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4B I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13,2018
Community
Clark MacAllister is the Dawson County extension
agent. For more information, call (706) 265-2442.
How to manage ticks
One of the great things
about living in this area of
the state is the easy access
to outdoor recreation. We
are just a short drive away
from many of the best hik
ing trails in Georgia.
People who frequently
enjoy outdoor activities
need to be cautious of
ticks. They can transmit
diseases to humans, but
steps can be taken to pro
tect yourself before they
bite.
There are three main tick
species that bite humans in
Georgia: the Lone Star
tick, the American dog tick
and the black-legged tick.
Larval ticks, or seed ticks,
commonly attach to small
hosts. They feed, drop off
of the host, shed their skin
and develop into an adult
stage tick. Adult ticks pre
fer feeding on larger hosts,
such as humans, deer, live
stock and dogs.
Ticks are able to locate
hosts by detecting body
warmth and carbon dioxide
from breathing. Feeding is
usually painless to the host,
and ticks may stay attached
for several days. All stages
of the tick can survive up
to a year waiting for a host
to come by.
Several diseases are
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known to be transmitted by
ticks, including Lyme dis
ease and Rocky Mountain
Spotted Fever. Both can be
effectively treated with
antibiotics if treated in the
early stages.
The best way to avoid
tick bites is to stay in areas
where vegetation is open or
maintained below ankle
height. Avoid brush and
vegetation that brushes
against the body, especially
the legs. When in high
grass or brushy areas, it is
wise to take plenty of pre
caution.
Wearing long pants can
Education
Awards for Black’s Mill
Elementary 4th nine
weeks: March 15 to May
25
Star Honor Rolls (All
A’s):
5th Grade - Bella Boyd,
Liliana Almazan, Addison
Cantrell, Dylan Hernandez,
Natalie Herndon, Hannah
McCracken.
4th Grade - Tey Alonso,
Cooper Beary, Emma Bolz,
Janelle Bordeaux, Jenna
Burke, Howie Caldwell,
Brayden Cooper, Gabby
Hudson, Quinn Kirley.
3rd Grade - Charlie
Laney, Angie Almazan,
Brailyn Castillo, Andrea
Contreras, Ava Garbos,
Presley Payne, Simon
Soria, Landyn Bryant, Will
Hamilton, Ronan
O’Keeffe, Aubree Smith,
Zoe Swanson, Gunnar
Weaver, Jake Welch.
2nd Grade - Jasper
Craft, Andrew Deane,
Tyson Duncan, Gavin
Adams, Cooper Cameron,
Logan Cook, Gracen
Higgins, Anderson Kinsey,
Jacob McPherson, Jacob
Pardue, Brody Sorensen,
Payson Gary, Jonathan
Curl, Addison Graves,
Trevor Hart, Chaucer
White.
Honor Roll (All A’s
with 1 or 2 B’s and all
S’s):
5th Grade - Reese
Braun, Carley Headley,
Reese Johnson, Landon
Morang, Amber Phillips,
Riley Calloway, Makayla
Dawson, Brooke Headley,
Grant Higgins, Elliott
Kinsey, Mia Phillips, Colin
Rexroat, Shandee Stowers,
Rielyn Talley, Bailey
Thomas.
4th Grade - Matthew
Castleberry, Canaan
Duncan, Gracelyn Gunter,
Bailey King, Jadyn
Phillips, Ellie Cate
Sorensen, Zachary Weston,
Cameron Bonesteel,
Jayden Littlefield, Alex
Nino, Maddie Siuta, Nicole
Uribe-Castro.
3rd Grade - Zoe
Bordeaux, Preston Hart,
Kasen Hill, Buddy
Hudson, Kendall Peters,
Logan Sweatman, Jennifer
Alvarez, Brayden Nichols,
Reagan Schmotz, Jacob
Dinsmore, Jayden
Ethridge, Hunter James,
Calee Kunkel, Farrah
Money, John Ryder,
Jackson Smith.
2nd Grade - Tate Beary,
Zoe Brown, Isaac
Hernandez, Paul Burnham,
Laila Woody, Ella King,
Lillian Dinsmore, Skyleigh
King, Shakim Parker.
Perfect Attendance:
5th Grade- Karen
Arellano, Tristan
Brooksher, Jacquelyne
Gonzalez, Dylan Green,
Carley Headley, Reese
Johnson, Darius McBrayer,
William Rucker, Richard
Rucker, Saul Ruiz, Izzy
Sheer, Itzabellah Villa,
Anden Wallace, Liliana
Almazan, Riley Calloway,
Addison Cantrell, Makayla
Dawson, Brooke Headley,
Dylan Hernandez, Elliott
Kinsey, Rylan Mathis,
Hannah McCracken,
Shelby Roub, Bailey
Thomas.
4th Grade- Cooper
Beary, Janelle Bordeaux,
Canaan Duncan, Alexander
Escamilla, Gabby Hudson,
McKenzie Kunkel,
Savannah Gardner, David
Martinez, Madison
Morgan, Alex Nino, Rylan
Kimbrell, Sinue Ramirez,
Maddie Siuta.
3rd Grade - Landon
Dawson, Wesley Doane,
Emma Jo Pittman, Heidy
Rangel, Logan Sweatman,
Karen Gonzalez, Galia
Patino-Ramirez, Raul Ruiz,
Jayden Ethridge, Will
Hamilton, Marilyn Mullis,
Jake Welch.
2nd Grade - Trey Baird,
Tate Beary, Paul Burnham,
Andrew Deane, Landon
Frady, Allie Gardner, Isaac
Hernandez, Jason Morgan,
Harley Slay, Payson Gary,
Mikaela Hughes, Ella
King, Emma McKenzie,
Jacob McPherson, Jacob
Pardue, Brody Sorensen,
Corinne Cochran, Lilliam
Dinsmore, Guadalupe
Patino Ramirez, Chaucer
White.
1st Grade - Ashley
Aguilera, Bentley Atkins,
Wilson Davies, Annabelle
Hansard, Allison Rangel,
Kaelyn Utech, Bentley
Bryan, Aden Holcomb,
Emma Inguanta, Hunter
Slay, Benn Tippins, Jayden
Wampler.
Kindergarten - Delaney
Cochran, Eli Massey.
Dawson Events
Listings in Dawson Events are free and available to nonprofit organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost events for the public. Groups may submit notices
by fax at (706) 265-3276 or via email at editor@dawsonnews.com.
COMMUNITY
Chestatee Golf Club
Men's Golf
Association has
arranged a golf tourna
ment in tribute of
Andrew Maronge, for
mer course superinten
dent, after he and his
fiance died on Lake
Lanier on Memorial Day.
The Andrew Maronge
Memorial Tournament
will be held at 9 a.m.
June 23 at Chestatee and
is open to the public. All
net proceeds will go to
an educational fund set
up for Andrew's son
Riley.The entry fee is $85
and includes golf, cart
fees and an appetizer
buffet after the round.
There will be a putting
contest, closest to the
pin and long drive
awards, but the main
focus of the day is hon
oring Andrew and sup
porting Riley. People
wanting to play can call
Chestatee pro shop at
(706) 216-7336 to sign
up.
Origami making is
coming to the Dawson
County Satellite Library
for another crafternoon.
The free event will be
held from 1 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. June 14. Join
library staff at the satel
lite library once a month
for a fun craft.The satel
lite library is located
inside Fire Station 2 at
145 Liberty Drive, next to
Tractor Supply on Hwy.
53.
Don't miss Mark Pitt's
tribute to Elvis at the
Georgia Racing Hall of
Fame at 7:30 p.m. June
16. Doors open at 6:45
p.m. A first-class Vegas
style concert, Elvis will
sing favorite hits from
the 50s to the 70s along
with some favorite gos
pel songs. Call (678) 622-
0460 for reservations.
Cash only at the door.
Adult tickets are $15, kids
under 12 are $10 each.
The Georgia Racing Hall
of Fame is located at 415
Hwy. 53 East in
Dawsonville.
A Mobile Dairy
Classroom will be at the
Dawson County Satellite
Library at 11 a.m. June
18.The program will fea
ture a fully operational
milking parlor containing
a live cow, used for milk
ing and feeding demon
strations.The satellite
library is located inside
Fire Station 2 at 145
Liberty Drive, next to
Tractor Supply on Hwy.
53.
Join the Dawson
County Library for a
free afternoon ofTie-
Dying from 4 p.m. to 5
p.m. June 20. Bring your
own white cotton gar
ment and be sure to
wear something you
don't mind getting
messy. All other supplies
provided. For kids grades
six through 12. The
library is located at 342
Allen St. in Dawsonville.
The city of Dawsonville
is hosting a Food Truck
Friday from 5 p.m. to 9
p.m. June 22.The food
trucks will be located
downtown on Bill Elliott
Street andTucker
Avenue,next to the
Purple Corn Boutique
and Dawson County
News. Food truck ven
dors, inflatables, face
painting, balloon ani
mals, corn hole and the
Amicalola Regional
Farmers Market will be
among the festivities.
The event will be held
weather permitting.
Parking is limited so city
residents are encour
aged to walk to the
event.
Sciencetellers will be
at the Dawson County
Satellite Library at 2 p.m.
June 25. Sciencetellers
bring science to life.
Volunteers from the
audience will help
explore the fascinating
world of science.The sat
ellite library is located
inside Fire Station 2 at
145 Liberty Drive, next to
Tractor Supply on Hwy.
53.
help reduce tick contact
with your skin. Tuck pant
legs into your socks and
tuck your shirt in your belt.
This will cause the tick to
move up toward your head
where you will have a bet
ter chance of catching it
before it latches on. If a
tick gets under your cloth
ing it can be difficult to
detect.
Another way to deter
ticks is to use insect repel-
lants. Look for repellants
containing DEET. There
are many brands and for
mulations available. Liquid
formulations of DEET are
rubbed onto the skin and
can provide several hours
of coverage. DEET aerosol
cans may be sprayed on
clothing as well as skin.
After treating your skin,
you should treat your
clothes. Use a repellant
with permethrin as the
active ingredient, such as
Permanone. This should be
sprayed only on clothes,
never on skin. Permethrin
is long lasting and will not
only repel but also kill
ticks. It is best to spray
your clothes and let them
dry overnight to avoid
unwanted exposure to your
skin.
You should always thor
oughly check your entire
body after outdoor activi
ties. If you find a tick,
don’t grab it and rip it off.
Squeezing a tick may inject
disease agents into your
body. Do not pull it from
the ‘balloon’ end, bum it or
rub petroleum jelly on it.
Use fme-tipped tweezers to
get close to the skin and
grasp the tick’s mouthparts.
Don’t worry too much if
any mouthparts remain
stuck in your skin.
Immediately sterilize the
area surrounding the bite,
and wash your hands thor
oughly, if possible.
Don’t let the threat of
ticks prevent you from
enjoying the natural beauty
our area has to offer.
Follow these simple steps
for tick prevention and you
can devote all of your time
to enjoying nature, not
worrying about it.
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