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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, May 8,2019 Arrest Reports April 29 Christopher Wayne Acker, 35, Cumming: Probation viola tion/felony. Jason Daniel Swanson, 43, Dawsonville: Probation viola tion/felony. Tyler James Wortham, 19, Cumming: Possession of mari juana less than one ounce, visi bility violations/glazed material. April 30 Christopher Cole Grizzle, 18, Dawsonville: Sexual exploita tion of children, six counts reckless conduct. Dakota James-Ambrose Radford, 20, Ellijay: Hold for other agency. Chad Richard Sitzwohl, 35, Dawsonville: Three counts sex ual exploitation of children. May 1 Christopher Shane Binkley, 39, Dalton: Probation violation/ felony. Leslie Edward Fields, 56, Doraville: Here for court. Gloria Jane Ledford, 39, Dawsonville: Hold for other agency. Levi William Luppino, 17, Dawsonville: Cruelty to chil dren in the first degree, battery, aggravated battery. May 2 Phoebe Rena Cates, 25, Dawsonville: Failure to com- ply/Family Treatment Court. Zachary Daniel Charles, 27, Dawsonville: Exploits/threatens/ intimidates a disabled or elderly person, criminal trespass, finan cial transaction card fraud. Daquan Turner, 27: Theft by taking. Vickie Lynn Wigley, 52, Gainesville: Theft by taking. May 3 Nathan Douglas Brown, 31, Gainesville: Probation viola tion/felony. Delonta Lamar Burleson, 19, Nashville, Tenn.: Obstruction of officer, no registration, driv ing without license, three counts signals required in changing lanes, too fast for conditions, speeding, obedience to traffic control device, leaving the scene of an accident, two counts reckless driving, fleeing/ eluding police officer, passing on shoulder of road, failure to maintain lane, following too closely, failure to stop for a stop sign, failure to yield at a yield sign, possession of tools for commission of a crime, 10 counts theft by shoplifting. Johnny Jefferson Garland, 60, Griffin: Bench warrant/fail ure to appear in court. Misty Dawn Joyce, 30, Dawsonville: Hold for other agency. Jerrame Donte Ray, 28, Atlanta: Violation of family vio lence order, aggravated stalking. Shamika Lashaun Stem, 24, Nashville, Tenn.: Obstruction of officer, leaving the scene of an accident, fleeing/eluding police officer, possession of tools for commission of a crime, 10 counts theft by shoplifting. Kevin Dewayne Turner, 27, Alpharetta: Two counts proba tion violation/felony. May 4 Patricia Escalante Corrales, 50, San Angelo, Texas: Failure to use correct signal, open con tainer violation, DU [/alcohol. Samuel Charles Gooch, 37, Dawsonville: Failure to com- ply/HELP Court, probation vio lation/felony. May 5 Laura Loretta Jackson, 47, Cumming: Improper tag dis play, DUI/alcohol. Juan Sohom-Carrillo, 34, Dawsonville: Driving while license expired, failure to yield entering/ crossing roadway, tire requirements. Honey bees make their return this spring Scott Rogers DCN Regional Staff Fascinated by bees, Ron Campbell has more than 20 hives he tends at his Lula home. By Layne Saliba DCN Regional Staff If you’re beginning to see honey bees in your yard, you’re not alone. As the weather begins to get warmer, honey bees become more active and beekeepers start reaping the benefits. “They’re amazing little creatures,” said Ron Campbell, who runs his honey operation out of his backyard in Lula. The 72-year-old has been at it since he was 24, but took a long break once he got a job that required him to travel. He couldn’t keep up with the bees, but started again almost 10 years ago when he settled down. He now keeps up with 23 hives at his home, and even with all the work needed to keep thousands of bees buzzing, he usual ly gives most of their honey away to friends and family. After retiring in March, though, he’s looking for ward to selling it at the Hall County Farmers Market and starting to make a little money off his hard work — and the hard work of his bees. “If you study a bee and watch them grow, you’ll know there’s a higher power,” Campbell said. He enjoys watching bees and learning about them almost as much as he enjoys eating their honey. Campbell said his family eats at least three gallons of honey each year. His favorite is sourwood. Even though the cold temperatures are linger ing, bees will soon be heading full-force into North Georgia and he’ll have to begin tending to the hives even more. Bobby Chaisson, presi dent of Tri-County Beekeepers, said April through mid-June is when bees in the area do most of their work. “In that little, short period of time, the bee has to make all the honey it can make to last it throughout the year,” Chaisson said. There aren’t many things left to pollinate after that short period is over, which is why he encourages people to plant things that bloom during the summer, so bees can extend that time and produce honey for longer. “If we can plant stuff that will bloom and is a nectar source during the summer, that will defi nitely assist the bees,” Chaisson said. He said the main floral sources in North Georgia are poplar trees, wild blackberries and clover. Not everything this time of year is sweet, though. Pollen is a prob lem for many peoples allergies. Legend has it, eating local honey can help alleviate the severity of some of those aller gies. But it’s not just leg end for Chaisson and Campbell — it’s some thing they swear by. “You can take a tea spoon of honey, a tea spoon of Bragg (apple cider) vinegar and 8 ounces of water and drink that in the morning and start that in January and your allergies will be half of what they are,” Campbell said. For Chaisson, all it takes is a tablespoon of honey every day. “What I equate it to is taking an antibiotic,” Campbell said. “The doc tor gives you 10 days of antibiotics so it builds up in your system. It’s the same way with local honey. You get small doses of the pollen you’re allergic to until your body builds up an immunity to that pollen.” He said it’s best to stick with honey within a 20-mile radius of where you live. For him, that’s in his front yard off of Ga. 51 in Lula, where he has a roadside stand for the honey he harvests. During this time of year, there’s one bit of advice Chaisson has for people: Don’t mess with the bees. If you see a “swarm” of bees — a large group of bees gath ered in the same spot, whether it’s hanging from a branch, on a fence post or even on your home — it’s best to reach out to a beekeeper in the area who will be happy to help. The swarm is waiting until it can find a new location to make a hive. “Don’t freak out about it,” Chaisson said. “We’ve got plenty of beekeepers that will come out and collect the swarm ... Leave them alone, let them hang in the tree and then call a local beekeep er and we can relocate them and get them in a hive.” OBITUARIES John Edward Frank Broer John Edward Frank Broer, 54, of Dahlonega died Thursday May 2, 2019. Bearden Funeral Home of Dawsonville was in charge of the arrangements. Dawson County News May 8, 2019 Hunter Brayden Land Hunter Brayden Land, 6 , of Dawsonville died Saturday May 4, 2019. Bearden Funeral Home of Dawsonville was in charge of the arrange ments. Dawson County News May 8, 2019 City of Dawsonville FY 2019-2020 Budget Notice The City of Dawsonville hereby gives public notice that the proposed FY 2019-2020 City of Dawsonville budget was presented to the Mayor and City Council at the May 6, 2019 regular City Council Meeting. Interested persons may view a copy of the proposed FY 2019-2020 budget in City Hall at 415 Highway 53 E, Dawsonville, Georgia beginning May 7, 2019, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM. In addition, the proposed budget will be placed on the City’s website: www.dawsonville-ga.gov The Mayor and City Council will hold a Public Hearing to receive public comments on the proposed FY 2019-2020 Budget at 5:30 PM on Monday, May 20, 2019, in the Council Meeting Room on the 2nd Floor of Dawsonville City Hall, 415 Highway 53 E, Dawsonville, Georgia, at the regular City Council Meeting and Work Session. Adoption of the budget will be considered at the regular City Council Meeting on June 3, 2019 at 5:30 PM, in the Council Meeting Room on the 2nd Floor of Dawsonville City Hall, 415 Highway 53, Dawsonville, Georgia. 46 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Dawsonville, GA 30534, US (706) 265 2065 Renovated! All new walk in cigar humidor and wine cellar! 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