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Alpharetta canine provides comfort to Parkland survivors

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Certified comfort dogs flock to the Parkland, Fla. community to provide support.

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Last week, 19 trained comfort dogs were deployed to Parkland, Fla. to offer hugs and a moment of service. Story page 12.

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Blessed Trinity off to hot start ►►PAGE 30

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ROSWELL, Ga. — The City of Roswell recently announced that people can now send text messages directly to their 911 center in an emergency situation.

Text-to-911 is an alternative to calling in an emergency when it would be unsafe for an individual to speak.

“If a caller is in a dangerous situation where they are unable to speak, such as an intruder in the home or a domestic violence situation, then Text-to-911 would be an emergency lifeline.” Melissa Alterio, director of Roswell 9-1-1 Center, said. “Speaking to a 911 dispatcher is still the fastest way to receive help to the location, so remember to call if you can, text if you can’t.”

The Roswell Police 911 Emergency Communications Division has collaborated with AT&T and West to implement Text-to-911 on Roswell’s Next Generation 911 call handling system.

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Four dogs seized in animal cruelty case ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police transported four dogs Feb. 15 to Fulton County Animal Control after they received an animal cruelty call.

Police arrived to the area of Old Holcomb Bridge Road and Creekside Way at 2 p.m. after a man reported that he saw multiple dogs tied to a tree without any food or water nearby.

Officers found three dogs — a black lab mix, a white and tan pit mix, and a gray pit mix — all tied to a tree and confirmed that there was no food or water available to the animals.

While they were speaking to the reporting party, police found a fourth dog, a gray and white pit mix, tied to

People with a hearing loss or those who must remain quiet in a dangerous situation may not be able to safely make a phone call.

Now, they can simply text a message which will be received by the communications center.

People texting 911 are asked to use simple words and not include abbreviations, emojis, pictures or slang.

Best Practices and Challenges Text-to-911 comes with challenges.

For instance, emergency response may be lengthened due to the time it takes for a text to 911 to be typed and sent.

Delivery of texts and speed of delivery are also not guaranteed.

Here are several reminders to ensure the best service and response from dispatchers.

• Dispatchers prefer calls so they can get cues from background

noise and voice inflections. If you text 911, dispatchers will ask whether they can call you.

• Location is not as accurate with texting as it is with a call. Be sure to text your exact address.

• A text or data plan is required to use Text-to-911.

• Texts to 911 will get a bounceback message if you are roaming.

• Texts to 911 have a 160 character limit, can get out of order, or may not be received.

• There is no language translation service for texts to 911.

The new service should only be used in emergencies. Texting 911 with a false report is a crime. If you accidentally send a text to 911, send another text or call 911 to let the dispatcher know that there is no emergency.

a tree farther back in the woods. This dog, likewise, had no food or water.

All four dogs were “very malnourished,” to the point that the outline of their rib bones were visible, police said.

Officers were advised to bring the dogs to the Chattahoochee Animal Clinic while waiting for Fulton County Animal Control to arrive on scene. All of the dogs were given food and water before transport.

actions on his account. Someone had used his credit card at a restaurant he hadn’t visited and had also used his card Feb. 8 to take out $3,000 as a cash advance. That same person had attempted the same $3,000 transaction the next day.

The man froze the account and canceled his credit card.

When asked how the fraud could have occurred, the representative told the man that someone had called from his phone number a few days earlier and requested a new card to be shipped to his current address. The man had not made the request and did not receive a new card.

Man uncovers $3K fraud while making credit payment JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A man called police Feb. 12 after he was informed that someone used his information to withdraw $3,000 cash from his bank account.

The man had called his Chase credit card company Feb. 9 to make a payment on his account. While talking to a representative, the man was informed that there were some suspicious trans-

Woman avoids scam involving jury duty fine ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A woman’s attentive friends and family helped her stop a scam Feb. 22 after someone called

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What is a chalazion?

The eyelid glands, known as meibomian glands, normally produce an oily substance that contributes to the natural tears on our eyes. If one of these glands becomes blocked, it may develop into a chalazion or a stye (i.e. hordeolum). A chalazion is a large, non-infectious cyst in the eyelid that often takes several weeks to develop. A chalazion is not painful and usually occurs on the upper eyelid. This is likely because the upper eyelids anatomically have Kate Lohman, O.D. more glands (about 50 versus only 25 glands in the lower lid). Symptoms may include: eyelid drooping (ptosis), redness, and on rare occasion lid swelling. Interestingly enough, the term chalazion comes from the Greek word “khalazion” which means “small hailstone.”

What causes a chalazion?

A chalazion can be caused by either inflammation of the meibomian glands or it can start as a hordeolum. A hordeolum, also known as a stye, is often more acute and can be secondary to a bacterial infection of the eyelid glands. A hordeolum is smaller, more painful, and more tender to the touch than a chalazion.

If a hordeolum is present for several weeks, it may develop into a chalazion.

Some individuals are more prone to developing a hordeolum or chalazion than others. Common risk factors include: acne rosacea, chronic inflammation of the eyelids, poor eyelid hygiene, and meibomian gland dysfunction.

How is it treated?

The typical treatment regimen for a chalazion includes hot compresses with digital massage several times per day for approximately 2-4 weeks. This softens the oils and inflammatory cells, blocking the eyelid gland and helps the mass drain. Contrary to popular belief, topical antibiotics are not effective since a chalazion is not due to an infection. If a chalazion does not resolve within approximately one month with hot compresses, then other forms of intervention are usually necessary. Typically, either a steroid injection or surgical incision and curettage is used to remove the cyst. If surgical removal is deemed necessary, it is performed as an outpatient procedure with local/topical anesthetic.

If a patient has a recurrent chalazion or hordeolum, an extended course of low-dose antibiotic, typically a drug called doxycycline, may be prescribed to reduce chronic inflammation in the eyelids.

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Differential diagnoses for a chalazion include much more ominous conditions such as: sebaceous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Sebaceous cell carcinoma is rare but highly malignant and can be lethal if left untreated. It is typically yellow in appearance but may also look eerily similar to a chalazion or hordeolum. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of eyelid cancer which typically begins as a red bump on the lower lid. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is uncommon but can be deadly.

SCC can present as a red, patchy lesion that may even bleed intermittently.

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Fulton Schools to focus on drills, preparation Active Shooter training is ongoing in schools

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – On the morning of Feb. 14, Fulton Schools Superintendent Jeff Rose was miles away from his district attending the National Conference on Education in Nashville when tragedy unfolded in Parkland, Fla. In less than 10 minutes, 17 people were dead at the hands of an active shooter.

Rose left the conference early to begin working with staff on a unified message to deal with the tragedy, as well as ensure the district’s safety plan was being implemented.

“The plan included a message to Fulton County principals explaining the increased police presence on all of our campuses, a letter to parents detailing security information and how our district handles crisis situations, and information to staff and parents on how to talk with children about safety and security,” Rose said.

Per state law, all school systems in the Georgia are required to have a School Safety Plan, reviewed and approved by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA). In 2001, the Fulton County School System was

the first district in the state to have their plan approved by GEMA. Parts of the plan are likely tested each day across the district’s 105 schools, and in recent years the training and preparedness has shifted to active shooter threats and detection.

On the morning of Feb. 14, the system quickly responded to a threat hundreds of miles away.

“We immediately deployed extra police patrols at all of our schools,” said Donna Lowry, communication director for Fulton Schools, noting the move was not in response to any actual threat in Fulton.

The Fulton County Schools Police Department consists of 62 sworn police officers, as well as 35 Campus Security Associates (CSA) which provide non-law enforcement safety and support to schools.

“Additionally, principals have options of purchasing positions outside of their allocations based upon their identified site specific needs,” explained Shannon A. Flounnory, Ed.D, executive director of Safety and Security for Fulton Schools.

For the past several years, all Fulton Schools employees have been undergoing training on active shooter protocols, and principals got a refresher session the day after the Florida shooting.

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The plan included a message to Fulton County principals explaining the increased police presence on all of our campuses, a letter to parents detailing security information and how our district handles crisis situations, and information to staff and parents on how to talk with children about safety and security.”

JEFF ROSE Fulton Schools Superintendent “All of our school employees are trained annually on active shooter protocols,” said Lowry. “In the coming weeks, they will be re-trained on those methods, which are sanctioned by Homeland Security.”

Principals are also mandated to train their staffs on the same protocols, and several schools have hosted active shooter training for their communities with the assistance of local law enforcement.

At the state level, the Georgia Department of Education shares school safety/preparedness responsibility with GEMA, and encourages local districts

Fulton Schools take heat for stance on walkout NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Fulton School System officials are drawing parameters around a planned walkout at area schools next week, and they are drawing the ire of some who say it violates the First Amendment right of expression.

The Women’s March Youth EMPOWER group is calling for students, teachers, school administrators and others to take part in a 17-minute school walkout on March 14 to protest what the group believes is Congress’ inaction to do more about school violence.

The 17 minutes represents the 17 people who died in the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14.

But Fulton School officials said there must be a balance between student expression and the safety and continued instruction of all students. “[Fulton School Board] policy promotes student expression and their rights to do so, but it does not allow student walkouts or protests that interfere or disrupt instruction, or put the safety of our students at risk,” said Superintendent Jeff Rose.

to work closely with their local emergency management agencies to ensure rapid response to school safety issues.

“In the wake of the tragedy in Florida, we have received inquiries from schools and districts about their current safety plans and have worked with them to provide information, resources, and advisement that will help them address any issues,” said Meghan Frick, spokesperson for the GDOE. The agency does not collect information related to school threats, other than requiring a yearly report from districts on discipline incidents related to firearms.

Rose said he supports the students expressing themselves in a “structured, organized and safe manner” through non-disruptive activities. Those would include gathering around the flagpole during lunch hour with appropriate supervision, walking to a designated campus area for 17 minutes during a non-instructional time, or a candlelight vigil or memorial on campus during a pre-designated time.

On Sunday, Feb. 17, Milton High School was the site of a vigil which drew hundreds of people to remember those lost at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

But many took to social media to bash school-approved events, saying that flies against the idea of protest.

One parent said the walkout is not a memorial to those lost, and “a sanctioned vigil around the flagpole isn’t even close to exercising one’s right to participate in a nationwide protest.”

Others supported the district’s stance, noting the schools are “not the enemy” and that the shooter in Parkland pulled the fire alarm to get students out of classrooms and into his

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Alpharetta wrestles with downtown parking plan

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — In a meeting where the mayor and two members of the City Council resigned their seats, perhaps the most noteworthy event at City Hall Feb. 21 was what did not happen.

Mayor David Belle Isle began the City Council session by recommending that an item addressing a new downtown parking policy be removed from the agenda. The measure passed unanimously and left the future of downtown development in the hands of the remaining four council members for now.

It has taken the city months to draw up a proposal to establish a new downtown parking plan that reflects the need to accommodate a thriving business and entertainment center. Absent a parking plan, the City Council has balked at least once recently in considering a proposed new development in the Downtown District.

The key issue has been how much to charge developers when their plans fail to include adequate parking on their property.

Both old and new city councils are

split.

Alpharetta’s Downtown Code requires a minimum number of parking spaces be provided for certain types of businesses. Typically, the city requires one parking space for every 333 square feet of office space and for every 500 square feet of retail. If a developer cannot provide adequate parking, he or she must pay a fee for each deficient space.

The latest plan – the one removed from the agenda – calls for charging a fee of $7,000 per space, up to 10. After 10, developers would pay $10,000 per space, then $15,000 for the next 10.

The fees would continue to increase the larger the number of spaces needed.

Sources on the council said that had the current proposal for parking fees been introduced Feb. 21, it would have passed by a 4-3 vote. But, because any new ordinance revision requires two readings, the measure would have failed on second reading with a 2-2 stalemate on the new four-member council.

“I’m hoping we can get to a resolution among the four of us,” said Councilman Jason Binder. “We’re not going to wait till May. We’re going to run the business of the city.”

Binder said he plans to reach across

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the aisle to come up with a consensus on a parking plan, and he thinks it’s doable.

Acting Mayor Donald Mitchell said he’s hopeful the City Council will be able to adopt a compromise plan as soon as the March 5 City Council meeting.

City officials have conducted close to half a dozen workshops on the topic with representatives from Nelson Nygaard Consulting and design firm TSW. Caleb Racicot, design consultant with TSW, was at the Feb. 21 meeting.

When the item was removed from the agenda, he looked around, then picked up his materials and left the council chambers.

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As downtown Alpharetta prepares for new and expanding businesses, city leaders are trying to come up with a parking plan to accommodate the anticipated increase in visitors.

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Is arming teachers the best approach to school safety?

State law allows armed staff, but Fulton says ‘no’

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Two weeks after the horrific school shootings in Parkland, Fla., the conversation about how to best protect schools and students goes on, with little consensus on best practices.

One idea that has been tossed about for years, and has recently taken on new fervor, is arming school staff with weapons as a first line defense against active shooters.

President Donald Trump floated the idea just days after the Florida tragedy, touting the training of “highly adept people” within schools who would receive bonuses for their commitment.

While many cheered the idea, the concept of adding “first responder” to the resume of teachers was met with disdain by many educators. That includes the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) which represents 93,000 educators across Georgia.

“Arming school staff gives rise to myriad concerns regarding liability and the implementation, training, and protocols necessary to ensure that educators and students are safe,” said Margaret Ciccarelli, director of legislative affairs for PAGE. “We support increased funding for school resource officers [SROs] at every Georgia school.”

Where to report school safety threats • The Fulton County Schools Police maintains an anonymous tip line: asp.schoolmessenger. com/fultonschools/quicktip/ or e-mail safety@fultonschools.org • The Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia State Patrol staff a toll-free, anonymous, 24-hour school safety hotline - 1-877-SAY-STOP • Call 911 and report threats to local law enforcement • Contact the FBI through their secure online portal: tips.fbi. gov/ A 2014 law passed in Georgia gives local school boards the ability to arm staff in their schools, in addition to their school resource officers. Currently there are no school systems that have authorized it beyond their security staff, although some are considering it.

Officials with the Georgia Department of Education (GDOE) said the provisions of House Bill 60 provide local districts with the flexibility to address school safety at the local level; where it belongs, they noted.

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School safety: The local response Summit Hill Elementary – Principal Andy Allison At the elementary school level, Sweet Apple Elementary Principal Andy Allison said staff is “dealing with the tragedy at Stoneman Douglas High School one day at a time,” but overall appear to be doing well.

The question of whether something similar could happen to their own school is present on everyone’s mind, but Allison knows it takes a community to build and support safe schools.

“At our [recent] 1st grade musical performance, ‘I Love America,’ I had more parents, grandparents thanking our staff and me for the safety, service, and level of support we provide their children each day,” said Allison.

He added that some comments

from the community have included suggestions, such as building a perimeter fence, having staff whose sole responsibility is watching video camera footage, locking all inside doors all the time and other ideas which could be difficult to implement.

While he thanks them for their safety concerns, Allison said, at the end of the day, schools are institutions for children to learn, and not a prison, and there must be balance.

“We have been honest and transparent, acknowledging and listening to concerns, but [also] engaging in dialogue about the design purpose of schools,” he said.

“As a community, we look forward to opportunities being created by Fulton County Schools that will allow all stakeholder’s voices to be heard regarding safety within our schools.”

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I have been thinking about the mass shooting in Florida at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School non -stop, and I will admit to feeling emotional about it. As a parent, an JEFF ROSE, ED.D. educator and one Superintendent, Fulton County Schools who has responsibility for our schools – 97,000 students and 14,000 staff members – I worry about the potential of something so awful happening in our schools. As a district, I want us to dig into this issue in a public way, as opposed to allowing this tragedy to simply become another violent moment in our country’s history.

Seemingly, as a nation, we have become desensitized to these types of tragedies. We have emotional days, and perhaps even months after they occur, but slowly we return to our routines.

Let’s make sure we don’t do that this time!

For school staff and school leaders, these incidents remind us of our re-

sponsibility to our students and larger community. Recognizing that these tragedies can happen anywhere, at any time, also has reminded us that we must continue to review and evaluate our district’s extensive safety and security plans. It’s a responsibility that we share with local law enforcement and public health professionals.

Please know that our district has safety plans in place for an active shooter. Still, we are not satisfied, and we must investigate further to identify best practices and measures to keep our people safe. We will commit to the following: • Communicate our current practices • Assess what we should do to improve our practices and preventive measures • Engage our community in a dialogue Also, remember that while we have many safety and response strategies in place, we will not be idle or content. We will continue to be vigilant in our efforts to keep our students and employees safe.

I am deeply saddened and troubled by the mass shooting tragedies and am even more committed to providing an atmosphere where our families know that our students and staff feel protected, comfortable, and ready to learn.

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‘Hatcher’ was truly one of a kind

The tribute to Hatcher Hurd penned

by Ray Appen (February 22) was touching and well-deserved. Hatcher was a treasure who did not shrink from the truth but who wrote with style, humor and sensitivity.

Reading his columns and articles became a weekly habit for many people in North Fulton. As Mr. Appen said, Hatcher (everyone called him Hatcher, not Mr. Hurd) had a passion for journalism and his “honesty, integrity and spirit” will not be forgotten.

Hatcher will be missed, but he left an indelible imprint on our community.

Farewell to one of the great ones.

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Mimosa Hall on track to becoming ‘zero energy’

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Mimosa Hall is well on its way to becoming a sustainable “net zero” energy use facility with new solar panel technology.

The Roswell City Council voted unanimously Monday night to fund the installation of solar panels and solar thermal into the roof.

The technology will be connected to batteries that will store excess power for nighttime and rainy day use.

The project will juxtapose state-of-the-art energy technology with one of the oldest houses in the city, said resident George Vail.

He added that he was “completely in favor” of the item.

The retrofit is expected to cost $135,000, much of which will be paid in incentives and credits.

Transforming Mimosa Hall into a “zero energy building” would minimize the city’s annual costs to maintain the property, according to Jeff Pruitt, interim director of Recreation and Parks and Histori-

cal Cultural Affairs.

The city of Roswell acquired Mimosa Hall in 2017 and determined that the roof needed to be replaced.

The mayor and council previously allocated $35,990 for the replacement.

Then, the nonprofit Friends of Mimosa proposed incorporating new solar panels into the roof design at no additional cost to the city.

With a unanimous vote, the council agreed to present the allocated $35,990 to the Friends of Mimosa for roof replacement and solar panel installation.

In other action Monday night, the council once again deferred, at the request of the applicant, to sign a private agreement with the president of Southern Pines Construction Group for Phase I of the Elm Street Extension Project. This item was also deferred at the Feb. 12 and Jan. 22 meetings.

Public comment for this item was not held because of the deferral, but Mayor Lori Henry assured that the people’s voices “have been heard.”

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It is not the first time Ingraham has used her “shut up” comments in reference to celebrities voicing political or cultural concerns. She authored a 2003 book titled, “Shut Up and Sing,” which criticized, among others, the Dixie Chicks for their outspoken views on George W. Bush. She has also called out late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, stating “shut up and make us laugh once in a while” and said Robert DeNiro should “shut up and act.”

Ingraham used these prior instances as evidence that her comments had nothing to do with race. While this seems to be the case, her frequent use of the shut up command is absolutely her go-to for discrediting anyone who has an opinion that differs from her own.

We would be far better, it seems, to only listen to political and cultural views from vapid, talking heads, such as herself.

Perhaps the greatest aspect of American society, no matter the climate of any political, cultural or societal issue, is that we are all entitled to our own opinion. And that right comes regardless of our profession.

Ingraham discredits James’ comments because he is an NBA player.

But should her views hold more weight than say, a nurse, truck driver, accountant or professional athlete?

We all want our political views judged on the content of our character, our beliefs and the validity of our stances and opinions. You certainly would not want your opinions dismissed simply because of your profession like Ingraham has done with James.

And lest we forget, in the film James made the comments, the interviewer states “We cannot deny we are very divided in the political arena.” She then askes James and Kevin Durant “How do you describe the climate for athletes

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So, James gave his opinion. But because it criticized President Trump, the Fox News host told him to shut up.

I can agree with the sentiment that I do not turn on sports to view social or political commentary. When I turn on an NBA game, or a contest in any other sport for that matter, I want to watch the competition and couldn’t care less about any of the athlete’s political stances. I care about their athletic skill, how they handle a last-second shot, their stingy defense or unstoppable offense.

Unlike Ingraham, I don’t believe they should shut up. If an athlete chooses to voice opinions in the realm of politics, it is their prerogative, whether it aligns or differs from your own.

Ingraham’s comment is exemplary of the current political climate. There is no discussion, no debate and no compromise. Either parties agree or they tell the other to shut up.

And the James and Ingraham incident furthers that divide.

If you want to discuss politics or culture, by all means do so. Whether it is simply stating an opinion, having a calm debate, or hell, even a raucous debate, you should. But do more than spew off your own stances, actually listen.

Certainly never tell the other party to shut up simply because you don’t agree.

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By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta’s City Council will spend the next three months at just over half capacity.

That presents some challenges for Councilman Donald Mitchell, who now serves as acting-mayor presiding over three other elected council members.

Mitchell will have to shepherd some kind of consensus to address a number of pressing issues, including a downtown parking plan and a countywide proposal on transit.

Q: This four-member City Council requires a 3-1 majority to get anything passed. What are the prospects for getting everyone to agree on an issue?

A: I think we’ve got some smart people, and I think they’re really dedicated.

I feel like, at the heart of it all, they’re really citizen-focused, and I think we’ll be having a lot of discussions, such as quality of life and what’s best for our citizens and what the citizens are saying. We’re listening.

Q: The City Charter states the City Council cannot hold an official meeting unless a minimum of four members are in attendance. Do you anticipate any problems getting everybody together?

A: We’re going to make every effort to meet on the called dates. What we’re going to try to do is, if [an absence] should occur, we’ll try to do some workshop on those items (that the community is concerned about) with the three remaining. That way, we can keep

everything out in the open and totally transparent. Those won’t be wasted evenings if someone can’t show up or gets sick.

Q: Alpharetta is one of 14 cities considering a countywide transit plan. That plan calls for partnering with the state to use its managed lanes along Ga. 400 for bus transit. Has Alpharetta moved closer to resolving a funding source to pay for bus stations and other expenses in that plan?

A: At this point, according to Fulton County Manager Dick Anderson, 90 percent of the funding has been secured by GDOT. Our concern is with funding and with tying our taxpayers up to a bond where they’ll be taxed indefinitely. If we do it according to MARTA, it would tie us to their tax system for 40 years. No one in Alpharetta – the previous council or this one – is interested in doing that.

Q: Are there other concerns with the transit plan?

A: We want to have local design over these transportation hubs if they eventually come here. The community and the council is pretty much in agreement that the North Point Mall area would be our preferred area for a hub. But if that means it comes with mass overdevelopment and multi-level apartments, I don’t think you’ll find anybody on council who supports those kind of urban centers that they typically want to put around those transportation hubs.

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By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Luke may look like an average golden retriever, but when his vest comes on, it’s time for work. Most recently, that work has taken him to Parkland, Fla. Luke joined over a dozen other Certified LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs from Lutheran Church Charities Feb. 15-21 to provide emotional support to grieving family and community members in the fallout of the recent Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

Luke, along with his handler Judy Adams, visited the nearby Park Trails Elementary School. Placed off to the side in a quiet area, the two lent an ear to those who wanted to talk. Like in most of these encounters, Adams remains nearby, but doesn’t necessarily talk.

Other comfort dogs were stationed at the other schools and local community areas.

“What he does, basically, is offer comfort,” Adams said. “Because he’s quiet and doesn’t respond back, people often find that they can tell their stories to him... That’s just what Luke does.

Hopefully, we never have to go to something like that again.”

Now back in Alpharetta, Luke has the next few days off to relax, recuperate, play ball and get massages.

“We keep a very close eye on what he does and what he takes on,” Adams said. “We are very careful with our comfort dogs. And that’s my role as the Top Dog, to make sure he doesn’t work too much or too long.”

When he’s on the job, Luke goes wherever he’s invited, including to funerals, independent living communities and hospitals. Each Tuesday and Thursday, he visits local schools to help encourage children to read out loud. He has also been invited to schools in the wake of tragedies, including suicides.

People can open up and change dramatically while talking to Luke, Adams said.

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This intensive training will continue throughout his career.

Commonly misunderstood as a service dog, Luke has a different set of skills and qualifications as a comfort dog. He has not been specifically trained to work with people’s disabilities.

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Our traffic would expand exponentially if that were a transportation hub and we were expected to park all those cars every day of the work week.

That’s why I believe it’s going to require a regional focus, not just with Fulton County.

Q: Another sticking point has been finding out from MARTA whether this transit plan could be funded with the penny sales tax you and other Fulton residents have been paying for 47 years. Have the cities heard anything back from MARTA on this question?

A: I’ve not gotten that yet, but I know (County Manager Dick Anderson) is in pursuit of that, but we’ve not heard back on that. We want to make certain the dollars make sense based on the investment and the return.

Q: Alpharetta has been wrestling for months over a parking plan for downtown. The biggest tie-up seems to be how much to charge new and expanding businesses for parking spaces they don’t provide on their own property. The council seems deadlocked on this issue. Can you reach a consensus on this?

A: There’s a debate whether businesses should have to pay the entire amount for parking, but that amount is $24,500 per space [if you calculate the cost per space in building a parking deck].

But our citizens benefit from it in the sense that they park in the evening there to go to a restaurant. Visitors to our city benefit from that parking space.

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The caller, who only identified himself as “the police,” contacted the woman at 10:30 a.m. and told her that she had a warrant for missing jury duty. When the woman told the caller that she did not live in Fulton County, the caller said that the jury duty was for federal court. The caller added that the only way she could avoid jail was to provide cash.

The woman was told to drive to

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So really, the businesses only wind up using those spaces for a third of the day, and they don’t use them at all over the weekends. When you factor in how many hours they’re actually using those, and you try to parallel that with the cost, we’re going to be looking at what’s fair and what’s just.

I think most businesses know they’re going to have to pay into it in areas such as downtown, but the amount that we charge needs to be fair to both our taxpaying citizens, our businesses and our residents. There’s a huge benefit realized by the addition of parking spaces. And if we make it cost prohibitive, all we’re going to wind up doing is having surface parking lots in every available space in downtown. It’s a better solution to put them in decks where we can wrap those decks with architectural (designs) to where they look like buildings.

We will reach a compromise on that, and we’ll do it in the coming weeks.

Q: Does serving as acting mayor change your perspective on other issues you’ve traditionally championed on the council – the arts and historical preservation, for example?

A: I’m sitting in a different role for three months. My responsibility now is to ensure the entire city is fiscally responsible and that we’re answering to the needs of the residents. Public safety is our No. 1 priority. It’s reflected in the budget. Our roads, too.

We still want to become more artcentric as a city, but it’s within reason of the fact that we’ve got a lot of budgetary constraints, and I’m very cognizant of that.

The major focus for me these three months is: What is our quality of life?

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The expo, a joint effort by the city of Roswell and Keep Roswell Beautiful, showcased dozens of local businesses and nonprofits dedicated to incorporating “green” practices.

Some of the participating organizations included the Chattahoochee Nature Center, the Kiwanis Club of Historic Roswell, Johns Creek Environmental Campus, PRISM and the Roswell Recycling Center. Several local vendors and artisans also displayed their products, ranging from honey and spices, to jewelry and soaps.

Throughout the four-hour event, organizers held several workshops and puppet shows for visitors. A do-it-yourself succulent planter workshop drew crowds, while the city’s Environmental Education Coordinator Vicki Culbreth held a rain barrel workshop. Representatives from Roswell Art Center West likewise held ongoing pottery demonstrations. During the festivities, a trio of costumed characters - “KiRBy” from Keep Roswell Beautiful, city of Roswell’s Roz the Squirrel, and Sparky the Fire

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Richard announces bid for City Council seat

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Karen Richard, a six-year member of the Alpharetta Planning Commission, has announced she will run for one of the two open City Council seats in the May 22 election.

Richard said her top focus will be in balancing growth with the preservation of the city’s quality of life.

“Our government too often appears to consider the requests of special interests, without due consideration of the needs of our residents,” Richard said. “Our citizen-created Comprehensive Land Use Plan will be my main guide in making zoning decisions that affect our community. The plan which was drafted by our citizens and ap-

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By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce has selected Nancy Hoehn as its new executive director.

An Ohio native, Hoehn comes to Alpharetta from Orlando, where she spent the past year as director of community/membership development for the Lake Nona Regional Chamber of Commerce and West Orange Chamber of Commerce. Before that, she was director of membership for the East Orlando Chamber.

With an extensive background in operations management, Hoehn says she was drawn to the city by its business vision and its commitment to quality of life.

“My first impression of the city and the business community was pretty impressive,” she said. “I thought to see a city that’s grown so much in such a short period of time, I think that exemplifies the great vision and HOEHN dedication of the leaders in the community. I was impressed with the fact that it has one of the most robust and redundant fiber-optic networks in the South.”

While at the Lake Nona Regional Chamber, she said they had a similar infrastructure which helped create huge growth in the area over a short time.

“For some of the city-county community leaders to have that type of vision so long ago – and now it’s created a wonderful central hub for all the technology companies,” she said. “Accomplishing this and still keeping that small-world charm and uniqueness of

the community, I thought that was very impressive. It’s a beautiful community.”

Hoehn said her background in chamber operations will help her meet goals set out by the local chamber leadership to cultivate a more vibrant organization that attracts more members.

“I’m happy to have the opportunity to lead the Alpharetta Chamber at this level,” she said. “Having that experience I’ll be able to bring to the table and help the chamber grow.”

Now in its fifth year of operation, the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce is governed by a 28-member board of directors, local business leaders seeking to foster the business and residential climate in the city. It has 375 members, and the board wants to increase that number.

Hoehn said some of initiatives the board would like to see are more educational opportunities for members and business growth. Providing business education and mentorship to the entrepreneurial community will be another focus, she said.

“To grow the chamber, we want to make it a ‘go-to place’ for the community, so that we have a lot of information, education and opportunities for the business community to grow their business and be supported by the community,” Hoehn said.

Riding the wave of recent growth, the Alpharetta Chamber is ready to move to a new level, she said.

“The chamber right now is actually very strong,” Hoehn said, adding that the organization has already established a sizeable footprint in the city.

Taking things to the next level, she said, will probably involve developing staff and departments to expand the organization’s services.

“The board really has a good vision of where they want the chamber to go, and they’ve taken the steps to start putting that in place,” Hoehn said. “I think that, with the steps that have been taken now, we’re positioning ourselves to really be a good, strong community leader.”

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“If you make it a commodity, the product is going to be so diluted, everyone fails,” he said. “If you make it something special and authentic, there will be a lot of success.”

The word commodity hints at something that can be mass-produced. But what Smith is saying is that each new mixed-use development has to be unique because that development is going in an area that is unique. A development built at the Old Milton Parkway/Ga. 400 interchange in Alpharetta should be

totally different than one built at the Holcomb Bridge Road/Ga. 400 interchange in Roswell. This is playing out in Alpharetta right now as Greenstone Properties is putting together a 17-acre mixed-use project just across the street from Avalon. It would include about 450,000 square feet of office space connected to retail and restaurants. They also recently added a 325-unit apartment complex to the mix and are getting some pushback from the City of Alpharetta, which seems to have a sour appetite for new apartment communities. It seems Greenstone might be turning to entertainment to create that uniqueness. It has been reported that they are talking to Variety Playhouse about a second location. This is a big deal for the project because a music venue would bring in more customers at a time when the office workers are not there, which helps the restaurants and retail outlets in the development.

The conference also noted that the Avalon-model is being used all over the metro area. But the trick is that you cannot just plop in an Avalon, or a mini-Avalon. The model isn’t the brick-and-mortar. The model is putting in the market research to understand the area where the development is being built, and then being clever enough to put specific uses, or tenants, in that development that will help it thrive.

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One of the big things that happened after the downturn is that big commercial developers were forced to take more of an interest in the long-term economic viability of their projects. Prior to this, most developers built their projects, then sold them. Today, they are holding onto them and are being held more accountable by the banks giving the loans for those projects. Before, developers might have said: “OK, we need more retail in this area, so let’s build a strip mall.” Today, they are building more for the specific tenants that will go in those buildings and are considering more how those tenants play with other businesses and uses in the area.

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FOR CHILDREN:

What: Kip Rogers has been teaching a variety of local painting and drawing classes to both children and adults for over 25 years.

When: Through March 2 Where: Roswell Visual Ats Center, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

ROSWELL READS FAMILY PROGRAM

The commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination is a perfect time to teach children the importance of standing up for what they believe in. Join for reading and discussing “Child of the Civil Rights Movement,” poster building and sharing a message of friendship, harmony and respect. The program is held Saturday, March 3, 1-2:30 p.m. at the Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell. For more information, visit roswellreads.com.

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EVENTS: HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

What: Dispose of unwanted paint thinner, pesticides, cleaners, bulbs and more. Full list of accepted materials online. For Roswell residents only.

When: Saturday, March 3, 9 a.m.-noon Where: Fire Department Headquarters, 1810 Hembree Road, Alpharetta More info: roswellgov.com or 770-6413745

GARDEN TOUR MONDAYS

“JULY 21, 1861: ARMIES UNPREPARED FOR BATTLE”

What: Barrington Hall hosts lectures on the Civil War and other areas of interest. This lecture is hosted by Gould Hagler.

When: Wednesday, March 7, 7-9 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell Cost: Suggested $5 donation More info: roswellgov.com

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What: Enjoy a free 30-minute tour of the gardens and historic plants on the grounds of Barrington Hall.

When: Every Monday, through Sept.

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Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

GARDEN PLOT REGISTRATION

What: The Community Garden offers 52 plots in which people can grow vegetables and flowers. Each plot is 4 feet by 8 feet. Must be a Johns Creek resident and become a member of the Johns Creek Garden Association.

When: Registration open through March 15 Where: Newtown Park, 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek Cost: Membership is $10; application fee is $60 or $25 for seniors More info and registration: sites.google. com/site/johnscreekgardenassociation

PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGAMABOBS READING ACROSS AMERICA WITH DR. SEUSS

What: Celebrate the annual Reading Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday by reading his books. For ages 2 and up with a caregiver.

When: Friday, March 2, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info and registration: afpls.org or 770- 360-8897

DR. SEUSS STORYTIME

What: Come join for an interactive storytime as we count along with Dr. Seuss’ “Ten Apples up on Top.” Ages 2-6.

When: Friday, March 2, 1 p.m.

Where: Northeast Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Alpharetta More info and registration: afpls.org or 770-360-8820

What: This is the 6th Annual Juried Show by the Roswell Fine Arts Alliance.

When: Jan. 27 through April 2, times vary Where: Arts Center East Gallery, 9100 Fouts Road, Roswell More info: rfaa.org

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST: “WORD AND IMAGES”

What: The exhibit will convey the different stages in a woman’s life through the theme “Lies, Truth and Heart.”

When: Feb. 13-March 30, all day Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest St., Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

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NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION BANQUET

What: Join for the annual banquet, with silent and live auctions. There will also be wildlife art displays, raffles, food and door prizes.

When: Wednesday, March 7, 6 p.m.

Where: Forsyth Convention Center, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming Cost: Tickets start at $65 for adults, $25 for children More info and tickets: nwtf.org

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ST. PATRICK’S DINNER

What: Learn how to create a St. Patrick’s Day-themed meal.

Complimentary wine is served with dinner, and a free mini-tour of Barrington Hall is included.

When: Tuesday, March 6, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell Cost: $50 per person More info and registration: roswellgov. com

COOKING CLASS

What: Join for a new cooking for life: weight loss class. This is part of a series of four classes with live cooking demonstrations and tasting.

When: Tuesday, March 6, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Where: Crabapple Government Center, 12624 Broadwell Road, Alpharetta More info: alpharetta.ga.us

What: Celebrate volunteers and friends of the Northeast Spruill Oaks Library.

Light refreshments will be served.

Reservation required.

When: Sunday, March 4, 3 p.m.

Where: Northeast Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek More info and reservations: afpls.org or 770-360-8820 “MISS NELSON IS MISSING!” What: Musical. Miss Nelson’s class is the worst-behaved in the whole school.

But the students are in for a surprise when Miss Nelson is replaced by a scary substitute teacher.

When: March 3, 10 and 17; times vary Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: Tickets start at $10 More info and tickets: get.org

“A COMEDY OF TENORS”

What: Set in 1930s Paris, the show features four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends and a stadium full of screaming fans.

When: Through March 18, times vary Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: Tickets start at $12 More info and tickets: get.org

SAT MOCK TEST

What: Teenagers, ages 13-18, can take a full, proctored mock SAT exam with detailed results on strengths and weaknesses.

When: Saturday, March 3, 10 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info and registration: afpls.org or 770- 360-8897

ART WITH RHEA

What: Learn how to draw using graphite and colored pencils with instructor Rhea. Ages 8-12.

When: Saturday, March 3, 10-11:30 a.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 404-613-6735

DIVORCE BOOT CAMP FOR WOMEN

What: Financial Planner Debbie Dorman and a panel of experts will walk participants through this process.

When: Saturday, March 3, 10:30 a.m.2:30 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 404-613-6735

AMAZING ARTHOPODS (STEM)

What: Discover the incredible life of insects and arachnids and meet live arachnids. Journey through the life cycle of butterflies, bees and beetles.

Ages 5-11.

When: Saturday, March 3, 11 a.m.-noon Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

THE DANGERS OF STRESS

What: Join for a discussion on how to reach your full potential in 2018.

Presented by Dr. Naeema Olatunji, Elevate Family Chiropractic.

When: Saturday, March 3, 12:30-2 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: afpls.org

GEORGIA O’KEEFE INSPIRED PROJECT

What: Join local artist and instructor, Leslie Murphy, to create watercolor paintings celebrating famous artist, Georgia O’Keefe. Ages 12 and up.

When: Saturday, March 3, 3-4:30 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

NUTRITION FOR OLDER ADULTS

What: Dr. Habiba Shaw, MS, EdD, will lead a presentation of eating healthy foods and balanced diet as we age.

When: Wednesday, March 7, 6-7 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 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

FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES What: Pet adoptions When: Every Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

Where: 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.

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Lagniappe and hiking in Sandy Springs

If you’ve been to New Orleans, you may have heard the word “lagniappe.” It means “something given as a bonus.”

It might make you recall that complimentary dessert you got at the seaSTEVE HUDSON food place where Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net you ate dinner – or, if you’re driving Roswell Road through Sandy Springs any time soon, it might bring the Big Trees Forest Preserve to mind.

Big Trees is one of those urban surprises that you stumble across not nearly often enough. Located in the middle of Sandy Springs about four miles north of I-285, it’s a 30-acre oasis of woods, water and hiking trails just east of Roswell Road.

The preserve shares a parking lot with the North Fulton County Government Annex facility while nearby car dealerships seem to crowd in. In fact, in 1989, the land’s owners were about to market the property as an auto dealership site. Now, I like the thought of buying a new car as much as anybody, and car dealers have to set up shop somewhere.

But this tract got away, and I’m glad.

To make a long story short, it came to the attention of John Ripley Forbes, a conservationist who was instrumental in establishing other nature centers (including the Chattahoochee Nature Center) and in founding, in 1976, the Southeast Land Preservation Trust.

Forbes looked at the property and saw not car dealerships but instead an urban forest education center. Eventually, through a partnership with Southeast Land Preservaton Trust, Fulton County, the State of Georgia, and private citizens, a total of 30 acres there was acquired.

As the Big Trees website puts it, “This special preserve is a living legacy to John Ripley Forbes commitment to conserving our natural heritage for future generations.”

“And for folks like me,” I told myself as I pulled into the parking area the other afternoon. I was about to experience some “new” wilderness, and I was excited about it.

New wilderness? New to me, at least. I’d been hearing about Big Trees for years, but somehow I’d never taken time to check it out. Today, though, the traffic on Roswell Road was just bad enough to make me want no more time behind the steering wheel. That’s

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Deanna hikes the Big Trees trails two or three times a week, usually accompanied by her dog Bailey. when the Big Trees sign appeared, and so there I was.

I keep my hiking boots in the car.

It didn’t take long to put ‘em on and tighten up the laces. Then I was off to see what I would see.

The site packs a surprising amount of hiking into that little 30-acre package. For most hikers, the highlight is the Backcountry Trial, a 0.75-mile loop which carries you around the back 20 acres of the site. The loop is easily hiked in either direction with no steep grades or tricky stretches, and the elevation change is only 140 feet (from elev. 920 to elev. 1040). That makes it a great trail to hike with the kids…or to limber up on if your hiking chops have grown a little soft over the winter. The trails are open only to foot traffic. Bring your dog if you wish, but signs remind you to keep the pup on leash.

What awaits you along that trail?

Some surprisingly neat scenery, for one thing. Powers Branch flows through a gorge that is paralleled by a section of the trail, and the vistas up and down the branch are truly soothing to eyes made weary by seeing too much urban sprawl. Trowbridge Branch, a smaller creek, flows here too. The views are good. And of course there are trees –hardwoods, dogwoods, and more – that plus large patches of native azaleas, blueberries and sparkleberries -- and wildflowers.

“It’s nice now, but I really love it in the spring,” said Julie, a hiker I chatted with on the trail. “During spring the wildflowers will blow you away.”

There’s history here too. On the Trowbridge Branch side of Big Trees, for instance, you’ll encounter traces of the Bull Sluice Railroad. This forgotten rail line hauled construction materials

in the early 1900s during the building of nearby Morgan Falls Dam on the Chattahoochee.

Elsewhere, the trail passes close to the site of the original “Roswell Road,” a wagon track dating from the 1800s.

Before the current “Roswell Road” was built, it was the only way to go.

And then there’s the Christmas tree.

“Did you see the Christmas tree?” asked Zach, who was hiking the trail with Yonah the Dog. “It’s back there just off the trail.”

A Christmas tree? I went looking… and there it was, a small evergreen decorated with a few red and green balls and a garland of tinsel and what appeared to be a once-upon-a-timewhite sock. I’m not sure what the official Big Trees stance is on decorated trees, but I hope this one will remain.

It seems oddly appropriate, a sort of celebration of trees if you will, and I’ll bet there’s a good story there too.

In addition to the Backcountry Trail, there are a number of other shorter trails to explore here. These include the Spring Hollow Trail (which connects the Backcountry Trail to the Powers Branch Trail) and also the Jackson Overlook Trail (which leads to an overlook above Trowbridge Branch and which also follows part of old “Roswell Road” as well as part of the old Bull Sluice railbed). There’s lots of trail signage, though sometimes it’s a bit unclear what goes where. But that’s not really a problem in an area as small as this one.

In fact, at Big Trees, I’ll bet that the biggest problem you’re likely to face is deciding when it’s time to stop hiking and jump back into all that traffic.

Maybe just one more time around the trail!

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Openness is The Standard. “Removing the kitchen/den wall is included in over 80% of kitchen remodels”, comments John Hogan, owner of Remodeling Expo Center in Roswell.

The kitchen is the family hub and it just can’t be separated from the family room. “Connectivity” is the new design theme in kitchen design. The common formula is to add the new large island exactly where the wall was removed.

Single Level Islands/Peninsulas. A single level island or peninsula dramatically increases its functionality. The island has turned into a multi-functional surface; eating area, buffet for entertaining, homework area, etc. Plus, with advent of gorgeous countertops, a single level emphasizes the beautiful characteristics better.

Quartz or Granite. These are the absolute standards. Don’t consider anything but these options. Whether for style, aesthetics, function or durability; an updated kitchen must have granite or quartz. Stay away from complicated edges, like ogee, and keep is simple.

Cooktop On the Wall. “We’re moving the cooktop to a wall location and creating magnificent tile focal points on many of our kitchens” says Remodeling Expo Center’s, John Hogan. “Moving the cooktop to the wall or moving the microwave from above the cooktop, each of these design strategies yields

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Luxury living at Wescott Located in the highly sought-after Lambert High School District, Wescott is the latest luxury home community offered by award-winning builder, Patrick Malloy Luxury Communities.

This luxurious enclave includes 61 homesites and top-notch amenities.

Once finished, this exclusive lifestyle will include a gated entry, tennis courts, playground, swimming pool with water feature, gazebo, spa and many more activities throughout the green spaces inside the community. The community clubhouse will serve as a gathering place for friends and neighbors to enjoy summer evenings while listening to children playing outdoors.

Located in affluent South Forsyth, Wescott’s location is idyllic for any family looking to live in award-winning Lambert High School. Rated one of the top high schools in the United States, it is located within walking distance and affords students a top-notch education along with Sharon Elementary and Riverwatch Middle Schools.

Nearby is a bevy of high-end shopping and dining options. Centrally located to Avalon, The Collection at Forsyth and North Point Mall, Wescott homeowners can enjoy the finer things in life inside and outside their community. While being away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Atlanta, it is still conveniently located to commuter routes and major businesses across North Atlanta.

For the avid golfer, some of Atlanta’s best courses are within a 20 mile radius.

If golfing is not your weekend activity of choice, there are parks weaving in and around the neighborhood next to the Chattahoochee River that are great for some fresh air activities.

Wescott offers 4 floorplans starting at 4,100 square feet on homesites from one third to one half acres with slab and basement options. These homes can be built with up to 6 bedrooms for large families. The model home is located at 690 Nichols Road, Suwanee and is a must-see.

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Lighting. More light sources create less shadows and more comfortable ambient lighting feel. Remodeling Expo Center emphasizes the use of clear light, LED technology which reflects off counters and backsplash and contributes to truly gorgeous kitchens.

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These days Board and Batten style shutters are again in favor, especially where the home owner wants to create a rustic or a relaxed appearance.

A Board and Batten shutter consist of 2 main components. The vertical slats are called Boards and should be tight against each other. The horizontal pieces are called Battens and traditionally would be used to hold the boards in place.

Wider boards tend to create a more rustic look. Typical arrangement will be 3 Boards and 2 Battens, with or without a diagonal piece. If the windows are very tall or you want to add additional visual interest, you could add a third Batten in the center.

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Schools: Continued from Page 4 line of fire.

One poster asked “how does the school protect our kids AND allow them to protest?,” adding that perhaps a supervised event would be in the best interest of safety. Rose said the conversation will continue, with principals and school staff listening to students and their ideas about how to express themselves, to receive high quality instruction and to be safe.

“The Fulton County School System fully supports these student expression activities provided they do not disrupt the school day,” Rose said.

– Candy Waylock

Rumors run rampant NORTH FULTON, Ga. – In the days following the Florida school shooting on Feb. 14, Fulton County school officials dealt with a number of threats at area schools, although none involved actual plans for violence.

“We have had no credible threats [and] police found no weapons after investigating the incidents,” said Donna Lowry, communications director for the Fulton County School System.

The threats primarily involved posting threatening messages to social media accounts, although there was one report of shots fired from a car toward Banneker High School in South Fulton.

In North Fulton, school officials at Centennial High School, Northwestern and Haynes Bridge middle schools, and Summit Hill Elementary dealt with students who posted threatening messages on social media sites, or who had threatened fellow students or teachers via online postings.

In all cases, the students received disciplinary action and/or suspension from the school.

Despite only a handful of threats reported across Fulton Schools in the week following the Florida shootings, the rumor mill was up and running.

Events as familiar as an ambulance on a routine call near a school prompted a social media chain of reports of shots fired inside that school.

Lowry said Fulton Schools takes swift action any time an issue appears in social media, regardless of its perceived credibility. While school officials are limited in their reaction when the issue takes place off campus and after hours, local authorities are not.

“We do not tolerate threats on social media and take appropriate action. Local police have detained and charged several students with making terroristic threats,” said Lowry. “We are engaging our stakeholders in all

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aspects of safety and security, including the possibility of a social media monitoring service to alert the district to terroristic threats.”

Timeline of investigated threats by Fulton School officials in week following Florida shooting: • Thursday, Feb. 15; Sandy Springs Middle School student posts a threatening message on Snapchat; Centennial High student unwittingly forwards the post to his followers.

• Friday, Feb. 16; Shots fired from a car toward Banneker High Schools.

• Monday, Feb. 20 (and possibly over the weekend); Northwestern Middle School student verbally threatens fellow students via social media post.

• Wednesday, Feb. 21; • Northwestern Middle student (different from February 20 student) makes an inappropriate Twitter post.

• Haynes Bridge Elementary student posts a threatening message on Instagram.

• Student at Feldwood Elementary brings a steak knife to school.

• Summit Hill Elementary student makes a threat about “blowing up the school” against a teacher.

– Candy Waylock

Millions poured into safety, security NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Campus security has been a focus of the Fulton Schools for years, but it took on heightened priority in 2012 after the death of 27 staff and students in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

The last two Special Purpose Local Option Sale Tax (SPLOST) initiatives have earmarked millions of dollars for safety and security upgrades to the system’s 105 schools and administrative buildings.

The current SPLOST, which runs through 2022, earmarks an additional $17.5 million for safety and security.

Those enhancements include upgrades to security cameras and wireless communications, visitor and volunteer management system/access control improvements, alert notifications, and new equipment and vehicles for emergency response personnel.

New procedures are implemented on a routine basis, Lowry noted, and many focus along the “see something, say something” nationwide initiative.

“We are also rolling out a new app called CrisisGo that will take all of our emergency procedures and place them into an app that will allow for easy access by our district leaders, and teachers,” Lowry said. “It will allow for easy communication between our employees and with first responders.”

– Candy Waylock

Teachers: Continued from Page 7 “[State School Superintendent Richard Wood’s] position is that this is a decision best made at the local level as laid out in HB 60,” said Meghan Frick, communications director for the GDOE. “Every community is different, and this is a discussion that needs to take place between community members, educators, and the locally elected school board.”

In Fulton County, all schools remain gun-free zones, with the exception of resource officers from the Fulton School Police Department, with no plans to “arm staff” according to a schools spokesperson. Every high school and middle school in the county has at least one SRO, along with some elementary schools.

The Fulton School System is a charter school system, allowing flexibility to local schools to make some decisions based on what works best for that school. To date, no school has asked for flexibility to allow guns on campus for administrators.

In the meantime, Georgia legislators are considering a number of school safety bills that have been introduced since Feb. 14, including bills that would require schools to have safety drills as well as increased funding for security.

Ciccarelli of PAGE said ensuring a

Arming school staff gives rise to myriad concerns regarding liability and the implementation, training, and protocols necessary to ensure that educators and students are safe.”

MARGARET CICCARELLI Director of legislative affairs for PAGE.

safe learning environment is the organization’s top priority.

“Educators, students, and local communities are critical voices in the conversation regarding keeping schools safe. We urge elected officials at every level to listen,” she said.

ADVERTISEMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA, FOR DOCUMENT SCANNING SERVICES FOR CITY OF ALPHARETTA RFP No. 18-106 The City of Alpharetta (City) is requesting proposals for DOCUMENT SCANNING SERVICES FOR CITY OF ALPHARETTA from qualified firms to provide document imaging, archival, and preservation services for various departments including, but not limited to various paper documents, maps, and drawings to be prepped, scanned, digitized, and/or captured on 16mm or 35mm microfilm.

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Proposals will be due on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 10:00 AM, Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009.

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BT baseball prevails in thriller against defending state champs Titans hold off late threat from Etowah

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com WOODSTOCK, Ga. — Blessed Trinity continued its undefeated start to the season by defeating another of the state’s top teams, holding off Etowah in a 2-1 thriller.

The Titans (4-0) have defeated four teams who made playoff appearances last year including Friday’s road win over the Eagles, the 2017 7A state champions.

BT enters this season coming off their second straight state runner-up appearance with plenty of returning talent and a bevy of players stepping into more significant roles.

So far, the outlook looks positive.

“In these non-region games, I’m not locked into the scoreboard,” head coach Andy Harlin said. “We want to see them compete and have each other’s back.

There’s a lot of new guys in different positions and they have been competing every game and every pitch.”

Harlin has been especially pleased the Titans’ pitching staff, which lost standouts Peyton Glavine, Patrick McNamara and Cole McNamee to graduation.

“We couldn’t be more pleased with the pitching,” Harlin said. “We have some guys who threw innings in relief last year who we’ve asked to be starters this year. We have some freshman in there and we have some changing roles.”

Senior Clark Dearman got the start against Etowah, allowing three hits and striking out three in four innings.

Eric Moore had four strikeouts in two innings and surrendered a solo home run.

Blessed Trinity jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Ryan Davis doubled on the first pitch of the game and Trey Baker reached on an error.

Both runners later scored on a Jake Smith line drive to left.

BT looked poised to extend their lead in the top of the sixth, loading the bases with no outs from a Mickey Skole double and two walks. However,

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Ryan Davis looks to round third against Etowah in the Titans’ 2-1 win.

Davis went 1-4 with a run scored and threw two strikeouts in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Josh Voss’ low line drive was caught by Etowah’s third baseman who reached third for a put out on Smith. Etowah got out of the inning with a put out on a Griffin McClure grounder to second.

Moore earned his fourth-straight strikeout for the first out in the bottom of the sixth, but Etowah’s Jackson Sisk hit a home run to cut BT’s lead to 2-1.

The Titans stranded a runner on third in the top of the seventh, keeping its lead at the slimmest of margins.

Almost immediately into Etowah’s offensive half-inning, that gap looked much too small.

Etowah opened with a single and put another runner on when a ground ball took an awkward hop on Skole at third base. Jake Smith, who relieved

Moore to try and earn the save, subsequently got a strikeout. However, another single loaded the bases with just one out.

After a nine-pitch at bat, Smith earned his second strikeout and second out of the half-inning. With both BT and Etowah’s crowds on the edge of their seats, Sisk hit a grounder to freshman second baseman Ben Hamacher who stepped on second for the put out and the win.

Harlin said the thrilling win over the defending state champions was “more fun” than scheduling a less challenging slate of non-region games.

“You want to play against top-level competition,” he said. “It’s not always sunshine and lollipops when you play a schedule like that, but it’s good to experience the highs and lows.

You’re

going to get those when you play against the best teams.”

Harlin is most pleased with his team’s 4-0 start by their tenacity in the opening games.

“You can tell they are competing, you can see it with your eyes,” Harlin said.

The Titans continue their non-region schedule next week against Lambert on Feb. 28.

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Georgia Ensemble Theatre announces Family Stage: Adventure Series ROSWELL, Ga. — Georgia Ensemble Theatre, North Fulton’s only professional theatre company, is continuing its 25th Silver Anniversary Season with the FamilyStage: Adventure Series, sponsored by the Kimberly Clark Corporation.

Up next is Joan Cushing’s quirky musical, “Miss Nelson is Missing,” adapted from the scholastic classic

by Harry Allard. Followed by “And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank,” a powerful multi-media performance that tells the story of Holocaust survivors Ed Silverberg and Eva Schloss

by James Still.

Both performances are directed

by Erin Bushko.

They are just two of the four shows this year in GET’s FamilyStage: Adventure Series. The other

shows include “The Jungle Book” and “The Giver.” A professional cast runs all four productions in repertory, and has toured to over 15,600 school students so far this year with more to come.

Public performances of “Miss Nelson is Missing” are Saturday mornings at 11 a.m. and run March 3, 10, and 17.

“And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank,” has one special public performance at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13.

Both shows take place at the theatre’s home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St. Tickets are $10 for all performances and are available now online at get.org or by calling 770-6411260.

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Adult education series builds ‘Wicked’ author speaks to fans understanding, empathy at Forsyth Reads Together ALPHARETTA, Ga. — With the goal of building understanding and empathy, Alpharetta Presbyterian Church invites the community to attend an adult education series on Sunday mornings in March entitled “Same as Me, Different from Me.” The series explores what health and wholeness looks like for people in all walks of life.

A different community leader each Sunday will address a topic which may be new to one person, but all too familiar to a neighbor, including: • Anxiety and Depression (March 4); • Gender Identity (March 11);

• Opioid Dependency (March 18); • and Autism (March 25).

All lectures will be held from 9:3010:30 a.m. in the APC Theater, located in the front of the church building at 180 Academy Street.

In addition to the adult education series, APC will host ACT1 Theater’s production of “The Boys Next Door,” a play which gives a glimpse into the lives of four men wrestling with various mental and physical health struggles.

The show will run from March 2-18. Visit ACT1Theater.com for more information.

CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY ELECTION AND VOTER REGISTRATION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the twenty-second (22nd) day of May, 2018, in conjunction with the state-wide general primary, a nonpartisan special election will be held in the City of Alpharetta, Georgia to fill the unexpired term of Mayor (term expires December 31, 2019) and the unexpired terms of City Council Post 3 (term expires December 31, 2021) and City Council Post 4 (term expires December 31, 2019). All posts are atlarge positions. Those candidates receiving a plurality of the votes cast for any position shall be elected.

The election shall be held at the regular polling places of the City of Alpharetta and the polls will be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. on the date fixed for the election. Advanced voting will begin on Monday April 30, 2018, and end on Friday, May 18, 2018, with specific hours to be provided by Fulton County at a later date.

Those residents who wish to qualify as a candidate in the election shall file a notice of candidacy in the Office of the City Clerk no earlier than 8:30 A.M. on March 5, 2018, and no later than noon on March 9, 2018, and all candidates for election shall designate, at the time of qualifying, the post for which they are seeking election. All candidates for election to Mayor shall pay a qualifying fee of $900.00, and all candidates for election to City Council Post 3 or Post 4 shall pay a qualifying fee of $450.00.

Those residents qualified to vote at the election shall be determined in all respects in accordance with the election laws of the State of Georgia, and the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Alpharetta. Those residents who have not previously registered shall make application for registration no later than the close of business on April 24, 2018. Residents may make application for registration in person at City Hall or any other Fulton County, Georgia registration location, or in any other manner, and at any other location authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia.

Coty Thigpen, City Clerk City of Alpharetta, Georgia

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Gregory Maguire, author of “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” will visit Forsyth County to speak and sign books for fans at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 8 at the Forsyth Conference Center, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd. Admission is free, but advance registration is requested.

An Evening with Gregory Maguire is sponsored by Forsyth County Public Library, FCPL Friends and Advocates, The Forsyth County Arts Alliance Fund at the Forsyth County Community Foundation, and BookLogix and is part of Forsyth Reads Together, a countywide program that encourages the whole community to read, discuss, and participate in programs associated with a selected book.

Copies of “Wicked” may be borrowed from the library. Barnes & Noble will also be on-site during the event to offer copies of Maguire’s books for sale.

Maguire will sign books following his author talk.

Inspired by the untold backstory of the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” this fantasy novel for adults profiles the green-skinned Elphaba as an animal rights activist striving to avenge her sister’s death, not simply an evil villain.

In a reimagined Oz where animals talk and strive to be treated like firstclass citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence, readers will find much to discuss on themes of religion, politics, societal norms, and economics.

Readers will gather to discuss the

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Bestselling author Gregory Maguire will speak at the Forsyth Conference Center on March 8.

book at the Cumming Library at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 1. After Mr. Maguire’s visit, readers can discuss the book and share their thoughts on his author talk at the Sharon Forks Library at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 28.

Younger readers are invited to participate in this year’s program by attending the Forsyth Reads Together Celebration from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 1 in the Forsyth Central High School cafeteria.

This family-friendly event is a joint effort between Forsyth County Schools, Humane Society of Forsyth County, Makerspace Forsyth, and Forsyth County Public Library.

For more information on Forsyth Reads Together, or to register, visit forsythpl.org.

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Lunch Break is a comedy podcast that focuses on food and the culinary industry. Hosts AJ McNaughton, Kathleen Sturgeon and special guests discuss food in the news, play games and try dishes they've never heard of before. Lunch Break is part of the Appen Media Group family of podcasts based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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Inside the Box tells the stories of North Atlanta’s newest investigative journalism team, Black Box. Headquartered in Alpharetta, just north of Atlanta, this product of Appen Media Group investigates local stories that often times are a microcosm of a larger, sometimes national, conversation.

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To download and subscribe, visit the iTunes stores, Google Play store or Stitcher and search “Inside the Box” or “Lunch Break”