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Filename: B5-METRO-AJCD0621-AJCD DateTime created: Jun 20 2012 Username: SPEEDDRIVER05 Magenta Black 5B AJCD Thursday, Jun 21, 2012 METRO 5B CREDIBLE. COMPELLING. COMPLETE. B5 THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012 THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION For kids, it's time for camps Summertime means camp time for kids across metro Atlanta. We spotlight a gymnastics camp in Decatur that runs until many schools start back in August; a Suwanee-based 10-week camp that takes two field trips to Currahee Mountain in northeast Georgia; and an All-American camp started in 1989 that has grown to involve 870 campers a week on average in Johns Creek.

0 Atlanta Keep Atlanta Beautiful adds 2nd recycling site Keep Atlanta Beautiful now has a second drop-off location for paper shredding and recycling of latex paint, electronics and Styrofoam. The new site is in Buckhead at 2715 Peachtree Road at the corner of Boiling Road and East Wesley Road. It will operate on the first Saturday of every month, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Another location in the Old Fourth Ward, 320 Irwin operates on the second Saturday of each month from 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m. JEREMIAH MCWILLIAMS Black faith leaders seek immigrant reform African American faith leaders will join forces with members of immigrant and human rights groups to seek more comprehensive and humane immigration reform. The event will be held at noon Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 25 Boulevard N.E. Leaders will announce the formation of a new coalition of religious, social and labor organizations called "Building the World House." sheliapoole Ceremony heralds building for city offices Atlanta City Councilmen Kwanza Hall and Michael Julian Bond cut the ribbon last week on office space to be used by Atlanta's Police Department and other city agencies in the Old Fourth Ward. Hall has been pushing for a restoration of Boulevard and has promoted the APD's increased presence.

The property, near the corner of Boulevard and Angier Avenue, was donated by Wingate Management, jeremiah mcwilliams City Council approves $25,900 in claims Atlanta's City Council voted Monday to approve about $25,900 in claims against the city for property damages and bodily injuries from automobile accidents and other mishaps. The eight claims ranged from $597 for property damage alleged to have been caused by an automobile accident last September near Candler Park to $9,250 for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained in April 2010 by a person who walked into a storm grate on Euclid Avenue. JEREMIAH MCWILLIAMS Roxy Read (left) and Erin Stephenson hang from one of the bars as they perform stunts during summer gymnastics camp at the Atlanta Gymnastics Center in DeKalb County. The camp started May 29, and runs each week through Aug. 15.

Jonathan phillips special DeKalb Ex-public works official sentenced to prison A former engineering supervisor for the DeKalb County Department of Public Works was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison for extortion and bribery. Fidelis Ogbu, 60, pleaded guilty in April to exploiting his position to extort payoffs in a "pay to play" scheme from a private contractor. The contractor went to the FBI and worked in an undercover investigation that led to Ogbu's arrest. The contractor, while working in the probe, paid Ogbu $18,300 in bribes to secure work on a project and get future work, the U.S. attorney's office said, billrankin Student's volunteerism earns her gold award Nancy Ramos, an eighth-grader at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, has won the President's Volunteer Service Gold Award.

Middle school students there must volunteer at least eight hours to 24 hours a year, depending on grade level, but Nancy did 281 hours, according to school spokeswoman Melin-da Martin, ty tag ami Friday rally at Marist to protest mandate A "Stand Up for Religious Freedom Stop the HHS Mandate" rally is set for 7 p.m. Friday at the football stadium at Marist School. The rally is organized by a grass-roots group that objects to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' mandate that employers provide free contraceptives, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs through their health plans. "This is a grass-roots, ecumenical and nonpartisan event open to men and women across the Atlanta area, regardless of religious or political affiliation," said organizer Ken Athaide.

nancy badertscher Stone Mountain Historic Society meets The Stone Mountain Historic Society meets tonight from 7 to 8 at the Wells Brown House on Ridge Avenue in Stone Mountain Village. The meeting features a cook-out, an indoor showing of historical photographs and an update on the society's current research projects. Information: www.stonemou ntainhistoricsociety.org. BILL BANKS FOR THE AJC County set to buy flood-prone homes The DeKalb County Commission recently accepted a federal grant to buy 10 flood-prone and flood-damaged homes to be demolished. The houses are on Bobbie Lane, Brookfield Lane, Creek Stone Court, Drew Valley Road, Grey Point Cove, Rowland Road and Scott Circle.

The grant will pay 75 percent of the cost, or $1.78 million. The county is using $594,000 from its stormwater fund to cover the remaining expense, aprilhunt County completes yearly list of projects DeKalb County, one of only two in the state with a 1 percent homestead option sales tax, recently completed its yearly project list with the money with funds left over. That $907,000 includes an additional $560,000 that will be sent to DeKalb's cities for their share of the HOST money, which is to be used for capital improvements such as roadways or sidewalks. The county plans to use most of its share to match grant awards for projects such as a traffic study for 1-85. aprilhunt Conner Pellegrini (left) is chased by Luisean Manrique during a game of lacrosse at Camp All-American at Perimeter Church.

JONATHAN PHILLIPS SPECIAL Cason Arocho climbs the All I Want is a Pepsi route along the Slab Wall section of Currahee Mountain. The trip was part of Adrenaline Climbing's Kid Zone Summer Camp. Jonathan phillips special Have an idea? Every Thursday, this photo feature shows metro Atlantans enjoying the unique pleasures of our region and celebrates what we all have in common. To suggest a theme, email photo editor Kent Johnson at kdjohnsonajc.com. Southside South Fulton, Clayton, Fayette, Henry Hampton High School groundbreaking is July 9 The Henry County Board of Education hosts a groundbreaking ceremony for Hampton High School at 1 p.m.

on July 9. The school will be adjacent to Hampton Middle School, 799 Hampton Locust Grove Road, and is slated to open at the start of the 2014-15 school year. It will be the county's 10th regular high school and is projected to cost $38 million, a school system spokesman said. tion is $600 for 10 rowers and one drummer. Artisans, performers and craft vendors also can apply to participate.

See www.ptcdragonboats.org for information. JILL HOWARD CHURCH FOR THE AJC Henry fire captain earns rare honor Brandon Mitchell, a 19-year veteran of the Henry County Fire Department, has been designated as a fire officer by the Commission on Professional Credentialing, an entity of the Center of Public Safety Excellence. A firefighterparamedic and battalion captain with the Fire Department, he is one of only 101 fire officers worldwide and the first for the state of Georgia, according to county Officials. MONROE ROARK FOR THE AJC Hospital names new nursing resources chief Travis Cochran, RN, BSN, is the new director of nursing resources at Piedmont Hen ry Hospital. Cochran began his nursing career nine years ago at Piedmont Newnan Hospital before spending time on the West Coast as a traveling nurse.

He came to Piedmont Henry Hospital in 2008 where he has worked as a staff nurse, night shift house supervisor and, most recently, as the hospital's day shift supervisor. MONROE ROARK FOR THE AJC Fulton gets grant to help teen fathers Fulton County is getting $25,000 in federal funds for its Teen DADS program, which provides career counseling, parenting classes and other services to help fathers bond with their babies and co-parent. Teen DADS, which stands for Determined Active Dedicated Supportive, was started by Commissioner Bill Edwards in 2009. It has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network, and by next week, 115 fathers will have graduated. JOHNNY EDWARDS NANCY BADERTSCHER Rising Starr math teacher wins award Rising Starr Middle School math teacher Carol Taylor is among 97 national recipients of the Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching for 2012.

She was the only Georgia teacher chosen this year. Winners were selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians and educators following an initial state- level process. Taylor will receive a $1,000 award from the National Science Foundation and is invited to the awards ceremony in Washington. JILL HOWARD CHURCH FOR THE AJC Dragon Boat Race registration begins The Peachtree City Rotary Club has begun registration for its annual Dragon Boat Race on Sept. 22.

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