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Wednesday's edition of the
Forsyth County News.
He talks
to critters
Consultant says
telepathy lets him
link with animals
Jennifer Sami
Staff Writer
Telecommunications to telepathy isn’t a
typical career change, but Tim Link isn’t a
typical guy.
It was at an all-day animal communica¬
tions workshop that Link said he first realized
he was able to talk to animals t— and under¬
stand when they talked back.
After a few years working on animal com¬
munications with friends’ pets and at the
humane society, Link decided to leave his 20
year career in telecommunications to pursue
animal communications full time.
Link is the owner of Cumming-based
Wagging Tales Inc., a consulting practice that
focuses on helping people better communicate
with their pets.
“i just sort of woke up one day and real¬
ized this is my passion, animals are my pas¬
sion and this is where I needed to be,” he said.
44 So instead of wasting time working in
my
corporate America, why not put this talent to
use to help animals and their human compan¬
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Link works through telephone conversa¬
tions, e-mail consultations or in-person visits.
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Kassie, a 10-year-old Labrador, rests on
Friday as Tim Link talks about working
with animals during a home visit.
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Top photo, Terry Smith
stands beside an avenue of
flags Friday morning at the
Memorial Day Ceremonies in
Cumming. Above, Dean
Smith bows his head for a
moment at the event. Right,
Winnie Tallant, widow of the
late Bobby Tallant, helps
untie the rope around the
new flag with her son Rex
Tallant.
Photos/Emity Saunders
INDEX
Abby............. 5B
Classifieds.. 3C
Deaths......... 2A
Forsyth Life IB
Horoscope. 5B
Opinion....... 10A
Sports........... 1C
Family laments loss of son
Late chef described as congenial Christian
By Julie Arrington
and Frank Reddy
Staff Writers
Sean McLendon remembers
longtime friend and co-worker
Justin Hayes as a “soft-spoken,
family-oriented Christian people
loved to be around.”
McLendon, 38, said he couldn’t
believe it Wednesday night when
he heard the news of 25-year-old
Hayes’ death from a fall at Turner
Field.
.. He was an incredible individ¬
ual,” McLendon said. “He was the
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kind of person you just loved to be
around. Justin had a demeanor that
brought happiness to everyone.”
Hayes, a North Forsyth High
School graduate, was at the Braves
game with several other friends
from the Firewater Chophouse
restaurant in Cumming. They
called McLendon about 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday, “moments after it hap¬
pened,” he said.
According to McLendon, the
group was leaving the stadium
when Hayes sat on the handrail to
slide down it “as guys sometimes
do.
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Move to 6-AAAA
gives Dawgs new
slate of foes.
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LIFE, IB
Patriotism at Pinecrest
Atlanta police
reports have said
alcohol may have
been a factor in
the fall, but Mc¬
Lendon said he
did not feel
drinking was to
blame.
McLendon said there was no
pushing around or horseplay ... he
See LOSS, Page 2A
Obituary, page 2A
Flags unfurled as
Cumming marks
Memorial Day
By Frank Reddy
Staff Writer
Veterans, their family members and
Forsyth County residents just out to show a
little patriotism gathered Friday for this year’s
Memorial Day Ceremonies and Avenue of
Flags Dedication.
Cumming Mayor H. Ford Gravitt gave the
opening remarks, then introduced Rick and
Lucy Harris, parents of Army 1st Lt. Noah
Harris, who died June 18, 2005, in Iraq.
Debbie Yff presented the Harris family
with a memorial quilt to honor their son’s sac¬
rifice for the country. Yff is the coordinator
for the Home of the Brave Quilt Program, a
group that has made and distributed 2,100
replica Civil War era quilts in gratitude for
military sacrifice.
Forsyth County residents Gene and Alice
Spragg showed their gratitude by sporting red,
white and blue button-up T-shirts.
.. We’re just very patriotic,” Gene Spragg
said. “We’ve been coming to this thing for a
long time, and this is the best one yet.”
See VALOR, Page 6A
Vets share tales, page 1B
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