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David T. Ibata. 7 p.m., Roberts Community and Education Center, 4681 School St., Acworth. Ibata joined the Southern Territory Headquarters staff of The Salvation Army USA in October 2016 as editorial coordinator of Southern Spirit newspaper. He worked at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Chicago Tribune, where he was an editor and writer. He is a member of the Atlanta chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association and was a co-founder and past president of the Chicago chapter, AAJA. The chapter honored him with a lifetime achievement award and named a scholarship for him. He has served on the foundation board of the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, and the journalism advisory committee of his alma mater, Southern Illinois University.