republican. 

• The person who said the marshals 

and animal control should 

watch “Animal Planet,” should 

ride with animal control and see 

exactly what they do, because animal 

control does a fine job here in 

Cherokee County. 

• When they were putting all 

these red-light cameras up, all the 

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little cities and towns were saying, 

“Oh, no, we’re not after the fines. 

This is all about the safety of the 

residents.” Now that the revenues 

are down, they want to take the 

cameras down. Go figure. 

• Why doesn’t the veterans cemetery 

on Ga. 20 have a nicer entrance 

and sign? That’s the least we can do 

for our veterans. 

• Tea party? It should have been 

called a sour grapes wine party. 

•I’d like to be the first neighbor to 

welcome the new bus fueling station 

to the Clayton community. I’ve 

been here for years, and I live just 

down the street. I’d like to welcome 

them, and I’m glad to see the county 

is spending money. 

• If you have any doubt about 

how obese America has gotten, just 

watch a few episodes of “The Price 

Is Right,” “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” 

or “Deal or No Deal?” I 

think that will put all your doubts 

to rest. 

• Yet another way for the school 

board to cut their budget is by getting 

rid of maintenance men who 

work on their own personal weedeaters 

in the maintenance shop. 

• People, please turn your signal 

on before you turn. 

• What are firemen going to do 

now that the BridgeMill HOA has 

said they’re not against the flag, 

they’re against the pole? 

• The Woodstock Police cannot 

give you a speeding ticket for going 

less than 10 mph over the speed limit. 

• The Language Police? Well, 

honey, you’re in the South. 

• It isn’t just Bush or just Obama. 

It’s senators and congressmen and 

judges and bank presidents and big 

business CEOs and Fannie Mae 

and Freddie Mac and everyone 

who works for their own benefit 

and ignores the needs of our country. 

Americans need to relearn how 

to work together. 

• Has anybody else noticed how 

bad Marietta Highway is getting? 

They have now colored around the 

potholes. Hopefully they will 

repave the whole road. It needs it 

bad; there’s nothing but holes in 

that road. 

• The tea party was not meant to 

be cute. Go ahead and continue to 

downplay our rights as American 

citizens to question and protest 

against the government. All you 

are doing is fueling our motivation 

to make sure we get this country 

back on the right track and not on 

Obama’s socialistic agenda. 

• Quote from G.W. Bush in 2002, 

“We got a problem here in America 

that we need to address: Too many 

American families, too many minorities 

do not own a home.” No, 

it’s not Bush’s fault; that would 

make you a fool, wouldn’t it? 

• You would have thought when 

they built Canton Marketplace 

they would have planned better for 

the traffic on Ga. 20. 

• The tea parties were the type of 

protest the liberals always 

dreamed of put could never quite 

pull off. They were too busy watching 

“Farenheit 911” and listening 

to the Dixie Chicks. 

• If I want to drive 55 in the lefthand 

lane on the expressway, I’ll do 

it. Why does everybody keep flipping 

me off ? 

• So, that’s where the Language 

Police is at. 

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Canton lawyer, avid volunteer dies at 73 



A local family and the community 

are remembering a man who 

made a strong impact on law, government 

and civic organizations 

in the county. 

Elliott Rice Baker, of Canton, 

died April 19, 2009. 

He was 73. 

Baker’s life exemplified community 

service. He served as the county 

attorney, the Blue Ridge Circuit 

Solicitor and special Assistant Attorney 

General for the state of 

Georgia. 

He was a charter member and 

former president of the Cherokee 

County Chamber of Commerce, a 

charter member of the Cherokee 

County Development Authority, 

past president of the Jaycees, and 

was instrumental in the development 

of Kenny Askew Park as past 

president of the Cherokee County 

Recreation and Parks Authority. 

He was a deacon and member of 

the First Baptist Church of Canton. 

Baker’s son, Jay Baker, of Canton, 

said his father was known to 

think of others before thinking of 

himself. 

“He was the most selfless person 

I’ve ever met,” said Jay Baker, a 

sergeant with the Cherokee County 

Sheriff’s Office. “He always put 

other people before him.” 

Baker also was known to take in 

children who didn’t have a place to 

go. He and his wife, Ginnie, adopted 

Tony Baker in 1978, after Tony’s 

journey from Vietnam where he 

was born. 

“When I was in first grade, Dad 

was representing a family from 

Vietnam,” Jay Baker said, adding 

that Tony Baker didn’t have a place 

to go at that time. “He said, ‘Let me 

have him.’ He just brought him 

home.” 

After practicing many years of 

law, just like his dad, Tony Baker 

now is a Cherokee County Juvenile 

Court Judge. 

Tony Baker wasn’t the only child 

brought into the Baker’s house- 

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Elliott Rice Baker, of Canton, left, is pictured with his son, Jay Baker, right, 

and grandson Grayson, now 8. Elliott Baker died April 19, 2009. 

hold. Three children were part of a 

murder case Baker was defending. 

Baker fostered the youngest child 

who was left alone in the aftermath 

of the murder trial. That child, 

who was about 7 years old at the 

time, grew up in the Baker family 

until he left for college. 

Birdie Baker Morris, Baker’s 

daughter, practiced law with her 

father after graduating from law 

school. She practiced with him for 

two years and said it was one of the 

best times of her life. 

Baker was born to be a lawyer, 

but he took an unusual path to get 

to his practice. He earned a master’s 

degree from Auburn University 

in economics and planned to 

become a professor, but, when his 

dad got sick, he came home to run 

Baker Funeral Home, which now 

is known as Sosebee Funeral 

Home. 

He attended Gupton-Jones Mortuary 

College in Nashville, Tenn., 

where he learned to be an undertaker. 

Following his father’s death, 

Morris said her father attended 

night law school at John Marshall 

Law School to earn his degree. He 

passed the bar the very first time. 

Morris, of Herndon, Va., said her 

father knew how to work with a jury 

and represent his clients, and he 

practiced law with common sense. 

“He had a way of making the jurors 

feel connected,” Morris said. 

“He’d tell the life stories of his 

clients. He was really able to relate 

his clients to the jurors.” 

He also would represent people 

who needed it but didn’t have the 

money to pay. 

“He didn’t turn them away, even 

if he knew they weren’t going to 

pay,” Morris said. “I’ve seen him 

get corn and tomatoes as fees. I’ve 

seen a guy do yard work for fees. It 

was often not about the money. He 

was a very human person. He wasn’t 

the stereotypical lawyer. He was 

a counselor, the way, in a perfect 

world, a lawyer should be.” 

Baker was preceded in death by 

his parents, Mary and Howard 

Baker; brother, Tommy Baker; and 

grandson, Nicholas Aidan Morris. 

He is survived by his wife, Ginnie 

Croft Baker, of Canton; children, 

Mary Delilah “Birdie” Morris, of 

Herndon, Va., Elizabeth Lee Baker 

Royal, of Newnan, Tony Baker and 

Jay Baker, both of Canton; and 10 

grandchildren. 

Services were held April 21 at 

First Baptist Church of Canton, 

with Rev. Charles Davis and Dr. 

George Anderson officiating. 

Sosebee Funeral Home in Canton 

was in charge of arrangements.


• Cherokee County sheriff’s 

deputies responded to Northside 

Hospital-Cherokee April 

15 in reference to a kidnapping 

and assault. The female 

passenger of the vehicle involved 

told police that the driver, who 

was assaulted, was driving down 

Yellow Creek Road and stopped at 

the stop sign at Ga. 369 waiting 

for his turn to go, the report said. 

A van pulled behind the vehicle, 

and a man got out and confronted 

the driver, according to the 

passenger. The man opened the 

door and pulled the driver out, 

the report said. Another man got 

out of the van and approached 

the two men and hit the driver in 

the face, knocking him unconscious, 

the report said. The men 

pulled the driver into the van and 

drove off, according to the passenger. 

Down the road, the men 

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The case was turned over to the 

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however, the report said both parties 

did not want to file charges. 

No arrests were made at the time 

of the report. 

• Deputies with the Cherokee 

County Sheriff’s Office responded 

to a burglary call 

April 17 on Myrtle Road. The 

victim said he noticed that someone 

entered a detached garage 

and stole several items. Items 

stolen include a stereo, a television 

and an amplifier, the report 

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PHOTOS SPECIAL TO THE LEDGER-NEWS 

Cherokee 911 employees got 

well-deserved special meals in 

honor of National Telecommunicator’s 

Week, which was April 12- 

18. Members of Cherokee Fire 

prepared and served breakfast to 

dispatchers, and members of the 

Cherokee Sheriff’s Office grilled 

lunch for dispatchers. Pictured at 

left are Fire Operations Chief Tim 

Prather, left, and Capt. Eddie 

Robinson, and pictured above 

are Chief Deputy Vic West, left, 

and Sgt. Jay Baker. 

• Canton police responded to a 

home on Walden Crossing Drive 

April 18. When they arrived, 

they heard a female inside crying 

and someone else trying to calm 

her down, the report said. The officers 

went inside, and the female 

said the male was having emotional 

problems but was OK, the 

report said. There were broken 

flowerpots and a broken window. 

While investigating the dispute, 

officers found psilocybin mushrooms 

on the counter. The report 

said there were 8.5 ounces worth 

of mushrooms. Chandler Harrison 

Dejulio, 25, of Canton, was arrested 

and charged with simple assault 

under the family violence act 

(FVA), possession of a controlled 

substance and criminal trespass 

FVA, the report said. The female, 

Kristen Allison Weaver, 23, of Canton, 

was arrested on an outstanding 

warrant out of DeKalb County, 

the report said. Both were taken 

to the Cherokee County jail. 

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Canton, GA 30115 

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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. 

DOWN HOME CAFÉ 

5060 Sugar Pike Road, Canton 

Inspection date: Feb. 23 

Current score: 89-B 

Previous score: 70-C 

Violations: Keep food contact surfaces 

clean. Clean microwave and 

potato slicer. Post inspection report 

and choking poster in public 

view at approved location. Use 

scoops with handles. Do not wet 

stack storage bins. Need test strips 

for testing sanitizer level. Plumbing 

at prep/three-compartment 

sink and dish machine not approved. 

Need 2-inch air gap. Lights 

at salad bar need shields. Floors in 

kitchen/dry storage need repair. 

MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 

135 Reinhardt College Parkway, 

Canton 


Current score: 94-A 

Previous score: 88-B 

Violations: Tortilla chips left uncovered 

in front prep area. Cover 

food to protect from overhead 

contamination. No choking poster 

posted in dining area. Obtain 

poster and post in visible area. Cutting 

board on cold bar scored. 

Resurface or replace cutting 

board. Equipment on cook line 

and sneeze guard have food build 

up. Clean equipment frequently to 

prevent buildup. Floor around 

steam kettle and ceiling in back 

RESTAURANT REPORTS 

■ 

prep area are soiled. Clean frequently 

to prevent contamination. 

No points deducted—first warning. 

JD’S BBQ 

6557 Bells Ferry Road, Woodstock 




Violations: Keep thermometers in 

all coolers. Do not store knives between 

knife holder and wall. 

DAIRY QUEEN 

9859 Ga. 92, Woodstock 




Violations: Wiping cloths improperly 

left out on the counter and must 

be returned back to the solution 

between uses. Vegetable prep sink 

dirty and improperly stored with 

dirty food containers. The vegetable 

prep sink must be clean and 

accessible for use. Chemical air 

spray improperly stored by single 

service items, and all chemicals 

must be properly stored. Inadequate 

ventilation in the women’s 

restroom, and it must be repaired. 

Light, and the cake cooler, not 

shielded and must be shielded. 

STEVI B’S 

10020 Ga. 92, Woodstock 



Previous score: 92-A 

Violations: Improper cooling 

method used to cool noodles: all 

food must cool in shallow containers 

that are loosely covered and 

never stacked on top of each other 

until at 41 degrees or below. Person 

in charge must ensure that 

employees are properly cooling 

food before storage. Wiping 

cloths improperly left out on the 

counter, and all wet and soiled 

cloths must be returned back to 

the sanitizer solution between uses. 

The sanitizer solution at an improperly 

low level of sanitizer and 

must be 200 to 400 ppm of QUAT. 

Person in charge must ensure that 

all sanitizer is at the correct level 

by using the test strips. Gloves improperly 

used and must be used 

for only one task, used for no other 

purpose, and discarded when 

soiled or when interruptions occur 

in the operation. Dumpster improperly 

open and must stay 

closed between uses. Mops improperly 

stored and must hang for 

proper air-drying. Vents dirty and 

must be cleaned and maintained 

(ceiling). 

QUIZNO’S 

2990 Eagle Drive, Woodstock 




Violations: Box of tomatoes improperly 

stored above ready-toeat 

sauce and food equipment. 

Person in charge must ensure that 

all unwashed food is properly 

stored below ready-to-eat food or 

utensils. Grill heat vents dirty and 

must be cleaned. 

ETOWAH HIGH SCHOOL 

6565 Putnam Ford Road, 

Woodstock 




Violations: Dumpster lid improperly 

open and broken and must be 

closed and in good repair. The litter 

on the ground must be cleaned 

up, and all Dumpsters must be 

plugged (repeat). 

SEE RESTAURANTS, PAGE 11

APRIL 29, 2009 COMMUNITY FEATURES THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 11 

MOUNTAIN BROOK AT TIPPENS 

8 Glenwood Street, Canton 




Violations: Utensil handles improperly 

stored. All utensils must be 

properly stored with the handles 

towards the front or extended up. 

RYAN’S GRILL AND BAKERY 

150 Keith Drive, Canton 




Violations: Hands not clean or 

properly washed by all employees. 

Person in charge must ensure 

training on proper handwashing 

techniques at appropriate times 

and places for all staff. Person in 

charge must ensure employees 

are effectively cleaning their 

hands by routinely monitoring 

the employees’ handwashing and 

are properly trained. Clean towels 

improperly stored on the floor, 

and all utensils, equipment and 

linens must be properly stored 

and protected from contamination. 

Gloves improperly used and 

must be used for only one task 

such as working with ready-to-eat 

food or with raw animal food, 

used for no other purpose, and 

discarded when damaged or 

soiled or when interruptions occur 

in the food handling operation. 

Food bar side door broken 

and must be repaired. All equipment 

must be maintained in good 

repair. 

BEETLES BBQ 

150 Towne Lake Parkway, 

Woodstock 




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RESTAURANT REPORTS 

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OFF MSRP 

Violations: Sort dented cans for return 

or discard. Must properly label 

in house sauces for sale to 

public. Properly wear approved 

hair restraint. Post inspection report 

within 15 feet of entrance. 

Post choking poster in public 

view. Repair screen door to smoker 

room. 

HASTY ELEMENTARY 

205 Brown Industrial Parkway, 

Canton 




Violations: Sort dented cans for return. 

Label all bulk storage. 

SMOOTHIE KING 


Woodstock 

Inspection date: March 2 



Violations: Properly label bottles of 

ingredients as to contents. Store 

all ingredients covered. Keep handle 

scoop out of contact with 

food. Do not wet stack plastic 

bins. Several ceiling tiles in back 

room/storage need replacing. 

STARBUCKS 


Woodstock 




Violations: Store wipe cloths in sanitizing 

solution between uses, and 

keep sanitizer level at 100 ppm. 

Must post inspection report at 

drive-through window. Need to 

post choking poster. 

SUBWAY 

3775 Sixes Road, Canton 



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Violations: Person in charge cannot 

convey knowledge of employee 

health policy. Handout provided 

(second time)-policy must be conveyed 

verbally or written (repeat). 

Missing handsink in back kitchen 

area has not been added as documented 

on last report. This must 

be done immediately (repeat). 

Toxic chemicals hanging on shelf 

above food slicers. Rewash slicers 

and relocate. No handwash poster 

at kitchen handsink. Post sign to 

remind employees to wash hands. 

Sugar scoop handle missing. Replace 

with proper dispensing 

utensil (repeat). Back corner at 

mop sink very dirty. Clean area 

and remove unnecessary items. 

DOS MARGARITAS II 

111 Mountain Vista Blvd., Canton 



Previous score: 97-A (re-inspection) 

Violations: Employees not washing 

their hands after prepping raw 

chicken and before handling 

ready-to-eat food. All employees 

must wash their hands at proper 

times. Improper cooling method 

used to cool chicken stock: must 

cool in shallow food containers 

that are loosely covered. The person 

in charge must ensure that 

proper cooling methods are used 

when cooling food. Ice scoop, in 

the bar, improperly touching the 

ice, and it must be properly stored 

from touching the ice. Food containers 

improperly stacked wet 

and must air-dry before stacking 

or storage. Dumpster improperly 

left open and unplugged and 

must be closed and plugged. All 

litter around the Dumpster must 

be cleaned up. Water damaged 

ceiling tile must be painted or replaced. 

OFF MSRP OFF MSRP 

Stk#5305887. MSRP: $40235 - 7245 Cherokee Discount = Total Discount $32990. Sale Price does not include tax, title & 

license + Georgia Motor Vehicle Rights, with approved credit. 

07 CHRY TN & COUNTRY LX 

$ 12995 #323573WP 

05 JEEP GR CHEROKEE LAREDO 

$ 13995 #649374WP 

06 DODGE CHARGER SE 

$ 14546 #127394WP 

05 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING 

$ 14842 #588373WP 

05 JEEP GR CHEROKEE LTD 

$ 15346 #700306WP 

06 JEEP COMMANDER 

$ 15372 #356938WP 

Hedge Trimmer 

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2008 DODGE RAM 5500 

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DIESEL, ANTI-SPIN, 

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$ 10,480 

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& license + Georgia Motor Vehicle Rights, with approved credit. 

CHEROKEE PRE-OWNED SPECIALS 

06 FORD EXPLORER 

$ 15995 #A23838WP 

06 HONDA PILOT 

$ 15995 

$ 16995 #506415WP 

The Junk Hunks 

Let us remove your hunka, hunka junk! 

Blower 

KRH300A 

$ 209 99 

NEW! Paint Your 

Own Adult & Kids 

T-Shirts & Baby Bibs! 

May Birthday Party Special! 

Birthday Child’s 

Tee is FREE! 

Free Estimates 

770-344-9133 

404-401-8580 

Every job ends with a 

“Thank You Very Much” 

Hedge Clipper 

KCL525A 

$ 484 99 

(some exclusions apply) 

Edger 

KEL27B 

$ 304 99 

Cloud Supply Lawnmower Sales & Service 

770-479-0929 • www.cloudsupply.net 

06 DODGE RAM 1500 SLT 

$ 15995 #515107WP 

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String Trimmer 

KGT27B 

$ 314 99

12 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS COMMUNITY FEATURES APRIL 29, 2009 

TO HELP YOU CREATE AN 

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Riverstone Pkwy, Canton 

770-720-7835 

THE Weekly Crossword Edited by Wayne Robert Williams 

ACROSS 

1 Ethereal 

5 On the peak of 

9 Hindu ruler 

14 Small combo 

15 Regan's father 

16 Wear away 

17 Tabloid talk 

show host 

19 Discontinue 

20 Grate stuff 

21 Wash again 

23 Chants 

25 Hold up 

28 Cause friction 

31 Use a Singer 

32 Provencal 

verse 

34 With defects 

and all 

36 Beaver project 

38 Long-time Mets 

hurler 

39 Show-biz 

notable 

41 Tasty tuber 

43 Quantity of 

yarn 

44 Loafers 

46 Periphery 

48 Contemporary 

of Agatha 

49 Thwarts 

51 Mushroom 

morsel 

53 Devious 

54 Also 

55 Achieve 

success 

58 Ridiculous 

pretense 

60 Ascend 

64 Trample 

66 "Young 

Frankenstein" 

director 

68 Chicago hub 

69 Ms. Fitzgerald 

70 Part of a 

procedure 

71 Sound qualities 

72 Be without 

73 Cut 

DOWN 

1 Razor choice 

2 Pupil's place 

3 Wealthy 

4 Hayseed 

5 Entire amount 

Ned Castleberry, AAMS 

Downtown, Canton 

770-720-6245 

Josh Chavez 

Towne Lake 

770-516-5887 

6 Rip off, of a 

sort 

7 Like some 

buckets 

8 Concise 

summary 

9 Alcoves 

10 Region 

11 "Enter Talking" 

writer 

12 Circulars 

13 First part of a 

bray 

18 Egyptian 

goddess 

22 Spike and 

Brenda 

24 Turner or Mack 

26 "Strange 

Interlude" 

playwright 

27 Purple 

dinosaur 

28 Bigot 

29 Familiar with 

30 "Caribbean 

Queen" singer 

33 Seize 

35 Appear to be 

37 Besmirch 

Julian Pouncy 

Macedonia 

678-493-5619 

Ivan Garcia 

Woodstock/Holly Springs 


Kelly Geiken, AAMS 

Hwy 140, Hickory Flat 


Rick Gankofskie 

BridgeMill 

678-493-9520 

40 Military units 

42 Actress Pfeiffer 

45 Fortuneteller 

47 Miss West 

50 Flower part 

52 Carson's 

predecessor 

56 One Astaire 

57 Trivial stuff 

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WEEKLY PUZZLE SOLVED 

Mike Condon 

Hwy 92, Ingles Shopping Ctr 

770-926-0909 

www.edwardjones.com 

Member SIPC 

MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING 

59 Rabbit relative 

61 Speck 

62 Place at an 

angle 

63 "SportsCenter" 

stn. 

64 Youngster 

65 Greek letter 

67 Harmful 

CHEROKEE RELIGION 

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 e-mail to 

editor@ledgernews.com. Please 

be sure to include the address of 

the event and a contact number. 

SPECIAL EVENTS 

• Hopewell Baptist Church, 75 

Ridge Road, Canton, will host a 

Men's Night Out, with guest 

speaker and former professional 

wrestler and football player Lex 

Lugar, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. Lugar 

will share testimony about his 

life decision of becoming a born 

again Christian. Tickets are $10 

and will include a dinner of 

steak, baked potato and salad. 


345-5723. 

• Good Shepherd Lutheran 

Church, 1208 Rose Creek Drive, 

Woodstock, will hold a special 

program with the Rev. Dr. Barbara 

Rossing, author of “The 

Rapture Exposed: the Message 

of Hope in the Book of Revelation,” 

May 3. Rossing will preach 

during the 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 

11 a.m. worship services and will 

lead an open forum and discussion 

at 2 p.m. Her book is a critique 

of fundamentalist “left behind” 

theology, and the program 

is part of Good Shepherd’s “Water 

of Life Project” – a year long 

rediscovery and renewal of 

God’s promises revealed in the 

waters of baptism and the Book 

of Revelations. For more information, 

call (770) 924-7286. 

• Bascomb United Methodist 

Church, 2295 Bascomb Carmel 

Road, Woodstock, will host a free 

concert by Christian recording 

artist Mitch McVicker May 3 at 

6:30 p.m. McVicker will preview 

songs from his new album as part 

of his “2009 Love Will Rise” tour. 


926-9755 or contact Darren at 

rockdawgusa@hotmail.com. 

Free Jewelry! 

Buy Two, Get One Free 

when you mention this ad 

Now through June 1st 

Totally Cute 

Clothing Accessories Gifts 

770-928-8840 

Downtown Woodstock behind Canyons Burgers 

Value of $30-$40. 

One coupon per 

customer. New 

clients only. 

FUNDRAISERS 

• St. Clement’s Episcopal Church 

of Canton, 2707 Ridge Road, will 

hold a rummage sale May 16 

from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds 

will benefit individuals and families 

in need in the community. 

Items for sale include clothing, 

household good, furniture, lawn 

and garden items, books and collectibles. 

For more information, 

call (770) 517-4781 or (770) 479- 

9182. 

• Sixes United Methodist Church, 

8385 Bells Ferry Road, Canton, 

will hold a family fun day, barbecue 

and bake sale May 16 from 

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be 

free games, face-painting, 

bouncing inflatables and a gift 

basket silent auction. Tickets for 

barbecue are $7. For more information, 

call (770) 345-7644. 

• Branches of Christ Church, 2355 

Ga. 92, Acworth, will hold a yard 

sale May 8-9 from 8 a.m. to 4 

p.m. For more information, visit 

www.branchesofchrist.com. 

SINGING 

• Sutallee Baptist Church, 895 

Knox Bridge Highway, White, 

will host a free concert of the 

Crabb Revival May 10 at the 11 

a.m. service. For more information, 

call (770) 479-0101. 

REVIVALS 

• New Home Baptist Church, on 

Ga. 92, east of Woodstock, will 

hold a revival April 26-May 2, 

with services at 6 p.m. and 7:30 

p.m. The Rev. Mark Bottoms will 

be the visiting preacher. For 

more information, call (770) 479- 

9282. 

PRESCHOOL 

• Woodstock Church of Christ Day 

School, 219 Rope Mill Road, 

Woodstock, early registration for 

2009-2010 school year for age 1 

through kindergarten is now 

open. For more information, call 

Jan Dmytrowitz at (770) 926- 

8838. 

Love your chair! 

Who says a 

recliner has to 

look like one? 

Budget to deluxe 

styles in your 

choice of fabrics! 

The 

Comfortable 

Chair Store 

425 Barrett Pkwy • 770-419-1992 

www.TheComfortableChairStore.com

APRIL 29, 2009 COMMUNITY FEATURES THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 13 

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 Cherokee County Historical 

Society’s Sixth Annual Kentucky 

Derby Day will be held May 2 from 

3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Rock 

Barn, 658 Marietta Highway, Canton. 

The Derby will include a hat 

parade, silent auction, gourmet 

food and drink, and a new way to 

play the ponies. Tickets are $50, 

and hats are encouraged. For 

more information or to order tickets, 

visit www.rockbarn.org or call 

(770) 345-3288. 

• The Cherokee County Senior Extravaganza 

will be held May 2 

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 

Cherokee Recreation & Parks Center 

South Annex, 7545 Main St., 

Woodstock. Admission is free. 

There will be more than 60 exhibitors 

and activities include free 

all-day bingo, line dancers, singers 

and fitness demonstrations and 

blood pressure, glucose, balance 

assessment, spinal screenings and 

massage. Door prizes will be 

drawn every half hour. For more 

information, call Deb Haezebrouck 

at (678) 230-8350 or Betty 

Rice at (678) 445-6518. 

FUNDRAISERS 

• The Veteran Volunteer Services 

Group will hold its annual fourperson 

scramble golf tournament 

May 13 at Bradshaw Farm. Checkin 

starts at 7:30 a.m.; tee-off is at 9 

a.m. Cost is $100 per person and 

includes a buffet lunch. All proceeds 

go to the Veteran Volunteer 

Services in Decatur and Wreaths 

Across America, Georgia Chapter, 

specifically for the Georgia National 

Cemetery in Canton. For more 

information or to register, call 

(404) 210-1442. 

• The Cherokee County Historical 

Society will host the annual Derby 

Dash 5K Run/Walk May 2 at the 

gravel track in Boling Park, 1200 

Marietta Hwy., Canton. Registration 

opens at 7:15 a.m., with the 

5K Run/Walk beginning at 8 a.m., 

rain or shine. Entry fee is $25 and 

includes a T-shirt (phantom runner 

shirts are also available for $15). 

For more information or to register, 

call (770) 345-3288. 

• The Holly Springs Founders Day 

Committee will hold its fourth annual 

Memorial Day 5K and Fun 

Run May 23 at Holly Springs Elementary 

School, 1965 Hickory 

Road. All proceeds will benefit the 

Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department. 

Registration begins at 7 

a.m., and the 5K race begins at 8 

a.m., with the Fun Run following. 

Fee is $18 for the 5K ($20 day of 

the race) and $8 for the Fun Run 

($10 day of the race). For more information 

or a race application, 

call Karen Norred at (770) 345- 

5536 or visit active.com. 

• MUST Ministries will hold its third 

annual “Celebrating Stardom” 

fundraiser May 1 at 6:30 p.m. at 

the Cobb Galleria Centre, Two Galleria 

Parkway. The evening will include 

dinner, entertainment by 

The Green Man Group, recognition 

of MUST volunteers, presentation 

of the Ginger Kaney Servant 

Leader award to Dr. Betty Siegel 

and a silent and live auction. Table 

sponsorships are $1,500; individual 

tickets are $100 each. For more information 

or to order tickets, call 

(678) 218-4515. 

• The first Billy Wayne Cain Sr. 

Memorial Golf Tournament will be 

held at Bradshaw Farm May 13. 

Proceeds benefit Veterans Services 

CHEROKEE SPOTLIGHT 

■ 

in Decatur and the Georgia chapter 

of Wreaths Across America. 

The tournament is in honor of 

Cain, an Army veteran who served 

in Vietnam and died of cancer Oct. 

4, 2008. The fee is $100 per person 

and includes a buffet lunch. Checkin 

is at 7:30 a.m., and tee-off is at 9 

a.m. For more information, contact 

Martha Cain at (770) 345-4365 

or bwsmcain@windstream.net; 

Snookum Little at (678) 689-4933 

or snookumlittle@hotmail.com; or 

Tammie Wright at (770) 841-3843 

or 

wrightweezer@windstream.net. 

• A “Concert for the Cure” family 

fun day to raise money for the 3- 

Day Walk/Susan G. Komen foundation 

for breast cancer research, 

May 2 from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 

Hobgood Park Amphitheater, 

6688 Bells Ferry Road, Woodstock. 

There will be a silent auction, raffle 

drawings, vendor tables, free 

chair massages, food and music. 

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for 

children, and $1 per raffle ticket. 

For more information, call Karen 

Reeves at (770) 595-9998. 

BLOOD DRIVES 

• The following Red Cross blood 

drives will be held: April 30 from 

2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Northside Hospital-Cherokee, 

Education Building, 

201 Hospital Road, Canton; 

May 5 from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

at Hillside United Methodist 

Church, 4474 Towne Lake Parkway, 

Woodstock. 

CLASSES 

• Ron Hackney, a transition advocate 

with the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, will hold a free informational 

seminar for veterans of 

all ages May 12 at 7 p.m. at First 

Baptist Church of Canton, 1 Mission 

Point, Canton. He will speak 

about a variety of issues, including 

VA programs for transition home 

from Iraq and helping veterans 

young and old who are getting 

out of the service. 

GARDENING 

• The Cherokee County Master Gardeners 

will present the following 

free seminars from 10 a.m. to 

11:30 a.m.: “Make a container garden 

for Mother’s Day” will be held 

May 9 at the Ball Ground Library, 

435 Old Canton Road; “Exploring 

garden friends and foes” will be 

held May 16 and teach school-age 

children which insects are friendly 

and not-so-friendly at the Senior 

Center, 1001 Univeter Road, Canton; 

“Succulents, Cactus and Ornamental 

Grasses in Your Garden Design” 

will be held May 23 at the 

Senior Center, 1001 Univeter Road, 

Canton. Register by phone at (770) 

479-0418, or online at 

www.ugaextension.com/cherokee. 

CROCHETING 

• “The Chain Gang Crochet Group,” 

will hold its next meeting May 5th 

from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Catherine’s 

Church, 1618 Ben King Road, 

Kennesaw, in rooms 316/317. The 

group will learn four patterns for 

7-inch squares, which will be sewn 

together and donated to the Cancer 

Center in Atlanta. Bring crochet 

hooks sizes G-I and a couple 

of skeins of any color yarn. For 

more information, contact Gina 

O’Leary at (404) 723-4446 or gina0516@comcast.net. 

THE ARTS 

• Creative Out Loud, an artist’s association 

for Cherokee County, 

meets every third Thursday at 7 

p.m. at My Corner Office, 149 

Reinhardt College Parkway, Suite 

13, Canton. For more information, 

contact stefanie@creativeoutloud.com. 

• The Georgia Art Exchange meets 

every Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

at 8295 Ga. 92, Suite B, Woodstock, 

for informal/social sessions 

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Art promotions. All are welcome. 


(770) 882-5911. 

• The Christian Authors Guild meets 

at Prayer and Praise Christian Fellowship 

in Woodstock on the first 

and third Mondays of each month. 

Call (770) 928-2588 or visit 

www.christianauthorsguild.org. 

SINGLES 

• Zack the Dog Walk for singles 

from 20s to 60s schedules events 

(dog walks,Team Trivia, dinners, 

kayaking, etc.) a couple times a 

month. For more information, 

contact Karen at (404) 452-9980 or 

zo@zackwalk.com. 

• Cherokee Presbyterian Church has 

a Christian Singles group that 

meets once a month for dinner or 

various activities. Participant ages 

range from mid-20s to late 30s. For 

more information, contact Troy 

Snyder at (404) 915-6231 or tbsnyder@gmail.com. 

• The Cherokee Single Seniors ages 

50 and older meets every Tuesday 

at Ryan's restaurant in Canton at 6 

p.m. for dinner, conversation and 

to make new friends. There are no 

dues, and one-time drop-ins are 

welcome. For more information, 

call Donna at (770) 592-4094 or 

Bob at (770) 928-8722. 

• North Cherokee Singles, ages 50 

and older, meet every Tuesday at 6 

p.m. For more information, call 

Barbara at (770) 345-6784 or Linda 

at (678) 907-2421. 

SUPPORT GROUPS 

• Cherokee County Senior Services 

hosts a caregiver meeting the 

fourth Thursday of each month at 

Savannah Grand Assisted Living, 

1835 Eagle Drive, Woodstock. For 

more information, 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, contact 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. 

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• Volunteers are needed as Court 

Appointed Special Advocates, 

highly-trained volunteers to advocate 

for an abused child in foster 

care. For more information, call 

(770) 345-3274 or visit 

www.casacherokee.org. 

• Green Acres Equestrian Center, 

345 Bluebird Acres Road, Woodstock, 

needs volunteers, ages 14 

and older, preferably with some 

horse-handling experience, for its 

hippotherapy program that uses 

horses to treat children with disabilities. 

For more information, or 

to volunteer, call (770) 656-7002. 

• Woodstock Angels needs volunteers 

to knit, crochet and sew for 

preemie and newborn babies for 

charity. Yarn donations accepted. 

For information, call (770) 693- 

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Cherokee County Animal Shelter since March 26. Adoptions cost $75 for 

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STIMULUS: County has doubts about NSP funds 

“I have no objection to waiting,” Johnston said. “But 

it could put several carpenters, electricians and 

plumbers back to work and take 25 eyesores and rehab 

them to give 25 people homes.” Johnston said it should 

be revenue-neutral to the county as long as no more is 

spent on program administration than is included in 

the grant. 

Post 3 Commissioner Karen Bosch and Post 4 Commissioner 

Derek Good expressed doubt about the NSP 

program money. 

“It might put the county in a position it does not want 

to be in,” Bosch said. 

Also at the meeting, commissioners heard from 

Lower Bethany Road resident Beth Young, who is 

protesting the Cherokee County School District’s construction 

of a bus parking and fueling depot on property 

adjoining hers. 

“The government shouldn’t be able to encroach on 

us with buses and lights,” she said. “The school board 

won’t talk to us. I’m appealing to you, trying one more 

time to save my home.” 

Young said the school district property is zoned agricultural, 

and when she bought her home, she researched 

surrounding zoning and thought she was 

“safe.” She said she feels the school board should follow 

county zoning rules as closely as possible, noting 

a partnership agreement it signed with the county in 

2006 on land use. The school district is not bound by 

county zoning law, and has another bus parking/fuel 

depot in agriculturally zoned land, next to Holly 

Springs Elementary. 

Commissioners did not comment on Young’s remarks 

during the meeting, but, when asked after the 

meeting, Post 1 Commissioner Harry Johnston said he 

wishes the school district had picked a “more appropriate” 

property for its bus depot. 

“However, the school district seems firm in its decision,” 

Johnston said. “And there are some things we 

as commissioners just do not have the power to do. We 

can’t insert ourselves into the Board of Education’s 

business.” 

Also at the meeting, the commission unanimously 

voted to revoke the alcohol license for Dos Equis 

Restaurant and Sports Bar, 5653 Bells Ferry Road. 

Cherokee County Marshal Ray Waters and Cherokee 

County Sheriff’s Office Major Edward Lacey outlined 

violations at and around the establishment over 

the past 15 months, including a stabbing, several 

drunk and disorderly arrests, several fights, several 

instances of serving alcohol to minors, as well as assault 

calls and drug calls to the premises. 

“Responses to Dos Equis are taxing our resources,” 

Lacey said. 

“The bottom line is, you are selling underage, and 

we’ve got drunk kids on our roads,” Bosch told the 

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County Commission Chairman Buzz Ahrens receives a 

$2.9 million check from JoAnn Birrell, community relations 

manager of Waste Management, for one 

year’s host fees for the Pine Bluff Landfill at the April 

21 meeting. Waste Management District Manager 

Boghan Mykhalus, right, was also on hand. 

trying to work with law enforcement. 

In other business, the county commission: 

• received a $2.9 million check from JoAnn Birrell of 

Waste Management for one year’s host fees for the 

Pine Bluff Landfill. Waste Management pays the 

county $2.10 per ton in host fees, $1 more than the state 

requires Birrell said. The 10 cents per ton is for maintenance 

of East Cherokee Drive because it handles refuse 

truck traffic; 

• held a public hearing on the county’s alcohol sales 

ordinance to approve changes regarding distance of 

sales from residences in mixed-use or master-planned 

communities; 

• unanimously approved the zoning request of Betty 

Thomas for 1 acre on Ga. 140 to be rezoned from R-40 (1acre 

lot) to general commercial, with conditions mandating 

no auto repair, body shop or mini storage, along 

with substantial conformance to Canton’s Overlay 

Zone Community Standards Ordinance; 

• unanimously approved amending the jail fund 

budget for $527,648 to purchase an integrated identification 

system from NEC Corp. The jail fund is created 

by ticket fine add-ons, not by taxpayer funds; 

• unanimously approved a surety bonds release for 

Tyson Woods Phase 2, which is in foreclosure, to complete 

public improvements; 

• unanimously approved a development agreement 

between the county and VC Properties Inc., which will 

refund the county $222,000 for an intersection improvement 

at Kellogg Creek Road and Woodstock Road 

that cost the county $300,000; and 

•unanimously approved a design services contract 

for intersection improvements at Trickum Road and 

Jamerson Road with URS Corp. for $23,625, to go along 

with Cobb County road improvement design in the 

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With tornado season here and 

the season’s first funnel cloud already 

reported, it’s time to make 

sure residents are prepared for 

these damaging storms. 

The April 19 tornado, classified 

as an EF-1, tore through the Ga. 92 

corridor at Dials Drive and Coleman’s 

Bluff Drive damaging and 

destroying several homes. (See related 

article, Page 5.) 

County Emergency Management 

Director Robby Westbrook 

said the most important thing to 

have to be prepared for tornados is 

a way to get warnings around the 

clock. 

“Don’t depend on just one 

(way),” Westbrook said. 

He said having an NOAA Weather 

Radio with the backup batteries 

is essential. It stays off until a 

warning is issued. 

While many people rely on outdoor 

weather sirens, Westbrook 

said not everyone can hear those, 

and they’re meant for people who 

may be out and about. 

“While they do warn people in 

homes, that’s not their primary 

function,” Westbrook said. 

“Most folks in Cherokee won’t 

hear an outdoor warning because 

of the way their house is constructed, 

topography or they’re just too 

far away from the siren,” he said. 

Once there is a way to get the notifications, 

no matter what, Westbrook 

said every family should 

have a disaster plan, which also 

could be used in disastrous situations 

other than tornados. 

“Everyone in the family should 

know where the safe room is located,” 

Westbrook said. 

In the event of a tornado warning, 

Westbrook said it’s imperative 

that people go to their safe room. 

The best safe room is in the basement, 

away from windows and 

doors. It’s best to stay near the 

most interior wall of the basement. 

If the home doesn’t have a basement, 

people should go to the low- 


The Simmons family sat outside their Patton Court home, following the 

April 19 tornado. They are pictured with their neighbors, the Habibs, 

whose home was also damaged. 

est level of their home to the most 

interior room, usually a bathroom, 

closet or hallway. 

Westbrook said it’s important to 

have some type of cover to protect 

the people in the room, such as 

mattresses or a sturdy piece of furniture. 

If that’s not available, take 

blankets and pillows, and cover up 

with those. It’s also a good idea to 

have children wear their bike helmets, 

if they have them, Westbrook 

said. 

Most times, a tornado watch will 

be issued before a tornado warning, 

but not always. During a tornado 

watch, which means conditions 

are favorable to produce a tornado, 

it’s important pay close attention 

to weather conditions and 

be prepared to go to the safe room 

if and when a tornado warning is 

issued. 

A tornado warning means that a 

tornado has been spotted by someone 

or indicated by radar. 

Westbrook said there are a couple 

of places a person does not 

want to be during a tornado: in a 

mobile home or in a car. 

“Neither offers protection at 

all,” Westbrook said. 

People who live in mobile homes 

should have plans in advance to go 

to a neighbor or relative’s home 

that is in a more sturdy structure 

when a tornado watch is issued. If 

a person gets caught in a tornado 

while still in a mobile home, he or 

she should leave the building and 

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take cover in a nearby ditch that is 

not covered by water. 

Westbrook said people who are 

driving when a tornado is spotted, 

should seek cover in a building, 

like a home or business. If that option 

isn’t available, the person 

should seek cover in a nearby ditch 

or culvert, not covered by water. 

“Taking cover under highway 

overpasses is a terrible idea,” 

Westbrook said. “If a tornado impacts 

that overpass, the winds will 

be funneled under there at higher 

speeds and push everything out. 

That’s not a place you want to be.” 

To be prepared for any type of 

disaster, Westbrook said, it’s important 

to have a family disaster 

kit ready. 

That kit should contain things 

like a three-day supply of water 

(one gallon per person, per day) 

and food that won’t go bad; a blanket 

or sleeping bag per person; a 

first aid kit; medications for those 

who need them; specialty supplies 

for people who need them, such as 

diapers or formula for a baby; 

emergency tools, including a battery-powered 

NOAA Weather Radio; 

flashlight and extra batteries; 

and an extra set of car keys and a 

credit card or cash. 

Westbrook said it’s important to 

use a flashlight, not matches, a candle 

or a lighter, for light just in case 

there are gas leaks. 

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A civil lawsuit alleged that 

Cobb EMC’s assets were taken 

from members and used for financial 

gain through the co-op’s relationship 

with Cobb Energy. That 

lawsuit was settled in December. 

The criminal investigation began 

when, at the beginning of 

April, Cobb District Attorney Pat 

Head sought out help from the 

Cobb Sheriff’s Office and the GBI. 

The four search warrants, filed in 

Cobb Superior Court, said that 

Head was seeking the investigative 

assistance to search for evidence 

of an alleged theft from 

Cobb EMC. It alleges crimes of 

racketeering, theft by taking and 

theft by taking by fiduciary. 

The allegations are that Brown 

and the others made unlawful decisions 

and transactions that negatively 

affected Cobb EMC. 

“The allegations, among others, 

were that the assets of Cobb 

EMC were unlawfully transferred 

to Cobb Energy Management 

Corporation, a for-profit 

corporation …,” the warrants 

state. 

Brown served as the president 

and CEO of Cobb EMC and Cobb 

Energy. Boone, McGinnis and 

Chadwick were board members 

for both Cobb EMC and Cobb Energy. 

“Allegations were also made 

that Brown and other Cobb EMC 

board members unlawfully profited 

from the assets of Cobb EMC 

for their own personal use,” the 

warrant states. “Allegations 

were made that … the CEO and 

board members (Boone, McGinnis 

and Chadwick) directed and 

participated in the unlawful taking 

of these assets and participated 

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Some of those transactions include 

transferring a generator 

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stock ownership in Cobb Energy. 

The board of directors OK’d 

the motion to make that transaction. 

That, however, was impossible, 

because Cobb EMC already 

owned 100 percent of the stock in 

Cobb Energy, the warrant states. 

“At that time, payment to Cobb 

EMC in the form of 49 percent 

stock ownership in Cobb Energy 

was not possible without substantial 

detriment to Cobb EMC,” the 

warrant states. 

The warrant also alleged that 

$9.7 million worth of meters was 

to be transferred, approved by the 

Cobb EMC board, to Cobb Energy, 

however, an outside accounting 

firm valued the meters at $15.5 

million. 

It was also alleged that the Cobb 

EMC board, under the chairmanship 

of Chadwick, contracted an 

outside firm to read meters. However, 

Brown and Cobb Energy 

management ignored the board’s 

decision and entered the contract 

between Cobb Energy and the 

meter-reading company, and 

charged Cobb EMC an adder fee, 

which ended up being increased 

to 11 percent. From 2000-2004 and 

2005-2007, Cobb EMC paid Cobb 

Energy more than $2.7 million in 

adder fees. 

The warrant also alleges that 

Brown, Chadwick, Boone, 

McGinnis and their relatives 

were paid from dividend-paying 

preferred stock with money obtained 

from Cobb EMC. 

“They and or their relatives 

were unlawfully paid dividends 

SAVE $100,000 

by Cobb Energy,” the warrant 

states. “Those dividends were 

paid indirectly with funds derived 

from Cobb EMC improperly 

through breaches of fiduciary duties 

of these persons to Cobb 

EMC.” 

Through an employment agreement, 

Cobb EMC and Cobb Energy 

loaned Brown $3 million— 

loans that, through a modified 

employment agreement, were to 

be completely forgiven by February 

2011. The money from the 

loans was used to buy preferred 

stock in Cobb Energy for Brown 

and his wife, the warrant states. 

Also, the warrant alleges that 

Cobb EMC paid Cobb Energy $3.4 

million as a result of a contract 

termination between SCANA Energy 

and Cobb Energy, although 

Cobb EMC had no obligations regarding 

the contract. 

A call center also is at the center 

of the investigation. Prior to 1997, 

when Cobb Energy was formed, 

Cobb EMC operated its own call 

center, but, after 1997, the call center 

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Cobb Energy. Cobb EMC paid 

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even though the same Cobb 

EMC employees continued to do 

the work. The multi-million dollar 

payment never was disclosed 

to Cobb EMC members. 

A Cobb Energy spokesman said 

that the alleged crimes have not 

affected the credits that members 

are suppose to receive at the end 

of each year, and that Cobb EMC 

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any restitution ordered by a judge 

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CANTON: County says city’s action violates state law 

FROM PAGE 1 

Canton and the CCMWA attempted 

to condemn a number of 

properties in order to obtain these 

easements before May 31. The condemnations 

that went to trial were 

denied by the Cherokee County Superior 

Court. Judge Frank Mills 

cited a Georgia law that prohibits 

condemning land for conservation 

purposes as the reason for the decision. 

The city and the CCMWA argued 

that a mitigation easement is different 

from a conservation easement. 

However, Mills ruled that 

the easements, as described in 

Corps documents, were, in fact, for 

conservation and therefore illegal. 

The Craftons’ condemnation, 

however, never made it to trial. On 

Nov. 3, attorneys for Canton and 

the CCMWA reached a non-binding 

settlement with the Craftons’ 

attorneys. 

One of the conditions of this settlement 

was that the brothers’ 101 

acres be annexed into the city, 

zoned Planned Unit Development 

(PUD) and hooked into Canton’s 

sewer lines. 

“As an express condition of settlement, 

the Craftons shall obtain 

annexation of the property into 

the incorporated limits of the city, 

and the city shall re-zone the property 

to the residential PUD zoning 

classification,” the settlement 

reads. 

However, immediately after requiring 

the annexation and zoning, 

the settlement states that 

these are conditions that cannot be 

fulfilled without the consent of the 

Canton City Council. 

“This condition of settlement 

does not constitute a formal binding 

agreement of the city either to 

annex or to rezone the subject 

property, but rather the city will 

commence consideration of annexation 

and rezoning of the 

Craftons’ property,” it states. 

On March 13, Cherokee County’s 

attorneys drafted a letter to Canton 

protesting the annexation of 

the 101 acres, which lie outside the 

city/county growth boundary 

line. 

The growth boundary line is a 

non-binding covenant between 

Canton and Cherokee County that 

sets out areas of county property 

near the city limits where annexation 

requests will not be contested. 

The letter asserts not only did 

the city violate the boundary 

agreement, but that it broke Georgia 

law by agreeing to annex property 

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“In addition to the obvious concerns 

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the settlement condition which required 

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In the planning commission’s 

April 20 work session, Mayor Gene 

Hobgood countered the attorney’s 

assertion. Hobgood said that the 

settlement does not promise that 

Canton will approve the annexation, 

only that the city council will 

consider it. 

“The county’s attorneys failed to 

read that document closely,” Hobgood 

said. “What they were saying 

was totally incorrect.” 

According to City Attorney Billy 

Hasty, without the annexation and 

zoning, the settlement could fail, 

and the condemnation suit could 

end up in court. 

“Both parties know (the annexation 

and rezoning) may or may not 

happen,” Hasty said. “If the city 

council, in their deliberation, decides 

it’s not in the best interest of 

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the city, then that condition has not 

been met. At that time, we can 

renegotiate or go into court.” 

The Craftons could not immediately 

be reached for comment. 

However, their attorney in the condemnation 

case, Scot Jacobson, of 

the firm Holt, Ney, Zatcoff and 

Wasserman, described the annexation 

and rezoning as a “win/win” 

situation. Jacobson said that the 

agreement allows the Craftons to 

be compensated for the loss of value 

to their property caused by the 

condemnation and the city to get 

the mitigation easement it needs 

for the reservoir. 

On April 21, the Cherokee County 

Board of Commissioners instructed 

the county’s attorneys to 

withdraw the letter protesting the 

annexation of the Craftons' property. 

The city/county growth boundary 

agreement requires Canton 

and Cherokee County to go to arbitration 

if the county protests an 

annexation. The county decided to 

withdraw the letter because it does 

not want to enter into time-consuming 

and costly arbitration if 

Canton will ultimately deny the 

annexation, which, from the unanimous 

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Class AAA state playoffs. 

By the time the match came to an end, 

the Grizzlies found themselves at a new 

high – heading to the sweet sixteen. 

Riding the dominating performances of its 

singles play, No. 7 state-ranked Creekview 

knocked off the visiting Bulldogs, 3-2, in 

Canton to draw a second-round bout against 

No. 3 St. Pius, that was to be played April 28. 

“After last year, to only have two wins and 

to come this far this year, we just don’t even 

know what to do with ourselves,” Grizzlies 

coach Alysia Dicks said following a sigh of 

relief. “It’s exciting.” 

With junior Cameron Murphy (6-1, 6-2) and 

sophomore Craig Borne (6-1, 6-1) cruising to 

straight-set victories at No. 1 and 2 singles, 

respectively, Creekview jumped out to a 2-0 

advantage. 

Morgan County, however, battled back to 

even the match at 2-all, after knocking off the 

Grizzlies No. 1 doubles team of senior Dylan 

Egeland and sophomore Cory Natoli 6-4, 4-6, 

6-2 and the No. 2 pairing of juniors Thomas 

Martin and Campbell Rowland 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. 

That left the fate of Creekview’s season on 

the shoulders of Payton Hutto. 

And having already cruised through 

his first set at No. 3 singles by the time 

the doubles matches were complete, the 

freshman Hutto did not disappoint, closing 

The Grizzly grind 

Nielsen’s save in shootout sends Creekview into second round 



It was a battle to the very end, 

and one in which the Creekview 

Grizzlies lived to fight another 

day. 

After Markus Nettesheim converted 

a penalty kick to give the 

Grizzlies a one-shot edge in a 

shootout, senior Ryan Nielsen 

denied Eastside’s Caleb Kernan’s 

game-tying penalty kick, as 

Creekview edged the Eagles 4-3 in 

PK’s to secure a 3-2 victory in the 

opening round of the Class AAA 

boys state playoffs, Friday night 

in Canton. 

“I’m proud of our boys,” Grizzlies 

coach Shawn McClellan 

said. “They’ve worked very hard, 

stepped up and they’ve done 

themselves proud. 

“For some of my guys that 

normally carry our team, 

(Friday) didn’t work out as well 

for them. But some of our other 

guys stepped up to be the heroes, 

so it was very nice. The team is 

maturing all the way around.” 

Knotted 2-all following overtime, 

Creekview (11-4-1) and 

Eastside (12-3) each converted 

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Creekview freshman Payton Hutto makes a return during his No. 3 singles match against Blake 

Brand of Morgan County in the opening round of the Class AAA state playoffs, April 23 at 

Creekview. Hutto defeated Brand 6-0, 6-1 to give the Grizzlies a 3-2 victory. 

out the victory with a 6-0, 6-1 showing. 

“When it comes down to our Line 3 singles, 

I have so much confidence in Payton,” Dicks 

said. “For a freshman, he has a tremendous 

amount of maturity. He’s level-headed, and 

he doesn’t let the moment get to him. 

“He just does what he does best – forces 

his opponent to make mistakes and hits 

winners.” 

Despite drawing the state tournament sea- 

three of the first four penalty 

kick attempts, with Nathaniel 

Martinez, Pepe Penaloza and 

Cole Fraser putting away shots 

for the Grizzlies. 

But after Nettesheim buried 

his shot into the back of the 

net, it was up to Nielsen to seal 

the win. 

Nielsen, who to become eligible 

to play goalie for the shootout 

relieved starting keeper Josh 

Felton with less than 20 seconds 

remaining in overtime, did just 

that, diving left to block the Georgia 

State-bound Kernan’s shot. 

“We’ve been practicing this,” 

McClellan said of his move to 

swap Nielsen for Felton. “It 

wasn’t something that I just did 

arbitrarily.... Some goalies work 

better in congestion, with a lot of 

people coming at them, and that’s 

where Josh does a wonderful job. 

Ryan is super quick, and that's 

who we needed in goal (for the 

penalty shots).” 

After a defensive struggle for 

much of the first half, Creekview 

got on the board with less than 

40 seconds remaining before 

intermission. 

Working from the left sideline, 

Nettesheim took a pass from Josh 

Lietch and lofted a pass of his 

own out in front of the goal. 

But instead of finding a teammate, 

Nettesheim’s pass, carried 

into the net for a 1-0 Grizzlies 

advantage. 

Creekview struck again in the 

48th minute, when Penaloza 

centered a pass from the left side 

of the penalty box to a streaking 

Jeffrey Hunter, who banged 

home a short-range shot in stride 

for a 2-0 edge. 

The Eagles, however, would not 

go away, scoring on a header with 

19:54 remaining before tying the 

match, 2-2, with 6:11 to play when 

Tyler Edmison gained control of 

a Felton kick at midfield and 

quickly sailed a shot over the fingertips 

of a back-pedaling Felton 

from nearly 50-yards out. 

“It was really just a fluke,” 

McClellan said of the goal. 

“[Edmison] was able to capitalize 

on a long shot. It was absolutely 

perfect from their part.” 

The Grizzlies pressured in the 

closing minute of both regulation 

and overtime, but could not 

soned Lions for the second round, Dicks said 

she believed her team would be up for the task. 

“They lost quite a few this year, but they 

had a lot of tough non-region matches,” she 

said of St. Pius (10-6). “So, they’re not going 

to be going into it thinking they have a cake 

walk in front of them. 

“But I think we’ll give them a good run, as 

long as we keep our heads up and go in with 

confidence.” 

SEE GRIND, PAGE 20 

Eagles 

advance 

Etowah’s girls and 

boys each post 3-0 

first round wins 

FROM STAFF REPORTS 

One down. 

Dismantling their opponents in 

what has become traditional 

Etowah fashion this season, both 

the Eagle girls and boys tennis 

squads advanced out of the opening 

round of the Class AAAAA 

state tournament last week. 

Hosting Lassiter on April 21, 

the No. 4 state-ranked Lady 

Eagles cruised to a 3-0 victory, 

winning all three matches in 

straight sets. 

A day later, the top-ranked 

Etowah boys (19-0) did the same to 

Milton, battling through some 

hard-fought points on the way 

to three straight-set wins in a 

3-0 victory. 

Junior Jessica Thaggard put 

the Lady Eagles (16-2) on the board 

with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles, 

before sophomores Jacqui Horn 

and Jessie Swan took the No. 1 

doubles match 6-0, 6-1. 

Freshman Nicole LaDuca then 

wrapped up the win with a 6-2, 6-2 

No. 1 singles victory. 

SEE EAGLES, PAGE 20 


Creekview’s Pepe Penaloza prepares to send a cross to teammate Jeffrey 

Hunter for a Grizzlies goal in the second half of their Class AAA opening 

round state playoff game, Friday night at Creekview. Making their first 

postseason appearance, the Grizzlies defeated Eastside, 3-2, in a 

shootout, and will face No. 4 state-ranked St. Pius in the sweet sixteen.

APRIL 29, 2009 SPORTS THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 19 

PREP GOLF 

■ 

Back in state mix, Etowah looking to contend at Class AAAAA Championship 




Eyeing the prize 

For a decade, the Etowah boys 

golf program and the state 

tournament went hand-in-hand, 

until the Eagles missed the cut 

the previous two seasons. 

Fielding a strong group made 

up of juniors and sophomores, 

this year’s Etowah squad rectified 

that problem and secured its 

place among the state’s elite 

when they finished as the Region 

5AAAAA runner-up, April 27. 

Now, coach Bob Westbrook 

thinks his Eagles are ready for 

the next step. 

“We're just going to go down 

there and see what happens,” 

said Westbrook of the state 

tournament, which takes place 

May 4 at the Jekyll Island Golf 

Club Oleander Course. “Hopefully, 

we're going to make a run at 

this thing. If we don't, we are at 

least going to get a taste of what 

it's like and figure it out a little. 

“But anything can happen 

in an 18-hole tournament. Over 

18 holes, we feel pretty good about 

our chances.” 

And why shouldn’t they? 

To date, Etowah has captured 

three tournament titles, winning 

the Creekview Invitational to 

start the season, the Roswell 

Invitation over spring break by 

shooting a 311, and the county 

championship with a 296 in mid- 

April. The Eagles also carded a 

628 over two days for sixth at the 

Hardaway Classic before shooting 

a 296 in the Region 5AAAAA 

tournament to finish runner-up 

to Harrison, which enters state 

as the favorite to win the crown. 

While familiar with the Hoyas, 

Westbrook knows the field is 

much deeper. 

“We know what Harrison is 

and what they are about, and 

Riding an 80 from Jerrah Baker, 

the Cherokee Lady Warriors 

captured a runner-up finish in 

the Region 5AAAAA girls golf 

championships at Dogwood Golf 

Club, April 21 in Austell, to earn 

the program's first ever state 

tournament berth. 

"It's unbelievable," Cherokee 

coach Connie Arnold said of his 

Lady Warriors' accomplishment. 

"We're very excited. 

"The girls are not taking any of 

this for granted, and they want 

to take full advantage of this 

opportunity." 

Along with Baker, who finished 

second to Harrison's Alicia 

I think it's good to have been 

in the region with those guys,” 

he said. “But at state, you're 

down to the 16 best teams, and 

there's going to be two or three 

Harrisons out there.” 

To compete with the best, the 

Eagles will need sophomore 

Anders Albertson to be on top of 

his game, just as he was a week 

ago when he shot a 67 to win low 

medalist at region. 

But while Albertson has 

grabbed some of the spotlight, 

Westbrook points to depth of his 

team – juniors Cory Hall, Collin 

Adams and Zach Forbes and 

sophomores David Sullivan and 

Nick Mueller – as being the difference 

maker to their success. 

“Anders is a great golfer,” Westbrook 

said. “He has all the tools 

and everything you need. But I 

firmly believe we have six golfers 

Rowedder (78) for low medalist, 

Meredith Gray finished sixth (92), 

giving Cherokee a 172, 11 strokes 

better than third-place Kennesaw 

Mountain. Harrison won the region 

team title for a 12th straight 

year with 159. 

"We felt pretty comfortable with 

our chances to finish top-2," 

Arnold said. "But we had scheduled 

Kennesaw Mountain three 

times this year and had all three 

match rained out, so while we 

knew they were good, we didn't 

know what to expect from them." 

Kennesaw Mountain led Cherokee 

by a few strokes at the turn, 

but recovering from a rough 

front-nine, Gray found her stroke 

on the back-nine, shooting a 42 to 

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After finishing 

as the low 

medalist in 

the Region 

5AAAAA 

tournament, 

April 20, 

Etowah 

sophomore 

Anders 

Albertson 

hopes to 

help lead 

the Eagles 

to a top 

finish in 

the Class 

AAAAA State 

tournament, 

May 4 in 

Jekyll Island. 

• 

BRANDON MICHEA 

LEDGER-NEWS 

who are capable of going 78 or 

below, and that possibility is 

what makes us a threat at state.” 

In preparation for Monday’s 

championships, Etowah will arrive 

in Jekyll Island on Saturday 

for some chipping and putting 

work, followed by a practice 

round on Sunday. 

Come Monday morning, it’s 

anybody’s game. 

“Nobody on this team has ever 

been to state, so it's exciting,” 

Westbrook said. “They've heard 

it talked about, but they've 

never experienced it and they 

are as fired up as any team I've 

ever seen. 

“And like anything else, you 

have to get there to be able to do 

anything. Once you’re there, if 

you go out and play your tail off 

for 18 holes, you can be state 

champions.” 

Lady Warriors make history 

complement Baker's 40 and push 

the Lady Warriors into the 

second spot. 

Led by Gloria Kim (97, tied for 

eighth), Etowah (199) placed 

fourth, while Woodstock (238) 

finished seventh behind Aysha 

Babb's 111 (14th). 

Cherokee travels to Jekyll Island 

to play on the for the Class AAAAA 

state championships, May 4. 

PREP GIRLS STATE TENNIS 

■ 

Lady Chiefs edge 

Madison County, 3-2 


Making their first state 

appearance in school history, 

the Sequoyah Lady Chiefs kept 

their season alive, topping 

Madison County, 3-2, in the 

opening round of the Class 

AAAA playoffs, April 23. 

Tied 2-all following doubles 

and No. 1 and 2 singles play, the 

outcome came down to the 

efforts of Lady Chiefs’ No. 3 

singles Charley Wittenberg. 

And Wittenberg delivered, 

scoring a 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 victory to 

push Sequoyah into a second 

round date at No. 1 state-ranked 

Marist, April 28. 

Posting the Lady Chiefs other 

wins were the pairings of Erin 

Rose and Brenna Bocinsky, who 

earned a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 1 

doubles, and Anna Martino and 

Claire Cates – 6-2, 6-4 winners at 

No. 2 doubles. Cates was filling 

in for Martino’s usual partner, 

Maddie Richardson, who was 

sidelined after receiving stitches 

in her foot earlier in the week. 

••• 

Hart Co. ousts Creekview 

A historical season for the La- 


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GRIND: One win down, Grizzlies prepare for No. 4 St. Pius 

FROM PAGE 18 

keep the contest from being decided 

by a shootout. 

“Last year, we would have folded,” 

McClellan said of Creekview 

bouncing back from the Eagles’ 

rally. “This year, we have some 

resilience, and we’re getting to 

the point where we believe we’re 

going to win.” 

The victory sends the Grizzlies 

into a sweet sixteen match at 

Class AAA No. 4 state-ranked 

St. Pius (12-6-1), April 29 at 

7:30 p.m., a contest McClellan 

believes his squad has every bit of 

a chance to win. 

“They put their boots on just 

like we do,” he said. “It’s just that 

simple. 

“They have to get on the field 

and they have to play, and, any 

given day, it can happen.” 

••• 

Lady Grizzlies rally past 

Stephens County 

Trailing 1-0 at the break, the 

No. 9 state-ranked Creekview 

Lady Grizzlies erupted for three 

unanswered, second-half goals to 

upend homestanding Stephens 

County, 3-1, in the first round of 

the Class AAA state playoffs, 

April 23. 

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Lady Grizzlies, who advanced to 

host No. 10 Riverwood, April 28. 

“We had a lot of scoring 

chances in the first half that we 

didn’t convert,” Creekview coach 

Kerri Schmitt said. “It was a 

small field, and we needed to 

make some adjustments. 

“At halftime, we talked about 

pressuring the ball more, and we 

did. Then, once we popped in that 

first goal, the girls settled in, and 

we got some momentum going.” 

Coming out of the loaded Area 

5AAA as a No. 4 seed, Riverwood 

(12-6) knocked off Area 6 No. 1 

Carrollton, 3-1, on Friday. 

“The girls are pretty pumped,” 

Schmitt said of the Lady Grizzlies 

hosting the second round 

match. “If we do what we can do, 

hopefully we can extended our 

season one more round.” 

SCOTT MARTIN | SPECIAL 

Creekview freshman Lauren Artise battles a Stephens County defender 

to get to the ball during her Lady Grizzlies’ Class AAA opening round 

state playoff game, April 23 at Stephens County. Creekview won, 3-1. 

EAGLES: EHS eyeing quarterfinals berths 

FROM PAGE 18 

Junior Erin Cheatham and 

senior Alyssa Siebold led the 

No. 2 doubles bout for Etowah 

when the match was called. 

In the boys match, Garrison La- 

Duca and Vincent Delise breezed 

to 6-0, 6-1 victories at No. 1 and 2 

singles, respectively, before the 

No. 1 doubles pairing of Kevin Baginski 

and Paul Birdsong downed 

Milton’s Carson Baird and Justin 

Bell 6-3, 6-2 to seal the Eagles’ win. 

When the match was called, 

Etowah No. 3 singles Derek 

Holdway was leading 4-1 in the 

first set and the No. 2 doubles 

team of Ben Cornelius and Jack 

Hynes had won their first set. 

With a potential quarterfinals 

match at No. 1 state-ranked 

Walton on the line, the Lady 

Eagles were to host third-ranked 

Chattahoochee (17-2) on April 28. 

The Etowah boys, meanwhile, 

also hosted No. 8 Chattahoochee, 

April 27, seeking a potential 

quarterfinals match against 

No. 2 Walton as well. 

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PREP GIRLS STATE SOCCER PLAYOFFS 

■ 

Learning curve 

Young Lady Chiefs fall to Loganville, 2-1, in opening round 



Chalk this one up to the experience. 

Unable to find an offensive rhythm for much of the 

night, the Sequoyah Lady Chiefs took an early exit 

from the Class AAAA state playoffs, dropping a 

2-1 decision to Loganville, April 21 in Canton. 

“They played a more physical game then we did,” 

Lady Chiefs coach Bill Dillon said of the Lady Red 

Devils’ performance. “They played the way we 

usually play. 

“We’re young and we’ve learned how to take the 

lead. We just haven’t learned how to win, yet.” 

After scoring less than 7 minutes into the match on 

a goal by junior Katelyn Rikel, assisted by senior 

Brittany Fox, Sequoyah fell into an offensive funk, 

while Loganville (12-4) started to apply pressure. 

Denied by Lady Chiefs freshman keeper Colby 

LaFever twice over a 5 minute span, the Lady Devils 

got on the board with 21:44 left in the first half when 

LaFever blocked a direct kick but Sequoyah could 

not clear the ball, leading to an easy Loganville score. 

Less than 2 minutes later, the Lady Red Devils took 

the lead when a short-range shot found its way into 

the back of the net. 

Loganville held on from there, fending off a late 

push by the Lady Chiefs to advance to the second 

round for the second straight season. 

“I told the girls after the game to remember what 

this feels like, because I don’t think any of them like 

what it felt like (April 21)” said Dillon, who after losing 

nine seniors – seven starters – to graduation a 

year ago, will only lose one, Fox, this spring. “We 

might have been a little bit ahead of schedule in 

terms of our success and I told the girls that we have 

to be proud of what we accomplished this year.” 

While starting five, and sometimes six, freshmen, 

Sequoyah reached double digits in the win column 

for the third straight season, after winning seven of 

their final eight games before state to finish as the 

Area 7AAAA runner-up. All seven of their losses 

came by one goal, including the Area Championship 

match against Hillgrove, which was won by the Lady 

Hawks in a shootout. 

Returning all but one of his 2009 crew, Dillon 

hopes his squad can build on its experiences for 

next spring. 

“We accomplished all of our goals and some things 

that we didn’t even put up as goals this year,” he said. 

“We gained a world of experience and I think we 

learned a lot from every one of our losses. 

“Hopefully, this year got us ready for the years 

to come.” 

Lassiter exits Lady Eagles from state 



Unfortunately for the Etowah 

Lady Eagles, even the cheap ones 

count. 

Taking advantage of a couple of 

early Lady Eagles’ miscues, Class 

AAAAA No. 10 state-ranked 

Lassiter picked up a couple of 

quick goals and managed to fend 

off a constant Etowah secondhalf 

attack to escape with a 

2-0, opening-round state playoff 

victory, April 21 in Marietta. 

“We’ve been kind of living on 

the edge the last couple of weeks 

and had some dramatic wins,” 

Lady Eagles coach John Murnan 

said. “And it’s because we’ve 

allowed goals or made mistakes 

that we shouldn’t have. 

“I knew coming into the playoffs 

that if we continued to make 

those kinds of mistakes, it was 

going to be tough to dig our way 

out of it, and it was.” 

The Lady Trojans (12-3-1) went 

on top less than 2 minutes 

into the match on a Abbey 

Lutzenkirchen goal and added a 

second score from Ali Contant 

with 25:52 remaining in the first 

half. 

But while Lassiter did not pose 

much more the remainder of the 

evening, the Lady Eagles (12-3-1) 

could not find their way into the 

net, including during a second 

half that saw more than 30 minutes 

of action played on Etowah’s 

offensive end of the field. 

“In the second half, we showed 

a lot of heart, but we just couldn’t 

generate the quality of attack 

that it took to put the ball in the 

back of the net,” Murnan said. 

“The first half was kind of frustrating, 

but then we came out [in 

the second half] and played the 

kind of soccer I knew the girls 

were capable of all night.” 

Despite the loss, Murnan 

quickly turned to the positive for 

a team that reached the state 

playoffs for the first time 

since 2002. 

“Regardless of what happened 

(April 21), I knew I was going to 

be happy with the way things 

went,” he said. “If we would have 

come out and laid an egg, that 

might have been different, but 

overall, this was a team that 

showed heart, that showed 

resilience all year and showed 

the kind of play that we have not 

seen at Etowah in a long time. 

“This experience is going to 

make them better for next year,” 

he added. “We’re pushing for 

winning the our Area next 

season – stepping up so we can 

host a state playoff game. That’s 

the next step for us.” 

••• 

Top-ranked Walton too much 

for Etowah boys 

A tough opening round draw 

led to the end of a impressive season 

for Etowah, as the No. 1 stateranked 

and defending Class 

AAAAA champion Walton 

Raiders eliminated the Eagles 

from postseason play with a 4-0 

defeat, April 22 in Marietta. 

“It was a tough game,” Etowah 

coach Chris Stahler said. “[Walton] 

played great and we did a 

terrible job winning the ball in 

the midfield. 

“I just hate the way it ends 

because I know we're a better 

team then the way the played.” 

Under fire for much of the 

night, Etowah keeper Frank 

Petersen denied several Raiders’ 

shot attempts, though Walton 

managed to build a 2-0 lead by 

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While it may have been a bumpy 

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closing out its 2009 campaign. 

Charting victories over Allatoona, 

17-0, and North Forsyth, 

14-4, last week, the Lady Wolverines 

head into the offseason with 

seven straight wins, finishing a 

program best 11-5 overall and 

3-2 in Area 7 to place third. 

Seven different Woodstock players 

scored against Allatoona, led 

by Sam Wilkins and Ciara Hilburn 

with four goals each. Goalie Taylor 

Moody, meanwhile, worked her 

second shutout of the season. 

Blake Pettway then led the Lady 

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••• 

Lady Eagles close out season 

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Native American festival celebrates Mom 

A chance to experience a different 

culture and celebrate life’s 

greatest warrior is Mother’s Day 

weekend in Canton. 

The 20th annual Mother’s Day 

Powwow is set for May 9-10 at 

Boling Park in Canton. 

The event is May 9 from 11 a.m. 

to 9 p.m. and May 10 from 11 a.m. 

to 7 p.m. Admission costs $9 for 

adults, $5 for children, and kids 5 

years old and younger are free. 

Powwow organizer, Chipa 

Wolfe, said they are planning 

some special events for the 20th 

anniversary of the event. 

“We are looking to celebrate 

other indigenous cultures that 

will adorn our arena during our 

fireside showcase Saturday 

night,” Wolfe said. 

Wolfe said the powwow has 

evolved over the years from a 

strictly educational event to 

more of a festival. 

“We have found that we can actually 

stimulate a more sensitive 

response from our audience via 

(a festival) than we can by direct 

propaganda regarding various 

Native and eco-oriented causes,” 

he said. “There have always been 

entertainment changes from 

year to year, however, we occasionally 

bring back past acts due 

to popular demand and the fact 

that many people have yet to see 

our showcase.” 

He also said they try to get new 

arts and crafts vendors to participate. 

Wolfe said Mother’s Day weekend 

was the best time to host the 

powwow, not only for the beautiful 

weather, but to celebrate 

mothers, including Mother 

Earth. He said it’s also a great 

event for every member of the 

family. 

“Mother’s Day became much 

more once I experienced my 

daughter being born, as this allowed 

me to see who the real warriors 

of the world are,” Wolfe 

said. “As men, we often play this 

role that depicts our superiority 

over women by virtue of our 

physical strength, but, once a 

man witnesses the shear toughness 

of childbirth, it puts a 

whole new slant on a man’s perspective.” 

The powwow also will be celebrating 

Mother Earth and showing 

an appreciation for God’s creations. 

“I originally chose Mother’s 

Day weekend because of the 

weather being warm and life being 

new with the coming of 

spring but mostly because I 

make no excuses about being an 

‘Earthling,’” he said. “I don’t 

know, but whoever made it uncool 

to be a tree hugger in a world 

of eco-uncertainty is far removed 

from my line of thinking. 

“There was a time when people 

thought Indians were praying to 

different gods because they 

called the animals their brothers, 

the plants and trees their sisters, 

the sky their father, and the 

Earth their mother. In my wife’s 

language, they say, “Mitakuye 

oyasin,” which means, “All my 

relatives,” and is a way of recognizing 

God for all his works. One 

Creator, much creation. I am confused 

as to how one can pretend 

to have a relationship with the 

Creator (no matter what you call 

him) yet not have a relation with 

his works. Either way, this is 

why I personally chose Mother’s 

Day as a time to recognize the 

gender that bestows so much 

beauty upon us all.” 

This year’s festival will include 

many Native cultures and 

their dances and crafts. 

“The major part of our showcase 

is built on our dance competition, 

which is pretty diverse in 

colors, tribal representation, 

styles and categories,” Wolfe 

said. 

Ray Pena, who Wolfe calls “the 

finest of all birds of prey edutainers, 

will be performing with 

his birds of prey. 

“He free flies several war birds 

with unerring accuracy just 

through the hair of the audience 

and well into the heavens above,” 

Wolfe said. “Ray is an accomplished 

birder and has become 

known as Raptor Man.” 

The Aztec Dance Company also 

will be performing. 

“Our Aztec Dance Company is 

a draw for us all and especially 

for their native friends of Mexico 

as they perform high-energy 

fire dances and other colorful 

displays from south of the border,” 

Wolfe said. 

Okeefenokee Joe will have an 

eco-friendly snake show. He has 

the longest running PBS special 

of all time, Wolfe said. 

“Many grew up watching and 

learning from these significant 

presentations,” Wolfe said. 

Thunder, a 2,200-pound buffalo, 

will be there with his new side- 

kick, Tank, a bull buffalo yearling. 

“Thunder is more than a huge 

bison,” Wolfe said. “He is also a 

representative for the plight of 

the buffalo nation, which needs 

the help of every American citizen 

to help save the last pure 

strain of the Yellowstone herd.” 

More information can be found 

at 

www.buffalofieldcampaign.org. 

Other attractions include the 

American Indian Dance Competition, 

African Dance Company, 

Polynesian Dance Review, warriors 

on horseback, a living Tipi 

village and primitive skills 

demonstrations. 

Boy Scout Troop 241 will be 

helping with parking. 

PHOTOS SPECIAL TO THE LEDGER-NEWS 

TOP: Chipa Wolfe rides Thunder, a 

2,200-pound buffalo. Thunder also 

will have his new sidekick, Tank, a 

bull buffalo yearling, with him at 

the 2009 Mother’s Day Powwow at 

Boling Park May 9-10. 

LEFT: Warriors on horseback and 

Native American dancers will be 

performing the the powwow. 

Wolfe said the event is a fun 

learning experience and geared 

toward the whole family. 

“People continue to come year 

after year as a special gift to their 

mother or kids for Mother’s Day 

weekend and, the truth is, it is 

hard to explain the hairs that 

stand up on ones arms, but we do 

know that they want many 

things to remain that we actually 

had planned to replace,” Wolfe 

said. 

“I think that our guests can expect 

the same high-energy performances 

as well as the simple 

pleasures of unique native foods, 

arts and crafts, and personalities 

that we have always offered.” 

For information, go to 

www.rthunder.com.

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Bethan Browning and Tony Browning. 

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• We File Insurance For You 

• Massage Therapist On Staff 

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• Walk-Ins Welcome 

• Saturday and Evening Hours 

• Emergencies Seen Immediately 

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LIVE MUSIC 

• Reinhardt College’s Falany Performing 

Arts Center presents the 

Big Chicken Chorus May 9 at 7:30 

p.m. Admission costs $15 for 

adults and $12 for students (55 

and older) and children (12 and 

younger). For more information 

or to purchase tickets, call the 

box office at (770) 720-9167 or 

go to www.reinhardt.edu/fpac. 

GALLERY 

• Downtown Mission Gallery, 121 

Brown Street, Canton, features 

the works 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 


6961 or go to www.artwithamission.com. 

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 

■ 

• The Gallery by VantagePoint 

Studios, 115 East Main Street, 

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. There is an open 

house every Friday night from 4 

p.m. to 8 p.m. The gallery is hosting 

an exhibit with painting by 

Billie F. Mathis. The exhibit will 

run through May 14. For more 

information, call (770) 720-4253 

or go to www.vpsgallery.com. 

• Artwork from some of the area’s 

most talented and creative students 

will be showcased through 

May 1 at The Great Frame Up, 

110 Bluffs Parkway, Canton. The 

show will feature the work of 21 

top students from Cherokee 

High School. This art exhibition 

is part of the national Creative 

Self-Expression Show contest, 

sponsored by The Great Frame 

Up. 

ON STAGE 

• The Towne Lake Arts Center, 

6576 Commerce Parkway, Woodstock, 

presents “The Wizard of 

Oz” through May 17 on Fridays 

at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 

8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. 

Tickets cost $15 for adults and 

$12 for students and seniors. For 


4251 or go to www.tlaclive.org. 

• Cherokee High School presents 

“Grease-The Musical” April 30 

through May 2 at the high school 

located on Marietta Highway in 

Canton. Tickets cost $7 at the 

door and cost $5 in advance. To 

purchase advance tickets, call 

Brad Ellis at (770) 479-4112. 

• Cherokee Theatre Company 

presents “You Can’t Take It With 

You,” May 8-9 and May 15-16 at 

the Canton Theatre, on Main 

Street in downtown Canton. 

Shows are at 8 p.m. Tickets cost 

One-of-a-Kind 

Native American 

Art & Jewelry 

SEVEN ARROWS 

8582 Main St., Woodstock 

770-591-7045 

www.7-arrows.com 

800.354.0235 

www.waltonpress.com 

Non-heatset Web Printing 

Electronic Prepress 

Consulting 

Finishing & Distribution 

$18 for adults, $15 for students 

and seniors, and $14 for groups 

of 10 or more. For more information, 

go to cherokeetheatre.org 

or call (770) 591-0282. 

CAMPS 

• The Towne Lake Arts Center 

presents summer drama camps 

June 1-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, T-shirt, 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. 

• The Dance and Music Academy 

of Woodstock, 119 Mill Street, 

Woodstock, presents several 

summer camps for kids. There 

are several dance camps June 22- 

25 and July 13-16: a princess 

camp, for ages 3-5, from 10 a.m. 

to 10:45 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 

p.m. for $45; Dancing Divas, for 

first- and second-graders from 11 

a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for $45, and 

third- through fifth-graders from 

1 p.m. to 2 p.m. for $50; and “We 

know you can dance” for sixththrough 

eighth-graders from 

2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for $50 

and for ninth- through 12thgraders 

from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for 

$50. There also are music camps 

from July 6-10: Camp Broadway 

for fourth- through 12th-graders 

from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for $150; 

and Welcome to the Jungle Music 

and Art camp, for ages 3-5, 

from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and 

first- through third-graders from 

10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. for $65 plus 

a $10 supply fee. For more information, 

call (770) 924-1661 or go 

to www.woodstockdance.com. 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Hospice Advantage 

Needs Volunteers 

to provide companionship, 

run errands & general 

assistance. 

Contact: Shari Koch 

770-218-1997 

Website: 

www.hospiceadvantage.com 

Fish Day 

Macedonia 

Friday, May 8th 

9:00am-10:00am 

@TC Country Store 

100 Heritage Town Pkwy, 

770.479.8926 

Canton 


1:30pm-2:30pm 

@Clayton Feed & Farm, 

770.720.4458 

•Catfish •Bass •Crappie •Bluegill 

•Hybrid Bluegill •Redear Bream 

•Grasscarp & Fathead Minnows 

Tommy’s Fish Truck 

501-796-6349 

ABCD-Logo-4.22 

IT'S TIME 

TO "RIDE" CLEAN 

CALL US, 

WE COME TO YOU! 

770-704-6299 

MUSIC INSTRUCTION 

Dennis 

Fermin’s 

Music Studio 

Music Lessons For: 

Guitar/Bass/Drums/Keyboard 

+ 

Instrument Sales 

Fun, Friendly, Professional 

All Ages • All Levels 

Please See: 

www.DennisFerminsMusicStudio.com 

770-704-8194 

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) 

suzannehosea@bellsouth.net 

CLASSES 

Art Lessons 

An Artists Touch Studio 

Ages 8-12 

Monday 

4:30pm to 6:30pm 

770-517-9688 

Autumn Lynn’s 

Swimming Lessons 

Private Pool•••Canton area. 

Infants-Adults•••Small classes 

All Qualifications•••30 Yrs. Experience 

770-479-9593 

$$$5.00 OFF WITH THIS AD$$$ 

REUPHOLSTERY 

CLASSES 

Day or Evening Classes 

Carolyn Mills 

Certified Instructor 

For Information Call 

770-516-2562 

CAMPS 

Come To 

Camp Juliette Low, 

Cloudland, GA 

For a Great, Fun Filled 

Summer Experience! 

1 & 2 week sessions 

For Girls, 7-17 

Info: www.CJL.org 

770-428-1062 (Camp Office) 

770-889-8871 

(Susan Causey, recruiter) 

PETS LOST 

LOST CAT: White Oak Way, Bridgemill. 

Lost March 25th. Small black & brown 

tabby. Inside kitty, no collar, has chip 

from previous owner. Very shy. 

Might answer to "Belle" 

404-731-1997 Day Or Night. 

PET SITTING 

Elwell-7.19 

Affordable Pet Sitting 

In Your Home 

Reasonable Rates 

Bonded & Insured 

Call 770-367-2231 

www.AffordablePetSit.com 

PETS FREE 

Mixed hound/ other. 

Black, white, and brown. 55 lbs. 

Affectionate, good with people & other 

dogs. Free to good home. 

770.366.4781 

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. 

VEHICLES FOR SALE 

1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL 

One owner, 85K original miles. Great condition. 

Black with wine interior. 

$3,500 

770-367-4758 

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 

Pop-up Camper, 2004, 

1706 Viking Epic. 

Call Susanne 

770-313-1749 

MERCHANDISE - WANTED 

We Buy Gold 

Diamond • Platnium 

Gold Coins • Scrap Gold 

Gold Chains 

Canton Jewelry 

770-720-1965 

Canton Marketplace 

Hwy 20 @ 575 

■■■ 

MERCHANDISE - WANTED 

Diabetic Test Strips Wanted 

Current Unopened Boxes Only 

Pays Upto $10/Box 

770-424-6229/ 678-761-0161 Msg. 

9:00am-8:00pm 

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 

Pool Table- ALL SOLID, intricately 

hand carved 4x8 tournament table with 

1 inch Italian Slate & genuine pearl 

inlays. Never been used. Worth $4,000, 

Sacrifice, $1,275. 770-234-2656 

Lazyboy Loveseat- $650. 2 leather 

massage/ heat recliners- $200 each. 

Captains bunk beds with storage- $650. 

678-566-3007 

Hot Tub- Beautiful five to six person 

2008 spa. Fully loaded with lounger, 

waterfall, 40 jets, 5 horse power, 

light, warranty, never been used. 

Cost $7,000, Asking $2,950. 

770-457-9004 

Fine Furniture, Clothing & Gifts 

Everything 

for your 

nursery! 

BABY 

JUNCTION 

Watch for 

TAX FREE 

SALE! 

Hours:Tues,Wed, Fri, Sat, 10:30am-6pm 

Thur, 10:30am-8pm 

Exit 277 770.974.8895 

off I-75 6060 Lake Acworth Dr. 

Large Collection 

of Beautiful Lee Middleton 

Dolls For Sale. $80 Each. 

770-598-4748 

Name: 

Address: 

ISSUE DATE 


City: 

State: Zip: 

Phone Number: 

Email: 

Please submit your Mother’s Day 

ad on a separate sheet of paper. 

Photos can be included as well. 

24-Hour 

Emergency 

Flood Service 

Member Better 

Business Bureau 

17 Years Owner 

Operated 

Call 24/7 to make an appointment 

770-425-5225 • cleanAcarpet.com 


Your Path 

to 

Great 

Savings! 

Find all types of 

gifts, collectibles & 

unique items 

with great prices 

without going to 

the mall or driving 

in traffic. 

Jacktrackstore.com 

Eye-9.17-Last-11.5 

Joe The Bargain Guy 

Washers $100 & Up 

Dryers $80 & Up 

Refrigerators $125 & Up 

Coinshooter 1,000 Metal 

Detector, $165. 

678-760-2810 

Date to Run: 05/06/09 

Amount: $25.00 

Paid by: ❑ Cash ❑ Check #: 

❑ Credit Card #: _ _ _ _ – _ _ _ _ – _ _ _ _ – _ _ _ _ 

Expiration Date: _ _ / _ _ Security Code: ( Last 3 digits) 

_____ 

on back of 

Card Holder’s Name: 

Billing Address: 


Wedding Dress 

Size 4. Never worn. 

$100. 

404-434-4578 

YARD SALES 

Branches of Christ 

Church Yard Sale 

May 8th & 9th 

8:00-4:00p.m. both days 

2355 Hwy 92, Acworth 

770-917-4964 

Information@BranchesofChrist.com 

Multi- Family Garage Sale 

Deer Run Subdivision, 

4134 Dream Catcher Dr. 

Fri/ Sat, May 1st & 2nd, 8a-12p. 

Yard Sale 

Eagle Watch 

653 Wedgewood Dr. 

Furniture, Sofa, Headboard, 

Pottery Barn Coffee Table, 

Pictures, Household 

Items & Much More! 

Saturday, May 2nd, 

8:00a-3:00p 

Celebrate Mom! 

with 

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your mom this Mother's Day? 

Let her know how much you 

care with a personal message in 

The Cherokee Ledger-News Classifieds. 

Just mail, e-mail or fax it to us!* 

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Thursday, April 30th, Noon 

Special Mother’s Ad Rates: $25.00 per ad. Ads will be published 

in FULL COLOR on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. 

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of what a true woman & mother should 

be. I can only hope that I will be able 

to raise my children with the same grace 

& wisdom you have shown me. You 

have such a giving heart. Thank you 

for always being there with a hug & 

a word of advice when I needed it. 

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YARD SALES 

MARKET DAZE SALE 

at The Ivy Garden 

Gift House 

Downtown Holly Springs 

Free Vendor Space Available 

Every Saturday All Summer 

770-479-2647 

Over 20 family parking lot sale 

front of Old Time Pottery 

Highway 5, Marietta. 

Saturday, May 2nd. 

Coca Cola refrigerator, clean queen 

mattress set, 1000 hard back books/ 

beanie babies/ barbies- $1 each. 

678-445-0065 

Huge Willow Creek Subdivision 

Annual Garage Sale 

50 + Families! Fri & Sat, 

5/1 & 5/2, 8am-3pm. 

On Jamerson Rd between Canton 

Hwy & Trickum or Off of 

Hames Rd and Hwy 92 

Fox Hills Neighborhood 

Yard Sale 

Friday & Saturday, 

May 1-2, 9a-2p 

Knox Bridge Hwy & Fields Chapel Rd 

Huge Community Garage Sale 

Towne Lake Hills South 

May 1st & 2nd, 8am-2pm 

Look for the Balloons! 

The Arbors Annual 

Spring Garage Sale 

Fri., 5/1 & Sat., 5/2, 

8:00a-4:00p 

Northampton Falls 

Community Yard Sale 

Saturday, 5/2, 8:00-1:00 

East Cherokee Dr. near Union Hill Rd. 

Church parking lot sale. 

Friday, 8:30am. 

411 Scott Mill Road, Canton. 

For directions 678-880-0106 

Holly Springs 

Harmony on the Lakes 

Community Wide Sale 

Saturday, 5/3, 8a-1p 

Enter at Hickory Rd & at Hwy 140. 

Warehouse Blowout Sale 

Books and gifts $5 each. 

May 1st & 2nd during 

Eagle Watch's Community 

Garage Sale in Towne Lake. 

911 Fernwood Rd. 

The Preserve at Long Swamp Creek 

Neighborhood Yard Sale 

Hwy 372 and Preserve Pkwy 

Ball Ground, GA 

Saturday May 2nd, 7:30am-4:00pm 

EMPLOYMENT WANTED 

CNA Licensed, 71. 

$10/ Sitting, $15/ Other 

Seeking private duty, Canton. 

Retired Dept of Corrections. 

678-880-6977 

HELP WANTED NOTICE 

Nightingale Services 

based out of Savannah, GA, looking 

for PCA’s & CNA’s to work PRN to do 

in home care, with CPR, First 

Aid & current TB test. 

Contact Teresa at 

678-757-9090 or 1-877-957-9090 

ATTENTION: 

Debt free company, #14 in Forbes, 

“200 best run small companies” 

Looking for 3 hard working individuals 

who want to change their life. 

Local 678-871-8871 

WORK FROM HOME 

Local Home Remodeling Company 

needs experienced telemarketer/ 

appointment setter. Must have 

computer and internet. 

Call 678-486-7701 

HELP WANTED! Growing Motorcycle 

Shop in Jasper is seeking to find, motivated, 

energetic, Salesman. This person 

MUST have sales expierence, motorcycle 

knowledge & willingness to be a team 

player. Some travel is required. Must 

work Saturdays. Please fax resume to 

706-692-7938 attn: Amanda or email to 

randrtrikes@yahoo.com0 

Qualified dump truck driver 

with CDL license, bobcat experience 

required. Please call office @ 

770-592-3771 

Positions Available 

$300-$400/ Week plus Paid Mileage 

No Nights or Weekends. 

Need car w/ insurance. 

We do background & drug checks. 

Merry Maids 

770-592-4444 

Looking for dynamic demonstrators 

to do lead generating for sunroom division 

of local Home Depot stores for Factory 

Direct Remodeling. Hourly plus bonus. 

Call Ms. Mills 770-919-0955 ext. 151 

Dog Groomer. Part Time/ Flexible 

hours. Experience necessary. Must provide 

references as well as portfolio of 

work. Top Commission Paid. 

savypaws@windstream.net 

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: 

www.accoladetutoring.com 

Email resume to: 

jobs@accoladetutoring.com 

Accolade-Logo 

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PART-TIME HELP WANTED 

Wanted- Part Time full charge 

Quickbooks Pro. Salary 

commensurate with experience. 

Holly Springs. 

Send resume to 

770-200-2628 

Teachers 

Education Degree and Experience 

required. Preschool. Begins August 2009. 

Part time, 8:30a-1:30p. Hickory Flat/ Canton 

area. 

770-324-2244 

Part time help for mature christian 

male. Approx. 15 hours per week in 

exchange for nice barn apartment. 

404-273-2251 

Curves of Canton hiring a part time 

trainer. Shifts would be Friday evening 

and Saturday morning, as well as fill in 

when needed. Must be outgoing 

and enjoy working with people. 

Must be very flexible. 

Apply in person at 

150 Prominence Point Pkwy, 

Canton. 770-704-7172 

FULL-TIME HELP WANTED 

Handyman with construction exp. 

FT, M-F. Own transportation, clean 

MVR. Quality a must. 

Gerry 404-909-4321 

We Are Looking 

For Motivated People 

If That’s You, 

Call Today! 

678-541-4466 

CHILDCARE 

A reputable child 

development academy 

in Canton has openings 

for lead & assistant teacher 

positions. Please contact the 

school at 770-345-0636 

or fax your resume to 

770-345-0565. 

9562 Bells Ferry Rd • Canton, 30114 

PERSONAL LOANS 

Wilkes Finance Corp. 

In Business since 1967 

770-924-7773 

We make all types of loans: 

Starter, Consolidation, Home 

Repair, Jewelry, Emergency, 

Vacation, Auto Purchase & 

Repair, Furniture, 

Recreational, Storage Buildings 

MORTGAGE LOANS 

CALL 

LAMAR GREEN 

TODAY. 

I APPRECIATE 

YOUR 

BUSINESS! 

FIXED RATE MORTGAGES 

30 YEAR FIXED 

4.75%* 

15 YEAR FIXED 

4.38%** 

Refinance / Cash out 

Purchase Money 

Debt Consolidation 

No Application Fee 

770-363-5272 

OPEN MON-SAT UNTIL 9 PM 

Green Finance & Leasing Inc. Ga. 

Residential Mortgage License 15699 

3602 Olde Prestwick Ct • Woodstock, GA 30189 

*APR = 4.75% • **APR = 4.38% 

Rates subject to change and credit qualifications. 

HOMES FOR SALE 

Home for Sale! 

T.McGeehen-3.11 

6BR/4.5BA home in Harmony on the 

Lakes. Full finished daylight basement 

with 2nd kitchen and laundry! Great 

amenities and schools! Won't last long! 

Offered at only $339,900! 

Call 678-852-6319 

for showing. 

3BR/2BA home. Rocking chair porch, 

Workshop, bonus rm, back deck. 

Corner lot, cul-de-sac. $115,000. 

Call Mary @ Exit Realty 



Jason B. 

Lingerfelt 

ATTORNEY AT LAW 

jason@jbllawservices.com 

Real Estate 

Closing Attorney 

(P) 770.479.8384 

(F) 770.479.8385 

2205 Riverstone Blvd, Ste 300 • Canton 

Kim Taylor, REALTOR ® 

404.843.2500 off. • 770.352.6794 dir. 

678.910.4034 cell OPPORTUNITY 

KIM.TAYLOR@METROBROKERS.COM 

WWW.METROBROKERS.COM/KIM.TAYLOR 

Lake living without lake front prices. Lovinggood 

Landing on Lake Allatoona. Golf cart community 

w/dock in Victoria Marina. Victorian style home 

w/ 3 BR/3.5 BA. A must see for the lake lovers out 

there. Would make a great second home $355,000 

Quit renting and take advantage of the $8,000 tax 

credit, which ends December 2009! Resort style 

community in Cherokee County. Fantastic amenities 

close to I-575. Ranch style home, 3 BR/2 BA, 

newly painted. Call now for showing. $148,000 

The Preserve at Wiley Bridge 

111 Alice Bridge Way, 

Woodstock, 30188 

BUILDER/BANK SAYS SELL! Price 

reduced over $200K. Call or stop by for 

additional short sale pricing incentives 

and special bank financing options. 

Unbelievable quality at a ridiculously low 

price.Attractive Cherokee property taxes! 

Don’t miss out. Quality throughout. 

Deb Luedtke & Joyce Skowronski 

Office: 770-475-1130 ext. 8266 or ext. 8417 

Direct: 678-907-2840 or 770-280-5152 

deb@atlantadeb.com 

Homes Purchased In Cherokee 

30004 

120 Townsend Pass, Alpharetta 

Buyer: Carol Kautter 

Sale Date: 03/27/09 

Sale Price: $999,000 


188 Cherokee Village Dr, 

Ball Ground 

Buyer: John Bornmann 




4097 Gold Mill Rdg, Canton 

Buyer: Michael Crotty 



207 Hidden Creek Pt, Canton 

Buyer: Michelle Guriel 



305 Mill Rdg, Canton 

Buyer: Erin Jacobs 



506 Matthew Dr, Canton 

Buyer: Erika Lutin 



326 Walnut Hills Xing, Canton 

Buyer: James Reeves 



Sat & Sun, May 2 & 3, 1-4pm 

230 Winterbury Dr, Canton 

Buyer: Katherine Schmit 



310 Pinehurst Way, Canton 

Buyer: Betty Veres 




415 Farmwood Way, Canton 

Buyer: Cedric Dickerson 



322 Hamilton Way, Canton 

Buyer: Courtney Etheridge 



314 Cabinwood Trl, Canton 

Buyer: Ali Glosson 




135 Glenmill Way, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Robert Gowens 



200 Edinburgh Ln, 

Woodstock 

Buyer: Steven Johnson 




RENT- TO- OWN or BUY NOW 

Renovated 3Bd/2Bth, Cherokee 

Overlook S/D; conv to 575. 

Discounted rent $850/mo. Buy now 

for $129,000 with Owner Finance. 

Call for Self Tour 

678-919-2232 Ext 4 

WOODSTOCK/ CANTON 

Will consider Lease Purchase. 

Immaculate- ready to move in. 

3BR/2.5BA, 2 Story Garden Home. 

Private Backyard and Garage. Upscale 

Community. Easy access to I-575 

$157,800. VQRE 

770-639-2925 

OPEN HOUSE 

40K Below Market 

SAT Only, May 2nd, 1-3pm, 

1032 Inca Lane, Woodstock 30188. 

$184,900. 678-281-1552 

Large Beautiful Home 

D.Muller-4.29 

Located in wooded area on cul-de-sac. 

Huge LR, with parkay flooring. 

Spacious bedrooms, large master ste. 

Finished basement and much more. 

Listed for $169,000. Open house 

to be held May 9, 2009 

from 10:00am until 2:00pm. 

Location, 1104 Ferry Creek Way, 

Acworth, Ga. 30102. Come on out 

you won’t be disappointed. 

For additional information 

contact Una Muller, Drake Realty 

at unacandoit@bellsouth.net 

3BR/2BA home. Rocking chair porch, 

Workshop, bonus rm, back deck. 

Corner lot, cul-de-sac. $115,000. 

Call Mary @ Exit Realty 


OPEN HOUSE 

40K Below Market 

SAT Only, May 2nd, 1-3pm, 

1032 Inca Lane, Woodstock 30188. 

$184,900. 678-281-1552 

$749,000 

More information at atlantadeb.com 

To run your Open House listing, contact Melissa Davies at The Cherokee Ledger-News, 

770-928-0706, ext. 205 • melissad@ledgernews.com • 1-888-760-7879 

122 Aucilla Ln, Woodstock 

Buyer: Matthew Marshall 



102 Olde Heritage Way, Woodstock 

Buyer: Brian Pearl 



5018 Southland Dr, Woodstock 

Buyer: William Pippins 



210 Stone Park Dr, Woodstock 

Buyer: Nelson Rivera 



409 Creek Run Dr, Woodstock 

Buyer: Joshua Ross 




758 Cedar Creek Way, Woodstock 

Buyer: Julia Moore 



107 Cottage Oaks Ln, Woodstock 

Buyer: Kira Robinson 



160 Batten Board Way, Woodstock 

Buyer: Elizabeth Shannon 



*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.



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706-531-1324 

REAL ESTATE WANTED 

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We are experienced & very confidential! 

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www.GoodDealProperties.com 

Well-kept, Upscale 

Horse Farm Wanted 

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or Rent-To-Own 

by very experienced trainer 

with excellent resume. 

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Most For Your Money 

$775 Rent, $299 Deposit 

Large 3BR Townhomes 

2.5BA, 1 mile to I-575 

770-926-9236 

www.whisperingtrace.com 

Furnished House for rent near Jasper. 

2BR/2BA on 21 acres. Single/ couple 

only no inside pets. $950/Mo. 

references required. $750. 


Woodstock- 2BR/2.5BA Townhouse 

New carpet. NO PETS. 1 mo. FREE 

$765 mo. $300 dep. 

678-477-8777 

3BR/ 3BA Condo. Great location in 

adult community, Canton. $1050/ mo. 

plus utilities. No pets/ smoking. 

Call 678-493-6801 

For Rent/ Wdstk. 4BR/2.5BA 

Fenced, garage, tri- level. 

1st month free. $950 + Dep. 

770-231-1222 

Great Spots For Rent! 

Acworth, Woodstock, Canton, Marietta, 

Roswell, Kennesaw, Cumming, Alpharetta 

& more. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 + rental/ rent to own 

homes or townhomes. Choose your 

amenities! Full details & pictures! 

Helpful services too! 

therentalspot.net & theservicespot.net! 

House for Rent. Woodstock area. 

3BR/1BA, $650/mo. 

770-926-3897 

RENT- TO- OWN or BUY NOW 

Renovated 3Bd/2Bth, Cherokee 

Overlook S/D; conv to 575. 

Discounted rent $850/mo. Buy now 

for $129,000 with Owner Finance. 

Call for Self Tour 

678-919-2232 Ext 4 

Best Buy – Woodstock, Off Hwy 92 

First time offered at this 

LOW, LOW, price. Only 

$177,000 for quick sale. 

Beautiful 3 BR/2.5 BA 

French Colonial. Swim/ 

Tennis, All appliances. 

Updates too many to mention. 

You're going to love 

it - Guaranteed! Reasonable 

offers welcomed. 

Call 770-516-0606 

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REAL ESTATE WANTED HOMES FOR RENT/LEASE 

ROOM MATE WANTED 

SERVICES - CLEANING 

We Buy Houses 

Local Company 

Call Tom Now! 

678-919-2232 

3BR/1BA, Canton,York Dr. 

Newly remodeled. $850/mo. 

Water, garbage included. 

Shane 770-596-3284 or 

404-510-4439 

4BD/5BA Home on Lake 

Finished Basement $1950 + 

Deposit. Canton Ga. 30115 

Roommate Wanted 

Share Woodstock house. 

$475/mo. Includes utilities, internet 

& Sat TV. No pets. 

770-852-7360 

LEGAL SERVICES 

C.J.’s Cleaning Service 

Relax & enjoy your quality time... 

Let us do your 

house work for you! 

Cindy Sullivan 

(678)699-2918 

I Want To Buy Your House! 

Can Close Immediately. 

No Financing Needed. 

Any Size or Condition. 

Call Sherry at 

770-894-1506 

HOMES FOR RENT/LEASE 

Home for Rent in Canton. 

3BR/2BA. Private fenced backyard. 

$900/month $900 Deposit. 

770-720-8046 

Whispering Trace Townhomes 

A.Kogut-Last-1.21(133Bently) 

770-296-3197 

Bells Ferry/ Butterworth in Canton. 

$900/mo. plus dep. 3 or 4 bedrooms, 

2 baths. Family room, sun room, 

recently upgraded. 

Open House, Sunday, 5/3, 1-5p. 

253 Shady Brook Dr, Canton. 

Call Alex 770-330-5353 

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 

GOT SOME NOISY 

NEIGHBORS? 

Barking dogs, Loud music, 

covenant violations, etc. 

Timothy White, Attorney 

(678)493-5959 

SERVICES-HAULING 

We take 

household junk, recyclables, 

appliances furniture, deck debris, 

real estate clean-up garage sale 

leftovers, construction debris, 

brush and stuff 

3162 Bouchard Way, Marietta, GA 30066 

HUGHES 

HAULERS 

Small Haul Specialist. 

You call! I haul! 

24 Hours Messaging 

770.565.1118 

Marie’s Cleaning Service 

We Do Floors 

on Hands & Knees! 

Call Marie, 770-479-6121 

Licensed • Insured • Bonded 

404 Weatherstone Circle 

Woodstock, GA 30188 

3BR/2BA, ranch style, cul-de-sac, 

2 car garage, great schools! 

Call Laura at 678-910-9142 

Houses for Rent. Canton. 

2 & 3 Bedrooms. 

Call 770-894-1363 

VACATION RENTALS 

New Smyrna Beach Florida 

(Daytona/ Orlando area). Spacious 

2/2 in exclusive complex with 3 pools, 

tennis, fitness, biking trails. Crosswalk 

to beautiful beach. $500 week. 

770-843-0726 or 

michaltbrock@windstream.net 

MOBILE HOMES 

1&2 BR Mobile Homes from $125 per 

week. Next to Krogers/Hwy 92 

Acworth GA 30102. 770-926-8048 

APARTMENT FOR RENT 

2/2.5 Woodstock townhome, end unit. 

New carpet cul-de-sac, quiet area. 

$500 deposit, rent is $675. 

678-773-9781 

Nice furnish barn apartment available 

to mature Christian male in exchange for 

15 hours of work a week on property. 

404-273-2251 

1400 Sq. ft. guest house for rent 

in Hickory Flat. Everything included. 

Newly remodeled. Furnished/ 

unfurnished. 1.5BR/1BA. 

6 month lease. $900. No pets. 

Call 678-557-3809 

COMMERCIAL RENTALS 

Retail Space Available 

1,200 – 2,828sf 

with great visibility 

on major intersections 

in Woodstock. Call 

for reduced rates 

770.955.7676 

Church for Rent by the hour. 

Holly Springs/ Canton. Capacity 

is 125 plus nursery. 

770-345-0307 

Need to Downsize? 

1st Months Rent FREE! 

Woodstock, lease 2000 ft. warehouse 

with six offices and kitchen. 

A/C, alarm, water and trash. 

Available Now. $1,000/mo. 

Office 770-345-8746 

Cell 770-337-6682 

FIRST 

CHEROKEE 

REALTY, INC. 

Split level home 3BR/1.5BA, 

country kitchen, family 

room, back deck, private 

backyard. Conveniently 

located close to schools, 

shopping & I-575. 

$109,900 

HAULING 

We Remove ANY 

Kind of JUNK 

You Have! 

Call 770-366-2758 

We Accept: Visa, MC 

Turn Your 

Junk Cars Into 

$CASH$ 

Will Pick Up 

Scrap Metal From: 

•Home •Auto Shop 

•Body Shop •HVAC •IND. 

Curt 

678-231-0782 

Richard’s Hauling 

Trash - Old Appliances 

Yard •Brush 

Limbs •Scrap Metal 

678-234-3510 

770-928-6382 

SERVICES - CLEANING 

KIM’S CLEAN SWEEP 

•Residential •Commercial 

•Free Estimates 

Kim Ledford, Owner 

Home Cell 

678-494-9607 678-233-7442 

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 

©2003 Molly Maid, Inc. Each franchise independently owned & operated. 

“Ask 

About 

Same Day 

Service” 

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James Bagwell 

Broker 

2800 Marietta Highway 

Canton, GA 30114 

770-479-2167 

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!! 

Carpet 

Cleaning 

Available 

SERVICES-COMPUTERS 

In Home Computer 

Training and Service 

Patient teacher. 

Experienced technician. 

Reasonable rates. 

Satisfaction guaranteed. 

Ask Noel (678)770-4710 

www.idealpcsupport.com 

SERVICES-ELECTRICAL 

CERTIFIED 

ELECTRICIAN 


No Job Too Small 

WAYNE 

404-446-8362 

A Aaron Electrical Contractors, Inc. 

Residential Specialist • 25 Years Experience 

No Job Too Big, No Job Too Small 

• Free Estimates 

• Licensed & 

Insured 

SERVICES-INTERIOR DESIGN 

Touch of Class Wallpapering 

•Removal •Hanging 

•Paint Ready •Painting 

18 years experience. 

Free Estimates. 

Debbie 770-998-8922 

Atlanta Wallpaper 

& Painting Service 

Installer’s for Atlanta’s Street of Dreams 

Call 

for 

Specials! 

• Removal/Installation 

• Interior Repaints 

• Pressure Washings 

Ask 

about our 

Weekly 

Discounts 

• Cabinet Refinishing 

• Garage Floor Coatings 

$20 OFF 

Deep 

Clean 

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) 

Wayne Hollingshed, Owner 

Office 770-345-8001 

Cell 770-480-3787 

Residential 

& 

Commercial 

Call Atlanta’s Professionals 

For Your Free Estimate 

(Over 15 Years Experience) 

770-926-8671 • Cell# 678-923-8989 

SERVICES - CONSTRUCTION 

Metal Carports & Buildings 

$795 Installed! 

Call 770-480-0073 

jtbuildingsystems@comcast.net 

www.jtbuildings.net 

This Space 

Could Be Yours! 

Our classified ads reach 

over 40,000 homes in 

Cherokee County 

each week! 

For more info... 

Call Melissa, 

770.928.0706, ext.205


SERVICES - PAINTING 

AMERICA’S BEST 

PAINTING & 

CONSTRUCTION 

Interior - Exterior 

Licensed & Insured 

EXTERIOR 

PAINTING 

Sm. House: 

$1,500 

Med. House: 

$1,800 & Up 

SAME 

PROFESSIONAL 

CREW SERVING 

COBB & 

CHEROKEE 

SINCE 1982 

We do Deck Staining/ 

Restoration & Carpentry Work Too! 

Office 

770-926-9608 

John Aller 

404-452-7659 

MASTER PAINTER 

•Pressure Wash 

•Repairs & More 


References, Insured 

Small jobs welcome! 

770-720-8635 

(Bimonthly ad) 

Pressure 

Washing 

Available 

AFFORDABLE 

PAINTING & 

CARPENTRY 

SERVICES 

12 years experience 

Hundreds of references 


Owner/Operator 

Unbelievably Fast! 

ALL WORK GUARANTEED! 

Call Aaron, 678-612-8508 

or Jennifer, 678-906-3158 

We will BEAT the 

COMPETITORS PRICING! 

ATD Painting 

& Repairs 

References Available 


Call for FREE Estimate! 

Owner/Operator • Pete Vander Bogart 

770-856-3591 

PeteCoach007@yahoo.com 

Cancer Survivor • Licensed & Insured 

Big or Small We Do It All! 


Painting 

Meticulous Work 



Call Jim 

770-362-3372 

SERVICES - TREE 

Little Bear 

Tree Service 

• 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 

SAY NO TO DRUGS 

SERVICES - YARD 

Residential & Commercial 


Grading 

Clearing 

Hauling 

Tree Removal 

CLBContracting@yahoo.com 

GREG CAGLE 

Owner/Operator 

770.364.5746 

770.720.2503 

Budget Pricing 

•Lawn Mowing •Sweeping 

•Raking •Yard Clean-Up 

Sixes Road Area 

Local References 

Bi- Monthly Ad 

678-315-0822 

PRO PAINTERS 

Residential & 

Commercial 

Licensed & 

Insured 

• Lawn Service • Shrub Trimming • Landscape 

Bed Maintenance • Mulch • Pine Straw 

Stefan Lewitt • 770-337-6908 

■■■ 


Etowah Vale Lawn Care 

Full Service 

Commercial •Residential 

Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance. 

Call James 678-493-6611 

770-316-6434 

Brae Company 

Bobcat Work •Retaining Walls 

Hauling •Top Soil and Mulch 

Large Tract Mowing & Bush Hogging 

Insured •Free estimates. 

Shane Morris (770)479-1685 

Cook’s Landscaping 

& Bobcat Service 

Retaining Walls 

Soil/Gravel 

Firewood/Delivery 

Home 770-479-8206 

Cell 770-893-9026 

TUFF TURF 

•Sod Installation•Retaining Walls 

•Bobcat Work & Pavers. 

•Dirt/Gravel Delivery 

Sam Manous 

770-548-0489 

TRACTOR WORK 

•Bush Hogging •Driveway 

Scraping •Brush Clearing 

•Front End Loader •Scrape Blade 

$45.00 Per Hour 

4 Hour Min 

Which Includes 

1 Hr Loading & Traveling Time 

or Flat Rate Price 

Cell 770-598-3843 

Home 770-735-4216 

Budget Pricing 

•Lawn Mowing •Sweeping 

•Raking •Yard Clean-Up 

Sixes Road Area 

Local References 

Bi- Monthly Ad 

678-315-0822 

RP Lawn Services 

Your Reliable Choice 

All Your Lawn Maintenance Needs 

Call Rick 

678-794-6069 

rplawnservices@comcast.net 

E&S LAWN SERVICE 

COMPLETE MAINTENANCE 

•Hedge Trimming 

•Edging •Pine Straw 

•Tree Removal 

Call Ed 404-944-2336 

Applied Lawn 

Maintenance Services, LLC 

(A.L.M.S.) 

•Lawns Cut & Trimmed 

•Pine Straw Installation 

•Affordable Pricing 

•No Contract Required 



Call Bob at 

678-656-8954 

R&K Lawn Care 

Lawn Maintenance 

•Landscaping •Mulch 

•Tree Removal 

678-773-7556 or 770-294-3544 

FLOOR COVERING 

Carpet & Hardwood Flooring 

.......Sales & Installation....... 

Guaranteed Savings! 

On Most Major Brands & Styles 

• Professional Installation 

• 20 Years Experience 

Free Estimates • References Available 

Dale Luther - 770.642.6715 

Virgilio Modica Sr. & Jr. 


HANDYMAN 

No Job Too Small 

Licensed & Fully Insured 

MODICA & SON HANDYMEN 

Italian craftsmanship 

Over 25 years experience 

Masonry • Concrete • Patio • Sidewalk • Tile Work 

Remodeling • Plumbing Repair • Screen Porches • Decks 

404-483-4547 

www.ModicaAndSon.com 

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 


BOB CAT WORK 

•Sink Holes •Brush Clearning 

•Driveways •Drainage 

•Basements, Foundation Leaks 

Cell 678-283-0124 

770-720-8595 

TAYLOR 

YARDWORKS 

“We make it Affordable!” 

NO CONTRACTS 

Mowing � Edging � Trimming 

Pine Straw � Pruning � Mulch 

Hedge Trimming � Much More 

Now Exclusively Serving 

Acworth & Woodstock Areas 


404-641-5430 

$30 Lawn Cuts 

~ Up to 1 acre ~ 

• Bushes Trimmed 

Starting at $30 

• All Other Services 

Available 

• Owner Operated, Insured 

William King 

404-509-9523 

We Will Beat 

Any Written 

LANDSCAPING 

Lawn Sprinklers Installed & Repaired 

Water Features Installed & Serviced 

Pine Straw • Mulch • Retaining Walls 

Drainage Experts • Color Beds 

Landscape Design & Installation 

770-592-1699 

Mark Cagle 

25 Years In the Industry 

PLUMBING 

The Home Handyman 

Master Plumber “Retired” 

•Plumbing Fixtures 

•Faucet & Toilet Repair 

•Water Heaters •Basement Plumbing 


Mike Riley 770-735-6892 

ROOFING 

Erwin Roofing 

and Construction 

ReRoofs & Repairs 


We Accept Visa & MasterCard! 

770-924-9853 


A & K Stump Grinding 

self-propelled units 35” gate access 

Any Size Job Free Estimates 

Licensed-Insured 

Phone (770)516-9953 

Voice Mail (770)655-9027 

• Privacy Fence • Stump Removal 

• Bobcat Work • Sod Installs 

• Storm Cleanup/Tree Removal 

& Haul-Offs 

SERVICES: 

• Tractor Mowing 

• Aeration 

• Bush Hog 

• Seeding/Fertilization 

678-850-6779 

Every Time 

Estimate On Time 

ROOFING 

LEAK MASTERS 

WATER PROOFING SYSTEMS 

•Roof Leaks •Foundation Leaks 

•Window Leaks 

We can fix any leak guaranteed & give a 

5 year "no leak " warranty. 10 years exp. 

Jon Roberts 678-232-7238 

770-367-7736 

Free Roof Inspection 

Bill Byrd 

Office: 770-926-6551 

Roofing Consultant Specialist Fax: 770-926-4020 

SERVING THE AREA & LOCALLY OWNED SINCE 1997 

TREE SERVICE 

AAA 

STEWART’S 

TREE SERVICE 

LANDSCAPING 

STUMP GRINDING 


INSURED 

770.516.9494 

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL 

This Space Could Be Yours! 

Our classified ads reach over 

40,000 homes in Cherokee 

County each week! 

For more info... 

Call Melissa, 

770.928.0706, ext.205

30 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS CLASSIFIEDS APRIL 29, 2009 

SERVICES - POOL/SPA 

AAA 

Pool & Spa Service 

Pool Opening 

Special $ 205! * 

Family Owned & Operated 

* Restrictions apply, call for details 

678-581-5010 

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 

SERVICES - WINDOW 

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WINDOW TINTING 

SolarProTech.com 

•Home •Business •Auto 

678.488.6311 

sales@solarprotech.com 

Energy Star Partner 

10% OFF w/This Ad! 

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 

SERVICES - HOME 

SQUEAKY CLEAN 

WINDOWS LLC 

•Window Cleaning 

•Pressure Washing 

•Gutter Cleaning 

•Interior/ Exterior Painting 

•Log Cabin/ Deck Staining 

•Epoxy Garage Flooring 


www.SqueakyWindows.com 


CHARLES 

MASON 

Gutter Service 

Since 1967 

DAVE’S DECK RESTORATION 

We Make Your 

Deck Look New Again! 

Decks (Cleaned/Stained/Sealed) 

Several stain colors to choose from. 


770-842-9274 

RCC Dry Carpet Cleaning 

"You Deserve CLEAN Carpet" 

Residential & Commercial 

Carpet Cleaning 

Call & schedule today & receive 

$25 off your first visit! 

770.249.3112 

www.rccdrycarpetcleaing.com 

Drywall Repair 

All Types, Quality Work 


Call Jim 

770-362-3372 

STAN LOGUE PAINTING 

& REMODELING 

Interior & Exterior 

Finished Basements • Decks 

Home Repairs • Custom Painting 

Interior Trim Carpentry 

Ceramic Tile 

Window & Door Replacement 

Bonded, Licensed & Insured 

Over 15 Yrs. Experience 

References Available 

678-445-9076 

Wayne's 

Handyman Service 


All phases of interior work 

done right the first time 

Call 770.354.5295 

“The Cherokee Ledger-News has made my business. I tried 

other forms of advertising – flyers, posting business cards, 

knocking on doors – and got maybe five to ten customers. To 

date with The Ledger’s ad exclusively, I have over 200 paying 

customers a month. Darn phone just won’t stop ringing!!! 

“Thanks again for your expert help in setting up my ad and 

handling all the particulars that needed to be done... you’re well 

worth it!” 

~Ken, Taylor Yardworks 

TAYLOR 

YARDWORKS 


404-641-5430 

Over 20 

Aluminum 

Colors to 

Choose 

From! 

• Gutter Installation 

• Aluminum & Copper 

Gutters 

• Seamless 5 & 6 Inch 

Gutters in Aluminum 

• Commercial Gutters 

• Aluminum Gutter 

Screens & Covers – 

Several to Choose From 

770-479-1540 • 770-497-1716 

P.O. Box 4097 Canton, 30114 

Q: Is something broken 

around your house? 

A: Then Call Mr. Fix It! 

Specializing in repairs of: 

appliances, furnaces, 

electrical, plumbing, 

honey-do-lists, etc... 

“Let Me Fix It” 

“We make it Affordable!” 

NO CONTRACTS 

Mowing � Edging � Trimming 

Pine Straw � Pruning � Mulch 

Hedge Trimming � Much More 

Now Exclusively Serving 

Acworth & Woodstock Areas 


■■■ 


LASTING IMPRESSIONS 

REMODELING 

•Concrete Replacement 

•Decks •Carpentry 


•Paint/ Stain 

Hourly or Contract 

No job too big or too small! 

404-293-0470 

Eye-9.17-Last-11.5 

AM 

GUTTER DONE, LLC 

•Cleaning •Repair 

•Gutter Guard Installation 


678-760-2810 

20% OFF 

Call for details 

Glen’s Glen’s Home Home 

Repairs& Repairs& Hauling Hauling 

Water Heater Installation 

Basement Remodeling 

Electrical • Plumbing 

Painting • Decks 

No Job Too Big or Too Small 

Free Free In-home In-home Estimates 

Estimates 

Licensed Licensed & & Insured Insured 

770-366-2758 

Miller’s Painting 

& Pressure Washing 

Exterior/Interior 


Referrals Available 


Free walk gate 

with purchase of 

150 ft of fence 

AFFORDABLE 

REMODELING SERVICES 

•Remodeling •Plumbing 

•Basements •Kitchens 

•Porches & Decks 

•Windows & Doors 

Call for FREE Appraisal! 

No Job is Too Small or Too Large. 

Jimmy Morrow 

770-313-9368 


$40.00 

Per Hour 

or Flat Rate 

ELECTRICIAN 

HANDYMAN 

AIR CONDITIONING 


Licensed/ Insured 

We Do It All! 

404-909-4321 

or Flat Rate 

SQUEAKY CLEAN 

WINDOWS LLC 

•Window Cleaning 


•Gutter Cleaning 

•Interior/ Exterior Painting 

•Log Cabin/ Deck Staining 

•Epoxy Garage Flooring 


www.SqueakyWindows.com 

PJ’s Home 

Improvements 

“Your Complete Home Repair 

Specialist With 20 + Years Exp” 

•Finished Basements 

•Drywall •Heating/Air Repairs 

•Bathroom Remodels 

•Tile Installation/Repair •Window & 

Door Repairs •Electrical & Plumbing 

Repairs •Painting & More! 

•Drop Ceiling & Decks 

Licensed & Insured • Free Estimates 

Call Gary, 770-262-5907 

10% OFF ~ With This Ad 

CARPENTER, HANDYMAN, 

REMODELER 

Bobcat Services 


Licensed •Insured 

Old World Craftsmanship 

STARTING AT $35 PER HOUR 


678-350-4041 

Full Service Home Repairs 

•Decayed Wood Replacement 

•Painting, Interior/ Exterior 

•Reroof & Roof Repairs 

•Carpentry Work 

•Drywall Repair & Much More 


Michael Nelson 

770-735-4216 

Cell 770-598-3843 

UNIQUE CONCRETE CONCEPTS 

•New Driveways & Walks 

•Footings •Colored/Pea Gravel 

•Bobcat Grading •RV/Boat 

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. 

Call TIM ROBERTSON for a FREE estimate. 

770-917-9010 Nextel: 770-560-7111 Bldr.1#39952 

ASK 

ABOUT SPRING 

DRIVEWAY 

SPECIALS! 

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 

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CONSTRUCTION CO. 

Signs of 

Strength Comes 

Strength 

From Quality 

Renovation / New Construction 

Home Repairs 

30 Years • Local • Free Estimates 

770-402-9225 


Big or Small, I Do it All! 

• Renovations 

• Room Additions 

• Basement 

Finishing 

A 

Plus 

Remodels 


• Sunrooms 

• Custom Trim 

• Deck Repair 

• Tile, etc... 


Call 678-613-9099 

www.aplusremodels.com 

Credit Cards Accepted Through 

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 

CALEB PROSE 

CONSTRUCTION 

NEW & 

REMODEL 

• Basement Remodel 

• Drywall, Painting & Trim 

• Flooring-New & Replacement; 

Hardwood, Laminate, Tile 

• Window & Door Replacement 

• Roof Replacement, Siding & Paint 

• Concrete New and Replacement: 

Driveways, Sidewalks and Patios 

Fully Insured 

770-876-7871 

AirApparent, Inc. 

Residential Heating & Air Conditioning 

Service & Installation 

Replacements • Zoning • Humidifiers 


Canton 770-309-6292 

CARPENTRY & MORE 

You Save Money... 

We Get To Work! 

References & Insured 

Please Call 

Jerry Blackerby 

770-337-5635 

Jerry Silveira 

770-324-8891 

PRESSURE WASHING 

HYDRO PRESSURE CLEAN 

Houses Starting at $80! 

•Houses & Driveways 

•Sidewalks & Patios 

•Total Deck Restoration 


Call 678-449-6988 

Towne Lake Pressure 

Wash & Deck Staining 

“We Make It Like New Again!” 

$89 

Any 

House 

(up to 2500sf) 

Driveways • Decks • Patios 

770-926-8671 • 678-923-8989(cell) 

Small Job Handyman! 

Retired Professional Carpenter 

Specializing in 

Improvements, Repairs, 

Custom Decks 

Call Tom 404 272 9954 


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Call The House Doctor 

Indoor & Outdoor Painting 

Repairs without the Headaches! 

Top Quality Work at Competitive Rates 


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32 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS APRIL 29, 2009 

PRICES EFFECTIVE 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 THRU 

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009 

We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities And Correct Typographical Errors. 

No Sales To Dealers. We Welcome WIC Vouchers And Federal Food Stamps. 

STORE HOURS: 

7AM-9:30PM MONDAY THRU SUNDAY 

PHONE: 770-479-1562 

WE GLADLY ACCEPT 

Large Sweet 

Tropical 

Mangoes 

from Mexico 

.68ea 

Florida 

Sweet 

Juice 

Oranges 

4lb bags! 

2/ $ 5 

Tender 

Yellow 

Squash 

from the 

USA- 

.98lb 

Sweet 

Eastern USA- 

Red 

Delicious 

Apples 

3lb bags! 

2/ $ 5

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