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May 2008 Newsletter of The Lake Claire Neighbors • A Neighborhood Association • www.LakeClaire.org V. 15, #05 What’s Inside? 2 From Haiti to Lake Claire 3 Lake Claire Officers/ Newsletter Staff 3 LCN Safety Report 4 Fanny Gordon’s Story 5 Trash Talk 6 Briana’s Neighborhood 7 Saving Granma Gordon 8 Conscientious Gardner 9 Spring into Fitness 10 To Mount Everest (series) 11 Mary Lin News 12 Mark Your Calendars 12 Classified Ads THE CLARION IS PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER. Sitting with a President By Dan White Seventy miles southwest of Atlanta along the top of the Pine Mountain ridge, a newly installed life size statue of Franklin Delano Roosevelt occupies a special location at Dowdell’s Knob overlooking Pine Moun- tain Valley. It was at this spot that FDR would socialize with friends and contemplate the many challenges that faced the country and the world from the period 1932-1944. It was at this spot that the ideas for many of his New Deal programs were conceived. It was at this spot that Roosevelt sat alone for two hours, two days before he suffered a massive stroke on April 12,1944, at his Little White House in Warm Springs and died. Commissioned by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and paid for with private donations, this life size bronze created by Atlan- ta sculptor Martin Dawe, depicts FDR sitting on the car seat that the Secret Service would remove from the back seat of the Ford Roadster that FDR drove while visiting rural Georgia. Based on historic photos of FDR taken at the Knob, the statue is unique in that it shows the President wearing leg braces on the outside of his pants (braces were usually concealed from public view). FDR was very comfortable in Warm Springs and environs where his neighbors and friends attached no stigma to the polio he suffered from. Indeed, through Roosevelt’s efforts Warm Springs became syn- onymous with polio therapy and the Warm Springs Institute contin- ues to treat polio victims and others with physical impairments to Mr Robert Copeland aged 93 is seated beside FDR. Mr Copeland’s father built the barbecue grill at Dowdell’s Knob and Mr Copeland worked for FDR on the Roosevelt farm in Pine Mountain. (Sitting with a President Continued on Page 11) Atlanta Continues Ban on Outdoor Watering The Department of Watershed Management (DWM) announced that Atlanta will continue its cur- rent ban on outdoor watering. “We are still in a Level 4 drought. It would be irresponsible for us to relax our outdoor watering re- strictions,” Mayor Shirley Frank- lin said. “We still are under an obligation to cut our use 10 percent. We can’t allow outdoor watering and meet that goal.” A 30-day exemption for new landscaping is still in place, but the City will not continue to ex- empt watering for lawn over- seeding and aeration. Pools are exempt from the restrictions, effective immediately. “Atlanta gets very, very hot during the summer, and we want children and families to have access to pools,” said Mayor Franklin. During a news conference, where she joined DWM Commissioner Rob Hunter, Mayor Franklin said: “Lake Lanier levels have dropped significantly over the past three years. On February 17, 2006, the lake was 1.97 feet below full pool. A year later, it was 4.85 feet below full pool. On February 17, 2008, it was 18.32 feet below full pool.” “In other words, Lake Lanier is 13.5 feet below where it was at this time last year, and it is .2 feet lower than it was in Novem- ber,” Mayor Franklin continued. “We are still in a very serious drought. Atlanta is a city that leads by example and best prac- tices. Conservation is a best prac- tice.” Current Watering Restric- tions (as of April 22, 2008): No outdoor watering is allowed until further notice. The following activities are ex- empted from the City of Atlanta’s new watering restrictions: Personal food gardens New landscaping installed by a certified or licensed landscaper. These newly installed land- scapes may be watered any day of the week between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 10 a.m. for a pe- riod of 30 days following instal- lation. You have one exemption per year / per property. There is no longer a 30-day exemption for lawn areation & overseeding, or for planting sod in existing/es- tablished landscapes. A 30-day watering exemption for sod per- tains only to new construction. Swimming pools may be filled through an irrigation meter, do- mestic meter, well water or other alternate source. The City does not provide pool filling services during the drought. Pool filling is subject to change due to drought conditions. Certain commercial outdoor wa- ter uses are exempt from water- ing restrictions. Conservation tips are available at www.atlantawatershed.org. The City’s water usage figures are posted on www.atlantawa- tershed.org every weekday. When NOT To Go With THE FLOW
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May 2008 Newsletter of The Lake Claire Neighbors • A Neighborhood Association • www.LakeClaire.org V. 15, #05
What’s Inside?2 From Haiti to Lake Claire3 LakeClaireOfficers/ NewsletterStaff3 LCNSafetyReport4 FannyGordon’sStory5 TrashTalk6 Briana’s Neighborhood7 SavingGranmaGordon8 ConscientiousGardner9 SpringintoFitness10ToMountEverest(series)11MaryLinNews12MarkYourCalendars12 ClassifiedAds
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Sitting with a PresidentBy Dan White
SeventymilessouthwestofAtlantaalongthetopofthePineMountainridge,anewlyinstalledlifesizestatueofFranklinDelanoRooseveltoccupiesaspeciallocationatDowdell’sKnoboverlookingPineMoun-tainValley.ItwasatthisspotthatFDRwouldsocializewithfriendsandcontemplatethemanychallengesthatfacedthecountryandtheworldfromtheperiod1932-1944.ItwasatthisspotthattheideasformanyofhisNewDealprogramswereconceived.ItwasatthisspotthatRooseveltsatalonefortwohours,twodaysbeforehesufferedamassivestrokeonApril12,1944,athisLittleWhiteHouseinWarmSpringsanddied.CommissionedbytheGeorgiaDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandpaidforwithprivatedonations,thislifesizebronzecreatedbyAtlan-tasculptorMartinDawe,depictsFDRsittingonthecarseatthattheSecretServicewouldremovefromthebackseatoftheFordRoadsterthatFDRdrovewhilevisitingruralGeorgia.BasedonhistoricphotosofFDRtakenattheKnob,thestatueisuniqueinthatitshowsthePresidentwearinglegbracesontheoutsideofhispants(braceswereusuallyconcealedfrompublicview).FDRwasverycomfortableinWarmSpringsandenvironswherehisneighbors and friends attached no stigma to the polio he sufferedfrom.Indeed,throughRoosevelt’seffortsWarmSpringsbecamesyn-onymouswithpoliotherapyandtheWarmSpringsInstitutecontin-ues to treat polio victimsand otherswithphysical impairments to
Mr Robert Copeland aged 93 is seated beside FDR. Mr Copeland’s father built the barbecue grill at Dowdell’s Knob and Mr Copeland worked for FDR on the Roosevelt farm in Pine Mountain.
(Sitting with a President Continued on Page 11)
Atlanta Continues Ban on Outdoor Watering The Department of WatershedManagement(DWM)announcedthatAtlantawillcontinueitscur-rentbanonoutdoorwatering.“WearestillinaLevel4drought.Itwould be irresponsible for ustorelaxouroutdoorwateringre-strictions,”MayorShirleyFrank-lin said. “We still are underan obligation to cut our use 10percent.We can’t allow outdoorwatering and meet that goal.” A 30-day exemption for newlandscapingisstill inplace,buttheCitywillnotcontinuetoex-empt watering for lawn over-seeding and aeration. Pools areexempt from the restrictions,effective immediately. “Atlantagets very, very hot during thesummer, and we want childrenand families to have access topools,” said Mayor Franklin. Duringanewsconference,whereshe joined DWM CommissionerRob Hunter, Mayor Franklinsaid: “Lake Lanier levels havedropped significantly over thepast three years. On February17,2006, the lakewas1.97 feetbelow full pool. A year later, itwas4.85feetbelowfullpool.OnFebruary17,2008, itwas18.32feetbelowfullpool.”“In otherwords,LakeLanier is13.5 feet belowwhere itwas atthis time last year, and it is .2feetlowerthanitwasinNovem-ber,”MayorFranklincontinued.“We are still in a very seriousdrought. Atlanta is a city thatleadsbyexampleandbestprac-tices.Conservationisabestprac-tice.”Current Watering Restric-tions (as of April 22, 2008):No outdoor watering is alloweduntilfurthernotice.The following activities are ex-emptedfromtheCityofAtlanta’snewwateringrestrictions:PersonalfoodgardensNew landscaping installed by acertified or licensed landscaper.These newly installed land-scapesmaybewateredanydayoftheweekbetweenthehoursof12:01a.m.and10a.m.forape-riod of 30days following instal-lation.Youhaveoneexemptionperyear/perproperty.Thereisnolongera30-dayexemptionforlawnareation&overseeding,orfor planting sod in existing/es-tablished landscapes. A 30-daywateringexemption forsodper-tainsonlytonewconstruction.Swimming pools may be filled
throughanirrigationmeter,do-mesticmeter,wellwaterorotheralternate source. The City doesnot provide pool filling servicesduringthedrought.Poolfillingissubjecttochangeduetodroughtconditions.Certaincommercialoutdoorwa-terusesareexemptfromwater-ingrestrictions.Conservation tips are availableat www.atlantawatershed.org.The City’s water usage figuresare posted on www.atlantawa-tershed.orgeveryweekday.
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ver, vomiting and all the usualassociated symptoms onemighthave with a parasite, virus orbacteria. He had none of them.OnphysicalexamI foundnoth-ing concerning or abnormal. IgrabbedDr.Jims fromthenextroomandexplainedthatIdidn’tknowwhatwaswrongwiththislittleboy.HetoldmethatwhatIwasseeingwastheresultofhun-gerandmalnutrition.Thislittleboy was the first of many chil-dren I saw that week who hadno identifiable illness. Rather,theysufferedfromchronicstom-achachessecondarytopoordietandmalnutrition.Iwasandamstillunable tomakesenseof it.I gathered the group’s supplyofpowerbarsandhandedthemout;clearlythiswasasmuchanattempttomakemyselffeelbet-terasanything.AndnowwhenIgotoPublix,TheCandlerParkMarketandmyownrefrigerator,I see food is in abundance andevenwasted.Thediscrepancyismarkedand I still cannotbringtheemotionalimpactinlinewiththeintellectualreality,whichisthatthereisnoeasyanswer.Therewasoneyoungadultwhoshowedupattheclinic.Shewasnauseousandhadn’thadherpe-riodforseveralmonths.Iaskedherifshecouldbepregnant.Shelookedatmeandthenlookedather mother, who was with her,andsaidno.IpolitelyaskedthemotherifImightspeakwiththegirl alone. Once alone, the girl
step back and reassess all thatis comfortable and all that istakenforgranted.Igainedmorethan I gave, am humbled bythestrengthoftheirspiritsandtheirgenerosity.Yetitwastheirsenseofcommunitythatwasthemost striking and about whichIthinkthemost.Inowfeel iso-latedwhen I drive alone inmycargoingtoandfromwork.Iamgrateful though, thatwhenIdogethome,IhavemycommunityofLakeClaireneighbors,who Iknowwillbetheretogreetme.
Last Chance–LCsWater ConservationContest!Wearerecyclingourwatercon-servation contest.Let’s seewhois tops in conservingwater.Wewill need a copy of your waterbillplusthenumberofresidentsin your household. The house-holdwith the lowest per capitausage wins! Isn’t that simple.Any2008waterbillwilldo.Youmayemail,mail,[email protected],or431HaroldAve. NE. Deadline for submis-sion is May 15, 2008. Back bypopulardemandwillbealovelyLakeClaireBannerforthewin-ninghousehold.Ofinterestintherealmofwaterconservation is Stacy Shelton’srecent article in theAJC. Con-serving isn’t sohard,andmanymadetheeffort.ButLakeLanierisrising.Willlessonsoflastyearlast?By Stacy Shelton,The At-lanta Journal-Constitution.Pub-lishedon:04/06/08.Checkitoutatwww.acj.com
admittedshecouldbepregnant.IusheredherintotheadjoiningexamroomtobeexaminedbyDr.Jims.Dr.Jimsappliedtheultra-soundwandtoherabdomen.Shewasroughly3monthspregnant.Almost instantly the girl begancryingandbeggingusnottotellher mother. She said that shewas afraid of what her mothermightdo.Incontrasttothisgirlwhodidnotwanttobepregnant,there were several women whowantedchildrenandhadnotyetbeenabletoconceive.Theirpainwas justas raw. I realized thatrace, class and location in theworlddonotdelineatetheissuessurroundingreproduction.Itoc-curredtome,inasimpleyetpro-foundway,thatthistypeofpainisuniversal–auniversaltruth,if you will, that highlights thefactthattherearemoresimilari-ties between us than there aredifferences.AttheendoftheweekDrJimsand I left the clinicandwalkeddownthehilltothemaincityontheisland.Wewalkeddownthehill with a group of school kidson their way home. They werefascinated by us. They hadn’tbeen walking alongside us formore than a fewminuteswhenone of them grabbedme by thehand. The next thing I knew Ihadaboutthreechildrenholdingeach hand. They, in turn, heldon to each other’s hand. It wasawkwardtowalkwhiletryingtoholdontotheirlittlehandsandtheroad,whichwasmorelikeadriedup,rocky,riverbed,forcedme to pay attention to where Iwas stepping. And although Iwasn’t looking, every once in awhileIwouldfeelonelittlehandreplaced by another. Withoutsayinganythingtomeortoeachother they took turns holdingmyhand,makingsureeachkidin the holding-hand-chain got aturntoholdmyhand.Ifeltover-whelmedbytheeasewithwhichtheyacceptedmeandthewarmthandaffectiontheyhadformeandeachother.Ifelthealedbytheirtouch. I thought about how thechildrenathomewalktoschool;maybe in a group but certainlynot holding hands, not singingtogetherandnotwarmlyembrac-ingtheencounteredstranger.ItwasamomentthatIwillneverforget.Haiti served as a reminder to
Changing Lives in Haiti; Coming Home to Lake ClaireBy Katharine F. LordI am a second-year student inthePhysicianAssistantprogramatEmoryUniversity’sSchool ofMedicine.AspartofmyOB/GYNrotationIwas invitedtoaccom-pany an Atlanta physician andseveralmembersofhischurchtoLaGonave,anislandoffHaiti’smainlandonaweek-longmissiontrip.Myrolewouldbetoworkinthe clinic alongsideDrJims, asheisknowninHaiti.DrJimspre-paredmeforatripthatwouldberuggedbutrewarding. I leftmyhomeinLakeClaireheadedforHaitiasonepersonandreturnedabetterandrenewedversionofmysameself.There is no way to adequatelydescribe or explain the expanseof what I saw and felt. Simplyput, the Haitian people of LaGonave are open, affectionate,strongandimpressive.Theyliveinastateofpovertyofwhichwecannot conceive. Their eyes aredark, beautiful andportrayed asenseofhavingreallylived.From a medical standpoint thehardest cases were the oneswheretherewasnothingIcoulddo.Onelittleboyandhismoth-ercametoseemeandhismomsaidthathecomplainedofstom-achaches.Hewouldpointtohisstomachandsay“Mom,pushonit”. I asked about diarrhea, fe-
The Green [email protected] to the movies with oneofour“FilmFridays”selections.Eachweekwe’llfeatureamoviewithenvironmentallyorsociallyresponsible themes currently intheaters or available on DVD. Seenagoodeco-flicklately?Sendusareviewof100wordsorfewerand look for your review in thenextMovieFriday!
Garbage WarriorOpen Eye Media UK, ITVS Inter-national & Sundance Channel http://garbagewarrior.com/ Rebel architect Michael Reyn-oldshasadifferentwayofseeingbeercans.Inapassionatequestto promote off-the-grid self-reli-ance,hetravelstheglobebuild-ing shelters fromdiscardedandrecycledmaterials. In “GarbageWarrior,” which made its U.S.debut earlier thismonth, direc-torOliverHodgefollowsalongasReynolds constructs homes forsurvivors of Hurricane KatrinaandthetsunamiinIndia--whilebattlingzoningandhousinglawsinhisnativeNewMexico.Allinall, a fascinating and inspiringmovie.
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Lake ClaireSafety ReportReported by VP-Public Safety, Sheila VinciquerraMarch –April 2008Crime Sta-tistics(Weeks12-14)KEEPANEYEONTHECRIMEANDTHETIME!Residential Burglary(homebreak-ins)Sunday - 3/30 - evening - 400blockCliftonRdFrontdoorforcedopen.Victim reports returning hometodiscoverthefrontdoorforcedopenandpropertymissing.Wit-ness observed 2 B/M runningfrom the location and fled in adarkblue4droldermodelBuickwithchippedpaintonthehood.Taken:LaptopSuspectVehicle:Darkblue1980sBuick,4dr,withchippedpaintonthehoodPrints recovered from doorwayandturnedintoAPDIDMonday - 3/31 -daytime-1700
blockDekalbAve.ApartmentNoforcedentryOfficer responded to an alarmcall. Officer made contact withvictim.Victimstatedshelockedalldoorsandwindowsthatmorn-ing,theAlarmactivationpadwasrippedoffthewall,andpropertywastaken.Taken:LaptopPrintsAttemptedWednesday - 4/2 - daytime -2000blockMcLendonAveResidenceReardoorpriedopenOfficer responded to an alarmcall.When he arrived he foundthat someone had pried openthe back door. The home wassearchedbutnoonewaslocatedinside.Thevictimwasonsceneand stated that property hadbeentaken.Taken:SonyLCD32”TVPrintsattemptedLarceny from Automobiles
(carbreak-ins)Tuesday - 3/18 -earlymorning-1200blockMcLendonResidenceVictim states someone smashedthefrontpassengersidewindowon the victim’s vehicle and re-movedproperty.Taken:IndashpioneerStereoPrintsattemptedSaturday evening-3/22-Sun-daymorning-3/23 -1500blockIversonSt2008FordTaurusVictim states someone smashedthe front pas-senger windowon his employ-er’s vehicle andremoved prop-erty.Taken: Cellphone charger,$5 in changePrints recov-ered, turned in
toIDCommercial Burglary(businessbreak-ins)Sunday - 3/30 -earlymorning-1600blockMcLendonAveRestaurant/FlyingBiscuitRearwindowbrokenVictim reports that someonebrokearearwindowtogainen-tryandremoveproperty.Alarmwasnotactivatedatthetimeofincident.Taken:ACUnit,BottlesofWinePrintsattempted
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$5, Love and Affection: Fanny Gordon’s StoryBy Teri Stewart
JohnandFannieremaineddeep-lyinlovealltheirlives.Afterthewar,theGordonsestablishedtheSutherland Estate. Fanny be-came theFirst Lady ofGeorgiawhenherhusbandenteredpoli-tics.Despiteherreputationasagracious hostess and the lavishlifestyleattheirhomeonDekalbAvenue,theGordonsexperiencedseious debt. Between 1875 and1911 the estate was mortgagedandpaidoffadozentimes.Inaneffort to keep their estate, theGordons,JohnandFanny,wouldpassownershipbackandforthtoeachotherfor“$5,LoveandAf-fection”(1875and1897).Major General John B. Gordondiedin1904.In1906,twoyearsafterhisdeath,creditorsgainedpossession of the Gordon’sSutherland Estate and it waspubliclyauctionedoffattheOldDecaturCourthouse steps.Fan-nyGordonwas thehighest bid-der,havingacquired the$8,700
January 1, 1876 – Transfer ofSutherlandEstate fromJohntoFanny. John B. Gordon died in1904. FannyH.Gordon died in1931,at theageof93.Sheout-livedherhusbandby27years.GranmawisoneofthelastGor-don pecans. I thought she wasJohn’s…and inawayshewas.But,most importantly, shewasFanny’s.According to authorities, FannyH. Gordon was a courageous,outspoken, compassionatewom-an. One of the most remark-ablewomenofhertimes,FannyHaralson Gordon was called “achildofconvictions,awomanofstrength.” Daughter of GeneralHugh Anderson Haralson andCaroline Matilda Lewis, Fannywasbornin1837inLaGrange,Georgia. General Haralson waselectedtocongressin1841.Herfamily included Nisholas Ma-eriwetherLewis,associatedwiththeLewisandClarkExpedition,andBettyWashington,sisterofGeorgeWashington.Fanny met John B. Gordon in1854. It was love at first sight.They were married on her sev-enteenth birthday. John wastwenty-two.Whenthewarbrokeoutin1861,Fannyaccompaniedherhusbandtothefrontandlefther two young sons in the careof their grandmother Gordon.For the next four years, Fannyendured the hardships of Armylife.Thefightingmenconsideredheroneoftheirown.ShenursedGen. Gordon back to health af-ter his almost mortal woundsand attended to the sick andwounded soldiers. She “closedtheeyesofthedyingandprayedoverthem”.AtthebattleofWin-chester,amongexplodingshells,sheseizedtheflagandralliedtheretreatingtroops.
Grady High SchoolGoing GreenREMINDER: Every third Sat-urdayofthemonth,GradyHighSchool, Keep Atlanta BeautifulandMidtownNeighbors’Associ-ationjointogethertobringelec-tronicsrecyclingtotheneighbor-hood. Recycle your e waste inthe parking lot at Grady HighSchoolon8thStreet.Bringyourcompact fluorescent light bulbs,alkaline batteries and your oldelectronicequipment(seebelow)toberecycledbetweenthehoursof8:00amand4:00pmthethirdSaturdayofeachmonth.
Accepted E-Waste:A/VEquipment,CellPhones,CoaxialCables,ComputerParts,
necessarytosaveit.Fanny Gordon and the Suther-land Realty Company beganselling the land for home sitesin1911.Thatsameyear,forthepriceof$1.00,SouthernBellwasgiven the right to install tele-phone lines and poles. Fanny
diedin1931andby1942,theoldhome had fallen into disrepairandwasdemolished.Special thanks to the staff of the Atlanta History Center and the Dekalb Historical Society.See related story on Page 7 - Update on Granmaw Gordon.
Computers, Copiers,Digital Cameras, DVDPlayers, Fax Machines,Ferrous & Non-FerrousMetals, Household Bat-teries,Keyboards, Microwaves,Comp Peripherals,Moni-tors, MP3 Players, Pag-ers,PalmPilots,PowerCables,PowerSup-plies,Printers,Projectors,Scan-ners, Server Cabinets, Speak-ers,SteelandAlloyRims,SteelScrap,StereoEquip,TeleEquip,Telephone Systems, Toner Car-tridges,TVsVacuums, VCRs, Video Game
Systems,Walkmans,Wire,Wire-lessDevices
Not Accepted Items:Car Batteries, Furniture, LightFixtures,HouseholdAppliances,Lamps,SmokeDetectors
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Voluneers Needed!DeKalb Rape Crisis Center islooking fordedicatedvolunteersto staff our 24-hour crisis lineandserveashospitalcompanionsforrapesurvivors.OurSummer2008 Training begins on earlyJune. We also are looking forRAINN Online Hotline volun-teers, volunteers to be part ofthe SpeakersBureau,OutreachandSpecialEventsCommittees.Summersemesterinternshipsatthecenterareavailableandneedtobefilled!Applicationscanbefound on our website at www.dekalbrapecrisiscenter.org.PleasecontactAllisonWhite,Di-rector of Volunteer Services, [email protected] formoreinformation.
New Elementary School To Open in 2009Atlanta Public SchoolSystemBy Mary Jo BryanDoyouhaveachildwhowillbestarting school in the next fewyears?Thenyouwillwanttobein on the discussion about thenew elementary school that theAtlanta Public School Systemis opening inAugust 2009. Theschool is on Ponce de Leon be-tweenBriarcliffandSpringdale,at the site of the old HowardSchool, and is currently hous-ing the kindergarten programofMorningsideElementary.Theprocessfordevelopingtheatten-dancezoneforthenewschoolisunderway and it is likely thatthenewschoolzonewillincludeatleastsomeofthecurrentMaryLin school district, even thoughtheschoolwasoriginallyplannedtorelieveovercrowdingatMorn-ingside. APSwill be developingadraftattendancezoneandwillseek commu-nity input be-fore finalizing.Asinformationbecomesavail-able, it willbe posted onthe Mary Linwebsite, www.marylinele-mentary.com,and will alsobe distributedto neighbor-hood groups,including thisnewsletterand the LakeClaireParentsGroup, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lakeclairepar-ents.
Going NativeBy Carol Vanderschaaf
BeeBalmisanativeplantwhosenectar attracts bees, butterfliesand hummingbirds and whoseseedsprovidefoodforsongbirds.Itgrowsonroadshoulders,inoldfields,andthinwoodsaswellasotherdisturbedareas. It canbefound all over North AmericafromVermonttoMinnesotaandsouth toFlorida,EasternTexasandMexico.Itsbrightscarlet,whiteorpurpleflowersbloomfromJulytoOcto-ber.Itlikesfullsunbutcantoler-atepartialshade.Itdoeswellinmostsoils.Itisdroughttolerantbut will flower more profuselyif watered during dry periods.Bee Balm grows to about 36 to48 inches and is 23 to 29 inch-eswide. It is easilygrown fromseedsandcanalsobepropagat-ed by dividing root clumps. Allabove-groundparts of theplantareedible.Native Americans used theleavesofBeeBalmtomakeateato treat flu, colds and fever aswell asa sweat inducer for cer-emonialsweatlodges.Theleavessmell likeGreekoregano.Earlyexplorer John Bartram calledtheplant“OswegoTea”whenhefoundsettlersinOswego,NY,us-ingitsleavesfortea.Theleavesare stillused inEarlGreyTea.OswegoTeawasusedexclusivelybyAmericancoloniststoreplaceEnglishTeaaftertheBostonTeaParty.ABeeBalmmedicinalteacanbemade by combining 1 teaspoonof the dried herb with one cupboiling water and seeping for10 minutes. It should be takenat bedtime. (source:www.altna-ture.com)TheFreedomParkBirdandBut-terflyGardenwillincludeaspe-ciesofBeeBalmknownasMon-arda“JacobCline”.Bee Balm, with its tousledblooms,canbeacolorfulaswellasfunctionaladditiontoanyna-tivewildlifehabitat.
Pause forPets. . .This wassent infrom a reader:“I waswonderinginafutureissue ifyou couldmention dogownerspickinguptheirdog’spoopwhilewalkingthroughtheneighborhood.It iscourteoustodothisplus itis a law in the City of Atlanta(newcomersmightnotbeawareof this).Thebaggeddoggypoopshouldalsonotbeplacedinsome-one’syardwastebagsaspeoplewalktheirdogs.Thepoopshouldbedisposedofintheregulargar-bagetobepickedup.”Also sent in from another reader:“Leash Law Reminder: Atlantais known as a “Dog-Friendly”city for residents and travelersalike.LakeClairecontributestothe“DogFriendly”monikerwithmanyresidentsowningdogs.Andas any dog owner knows, dailyjaunts with their furry friendsareessentialforgoodhealth.Dog owners should rememberthatthereareleashlawstopro-tectdogsandpeoplefromundueharm.Whenoffaleash,eventhetamestdogisvulnerabletoinat-tentive drivers. Also, unleasheddogscanchasesquirrels,rabbits,cats, etc. In its excited state, adog may not realize how far ithasstrayed“offthepath”,caus-ing owners to worry about itswhereabouts.Piedmont Park andMasonHillDogPark(1400McConnellDrive,Decatur) are two local off-leashdogparkswhereyourpoochcanrunfree!Let’skeepourdogssafeandhappybyleashingthem!”
Trash Talk Be a Good Neighbor . . .
Wehavereceivedrequests fromLake Clairians to include thesefriendlyremindersforhowtobeagoodneighbor:
1. Please be careful to place alltrashcollectedinthecity-provid-edHerbyCurby.Asinmanyur-banareas,wemustbeverycare-ful not to exacerbate a problemwith rats and any free flowingtrashisanopeninvitation.2.Pleasedon’tleavetheHerbyCurbyonthecurbsideallweeklong.It’sjustnotveryprettytowatch.3.Ourhouseshavelittlespacebe-tweenthem.Pleasebeconsider-ateofyourneighborsbykeepingtrashbinsaway from theyardsandwindowsofyourneighbors. 4.Ifyouhaveyardwasteonthecurb,pleaseputitinfrontofyourownhouse,notyourneighbors’!
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5th AnnualKirkwoodSpring Fling &Tour of HomesSat. & Sun.May 17-18Bessie Branham Park Saturday May 17th10:00 am – 6:00 pm(festival)Saturday May 17th12:00 pm – 6:00 pm(tour)Sunday May 18th12:00 pm – 6:00 pm(touronly)Want thediversityofabigfestivalwiththewarmthandeaseofaneighborhood party?Then join us for the5thAnnualKirkwoodSpringFlingandTourofHomes.Browsetheopenairartistmarket
intheshadeofgianttrees.Enjoythesoundsofbandsandchoirsonthebigstage.Bringthekidsforthetottrotandchildren’sarea.Grablunch,asnack,orabeveragefromoneofthefoodvendors.Interestedinarchitecture?Kirkwoodhasadiversecollectionofbuild-ingstylesfromclassicVictoriancottagestoCraftsmanbungalowstoModernlofts(andeverythinginbetween)!AllofthesestyleswillbeonshowfortheTourofHomes.Admissiontothefestivalisfree.TicketsfortheTourcanbepurchasedatKirkwoodmerchantsbeforethefestivalanddayofatthepark.AllproceedsgotobenefittheKirkwoodNeighbor’sOrganization,alocal501(c)3non-profitgroupdedicatedtocommunityimprovement. Briana’s Neighborhood
By Sahar SimmonsA new resident to the Lake Claire Community and a children’s book author.Sahar Simmons, Hampton University Grad, and author/creator ofBriana’s Neighborhood,hasfinallydevelopedacharacterthatfillsavoidforAfricanAmericanchildrenandchildrenfromdiverseback-grounds.Briana’s Neighborhoodisaboutafeisty8-yr-oldAfricanAmericangirlwho,inreallifeform,facesissuessuchasselfesteem,puberty,peerpressure,divorceandothertoughissuesthatourchildrenfacetoday.Alongwiththetoughissues,Brianaalsohasalotoffunandexcite-mentwithherfriendsofAsian,Caucasian,andHispanicbackgrounds.Thisbookdoesagreatjobofpromotingdiversity,andconnectswithyoungAfricanAmericangirlswholackapositivestorybookcharacterthattheycanrelatetoandwhoresemblesthem.Briana’s Neighborhood is a storybook series that Simmons feels islongoverdue.Progresshasbeenmade,asitrelatestodiversity,withthecreationofDoratheExplorerandLittleBill,butuntilnow,therehavebeenveryfewsignificantAfricanAmericancharactersthatin-spireyounggirlstoread.Simmonsiscommittedtoempoweringyounggirlsandhelpingthemrealizethattheycandoanythingtheysettheirmindsto.SimmonshashostedseveralBriana’s Neighborhoodeventsinthecommunityforchildrenofalldiversebackgroundsandtheirfamilies,includingaChic-Fil-Aevent,aPlanetSmoothieMeet&Greet,severalschoolandlibraryreadings.She’shostedeventsinvariouscitiesincludingAtlanta,NewYork,Washington,Miami,andLosAngeles.Shehasvisitedseveralschooldistricts,introducingBriana’s Neighborhood to studentsacrossthecountry,andshehasabusyyearaheadofher.Briana’s Neighborhood has recently partnered with Atlanta’s newWNBAteam,“TheAtlantaDream,”topromoteliteracy.“Briana”willbetheirfeaturedliteraryspokescharacter.Simmons has been featured in The Washington Times, Atlanta’sWAOK-AM’sStraightTalkradioprogram,The Atlanta Inquirer,At-lanta’sCWFocusAtlanta,andwillbefeaturedintheupcomingissueofHamptonUniversity’sAlumni Magazine,amongothers.Briana’s Neighborhood will soon be available for purchase at Borders BookStoreacross thecountry,but is currentlyavailableonlineatwww.BrianasNeighborhood.com.SaharSimmons,Author&Creator,Briana’s Neighborhood [email protected] http://www.myspace.com/itsmebriana
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By Teri Stewart
We are a grassroots group try-ing to save “GranmawGordon”,a century-plus-year-old pecantree, from destruction. She isslatedtobecutdowninordertomakeway for 10 condos on thehalfacreofland(themostdensebuilding project in the neigh-borhood) ironically named “TheGreenspace Condos.” Not onlyissheoriginaltotheSutherlandEstate,ownedbyformerGeorgiaGovernorandSenatorGen.JohnB.Gordon,butsheappearsresis-tanttoPecanScab,afungusthatcosts Pecan growers across theSoutheastmillions.TheUSDAisinterestedintestingherfurther
todetermineifshecouldrevolu-tionize the pecan industry. Sheisahistoricandbiological trea-sure and deserves to be saved. Ideally, we would love to savetheentirepieceofproperty.Thisis the LAST publicly accessiblegreenspaceonDekalbAve.Thisthoroughfare has been overrunby developers trying tomake aquickbuckbythrowingupmul-tiple townhouse projects thatare NOT SELLING. What theneighborhoodneeds isnotmoreempty townhouses. Weneed toconservewhat littlebitofnatu-ralresourceswehaveleftwithinthecity.Wewouldliketoseethespacemade into a pocket park.We believe it could bewell uti-
lizedby individualsusingalter-nativetransportationasitcouldbeawaystationforpedestrianswalking to the MARTA station(it’slocateddirectlybetweentheEastLakeandCandlerParksta-tions) or aplace towait for theMARTA bus. It could also be arestpointforcyclistsutilizingthePATHwhichcrossesDekalbAve.atRockyFord(ablockaway).Wecould have bike racks, benchesand a pavilion. Teri Stewart, along-term resident and MasterGardener,hasofferedherexper-tise to help plant andmaintainthespace.How can you help save Gran-maw?Inorder to saveGranmawGor-
don. we need help! We needfundstocontinueourfightinSu-periorCourtand/or topurchasetheland.Anyamount,nomatterhowsmall,iswelcome.Wehavea TAX DEDUCTIBLE accountsetupthroughParkPride.Visitwww.parkpride.org to donate.Click the Donate Now Buttononthetop.Makesureyoumarkthe funds for a specific projectand type in “Granmaw GordonGreenspace”.
A note from the Editor: BIG thanks to Teri Stewart for not only shepherding this effort but also for bringing this lovely part of our neighborhood lore and his-tory to our attention.
Update on Granmaw Gordon and Lake Claire’s Last Remaining Green Space
Candler Park PoolSummer Plans!Memorial Day OpeningFor those of you watching theprogress at the Candler ParkPool construction project, wewould like to offer an update.They are working “fast and fu-rious” to complete the resurfac-ing, addition of a family chang-ingroomtothebathhouse,andother repairs byMemorialDay.Once the pool opens, it will beopenMonday thru Friday from9am to 8pm and Saturday andSunday from 12 to 9pm. Therewillbefreeswimmingfrom1:30to4pm.The cost to swim is $2.00 foradultsand$1.00forchildrenandseniors.Childrenunder14mustbeaccompaniedbyanadultandyoumustwearswimwear.Withthenew,morefabulouspool,alsocomeopportunitiesforcom-munity support. The pool coulduse neighborhood donations forpoolfurnitureanda“splashpad”forsmallerchildren.
Storybook Adventure Camp 2008By Julie JohnsonThissummer,childrencanhavefunwhileengagingineducation-al activities at IPCP’s SummerCamp2008.Fourtwo-weekses-sionswillbeofferedJune9untilAugust1.All sessions last from 9:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. and include award-winning chil-dren’s litera-ture themedactivitiesfea-turing a newstory everyday, as wellas art andscience proj-ects, music,movement,cooking,waterplayandoutdoorplay.Enrollnowforoneormoretwo-week sessions. The enrollmentfeeis$65perchildandthecostpersessionrunsfrom$128-$320depending on how many daysyourchildattends.TwoyearoldscanattendeitherT/THorM/W/Fsessions and ages three to fivecan attend either three days orfivedaysaweek.Registration is available on afirst-come,first-servedbasisandis open to children who do notattend thepreschool during theregularschoolyear.ApplicationsareavailableatIPCPoronlineatwww.ipcp.org.
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The Conscientious GardenerBy Gay Arnieri
This is my “High Season” as a gardener.Everythingspringisflowering.Thelawniscominginbeautifully.AsIwrite,Iaminthemidstofinstallingmyvegetablegarden.It’stheweekendafterEaster,butEastercameearly; I don’t feel too reproachful. It stillisn’t exactly late.Thisyear Ipurchaseda“new”tillerfromanadinCraig’sList.Thatweb site is absolutely addictive. I’m find-ingallkindsofstuff,cheaporfree.TodayIamwaitingondeliveryoftwo275-galloncagedwatercontainerstoaddtomywaterconservation/recyclingplan. I found them,called,andwithin30minutestheywereontheway.Igotahugepileofwoodchipsde-liveredinmydriveway(free)fromtreecuttingjustdownthestreet.Nextwillberecruitingsomehelptocollecttheplentifulfirewoodfornextseason.It’slookinggoodforgardeningthisyearnomatterwhatthewatersituationis.Icanstorelotsofwater,Iwillmulchtheday-lightsoutofalltheplants,andwewillprobablyhaveacoupleofgoodrainsbeforewegethotanddryagain.Thatwillsettheplantsandthemulchforalongandpotentiallydrygrowingseason.Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,hurryandinstallanynewshrubsortrees.Covertherootzoneswithtonsofmulchafterathoroughwateringwithyourrainwater.Ifyoucan,purchase/acquirewatercollectionequipmentbeforetherush.Youwillbepleasedwithhoweasyitisonceyouaresetup.Eventheset-upmaybesurprisinglyeasyifyousitwithitandthinkitoverbeforeyouhookthingsup.Therearefolksaround(IhavefoundsomeonCraig’sList)whowillhelpyousetupasystemthatmakessenseforyourparticularsituation.“Workwithwhatyouhave”isagoodruleofthumbforthiskindofproject.Theconfigurationofyourgutters,thelayofyourproperty,thesiteofareastobewatered,etc.,areallconsiderationstogetthemostforyoureffortandinvestment.I’mveryoptimisticaboutthisseason’sgarden.
From The Georgia HistoricPreservation Division OnlineProvided By Helen Talley-McRae
TheAmericanSmallHousehasbeenaddedtotheHistoricPreserva-tionDivision’s listofhistorichouse typesfirst included in its1991publication,Georgia’s Living Places: Historic Houses and their Land-scaped Settings.WehavepostedapresentationaboutthishousetypeonourWebsiteathttp://hpd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynaviga-tion.asp?TopCategory=168 TheAmericanSmallHouse isa small single-familyhouse,built inlargenumbers,allacross thestate, fromthemid-1930s to theear-ly1950s. Sometimescalled“minimaltraditional”housesorsimply“CapeCods,”theyrepresentauniquenationalresponsetothechal-lengeofprovidingaffordablehousingduringtwodecadesofeconomichardshipbroughtaboutbytheGreatDepression,WorldWarII,andpost-warrecovery.Asitsnamesuggests,theAmericanSmallHouseisacompactone-storyhouse. It contains from three to sixmajor roomsalongwitha bathroom and closets. Optional features include small porches,stoops,dormers,andgarages.Themostcommonarchitecturalstyleis Colonial Revival (“CapeCod”), althoughmany small houses areplainanddisplaynoarchitecturalstyleatall.TheAmericanSmallHousehelpedmeetanationalgoalofincreasedhomeownershipduringeconomicallychallengingtimes.Itwascreatedthroughanunprecedentedcollaborationamongarchitects,builders,universityserviceagencies,buildingcodeofficials,insurancecompa-nies,mortgagebrokers,andthefederalgovernmentwhichresultedintheestablishmentofminimumdesignstandardsandmodelplans;thewidespread standardization of constructionpractices andbuildingscomponents such aswindows, doors, and framing lumber; and thefirstprogramofgovernment-backedprivatehomemortgages.
Editor’s Note: We have many examples of this type of house in the area off of North Decatur Road and Scott Boulevard, as well as an uninter-rupted run along Shepherd’s Lane which runs from Briarcliff Road to LaVista.
By Gloria Owczarski
IthastogobacktothefactthatIgrewuparoundSpecialOlym-pics.My little sisterhasDownsSyndromesoIhavebeenexposedto being around special needschildrenallmylife.Since I have been in Georgia,I have been a volunteer coachforswimmingonFridaysat theDynamoSwimClubinChamblee.
IhaveamixedgroupofkidsthatstartedatfirstbeingmostlykidswithDownsSyndrome,changingoverrecentlytomostlykidswithautism.Thetransitionhasbeenveryinterestingtosaytheleast.WetrainallyearfortheSummerGames which happen in earlyJuneofeveryyear.Atthesegames,youwillseekidsparticipatingineverysport,justlike the real Olympics. It will
just about break yourheart be-causeyouseeallthesekidscom-ingfromallcornersofthestate.Iwouldhavetosayatleasthalfof them come from low incomefamilies.Theyarethefirstonesneglected and the last ones tohaveanytypeofmoneyspentonthem, especially for somethingassuperficialasa“professional”beauty service. The kids comewithbowlcuts, longfingernails,
indesperateneedof facialwax-ingmaybe.Well,seeingashowIwork inahair salon, I started thinkingaboutwhatIcoulddotomakeitdifferent,forasmallgroupmay-be,butforatleastsome.Istartedbrainstormingandnet-working.Istartedaskingaroundatthesurroundingbusinessesiftheywouldbewilling todonateany and all food for the kids,goody bag items for the kids totakehomewiththem, furnituretobeusedtosetthefoodupon,manicure stations for the kidstositatwhilebeingworkedon,etc.Asfortheschoolselection,IworkcloselywithBoniPowellwho isheadofSpecialOlympicsDekalbCo.Sheworkscloselywithalltheschoolsinthedistrictandknewwhowouldbenefitthemostfromsomethinglikethis.IonlycoachforonehouronFri-daysandsometimesIamphysi-cally/mentallyspent(IlovewhatIdo,don’tgetmewrong,itisjusttoughsometimes)soIcan’timag-inewhat itmust be likeday inanddayoutfortheteachersandstaff,whomwetrytoinclude.Therearemanygenerous spon-sorsprovidingfood,furnishings,goody bag contents, etc. I thinktheonlythingtheeventismiss-ingisentertainment.Thatwouldbe awesome, maybe reason toworkhardernextyear?
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Spring into Fitness: Tips for Making it HappenBy Tim Lenczowski
Asspringarrives,itisnottoolatetomakegoodonthatNewYear’sResolutiontogetinshape!EveryJanuarypeoplemaketheresolutiontoloseweightandgetinshape.Often,takingthatfirststeptoanew,healthieryouisthehardestpartoftheresolution.Trustme,Iknow.Morethantwoyearsagoatage39,Iweighed338pounds,andwassufferingfromhighbloodpressureandheartissues.Over the years, Ihave tried everydiet imaginable.Somedietsdidnotworkatall,whileothershadlimitedsuccess.Iwasreallygrasp-ingatstrawsanddidnotknowhowIwasgoingloosetheweightandimprovemyhealth.WherewasIgoingtoturn?Somefriendsofminesuggestedkickbox-ing. I laughed. The thought of going to the gymwas intimidatingenough,butkickboxing?MyfriendskeptonmeuntilIcavedandreluctantlydecidedtotryit.IjoinedAtlantaKickandafter8monthsoftakingkickboxingandfatburningclassesthreetimesaweekwhilewatchingmydiet,Ihadlost60pounds.Iwasoverjoyed;however,myfriendswerenowpushingmetotakethenextsteptogetinshape,bootcamp.OperationBootCampoffersaonemonthprogramtoincreaseyourfit-nessthroughexerciseandproperdiet.AgainIwasnervous,eventhenamebootcampisintimidating.Bootcampwastakingmetothenextlevelcombiningexercisewithproperdiet.Althoughtheold fashionwayoflosingweight,thisisexactlywhatIneeded.Kickboxinghadgivenmeastrongfoundation,butbootcampwasgoingtoenablealifechange.Todate,Ihavelost128poundsandmydoctorhaselimi-natedmyheartmedicineandgreatlyreducedmyhighbloodpressuremedicine.Withmy success I oftengetaskedhowdidyoudo it?While I stillconsidermylifestylechangeaworkinprogress,hereareseveraltipsthathelpedmefinallyfindsuccesswithweightlossandinturnfindahealthier,moreenjoyablelife!•FindaProgramthatWorksforYou-Itriedmanyprogramsthrough-outtheyearsbutdidnotreallysucceeduntilIfoundtherightpro-gramforme.•Taketimetotalktotheinstructorsandstudentstogetafeelfortheprogramtodecideifitisrightforyou.Don’tbeafraidtochangeprogramsifyoufindtheoneyouselectedisn’tworkingforyou.
•BuildaSupportSystem-Youdon’tandshouldnotgoatthisalone.• Rely on yourfriends and fam-ilytohelpsupportyou every step oftheway.Make sure thatyour physicianis a part of yoursupportteam.Mydoctorhasbeenaninvaluable mem-berofmysupportteamoverthelasttwoyears.Another greatsupportsystemcancomefromagroupworkoutprogram.TheOpera-tionBootCampinstructorsandfellowcamperstrulykeptmemoti-vatedandmadetheworkoutmorefun.•SetGoals-Youneedtokeepyourselfaccountableandtrackyoursuccesses.Thiswillhelpkeepyoumotivatedasyouseehowfaryouhave comeandasyoumarkoff completedgoalsand setnewones.Makesuretocelebrateyoursuccessesalongtheway!•KeepYourselfChallenged-Onceyougetmoving,makesuretokeepchallengingyourself to trynew things.Whether it is runningyourfirstraceortryingoutyourfirstyogaclass,makesuretokeeppushingyourselftotrynewthings.IknowIwasveryintimatedwalkingintomyfirstyogaclassbutattheendIwasproudofmyselfforpushingmycomfortzoneandtryingsomethingnew.•GetyourMindintheGame-Losingweightandgettingfitisamen-talworkoutasmuchasaphysicalone.Youneedtomakesureyourmindisinthegameandthatyouworkhardtoovercomethementalobstaclesthatcomeyourway.Challengethelittlevoiceinsideofyoutokeeppushingyourbody.•Have Fun -My success has been possible bymaking a lifestylechangeandstickingtoit.Makingyourworkoutsfunandenjoyingthefoodsyouareeatingwillmakethisprocessmuchmoreenjoyableandhelpyoustickwithitinthelongrun.
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Small Steps, Walk FastBy Susan Davis
Mysmallfamilywenttohearau-thor and environmentalist BillMcKibben speak in Decatur inMarch.McKibbenwasfunny,in-formative,honest,andinspiring.IhopeotherLakeClairianswereintheaudience.McKibben’s books include TheEndofNature;Enough:StayingHuman in an Engineered Age;andDeepEconomy:TheWealthofCommunitiesandtheDurableFuture.His talkwas sponsoredin part by Georgia InterfaithPowerandLight.Hewas the firstwriter to start
writing about climate changefor a general audience almost20yearsago.Intheinterveningyears,asmostofyouknow,theproblemhasgottenmuchworseandlittleornocorrectiveactionhasbeen takenbynationalandindustrialleaders.LastyearMcKibbenandahand-fulofhisstudentsatMiddleburyCollegeinVermontstartedagrassrootsglobalwarmingmovementcalled Step ItUp. They startedwith low expectations of whatthey could actually accomplish,butwereoverwhelmedbythere-sponsetheygotandbythepowerofwhatafewpeopleintheirlocalcommunitiescando.Hetoldus
Be a Good Neighbor & THINK before you ParkPleasebeconsiderateofyourneighborbyleavingtheparkingspacesinfrontoftheirhousesfortheirownvehicleswhenpossible.(Neighborshavecomplainedoffrequentlyarrivinghomefromerrandswithparcelsandfindingtheneighbors’carsinfrontoftheirhomesdespitevacantspotsattheneigh-bors’).
Continuing Series: From Lake Claire tothe Heights of Mount Everest: Jim Curtin3/29/08
Hieveryone,.JustsendinganotethatJimshouldarriveinKatman-du,Nepal,today.Ifallgoesasplanned,Iexpectthatwe’llverysoonhearfromhimviahiswebsite.Youcangetupdatesdirectlyfromhimbysigningupfor“GettheLat-estAlerts”atwww.mounteverest2008.com.Also,youcansendmessagestohimbyclickingon“ReadtheBlog”,thenscrollingdownto“Comments”topostyourmessagetohim.Thatisthebestwayofsendinghimyourthoughts.He’llbeupdatingtheblogsandvideoswiththelatestfromEverestandIknowhe’sgoingtolookforyourfeedbacktoguidehimonwhattosendback.Pleasedon’thesi-tatetopostthoughts,comments,etc.It’saveryexcitingtripforhimandhe’sworkedhard(150poundsofgearandequipmentisgoingupthemountainwithhim)toensurethatyouallcanbeapartofthistriptoo.Iknowhe’llappreciatethesupportandinterestfromallofyou. Ifyou’regratefultohavethewebsitetofollowalongwithJim,pleasethankKenMaudsley.He’sbeenthebehind-the-scenes force forthewebsiteandhasdoneanoutstandingjobaswebdesigner.Dopassonthelink.Iknowtheintentbehindthiswebsiteisthesharetheadventurewithanyoneandeveryoneasithappens.Sincerely,HleeVang(photo of Hlee Vang and Jim Curtin at left)
tolookateffortstocombatglobalwarming as a 21st century citi-zens’ “movement,” like the civilrightsmovementwasinthe20thcentury.Andnow,asthen,indi-vidual actions can lead to com-munity actions that lead to bigchanges.McKibbenurgedustostopwait-ingforaleaderofourmovementto take chargeand telluswhatto. Start now, start with whatyoucandoalone,thenjoinwithwhateverlocalgroupyouareal-readyaffiliatedwithtodomore—neighbors, churches, schools. Ifyouarereadingthisnewspaper,you are affiliated with a greatgroup, the Lake Claire Neigh-
bors,whohavealreadyexpressedacommitmenttoactiveenviron-mentalisminourwonderfullittlecorneroftheworld.Dothisnow—changeyourhouse-hold’s lifestyle habits to reduceyour carbon footprint. Then, asMcKibbenchargedhisaudience,take political action now. I de-cidedtochallengetomyself.Forevery compact fluorescent lightbulb I install in my house, I’mgoingtomakeonephonecall,orwriteoneletterorarticle,orsendoneemailtoapoliticalorindus-trialbigwigdemandingactiontofight global warming. I inviteyoutojoinme. Did you know that Georgia is“this close” toallowingDynergytobuildacoal-firedpowerplantinourstatethatwillemit9tonsofCO2ayearandthat thisen-ergy would be for sale to otherstates (while we breathe thedirtyair)?Didyouknowwehavetocutcarbonintheatmosphere80%by2050?Doyouseeaprob-lemhere?Smallstepsareallwecantake.Startwalking.Walkfast.
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thisday.Thecampaigntoelimi-nate polio through the Marchof Dimes–the largest successfulpublic health campaign in thehistory of the world–originatedinWarmSprings.In addition to viewing the stat-ue at Dowdell’s Knob, the PineMountainareaalsooffersmanyotherrecreationalopportunities.The Little White House StateHistoric Site and Museum pro-videsarareopportunitytovisitFDR’sGeorgiahomeandexplorea state-of-the-art museum fo-cusing on his presidency. Lessthan a mile away, FDR StatePark encompasses 10,000 acreswith cottages, camping, fish-ing,horsebackridingandswim-mingintheLibertyBell-shapedpoolbuiltofnativefieldstonebythe CCC. Pine Mountain Trail,which traverses the park, pro-vides23milesofhikingopportu-nities. Also nearby is CallawayGardens–a nature preserve in
Pine Mountain Georgia–encom-passing14,000acresandavenueforgolf,biking,birding,horticul-ture,butterflyviewingandotherresortactivitiesinthisbeautifulcentralGeorgiasetting.Whetheryoucomefortheday,aweekendorlonger,thereismuchtoexperienceinthispartofGeor-gia.Come spend some time sittingwithFDRatDowdell’sKnobandbesuretobringyourcamera.Directions to the statue: Go toWarmSprings.HeadtowardLit-tle White House State HistoricSiteonGaHwy85 and contin-ue to the top ofPine Mountainand turn rightonHwy190.Goacoupleofmilesand turn leftat the sign toDowdell’sKnob.
Re-Registration for the 2008-09SchoolYearforcurrentLinStu-dents.Mary Lin will be re-register-ing students for the 2008-2009schoolyear.Thisprocessisnec-essaryinordertoupdateallstu-dentrecordsandaccuratelyplanfortheupcomingschoolyear.Itis critically important toensuretheappropriatenumberofteach-ersneeded fornextschoolyear.AllreturningstudentsMUSTbere-registered.Pleasereadthefol-lowingcarefully,begincollectingthe necessary documents, andbringallinformationonthedes-ignateddayslistedbelow:Re-registration dates are listedaccordingtorisinggradelevels:•May5th–May9th(GradesK&1st) 9:00-3:00•May12th–May16th (Grades2nd&3rd) 9:00–3:00•May19th–May23rd (Grades4th&5th) 9:00–3:00Youmayregistersiblingsatthesametime.Ifyoumisstheweekof your child’s registration, youmay register your child duringthesummermonthsofJune16th–August8th.Requireddocumentsforre-regis-tration:Theparent’sorguardian’snameandaddressmustbethesameonalldocumentationpresented.
•Notarized affidavit on eachchild•Deed/mortgage statement orlease.Addressmustbeonstate-ment/deed or lease •OriginalGeorgiaPowerbill(mustbewith-in 30 days of enrollment date)•Voided check with address oraCurrentDriver’sLicensewithaddress•SignedCompulsoryat-tendanceletterHaving all these items in handwillexpeditetheprocessanden-ableustoscheduleyourchildforthe 2008-2009 school year. Youmust bring original documenta-tion.Wewillmakecopiesofthematerialsyouprovide.Your child will NOT be regis-teredandplacedinaclassuntilthisprocessiscomplete.Oncealldocumentationhasbeenprovid-ed,yourchildwillbeplacedonaclasslist.Classlistswillbepost-edJuly28thonthefrontdoorsoftheschool.Thank you in advance for yourcooperation.NOTE: If you are not planning to return to Mary Lin, please notify Mrs. Huff in the Lin Front Office, so that we do not schedule your child. ([email protected] or 404-371-7158)
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Candler Park WINS!By Mary Alice Bray
Candler Park took 1st place -$10,000forINGmarathoncheer-ingzone!!!Second place went to Decaturand3rdtoPonceyHighland.JoJoRossandCrystalBuddsub-mitted the application for theCandlerParkcheeringzone.Our core committee was JoJoRoss, Crystal Budd, Carla Key,
Janea Boyles (The Mercan-tile) andMaryAliceBray. Spe-cial thanks to Nancy Porteouswhocameat6:30amtohelpussentup.Severalpeoplestayed3hours in the 40 degreeweathertohelpuscheertherunnerson.Thanks toLakeClaire for theirsupport(shownaboveintheweemorningchill)!
...let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear. . .is fear itself. . .nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
-Franklin D. Roosevelt,First inaugural address,March 4, 1933
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Personal ClassifiedsBUY • SELL • TRADE • RECY-CLE • YARD SALE! List your personal stuff for FREE!! Contact [email protected] FOR RENT 2125 Pali-fox Drive, NE, Available May/June (negotiable). Duplex, 2 BR, 1 BA, big fenced-in back-yard, NEW: sunroom, back deck, hardwood floors, renovated bath-room. $1500/mo. 404-353-0832 or [email protected] TEACHER Oak-hurst Cooperative Preschool seeks part-time teacher for the 2008-2009 school year. Visit www.oakhurstcoop.com for in-formation.YAMAHA UPRIGHT PIANO Walnut upright (spinet), 48 inch-nice house size. Excellent condi-tion, about 12 years old, beauti-ful sound. $1250. 404-933-3053.MY GREEN DAYCARE (0-5 years) In-home, eco-friendly daycare opening May 12th. All food served will be homemade and all-natural, if not organic. We also have an organic veggie gar-den. Please call 404-695-7117 for more info.
Business ClassifiedsBusiness classified ads are ONLY $3 per line prepaid! For more info contact [email protected]/BABYSITTINGMature teenage girls can pro-vide babysitting and pet cares. Call Selena at 404-378-5683 or Emily 404-377-4569MINOR HOME REPAIRS and in-stallations. Electrical, phone/ca-ble, plumbing, light carpentry. 20 years experience; neighborhood references. Intown only, within 3 miles of L5P. $35/hr. + $20 house call. Norman Glassman 404 704-5546 [email protected] TUNING, REPAIR, RE-BUILDING, SALES Jane Purtzer 404-378-8310. NOOK AND CRANNY MAID SERVICE 404-688-3766 “Let Us Do Your Dirty Work!” Est. 1990 Dependable, personalized ser-vice, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, one-time. Move-in/Move-outs, Spring cleanings-homes/offices. Licensed, bonded, and insured.HOUSE REPAIR Rotted wood repair, siding, porch columns, railings, porch floors, windows, etc. Sheetrock repair, interior-exterior painting, trim carpentry, small projects. 15 years experi-ence. Candler Park resident for 15 years. Free estimate. Lee Nicholson 404-378-1343.ABOVE THE HEDGES Pop, Pop, WOW...springs-a-pop-pin’ NOW! Above and beyond great Landscape Services for your lawn, flower beds, Installa-tion and maintenance services. Nice Prices. Free Estimates--Licensed & insured Admiration Guaranteed! 770-621-(YARD) 9273.
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Mark Your CalendarsMay11–Sunday–MOTHER’SDAYMay15–Thursday–DEADLINEforWaterConservationContest.Any2008waterbillwilldo.Youmayemail,mail,[email protected],or431HaroldAve.NE.May17–Saturday–Armedforc-esDayMay 17 – 18: The 5th AnnualKirkwood Spring Fling & TourofHomes,BessieBranhamPark,SaturdayMay 17th 10:00 am –6:00pm(festival),SaturdayMay17th12:00pm–6:00pm(tour),Sunday May 18th 12:00 pm –6:00pm(touronly).May 18 – Sunday - OakhurstCooperative Preschool 2008ArtsAuctionJubileefrom3to6p.m.at thehistoricSolarium inOakhurstVillage.May 23 –Friday –LastDay ofSchool,AtlantaPublicSchoolsMay26–Monday–MEMORIALDAY
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Photos From Around The LakeLakeClaireissuchaninterestingplacetolive!Everydayshouldbeacelebrationtothevarietyofsights foundalongthestreets inourneighborhood.Hats off (and camera shutters open) to the fabulouscolor,texture,andcharacterfoundinLakeClaire.Neverdull,neverhomogenized–Lake Claire is unique. Capture images around yourstreetandsendtheminforpublicationinThe Clarion. Weneed‘em!Send in your photos to TheClarion and share your part of the Lake Claire with your neighbors. Email [email protected]
AmericanLuna Moth(Actias luna)
With only one week to live, they choose to live among the Sweetgum’s of Lake ClaireOurSweetgumtreesarehometoaspeciesofcaterpillarsthatfeedontheleavesandleavetheirsilkencocoonsbehind.Thenoutcomesthe incredibleAmericanLunamoth!Somerefer to itas, “themostbeautifulmothintheUnitedStates.”ItisraretoseeanadultAmeri-canLunaMothbecausetheyalwaysflyatnightandonlyliveforoneweek!TheonespottedinLCwasamale.Theyemergeinthemorningwithsmallwings,don’teatathing,andwithintwohourstheirwingshardenandgrowtoalmostthesizeofyourpalm!Wow!
