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PAGE 2B FOPSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, November 26, 1995 "" "ißw * / /■» r^pArJP ’‘‘l ptj[% 1% ■ '* - V ..' - --‘ :t-f / f|v '" ■'■ SiJ*t •-•■*••' ' ' ~ “ 2?>. • n*v : -c. “ W-‘ , - • '» - ” **PL - ;_ v > 'fv, . »V .... V, ■ » .-.- <■ :.~. -•^ y , >.:.. - if:.:;.....:,.... '* ..V., ::.?W " ' , ► * 'Mf&.R.E. officer puts Kai through his paces. DA.R.E program benefits from educational videa By Jim Riley Staff Writer The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department is working hard this holiday season to limit the prob lem of illegal drugs by means of a video produced through Prestige Ca-ble, and the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program that goes on ail year in the school system. Last Tuesday, members of the Sheriff’s Department and a film crew from Prestige Cable met at HOPE from IB eat with them, and if there’s a female visitor, I’ll share a room with her.” Cartwright, 20, knew she wanted to help people when she graduated from high school. “You see people in need, how can you not help?” she said. She bought a book about volun teer opportunities abroad and found Simon Community, which was founded in 1963. Although she admits working in a foreign country has lost some of Its .novelty after being there some time, Cartwright is anxious to return this week. She has been at home with her parents, Earl and Patricia Gignilliat, working two jobs to earn enough money to go back. If raSfiSSy j§ •Biscuts (made from scratch each morning) fm ‘Bacon, Sausage, Hot Links, Country Ham jrjgf Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Diseases, P.C. David J. Levine, MD Gilbert C. Goldman MD Judith L. SilVerstein, MD Announce The Association of Charles J. Douchy, MD Located In Gumming 210 Dahlonega St. Suite 104 For appointment, call 844-190 •Acne ‘Rashes •Skin Cancer ‘Chemical Peels •Skin Diseases ‘Collagen Injection •Injection of Leg Veins ‘Mole Removal •Hair Transplant -Cosmetic Dermatology Forsyth Central High School to produce a public service video against drug abuse. “We want to send a message, stay away from drugs,” said Forsyth County Sheriff Jerry Padgett. The video dramatized the conse quences of drug possession, and featured “Kai”, a Malnois drug dog from the Netherlands. “This dog has paid for himself many times over through drug seizures,” Padgett said. Sheriff Padgett thanked Forsyth In the heart of London, she has set up a sidewalk cafe for the homeless, which was beginning to receive media attention by the time she left to come home. The cafe’s tables and chairs offer the home less a gathering spot “free from the fear of being told they must move on,” Cartwright said. Free hot tea and coffee are served. “They read the paper, swap books and have chats,” Cartwright said. “It’s a spot without planned activities, so they aren’t told to do crafts or something. They can just relax.” About 20 individuals visit the outdoor cafe at once, unless it’s raining, Cartwright said. In addition to the shelters and the cafe, the Simon Community vol- Central for their help with the video and Paul Spencer (one of the actors that participated in the video) for his help, he said. Deputy Sheriff Diane Baggett is the D.A.R.E. officer who teaches drug education in Forsyth County Elementary Schools year-round. The program is a 17-week course where Baggett spends one day in each school per week. The D.A.R.E. program began in 1984 in the Los Angeles School District as a joint operation unteers also go on soup runs and tea runs, taking a truckful of treats to the homeless throughout the day and night. They also talk with homeless people in the streets, offering them a chance to unload their troubles. “I’d say we come in contact with 150 homeless people each day,” Cartwright said. That’s not always easy. “It’s hard. There are so many people telling you so much pain,” Cartwright said. “It’s stressful and demanding.” Cartwright will help out at the Simon Community for a bit longer, but next year she hopes to study philosophy at the University of London. for the Holidays! Cookie trays, holiday cut cookies & Gingerbread boys & girls, mints & candies and sugar free chocolates, coffee cake & cheese cake. Special decorated cakes for the holidays, delicious dessert ; cakes (make great gifts). Imprinted napkins, gift cards & Christmas cards. Decorations & party supplies, cake decorating candy making supplies. 887-4944 Located on Meadow Drive at Hwy. 9 I Plan of the Week- The Mapletrace Why Rent - Own For Less! $693/mo. SQ. FT. HEATED 1839 FRONT PORCH 36 GARAGE 438 TOTAL UNDER ROOF 2313 Kai, a Malnois drug dog, has earned his keep finding hidden drugs. between the District and the Los Angeles Police Department. From there they developed a program and three educators started D.A.R.E. America, a non-profit organization. D.A.R.E. operates under a com bination of a federal block grant that each state administers, dona MEN from IB together.” Leo Utsman is philosophical about the sport’s unexpected crashes. Lessons with model air planes mimic lessons in life, he said. “If you can come out of situa tions like that with your head up and continue the sport, that says a lot about you,” Utsman said. The Chattahoochee Riverside Flyers airfield was opened two years ago in December. Don Urch worked with Hy Haggett, the man ager of the park, to develop the area. An existing runway was reconditioned, six to eight feet of growth was removed, land was leveled, trees were cut down and a drainage system was installed to create the park, Urch said. An entire family, regardless of their flying abilities, can enjoy the park. Behind the green airfield are picnic tables, a children’s play area, a horseshoe pit and basket ball courts. 100% Complete Home Built on Your Land "Monthly payment based on 8% APR fin. 30 years on your improved land, plus taxes and insurance. Payment includes closing cost and construction loan interest. Prices and rates aie subject to change. • No money down to qualified land owners. • Fast credit approval • Ask us about paying off your land • No land? Find a lot and roll it into your mortgage • Ask about our owner participation program Since 1972 • Call for Free plans; over 50 to choose from nHamSZ*"' • Call for pre-qualification Quality Homes Built By Piece On your Property tions from corporate sponsors and donations from private citizens. Persons wishing to contribute to Forsyth County’s D.A.R.E. pro gram should do so to the local Parent Teacher’s Association. “Not just anyone can be a D.A.R.E officer,” Baggett said. “They must be nominated by Haggett said to become a mem ber of the Chattahoochee Riverside Fliers, you must first become licensed by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) which charges a $42 yearly fee. The AMA provides a list of safety regulations and insurance for model airplane fliers. “It’s a big mistake to think those motors are a toy,” Haggett said. Insurance covers liability in case model airplane crashes cause dam age to someone else’s property. Membership to the Chattahoochee Riverside Fliers is an additional $225 per year. This fee will provide beginners with all necessary training. Members can come out to the field and fly as often as they like. Model airplanes at the airpark come in a wide variety of styles.“ The hobby is as diversified as the airplane industry,” Urch said. Model planes resemble every Cl/>^GC^PR4CTj£CEyBt Chiropractic Is Celebrating It’s 100th Year. This Is Proof Enough That Chiropractic Works - We Get Results t 100 North Main Street '■■■■■] Across From Bank South Main Branch mmmmm 889-2208 MP “Our Caring Concerned Staff Will Treat You As A Special Individual" PpRT ji |L“ a — T €-1 - 'i ~ Optional I V»T Slda <mm 1 1 r,f Entry ■**><•< h- their department and then go through interviews with .the G. 8.1. and their school district.” After doing this, candidates must then pass an 80-hour training course. “You must be a certified See DA.R.E., Page 36 type of aircraft in the sky includ ing helicopters. Some are built for speed, others are built for acrobat ics. Jim Wikle’s acrobatic biplane has a 2.5 horsepower, four stroke engine. It’s designed for torque strength to pull it up rather than for speed, he said. It is a one-sixth scale model of an actual plane used by the U.S. Acrobatics team. Some racing airplanes, built for speed, can fly as fast as 150- 200 mile per hour. Many in the model airplane sport have been involved in the airplane industry in some capacity. Hy Haggett is a retired educational program instructor for NASA. David Lemley flys real helicopters for Georgia Baptist Medical Center. When Don Urch was asked about his experience flying real airplanes his response came quick. “I used to but I quit. 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