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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A married couple was arrested March 22 by the newly formed Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Forsyth Drug Task Force.

A search warrant on a home on Manor Park Drive in Cumming uncovered cocaine, numerous schedule II pills, THC oil, marijuana, cash and firearms.

The occupants of the home arrested and charged with offenses are: Keven Thomas Pope, 42: Violation of the Georgia Controlled Substance Act - intent to distribute cocaine, intent to distribute scheduled II drugs, possession of scheduled II drugs, possession of drug-related objects, sale of THC and possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime.

Erica June Pope, 32: Violation of the Georgia Controlled Substance Act - intent to distribute cocaine, sale of THC, drug-related objects and possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime.

The Task Force is composed of officers from the Johns Creek Police Department, Alpharetta Department of Public Safety and Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A recently released inmate told deputies his ex-fiance reportedly stole $20,000 from him while he was in jail.

He said he was incarnated from July 8, 2017 to March 8, 2018 and granted the 38-year-old woman the power of attorney to sell his home last November and pay his bills for him. Upon his release from jail, the 37-year-old man found $20,000 was taken from his personal checking account over that time frame.

Additionally, the woman reportedly didn’t return the man’s phone, credit cards or debit card.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 23-yearold worker at a local assisted living facility had nearly $2,000 stolen from her purse while she was working.

The employee said she had divided $4,300 into three envelopes and kept them in her purse to use to go buy a car after work. She said she put her purse in the laundry room while she worked and mentioned to a coworker she had the money with her.

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the day, she noticed the door propped open but didn’t think anything of it. A few hours later, she went to get something from her purse and noticed one of the envelopes was missing. She counted, and discover about half the money was missing.

The laundry room is never locked and anyone can get inside, including residents and visitors. The human resources generalist said she believes the employee left the money at home.

The employees working that day consented to a search of their purses and coats, including the other employee the woman talked to earlier about the money. Nothing was found on the employees who were searched. There are no cameras in the building and employees are advised to not leave items in the unlocked laundry room.

Tenant, landlord fight over water heater repair FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — After complaining about a water heater, a tenant and his landlord got into an altercation.

The 56-year-old landlord told deputies her 42-year-old tenant came to her doorstop on Charleston Park Road, pushed her and cussed at her for not addressing an issue with the water heater. As he left, she said she followed him and continued the altercation until they got to his porch. She said at some point, the tenant punched her causing a laceration and swollen knot on her head. The tenant said he’s been dealing with a leaking roof, broken water heater and many other issues for the seven years he’s rented from the landlord. He said he approached her to say he was

getting a plumber, which led to a verbal argument before he left. She reportedly followed him, entered without permission and attempted to assault him by throwing punches. He said he acted in self-defense and punched her back.

A third party confirmed the tenant’s story and the landlord was determined as to be the guilty party. Both refused to press charges.

Family returns home to discover burglary JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A mother and daughter called police March 18 after they discovered their home had been burglarized during the two hours they had been away. The two left their house at Medridge Circle at 6:30 p.m., securing the residence before leaving. They returned two hours later, when the mother noted that one of the kitchen windows was wide open. The woman ran outside with her daughter to call police, afraid that someone might still be inside. Officers said that the window appeared to have been pried open. It had cracked glass and a hole in the frame. Outside, one of the mesh panels on the deck patio had been removed.

The main bedroom was ransacked, with drawers, documents and clothing scattered over the floor. Several pieces of jewelry, worth $3,000 total, and a Social Security card were missing.

Police found no prints. One neighbor said his doorbell camera recorded two suspicious vehicles and a person walking alongside them earlier.

The person walking next to the vehicles then walked into the victim’s yard before leaving the camera’s range.

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City Hall clock to get repaired

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — For years, the large clock atop Cumming City Hall has displayed the wrong time.

That’s about to change.

The Cumming City Council approved repairs March 20 that will get the clock back on track.

City Administrator Phil Higgins said the city has received numerous calls and complaints about the timepiece which went on the fritz several years ago.

City Hall was completed in 2002 with an architectural design based on the general style and features of an earlier courthouse which burned in the 1970s.

“We’ve been investigating the past several years on trying to get it fixed,” Higgins said. “Unfortunately we can’t get a new clock in since the French company where the parts are from are no longer in business.

Finding a new company to fix the clock has been very difficult.”

The city was quoted a figure of nearly $20,000 for repairs last year, but, by shopping around, they located one company that can fix the clock for an estimated $5,350, Higgins said, including parts, labor and a crane rental.

Installation will begin as soon as possible, he said.

Every side of the clock essentially has its own motor, but three out of the four work right now.

“We were lucky to find a company that had the parts,” Higgins said.

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The Cumming City Hall clock will be getting much-needed repairs after the City Council signed off on a contract March 20.

Forsyth named healthiest county for 6th year FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Out of 159 counties in the state, Forsyth County again ranked No. 1 when it comes to health for the sixth consecutive year.

The annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps study conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has again placed Forsyth at the top. The rankings are based on two types of measures: how long people live and how healthy people feel while alive.

Northside Hospital Forsyth Administrator Lynn Jackson said the healthy community recognition is built on decades of work from many community leaders.

“With six straight years of recognition, there is evidence that supports Forsyth County has a hardwired platform of ever expanding community resources, physical and social environments and governmental support that maintains a healthy community,” Jackson said. “Unlike some of our many other community accolades, the recognition as the healthiest community embraces and supports all of us.”

Jackson said health initiatives, whether parks and recreation facilities, health care providers, hospitals, clinics or sidewalks and civic clubs all help to reduce the health gaps that can come from differences in income, education, race, ethnicity or location.

“Our collective work in this area brings the greatest benefit to the highest number of our community members,” Jackson said.

Jackson said that while we pause

And road safety to reduce traffic accidents and injuries from driving while distracted or under the influence. We still have opportunities as we make sure that Forsyth County remains the greatest place to call home.”

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to recognize this milestone in our community, she points out that there’s still a lot of work ahead.

“Our interests must continue to be focused on the future as we create successful strategies to overcome our challenges in areas such as drug use and abuse, expanding mental health needs in the wake of contracting mental health services,” she said. “And road safety to reduce traffic accidents and injuries from driving while distracted or under the influence. We still have opportunities as we make sure that Forsyth County remains the greatest place to call home.”

Commission considers Sharon Springs Overlay

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Commission is considering design standards and an overlay for Sharon Springs, pending the outcome of a May 22 referendum that will give its residents a chance to incorporate into a city.

At their March 20 meeting, county commissioners discussed approving the overlay, but some suggested it be called the Southeast Forsyth Character Area so as not to confuse it with the proposed city.

Commissioner Laura Semanson, whose district includes a portion of the proposed boundaries of Sharon Springs, said this will lay the frame-

work for other types of concepts so it can be replicated. County Attorney Ken Jarrard said the overlay is framed so it is not a regression toward cityhood.

Instead, it’s in the context of an overlay which sets architectural guidelines for communities to maintain consistency.

The overlay could be an update to the county’s Unified Development Code and Comprehensive Land Use Plan and would help regulate future commercial development. It could include architectural standards, as well as regulations for internal road placement, site configuration and building design and aesthetics.

“It may have some symbolic meaning,” Jarrard said. “But I would treat this as no different from other identifiable areas we’ve created to create a

sense of community. We also have to be mindful of what’s going on around us that Sharon Springs is real.”

The county has created other overlays, including the Coal Mountain Overlay which has taken a little over a year to finalize with revision still being made. Because of that, some of the commissioners were worried they wouldn’t have enough time to work on the new overlay before the May 22 vote.

Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills said she’s heard from many people in the Sharon Springs area who feel like their voices don’t get heard.

“They don’t want a monument or wall built around their area,” she said.

“I don’t want those people left out.”

Commission Chairman Todd Levent suggested bringing those people in for a

meeting to discuss their views, similar to how the Coal Mountain Overlay Committee was formed. The committee will have several meetings and include about seven to nine people.

However, Coal Mountain was identified as a character area in the county’s comprehensive plan. This Sharon Springs community is going in a different direction, according to County Manager Eric Johnson.

“We’re now identifying an area that’s crossing other areas in the process,” he said. “There’s a difference between creating an overlay for a character area in the comprehensive plan and broadening that.”

Semanson said they already in fact have character areas that transcend one area to the next.

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Forsyth Schools focuses on social, emotional learning

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com

self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship and responsible deciFORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth sion-making skills necessary County Board of Education learned reto achieve success in school, cently how the school system is broadcareer and life ening its scope to educate children • Decrease mental health conboth academically and through social cerns including stress, anxiety emotional learning. and depression Director of Student Support Debbie • Decrease suicidal ideation Smith and Associate Superintendent of • Decrease substance abuse Teaching and Learning Fonda Harrison • Provide supportive adult conspoke to the board March 20 providing nections for all students at all an overview of how the district implelevels ments this technique.

• Support students and families Social emotional learning explores in reaching the goals of the how students acquire and apply knowlLearner Profile edge, attitudes and skills to understand “We see an 11 to 17 percent acaand manage their emotions, set goals, demic increase (from social emotional feel empathy, learning) in our create positive classrooms on a regrelationships and ular basis,” Harrison make responsible said. “They achieve decisions. so much better in the Smith said the classroom because district gets questhey feel better about tions regarding themselves and get safety and how the that support.” school system eduThrough this type cates its students, of learning, the disespecially after trict is working to detragic incidents crease the likelihood like the recent of students receiving school shooting in public assistance, Florida. involvement with poThe topics lice before adulthood, taught and used substance abuse and for social emomental health issues. tional learning are Many of these embedded in the topics can translate county’s Learner to staff and adminisProfile, Smith said, tration, too. which teaches “A lot of what students to pursue we’ve done with our continuous learnadministrators this ing, exhibit strong year in supporting the personal qualities, teachers is socially use creative and and emotionally supFONDA HARRISON critical thinking, porting them,” HarAssociate Superintendent of Teaching and engage and conrison said. “They feel Learning tribute and intera lot of the stress the act efficiently. students feel as well.

“It impacts They have the stress students, faculty, parents and comof supporting the students and being munity,” Smith said. “We are trying a support system for them, too. That’s to come at it from a big lens. But this something we’ve talked about. It’s inwill take from five to seven years to get tegral, and we can’t overlook the social where we want to be.” emotional well-being of the teachers.

The county’s goals include: If they’re not well themselves, we can’t • Provide professional learning expect them to support our students.” and support for all staff memThe county will develop a five to bers so they can model the way seven year framework for implementing and create classrooms that its goals along with continued training support students for leaders, counselors, academic/grad• Equip all students with the uation coaches and teachers.

We see an 11 to 17 percent academic increase (from social emotional learning) in our classrooms on a regular basis...

They achieve so much better in the classroom because they feel better about themselves and get that support.”

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February 27th, 1968 Massive crowds rallied today across America – and across the world – to protest gun violence and the massacre of 17 students at Marjorie Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, RAY APPEN Florida.

Publisher ray@appenmediagroup.com Emma Gonzalez’s speech at the rally in Washington D.C. lasted a total of 6 minutes and 20 seconds – the amount of time it took the shooter to slaughter 17 of her fellow students and wound many more with his legally purchased AR-15 assault rifle.

For the last 4 minutes and 25 seconds of her speech, Emma stood in silence – a powerful, unnerving and uncomfortable silence – before ending with “Fight for your lives before it’s someone else’s job,” and then she left the stage.

From the mouths of children.

Change in our country often comes agonizingly slowly. Our perception of important issues like desegregation, tobacco, seatbelts, the environment, energy, gender bias, Apartheid and war, just to name a few, has changed significantly – and continues to change – during our lifetime.

How we perceive these issues, how our knowledge about them originates and grows, how they are prioritized and addressed by the government, how much we allow them to continue to negatively impact our own individual lives and our collective lives is a process.

In every instance, fundamental change begins with individuals, their acts, their effort and their voices.

From Martin Luther King, to Rachael Carson, to Ralph Nader, to Malala Yousafzai, to Daniel Berrigan, to Nelson Mandela, Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan, it takes action by someone or some groups to begin to ignite change through the system and disrupt the

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I can’t help but laugh at Hans’ Oped about the “walkout” during school time.

We’ve been told repeatedly this walkout was NOT political, only a way to honor those who were murdered.

Yet, Hans let the cat out of the bag by writing “protest a lack of progress on legislation that would prevent school shootings.”

It can’t get any more political than

status quo.

Often that disruption requires extreme courage, severe personal sacrifice and loss by the agents of change.

Death, prison, scorn and being ostracized are often the penalty meted out.

Despite so many mass shootings in America from Columbine to Sandy Hook to Las Vegas – multiple mass shootings unlike any other country in the world – how gun violence is perceived, managed and addressed has yet to meaningfully change – until just maybe, now.

February 27th, 1968 was a turning point for the Viet Nam War. It was on that date that “the most trusted person in America” – CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite editorialized on air that the war the U.S. was fighting in Vietnam was not winnable. It is reported that President Johnson, upon hearing Cronkite’s words, said “If I have lost Cronkite, I have lost middle America.”

A week later, Johnson announced he would not run for reelection. A short five years later the U.S. ended its war in Vietnam.

It may be possible that these kids – starting with the students at Marjorie Stoneman Douglass High School – are both Cronkite’s trusted voice and Johnson’s lost “middle America” as well.

And it might be wise for elected politicians today all across our country – from most of the state legislators in Georgia to the U.S. senators and representatives – to understand that their time is up unless they start making the rational common sense changes so long sought by the vast majority of Americans in response to the out-of-control gun violence our country is suffering.

The changes are going to happen with or without them.

Unless they take action and soon, they too might consider, like Johnson, not running for reelection.

“Fight for your lives before it’s someone else’s job.”

They are.

It’s time.

protesting legislative action or inaction. That is the essence of a political protest.

I can’t wait until the school administrators provide my kids a platform, during school time nonetheless, to protest against whatever legislative action or inaction they deem appropriate.

I’m sure they’ll be treated with the same kid gloves as these protesters.

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OPINION

Fifty years later, it’s time for another miracle We would be late for church.

Gathered in the foyer of our rural Kansas home, the seven of us – my parents, four brothers and I – were turned facing the television in the PAT FOX living room.

Editor pat@appenmediagroup.com It was just shy of midnight Christmas Eve, 1968. On the screen was a gray, rumpled landscape crawling from right to left.

The moon.

Amazing.

More amazing still was that three astronauts orbited overhead – the first time ever humans had left the security of Earth.

Most of my generation, those who grew up with monthly launches into Earth’s orbit, cite Neil Armstrong’s 1969 walk on the moon as the seminal event of the era.

Not me. Nothing compares to that first trip six months earlier, when three men, far beyond the hope of rescue, more alone than any living beings had ever been, circled another world.

From their tiny command module, the Apollo 8 crew – Commander Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders – described the moonscape as “a vast, lonely, forbidding expanse of nothing.”

Norman Rockwell could have used that assessment to paint the perfect calendar art for Earth’s 1968 – 12 months of turmoil: • April 4 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated in Memphis • June 5 – Sen. Robert Kennedy assassinated in Los Angeles • Aug. 28 – Police beat thousands of anti-war protester outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago • November – First revelations that up to 504 unarmed civilians were massacred by U.S. Army troops in My Lai, Vietnam, in March That’s a lot of baggage to ferry from Earth to a quiet spot 239,000 miles away.

And yet, the Apollo 8 astronauts looked back on that blue jewel and saw something quite different.

Anders began: “We are now approaching lunar sunrise, and for all the people back on

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Earth, the crew of Apollo 8 has a message that we would like to send to you.”

A long pause.

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep…”

And so it continued for the next several minutes until all three men had recited a verse from Genesis to the largest television audience in history.

The transmission concluded with Borman: “And God saw that it was good.

“And from the crew of Apollo 8, we

close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas – and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth.”

On their journey home, NASA read congratulatory telegrams to the crew.

Well-wishers included President Lyndon Johnson and aviator Charles Lindbergh. But they saved the best for last.

It was a telegram from Valerie Pringle.

It read: “Thank you Apollo 8. You saved 1968.”

Not quite 50 years later, we’re in need of a little rescue again. Barely three months in and we’ve already seen nuclear threats lobbed between North Korea and Washington, a mass shooting at a Florida high school, a string of bombings in Texas and a toxic political atmosphere that shows no sign of abating.

There have been other years with worse horrors than this, for sure. But that hardly brightens our horizon.

Unless you look back… maybe to that Christmas Eve 50 years ago, that singular night when everything seemed to be falling apart, and something wonderful happened.

That one night, all the worst damage humanity could do to itself was diminished by the spectacle of what it could achieve in unity.

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Deadline nearing for Homestead Exemption FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — In Forsyth County, if someone owns a property, resides on that property and they are a legal resident of the county, all as of January 1 of the tax year, they may qualify for homestead exemption.

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Mentors honored at Magic Moments Breakfast CUMMING, Ga. — “Time. Talent.

Treasure. Every individual here has generously given all three to the kids we serve. And while we may not impact every person we meet, we can and have made a difference in the lives of many.”

That was the message from Mentor Me Board Chair Ken Martasin to those attending the organization’s recent Magic Moments Breakfast, at the Cumming Recreation Center.

The annual event is sponsored by Mentor Me North Georgia, a non-profit organization that provides mentoring relationships between volunteer adults and local children who need role models in their lives. Barbara Banke and Virgilio Perez-Pascoe received the 2018 Mentor of the Year Awards during the breakfast. Banke mentors a young girl named Giselle.

“Thank you for believing in me,” Giselle said. “You are an inspiration to me, and I hope to inspire others in my life as you have inspired me.”

Mitch Young, Forsyth Central High School principal, was a featured speaker at this year’s breakfast.

“We may never know how their trajectory in life has changed as a result

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Mentor of the Year, Barbara Banke, right, with her mentee, Giselle.

of the investment of time each of their mentors has made,” Young said. “It is a better, safer direction. We should never doubt a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens can change the world.”

Mentor Me has a waiting list of children who need an adult in their lives.

Mentor Me is a Forsyth County United Way agency. However, the organization depends on private donations for much of its funding. For more information, contact executive director Sylvia Cardona at 678-3418028, sylvia@mentormenorthga.org or mentorGA.org.

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Cumming Vietnam Veterans select new officers CUMMING, Ga. — The membership of the Cumming Chapter 1030 of the Vietnam Veterans of America has elected a new leadership team to head the group for the next two years.

Cumming resident Gary Goyette will lead the organization as its new president.

The career Army veteran had been the chapter’s secretary and is also the group’s 2017 selection as “Veteran of the Year.”

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Goyette succeeds Gary Ely as head of the Vietnam Veterans group. Ely did not seek re-election.

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55+ Lifestyle & Travel Expo a hit

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Both attendees and vendors posted rave reviews.

The four-hour expo, held at the Metropolitan Club on Windward Parkway, saw some 500 registered attendants and 40 vendors. Wendy Goddard, Appen Media Group manager of marketing and innovation, said the expo’s appeal is not just for those 55 and over, but for younger adults interested in travel, those with aging parents and for healthcare professionals.

The expo provided information on topics such as travel and cruising, active-adult lifestyle options and communities, and senior services providers, home-care services and assisted living communities.

“The expo provides access to this information for every stage in a fun, elegant atmosphere allowing attendees to gather what they need without the pressure of the ‘sell,’” Goddard said.

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it is important to be armed with information so you can make the most out of each stage of life.”

More than $500 in prizes were given out every few minutes during the event.

The T Tones, an acapella musical act, serenaded visitors with songs from the ’40s and ’50s.

It was a “wonderful success,” Goddard said.

Presenting sponsors this year were Expedia CruiseShipCenters, Vickery Rose Retirement Resort and Home Helpers Home Care. Two of the presentations given by these sponsors were completely sold out.

“The expo was the best one in my 12-year career of attending shows,” said Scott Woodside of Roswell Funeral Home.

And the impact of the expo is felt year-round.

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Law enforcement, schools address drug abuse problem

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The theme of the ninth Forsyth County Drug Summit was “Together We Can,” which was demonstrated by the multiple rehabilitation groups, law enforcement and school officials that teamed up to spread the message of hope and help at the event.

The summit, held March 19 at the Forsyth Conference Center, featured a host of speakers including two panels, one with all the county high school principals and one with law enforcement. Additionally, the drug recovery community reenacted an overdose dramatization.

County Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills has been involved in the drug summits for years.

“Together we make a difference and try to figure this out,” Mills said.

“It doesn’t take one of us but all of us working together. We need to be proactive and do things to prevent. We are a community that realizes we need to work together. This is about us all holding each other up.”

Georgia Bureau of Investigations Chemistry Section Manager Deneen Kilcrease and Special Agent in Charge

Mitchell M. Posey spoke about the drug trends they’re seeing in Georgia.

They said the top three drugs seen at the GBI crime lab are methamphetamine, cocaine and opiates. Kilcrease said marijuana is the most used in the state, but officers can test that out in the field, so it’s not seen as much in the lab.

They also warned about prescription pills, both real and counterfeit, and fentanyl, which is often mixed with other drugs unbeknownst to the consumer.

“Part of solving the drug crisis is education,” Posey said. “The power and influence you have with other people, especially the young people, is to use that power to keep all people off this stuff. We have people on our streets who are marketing and selling death in the form of drugs to our communities.”

One of the ways to work together is through the law enforcement community, including Forsyth Sheriff Ron Freeman.

“Even though we are not in any way absent from dealing with these problems that our state and nation see, this shows our community is willing to face those challenges and do that,” Freeman said. “Not every community would be willing to admit the problems they have.”

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“They work nothing but narcotics in Johns Creek, Alpharetta and Forsyth,” Freeman said. “They are going after the drug dealers who are selling to your friends and kids. They have done some fantastic work in the first couple months, including taking down what we believe to be the three largest drug dealers who were supplying kids in both Lambert and South Forsyth High School.”

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Sharon Forks Library opens after $7 million renovation

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — One of the state’s busiest libraries is back open.

The Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, officially reopened March 24 after being closed for 15 months for a $7.2 million project. Funding for the project came through the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for $2.8 million, $2.4 million from Forsyth County Impact Fees and $2 million from the state of Georgia Construction Grant.

Sharon Forks was named the state’s busiest in past years, according to the Georgia Public Library Service. For fiscal year 2017, the branch saw more than one million checkouts.

To accommodate the demand, the branch has nearly doubled in size to almost 40,000 square feet.

In addition, more materials, a teen room, five study rooms, two conference rooms, a hot spot, an automated drivethru book drop off and a new Friends of the Library bookstore have all been added.

Library Director Anna Lyle said accessibility and seating were two primary focuses during the renovation,

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Sharon Forks Branch Manager Mendy Gunter said the patrons were in mind for every decision made for the renovation. and much of the furniture was reused.

“Forsyth County residents are veracious users of the library,” Lyle said.

“Our staff does a fabulous job selecting and marketing materials. We’re well funded compared to a lot of other libraries in the state. Education is very important to this community. This is

a community of readers. We’d love to take the credit for that, but we can’t.

We work to give people what they’re working for. This community demands a high level of service that we have.”

The system’s funding is below the national average, but the books checked out per capita are still ahead,

she said.

“We’re still well-funded for other libraries in Georgia,” Lyle said. “We’re proud of the fact we take the level we have and have been able to capitalize on that efficiently.”

Sharon Forks is one of four libraries in the county, and the others are also all in the top 25 libraries in the state, with two others in the top 10.

Sharon Forks Branch Manager Mendy Gunter said they value the service they provide the patrons.

“We have established a level of trust,” she said. “People respect the level of information we give them and they seek out recommendations. We do a great job with displaying our material and making it accessible.”

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By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Cumming and Forsyth County teamed up March 22 to present a comprehensive update on the state of the community.

Cumming Mayor Troy Brumbalow and Forsyth District 2 Commissioner Dennis Brown spoke at the Leadership Link event held at The Station House.

Topics included new businesses, city improvements and the proposed second city of Sharon Springs, which will be decided in a referendum on May 22.

Brumbalow, who took office in January, said he became interested in the mayor’s job after working for the Sheriff’s Office where he was able to cut a couple of million dollars out of the budget.

Brown was elected last November.

He ran unsuccessfully for the seat a few years ago, and decided to try again after he saw the county making decisions he thinks did not conform to improving the community.

Brown’s district encompasses a large portion of the proposed Sharon Springs boundaries, and he said he’s heard emotional arguments from both sides of the issue. Zoning, code enforcement and trash pickup will be under the initial charter, he said. The threat of increased taxes for residents of the new city is one concern he’s heard from a lot of constituents, he said.

The City of Cumming has no millage rate.

“They will have the rights and privileges of any other municipality in Georgia, which after the initial time, they can do pretty much anything they

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Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Economic Development Robert Long, center, speaks with Cumming Mayor Troy Brumbalow, left, and Forsyth County Commissioner Dennis Brown at the Leadership Link March 22 at The Station House.

want such, as increasing the millage rate,” Brown said. “That’s a future issue that we don’t know what will happen.

You can’t get too speculative beyond the initial time because there are too many unknowns in the equation.”

The countywide Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax is another funding source governments use. Brumbalow said if Sharon Springs achieves cityhood, Cumming’s share of that pie would be cut to next to nothing.

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“I have about five to 10 people wanting to start their business in Cumming every week,” Brumbalow said. “This is where they want to be. We’d like to have them. They’re not paying extra taxes to us, so that’s why I think they’re coming here. What a better place than Forsyth County and the state of Georgia.”

Officials said low or no taxes draw businesses, but there are other strategies, such as forming a community improvement district, building a town center in downtown Cumming and bringing more upscale restaurants and businesses to the city.

“One thing I’ve noticed since I’ve been in office is the real interest of everyone, businesses and residential, they want to improve the community and make it better across the board,” Brown said. “The community improvement district is a good way to do that because it’s a self-imposed tax, like a homeowner’s association, with specific things they want to accomplish and improve, like upgrades to roads or signage.”

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Before 2005, Sandy Springs was really an area fondly referred to, like many other areas at that time, GEOFF SMITH as unincorporated Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com Fulton County.

To me it was a stretch of commercial, office and residential developments that had run amuck. Like most of the area east of Ga. 400 in North Fulton County, all development applications had to go through Fulton County government in downtown Atlanta, which at the time seemed like a place in a galaxy far, far away. It also seemed like they felt the same way.

While it was incorporated in 2005, folks in Sandy Springs actually had been fighting for cityhood since the 1970s. But they were blocked by legislators from downtown Atlanta who didn’t want to lose the tax revenues, and who had a very sympathetic democratic majority in the Georgia House and Senate.

When that shifted in 2005 and Republicans took control of both houses, procedural rules were changed and Sandy Springs residents voted overwhelmingly to become a city. Others followed, and today all development in North Fulton, and most in South Fulton, goes through the local municipalities where those developments would be located.

More importantly, residents in those areas now have the ability to look at their city uniquely and put in the kind of overlays and incentives that will spur the kind of development they want.

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tedly have not perused their annual budget, but I drive through the city when going to our office in Dunwoody.

Class A office space can be a cashcow for a city, and there is plenty of it in Sandy Springs. Us homeowners are high-maintenance. We need more help from the police and fire departments. We want well-maintained parks, a bevvy of recreation programs to choose from for our children and for ourselves, entertainment, and when someone wants to build something next to us, we are going to show up and complain.

Aside from creating traffic during

the work-week, nice office buildings pretty much pay taxes and support restaurants and other small businesses. With more than 24 million square feet of office space, and a lot more coming, you have to think that the mayor and council would have a seemingly unlimited budget with which to work with.

If you need more evidence of that, take a look at the most recent pictures published by Curbed of what will become Sandy Springs’ new downtown district, called City Springs.

The $180-million project is nearing completion and will include a 5-story City Hall, a performing arts center and a 4-acre park with large water fountains. The performing arts center looks to be state-of-the-art with two upper balconies and enough room for 1,000 visitors. City Hall looks top-notch as well with open floor plans, convertible conference areas, a rooftop garden and balconies where I can imagine Mayor Rusty Paul taking prospective businesses to look over the 4-acre park and close a deal.

If you are visiting City Springs – and this will make residents and businesses around Roswell’s Canton Street jealous – you should be fine finding somewhere to park. The development included a 900-space, underground parking garage.

This new downtown, which sits along Ga. 9 just north of 285, should be open to the public later this summer.

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“This is the start of a new chapter in our lives and in our business,” said Nancy Tolbert Yilmaz, founder and artistic director of the Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance. “Just remember, those of you that are younger, that nothing is impossible. As long as you continue to work hard and do the right thing and just believe in yourself, you can make it happen.”

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Forsyth County names new assistant county manager FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Garrin Coleman has been hired by Forsyth County government to fill the newly created position of assistant county manager.

In this role, Coleman will oversee operations of the county’s Engineering, Recycling & Solid Waste, Fleet Services and Public Facilities departments. He will also serve as the executive manager for all transportation related activities and responsibilities, and will be the county’s key contact COLEMAN with the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Coleman brings to the county nearly 20 years of experience in engineering and transportation related roles. He served most recently as director of Public Works for Sandy Springs, through a contract with AECOM, a position he held since 2012.

Prior to that he held the positions of deputy director of Public Works, capital program manager and the contracted Transportation Planning Division manager for Sandy Springs, and worked as a land development manager with Lowes Engineers, LLC. “Transportation is without question a major focus for Forsyth County government,” said County Manager Eric Johnson. “The new assistant county manager position was created to provide a central point-of-contact between Forsyth County and entities such as the Georgia Department of Transportation, Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, Development Authority of Forsyth County and the City of Cumming regarding regional transportation development efforts. Garrin brings to this position a wide variety of experience and we are looking forward to welcoming him to the staff.”

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering from The University of Georgia and a Master of Business Administration in Real Estate from Georgia State University.

Coleman is a Georgia professional civil engineer, a Georgia land surveyor in training and a GSWCC Level II certified designer. He is a member of the American Public Works Association and the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

Coleman’s first day with the county will be April 9.

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FOURTH ANNUAL ROSWELL AZALEA FESTIVAL

Celebrate the beauty of Roswell during the springtime and to the abundant azaleas, a native Georgian flower.

Numerous events will take place across the city throughout the month.

Activities include plant sales, art exhibits, bicycle races, ghost tours, comedy night and more. For more information and a full list of activities, visit roswellazaleafestival.com.

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

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

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EVENTS: JOHNS CREEK RESTAURANT WEEK What: Participating restaurants will feature discounts and a special prix fixe menu during the week.

When: March 26-30 Where: Participating restaurants across Johns Creek More info: johnscreekchamber.com

SPRING NATIVE PLANT SALE

What: Shop through over 120 species of native plants, including herbs and veggies. Horticulturists will be on site to help.

When: March 30-31 and April 6-7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell More info: chattnaturecenter.org/trailshorticulture/

EASTER EGG HUNT

What: Join for an Easter Egg Hunt for Elementary and Preschool-aged children.

When: Saturday, March 31, 2-3 p.m.

Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 770-360-8897

CHAI AND JUST CHAT

What: These sessions will bring various experts and community members together to discuss action items for current challenging situations.

When: Saturday, March 31, 4-6:30 p.m.

Where: 6475 East Johns Crossing, Johns Creek More info: nazeera.net/current-projects

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What: A former volunteer will be at this information session to share hands-on volunteer experiences and the application process.

When: Saturday, March 31, 11 a.m.

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

“SAMUEL HOLLINGSWORTH STOUT”

What: On select Wednesday evenings, Barrington Hall hosts lectures on the Civil War and other topics. This week’s focuses on “Samuel Hollingsworth Stout,” presented by Brad Quinlin.

When: Wednesday, April 4, 7-9 p.m.

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

GARDEN TOUR MONDAYS

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

When: Every Monday, through Sept.

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

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER:

DISNEY’S “ALICE IN WONDERLAND JR.” What: Travel down the rabbit hole and join Alice, one of literature’s most beloved heroines, in her madcap adventures.

When: Friday, March 30, 7 p.m.

Additional shows March 31 Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: Tickets are $12 More info: roswellgov.com

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

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

PARROT PROGRAM

What: Learn about birds and get to see, touch and talk to live parrots.

Reservations required. Ages 4-12.

When: Wednesday, April 4, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

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

STORYTELLING WITH BABATUNDE SPOTLIGHT ART: ROSWELL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

What: The society, with over 400 members, will participate in the annual Heritage Days, celebrating everyday life experiences in Roswell.

When: April 2-May 31, all day Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: roswellphotosociety.org

LIBRARY EVENTS: LOW-IMPACT FITNESS

What: This class is designed for individuals who are active with a limited amount of mobility and looking for a low impact fitness option.

When: Friday, March 30, 11 a.m.-noon Where: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: afpls.org or 770-640-3075

What: African “Freestyle” Storyteller, Babatunde presents stories based on characters found in traditional African tales. Ages 12 and under.

When: Wednesday, April 4, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

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

BOOK-A-LIBRARIAN OPEN INSTRUCTION

What: Book-A-Librarian is an open instructional program where you can get one-on-one instruction with librarian for research help, updating a resume, discovering family history and more.

When: Thursday, April 5, 5-7 p.m.

Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 770-360-8897

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What: Students will need to schedule a 3 hour block of time to take the practice exam. Students will receive detailed test results afterward.

When: Saturday, March 31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info and registration: afpls.org or 404-613-4402

KEN SCOTT MAGIC SHOW

What: All age are welcome.

When: Saturday, March 31, 11 a.m.noon Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

PEACE CORPS INFO SESSION

What: Learn about volunteer experiences and tips on the application process.

When: Saturday, March 31, 11 a.m.noon Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 770-360-8897

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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We currently participate in the Georgia Student Scholarship Program, a tax-savings program created to enable parents to use their money tax-free for education.

Montessori Kids Academy offers a traditional Montessori student-focused constructivist teaching style. Our growing school teaches children from 18 months to 3 years of age in our pre-primary classroom, 3 years to 6 years of age in our primary classrooms, and 6 to 12 years of age in our elementary classrooms. We strive to maintain a low student to teacher ratio in each classroom.

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and from regular field trips is provided by the new Montessori Kids Academy school bus. In addition to regular field trips that are off-site, we have many different visitors such as the Forsyth County firefighters, police and K-9 unit, Recycling Center, the Reptile Man and many other people who help complement our curriculum. Students enjoy daily yoga and journal writing in their classrooms, as well as the computer lab.

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Recreation and Parks

Alpharetta Recreation and Parks… where your family’s SUMMER FUN begins!

Camp adventures include Art Exploration, Instructional Sports, Babysitter Boot Camp, SporTykes, and Specialty Camps (cheer, dance, gymnastics, tennis, LEGO/ STEM). One-week or multi-day sessions offered for tots, youth, or teens. Camp dates/times/costs vary. Also available: Camp Happy Hearts (for children with mild disabilities), Summer Day Camp at Wills Park, and Public Safety Kid’s Camp. Youth recreation classes continue during spring and summer too! Choose from cupcake decorating, harps, karate, outdoor adventures, teen drawing/ art portfolio, tree climbing, swimming lessons, and more! Activities held at various locations in Alpharetta. For info: 678-297-6100. To browse 2018 Spring/ Summer Recreation Guide or to enroll, visit www.alpharetta.ga.us/recreation.

Rowing

Looking For a New Sport? Come join St Andrew Rowing Club and learn how to row or improve your existing skills. For rising 6th through 12th graders interested in learning boat handling and rowing techniques. Our smaller environment ensures smaller groups, more time on the water, and more one-on-one time with our excellent coaches. All on the Chattahoochee River in Roswell. Camps run 6/11-7/28.

Intro to Rowing I: One week Camp for beginners. AM and PM sessions available for $160/session; full day camps for $300/week.

Adv Intro to Rowing: Two week AM camps for those who have completed an Intro program, $300/session.

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Atlanta Junior Rowing Association in Roswell offers a one-week Spring Break Camp, April 2-6 and seven oneweek Summer Camps during June and July. During each introductory camp, participants will learn about the fundamentals of rowing, equipment, terminology, and safety of moving boats on and off the water. We incorporate a basic workout program and everyone will learn how to row on the beautiful Chattahoochee River!

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by High Touch-High Tech, Inc. since 1994. Degreed professionals instruct fun science from CSI discoveries, Robotics, Bugs & Rockets, to Fossils, Flowers, Space,& Volcanoes- Your older child can experience science coming to life in the fields of Chemistry, Physics, Light, Sound, and Electrical energy. Does your younger child like dinosaurs, gemstones, animals, and chemical reactions? Then our age appropriate camps are for them. Also, all ages have daily STEM activities and Tech lab visits. TECH LAB with LEGO WeDo™ and Mindstorm EV3™ Robotics, Bloxels™ video game design, Virtual Reality, Tablet apps, laptops, circuits, Dash and Dot™ robots, Hotwheels™, Hexbugs™ and more! Completed K-5, 9am-3pm. 770667-9443. Locations: Roswell, Cumming, Marietta, Lawrenceville, Vinings, and Dunwoody. www.sciencemadefunatl.net

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LaxRats Summer Camps are a great option for any player who wants to improve their game. The Summer is a great time to either pick up the sport or continue to improve your fundamentals.

LaxRats Summer Camps run 9:301:30 with a 45 min lunch at 11:30. The morning session will be drill work and station work with the afternoon being gameplay. Our coaches will bring plenty of energy to the field to help your son improve his game!

When: June 4-7 9:30am-1:30pm Where: Northview High School Who: Boys ages 8-16 Cost: $200 (Use code “Springbreak” before April 8th to save $50) Register: laxratsllc.com (under Camps and Clinics Tab) 2018 HNS Summer Basketball Camp: HNS will educate, elevate and empower campers with our camp fun activities.

Daily routine will consist of warmups, shooting technique, offensive & defensive principals and so much more. Full court and half court drills and games will be played throughout the week. HNS is open for boys and girls from 5 – 15 years of age. Campers will be divided up according to age group and/or skill set. Experienced staffers will come from local high schools and colleges. HNS offers Spring / Winter Travel Basketball for 8 to 15-year-old boys. www.hoopsnsand.com

OVERNIGHT CAMPS: 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, high-ropes, 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 20, 2018 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, service-oriented staff are the role models parents, and especially campers, are looking for. Unconditional love and acceptance help every camper be known. We build confident, 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 rocketry. In Cleveland, Georgia, 1.5hrs from Atlanta and 20 min from the end of 400. 706348-1533. www.strongrockcamp.com

North Carolina

Don’t miss out on the chance to spend a week at the beach and discover the amazing world of modern marine science with UNCW MarineQuest’s summer programs! Conduct field-based scientific investigations at the beach, marsh, fouling docks, and/or on a research vessel. Develop the tools to become a modern marine scientist while kayaking, snorkeling, boogie boarding, or scuba diving. Discover your leadership potential while engaging in coastal service projects.

MarineQuest is more than just another day at the beach! One-week camps available for ages 4-17 and overnight camps for ages 9-17. Want to dive deeper?

Two-week OCEANS program (ages 1516) or three-week Oceans-17 program (age 17)! Learn more at uncw.edu/ marinequest Camp Grier is a co-ed residential summer camp affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Located on 650 acres near Asheville, NC, Camp Grier serves youth between the ages of 7 and 17 in both one week and two week programs.

Activities include hiking, canoeing, rock climbing, backpacking, whitewater paddling, agriculture, environmental education, arts and crafts, and more.

Learn more at www.campgrier.org

Special Needs

Aerie Experiences Summer Camps (Coed, 8-adult) provides clinically prescriptive, grand adventures for children, teens and their families. Our 9th summer’s multi-Southeastern state adventures include camps on our working cattle ranch, a mountain high adventure week and a family camp week. Our 2:1 camper- to-staff ratio and over half of our direct care staff holding Masters Degrees or PHD’s helps us cater each trip to the individual needs and growth of each

child. Common diagnosis include: Autism, Aspergers, NLD, LD, OCD, anxiety and ADHD. Specialty diets, treatment planning and all gear are included. Aerie also offers weekend and evening programs year-round for children and adults. www. aerieexperiences.com, 404-285-0467, mdweneta@aerieexperiences.com Camp SAY combines the highestquality, traditional summer camp experience with comprehensive activities and innovative programs that empower young people who stutter (ages 8-18).

Our 2-week, American Camp Association (ACA)-accredited, sleep-away camp helps kids & teens who stutter build self-confidence, communication skills and friendships. Summer 2018 dates are July 30th-August 13th (shortened stays are available). Camp SAY is hosted at a new, state-of-the art facility, in the Pocono Mountains, PA. Sliding Scale tuition & travel are available, and chaperoned group flights are offered from the Southeast to Camp SAY. Learn more: CampSAY.org, or contact Meg@SAY. org, 646.735.1559. Enjoy a Camp SAY video from actor Paul Rudd & other camp videos at: campsay.org/parents.

Tennessee

Design Matters! Camp at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, July 15-21, is for all rising high school students who believe design transforms the world. Come immerse in architecture, interior architecture and design, spend time designing in studio, engage with UT’s dynamic campus, attend lectures, visit architectural sites and explore using advanced technology. The best part is: No design experience is required. DM!C is for students who see problems as a chance to design solutions. Come be a UT Volunteer for a week! Stay overnight or choose the day option. Early registration discount and scholarships are available.

Contact: designmatters@utk.edu. Details: archdesign.utk.edu/study/designmatters-camp/.

Sports

Christ School’s Revolution Lacrosse Camp in Asheville, NC MLL (Professional) and college coaches headline the best instructional lacrosse camp in the southeast. We are celebrating 12 years of success. First class facilities that include 4 outdoor fields, indoor turf facility, student center with movie theater, renovated dorms, and a new dining hall with outstanding food.

Day $395, overnight $465. Check out details and register online at www. revolutionlaxcamp.com. Director Jeff Miles, Phone 828-684-6232 ext.107 Email: laxcamp@christschool.org Dates: June 25-29, 2018 Boys ages 9-17 All Skill Level

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Milton scores seven runs in first, dominates Forsyth Central Eagles’ 15 hits propels 11-1 win

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — Milton had 15 hits and solid performances on the mound in an 11-1 win over Forsyth Central Friday night. The win keeps Milton in second place in the Region 5-AAAAAAA standings.

The Eagles opened the contest with seven runs in the first inning. Starting pitcher Ben Harris gave up four hits and recorded seven strikeouts over five innings to notch the win.

Milton lit up Davis Smith, the Bulldogs’ starting pitcher, with multiple hits to charge to an early lead.

Danny Grillo, Graham Pauley and Carson Davenport doubled, and the Eagles added two singles to open a 5-0 lead before the Bulldogs recorded an out. Central’s Alex Hoberg, who entered in relief, forced two outs, but the Eagles were back at the top of their order.

Butterwick hit the Eagles’ fourth double of the inning to extend Milton’s lead to 7-0.

The Eagles added a run in the top of the fourth on a Connor Wooridge RBI single.

Forsyth Central got on the board

in the bottom of the inning with an RBI double from Jonathan Bergmoser, but Cole Stupp took the mound in the sixth and allowed one hit with three strikeouts in 1.2 innings. Joshua Germany closed out the game against the Bulldogs’ final batter, throwing a threepitch strikeout.

Milton got another double, this time from Luc Scudellari, to drive in two runs in the sixth. Pauley earned his third RBI in the seventh with a single to score John Morgan.

Friday’s meeting was the first of a three-game series between the Eagles and Bulldogs. They will close out their series April 11.

Milton (12-5, 4-2) remained in second in the region standings after Friday’s contest, two games behind South Forsyth (13-4, 6-0). The Bulldogs sit fourth at 2-4 in region play.

The Eagles begin a three-game series against South this week. Central also plays a three-game series against North Forsyth (14-4, 3-3).

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SPECAIL

At their meeting on March 15, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners presented a resolution commending Reagan Davis for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.

Local teen awarded Eagle Scout CUMMING, Ga. — Reagan Alexander Davis, of Cumming, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout Feb. 25 at his Court of Honor at Sharon Springs Park.

Davis is the 16-year-old son of Robert and Ginny Davis. He is a member of Etowah District Boy Scout Troop 39, charted by VFW Post 9143.

Davis’ scouting experience began when he joined Cub Scout Pack 207 as a first grader at Daves Creek Elementary School. While in Pack 207, he was a Webelos Super Achiever, earned his religious knot and earned

Cub Scouting’s highest award, the Arrow of Light, before crossing over to join Boy Scouts.

To earn Eagle rank, a Scout must earn at least 21 merit badges and demonstrate leadership and community service by organizing and carrying out an Eagle project.

For his Eagle Scout project, Davis created the design for a wooden information kiosk at Mars Hill Cemetery.

Davis also led other scouts and adults in the building of the kiosk.

Davis is a junior at South Forsyth High School.

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