CrossRoadsNews, June 4, 2011

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COVER PAGEPrepping for hurricanesWELLNESS

Even as the Southeast recov-ers after devas-tating tornadoes this spring, residents are being reminded that hurricane season began on June 1. 9

The enlarged and renovated Salem-Panola and new Stonecrest li-brary branches will be dedi-cated on June 6 and 11. 2

Ready for patronsCOMMUNITY

His topic inspired by the movie “Glory,” 10-year-old Cor-reggio Peagler Jr. went on to build an award-winning project for the Georgia Social Studies Fair. 8

Best in ClassYOUTH

Volume 17, Number 5

$20 Million to Get HoMe now Initiative to put families into 230 homes quickly

Charles Johnson’s “Get Home Now” loan will cover repairs like the door rot in the Ellenwood house he is buying and even pay for appliances.

New MyPlate icon to help families eat healthy meals

Carla Parker / CrossroadsNews

Eating healthy got a lot easier this week when the U.S. Department of Agriculture un-veiled MyPlate, a new icon to help Americans choose better foods and portions.

The MyPlate icon replaces the food pyra-mid introduced in 1992.

The new guide is depicted as a white plate divided into four wedges, one each for fruit, vegetables, grains and proteins. Fruits and vegetables account for half the space and grains and protein make up the rest. When the vegetables and grains quadrants are grouped together, they account for largest portion on the plate.

The simplified icon is another plank in the fight against the nation’s obesity epi-demic, and first lady Michelle Obama, who has been at the forefront of the obesity battle with her year-old Let’s Move campaign, is

hoping it will help deliver square meals for adults and chil-dren.

The federal gov-ernment estimates that about two-thirds of U.S. adults and up to one-third of children are over-weight or obese, put-ting them at risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and other conditions.

At the June 2 launch in Washington, Obama said the icon makes sense.

“When it comes to eating, what’s more

useful than a plate?” she said. “What’s more simple than a plate? This is a quick, simple re-minder for all of us to be more mindful of the foods that we’re eating.”

O b a m a s a i d MyPlate will help because it makes it easier for kids and their parents to make choices that

will help them lead healthier lives.

“As long as they’re eating proper portions, as long as half of their meal is fruits and veg-

etables alongside their lean proteins, whole grains and low-fat dairy, then we’re good,” she said. “It’s as simple as that.”

Obama, who has two daughters, said parents don’t have the time to measure out exactly 3 ounces of chicken or to look up how much rice or broccoli is in a serving but that parents can look at their children’s plates.

Along with the new icon, the USDA also introduced ChooseMy Plate.gov, a site offering practical informa-tion on healthful eating to consumers and information for health professionals, nutri-tion educators and the food industry.

MyPlate recommends reducing portion size, consuming whole grains, switching to fat-free or low-fat milk, cutting down on salt, and drinking water instead of sugary beverages.

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Charles Johnson got the call last week that he had been approved to buy his first home.

His credit isn’t sterling, but he was able to qualify for funding under the new $20 million “Get Home Now” program unveiled June 1 by Atlanta-based APD Solutions, First Guaranty Mortgage Corp., DeKalb County government, the Home Depot, and several community development groups.

“If I can do it, anybody can do it,” John-son said during the program’s kickoff with HUD and DeKalb officials, real estate agents, contractors and home buyers in the parking lot of the Everest Institute.

Wednesday marked the start of Home Ownership Month observed in June.

The program offers borrowers with credit scores of 580 and police and military personnel with credit scores of 550 the op-portunity to buy homes and renovate them. Its FHA-insured loans also come with a job-loss protection plan that pays the ho-meowners’ mortgage for up to six months if they lose their jobs. The loan will also covers renovation expenses and the purchase of appliances.

With that kind of a lure, Johnson said it was time.

“I thought if I am able to pay $700 to $800 for rent, why can’t I put that into a home,” he said. “As cheap as houses are, now is the time to just get out there and do it.”

Johnson went through a home ownership class at Greenforest CDC and picked out a four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath house off River Road in Ellenwood, a few minutes from the house he’s been renting for his wife,

Leetrice, and their four kids ages 7 to 16. It needs a little work

and a coat of paint, but Johnson is happy.

Vaughn Irons, APD Solutions’ CEO and cre-ator of campaign, said its flexible lending is a won-derful thing.

“When every other lender is saying 640 or 680, First Guaranty is saying we understand something happened in the economy and we are going to help,” he said.

Irons said the program is designed to get people off the fence and into homes.

“If you can’t buy a home, you really don’t want one,” he said. “This program will do the hand-holding that people need today, provide the flexible credit that they need

today, job-loss coverage, reputable home repairs, thousands of dollars in down pay-ment assistance provided by DeKalb County at interest rates that make homes affordable today while interest rates are low.”

CEO Burrell Ellis, who fought to have Irons launch the campaign in DeKalb, said he is proud to work with APD Solutions and Home Depot on the campaign that will fund the purchase of up to 230 homes in DeKalb’s foreclosure inventory.

He pointed out that last year, metro Atlanta ranked third in the nation for fore-closures with 38,535 homes repossessed by lenders and that the region ended the year with more than 102,000 foreclosure filings. During the first five months of this year, there were more than 18,700 foreclosure filings.

Still Ellis said that we cannot give up.“We know that the economy will improve

as we continue to partner with stakeholders to address the critical issues that led to this crisis,” he said.

District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson called the launch a glorious day.

“We want to ensure that we can continue to restore, rebuild and renew our commit-ment to home ownership,” he said. “But the real challenge is how do we get the public to really buy back into home ownership.”

Johnson said the Get Home Now pro-gram can help by offering access to loans.

“We have the capacity and we have the apparatus in place,” he said. “Now we have to make sure folks can qualify and can get into a home they like so that they can have a true American dream.”

District 7 Commissioner Stan Watson

Vaughn Irons

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2 Community “Don’t let news reports fool you and have you standing on the sidelines when interest rates are lower than they ever been.”

Stonecrest, Salem-Panola libraries finally opening Groundbreaking for Clarkston pool

Teaming up to get things done

The Stonecrest Library, above, which has been ready since September will be dedicated on June 11. The Salem-Panola branch will open June 6.

amenities. The project is funded in part

through a Community Development Block Grant from DeKalb County. The ground-breaking starts at 10 a.m.

Milam Park is at 3867 Norman Road in Clarkston. For more information, contact City Manager Keith Barker at [email protected] or 404-296-6480.

Clarkston Mayor Emanuel Ran-som and members of the City Council will break ground on a new family aquatic center at Milam Park on June 11.

The 4,100-square-foot Milam Park Family Aquatic Center will feature a multipurpose pool with four 75-foot-long lap lanes, a wading pool, and various water features and

Library patrons will soon be able to take advan-tage of all the amenities at the enlarged and renovated Salem-Panola branch and at the new Stonecrest Library.

The DeKalb Library System is dedicating the branches on June 6 and 11 respectively.

It will cut the ribbon on the $4.5 million Salem-Panola Library at 10:30 a.m., and the branch at 5137 Salem Road will open for service immediately following the dedication ceremony.

The branch was enlarged to 18,000 square feet and now has a 53,000-item collection; special areas for children and teens; a meeting room; and 38 computers for public use, including a computer lab with 12 computers.

Because of cost-cutting measures implement-ed earlier this year, the branch will operate on a reduced-hours schedule. It will open Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Reduced hours of operationThe long-awaited Stonecrest Library, built at

a cost of $7.7 million, will be dedicated at 11 a.m. on June 11.

DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis, county commis-sioners, the library board of directors and library staff are expected to attend the ceremonies.

After the ribbon cutting, patrons will get to tour the building that was completed and fur-nished since last September but remained closed because the system didn’t have funds to open it.

The new branch is at 3123 Klondike Road, near the intersection of Klondike and Hayden Quarry Road.

It also will open on a reduced-hours sched-ule – Monday and Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Hairston Crossing branch, which also was expanded at a cost of $4.4 million, opened April 18.

The construction of all three branches was funded by a 2005 county bond referendum, but the county initially failed to put operation funds in its budget for them. Their openings were ac-complished by a systemwide reduction in opening hours at every branch in the county.

Sunday operating hours at all but the main branch in Decatur have been eliminated, and Fridays and Saturdays were cut from the smallest branches – Scott-Candler, Brookhaven, Embry Hills and Gresham. Staff from those branches are working weekend rotations at larger branches nearby. All other branches lost one night, typically Wednesday night.

The library system, which has been operating with as many as 60 vacancies, has been struggling with staffing the new and expanded branches. For more information, visit www.dekalblibrary.org.

said that it’s a very good thing anytime financing and venture capital can be brought into our community, and that Realtors must be very happy.

“It’s a great idea to team up and get things done,” he said.

But Watson said the most impor-tant thing that the HUD and elected officials, real estate agents, contrac-tors, homeowners and aspiring hom-eowners at the launch can do is to get the word out about the program.

“We need to now go out to the byways and highways and take this information to the community,” he said.

Irons said the condition of the real estate industry is well-known and prices are at their lowest in 20 years.

“Don’t let anyone fool you. Home ownership is a good thing,” he said. “Don’t let news reports fool you and have you standing on the sidelines when interest rates are lower than they have ever been in anyone’s life-time.”

Andrew Peters, First Guaranty’s

national sales director, said they are hoping to finance the 230 homes in DeKalb within six months.

He said that the coalition wants to help in the restoration of vital metro neighborhoods like the ones in DeKalb.

“This initiative is right in line with our duty, which is all about rebuilding the dream through access to home own-ership,” he said.

As part of the campaign, buyers can qualify for up to $25,000 in down payment assistance from DeKalb County, and for those who buy any of the 300 DeKalb homes in HUD’s inventory, they can pay as little as $100 out of pocket.

Irons also encouraged people at the launch to help get the word out.

“Let people know that their chances of becoming a homeowner just got bet-ter,” he said.

For more information, visit www.homebyrequest.com or call 877-Gt-Hm-NOW [877-484-6669].

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Be Someone Inc.’s one-week Summer Leadership Chess Camp will take place June 6-10 at the nonprofit’s Stone Mountain

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“Checkmate” Hudson, a two-time World Open Speed Chess cham-pion and international speaker, will teach kids how to succeed at life through the game of chess.

Be Someone is located at 949 Stephen-son Road.

Seats are limited and early bird registra-tions are expiring. To register your child, visit www.besomeone.org or call 678-526-0292.

The bulk of DeKalb County residents believe smoking should not be allowed at outdoor public events and that advertising of tobacco products should not be allowed near places frequented by children.

In a recent survey, 71 percent of residents polled don’t want smoking at outdoor pub-lic events and 93 percent want to keep tobacco ad-vertising away from places often used by children.

Dr. S. Elizabeth Ford, DeKalb’s district health director, said the message is obvious.

“DeKalb residents have made it clear that everyone is entitled to clean air in public places – residents, workers and visitors,” she said in a statement released May 23.

The telephone poll of 1,000 randomly selected adult residents was conducted this spring by Market Decisions on behalf of the Board of Health. The poll indicates that resi-dents support amending the DeKalb Clean Indoor Air Ordinance, which currently bans smoking in most workplaces.

Community “DeKalb residents have made it clear that everyone is entitled to clean air in public places.”

Housing session on foreclosures

Habitat seeking tools, donations Turner Hill ramp closed this weekend

Outdoor smoking ban finds favor among DeKalb residents

Chess camp offers life skills

Orrin Hudson

S. Elizabeth Ford

Habitat for Humanity DeKalb has launched a tool drive in the wake of three break-ins by thieves who cleaned it out of tools last month.

The nonprofit is seeking to raise $9,500 by June 7 to replace the tools and equipment so that it can continue building and renovat-ing homes for low-income families.

Jan Winfield, Habitat for Humanity DeKalb’s operations manager, said thieves emptied its storage units containing all of its tools and supplies.

“The range of tools was broad from miter saws used by lead personnel to small drills,” Winfield said. “Less expensive tools such as

hammers were also taken.”Winfield said $20 contributions will go

to restocking supplies like nails, gloves and safety gear; $50 donations will help replace several electric drills, lumber and building materials; $100 donations will help replace numerous power tools; $250 contributions will help replace a compressor set up for nailers; and a $500 donation will go to pur-chasing new miter saws.

The organization also is taking tool dona-tions. To donate tools, e-mail [email protected].

For more information, call 404-534-1611.

DeKalb residents can get information about solutions for vacant, abandoned and foreclosed homes and absentee investors at a June 11 Housing Workshop in Decatur.

The seminar will explore issues around the growing number of investors and rent-ers and Section 8 homes as well as the rising number of foreclosures and abandoned homes.

The 9 a.m.-to-noon workshop will at-tempt to find solutions. Presenters include the DeKalb Housing Authority and the director of the Atlanta-Fulton LandBank Authority.

The workshop will be held at the Clark Harrison Building, Conference Room A, 330 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. in Decatur.

For more information, call OneDeKalb at 404-371-2881.

rant patios and other outdoor areas would cause customers to seek other, more smoker-friendly businesses in other communities.

Ford said data do not support their claims.

“For every argument of lost revenues for businesses impacted by the proposed amend-ment, I have data from other cities that have passed 100 percent smoke-free policies with little reduction in revenues,” Ford said.

Earlier this year, Alpharetta approved an ordinance banning tobacco use at its six city parks and along more than six miles of greenway trails. Roswell passed a smoking ban for its 18 municipal parks last summer, and Marietta’s 19 parks went smoke-free in 2009.

Eleven percent of DeKalb County resi-dents currently smoke. According to the poll, a majority of residents who smoke have tried to quit. The Georgia Tobacco QuitLine – 1-877-270-STOP – is a free resource for DeKalb residents 13 and older who would like help with quitting smoking. For more information, visit www.dekalbhealth.net/DPPW or contact Karen Robinson-Salley at [email protected] or 404-508-7921.

entertainment venues; and outdoor service lines, such as the line at an ATM. The pro-posal also decreases the number of rooms a hotel can designate for smoking from 25 percent to 10 percent.

Cigarette smoking remains the lead-ing cause of preventable illness and early death in the United States. Each year, about 443,000 Americans die prematurely as a re-sult of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke.

The Board of Health says that clinical studies have shown that exposing non-smokers to 20 minutes of concentrated secondhand smoke can have the same effect as smoking one cigarette. Extending that exposure over two years means that a non-smoking, full-time employee will inhale the equivalent of nearly 12,000 cigarettes.

Two Georgia-based premium cigar as-sociations have said that expansion of the ordinance may drive away business.

The Atlanta-based Georgia Premium Retail Tobacconists Association and the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retail-ers Association said expanding the current smoking ban to include bars, clubs, restau-

Findings also indicate that the majority of DeKalb residents don’t want smoking at outdoor recreational facilities including public parks, in outdoor areas of restaurants, and inside bars and adult entertainment establishments.

The county’s anti-smoking sentiments come in the wake of the 2010 surgeon gen-eral’s report “How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease” that states that inhaling even the smallest amount of tobacco smoke can dam-age human DNA, which can lead to cancer.

The report further states that there is no safe level of tobacco smoke exposure. The surgeon general encourages communities to take action in response to the harm caused by secondhand smoke in order to protect everyone.

The Board of Health voted on April 21 to ask the Board of Commissioners to amend the county’s clean air ordinance, which would make the county’s businesses, parks and facilities 100 percent smoke-free. The amended ordinance was sent to commis-sioners for consideration and adoption. It is seeking to ban smoking in playgrounds; entrances and exits to buildings; outdoor

Getting to the Mall at Stonecrest will be a little tougher this weekend for shoppers coming from Rockdale County.

Georgia Department of Transporta-tion said that two center lanes on the I-20 westbound On Ramp will close Saturday at 6 a.m. until noon on Sunday as its $28.6 million repaving project resumes after a break last weekend for the Memorial Day holiday.

Work crews are is in the final stages of putting the final layer of asphalt on the 9.8 miles between Columbia Drive and Turner Hill Road. The project has been underway since June 2010.

Delays are expected and motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes.

For more information, visit Georgia Navigator.com or call 511.

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4is moving aggressively to right those wrongs and put in place standards of compliance that could reduce harmful emissions nation-

wide. Until now, the EPA has taken action to reduce mercury emissions from all the highest-emitting sources – except power plants. With the proposed new standards, the EPA is saying clearly that it is cleanup time and that includes coal-burning power plants, which in 2009

released more than 70,000 pounds of mercury.The EPA’s proposed health protections will

dramatically reduce emissions of mercury, ar-senic, lead, dioxin, particulate matter and other dangerous and deadly pollutants that travel a path from coal smokestacks to our lungs, food and water supplies. These pollutants have been implicated in triggering asthma attacks, causing developmental disorders, damaging organs and even causing cancer.

The goal is to safeguard public health. As such, the new rule would give power plants three years to adopt proven, widely available technologies to control and cut harmful emis-

By Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and Dr. Robert Bullard (Clark Atlanta University)

The Clean Air Act of 1990 was meant to protect us from harmful air pollution. Un-fortunately, since then some industries have spent more time and treasure looking for loopholes and avoiding compliance than they have installing the technologies necessary to reduce harmful emissions.

On May 26, Georgians made their voices heard. As one of only three sites nationwide, Atlanta played host to an Environmental Pro-tection Agency public hearing on their new coal-burning emissions standards. It was a great opportunity to speak out as hundreds of residents urged prompt implementation of this common-sense rule.

As recently as the Bush administration, we have even seen non-compliance aided and abet-ted by a deeply flawed standard that was actually struck down in court.

In contrast, the Obama administration

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Stonecrest, Salem-Panola libraries finally opening 2

Library patrons will soon be able to take advantage of all the amenities at the en-larged and renovated Salem-Panola branch and at the new Stonecrest Library.

Outdoor smoking ban finds favor among residents 3

Most DeKalb residents believe smoking should not be allowed at outdoor public events and its advertising should not be al-lowed near places frequented by children.

Cafeteria manager to head school nutrition nonprofit 5

After 13 years in the trenches of the Georgia School Nutrition Association, DeKalb School System’s nutrition manager Malcolm Quillen is the nonprofit’s new president.

Rainbow Park pastor honored for literacy work 6

Pastor Steven N. Dial Sr. of Rainbow Park Baptist Church picked up the Barbara Loar Community Award on May 26 for his efforts to promote literacy.

MLK Jr. golfers honing skills 8The Martin Luther King Jr. High School

golf team didn’t win the first-place trophy, but its 14 golfers are happy with their fourth-place ranking in the state high school golf championship.

Hurricane readiness urged as season gets under way 9

As the Southeast continues to recover from historic tornado outbreaks, FEMA is urging residents of the region to be prepared for hurricane season, which began June 1.

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Proposed gasification plant would trash our health

EPA proposal would reduce harmful emissions

Jewel Crawford

Robert Bullard

Darren Harper

Hank Johnson

By Jewel Crawford, M.D. and Darren Harper, M.D.

Recently, businessmen have proposed building a polluting fa-cility in our community that will comprise a threat to the public’s health. Some elected officials are considering allowing this danger-ous plant to be built based on two claims – that it will create jobs and that it is “green” technology and safe for the environment.

Both of these claims are unsub-stantiated. What has been proven is that the proposed gasification plant would be a threat to the health of our community. We do not need jobs that make us sick. As physi-cians, we have researched this mat-ter and want to share our findings with the community.

Gasification is a made-up term that conceals what a gasification plant really is – an incinerator. Everyone knows an incinerator burns trash or wood and sends smoke and particles into the air. We breathe these particles into our lungs and can become sick as a re-sult. Even the most technologically advanced incinerators emit signifi-

cant amounts of small particles that poison our air and lungs. It is not just a local problem. The particles and chemicals released into the environment travel through the air and contribute to air pollution worldwide. Allowing this plant to be built does NOT make us good stewards of God’s creation. There is a global movement to stop inciner-ation of waste called the “Global Al-liance for Incinerator Alternatives.” Readers wanting more information should visit their Web site at www .no-burn.org.

The proponents of this gasifica-tion plant (incinerator) claim that burning “clean” biomass or yard waste is harmless. This is not true. Burning these materials releases harmful chemicals, some of which can cause cancer. There is no such

thing as “clean-burning” yard de-bris. Wood waste is often treated with arsenic products (chromated copper arsenic), pesticides, preser-vatives, lead paint, creosote and chlorine. These result in harm-ful emissions including dioxins, furans, lead and mercury. Arsenic, some pesticides, creosote, dioxins and possibly furans formed from wood burning can cause cancer.

Lead poisoning causes behav-ioral and neurological problems in children including learning disabilities. Mercury is a poison that can contribute to renal (kid-ney) failure. Do these problems of asthma, cancer, learning problems and kidney failure sound familiar? Some of the excess illness in the African-American community is related to toxins (poisons) already in the environment.

African-Americans have higher rates of asthma than other racial groups. You may know someone that suffers with respiratory ail-ments. We already have had several “code orange” days when people with respiratory problems are ad-vised to stay indoors. One reason why African-Americans suffer

more with respiratory and other ailments is environmental rac-ism, also known as environmental justice issues. Polluting facilities are disproportionately placed in or near African-American com-munities. Here in DeKalb, African-American elected officials have the power to prevent this facility from being placed here.

We can stop this plant from be-ing built in our community. Elected officials who support it are not acting in our interest and should be voted out.

There will be a meeting where physicians will explain the harm-ful health effects of “gasification” on Tuesday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at the Wesley Chapel Library at 2861 Wesley Chapel Road in Decatur. The next meeting with the county commissioners is June 14 at 9 a.m.

Dr. Jewel Crawford is a medical officer for the Environmental Medi-cine Educational Service Branch, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Toxicology. She lives in Decatur.

Dr. Darren Harper is assistant professor of Clinical Family Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine.

sions. One-year extensions would be available for companies that can’t meet the deadline. This is a fair and measured approach to helping fix a problem that has been allowed to fester for more than 20 years.

EPA is making it clear – it’s cleanup time – and the public is letting them know, loud and clear – that we agree!

Rep. Hank Johnson represents the 4th Con-gressional District that includes DeKalb County and portions of Rockdale and Gwinnett counties. He earned a 100 percent score by Environment America, a leading environmentalist advocacy group, for his pro-environment voting record, which includes legislation to establish a cap-and-trade climate change mitigation policy, invest $80 billion of Recovery Act funds in clean energy and green transportation, and protect more than 2 mil-lion acres of public lands and national treasures.

Dr. Robert Bullard is the founder of the En-vironmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University and a member of the Joint Center’s Commission to Engage African Ameri-cans on Climate Change. He is a professor and author of 15 books that address sustainable devel-opment, environmental racism, and urban land use, among other issues.


5flood insurance, and 21 percent are unsure if they will purchase flood insurance in the next 12 months.

Marge Engleman, AAA Auto Club South senior insurance manager, said misconceptions about flooding are widespread. “The perception seems to be that if you don’t live near water, you won’t be affected by floods, but this

is simply not the case,” she said. “That’s why every residential area is in a flood zone, even if it’s considered low risk.”

Flood coverage takes 30 days to go into ef-fect, but 68 percent of Georgians are unaware

FinanCe “Everyone has a role to play in reducing childhood obesity, including parents, elected officials … [and] schools.”

After 13 years in the trenches of the Geor-gia School Nutrition Association, DeKalb School System’s nutrition manager Malcolm Quillen is the nonprofit’s new president.

Quillen, who manages the cafeteria at Toney El-ementary and Ronald Mc-Nair Elementary schools, was elected president of the 6,000-member group on April 16 during its annual conference in Sa-vannah.

He rose to the top po-sition of the association

after appointments to member and profes-sional services and a two-year election to school-level chairman.

Survey finds widespread misconceptions about flooding

DeKalb cafeteria manager to head school nutrition nonprofit

Marge Engleman

Malcolm Quillen

Keep contentment in mind to take control of money Free workshop on customer service offered

program to get chefs to visit schools and talk to children about eating right. The association also is partnering with former Pittsburgh Steelers running back and Na-tional Hall of Famer Franco Harris to bring fitness instructors in schools to demonstrate fitness techniques for students.

Quillen said they are looking to partner with other community groups.

“Everyone has a role to play in reducing childhood obesity, including parents, elected officials from all levels of government, schools, health care professionals, faith-based and community-based organizations, and private sector companies,” he said.

For more information or to support the Georgia School Nutrition Association Let’s Move initiative, call 770-934-8890.

Employers, employees and job seekers who want to hone their cus-tomer service skills can attend the free “Simply the Best” workshop on June 15 at the DeKalb Convention and Visitors Center in Tucker.

Presenter Bob Beeland will use real-life examples, stories and role-playing exercises to emphasize the need for excellent service in all areas of your business.

The 8:45 a.m.-to-noon workshop also will be offered on Aug. 17, Oct. 12 and Nov. 9.

The DeKalb Convention and Visitors Bureau is at 1957 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 510. Register at www .VisitAtlantasDeKalbCounty.com by clicking on the Discover DeKalb tab or call 770-492-5000.

One-third of Georgians don’t know if they live in a flood zone, a recent AAA survey shows.

The Consumer Pulse survey released May 31 also found that 6 percent of Georgia residents think their home is most likely to be damaged by floodwaters, which most people associate with hurricanes.

But flooding, which also can be caused by many factors, including flash floods, tropical storms, real estate development, spring thaws, and floods after fires, can affect anyone at any time, no matter where they reside.

Its impact can be costly. The National Flood Insurance Program says that just 6

inches of water in a 2,000-square-foot house can cause about $40,000 worth of damage and loss.

The survey, conducted online May 2-5, polled 289 Georgia ho-meowners or renters. Its margin of error is plus or minus 5.8 percent-age points. Overall survey responses were weighted by age and income to ensure reliable and accurate representation of the adult population over 18 years old. It found that while 80 percent of Georgia’s residents are aware that hom-eowner’s insurance doesn’t cover flood dam-age, the bulk of them, 86 percent, do not have

of that waiting period.With the start of hurricane season on

June 1, Engleman said AAA is urging people to look into flood coverage right away.

“Flood insurance can be as little as $129 a year and can save consumers thousands in the long run,” Engleman said. “Throughout the past 10 years, the average flood claim has been roughly $48,000.”

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Susan Cheshire, executive director of the Tucker-based association, says the group is excited to have Quillen as its first African-American president in its 60-year history.

“The members we serve will greatly ben-efit from Malcolm’s background and experi-ence as we seek to advance the organization’s mission to advance availability, quality and acceptance of school nutrition programs as an integral part of education,” she said.

In addition to advocating for child nu-trition, the professional association, which draws its membership from 35 school dis-tricts across the state, hosts conferences and training sessions year-round.

Quillen said he will focus his tenure on supporting first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative to get children eating better

and being more active as part of the effort of the 55,000-member national School Nutri-tion Association.

Quillen, who lives in Snellville, said Obama’s initiative is a natural fit for the Georgia association, which always has pushed for better nutrition for kids.

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While the “moving” part of the initiative is new, Quillen said they are ready to embrace it because it will help in the fight against childhood obesity.

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published in 2002. It is a coming-of-age story set during the city’s infamous child murders of 1979-81. Her second, “The Untelling,” published in 2005, is the story of a family struggling to overcome the aftermath of a fatal car accident. It won the Lillian Smith Award.

Her talk starts at 7:15 p.m. in the library’s auditorium. It is part of a 40 appearance national tour she is doing to promote “Silver Sparrow.”

The Decatur Library is at 215 Sycamore St. in downtown Decatur.

‘Mama Ruby’ explores characterMonroe’s talk will take place noon to

1:30 p.m.“Mama Ruby” builds on the character

Ruby Jean Upshaw, whom we first met in Monroe’s “The Upper Room,” published in 1985.

Two Southern authors will talk up their works June 8 and 11 at DeKalb library branches.

On June 8, Atlanta native Tayari Jones will discuss her just published and eagerly anticipated third novel, “Silver Spar-row,” at the Decatur Li-brary.

On June 11, Mary Monroe will speak about her new tome, “Mama Ruby,” at the Wesley Chapel Library.

Jones’ “Silver Sparrow,” set in an Atlanta middle-class neighborhood in the 1980s, is a mesmerizing story of a bigamist, his decep-tions and the fate of a pair of teenage girls drawn into heartbreaking complicity.

Jones, who is a graduate of Spelman Col-lege, teaches at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Her first novel, “Leaving Atlanta,” was

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Fund-raising to help keep the Green-forest-McCalep High School open is in full swing at the Decatur school.

Parents are hosting a lawn sale on June 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on school grounds to help provide scholarships for students.

There also will be a health fair with the DeKalb Board of Health, the Red Cross, Sim-ply Tasteful, and Healthy Babies in Building 3 starting at 10 a.m.

Donors are needed to contribute gently used clothing and household and miscella-neous items. Volunteers are needed to help with the sale.

The high school is on the grounds of Greenforest Community Baptist Church at 3188 Rainbow Drive. For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Music, food and games will be plen-tiful at a free June 11 Family Fun Day at the Positive Growth Boys Home in Clarkston.

The 11 a.m.-to-5 p.m. event raises funds for summer vacation trips for dis-advantaged youth. A jazz band and other musical entertainment will spice up the event, and there will be prizes.

The nonprofit Positive Growth Boys Home is at 4036 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.

For more information, visit www.posi tivegrowthinc.org or call 404-292-6420.

Pastor Steven N. Dial Sr. of Rainbow Park Baptist Church picked up the Barbara Loar Community Award on May 26 for his efforts to promote literacy.

Dial was recognized for his commitment to-ward helping to make DeKalb 100 percent lit-erate at the fifth annual DeKalb Council on Lit-eracy Awards Banquet.

The council joined with the Technical College of Georgia and the State Adult Education Division in honoring Dial.

Since the church launched its GED pro-gram about three years ago, more than 600 students have received assistance and/or scholarships. Its Literacy Ministry also offers test preparation, adult basic reading, tutor-ing, job readiness, mentorship and spiritual guidance. GED and tutoring classes were an instant hit when they began in fall 2008.

Dial became the first African-American pastor at the 137-year-old Decatur church when he was installed in October 2007.

Rainbow Park is at 2941 Columbia Drive. For more information, visit www.rainbow parkbaptist.org or call 404-288-1910.

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DeKalb residents can share stories about their neighborhood with the Community Foundation and StoryCorps Atlanta.

The groups are seeking 10 to 15 people to record interviews for StoryCorps sessions on June 21, July 12 and Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Participants will answer questions about neighborhood changes, neighbors who in-fluenced them, and how they give back to their community.

At the end of a StoryCorps session, they get to take home a free CD to preserve their story forever.

Stories also are archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.

Recorded interviews will be held at Sto-ryCorps Atlanta, 50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 449, in downtown Atlanta or at the StoryBooth lo-cation at WABE Studios, 740 Bismark Road, Atlanta. The deadline to respond is June 6.

For more information, contact Lauren Hayes at neighborhoodfund@cfgreater atlanta.org or call 404-526-1110.

In this latest book, Monroe reveals the origin of Mama Ruby’s craziness.

Monroe, who is the third child of Alabama sharecroppers and the first and only member of her family to finish high school, taught herself to write.

She said she wrote her first short story at age 4 and called

most of her work autobiographical.“I endured 15 years and hundreds of

rejection letters before I landed a contract for my second novel, ‘God Don’t Like Ugly,’ ” she said.

It was published in October 2000.After her talk, she will sign copies of

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8 The Martin Luther King Jr. High School golf team received a fourth-place ranking in the state high school golf championship.

Rising sixth-grader Correggio Peagler Jr. was honored for his project on the Buffalo Soldiers.

‘Glory’ inspired state fair win

Sportmanship award for two schools

Youth “Now our team is grasping the concept of championship golf and learning how to become more competitive.”

SWD football players having car wash

MLK Jr. golfers honing skillsBy Jecoby Carter

The Martin Luther King Jr. High School golf team didn’t win the first-place trophy, but its 14 golfers are happy with their fourth-place ranking in the state high school golf championship.

At the Class 2-5A Golf Tournament at Orchard Hills Golf Club in Newnan, the Li-thonia school’s senior Wesley Warren scored a season low of 87 and missed qualifying for state by five strokes.

Tyler Jackson, a freshman golfer, scored 118 and also missed qualifying for state by five strokes.

Still head coach Tyrone Spaulding sees the strides the team of golfers made this year.

“The team gained unmeasurable experi-ence this year competing on some of metro Atlanta’s premier golf courses and under-standing the etiquettes of championship golf,” he said. “Now our team is grasping the concept of championship golf and learning how to become more competitive.”

For the upcoming school year, nine team members will be returning and Spaulding said they are poised to do even better for the 2012 state golf season.

“Colleges are looking to recruit minor-ity African-American students for their golf teams,” he said. “There’s money on the table for black golfers, but having a passion for the sport is important.”

Spaulding, who works closely with the

Southwest Athletic Conference division’s scouting coaches to recruit players and identify scholarships for them, said MLK graduates have gone on to play college golf with scholarships.

This fall, Deante Walker, a 2010 graduate, will get a full-ride golfing scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Walker said May 31 that he owes his suc-cess to MLK’s growing golf program.

“I really felt prepared for college golf,” he said. “Coach Spaulding taught me discipline, community worth, and how to be a team player.”

Wesley, who graduated last month, said that playing golf through high school af-forded him the opportunity to play the sport he loves and get a shot at attending college with scholarships.

He has an offer for a full scholarship to the University of Maine but is keeping his op-tions open for Savannah State University.

In the fall, nine of the golf team’s mem-bers will return to school. Spaulding said they will be experienced players, but they are not resting on their laurels. Throughout the summer, they will be honing their skills in local tournaments.

Playing golf can be expensive, but Spauld-ing said the team received support from a number of local businesses this past school year. He said more businesses are needed to support the team in the fall.

For more information, call Tyrone Spaulding at 678-874-5447.

Columbia and Redan high schools picked up 2010-11 Regional Sportsmanship Awards this week, compliments of their peers.

They were among three DeKalb schools that won the awards. Cross Keys High School was the third.

Ron Sebree, DeKalb Schools athletics director, said the school system is proud of the winners.

“Sportsmanship is a key ingredient to any athletic program and a sign of integrity in the

way the athletes are taught in the program,” he said. “We stress sportsmanship along with the Georgia High Activities Association, and I cannot express just how proud I am of these three schools getting this kind of recognition from their peers.”

Columbia, which won the 2009-2010 Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award last year, shared the Region 5-AAA Sportsman-ship Award with Riverwood High School in Atlanta due to the large 14-team membership in the region.

Columbia’s athletic season was capped by the boys basketball team’s second consecutive Class AAA state basketball title, its fourth state title in six seasons. The Lady Eagles advanced to the Class AAA state basketball Final Four for the second consecutive season after having won the 2010 state title.

Columbia golfers Maram Macham and Sarah Kurenga earned trips to the Class AAA state golf tournament to add to a successful athletic season at Columbia.

Redan was in its first season in the 12-team Region 6-AAAA in 2010-11 after play-ing in Class AAAAA competition for the past several years. The region teams selected the Raider program for the 2011 sportsmanship trophy after a year that included the Lady Raiders capturing the Region 6-AAAA girls basketball title.

The Redan girls track team also earned runner-up status in the Region 6-AAAA track meet and a fifth-place finish in the Class AAAA state meet. The Raiders were third in the Region 6-AAAA boys track competition.

Cross Keys received the Region 6-AA Sportsmanship honor as selected by the 13-school membership of Region 6-AA.

By Carla Parker

Correggio Peagler Jr. can thank the film “Glory” for his win at the 2011 Georgia State Social Studies Fair.

The rising sixth-grader at Wad-sworth Magnet School for High Achievers nabbed the “Best in Class I (Grades 5-6)” award for his project “What Impact Did the Buffalo Sol-diers Have on America?” at the March 19 fair in Hampton.

The 10-year-old said he was in-spired to do his project on the Buffalo Soldiers after watching the 1989 film “Glory.” The film tells the story of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War.

“I heard the name Buffalo Sol-diers in the movie and I wanted to learn more about them,” Correggio said.

Correggio said he checked out books about the Buffalo Soldiers from the library and did more research on the Internet. He found out that Congress established the Buffalo Soldiers as the first peacetime all-black regiments in the U.S. Army after the Civil War. The African-American Army regiment was formed on Sept. 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and got the name Buffalo Soldiers from the Cheyenne and other Plains Indians during the Indian Wars.

Correggio also discovered that a few of his family members were Buffalo Soldiers.

“My uncle, granddads, great-granddads, and great-uncles were Buffalo Soldiers,” he said.

Correggio also saw a re-enactment of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment during the Flat Rock Community History Celebration on Oct. 30 and got a chance to interview some of the actors.

Motorists can get their vehicles cleaned and support the Southwest DeKalb High School football team at a June 11 car wash.

The event is one of several fund-raisers that the school’s Touchdown Club is hosting to support the fall season.

The car wash will be at the Subway at 4920 Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur. Cars will be $5 and trucks/SUVs will cost $7.

On June 25, football team members will test their strength and endurance at the An-nual Weight A Thon at the Decatur school starting at 10 a.m. The players are accept-ing pledges and cash for every pound they

lift. Proceeds will help defray their $350 football dues.

Touchdown Club President Sharon Davis said the fund-raising events will al-low the players to have fun and bond while raising money for the team.

“Funding from local businesses for high school sports continues to be a chal-lenge and we are looking for ways to allow the players to earn money for their dues.”

The school is at 2863 Kelley Chapel Road in Decatur. For more information, visit www.swdpanthers.com or call 770-760-1584.

His project, which consisted of a re-search paper and a story of how retired Gen. Colin Powell originated the idea of a Buffalo Soldiers monument in Fort Leav-enworth, took a month to complete.

Correggio said the Buffalo Soldiers had a major impact on America.

“Without their contributions, America would not have won the wars,” he said. “We also would not be able to visit the national parks.”

Buffalo Soldiers from the 24th Infantry Regiment served as the first national park rangers in California’s Yosemite National Park in Mariposa, Sequoia National Park in Visalia, and Kings Canyon National Park in Fresno.

After all his hard work, Correggio was glad to be a winner at the state fair.

“It felt good,” he said.


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As the Southeast continues to recover from historic tornado outbreaks, FEMA is urging residents of the region to be prepared for hurricane season, which began June 1.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center estimates that there will be six to 10 hur-ricanes this season, and that three to six of them will be Category 3 or above.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is prepared to respond to the needs of states in hurricane-prone areas, but any federal response needs to be paired with citizen preparedness at home and in their

businesses.This week, Phil May,

FEMA regional adminis-trator, urged residents to “plan ahead, stay safe and stay informed.”

“You can’t know far ahead of time when it will be your community in the path of a hurricane,” May

said in a May 31 statement. “If you wait until the storm is bearing down on you, you may forget important things.”

Being prepared makes a big difference in disasters, but it doesn’t have to come at a big cost, FEMA says. A quick look around your house or apartment can get you almost everything you need to build an emergency supply kit, which should include three days of food and water, prescription medica-tion, battery-powered or hand-crank radio, flashlight, spare batteries, first aid kit, can opener, local maps, moist towelettes, toilet paper, and garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation.

A complete list of recommended items for a kit can be found at www.ready.gov.

Having the proper supplies early in a di-saster is vital, but so is having a communica-tion plan to stay in touch with family mem-bers. Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so it is important to know

While FEMA is prepared to respond to the needs of states in hurricane-prone areas, it also urges citizen preparedness at home and at work.

Studies show that most drownings occur in swimming pools underscoring the need for constant supervision of children.

Phil May

Wellness Being prepared makes a big difference in disasters, but it doesn’t have to come at a big cost, FEMA says.

Hurricane readiness urged as season gets under way

Men’s health part of heritage month

Kids need constant supervision around water

Healthy food samples, mini massages and stress management techniques will be available at the June 11 Symposium and Health Fair on Men’s Health Awareness at the Atlanta-Fulton Central Library.

The event is part of the annual Carib-bean American Heritage Month festivities throughout June.

It also celebrates Men’s Health Aware-ness Month.

During the symposium, which starts at 11 a.m., participants will get to check their cholesterol level, blood pressure and blood sugar. They also will learn about lifestyle changes they can make to prevent diabetes, cancer, obesity and erectile dysfunction.

The library is at 1 Margaret Mitchell Square in Atlanta. For more information, contact Dr. Jennifer Rooke at [email protected] or call 404-769-3928.

how you will contact one another, how you will get back together and what you will do in case of an emergency. FEMA says that you also should share your evacuation plans, so others know that you are out of harm’s way. Here are more tips:n Learn about the emergency plans that have been established in your area by your state and local government, such as shelters and evacuation routes. n Have different sources of information in case one is not working – don’t rely on just TV, radio or the Internet. A smartphone can be a great resource as well. FEMA’s mobile site, m.fema.gov, allows disaster survivors to apply for assistance and locate Disaster Recovery Centers and Red Cross shelters.

Finally, know your risk in a disaster. While FEMA assistance can help you get back on your feet, it won’t make you whole. To protect your investment in your home and possessions, you need insurance and an understanding of what is and isn’t covered.

A typical homeowner’s policy may cover damage from winds but not damage due to storm surge and inland flooding.

A separate flood insurance policy can be purchased, often from the same agent from

whom you get your homeowner’s insurance. It can be bought separately for a structure (home or business) and personal possessions or the contents of your home – so renters can purchase flood insurance, too. It takes 30 days for a policy to take effect.

For more information, visit www.flood smart.gov.

Parents and caretakers are urged to be-come “Water Watchers” as children play in swimming pools and natural bodies of water to cool off this summer.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Safe Kids Georgia say that drowning, which takes the lives of nearly 900 children each year, is the second leading cause of unintentional death of children age 14 and younger.

Most drownings occur in swimming pools, but lakes, rivers and oceans also can be dangerous. Children playing in smaller bodies of water, such as wading pools, bath-tubs, buckets, toilets, spas and hot tubs, also should be supervised.

Although many parents are nearby when their children are in or around the water, most do not devote 100 percent of their attention to supervising playtime. Recent research by Johnson & Johnson shows that 88 percent of children who drowned were under adult supervision and that parents are overconfident about their children’s safety and abilities around water. Because drowning can occur silently and in a matter of seconds, at least one parent or adult should always be a completely focused Water Watcher, dedicated to monitoring children playing in the water, Children’s Healthcare and Safe Kids urge.

In addition to constant supervision, parents should: n Practice “touch supervision” by keeping children within reasonable reach at all times. It is especially vital to keep children in baby bath seats and rings within arm’s reach. Be-cause drownings often occur silently, touch supervision can save lives. n Enroll your children in swimming lessons around age 4, but do not assume swimming lessons make your child “drown-proof.” There is no substitute for active supervi-sion.

n Tell children never to run, push or jump on others around water. n Eliminate all potential drowning hazards such as empty buckets, large containers and wading pools. Keep toilet lids shut and use toilet locks. n Make sure children swim only in designat-ed safe areas of rivers, lakes and oceans. Out-fit children in a U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal safety device around oceans, rivers and lakes or when participating in water sports. “Water wings” or inflatable tubes do not replace life jackets. Most states require children under 10 to wear an appropriately sized flotation device when on a boat or personal watercraft. n Keep rescue equipment, a telephone and emergency numbers by the pool. n Teach children to never dive into a river, lake, ocean or body of water less than 9 feet deep. n Never allow children age 14 and under to operate a personal watercraft.

If you have a pool or spa, or if your child

visits a home that has a pool or spa, it should be surrounded on all four sides by a fence at least 5 feet high with gates that close and latch automatically. Studies estimate that this type of isolation fencing could prevent 50 percent to 90 percent of child drownings in residential pools.

A pool or spa with a single drain should be equipped with an anti-entrapment drain cover and a safety vacuum release system to prevent children from being caught in the suction of the drain. The powerful suction forces can trap a child underwater or cause internal injuries.

Do not leave toys in or near the pool, where they could attract unsupervised chil-dren. For extra protection, consider a pool alarm and alarms on the doors, windows and gates leading to the pool.

Remember: Inflatable swimming aids, such as water wings, are not flotation devices and do not prevent drowning.

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