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Wednesday, August 3,2022
Photos courtesy of the show's photographers
The first place winner of the Bowen's new juried photography exhibit was "Highway 89: Montana" by Dawsonville'sTom Reed.
Bowen Center opens juried photography exhibit
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
This month, the Bowen
Center for the Arts opened
a new juried photography
exhibition, featuring doz
ens of photographic works
that will be on display at
the center through Aug. 26.
According to a press
release by the Bowen, the
new exhibit is themed “Not
all those who wander are
lost”, named after a quote
by J.R.R. Tolkien.
“These works are pro
found studies of the theme
that show care and
thought,” the release said.
“The Bowen always enjoys
these juried events, and
would like to thank all
these photographers for
bringing such wonderful
and inspiring works to our
Art Center.”
37 photographers from
three states and 20 cities
submitted 127 works to the
show, and the show’s
judge, Mike Ramy of
Atlanta, chose 70 of the
submitted works for the
display. During the
Opening Awards Reception
on July 16, winners were
chosen to receive prizes
from the Bowen.
The show’s first place
$500 winner was Tom
Reed from Dawsonville for
his work “Highway 89:
Montana”. The second
place prize of $250 went to
Kathleen Gill from Jasper,
Ga for her work “Dragging
Feet; Jasper, GA”, and the
third place prize of $150
went to Michael Amos
from Cumming, Ga for his
work “Sunrise Stroll;
Corolla, NC”.
Several honorable men
tions were also chosen:
• Nikki Root Dillon
from Lilburn, Ga
with “Morning on
the Marsh, Sapelo
II, Sapelo Island,
GA”
• Morey Gers from
Savannah, Ga with
“Ossabaw Main
Road, Ossabaw
Island, GA”
• Jack Anthony from
Gainesville, Ga with
“Beach Walking,
Oregon Coast”
• Jim Morganthaler
from Athens, Ga
with “Greek Widow,
Greece” and “UGA
Track, Athens, GA”
• The 30 entrants rep
resented in the show
include:
• Alpharetta, Ga:
Lauren Mallery
• Athens, Ga: Jim
Morganthaler
• Atlanta, Ga: Reis
Birdwhistell, Gail
Mitchell, Susanne
Swing Thompson,
Stephen Weiss
• Blairsville, Ga:
Deborah Larsen
• Blue Ridge, Ga:
David Goodspeed
• Canton, Ga: John
Quinn
• Cumming, Ga:
Michael Amos, Bert
Grant, Brenda Sams
• Dahlonega, Ga: Joe
Bruscia, Linda
Davis, Paul
Schiemer
• Dallas, Ga: Joshuwa
Cook
• Dawsonville, Ga:
Elizabeth Ann
Dalton, Michelle
Wittmer Grabowski,
Shirley Hawkins,
Fred Pember, Tom
Reed
• Duluth, Mn: Karl
Everett
• Edmond, Ok: Paul
Johnson
• Flowery Branch,
Ga: Dan Rhoads
• Forsyth, Ga: Jay
Sanders
• Gainesville, Ga:
Jack Anthony,
Stephanie
Donaldson, Cynthia
Todd, Lloyd Unnold
• Hapeville, Ga:
Marla Puziss
• Jasper, Ga: Kat
Alikhan, Gidge
Dady, Janice Edens,
Kathleen Gill
• Lilburn, Ga: Mikki
Root Dillon
• Marietta, Ga: Myrtie
Cope
• Savannah, Ga:
Morey Gers
The collection of photos
will be on display from
now through Aug. 26. The
Bowen is located at 334
Highway 9 North and is
open from Tuesday through
Friday from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. and on Saturdays
from noon to 4 p.m.
Admission is free.
For more information, go
to www.bowenarts.org, call
the Bowen at 706-216-
2787 or email Executive
Director Ginny Greenwood
at director@bowenarts.org.
The third place winner of the Bowen's new juried photography exhibit was
"Sunrise Stroll; Corolla, NC" by Cumming's Michael Amos.
The second place winner of the Bowen's new juried photography exhibit was
"Dragging Feet; Jasper, GA" by Jasper's Kathleen Gill.
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Ann Dalton
Photographers and community members gathered at the Bowen on July 16
for the Opening Awards Reception of the Bowen's juried photography exhibit.
CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that in accordance with O.C.G.A. §§ 20-2-54.1
and 21-2-540, a Special Election shall be held in conjunction with
the General Election on November 8, 2022 to fill the vacancy of the
unexpired term of Board of Education Post - District 4.
The Special Election will be held within the entire School District.
Qualifying for the Special Election shall be held:
When: Wednesday August 10 and Thursday August 11 from
9 am - 4 pm, 9 am to noon on Friday August 12, 2022.
Where: Board of Elections office at 96 Academy Avenue,
Dawsonville, GA
The qualifying fee shall be $288.00.
The last day to register to vote in Dawson County for this election
shall be October 11,2022.
Glenda Ferguson, Director
Dawson County Board of Elections & Registration
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Dawsonville City Council does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at the regularly scheduled
City Council meeting to be held at City Hall located at 415 Hwy 53 E, Dawsonville, Georgia on August 15, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
The public is invited to attend. Pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A.§48-5-32, the City does hereby publish the current
year’s tax digest and proposed levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the preceding five calendar years.
CURRENT 2022 TAX DIGEST AND FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
2017
2018
2019
2020 2021
2022
Net M&O Digest
88,490,050
104,572,111
113,927,543
128,617,983 145,987,618
176,378,470
Gross Millage for M&O
9.508
8.962
9.01
8.511
8.021
8.304
Gross Tax Due
$ 950.80
$ 896.20
$ 901.00
$ 851.10 $
802.10
$
830.40
Less Rollback
9.508
8.962
9.01
8.511
8.021
8.304
Net Millage for M&O
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net Tax Due
$
$
$
$ - $
-
$
-
Impact on a $250,000 home/Taxable Value (40%
( = $100,000
Note: The millage rate has been rolled back to 0.000 for each year presented
