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The Champion, Thursday, January 7-13, 2016
LOCAL
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AROUNDDEKALB
AVONDALE
ESTATES
Girl Scout troop to hold meeting
Girl Scout Troop 3647 will
hold a meeting Jan. 10 from 2 to
4 p.m. The meeting will be held at
Avondale Pattillo United Methodist
Church located at 3260 Covington
Highway. Troop 36x7 is a multi
level troop that moved to Avondale
Estates last year. For more informa
tion, call Bonny Wilder at (770)
469-9032.
City to hold zoning ordinance
rewrite public meeting
Brookhaven will hold a zoning
ordinance rewrite public meeting
Jan. 21, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Lyn
wood Park Community Center,
3360 Osborne Road. The purpose of
the meeting will be to give the pub
lic information on the goals of the
rewrite and provide an opportunity
for input on specific ordinance top
ics and areas of interest. The public
is welcome to leave comments and
sign up for updates at the Zoning
Ordinance Rewrite website: www.
brookhavenzoning.com.
DECATUR
Group to educate residents on
self-breast exams
On Jan. 9, a representative from
the Avon Foundation Community
Education and Outreach Initiative
will partner with Susan G. Komen
and inform people about breast can
cer and examinations.
The representative will demon
strate how a self-breast exam is done
and display a breast model that al
lows you to feel a normal versus a
cancerous breast. There will also be
an opportunity for women who do
not have health insurance to sign up
for a free or low cost mammogram.
The event will take place from
12-3 p.m. at the Clarkston Li
brary, 951 N. Indian Creek Drive,
Clarkston.
For additional information con
tact the Clarkston Library at (404)
508-7175.
DECATUR
School booster to host run/walk
event
The Decatur Bulldog Boosters
will host the 11th Annual Decatur
Bulldog Boosters “Run with the
Dogs 5K,” Jan.9 at 9 a.m. This run/
walk begins and ends in front of
Decatur High School and follows
a scenic course through Decatur
neighborhoods. For this unique
event, participants who are dog-
owners are invited to bring their
dogs. T-shirts, awards, and treats
will be available including a sporty
race kerchief for canine compan
ions. All proceeds go to funding the
uniforms, equipment, and awards
for our student-athletes. Online reg
istration is available at www.active.
com. Search “Run With The Dogs.”
A blank registration form can be
downloaded at dhs.csdecatur.net/
athletics/DBB.
legislator to hold town hall
meetings
State Rep. Karla Drenner is
hosting several town hall meetings
to address the major issues for the
upcoming 2016 legislative session.
This will give residents an oppor
tunity to have their questions an
swered.
On Jan. 25 Drenner and Sen.
Elena Parent will meet with con
stituents from 6 to 8 p.m. at North
Decatur Methodist Church, 1523
Church Street, Decatur.
Drenner will hold another town
hall meeting on Jan. 26 from 6 to 8
p.m. at Exchange Park Center 2771
Columbia Dr., Decatur.
State representatives to
advocacy breakfast meeting
State Reps. Karla Drenner
and Michelle Henson will serve a
home-cooked breakfast and will
have advocates in attendance to
share advocacy techniques.
“Bring your appetite, questions
and opinions about issues that mat
ter to you and learn how to be more
successful as an advocate,” states
an announcement about the event
which will be Jan. 9, from 9 to 11
a.m., at Peace Lutheran Church,
1679 Columbia Dr., Decatur.
DUNWOODY
City to hold town hall meeting
Dunwoody mayor-elect Denis
Shortal will host the city’s townhall
meeting on Jan. 21 from 6-8 p.m.
at All Saints Catholic Church, 2443
Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody.
Attendees are encouraged to
share their thoughts, questions and
ideas at the meeting.
City officials also will collect
public input on topics and issues
residents want to discuss at the
event. To submit topics and issues
of interest, visit www.connectdun-
woody.com.
The event is free and open to
the public.
Car seat safety class set
Dunwoody Police Department
will host a free car seat safety class
on Jan. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. for fami
lies currently expecting a child or
who have children riding in rear
facing car seats.
The event will take place at 41
Perimeter Center East Suite 100,
Dunwoody. Parents will be in
structed by certified child safety seat
technicians on Georgia law for car
seats, correct installation for rear
facing car seats, how to select the
appropriate car seat and receive cur
rent facts and statistics on car seat
safety. Space will be limited; people
interested in attending should email
carseatcheck@dunwoodyga.gov or
call (678) 382-6918 by Jan. 11 to re
serve attendance.
STONE
MOUNTAIN
City to host art event
Stone Mountain and the ART
Station will hold its annual ART
Stroll Jan. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. For
more information, call (770) 469-
1105.
COUNTYWIDE
Rat tests positive for rabies
A wild bat was captured in the
Buckhead Valley Lane area on Dec.
28 and tested positive for rabies.
Anyone who has been bitten or
scratched by a wild animal should
seek medical attention immediately.
Pets especially need to be watched
carefully, as they are easily suscep
tible to rabies. If pets start acting un
usually nervous, aggressive, or have
excessive drooling or foaming at the
mouth, contact DeKalb County Ani
mal Control at (404) 294-2996, Mon-
day-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or
(404)294-2519.
Pet owners also should make
sure their animals are vaccinated
against rabies yearly.
For more information about
how to protect against rabies, call the
DeKalb Board of Health, Monday-
Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (404)
508-7900.
Registration now open for
summer Volunteen program at
DeKalb Medical
DeKalb Medical is now accepting
applications for its Summer Volun
teen Program. Registration closes on
Friday, Feb. 29. Registration is open
to all teenagers ages 14 to 18 with at
least one year of high school course
work completed. Approximately 20
new teens are accepted into the pro
gram each year.
The DeKalb Medical Volunteen
program allows students to assist
hospital staff in various departments
throughout the organizations cam
puses. The students also participate
in Lunch-and-Learn events with
medical professionals to learn about
various jobs in the healthcare field.
For more information on the
Summer Volunteen Program, ap
plication guidelines or to begin your
application, visit www.dekalbmedi-
cal.org/volunteers.