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Wednesday, March 16,2022 dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 3A Businesses honor local lieutenant passing through By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com Recently, three Dawson County businesses came together to surprise and honor Lieutenant Jack Zappendorf, a Dawson County local who was passing through his home town on his way to his next assignment. According to Seanie Zappendorf, an active member of the Dawson County community and mother to Lt. Zappendorf, local business owner Graham Ehmann from GDE Aesthetics and Card My Yard Dawsonville General Manager Elizabeth Barr heard that their friend’s son was coming home to Dawsonville and would have just one day to pack up before leaving for his next duty station in Germany. Knowing this informa tion, Ehmann and Barr decided to surprise Lt. Zappendorf and his family with a sign outside of one of his favorite restaurants, Kani House in Dawsonville. With the res taurant owners’ approval and support, the group installed the signs outside of Kani House, where Lt. Zappendorf would be eat ing with his family before leaving for his next army assignment. Seanie Zappendorf said that her son was very sur prised to see the signs in his support, and that friends from all over the county began reaching out to her and her family when they saw the signs and knew who they were in honor of. “Lt. Zappendorf and his family are grateful for the thoughtfulness, generosity and support of his next journey overseas,” Seanie Zappendorf said. Lt. Zappendorf and his family have always been active members of their community. As a senior in high school, he received the Outstanding Citizen of Dawson County award for his service in the commu nity, especially for his work with RIC Rack food bank. He received a four- year ROTC scholarship and graduated from The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina at the age of 21. Upon graduating, he was commissioned as an Army officer and received his first choice of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was sent to the U.S. Army engineering School at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and after gradu ating he was given just a few days to travel home from Missouri and one day to pack up and be ready to travel to his next assignment in Germany. Photo courtesy of Seanie Zappendorf Dawson County native Lieutenant Jack Zappendorf stands next to the signs installed by three local businesses in his honor. DCHS student represents county at state FFA contest By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com Dawson County High School tenth grader Bryce Beach recently represented Dawson County at a statewide FFA EMC agricultural electrical wiring contest, tak ing tenth. The state event took place on March 5 at the FFA camp in Covington, Ga. Beach competed as a member of the Dawson County High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) club after he placed second in the area event earlier in the semester. According to DCHS FFA Advisor Keith Pankey, the challenging contest consisted of wiring an unknown electrical circuit, problem solving using the National Electrical Code and a speech demonstra tion on a given electrical circuit. “Bryce placed tenth overall in a very daunting event,” Pankey said. “Bryce rep resented the Dawson FFA very well as a tenth grader after placing second in the area event.” Photo courtesy of Keith Pankey DCHS student Bryce Beach recently placed tenth in a statewide FFA wir ing contest. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The City of Dawsonville hereby gives notice that a public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Dawsonville City Hall, 415 Highway 53 East, Suite 100, Dawsonville, Georgia 30534. The purpose of the public meeting is to: 1. Inform the public of the need for improvements to the City’s wastewater system; 2. To comply with section 391-3-6-02 of Georgias Water Quality Control Rules and Regulations (and amendments there to); 3. To encourage public involvement in the development of a plan to improve the sewerage system; 4. To discuss the Environmental Information Document for the proposed improvements. During the public meeting the City will attempt to identify public preferences for alternative methods of improving the City’s wastewater treatment capacity. These alternatives will be evaluated and included in the City’s Environmental Informa tion Document. Public participation is considered essential to the selection and development of the final plan to be adopted prior to its approval by the State of Georgia, Depart ment of Natural Resources. This document is available for public inspection at the at the City of Dawsonville offices located at 415 Highway 53 East, Suite 100, Dawsonville, Georgia 30534 or at the office of Turnipseed Engineers, 2255 Cumberland Parkway, Building 400, Atlanta, Georgia, 30339. The City will receive comments through April 21, 2022. For additional information contact the City of Dawsonville at 706-265-3256. crumbl cookies Need cookies ... like now? ■ - ' V. v ■'( NEW LOCATION Now Open- Dawson Market Place 12 Dawson Market Way, Ste 200 Dawsonville, CA, 30534 (706) 350- 5553 ■■n £:M CURBSIDE JR? DELIVERY m CATERING ORDER ON CRUMBL.COM Cumming Location: 405 Peachtree Pkwy, Ste 120 Cumming, CA, 30041 | (470)239-1986
