Dawood Hills Academy, a brand-new early childhood education and development center has openings for spring and summer break programs. It's located at 8039 Union Hill Road canton GA 30115 and is within a quarter of a mile to the brand-new Avery elementary school, which makes it very convenient for those with older and younger siblings. Right now they have full and part-time openings available for
all ages and I noticed on the sign this morning that they still have openings for the Georgia state funded lottery Pre-K program. Check out Dogwood Hills Academy today, they have tours going on Monday through Friday.
Are you looking to move from Renter to Home Owner status in 2008?
Feel Free to attend this FREE seminar, HomeOwnership 101 and learn the following things:
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Please join us for a free seminar to learn how to start down the road to home ownership. There is no obligation to you, only the chance to gain valuable information.
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Time: 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m..
Place: Avery Elementary Library
refreshments will be provided
Please RSVP today as space is limited
678-493-9708
Avery Elementary is located at 6391 East Cherokee Dr.. Canton, GA 30115
Some of you know by know that I am a Cherokee County bus driver and I was still on my bus when I heard bus 427 call in to 500 (our headquarters and supervisors) and my heart broke at the sound of his voice.
Yesterday the tragedy that hit Cherokee County broke my heart, but not only did the wreck break my heart but so did the support (or lack of it for the bus driver) and the comments that was said from the media.
Now let me start off by saying I am NOT condoning the wreck, any time there is a wreck it is heart breaking. But I did want to give you another perspective - a view from a drivers seat.
I have been a school bus driver for many years and every morning I get up and the weight of the responsibility that rides on my shoulders is incredible. Everyday I think about the fact that I am about to have 60 plus students lives in my hands and the weight of that fact is tremendous. I think about the fact that many parents have trusted me with their precious treasure, just like I trust mine into the hands of two other Cherokee County bus drivers. My children chose to ride their own assigned bus, rather than ride with me, most of it has to do with sleeping later. :-)
So I 
start my route and it begins with elementary students and you would think they would still be sleepy and quite and some are, but not all. By the time I reach the elementary school I on average have had to say "sit down bottom to bottom and back to back at least a dozen or more times and this is only a 20 minute drive. Not only that but the children in front think I am yelling at them because I am trying to get my voice up over the engine, keep facing forward and project my voice backwards. There is no telling how many times at this point that I have had to take my eyes off the road to check and see who is touching who or who is now yelling at another one. Sometimes the kids are the best of friends and sometimes the kids are back there rough housing with each other. You never know what one day to the next what is going to go on. And this is all in the morning, when driving home in the afternoon, these kids have been sitting in a sit all day, they have an exorbitant amount of energy built up and have not been able to release it. They haven't been able to talk to their friends all day, they may have been given a piece of candy for being good in the classroom and now it is time to ride the bus home. I'm sorry but for some reason they think this time is a free for all play period and the bus driver is the grumpiest person in the world because they don't see the problem with moving (jumping) from seat to seat, leaning over the back of the seat to talk to their friends or maybe even having a paper fight. The things my middle and high school students tell me that THEY did to their last bus driver makes me wonder how that poor bus driver ever drove those students without wrecking.
I truly believe that this is what could have happened, and it could happen to anyone of us, someone was cutting up or misbehaving in the back and may have been for some time, and the driver simply took his eyes off the road to see what was going on and correct the situation, when the tires on the right side left the road and in correcting that issue, he over corrected and went off the other side of the road. This happens all the time with drivers in regular vehicles and very seldom with school buses, you only hear about the school buses tho.
I have yet to figure out, why people are so critical of bus drivers (yes, there are some drivers that maybe shouldn't be driving, but then I watch regular drivers and think the same thing EVERYDAY!). This is one of the professions that is not well respected and yet it is most difficult. You have 60 plus students that you are to maintain control of, while some of them have no intention of behaving and this all stems from kids being kids, while watching out for drivers who pull out in front of you because they don't want to be BEHIND the bus.
After this wreck yesterday, I stopped my bus and talked with each load, I have two different ones, and I reiterated why they needed to sit down and why they needed not to scream at the top of their pretty little lungs and why they didn't need to be leaning over the seats and all these other WHY's.
And as a parent, and a school bus driver, I'm asking all the parents who put their children on a bus, please take the time (not just once, but often) to talk to your kids about the way to ride a bus and the reason why they need to ride it safely and correctly.
Interesting tip, did you know that they have stacked 3 buses on top of one another and the bottom one DID NOT crush. School buses are safe and the drivers are constantly trained. And like every other driver out there, things beyond our control happen.
As A School Bus Driver for Cherokee County, I want to say Thank You to those Parents that trust me every day with your precious children, it is a privilege and responsibility that I take very seriously.
Bonnie
TheHomeInspectorsWife
Just wanted to get this great info out about a conference happening at my home church. The Conference is called Single, Saved, and Satisfied Singles Conference and is at World Harvest Church Marietta address is 601 Tower Rd. Marietta GA on January 13, 2008 @ 6:00 pm for more information call our home church World Harvest Church in Ballground 770-735-3947 or visit www.whcint.com
The church is located 2 blocks behind the Kennestone Hospital. You turn right at the road right before the hospital and follow it straight, you will see the church on your left.
Bishop Lance Johnson has also stated that if you're married you're still welcomed and that you will be blessed by it also.
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As the owner and as a specially trained and certified home inspector, my #1 job is to look out for YOUR best interest! You and your family's safety are my first priority, that's my guarantee to you.
Whether you're buying or selling your home, I have an Atlanta home inspection for you. I understand that as a real estate agent most of the time the difference between your real estate sale moving forward or not is how I present my home inspection findings to your client. I pride myself on being a "Professional Comforter!" Sure the house is still the house but I always covey my home inspection findings in a neutral non-scary manner! We help your client to have Peace of Mind when buying a new home. You've worked hard to get your clients and I want to help you move forward in your closings. I understand that these are your clients that you have worked hard for and they will be treated with the upmost care and respect. You and your client will receive a professional and very detailed, well written home inspection report with digital pictures directly over the internet. No bulky emails, you will receive a link to your report along with a user name and password. I'm a Certified NACHI Home Inspector serving Atlanta, Canton, Alpharetta, Cumming, Woodstock, Marietta and the North Georgia Area. Call me Today! IHI Home Inspections - An important piece of YOUR home buying or selling experience.. Call between 7:15 am and 8:00 pm for appointments, 6 days a week.
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I am a transplant from Washington, PA and I moved here in 1985 due to a lack of work in the construction industry. I have always been in some type of construction, from working for builders to owning my own business. I love owning my own company for the added time that I get to spend with my family and at church. In 1990 I met Bonnie, my wife, she's a native Georgian and had never been north until she married me. She worked in a corporate job working for a prosthetic company until about 3 years ago and she retired because of the drive to downtown Atlanta every day. She now drives a school bus, and we always have stories to laugh about at dinner time. Kids are so interesting. We have been married 16 years, 17 in January and we have two wonderful kids. Daniel is 15, just turned 15 in September and right now is the family chauffeur. He is one that I don't believe will really have to learn to drive, he just knows how and does really great at it. He is also learning to fly airplanes and loves it. He is part of a group (he works on the ground crew in exchange for flight time) called the Tiger-flights. They're located in Rome and give kids free airplane rides, you should check them out. My daughter is Breana and she is going to be ten in Dec. and she is a joy and a daddy's girl. She has played baseball since she was 3 and has been first baseman on a boys' team for the last 3 years. She has a glove that is incredible. There is nothing girly girl about her, even though my wife has tried. I remember playing ball and my Dad not being able to be there and I can say that in the years of my son's and my daughter's life, I have missed very little. For that I am very thankful. I work mainly in the Canton, Woodstock, Alpharetta, Cumming and Roswell areas but I do travel to the North Georgia area, simply because it's a great area and my in-laws live up there, so it's a great excuse to stop in and visit. :-)
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It's not very often that you find a company whose customer service goes above and beyond your expectations. David Lelak, an Atlanta home inspector with IHI Home Inspections was extremely professional, friendly, and thorough in his home inspection. He presented us with a detailed home inspection report that even impressed my husband who is usually not easy to impress! David brought things to our attention that would have gone unattended to without his knowledge and would have ended up costing us lots done the line.
I will definitely recommend this company in the future. If you need a professional and detail oriented home inspection company - look no further than IHI.
Aly McLain
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We would like to thank you on such a tremendous, efficient, thorough home inspection. Word of mouth is the best form of advertising and you can rest assured that we will tell anyone that needs an inspector to call you. Karen Coney of Solid Source Realty is fully aware of our complete happiness with your work and has vowed to tell any of her clients that needs an inspector to call you. Again, we would like to thank you on being an intricate part of our home buying process!!!!
Sincerly,
Lionel and April Thomas
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"David found several issues that my wife and I were not aware of"
I have had the pleasure of working with David Lelak, IHI Home Inspections, several times. David is professional, extremely knowledgeable and always on time. He is very thorough and was able to complete his home inspection at short notice.
During his home inspection, David found several issues that my wife and I were not aware of, but were able to get corrected before we closed on the house.
IHI Home Inspections is an excellent company to use when getting your home inspected. The evening of the inspection, I received an e-mail and was able to log in and view my report on line at my convenience.
David, I appreciate all the good work you have done for us. THANK YOU.
Rami Darwiche
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David was VERY thorough and professional. He found a few issues in the house that I hadn't seen. I am extremely satisfied and will definitely refer him to friends and family.
Morgan Allison
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Being a first time home buyer, David was very open and helpful for all of my questions. He even gave me info on things I did not ask about. Thanks!
David Blaise
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Dear David,
My clients were very impressed with the thoroughness of your home inspection at
8153 Black Gum. They said they hope you won't be their home inspector when they go to sell!!
Just wanted to thank you for another job well done. It is nice to have a home
inspector who meets the high standards and professionalism that I insist
upon for my clients.
Kay Born
Century 21 Best Mountain Properties
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