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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
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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.
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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
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