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4B I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, February 13,2019
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Listings in Dawson Events are free and available to nonprofit organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost events for the public. Groups may submit notic
es by fax at (706) 265-3276 or via email at editor@dawsonnews.com.
The ladies of Alpha
Gamma Delta at the
University of Georgia are
hosting their second
annual "SayYes to the
Re-Dress" event.The
event will be from 5-8
p.m. Feb. 22 on the UNG
Dahlonega Campus in the
Floag ABC room, which is
on the second floor.This
event gives ladies the
chance to sell their prom,
formal or homecoming
dresses while allowing
other girls to shop for a
dress for an upcoming
event. Admission is free,
and everyone is welcome
to come enjoy the music,
refreshments and to par
ticipate in raffles.The
ladies of Alpha Gamma
Delta are just asking for a
small entry fee of $10 on
each dress to sell at the
price you choose. All
dresses that do not sell
may be picked up or they
will be donated to Becca's
Closet, a nonprofit that
gives dresses to under
privileged girls.
Individuals may drop off
dresses between 4 and 5
p.m. and dresses will be
picked up between 9 and
10 p.m. if they did not sell.
All proceeds will be donat
ed to the Alpha Gamma
Delta Foundation, which
partners with Meals on
Wheels and Feeding
America in efforts to fight
hunger. For more informa
tion, contact Bailee Parker
at vpp.thetadelta@gmail.
com.
The Dawsonville Goodwill
Career Center will host a
multi-employer job fair
from 4-6:30 p.m. Feb. 21.
The fair will be a chance to
meet with hiring managers
of over 20 local businesses
including, Aramark/
University of North
Georgia, Big Canoe POA,
the Georgia Department of
Transportation,
Plomelnstead Senior Car,
Len Foote FHike Inn, BTD
Manufacturing, Lingo
Staffing, Georgia Flighlands
Medical and many more
who will conduct inter
views on-site.There is no
cost.The center is inside
the Goodwill store at 66 S.
400 Center Lane in
Dawsonville.The
WorkSource Georgia
Mountains mobile training
unit will also be onsite to
offer resume assistance
and skills assessments until
6 p.m. Job fair participants
will receive a coupon for 25
percent off at the
Dawsonville Goodwill
Store valid Feb. 21,2019,
only.
Dawson County Wee
Books is looking for spon
sors for the annual Leap
for Literacy at 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 23 at War Flill Park on
Lake Lanier. Individual or
team sponsors are need
ed. Celebrity judges will
choose winners based on
costumes and perfor
mance. Wee Books pro
vides Dawson County chil
dren a free age appropriate
book every month from
birth until they attend
Kindergarten. Last year,
9,941 books were sent to
Dawson County children
enrolled in the program.
Call (706) 216-4763 or
email info@dawsonwee-
books.org for more infor
mation on sponsorship
levels and to pre-register a
team.
The Etowah Masonic
Lodge No. 222 is hosting
an annual spaghetti din
ner from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Feb. 23.The lodge is
south of the Pool Room at
79 Bill Elliott St. Plates are
$7, dine in or carry out.
The Dahlonega Science
Festival will be March 1-3
in Dahlonega. Activities
include speakers, panels,
planetarium shows,
hands-on activities, a
Discovery center, foren
sics lab, makers fair and
more. All events are free
and open to the public.
Guest speakers include
Trina Ray from NASA JPL
and Marshall Shepherd
from the University of
Georgia. More informa
tion can be found at www.
dahlonegascience.org.
The Dawson County
Senior Center is hosting a
spring bazaar and rum
mage sale from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m. Friday, April 12 and
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
April 13.The sale will be
in the Veterans Memorial
Park gym on Plwy. 9 N in
Dawsonville. For booth
information call (706) 344-
3700.Tables are $10 each
and all proceeds will go
toward the purchase of a
new piano for the center.
Photos by Bob Christian Dawson County News
Dawson County senior SeVaughn Clark commits
to the University of Georgia as a preferred walk-
on running back on National Signing Day, Feb. 6,
as his parents look on.
Senior Logan Barnes sits with his family after
signing his National Letter of Intent with Wofford
College on Feb. 6.
Tigers defensive lineman Zac Baloga smiles with
excitement as he prepares to go to the University
of Virginia's College at Wise for the next phase of
his football career after signing an NLI on Feb. 6.
Plead Coach Sid Maxwell poses with senior Ryan
Glass and his parents as the Dawson County wide
receiver accepts a scholarship to play football at
Berry College on Feb. 6.
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Signing
Performing Arts Center to
celebrate their achieve
ments.
Each young man signed
papers sending him to the
next level, with Baloga
committing to play at the
University of Virginia’s
College at Wise, Barnes
finalizing his decision to
play at Wofford College,
Clark accepting a pre
ferred walk-on spot in the
University of Georgia’s
running back program
and Glass taking his skill-
set to Berry College.
In his opening remarks,
Head Coach Sid Maxwell
talked about the impact
that the group had on the
football program as he
recounted a brief history
of each players’ career.
All had served as team
captains all four years
with the team.
“I could talk all day
about what they’ve done
for the program, and
they’ve done a lot,”
Maxwell said. “10-2 last
season and 35-13 over the
last four years and they
were a big part of that.
I’m blessed to have
known them. I’m blessed
to have coached them,
and I’m excited for what
they have ahead of them.”
The star quarterback
last season, Clark started
the day by accepting a
preferred walk-on slot
with the UGA Bulldogs
as a running back. Clark
turned down offers from
multiple schools to have
the opportunity to battle
for a roster spot with one
of the best running back
programs in the nation
under Dell McGee.
“It’s something I have
got to work for, but it will
be well worth it,” Clark
said. “I’m just ready to be
a Dawg.”
Clark is the son of
Mark and Kimberly, who
commemorated the event
by passing out a dog tag
embossed with their son’s
name and the date on one
side and the UGA ‘G’
logo on the reverse.
Barnes took the floor
next, flanked by his par
ents Greg and Kim, and
formally signed his
papers to play in the
defensive backfield of the
Wofford Terriers.
Barnes led the Tigers
from his strong safety
position with 115 tackles
during his final season
and was drafted as a mid
dle linebacker due to his
demonstrated run-stop
ping ability.
“Wofford just kind of
checked all the boxes, a
top-tier education along
with a good football pro
gram,” Barnes said.
“They changed me to
middle linebacker, so I
just have to get bigger.
Just going to come in
everyday and work.”
In an emotional
moment for the family,
defensive lineman Zac
Baloga signed his letter
of intent to play with the
UVA-Wise Cavaliers.
Baloga lost his mother at
the beginning of his high
school career at the age of
14, and as he signed the
papers sending him to
next level flanked by his
brothers and his father,
Tigers Defensive Line
Coach Gregory Baloga,
the group shared a private
moment.
Gregory Baloga then
said how special this
moment was to both him
and his son.
“He lost his mom when
he was 14,” Baloga said.
“To do what he has been
able to do is tremendous.
A 3.3 GPA and now a
scholarship to college. I’m
just very proud of him.”
Signing his papers last,
wide receiver Glass accept
ed a scholarship with Berry
College out of Mount
Berry, having followed the
advice of his father, Alex
Glass, who told him that he
needed to find a school that
presented him with aca
demic opportunities in
addition to football.
“I told him that he
needed to go somewhere
that gave him the chance
at playing time,” Alex
Glass said. “But valued
academics more.”
Ryan Glass stood with
his mother, Lori
Woodward, and expressed
most of his excitement
over the business and
political science programs
available at Berry that
would allow him to pursue
his goal of attending law
school upon graduation.
As he talked about his
future, Glass paused a
moment to look around
the room at his friends
and teammates, and the
finality of the day seemed
to catch up with him for a
second as he realized that
his time a Dawson
County Tiger was offi
cially at its end.
“I was one of the first
kids in the program when
Coach Maxwell got here,
and there are only, like,
10 of the 30 of us left,”
Glass said. “I feel like we
really helped build a win
ning future for the pro
gram.”
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