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Young men step up for fallen neighbor

The circus sendoff

Publisher gives take on final circus appearance ►►PAGE 8

Greenspace initiatives move forward

Milton greenspace committee taking applications ►►PAGE 4

Hero’s family returns to Pacific island Hero’s Journey Part II: Niece never gave up ►►PAGE 14-15

Real Estate Report Sponsored section ►►PAGE 22

Wrestlers win state championships Two Cambridge wrestlers have undefeated seasons ►►PAGE 25

ANDREA HUELS/SPECIAL

Three Northwestern students’ random stop to help a neighbor turned into more than yard work. Kees Bready, Riley Brown and Reid Huels stand with their new best friend Emmett Coalson. The boys thought to give Coalson a hand with yardwork but their good deed turned out to be a bit more than that. See article, PAGE 12.

Milton seeks head football coach

Coach DeCristofaro steps down ►►PAGE 27

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Wanted man caught allegedly fleeing mall ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta police arrested a man Feb. 16 for obstruction of an officer, fraudulent attempts to obtain refunds and possession of tools for commission of a crime.

An employee at North Point Mall had flagged down a patrolling officer to complain about a man who had entered Abercrombie and Fitch. The employee

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Man thwarts phone scam, warns others JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A man reported fraud Feb. 18 when he was called by someone claiming to represent an electrical company about overdue bills.

The man received a call from a man who identified himself as “David” from Sawnee Electric who said that the man owed the company close to $500. David told the man that if he did not pay

said that he recognized the man as a suspect in a previous shoplifting incident in Gwinnett Place Mall where the man allegedly assaulted two other employees. According to the employee, the man had conducted a refund at Abercrombie and Fitch using a fake name.

Police attempted to stop the man, 32-year-old Rudolph Corbett of Talla-

hasee, Fla., but Corbett ran. Corbett made it to his car, where police handcuffed him “after a brief struggle.”

In Corbett’s car, police found two wire cutters and several pieces of antitheft devices used by retail stores. A criminal history check revealed that Corbett had 32 arrests in Florida and eight in Georgia.

Akers Mill Road, Atlanta, was arrested Jan. 22 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

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DRUG arrests ►► Joseph Todd Brown, 33, of Silver

Creek Drive, Canton, was arrested Jan. 25 on Canyon Point Circle in Roswell for possession of marijuana. ►► Lester Audwin Ward, 45, of Northridge Crossings Drive, Atlanta, was arrested Jan. 25 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for possession of a schedule I & II controlled substance. immediately with pre-paid credit cards, his business’s power would be cut off.

The man hung up on David instead and called Sawnee Electric directly.

They told him that his account was paid in full.

He reported the incident to police “in hopes that no one else would fall victim to this type of scam.”

Woman catches fifth fraud attempt MILTON, Ga. — A woman met with police Feb. 22 when she once again discovered identity fraud on her account.

The woman had been notified two days earlier that someone had used her identity in an attempt to purchase a car

Edenwilde Drive, Roswell, was arrested Jan. 26 on Upper Hembree Road in Roswell for possession of marijuana and speeding. ►► Benjamin James Schultz, 26, of Birmingham, Alabama, was arrested Jan. 21 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana. ►► Corey Ellis Eubanks, 31, of Grey Field Lane, Atlanta, was arrested Jan. 22 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for possession of marijuana and expired tag. ►► Mark Patrick Fleck, 25, of Tidwell Road, Alpharetta, was arrested Jan. 24 on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell for possession of marijuana. in Texas.

This is not the first time the woman has had problems with identity theft.

She has had four separate accounts opened under her name in the past 16 years, including for credit cards and retail stores.

The total charges to the accounts are over $12,000.

This time, the woman was able to stop the attempted car purchase when she contacted the company.

Driver flees, caught with cocaine ROSWELL, Ga. — A man was arrested

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Can patients with normal eye pressure still have glaucoma? (part 1)

By Dr. Cameron Johnson

The diagnosis of glaucoma can be straight forward when intraocular pressure is elevated, however, the diagnosis is more elusive in patients with statistically normal pressures.

Glaucoma is defined by a characteristic optic disc cupping with thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer and, as it becomes more advanced, a typical pattern of visual field loss. Most glauCameron Johnson, M.D. coma patients also have an elevated Cataract & Refractive eye pressure, defined as 22 mmHg or Surgeon higher. However, up to 1/3 of patients with glaucoma can have normal eye pressures. In these patients, certain elements of the history and examination can help differentiate Normal Tension Glaucoma (NTG) from other entities.

Testing that could be useful includes an ANA looking for autoimmune disorders, a CBC with platelets to evaluate for anemia and blood dyscrasias that could contribute to optic nerve ischemia, and a VDRL as syphilis can mimic NTG. It is also important to recognize the signs that could warrant neuroimaging to look for a compressive lesion of the optic nerve. These include age under 50, rapid progression, optic disc pallor out of proportion to the amount of cupping, decreased visual acuity relative to the amount of cupping and visual field loss, decreased color vision, visual field defects respecting the vertical midline, and marked asymmetry of the nerves.

Once NTG has been diagnosed, the treatment is the same as for POAG, lowering the pressure. The Collaborative NTG Study showed that a 30% reduction of intraocular pressure decreased the rate of progression of NTG from 35% to 12%. Once this reduction is achieved, visits are scheduled every 3-4 months to measure intraocular pressure and look for progression. Risk factors for progression include migraines, disc hemorrhages, and female sex. If patients continue to progress after a 30% reduction in pressure, treatments can include further reducing IOP, adjusting nocturnal hypertensive medications to avoid a potential night time drop in blood pressure causing decreased optic nerve perfusion, calcium channel blockers in patients with vasospastic symptoms, and a sleep study to rule out sleep apnea. Generally, patients with IOP of 12 and a normal corneal thickness should not progress, and if they do, it is advisable to reevaluate for other causes of visual field loss.

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Voters passed greenspace bond in November

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — Before they spend up to $25 million the city has committed to green space, Milton officials want to see a working plan for land acquisition and formation of a Greenspace Advisory Committee.

In Nov. 2016, Milton voters approved a general obligation bond for up to $25 million to acquire conservation land to provide recreational trails, protect natural areas and wildlife habitat, preserve agricultural land, protect the water quality of rivers and streams and provide parks and park improvements.

The bond won approval of 82 percent of voters.

The greenspace bond, which will be repaid over 20-years is already budgeted and will be paid primarily from property taxes. In a presentation given by the city, a home with a fair market value of $300,000, with a millage rate of 0.0008, would pay approximately $84 a year toward the bond. The estimate is based on a “conservatively high” estimated bond rate.

The city is in the beginning stages of working on final financial aspects of the bond according to Kathy Johnson, Milton’s conservation project manager.

Johnson said the city began working on the bond in early 2016 in response to citizens’ concerns regarding an abundance of development.

The city then held public meetings on what types of land citizens were looking to conserve and formed a criteria, which included the preservation of trees, a prevention of clear cutting and

Basic requirements to apply for Milton Greenspace Advisory Committee • Members must be resident of Milton.

• Members must be at least 21 years of age.

• Members may be required to sign confidentiality agreements relating to specific land parcels that will be under proposal or consideration for acquisition by the city.

• Members must be able to fulfill the time commitment required to serve on the MGAC. The city estimates the committee will meet approximately three times a month during the initial stages of the committee formation and then once or twice a month thereafter as the program progresses • Members must be willing to agree with the goals of the Milton Greenspace Bond program and work toward achieving those goals for the best interests of the Milton community as a whole.

the creation of trails and parks.

In addition to the bond, the city approved the creation of a Greenspace Advisory Committee last August.

City Council discussed the formation of the advisory committee at its Feb. 22 meeting. The council has yet to set the number of members, but it has begun taking applications this week.

Once formed, the committee will establish its policies and procedures.

The committee will also coordinate and assist city staff and council with the acquisition of greenspace, defining the criteria for acquiring lands with bond funds, seek out potential land acquisitions evaluate proposals by landowners. The committee will then make recommendations to city council.

Land parcels the committee will consider will be mainly buildable land and acquisition of lands contiguous or adjacent to lands already deemed protected green space will be encouraged.

Johnson said the committee and the city will work with landowners and

their rights on any possible acquisition.

The land will either be acquired by simple purchase, conservation easements, transfer or purchase of development rights, purchase of land by the city and leaseback options to farm operators or by donation.

The committee will make its recommendations and public input will be gathered before the final decision is made by the City Council on which lands to acquire.

Much of the initial stages of the process will be performed by the committee in executive session.

“When it comes to the privacy of landowners, through landowner transactions and negotiations, certain parts should be done in executive session to protect the privacy of the landowners,” Johnson said.

Alpharetta passed a $52 million parks and transportation bond in 2016.

Johns Creek passed a $40 million park bond on Nov. 8, the same day Milton voters passed the greenspace bond.

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Albers says cancelled town hall not due to protests Legislator says protesters should approach representatives in ‘spirit of working together’

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Alpharetta resident Scott Berling made special arrangements to attend his first town hall meeting on Feb. 18 at Alpharetta City Hall. It was to be hosted by District 56 Sen. John Albers and District 21 Sen. Brandon Beach. He was concerned about a proposed bill in the Georgia Senate and wanted to hear the representatives’ take.

Berling arrived to a nearly empty parking lot and a note posted on a window — the town hall had been cancelled.

He now thinks the town hall was cancelled due to the growing trend of protests at such meetings across the country.

“Why would they cancel unless it was for their own political gain?” Berling wondered.

But Albers disputes that interpretation.

Four days before the scheduled

town hall, Albers released a statement saying the event would be cancelled and a Facebook live town hall would take its place.

Albers stated that the cancelled town hall was not in response to potential protests but rather a scheduling conflict.

The Fulton County GOP had scheduled a breakfast for the same time as the town hall.

“Unfortunately we got our signals crossed with the Fulton County GOP,” Albers said. “At that time they were doing their legislative update breakfast which had already been going for some time and had a lot of coordination. In an effort to make sure we got to all of our constituents we did it [via Facebook].”

Beach said Albers contacted him, and he dropped the town hall also.

Beach, who held a town hall in Cherokee County Feb. 27, said he and Albers are working to schedule another face-to-face town hall, but a date is not set.

While insisting the scheduling conflict shelved the town hall, Albers did weigh in on the growing number of protests at such venues. He said those who have chosen to protest at town hall meetings should voice ALBERS their concerns in a constructive way.

“Just protesting for protesting’s sake accomplishes nothing,” he said.

“I think we need to get back to people thinking about how they serve and make a difference and really focus on getting something done. In general, people in society these days often times are quick to constantly be negative and criticize. They want to talk about problems but not actually be creative in solutions.”

Albers said some members of the community who were upset about the cancelation contacted him, and that his office attempted to make amends.

“A few people were disappointed that the face-to-face meeting was cancelled. My office immediately responded to them and offered to set up meetings

to talk about what our issues are. I found that most of the people who complained about it being cancelled didn’t live in my district and the handful that did had been offered times to meet.

Some took me up on the offer and some did not.”

He said no matter how a person chooses to contact him, he wants them to “reach out in the spirit of working together.”

While some expressed frustration by his holding a town hall via Facebook live, Albers said many were pleased with the digital format.

“We had a lot of very positive feedback from folks and a few people commented on how great it was to [conduct the town hall] that way. One person had traveled to Florida and was still able to participate. One person was at home with their kids so they wouldn’t have been able to make it otherwise, so it worked out great.”

Not everyone was pleased. Berling, who did not know how to access the Facebook town hall, was agitated that the meeting was not face-to-face.

“I’m 57 and I don’t do a lot on Facebook. I don’t see that as a viable alternative,” he said.

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OPINION

Goodbye to the clowns My 2-year-old granddaughter, Phoebe, sat on my lap and for a couple hours, smiled, clapped, stared, wiggled and ate goldfish. Every couple of minutes my wife, Christina, who sat next to us, would cut her eyes over to Phoebe and just grin and watch with wonder. She didn’t need to say a word to express how she felt that day or how precious the RAY APPEN shared time with this child was for Publisher ray@appenmediagroup.com both of us.

We reveled in the moment surrounded by moms and dads and their kids and not once was heard a single word of admonition or rancor.

The adults I think – for at least a few moments – must had forgotten that they were grownups, and whether they realized it or not, were transported back to a place from a long time ago – a place perhaps long forgotten and a time that was simple, carefree, and safe.

If ever there was a time machine I am sure we were in it and moving at past the speed of imagination.

There was not a cell phone in sight. No one was texting. All eyes were forward, not down. Smiles plastered so many faces, young and old. The moment – the moments were infectious and Fitzerald’s definition of well written fiction – a “willing suspension of disbelief” – was front and center playing out on stage right before our eyes.

It was a bittersweet moment for me, and always will be until the end. And in this case, there was plenty of that to go around – both for everyone in the audience as well as for the performers on stage.

For years and years Christina and I would buy a large block of tickets – sometimes a hundred tickets or more – and we would take our friends, the moms, dads, and all the kids, and travel in one great big group down to the show under “the big top.” We would go early, and kids would be able to go mingle with the performers on the same center stages that a short time later would be filled with magic and animals, and flying performers and music and wonder.

The smell, the electric excitement that seemed to permeate the air, the barkers, bright colors, grins, squeals, and hungry mouths devouring that food – the popcorn, cold colored snow cones, and of course the cloud-in-cones cotton candy, each child’s wonder, every adults memories – all before the show had even begun.

But it always began well before it started and always will.

“Isn’t it rich?

Are we a pair?

Me here, at last, on the ground You in mid-air” The memories of George Harvey – my neighbor when I was growing up on the river in Florida – always return. His family were orange growers in central Florida back in the ‘20s, and I still order bags of wonderful Florida navels from his grandchildren who still run the family business and send them to my sisters and a few lifelong friends for Christmas. George would round up what seemed like dozens of children – “river rats” – and pile us all into a van and take us to see the greatest show on earth which was held at the fairgrounds in West Cocoa. I still remember almost all of them. Some are dead now. Some have moved and left my radar.

Some are still close.

George would take out a roll of bills and give each

one of us $10. Then he would take out a huge cigar, light it, and together all of us would visit booth after booth, and the air would fill with laughter and fun until it was time for the show to start. Then we’d go inside.

And George, just FYI, it’s you that all our friends who came with Christina and I all the years can thank.

I hope you have been pleased.

With her little fists full of goldfish and her mind racing, Phoebe Leigh asked question after question and made comments about each act as they performed in the center ring. Then, abruptly, she became completely silent and still, as mute and silent as a frozen lake in the wild or wild flowers growing on the side of a mountain, miles from humanity.

One by one, the big cats left the train of cages lined up to the raised curtain of wire that circled the center stage. Out they came to the call of the balding man who owned the space, and he called each one out by name.

“Come Sonya, come Gretchen, come, come, come – until 13 magnificent tigers had entered the ring and colored the imagination of all the humans in the great tent with orangeness, black, albino white, swishing tails and growls, and nervous jerks of their great heads and feigned obedience as they paraded for us all.

And I was sad as I watched the clowns and the trapeze performers and the tiger tamer, and the acrobats and the tight rope walkers, and the dancers and the guys who rolled out the stages and broke them down.

I couldn’t imagine how they felt when they had been told that after 143 years that their beloved circus – the greatest show on earth – Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus would be closing for good in May. No more circus. Ever.

Then as I watched their show I began to realize that they were not giving up or giving in. Their trapeze flew higher than ever. Their songs filled the air with heart.

They marched, they swung, their animals performed with amazing grace. Their smiles and their effort to say goodbye the right way – with pride, dignity, but above all, to not disappoint us – the ones whose memories and childhoods and imaginations are forever tied to their show – stole the night and honored their legacy and filled our hearts.

“I thought that you’d want what I want Sorry, my dear But where are the clowns?

There ought to be clowns Quick send in the clowns” They ought to be here.

A media professional’s take on ‘fake news’ The story of the week in PR and media circles is this issue of “fake news.” I’m not going to get too deep into that here. But I do feel it important to emphasize, as so many others have done this week, the importance of a free press.

This little passage is the MITCH LEFF First Amendment to the Atlanta Media Professional leffsatlantamedia.com Constitution. Not the second. Not the 15th. The first.

Our founders considered this so important that they set it before all others.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

There are few things more important than a free, vigorous, unfettered press with the full rights, abilities and resources to scrutinize our government officials and to ask the important questions.

Sometimes those questions are minor (“Can you explain why you, Mr. City Official, expensed your lunch on Tuesday?”). But our media must have the right to ask any question they desire. Sometimes we the viewer or reader might consider them petty, but the fact that our elected officials know that someone is watching their every move will (hopefully) keep them on the straight and narrow.

Never trust an elected official who questions the right of any anyone, reporter, farmer, construction worker, doctor or mechanic, to ask them questions. If they’re ducking their constituents, they don’t deserve the position to which WE elected them.

Not every reporter is perfect. Not every media outlet is fair and balanced in every story or segment. Be a smart consumer of information.

Don’t get your news from one media source.

Listen to stations that challenge your preconception. Watch the BBC or CNN International.

You might learn something or gain a new perspective.

Remember, elected officials work for us.

They are beholden to US. We put them there and we’ll put someone else there in two years or four if we don’t like what we see.

Mitch Leff is the president of Leff & Associates Public Relations (www.leffassociates.com), an Atlanta-based PR agency. Leff also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media (http://www.leffsatlantamedia.com) an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists, and Mitch’s Media Match (Mitch’s Media Match), a service that connects Atlanta journalists with local experts and sources.

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Learning life lessons from a Band-Aid

I recently completed one of the most uncomfortable tasks I’ve ever had to do in my life.

Now, for someone who could be considered vain, it might have been KATHLEEN STURGEON considered a difficult burden. To Editor kathleen@appenmediagroup.com those who don’t really care about their appearance, sure, it was a minor annoyance at most.

But for me, it was a rough, long, awkward week.

I had minor outpatient surgery on my face last week, which I am thankful wasn’t too big of a deal.

If you saw or talked with me, you probably noticed or I probably told you about it before you could ask.

While this was a routine procedure that dermatologists do on a daily basis, for me it was a lesson in how to be comfortable in your own skin, literally.

For several days after the surgery I was tasked with wearing a massive, white bandage on my cheek to cover the stitches I received. It looked like I just

had my wisdom teeth removed.

I made sure to wear my sunglasses everywhere and when people stared, I would smile lopsidedly and tell them one of the various excuses I made up.

Those included: shark attack, bar fight and zombie biting my cheek off.

But most of their responses surprised me. The majority of those I told responded they had something similar done and empathized with the anxiety of having a massive bandage on the face.

A few days later, I was able to downsize the giant bandage and replace it with a much smaller, flesh colored Band-Aid. Of course it was less noticeable, but I still had something on my face that didn’t belong and felt very awkward.

Again, I would notify people prior to talking to me why I had this covering my face, and still their responses surprised me. Most would say, “If you didn’t say anything, I wouldn’t have noticed!”

And while I appreciate their kindness at trying to not embarrass me more, I can’t say I truly believe them.

Trust me, it’s noticeable. I had to look at my face all week. It’s hard to

not see it, except maybe at night or in a dim room. I became a pro at positioning myself so the “good” side of my face was closest to whomever I was speaking to.

But no matter if those around me were staring, making jokes or could honestly see my facial conundrum, I realized, of course right before I was to get my stitches out that this was all in my head.

While I thought I looked like a giant hole had been punched in my face or a massive spider was dangling from my cheek, others just saw a bandage and probably thought, “She must have been hurt or had a procedure done.” And that’s true, I did.

And why is that so bad that I was taking care of my skin and health?

I never really thought I was one of those people who are vain about their appearance, but now I realize why I was so worried.

As a society we value how we look so much and focus incessantly on our outer appearance.

Of course when I interviewed people, sat in staff meetings or went to the store, people may have glanced or possibly even asked what happened, but, for the most part, they didn’t act any differently toward me.

We build up beauty so much that when a crack forms in the external facade, whether a wrinkle, zit or bandage on the face, we crumble. It doesn’t change who we are, our value or intelligence.

But it does change how we see our self-worth. And that’s just sad.

This mini self-esteem test was a wakeup call of sorts for me. I realized I am the product of my society in that I do value beauty and outward appearances probably more than I should.

And while I wouldn’t want to walk around with a bandage on my face again, for the sheer fact it was quite irritating, I did learn something about myself and my community.

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“We know parent involvement is instrumental in a student’s success at school,” said Lisa Garosi, principal at Cogburn Woods Elementary School.

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The dance was planned by the Cogburn Woods Parent Teacher Organization. “The evening was a huge success,” said Kim Wildstein, CWES PTO co-president. “We hope the dance becomes an annual school tradition.”

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Young Samaritans get more than bargained for 13-year-olds turn good deed into something more

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – A simple act of kindness a couple of weeks ago turned into something much more for three Northwestern Middle School students and an Alpharetta man working in his yard.

Andrea Huels had gone to Wills Park to pick up her son Reid Huels and two of his buddies, Kees Bready and Riley Brown who had been playing basketball.

On their way back to their Kensington Farms neighborhood, Huels traveled down Mid Broawell Road where the boys noticed a man working in his yard.

What struck them was he had a rake in one hand and his walker in the other.

“When they pointed it out, I asked them if they thought it would be a good idea to go home and get some rakes and come back to help him,” Huels said.

The boys readily agreed. They picked up the tools and drove back to help the man, who turned out to be 87-year-old Alpharetta native Emmett Coalson.

“When we got back to his house, he was lying on the ground. It looked like he was trying fix his tractor,” said Reid Huels.

That’s what his mother thought also. The boys ran up to where Coal-

son was and Huels decided to get some photos of the boys helping the man.

She didn’t realize Coalson was in trouble until she saw the boys trying to help him up.

“I went to help, but even with me we couldn’t get him on his feet,” Huels said.

Coalson said later that he fell and had broken his hip several months ago and still wasn’t over it yet.

“But I’m the type of person who can’t just stay in the house – I have to get out and do something. So I was out working in the yard with my walker and my lawnmower and a trailer just picking up sticks,” he said.

“One of my shoelaces had come untied and I stepped on it and it tripped me.”

Coalson landed on his side where the hip was broken. He wasn’t hurt, but he couldn’t get to his feet either.

“In a few minutes here come these three little boys walking up. They were going to help me up, and I said I really appreciate it.”

But hard as they all tried, the best they could do was get him up on one knee.

“I got that far and couldn’t get any further. I saw this woman standing there and she came up to help. And she tried but we couldn’t get any further.”

Finally she told Coalson she would go call someone to help.

“Thought she might go call her husband or someone. But a few minutes went by and I looked up. Here comes the fire department,” he said. “They were real nice about it and helped me

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After Milton firefighters got Emmett Coalson back on his feet, the boys finished raking his yard.

Deed: Continued from Page 12 up and offered to help to the house.”

He said Huels introduced herself and the boys and they all sat down on the porch and began to talk.

“We got to knowing each other and the lady asked if it was OK to take my

picture with the three boys. I said sure.

They were real nice boys. In fact one of them picked up a rake and commenced raking leaves.”

In short order all three were raking.

Meanwhile Coalson’s wife Elissa saw the commotion and came out. Coalson said they appreciated the boys’ helping them out.

“My wife’s a small girl, and she couldn’t have helped me up either.”

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Huels said they were just glad to have come along as they did and decided to return with those rakes.

“Did you ever think you are doing a simple act of kindness only to have it change your life?” she said.

“After Reid and his friends raked the yard, they sat with Mr. Coalson on his front porch while he told the story of meeting his wife Elissa at Milton High School 69 years ago,” Huels said.

“As we said our goodbyes Emmett teared up as he thanked the boys and asked them to come back to visit him.

They happily agreed.

“Driving home Reid said to me, ‘What if we hadn’t gone back to help?

What would have happened to Emmett?’ Who knows, but my son and his friends will never forget to go back and help.”

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A HERO’S JOURNEY PART II:

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By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com This is part II of the story “A Hero’s Journey” ran Feb. 23. That article recounted the escape of Lt. Ben King and three fellow aviators from Mono Island in the Solomon Islands during World War II. Now comes the story of his niece Mary Jo Wood’s efforts to retrace her uncle’s journey.

ROSWELL, Ga. – The tale of World War II fighter pilot Ben King’s survival and escape from the Japanese after having been shot down (see Herald, Feb. 9) was an amazing feat of heroism and determination. But nearly as amazing is the story of one woman’s journey to retrace those steps and return to Mono Island, a small speck among the Solomon Islands where it all happened.

Mary Jo Wood, King’s niece, finally set foot on Mono Island last fall accompanied by her brothers, Roswell Mayor Jere Wood and internationally noted architect Benjamin Wood. But that was only after nearly five years of Mary Jo’s persistence and determination to get there.

The family had always known of their uncle’s wartime exploits and especially his escape from Mono Island.

“He kept a diary all through the war.

It was quite something to read as he grew out of being a kid from Oklahoma to a cocky pilot and then a mature man in a shooting war,” Jere Wood said.

“He flew a P-38 in the Cactus Air Force, which was what the pilots on

Guadalcanal called themselves. He arrived on July 17 and was shot down July 22 off Mono Island.”

Mary Jo had heard the stories too, but it wasn’t until she found all of the family’s letters and papers surrounding Ben King’s wartime exploits that she got intrigued.

“My mother didn’t know the name of the island. It was just something we’d heard about. But when I saw the name, looked it up on the internet, I thought I’d like to see it,” Mary Jo said. “You see on TV how people go to crazy places. I just didn’t know how crazy it was.”

Among the papers she found were the classified after-action reports King made after being shot down, paddling to Mono Island and then escaping to be picked up by a Navy PBY Flying Boat.

Mary Jo placed an email to the Solomons Board of Culture and Tourism.

Hundreds of islands comprise the Solomon Islands and she was told Mono was an island of about 1,800 people.

“We were to find out after we got there it was more like 800 people. They didn’t even have cell phones there until I was about three years into the project,” she said.

But she didn’t get any response from the Bureau of Culture as far as helping her get there.

She decided she would go around those folks and began by calling Air New Zealand. They told her it was virtually impossible to get there.

But if they thought that would discourage her, they didn’t know the Wood disposition.

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Ben King went on to become a highly decorated Air Force general, but in 1943, he was a 23-year-old hotshot fighter pilot on Guadalcanal.

She next tried a boutique airline in that part of the world. They told her they could do it for $1,800 one way (after flying halfway around the world first). But there was no way to contact the island itself.

Next she tried going through an Australian author she discovered. He had written a book about Ben King’s miraculous exploits.

“He said he tried for three years to get to Mono Island but he could never make contact with anyone. Finally, he hired a reporter to go there to interview the people there for him, but told me that guy never made it either,” she said.

The problem is Mono is just so remote. By this time, Mary Jo had spent more than two years getting nowhere.

She went back to the Solomon’s Bureau of Culture with more emails which were mostly ignored. To show them she was serious about going to Mono, she emailed them materials about her uncle Ben’s service record and his connection to the island.

“I was just trying to find someone who would answer me and help me,” she said.

But she was not taking “no” for an answer.

“You know, you see these travel shows about people who are going somewhere and obstacles come up but they just keep going and somehow they get where they want to go,” Mary Jo said. “I decided I was going to be one of those people.”

She talked to a pilot for Air New Zealand who had been there a couple of times, and gave her a contact that

might pay off. It didn’t, but she remembered what that pilot told her.

“He warned me it might happen like that. But he still encouraged. He said if you ever get there you will find it a magical place. So you should keep trying to go.”

Finally, someone within the Bureau of Culture recognized Ben King’s name and knew someone in the government from Mono Island. This person turned out to be Patricia Reuben. For Mary Jo it was pay dirt.

“She was part of the aristocracy, she was in the Foreign Service there and we made contact. She made everything happen. After nearly three years of dead ends, I was finally on the right trail.”

More than that, Mary Jo had sent her Ben King’s journal he kept about the seven American airmen hidden on the island. It mentioned many of the islanders by name and many were related to her.

The man who took care of Ben King when he first got to the island and was dehydrated and mostly delirious was Reuben’s great uncle.

A flurry of some 100 emails went back and forth in the coming months between Mary Jo and Reuben. A big change came when, at last , Mono got cell phone service. Now going on four years, Mary Jo could see her odyssey really begin now.

As the final arrangements were being made, her two brothers decided to make the trip as well and the three siblings met in Brisbane, Australia, for the final leg flying Solomon Airlines.

Mono is at the northern tip of the 900mile chain of Solomon Islands.

They landed at Stirling Island which has the landing field built during World War II by American Seabees. Then, it was by boat a few miles to Mono. As they made their way to the main village they were set upon by warriors with body paint waving spears – and laughing. It is a Mono special greeting. They are then escorted into the village.

Reuben is nervous because one of the guests is expected to make a speech.

“I told her the Wood family has a great gift for making speeches,” Mary Jo said.

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Mary Jo Wood talks with Mono Island Chief Lloyd Pulikani as Jere Wood looks on. from the island’s Chief Lloyd Pulikani who thanked the visitors warmly for America’s service during the war when its soldiers (with New Zealanders) expelled the Japanese from their homeland.

“I thought that was a switch,” Mary Jo said. “We were here to thank an island who hid, harbored and protected our uncle and saved his life by placing their own lives and the lives of their families at risk.”

When it was their turn to speak, Jere Wood naturally went first, telling

Ben King’s story as a pilot. Brother Benjamin Wood, the architect, extolled the beauty of the village in such a perfect setting and the bonds of the two peoples united in friendship.

Mary Jo told villagers of the ongoing written relationship Ben King kept with islanders who kept him safe and what their efforts meant to the Wood family.

She would recall she had been told by the Australian author she would be disappointed were she ever to get to Mono.

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didn’t write anything down and they would not remember my uncle. Nothing was further from the truth. When we met, they all had the same stories we had,” Mary Jo said. “They remembered that time the way we remember Pearl Harbor.”

Jere Wood told it this way.

“One of the men on the island told me when a white man wants to remember something, he writes it down. When he wants to remember it, he goes back and reads it. When a black man wants to remember something, he makes a song about it. And when he sings it, he remembers.”

They heard the song the Mono islanders made about Ben King and his companions, the ones they protected and hid from the enemy.

The next day was one of great celebration. It is Oct. 27, Mono Island’s Liberation Day from the Japanese.

At the village school, the Woods tell the Ben King story to the students (translated by the teacher) and pass around the King Paddle, the one carved with all the names of the seven airmen whom they hid.

The villagers know the names because their names are enshrined in their song about them.

The Japanese are remembered as invaders who mistreated the islanders and took what they wanted. The New Zealanders and Americans are remem-

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The Woods also discovered Mono Island is known by another name.

Many know it, but not its connection to Mono.

When the Allies liberated Mono Island, it was to make it a supply station.

The fighting had flattened much of the island anyway. So the villagers, around 180 in 1943, moved off to a nearby island. Naturally, the island men made sure their women were always on that island far from the sailors who were building the facility.

The sailors all knew where the women were, and they asked to know the name of it. It didn’t have a name so the islanders just said Bali H’ai. It sounded exotic to the sailors and rich with the exotic promise of Polynesian desires.

What the sailors didn’t know Bali H’ai simply means “over there.” But author James Michener used it in his novel “Tales of the South Pacific,” and later it appears as the title song in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical “South Pacific.”

On the fifth day, the three Wood siblings made to leave. And as they boarded the boat, all the villagers turned out to sing them goodbye. It was their song about their visitors from America to remember them by.

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Major economic development project moves to Forsyth Sports Warehouse to create more than 300 jobs

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Sports Warehouse, a global retail supplier of sports and outdoor equipment, will soon call Forsyth County home.

The project will create more than 300 jobs and invest more than $14 million into an East Coast e-commerce fulfillment and distribution center in Forsyth County.

The 117,000 -square foot- facility at 1295 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway off McFarland Parkway is expected to be operational by July 2017.

Sports Warehouse is the parent company of Tennis Warehouse, Running Warehouse, Tackle Warehouse, Skate Warehouse, Inline Warehouse, Ice Warehouse, Derby Warehouse, Riding Warehouse, Art’s Cyclery, Racquetball Warehouse and Total Pickleball.

All of the companies are headquartered in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Both Tennis Warehouse and Running Warehouse have an international presence in Germany and Australia.

Sports Warehouse President Drew Munster said the company is looking forward to expanding its Tennis Warehouse and Running Warehouse distribution to the “active sports community.”

“Both tennis and running participation are thriving in Atlanta, and the ALTA and the Atlanta Track Club are

two of the premier community sports organizations in the United States,” Munster said.

The group is planning to improve customers’ ordering experience, Munster said.

The new distribution center will enable Sports Warehouse to offer faster shipping and more convenient service hours to customers in the South, Midwest and East Coast.

The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce has courted the project since September when they were contacted by a Realtor, and when the metro Atlanta area was named as a finalist earlier this year.

Munster said the project had options in other states and locations, but Robert Long with the Chamber sold them on Forsyth.

“Forsyth County is the finalist because of our quality of life, nationally recognized schools and existing e-commerce companies,” Long said in January.

Chairman of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, Todd Levent said Sports Warehouse is a great fit for the county.

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The existing building has been used as storage since its purchase in 2002, producing 12 jobs.

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The expected annual payroll is $13.5 million.

“In 2016, our average project invested around $5 million and produced 30 jobs,” Long said. “This project is atypical. It will produce three times the investment and 10 times the number of jobs. It has been more than five years since Forsyth County has seen a project with this level of employment.”

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The city, which sits just inside the Perimeter in GEOFF SMITH the southwestern Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com corner of its intersection with I-85, is seeing more than $360 million-worth of private-investment projects underway. Following those projects are the city’s efforts to build a new Town Center and a Rail Trail, which, like Alpharetta’s newly proposed Alpha Loop, would be a bike trail weaving through all of this.

I find Chamblee interesting for a couple of reasons. One is that its origins have a direct connection to my home town of Roswell. The city started as a railroad junction with one of the rail lines connecting the area to Roswell, and, according to the city’s website, it was first called Roswell Junction. The city eventually took on the name Chamblee.

The city saw a small boon when Camp Gordon opened during World War I, and then again when it reopened as a Navy flight training center during World War II. After the war, the city really got going with residential and retail construction that housed and serviced workers at the newly built GM Plant. Frito-Lay, Kodak and General Electric built plants along Peachtree Industrial, and the area took on the industrial look that is being transformed today.

More recently, the area has received national acclaim for the restaurants sitting along a stretch of Buford Highway that runs from Chamblee about seven miles north past I-285. A writer for Bon Appetit called this area a “United Nations of restaurants,”

More recently the area has received national acclaim for the restaurants sitting along a stretch of Buford Highway that runs from Chamblee about 7 miles north past 285. teaming with authentic Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese and Mexican food.

Even the king of restaurant cool, Anthony Bourdain, made a stop there in an episode he filmed in Atlanta. This has given the area a big bank of cool points and serious street-cred.

Another asset is the redevelopment of the nearby GM Plant. The $2 billion project will include more than 10 million square feet of office towers, apartments, stores and restaurants.

Many of Chamblee’s very affordable homes will likely house people working at, or wanting to be near, this massive new development.

I met a new friend at a BBQ restaurant in Chamblee a couple of weeks ago and was impressed to see a slurry of fresh, new developments. If you talk to city leaders, it appears they are not

trying to be something like Buckhead, or even Brookhaven, directly to the south. According to a great article on Chamblee in the Atlanta Business Chronicle, they are happy to play off of their ‘gritty’ industrial past and are creating a “different and more eclectic vibe…extremely diverse” with a “smalltown feel,” according to one developer quoted in that article.

Several new projects are underway around the Chamblee MARTA station, including a development called Peachtree Station, which is an 11-acre development that will include the Whole Foods Market and several restaurants including Taqueria del Sol, YEAH! Burger, Starbucks and Chipotle. The development is already 100 percent leased.

Another is called Parkview on Peachtree which is scheduled to open this year with 40,000 square feet of street-front boutique shops, cafes and restaurants, and 14,000 square feet of loft office space and 503 multi-family units. The four-story development is across the street from the MARTA station and sits along the proposed Rail Trail.

With all this new development in the works, the city’s development authority spent $5.5 million to buy about five acres along Peachtree Road creating its own town center. They are looking to develop a town green surrounded by mixed-use development and a parking deck. Requests for proposals have already gone out.

Chamblee is becoming a very cool and affordable ITP city that is a short drive, or quick MARTA ride, to downtown Atlanta.

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As traditional computers go the way of typewriters, mobile devices and the millions of applications that can be used on them, are taking their place. Apple app downloads just exceeded 140 billion last year. Business applications are being used more and more today and the trend is growing each year. Small businesses are tapping into mobile apps to process credit card transactions, collect email addresses for marketing, share files, manage social media sites, and thousands of other business applications.

Two out of three small businesses in the United States are using mobile devices for business purposes.

Mobile apps allow employees to use company data without being tied to a single location, and can help them keep in touch, be productive and make much better use of company resources.

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Investment guru makes bullish 2017 investment predictions Morgan Stanley hosts Bob Doll at Olde Blind Dog

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Bob Doll, senior portfolio manager and chief equity strategist at Nuveen Asset Management and manager of the Large Cap Equity Series, predicted a bull market for the start of 2017 that is likely to continue throughout the year.

Doll was in Milton as the guest of Morgan Stanley Financial speaking Feb. 22 at The Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub to a small gathering of investors.

They were there to hear his forecast for 2017. Often seen on CNBC, Bloomberg TV and Fox Business News discussing the economy and markets, Doll is an investment author also writes weekly commentaries about the market and investing and provides timely observations on where the market is going.

Doll is rated among the top 1 percent of money managers.

Getting down to business, Doll said he liked where the economy is going and the stock market.

“Stocks always beat bonds in the long run. They have had a good run the last few years, but they’ve had their day.”

Trump riding rising economic tide Doll noted President Trump has ushered in a stock market that is at a

record high. But it had been building right along, Doll said.

With Trump’s election, optimism surrounding the Trump agenda is high with investors expecting tax reform, increased infrastructure and DOLL military spending and a rollback of regulations.

The downside for Trump and the economy is that optimism for his agenda will begin to fail after the first six months as his agenda begins to hit some bumps and the blush is off the rose.

“While we believe fundamental change is on the way, it may not be as easy as it appears. In particular, such comprehensive legislation is rarely simply crafted and passed without significant revision,” Doll said.

“Secondly, most of his agenda is likely to be passed in 2017, but won’t take effect until 2018. And the market’s mood may sour if Trump’s protectionist rhetoric – largely absent from post-election proceedings – resurfaces,” Doll said.

While predicting the economy is never easy, Doll likes much of what he sees for U.S. and the global economies.

The aging business cycle, rising interest rates, climbing dollar and continued slow productivity growth all create formidable headwinds, he said.

On the other side of the balance sheet, the recent election has “unleashed” a significant increase in consumer and business confidence. “We

Appen announces promotions ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Appen Media Group has announced staff changes for its Alpharetta-based news operation.

Julia Grochowski is now covering the City of Roswell. This is in addition to her previous responsibilities of editing and managing the calendar, North Fulton crime and social media.

She has been with Appen since the spring of 2016. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2015 with dual degrees in English and history.

“Despite growing up here, I hadn’t realized how much was going on in my own backyard until I started working with Appen,” Grochowski said. “I’m constantly learning about new businesses, communities, initiatives and organizations in the city that I can’t wait to share with the readers.”

Joe Parker has been covering sports for Appen since the fall of 2015. His new role includes expanded sports coverage in addition to covering the City of Milton. He graduated from Georgia State University with a degree in journalism.

“Sports have always been a great passion of mine,” Parker said. “To have my work concentrate on sports is a duty I take with pride.”

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forecast another relatively modest year of growth in 2017, somewhere around 2 percent real GDP growth.

“We also expect the dollar to exhibit further strength and reach parity with the euro sometime in 2017,” he said.

In addition, 2016 was a strong year for jobs growth with new jobs averaging 185,000 a month. This year, jobs growth should be nearly as strong and remain above 150,000 in 2017.

The current 4.6 percent unemployment rate could drop further next year to below the 4.4 percent rate reached in May 2007.

Meanwhile, average hourly earnings growth bottomed at below 2 percent two years ago and could exceed the 3.1 percent level they hit in June 2009.

Bull market peaks by mid-year Looking at the overall picture, the bull market should peak mid-year. The post-election “enthusiasm” has buoyed the stock market. Possibly more important, the market surge has also been driven by improving economic indicators since October.

“While we expect pro-growth [legislative] measures to be passed in 2017, we see two caveats.

“First, passing them will not be as easy as the current euphoria suggests.

And they are unlikely to take effect until January 1, 2018.

“Couple this with a slow but likely increase in inflation, and we think a tug of war between rising earnings expectations and eventual valuation (P/E multiple) deterioration will suppress equity prices.”

As a result, Doll says the 2017 high

in stock prices may come in the first half of the year.

The sectors Doll wants to be in are the financials, health care and information technology sectors. They will outperform energy, utilities and materials.

“Financials have been the leader since the election and should benefit from regulatory easing in 2017. Financials also feature cheap valuations.

“Health care presents a good opportunity beyond headline risks, and information technology offers both good growth and value characteristics.

Conversely, Doll says he continues to believe global growth will not provide the pricing power necessary for energy and materials to shine.

Nationalism, protectionism could prove vexing One the most difficult and worrisome areas on the horizon is the continued rise of nationalist and protectionist trends as pro-domestic policies are pursued globally.

“The 2016 global political environment was marked by a rejection of establishment policies and a rise in nationalism, protectionism and isolationism,” he said.

The Brexit vote, the Trump election and the Italian referendum all symbolize this shift and point to a world in which many countries are withdrawing from the global economy.

“In general, we believe more globalization and more trade are healthy for global GDP growth, so moves in the opposite direction are troublesome,” Doll said. “This issue won’t be decided in one calendar year, but should be monitored carefully.”

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LIBRARY EVENTS: TOASTMASTERS SPEECH COMPETITIONS

PHOTOS WITH THE EASTER BUNNY

Get an individual or family photo with the bunny of the hour. This is a free event includes both a printed and emailed photo to take home. Light refreshments will be served. No reservations required.

Photo opportunities will be available Saturday, March 4 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Alpharetta Welcome Center, 178 South Main St., Alpharetta. For more information, visit awesomealpharetta. com.

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EVENTS: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

What: Learn how to help support Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia as they provide affordable housing to families in the community.

Take the first steps to becoming a volunteer at this information session.

When: Saturday, March 4, 10:30 a.m.

Where: 11060 Alpharetta Highway, Roswell More info and registration: mrobeck@ habitat.org or 770-415-1636

HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL AND PAINT COLLECTION

What: Online registration and the printed confirmation is required to bring materials to the event. There is no charge to Milton residents. View a full list of accepted materials online.

When: Saturday, March 4, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: Cambridge High School, 2845 Bethany Bend, Milton More info and registration: cityofmiltonga.us or 678-242-2509

JOHNS CREEK RESTAURANT WEEK

What: Sample 23 of Johns Creek’s finest restaurants and culinary concepts with food specials for one week only. There is a free JCRW app to see all participating restaurants and their specials.

When: March 5-11, times vary Where: Throughout Johns Creek More info: johnscreekadvantage.org

NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION BANQUET

What: Join for the 19th annual banquet, with silent and live auctions.

There will also be wildlife art displays, raffles, food and door prizes.

When: Wednesday, March 8, 6 p.m.

Where: Forsyth Convention Center, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming Cost: $65 for adults, $25 for children, packages available More info: nwtf.org or 770-654-7548

IMMIGRATION CHANGES SEMINAR

What: Immigration Attorneys Joseph Rosen ad Jacky Clements will host a seminar and answer questions, in English and Spanish, on the recent changes to immigration policy, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

When: Wednesday, March 8, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: North Fulton Community Charities, 11270 Elkins Road, Roswell More info: nfcchelp.org

FREE TAX PREP

What: Get free tax preparation assistance by trained volunteers. See website for full list of documents to bring. Walk-ins welcome Fridays and Saturdays. Appointments available.

When: Through April 17, times vary Where: NFCC Education Center, 1125 Elkins Road, Roswell More info and registration: nfcchelp.org or vita@nfcchelp.org

FREE AARP TAX HELP

What: Trained helpers are offering free tax services in multiple AARP Tax-Aide centers throughout tax season.

When: Times vary Where: Multiple locations throughout Metro Atlanta More info and locations: aarp.org

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: “STEEL MAGNOLIAS”

What: Act 1 Theater presents the celebrated Southern classic of family and friendship, following the story of a group of strong and beautiful women as they encounter tragedy.

When: March 3-19, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Presbyterian Church Theater, 180 Academy St., Alpharetta More info and tickets: act1theater. com

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

What: Join the JCSO as they present their official 10th Anniversary Concert Celebration, featuring the Johns Creek Chorale, a quartet of guest soloists and radio host John Lemely.

When: Saturday, March 4, 8 p.m.

Where: Johns Creek United Methodist Church, 11180 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek Cost: $32 More info and tickets: johnscreeksymphony.org or 678-7485802

ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION

What: Join Chloe Agnew, an original former member of music group Celtic Women, as she celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with original Celtic music.

When: Saturday, March 4, 3 and 8 p.m.

Where: The Cumming Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming Cost: $30 More info and tickets: playhousecumming.com

THREE ARTISTS’ SHOW

What: See the art of Natalia D’Aries, Virginia Poorbaugh and Julia Wooley, who have all worked on the tutelage of the Roswell Visual Arts Center’s Kip Rogers.

When: Through March 3, times vary Where: Roswell Visual Arts Center, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com or 770-6413705

What: Enjoy an afternoon of inspiring speeches as the five Cumming Area Toastmasters Clubs host an Open House and two Speech Competitions.

The winner may make it to the Toastmasters International Speech Contest.

When: Saturday, March 4, 3-5 p.m.

Where: Forsyth County Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming

STORYTELLING WITH BABATUNDE

What: Join us as African “Freestyle” Storyteller, Babatunde (Jason Louder) presents stories based on a young boy named Kweku and characters found in traditional African tales.

When: Monday, March 6, 11 a.m.-noon Where: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: afpls.org

LASER BLAZERS

What: In this workshop, Big Thinkers will do a number of different laser themed experiments and will end with their very own Big Thinkers Laser Show.

When: Monday, March 6, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

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

START THAT NONPROFIT

What: Join Foundation Center of Atlanta’s Stephen Sherman for a series of informative workshops. This month’s workshop is on developing a foundation for proposal budgets.

When: Monday, March 6, 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

“I, TOO, AM AMERICA”

What: View original works at “I, Too, Am America,” a multimedia exhibition by local artists exploring the experience of being black in America.

When: Through March 3, time vary Where: Johns Creek Art Center, 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekarts.org

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST: GREG FERGUSON What: “Bearing Witness” The Photography of Greg Ferguson will showcase Ferguson’s award-winning photography of the natural world.

When: Through March 31, times vary Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: gregferguson.us.com or 770594-6232

REPTILES PROGRAM

What: Students, ages 4-10, will get the opportunity to meet reptiles native to Georgia and a few from around the world. They will also learn about the classification of species. Registration required.

When: Wednesday, March 8, 3:30-4:15 p.m.

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

BUILD YOUR BUSINESS TRAINING

What: Learn how to grow a business by using Mergent Intellect. This resource includes market research, industry reports, consumer lifestyle, demographic information and creating mailing lists.

When: Wednesday, March 8, 4:30-6 p.m.

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

MAKING SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS

What: Learn how to make a concrete plan for transitioning into a new career or lifestyle change. This session with certified life-coach Sonia Tank will explore how to achieve goals and recover from life’s curve balls.

When: Wednesday, March 8, 10 a.m.

Where: Northeast Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek More info and registration: 770-3608820 or afpls.org

PET ADOPTIONS:

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

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

FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES What: Pet adoptions When: Every 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.

NW, Atlanta More info: 404-613-4958

OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE: FREE TAX PREP SERVICES

What: Get free tax assistance, counseling and preparation. No appointment is necessary. Bring all relevant tax forms, last year’s return, a photo ID, Social Security card and checkbook.

When: Through April 18, times vary Where: Gwinett Technical College, 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 700, Busbee Center, Lawrenceville More info: aarp.org

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GET OUTSIDE GEORGIA:

Step into spring … on a Wildflower Hike Here’s a question for you: If April showers bring May flowers, then what to May flowers bring?

The answer, of course, is “pilgrims.”

Come on, admit STEVE HUDSON it. That made you Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net smile!

April showers really do bring May flowers, but here in Georgia we don’t have to wait till May. March and April are great wildflower months, too – and to help you experience the season, several of Georgia’s state parks will be offering guided wildflower hikes in the weeks to come.

Most state park wildflower hikes last about two hours. They vary in difficulty from level to moderately strenuous, so there’s sure to be one that’s perfect for you.

What should you bring on your wildflower hike? Comfortable hiking shoes, of course, and a bottle of water.

Don’t forget your camera. A walking stick can also be helpful – and at least one hike recommends bug spray as well.

Here’s a look at several upcoming state park wildflower hike opportunities.

SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK (LITHIA SPRINGS)

Saturday, March 4, (2 - 4 p.m.); Sunday, March 5, (4 - 6 p.m.); Sunday, March 26, (3:30 - 5:30 p.m.); Sunday, April 2, (1 - 3 p.m.)

Located just west of Atlanta, Sweetwater Creek State Park is a great place to visit at any time of year, but during wildflower season it’s especially enjoyable. This moderately strenuous two-mile hike takes you through beautiful wildflower habitats. Early favorite varieties typically seen are Hepatica, Bloodroot, Wild Geranium, Wild Iris, Sorrel, and Green and Gold. Visitors may see up to 30 flower species. Meet in the Interpretive Center, wear good hiking shoes and bring water. $5 plus $5 parking. Info at 770-732-5876.

CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK (TRENTON)

Wednesday, March 15, (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Saturday, March 18, (10 a.m. 12 p.m.); Monday, March 20, (10 a.m.

- 12 p.m.); Saturday, March 25, (2 - 4 p.m.); Sunday, March 26, (2 - 4 p.m.)

Tuesday, March 28, (2 - 4 p.m.); Monday, April 3, (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Wednesday, April 5, (2 - 4 p.m.); Friday,

PHOTO COURTESY GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Dogwoods at Cloudland Canyon overlook in Trenton.

April 7, (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Saturday, April 8, (2 - 4 p.m.); Wednesday, April 12, (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Saturday, April 15, (2 - 4 p.m.); Wednesday, April 19, (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.)

More wildflower adventure awaits you in the northwest corner of the state at Cloudland Canyon State Park, where a one-mile hike through Sitton’s Gulch (along a flat riverside trail) brings you face to face with an abundance of blooming wildflowers in the park’s limestone-rich soil. Using a checklist and identification books to identify and record many of the species in bloom. This hike is for ages 10 and older. Reservations required, and a wildflower identification book is available for pre-order. $5 parking fee.

Info at 706-913-7170

PANOLA MOUNTAIN STATE PARK (STOCKBRIDGE)

Saturday, March 4, 2017 (1 p.m. - 4 p.m.); Sunday, March 12, 2017 (9 a.m.

- 12 p.m.); Sunday, March 26, 2017 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Saturday, April 1, 2017 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Saturday, April 15, 2017 (1 p.m. - 4 p.m.); Sunday, April 23, 2017 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Saturday, April 29, 2017 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Sunday, May 7, 2017 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Saturday, May 13, 2017 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Sunday, May 21, 2017 (9 a.m.

- 12 p.m.); Saturday, May 27, 2017 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Sunday, May 28, 2017 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.); Monday, May 29, 2017 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.)

Have you ever wondered why Panola Mountain is a restricted area?

Find out on a guided hike for a look at the granite mountain’s ecology and a rare opportunity to see how outcrop plants scrape out a living in such a

harsh environment. You’ll look for Diamorpha, Carolina Jessamine, Atamasco Lily and Trout Lily, depending on the date. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and bring water. Register in advance.

This moderately strenuous hike is for ages 10 and older. $5 plus $5 parking.

Info at 770-389-7801

SEMINOLE STATE PARK (DONALSONVILLE)

Saturday, May 13, (11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

Celebrate mothers and the return of spring on this special Mother’s Day Wildflower Hike. This short hike showcases some of the beautiful wildflowers in the park’s wetland ecosystem.

Bring water – and bug spray. Closetoed shoes are recommended but not required. Meet at the Park office 30 minutes before the hike and drive to the trail. $5 plus $5 parking. Info at 229-861-3137.

Learn more about these and other upcoming Georgia State Park events at GeorgiaStateParks.org/events.

Want to try a do-it-yourself wildflower hike close to home? Great opportunities await you along the trails of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Learn about hiking in CRNRA in Steve Hudson’s book “Hiking The Hooch.” It’s available on Amazon, from local outfitters, or at www. chattahoochee media.com.

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How much does it cost to sell your home?

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Cambridge wrestling duo win state championships Will Britain, Gavin Kane both complete undefeated seasons

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — Cambridge wrestlers Will Britain and Gavin Kane are separated in age, height, weight and personality, but they share at least three things in common — they wrestle for Cambridge, they both went undefeated this season and they both captured state championships in Class AAAAAA. Britain, a senior, went 58-0 and captured the state title in the 160 lb. weight class. Freshman Kane had an injury-shortened season, yet he still compiled a 16-0 record and won the 145 lb. state championship.

For Britain, winning the state championship capped several years of coming so close — he was the state runner-up in his weight class the past three years.

Cambridge wrestling head coach Don St. James joked he did his best to give Britain a loss, but that the senior never faltered.

“He won a tournament in Alabama against great competition, then we traveled to Florida and he won that tournament, too. I got him into a huge tournament at Buford at the last minute and he won,” St James said.

“I did my best to give him a loss but he didn’t allow that to happen,” he laughed. “He did not run away from competition.”

“A couple of times his opponents could keep the match close for about four minutes, but once he got to that third period he would leave them in the dust. He never really had a close match,” St. James said.

St. James attributed Britain’s success, including his 201 career wins with Cambridge, to his work ethic. He said Britain was far from a competitor who shows up to practice and leaves as soon as it done.

It is that mentality of always doing more in an effort to succeed that led to Britain’s success as well as Kane’s, said St. James.

“They come in and they demonstrate how it should be done. There is a lot of extra work they put in to be where they are at. The other kids see that and they know they have to put in that work to get to that level.”

Kane certainly put in the work, but it wouldn’t be until January when he was able to compete.

Kane also plays football for the Bears and on the final practice of the

Gavin Kane won the AAAAAA state championship in the 145 lb. weight class as a freshman this season.

Will Britain (left) and Gavin Kane both captured state wrestling championships for Cambridge. season he broke his wrist, sidelining him until the area tournament in early January.

St. James said Kane was anxious to get back to competition, and when that time finally came, he dominated.

“He surprised everybody,” St. James said.

“I knew he was very good, but he wasn’t around all year so we didn’t have a chance to work on his weaknesses, so I was a little nervous. But

he has been wrestling for a long time and it paid off. I’ve been coaching for 25 years and I’ve never had a freshman win a state championship for me,” he said.

St. James feels that Kane’s success is far from over.

“I think he was excited to win the state championship, but he knows it’s just the beginning.”

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Police signaled to the driver to dim the headlights, but the driver did not and sped up instead.

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Milton interviewing for new football head coach Howie DeCristofaro steps down

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton has begun sifting through 150 applications to replace former head football coach Howie DeCristofaro who stepped down two weeks ago. DeCristofaro led the Eagles for the past six seasons, compiling a 39-28 overall record with five playoff appearances. In 2014, Milton’s 11 wins under DeCristofaro was the most in a season in program history.

Milton Athletic Director Gary Sylvestri said DeCristofaro’s resignation was the coach’s decision.

“There comes a time when you do what you can do but sometimes you need to step away. At the end of the day you’ve done as much as you can do and you have built a foundation and it’s time to pass it on to someone else,”

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Sylvestri said on DeCristofaro’s resignation.

“Coach DeCristofaro built the foundation and the direction where this program is headed. He has accomplished a lot and he wanted to make sure he ended on that note,” Sylvestri said.

Though DeCristofaro has stepped down, he may remain with the school

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in a non-coaching capacity according to Sylvestri.

“What Coach DeCristofaro has done for this school and this program is amazing. As a colleague, coach and AD, it was definitely a pleasure to work with him. If he sticks around that’s great and if he goes somewhere else he’s one of those coaches you hope not to face because he can beat you.”

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Sylvestri and the Milton staff conducting 12 interviews this week.

“We are definitely going to be searching for the best coach for our players and community to keep this program going in the right direction.

Coach DeCristofaro has built a foundation and we want to bring that to another level,” Sylvestri said.

“Sometimes change is good. We are going to find someone to keep us in the right direction.”

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Cambridge ends losing streak, Milton blows out St. Francis Weekend baseball recap

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON/FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. —

Friday, Feb. 24

Chattahoochee 8, Duluth 7 — Chattahoochee gave up six runs in the second inning and trailed 7-3, but a four-run fourth inning and an Ethan Bowdoin RBI single in the sixth was enough to give the Cougars the eventual win. Chattahoochee improved to 5-1 with the win.

Milton 5, Cherokee 4 — Milton took the lead in the top of the sixth with two runs and held on to beat Cherokee. Milton saw four pitchers take the mound, giving up just five hits.

Mt. Pisgah 8, Roswell 1 — Roswell had eight hits, but scored just once, allowing Mt. Pisgah to run away with an 8-1 win. The loss was Roswell’s first of the season. Pisgah improved to 2-4 overall.

South Forsyth 9, St. Pius X 1— South’s Landon Sims pitched a full game (mercy rule shortened) for the War Eagles, allowing just one hit and striking out seven. South’s offense scored nine runs without an extra-base hit.

Saturday, Feb. 25

Alpharetta 6, Buford 4 (8th) — Alpharetta led 4-1 entering the top of the seventh inning, but Buford forced extra innings with an Alpharetta error, a walk with the bases loaded and a sacrifice fly. In the top of the eight, Alpharetta’s Nick Mendlinger hit a two-run walkoff home run to seal the win for the Raiders.

Alpharetta 4, Wesleyan 0 — Alpharetta won its second game Saturday

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Blessed Trinity 12, Union Grove 2 — Jake Lundovsky had four RBIs in Blessed Trinity’s mercy-rule-shortened win over Union Grove. BT’s Patrick McNamara struck out three in 3.1 innings.

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Forsyth Central 12, Marietta 7 — Forsyth Central’s bats were off to a slow start against Marietta, but once they got going the Bulldogs lit up the scoreboard. The Bulldogs scored 11 of their 12 runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

Alex Andrew and Evan Zaharchak each had 3 RBIs in the win.

Walton 3, Johns Creek 0 — Johns

Creek was shut out in the first game of the Gladiators’ Saturday doubleheader.

Johns Creek managed just one hit in the game.

Johns Creek 5, East Paulding 2 — Johns Creek’s offense fared better in their second game of the day, downing East Paulding to improve to 4-2 overall. East Paulding tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the sixth, but Johns Creek responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Bo Majkowski’s single drove in two runs and Majkowski then scored from first on an error to seal the win.

Lambert 10, LaGrange 2 — Four RBIs from Josh McAllister and a six -run sixth inning for Lambert was more than enough to power the Longhorns to victory over LaGrange. Aidan McAllister earned the win for Lambert, striking out seven in five innings pitched.

Milton 14, St. Francis 4 — Milton used 11 hits and seven errors by St. Francis to score 14 runs, the Eagles’ highest run total of the season. Drew Hamrock went 2-4 with 3 RBIs. Northview 8, North Forsyth 2 — Northview scored five runs in the fifth inning which proved enough to take down North Forsyth. DJ Poteet and Michael Wilson each had three RBIs for Northview, who improved to 5-0 with the win.

Sequoyah 6, North Forsyth 4 — North Forsyth’s 12 hits led to four runs, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Sequoyah. North trailed 6-2 entering the bottom of the seventh before a two-run single by pinch hitter Dawson Rickett cut the lead to 6-4, but it would be the last runs for North.

Roswell 3, Lakeside Evans 1 — Roswell used RBIs from David Thigpen and David Burke in the bottom of the sixth to improve to 6-1 this season.

David Thigpen pitched a full game for the Hornets, striking out eight.

Pike County 7, King’s Ridge 0 — King’s Ridge fell to 3-3 after being shut out by Pike County Saturday.

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