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The Citizen Newsletter

Issue # 260 April 27 2011

The Conservative Voice of Henry County

Contact The Citizen at hc.citizen@hccitizen.org Your comments and submissions are always welcome!

MILES FOR MEALS

In This Issue Walk/Fun-Run
Saturday May 7, 2011
Heritage Park, McDonough
Run Registration 8am
• News & Announcements Walk Registration 9am
• Westboro Baptist Fails
Run begins 9am-Walk begins 10am
• Cooking With Grace
• Miles for Meals
Ends Noon
• Your Voice 770-288-7010
• Henry County GOP
• These are the Times
• Camper for Sale South Atlanta TEA Party
• Rock, Roll & Reminisce
Joe the Plumber (Joe Wurzelbacker) & Kevin Jackson will be
appearing visiting our area holding several events on Monday
May 9th. We need volunteers. If you want to help, send us an
email at events@SouthAtlantaTEAParty.org ~

Add your event to the South Atlanta Tea Party calendar. Drop a
note to: calendar@southatlantateaparty.com
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http://www.scribd.com/larry_stanley Lunch - Georgians for Constitutional Government

Tuesday, May 3 at 12:00pm

Location: Stevi B's Pizza in Gainesville, Georgia

Your Support is Appreciated

Henry County Tea Party Monthly Meeting
The Conservative Voice of Henry County has Thursday, April 28 at 6:30pm
opened a venue for news, comment and opinion that Location: Community Annex Room
exists nowhere else. It is because of you; a steady
list of people who read and submit articles sharing
ideas and principles. Locust Grove Day
Saturday, April 30 at 11:00am
Location: Locust Grove City Hall

Locust Grove city officials anticipate more than 3,000 people will take
Or visit www.hccitizen.org part in the Locust Grove Day festivities this weekend.

The day-long event, to be held Saturday, is one of the largest

community events in the area
 “Yoga on the Lawn” will be held throughout the month of May. A
calendar has been established of days and times that citizens can
participate in a basic/ beginner yoga routine, which will be lead by
volunteers who also teach the class at McDonough Presbyterian
Church, which will give participants an opportunity to continue the
activity after the end of the series. The practice of yoga is based on a
series of postures and breathing exercises designed to achieve control
of the body and mind. Participants are encouraged to bring a yoga mat
(Marshall’s and Ross usually carry them for $10-15.)

The City of McDonough Wellness Program is a great opportunity for

families, friends, churches, civic organizations, and businesses to come
together as a community to enjoy beautiful places like the Hazlehurst
House, spend time outside, and encourage each other to do something
positive.

Below is the schedule—

• Saturday, May 7, 8:30am, at the Hazlehurst House

• Tuesday, May 10, 6:30pm, at the Hazlehurst House
• Saturday, May 14, 8:30am, in the McDonough Square Park
• Tuesday, May 17, 6:30pm, at the Hazlehurst House
• Tuesday, May 24, 6:30pm, at the Hazlehurst House
• Saturday, May 28, 8:30am, at the Hazlehurst House

Thank you for your support and participation

Westboro Baptist protestors Fail in Mississippi

On Saturday USMC Staff Sgt. Jason Rogers, who was killed in action in Afghanistan April 7, was buried in Brandon,
Mississippi.
That, by itself, is a sadly unremarkable – though certainly noteworthy and solemn – occasion for us to mark.
And in fact when Sgt. Rogers’ body returned to Brandon it was greeted by hundreds, or perhaps even thousands, of well-
wishers who gathered at the roadside to honor the fallen American hero. The dashboard camera from Mississippi state
trooper Elmo Townsend’s cruiser gives an indication of the scene last Thursday.

What is most notable about Sgt. Rogers’ funeral in Brandon, however, is what didn’t happen.

You see, the troglodytes from Westboro Baptist Church had threatened to spew their poison at Sgt. Rogers’ funeral.

But the Westboro mob wasn’t on the scene, and Sgt. Rogers was laid to rest without incident – thank God.

Why weren’t there protestors?

Planning ahead by the locals, as it turns out.

From an OLE MISS SPORTS MESSAGE BOARD, a tidbit of information…

A couple of days before, one of them (Westboro protestors) ran his mouth at a Brandon gas station and got his arse waxed.
Police were called and the beaten man could not give much of a description of who beat him. When they canvassed the
station and spoke to the large crowd that had gathered around, no one seemed to remember anything about what had
happened.

Rankin County handled this thing perfectly. There were many things that were put into place that
most will never know about and at great expense to the county.

Most of the morons never made it out of their hotel parking lot. It seems that certain Rankin county pickup trucks were
parked directly behind any car that had Kansas plates in the hotel parking lot and the drivers mysteriously disappeared until
after the funeral was over. Police were called but their wrecker service was running behind and it was going to be a few
hours before they could tow the trucks so the Kansas plated cars could get out.
A few made it to the funeral but were ushered away to be questioned about a crime they might have possibly been involved
in. Turns out, after a few hours of questioning, that they were not involved and they were allowed to go on about their
business.

Fred Phelps, the DISBARRED LAWYER AND DEMOCRAT ACTIVIST who leads the Westboro congregation, will undoubtedly pursue
some form of legal action for the way his people were thwarted in Brandon. Let him try. There isn’t a jury in Mississippi
which will see things his way.
This is a template for how to handle the Westboro people. If lawsuits don’t work, other means will. Whatever it takes to keep
them from harassing bereaved military families on the day their fallen loved ones are laid to rest.

COOKING WITH GRACE with Chef Daniel May

Small Group Bible Study

6 – Week Study
Saturday 10 am – 12 pm
Starts April 30, 2011
CBC Kitchen

Tune up your cooking skills and learn how to line your diet up with God’s direction on the subject.

Miles For Meals

Lace up those sneakers! The 17th annual Miles for Meals Walk will take place on Saturday, May 7, 2011, beginning at the
Jason T. Harper Event Center. Walkers of all ages are encouraged to come out for this long-standing community tradition,
which is the single largest fundraiser organized by the Henry County Council on Aging to benefit Henry County Senior
Services’ various programs.

Every dollar raised stays in Henry County to assist local senior citizens, with the funds helping to provide critical services,
such as hot, nutritious meals that are home-delivered each weekday to 240 seniors, nutritional supplements to those who
qualify, and in-home health services.

The two-mile route will take participants on trails throughout Heritage Park, with a choice of routes to fit all participants’
fitness levels. To make this day even more exciting, this year, organizers have added a 2-mile Fun Run that will take place
prior to the walk.

Registration for the Fun Run begins at 8 a.m., with the run to begin at 9 a.m. Registration for the Walk begins at 9 a.m.,
with the actual walk to commence at 10 a.m. Water will be available throughout the morning, and a picnic lunch will be
served following the Walk for all participants. Groups and individuals that raise the most money will be recognized at the
event.

For walker envelopes and information, or to sponsor the event, please call 770.288.7010 or email
MilesForMeals@co.henry.ga.us.

YOUR VOICE

THURSDAY April 28th 6pm

Biscuits & Brunch
Project Appleseed Revolutionary War History Night at
149 Burke Street
Stockbridge, GA 30281 the Mountain View Regional Library in Cobb County
(770) 507-6800 3320 Sandy Plains Road

Marietta, GA 30066

(770) 509-2725
Cemetery Research
 Group
www.crghenry.org
Signature Broadcasting
Network – SBN TV
We’re all about you!
http://sbn.tv/
McDonough Arts 2011 events
For more info contact: Debbie
Withers 678/522-4020 or
debwithers@gmail.com
http://www.mcdonougharts.net
Main Street McDonough
Program
5 Griffin Street McDonough, GA 30253
770-898-9868
www.mainstreetmcdonough.com/
www.ProvisionProperties.com
One of our best history presenters,
Chris Church,
is going to deliver an exciting account of
the events on April 19, 1775,
an excellent way to get people motivated about Liberty.
Federal indictments in suspected drug enterprise case
Marijuana grow houses alleged in Stockbridge, McDonough
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia has secured federal
indictments against ten people for alleged drug trafficking and firearms-related crimes,
stemming from the operation of suspected marijuana grow houses in Henry County.
The federal prosecutor’s office, along with the David G. Wilhelm Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), the Henry County Police Department, and other
federal crime-fighting agencies, has been investigating the alleged grow operations
since the fall of 2010, according to federal authorities.
The indictments charge the defendants with various criminal offenses, including
conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess more than 100 plants of marijuana,
and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes, said Public Affairs
Officer for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Patrick Crosby, in a written statement.
Nine of the 10 defendants were arraigned in United States Magistrate Court, according
to Crosby. They are: Joshua McCullough, 37, Jimmy Ray Whorton, 56, Sandra
Whorton, 49, Paul Bunch, 36, and Ira Butler, 46, all of Stockbridge; James McKenzie,
29, Karry Autry, 30, Holly Autry, 27, all of McDonough; and Brian Prewitt, 33, of Griffin.
Remember Backwoods Bar & Grill off Jodeco Road lost its liquor license. After a six-
week investigation, 10 businesses and residences in Stockbridge and McDonough were
raided, including Backwoods Bar and Grill. Officers and DEA agents arrested six people
and seized marijuana, methamphetamine, LSD, weapons, $374,000 and numerous
vehicles.
After some legal paperwork and a name change to The Woods Bar & Grill, the
establishment was issued a new liquor license. Just thought you would like to know.
REDSTATE.com
MASSACHUSETTS DEMS VOTE TO LIMIT UNIONS’ COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
This time, however, it is almost unbelievable when Massachusetts’ liberal, Democrat-
controlled legislature votes overwhelmingly to strip unions of most of their right to
bargain collectively over health care, striking their union benefactors in a Wisconsin-
style smack down.
The 111-to-42 vote followed tougher measures to broadly eliminate collective
bargaining rights for public employees in Ohio, Wisconsin, and other states. But
unlike those efforts, the push in Massachusetts was led by Democrats who have
traditionally stood with labor to oppose any reduction in workers’ rights.
Opinion – www.Dacula.patch.com
By Jimmy Orr
Future of MARTA Inexorably Tied to TSPLOST
MARTA needs a bigger pool from which to draw funds. TSPLOST is that pool.
Do you ever get bad vibes that something just isn't coming across right? I have been
reading the newspapers and watching television about the list of projects which have
been submitted on a "wish list" by the cities, counties, MARTA (especially MARTA),
plus one CID from within our ten-county regional transportation district.
To reiterate, our ten-county regional transportation district is comprised of Cherokee,
Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale
counties. One of the more sensible projects on the Gwinnett County list is the widening
of Dacula Road/Harbins Road from Fence Road to S.R. 316 at an estimated cost
of $49.8 million dollars. I suppose the project would also include replacing the bridge
over the CSX Railroad. Those of us who travel this corridor daily can vouch for this
project. I was delighted when I read this project was among those on Gwinnett County's
"wish list."
 However, wishful thinking on my part is about all that is going to happen when this
project hits our 21-member regional transportation district roundtable. Why? If I
understand the guidelines of the Transportation Investment Act of 2010, those projects
which make the final cut must have a regional impact.

From day one, I have felt that TSPLOST 2012 was predicated on the Atlanta Regional
Commission Transit Planning Board (TIB) 2008 Concept Plan 3 Regional Transit Vision.
It is my understanding that the TIB is now called the Transit Implementation Board. I
surmise that the 2008 Concept Plan 3 Regional Transit Vision has undergone charges
which perhaps lays down with TSPLOST 2012. The one thing that I do not expect has
changed is that whatever year the Concept Plan 3 is now designated, all roads still lead
to Rome with Rome, in my opinion, being the "new Five Points" in downtown Atlanta
within the area known as the "gulch" where the new Multimodal Terminal is being
pushed by the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Take a hard look at MARTA's "wish list." How is a MARTA Elevator and Escalator
Rehabilitation Project at an estimated cost of $123.4 millon dollars going to relieve
traffic congestion? Am I missing something here?

Once you start feeding public transit systems at the taxpayer funded trough, they are
kind of like hogs, you have to continue to feed them. We have neglected our roads,
bridges, and interchanges infrastructure in metro Atlanta over the years simply because
we have not had the revenue coming into our Georgia Department of Transportation to
upgrade same to match the continuing volume of traffic.

TSPLOST 2012 gives us the opportunity to improve our roads, bridges and interchanges
if we invest TSPLOST dollars where the dollars will do the most good in improving traffic
mobility throughout our ten-county regional transportation district instead of throwing
good money after bad in the way of grandiose rail projects which, if built, would require
ongoing taxpayer subsidies for their upkeep.

Remember, the project "wish list" will continue to be finalized. By June 1, we should
have a good knowledge of what will be coming our way on the project list. If after June
1, the project list contains "fluff" projects such as bicycle/pedestrian trails, developer's
choo choos (light rail), streetscapes, etc., there would still be time to let your members
to the roundtable know of the fallacy of such projects.

Henry County Republican Party

Meeting Notice
Tuesday
May 3, 2011
7:00 P.M.

Keynote Speaker
Gary Marx, Vice President
Century Strategies
also
Legislative Wrap-Up
with Henry County
State Senators and Representatives
and invited
GOP Chairmen Candidates

LOCATION

HENRY COUNTY GOVERNMENT ANNEX

SPLOST COMMUNITY ROOM
PUBLIC SAFETY PLAZA
116 SOUTH ZACK HINTON PKWY.
MCDONOUGH, GA 30253
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FOR SALE

2001 Pioneer by Fleetwood

18-foot, self contained

Asking $6,500

Phone: 770-474-6399

Rock, Roll & Reminisce

A Concert to Benefit NOAH’s ARK

www.Noahs-Ark.org
Saturday, May 14, 2011 – 6:00 PM
Jason T Harper Event Center @ Heritage Park-101 Lake Dow Road – McDonough 30252

Hear the original artists who shaped the

soundtrack of the 60’s &70’s
An evening of non-stop, jukebox rockin’ hits!
A very special concert event…”Ricky Nelson Remembered” celebrating the life of America’s original Teen Idol - starring
Ricky’s twin sons, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson.

Also performing live…

Barry McGuire – “Eve of Destruction”, “Green, Green”
Pete Rivera of Rare Earth – “I Just Want To Celebrate”, “Get Ready”, “(I Know) I’m Losing You”, “Hey, Big Brother”
Sonny Geraci of Climax & The Outsiders – “Time Won’t Let Me”, “Precious & Few”
Mitch Ryder – “Devil With The Blue Dress”, “Good Golly Miss Molly”, “Sock It To Me Baby”, “Too Many Fish In The Sea”
Dennis Tufano of The Buckinghams – “Don’t You Care”, Hey, Baby (They’re Playing our Song)”, “Susan”, “Mercy, Mercy,
Mercy”, “Kind of a Drag”

Opening band, local favorite, THE ROCKERZ

MCs-Randy & Spiff from True Oldies WYAY 106.7

General Admission only $35

 Limited number of VIP table seats $75 including a snack dinner from OBs Barbeque
Upgrade available to a full prime rib dinner for only $14

Great silent auction items up for bid

Tickets available at:

www.TicketAlternative.com
Or Ticket Alternative by phone at 1-877-725-8849
Noah’s Ark, Locust Grove * OB’s Barbecue on Industrial Drive, McDonough
Henry County Park & Recreation Office @ Heritage Park, McDonough
Or Call Speer Entertainment Services 770-957-0768
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