Forsyth Herald, January 13, 2016

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Woman writes $13K in fake checks FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Stephanie Burton, a 38-year-old woman from Cumming, was arrested Dec. 9 after reportedly writing over 30 checks from a fake account.

The checks were made to multiple businesses and totaled $13,000. She was charged with a felony of financial fraud and forgery.

Between April and November 2015, Burton reportedly wrote the checks that varied in amounts, with many below $100, for different items such as gas or groceries. There are

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A cashier at the Marathon Gas Station on Ga. 9 called the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Jan. 4 after a reported theft occurred.

The woman told officers she was exchanging money with a customer when he “tricked” her with the amount of money to be changed. She said the

man came in to buy lottery tickets and initially paid with a $50 bill. When the cashier put the money in the drawer, the customer reportedly said he had given her the wrong bill and it was his lucky $50 bill from his niece. She said she then removed the bill and went to exchange it for another when he gave her many instructions on how he wanted his change, which confused her. The customer then gathered up the change as she counted it and also his original $50. He then reportedly abruptly left despite her telling him to return with the money.

The man left on foot and the immediate area was checked for people fitting his description.

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Burton supposedly opened a fake savings withdrawal account in her mother’s name. Her mother, however, reportedly was unaware of the situation.

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Woman steals 40 pairs of ‘boyfriend pants’ FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A woman reportedly stole 40 pairs of “boyfriend pants” from Victoria’s Secret at The Collection at Forsyth Dec. 25 while the store was closed.

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What is Astigmatism?

By Samir Vira, M.D.

Astigmatism refers to an imperfect curvature of the eye that results in a defocused or blurred image. Astigmatism is not a disease; it is a type of refractive error that can be present along with other refractive errors, such as nearsightedness (myopia) or farsightedness (hyperopia).

Refractive error occurs when the eye is unable to focus light into a single point. The focusing Samir Vira, MD. LASIK/Refractive Surgeon power of the eye is determined by a combined interaction of the cornea, the clear front surface of the eye, and the lens inside the eye. Astigmatism typically occurs in the cornea but can also occur in the lens as well.

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Individuals without astigmatism have a smooth spherical cornea shaped like a round basketball. Alternatively,

individuals with astigmatism have an oblong-shaped cornea – more like a football – with images focused to 2 different points resulting in distorted vision. Symptoms of astigmatism can vary from distorted or blurred vision to eyestrain, squinting, and headaches. Anyone experiencing these symptoms should see an eyecare provider, such as an optometrist or ophthalmologist, for a complete eye examination. During an eye exam, astigmatism can be easily determined by refraction, or an individual’s prescription. A corneal topography, which displays the overall corneal shape and power, may be performed. Large amounts of worsening astigmatism can rarely occur due to a condition called keratoconus.

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For individuals with astigmatism, correction can be achieved with prescription glasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery. Prescription glasses and soft contact lenses for astigmatism, or Toric lenses, have an additional cylinder component in the refraction. This cylinder specifies an axis in which greater bending of light is required to achieve optimal focus for good vision. For individuals with high astigmatism

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Sen. Williams: Sharon Springs city-lit Also says need new District 2 commissioner

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — In a statement released through Facebook Jan. 4, Sen. Michael Williams announced that legislation was officially withdrawn to create the county’s second city of Sharon Springs.

Williams also took issue with the county commissioner, who he claims “bullies” the community, and called for a new commissioner to be elected in District 2.

Williams said he’s had many conversations over the past few weeks with members of the Sharon Springs Alliance, a nonprofit comprised of neighbors studying whether the formation of a new city in Forsyth County is feasible. Williams said it’s abundantly clear that people are frustrated, mad, disappointed and hurt.

As a result, Williams said he wanted to shed light on the process that led to the lawmakers’ decision and answer some of the lingering questions many have.

In March 2015, State Rep. Mike Dudgeon introduced House Bill 660 that would initiate a referendum to incorporate the city of Sharon Springs in southern Forsyth County. However, in December at a pre-legislative breakfast, Dudgeon said the delegation decided the bill was “unconstitutional” due to it being a city-light.

Williams said at that event that legislators want to regroup and find another way to go about creating Sharon Springs.

Then in his Facebook statement, Williams apologized for the way the withdrawal was announced. On Dec. 14, District 2 commissioner Brian Tam said in a commissioner meeting that he thought the bill would not be moving forward.

Williams said in the Facebook statement that he received a call from a Sharon Springs supporter who said how hurtful it was to hear the news from Tam rather than from the SSA or delegation.

“Let’s, for a moment, step away from the mishap of how this was communicated to the public, both [Rep. Mike Dudgeon] and I have acknowledged it was handled wrong and have apologized for it,” Williams said.

“Let’s focus on the heart of the matter; the excessive growth in the southern parts of the county.

What we will find there is a laundry list of broken promises and double talk by a single county commissioner, Brian Tam.” Williams, who was WILLIAMS elected to the state Senate in 2014, represents District 27, which includes Forsyth County. Tam has served as the District 2 commissioner since 2004, representing the communities of Big Creek, South Forsyth and Old Atlanta with portions of Windermere. Sharon Springs would have an estimated quarter of the county’s population at about 50,000 people.

Williams continued his Facebook post by saying Tam “is scheming to find ways to drive wedges between the homeowner’s coalition and the delegation, a divide and conquer strategy.

“It is time that someone stood up to Brian Tam on behalf of the citizens of Forsyth County,” Williams continued. “I will no longer remain quiet and watch as one individual bullies, intimidates and destroys our community. He has proven time and again that he will put his own interests above that of the county. Let us focus our attention, our resolve, and our determination where it belongs; electing a commissioner in District 2 that will represent their constituents, not their own personal interests. I am announcing today; I will publicly support a home-owner-centric candidate that will run for District 2 Commissioner.”

In an interview with the Forsyth Herald Jan. 5, Tam responded by saying he would “rather see my state senator working towards trying to secure funding for roads and schools as opposed to criticizing members of the board of commissioners.

“In reading his post, it looks like he knew about this on Oct. 28,” Tam said.

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determine whether or not this city-light is constitutional because people are spending time and money and effort on a campaign.

So if he knew on Oct. 28, he should have announced it much sooner than in the first week of December. He should have shared that information with the public.”

During this past summer, Williams said a list of possible alternatives to the creation of Sharon Springs began to form that would add transparency to the zoning process and help control growth.

Williams said he was excited to hear this because he believes the issues facing the people in the proposed city of Sharon Springs are the same issues faced by the entire county. “While the supporters of Sharon Springs believe that a city will solve most of their issues, I was looking for a way to solve the issues facing our entire county,” Williams said.

Several possible alternative plans

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were suggested when Williams was in a meeting in September with other members of the delegation, community activists and members of the Sharon Springs Alliance, he said. These plans included annexing the proposed area of Sharon Springs into the city of Cumming, county and city consolidation, countywide voting for commissioners and several other actions that could be taken by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners that would resolve the issues being faced.

“We also discussed the growing argument that the city-light concept was not constitutional,” Williams said. “At that time, we felt like many of you feel; there were already city-light in existence, there had not been a court ruling that a city-light was unconstitutional and who would be the one to challenge a city-light in court?

At the end of the meeting it was my understanding that the bill was still a viable

option and SSA agreed that their concerns would have been addressed if the BOC agreed to all the items on the list.”

More meetings occurred, Williams said, between various groups including commissioners, representatives and other community members. All had the intent to solve the county’s issues, he said.

However, Williams and Dudgeon decided too many side discussions were going on which were leading to misunderstandings among the groups involved.

Williams and Dudgeon called a meeting Oct. 28 with the BOC and delegation members. At the end of this meeting, it was decided that the BOC would create a plan to address the issues, specifically high growth rates and overcrowded schools, Williams said.

Williams continued to talk with other senators to seek guidance on the city-light bill, and all told him the city-light concept would more than likely not pass. Williams said this was when he realized the bill had a zero chance of passing the legislature.

“The belief that a city-light is not in compliance with the Georgia Constitution originated out of the fight between the city of LaVista Hills (full city), and the city of Tucker (city-light),” Williams said on Facebook. “The supporters of the city of LaVista Hills wanted some of the land that would be incorporated into the city of Tucker. Realizing they would not be successful in taking land from the city of Tucker, they formulated the argument that city-lite is not in compliance with the Georgia Constitution. There was not enough time left in the session for this argument to take root. Accordingly, both the city of Tucker and the city of LaVista Hills passed the legislature in 2015.

Voters for the city of Tucker passed the referendum, the city of LaVista Hills did not pass the referendum.”

There are questions about the concept of a city-light being called unconstitutional, Williams said. “There has yet to be a court that has ruled them unconstitutional,” Williams said. “But when I, and other legislators, taking the oath of office, we swear to ‘support the constitution of this state and of the United States …’ Therefore, members of the legislature should not attempt to pass bills that they believe are not in compliance with the constitution of the state of Georgia or the United States. Accordingly, when state legislators say that they believe city-light is unconstitutional, they are not implying that a court has ruled it ‘unconstitutional,’ only that they believe that a bill to create a city-light would not be in compliance with the Georgia Constitution.

Furthermore, voting for such a bill would be going against their oath of office.”

To view Williams’ entire statement, visit http://on.fb.me/1PKLfMA.

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Commissioners decide to hold off on resolution on makeup of board Will make decision after Jan. 21 town hall meeting

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Not wanting to get ahead of themselves, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 7 to hold off on a resolution requesting the local delegation to consider “a five-member board but revert to countywide (as opposed to district) voting.”

The board unanimously approved postponing the resolution until Jan. 21 after town hall meetings could occur.

At the Dec. 22, 2015, BOC work session, the group discussed the current makeup of the BOC and future cities in the county.

The board voted 3-2, with Pete Amos and Cindy Jones Mills opposed, to send a resolution to the local delegation for a five-member board with countywide voting.

In addition, the board voted unanimously to include a straw poll on the ballot and to meet with both the Republican and Democratic parties to develop the questions, keeping the five districts, with two members to be elected at large divided evenly among the population and to include a request in the resolution that no action be taken until after the results of the straw poll.

However, because the first part of the resolution was not unanimously approved, county Attorney Ken Jarrard said the topic has to be brought up again.

Commissioners Jim Boff and Todd Levent said the idea of a seven-member board, which was floated at the previous meeting, is no longer appealing to them. Mills said she wanted to throw out a new option. She said talking about countywide voting came up out of the blue at the Dec. 22 meeting.

“Everybody’s coming up with all these ideas and it seems like every idea keeps fragmenting our county more,” Mills said. “It’s about to drive me crazy thinking about how we’re a county that seems like it’s becoming more and more fragmented. We’re fragmented with our state delegates and county commission and this alliance group or coalition or special interest group. Every group seems like they’re talking but nobody is listening or doing this or that. There is a whole lot of talking but no one seems like they’re coming together. It keeps going back to zoning or land use. Everyone keeps coming up with solutions that are about adding more people to boards and making government bigger.

And no one is doing anything about land use or the issues people keep talking about.”

So Mills said she reached out to Sen. Michael Williams to discuss the issues people are talking about and taking it back to the district.

This would reinforce the district and do something about the subarea planning commission and make things come together and give the district commissioner the power and then it would be a supermajority would have to overrule it.

She said Williams loved the idea.

Lack of communication is one of the biggest problems, Mills said.

“It seemed like it gave the people so much more than what they were doing,” Mills said. “The legislators

... We’re fragmented with our state delegates and county commission and this alliance group or coalition or special interest group. Every group seems like they’re talking but nobody is listening or doing this or that...”

CINDY JONES MILLS Forsyth County Commissioner

said let’s pause everything and go and talk at town hall meetings. They asked if [the BOC] would pause everything and talk about it and not make a resolution or vote on anything. Then it would be postponed for two weeks if the people want to do it. Let’s come together as a state delegation, county and community and do something together instead of fragmenting and do this together. And hopefully do it right.”

Board of Commissioners elects 2016 officers FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — At their first meeting of the year on January 7, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners elected officers for 2016.

The officers remain unchanged from 2015, as District 1 Commissioner R.J. (Pete) Amos was re-elected to serve as chairman; District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills was re-elected to serve as vice chairman; and District 2 Commissioner Brian R. Tam was re-elected to serve as secretary.

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is made up of five members, each living in a specific district and elected by district to serve four-year terms. Each year in January, the five members elect officers for the coming year.

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Rick Swope to run for Forsyth Board of Commissioners FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. —Rick Swope, a nationally recognized business executive and investment advisor, announced his intentions Jan. 7 to run for the District 2 Forsyth County SWOPE Commission seat, currently occupied by Brian Tam. “For too long, our voices in South Forsyth have gone unheard while local politicians continue to raise taxes, overdevelop our neighborhoods, and crowd our schools and roads,” Swope said. “It’s past time we join together and bring sanity back to the Board of Commissioners.”

As a life-long Republican and rock-solid conservative, Swope believes it’s time for an outsider’s approach to challenge the conventional way of thinking in Forsyth County government. As an advocate for south Forsyth families, Swope said he will focus on stopping any new tax increases, implementing wiser and more efficient government spending, and slowing unrestrained residential development to protect the schools and improve traffic.

Swope is the co-owner of a local business, Pro Market Advisors - an education, training and consulting firm for investment companies such as E*trade.

He has presented hundreds of seminars across the world on financial management and effective investment strategies. He is also the principle author of two books and previously hosted a weekly television show on PBS covering financial management.

He and his wife Dani have been married for 27 years and have two children: Caleb (20), a PFC in the US Army and cadet at the University of North Georgia, and Tori (16), a student at Lambert High School.

The Swopes have lived in south Forsyth for 17 years and are active members of First Redeemer Church, where Rick teaches adult bible fellowship and is a passionate mentor of teens and college age young adults. Swope also serves on the board of the conservative Georgia Center for Opportunity (formerly the Georgia Family Council) and is an avid hunter, licensed pilot and holds a black belt Tae Kwon Do and purple belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

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Why we should be connectivists I recently listened to two TED Talks recommended to me by my son Carl and my daughter, Amelia. One was on addiction and the other featured a fascinating 75-yearold ongoing study RAY APPEN being conducted Publisher ray@appenmediagroup.com

by Harvard on what makes people happy, healthy and productive.* The gist of the addiction talk suggested that how we have treated addiction for the past hundred years has, by many measures, failed – and that there may be a better, more effective approach. We currently have more people incarcerated than any other country in the world, and a very large percentage are there for drug or drug-related offenses. We have spent billions on the “drug war” – for law enforcement and punishment – and, for the most part, it appears to me that the main outcome of that policy has been to create many drug lord billionaires who, as they get caught, are replaced with new ones. Much of the effect of our policy has simply been to create just enough of a scarcity of the product to support a high enough price point to incent continued smuggling and, indirectly, addiction.

That TED Talk spent a significant amount of time discussing how we currently treat people who are addicts – again, relying primarily on punitive measures and disincentives to “cure” their addiction. Since incarcerated addicts have felony records that make later employment almost impossible, they tend to be isolated and generally shunned, or “disconnected,” from society. The talk goes on to suggest – and this is where I got chills – that curing addiction may be less dependent upon traditional treatment and more upon “reconnecting” people by successfully changing their environment. In other words, mainstreaming addicts by focusing efforts on making them employable again and helping them have some sort of meaningful “purpose” or reason to exist within society. The TED Talk suggests that being “disconnected” may be the fundamental component in the addiction puzzle and that reconnecting people could be the core part of the “solution.”

Yes, I know that this seems “pie in the sky,” trite and naive. Ok, I get that. But if you watch that TED Talk and think about what Johann Hari is saying, and if you suspend skepticism for just a moment, it may just begin to

make sense. At least it does to me. And if, for fun, you were to forget that he is talking about “addiction” and replace that word with “life,” it may make even more sense.

The first TED Talk cites two examples that support Hari’s idea. The first one concerned a lab experiment that involved rats and drugged water vs. nondrugged water. The second example was a big one – the Vietnam War. It is generally understood that drugs – particularly heroin – were huge problems in Vietnam, where up to 15 percent of U.S. forces were using or addicted to heroin. Yet, when all those soldiers returned home, the rate of addiction and recidivism were many times lower that what had been expected and also much, much lower than the current rates today. Both the lab experiment and the success rate of the returning soldiers seem to suggest that changing the environment that fosters enfranchisement, connectivity and a sense of community was the critical factor in combating addiction.

Both TED Talks suggested that humans need to bond: They need to be connected to other humans for support, companionship and a sense of community or tribe. Without friends, support and healthy relationships, people are most vulnerable and will find someone or something else to bond to – to connect with – to help them deal with their lives.

In many cases that “something else” is addiction in some form. And the addiction is not limited to drugs. People also can be addicted to such things as work or exercise or electronics.

So, the first TED Talk suggests that the opposite of “addiction” is not, as we have believed all these years, “sobriety.”

It is, instead, “connection.” That need to be connected is so strong that people not only destroy their lives slowly through drug addiction, they also make other tragic choices – such as, for example, joining extremist groups and strapping on and detonating suicide vests for a cause.

People are most vulnerable when they feel isolated. Disconnection is

the major source of all addictions, the TED Talk suggests. It also implies that much of today’s connectivity – smart phones, social media, the text/digital world – is at best a parody of real human connections that are so crucial to healthy relationships within a wider society. As the TED Talk mentions, “The average amount of floor space we enjoy has been increasing for years while the average number of ‘close friends’ we believe we have has continued to diminish.” Connection to others through Facebook and other social media will never be a substitute for having real friends who are there when you need them or talk to you all night when your life seems like it is falling apart. Such a large percentage of today’s “connections” are faux connections that are non-nourishing and nonsustaining. The condition is of epidemic proportions.

I am not saying that we can solve the world’s problems or addiction by being friendlier. I am not saying that the insanity of ISIS can be completely explained as a lack of “connection.” What I am saying is that I am becoming more and more convinced that our world is rapidly becoming more isolated, more arrogant, more selfish, lonelier, harder, less livable and more dangerous.

And that, the more it gets this way, the more acute is our need for it to be exactly the opposite – more connected in real, personal, meaningful and less self-centered ways.

My daughter, Amelia, sent me a note this week about riding the subway in San Francisco, where she lives now.

It was about an encounter she had on the subway with a homeless person.

The homeless person spoke to her and everyone else in her car because she spoke to him first and he gave her this message – for all of us: “I would rather be hungry than invisible. I’m not crazy and I’m not an addict, I’m just homeless. If you don’t have the means to help me out, that’s OK. That’s not all I’m asking for. I’m asking for your communication – for you to smile at me. That would mean a lot. I only get to shower maybe three times a week. Look

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at my hands. I just want to be acknowledged. I would rather be hungry than invisible.”

I want to close with that, but I won’t. My son Carl sent me the addiction TED Talk and another YouTube lecture called, “This is Water.” Amelia shared with me her subway story and the Harvard TED Talk.

Most of the books I have read that have made a difference in my life I read because my children – Hans, Amelia, and Carl – were reading them. I get more flattering compliments than I deserve from my columns.

Those of you who get something from what I write should thank my kids, not me.

Amelia earns a modest living to reside in San Francisco. She is very frugal: 55 percent of her income goes to rent and 33 percent goes to Uncle Sam, so she lives on 12 percent. Every week she spends $20 and makes peanut butter sandwiches, a lot of them. She carries them with her every day and hands them out to homeless people – after she stops for a moment to talk with them.

I have so far to go to be even remotely as engaged and connected as my daughter and my wife, both of whom actively help others every week.

It is a struggle for me to just function within my own envelope, much less outside of it. But that is exactly what I am promising myself – today – to do.

I am going to become an activist – a “connectivist” – and it only takes one act to be one. One a day would be even better.

The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it is being connected. It is being cared for by someone else. It is being loved.

It is feeling like you are part of a community – a community of other people who actually care that you are alive and who reach out to you deliberately and consistently. It is the only antidote to loneliness and addiction and probably the only hope that we have to make it another hundred years in one piece.

That’s my story and I am sticking to it. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go buy a loaf of bread and some peanut butter and jelly. Happy New Year 2016.

*T ED Talk on addiction: Google “Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong Johann Hari” TED Talk Harvard study: Google “What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness Robert Waldinger” YouTube lecture: “This is water:” Google “David Foster Wallace This is Water”

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Ten little resolutions all in a row

My friends the Harvey Smiths sent me an email detailing their New Year’s resolutions. Looking at them I thought, “Wow, I could do this, too.”

Wouldn’t it be great to make HATCHER HURD some resolutions Executive Editor hatcher@appenmediagroup.com and actually have the commitment to make them happen? Imagine the feeling 12 months hence when I could point and say I did this. How many go through the motions every year to write down resolutions and then actually carry them out? Not one in a hundred, I’m sure.

Here they are: 1. Lose weight. Well, who doesn’t have this on their list? Sure I’ll do it this time, and sneer at all those weaklings who cave to their cravings.

2. Get organized. That would knock their socks off at the office.

They say my desk looks like the aftermath of a tornado in a paper factory.

3. Spend less, save more. Hey, wouldn’t it be great to finish the year in the black for once? I could really outfit the man cave.

4. Enjoy life to the fullest. Life is short, drink deep from the cup.

I’m in it to win it.

5. Stay fit and healthy. Kind of goes with the losing-weight thing. Two birds with one jog.

6. Learn something exciting. I learn a lot of things at my job. You’d be surprised how many of them are not exciting. Let some excitement in my life.

7. Quit smoking. If I drop the stogie habit, I’m halfway to spending less and saving more. Another twofer.

8. Help others realize their dreams.

Be the straw that stirs the drink.

I’m with you, man.

9. Fall in love. I should show my Lady Wife how much she means to me after all these years.

10. Spend more time with family.

Sure, see the girls more. Find things to do with the grandsons, they are growing up fast.

So I decided to get with the program right away. I was taking some time off

So I said to my Lady Wife that I would set about learning something exciting (No. 6). I could learn to drive a sports car. That would be exciting, wouldn’t it? during the holidays, so what better time to begin working on such a noble set of resolutions.

First thing I decided was to tackle No. 1, lose weight, and No. 5, staying fit and healthy. I fished my old walking shoes out of the closet. While leaning over to lace them up, something I hadn’t done since Ulysses S. Grant was a corporal, the blood was suddenly cut off from my head and I couldn’t focus to tie my shoes. I put them away. Better to aim a little lower; it’s a long list after all.

So I said to my Lady Wife that I would set about learning something exciting (No. 6). I could learn to drive a sports car. That would be exciting, wouldn’t it?

Her Ladyship replied, “You could learn how to run the vacuum cleaner.”

“What’s exciting about that?”

“Not exciting perhaps, but certainly miraculous.”

OK, scotch No. 6. I’ll knock her for a loop with good old No. 2 (get organized).

I’ll tackle the garage first.

Hmm, it’s just that there is so much … stuff in the garage. But I made a start. Putting the half-filled paint cans over here, and the leftover kitchen tiles over there. Unstacking cardboard boxes and re-stacking them. Next came a halfhearted assault on sundry spiderwebs. That wasn’t so much organizing as rearranging.

So I went down into the man cave.

Found a 6-year-old Sports illustrated with an article on Herschel Walker. I organized the pure devil out of that magazine.

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Ga. Supt. Woods visits Johns Creek ES Celebrates school being named National Blue Ribbon School

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Instead, the students and staff were genuinely happy to be at school. That may be why JCES was one of only eight public schools in the state named a 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools, and the latest school in Forsyth County.

Woods was on hand to tour the school, meet many teachers and students and learn about what sets JCES apart.

“We look at achievement, environment and participation within the school itself,” Woods said. “But not only

Other National Blue Ribbon Schools from Forsyth County • South Forsyth Middle School, 2014 • Daves Creek Elementary School, 2013 • Big Creek Elementary School, 2011, 2001 • Otwell Middle School, 1991 are we talking about within the school with staff, but also in the community.

It’s a complete package and it takes a total team to achieve this award.”

Being named a National Blue Ribbon School is a high honor according to Woods and it sets the bar for the rest of the county’s schools.

“It shows what education can be when people and their parents and administration come together,” Woods said. “It allows me to highlight what’s taking place at Johns Creek. Teachers love to lead by example. The high

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Georgia Superintendent Richard Woods arrives at Johns Creek Elementary School in a helicopter. He landed on the recess field. life in general, he said.

“Our teachers, parents and students work so hard every day to build a wonderful community,” Degliumberto said. “We work hard to make sure our students achieve at the highest levels but also are well-rounded. Our school community coming together to work as a team and collaborate sets us apart.

All of our teachers have worked so hard to make sure our students are collaborative in all subjects and areas.

That’s something that is so important

for when they are college and career ready. That’s something we’ll continue to strive for with all our K-5 students.”

This could be the first of many National Blue Ribbon Schools in the county, with Woods saying there is a lot of recognition of Forsyth County Schools.

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KMES top 10 finalist for video contest

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — Preserving and saving trees are top priorities for some fourth-grade students at Kelly Mill Elementary School. So much so that a KMES class was announced Jan. 11 as one of the top 10 finalists for the Scotties annual Trees Rock video contest.

The class was chosen after their submitted video was voted on by a panel of judges.

Next up is the public voting portion, which ends Feb. 7. The winner will be announced Feb. 15. The school with the most votes will receive $10,000 to use for a sustainable project, such as tree plantings, outdoor classrooms, playgrounds, athletic fields, gardens and greenhouses. To vote, visit scottiestreesrock.com and find “Trees Rock: Fact Battle 2015.”

Students in grades third through sixth around the country were required to submit a video up to three minutes long on the importance of trees to themselves, their school and their community. They were judged on most compelling relative to theme, clarity of message and creativity.

Stephanie Sumner, gifted educa-

tion teacher, and Michael Burbrink, counselor, helped lead the KMES project. Students Peyton Densmore and Delaney DePaolo created the theme, designed thematic content, wrote the script and dialogue and provided the acting for the video, according to Sumner.

“We hope people will not just say, ‘That was so funny,’ but really think about the message about trees,” Densmore said.

In addition, all students did significant research to gain knowledge about trees and environmental conservation they wanted to share with the audience, Sumner said.

The entire group also worked together to create the set.

“It is crucial that we teach our leaders of tomorrow about environmental awareness and conservation,” Burbrink said. “Being a new school, we haven’t been able to fully address and establish our environmental hopes. With the $10,000, we hope to further create ecofriendly school initiatives and studentdriven projects, from planting, growing and harvesting fruit trees that will further enhance students’ authentic learning to providing valuable hands-on experiences such as aquaponics.”

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Crafters for a Cause create spiritual bouquet for peace CUMMING, Ga. — In response to the tragedies that occurred in Paris and Beirut in mid-November, members of the Crafters for a Cause club at Pinecrest Academy created a “spiritual bouquet” of 1,000 Cranes for Peace to send to Paris and Beirut. Moderated by Deirdre Donlon, high school Latin teacher, club members wanted to show support for those affected by these tragedies by combining the Christian tradition of a “spiritual bouquet” with the Japanese tradition of “1,000 paper cranes.”

A spiritual bouquet is a collection of prayers, sacrifices, novenas, rosaries and Masses offered by individuals and collected into a “bouquet” that is presented to the recipient, listing the prayer intentions being offered. The “1,000 cranes” tradition evolves from a Japanese legend which states that folding 1,000 Origami cranes grants a wish. These cranes have become a symbol of peace through the story of World War II survivor Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who folded a thousand paper cranes to be granted the wish to live.

Her story has inspired people all over the world to fold and display origami cranes as a symbol of peace.

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Bauer is winter national champion Students dropped off gifts they collected and met with KARE for Kids representatives.

Carrington Academy delivers gifts for local children in need CUMMING, Ga. — On Dec. 16, prekindergarten students from Carrington Academy Windermere in Cumming delivered a donation to KARE for Kids, Inc. Since the end of November, students, parents and teachers collected toys and other gifts to fulfill wishes of local children in need. Students met with representatives from KARE for Kids to learn how their contributions will benefit the community.

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Alpharetta, North Fulton CID bridging the future on Ga. 400 Encore Parkway Bridge replacement begins $17.7M project for corridor redevelopment

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A cold wind blew Jan. 6 over Encore Parkway Bridge that connects Westside Parkway and North Point Parkway. But dignitaries gathered for the groundbreaking of a replace-

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“It is a project that does a lot of good things, and we were able to get the help of a lot of folks to do it,” said Kerry Armstrong, chairman of the North Fulton CID board of directors.

Encore Parkway Bridge is the connector over Ga. 400 that links North Point Parkway and Westside Parkway midway between Haynes Bridge Road and Mansell Road.

NFCID Chairman Kerry Armstrong said the project will transform the area.

With wider vehicular lanes, bike lanes, sidewalks and landscaped medians along the connector road and the bridge, the project will allow more vehicle traffic while providing pedestrian and bicycle access that just wasn’t there before.

“The old bridge was just two lanes and no pedestrian access. This new bridge will provide much more access.

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The project’s connectivity aspects and friendliness to pedestrians and cyclists helped win it a Livable Communities Initiative Award from the Atlanta Regional Commission, Armstrong noted.

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In her spare time, Dawkins enjoys the solace of the outdoors and Buckhead Church. She also has an affinity for travel and said her most memorable moment was running with the bulls in Pamplona.

yourself, trust that you’ve done your homework and have put together a good plan to successfully grow your small business. Not all things happen overnight, so if you are experiencing less than planned results, don’t freak out. Sometimes the best plans take longer than planned to unfold.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties has announced The Lund Group has joined the firm.

The Lund Group principals are Cathi and Bill Lund.

Other members include their transaction coordinator, Tiffany Schrader, plus Jamie Lund Cumbo and Becky Beaver.

Cathi Lund has been ranked as the top agent in the Coldwell Banker Roswell office since 2001.

The Lund Group is among the top 1 percent of agents in the country with over 950 homes sold and more than $325 million in sales volume.

The Lund Group will now be affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway’s Alpharetta/ North Fulton office.

“It opens the area for economic development in the corridor and it eases congestion, which is a public-safety enhancement as well. It doesn’t get any better than this. And this has been a partnership in every sense of the word.”

The project, which is designed to support mixed-use development around the corridor, has three major components: • Replacement of the existing Encore Parkway Bridge over Ga. 400 that connects Westside Parkway and North Point Parkway; • Transformation of the corridor into a multimodal complete street; • Creating the first east-west pedestrian/bicycle connection to Alpharetta’s Big Creek Greenway.

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“I am honored to welcome The Lund Group,” said Dan Forsman, president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties. “Their commitment to delivering exceptional service and outstanding results for their clients is a perfect fit for our company as we continue to redefine the real estate experience.”

“We are excited to be joining the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices family,” said Cathi Lund. “Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties is the clear market leader for homes sold in metro Atlanta.

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From left, Brandon Herder, Don Webb, Scott Doll, DePriest Waddy, Laurie Woodruff and Morris Cowan during the check presentation.

United Way donates to YMCA Will be investment in local after-school programs

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The United Way of Greater Atlanta and the Ed Isakson/ Alpharetta Family YMCA teamed up Jan. 6 to give back to local students.

A $20,000 donation was given from United Way to the YMCA to help fund their after-school and summer programs at local schools including Hembree Springs and Manning Oaks elementary schools.

Scott Doll, YMCA executive director, said the donation shows the community is better when it works collaboratively to improve academic achievement for all students, but particularly those who need extra assistance.

“One of our taglines at the Y is we believe that every child needs to be at a point where they are prepared to read to learn by the third grade,” Doll said.

“That early education is so important.

Particularly these summer programs that provide a lower teacher-student ratio that enable those students to really hone in on those fundamentals that they’re missing. The work we’ve done in the past has shown we’ve been able to bring the majority of those students up to grade level versus the trajectory that they would typically follow, where they would fall further and further behind.”

The Y serves over 2,000 elementary students in North Fulton every day with its after-school program, Doll said.

Laurie Woodruff, principal at Hembree Springs, said they see firsthand the benefits the after-school program has for students.

“It’s about the whole child, not just the academics,” Woodruff said. “It’s about bridging that gap for them so there is not summer regression with learning. When they come back to school they’ll be more confident and well-rounded because of these types of experiences. They may not have the confidence to speak out in class or they may be in a remedial situation in

school on a regular basis, in which programs like this will help them to break out of that cycle and be more successful and confident students when they return in the fall.”

Every year, United Way’s North Fulton advisory board decides which group they are going to donate to. This check from United Way of Greater Atlanta is an investment in the Y’s summer program which in turn is invested in the school program. DePriest Waddy, regional director and community engagement for United Way, said it’s a collective impact.

“When you look at North Fulton, you look at a level of affluence that you feel is cast equally across every family and child,” Waddy said. “But as we know, that’s not necessarily the case. We are taking this opportunity to leave no child behind and to make sure those who are the least served get some bridges so they can be competitive with the mainstream.”

The way we are going to break the cycle of poverty is by educating our children, said Morris Cowan, county engagement director for North Fulton for United Way. “The way we are going to prepare for the workforce of the 21st century is by educating our children,” Cowan said. “We need to have a group of young people come through their educational opportunities. Some will go to college, some may not, but all need to be prepared to go out into the world and prosper, each according to their ability.

Being able to achieve that is going to dramatically impact the sustainability of a high quality of life for the community and all citizens. Education is fundamental to everything we do. The kids are encouraged by the community and parents and faculty and organizations like the Y. The whole community comes around and that’s why so many of our kids, even some on the margins, aspire to and work to achieve things they can.

That’s what we’re about. Helping people achieve all they can.”

JUMP TNT opens in Suwanee Business: JUMP TNT Opened: Oct. 1, 2015 Owners: Jim and Linda Dowling and Oliver Mullin What: JUMP TNT is a trampoline and power tumbling facility.

We offer both recreational classes and have nearly 50 currently on our

competitive team. If you love to jump, you’ll love this sport! In addition, we also offer cheer tumbling and a level 1-3 all-star team.

Address: 3950 Johns Creek Court, Suite 125, Suwanee, GA 30024 Phone: 770-559-5430 Website: JUMPTNT.net

The Tutor Shop offers help at elementary schools Business: The Tutor Shop Homework Club Opened: 2013 Owners: Hal and Terri Eisenberg What: We are a very unique, academic-based, after-school program currently located in seven North Fulton elementary schools and growing rapidly across the Southeast. We keep our students-to-teacher ratio very low and utilize degreed teachers whose main goal is to help students complete their homework, class projects, and study for tests before parents pick them up each day. Parents love

us because they never have to tackle homework again, and children love us because, when they get home, they can be a kid again!

We’re proud to be helping families “turn homework tables back into dinner tables!”

Hours: 2:30 p.m. until as late as 6:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday Schools: Barnwell, Cogburn Woods, Crabapple Crossing, Dolvin, Shakerag, State Bridge Crossing and Summit Hill Phone: 404-610-1531 Website: www.tutorshops.com

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TASTE OF ST. BRIGID

Ministries at the church will prepare their favorite recipes and offer tastings throughout the evening of delicious food and fellowship. Saturday, Jan. 16, 6-9 p.m. St. Brigid Catholic Church, 3400 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek Tickets are available at the door or church office; $10 for adults, $5 for children. All proceeds benefit the 2016 Habitat for Humanity home building project. Visit saintbrigid.org for more info.

Looking to get the word out about your event? Email us with photo and description of your event to calendar@appenmediagroup.com.

EVENTS: WINTER WARM-UP SOFTBALL SKILL CLINIC FOR GIRLS

What: The Alpharetta Youth Softball Association invites area girls, ages 4-18, to free Winter Warm-Up Softball Skill Clinic Events. All experience and skill levels welcome. Girls will be divided by age group. While supplies last, attendees get a free T-shirt.

When: Saturday, Jan. 16, noon-3 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta North Park, Fields 1-4, 1350 Cogburn Road, Alpharetta, More Info: alpharettasoftball.com

2016 ROSWELL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

What: The 12th Annual Roswell Hornet Folkstyle Classic Wrestling Tournament.

When: Saturday, Jan. 16 Where: Roswell High School, 11595 King Road, Roswell More info: Or to volunteer, contact Bruce Gunning, tournament director, gunningb@bellsouth.net

ONE-DAY BEEKEEPING COURSE

What: Course covers all you need to know to get started in urban beekeeping. Taught by UGA faculty and professional and hobbyist beekeepers, this classroom course is followed up with access to several hands-on hive visits during the spring and summer months.

Advanced registration required.

When: Saturday, Jan. 16, 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Atlanta Botanical Garden, Day Hall, 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta GA 30309 More info: metroatlantabeekeepers.org

ALPHARETTA/ ROSWELL NEWCOMER’S CLUB

What: General meeting. Plum Street Yoga will present a program on stress reduction and meditation.

When: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m.

Where: Hembree Center, 850 Hembree Road, Roswell More info: arnewcomers.org

FORSYTH COUNTY WOMEN’S CLUB MONTHLY LUNCHEON

What: Luncheons are on the third Thursday of each month and membership is open to all women of Forsyth and surrounding counties.

When: Thursday, Jan. 21, 11 a.m.

Where: Windermere Golf Club, 5000 Davis Love Drive, Cumming Cost: $22 More info: forsythcountywomensclub.net

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BARNES & NOBLE STORY TIME

READ TO A THERAPY DOG WITH CAREING PAWS

What: Children’s story time When: Tuesdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.

Where: Barnes & Noble, 7660 North Point Parkway Alpharetta Cost: Free More info: barnesandnoble.com

LIBRARY EVENTS: For a complete list of North Fulton events, go to afpls.org/events For a complete list of Forsyth events, go to forsythpl.org/ eventCalendar/eventCalendar.aspx

LET’S KNIT! PARENT AND CHILD KNITTING CLASSES

What: Jasmine Moobed will show parents and children the basic skills of knitting. Please plan to attend both sessions. Ages 8 and up. Reservations are required.

When: Saturdays, Jan. 16 and 23, 11 a.m.

Where: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross Street, Roswell 30075 More info: 770-640-3075

FREE FAMILY REUNION WORKSHOP

TEENAGE ATHLETES AND CHIROPRACTIC CARE

ROSWELL COLLECTING FOR TROOPS

YOUNG ARTISTS AT OCEE

What: The expert staff at the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau will offer a free family reunion workshop.

When: Saturday, Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Atlanta Marriott Alpharetta, 5750 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta More info: awesomealpharetta.com What: The Roswell Rotary Club, the city of Roswell and the Roswell Visitors Center is collecting donations for troops. This year’s recipients are the 1st Battalion 7th Marines, 1st Division in Iraq.

When: Drop off donations by 5 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 29.

Where: Roswell Visitors Center, 617 Atlanta St., Roswell More info: 770-640-3253, visitroswellga.com

ROSWELL MARDI GRAS BALL

What: The Krewe of Viola will present the inaugural Roswell Mardi Gras Ball, Bow Ties & Pearls, to benefit Emory ALS Center.

When: Feb. 6, 2016, 7-11 p.m.

Where: Country Club of Roswell, 2500 Club Springs Drive, Roswell More info: facebook.com/roswellmardigrasball

BARNES & NOBLE STORY TIME

What: Children’s story time When: Generally Tuesdays, though some locations offer Saturdays, as well Where: Barnes & Noble (check website for location and hours) Cost: Free

What: Prevent injuries and increase peak performance. Registration required.

When: Saturday, Jan. 16, 1:30 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell 30076 More info: 404-613-4050 What: Classes designed to teach the fundamentals of art, including perspective, shading, cartooning and manga, to children and teens. Ages 7-14. Registration is not required. Limit first 20.

When: Saturdays, beginning Jan. 16, 2 p.m.

Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek 30005 More info: 770-360-8897

What: Come and read to therapy dogs Chloe and Surcee. Build confidence and fluency by reading aloud to a friendly pup. Registrations required.

When: Thursday, Jan. 21, 3:45 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton 30009 More info: 404-613-4402

FINANCIAL WELLNESS WORKSHOP

What: Come learn how to make sure that all of your financial needs are covered. Adults. Registration required.

When: Saturday, Jan. 23. 11 a.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell 30076 More info: 404-613-4050

DONUTS WITH DADS STORYTIME

What: This is a special storytime. Dads, bring your little ones for stories, songs and snacks. Registrations required.

When: Saturday, Jan. 23, 11 a.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton 30009 More info: 404-613-4402

SELECTING COLLEGES THAT BEST FIT YOUR GOALS

What: You have your criterion. You’ve checked rankings, researched websites and visited campuses. To make sure you’re making the right decision, consider the college’s perspective. Parents Welcome. Ages 14-18.

When: Saturday, Jan. 23, 2:30 p.m.

Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek 30005 More info: 770-360-8897

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER:

E-BOOKS WITH EASE

What: Learn how to use Overdrive to add e-books and audiobooks to your Kindle, Nook, iOS and Android devices.

Registration required.

When: Mondays, beginning Jan. 18, 6 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell 30076 More info: 404-613-4050

PALLIATIVE & HOSPICE CARE EXPLAINED

What: Seminar run by AmityCare on an important topic facing a growing percentage of our population.

When: Tuesday, Jan. 19, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton 30009

GEORGIA ENSEMBLE THEATRE’S “CHARLEY’S AUNT”

What: Georgia Ensemble Theatre, North Fulton’s only professional theater company, will kick off the New Year with a play that’s sure to be the cure for the post-holiday doldrums, the hilarious comedy, “Charley’s Aunt.”

When: Jan. 7-24, times vary Where: GET, the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell Tickets: $26 for Wednesdays, Thursdays and matinees; Friday nights start from $30, and Saturday nights start from $35; senior/student discounts available for select performances More info: www.get.org, or call 770641-1260

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ADULT BEGINNERS ART CLASS

What: Join us for Adult Beginners Art Class with Kay Griswell.

When: Saturday, Jan. 16, noon-3 p.m.

Where: Strawberry Fields – A Dana Gallery, 12655 Birmingham Highway, Milton More info: strawberryfieldsgallery@ gmail.com

HOME BY DARK CONCERT

What: Since 2007, Home by Dark has captivated audiences with one of the most powerful and unique concert events in America.

When: Friday, Jan. 22 Where: Roswell Historic Cottage, 972 Alpharetta St., Roswell More info: homebydark.com

SPRUILL CENTER FOR THE ARTS CLASSES, NEW EXHIBIT

What: Spring quarter registration opens; “Sights & Insights” exhibit opens.

When: Registration begins Tuesday, Jan. 27; new exhibit opens Wednesday, Jan. 28 Where: Spruill Center for the Arts, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta More info: spruillarts.org

PET ADOPTIONS: FORSYTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER What: Pet adoptions When: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: The Forsyth County Animal Shelter, 4065 County Way, Forsyth County More info: 678-965-7185

FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES

What: Pet adoptions When: Every Satur day and Sunday, noon-5 p.m., PetSmart, 6370 North Point Parkway, Alphar etta.

Additional adoptions: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd NW, Atlanta More info: 404-613-4958

OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE: “WILD AFRICA” AT FERNBANK MUSEUM

What: BBC Earth’s “Wild Africa,” narrated by Helena Bonham Carter and taking viewers on a spectacular ride across, over and through the most dramatic continent on earth, premieres.

When: Friday, Jan. 8-May 19, times vary Where: Fernbank Museum’s Imax Theater, 767 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30307 More info: fernbankmuseum.org/experience-imax

Discover ancient rock shelters at Island Ford Would you like to hike back into the past? Then check out the Riverside Rock Shelter Trail in the Island Ford Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.

STEVE HUDSON This delightful trail Get Outside Georgia, Chattahoochee Media Group takes you along a scenic section of the Chattahoochee – and on an adventure into the past, too, thanks to several ancient rock shelters used

by Native Americans who lived here thousands of years before the Europeans came.

You’ll definitely sense the past when you explore these rock shelters today. And, who knows, with all the rain we’re getting, you might even have a chance to see they still work!

That’s exactly what happened to me one afternoon many years ago.

My daughter was just a little girl, and we were hiking this very trail when a sudden thunderstorm opened up on us with a deluge of near-biblical proportions.

We had no rain gear – but was that an overhanging rock up ahead?

Indeed it was. We dashed for the shelter, where we waited out the storm … accompanied only by the shadows of long-ago Native Americans.

“Daddy,” I remember my daughter saying, “do you think some other

daddy and some other little girl might have hidden out here a long time ago?”

“Could be,” I said. “Could be.”

The child is grown now and lives far away. But a few weeks ago, hiking that same trail yet again but this time by myself, I thought back to that day.

And as I did, I realized that I had one thing those Native Americans did not have – a cell phone.

I decided that my return to the rock shelter was a perfect excuse to give Daughter of Mine a call.

So I did. I told her where I was, and she remembered.

“Aw, Dad,” she said. “That’s sweet that you called me from there!”

To hike this trail yourself, start at the Island Ford Visitor Center at the end of Island Ford Parkway (off Roberts Drive). The building was constructed in the 1930s and 1940s using cypress logs from the Okefenokee and rock from Stone Mountain. It’s one of the few Adirondack-style structures in the South.

Follow the paved trail around the left of the building. Then, as that trail swings right, turn left through a picnic area and descend several steps. Turn right at the bottom of the steps and continue to the riverside trail. Then go left, cross a footbridge over a creek, and you’ll be on your way into history.

The first of the ancient rock shelters awaits you on your left about 300 paces beyond the footbridge. It’s tucked up among the trees, and an inviting little side trail beckons you to

check it out.

But don’t take too long, for there are more shelters yet to see. Continuing down the riverside trail, you’ll soon cross another creek. Just beyond is a second rock shelter, also on your left, and a third one awaits about 60 paces farther along the trail.

The last of these shelters – the one where my daughter and I took refuge that rainy day all those years ago – is about 500 yards beyond that point. It may be my favorite. Located right by the trail, it requires no climbing at all to explore it. It’s a great place to visit with young kids.

From that point, backtrack to return to your starting point – or explore further. There are many, many great trails here. Just be sure to listen carefully for echoes of the past as you go.

Steve Hudson has written numerous books on fishing, hiking, the outdoors and more, including, “Hiking the Hooch,” a guide to the trails of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Check them out at www. chattahoocheemedia.com.

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“As an audiologist for almost 24 years, it is both exciting and overwhelming to stay on top of the latest advances in hearing technology. It is a very fulfilling time to be in a profession that

is truly transforming people’s lives by connecting them to the world in a way that others take for granted” says Dr. Deborah Woodward. “Another leap forward has been the very successful extended wear option.” These devices are invisible to others, worn 24/7 for months at a time, and have no batteries to change. If you have a mild to moderate hearing loss, this cutting edge option may be right for you.

As the local community’s leading link to better hearing over the past 17 years, Dr. Deborah Woodward and her staff at the Johns Creek Audiology

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State of the art surgical options for women available in Johns Creek and Cumming One of the most exciting advancements of modern medicine is the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques.

The founding physicians of Modern Ob/Gyn, Drs. John and Ingrid Reyes have dedicated their practice to this philosophy.

“Minimally invasive surgery allows us to perform complex procedures through either small incisions or no incisions at all. Patients benefit from having less pain, shorter recovery times, and few or no scars,” says Dr. John Reyes.

Minimally invasive surgery also refers to in-office procedures which include treatment of heavy bleeding with endometrial ablation and incision-free permanent sterilization. “In office procedures are a safe and excellent option for many patients.

It’s great to be able to offer these procedures to women because they can get back to their lives so quickly, oftentimes even the same day.

And typically, because these are seen as office visits, the cost to the pa-

tient is only their co-pay which makes such a big difference” says Dr. John Reyes.

Modern Ob/Gyn stands by its promise to bring the most advanced and sophisticated options to this community. “We are here to do our very best for the women of this community.

This is why we went to school and trained for so long—we really value the work we do and how we can help our patients,” says Dr. Natu Mmbaga, the most recent addition to the physician staff of the practice.

The physicians at Modern OB/GYN provide comprehensive women’s care at two convenient locations in Johns Creek and Cumming, including prenatal care, annual well women exams, and management of many other women’s health care needs.

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Diagnosed: Continued from Page 22 appears to correlate best with your functioning.

Reverse T3 is a controversial test that is not often done by medical doctors, because it is assumed that your body can convert T4 into T3 without problems. However, holistic practitioners, and some medical doctors, are now recognizing it as an important test. Reverse T3 is a product created when your body converts T4. It should convert it into T3, but instead it converts it into Reverse T3.

This Reverse T3 is useless to your body’s cells, and cannot provide the energy they need, hence the growing diagnosis of Reverse T3 dominance in my practice.

5. Thyroid Antibodies – It is quite common for someone with hypothyroidism to have thyroid antibodies, created when the body attacks its own tissues. This is the only way to properly diagnose Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. The reason most doctors do not request this test is because even if it comes back positive, there treatment will be the same as for a standard hypothyroid case. This is why so many people complain of the there symptoms even though they’re on the medication. Thyroxin will not address the inflammation causing the autoimmune attack on your thyroid. It only makes your TSH values look normal….

A functional medical doctor can assist you with natural ways of treating the root cause of illness, rather than just treating the symptoms with medication.

In summery, I hope this article answers some of your questions regarding the confusion about how hypothyroidism is commonly misdiagnosed.

My goal is to bring to light some of the amazing lab tests out there for patients to request from their doctors and get real answers.

There are some natural ways to support your thyroid, and ensure it functions optimally.

By gaining an understanding of these different lab tests and there proper values, I believe the majority of people with a thyroid disorder will be able to get a true diagnosis and see significant improvements in their symptoms.

That being said, there are those who will need additional tweaks, deeper testing, and personalized changes to their diet, supplements, and lifestyle plan before they see the improvements they’re looking for. So you may want to find a doctor that practices functional medicine.

A functional medical doctor can assist you with natural ways of treating the root cause of illness, rather than just treating the symptoms with medication. And this is what we do, so if you or someone you know may have a thyroid disorder and want to correct this condition, please call (770) 731-9410 or visit www.DrSavedoff.com and schedule an appointment with us today.

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By Reay Brown, M.D. When our vision is clear, we tend to look the other way when it comes to eye exams. But unless you get your vision examined, you really can’t see what’s coming. Seeing an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) regularly to monitor your eye health can be as important as when you see your family doctor to manage your overall health.

For people over the age of 40, regular eye exams can detect age-related causes of blindness such as macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy and early signs of glaucoma.

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the U.S., according to the National Institutes of Health.

Glaucoma can lead to blindness because there is no pain or visual disruption associated with this disease and it’s often left untreated, uncontrolled or undiagnosed.

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APP: Continued from Page 24 and Hearing Center have successfully led thousands of hearing challenged patients to a more enjoyable and fulfilling life. Dr. Woodward offers patients not only improved day to day communication, but also the solutions to those challenging listening environments such as restaurants, group meetings, phone communication, and yes, that age old argument between spouses on the “correct” loudness of the television volume.

Countless devices and services are now being marketed to assist the hearing challenged but like fingerprints, no two ears are the same. Consulting with

people with a family history of glaucoma.

Glaucoma, which refers to a group of eye conditions that lead to damage of the optic nerve, first causes peripheral vision loss. Regular eye exams can screen for glaucoma, including testing your peripheral vision, measuring intraocular pressure and evaluating your optic nerve.

Early detection allows the eye disease to be treated immediately, which can prevent irreversible vision loss. To ensure your eyes are healthy, have an eye exam at least every two years.

The doctor will ask you about your medical history, use that familiar wall chart to measure your ability to see small details clearly and evaluate how well your eye muscle align or coordinate when working together and individually.

Dr. Reay Brown is an ophthalmologist on staff at Northside Hospital and works in a range of innovative ways to diagnose and treat cataracts and glaucoma. For more information, visit www. northside.com/ophthalmology. an audiologist is an absolute must.

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ADHD – not just in children anymore personality disorders. Adult ADHD is a valid psychiatric disorder of adulthood distinct from these other conditions.

Adult attention deficit disorder differs from the childhood variant because the hyperactivity in adults may be replaced by other symptoms such as anxiety, impulsivity and inattentiveness. In fact, prior to 2002 there were no diagnostic guidelines, but there have been great advances since. Some of the symptoms that characterize Adult ADHD are:

ADHD is a relatively common psychiatric disorder among adults. The prevalence is thought to be 3.5%-5.3%, which accounts for more than 11 million cases in the United States alone. With increased public awareness, adult ADHD became a topic of great interest so clinicians should be able to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with this disorder.

Etiology is still uncertain. Genetics however is believed to play a prominent role, followed in importance by acquired injuries to the brain. ADHD was widely thought to be strictly a disorder of childhood. Now there are numerous scientific papers and clinical trials that acknowledge the existence of an adult version of this disorder, which can be traced back to the younger years. Before this time ADHD in adults was known as Minimal Brain Damage or Dysfunction (MBD).

Adult ADHD is associated with multiple co-morbidities such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and other

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2. Often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities.

3. Often does not seem to listen when spoke to directly.

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6. Often avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort (such as schoolwork or homework)Often loses things necessary for tasks and activities (eg. School assignments, pencils, keys) 7. Is often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli.

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Like teens, adults with ADHD may seem restless and may try to complete several tasks as once, most of them unsuccessfully. They also tend to prefer “quick fixes,” rather than taking the steps needed to achieve greater rewards.

On the other hand, it is important to know that ADHD can occur in high frequency with other comorbidities such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and other personality disorders. There is high frequency of misdiagnosis and diagnosis is usually subjective and based on behavior and clinical history.

Treatment is very rewarding, there are multiple classes of medication and alternative treatment available for those who don’t respond to conventional therapy. Cognitive behavior therapy and coping strategies remain the long term treatment of choice for ADHD If you or someone you know may have Adult ADHD, call Johns Creek Family Medicine at 770-771-6591 and schedule an appointment with Dr. Zack Charkawi.

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Pets of the week: Striper, Black Pearl and Landry FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Start your new year off right by opening your home to this loving boy. Striper is an adult kitty with super soft fur and the cutest meow. Striper is very loving but would love to have a quiet and relaxed home. He would be a great companion to a person, and would get along with another kitty that’s similar to him in nature. A loving home would mean the world to this great kitty, he has so much love and snuggles to bring in the new year. Fill out an application on Striper online at forsythpets.org.

Black Pearl has one New Year’s

resolution: to find her forever home.

This gorgeous kitty is very sweet and so affectionate. Meet Black Pearl at the Humane Society of Forsyth County’s adoption center at 4440 Keith Bridge Road. Hours are noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

Introducing Landry. He is a very new arrival to the HSFC’s dog building.

Landry is a very good boy that immediately met another shelter dog and did very well. He is only 7-months-old and he is a Shepherd/Shar Pei mix.

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Hundreds of people take part in a unity march in Alpharetta last year for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They march again this year from St. James United Methodist Church to Alpharetta City Hall Jan. 18.

Service, march to honor MLK ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- St. James United Methodist Church of Alpharetta, GA will host the Annual Alpharetta Community Martin Luther King Day Service Jan. 18, MLK Day. The service will begin at 10 a.m. at the St. James United Methodist Church located at 3000 Webb Bridge Road in Alpharetta.

The service will include a traditional Unity March to the First Baptist Church of Alpharetta, directly across from the City Hall. Special invited guests include the mayor of Alpharetta, David Belle Isle, and Reverend Dr. Walter Kimbrough, who will serve as the guest speaker.

Refreshments will be served at First Baptist following the march.

St. James invites all members of the community, surrounding cities and counties, and media to come walk with hand and hand as they celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For more information, visit stjamesumc.org.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Stay informed during emergency and severe weather events by signing up to receive emergency and weather alerts from Forsyth County government. Forsyth County is now partnering with Swift911 to provide these notifications.

Residents can elect to receive the time-sensitive notifications via email, telephone call and/or text message.

There is no cost for residents to sign up to receive these alerts, but phone usage or text charges may apply.

The alerts will be sent out for three severe weather situations (severe thunderstorm warnings, flash flood warnings and tornado warnings) as well as for emergency situations such as public safety issues or important water notifications from the Forsyth County Water and Sewer Department.

Residents – even those who have signed up for county alerts previously – must register and opt-in to receive these alerts. The registration process is user-friendly and takes just a few minutes to complete.

How to sign up: Online: • Visit the Forsyth County website at www.forsythco.com and look for the ‘Emergency & Weather Alerts’ icon on the home page.

On a smartphone: • Text SWIFT911 to 99538 to download the free Swift911 app.

During registration, residents will have the option of selecting what types of alerts they wish to receive and how (email, telephone call and/or text message) they would like to receive the alerts. Residents may also register up to five additional contacts, such as parents, siblings and spouses, under their account. Doing so will send the same alerts to those additional individuals.

“Partnering with Swift911 has resulted in a more user-friendly way for residents to manage their accounts and an upgraded system that will provide the county additional flexibility when sending out the notifications,” Forsyth County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Deputy Director Chris Grimes said. “The new system will allow the county to send alerts to specific areas based on the situation at hand. Our goal is to get the right information out to the

Partnering with Swift911 has resulted in a more user-friendly way for residents to manage their accounts and an upgraded system that will provide the county additional flexibility when sending out the notifications.”

CHRIS GRIMES Forsyth County Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director

right people at the right time, and this system will assist us in doing so.”

Information for those who previously registered for alerts Anyone who has registered for the county alerts previously must re-register through the new Swift911 system within 90 days to continue receiving the alerts. Doing so will allow them to confirm and/or update their information and to select the specific types of alerts they wish to receive.

Due to the transition of utilizing a new vendor, only contact information – not individuals’ alert preferences – for those previously registered was able to be transferred to the new system.

This means that those who previously signed up will receive all types of county alerts for 90 days only, unless they re-register.

All users are reminded that the county government does not retain username and password information. Users must make any updates to their information directly through the Swift911 sign-up page or app.

For questions regarding the emergency and weather alerts, contact the Forsyth County EMA office at (770) 205-5674 or alerts@forsythco.com.

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LIVING THROUGH THE PAIN:

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Couple struggle with cancer, kidney transplant Uncertainty, loss of income add to family troubles

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Kim and Scott Donaldson should be living the American dream. They have a new house, loving son, great marriage and good jobs. But kidney failure for Kim and cancer for Scott could ruin their dream.

Kim and Scott met in college in 1987, but things didn’t get romantic until after they had graduated.

“We were friends first,” said Kim. “All our friends told us we were made for each other.”

They must have decided their friends were right because they did marry and began to make a life for themselves.

Kim became a nurse working at North Fulton Hospital’s emergency room while Scott works at Turner Broadcasting, where he has won two sports Emmys.

But in his early 20s, while still in college, Scott developed Hodgkin’s disease, which required radiation treatment, chemotherapy and eventually a bone marrow transplant.

“Basically, the treatments poison your body; they almost kill you to get the cancer. That’s why I needed the bone marrow transplant.

“They also told me if I ever wanted to have children, I should make arrangements before the radiation,” Scott said. “So that’s what I did.”

Scott recovered, and he and Kim were able to have son A.J., now 14, through in vitro fertilization.

But cancer was not through with Scott. Unrelated to the Hodgkin’s, he developed a rare cancer in his left eye in 2011, a tumor called choroidal melanoma, which six out of a million people

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Help the Donaldson family An online fund has been set up to help Kim and Scott Donaldson as they fight through Scott’s cancer and Kim’s kidney failure.

Scott continues to work two jobs despite his cancer but Kim has had to give up nursing because kidney failure and dialysis sap her strength. Donations for medical bills and other expenses can be made to: gofundme.com/thedonaldsons will be diagnosed with annually. This too was successfully treated.

But in June 2015, Scott found out the cancer had metastasized in his liver.

“That was grim,” he said.

A new treatment has given him hope, however, and the cancer is in remission. But for how long, he and Kim don’t know.

“I received immunotherapy similar to what President Jimmy Carter received. It’s very new. If I had been diagnosed three years ago, I would have gone home with six months to live,” he said. “And new therapies are developed all the time. So we are praying a lot and have a lot of hope.”

Meanwhile, Kim has had medical problems of her own. Kidney disease has plagued her most of her adult life.

Nevertheless, she continued to work as nurse and raise her son. But in the last year, the kidney disease has worsened and she is now on dialysis and awaiting a kidney transplant.

It’s having a “huge impact” on the family, she said.

“I can’t work as a nurse now. It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do, but the worst

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Scott and Kim Donaldson have a loving home. Scott’s two Emmy awards and their wedding photo attest to the good side of life. It’s Kim’s looming kidney transplant and Scott’s new cancer drugs that make their life together unsettling. part about this is fatigue. It just saps all your energy,” Kim said. “I’m able to work at the mall two days a week to bring in something, but that’s all.”

Now Kim is awaiting a kidney transplant. Her brother has volunteered to donate one of his kidneys. He is not a match for his sister, but is participating in what is called the kidney paired donor exchange program. The Emory Healthcare System will match a donor in the program with another donor who will match Kim to effect an exchange of kidneys.

Scott has remained healthy enough in his current remission to continue to work for Turner Sports and moonlight as a part-time bartender. But despite insurance for both of them, finances have become tight.

Kim’s parents are paying the tuition for A.J. to continue to attend King’s Ridge Christian School in Alpharetta.

They continue to drive regularly to Winship Cancer Institute of Emory Uni-

versity together, she to see her kidney doctor and he to check with his doctor for any change in his condition.

“My cancer is not growing, but it is not gone, either. Right now I am on maintenance drugs. I live in a sort of limbo,” Scott said. “But so far I have blessed. There have been no side effects from the treatment and I’m able to continue to work.”

As the bills pile up while the couple live in mounting uncertainty about their health and their future, they say they try to live with optimism and faith.

“We’ve had bad days with tears and anger. I miss my work and get so frustrated,” Kim said. “But you have to just fight through those days. We have a lot to be thankful for. We have hope.”

They are especially thankful for friends and family who have started a GoFundMe account to help them deal with huge medical bills and a shrinking income. For more information, go to gofundme.com/thedonaldsons.

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SPORTS

Boys teams focus on region games in last month of season Lambert, Johns Creek vying for Region 6-6A title

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — As the boys basketball season enters the final stages of the regular season and with most nonregion games behind them, teams will shift their focus to region opponents and potential region titles.

Lambert and Johns Creek currently sit atop the Region 6-AAAAAA standings where Lambert will look to repeat as region champions and Johns Creek will be seeking their first.

Lambert (15-2, 10-0) is currently one game ahead of Johns Creek with eight games remaining in the regular season. The Longhorns defeated Johns Creek 64-53 on Jan. 5.

Lambert Head Coach Scott Bracco said he is pleased with his team’s performance so far this season. “We’ve played well on both ends of the floor but there is always room for improvement to make a push for a state championship run.

“We’re looking forward to finishing

the season out strong,” he said.

The Longhorns will be seeking their third-consecutive regular season region title.

The Johns Creek Gladiators (14-2, 9-1) are off to their best start in school history and will be seeking their first Region 6-AAAAAA title.

Head Coach Pete Goggin said his team will continue to focus and not let the momentum of their impressive start slip away.

“We started well but it doesn’t mean anything unless we finish at the same level. Our goal at the beginning of the season was to put a banner in the gym. To do that we need to win the region or come in runner-up, but we want the championship banner. That won’t happen if we rest on our accomplishments so far,” said Goggin.

Goggin said the Gladiators’ successes of this season can be attributed

to a strong core of talent and work ethic.

“The core of our team has been together for four years. We added Mark Lancaster to the group last year and he fit in with [our team] and made us stronger. These core players are some of the hardest workers I have coached,” said Goggin.

The importance of a team mindset is also crucial, said Goggin.

“Our whole team is just that-- a team. Our players on the bench understand that only five get to play but that doesn’t mean they are not in the game.

I give a lot of credit to all of our players because they have bought in to what we are doing.”

If neither team falters late, Johns Creek and Lambert will meet in each team’s regular season finale on Feb. 5, with the region title possibly at stake.

Milton (11-6, 8-1) currently sits atop the Region 5-AAAAAA standings in a region with powerhouse Wheeler, the defending Class 6A state champions, who beat the Eagles 71-60 last Saturday.

Led by Junior Alex O’Connell and Harvard commit Chris Lewis, the Eagles are seeking their first region title since joining Region 5-AAAAAA in the 2012-13 season.

Also in the region, Roswell (8-10, 4-5) will need to have a strong run in their final region games to secure a state playoff bid, which would be their first appearance in three seasons.

In their final season in Region 4-AAA Division B, Blessed Trinity (9-7, 3-2) will look to repeat after capturing the region title last season, but will have to climb the standings after losing two region games this past weekend.

In Region 6-A Division B, defending Class A state champions the St. Francis Knights have opened the bulk of their region games with an undefeated record.

St. Francis (9-5, 4-0) leads King’s Ridge Christian (8-5, 4-2) with both teams having seven region games remaining. In a closely contested game, the Knights were able to slip by King’s Ridge 72-71 on Jan. 5 to gain the onegame lead in the standings.

The Knights and Tigers will meet once more this season on Jan 29.

Girls teams begin final push for region titles Forsyth County teams at top of region 6-6A once again

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — With the end of the regular season just a few weeks away, the grind for region titles has begun in girls basketball as teams enter the bulk of their region games.

As has been the case for the past three season, the favorites to capture the regular season title in Region 6-AAAAAA are all from Forsyth County.

The South Forsyth War Eagles, defending regular season and region tournament champions, have continued their success of last season and are currently undefeated in region play with nine games remaining. The War Eagles (12-4, 9-0) are currently tied for the lead in the region standings with West Forsyth.

In their nine region games this season, South has averaged a 27-point margin of victory, including a 71-31 win over Lambert, currently third in the region standings, on Dec. 8.

Though his team has had an

impressive start to the season, Head Coach Keith Gravitt said the War Eagles are still looking to improve.

“We are still trying to take something from every game and improve and fine-tune our game. Everyone is getting better as the season has progressed.

Maintaining our focus and playing for the full 32 minutes is what we are focusing on.

“We have two strong seniors who lead us as captains and we have veterans on our team that have played very well for us and we think that has a lot to do with our results. It’s a great group of young ladies for me and our coaching staff to work with,” said Gravitt.

Entering the final nine games of their season, South will face West Forsyth twice and finish out the regular season with a game against North Forsyth on Feb. 5.

On the heels of South, West Forsyth is also currently undefeated in region play. The Wolverines (11-3, 9-0), led by Maryland commit Jenna Staiti, will be seeking their first regular season title in Region 6-AAAAAA after finishing third the previous two seasons.

West Head Coach David May said of his team, “This is the most balanced we have been in a number of years as far as getting scoring from a number of

different players. We’ve had six players score in double digits this season.

Teams are focusing so much on [Staiti] that our other players are stepping up and doing a good job of scoring and playing well.”

In Region 5-AAAAAA, the Lady Eagles of Milton have a chance to earn a playoff spot after winning just six games in region play the past two seasons. Milton (8-9, 4-5) is currently fifth with nine games remaining, all against region opponents.

Meanwhile, Roswell’s woes have continued as the Hornets are just 2-10 overall.

Blessed Trinity (4-8, 2-3) faces an uphill battle if they hope to make a run for the state playoffs, which would be their first appearance since 2013-14.

In Region 6-A Division B, defending state champions St. Francis looks poised to capture their fifth straight region title and make a run for the state championship.

The Lady Knights (15-1, 4-0) are ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 13 in the nation according to Maxpreps.com.

In their opening four region games, the Lady Knights’ margin of victory is a staggering 52 points per game.

After winning the state title with mostly underclassmen last season, the

West Forsyth senior and Maryland commit Jenna Staiti has led the Wolverines to a 9-0 start in region play.

Lady Knights now have an added year of experience under their belt, led by juniors Maya Dodson, Nichel Tampa, Kasiyahna Kushkituah and Taja Cumming, as well as sophomore Jala Jordan.

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Milton Eagles fall to Wheeler in final minutes Coach Kramer upset with officiating

Boys scores, Dec. 8 • Walker 66 - King’s Ridge 63 • Whitefield Academy 59 Mount Pisgah 20 • St. Francis 66 Fellowship Christian 56 • Westminster 49 - Blessed Trinity 39 • Providence Christian 59 Pinecrest Academy 64 • Forsyth Central 62 - Cambridge 60 • North Forsyth 41 - Chattahoochee 56 • Lambert 74 - South Forsyth 49 • Roswell 53 - Pope 57 • West Forsyth 37 - Alpharetta 75 • Johns Creek 61 Habersham Central 42 • Centennial 51 - Northview 42 • Walton 52 - Milton 79

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton (11-6, 8-1) dropped their first region game of the season against the defending Class 6A state champions Wheeler (11-5, 8-0), 71-60. The Eagles led by as much as 9 in the third quarter, but fouls against Milton and missed shots by their offense would prove to be too much to overcome late in the fourth.

Alex O’Connell led the Eagles in scoring with 15 points, followed by Kyrin Galloway with 13 points and Chris Lewis with 10. Galloway and Lewis also combined for 17 rebounds.

Galloway and Lewis would both foul-out late in the fourth quarter with Wheeler holding on to a slim lead. After the game, Milton Head Coach Matt Kramer expressed his displeasure with the officiating crew’s calls late in the game.

“The fouls in the second half were 11-5 against us. We have our two big guys [Galloway and Lewis] and they have two big guys and ours are fouled out. That’s all there is to it,” he said, visibly upset with what he believed to be one-sided calls against his team.

“I think we outplayed them,” said Kramer.

Milton led the entire first quarter before Wheeler went on a 7-0 run to claim their first lead of the game near the end of the second quarter. Wheeler hit a 3-pointer with just a few seconds remaining in the first half when Milton’s Lewis made a full-court pass to Galloway, who came down with a dunk to pull within 3 of the Wildcats as time expired in the second quarter.

Midway through the third quarter, Milton would get two 3-pointers from sophomore Justin Brown and senior Charlie Newell to lead 44-35.

However, Wheeler began to up the tempo of the game by pushing the ball down the court quickly, which played to their advantage as they were able to tie the game at 47-47 just two minutes later and take a 53-51 lead into the fourth.

With 5:30 remaining in the game, the score was tied at 58-58 when the Eagles began to struggle to finish baskets.

The Eagles would score just 9 points in the fourth quarter. Coupled with the multiple fouls against the Eagles, Wheeler was able to gain a late lead from free throws. The Wildcats would eventually gain the largest lead of the game for either team at 71-60 in the

Girls scores Dec. 8

Alex O’Connell (11) led the Eagles in scoring with 15 points. final minute, which would be the final score.

With the win, Wheeler gained a halfgame lead over Milton for the lead in the Region 5-AAAAAA standings.

The Eagles have eight games remaining, all against region opponents.

Their next game is Jan. 19 at Woodstock. The Eagles will face Wheeler once more in the regular season on Feb. 2.

Other notable weekend games (boys): St. Francis 66 Fellowship Christian 56: The Knights currently lead the Region 6-A Division B standings. With their win over Fellowship Christian, the Knights have put themselves in a strong position to repeat as region champions.

Lambert 74 - South Forsyth 49: Lambert improved to 10-0 in region play with their win over the War Eagles.

They now hold a one-game lead over Johns Creek.

Blessed Trinity 56 - Douglass 62: The Titans dropped both of their

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games this weekend to Westminster and Douglass. Both Westminster and Douglass now sit ahead of BT, who is currently third, in the Region 4-AAA Division B standings.

Centennial 51 - Northview 42: Centennial defeated Northview to remain third in the Region 6-AAAAAA standings behind Lambert and Johns Creek.

They fell to Roswell, a nonregion opponent, on Dec. 9.

Other notable weekend games (girls): St. Francis 87 Fellowship Christian 26: The Lady Knights continued their domination in region play with a huge win over FCS. The Lady Knights’ average margin of victory in region games is 52 points per game so far this season.

Lambert 31 - South Forsyth 71: South dominated Lambert to remain undefeated in region play at 9-0.

The War Eagles are currently tied with West Forsyth for the region lead.

• St. Francis 87 Fellowship Christian 26 • Providence Christian 34 Pinecrest Academy 48 • Westminster 56 - Blessed Trinity 32 • Johns Creek 54 Habersham Central 47 • Roswell 29 - Pope 38 • West Forsyth 57 - Alpharetta 42 • Walton 25 - Milton 51 • Centennial 65 - Northview 49 • North Forsyth 43 - Chattahoochee 40 • Lambert 31 - South Forsyth 71

Boys scores Dec. 9 • Pinecrest Academy 52 Our Lady of Mercy 59 • Mt. Paran Christian 27 Fellowship Christian 48 • Blessed Trinity 42 - Douglass 62 • Lanier 53 - Chattahoochee 57 • Cambridge 35 - Cedar Shoals 71 • Walton 65 - Alpharetta 57 • North Forsyth 40 - Johns Creek 59 • Centennial 56 - Roswell 71

Girls scores Dec. 9 • Pinecrest Academy 29 Our Lady of Mercy 35 • Mount Paran Christian 60 Fellowship Christian 42 • Blessed Trinity 45 - Douglass 57 • Lanier 34 - Chattahoochee 61 • Pebblebrook 44 - Alpharetta 51 • Centennial 36 - Roswell 29 • Wheeler 57 - Milton 47 • Cambridge 48 - Cedar Shoals 41 • Forsyth Central 44 - Chestatee 32 North Forsyth 43 Chattahoochee 40: North Forsyth outlasted Chattahoochee to improve to 6-4 in region play.

The Raiders are currently in fourth in the region standings.

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Clare Liss of Alpharetta and Erin Pak of Duluth, grades 10 and 11 respectively, were named commended scholars (all grades of 85 or above) during the fall term Mercersburg Academy is a coeducational, independent college preparatory boarding and day school in southcentral Pennsylvania, with students enrolled in grades 9–12 and a postgraduate year.

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Savannah College of Art and Design SAVANNAH, Ga. — Jackson James Cioffi, of Johns Creek, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 quarter at SCAD. Dean›s list honors are awarded to full-time students who attain a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average during an academic quarter.

Troy University TROY, Al. — Stephanie Giglio, of Suwanee, has graduated from Troy University during the fall semester of the 2015-16 academic year.

Giglio attended the University’s Global Campus and graduated with a Master of Science in Human Resource Management degree from the Sorrell College of Business.

Troy University’s chancellor’s list for the fall semester of the 2015-16 academic year honors full-time undergraduate students who earned a gradepoint average of 4.0.

Local residents on the chancellor’s list include: Erica Davis, of Cumming, MacKenzie Kayler, of Roswell, Reina Terry, of Milton, and William Womac, of Alpharetta.

Also, Carlisle Kayler, Roswell, was named to Troy’s provost’s list for the fall semester.

The provost’s list honors full-time

undergraduate students who have a grade-point average of at least 3.65.

Union University JACKSON, Tenn. – Included in the 395 students named to the Union University dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester was Joshua Kasper, Alpharetta.

Founded in 1823 and affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, about 4,000 students are currently enrolled at Union University.

University of the Cumberlands WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. — The University of the Cumberlands football program rebounded from a 3-7 finish in 2014 to go 7-3 this season and 4-1 in MidSouth Conference East Division play.

During the MSC yearly awards, the Patriots had numerous players honored, including offensive lineman Tor Peterson, Cumming, who earned 1st Team All-Conference honors.

University of Florida GAINSVILLE, Fla. — Jaclyn A. Krantzler, a 2014 graduate of Cambridge High School, was named to the University of Florida’s dean’s list for the spring 2015 semester.

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together for some quality time.

There once was a time when their eyes would light up when their Papa would say, “Who wants to go for a ride?”

I was the fount of all knowledge to them, and a day with me was joy beyond measure. But that was then. I would have to rely on some of the old charm.

So I drove over and asked the boys if they wanted to spend some quality time with their old Papa (No. 10)?

Their budding teenage faces lit up like light bulbs on the sign for Hogan’s Bar. “That would be great, Papa,” said

Chase. “Can we go see ‘Star Wars?’”

“Why sure.” Not exactly the place to bond again, but a start.

“Hey, Papa, can I go, too?”

“But you’ve already seen it.”

“So?” Well, quality time is quality time.

First, tickets (ka-ching), then Cokes, popcorn, candy (ka-ching). Harrison Ford was a pretty long-in-the-tooth Han Solo, by the way. The Wookiee had the best lines.

After the movie, it felt like sitting in darkness with my grandsons did not quite measure up to quality time.

“Hey, guys, how about we go somewhere else, I …”

“Can we go to the game room, Papa?” asked Tripp.

That, I was informed, was a store devoted to video games (ka-ching).

Not to be outdone, Chase wanted to

go to Sports Authority, that temple of outrageously marked-up Under Armour T-shirts and $30 socks (ka-ching ka-ching).

Having dispensed with Nos. 10 and 3, I went back home and decided I would try for No. 9 on the list. Sweep my Lady Wife off her feet, like I did in the old days. And it wouldn’t be too immodest to say it would take care of No. 8 while I was at it.

She wasn’t home yet, so I jumped in the shower, shaved and trimmed the beard. I even brought out some old Father’s Day cologne and sprinkled the dregs of the bottle copiously on my cheeks and even trimmed my eyebrows.

I slipped into my one cool shirt that actually matched my slacks and put on my “party” sport coat. I heard Kathy coming through the door. I tossed my car keys in the air and caught them.

“Where are you going,” she said.

“To fall in love again.”

She stopped, and I could see tears well up in her eyes. She lifted her face to mine.

“Well, I hope you find it, because you’ll only have the couch when you get back home,” she said, slamming the bedroom door and locking it.

I hung my “party” sport coat on the back of a chair.

I picked up a Lee Child novel and took it to the library – that corner of the garage where I have an old chair, a lamp and am allowed to smoke my cigars (No. 7).

I lit up and joined Jack Reacher in his latest adventure, blowing smoke rings to the ceiling, happy to have found No. 4 at least. It had taken only 72 hours. What will the rest of 2016 hold?

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