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‘Museum Houseboat’ removed from Lake Lanier After sitting abandoned on the shore of Lake Lanier, the infamous “Museum Houseboat” was removed Feb. 27. Read more, Page 6 .

Sheriff’s Office busts heroin seller

Investigation leads to local man ►►PAGE 2

Rent on the rise

Rent in Cumming up 9 percent ►►PAGE 4

Sports Warehouse picks Forsyth

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Furkids seeks changes Animal shelter wants more dogs, better hours ►►PAGE 10

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Hero’s family returns to Pacific island KATHLEEN STURGEON/HERALD

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By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. —A sheriff’s investigation has led to the arrest of a Cumming man on suspicion of distributing heroin in Forsyth County.

The man, Tyler Parker, 27, was arrested March 1 after a several day investigation into the local drug market turned up information that Parker had built up a sizable business.

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Man arrested for intent to distribute meth FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Sheriff’s officers arrested a Cumming man Feb. 14 on charges of intent to sell methamphetamine.

The nearly three-month-long investigation resulted in a search warrant at the home of Samuel Scott Carrington, 51, on Riviera Drive in Cumming.

Carrington was arrested for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, possession of GHB and possession of drug-related objects.

He is being held at the Forsyth County Detention Center without bond.

Parker was arrested and charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of heroin and possession of drug-related objects.

He is being held in the Forsyth County Detention Center without bond.

“Heroin and prescription drugs continue to be a national problem, including here in Forsyth County,” sheriff’s spokesman Doug Rainwater said.

“Your Sheriff’s Office is committed to pursuing anyone selling drugs in our community.”

Pot brownies baked in house under construction FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — An 18-yearold was apparently satisfying his munchies Feb. 20 after he was caught cooking marijuana brownies and cookies in a home under construction.

The employee of the homebuilder site went to lock one of the homes being built off Read Road when he noticed it smelled like marijuana and brownies.

He searched the home and found the back door unlocked but no one inside the home.

He found brownies and muffins being cooked, cooking supplies, marijuana in a plastic container in the kitchen and a wallet on the counter.

The wallet contained a driver’s license for an 18-year-old.

About 10 minutes later, the employee said a young man who had brownie mix on his shirt and was later identified from the license, came back to the home to retrieve the items he left behind.

The teen left when the employee would not give him his things. The employee threw the sweets into the vacant lot next door and gathered the rest of the items to keep the teen from taking them.

Deputies ran the teen’s tag number and it returned to his father who had the same address as the one on the license.

See BLOTTER, Page 12

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DUI arrests ►► Morokath Mam, 44, of Lake

Valley Court, Dawsonville, was arrested Feb. 18 on Browns Bridge Road and Ga. 400 for DUI and following too closely. ►► Kevin David Clegg, 26, of Aaron Sosebee Road, was arrested Feb. 18 on Ga. 400 for DUI. ►► Jacob Scott Hazelwood, 24, of Stonehenge Court, was arrested Feb. 18 on Caney Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Jennifer Lynn Marsh, 36, of Comet Street, Cumming, was arrested Feb. 23 for DUI, second offense possession of drug-related objects and possession of methamphetamines. ►► David L Nolan, 46, of Kenwood Drive, Cumming, was arrested Feb. 23 on Drew Campground Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Matthew Douglas Macmaster, 34, of Tivoli Way, Alpharetta, was arrested Feb. 24 on Atlanta Road for DUI and speeding. ►► Jason Rand Phares, 44, of Hutchinson Road, Cumming, was

See ARRESTS, Page 34

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Can patients with normal eye pressure still have glaucoma? (part 2)

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 eye pressure, defined as 22 mmHg or Cataract & Refractive 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.

One of the most common diseases confused for NTG is simply Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG). The patient may just happen to be in the office for a pressure check when the pressure is not elevated. POAG can be differentiated from NTG by performing a diurnal curve measurement of pressure. By measuring the pressure multiple times throughout the day, you are more likely to catch the pressure when it is elevated. Because it is often not practical to keep the patient in the office all day for a diurnal curve, another option is to schedule patient follow-ups at different times of day. Pressure measurements can also be falsely low in patients with thin corneas. For this reason, pachymetry is an important part of the glaucoma evaluation. Looking for causes of previously elevated intraocular pressure by asking the patient about steroid use and examining the patient for signs of past uveitis and “burnt-out” pigmentary dispersion syndrome is also important.

There are several finding that can point toward NTG on exam.

These patients more commonly have peripapillary atrophy and disc hemorrhages, compared with their POAG counterparts. They are also more likely to have focal “notching” of the optic nerve, and visual field defects close to fixation earlier in the disease.

A factor thought to be contributing to some cases of NTG is ischemia of the optic nerve. Patients can be asked about a history of migraines and Raynaud’s phenomenon to find out if vasospastic ischemia is likely. Questions about sleep apnea and taking antihypertensive medication at bedtime may help in discovering causes for non-vasospastic ischemia. If a patient has had major blood loss, or septic shock in the past, they could have a non-progressive visual field defect due to past ischemia that could mimic NTG.

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Rise due to low supply

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — As supplies fall and demand rises, rents are on the rise in Cumming.

Recent figures from apartmentlist. com, an online apartment database, show rent has increased 9.7 percent over the last year in the city.

This comes to no surprise to Nancy Wright, the property manager at The Columns at Pilgrim Mill with over 40 years of real estate experience.

As a frequent contributor to the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce monthly Real Estate Roundtable events, she talks about this topic often.

Every week she and her colleagues consolidate and analyze the data on the real estate market for the area. She then shares that information at the chamber meetings.

“Market rates are impacted upon availability,” she said. “In Forsyth County that is limited as you don’t have a lot of multi-family choices.”

In this market place, the buyers are not your typical apartment dwellers, she said, as they are in a more transitional period.

“There are a lot of people relocating to the county,” Wright said. “This is because we are on every list of the best place to live, open a business and raise kids.”

Schools are a huge draw and Forsyth County often tops the list of where to send your children.

“Because of that, the demand in the area for transitional housing on a lease type basis has increased,” Wright said.

The county is in its fifth year of double-digit rent increases, she said. For the community, that is beneficial.

“If you want to buy a house, the

current inventory will be exhausted in six weeks,” Wright said. “That’s what you tend to call a seller’s market. As far as inventory, we don’t have a lot of developments of townhomes or duplexes.

Availability is a big key. There are people coming into the county from all over, and we don’t have the inventory.

It’s market driven.”

Currently, one-bedroom apartments in the county are starting at $1,000 a month, she said. In comparison to bigger, more expensive cities like Buckhead that charge about $1.50 per square foot, Cumming charges about $1 per square foot.

“It’s beneficial because the profiles of the individuals we are getting are our target,” Wright said. “They have higher incomes due to income qualification.

We have one of the highest per-capita incomes in Georgia. That, of course, carries over into rental housing.”

But basing rent off income might be a problem for the county, as affordable housing is virtually non-existent, she said.

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NANCY WRIGHT The Columns at Pilgrim Mill property manager “When your biggest employer is the medical industry, it’s difficult for those people to find a place to live,” she said.

“We don’t have public transportation for them to come in from other markets to get jobs here.”

She said the future of the county will continue to be a growth market for multi-family lodging, including more 55 and older housing.

“For 55 and older housing, you don’t have to worry about your infrastructure like the roads and schools,” Wright said. “Those are the highest dollar output right now.”

However the millennials will be seeking to rent more, she said, and that will be difficult when the county limits multi-family permits.

“Nationally, the United States is trending to over a 55 percent rental market versus ownership,” she said.

“Up until the 2007-12 market debacle, you had higher growth in single-family home ownership. Now it’s flipping because the millennials don’t want to go through that and get stuck with a house they can’t sell.”

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The “museum houseboat” has been an eyesore for Lake Lanier visitors for years. The boat was dragged off the shore onto land a few years ago.

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By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The infamous “Museum Houseboat” is no longer an eyesore to Lake Lanier visitors.

The Lake Lanier Association in coordination with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Forsyth County removed and demolished the boat Feb. 27.

After the abandoned ship was declared debris by the Corps, funds were allocated by the state specifically for abandoned vessel removal along with matching money from the county.

This is the third vessel the groups are getting rid of with those funds and the first in Forsyth.

This process started about a year ago, according to Lake Lanier Association Executive Director Joanna Cloud.

Due to the fragility of the boat, the terrain surrounding it and low lake levels, the extraction was land-based.

“At one point this vessel sank in the cove when there was a little more water,” Cloud said. “Then someone came out and floated it and set it up on shore. The actual vessel owner got a federal judgement against that person to rectify the situation. But the owner then left and the houseboat went into foreclosure and has been sitting here for years.”

The judge ordered the owner to reimburse the man who moved the boat, but did not tell the owner to get rid of the boat. So after years of sitting on the

To view a video of the removal, visit facebook. com/forsythherald shore, the ship was dubbed the “Museum Houseboat” as it became a local attraction for people camping at the nearby Baldridge Campground, Cloud said.

But with time and neglect, it became a hazard both for children who liked to play in it and for water quality.

“This is public land,” Cloud said.

“Imagine someone leaving a big piece of litter, which is what this is. When the lake levels are higher and the boat is in the water, it leaks contaminants like oil and gasoline into the lake. That is floating into our drinking water. It’s not just harmful for us drinking the water, but also the critters and plant life in the lake.”

Neighbors are also happy to see the shoreline blemish removed. Bruce Warmbrod has lived on the lake since 2001. His house has a direct view of the dilapidated houseboat and shares a shore.

“It’s nice to see it gone. It was almost a novelty,” Warmbrod said. “We were worried about children swimming around it as it became sort of an attraction. There are all kinds of sharp objects and ways to get stuck.”

Warmbrod said he was happy when the boat was moved onto the shore and out of the water, but then it sat there for years.

“It’ll be good to get it out of here,” he said. “It doesn’t belong. We’re looking forward to it being gone.”

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CEO gives background on move to Forsyth County

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County felt like home for Drew Munster.

While touring locations for his company, Sports Warehouse, a global retail supplier of sports and outdoor equipment, he decided metro Atlanta was where he wanted to plant his new East Coast e-commerce fulfillment and distribution center.

“We came out here and looked around at different buildings in differKATHLEEN STURGEON/HERALD ent parts of Atlanta,” he said at a press Sports Warehouse CEO Drew Munster conference Feb. 28. “We came up here speaks to audience members about and it felt a little more like home than the store’s opening. some of the other places we went to. It feels like we could build a nice successful business here.” option, he said.

The center will create more than “We looked at a map of where our 300 jobs, be worth more than $14 customers are,” Munster said. “We million in investment and will occupy started to see more in the Northeast a 117,000 square foot facility at 1295 and Atlanta. We zoomed in on the Bluegrass Lakes Parkway off McFarAlpharetta area as it fits our demoland Parkway. graphic. It came down to a couple of The center will focus on shipping locations in Gwinnett and Forsyth and customer service and is expected to counties. But Forsyth felt more like be operational by July 2017. home.”

Sports Warehouse is the parent All of the companies are headcompany of Tennis quartered in San Luis Warehouse, Running Obispo, Calif. Both Warehouse, Tackle Tennis Warehouse and Warehouse, Skate Running Warehouse Warehouse, Inline have an international Warehouse, Ice Warepresence in Germany house, Derby Wareand Australia. The house, Riding Warecompany also strughouse, Art’s Cyclery, gled with the time zone Racquetball Warehouse difference between the and Total Pickleball.

East and West Coasts.

Since Atlanta is “It made more known for the Atlanta sense to be here rather Track Club and the than lugging the items Atlanta Lawn Tennis to California just to DREW MUNSTER Association, the area be sent back,” MunSports Warehouse CEO initially attracted him. ster said. “This is an Additionally, since interesting opportunity Lake Lanier is in Forfor us.” syth, Munster said he was interested in The company is looking to grow in the location for the Tackle Warehouse Georgia. In California the business is arm of the company. leasing a few different buildings and “Obviously there is a huge demand owns a few more. But still, the comhere,” he said. “Right now (Tackle pany is going to keep its headquarters Warehouse is) just trying to keep up in California. with the demand, so they’d be the next “We’re hoping that as we can lighten step. We’ll be looking to bring it into the the load in our main building in Caliarea, but that’s a little ways out.” fornia, we can do some consolidation A lot of the company’s suppliers there,” Munster said. “We want to grow and customers are located on the East here in Georgia. As we figure it out and Coast, which made Georgia a great get more success we will go off of that.”

It made more sense to be [on the East Coast] rather than lugging the items to California just to be sent back.”

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OPINION

Seeking Peach State fans Whether you just moved here or are a native Georgian, you probably know Peach State residents have a lot of pride in their state.

We love telling people how great KATHLEEN STURGEON our state is, but just don’t ask us about Editor kathleen@appenmediagroup.com our Atlanta sports teams.

So when I received a letter a few weeks ago from a middle school student in Indiana, I knew our readers would be more than happy to help.

The student, Blake, said his class was currently reading, “The Watsons Go to Birmingham.” The students were charged with contacting newspapers across the country in whatever state they wanted as part of a class project.

Clearly Blake chose the Herald newspapers, he said, “Because I have cousins who live (in Georgia) and visited them last year. I would like to revisit them and make some stops around your area and state.”

Now, being in the South we sometimes get flack for various issues and are often stereotyped pretty negatively and harshly. So when he reached out to me, I jumped on the chance to help

One friend said our state is interesting because our terrain varies so widely from mountains, to beaches, swamps to rolling farm land and small towns to towering cities, all within a few hours’ drive of each other. One can stand atop the highest point in Georgia in the morning, and drive to the beach by evening for a sunset party. him and to portray our state in a more positive light.

He has asked the readers to please write to him and tell him why you all like Georgia, including interesting facts about the state and fun activities visitors can do here.

I posted on my personal social media asking what my local friends enjoy about our state.

One friend said our state is interesting because our terrain varies so widely from mountains, to beaches, swamps to rolling farm land and small towns to towering cities, all within a few hours’ drive of each other. One can stand atop the highest point in Georgia in the morning, and drive to the beach by evening for a sunset party.

She of course added that you must

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be sure to take in, aside from all of the beautiful sights, the smiles, sweet tea and southern charm from people from all walks of life. I might add grits to that list because they are a must-have staple in many Georgians’ diets, and they are delicious.

Other friends listed facts including the fact that we have the largest aquarium in North America. North Georgia has Tallulah Gorge, another friend wrote, which is like a mini Grand Canyon.

We are also known for our music scene and are really starting to become a big name in the movie industry.

Another person said she thinks the slogan, “Atlanta is the city too busy to hate,” was a good representation of our city.

How you can join in: Send your Georgia knowledge and facts to: April Weisser, c/o Blake G. Queen of Peace Catholic School 4508 Vistula Road Mishawaka, IN 46544 I have to agree with all of my friends. I have lived in Georgia since I was a toddler, but I claim it as my home state for many reasons.

Everything seems to move slower down here, but in the best possible way. We are happy and friendly, of course. It must be all the beautiful weather and sunshine we get to enjoy.

But we are also pretty funny. If you’ve ever heard a native southerner talk in our slang, you’ll be in for quite an adventure.

There are an endless amount of attractions to visit here, from the World of Coca-Cola to historic Civil Rights sites to Centennial Olympic Park where the 1996 Olympics took place.

I’m sure I’m missing plenty of things to do. So please, write back to Blake and his teacher. I’m sure he’d appreciate every letter he receives. Let’s show him some of our famous southern hospitality.

So come on down, Blake. We’d be happy to meet you and show you around our neck of the woods. We thank y’all kindly for being interested in the glorious Peach State.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Laws protecting human life Ga. Coyote Challenge unethical, I read “What I want my daughters to know,” (February 9 Alpharetta-Roswell Herald), and thought there were several good points in it.

I would like to offer a differing opinion to the statements “no government should ever have a say over your choice to have or not to have children” and “you deserve to have full control of your body and what happens to it at all times.”

While I understand concerns over privacy and government control, I don’t agree that a person has the right to do whatever she wants to her body at all times when it affects another human life who also has rights and that the woman’s rights supersedes the child’s right to live.

It’s not a privacy issue because abortion affects another person. Some believe abortion is wrong but because someone’s body is her own, people shouldn’t tell others what they can/can’t do with their bodies. Should personal choices that severely harm or kill others be tolerated?

Ownership, even of one’s body, doesn’t justify the right to kill another person living in that body.

Is it OK to objectify a human and treat the life in the womb as property?

The government creates laws to protect human life. That’s why we have anti-slavery laws, seat belt laws and laws against murder.

For those who deny it’s taking a life (that it’s a medical procedure and not a life with rights until it’s born) please review the science.

At the moment of fertilization there is a developing, alive human life in the womb.

Just because that life cannot speak out and defend itself, or even if that life is unwanted, doesn’t make it any less a life or less entitled to government protection and the right to life.

–Christine Kujawski, Alpharetta

unscientific, ineffective It is shameful that the state of Georgia is encouraging its citizens to kill coyotes in order to obtain a free hunting license. The Georgia Coyote Challenge lasts for six months and is being sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources.

Killing contests are unsporting and cruel.

These events violate the hunting principles of fair chase and respect for animals and their habitats. Sponsors and organizers of the event reward contestants with cash and prizes for killing the most animals or the largest ones they can. Competitive and indiscriminate killing of live animals for “fun” or prizes is unethical.

Killing coyotes disrupts their social structure, which encourages more breeding and migration and, in the end, results in more coyotes.

Additionally, coyotes’ favorite prey

consists of rodents and rabbits. Studies show that coyotes balance their ecosystems, and have trophic cascade effects such as indirectly protecting ground-nesting birds from smaller carnivores.

Allowing this blood sport to continue gives hunters and wildlife agencies a black eye and sends a dangerous message to our youth that killing is fun.

Gratuitously slaughtering animals for thrills and prizes is out of step with our current understanding of ecosystems and the important role each species plays.

The DNR should cancel the Georgia Coyote Challenge as it puts a blot on our state.

Unethical, unscientific and ineffective contests do not reflect fair sportsmanship.

–Steve Cody, Roswell

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Woodall confused about why constituents want Town Hall Thank you for the article you wrote on March 1st about constituents wanting Representative Rob Woodall to have an in-person Town Hall.

As a voter in District 7, I am concerned Rep. Woodall’s stated reasons for refusing to meet with his constituents for a Town Hall. In the article, he described constituents at Town Halls as people who just want to give angry speeches. Woodall said he speaks with students, because they are the people who actually want to fix things and better their communities.

I couldn’t find Mr. Woodall’s comments more inaccurate. As a part of the community he represents, I know this is a false narrative. I am a mother to one outgoing girl and stepmom to two wonderful boys. I volunteer regularly at all three schools in addition to volunteer hours I put in for various groups and rallies I have attended. I also work full time.

And what I have found is that this is the norm for those wanting Mr. Woodall

Want to share your opinion?

Submit at forsythherald.com/ forms/letters/ to have a Town Hall. We are parents and workers. Many of us volunteer or attend church as well. And we care deeply about this country, so much so that we are willing to take the time and effort to get involved politically now. We stay up late for meetings, spend our weekends organizing, and do what we can to support others in our community - in addition to working, making lunches and going to our kids’ lacrosse games.

His constituents have tried to speak with him on his terms. His 30-minute Town Hall leaves very little time for questions and do not allow for the community to get together with him. It was frustrating to say the least.

Please continue to help us have a voice, even if Mr. Woodall isn’t listening.

–Courtney Rasey, Alpharetta

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Response to ‘Goodbye to the clowns’ I have no doubt that Ray Appen is a terrific grandpa. But his disconnect between the circus and cruelty to the animals exploited in the circus is puzzling.

I’m positive Ray wants to shield his granddaughter from violence, but hitting elephants with bullhooks (a heavy baton with a sharp steel hook on the end) and whipping tigers into submission is SOP in the circus industry.

Pretending animal abuse does not exist at the circus does not make it any less real; shielding children from the truth is unfair to them and to the animals.

– Jennifer O’Connor, Senior Writer PETA Foundation

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Animal exploitation is the reason circus is closing Ray, I can appreciate your happy memories as a child visiting the circus. The circus is closing down because of the animal exploitation involved in “tiger taming” and “elephant training.”

Some 143 years ago, when Ringling started performing circuses, the concept of animal exploitation and abuse was unheard of.

Now, as a society, we know better. It is not the humans performing tricks for entertainment that is disturbing, but animals “trained” to perform tricks for human amusement.

You may not be aware of the methods used to “train” animals - whipping, electric prods, etc.

Elephants are chained in garagelike enclosures and “trained” with bull hooks, striking them and causing pain.

That is why Ringling is closing. As a society, we now know better. They could easily continue to have a People Circus.

These people can make their own choices to be a performer and not be whipped or hit with an electric prod when they do something wrong.

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Commissioners hold off on Furkids’ requests Animal rescue wants to hold more dogs, change hours

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — It’s a dogeat-dog world for Furkids, the local animal shelter that is trying to amend its zoning conditions.

The update would allow the shelter to house more animals and expanded hours for dog walking.

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners decided March 2 to hold off a decision until March 16, so the board could tour the facility and learn more about the shelter.

Currently, the shelter is allowed to house 40 dogs, but it wants to bump up that number to 90.

The shelter is also seeking to delete the zoning condition that states the dogs are not allowed to leave the building from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Operation of the kennel requires allowing animals outdoors during business hours, which isn’t happening now,

the applicant’s attorney Ethan Underwood said in the rezoning application.

He said the rescue is trying to allow the dogs the ability to play and use the facilities outside.

“The animals will not be allowed to roam freely outdoors,” he said. “As such, the proposed zoning condition amendment will not create a safety hazard of noxious condition.”

Furkids also wants to delete conditions that limit to five the number of dogs allowed outside at one time prior to 9:30 a.m. It also wants to be allowed to post signs on the property indicating the site is a dog rescue and Humane Society.

Opponents of the changes said there isn’t enough room at the current location for the increase in dogs. It’s hard, they argue, to do business next to an animal shelter, and they point out the original zoning was for 10 dogs.

Attorney Christopher Light represents the board members of the Gates at McGinnis Ferry Office Park which is located near Furkids. He requested a postponement so those businesses could express their concerns.

“I can’t say enough good things about Furkids,” Light said. “We think they can do a good job and work with us. We didn’t care what they do with

The Furkids animal shelter is seeking zoning updates to allow them to house more animals. their property. We just don’t want to hear, smell or see the dogs. Unfortunately, over the years, things have come up and there have been problems in those respects.”

But a large group of Furkids clients, employees and volunteers came to the meeting to show their support.

Nancy Van Patten said that aside from helping animals get homes, many

types of groups come to the shelter to volunteer, including church and school groups that children important lessons on patience, cooperation and compassion. Her husband, Fred, said a few years ago he had an office temporarily in the complex below the shelter.

“We were there in the winter and summer and were in and out all day,” Van Patten said. “We never knew they were there. There was no smell or barking. It’s a peaceful area. The volunteers are passionate about what they do and it’s a great cause.”

Others listed facts including the shelter adopted out 3,200 cats and dogs and rescued 2,800 cats and dogs in 2016, many from kill shelters and hoarding situations.

Furkids kennel technician Ashley Wright said she spends every day caring for the dogs but sees firsthand how the cramped conditions impact the animals.

“When we have potential adopters who come in, these dogs have so much built up energy that we don’t see the true potential of the dogs,” Wright said.

“We ask adopters to not put the dogs in crates longer than eight hours a day.

But the dogs in our shelter are crated longer than that. It’s hypocritical, animal cruelty and not fair to the dogs.”

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Toastmasters hold contest in Cumming Area groups gather to compete

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — Public speaking may be terrifying to some, but to five local groups of Toastmasters, it’s a way of life.

The groups, including Community Voice Toastmasters, The Navigators, Toastmasters of Forsyth County, Siemens Alpha Speakers and Power Speakers Club joined together March 4 for the annual area contest.

The competitors competed in two events, including an international contest where they write a five to seven minute speech, and a table topics challenge, where contenders have to think on their feet to answer a question, according to Area Director Ira Margolis.

“These speeches will blow your mind with what they say and talk about,” he said.

Winners will move on to the division level which encompasses Roswell, Alpharetta and Cumming. The winners from these two contests were Rajan Kulkarni for the Cumming area International Speech Contest and Chris Harris for the table topics contest.

The skills taught from the club are important in everyday life, Margolis said.

The club teaches members how to speak better at their own pace. Members build up to public speaking contests after they master talking about themselves and are comfortable. Most members give a speech

The runner-up for the Cumming Area’s International Speech Contest was Jerry Garrison and the winner was Rajan Kulkarni.

The three finalists for the table topics contest include third place, Rick Tidwell, second place Jeff Neal and winner Chris Harris.

every two months or so. The rest of the time is spent listening and developing leadership skills.

But still there is often a misconception about what the group really does.

“It’s about not only public speaking, but leadership and speaking up in front of any group of people,” he said. “Everything is done in a friendly, fun environment. It’s not as serious as people think.”

Margolis joined the club eight years ago so he could become more comfortable speaking about work topics. When he would go on business trips, he often didn’t get to speak during presentations because he would talk too quickly or sound nervous.

“I would sometimes talk over their heads or not explain things well,” he said. “If it was a technical question, they’d let me answer that. But they had other people talk about the other general questions.”

He realized then he needed to learn how to communicate more effectively.

“It’s about getting your thoughts out clearly and slowly,” Margolis said. “It’s helped me get rid of the ‘ums’ and ‘ahs.’ It’s letting me speak my truth, essentially. We help people get out what they want to say. It doesn’t have to be public speaking. It’s just speaking in general.”

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FCO taking applications for school scholarships FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth-Cumming Optimist Club is looking to present a total of nine $1,000 scholarships to eligible home-schooled, private and public high school students.

Applications and guidelines for eligibility are available in the guidance counselors office in every public high school in Forsyth County.

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Blotter: Continued from Page 2 The teen told deputies he had been cooking earlier with a friend after he went into the subdivision to seek employment, but had a confrontation with an employee and left. He later changed his story saying he dropped off two people at the house to cook the brownies, and came back to retrieve the items for the friend.

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Man hallucinates break-in FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A man called the sheriff’s office Feb. 23 after he thought his house had been burglarized.

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Forsyth students shine at regional science and engineering fair FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. —On Jan. 28 at South Forsyth High School, the Northwest Georgia Regional Science and Engineering Fair recognized several Forsyth County students. The NWGA RSEF is directed by Forsyth County and Cherokee County Schools. A total of 133 students competed this year in 92 individual projects and 20 team projects.

Team projects may have as many as three student researchers on their team. The 2017 NWGA RSEF was extremely competitive based on the quality and complexity of student research as well as student’s judging interview skill. Twenty Forsyth County Schools student projects will advance to the Georgia Science & Engineering Fair March 30-April 1. Of the 20 projects from Forsyth County Schools, there are 18 individual and two team projects progressing.

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Forsyth Parks and Rec to host Spring Break camps

From left are Jonathon Avery of North Forsyth High School, Kaylee Dodson (home schooled) of Fayetteville, Ga., her brother and contest winner Jacob Dodson (home schooled) also of Fayetteville, and Johns Creek resident and Blessed Trinity High School student Erin Cole with Legionnaire and Contest Chairman Ed Holben.

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Forsyth County Parks and Recreation is offering halfday and full-day spring break camps this year. The camps will vary in location and theme and are offered for children ages 4 through 15, from April 3-7.

The half-day camp options at Old Atlanta Park, located in the southern portion of the county, include a drawing and painting camp for children ages 4 through 6 and a Minecraft-inspired engineering adventure camp for children ages 6 through 11.

Sawnee Mountain Preserve – located in the northern portion of the county – will play host to two full-day camps, an outdoor exploration camp for children ages 6 through 8 and an outdoor adventure camp for children ages 9 through 15. The times and registration fees vary by activity.

For more information on these spring break camps, visit forsythco.com/ parks or call 770-781-2215.

Fayetteville student advances in Oratorical Shady Grove Campground ALPHARETTA, Ga. —Jacob Dodson, home schooled, earned the first place title at the Alpharetta American Legion Post 201’s Oratorical Contest with his speech entitled “Education and Responsibility.” He will now move on to the Legion’s ninth district contest. The winner of said competition can then compete in the area, state and ultimately a national competition against high school orators from across the nation.

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Legislators in attendance were Sen. Michael Williams and Rep. Sheri Gilligan.

The annual Senior Week, coordinated by the Georgia Council on Aging, is an opportunity for senior constituents to discuss, inform and thank their local legislators for support of critical senior issues, midway through the session. More than 400 seniors participated on Feb. 15 and over 200 participated on Feb. 16.

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Haynes Bridge getting $450M office project 1.1 million s.f. of office planned at Ga. 400

Project at a glance • Northwinds Summit • Haynes Bridge Rd. at Ga.400 • 1.1 million s.f. Class A office • 30,000 s.f. of retail/restaurants • 140-room hotel • 140 apartment units • 32 condominium units

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharetta’s skyline is set to grow with plans submitted

by Pope and Land that will place 1.1 million square feet of office space at the intersection of Haynes Bridge Road and Ga. 400.

It is a staggering $450 million project, but Pope and Land director and development partner Kerry Armstrong says it is the right development at the right time and in the right place.

The property is zoned for the Class A office space, but Pope and Land wants to create a campus that will also include apartments, condominiums, a 140-room hotel and 30,000 square feet of commercial space.

“This is something that has been in the works for some time,” Armstrong said. “After all, Pope & Land has owned that property for 25 years.”

The project is ready to move forward now, and will go before the Alpharetta Planning Commission then to the City Council for final approval.

Office is the primary use for the project. The commercial-retail will be mostly to service the residents and office needs for the project. The hotel as well will likely be little competition to existing hotel beds, again supplying the requirements of the onsite office users.

“It is a live-work-play-stay development. It will include a health club and other services oriented for the location,” Armstrong said. “But this product is

heavy on jobs. That is what the market is – jobs.”

The apartments, condos and retail mix are the right size to complement the live-work-play environment, he said.

“It creates a livable, walkable destination. It’s the right product for the suburbs and especially Alpharetta.”

Another element that Armstrong is keen on is the location will be on the southern link of the city’s inner loop walking trail. It’s the kind of amenity that the tenants Pope & Land are seeking to have.

“We’re excited about that and anxious to get working on that with them.

It’s a great plan, and we’re in a position to figure prominently with it,” Armstrong said.

The first phase is contemplated to be 185,000 square feet of office. Ultimately the office will have one component of five-story office and a second two-story office component.

“The other buildings envisioned – depending on the market – would be 350,000 square feet, or 13-, 14-, or 15 stories. That area has always been

identified as Alpharetta’s suburban high-rise site,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong concedes it is a lot to put on a 24-acre site, but that it can accommodate it with direct access off Ga. 400.

“There is not a better site than Haynes Bridge and Ga. 400. It’s where the transportation infrastructure, the traffic signals and everything are.”

For many years the project lay mostly dormant as a joint partnership between Pope and Land and Duke Realty. Then Pope and Land bought out Duke. And now it is bringing the project forward.

Mayor David Belle Isle said he has not yet seen the plans – it was only submitted last week – but it looks like the third leg of the Alpha Link, the proposed inner loop city trail that will link with Alpharetta City Center and Avalon.

“The loop is designed in such a way as to be an anchor on Haynes Bridge Road,” said Belle Isle.

With North Park on North Point Parkway, a 48-acre mixed-use development of Class A office, condos, apartments and retail, Alpharetta is seeing a building boom unlike anything since the mid-1990s.

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State Farm triggering massive Setting prices for your products, urban creation in Dunwoody services Development of State Farm’s new $1 billion, 2.2 million-square-foot Dunwoody campus is well underway and will trigger a significant change to that area. It will create a ‘MidtownGEOFF SMITH like’ atmosphere Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com and a need to expand mass transit.

We at Assurance Financial had a good view of the first, 19-story building that rose above the tree-line outside our Dunwoody office. It’s an attractive building, and alone, looks huge. Now that it’s up, I can start to imagine how big this development will be as developer KDC plans to start construction this year on a 21-story and another 19-story building to be completed in 2019 and 2020.

The campus will eventually house 8,000 State Farm employees in addition to employees working in space that the company will lease out. The campus is more than an office building. The first floors will eventually house 100,000 square feet of retail, restaurants and entertainment, and there will be a 175-room hotel on site.

This next phase also includes a walkway over Hammond Drive connecting the campus to the Dunwoody MARTA station.

The campus is a major investment

by State Farm. And if you look on their website, they believe having a campus like this will be critical in securing the workforce they’ll need over the next several decades. Corporations today are looking ahead at a workforce that will consist of mostly millennials. And those corporations are betting heavily right now on creating work environments that will be attractive to tomor-

Because of this desire for public transportation, properties surrounding MARTA stations have become similar to ocean-front properties.

row’s workforce. These environments include walkable, urban environments with easy access to public transportation.

State Farm is marketing those features to potential employees on its website, selling Atlanta as an “exciting metropolitan area that successfully combines Southern hospitality with cutting-edge innovation.” And specifically referring to its new campus: “Atlanta-based employees are within walking distance to shopping, dining, day care, public transportation, and recreation.”

In actuality, if long-range plans for the area are carried out, State Farm is underselling the urban environment. Dunwoody already approved a $20-million bond that will create a connector road behind the campus that will give motorists a dedicated exit off 285 to the campus.

The road will also give another road-front behind the campus and to the old Goldkist headquarters site next door, where a developer has already proposed building two high-rise office towers, two high-rise residential tow-

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ers, a hotel and a conference center.

Other high rises have been proposed across Hammond Drive surrounding the Dunwoody MARTA station.

Because of this desire for public transportation, properties surrounding MARTA stations have become similar to ocean-front properties. But instead of selling the view, property owners are selling the short-walking distance to mass transit. This is important because adding this many new daytime and nighttime people to the area will stress transit infrastructure.

Local officials are looking at ways to quickly expand mass transit so that riders don’t even have to drive to the MARTA stations to park. Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul announced in his State of the City address this year his desire to build a light-rail system.

He didn’t announce any specific plans, but there has been talk of an east-west line running along Abernathy Road/Perimeter Center from Dunwoody, through Sandy Springs and possibly out to the new Braves Suntrust Park/Battery development.

He said he was inspired by his recent trip to Dallas, Texas, a city that consistently competes with Atlanta for corporate relocations.

“We’ve got to sell our partners on this large vision,” he was quoted as saying. “If we don’t do something now…we are consigning the metropolitan area to second-rate status in the second half of the 21st Century.”

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Are you setting your prices for your products and services correctly?

Is your pricing competitive to other companies who offer the same things you do? Setting prices for your products DICK JONES and services propFounder & President Jones Simply Sales erly is very important for any small business to be successful.

There are many things to take into account when setting a price. Knowing the price thresholds of your target customer, tracking and monitoring your competitors, and understanding the potential demand are just a few things you need to consider. The good news is that you have a lot of flexibility on how you set prices. The key is setting a price where you make money.

First and foremost, your price and the volume sold needs to cover your fixed and variable costs, and also generate a profit. If done correctly, profit margins can help you grow your business and your bank account. Overpricing can reduce demand if competitors offer the same products or services for a lower price. Underpricing may attract more customers, but could lead to financial challenges and the perception by customers that your products and services are “cheap.”

You should continually be testing new pricing models. Monitoring the volume sold and profit margins for each product will help you hone in on the price that produces the greatest profit.

How you set the price of your products and services could be the difference between success or failure of your small business.

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Honey & Hazel to move shop New location will be across the street on North Point Parkway

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — One of Alpharetta’s most beloved locally owned boutiques is moving. But it’s not going far.

Honey & Hazel boutique, run by mother-daughter owners Julie Gordy and Grace Gordy Mohr, is opening up across the street from their current store to North Point Village also on

North Point Parkway.

The store was always a dream for the two.

“This is always something we talked about doing,” Gordy Mohr said. “Joining forces was something we always talked about. We had a good opportunity to start the store. Here we are three years later.”

The new store is set to open sometime in April, after the company’s third birthday. Their current lease is up in April so this is a good time for change, Gordy said.

They caught wind of the space across the street being open and after touring it said it felt perfect.

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The new store will have a similar feel to the current location.

Other stores have also moved to the shopping center, including Ulta Beauty, joining current similar female-oriented shops like Loft, Treasures Formal and Bridal shop and Chico’s.

“The new location will give customers easy access in and out,” Gordy said.

“We will also have more visibility which is what we wanted the most.”

Their new shopping center is designed for customers to be able to park their cars and walk from store to store, Gordy Mohr said. The new location will be a little bit bigger, but size wasn’t a deal-breaker for the owners.

“If you drive or walk past us now, people often say, ‘I’ve been meaning to get in there,’” Gordy said. “We want people to come in. The visibility is the key issue.”

The store has won numerous awards in the past, which Gordy said makes them “pinch themselves” to remember it’s real. She said the new exposure will help the store grow.

“Something’s working. We’re doing something right since we have a location out of the way,” Gordy said. “We care about our customers. They all become family and know that we care about our product and service.”

Sometimes new shoppers are skeptical of the store due to the target customers being a wide range of women.

“They look at me and go, ‘she’s old.

What is she doing here? What does she know?’” Gordy said. “It’s great with Grace being 29 and me being 60-yearsold. The average shopper is anywhere from 20 to 50-years-old.”

And being a mother-daughter family owned and run business helps draw in

Julie Gordy, right, and her daughter Grace Gordy Mohr have been running the boutique for three years.

the customers, too, Gordy said.

“We saw one of our first customers get married,” Gordy Mohr said. “She had a baby and her middle name is Hazel after us. It’s fun to see how everyone evolves in life. It’s nice to be close to our customers.”

For updates on the new location opening, visit shophoneyandhazel.com or facebook.com/honeyandhazel.

BUSINESSBRIEFS

Emory Orthopaedics welcomes Dr. Lisa Foster

Providence Bank hires new staff members

Scientific Games wins new Norsk Tipping contract

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center welcomes a new non-operative spine physician, Dr. Lisa Foster to its Johns Creek practice.

Foster joins Dr. Kyle Hammond; Dr. Neeru Jayanthi; Dr. Scott Maughon; Dr. Oluseun Olufade, Dr. Mathew Pombo and Dr. Richard Thomas at the clinic at 6335 Hospital Parkway in Johns Creek.

Foster is a board-certified, fellowFOSTER ship-trained interventional physiatrist. She has extensive training in minimally invasive, fluoroscopic guided procedures for the treatment of various spinal disorders.

“We’re confident Dr. Foster will strengthen the presence of the Emory Spine Center at our Johns Creek location to make world-class spine care more accessible for patients north of the metro Atlanta area,” says Boden.

Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center has also added six new exam rooms to serve more patients.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Providence Bank recently welcomed two new additions to its staff; Beverly Skelton as Vice President/Branch Manager and Tamy Davis as a teller.

Both new employees bring decades of local banking experience to their positions.

Skelton began her banking career in 1983 and has been a part of the SKELTON North Fulton banking community since 2000.

Davis is also a familiar face in the local banking community. As a lifelong North Fulton resident, Davis began working with her grandfather at Roswell Bank in the 1980s and has remained in banking ever since.

Providence Bank is the only community bank locally chartered in the Alpharetta and Milton community.

ATLANTA — Scientific Games Corporation recently announced that Norsk Tipping, Norway’s national lottery operator and World Lottery Association member, has awarded the Company two new three-year contracts to provide interactive casino and eInstant games.

The contracts, which Scientific Games won following a competitive procurement process, may be extended for one additional year.

The Company’s world-class digital content will be offered to Norwegian players via a single point of delivery through Scientific Games’ secure remote gaming server platform.

Scientific Games also provides Norsk Tipping with lottery instant games as well as lottery gaming systems and retail technology.

The company is also collaborating with the lottery to innovate in areas such as product portfolio management, prize structures and payouts and retail product display.

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Alpharetta Chamber president wants members with ‘big hearts’ New leader wants membership committed to helping

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Riding a wave of economic expansion, Alpharetta is poised to play host to a growth in business exceeding anything it’s seen in the past.

Work begins this month to develop 41 parcels for shops and restaurants, an office tower and residential buildings in downtown’s City Center.

Phase II of Avalon, set to open in April, will feature an additional 80,000 square feet of retail, a Class A office towers, luxury rental units and a 325 room hotel and conference center.

These are ripe pickings for a local chamber of commerce.

But not so fast, says Chamber Executive Director Kelsey Lynch.

“I’m all about quality over quantity,” Lynch said. “I just want the best people who have big hearts and want to support other local businesses.”

Lynch took the reins last November and immediately set the lofty goal of doubling the chamber’s 348 members this year.

So far, not too bad. The business organization has grown by almost 25 members since Lynch took over and the word is spreading.

Just last week Lynch streamed live a chamber event on Facebook inviting others to join in. That’s the sort of invite today’s members appreciate, she said peeking through the curtain before committing to entering the room.

“I don’t think I realized how attached and passionate I would become,” she said. “This job is changing the course of my life. I have a completely different outlook on what I want

to do and what I want to focus on.

It’s extremely satisfying.”

The Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce is governed by a 28-member board of directors — local business leaders dedicated LYNCH to fostering the business and residential climate in the city.

Lynch was brought on late last year to run the day-to-day affairs of the organization.

The past three months have been eye-opening, she said.

“What I’ve seen is that there is an overwhelming number of business owners who aren’t getting a real experience,” she said. “I’ve seen a lot of people who have fallen through the cracks.

They don’t have as much visibility as they could have.

“A lot of them aren’t seeing the value of joining a chamber. That’s across the board.”

Lynch knows something about being an outsider. She began her own pastry business out of her home in 2008 and, by chance, linked up with the right people who guided her into distributing her product to countless other businesses and events.

For four years, she supplied Tin Lizzy’s five area locations with 2,000 cupcakes a week, plus catered parties, luncheons and special events.

In all that time baking, packaging, delivering and marketing, she never joined the local chamber.

“That’s the biggest mistake and regret I have,” she said when asked about it last November.

As a small business owner she did not realize what a chamber could do then.

“I just didn’t know.”

Today, she said she “would have killed to have been a part of such an

Project: Continued from Page 16 Belle Isle attributes the up-tick in economic development to a lot of “good business decisions, especially from the technology sector.”

He points to the $100 million expansion recently announced by Jackson Healthcare as another example.

“The Avalon office building has added Microsoft as a tenant. And it has been reported to me that it is completely leased out,” Belle Isle said. “I believe this was the first ‘spec’ office building started outside the perimeter since the late 1990s and to have 100 percent pre-leased is a huge step.

“So I can certainly see there is growing demand.

organization.”

It has opened her eyes to what a chamber can be to young entrepreneurs. ”I’m in a unique position, because I was an entrepreneur, and I’ve learned so much along the way about how to run a business successfully,” Lynch said.

“I feel like I’m up for the challenge, actually give these people something they can learn about and how they can really further their business. We’re not just going to print up a newsletter and make up a website.”

One thing she is committed to is personal contact.

“I’ve been doing a lot of one-onones,” she said. “I’ve seen a lot of positive feedback from that. Every single time a new member joins, I reach out to them.”

It’s from these personal contacts that Lynch learns where a business might need help.

In a recent case, a man had opened a gym in Alpharetta, but he wanted to include a full scope of services including daycare, nutrition counselling and a juice bar.

Lynch put her in touch with a businessman she knows who operates a juice bar and the two formed an agreement whereby juice products from the store are sold at the gym.

Lynch said those are the kinds of services a chamber should offer all members – something beyond attending gatherings and handing out business cards.

“That would’ve never have happened if I hadn’t sat down and figured out exactly what this gentleman needed to get him moving faster than he would have on his own,” she said. “I want to help when it comes to resources.”

She said chambers can boast about how big of a network they have, but it’s often like throwing people into a pool and expecting them to find one another.

“Why not facilitate that process,

We have confidence in the market and we have confidence in Alpharetta. This is a big bet, but we think the timing is right.

It will take many years to come to full buildout.”

KERRY ARMSTRONG Pope and Land director and development partner Obviously, we will have to study the application and hear from the public. But I think this type of develop-

I’m all about quality over quantity. I just want the best people who have big hearts and want to support other local businesses.”

KELSEY LYNCH Alpharetta Chamber Executive Director because in my mind is a database of members,” she said. “And, I know who is who. Because I talk to everyone all day and hear their challenges, I keep that in the back of my mind.

“So when I’m out and about and I hear a conversation where someone expresses a need, I can immediately pull it.

“I’ll say ‘I know exactly what you’re talking about. I have just the person you need to talk to,’” she said.

But pursuing all the one-on-one is time consuming, and Lynch says it keeps her away from the office a lot.

She depends on event coordinator Kristen Franks, her only staffer, to handle much of the event scheduling and online updates.

“That’s one of the things I want to change,” she said. “As we continue to grow – and I can show that growth to our board – that’s when we’ll be able to start hiring more people.”

No matter how many are added, though, Lynch said she will remain at the forefront with members, finding out how the chamber can better serve them.

“You can go to any organization and deal with a membership representative,” she said. “Right out of the gate, I want them to realize they can rely on me.”

ment makes sense at the southern point of our loop and right next to 400.”

Technology companies want to be here, and Alpharetta is the logical place.

“It used to be technology companies wanted to be out on a divided highway somewhere by themselves.

Now the trend is that they want to be around other things that are happening. And Alpharetta has a lot of things happening,” Belle Isle said.

The project is the largest ever contemplated in Alpharetta.

“We have confidence in the market and we have confidence in Alpharetta. This is a big bet, but we think the timing is right. It will take many years to come to full buildout,” Armstrong said.

If the zoning goes through, Pope & Land plan to get phase 1 under way quickly.

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CALENDAR JCVA DINNER MEETING

‘MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE’

The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers presents the story of Maya Angelou, an inspirational singer, dancer, activist, poet and writer. This film celebrates her life with rare archival photos and videos of her as well as interviews with friends and family. A Q&A with the filmmaker will follow the showing. It will be shown Sunday, March 12, 7-10 p.m. at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. For more information, visit roswellgov.com.

Looking to get the word out about your event? Submit it to our online calendar at NorthFulton.com/Calendar.

EVENTS: 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

BULLOCH HALL QUILT SHOW

What: The Bulloch Hall Quilt Guild will present their 35th Great American Cover-Up Quilt Show, featuring around 200 quilts made by local artists and displayed throughout the antebellum home.

When: March 10-19 Where: Bulloch Hall, 180 Bulloch Ave, Roswell More info: bhqg.org

ALPHARETTA POLICE K-9 5K FOOT CHASE

What: The race is on a certified course with chip timing. There will be the chance to win prizes just for entering.

All of the proceeds will benefit the Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation.

Other dogs are welcome.

When: Saturday, March 11, 7:30-9:30 a.m.

Where: Alpharetta Community Center, 175 Roswell St., Alpharetta More info and registration: awesomealpharetta.com

MACFESTIVUS AND 1/2K

What: Join this second annual family friendly event with live music, bag pipes, Irish dancers, face painting, balloon artists, beer and food.

When: Saturday, March 11, noon-6 p.m.

Where: MacMcGees, 936 Canton St., Roswell More info: macmcgeepubs.com

HOME BUYERS WORKSHOP

What: Learn about how to become a homeowner in this free workshop and presentation by a local realtor and mortgage banker. There will be light refreshments and a door prize.

When: Saturday, March 11, 11 a.m.noon Where: Northeast Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek More info and registration: melissa@ nloans.net

NIGHT HIKE

What: Enjoy a guided night hike with limited artificial light at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve. Awake the senses and enjoy the natural world. S’mores and/or hot chocolate will follow.

When: Monday, March 13, 8:30 p.m.

Where: Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, 9770 Autrey Mill Road, Johns Creek Cost: $10 More info and tickets: autreymill.org

ROSWELL READS W RITING WORKSHOP

What: Guest lecturer and writer-inresidence Melissa Fay Greene will present a free writing workshop and go over how she crafts her stories. Greene is the author of “The Underdogs.”

When: Tuesday, March 14, 10 a.m.noon Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell More info and registration: roswellgov. com

VEGETABLE GARDENING – THE BASICS

What: This free class covers: soil preparation; seasonal planting (coolseason vs warm-season crops); planning your garden; mulching, weed control, fertilizing and pest control.

When: Tuesday, March 14, 7-8:30 p.m.

Where: Bill Johnson Community Activity Building, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: nfmg.net

What: The Johns Creek Veteran’s Association will host their monthly social hour and dinner at this meeting.

Help honor and promote the welfare of local veterans and get them involved in community activities.

When: Wednesday, March 15, 6-8 p.m.

Where: Park Place at Newtown Park, 3160 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek Cost: $5 More info: jcvets.org or 678-512-3430

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

SCAD PRINTMAKING EXHIBIT

What: This exhibit showcases the innovative ways both traditional and digital printmaking processes can be utilized to express ideas and concepts in the 21st century. Presented by SCAD students, alumni and faculty When: March 11-April 21, times vary Where: Johns Creek Arts Center, 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road, Building 700, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekarts.org

ROSWELL DANCE STARZ

What: Roswell Dance Starz will be presenting their Winter Concert “Tribute: A Dancer’s Celebration of Art, Literature, Music, Film and Stage” showcasing their dance company members ages 7-18.

When: Saturday, March 11, 1-2:30 p.m.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info and tickets: tututix.com/ roswelldancestarz

ARTIST RECEPTION: GREG FERGUSON

What: Meet the artist behind the exhibit “Bearing Witness” The Photography of Greg Ferguson, which showcases Ferguson’s award-winning photography of the natural world.

When: Sunday, March 12, 3-5 p.m.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: gregferguson.us.com or 770594-6232

ATLANTA FLUTE ENSEMBLE CONCERT

What: The Atlanta Flute Ensemble will present their free spring concert, directed by Kathy Farmer. They will play a variety of melodies sure to relax and inspire. Reservations are required.

When: Wednesday, March 15, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Northeast Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek More info and registration: karen. swenson@fultoncountyga.gov or 770360-8820

“9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL”

What: With music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, this play is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. See the hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era.

When: March 16-25, times vary Where: Milton High School, 13025 Birmingham Highway, Milton Cost: tickets start at $15 More info and tickets: miltontheatrecompany.com

“OKLAHOMA!”

What: Roswell High School presents the story the classic musical about the 20th century frontier west and the romance between Curly, a cow-hand, and Laurey, a farm girl, as they start a new life together.

When: March 16-19, times vary Where: Roswell High School, 11595 King Road, Roswell Cost: $12 in advance, $15 at the door More info and tickets: oklahomarhs. com

LIBRARY EVENTS: SHENANIGANS

What: Join Autism Improvised for this free six-week improv theater workshop for those with high-functioning autism, Asperger’s or similar traits. Have fun, make friends and gain confidence. Ages 14-26.

When: Wednesday, March 15, 1:302:30 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info and registration: afpls.org or 404-613-4050

IT’S A MYSTERY BOOK CLUB

What: All mystery novel lovers are invited to join this club and the discussion of this month’s book, “The Woman Upstairs,” by Claire Messud.

Registration is required.

When: Saturday, March 11, 2-3 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info and registration: marcia. divack@fultoncountyga.gov

TECH HELP: DATABASES

What: Learn how to use the library’s free digital resources in this free hands-on class for students and adults.

Laptop users are welcome.

When: Saturday, March 11, 1-2 p.m.

Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

COOKING WITH CHEF LYNN

What: Alpharetta Library’s resident culinary artist Chef Lynn Ware, of Gourmet Solutions, will offer a free cooking demo with samples. This demo’s theme is a surprise.

When: Monday, March 13, 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info and registration: michael. salpeter@fultoncountyga.gov or 404613-6735

AP TEST PREP: AP PSYCHOLOGY

What: Instructors from C2Education will help students prepare for the AP Psychology exam this spring. A practice exam will also be available next week.

Reservations are required.

When: Monday, March 13, 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info and registration: afpls.org or 770-640-3075

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

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GET OUTSIDE, GEORGIA:

Getting ready for white bass fishing There’s good news for Georgia anglers: the white bass are here again!

Warming temperatures and lengthening days are the triggers that launch the STEVE HUDSON annual springtime Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net white bass run, and the fishing that results can indeed be fast and furious.

It’s already happening in the southern parts of the state, and odds are that the excitement will begin in these parts any day now.

Traditional wisdom has it that white bass run about the same time the dogwoods bloom. The cause is a water temperature in the mid 50s.

What’s it like when white bass run? During the peak of the run, the numbers of fish in the rivers can be truly astounding. Fish of a half pound to a couple of pounds are the norm, though larger ones are sometimes encountered.

Every seasoned white bass enthusiast will affirm that when you catch one white bass, you can expect to catch more. It’s not just a fish here and a fish there. The number of fish can be amazing to those who have never experienced the fun of a white bass run.

Where can you look for white bass?

Focus on rivers and streams which feed large lakes. Hereabouts, check out the rivers and streams feeding Lake Allatoona (the Etowah and Little River) and Lanier (the Chestatee and the Chattahoochee). A little farther afield, check out the Coosa River (and of course the Oostanaula and Etowah, which join to form the Coosa), which feeds Alabama’s Lake Weiss. Many consider the Coosa run to be the best in the state.

While a boat definitely provides greater access to good white bass water, some areas (including the Little River at Olde Rope Mill Park near I-575 as well as Mayo Lock and Dam Park on the Coosa River) provide opportunities to fish for white bass from shore.

What about tactics? During the run, white bass tend to congregate below shoals, near the mouth of creeks, near large brushpiles, close to sandbars, or near other obstructions that interrupt the flow. Such areas can hold large numbers of fish and are considered prime spots, so don’t be surprised to find them crowded with anglers at times.

White bass are already running in southern Georgia, and will begin in these parts any day.

What kind of gear? Spinning enthusiasts do well with small, 2- to 3-inch, light-colored minnow imitations. Small plugs or in-line spinners will do the job; so will simple white jigheads fitted with a curly-tailed plastic grub. If your lure’s color scheme includes a touch of red or chartreuse, so much the better.

If you’re fly fishing, try bright and flashy streamers such as the Rolex or the Hudson Streamer. A weighted white Bream Buster tied on a size six or eight hook will work too. You want fairly heavy flies so they’ll get down into the lower half of the water column.

Whether spin fishing or fly fishing, allow the lure to sink a bit before beginning the retrieve. Use the “countdown” technique - that is, allow the lure to sink to various depths while you count off seconds - to find the depth where the fish are holding. Then simply use a more-or-less steady retrieve – and hold on!

Because no complicated techniques are required, white bass is particularly fun with kids. All that a young angler needs is a basic spinning rod and some grubtail jigs or spinners.

The white bass action will continue into April, when the fish will leave the rivers and return to the depths of the lakes. But while it’s on, it offers a great opportunity for some unforgettable fishing.

If you enjoy fly fishing for white bass, you may be interested in a special fly tying class set for Saturday, March 11, at Alpharetta Outfitters.

This class, taught by Yours Truly, is designed to teach you how to tie and fish some of the most effective flies for white bass fishing. There is a charge for the class. Space is limited, and preregistration is required. For more information, contact Alpharetta Outfitters at 678-762-0027.

Meanwhile, be sure to say hello if you see me out on one of our rivers over the next few weeks. White bass season is short, and odds are I’ll be out there every chance I get.

And holler if you hook a big one. I’ll come running and take your picture!

Spring brings great opportunities for getting outdoors, and one great way to do so is to hike one of the many great 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. chattahoocheemedia.com.

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Strong kids, rock star role models In today’s world, kids need camp more than ever. It is the ideal escape from the pressures and messages that bombard them from every side. Every camp wants to provide an experience that is memorable, fun, and that has lasting meaningful impact.

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Day Camps Parks And Recreation

Find your family’s fun this summer with Alpharetta Recreation and Parks! Camps include Art Exploration, Sports Camps, Babysitter Boot Camp, and Specialty Camps (cheer, dance, gymnastics, LEGO, tennis).

One-week or multi-day sessions offered for ages 3-17; dates/times/ costs vary. Also available: General Day Camp at Wills Park, CIT Junior Counselor Program, and Camp Happy Hearts (for children with mild disabilities). Recreation classes continue during summertime too. Choose from cupcake decorating, harps, karate, outdoor adventure programs, teen drawing/art portfolio, tree climbing, swimming lessons, and more! Activities held at various locations in Alpharetta. For info: 678-297-6100.

To browse 2017 Spring/Summer Recreation Guide or to enroll: www. alpharetta.ga.us/recreation.

Rowing

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Come learn to row or improve your skills at Saint Andrew Rowing Club in Roswell. Rising 6th -12th graders learn boat handling and rowing technique on the beautiful Chattahoochee River! Our smaller environment offers more time on the water and time with our excellent coaches! Intro to Rowing I: One week camps for beginners.

AM and PM sessions, $150/session; $250/full day.

Intro to Rowing II: Two week AM camps for those who have completed Intro I or an intro fall/spring season, $250/session. Dates: 6/12-6/16, 6/19-6/23*, 6/26-6/30, 7/10-7/14*, 7/17-7/21, 7/24-7/28* * Full Day option available.

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Science

Club SciKidz Science and Technology Camps: Club SciKidz offers children and teen’s age’s 4-5, exciting camps in science and technology.

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each camp. 14 Metro Atlanta locations available. www.clubscikidz.com for more information or call 678-4935651.

etry. Located in Cleveland, Georgia, 1.5hrs from Atlanta and 20 min from the end of 400. 706-348-1533. www. strongrockcamp.com.

Overnight Camps

Camp Juliette Low (CJL) provides girls with exciting, outdoor experiences that foster self-confidence, promote teamwork, and develop leadership skills. At CJL, campers will find a place where they can be themselves, learn new skills, and have fun! CJL was founded in 1922 by Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts, and maintains its rustic setting and time-honored traditions. Today, CJL operates independently from the Girl Scouts and is open to all girls ages 7-17. Located on beautiful Lookout Mountain, CJL offers one and two week sessions June 4-July 29, 2017.

Platform tents, outdoor adventure, traditional camping, fun and friendship! Preparing Girls for Confident Living and Leadership Since 1922. www.CJL.org

Traditional camp for the non-traditional camper Talisman Programs provide exceptional co-ed summer camp opportunities for young people ages 6-22 with high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (Aspergers), ADD/ADHD and other learning differences. Since 1980 our ACA-accredited programs have been offering unique alternatives to ordinary summer camps. We provide a structured, nurturing environment within an exciting adventure program in which our campers can have a successful summer while increasing social skills, a sense of personal responsibility and more positive self-image.

5, 13, 16 and 19 day pro grams.

Nestled in the beautiful western North Carolina mountains, south of Asheville, we are a 3 hour drive from Atlanta. Visit our website www.talismancamps.com or 1-855-LUV-TALI

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Waterski & Wakeboard Camp.

Jack Travers’ Sunset Lakes located an hour from Orlando in the heart of Central Florida since 1973. Spring & Summer Camp includes a variety of things on the water, beginners on two skiis, learning to trick, wakeboard, wake surf and Slalom and jump. All abilities are accepted from beginner to advanced. Other fully supervised activities by adult staff include Paddle boarding fun environment mixed in with group night time activities of bowling, ping pong, beach volley ball, camp fires, movies, canoeing the natural springs of Florida, Go-Carting, shopping, trip to Water Park, Beach day. Open year round. More information at www.jacktravers.com.

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Georgia

Camp Woodmont on Lookout Mtn in NW GA is a traditional, overnight camp for boys & girls ages 6–14. Just 2 hours from Atlanta, Camp Woodmont features horseback riding, highropes, climbing, sports, dance, crafts, canoeing, archery & more!

Founded in 1981, Camp Woodmont is the perfect place to build lifelong friendships and everlasting memories.

Our deep-seeded traditions, close family atmosphere and caring counselors make campers feel secure, welcome & reassured! Counselors are college-age and live in the cabins with the campers. Our camp program is very well-suited to first-time campers. Come tour the camp at our Open House May 21, 2017 from 2-5 pm. 423-472-6070 or go to www. campwoodmont.com Strong Rock Camp is a place our campers call “home” and everyone is family. A co-ed Christian camp in the northeast Georgia mountains offering 6-day mini and 13-day main sessions for 1st-11th graders. Our mature, talented, and service-oriented staff are the role models parents, and especially campers, are looking for. Unconditional love and acceptance help every camper belong. We build confident and independent kids through a wide range of activities, including horseback riding, archery, riflery, canoeing, climbing, swimming, outdoor living skills, super science, dance, drama, arts and crafts, team sports, tumbling, fishing and rock-

Valley View Ranch Equestrian Camp. Horse lovers’ paradise since 1954! Located on 600 acres a’top Lookout Mountain in Cloudland, GA. Enrollment is limited to 50 girls, ages 8-17, offering one and 2-week sessions. We offer several riding programs and encourage each camper to participate in all of them: English and Hunt Seat; Western Stock Seat and Barrels (Gymkhana); Trails and Vaulting. CHA instructors teach beginner to advanced riders.

Spend 4-6 hours daily with your OWN camp horse. The Jones family are third generation horse lovers, camp administrators, and equine educators making girls dreams come true!

Come tour the camp at our Open House May 21 from 1-3pm. 706-8622231; www.valleyviewranch.com.

Camp SAY: A Summer Camp for Young People who Stutter; August 1-15, 2017. Camp SAY builds Confidence, Communication & Friendships! Our 2-week sleep-away camp combines the highest-quality traditional summer camp experience with programs that empower young people who stutter, ages 8-18. In addition to arts & crafts, sports, water activities, outdoor activities, performing arts, equestrian program & more, optional Speech Therapy is available with an SLP, expert in stuttering.

Camp SAY is ACA-accredited and located on a 500-acre, facility (near Asheville). Financial aid is available for tuition & travel. Visit CampSAY. org, download a brochure: bit.ly/ campsay, email Meg@SAY.org, or call 828.393.4244. Camp SAY, 179 Blue Star Way, Hendersonville, NC 28793

Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont offers nature, backpacking, science adventure and family camps inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Imagine splashing around in an icy-cold mountain stream, climbing ridges to an unbelievable view, or choosing from a variety of activities to discover nature through hands-on explorations, day hikes and crafts. Options for beginning campers as well as outdoor enthusiasts - ages 5 to 95.

Tremont Institute creates space for discovery, personal development and opportunities to unplug and explore.

Call (865) 448-6709 or visit http:// www.gsmit.org.

Located on the Tennessee side of the national park. Find us on Facebook @GSMITremont to see pictures and videos of the adventure that awaits!

MMA Summer Camp: Marine Military Academy offers a four-week, military adventure camp for school boys 12-18. MMA Summer Camp is highly physical and tightly structured. In 28 days, campers participate in 30+ military challenges and sports — from archery to mud diving, from paintball to ziplining. MMA also offers an English immersion camp. At ESL Summer Camp, campers spend 25 hours/week in the classroom learning English. In the afternoons and weekends, they participate in the same activities as the regular MMA campers.

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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.” 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.

The women dance in welcome while the boys and men made a mock attack but all in fun.

View more photos of the Woods’ trip to Mono Island on ForsythHerald.com

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 remem-

bered 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.

Then they heard a moving speech from the island’s Chief Lloyd Pulikani

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Mono Island is truly an island paradise. Almost all of their needs are easily met as the island and the sea provide food and shelter.

Mary Jo Wood talks with Mono Island Chief Lloyd Pulikani as Jere Wood looks on. 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.

“He told me they were illiterate, they 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 remembered as liberators. The islanders are proud to have helped Ben King and his companions.

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

Two young dancers enjoy themselves at a festival for the honored guests. 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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West Forsyth’s Clack leaves to coach Mitlon Has been Wolverines’ head coach since 2014

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton’s new head football coach will be a familiar face to Eagles fans.

Milton named Adam Clack, former West Forsyth head coach, to lead its program. Clack will be the 10th head coach for the Eagles’ CLACK program which began in 1950.

Clack has been with West Forsyth since its inception in 2007. He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2011 and was named head coach in 2014.

In three seasons leading West, Clack compiled a 20-12 record and led the Wolverines to playoff appearances the past two seasons.

“I watched the program at Milton from afar for many years and I always thought I could be a good fit,” Clack said. “It’s a tremendous honor to be here and I can’t wait to get to work.”

Clack was chosen from a pool of 150 applicants, and according to Milton AD Gary Sylvestri, Clack “was the best candidate.”

“There was a bunch of viable candidates and some high-caliber coaches,” he said. “At the end of the day, our staff of eight made the decision to go with Clack.”

Clack will bring energy, vision, an attention to detail and great leadership to the Eagles, Sylvestri said.

“We want the right fit. It’s not always about the most rings or the most victories, it’s about what is best for our players and our community and we felt that coach Clack was the right fit to lead our program,” Sylvestri said.

Both Sylvestri and Clack have ties dating back to 2007, when they were on the football staff at West during its infancy. Clack said he and Sylvestri always joked that one day they would coach together again. And now they will.

“I have seen coach Clack progress since I’ve been here. He went from a great offensive coordinator to a great head coach and, most importantly, he is a great leader of men,” Sylvestri said.

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for premier homecare agency in Alpharetta. Must have excellent communication skills and enjoy working with elderly. CNA or LPN certification desired. Prior homecare or scheduling experience a plus. Call 678-230-5971

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Upscale Housecleaner Great opportunity for a positive, energetic, detailed, dependable female.We serve a very elite established repeat clientele. Monday-Friday, 3035 hours/week. Excellent pay! Sheri 770-309-7335 PRESCHOOL TEACHER-FT/PT INFANT TEACHER. PROGRAM SUPERVISOR. Positions open immediately! Benefits available. Excellent pay.

Friendly environment.

Call 678-648-3175 or info@krk52.com

FRONT DESK Doctors office. Computer experience.

Pleasant team player. Positive attitude.

Alpharetta/ Roswell.

Resume: medoffice123@gmail.com

RECEPTIONIST Family-owned and operated Rivermont Golf Club is looking for enthusiastic, customer service oriented receptionist. 25 hours/ week.

Competitive pay, meals, flexible work environment. hrrivermontgc@gmail.com

Sales Garage Sale MILTON Crooked Creek Subdivision; 510 Heron Run Court.

(Gated, entrance on Highway 9). Friday 3/10-Saturday 3/11, 8am-2pm.

Clothes, household, MORE!!!

Fill your position CALL 770-442-3278 to place your ad

Animals Horses PONIES

7 fabulous, loving, wellmannered ponies!

10 hands to 14.2.

They ride English & Western. $1000 & up.

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MAIN CLASSIFIEDS continued from page 37 Pet Training

Furniture

GEORGIA K9 National Training Center specializes in elite dog training and behavior modification. Call today!

Located in Canton.

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CHAIRS: Black, cushioned, no armrests.

New! 2 at $46/both.

678-663-5953

Bargains Building Supplies VELUX SKYLIGHTS, used. (Eight, 21”x44”, two miscellaneous sizes). $400/all. 770-992-6848 leave message

Cemetery Arlington Memorial 3 cremation niches Garden Mausoleum Block 41B #C,D,E $1,000 or 3/$2,500 Transfers paid.

Pictures available. Call/ text 678-579-2863 ARLINGTON/SANDY SPRINGS Oakhill Section, #284-C Space 4. Beautiful, near tree. $3500/obo. Retail $4995.

770-564-1628, 770-695-9045

Collectibles MENS’ RING: 18 carat yellow gold. Size 12.

Featuring 1.79 carats round blue sapphire surrounded by 1 carat channel set baguette diamonds. $5000/ obo. Appraised $8446.

678-551-3782

Furniture CHILDRENS’ TABLE, cherry Delta $90.

404-889-3233 CHERRY HUNT TABLE with mirror, $700.

404-889-3233 BARSTOOLS 30” cherry 404-889-3233

(3) $300.

SWIVEL ROCKER RECLINER, Lazy-Boy: Beige. New! $850. Retail $1099. 678-957-8335 ROLLAWAY BED; Folding, single. Used once. Mint!

Plus single-sheet set. $150. Originally $208. $45 extra for single bed quilt. 770-343-8075 DINING ROOM TABLE, glass top, cherry inlay, 6 covered roll-back chairs $800. 404-889-3233 CHAIRS: Black, cushioned, no armrests.

New! 2 at $46/both.

678-663-5953 H E C K M A N E N T E RTA I N M E N T CENTER: $400.

404-630-8966 Octagonal poker table; wood/glass oval coffee table. 770-889-8812 BAR STOOLS, swivel seats & backs. Two 24”, one 29”, all wood construction; great condition! $20 each.

770-888-2790 ENTERTAINMENT UNIT: Tall. You pick up. $100.

770-633-1335

Garden/Lawn TORO WEEDEATER, heavy duty. like new.

6.5HP Lawn Boy mower, self-propelled; mulching blade. $200 both.

770-594-7825

Household EDEN PURE HEATER: Like new! $100.

770-633-1335 FRIGIDAIRE FREEZER $125. 404-889-3233

Miscellaneous YA M A H A 4-WHEELER 404-889-3233

kids’ $150.

JOHN DEERE KIDS’ GROUNDLOADER $150.

404-889-3233 LITTLE TYKES COUPE and Fire Engine, both for kids $70. 404-889-3233 STROLLERS 404-889-3233

$40.

JOHN DEERE GATOR for kids $200. 404-889-3233 DUNE RACER (kids) $150. 404-889-3233 POLARIS Kids’ 4-Wheeler $150. 404-889-3233

Musical Instruments PIANO, Baby Grand: Elegant case, matching bench; warm, rich tone.

Sacrifice $1650 obo.

678-445-3654 PIANO: Kimball Upright with bench, in excellent condition!

Completely refurbished and tuned. $1100. 770-861-7537 PIANO: Henry F. Miller Upright, matching bench $500/firm. 770-552-4034

Recreation MENS TREK ROAD BIKE/Accessories: $650. Photos available.

404-291-3729 SKIS, BOOTS, POLES, womens’ and mens’ 7/1/2 and 9-1/2. $400.

404-889-3233 FITNESS ELLIPTICAL BIKE: New-Octane XR600 $1,300.00 OBO. Contact: Steve 925- 549-4733 TROLLING MOTOR, Minn Kota Edge. New, 55 lbs thrust, foot pedal. $250.

404-433-7827

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Legal Notice IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN

Miscellaneous

ST – 13 – CV 428 ACTION FOR DEBT AND FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS (ST. THOMAS), INC., Plaintiff, vs.

GARY WAYNE PARNES and THE FRENCHMAN’S COVE CONDOMINIUM OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendants.

SUMMONS To: GARY WAYNE PARNES, 3999 Austell Road, Ste. 359, Austell, Georgia 30106 Within the time limited by law (see note below) you are hereby required to appear before this Court and answer to an Amended Complaint filed against you in this action and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment by default will be taken against you as demanded in the Amended Complaint, for DEBT AND FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE. Witness my hand and the Seal of this Court this 9th day of September, 2016.

ESTRELLA GEORGE, Acting Clerk of the Court By: Donna D. Donavan, Court Clerk Supervisor Matthew J. Duensing Law Offices of Duensing & Casner 9800 Buccaneer Mall, Bldg. 2, Suite 9 P.O. Box 6785 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00804 340/774-6011 340/776-8520 (fax) mduensing@vilawyers.com NOTE: This defendant, if served personally, is required to file his answer or other defenses with the Clerk of this Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty-one (21) days after service of this summons, excluding the date of service. The defendant, if served by publication or by personal service outside of the jurisdiction, is required to file his answer or other defense with the Clerk of this Court, and to serve a copy thereof upon the attorney for the plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the completion of the period of publication or personal service outside of the jurisdiction.

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Vintage Barbie and Friends, Ginny, Madame Alexander, and other dolls, clothing and accessories. (Local). Cell 214-883-8215

Notice is given that articles of incorporation that will incorporate “U Group Enterprises L.L.C.” have been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business Corporation Code. The initial registered office of the corporation is located at: 408 South Atlanta Street, Roswell, Ga. 30075 and it’s registered agent at such address is: Andy McCoy

RECORDS: LP’s. Pay cash, Rock & Roll.

Mojo Vinyl, Roswell 678-534-5042

Business Services Business for Sale FERNANDINA BEACH, FL Retail gift shop in historic area. Inventory, fixtures, goodwill. Call Bonnie 904-491-1294

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Personal Services Child Care NANNY; Experienced, seeking Cumming family to work for. Excellent references. One or two children, infant-preschool.

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Eldercare YOUR HOME Nights or days. 8-12 hours. $14/hour.

Verifiable references.

20+ years experience.

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No pets.

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