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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, October 31,2018 Linemen are everyday heroes To put it in the words of my country kin: In 19 and 35, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an Executive Order that creat ed the Rural Electrification Administration. This would be a remark able turning point for the South. Roosevelt had fallen in love with rural Georgia when his friend, George Foster Peabody, talked him into traveling to Warm Springs in hopes that the hot spring waters would soothe his polio-stricken limbs. Roosevelt was of the privileged New York elite so he had no idea how the poverty-plagued Southern region was forced to live. What he saw there would change his heart — and his changed heart would trans form all of America during the dark days of the Depression. Only towns and cities had electricity because the costs of laying power lines to sparsely populated areas were too great. Under Roosevelt’s Executive Order — which Congress would turn into a legislative act in 19 and 36 — the fed eral government loaned money to distribution areas to install the equipment. These member-owned cooperatives became known as Electric Membership Cooperatives (EMC). Most of these EMCs or REAs (Rural Electric Association) still exist today, along with municipal and privately owned power companies which serve the more popu lated areas. Whether you have elec tricity supplied by a cooper ative, a Southern Company Ronda Rich Columnist subsidiary or other, we all owe a lot to the linemen, the unsung heroes. Whenever a winter storm or tornado is coming, I pray for these men and women who leave the safe comfort of their homes to rebuild our power lines and service transformers in the worst kinds of weather. They are warriors. A few years back, we had an ice storm that left our farm looking as though a tornado had come through and laid waste two dozen trees. Eve been through three tornadoes, a tropical storm created by a hurri cane, and many snow and ice storms. I’ve never per sonally experienced such damage. We were without power for three full days. It was so cold that our house- plants froze and died but the ice never melted in the refrigerator. We stayed warm by plugging in an electric blanket to an exten sion cord that ran to a gas generator on the back porch. It ran out of gas about 4 a.m. every morning but we got through it. It was tough for us but it was a lot tougher for those trying to restore the power. On the Rondarosa, we are serviced by two differ ent EMCs: one on the front side and another on the backside. Sometimes, dur ing storms, one side of the property has power while the other doesn’t. Our membership in these two EMCs entitles us to receive a magazine filled with fea tures and energy tips. Recently, as I flipped through an issue, a headline caught my eye: “Steve Gabrels Retires As Crew Foreman.” I don’t know Mr. Gabrels but his story touched my heart and it’s one I feel is probably shared in common with thousands of linemen across the South. He was proud to be able to get on with the power company because it paid a good wage and was considered the kind of job that would help a man provide for his family and retire with ben efits. Here, I want to quote him directly: “I realized I would be working with good people and by that I mean Godly people. They treat each other with respect, take pride in doing a great job and have the desire to go above and beyond for the members. Without a doubt, the good Lord opened the door for me to have this job and kept me safe from harm’s way countless times.” “Tink, listen to this,” I said, reading Mr. Gabrels’ words aloud. I choked up. This is the American South. A place made by hard-working, God-fearing people — with a big hand extended by Mr. Roosevelt to help us up from the dirt ditches. I’m so grateful for them all. Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of Mark My Words: A Memoir of Mama. OBITUARY Barbara Fowler Barbara Fowler, 71, of Dawsonville, died Oct. 24, 2018. Barbara was a member of New Light Baptist Church. Her parents, Jesse and Mary Morgan; her brothers, Ralph, Joe, Wallace, and Buddy Morgan; and her sis ters, Lillian Henderson and Betty Lois Youngblood, preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Robert Fowler; daughter and son- in-law, Brandy and Richmond Chadwick; brothers and sisters-in-law, Aaron and Mary Morgan, Charles and Marie Morgan, Bonnie Morgan; sisters, Louise Fritts and Shirley Weaver; sisters-in-law, JoAnn Burgess, Nancy Purcell, and Pauline Edwards; various other rel atives also survive. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bud Sutton and Rev. Sean Carnahan officiating. Interment followed in Sawnee View Gardens. The family received friends from 12 to 2 p.m. Oct. 30 at the funeral home. Ingram Funeral Home of Cumming was in charge of arrangements. Dawson County News October 31, 2018 IHARDWARE 22 Long Rifle Shells 40 Grain BRICK OF 500 CARTRIDGES ON SALE $25.00 BOX OF 50 CARTRIDGES ON SALE $2.79 www.dawsonvillehardware.com (A \^AxHO<2yi/ ^Water & Sewer Authority “Excellence in every drop ” In honor of our Veterans, Etowah Water & Sewer Authority will be hosting a luncheon for Veterans and a guest Monday, November 12, 2018 at 1 pm Dawson County Junior High School located at 332 GA-9, Dawsonville The Veterans Affairs of Dawson County will have a ceremony and parade following the luncheon. Arrest Reports Oct. 22 William Joe Adams, 43, Marietta: Probation violation/felony. Christopher Jay Sawyer, 49, Jasper: Probation violation/misdemeanor. Crystal Dawn Wilson, 33, Dahlonega: Here for court. Oct. 23 Troy Donald Arnold, 54, Dahlonega: Open container violation, DUI/alcohol, failure to maintain lane. Melissa Allene Bennett, 38, Cumming: Theft by shoplifting. April Leshia Etris, 35, Dawsonville: False name/date of birth. Heather Nicole Everhart, 33, Dawsonville: False name/date of birth, possession of a controlled sub stance. Jose Fidel Giron Sandoval, 28, Dawsonville: Simple battery/family violence, false imprisonment. Dustin Elliott Hobbs, 33, Dawsonville: Possession of firearm by convicted felon. Teiddra Denise Mitchell, 28, Savannah: Theft by shoplifting. Colby Nicholas Pardue, 19, Dawsonville: Suspended vehicle reg istration, defective or no taillights, violation of conditions/limited permit. Oct. 24 Cody Michael Darby, 26, Dahlonega: Obstruction of officer, possession of a controlled substance. Michael David Lambert, 46, Birmingham, Ala.: Driving while license suspended/revoked, failure to maintain lane. Oct. 25 Charles Edward Dickinson, 34, Dawsonville: Possession of a con trolled substance, drug related objects, reckless driving. Kimberly Rose Gentry, 50, Clarkesville: Bench warrant/failure to appear in court. Josiah Daniel Linton, 18, Lithia: Aggravated sexual battery, aggravated child molestation. Oct. 26 Sarah Leighann Hope, 34, Dawsonville: Open container viola tion, DUI/alcohol, DUI/endangering child under 14, failure to maintain lane. Daniel John Nelson, 19, Dawsonville: Hit and run, report acci dent with damage/person injury, fail ure to yield entering/crossing roadway. Oct. 27 Christopher Karl Glowacki, 30, Newnan: Driving while license sus pended/revoked, following too close ly- Emily Alicia Hall, 17, Cumming: DUI, driver to exercise due care. Zachary Thomas Hunsucker, 24, Dawsonville: Possession of marijuana less than one ounce, two counts drug related objects, obedience to traffic control device, DUI/alcohol and drugs. Miracle Troyanna Suddeth, 28, Dawsonville: Aggravated assault, bat tery. Crystal Plemmons Walden, 37, Dawsonville: Simple assault/family violence. Oct. 28 Elliot Lome Jack Sr., 35, Conyers: Too fast for conditions, DUI, failure to maintain lane. Jake Douglas King, 29, Dawsonville: Probation violation/mis demeanor. Anthony Gonzalo Ortega, 20, Gainesville: DUI/alcohol. Jerry Wayne Prichard, 26, Dawsonville: Three counts aggravated assault. Michael Anthony Pruitt-Akins, 30, Dawsonville: Hit and run, striking fixed object, DUI/alcohol, failure to maintain lane. Samuel Cordell Reagan, 31, Dahlonega: Charges pending. An Speaker Ralston Fighting for North Georgia Delivered the first income tax cut in over 70 years Fought to make rural Georgia a priority at the Capitol Protected our 2nd Amendment right to bear arms Expanded High Speed Internet Access Continued economic growth and healthcare innovations VOTE TUESDAY! 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