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Johns Creek artist revels in pop, hip-hop, graffiti styles By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Lois Brand has a houseful of art in her Johns Creek home that she has produced over the years, but like most artists, she just can’t stop. “It’s the most fun I have,” Brand said. Her current theme is graffiti art, a style that mimics street artists who use the urban streets for a canvas. Yet her graffiti uses traditional canvases to convey themes that are meaningful to her. Brand did not start out to be a painter. She said she had always been a “passionate” singer. She had taken voice lessons at the New England Conservatory of Music and was invited to sing with the Boston Symphony. But she developed another passion for art that led her to the School for Visual Arts in Manhattan and a career as a commercial illustrator. She did
Graffiti is that inner monster in all of us that wants to break free.” posters for Elizabeth Taylor and the Italian director “Dino” De Laurentiis. Life has brought her to live in Johns Creek for the last 19 years. Her latest commercial venture is to produce hip hop and graffiti art for a Londonbased graphics company to reproduce for the European market. She has had shows in Germany, Poland and Italy. “They want to take the graffiti paintings and reproduce them on pillows, coffee mugs and prints,” Brand said. She admits that the work is
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City mulls alcohol Old Ala. zoning gets OK–sort of sales in Newtown Dean Gardens property redesigned from dais
Would allow pouring In Newtown events By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – With an eye to concerts in Newtown Park’s new pavilion this summer, the Johns Creek City Council is considering allowing beer and wine sales at those events. Construction is nearing completion at the pavilion with the first concert set for June 28.
At the April 21 workshop, City Attorney Bill Riley told council that the only city property now allowing alcohol is the Summerour House at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Historic Preservation Center. STEWART The Autrey Mill preserve is allowed to pour for weddings and family reunions at the Summerour
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By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – After two hours of deliberation, the Johns Creek City Council passed in a 3-2 vote to rezone the 57.6-acre Old Alabama property known as Dean Gardens on Old Alabama Road just west of Thornhill subdivision for 70 detached homes. But the plan had been so amended by the council that the developers said they would have do some homework to see if the project was still viable.
Going in, Lennar Georgia Inc., the developer, had reason to be optimistic that this time a plan for the “Problem Child of Old Alabama” would at last be solved. The Lennar project had received approval from the Johns Creek Planning Commission and the planning staff with conditions that the company agreed to. It would build 70 singlefamily homes in a gated community with about 30 acres left as green space on the property. The homes would have a minimum of 2,800 square feet to maximum of 3,000 square feet of heated space. It would have only one egress onto Old
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect in the robbery earlier this month of the Chase Bank at 1710 Buford Highway. Stephen C. Plunkett, 39, of Dallas, Texas, was taken into custody at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 15,after he ran out of gas on Ga. 400 near McFarland Parkway. Plunkett allegedly used a note and an “explosive device” April 9 to rob the Chase Bank on Buford Highway in Cumming in its drive-thru. He used a Hyundai rental under his
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DUI arrests ►► Melanie Ann Ravi, 26, of
Lakeheath Drive, Cumming, was arrested March 30 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane, impeding traffic, suspended license, notice of change of address, no license on person and violation of restricted license. ►► Adam Michael Emanuele, 35, of Marymount Drive, Cumming, was arrested March 30 on Ga. 9 in Alpharetta for DUI, impeding traffic and improper stopping. ►► Michael Allen Davis, 24, of Sherman Oaks Way, Alpharetta, was arrested
name out of Texas to pull off the bank robbery. The car was reported stolen after it was not returned. Plunkett got an undisclosed amount of cash and the device used to rob the bank turned out to be fake. The Forsyth County PLUNKETT Sheriff’s Crime Scene Unit had identified Plunkett April 15 based on fingerprint evidence located at the scene. Plunkett was driving a Chevrolet Silverado truck when he ran out of gas on Ga. 400 northbound near McFarland Parkway.
He was taken to the south precinct for questioning and later charged. Plunkett is also wanted out of Dallas, Texas for probation violation. The sheriff’s office took out warrants for Plunkett for armed robbery and aggravated assault with more charges pending. Plunkett, who was living with his girlfriend near Lake Lanier a few miles from the bank, will remain in the Forsyth County Detention Center without bond upon further investigation of other possible robberies including in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, a spokesman said in a news release. “We’re working with the FBI on identifying any other similar armed robberies,” Maj. Rick Doyle told news outlets.
March 30 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, improper stopping, failure to maintain lane and following too closely. ►► Leigh Chandler Dutton, 39, of Springberry Court, Alpharetta, was arrested March 30 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI. ►► Anna Paige McDonald, 23, of State Street Court, Roswell, was arrested April 1 on Mansell Road in Alpharetta for DUI. ►► Arnoldo Hernandez, 25, of Smyrna was arrested April 3 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane, failure to use due care and suspended registration. ►► Brian Wescott Minton, 30, of Big Fork, Mont., was arrested April 4 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and speeding. ►► Robert Andrew Brewer, 31, of McDonough was arrested March 29 on Windward
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The boys claimed the incident happened during a dispute over a fort in the woods behind the apartments. The assailants were turned over to their parents.
frozen drink. Dawson allegedly claimed he only did it because he was hungry and homeless. Officers noted from previous run-ins with him that Dawson in fact lived nearby. He was arrested for shoplifting.
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Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and disorderly conduct. ►► Yosef Ozeri, 50, of Atlanta was arrested March 30 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and failure to maintain lane. ►► Brandon Cruse Cotton, 18, of Camber Woods Drive, Roswell, was arrested March 24 on North Point Center East in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and failure to maintain lane. ►► Ahmed N. Kadhim, 23, of Norcross was arrested April 5 on Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, possession of drugrelated items and brake light violation. ►► Nathan Wade Heath, 24, of Homestead Trail, Alpharetta, was arrested April 4 on South Main Street in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, suspended license and no insurance.
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Kids threaten pal with knife ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Two young boys, ages 9 and 13, allegedly threatened a friend April 13 by holding a knife to his throat. Police were called out to Webb Bridge Court about 8 p.m. They spotted the young boys who allegedly committed the assault as they were running away from the officer. Officers tracked them down and interviewed them. One boy claimed they had not used a knife but a stick. The other boy said he did hold a knife to his friend’s throat but it did not touch his neck. A steak knife, which is the suspected weapon, was found in the boys’ home.
No such thing as free lunch JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A Johns Creek man was arrested April 10 after allegedly trying to steal several sandwiches from a local store. Police were called to the Publix supermarket on Haynes Bridge Road at nearly 6 p.m. after employees said they saw a young man take some items of food and place them in a backpack. He then ordered four sandwiches and got a fountain drink before trying to leave the store. Cody Markel Dawson, 19, of Feather Sound Court, Johns Creek, was stopped as he tried to leave. In his backpack were four sandwiches, eight Starbucks drink packs and a
Still no free lunch ALPHARETTA, Ga. – In another incident of someone trying to steal a free lunch, a man was arrested April 8 at the Publix on Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta for allegedly stealing a sandwich while a police officer watched. The officer in question was a Fulton County deputy. He was also getting lunch at the deli, and the suspect was behind him. Both ordered sandwiches. After getting his sandwich, the deputy went to stand in the check-out line. However, he saw the suspect, Julian J. Bennett, 20, of Whitehall Way, Alpharetta, head straight to
the exit, allegedly without paying for the sandwich. The deputy caught up to Bennett and brought him back to the store, where he was arrested for shoplifting.
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CORRECTION: Southeastern Lacrosse Conference Championships The 27th annual Southeastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) Championship dates were published incorrectly in the Johns Creek Herald April 17 edition. The correct dates for the SELC Championships are April 25 through 27. Division I top region seeds are Georgia Tech, Florida State University, Liberty University and the University of South Carolina. Their first round opponents will be Virginia Tech, North Carolina State University, Vanderbilt University and the University of Florida, respectively. Division II region No. 1 seeds are Reinhardt College, Savannah College of Art and Design, Elon College and College of Charleston. Their Friday night matchups are UNC-Charlotte, St. Andrews University, Kennesaw State University and Florida Gulf Coast University, respectively. Action will begin Friday, April 25, with games played at Northview, Alpharetta and South Forsyth high schools
and Greater Atlanta Christian School. Division II games are at 5:30 p.m., and Division I contests start at 8 p.m. Saturday semifinal and Sunday championship games are all played at Northview High School. Division II semifinal games begin at noon and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, with Division I games at 5 and 7:30 p.m. SELC champions will be crowned in two divisions Sunday, April 28, with the Division II championship at noon and Division I championship at 3 p.m. There will be several men inducted into the SELC Hall of Fame at halftime of the Division I championship. Other activities Saturday include a speaker and boys’ youth clinic from the Wounded Warrior Project at 10 a.m. and a golf simulator from the Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC). Participants 10 years and older who try out their golf skills on the simulator will receive a free ticket to the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship being hosted
by the AAC in August. The champions of each division will receive automatic bids to represent the SELC at their respective national championships in Orange County, Calif., May 12 – 17. A three-day weekend pass is only $20 for adults and $10 for students. Day passes are $10 for adults and $5 for students. All youth 9 and under are free, and all students 18 and under in a lacrosse jersey are admitted free to all games. For complete information on the tournament, visit www. selctournament.com.
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the murder. “We have reports from Cherokee County where the sheriff’s office was called [for domestic violence]. It appears this has progressively gotten worse in the last six or eight months.” Lawrence sought a temporary protective order against Erdman in Forsyth County. She said Erdman was acting aggressive and possessive of her after she left him, sending her hundreds of text messages and hounding family and friends. She ended the relationship following a report on Aug. 4, 2010, where Erdman allegedly struck their young daughter. “At this point, I am very afraid of him,” wrote Lawrence in the Jan. 31 protective order request.
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Zoning: Dean property proves difficult council decision Continued from Page 1 Alabama Road. The Comprehensive Land Use Plan calls for one unit per acre. This plan came in at 1.2 units per acre, but the city planning staff recognized it was a “transitional property” that “would not adversely affect the use or usability of nearby properties.” Zoning Administrator Justin Kirouac noted the property’s transitional nature was due to topographical hardships with the property It was in recognition of those hardship that staff and the Planning Commission thought the somewhat higher density was justified, he said. Lennar attorney Don Rolader said the 30-acre green space is half the property. “No other development in Johns Creek puts half its development into common area,” he said. River Farms and Thornhill homeowner associations agreed to support the rezoning. Irene Sanders, president of Thornhill HOA, said Lennar had spent “a lot of time” in negotiations with the homeowners. “I am proud of how the three adjacent [communities] worked with Lennar representatives. We would prefer 1-acre lots, but we can live with their
plan,” Sanders said. But others opposed the rezoning. Betsy Kramer opposed the plan on traffic issues. She said another RAFFENSPERGER 70 houses would “add fuel to the fire,” and that the city should “step back” until traffic issues can be resolved. Steve Newell is a Thornhill resident whose lot abuts the Lennar property. Newell said the project does have a lot of green space, but that is because it is not developable. He said the project is too dense for the developable area. “Dean Gardens is the last big tract in the city and should be held to a high standard,” he said. Mark Browning of Cameron Crest Farms said he thought the project had been “really fast-tracked.” “This is a serious issue. A lot of people oppose this, and primarily, it crept up on them,” he said. Browning said the Planning Commission took a “non-aggressive stance” on the project. “They approved it because
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it was the least bad project, and that’s not good,” Browning said. But if many people opposed the rezoning, they were not present at the meeting. Only about a dozen or more people appeared to be there in opposition. At any rate, councilmembers took their concerns to heart in deliberations and thoroughly picked apart the project, questioning the density, its ability to contain runoff and even the rear and side-setbacks. And when it came time to make a decision, no councilmember seemed to be prepared to make any motions. It was the first big rezoning case for the new council, and members appeared hesitant to make any motions. Only after prodding by Mayor Mike Bodker did they begin to try to come to some consensus. Kirouac repeatedly took them through most of the citizen objections, telling how staff and the Planning Commission had come to its conclusions. For instance, traffic is a concern, but any development will add a measure of burden. The property did not create “excessive” burden, as it added
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relatively the same amount of traffic for its density as its similarly developed neighbors. “Rather, it adds a commensurate burden, but not an excessive burden to traffic,” Kirouac said. Likewise, other issues were explained, but apparently not to council’s satisfaction. Councilwoman Kelly Stewart moved to reduce the density to one unit per acre, but only found Raffensperger amenable to that. Raffensperger did get a condition to change the number of the 2,800-square-foot homes from 35 to 15. Raffensperger would say later he wanted to give the project a “more uniform look.” The council also voted unanimously to reduce the
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Network brings tech to Northside Inaugural event May 8 By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – There are 600 technology companies within the borders of Alpharetta and a further 300 only a short distance from it. Alpharetta is making strides to claim the title of “Technology City of the South.” However, much of the regional technology conferences and events are still centered on downtown Atlanta. “We all share the same
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challenge, trying to get to some excellent programming in downtown or in Buckhead,” said Karen Cashion. While there may be quality programs available downtown, it can be a trial for a worker in the northern suburbs to make it downtown for a 7 p.m. event. “There was a need for more programming,” she said. Cashion decided to bring some of that energy and programming back up north by starting the Greater Alpharetta Tech Network (GATN). “I was hearing from technology companies that there is not a lot of programming on the north side of town,” Cashion said. For the initial year, Cashion said she plans to have an event once a quarter. After that, more networking and programming will be planned. Atlanta Tech Village founder and serial tech entrepreneur David Cummings will speak about creating a community of innovation at the official launch of the Greater Alpharetta Tech Network (GATN) on Thursday, May 8, at the Metropolitan Club on Windward Parkway. Before founding Atlanta Tech Village, the largest technology entrepreneur center in
If you go What: Greater Alpharetta Tech Network When: 5:30 p.m. May 8 Where: The Metropolitan Club on Windward Parkway More Info: www.gatnconnect.org. the Southeast, Cummings was co-founder at Pardot, a B2B marketing automation company that was acquired by ExactTarget in 2012. Months later, ExactTarget was acquired by salesforce.com for $2.5 billion. GATN’s launch event is complimentary, and all technology company executives and their professionals are invited to register. Cashion said membership in GATN is limited to technology executives, chambers, nonprofits and elected officials. “There is a tremendous amount of excitement in the tech community,” Cashion said. “We are starting to put this area on the map in tech. This is an exciting time to launch this group.” For more information on GATN, visit www.gatnconnect. org.
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William Staubach Where are you from? I’m from Daleville, Alabama When did you realize that art was a calling? I began doing stained glass in high school. In my early 20’s, I started working with metal. Are you self-taught or have formal training? I am self-taught. I opened a furniture design company with 3 friends and we grew as metal artists from there. Tell us about one of your favorite pieces of work. My favorite piece is the cone flower. It has a very artistic flow to it.
I might work on a particular piece for weeks before it looks just right and then I go into production mode. Each piece starts out as a flat sheet of metal or a long straight stick of steel. I have to cut and bend each one to my liking. What inspires you to create? I am inspired by Ikebana, which is the Japanese art of flower arranging. It’s very simplistic but beautiful. I am also inspired by my mom. She was an amazing artist. She worked in all mediums but always incorporated flowers into all of her work.
What is the price range of your work? My pieces range in price from $38$350.
Tell us something that someone would be surprised to learn about you, or a favorite guilty pleasure. I love to play tennis.
How long does it take you to conceptualize, create and finish a piece? It’s hard to put a time stamp on each piece.
Name an artist that inspires you. My mom, Sachiko Staubach and Chihuly the glass artist.
What was the one thing you always wanted to be growing up? I knew that I always wanted to be in business for myself. How can someone buy your art? I sell only at art shows such as the Alpharetta Arts Streetfest.
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Teacher raises, longer school for FY 2015 budget Schools to get more money for ‘per pupil’ spending By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@northfulton.com ATLANTA – Students will be in school for an additional day next year, schools will get more flex dollars per pupil and teachers will see their second consecutive pay increase under the recommendations being proposed in the fiscal year 2015 budget for the Fulton County School System (FCSS). A 2.5 percent pay increase should be welcome news to employees who went five years without a raise during the economic downturn beginning in 2008. Last year, employees received a 3 percent raise, which was the first permanent increase since 2009. School officials said measures were taken to compensate employees during lean years, pointing to a one-time bonus in FY 2012, followed by a 3 percent bonus the following year. At an April 16 work session, the Fulton County School Board received a first look at the FY 2015 general fund budget being proposed by Superintendent Robert Avossa. The proposed budget of $886.5 million in expenditures exceeds expected revenues by $50 million, but the deficit will be covered by an infusion from the system’s reserve funds. Even with the $50 million drawdown, the ending reserve funds will
contain more than $151.5 million – in line with the goal of two to three months of operating costs. Board member Katie Reeves of Alpharetta questioned the wisdom of using reserve funds for ongoing expenses, instead of only for one-time, non-recurring expenses. “The big elephant in the room is, ‘what is the reserve being used for?â€? asked Reeves. “The larger discussion here is we are not covering our expenditures‌[and we will not] until fiscal year 2018.â€? School finance officials said they were confident the reserve funds will remain healthy through expected growth in the tax digest in coming years. Across all programs, including the school nutrition fund, debt service and other non-general areas, the FCSS will spend more than $1.4 billion in FY 2015. ‘Zero-based budgeting’ creates school budget This is the second year the FCSS has used zero-based budgeting to develop its annual plan. Avossa explained the process allows the system to “do more with less.â€? With zero-based budgeting, all departmental costs are built from the ground up, starting at zero dollars, and based on need instead of fixed amounts from previous years. Throughout the year, “interviewsâ€? are held with department heads to provide an opportunity to lobby for the dollars needed to run their programs. “The FY 2015 budget was devel-
The FY 2015 budget was developed using this process and it required that the budget be developed from the bottom up and based on demonstrated need rather than just approving incremental increases or decreases.� ROBERT AVOSSA, Fulton Coounty Superintendent oped using this process and it required that the budget be developed from the bottom up and based on demonstrated need rather than just approving incremental increases or decreases,� explained Avossa There is little wiggle room in the Fulton Schools budget from year to year, said officials, noting that 67 percent of the dollars go directly into classrooms and instruction. That leaves 33 percent to cover all other costs, including transportation, maintenance and operations, utilities and all the other non-classroom expenses. “The economic slowdown, an enrollment growth of about 1,800 students next year, increases in health insurance costs and the reduction or elimination of some state and federal grants have created funding challenges for the school district,� said Avossa. But even with those challenges, he said, the FCSS will have a balanced budget, keep class sizes the same and
add more money per pupil in local schools to use as they see fit. The system is also getting closer to an 180-day school year, which had been the norm before economic issues forced the system to cut three days off the calendar five years ago. There was no loss in instruction time, since the system made the school day longer to make up for the three days. There was no word on whether the school days would shorten as the days are added back. The millage rate of 18.502 is being proposed to remain unchanged for FY 2015. This would be the fifth consecutive year that the millage remains unchanged, and will keep Fulton’s rate the lowest in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Public hearings on the budget are planned for May 6 and May 15, with tentative approval slated for May 15. The school board plans to formally adopt the budget in June.
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Early voting runs April 28 thru May 16 Primary/municipal elections voting sites expand later NORTH FULTON – Fulton County voters will be able to take advantage of the early voting period for the May 20 Primary Municipal Election. Early voting will begin April 28 and run until 16. Sample ballots can be viewed at http://fultoncountyga.gov/candidate-information. Voters must present an acceptable form of photo identification, as required by Georgia law. During early voting, any voter may cast their ballot at any early voting location. Early voting sites, dates and hours During the first week of early voting, seven sites will be available countywide. During the final two weeks of early voting, 19 sites will be available countywide. In addition, voting will be available on two Saturdays. For the first two weeks of early voting polling hours will be 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., including Saturday voting. In the final week voting hours will be Monday through Friday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. North Fulton Poll sites open April 28-May 16 JOHNS CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPUS NORTH FULTON SVC CENTER FULTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER North Fulton Poll sites open May 5 through May 16 OCEE LIBRARY NORTHEAST/SPRUILL OAKS LIBRARY ROSWELL LIBRARY OLD MILTON HIGH SCHOOL SANDY SPRINGS LIBRARY Absentee ballots requests Friday, May 16, is the last day to request an absentee ballot for the May 20 election. Voters do not have to provide a reason for voting absentee by mail. To request an absentee ballot online, download an absentee ballot application from the Department of Registration and Elections website To make a request by phone, call 404-6127060 to request that an absentee ballot application be mailed to you. You can also request and complete an absentee ballot application in per-
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Leadership Johns Creek seeks Day of Service volunteers JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Leadership Johns Creek Hero’s Team is organizing a day of service – Hero 4 a Day – to give back to the community Saturday, May 3. Hero’s Team has selected five projects that will be completed Saturday morning, including four residences and a road clean-up. There are spots for 40-50 volunteers to complete the projects in the allocated time of 8 a.m. to noon. Projects include exterior clean-up, garbage pick-up and hauling, cleaning gutters, trimming bushes and trees, mowing, spreading new pine straw and general clean-up. This is a great project for Scout units, volunteer groups or individual families. Volunteers can register at http://www. signupgenius.com/ go/10C0B48AAAC22ABF94may32014 or http://tinyurl. com/ntdvw3p. Their Facebook page is https://www.facebook. com/ljchero4aday. Immediately following, everyone will meet at Ocee Park for a celebration picnic and ribbon cutting. All volunteers are invited to join this inaugural event.
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Civil War author the speak at Roswell Library ROSWELL, Ga. – The Friends of the Roswell Library will host Atlanta author series presenter Kevin Horgan, author of “The March of the 18th,” Sunday, May 4 at 5 p.m. Horgan’s book is the true story of an invalid regiment serving behind the lines during the Civil War and the difference they made. The author donates 50 percent of royalties to charities for wounded veterans. The program is free, open to the public and will be held in the meeting room off the lobby of the Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St. Reservations are not required. Included in the program will be the Friends of the Roswell Library annual meeting update. For more information, see the author’s website at www.marchofthe18th.com, email roswellgafriends@gmail.com, check the Friends’ website at www.forl.net or call 770-640-3075.
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Bulloch Hall’s annual Garden Faire returns April 26 ROSWELL, Ga. — Bulloch Hall’s annual Garden Faire heralds the start of spring planting season and provides a one-stop shop for everything you need to make your gardening dreams reality. This year’s Garden Faire will take place April 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine, on the grounds of Bulloch Hall in Roswell. This free gardening event, hosted by North Fulton Master Gardeners, will have something for every level of gardener — from novice to seasoned. The event will feature a fantastic variety of perennials and annuals, garden and
specialty vendors, garden art and pottery, gardening experts and advice and the pass-along plant sale. The event will also feature demonstrations in the garden: 10:30 a.m. – “Heavenly Hellebores” by Andrea Towers and Carol Brooks, North Fulton Master Gardeners. Noon – “Flower Arrangements Right from Your Garden” by Annette Joseph, author of Picture Perfect Parties and a regular on the “Today Show.” 1:30 p.m. – “Lazy Beekeeping” demo and book signing by Julia Mahood, Georgia Master
Beekeeper. The “Fleatique” will boast all types of gently used household goods, books and garden items. The event will feature a bake sale and coffee. For lunch, Harry’s Farmers Market will have pulled-pork barbecue and a vegetarian option available. Bulloch Hall, one of Roswell’s Southern Trilogy Historic Homes, is at 180 Bulloch Ave., off the Roswell Square at Ga. 120 and South Atlanta Road (Ga. 9). For information, visit www.bullochhall.org. —Katherine Tuggle
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Alpharetta company honored by EPA One of six in state with Energy Star award By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) honored an Alpharetta company as a recipient of the 2014 Energy Star awards. Burton Energy Group, of Alpharetta, received the Partner of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Burton is one of six organizations in Georgia receiving the award. A total of 127 organizations will be honored for their commitment to protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. The winners were selected from 16,000 Energy Star partners, including manufacturers,
retailers, public schools, hospitals, real estate companies and home builders, for their dedication to protecting the environment through greater energy efficiency. “We’re proud,” said George Plattenburg, a managing partner of Burton. “It’s a reflection on the great work that our clients are doing and that we support them on.” The 12-year-old company moved to a Mansell Road location two years ago from Roswell. It employs 22 workers. Plattenburg said the company helps clients manage and lower energy consumption costs, largely in utilities such as electricity, water and sewer. They work with many large, national companies such as hoteliers, banks, retailers and
manufacturers. “It’s not unusual for these people to literally spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year on energy,” Plattenburg said. “We help them develop strategies and help track their progress.” More companies are warming up to the idea of conserving energy for two reasons, he said. First, it saves money in the long run. Second is sustainability. “EPA applauds this year’s Energy Star Partner of the Year Award winners, who have demonstrated innovative strategies to help their customers, partners and stakeholders save energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions,” said EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe. “Their commitment to saving energy helps fight climate change while also helping their bottom line.” Products, homes and build-
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Georgia companies that received Energy Star Awards are: Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence: Servidyne, Atlanta The Home Depot, Atlanta Partner of the Year: Beazer Homes USA Inc., Atlanta Burton Energy Group, Alpharetta Hoshizaki America Inc., Peachtree City Georgia Interfaith Power and Light, Decatur The complete list of winners can be found at www.energystar.gov/awards.
ings that earn the Energy Star label prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy efficiency requirements set by the U.S. EPA. From the first Energy Star-qualified computer in 1992, the Energy Star label can now be found on products in more than 70 different categories, with more than 4.5 billion sold. Over 1.5 million new homes and 23,000 office buildings, schools and
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Professional building modernized in Roswell ROSWELL, Ga. — Bauman and Company has invested $1.5 million in a complete renovation of the North Fulton Professional Building, a four-story, 94,000-square-foot multi-tenant office building located in Roswell, adjacent to North Fulton Hospital. Built in 1991, the building underwent a yearlong modernization that includes a new roof and air conditioning system, plus a total redesign and refurnishing of the lobby and public spaces. “Our improvements focused on two objectives,” said Billy Bauman, president of Bauman and Company. “First, to reduce operating costs for tenants and second, to enhance the aesthetic environment for employees as well as visitors.” A photo tour of the renovated building is available at www.northfultonphysiciansbuilding.com. For more information about the firm, visit www. baumanco.com.
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Sprouts Farmers Market opening Johns Creek store Forsyth County store to open in 2015 By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com PHOENIX, Ariz. – Sprouts Farmers Market is kicking off its Southeast expansion by opening a Johns Creek store in 2014, and a Forsyth location in 2015. Other Georgia locations opening in 2014 include Snellville, Dunwoody and Norcross. Next year a Cumming location will open at Lakeland Plaza, a company spokeswoman said. Sprouts Farmers Market
will soon finish construction on four of their healthy grocery stores in the Atlanta area. The Johns Creek market, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, will open Sept. 17. The Snellville location, 1250 Scenic Highway, Suite 1704, will open June 18. On July 16 and the company opens its Dunwoody location, 2480 Mt. Vernon Road. A Norcross location opens Aug. 20 at 5130 Peachtree Parkway, All stores are also hiring for 500 full and part-time
positions including store managers, department managers, clerks, cashiers, administrative coordinators and cashiers. Sprouts, which has about 15,000 employees companywide, offers consumers a complete grocery store experience featuring fresh produce, bulk foods, dairy, meat and seafood, bakery, vitamins and supplements and more. “For more than a decade,
Sprouts has focused on helping our customers reach their health goals by providing high quality natural and organic products at prices the everyday grocery shopper can afford,” said President and CEO Doug Sanders in a news release. “We are excited to introduce Atlanta-area residents to Sprouts beginning this summer.” Sprouts was recently
named one of the top five supermarket chains by Consumer Reports, based on feedback from more than 27,000 shoppers who rated 55 grocers. This marks Sprouts’ first expansion into the Southeast. Earlier this year, the company opened its first store in Overland Park, Kan. Sprouts sources its own produce and plans to support the Atlanta market through its Dallasbased distribution center. For information, visit www. sprouts.com or for a career, visit sprouts.com/careers. Interviews will be scheduled for select candidates in early May.
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BusinessBriefs In addition to Northside Hospital as title sponsor, the North Fulton Community Improvement District will be a platinum sponsor. The event’s after party and entertainment will be sponsored by Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. Sponsorship opportunities are available beginning at $2,500. Individual tickets for the black tie optional event are $200 each and can be purchased online at www.GNFCC.com/events. For more information, email Debbie Ryals at dryals@gnfcc.com or call 678-397-0556.
ATLANTA — The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GNFCC) will host its 41st annual Chairman’s Gala on April 26 at the St. Regis Atlanta. The Chairman’s Gala is the highlight of the year for the chamber and provides a showcase for North Fulton’s successes. The evening’s festivities will include remarks from several distinguished guests and an announcement of the winners for key chamber awards. Freda Hardage, GNFCC Board chair and director of foundation services at Northside Hospital, will be honored at the event.
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Sawnee EMC participates in ‘Touch a Truck’ event CUMMING, Ga. — On April 1, Sawnee EMC participated in the first annual “Touch a Truck” event sponsored by the Forsyth County Library System. The event took place at the Post Road Library, with approximately 500 people in attendance. In addition to a Sawnee EMC bucket truck, there were nine other vehicles from various companies
M&H Design Group opens in Alpharetta ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Mernaz Dejgir and Hayedeh Badiei have opened M&H Design Group, a full-service residential interior design agency serving North Fulton homeowners. M&H Design Group specializes in a wide variety of styles including traditional, contemporary and transitional. The agency’s designers make home visits to create floor plans and design presentations as well as provide furniture, accessories, paintings and window treatments. Their showcase office is located at 100 North Main St. in Alpharetta. For more information, call 770-674-9000 or visit www.MandHDesignGroup.com.
Journey Family Chiropractic opens in Alpharetta ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Journey Family Chiropractic has opened its doors at 320 Prospect Place in Alpharetta. Owned by Dr. Keisha Pitt, Journey Family Chiropractic offers care to all ages with the goal to help patients accomplish a quality state of health. For the month of May, Journey Family Chiropractic will donate half of their proceeds to Beacon of Hope, a pregnancy resource center located in Johns Creek. With this donation, Pitt hopes that families will become more aware of the resources out there for young mothers. Journey Family Chiropractic is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, visit www.journeyfamilychiro.com or call 404-590-6118.
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North Fulton housing snapshot Now that the sales data is all in for March, we can take a look at the quarterly home sales for North Fulton. Comparing the first quarter of this year to 2013, the biggest thing that jumps out to me is the drop in total transactions. In a market recovery, which we are experiencing, conventional wisdom would be that sales would rise. That is happening around the country in various places, but in North Fulton they have actually dropped by 10 percent. However, we are seeing asking prices rise and, in turn, sale prices rise a good bit (9 percent and 12 percent, respectively). Total days on mar-
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ket is down 27 percent, but keep in mind this is an average across all price ranges. There are a few factors that could be affecting the drop in the number of home sales. Interest rates are a little higher, for instance. Also, as prices rise, inventory at the lower price points has nearly disappeared and loan requirements
have tightened; first-time buyers are getting closed out of the market to a certain degree. But I think the real culprit is the jump in prices coupled with the low inventory levels. As buyers are presented with the decision of paying more, they are more closely scrutinizing value. That value would be found in overall size, condition and location of the property. And, by most accounts, if a buyer isn’t finding what they want, they’re choosing to keep looking rather than settle. These are the factors a home seller needs to scrutinize when pricing their home today. I’ll share quarterly numbers for Forsyth County next week.
The skinny on fat taxes, fatter returns As I mentioned in a previous article, when you sell an investment property, IRS rules will allow you to purchase a “like” property, of equal or greater value and defer the capital gains into the new property. In real life, this can mean a difference in big bucks in your pocket or a big, fat tax bill. More and more investors are choosing the big bucks in their pocket route. In a real life example, we just completed a transaction for a client that chose to undergo a 1031 exchange. He sold a building on the west coast that had been the home of his business enterprise for many years. His tax bill was going to be around $300,000 on a one million dollar profit. That’s a big bite for anyone
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to stomach. Through the 1031 exchange, we found a fitting property that generated $140,000 in cash per year... and that’s after all his expenses, including his new mortgage. It doesn’t take a genius to agree with this client’s decision. To go from the threat of paying $300,000 in taxes or collecting almost half of that per year in revenue for the next foreseeable future, is the way any savvy investor would
choose. On top of that, we estimate that this investor will collect over $1.5 million in revenue over the next 10 years, the value of the property will increase by $1.3 million and he gets valuable tax deductions during the next ten years. Not bad...turning a $300k debt to the tax man into $2.8 million. Of course, this strategy can be utilized by anyone. Do you own a beach condo that you enjoy, or renting a house that you couldn’t sell? If so, use this same 1031 exchange technique to create a fat return for the future. Brian Patton, CCIM is a commercial real estate investor, broker, author and radio show host. Call 770-634-4848. or visit his website: www.CapitalListings.com
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Hiring athletes for sales roles Are you looking to add sales resources to your small business to help you grow your revenue? Are you wondering what the best criteria are for identifying the best sales people in the marketplace? Having hired, trained, mentored and coached hundreds of sales professionals in my career, the best sales reps I’ve ever had were athletes. Now you may ask why athletes make good sales professionals, and the answer is quite simple. Athletes have attributes associated with them that are almost identical to the attributes you want with sales professionals. For starters, athletes are self-disciplined. They also possess incredible organizational skills. Having the self-discipline and organizational skills to build relationships, surface new business opportunities and close business is very similar to their history of practicing and preparing for a game, event or a match in the sport they played. Another critical element in successful sales professionals is their competitiveness. They need to have a will to always
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win, with a relentless and self-motivated attitude that they can. Athletes have the same core foundation. Whether they played individual or team sports, they demonstrated over and over again that they were competitive. And athletes who actually played team sports are an even a better choice. Most small businesses don’t operate well without seamless teamwork. Hiring an athlete for a sales position who has a history of playing team sports will almost guarantee they will fit in and be a team player with their peers and other employees. If you are looking to hire good sales professionals, look no further on their resume than the sports activities that they have done in the past. You can’t go wrong hiring an athlete for a sales role in your small business.
Co-founder of Radarsign joins Atlanta nonprofit board ALPHARETTA, Ga. – PEDS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making metro Atlanta safe and accessible for all pedestrians, has named Charlie Robeson to its board of directors. Robeson is a resident of Alpharetta and is the co-founder of the Alpharetta-based company Radarsign. The Radarsign team has collaborated with PEDS since 2007, working closely with government agencies, community organizations and others to increase pedestrian safety.
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LUDWIG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SPRING CONCERT
The LSO presents "A Cherry Blossom Spring Fling,” a gala closing concert for its seventeenth season at the Gwinnett Center-Performing Arts Center. The evening's performance features internationally-acclaimed Korean violinist Hye-Jin Kim interpreting SaintSaens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and the rare Dvorak Romance in F, Malek Jandali, American/Syrian pianist and composer, in the premiere of his Piano Theme and Variations, and local Russian artists Olga and Jacob Yampolsky performing the double concerto for violin and viola by Max Bruch. 7:30 p.m. April 26. 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. Please visit ludwigsymphony.org.
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Kick off the Alpharetta Arts Streetfest at this one day event, showcasing eight of the Alpha Arts Guild’s talented and accomplished artists, each displaying numerous pieces of work in various mediums. Register onsite to win an original work of art. Refreshments will be served. Free. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. April 26. Alpharetta Welcome Center, 178 South Main St., Alpharetta. Please call 678297-0102.
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‘TARZAN THE MUSICAL’
King’s Ridge High School presents “Tarzan the Musical.” Based on Edgar Rice Burrough’s, “Tarzan of the Apes,” and the 1999 smash-hit Disney animated film, “Tarzan” tells the story of an infant boy orphaned on the shores of West Africa, and is raised by apes in the jungle. “Tarzan” features music and lyrics by pop icon Phil
special needs — Emory Johns Creek Pediatric Patients (NICU) and the Preschool itself. This year’s proceeds will support the same causes. Bring your friends and family to enjoy pony rides, a petting zoo, carnival rides, inflatables, games and more JCUMC Preschool. Tickets sold at the door. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. April 26. 11180 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek. Please call 770-497-8215.
‘BUTTERFLY: PARALLEL LIVES’ BOOK SIGNING
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Collins and book by Tony Award-winning playwright, David Henry Hwang. Show times vary. April 24 – 26. 2765 Bethany Bend, Alpharetta. Please call 770-754-5738 or visit kingsridgecs.org.
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‘INTO THE WOODS’
Forsyth Central Stage invites you "Into the Woods" at the Forsyth Central High School's Performing Arts Center. This whimsical steampunk version of the classic American musical by Steven Sondheim is a mash up of both various fairy tales and time. The story centers around Cinderella, Jack with his beanstalk, Rapunzel, a baker and his wife, a wolf, a giant, two princesses and a witch who have their fates intertwined when they enter a mysterious forest to see their wishes come true. But, the true power of the play comes when we find out what happens after “happily ever after.” 7 p.m. Through April 25. 520 Tribble Gap Road, Cumming. Please call 770-886-2388 or visit forsythcentralstage.com.
‘THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION’
For decades, they've been part of our families — Lucy Ricardo, Ralph Kramden, George Burns, Ed Sullivan and the Golden Girls. Now, the Georgia Senior Follies pay tribute to these and other fabulous characters in "The Golden Age of Television." Don’t miss this evening of music and laughter for the whole family. Show times vary. May 2 - 18. 101 School St., Cumming. Please call 770-781-9178 or visit playhousecumming.com.
EVENTS » 9TH ANNUAL KIDS HELPING KIDS CARNIVAL
Johns Creek United Methodist Church Preschool is having their 9th annual "Kids Helping Kids" Carnival. Last year's Carnival was a huge success, with over 2,000 people in attendance and raising over $47,000 for Camp Sparrowwood — a camp for children with
Local author Monette Massard will host a book signing event for her book “Butterfly: Parallel Lives” at the Anthony Gallery. During the event, Massard will share some of the challenges that she has faced throughout her life (including battling cancer and infertility, as well as domestic abuse), and the inner strength that she had to call upon to overcome these issues to become the woman she is today. Light hors d’oeuvres and wine will be served. 6 p.m. April 26. 5822 North Vickery Street, Cumming. Please call 770-710-3887 or visit monettemassard.com.
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prize award to brew the award-winning recipe at Red Brick Brewing. Proceeds benefit Heritage Sandy Springs, a nonprofit community organization. Tickets are $30 in Advance or $40 at the Door. Designated Driver/ Non-Drinker tickets also available for $10 at the Door. 4 – 8 p.m. April 26. 6110 Bluestone Road, Sandy Springs. Please call 404-851-9111 or visit hssbeerfest.com.
‘SPRING INTO SPRING WITH NEW SALAD IDEAS’
Guest author Claudine Destino presents a cooking demonstration, “Spring into Spring with New Salad Ideas.” Claudine Destino is the author of “Confessions of a Kitchen Diva.” All are welcome and this event is free. Registration required. 6 - 7:30 p.m. April 28. Spruill Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek. Please call 770-360-8820 or visit afpls.org.
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TOP FIVE EVENTS ALE YEAH BEER TASTING
Local merchant Ale Yeah will host a beer tasting at Barrington Hall. There will be several types of beer to sample. Registration required. 6:30 – 8:15 p.m. and 8:30 – 10:30 p.m. April 25. 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell. Please call 770-9922246.
ALPHARETTA ARTS STREETFEST
The streets of Historic Downtown will be filled with nearly 100 artists, musicians and performers. Enjoy a beautiful spring weekend as you stroll through outdoor galleries filled with fine art. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. April 26 and 27. 2 South Main St., Alpharetta. Please call 678-2970102 or visit awesomealpharetta. com.
ANNUAL GARDEN FAIRE
Bulloch Hall's Annual Garden Faire heralds the start of spring planting season and provides a onestop shop for everything you need to make your gardening dreams reality. This free gardening event, hosted by North Fulton Master Gardeners, will have something for every level of gardener — from novice to seasoned. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. April 26. 180 Bulloch Ave., Roswell. Please visit bullochhall.org.
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ROSWELL CYCLING FESTIVAL
The Roswell Cycling Festival will take place on Canton Street, and feature many fun events for cyclists of all ages. The festival will begin with the Mayor’s Ride, followed by races of various categories, and a kid’s bicycle safety course. 8 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. April 27. Canton Street, Roswell. Please visit roswellcyclingfestival.com.
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HERITAGE SANDY SPRINGS BEER FEST
Sandy Springs' only beer festival returns to the heart of Sandy Springs. The 4th Annual Heritage Sandy Springs Beer Fest features over 100 craft beers for sampling, live local music, great food, tons of giveaways and more, all in a beautiful outdoor setting. Homebrewers can compete in the Moondog Growlers HomeBrew Competition and win big with a grand
As the name suggests, the Fiesta 5k/15k Challenge is not your ordinary race. Casual runners and walkers enjoy the 5k or the Fun Run, while endurance runners will want to participate in the 15k distance. The Fiesta 15k/5k Challenge is the perfect way to kickoff Cinco de Mayo. The race brings everyone out for a morning of health and fitness, awareness for ALS, and celebrating life. 100 percent of race proceeds and donations benefit the Emory ALS Center. 7:30 AM. May 3. 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming. Please call 678-491-0639 or visit fiestarunga.com.
The '60s/'70s themed event will have a Silent Auction, live music, cash bar and food. The proceeds from this event benefit the services Family Haven provides to victims of domestic violence. 7 – 11 p.m. April 25. 6844 Majors Road, Cumming. Please call 770-889-6384 or visit forsythcountyfamilyhaven.info.
DRAKE WALK
The fifth annual Drake Walk to benefit local non-profit organization The Drake House, presented by DataScan consists of 1 mile and 5k routes that go through beautiful historic downtown Roswell. There will be lots of fun for the whole family at the finish line festival as well. Registration required. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. May 3. 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell. Please call 770-587-4712 ext. 307 or visit thedrakehouse.org.
ALABAMA IN CONCERT
Alabama, the legendary country band formed by three cousins from Alabama, is coming to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. 7:30 – 11 p.m. April 27. 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. Please call 678-297-0102 or visit vzwamp.com.
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Hawk Ridge Farm opens registration for horse riding camp JASPER, Ga. — Hawk Ridge Farm has opened registration for their summer horse riding camp. Hawk Ridge Farm offers daily riding lessons in English/hunt seat riding, as well as “fun rides,” such as games on horseback and trail rides. Campers will participate in ground lessons and demonstrations in basic horse handling, first aid and horseshoeing, as well as enjoying various horse-related crafts and projects. The price is $300 per weeklong session with only eight spots available per session. The camp is open to girls and boys ages 5 through 17. It also accepts riders of all levels, from the first-time rider learning the basics of horsemanship to the serious show competitor. Campers can bring their own horse for free; just supply feed, hay and shavings for the week. 2014 DATES: • June 16-20 – beginner/inter-
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The Warsaw University of Technology sent a strong team to the SAE International Aerospace Design Competition. Here, they stand with their regular category plane, named Ladybird for the three women members of the team.
mediate • June 30-July 3 – intermediate/ advanced • July 28-Aug. 1 – beginner/intermediate Hawk Ridge Farm is an equestrian hunter/jumper facility, specializing in Quarter Horse hunters and equitation training. The farm is located on 15 acres in Jasper, Ga. For more information, visit www.HawkRidgeFarm.org, call 706-974-7831 or email hawkridgefarm@gmail.com.
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University of Tennessee students placed 10th in the regular class competition.
Model plane designers from 75 universities participate By ALDO NAHED and HATCHER HURD aldo@forsythherald.com
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test them. “In the competition, we have to build our airplanes from scratch,” said team spokeswoman Agnieszka Garstka. Now the Polish team will take their medals and go on to Washington, D.C., to visit the Smithsonian Aeronautical Museum among other places, and then up to visit the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in
Boston, said Garstka. David Roberts, the SAE International event producer, said everyone went home a winner for their experiences. “Each of them have a great story to tell in their next job interview, as the competition was beyond anything found in the classroom or on a college campus,” Roberts said. One student told Roberts that in his four years of college, SAE Aero Design East 2014 was the best experience he has had. “That truly made all the effort and hard work worth it,” Roberts said. From the week of nation-
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The six members of the Union College team put the final touches on their model airplane during the SAE Aero Design event that took place April 11 through April 13. The team finagled with the electric motor and made sure the one-horsepower plane was OK to fly. Then, team advisor Brad Bruno, who has been bringing teams to the SAE Aero Design East for four years, let out a long sigh. “I said we were not going to use tape this year,” Bruno tells his team. Bruno, whose New Yorkbased team ended up in eighth place at the SAE Aero Design East 2014 regular competition, said events like this help to prepare teams for the real world. “Nature is a harsh mistress,” Bruno said. “If they made a mistake, it will show in a big way.” But even with mistakes, the 75 universities represented and seven countries worldwide dubbed the event “a success.” The facilities and community were accommodating, from hotels and restaurants to the
Forsyth Conference Center and Georgia Model Aviators airfield on Old Federal Road in north Forsyth. Competitors came from all over the world to the Georgia Model Aviators Club field on Old Federal Road to pit their model plane designs against one another. Students from Bangladesh, Brazil, Egypt, India, Poland, Canada, Mexico and the United States researched, designed, built, presented and flew their radio-controlled aircraft. One of the teams to watch in the competition was the Warsaw University of Technology. The Polish team is one of the powerhouses in this competition. They were tops in the 2014 SAE West competition in Van Nuys, Calif. There, the Poles won seven out 12 possible awards. This year, the Polish team finished first in the regular class, second place in the micro class and third place in the advanced class. In all, they won eight awards out of the 13 categories, including a first for the design report. They began preparing for the 2014 competition with four to five months spent in design. They arrived in Forsyth County a week before the competition to assemble their aircraft and
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Eagles, Hornets heading back to state playoffs
Blessed Trinity, King’s Ridge take aim at state baseball titles
Teams played for 2013 state baseball title
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By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – After meeting in last year’s Class AAAAAA state championship baseball series, Milton and Roswell are both headed for return visits to the playoffs this season. Milton held the lead in the Region 5-AAAAAA standings going into last weekend with an 8-2 record, 15-7 overall. Roswell was second at 7-3, 14-8 overall. The two teams faced off
in back-to-back games a few weeks ago, with Milton winning 13-4 at Roswell and Roswell winning 8-6 at Milton. Milton has played a demanding non-region schedule, including six games against national caliber teams from out of state. The Eagles are 3-3 in those games, including a 2-2 mark in a national tournament in North Carolina in late March. “Our schedule has been brutal,” Milton coach Joey Ray said, citing several other nonregion games against 2013
region champions from metro Atlanta. “We have had our hands full.” The Eagles returned nine key players from last year’s state championship squad, but shortstop Dylan Cease, who is also one of the team’s two aces, has been sidelined recently with an elbow injury. That has left a hole in the team’s rotation, but Milton still has two top-flight starters in seniors Alex Schnell and Matt Geiger. Schnell, who pitched an eight-inning, two-hitter to win the third game of last year’s championship series, is 5-2 with a 1.00 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 49 innings.
Our schedule has been brutal. We have had our hands full.” JOEY RAY Milton Eagles Coach Geiger has taken over as the No. 2 starter and is 5-0 with a 1.86 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 41 innings. Cease was 1-0 with a 1.09 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 12 innings before being sidelined. Schnell has signed with Clemson, and Cease is headed to Vanderbilt. Cease is also a key offensive performer, batting .343
with 13 RBI in 12 games, and Ray hopes he will at least have Cease’s bat available for the postseason. Other returning starters from last year’s team are first baseman Jack Thompson (17 RBI, .323, Georgia State signee); second baseman Ryan Gridley (.443, Mississippi State); third baseman Dalon Farkas (17 RBI on 18 hits, Kansas State) and center fielder Dalton Ewing (.407, Coastal Carolina). Catcher Alec Miller and outfielder Erik Peterson are also returning starters, giving the Eagles a veteran group as they look to defend their title. Ray said he is “still trying to figure out the No. 3 three starter,” with the Eagles having several candidates. Will Matthews has “been our go-to guy” for long and short relief, Ray said, with a 2-1 record and 2.19 ERA in six appearances, but no other Milton pitcher had worked more than eight innings as of the middle of last week. Roswell suffered heavier graduation losses, with the Hornets having 10 seniors sign to play college baseball off the 2013 state runner-up squad. Roswell also lost returning starter Ryan Ritson, the team’s left fielder and No. 3 starter, for the season after Tommy John surgery. Returning junior Austin Krzeminski, who has committed to Georgia Tech, is the Hornets’ No. 1 starter, with junior Rory Horde behind him. Senior Scott Franklin has done an outstanding job as the Hornets’ closer with a 4-1 record and five saves. Juniors Dion Simpson and Nick Barlow are vying to be No. 3 starter. Offensively, the Hornets have less power than last season but more team speed, said coach Mike Power. Third baseman Mitchell Benson, a Georgia State signee, and outfielder Lawson Dunkin are among just a handful of returning starters off last season’s team. Seniors Jordan Hovater and Colin McCaulley have moved into the lineup at shortstop and second base and have played well, along with junior catcher/ DH Matthew Hammaker and Horde, an outfielder. “The biggest thing is getting better as the season has progressed,” Power said. “Not many of our guys had an opportunity to play much last season.”
NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Both Blessed Trinity and King’s Ridge Christian have made deep runs in the state high school baseball playoffs in recent seasons. With the playoffs only a few weeks away, the two teams are in position again to take swings at a possible state title. Blessed Trinity was unbeaten in Region 6-AAA with a handful of games remaining in the regular season, with King’s Ridge second in its 6-A sub-region. Both teams were state-ranked as of last week, with BT second in AAA and King’s Ridge fifth in Class A. St. Pius handed Blessed Trinity its first region loss of the season, winning 1-0 in 10 innings last Thursday to move into a first place tie in 6-AAA at 11-1. The Titans are 17-7 overall, going 2-2 recently in a national tournament in Las Vegas. Until last week’s St. Pius game, all their other losses came against top teams from higher classifications by a total of five runs, two of the defeats in extra innings. BT defeated St. Pius 11-1 in the first game between the two teams this season. The Titans have qualified for the playoffs every year since 2003, winning the state championship in 2006 and advancing to at least the quarterfinals every year but one since then. Blessed Trinity has been powered by a lineup that has put up impressive numbers top to bottom, with a pitching staff led by the strong 1-2 duo of Ryan Young and Brad Spinner. Midway through last week, Young was 5-0 with a 0.72 ERA. The senior lefthander had 40 strikeouts in 39 innings. Spinner, a junior righthander, was 4-1 with a 1.79 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 37 innings. Offensively, the Titans had eight front line players with batting averages of .349 or better. Paul Dwyer and Bryson Jenkins, the only seniors among the group, were hitting .349 and .373 respectively. Junior Bronco O’Brien was batting .404 and led
the team in runs (25), stolen bases (27), walks (16) and on-base percentage (.517). The Titans were also getting big seasons from fellow juniors Jack Dunn (.386, 14 steals), Cody Roberts (.446, 21 RBI) and John Castro (.339, 19 runs). Two of the team’s top offensive threats are sophomores Jake Bogosian (.422, team high 24 RBI) and Connor Davis (.365, 23 runs, .481 OBP). King’s Ridge wrapped up second place in Region 6-A South with a 12-2 victory last Thursday at Walker. The Tigers improved their record to 13-3 in the sub-region with three games scheduled this week. Overall, King’s Ridge is 17-3. The Tigers have made it to the quarterfinals in the Class A playoffs twice in the past three seasons, including their first season in the GHSA (2011) and last year. In the team’s final season in the GISA in 2010, King’s Ridge advanced to the state semifinals. Last week’s win over Walker avenged an earlier loss, with the Tigers’ two other defeats coming at the hands of sub-region champion Mount Paran, one of just a handful of teams ranked ahead of King’s Ridge in Class A. Like Blessed Trinity, King’s Ridge has a lineup full of hitters with gaudy statistics. Right fielder Paul Stallings, a Georgia Tech signee, is batting .528 with 12 extra base hits and 16 RBI. Shortstop Grayson Byrd (LSU signee) is hitting .473 with 16 RBI and 12 stolen bases, with Wake Forest-bound Connor Burns leading the team with a .510 average and sharing the RBI lead at 16 with Stallings and Byrd. Other players enjoying strong seasons are Slade Osborne (.466, 14 runs); Kyle Brnovich (.442, 10 RBI); Cullen Monette (.386, 13 runs), Lawson Hill (.360, 13 RBI) and Adam Moore (.359, 13 runs). Austin Peay signee Austin Higginbotham is the lone regular batting below .360, but is also the team’s No. 1 starter with a 5-1 record and a 2.50 ERA. Moore (3-0, 2.50) and Burns (2-0, 2.99) join him in the starting rotation, with Slade and Brnovich (four saves) the primary relievers.
King’s Ridge baseball 17–3 to date 02/25 Holy Innocents Episcopal 13 – 3 Win 02/26 Cambridge 10 – 0 Win 02/27 Hebron Christian Academy 4 – 2 Win 03/03 Walker 5 – 2 Loss 03/04 North Cobb Christian 3 – 0 Win 03/10 St. Francis 10 – 0 Win 03/11 Fellowship Christian 13 – 3 Win 03/19 Christian Heritage 11 – 5 Win 03/20 Trion 6 – 0 Win 03/21 Mt. Zion 13 – 7 Win 03/24 Holy Innocents Episcopal 15 – 1 Win 03/25 Mount Paran Christian 6 – 0 Loss 03/31 Darlington 4 – 3 Win 04/01 Gordon Lee7 – 3 Win 04/02 Whitefield Academy 10 – 4 Win 04/09 Mount Pisgah Christian 8 – 7 Win 04/10 Mount Paran Christian 9 – 1 Loss 04/11 St. Francis 20 – 2 Win 04/14 North Cobb Christian 17 – 0 Win 04/17 Walker 12 – 2 Win
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XL212, North Fulton Chamber announce March Student Athletes ALPHARETTA, Ga. – XL212 and the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce have named Isabel Formby and Jonathan Mock as Student Athletes of the Month for March. This award recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of deserving student athletes in the greater North Fulton area. Recipients are chosen from nominations made by area athletic directors and coaches based on exceptional athletic accomplishments, extraordinary academic prowess and a commitment to civic action. Formby, a senior tennis
player at North Springs Charter High School, was awarded the Female Student Athlete of the Month. A four-year varsity tennis player at the No. 1 singles spot, Formby maintains a 98.667 grade point average in school, has taken 13 AP courses and has an ACT score of 34. She is active in her school and community, participating in student government, Interact Club, National Honor Society, Student Ambassadors, Trees Atlanta and helping local wheelchair tennis players. She has been accepted to Georgia Tech’s engineering program,
the University of Georgia’s honor program and Grinnell College. Formby was joined at the awards presentation by her parents, Julia and Kevin Formby, tennis coach Tonique Fraiser and North Springs Athletic Director Tommy Amoroso. Mock, a senior lacrosse player from Johns Creek High School, was named the Male Student Athlete of the Month. The captain of the lacrosse team maintains a 4.27 grade point average, has an SAT score of 1880 and an ACT score of 29. He is a Fellowship of Chris-
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He is a true leader and team player.” BARNY MARCHAND Johns Creek High Lacrosse Coach
tian Athletes leader, a member of the Theological Foundations for Leaders at Perimeter Church and is a youth lacrosse coach and referee. “He is a true leader and team player,” said coach Barny Marchand. “He has a positive attitude, a great work ethic, is coachable, and is a ‘we’ player, not a ‘me’ player.” Mock was joined at the awards presentation by his parents, Brian and Jana Mock, and Marchand.
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Youngsters enjoy Seder at Dor Tamid JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Preschool Place at Congregation Dor Tamid celebrated the Passover holiday last Friday with a special all-family Seder for the preschoolers. Children listened to the Passover story in song and then enjoyed
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Caden Ciul country’s top MS hurdler Perimeter School 8th grader posts fastest 300m hurdles
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By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Caden Ciul is a bright, polite eighth-grader at Perimeter School in Johns Creek, but once he puts running shoes on, all you will do on the track is eat his dust. The 14-year-old has posted the fastest time of any eighth-grader in the 300-meter hurdles in the nation and has not lost in that race this season on the Perimeter School track team. He is 8-0 with two weeks left in the season. His track coach Matt Luchenbill said Ciul has been among the top three hurdlers all season. A website that collects all the times submitted by schools across the country has had him there all year. In a recent meet, he posted the best time yet for 2014. Luchenbill says he sees two reasons why Ciul is so good in the 300-meter hurdles. “First, he is a naturally gifted athlete. And he really enjoys the event. The second reason is you can see he wants it. You can see in that last 100 yards when they’ve cleared the last hurdle and it is just a sprint. Caden accelerates in that last 100,” Luchenbill said. “He’s a competitor who wants to be good,” he said. “And he loves doing it.” Ciul admits he “does like the event a lot.” He also competes in the 100-meter hurdles, the 4-x-100-meter relay, the 4-x-400-meter and the triple jump. His school competes in the North Atlanta Metro League and has been competing in track for three years. Ciul also competes in AAU track
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Caden Ciul displays the form that has kept him undefeated in the 300M hurdles in middle school. and USATF. “What I like best is I get to meet a lot of new friends and go to schools and run against other people. I do like the competition,” Ciul said. Luchenbill agreed Caden likes to compete. “I think it’s his drive – his drive to be good and succeed,” Luchenbill said. “He finds a joy and a pleasure in it.” Ciul is only 14, but he would like to run for a program in college. Luchenbill said he thinks he has a chance “to go somewhere big.” Ciul’s dad went to Auburn, which has a good track program. He also likes Florida and Texas A&M. All of that is in the future, with many more races to go. But today – for right now – there is no eighth-grader faster in the 300-meter hurdles than Caden Ciul. And that’s pretty good.
Caden Ciul and track coach Matt Luchenbill stand on the Perimeter track where Caden has had so much success this year.
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JOHNS CREEK – After winning back-to-back region baseball titles in 2012 and ’13, the Johns Creek Gladiators will have to settle for second place in Region 6-AAAAAA this season. The Gladiators had a chance to pull even in the region standings last week, but lost 3-2 to undefeated Lambert, the state’s top-ranked team in AAAAAA. Johns Creek led 2-1 going to the seventh inning, but the Longhorns spoiled an outstanding pitching effort by Johns Creek’s Gabe Moore. Moore, a Kentucky signee, took a 3-hitter and a 2-1 lead into the seventh inning, but yielded a 2-run homer after hitting a batter. Lambert is 11-0 in the region and 23-0 overall, with the Gladiators 9-2 and 13-9 after a 6-0 victory Saturday over South Forsyth. Tyler Prescott, who will play in college at Presbyterian, shut out South Forsyth on four hits over six innings and led the Johns Creek offense with three hits and two runs batted in. The Gladiators have featured a strong pitching staff led by the senior trio of Moore, Prescott and Charlie Hecht, who has signed with Georgia College. Moore is 3-1 with a 1.35 ERA, striking out 42 batters in 36 innings. Prescott is 3-2 with a 1.37 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 37 innings, with Hecht 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA. The Gladiators’ team ERA is just over 2.00. Offensively, Johns Creek is averaging a modest five runs per game, with junior Tyler Dupree leading the team with a .415 batting average and
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Nydia Tisdale set up her camera April 17, 2012, at the Cumming City Council chambers only to be told by longtime Mayor H. Ford Gravitt she could no longer videotape the city’s meeting. Tisdale sued the mayor and city for infringing on the state’s open meetings law and her rights as a citizen. While the federal and state lawsuits are still entangled in the courts, the camera-wielding activist continues to be booted from meetings. The latest was Wednesday, April 16, nearly two years to the day after her initial encounter in Cumming. This time, Tisdale was told to shut off her camera at an event held by the Republican Women of Forsyth County. Peggy Green, secretary for the Republican Women of Forsyth County, said she didn’t want to have Tisdale record the event because she’s a “troublemaker.” The Forsyth Herald and Forsyth County News were represented at this event.
“We did not want the controversy,” Green said. “I don’t think she has the credentials of a journalist.” The luncheon event was at Norman’s Landing restaurant in Cumming, and featured speakers included Forsyth County District 3 Commission candidate David Hole and solicitor’s general candidate Susan Zereini. A number of other candidates also showed up and were given a few minutes to introduce themselves, including school board candidates Amanda Nixon and Mark Weiss; District 3 County Commissioner Todd Levent; state Senate candidates Sen. Jack Murphy and Lauren McDonald III; and Georgia House District 24 candidate Sheri Gilligan and District 26 Rep. Geoff Duncan. Tisdale is a blogger for AboutForsyth.com, where she accepts donations for her work videotaping meetings throughout the community. She has dubbed her work “Nydeos.” “I consider myself part of the press,” Tisdale said after the event. “Non-traditional
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press.” VIDEO ON Tisdale, a HA resident of Roswell, got involved in Forsyth County in 2009 when she was then a property manager for 01 a 90-acre tract off 4 IN CIDEN Old Atlanta Road. She and others were adamantly opposed to a landfill develALDO NAHED/STAFF opment off Ronald Reagan Nydia Tisdale is forcibly removed from a Cumming City CounBoulevard. Ever since, Tisdale has con- cil meeting two years ago. That sparked an onging lawsuit by Tisdale. tinued to be active in politics both in Forsyth and Fulton counties. fice. When asked why she took a big to-do about it. The latest incident, accordso long to file the report, she “It was definitely not a necing to Tisdale, was “unnecesclaimed “she was waiting on an essary incident and I for sure sary.” apology from Ms. Green.” wanted a peaceful resolution,” Green was captured on Although no warrants were Green said. “It is my fervent camera saying “You’re not welissued, the case remains active hope and desire that this event comed here.” with the sheriff’s office. not be blown out of proporTisdale said. “It was very Green said even if the event tion and made into something rude and disrespectful.” was marked as open to the more than it was. Actually, it Tisdale said she had helped public, they have the right was for that exact reason that to promote the event on several to ask people to leave. In the we did not want Nydia to be Facebook private groups, and past, the group has asked unthere.” many in attendance later said wanted guests to leave without This latest incident marks they were there because they incident, she said. She recalled the third time in the past two had heard about the event a recent meeting where Demoyears that Tisdale has been from her. crats, who showed up to film told not to video record a meet“I am not going to be idle; I candidates for U.S. Senate, ing. will take some action,” Tisdale were asked to leave. In February, during a Rosaid. “I wasn’t aware that Nydia swell Saturday public meeting On April 18, Tisdale filed was coming,” Green said. “We on the Unified Development an incident report with the just didn’t need the distracForsyth County Sheriff’s Oftion. And of course, she made See ACTIVIST, Page 33
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more said the area around the pavilion is contained. “As long as area is limited, it’s easy enough to control. But it is a matter of staffing,” Densmore said. If the city is going to search bags and coolers, then that will require more personnel. Stewart said if bags and coolers are not checked, then people will bring it in. Mayor Mike Bodker said people are able to do that for the outdoor movies shown at Johns Creek. Now with the pavilion opening in June with a concert, Bodker said it is the proper time for the council to consider the sale of alcohol as an amenity to the patrons. That is why the decision should be made now rather than later. “It happens with movies in the park is all I am saying. But it is not a problem. If we envision more Chastain-like events, we will need to have alcohol if we expect to sell tick-
Continued from Page 1 House on Mill property. The house serves as an event facility and provides the park an income stream. Riley said it not a large change to make administratively if the council should wish to extend the same to the pavilion. Riley said the ordinance change would allow patrons to bring alcohol to the event. Instead it would be the responsibility of the event caterer if the pavilion was rented. Councilwoman Kelly Stewart said she had an immediate concern about attendees becoming intoxicated in what is a family park. “Whether the people are inside the pavilion area or outside, this is a family-friendly park,” Stewart said. Chief of Police Ed Dens-
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If we envision more Chastainlike events, we will need to have alcohol if we expect to sell tickets.’ MAYOR MIKE BODKER ets,” the mayor said. Densmore said the police don’t check bags and coolers at the movies. They don’t have manpower for it. “But we’ve never had to eject anyone before,” the chief said. Densmore said it would not be useful to compare the policing needs of the Summerour House which has relatively small events compared to those the pavilion would generate. Police only need an officer or two to provide security. Stewart said that wasn’t really relevant since parents taking kids to an outdoor movies is in no way similar to adult
concert-goers. “I want to see some parameters on this. I do have concerns for families and their children in the park,” Stewart said. Councilwoman Cori Davenport also wanted to know what the police requirements would be for events at the pavilion. The city estimated around 500 patrons could be seated under the pavilion roof with seating for another 500 on the lawn. With council reluctant to act – this is the first time the subject of serving alcohol has arisen – Bodker said action will be needed soon. “June 28 is coming whether we like it or not. We need to
have a plan to create the type of experience we want our residents to have,” Bodker said. “Do we want a mini-Verizon [Amphitheater] or a strictly smaller venue?” Stewart said this would “remain a concern” for controlling the park and maintaining a family atmosphere. “I don’t want a date [of the concert] to drive the decision,” Stewart said. “I want to get it right. Homeowners surround the park, and there are families inside the park.” Councilman Brad Raffensperger said he wanted to see it more “fleshed out.” Bodker said staff could bring more information for the council at its May 5 meeting. “If there is no ordinance, then we will just have the concert and that’s it,” the mayor said. Riley said he would look at ordinances other cities have in place that Johns Creek could then model its own if council wanted to pursue it.
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Tisdale says Roswell City Manager Kay Love told her to turn her camera off because it was “now a staff meeting, not an open meeting.” “That’s another instance where the city manager for the city of Roswell asked me to turn my camera off,” Tisdale said. “I was there all day for six hours and you’re not going to let me film the ending of it?” Tisdale likes to film every-
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“I have never seen David Hole, nor heard him speak or heard his voice,” she said. “I do live in District 3, so I will be casting a vote. I loved my Mystery Date game growing up, but it’s not that appealing in an election.”
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Lincoln Memorial University HARROGATE, Tenn. – Lincoln Memorial University conferred the degrees of 652 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at its annual winter commencement exercises. The following local residents receiving education specialist degrees were among the graduates: Shawn Scali of Suwanee; Lizzette Nixon of Alpharetta; Patricia Grammens of Suwanee; Jennifer Koleff of Suwanee; Janette Shealy of Alpharetta; Jacquella Goble of Johns Creek; Neal Daniels of Cumming; Christopher Baker of Cumming; Andrew Doman of Cumming; Kristine Joplin of Cumming; Elizabeth Watterson of Cumming; Kelli Garcia of Cumming; Kevin Waddell of Cumming; Stacy Dockter of Alpharetta; Lora Keys of Cumming; Michele McInnish of Alpharetta; Myriam Downey of Cumming; and Elizabeth Goldsmith of Roswell. Dean’s List: In addition to the local graduates, Brittany Jenkins, a biology major from Alpharetta, was named to the Lincoln Memorial University fall 2013 Dean’s List. To be placed on the Dean’s List, students must have a 3.5 grade point average for the semester.
Choate Rosemary Hall WALLINGFORD, Conn. – Shane Phillipps of Alpharetta and Myong Shin of Suwanee were both named to the fall 2013 Dean’s List at Choate Rosemary Hall. Phillipps is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Phillipps of Alpharetta. Shin is the son of Mr. Dai C. Shin and Ms. Kyung S. Ji of Suwanee.
Harding University SEARCY, Ark. – The following local residents are among more than 1,200 Harding University students included on the Dean’s List for achieving a grade point average of 3.65 or higher for the fall 2013 semester: Caroline Embry, a sophomore from Alpharetta; Katherine Embry, a senior from Alpharetta; Garrison Gerard, a freshman from Suwanee; Kayla O’Connor, a junior from Suwanee; Victoria Sams, a senior from Suwanee; and Brooke Tabor, a senior from Duluth.
West Virginia Wesleyan College BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – Cassandra Della Fortuna of Roswell has been named to the 2013 fall semester Dean’s List at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Wesleyan’s Dean’s List requires students to earn a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.9.
Louisburg College LOUISBURG, N.C. – At the beginning of each spring semester, Louisburg College recognizes athletes who achieved high levels of academic success during the previous year. On Jan. 15, the college recognized more than 100 athletes during the Hurricane Scholar Athletes Awards Ceremony, including Kenneth Miller, a baseball player from Duluth, and Jeffrey Sneed, a baseball player from Cumming.
James Madison University HARRISONBURG, Va. – Johns Creek resident Alexandra Lynn Savage has been named to the Dean’s List at James Madison University for the fall 2013 semester for achieving a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.899. Savage is a junior who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree is interdisciplinary liberal studies.
Piedmont College DEMOREST, Ga. – The following area students have been awarded academic honors for the recently completed fall semester at Piedmont College. Students named as Dean’s Scholars for the semester have earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average, and students named to the Dean’s List have earned a grade point average of
SCHOOLS 3.5 to 3.99. Dean’s Scholars: Mitchell E. Auger of Alpharetta; Isabella V. Brown of Milton; Melissa Childs of Johns Creek; Brittney A. Head of Cumming; Lauren G. Head of Cumming; Kathleen M. O’Neill of Alpharetta; Hannah L. Kelly of Suwanee; and Jennifer C. Pitt of Suwanee. Dean’s List: Kate M. Berardi of Cumming; Austin T. Coleman of Duluth; Megan E. Holder of Alpharetta; Bryan D. Hudson of Roswell; Amanda L. Jewell of Duluth; Stone M. Kelly of Milton; Regan M. Schoch of Johns Creek; William B. Skidmore of Cumming; Emily S. Clance of Suwanee; and Kristen N. Reeves of Suwanee.
Oklahoma City University OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Emma Stoneking of Cumming has been named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013 semester at Oklahoma City University for maintaining a grade point average of 3.5.
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Hofstra University HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Aaron Waisler, a junior majoring in radio production and studies from Alpharetta, has been named to the fall 2013 Dean’s List at Hofstra University for earning a 3.4 grade point average or higher.
Armstrong Atlantic State University SAVANNAH, Ga. – Marissa Rimbert of Suwanee earned a bachelor’s degree in education
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University of Charleston CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Kayla Dozier of Alpharetta was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Charleston. The Dean’s List recognizes full-time students who earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher
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Tennessee State University NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Porscha Clark, a biology major from Roswell, and Suzannah Harner, a psychology major from Alpharetta, both earned Dean’s List honors for achieving a grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the fall 2013 term at Tennessee State University.
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Clemson University CLEMSON, S.C. – Local residents were among more than 1,100 students who received degrees from Clemson University after the fall 2013 semester. Brandon Scott Carroll of Alpharetta graduated with a bachelor’s degree in financial management. Kirby Eugene Pate of Duluth graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in visual arts.
Claude Ralph Alberson, Jr., 66, of Cumming, passed away April 13, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
Eden Sara Hersh, 50, passed away March 31, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.
Laila Asaad, of Cumming, passed away April 12, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Sylvia Higginbotham, 78, of Alpharetta, passed away April 3, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
Mary Box, 92, passed away April 6, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery. Commander Robert L. Byers, USN, 43, of Hollywood, MD, passed away April 7, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
CONWAY, S.C. – Blais Furse of Roswell and Steven Whitaker of Alpharetta both qualified
Betty Clark, 73, of Dunwoody, passed away April 6, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following item will be heard at a public hearing held by the City Council on Monday May 12, 2014 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia.
Jerry Farmer, 72, of Norcross, passed away April 8, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
a. PH-14-09 Jones Alley Right of Way Abandonment Consideration of abandonment of the Jones Alley Right of Way for vehicular traffic while maintaining pedestrian access. The alley is located between Old Roswell Street and Main Street within Land Lot 1269, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia
Sonia Gemidoff, 76 , of Alpharetta, passed away April 4, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
Patti A. Hazzard, 62, of Marietta, passed away April 11, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
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Meghan Lee Anderson of Suwanee graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Sarah Jane Kelley of Suwanee graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies. Ryan David Cox of Alpharetta graduated with a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering. Andrew Edward Newell of Alpharetta graduated with a bachelor’s degree in forest resource management. Stephanie Lee Bedenk of Cumming graduated with a bachelor’s degree in graphic communications. Russell W. Krenek of Cumming graduated with a master’s degree industrial
SCHOOLS engineering. Carson Elizabeth Culver of Roswell graduated with a bachelor’s degree in graphic communications. Mallory Maryruth Gray of Roswell graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
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CLEMSON, S.C. – Robert Owen Calvert III of Johns Creek was recently recognized as a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda, a national leadership and honors society, at Clemson University. Sigma Alpha Lambda is dedicated to promoting and
LEXINGTON, Va. – The following Washington and Lee students recently earned Honor Roll status for achieving a grade point average of at least 3.75 or Dean’s List status for achieving at least a 3.4 GPA for the term that ended in December 2013. Honor Roll: Nicholas Biumi of Cumming, a member of the class
Mary Kosakowski, 78, of Seminole, FL, passed away April 2, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
Christina Palma, 67, of Alpharetta, passed away April 11, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
of 2015; Brian Krouskos of Alpharetta, a member of the class of 2016; Lucas McCracken of Cumming, a member of the class of 2016; Rachel Samuels of Johns Creek, a member of the class of 2015; and Jenny Wang of Roswell, a member of the class of 2017. Dean’s List: Drew Carlos of Roswell, a member of the class of 2015; Connor Hollenbeck of Alpharetta, a member of the class of 2014; Kaitlin Krouskos of Alpharetta, a member of the class of 2017; Stanley Monasterski of Roswell, a member of the class of 2016; and Jacqueline Yarbro of Suwanee, a member of the class of 2015.
DEATH NOTICES
Sarah Blyth, 91, of Atlanta, passd away April 9, 2014. Arrangemetns by Byars Funeral Home.
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Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the office of the City Clerk, 2 South Main Street.
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Frank Hudson, 100, of Sandy Springs, passed away April 4, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
Marietta G. Jones , 69, of East Point, passed away April 5, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
James F. Kelly Jr., 82, of Roswell, passed away April 9, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
Edward Kloss, 64, of Atlanta, passed away April 11, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
Lucille Korn, 92 , of Atlanta, passed away April 10, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
Chase Luther, 23, of Roswell, passed away April 8, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Charles Meurisse, 57, of Alpharetta, passed away April 8, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Richard Alan Mitchem, 59, passed away April 4, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery. Eric A. Muller, 86, of Cumming, passed away April 12, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Riley Oslen Johnson, 1, of Alpharetta, passed away April 5, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Carolyn Pafford, 88, passed away April 3, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.
Edith Angela Ashe Pirkle, 90, of Cumming, passed away April 9, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home. Milton Polakovic, 82, of Suwanee, passed away April 10, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Rafael Ramirez, 55, of Alpharetta, passed away April 8, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Steven Edward Roth, 59, passed away March 31, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery. Linda Ruggerio, 62, of Alpharetta, passed away April 15, 2014. Arrangemetns by Byars Funeral Home.
Lois Silva, 73, of Roswell, passed away April 11, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Elsie Laura Sloan, 97, passed away April 3, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery. Vasiliki Smith, 81, passed away April 5, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery. James Waldroup, 73, of Roswell, passed away April 12, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Zelia Nery Walker, 42, passed away March 31, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery. Roger Wall, 67, passed away March 31, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.
Felicia Sands, 87, of Roswell, passed away April 10, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Bertha Mae Webb, 88, of Alpharetta, passed away April 10, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Dorothy Eleanor Schieber, 94, passed away April 9, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.
Marianne Willnow , 71, of Alpharetta, passed away April 7, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
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