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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Shots were fired Feb. 16 in Alpharetta after a brother and sister allegedly got into a fight. That evening, Alpharetta’s 911 center received several calls from near the California Pizza Kitchen on North Point Parkway reporting gunshots fired around North Point Mall. “There was some kind of altercation between a male, a female and

the female’s brother,” said Alpharetta Officer George Gordon. “The male then fired shots at the woman near the pizza kitchen.” According to Gordon, after the gunshots, the woman began to chase the suspect, later identified as a 20-yearold Roswell man. The pair ran down North Point Parkway to Mansell Road and the intersection of Ga. 400. An officer working a traffic accident in the area witnessed a woman chasing after a man toward the intersection. The couple began fighting and police say the man shot several times at the

Roswell man charged with sexual assault MILTON, Ga. – Milton police have arrested a Roswell resident who allegedly assaulted a teenage girl Feb. 13. According to police, a man approached a teenage girl while she was jogging in the 13000 block of Deerfield Parkway. The juvenile stated that the male inappropriMANCILLA ately touched her while she was running and she reported the crime to Milton police officers. Milton detectives began to investigate the case and, while coordinating with Alpharetta police detectives, were able to identify a suspect of interest who had been involved in a similar assault less than a week earlier. During interviews with both victims, detectives were able to confirm the identity of the suspect, Edgar Ulysses Mancilla, 24, of Roswell. Milton detectives were able to locate and take Mancilla into custody Feb. 17. Mancilla allegedly confessed to both crimes, solving both the Milton case and the pending Alpharetta case. Mancilla is being charged with two counts of sexual battery.

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woman. Police caught this fight and gunshots on video. Gordon said the woman was lucky to be alive. The man produced a handgun and fired two shots at point-blank range, missing her. “One bullet went through her sleeve,” he said. Police caught up with the couple, arresting the man after a brief chase and detaining the woman. Gordon said the trio appeared to know each other, and the victims are not cooperating with police. Detectives are still investigating. attempting to elude a police officer. ►► Paul E. Annison, 56, of Chattahoochee Road, Cumming, was arrested Feb. 6 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, open container and failure to obey a traffic-control device. ►► Chelsea Laural Gullia, 28, of Truehedge Trace, Roswell, was arrested Feb. 5 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and impeding traffic.

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Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, was arrested Jan. 27 on Old Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for possession of marijuana. ►► Derrick O’Mare Thompson, 23, of Preston Oaks Drive, Johns Creek, was arrested Jan. 28 on Old Dogwood Road in Roswell for possession of marijuana and noise violation. ►► Christopher Channing Grant, 23, of Old Ferry Way, Roswell, was arrested Jan. 29 on Laurel Circle in Roswell for possession of marijuana.

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What are the pros and cons of astigmatism correcting lens implant? By Niraj Desai, M.D.

shaped corneas, a plain IOL isn’t ideal as it does not help corneal astigmatism. Toric IOLs, hence, can be utilized to neutralize one’s astigmatism (no matter how long you’ve had to live with it) and enable excellent vision, usually without the need for glasses. Here is what a Toric

This week we return to address an old foe - astigmatism! Astigmatism can be corrected several ways. Spectacles, which have been available for millennia, have a wonderful track record in correcting this optical irregularity. Modern day spectacles have reached an unparalleled degree of clarity and style and perform admirably in the correction of not just astigmatism but near and far sightedness as well.

IOL looks like. If you pay close attention, you will notice a line of small dots at the edges of the circular portion where the arms meet. We call the circular portion the optic and the arms the haptics. Those marks is where there is negative astigmatic power lies (read: where the magic of the lens is). Your surgeon uses those marks to align the lens during surgery matching where your astigmatism lies in an attempt to neutralize it. You are correct if you think it cannot be that simple - your surgeon actually spends much time studying and poring over maps and calculations to arrive at precise numbers used intraoperatively.

Modern day techniques take a departure from spectacles and frames and bring us into the world of lasers and wavefront guided optics. Beyond spectacles, astigmatism can be corrected via LASIK, PRK, Arcuate Keratotomies, Limbal Relaxing Incisions and Toric Intraocular Lenses. If you have braved all those complex words and want to learn more, read on! Niraj Desai, M.D.

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LASIK and PRK are cousin procedures that are performed with high performance and high precision lasers that re-shape the window the eye called the cornea. Simply put, an individual’s ‘refractive error’ or ‘eyeglass prescription’ is plugged into the laser and the laser does the rest. Along with astigmatism, nearsightedness and farsightedness are corrected as well allowing clarity without the need for spectacles. Of course, you have to ensure a patient has the right ocular qualities and characteristics (personality counts too!) before employing this technology.

Toric IOLs have been revolutionary in the battle against our old foe, astigmatism. They have allowed many who have been burdened with significant irregularity in their optical system to see in a way they have never seen before. Imagine that person who has worn glasses for since 1st grade well into their 60s is suddenly unburdened of the need for spectacles to see clearly. What many who have astigmatism do not realize is that after cataract surgery, sometimes the only reason they are in glasses is because of their astigmatism. In other words, nearsightedness and farsightedness are often corrected completely and for someone without astigmatism, clarity without spectacles is the norm.

Arcuate Keratotomies (AKs) and Limbal Relaxing Incisions (LRIs) are precision incisions that are made with a laser or by your friendly neighborhood eye surgeon’s hands with the aim of ‘relaxing’ the cornea. Why do you need to ‘relax’ the cornea? Well, as wonderful as the cornea is in providing you vision, it can be a bit misshapen at times (see image below and notice two focus points, instead of one) and AKs/LRIs can help achieve a more spherical shape to an, otherwise, oblong cornea.

There are limitations to this technology. However, I have listed them below with a succinct explanation.

If you are struggling with astigmatism or have questions about it, please contact Milan Eye Center today! Lastly, we have Toric IOLs. These intraocular lenses, by definition, come into play when one is having cataract surgery. Cataract surgery, for the uninitiated, is a mostly painless, 10 minute outpatient procedure that serves to clear up vision by way of removal of the natural, human lens and replacement with an artificial, permanent intraocular lens. For those of us who have egg

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- Toric Multifocal IOLs are not FDA approved. Simply put, multifocal IOLs are implants that allow patients the ability to see near and far without spectacles. If you have significant astigmatism AND want the ability to see near and far, you will need to call your travel agent and book a trip to see a European ophthalmologist. We are hopeful to have this technology on our shores in the next 1-2 years. - Toric IOLs can rotate. If you understood that Toric IOLs have to be aligned on a particular axis, you realize that should a Toric IOL rotate after surgery, the accuracy of the astigmatism correction could suffer. This is not common, thankfully, and there are good solutions should this occur. - Toric IOL calculations are complex and because of technology constraints, sometimes an accurate assessment of total astigmatism in the patient’s optical system cannot be made. Hence, at times, enhancements with a laser are necessary to optimize outcomes after surgery.

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Roswell approves council term limits By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – With a 4-2 vote Feb. 22, the Roswell City Council approved creating term limits for council members. Going forward, council members will be limited to three consecutive terms. Pushing for the limits was Council-

man Don Horton, himself in his first term. “Three consecutive terms is 12 years,” he said. “That’s a long time. I don’t think it’s unrealistic to expect someone to serve three terms and be done.” Horton’s fellow new councilman, Michael Palermo, echoed Horton, adding that incumbents deter other candidates

in elections, since it is much harder to defeat an incumbent. By placing term limits, it forces the incumbent to leave and others to take their place. “We want to encourage more involvement,” Palermo said. Marcelo Zapata, the third new councilman, agreed.

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Milton child care teacher charged with molestation By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. -- A Bright Horizons Child Care Center teacher’s assistant was arrested and charged by Milton Police with child molestation and sexual assault by a school administrator Feb. 19. Detectives took 46-year-old Bernard Benta, of Sandy Springs, into custody at his residence and lodged him in the Fulton County Jail for allegedly inappropriately touching a juvenile male in his care at the school. According to Milton Police Lt. Charles Barstow, the mother and stepfather of the 4-year-old boy came to police the evening of Feb. 11. They said they believed their son was inappropriately touched while at Bright Horizons Child

Care, on Webb Road, where the boy had been all day. Barstow said the boy was interviewed by specialists at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta who deal in child cases. Based on these interviews, police BENTA arrested Benta. “The detectives believed there was enough evidence to have probable cause for arrest,” Barstow said. Typically, a background check is performed before someone is allowed to work with children or the elderly. In a statement from Bright Horizons, Communications Director Bridget M. Perry said the safety of the children

was paramount. “As soon as the parents brought the concern to us, we reported it and we have been working closely with the authorities as they determine what may have happened. Our most important responsibility is to ensure the health and safety of the children in our care and the well-being of the child involved is our primary concern. We are supporting the child and the family in every way we can during this time and will continue to do everything we can to help the authorities in their investigation.” It is not known if any other children were victimized, Barstow said. No other parents have come forward yet. Detectives are still investigating.

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Birmingham Falls students help with food pantry Boiling Springs aids local families By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — While the city of Milton has a reputation as one of the wealthiest cities in the state, there are still those who can’t make ends meet. To help those in need, the people of Boiling

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From left are Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church Pastor Robert O’Hara, Sister Shirley Wagner, Jill Wright and Emily Tate, BFES PTO Community Outreach co-chairs, students Grayson Wright and Hollis Tate. said business is brisk. “It’s unbelievable how much food we are putting out of our place here,” O’Hara said. “We’ve had a phenomenal response to the food pantry.” For the entire week of Feb. 8, the students of Birmingham Falls helped the people of Boiling Springs by collecting canned goods for the food pantry. Emily Tate is the co-chair of the school’s community development group. The group organizes efforts for the students to get more involved in the Milton community — they host coat drives, collect candy for soldiers overseas and now collect food for the needy. “We noticed the food pantry sign outside the church and got in contact with [O’Hara],” said Tate. “He told us of the need and helping those in the Milton community.” While the students may learn about

helping the needy in school, it was important to take action in their own community, Tate said. “This is teaching the kids there is something they can do right here in own community,” said Tate. “The kids don’t recognize there are a lot of people having a hard time stocking their own shelves. We saw a great opportunity for the kids to learn. Hopefully they will connect that there is a need locally.” O’Hara agreed, saying there is always a need for charity. “There is hunger everywhere,” O’Hara said. “I don’t care where your church is located, there is always a need in the community and people who appreciate it.” Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church is at 1200 Birmingham Road, Milton. They can be reached at 404790-9793.

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Faith is for God, not transit Recently, I was the lone dissenting vote on a panel of all 14 Fulton County mayors and the Fulton County Commission to support the current MARTA plan. The vote was DAVID BELLE ISLE cast to support SB Alpharetta mayor 330, which would open a path to increasing the Fulton County sales tax on all your purchases by a quarter of a penny for five years and half a penny for the 35 years thereafter. This is a measure that would raise $8 billion when added to yet-to-be-confirmed federal funds. We all know that we have traffic challenges in metro Atlanta. It’s both good and bad. More trafDIANE GRANT fic means the economy is healthy and people want to be here. But, of course, more traffic also means longer drives to home and work. So we need to fix it. But how? This proposed tax increase highlights that Fulton County has access, if so willing, to billions of transportation dollars. But what is the most efficient way, the most cost-effective way, to fix the problem? Heavy rail? Bus-rapid-transit? Light rail? Managed lanes? Additional lanes? We don’t know. But that has not stopped the drumbeat to adopt heavy rail by faith, by far the most expensive of the methods known. It comes at a price tag of over $200 million per mile. Yet, what we do know is that MARTA ridership has declined over the past 10 years. Fewer people are taking transit. Further, MARTA has yet to register a ridership of over 3 percent of the commuting population. More to the point, no independent study has been completed or attempted to determine or measure the traffic relief

heavy rail, or any of its alternatives, might bring. The Ga. 400 portion of the heavy rail alone is projected to be over $2 billion. It might be cheaper to doubledeck Ga. 400 at that price. I’m not suggesting we do but, certainly, such a method would have a far greater impact on relieving actual traffic congestion. What about jobs? Won’t heavy rail bring jobs? Again, this seems to be an opinion backed by faith. I am not aware of any independent assessment of that claim, nor am I aware of any claim that other transit options would create fewer jobs than heavy rail. Nonetheless, more jobs, even if made possible by heavy rail, would certainly bring some number of additional cars. That is, unless 100 percent of all new transit-inspired jobholders exclusively limit their commutes to MARTA. As for Senate Bill 330, here’s what we need: (1) neutral ballot language without unproven claims of traffic relief and more jobs; (2) the flexibility to tax less than half a penny over the entire 40 years; (3) time to evaluate the proposal — no vote before 2017; and (4) the required consent of each affected city for determining the MARTA projects to be approved. If we go down this path, we must call for a competent, professional independent study showing the reasonably expected traffic relief and economic benefit of more heavy rail. This study should compare that forecast with the alternatives, such as bus-rapid-transit, light rail, managed lanes and additional lanes. This way, if nothing else, we will one day know whether the heavy rail plan succeeded. More importantly, we can evaluate whether it’s the best path forward. Faith is for God, not transit.

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Roswell, North Fulton need MARTA extension There is public debate in North Fulton as to whether to support a halfpenny sales tax increase to help pay for extension of the MARTA rail line to Roswell and Alpharetta. JERE WOOD Because the Roswell mayor taxpayers of Fulton County would be asked to pay for this, I believe they should be allowed to vote on this question. I, for one, am in favor of extending MARTA to Roswell. My reasons are as follows: My father grew up in Augusta, Arkansas, on the White River. Augusta was the county seat and a thriving riverboat town. When the railroad was built, it bypassed downtown Augusta at the request of the city. When the new highway was built, it also bypassed the town at the city’s request. The last time I visited my father’s hometown, they had no traffic problems and the historic downtown was preserved, but on Main Street almost every storefront was boarded up. The only thing moving was a stray dog, and the chief of police came out in his bedroom slippers to see who the strangers were in his town. When I was growing up, Roswell

was a sleepy little town, smaller than Augusta. The biggest employer was the textile mill founded by Roswell King. My brother and I hunted quail where Blessed Trinity High School now stands. There was no traffic and few jobs. People questioned the need to build Ga. 400 and said it was a waste of the taxpayer’s money to build a four-lane road to nowhere. Roswell has grown to be one of the largest cities and most desirable addresses in Georgia because of Ga. 400. Today Alpharetta is home to hundreds of good businesses that provide thousands of high-paying jobs because of Ga. 400. If we want North Fulton County to continue to attract the best businesses, jobs and people, we need to invest in the best transportation system available. To move people we need cars, buses and trains. Ga. 400 transformed Roswell. If not for Ga. 400, I would have had to move away from my hometown to find a good job, just as my father had to leave Augusta, Arkansas. I want Roswell to be a great place not just for me to live, but also for our children and our grandchildren. I believe extending a rail line to Roswell will have the same beneficial long-term effect on my hometown as did construction of Ga. 400.

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Drake House gets network donation Carmichael Consulting helps local nonprofit By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Roswell nonprofit The Drake House was the recipient of new high-tech equipment thanks to a local company. Carmichael Consulting Solutions, in Alpharetta, successfully recommended The Drake House for a free technology program from Cisco-Meraki. The Drake House provides shortterm crisis housing, education and empowerment programs for homeless single mothers and their children in North Fulton. Immediate housing combined with an empowerment program are designed to provide stability for the children and assist the family in working toward housing self-sufficiency. The Drake House was operating with old and donated equipment; nothing worked right with anything else,

said Executive Director Kathy Swahn. “Our system was archaic before Tyler and Carmichael,” she said. Carmichael Consulting owner Tyler Jones and his team are certified Cisco partners. Jones said that each year Cisco-Meraki, which makes network equipment, has a “giving back” campaign where partners recommend nonprofits throughout the country to receive a free tech upgrade. Jones recommended The Drake House, which won. The Drake House received 5 wireless access points with three year licenses free of cost from Meraki, a donation valued at approximately $7,000. Carmichael Consulting donated the implementation services. Jones said these devices will give Swahn and her clients more reliable Internet services. “This is a breakthrough,” Swahn said. “A lot of moms and kids work online for their job search or schoolwork. And we have struggled with our connection. If a student is home-schooled

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Alpharetta Arbor Day highlights benefits of trees Part of citywide tree program By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — While the nation celebrates Arbor Day on April 29, Georgia celebrates on the third Friday of February. This year it was Feb. 19. In Alpharetta, however, the city’s celebrations will be March 19. Deb Zemlock, chair of the city’s Natural Resources Commission, said the move was to help generate more interest in the day. “We found we were always competing with President’s Day weekend, and it’s hard to get people to come out for Arbor Day.” So it was decided Alpharetta’s events would “uncouple” from Arbor Day. March is more likely to have warm weather, too. “Development is picking up and, when development picks up, trees are cut down,” Zemlock said. “We are trying to get the public educated and understand the value of trees in the environ-

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ment.” She said trees remove pollutants from the air as well as stabilize soil by absorbing moisture to reduce draining and flooding problems. “Trees can and should always be a permanent part of our heritage in Alpharetta and Atlanta. Alpharetta holds a Tree City USA designation, provided by the Arbor Day Foundation to promote tree plantings in communities. Zemlock said there will be multiple tree plantings March 19 and the commission wants residents to help in the plantings around the city. The day will also feature events and activities for children, all tree-related, such as making pine cone birdfeeders. “We are hoping families will join in

and take time in sharing the tree plantings,” Zemlock said. Someone who knows well the benefits of trees in Alpharetta is Will Eberly, Alpharetta’s urban forestry program manager. With a background in landscape architecture, Eberly helps design and plant many of the city’s landscaping. He did the landscape designs on Haynes Bridge Road from Old Milton Parkway to Academy Street as well as many other snippets of land throughout the city. He is also working on what trees to place along the newly completed Main Street in front of City Hall. “Putting the right tree in the right place is paramount,” he said. “I look for trees that will perform well in urban environments.” They have to be drought tolerant, heat- and pest-resistant and, if possible, a native species to Georgia. Size and eventual growth as also considered. “We have to plan for the future when selecting and locating trees,” he said, otherwise roots could grow up through sidewalks and the tree could die from a lack of space.

Especially for such a public place as Main Street, Eberly said careful planning is essential to get the right tree. “There has to be a visual appeal — what color are the leaves in fall? Are they flowering trees?” he said. “I also look at the benefits the trees can create in warmer months.” The trees to be placed around Alpharetta and Main Street include varieties of willow oak, tupelo, European hornbeam and tulip poplar. Pedestrians will want to walk beneath trees on hot days, Eberly said, which benefits everyone — from the public to the businesses the trees are near. “The businesses downtown will enjoy more shade for people in front of the business, which makes it a more pleasant experience.”

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ShamRockin’ for a Cure returns to fight cystic fibrosis Music, food and more at Verizon Amphitheatre ALPHARETTA, Ga, – ShamRockin’ for a Cure will return to Alpharetta to rock the night with great food and music on Saturday, March 12, at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. ShamRockin’ for a Cure is the brainchild of close friends of Jon and Pam Baker, whose sons were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. An army of friends willing to help the Bakers in their fight against the disease grew into ShamRockin’ for a Cure. The event began as a close-knit, grass-roots fundraising affair that brought friends together to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day to “eat, drink and help cure cystic fibrosis.” In its first year, the party of 150 guests raised a little more than $8,500 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In 2016, the event is expected to bring in close to 1,500 supporters and surpass the $1.5 million milestone in their fundraising efforts to fight the disease. Partygoers can expect food from some of the best restaurants in metro Atlanta, plenty of drink vendors to keep party cups full, live music, a dance floor, an incredible silent auction and

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Amy’s Place offers respite for caregivers, loved ones For those with dementia, Alzheimer’s By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – As the population ages, a large percentage of elderly parents are showing signs of memory-affecting diseases, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s. While many residents in North Fulton move their loved ones into assisted living or memory care facilities, many families have to care for relatives themselves. Now Roswell is home to a unique fa-

cility to help any and all families caring for loved ones. Along with her sister Pam, Jean Van Ahn founded Amy’s Place after their mother was diagnosed with dementia. After nearly a year of care at home, their mother died. “We realized that when you are caring for them, it’s very difficult to go out to dinner or lunch, and friends don’t come over,” Jean Van Ahn said. “It’s isolating. It got harder to take her out and then I did not want to go back home.” When Van Ahn’s mother died, she and her family realized that, if what they went through was common, other

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Amy’s Place, a nonprofit helping families with loved ones with dementia. people in the community could use help, as well. So the sisters started Amy’s Place. Amy’s Place is not a day care, Van Ahn said. Caregivers and those with dementia or Alzheimer’s must stay together. Instead, it offers a way to socialize with others facing the same issues in a relaxed setting in a historic home in Roswell. While such homes have existed in the United Kingdom and Europe for many years, Van Ahn said there are no permanent locations in the United States. She said Amy’s Place is the first in the nation. Amy’s Place offers games, events, parties and general socializing activities that give both the caregiver and afT:\ADS_2015\NFAYP flicted family member some peace. And

this is all done free of charge – anyone can come in and take advantage of the services. Amy’s Place relies on donations to operate. “You’ve got to give back,” Van Ahn said. “It’s for the wives, daughters, sons, whatever. The caregivers. This is a place to come when you don’t want to go home, a place to meet friends.” Especially for those residents who cannot afford long-term care or assisted living facilities, Amy’s Place offers an alternative. It is open to anyone with dementia or Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. “There is definitely a need in North Fulton,” Van Ahn said. Located in historic Roswell, information about Amy’s Place, 14 Sloan St., is also online at amysplace.net.

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CUMMING, Ga. — Farmers and wantto-be growers alike who are too busy sowing seeds to make it to one of Cane Creek’s organic growing classes in person will soon have the option to learn online. Starting Feb. 27, the farm will offer multiple online classes on organic growing, a Cane Creek specialty. “One of the obstacles that prevents people from taking the class is lack of time on Saturday or living at a distance from the farm,” said Cane Creek’s Lynn Pugh. “The online classes overcome those obstacles. Learning farm skills is difficult on the computer, so the field experience component is recommended for most people. But the online class allows those who cannot come to the farm to participate.” Pugh had a dream for years to start her own farm. She wanted to live a more sustainable lifestyle, surrounded by a community of people interested in similar pursuits. During the 18 years

Classes at Cane Creek are normally taught in person, but there will be online versions offered soon.

she taught science in high school and college while she and her husband, Chuck, raised their family, she gardened on a small scale. Then, in 2001, as the children went off to their own productive lives, Pugh was able to begin applying her knowledge to transform their land into the farm it is today. With a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry and a Master of Science in plant pathology, Pugh, who is also an education specialist in science curriculum, has the foundation to make informed decisions about the farm and to help others learn the scientific fundamentals of sustainable agriculture. Pugh’s involvement with Georgia Organics, which began in 1986, led to the production of a marketing manual, then to developing a class curriculum on organic growing. “So it was a natural step for me to begin teaching organic growing classes on the farm. Since 2007, I have been able to meet and teach some amazing students,” Pugh said. “I continue to consult with a number of these students as they develop their own farms.” Community is at the heart of why the classes have been so successful and why they continue to be taught, she said. Students get to know Pugh and their fellow students and, often, those relationships do not end with the last class. Some students become Community Supported Agriculture members, volunteers, fellow farmers and/ or friends. Two students who met in the organic growing class have even become partners in a farm business, Pugh said. The classes are helping to build a network of gardener/farmers who can share information and help others learn how to grow organically. “Our mission is to encourage others to create a more sustainable lifestyle for themselves, their families and their communities,” Pugh said. “We enjoy offering a variety of learning experiences

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Visit NorthAtlanta BusinessPost.com for more info about 40 under 40. Age: 28 Title/Company: Venue manager at the Lake Lanier Olympic Venue The youngest of seven children (with only one brother), William Morgan House Jr., was born and raised in Gainesville, where he still lives with his wife, Emily, and 2-year-old son, HOUSE Liam. House completed a bachelor’s degree in marketing and public relations from Ashford University in Illinois. Having a passion for all things outdoors, he is an avid kayaker, spending eight years on the USA National Team for sprint kayaking, where he competed in many events around the world. During this time he spent five years living at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. House serves on the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Lake Lanier CVB and on the boards of the Peach State Bank Youth Development, the J.A. Walters YMCA and the John Jarrard Foundation. A member of the Gainesville Rotary Club, he is also director of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce and in the Leadership Hall Class of 2015/2016.

Lynn Pugh teaches students about organic growing. — from classes to tours to work shares — for those interested in discovering or deepening their understanding of how to grow their own food using sustainable, chemical-free growing practices. Our ‘students’ include the beginning backyard gardener, the experienced farmer wanting to learn more, and schoolchildren spending a day or a week on the farm.” The first class consists of four units, two on soil and two on plants, and lasts from Feb. 27 to April 16. This information is important to anyone wanting to grow food, and especially to those who want to grow organically, Pugh said. The curriculum is based on Georgia Organics’ Fundamentals of Organic Farming and Gardening that she helped to develop. For information on other classes, visit canecreekfarm.net.

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nounced that Sara Ead, with the North Fulton office, has received the 2015 Rookie of The Year Award. The award is presented to the new agent who achieves both the highest dollar volume and number of units sold. Ead moved to North Fulton in 2011 and joined the North Fulton office in 2014. To contact her or to learn more about Harry Norman, go to HarryNorman.com.

has awarded more than $350,000 in individual grants to more than 350 new teachers in communities across the state. For more information about how the company is playing a role in the advancement of education and building the highly skilled workforce of tomorrow, visit www.georgiapower.com/community.

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices kick-off at Galleria Center From left, Bill Norman and Kim Vogel of Norman’s Landing and Walton Nelson of United Distributers.

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Norman’s Landing aids children’s hospital CUMMING, Ga. — Bill Norman and Kim Vogel of Norman’s Landing and Walton Nelson of United Distributers present a check worth $1,651.29 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The money was raised during last quarter’s ping pong tournament at Norman’s Landing in Cumming.

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Traton Homes announces new communities in North Fulton NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Traton Homes announced two new communities will be coming soon in North Fulton. On Westside Parkway in Alpharetta, Traton will offer beautifully crafted townhomes priced from the $400,000s, while Lexington Preserve in Milton will offer luxury single-family homes on large home sites priced from the $700,000s. For more information on either community, visit tratonhomes.com.

Century 21 agent Staines tops in nation CUMMING, Ga. – Century 21 Results Realty Services announced that Amanda Staines, sales affiliate with the Cumming office, was recently recognized as a top producer nationwide and awarded the Century 21 Diamond Masters Award. Diamond level status is awarded to a Century 21 sales affiliate who has met a minimum sales production of $189,000 or 54 closed transaction sides within a calendar year. Staines also received the Century 21 Quality Service Pinnacle Producer Award. Staines, who began her real estate career over 25 years ago, received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in marketing from Kennesaw State University.

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NORTH ATLANTA — Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices President and CEO Dan Forsman and guest speaker Tom Ferry, ranked by Swanepoel as the nation’s No. 1 real estate educator, electrified agents gathered at the Galleria Center for the firm’s 2016 kick-off event. Ferry, a California-based expert whose newest book, “Life! By Design,” has become a best-seller, has conducted trainings for more than 260,000 sales people and personally coached some of the world’s top-producing agents. After announcing Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is ranked No. 1 in homes sold six years in a row and is No. 1 in corporate telocation, Forsman explained how the company has grown in the last two years.

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Jackson Healthcare names president of LocumTenens.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Jackson Healthcare, a national staffing, search and technology enterprise, has appointed Chris Franklin as president of LocumTenens. com, a temporary physician and advanced practice staffing company. Franklin joined LocumTenens.com in 2008 as vice president of the surgery division. He was promoted to senior vice president in 2011 before being promoted to executive vice president in 2013, giving him responsibility for multiple specialty-focused sales, recruiting and operating divisions, including national accounts, marketing, technology and accounting. Overall, he has more than 20 years of sales and management experience, including 18 years in healthcare and technology staffing.

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Georgia Power opens new EV charging island in Cumming CUMMING, Ga. — Georgia Power announced the opening of a new electric vehicle charging island in Cumming. This marks the beginning of the second phase of planned charging infrastructure developed by the company that will include more than 60 community charging islands for public use statewide by the end of 2016. The new EV charging island is located at Georgia Power’s new Cumming business office in the Cumming Market Village shopping center at 1648 Market Place Blvd. To learn more about driving electric with Georgia Power or the locations of charging islands, visit www. GeorgiaPower.com/EV.

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Roundtree Group promotes Ferri ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Rountree Group Integrated Communications has promoted Leighanne Ferri to account executive. Ferri previously served as an assistant account executive for the agency. A graduate of Florida State University, Ferri received a bachelor’s degree in public relations with a FERRI minor in hospitality. Prior to joining Rountree Group, she served as an intern with Florida Healthy Kids, Everywhere, the American Heart Association and Emma Graham Designs.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – Georgia Power has selected 41 new public school teachers from across the state to each receive a $1,000 New Teacher Assistance Grant this year from the company. Centennial High School’s Zachary Kroll was among the new teachers honored. The company awards the grants each year to provide the state’s newest teachers with funds to purchase classroom supplies and start their careers as pre-K, elementary, middle and high school teachers. Since launching the program in 2004, Georgia Power

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Aptean, a leading provider of industry-focused, mission critical enterprise software solutions, announced the acquisition of Computron Software LLC, a leading supplier of accounting and finance enterprise resource planning software to midmarket and multinational organizations. In addition, Aptean has acquired AssetPoint, a leading provider of computerized maintenance management software/enterprise asset management solutions. For more information, visit www.aptean.com.

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Top challenges for Markets push interest rates way down small businesses As a small-business owner, what are your top challenges? Every month I talk or meet with hundreds of small-business owners, and lately the list of their top challenges has been DICK JONES pretty consistent. Founder & President Here is a list of the Jones Simply Sales top four: Number four on the list is the ability to build, develop, deploy and provide additional products and services. Small-business owners view this priority as a vehicle to open up additional revenue channels to compliment their core business offerings. Attracting and retaining customers is next on the list. Customers, particularly those who do repeat business, are the lifeblood of small business. The cost of acquiring new customers is far more expensive than retaining existing customers, so small-business owners are going out of their way to ensure they don’t lose current customers, and are always trying to attract new ones. Next on the list is attracting and retaining reliable and hard-working employees. With the influx of the “millennial” generation, the ability to hang on to top talent has become more challenging than ever. Believe it or not, it is not just about the money you pay your employees, but their overall experience and freedom to enjoy life as well. At the top of the list is business growth. With a strong U.S. economy, small-business owners are citing growth as their top priority, and their access to working capital as being a critical success factor to enable this. There are hundreds of other issues, challenges and priorities facing small-business owners today, but these four are the most common across all industries, no matter how big or small their business.

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Every year I put out a market forecast to all of my real estate partners. The forecast used to be an actual forecast. Today it’s more of a history – and there is a good reason for that: I learned in 2014 that it’s very hard to predict the

future. In January 2014, I joined practically every other economic expert in predicting that the economy would surge and mortgage interest rates would jump from an industry average for a 30-year, Fannie Mae loan of 4.4 percent to 5 percent by the end of the year. Well, it didn’t work out that way. By the end of the year, the average was at 3.67 percent, according to Mortgage News Daily. Looking back, a lot of things happened that year to set the stage for what we are dealing with today. Greece almost got kicked out of the European Union after defaulting on loan payments. ISIS started its spread across the Middle East. Israel and Palestine got into a short war. Russia invaded the Ukraine and took over Crimea. Supply for oil increased while demand was starting to decrease and oil prices sunk. That’s a huge year! Investors are a panicky bunch of customers. When they are not com-

fortable with their understanding of how the economy will act, they pull money from the stock market and put it into safer investments like bonds and mortgage-backed securities. Well, it just so happens that when bonds and mortgage-backed securities are bought in high volumes, mortgage interest rates go down. With everything that happened in 2014, investors were not at all comfortable with their understanding of how everything was going to play out. That’s what 2015 was for. Last year seemed to be a kind of wait-and-see investment strategy. In 2014 the Standard & Poor’s 500 index moved about 136 points from January to December. Last year it moved 18 points. Investors watched and were actually starting to feel pretty good by late summer. The Fed made strong statements that it would raise its shortterm interest rate, which it finally did by only .25 percent in December. Then, all of a sudden, a stench started coming from China. Data began to surface that hinted to a slowing growth rate in China. Then the Chinese government tried to stop it, and demonstrated to everyone that it was powerless to do so. This did not make investors comfortable. With the troubles in Europe, China and most of the countries that feed China with raw materials, the U.S. dollar got strong. This made our goods and services more expensive compared to our foreign competitors at a time

when the world was being frugal. So investors are buying bonds and safe investments, and those same average interest rates for the past few weeks have been below 3.625 percent. If you have looked at your 401(k) lately, you probably know this. If you haven’t, don’t. I never thought I’d be saying this in 2016, but it could be a great time to refinance. Last year I read a good analogy. The U.S. economy is a big ship gliding through some rough global waters. While the global economy seemed to be having trouble getting traction, we kept putting out good numbers. Until last January. The Fed was supposed to raise their rates again in March. I just read in the Wall Street Journal that a respected company put odds on them not raising rates before June at 83 percent, and not raising them at all this year at 50 percent. Our big ship has been pushed off course a little. But who knows? The way things happen, we could be riding a wave in two months. Geoff Smith is a mortgage banker with Assurance Financial focusing on residential home loans for refinances and home purchases. Geoff Smith gsmith@lendtheway.com; 770674-1433. Personal: NMLS#104587 Business: NMLS#70876 *The views and opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of Assurance Financial Group

Heritage Outfitters opens in Johns Creek Business name: Heritage Outfitters Owner: Bret Briggs Opened: After the first Heritage Outfitters opened in 2013 near Kennesaw State University; the Johns Creek location opened June 2015. What: Briggs, who grew up in Dunwoody and lives in Sandy Springs, has great insight into the North Fulton market and trends. Heritage Outfitters carries brands such as Southern Tide, Southern Marsh and Patagonia. In addition to being a specialty men’s clothing store, it also carries women’s and youth clothing. Address: 9700 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 160, Johns Creek, GA 30097 Hours: Monday-Thursday,

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Business name: Winship at Emory Johns Creek Hospital Infusion Center Opened: In 2012; expanded to a full-time facility in November 2015 What: The center provides referring physicians and their patients access to a full range of outpatient infusion and injection services, chiefly chemotherapy, injections, blood and blood product transfusions, IV

medication treatments, antibiotic therapy, phlebotomy, hydration and lab draws. Address: Emory Johns Creek Hospital, 1st Floor, Suite 107, Physicians Plaza, 6335 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek, GA 30097 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Phone: 404-778-7777 Website: www.emoryhealthcare.org/cancer/infusionservices.html

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The JCSO welcomes the Georgia Piedmont Youth Orchestra and their conductor Rolando Salazar as they share the stage with the JCSO professionals for the first part of the concert evening. Saturday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m. Theater at Johns Creek High School, 5575 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek . Visit johnscreeksymphony.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.

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What: With 10 participating restaurants, there is something to please everyone’s inner foodie during Alpharetta Restaurant Week. Most menu prices are $15 for lunch and $25 for dinner. When: Feb. 21-27 More info: awesomealpharetta.com/ what-to-do/alpharetta-restaurant-week

MILTON MAYOR’S RUN PRESENTS JOG FOR A CAUSE

What: As part of the 7th annual Milton Mayor’s Run, the city of Milton will bring the 13th annual Jog for a Cause to the community to fight childhood cancer. When: Saturday, Feb. 27, 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Where: Freedom Park at Deerfield Parkway at Webb Road More info: cityofmiltonga.us

CUPCAKE ROAD RACE TO SUPPORT JESSE’S HOUSE

What: The 4th annual Cupcake Road Race 15k/5k and Baby Cake, benefitting the 2016 Leadership Forsyth class project. This year’s class is providing a much-needed recreation room remodel and sports court at Jesse’s House for girls. When: Saturday, Feb. 27, 7:30 a.m. Where: Totally Running, 405 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming More info: RunSignup.com King’s Ridge Christian School 3rd Annual 5K Ridge Run What: Join King’s Ridge Christian School for their 3rd Annual Ridge Run 5K and 1 Mile. When: Saturday, Feb. 27, 6 a.m. Where: King’s Ridge Christian School, 2765 Bethany Bend, Alpharetta More info: kingsridgecs.org

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What: Northside Hospital’s Cancer Institute is offering a community screening to determine men’s risk for developing prostate cancer. Registration required. When: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m. Where: Northside/Alpharetta Medical Campus, 3400 Old Milton Parkway, Building C, Suite 100/110, Alpharetta More info: Call 404-531-4444 to schedule an appointment.

BULLOCH HALL QUILT SHOW

What: The Bulloch Hall Quilt Guild will present their 34th Great American Cover-Up Quilt Show at historic Bulloch Hall, featuring around 200 quilts made by local artists and displayed throughout the antebellum home. When: When: Friday, March 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Continues through March 13. Where: Bullock Hall, 180 Bulloch Ave., Roswell More info: bhqg.org

FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN TO SHOW “WOODLAWN”

What: Fellowship Christian School will host a free showing of the movie, “Woodlawn.” Blake Burgess, who portrayed fullback Mike Allyson, will attend. The true story focuses on a high school football team that brought the message of Jesus to the newly desegregated Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1973. When: Sunday, Feb. 28, 6 p.m. Where: FCS Paladin Gym, 10965 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: fellowshipchristianschool.org

RUMCK SEMIANNUAL CHILDREN’S CONSIGNMENT SALE

What: The Roswell United Methodist Church Preschool and Kindergarten will host its semiannual children’s consignment sale in the church fellowship hall. There will be three overflowing rooms with more than 200 consignors. Many of the items are 50 percent off on Saturday. When: Wednesday, March 2, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Also March 5, 8 a.m.-noon. Where: Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell More info: rumc.com/rumck

15TH ANNUAL ROSWELL ROOTS FESTIVAL

What: One of the largest and most comprehensive celebrations of black history and culture in the Southeast, the festival will feature a variety of events. When: Activities through Feb. 29 Where: Various locations throughout Roswell More info: roswellroots.com

ISLAM, SHARI’A AND THE SECULAR STATE

What: Professor Abdullahi Ahmed AnNa’im will be giving a talk titled “Islam, Shari’a and the Secular State.” When: Friday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m. Where: Istanbul Cultural Center, 591 North Main St, Alpharetta More info: eventbrite.com/e/american-muslims-in-the-21st-century-tickets-19517593648

CHOPIN SOCIETY OF ATLANTA PIANO RECITAL

What: Music by Gulnara Fatykhova, Elodie Vignon Nikolai Saratovsky. When: Saturday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m. Where: Johns Creek United Methodist Church, 11180 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: chopinatlanta.org

3RD ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT: PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGAMABOBS

What: The opening reception for “People, Places and Thingamabobs,” the 3rd annual Roswell Fine Arts Alliance juried invitational show. When: Saturday, Feb. 27, 7-9 p.m. Where: Roswell Fine Arts Alliance, 9100 Fouts Road, Roswell More info: rfaa.org

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GIBBS GARDENS OPENS WITH ACRES OF DAFFODILS

What: Gibbs Gardens opens for the 2016 season. Through mid-April, view the largest display of daffodils in the country. More than 50 acres of daffodils — 20+ million blossoms — create a panorama of sunbeam-yellow blossoms. When: Special events throughout March Where: Gibbs Gardens, 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground More info: gibbsgardens.com

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS ADULT WORKSHOP

What: In “Working in a Material World,” learn how to use, and where to find, the most current materials being used by puppetry professionals. Get an insider’s look at patterning, hand stitching, draping, working with foam, selecting fabrics, and using glues safety and effectively. When: Feb. 23-Feb. 25, 7-9 p.m. Where: Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 More info: puppet.org

What: Join pianist/composer David Nevue for an evening of piano music in an intimate concert setting. Nevue will be playing fan favorites from his 15 albums, plus featuring music from his newest album, “Winding Down.” When: Saturday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m. Where: PianoWorks piano gallery, 2805 Buford Highway, Duluth More info: www.davidnevue.com.

THE KINGDOM HEIRS IN CONCERT

What: Come enjoy one of Southern gospel music’s top male quartets, and their new look. When: Sunday, Feb. 28; meal at 5 p.m., concert at 6:30 p.m. Where: Hopewell Baptist Church, 15730 Hopewell Road, Milton More info: 678-315-1931 or 770-8452228

“PETER AND THE STARCATCHER” IN ROSWELL

What: In this Georgia Ensemble Theatre prequel to “Peter Pan,” you will be hooked from the moment you let your imagination take flight. A dozen actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters in this swashbuckling adventure. Fun for the whole family. When: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. Continues through March 13; times vary. Where: GET, Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: Get.org

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“ADAM’S EVE” BY ACT1THEATER

What: What would you do if you opened your closet door and out popped a woman who claimed to be your soul mate? When it happens to Adam, he assumes Eve is part of a prank being pulled on him by his best friend, Mark. An uplifting comedy, “Adam’s Eve” will touch both your heart and your funny bone. When: Friday, March 4, 8 p.m. Shows continue through March 20, Fridays/ Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Where: Alpharetta Presbyterian Church Theater, 180 Academy St., Alpharetta More info: act1theater.com

ROSWELL VISITORS CENTER FEATURES ARTISTS’ WORKS

What: Works by two of North Fulton’s highly regarded artists, Joan Hilliard and Barry Etris, will be on exhibit, with originals available for purchase as well as a selection of prints. Spruill Arts Student & Instructor When: Through February Where: Roswell Visitors Center, 617 Atlanta St., Roswell More info: visitroswellga.com

JAMES DAVIS: RESIDENT ARTIST EXHIBIT

What: This exhibition is a collection of objects and drawings providing a visual representation of the artist’s life. When: Through March 4 Where: Art Center West Gallery, inside Leita Thompson Park, 1355 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

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IMMIGRATION INFORMATION DESK

What: Edly Vliet of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is available to answer any questions concerning immigration and naturalization. Handouts provided. All ages. When: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 4-6 p.m. Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: 770-360-8897

What: Award-winning author presents a workshop for writers ages 12-adults. Sponsored by Friends of the Northeast/ Spruill Oaks Library and the Southern Breeze Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. When: Saturday, Feb. 27. 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek More info: 770-360-8820

CUMMING LIBRARY TWEEN MYSTERY AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS What: If you like a good mystery, Hollywood needs your help solving the case and figuring out “whodunit.” Wear your Oscar night best or just come as you are and join us for sleuthing fun and activities. Ages 10 and up. Please register to attend. When: Sunday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m. Where: Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega Road, Cumming More info: forsythpl.org.

OUT OF THE BOX ART STUDIO: CELEBRATE FOLK ARTIST CLEMENTINE HUNTER

What: Create art using canvas with acrylics and 3-D papers. Ages 6-11. Sponsored by Friends for Life Foundation. When: Monday, Feb. 29, 3:30 p.m. Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: 404-613-4050

ADVANCED NOTE TAKING

What: Huntington Learning Center teaches how to move your note taking to the next level. Middle and high school students and families. When: Wednesday, March 2, 6 p.m. Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Milton More info: 404-613-4402

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

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What: Pet adoptions When: Every Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m., PetSmart, 6370 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta 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

PHOTO COURTESY GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Rainy day? Enjoy the outdoors inside! Bummer! I’d planned to spend the afternoon in the out-of-doors, but the weather’s turned cold and nasty. It looks like I’m stuck inside. What’s an outdoors type to do? STEVE HUDSON One great posGet Outside Georgia, Chattahoochee Media Group sibility is to take advantage of technology and look in on the outdoors without leaving the comforts of home. Georgia offers some great opportunities to do just that, as you’ll see if you check out these live-streaming wildlife cams around the state. Berry College Eagle Cam: Ever wondered how bald eagles live? Find out with the Berry College eagle cam. The Berry College eagles were first spotted in March 2012 and have been nesting there ever since. The pair produced two eaglets in early 2013, one in early 2014, and two more in 2015. How’s it look for 2016? Good! The nest is now home to two new eaglets, currently identified as B6 (which hatched on Valentine’s Day) and B7 (which hatched one day later, on Feb. 15), and, thanks to the eagle cam, you can watch them grow up. Access the video by visiting berry.edu/eaglecam/. It’s also available through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources at georgiawildlife.com/berryeaglecam, and the eagles even have their own Facebook page at facebook.com/berrycollegeeagles. The Berry College eagle cam has become a national sensation. According to the college, millions of people view the nest cam each day. The cameras have microphones that provide a soundtrack to accompany your observations – and thanks to infrared capabilities, you can even watch the eagles at night. An owl cam, too: Here’s another Georgia bird cam you might enjoy checking out – The Landings bird cam on Skidaway Island near Savannah. This one lets you check out a pair of great horned owls nesting in an abandoned eagle’s nest in a dead pine tree.

There are currently two eggs in the nest, one laid Jan. 23 and one laid Jan. 26. Incubation takes between 30 and 37 days, so expect the first egg to hatch before Feb. 29. The second should hatch between Feb. 25 and March 3. Who knows? You might get to see one of the eggs hatch! At this site, as with the Berry College site, infrared provides images even at night. To check out the owls, visit landingsbirdcam.com or georgiawildlife. com/landingsbirdcam. This one has its own Facebook page, too, which you can check out at facebook.com/LandingsBirdCam. Fish too! If you’d rather take a virtual swim than climb virtual trees, you’ll be interested in the fish cam at the Go Fish Education Center in Perry, Georgia. The fish cam lets you peer into a 15-foot deep, 60-foot-by-80-foot aquarium at Go Fish. This aquarium, the largest at the center, replicates the kind of habitat you’d find in the Georgia Piedmont. What will you see on the video feed? Among the fish you might spot are several varieties of bass and crappie, bluegill, gar, common carp and the silver horse sucker. The biggest include a 12-pound female largemouth bass and a blue catfish weighing about 40 pounds. You might also glimpse an alligator snapping turtle. Check out the fish cam at georgiawildlife.com/gofishcam. But be forewarned: You’ll love these wildlife cams! Let me warn you, however, that they are addictive. For instance, I should have had this column finished two hours ago. But for the last little while I’ve been watching one of the bald eagles feeding the eaglets … after checking out the owls to see how the eggs are doing … and after spending more time than I want to admit watching fish swim around in middle Georgia. I hope you’ll check them out. Steve Hudson has written numerous books on fishing, hiking, the outdoors and more. Check them out at www.chattahoocheemedia.com.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – Georgia Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director Robert Farley should be in Vegas because he is on quite a roll. Last fall he opened the season with the Georgia premiere of “Calendar Girls,” which was GET’s alltime box office hit, and now he follows that with the Georgia premier of the five-time Tony-winning “Peter and the Starcatcher.” It was a huge hit on Broadway, and only a few theaters now are being allowed to produce the play regionally. Farley was like the only kid in the candy store when he talked about it. He got Heidi Cline McKerley, Atlanta’s hottest director, to direct “Calendar Girls,” so of course he snags her again to direct “Starcatcher.” That was mission one after securing the Georgia rights to “Starcatcher.” “She gets all the the really, really big projects because she knows how do

If you go What: ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’, Georgia Ensemble Theatre When: Feb. 25-March 13 Where: 950 Forrest St., Roswell, GA 30075 More Info: Ticket prices for “Peter and the Starcatcher” start at $30 for Wednesdays, Thursdays and matinees; Friday nights start at $37, and Saturday nights start at $40. Book early for best prices. (Senior discounts available for select performances. Student discounts available for all performances.) Tickets are online at www.get.org, or call the box office at 770-641-1260. to them,” he said. “And ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ is one of those because this play has a million moving parts to it.” And yet the sets are quite spare. Farley says the play takes a velvet

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touch to produce because “Starcatcher” is simply quite unique. It became apparent to Farley that this was a special play as soon as the cast and director gathered. “It’s a theater event unlike anything you’ve ever experienced or seen. Because it doesn’t matter if you are 5 or 55 or 75, it reminds you of what it is like to step into a theater for the first time and experience the magic of theater for the first time. It captures the magic of a live performance for the first time.” Farley says no matter your age, you feel what he calls the lightness and darkness of childhood. “Everything we go through and everything we dream about is all in this play. It is absolutely magical. It is unlike anything I have ever experienced in the theater,” Farley said. “It brings you to that feeling of what it was like to be a child again – to put on a pirate costume again. What it’s like to be a heroine. I mean, a 10-yearold and a 70-year-old will talk about the play in the same way.” And it happens with a cast of 13 guys and one girl. Yet they play 100plus roles. “And the girl has to carry the show,” he said. Farley said he was more than pleased to bring back to GET Molly Coyne, whom GET regulars will recall wowed audiences as Eliza in last year’s

GET hit, “My Fair Lady.” “It was a play every theater in Georgia wanted to do, and it’s a play every actor in Georgia wanted to be a part of,” Farley said. “And in the incredible theater scene around Georgia, it is in Roswell, Georgia, at the Georgia Ensemble Theatre that gets to do the show.” Part of the magic of “Starcatcher” is how low-tech it is. You take a piece of rope and string it up and suddenly it’s the captain’s cabin on a ship. Your imagination is allowed to take over. Meanwhile these 14 actors are chameleons as they take on dozens of roles in just two hours. Farley calls the play riotously funny. Perhaps not surprising since it is based on the “Peter and the Starcatchers’ novel co-written by Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry, syndicated humor columnist for the Miami Herald and author. To have a play so complex and yet simple at the same time and a cast just running through so many characters, it takes a special director. It takes a McKerley, Farley said. “She is amazing. She just finished ‘Calendar Girls,’ our biggest box office ever. She now has another hit play, ‘Toxic Avengers,’ running at The Horizon Theatre. “She’s not letting down on ‘Starcatcher.’ She is wildly imaginative.” And while GET doesn’t bill the show as a musical, Farley said it is filled with song and dance.

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Jeff McKerley, as Black Stache, provides just the right amount of villainy in this prequel while he still has both hands. “It’s a play with a lot of music and some good swashbuckling songs and few other surprises.” Of course, as a prequel to “Peter Pan,” “Starcatcher” foreshadows some familiar characters. A villainous pirate named Black Stache plagued by a crocodile “with a timing issue” will morph into Captain Hook. And Molly, of course, has a connec-

tion to the Wendy that J.M. Barrie gave us. We also find out how the Lost Boys became lost and Peter becomes Peter Pan. So there you have it: 14 actors, 103 roles, five Tony Awards on Broadway and all in two marvelous hours. The play is sponsored by Edward Jones Investments with Paul Lang investment advisor.

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Lawmakers considering revising teacher evaluation 50 percent now tied to student achievement BY CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — “Let me teach and let me do what I do best.” In one sentence Ernie Lee, the 2015 Georgia Teacher of the Year, summed up what many teachers across the state are likely feeling these days. During a media symposium hosted by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education last month, Lee addressed the results of a recent teacher survey which showed 44 percent of all teachers leave the profession in the first five years. The primary reason cited for dissatisfaction was the number of mandated tests, with the new method for teacher evaluation coming in a close second. And the survey respondents were not just a handful of the state’s most disgruntled teachers – the survey was answered by more than 53,000 Georgia teachers. That is nearly half of the state’s teaching workforce, according to officials with the Georgia Department of Education, which commissioned the survey. Lee, who teaches in Savannah, understands these sentiments, saying it goes against the reason why teachers choose the profession. “What keeps them in the classroom is a passion,” said Lee, who left a career as an attorney in 2010 to become a teacher. “But a lot of teachers are very frustrated.” In Fulton County, high rates of teacher exodus over the past few years have been a hot topic of discussion on the board of education. The system has put into place a number of programs to keep teachers in the classroom, including bonuses for new teachers, more money for teaching in high-needs schools, and professional development and support. But still, a level of dissatisfaction over testing and evaluations lingers. One North Fulton teacher, who asked to remain anonymous, said she has seen

many colleagues leave the profession, and those who remain are frustrated. “The joy of teaching and seeing our students explore, learn and get excited about the subjects is gone,” said the 10-year veteran. “Now it’s like running on a track, trying to keep up and just get to the finish line any way we can. And by the finish line, I mean the tests. Falling short means we could lose our jobs.” It appears state and national education officials are finally listening. The newly adopted Every Student Succeeds Act from the U.S. Department of Education reduces the number of federally mandated tests, as well as the mandate for teacher evaluations tied to student achievement. Local districts are also re-evaluating the number of locally mandated tests required, and more than two-thirds of all districts in Georgia will have fewer of these tests this year than last. At a minimum, officials with the Fulton County Schools have asked the state to match the federal testing mandates, which requires only 17 annual assessments, compared to the 32 required by Georgia. But the onerous teacher evaluation method, at least for now, still stands. Student achievement on the Georgia Milestones Assessments – the state’s mandatory annual assessment – still counts for a whopping 50 percent of a teacher’s evaluation. Two pieces of legislation currently making their way through the gold dome may reduce these mandates. Senate Bill 364 would still tie student achievement to teacher evaluations, but drops the impact from 50 percent to 30 percent (20 percent from Milestones and 10 percent from other assessments). This adjustment is only for districts that are either charter systems, like Fulton, or have flexibility waivers with the state. Senate Bill 355 goes even further in decoupling student growth from teacher evaluations, dropping the 50 percentage down to 10 percent. It also creates an opt-out provision for mandated tests and prevents students or teachers from “punitive repercussions” based on opt out.

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Fulton focuses on testing Urges lawmakers to follow federal guidelines BY CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — According to testing experts, assessments for students should fall into three categories—and focus on answering three key questions. Those include diagnostic assessments (what do students need to learn); formative assessments (are students understanding what is being taught); and summative assessments (did students learn what was taught). “These are the three key questions teachers try to answer when they test,” explained Robert Anderson, associate superintendent for academics for Fulton Schools. He recently presented an overview to the Fulton School Board on what a testing program should look like. “And it begs the questions what opportunities exist for us to consolidate or remove testing requirements that don’t feed back into these three critical questions?” he asked. Anderson said the current backlash against mandatory testing of students has reached Fulton County parents, judging by the number of “opts outs” from last year’s Georgia Milestones test. The mandatory state assessment was given last year as a pilot, with results “hold harmless” to students and teachers. This year, however, the results of the Milestones tests will count for 20 percent of the final grade in tested high school subjects, and up to 50 percent of teacher evaluations. In grades three through eight, the results will be factored into students’ promotion to the next grade. The federal government has now bowed to parent pressure, minimizing the number of federally mandated assessments under the newly adopted Every Student Succeeds Act. The U.S. Department of Education now mandates only 17 annual tests—down from more than 30.

But at this point, Georgia education officials and legislators have not followed the national lead. “The state does have an opportunity [to follow the federal lead] which reduces the testing requirements,” said Anderson. Anderson said one of the legislative priorities from Fulton School is to limit testing to what is required by ESSA, and leave the rest of the assessment decisions to the schools and teachers. The decision to ‘Opt Out’ Another dilemma facing school officials is parents exercising their rights to opt their children out of the Georgia Milestones assessments. Last year, more than 1,500 students opted out of the Milestones, with many parents saying they did not want their students sitting through the mandated assessments. Opting out had no impact in a “hold harmless” year, but that is not the case this year. “This year there are implications if [students] opt out, and the board has to inform the public of what that path looks like moving forward,” said Anderson. In grades three through eight, students who do not take the Milestones must appear before a promotions board to determine advancement to the next grade level. For high school students, they would get a “zero” on a test that counts for 20 percent of their grade. “That is not a Fulton County rule, that is a state [rule] and there is nothing we can do to change that as it stands today,” said Anderson. Students who opted out of Milestones last year but came to school anyway were placed in an “appropriate environment” during testing. This year, that remains in place for grades three through eight, but high school students in school must take the Milestones, regardless of opt-out status. “Because of the stakes involved, all students who come to school are going to sit and test,” said Anderson. “We have to do it [because] the implications for their grades are so severe.” Overruling a parent’s opt-out request did not go over well with school

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From left are Monica Wright, Nathan Calvis, Max Ambrogio and Principal Neil Stevens.

From left are Monica Wright, Katelynn Willson, Erin Tackett, Anita Ramanathan and Principal Neil Stevens.

Alpharetta High School wins ‘Lights Camera Save’ contest ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Keyworth Bank Awarded Alpharetta High School first and second place in the video competition “Lights, Camera, Save.” The award was presented to Tracy Misner, video instructor at Alpharetta High School. Lights, Camera, Save is a video contest that encourages teens to educate themselves and their peers about the value of saving and using

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Baseball season now in full swing Many teams with a new look for the 2016 campaign By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — With the beginning of the 2016 baseball season underway, many local teams have undergone drastic changes from last year, including Blessed Trinity and King’s Ridge, both of which will be seeking their third consecutive state championships this year. For Roswell and all five Forysth County teams, the 2016 season will be their last in Class 6A as they join the newly formed Class 7A next season. Lambert, the two-time defending Region 6-AAAAAA champions, will be without Seth Beer, who graduated early and will be playing for Clemson this season. Beer had a perfect 1.000 percentage fielding from the outfield last season and led the Longhorns in hits, RBIs and home runs. Beer was also 3-1 with a 1.80 ERA on the mound. Along with Beer, other players lost to graduation last season include Brad Leathers, J.D. Dutka and Will Dunavant, all of whom compiled .400-plus hitting. However, the Longhorns return catcher Kyle McCann, pitchers Turner Scrubs and Cole Varner, and fielder Josh McAllister. Johns Creek, which finished fourth in the region after capturing the region title in 2013 and finishing second in

2014, will look to bounce back from their first sub-.500 season since joining Region 6-AAAAAA, where they had an 11-13 overall record last year and missed out on the state playoffs for the first time in three years. The Gladiators will return Marcus White, the region’s Defensive Player of the Year last season. Jonathon Moran and Jace Mercer will also return for the Gladiators. Moran batted .357 with 11 RBIs last season as Mercer hit .340 and had a 3-2 record with a 2.39 ERA pitching. Also in Region 6-AAAAAA, West Forsyth will look to continue their successes of last season, when they were named co-region champions with Lambert, but they will have to do so with an abundance of rising players. West graduated 12 seniors in 2015, leaving gaps in pitching, second and third base, as well as in their outfield. In Region 5-AAAAAA, Milton will be seeking their seventh consecutive trip to the state playoffs. The Eagles won the state championship in 2013 and were state runner-up in 2014. The Eagles are coming off a 19-8 overall record last season, when they finished third in the region, snapping their five-year winning streak of region championships. Milton will face a challenge in region play once again this year as they face defending state runner-up Wheeler and

talented teams from Pope, Etowah and Roswell. Forsyth Central will be defending their Region 7-AAAAA title this season and will do so with much of the core of last season’s team. The Bulldogs return shortstop Taylor Bauman, center fielder Parker Biedere and pitcher Parker Morrison. Graduation did mean losses for the Bulldogs on the mound, with seniors Reed Clark and Logan Howard gone. Sophomore Ethan Hankins returns, as does Morrison, who amassed a 7-2 record last season. In Class 3A, Blessed Trinity has assembled quite an impressive resume since their inception in 2001. The Titans have won six region championships, three state championships and have made the state playoffs for 13 consecutive seasons. The Titans will enter the 2016 campaign as the two-time defending state champions. A major reason for the Titans’ success last season, when they boasted a 33-2 overall record, was their pitching. Brad Spinner was 11-1 pitching for the Titans in 12 appearances, compiling a 0.64 ERA. Though the Titans will be without Spinner, who graduated last year, they return a strong trio of righthanded pitchers in seniors Hayden Lehman and Jackson Svete along with junior Cole McNamee.

Johns Creek’s Marcus White returns for the Gladiators this year after winning the Region 6-AAAAAA Defensive Player of the Year honors last season.

Lehman, Svete and McNamee were a combined 21-0 last season. Lehman had 59 strikeouts and gave up just nine earned runs in 50 innings last season. Svete gave up just 13 hits in 32 2/3 innings and McNamee did not allow a single earned run after facing 65 batters. The trio, along with Spinner, compiled the lowest ERA in the state at 1.04 for the entire season. The Titans also graduated catcher Cody Roberts, who was named the Class 3A Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015, and shortstop Jack Dunn. While BT looks to three-peat in Class 3A, King’s Ridge will be looking to do the same in Class A. King’s Ridge had a record of 57-9 the past two seasons on their way to two consecutive region and state titles. However, the Tigers lost five key players to graduation last season, including three starting pitchers and the first four hitters in their lineup. With the main pitching core of the past two seasons gone, expect to see more of seniors Kyle Brnovich and John Byrnes. Brnovich was 2-0 with a 2.86 ERA in 14 appearances last season while Byrnes was 2-0 with a 0.37 ERA in 11 appearances. Junior catcher Lawson Hill returns for the Tigers after leading the team in hits, RBIs, at-bats and hitting percentage last year.

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St. Francis dominates in first round Both boys and girls win by 50-plus points By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Neither the St. Francis boys or girls teams left any doubt that they are favorites to win the state basketball championships, which would be a repeat for both teams. The boys and girls teams opened the Class A state playoffs with huge wins in backto-back games last Saturday. The boys, the No. 2 seed in the state playoffs, manhandled Savannah Christian and put up huge offensive numbers, advancing to the second round with a 95-43 victory. Later that night, it was the girls’ turn to dominate. The Lady Knights, the No. 1 seeded and No. 3 team in the state, blew out First Presbyterian Day 80-23. The boys, who are seeking to threepeat as Class A champions, were led in scoring by All-American Kobi Simmons, who scored 25 and added eight rebounds, a block and a steal. Anthony Showell added 21 points, four rebounds and two steals, and Chance Anderson scored 12 with 10 rebounds. Every member of the Knights’ 17-man roster put up numbers in a statistical category in the win. Simmons scored the opening 7 points for the Knights, but midway through the first, the score remained close at 13-7. St. Francis then began an 8-0 run and never looked back. The Knights’ offensive production remained high throughout the game as their defense forced nine steals and forced the Raiders to shoot outside while dominating in rebounding. The Knights continued to build their lead, which included two highlight reel dunks from Simmons, to outscore

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Kobi Simmons finishes off a highlight reel windmill dunk. Simmons led the Knights in scoring with 25 points in their 95-43 win over Savannah Christian.

Savannah Christian 28-11 in the third, cruising to an eventual 95-43 win. St. Francis will take on St. AnnePacelli in the second round this Friday at 8:15 p.m. at Kennesaw State University. For the No. 1 seeded girls, who are seeking their third state championship in four years, the same story can be told. Midway through the first, the Lady Knights led No. 16-seed First Presbyte-

rian Day by 5 when Head Coach Aisha Kennedy called a timeout. After the game, she said “I wanted them to play fast. We sometimes have a slow start and so we wanted to focus on playing fast through four quarters.” After the timeout, St. Francis picked up their tempo, as well as their scoring, and finished the first quarter on a 13-0 run. Holding their foot hard on the gas pedal, the Lady Knights outscored FPD 41-11 over the next quarters, with subs clinching the 80-23 win in the fourth. Sophomore Jala Jordan scored 30 for the Lady Knights, adding 12 rebounds, four steals and two blocks. Maya Dodson compiled 16 points, nine rebounds and three steals and Nichel Tampa had 10 points with five steals. The Lady Knights’ defense forced a remarkable 22 steals in the win, which made Kennedy proud. “Our focus at practice all week was defense. Defense wins championships, so the better our defense is, the better we are as a team,” said Kennedy. For the second consecutive year, the Lady Knights will face Mount Paran Christian in the second round with tipoff set for Thursday at 3 p.m. at KSU. The Lady Knights beat Mount Paran last year 62-48. Kennedy said though her team is young, she believes they have the experience to make another state championship appearance. “We are a young team but we do have a lot of playoff experience and I think that will help us get to Macon [for the state championship game],” she said.

Other Class A games: King’s Ridge Christian 55Whitefield Academy 56 (boys) The season for King’s Ridge ended with a bitter loss to Whitefield Academy. King’s Ridge led by 1 with 15

St. Francis’ Jala Jordan led the Lady Knights in scoring with 30 points in their 80-23 blowout win in the first round of the Class A state playoffs. seconds remaining before Whitefield reclaimed the lead with two free throws. With the game on the line, the Tigers’ Ellis Merriweather was fouled with 1.7 seconds remaining but missed both free throws, allowing Whitefield to scrape by with the 1-point victory. Fellowship Christian 36Calvary Day 56 (girls) For the second consecutive season, the FCS girls were knocked out in the first round of the state playoffs with a 20-point loss to Calvary Day.

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Council: Continued from Page 4 “There are so many good, talented people in Roswell capable of doing a great job in the City Council,” he said. “In general, productivity goes down after being too comfortable for too long and the politicians become out of touch with residents.”

Taking the opposite side were council members Jerry Orlans and Nancy Diamond. Orlans said it may be incumbents are hard to beat, but the process proves itself, he said, noting two of the three new council members unseated multiterm incumbents. “This will discourage long-term visions if they may not be responsible for the outcomes,” he said. Experience counts a lot for the deci-

sions made while on council, he said. Mayor Jere Wood, who only votes in a tie, still voiced his opinion, siding with the opponents. Wood said he feared an election where nobody wishes to run and incumbents are up to their limits. “I don’t see we’re accomplishing anything other than removing from citizens the right to change,” he said. In neighboring Alpharetta, which does have term limits, two seats opened

up and in each seat only one candidate ran. “This is fixing a problem we don’t have,” Diamond said, noting that over the past half century, most of the elected council members have stayed two terms or less. Finally, Councilman Kent Igleheart said 12 years is a long time, adding “I think this can work and we will see.” In the end, the measure passed 4-2, with Orlans and Diamond opposed.

CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, March 3, 2016 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. Items forward by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday March 28, 2016 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. Z-15-19/CU-15-15/V-15-34 Old Milton Medical Office/Avitas Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 2 acres from R-12 and R-10M to DT-LW (Downtown Live-Work) in order to develop a medical office. Conditional uses are also requested to allow a “Clinic”, medical office use, and an ”Accessory retail” use up to 25% of the floor area of an office building as well as a “restaurant” use. Variances are requested for a reduced rear yard setback from 3’ to 0’, to reduce the 50’ transitional buffer to 0’, to eliminate the requirement for a 10’ wide landscape strip between parking bays, sign variance and variance to parking for more than 120% of the required spaces to be impervious. The property is located on 2505, 2525, and 2545 Old Milton Parkway. The property is legally described as being located in Land Lot 749, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. b. Z-15-12/V-16-05 Old Milton Holdings/DT-LW Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 2 acres from O-P and R-12 to DT-LW (Downtown-Live-Work) to construct 10 “for sale” detached homes and 7 “for-sale” attached townhomes. Variances are requested for the 40’ height limit to build 42’ single family homes and 45’ townhomes. The property is located on the south side of Thompson Street and east of Haynes Bridge Road. The property is legally described as being located in Land Lot 749 & 802, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. c. MP-16-01/V-16-03 Parkway 400 Consideration of a request to change the condition of zoning from 131 rooms to 132 rooms on MP-14-09 Parkway 400 Hotel. Variances are requested for a reduced side yard setback from 10’ to 0’ to allow the parking deck to be continuous from Phase 1 to Phase 2 and a variance to the front setback along Kimball Bridge Road from 65’ to 25’ to allow the parking deck to be closer to the road. The property is located south of Old Milton Parkway across from Avalon. The property is legally described as being located in Land Lot 804, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. d. CLUP-16-01/Z-16-02 Lehigh Homes/130 Cumming Street Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 3 acres from R-15 to DT-R (Downtown Residential) to construct 9 “for sale” detached homes as well as a request to change the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from “Low Density Residential” to “Medium Density” Residential. The property is located on 130 Cumming Street. The property is legally described as being located in Land Lots 1253 and 1254, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. e. Z-15-09/V-15-27 Providence Group/DT-LW Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 7 acres from R-12 and O-I to DT-LW(Downtown Live-Work) to construct “for-sale” attached residential and an office building. A variance is requested to allow a gated entrance to the residential portion and a variance to allow front entry homes on the lots 13-27. The property is located on the south side of Old Milton Parkway and east of Haynes Bridge Road. The property is legally described as being located in Land Lots 748 & 749, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. f. PH-15-26 Update to the Downtown Master Plan Map Consideration of a map revision to the Downtown Master Plan Map to incorporate additional land along Canton Street. g. MP-15-07/CLUP-15-08/V-15-21 Duke Realty/Windward Master Plan (City Council Only) Consideration of a request to amend approximately 16 acres of the Windward Master Plan in order to permit 24 single-family “for sale” detached homes as well as a request to change the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from “Corporate Campus Office” to “Low Density” Residential. A variance for the required buffer from 50’ to allow 0’ adjacent to commercial property is also requested. The property is located on the north side of Webb Bridge just east of North Point Parkway. The property is legally described as being located within Land Lots 1178, 1243, 2nd District, 1st Section, Fulton County, Georgia. Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the office of the City Clerk, 2 South Main Street.

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Heroin: Continued from Page 4 that number was up to 82. “We find ourselves standing in the middle of a crisis,” Howard said to a gathering of the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce Feb. 18. “We need to make people aware this is a serious problem.” His office had commissioned a report detailing the increase in drug-related deaths in the county over the past few years. The report discovered that over the last four years, the number of heroin-related deaths in the county increased by 2,000 percent. Of those, over half involved young people in

To read the report on heroin usage by the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, you can find it online here: bit.ly/1L6iCcl North Fulton. So far this year – January and February – there have been at least five deaths in the county attributed to heroin. An additional 35 cases could be heroin related.

“The results are frightening,” he said. “That’s almost a 100 percent increase over last year.” Howard said his office and law officials in the county are working to tackle the problem. He said he wants to equip police officers and schools with Narcan, a drug that can reverse an opiate overdose. Johns Creek police are already carrying Narcan. A task force has been assembled to tackle the issue and develop solutions. Howard’s report is one of the first steps. Many drug users in North Fulton turn to heroin after first becoming addicted to painkillers. Once the painkillers run out, heroin is a substitute. Howard said 83 percent of those painkillers come from family or friends and most of that is from family medicine

cabinets. Robin Buckley, with the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce, said she was a victim of the heroin epidemic herself – her 26-year-old son died of an overdose last year. Buckley said the family had no idea he was using the drug until they found him dead in his room one morning. “I didn’t expect this,” she said. “We all think it can’t happen to us. Neither did we.” Police were able to arrest her son’s dealer in Forsyth County. She was the daughter of a minister and had two children. She received a 30-year sentence. “They are not just junkies in the streets,” Buckley said. “It absolutely does happen in our neighborhoods.”

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Office/Business Equip/Supplies Cherry conference room table (8’x4’), 6 chairs. $500; Executive cherry desk $300; 3 side chairs, cherry frame, dark green fabric $150; 2 reception fabric chairs $80 Mint! 770-992-7875

2376 Bethelview Road, 1.07 acre commercial in CBD zoning across from Kroger at Bethelview Rd & GA Hwy 20 intersection. Owner Agent, asking $549,000. Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-3417400 office, 404-6602919 cell, www. AgentScally.com 3575 Bonneville Drive, Cumming .23 acres in Shady Shores $29,900 Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-3417400 office, 404660-2919 cell, www. AgentScally.com

Acreage/Lots CUMMING Perfect homesite lot for sale 1.75 clear level acres, Hawkins Drive. Private deadend street surrounded by nice homes. Michele Williams 770-722-1303, office 770-667-0800, www. NegrelliRealtyGA.com

Commercial Space for Lease

537 Lake Center Parkway for lease 1200-3600 SF space available in beautiful brick building. Easy access to Highway 9 and Market Center Blvd in Cumming. Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-3417400 office, 404-6602919 cell, www. AgentScally.com

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GOLF MEMORABILIA: Club Logo; balls and towels, etc. $295. 404583-2078 POOL TABLE, 4x8, 4 chairs, cues, rack, 2 more tables. $2000. 404-934-7307 Pool Table, 8’. Balls, racks, cue stand, sticks. Slate base, Dark cherry, leather ball pockets. $850. 770-617-5943

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0.47 acre Residential Lot off of River Club Drive, backs up to Yellow River in Gwinnett County $30,000. Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-3417400 office, 404-6602919 cell, www. AgentScally.com

1.98 acre Residential Lot off of E. Cherokee Dr./Murphy Dr. (secluded drive) in Cherokee County. Wooded with mature hardwoods, sloped lot. All utilities at road. $50,000 Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-3417400 office, 404-6602919 cell, www. AgentScally.com

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Autos Wanted 115 Founders Cove Johns Creek, Newly updated Weiland 4BR/2.5BA culdesac home in desirable Haynes Landing. Brick front, granite countertops in kitchen, freshly painted inside & out, new roof, built-in bookcases, 5th rm in bsmt can be separate apt. Extra storage building, oversized garage. Excellent schools. Walk to N e w t o w n Pk. $309,900 Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-3417400 office, 404-6602919 cell, www. AgentScally.com

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Personal Services 65 Rainey Drive, Dawsonville 3BR/2BA Ranch with front and back porch. Fenced in yard, extra storage in exterior entrance crawlspace. Freshly painted. $149,900. Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678341-7400 office, 404660-2919 cell, www. AgentScally.com

Main Street Commons Office Condo Park, Heart Of Downtown Alpharetta. Single Story Office Condo 1104 SF, 3 Offices, Reception Area, Conference & Break Rooms, Storage Closet, very nice finishes. $1385/ month. 1020 Powers Place. Linda.Ekes@ccgatl.com

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SERVICE DIRECTORY Cleaning Services

Flooring

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PHILLIPS FLOORING Hardwood, laminate, carpet & tile installation and repairs. We do tile floors, showers, tub surrounds and kitchen back-splashes. Re-grouting is also available. Call 678887-1868 for free estimate.

Concrete/Asphalt We fix UGLY driveways and patios. $50 OFF any concrete job over $250 $250 OFF any job over $3500 New or Repair: Driveways, patios, sidewalks, walls. Residential or Commercial. Call for FREE estimate. The Best Concrete Company-Ask for Dave McKemey. 678-648-2010. Professional, competitive, many local references.

Deck DECKS, pergolas, and fences. Clean and seal... 30 years experience. Call for FREE estimate 404556-0493 or 770-5697772 Arbor Woodworks LLC.

Driveway We fix UGLY driveways. $50 OFF any concrete job over $250 $250 OFF any job over $3500 New or Repair: Driveways, patios, sidewalks, walls. Residential or Commercial. Call for FREE estimate. The Best Concrete Company-Ask for Dave McKemey. 678-9142576. Professional, competitive, many local references.

Farm/Garden Services Bushhog, bobcat work,clearing/ cleanups,light grading, plowing,garden tilling, pinestraw/mulch, pasture renovation/ finish mowing. Insured, experienced. 770-363-5092, michaelebrightllc@ gmail.com

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Handyman ALL CARPENTRY & REPAIRS: Roof Leaks, Wood Rot Repair, Siding, Deck Repairs and Refinishing, Painting, Doors/ Windows. Excellent References. 0260

404-895-

RELIABLE HOME REPAIRS: 20 years experience. References. Electrical, plumbing, carpentry, wood rot repair, siding, painting, pressure washing. Free estimates! 770-6050340 L&D Home Services: Kitchen remodeling, home repair/ maintenance, HoneyDo list, painting, garage organization/cleanout, pressure washing/ sealing, Reliable. Licensed. 15 years experience. 443-3981100

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Home Improvement Finegan Home Improvements LLC: License #RBQA004932. R e m o d e l i n g , handyman. 31 years experience. Basements finished, decks, screen porches, doors, drywall, painting, flooring, custom kitchens, bathrooms. All insurance. Credit cards accepted. Paul Finegan 404-353-5611

Kitchen & Bath Remodeling

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Landscape Design, Hardscape Design and Installation. 35 Years’ Experience; Retaining Walls, Flag Stone and BrickP aver Patios, Landscape Lighting, Drainage Issues, Pavilions. Outdoor kitchens, irrigation systems installation and repairs. FREE C O N S U LTAT I O N S ! w w w. t h e b o d i g r o u p . com. 678-788-5656 404Cuttree. One of the most experienced and reliable tree companies in North Atlanta. Perfect reviews and reliable, professional, and honest service. Free quotes. Fully insured. 770Tree.com 678506-0006

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