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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, May 10,2023
Dawson High students
celebrate yearbook release
By Erica Jones
ejones@dawsonnews.com
On Wednesday May 3, the football
field at Dawson County High School was
alive with brightly colored bounce hous
es, laughing and talking and high school
students celebrating the end of school
quickly approaching.
During the school’s annual yearbook
day celebration, students enjoyed the
warm weather and festivities on the field
as they had the chance to play a version
of “Hungry Hungry Hippos”, complete
A DCHS
student
tries to
dunk
Principal
Michael
Negley
during the
school's
yearbook
celebra
tion day
on May 3.
Erica Jones
Dawson
County News
obstacle courses and play various sports
games on the inflatables set up across the
football field.
They also had the chance to enjoy cot
ton candy and ice cream and to try their
hand at dunking several brave administra
tors who took the seat in a dunk tank,
including DCHS Principal Michael
Negley.
Dawson County High School’s Class of
2023 graduation celebration is scheduled
to take place on the evening of Friday
May 19 in the DCHS Tiger Football
Stadium.
Contract between NGHS,
UnitedHealthcare expires
By Jeff Gill
DCN Regional Staff
UnitedHealthcare policy
holders are now out of net
work in the Northeast
Georgia Health System, as a
contract between the two
sides expired Sunday, April
30, without an extension
agreement.
One thing that kept going
on Monday, May 1, was the
war of words.
“NGHS refused to move
off its demands for a more
than 20% price hike over
the next three years, includ
ing a double-digit rate
increase in the first year that
would make its hospitals the
most expensive in Georgia,”
UHC said in a statement.
“We provided a fair and
reasonable proposal on
March 31 that included
meaningful rate increases.
Unfortunately, NGHS
refused to respond to our
proposal, canceled all of our
meetings over the past few
weeks and has chosen to
disrupt Georgians’ access to
its hospitals and physi
cians.”
NGHS noted on its web
site that United had
“removed all NGHS loca
tions from its network for
patients with commercial
health insurance plans.”
“We know how upsetting
this is, and we share your
frustration. United’s actions
are disruptive, leaving their
members with little access
to in-network care in North
Georgia. Instead of listening
and responding to our
requests, United has begun
sharing misleading informa
tion about the negotiation.”
NGHS has said in
response to the price hike it
“is actually only asking for
a single-digit increase to
bring UnitedHealthcare in
line with other commercial
insurance companies.”
As for those affected by
the contract talks, NGHS
says on its website, “Only
UnitedHealthcare commer
cial (employer-sponsored)
health plans are impacted
by the negotiations.”
UHC has said in a state
ment, “If we are unable to
reach an agreement, NGHS
will no longer participate in
our network for employer-
sponsored and individual
plans and our Veteran
Affairs Community Care
Network, effective May 1,
2023.”
UHC projects “total
membership impact is just
more than 12,000.”
NGHS also says on its
website that “new legisla
tion in Georgia provides
extended coverage to some
patients as if they were in-
network until Oct. 27.”
NGHS and Anthem were
engaged in a similar battle
in 2019.
Negotiations dragged past
a Sept. 30 deadline that
year, with the two parties
finally reaching an agree
ment in January 2020.
In that case, NGHS had
agreed to honor in-network
rates for Anthem patients
past the deadline until Dec.
31, saying it was taking a
loss of about $10 million
per month. When an agree
ment had not been reached
by Jan. 1, Anthem patients
became out-of-network
with most NGHS facilities.
This story was originally
published in the Gainesville
Times, a sister publication
of DCN.
KITCHEN INSPECTIONS: APRIL 25-MAY 3
Staff reports
Local officials surveyed
brick-and-mortar and
mobile eateries along
the Ga. 400 corridor dur
ing the most recent
round of kitchen inspec
tions.
The Dawson County
Environmental Health
Department conducted
routine inspections on
the following establish
ments from April 14-20,
2023.
Restaurants are given a
letter grade that coin
cides with a percentile:
"A" (90-100), "B" (80-89),
"C" (70-79), "U" (69 and
below).
A searchable list of food
service scores is avail
able through the
Georgia Department of
Public Health's health
inspections webpage at
http://
ga.healthinspections.us/
stateofgeorgia/.
Restaurant rules are
available at https://dph.
georgia.gov/environ-
mental-health-inspec-
tions. Health scores are
listed below as of press
deadline.
MAY 5
Big D's BBQ No. 3
Location: 236 Ga. 53
W., Dawsonville
Score: 91
MAY 3
Moe's Southwest
Grill
Location: 837 Ga. 400
N., Dawsonville
Score: 91
Popeye's No. 13253
Location: 429 Power
Center Dr., Dawsonville
Score: 94
MAY 2
Sakura Hibachi &
Sushi
Location: 12 Dawson
Market Way Ste. 360,
Dawsonville
Score: 97
Nutrition 400 LLC
Location: 66 S. 400
Center Ln. no. 110,
Dawsonville
Score: 100
MAY 1
Billie's Country
Kitchen
Location: 731 Ga. 9 N.,
Dawsonville
Score: 90
Freddy's Frozen
Custard
Location: 254
Crossroads Blvd.,
Dawsonville
Score: 88
APRIL 26
Hacienda Bar and
Grill
Location: 219
Crossroads Blvd. Ste.
110, Dawsonville
Score: 91
APRIL 25
Starbucks at Kroger
Location: 378
Marketplace Blvd.,
Dawsonville
Score: 96
Obituaries
Cynthia Lee Sticker
October 5, 1938
April 29, 2023
Cynthia Lee Sticker of Gainesville,
Georgia, passed away peacefully on
April 29, 2023, after a long fulfilling life.
She was a devoted wife, mother and
grandmother, entrepreneur, and true
friend to many. She made an impact on
those around her with her kindness,
intelligence, and sense of humor. Her
hobbies included travel, spending time
with her family and interior design and
reading.
Cynthia was born on October 5, 1938,
to the late William and Lillian Preble.
In addition to her parents, Cynthia is
preceded in death by her husband
Robert Edward Sticker. They were mar
ried for 61 years before Robert passed
in 2019. Cindy attended Kent State
University, Ohio in 1956, after attending
Mingo Junction High School. Cynthia
and Bob were married in 1958 and
began their family in Wintersville and
Steubenville Ohio before moving to
Alliance in 1968, where she began her
career and entrepreneurship in the
Travel industry and raised her family.
The family relocated to Cumming,
Georgia in 1988.
Cynthia is survived by her four children:
Robert Edward Sticker Jr., Michelle Lee
Bennett, Melissa Ann Smith, and Brian
Preble Sticker. She is survived by
twelve grandchildren: Jefferson
Bennett, Cassandra Sticker, Victoria
Bennett, Kyle England, Samantha
Alvord, Summer Boston, Curtis
England, Grayson Smith, Madeline
Lipham, Kaylee Sticker, Carly Sticker,
and Noah Sticker. In addition to her chil
dren and grandchildren, she is also sur
vived by 10 great grandchildren:
Kennedy Sticker, Elizabeth Bennett,
August Bennett, Ridge Alvord, Elinor
Bennett, Brooks Boston, Estella Smith,
Delaney Jane Boston, Sterling Smith,
and Emma Bennett.
Her absence will be deeply felt by
everyone who knew her, but her memo
ry will be forever treasured.
We are supporting the Alzheimer’s
Association and accepting donations on
Cynthia’s behalf if led.
https://www.alz.org/
King Crossword
ACROSS
1 Standard
4 Like custard
8 Jubilation
12 Candle count
13 Crib cry
14 Verdi opera
15 "Yellow' 1 band
17 Zorro's marks
18 Teeny bit
19 Lincoln's coin
20 Long-limbed
22 Wild guess
24 "How sweet
—!"
25 "Light My Fire"
band
29 Rock's Brian
30 Berth places
31 Quick swim
32 "Jump" band
34 Greek cheese
35 Always
36 Gourmand
37 Task
40 Vivacity
41 Sci-fi prefix
42 "Jeremy" band
46 Privy to
47 Robust
48 Mine yield
49 Honey bunch?
50 Historic Scott
51 Evergreen type
DOWN
1 Lobbying org.
2 Previously
3 Seminary
study
4 Void
5 Fancy party
6 "Today" rival,
briefly
7 "Rah!"
8 Garden pavil
ion
9 Property claim
10 Genesis gar
den
11 Relaxed
16 Feet, slangily
19 Cushions
20 Schreiberof
"Ray Donovan"
21 Sicilian volca
no
22 Transparent
23 Seabird
25 Scrabble piece
26 Schiller poem
used by
Beethoven
27 Ceremony
28 Mast
30 Macadamize
33 Marsh birds
34 Flunk
36 Goofed
37 First bed
38 Sharpen
39 Slender wood
wind
40 Hay bundle
42 Third degree?
43 Corn serving
44 Exist
45 Kitten's cry
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