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4A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, January 19,2022
Dawson FFA student places 2nd in regional contest
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
This week, Dawson
County High School stu
dent Bryce Beach
placed second in a
regional FFA wir
ing contest, win
ning $300 and a
chance to move on
to the state event in
March.
Beach, who is in
10th grade and in
the Dawson County High
School Future Farmers of
America (FFA) program,
competed on Jan. 11 in the
North Region Area 1 FFA
Amicalola EMC wiring
contest, held at the Jasper
EMC. He placed second in
the event, winning a $300
prize from Amicalola EMC
for his success.
“Bryce will compete at
the state FFA event in
March,” FFA Advisor
Keith Pankey said. “Bryce
worked hard to prepare for
the event.”
In addition to
success in FFA
competitions, the
students in the
FFA program have
been hard at work
to serve the com
munity they live
in. Recently, the
FFA students col
lected puzzles from
donors in the community,
and on Jan. 12 they deliv
ered the puzzles to the
local senior center.
“The kids chose the
puzzle donation one their
own to give back to our
local seniors,” Pankey
said. “I couldn’t be more
proud of the kids for the
puzzle idea.”
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students
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collected
and
donated
puzzles
to the
local
senior
center.
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Dawson County Chamber of Commerce
President completes her first year at
Institute for Organization Management
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
Mandy Power, the
President and CEO of the
Dawson County Chamber
of Commerce, has recent
ly completed her
first year at the
Institute for
Organization
Management,
according to a
press release by
the institute.
The Institute of
Organization
Management is a four-
year nonprofit leadership
training program at the
University of Georgia in
Athens. Since it began in
1921, the program has
educated tens of thou
sands of association,
chamber and other non
profit leaders on how to
build stronger organiza
tions, better serve their
members and become
strong business advocates.
“Institute graduates are
recognized across the
country as leaders in their
industries and organiza
tions,” Raymond P.
Towle, the U.S.
Chamber
Foundation’s vice
president of the
Institute for
Organization
Management, said
in the release.
“These individuals
have the knowledge, skills
and dedication necessary
to achieve professional
and organizational success
in the dynamic association
and chamber industries.”
The institute’s curricu
lum consists of four week-
long sessions at four dif
ferent universities through
out the country, the release
said. Institute participants
take a combination of
required courses and elec
tives in areas including
leadership, advocacy, mar
keting, finance and mem
bership in order to
enhance their own organi
zational management
skills and add new fuel to
their organizations to
make them run more
effectively and efficiently.
“Institute for
Organization Management
is the professional devel
opment program of the
U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Foundation,”
the release said. “It is the
premier nonprofit profes
sional development pro
gram for association and
chamber professionals,
fostering individual
growth through interactive
learning and networking
opportunities.”
Power
'Institute graduates are recognized across the
country as leaders in their industries and organiza
tions. These individuals have the knowledge, skills
and dedication necessary to achieve professional
and organizational success in the dynamic associ
ation and chamber industries.'
Raymond R Towle
U.S. Chamber Foundations vice president of the Institute for
Organization Management
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Man booked for hunting without permission
local youth sports teams, because service doesn’t stop when Chris is
By Julia Fechter
jfechter@dawsonnews.com
One local resident
recently found out the hard
way that there are
certain places and
times that hunting
with a firearm is not
allowed.
Jonathan Henry
Brock, 35,
Dawsonville, was
arrested by the Brock
Georgia DNR at 1
p.m. on Jan. 9 for hunting
without permission on the
U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers property at
Dawson County’s War Hill
Park without permission.
Brock was charged with
hunting without a license,
hunting without a big game
license, hunting on lands of
another, hunting deer with
out fluorescent orange and
possession of a firearm by
a convicted felon.
Nobody is permitted to
hunt on that property.
Current Georgia hunting
regulations can be found at
the following link:
https ://www.eregula-
tions .com/georgia/hunting/
deer-seasons-and-either-
sex-days.
According to a DNR
arrest report, a DNR game
warden received a call the
morning of Jan. 9 from
Georgia State Patrol about
someone walking around
the Army Corps property at
the park wearing camou
flage and in possession of a
rifle.
The DNR warden
arrived, talked to the com
plainant and asked another
officer to assist in locating
the individual in question.
Brock was located
around 9:15 a.m. walking
on the ridge toward his War
Hill Park Road res
idence. He com
plied with requests
to stop walking,
put the .223 rifle
down and show his
hands. When asked
what he was doing
on the property,
Brock told the war
den that he’d been looking
for a doe he’d shot at and
injured earlier in the morn
ing.
He then complied with
the request to unload the
rifle. He also stated that he
was following the blood
trail of the deer but lost
sight of the trail.
Eater that morning,
Brock walked the two war
dens to the area from
which he shot the doe, stat
ing that that location was
on his property. However, it
was determined that the
doe had been on U.S.
Army Corps property when
Brock took the shot.
Brock later admitted to
failing to pass a back
ground check when he
went to purchase a firearm.
A K9 unit was called to
help locate the shell casing
from Brock’s rifle and the
wounded doe. Brock was
told to return to his home
while officers conducted a
search.
A subsequent back
ground check found that
Brock was a convicted
felon and was not supposed
to have any guns.
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Just after 12:30 p.m.,
Brock was called back to
the boat ramp area and
arrested. The Remington
700 model .223 rifle was
seized and subsequently
turned in as evidence to the
regional DNR office in
Gainesville.
Brock’s bond lists that he
needs to see a judge for the
firearm possession by a
convicted felon count.
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Dawson County Humane Society
a no kill shelter
706-265-9160
Doggy Spotlight
Meet Baby! This sweet little girl is looking for a loving home to give
her all the attention and play time she deserves. Baby has proved
herself to be something of a sweetie pie. She loves being with people
and loves attention from children and adults alike. She also has a
fondness for other dogs, and would do well in a home with other
animals so long as she had a proper meet and greet before hand to
ensure compatibility. While she isn’t the biggest fan of car rides, she
very much enjoys playing fetch and taking walks.
If you’re looking for a little girl to be your constant companion, call
about Baby today!
Baby is about two years old and weighs 33 pounds.
For more information contact the 706-265-9160 | 633 Martin Rd, Dawsonville
Dawson County Humane Society Adjacent to the Rock Creek Sports Complex
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Wed. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | 54 S. Lumpkin Campground Rd. the Humane bocietv
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