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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, December 25,2019 Merry Christmas, 2019 Itwasabitingly brutal wind that blew me into New York City less than three weeks before Christmas. That year was my 25^* Christmas on earth and I, the Southern country girl I was, had never seen the green and red lighted splendor of the holiday season in New York. I was still very much filled with awe and aw shucks. We rednecks were piling into the sophisticated city to celebrate the championship winning season of Dale Earnhardt and Richard Childress. Packed in the suitcase I pulled behind (wheels on luggage was a brand new thing) was a daz zling dress covered in sparkles.In the long cab line I waited with red gloved-hands and the red wool scarf pulled over my ears. I turned the collar up on my navy coat and shivered. I had spent previous winters in Washington, DC, and Indianapolis, IN, but nothing matched the cold of that early evenrng. Two middle-aged business men, dressed in suits and expensive coats stood in front, chatting business. Their lingering Southern drawls sounded like music to my ears. Somehow, as is oft to happen with Southerners in northern cities, wait ing in line together, we struck up small talk. When, finally, a cab pulled up for them, one turned to me. "Where you goin’?” “The Waldorf.” ‘We’re goin’ right by there. We RONDARICH Columnist can drop you off if you want to share this cab.” I hesitated. It had been a wait between each checkered cab. I was cold and their Southern voices were warm. Too, this was in the days when people weren’t so mean and up to no good a good bit of the time. One handed me a business card. “We’re from Greenville. We work for Cannon Mills.” I smiled and nodded my thanks. “I’ll sit in the middle,” offered one. As the cab eased out of LaGuardia and onto the parkway, the man next to the other door said, “I had a friend who was up here on business a few months ago. He’s sit- tin’ in the back of a cab, stopped at a red light. A man flung open the door and held him up with a knife. Took everything he had.” The man seated in the middle, his knees perched high from the trans mission hump, clutching his brief case to his chest, looked straight ahead. “I had that happen a couple of months ago, too, but the robber didn’t use a knife,” he deadpanned. “She used a divorce attorney.” And, that was it. As the cab zipped into the city filled with Christmas trees and col ored lights, I became friends for 30 minutes with two textile executives who had both started at the mill, working part-time during college and labored their way into comfort able jobs. Textile mills and poultry farms had saved the South at a time when rural people used to wonder from where would come their next meal. A hardy Christmas for their chil dren had been two oranges, a few nuts and something homemade like a doll. Mills like Cannon and Milliken had built villages with tiny, shotgun houses, churches, schools, company stores and gymnasiums. The wages were small but the folks were grateful. Then, the union came and times got even better. People took jobs working the third shift -11 p.m. to 7 a.m. - and dreamed of the days when their seniority was enough that they could move to the first shift. It was a simple dream but one that was fulfilling. And, best of all, was the company pension at the end of 40 years. The time came when the mills crumbled. Cannon and others dis appeared. So, did the pensions. Every Christmas and sometimes, in-between, I think of those two buddies I knew for a fleeting moment. I hope that if they’re still alive that their Christmases are good. And that their pensions provided well. Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of Let Me Tell You Something. To sign up for her free weekly newsletter, visit www. rondarich.com. Arrest Reports Dec. 16 Brian Dwane Charley, 29, Cumming: Reckless driving. Victoria Rose Stewart, 25: Serving county sentence. Scott Hunter Wolcott, 45, Dawsonville: Driving while license suspended/revoked, failure to main tain lane. Dec. 17 Scott Joel Corn, 41, Dawsonville: Driving without license. Frank Jordan Earls, 28, Dawsonville: Driving while license suspended/revoked, speeding. Kevin Warren English, 42, Dawsonville: Probation violation/ felony. Christya Mykel James, 28, East Point: Here for court. Kenneth James Jarrett, 39, Ball Ground: Here for court. Richard Earl Owen, 63, Dawsonville: Here for court. Dec. 18 Kareem Amon Bishop, 35, Dawsonville: Failure to comply/ Drug Court. Michelle Renee Campbell, 42, Dawsonville: Failure to comply/ Treatment Court. Jose Carlos Campos Baez, 38, Marietta: Driving without valid license, speeding. Phillip Matthew Dashner, 37, Dawsonville: Failure to comply/ Drug Court. Joseph Michael King, 35, Dahlonega: Probation violation/mis demeanor. Carlos Montepeque Lopez, 57, Cumming: Charges pending. James Gage Sheffield, 25, Dawsonville: Failure to comply/ Treatment Court. Amber Laurene Singleton, 35, Dawsonville: Serving county sen tence. Judith Bishop Vickoren, 67, Cleveland: Serving county sentence. Restaurant Scores The following are food service businesses that were inspected by the Dawson County Environmental Health Department from Dec. 17 to 19, 2019. A score of 69 or less is fail ing. Dec. 17 RAY’S SIGNATURE GRILL 200 N 400 Center Lane, Dawsonville, Ga. 30534 Score: 91, Grade: A DAWSONVILLE POOL ROOM 9 Bill Elliott St., Dawsonville, Ga. 30534 Score: 81, Grade: B Notes: Drink machine nozzles and diffusers with accumulation of mold inside. Nozzles/diffusers on drink machine need to be cleaned as often as necessary to prevent the accumu lation of mold/debris. Nozzles and diffusers will be removed from drink machine as soon as they have a break in service and cleaned and sanitized at 3-compartment sink. French fry cutter with large accu mulation of old potato debris in between dicing pegs. Take all piec es apart for cleaning and sanitizing after use each day. Accumulation of mold inside top of ice machine bin. Empty bin and clean and sanitize frequently enough to prevent build up. Warmer cabinet in main kitchen holding spaghetti noodles at 115F - 119F. Pasta is a time/temperature control for safety food and once cooked and to be held hot for ser vice, it must be held at 135F or above. COS: Noodles discarded. Cover noodles in storage to help keep temperature better and/or do not store in this unit as it is mostly for bread that is not required to be held at 135F or above. Chemical sanitizing dish machine wash tem perature only reaching 88F. The required temperature per manufac turer and regulations is 120F. This temperature is needed to help remove food debris/grease on kitch enware/utensils so that the chemical sanitizer may be effective in sani tizing these items. Hood vents and ansul nozzles very dusty/greasy over stove/fryer in main kitchen (back cooking area) and front line grill area. To prevent any dust etc. from falling onto food/food contact surfaces, clean this area frequently to prevent build-up. Tops of rolling food bins in main kitchen with accumulation of food/food spills. Clean them frequently to prevent build-up that can contaminate hands and attract pests. Ceiling panels throughout kitchen are damaged - some sagging with previous water damage from repaired leak and some missing (above hood). Current ceiling panels are not type that can be easily cleaned (scrubbed). Begin replacing badly damaged/missing ceiling panels with plastic-coated moisture resistant type that can be easily cleaned. Floor needs a good cleaning under equipment in main kitchen area, 3-compartment sink, dishwasher, ice machine, prep cool er/prep top, vegetable sink and prep tables in back prep area - accumula tion of food/trash/water - especially at floor/wall junctures. These accu mulations can be attraction for pests. Floor/wall juncture needs repair beside 3-compartmetn sink - gap at floor/wall juncture, flooring needs repair (floor tiles damaged/missing) under 3-compartment sink and veg etable prep sink - damaged tiles allow for water to pond. Dec. 19 THE LODGE AT AMICALOLA 418 Amicalola Falls Lodge Dr., Dawsonville, Ga. 30534 Score: 91, Grade: A DawsonEvents Listings in Dawson Events are free and available to nonprofit organizations sponsoring free or low-cost events for the public. Groups may submit notices by fax at (706) 265-3276 or via email at editor@dawsonnews.com. Start the New Year off right with a new job and a new you. Visit Goodwill of North GA Dawsonville Career CenterTuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. for a job fair with employers looking for just the right person for immediate hiring. The following employers and resource organizations will be onsite: Alliance Property Services, Amerigroup, BB&T, DeVry University, Domino's Pizza, Koch Foods, Panera Bread,Taco Bell,Tyson Foods, U.S. Census Bureau, Wahoo Docks and more.The WorkSource GA Mountains MobileTraining Coach will also be onsite to provide assistance with resumes, job searches, and skills assessments.The Career Center is located at 66 S 400 Center Lane, Dawsonville (inside the Goodwill Store). The job fair is free. Everyone is welcome to attend. Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, a non-profit organization is operated solely by volunteers. We are open 7 days a week. Volunteers are needed for mornings 10:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., afternoons 1:30 until 5:00 p.m. Hours at your convenience. Volunteers are also needed for our special events. Please consider being a part of our team to help preserve the history of Dawson County and Georgia. For more information, please call 770-893- 8230 or 706-216-7223. The Dawson County Woman's Club, a non-profit service organiza tion, meets at 6 p.m. on the first Monday of January to June and September to November at the Community Room at Fire Station No. 2 next toTractor Supply. DCWC is a member of the Federation of Women's Clubs and has many areas of interest in volunteering in our community. For more information, visit www.dawson- countywomansclub.org or call (404) 245-7273. Lumpkin-Dawson County Special Olympics is looking for athletes, part ners, volunteers and coaches to join the growing organization. Athletes cur rently compete in winter bowling, mas ters bowling and fall games Bocce. For more information please email lump- kindawsonsoga@gmail.com. The Dawson County Library is hosting Adult Craft Night on the last Tuesday of each month. Registration is required; call the library at (706) 344-3690 to sign up.The library is located at 342 Allen Street in Dawsonville. Free BINGO for seniors will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Ingles in Dawsonville. GeorgiaCares at Legacy Link is offer ing services to help screen and enroll for Medicare. For more information. call (770) 538-2650. The National Alliance on Mental Illness Forsyth Dawson Lumpkin Chapter (NAMI FDL) holds separate support group meetings for family members and another for adults with mental illness from 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. each second and fourthThursday of the month at the Forsyth County Senior Center. The Dawson County Republican party meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of the month at Bowen Center for the Arts at 334 Hwy. 9 in Dawsonville. Light dinner precedes the meeting at 6:30 p.m.To get more information, contact Chairwoman Seanie Zappendorf at (678) 643-9019. Dawson County Chapter No. 970 of Vietnam Veterans of America meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Dawson County Board of Education Professional Development Center. Weekly gather ings also take place at Billie's Heavenly Biscuits, a.k.a. "The Bunker" on Hwy. 9 North each Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. For more information, call Chapter President Bill Martin at (706) 809-2573. Dawsonville Post 247 American Legion meets the secondTuesday of each month.The group also holds bingo at 7 p.m. Monday and Friday on Lumpkin Campground Road, near the outlet mall. Look for the signs. All vet erans are encouraged to join. Etowah Masonic Lodge No. 222 meets the first and thirdTuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at East First Street in Dawsonville. For more infor mation, call Raymond Duncan, W.M. at (706) 216-6450. The Georgia Mountain Chapter, Military Officers Association of America, serving Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Gilmer Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens, White and North Fulton coun ties meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at the Golden Corral in Cumming. All current, former and retired military officers and spouses are invited. Call (687) 779- 2584 for more information. Kiwanis Club meets at 11:30 a.m. every second and fourthTuesday at Ryan's in Dawsonville. Members expected. Visitors and prospective members welcome. For more infor mation, call Angelia Holloway or Regina Varnado at (706) 265-3232. Veterans Alliance Color Guard meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Ryan's Steakhouse, Dawsonville. For more information, call (678) 989-2153 or (770) 475-5175, or visit their Web site verteransal- liancecolorguard.com. OBITUARY Tommy Trammel Tommy Trammel, 64, of Ellijay, died Monday, Dec. 9,2019. He was a member of Haw Creek Baptist Church in Cumming, GA. Tommy graduat ed in 1972, from Forsyth County High School. He worked for Sawnee EMC for many years. He is preceded in death by his mother, Bernice Trammel; and sister, Joan Tinsley. He is survived by father, Horace Trammel; children, D.C. (Adrienne) Trammel, Zachary Trammel, and Tiffany Marie Trammel; brother-in-law, John Tinsley; and grandchildren, Destiny, Devyn, and Zane Trammel; along with many other loving relatives and fiiends. Funeral services for Tommy were held Thursday, Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Ingram Funeral Home in Cumming, with Rev. James Samples officiating. Interment took place at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in Dawsonville. The family received fiiends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2 until 8 p.m. and on Thursday from 11a.m. until the hour of service. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory of Cumming was in charge of arrangements. Dawson County News December 25, 2019 ^ Daws o n C o u nty N e ws A Metro Market Media Publication Established in 2015 by the merger of Dawson Community News and Dawson News and Advertiser 30 Shoal Creek Road i PUBLISHER | Stephanie Woody Dawsonville, GA 30534 PHONE (706) 265-3384 EDITOR | Joshua Demarest FAX (706) 265-3276 usps 018-876 | Updates online at DawsonNews fi: Display advertising For Wednesday: Retail and Classified deadlines are 3 p.m. Friday Classified liners (help wanted, for sale, etc.) For Wednesday: Deadline is noon Monday Advertising rates available upon request. To subscribe in Dawson County: ONE YEAR | $45 TWO YEARS | $75 To subscribe elsewhere in Georgia: ONE YEAR | $65 To subscribe outside of Georgia: ONE YEAR | $65 Published Wednesdays by the Dawson County News Co., 30 Shoal Creek Road, Dawsonville, GA 30534. Second-class postage paid at Dawsonville, Ga., and additional offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Dawson County News, P.O. 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