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March 24 - 30, 2016 • Page 3A
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AVONDALE ESTATES
State of the city address scheduled
Avondale Estate Mayor Jonathan Elmore will give the state of the
city address March 28 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 21 N. Avondale Plaza.
For more information, call (404) 294-5400.
City to host antique car parade
The annual Avondale Estates Antique Car Parade will be held March
27. Line-up begins at 1:30 p.m. at Twin Oaks Shopping Plaza. The parade
begins at 2:30 p.m. on South Avondale Road and ends at Willis Park,
where the cars stop for a temporary display and refreshments are served.
Those who would like to enter an automobile in the parade should contact
Lamar Hart at (770) 496-9928 or lamarhart@outlook.com.
BROOKHAVEN
City to host Easter egg hunt
Brookhaven Parks and Recreation will host the annual Easter
egg hunt at Blackburn Park on March 26, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. A light
breakfast will be served at 9:30, and the egg hunt will begin at 10. Age
groups will be divided into 3 and younger, 4-6, and 7 and older. For more
information, call (404) 637-0512.
CHAMBLEE
Teens learn to drive with PRIDE
Parents Reducing Injuries and Driver Error (PRIDE) will be hosting
a free two-hour driving course aimed at new drivers on March 30 from 6
to 8 p.m. Working in conjunction with the Chamblee Police Department,
the program seeks to eliminate bad driving habits before they become a
dangerous problem.
Statistics, facts, crash dynamics and stories aimed at teens have
helped PRIDE achieve its goal of making roads safer in the metro
Atlanta area. Parents will receive information on training their teens to
drive as well as a take-home practice guide. Teens can expect to have a
roundtable discussion involving risky behaviors.
Though the program is meant for Chamblee residents, all metro
Atlanta teens and parents are invited to attend. Other classes will
take place April 20, May 25, Aug. 31, Sept. 28 and Oct. 26. For more
information, email Nick Nixon nnixon@chambleega.gov or visit
ridesafegeorgia.org/templates/classes.htm
County commissioner urges residents to support
firefighters
DeKalb County Commissioner Nancy Jester is asking residents to
support the fire stations in District 1.
Jester is “asking community residents and businesses to show
our appreciation for these hard working heroes by helping to stock the
pantry at our stations,” states an announcement about the events.
Staple food items such as sugar, salad dressing, seasonings, cereal,
snacks, coffee, tea, sodas, and sports drinks will be collected for Fire
Station 15, 2107 Flightway Drive, Chamblee, on Saturday, March 26,
from 9 to 11 a.m.
Children are invited to come see the trucks and equipment.
screens and trains community volunteers who are appointed by a
juvenile court judge to advocate for the best interests of an abused or
neglected child placed in foster care. DeKalb County CASA volunteers
work with the DeKalb County Juvenile Court and Division of Family
and Children Services to ensure that all the necessary information is
collected and presented to the court allowing the judge to make the best
decision possible regarding placement of the child.
The DeKalb County CASA Program is designed to give abused and
neglected children in foster care a voice.
For more information regarding this event or to RSVP, call (404)
378-0038 or email Justine.ferreira@dekalbcasa.org or dekalbcasa@
dekalbcasa.org.
Community Service Board to meet
The DeKalb Community Service Board will meet March 24 at 4 p.m.
at 445 Winn Way, Room 421, Decatur.
The meeting is open to the public for those who are interested in
services for mental health, addiction and developmental disabilities.
The Advocacy Committee meeting will be held in the same room at 3
p.m. and also is open to the public.
Those with disabilities in need of assistance or accommodations to
participate in the meeting should notify Community Relations at (404)
508-7875.
Annual Touch-a-Truck event scheduled
Residents are invited to join Decatur
Active Living on Saturday, March 26, from
10 a.m. until 1 p.m. for the annual Touch-
a-Truck Event.
This community event gives children
an opportunity to touch, explore and
see their favorite trucks or equipment on
wheels. The city of Decatur and DeKalb
County dump trucks, fire trucks, tractors,
police cars and motorcycles and many
other types of vehicles will be on display.
The event will take place in the
Callaway Building parking lot located at
120 West Trinity Place, Decatur. In case
of inclement weather, the event will be
rescheduled for Saturday, April 25.
For more information, contact Cheryl
Burnette at (678) 553-6541 or cheryl.
burnette@decaturga.com.
DUNWOODY
Officials discuss renovating local theater
Local officials discussed partnering with community advocates to
save a theater during a regularly scheduled city council meeting.
On March 14, the Dunwoody City council discussed providing
partnership to The Brook Run Conservancy in renovating Brook Run
Theatre. A feasibility study was observed and discussed, revealing a
potential $357,200 demolition cost.
The costs come from a $200,000 demolition cost, a $32,300
asbestos estimate, as well as a potential $125,000 in further asbestos
removal. The study was conducted by Complete Demolition Services,
LLC.
Brook Run Park is located at 4770 N. Peachtree Road in Dunwoody.
DECATUR
DeKalb County CASA to hold informational meeting
LITHONIA
Easter festivities announced
File photo/Travis Hudgons
The public is invited to attend a volunteer information meeting
hosted by DeKalb County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
on Thursday, April 7, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Gregory A. Adams
Juvenile Justice Center, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur.
This session will provide an overview of the program for those
interested in becoming a CASA volunteer. The next five-week training
session will be held on Thursdays, from 4 to 7 p.m. from May 5 through
June 9. No session will be held on May 26.
DeKalb County CASA is a nonprofit organization that recruits,
Ousley United Methodist church invites family, friends and the
community to the church’s annual Easter celebration. Festivities and
worship experiences include: Maundy Thursday Experience, March
24 7 p.m.; Good Friday Worship, March 25 at 7 p.m.; Easter Sunrise
Worship, March 27, 6 a.m.; Easter breakfast fellowship, March 27, 7
a.m.; Children and Youth Easter Extravaganza, March 27 at 8 a.m.;
Easter finale worship, March 27 at 10 a.m.
Ousley United Methodist Church is located at 3261 Panola Road in
Lithonia. For additional information, call (770) 981-0180.