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Sheriff, county weigh partnering on animal services, park safety By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
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Kate and Dewayne Luevano place books inside a book exchange they donated March 29 at Cumming City Center.
Couple donates mini library after losing two pregnancies By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — After experiencing the loss of two pregnancies, Gainesville couple Kate and Dewayne Luevano decided to turn their grief into action. The Luevanos’ daughter Emerson was lost in the second trimester. A second daughter, Josie, died full term of hemolytic disease of the fetus.
“I like anything that’s tangible,” Kate Luevano said. “I kept seeing Little Free Libraries at parks, and one day I just said, ‘We should just do that. Let’s do it.’” The couple officially donated a mini library of their own March 29 near a musical play area at Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Road. During an unveiling ceremony, they posed for pictures amid playing children and the soft tones of xylophones and
other playground instruments. As one of many Little Free Libraries, the cabinet-sized case will offer visitors and families free books to read. Little Free Library, a nonprofit based in Minnesota, aims to improve access to books through a global network of volunteer-led, book-exchange boxes. The Luevanos raised about $400 to cover costs, collected books and
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A proposed agreement could allow inmates and probationers to complete community service at the county’s animal shelter. Commissioners discussed an agreement March 25 to give the sheriff’s office control of operations of the Animal Services department, Pet Resource Center and county park rangers. Chief Deputy Joe Perkins said the change would allow both people under court supervision and jail inmates to work at the shelter. The work done by probationers and inmates could fulfill community service requirements. “We are very excited to take on this project,” Perkins said. Inmates would first receive training to complete cleaning and other basic tasks.
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Two dogs rest inside a kennel at Forsyth County’s Pet Resource Center.
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