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‘Newnan notes’ By Gina Snider August 23, 2010 City of Newnan Public Information Officer
As the city launches “Safe Step”, here is a helpful tip for pedestrians. Always look left-right- left before crossing any street and continue to look for vehicles as you cross. Be sure you know the law. Take the time to cross safely, use crosswalks.
Newnan Citizen Academy is back this year, a free six week course provided to city residents, business owners, and property owner to educate and inform the citizens of Newnan about every aspect of city government in Newnan. Participants are given the opportunity to tour city facilities and hear directly from department managers, professional staff, and elected officials. Gina Snider, the city of Newnan’s Public Information Officer will be the hostess for the Academy. Participants must be willing to commit to the required time for the program.
Registration for the classes begins August 9th and goes through Tuesday, September 7th. The applicants will be chosen first that live within the city limits. Beyond that applicants in the county will be on a first come first serve basis. Please contact Gina Snider at 770-254-2358 or by email at
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to register.
There were four new occupational tax certificates issued by the city. The business names are I.S.I.S., Maureen Gifts, Music & Arts Center and Pro- Styles Cleaning Services, LLC. For more information on tax occupational certificates or city taxes please contact the Finance Department at 770-253-2682.
Come visit the Carnegie in historic downtown. The Carnegie schedule of events is • Carnegie Literary Circle, Monday, August 23 10:30 a.m. ‘Jan’s Story’ by Barry Petersen • ‘Investing 101 Tuesday, August 24 10:00 a.m. ‘Foundations of Investing’ • Preschool Story Time Thursday, August 26 10:00 a.m. New theme every week • Armchair Travelers Friday, August 27 2:00 p.m. ‘ Israel: ‘Journey through the Holy Land’
Reservations required for all programs. Call 770-683-1347 to reserve your spot.
The city of Newnan Animal Warden, Cyndi Hoffman offers dog owners tips on how to curtail barking. Attention-getting barking can be corrected, provided that the owner is determined to unspoil the dog. The solution to this problem is to let the dog know that it's fine to ask for attention, but in an acceptable manner. Instead of immediately responding to the dogs request that he be picked up, the owner now has the dog do something to earn his attention. Once the dog begins to realize that attention is no longer free, he can be trained to remain on the floor and accept attention from there rather than from the owners’ arms. If you experience a similar problem, teach the dog to sit on command. Then, when he comes to you and demands your attention, have him sit before you respond to him. When he obeys the sit command, you can give him a treat. At first, you can pick him up, pet and praise him briefly and then return him to the floor. If he barks and jumps on you again, have him sit again. Follow his sit with praise again, but this time don't pick him up. Instead, bend down and pet him as he sits in front of you. Soon the dog will learn that he must do something before he will receive your attention. In other words, ignoring behavior you don't want and recognizing behavior you do want will produce positive results. Responding to behavior you don't want is perceived by the dog as acceptance, and he'll continue to do it forever. However, when he learns that you'll only recognize him for good behavior, he'll exercise that good behavior in order to receive your attention.
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