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Wednesday, February 19,2020
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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 notices
by fax at (706) 265-3276 or via email at editor@dawsonnews.com.
Arrest Reports
The annual spaghetti dinner of
Etowah Masonic Lodge No. 222 will be
held on Saturday, Feb. 29, from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. at the Lodge located on Bill
Elliott Street in Dawsonville. Tickets are
available for $7 per plate. Meals will be
available for dine-in or take-out. For
tickets or more information contact
William Sexton at (706) 216-5438.
ConnectAbility's Night of Stars
Talent Show is Saturday, Feb. 29 at
the Dawson County Performing Arts
Center from 6-9 p.m. Special guest per
former, Rion Paige, will be singing with
our Live Band as well as our very own
ConnectAbility Stars. Complimentary
refreshments will be served at intermis
sion. Please register at: https://connect-
ability.churchcenter.com/registrations/
events/355368 to reserve your tickets.
The event is free and all are invited to
attend.
An AARP Safe Driving Class will be
held on Wednesday, March 18 from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dawsonville
Library in the Side Meeting Room.The
library is at 342 Allen Street in
Dawsonville.The class is $20 for non-
AARP Members and $15 for AARP
members. Cash or checks are accepted.
Bring a sweater. Reservations are
required. Call or text Arthur Sheehan at
(678) 227-2689.
The Goodwill Career Center will hold
our Multi-Employer Job Fair from 10
a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, March
2.This is a great chance to meet with
hiring managers of over 15 local busi
nesses including Alliance Property
Services, BB&T (Trust), Chick-Fil-A,
DeVry University, KIK Custom Products,
Len Foote Hike Inn, U.S. Census
Bureau, Waffle House, Wahoo Docks
and morewho will conduct interviews
on site.There is no cost to participate.
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.
Forsyth County Master Gardener
Plant Sale & Expo will be held on
Friday, April 10, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Saturday, April 11, from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. More than 40 vendors will offer a
wide range of plants and other garden
products suited for this climate, such as
hard to find native plants, annuals,
shrubs, veggies & herbs, soil amend
ments, birdhouses, hand crafted artisan
wares, gourmet food items, fountains
and pottery, garden decor, and more.
Master Gardener Extension Volunteers
will be on hand to assist you with the
plant selection and provide gardening
advice and clinics.The Barn at
Cumming Fairgrounds is located at 235
Castleberry Road in Cumming. Call
(770) 887-2418 or visit us at http://
UGAmg.org for more information.
The Dawsonville Lions Club meets
every first and third Monday at 7 PM at
Papa's Place, 3651 Dawson Forest Rd.,
The following are food service
businesses that were inspected by the
Dawson County Environmental
Health Department from Feb. 10 to
13, 2020. A score of 69 or less is fail
ing.
Feb. 10
WNB FACTORY
6625 Hwy. 53 STE 180,
Dawsonville, Ga. 30534
Score: 86, Grade: B
Notes: Trash can blocking hand
sink from easy access in cook area of
kitchen. Hand sink must be accessi
ble for use at all times so, nothing
should be stored in front of the hand
sink. Dining tables being cleaned and
sanitized using one cloth stored in
bucket of sanitizer between uses. Per
regulations, if using bucket of sani
tizer with cloth, must have two buck
ets with cloths where the first bucket
of sanitizer with cloth would be used
to remove soil from the tables and the
second bucket of sanitizer with cloth
would be used to rinse the table or a
spray bottle of sanitizer with a paper
towel may be used in place of the two
buckets. Hood and vents with build
up of grease that is flowing down into
the drip trough. Vents/hood need to
be cleaned frequently enough to pre
vent accumulation of grease that can
drip back onto food/food contact sur
faces. Shelf under prep table, shelf
under flat top grill with accumulation
of food debris/grease/spilled rice and
Dawsonville GA 30534. Please contact
Jim Buckley at (404) 771-4785 with any
questions.
Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, a non
profit organization is operated solely by
volunteers. We are open seven days a
week. Volunteers are needed for morn
ings 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and after
noons from 1:30-5 p.m. Hours at your
convenience. Volunteers are also needed
for our special events. Please consider
being a part of our team to help pre
serve 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 organization, 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 ofWomen's Clubs and has
many areas of interest in volunteering
in our community. For more informa
tion, visit www.dawsoncountywoman-
sclub.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 current
ly compete in winter bowling, masters
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 lastTuesday
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.
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 infor
mation, contact Chairwoman Seanie
Zappendorf at (678) 643-9019.
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 veter
ans 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.
doors of coolers with sticky food
debris build-up - clean more fre
quently to prevent build-up that can
be attraction for insects/rodents.
Accumulation of food/grease/trash
under and behind cook line, sandwich
unit, lowboy freezer, upright freezers
and around water heater by back
door. Good deep cleaning needed and
a more frequent cleaning schedule
needs to be adopted to prevent build
up that can be attraction for insects/
rodents.
Feb.11
FIVE GUYS BURGERS & FRIES
143 Power Center Dr. STE 150,
Dawsonville, Ga. 30534
Score: 97, Grade: A
Feb. 12
FRIENDS DAWSON GRILL
837 Hwy. 400 S STE 175,
Dawsonville, Ga. 30534
Score: 100, Grade: A
Feb. 13
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES/
MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY
145 Forest Blvd. STE 400,
Dawsonville, Ga. 30534
Score: 99, Grade: A
BURGER KING #9957
21 Medical Center Dr.,
Dawsonville, Ga. 30534
Score: 100, Grade: A
Feb. 10
Jessica Nicole Kohler, 37,
Dawsonville: Possession of mari
juana less than one ounce, posses
sion of a controlled substance,
drug related objects, false state
ment and writings/concealment of
fact, false name/date of birth, theft
by shoplifting.
Timothy Wayne Kohler, 47,
Dawsonville: Possession of mari
juana less than one ounce, posses
sion of a controlled substance,
drug related objects.
Danielle Jessica Ray, 29:
Probation violation/felony.
Shae Alexander Wadford, 25,
Dawsonville: Probation violation/
misdemeanor.
Patra Kala Winston, 22,
Gainesville: Failure to comply/
Help Court.
Feb. 11
Michael Casey Cagle, 32,
Dawsonville: Driving while
license suspended/revoked, DUI/
alcohol.
Pedro Luis Francisco-Pascual,
22, Ellijay: Battery, theft by tak
ing.
Lorene Feuerbach Schaffer, 56,
Gainesville: Open container viola
tion, improper stopping on road
way, DUI/alcohol.
Shamika Lashaun Stem, 25,
Nashville, Tenn.: Probation viola
tion/felony.
Anthony Cody Wiginton, 24,
Dahlonega: Driving while license
suspended/revoked.
Feb. 12
Cody Davis Arrington, 31,
Dawsonville: Battery/family vio
lence.
Chelsea Jean Jansen, 26,
Cleveland: Driving while license
suspended/revoked, possession of a
controlled substance, DUI/alcohol.
Nicolas Martinez Vazquez, 37,
Dawsonville: Driving without
license, defective or no taillights.
Johnny Alfred Pritchard IV, 45,
Dawsonville: Probation violation/
felony.
Tonya Zahra Shirvani, 44,
Gainesville: DUI/drugs less safe,
failure to maintain lane.
Abraham Vazquez Salgado, 34,
Acworth: Driving without license,
following too closely.
Feb. 13
Colton Fields Castles, 22,
Cleveland: Possession of marijuana
less than one ounce, two counts
possession of controlled substance,
no driver’s license on person, DUI/
drugs.
John Lason Moore, 49,
Gainesville: Obstruction of officer,
possession of a controlled sub
stance, distribution of a controlled
substance, drug related objects, use
of communication facility in com
mitting or fac, transaction in con
OBITUARY
Homer Jackson Day
Homer Jackson Day, 81, of
Cumming, died Thursday, Feb. 13,
2020. He was a loving and hardwork
ing husband, father and grandfather
who supported his family.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred
Day of Cumming; children, Lisa and
Marcus Almond of Cumming, Jackie
DeHart of Cumming, Darryl and
Mandy Day of Cleveland, Rhea and
Allen Poole of Cumming; sister,
Broncille Croy of Dahlonega; brothers,
Herbert Day of Gainesville, Cecil Day
of Dahlonega; 10 grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews; various other rel-
DEATH NOTICES
George M. "Jim" Bennett
George M. “Jim” Bennett, 92, of
Cumming, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020.
Bearden Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
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February 19, 2020
trolled substance or marijuana
within 1,000 feet of a park.
Feb. 14
Devin Todd Campbell, 23,
Cleveland: Three counts posses
sion of a controlled substance,
failure to maintain lane, defective
or no taillights.
Christopher Austen Jackson, 20,
Dawsonville: Here for court.
Joseph Michael King, 36,
Dawsonville: Probation violation/
misdemeanor.
Jason Christopher Norrell, 48,
Dahlonega: Probation violation/
felony.
Bradford Wayne Nuss, 41,
Gainesville: Theft by shoplifting.
Christopher Scott Smith, 40,
Dawsonville: Here for court.
Feb. 15
Phillip Antonio Esposito, 46,
Dawsonville: Possession of a con
trolled substance, no driver’s
license on person, DUI/alcohol.
Sergio Roblero Gonzalez, 37,
Dalton: Driving without license,
speeding.
Troy Lawrence Griffith, 49,
Cumming: DUI/alcohol.
Richard Hadju, 21, Dawsonville:
No driver’s license on person, DUI/
alcohol.
Owen Ogbenede Oviawe, 28,
Alpharetta: Speeding, driving while
license suspended/revoked.
Christopher John Stankiewicz,
30, Snellville: Driving while
license suspended/revoked, failure
to wear seatbelt.
Dusty Montgomery Tallant, 21,
Dawsonville: No driver’s license on
person, DUI/drugs less safe.
Feb. 16
Tony Ray Chastain, 29,
Dahlonega: Speeding, DUI/alco
hol, failure to maintain lane.
Sonya Lloyd Jackson, 52,
Dawsonville: Battery/family vio
lence.
Dallas Junior Painter, 40,
Dawsonville: Simple assault, sim
ple battery.
Ryan Bruce Richardson, 46,
Alpharetta: Possession of a con
trolled substance, drug related
objects.
Feb. 17
Victor Albert Bute, 39, Suwanee:
Two counts battery/family vio
lence, two counts criminal tres
pass/family violence, theft by tak
ing.
Sabrina Bejin Hoose, 41, Alto:
Second degree cruelty to children,
two counts third degree cruelty to
children, battery, two counts bat
tery/family violence.
Feb. 18
Andrew Earl Norton, 33,
Dawsonville: Parole violation.
atives also survive.
Funeral services were held Monday,
Feb. 17, 1 p.m. at the Ingram Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Ruel Martin
and Rev. Sam Rickett officiating.
Interment followed at Cool Springs
Baptist Church Cemetery in
Gainesville.
The family received friends at the
funeral home Sunday from 3 to 9 p.m.
and Monday from 9 a.m. until the time
of the service.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory
of Cumming was in charge of arrange
ments.
Dawson County News
February 19, 2020
Windell Edwin Parker
Windell Edwin Parker, 83, of
Dawsonville, died on Saturday, Feb. 1,
2020. Bearden Funeral Home was in charge
of the arrangements.
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February 19, 2020
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