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Organizers have opted to create one CID covering 39 square miles that would have the clout to leverage federal funding for big projects. 3

Chef Asata Reid has lots of fresh veggie fixin’s to support the Thanksgiving bird and titillate the palate. 6

The Columbia High School Marching Eagles will be among groups welcoming Santa Charles at the Gallery at South DeKalb. 10

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Help for families struggling to create Thanksgiving meal Families having a difficult time putting the Thanksgiving meal on the table on Nov. 28 will be getting help from churches and civic and other organizations this weekend.

On Nov. 23, Saint Philip AME Church will provide Thanksgiving boxes loaded with a frozen turkey and all the trimmings to 260 families.

Anna Sutton, who chairs the annual Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway for the church’s Nettie Lewis Moore Missionary Society, said they began planning for the event in August.

“It feels good to serve this many people in need,” she said.

The boxes include fresh white potatoes,

Anna Sutton, chair of Saint Philip AME’s 10th annual Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway, packs food boxes with a frozen turkey and all the trimmings on Nov. 21 for 260 families in need.

canned green beans and collards, rice, stuffing mix, macaroni and cheese boxes, corn muffin mix, and brownie mix for dessert.

This is the 10th annual giveaway for the church. Church members who are sick and shut-in also will get Thanksgiving boxes.

Cathy Celey said it took less than a day to assign most of the boxes to families who pre-registered with the church. They will pick up their boxes at the church’s food pantry from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A few are still available while supplies last.

Overcomers House Inc.’s Mobile Pantry will be distributing food on Nov. 23 at the Please see THANKSGIVING, page 4

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County to beautify South DeKalb Gordon Burkette, the new director of Keep DeKalb Beautiful, and DeKalb interim CEO Lee May discuss the county’s plans to beautify interstate ramps and corridors.

DeKalb rolls out landscaping, road maintenance plan

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

By March 2014, South DeKalb residents will be coming home to landscaped entrance and exit ramps at some of the county’s main interchanges.

The new gateways – with stone monuments and extensive plantings of shrubbery and flowers – will be erected at seven major intersections – I-20 at Turner Hill Road and at Candler Road; I-285 at Memorial Drive, Bouldercrest Road and LaVista Road; I-85 and North Druid Hills Road; and U.S. 78 and Mountain Industrial Boulevard.

The gateways at interchanges on I-20 and I-285 will go in first.

The Wesley Chapel ramp at I-20 is not among them because RaceTrac has committed to landscape and maintain portions of that ramp for two years.

The county enhancements are part of the $2.6 million Operation Freshstart 2.0, rolled out by interim CEO Lee May on Thursday.

At a news briefing on Nov. 18, May said it’s time to beautify the county’s streets, corridors and interchanges and make the county more inviting.

“If we want to be a competitive county, we have to be a clean county, a county that is visually aesthetic and that invites people in,” he said. “We want people to desire to move into our county, and they desire to move into a county that is clean and maintained.”

The initiative, which will be managed by the nonprofit Keep DeKalb Beautiful Inc., aims to achieve a litter-free DeKalb County, inspire children and youth to care for the environment, develop an effective volunteer-based organization, impart the importance of preserving and beautifying neighborhoods onto residents, and promote good environmental stewardship.

Its three-point plan is to support existing

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community beautification efforts, beautify streets and corridors and create gateways, and improve code compliance, including making the county’s “sign of signs” program permanent by removing illegal signs on a weekly basis.

May said that public safety, beautification and economic development go hand in hand and must be addressed.

“Yes, it will cost more money but will yield a return for us that will make us more competitive and ultimately give people a better perspective on our county,” he said.

“Adopting interchanges, adopting additional state roads, increasing our mowing and our litter pickups show that we are serious about this and result in a cleaner DeKalb County.”

May said he is committing the money and manpower in the 2014 budget to create the gateways and to institute monthly mowing along 35 main corridors, removing built-up

gook from the county’s curbs, applying herbicide to control weeds, and removing signs and debris along some of the county’s main public rights of way.

The county also has contracted with a company to do street sweeping and will be mowing 427 other roads quarterly and 65 roads every six weeks.

To facilitate the implementation of the program, the county is signing agreements with the Georgia Department of Transportation to adopt seven interchanges so that it can maintain them on a monthly basis instead of three to four times a year.

May said the interstate exit and entrance ramps are gateways into local communities and that when they are not maintained regularly by the state, people point fingers at the county.

“Whether you are a visitor or you live in DeKalb County, when you are sitting at that

red light, whether you are getting on or getting off the interstate, you sit there looking at yard signs, and grass is up to here,” he said.

May said he got the idea for the robust landscaping and monumental signs from what RaceTrac has committed to do at Wesley Chapel Road’s I-20 interchange.

As part of its rezoning application for a new store at the intersection of Wesley Chapel and Snapfinger Woods Drive in Decatur, RaceTrac agreed to extensively landscape the north side of the I-20-Wesley Chapel interchange and maintain it for two years.

Gordon Burkette, Keep DeKalb Beautiful’s new director, said they are getting a grant from the State Roads and Toll Authority to install two of the new interchange enhancements.

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“The state doesn’t enter into agreements with companies. The county has to do that.”

Two guilty of racketeering in school scandal

By Ken Watts

Former DeKalb Schools Chief Operating Officer Pat Reid and her ex-husband, Tony Pope, were both found guilty of racketeering in the high-profile corruption trial that had transfixed the county for three weeks.

Reid, who was accused of sending $1 million in school business to Pope while they were married, also was found guilty of theft by taking.

Both were found not guilty of theft by taking by a government employee.

A DeKalb County jury handed down the verdict on Nov. 20 after Reid’s attorney Tony Axam filed a motion for a mistrial.

Former School Superintendent Crawford Lewis, who was indicted along with the two in 2010, turned state’s evidence and testified against them.

Reid and Pope will be sentenced in two to four weeks. They were taken from the courtroom in handcuffs.

Reid faces 35 years behind bars and Pope faces 20 years.

Superior Court Judge Cynthia Becker denied Axam’s mistrial motion.

In the motion, Axam said that the jury fore­person sent a note to Becker saying juror No. 78 “was aware of one of the unindicted

Pat Reid, former DeKalb Schools chief operating officer, and ex-husband Tony Pope were found guilty of racketeering.

They will be sentenced in two to four weeks.

co-conspirators in the case and his relationship with the bank where she had once worked.”

The motion said the foreperson’s note implied that this knowledge would negatively affect the jury in its deliberations.

Axam said juror 78 had expressed her concern during jury selection but neither

the defense nor the prosecution asked that she be removed.

Over Axam’s objection, Becker removed the juror and replaced her with an alternate.

Axam said the court is not authorized to remove a juror who may have harbored reasonable doubt.

Superior Court judges to mark Adoption Month November is National Adoption Month and as part of the observance, DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court Debra DeBerry is hosting Adoption Day in DeKalb on Nov. 25.

The 9 a.m. ceremony finalizing several adoptions will take place in the Judicial Tower of Debra DeBerry the DeKalb Courthouse in courtrooms 5C and 5D. “I am delighted to partner with the judges for such a wonderful and inspiring celebration,” DeBerry said.

National Adoption Month focuses attention on children in the Child Welfare system who are in foster care and awaiting adoption. Nov. 23 is National Adoption Day. DeKalb Superior Court Judges Gregory A. Adams and Tangela Barrie will hear the adoptions.

For more information, call Fayron Woodley at 404-687-3873.

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he said.

Edmond Richardson, May’s chief of staff, said they’re pushing to get shrubs installed over the winter so their roots can get established before summer temperatures return.

He said RaceTrac already has submitted its plans to the state for approval and will maintain the plantings for two years after installation. The county has to adopt the interchange from the GDOT so that RaceTrac can do the work.

“The state doesn’t enter into agreements with companies,” he said. “The county has to do that.”

When he was elected to the Board of Commissioners in 2006, May said the county had seven code enforcement officers. Today it

has 25. He said it should have twice as many and he plans to include funds in the 2014 budget for more officers.

May said that adopting interchanges and other state roads and increasing mowing and litter pickups show they are serious about having a cleaner DeKalb.

“When I go to my public meetings, I talk about public safety,” he said. “I talk about beautification and I talk about economic development, and I talk about them in that order because you have to deal with public safety, you have to deal with beautification before you can be a competitive county in terms of economic development.

“This is not rocket science. We know what it takes, but we have to invest in those areas that we believe will ultimately give us returns for the good of our county.”

Monthly mowing and road maintenance DeKalb County will mow and maintain these 35 roads covering 303.6 miles once a month: n Austin Drive n Bouldercrest Road n Cedar Grove Road n Central Drive n Chamblee Tucker Road n Church Street n Columbia Drive n East Ponce de Leon Avenue n Evans Mill Road n Flakes Mill Road n Flat Shoals Road

n Glenwood Road n Gresham Road n Hillandale Drive n Hillvale Road n Kelly Lake Road n Klondike Road n Mall Parkway n Miller Road n Montreal Road n North Decatur Road n North Druid Hills Road n Panola Road

n Peachcrest Road n Rainbow Drive n River Road n Rockbridge Road n Rockspring Road n Snapfinger Road n South Deshon Road n S. Stn. Mtn. Lithonia Road n Stephenson Road n Thompson Mill Road n White Mill Road n Young Road

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Community

“A CID is critical to sustainability and future growth. It’s our time in South DeKalb. ‌ CIDs have not been as prevalent south of I-20.â€?

South DeKalb groups explore formation of ‘East Metro CID’

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Instead of three separate Community Improvement Districts, South DeKalb groups are now looking to form a single CID that would have the resources to transform the area.

The proposed unified “East Metro CID� would cover 39 square miles and merge the efforts by Candler Road, Stonecrest and Wesley Chapel commercial corridors.

Organizers say it has 1,250 commercial properties and would generate projected annual revenues of $2.4 million.

For the CID to fly, organizers need 636 of the property owners to sign on.

By contrast, a Candler Road CID would have yielded projected revenues of $297,798; the Stonecrest CID, $654,844; and the Wesley Chapel CID, just over $1 million.

Michael Hightower, managing partner of the Collaborative Firm, which has been hired to shepherd the formation of the CID through the county approval process, said the formation of one large CID would be a new beginning for South Michael Hightower DeKalb. “A CID is critical to sustainability and future growth,� he told about 25 members of the Wesley Chapel Community Overlay Coalition at a Nov. 19 meeting. “It’s our time in South DeKalb.�

In Community Improvement Districts, commercial property owners tax themselves an extra 2 to 5 mills annually to create a fund to finance roads, bridges, sidewalks, beautification projects, security and other improvements for the designated area. With

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Gil Turman, South DeKalb Neighborhood Coalition leader, speaks to the Wesley Chapel Overlay group on Nov. 19. A single CID for Candler Road, Stonecrest and Wesley Chapel was proposed.

those funds, a CID can leverage up to 10 times more in funding from the federal government.

If approved, the South DeKalb CID would join 17 CIDs across metro Atlanta.

Hightower said the majority of them are located Midtown and north. “CIDs have not been as prevalent south of I-20,� he said.

Organizers are seeking to have the new CID approved by the DeKalb Board of Commissioners by May 2014 and be operational

by July 2014.

They incorporated the nonprofit South DeKalb Improvement Association in Oc-

tober to spearhead the unified effort. Its board is made up of Lithonia Chamber of Commerce President Doreen Carter as chair; community activist Vivian Moore; and businessmen Joseph Marshall, Van Jakes and Bobbie Sanford Arthur Queen.

Hightower said the WCCOC and DeKalb Commissioner Kathy Gannon also will name a member each to that board.

Bobbie Sanford, president of the WCCOC, said Golden Glide Skating Rink owner

Greg Alexander will represent them.

Hightower said the CID’s formation budget is about $386,500.

Sanford said the WCCOC board is in consensus to pass on the $62,000 grant it got in December 2010 from the DeKalb Development Authority to launch its own CID. Hightower said the Stonecrest group also is passing its $60,000 to the new effort and that the unified CID will raise the remaining $264,500.

For now, he said they are calling the effort the East Metro CID but that there will be a formal naming of the group with input from residents.

Gerald McDowell, executive director of the Lilburn CID and a consultant with the Collaborative Firm, said the larger CID would send a strong message to the marketplace. “They will see that Gerald McDowell we have come together to get in the game and to be able to participate in the game,� said McDowell, who lives in the Hidden Hills subdivision. “Candler Road by itself cannot participate, Stonecrest by itself can’t participate.�

McDowell said the larger CID would be in a better position to generate the 20 percent match that would be needed for big projects.

Efforts to start a Wesley Chapel CID date back to November 2010 but were put on hold when the economic recession struck.

David George, president of the South DeKalb Improvement Association who attended the meeting, commended the unified effort. “This is a win-win situation,� he said.

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“I am not a child molester. I’m not a child rapist. I am not a child abuser. I am a child of God.”

2nd mistrial in martial arts molestation case

By Ken Watts

Lithonia taekwondo instructor and worldclass athlete Adrian Spellen was acquitted Monday on one count of child molestation.

Adrian Spellen But for a second time, a DeKalb jury was unable to reach verdicts on the remaining two counts after deliberating for five days.

The jury deadlocked on a count of child molestation and a count of aggravated child molestation.

Judge Clarence Seeliger de-

clared a mistrial on the remaining counts and Spellen is a free man.

Spellen, who owns Powerkicks Martial Arts on Miller Road, was taken into custody on June 25, 2011, accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl in his studio.

Earlier in the trial, the girl told jurors that Spellen molested her twice at the studio in May and June of 2011.

Her family members were stunned by the verdict.

“We’re shocked and disappointed,” said the girl’s mother.

“We thought there was more than enough strong, truthful testimony to get a conviction in

the case. The worst part was going back home and telling my daughter the outcome after what she had been through.”

This was Spellen’s second trial.

The first, in November 2012, also ended in a mistrial.

Spellen’s family embraced him for several minutes in the courtroom after the verdict. Outside the courthouse, an angry Spellen insisted he had not molested anyone.

“I am not a child molester. I’m not a child rapist. I am not a child abuser. I am a child of God,” Spellen said. “My name has been tarnished. I have lost a lot.”

His attorney John Turner said the case was extremely weak. “It was a classic ‘He say, she say,’” he said.

Powerkicks trains children 5 to 18 in taekwondo. It has more than 50 regional and state champions and 20 national champions. In the 2010 AAU National Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., its students brought home four gold, two silver and five bronze medals.

Spellen, a competitor and trainer for nearly 20 years, is a five-time national champion and a silver medalist at the 2010 South American Games in Medellin, Colombia.

He also had been scheduled to compete for Guyana in taekwondo in the 2012 Olympics.

District attorney’s spokesman Erik Burton said prosecutors will review the case before deciding their next move.

McNair Academy shooter indicted on 13 counts

‘Sistas 4 Assata’ concert to honor exiled activists

lice evacuated 800 stuMichael Brandon dents and 70 faculty and Hill, accused of terrorstaff before Antoinette izing staff and students Tuff, a bookkeeper in the at Ronald E. McNair Disfront office, persuaded covery Learning Acadhim to surrender. emy on Aug. 20, has been The indictment said indicted by a DeKalb Hill “did threaten to grand jury. commit murder, a crime In the indictment Michael Hill of violence, with the released on Nov. 15, Hill faces 13 criminal counts including purpose of causing the evacuaaggravated assault against a peace tion of a building occupied and officer, terroristic threats, burglary utilized by McNair Discovery and carrying a weapon within cer- Learning Center.”

He was arrested without incitain school areas.

Police say Hill, 20, fired at least a dent and there were no injuries. half-dozen shots at DeKalb officers His family said he has a troubled and Georgia state troopers with an past that includes treatment for AK-47 from inside the school. Po- a mental disorder.

A lineup of talented singers and dancers will perform at “Sistas 4 Assata” on Nov. 29 at Origin Studios in Lithonia.

The concert in honor of exiled political activists Assata Shakur and Nehanda Abiodun features Akua Taylor, the Tallowah Dance Ensemble, Born to Sing, Nefertiti and the nefTUNES, Monica Raye, and Aja Ray to spread awareness about Shakur and Abiodun.

Tickets are $10 and proceeds benefit Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute, a home school tutorial project for children from grades pre-k to 8 that is affiliated with First Afrikan Presbyterian Church. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Officer investigated for shooting teen

By Ken Watts

DeKalb Police are investigating the shooting of a 16-year-old boy on Nov. 20 by an officer at the Citgo gas station on Columbia Drive in Decatur.

Spokeswoman Mekka Parish said the police officer responded to a suspicious person call from the gas station near the I-20 ramp at noon.

On arrival at the scene, she said the officer detained two people and called for backup.

“As backup arrived, the officer was search-

ing one of the detainees who began to struggle with her,” Parish said. “She drew her Taser and fired but missed. The suspect tried to grab the officer’s Taser and struggled with her before the officer shot him once in the leg.”

The second detainee was not involved in the struggle, police said.

Parish said the wounded teen was transported to the hospital. There was no word on his condition or possible charges. The officer was not injured and her name was not released.

She will remain on routine administrative leave until the investigation is completed.

Shakur is an ex-Black Panther and escaped prisoner living under political asylum in Cuba. She was charged in several crimes including the shooting death of a New Jersey state trooper in the 1970s.

Abiodun, a former Black Liberation Army member, was active in the New African Independence Movement in the United States in the 1970s. She also lives in Cuba.

The FBI linked Abiodun to Shakur’s escape from prison, and she also is wanted for a string of robberies.

Origin Nile Studios is at 3026 Miller Road. For more information and tickets, visit www.cadnational .org or call 770-987-9390.

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interns to apply The nonprofit Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless is accepting applications for its internship program.

Dec. 6 is the deadline to apply for the 16week spring 2014 session that takes place Jan. 14-May 2. For the 12-week summer session that takes place May 20-Aug. 8, the deadline is April 11.

For applications, program requirements and other information, email tallen@hoseafeed thehungry.com.

Group seeks food donations to stuff holiday baskets THANKSGIVING,

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Healing Place Church in Loganville. The food giveaway begins at 1 p.m.

Healing Place Church/Bethany Christian Church is at 781 Athens Highway.

The nonprofit serves DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, where 17 percent and 12 percent of residents, respectively, live below the poverty line.

For more information or to donate, visit www .myovercomershouse.com or call 678-575-6608.

The nonprofit Deskan Institute in Stone Mountain, which provides a food pantry and help for the homeless, is collecting food for Thanksgiving baskets for

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families who need help with the holiday meal.

Because of an average cut of $36 in food stamp benefits that went into effect this month in Georgia, the group says that this Thanksgiving will be harder than usual for many struggling families.

“We want to help make the holiday brighter by providing food baskets,” said Jason Liverpool, the group’s organizer.

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“It’s mind boggling how much work we’ve done. Everybody here got behind it, and everybody worked very hard.”

DeKalb Recorders Court has a new look, no case backlog

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

When Chief Judge Nellie Withers was appointed to the DeKalb Recorders Court four years ago, there were three courtrooms and a backlog of 100,000 cases.

Some of those cases dated back to the mid-1980s.

Today, the court that tries traffic, property and code violations has five courtrooms and no case backlog.

Most importantly, Withers says that traffic violators can now expect their cases to be resolved in 45 days.

“Today, we are very pretty efficient,” she said. “We are trying people with tickets that were issued this year.”

In 2010, she said the court was trying tickets that were 3 and 4 years old.

Today, they have 500 to 1,000 cases to be scheduled for trial, compared with 30,000 waiting for arraignment in 2010.

The Court, at 3630 Camp Circle in Decatur, handles misdemeanor traffic, shoplifting, possession of alcohol by minor , and possession of marijuana and all ordinance violations in the county’s unincorcorporated areas..

With five courtrooms in operation, Withers said the court is now trying 1,000 cases a day and the goal is to try all cases within 45 days of tickets being issued.

“We don’t reset cases,” she said. “People are required to pay.”

On Nov. 21, Withers and Interim CEO Lee May hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to signal the culmination of a $4 million transformation that took place under her leadership.

The final leg of the work was the enlargement of the building’s front lobby to accommodate a larger number of people paying

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The DeKalb Recorders Court now has five courtrooms, and traffic violators can expect their cases to be resolved in 45 days. hief Chief Judge Nellie Withers (left)ed the effort to renovate the court and cleared case backlog.

traffic and other fines.

Withers said the funds, approved in 2010 by the DeKalb Board of Commissioners, paid to reconfigure the space inside the building to create the extra courtrooms, move back the cashiers windows to create the lobby, and relocate the court’s warrant section next door to the DeKalb Police Bobby Burgess Building.

Withers, who was impatient with the slow pace of government, created the first new courtroom in 2011 out of the storage room that once housed boxes and boxes of backlogged tickets.

Members of her staff cleared the room of the boxes and shelves, painted, and salvaged furnishings from the Juvenile Court to create the courtroom that helped her to run an additional 500 cases a week.

Between 2010 and Nov. 20, 2013, Recorders Court closed 664,701 cases and collected $113.6 million in fines. In the three years

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before her arrival, it closed 409,186 cases and collected $64.7 million in fines.

The county is now installing a new $1.9 million case management system that Withers says will render the court paperless.

She said the Police Department is already electronically filing 40 percent of the tickets it writes, and the goal is to get to 100 percent.

“Electronic filing eliminates opportunities for date entry errors that could reflect negatively on defendants,” she said.

The court also has streamlined its operations.

Withers says Code Enforcement cases are tried on Tuesday, and on Wednesday they have HDPI Court, a Homes Diversion Pilot Initiative for repeat offenders who are primarily homeless veterans and people with mental health and substance abuse issues.

She said they are offered treatment options and other resources to help them get back on their feet.

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With changes made by the Board of Commissioners for handling civil code, Recorders Court no longer has to dismiss code violation cases. If violators don’t show up in court, Withers said the court puts liens on their property, “They are responding to a lien on their property,” she said.

Looking back to where the court has come from, Withers said it’s quite amazing.

“It’s mind boggling how much work we have done,” she said. “Everybody here got behind it, and everybody worked very hard.”

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November 23, 2013

“I like to get as many vegetables on the table as possible amid starchy dressings, casseroles and mac-and-cheese.”

Give nutritious vegetables some love at Thanksgiving table Honey-glazed Cabbage 1 head cabbage, sliced, core removed 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 tablespoon honey Salt and pepper

I look forward to Thanksgiving all year!

It’s my favorite holiday, filled with family, friends and food. I even collect recipes yearround to debut during the big food fest.

Of course we always have the traditional Turkey and cranberry sauce, but I like to get as many vegetables on the table as posLife Chef Asata Reid sible amid the starchy dressings, casseroles and mac-and-cheese. With all that cooking going on, it’s good to have a cadre of and side dishes to add to your Turkey Day vegetable-based dishes that are quick and repertoire!

Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving! easy to prepare. I offer up these soup, salad

Eating Healthy

Heat oil with garlic over mediumhigh heat in a large skillet or pot. Add cabbage and sauté until it starts to wilt.

Add salt, pepper and paprika and stir well. Stir in honey to coat and serve.

Chimichurri Potato Salad

Rosemary Garlic Black-eyed Peas ½ cup olive oil 2 sprigs fresh rosemary 2 garlic cloves, mashed 1 bag frozen, cooked blackeyed peas In a medium-sized pan, slowly heat oil, rosemary and garlic over medium-low heat until garlic begins to sizzle and starts to brown. Turn up the heat and carefully add the black-eyed peas. Continue cooking until peas are tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

For the salad 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes 1 pound baby red potatoes 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and pepper Chimichurri (recipe to follow)

For the chimichurri 1 cup fresh Italian parsley (packed) ½ cup fresh cilantro (packed) 2 tablespoons fresh oregano 2 large garlic cloves

Sweet Potato Soup 2 tablespoons (¼ stick) butter or olive oil 1 cup chopped onion 2 small celery stalks, chopped 1 large garlic clove, chopped 1½ pounds sweet potatoes (yams), peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 5 cups) 4 cups chicken stock (or vegetable broth) 1 cinnamon stick ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1½ cups half-and-half (or milk substitute) 2 tablespoons maple syrup

½ cup olive oil 1/3 cup red wine vinegar ½ teaspoon crushed red chile flakes ¼ teaspoon ground cumin

Melt the butter in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion and sauté for about 5 minutes. Add chopped celery stalks and sauté about 5 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 2 minutes.

Add sweet potatoes, chicken stock, cinnamon stick, and nutmeg; bring to boil.

Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.

Remove cinnamon stick and discard. Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return to pot.

Add half-and-half and maple syrup and stir over medium-low heat to heat through. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared a day ahead.)

Prepare the chimichurri sauce by combining chimichurri ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Cover and set aside.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash the potatoes, and cut them into 1½-inch chunks. Cook for about 6-8 minutes, or until just fork tender, then drain completely and set aside to cool completely.

Combine the potatoes and about 1/3 cup of chimichurri sauce and fold together gently.

Garnish with extra chimichurri and herbs, and serve as an entree or side.

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Jalapeno Cheddar Corn Cakes 2 cups Arrowhead Mills corn bread mix 2 tablespoons olive oil 1¼ cup water 6 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely diced Salt and pepper to taste Combine all ingredients, stir until blended. Heat a griddle or large skillet to medium-high and coat lightly with oil. Using a spoon, drop quarter-sized rounds onto the griddle. Cook until batter is set, then flip each cake and finish cooking about 3 more minutes. Serve warm.

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November 23, 2013

“We appreciate everything that everybody’s been doing. We know we have a little angel watching over us.”

Salem Middle students show love to family hit by tragedy

By Ken Watts

When Yolanda Jones and her children Stephon and LaToya were honored last week by eighth-grade students at Salem Middle School in Lithonia, there were very few dry eyes in the room.

Jones and her children were on the receiving end of a lot of love from the students because the family lost 5-year-old Autumn Saniya Mack in a tragic accident on Halloween night while they Autumn Mack were trick-or-treating.

Autumn slipped away from her mother and was struck by a minivan on Pepperdine Drive in Decatur.

She died a short time later at the hospital.

The accident happened just a block away from Chapel Hill Elementary where Autumn was a student.

The driver was not charged.

Moved by the tragedy, classmates of Autumn’s brother and sister created handcrafted sympathy cards for them and collected cash, which they stuffed into a mug for the family.

Their kindness brought the grieving mom to tears.

“We appreciate everything that everybody’s been doing,” she said during the presentation ceremony in the school’s Yolanda Jones media center. “We know we have a little angel watching over us.”

Yolanda Jones gets a hug and words of comfort at Salem Middle School in Lithonia.

Her 5-year-old daughter, Autumn Mack, was hit by a minivan while trick-or-treating on Halloween.

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Jones said parents, children and siblings should share their love every day before they leave home.

She said the loss has hit the family hard but they’re coping.

“Please watch out for these two,” she said, motioning to Stephon and LaToya, who attend 8th and 6th grade at Salem Middle.

Afterward, the students showered her with hugs.

Jones, who is a medical assistant, said she and her children moved to Ellenwood in April from Augusta.

“We don’t know a lot of people here so it means a lot to us that the community has reached out to us,” she said.

Tuqwan Taylor, the school’s assistant principal, said he believes the experience, though emotionally challenging, was a teachable moment that will help the stu-

dents grow.

“This helps them think beyond themselves for a minute,” he said.

Jones said she did not have life insurance on Autumn and the family still faces huge expenses from the funeral, burial and hospital. A memorial fund has been set up at Wells Fargo Bank in the name Autumn Saniya Mack. Contributions can be made at any Wells Fargo branch.

Student, adults injured in crash involving DeKalb school bus

By Ken Watts

The front of a DeKalb County school bus was heavily damaged in a Nov. 20 collision with a vehicle on Clifton Church Road. A Cedar Grove High student and the drivers were hurt.

A Cedar Grove High School student and two adults were rushed to the hospital after a DeKalb Schools bus and a Chevy Impala collided on Nov. 20 on Clifton Church Road.

Students who were on board the bus say it could have been a lot worse if it hadn’t been for the skill of driver Tiffany Whitfield who kept the bus from flipping over.

Most of the 17 students were not hurt, but a parent took one girl to the hospital with a foot injury.

Whitfield and the Impala’s driver, Lisa Grier of Atlanta, were transported by ambulance.

“Their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening,” said DeKalb Fire Capt. Eric Jackson.

The crash at Clifton Church Road and Sugar Creek Cove crumpled the car so badly that emergency crews had to free Grier from the wreckage. The left front of the bus was heavily damaged.

Police cited Grier for failure to maintain a lane. Students say she slammed into the bus after swerving to miss another vehicle. Whitfield was able to steer the bus off the road and into the woods after the impact, narrowly missing a telephone pole.

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Finance

Wells Fargo’s donations have exceeded $1 million since the giving program started five years ago.

Saint Philip is holding its popular free shredding event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 30 in the parking lot facing Candler Road.

Wells Fargo funds DeKalb groups Camp Sunshine and the Women’s Resource Center were among 23 DeKalb nonprofits that received $1,000 from Wells Fargo Bank during its recent annual Days of Giving.

Camp Sunshine enriches the lives of children with cancer and their families through recreational, educational and support programs. The Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence provides emergency shelter and services to battered women and their children and works to change attitudes through education and advocacy.

The DeKalb organizations were among 12 DeKalb groups that received $1,000 checks on Oct. 29 at Wells Fargo’s community breakfast at the Evergreen Marriott Resort in Stone Mountain Park. Metrowide, the bank donated to 240 groups.

The other DeKalb recipients include Beverly Cunningham Outreach Program, Center for Pan Asian Community Services, DeKalb Initiative for Children and Fami-

lies, Elaine Clark Center for Growth, Empty Stocking Fund, Equality Foundation of Georgia, Fugees Family, Home Aid Atlanta, International Rescue Committee, International Women’s House, Mack’s Miracles, My Brother’s Keepers Reaching Out (I Care Atlanta), Refugee Women’s Network, Saving Our Children and Families, Seajoy Family Service Center, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Teach a Child to Fish, the Earl & Carolyn Glenn Foundation – Unconditional Love for Children, United Methodist Children’s Home of North Georgia Conference, WOW In Sync, and Young People Matter.

Since the giving program started five years ago, Wells Fargo’s donations have exceed $1 million.

Robert Dobbs, a Wells Fargo business banking area manager, said the program is a cornerstone of the bank’s local giving and volunteerism.

Wells Fargo’s employees also gave or pledged $1.46 million this fall in the United Way and Community Support campaign.

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The third annual community shredding event is hosted by Saint Philip’s Community Development Corp.

It takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the church’s parking lot facing Candler Road.

The church is at the corner of Candler Road and Memorial Drive, 240 Candler Road S.E. For more information, visit www .saintphilip.org or call 404-371-0749.

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Legal Notices 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++13CV7660-4++ Marsha A. Clark Plaintiff Vs. Jeffery L. Clark Defendant TO: Jeffery Clark 3331 Fannin Ct Lithonia, GA 30038

By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated October 21,2013 you are hereby notified that on June 18,2013 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is Marsha A. Clark 3331Fannin Ct Lithonia, Ga 30088. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, October 21, 2013.

Witness the Honorable Gail C. Flake Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 16th day of October, 2013.

10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++13CV11271-1++ Timka LaShaye Burson Plaintiff Vs. William Paul Burson III Defendant TO: William Paul Burson III 69 Maypop Lane Decatur, Ga 30035

By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated October 15,2013 you are hereby notified that on October 19,2013 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is Timka Burson 5605 Tree Hills Pkwy Stone Mountain, Ga 30088.

Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, October 15, 2013.

Witness the Honorable Courtney L. Johnson Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 15th day of October, 2013.

10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++13CV11193-10++ Karon Houpt Plaintiff Vs. John Houpt

Defendant TO: John Houpt 250 Al Henderson Blvd Savannah, Ga 31419

By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated October 15,2013 you are hereby notified that on October 7,2013 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is Karon Houpt 989 Forest Path Stone Mountain, Ga 30088. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, October 15, 2013.

Witness the Honorable Tangela M. Barrie Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 15th day of October, 2013.

10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV11423-8++ Emma Earline Shinault filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on October 8, 2013 to change the name from: Emma Earline Shinault to Emma Earline Gooden.

Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed.

Dated: October 8, 2013 Emma Gooden Petitioner, Pro se 38 Pine Tree Cir Decatur, Ga 30032 (770) 866-9296 Asha F. Jackson 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16

Notice of Petition to Change Name(s) of Minor Child(ren) in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV11422-2++ Donte Stanley filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on October 9,2013 to change the name(s) of the following minor child(ren) from: Dacori Aquanas Stanley to Dacori Aquanas Jeter.

Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed.

Dated: October 9, 2013 Donte Stanley Petitioner, Pro se c/o Donte Stanley, Esq. 3513 Waldrop Ridge Ln Decatur, Ga 30034

11/02, 11/09, 11/16, 11/23

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++13CV11421-2++ Jessica Howard-Foster Plaintiff Vs. Quovadas O. Foster Defendant

By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated October 28,2013 you are hereby notified that on October 12,2013 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Compliant for Divorce without Minor Children You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is N/A. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, October 28, 2013.

Witness the Honorable Asha F. Jackson Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 28th day of October, 2013.

11/09, 11/16, 11/23, 11/27

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV10672-7++ Timothy Lee Moses filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on November 4, 2013 to change the name from: Timothy Lee Moses to Tyrone Joshua Smith.

Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed.

Dated: November 28, 2013 Tyrone Joshua Smith aka Timothy Lee Moses Petitioner, Pro se 4265 Rue St Germal Stone Mountain, Ga 30083 (404)-801-6061 Daniel M. Coursey 11/16, 11/23, 11/27, 12/7

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV10889-7++ Emerson Howard filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on November 8, 2013 to change the name from: Emerson Howard to Emerson Howard Willingham.

Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed.

Dated: October 31, 2013 Emerson Willingham Petitioner, Pro se

2060 Marco Drive Decatur, Ga 30032 Daniel M. Coursey 11/16, 11/23, 11/27, 12/7

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV10626-8++ Anna Regina Kelly Mons filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on October 21, 2013 to change the name from: Anna Regina Kelly Mons to AnnaRegina Hollywood Kelly- Mons.

Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed.

Dated: October 21, 2013 AnnaRegina Hollywood Kelly- Mons Petitioner, Pro se 2333 Limehurst Dr. NE Atlanta, Ga 30319 (404)-438-9046 Linda W. Hunter 11/16, 11/23, 11/27, 12/7

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV10455-2++ Willie Thomas Eberhart Jr. filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on October 22, 2013 to change the name from: Willie Henderson to Willie Thomas Eberhart Jr.. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed.

Dated: October 22, 2013 Willie Thomas Eberhart Jr. Petitioner, Pro se 1833 Sangabriel Ave Decatur, Ga 30032 (404)-288-4215 Asha F. Jackson 11/16, 11/23, 11/27, 12/7

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV10555-2++ Beverly Ann Beckwith filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on October 30, 2013 to change the name from: Beverly Ann Beckwith to Beverly Ann Hayes. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed.

Dated: October 30, 2013 Beverly Ann Beckwith Petitioner, Pro se 2245 Leslie Brook Drive Decatur, Ga 30035 (404)-246-7478 Asha F. Jackson 11/16, 11/23, 11/27, 12/7

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV9971-4++ Deandre K. Rush filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on September 17, 2013 to change the name from: Deandre Keshan Rush to Ishmarl Ghani. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed.

Dated: September 19, 2013 Deandre Keshan Rush Petitioner, Pro se 6256 Hilldale Drive Apt 100 Lithonia, Ga 30058 (404)-552-2098 Gail C. Flake 11/16, 11/23, 11/27, 12/7

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++13CV10352-7++ ShyRonda Johnson Plaintiff Vs. Michael Carter Defendant TO: Michael Carter 2167 Panola Rd Lithonia, Ga 30058

By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated October 29,2013 you are hereby notified that on October 23,2013 the above-named Plaintiff

filed suit against you for: Complaint for Divorce You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is 2200 Acelia Court Decatur, Ga 30034. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, October 29, 2013.

Witness the Honorable Daniel M. Coursey, Jr. Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 29th day of October, 2013 11/23, 11/27, 12/7, 12/14

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action # ++13CV8057-3++ Letitia Pope Plaintiff Vs. Douglas Pope Defendant TO: Douglas Pope

By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated November 11, 2013 you are hereby notified that on July 29, 2013 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for: Divorce You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is Nancy Rhinehart 246 Sycamore St, Ste 120 Decatur, Ga 30030.

Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, November 13, 2013.

Witness the Honorable Clarence Seeliger Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 14th day of November, 2013.

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Dexter Eugene Evans Donnell Anthony Melton Marcus Leon Canull 3091 Orbit Circle, 5794 Timor Trail 1333 Stone Race Drive, Lithonia, GA 30038 Stone Mountain, GA 30083 Ellenwood, GA 30294 Charge of Child Pornog- Charge of Rape, Incest, Charge of Statutory Rape Aggravated Sexual Convicted on 4/17/2012 raphy/Film/Photo, AgBattery and Child gravated Criminal Sexual Molestation 7 CTS Abuse with Victim 13-16 Convicted on 6/9/2000 Convicted on 10/28/2003

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Holiday

November 23, 2013

“The holidays are a special time for families and it is a privilege to contribute to the magic of the season.”

Macy’s 66th Great Tree Lighting promises lots of delights More than 100,000 people are expected to night tradition for more than six attend Macy’s 66th Annual Great Tree Lightdecades. ing on Nov. 28 at Lenox Square.

“The holidays are a special time The holiday tradition, which takes place for families and it is a privilege to from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving, will incontribute to the magic of the seaclude performances from country singer and son,” Krauter said. songwriter Brett Eldredge, Megan Hilty of For more than nine years, NBC’s “Smash” and “Sean Saves the World,” patients of the Aflac Cancer and and “The Voice” Season 4 finalist Judith Brett Eldredge Blood Disorders Center of ChilJudith Hill Megan Hilty Hill. dren’s Healthcare of Atlanta have A pre-show concert featuring behind-the-scenes interviews and served as the honorary tree-lighters. This year’s honor goes to Lailah performances by the evening’s entertainers begins at 5:15 p.m. The Stoudenmire and Jake Russell, who will help flip the switch to ilfestivities culminate with fireworks set to holiday music. luminate the tree.

For the first time in 66 years, the Great Tree will be an artificial The Macy’s Great Tree Children’s Choir – 140 Sarah Smith Eltree that will be displayed in the North Macy’s parking lot and not ementary fourth- and fifth-graders directed by their music teacher on the mall’s roof.

Neil Thompson – will sing holiday favorites.

The reusable tree, manufactured by Atlanta-based Christmas Macy’s Magical Stars, made up of graduates and current students Lights Etc., stands 56 feet tall and is adorned with 45,000 white and of the Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts, multicolored sparkling LED twinkle lights. will present a high-energy, festive and fun performance choreoMore than 8 miles of light strings will be draped around the graphed by Cindy M. Reiser, a graduate of the CCCEPA program. tree. The giant star atop the Great Tree will shine more than 56 feet The tree lighting will be aired live on WSB-TV at 6 p.m. Anchor above onlookers.

Jovita Moore and meteorologist David Chandley will emcee the Michael Krauter, Macy’s president and regional director of event. stores, said generations of families have shared in the Thanksgiving For more information, visit www.macys.com.

Mall Santas will all be in town on Nov 23 and ready for photo ops Santa is back in town, and he is taking up residence at area malls for the holidays.

On Nov. 23, Santa Charles and Santa Hugh will arrive at the Gallery at South DeKalb and at North DeKalb Mall, respectively.

Santa Charles arrives at 6 p.m. to begin his second season at the Santa Charles Santa Hugh Santa Dan Gallery at South DeKalb, which is known for its naturally bearded African- and the school’s Step Team.

American Santa.

The Chocolettes, who will appear in “A A parade of costumed characters and Soulful Christmas” at the Porter Sanford III the Georgia Stars Academy of Dance Drill Performing Arts Center, will perform imTeam, Stepp Stewart’s Chocolettes, Beulah mediately after the parade.

Missionary Baptist Church Cub Scout Troop Santa Hugh begins his 29th consecutive No. 889, year at North DeKalb Mall at 11 a.m. He is Rainbow Academy of Dance, and the stationed near Ross.

BLADE Academy of the Arts and Fitness ProAt the Mall at Stonecrest, Santa Dan is gram will herald his arrival to the music of already in his big chair near Sears. He arrived the Columbia High School Marching Eagles on Nov. 16 with Nickelodeon’s Dora the

Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants and Stone Mountain on Nov. 29 with a parade, is taking photos with kids and adults. music, fireworks, kids activities and the lighting of the Christmas tree.

To visit Santa: The festivities kick off at 4 p.m., and the The Gallery at South DeKalb is at 2801 parade starts at 6 with bagpipers, the amCandler Road in Decatur. For more informa- phibious duck from Stone Mountain Park, tion, visit www.galleryatsouthdekalb.com or classic cars and motorcycles, elves, merchant call 404-241-2431. cars and floats, choir music, and the ConunThe Mall at Stonecrest is at I-20 and drums Women’s Drumming group.

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Santa’s arrival in the parade and the North DeKalb Mall is at 2050 Law- lighting of the tree are highlights before the renceville Highway in Decatur. Visit http:// fireworks extravaganza at 7. www.northdekalbmall.com./#!events/ceri or The Christmas Parade is sponsored by the call 404-320-7960. nonprofit Main Street Stone Mountain.

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“Whether at a lunch counter, on a Freedom Ride, or behind bars … he was unafraid to take bold action in the face of fierce resistance.”

Civil rights legend Rev. C.T. Vivian get Presidential Medal

By Ken Watts

Civil rights icon Rev. C.T. Vivian received the nation’s highest civilian award from President Barack Obama on Wednesday.

Vivian, 89, was honored in the East Room of the White House with 15 other luminaries, including former President Bill Clinton, media mogul Oprah Winfrey and baseball legend Ernie Banks.

The White House citation read before Obama draped the red, white and blue medal around his neck called Vivian “a stalwart activist on the march toward racial equality.”

“Whether at a lunch counter, on a Freedom Ride, or behind the bars of a prison cell, he was unafraid to take bold action in the face of fierce resistance,” it said.

Obama said that in America’s quest for civil rights in the 1940s through the 1960s, “time and again Reverend Vivian was among the first to go in. And now, at the age of 89, he is still in the action, pushing us closer to our national goals.”

Vivian said he has collected “stacks” of awards over the years, but he hopes this one will help draw attention to the causes to which he has devoted his life.

The Rev. C.T. Vivian receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 20 from President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House.

“People will listen that wouldn’t otherwise listen and that’s what’s important,” he said. “If it doesn’t help you help somebody, then it might as well not be there.”

After the White House ceremony, he added: “It’s like the laying on of hands, when the nation says that you have served well.”

Vivian, who was born in Howard, Mo.,

While studying for the ministry at Nashville’s American Baptist College in 1959, Vivian worked closely with the Rev. James Lawson, a Methodist minister who trained him and others to resist people who opposed their desegregation efforts.

Their work eventually led to the removal of “colored” and “white” signs above public drinking fountains in Nashville.

In 1960, Vivian became part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s executive staff at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta – a group he now leads as interim president.

By 1961, Vivian was a pastor and editor for a Baptist Sunday school publication. That year he became one of the first Freedom Riders to travel by bus from Nashville to Jackson, Miss., where he was arrested and beaten.

The incident that brought him international news coverage came in 1965 during a confrontation in front of a Selma, Ala., courthouse when Sheriff Jim Clark blocked civil rights activists’ attempts to register to vote. Vivian, who was struck and bloodied, did not back down, telling Clark: “If we’re wrong, why don’t you arrest us?”

on July 30, 1924, moved with his mother to Macomb, Ill. as a child. He went on to graduate from Western Illinois University and worked as a sports editor on the university’s newspaper.

After graduation, he took part in his first sit-ins, which successfully integrated Barton’s cafeteria in Peoria, Ill., in 1947.

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