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Photo courtesy of Dawson County Fire and EMS
A Dawson firefighter renders aid to an
80 pound bear cub that had been struck
by a vehicle.
Firefighters
treat bear
cub hit by car
From staff reports
Dawson County Emergency Services
personnel responded to an injured bear cub
that had been struck by a vehicle.
According to a press release from Fire
Chief Danny Thompson, on June 12
Dawson firefighters from Station 6 ren
dered aid and provided treatment for the
cub, named “Dawson,” and worked with
wildlife management agencies to get the
cub transferred to the appropriate veteri
narian specialist.
“As the Fire Chief, I am extremely proud
of these firefighters going the extra mile,”
Thompson said.
Chestatee Wildlife Preserve transported
and assumed care of the cub.
According to a statement from the
Department of Natural Resources Wildlife
Resource Division’s Communication and
Outreach Specialist Melissa Cummings,
the 80 pound bear received minor injuries
and was released back into the wild.
DNR reminds citizens that if such an
incident happens again, do not handle or
move the bear. Call the emergency
resource number for Georgia DNR, 1 (800)
241-4113, so the situation can be handled
quickly and safely.
Tisdale files second
appeal for conviction
in Pumpkingate
By Jessica Taylor
jtaylor@dawsonnews.com
After her first motion for
appeal was denied in
Dawson County last sum
mer, citizen journalist
Nydia Tisdale has filed a
motion in the Court of
Appeals of Georgia for a
new trial to dispute her
conviction from a 2014
altercation at Burt’s Pumpkin Farm.
The Georgia Court of Appeals will hear
oral arguments in the appeal in October.
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Photos by Joshua Demarest Dawson County News
Bill and ScottTurner trim seats for a new production on their shop floor.
Boat builder carries family business into fourth generation
By Joshua Demarest
jdemarest@dawsonnews.com
Scott Turner is a family
man. He runs the company
his grandfather started, hand
crafting boats with his wife,
father and, for the summer at
least, his two kids.
For Scott, being able to
work with his family is a
gift.
“It’s actually really good,”
he said. “At the end of the
day, it ends up being a bless
ing because, with your fami
ly, you’re spending that
much more time together.”
Claude Turner, Scott’s
grandfather, served in WWII
until 1946. When he came
back, he picked up a few
odd jobs building fishing
boats for his neighbors.
Soon, his boats were becom
ing a hot commodity, so he
decided to start AristoCraft
out of his garage.
Within a decade, the
company had grown to
employee hundreds. With
the addition of a motorized
assembly line courtesy of
the Ford Motor Company
plant in downtown Atlanta,
AristoCraft began produc
ing a boat every 15 minutes.
By 1959, production was
being retooled to accommo
date the booming popularity
of fiberglass. The resulting
models were affordable and
durable, making them a
great family boat.
When Claude Turner
retired in 1980, it seemed to
be the end of AristoCraft —
until Claude’s son, Bill,
bought the rights to
AristoCraft and restarted
production in 1987. At the
time, it was little more than
a hobby for Bill. But by the
90s, demand had grown
enough for it to become a
job. That’s when Scott began
working as the third genera
tion of Turner at AristoCraft.
By the 2000s, he was a
full-time employee in the
shop.
Turner certainly hasn’t
been immune to the weight
of a family legacy. When
the economy began to falter
Editor’s Note: This is
the first of a summer-
long initiative to high
light local businesses
that really help make
Dawson County spe
cial. If you know of a
locally owned small
business that you 'd like
to see profiled, send us
a tip to editor@daw-
sonnews.com.
in 2008, things got tough.
“It’s a matter of pride, more
than anything,” explained
Turner. “When things were so
tough, you couldn’t let it fail.
You didn’t want it to die on
your hands. You have to carry
on because it’s what your
family’s known for.”
Today, AristoCraft is in
downtown Dawsonville on
Hwy. 9 South.
Alongside the boat shop is
a museum where Turner has
collected one of every boat
AristoCraft has ever pro
duced. They also have other
boats and cars that have a
connection to the Turner
family and the AristoCraft
brand.
The shop handles new
boats and boat repair work,
and the museum is open
throughout the week for a
tour, provided, of course,
that Scott and his family
aren’t out enjoying the
fruits of their labor on Fake
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