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4A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, June 6,2018 Citizens complete law enforcement academy Registration open for N. Georgia’s Got Talent From staff reports The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office recently completed its 2018 Citizen’s Law Enforcement Academy. This year’s seven week program was designed to better intro duce participants to all aspects of the sheriff’s office by getting the stu dents involved. “We were determined to change the delivery of our program to incorpo rate more hands-on and practical exercises,” said Dawson County Sheriff Jeff Johnson. “We want ed to impart a greater understanding of the duties and responsibili ties required of this office. It is one thing to discuss these tasks, but performing them puts things in a different per spective.” Thirty-two students participated in various exercises including sim ulated 911 tasks, jail cell searches, traffic stops, investigating crime scenes, securing the court house and more. In addition, several students participated in a ride-along with patrol officers. “We were excited to see the increased enthu siasm and participation. This was one of the larg est sessions that I can recall,” said Johnson. The class also incor porated another popular sheriff’s office spon sored training event: cit izen’s firearms training. This year’s academy class participated in the classroom portion which covered firearms laws, fundamentals, handling and safety prior to reporting to the range for live fire training. “The (sheriff’s office) truly conveyed that ‘To Protect and To Serve’ is more than just a motto. We are very blessed to have such law enforce ment in our county,” said participant Dick Kinzie. Many of the partici pants expressed their appreciation for the informational course, saying they found it fun and educational. “Thanks to the CLEA Program, I feel a rather special bond to our offi cers, even those that I did not meet,” said par ticipant Gary Holland. The class culminated in a graduation dinner where each participant was recognized for their efforts. Public Safety Chaplains Dr. Charles Blackstock and Ron Link were present to discuss the vital role and responsibilities required of the law enforcement chaplain. County Commissioners Sharon Fausett and Jimmy Hamby were in atten dance, along with State Representative Kevin Tanner who took time to address the academy graduates. “It was truly our honor and privilege to share our office with members of our commu nity,” said Johnson. “Having the ability to build those relationships will most certainly develop a deeper level of trust, commitment and service between our community and their law enforcement offi cers.” From staff reports Registration is now open for the second annual North Georgia’s Got Talent Contest hosted by No One Alone. All talents and ages are welcome and over $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. Northside Hospital is pleased to be the pre senting sponsor for the second consecutive year. Auditions will be held throughout June and July in Dawson and Lumpkin Counties. Video sub missions will be accept ed until July 31. Audition dates and places to be announced. Performances should be approximately three minutes. Advanced registration is recommended to ensure your time slot for your audition. A $25 donation is required to audition. Registration began June 1. Register today at www.noonealone.org/ talent. Call (706) 372- 4260 for more informa tion. No One Alone, or NOA, is a women’s domestic violence shel ter serving Dawson and Lumpkin Counties. www.dawsonnews.com Race for Grace 5K set for July 14 By Allie Dean adean@dawsonnews.com Dawsonville Fit Body Boot Camp and Five Star NTP are hosting a 5K race in honor of Grace Sheer on Saturday, July 14 at Veterans Memorial Park. Sheer was a senior at Dawson County High School who lost her life in a car wreck earlier this Sheer year. All proceeds from the race will be donated to the Grace Sheer Scholarship Fund. The fund will provide a scholarship for one female athlete at Dawson County High School who exemplifies Grace through her work ethic, kindness and dedication to not only athletics, but also academically and with her outstanding character. Individual entry is $27 through July 8, then $30 until race day. A t-shirt in your size is guaranteed if you register by July 8, then are available while supplies last. Registration is $22 until July 8 if you don’t want a t-shirt, then $25 until race day. If you can’t make it on the day, you can register for a virtual 5K for $27. Times must be submitted by July 15. Early packet pickup will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. July 13 at Dawsonville Fit Body Boot Camp in the Publix shopping center. Awards will go to the top three overall males and females, to the top three overall masters males and females, to the overall grand master (age 50 and over), the overall senior grand master (age 60 and over) as well as other age group awards. Check in opens at 7 a.m. July 14, and the 5K starts at 8 a.m. Veterans Memorial Park is located at 186 Recreation Road in Dawsonville. For tickets or more information visit rac- eroster.com and search for Grace Sheer or type in https://raceroster.com/ events/2018/17699/race-for-grace-5k. FROM 1A Tax Office. She was legal assistant and office man ager to the district attor ney from 1998 to 2002 and returned to the clerk of courts office as Chief Deputy Clerk of Courts in 2002. She is certified by the Georgia Department of Revenue as an Appraiser III, Appraiser II and Appraiser I. She holds a master’s degree in early childhood education from Brenau University in Gainesville. Board of Assessors Chairman Sam Gutherie said that Garrett had all of the necessary qualifica tions for the job. Garrett is replacing Kurt Tangel, who held the position from June 2013 to May 21, 2018. Garrett said Monday that she is looking for ward to continuing work ing with the employees in the tax assessor’s office and serving the citizens of Dawson County. She is taking on the job at a time when the office is anticipating a lot of calls and complaints from citizens about the con tents of their tax assess ment notices. The office began working on the first total-county revalua tion since 2006 in June of last year. The county’s approxi mately 15,000 parcels of real property were sched uled to be assessed, with residential and agricultur al property evaluated the first year and commercial and industrial evaluated in the second. The residential portion has been completed and those assessments will be reflected in the notices, Garrett said. 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