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Knights of Columbus, Kroger raise funds for autism LOCAL, 6A Summer football drills end with 7-on-7 game SPORTS, IB ^DawsonCountyNews WEDNESDAY I JULY 25, 2018 DaWSOflNeWS ^com DAWSONVULE, GEORGIA $1.00 County hires new parks director Payne selected from 34 applicants ByAllie Dean adean@dawsonnews.com Matt Payne has joined Dawson County as the new parks and recreation director, replacing Lisa Henson, who resigned in June after serving 11 years as director. Payne, 45, was most recently employed as the athletic coor dinator at the city of Cumming recreation and parks depart ment. He had served in that role since 1999. Prior to that he was athletic coordinator at Forsyth County Parks and Recreation for four years. A Forsyth Central High School graduate, Payne has lived in north Forsyth County his whole life. He said he decided to pursue the new position because he was looking for a new chal lenge. “I had been at the city of Cumming for just about 20 years, and when this role pre sented itself it allowed me to be more on the administrative side of parks and recreation than just the athletic side,” Payne said. “Plus it’s close to home and I love the small town atmo sphere, and in the city of Cumming and Forsyth we just don’t have that anymore. I love the sense of community.” One of the things he wants to focus on is integrating into Payne See Payne 14A Photos by Allie Dean Dawson County News Addison and Ethan Smith help whitewash trees on Lumpkin Campground July 21. Campmeeting kicks off with annual whitewashing of trees Two brooms lean against a freshly whitewashed tree on Lumpkin Campground July 21. By Allie Dean adean@dawsonnews.com A cloud of white, pow dery dust floats over from where a group of men stand crowded beneath a shelter of trees. It’s nearly 2 p.m. on Saturday and the men are busy mixing up several gallons of whitewash, made from water and 20 bags of hydrated lime, in a large container. A power-generated mixer makes sure the lime is distributed evenly. The men then dispense the paper mache-like paste into buckets, and workers brush the home made whitewash a few feet high along the bot toms of trees within Lumpkin Campground. The process takes around two hours, with a representative or two from each of the 51 tents in the campground chip ping in to spread the fresh, white paint. Using brooms with stiff bristles, fathers and grandfathers take their children and grandchil dren alongside them and instruct them on how to carry out the tradition. “Don’t go too high now,” Aaron Tallant tells his toddler grandson Carson, who has just stabbed at a tree with a broom as twice as long as he is. The paint makes a mark above the line his grandfather made around the base of the tree, where he is working to cover up last year’s faded wash. Aaron guides the brush with his own hands. “That’s too high.” Ask around and you’ll get myriad answers as to the benefits of white washing the trees. “We’ve always done it, so who started it or who came up with it I have no idea,” said Travis Pelfrey, who was helping mix the whitewash. “They used to use it to stop bugs from getting into trees, but I don’t know if that’s true or not.” Pelfrey walks through See Meeting 12A Stuff the Bus this Saturday By Jessica Brown j b rown@d a wso n n ews.com With the beginning of the school year just around the comer, Family Connection has planned its annu al “Stuff the Bus” event to help Dawson County students prepare for school. Family Connection is collecting school supplies to help stuff the bus that will be at Kroger on July 28. Last year, approximately 500 book bags filled with supplies were given to local students, accord ing to Family Connection coordinator Nancy Stites. The goal of the fundraiser is to fill the bus with as many school supplies as possible. “This assistance gives many family budgets a much needed break from back to school costs and ensures every child is prepared and ready to learn,” Stites said. See Bus 14A Dawson County News hires general manager From staff reports Brenda Bohn has been named general manager for the Dawson County News. The announcement was made by Stephanie Woody, publisher of the Dawson County News and Forsyth County News. “We are excited to have someone of Brenda’s caliber to oversee the day-to-day operations at the Dawson County News,” Woody said. “I know that she is eager to get to know the community and looks forward to being very active throughout the county. My hope is that Brenda’s experience and lead ership will add to the already great team that we have in place in Dawsonville and help the organization grow to new heights.” As general manager, Bohn will oversee the day- to-day operations of the Dawson County News, and will be responsible for increasing advertising sales through new business development as well as form ing new revenue streams. Bohn is a veteran of the media industry. She began her newspaper career in advertising with Gannett over 25 years ago at the Pensacola News See Bohn 14A Bohn 0 9 0 9 9 Inside Volume 3, Number 43 © 2018, Dawson County News Dawsonville, Georgia Church Events 3B Classifieds 7B Dear Abby 6B Deaths 2A Legals 8B Opinion 9A Sports 1B 3A 21 struck from sex offenders list after ruling 4A Local doctor L wins Master Preceptor Award ASSOCIATED CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATED CREDIT UNION Better than a Bank se oci/oo LEE CARDHOLDER '»#!C VISA www.acuonline.org/balancetransfer Offer valid July 1,2018 - September 30, 2018 for 9.9%, 12%, and 13% APR Associated Credit Union Visa Credit Cards only. After 12 months, the APR for balance transfers becomes 9.9%, 12%, or 13% APR which depends on the rate you qualify to receive and may vary depending on individual credit history. Associated Credit Union reserves the right to refuse duplicate account transfers. Offer valid for balances transferred from other card-issuer accounts only. 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