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Filename: A1-MAIN-AJCD0821-3THRE created: Aug 21 2006 Username: SPEED7 AJCD0821-3DOT Monday, Aug 21, 2006 MAIN 1 A 3DOT 1 A Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 1 A Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 3DOT Filename: A1-MAIN-AJCD0821-3THRE created: Aug 21 2006 Username: SPEED7 growth creeps into Ball Ground By AIXA M. PASCUAL Growing up in Ball Ground in the 1960s, Tim Cavender says he had best He remembers playing in the woods behind his home, visiting his grandma at the general store after school and dropping by the soda fountain at the variety store for a cherry Coke. knew everybody in the he says. For the most part, little has changed in Ball Ground in the past 40 years. In fact, the town on the northern edge of booming Cherokee County has as many residents today as it had in its glory days in the 1920s.

And downtown is still contained on a quiet road called Gilmer Ferry, which features a handful of shops and little But Cavender, 48, can see the writing on the wall and the backhoes in the distance. Growth is catching up with one of 10-county metro northernmost outposts. New subdivisions, with names such as Lantern Walk and Mountain Brooke North, are the signs of changing times. bothers me some that popping up. With that comes the FRANK NIEMEIR Staff Four large housing developments and two smaller ones are changing small Ball Ground, including these homes in a subdivision dubbed Lantern Walk.

Please see BALL GROUND, A 4 As new subdivisions rise in north Cherokee town, some residents fear congestion, loss of small-town atmosphere. Gifts or trash? IRS toughens tax break By MARY DALRYMPLE Associated Press Washington Donating an old toaster or TV to charity count as a tax deduction if not in good condition. And those used undies and socks? Any household item with little value likely qualify for a deduction under new federal tax rules for charitable giving and receiving. Many charities support the changes. Dave Barringer, a vice president at Goodwill Industries International, said they will reinforce a common message: a place to dump people take that to Barringer said.

Please see GIVING, A 4 THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION CHECK FOR BREAKING NEWS UPDATES AT AJC.COM IN SPORTS IN SPORTS IN LIVING Copyright 2006, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Atlanta Journal-Constitution MONDAY, AUG. 21, 2006 ONLINE AT AJC.COM Sparks bring splashes B8 INSIDE TODAY The daring young man in the hat With a style that seems laid-back even when in midair, Kenny Chesney delivers the goods. In Concert, C2 Campbell goes to prison today Former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell (above) will serve 30 months in a facility in Florida. Metro, B1 Glavine could be out for season The Mets pitcher and lifetime Atlanta hero may have a dangerous blood clot. Sports, D7 A perfect meal, but bittersweet As Guenter Seeger prepares to shut his world-famous Atlanta restaurant, fellow chefs come to break bread with him and toast his legacy.

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By BOB KEEFE and CRAIG SIMONS Los Angeles The suspect in the killing of 6- year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey headed back to the United States in style. John Mark Karr was en route from Thailand on Sunday, and more unusual clues to his life emerged even as he sipped champagne and munched prawns in a business- class seat aboard a Thai Airways from Bangkok. The three U.S. who accompanied him on the 15-hour took no extraordinary security measures, and Karr was not handcuffed. The 41-year-old former metro Atlanta resident was scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles late Sunday.

Meanwhile, in Bangkok, a doctor at a clinic that specializes in sex-change surgery said Sunday that Karr was a patient there. Dr. Thep Vechavisit of the Pra tunam Polyclinic refused to provide further details. But an employee at the clinic, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that Karr had talked to the doctor about a sex-change operation. The clinic also performs cosmetic surgery, however, which could have been aim.

Law enforcement in Thailand handed Karr over to U.S. on Sunday for a trip ex Please see KARR, A 8 Ramsey suspect ies unrestrained JASON GETZ Staff Teeth bared, Becky Humphrey of Duluth (center) gets aggressive Sunday as she and other breast cancer survivors battle another group in a tug-of-war drill during dragon boat practice on Lake Lanier. Hard row just the right medicine By KEN SUGIURA Rita Menshon tried cancer support groups. They take. Three years ago, she ventured out to Lake Lanier for something different.

Since then, she has been paddling for a dragon boat team made up of breast cancer survivors. just not one to sit and listen to women said Menshon, 56, of Kennesaw. ended up with these very courageous women who were doing something physically, rather than sitting Menshon and her teammates seem unlikely candidates to extend a Chinese tradition dating back more than 2,000 years. But Dragon Boat Atlanta, which counts about 40 breast cancer-surviving women among its ranks, has company. Dragon boat teams of breast Please see BOATS, A 4 Leaving cancer behind Tereshinski wins QB derby By CHIP TOWERS Athens The Bulldog Nation has sat on the edge of its collective seat since D.J.

tenure leading the University of Georgia football team ended. Who would be their beloved starting quarterback? Sunday night, fans found out. Joe Tereshinski III, a year senior and third-generation UGA football player, got the nod from coach Mark Richt to start the season opener Sept. 2 against Western Kentucky. In a wide-open competition, Tereshinski won the as signment over three younger players, including a highly touted freshman.

has done a real nice job of leading and running the system and everything Richt said. has held off these young bucks. He deserves to start this ball Granted, this choos ing a presidential nominee or sorting out peace in the Middle East. But across college-football crazy Georgia, this decision was highly anticipated. Nearly 800 registered users pounced onto the Georgia football chatroom Daw within minutes of the announcement.

BRANT SANDERLIN Staff UGA quarterback Joe Tereshinski John Mark Karr was brought back from Thailand to face possible charges. MORE INSIDE An Athens native, Joe Tereshinski gets his moment. D1 Columnist Mark Bradley says be surprised if Tereshinski keeps the job all season. D1 reaction to the news. D2 Tell us what you think of the choice on our blog at ajc.com.